[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anisimov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. b3 d5 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. a3 Bg4 8. Nbd2
e6 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. c4 Bh6 13. g3 Qe7 14. Kg2 Rad8 15.
b4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Qe6 17. Nce5 Nd5 18. Re1 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 f6 20. Nd3 Qe4+ 21. Kh2
b6 22. b5 g5 23. f3 Qe6 24. e4 Ne7 25. a4 Bg7 26. d5 Qd7 27. Qb3 Kh8 28. a5
fxe4 29. fxe4 Ng6 30. Rac1 Ne5 31. Bxe5 fxe5 32. Rc6 Qf7 33. Qc2 Rd7 34. Qg2
Rf8 35. Re6 Re7 36. Rf1 Qe8 37. Rxe7 Qxe7 38. Rxf8+ Qxf8 39. a6 h6 40. Qc2 Qf3
41. Nb2 Bf8 42. Nc4 Qf6 43. Kg2 Bc5 44. Qe2 Kg7 45. Nb2 Kf7 46. Nd3 Bd6 47. Qg4
Qg6 48. Qd7+ Kf8 49. Nf2 Qe8 50. Qxe8+ Kxe8 51. Ng4 h5 52. Nf6+ Ke7 53. Nxh5
Bb4 54. Ng7 Bd6 55. Ne6 Bb4 56. Nxc7 Kd6 57. Ne6 Bd2 58. Kf3 Bc1 59. Kg4 Bd2
60. Kf5 Bc1 61. Nxg5 Bxg5 62. Kxg5 Kc5 63. h4 Kxb5 64. h5 Kxa6 65. h6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Berta, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[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 Qb6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. Be2
Nge7 9. O-O Nf5 10. Nc3 Ncxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Be3 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 d4 14. Qf3
dxe3 15. fxe3 O-O-O 16. Kh1 Bc6 17. Qxf7 Qxb2 18. Qxe6+ Kb8 19. Rg1 Bxg2+ 20.
Rxg2 Qxa1+ 21. Rg1 Qxc3 22. Rb1 Qd3 23. Rc1 Qe4+ 24. Kg1 Qxe3+ 25. Kg2 Rd2+ 26.
Kh1 Qf3+ 27. Kg1 Bc5+ 28. Rxc5 Rd1# 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Avetisian, Areg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bd3 e6 4. f4 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
Qc7 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. Qh5 f5 11. Ndf3 Nf6 12. Qh4 Be7 13. Qh3 Bd7 14. Ng5 h6 15.
Ngf3 Be8 16. Kh1 Bh5 17. dxc5 Bg4 18. Qg3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nd4 Nxe5 21.
fxe5 Qxc5 22. h3 Bh5 23. Nxe6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Murariu, Andrei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Ne7 4. Ngf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Nbc6 8. exd5
exd5 9. d4 c4 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 Bf5 12. h3 b5 13. Nf1 b4 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Qd2
bxc3 16. bxc3 a5 17. a4 Qd7 18. Kh2 Ra6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bd3 21. Qb2 Qe6
22. Qb5 Rd8 23. Bg5 Kf8 24. Ne3 Be4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Nxc4 f6 27. exf6 Bxf6 28.
Bh6+ Kg8 29. Rac1 Rc6 30. Qxa5 Rd5 31. Qb4 Rh5 32. h4 Rxc4 33. Red1 Rxh6 34.
Rd6 Rxh4+ 35. Kg2 Rh1 36. Kxh1 Qh3+ 37. Kg1 Rxb4 38. cxb4 Be5 39. Rdd1 e3 40.
fxe3 Qxg3+ 41. Kf1 Qf3+ 42. Kg1 Qxe3+ 43. Kf1 Qf3+ 44. Kg1 Bd4+ 45. Kh2 Qf2+
46. Kh3 Nf5 47. Rg1 Qf3+ 48. Kh2 Be5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bb2 e6 6. Nbd2 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. c4 Bb7 11. a3 Nd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Rc2 Re8 14. Qa1 Qe7 15.
Rfc1 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. b4 a5 20. Bc3 axb4 21.
axb4 d4 22. Bxd4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qxb4 24. Rb1 Qe7 25. Ne4 Red8 26. f4 Nc5 27. Nd6
Ra8 28. Qc3 Qc7 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Qf3 Rab8 31. Rcb2 Rxb2+ 32. Rxb2 Rxd6 33.
exd6 Qxd6 34. Qa8+ Bf8 35. Rb8 f6 36. Rd8 Qe7 37. Qc8 f5 38. Re8 Qf7 39. Rxe6
Kg7 40. Re8 Qf6 41. Qd7+ Qf7 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. Re5 Bd6 44. Rd5 Ke6 45. Kf3 h5
46. Ke3 Kd7 47. Kd3 Kc6 48. Kc3 Be7 49. Kb3 Bf6 50. Ka4 Bd4 51. Ka5 Bg1 52. Rd8
1-0

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Manescu, Tiberiu"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2085"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Qd6 14. g3 Re8
15. Re1 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd2 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5
21. Rd1 Rd8 22. Qa5 Rd7 23. Qxa7 g5 24. Ng2 d4 25. f4 Qc2 26. Rf1 g4 27. Qb8+
Kf7 28. Qe5 d3 29. Ne3 Qc6 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. bxc3 h5 32. Nc4 Rd5 33. Ne5+ Ke6
34. Rd1 d2 35. c4 Rd8 36. Kf2 Ne4+ 37. Ke3 Kf5 38. c5 Ra8 39. Nc4 Re8 40. Kd4
Rd8+ 41. Nd6+ Nxd6 42. cxd6 Rxd6+ 43. Kc3 Ke4 44. Rxd2 Rc6+ 45. Kb4 h4 46. Rb2
Kf3 47. Rb3+ Kg2 48. Rb2+ Kf3 49. gxh4 Kxf4 50. Ka5 Ra6+ 51. Kb5 Rh6 52. Kc5
Rxh4 53. Kb6 Rh7 54. a4 Kg5 55. a5 Kh4 56. Rb3 Kg5 57. Rb5+ Kh4 58. Ka7 Kh3 59.
Rb4 Rh5 60. Kxb7 Rxa5 61. Rb2 Ra1 62. Kc6 Rh1 63. Kd5 Rxh2 64. Rb8 Re2 65. Rh8+
Kg2 66. Kd4 g3 67. Kd3 Re6 68. Kd2 Kg1 69. Rg8 g2 70. Rh8 Re4 71. Kd3 Re7 72.
Rh6 Re5 73. Kd4 Rf5 74. Ke4 Kf2 75. Kxf5 g1=Q 76. Rg6 Qb1+ 77. Kf6 Kf3 78. Rh6
Kg4 79. Rg6+ Kf4 80. Rg7 Qb6+ 81. Kf7 Kf5 82. Kf8 Qd8+ 83. Kf7 Qf6+ 84. Kg8 Ke6
85. Kh7 Qh4+ 86. Kg8 Qh5 87. Rh7 Qe8+ 88. Kg7 Qf7+ 89. Kh6 Qf6+ 90. Kh5 Qf5+
0-1

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[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 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 Qxf3 7. gxf3 dxc6
8. Rg1 Ne7 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Rg8 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14.
Ke2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Kf7 16. f4 e5 17. Rgf1 exf4 18. exf4 Ke6 19. f5+ Ke5 20. Ke3
Rd6 21. Rd3 Rgd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Szablewski, Mikolaj"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A93"]
[PlyCount "233"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 c6 8. Nbd2
Qe8 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Ndf3 Qh5 11. Qd3 Bd6 12. Bf4 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. b4 g5
15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Be3 g4 17. Nd4 Nxe5 18. Qb5 Nc4 19. Bf4 a6 20. Qa4 e5 21. f3
Nc3 22. fxg4 fxg4 23. Qc2 exd4 24. Rae1 Be6 25. e3 Qg6 26. Qc1 Rac8 27. exd4
Ne4 28. Qd1 Bf5 29. Qb3 Qc6 30. Rd1 a5 31. b5 Qe6 32. a4 Qe7 33. Bh6 Rf7 34.
Qd3 Qa3 35. Qe2 Nc3 36. Qe1 Nxd1 37. Rxf5 Nde3 38. Rg5+ Kh8 39. Bxd5 Nxd5 40.
Rxd5 Qf3 41. Rc5 Rxc5 42. dxc5 Ne3 43. Bxe3 Qe4 44. Bf2 Qxa4 45. Qe5+ Kg8 46.
Qg5+ Rg7 47. Qd8+ Kf7 48. Qd7+ Kf8 49. Qc8+ Kf7 50. Qxb7+ Kg6 51. Qc6+ Kh5 52.
Qd5+ Rg5 53. Qf7+ Kh6 54. Qf6+ Kh5 55. Qf7+ Kh6 56. b6 Qd1+ 57. Kg2 Qd3 58.
Qe6+ Kh5 59. Qe8+ Kh6 60. Qa8 Rd5 61. Qf8+ Kg6 62. Qg8+ Kh5 63. Qf7+ Kh6 64.
Qf4+ Kh5 65. b7 Rd8 66. Qe5+ Kg6 67. Qe6+ Kh5 68. Qf7+ Kg5 69. Be3+ Qxe3 70.
Qf4+ Qxf4 71. gxf4+ Kxf4 72. c6 Rd2+ 73. Kf1 Rb2 74. c7 Rxb7 75. c8=Q Rb4 76.
Qc7+ Kf3 77. Qf7+ Rf4 78. Qxh7 Ke3+ 79. Ke1 a4 80. Qc2 Rd4 81. Qc3+ Ke4 82. Ke2
Kd5 83. Ke3 Re4+ 84. Kd3 Rf4 85. Qa5+ Ke6 86. Qg5 Rb4 87. Kc3 Re4 88. Kd3 Rb4
89. Qe3+ Kd5 90. Qg5+ Ke6 91. Qc5 Rf4 92. Ke3 Rf3+ 93. Ke4 Kf6 94. Qc6+ Kg5 95.
Qb5+ Kh4 96. Qxa4 Rf2 97. Qd4 Rf3 98. Qh8+ Kg5 99. h4+ Kg6 100. Qg8+ Kh6 101.
Qxg4 Rf7 102. Qg5+ Kh7 103. h5 Rg7 104. Qf4 Re7+ 105. Kd5 Rg7 106. Ke5 Rg8 107.
Ke6 Rg7 108. Qf5+ Kh6 109. Qf6+ Kh7 110. Kf5 Kg8 111. Qe6+ Kh7 112. h6 Rg8 113.
Qf7+ Kh8 114. h7 Rg5+ 115. Ke4 Rg4+ 116. Kd5 Rg5+ 117. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O c5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. c4 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rac8 13. Qc2 e6 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. b4 c4 16. dxc4 dxc4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qa4 Qd5 19. Nxc4 Ne4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Rfd1 Qe5 22. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dos Santos Fier, Alex"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. Bd3 d5 4. f4 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5 Bd6
9. Nd2 Qc7 10. Qe2 c4 11. Bc2 O-O-O 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 h5 14. Bd3 Bxe5 15.
fxe5 Ne8 16. Ba3 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. e4 e5 19. Rxf6 gxf6 20. exd5 Rxd5 21. Be4
Rdd8 22. d5 Nb8 23. Bf5+ Rd7 24. c4 Kd8 25. Ne4 Rf7 26. Bd6 Na6 27. Bxc7+ {
36-move} 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Erwich, Marc"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. g3 Bd7 8. Bh3 h6 9.
O-O O-O-O 10. Ne1 Na5 11. Nd2 Be7 12. Ng2 Rf8 13. f4 g6 14. Ne3 h5 15. Re1 Nh6
16. Nef1 Nf5 17. Bg2 g5 18. fxg5 Bxg5 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Bxg5 Rhg8 21. Bc1 Nxb2
22. Bxb2 Qxb2 23. Re2 Qb6 24. Rb1 Qa6 25. c4 h4 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Bxd5 Bc6 28.
Bxc6 bxc6 29. Reb2 Qc4 30. Rb4 Qd5 31. Qd3 Rg5 32. Rb8+ Kd7 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Goguadze, Mikheil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 f6 4. e3 e5 5. d4 e4 6. Nfd2 Be6 7. c4 Nc6 8. cxd5
Bxd5 9. dxc5 Nge7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Ndxe4 Be6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. cxd6 Qd7 14. Ne4
O-O-O 15. Ba3 Nge5 16. Rc1 Kb8 17. Nc5 Qf7 18. Be2 h5 19. Qd2 g5 20. f4 gxf4
21. exf4 Ng4 22. h3 Nh6 23. Bf3 Qe8 24. Kf2 Bd7 25. Rhe1 Qf7 26. Nxb7 Rc8 27.
Na5 Ng4+ 28. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 e6 4. e4 d6 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. Nge2 g6 8. O-O Qd7
9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nf4 c6 11. exf5 e5 12. Ne6 gxf5 13. Ng7+ Kf7 14. Nh5 Ng8 15.
Bxe7 Nxe7 16. f4 Rf8 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Qg4 Ke8 19. Qg7 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Nd7 21. Ne4
Kd8 22. Ng5 Qd6 23. Qxf8+ Nxf8 24. Nf7+ Kd7 25. Nxd6 Kxd6 26. Ng7 Bc8 27. Bh3
Nfg6 28. Bxf5 Nxf5 29. Nxf5+ Bxf5 30. Rxf5 {76-move} 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Asuka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. c4
Qc7 9. Nc3 Rd8 10. Qc2 e5 11. Rfd1 Re8 12. e4 b6 13. Ba3 Bf8 14. Rd2 Bb7 15.
Rad1 Rad8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Re7 19. Qd2 Ree8 20. Nxe5 Rxe5
21. Rxf6 Ree8 22. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Catalino Sadorra, Jul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Ng4 10. Nd3 Bxb2 11. Nxb2 Qf6 12. c3 Rd8 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. b4 Ne6
15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nf3 Ng7 17. Nd4 Nf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. e4 Be6 20. h3 Ne5 21. Qe2
c5 22. f4 Nd7 23. b5 c4 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Rac8 26. Qb4 Qc5+ 27. Kh2 Qxc3
28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Rfd1 Rc7 30. Rd6 Kf8 31. Rad1 Ke7 32. g4 Rc2 33. a4 Rc4 34.
e5 Rc7 35. a5 b6 36. axb6 axb6 37. Bc6 Ra7 38. Rxd7+ Rdxd7 39. Rxd7+ Rxd7 40.
Bxd7 Kxd7 41. f5 Ke7 42. Kg3 g5 43. Kf3 Kd7 44. Ke4 Ke7 45. Kd5 Kd7 46. e6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8.
Nd2 Be7 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Be5 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Ba6 Bxa6
15. Qxa6 O-O 16. exd5 Qc3 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. cxd3 cxd5 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. d4 Nd7
21. f4 f6 22. Nf3 Kf7 23. Kf2 Ke7 24. Ke3 Kd6 25. Kd3 Nb8 26. b4 Nd7 27. b5 Nb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. g3 Ngf6 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Ne8 9. Bxg7 Nxg7 10. Ne1 e5 11. c3 Ne6 12. Nc2 f5 13. e4 f4 14. Qe2 h5 15. h4
Kg7 16. d4 Qf6 17. Bh3 cxd4 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. cxd4 Qh3 20. Qf3 exd4 21. Nxd4
Ne5 22. Qg2 Qg4 23. Rac1 f3 24. Qh2 d5 25. Rfe1 Nd3 26. Rc7+ Kg8 27. Re3 Nf4
28. N2xf3 dxe4 29. Re1 exf3 30. Ree7 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Nh3+ 32. Qxh3 Qxh3 33. Nxf3
Be6 34. Ng5 Qg4 35. Rg7+ Kf8 36. Nh7+ Ke8 37. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hera, Imre Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[BlackElo "2065"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. d3 Nc6 6. g3 e5 7. Bg2 g6 8. O-O Bg7
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a4 h6 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Nfd2 Qd7 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 d5 15. Ne5
Nxe5 16. fxe5 Ne8 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Qe7 20. Qf3 Bxe5 21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Bd5 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Kg7 25. Rae1 Nf6 26. Bc4 Rfe8 27. Rxe8
Rxe8 28. Qb7 Rf8 29. Qxa7 Qe3 30. Qb7 Qe2 31. Qf3 Qxf3+ 32. Rxf3 Ng4 33. a5 Ne5
34. Rf1 Nxc4 35. dxc4 Ra8 36. Ra1 Kf6 37. c3 Ke5 38. b4 cxb4 39. cxb4 Kd4 40.
Rc1 Rb8 41. c5 Rxb4 42. c6 Rb8 43. c7 Rc8 44. a6 Kd5 45. a7 Kd6 46. a8=Q Rxa8
47. c8=Q Rxc8 48. Rxc8 Ke6 49. Kg2 Kf5 50. Kf3 Kg5 51. Rc5+ Kh4 52. Rc7 f5 53.
Rc6 Kg5 54. Kg3 f4+ 55. Kf3 Kh5 56. Kxf4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mutapcic, Damir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. Re1 e5 10. e4 d4 11. Qe2 Nb6 12. a4 a5 13. Ba3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3
Qc7 16. Qd2 Nbd7 17. Rf1 b6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Garban, Alexandru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8.
Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Re1 c6 11. c3 Qc7 12. Qe2 O-O-O 13. Ba6 Rdg8 14. Bxb7+
Kxb7 15. a4 f5 16. Ned2 Nf6 17. a5 b5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d5 3. e3 Bg4 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Ne4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 cxd4 10. exd4 e6 11. O-O-O Qf6 12. Be2 Bd6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. a3
a6 15. c4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Bf4 17. Qd3 Rd8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Iljin, Artem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 d5 5. Qc2 c6 6. Nd2 Bd6 7. Nh3 O-O 8. O-O b6
9. Nf3 Qe8 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 Ne4 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rac1 Nd7 15.
Nfd3 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 c5 17. e3 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[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 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. c3 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 c5 10. Rad1 e6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qc7 13. dxc5 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nxc5 16. Qh4 f6 17. Be3 e5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Eryomenko, Volodymyr"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bf4
O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Nbd7 15.
Qg3 Bf8 16. Bd2 Rac8 17. f4 Bg7 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Askarov, Marat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. e3 cxd4 3. exd4 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 d6 8. Bg5
b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rad1 a6 13. Qb1 b5 14. Ne4 d5 15.
Ng3 Re8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e5 Nfd7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qg4 Kf8 9. f4 Qb4 10. Nge2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxe5 12. Qh4 Nxd3+ 13. cxd3 Nc6 14. d4
Qxb2 15. O-O f6 16. f5 Qd2 17. fxe6 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U10"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ionescu, Vlad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Nf6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 d5 5. c4 dxc4 6. bxc4 O-O 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. d4 Nb6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. c5 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Nf8 14. e4 Be6 15.
Ng5 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 e6 17. Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 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 Nd7 12. Kc2 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. f3
Ke7 15. Rad1 Rhd8 16. b4 Ne6 17. Na5 Rab8 18. Rxd8 Nxd8 19. Rd1 Ne6 20. Rd5 c6
21. Rd2 Nd8 22. Kb3 Rc8 23. a4 Rc7 24. Nc4 Rd7 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. Ne3 Ne6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. a3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. b4 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Bd7 14. Qb2 b5 15.
Ne2 f5 16. Ned4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 g5 18. Bd2 f4 19. f3 Qc7 20. Ne2 Qb6+ 21. Kh1
Rac8 22. Bc3 Rc7 23. Bd4 Qb7 24. Rac1 Rfc8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rc1 Be8 27. Rc3
Qc8 28. Qc2 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Qxc3 30. Bxc3 Bg6 31. Nc1 Kf7 32. Kg1 h5 33. Kf2 Bf5
34. Bd2 Bd8 35. Ke2 Bc7 36. Bc3 g4 37. Nb3 g3 38. h3 Kg6 39. Bd4 Kg5 40. Nc5
Bb6 41. Nxe6+ Bxe6 42. Bxb6 Kf5 43. Bd4 Bf7 44. Kd2 Bg8 45. Kc3 Be6 46. Bb6
Kxe5 47. Bc7+ Kf5 48. Kd4 Bf7 49. Kc5 d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mista, Aleksander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bg5 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h4 Nbd7 8. Ne2
Ne4 9. Nf4 Ndf6 10. Ne5 Qe8 11. Qe2 c5 12. c3 c4 13. Bc2 b5 14. Rh3 a5 15. f3
Nd6 16. Rg3 Kh8 17. Kf2 b4 18. Rh1 b3 19. axb3 cxb3 20. Bd3 a4 21. h5 Ng4+ 22.
Rxg4 fxg4 23. Bxe7 g3+ 24. Kxg3 Nf5+ 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 26. Ba3 Ba6 27. Qd1 Kg8 28.
Kf2 Bb5 29. Nfg6 Ra7 30. g4 Rf6 31. Qb1 Qd8 32. Nf4 h6 33. Nfg6 Be8 34. Bc5 Rb7
35. Qa1 Bxg6 36. hxg6 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petrov, Anton"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Qd6 14. Ne2 Bd7
15. Re1 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Nd4 Qg5 19. Nf3 Qf4 20. Qc1 Qd6 21.
Qe3 Bg4 22. Ne5 Rae8 23. Qd4 Bc8 24. f4 Re7 25. Rac1 Rfe8 26. Qxa7 Qb4 27. Qf2
Ng4 28. a3 Nxf2 29. axb4 Ng4 30. Bb5 Rf8 31. Nxg4 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Bxg4 33. Re7
b6 34. g3 Rd8 35. Kf2 Kf8 36. Rc7 Rc8 37. Rxc8+ Bxc8 38. Ke3 Ke7 39. Kd4 Kd6
40. Be2 Bd7 41. Bf3 Be6 42. g4 g6 43. h4 Bd7 44. g5 Be6 45. h5 Bf7 46. h6 Be6
47. Bg2 Bg8 48. Bh3 Bf7 49. b5 Be8 50. Bg4 Bf7 51. b4 Be8 52. Bh3 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Batsanin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 d6 5. O-O f5 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rb1 h6
9. Bd2 g5 10. Ne1 f4 11. b4 Nc6 12. b5 Ne7 13. Nd5 Nexd5 14. cxd5 Bg4 15. h3
Bd7 16. Nc2 Qe8 17. a4 Qh5 18. e4 g4 19. h4 f3 20. Bh1 Nh7 21. Ne3 Bf6 22. Re1
Rf7 23. Qc2 Ng5 24. Nf5 Nh3+ 25. Kf1 Bxf5 26. exf5 Bxh4 27. gxh4 Qxh4 28. Be3
Nf4 29. Kg1 Rxf5 30. Bxf4 Rh5 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gratka, Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c5 8. e3 d5
9. d3 Nc6 10. Qe2 e6 11. Nbd2 Qe7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 dxc4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15.
bxc4 Rad8 16. Nb3 h5 17. h4 Qc6 18. Rac1 Ng4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f3 Nh6 21. Rfd1
Nf5 22. Qf2 Rd7 23. d4 cxd4 24. exd4 Rfd8 25. Kg2 a5 26. c5 a4 27. cxb6 Qxb6
28. Nc5 Rxd4 29. Nxa4 Qb4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Nc3 e5 32. Ne4 Rd3 33. Re1 Qa3 34.
Rb1 Nd4 35. Ng5 Qa8 36. Rb6 Rc3 37. Rb2 Qc6 38. Rd2 f6 39. Rxd4 exd4 40. Qxd4
Rc2+ 41. Kh3 Qc8+ 42. g4 hxg4+ 43. Kg3 Qc7+ 44. f4 Rc3+ 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kuzuev, Danil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 d6 4. g3 e5 5. d3 f5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O g6 8. Nbd2
Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. a4 Bd7 12. Rfe1 Ne8 13. h3 f4 14. g4 Rb8 15. c3
Bf6 16. Rad1 a6 17. Nb1 Be6 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Na3 h5 20. gxh5 g5 21. Nh2 Qf7 22.
Nc4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Nd2 Qxh5 25. Kh1 Bxh3 26. Bxh3 Qxh3 27. Rg1 Rc7 28.
Ndf1 Rh7 29. Qe2 Kf7 30. Qg4 Rfh8 31. Qxh3 Rxh3 32. Rg2 Be7 33. Kg1 Nc7 34. f3
b4 35. c4 Ne6 36. Nd2 Ra8 37. Ra1 Rhh8 38. Rb1 Ra2 39. Ng4 Ned4 40. Rf2 Rha8
41. Rh2 Kg7 42. Rf2 Kf7 43. Kg2 Nc2 44. Nf1 N6d4 45. Nh6+ Ke6 46. Nf5 Ne3+ 47.
N5xe3 fxe3 48. Nxe3 Nxb3 49. Bxe5 Rxf2+ 50. Kxf2 Nd2 51. Rb2 Nxf3 52. Kxf3 Kxe5
53. Nd5 Rf8+ 54. Ke3 Bd8 55. Rg2 Rg8 56. Rh2 g4 57. d4+ cxd4+ 58. Kd3 g3 59.
Rg2 b3 60. Nb4 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lukianenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Nbd7 8.
Nbd2 e5 9. Qe1 Qe7 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bg6 12. Rd1 Rad8 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. Nc4 b6 16. Qe2 Qe6 17. Rd2 Rd7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. f3 Nb7 20. h4 b5 21.
Nxd6 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxd6 24. Qe3 Nc8 25. Qc5 Qd6 26. Qxb5 Qd1+ 27.
Kh2 Qxc2 28. Bxe5 Nb6 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Qa5 Nd7 31. f4 Qc5 32. Qa6 Kg7 33. a3
Nb8 34. Qb7 Qb6 35. Qxb6 cxb6 36. Bf1 Nc6 37. b4 Nd4 38. b5 g5 39. f5 Kh6 40.
Kh3 Nc2 41. Bd3 Ne3 42. a4 Nd1 43. Kg2 Nc3 44. Bc2 Kh5 45. hxg5 Kxg5 46. Kf3
Kh5 47. Ke3 Kg4 48. Kd2 Na2 49. Bb3 Nb4 50. Kc3 a5 51. Bxf7 Kxg3 52. Bb3 Kf3
53. e5 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 Nh5 8.
O-O f5 9. e4 e6 10. Qe2 f4 11. g4 Nhf6 12. h3 Ne8 13. Rad1 Rf7 14. Rfe1 Nf8 15.
c4 c6 16. Nb1 Bd7 17. d5 cxd5 18. exd5 e5 19. Nc3 Qc8 20. Ne4 h5 21. Nfg5 Re7
22. gxh5 b6 23. Ba3 Qc7 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25. dxe6 Rd8 26. Nc3 Rxe6 27. Bd5 gxh5 28.
Ne4 Qf7 29. Kh2 f3 30. Qe3 Nc7 31. Ng5 Qg6 32. Bxe6+ Ncxe6 33. Nxf3 Bh6 34. Qe4
Bf4+ 35. Kh1 Qf6 36. Rg1+ Ng7 37. Bc1 Nfe6 38. Rg6 Nc5 39. Qd5+ Qf7 40. Bxf4
Qxd5 41. Rxd5 exf4 42. Nd4 Kh7 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Rxc5 dxc5 45. Ne6+ Kf6 46.
Nxd8 a6 47. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Alavi Moghaddam, Sayed Javad"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. c4
Re8 9. h3 a5 10. a3 h5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Nc3 e5 13. e4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. b4
axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Bxa1 Ne6 18. b5 Bd7 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Qd4 Qa5 21. Qd3
Nd7 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rb1 Ne5 24. Qxd6 Nxc4 25. Qd3 Rd8 26. Nd5 Bxa1 27. Qxc4
cxd5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rb8+ Rd8 31. Rb1 Bg7 32. h4 Qf5 33. Re1
Rd2 34. Re2 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Qd5+ 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Re8+ Bf8 38. Re2 Kg7 39. Kh3
Kf6 40. Rb2 Bd6 41. Kg2 Kf5 42. Kf3 Be5 43. Rc2 g5 44. hxg5 Kxg5 45. Ra2 Rd3+
46. Kg2 Kg4 47. Ra5 Kf5 48. Ra2 Rb3 49. Ra8 Rb2 50. Rf8 Ke4 51. Kh3 Bd4 52.
Re8+ Kd3 53. Rg8 Ke4 54. Rf8 Bc5 55. Re8+ Kd3 56. Rg8 Rxf2 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Labeckas, Kestutis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. bxc4 Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8.
e3 Re8 9. Be2 Na6 10. Nh4 Bc8 11. O-O c5 12. Nb3 cxd4 13. exd4 e6 14. Nf3 b6
15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qc7 18. Rac1 Nh5 19. g4 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Ng7 21.
Rcd1 Rad8 22. Qf6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qxc4 24. Rd4 Qc7 25. Nd2 Qe7 26. Ne4 Qc7 27.
Qh4 h5 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. Nxe8 Kxe8 30. Qf6 Kf8 31. Rd8+ Ne8 32. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O h6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 Rd8 14. a3 Nf8 15.
Qc2 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Be8 17. Rad1 Bg6 18. h3 Rd7 19. b4 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ng6 21. Na4
Rf8 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. bxc5 Nce7 24. Qb5 Nc6 25. Rb1 Qf5 26. Qa4 Rdf7 27. Rb2 Qh5
28. Nh2 e5 29. Rxb7 Rxb7 30. Qxc6 Rbf7 31. Qxd5 Qf5 32. Ng4 exd4 33. Qxf5 Rxf5
34. Bxd4 Rd5 35. Be3 h5 36. Nh2 Ne5 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Nf3 Nxf3+ 39. gxf3 Rc6 40.
a4 Kf7 41. Kf1 Rd3 42. Ke2 Ra3 43. Rc4 Ra1 44. Kd3 Rd1+ 45. Kc3 g6 46. Kb4 Ke6
47. Kb5 Kd5 48. Rb4 Rf6 49. f4 Rc6 50. Ka5 Ke6 51. Rb7 Rd7 52. Rb2 Kf5 53. Kb5
Rdc7 54. Rd2 Ke4 55. a5 a6+ 56. Kc4 Kf3 57. Rb2 Ke4 58. Rb6 h4 59. Bd4 Rc8 60.
f3+ Kxf3 61. Kd5 R6c7 62. Rxg6 Rd8+ 63. Rd6 Rg8 64. Rxa6 Kg3 65. Be5 Rcc8 66.
f5+ Kxh3 67. f6 Kg2 68. f7 Rgd8+ 69. Rd6 Rf8 70. Rd7 h3 71. c6 h2 72. Bxh2 Kxh2
73. c7 Kg3 74. Kd6 Kf4 75. Ke7 Rh8 76. a6 Kf5 77. a7 Kg6 78. a8=Q Rxa8 79. Rd8
Raxd8 80. cxd8=Q Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lepan, Marvin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Nc3 O-O
9. Bb2 Bd7 10. c5 Bc7 11. b4 Be8 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Nd2 e5 15. Nb3 Bg6
16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. e3 Bh5 18. Nd2 Qg5 19. Rae1 Bf3 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Bc3 Qh5 22.
Rb1 Rf6 23. Rfc1 Raf8 24. Nxf3 exf3 25. Bf1 Rh6 26. h3 Qf5 27. Qd1 Rxh3 28.
Bxh3 Qxh3 29. Qf1 Qh5 30. e4 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5
Nb4 9. Qc1 Bf5 10. Nh4 Bxb1 11. Rxb1 Rc8 12. Bh3 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. e4 Kg8
15. a3 Na6 16. d3 Rc7 17. Qh6 Ne5 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Valeanu, Eduard Andrei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Nc3 Bf6 9. Qd2 b6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bb5+ c6 12. Bc4 Nd7 13. Rhe1 O-O 14. Qf4 b5
15. Bb3 Kh8 16. Kb1 Rg8 17. g3 b4 18. Na4 Rg4 19. Qe3 Qe7 20. h3 Re4 21. Qd3
Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Qd6 23. Qe3 Rd8 24. Bc4 Nb6 25. Nxb6 axb6 26. c3 c5 27. Ne5 Bxe5
28. dxe5 Qd2 29. Qxd2 Rxd2 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Bxe2 bxc3 32. bxc3 Kg7 33. f4 f6
34. exf6+ Kxf6 35. Kc2 e5 36. c4 Be4+ 37. Kd2 Bg2 38. h4 Be4 39. Ke3 Bc6 40.
fxe5+ Kxe5 41. Bd1 Be4 42. a3 Bg2 43. Be2 Bc6 44. Bf1 h6 45. Be2 Bd7 46. Bf1
Ba4 47. Be2 Bb3 48. Bd3 Ba4 49. Be2 Bc2 50. Bf1 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Megaranto, Susanto"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8.
Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. Nf1 Bf4 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Bxf4 Nxf4 14. Ne3 Rxe3
15. fxe3 Nxg2+ 16. Kf2 Bh3 17. Ng3 Qf6+ 18. Kg1 Nh4 19. Be2 Bg2 20. Bd1 Bxh1
21. Kxh1 Re8 22. Qd2 Qg5 23. Bb3 Na5 24. Nf1 Nxb3 25. axb3 Qf5 26. Ng3 Qf3+ 27.
Kg1 Qxg3+ 28. hxg3 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A26"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d3 e5 8. Rb1
a5 9. a3 h6 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rb8 14. b5 Ne7 15. Ba3
Nf6 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Rc2 Qd8 19. Ra2 Nd7 20. Bb4 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Ra8
22. Rc2 b6 23. Bh3 f5 24. e4 Nc5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Nc4 Rcb8 27. f4 exf4 28.
gxf4 Nc8 29. Rg2 Qf6 30. exf5 gxf5 31. Ne3 Ne7 32. Kh1 Kh7 33. Qd1 Qf7 34. Qf3
Ra4 35. Rbg1 Bh8 36. Qe2 Rf8 37. Rf1 Rb4 38. Nc2 Rxb5 39. d4 Rb3 40. Rf3 Rxf3
41. Qxf3 cxd4 42. Nb4 Rb8 43. Qa3 Nxd5 44. Nxd5 Qxd5 45. Qa2 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Papp, Gabor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3 a5
9. b3 Be7 10. g4 f6 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 fxe5 13. fxe5 O-O 14. Bb2 Kh8 15. Bb1
Rf4 16. Qd3 Nf8 17. Ne2 Rxg4 18. h3 Rg6 19. Qc3 a4 20. Bxg6 Nxg6 21. Nd2 Bd7
22. b4 Rc8 23. Qd3 Bxb4 24. axb4 Nxb4 25. Qb1 Nc2+ 26. Kd1 Ne3+ 27. Ke1 Nc2+
28. Kd1 Nxa1 29. Bxa1 Qc7 30. Rf1 Kg8 31. Bc3 Nh4 32. Qa2 Bb5 33. Bb4 Qb6 34.
Qc2 Bxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Qb5+ 36. Kd1 Qxf1+ 37. Nxf1 Rxc2 38. Kxc2 Nf3 39. Bc5 g5 40.
Kc3 Ng1 41. h4 gxh4 42. Kb4 Nf3 43. Kxa4 h3 44. Kb5 h2 45. Ng3 Kf7 46. Bb6 Nd2
47. Ba5 Nb3 48. Bc3 Kg6 49. Nh1 Kf5 50. Kb4 Nc1 51. Kc5 Nd3+ 52. Kd6 b5 53.
Ng3+ Kf4 54. Nh1 b4 55. Bxb4 Nxb4 56. Kxe6 Kf3 57. Kd6 Kg2 58. e6 Kxh1 59. e7
Kg2 60. e8=Q h1=Q 61. Qe2+ Kg3 62. Kc5 Qe4 63. Qb5 Qe7+ 64. Kb6 Qd6+ 0-1

[Event "AZE-ch qual"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6
8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rd8 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. c3 e5 14. Qc2 g6
15. Be4 Bf5 16. Rfe1 Rd7 17. Qe2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rad8 19. b4 Qf4 20. Qxf4 exf4
21. Kf1 f6 22. h4 h6 23. b5 Ne7 24. Nd4 Rc8 25. Rac1 Kf7 26. h5 g5 27. Red1 Rd5
28. a4 Rc4 29. a5 a6 30. Rb1 Rxc3 31. bxa6 bxa6 32. Rb7 Ke8 33. Re1 Re5 34. Rb6
Rxe1+ 35. Kxe1 Rc4 36. Ne6 Rc6 37. Ng7+ Kf7 38. Nf5 Re6+ 39. Rxe6 Kxe6 40. Nd4+
Kd5 41. Nb3 Nc6 42. Kd1 f5 43. Kc1 Kc4 44. Nd2+ Kd3 45. Kd1 Nxa5 46. Nf3 Nc6
47. Ne1+ Kc3 48. Nf3 a5 49. Kc1 a4 50. Nd2 Nd4 51. Nb1+ Kd3 0-1

[Event "AZE-ch qual"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gasimov, Rahim"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. d3 O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 Bb4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bg5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 fxe4 13. Ne5 h6 14. Rfd1
Rf8 15. Be3 Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxd7 b6 19. Rad1 Nxc3 20. R1d6
c5 21. Rxe6 Rf7 22. Rd2 Raf8 23. Bf4 b5 24. Bd6 Rc8 25. Rc2 b4 26. Be5 Na4 27.
Rd6 Nb6 28. f4 Rb7 29. Rg6 Kh7 30. f5 Re7 31. Bb2 Rcc7 32. Kf2 Re4 33. Kf3 Rxc4
34. Rd2 Rf7 35. g4 b3 36. Rd8 Rd4 37. Bxd4 cxd4 38. axb3 Nd7 39. Rd6 Ne5+ 40.
Kf4 Nd3+ 41. Kg3 Nc1 42. h4 Ne2+ 43. Kf3 Ng1+ 44. Kf2 Nh3+ 45. Kg3 Ng1 46. Re8
Rb7 47. Kg2 1-0

[Event "AZE-ch qual"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Godjaev, Galib"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2290"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nh3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. Bg5 Na6 10. Rc1 Nc7 11. Nf4 Qe8 12. Nd3 Bd7 13. Nf3 dxc4 14. Rxc4 Ncd5
15. Nfe5 Rd8 16. Bd2 Bc8 17. e3 Bd6 18. Rc2 Ne4 19. Qe2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Bc7 21.
a3 Qe7 22. Rc1 Bb8 23. b4 Bd7 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Nc5 Rdd8 26. e4 fxe4 27. Qxe4
Rde8 28. Re1 Qf7 29. Bh3 e5 30. dxe5 Qh5 31. Be6+ Kh8 32. Qg4 Qh6 33. Rde2 Nb6
34. Bf5 Re7 35. Qh3 Rfe8 36. Qxh6 gxh6 37. f4 Nc4 38. Ra2 a5 39. Bd3 Bxe5 40.
fxe5 Nxe5 41. Re3 b6 42. Na4 Rd8 43. Be2 axb4 44. axb4 Ra8 45. Nc3 Rxa2 46.
Nxa2 c5 47. bxc5 bxc5 48. Nc1 Ng6 49. Rxe7 Nxe7 50. Nb3 Kg7 51. Nxc5 Nc6 52.
Kf2 Kg6 53. Bd3+ Kg7 54. Ne6+ Kf7 55. Nf4 Kg7 56. Nh5+ Kh8 57. Ke3 Ne5 58. h4
Nd7 59. Kd4 Kg8 60. Bf5 Nf8 61. Ke5 Kh8 62. Kf6 Kg8 63. Nf4 Kh8 64. Kf7 Ne6 65.
Nxe6 h5 66. Kf8 h6 67. g4 hxg4 68. Nd8 1-0

[Event "AZE-ch qual"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Guliev, Logman"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8.
Bc4 Bb7 9. Qe2 c6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Rhe1 Nd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Ba6 Nf8 14. g3
Ng6 15. h4 h5 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Rd3 f5 18. Neg5 Bd6 19. Nd2 Bf8 20. f4 Bg7 21.
Nb3 Bf6 22. Nf3 Ne7 23. c4 Rhg8 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. fxg5 Rh8 26. Qf3 Kb8 27. a4
Ng6 28. c5 Ne7 29. cxb6 axb6 30. a5 bxa5 31. Nc5 Ka7 32. g6 Nxg6 33. Rb3 Rb8
34. Ree3 Rb5 35. Rec3 Rhb8 36. Na6 Qb7 37. Nxb8 Kxb8 38. Rxb5 cxb5 39. Qd3 Ka7
40. Rc5 Ka6 41. d5 Ne5 42. Qd4 Nd7 43. Rc6+ Nb6 44. Qc5 exd5 45. Rh6 b4 46.
Rxh5 d4 47. Rh6 d3 48. Rc6 Qb8 49. Qxf5 Qd8 50. Qf6 Qb8 51. Qd6 Qb7 52. Qxd3+
Ka7 53. Qb5 1-0

[Event "AZE-ch qual"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Badalov, Samir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 h6 8. c4 c6
9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qd2 Bh7 11. Rac1 a5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd1 Bb4 14. Qc2 Qe7 15.
Ne3 Ba3 16. Bh3 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Rfe8 18. Rc2 Nb6 19. Bf5 Nc8 20. Bxh7+ Nxh7 21.
Rb1 Nd6 22. a4 Ng5 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 24. Qd4 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Qxf5 26. b4 axb4 27. Qxb4
h5 28. Rcb2 Re6 29. h4 Rf6 30. Qd4 Rxa4 31. Qxa4 Qxf2+ 32. Kh1 Qxg3 33. e3 Qh3+
0-1

[Event "AZE-ch qual"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. c4 O-O 8. d4
c6 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. a3 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. exf3 exd4 14. Re1 Qd8 15.
Qxd4 Bc5 16. Qd2 Nb6 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Qg5 20. Kh2 Rad8 21.
Red1 Qe7 22. a4 a5 23. f4 Bb4 24. Bd4 Bc5 25. Bb2 Bb4 26. Bd4 Bc5 27. Bb2 Bb4
28. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-ch qual"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gassanov, Assif"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2285"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
Ng4 9. c4 Ngxe5 10. Nc3 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Nc5 12. Bg2 a5 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Rad1 Re8
15. Rfe1 Qc8 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Ba3 Qc8 18. e4 Na6 19. Bb2 Nb4 20. Qd2 Bg4 21. f3
Be6 22. f4 Bg4 23. Rc1 Bh3 24. a3 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Na6 26. Nd5 Qd8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7
28. Qc3+ f6 29. e5 dxe5 30. fxe5 c6 31. Nxf6 Re6 32. Rcd1 Qf8 33. Rd7+ Re7 34.
e6 1-0

[Event "AZE-ch qual"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Khalafov, Ilgar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4
O-O 9. Nbd2 Rc8 10. Rc1 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f4 Ng4
15. Bxg4 Qxh4 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qg4 Rc7 20. Rf2 g6
21. Rfc2 d4 22. Ba3 dxe3 23. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aslanov, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. h4 h5 7. Bg5 c5 8. Qd2 Nc6
9. Bh6 Rb8 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Nf3 a6 12. a4 Bd7 13. O-O Qc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
cxd5 Nb4 16. d4 b6 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. e4 b5 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. axb5 Bxb5 21. Bh3
Bd7 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Qxc5 Rb5 26. Qc4 Rb8 27. Ra4
Qb7 28. Nd4 Qb6 29. Kf1 a5 30. Ra3 Rd8 31. Nc6 Nxc6 32. Qxc6 Qxc6 33. dxc6 Rc8
34. Rxa5 Rxc6 35. Rb5 Kg7 36. Ke2 Rc2+ 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. b4 Rb2 39. Rb6+ e6 40.
Rb7 Rb3+ 41. Kd4 Rf3 42. b5 Rxf2 43. b6 Rb2 44. Kc5 Rb3 45. Rd7 Rxg3 46. b7 Rb3
47. Kd6 e5 48. Kc7 Ke6 49. Rd6+ Ke7 50. Rb6 Rc3+ 51. Rc6 Rb3 52. b8=Q Rxb8 53.
Kxb8 f5 54. Rxg6 fxe4 55. Rg5 Kf6 56. Rxh5 e3 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Al Saffar, Araz Basim Mohammed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d6 7. Bd2 Qe7 8. Qc2
b6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Bb7 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nd2 Bb7
15. e4 f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aasef, A."]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Ne2 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bf4 Bf5 8.
Nbc3 c6 9. Re1 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ng6 11. Bg3 Bxg3 12. fxg3 Qd6 13. Rf1 Nd7 14. Nf4
Rfe8 15. Qf3 Re7 16. Rae1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Qb4 18. Qd3 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Nf6 20. Rb1
Re8 21. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mousavian, Hamed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1
a6 9. a3 Nd7 10. Bd2 Nde5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bh6 Re8 13. e3 Rb8 14. Ne2 Bg4 15.
h3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. b4 Qd7 19. b5 axb5 20. Rxb5 e5 21. Rfb1
Re7 22. Qb2 Nd8 23. d4 cxd4 24. exd4 f6 25. Rb6 Qc7 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Qb4 Rd7
28. Bd5 Re7 29. c5 Rd7 30. Bg2 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aryanejad, Hossein"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2290"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 dxe4 4. dxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
Bg4 9. Nbd2 a6 10. h3 Be6 11. Qe3 Bd6 12. Bc4 Qe7 13. O-O Bc5 14. Qe2 g5 15.
Bg3 Nh5 16. Kh1 Nxg3+ 17. fxg3 O-O 18. Nh2 Rad8 19. Nb3 Ba7 20. Ng4 Bxc4 21.
Nxh6+ Kh8 22. Qxc4 f6 23. Qe2 Qh7 24. Qh5 Ne7 25. g4 Ng8 26. Nxg8 Kxg8 27.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 28. Rad1 Kg6 29. g3 Rh8 30. Kg2 Bb6 31. Nd2 Rd3 32. Nf3 Rhd8 33.
Rde1 c6 34. Re2 R8d6 35. h4 Rd7 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Nxe5+ Kg7 38. Nxd7 Rxd7 39.
e5 Re7 40. e6 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Al Tamimi, Hamad"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 Be7
8. Qe2 Rb8 9. Bg5 Nd5 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tomb, Maroun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Qc1
Bd7 9. Bh6 Nf5 10. Bxg7 Nxg7 11. e4 Bg4 12. Ng1 Nb4 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. a3 Nc6 15.
Qh6 Nd4 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Ne6 18. h4 Qf6 19. Bg4 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Negamatov, B."]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. c3 b6 7. Nf3 Ba6 8. Qd1
Bxf1 9. Rxf1 Nc6 10. Na3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bxa3 12. bxa3 O-O 13. Qd3 f6 14. exf6
Nxf6 15. Bg5 Rc8 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. Bh6 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5+ 19. Be3 Qxa1+ 20. Ke2
Qb2+ 21. Kd1 Ne4 22. f3 Nc3+ 23. Ke1 Qb1+ 24. Kf2 Qxd3 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch U14"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Moradi, Ebadollah"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Bf3 Na5 12. b3 Bd7 13. Rac1 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jeremic, Veljko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c6 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 Qc7 6. d4 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4
Ne4 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Qc2 f5 12. Rac1 Nf6 13. c5 Be7 14. Ne5 Nd7 15.
Nd3 Bf6 16. f4 g6 17. e3 Bg7 18. b4 Nf6 19. a4 Ne4 20. b5 Bd7 21. Rb1 Rfc8 22.
b6 Qd8 23. bxa7 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Rxa7 25. Rb6 Rca8 26. Ra1 Bc8 27. a5 Bf6 28. Nb4
Qd7 29. a6 Bd8 30. Bf1 Bc7 31. Ra2 bxa6 32. Nxc6 Bxb6 33. cxb6 Rb7 34. Qc5 Rbb8
35. Nxb8 Rxb8 36. Bxa6 Bxa6 37. Rxa6 Rc8 38. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tenikashvili, Georgij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2165"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. b3 c6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O Qe7 8. a4 a5
9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 O-O 11. Nc2 b6 12. Nce1 Bb7 13. Nd3 Nbd7 14. Rc1 Rac8 15.
Qc2 c5 16. e3 cxd4 17. exd4 Ba6 18. Nfe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Nd7 20. Rfe1 Nxe5 21.
Rxe5 dxc4 22. Rce1 Qb4 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Qa2 Rxd4 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Bd5 Re4 27.
R5xe4 fxe4 28. Qxe4 Qd2 29. f4 h6 30. Bb3 Bb7 31. Qe2 Qc3 32. Bc2 Qc6 33. Be4
Qc5+ 34. Kg2 Re8 35. Bxb7 Rxe2+ 36. Rxe2 Kg8 37. Bf3 b5 38. axb5 Qxb5 39. Kf2
a4 40. Be4 a3 41. Rd2 Qa5 42. Bd5+ Kf8 43. Ke2 Ke7 44. Ba2 Qb4 45. Kd3 Kf6 46.
Re2 Kf5 47. Be6+ Kg6 48. Ba2 Kh5 49. Ke3 Kg6 50. Kf3 Qc3+ 51. Kf2 Qd4+ 52. Kf1
Kf5 53. Be6+ Kf6 54. Ba2 Qb6 55. Kg2 Qc6+ 56. Kg1 h5 57. Kf2 h4 58. g4 g5 59.
f5 Qc5+ 60. Kg2 Qd4 61. Re6+ Kg7 62. f6+ Kf8 63. Re2 Qxg4+ 64. Kf1 Qf3+ 65. Ke1
Qc3+ 66. Kf1 Qa1+ 67. Kg2 h3+ 68. Kg3 Qc3+ 69. Kg4 Qxf6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kunin, Vitaly L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. b3 Bb7 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
Qe8 9. d4 Na6 10. a3 Qh5 11. b4 Rad8 12. Qa4 f4 13. b5 fxg3 14. fxg3 Nc5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5+ 16. Kh1 Ng4 17. h3 Nf2+ 18. Rxf2 Bxf2 19. g4 Qh6 20. Bc1 Qf6 21. Qc2
Bxf3 22. exf3 Bd4 23. Bd2 Bc5 24. Qd3 d5 25. g5 dxc4 26. Qxc4 Qg6 27. Ne4 Rd4
28. Qe2 Be7 29. Rc1 Rd7 30. a4 Qf5 31. f4 Rfd8 32. Bc3 Ba3 33. Ra1 Bd6 34. Nxd6
Rxd6 35. Qe5 Qxe5 36. Bxe5 Rd2 37. Rc1 Ra2 38. Kg1 Rdd2 39. Bf1 Rxa4 40. Rxc7
Rd1 41. Rxg7+ Kf8 42. Rxh7 Rc4 43. Rc7 Rb4 44. g6 Kg8 45. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2275"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Ne5 O-O
9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. f3 Nef6 12. Nd2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Nh5 15.
Rfd1 Nxg3+ 16. hxg3 Qg5 17. Nf1 Qh5+ 18. Nh2 Bf2 19. e3 Bxg3 20. Bf1 f4 21. e4
dxe4 22. Qg2 exf3 23. Qh3 Rf5 24. Rd8+ Kf7 25. Ba3 Qxh3 26. Bxh3 Rh5 27. Nxf3
Rxh3+ 28. Kg2 Rh5 29. Rad1 b6 30. Rf8+ Kg6 31. Rdd8 Bb7 32. Rxa8 c5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Bxf3 4. exf3 Nf6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
f4 c6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. d4 e6 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Nf3 c5 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Nfd7 17. c4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 dxc4 19. Qxc4 b6 20. Rd6 Bf8
21. Qd4 Bg7 22. Qd2 Nb7 23. Rc1 Qb8 24. Bxb7 Rxd6 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nf3 h6 12. Bb1 O-O 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. g3 e5 15.
dxe5 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nf4 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Bh3 19. Rd1 g5 20. Bd2 Rd7 21.
Qg6+ Qxg6 22. Bxg6 Bg4 23. Re1 Nd4 24. Kg2 Nf3 25. h3 Nxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rd6 27.
Bd3 Be6 28. f4 gxf4 29. Bxf4 Rb6 30. Be5 Bf7 31. Bd4 Re6 32. Rc1 Rc6 33. Re1
Re8 34. Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. Bxa7 Bg6 36. Bxg6 Rxg6 37. Bd4 Ra6 38. a3 Ra4 39. Bc3 d4
40. Bb4 Ra8 41. Kf3 Re8 42. Bd2 h5 43. a4 Kg7 44. b4 Kf6 45. b5 Ke5 46. g4 Rf8+
47. Ke2 hxg4 48. hxg4 Ke4 49. a5 Rh8 50. b6 Rh2+ 51. Ke1 Kf3 52. Bb4 Ke3 53.
Kd1 Rh1+ 54. Be1 d3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Timagin, Piotr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2170"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a3 f5 10. b4 Bf6 11. Rb1 Be6 12. e4 g6 13. b5 Na5 14. Qc2 c5 15. Rd1
Qe7 16. Bd2 c4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 cxd3 19. Qa2 Nac4 20. Bb4 Nd6 21. Rxd3 e4
22. Re3 Qd7 23. Nd2 Rfd8 24. a4 Rac8 25. Rd1 Ndc4 26. Nxc4 Rxc4 27. Qb3 Rdc8
28. Bf1 Rc2 29. Re2 Rc1 30. Ree1 R1c2 31. Re2 Rc1 32. Ree1 R1c2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c5 4. e3 g6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. Bxb5 a6
15. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gaprindashvili, Valerian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O
9. Nbd2 b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Rc1 a5 12. e3 Na6 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. Ndf3 Nb8 15. Nd3
Nbd7 16. Nfe5 Bb8 17. Rc2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 b5 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Rfc1
Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Rc8 23. Bd4 Qf8 24. Bf1 Rc6 25. Ne1 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 b4 27. Bb5 Qd8
28. Nd3 Bc7 29. Kf2 Qc8 30. Ke2 Kf7 31. Kd2 Bd8 32. Qxc8 Bxc8 33. Nc5 Ke7 34.
Na4 Bc7 35. Kd3 g5 36. Ba7 g4 37. Kd4 h5 38. Bxd7 Kxd7 39. Kc5 Ba6 40. Nb2 Bd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kanovsky, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. c4
Rb8 9. Nc3 b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. d5 e5 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. Nxa7 e4 14. Ne1 b5 15. Nxb5
Bxd5 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Rd1 Qe6 19. Qc1 c4 20. bxc4 Rfc8 21. Qa1
Qxc4 22. Bh3 Qxe2 23. Bxd7 Rd8 24. Be5 Ra8 25. Ba4 Ng4 26. Bxg7 Nxh2 27. Kxh2
Qxf1 28. Qf6 Rxd1 29. Bh6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alcazar Jimenez, Victor Manuel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Nc2 Nb4 10. O-O Nxc2 11. Qxc2 Qb6 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Qd2 h5 14. a3 Be7 15.
b4 Ba4 16. Re1 O-O 17. Rb1 Bc2 18. Rb2 Be4 19. Qd1 h4 20. Rd2 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Bg5
22. Rc2 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Nxd4 24. Qd3 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Nc6 26. Qc3 Rc8 27. Qd2 Qd8
28. Qf4 Nxe5 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. h3 Ng6 31. Qe3 b6 32. Bh5 Ne7 33. Qf4 g6 34.
Qxh4 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qc7+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2155"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. c4 d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6
9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd2 Nc7 11. Nd5 Be6 12. a3 a5 13. Bc3 f5 14. Rb1 Bf7 15. Nxc7
Qxc7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Bxb4 Rfd8 19. Bc3 Rab8 20. Qa4 d5 21. cxd5
Bxd5 22. Bxd5+ Rxd5 23. Qc4 Qf7 24. Rb6 Rd7 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. Rxb8+ Bf8 27. Bb4
Re7 28. Bxe7 Qxe7 29. Rfb1 Qc5 30. R1b7 Qc2 31. Nf3 Qxe2 32. Ng5 Qd1+ 33. Kg2
e4 34. dxe4 fxe4 35. Rf7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Manescu, Tiberiu"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2090"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 h6 8. Nf3 Nf6
9. h3 e5 10. Ne2 Be6 11. c3 c4 12. O-O cxd3 13. Qxd3 d5 14. Nd2 dxe4 15. Qxd8+
Rxd8 16. Kh2 Bf5 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Rfe1 Rd3 19. Nc1 Rd7 20. Ncb3 b6 21. g4 Be6
22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Nc1 f5 27. gxf5
gxf5 28. Bc2 f4 29. Bd2 Nf7 30. Bb3 Bf5 31. f3 Kf8 32. Ne2 Ng5 33. Ng1 Bf6 34.
Bc4 Ke7 35. Kg2 Kd6 36. Bf1 Ne6 37. Kf2 Bh4+ 38. Ke2 Nc5 39. Be1 Bd3+ 40. Kd1
Bxe1 41. Kxe1 Bxf1 42. Kxf1 Na4 43. Ke2 Nxb2 44. Kd2 Kd5 45. Ne2 Nc4+ 46. Kd3
b5 47. Nc1 Nd6 48. Ne2 Nf7 49. Ng1 Ng5 50. h4 Nxf3 51. Nxf3 e4+ 52. Ke2 exf3+
53. Kxf3 Ke5 54. a3 h5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O f5 7. d3 Nf6 8. Rb1 a5
9. a3 O-O 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 h6 12. Nd2 Ne7 13. b5 Kh7 14. Qb3 c6 15. Ba3 Be6
16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Qb4 Ne8 18. Rfc1 Bg8 19. Ra1 Rb8 20. Qa4 Ra8 21. Qc2 Nf6 22.
Rcb1 Qc7 23. e3 Rfd8 24. Rb3 Ra7 25. Rc1 Rda8 26. Qb2 e4 27. d4 Ne8 28. Bf1 Nc8
29. Ndb1 Kh8 30. Qd2 Qd8 31. d5 c5 32. Bb2 Nf6 33. Nb5 Ra6 34. Ra3 Rxa3 35.
N1xa3 Nd7 36. Bxg7+ Kxg7 37. Qc3+ Ne5 38. Be2 Ra4 39. Rb1 Qf6 40. Qc2 Ra5 41.
Kg2 Bf7 42. Qc3 Ra6 43. Nc7 Ra7 44. Ncb5 Ra6 45. Nc7 Ra7 46. Rb8 Rxc7 47. Nb5
Rd7 48. Rxc8 g5 49. Rc7 Rxc7 50. Nxc7 Nd7 51. Qa3 Qe5 52. Qa4 Nf6 53. Nb5 Ne8
54. Qa3 Kf6 55. Bd1 Kg7 56. Na7 Qe7 57. Nc6 Qf6 58. Kf1 Kf8 59. Kg2 Kg7 60. Na7
Qe7 61. Nb5 Qe5 62. Be2 Kf6 63. Qb3 h5 64. Qd1 Ng7 65. Qd2 Ne8 66. Qc1 Ng7 67.
Na7 Kg6 68. Nc6 Qf6 69. Qa3 Kh7 70. Bd1 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Le Roy, Brice"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2075"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O d5 5. d4 Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4
Bxf4 9. gxf4 Qe7 10. c5 Ne4 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. Ne5 Be8 13. f3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Nd7
15. e3 Nxe5 16. fxe5 f4 17. e4 g5 18. Qd2 Rd8 19. exd5 Rxd5 20. Qc3 Bg6 21.
Rad1 Bf5 22. b4 Qg7 23. Kh1 Kh8 24. a4 a6 25. Rg1 Qh6 26. Rd2 Rd7 27. b5 axb5
28. axb5 Rg7 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. Qb3 Rfg8 31. Rdd1 g4 32. fxg4 Rxg4 33. Qa3 Rh4
34. Bh3 Be4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. b3 Nd7 4. Bb2 Ngf6 5. e3 c6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. Nbd2 e5 8. O-O
Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Qc2 Rfe8 11. Bd3 Bf8 12. Ng5 g6 13. h3 Be6 14. f4 Bh6 15.
Ndf3 exf4 16. exf4 Bg7 17. g4 Nf8 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Qd2 d5 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. cxd5
Nxe5 22. dxe6 Nxd3 23. exf7+ Qxf7 24. Qxd3 Qe6 25. Rf2 Qe3 26. Rd1 Qxd3 27.
Rxd3 Rad8 28. Kg2 Rd5 29. Kf3 Red8 30. Rfd2 c5 31. Ke4 Kf7 32. Bc3 Ke7 33. Rd1
1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Murariu, Andrei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2085"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. a3 Rb8 10. Re1 b5 11. Nf1 e5 12. b4 a5 13. Bd2 h6 14. bxa5 Nxa5 15. a4 b4
16. cxb4 cxb4 17. Rb1 Nac6 18. Ne3 Ba6 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Ne7
22. Rxb4 Rxb4 23. Bxb4 Nxd5 24. Bd2 Ne7 25. Rb1 Rc8 26. Qb3 Nc6 27. Qd5 Ne7 28.
Qb3 Nc6 29. Qd5 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Mureck"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Papp, Gabor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O f5 7. d3 Nf6 8. Rb1 h6
9. b4 O-O 10. b5 Ne7 11. Ba3 Be6 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Nd5 b6 15. Nb4 Rf7
16. Bb2 Kh8 17. d4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Rbf8 19. e3 g5 20. f4 g4 21. Rfd1 h5 22. Qa3
h4 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Qxa7 Bg8 25. Rdc1 Re6 26. Nf1 h3 27. Bh1 Qc8 28. Na6 Rxe3
29. Nxe3 Bd4 30. Rb3 Qe6 31. Kf2 Nc8 32. Qxc7 Rf7 33. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Iskarov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 Nfd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. e4 Qe7 10. Qe2 c6 11. c4 a5 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. Nc3 Nba6 14. Na4 Nb4 15.
Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Ne1 Rd8 17. Nd3 Rxd3 18. Bxb4 Qd4 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Qb6 21.
Be7 Be6 22. Qd2 Re8 23. Bd8 Qd4 24. Bxa5 Ra8 25. Bc3 Qc5 26. Bb4 Qb6 27. h3 c5
28. Bc3 Qa6 29. a4 Qb6 30. Qc2 Rd8 31. a5 Qc7 32. Rd2 Rxd2 33. Qxd2 Qd7 34.
Qxd7 Bxd7 35. f4 f6 36. Bd2 h6 37. b4 cxb4 38. Bxb4 Bf8 39. c5 Bc6 40. Kf2 Kf7
41. Ke3 Ke6 42. Bf1 Kd7 43. Bc4 Be7 44. Bf7 g5 45. fxe5 fxe5 46. Kf3 Bf8 47.
Bg6 Ke7 48. Kg4 Kf6 49. Bf5 Ke7 50. Bc8 Kd8 51. Bf5 Ke7 52. h4 gxh4 53. Kxh4
Kd8 54. Kh5 Be8+ 55. Bg6 Bb5 56. Bf7 Bc6 57. Kg6 Bxe4+ 58. Kf6 Kc7 59. Kxe5 Bf3
60. Kf4 Bg2 61. Be8 Bc6 62. Bf7 Bg2 63. Kg4 Be4 64. Kh5 Kc6 65. Be8+ Kd5 66. g4
Bf3 67. c6 Bd6 68. cxb7 Bb8 69. Bd2 Kc5 70. a6 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Filipov, Ilya"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Qf3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Ne2
Re8 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bxg5 13. Qxh7+ Kf8 14. O-O
Qf6 15. d5 Nd8 16. Bc4 Qg6 17. Qxg6 fxg6 18. Rae1 Nf7 19. Nd4 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Bf6
21. Nb5 Bd7 22. f4 Nd6 23. Nxd6 cxd6 24. Bd3 Kf7 25. Kf2 Bxh3 26. gxh3 Bh4+ 27.
Kf1 Bxe1 28. Kxe1 Rh8 29. Bf1 Rh4 30. Ke2 Rxf4 31. Bg2 Kf6 32. Ke3 Ke5 33. b3
g5 34. Bf3 Rh4 35. Bg4 Kxd5 36. Kf3 Ke5 37. Ke3 d5 38. Bc8 Re4+ 39. Kd3 b6 40.
Bd7 Rf4 41. Ke2 d4 42. c4 d3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Alcazar Jimenez, Victor Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. d4
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. c4 Rc8 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. c5 Qc7 14. a3 Rfd8 15.
b4 a6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nd7 19. Nb3 Nb8 20. f4 b6 21. f5 Bg5
22. Rc3 d4 23. Rg3 Be3+ 24. Rxe3 dxe3 25. f6 g6 26. Qxe3 Kh8 27. Nd4 bxc5 28.
Qh6 Rg8 29. Nf3 Nd7 30. Ng5 Nf8 31. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bellaiche, Antony"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2130"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Ne5 O-O
9. Bb2 Bd7 10. Nd2 Be8 11. Ndf3 Nbd7 12. Ne1 Ne4 13. N1d3 Rd8 14. Qc2 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Bc7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bd4 Bb6 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. b4 Bf7 20. Rac1 d4 21. Qb2
Nc3 22. a3 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Rfe1 c4 25. Nf4 g5 26. e6 gxf4 27. exf7+ Rxf7
28. gxf4 Rg7 29. Kh1 Kh8 30. Bf3 Ne4 31. Rf1 c3 32. Qb6 Rg6 33. Qb5 Rdg8 34. h3
Qh4 35. Qe5+ R6g7 36. Bg4 Nxf2+ 37. Rxf2 Qxf2 38. Qxf5 Qe3 39. Rc2 Rxg4 40.
hxg4 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rd1 Na5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. a3 Qf5 14. e4 Bxe4 15.
Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Qc3 Nc4 17. Ne5 Qf5 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Qxc4 h5 21.
Qd3 Qd5 22. h4 Rd8 23. Bf4 c5 24. Be5 Ng4 25. Qe2 c4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rac1 Rc8
28. Rc3 e6 29. b3 Qa5 30. Rxc4 Rd8 31. a4 Qd5 32. f3 Ne5 33. Rc5 Qxf3 34. Qxe5+
f6 35. Rc7+ Rd7 36. Rxd7+ Kh6 37. Qxe6 Qxd1+ 38. Kf2 Qd2+ 39. Qe2 Qxd4+ 40.
Qe3+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2235"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. h4 f6
9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 O-O 12. Be3 Be7 13. Qc2 f5 14. a3 h5 15. Nh3
Qd8 16. Nhg5 Nb6 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Rhc1 Rc8 19. Qd1 a5 20. Kf2 g6 21. b3 Rc7 22.
Nb1 a4 23. b4 Qc8 24. Ra2 Na7 25. Rac2 Rxc2+ 26. Rxc2 Qb8 27. Qe2 Rc8 28. g3
Rc7 29. Nf3 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Bb5 31. Ne1 Bc6 32. Nc3 Qe8 33. Qe2 Bd7 34. Nc2 Qc8
35. Bd2 Na8 36. Ke1 Nc7 37. Kd1 Qe8 38. Kc1 Ncb5 39. Kb2 Nxc3 40. Bxc3 Bb5 41.
Ne1 Qc6 42. Nf3 Bd8 43. Nd2 Bb6 44. Qf1 Kf7 45. Qe2 Ke7 46. Qf1 Bxd3 47. Qxd3
Nb5 48. Qe3 Qxc3+ 49. Qxc3 Bxd4 50. Qxd4 Nxd4 51. Kc3 Ne2+ 52. Kd3 Nxg3 53. Ke3
Ne4 54. Nxe4 dxe4 55. Kd4 Kd7 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Zhao, Zong Yuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 e5 7. dxe5 Nfd7 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Nc3 dxe5 10. O-O-O a5 11. h4 h6 12. g4 a4 13. Nxa4 Qe7 14. Kb1 Rd8 15.
Qc1 b5 16. Nc3 Qb4 17. Nxe5 Ncxe5 18. Bxa8 c6 19. Qe3 Nxg4 20. Qg3 Nge5 21. f4
Qa5 22. fxe5 Qxa8 23. e6 fxe6 24. Qxg6 Kh8 25. Rhg1 Rg8 26. Ne4 e5 27. Rxd7
Bxd7 28. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8.
Bb5+ c6 9. Bc4 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. Kb1 Rhg8 14. g3
f5 15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Ba6 Rge8 17. Bxb7+ Kxb7 18. Qe3 h5 19. h4 Nf8 20. Ne2 Ng6
21. a3 Re7 22. Rd3 e5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rxe5 25. Qf3 Rxd3 26. cxd3 Qd6 27.
Rc1 Rc5 28. Rxc5 Qxc5 29. d4 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Qxd4 31. Qxh5 Qd3+ 32. Ka2 Qc4+ 33.
Kb1 Qf1+ 34. Ka2 Qc4+ 35. Kb1 Qf1+ 36. Ka2 Qc4+ 37. Ka1 Qf1+ 38. Ka2 Qc4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2110"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e3 f5 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rb1 Ne7 10. b4 g5 11. f4 h6 12. Qb3 Kh8 13. Nd5 Nexd5 14. cxd5 Qe7 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. b5 Ne8 17. Ba3 Nd6 18. Rbc1 f4 19. exf4 exf4 20. Rce1 f3 21. Bxf3
Qe3+ 22. Kh1 Rxf3 23. Ng1 Rxf1 24. Rxe3 Bh3 25. Rf3 Rxf3 26. Nxf3 Rf8 27. Ng1
g4 28. Bb2 Rf2 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Nxh3 gxh3 31. Qc3+ Kg6 32. Qe1 Rf6 33. Kg1 h5
34. Qe7 Nf5 35. Qe4 a6 36. g4 hxg4 37. Qxg4+ Kf7 38. bxa6 bxa6 39. Qxh3 Ke7 40.
Qf3 Nd6 41. Qe3+ Kd7 42. h4 Nf7 43. Qd4 Rd6 44. Kf2 Ke7 45. Ke2 Kd7 46. Kd2 Kc8
47. Kc3 Kb7 48. Kc4 Rb6 49. Qg7 Nd6+ 50. Kc3 Nf5 51. Qg5 Nh6 52. a4 Rd6 53. Kc4
Nf7 54. Qf4 Nh6 55. a5 Rg6 56. Kc5 Rd6 57. h5 Kc8 58. Qxd6 cxd6+ 59. Kxd6 Nf5+
60. Kc6 Ne7+ 61. Kc5 Kd7 62. h6 Ng6 63. Kb6 Nf8 64. Kxa6 Kc7 65. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O
O-O 9. b3 e4 10. Nd4 Ne5 11. Qd2 c5 12. Nc2 Qe7 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Ba3 b6 15. Ne1
Bb7 16. Qe2 Rd7 17. Bb2 Re8 18. a4 a5 19. Rd2 g5 20. f4 exf3 21. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 22.
Bxf3 Ne4 23. Rd3 g4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Rd2 Bf3 26. Qd3 Qxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Rxe3 28.
Rf1 Rde7 29. b4 Re2 30. Bc1 axb4 31. cxb4 cxb4 32. Rxe2 Rxe2 33. Rf2 Re1+ 34.
Rf1 Re4 35. Bf4 Rxf4 36. gxf4 Be4 37. Rf2 b3 38. Rb2 Bc2 39. Kg2 Kf7 40. Kg3
Ke6 41. Kh4 Kd7 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 f5 6. d3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1 a5
9. a3 Nc6 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 h6 12. b5 Ne7 13. Nd2 g5 14. Nd5 Nexd5 15. cxd5
b6 16. Bb2 f4 17. Qb3 Bg4 18. Nf3 Qe8 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Rc2 Qh5 21. Rbc1 Rf7 22.
Ne1 Bh3 23. Bf3 Ng4 24. Rc6 fxg3 25. fxg3 Bf1 26. Bxg4 Qxg4 27. Rxc7 Rcxc7 28.
Rxc7 Qxe2 29. Qc2 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Baku-C U18"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2192"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. Nf4 Qe7 10. Nf3 fxe5 11. dxe5 Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qh5+ Nf7 14. O-O g6
15. Qe2 a6 16. Re1 Nd8 17. Bd2 Qd6 18. Qg4 Be7 19. a3 Rf8 20. g3 e5 21. Qd1 Nc6
22. Ng2 Bh3 23. Ne3 Qf6 24. f4 exf4 25. Bc3 Qd6 26. gxf4 Qxf4 27. Qe2 d4 28.
Ng2 Bxg2 29. Bd2 Bf3 0-1

[Event "Baku-C U18"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2201"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Ne5 O-O
9. Bb2 Bd7 10. Qc1 Be8 11. Ba3 Nbd7 12. Nd3 Bh5 13. Nf4 Bf7 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15.
Qa3 Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Rfe8 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rfe1 a5 19. Nd3 Ne4 20. f4 h5 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Be6 24. Kg2 Rf8 25. Rf1 Bg4 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Re1
b6 28. h3 Bc8 29. Nc2 c5 30. Rd1 Be6 31. Ne3 Rd8 32. g4 h4 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Nf5
Bxf5 35. gxf5 cxd4 36. Rxd4 g6 37. e6+ Kf6 38. fxg6 Kxe6 39. Rd1 Kf6 40. Rg1
Kg7 41. Ke3 Rc8 42. Kd2 Rc6 43. Rg4 Rxg6 44. Rxh4 Kf6 45. Rh5 Ke6 46. Ke3 Rg2
47. Rh6+ Ke5 48. Rh5+ Kd6 49. Kd4 Rxe2 50. Rxd5+ Kc6 51. Re5 Rxa2 52. Rxe4 a4
53. Kc3 axb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku-C U18"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. Rfe1 Nbd7 12. e4 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. h3 Rfd8
15. Qe3 Bf8 16. Nd4 Re8 17. g4 Ne5 18. Qg3 Ng6 19. Nde2 Bc6 20. g5 Nd7 21. h4
Nc5 22. h5 Ne5 23. f4 Ned7 24. Nd4 Ba8 25. h6 g6 26. Nd5 exd5 27. exd5 b5 28.
Qc3 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 b4 30. Qe3 Nf6 31. gxf6 Bxh6 32. Nf3 Qd7 33. Ng5 Rf8 34. Bh3
Qb7 35. Bg4 Bxg5 36. fxg5 Qb6 37. Bd4 Bb7 38. Qh3 h5 39. Bxh5 Qd8 40. Bxg6 fxg6
41. f7+ 1-0

[Event "Baku-C U18"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kinsiz, Onur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d3
Re8 9. Nc3 e5 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Qa5 12. a3 Rd8 13. Qc2 Nf8 14. h3 Nh5 15.
Rad1 Be6 16. Ne2 f5 17. Ng5 f4 18. g4 Nf6 19. Nf3 Ne8 20. Nc1 Nd7 21. Nd3 Qc7
22. Bc3 Nd6 23. Ndxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Nf7 26. Nxf7 Qxf7 27. Qc3 b5
28. Rc1 bxc4 29. bxc4 c5 30. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Bxc4 32. e5 Rc8 33. Rd6 Be6
34. Bc6 c4 35. Qd4 Kg7 36. Bd7 1-0

[Event "Baku-C U18"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2285"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. c4 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O c6 8. d4
b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Nd2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Rc7
15. Qe2 Qb8 16. Bb2 Rfc8 17. Rcd1 Bd6 18. f4 Nf6 19. g4 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21.
Bb1 Bd5 22. f5 a5 23. Qg2 Qb7 24. f6 g6 25. Qh3 Qa6 26. Rd2 b5 27. Rg2 a4 28.
a3 b4 29. Rg3 bxa3 0-1

[Event "Baku-C U18"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Takhirov, Farkhad"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 d5 3. c4 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 O-O 7. Nbd2 d4 8. Nb3
c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. exd4 cxd4 11. Re1 Re8 12. a3 a5 13. Bf4 a4 14. Nbd2 Bd6 15.
Ne5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Ng4 17. Nf3 Ra5 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg5 Nf6 20. Re2 h6 21. Bxf6
Qxf6 22. Qe1 Ra8 23. Nd2 Bd7 24. Qc1 Na5 25. Qc2 Bc6 26. Rae1 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Nc6
28. f4 Re7 29. fxe5 Nxe5 30. Nf3 Nxf3 31. Kxf3 Rf7 32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Kh7
34. Qe2 Qc6+ 35. Kf2 Qh1 36. Qh5 Rf6 37. Re1 Qc6 38. Qe8 Qd6 39. Qe7 Qxe7 40.
Rxe7 Rb6 41. Re2 Rb3 42. Rd2 g5 43. Kf3 Kg6 44. g4 Rb6 45. Re2 Kf6 46. h3 Re6
47. Rxe6+ Kxe6 48. Kg3 Kf6 49. Kf3 Kg6 50. c5 h5 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nh3 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 {Black wants to avoid the exchange of his good B.} 9. Nd2 {/\ Nf3-e5} Nh5
$5 10. Nf3 (10. Be3 $5 {Shipov-Moskalenko, RUS-Cup2 Moscow 1996 CBM 56.}) (10.
Bxb8 {doesn't look very healthy, because it is not advisable to exchange a
well-developed piece for an undeveloped one.} Rxb8 11. e3 g5 {Black's chances
in the Stonewall usually lie on the >>.} 12. f4 (12. Rab1 Bd7 13. b4 {There is
not much on the << this time.} Rc8 14. Qd3 b5 15. c5 a5 16. a3 Ra8 17. Ra1 Qc7
$15 {Sieglen-Glek, Bonn 1994}) (12. f3 Bd7 13. Nf2 f4 {otherwise e3-e4 comes
with a great effect.} 14. exf4 gxf4 15. g4 Ng7 16. Nd3 Bf6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18.
dxe5 Be8 {activating the bad B on the /^ b1-h7.} 19. Nb3 d4 20. Rad1 Bg6 21.
Qf2 d3 22. Rfe1 h5 23. h3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Qg5 $13 {P.Cramling-Vaisser, EU-ch
rapid 1996}) 12... h6 13. Rab1 Bd7 14. c5 Nf6 15. Nf2 g4 16. Nd3 h5 17. Ne5 h4
18. b4 h3 19. Bh1 b6 $5 $132 {Dzevlan-Gleizerov, Stockholm 1997}) 10... Nd7 ({
On} 10... h6 $6 11. Bxb8 {comes with a greater effect} Rxb8 12. Ne5 $16) 11.
Bg5 {White is chasing his opponent's good B.} (11. Bd2 {is less consistant.}
Bd6 12. Nf4 Nxf4 (12... Qe8 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. Nxh5 Qxh5 15. Bb4 Bxb4 16. Qxb4 Re8
17. Rac1 Qf7 18. Rfe1 $14 {Jacimovic-Djurhuus, Yerevan olm 1996}) 13. Bxf4 Bxf4
14. gxf4 Nf6) 11... h6 (11... Bxg5 12. Nhxg5 Qe7 13. e3 h6 14. Nh3 g5 15. Ne1 {
- 11...h6}) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e3 (13. Ne5 $6 {leads to a worse P structure for
White.} Nxe5 14. dxe5 g5 $132) 13... g5 14. Ne1 b6 $1 {Black wants to activate
his passive B via a6.} (14... Ndf6 $143 15. Nd3 Bd7 16. f4 {White maintains
the pressure in the [+]. By this way White activates his bad N h3 via f2,
while Black's bad B has no perspectives.} Ng4 17. Rfe1 Qg7 18. Nhf2 gxf4 19.
Nxg4 fxg4 20. gxf4 Be8 21. Ne5 Nf6 22. Qf2 Bg6 23. Qh4 Bf5 24. c5 Kh7 25. Kf2
Nd7 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. h3 $14 {A.Karpov-Vaisser, Baden-Baden 1995}) 15. f4 g4
16. Nf2 Ba6 17. b3 Nhf6 $2 {This leaves Black in eternal passivity.} ({There
is no time for preparatory moves:} 17... Rac8 $6 18. Ned3 c5 19. cxd5 $1 cxd4
20. Qd2 $16) (17... c5 $1 {was the right plan for Black to activate his
position just in time.} 18. Ned3 cxd4 19. exd4 (19. cxd5 dxe3) 19... Rac8 20.
Nb2 (20. Qe2 $6 dxc4 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Ng7) 20... dxc4 21. bxc4 Bxc4 22.
Nxc4 b5 23. Qe2 bxc4 24. Bd5 Ng7 25. Bxc4 Nb6 $13) 18. Ned3 Rac8 19. Ne5 Qg7 (
19... Nxe5 20. fxe5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (22... Qxf8 23. Rf1 $14)
23. a4 $14) 20. Qb2 $1 {The Q finds his secure place.} Nxe5 21. fxe5 Ne4 22.
Nxe4 dxe4 (22... fxe4 23. Qa3 $1) 23. Qa3 $1 Qb7 24. Rfd1 Rfd8 25. Rd2 Rd7 26.
Rad1 Rcd8 27. Bf1 h5 28. b4 b5 29. Qc3 (29. c5 $14 {leads to a better position
for White, although the breakthrough is not easy to find.}) 29... bxc4 30. a4
Kf7 31. Rc1 Rd5 32. Rb2 Rb8 33. Rcc2 Qd7 34. Rb1 $6 {[#] Overlooking Black's
tactical blow.} (34. Bxc4 Bxc4 35. Qxc4 Rb6 (35... Rc8 $6 36. b5 c5 37. a5 $16)
36. a5 Rb8 37. Qxc6 Qxc6 38. Rxc6 Rxa5 39. bxa5 Rxb2 40. Rc7+ $14) 34... c5 $1
35. dxc5 Rd3 $1 {This is a nice positional exchange sacrifice in order to gain
the |^.} (35... Rxc5 36. Rcc1 $16) 36. Bxd3 exd3 37. Ra2 {White has to play
carefully defending the P a.} ({The light-hearted} 37. Rf2 $6 {can be punished
after} Qxa4 38. e4 Bb7 39. exf5 Qc6 40. fxe6+ Kg8) 37... Qc6 38. Qd4 (38. b5 $2
Qxc5) 38... Bb7 39. e4 Qxe4 40. Qd7+ {White has to keep the perpetual.} (40.
Qxe4 fxe4 41. Kf2 Bd5 42. Ke3 c3 43. Rf2+ Ke7 44. b5 d2 {/\ Bb3}) 40... Kf8 41.
Qd6+ Kf7 42. Qd7+ Kf8 43. Qd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Toth, Andras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. dxe5 Nfd7 8. Qd2
dxe5 9. Nc3 c6 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. e4 a5 12. Qd6 Qxd6 13. Rxd6 Nc5 14. a4 Nba6
15. Re1 Re8 16. Bf1 Be6 17. Kb1 f6 18. h3 Kf7 19. g4 g5 20. Red1 h5 21. gxh5
Rh8 22. Be2 Bxh3 23. Nh2 Bf8 24. R6d2 Be6 25. Ng4 Be7 26. Ne3 Rad8 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Rh1 Rh8 29. Bf3 Bd8 30. Nf5 Bxf5 31. exf5 Kg7 32. Nd1 Be7 33. Ne3 Nc7
34. Nc4 e4 35. Bg4 Nd5 36. Nxa5 e3 37. fxe3 Nxe3 38. Re1 Nxg4 39. Rxe7+ Kg8 40.
Nxb7 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vajda, Szidonia"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 h6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bb5 Nb6 14. a3 Bd7 15.
Rc1 Rac8 16. Ne1 a6 17. Bd3 Na5 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. f4 Ba4 20. Qb1 Nbc4 21. Bc1
Nb3 22. Nf3 Rf8 23. g3 Bb5 24. Rd1 Be8 25. Qc2 Nxc1 26. Rxc1 Bh5 27. Kf2 g5 28.
Rg1 Kh8 29. Bxc4 Bxf3 30. Kxf3 gxf4 31. g4 Qh4 32. Qg6 Qh3+ 33. Kf2 f3 34. Ng3
Qxh2+ 35. Kf1 Bxg3 36. Rxg3 dxc4 37. Qxe6 Kg7 38. Qe7+ Kg6 39. Qe6+ Kg5 40.
Qe7+ Kg6 41. Qe6+ Kg7 42. Qe7+ Rf7 43. Qe5+ Kf8 44. Qb8+ Ke7 45. Qc7+ Kf8 46.
Qb8+ Kg7 47. Qe5+ Kg6 48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vajda, Levente"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 e6 7. O-O a5 8. d4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 c6 10. Qd3 b6 11. e4 Ba6 12. e5 dxc4 13. bxc4 Nd5 14. Nd2 Nb4 15.
Qb1 Bh6 16. Nce4 c5 17. f4 Qc7 18. Nd6 Rab8 19. a3 Nc6 20. d5 Nd4 21. dxe6 fxe6
22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Qd3 Nc5 24. Qxd4 Rfd8 25. Rad1 Bf8 26. Nf3 Nb7 27. Ng5 Bxd6
28. exd6 Rxd6 29. Nxe6 Rxd4 30. Nxc7 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Bxc4 32. Rd4 Bf7 33. Na6 Rd8
34. Rxd8+ Nxd8 35. Nc7 Kf8 36. Bf1 Ke7 37. Na8 Kd6 38. Nxb6 Kc5 39. Nd7+ Kd4
40. Ne5 Bb3 41. Bb5 a4 42. Nd7 Ne6 43. Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chernyshov, Konstantin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. c4 Nf6 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Rad1 O-O 12. e4 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Rac8 14. Qd2 Rfe8
15. Nd4 g6 16. f4 e5 17. Nc2 b5 18. Ne3 Qc5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Kh1 Bf8 21. Ned5
Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qc2 24. Bf1 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 b4 26. Bb5 Red8 27. Re4
Rb8 28. Rxb4 Bg7 29. a4 Nc5 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. d6 Rb6 32. Rd5 Rdxd6 33. Rxd6
Rxd6 34. Be2 Na6 35. Bxa6 Rd1+ 36. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nguyen, Anh Dung"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 f5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Qc2 g6 11. Rab1 Nbd7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. b4 Nb6 14. Na4 Nxa4
15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. b5 Ne4 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Qb4 Qd7 20. Rc2 Re8 21.
Rbc1 Kh8 22. Ng3 Nd6 23. Nf1 a5 24. Qb2 g5 25. Nd2 g4 26. Nf1 Qf7 27. Ng3 f4
28. exf4 Qxf4 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Nxe2 Qf6 31. g3 Nc4 32. Qc3 b5 33. Bb1 Re8 34.
Nf4 b4 35. Qd3 Qg7 36. Qf5 Rf8 37. Qh5 Be8 38. Qxd5 Bf7 39. Qd7 Nd2 40. Rc7 Re8
41. Bf5 Nf3+ 42. Kg2 Qh6 43. h3 Nh4+ 44. gxh4 Qxf4 45. hxg4 Re2 46. Qc8+ Re8
47. Qd7 Re2 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49. Qg5+ Qxg5 50. hxg5 Kg8 51. Kg3 Rxa2 52. Bxh7+ Kxh7
53. Rxf7+ Kg8 54. Rb7 Rb2 55. f4 Rd2 56. g6 Rxd4 57. f5 b3 58. f6 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O c6 7. c4 Bd6 8. d3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. a3 a5 11. Re1 Bg6 12. h3 Rfd8 13. e4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bc5 15.
Qe2 Nf8 16. Ne5 N6d7 17. Nd3 e5 18. Kh1 Ne6 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 Nd4 21. Bxd4
Bxd4 22. Rac1 f6 23. Nf3 Nc5 24. Nxd4 Rxd4 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26. f5 Bf7 27. Rc3 Re8
28. Rg3 Qxa3 29. Qg4 g5 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Rf1 Qe7 32. Qh4 Kg7 33. Rf5 Rh8 34.
Qf4 a4 35. bxa4 Rxc4 36. h4 Rxa4 37. h5 Rh6 38. Qf3 Ra3 39. Qxa3 Qxa3 40. Rxa3
gxf5 41. Ra7 Rxh5+ 42. Kg1 fxe4 43. Rxb7 Re5 44. Rc7 c5 45. Bf1 Kg6 46. Kf2 e3+
47. Ke1 f5 48. Be2 f4 49. Bd3+ Kf6 50. Be2 Be6 51. Ra7 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Boricsev, Oleg"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg5 Bg4 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Ne4 h6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Be2 Re8
15. Re1 Nfd5 16. Bh2 Qf6 17. Qd2 Re7 18. Rac1 a6 19. Bd1 Rae8 20. Rxe7 Qxe7 21.
a4 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nc4 23. Qd1 Nxb2 24. Qf1 Nb6 25. a5 N6c4 26. Bf4 Nxa5 27. Rc2
Na4 28. Re2 Qd8 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Bxd6 Qd7 31. Bg3 Qxd4 32. Qe1 Qd8 33. Bc7
Qxc7 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Bd5 Nc6 36. Bxf7 Ne7 37. Qxa4 Qe5 38. Qe8 Qa1+ 39. Kh2
Qf6 40. Kg1 b5 41. f4 Qd4+ 42. Kh1 Qd1+ 43. Kh2 Qd6 44. g3 g6 45. Qf8 Qf6 46.
Kg2 b4 47. g4 b3 48. f5 gxf5 49. gxf5 Qg7+ 50. Qxg7+ Kxg7 51. Bxb3 Nxf5 52. Ba4
Kf6 53. Kf3 Kg5 54. Ke4 Ng3+ 55. Kd5 Ne2 56. Bd7 Kh4 57. Kc5 Nf4 58. Kb6 Nxh3
59. Kxa6 Kg3 60. Be8 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O d5 5. c4 c6 6. d3 Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 Bb4 10. exf5 Qxd1 11. Nxd1 exf5 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nc3 Nbd7 14. Rd1
Bc7 15. Be3 f4 16. Bd4 Nb6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Ng4 19. Nxg4 Bxg4 20. f3 Bf5
21. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.02.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hoang, Thanh Trang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Rb1 e5 8. d3
Nc6 9. b4 h6 10. b5 Ne7 11. a4 g5 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Nd5 f4 15. Bb2
Nf5 16. Rbe1 fxg3 17. hxg3 Nd7 18. Qd1 c6 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Ba3 Qd7 21. Nde4 Rf7
22. e3 Bf8 23. Qe2 Be7 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Rb1 Rff8 26. Qc2 Ng4 27. Qe2 h5 28.
Rbe1 Ng7 29. d4 Rb3 30. Bb2 Nh6 31. Rd1 exd4 32. exd4 Bg4 33. f3 Bh3 34. d5 c5
35. Qc2 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Rb4 37. Ba3 Nhf5 38. Rfe1 Rxc4 39. Qa2 Rd4 40. Nxc5 Qd8
41. Rxd4 Nxd4 42. Nb5 Nxf3 43. Rf1 g4 44. Nb7 Qb6 45. N7xd6 Qe3 46. Bc5 Nh4+
47. Kh2 Qxc5 48. Ne4 Qe3 49. d6+ Kh8 50. Rxf8+ Bxf8 51. gxh4 Qxe4 52. Qf7 Bxd6+
0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Bb2 e5 5. d3 f5 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 g6 8. O-O Bg7
9. Nc3 O-O 10. a3 Nh5 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Nd5 Qd7 13. b4 Kh8 14. Bc3 Rab8 15. Rb1
cxb4 16. axb4 b5 17. Qc1 bxc4 18. dxc4 e4 19. g4 fxg4 20. Nxe4 Bxd5 21. cxd5
Ne5 22. Qe3 Nf4 23. Nc5 Qb5 24. Ne6 Nxg2 25. Qg3 Qxe2 26. Nxf8 Nh4 27. Bxe5
Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Bxe5 29. Nxg6+ hxg6 30. Qxg4 Qd3 31. Qh3+ Kg8 32. Rg1 Rf8 33. Rbc1
Qf5 34. Qxf5 Rxf5 35. Rxg6+ Kf7 36. Rh6 Kg7 37. Re6 Ng5 38. Rc7+ Nf7 39. Kg2 a6
40. h4 Bd4 41. Re2 Bf6 42. Re4 Rxd5 43. Rg4+ Kf8 44. Rf4 Kg7 45. Ra7 Rd2 46.
Kh3 Rd3+ 47. Kg4 Kg6 48. h5+ Kg7 49. Rc4 Bd4 50. Rb7 Kf6 51. Kf4 Bxf2 52. Rc8
Ne5 53. Rf8+ Ke6 54. Re8+ Kd5 55. Kg5 Rg3+ 56. Kf4 Rf3+ 57. Kg5 Be3+ 58. Kh4
Bf4 59. Rc7 Rg3 60. Rxe5+ Bxe5 61. h6 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. b3 Qe7
9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. e3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 b6 15.
a3 Qf7 16. b4 Be7 17. Bd4 Bb7 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Qb2 Bf8 20. c5 b5 21. a4 a6 22.
Ra3 Qe8 23. Rca1 Be7 24. f3 Bg5 25. Bf1 Rd8 26. Bd3 Bh6 27. Qg2 Qe7 28. Kh1 g6
29. f4 Bg7 30. g4 Kh8 31. Qh3 Rf8 32. R3a2 Kg8 33. Qg3 Kh8 34. gxf5 exf5 35. h4
Kg8 36. h5 Kf7 37. Kg2 Qe6 38. Kf3 Rh8 39. Qh3 Rhb8 40. Rg2 a5 41. Rag1 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Schmidt, Jan Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
d5 9. c4 dxc4 10. bxc4 Na6 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Ba3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Be6
15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bg4 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bxe7 Rxc1 20. Rxc1
Ra8 21. d6 Bf8 22. Bd5 Bxe2 23. Rc7 Bg4 24. Bf6 Bg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rxf7+ Kh6
27. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bb1 Bd6 12. Qd3 Nb4 13. Qg6+ Qxg6 14. Bxg6+ Ke7
15. a3 Nc6 16. O-O Kf6 17. Bc2 g5 18. Ne1 Ne7 19. Nd3 h5 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5+
Bxe5 22. f4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. Nxf4 Ke5 25. Rae1+ Kd6 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Rf6
Nc6 28. Rfxe6+ Kc7 29. Rd1 Rad8 30. Bb3 d4 31. Ba4 Rd5 32. Rc1 Rd6 33. Re4 Kb6
34. Rd1 Rhd8 35. Rd3 Rd5 36. Bd1 Rb5 37. Rd2 Re5 38. Rh4 Kc5 39. Rxh5 Rxh5 40.
Bxh5 d3 41. g4 Ne5 42. g5 Nc4 43. b4+ Kb6 44. Rf2 d2 45. Rf6+ Kc7 46. Rf7+ Kb6
47. g6 d1=Q+ 48. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 49. Kf2 Rd8 50. h4 Ne5 51. Re7 Nxg6 52. Re6+ Kb5
53. Rxg6 Rd2+ 54. Ke3 Rh2 55. Rg5+ Kc4 56. Rc5+ Kb3 57. Ra5 Rxh4 58. Rxa7 b5
59. Kd3 Rg4 60. Ra5 Rg5 61. Kd4 Rh5 62. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Joksic, Sinisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2288"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Nc6 8. Rb1
Nh5 9. Bd2 f4 10. b4 e5 11. Nd5 Ne7 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Bc3 c6 14. e3 g5 15.
Nxe5 Qe8 16. exf4 dxe5 17. fxe5 g4 18. Qe2 Qg6 19. d4 Rf3 20. Bxf3 gxf3 21.
Qxf3 Bh3 22. Bd2 Rf8 23. Qe2 Bg4 24. f3 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Qxb1+ 26. Kg2 Rxf3 27.
Kxf3 Qf5+ 28. Kg2 Bf8 29. d5 cxd5 30. cxd5 Ng7 31. Bc3 a6 32. a3 b5 33. Bd4 h5
34. Qf3 Qc2+ 35. Kh3 Qf5+ 36. Kg2 Qc2+ 37. Kh3 Qg6 38. Bc3 Qf5+ 39. Kg2 Qc2+
40. Kh3 Qf5+ 41. Kg2 Kf7 42. Qxf5+ Nxf5 43. Kf3 Bh6 44. Ke4 Ne3 45. Bd2 Ng4 46.
Bxh6 Nxh6 47. h3 Ng8 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 Ke7 50. d6+ Ke6 51. g5 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sundararajan, Kidambi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4
O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Qe2 a5 13. Kh1 b6 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15.
Nd2 Ba6 16. f3 exf3 17. Qxf3 e5 18. cxd5 Bxf1 19. Nxf1 e4 20. Qxe4 Qxe4 21.
Bxe4 Nf6 22. Bf5 cxd5 23. Rc6 Rfe8 24. Be6+ Kf8 25. Nd2 Ra7 26. Nf3 Ree7 27.
Rc8+ Ne8 28. f5 Rec7 29. Rb8 Rab7 30. Ra8 Ra7 31. Rb8 Rab7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qc2 c6 10. b3 Qe7 11. a4 a5 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. b5 c5 15. Nd5
Qd8 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Bd3 b6 18. Qb1 Re8 19. Bc2 Ra7 20. Kh1 f6 21. Bc1 Nd4 22.
Nxd4 cxd4 23. f4 Nc5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Ba3 Qd6 26. Rf2 Be6 27. Rdf1 Rf7 28.
Rxf7 Bxf7 29. Rf3 Be6 30. Qf1 Rc8 31. Bd3 Bh6 32. Rf6 Bg5 33. Rf3 Qd8 34. Bxc5
Rxc5 35. g3 Kg7 36. h3 Rc8 37. Kh2 Qd6 38. h4 Be7 39. Rf6 h5 40. Be2 Rc5 41. g4
Rxd5 42. Rxe6 Qxe6 43. cxd5 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rasic, Damir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2191"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Be2 f5 8.
Ng3 Nd7 9. Bf3 Nf6 10. N1e2 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. c3 Kh8 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Qd2 Bd7
15. Nf4 Bc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nfh5 Rg8 18. Nxf6 Bxf6 19. dxc5 Rad8 20. Qe2 Rg4
21. Kh1 Rdg8 22. Rg1 Be5 23. Rae1 Bf4 24. b4 Rh4 25. Rgf1 Bxg3 26. fxg3 Qxg3
27. Qe5+ Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Rd8 29. a4 Rc4 30. Re3 a5 31. g4 Rxg4 32. Rb1 Rb8 33.
Rg3 Rc4 34. b5 cxb5 35. axb5 Rxc5 36. c4 Rxc4 37. Ra3 Rb4 38. Rba1 R8xb5 39.
Rxa5 Rxa5 40. Rxa5 Kg7 41. Rc5 Kf6 42. Ra5 e5 43. Ra6+ Kg5 44. Ra7 Kg6 45. Ra8
Rb2 46. Rg8+ Kf6 47. Rh8 Kg7 48. Re8 e4 49. Kg1 Kf6 50. Rh8 f4 51. Rxh7 f3 52.
Rh4 Ke5 53. Rh3 Kd4 54. Rg3 Ke3 55. h4 Ke2 56. Kh2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kovaljov, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bg4 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O c6 7. c4 Bc5 8. d4
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Rc8 11. a3 dxc4 12. bxc4 Qb6 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15.
Qc1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qc3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Bf6 19. e3 e5 20. Rab1 exd4 21.
exd4 c5 22. Qd2 cxd4 23. g5 Ne5 24. Bd5 Rc5 25. Qe2 d3 26. Qe4 Nf3+ 27. Qxf3
Bxb2 28. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 b6
9. Qc1 Bb7 10. Ba3 Nbd7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qa3 Qxa3 13. Nxa3 O-O 14. Rac1 a6 15.
Nc2 Ne4 16. Nb4 c5 17. Nd3 Rac8 18. e3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Ndf6 20. Nf4 Rd6 21. dxc5
bxc5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. h4 Ng4 24. Rc2 Rcd8 25. Ng5 d4 26. exd4 Rxd4 27. Rf1 Rd2
28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. Rxc5 e3 30. fxe3 Nh2 31. Nge6 Re8 32. Rc7 Nf3+ 33. Rxf3 Bxf3
34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Rc7 Bg4 36. Ng5 Rc8 37. Rxc8+ Bxc8 38. a3 Rb2 39. b4 h6 40.
Nf7+ Kg7 41. Nd6 Bg4 42. Nc4 Rc2 43. Ne5 h5 44. a4 Ra2 45. a5 Kf6 46. Ned3 Kf5
47. Nf2 Bf3 48. N4d3 Re2 49. Kf1 Rxe3 50. Nc5 Bc6 51. Nd1 Rxg3 52. Kf2 Rf3+ 53.
Ke2 Kf4 54. Ne6+ Kg3 55. Nd4 Bb5+ 56. Kd2 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ardelean, George Catalin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 e5 6. O-O f5 7. d3 Nf6 8. Rb1 a5
9. a3 O-O 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 h6 12. b5 Ne7 13. c5 Be6 14. b6 c6 15. Na4 Ned5
16. Bb2 e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Nd4 Bf7 19. e3 dxc5 20. Nxc5 Qe7 21. Qc1 Nb4 22.
Ba3 Nd3 23. Nxd3 Rxa3 24. Qc5 Re8 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Nc5 Bd5 27. Bh3 Ne8 28.
Be6+ Kh7 29. Bxd5 Bxd4 30. Nxb7 cxd5 31. Nd8 Bxb6 32. Rxb6 Ra2 33. Ne6 Rf7 34.
Nf4 Nf6 35. Rfb1 g5 36. Rb7 Ra7 37. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Szelag, Marcin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Rb1
Nc6 9. Qd2 Qa7 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Rd1 O-O 13. O-O b5 14. Rf3 Bb7 15.
Rg3 Rac8 16. a3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 f6 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Kh1 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21.
Rxd4 Rcf8 22. Rf3 Nb8 23. Kg1 Nc6 24. Rd1 Rxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxf4 26. g3 Rf6 27. Re1
Nd4 28. Bd1 Kf7 29. Kg2 Ke7 30. g4 Kd6 31. Nb1 e5 32. Nd2 e4 33. Kg3 Ne6 34. h4
h6 35. c3 Nc5 36. Bc2 Ke5 37. b3 d4 38. b4 dxc3 39. bxc5 cxd2 40. Re2 Rf3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Horvath, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. Rb1
d6 9. d3 h6 10. b4 Rb8 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Ne4 b6 15.
Bxh6 f5 16. Bxg7 fxe4 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Bxe4 Nf5
21. Rb2 Nf6 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. a4 Nd7 24. a5 f4 25. f3 Kg7 26. Kg2 Kg6 27. Re1
Kf5 28. axb6 axb6 29. g4+ Kf6 30. h4 Rh8 31. h5 Rb8 32. Ra1 Ke5 33. Kf2 Nf6 34.
Ra6 Bxg4 35. fxg4 Nxg4+ 36. Kf3 Rg8 37. Rbxb6 Rg5 38. Rg6 Nh2+ 39. Kf2 Rxh5 40.
Rae6+ Kf5 41. Rgf6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Rc1 a6 11. Qb3 h6 12. Bxf6 Rxf6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Rf7
15. Ne2 b6 16. a3 a5 17. Bb5 Bc5 18. Nf4 Raa7 19. Rc2 Rfc7 20. Rfc1 Qe7 21. Qa4
Kf7 22. Nd3 Kg8 23. h3 g5 24. Rc3 Bd7 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27. Nxc5 bxc5
28. Rxc5 a4 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 d4 31. exd4 Rxd4 32. R1c4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Ra5 34.
Kd3 h5 35. g3 g4 36. h4 Rb5 37. Rb4 Rd5+ 38. Rd4 Rb5 39. Rb4 Rd5+ 40. Kc3 Rc5+
41. Rc4 Rxe5 42. Rxa4 Re2 43. Rf4 Kf6 44. a4 e5 45. Rb4 Rxf2 46. a5 Rf3+ 47.
Kd2 Rf2+ 48. Ke3 Rc2 49. a6 f4+ 50. gxf4 g3 51. fxe5+ Kxe5 52. Rb5+ Kf6 53. a7
g2 54. Rg5 Rc8 55. Kf2 Rc2+ 56. Kf3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Ne4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8.
Ng3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. exf3 Bxc5 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Re8
15. Nf5 Ne5 16. Rc1 Bf8 17. Bb5 Re6 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rb6 20. Bg3 Nc6 21.
Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rc2 c5 23. Nb3 Nd5 24. Nc1 Nb4 25. Rc4 Nc6 26. b3 Nb4 27. Rd1 a5
28. Bf4 a4 29. bxa4 Rba6 30. Be3 Rxa4 31. Bxc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Nxa2 33. Ne2 Nb4
34. Rcc1 Ra2 35. Nc3 R2a3 36. Ne4 Nd3 37. Rc3 Rxc3 38. Nxc3 Nf4 39. h4 Rc8 40.
Ne4 Rc1 41. Rxc1 Ne2+ 42. Kh2 Nxc1 43. f4 g6 44. g4 Ne2 45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. Nd5 h5
47. g5 Nd4 48. Kg3 Nf5+ 49. Kh3 Nd4 50. Ne3 Ne2 51. f5 f6 52. Nd5 fxg5 53. f6+
Kf7 54. hxg5 Nd4 55. f4 Ke6 56. Ne3 Ne2 57. Ng2 Kf7 58. Kh4 Nd4 59. Kg3 Nf5+
60. Kf3 Ke6 61. Ne3 Nd6 62. Nc2 Nf5 63. Nb4 Nd4+ 64. Ke4 Nf5 65. Nd3 h4 66. Kf3
h3 67. Nf2 h2 68. Kg2 Nd4 69. Kxh2 Kf5 70. Nd3 Ne6 71. Kg3 Nd4 72. Ne5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U18"]
[Site "Litohoto"]
[Date "1999.09.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. e3 Bg4 8. Be2
e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Rc8 12. Rfc1 O-O 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. Qd1 Qa5
15. a3 Rfc8 16. Bg5 Rc4 17. Ne2 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. b3 R4c6 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21.
h3 Be7 22. a4 b5 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 bxa4 25. bxa4 Qc3 26. Nd3 a5 27. g3 g6
28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Kf1 h5 30. h4 Bd6 31. Kg2 Bb4 32. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.10.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Deseatnicov, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bxc5 8.
Bd3 f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Bg5 Qf7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O-O h6 13. Bh4 Bb4 14. Nb5 a6
15. Nc7 Qf4+ 16. Kb1 Qxc7 0-1

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.10.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ghonimy, Soltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2247"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e5 6. a3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1
a5 9. Ne1 d6 10. Nc2 Be6 11. Ne3 Rb8 12. Ned5 h6 13. d3 Kh7 14. Bd2 f5 15. Nb5
Bf7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nxb4 20. Bxb4 cxb4 21.
Rxb4 Qd7 22. Qb3 f4 23. Nc3 Rf7 24. Ne4 Bf8 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rcc4 Kg7 27. Qc3
Rxc4 28. dxc4 fxg3 29. hxg3 Qf5 30. f3 g5 31. g4 Qf4 32. Kg2 h5 33. Ng3 Qd4 34.
Nf5+ Rxf5 35. Qxd4 exd4 36. gxf5 Kf6 37. Rxb7 Bh6 38. c5 dxc5 39. Rb6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Stryjecki, Marek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. d4 Nc6 8. b3
Rb8 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nd4 b4 13. Na4 e5 14. Nc2 Bd7 15.
Bc1 c5 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bg5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 d5 19. Qd2 Qd6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. e4
Rfd8 22. Rfd1 d4 23. Ne1 Qe7 24. Nd3 Bg5 25. Qe2 Bh6 26. Rab1 Rdc8 27. Rb2 f6
28. Rc2 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Qb7 30. f3 Rc8 31. Qe2 Qb5 32. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kapnisis, Spyridon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bb4 6. O-O-O Bxc3 7. dxc3 Qe7
8. g4 O-O 9. h4 e5 10. Bh3 Ne8 11. c4 Qxh4 12. Qxe4 Qh6+ 13. Kb1 Qf4 14. Qe2
Nc6 15. g5 Nd6 16. c5 Ne4 17. Nf3 Be6 18. g6 Bxh3 19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. Rxh3 Rad8
21. Rh4 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qxf3 0-1

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.10.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 a5 8. a3
Na6 9. Nbd2 h6 10. c4 c6 11. Qb1 Bh7 12. Bc3 Qb6 13. Qb2 c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
d4 a4 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. b4 Nce4 18. Bd4 Qb5 19. Rfc1 Rfe8 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Ne5
Bf5 22. e3 Red8 23. Bf1 Qe8 24. Nc4 b5 25. Na5 Rdc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Bd7
28. Nb7 Bc6 29. Nc5 h5 30. Rc2 Bxc5 31. Rxc5 Bd7 32. Rg5 Kf8 33. Bc5+ Rxc5 34.
Rxc5 Kg8 35. Qe5 Qd8 36. Qc7 Qe8 37. Re5 Qf8 38. Bxb5 Bh3 39. Bc4 Ng4 40. Qxf7+
Qxf7 41. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.10.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. f4 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Bd7 13. Rb1 Rab8 14. Qe1 b5
15. cxb5 cxb5 16. Rc1 Rfc8 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Be2 b4 19. Qd2 a5 20. Ba6 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Qd8 22. Rc5 Qb6 23. Be2 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.11.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 h6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bb5 Nb6 14. Ng3 Bd7 15.
Re1 Be8 16. b3 Rc8 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. Rc2 Bb4 19. Bd2 Bd6 20. Qe2 Bg6 21. Rc3 e5
22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Rf3 Qe6 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. dxe5 c5 27. f4 c4
28. bxc4 dxc4 29. Rc1 Nb6 30. Qf2 h5 31. Ne2 Nd5 32. Nd4 Qb6 33. Rxc4 Qb2 34.
Rc1 Nxf4 35. Bxf4 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Rxf4+ 37. Ke3 Re4+ 38. Kd3 Rxe5+ 39. Kc4 Bf7+
40. Kd3 Bxa2 41. Ra1 Bd5 42. g3 a5 43. Kd2 Bc4 44. Nc6 Re2+ 45. Kc3 Bf7 46.
Rxa5 Rxh2 47. Ne5 Be8 48. Kd4 Kh7 49. Ra8 Bb5 50. Ra5 Rd2+ 51. Ke3 Rb2 52. Kf4
Rb3 53. g4 h4 54. g5 Be8 55. Ra8 Bg6 56. Nd7 Rb4+ 57. Ke3 Be4 58. Re8 h3 59.
Nf8+ Kg8 60. Nd7+ Kf7 61. Rh8 Bg2 62. Ne5+ Ke6 63. Ng6 Kf5 64. Nh4+ Kg4 65.
Nxg2 hxg2 66. Kf2 Rb2+ 67. Kg1 Kg3 68. Rb8 Rxb8 0-1

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.11.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Danilovic, Alexandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 b6 6. c4 O-O 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. N2f3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rac1
Rad8 15. e4 Nf6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bd5 Rd6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bxc6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Qxc6 22. e5 Bg7 23. h4 h6 24. Qd8+ Bf8 25. Kh2 Qc4 26. b3 Qf4+
27. Kg1 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Qf4+ 29. Kg1 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.11.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kokarev, Dmitry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 f5 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. e4 Bc5 6. Qe2 O-O 7. e5 Ng4 8. Nh3
Nc6 9. c3 Bd7 10. Nb3 Be7 11. d4 Kh8 12. Bf3 Nh6 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Nf4 a5 15.
O-O a4 16. Nc1 Rg8 17. Ncd3 Bg5 18. Kh1 Na5 19. Bh5 Rg7 20. Rg1 b6 21. Nh3 Bb5
22. f4 Be7 23. g4 Qf8 24. Rg2 fxg4 25. Bxg4 Rxg4 26. Rxg4 Qf5 27. Nhf2 h5 28.
Rg2 c5 29. Rag1 cxd4 30. cxd4 Bh4 31. Qc2 Nc6 32. Qc3 Bxf2 33. Nxf2 Qxf4 34.
Nh3 Qf7 35. Ng5 Qe7 36. Qf3 Nd8 37. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.11.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Na5 8. Be2 Bd7
9. O-O O-O-O 10. Rb1 Ne7 11. Re1 h6 12. Nf1 Nb3 13. Be3 Ba4 14. N3d2 Nf5 15.
Bg4 Be7 16. Nxb3 Bxb3 17. Qd2 Nxe3 18. fxe3 a5 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Kb8 21. Qf2
Rhf8 22. Rbe1 Qc7 23. Rf4 Ba4 24. Ng3 Bg5 25. Rf3 Bc6 26. Ne4 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pel, Bonno"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. f4 c5 7. Nh3 Nc6 8. O-O
O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Ne2 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. d4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Bd6 16. Ng5 Rae8 17. c3 h6 18. Ngf3 Na5 19. Qc2 Nc4 20. Bg1 e5 21. fxe5
Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rae1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qc8 25. Qg6 Bc5 26. Rf1 Qe8 27. Qxe8
Rxe8 28. Nf5 Bxg1 29. Kxg1 Re2 30. Nxh6+ Kf8 31. Nf5 Rxb2 32. Ne3 Bb5 33. Rf2
Rb1+ 34. Bf1 Re1 35. Nxd5 Bxf1 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leroy, Didier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nh6 7. e4 d6 8. d3 O-O
9. h3 f5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxh6 Bxh6 13. Qxd4 f4 14. Qd3 Bd7 15.
Rad1 Bg7 16. gxf4 Rxf4 17. Nd5 Rf7 18. Qb3 b5 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Rfe1 e6 21. Ne3
Qh4 22. Rd2 Raf8 23. Qc2 Be5 24. a4 Bd7 25. Ng4 Bf4 26. e5 Bxa4 27. Qxa4 Bxd2
28. Re4 Rf4 29. Qd4 d5 30. Rxf4 Bxf4 31. Kh1 Qg5 32. Qc3 h5 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34.
Qc7+ Rf7 35. Ne8+ Kf8 36. Qc8 Qxe5 37. Nc7+ Kg7 38. Nxe6+ Kh6 39. Nxf4 Rxf4 40.
Qc1 Kh7 41. Qd2 Rd4 42. Qc2 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qe5+ 44. Kg1 Rc4 45. Qd2 Qd4 46. Qg5
Rc2 47. Qe7+ Qg7 48. Qg5 Qf7 49. f4 Rxb2 50. Qe5 Rb1+ 51. Kh2 Qf5 52. Qe3 Rb7
53. Bf1 Rf7 54. Kg3 a5 55. Bd3 h4+ 56. Kg2 Qxf4 57. Qe2 Qg3+ 58. Kh1 Qxh3+ 59.
Kg1 Qg3+ 60. Kh1 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Florath, Patrick"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2284"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8.
Bc4 Bb7 9. Qe2 c6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Kb1 Nd7 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. Ba6 Rhg8 14. g3
f5 15. Nc3 Bb4 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Qc4 Bd6 18. Qe2 a6 19. a3 b5 20. Na2 Rg4 21.
Nc1 Nb6 22. Nb3 Ka7 23. Rd3 Rgg8 24. Red1 Nd5 25. Rc1 Rb8 26. c4 bxc4 27. Rxc4
Rb6 28. Qc2 Rgb8 29. Ka2 f6 30. Nfd2 Qd7 31. Na5 Rxb2+ 32. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 33. Kxb2
Nb6 34. Nxc6+ Ka8 35. Rc2 Bc7 36. Rb3 a5 37. Kb1 Nd5 38. Rc5 Qe8 39. Nc4 e5 40.
dxe5 fxe5 41. Nd6 Nc3+ 42. Kc2 Qg8 43. Kxc3 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kozamernik, Janez"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2117"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Bg4 5. Bb5 Qb6 6. c4 Nf6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
dxc4 9. bxc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 a6 12. Ba4 Bg7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Rb1 b5
15. Qg4 O-O 16. Bc2 e6 17. Nf4 f5 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. cxb5 Nb4 20. Bd1 axb5 21. O-O
Rg8 22. Be2 Qxd2 23. Bh5 e5 24. Ne2 Qxa2 25. Qg5 Qe6 26. Ng3 Bf8 27. Qxf5 Qxf5
28. Nxf5 Rg5 29. g4 Rxf5 30. gxf5 Kg7 31. Rfd1 c4 32. Be2 e4 33. Kf1 Nd3 34.
Bxd3 exd3 35. Rxb5 d2 36. Ra1 Ra8 37. Rbb1 Rxa1 38. Rxa1 Ba3 39. Ke2 Bb4 40.
Ra4 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Spielmann, Alain"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2241"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Bxe4 fxe4 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. f3 exf3 12. Rxf3 Bf6 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Bd6 Rf7
15. c5 Be8 16. e4 Bg5 17. e5 Rxf3 18. Qxf3 Bg6 19. Rf1 h6 20. g3 h5 21. Rf2 Qe8
22. h3 Bh6 23. Kh2 Qd8 24. Ne2 Qa5 25. Nf4 Be4 26. Qe2 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Qxa2 28.
g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Qa4 30. Qf2 Qd1 31. Kg3 a5 32. Rf7 Bf5 33. Rxf5 exf5 34. gxf5
a4 35. e6 a3 36. f6 Qd3+ 37. Kg4 Qg6+ 38. Kh4 gxf6 39. bxa3 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lallemand, Roza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
dxc4 9. bxc4 Qa5 10. Qb3 Nbd7 11. Bc3 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Rab8 13. Qa3 c5 14. Qb2 Ne8
15. Ne4 e5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 h6 18. Bg2 f5 19. Nd2 Nef6 20. Nf3 Nh5 21. e3
Kh7 22. g4 fxg4 23. hxg4 Nhf6 24. Nxe5 Rbe8 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Qxb7 Qxd3 27.
Rac1 Qe2 28. Bf3 Qxa2 29. Ra1 Qxc4 30. Rxa7 Qg8 31. g5 hxg5 32. Kg2 g4 33. Rh1+
Nh5 34. Rxh5+ gxh5 35. Be4+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rechel, Bernd"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3 f6
9. b4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Bd3 Qd8 13. h4 f5 14. g4 Nb6 15. gxf5
exf5 16. Ne2 Be6 17. Nc3 Qd7 18. Qe2 a6 19. Qf2 Rac8 20. Rd1 Nxb4 21. Bb1 Nc6
22. Nd2 Na5 23. Rh3 Nac4 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Bc1 b5 26. Qa2 Qd8 27. h5 Nxa3 28.
Bxa3 b4 29. Bb2 bxc3 30. Qxa6 Bd7 31. Bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxc3 Bb4 33. Rdc1 Qh4+ 34.
Kd1 Qh1+ 35. Kc2 Qg2+ 36. Kd1 Bxc3 37. Rxc3 Qg1+ 38. Kc2 Rb8 39. Ba2 Qf2+ 40.
Kd1 Qxd4+ 41. Qd3 Qg1+ 42. Kc2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 Ngf6 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
f4 O-O 9. Re1 e6 10. d3 Ne8 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nd2 c6 13. Nf3 Qb6 14. Qc1 h6 15.
Qb2+ Kh7 16. h4 Ng7 17. Bh3 Qd8 18. Kg2 Qf6 19. Qa3 Rfe8 20. Qd6 Qe7 21. Qxe7
Rxe7 22. g4 h5 23. f5 hxg4 24. fxg6+ Kxg6 25. Bxg4 f5 26. Bh3 Nh5 27. Kh2 Kf6
28. Rg1 Rh8 29. Rg5 Nf4 30. Rag1 Ne5 31. Nxe5 Kxe5 32. R1g4 c5 33. Bf1 Reh7 34.
Kg3 Nh5+ 35. Kh3 b5 36. c3 Kd6 37. Rg1 Nf4+ 38. Kg3 Rxh4 39. Rg7 d4 40. cxd4
cxd4 41. Kf3 Ke5 42. Rxa7 Rh1 43. Rag7 Rxg1 44. Rxg1 Ra8 45. Rg7 b4 46. Rb7 Nd5
47. Bg2 Rxa2 48. Kg3 f4+ 49. Kg4 Rxf2 50. Bxd5 Kxd5 51. Rb5+ Kc6 52. Rxb4 e5
53. Rb8 Re2 54. b4 Re3 55. Kf5 f3 56. Rf8 Kb5 57. Rb8+ Ka4 58. Kg4 Rxd3 59. b5
f2 60. Rf8 Kxb5 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wiersma, Eelke"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[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 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qf2 Qb6 12. b4 Nxb4 13. Rb1 Nc6 14. Bxb5 Bd7 15.
O-O Qa7 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. f5 exf5 18. Nd4 Na4 19. Nxc6 Qxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Nxc3 21.
Rb3 Ne4 22. Rxf5 O-O 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxd5 Rad8 25. Ne3 Rfe8 26. Rxf7 Rxe5 27.
h3 Kg8 28. Ra7 Nd2 29. Ng4 Rg5 30. Ra3 h5 31. Ne3 Re8 32. R7xa6 Rg3 33. Nf5
Re1+ 34. Kf2 Rxa3 35. Rxa3 Rf1+ 36. Ke2 Rxf5 37. Kxd2 Rf2+ 38. Kc1 Rxg2 39. Rd3
Rg5 40. a4 Ra5 41. Rd4 Kf7 42. Kb2 g5 43. Kb3 Ra8 44. c4 Rg8 45. a5 g4 46. hxg4
hxg4 47. a6 g3 48. Rd1 Ke6 49. Kb4 g2 50. Rg1 Kd6 51. a7 Ra8 52. c5+ Kd5 53.
Rxg2 Rxa7 54. Rg6 Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jonker, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Bh4 Qe8 8. Be2
Nh5 9. O-O Nf4 10. Bc4 e5 11. Bg3 Nc6 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Re1 Ne7 14. h3 c5 15.
dxc5 dxc5 16. e5 b5 17. Bf1 Be6 18. c4 b4 19. Ne4 Qc6 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. exd6 Nf5
22. Nxc5 Nxd6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Nf5 25. Rxg6 Kf7 26. Rg4 Bxb2 27. Re1 Rfe8
28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxf4 Ke6 30. c5 a5 31. Re4+ Kf7 32. Bc4+ Kf8 33. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Al Modiahki, Mohamad"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. Bc4 cxd4 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 Qb6 13. Rxd4 Qxb2 14.
Rfd1 b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Qxb5 Bd5 17. Qd3 Bxb3 18. axb3 Rac8 19. c4 Rfd8 20. Qb1
Qxb1 21. Rxb1 Bc5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Kf1 e5 25. b4 Rb8 26. b5 Rc8
27. Ke2 Kf8 28. Nd2 Ke7 29. Nb3 Bb4 30. Rc1 f5 31. f3 h5 32. Kd3 Rd8+ 33. Ke2
Rc8 34. Kd3 Rd8+ 35. Ke2 Rc8 36. c5 Rb8 37. Ra1 Rxb5 38. Rxa7+ Ke6 39. Ra6+ Kd5
40. Rf6 Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-chT rap"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Zulfugarli, Magomed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bg5
Qe8 9. O-O Kh8 10. Rc1 Na6 11. c5 b6 12. Bb5 c6 13. Bxf6 cxb5 14. Bxg7+ Kxg7
15. cxb6 Bg4 16. b7 Rb8 17. Qd6 Qe6 18. Qxe5+ Qxe5 19. Nxe5 Be6 20. Nxb5 Rxb7
21. a4 Nb8 22. Nd3 Rb6 23. Nc5 a6 24. Nd4 Bc8 25. b3 Rd8 26. Rc4 Rbd6 27. Nc2
Nc6 28. Ne3 Ne5 29. Rc3 g5 30. Nd5 f5 31. Ne7 Kf7 32. Nxf5 Bxf5 33. exf5 Rd1
34. Nxa6 g4 35. Rc1 R1d2 36. Nc5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivannikov, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2102"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. c5 Qxb3 8. axb3
Nbd7 9. b4 a6 10. b5 cxb5 11. Nxb5 Rc8 12. Nc3 Be7 13. e3 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3
Nh5 16. Be2 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bf6 18. Nd2 Nb8 19. g4 Bg6 20. O-O Nc6 21. Ra4 Bc2
22. b3 Ke7 23. Rc1 Bg6 24. b4 Rhd8 25. Nb3 Kf8 26. Na5 Nxa5 27. bxa5 e5 28. Bf3
e4 29. Bd1 Rd7 30. Bb3 Rcd8 31. Rb4 Be7 32. Ba2 f6 33. Rcb1 Bf7 34. Rxb7 Rxb7
35. Rxb7 Rc8 36. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mihajlovskij, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Nge7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 h5 10. h4 Be7 11. g3 Qb6 12. Qd2 f6 13. Bd3 fxe5 14. Bxf5 exf5 15.
dxe5 Be6 16. Bd4 Qa6 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 f4 19. gxf4 Bg4 20. Rd1 O-O 21. Ke3
a5 22. Nc3 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd1 24. Nxd5 Bxh4 25. Rxd1 axb4 26. axb4 Ra3+ 27. Ke4
Bxf2 28. Ne6 Re8 29. Ndc7 Rc8 30. Rd7 Rg3 31. f5 Rg4+ 32. Kd5 Bh4 33. b5 Rg1
34. Kc5 Bf2+ 35. Kb4 Bh4 36. Ka5 Kh8 37. Kb6 Rb8 38. Ka7 Rg8 39. Kxb7 Rf1 40.
Rf7 Bg3 41. Nf8 Re1 42. Nce6 Rxe5 43. Ng5 Re7+ 44. Ka6 g6 45. f6 Rc7 46. b6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kornilovich, Vitaly Eduardovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2288"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Qe7 11. Rd1 e4 12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bf5 14. f3 Rae8
15. Rf1 Bg6 16. Ngxe4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Bb4 18. Qf2 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Bxf7+
Kh8 21. Qe2 Re7 22. Bh5 Rd8 23. Qf2 g6 24. Bf3 Qe6 25. e4 Rf7 26. d5 Qe5 27.
Be3 Bd6 28. Bd4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Qb3 Kh8 10. h3 Nd7 11. Rad1 Bf6 12. Bh2 Qe7 13. Nd2 a6 14. a4 a5 15. Qc2
g6 16. Nb3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 dxc4 18. Bxc4 b6 19. Be5 Bb7 20. f4 Rac8 21. Nd2 c5
22. Qa3 g5 23. Nf3 g4 24. hxg4 fxg4 25. Bxf6+ Rxf6 26. Ng5 h6 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28.
Bxe6 Qxe6 29. d5 Qe4 30. Qb3 Re8 31. Rfe1 Kg7 32. Rd2 g3 33. Qb5 Re7 34. d6 Rf7
35. Qe2 Qf5 36. Red1 Bc6 37. b3 h5 38. Qc4 h4 39. Qe2 h3 40. Qe1 Qg4 41. Rd5
Bxd5 42. Rxd5 Rf5 43. Rxf5 Qxf5 44. Qxg3+ Kf7 45. gxh3 Qb1+ 46. Kh2 Qxb3 47.
Qg2 Qxe3 48. Qd5+ Qe6 49. Qh5+ Qg6 50. Qd5+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Turov, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Na6 8.
Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Na4 Qb4 14. Nc3 Qxc4
15. Bxc4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. a3 h6 18. Re1 f5 19. Be3 Bxb2 20. Ra2 Bg7 21.
Nd2 b5 22. Nxe4 bxc4 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. Bxc5 Rfd8 25. Rd1 Rd7 26. Rc2 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf4 12. Rfd1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qg5 14. Bf1 Bxd4+
15. Qxd4 Be6 16. Kh1 a6 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. Rc2 Qe5 19. Qf2 g5 20. g3 Ng6 21. Bd3
c6 22. Rcd2 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Bb1 Rd7 25. Ne2 Qf6 26. b3 Ne5 27. f4 Bg4 28.
Rf1 Ng6 29. Ng1 gxf4 30. h3 Qg5 31. gxf4 Qh6 32. Qg2 Bh5 33. f5 Kh8 34. fxg6
Bxg6 35. Rfd1 Qf4 36. Qg4 Bxe4+ 37. Bxe4 Qxg4 38. hxg4 Rxe4 39. Rxd6 Ra7 40.
R1d2 c5 41. Rd7 Rxd7 42. Rxd7 c4 43. bxc4 Rxc4 44. Rxf7 Rxg4 45. Rf2 Kg7 46.
Rb2 b4 47. Rf2 Kg6 48. Kh2 h5 49. Nh3 Rc4 50. Kg2 h4 51. Kh2 Kh5 52. Rg2 Re4
53. Ng1 Re3 54. Rb2 Rd3 55. Kg2 Rg3+ 56. Kf2 Ra3 57. Nf3 h3 58. Nd4 Kg4 59. Nc6
b3 60. axb3 Ra1 61. Ne5+ Kf4 62. Nf3 Ra8 63. Rd2 Rg8 64. Rd4+ Kf5 65. Rh4 Rg2+
66. Ke3 Rg3 67. Rh6 Rg8 68. Rxh3 Ke6 69. Kf2 Rb8 70. Nd2 Ke5 71. Rd3 Rh8 72.
Nf3+ Ke6 73. Ke3 Rb8 74. Nd2 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tihonov, Jurij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[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. b4 a5 10. Ba3 b6 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Bb4 Ra8 13. a4 Re8 14. a5 c5 15. dxc6
Nxc6 16. Bxd6 Rxa5 17. Rxa5 bxa5 18. c5 Bd7 19. Bc4 h6 20. Re1 Bf8 21. Nb5 Bxd6
22. Nxd6 Re7 23. Qd2 Qf8 24. h3 Kg7 25. Rb1 Be6 26. Bb5 Qa8 27. Qb2 Bd7 28.
Bxc6 Bxc6 29. Nxe5 a4 30. Nxc6 Qxc6 31. Qd4 Re6 32. Rb6 Qa8 33. Rb4 Kh8 34.
Rxa4 Qb8 35. Rb4 Qa8 36. Kh2 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. g3 Ngf6 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. d3
a5 9. a3 c6 10. Nbd2 Qb6 11. Qc2 Rfd8 12. Bc3 h6 13. Qb2 c5 14. h3 Bh5 15. cxd5
exd5 16. d4 Qa6 17. g4 Bg6 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bd4 Rac8 20. Ne5 Bh7 21. Rfc1 Ne6
22. e3 Nxd4 23. exd4 Ra8 24. Qc3 Bd6 25. Qe3 Rac8 26. Rc3 Qb6 27. Rac1 Rxc3 28.
Qxc3 Bxa3 29. Qc7 Qxc7 30. Rxc7 Rb8 31. Nd7 Ne8 32. Rc5 Bxc5 33. Nxb8 Bb4 34.
Nf1 Nf6 35. h4 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. f4 gxf4 38. g5 Ne4 39. Nd7 Bc3 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cadet GP"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.01.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Thiruchelvam, Murugan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2000.01.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 c4 8. Bc2 b5
9. O-O b4 10. f4 g6 11. Nf3 h5 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. Be1 Be7 14. Ba4 Qc7 15. Bh4 Bxh4
16. Nxh4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Rb2 18. Bc2 Qa5 19. a4 Qb6 20. Rb1 Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Qxb1
22. Rxb1 Nb6 23. Kf2 Bd7 24. Ke1 Na5 25. Nc1 Rg8 26. Nf3 Ke7 27. h4 Rb8 28. Nd2
Kd8 29. Ne2 Rb7 30. Ra1 Nc8 31. Kd1 Ne7 32. Kc1 Kc7 33. Ng3 Nc8 34. Ne2 Bc6 35.
Ra3 Rb6 36. Nf1 Ne7 37. Neg3 Kb7 38. Ne3 Ka6 39. Nd1 Nb3+ 40. Bxb3 Rxb3 41.
Rxb3 cxb3 42. Kb2 Bxa4 43. Ka3 b2 44. Nxb2 Bc2 45. Kb4 Kb6 46. c4 dxc4 47.
Nxc4+ Kc6 48. Ne3 Nd5+ 49. Nxd5 Kxd5 50. Kc3 Bf5 51. Ne2 a5 52. Nc1 a4 53. Ne2
Ke4 54. Kb4 Ke3 55. Nc3 Kxd4 56. Nb5+ Ke3 57. Nd6 Kxf4 58. Nxf7 Kg3 59. Kxa4
Kxh4 60. Kb5 Kg3 61. Kc6 Kxg2 62. Kd6 h4 63. Nh6 h3 64. Nxf5 gxf5 65. Kxe6 h2
66. Kxf5 h1=Q 67. e6 Qh8 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cadet GP"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.01.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Thiruchelvam, Murugan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2000.01.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. c3 e6 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 b6 8. Ne5
Bb7 9. Qf3 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bf8 11. Qg3 Rc8 12. a4 Nd7 13. Bf4 h6 14. a5 g5 15.
Bd6 Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ra7 Rb8 20. O-O Kd6 21.
f4 f5 22. Nf3 g4 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. fxe5+ Kc7 25. Ba6 h5 26. b4 b5 27. Bxb7 Rxb7
28. Rfa1 h4 29. Rxb7+ Kxb7 30. g3 h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cadet GP"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.01.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2334"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.01.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Qb7 14. Ne1 Bxg2
15. Nxg2 Nf6 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Rfe8 18. Qd3 b5 19. Nh4 c4 20. Qd4 Bf8 21.
Nf5 Re4 22. Qd2 Qd7 23. Nh6+ gxh6 24. Bxf6 Qf5 25. Bb2 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27.
Qb4 Qe5 28. Qxb5 c3 29. Qd3 Rc8 30. Rac1 f5 31. Rc2 Rc5 32. Rdc1 Kg6 33. Rxc3
Rxd5 34. Qe2 h5 35. Rc8 h4 36. Rg8+ Kh6 37. Rc7 f4 38. g4 Qa1+ 39. Kg2 h3+ 40.
Kxh3 f3 41. Qxf3 Qf1+ 42. Qg2 Rxe3+ 43. fxe3 Rh5+ 44. gxh5 Qf5+ 45. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cadet GP"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.01.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.01.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Be7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bd3 c5 8.
dxc5 Nd7 9. O-O Nxc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Be3 Bxb5 13. Qxb5 b6 14. c3
Qc7 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Qc4 Rab8 17. Rab1 Rfd8 18. b4 Rbc8 19. b5 Rd5 20. h3 Rcd8
21. Rfc1 h6 22. Qe4 c4 23. g3 Rd3 24. Rb4 Rc8 25. Nd4 Qc5 26. Nc6 Rxg3+ 27. Kf1
Qg5 28. fxg3 Qxc1+ 29. Ke2 Bxc3 30. Rxc4 Qe1+ 31. Kf3 Qf1+ 32. Ke3 Qe1+ 33. Kf3
Qf1+ 34. Ke3 Qe1+ 35. Kf3 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cadet GP"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.01.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2000.01.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 Ne4 11. Qc2 Kh8 12. e3 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Ne2 Be8
15. Ng3 Nd6 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. f3 Nf6 18. Rf2 Rc8 19. Bf1 h6 20. a4 Rc7 21. Qd2
Rg8 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Qc2 Qe7 25. Rg2 g5 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Bd3
Nf7 28. Nxf7+ Bxf7 29. Qc3 Qd6 30. Rc2 Be8 31. Qc7 Qxc7 32. Rxc7 Rg7 33. Rc8
Re7 34. e4 fxe4 35. fxe4 dxe4 36. Nxe4 Nxe4 37. Bxe4 Kg7 38. a5 Kf6 39. Kf2 Bg6
40. Bf3 e5 41. dxe5+ Kxe5 42. Rc5+ Kf4 43. Rb5 Be4 44. Rb4 b6 45. axb6 axb6 46.
Rxb6 Bxf3 47. Rf6+ Kg4 48. Rxf3 Rc7 49. Kg2 Rb7 50. Rc3 Rb8 51. Rc4+ Kh5 52. b4
Rb7 53. Kf3 Ra7 54. Rc3 Ra2 55. Rc8 Rb2 56. Rb8 Kg6 57. h3 Rb1 58. Kg3 Rg1+ 59.
Kf2 Rb1 60. Kf3 Rf1+ 61. Kg2 Rb1 62. b5 Rb2+ 63. Kf1 Rb1+ 64. Ke2 Rb3 65. b6
Kg7 66. Kd2 Rxh3 67. Kc2 Rh6 68. Kd3 g4 69. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cadet GP"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.01.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2000.01.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. c4 Bxc5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O a6 10. Nd4 Bd6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Be5 13. Bb2 Ne4 14. Qc1 Qh4
15. f4 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bd6 17. Bb2 Qe7 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. Rf3 f5 20. Qc2 h6 21. Rg3
Rf7 22. Be2 Qf8 23. Rf1 Be8 24. Bd3 Bd7 25. Rff3 Qe7 26. Rg6 Kh7 27. Rfg3 Rg8
28. Qe2 Bc5 29. Be5 Qh4 30. R3g4 Qd8 31. Qe1 Be7 32. Qg3 Qf8 33. Bxg7 Qxg7 34.
Rxg7+ Rfxg7 35. Rxg7+ Rxg7 36. Qh3 Kg6 37. g4 Kf7 38. Qh5+ Kf8 39. Bxf5 Bc5 40.
Bxd7 Bxe3+ 41. Kg2 Rxd7 42. Qxh6+ Ke7 43. Qg5+ Ke8 44. Qg8+ Ke7 45. f5 d4 46.
g5 d3 47. f6+ Kd6 48. f7 1-0

[Event "New York Future WCh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.03.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nge2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nc2 Ne5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Na3 Be6 13. Rc1 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Rfc8
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qd8 17. Nc4 Nd7 18. Qd2 Rc7 19. Na5 Rac8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7
21. h3 Qc8 22. Rc1 Ne5 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. b4 h6 25. f4 Nd7 26. Kh2 Bf6 27. a3
Kg7 28. Qd3 g5 29. g3 gxf4 30. gxf4 Bb2 31. Nc4 Bf6 32. a4 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34.
Na5 Qc3 35. Qxc3 Bxc3 36. Nc6 Nf6 37. Nxe7 Nxe4 38. Kg2 Bxb4 39. Bd4+ Kf8 40.
Nf5 Bc3 41. Kf3 Bxd4 42. Kxe4 Bc5 43. Kd3 h5 44. Ng3 h4 45. Nf5 Bf2 46. Nxd6 b4
47. Kc4 Ke7 48. Ne4 Be1 49. f5 Kd7 50. Kd4 Ke7 51. d6+ Kd8 52. Kc4 Kc8 53. Nc5
Kd8 54. Kd5 Bf2 55. Nb7+ Kd7 56. Na5 Bg3 57. Nc4 b3 58. Nb6+ Kd8 59. Na4 Bf4
60. Kc4 Bxd6 61. Kxb3 Ke7 62. Kc4 Kf6 63. Kd5 Kxf5 64. Kxd6 Kf4 65. Nc3 Kg3 66.
Ke5 Kxh3 67. Ne4 Kg4 68. Kf6 Kf3 69. Kf5 f6 70. Nxf6 h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Future WCh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Qc7 12. Nf2 Rb8 13. Be2 b6 14. Qd2 Ne5 15. O-O c4
16. f4 Ned7 17. e5 dxe5 18. d6 Qd8 19. Bxc4 O-O 20. f5 Kh7 21. Nfe4 gxf5 22.
Rxf5 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Nc5 24. Ng3 Bxf5 25. Nxf5 Qf6 26. Rf1 Rbd8 27. b4 Ne6 28.
Nxg7 Qxg7 29. Bd3+ Kg8 30. Bxh6 Qg4 31. Bxf8 Qd4+ 32. Qf2 Qxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Kxf8
34. Bxa6 Rxd6 35. Bc4 Nf4 36. a5 Rd4 37. Rc2 b5 38. Bxb5 Rxb4 39. a6 Rxb5 40.
a7 Rb1+ 41. Kf2 Ra1 42. Rc8+ Kg7 43. a8=Q Rxa8 44. Rxa8 f5 45. g3 Ne6 46. Ke3
Ng5 47. Kd3 Nf3 48. h3 Ng5 49. h4 Ne4 50. Ra7+ Kg6 51. Ra8 Kg7 52. Kc4 Nxg3 53.
Kd5 e4 54. Ke5 e3 55. Kf4 e2 56. Ra1 Ne4 57. Kxf5 Nc3 58. Re1 Kh6 59. Kg4 Kg6
60. h5+ Kh6 61. Kh4 Kh7 62. Kg5 Kg7 63. h6+ Kh7 64. Kh5 Ne4 65. Ra1 Nf6+ 66.
Kg5 Ne4+ 67. Kf4 Nc3 68. Rh1 e1=Q 69. Rxe1 Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Future WCh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Qc2 Nh5 12. Rad1 Ne6 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Qd2 f5
15. Bg5 Bf6 16. f4 Ng7 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. b3 Rf8 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Bf3 Rb8 21. Ne2
Bg8 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nd4 Rh6 24. h3 Bf7 25. Qa5 c5 26. Qxd8+ Rxd8 27. Nb5 a6
28. Nc3 Rd7 29. Na4 Ne6 30. Nb6 Rd8 31. Bd5 Kg7 32. Rde1 Rf6 33. Rf3 Kg6 34.
Bxb7 Nd4 35. Rg3+ Kh6 36. Nd5 Re6 37. Rxe6+ Bxe6 38. Nc3 a5 39. Re3 Rb8 40. Bf3
Kg7 41. Nb5 Nxb5 42. Rxe6 Nd4 43. Rxd6 a4 44. Bd1 Re8 45. Kh2 Re1 46. Bh5 a3
47. Ra6 Nc2 48. g4 Ra1 49. gxf5 Rxa2 50. f6+ Kh6 51. f7+ Kg7 52. Ra8 Nd4+ 53.
Kg3 Nf5+ 54. Kf3 Nd4+ 55. Ke3 Ne6 56. Rg8+ Kh6 57. Re8 1-0

[Event "New York Future WCh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.03.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 Bh6 6. e3 d6 7. c4 Nd7 8. Nc3
f5 9. g3 a6 10. Qc2 Ne5 11. Be2 Bd7 12. f4 Ng4 13. h3 Nf6 14. Bd3 Bg7 15. Nge2
e6 16. Rb1 Qc7 17. Rg1 b5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. g4 fxg4 20. hxg4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 d5
22. Bb3 c4 23. Ba4 Bxa4 24. Qxa4+ Nd7 25. Rh1 Rb8 26. Qc2 Nc5 27. Kf2 Nd3+ 28.
Kg2 Qc6 29. Kg3 Qc5 30. Kf3 O-O 31. Nc1 e5 32. Nxd3 e4+ 33. Kg2 exd3 34. Qf2
Rbe8 35. Rbe1 Rf7 36. Rh5 Qc8 37. Qf3 d4 38. Nd5 d2 39. Reh1 dxe3 40. Rxh7 d1=Q
41. Qxd1 e2 42. Rxg7+ Rxg7 43. Nf6+ Kf7 44. Qd5+ Qe6 45. Qh5+ Kxf6 46. Qh4+ Kf7
47. Qh5+ Qg6 48. Qd5+ Re6 49. Qb7+ Kg8 50. Qa8+ Qe8 0-1

[Event "New York Future WCh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nh3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. Be5 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nf3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Nf4 Qb6 14. Rb1 Re8
15. Nf3 Qa6 16. Nd3 Qxa2 17. Ra1 Qc4 18. Ra5 f4 19. gxf4 Bf5 20. Nde5 Qb4 21.
Ra2 Be4 22. e3 a6 23. Kh1 Rad8 24. Ra3 Qb6 25. Rb3 Qc7 26. Rc3 Qc8 27. Rg1 Bf5
28. Qe2 Ne4 29. Rcc1 Re6 30. Nh4 Rh6 31. Nxf5 Qxf5 32. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 33. f3 Qf5
34. Rg5 Qe6 35. Rcg1 Bf8 36. f5 Qd6 37. Qg2 Qf6 38. f4 Qe7 39. Ng4 Rhd6 40. f6
Rxf6 41. Nxf6+ Qxf6 42. Qg4 c5 43. Rf5 Qe7 44. Re5 Qc7 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Rxd5
cxd4 47. exd4 Qxf4 48. Qf5 Qh4 49. Rf1 g6 50. Qe5+ Kg8 51. Qe6+ Kh8 52. Rxd8
Qxd8 53. d5 Bg7 54. d6 b5 55. Re1 Qa8+ 56. Qe4 Qg8 57. Qc6 Bf6 58. Re8 1-0

[Event "New York Future WCh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.03.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O h6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. c4
Bh7 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Bc3 Qc7 12. Bh3 Rfe8 13. b4 Bf8 14. Rc1 Rad8 15.
cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bb2 e5 17. Qb3 Qb8 18. e4 N5f6 19. Nc4 Bd6 20. Rfd1 Bc7 21. Ne3
Bb6 22. Nf5 Nf8 23. Bc3 Bc7 24. Qb2 Ne6 25. Ne3 Ng5 26. Nxg5 hxg5 27. Qe2 Bg6
28. Bf5 Bxf5 29. Nxf5 g6 30. Nh6+ Kg7 31. Ng4 Nxg4 32. Qxg4 f6 33. d4 exd4 34.
Bxd4 Be5 35. Be3 Qc7 36. Rd5 cxd5 37. Rxc7+ Bxc7 38. exd5 Rxd5 39. Qc4 Rd1+ 40.
Kg2 Bb8 41. Qb5 Re7 42. Bc5 Red7 43. Qe2 Kf7 44. Qc4+ R1d5 45. Be3 Rd8 46. a4
b6 47. Qe4 R5d7 48. h4 gxh4 49. Qxh4 g5 50. Qh7+ Ke6 51. Qe4+ Kf7 52. Qf5 Kg7
53. Qg4 Kf7 54. Qf5 Kg7 55. Qg4 Re7 56. Bc1 Kf7 57. Bb2 Be5 58. Qc4+ Kg6 59.
Qc2+ Kh6 60. Bxe5 Rxe5 61. Qc7 Rd4 62. Qf7 Rf5 63. a5 bxa5 64. bxa5 a6 65. Qe6
Rdd5 66. g4 Rfe5 67. Qxf6+ Kh7 68. Qxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Future WCh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.03.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nh3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Ba3
Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Qe7 10. Qc1 b6 11. Nf4 Bb7 12. Nd3 Nbd7 13. Qb2 Rac8 14. Rfd1 Ne4
15. Rac1 c5 16. dxc5 Ndxc5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf4 Bb7 19. Nc4 b5 20. Ne5 b4 21.
Rd4 Rfd8 22. Rxb4 Rd6 23. Nfd3 Rcd8 24. Rxb7 Nxb7 25. Nc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 Qd7 27.
Rc1 Nbd6 28. Qe5 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. b4 a6 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33.
Qxc5 Qd7 34. Qc4 Qd6 35. a4 Kf7 36. Kg2 g5 37. a5 Qe7 38. Qxa6 Qxb4 39. Qa8 h5
40. a6 h4 41. Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "New York Future WCh"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.03.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rc1 Bf8 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Nb5 a6 15.
N5d4 Ne5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bd4 Nc6 18. Bc3 e5 19. e3 Qd7 20. Qd3 Rad8 21. Rfd1
Qf7 22. Na5 e4 23. Qe2 Nb4 24. Bxb4 Bxb4 25. Nb3 Bd6 26. Rc2 h5 27. Bh3 Bb8 28.
Rdc1 Nh7 29. Nd4 Be5 30. Rd1 Ng5 31. Bg2 Rf8 32. Qf1 h4 33. Rdc1 Bxd4 34. exd4
Qf6 35. Qd1 h3 36. Bh1 Ne6 37. Rd2 Nxd4 38. Qg4 Qb6 39. Rcd1 Nf5 40. Qxh3 e3
41. Re2 exf2+ 42. Rxf2 Ne3 43. Rdd2 Rxf2 44. Rxf2 Nd1 45. Bxd5+ Rxd5 46. Qc8+
Kh7 47. Qh3+ Qh6 48. Qg2 Re5 49. Rf1 Ne3 50. Qe2 Nxf1 51. Qxe5 Qe3+ 52. Qxe3
Nxe3 53. b3 Kg6 54. Kf2 Ng4+ 55. Kf3 Nxh2+ 56. Ke4 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Buss, Ralph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. e4 O-O 8. Bd3
Re8 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. Be3 b5 12. Bf2 c4 13. Bc2 Bc5 14. Nd4 Ne5 15.
h3 Qb6 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. a3 Rac8 18. g4 a5 19. Kg2 Nd3 20. Bxd3 Bxd4 21. Be2 Bxf2
22. Rxf2 b4 23. Nd1 Re7 24. axb4 Qxb4 25. Qc3 Rc5 26. Ne3 Qxc3 27. bxc3 a4 28.
Nxc4 Bb5 29. Nxd6 Bxe2 30. Rxe2 Nxd5 31. Rb2 Nf4+ 32. Kg3 g5 33. Rb8+ Kg7 34.
Nf5+ Rxf5 35. gxf5 Ra7 36. h4 h6 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Kg4 f6 39. Rab1 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ravi, Thandalam Shanmugam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3
Be7 9. b4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Bd3 f5 12. Ne2 Qd8 13. Rg1 Nb6 14. g4 Qe8 15.
gxf5 exf5 16. Ng3 Be6 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Qg2 Qg6 19. Qh3 Qf7 20. Be3 Kh8 21. Bf2
Nc4 22. Nh5 g6 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Nf6 Bxf6 25. exf6 Qxf6 26. b5 Ne7 27. Bh4 Qg7
28. Ne5 Kg8 29. Bg5 Rfe8 30. Bh6 Qf6 31. Bg5 Qg7 32. Bh6 Qf6 33. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Toth, Christian Endre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O a6 14.
Rb1 Nc5 15. Qf3 Qd8 16. Rfe1 Rc8 17. Rbd1 Nd7 18. Qg3 Qc7 19. Qg7 Ke7 20. Re3
Qf4 21. g3 Rcg8 22. Qxh8 Qg4 23. Nc6+ bxc6 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Qxf6 Qd1+ 26. Kg2
Rf8 27. Qg7 Ke7 28. Qg5+ f6 29. Qc5+ Qd6 30. Qa7+ Qd7 31. Qxa6 Rd8 32. Qa5 e5
33. Qb4+ Qd6 34. Qb7+ Rd7 35. Qb3 Kf8 36. a4 Qc5 37. Rf3 Kg7 38. h4 Qd6 39. a5
c5 40. Qb5 h5 41. Re3 f5 42. exf5 Qd5+ 43. Kh2 Rb7 44. Rxe5 Qf3 45. Qe2 Qxe2
46. Rxe2 Kf6 47. Re6+ Kxf5 48. Rc6 Rb5 49. a6 Ra5 50. a7 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2
Ne4 9. g4 Qa5 10. Ke2 Ba3 11. Rac1 Nxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxc3 13. Rxc3 Bxb2 14. Rb3
fxg4 15. Rxb2 gxf3+ 16. Kxf3 e5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Ke2 Nc5 19. cxd5 Bg4+ 20. Kd2
cxd5 21. Rg1 Nxd3 22. Kxd3 Bf5+ 23. Kd4 b6 24. Rc1 Rac8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Kxd5
Kf7 27. Kd6 h6 28. Rb4 Rc2 29. Bg3 g5 30. f4 Re2 31. Rc4 Rxe3 32. Rc7+ Kg6 33.
Ke7 Ra3 34. Rc6+ Kg7 35. Rf6 gxf4 36. Rf7+ Kg6 37. Bxf4 Bh3 38. Rf6+ Kh5 39.
Rxh6+ Kg4 40. Bg3 Bg2 41. e6 Rxa2 42. Kf8 Bc6 43. e7 Bb5 44. Rh4+ Kf3 45. Rb4
Bc6 46. e8=Q Bxe8 47. Kxe8 Rd2 48. Ke7 Rd5 49. Ke6 Rh5 50. Kd6 Kg2 51. Kc6 Rh7
52. Ra4 Kh3 53. Kb5 Rh5+ 54. Ka6 Rh7 55. Ra2 Rh5 56. Bb8 b5 57. Rb2 Rh6+ 58.
Kxa7 Rh7+ 59. Kb6 Rh6+ 60. Kxb5 Rh5+ 61. Kc4 Rh4+ 62. Kd5 Rh5+ 63. Be5 Rh7 64.
Rb3+ Kg4 65. Ke4 Rf7 66. Rg3+ Kh4 67. Rf3 Ra7 68. Kf5 Ra5 69. Rb3 Rd5 70. Rb8
Kh3 71. Rh8+ Kg2 72. h4 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. a3 Qb8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Ng6 15.
g3 Re8 16. Be3 a5 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Bd4 Nd7 19. f3 b4 20. Na4 c5 21. Be3 Bc6 22.
axb4 axb4 23. b3 Qe5 24. Nb2 Qf6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Nc4 Nge5 27. h4 Nxc4 28.
Bxc4 Ne5 29. Be2 Bd7 30. f4 Bxf5 31. exf5 Nc6 32. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 33. Qxc5 Nd4 34.
Bd3 Nxb3 35. Qxb4 Nd4 36. Be4 Rd8 37. Qa5 h6 38. Kg2 Re8 39. Rd1 Kh7 40. Qd5
Ne2 41. Qc6 Rxe4 42. Qxe4 Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bozinovic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4
O-O 9. e3 Qe7 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Kh8 12. Kh1 Rg8 13. Bf3 g5 14. fxg5 Rxg5 15.
Be2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Qe1 Rg6 18. f4 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Bd7 20. Rg1 Rag8 21.
Rxg6 Rxg6 22. Rg1 dxc4 23. Qxc4 Qh4 24. Rxg6 hxg6 25. Kg2 Kg8 26. Qd4 Be8 27.
b4 Qe7 28. Kg3 b6 29. Bf3 Kf7 30. e4 fxe4 31. Qxe4 c5 32. bxc5 Qxc5 33. h4 Kf8
34. Kg2 Qc3 35. Kg3 a5 36. h5 gxh5 37. f5 Qc1 38. fxe6 Qg5+ 39. Kf2 h4 40. Bg4
Kg7 41. Kf3 Qc1 42. Qe3 Qf1+ 43. Qf2 Bc6+ 44. Ke3 Qc1+ 45. Kd3 Qa3+ 46. Kc4 b5+
47. Kd4 Qb4+ 48. Ke3 Qc5+ 49. Ke2 Qxe5+ 50. Qe3 Kf6 51. a3 Qxe3+ 52. Kxe3 Bd5
53. e7 Kxe7 54. Kd4 Kd6 55. Bh3 Bc6 56. Bf1 Bd7 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kelecevic, Nedeljko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rd1 dxc4 8.
e4 Nb6 9. Be2 Ne8 10. h4 Bd7 11. Be3 f6 12. h5 Bb4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nd6
15. e5 Ne4 16. Qc1 Ba4 17. Rde1 f5 18. h6 g6 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Qd7 21. Rc1
Bc6 22. Rfe1 Rf7 23. b3 Qe7 24. Qd3 Bd5 25. Bf4 a5 26. Re2 a4 27. bxa4 Rxa4 28.
Qb5 Ra3 29. Rb2 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Ng5 31. Kf1 Nxf3 32. Qa4 g5 33. Bd2 Nxd2+ 34.
Rxd2 Qf8 35. Ke2 Qxh6 36. Rg1 g4 37. Rd3 Qf4 38. Re3 c5 39. Rh3 Bf3+ 40. Kd3
Bc6 41. Qc4 Bd5 42. Qxc5 Qxf2 43. Qc8+ Kg7 44. Qd8 h6 45. Rhg3 Qf4 46. Kc3 b5
47. a3 Bf3 48. Kd3 Qe4+ 49. Kd2 Qd5 50. Qd6 Rd7 51. Qxd5 Bxd5 52. Ke3 Kg6 53.
Kf4 Bc4 54. Rd1 Ra7 55. Re3 h5 56. Rd2 h4 57. Rh2 Rd7 58. Rd2 g3 59. Re1 Kh5
60. Rdd1 Bd5 61. Ke3 h3 62. Rc1 Kg4 63. Rf1 g2 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vovsha, Eli"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8.
Bd3 Bb7 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. O-O-O c6 11. c4 Qc7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. a3 Rhg8 14. g3 f5
15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Rhe1 Kb8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Be7 19. b4 c5 20. b5 Rg4 21. f3
Rgd4 22. Qe3 f6 23. Ne2 R4d7 24. Nf4 Qxe5 25. Qc1 Be4 26. fxe4 fxe4 27. Bc2 f5
28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Qb2 Qxb2+ 30. Kxb2 Rd6 31. g4 Bg5 32. Rf1 e3 33. gxf5 exf5
34. Nd5 Rh6 35. Bd3 Rxh2+ 36. Kc3 Bh4 37. Nxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mateo, Ramon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
e3 c5 9. Bd3 b6 10. Ne2 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Nc7 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Qd3 Ne6
15. Bb2 Rc8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Rc1 g6 18. e4 c4 19. Qd2 Qf4 20. Qf2 Qh4 21. e5
Nh5 22. Nxh5 Qxh5 23. f4 b5 24. g3 a5 25. Qg2 Red8 26. Rc2 Qf5 27. g4 Qd3 28.
Rf3 Qd1+ 29. Rf1 Qd3 30. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Adam, Valerian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Bd6 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Rxe1+ 11. Qxe1 Nh5 12. Nf1 Nf4 13. Bxf4 Bxf4 14. Ne3
Be6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Re1 Rf8 17. Bb5 a6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Ne5 Qa4 20. a3 Bxe5
21. dxe5 c5 22. Qd1 Qe4 23. Nf1 Qf4 24. Qd2 Qxd2 25. Nxd2 Rd8 26. Rc1 b6 27.
Kf1 Bf5 28. f4 h5 29. Kf2 f6 30. exf6 gxf6 31. Rg1 Bd3 32. g4 Kf7 33. g5 Re8
34. Re1 Rxe1 35. Kxe1 fxg5 36. fxg5 Kg6 37. h4 Kf5 38. Kf2 Kf4 39. b4 d4 40.
cxd4 c4 41. d5 Ke5 42. g6 c3 43. Nf3+ Kxd5 44. g7 Bh7 45. Ke1 Kc4 46. Kd1 Kb3
47. Kc1 Kxa3 48. Ne5 Kxb4 49. Nd7 Bg8 50. Nxb6 a5 51. Nd7 a4 52. Ne5 a3 53.
Nd3+ Kc4 54. Ne1 a2 55. Nc2 Kd3 56. Nb4+ Ke3 57. Nc2+ Kf4 58. Na1 Bh7 59. g8=Q
Bxg8 60. Kc2 Kg4 61. Kxc3 Kxh4 62. Kb2 Kg3 63. Nc2 h4 64. Ne3 h3 65. Nf1+ Kf4
66. Nh2 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.08.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nemet, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. bxa6
d6 9. Be2 Bxa6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Rb1 Nbd7 12. Re1 Rfb8 13. b3 Ng4 14. Na4 Bxe2
15. Nxb6 Bxd1 16. Nxd7 Bc2 17. Nxb8 Bxb1 18. Nc6 Bxa2 19. Nxe7+ Kf8 20. Nc6 Ke8
21. Bf4 Kd7 22. h3 Nf6 23. Nd2 Rc8 24. Kf1 Nh5 25. Be3 Bc3 26. Rc1 Bxd2 27.
Bxd2 Bxb3 28. Rb1 c4 29. Ra1 Rc7 30. g4 Nf6 31. f3 Ne8 32. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Atakisi, Umut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 e6 7. Nxf5 exf5 8. e3
Bd6 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. h3 Qe7 11. Qf3 c5 12. dxc5 Be5 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Bd3 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Ra3 Qb4 17. Bxf5 Nc6 18. Ra1 Ne5 19. Qg3 Qa5 20. e4 Rad8 21.
Bg5 Rd3 22. Qh2 Nfd7 23. f4 Ng6 24. e5 Rd4 25. h4 Re8 26. Qh3 Ngf8 27. Qg3 Rxa4
28. Rad1 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Rd4 30. h5 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nc5 32. Rd6 Qb2 33. Qg4 Kh8 34.
Bf6 Nfe6 35. Bxe6 Nxe6 36. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karttunen, Mika"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nf3
Ne4 9. Qb3 $6 {What a move ? White activating queen attacking on b7 and my
king is on the same diagonal as queen. But anyway it is not good idea with so
bad placed piece Nh3.} Nd7 {Just development!} 10. Nf4 (10. Bf4 $5) 10... Qe7
11. Nd3 {The big idea of move Nh3 is to go to d3 and to attack e5 square. My
opponent made all the best but with queen on b3.} b6 $5 {Bishop on c8 is very
bad placed in Dutch Stonewall system. And now I can activate my bishop with
the development to a6 or b7. It is not important, that after Bb7 white will
get possibility of move c5, because i will just play Bc7 and then pawn c5 will
be very weak!} 12. Nfe5 {Good move... but not in this situation! More better
after Bf4 but after 12.Bf4 i have just 12...Ba6 or just Bxf4 and then Ba6.}
Bxe5 $1 {After 12...Nxe5 for example 13.dxe5 and i need to lost an a tempo to
play Bc7.} 13. dxe5 Ba6 14. cxd5 {[]} exd5 15. f4 Ndc5 16. Qa3 Qb7 {Played
after about 30 seconds of thinking.And move seems to be the best here!} 17.
Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Be3 Ne4 {After 18...Ne6 whites bishop on g2 is more better
playing by diagonal h1-a8} 19. Bf3 Bb5 20. Qb3 Qf7 {With the idea of c5 after
Bc4 or Ba6 then c5.} 21. a4 Bc4 22. Qc2 c5 23. b3 Ba6 {Now black pieces are
dominating in center! Pawns d5 and c5 seems not so pretty for white!} 24. Bf2
d4 $1 25. Rfd1 (25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Qxe4 Bb7 $5 (26... Qxb3 $1 $17 {Diagonal
h1-a8 is weak and black pieces are very active!} 27. a5 Qe6 28. axb6 axb6 29.
Rfb1 Ra7 30. Qc2 Rfa8 {And then Bb7 idea of Qd5 is possible!})) 25... g5 $3 26.
b4 $5 (26. fxg5 Nxg5 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 28. b4 f4 $3 29. bxc5 bxc5 $6 (29... f3 $1
30. e4 (30. e3 Be2 31. Kh1 Nh3 32. Rf1 d3 33. Qd2 bxc5 $19) 30... Nh3+ 31. Kh1
bxc5 $1 $19) 30. Ra3 $1 Nh3+ 31. Kg2 Bb7+ 32. Rf3 $1 Nxf2 33. Kxf2 Bxf3 34.
exf3 $11) 26... gxf4 27. gxf4 Qg6+ 28. Kf1 Rac8 $1 {Just defending c5 pawn and
cxb4 some where is a threat. Now the main idea is to play Kh8 then Rg8 and Qh6
attacking both f4 and h2. White is losing!} 29. b5 (29. a5 Qh6 (29... Bb7 $5
30. axb6 axb6 31. e3 (31. bxc5 bxc5 32. Bh4 (32. Ra7 Nxf2 33. Kxf2 Bxf3 34.
exf3 (34. Qb3+ Kh8 35. Qxf3 Qh6 36. h3 Rg8 $19) 34... Kh8 {With idea to play
Rg8 and whites king will be under attack.}) 32... Qh6 33. Bg3 Nxg3+ 34. hxg3
Qh3+ 35. Kf2 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Be4 37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. Qxe4 Qxg3 $19) (31. Ra7 Nxf2
32. Kxf2 Bxf3 33. exf3 Qh6 $19) 31... Nd2+ 32. Rxd2 Bxf3 33. Qc4+ Kh8 34. exd4
cxd4 35. Qxd4 (35. Qd3 Qg2+ $2 (35... Rc3 36. Qxd4 Qg2+ 37. Ke1 Qh1+ 38. Bg1
Rc4 $3 $19) 36. Ke1 Qh1+ 37. Qf1) 35... Qg2+ 36. Ke1 Qh1+ 37. Bg1 Rc4 $3 $19)
30. axb6 Qxh2 (30... cxb4 31. Qb2 Nxf2 (31... Qxh2 32. Bxd4 Bxe2+ 33. Bxe2 (33.
Ke1 Qxf4 34. Qxe2 Qh4+ 35. Bf2 Nxf2 36. Qxf2 $18) 33... Qh1+ 34. Bg1 Qh3+ 35.
Ke1 Qg3+ 36. Kf1 Qxf4+ 37. Ke1 Qg3+ 38. Kf1 Qh3+ 39. Ke1 Qh4+ 40. Kf1 Rc3 $1
41. Bd3 Qf4+ 42. Bf2 axb6 43. e6 Qf3 $19) 32. Rxd4 $4 (32. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 33. Kf1
Rc3 $1 34. Bd5+ Kh8 35. Rxa6 Qxf4+ $11) 32... Qxh2 33. Rxa6 Ne4 34. Bxe4 fxe4
$19) 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Qxe4 $16) 29... Bb7 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Bh4 Rg8 32. Bg5
Nxg5 33. Bxb7 Ne4 {White resigned} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jenni, Florian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Be3 Nfd7 8. Qd2
c6 9. Ng1 Bxe2 10. Ngxe2 a6 11. h4 e5 12. h5 exd4 13. Bxd4 Ne5 14. hxg6 fxg6
15. f4 Nxc4 16. Qd3 Nxb2 17. Qh3 h5 18. Rb1 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Qf6 20. Rxb2 Qxd4 21.
Rxb7 Rf7 22. Qc8+ Kg7 23. Rxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qb7+ Kf8 25. Ne2 Qa1+ 26. Kf2 Qxh1 27.
Qxa8 Qh4+ 28. Kf1 Qd8 29. Qb7 Nd7 30. Qxc6 Nf6 31. Nd4 Qe7 32. f5 gxf5 33. exf5
Ng4 34. Qxa6 Nh2+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 36. Kxh2 Qh4+ 37. Kg1 Qxd4+ 38. Kf1 Qd1+ 39. Kf2
Qd4+ 40. Ke2 Qe4+ 41. Kd1 Qd5+ 42. Ke1 Kg7 43. Qa7+ Kf6 44. Qf2 Qe4+ 45. Qe2
Qh4+ 46. Kf1 Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Qd4+ 48. Qf2 Qe4 49. Qg3 Kxf5 50. Qh3+ Kg5 51. Qf3
Qb1+ 52. Kh2 Qxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 h6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ng3 O-O 13. Bc2 Rd8 14. Re1 Nf8 15.
Ne5 Qh4 16. f4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Bd7 18. Be3 Be8 19. Qd2 Bg6 20. f5 exf5 21. Nxf5
Qh5 22. Qf2 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Re8 24. Bc5 Qf7 25. Bd6 Ng6 26. Re2 Kh8 27. Rae1 Rad8
28. Bb1 Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Nge7 30. Kg1 Kg8 31. h4 Kf7 32. Rf2+ Kg8 33. Ref1 a6 34.
Rf7 Rc8 35. g4 Rcd8 36. h5 d4 37. Bd3 Nc8 38. Bc7 Nxe5 39. Bxe5 Rxe5 40. Bc4
Kh7 41. Rf8 Rxf8 42. Rxf8 Ne7 43. Bd3+ g6 44. hxg6+ Nxg6 45. Rf7+ Kg8 46. Bxg6
Rg5 47. Rf4 Rxg6 48. Rxd4 Rf6 49. Rd7 Rf7 50. Rd6 Kg7 51. Rb6 Kh7 52. Kg2 Kg7
53. Kg3 Kh7 54. Kh4 Re7 55. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Horvath, Adam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 bxc4 7. Bxc4 Nxd5 8. Bxd5
exd5 9. Qxd5 Nc6 10. Nge2 Ba6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Rb1 Qh4+ 13. Kd2 O-O 14. Ng3
Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Rxb1 16. Rxb1 Qxh2 17. Ne2 Ne5 18. Bf2 Qxg2 19. Qxe5 Qxf2 20.
Re1 Qxf3 21. Qxc5 Qd3+ 22. Kc1 Rb8 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 b5
9. Qf2 Qb6 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nce2 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. c3 e5 15.
Nc2 Ng4 16. Bxc5 Nxf2 17. Bxb6 Nxd3+ 18. Kd2 Nxb2 19. Ne3 O-O 20. Raf1 Na4 21.
Bc7 d4 22. Nd1 Bg4 23. fxe5 Bxe2 24. Kxe2 dxc3 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Bd6 Re8 27.
Kd3 Nxe5+ 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Nxc3 Nxc3 30. Kxc3 Re2 31. a4 bxa4 32. Kb4 Rxg2 33.
Kxa4 Kf7 34. Ka5 Ra2+ 35. Kb6 Kg6 36. Rg1+ Kh6 37. h3 Ra3 38. h4 Ra4 39. h5 Rh4
40. Kc6 Rxh5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nfd7 8. Qd2
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. h4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd4 13. Nb5 Nc5 14. Nxd4
exd4 15. Bh6 Ne6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 Qf6 18. f5 gxf5 19. Rhg1+ Kh8 20. exf5
Qxf5 21. Bg4 Qf6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qxd4 e5 24. Qe4 Qf4+ 25. Qxf4 Rxf4 26. Rd7
Rxc4+ 27. Kb1 Rg8 28. Re1 Rg7 29. Rd8+ Rg8 30. Rd7 Rg7 31. Rd8+ Rg8 32. Rd7 Rg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. d3 Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. e4 Nc6 10. exf5 exf5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Re1 Kh8
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Bc5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rc1 Bd4 19. Qf3 Rac8 20. b3 c5 21.
Re2 Rcd8 22. Kg2 Qg6 23. h3 f4 24. g4 Bb2 25. Rc2 Rxd3 26. Qe4 Qxe4+ 27. Rxe4
Bc3 28. Nf3 Bb4 29. h4 a5 30. Rcc4 Rd1 31. Rxf4 Kg8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. h5 Ra1
34. Rc2 Ke7 35. Re2+ Kd6 36. Nh4 Bc3 37. Nf5+ Kc6 38. Rc2 Bf6 39. f4 Kb5 40.
Nd6+ Kc6 41. Nc4 Kb5 42. Kf3 Bd4 43. Nd6+ Kc6 44. Nc4 Kb5 45. Nd6+ Kc6 46. Nf5
Bf6 47. g5 hxg5 48. fxg5 Rf1+ 49. Rf2 Rxf2+ 50. Kxf2 Bxg5 51. Nxg7 Kb5 52. Nf5
Kb4 53. Ke2 a4 54. bxa4 Kxa4 55. Nd6 Ka3 56. Ne4 c4 57. Kd1 Bh6 58. Kc2 Kxa2
59. Kc3 Ka3 60. Kxc4 Ka4 61. Kc5 Ka5 62. Nd6 Ka6 63. Kc6 Ka7 64. Ne4 Kb8 65.
Kd7 Kb7 66. Ke6 Kc6 67. Kf7 Kd7 68. Nf6+ Kd6 69. Ne4+ Kd7 70. Kg6 Bc1 71. Ng5
Bxg5 72. Kxg5 Ke7 73. Kg6 Kf8 74. h6 Kg8 75. h7+ Kh8 76. Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Stryjecki, Marek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 {Very old system, which Georgian
GrandMaster Zurab Azmaiparashvili playing with great success for black! But
for this game against Stryjecki, I prepared for King's Indian Defence.} 5. Nf3
(5. Nge2 $5) (5. dxe5) 5... Nc6 6. d5 Nce7 7. Be2 {With the idea after f5 to
play exf5 and then Ng5 with the battery d1-e2-h5 working!} f5 8. exf5 $5 {
This move is interesting, black should think what to do here? Which piece
should take on f5? Bishop? Ok then Qb3 somewhere not so pretty, or Ng5 xe6.
Knight? Ok then Bg5 is possible or Ng5! My opponent decided to take on f5 with
the pawn.} gxf5 9. Ng5 Ng6 {And what to do? Bh5 is the idea! After 9...Nf6 10.
Bh5+-Ng6 11.Nxh7! +-.And if after 10.Bh5+-Kf8 11.Bf7!? then 12.Be6 or 12.Ne6.}
10. h4 $5 (10. Qa4+ $5 Bd7 (10... Kf8 11. Qb3) 11. Qb3) (10. Qb3) 10... h6 (
10... e4 11. Nb5 $1 N8e7 12. Nd4 {x e6.}) 11. Ne6 Bxe6 12. dxe6 c6 $5 {Black
after c6 controlling d5 square which is very important in the position with
pawn on e6!} (12... Qc8 $5) 13. Bh5 $1 {Black have no time to think!} N8e7 14.
g4 $1 O-O 15. gxf5 Rxf5 16. Bxg6 $6 (16. Ne4 $1 d5 17. Bxg6 Nxg6 18. Qg4 $18)
16... Nxg6 17. Qg4 Rf6 18. Ne4 $16 Nf8 (18... d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6
21. Bxh6 $1 Rf8 22. Rg1 $5 (22. Rh2 $5) 22... Qxf2+ 23. Kd1 Qxb2 24. Rc1 $18)
19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. e7 $1 {Position is winning for white but they have anyway
some technical problems!} Ne6 21. Be3 {Most technical move, which controlling
the a7 pawn, trying to activate rook on a1 and developing pieces!} (21. Rg1 $6
Nd4 22. Qd7 Nc2+ 23. Ke2 Nxa1 24. e8=Q+ Rxe8 25. Qxe8+ Kh7 26. Be3 Nc2 $44)
21... Re8 (21... d5 $1 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Rc1 $1 Re8 (23... e4 24. Bd4 $6 {
Is not so good but 24.Qd5 see the variation.} (24. Qh5 $1 Qxe7 25. Qxd5 $18)
24... Qxe7 25. Bxg7 Nxg7 26. Rg1 $16) 24. Rg1 d4 25. Bd2 Rxe7 26. Rc8+ Nf8 27.
Bb4 Rf7 28. Qg2 $1 $18) 22. Rd1 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. O-O $5 Qxe7 (24... Rxe7
25. Rd3 $1 {Then rook g3 with attack of black king or somewhere exchange of
queens will be good for white!} d5 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Rg3 {With the idea of
Rc1- c8 and Qh5 with mate attack!}) 25. Rxd4 Kh8 26. Rd3 $1 {-> <->} Be5 27.
Kh1 Rg8 28. Qh3 Bxb2 29. Re3 $5 {To disactivate black's queen.} Qh7 30. Rg1 {
Rook exchange does not matter for black white will win by 30...Rxg1+ 31.Kxg1-
then Rg3 with idea of Qc8.} Rf8 31. Qe6 Bg7 32. Reg3 Be5 33. Rg6 $1 Bf4 34. Rf6
{Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sedlak, Nikola"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 {This game
played in round 10. Four rounds before I won with black against Mastrovasilis,
with Mastrovasilis I played Nc6. And here I prefered Qb6.} Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9.
c3 cxd4 10. b4 Qc7 {Very known position in theory, white can take with bishop,
with queen. If to take to d4 with knight, then just b5! wins pawn on c3 and b4.
After 11.Qxd4 interesting games is Lutz-Morozevich.} 11. Bxd4 (11. Qxd4 a5 $5 (
11... Nc6 $5)) (11. Nxd4 $4 b5 $19) 11... Nc6 12. Be3 b5 13. Nb2 Ncxe5 $1 $146
14. fxe5 (14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Qxc3+ 16. Qd2 Bxb4 $17) 14... Qxc3+ 15. Qd2
Bxb4 16. Kf2 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 (17. Bxd2 Bxd2 18. Nxd2 Nxe5 {And then somewhere
just with Nc4 I can make my pawns very strong!}) 17... Nxe5 18. Rb1 $6 (18. Nd3
$5 Ng4+ $17) 18... Ng4+ 19. Ke2 Nxe3 20. Kxe3 e5 21. Nb3 $1 {The best move!
Whites pieces going to queenside to be not attacked by blacks pawns, when the
pawns will be on e4 and d4!} O-O (21... d4+ $5 22. Kf2 Bf5 23. Nd3 Rc8 $5 $17 {
or -+}) 22. Be2 {Again the best! White wants to play Bd3 but Bd3 is impossible
because of d4+ and f5 then. From now it seems that bishop going to f3 and then
after e4 black pawns will have less energy.} Bf5 {I made Bf5 to force whites
Bd3 move. To get pieces which I will attack when my pawns will go ahead.} 23.
Bd3 {Just 23... Be6 and then f5 and d4 and e4!} d4+ $6 (23... Be6 $1 $19) 24.
Kf3 $8 (24. Kf2 $4 e4 $19 25. Nxd4 $2 Bc5 $1 $19) 24... Be6 25. g4 (25. Be4
Rae8 $19) 25... Rac8 {Here I have seen that 25...f5 winning material. But I
miscalculated the next variation.} (25... f5 26. gxf5 Bd5+ 27. Kg4 h5+ 28. Kxh5
e4 29. Bf1 Rxf5+ 30. Kg4 Raf8 31. Nxd4 Rf4+ $19) 26. Rhc1 Rc3 $5 27. Rxc3 (27.
Ke4 Bxb3 28. axb3 Rfc8 29. Rf1 Rxb3 $19) 27... dxc3 28. Nd1 f5 29. Ke2 Rd8 $3 {
Now black want just to play ...30...Bc4 -+ with exchange of white bishop which
is very important for whites defence.Or to play fxg4 before or f4 with good
attack!} (29... e4 30. Bc2 fxg4 31. Bxe4 $2 (31. Ne3 $5) (31. Ke3 $5) 31... Re8
$1 $19 {[%csl Ge8] With attack on e line}) (29... fxg4 30. a3 $1 Bxa3 31. Nxc3
Rf3 32. Nd2 Rh3 33. Nf1 h5 34. Ne4 $11) 30. Bc2 $8 (30. gxf5 Rxd3 $1 31. fxe6 (
31. Kxd3 $4 Bxf5+ 32. Ke3 Bxb1 $19) 31... c2 32. Rc1 cxd1=Q+ 33. Rxd1 Rxd1 34.
Kxd1 Kf8 $19) 30... Kf8 {The idea of the move was, that after Bxb3 whites
bishop takes on b3 without check!} (30... fxg4 {Was absoulutely winning for
black!}) 31. gxf5 Bxb3 32. Bxb3 Rd2+ 33. Kf3 a5 $1 {Now c2 is a threat!} (33...
Rxh2 34. Rc1 $5 Ke7 35. Ne3 Kd6 36. Nd5 Ba5 37. f6 gxf6 38. Nxf6 {Many pawns
exchanged on the board and I think white will get big chances for a draw.}) 34.
Ne3 (34. Rc1 Rxh2 (34... a4 35. Be6 Rxh2 36. Ne3 h5 37. Ke4 Ba5 $17) 35. Ne3
Rh4 36. Bd5 Rf4+ 37. Ke2 Rd4 38. Bc6 Rd2+ 39. Kf3 Rxa2 40. Bxb5 a4 41. Nd5 Ba5
42. Ke4 a3 43. Nxc3 Rb2 44. Bc4 $14) 34... Bc5 35. a4 $4 (35. Rd1 c2 $5 (35...
a4 $5 36. Rxd2 axb3 37. Rd8+ Ke7 38. Rd3 bxa2 (38... c2 $2 39. Nxc2 $14) 39.
Nc2 b4 40. Na1 Bd4 41. Ke2 Kf6 42. Nb3 Kxf5 43. Rd1 Ke4 (43... c2 $1 44. Rf1+
Kg4 45. Kd3 Bc3 46. Rc1 (46. Kxc2 e4 47. Rg1+ Kh3 48. Rg5 a1=Q 49. Nxa1 Bxa1
50. Rh5+ Kg2 51. Rxh7 Bf6 52. Rh5 e3 53. Rb5 b3+ $3 54. Kd3 (54. Kxb3 e2 $19) (
54. Rxb3 e2 55. Re3 Kf2 56. Kd3 e1=Q $19 57. Rxe1 Kxe1 58. Ke4 Kf2 59. Kf5 Kg2
$19) 54... b2 55. Kxe3 Kxh2 56. Kf3 Kg1 57. Rb4 Kf1 58. Ke3 Ke1 59. Rb6 Kd1 $19
) 46... Bb2 47. Rxc2 a1=Q 48. Nxa1 Bxa1 49. Kc4 Bc3 $19) 44. Ra1 Kd5 45. Rxa2
Kc4 46. Na5+ Kb5 47. Nb3 $11) 36. Bxc2 Bxe3 37. Rxd2 Bxd2 38. Ke4 Bf4 39. Bd3
b4 40. h3 a4 41. Bc2 b3 42. axb3 a3 43. Bb1 Ke7 44. Kd5 Kd7 45. b4 Kc7 46. Ba2
Kb6 47. Bc4 Bg3 48. Ke4 Kc6 49. Kd3 Be1 50. Ke4 Bxb4 51. Kxe5 Bc3+ 52. Ke4 Bf6
53. Kd3 Kd6 54. Ke4 h5 55. Bf7 Ke7 56. Ba2 Bb2 57. Ke3 Kf6 58. Kf4 Bc1+ 59. Ke4
Kg5 $19) 35... Bxe3 $1 36. Kxe3 b4 37. Ke4 Re2+ 38. Kd5 e4 39. Bc4 Rb2 40. Rc1
e3 41. Kd4 e2 42. Ke3 b3 $1 $19 43. Bxb3 (43. Bxe2 $2 Rxe2+ $1 44. Kxe2 b2 45.
Kd1 bxc1=Q+ 46. Kxc1 Ke7 47. Kc2 Kd6 48. Kxc3 Kc5 $19) 43... Rxb3 44. Kxe2 Rb2+
45. Kd3 Rxh2 46. Kxc3 Rf2 47. Rh1 h6 48. Rh5 Rf4 49. f6 g5 (49... Rxa4 50.
fxg7+ Kxg7 51. Kb3 Rb4+ 52. Ka3 Rb8 $19) 50. Rxh6 Kf7 51. Kd3 Rxa4 (51... Rh4
$1 $19) 52. Ke3 Rf4 (52... Rh4 $1 $19) 53. Rh8 Kxf6 54. Rf8+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2000.08.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. a3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Be2 Bc5 11. Na4 Qa5+ 12. c3 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4
O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. b4 b6 17. Nb2 Bb7 18. c4 f6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Rac1 Rad8 21.
c5 bxc5 22. Qxc5 Qb8 23. Qb6 d4 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Qxa6 Nd5 27.
Nd3 Nxf4 28. Nxf4 Rxf4 29. Qd3 h6 30. b5 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Qb6 32. h3 Qc5 33. Rb1
Ra8 34. b6 Rb8 35. Rb5 Qc1+ 36. Qf1 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 d3 38. a4 d2 39. Rd5 Rxb6 40.
Rd8+ Kh7 41. Qd3+ Qxd3 42. Rxd3 Ra6 43. Rxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Poulsen, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2074"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 bxc4 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5
Bg7 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Ne8 11. f4 Nd6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Bf3 Qc7 14. Re1 Nd7 15.
Qe2 Rfe8 16. Bd2 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Nf5 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. Qc4 Nd4 20. Rad1 Qc8 21.
Be4 Qc7 22. Rxd4 Ba6 23. Qxa6 cxd4 24. Nb5 Qc4 25. b3 Qb4 26. Kf1 Rb8 27. Bd3
Rb6 28. Qa4 Qc5 29. Qc4 Rc8 30. Rc1 Qxc4 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. bxc4 g5 33. Bg3 Ra6
34. c5 Rxa2 35. c6 Ra1+ 36. Ke2 h5 37. c7 Rc1 38. d6 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Qc2 d5 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. Nf4 Qe8 12. Nf3 Bd6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nfd3 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Be7 16. b4 Bd7 17. a4 h5 18. Rfc1 h4 19. b5 Bg5 20. e3 dxc4 21. Nc5
cxb5 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. Nxb7 Be7 24. Rxa7 Qd7 25. Qa2 Qd3 26. Qa5 h3 27. Qxb5
hxg2 28. Qxc4 Qd7 29. Qc6 Qd2 30. Kxg2 Kh8 31. Rc2 Qd3 32. Qc4 Qd7 33. Qd4 Qb5
34. Nd6 Qb1 35. Rxe7 f4 36. exf4 Qxc2 37. f5 Rxf5 38. Nxf5 Qxf5 39. Qf4 Qg6 40.
h3 Qd3 41. Qg5 Qh7 42. Rxe6 Qe4+ 43. Kh2 Qe2 44. Qf5 Kg8 45. Rc6 Qd2 46. Rc8+
Rxc8 47. Qxc8+ 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Rc1 c6 10. h3 Nd7 11. Bd3 Re8 12. O-O Qe7 13. a3 Bd6 14. Qc2 Nf6
15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Rac8 17. Qb3 Be6 18. Qa4 a6 19. Qd1 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21.
Nf3 Ba7 22. Bb1 b5 23. Qd3 b4 24. Ne2 bxa3 25. bxa3 Bc5 26. a4 a5 27. Nf4 Bb4
28. Rf1 Qd7 29. Nd4 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Rc8 31. Rd1 Qe8 32. Nfxe6 fxe6 33. Qa6 Kf7
34. Bd3 Rc7 35. Qb6 Rc3 36. Bb5 Qc8 37. Nc6 Rc5 38. Nxb4 axb4 39. Ba6 Qc7 40.
Qxc7+ Rxc7 41. Rb1 Ne4 42. Rxb4 Rc1+ 43. Kh2 Nc5 44. Bb5 Ra1 45. h4 Ra2 46. f3
Ra3 47. e4 Kf6 48. exd5 exd5 49. Rf4+ Ke5 50. Rg4 d4 51. Rxg7 d3 52. Re7+ Kf4
53. Bxd3 Rxd3 54. a5 Ra3 55. Rh7 Rxa5 56. Rxh6 Nd7 57. Rd6 Ra7 58. Re6 Nc5 59.
Rc6 Nd7 60. Rc4+ Ke5 61. g4 Kf6 62. Kg3 Ne5 63. Rf4+ Kg7 64. Rf5 Re7 65. h5 Nf7
66. Ra5 Rb7 67. g5 Rc7 68. f4 Rb7 69. Kg4 Rc7 70. Ra6 Rb7 71. h6+ Kh7 72. Kh5
Nh8 73. f5 Rb5 74. g6+ Nxg6 75. Ra7+ Ne7 76. Rxe7+ Kg8 77. Kg6 Rb8 78. f6 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Rb1 Nd7 10. b4 Ndf6 11. b5 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 cxb5 13. c5 Ne4 14. Qc2 Be7 15.
Rxb5 b6 16. cxb6 Bd7 17. Rb2 axb6 18. Ne5 Ba4 19. Qd3 Bf6 20. Bf4 Nd6 21. Rc1
Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Nc4 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Qxc4 Qc8 25. Qxc8 Raxc8 26. Rxb6 Rc1+ 27.
Bf1 Bc6 28. a3 Ra8 29. Bd6 Bd5 30. f3 Ra4 31. Rb4 Rxb4 32. axb4 Bc4 33. Kf2 Rb1
34. h4 g6 35. g4 Kf7 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Bc5 Kg6 38. Bg2 Rb2 39. Bf1 Rb1 40. Bg2
Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Be2 Bg4 9. d5 Na5 10. Qb4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 c6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. dxc6
bxc6 15. Rd1 Ra7 16. Rb1 Nd7 17. Be2 Nc5 18. Be3 Nab7 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 e5
21. Rd2 Rd8 22. Rbd1 Ne6 23. Bc4 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Nd4 25. f4 Na5 26. Bf1 Rd7 27.
Kf2 exf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 d5 3. g3 f5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O c6 7. d3 Be7 8. e3
O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. b3 Nc5 11. Bb2 a5 12. Ne2 Bd6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Ned4 Bd7 15.
Rfe1 Rae8 16. Rad1 Na6 17. Nh4 Ng4 18. h3 Nb4 19. Qe2 Nh6 20. f4 Nxa2 21. Ra1
Nb4 22. Rxa5 Na6 23. Nc2 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Qxh4 25. Nd4 Qg3 26. Nf3 Bc8 27. Raa1
Re6 28. Ne5 Nf7 29. Rf1 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Bd7 31. Rf3 Qh4 32. Kh2 Be8 33. Rg3 Rg6
34. Rxg6 Bxg6 35. b4 Qe7 36. b5 cxb5 37. Bxd5+ Kh8 38. d4 Nb4 39. Bg2 Qd7 40.
Rb1 Nd5 41. Qxb5 Rd8 42. Qxd7 Rxd7 43. Bxd5 Rxd5 44. Rxb7 Kg8 45. Kg3 Kf8 46.
Bxg7+ Ke8 47. Kh4 Ra5 48. Kg5 Ra3 49. d5 Rxe3 50. d6 Rg3+ 51. Kf6 Re3 52. d7+
Kd8 53. Bf8 Re4 54. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Salmensuu, Olli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game played in the 7th round after my lost to Conquest 2529. And
ofcourse I had ambitions to win.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 Bb7 5.
Nbd2 bxc4 6. e4 Qa5 {Ofcourse with the idea to take on e4 after Bxc4 but...} 7.
Bxc4 $1 d6 (7... Nxe4 $4 8. b4 Qxb4 9. Rb1 $18) 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 {Now e5 is
a threat, black's king is in center and black should do something to prevent
e5.} Qc7 {Ok e5 is prevented then I should prepare e5...} 10. b4 $3 g6 {
Yes, black wants to play Bg7 and 0-0 to get absoulutely normal position!} (
10... cxb4 11. Bb2 {[%cal Ge4e5] With the idea of e5}) 11. bxc5 Qxc5 12. Rb1
$16 {Rook is now playing at the open file and black have problems with his
bishop on b7. After Qc7 white can play Bb2 and then e5 or Ba3 with Idea of
Rfc1.} Rb8 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. Nxe5 $18 Bg7 $8 15. Nxd7 Kxd7 (15... Nxd7 16. Ne4
Qc7 (16... Qa5 17. Rxb7 Rxb7 18. Nd6+ $18) 17. d6 Qc6 18. Bxf7+ $1 Kf8 (18...
Kxf7 $4 19. Ng5+ Kf8 (19... Kg8 20. Qe6+ Kf8 21. Qf7#) 20. Qxe7+ Kg8 21. Qf7#)
19. Rxb7 Rxb7 20. Rd1 $3 $18 {With the idea of Ng5 and dxe7+ and then Nd6+.} (
20. Be6 $5 $18)) 16. Bb5+ Kd8 (16... Kc8 17. Bb2 $1 $18 Qxd5 18. Nf3 {With
absoulutely winning position for white. Idea is to play Rbc1+ and Rfd1,
black's king in center and black have no chances!}) 17. Bc6 Kc7 18. Nb3 $1 {
Wins immediately!} Qd6 19. Bf4 {Here my opponent resigned because of the
following variation : 19...Qxf4 20.Qxe7+-Kc8 21.d6! +-} 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Danielsen, Henrik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A83"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Qe2 c6 7. O-O-O cxd5 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qh5+ Nf7 10. Qxd5 e6 11. Qxe4 Bh6+ 12. Kb1 f5 13. Qb4 Qe7 14.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. Nf3 b6 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. f3 Be3 18. Bb5 Rad8 19. Rhf1 f4 20. g3
Ne5 21. Nce2 Rdf8 22. gxf4 Bxf4 23. Rg1 Be3 24. Rg7+ Kf6 25. Rg3 Bf2 26. Rh3
Rf7 27. Rf1 Bxd4 28. Nxd4 Ke7 29. Rg3 Rhf8 30. Be2 Rf4 31. c3 h5 32. Rg5 Nxf3
33. Bxf3 Bxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Nxf3 Rxf3 36. Rxh5 Rf2 37. h4 Kd6 38. Rh8 e5
39. h5 Rh2 40. h6 Kd5 41. Rh7 Kc6 42. a4 Kd6 43. Rh8 a5 44. Ka2 Kd5 45. Kb3 Ke4
46. Rd8 Rxh6 47. Rxd7 Ke3 48. Kc4 e4 49. b4 Kf2 50. Rf7+ Ke2 51. Kb5 Re6 52.
bxa5 bxa5 53. Kxa5 e3 54. Kb5 Kd2 55. a5 Kxc3 56. Rf1 e2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 b6
9. Qc1 Bb7 10. Ba3 Nbd7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qf4 Qxf4 14. gxf4 Rac8
15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Rc2 Ba6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rfc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2
Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. e3 Ba6 23. Bf1 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 h6 25. Nd2 Kf7 26. Nb1 Ke7
27. Nc3 a6 28. Ke2 Kd6 29. f3 Kc6 30. a4 a5 31. Kd3 Nf6 32. Nd1 Kd6 33. Nf2 Nd7
34. Kc3 Nb8 35. e4 Nc6 36. exf5 exf5 37. Nd3 Ke6 38. Ne5 Nb4 39. Kd2 Kd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Markus, Robert"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nge2
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Qd2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Nc1 Rb8 13. Be2 h5 14. O-O Ne5 15.
Rb1 Qc7 16. b4 Nfd7 17. N1a2 cxb4 18. Rxb4 Nc5 19. Bd4 f5 20. h3 f4 21. Rfb1 g5
22. Rb6 g4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. fxg4 Rf8 25. R6b4 Nxg4 26. Bxg4 Bxg4 27. Kf2 Rbe8
28. Bxg7 Qxg7 29. Rh1 Bd7 30. Kg1 f3 31. Rh5 f2+ 32. Kf1 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 f1=Q+
34. Kg3 Rf3+ 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Barbero, Gerardo F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Qa5 13. Be2 b5 14. O-O bxa4 15.
Rxa4 Qb6 16. Rfa1 h5 17. R1a2 Nh7 18. Be3 h4 19. Nh1 h3 20. g4 Qd8 21. Nf2 Qh4
22. Nb5 Nb6 23. Nc7 Nxa4 24. Nxe8 Bf8 25. Rxa4 Bd7 26. Bg5 Nxg5 27. Nf6+ Kh8
28. Nxd7 Bg7 29. f4 Nh7 30. g5 Bd4 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Qxd4+ Kg8 33. Ng4 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[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. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Bf3 Nf5 14. Bc3 Nh4 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Be4 Bf5 17. Qe2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qf5 19. Rae1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Czebe, Attila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 g6 {Before this game, when I prepared, I have seen
some games for this "new" system.  Main game is : Xu.J-Short.N 0-1 Shenyang
World Cup 2000...} 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 Ne7 6. Nf3 d6 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. Be3 Bb7 9. Qd2
h6 10. O-O f5 $6 (10... g5 {...Short played g5, but I prepared something there
too.}) 11. Rae1 $5 {Rook on f1 will probably play at the g file after Bxf3.} (
11. Rfe1 $5) 11... Nf6 12. exf5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 $5 (13. fxe6 $5 {I wanted to
play this first, but then I decided that gxf3 will be probably better, I have
not seen Over The Board how to play after Bg4!? then after d5, Bf5 or h5 and
then 0-0. But probably it was possible to play this too.} Bg4 $5 14. d5 Bf5 $5
$13 (14... h5 15. Bg5 O-O $13)) 13... Nxf5 14. Kh1 $5 {Interesting move now my
idea of Rae1 is known. Rook f1 goes to g1 and attacking on g6 not possible 0-0
because of Bxf5 and Bh6.} O-O $2 (14... Nh4 $6 15. Bf4 g5 (15... O-O 16. Rxe6
g5 17. Bg3 Nxf3 18. Qe3 g4 19. d5 Nd7 20. Be2 (20. Rxh6 $3 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Rf7
22. Bg6 $5 Rg7 23. Bf5 Nd4 24. Be6+ Nxe6 25. dxe6 Nf8 26. Bh4 $1 Qe8 27. Bf6
Nxe6 28. Bxg7 Nxg7 29. Rg1 $1 Qf7 30. Rxg4 Re8 31. Kg2 $1 $18) 20... h5 21. h3
$1 $16) 16. Rxe6+ Kf7 17. Rfe1 $5 (17. d5 $1 gxf4 (17... Re8 $8 18. Bg3 $18)
18. Qxf4 $18) 17... Nxf3 18. Re7+ $2 (18. Bg6+ Kxg6 (18... Kf8 19. Qd1 Nxe1 20.
Bg3 $4 (20. Bd2 $1 Nd3 21. Bxd3 Kf7 22. Qe2 Re8 23. d5 Kg8 24. f4 $1 $40) 20...
h5 $1 $17) 19. Qd3+ Kf7 20. Qxf3 gxf4 21. Qxf4) 18... Kf8 $1 $19 (18... Kg8 $4
19. Qe3 $1 $18)) 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Bxh6 $16 Qd7 17. Rg1 Qf7 18. Qg5 Rae8 19.
Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Qxg6 Qxg6 21. Rxg6 Re1+ 22. Kg2 Nh5 23. Bd2 $1 $18 Re8 24. Rg5
Nf6 25. Rxf5 {Absoulutely winning position in which I made big problems for
my-self!} c6 26. Bf4 $5 (26. d5 $5 cxd5 27. cxd5 {And now all the pawns of
Black is on the Black squares Bishop on d2 will have very pretty meal on d6 a7
and b6!  But ofcourse Bf4 is not bad at all.}) 26... Kf7 27. Bxd6 Kg6 28. Rf4
$2 {For me it is question mark because I found big troubles after this move.} (
28. Re5 Rd8 29. Re6 $5 Kf5 {I does not found Bc7!! Just this move which
attacks rook on d8 and pawn on c6.} 30. Bc7 $3 Rxd4 31. Rxc6 $18) 28... Bh6 29.
Rh4 Bg5 $1 {The best defence!} 30. Rh3 Bc1 31. Rg3+ Kf7 32. b4 (32. b3 {
I was thinking I am doing better move than b3 and played... But b3 is better I
missed later one move of my opponent!} Bb2 33. Ne4 $1 Bxd4 $4 (33... Nxe4 34.
fxe4 Rxe4 35. d5 $18) 34. Ng5+ $18 {Then just Ne6 check and Nxd4.}) 32... Bxa3
33. Ne4 {Position is winning but still I have difficulties!} a5 $1 {That what
I missed when played b4! Now it is very dangerious that pawn on b4 is attacked
and a4 with Bb2 and a3 is somewhere will be really unpretty!} 34. bxa5 $6 {
I was thinking that 5 pawns against one bishop is really strong in this
endgame but the problem is that black can play c5 somewhere and my center
getting blockated!} (34. Be5 Nxe4 35. fxe4 Bxb4 36. Rg7+ Ke6 $4 (36... Kf8 $8
37. Ra7 {Rook on a7 controlling a pawn and now whites pawns on h2 or on f2 can
go forward with the big effect!} (37. Rb7 $5)) 37. f4 $18 {Next f5 mate is the
threat! after Be7 just f5 and f6, after Re7 f5+ and f6.}) 34... Nxe4 35. fxe4
Bxd6 36. Rf3+ $6 (36. e5 $5 Bc7 37. a6 Ra8 38. Ra3 b5 39. cxb5 cxb5 40. Kf3 $1
$18 {And here I think I was winning! But I played absoulutely another way
which seemed to be winning too!   In this position whites king is going to e4
and then just d5 and f4 with super strong center and absoulutely winning
position!}) 36... Ke6 37. axb6 Rg8+ 38. Kf1 c5 $6 (38... Bxh2 39. c5 Rg1+ 40.
Ke2 Rc1 41. Rh3 $18) 39. e5 (39. dxc5 Bxc5 40. b7 Rb8 41. Rb3 (41. Rf5 $1 Kd6
42. Rf7 Bb6 (42... Ke6 $1 43. Rh7 (43. Rc7 Bd6 44. Rc6 Kd7 45. Rb6 Kc7 46. Rb1
Bxh2 47. Kg2 Bd6 48. Kh3 Rh8+ (48... Rxb7 49. Rxb7+ Kxb7 50. Kg4 Kc6 51. f4 (
51. Kf5 Kc5 52. e5 Bc7 53. Ke4 (53. f4 Kxc4 54. Ke6 Kd4 $1 $11) (53. e6 Bd8 54.
Ke5 Kxc4 55. f4 Kc5 56. f5 Kc6 57. f6 Kc7 $3 58. Kf5 Kd6 $11 {See 51.f4-}) (53.
Kf6 Bd8+ 54. Ke6 Kxc4 55. f4 Kd4 56. f5 (56. Kd7 Bh4 $11) 56... Bc7 $1 57. f6
Bxe5 58. f7 Bg7 $11) 53... Kxc4 54. f4 Kc5 55. f5 Kc6 56. f6 Kd7 $11) 51... Kc5
52. e5 Bc7 53. Kf5 (53. e6 Bd8 54. Kf5 Kxc4 55. Ke5 Kc5 56. f5 Kc6 $1 (56...
Bc7+ 57. Kf6 $18) 57. f6 Bc7+ (57... Kc7 $3 58. Kf5 Kd6 $11) 58. Kf5 Kd6 59. e7
Kd7 60. Kg6 Ke8 61. f7+ Kxe7 62. Kg7 $18) 53... Kxc4 54. e6 Bd6 55. Ke4 Kc5 56.
f5 Kc6 57. f6 Bb4 $3 58. Kf5 Kd6 $11) 49. Kg4 Kb8 50. f4 Rg8+ 51. Kf3 Rf8 52.
f5 $16) 43... Be7 44. Rh6+ Ke5 45. Rb6 Bd8 46. Rb1 (46. Rb5+ Kxe4 47. Ke2 Kd4
48. c5 Kc4 49. Rb1 Kxc5 50. Rc1+ Kb6 51. Rc8 Kxb7 52. Rxb8+ Kxb8 $11) 46...
Kxe4 47. Ke2 Kd4 48. Kf3 Be7 49. Rd1+ Kxc4 50. Rd7 Bd8 51. Ke4 Kc5 52. Ke5 Kc6
53. Ke6 Bc7 $11) 43. h4 Bc7 44. h5 Rxb7 45. h6 Rb1+ 46. Kg2 Rb8 47. e5+ Kc6 48.
f4 $18) 41... Ke5 42. f3 (42. h4 Kd4 $1 (42... Kxe4 $5 $11 {But here draw is
more difficult!} 43. h5 Kd4 44. h6 Kxc4 45. Rb1 Bd6 46. h7 $2 Rh8 $11 47. Rd1 (
47. Ke2 Rxh7 48. b8=Q Bxb8 49. Rxb8 Re7+ 50. Kf3 Kd5 51. Rb3 Rf7+ 52. Kg2 Kd4
53. Re3 Rg7+ 54. Kf3 Rf7+ 55. Ke2 Rf4 $11) 47... Kc5 48. Ke2 Kc6 49. Kf3 Bb8
50. Rh1 Kxb7 51. Kg4 Kc6 52. Kg5 (52. f4 Ba7 53. f5 Bd4 54. Kg5 Rf8 55. Rh6+
Kd5 56. Ra6 Bh8 57. Kg6 Ke5 58. Re6+ Kd5 $11) 52... Ba7 53. f4 (53. f3 Be3+ 54.
Kg6 Bd4 55. f4 Rf8 $11) 53... Be3 $1 54. Rh3 Bd2 55. Rh4 Kd5 56. Kf5 (56. Kg6
$4 Rxh7 $3 $11 57. Kxh7 Ke4 $11)) 43. h5 Kxc4 44. Rb1 Bb4 45. Rc1+ Bc3 $11)
42... Kd4 43. Ke2 Kxc4 44. Rb1 Bb4 45. Rc1+ Kb5 46. Rc7 Kb6 47. Rf7 Rxb7 48.
Rxb7+ Kxb7 49. f4 Kc6 50. h4 Kd7 51. h5 Ke6 52. Kf3 Kf6 (52... Kf7 $5 53. Kg4 (
53. e5 Kg7 54. f5 Kh6 $11) 53... Kg7 54. Kg5 Be7+ 55. Kf5 Kh6 56. Kg4 Bb4 57.
e5 Bc3 58. e6 Bf6 59. Kf5 Be7 $11) 53. Kg4 $13) 39... Be7 40. Rb3 $2 (40. Rg3
$1 {I have seen this move over the board but I does not seen Rg6- Kf7 - Rc6-
cd and here Ke2! then just pawns going f4 and c5 and f5!+-} Rb8 41. Rg6+ Kf5 (
41... Kf7 42. Rc6 cxd4 43. Ke2 $18) 42. Rg7 Bf8 43. Rc7 $5 cxd4 44. c5 Kxe5 45.
b7 Kd5 46. c6 Bd6 47. Rc8 Bxh2 48. c7 $18) 40... cxd4 41. b7 Rb8 42. Rb5 Bg5 $1
43. h4 $1 {Only chance I think for a win which worked well!} Bf4 (43... Bxh4 $1
{Was really better My opponent was afraid that I will compare my pawns by f4
after Ke2 but it is not more dangerious than in game ! There I just activated
my h pawn!} 44. Ke2 $8 {Only move to try for a win! Now I want f3 then Kd3 and
if it will be possible then Ke4! And f4 as ideal. somewhere c5 is a threat!
Pawn on d4 is very bad placed for Black!}) 44. Ke2 Bxe5 45. h5 Bc7 46. Kd3 Kd6
47. h6 Rh8 48. Kxd4 Kc6 (48... Rxh6 49. b8=Q Rh4+ 50. Kd3 Bxb8 51. Rxb8 Rf4 52.
Rb2 Kc5 53. Rc2 Rf8 54. Ke3 Re8+ 55. Kf3 Rf8+ 56. Kg2 Rg8+ 57. Kf1 Rf8 58. Re2
(58. Rc1 Rh8 59. Ke2 Re8+ 60. Kd3 Rd8+ 61. Ke4 Re8+ 62. Kf4 Rf8+ 63. Kg3 Rg8+
64. Kh4 Rh8+ 65. Kg5 Rg8+ 66. Kh6 Rf8 67. Rc2 {Black is in Zugzwang!} Rh8+ (
67... Kd4 68. c5 Kd3 69. Rc1 (69. Ra2 $1 Rc8 70. f4 Rxc5 71. Ra4 $1 Ke3 72. Kg6
Rc6+ 73. Kg5 Rc7 74. f5 $18) 69... Kd2 70. Rg1 (70. Rf1 Ke2 71. Rg1 Kxf2 72.
Kg7 Rc8 73. Rg5 Ke3 74. Kf6 Kd4 $11) 70... Rxf2 71. c6 Rf6+ 72. Rg6 Rf7 $11)
68. Kg7 Rh4 69. Kg6 Rh2 70. Kg5 Rg2+ 71. Kh4 Kd4 72. Kh3 Rg6 73. c5 Kd3 74. Rc1
Kd2 75. Rc4 Kd3 76. Rg4 Rc6 77. Rg5 Ke4 78. Kg3 Rf6 79. Kg2 Rc6 80. f3+ Kf4 81.
Rg4+ $18) 58... Kxc4 59. Rd2 Kc3 60. Rd7 Kc4 61. Ke2 Re8+ 62. Kf3 Rf8+ 63. Kg3
Rg8+ $11) 49. h7 Bb8 50. Rh5 Kxb7 51. Kd5 Kc7 52. Ke6 Ba7 53. f4 Bd4 54. f5 Rd8
55. c5 Bh8 56. f6 {Ok , We came to the position which is really interesting!
Now white's idea is to put rook on g7 or g8 in the pretty for it moment! Let's
see what happens!} Rd1 57. Rg5 Re1+ 58. Kf7 Rf1 $4 (58... Rh1 59. Rg7 $18) (
58... Rd1 $1 59. Rf5 (59. Rg7 Kc6 60. Kf8 Rd8+ 61. Ke7 $11) (59. Kg6 Kd7 60.
Re5 Rf1 61. Rf5 Rg1+ 62. Kf7 Kc6 63. Ke8 Re1+ 64. Kf8 Rg1 65. f7 Bg7+ 66. Ke8
Re1+ 67. Kd8 Rd1+ 68. Kc8 Ra1 $11) (59. Re5 $3 {This pretty move I have seen
over the board at the moment of the game, and was very happy that I found this
move/possibility. This nice move making all black hopes impossible!} Rh1 (59...
Rf1 60. Re7+ Kc6 61. Kg8 Bxf6 62. Re6+ Kxc5 63. Rxf6 Rxf6 64. h8=Q $18) (59...
Rd8 60. Re6 $1 Rc8 61. Ke7 Rb8 62. Rd6 $1 Ra8 63. f7 Bg7 64. Rd7+ Kc6 65. Rd8
$1 $18) 60. Re7+ Kc6 61. Kg8 Bxf6 62. Re6+ $18) 59... Rd3 60. Kg6 Rg3+ $11) 59.
Rg7 $3 $18 Bxg7 60. Kxg7 Rg1+ 61. Kh6 Rh1+ 62. Kg6 Kd7 (62... Kd8 63. c6 Rg1+
64. Kf5 Rh1 65. f7 Ke7 66. c7 $18) 63. c6+ Ke6 64. c7 Rg1+ 65. Kh6 Rh1+ 66. Kg7
Rg1+ 67. Kf8 {Here Black resigned.  The last possibility Rc1 I was calculating
over the board and there I found forcing variation to win, ofcourse just Queen
against rook but there is more better really beautiful forcing variation!  67..
.Rc1 68.h8Q-Rxc7 69.Qh3+-Kxf6 70.Qh6+!-Kf5 71.Qd6!! And position is winning
rook have no place to go only move is 71...Rc8+ 72.Kf7 +-!} 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Resika, Nathan A"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2267"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qc6 9. Nxc5 Nxc5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Kb1
Qb6 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. g4 Nc6 17. h4 Nb4 18. h5 Bb5 19. f5 d4 20. f6 Bxd3 21.
cxd3 gxf6 22. exf6 Qd5 23. Qxb4 Qxf3 24. g5 Qf2 25. g6 Rc7 26. Rhf1 Qc2+ 27.
Ka1 Rac8 28. a3 Qc5 29. Qd2 fxg6 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Rh1 Qe5 32. Rdf1 g5 33. Qg2
Rh7 34. Rxh7 Kxh7 35. f7 Kg7 36. Qxb7 Rf8 37. Qf3 Kg6 38. Rh1 Kg7 39. Rf1 a5
40. Qh5 Qe3 41. Rh1 Qf4 42. Rg1 Kf6 43. Qh6+ Ke7 44. Qxg5+ Qxg5 45. Rxg5 Rxf7
46. Rxa5 Rf3 47. Kb1 Rxd3 48. Kc2 Rh3 49. Rb5 Kd6 50. a4 e5 51. a5 e4 52. a6
Rh2+ 53. Kb3 Rh8 54. a7 Ra8 55. Ra5 Kc6 56. Kc4 d3 57. Kc3 Kb7 58. Re5 Rc8+ 59.
Kd2 Rc2+ 60. Kd1 Rxb2 61. Re7+ Ka8 62. Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Antal, Gergely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. e3 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Nf6 8.
f3 e4 9. c4 Qd6 10. Qb1 Bf5 11. f4 O-O 12. Ne2 Rfe8 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. Be2 Rad8
15. Bc3 Ne7 16. Qxb7 Nc6 17. Qb2 Rb8 18. Qd2 Bg4 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. O-O Qg6 21.
h3 Nh6 22. Qf2 Nb4 23. f5 Qc6 24. Nh5 f6 25. Qg3 Re7 26. Rab1 Na6 27. Rxb8+
Nxb8 28. d5 Qd6 29. Nxf6+ Kf7 30. Qg5 gxf6 31. Qxh6 Nd7 32. Qxh7+ Ke8 33. Qh8+
Kf7 34. Rf4 Qc5 35. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Szieberth, Adam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8.
Bc4 Bb7 9. Qe2 c6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Kb1 Nd7 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. Ba6 b5 14. Bxb7+
Kxb7 15. c4 bxc4 16. Qxc4 Nb6 17. Qb3 Ka8 18. Rc1 Rb8 19. Qc2 Rhc8 20. Re3 Nd5
21. Rb3 Rxb3 22. Qxb3 Qf4 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 Qg4 25. Qc4 Nb6 26. Qc2 Qxg2
27. Rxc6 Rb8 28. Rc3 Qf1+ 29. Qc1 Qxf2 30. Qh1 Nd5 31. Rc2 Nc3+ 32. Kc1 Qe3+
33. Nd2+ Nd5 34. Rc4 Rg8 35. Qf3 f5 36. Rc3 Qxd4 37. Rd3 Qa4 38. Kb1 Rg1+ 39.
Nf1 Qe4 40. Kc1 Qxf3 41. Rxf3 f4 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2359"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e3 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. Nd2 Be7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 b6 8.
Ngf3 Bb7 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 O-O 12. a5 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. g3 Nhf6
15. c3 Qd8 16. b4 Rc8 17. c4 Qc7 18. Qb3 Rfe8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra7 Ra8 21.
Rea1 Rxa7 22. Rxa7 Qb8 23. Qa4 Rc8 24. Bf1 g6 25. Qa1 Rc7 26. Bg2 Kg7 27. Ne1
Bxg2 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Nxg2 b5 30. Qa5 Qxa5 31. bxa5 bxc4 32. Nxc4 d5 33. Nd6
Ne4 34. Nxe4 dxe4 35. a6 Kf6 36. Ne3 Nb6 37. Ng4+ Ke7 38. h4 f5 39. Nxh6 Kf6
40. g4 Kg7 41. g5 Kf8 42. a7 e5 43. d5 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Be7
8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Ba6 Bxa6 12. Qxa6 c5 13. Bg5 Nd5 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Szeberenyi, Adam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 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. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Bb2 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qb6
21. Qd2 Kh7 22. Re1 a5 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24. Bd4 Qa6 25. Qb4 Re8 26. Be2 Ra4 27.
Qb3 Qa8 28. Bc5 Re4 29. Rb1 Rxe6 30. Bf1 b6 31. Bxb6 Rb8 32. Qf3 Nf5 33. g4 Ng7
34. h4 Rbxb6 35. Rc1 Qxa2 36. Qg3 Qb3 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.12.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bg4 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. c4 O-O 8. d4
c6 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. h3 Bh5 11. a3 a5 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. e4 Qe7 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. Ne2 Ne5 10. O-O Nxd3 11. Qxd3 e5 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Qxe4 14. Qxe4+
Nxe4 15. Ng3 Nxg3 16. Rae1+ Kd7 17. Bxg3 Rf8 18. Re4 b6 19. Rg4 g6 20. Re4 Bb7
21. Rf6 Rae8 22. Ref4 Re5 23. Rf1 Rf5 24. Rxd6+ Kc8 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8
27. Bb8 a6 28. a4 b5 29. d6 Bc6 30. cxb5 axb5 31. a5 b4 32. a6 bxc3 33. a7 c2
34. Rc1 Rd5 35. Rxc2 Kd7 36. Re2 c4 37. Re7+ Kd8 38. Bc7+ Kc8 39. Bb6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E75"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {[%mdl 4]} g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O (4... h6 {avoiding the
pressure on the c1-h6 /^ is a real alternative. Besides White has to decide
where to go with his B.}) 5. Qd2 c5 (5... d6 6. e4) 6. d5 d6 7. e4 e6 8. Be2 {
with transpositions we have reached the Averbakh variation, but Black had no
possibility to play the h6 lines.} exd5 9. exd5 Re8 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O Nbd7
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 a6 14. a4 {White has a small, but durable advantage. In
many cases he converts his edge of ^^ in the _|_. There are many nice
illustrative games showing that Black's position is more dangerous than it
looks at first sight.} Ne5 $6 {Since White wants to regrup his B anyway, this
is a loss of a tempo. The N has to retreat soon or later, because f4 is a
threat.} (14... Qe7 {- Chernin-Mohr, Vidmar mem. 1997 CBM 61}) (14... Qb6 15.
Qc2 {This is a prophylactic move.} (15. Rfe1 $143 {allows Black to activate
his pieces.} Qb4 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Be2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Qxb4 cxb4 20. Bxd6
Rae8 21. Kf1 Bxb2 $132 {Mirkovic-Paunovic,Yugoslavia (ch) 1991}) (15. a5 $5 {
however deserves serious attention, because fixing the << belongs to White's
strategy.} Qc7 $14 {1/2:1/2 Grivas-Strikovic, Vinkovci 1989}) 15... h5 {
/\ Nh7 creating some additional space on the >>.} (15... Re7 {White is usually
not against the exchange of the heavy pieces.} 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Rxe7 Rxe7 18.
Bd1 $14 {The best for him is to exchange one pair of rooks and keep the other
one for opening up the lines on the <<. There is no penetration on the e <->,
so White can leave it.}) (15... Re5 16. Bf4 Re7 17. Bd2 Rae8 18. Rae1 Rxe1 19.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Bh6 21. Bd1 {The B is strong on c2 preparing actions on
both flanks.} Qd8 22. Qe2 Kf8 23. Bc2 Qe7 24. a5 $14 {fixing the weaknesses b7
and therefore a6.}) 16. Bd2 {Prophylaxis again, because Black wants to play
Nh7 anyway.} (16. Be2 {improving the B's position, he is vulnerable on f3, and
soon or later White wants to grab the |^ on the >> by f4 and g4.} Nh7 17. Bd2
Qd8 18. Rae1 $5 (18. f4 f5 19. g4 {This is too early, White has to prepare
this push.} fxg4 20. hxg4 Qh4 21. Kg2 Rxe2+ 22. Nxe2 Qxg4+ $132 {Sorin-Romero,
San Sebastian 1991}) 18... Qh4 (18... f5 $5) 19. Bd3 (19. f4 Bd4+ 20. Kh2 Bf2
21. Rxf2 Qxf2 22. Ne4 Qd4 23. Nxd6 Re7 24. Qc1 b6 $44) 19... f5 (19... Ne5 $6
20. Ne4 (20. Re4 $5) 20... Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Rad8 22. Ba5 Rd7 23. g3 $1 Qxh3 $1 24.
Ng5 Nxg5 25. Rxe8+ Kh7 $16) 20. Ne2 {(Bagaturov-Sa.Velickovic, Kavala 1998 Inf.
74/579)} (20. Re6 Nhf8) (20. f4 $5) 20... Nhf8 $5 $13 {Sa.Velickovic}) 16...
Nh7 (16... Re7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Bd1 (18. Rxe7 Rxe7 19. Bd1 $14 {keeping a
pair of rooks is again deserves attention.}) 18... Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1
$14 {This _|_ is also better for White especially after exchanging the queens.}
) 17. Rae1 (17. Rfe1 Bd4 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Re1 {1/2:1/2 Levin-Damljanovic,
Podgorica 1993 Inf.57/(566)}) (17. a5 {is again a logical alternative.} Qc7 $14
{1/2:1/2 Tukmakov-Grivas, Katerini 1992} (17... Qd8 $5 {/^ h4-d8})) 17... Bd4
18. b3 (18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Kh1 Qd8 {Black has to find activity on the >>.} 20.
Be2 f5 21. Be1 h4 22. Bd1 Qf6 $13 {and Black has achieved something on the >>
because of White's passive play, Petraki-Grivas, Hania (op) 1992.}) 18... Qd8
19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. g3 Qf8 21. Kg2 Re8 22. Bd1 Re7 23. Re1 Rxe1 24. Bxe1 h4 25.
g4 {If Black cannot blockade >< f4, than this operation is favourable for
White.} Be5 26. Bd2 Qd8 27. f4 $14 {with the ideal P structure on the >>,
Petursson-Vragoteris, Katerini 1993.}) (14... Qc7 15. Rae1 (15. a5 {Now this
comes without a tempo.} h5 (15... b6 {opens the position, but this gives
additional possibilities for White on the <<.} 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Ra3 $14 {
/\ Rfa1, b3, Bd1-c2}) 16. Qc2 {preparing d2 for the B.} Nh7 17. Bd2 Qd8 (17...
h4 $6 {unnecessary weakens the >>.} 18. Be2 Bd4 19. Kh2 Rab8 20. Ra3 Qd8 21.
Bd1 Bg7 22. Kh1 Qe7 23. f4 f5 {><e6} 24. Bf3 Qf6 25. Raa1 Nhf8 26. Rae1 Qd4 27.
b3 Kh8 28. Ne2 $14 {Kaidanov-Kamsky, USA (ch) 1993 Inf.59/628}) (17... Re7 18.
Na4 Rae8 19. Rfe1 Ng5 $1 $11 {Muse-H.U.Grunberg, Berlin 1989}) 18. Rfe1 Ne5 19.
Be2 f5 20. g3 $6 h4 21. Kg2 hxg3 22. fxg3 Re7 $132 {Lukacs-Velickovic,
Yugoslavia 1987}) (15. Qc2 h5 (15... Nf8 $6 {The N is not well-posted here.}
16. Rae1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Rxe8 Nxe8 19. g4 $14 {Jasnikovski-Georgiev,
Copenhagen 1989}) 16. Rae1 {- 15.Rae1}) (15. Rfe1 h5 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Re1 Ne5
18. Be2 Nh7 19. Be3 h4 20. Kh1 g5 21. b3 $14 {Portisch-Istratescu, Budapest 
(zt) 1993}) 15... h5 16. Bd1 $1 {heading towards c2.} (16. Qc2 Rxe1 17. Rxe1
Re8 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. Bd1 Ndf6 20. Qe2 Kf8 21. Bd2 Ng8 22. Bc2 Qd8 23. g3 $14
{is the typical _|_ of this variation.}) 16... Nh7 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Be3 $14) (
14... Re7 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Rxe7 Rxe7 18. Be2 (18. b3 Re8 19. Bd1
Qd8 20. Bd2 h6 {(Horvath-Strikovic,Niksic 1991)} 21. f4 $14) 18... h6 19. Bd2
Ne8 20. g4 Ndf6 21. f4 {If White can advance with his >> pawns without a quick
punishment, he increases his advantage.} Qd7 22. Qd3 b6 23. Qf3 $16) (14... h5
15. Rae1 $14 (15. a5 Qc7 {- 14...Qc7})) (14... Qa5 15. Qc2 $1 {/\ Bd2 and the
Q must leave.} Re7 (15... h6 {works only for White.} 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Rae1 Rxe1
18. Rxe1 $14) (15... Kf8 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Rae1 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Nxe8
20. g4 Ne5 21. Be2 $14 {/\ f4, Berg-Sowray, Gausdal (op) 1991.}) 16. Bd2 Qc7
17. Rae1 Rxe1 (17... Rae8 18. Rxe7 Rxe7 19. Re1 (19. Bd1 {again comes into
consideration not exchanging all the rooks.}) 19... Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Ne5 21. Be2
Ne8 22. g4 $14 (22. g3 {is a bit cautious.} f5 23. f4 Nf7 24. Bf3 h5 25. g4 $14
{opening up the position for the ^^.})) (17... Ne5 {This is not logical.} 18.
Be2 Rae8 19. f4 (19. b3 Ned7 {So the N has to retreat anyway.} 20. Bd1 h6 21.
Rxe7 Rxe7 22. g4 $14 {Whitehead-De Firmian, New York (op) 1987}) 19... Ned7 20.
Bf3 Rxe1 21. Bxe1 $1 {White wants to use his R for attacks in the future.} Nb6
22. b3 Nc8 23. Bd2 Na7 24. f5 $14 {A.Petrosian-Wojtkievicz, Polanica Zdroj 1988
}) 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Rf1 $1 {This is the consistant answer, as it was explained
before.} Kh8 20. Bd1 $1 Ng8 21. f4 f5 22. g4 Nh6 23. Kg2 Nf8 24. Bf3 Qf7 25. g5
{improving White's space advantage.} Ng8 26. a5 {White has the |^ on both
flanks.} Nd7 27. Na4 {/\ b4 opening a second front.} Ne7 28. b4 Nc8 29. Rb1 $16
) 15. Be2 Qa5 $6 {The Q has to leave this square as well.} (15... Qe7 16. a5
Qf8 17. Rab1 {White is preparing the -> on the <<.} (17. f4 Ned7 18. Bd3 $14 {
looks also tempting with |^ on the >>.}) 17... h6 18. Be3 Rac8 (18... Nh7 19.
b4 $16) 19. b4 cxb4 20. Rxb4 Rc7 21. Rfb1 Rec8 22. c5 $1 {This breakthrough is
decisive.} Qd8 (22... dxc5 23. Rxb7 $16) 23. c6 bxc6 24. Bb6 c5 25. Bxc7 {
1-0 Uhlmann-Kjetzae, Hamburg 1993}) 16. Qc2 {/\ Bd2} h6 {This again helps only
for White. Black is not aware of the strategy in this variation.} 17. Bd2 Qc7
18. f4 (18. a5 $14) 18... Ned7 19. Rae1 Re7 20. Bd1 (20. Bd3 Rae8 21. Rxe7 Rxe7
22. g4 $5 $36 (22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 $14)) 20... Rxe1 (20... Rae8 21. Rxe7
Rxe7 22. Bf3 $14 {/\ Ra1, a5} (22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 $14 {is the usual small,
but durable advantage again.})) 21. Rxe1 Re8 22. Rxe8+ (22. Rf1 Nh7) 22... Nxe8
23. g4 Qd8 (23... Bd4+ 24. Kg2 Ng7 25. Ne2 Bf6 26. a5 $14) 24. Qe4 Nef6 (24...
Bd4+ 25. Kg2 Nef6 26. Qf3 Qe7 27. b3 $14 {/\ Ne2}) 25. Qe2 Qe8 {Exchanging the
queens helps for White.} (25... b6 26. Bc2 $14) 26. Qxe8+ Nxe8 27. a5 $1 {
[%mdl 4096] [#] This is the typical _|_ for the whole Averbakh variation.
Black is doomed to eternal passivity.} Kf8 28. Kg2 Ke7 29. Kg3 Bd4 (29... b6
30. axb6 Nxb6 31. b3 $16) 30. Bc2 Ng7 (30... b6 31. axb6 Nxb6 32. b3 $16) 31.
b3 f5 {Black cannot sit and wait forever. Now White has got a new target on
the >>.} (31... Ne8 32. Ne2 $16) 32. Ne2 Bf6 33. Kf3 {/\ Ng3} fxg4+ 34. hxg4 g5
35. Kg3 (35. f5 $6 Ne5+ 36. Kg3 h5) 35... gxf4+ $6 {This opens up the position
for the ^^.} (35... Nf8 {was the persistant defence, for example:} 36. fxg5 (
36. Nc3 $143 gxf4+) (36. Ng1 gxf4+ 37. Bxf4 Bg5) 36... Bxg5 37. Bxg5+ hxg5 38.
Nc3 Ne8 39. Ne4 Nh7 40. Nxc5 dxc5 41. Bxh7 Nd6) 36. Nxf4 Bg5 37. Be1 Ne5 38.
Ng6+ {It is useful to exchange the knights, and then the clear ^^ remains.}
Nxg6 39. Bxg6 {>< b7} Kf6 40. Bh7 Ke7 41. Bg6 Ne8 (41... Kf6 42. Bc2) 42. b4 $1
$18 {This is the decisive breakthrough!} cxb4 (42... Nf6 43. Bf5 cxb4 44. Bxb4
{- 42...cxb4}) 43. Bxb4 Nf6 44. Bf5 {/\ Bc8} Nd7 45. Bxd7 $1 {The advantage of
the ^^ consists the possibility of a favourable exchange of it!} Kxd7 46. Kf3 {
Black has two weaknesses, >< d6 and h6. The K will penetrate on f5 and soon
zugzwang may arise.} Bd8 47. Ke4 b6 {looking for some counterplay.} ({Passive
defence was also hopeless:} 47... Bg5 48. Kf5 Be3 49. Kg6 Bf4 50. Bc3 Be3 51.
Bg7 Bd2 52. Bxh6 Bxa5 53. Kf7 b5 54. cxb5 axb5 55. Bc1 $18) 48. axb6 Bxb6 49.
Bd2 a5 50. Bxh6 {winning the P.} a4 51. Kd3 {The K has to deal with the o^.}
Ke7 52. Bg5+ Kf7 53. Kc3 Bc5 54. Kb2 {/\ Ka2, Bc1-a3} Kg6 55. Bf4 Kf6 56. Ka2
Bb4 57. Bc1 $1 Ke5 58. g5 Ba5 (58... Kf5 59. Ba3 $18) 59. Ka3 {An excellent
achievement by Gulko!} 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[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 a6 10. Rd1 c5 11. dxc5 $6 {Dieser Zug erscheint mir äußerst
harmlos.} (11. a4 {ist der einzige Zug, um Schwarz Probleme zu bereiten, siehe
Van Wely,L-Dreev,A/New Delhi 2000/CBM 81_01}) 11... Bxc5 12. a3 (12. Bd3 h6 (
12... Qe7 13. Bd2 b6 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Bc3 h6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4
Rac8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qe2 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lobron,E-Sturua,Z/Bad Wiessee
1998/EXT 2001 (45)}) 13. b3 b5 (13... Be7 14. Bb2 b6 15. Be4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Ra7
17. Ne5 Qe8 18. Nc6 Nf6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qd4 Qb7 21. Na4 b5 22. Nc5 Qa8 23.
Rac1 $16 {1-0 Adorjan,A-Polgar,Z/HUN 1991/CBM 27 (43)}) 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. Ne4 Be7
16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Qe2 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adorjan,A-Varga,Z/
Budapest 1992/EXT 97 (19)}) 12... b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. b4 Be7 $11 {Die Stellung
ist annähernd symmetrishc, aber Schwarz hat den Vorteil, dass der Nbd7 besser
steht als der Nc3.} 15. Bb2 Qb8 16. Ng5 $6 {Weiß unterschätzt die Gefahren in
dieser scheinbar harmlosen Stellung. Das Springermnöver Nf3-g5-e4 hilft nur
dem Schwarzen. Weiß sollte kleine Brötchen backen.} (16. a4 {führt zum
Ausgleich:} Bxb4 (16... bxa4 17. Qxa4 $11) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. Nxb5
$11 {Aber andererseits, wer will als Weißer shcon so frühzeitig das Remis
forcieren ?}) 16... Bd6 17. h3 $6 (17. f4 $5) 17... h6 18. Nge4 Bh2+ 19. Kh1
Be5 $1 $15 {Schwarz steht bereits besser.} 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Rac1 Bxc3 22. Nxc3
Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qb7 $17 {Weiß hat keine Kompensation für die Bauernschwäche f3
und die Felderschwäche c4.} 24. Qe2 Rc4 25. Rg1 Rac8 26. e4 Ne5 27. Qe3 Ng6 {
Durch die Überführung des Springers nach g6 muss Schwarz keine Angst vor einem
weißen Angriff entlang der g-Linie haben.} 28. Rcd1 Nh5 29. Ne2 Qe7 30. Rg4 Rd8
31. Rdg1 Rc2 32. Bc3 Qc7 33. Rc1 Rxc1+ 34. Nxc1 Rd1+ 35. Rg1 Rxg1+ 36. Kxg1
Ngf4 37. Bd2 Nxh3+ 38. Kf1 Qh2 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Qxd4 a5 12. b5 b6 13. Be2 Nc5 14. O-O Nbd7 15.
Nb2 Be7 16. c4 Bb7 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nc4 O-O 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. Qa1 Qb7 21. Rfd1
Ne4 22. Nd4 Ndc5 23. Bf3 f5 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Qb1 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Nf6 27. Rcd1
Rb8 28. Rf1 Nce4 29. Ne5 Nd6 30. g4 Rbc8 31. Qd3 Nfe4 32. Nc6 Nc5 33. Qe2 Bxf3
34. Rxf3 Nxb5 35. Qxb5 Rxc6 36. Rf1 Rc7 37. Rd6 Qe4 38. Qe2 e5 39. f5 Na4 40.
Qf3 Qxf3 41. Rxf3 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Visser, Yge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 Nd7 (10... Nh5 {-mainline}) 11. bxa5 {The best move in
this position} ({Dubious is} 11. Nb5 $6 axb4 12. Bxb4 b6 (12... f5 13. Nd2 Nc5
14. f3 Na6 15. Bc3 Bh6 16. Nb3 Be3+ 17. Kh1 f4 $132 {0-1 Loesch,Y-Pruefer,S/
Passau 1998/EXT 99 (36)}) 13. a4 Nc5 14. Nd2 Bh6 15. Qc2 f5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17.
Rfd1 Bxd2 18. Rxd2 f4 $132 {0-1 Tolush,A-Grabczewski,R/Warsaw 1961/MCD (64)}) (
11. Ne1 axb4 12. Bxb4 Nc5 13. Nd3 Na6 14. Ba3 b6 15. Bb2 f5 $132 {0-1 Lukey,
S-Roeder,M/Melbourne 1994/EXT 97 (49)}) (11. Re1 Bh6 $1 (11... Kh8 12. Qc2 Ng8
13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Bb4 Ra8 15. a4 f5 16. a5 Nh6 17. Nd2 g5 18. Nb5 f4 19. f3 $14
{1-0 Costa,P-Reis Luis,S/Lisbon 1998/EXT 2000 (55)}) 12. Nd2 f5 13. bxa5 Rxa5
14. Bb4 Ra8 15. Nb3 Nf6 16. exf5 gxf5 17. c5 Ng6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 $14 {
0-1 Raedeker,B-Gritsch,G/Wuerttemberg 1998/EXT 99 (45)}) 11... Kh8 (11... Nc5
$6 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Nd2 Bd7 (13... f5 14. Nb3 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf5 16. Nbxc5 Rxa5
17. Nb3 $16 {1-0 Qvortrup,J-Bergstad,O/NOR 1994/EXT 2000 (56)}) 14. Nb3 $16 {
1-0 Savchenko,S-Mrva,M/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (35)}) ({After} 11... Rxa5 12. Bb4
Ra6 13. Nd2 {White leaves with advantage:} (13. a4 f5 $132 {Rashkovsky,
N-Becerra Rivero,J/Ubeda 1999/CBM 68 ext (22)} (13... Bh6 14. a5 f5 15. Nd2 Nc5
16. Bxc5 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 dxc5 18. f4 $5 $14 {0-1 Bjerke,R-Ivanov,M/Gausdal 1997/
EXT 98 (94)})) 13... f5 14. a4 Nc5 15. a5 b6 16. axb6 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 cxb6 18.
Rb1 fxe4 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Ndxe4 Nf5 21. Rb8 $14 {1-0 Veingold,A-Kiltti,J/
Vantaa 1996/EXT 99 (47)}) 12. Nd2 ({Or} 12. Re1 Ng8 13. Nd2 f5 14. c5 dxc5 15.
Nc4 Ngf6 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bb2 $14 {1-0 Epishin,V-Visser,Y/Hoogeveen NED 2000/
The Week in Chess 310 (35)}) 12... f5 $6 $14 {This move is connected with P
sacrifice. Therefore, Black hopes to use Nd2-b3 - too far from the kingside
and to start King Attack on this side of the board.} (12... Rxa5 $142 13. Bb4
Ra8 14. a4 $14 {(=) This position is typical for this variation. White's plan
is to promote c4-c5 and/or a4-a5 and to play on th queenside. Black's plan is
to play f7-f5 and to organize counterplay on the opponent side. Anyway, this
position is much better than position from the game with P up for White.}) 13.
Nb3 Nf6 14. f3 Bd7 $6 $16 ({Worth of attention was also.} 14... Nh5) (14... Bh6
) 15. c5 $1 {[%csl Rd6]} Nc8 (15... Bc8 {would be too strange - to lose 2
tempi...}) (15... dxc5 16. Nxc5 {[%csl Rb7]} b6 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. a6 Nc5 19.
Bxc5 bxc5 20. Rb1 $16) 16. Rb1 Nh5 (16... Bh6 17. Kh1 Be3 18. a6 bxa6 19. c6
Be8 20. Qd3 {and now:} Bh6 (20... Bb6 21. f4 $1 $16) 21. Na5 Nh5 22. g3 f4 23.
g4 $16) 17. Bb5 Bh6 (17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Nc3 Nf4 20. Qc2 $16) 18. Bc1
Bf4 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. c6 $6 {This P sacrifice was not necessary} ({Good enough
was} 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Ne2 Bxc1 22. Qxc1 $16) 20... bxc6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. Nd5
fxe4 (22... Bxc1 $2 23. Rxc1 $18 {[%csl Rc7]}) 23. fxe4 Qc4 $1 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Gc4e4]} 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Nxf4 Rxf4 26. Rxf4 exf4 27. Qf3 d5 $2 $18 {
Ununderstandable move.} ({Much better was} 27... Qf7 28. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c7,
Gg2g3,Ge4e5]} Ra7 (28... Kg8 $6 29. g3 $1 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gc1c7]} (29. e5 Rb8
30. a6 Na7 $132) 29... fxg3 (29... c5 30. Qxf4 Qxf4 31. gxf4 Kf7 32. e5 $1 $18)
30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rxc7+ Ke6 32. hxg3 h5 33. Kf2 $16) 29. Qg4 Ne7 30. Qd7 $1
$16) 28. Qxf4 (28. exd5 $18) 28... Nd6 (28... Kg8 29. Qf6 Qxe4 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31.
Rf1 Kh6 32. Qf8+ Kh5 33. Qg7 $18 {[%csl Rh5]}) 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. Qxd5+ Qxd5 31.
exd5 Kf8 32. Re1 Nb5 33. Rc1 Ra7 34. Rc6 Ke8 35. a6 Kd8 36. Nc5 Nd6 37. Ne6+
Kd7 38. a4 Ra8 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 192]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6
7. c4 $6 {Very ambitious, but not that strong move - black bishop comes to f6
and without an opponent from white's side causes white serious troubles.} (7.
Nf3 f5 8. Nc3 Bf6 9. Qd2 c5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. dxc5 (11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. O-O-O Qa5
13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Qh6 Rhg8 15. g3 Bg7 $13 {Sax,G-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia 1988
}) 11... a6 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O-O (13. Na4 Qc7 14. O-O-O Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5
16. Qd7+ Kf8 17. Qd6+ Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Rg8 $11 {Wedberg,T-Andersson,U/Haninge 1988
}) 13... Qc7 14. Qd6 Rc8 15. Nd5 Qxc5 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,
A-Andersson,U/Brussels WCup 1988}) 7... f5 8. Nc3 Bf6 9. Nge2 (9. Nf3 Nc6 $1
$15 10. d5 Ne7 11. Qb3 $2 c6 $1 $15 {Tischbierek,R-Luther,T/DDR-ch 1989}) 9...
Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 (10... exd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 12. g3 Qd6 13. Bg2 Bd7 14. Qb3 $14) 11.
f4 $5 Ng6 12. g3 O-O 13. Qd2 (13. Bg2 $14) 13... c6 $1 {Complicating the
position} 14. d6 (14. dxc6 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 bxc6 16. Bg2 Rd8+ 17. Kc2 Bd7 18.
Rad1 Be8 $11) 14... b5 $5 15. c5 $1 (15. cxb5 cxb5 16. Bg2 (16. Nxb5 $2 Rb8 17.
Nbc3 (17. Nec3 Bb7 18. Rg1 Qb6 19. Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 a6 $17) 17... Qb6 18. Bg2
Rd8 19. Rd1 Qxb2 $15) 16... Rb8 17. Rd1 Qb6 $15 {[%csl Rd6]}) 15... b4 16. Nd1
e5 17. Qxb4 (17. Bg2 Qd7 18. O-O Ba6 19. Rf2 Rfe8 $1 $13 20. Qxb4 (20. Ne3 $2
Bxe2 21. Rxe2 exf4 $15) 20... Bxe2 (20... exf4 21. Nxf4 Rab8 22. Qa5 Nxf4 23.
Rxf4 $16) 21. Rxe2 exf4 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. gxf4 Nh4 $132 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 17...
exf4 18. gxf4 (18. Nxf4 Re8+ 19. Kd2 Re4 20. Bc4 Ba6 $17) 18... Re8 19. Ndc3
Ba6 $36 {[%cal Ga8b8,Gf6h4] Suddenly all black pieces start to threaten white
king} 20. Kd2 (20. O-O-O Rb8 21. Qa4 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Rxb2 $36 {[%csl Rc1,Rc5]})
20... Rb8 21. Qa3 Bxe2 22. Bxe2 Bd4 $1 {Black attacks in different directions:
from d4 bishop threatens also to come to e3 ad also to win the pawn on c5.} 23.
Bc4 (23. Rad1 Qh4 24. Rhf1 Nxf4 25. Bf3 Qxh2+ 26. Kc1 Bxc5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rb2]})
23... Qh4 24. Raf1 Qh3 $1 25. Kc2 $2 {Missing black's reply, but also after
correct} (25. Kd1 Qg2 {[%csl Rb2]} 26. b4 a5 $1 27. Ne2 Rxb4 28. d7 Rd8 29. Qd3
Rxd7 $17 {white is in serious trubles.}) 25... Qg2+ 26. Kb1 Bxc5 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bosboom, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. a3 Qxc5 6. e4 d6 7. Be3 Qa5 8. b4
Qd8 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. c5 Rc8 13. b5 bxc5 14. bxa6 Bc6 15.
Bc4 e6 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Bb5 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nxe4 19. Re1 d5 20. Rb1 Nd6 21. Ne5
Nxb5 22. Rxb5 Bd6 23. Rxb6 Bxe5 24. Rb7 Bc7 25. Bxc7 Rxc7 26. Qa4+ Ke7 27. Reb1
Rxb7 28. Rxb7+ Kd6 29. a7 d4 30. Qb5 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 $1 ({Another mainline} 12.
Bf3 {now is not so popular.}) 12... c6 {Here White can choose between} 13. Be3
$5 ({and} 13. Kh1 $5 Kh8 14. b5 $1 {-see commented game 1-0 Bacrot,E-Motylev,A/
Linares 2001/CBM 81_01 (39)(Tsesarsky)}) 13... Bh6 14. h4 {This continuation
looks more logical.} ({Of course, worth of attention also} 14. Bd2 Kg7 (14...
f4 {-see comments to the game 1-0 Lobron,E-Barcenilla,R/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97/
[Gutman] (54)}) (14... cxd5 15. cxd5 fxe4 16. fxe4 Qb6+ {1/2-1/2 Panno,
O-Ricardi,P/Buenos Aires 1995/CBM 49 (16)}) 15. Qb3 Nh5 16. Rad1 Nxd5 17. exd5
Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. dxc6 Nf4 20. g3 bxc6 21. Rxd6 $14 {0-1 Pogorelov,
R-Avrukh,B/Linares 1997/CBM 58 (43). 1-0 Bacrot,E-Motylev,A/Linares 2001/CBM
81_01/ (39)}) ({and} 14. c5 $5 f4 15. cxd6 fxe3 16. dxe7 Qxe7 17. d6 Qd8 18.
Bc4+ Kg7 19. Ne6+ Bxe6 20. Bxe6 Qb6 21. Ne2 Rad8 22. Qd3 Qxb4 23. Red1 $44 {
1-0 Bareev,E-Balcerak,J/Luebeck GER 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (50)}) 14...
cxd5 15. cxd5 ({Interesting is also} 15. exd5 f4 {[%csl Ge4]} 16. Bf2 Bxg5 17.
hxg5 Nh5 18. c5 $1 Nf5 19. Ne4 Nfg3 20. Bxg3 $1 (20. Bc4 $6 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf5
22. Re1 Qxg5 $15 {0-1 Bosboom,M-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 60 ext (30)})
20... Nxg3 21. Nxd6 $16) 15... f4 16. Bf2 Bxg5 $5 17. hxg5 {[%csl Rg5] Black
wants to surround and to capture Pg5, but it is not easy. Ne7 obstructs Qd8-g5,
White has enough time for pressure increasing on the queenside.} Nh5 ({Or} 
17... Ne8 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5 Nc8 21. Qa4 Rf7 22. Rc2 Qxg5 23.
Rec1 $14 {1-0 Astrom,R-Degerman,L/Linkoping 1996/EXT 99 (32)}) 18. Rc1 (18. Qc1
$5 Kh8 19. Nb5 $14) 18... Ng3 19. Qd2 Bd7 $2 $16 (19... Nxe2+ $142 20. Qxe2 Bd7
21. Nb5 $14) 20. Bb5 $1 Bc8 {Black recognizes his mistake on the previous move.
} ({More logical was, however,} 20... a5 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. b5 $1 $16) 21. Ne2 (
21. Rc2 $5 a6 22. Bd3 Bd7 {-like in this game.} 23. Rec1 $16) 21... Bd7 22. Nc3
Bc8 23. Rc2 a6 24. Bd3 Bd7 25. Ne2 $6 {Ng3 is not so dangerous. White has
space advantage, so he mast avoid of pieces exchange.} ({Better was} 25. Rec1
$16 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gd2e1] with serious pressure on the queenside.}) 25...
Nxe2+ 26. Bxe2 Ba4 27. Rc3 Qd7 ({Or} 27... Nc8 28. Rec1 Qxg5 29. Rc7 Rb8 30. b5
axb5 31. Qb4 Rd8 32. Bxb5 Bxb5 33. Qxb5 $16 {[%csl Rb7]}) 28. Rec1 Rac8 29. Bf1
Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Rc8 31. g3 $1 {White wants to open position for his pair of
bishops.} fxg3 32. Bxg3 Bb5 33. Bg2 $1 {[%cal Gg1h2,Gg2h3] No more pieces
exchange!} Rxc3 34. Qxc3 Nc8 35. Kh2 {[%cal Gg2h3]} Qd8 36. f4 $1 {Opening
position plan continuation.} exf4 37. Bxf4 Bd7 38. Bc1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gc1b2]}
Kf7 (38... Qe7 39. Bb2 $16) 39. Qg3 {[%cal Gc1b2,Gb2f6,Ge4e5]} Qh8 (39... Qf8
40. a3 $1 $16 (40. e5 $2 {[%csl Rb4]} dxe5 41. Qxe5 Qxb4 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. Qh8+
Qf8 44. Qxh7 Kd8 45. Qxg6 Qh8+ 46. Qh6 Qe5+ 47. Kg1 Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Qe5+ $11 (
48... Qxc1 49. Qf8+ Kc7 50. g6 Nd6 51. g7 Qh6+ $11))) 40. Qf2+ Ke8 41. Bb2 Qf8
42. Bf6 h6 43. e5 Bf5 $6 $18 (43... dxe5 $2 44. Be4 $1 (44. Qe3 hxg5 45. Qxe5+
Kf7 46. Bxg5 Qd6 $11) 44... Ne7 45. Qb2 (45. d6 Nf5 46. Qb6 Qxd6 47. Qxd6 Nxd6
48. Bxg6+ $18 {[%cal Gg5h6]}) 45... hxg5 46. Qxe5 $18 {[%cal Gd5d6]}) ({
The only possibility of resistance was} 43... hxg5 $1 44. e6 $16) 44. Bh3 $1 {
The best advantage realisation plan. The endgame is lost for Black.} (44. e6 $6
$16) 44... Bxh3 45. Kxh3 hxg5 46. Qc2 Kf7 (46... Ne7 47. Qc7 Nxd5 48. Qd8+ Kf7
49. e6+ Kg8 50. e7 Nxe7 51. Bxe7 $18) 47. Kg4 $1 $18 {The king is an active
piece in the endgame.} Ne7 ({After} 47... dxe5 {White wins by force:} 48. Kxg5
Qxb4 49. Qxg6+ Kf8 50. Bg7+ Ke7 51. Qe6+ Kd8 52. Bf6+ Ne7 (52... Kc7 53. Bxe5+
Kd8 54. d6 $18) 53. d6 $18) 48. e6+ $1 Kg8 (48... Kxf6 49. Qc3#) 49. Kxg5 Qc8
50. Qxc8+ $6 ({Immediately wins} 50. Qd1 $1 $18 {[%csl Re7,Rg8][%cal Gd1h1]})
50... Nxc8 51. Kxg6 {Hecht: '[#] Schwarz scheitert trotz Pattscherz am zu
großen Raummangel und dem an den Rand gequetschten König. '} Kf8 (51... Nb6 52.
e7 $18) 52. Bd8 {[%csl Rc8]} Ke8 53. e7 $1 Na7 (53... Nxe7+ 54. Bxe7 Kxe7 55.
a4 $18) (53... b5 {Hecht} 54. Kf6 Na7 55. Ke6 Nc8 56. a3 $18) 54. a4 {[%csl
Ra7]} Nc8 {Black N is well restricted.} 55. Kf6 b6 56. Ke6 b5 57. a5 Nxe7 {
Hecht: 'Der Pattwitz, der nicht zieht.'} 58. Bb6 (58. Bc7 Ng6 59. Bxd6 Kd8 60.
Bg3 $18) (58. Bxe7 $4 $11) 58... Ng6 (58... Nc8 {Hecht} 59. Bc7 Ne7 60. Bxd6
$18) 59. Kxd6 Nf4 60. Bc5 Kd8 61. Kc6 Nd3 62. Bd6 Kc8 63. Kb6 Kd7 64. Bf8 Nf4
65. Kxa6 Kc7 (65... Nxd5 66. Kb7 $18) 66. d6+ {'!' Hecht. Hecht: 'Weiß vergißt
nicht, dass er den "falschen" Läufer hat.'} (66. Kxb5 $2 {Hecht} Nxd5 67. a6
Nxb4 (67... Kb8 $11) 68. Bd6+ Kxd6 69. a7 Nd5 70. a8=Q Nc7+ $11) 66... Kc6 67.
Ka7 Ne6 68. Be7 Nd4 69. a6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c3 c6 10. Bh4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5 8. Rc1
Ne4 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nxg5 11. Nxg5 Be7 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. O-O Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 O-O 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. b3 Rae8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Re5 21.
Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vink, Nico"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be3 e6 6. Qd2 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nd7 9. Rfe1 h6 10. h3 Ne7 11. Bf1 g5 12. a4 Ng6 13. d5 e5 14. Ne2 Nf6 15. Ng3
Bc8 16. Nh2 Nf4 17. c4 O-O 18. a5 bxa5 19. Rxa5 h5 20. f3 g4 21. hxg4 hxg4 22.
c5 gxf3 23. gxf3 Bh6 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Rea1 Kh7 26. Kh1 Rg8 27. Qe1 N6h5 28.
Bf2 Nxg3+ 29. Bxg3 Qg5 30. Bf2 Nh3 31. Ng4 Bxg4 32. fxg4 Qxg4 33. R5a3 Nf4 34.
Bg3 Qh5+ 35. Bh2 Rg4 36. Rg3 Rxg3 37. Qxg3 Rg8 38. Qf2 Bg5 39. Ra3 Qh6 40. Bxa6
Bd8 41. Bf1 Rg4 42. Ra8 Bh4 43. Qa7 Qg6 44. Qe3 Bg3 45. Qf3 Rh4 46. Ra3 Rg4 47.
Qe3 Bxh2 48. Bh3 Rh4 49. Bf5 Bg1+ 0-1

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 9th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2001.02.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Scerbo, Antonio"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2095"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be2 Bd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Rc1 a6 12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Bf3 Nd7 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. Rfd1 f5 18. Nd5 Ne5 19. Be2 f4 20. f3 Nd7 21. b4 b6
22. b5 axb5 23. cxb5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kg7 25. Rc6 Ne5 26. Qd4 Rxc6 27. bxc6 Qa8
28. Rc1 Qxa2 29. c7 Qxe2 30. c8=Q Rxc8 31. Rxc8 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 b5 33. Rb8 Kh6 34.
Rb7 b4 35. Qxb4 Qg3+ 36. Kh1 Nd3 37. Qd2 Nf2+ 38. Kg1 Nxh3+ 39. Kh1 Nf2+ 40.
Kg1 Nh3+ 41. Kh1 Nf2+ 42. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 9th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2001.02.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 a6 8.
c4 f5 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Qd2 c5 11. d5 O-O 12. O-O-O e5 13. h4 b5 14. d6 Be6 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Nd7 17. Nd2 Bg7 18. Rh3 Qf6 19. cxb5 Rab8 20. Qc6 e4 21. Rc3
Qd8 22. Rc2 axb5 23. Qc7 Qe8 24. Nb3 Qe6 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Qxa2 27. g4
fxg4 28. Kd2 Qe6 29. Bxb5 g3 30. fxg3 e3+ 31. Ke1 Qh3 32. Bf1 Qxg3+ 33. Ke2
Qf2+ 34. Kd3 Rb3+ 35. Rc3 Rxc3+ 36. bxc3 e2 0-1

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 9th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2001.02.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2001.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 c6 6. b3 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2
cxb3 9. axb5 Nf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 cxb5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. O-O a5
15. Rfb1 b4 16. Rxb3 Ba6 17. Bb1 Nd7 18. Ng5 h6 19. Qc2 f5 20. Ne6 Qb6 21. Nxf8
Rxf8 22. Qb2 Nb8 23. Rf3 Nc6 24. Bd3 Nxd4 25. Rg3 Bc4 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. e6 Bxd3
28. Rdxd3 Nxe6 29. Rg6 d4 30. Rdg3 a4 31. Qe2 d3 32. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 9th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2001.02.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mukic, Josko"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2263"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2001.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e4 e5 7. c3 c5 8. Nbd2
Nc6 9. a3 a5 10. a4 h6 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Nfd2 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 9th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2001.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2001.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 Nc6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. e4 Ba6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 Na5 10. Qa4 Qc8 11. Nh3 Qb7 12. d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 9th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2001.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2001.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Ne2 Kh8 12. a3 Nd6 13. Qc2 g5 14. Ne5 Qg7 15.
c5 Ne4 16. f4 gxf4 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Nxf4 Rf5 20. Rf2 Raf8 21.
Qc3 Kg8 22. Rcf1 e5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. Rd1 b6 26. Rc2 Rb8 27. b4
b5 28. Rf1 Rf5 29. Rcf2 a5 30. g4 Rff8 31. Nh5 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Be6 33. h3 axb4
34. axb4 Bf7 35. Ng3 Re8 36. Nf5 Re6 37. Kh2 Be8 38. Kg3 Rf6 39. Rd2 Bd7 40.
Nd4 Kg7 41. h4 Rf7 42. Rf2 Re7 43. g5 Re8 44. Rf6 Ra8 45. Kf4 Ra4 46. Rd6 Be8
47. Nf5+ Kf8 48. Rd8 Ra7 49. Nd6 Re7 50. h5 d4 51. Nxe8 1-0

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 9th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2001.02.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Colovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2001.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 O-O 7. Bd2 bxc4 8. Bxc4
Bb7 9. Nge2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. exd5 Qg5 13. O-O Qxd5 14. Nf4
Qg5 15. Qd6 Nc6 16. Rad1 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 9th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2001.02.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. O-O Be7 8.
dxc5 Bxb5 9. Nxb5 O-O 10. Bg5 Na6 11. c6 bxc6 12. Nbd4 Qc7 13. Re1 Nc5 14. Ne5
Nce4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nexc6 Qb6 17. Re2 Qxb2 18. c4 Qb6 19. Rc1 Bxd4 20. Nxd4
Rac8 21. Nf5 Qf6 22. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta Spring"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2001.03.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Losev, Dmitry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Nb4 8.
Nb3 Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 a5 10. Bg5 a4 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Be7 14. d4 Qa5
15. O-O O-O 16. Rfc1 b6 17. Qe3 Rb8 18. Rc2 Ba6 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. h3 bxc5 21.
dxc5 Rb5 22. c6 Qb6 23. Qd4 Rb4 24. Qxb6 Rxb6 25. Nd4 Bd3 26. Rc3 Bg6 27. b3
Bb4 28. bxa4 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 f6 30. f4 Be8 31. a5 Rb4 32. N2b3 fxe5 33. fxe5 Rc4
34. Rg3 Bxc6 35. Nxe6 g5 36. Nbd4 Bd7 37. Rf3 Bxe6 38. Nxe6 d4 39. Rd3 Re8 40.
Rxd4 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Rxe6 0-1

[Event "Alushta Spring"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2001.03.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Arbakov, Valentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Ne5 12. Nf2 O-O 13. Be2 h5 14. O-O Rb8 15. h3 Nh7
16. f4 Nd7 17. Bd3 Re8 18. e5 c4 19. Bxc4 dxe5 20. d6 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ne5 22. Bb3
Be6 23. Nd5 Kh8 24. Nc7 Bxb3 25. Qxb3 Rf8 26. Rad1 Qd7 27. Ne4 Qc6 28. Qd5 Qxd5
29. Nxd5 Nd7 30. b4 Rfe8 31. Nc5 Nhf8 32. Bg5 f5 33. Rfe1 Re5 34. Be7 Kg8 35.
Bxf8 Nxf8 36. d7 Kf7 37. Rxe5 Bxe5 38. Nb6 Bf6 39. Nc8 1-0

[Event "Alushta Spring"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2001.03.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rogovski, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[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 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. Nd3 Rf6 14. c5 Rh6 15. Rc1
a6 16. c6 bxc6 17. dxc6 Nf8 18. Nb4 Qe8 19. Kh1 Ne6 20. Ncd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Kh8
22. b4 Qf7 23. Qd3 Nd4 24. Bd1 Be6 25. Re1 Rf8 26. Qxa6 g4 27. fxg4 f3 28. Bg3
Bxg4 29. Qd3 fxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Nf3 31. Rf1 Bh3+ 32. Kh1 Bxf1 33. Qxf1 Qg6 34. Qg2
Nxh2 35. Bxh2 Rxh2+ 36. Kxh2 Qh6+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 Ne8 12. b4 axb4 (12... Na6 13. Nb3 $14 {1-0
Andonovski,L-Gamboa,N/Santa Clara 1998/EXT 99 (28)}) (12... Nd7 13. g4 f5 14.
gxf5 gxf5 15. exf5 Ndf6 16. Rg1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Breutigam,M-Polzin,R/Germany 1999/
EXT 2000 (42)}) 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Nd7 $146 {Disadvantage of white's
position is not reliable K position. The last move's idea is to use Nd7 in
eventual activity on the kingside.} ({In another case -} 14... Na6 {[%csl Ra6]
-N is in offside.} 15. Qa3 f5 16. Nb3 Nf6 (16... b6 17. c5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Nxc5
19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Bxc5 Nd6 21. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kuraszkiewicz,M-Schultz,A/
Germany 1999/GER-chT2 (53)}) (16... Nb8 $2 17. c5 $16 {-see commented game 1-0
Beliavsky,A-Khalifman,A/Ubeda 1997/CBM 58 [Beliavsky,A] (35)}) 17. c5 $5 ({
I would prefer more safety} 17. Bd3 $5 $14 {[%csl Ge4]}) 17... fxe4 18. Nd2 g5
19. c6 (19. Bc4 Nb8 $44) 19... bxc6 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21. Qxa6 cxd5 22. Ba7 Kh8 23.
O-O {1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Hall,J/Ronneby 1998/EXT 99 (41) - with very complicated
position where Black has sufficient counterplay.}) 15. c5 $5 ({Worth of
attention also} 15. g4 $1 {-the main idea of h2-h3 move!} f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17.
exf5 $14 {[%cal Gf1d3,Gh1g1]}) 15... f5 {[%cal Gf5f4]} 16. Nc4 (16. c6 Ndf6 17.
cxb7 Bxb7 $132) (16. exf5 $6 gxf5 17. Nb3 (17. f3 Qh4+ $17 {[%csl Rb4]}) 17...
f4 18. Bd2 e4 $17) 16... f4 $5 (16... fxe4 $5 17. Qc1 {[%cal Gc1h6]} Kh7 (17...
Qh4 18. g3 Qe7 19. Nxe4 $14) 18. Nxe4 Nef6 19. Nc3 Qe7 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Be2
$14) 17. Bc1 dxc5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Ba3 b6 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Qa5 {[%csl Gc3,
Gc4,Rc5,Rc7,Rg7] Inspite of intersting Black ideas White still has a small
advantage. Black Bg7 is passive, PPc7 and c5 are weak.} (21. Be2 $6 Qg5 $1 22.
Bf3 Nd6 23. Nd2 $15) 21... f3 $5 {Weakening kingside, 0-0 will be very
dangerous for White.} 22. g3 Qe7 23. Bd3 h5 $1 {[%cal Gg7h6,Gh6c1,Gh5h4] In
order to improve Bg7 location through h6.} 24. h4 $5 {Helps to Black to open
position on the kingside. In other hand, after g6-g5 promotion Rh1 will attack
new weakness Ph5} ({Interesting was immediately to play} 24. Na4 $1 h4 25. gxh4
Qxh4 26. Nxc5 Qg5 {[%cal Gg5g2,Gg5c1]} (26... Kh7 27. Bc2 Nd6 28. Nd2 Rf7 29.
Bd1 Bg4 30. Qc3 Qh5 31. Nf1 $16) 27. Ne3 $1 $14) 24... Bh6 $1 {[%cal Gg6g5]}
25. Na4 Nd6 26. Nxc5 (26. Qc3 $6 Nf7 27. Qa5 $11) 26... g5 $6 (26... Rd8 $142
27. Na6 (27. O-O g5 $1 28. hxg5 Bxg5 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 29. Qc3 $132 (29. Ne6 $132)
) 27... Bxa6 28. Qxa6 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 (29. Qxg6+ Bg7 30. Bxc4 Qb4+ $19) 29... Kh7
30. O-O Ra8 31. Rb1 $14 {[%csl Rc7,Rf3]}) 27. Ne6 $4 $19 {Terrible move.
Position, of course, is too complicated to be calculated well. But 30-th Black
move Rf8-b8 after Bxe6 grandmaster like Krasenkow had to take into account...}
({Natural was} 27. hxg5 $1 Qxg5 28. Qc3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh1h5] and White
leaves with advantage:} Bg4 $5 (28... Bg7 29. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 30. dxe6 Nb5 31. Qd2
Qg6 (31... Qxd2+ 32. Kxd2 Re8 (32... Nd4 33. Rxh5 $18) 33. Nxe5 Bxe5 34. Bxb5
Re7 35. Ke3 $18) 32. Ne3 Nd4 33. Nf5 Re8 34. Qd1 $1 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gf5d4]}
Qxe6 35. Nxd4 exd4 36. Qxf3 Ra8 37. Qxh5 $16) 29. Ne3 $1 {Obscuring important
diagonal c1-h6!} (29. Nxd6 $6 cxd6 30. Ne6 Bxe6 31. dxe6 Rb8 $132) (29. Na5 $6
Qc1+ $132) 29... Ra8 30. Rh4 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Ge3g4,Gc5e6]} Bc8 31. Ne6 Bxe6
32. dxe6 $16 {[%csl Rc7,Rh5][%cal Gc3c7,Ge3d5]}) 27... Bxe6 28. dxe6 Nxc4 ({
Badly is} 28... g4 $2 29. Nxe5 Qxe6 30. O-O Bg7 31. Nc6 $132) 29. Bxc4 gxh4 30.
Rxh4 Rb8 $1 {[%csl Re1] This simple and strong move was overlooked by Misha.
Now Ke1 is too weak and won't survive..} 31. Ba2 (31. Bd3 Qg5 (31... Rb2 32.
Qa4 Qc5 33. Qe8+ $11) 32. Qc3 (32. Kf1 Rb2 {[%csl Rf1,Rf2]} 33. Qe1 Qd2 34.
Qxd2 Rxd2 $19) 32... Rb3 $19) 31... Rb2 $1 32. Qa4 Re2+ 33. Kd1 (33. Kf1 Bd2
$19) 33... Rxf2 34. Rxh5 (34. Rh1 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Kg7 $1 $19 {[%cal Ge7d6,Ge7c5]})
34... Rf1+ (34... Qd6+ 35. Bd5 Rf1+ 36. Kc2 Qc5+ $19) 35. Kc2 Qc5+ 36. Kb3 Qe3+
37. Kb4 Qd4+ 38. Kb3 Qd3+ 39. Kb4 Bd2+ 40. Kc5 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O
a5 9. Re1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Nb1 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nc3 Qb6 14. Qg4 O-O
15. Bh6 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 a5 11. bxa5 f5 12. Nd2 {[%cal Gh5f4,Gh5f6]} (12. Ng5 $6
Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Rc1 Rxa5 15. Qd2 c6 $132 {1-0 Bunzmann,D-Voekler,B/
Seebad Heringsdorf GER 2000 (41)}) (12. c5 Nf4 {-see commented game 1-0
Sherbakov,R-Loskutov,O/Smolensk 2000/CBM 77 [Huzman,A] (42)}) 12... Nf6 {
Now Smirin prefers this continuation.} ({Badly is} 12... Nf4 $6 13. Nb3 $1 {
[%csl Ga5][%cal Gb3a5]} (13. Bf1 $1 Rxa5 {-see commented game 1-0 Golod,
V-Jaracz,P/Cappelle la Grande 2000/CBM 74 ext [Golod,V](39)}) 13... Nxe2+ 14.
Rxe2 f4 15. Rc2 {-see commented game 1-0 Mikhalevski,V-Smirin,I/Givatayim 1998/
CBM 65(Tsesarsky,I] (29)}) 13. f3 $5 {Interesting novelty.} ({Not badly looks
also} 13. Bd3 Rxa5 14. Nb3 Ra8 15. a4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf5 18. c5
Bd7 19. a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Golod,V-Smirin,I/Internet ICC 2000/EXT 2001 (63)}) ({
Worth of attention to accept P sacrifice by:} 13. exf5 $1 gxf5 (13... Nxf5 14.
Nb3 $14) 14. Nb3 $14 {and Black had to justify P lack.}) 13... Rxa5 14. Nb3 Ra8
15. c5 f4 $2 $16 ({Standard reaction on f2-f3 is} 15... Nh5 {[%csl Gf3][%cal
Ge2h5,Gh5f4] -using f2-f3 move, obscuring d1-h5 diagonal.}) 16. a4 g5 {Black's
plan is standard: to promote PP and to organize Attack on the kingside. In
other hand, White's activity is concentrated on the queenside. Who will be
first? Let's compare this position with another one from the same variations.
White's achievements on the queenside are more essential: White is ready to
attack Pd6 and to put R and Q on the c-line.} 17. Ba3 Ng6 18. a5 Nh4 19. cxd6
cxd6 20. Bb4 $2 {Too slowly! The time is money, especially in rhis type of
position!} (20. Na4 h5 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Rc1 Ne8 23. Rc3 $16) (20. Nb5 Ra6 21.
Rc1 Ne8 22. Qc2 Bd7 23. Nc7 Ra7 24. Ne6 $16) 20... h5 21. Nd2 $2 $17 {Previous
move's idea...} ({Worth of attention was} 21. Na4 $1 {[%cal Ga4b6] with
complicated approximately equal play.} g4 22. Nb6 Rb8 (22... gxf3 23. Nxa8 fxe2
24. Qxe2 Bg4 25. Qf2 f3 26. Qxh4 Nxd5 27. Qxd8 f2+ 28. Kh1 fxe1=Q+ 29. Rxe1
Rxd8 30. exd5 Rxa8 31. Bxd6 Rd8 32. Bxe5 Rxd5 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 $44) 23. Nxc8 Rxc8
24. fxg4 hxg4 25. Bxg4 Nxg4 26. Qxg4 Rc2 27. Nd2 f3 28. Rec1 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1
fxg2 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Qxh4 Bh6 $44) 21... g4 22. Nc4 Ra6 23. Kh1 ({Here it
was possible to recieve 2 rooks and P for 3 pieces:} 23. Nxe5 $6 dxe5 24. Bxa6
bxa6 25. Bxf8 Bxf8 $17 {[%csl Rf3,Rg1,Rg2][%cal Gf8c5,Gc8h3] This position was
properly evaluated by White: Black has advantage.}) 23... Nh7 24. fxg4 {
Meets elegant refutation.} ({In case of} 24. Nb5 {Black also can play, like in
this game} Nxg2 $1 ({Of course, not} 24... gxf3 $2 25. Bxf3 (25. gxf3 Rf6 26.
Rg1 $16) 25... Nxf3 26. gxf3 Rf6 27. Rg1 $16) ({or} 24... Rf6 $2 25. Bxd6 Raxd6
26. Nbxd6 Rxd6 27. Nxd6 Qxd6 28. fxg4 $16) ({or} 24... Ng5 $2 25. Nbxd6 gxf3
26. Bxf3 $16) 25. Kxg2 Qh4 26. Rh1 $8 gxf3+ 27. Bxf3 Bh3+ 28. Kg1 Rf6 29. Ra2
Ng5 $17) 24... Nxg2 $1 25. Kxg2 hxg4 26. Kh1 ({Loses} 26. Bxg4 Qg5 27. h3 Nf6 (
27... f3+ $2 28. Kf2 Bxg4 29. hxg4 Qh4+ 30. Ke3 $16) 28. Kf1 Nxg4 29. hxg4 Bxg4
30. Qd2 Qh5 $1 {Preventing K escape to the queenside.} (30... Bh3+ $2 31. Ke2
f3+ 32. Kd3 $16) 31. Kg1 $8 Rf6 $19) 26... Qh4 27. Nd2 Ng5 28. Rg1 ({On} 28.
Bxa6 {goes} g3 $1 29. Re2 f3 $1 30. Nxf3 Nxf3 {[%cal Gf3h2]} 31. Raa2 $8 bxa6
32. Bxd6 Rf4 {[%cal Gh4h3]} 33. Bc5 Qh3 34. d6 Nxh2 35. Rxh2 Rf1+ 36. Bg1 gxh2
37. Rxh2 Rxd1 38. Rxh3 Rxg1+ 39. Kxg1 Bxh3 $19) 28... Nh3 29. Rf1 Rf6 30. Qe1 (
30. Bxa6 bxa6 31. Qe1 g3 32. Nf3 Qh5 33. Ra2 Bg4 34. Ng1 Rg6 $1 {Despite huge
material advantage White hasn't sufficient defence:} (34... Rh6 $2 35. Rg2 $8
Nxg1 36. Kxg1 f3 37. Qxg3 fxg2 38. Rf2 $132) 35. Rg2 Nxg1 36. Kxg1 (36. Rfxg1
Bf3 $19 {[%csl Rh2]}) 36... Bh3 $17) 30... Qh5 31. Rc1 (31. Bxa6 bxa6 32. Rc1
Rh6 $1 (32... g3 $2 $11 33. Ne2 Bg4 34. Nxg3 fxg3 35. Rxf6 Bxf6 36. Qxg3 Bh4
37. Rc8+ Kh7 (37... Kf7 38. Rc7+ Ke8 39. Qc3 Nf2+ 40. Kg1 Qg6 41. Kf1 Bh3+ 42.
Ke2 Bg4+ 43. Kf1 $11) 38. Rc7+ Kh8 (38... Kg6 39. Qg2 Nf2+ 40. Kg1 Nh3+ 41. Kh1
$11) (38... Kh6 39. Qe3+ Bg5 40. Qg3 Bf4 (40... Bh4 41. Qe3+ $11) 41. Qg2 $8
Be3 42. Bxd6 Nf2+ 43. Kg1 Nxe4+ 44. Kh1 Nxd2 45. Bf8+ Kg5 $132) 39. Qc3 Nf2+
40. Kg1 Qg6 41. Kf1 Bh3+ 42. Ke2 Qh5+ 43. Nf3 Nxe4 44. Rc8+ Bxc8 45. Qxc8+ Kg7
46. Qd7+ Kg8 $11) 33. Na4 Bd7 34. Nb6 Bb5 35. Ndc4 Ng5 36. Rc2 g3 $17) 31...
Rh6 32. Nd1 Ra8 33. Nf2 f3 $1 34. Nxh3 (34. Bxf3 gxf3 $17) 34... Qxh3 35. Rf2
$8 g3 $1 36. Nxf3 gxf2 37. Qxf2 Rg6 38. Bxd6 $2 $19 {Variations calculation
mistake.} ({Right was} 38. Rc7 Bg4 $17) 38... Rxd6 39. Ng5 Qd7 40. Bg4 Qe7 $1 (
40... Qxg4 $4 41. Qf7+ Kh8 42. Qe8+ Bf8 43. Qxf8#) 41. Bxc8 Qxg5 42. Rg1 Qf6
43. Bf5 Rxa5 44. Qc2 Ra8 45. Qc7 b5 46. Qb7 Rad8 (46... Rda6 47. Qxb5 Ra1 $19)
47. Qxb5 Rb6 48. Qc5 Rdb8 49. Rg6 Qxg6 (49... Rb1+ 50. Kg2 R1b2+ 51. Kh1 Qh4
52. Rxg7+ Kxg7 53. Qc7+ Kf8 54. Qd6+ Qe7 $19) 50. Bxg6 Rxg6 51. Qc2 Bh6 52. h4
Rf8 53. Qc4 Rf4 54. d6+ Kh8 55. Qc8+ Rg8 56. Qh3 Rxe4 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Be3 Nd5 9. Bd2 c5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qe2 Bxb5 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14.
c4 Nf6 15. Ne5+ Ke8 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Ke2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bc5 19. Rad1 Ke7 20. f4
Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rhd8 22. Rhd1 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Rc7 24. b4 Ne8 25. g3 f6 26. Nf3 b6
27. Nh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[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 a6 10. Bd3 c5 11. Bd2 cxd4 12. exd4 h6 13. Qc1 Re8 14. Bf4 Qc7 15.
Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Re1 b6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rb8 19. Qc6 Qxc6 20. Bxc6 Rd8 21.
Rac1 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 e5 6. d3 Nge7 7. Nge2 d6 8. Rb1
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Nd5 Rb8 11. Nec3 a6 12. b3 b5 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Qd2 f5 15. f4
Bf7 16. Rbe1 Kh8 17. Kh1 Bg8 18. Ba1 Rbe8 19. Ne2 bxc4 20. bxc4 h6 21. Rb1 Rb8
22. Rbc1 Rbe8 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Nxe7 Nxe7 25. Qa5 Nc6 26. Qa4 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Rb8
28. Rxb8 Nxb8 29. Qb3 Nc6 30. Bc3 Qc7 31. Bd5 Ne7 32. Bf3 Be6 33. Kg1 Bd7 34.
Qb7 Qxb7 35. Bxb7 Bc8 36. Bxc8 Nxc8 37. Ba5 Kg8 38. fxe5 dxe5 39. Nc1 e4 40.
dxe4 Nd6 41. exf5 Nxc4 42. Bd8 gxf5 43. Be7 Nxe3 44. Bxc5 Nc4 45. Nd3 Kf7 46.
Kf2 Ke6 47. Nf4+ Kf7 48. Ke2 Be5 49. Kd3 Nb2+ 50. Kc2 Nc4 51. Kb3 Nd2+ 52. Kb4
Ne4 53. Be3 Bc3+ 54. Kc4 Bd2 55. Bxd2 Nxd2+ 56. Kc5 Ke7 57. Kb6 Kd6 58. Kxa6
Kc6 59. Ng6 Kc5 60. Nh4 Nf1 61. Nf3 Kb4 62. Kb6 Ka3 63. Kc5 Ne3 64. Kd6 Kxa2
65. Ke5 Kb3 66. Kf4 Nf1 67. h3 Kc4 68. Nh4 Kd5 69. Nxf5 h5 70. h4 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Be3
e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Qd2 c5 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 (6... Nbd7) 7. h3
exd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Re8 10. O-O Bd7 11. Re1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd2 (13.
b4 Nh5 (13... Qd7 14. a4 a6 15. Qd3 b6 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. a5 b5 18. g4 Rad8 $132
{Moskalenko,V-Margolin,B/Moscow4 1995}) (13... a6 14. a4 Qc8 15. g4 b6 16. e5
Bxg2 17. exf6 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bxh3 19. f3 Bxg4 20. fxg7 Bxf3 21. Qg3 $16 {
Khenkin,I-Zilberman,Y/Tel Aviv 1992}) 14. a4 b6 15. a5 Rb8 16. Qd3 Bxd4 17.
Qxd4 Re5 18. Qc4 Bd7 19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra7 $14 {Shaw,J-Hoi,C/Copenhagen op2
1995}) 13... Nd7 (13... Qd7 14. Rad1 Re7 15. Re2 Rae8 16. Rde1 a6 17. f3 Nh5
18. Bf2 h6 19. f4 Kh7 20. g4 Nf6 21. Bh4 $14 {Al Modiahki,M-Al Ghasra,A/
Arab-ch8 Doha 1993}) 14. Rad1 (14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qf6 17. c3
a5 18. Re3 Rxe3 19. Qxe3 Qe5 $11 {Danek,L-Kountz,J/Brno-A 1995}) 14... Bxd4 15.
Qxd4 Qf6 16. Qxf6 Nxf6 17. f4 Re7 18. Re2 Rae8 19. Rde1 Kf8 {Only this move is
the new one. In the arising endgame white's chanses are slightly better due to
the significient advantage in space, but young grandmaster holds this position
with greate deal of confindence.} (19... a5 $5 20. Kf2 Kf8 21. Bf3 Nd7 22. a3
b6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Ra8 25. Re3 Ra3 26. R1e2 Re8 27. h4 h6 28. Re1 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Eriksson,M-Jonsson,H/SVE-ch 1993}) 20. Kf2 Re6 21. Bf3 Nd7 22. b4 (22.
Bg4 R6e7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. g4 f6 25. h4 h6 $11) 22... b6 23. Re3 Kg7 24. Nd5 $6
(24. h4 $5 {[%cal Gg3g5]} h5 (24... h6 $6 25. h5 (25. g4 f6 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27.
exd5 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Kxe3 g5 30. h5 gxf4+ 31. Kxf4 Ne5 $11) 25... g5 26.
Ne2 $1 $14 {[%cal Ge2d4,Gd4f5]}) 25. Nd5 (25. g4 hxg4 26. Bxg4 R6e7 27. Bxd7
Rxd7 $11) 25... Bxd5 26. exd5 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Kxe3 f5 $11) 24... Bxd5
25. exd5 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Rxe3 27. Kxe3 Kf6 28. h4 Ke7 29. Kd4 (29. g4 h6 30. g5
hxg5 31. hxg5 f5 $11) 29... h5 30. Kc4 f5 $1 31. Kb5 Nb8 32. c3 Kd7 33. Bd1 Kc8
34. c4 a6+ $1 {The only move that deprives white any chanse to win the game.} (
34... Nd7 $2 35. Ka6 Nf6 (35... Kb8 36. Ba4 Nf6 37. Bc6 Ne4 38. Be8 Nxg3 39.
Bxg6 $16) 36. Kxa7 Ne4 37. a4 Nxg3 38. a5 bxa5 39. bxa5 Ne4 40. Ba4 $16) (34...
Kd7 35. c5 dxc5 (35... Kc8 36. c6 {[%csl Rb8]} Kd8 37. a4 Ke7 38. Kc4 a6 39. b5
axb5+ 40. axb5 Kf6 {[%cal Gd1c2,Gc4f2,Gg3g4]} 41. Kd4 Kf7 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Bc2
Kf7 44. Kf2 Kf6 45. g4 hxg4 46. Kg3 Kf7 47. h5 Kg7 48. hxg6 Kxg6 49. Kh4 Kf6
50. Bb1 Kg6 51. Bd3 Kf6 52. Kh5 g3 53. Bf1 $18) 36. bxc5 bxc5 37. Kxc5 $14) 35.
Ka4 Nd7 36. Kb3 Kb7 37. Be2 Nf6 38. Bf3 Ka7 39. Kc3 Kb7 40. Kd4 Ka7 41. Be2 Kb7
42. Bd3 Ka7 43. Bc2 Kb7 44. a4 Ka7 45. a5 bxa5 46. bxa5 Kb7 47. c5 Ka7 48. Bd3
Kb7 49. c6+ Ka7 50. Be2 Ng4 51. Bxg4 hxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e3 Nb6 8. Ne5
Be7 9. Nxc4 O-O 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. Bc4 c6 12. O-O b5 13. Bb3 b4 14. Ne2 b6 15.
Qc2 Bb7 16. Rfd1 Qe8 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qe4 Qe7 20. Bc2 g6 21. Qf3
c5 22. Be4 Ba6 23. b3 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 cxd4 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. exd4 Rd8 27. Qe3 Bg5
28. Qe1 Kg7 29. Bf3 Qd6 30. Qe5+ Qxe5 31. dxe5 Rc8 32. Be4 Bf4 33. g3 Bxe5 34.
Kg2 g5 35. g4 Rc7 36. Bd3 Kf6 37. Bb1 Ke7 38. h3 Rc8 39. Be4 Bd6 40. Bb1 h5 41.
Be4 hxg4 42. hxg4 Bc5 43. Bb1 Rh8 44. Be4 Kf6 45. Bd3 Ke5 46. Bb1 Ra8 47. Re1+
Kf6 48. Rd1 Ke7 49. Rd2 Rh8 50. Rd1 Rh4 51. f3 Rh8 52. Be4 Be3 53. Re1 Bf4 54.
Re2 Rh2+ 55. Kf1 Rh1+ 56. Kg2 Ra1 57. Rc2 Bd6 58. Re2 Bc5 59. Rd2 Rg1+ 60. Kh2
Re1 61. Bc6 Be3 62. Rc2 f5 63. Bb5 Kf6 64. Re2 Bf4+ 65. Kg2 Rd1 66. Bc4 Rd6 67.
Re1 Be5 68. Re2 Rd4 69. Rf2 Ke7 70. Re2 Kd6 71. gxf5 exf5 72. Re1 Rd2+ 73. Re2
Rd1 74. Re3 Ra1 75. Re2 g4 76. fxg4 fxg4 77. Bf7 Bd4 78. Kh2 Rg1 79. Rg2 Rf1
80. Rd2 Ke5 81. Bh5 Be3 82. Re2 Kf4 83. Bxg4 Kxg4 84. Rxe3 Rf2+ 85. Kg1 Rxa2
86. Re6 b5 87. Re5 Ra5 88. Kf2 Kf4 89. Re8 Ra3 90. Ke2 Rxb3 91. Kd2 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O b6 10. Bc4 Bb7 11. Qf4 Bd5 12. Bd3 c5 13. c4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Rc8
15. d5 e5 16. Qe3 b5 17. cxb5 c4 18. d6 c3 19. Qxa7 Rc4 20. Bd5 Rb4 21. bxc3
Rxb5 22. Bc6 Rc5 23. Bxd7 Rxc3+ 24. Kd2 e4 25. Ne1 Be5 26. Ke2 Qg5 27. h4 Qh5+
28. g4 Qh6 29. Bf5 Qf4 30. d7 Bf6 31. Rd4 Qe5 32. Rb4 Qd6 33. Rb3 Rc4 34. Kf1
g6 35. g5 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 e5 {A surprisingly committal move at a very
early stage of the game. Although the simplification doesn't give White a
large advantage, his position is certainly more pleasant to play without any
risk involved.} (4... Nf6 5. Ne2 {-B06,B07 can lead to standard Pirc positions.
} (5. c4 Nc6 $5 {-E60})) (4... Nc6 5. d5 $5 Ne5 6. f4 Nd7 7. Ne2 c6 8. O-O cxd5
9. exd5 Nh6 10. c3 Nf5 11. Na3 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Nf6 13. Qb3 Bd7 14. Bd2 h5 15. Bf3
Qa6 16. Rae1 b6 17. Nc2 Rc8 18. Nb4 Qb7 19. c4 O-O 20. Bc3 a5 21. Nc6 Rxc6 22.
dxc6 Bxc6 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Ne4 $44 {Ekstroem,R-Zueger,B/Biel op/1998/}) 5.
dxe5 (5. Ne2 Nf6 6. Nbc3 O-O {-B07}) 5... dxe5 (5... Bxe5 6. Nf3 $14 {[%csl
Ge4] [+]}) 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. b3 $14 {Geller,E (2550)-Lerner,K (2475) URS-ch47
Minsk 1979 1-0 White strives for a quick 0-0-0, while Black still has to solve
the problem of his K in the [+], as c6 (/\Kc7) can seriously weaken d6. A
model game in a similar position was} (7. Nc3 c6 8. f4 Nd7 9. Nf3 f6 10. O-O
Nh6 11. a4 a5 12. Nd1 Nf7 13. Nf2 Bf8 14. Nd3 Nc5 15. Nfe1 Be6 16. Be3 Nd7 17.
b3 Ke8 18. c4 Nd8 19. Nf3 c5 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Ng5 Bh6 22. Rae1 Bxg5 23. Bxg5
b6 24. Bh6 Nc6 25. Nc1 Nd4 $11 {1/2,Speelman,J-Jadoul,M/Brussels/1985/}) (7. f4
$5 exf4 (7... Nf6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Bd2 h6 11. O-O-O Kc8 12. Rhf1 Re8
13. b3 Kb8 14. Rde1 a6 15. Nh4 Nd4 16. f5 $36 {Khenkin,I-Hickl,J/SWZ-ch Luzern/
1994/}) 8. gxf4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Nge2 c6 11. Be3 Na6 12. O-O-O+ Ke7 13. Rhe1
$14 {[%csl Gd1,Ge1,Ge4,Gf4] [+]} Kf8 14. e5 $6 Ng4 15. Bg1 f6 16. h3 Nh6 17.
exf6 Bxf6 18. Nd4 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Nf5 20. Ne6+ Bxe6 21. Rxe6 Kf7 $11 {Bee,M-Bree,
T/Ruhrgebiet/1997/}) 7... Be6 (7... Nc6 8. Bb2 Nd4 $6 9. Na3 c6 10. O-O-O Kc7
11. Nc4 {[%cal Rc4e5] /\Ne5} c5 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Rd3 f6 14. c3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3
Nxf3 16. Rxf3 Ne7 17. Kc2 Rad8 18. Ne3 Rhf8 19. c4 Rd7 20. Bc3 Nc6 21. g4 Nd4+
22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Re1 Kc6 24. Nd5 $16 {Blatny,P-Tomczak,R/BL2N 9394/1994/}) (
7... c6 8. Bb2 (8. Ba3 $5 $14 {[%cal Yb1d2,Ye1c1] /\Nd2,0-0-0}) 8... Be6 9. Nd2
Nd7 10. Bh3 Bxh3 11. Nxh3 f6 12. Rd1 Nh6 $1 {An important difference, compared
to the later course of the game-Black's N covers ><d6 from f7.} 13. Ke2 Kc7 14.
f3 Rad8 15. Nf2 Nf7 16. Nc4 h5 $11 {1/2,Nielsen,N-Jacobsen,B/Aarhus/1987/}) 8.
Bb2 Nd7 9. Nd2 Ne7 (9... f6 10. f4 $5 (10. Bh3 {can transpose to the above game
}) 10... Nh6 11. Ngf3 Nf7 12. O-O-O Bh6 13. Rhf1 $14 {/\} exf4 14. gxf4 Bxf4 $2
15. Nd4 $40) 10. Bh3 Bxh3 11. Nxh3 f6 12. O-O-O Ke8 {[%cal Ye8f7,Yh8d8]} (12...
c6 13. Nc4 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6} Kc7 14. Ba3 $14 (14. f4 $5 $36)) 13. f4 $36 Nc6 {
Now a white N on d5 will be unassailable.} (13... Kf7 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5
fxe5 16. Ng5+ Kg8 $8 (16... Kf6 $2 17. h4 {/\Rhf1+-}) 17. Ne6 Rc8 18. Nf3 $16 {
/+-}) (13... exf4 14. Nxf4 (14. gxf4 $5 $14) 14... Kf7 15. Rhf1 $36) 14. Nc4
Nb6 $6 {Inaccurate, as Black will not get enough time for the intended Kf7 and
Rd8.} (14... Rd8 $142 $1 15. Nf2 (15. Rd2 Nc5 (15... Kf7 16. Rhd1 Nc5 17. Rd5
Nxe4 18. Rd7+ $36) 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Kc8 $11) (15. Ne3 Nc5 16. Nf2 (16.
Nd5 Nxe4 (16... Rd7 17. Rhe1 $14) 17. Nxc7+ Kf7 $11) 16... exf4 17. gxf4 Kf7
18. Nd5 Rd7 $11) 15... Kf7 16. Nd3 $14) 15. Ne3 $1 {[%mdl 4] White keeps more
tension and pieces on the board. Gulko proceeds to increase pressure in a
model way.} (15. Nxb6 axb6 16. a4 Rd8 $11 {/+/=}) 15... Rd8 16. Nd5 $32 Nxd5 {
Opening the position for a better developed opponent is not ideal, but sooner
or later probably forced anyway after} (16... Rd7 17. Rhf1 $36) 17. exd5 Ne7 (
17... Nb4 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. c4 $5 Nxa2+ 20. Kb1 Nb4 21. Ng5 $16 {->}) 18. c4
$16 c6 (18... Bh6 19. Rhe1 (19. Rhf1 $5) 19... Kf7 20. Kc2 $16) 19. fxe5 (19.
d6 Nf5 20. c5 Kd7 21. Rhe1 exf4 (21... Rhe8 22. g4 Nh4 23. g5 $40) 22. Nxf4
Rhe8 $14) 19... fxe5 20. Nf4 $5 (20. d6 Nf5 21. c5 Kd7 $14 {is less forcing})
20... exf4 (20... cxd5 21. Ne6 d4 $5 (21... Bh6+ 22. Kc2 $16) 22. Nxd8 Kxd8 23.
Kc2 $16) 21. Bxg7 Rg8 22. Bf6 Rf8 (22... cxd5 $2 23. Rhe1 Rd7 24. Rxd5 $18) (
22... Kf7 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Rhe1+ {/\gf4+/-}) 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Rhe1+ Kf6 (
24... Kd6 $142 25. gxf4 Rde8 $1 $16 {/+/= would pose White more technical
problems.}) 25. gxf4 cxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. cxd5 {[%cal Yc1d4] Now contrary to
the previous note Black's K is cut off from the o^d5 and White just threatens
to move his K over to d4. Black's <=> is too slow.} Kf5 (27... Rd8 28. Re5 h6
29. Kd2 $5 g5 30. Ke3 $18) 28. Re7 h5 (28... Rd8 29. Rxb7 Rxd5 30. Rxa7 $18)
29. Rxb7 Kxf4 30. d6 $18 (30. Rxa7 $143 Ke5 $16 {[%cal Rf8f1,Rf8f2] /\Rf1,Rf2})
30... Rd8 31. Rxa7 Rxd6 32. a4 h4 33. a5 g5 34. Kc2 g4 35. b4 Ke4 ({Even the
more natural} 35... g3 36. hxg3+ hxg3 37. Rg7 Kf3 38. Kc3 g2 39. b5 Rd1 40. b6
$18 {is too slow.}) 36. Rg7 Kf5 37. Kc3 Rc6+ 38. Kb3 Rc1 39. a6 h3 40. b5 Rb1+
41. Kc4 Ra1 42. Kc5 Kf4 43. a7 {[%cal Rb5b7] /\b6-b7} 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 h6 8. axb5
Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5 10. Ba3 Be6 11. Be2 Bd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nd2 g6 14. Re1 e6 15.
Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Bf3 Ne7 17. Ne4 Kg7 18. Ra6 Qc7 19. Nc5 Rhe8 20. h4 h5 21. Qe2
Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nd5 23. Rb1 Rab8 24. Rba1 Re7 25. Ne4 Rd7 26. Rb1 Qd8 27. Nc5 Re7
28. Ne4 Qe8 29. Rd6 Rd7 30. Rc6 Qd8 31. g3 Rb6 32. Rc5 a6 33. Nd6 Rbxd6 34.
exd6 Rxd6 35. Rc1 Rb6 36. Qe4 Qb8 37. Kf1 Qd8 38. Qe5+ Qf6 39. Rc8 Qxe5 40.
dxe5 Ne7 41. Rd8 a5 42. Ke2 Rc6 43. Ra8 Rc5 44. Rxa5 Rxe5+ 45. Kf1 Rc5 46. Rb1
Nd5 47. Rbxb5 Rxb5 48. Rxb5 Nxc3 49. Rb4 Ne4 50. Kg2 Nd2 51. Rb2 Ne4 52. Kf3
Nf6 53. Rc2 Ng4 54. Ke4 Kf6 55. Kd4 g5 56. Ke4 gxh4 57. gxh4 Ne5 58. Kf4 Ng6+
59. Kg3 Ne5 60. f4 Ng4 61. Rxc4 Ne3 62. Rc8 Nf5+ 63. Kh3 Kg7 64. Rc1 Kg6 65.
Rg1+ Kh6 66. Rh1 Kg6 67. Kg2 Kf6 68. Kf2 Kg6 69. Rh2 Kf6 70. Kf3 Nd4+ 71. Ke3
Nf5+ 72. Ke4 Nd6+ 73. Kd3 Nf5 74. Rh1 Ne7 75. Ke4 Nf5 76. Kf3 Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. a3 Nc6
9. Be2 Qa7 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Rd1 O-O 13. O-O b5 14. Rf3 Bb7 15. Rh3
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 f6 17. exf6 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Rxf6 20. a4 bxa4 21.
Nxa4 Raf8 22. Rf3 Bc6 23. b3 Bb5 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. Nc3 Rc8 26. Rd2 Ne5 27. Re3
Ng4 28. Rf3 Ne5 29. Re3 Ng4 30. Rf3 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 e5 {
Hector played already many games in this system, and had not bad results. When
I perepared for the game I saw his games vs Sokolov and Krush and some others.
But I missed one of his games which he have played against Ibragimov .} 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nb5 (9. e4 $5) 9... Bb8 (9... Bb4+ $5 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 O-O 12.
Rc1 e4 13. Be2 Nb6 $11 {Was in the game: Kramnik-Ivanchuk.V 1/2 Linares 16th
1999 year}) 10. dxe5 {The position is not so sharp from the first sight, but
in the game position was very sharp! But anyway I think that White is slightly
better here and they has slight adventage.} Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 {
This is theory} O-O {Hector prefer this move than a6, like this he played vs
Sokolov and game was drawn.} (12... a6 13. Bc3 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 O-O 15. O-O (15.
Rd1 $5 {Irzhanov-Mosquera 1-0}) 15... d4 16. Ne4 h6 17. Rad1 $11 {This
position is not dangerous for Black because they has no weaknesses.}) 13. Bc3
Bxc3+ {Now Black takes on c3 in view of variation :} (13... Bb8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bd3 $16 {And white stays with one pawn more.}) 14. Qxc3 (14.
Nxc3 d4 $11) 14... Ne4 $5 {The idea of the move is that after taking on e4
white will gain many problems with position of their king for example If 14.
Bxe4-dxe4 15.0-0 then just Qg5 and Bh3 creates troubles for white.} 15. Qd4 $1
{Much stronger and much better!  Now White is occupating the center and soon
they will try to attack pawn on d5 by Rd1-Nc3 somewhere White can take on e4,
with an adventage for White.} Qg5 $6 {Maybe this move is interesting But I
think white gains adventage here in because of better placed pieces!} (15...
Re8 $5 16. O-O {And idea is Rfd1 with some troubles for d-pawn.}) 16. Nc7 $1 {
Accepting the battle, if not to accept white has only troubles.} Qxg2 {I was
actually very surprised in this position , because of my opponent play, active,
without any nerves in so sharp and Morozevich style- position!} (16... Bf5 $5
17. Nxa8 Qxg2 18. O-O-O Nxf2 (18... Qxf2 {And here some play on mate!} 19. Nc7
$1 Rc8 20. Kb1 Rxc7 (20... Nd2+ 21. Ka1 Bxd3 22. Nxd5 $18) 21. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 22.
Qxe4 $1 $18) (18... Rc8+ 19. Kb1 Nd2+ 20. Ka1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nc4 {And here as
well as just simple exchange Qxd5 wins the game wins b3 for example.} 22. Qxd5
$18 (22. b3 $5 $18)) (18... g6 19. Nc7 Rc8 20. Qe5 Nxf2 (20... Qxf2 21. Kb1
Qxe3 22. Ka1 Rxc7 23. Qxc7 Nf2 24. Rhe1 $18) 21. Bxf5 Nxd1 22. Bxc8 Nxe3 23.
Qe8+ Kg7 24. Ne6+ fxe6 25. Qe7+ $18) (18... Bg6 19. Rhg1 Rc8+ 20. Kb1 Qf3 21.
Ka1 Nxf2 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Rc1 $3 Rxa8 24. Rc7 Qf6 25. Qxd5+ $18) (18... Qf3
19. Qxd5 Rxa8 20. Bc4 h6 21. Qxf7+ Kh7 22. Rhg1 Ng5 23. Rxg5 hxg5 24. Rd7 $1
$18) 19. Bxf5 Nxh1 20. Nc7 Nf2 21. Re1 $18 {It is a clear win for white}) 17.
Bxe4 (17. O-O-O {It was interesting to try this move too, but I think that
Bxe4 is better.   But as I found this transfers only to the same posiiton as
in the game.} Bg4 18. Rhg1 Qxh2 19. Nxa8 h5 {Transfers to the same position as
in the game.}) 17... dxe4 18. O-O-O Bg4 $1 {The only move!} (18... Bh3 19. Rhg1
Rac8 20. Rxg2 Rxc7+ 21. Kb1 Bxg2 22. Rg1 Rfc8 23. a3 Rc4 24. Qe5 R4c5 25. Qg3
$18) 19. Rhg1 Qxh2 $1 {This defence is brilliant! Black waits and want to take
knight on a8 and White can't do anything!! But I have not found more than to
take and to save the knight.} 20. Nxa8 h5 $3 {Now, mate on g7 is black's
bishop moves somewhere, rooks are ok, King is not in trouble but I need to
save my knight and I can't!} 21. Rh1 (21. Qxa7 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc8+ 23. Kb1 Qxf2
24. Nc7 Qe2 25. Rc1 Qd3+ $15) (21. Rde1 $1 Rxa8 22. Qxe4 Qxf2 23. Qxb7 Rc8+ 24.
Kb1 $16) 21... Rc8+ 22. Kb1 Qxf2 23. Nc7 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 (24. Qxd1 Qf3 $1 $11)
24... Qe2 25. Rg1 g6 26. a4 Kh7 (26... Qd3+ $1 $11) 27. Nb5 Qc2+ 28. Ka2 Rc4
29. Qd5 Rxa4+ 30. Na3 {I sacrificed pawn , just to activate my pieces! And to
try to attack black's king.} Qf2 31. Rc1 Kg7 32. Rc8 Qf6 33. Qxb7 a5 34. Qc7 $5
{Here I was in time-trouble so nothing to comment here actually I made no
mistakes, seriously here.} Rb4 35. Nc4 Qe6 36. Qd8 Kh6 37. Qh8+ Kg5 38. Rc5+ f5
39. Qd8+ Kh6 40. Qc7 h4 {Time-trouble is finished And I started to think in
this position, but played quickly Kb1.} 41. Kb1 Qg8 $1 {My opponent played
surprisingly strong move! Now Qg7 is an idea and I need to find something
strong here.} 42. Qf4+ Kh5 43. Ne5 $5 (43. Qxe4 $4 Qxc4 $3 44. Qxc4 Rxc4 45.
Rxc4 h3 46. e4 g5 47. exf5 (47. e5 g4 48. e6 Kg6 49. Rc1 h2 $2 (49... Kf6 $1
50. Re1 Ke7 $19) 50. Re1 $18) 47... g4 48. f6 h2 49. Rc1 Kg6 $19) 43... a4 $5 (
43... Qb3 $4 44. Qg4+ $3 fxg4 45. Nf7+ {With mate!!!}) (43... Qb8 44. Qg4+ fxg4
45. Nf7+) (43... Qd8 $5 44. Qf2 $16) 44. Nxg6 Rxb2+ 45. Kc1 Rb1+ 46. Kxb1 Qb3+
47. Kc1 Qa3+ 48. Kd1 (48. Kd2 $6 {Transfers into the same position , but with
some troubles.} Qxc5 49. Nxh4 Qb4+ 50. Ke2 Qb2+ 51. Kf1 Qa1+ 52. Kf2 Qb2+ 53.
Kg1 Qg7+ 54. Ng2 Qg4 55. Qd6 $18) 48... Qxc5 49. Nxh4 Qd5+ 50. Ke1 Qa5+ 51. Kf1
(51. Kf2 $2 Qd2+ 52. Kg3 (52. Kf1 Qd1+ 53. Kg2 Qg4+ 54. Qxg4+ Kxg4 55. Ng6 a3
56. Ne5+ Kg5 $19) 52... Qe1+ 53. Kh3 (53. Kg2 Qxh4 54. Qxf5+ Qg5+ $19) 53...
Qh1+ 54. Kg3 Qe1+ $11) 51... Qb5+ 52. Kg1 Qe2 53. Ng2 Qd1+ $6 (53... Qg4 $5 54.
Qd6 Kg5 55. Qd8+ Kg6 (55... Kh6 56. Qh8+ Kg5 57. Qg7+ Kh5 58. Qa1 $3 $18 {
It was very important to bring black's king to h5 square because after a3 now
Qxa3-Qd1+  Kh2 wins, but if king were on g6 then after a3 -Qxa3 Qd1-h5 it was
draw.}) 56. Qe8+ Kh6 57. Qxa4 $18 {[%cal Ga4d1,Rg4d1]}) 54. Kh2 Qd7 55. Qh4+
Kg6 56. Nf4+ Kf7 57. Qh7+ Ke8 58. Qg8+ Ke7 59. Kg3 Kd6 60. Qd5+ Ke7 61. Ng6+
Kd8 62. Qa8+ Kc7 63. Kf4 Qb5 64. Ne7 Qc5 65. Nxf5 a3 66. Nd4 Qc1 67. Qxa3 $18
1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. a3 Nc6
9. Be2 Qa7 10. Na2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. c3 O-O 13. b4 Bb6 14. Bg4 Nxd4 15.
cxd4 Nb8 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. Nc3 Ne7 19. O-O Rac8 20. Rf3 f5 21. exf6
Rxf6 22. Bf2 Nf5 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. Re1 Rc4 25. Ne2 Rf8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1
Bd8 28. Nd3 Bf6 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. dxe5 Qb8 31. Bc5 Rf7 32. Qd4 Qc8 33. h3 Bb5
34. Kh2 Bc6 35. g4 Qd7 36. Kg3 Qc8 37. Rf2 Bd7 38. Rf3 Bc6 39. Rc3 Qd7 40. Bd6
Qe8 41. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Qc2 Nh5 8.
Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. e3 Nb6 11. h3 g6 12. O-O-O Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3
O-O-O 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. Ne5 f6 18. Nf3 Ng7 19. Qc2 Ne6 20. Ka1 Nc4
21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 f5 23. Red1 f4 24. e4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Qg5 26. Qf3 Qf5 27.
a3 Ng5 28. Qg4 Qxg4 29. hxg4 f3 30. gxf3 Nxf3 31. Rd3 Rf8 32. d5 Ne5 33. Rh3
Rf7 34. g5 Nf3 35. Rg3 Rf5 36. dxc6 Rxd1+ 37. Nxd1 bxc6 38. Ne3 Rf4 39. b4 Kc7
40. b5 Kb6 41. bxc6 Kxc6 42. Ng2 Rf7 43. Kb2 Rf5 44. Ne3 Rb5+ 45. Kc2 Nxg5 46.
Rg4 Rc5+ 47. Kd3 Ra5 48. Nc4 Rd5+ 49. Ke3 Rf5 50. f4 Ne6 51. Rh4 Kd5 52. Nd2
Rf7 53. Ne4 h5 54. Nc3+ Kc6 55. Ne2 Re7 56. Kf3 Rb7 57. Rh1 Rb3+ 58. Kf2 Rxa3
59. Rg1 Ra2 60. Kf3 Kd7 61. Ng3 Ra3+ 62. Ke4 Ra4+ 63. Ke5 Nxf4 64. Rd1+ Ke7 65.
Ne4 Ne6 66. Nc3 Ra6 67. Nd5+ Kf7 68. Rc1 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[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. h3 Nh6 11. O-O Nf7 12. Be3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15.
Be3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Qd2 Qd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Rfe1 Kh8 20. f4 b6 21. Bf3
g5 22. fxg5 Ne5 23. Bd5 Rde8 24. Rf1 Ng6 25. Rde1 Re5 26. Kh2 Rfe8 27. Bf2 Rxe1
28. Rxe1 Rxe1 29. Bxe1 Nf4 30. Qxf4 Be5 31. Ne2 Bxf4+ 32. Nxf4 Kg7 33. g4 Bxg4
34. Bc3+ Kf8 35. hxg4 Qxg4 36. Ne6+ Ke8 37. Ng7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Be4 9. Be2 {This move is interesting because white wants to avoid an
exchange of bishops, to create center by Nd2-f3-e4.} d6 {Very old , and
well-known system, which have been played for about 50 years!} 10. Nd2 Bb7 11.
f3 $5 {Now somehow white wants to create a centre by moving e-pawn.} c5 12. e4
Nbd7 13. Bd3 {Now somewhere I want to play f4 and activate my bishop on d3.} e5
{Preventing f4, attacking the center and trying to activate pieces.} 14. Nb3
Re8 (14... cxd4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5 17. Be2 Rc8 18. Nb5 Nxc4 19. Bxc4
Rxc4 20. Nxd6 Rc7 21. Nxb7 $14 (21. Bf4 Rd7 22. Nxb7 Rxb7 23. Qa4 $5 $14)) 15.
d5 Nf8 {After closing the center Black is trying to transfer all their pieces
to the king-side, white will do the same} 16. Be3 Bc8 17. Nc1 $5 {[%csl Gc1,
Rf4][%cal Yc1e2,Re2f4] To take care of f4 square white transfers their Knight
to e2, from e2 knight has better prospects than from d2 because it is possible
to move knight to f5 via g3 somewhere and as well White is playing against
Ng6-Nh5-f4 idea.} Bd7 18. Ne2 Ng6 19. a4 $5 {[%csl Ra7,Rb5,Rb6,Rc5] First
White wants to close queen-side and close all black's prospects on the
queen-side.} Rb8 20. Qd2 Kh8 21. Kh1 a5 22. Bc2 Ng8 $5 {Interesting Idea,
black wants to play Rb7-Bc8 now to control f7 square and make f6 move
somewhere , then to move their knight to f8 or e7 from g6 and to play g5 by
this plan they will close king-side and they will hold the position.} 23. g4 {
White wants to activate knight by Ng3-f5 and if black takes with the bishop
they will take with g-pawn and attack at the king-side by using g-line.} Rb7
24. Ng3 Bc8 25. Nf5 {Maybe black can hold this position but with a big
problems.} N6e7 26. Rg1 f6 27. Raf1 g5 28. h4 Nxf5 29. exf5 h6 30. Kg2 {
Now Whites idea is to activate rooks at h-file and to attack by it black' king.
} Kg7 (30... Rh7 31. Rh1 Ree7 32. Rh3 Ba6 33. Qe2 (33. Rfh1 Bxc4 34. hxg5 hxg5
35. Bxg5 fxg5 36. Qxg5 {[%csl Gc2,Rd8,Re7,Gg5,Rg8,Gh1,Gh3,Rh7,Rh8][%cal Yf5f6]}
Qf8 37. Rxh7+ (37. f6 $1 Nxf6 38. Rh6 $3 Reg7 (38... Ref7 39. Bxh7 Nxh7 40. Qg6
(40. Qh5 $1 Qe7 41. g5 (41. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 (41... e4 42. Re6 exf3+ 43. Kg3 Qf8
44. Qe5+ $18) (41... Be2 42. Re6 Bxf3+ 43. Kg3 $18) 42. Qxf7 Bd3 43. c4 $16)
41... Bxd5 42. g6 Bxf3+ 43. Qxf3 Qg5+ 44. Qg3 Qd2+ 45. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 40... Qe7
41. Qxd6 Qxd6 42. Rxd6 Be2 $11) (38... e4 39. Rxf6 $18) (38... Rxh6 39. Rxh6+
Nh7 40. Qh4) 39. Rxf6 Rxg5 40. Rxf8+ Kg7 41. Rxh7+ Kxf8 42. Rd7 $16) 37... Rxh7
38. Rxh7+ Kxh7 39. f6+ Kh8 40. Qh5+ Qh6 41. f7 Qxh5 42. gxh5 Kg7 43. fxg8=Q+
Kxg8 $17) 33... Qd7 34. Rfh1 Ref7 $14) 31. Rh1 Kf8 32. hxg5 hxg5 (32... fxg5
33. Rxh6 Nxh6 34. Bxg5 $18) 33. Be4 Rg7 34. Rh8 Bd7 35. Qc2 Kf7 36. Rfh1 Ne7
37. R8h6 Nc8 38. Kg1 Reg8 39. Qh2 $6 {It is a kind of practical decision , it
is hard to defence this position because of the bad placed King on f7 and
knight on c8 and queen on d8. Maybe interesting was plan with
Qd1-Bc2-Kf2-Ke1-Kd2-Kc1-Kb2-Ka3.  But I was here in time-trouble , my opponent
had 4.32 seconds here and I had 5.40 about. I have played Qh2.} (39. Qd1 Qe8
40. Bc2) 39... Bxa4 40. Rg6 (40. Qh5+ Kf8 $15) 40... Qf8 $4 (40... Ne7 $1 41.
Rxf6+ (41. Rh6 $11) 41... Kxf6 42. Qh6+ Kf7 43. Qe6+ (43. f6 Nf5 44. Qh5+ Kxf6
45. Bxf5 Ke7 46. Qh6 Bd7 47. Bh7 Qf8 48. Bxg8 Qxg8 49. Rh5 Be8 50. Rxg5 Bg6 $15
) (43. Qh5+ Kf6 44. Bxg5+ Rxg5 45. Qh6+ Ng6 $19) 43... Kf8 44. f6 (44. Rh6 Rf7
$17) (44. Rh5 $3 {Brilliant chance to attack in this position, white attacks
g5 pawn and wants to play f6.} Rf7 (44... Nxf5 45. gxf5 Re7 (45... Qd7 46. Rh6
$1 {Now f6 is coming and then just Bf5 with the winning attack.} Rf7 47. f6 Bb3
48. Bf5 Qxe6 49. dxe6 Bxc4 50. exf7 Bxf7 51. Kf2 d5 52. Bh7 d4 53. Bxg8 dxe3+
54. Kxe3 Kxg8 55. Rh2 b5 56. Rg2 b4 57. Rxg5+ Kf8 58. Rxe5 b3 59. Rxc5 a4 60.
Rc8+ Be8 61. Kd2 Kf7 62. c4 $18) 46. Qh6+ Ke8 47. Bxg5 (47. Kf2 Bb3 (47... Kd7
48. Bxg5 Rxg5 49. Rxg5 Kc8 50. Rg6 Rd7 51. f6 $18) 48. Bxg5 Bxc4 49. f6 Rf7 50.
Bg6 Bxd5 51. Qg7 $18 Kd7 (51... Rgxg7 52. fxg7 Kd7 53. Bxf7 Bxf7 54. Bxd8 Kxd8
55. Rh8+ Kd7 56. g8=Q Bxg8 57. Rxg8 b5 58. Ra8 a4 59. Ra6 $18) 52. Bxf7 Rxg7
53. fxg7 $18) 47... Kd7 48. Kf1 Kc7 49. Bxe7 Qxe7 50. f6 Qf8 $14) (44... Be8
45. f6 Bxh5 46. fxg7+ Rxg7 47. gxh5 Ng8 48. h6 Nxh6 49. Qxh6 Kf7 50. Qh5+ (50.
Qe6+ $1 Kf8 51. Bf5 $3 $18 {Now the idea is to bring bishop to e6 by moves
Qh6-Be6 and it is important to play Bf5 first because after Qh6 immediately
black plays Kf7 and if Bf5 there probably just Qf6-Be6+ and Ke7 with an
unclear position.} (51. Qh6 Kf7) 51... Qe7 52. Qh6 Ke8 53. Be6 Kd8 (53... g4
54. Qh5+ $1 $18) (53... Qf8 54. Bxg5 Qf4 55. Qh5+ $18) 54. Qh8+ $18) (50. Bf5
$2 Qf6 $1) 50... Kf6 51. Kf2 Qg8 52. Qg4 Ke7 53. Ke2 Kd8 54. Kd2 Kc7 55. Kc2
Qf7 56. Kb3 Rg8 57. Qh3 Qe7 58. Bf5 Qf6 59. Qh7+ Qg7 60. Qh5 Kb8 61. Be6 Qg6
62. Qxg6 Rxg6 63. Kc2 Kc7 64. Kd3 a4 $11) (44... Qd7 45. f6 (45. Qh6 Ke8 46.
Bxg5 Rf7 47. f6 Bd1 (47... Nc8 48. Qg6 (48. Bf5 Qb7 49. Be6 Bc2 $1 {It is very
important to control g6 square , because when white will push g-pawn bishop
and rook on g8 will control g6 square very safely.}) (48. Bh4 Bd1 (48... Kd8
49. g5 Bb3 50. g6 Bxc4 51. Bg5 $16 {At this position white is winning.}) 49.
Qg6 Rgf8 50. Bf5 Qc7 51. Be6 Kd8 52. Bxf7 Qxf7 53. Qd3 $16) 48... Rxg6 49. Rh8+
Rf8 50. Bxg6+ Qf7 51. Bxf7+ Kxf7 52. Rh7+ Ke8 53. Bh4 Bd7 54. g5 Bf5 $17 55.
Rg7 a4 56. g6 Bxg6 57. Rxg6 Rh8 58. Be1 Kf7 $17) 48. Kf2 Nc8 49. Qg6 $5 Rxg6 (
49... Rgf8 50. Bf5 (50. Bh6 Qa4 51. Bxf8 Qxc4 52. Rh1 $3 $18) 50... Qa4 51. Be6
Qc2+ 52. Qxc2 Bxc2 53. Bxc8 a4 $15) 50. Rh8+ Rf8 51. Bxg6+ Qf7 52. Bxf7+ Kxf7
53. Rh7+ Kg8 54. Rg7+ Kh8 55. Rc7 Kg8 56. Bh4 $5 a4 57. g5 a3 $2 (57... Bc2 $1
58. g6 Bxg6 59. Rg7+ Kh8 60. Rxg6 $14) 58. g6 a2 59. Rg7+ Kh8 60. Rh7+ Kg8 61.
f7+ Rxf7 62. gxf7+ Kxh7 63. f8=Q a1=Q 64. Qf5+ Kg8 65. Qxc8+ $18) 45... Qxe6
46. dxe6 Be8 47. fxg7+ Kxg7 48. Rxg5+ Bg6 (48... Kf8 49. Rxg8+ Nxg8 50. Kf2 Nf6
51. Bd5 b5 52. Bg5 Nxd5 53. cxd5 b4 54. cxb4 cxb4 55. Bh6+ Ke7 $15 {Black has
draw at least and if they wish they can play Kf8-g8 with better position for
black.}) 49. Bxg6 Nxg6 50. Rf5 Re8 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Rb7 Rxe6 53. Kf2 Rf6 54.
Kg3 Nf4 55. g5 Rf8 56. Rxb6 Ne2+ 57. Kg4 Nxc3 58. Rxd6 $16) (44... Bd7 45. Qh6
(45. Qxd6 Kf7 46. Qxe5 Nxf5 47. Bxf5 (47. gxf5 Re8 48. Qd6 Bc8 49. Qxd8 Rxd8
50. Rh6 Re8 51. Kf2 g4 52. Bf4 (52. d6 Re5 53. f6 (53. d7 $1 Bxd7 54. Bd5+ Rxd5
55. cxd5 g3+ 56. Kg2 Bxf5 57. Rxb6 $16) 53... Rg8 54. Bf4 Rf5 55. Bxf5 Bxf5 56.
fxg4 Bxg4 $11) 52... gxf3 53. Bxf3 Bxf5 54. Rxb6 Kg8 55. Bd6 $13) 47... Bxf5
48. Qxf5+ Qf6 $11) 45... Kf7 46. Rxg5 Rxg5 47. Bxg5 Rxg5 48. Qxg5 Qh8 $19) 45.
Bxg5 Qc7 46. f6 Rxg5 47. Rxg5 Ng8 48. Bh7 $1 Nh6 49. Bg6 $3 Bd7 50. Bxf7 $1
Bxe6 51. dxe6 $1 $18) 44... Rf7 45. Rh5 (45. Rh7 Be8 $15) (45. Bh7 Rh8 46. Bxg5
Ng8 $19)) 41. Bxg5 Rxg6 $8 (41... fxg5 $4 42. Re6 $18) 42. fxg6+ Ke8 43. Bh6
Qe7 44. Qa2 $1 Bd7 45. Be3 f5 $2 (45... Kd8 46. Rh7 Qe8 47. Qb1 (47. Qh2 $1 $18
{Then just pushing g-pawn and it is finish!}) 47... Kc7 48. g5 f5 49. Bxf5 Ne7
50. Bxd7 Qxd7 51. Kf2 a4 $16) 46. gxf5 Qf6 47. Rh5 $1 Ne7 48. Bg5 Qf8 49. Qb1
$1 $18 {The best and the simplest way to win the game!} Bxf5 (49... Nxf5 50.
Qxb6 Ne7 51. Qxd6 $18) 50. Qb5+ Bd7 51. Qxb6 a4 {Very tricky move!  But no
more.  But in 2 seconds after making his move 51...a4 De Firmian resigned. 
The End is very simple White just takes all pawns d6-c5-e5-and a pawn if it
will be pushed to a3 or a2.} 1-0

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Re8 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 h5 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. b4 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Nb3
Ra8 16. c5 Nh6 17. f3 g5 18. Bf2 Ng6 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nd2 Nf4 21. Nc4 Ra6 22.
Ne3 Ra8 23. Rb1 f5 24. Kh1 Qe7 25. Bd3 Rf8 26. exf5 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Nxf5 28. Nc4
Nd4 29. Ne4 Bf5 30. Qd2 Bxe4 31. fxe4 Rac8 32. Rbc1 Rf4 33. Bxd4 Rxc4 34. Rxc4
Rxf1+ 35. Bg1 g4 36. Rc1 Rxc1 37. Qxc1 Kh7 38. Qf1 Qg5 39. a4 Qf4 40. Qe2 Kg6
41. g3 Qf7 42. Kg2 Bh6 43. Bf2 Bg5 44. Be1 Bd8 45. Bb4 Qd7 46. Qd1 Qc7 47. Qd3
Be7 48. Be1 Bg5 49. Bf2 Qc1 50. Qb5 Qc7 51. Qe8+ Qf7 52. Qxf7+ Kxf7 53. Kf1 Ke8
54. Ke2 Kd7 55. Kd3 Bf6 56. Be3 Bd8 57. Kc4 Be7 58. Kb5 Bd8 59. a5 Be7 60. Bd2
Bd8 61. Bc1 Be7 62. Be3 Bf6 63. Bd2 Bd8 64. Bb4 Kc7 65. Bd2 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Na6 8.
Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be3 Rc8 {Ricardi is trying to
defend the pawn c5, but without any counterplay along the open e file black
has few chances to achieve equality.} 13. Rad1 h6 14. Qb3 (14. d6 Nb4 15. a3
Nc2 16. Qb3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Be6 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Rc6 20. Ne5 Rxd6 21. Nxg6
Re8 22. Qxc5 Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Naumann,A-Berndt,S/Germany/1999/ (27)}) 14... Qb6 (
14... Nb4 15. Bxc5 Rxc5 16. Qxb4 $16) 15. Qxb6 $1 axb6 16. Nd2 Ng4 (16... Rcd8
17. Nc4 b5 18. Na5 b4 19. Nxb7 bxc3 20. Nxd8 c2 21. Rd2 Rxd8 22. Bxa6 Ng4 23.
Rc1 Bxb2 24. Rcxc2 Bxc2 25. Rxc2 Bd4 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Rc8 $16) 17. Bxg4 (17.
Nc4 $5 Nxe3 (17... Rcd8 18. Bf4 $16) 18. fxe3 Rce8 19. Kf2 Nb4 20. Rd2 $16)
17... Bxg4 18. f3 Bd7 (18... Bf5 19. Nc4 b5 20. Nd6 b4 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Nb5
Bxb2 23. Nd6 $16) 19. Nc4 Rce8 (19... b5 20. Nd6 Ra8 21. Ndxb5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5
Rfd8 23. Rf2 $16) 20. Rfe1 b5 (20... Bd4 21. Kf2 b5 22. Nb6 (22. Nd6 Rxe3 23.
Rxe3 b4 24. Ne2 Bxe3+ 25. Kxe3 b6 26. Rd2 $16) 22... Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Re8 24. Rxd4
cxd4 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8 26. Ne2 $18) 21. Nb6 Rxe3 (21... Rd8 22. Ne4 Bxb2 23. Nxc5
$18) 22. Rxe3 Bd4 23. Rxd4 $5 {[%mdl 4096] It is difficult to criticise this
brave move, more careful players would surely prefer the quiet advantage after
23.Kf2.} (23. Kf2 $5 Be8 (23... Re8 24. Rxd4 $18) 24. Ne2 Bxe3+ 25. Kxe3 $16)
23... cxd4 24. Nxd7 dxe3 (24... Rd8 25. Re7 dxc3 26. bxc3 Kg7 (26... Nc7 $2 27.
Nf6+ Kg7 28. Rxc7 Kxf6 29. Rc5 $18) 27. d6 b4 28. cxb4 Nxb4 29. Ne5 Rxd6 30.
Rxf7+ Kg8 31. Rxb7 Nxa2 32. Nf7 $16) 25. Nxf8 Kxf8 (25... b4 26. Nd7 bxc3 27.
bxc3 f5 28. Kf1 g5 29. g3 $18) 26. Nxb5 {The knight endgame without a pawn is
very difficult for black, but at least he is not lacking counterplay.} Nb4 (
26... Ke7 27. a3 f5 28. g3 g5 29. f4 $16) 27. Nc3 Nd3 (27... Ke7 28. Kf1 f5 29.
g3 g5 30. f4 gxf4 31. gxf4 Nd3 32. Ke2 Nxf4+ 33. Kxe3 $16) 28. Kf1 Ke7 (28...
Nxb2 29. Ke2 Nc4 30. Kd3 Na3 31. Kxe3 $18) (28... Nf4 29. g3 Nd3 30. Ke2 Nxb2
31. Kxe3 $18) 29. b3 (29. Ke2 Nf4+ 30. Kxe3 Nxg2+ 31. Kd4 f5 $16) 29... Kd6 (
29... f5 30. Ke2 Nf4+ 31. Kxe3 Nxg2+ 32. Kd4 $16) 30. Ke2 Nf4+ 31. Kxe3 Nxg2+ (
31... Nxd5+ $4 32. Nxd5 Kxd5 33. g4 $18) 32. Kd4 Nh4 33. Ne4+ Ke7 34. Nd2 (34.
f4 Nf3+ 35. Kc5 Nxh2 36. Kb6 Kd7 37. a4 $18) 34... Kd6 35. Nc4+ Ke7 36. Nd2 Kd6
37. f4 {Radjabov is winning freedom for the activity of the knight, but pays
the prize of exposing the f pawn in a higher degree.} f5 (37... Nf5+ 38. Ke4 b5
39. Nf3 Ne7 40. Ne5 f5+ 41. Kd4 Nxd5 42. Nxg6 $16) 38. Nc4+ Ke7 39. a4 g5 (
39... Nf3+ 40. Kc5 Nxh2 41. Kb6 Kd7 42. Kxb7 Nf3 43. a5 $18) 40. a5 gxf4 (40...
Nf3+ 41. Kc5 Nxh2 42. Kb6 Kd7 43. Kxb7 $18) 41. b4 Nf3+ (41... f3 42. Ke3 f4+
43. Kf2 Kd7 44. b5 $18) 42. Kc5 Ng5 (42... Nxh2 43. b5 f3 44. a6 bxa6 45. bxa6
f2 46. Nd2 $18) 43. Kb6 f3 44. Kc7 f2 45. d6+ Ke6 46. Ne3 Nf7 (46... f4 47. Nf1
$18) 47. d7 Ke5 48. b5 Kd4 49. Nf1 (49. Nf1 Kd3 50. a6 bxa6 51. bxa6 f4 52. a7
Ke2 53. a8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. Be2 Be6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. N1c3 a6 10. Na3 Nd4 11. Be3 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 O-O 13. f3 Rc8 14. Rfc1 (14.
Rac1) 14... Nd7 15. Rd1 (15. Nd5 f5 $132) 15... Rc6 (15... f5 $5) 16. Nd5 Bg5 (
16... f5) 17. Bf2 (17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Qd2 Qd8 19. Kh1 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nb6 21. Qd3
Qg5 $13) 17... Qb8 (17... Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nb6 19. Rdd1 Qc7 20. b3 f5 21. exf5
Rxf5 22. Nc2 $14) 18. b4 (18. Nc2 Bxd5 (18... f5 $6 19. f4 $1 exf4 20. Nd4 $16)
19. Rxd5 Rfc8 20. b3 $14) 18... Bxd5 (18... Rfc8 $2 19. b5 $1 $16) 19. Rxd5 {
Despite the loss of a tempo in 14.-15.move white enjoys very pleasant
advantage due to the active pieces and weakness of the d5 square.} (19. exd5 $6
Rcc8 $11) 19... Rfc8 (19... Nf6 20. Rd3 Rfc8 21. Rad1 $14) 20. Rad1 Be7 (20...
Nb6 21. Bxb6 Rxb6 22. b5 Rc5 23. Kh1 $14) 21. R5d3 Nf8 (21... Nf6 22. Be3 $14)
22. Qb2 (22. Qd2 Ne6 23. b5 axb5 24. cxb5 R6c7 $14) 22... Ne6 23. b5 axb5 24.
cxb5 (24. Qxb5 $6 Nf4 25. R3d2 Ra6 $11) 24... R6c7 25. Bb6 (25. b6 $5 Rc6 26.
Nb5 Rc2 27. Qb3 Rxf2 28. Kxf2 Nc5 29. Qb2 Nxd3+ 30. Rxd3 $14) 25... Rd7 26. Qb3
$2 {The first serious inaccuracy that gives Radjabov a chance to equalize in a
flash.} (26. Nc2 Bd8 $1 (26... Nf4 27. R3d2 d5 $6 28. exd5 Qd6 29. Be3 Bg5 30.
g3 $18) 27. Be3 Nc5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Ne3 Qa7 (29... Bb6 30. Kh1 $16) 30. Kh1
Qa5 31. Rb1 $14) 26... Nf4 27. R3d2 d5 $1 28. Be3 (28. exd5 Qd6 29. Nc4 Rxc4
30. Qxc4 Qxb6+ 31. Kh1 Bd6 $17) (28. g3 Qd6 29. Be3 Qxa3 30. gxf4 Qxb3 31. axb3
Rc3 32. Rd3 $11) 28... Rdc7 29. Nb1 (29. exd5 $2 Rc3 30. d6 Rxb3 31. dxe7 Rd3
$19) (29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Nb1 dxe4 31. fxe4 Rc1 $15) 29... dxe4 30. fxe4 Bc5 31.
b6 $2 {Milos played in Buenos Aires 2001 in especially miserable form and
after a loss of an advantage he still manages to stumble on a more of second
rated solutions.} (31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rd7 Rf8 $11) 31... Bxe3+ 32. Qxe3 Rc6 33.
Rd7 (33. a4 Rc1 $15) 33... Rc2 34. R1d2 $2 (34. g3 $2 Nh3+ 35. Kf1 Rxh2 $17) (
34. R7d2 $1 Rc1 $15) 34... Rc1+ 35. Rd1 Rxd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rc2 37. Nd2 (37. Rd2
Rc1+ 38. Kf2 Rxb1 $19) (37. g3 Qc8 $1 38. Nd2 Rc3 $17) 37... Qd6 38. g3 Rc3 $1
(38... Rc3 $1 39. Qe1 Qd4+ 40. Kh1 (40. Kf1 Re3) 40... Nd3 41. Nf3 Nxe1 42.
Nxd4 Nd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. b4 $5 {Nach diesem seltenen Zug entwickelt
sich die Partie etwas ungewöhnlich. Üblich ist 11.Bd3.} Bb6 (11... Bd6 $5) 12.
Bd3 a6 {Auch Short ist nicht abgeneigt, neue Wege auszuprobieren und vermeidet
das theoretische 12...Bg4.} (12... Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. O-O Re8) 13. h3 $5 {
Vermeidet die lästige Fesselung.} d4 14. e4 Ne7 $5 {Mit dieser
Springerüberführung räumt Schwarz die c-Linie für den kommenden Turmabtausch.}
({Vorzuziehen waren jedoch die normalen Entwicklungszüge:} 14... h6 15. O-O Be6
16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Qe2 Qd7 $11 {mit bequemem Spiel für Schwarz.}) 15. O-O Ng6 16.
Bg3 Be6 17. Qd2 h6 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. Qb2 {Weiß behält einen
leichten Druck dank der Idee Nd2 mit dem folgenden f2-f4.} Rfd8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8
22. Rc1 Rd8 (22... Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 $14 {[%cal Rf3d2] /\Nd2}) 23. Nd2 (23. b5
axb5 24. Bxb5 Qe7 $11) 23... f6 24. Nb3 $6 {Das entlastende Ng6-e5 sollte
verhindert werden.} (24. Nc4 Bc7 $11) ({Nur mittels} 24. f4 $1 Ne7 (24... Bf7
25. Nf3 Bc7 26. e5 fxe5 27. fxe5 $14) 25. Nf3 Nc6 26. b5 axb5 27. Qxb5 Ba7 28.
Rb1 $14 {konnte Radjabov seinen leichten Vorteil behaupten.}) 24... Ne5 25.
Bxe5 fxe5 $11 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Qd6 28. Qc1 Rf8 29. a4 Kh8 30. a5 Rf7 31.
Qc2 Rf8 32. Qc1 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O b6 10. d5 Nc5 11. Nxc5 bxc5 12. Bc4 e5 13. Qe3 Qe7 14. Rde1
Re8 15. Qe4 Rb8 16. g4 g6 17. h4 Bg7 18. h5 Qf6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. c3 Bd7 21.
Nd2 Qg5 22. f3 Bh6 23. Re2 Kg7 24. Reh2 Rh8 25. Kb1 Qe7 26. Qe2 Bf4 27. Rxh8
Rxh8 28. Rxh8 Kxh8 29. Ne4 f5 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Nf2 Bh6 32. Nd3 e4 33. fxe4
fxe4 34. Qh2 Qg5 35. Qe5+ Qxe5 36. Nxe5 Be8 37. Be2 Bf4 38. Nc6 Bxc6 39. dxc6
Kg7 40. Kc2 Kf6 41. b4 cxb4 42. cxb4 Ke5 43. b5 Kd4 44. a4 Ke3 45. Kd1 Bd6 46.
a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Qxb6 axb6 7. f3 Bf5 8. g4
Be6 9. g5 Nfd7 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Bd3 Na6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bd2 e6 14. Ne2 Nb4
15. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 16. Kf2 h6 17. g6 f5 18. Nf4 Nf8 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 fxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rd8 22. Ke3 Be7 23. h4 Bf6 24. Rad1 Ke7 25. Bxb7 Nd7 26. Bc6 Nb8 27. Be4
Na6 28. Nh5 Rhf8 29. Nxf6 Rxf6 30. Rhf1 Rxf1 31. Rxf1 Rd7 32. Rf7+ Kd6 33.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 {[#] Ausspielen eines passiven Springers - Achtung Falle! Die
schwarze Verteidigung beruht auf dem Erreichen einer theoretischen
Remisstellung.} 34. a3 Kd6 35. b4 b5 36. Bc2 Nc7 37. Bb3 Ne8 38. a4 bxa4 39.
Bxa4 Nc7 40. Bb3 e5 41. Bc4 exd4+ 42. Kxd4 Na8 43. Bb3 Nb6 44. Bf7 Nd7 45. Bd5
Nb6 46. Be4 Nd7 47. Kc4 Nf6 48. Bf3 Nd7 49. Kb5 Ne5 50. Be4 Nd7 51. Bb1 Nf6 52.
Ba2 Nd7 53. Bf7 Ne5 54. Kb6 Nf3 (54... Nc6 $2 55. b5 Nd4 56. Ka6 Nxb5 57. Kxb5
Ke7 58. Kc6 Kf8 59. Kd6 h5 60. Ke5 $18) 55. h5 Nd4 {Jetzt droht Sc2 nebst
Opfer des Springers, weil nach dem weißen h5 die Festung wasserdicht wäre!} 56.
Kb7 Kd7 57. Bd5 Kd6 58. Be4 Kd7 59. Bd3 Kd8 60. Kb6 Kd7 61. Bb5+ Kd6 62. Ba4
Ne6 63. Kb7 Nd4 64. Kc8 {Die Umgehungsdrohung erzwingt den Gewinn des Feldes
c7. Radjabov gewinnt damit entscheidendes Terrain.} Ke7 (64... Ne6 65. Bd7 Nf8
66. Bh3 $18) 65. Kc7 Ne6+ 66. Kc6 Nd4+ 67. Kd5 Ne6 68. Ke5 Nc7 69. Bc6 Ne6 70.
b5 Nd8 71. Bd5 Kd7 72. b6 Ke7 73. Be4 ({Nochmals} 73. b7 $2 Nxb7 74. Bxb7 Kf8
$11) 73... Kd7 74. Bg2 Ke7 75. Bh3 Nb7 76. Kd5 Nd8 77. Bc8 1-0

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O Nh5 8. Bc2
e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. a4 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Ng3 Nf4 13. Nh5 Nxh5 14. Qxh5 Ng6 15.
f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Qf6 17. Rad1 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 Qh6 19. Rh4 Qxh5 20. Rxh5 Bxc3 21.
bxc3 Bd7 22. Kf2 Rae8 23. a5 Re5 24. Rb1 b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra1 Be8 27. Rg5+
Bg6 28. Ra7 Re7 29. Kf3 Kg7 30. Kf4 h6 31. Rg3 Kf6 32. Bd3 Rfe8 33. Rf3 Kg7 34.
Rh3 Rf7 35. Rg3 Kf6 36. Rf3 Rfe7 37. Kg3 Rf7 38. Kh4 Kg7 39. Ra1 f4 40. Raf1
Be4 41. Re1 Rfe7 42. Rxe4 Rxe4 43. Bxe4 Rxe4 44. Kg4 Rxc4 45. Kf5 b5 46. Rd3
Ra4 47. Rd2 Rc4 48. Rd3 Ra4 49. Rd2 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Rc8 14. Ba2 Ne7
15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Ne5 Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Re1 Nd5 19. Bb1 Qd8 20. Be4 Ba8
21. Qd2 Ne7 22. f3 Qd6 23. Rc1 f6 24. Nc4 Qd7 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Ne3 Bc6 27. Qc2
Rc8 28. Qb1 h6 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Qe4 Kf7 31. Kf2 b5 32. Ke2 a6 33. g3 Rd6 34.
Ke1 Qd8 35. Ke2 Nd5 36. Nxd5 Rxd5 37. Rd3 a5 38. Qe3 Qd6 39. Qd2 b4 40. axb4
axb4 41. Ke1 Qb6 42. Ke2 h5 43. Kd1 Qd6 44. Kc2 Qc6+ 45. Kd1 Qa6 46. Qc2 h4 47.
gxh4 Qd6 48. Qc4 Qxh2 49. Qxb4 Qxh4 50. Kc2 Qh2+ 51. Qd2 Qd6 52. Qc3 Rb5 53.
Kb1 Qd7 54. Rd1 Qb7 55. Rd3 Rb6 56. Qc2 Rd6 57. Rc3 Rd7 58. Rc6 Qb5 59. Rc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 h6
8. Be3 Nd5 9. Bd2 c5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. c4 Nb6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. O-O
cxd4 15. Ne5 Qd8 16. Re1 Bd6 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Bf4 O-O 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Rcd1 Bb8
21. Bg3 Nd7 22. f4 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Qf5 24. Qxf5 exf5 25. Bf2 d3 26. Re3 a6 27.
Rexd3 Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Bxe5 29. Bb6 Bc7 30. Bxc7 Rxc7 31. Rd6 Kf8 32. Rd5 g6 33.
Rd6 b5 34. cxb5 axb5 35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4 Rc2 37. a5 Ra2 38. a6 Kg7 39. g3 h5
40. h4 Ra4 41. Kg2 f4 42. gxf4 Rxf4 43. Kg3 Rg4+ 44. Kh3 Ra4 45. Rb6 Ra3+ 46.
Kg2 Kf8 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Rb6 Rc3 49. Rb8 Ra3 50. Rb6 Kf8 51. Rb8+ Kg7 52. Rb6
Ra5 53. Kg3 Ra1 54. Kh3 Rg1 55. Rb8 Ra1 56. Rb6 f5 57. Rb7+ Kf6 58. Rb6+ Ke5
59. Rxg6 Ke4 60. Rg5 f4 61. Rxh5 Ra3+ 62. Kg2 Rxa6 63. Rb5 Ra2+ 64. Kf1 Kf3 65.
Rb3+ Kg4 66. Rc3 f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O b6 10. Bc4 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Bd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Ng3 c6 14. Nf5
Qc7 15. Qe3 g6 16. Nh6+ Kg7 17. Ng4 Kg8 18. Nfe5 Bg7 19. Nh6+ Bxh6 20. Qxh6
Nxe5 21. dxe5 Rae8 22. f4 Qd7 23. Qg5 Qe7 24. Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. c3 f6
9. a3 Be7 10. h4 O-O 11. h5 Qb6 12. Rh3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Ra2 Qb3 15. Nc3
Qxd1+ 16. Kxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.08"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nbd7
9. Bb2 Qb8 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Bd6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15.
e4 O-O 16. Rac1 b4 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Rfe1 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Nf6 20. Qe2 Rfc8 21. Rc4
Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Nd5 23. Bc1 {Es fällt mir natürlich schwer zu glauben, daß Weiß
hier bereits eine Gewinnstellung besitzt.} Ne7 $6 (23... Ra7 {war eine bessere
Art, um den Besitz der c-Linie zu kämpfen. Nach} 24. Qc8+ Bf8 25. Nc5 {folgt}
Ne7 26. Qd8 Nc6) 24. Be3 Rc8 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. Nc5 Bxc5 $6 {Danach gewinnt der
c-Bauer des Weißen an Bedeutung, und dem Läufer winkt gelegentlich das Feld d4.
} ({Mit} 26... Nd5 {konnte Schwarz einigen Vorteil wahren, doch dürfte sich
Weiß nach} 27. Ne4 Be7 28. Re2 f5 29. Nc5 f4 30. Bc1 f3 31. gxf3 Bxc5 32. Rc2
Nc3 33. dxc5 Rxc5 34. Kg2 {halten können.}) 27. dxc5 Nd5 (27... Nc6 $5) 28. Bd4
Rc6 29. g3 f6 (29... g5 {sieht natürlicher aus:} 30. Re2 f6 31. Rd2 Kf7 32. f3
$11 {mit etwa gleichen Aussichten.}) 30. f4 h5 31. Rf1 Kf7 32. Kg2 Ra6 33. Rf2
h4 $6 (33... Ke7 34. Kf3 Kd7 $11) 34. g4 Nc3 {Jetzt ist die Sache schon nicht
mehr einfach. Nach} (34... Ke7 35. Kf3 Kd7 {folgt} 36. g5 {, und Weiß gewinnt.}
) 35. Bxc3 bxc3 36. Kf3 Ra8 37. Ke3 Rd8 $2 {Der Nachziehende überschätzt die
Kraft seiner Freibauern.} ({Nach} 37... b4 38. Kd3 Ke7 39. Kc4 Rb8 40. a4 bxa3
41. Kxc3 Ra8 42. Ra2 e5 43. fxe5 fxe5 44. b4 e4 45. Kb3 Kd7 46. Rd2+ Kc7 47.
Ka2 Rd8 {sollte Schwarz keine Probleme haben.}) 38. b4 Rd1 39. Rc2 Rh1 40. Kd4
Rxh3 {Schwarz hat keine Zeit, das Eindringen des gegnerischen Königs am
Damenflügel zu verhindern; auf} (40... Ke7 {geschieht} 41. Rxc3 {mit Deckung
des Bauern auf h3.}) 41. c6 Ke7 42. Kc5 Kd8 43. Kxb5 Kc7 44. Ka6 Kxc6 ({Nach} 
44... Rf3 45. b5 Rxf4 46. b6+ Kxc6 47. Rxc3+ Kd7 48. a3 (48. b7 {ist falsch:}
Ra4+ 49. Kb6 Rb4+ 50. Ka6 Ra4+ 51. Kb5 Rxa2 $11) 48... Ra4+ 49. Kb5 Ra8 50. a4
{verliert Schwarz offensichtlich den Wettlauf.}) 45. b5+ Kc7 46. Ka7 Rd3 47.
b6+ Kd7 48. b7 Rd2 49. b8=Q Rxc2 50. Qb7+ Ke8 51. Qb3 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Qd3 Qa5 7. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 d6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Qe3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. O-O Nc6 14. Qd3
Ne5 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Rac8 19. Qd2 Bc6 20. Bxc6
Qxc6 21. Rfd1 h6 22. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. h3
Bd7 9. e4 e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 Rb8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qd2 Qc8
15. Kh2 c5 16. Rab1 Bc6 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. b3 Qb7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bd7 21. h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Moreno Carnero, Javier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain II"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 c5
8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 a6 12. c4 Qc7 13. Re1 b6 14. Qf3 Bb7
15. Qh3 Rfe8 16. Re3 Bd6 17. Nf3 Bf4 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Rad8 20. Rae1 Rd4
21. Rg3 Kf8 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. Rxg4 Rxg4 24. Qxg4 h6 25. Be4 f5 26. Qf3 Qe5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

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
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Rac1 Qc6 16. f3 Rac8 17. Bd3 Qd6 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 19. Qd2 Nf8 20. Bf4 Qd7
21. Be3 b5 22. Qe2 Bc6 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Rb2 Rb7 25. Rdb1 a6 26. c4 bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.14"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 c5 13. g4 f4 14. h4 h6 15. Rf2 Kh8
16. Rh2 Bd7 17. Rb1 a5 18. b3 b6 19. a3 Kh7 20. Be1 Rf7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4
Nc8 23. Bf1 Be8 24. Ra1 Rfa7 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Qb1 Bd7 27. Nb5 Ra8 28. Ra2 Rxa2
29. Qxa2 Ne8 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Qa8 Bf6 32. Qb7 Kg8 33. Be2 Kf8 34. Bd1 Ke7 35.
Ba4 Qb6 36. Qa8 Nc7 37. Nxc7 Qxc7 38. Bxd7 Qxd7 39. Nb2 Ke8 40. Na4 Bd8 41. Nc3
Nb6 42. Qa2 Qb7 43. Nb5 Nc8 44. Kf1 Ke7 45. h5 g5 46. Bc3 Bb6 47. Qa1 Kd7 {#}
48. Bxe5 dxe5 49. Qxe5 Qa6 50. Qe6+ Kd8 51. Qf6+ Kd7 52. e5 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.15"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kallio, Heikki"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Finland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nc6 11. Be3 e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nc3 Ng6 15.
Rad1 h6 16. g3 Rc8 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bc5 20. b4 Bxe3 21. fxe3
d6 22. Rf1 Nf8 23. Qf3 Qe7 24. e4 Rc7 25. Rf2 a5 26. Rdf1 Rb8 27. Qe3 Qe8 28.
Rb1 axb4 29. axb4 Ra7 30. Bf1 Qd7 31. Rfb2 Qc7 32. Rc1 Ra4 33. Bh3 Nh7 34. Bg4
Qa7 35. Kg2 Nf6 36. Bf3 Ra1 37. Rbc2 Qa4 38. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. c3 O-O 8. Be3 b6
9. O-O Ba6 10. Na3 Rc8 11. Re1 d6 12. Nc2 Qc7 13. Rc1 Rfd8 14. Qd2 e5 15. d4
exf4 16. gxf4 d5 17. e5 Nf5 18. Bf2 Nce7 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nf3 Bb5 21. Nh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 a6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. b5 Qe7 14. a4 axb5 15.
Nxb5 c5 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Ne5 Nf8 18. Rfb1 Ba6 19. Bf5 Bc8 20. Rd1 Bxf5 21.
Qxf5 Qe6 22. Qc2 c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d4 Nbd7 8. e4
c6 9. Rb1 a6 10. h3 b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. a3 Bb7 13. d5 Rc8 14. Be3 Nb6 15. Nd2
Nfd7 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Rbc1 Qd7 18. b4 Nca4 19. Nxa4 Nxa4 20. Nb3 Ba8 21. Qd2 f5
22. exf5 gxf5 23. Na5 Qf7 24. Nc6 f4 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Bd4 f3 27. Bh1 Kh8 28.
Kh2 Bxc6 29. dxc6 Be5+ 30. Bxe5+ dxe5 31. Rfd1 Nb6 32. Rc3 Nc4 33. Qg5 e4 34.
Rd7 Qg6 35. Qxg6 hxg6 36. c7 e3 37. fxe3 f2 38. Bg2 f1=Q 39. Bxf1 Rxf1 40. Rcd3
Rff8 41. Re7 Nb6 42. Rd6 Nc4 43. Rdd7 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. b3 c5 11. Ne2 cxd4 12. exd4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bf4 a5 15.
Be5 Bc8 16. Nc3 Bh6 17. Rad1 Ng4 18. Bg3 Bg7 19. h3 Nh6 20. Be5 Bf5 21. Rfe1 e6
22. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2001.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. Ngf3 a5 $5 8.
c3 Nfd7 9. exd5 Nxc5 10. Bb5 exd5 11. O-O Nc6 (11... Nba6 {xb5} 12. Re1 (12.
Nb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nc5 14. b4 Nb3 15. Ra3 Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Bg4 $11) 12... Bf6 13.
Nd4 Nc7 14. N2f3 Bg4 $5 (14... a4 $5 {idea a3 xc3}) 15. h3 Bh5 16. Be3 Bxd4 $5
{xf3} 17. Bxd4 N5e6 $11) 12. Nd4 (12. Nb3 $5 $11) 12... Bd7 (12... Nxd4 $1 13.
cxd4 Ne6 {xd4} 14. Nf3 (14. Qd3 Qb6 15. Nf3 a4 $15 {xb5}) 14... Nc7 (14... Bf6
$5 15. Be3 Nc7 $15) 15. Bd3 Bg4 16. Qe3 $1 Bd6 17. Ne5 Be6 $13) 13. N2f3 Bf6
14. Be3 Re8 $13 15. Rfd1 Ne4 {idea a4} (15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 a4 $5 $11 {idea a3
xc3}) 16. a4 $1 {[%csl Ga4] x a5 xb5} Qc7 (16... Rc8 17. Re1 (17. Nb3 $5 $14 {
xa5 xb6}) 17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Bxb5 $11) 17. h3 $5 {xg4} (17. Nc2
Bg4 $5 18. Rxd5 Bxc3 $5 19. bxc3 Nxc3 20. Qc4 Bxf3 21. Rc5 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Re4 23.
Qa2 Qxh2 24. gxf3 Nf4 $5 (24... Ned4 $3 25. Ke1 Nxc2+ 26. Rxc2 Qh1+ 27. Kd2
Rd8+ 28. Bd3 Qxf3 $19) 25. Bxf4 $4 (25. Rg5 Rxe3 $5 (25... Qh3+ 26. Ke1 Qxf3
27. Rg3 Ng2+ 28. Kf1 Nxe3+ 29. Nxe3 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 (30. Rg1 Qh3+ 31. Rg2 Rd8 $15)
) 26. Nxe3 (26. fxe3 Nh3 27. Nd4 Qxa2 (27... Qh1+ $5 28. Ke2 Nxd4+ 29. exd4
Qh2+ 30. Kd3 Qxa2 31. Rxa2 Nxg5 $17) 28. Rxa2 Nxg5 $15) 26... Nd4 $1 27. Nd5 (
27. Rg4 h5 $19) (27. Qb2 Qh3+ 28. Ke1 Nxf3+ $19) 27... Nh3 $19) 25... Qh1#)
17... Rad8 18. Rac1 Nd6 19. Qd2 Nxd4 (19... Ne5 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22.
b3 $11) (19... Nc4 $2 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Nb5 $16 {xb6}) (19... Bxd4 $5 20. Bxd4
Nc4 $13) 20. Bxd4 (20. cxd4 $6 Qb6 $15) (20. Nxd4 Nc4 $15) 20... Ne4 (20...
Bxd4 21. cxd4 (21. Nxd4 Bxb5 22. axb5 Nc4 $11) 21... Qb6 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 $11) 21.
Qd3 Bc6 $14 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. Re1 Nc5 $6 $138 25. Qc2 Ne6 26. Qd2
$6 $138 (26. Bd3 $5 {xc6}) 26... Bxb5 27. Nxb5 Qc4 28. Qc2 g6 29. Re3 Kf8 30.
b3 Qf4 31. Rce1 Ng5 $6 (31... Nc5 $5 {+/=  =}) 32. Qd1 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Re8 $6 {
1/2 Draw  34.Rxe8!-Kxe8 35.f3!!-Qe3 36.Kf1-Ne6 37.Qxd5-Kg8!? Compensation!} (
33... Ne6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2001.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Radjabov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4
a6 8. h3 Bd7 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 {'!?' Radjabov.} ({It's well-known Black gets
good compensation after} 10. d5 Nd4 $1 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Qc8 13. h4 Ng4
14. Qd1 Ne5 15. Qb3 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Qb8 18. Na3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Nd3 20.
Nc2 Rxa1 21. Nxa1 Bd4 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Ra8 24. Nc2 Ra2 25. Rb1 Kf8 26. Bf1
{1/2,Neverov,V-Antoniewski,R/Prerov/2001/} Nc5 $44) (10. Be3 {Radjabov} exd4
11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 Rb8 $5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qd2 Qc8 15. Kh2 c5 16. Rab1 Bc6
17. Bh6 Bh8 (17... Bxh6 $5 {Radjabov} 18. Qxh6 Qb7 $5 (18... Nd7 $5 {Radjabov})
) 18. b3 Qb7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bd7 21. h4 {1/2 Huebner.R 2612 -Radjabov.T
2567 Leon 2001}) 10... dxe5 (10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. c5 $5 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 $14)
11... dxe5 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Kh2 c6 15. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Rb6] ><b6} b5
$2 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Rxc6 Bxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. Rc5 $16 {Ilincic,
Z-Pikula,D/YUG-ch Niksic/1997/}) 11. Re1 {The whole line promises White some
prospects for an edge, Black must defend carefully to achieve complete
equality. The text is a more recent try.} ({The older move was} 11. Be3 Be6 12.
Qa4 Qc8 (12... Qd3 $2 13. Nd5 b5 14. Qd1 bxc4 15. Nxc7 Rac8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17.
Qa4 Qe2 18. Rfe1 Qxb2 19. Rab1 Qc3 20. Rec1 Qd3 21. Bf1 Qxe4 22. Ng5 Qf5 23.
Bxc4 Nd5 24. g4 Qf6 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rb6 d4 27. Rcxc6 {1-0,Tukmakov,V-Smirin,
I/CRO-chT Pula/2001/}) 13. Kh2 h6 (13... Re8 14. Rfd1 h6 15. c5 Nd7 16. Rac1
Na7 17. Bf1 c6 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qc7 20. Na4 Rad8 21. Nb6 Nf8 22. Qb3 Ne6
23. Nc4 {Nogueiras,J-Mista,A/Cappelle la Grande/2002/} Nb5 $14) 14. Rfd1 Kh7
15. c5 Rd8 16. Bf1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Qe8 18. b4 Rd8 19. Rxd8 Qxd8 20. b5 (20. a3
Nd4 $5 $132) 20... axb5 21. Bxb5 Bd7 22. Nd5 Be8 23. Nc3 Bd7 24. Qd1 Qe8 25.
Bf1 Be6 26. Nb5 Qe7 27. Qa4 Qd8 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qd7 $11 {Vaganian,
R-Lanka,Z/Bundesliga 9900/1999/}) 11... h6 {'!?' Radjabov. Radjabov: 'Idea
Nh7-g5'} (11... Re8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bf4 (15. f4
$142 $1 c6 16. e5 $14) 15... c6 16. Qb3 Qc8 17. h4 b5 18. e5 c5 19. Qd1 h6 20.
b4 g5 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Bxe5 $13 {Pert,N-Djukic,N/WChJ
Athens/2001/}) 12. Nd5 Nh7 $146 {[%mdl 8] Radjabov uses a similar idea as
Fedorov in the game below, but still White could have kept some nagging
pressure.} (12... Be6 13. b4 (13. Bd2 Ne8 14. Rc1 Nd6 15. b3 Kh7 16. Bc3 Qd7
17. Kh2 Rae8 $132 {1/2,Magerramov,E-Sakaev,K/Dubai op/2000/}) 13... Nh7 $5 (
13... Nd7 14. Bb2 Ne7 15. Qe2 c6 16. Rad1 $1 cxd5 17. cxd5 Qb6 18. Nd2 $1 Qxb4
19. Nc4 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Ba3 Rfe8 22. Rb1 $36 {Efimov,I-Socko,B/Saint
Vincent op/2001/}) 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5 (15. Nh4 $5) 15... gxf5 16. Bf4 exf4 17.
Rxe6 fxg3 18. fxg3 Ng5 19. Rg6 Qe8 20. Nh4 Qe5 21. Rb1 Qxg3 22. Qh5 Nxh3+ 23.
Kh1 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Ng4 25. Nxf5 Qf2+ 26. Kh1 Qxf5 27. Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Rxg4 $44 {
=,Pigusov,E-Fedorov,A/Dubai op/2001/}) (12... Be6 {Radjabov}) 13. Be3 (13. b4
Ng5 14. Nxg5 hxg5 15. Bb2 Nd4 16. c5 Be6 $13) 13... Ng5 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4
Radjabov: 'xd4'} (13... f5 14. Nh4 f4 15. Bc5 $16) 14. Nxg5 hxg5 15. Qb3 {
'!?' Radjabov. Tempting, but promises little.} (15. Qd2 g4 (15... f6 16. Rad1
$16) 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Bg5 $1 f6 (17... Qd7 18. Bf6 $36 (18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Qxd7
Bxd7 20. Bxf6 Rae8 21. Rad1 Bc8 22. f4 $14)) (17... Qd6 18. Nf6+ (18. b4 $36)
18... Bxf6 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Bxf6 {/\} Nd4 21. f3 $1 Nxf3+ (21... Bxf3 22. Bxf3
$1 Nxf3+ 23. Kg2 $18) 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Kf2 Bh5 24. Rg1 $16) 18. Be3 $14) 15...
Rb8 16. Rad1 Nd4 {'!' Radjabov.} 17. Bxd4 exd4 {Radjabov: 'idea c6'} 18. e5 c6
(18... g4 19. Rxd4 $5 (19. hxg4 c6 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Rxd4 $1 (21. exf6 Bxg4 22.
f3 Be6 $15) 21... Re8 22. Red1 Rxe5 23. Rxd7 Re1+ 24. Kh2 $14) 19... gxh3 20.
Bh1 $36) 19. Nf6+ {'!?' Radjabov.} (19. Nb6 Bf5 (19... Be6 {Radjabov} 20. Qb4
Qc7 $5 (20... Re8 {Radjabov} 21. c5 Qc7 22. Rxd4 Bxe5 23. Rde4 Bf6 $11) 21. Qc5
Rfd8 22. Rxd4 Bf8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qa5 Qe7 $1 $15) 20. g4 Bc2 $5 21. Qxc2 Qxb6
22. e6 Qc7 $132) (19. Nb4 {Radjabov} Re8 20. Nd3 Bf5 $15) 19... Bxf6 20. exf6
$6 {[%mdl 64]} ({More ambitious and interesting was the tactical} 20. Rxd4 $142
$5 c5 (20... Qa5 21. Re2 Bxe5 22. Rxd7 $36) 21. Rd3 (21. Rd5 Qa5 22. Qc3 Qxc3
23. bxc3 Be6 24. exf6 Bxd5 25. cxd5 b5 $15) 21... Qa5 22. Qd1 Rbd8 (22... Ba4
23. b3 $16) 23. exf6 (23. Ra3 Qb6 $11) 23... Bg4 24. Rxd8 Bxd1 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8
26. Rxd1 $44 {/+/=}) 20... Qxf6 (20... c5 $6 {Radjabov} 21. Re7 (21. Qf3 {
Radjabov} Bc6 $11) (21. Qa3 $5 {(Radjabov) xc5 x a6} b6 22. Re7 $14) 21... Be6
(21... Bc6 {Radjabov} 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Qa3 Qd6 24. b3 $14) 22. Rxb7 $14) 21.
Qb6 Rfe8 $1 22. Rf1 {'!' Radjabov.} (22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qxb7 (23. Qxd4 {
Radjabov} Re1+ $1 24. Kh2 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Be6 $15) (23. Rxd4 $4 {Radjabov} Re1+
24. Bf1 (24. Kh2 {Radjabov} Qxf2 $19) 24... Bxh3 $19) 23... Re2 {'!' Radjabov.}
24. Rf1 Bf5 $36 {[%csl Gd4] o^d}) 22... Bf5 23. Rxd4 Re2 24. g4 Be6 25. a4 Re8
26. b3 Kg7 27. Rd3 Bc8 $11 {/=/+ Black has activated his R and has no problems.
} 28. Bf3 Rb2 29. Kg2 Qf4 30. Qb4 ({White returns with his Q to the defence,
he probably feared} 30. a5 f5 $5 31. Rfd1 fxg4 32. hxg4 Rf8 $13) 30... Rc2 {
'!' Radjabov. Radjabov: 'xc3 '} (30... f5 $2 {Radjabov} 31. Rd8 (31. Re1 $1 {
Radjabov} Rxe1 32. Qxe1 fxg4 33. hxg4 Qf6 34. Re3 $16 {x black King}) 31...
Rxb3 $15 (31... Rxd8 {Radjabov} 32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Qxd8 $18) (31... fxg4 {
Radjabov} 32. Rxe8 gxh3+ 33. Kg1 h2+ 34. Kh1 Qxf3+ 35. Kxh2 Qh3+ 36. Kg1 $11))
31. Qa3 Qe5 {'?!' Radjabov.} (31... Re3 $142 $5 32. Rxe3 Qxe3 $36 33. a5 Rd2
34. Qa1+ Kg8 35. Qe1 $2 Qxe1 36. Rxe1 Be6 $15) 32. Kg1 {/\Re3} Qf4 {'(+)'
Radjabov.} 33. Qa1+ (33. Kg2 Re3 $15) 33... Qf6 34. Qd1 Rc3 $6 {Exchanging the
active R is a relief for White.} (34... Qb2 $5 $15 {/\} 35. Rd8 Rxd8 36. Qxd8
Qf6 $1) (34... Rb2 $36) 35. Kg2 Rxd3 36. Qxd3 Rd8 37. Qe3 $11 Qf4 38. Qc3+ (38.
Qxf4 $6 gxf4 39. h4 (39. a5 g5 $11 {/=/+}) 39... Rd3 40. Rb1 a5 $1 {_|_ can be
dangerous only for White, his <<P are on the wrong squares and Black's pieces
are active.}) 38... Qf6 39. Qe3 {For the above reasons White avoids the _|_,
Black has no reasonable way to improve his position.} Qf4 (39... a5 40. Re1 Be6
41. Qb6 Rd3 42. Re3 $11) 40. Qc3+ Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2001.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. O-O f5 8. Ne2
Bd6 9. b3 Qf6 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Ng3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 O-O 13. Rc1 Rae8 14. Qe2 Qh6
15. Rfd1 Kh8 16. d5 Nd8 17. Nd4 Nf6 18. f3 Nh5 19. Qf2 a6 20. c5 Bxd5 21. cxb6
cxb6 22. Rc7 Nf7 23. Rxd7 Nf6 24. Ra7 Ne5 25. Qe2 Nh5 26. Qe1 Nf6 27. Qd2 Qg6
28. Ne2 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 e5 30. Qxa6 f4 31. exf4 Qc2 32. Rxd5 exf4 33. Qb7 Rg8 34.
Bxf6 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2001.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7.
Nf3 Nd7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Be7 {'!?' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'Keeping the bishop
on the board is very logical decision, however in such kind of positions every
tempo is extremly precious, so this move is quiet risky one.'} 10. Bc4 (10. Qf4
$5 {Finkel,A} Nf6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bd3 c5 $2 13. dxc5 Qa5 14. Qc4 e5 15. Be4
$1 $16 {Galkin,A-Pushkov,N/Azov 1995/1/2-1/2 (69)}) (10. Kb1 {Finkel,A} b6 (
10... c5 {Finkel,A} 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Bd3 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Rhe1 Bf6 $132 {
Meulner,K-Eckstein,B/Germany 1997/EXT 99}) 11. Bc4 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Rhe1
(13. Qe3 {Finkel,A} Bb7 14. Rhe1 Qe7 15. g4 Rad8 16. Ne5 c5 $11 17. dxc5 Rxd1+
18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ {1/2-1/2 Stefansson-Bareev/32nd Chess Olympiad, Yerevan
1996}) 13... Bb7 14. Qf4 Bxf3 {1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez,I-Dizdar,G/New York
op 1997}) (10. Bd3 {Finkel,A} b6 11. Kb1 (11. h4 $6 {Finkel,A} Bb7 12. Neg5 h6
13. Rh3 c5 14. Kb1 cxd4 15. Qf4 Qb8 $1 $15 {Riegler,P-Dizdar,G/Bled 1994/TD})
11... Bb7 12. c3 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. h4 Qe7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Bc2
g6 18. Nh3 Bg7 19. h5 $1 $36 {Lanc,A-Dizdarevic,E/Luxembourg 1993/EXT 97})
10... c5 (10... Nf6 {Finkel,A} 11. Nxf6+ (11. Rhe1 {Finkel,A} Nd5 $6 12. Ne5 f5
13. Bxd5 $1 exd5 (13... Qxd5 {Finkel,A} 14. c4 $1 Qd8 15. Nc3 $14) 14. Nc5 Bg5
(14... Bxc5 $6 {Finkel,A} 15. dxc5 c6 16. c4 $16) 15. f4 Bf6 16. h3 Qd6 (16...
b6 {Finkel,A} 17. Ncd3 Bb7 18. g4 $14) 17. Ncd3 $14 {Shirov,A-Bareev,E/New
Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80}) 11... Bxf6 12. Rhe1 Rb8 13. Ne5 b5 14. Bd3 Rb6 $5 (
14... Bb7 $5 {Finkel,A} 15. f4 b4 16. g4 $14 {[%cal Gg4g5]}) 15. Qe3 $14 {
Yermolinsky,A-Bareev,E/Luzern 1997/CBM 62}) (10... a6 $5 {Finkel,A} 11. Bb3 c6
12. Qf4 b5 13. h4 (13. Ne5 $5 {Finkel,A}) 13... Ra7 14. Neg5 Nf6 15. c3 Qc7 $1
$13 {Khalifman,A-Bareev,E/Beograd 1993}) (10... b6 {Finkel,A} 11. d5 $1) 11.
Rhe1 {'!?' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'This natural move centralizing the rook
shouldn't be bad, but white has quiet a few other tempting options: '} (11.
dxc5 {Finkel,A} Qc7 12. Rhe1 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. Qe2 g6 16. h4
Rd8 17. Bb5 Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Dizdar,G/Makarska Tucepi 1995/EXT
97 (18)}) (11. d5 $5 {Finkel,A} exd5 (11... Nb6 $2 {Finkel,A} 12. dxe6 Nxc4 13.
exf7+ Kh8 14. Qc3 $16) 12. Bxd5 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Rhe1 Qb6 15. Ne5 Be6 $1
16. Nc4 Qa6 17. Qa5 $14) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. Qxd4 {Finkel,A} Nb6 13. Bb3
Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 {hardly promises anything to white.}) 12... Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7
14. Qf4 {'!?' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'Keeping in mind continuation which actually
occured in the game.'} a5 (14... Qb8 $5 {Finkel,A} 15. Qf3 a5 16. a3 $14 {
is quiet unclear either, but white seems to hold the initiative.}) 15. Qg3 $6 {
Finkel,A: 'Inviting black to play a4! Another possibility was to play'} (15. a3
$13) 15... a4 $1 {Finkel,A: 'Accepting the challenge.'} 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6
Bxe6 {'[]' Finkel,A.} 18. Rxd8 Bxd8 {'[]' Finkel,A.} (18... Raxd8 $2 {Finkel,A}
19. Qe5 $18 {[%csl Re6,Re7]}) 19. Nd6 Bd5 (19... Bxa2 $5 20. b3 axb3 (20... h6
$5 21. Re4 (21. Nxb7 Bg5+ 22. Kb2 axb3 23. cxb3 Rfc8 $19 (23... Bf6+ $19))
21... Bf6 22. Rb4 Ra6 $17) 21. cxb3 h6 22. Nxb7 (22. Re5 Bf6 23. Rb5 Ra6 $13)
22... Bg5+ 23. Kd1 Ra3 $19) ({Very serious attention deserved} 19... Bxa2 $5 {
(Finkel,A) taking very important pawn on a2}) 20. Re8 Rxe8 {Finkel,A: 'Black
should try to keep more pieces on the board, but after'} (20... Bf6 21. Rxa8
Rxa8 22. Qe3 $5 $14 a3 (22... Nc4 $1 23. Qc5 $6 (23. Qd3 $1 $16 Nb6 24. Qb5)
23... Be6 24. Nxc4 Rc8 25. Qb5 Bxc4 26. Qxb7 Bg5+ 27. Kb1 Rd8 $15) (22... Nd7 {
Finkel,A} 23. c4 Bf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Qe4 $14) 23. b3 Nd7 24. c4 $14) (20...
Bc7 $5 21. Rxa8 (21. Re7 Rf7 $1 $17) 21... Rxa8 22. Qe5 h6 $15) 21. Nxe8 Bg5+
22. Qxg5 Rxe8 {'<=>' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'At first hand look it seems that
white is the one who stands better, but 14-years old GM shows great endgame
skills and slowly outplays his expirienced (20 yers old) opponent!'} 23. b3 Bc6
$5 {idea Nd5 , control of the center} 24. Kb2 Nd5 25. Qd2 {'!?' Finkel,A.
Finkel,A: 'Covering second rank.'} (25. c4 $2 {Finkel,A} Re2+ 26. Ka3 Nc3 $15 {
[%csl Ra2]}) 25... Nf6 26. f3 Nd5 {xe3 Idea Ra8-a3} 27. h4 (27. c4 $5 {Finkel,A
} Ne3 28. Kc3 $14) 27... Ra8 {'!?' Finkel,A. idea a3} 28. c4 Nf6 {'!?' Finkel,
A.} ({Black could also play} 28... axb3 {Finkel,A} 29. axb3 Nf6 {with equal
position, but he decides to keep the a-pawn in order to play for a win.}) 29.
b4 a3+ $1 30. Kc3 $2 (30. Kb1 $1 b5 (30... Bd7 $5 31. g4 Be6 32. Qd3 b6 $17)
31. Qd6 Bd7 32. c5 Re8 33. c6 Be6 $15) (30. Kb3 $6 {[%cal Gb4b5] Finkel,A} b5
$8 31. cxb5 Bd5+ 32. Kc3 Bf7 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3][%cal Ga8c8]} 33. Qd6 Bxa2 34.
b6 Bd5 $19) 30... Rc8 $1 31. Qc1 (31. Kb3 b5 $1 32. cxb5 (32. c5 Bd5+ 33. Kc3
Bc4 $5 {idea Nd5 and Re8} (33... Bf7 $17)) (32. Kxa3 bxc4 33. Qc2 Bd5 34. Qf5
Re8 35. b5 Be6 $17) (32. Qd6 bxc4+ $19) 32... Bd5+ 33. Kxa3 (33. Ka4 Ra8#)
33... Ra8+ 34. Kb2 Rxa2+ $19) (31. Qd6 Bd5 32. c5 Bxa2 $19) 31... Bd5 32. Qxa3
{'?!' Finkel,A.} (32. c5 {Finkel,A} Ra8 33. Qd2 $13) 32... Bxc4 {'-/+' Finkel,
A. Finkel,A: 'It turns out that white can't defend the pawn on a2!'} 33. Kd2
Rd8+ 34. Ke1 Re8+ 35. Kf2 Re2+ 36. Kg1 Rxa2 $19 37. Qe3 b5 $1 {Finkel,A: 'Now
it's just a matter of technique, even though white puts up sever resistanse'
xb4 xc4} 38. g4 Re2 39. Qc5 Kf7 40. Qf5 g6 41. Qf4 Ke6 $1 {idea h5 xg4 x h4}
42. Qc7 $2 (42. h5 $8 gxh5 (42... Re5 $5 $17 {idea Bd3 x h5 xg6}) (42... Bd5 $5
{xf3  idea Re5!} 43. h6 Nd7 44. g5 Re5 (44... Ke7 $5 45. Kf1 Re5 {idea Rf5-xf3}
46. Kg1 Ke8 47. Qg3 Re2 48. Qg4 Bc6 {idea Ne5} 49. Qd4 Bxf3 50. Qd3 Ne5 $17)
45. Kh2 Ke7 46. Kg3 Rf5 47. Qe3+ Kd6 48. f4 Rf7 $17) 43. Qf5+ Ke7 44. g5 Nd5
45. Qxh7+ Kd6 $17 (45... Ke6 $5 46. Qxh5 $15) 46. g6 Nf6 (46... Re5 47. g7 Ne7
$15) 47. Qa7 (47. Qh6 Ke6 48. Qg5 Re5 $19) 47... Ke5 $19) 42... h5 $1 $19 43.
Qd8 Kf7 (43... hxg4 44. fxg4 Kf7 $19) 44. g5 Nd5 {Finkel,A: 'Now black's plan
is to attack the pawn on h4. He needs to transfer the knight to f5 and with
the help of rook to escape the perpetual check..'} 45. Qh8 (45. Qd7+ {Finkel,A}
Re7 46. Qd6 Re6 47. Qd7+ Ne7 48. Kf2 Re5 $19) 45... Ne7 46. Qh7+ Ke6 47. Qg7
Kd5 {'!' Finkel,A.} 48. Qf6 Re6 49. Qg7 Nf5 50. Qa7 Ke5 $1 (50... Nxh4 $4 51.
Qc5#) 51. Kf2 Rd6 {'!' Finkel,A.} (51... Nxh4 $2 {Finkel,A} 52. Qc7+ Kd4 (52...
Rd6 {Finkel,A} 53. Qe7+ Re6 54. Qc7+ $15) 53. Qf4+ Kc3 54. Qxh4 Kxb4 55. Qd4
$15) 52. Qa1+ Ke6 53. Qh8 Kf7 54. Qe5 Re6 55. Qc7+ Re7 56. Qb6 Kg7 $1 {Idea
King on h7 and taking pawns f3-h4  0-1 White Resigned} 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a5 $11 {
This natural way to prevent b2-b4 can be recommended. Black has sufficient
counterplay.} (7... O-O 8. b4 {-mainline}) 8. b3 {In various games played this
position Black had equalized:} (8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O (9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O d4 $11)
9... dxc4 10. Qc2 e5 11. Bxc4 Bg4 12. Ng5 Bh5 13. Bd3 h6 14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4
Ba7 16. Bd2 Bg4 17. h3 Be6 $11 {1-0 Reshevsky,S-Euwe,M/NLD/URS 1948/MainBase 
(36)}) (8. Nb5 O-O 9. Qc2 dxc4 (9... b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Rc8
13. O-O Bb7 14. Bf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Luczynowicz,W-Nowak,A/Rzeszow 1977/EXT 99 (38)
}) 10. Bxc4 Qe7 11. O-O b6 $11) (8. Qc2 Qe7 9. Be2 (9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rc1 d4 $132
{1-0 Bussas,H-Becker,M/Germany 1996/EXT 99 (25)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. Rd1
h6 12. Bd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mestel,A-Gurevich,D/Hastings 1982/MCD
(45)}) (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Nb5 (11. Nd4 Ne5 $132 {0-1
Tuominen,R-Eriksson,J/Tammisaari 1997/EXT 99 (39)} (11... Nxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 $11
)) 11... Ne4 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Bc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Frey,K-Dlugy,M/
Havana 1985/MCD (15)}) 8... O-O ({Pemature is} 8... d4 $6 {in view of} 9. Na4
Ba7 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Bb2 $1 (11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Bb2 e5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bxb2
15. Nxb2 Bf5 $11 {0-1 Rossi,G-Manca,F/Padova 1999/CBM 73 ext (45)}) 11... Nxf3+
12. Qxf3 $14) 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. cxd5 exd5 (10... Rd8 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 exd5 $11 {
[%cal Gd5d4]} (11... Nxd5 $6 12. Nxd5 Rxd5 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh7+ Kf8 (14... Kh8
15. Be4 Rd8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rf7]}) 15. Be4 Rd8 16. O-O Bd7
17. Rfd1 $14)) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5) 12. Nb5 Bf5 13. O-O Be4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Miles,A-Hort,V/La Valetta 1980/EXT 2000 (27)}) 11. Be2 Be6 (11... Rd8 {[%cal
Gd5d4]} 12. Na4 Ba7 13. O-O Bf5 $11 (13... Bg4 $11)) 12. O-O Rac8 13. Nb5 Ne4
14. Nbd4 (14. Rc1 Rfd8 $11) 14... Nxd4 {In this type of position NN exchange
is in White's favour because of isolated Pd5.} (14... Bg4 15. h3 Bd7 $132) 15.
Nxd4 {[%csl Gd4,Rd5]} Bd6 16. Bf3 Bd7 17. Qe2 Rc7 18. g3 Rfc8 {Black occupied
the open c-file and wants to simplify position by total RR exchange.} 19. Rfd1
g6 20. Qe1 b6 21. Bg2 h5 22. a4 h4 23. Rac1 {White can't improve his position
and changes RR.} hxg3 24. hxg3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Bc5 27. Qc2 Kh7 28.
Ba1 {Position is equal, isolated Pd5 is not weak.} Bd6 ({Possible was also} 
28... Qe5 $11) 29. Nc6 $5 Bxc6 (29... Qe6 $2 30. Nd8 $1 (30. Qb2 $6 f6 31. Nd4
Qg4 32. Qc2 Bxg3 33. fxg3 Qxg3 34. Kf1 (34. Qe2 Bg4 35. Qf1 Qxe3+ 36. Kh2 Qh6+
37. Kg1 Qe3+ $11) 34... Bh3 35. Bxh3 Qxh3+ 36. Qg2 Qxe3 37. Qh2+ Kg7 38. Qc7+
$11) 30... Qe7 (30... Qf5 31. g4 Qxg4 32. Nxf7 $16 {[%cal Ga1e5]}) 31. Nb7 Bb4
32. Qc7 $16) 30. Qxc6 Be5 $2 $16 {Serious mistake!} ({Why not} 30... Bc5 $1 31.
Qc8 (31. Qxd5 Nxf2 $1 $15) (31. Qa8 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ga8h8]} f6 32. Bd4 Bxd4
33. exd4 Nxg3 34. fxg3 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Qh6+ 36. Bh3 Qd2+ $11) 31... f6 32. Qc6
Nxf2 33. Bxf6 Qxe3 34. Qd7+ Kh6 35. Kh2 Bf8 36. Bd8 $44) 31. Bxe4 Bxa1 32. Bxd5
Kg7 33. Qxb6 {[%csl Ga1,Gd5] Despite 2PP lack Black has good chances for
successful resistnce because of opposite colour BB.} Bc3 34. Qc6 Qf6 35. Qc4
Be1 36. Qe2 Bb4 37. Kg2 Qf5 38. e4 Qf6 39. e5 Qf5 40. f4 g5 41. Be4 Qe6 42. Qf3
gxf4 43. gxf4 Kf8 44. Kf1 Qc8 45. Bd5 $2 {Allows Black to exchange QQ
immediately and to build fortress.} ({It was necessary to avoid QQ exchange:} 
45. Bc6 Qf5 46. Bb5 Qb1+ 47. Kg2 Qc2+ 48. Be2 $16) 45... Qc1+ 46. Kg2 Qd2+ 47.
Kh3 Qc3 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gc3h3]} 48. Kg4 Qxf3+ 49. Bxf3 Ke7 50. Kf5 (50. f5 f6
51. e6 Be1 $11 {Fortress}) 50... Bd2 51. Bd5 Bb4 52. Kg5 f6+ (52... f6+ 53.
exf6+ Kf8 {[%cal Gb4e1,Ge1b4] Fortress}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De la Riva Aguado, Oscar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Bc4 O-O 9. Qe2 Be7 $5 {Same idea has braught Rajabov success in previous round
against Fressinet and he tries it in slightly different position, however this
time with opposite result!} (9... Nb6 10. Bb3 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 (11... Qe7 12.
Rfe1 Rad8 13. Rad1 Ba4 14. Bxa4 Nxa4 15. Qb5 Nb6 16. c4 c6 17. Qb3 $14 {
Smyslov-Stahlberg/Zuerich/1953}) 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 $6 13. Rad1 Kh8 14. c4 $14 {
Spassky-Czerniak/Goteborg/1971}) (9... c6 10. O-O b6 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Nxf6+
Nxf6 13. Qe5 Qe7 14. c3 Bb7 15. Rfe1 $14 {Fischer-Pachman/Leipzig ol/1960}) (
9... a6 10. O-O-O (10. Bb3 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O b6 13. Rfe1 Qc7 14. Rad1 Ba6
15. Qe3 Rad8 16. c3 $14 {Goloshchapov,A-Mirzoev,A/St Petersburg 2000}) 10... b5
11. Bb3 Bb7 12. d5 exd5 (12... e5 13. Rhe1 Be7 14. d6 cxd6 15. Nxd6 Bxd6 16.
Rxd6 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $16 {Kindermann,S-Roth,P/Vienna 1996/CBM 54}) 13. Bxd5 c6
14. Bb3 Qc7 15. Kb1 a5 16. Qd3 Rad8 17. Neg5 $1 $16 {Veresov,G-Gromek,J/URS
1955/EXT 2001}) 10. O-O-O (10. O-O c5 $1 11. d5 $6 exd5 12. Bxd5 Nb6 $15 {
Smirin,I-Lputian,S/Wijk aan Zee 1993/CBM 34}) 10... c5 (10... c6 11. h4 Nb6 (
11... b5 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qe4 g6 16. h5 Bb7 17. hxg6
hxg6 18. Ne5 $14 {Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 57}) 12. Bd3 Nd5 13.
Neg5 h6 14. Kb1 $14 {Arias Santana,M-Ugalde,R/Costa Rica 1997/EXT 99}) 11. Kb1
Qa5 $6 {Permitting white to play d5, which turns to be quiet upleasent for
black} (11... cxd4 $5 12. Nxd4 Qb6 13. f4 Rd8 $132) 12. d5 $1 exd5 (12... Nb6
$2 13. d6 Bd8 14. Ne5 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Qb5 16. d7 Bxd7 17. Nc3 Qc6 18. Ne5 $18 {
[%cal Ge5c6,Ge5d7]}) 13. Rxd5 b5 $6 {Too optimistic!} (13... Nb6 $5 14. Re5
Nxc4 15. Qxc4 (15. Rxe7 Qb5 $19 {[%csl Re2][%cal Gc4a3]}) 15... Qc7 (15... Be6
16. Rxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ $18) 16. Nxc5 Bd6 $44) 14. Bxb5 Nf6 15. Re5 $1 Nxe4 16.
Rxe4 Bf6 17. Bc4 $16 {Black may hardly create anything over the b-file and
white extra pawn will decide the game sooner or later.} Rb8 18. Ne5 Bf5 19. Re3
Rb6 (19... Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Qc3 21. Bb3 Rxb3 22. axb3 Bxc2+ 23. Kc1 $18) 20. f4
Bxe5 21. Rxe5 g6 22. g4 Qb4 23. Bb3 Bc8 24. Re8 $5 c4 $8 25. a3 Qc5 26. Rxf8+
Qxf8 27. Qxc4 Bxg4 28. Qc7 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra7]} Rf6 29. Re1 $5 {White doesn't
want to give any counterplay. Quicker way to win was} (29. Qxa7 Rxf4 30. Re1
$18 {[%cal Ga3a7] and black is helpless against the advance of the a-pawn.})
29... h5 30. Re4 a6 31. Rd4 Kh7 32. Rd8 Qg7 33. h4 Be6 34. Bxe6 Rxe6 35. Rd7
Rf6 $6 {Making white's task easier. It was still possible to put up some
resistanse after} (35... Kg8 $5) 36. Qe5 Rf5 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. Rd4 {[%cal
Gc2c5,Gb2b4] White passed pawns are unstopable.} Kf6 39. b4 Rb5 40. c4 Rb8 41.
Rd5 Re8 42. b5 Rc8 43. b6 Ke6 44. Rc5 Rb8 45. Rc6+ Kf5 46. c5 Kxf4 47. Rc7 g5
48. Rxf7+ Ke5 49. hxg5 Kd5 50. Rf5+ Kc6 51. g6 h4 52. g7 h3 53. Kc2 h2 54. Rh5
Rg8 55. Rh6+ Kb7 (55... Kxc5 56. b7 Kd4 57. Rxh2 $18 {[%cal Gh2h8]}) 56. Rxh2
Rxg7 57. Kb3 Kc6 58. Kb4 Rg4+ 59. Ka5 Rg8 60. Rh6+ Kxc5 61. b7 Rg3 62. Rh5+ Kc4
63. Rh4+ Kc5 64. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Moreno Carnero, Javier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. cxd5 h6 15.
Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bc2 b6 20. Qg4 e4 21. Rad1
Qc7 22. Bb3 Rf5 23. Qe2 Raf8 24. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 e5 8. Rb1
a5 9. a3 h6 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[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.
Be2 Nfd7 9. Be3 Nb6 10. Qc5 e6 11. Rd1 Na6 12. Qb5 Qe7 13. O-O Qb4 14. a3 Qxb5
15. Nxb5 Rfd8 16. Rfe1 Rd7 17. e5 Nd5 18. h3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 c6 21.
Nd6 Rad8 22. b4 Bf8 23. Ne4 Kg7 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. Rec1 Be7 26. Kf2 h5 27. Rb3
Rdd8 28. Nc5 Nc7 29. a4 a6 30. Nd3 Ra8 31. Nc5 Rab8 32. Be4 f6 33. exf6+ Bxf6
34. Nd3 Rf8 35. Ke2 g5 36. Bf3 Kh6 37. Rf1 Bg7 38. Be4 Rxf1 39. Kxf1 Re8 40.
Nc5 e5 41. Nxb7 exd4 42. Nd6 Rf8+ 43. Ke2 dxe3 44. Nf5+ Kg6 45. Nxg7+ Kxg7 46.
Bxc6 Rf6 47. Be4 Rb6 48. Kxe3 Kf6 49. Rc3 Ne6 50. Rc6 Rxb4 51. Bd5 Ke5 52. Bxe6
Rxa4 53. Bc4 g4 54. hxg4 hxg4 55. Bxa6 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Jasim, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. Na3 Ba6 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Qc2 b5 13. c4 Nd4 14. Qd2 bxc4 15.
dxc4 Nec6 16. Rac1 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qf6 18. Be2 Qxb2 19. Nb5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxb5
21. cxb5 Nd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rc4 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Ra4 Rc7 26. Ra6 Rd8 27.
a4 Kf7 28. a5 d5 29. b6 axb6 30. Rxb6 Bc3 31. Ra2 c4 32. a6 Bd4 33. Rb5 Ba7 34.
Kf1 Ke7 35. f4 d4 36. Rb7 Rdd7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rc2 c3 39. Bd3 Rc8 40. Ke2 Rb8
41. Ra2 Kd6 42. Bc2 Rb5 43. Bd3 Rc5 44. Kd1 Rc8 45. Re2 Rc5 46. Ra2 Rc8 47. Re2
h6 48. Kc2 Rb8 49. Kd1 Rb4 50. Ra2 Kd7 51. Kc2 Rb8 52. Kd1 Kd6 53. Re2 Rb4 54.
Ra2 Rb8 55. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jasim, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3
h6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nd2 Nh7 11. c5 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f3 Ng5 14. Rc1 Kh8 15.
b4 Ne6 16. Nb3 Qh4 17. a3 Nf6 18. Qe1 Qh5 19. Nd2 Qg6 20. Nc4 Nh5 21. Nd5 Qf7
22. Qh4 f4 23. Bf2 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Nxc7 Bf6 26. Nd6 Qg6 27. Bd3 Qxd3 28.
Qxh5 Rb8 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Nd5 Bg7 31. Ne7# 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Rc8 7. O-O a6 {Quite
fashionable line. Black doesn't want to take on d4 before the white knight b1
will make a move.} 8. Kh1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] New move. I found that Grischuk
likes to make this move almost in every game in the advance variation.} (8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bf4 Nge7 10. Bd3 f5 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Nh4 O-O 13. Qg4+ Kh8 14. Qh5
f5 15. b4 Bb6 16. Nd2 Bc7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Oll,L-Ivanchuk,V/Polanica Zdroj 1998/
CBM 67 (25)}) (8. a3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13.
Be3 g5 14. Na4 h5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Xie Jun-Karpov,A/Guanzhou m 2000/CBM 77 (39)})
(8. Na3 $5) 8... Nge7 (8... cxd4 $5 {In the next game between the same players
Radjabov choose a different plan:} 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Be3
O-O 13. Re1 Na5 14. Rc1 Nc4 15. Rc2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 b5 $13 {Grischuk,A-Radjabov,
T/FIDE GP Dubai 2002 1-0 (59) and came much closer to equalization}) 9. dxc5 $1
Ng6 10. Be3 Ncxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. b4 Be7 13. Nd2 {Maybe white's advantage is
not big , but stable. He has a strong pawn's chain on the << and active pieces.
} Nc6 14. f4 Bf6 15. Rc1 O-O ({Worth considering} 15... Ne7 $5 {with the idea}
16. g4 O-O {[%cal Gd8e8,Gd7b5]}) 16. Nf3 Re8 $6 ({I think that Black had to
play} 16... Ne7 $5 {with possible continuations.} 17. Nd4 (17. a4 Qe8 $1) 17...
Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Bb5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. Rce1 Ra8 $13) 17. a4 $1 Qc7 (
17... a5 18. b5 Ne7 19. Ne5 $5 {[%csl Rd7]}) 18. Bd3 g6 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5
Ne7 21. Bd4 {It became clear that White seized an initiative} Bg7 $8 22. Qd2 f6
$8 23. c4 {White will systematically improve his position, black is unable to
defend both flanks.} dxc4 (23... e5 $6 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. cxd5 exd4 (25... Nxd5
26. Bc4 Be6 27. Ng5 $5 $18 (27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Bxd5 $18))) (23... Bh6 $5 {
[%cal Gh6d2]}) 24. Bxc4 Nf5 (24... Bh6 25. Bxf6 Bxf4 26. Qe1 Nd5 $8 (26... Bxc1
27. Bxe6+ Bxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Ne5 $18) 27. Be5 Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Rf8 $16 (28...
Re7 29. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 30. Bxd5 $18)) 25. Bg1 (25. Bb2 $5) 25... Rcd8 26. Qa2 (
26. Nd4 $5) 26... Qxf4 $6 {This move lost almost by force,} ({Black could try
to organize defense after} 26... Kh8 $142 $5) 27. Nd4 Qg4 28. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 (
28... Ra8 $5) 29. c6 bxc6 30. bxc6 Bxc6 (30... Bc8 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Bxe6+ Kh8
33. c7 $18 {[%csl Gc7]}) 31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. Nxc6 $18 {[%csl Rg7]} Rd1 $6 (32...
Rd6 $142) 33. h3 Qh5 34. Bf7 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. e3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb5 $1 {Very unpleasant, but logical novelty as black finds it
very hard to defend both c6 and d6 squares.} (9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O
Bd7 12. Be2 a6 13. Rc1 b5 14. Bf3 Rac8 15. Re1 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Rc4 17. Qd3 Rfc8 {
0-1 Kalbhenn,J-Grosse,K/Bad Zwesten 1999/ (59)}) 9... O-O (9... Qd7 10. Qa4
Bxf4 11. Nxc6 a6 12. Nd4 axb5 13. Qxa8 $18) (9... Qc7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nxd5 $1
Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Qxb5+ 14. Qxb5 cxb5 15. Bxd6 $16) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11.
Bxc6 Rb8 (11... Bg4 12. f3 Bxf4 13. Bxa8 Qe7 14. Bxd5 $18) 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13.
Bxd5 Nxd5 (13... Qb4 14. O-O (14. Bb3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rb1 Ne4 17. O-O
Rfd8 18. Qg4) 14... Ba6 (14... Qxb2 $2 15. Rb1 $18) 15. Re1 Qxb2 $14) 14. Qxd5
Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Rxb2 16. O-O Be6 {[%mdl 4096] Grischuk managed to liquidate to
the worse ending with the substiantial drawing chances.} (16... Rd8 17. Rfd1
Kf8 18. a3 Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Nf4 $16) 17. Ne7+ (17. Rfd1 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfb8
19. Rad1 Kf8 20. a4 Ra2 21. a5 g6 $14) 17... Kh8 18. a3 Rd8 (18... Rb7 19. Nc6
Rc8 20. Rfd1 Rbc7 21. Nd4 $16) 19. Nc6 Rdd2 20. Rad1 (20. Nxa7 $5 h6 (20... Bc4
21. Rac1 Ba6 22. Rfd1 Rbc2 23. h3 $18) (20... g5 21. Nc6 Bc4 22. Rfb1 Rxf2 23.
Rxb2 Rxb2 24. Ne5 Bd5 25. Rd1 $16) 21. Nc6 Bc4 22. Rfb1 Rxf2 23. Rxb2 Rxb2 24.
Ne5 Bd5 25. Nf3 $16) 20... g6 (20... a6 21. Rxd2 Rxd2 22. Nd4 $14) 21. Rxd2
Rxd2 22. Ra1 (22. Nxa7 Ra2 23. Nb5 $2 Bc4 24. Nc3 Rc2 $17) 22... Kg7 23. h4 (
23. Nxa7 $6 Bd7 24. Kf1 Rd5 25. Rc1 Ra5 26. Rc7 Be6 $14) 23... a6 24. Nd4 a5 (
24... Bd5 25. Rc1 $16) 25. Rc1 Rd3 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Rc7+ {The rook ending is
very difficult for the defender as white rook is able to cause quite a harm.}
Kf6 (27... Kh6 28. g4 (28. a4 Ra3 29. Rc4 $16) 28... Rxa3 29. Re7 e5 30. Rxe5
$16) 28. Rxh7 Rxa3 29. g4 Ra4 30. g5+ Kf5 31. Kg2 Ra1 $2 (31... Rb4 $5 32. Kg3
Rg4+ 33. Kh3 Rg1 34. Ra7 Ra1 $16) 32. Rf7+ Kg4 (32... Ke5 33. Rf6 a4 34. Rxg6
a3 35. Rg8 a2 36. Ra8 $18) 33. Rf4+ Kh5 34. Re4 e5 (34... a4 35. Rxe6 Kxh4 36.
Rxg6 Kh5 37. Rg8 a3 38. Kf3 a2 39. Ra8 Kxg5 40. Ke4 Kf6 41. Ra6+ Ke7 42. Ke5
Kf7 43. e4 Ke7 44. f4 $18) 35. Rxe5 Kxh4 36. Kf3 a4 37. Kf4 Kh3 (37... Rg1 38.
f3 a3 39. Ra5 Ra1 40. Ra6 $18) 38. Re6 Kg2 39. Rxg6 {Finally Radjabov ends up
with two pawns against the one of his opponent and the positional is a
technical win.} (39. f3 Rf1 40. Rxg6 Rxf3+ 41. Ke4 Rg3 $16) 39... Kxf2 40. Ra6
Ke2 41. e4 Kd3 42. Ke5 Kc4 (42... Rg1 43. g6 Kc3 44. Rxa4 Rxg6 45. Kd5 $18) 43.
g6 Kb3 (43... Kb5 44. g7 Rg1 45. Ra7 $18) 44. g7 Rg1 45. Kf6 a3 46. Kf7 a2 (
46... Rf1+ 47. Kg6 Rg1+ 48. Kh7 Rh1+ 49. Rh6 $18) 47. g8=Q 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Rc8 7. O-O a6 8. Kh1
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Re1 Na5 14. Rc1 Nc4
15. Rc2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 b5 17. a3 Qb6 18. h4 Bxh4 19. Nxh4 Nxh4 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7
21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxh4 Qd8 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. Rec1 f6 25. Ne2 Rc4 26. b3 Rxc2
27. Rxc2 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {Guter Springer vs schlechter Läufer. Der Springer
leistet ganze Arbeit. Beachte aber den dunklen Punkt Zug 49.} 29. b4 Kf7 30.
Kh2 Kg6 31. g4 f5 32. Kg3 Kg5 33. gxf5 Kxf5 34. Kf3 Bd7 35. Nc1 Kg5 36. Kg3 Kf5
37. Nb3 Kg5 (37... Ke4 38. Nc5+) 38. Nc5 Bc8 39. e4 $1 dxe4 40. Nxe4+ Kh5 (
40... Kf5 41. Nd6+) 41. Nc5 Kg5 42. Ne4+ Kh5 43. Kf4 {[%csl Yg5]} Kh4 44. Ng5
Bd7 45. d5 $1 exd5 46. e6 Be8 47. Nf7 d4 48. Ke4 g5 49. Nd6 g4 (49... Bc6+ $6
50. Kxd4 g4 51. Kc5 $18) (49... Bg6+ $1 50. Kxd4 g4 $11) 50. Nxe8 g3 51. Nd6 g2
52. e7 g1=Q 53. e8=Q Qe3+ 54. Kd5 Qxe8 55. Nxe8 d3 56. Nd6 d2 57. Nf5+ Kg4 58.
Ne3+ Kf3 59. Nd1 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. Nb3 Nb6 10. Bb5 Qd5 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Bd2 Bxd2 $146 (12... Be7 13.
Rc1 Qg6 14. Rxc7 Nd5 15. Rc4 d3 16. Rd4 Be6 17. Ne1 O-O 18. Nxd3 Rad8 19. Ndc5
Nb6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb4 $18 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Matulovic,M/Becici 1993/EXT
2000 (31)}) 13. Qxd2 Bg4 14. Nfxd4 (14. Rac1 Qd7 15. Nfxd4 {This is the
critical position. It is very difficult to find a clear way to equalize it.} (
15. Nc5 Qd5) 15... O-O (15... O-O-O 16. Qa5 $1) (15... Rd8 16. f3 Be6 17. Nxe6
Qxd2 (17... Qxe6 18. Qa5 $16) 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Nxd2 $16) 16. f3 Be6 (16... Bh5
17. Rfd1 $14) 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Rxc7 Qxe5 19. Rxb7 $16) 14... Qd7 15. h3 (15.
Rac1 $5) 15... Be6 16. Nxe6 (16. Nc5 Qd5 17. Qc3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qxe5 (18... Rad8
$2 19. Rd3 $1 Qxe5 20. Ndxe6 Qxc3 21. Rxc3 $18) 19. Ndxe6 Qxc3 20. bxc3 fxe6
21. Nxe6 Rf5 $11) 16... fxe6 17. Qg5 (17. Qxd7+ Nxd7 18. Rac1 O-O-O $11) (17.
Rad1 O-O-O 18. Qc2 Nd5 $11) 17... Nd5 (17... O-O 18. Nc5 Qd5 19. Rac1 Rf5 20.
Qe7 Qxe5 21. Rfe1 $36) 18. Qg4 (18. Nc5 Qe7 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. Nxb7 Rhb8 21.
Na5 Rxb2 $15) 18... h5 $1 19. Qe2 {[%cal Gb3c5]} Qe7 20. Rac1 O-O-O 21. Nc5 g5
{Black's perspectives for an attack are higher than White's ones because the
pawn on h3 helps Black to open lines on the king side.} 22. Qb5 c6 23. Qa4 Kb8
24. g3 $2 (24. Rfd1 $142 g4 $140 25. h4) 24... h4 $1 $17 25. Qg4 $6 (25. g4 Nf4
26. Kh2 Rd5 $17) 25... Rh6 $1 26. Ne4 hxg3 27. Qxg3 $2 {Capitulation.} ({
The white position was still defendable after} 27. fxg3 Rdh8 $1 (27... Ne3 28.
Qxg5 Qxg5 29. Nxg5 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 $44) 28. Nxg5 (28. Qxg5 Rxh3 (28... Qb4 29.
Nf2) 29. Qxe7 Nxe7 30. Kf2 Rh2+ 31. Ke3 Rxb2 32. Rf7 Nf5+ 33. Kf4 Rxa2 $17)
28... Ne3 29. Qf4 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 $44) 27... Nf4 $19 28. Rfe1 Rd3 29. Qg4 Rh4 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[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. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Kh8 {-more flexible than} (11... c5 12. f3
Kh8 13. Rb1 Nf6 14. b4 b6 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Rb3 (16. g4 {and White has tempo
over in the same position - after Ra1-c1-b1- see below.}) 16... h5 17. Qc1 f4
18. Qa3 g5 19. Rfb1 g4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Mohandesi,S-Schebler,G/Antwerp 1998/EXT
2000 (78)}) 12. Rc1 Nf6 13. f3 c5 {Here White has a choice between} 14. Rb1 {
[%cal Gb2b4]} ({and} 14. g4 h6 (14... a6 15. Nf2 (15. Rb1 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17.
b4 c4 18. Nf2 Bd7 19. Kg2 Nc8 20. a4 bxa4 21. Bxc4 Nb6 22. Ba2 Ne8 23. Qe2 Bf6
24. Nb5 Bg5 $15 {0-1 Jankovskis,G-Volke,K/Biel 1993/TD (30)}) 15... h6 (15...
Bd7 16. a3 Neg8 17. b4 b6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Rb1 Ne8 20. Qc1 Ra7 21. Kg2 Bf6 22.
exf5 gxf5 23. g5 Bg7 24. f4 $14 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Ost Hansen,J/Esbjerg 1982/MCL 
(65)}) 16. h4 $1 (16. Kg2 $6 fxg4 17. fxg4 g5 18. Rb1 Ng6 19. Kg3 b6 20. b4 Ra7
21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Na4 Raf7 $15 {0-1 Halasz,T-Schmidt,W/Dortmund 1991/TD (38)})
16... fxg4 17. fxg4 Neg8 18. Kg2 Nh7 19. Rh1 Bf6 20. g5 hxg5 21. h5 Qe8 22. b4
(22. Qa4 b5 (22... Bd7 $2 23. hxg6 Nh6 24. Rxh6 Bxa4 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Bg4 (26.
Nxa4 Qxa4 27. Bg4 Rae8) 26... Qxg6 27. Rxb7 Be8 (27... Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29.
Bf5 Qg7 30. Nxa4 $18) 28. Bf5 $1 $18) 23. cxb5 Bd7 24. Qb3 $14) (22. Be3 Bd8
23. h6 $14 (23. Qa4 Bd7 24. Qa3 g4 $15 {[%csl Ra3] 0-1 Hoeksema,H-Van Wely,L/
Dieren 1990/CBM 19 ext (42)})) 22... cxb4 23. Na4 Bd8 24. Bxb4 Bd7 25. hxg6
Qxg6 26. c5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Kasparov,G/Linares 1990/CBM 17 (45)}) (
14... Bd7 15. Kg2 (15. Nf2 Neg8 16. Kh1 f4 17. b4 b6 18. Nb5 a6 19. Na3 Ne8 20.
Rb1 Qh4 21. Be1 h5 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Nd3 Qf6 24. h3 Nh6 25. Rb6 Qd8 26. Rb2
hxg4 27. hxg4 Bf6 28. Kg2 Bh4 29. Rh1 Bxe1 30. Qxe1 Kg7 31. Qh4 Qxh4 32. Rxh4
Nf7 $14 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Geller,E/Sochi 1977/EXT 99 (69)}) (15. a3 a5 16. b3 Nc8
17. Kh1 Nb6 18. Nf2 Rf7 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. f4 $132 {1-0 Taimanov,M-Geller,E/
Moscow 1973/URS-ch (45)}) 15... Neg8 16. Rb1 a5 17. b3 h5 18. g5 Nh7 19. h4 f4
{[%csl Rg2,Rg5][%cal Gh7g5]} 20. Rh1 Rf7 21. Kf2 Bf8 22. Bf1 Qc8 23. Bg2 Be7
24. Qf1 Nf8 25. Bh3 Bxh3 26. Qxh3 Qxh3 27. Rxh3 Bd8 28. Nb5 Bc7 29. Ke2 Bb8 30.
Rhh1 $16 {1-0 Butnorius,A-Mochalov,E/Krasnodar 1980/EXT 99 (66)}) (14... Neg8
15. Kg2 Ne8 (15... h6 16. h4 fxg4 17. fxg4 Nh7 18. Rh1 Bf6 19. Kg3 a6 20. a3 b6
21. b4 Ra7 22. Be3 h5 23. g5 Bg7 (23... Nxg5 24. hxg5 Bxg5 25. Qg1 Nh6 26. Rc2
{[%cal Gg1c1]} (26. Kh2 Ng4+ 27. Bxg4 Bxg4 28. Bf2 Bxc1 29. Qxc1 Rf3 $17 {
0-1 Zueger,B-Belotti,B/Leibnitz 1990/CBM 20 (37)}) 26... Raf7 27. Qc1 $16) 24.
Rf1 Raf7 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 $14) 16. g5 f4 17. h4 Rf7 18. Rh1 Bf8 19. Qg1 Ng7 20.
Bd1 Nh5 21. Ne2 h6 22. Kf1 Be7 23. Ba4 hxg5 24. hxg5 Bxg5 25. Be8 Rg7 26. Bxg6
Rxg6 27. Rxh5+ Kg7 28. Bc3 $132 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Nunn,J/Vienna 1986/CBM 01 (40)})
15. h4 (15. Kg2 fxg4 16. fxg4 g5 17. Kh1 Ng6 18. Rg1 Qe7 19. Nf2 Nf4 20. Bf1
Rg8 21. Ne2 h5 22. gxh5 Bh6 23. Ng3 Qh7 24. Rc3 Bd7 25. Bd3 Rae8 26. Bc2 a6 27.
Ra3 Bf8 28. Nf5 (28. Ba4 $14) 28... Nxe4 $1 $132 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Riegler,P/
Maribor 1993/CBM 36 (44)}) 15... a6 16. Rb1 Nh7 17. Kg2 Ng8 18. Rh1 Bf6 19. Qe1
Bd7 20. Qg3 f4 (20... Be7 21. f4 $1 $16 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Fedorov,A/Pula 1997/CBM
57 ext (58)}) 21. Qf2 b5 22. h5 g5 23. b4 bxc4 24. Ne1 cxb4 25. Rxb4 $14) 14...
f4 (14... a5 15. a3 fxe4 (15... Neg8 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 b6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19.
Qc1 Nh5 20. Nb5 fxe4 21. fxe4 Rxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Qf8 23. Be3 Nhf6 24. Nf2 Ng4 25.
Nxg4 Bxg4 26. Qd2 $14 {0-1 Allen,A-Speck,N/Sydney 1992/EXT 97 (38)}) 16. fxe4
a4 17. Nf2 Bd7 18. g4 h6 19. h4 Neg8 20. g5 Nh7 21. Qc1 Qe7 22. Nd3 Rxf1+ 23.
Kxf1 Rf8+ 24. Kg2 Rf7 25. Qh1 Bf8 26. Qh2 Qd8 27. Rg1 hxg5 28. hxg5 Be7 29. Kh1
$14 {1-0 Piesina,G-Lapienis,D/Vilnius 1995/CBM 49 ext (49)}) (14... h6 15. b4
b6 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Nf2 g5 18. Nb5 Ng6 19. g3 f4 20. Qe1 a6 21. Nc3 Bd7 22.
Bd1 Qe7 23. Na4 Rab8 24. Nb6 $14 {1-0 Maksimovic,B-Cela,A/Heraklio 1993/TD (45)
}) (14... Neg8 15. b4 b6 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Qa4 (17. g4 Ne8 18. Qc1 fxg4 19.
fxg4 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 Bf6 21. Qc1 {1/2-1/2 Jermann,F-Baeurle,S/Bayern 1999/EXT
2000 (21)}) 17... Ne8 18. Qc6 Bd7 19. Qb7 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Nxh6 21. f4 fxe4 22.
Nxe4 exf4 23. Nxf4 Rf7 24. Bd3 Kg8 25. Rbe1 $16 {1-0 Hauchard,A-Tratar,M/
Paranana 1993/EXT 97 (33)}) 15. b4 (15. g4 h5 16. h3 Nh7 17. Be1 a5 18. Kg2 Ng8
19. Bf2 Bf6 20. Qe1 Bd7 21. Rh1 Nh6 22. Kf1 Ng5 23. Qd1 hxg4 24. hxg4 Kg7 25.
Ke1 a4 26. Kd2 Qa5 27. Kc1 $14 (27. Ne1 Nxg4 28. Bg1 Ne3 $17 {0-1 Jensen,
J-Dalsgaard,H/Denmark 1998/EXT 99 (42)})) 15... b6 (15... cxb4 16. Rxb4 b6 17.
a4 a5 18. Rb2 Bd7 19. Qb3 Nc8 20. Be1 Be8 21. Bf2 Nd7 22. Rfb1 h5 23. Nb5 g5
24. Kh1 Rg8 25. Qd1 $14 {0-1 Pavlov,A-Loginov,V/Novgorod 1999/CBM 69 ext (63)})
16. bxc5 bxc5 17. g4 (17. g3 g5 18. g4 h5 19. h3 {-see comments to the game 1/
2-1/2 Lutz,C-Kindermann,S/Baden-Baden 1992/CBM 33[Wahls] (60)}) 17... g5 18.
Kf2 (18. Nf2) 18... Ng6 19. h3 h5 20. Qa4 Qe7 21. Ke1 Nh4 22. Rf2 hxg4 23. hxg4
Nxg4 $2 $18 {This piece sacrifice is too brave and optimistic...} 24. fxg4 f3
25. Bf1 Bxg4 26. Rh2 Bh5 {It is no problem to blockade PPf3 and g5.} 27. Kf2 ({
Possible also} 27. Be3 g4 28. Bf2 Bf6 29. Qa6 $18 {[%cal Gb1b7,Gc3b5]}) 27...
Rf4 28. Bh3 $2 $132 ({Why not} 28. Qc6 Rg8 29. Rb7 Qf6 30. Bxf4 gxf4 (30...
exf4 31. e5 $18) 31. Qd7 $18) 28... g4 29. Rg1 $1 {The best!} ({Badly was to
return} 29. Bf1 $2 Rg8 (29... g3+ 30. Kxg3 Rg8 31. Kf2 $18) 30. Rh1 (30. Kg3
Bf6 31. Qc6 (31. Nxf4 exf4+ 32. Bxf4 Be5 $19) 31... Bg5 32. Rb7 f2 33. Rxh4
Bxh4+ 34. Kg2 Qf8 35. Nxf4 exf4 36. Qd7 Bg6 $19) 30... g3+ 31. Kxg3 Bf6+ 32.
Kf2 Rg2+ 33. Ke1 f2+ 34. Nxf2 Nf3+ 35. Kd1 Nh2+ 36. Kc1 Rgxf2 37. Bxf4 exf4 38.
Nd1 Bxd1 39. Qxd1 Qe5 40. Qd3 f3 41. Kd1 Bg5 $17) (29. Qc6 Rg8 30. Rhh1 ({Loses
} 30. Rb7 $2 g3+ $1 31. Kxg3 f2 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg3]}) 30... gxh3 31. Rxh3 Rg4
$17) 29... gxh3 30. Rxh3 (30. Bxf4 $2 exf4 31. Nb5 Qxe4 $19) 30... Rg4 $1 31.
Rxg4 Bxg4 32. Rg3 Bd7 33. Qd1 (33. Bg5 $5 {Would simplify position:} Qxg5 34.
Rxg5 Bxa4 35. Nxa4 (35. Rh5+ Kg8 36. Nxa4 Bf6 37. Kg3 Rb8 38. Nc3 a6 39. Rxh4
Bxh4+ 40. Kxh4 Rb4 41. Nd1 Rxc4 42. N3f2 Rc2 43. Kg3 Rxa2 44. Kxf3 $17) 35...
Bf6 36. Rg4 Rf8 37. Nc3 a6 38. Nb1 Bd8 39. Nd2 Kh7 40. Rg3 Ba5 41. Nxf3 $11)
33... Bf6 34. Qg1 Rf8 35. Nd1 $4 $19 ({Right was} 35. Ne1 Qh7 36. Qh1 Bd8 $22
37. Nc2 (37. Nxf3 Be8 $19 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Ge8h5]}) 37... Bc8 (37... Ba5 38.
Bg5 Bxc3 39. Qxh4 Qxh4 40. Bxh4 Ba4 41. Ne3 Rf7 42. Nf5 $14) 38. Ne3 a6 39. Qh2
Qh5 40. Nf1 Bd7 41. Ne3 Bg5 42. Nf1 Bxd2 43. Nxd2 Bg4 44. Nd1 Rf4 45. Ne3 $44)
35... Ng2 $5 ({Immediately wins} 35... Qh7 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gh7e4]} 36. Nc3 Ng2
37. Rxf3 Bh4+ 38. Kxg2 Qg7+ $19) 36. Qh2+ Bh4 37. Bg5 $6 (37. Kg1 Qh7 $19)
37... Qxg5 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D99"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[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. Qb3 Nb6 10. Rd1 e6 11. Be2 Nc6 12. e5 Ne7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6
15. O-O Qc7 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rfe1 Qc7 20. Nc5 Rfe8 21.
Qa3 Qb8 22. Qb3 Bf8 23. Ne4 Be7 24. g3 Kg7 25. a3 Qc7 26. Rd2 Rd7 27. Red1 Red8
28. Qc2 Nd5 29. Qb3 Qb6 30. Qc4 Qa5 31. Qb3 Nc7 32. Nc3 a6 33. Kg2 Nb5 34. Ne2
Qc7 35. Rd3 Qb8 36. h4 Qa7 37. Qc4 h5 38. Be4 Bf8 39. Bf3 Kh8 40. Be4 Bh6 41.
Bf3 Qb6 42. Be4 Kg7 43. Bf3 Qa5 44. Be4 Nc7 45. Bf3 Nd5 46. Be4 Kg8 47. Bf3 Bf8
48. Be4 Qc7 49. Bf3 Be7 50. Be4 a5 51. Bf3 Kg7 52. Be4 Qb6 53. Rb3 Qa7 54. Rbd3
a4 55. Bf3 Qa5 56. Qc2 Ra8 57. Be4 Ra6 58. Rf3 Qd8 59. Bd3 Ra8 60. Be4 Rc7 61.
Rdd3 Qd7 62. Rd1 b5 63. Nf4 Rd8 64. Qe2 Qe8 65. Qc2 Rdd7 66. Qe2 Rb7 67. Rc1
Rdc7 68. Bb1 Nxf4+ 69. Rxf4 b4 70. axb4 Rxb4 71. Rc4 Rcb7 72. Rxb4 Rxb4 73. g4
a3 74. b3 Rxb3 75. Ba2 Rb2 76. Qc4 Qd7 77. gxh5 Qd5+ 78. Qxd5 cxd5 79. h6+ Kxh6
80. Rxf7 Bxh4 81. Rf8 Rxa2 82. Rh8+ Kg5 83. Kh3 Rxf2 84. Rh5+ Kf4 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 a6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. b3
Rb8 9. Nd5 Nh5 ({A solid alternative for Black is} 9... e6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.
Bb2 e5 (11... Qe7 12. Rc1 e5 13. d5 Nd8 14. Qc2 b6 (14... Bh6 $142 $5) 15. b4
Nb7 16. Nd2 Bd7 17. e4 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Ne4 a5 20. a3 $14 {Ruck,R-Efimenko,
Z/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 12. d5 Nd8 13. c5 Qe7 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nd2 f5 16. Nc4
Nf7 17. Rc1 b6 18. a4 a5 19. b4 axb4 20. a5 bxa5 21. Nxa5 Bd7 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23.
dxc6 e4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. f3 exf3 26. exf3 Ne5 27. Qd4 Qf6 28. Rfd1 Rf7 29. f4
{1/2,Podgaets,M-Fedorov,A/Aeroflot Moscow/2002/} Ng4 $11 {<=>}) 10. Bb2 e6 11.
Nc3 b5 12. d5 Ne7 13. dxe6 Bxe6 {Developing the B is logical enough, but Black
keeps his own even after} (13... fxe6 {[%csl Gc7,Gd6,Ge6] Black controls the 
[+] and keeps his own even after the pawn sacrifice} 14. c5 $5 dxc5 15. Qc2 Nc6
16. Ne4 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Rad1 e5 19. e3 Bf5 20. exd4 exd4 21. Qc5 Rf7 22.
Rd2 Qe7 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Nc5 d3 $1 25. Bxg7 Nxg7 26. Nxa6 Rd8 {Horvath,
J-Blehm,P/Budapest zt/2000/} 27. Rfd1 Ne6 28. Nb4 Nd4 29. h3 $5 c5 30. Nxd3
Red7 31. Nxc5 Ne2+ 32. Rxe2 Rxd1+ 33. Kh2 $11) 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Qd2 (15. Qc2
Bf5 $6 (15... b4 16. Ne4 {-15.Qd2 b4}) (15... Nf6 16. Ng5 Bf5 $11) 16. e4 Bg4
17. Rfe1 Re8 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 b4 20. Na4 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 Ng7 22. Rad1 $14 {
Rustemov,A-Komljenovic,D/Seville/2002/}) 15... Nf6 ({Somewhat later Radjabov
used a somewhat different approach:} 15... b4 16. Ne4 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Bd5 18.
Ned2 f5 $5 $146 (18... c5 19. e4 Be6 20. Rad1 Nc6 21. Rfe1 Re8 22. e5 dxe5 23.
Ne4 Qb6 24. Nd6 Red8 25. Nxe5 Nd4 26. Ndc4 Bxc4 27. Nxc4 Qf6 28. Re5 Re8 29.
Rde1 {1/2,Cvitan,O-Tkachiev,V/CRo Cup Pula/1999/} (29. Rxc5 Ne2+ 30. Kf1 Nhxg3+
$1 31. hxg3 Nxg3+ 32. Kg1 Ne2+ $11) 29... Ng7 $132) 19. Rfd1 Nf6 20. Rac1 Qd7
21. Nc4 Ne4 22. Ne3 Ba8 23. a3 Nc3 24. Rd2 Ne4 25. Rdd1 Nc3 26. Re1 Ne4 27. Nc2
bxa3 28. Qxa3 Nd5 29. b4 Rfe8 30. Nfd4 {Georgiev,K-Radjabov,T/Sarajevo/2002/}
f4 $5 $13) 16. Ng5 Bf5 $146 {This B is important for the time being and Black
shouldn't allow its exchange on e6.} (16... b4 $6 17. Nce4 Ned5 18. Nxe6 fxe6
19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Rac1 $36 Nd7 $2 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rc4 $16 {Cvitan,O-Jenni,F/
Mitropa Cup Baden/1999/}) (16... Bd7 17. Nce4 Nf5 18. Rac1 Ne8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7
20. Rfd1 Qe7 21. Nh3 Rd8 22. Nf4 c6 23. Qc3+ Kg8 24. a4 bxa4 25. bxa4 Ra8 26.
a5 $36 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Gc1c8,Gd1d8] ->[+],o^a,Jirovsky,M-Tissir,M/Tanta op/
2001/}) 17. Rfd1 {This allows Black welcome simplification.} ({A more
ambitious continuation was} 17. e4 Bd7 18. b4 $5 {although here Black is also
not without chances:} (18. Nd5 Nexd5 19. exd5 h6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxb2 22.
Qxb2 Re8 $11) 18... h6 19. Nf3 Be6 (19... Nc8 20. e5 Ng4 21. Rad1 $5 $36) 20.
Nd4 (20. Rfd1 $5) 20... Bc4 21. Rfd1 c5 22. Nc2 Nc6 $132) 17... b4 18. Nce4 (
18. Na4 $6 h6 19. Nf3 Bd7 $15) 18... Bxe4 $1 (18... Nxe4 19. Bxe4 $5 {keeps
more tension in the position.}) 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 Qd7 $11
22. Rd2 (22. Qc2 c6 23. Bf3 Qe6 {/\d5=}) 22... Qe6 23. Bf3 c6 24. h4 h5 25.
Rad1 d5 26. e4 $5 {An inspired attempt, but it's not enough to get an
advantage.} (26. Qd4 Nf5 27. Qf4 Rfe8 28. Rc2 Rb6 $11) 26... dxe4 (26... Rfd8
27. exd5 Nxd5 (27... cxd5 28. Qd4 $36) 28. Qc2 $14) 27. Rd6 Qf5 28. Rf6 Qc5 29.
Bxe4 Rbd8 $1 30. Rc1 {Now Black even gets some initiative due to the misplaced
Rf6.} (30. Rd2 $142 Nd5 $5 31. Rc2 Qe7 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 $11 33. Rcxc6 (33. Rfxc6
$2 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Qe1 $19) 33... Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Qe4 35. f3 Qe7 $5 $40 (35... Qe1
36. Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Rxg6+ Kf7 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Qc6+ $11)) 30... Qd4 31. Qxd4
Rxd4 {[%csl Rf6]} 32. Rf4 (32. Bxc6 $4 Kg7 33. Rf3 Rc8 $19) (32. Bg2 Rfd8 $15)
32... Kg7 (32... f5 $2 33. Bxc6 $14 {/\} Rxf4 34. gxf4 Rc8 35. Bd5+) (32...
Rfd8 $5 33. Rc5 Kg7 $15) 33. Kg2 Rc8 34. Rc5 Rd2 35. Bf3 Ra8 $1 (35... Rxa2 36.
Rxb4 $14) 36. Re5 Nf5 (36... Ra7 $5) 37. Bxc6 Raxa2 38. Bb5 Rac2 (38... f6 $5
39. Ree4 (39. Rexf5 gxf5 40. Rxf5 Kg6 $15) 39... Nh6 40. Kf1 $1 (40. Rxb4 Ng4
41. Rbd4 Rxf2+ 42. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 43. Kg1 $11 {/=/+}) 40... Ng4 41. Re2) 39. Bc4
Rc3 (39... f6 40. Re8 Rc3 41. Kf1 $11) 40. Rexf5 $1 gxf5 41. Rxf5 {White wins
another P or liquidates the <<, thus guaranteeing hmself a draw.} Rcc2 $6 (
41... Kg6 $142 42. Rf4 (42. Rg5+ Kf6 43. Rxh5 Rcc2 44. Rb5 Rxf2+ 45. Kh3 Rc3
46. Rxb4 Rff3 $15) 42... Rd7 (42... f6 43. Be6 $11) 43. Bb5 Rb7 44. Rxb4 Kg7
45. Rc4 Rxb3 46. Bc6 $11) 42. Bxf7 Rb2 43. Bc4 Kg6 44. Rf8 Kg7 45. Rf4 Kh6 46.
Kg1 Rd1+ 47. Kh2 Rdd2 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. g4 $11 {/+/= Now White is the active
side and he can undertake winning attempts without risk.} hxg4 50. Rxg4+ Kh6
51. Rf4 Kg6 52. Kg3 Kh6 53. Rf6+ Kg7 54. Rf5 Kg6 55. Rf4 (55. Rg5+ Kf6 56. f4
$5 $14) 55... Kh6 56. Rf8 Kg7 57. Rf5 Kg6 58. Rg5+ Kf6 59. Rg8 Ke7 (59... Rxb3+
$5 60. Bxb3 Rd3+ $11) 60. Rg7+ Kf6 61. Rb7 Rxb3+ $5 {Black finally decides to
go for the safest solution-such R_|_ are drawn even without the bP.} (61...
Rxf2 $4 62. Rf7+ $18) (61... Ra2 $11 {/+/=}) 62. Bxb3 Rd3+ 63. Kg4 Rxb3 64. h5
Rb1 65. h6 Rg1+ 66. Kf4 Rh1 $11 67. h7 (67. Rxb4 $4 Rh4+) (67. Rb6+ Kf7 68. Kg5
Rg1+ 69. Kf5 Rh1 70. f4 b3 $11) 67... Kg6 68. Rxb4 Kxh7 69. Kg5 Kg7 70. Rb7+
Kf8 71. f4 Ra1 72. f5 Ra6 (72... Ra6 73. f6 Ra1 $11 {In the well-known
Philidor position Black draws easily.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D99"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[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. Qb3 Nb6 10. Rd1 e6 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Ng1 Bxe2 13. Ngxe2 Qe7 14. O-O
Rfd8 15. f3 {Radjabov consequently avoids the usual move a3, that excludes the
exchange of the queens on b4 square.} (15. a3 Na5 (15... h6 16. Na4 Na5 17. Qc2
Nac4 18. Bc1 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Nb6 20. Qb3 Qd7 21. Bf4 {1-0 Meduna,E-Jansa,V/
Trnava 1982/ (68)}) 16. Qb5 (16. Qb4 Nac4 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bc1 a5 19. Qb3 a4 20.
Qc2 Kh8 21. Rfe1 c6 22. Kh1 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 {1/2-1/2 Gligoric,S-Smejkal,J/
Novi Sad 1982/ (105)}) 16... Nac4 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bc1 c6 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Qc2
Rac8 (20... e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. a4 {1/2-1/2 Chandler,M-Smejkal,J/Vrsac 1981/ 
(22)}) 21. a4 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. b3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Be3 {1-0 Ivkov,
B-Jansa,V/Skara 1980/ (62)}) (15. d5 Na5 16. Qb5 Nac4 17. Bc5 Nd6 18. Qb3 exd5
19. exd5 Rd7 20. Ng3 Qh4 21. Nge2 Nf5 22. Rd3 Qc4 {0-1 Alexandria,
N-Gaprindashvili,N/Tskhaltubo 1988/ (38)}) 15... Rd7 16. Kh1 (16. a3 Rad8 $13)
16... Qb4 17. Qxb4 (17. Qc2 Nc4 18. Bc1 Nxd4 $17) 17... Nxb4 18. Bf2 (18. b3
Nc2 19. Bf2 Rad8 20. Nb5 c5 21. Bh4 Ne3 (21... f6 $5 $15) 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23.
dxc5 Nxd1 24. cxb6 axb6 $15) 18... Rad8 19. Bh4 Rc8 (19... f6 $6 20. e5 $1 $14)
20. b3 Nc2 21. Bf2 Rcd8 22. Bh4 Ne3 $5 {Ivanchuk has decided to simplify the
position tactically, chances remain about equal.} (22... f6 23. Bf2 f5 24. Nf4
Kf7 25. d5 exd5 26. Ncxd5 c6 27. Ne3 $11) 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Rfe1 Nxd1 25. Rxd1
Bf8 (25... h5 26. Kg1 Kf8 $15) 26. g3 c5 27. dxc5 (27. d5 c4 $5) 27... Rxd1+
28. Nxd1 Bxc5 29. Kg2 Nd7 30. Nb2 $1 Kf8 31. Nd3 Ke7 32. f4 (32. Nxc5 Nxc5 33.
Kf2 f6 34. Ke3 e5 $11) 32... Kd6 33. Kf3 a6 34. Nc3 f5 35. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 a5 10. h3 $146 (10. a3) (10. Qc2) (10. Rc1) 10... Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e6
(11... Re8 $5) 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 dxe4 (13... e5) 14. dxe4 e5 15. Rad1 $14 Qc7
16. Ba3 (16. a3 $14) 16... Bf8 17. c5 Qb8 $6 18. g4 {Wegen seiner passiven
Aufstellung hat Schwarz keine echte Chance, die Schwäche auf f4 auszunutzen.}
Rd8 19. Rd2 Be7 20. Rfd1 $16 (20. g5 $2 Nh5 {würde Schwarz sehr freuen.}) 20...
Nf8 21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. Bb2 Bc7 23. Bf1 {[%cal Yf1c4] Ein Standardmanöver im
Königsindischen Angriff..} Qe8 24. Bc4 Qe7 25. Ng5 Ne6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. a3 Kf7
28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Rd8 30. Ra1 {Der besser stehende Weiße ist an einem
Abtausch nicht interessiert.} Ne8 31. Qb3 Ng7 32. Kg2 (32. Qg3 $5 $16) 32... h5
33. Ra7 Bb8 34. Ra8 hxg4 35. hxg4 Bc7 36. Rxd8 Qxd8 37. Qf3+ (37. b5 {ist der
weiße Hebel. Da Schwarz aber keine aktiven Möglichkeiten hat, kann Weiß sich
Zeit lassen und auf einen geeigneteren Moment warten.}) 37... Qf6 38. Qd3 Qe7
39. Bc1 g5 40. Qf3+ Kg6 41. Bd2 Qd8 42. Qe3 Qf6 43. b5 $1 {Es ist soweit.} cxb5
44. Bxb5 Qe7 45. Bc4 Ne8 46. Bb5 Ng7 47. Ba4 Qf6 48. Qb3 Qd8 49. Be3 Qc8 50.
Qb5 Kf6 51. Qb4 ({Nach} 51. Qd7 $18 {ist der Fall des Pb7 nicht zu verhindern.}
) 51... Kg6 52. Qb3 Bd8 53. Qd3 Be7 54. Qb5 Qc7 55. Bb3 $2 (55. Qd7 $18) 55...
Kf7 56. Qc4 Qc6 57. Qe2 $2 {Hier wird nicht mehr viel Zeit vorhanden gewesen
sein...} Ne8 $2 (57... Qxe4+ $15) 58. Qf3+ Kg6 59. Kh2 Nf6 60. Qh3 $2 (60. Kg1)
60... Qxe4 $2 (60... Bxc5 $17) 61. Bxe6 Kg7 62. Bf5 Qc4 63. Kg2 Qd5+ 64. Kg1
Qd1+ 65. Kg2 Qd5+ 66. Kh2 Bxc5 (66... Qb3) 67. Bxg5 Bxf2 $2 ({Nach} 67... Ng8
68. Qh7+ Kf8 {ist die Lage noch nicht klar.}) 68. Qh6+ Kg8 69. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[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
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 c4 {Es ist
interessant, dass Anand dem älteren 13...c4 den Vorzug vor 13... Ld6 gibt.} ({
Dreevs} 13... Bd6 {war lange Zeit populärer, aber zuletzt hatte Schwarz in der
Variante} 14. Ng5 Nf8 15. f4 e5 16. Qe1 O-O-O 17. Nd5 {einige Probleme.}) 14.
Nd4 (14. Ng5 Nc5 {ist OK für Schwarz.}) 14... Nc5 15. Be3 Rd8 (15... O-O-O {und
}) (15... e5 {wurden häufiger gespielt.}) 16. Qe2 e5 (16... Bd6 17. f4 e5 18.
Ndxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qe7 20. Nxd6+ Qxd6 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Rf5 Qxb2 23. Rb1 Qxb1+
24. Bxb1 Nd3 25. e5 Nd5 26. Bg5 Ne7 27. Rf1 Rd5 28. Qg4 Nxe5 29. Qe6 Nf3+ 30.
Rxf3 Rxg5 31. Be4 Bd5 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Qf7+ Kd8 34. Ra3 Rc5 35. Ra8+ Nc8 36.
Qxg7 {1-0 Kistella,R-Jung,T/Goch 1996/EXT 2000 (36)}) (16... Be7 17. f4 g6 18.
e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qg4 Qb7 21. Rad1 Rd7 22. b3 Be4 23. bxc4 Bxc2 24. Nxc2
Rxd1 25. Rxd1 bxc4 26. Kh1 Kf7 27. f5 exf5 28. Qxc4+ Ne6 29. Nd4 Qd7 30. Rb1
Rc8 31. Qxa6 Nxd4 32. Bxd4 Rc2 33. e6+ Qxe6 34. Qxe6+ Kxe6 35. Ra1 Ba3 36. Kg1
Kd5 37. Bf6 f4 38. h3 Ke4 39. Kf1 Bc5 40. Re1+ Be3 41. Re2 Rc1+ 42. Re1 Rc6 43.
Bh8 Kd3 44. Rd1+ Ke4 45. a4 Rc2 46. Ra1 f3 {0-1 Gasiorowski,R-Lukasiewicz,G/
Krynica 1997/CBM 61 ext (46)}) 17. Nf5 (17. Nf3 $5) 17... g6 (17... Ne6 18.
Rad1 g6 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 gxf5 22. dxe6 Qc6 23. Rd1+ Kc8 24.
Qf3 f4 25. Qxc6+ Bxc6 26. Bb6 Kb7 27. Ba5 Rg8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,
A-Maiorov,O/Krasnodar 1998/EXT 2000 (50)}) (17... Nd3 18. Bg5 Bc5 19. Rad1 O-O
20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Rxd3 Rdf8 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 $16 {1-0
Notkin,M-Beshukov,S/Orel 1997/EXT 99 (48)}) 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 (19...
Nxd5 $5 20. exd5 Rxd5 $13) 20. exd5 gxf5 (20... Rxd5 21. Rad1 $36) 21. Qxe5+
Be7 22. d6 Rxd6 23. Qxc5 O-O 24. Qxf5 {Gewinnt einen Bauern, allerdings
entsteht jetzt ziemlich forciert ein Turmendspiel.} (24. Rae1 $5 $16 {würde
ebenfalls deutlichen Vorteil behalten, da der Pf5 nicht wegläuft.}) 24... Rd5
25. Qf4 Qh5 26. h4 (26. Bxf6 Bxf6 $44) 26... Ng4 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 (27... Kg7 28.
Qc7) 28. Bg6 Rxf4 29. Bxh5 Bxg5 30. hxg5 Rxg5 31. Bxg4 Rfxg4 32. g3 Rd4 33.
Rad1 Rgd5 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. f4 Rd3 36. Kg2 b4 {Das Turmendspiel wirft trotz
der zwei verbunden Freibauern Probleme auf, da der weiße Turm passiv steht.}
37. Rf2 Kg7 (37... c3 $6 38. bxc3 bxc3 39. Re2 {/\ Re8-c8} Rd2 40. Kf3 c2 41.
Re8+ Kg7 42. Rc8 $18) 38. Kh3 (38. Re2) 38... a5 39. Kh4 c3 40. bxc3 bxc3 41.
g4 $2 (41. Re2 {erscheint besser, da dann der weiße Turm hinter den c-Bauern
gelangt.} Kf6 42. Re5 a4 43. Rc5 $18 {und Weiß sollte gewinnen.}) 41... Rd4 42.
Kg5 Rc4 43. Rc2 Rc5+ 44. Kh4 (44. f5 Rc4 $11) 44... Rc4 45. Kg3 Kf6 46. Kf3 Kg6
47. Ke3 Kf6 48. g5+ Kf5 49. Kd3 Rxf4 50. Rxc3 Rf3+ 51. Kc4 (51. Kc4 Rxc3+ 52.
Kxc3 Kxg5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Bc4 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Bb3 Qc7
15. Nd6 Nc5 16. Rd2 a5 17. Qe3 Nxb3+ 18. cxb3 Rad8 19. Rhd1 Bc8 20. Nxc8 Qxc8
21. Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Be7 10. h4 Nf6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bd3 c5 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Ng5
h6 15. Ne4 Be5 16. Kb1 f5 17. Nd6 Qxc5 18. Nc4 Bf6 19. f4 b5 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.
fxe5 Qxe5 22. Rhe1 Qc5 23. g4 f4 24. Qe2 f3 25. Qe4 f2 26. Rf1 Rb8 27. Qh7+ Kf7
28. Bg6+ Kf6 29. g5+ hxg5 30. hxg5+ Ke5 31. Qxg7+ Kf4 32. Qxf8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2
Nxc3 8. bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 Be7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe2 c4 {
Ftacnik: 'Anand tactically simplifies the center and is not afraid of the
opponent's bishop's pair. '} 14. Bxc4 (14. Bc2 {looks like a perfectly valid
alternative which maintains a strong centre.}) 14... Bxe4 15. Ba6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3
Rc7 17. Rad1 Bd6 18. Bd3 $6 (18. a4 $142) (18. Rfe1 {Ftacnik} Qe7 19. d5 Bxa3
20. c4 Bd6 $13 (20... Bxb2 {Ftacnik} 21. d6 Qd8 22. dxc7 Qxc7 $11)) 18... b5 $1
{'!?' Ftacnik.  An important strategic move. Black grabs light squares on the
queenside, and prepares the manouevre Nd7-b6-d5 or c4. If Black gets time to
achieve this, the pawns on a3 and c3 will become very weak.} 19. Rfe1 (19. Bxb5
$6 Qb8 $1 20. a4 (20. c4 {Ftacnik} a6 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Rb1 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Rb7
$11) 20... a6 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 {Black is attacking b2 and h2, and White's
queenside will remain weak in the long term.} (21... Qxb2 $6 22. Bc6 Rfc8 23.
d5 $1 {is fine for White.}) 22. Rb1 Rb7 $1 {is especially unpleasant.}) (19.
Qh3 {Ftacnik} Nf6 20. d5 $5 (20. Bxb5 $2 {Ftacnik} Rb7 21. a4 a6 $17) (20. g4 {
Ftacnik} Bf4 $15) 20... exd5 21. c4 h6 22. Qf5 Qd7 23. Bxf6 Qxf5 24. Bxf5 gxf6
25. Rxd5 Bxa3 $11) 19... a6 20. a4 $5 {This is a reasonable attempt to derail
Black's strategy, though by the end the passed a-pawn turns out to be a
menace! Ftacnik: 'Radjabov was still doing fine with the push of the 'd' pawn
in the center, but he strives for more with the sacrifice at the edge.'} (20.
d5 {Ftacnik} Nc5 (20... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. Qe4 $16) 21. dxe6 fxe6
$11) 20... bxa4 21. c4 Qb8 (21... a3 {Ftacnik} 22. Ba1 Qh4 23. g3 Qf6 24. Qg4
Qh6 25. d5 $11) 22. Ba1 Rd8 23. Re4 $6 {This agressive rook ends up looking
misplaced, so perhaps something calmer was called for.} (23. c5 $5 {Ftacnik}
Be7 24. Rb1 $14) 23... Nf6 24. Rh4 Be7 25. Rh3 (25. d5 {Ftacnik} exd5 26. cxd5
Qb3 27. Rh3 (27. Be5 {Ftacnik} Rc5 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Bxh7+ Kf8 $17) 27... Qxd5
28. Qg3 Qxd3 (28... Qb3 {Ftacnik} 29. Re1 Qb4 30. Rd1 $13) 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30.
Rhxd3 Kf8 $11) 25... h6 {Preventing any ideas with Bd3xh7+ and Qf3-h5} 26. Rb1
$2 (26. d5 {Ftacnik} exd5 27. cxd5 Rc5 $1 (27... Nxd5 {Ftacnik} 28. Be5 $1) 28.
Rg3 Qd6 $17) 26... Rxc4 $3 {Ftacnik: 'Black spotted the chance to turn the a
pawn into a hero with a breathtaking combination.'} 27. Rxb8 (27. Qd1 {Ftacnik}
Rb4 $19) 27... Rc1+ 28. Bf1 Rxb8 {with a second rook arriving on b1, and his
major pieces offside, White is lost. Of course, the finish still requires some
calculation.} 29. Bc3 Rbb1 30. Qd3 a3 $1 {This key pawn decides the game.} 31.
Qxa6 a2 32. g4 Rxf1+ $1 (32... Ne4 $4 33. Qa8+ Bf8 34. Qxe4 Rxf1+ 35. Kg2 Rfc1
{threatening Rxc3} 36. Qa8 $1 {and White will remove the pawn next move.}) 33.
Qxf1 ({A desperate attempt to cling on with} 33. Kg2 {is well met by} Rg1+ 34.
Kf3 Rb3 35. Ke2 Rxc3 36. Qxa2 Rxh3 {and the compensation for the queen is more
than overwhelming!}) 33... Ne4 $1 34. Ba1 {The only move, but now the knight
executes a different threat.} Nd2 $1 {winning the queen and the game.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[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 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qd6 10. b3 e5 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. Bb2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nbd7 14. Rfd1
Rad8 15. Rab1 Qe7 16. Bf1 Nb6 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rd1 Nfd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Bc1
Qc5 21. Qe2 a5 22. g3 Qd6 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd2 Qb4 25. Bc4 Qxd2 26. Bxd2 Nc3
27. a4 Kf8 28. Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kapengut} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6
8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 h5 {Kapengut: 'Now we basically consider the treatment of
the variant by the well-known Russian Grandmaster Alexey Dreev, who made a big
contribution to the variant's development. According to his style, White
should not hurry to define the location of their black square's bishop and
have to move the King's knight to square "g3" first, provoking the aggressive
march of the "h" pawn h7-h5-h4 early by this manouevre. At the same time,
White refrain from the time-saving manouevre Ng1-h3-f2 because the opponent
can prevent it. Most often, the critical positions of the variant appear with
the inclusion of the moves 6.Bg5 h6 7.Be3. (In the frames of this game, all of
the move orders are leveled by the reaching of the final critical position of
the variant). On their own turn, Black try to provide the plan with f7-f5 as
early as possible and do not waste the tempi for generally useful moves like
Re8 or Nbd7. The most definitive element of Dreev's plan is the one where the
White do not hurry to make the standard move Qd2, keeping the square "d2" free
for the eventual Knight's manouevre Nf3-d2-c4. As it was proved by the theory
and practice of Modern Benoni, the Knight's position on c4 is the most
effective position for the upcoming play. The Queen at the starting position
is also useful for the plan, with the breakthrough f3-f4 and e4-e5 because it
controls the "g4" square.'} (9... Nh5 $5 10. Nxh5 gxh5 {/\f5<=> is a more
recent invention.}) 10. Be2 {This rare line is a Dreev specialty.} (10. Bg5 Qb6
11. Qd2 (11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3 h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5
17. Bf2 (17. Nf2 $142) 17... g5 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxh4 Bd4+ 20. Nf2 Nd7 21. Kh1
Ne5 22. Nfe4 Ng6 23. Bf2 Rae8 24. Bf3 Ne5 $36 {Dreev,A-Bologan,V/Shanghai/2001/
After this game Dreev for the time being gave up 10.Bg5 and concentrated on
the text move.}) 11... Nh7 12. Bh4 Nd7 (12... Re8 13. Be2 {/\0-0+/=}) (12... g5
$2 13. Bxg5 Nxg5 14. Qxg5 Qxb2 15. Rc1 $40) 13. f4 (13. Be2 $5 Bd4 14. Nb5 $14)
13... Re8 (13... Ndf6 14. h3 Re8 15. Be2 c4 16. Bf3 Bd7 17. Nge2 Qa5 18. O-O b5
19. a3 b4 20. axb4 Qxb4 21. Ra6 Bb5 22. Ra2 a5 23. Nd4 $16 {Khenkin,I-Cebalo,M/
Bratto/2001/}) 14. Bc4 (14. Bd3 c4 $5 15. Bxc4 Nc5 $44) 14... a6 (14... Bf6 15.
Bxf6 Ndxf6 $1 $132) 15. a3 Qa5 16. O-O b5 17. Bd3 c4 18. Bc2 Nc5 19. e5 Qb6 20.
Qf2 Nd7 21. Nge4 Qxf2+ 22. Rxf2 dxe5 23. Nd6 Rf8 24. Be7 exf4 25. Bxf8 Bxf8 26.
Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Rxf4 Bd6 $44 {Zaja,I-Cebalo,M/Reggio Emilia/2002/}) 10... h4 11.
Nf1 Nh7 12. Be3 (12. Ne3 $5 f5 13. Nc4 $13) 12... f5 (12... a6 13. a4 Nd7 $142
$1 ({Getting the game position with the extra a4 and a6 moves favours White:} 
13... f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Bf4 Qe7 (15... Nd7 16. Bxd6 Re8 17. Qd2 Ne5 18. Bxc5
h3 19. Kf2 hxg2 20. Kxg2 f4 {Dreev,A-Topalov,V/FIDE WCh New Delhi/2000/} 21.
Rg1 Qh4 22. Kh1 $16) 16. Ne3 Nd7 17. Nc4 Ne5 18. Nb6 $36) 14. Nd2 (14. Qd2 Re8
15. Ra3 Rb8 16. Qc2 Ne5 17. Nd2 f5 18. f4 Nf7 19. O-O fxe4 20. a5 Nh6 21. Ncxe4
Nf5 $15 {Akhsharumova,A-Cvitan,O/New York/1987/}) 14... f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4
Ndf6 (16... h3 $5 17. O-O hxg2 18. Rf2 Re8 19. Nc4 Nb6 20. Qd2 Nxc4 21. Bxc4
Nf6 22. h3 Ne4 $132 {Cebalo,M-Mortensen,E/Leningrad/1984/}) 17. h3 Qe7 18. Kf2
{Kortschnoj,V-Xie Jun/Roquebrune/1998/} (18. Nc4 Bd7 $36) 18... Bd7 19. a5 Rae8
20. Nc4 Bb5 21. Qd2 $13) 13. exf5 gxf5 $5 $146 {Despite this novelty Black's
position remains inferior. The difference between Dreev's and Korchnoi's game
is here White doesn't have to weaken his >> with f4 and his K is less
vulnerable, than Black's} (13... Bxf5 $143 14. Bf2 $1 b5 15. a3 a6 16. Ne3 Nd7
17. g4 $1 hxg3 18. hxg3 c4 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Kf1 Qf6 21. f4 $36 Rac8 $2 22.
Bxc4 bxc4 23. Qh5 Rb8 24. Re1 Rxb2 25. Qxh7+ Kf7 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Nd1 Rd2 28.
Ne3 $16 {Dreev,A-Tkachiev,V/Shanghai/2001/}) 14. Bf4 (14. f4 {Kapengut} a6 15.
a4 Nd7 16. Nd2 Ndf6 ({it is interesting} 16... h3 $5 {Kapengut} 17. O-O hxg2
18. Rf3 $5) ({Here again there is the position after} 16... Re8 {(Kapengut) [#]
} 17. Bf2 (17. Kf2 $140 {Kapengut} Bd4) 17... Qe7 (17... Ndf8 {Kapengut} 18.
O-O Ng6 19. Bh5 Nhf8 20. Qf3 (20. Nc4 $6 {Kapengut} Bxc3 21. bxc3 Re4) 20...
Bd7 21. Nc4 Qc7 22. a5 Bb5 $132 {Sokolov,I}) 18. Nf3 h3 $5 (18... Bf6 {Kapengut
} 19. Qd2 Ndf8 20. O-O Ng6 (20... Bxc3 $6 {Kapengut} 21. Qxc3 Qxe2 22. Rfe1 $18
{YB}) 21. Rfe1 Qg7 {<=> Braga,F} 22. Ra3 Rb8 23. Rb3 b6 24. Bf1 (24. Bc4 $6 {
(Kapengut) /\Re6} Rxe1+ $1 $15 {YB}) 24... Re7 $5 (24... Rxe1 $6 {Kapengut} 25.
Qxe1 $14 {Braga,F}) 25. Re6 $5 (25. Rxe7 {Kapengut} Bxe7 {/\Qh6,Nf6-h5 ><f4
Sokolov,I}) 25... Bxe6 $8 26. dxe6 Rxe6 $8 27. Bc4 Qf7 $1 28. Bxe6 (28. Nd5 $2
{Kapengut} b5 $15 {Sokolov,I}) 28... Qxe6 29. Nd5 Bd8 30. Re3 Qf7 31. Nc3 $6
Be7 32. Qe1 d5 $17 {Cebalo,M-Braga,F/Opatija 1985/Inf 39}) 19. gxh3 $8 Ndf6 $1
{Black want to occupite square e4.} 20. Rg1 (20. Bh4 {Kapengut} Qe3 $17) 20...
Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 $17 22. Ng5 ({Doubtfully} 22. Bh4 $2 {(Kapengut) because
black has the brilliant sacrifice of queen:} exf3 $1 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 $19) 22...
Nxg5 (22... e3 $6 {Kapengut} 23. Bh4 $13 {Gleizerov,E; Samarin,I}) 23. Rxg5 (
23. fxg5 $2 {Kapengut} Bxb2 $19) 23... e3 24. Bg3 $8 Qe4 25. Bf3 $8 Qb4+ (25...
e2 {Kapengut} 26. Bxe2 $1) 26. Kf1 Qxb2 27. Rb1 Qf6 $1 $36 {Bykhovsky,
A-Gleizerov,E/USSR 1986/Inf 42/[Gleizerov,E; Samarin,I]} (27... e2+ $2 {
Kapengut} 28. Bxe2 Bxh3+ 29. Kg1 $1 Qxe2 30. Qxe2 Rxe2 31. Rxb7 $16 {Gleizerov,
E; Samarin,I})) ({in this position is interesting} 16... Bd4 $5 {Kapengut} 17.
Nf1 $5 (17. Bxd4 $2 {Kapengut} cxd4 18. Na2 Nc5 19. O-O (19. b4 $2 {Kapengut}
d3 $1 $17) 19... d3 20. Bh5 Qf6 $17) (17. Nc4 {Kapengut} Qf6 18. O-O Rb8 19.
Bf2 b6 (19... b5 $6 {(Kapengut) Sokolov,I} 20. axb5 axb5 21. Na5 $14) (19...
Rf7 {Kapengut} 20. a5 $1 b5 21. axb6 Nxb6 22. Na5 Na8 23. Ra2 $14) 20. Qd2 Rf7
21. Rad1 Bxf2+ 22. Rxf2 b5 $5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Na5 b4 $13) 17... Qf6 (17...
Bxe3 {Kapengut} 18. Nxe3 Qe7 19. Qd2 $14 {Braga,F}) 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Rd1 Bxc3 $5
20. bxc3 Nb6 21. a5 Na4 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. Kf2 Re7 $13) (16... Qe7 {Kapengut} 17.
Bf2 Bh6 18. g3 {/\Kf1,Bf3 Braga,F}) 17. h3 (17. Nc4 {(Kapengut) allows the
agressive} Ng4 18. Bg1 h3 19. g3 b6 $132 {/\ Ra7 Hazai,L}) (17. O-O {Kapengut}
Ng4 {Sokolov,I}) 17... Qe7 18. Kf2 ({Sokolov,I and Hazai,L recommended} 18. Nc4
{(Kapengut) but after} Bd7 19. a5 Bb5 $36 {Black has the initiative.}) 18...
Re8 {''=' Kortschnoj.} (18... Bd7 $5 {Kapengut} 19. Nc4 b5) 19. Nc4 Rb8 (19...
Bd7 {Kapengut} 20. a5 $1 (20. Qd2 {Kapengut} b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23.
Nb6 b4 $1) 20... Bb5 21. Qd2 {Hazai,L}) 20. a5 b5 (20... Bd7 {Kapengut} 21. Re1
Bb5 22. Kf1) 21. axb6 Nd7 {This is not so agressive here.' Hazai,L:} (21...
Rxb6 $1 {(Kapengut) looks very promising for Black:} 22. Nxb6 (22. Re1 {
Kapengut} Rxb2) (22. Qd2 {Kapengut} Rb4) (22. Ra2 $1 {Kapengut Kortschnoj} Rb4
23. Re1 Ne4+ 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25. b3 $1 Bc3 26. Bd2 $14) 22... Qxe3+ 23. Kf1 Qxf4+
24. Bf3 Ne4 $44 {Hazai,L}) 22. Re1 Nxb6 (22... Rxb6 $5 {Kapengut} 23. Ra2 $13)
23. Kf1 $1 (23. Ra2 {Kapengut Kortschnoj} Bd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Qxd4 Nxc4 26.
Qxc4 Qe3+ 27. Kf1 Nf6 $40) 23... Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxb2 25. Qd3 $1 $44 {/\ Bc5!
Korchnoi,V} Qf6 $5 {was the last chance to try.Hazai,L} (25... Nf6 $2 {Kapengut
} 26. Na4 Ne4 $1 (26... Rb4 {Kapengut} 27. Bxc5 $1 (27. Nxc5 $2 {Kapengut} dxc5
28. d6+ Be6 29. dxe7 Bxc4 $19) (27. Bd2 {Kapengut} Ne4 28. Bxb4 cxb4 29. Rab1
Qa7 $19)) (26... Rb8 $6 {Kapengut} 27. Nxc5 $1 $16 {Hazai: " Now suddenly
White takes up the initiative, and his pieces dominate the board!" Kortchnoi,
V-Xie Jun/Cancan Veterans-Women 1998}) 27. Nxb2 Bxb2 $44 {Hazai}) 26. Nd1 $1 (
26. Na4 $6 {Kapengut} Rb4 {/\Bd7 Hazai,L}) 26... Rb3 (26... Rxg2 {Kapengut} 27.
Kxg2 Qxa1 28. Bd4 Rxe1 29. Bxa1 Bxa1 30. Ne3 $14) (26... Rb4 {Kapengut} 27. Ra2
$44) 27. Qxb3 Qxa1 28. Bxc5 Rxe1+ 29. Kxe1 dxc5 30. d6+ Kh8 31. Qb8 $11 {
Kortchnoi,V}) 14... Qe7 (14... a6 15. a4 Nd7 $6 {-Dreev-Topalov, New Delhi
2000.}) (14... Re8 15. Ne3 Be5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Rg8] ->עg8})
15. Ne3 Nd7 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. O-O $14 {[%csl Rf5,Rh4][%mdl 16] ><f5,h4} Bd7 (
17... Nxc4 {Kapengut} 18. Bxc4 Qf6 19. Re1 a6 20. a4 Ng5 21. Qd2 {[%csl Rd6,
Rg5]} Nf7 22. a5 Bd7 23. Ra3 {[%csl Rb7,Rd6,Rf5,Rh4][%cal Ga3b3,Gb3b7]} Rfe8
$132) 18. Qd2 (18. Qb3 $143 b5 $5 19. Nxe5 (19. Nxb5 Rab8 20. Ncxd6 (20. Na5
Ng6 $5 $17) 20... a6 $15) 19... dxe5 20. d6+ (20. Nxb5 $6 Qf7 21. Be3 Rfb8 $15)
20... Qf7 $13) 18... Rae8 (18... b5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. d6 (20. Bh6 {Kapengut} b4
21. Nb5 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Nxf6 24. d6 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Rfd8 26. Rae1 $14)
20... Qe6 21. Be3 c4 22. a4 $1 $36) 19. Rae1 Kh8 (19... Nxc4 {Kapengut} 20.
Bxc4 Qf6 21. a4 a6 22. Kh1 Qd4 $132) 20. a4 a6 $6 (20... Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Qf6 22.
Bb5 $1 $36) (20... Qf6 $5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Be3 $14) 21. Nb6 $16 {'+/='
Kapengut.} (21. Nxe5 dxe5 (21... Bxe5 22. Bxe5+ Qxe5 23. Bb5 $16) 22. d6 (22.
Be3 Qd6 $13) 22... Qe6 23. Be3 $36) 21... Rg8 22. Kh1 Qf7 23. Bd3 $5 Bf6 (23...
Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Bd4 (24... Qg6 $5 {Kapengut} 25. Qd2 $1 (25. Nxd7 $140 $6 {
Kapengut} Bh6 $14 {[%csl Rf4,Rg2]}) 25... Rd8 26. a5 $16) 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Nc4
$16 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6}) (23... h3 24. g3 $16) 24. Bxe5 $1 {[%csl Rf5] This
paradoxical exchange underlines the weakness on f5.} Bxe5 25. Qh6 Rg6 (25...
Qf6 $142 26. Qxf6+ Nxf6 27. Nxd7 (27. f4 Bd4 $5 (27... Bxc3 28. bxc3 $16 {/+-})
28. Nxd7 Nxd7 29. Bxf5 Nf6 30. Be6 $16) 27... Nxd7 28. Bxf5 Nf6 (28... Nb6 29.
Be6 Rgf8 30. Ne4 $1 $16 {/\} Nxa4 31. Bd7) 29. Be6 $16) 26. Qh5 (26. Qxh4 $5
Reg8 (26... Qg7 27. Nxd7 Rh6 28. Qxh6 Qxh6 29. f4 Rg8 30. fxe5 Qg7 31. Rf2 Qxd7
32. Bxf5 $18) 27. Nxd7 (27. g3 Qg7 28. Nxd7 Rh6 29. Qxh6 Qxh6 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31.
Bxf5 $16) 27... Qxd7 28. f4 Bf6 (28... Rg4 {Kapengut} 29. Qh5 {[%csl Rf5]} Qg7
30. fxe5 Rd4 31. g3 Rxd3 32. exd6 $18) (28... Bxc3 $140 $2 {Kapengut} 29. Re7
$18) 29. Qh5 Qg7 30. Bxf5 Rxg2 31. Ne4 $18) 26... h3 $6 ({More tricky was} 
26... Reg8 $1 27. Rxe5 (27. Nxd7 $2 Rxg2 $1 $19) (27. f4 Bxc3 (27... h3 28. g3
$18) 28. bxc3 Qg7 29. Nxd7 (29. Qxh4 Rxg2 30. Qh3 Rg4 31. Nxd7 Rh4 32. Qf3 Qxd7
$13) 29... Rxg2 $1 30. Qxh4 Rd2 31. Rg1 Rg2 $11) 27... Qg7 $1 (27... dxe5 28.
Nxd7 Qxd7 29. Bxf5 Qg7 30. Bxg6 Qxg6 31. Qxe5+ $18) 28. Rxf5 (28. Ree1 $2 Rh6
$19) 28... Rxg2 (28... Bxf5 29. Bxf5 Rxg2 30. Qxh7+ Qxh7 31. Bxh7 Kxh7 32. Ne4
$18) 29. Rg5 Rxg5 30. Qxh7+ Qxh7 31. Bxh7 Bh3 $5 32. Bxg8 Bxf1 33. Be6 $16 {
should probably be sufficient to win.}) 27. g3 Bxc3 28. Rxe8+ (28. bxc3 $140 $4
{Kapengut} Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Re6 $19) 28... Qxe8 (28... Bxe8 29. bxc3 Rg5 (29...
Rf6 {Kapengut} 30. Qxh3 c4 31. Bxc4 Bxa4 32. Re1 $18) 30. Qxf7 (30. Qxh3 {
is also good, but this is even more incisive.}) 30... Bxf7 31. f4 Rh5 $8 32. c4
$18 {[%csl Rb7,Rd6,Rf5] /\Nc8,Re1,><b7,d6,f5} (32. Re1 $18)) 29. Nxd7 $18 Bxb2
$2 (29... Bg7 $142 30. Bxf5 Qe2 $8 31. Qxh3 Rh6 32. Qg2 $18) 30. Nf8 $1 {
Now Black loses vast quantities of material and the rest is just agony.} Qxf8
31. Qxg6 {'+-' Kapengut.} c4 32. Bxc4 {Dreev plays it safe.} (32. Re1 $5 cxd3
33. Re8 $18) (32. Bxf5 $18) 32... Qf6 33. Qxf6+ Nxf6 34. Rb1 b5 35. axb5 axb5
36. Bf1 Be5 37. Rxb5 (37. f4 $1 $18) 37... f4 38. g4 Kg7 39. Bxh3 Kg6 40. Bf1
Kg5 41. Kg2 Kh4 42. Bd3 Nd7 43. Rb7 Nf6 44. Be4 Bd4 45. h3 Be5 46. Rg7 Bd4 47.
Rg6 Be5 48. g5 Nh5 49. Rg8 (49. Rh6 $22 Bb2 (49... Kxg5 50. Rg6+ Kh4 51. Rg4#)
50. Rxd6 $18) 49... Ng7 50. g6 Kg5 51. Kf2 Nh5 52. Ke2 Kh4 53. Re8 Bg7 (53...
Kg5 54. Kd3 $18) 54. Re6 Bf8 (54... Be5 55. Rxe5 dxe5 56. d6 $18) 55. Kd3 Kg5 (
55... Kxh3 56. Bf5+ Kh4 57. Bg4 Ng7 58. Rf6 $18) 56. Re8 Bg7 57. Kc4 Nf6 58.
Re6 Bf8 59. Kb5 (59. h4+ $1) 59... Bh6 60. h4+ 1-0

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bd2 Bf5 7. Bc4 e6 8.
Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Bb3 Nd7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Nh4 (12. O-O-O Bd6 13. d5 $6
cxd5 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Be7 17. Ba4 b5 18. Qxd5 Rc8 19. Bc3
$2 (19. Ba5 Qf4+ 20. Rd2 Qxa4 21. Qxd7+ Kf7 22. Qd5+ Kg7 $19) 19... bxa4 20.
Rhe1 Nb6 $19 {0-1 Jonkman,H-Smeets,J/Zwolle NED 2000/The Week in Chess 280 (31)
}) 12... Bg6 13. O-O-O (13. f4 O-O-O 14. O-O-O f5 15. g3 Be7 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17.
d5 cxd5 18. Bxd5 Bf6 19. Bf3 Nb6 20. Qb5 Kb8 21. Bb4 a6 22. Qe2 Na4 23. Ba3 Qb6
24. c3 Ka8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ {1/2-1/2 Savanovic,A-Tzermiadianos,A/
Korinthos GRE 1999 (26)}) (13. g3 O-O-O 14. O-O Nb6 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bh6 Bf8 17.
Bxf8 Rhxf8 18. Qe3 Nd5 19. Qf3 f5 $132 {1-0 Hracek,Z-Dobrovolsky,L/SVK 2000/
The Week in Chess 354 (53)}) 13... O-O-O 14. g3 (14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. h4 Bh6 16.
Bxh6 Rxh6 17. g3 f5 $11 {1-0 Grosar,K-Rukavina,J/Bled SLO 1999 (44). (43)})
14... Bd6 15. Kb1 (15. Rhe1 Kb8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Bc3 (17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Ka8
19. Rh1 {1/2-1/2 Fedorov,A-Papaioannou,I/Leon 2001/CBM 86 (19)}) 17... Rhd8 18.
Qf3 f5 (18... Qb6 19. Ka1 Ka8 20. h3 Qb5 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Bd2 Rh8 23. h4 $14 {
1-0 Westerinen,H-Smeets,J/Hoogeveen NED 1999 (52)}) 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Nxg6 hxg6
21. Bg5 Be7 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Bg5 Be7 24. Qe2 Nd5 25. Bd2 Ka8 26. h4 Bf6 27. c4
Ne7 28. Bf4 $14 {1-0 Loeffler,M-Koenig,D/Passau 2000/CBM 76 ext (42). (41)})
15... Rhe8 16. Rhe1 Kb8 {der schwarze König geht nach a8, um sich gegen eine
weiße Offensive am Damenflügel mit c4-d5 zu rüsten.} 17. a3 Ka8 18. Qf3 Rc8 19.
Nxg6 hxg6 20. h4 f5 21. h5 $6 (21. Bg5 Rh8 22. c4 $14 {allerdings ist die
schwarze Stellung sehr fest und solide.}) 21... gxh5 $11 22. Qxh5 Nf6 23. Qf3
Ne4 24. Be3 c5 $1 25. dxc5 ({Das normalerweise gegen c5 gefährliche} 25. d5 $6
{ist hier wegen} c4 {harmlos.}) 25... Nxc5 26. Qe2 Nxb3 27. cxb3 f4 28. Rc1 Qb8
29. gxf4 Bxf4 30. Qh5 Bxe3 31. fxe3 f5 32. Qf7 Qd6 33. Red1 Rxc1+ 34. Rxc1 Rf8
35. Qg7 Kb8 36. Ka2 (36. Rc7 Qxc7 37. Qxf8+ Qc8 38. Qd6+ Ka8 39. b4 a6 $15)
36... Rc8 37. Rh1 $1 a6 38. Rh4 Rc7 39. Qf6 Ka7 40. Rd4 Qe7 41. Qe5 {Weiß hält
die Damen natürlich auf dem Brett. Denn seine sichere Königsstellung soll ja
eine Rolle spielen und seine geschwächte Bauernstruktur nicht so zur Geltung
kommen.} Rd7 42. Rc4 Rd5 43. Qc3 Qd6 44. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[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
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Nxc5 bxc5 11. Bd3 d6 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 h6 14. Qd1 Rb8 15.
Be3 Re8 16. Rb1 Ba8 17. Bc2 e5 18. f5 Nd4 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Nxc2 21. Qxc2
Qc7 22. Qd3 Rec8 23. c5 dxc5 24. Bxc5 Rd8 25. Qe3 a6 26. Ra1 Qb7 27. Rfe1 Rbc8
28. Qe2 Rc6 29. Ra5 Qc8 30. Raa1 Bb7 31. Kh1 Rc7 32. Rad1 Rcd7 33. Rxd7 Rxd7
34. Qe3 Rc7 35. h3 a5 36. Nb5 Rd7 37. Nd6 Rxd6 38. Bxd6 Nxe4 39. Bxe5 Qxf5 40.
Qf4 Qxf4 41. Bxf4 axb4 42. Rb1 Nf2+ 43. Kg1 Nd3 44. Bd2 Be4 45. Bxb4 Nf4 46.
Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[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
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Nxc5 bxc5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O d6 13. f4 h6 14. Qd1 Rb8 15.
Be3 Re8 16. Rb1 a5 {[%mdl 32] The first independent move in the game, black
has good chances due to the excellent control of the center and well placed
pieces.} (16... Ba8 17. Bc2 e5 18. f5 Nd4 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Nxc2 21. Qxc2
Qc7 22. Qd3 Rec8 23. c5 dxc5 24. Bxc5 Rd8 25. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T-Adams,M/
Prague 2002/ (46)}) 17. Nb5 e5 18. f5 (18. b3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5 20. Bc2 Re6 $11
) 18... Nd4 19. Nc3 Bc6 20. Rf2 (20. b3 Rb6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Qb8 23. Bc2
$11) 20... Rb6 21. g4 Nh7 (21... Qe7 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 $14) 22. Rg2 Ng5 (
22... Qh4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Ng5 25. Kh1 Reb8 $15) 23. Rg3 Qa8 24. Bxg5 hxg5
25. Qd2 Qd8 {Adams can not complain about his fate, after disappearance of the
dark squared bishop his chances are very favourable.} (25... f6 $5 26. Qe3 (26.
Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 a4 28. Re3 Reb8 $15) (26. Re3 Reb8 27. Kf2 Qb7 28. Nb5 Nxb5
29. cxb5 Bxb5 30. Bxb5 Rxb5 31. Qxd6 Rxb2+ 32. Rxb2 Qxb2+ 33. Kg3 Qb1 $17)
26... Reb8 27. Rg2 Rb3 28. Rd2 (28. h4 gxh4 29. g5 fxg5) 28... a4 29. Qf2 Qb7
$11) 26. Rh3 Qe7 27. Ne2 Rb3 (27... Reb8 $15) 28. Nc1 (28. Nxd4 $2 exd4 $19)
28... Rb6 29. Qxa5 Qb7 30. Qd2 (30. Qe1 Rxb2 31. Rxb2 Qxb2 $17) 30... f6 (30...
Bxe4 $5 31. Qxg5 Bh1 $1 32. Bf1 Nf3+ 33. Rxf3 Qxf3 34. Nd3 (34. f6 g6 35. Ne2
d5 36. Ng3 Rxf6 37. Nxh1 Rf4 $19) 34... f6 35. Qg6 Qa8 $17) 31. Re3 $2 (31. Ne2
$1 Bxe4 32. Nxd4 exd4 33. b4 Re5 $11) 31... Bxe4 $1 {Radjabov has missed this
great simple shot, without central pawns his chances are quite poor.} 32. Qf2 (
32. Bxe4 Qxe4 33. Qd3 (33. Rxe4 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Nxd2 $19) 33... Qxg4+ $19) 32...
Bc6 33. h4 (33. b3 Ra8 34. a4 Bxa4 35. Be4 Bc6 $17) 33... Nf3+ 34. Rxf3 (34.
Kf1 Nxh4 $19) 34... Bxf3 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. Qe3 e4 37. Bf1 (37. b4 Bxg4 38. Qxg5
Bf3 39. Qg6 Re5 $19) (37. Be2 Bxe2 38. Qxe2 d5 39. cxd5 Qxd5 $19) 37... Qe7 38.
b4 Qe5 39. b5 $2 (39. Ne2 Bxg4 $19) 39... Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 b6 5. h4 h5 6. Qd2 Bb7 7. Nh3 Nd7 8. Ng5 e6
9. Bc4 Ngf6 10. f3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Ne2 Re8 14. O-O c5 15. Nf4
Qc7 16. c3 Re7 17. Bf2 Rae8 18. Rae1 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Nh7 21. Nxh7
Kxh7 22. Nxh5 Bh6 23. Qe2 Qd8 24. Bg3 Kg8 25. Nf4 cxd4 26. cxd4 Qf6 27. Qe8+
Nf8 28. Qe5 Qc6 29. Ne2 Ne6 30. Qb8+ Bc8 31. Ba6 Nf8 32. Qxc8 Qa4 33. Kh2 Qxa2
34. h5 gxh5 35. Bf4 Bg7 36. Ng3 Qxb2 37. Nf5 Qf2 38. Qd8 Bxd4 39. Nxd4 Qxd4 40.
Bd6 Kh7 41. Qxf8 Qh4+ 42. Kg1 Qd4+ 43. Kh2 Qh4+ 44. Kg1 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. b3
Rb8 9. Nd5 Nh5 10. Bb2 e6 11. Nc3 b5 12. d5 Ne7 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. cxb5 axb5 15.
Qd2 b4 16. Ne4 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Bd5 18. Ned2 f5 19. Rfd1 Nf6 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Nc4
Ne4 22. Ne3 Ba8 23. a3 Nc3 24. Rd2 Ne4 25. Rdd1 Nc3 26. Re1 Ne4 27. Nc2 bxa3
28. Qxa3 Nd5 29. b4 Rfe8 30. Nfd4 c5 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. bxc5 dxc5 33. Qxc5 f4
34. Ra1 fxg3 35. hxg3 Nf4 36. Qa7 Nh3+ 37. Kf1 Rf8 38. Nf3 Bb7 39. Qa2+ Bd5 40.
Qa7 Qxa7 41. Rxa7 Bc4 42. Kg2 Bxe2 43. Rxe2 Rxe2 44. Ncd4 Rxf2+ 45. Kxh3 R2xf3
46. Nxf3 Rxf3 47. Kg2 Rf7 48. Ra6 Kg7 49. g4 g5 50. Kg3 h6 51. Ra4 Rb7 52. Ra6
Re7 53. Kf3 Rf7+ 54. Kg3 Rf6 55. Ra7+ Kg6 56. Kg2 Rb6 57. Ra5 Kf6 58. Kg3 Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O
g5 $5 9. dxc5 (9. b4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxb4 11. Bb1 Nb6 (11... g4 12. Ne1 h5 13.
Nb3 $44) 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. a3 Ba4 14. Qh5 $44 {0-1 Acs,P-Galyas,M/Budapest 1994/
EXT 94 (50)}) 9... g4 (9... Nxc5 10. Bb5 (10. Bc2 g4 11. Nd4 Nxe5 12. Qe2 Bf6
13. f4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qxg4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Mamedov,N-Markos,J/Chalkidiki
2000/CBM 78 ext (42)}) 10... a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. Qh5 Nd3 14. N2f3
c5 15. Nxg5 cxd4 $2 (15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 cxd4 17. Bf6 Rf8 18. cxd4 $13) 16.
Qxf7+ Kd8 17. cxd4 Qb6 18. Qf3 $18 {1/2-1/2 Zakic,S-Drasko,M/JUG-ch Banja
Vrucica 1991/EXT 91ch (47)}) (9... Ndxe5 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Re1 Ng6 (
12... Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 g4 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne5 Bxc5 16. Qxg4 $14) 13. Nb3 $13 {
0-1 Rublevsky,S-Volkov,S/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 344 (40)}) 10. Nd4
Ndxe5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. f4 (12. N2b3 h5 13. Re1 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxb5 15. Rxe5 Bd7
16. b4 Bf6 17. Re1 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Emms,J-Lalic,B/Southend 2001/CBM 83 (17).})
12... Nxd4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Qxg4 (15. Nb3 f5 (15... Bf6 $5) 16.
Re1 Kf7 17. Qd3 Bf6 18. Bd2 $14) 15... Bf6 16. Nf3 Nxd4 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bd2 h5
19. Qd1 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Nf5 21. Rc1 Qc6 22. b4 (22. Bg5 $5) 22... d4 23. Qf3 $6 {
Warum will Weiß ins Endspiel abwickeln? Mit den Damen fühlen sich zwar beide
Könige unsicher, doch die weißen Chancen scheinen mir etwas besser zu sein, z.
B.} (23. Bg5 h4 24. Rf2 Rg8 25. Qh5) 23... a6 24. a4 $6 Rg8 25. Rf2 $6 Qxf3 26.
Rxf3 Kd7 27. Rb3 Kc6 28. Kf2 Kd5 $15 29. b5 (29. Bf4 {hilft nicht wirklich, z.
B.} Nh4 30. g3 $6 Ng6 31. Re1 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Rg4 33. Kf3 Rag8 34. Rh1 f6 35.
exf6 R8g6 $19) 29... Rgc8 30. bxa6 bxa6 31. Rb7 Rxc5 32. Rxc5+ Kxc5 33. Rxf7
Kd5 34. Rh7 h4 35. g4 hxg3+ 36. hxg3 Kxe5 37. Kf3 Kd5 38. Rd7+ Kc6 39. Rh7 Nd6
$2 (39... e5 $1 40. g4 (40. Ke4 Nd6+ 41. Kxe5 Nc4+ 42. Kxd4 Nxd2 $19) (40. Rh5
e4+ 41. Kf4 Nd6 42. Bb4 Rf8+ 43. Ke5 d3 44. Rh6 Rf5+ 45. Kd4 Rd5+ 46. Ke3 a5
47. Bxd6 Rxd6 48. Rh1 Kd5 $19) 40... Nd6 41. Bb4 Rf8+ 42. Ke2 Rf4 $19) 40. Bf4
Re8 $6 (40... Rf8 $5) 41. Bxd6 Kxd6 42. Ke4 Rg8 43. Kxd4 Rxg3 44. Kc4 Rg5 (
44... Rg4+ 45. Kb3 a5 46. Ra7 Rg5 47. Ra6+ Ke7 48. Kc4 Kf6 49. Kd3 $15) 45. Rh1
$2 (45. Ra7 $2 Rc5+ 46. Kb4 a5+ 47. Rxa5 $6 Rxa5 48. Kxa5 Kc5 49. Ka6 e5 50.
Kb7 e4 51. a5 e3 52. a6 e2 53. a7 e1=Q 54. a8=Q Qe7+ 55. Ka6 Qd6+ 56. Kb7 Qd7+
57. Kb8 (57. Ka6 Qb5+ 58. Ka7 Qb6#) 57... Kb6 58. Qe4 Qd8#) (45. Rh4 Rc5+ 46.
Kd3 $15) 45... Rc5+ $2 (45... Rg4+ $1 46. Kb3 a5 47. Rh8 Rb4+ 48. Ka3 Rc4 49.
Kb3 Rc5 50. Rd8+ Ke5 51. Rd1 Kf4 52. Rf1+ Kg4 53. Rg1+ Kf3 54. Rf1+ Kg2 55. Rf6
e5 56. Rf5 Kg3 $19) 46. Kd3 Kd5 47. Rh8 Ra5 48. Rh4 e5 49. Rg4 Rc5 50. Rg8 e4+
51. Kd2 a5 (51... Kd4 52. Rd8+ Rd5 53. Rxd5+ Kxd5 54. a5 $1 $11 {gemäß der
Bährschen Regel}) 52. Ke3 Rc3+ 53. Kd2 Rd3+ (53... Rc4 54. Rg5+ Kd4 55. Rxa5
e3+ 56. Ke2 Rc2+ 57. Ke1 Kd3 58. Rd5+ Ke4 59. Rd8 $11) 54. Ke2 Kc5 55. Rb8 Kc4
56. Re8 Kd4 57. Ra8 Ra3 58. Rxa5 Ra2+ 59. Kd1 Ke3 60. Ra8 Rd2+ 61. Ke1 Rh2 62.
Kf1 (62. Rf8 $2 Rh1+ 63. Rf1 Rxf1+ 64. Kxf1 Kd2 65. a5 e3 $19) 62... Rh1+ 63.
Kg2 Ra1 64. a5 Ra2+ 65. Kf1 Ra1+ (65... Kf3 66. Rf8+ Ke3 67. Ra8 $11) 66. Kg2
Ke2 67. a6 e3 68. a7 Ra3 69. Kg3 $2 (69. Rb8 Rxa7 70. Rb2+ Kd1 71. Rb1+ Kc2 72.
Rb8 Rf7 73. Re8 Kd2 74. Ra8 $8 $11) 69... Ke1 70. Kf3 e2+ 71. Kg2 (71. Kg4 Ra4+
72. Kg5 (72. Kg3 Ra6 73. Kh4 Rh6+ 74. Kg5 Rh7 75. Kg6 Rd7 $19) 72... Kf2 73.
Rf8+ Kg3 74. Re8 Ra5+ 75. Kh6 Kf3 76. Rf8+ Kg4 77. Rg8+ Kh4 78. Rg1 Ra6+ 79.
Kg7 Rxa7+ 80. Kf6 Ra3 81. Kf5 Rf3+ 82. Ke4 Rf1 $19) 71... Ra6 72. Kg3 Kf1 $2 {
[%mdl 4096] danach kann der weiße Turm aktiv mitwirken.} (72... Rg6+ {hätte
gewonnen:} 73. Kh4 (73. Kf3 Rf6+ 74. Ke3 Kf1 $19) 73... Rg7 74. Kh3 Rd7 75. Kg2
Kd2 76. Re8 Rxa7 77. Rd8+ Ke1 $19) 73. Rf8+ Kg1 74. Re8 Ra3+ 75. Kh4 (75. Kg4
$6 Kf2 76. Rf8+ Kg2 77. Re8 Ra4+ 78. Kh5 $1 $11 (78. Kg5 $2 Kf3 79. Rf8+ Kg3
80. Re8 Ra5+ 81. Kg6 Kf3 82. Rf8+ Kg4 83. Re8 Ra6+ 84. Kg7 Rxa7+ $19)) 75...
Kf2 {das Laskersche Gewinnmanöver ist hier nicht anwendbar, weil es sich um
einen e- und nicht um einen f-Bauern handelt.} 76. Rf8+ Ke3 77. Re8+ Kd2 78.
Rd8+ Kc2 79. Rc8+ Kd3 80. Rd8+ Ke4 81. Re8+ Kf3 82. Rf8+ Ke3 83. Re8+ Kf2 84.
Rf8+ Kg2 85. Rg8+ Kf3 86. Rf8+ Ke4 87. Re8+ Kd3 88. Rd8+ Kc2 89. Rc8+ Kd2 90.
Rd8+ Rd3 91. Rxd3+ (91. Re8 Re3 92. Rxe3 (92. a8=Q $4 e1=Q+ 93. Kh5 Rxe8 $19)
92... Kxe3 93. a8=Q e1=Q+ $11) 91... Kxd3 92. a8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 Bd6 14. Ng5 Nf8 15. f4
O-O-O 16. Qe2 $6 {Dieser Zug erscheint weniger kritisch als 16.Qe1.} (16. Qe1 {
1-0 Shirov,A-Dreev,A/Sarajevo 2002/[Lutz] (39)}) 16... h6 17. e5 (17. Nh3 {
1/2-1/2 Kalugin,S-Riazantsev,A/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 74/[Lutz] (33)}) (17. Nf3
{1/2-1/2 Nenashev,A-Dreev,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Lutz] (36)}) 17... hxg5 18.
exd6 Qxd6 19. Be3 N8d7 {In dieser Stellung hat Schwarz keinerlei Probleme: Der
Bb7 und der Rh8 drücken aktiv gegen den weißen König, sein eigener König steht
vergleichsweise sicher und momentan hat er sogar noch einen Mehrbauern.} 20.
Rad1 Qc7 21. Bc1 g4 22. a4 (22. Qxe6 Rde8 23. Qf7 c4 24. Rf2 Qc5 25. Rdf1 g3
26. hxg3 Ng4 27. Nd1 Nxf2 28. Nxf2 Qc6 {0-1 Jelen,I-Ribli,Z/Pula 1998/EXT 2000
(28)}) 22... b4 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Nf6 25. Bd3 Qc6 26. Bc4 Rde8 27. Rfe1 Kb8
28. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. e3 c5 8. d5 {
After the text move Nc6 is not possible and the position needs a lot of
knowledge of the Benoni.} (8. Be2 {is the other alternative keeping the [+]
open.}) 8... g5 {is a straightforward move in order to exchange the B, but the
weaknesses on the >> may become a target soon.} (8... e5 {- Avrukh-Gadjily,
Batumi EU-chT 1999 CBM 78}) (8... a6 {- Yusupov-Gallagher, Dresden zt 1998 CBM
65}) (8... e6 {- Gulko-Sammour, Chandler 1997 CBM 61}) 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bd3 (10.
Nxg5 $143 $2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 hxg5 12. Qh5 Re8 $17) (10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 {
Black's >> is weakened, especially the light squares can be problematic.
However his wonderfully fianchettoed B and active piece play can balance it.}
Nd7 (11... e5 $143 12. g4 {and the weaknesses of the light squares are
unbearable.} f5 13. gxf5 e4 $2 14. g4 $18 {Kempinski-Trisic, Hamburg 1998}) (
11... Bf5 $5 12. e4 Bh7 13. Bd3 e6 14. Nf1 $1 $14 {Glek-Wahls, BL 1995/96}) (
11... f5 12. f4 {fixes >< f5, but ceates weaknesses in White's camp, too.} (12.
Be2 e6 13. O-O exd5 14. cxd5 Nd7 15. g4 f4 $132 {R.Schneider-Lechtynsky,
Bayern 1999}) 12... e5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Qc2 Nc6 $13 {Vokac-Hedman, Pardubice
1999}) 12. Be2 Nf6 (12... f5 $5) 13. Qc2 e6 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Rd1 (15. Nde4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 b5 17. cxb5 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Rfd8 19. a3 a6 20. f4 f5 21. fxg5 fxe4
22. Qxe4 $44 {Nikolaidis-Smirin, Panormo 2001}) 15... Qe7 16. Nde4 Rad8 17.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. O-O Qe7 19. Nd5 {White gains control over >< d5, but he cannot
exchange his B, so Black's ^^ remains threatening.} Qd7 20. Rd2 Rfe8 21. Rfd1
Bf5 22. Bd3 Bg4 {Black has to avoid the exchange of the light-squared B.} 23.
Be2 Bf5 24. Bd3 {1/2:1/2 St.Pedersen-Shchekachev, Cannes op 1995}) 10... f5 (
10... Nd7 $143 $2 11. Nxg5 Nxg3 12. hxg3 hxg5 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Ne4 $18) (10...
e5 $143 $2 {loses a P after} 11. dxe6 Nxg3 (11... Bxe6 12. Bxd6 $18) 12. exf7+
Rxf7 13. hxg3 Nc6 14. Bg6 Rf6 15. Be4 Be6 16. Bd5 $18 {Akobian-Kabanov,
Yerevan 2000}) (10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 e6 12. Bc2 {This plan is a bit
straightforward, although it is clear that White's chances are on the b1-h7 /^.
} f5 13. g4 Bxc3+ $5 {This is an unexpected solution to give away the best
black piece, but the pressure on d5 can be solved this way.} 14. bxc3 Qf6 15.
Qd3 exd5 16. cxd5 c4 $1 17. Qd4 (17. Qxc4 fxg4) 17... fxg4 18. Qxf6 Rxf6 19.
Nd2 Nd7 20. Nxc4 Nc5 $13 {Landenbergue-Kamber, Suhr 1991}) 11. Nd2 (11. e4 $2
f4 12. Nxg5 {founders on the cold-blooded} Qe8 $1 {I.Sokolov}) (11. Nxg5 {
This piece sacrifice gives White an -> leading to only perpetual checks.} Nxg3
12. hxg3 hxg5 13. Qh5 Rf6 14. Qh7+ Kf7 (14... Kf8 $2 15. Qh8+ $1) 15. Qh5+ Kg8
16. Qh7+ Kf7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qh7+ {1/2-1/2 Pert-Smirnov, Aviles 2000}) (11.
O-O e5 (11... Qe8 12. Qc2 Qf7 13. a3 Nd7 14. Nd2 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 f4 16. exf4 gxf4
17. Bh4 Ne5 18. f3 $14 {Rustemov-Barrero Garcia, Seville 2002}) 12. dxe6 {
creating >< d5} Nxg3 (12... Bxe6 13. Rb1 {/\ Nd5} Nc6 {Black has weaknesses on
the d <->, but he has quickly finished his development as his B on the long /^
is strong.} 14. Nd5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Ne7 (15... Rb8 $5 {/\ a6, b5 was possible.})
16. e4 f4 (16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 {allows White to bring his passive B into
action.}) 17. gxf4 gxf4 18. b4 {Since the >> is Black's territory, White has
to find play on the other flank.} cxb4 19. Rxb4 b6 20. Rb3 Nc6 (20... Nxd5 21.
exd5 Bg4 22. Re1 $14 {and the weakness of the light squares begins to tell.})
21. Be2 Rc8 $13 {Speelman-Nataf, Esbjerg 2001 CBM 85}) 13. hxg3 Bxc3 14. bxc3
Bxe6 $13) 11... Nxg3 (11... Qe8 12. Be2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 a6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. O-O-O
{(Slipak-Sanchez, Villa Martelli 1999)} b5 $5 $132 {and the white K is also
far from safety!}) 12. hxg3 e5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] This is a strategical mistake,
White now gets a firm control over the light squares.} (12... e6 13. Qh5 {
This runs into Black's main defensive action Nd7-f6.} (13. g4 $5) 13... exd5
14. cxd5 (14. Nxd5 Nc6) 14... Nd7 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. g4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. gxf5
Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. O-O a6 $11 {Ja.Andersen-Poluliakhov, Gausdal 1994}) (
12... Nd7 13. Nf3 (13. f4 Nf6 14. Nf3 e6 $13) 13... Nf6 14. Qc2 Ng4 {If Black
can keep the flexibility of his pawns, he can always find tactical counterplay.
} 15. Rd1 a6 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. a4 Rb8 19. O-O Qe8 20. Rb1 Ng4 21.
Bxg4 fxg4 {Now Black's ^^ gets a real power.} 22. Ra1 Bf5 23. e4 Bd7 $15 {
Fiorito-Llanos, Rosario 2000}) 13. g4 $1 (13. e4 f4 14. gxf4 exf4 15. e5 dxe5
16. Nde4 $44) 13... e4 (13... fxg4 14. Nde4 $14) 14. Bc2 fxg4 (14... f4 15.
Ndxe4 fxe3 {is strongly met by} 16. f3 $5) 15. Ndxe4 Bf5 16. Ng3 {The exchange
of the light-squared bishops is favourable for White.} Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Nd7 18.
Nf5 Qf6 19. e4 {/\ Ne2-g3 strengthening the wonderful N on f5.} Qe5 20. Nxh6+
$6 {White now wins a P, but exchanges his strong N for it.} (20. O-O-O $16 {
was simple and strong.}) 20... Bxh6 21. Rxh6 Nf6 ({missing the tactical
counterchances by} 21... g3 $1 22. f3 Kg7 $1 23. Rh5 Kg6 $1 24. Rh1 g4 $132)
22. O-O-O {White now can double his rooks on the h <->.} Kg7 23. Rdh1 Rh8 24.
Rxh8 Rxh8 25. Rxh8 Kxh8 {White is a P up in the _|_, but Black has built up a
strong blockade.} 26. g3 a6 27. a4 Qd4 28. Qe2 Kg7 $2 (28... a5 $1 $14 {
would be the best defence closing the << forever.}) 29. a5 $1 {White doesn't
give a second chance!} Qe5 30. Kc2 Kg6 31. Kb3 Kg7 32. Kc2 Kg6 33. Kd1 {
It's probably time trouble, White simply makes moves to reach the control.} Kg7
34. Ke1 Kg6 35. Qd1 Kg7 (35... Nxe4 {runs into a lethal pin:} 36. Qd3 Kf5 37.
Ke2 Qd4 38. Qxd4 cxd4 39. Nxe4 Kxe4 40. Kd2 d3 41. Kc3 d2 42. Kxd2 Kd4 43. b3
$18) 36. Kf1 Kh6 (36... Nxe4 {is now met by} 37. Qxg4) 37. Kg2 Kg6 38. Qb3 Qd4
$2 {This is the last mistake allowing the breakthrough in the [+].} (38... Nxe4
$1 39. Qc2 Kf5 40. Nd1 Kg6 41. Ne3 (41. Qe2 {Ftacnik} Nf6 42. Qxe5 dxe5 43. Ne3
$16) 41... Kh5 {was still far from clear.}) 39. e5 $1 {Now Black's position
will soon collapse.} Qxe5 (39... dxe5 40. Qxb7 Qxc4 41. Qc6) 40. Qxb7 $18 Ne4
41. Qxa6 Nxc3 42. bxc3 Qe4+ 43. Kh2 {and there is no perpetual check.} Kh5 44.
Qc8 Qxc4 45. a6 Qa2 46. Qf5 Kh6 47. Qf6+ Kh5 48. Qf7+ Kh6 49. a7 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[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. h4 c5 11. e6 c4 12. Qd1 Nb6 13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. Be3 Nc6 15.
h5 Bg4 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Be2 Nb4 18. Ng5 (18. a3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 N4d5 20. Rg1 (
20. Qc2 Rf5 21. f4 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Nd5 23. Bg4 e6 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Kf1 {1-0
Gurevich,M-Mikhalevski,V/Vlissingen 1998/ (41)}) 20... Qd6 21. a4 (21. Qc2 Rf5
22. a4 Rc8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra5 Qc6 25. Rxb5 Nxc3 26. Rxf5 Nxe2 27. Rc5 Nxg1
28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Qe4 Rf6 30. f4 Nh3 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. Kg2 Nxf2 33. Bxf2 {
1-0 Babula,V-Kalod,R/CZE 1998/ (57)}) 21... e5 22. dxe5 (22. axb5 Nxe3 23. fxe3
exd4 24. exd4 Qh2 25. Rxg6 Re8 26. Qd2 Qh1+ 27. Kf2 Qxa1 28. Rxb6 Qh1 {0-1
Petran,P-Stohl,I/Austria 1997/ (31)}) 22... Qxe5 23. f4 Qf5 24. Rg5 Nxc3 25.
bxc3 Bxc3+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+ 27. Kg1 Bxa1 28. Bg4 Qh8 29. Rxg6+ Rg7 30. Be6+ Kf8 31.
Bc5+ Ke8 32. f5 Rd8 33. Qf3 Be5 34. Qc6+ Nd7 35. Bf7+ {1-0 Petrosian,
A-Malaniuk,V/Yerevan/1984/ (35)}) 18... Nd3+ 19. Kf1 Bxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Rf5 (20...
Rf6 21. Nce4 Rc6 22. Qg4 Qd7 23. Qh4 Nd5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Rh3 Nxe3+ 26. fxe3
Qd5 27. Rf3+ Rf6 28. Qxg6 Rxf3+ 29. gxf3 {1-0 Ezat,M-Sameeh,H/Cairo/1999/ (29)}
) 21. Qg4 Nd5 22. Kg1 Nxe3 (22... Qd7 23. Rh4 (23. Qh4 Nf6 24. Nce4 Rd8 25. b3
Qd5 26. bxc4 bxc4 27. Rb1 Nxe4 28. Nxe4 Nf4 29. f3 Bxd4 $17 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Nedev,
T/Bled 2002/ (107)}) 23... Rd8 24. Rb1 e6 25. Nce4 Qe7 26. Nf3 N3f4 27. Re1
Rdf8 28. g3 Nd3 29. Qxg6 Nxe1 30. Nxe1 Nxe3 31. fxe3 R8f7 {1/2-1/2 Babula,
V-Kalod,R/Olomouc 1998/ (53)}) 23. fxe3 Nf2 24. Qh4 Qd6 $2 {[%mdl 64] The
position is very complex and finding a best move was anything but easy. Shirov
was not suspecting, that this natural move could spell disaster.} (24... Rxg5
25. Qxg5 Nxh1 26. Qxg6 e5 27. Qe6+ (27. dxe5 Qh4 $15) 27... Kh8 28. Qh3+ Kg8
29. dxe5 Nf2 30. Kxf2 Qd2+ 31. Kg1 Qxb2 32. Qe6+ $11) 25. g4 $6 (25. Qh7+ Kf8
26. Rh6 $1 Rxg5 (26... Rf6 27. Rf1 Ng4 28. Rxf6+ exf6 29. Rxg6 $18) 27. Rf1
Bxh6 (27... Qf6 28. Rxf2 Rf5 29. Ne4 Rxf2 30. Nxf6 Rxf6 31. Rxg6 $18) 28. Qxh6+
Kg8 (28... Ke8 29. Rxf2 Rf5 30. Rxf5 gxf5 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qxa8 $18) 29. Qxg5
Nd3 30. Nd5 Ra7 31. Nf6+ exf6 32. Rxf6 $18) 25... Rxg5 26. Kxf2 (26. Qxg5 Qg3+
27. Kf1 Qf3 28. Qd5+ Qxd5 29. Nxd5 Nxh1 30. Kg2 e5 $17) 26... Bxd4 $1 {Great
tactical shot is opening access to white's king, so Radjabov is taking exit
with perpetual.} 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ (28. exd4 Qf4+ 29. Ke2 Qxg4+ $11) 28...
Kg8 29. Qh7+ (29. Qxg5 Rf8+ (29... Bxc3 30. Rad1 (30. bxc3 Rf8+ 31. Ke1 Qg3+
32. Kd1 Qf3+ $19) 30... Qf6+ 31. Qxf6 Bxf6 32. Rd2 $14) 30. Kg2 Bxc3 31. Rh6 (
31. bxc3 Qd2+ 32. Kh3 Rf3+ $19) 31... Bg7 32. Qxg6 Qd5+ 33. Kg1 Rf3 34. Qh7+
Kf8 35. Rh3 Rxh3 36. Qxh3 Bxb2 $11) 29... Kf8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Na5 8. g3 Bd7
9. Bh3 Be7 10. O-O h5 11. Qe2 O-O-O 12. Ne1 g6 13. f4 Nh6 14. Ndf3 Nb3 15. Rb1
Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Rdg8 17. Ng5 Qd8 18. Qd2 b5 19. Nc2 Kb8 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. Nb4 Ka8
22. Ra1 a5 23. Nc2 Rb8 24. Rfb1 Rb6 25. Bg2 Kb8 26. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 Bg4 10. d5 Nb4 11. Be2 a5 12. Bg5 Na6 13. h3 Bd7 14. Nd2 Kh8 15. a3
Qb8 16. Be3 Be8 17. Rb1 Nd7 18. g4 Bf6 19. Nf3 Bd8 20. Qd2 cxd5 21. cxd5 Nc7
22. Kg2 a4 23. Bd3 f6 24. Qc2 Nc5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. b3 axb3 27. Rxb3 Ra7 28.
Nb5 Nxb5 29. Bxb5 Ba5 30. Reb1 b6 31. Nd2 f5 32. Nc4 fxg4 33. hxg4 Bxb5 34.
Rxb5 Raf7 35. Rf1 Rf4 36. f3 h5 37. Nxa5 Qc8 38. Nc6 Rxg4+ 39. Kh2 Rh4+ 40. Kg1
Rh3 41. Nxe5 Rg3+ 42. Kf2 Qh3 43. Qc3 Kg8 44. Rxb6 Qg2+ 45. Ke1 Rg5 46. Nd7
Qg3+ 47. Ke2 Qc7 48. Nxf8 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Rb1 a5 8. d3
e5 9. b3 Re8 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Re1 Rad8 13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 axb4 15.
axb4 c6 16. b5 Nf5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ba1 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I was on a 50 procent score so I had white colour against Dizdarevic in last
round. I was in fighting mood...} 1. d4 {Ribli. Ftacnik. McShane} d6 2. c4 e5
3. d5 {Ribli: 'Dieser Zug wird relativ selten gespielt (die Alternativen 3.Nc3
und 3.Nf3 sind populärer), ist aber sehr logisch - Weiß gewinnt Raum im
Zentrum.'} f5 4. e4 {Ribli: 'Das ist eine chancenreiche Fortsetzung für Weiß -
mit diesem zeitweiligen Bauernopfer möchte er die Herrschaft über das e4-Feld
bekommen.'} (4. Nc3 {Ribli} Nf6 5. e4 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 fxe4 7. Ne2 Be7 8. Ng3 O-O
9. Nxe4 Bf5 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Bxe4 12. Bxe4 Bg5 13. Qh5 Nf6 14. Qxg5 Nxe4 $11
) 4... Nf6 5. exf5 Bxf5 6. Nc3 Na6 7. Nge2 $1 {Now Whites idea is to occupy
the e4 square and then the f8 bishop will be out of play.} Ne4 $5 {McShane:
'Unnatural, but Black fears that White will play Bc1-g5, exchange the knight
off, and establish a bind on e4.'} (7... Nb4 $4 8. Qa4+ $18) (7... Nc5 8. Ng3
Bg6 9. Be3 $16 {And White is much better because white wants to take on c5 and
then Bd3 xe4.}) (7... Be7 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Bd3 $14) 8. Nxe4 (8. Be3 $5) 8... Bxe4
9. Ng3 (9. Nc3 $5 {Was possible but less active!}) 9... Bg6 (9... Qh4 10. Be3
Bg6 11. Qb3 (11. Qa4+ Kd8 12. Qb3 Kc8 13. Bd3 $14) (11. Be2 $5 Be7 12. O-O O-O
13. Bg4 $14) (11. Bd3 $1 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 $16 {And queen on h4 is misplaced!})
11... O-O-O 12. Bxa7 b6 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. Qxb6 $14) 10. Bd3 {'+/=' Ribli.
Ribli: 'Wir haben eine Zentrumsbauernstruktur, welche typisch für die
Königsindische Verteidigung ist. Dort, wie hier auch, hat die Herrschaft über
das Schlüsselfeld e4 eine sehr wichtige Bedeutung. In unserer Stellung
kontrolliert Weiß den Punkt e4, so hat er dauerhaften Positionsvorteil.'} (10.
h4 $5 c6 11. h5 Bf7 12. Bd3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Nc7 14. O-O $44) 10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3
Nc5 12. Qc2 $5 {It was possible to place queen on e2 but I wanted to have Qf5
somewhere.} Be7 13. Be3 {Development is completed, so White is starting active
operations. McShane: 'The e4 square is critical here. White now has the
positional threat of exchanging bishop for knight on c5 and establishing his
own knight on e4, unchallenged.'} Nd7 14. Qf5 $5 {'!' McShane. '!' Ribli.  An
active move; it was possible just to make 0-0 and then Ne4 - white is better.
McShane: 'An important move, preventing Black from castling, as well as Be7-g5
to exchange the bad bishop.' Ftacnik: 'Due to the dark squared bishops white
enjoys some advantage, but without forcefull play it can easily disappear.' 
Ribli: 'Der Damezug verhindert die Rochade, so muss Schwarz weitere Tempi
verlieren.'} (14. O-O O-O 15. Ne4 $14) 14... Nf6 (14... g6 15. Qe6 (15. Qf3 $1
$16) 15... Nf8 (15... Nf6 $14) 16. Qg4 Qd7 17. Qe2 $16 {The knight on f8 is
misplaced and Black has only weaknesses.}) 15. O-O Qd7 (15... O-O 16. Qe6+ (16.
f4 $5 Nd7 17. Qe6+ (17. Qc2 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bg5 19. Nh5 $14) 17... Kh8 18. Ne4
exf4 19. Rxf4 $14) 16... Kh8 17. Nf5 (17. Rae1 Re8 18. f4 exf4 19. Rxf4 Nd7 $13
) (17. f4 Nd7 18. fxe5 Re8 19. b3 Nxe5 20. Rae1 Bg5 $14) 17... Ng8 $13) 16. f4
{'!' McShane. McShane: 'Opening up the position to exploit the lead in
development.'} exf4 (16... Ng4 17. Rae1 $5 (17. Bd2 $1 g6 (17... exf4 18. Nh5
Bf6 (18... O-O-O 19. Nxg7 Ne5 20. Bxf4 $16) 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (19... gxf6 20.
Rae1+ Ne5 21. Qxf6 Rf8 22. Qh4 $16) 20. Rae1+ Kd8 21. Re6 $16) 18. Qxd7+ (18.
Qe4 $1 Rf8 19. f5 gxf5 20. Nxf5 Rg8 21. Rf3 $16) 18... Kxd7 19. fxe5 (19. h3
exf4 20. Bxf4 Ne5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Rae1 $14) 19... dxe5 20. Ne4 $14) 17... g6
18. Qe4 $16) 17. Bxf4 {The position is very hard for black, he has a bad
bishop on e7 and no active counterplay.} (17. Qxf4 $5 O-O 18. Nf5 $16) 17... g6
{'?!' Ribli. McShane: 'Black doesn't want the queens on, but '  Ribli: 'Dieser
Zug gefällt mir nicht - Schwarz schwächt von selbst seine Stellung.'} (17...
O-O {Was better!} 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Re6 (19. Bg5 Bd8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. b3 Qxf5
22. Nxf5 Ng4 (22... Re2 23. a4 $16) (22... a6 23. Nd4 (23. a4 $14) 23... c6 $1
$11) 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Nd4 $16) (19. b3 $5 g6 20. Qe6+ Qxe6 21. dxe6 $16) (19.
Bd2 Bd8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Bc3 $14) 19... Qa4 20. Rfe1 Bd8 (20... Rf7 $1 21. Bg5
Nd7 22. Qe4 Ne5 23. c5 Qb5 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Nf5 Bxg5 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Nxd6
Qf8 28. Nxf7 Nxf7 $15) 21. b3 $16 Qxa2 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Qd7 $18
) (17... Qxf5 {McShane} 18. Nxf5 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Ya1e1] leaves the knight
very well placed.}) 18. Qd3 (18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Bh6 (19. Rae1 Rae8 20. Be3 (20.
Bh6 Bd8 $14) (20. Rxe7+ $5 Rxe7 21. Bg5 Ng4 22. Bxe7 Kxe7 23. Ne4 $14) 20...
Ng4 21. Bd4 Rhf8 22. Rxf8 Rxf8 23. Ne4 $14) 19... Ng4 20. Bg7 Rhg8 21. Rf7 (21.
Bd4 $5 Raf8 22. Ne4 $14) 21... Ke8 22. Raf1 Ne3 23. R1f4 Nf5 24. R7xf5 gxf5 25.
Nxf5 Kd7 $17) 18... O-O 19. Rae1 Ne8 {'?' Ftacnik. McShane: 'Black's passive
position is very unpleasant.' Ftacnik: 'Black's position was not very pleasant,
but passive defense is only making the situation worse.'} (19... Rae8 20. Re6 {
McShane: 'maintains the pressure, as'} (20. Bh6 Rf7 21. Qd4 $16) 20... Bd8 21.
Bh6 {'!' McShane.} Rf7 (21... Rxe6 {McShane} 22. dxe6 {wins the exchange}) 22.
Qe2 $16) (19... Ng4 {Ftacnik} 20. h3 Ne5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Rxe5
Bc5+ 24. Kh2 Bd6 25. Re2 $16) 20. Bh6 {Ribli: 'Jetzt können wir den Nachteil
des Zuges 17...g6?! sehen.'} Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Ng7 (21... Bf6 22. Ne4 Bg7 23. Bxg7
Qxg7 24. Ng5 $16 Nf6 (24... Qe5 25. Ne6 (25. Qh3 Qxg5 26. Qe6+ Kg7 27. Rf7+ Kh6
(27... Kh8 $11) 28. Qh3+ Qh5 29. Qe3+ g5 30. Qe6+ Qg6 31. Qh3+ $18) (25. Qf3 $1
Qe7 26. Qg3 $1 Ng7 27. Rf7 Qe2 28. Qh3 h5 (28... Qd1+ 29. Rf1 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Nh5
(30... h5 31. Qd7 $18) 31. Qe6+ $18) 29. Qc3 Nf5 30. h3 $16) 25... Ng7 26. Nxc7
Rc8 27. Nb5 $16) 25. Qe3 $18) 22. Qd4 Bd8 (22... Ne8 {Ftacnik} 23. Ne4 c6 24.
Rf7 $3 (24. Qf2 {Ftacnik} Qf5 25. Qxf5 gxf5 26. Rxf5 $16) 24... Kxf7 25. Qh8
Qg4 26. Ng5+ Qxg5 27. Qxh7+ Kf6 28. Bxg5+ Kxg5 29. Qxe7+ $18) 23. Qf4 Qe8 (
23... Qe7 $142 $16 {Ribli}) 24. c5 $3 {Now Black's queen-side is paralized!
Bishop on d8 and rook on a8 are not playing. Pawn on d6 is vulnerable. +-} dxc5
(24... a5 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Ne4 Be7 27. cxd6 cxd6 28. Nxd6 $18) (24... b5 25.
c6 (25. Bxg7 $5 Kxg7 26. Ne4 $18) 25... a6 26. b3 Qe7 27. Bg5 Qe8 28. Bxd8 Rxd8
29. Ne4 Qe7 30. Nf6+ $16) 25. d6 cxd6 (25... b5 26. dxc7 Be7 27. Qe5 Bf8 28.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Ne4 $18) 26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. Qc3 $18 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 c5 7. a4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. Rxd4 O-O 16. Bg5 Bf5 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Re5 Bg6 19. h3 h6 20. Bh4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Nb4 8.
O-O Nxd3 9. cxd3 Bxc5 {Schwarz hat seinen Bauern zurück und das Läuferpaar.
Doch seine Aktionen haben ihn viel Zeit gekostet und in dieser recht
geschlossenen Stellung sind die weißen Springer nicht schlechter. Weiß muss
nun versuchen, seinen Entwicklungsvorsprung in Initiative umzusetzen, um
positionelle Vorteile zu erlangen.} 10. Nb3 Be7 11. e5 (11. Bg5 {kommt
ebenfalls stark in Betracht, z.B.} h6 12. Bh4 Qb6 (12... Bd7 13. e5 (13. Rac1
dxe4 14. dxe4 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Ba4 16. Qc4 Bxb3 17. axb3 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2
Ponomariov,R-Morozevich,A/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (56)}) 13...
Ng8 14. Bxe7 (14. Bg3 a5 15. Bf4 a4 16. Nbd4 Bc5 17. Be3 Bb6 18. Rfc1 Ne7 $11 {
0-1 Hossain,E-Johannessen,L/Dhaka BAN 2002/The Week in Chess 390 (56)}) 14...
Nxe7 15. Nc5 Bc6 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Rfc1 $14 {1-0 Luther,T-Duppel,M/Boeblingen
2000/CBM 79 ext (40)}) (12... b6 13. e5 Ng8 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Nfd4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Heim,S-Gudbrandsen,G/NOR 2002/The Week in Chess 387 (57)}) (12... O-O
13. e5 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nbd4 $14) (12... dxe4 13. dxe4 O-O 14. Rfd1 $14)
13. e5 (13. Rfc1 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bd7 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 O-O {
1/2-1/2 Matulovic,M-Itkis,B/Bucharest 2000/CBM 79 ext (17)}) 13... Ng8 14. Bxe7
$14 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Morozevich,A/Sarajevo BIH 1999 (54). (54)} (14. Bg3 $5 Bd8
(14... a5 15. Bf4 a4 16. Be3 Qa6 17. Nbd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ye Jiangchuan-Barsov,A/
Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (25)}) 15. Bf4 Qb5 $6 (15... Ne7 16. Be3 $14) 16. Rfc1 Ne7
17. Nbd4 $14 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Jenetl,R/Krasnodar 1999/CBM 75 (40)}) (14. Rac1 Bd7
15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Markos,J/Pardubice CZE 2000/The
Week in Chess 299 (61)})) 11... Nd7 12. Nfd4 {Weiß macht sich zu Nutze, noch
nicht d4 gespielt zu haben - ein wichtiges Motiv in solchen Stellungen.} (12.
Be3 O-O 13. Rac1 $11 {/+/=}) 12... O-O 13. Bf4 Nc5 $5 {Schwarz entlastet sich
durch den Tausch eines Springerpaares.} 14. Qg4 (14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Be3 Qb6 $6
16. Nb3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 $14) 14... Kh8 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Nf3 {Im Folgeden
versickert die weiße Initiative langsam aber sicher.} ({Vielleicht ist} 16. Be3
$5 {eine Möglichkeit, leichten Vorteil festzuhalten.}) 16... Be7 17. Rfe1 Bd7
18. Qh5 f6 $5 {ein typisches Motiv, um dem weißen Angriff am Königsflügel
entgegen zu treten.} 19. Rac1 (19. exf6 gxf6 (19... Bxf6 $6 20. Ne5 $14) 20. d4
Qe8 21. Qh4 Rc8 $132) 19... Be8 20. Qh3 f5 21. Be3 Bd7 22. Bc5 (22. Qg3 $5)
22... Rc8 23. Bd6 Rc6 24. d4 {dieser Zug ist sehr zweischneidig, denn Weiß
nimmt sich das Manövrierfeld d4.} (24. Qg3 Bxd6 25. exd6 f4 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27.
Nxg5 Rxd6 28. Rc7 h6 29. Nf3 $44) 24... Be8 25. Rxc6 Bxc6 (25... bxc6 $4 26.
Ng5 $18) 26. Qg3 h6 {Schwarz ist es gelungen, die c-Linie zu neutralisieren
und nun nimmt er das Heft in die Hand und zwar nicht wie üblich am Damen-
sondern am Königsflügel!} 27. h4 Kh7 28. Qf4 Rg8 29. Rc1 g5 $5 {ein
interessanter Angriff am Königsflügel von Radjabov. Sein König bleibt sicher
und er kann seinen Turm über die h-Linie ins Spiel bringen.} 30. hxg5 hxg5 31.
Qh2+ Kg6 32. Qg3 Rh8 33. Ne1 $6 {Es ziehen dunkle Wolken über dem weißen
Herrscher heran, doch es ist nicht leicht, die schwarze Initiative zu bremsen.}
Rh4 $5 34. Nd3 $2 (34. Bxe7 Qxe7 35. Nf3 $13) (34. Nf3 Rh5 $13) 34... Rxd4 35.
Nc5 (35. Qe3 Rh4 36. Qc5 Qh8 37. f3 Rh1+ 38. Kf2 Bd8 $17) 35... Rg4 36. Qe3 $2
{ein Fehler in sehr schwieriger Lage.} (36. Nxe6 $2 Qh8 37. Qf3 Rh4 38. g3 Rc4
$19) (36. Bxe7 Qxe7 37. Qd3 Rh4 $17) 36... d4 $19 37. Qb3 Bd5 38. Nxe6 Qa5 (
38... Rxg2+ 39. Kf1 Qh8 40. Qxd5 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Rxf2+ $19) 39. Qd3 Bxd6 (39...
Rxg2+ 40. Kf1 Rh2 41. Ke2 Bxd6 42. exd6 Bxe6 43. Qxd4 Qb5+ $19) 40. exd6 Bxe6
41. f3 Rh4 42. g3 Rh8 43. Qxd4 Qb6 44. Rc5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[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
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Be3
{In dieser Variante hatte der junge Radjabov kürzlich schon einmal eine gute
Stellung erreicht (gegen Anand in Dubai).} O-O-O (15... Rd8 16. Qe2 e5 17. Nf5
g6 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 (19... Nxd5 $5 {Lutz} 20. exd5 Rxd5 $13) 20. exd5
gxf5 21. Qxe5+ Be7 22. d6 Rxd6 23. Qxc5 $16 {Radjabov,T-Anand,V/Dubai rapid
2002/[Lutz]}) (15... e5 $5) 16. Qe2 e5 17. Nf3 Nd3 18. Rfd1 Bb4 19. Ng5 $1 {
Mit diesem starken Manöver kommt Weiß zur Stabilisierung des Pe4 durch f2-f3.}
Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rhe8 21. f3 h6 22. Nh3 g5 23. Bxd3 {Bis hierhin ist alles aus
einer Parti von Lautier bekannt, erst hier weicht Radjabov ab. Es wäre
interessant zu wissen, was Akopian nach Lautiers 23.Nf2 geplant hatte. Mir
scheint jedenfalls die Variante 15...0-0-0 einfach für Weiß besser zu sein.} (
23. Nf2 $14 Nf4 24. Qe1 Qa5 25. a4 $2 (25. Bd2 Qa3 26. g3 Ne6 27. Rdb1 $40 {
/\ Bd2-c1, a2-a4 Lautier,J}) 25... Qxc3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Morovic Fernandez,I/
Tallinn/ Parnu 1998/CBM 66/[Lutz] (25)} 26. Qxc3 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nxc3 28. Rdc1 $11
{/\ Bb6-a5 Lautier,J}) 23... cxd3 24. Rxd3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 {Weiß hat nun einen
Bauern mehr. Bei ungleichfarbigen Läufern im Mittelspiel ist bekanntlich aber
ein Bauer mehr oder weniger nicht so relevant, wichtiger sind
Angriffsmöglichkeiten gegen den gegnerischen König. Aber auch in dieser
Beziehung gefällt die schwarze Stellung nicht so sehr, da der Bb7 durch die
Bauern auf e4 und f3 kaltgestellt ist.} g4 26. Nf2 gxf3 27. gxf3 Rg8+ 28. Kf1
Rd8 29. Qe2 Qf7 30. c4 $16 {Jetzt ist es vielmehr der Weiße, der angreift.} Bc6
31. Rc1 Kb7 32. a4 $1 {Weiß verwehrt dem schwarzen Läufer das Feld b5.} b4 33.
Qb2 Qe7 34. a5 Ka8 35. Rb1 Rb8 36. Bb6 Qf7 37. Qxb4 Bxe4 38. fxe4 Nxe4 39. Rb2
$18 Qf4 40. Qe1 Rf8 41. Qe3 Qg4 42. Qd3 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4 Kf8 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Ndf3 f6 (7...
Bxc5 8. a3 Qb6 9. Qg3 Nge7 10. Bd3 Nf5 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. Ne2 Be6 13. O-O h6 14.
h4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Grinfeld,A-Matveeva,S/Bled 1994/EXT 94op (22)}) 8. Bf4 $1 {
Akopians Verbesserung gegenüber} (8. Qg3 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Bxc5 11.
Nf3 Nf6 12. Bd3 $6 (12. Be3 Bd6 13. Qc3 Ne4 14. Qb3 $14) 12... Bxf2+ 13. Kd1
Bc5 14. Rf1 Bd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Pelletier,Y/Aubervilliers FRA 2002/The
Week in Chess 378 (59). (58)}) 8... Bxc5 9. Bd3 f5 10. Qg3 Nge7 11. Ne2 $14 Ng6
12. h4 Nxf4 13. Nxf4 Bd7 14. h5 Qe7 15. c3 Rc8 16. O-O Bb6 17. Rad1 Rd8 18.
Bxf5 $5 {[%mdl 512]} (18. c4 d4 19. a3 a5 20. Rfe1 $14) 18... exf5 19. Nxd5 Qe8
(19... Qf7 20. Rfe1 Be6 21. Ng5 Qe8 22. c4 $14) 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Rd6 Be6 22.
Rfd1 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qe7 24. Qf4 Ke8 $2 {danach wird Schwarz überrollt.} (24...
Bd7 25. Nd4 g5 $13) 25. Nd4 $16 Nxd4 26. cxd4 g5 27. Qd2 Bd7 28. Qc3 Rf8 29. d5
f4 30. Rxb6 Rf5 31. e6 Ba4 (31... Rxd5 32. Qh8+ Qf8 33. exd7+ Rxd7 34. Qe5+ Kd8
35. Qb8+ Ke7 36. Re6+ Kf7 37. Rf6+ $18) 32. Qc4 Bd1 33. d6 Qd8 34. d7+ Kf8 35.
Rxb7 Re5 (35... Ke7 36. Qb4+ Kxe6 37. Rb6+ Qxb6 (37... Kxd7 38. Qd6+ Ke8 39.
Qe6+ $18) 38. Qxb6+ Kxd7 39. Qd4+ $18) 36. Qc8 (36. Qc8 Ke7 37. Qxd8+ Kxd8 38.
Rb8+ Ke7 39. d8=Q+ Kxe6 40. Rb6+ Kf5 41. Qd7+ Ke4 42. Rb4#) 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+ Bc6 $146
(7... Qd7 8. Qc2 Nxc3 (8... Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. e4 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 c5 12. O-O-O
cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Bd3 a6 15. e5 h6 16. f4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Rhe1 Qxg2
19. Rd2 Qg4 20. Rf1 {1-0 Malakhatko,V-Dydyshko,V/Swidnica 2000/ (32)}) 9. bxc3
c5 (9... Bd6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Be7 12. c4 f6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bb2 Nd8 15. Rad1
c6 16. a4 Nf7 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. h3 Bb4 19. Re3 e5 20. Qb3 c5 21. d5 Nd6 22. Rf1
Bc8 23. Qd1 Bd7 24. Nh2 Qc8 25. f4 {1-0 Baron,M-Gibbons,R/Melbourne/2002/ (38)}
) 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. O-O Be7 13. Bb2 cxd4 14. exd4 Bf6 15. Qe2 O-O 16.
Rad1 Na5 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. h4 Qd5 19. Qg4 Bxh4 20. f4 f5 {0-1 Hansen,L-Akesson,
R/Slagelse 1988/ (52)}) (7... c6 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e3
O-O 12. Bd3 c5 13. Qc2 g6 14. O-O Nc6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rac1 c4 17. Be2 Rab8
18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Nd4 Ba8 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qd4 Qb7 22. Rfd1 Qb6 {1/2-1/2
Radjabov,T-Ivanchuk,V/Moscow 2002/ (29)}) (7... Nd7 8. Ne5 (8. Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Bg5
Qc8 10. Rc1 Bd6 11. Nd2 f6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. e4 Bb7 14. Bc4 Re8 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16.
hxg3 Nf8 17. O-O Rd8 18. Bb5 a6 19. Bc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 b5 21. Qc2 Rxd4 22. Rxc7
Qd8 23. Nf3 Rd7 24. Rc6 {1-0 Kuzmin,G-Zatonskih,A/UKR 1999/ (33)}) 8... Bd6 9.
Nc6 Qh4 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qc2 f5 13. g3 Qf6 14. Rc1 f4 15. gxf4
Bxf4 16. Bg2 Bxe3 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. fxe3 Rae8 19. Qb3 Qh6 20. Rc3 {1-0
Litinskaya,M-Peptan,C/Sovata 1998/ (41)}) 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 (9. bxc3 $5) 9...
Bd6 $6 {[%mdl 4] Akopian plays in a very original way, but this imprecise move
is stretching it too far.} (9... Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. e3 $14) 10. d5 $1 Bxd5 (
10... exd5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6 $18) 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bg5 (12. Bh6 Nd7 13. Rd1
$16) 12... f6 13. Bh6 Rf7 (13... Nd7 14. Qg4 Rf7 15. e4 Bb7 16. Bc4 $16) 14.
Qg8+ Ke7 15. Qg4 e5 (15... Nc6 16. e4 Bb3 17. e5 $1 $18) (15... f5 16. Qh5 Qe8
17. Rd1 Nc6 $14) (15... c5 16. e4 Bb3 17. Nd2 c4 18. Nxb3 cxb3 19. Bc4 $18) 16.
Ng5 $6 {Radjabov was tempted by this original combination, but unfortunatelly
it is losing all the advantage.} (16. Nh4 $5 Be6 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. Qxf5 $16)
16... Qg8 (16... fxg5 17. Bxg5+ Rf6 18. Bxf6+ Kxf6 19. Qh4+ Kg6 20. Qxd8 $18)
17. Rd1 Ba2 $2 (17... fxg5 $1 18. Rxd5 Rf6 19. Rxd6 Kxd6 20. Bxg5 Rg6 21. f4
Nd7 $13) (17... Bb3 18. Rd3 Qg6 19. Rxb3 f5 (19... Qxh6 $2 20. Qe6+ $18) 20.
Qc4 $18) 18. h3 (18. Qf3 fxg5 19. Qxa8 Rf6 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Qxb8 Bb3 $132)
18... fxg5 (18... Bb3 19. Nxf7 $18) 19. Bxg5+ Rf6 (19... Kf8 20. Bh6+ Rg7 21.
Bxg7+ Qxg7 22. Qf3+ Kg8 23. Qxa8 $18) 20. Bxf6+ Kxf6 21. Qf3+ Ke7 22. Qxa8 {
Black has obviously lost the war, two exchanges are missing for no palpable
compensation.} Qb3 (22... Bb3 23. Rc1 $18) 23. Rxd6 (23. Qxb8 Qxb2 24. f3 $18)
23... Qxb2 24. f3 (24. Qxb8 $2 Qc3+ 25. Rd2 Qc1+ 26. Rd1 Qc3+ $11) 24... cxd6
25. Qxb8 Qxa3 26. Qc7+ Ke6 27. Kf2 Qc5+ (27... b5 28. e4 a6 29. Qxh7 $18) 28.
Qxc5 dxc5 29. e4 c4 30. Be2 Bb3 31. Rc1 b5 32. Ra1 Kd6 33. Rxa7 b4 34. Ke3 h5
35. h4 c3 36. Rb7 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bc2
Bg4 9. d3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 g6 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Na3 Nd7 14. Bb3 Nde5
15. Qe2 Bg7 16. f4 Nd7 17. Bd5 Qc7 18. d4 O-O 19. Nxb5 Qb6 20. Nxd6 Nxd4 21.
cxd4 Bxd4+ 22. Kh1 Qxd6 23. Bc4 Nb6 24. e5 Qc6 25. Bb5 Qd5 26. f5 c4 27. Ba6 c3
28. b4 Rfd8 29. e6 gxf5 30. exf7+ Qxf7 31. Ra5 Kh8 32. Bd3 Nd5 33. Bc4 e6 34.
h3 Rxb4 35. Ra6 Rb6 36. Rxb6 Bxb6 37. Bg5 Rg8 38. Bxd5 Rxg5 39. Bxe6 Qf6 40.
Bb3 Bc5 41. Qe8+ Bf8 42. Re6 Qg7 43. Qa8 Rg6 44. Re8 Rf6 45. Rc8 f4 46. Rxc3 f3
47. Rxf3 Rxf3 48. Qxf3 Qa1+ 49. Bd1 Bd6 50. g4 Qe5 51. Kg2 Qh2+ 52. Kf1 Qf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. h4 Bb7 12. c3 (12. Neg5 h6 13. Rh3 c5 14.
Kb1 cxd4 15. Qf4 Qb8 16. Qxd4 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Nc5 $15 {Riegler,P-Dizdar,G/Bled
1994}) (12. Nfg5 h6 13. f4 c5 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Nd6 Nxc5 16. Nxb7 Nxb7 17. c3
Rfd8 18. Ne4 Rd5 $132 {Fercec,N-Dizdar,G/Pula 1997}) (12. Rh3 Nf6 13. Nxf6+
Bxf6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh7 Re8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. g4 $14 {Kharlov,A-Sakalauskas,V/
Skelleftea 1999}) 12... c5 (12... Nf6 13. Neg5 (13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bc2 c5 15.
Qd3 g6 16. Qe3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 cxd4 18. h5 Bg7 19. hxg6 Qg5+ 20. Kb1 hxg6 21.
cxd4 {1/2-1/2 De la Riva Aguado,O-Rivera Kuzawka,D/Santiago 1995/EXT 98 (21)})
13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Kh8 15. Kb1 Qd6 16. Rdg1 $36 {Topalov,V-Dreev,A/Linares
1995}) 13. Neg5 $5 (13. dxc5 Qc7 $5 14. Qc2 h6 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Kb1 Ra5 17.
Ned2 Rfa8 18. a3 Nc5 $44 {Solozhenkin,E-Dizdar,G/Paris 1996}) 13... Nf6 14. Qc2
{[%csl Rh7] Forcing black to weaken his kingside by moving one of the pawns.}
g6 15. h5 $1 {[%csl Rg6] Starting very dangerous attack which could secure for
Ivanchuk a place in the semifinal of the tournament!} Nxh5 $5 {Not so good is}
(15... Bxf3 $6 16. Nxf3 Kg7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Ne5 $36 {and black suffers for
free.}) 16. Nxe6 $1 {Nothing promises} (16. Nxh7 Kxh7 17. Rxh5+ Kg7 $13 {
and black is ok.}) 16... fxe6 17. Bxg6 Nf4 $8 {Black has no time to destroy
white knight} (17... Bxf3 $2 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. gxf3 $18 {and white is winning})
(17... hxg6 $2 18. Qxg6+ Ng7 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Ne5+ Ke8 21. Qg6+) 18. Bxh7+ Kg7
19. Be4 $1 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Ng6 21. Rh5 $1 {[%csl Gd5] Preventing from black
queen to come to d5.} Rf5 $1 {The best defensive resourse in the position.} 22.
Rxf5 exf5 23. Qxf5 Qf8 24. Qd7 Qf4+ $6 {Very serious attention deserved brave}
(24... cxd4 $5 25. Nxd4 (25. Qxd4+ Bf6 26. Qa4 $14) 25... Qxf2 26. g4 Qf4+ 27.
Kb1 Qe4+ 28. Ka1 Rd8 $1 $13 {with counterchances} 29. Ne6+ $140 $4 Qxe6 $1 30.
Qxe6 Rxd1#) 25. Kb1 Qe4+ 26. Ka1 Rd8 27. Qxa7 Ra8 28. Qd7 $6 {There was
nothing wrong in collecting another pawn} (28. Qxb6 Qc2 (28... Qd5 29. a3 cxd4
30. Qxd4+ $18) 29. Re1 (29. Rb1 $4 Rxa2+ 30. Kxa2 Qa4#) 29... Qxf2 30. a3 $16 {
and white has very good chances to win the game.}) 28... Rd8 29. Qb5 cxd4 30.
Nxd4 Bc5 $1 31. f3 Qc2 32. Qd3 {Now white is the one who has to initiate an
exchange of queens} (32. Qf1 Bxd4 33. cxd4 Re8 $13) 32... Qxd3 33. Rxd3 Kf6 $11
{Black is out of danger.} 34. Rd2 Bxd4 35. cxd4 ({May be white should've tried
} 35. Rxd4 $5 Rxd4 36. cxd4 Nh4 37. a4 Ke6 38. b4 Nxg2 39. a5 $14) 35... Nf4
36. a3 Rg8 $1 37. g4 Ke6 {Black knight is just too strong to leave white any
chances to win the game.} 38. Ka2 Kd5 39. Kb3 Ne6 40. Kb4 Nxd4 41. g5 Rc8 (
41... Rxg5 $4 42. Kc3 $18 {[%cal Gd2d5]}) 42. b3 Ke5 43. f4+ Ke4 44. a4 Rc5 45.
Ka3 Rc3 46. Kb4 Rc5 47. Ka3 (47. g6 $2 Nc2+ 48. Rxc2 Rxc2 49. Kb5 Rg2 $19)
47... Rc3 48. Kb4 Rc5 49. Ka3 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e3 O-O 12. Bd3 c5 13. Qc2 g6 14. O-O Nc6
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rac1 c4 17. Be2 Rab8 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Nd4 Ba8 20. Nxc6 Bxc6
21. Qd4 Qb7 22. Rfd1 Qb6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Rd4 b5 25. Rcd1 Kf8 26. e4 Re8 27.
exd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxe2 29. R5d2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 $5 {Ivanchuk tries
an unusual move, last time against Radjabov in Dubai 2002 he went for the E63
lines with} (6. c4 a6 7. Nc3 Nc6 {and didn't get any advantage.}) 6... Nbd7 (
6... Nc6 7. d5 Na5 (7... Nb4 $6 8. e4 e6 9. c4 $14) 8. e4 c6 $13 {leads to
unclear positions of a different character.}) ({A playable alternative is} 6...
c5 $5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Ne5 Na6 10. c3 Nd5 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Nba3 Rd7
13. Rb1 Rad8 14. e4 Ndb4 $1 15. cxb4 cxb4 16. b3 bxa3 17. Bxa3 b5 18. Ne3 Bc3
19. Red1 b4 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Bb2 Rd2 22. Bxc3 bxc3 23. Rc1 $11 {Andersson,
U-Quinteros,M/Mar del Plata/1981/}) 7. e4 e5 8. h3 Re8 ({An interesting way to
exploit White's move order is} 8... b5 $5 9. a4 b4 10. c3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 bxc3 12.
bxc3 $11 {1/2,Stohl,I-Watson,W/BL 0001/2001/}) 9. c4 c6 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5
11. Nc3 Bd7 $13 {-E68 is more flexible.}) 10. Nc3 {After a complicated
transposition we are back to established theory, which considers this line as
advantageous for White.} a6 (10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. b3 $14 (12. b4 $5 Ne6
13. Nc2 $14)) 11. Be3 $14 b5 {Consistent, although it allows a central break.
Other, more passive moves are even worse.} (11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Qc2 Qe7
14. Rad1 Bd7 $6 15. Bf4 $40 Rad8 (15... Nh5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxd6 Qg5) 16. b4
Ne6 17. Nf5 $1 gxf5 18. Bxd6 Nd4 19. Rxd4 Qe6 20. e5 Bc8 21. Re2 $18 {Bernal
Moro,L-Paramos Dominguez,R/La Coruna/1995/}) (11... Rb8 12. d5 c5 13. Rb1 Qc7
14. Qc2 b5 15. Nd2 Kh8 16. cxb5 axb5 17. b4 c4 18. a4 bxa4 19. Nxa4 Ba6 20.
Rec1 Rec8 21. Bf1 Ng8 22. Nc3 Nb6 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. Ra5 $16 {Ehlvest,J-Martin
Ojeda,J/Sevilla/1990/}) 12. c5 $5 b4 $2 {[%csl Rb4,Rb6][%mdl 16384] ׫
Radjabov probably didn't know the line sufficiently and quickly lands in a
hopeless situation.} (12... exd4 $142 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. cxd6 c5 15. Nb3 Nxe4 16.
Nxe4 (16. Bxe4 $5 Bxe4 17. Bxc5 $14) 16... Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Qd5 Re5 19.
Qb7 Qc8 20. Qg2 Rb8 21. Na5 Rb6 22. Rad1 Re6 23. b4 {Paehtz,T-Vogt,L/DDR-ch
Zittau/1989/} Bc3 $1 24. Bd2 $8 Rxe1+ $17) (12... dxc5 $2 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Rxe5 16. f4 Re8 17. e5 $16) 13. Na4 Nxe4 (13... d5 $5 14.
exd5 Nxd5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 (16... Rxe5 17. Nb6 Be6 18. Nxa8 Qxa8 19.
Qd2 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 Rxc5 21. Qxb4 Rb5 22. Qe7 Qf8 23. Qc7 c5 24. Rd1 Bd4 25. b3
Rb8 26. Re2 $16 {Loeffler,S-Cladouras,P/BL 8687/1987/}) 17. Bd4 (17. Nb6 $1
Nxb6 18. cxb6 $36) 17... Bxd4 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Qxd4 Be6 20. Nb6 Rd8 21. Rd1
Qe7 22. Kh2 $14 {Marovic,D-Ciocaltea,V/Zinnowitz/1966/}) 14. cxd6 Nxd6 (14...
exd4 15. Bxd4 Bf8 16. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 17. Rxe4 Qxd6 18. Qe2 f6 19. f4 Nf7 20. Rxe8
Qxd4+ 21. Kh2 Qa7 22. Qc4 $18 {Kochyev,A-Chepukaitis,G/St. Petersburg/1994/})
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. Bc5 ({Possibly even stronger was} 17. Bb6 $5
Qd7 (17... Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Qf8 19. Qxb4 $16) 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. Bc5 Nb7 20. Bxb4
$16 {/+-} Rb8 21. Qe2 Bf6 22. Rd1 Qe6 23. Qf3 Kg7 24. b3 a5 25. Bd2 Bd8 26.
Bh6+ {1-0,Smejkal,J-Casper,T/BL 9192/1992/}) 17... Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Be6 (18...
Nb7 19. Rd1 Bd7 20. Qxb4 (20. Bxc6 Qc7 21. Rxd7 Qxc6 22. Qe7 Rf8 23. Rxb7 Qxa4
24. Qd6 $1 $16 {[%cal Rb7b8,Rd6d5] /\Rb8,Qd5}) 20... Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Bf8 22. Qd4
(22. Bxc6 $2 Bxc6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 $19 {[%cal Rd8d5,Rd5d1] /\Rd1,Rd5}) 22... Bxc5
23. Qxc5 $16) 19. Rd1 Bd5 20. Nb6 Rb8 (20... Nb7 21. Nxd5 (21. Qxb4 a5 22. Qa3
Nxc5 23. Qxc5 Qf8 $5 $14 {/+/-}) 21... cxd5 22. Rxd5 Qc7 (22... Nxc5 23. Rxd8+
Rxd8 24. Qxb4 Nd3 25. Qb6 $18) 23. Bxb4 $5 Bxb2 24. Qd2 Bc1 25. Qd4 $40) 21.
Nxd5 cxd5 22. Bxd5 {[%cal Rc5d6] /\Bd6+-} Bf8 (22... Nf5 23. Bxf7+ $18) 23.
Bxb4 $18 {White has an extra P and an active ^^, the game is decided. The rest
is a matter of technique.} Qf6 24. Bc3 Qf5 25. Qe5 $1 {_|_} Qxe5 26. Bxe5 Rb6
27. b3 Nf5 28. g4 Nd6 29. Kg2 h6 30. a4 Ne8 31. Rc1 Nf6 32. Bc4 Nd7 33. Bc7 Rf6
(33... Rc6 $4 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxc6 $18) 34. Rd1 Nc5 35. Be5 Rc6 36. Rd8 Ne6
37. Re8 $22 {Black has no constructive moves left.} (37. Ra8 {/\} Nc5 38. Bd5
Rb6 39. a5 Rb5 40. Bd6 $18) 37... h5 (37... a5 38. Ra8 $18) (37... Ng7 38. Ra8
$19) 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. f4 Ng7 40. Ra8 Rg6+ 41. Kf3 Nf5 42. Rxa6 Rg3+ 43. Ke4
Ng7 44. Rf6 (44. Ra8 $18) (44. a5 $18) 44... Ne6 45. a5 Bg7 46. a6 $1 Bxf6 47.
a7 Nc5+ (47... Nc5+ 48. Kf5 Bxe5 49. a8=Q+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Bg3 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 O-O 12. Bd3 Bxd5 13. Bh7+ Kxh7 14. Qxd5 Nc6
15. a3 Kg8 16. O-O-O Bf6 17. Qf5 Qc8 18. Rd6 Be7 19. Rxd7 c4 20. Rhd1 c3 21.
Qe4 cxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Bf6+ 23. Kb1 Na5 24. Rc7 Qa6 25. Bd6 Rfc8 26. Rdc1 Qb5+ 27.
Bb4 Re8 28. Qc2 Rad8 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Rd8 31. Qc2 Qf1+ 32. Ne1 Be5 33.
Rc8 Nb7 34. Qc6 a5 35. Qxb7 Rxc8 36. Qxc8+ Kh7 37. Qc2+ g6 38. Bc3 Bxc3 39.
Qxc3 Qxf2 40. h3 b5 41. Kc1 b4 42. axb4 axb4 43. Qd2 Qf1 44. Qxb4 Qe2 45. Qd2
Qc4+ 46. Kd1 h5 47. Nd3 Qe4 48. Ke1 h4 49. Kf2 g5 50. Ne1 Qf5+ 51. Kg1 Qc5 52.
Qc2+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O
9. Qc1 Nbd7 10. Ba3 Ne4 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nbd2 b6 13. Qb2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rac8 15.
Rfd1 Rfd8 16. e3 Qe7 17. Ne1 Ba8 18. Nd3 Qd6 19. b4 Qe7 20. a3 Bb7 21. c5 Ba6
22. Nf3 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 bxc5 24. dxc5 e5 25. Rdd1 Nef6 26. Nd2 Rb8 27. Nb3 Qe6
28. Re1 Re8 29. f4 Ne4 30. Rcd1 h6 31. Qc2 Qe7 32. Na5 Rbc8 33. Bf1 Ndf6 34.
Bh3 g6 35. Qb2 Rc7 36. Re2 exf4 37. exf4 Kh7 38. Rde1 Kg7 39. Bg2 Rcc8 40. Re3
Kh7 41. Qd4 h5 42. Bf3 Qf7 43. Kg2 Re6 44. R3e2 Rce8 45. Qb2 Rc8 46. Nb3 Ree8
47. Nd4 Qg7 48. Qc2 Ng4 49. Nb3 h4 50. h3 Ngf6 51. g4 Qc7 52. Qc1 Qf7 53. g5
Nd7 54. Qb2 Nf8 55. Nd4 Qc7 56. Qc1 Ne6 57. Nxe6 Rxe6 58. Rd1 Rce8 59. Rd4 Nxg5
60. Re5 Nxf3 61. Kxf3 Rxe5 62. fxe5 Qxe5 63. Rxh4+ Kg8 64. Qg1 Qe2+ 65. Kf4
Qd2+ 66. Kf3 Qe2+ 67. Kf4 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[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 f4 {The plans of sides
are clear: White tries to open lines in the queenside, to penetrate his pieces
via those opened lines his pieces into Black's camp. In other hand, Black will
promote his PP on the kingside in order to prepare Attack on the white king's
fortress. The question is: Who will be first?} 14. Na4 (14. Nb3 {I prefer this
move. A-file will be opened, c4-c5 promotion is ensured, and White has good
chance to be overtake Black in initiative icreasing.} axb4 15. axb4 g5 16. Bd2
(16. c5 Nf6 17. Bd2 Ng6 (17... h5 18. Ra1 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 g4 20. cxd6 cxd6 21.
Qa5 b6 22. Qa7 Ng6 23. Nb5 Ne8 24. Qb8 {[%cal Gf1a1,Ga1a8]} (24. fxg4 $6 hxg4
25. g3 Bd7 $15 {0-1 Dokhoian,Y-Loginov,V/Pavlodar 1987/EXT 97 (45)})) 18. Ra1
$1 (18. Be1 h5 19. Bf2 g4 20. Ra1 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 h4 $132) (18. c6 b6 19. Be1 Rg8
20. Nd2 h5 21. Nb5 g4 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 g3 24. Qa8 Nh7 $17 {0-1 Dreev,
A-Shirov,A/Borzhomi 1988/EXT 97 (31)}) 18... Rxa1 19. Qxa1 $14 {[%cal Gc5d6,
Ga1a5]}) 16... Ng6 17. Ra1 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Nf6 19. Qa7 g4 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Bxg4
$1 (21. h3 Nh6 $132 {0-1 Ljubojevic,L-Kasparov,G/Linares 1993/CBM 34 (29)})
21... Bxg4 22. Qxb7 f3 23. g3 Bc8 24. Qa7 $16) (14. Nb5 b6 (14... g5 15. Qc2
axb4 16. axb4 Nf6 17. c5 Ne8 18. Bb2 h5 19. Ra1 Rb8 20. Na7 Bd7 21. b5 dxc5 22.
Qxc5 Ng6 23. b6 $16 {0-1 Tratar,M-Freitag,M/Frohnleiten 1998/CBM 64 ext/ (44)})
15. c5 bxc5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. a4 g5 18. Ba3 Na6 19. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Vladimirov,
E-Temirbaev,S/Alma-Ata 1989/EXT 97 (41)}) (14. c5 axb4 15. axb4 dxc5 16. bxc5
Nxc5 17. Nc4 b6 18. Nb5 Ba6 19. Ba3 c6 20. dxc6 Nxc6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,
V-Dolmatov,S/Rostov 1993/CBM 36 (47)}) (14. Qc2) 14... axb4 (14... Nf6 15. c5
axb4 16. axb4 Bd7 17. b5 b6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Ba3 Nc8 20. Qb3 Rg8 21. Nc4 {
[%csl Rd6]} (21. Rfc1 Bf8 22. Rc2 g5 23. g4 (23. Rbc1 g4) 23... fxg3 24. hxg3
g4 25. f4 exf4 26. gxf4 Nh5 $132 {0-1 Berg,K-Jacobsen,B/DEN 1989/EXT 97 (42)})
21... Ne8 22. Ncb2 g5 23. Nd3 g4 (23... h5 24. Nb4 g4 25. Nc6 Qh4 26. Rb2 g3
27. h3 Bf8 28. Ra1 Nf6 29. Bf1 Nh7 30. Rba2 Ng5 31. Bb4 $16) 24. fxg4 Qh4 25.
Nf2 Nf6 26. Nb2 $16) (14... c6 15. c5 (15. Qb3 axb4 16. axb4 Qc7 17. Bb2 Nf6
18. Ra1 $14) 15... cxd5 16. cxd6 Nc6 17. exd5 Nd4 18. Ne4 Nf6 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20.
Nb6 $14 {0-1 Estremera Panos,S-Bass,L/San Sebastian 1990/EXT 2000 (35)}) 15.
axb4 g5 ({Worth of attention} 15... c6 $5 {Black changes his plans and tries
to neutralize White's pressure on the queenside.} 16. c5 (16. Bb2 Nf6 17. dxc6
Nxc6 18. c5 dxc5 19. Nxc5 Nd4 20. Nc4 Nh5 21. Rf2 $132 {1-0 Polugaevsky,
L-Hellers,F/Biel 1989/CBM 14 (37)}) 16... cxd5 17. cxd6 Nc6 18. exd5 Nd4 19.
Nc3 Nb6 20. Nde4 Bf5 21. Bd3 Rc8 22. Bb2 $132 {1/2-1/2 Salov,V-Nunn,J/
Rotterdam 1989/CBM 13 (36)}) 16. c5 Nf6 17. Nc4 g4 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nab6 Rb8
20. Nxc8 {Problematic move! Bc8 is very important in Black's Attack. In other
hand, White's BB are not powerful in closed position.} Nxc8 21. Bd2 Nb6 22. Na5
g3 23. h3 {Of course, White has advantage in this position. Two opened lines
on the queenside seems enough to organize pieces penetration, but...this
position is FORTRESS. White can't do nothing.} Qd7 24. Qb3 Rfc8 25. Rfc1 Ne8
26. Qd1 Bf6 27. Qf1 Bd8 28. Bb5 Qe7 29. Kh1 Kg8 30. Rxc8 Nxc8 (30... Rxc8 $2
31. Nxb7 $16) 31. Rc1 {[%csl Rb5,Rd2] White's BB are useless, especially Bd2.}
Kf8 32. Ba4 (32. Rc2 Nf6 33. Ra2 Nb6 {and White can't achieve something.})
32... Nb6 33. Qb5 Nf6 34. Bd1 Qd7 35. Be2 Qxb5 36. Bxb5 {Next log term
manoeuvres are useless...} Ne8 37. Kg1 Nc7 38. Bd3 Kf7 39. Kf1 Kf8 40. Ke2 Kf7
41. Ra1 Ke7 42. Nb3 Nc8 43. Bc3 Ra8 44. Na5 Rb8 45. Kd2 Kf6 46. Kc2 Ke7 47. Kb3
Kf6 48. Ra2 Ke7 49. Bf1 Kf6 50. Nc4 Ne8 51. Bb2 Nb6 52. Na5 Nc7 53. Ra1 Ke7 54.
Rd1 Nc8 55. Nc4 Kf6 56. Rc1 {It was possible to offer draw...} Ne8 57. Na5 Nc7
58. Bd3 Ke7 59. Kc2 Kf6 60. Be2 Ke7 61. Kd3 Kf6 62. Ra1 Ke7 63. Nc4 Kf6 64. Bd1
Na6 65. Bc3 Nc7 66. Bb3 Be7 67. Kc2 Bd8 68. Na5 Nb6 69. Bb2 Ke7 70. Kd2 Nc8 71.
Ba4 Na7 72. Rc1 Na6 73. Bc3 Nc7 74. Kd3 Na6 75. Ke2 Nc7 76. Bd2 Na6 77. Ra1 Nc7
78. Nc4 Ncb5 ({Or} 78... Na6 79. b5 Nc5 80. Bb4 b6 81. Bxc5 bxc5 $11) 79. Kd3
Nd4 80. Na5 Ndb5 81. Rc1 Nc7 82. Ra1 Na6 83. Nc4 Nc7 84. Be8 Kxe8 85. Rxa7 Nb5
86. Ra1 Kd7 87. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Qf6 15.
Bh2 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Na5 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Bd6 Rfd8 20. Be7 Re8 21.
Bb4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rc1 Rec8 24. Bd2 d3 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. Bc3 Bd4 27.
Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Rd1 f5 29. exf5 Kf7 30. Kf1 Kf6 31. Ke1 Kxf5 32. Kd2 Kf4 33. Re1
Rd7 34. Re3 g5 35. Ke1 h5 36. Kd2 h4 37. Kd1 a5 38. a4 Rd5 39. Kd2 b5 40. axb5
Rxb5 41. Rxd3 Rxb2+ 42. Ke1 Rb8 43. Ra3 Ra8 44. Kd2 a4 45. Ke2 Ke5 46. Ke3 Ra7
47. Kd3 Kd5 48. Kc3 Rf7 49. Rxa4 Rxf3+ 50. Kd2 Rxf2+ 51. Ke3 Rg2 52. Ra5+ Ke6
53. Ke4 Re2+ 54. Kf3 Re5 55. Rxe5+ Kxe5 56. Ke3 Kf6 57. Kf3 Kf5 58. Ke3 g4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bf4 {From the
positional point of view, this move is highly recommended, but as practice
shows, after the exchange black gets good counterplay, exploiting the weakness
of white's kingside.} ({The main line is} 7. b3) 7... Bxf4 8. gxf4 O-O 9. e3 ({
Another way of development is} 9. Nbd2 Bd7 10. Qb3 Qb6 {- see commented game
Tregubov,P-Iljushin,A/RUS-ch 53rd Samara 2000/CBM 78/0-1 (33) [Tyomkin]}) 9...
Ne4 ({The main alternatives are:} 9... Nbd7) (9... Bd7) 10. Nc3 ({The
alternative} 10. Nbd2 {seems to me preferable. For example see the game Astrom,
R-Ulibin,M/Excelsior Cup 1999/CBM 69/0-1 (55) [Tyomkin]}) 10... Nd7 (10... Bd7
11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Ne5 Qxb3 14. axb3 Be8 15. Bh3 Rf6 16. f3 exf3 17.
Rxf3 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Gleizerov,E/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (21)}) 11.
Qe2 (11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Bd7 14. f3 exf3 15. Rxf3 Qe7 16. c5
Rxf3 17. Qxf3 Rf8 18. Qg3 Be8 19. Rf1 Rxf1+ {1/2-1/2 Vokac,M-Blatny,P/Kunzak
2001/CBM 82 ext (19)}) 11... Qe7 12. Rac1 $6 $146 {A typical blitz move,
without a concrete idea. More logical continuations are:} (12. Nxe4 fxe4 13.
Ng5 Nf6 $6 (13... e5) 14. f3 exf3 15. Nxf3 Bd7 16. Ne5 $14 {0-1 Kachiani
Gersinska,K-Akhmilovskaya,E/Borshomi 1990/CBM 21 ext (47)}) (12. Kh1 Kh8 13.
Rg1 Rg8 14. Bh3 Ndf6 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Rac1 $13 {1/2-1/2 Terentiev,V-Bezman,V/
Simferopol 1989/EXT 97 (36)}) 12... Rf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6h6]} 13. cxd5 $6 {This
exchange is not recommended, as it gives black more space.} (13. Kh1 $13 {
[%cal Yf1g1]}) 13... exd5 14. Ne5 Rh6 $36 (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rh6 16. f3 Qh4
$6 (16... Nxc3 {is similar to the game.}) 17. fxe4 Qxh2+ 18. Kf2 Qh4+ $11) 15.
f3 Nxc3 ({Again after} 15... Qh4 $6 16. fxe4 Qxh2+ 17. Kf2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 {
black has no more, than a perpetual check.}) 16. bxc3 {The recapture is better,
than 16.Rxc3. White strengthens his pawn centre.} Qh4 17. Bh1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 (
18. fxe5 $2 Rg6+ 19. Bg2 f4 $40 {[%csl Gc8]}) 18... Rg6+ 19. Bg2 Be6 {Black's
position is certainly better, but he must play energetically, not to lose his
temporary initiative on the kingside.} 20. Qe1 Qh5 21. Rf2 Kh8 22. Kh1 Rg8 23.
Rb2 $6 (23. Bf1 $5 Rh6 24. Be2) 23... b6 $6 {Probably this was the moment,
where black missed the opportunity to get a strong attack.} (23... Rh6 24. Qg3
(24. Qg1 g5 25. Rxb7 gxf4 26. exf4 Qh4 $40 {[%csl Rf4]}) 24... g5 $1 25. Rxb7
g4 26. Re7 $1 d4 $1 {[%cal Ge6d5,Gd5f3]} (26... gxf3 $2 27. Bxf3 {[%csl Rh5]})
27. Rxe6 $5 (27. c4 dxe3 28. fxg4 Rxg4 29. Bf3 Qh4 30. Qxh4 Rgxh4 $19) 27...
Rxe6 28. cxd4 Rh6 29. Rg1 Rgg6 30. Bf1 gxf3 31. Qf2 Rg4 {[%cal Gg4h4]} 32. Rxg4
fxg4 {[%csl Rh1] with a strong attack.}) 24. Qf2 Rh6 25. Bf1 $13 {Now white
has successfully regrouped his pieces.} c5 (25... g5 $6 26. fxg5 Qxg5 27. f4)
26. Be2 Qh4 $6 {The QQ exchange is in white's favour.} ({Probably black should
switch plan, because there is already nothing, that he can improve on the
kingside.} 26... Qf7 $5 $13) 27. Qxh4 Rxh4 28. Rd2 g5 $6 (28... c4 $142) 29.
fxg5 $2 (29. c4 $1 {A very strong move, which can be easily missed in
conditions of blitz play.} d4 (29... dxc4 30. Rd6 $14) 30. exd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4
Rxf4 32. Rxf4 gxf4 33. c5 $14) 29... Rxg5 30. Rg1 (30. f4 $2 Rg3 {[%csl Re3]})
30... Rxg1+ ({Also possible} 30... Rgh5 $5 31. Bd1 f4 32. exf4 Rxf4 33. Re1 Rg5
$17 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gf4f5]} (33... Rff5 $2 34. f4 Rh4 35. Bf3 d4 36. cxd4
Rhxf4 37. d5 $1)) 31. Kxg1 f4 32. exf4 Rxf4 {The black active R and white's
pawn weaknesses all around yields black a serious advantage.} 33. Rd3 Ra4 34.
Rd2 Ra3 35. Rc2 Bf5 36. Rd2 Be6 (36... Rxc3 $2 37. Rxd5 Rc2 38. Bd3 Bxd3 39.
Rxd3 Rxa2 40. f4 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4]}) 37. Rc2 d4 $6 (37... a6 $5 38. Kf2 b5 39. f4
c4 {[%cal Ga6a5,Gb5b4]}) 38. cxd4 cxd4 39. Rc6 Bxa2 40. Rd6 Re3 41. Kf2 Rxe5
42. Rd8+ $1 {The right check. White should capture the Pa7 in order to leave
black with the isolated pawns.} (42. Rxd4 Re7 {and two connected passed PP
yields black good winning chances.}) 42... Kg7 43. Rd7+ Bf7 44. Rxa7 b5 $2 {
This move loses the pawn on the spot, however black's winning chances in this
position are not so reliable anyway.} (44... Ra5 45. Rb7 Ra2 46. Ke1 $15) 45.
Rb7 $11 {[%csl Rb5]} Rh5 46. Kg3 Kf6 47. Bxb5 Rg5+ 48. Kf2 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. O-O b5 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Bd3 Bb7 15.
Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Qe2 Bf6 19. Bg3 g6 20. Rac1 e5 21. Bb1 e4
22. Ba2+ Kh8 23. Ne1 Ne5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qd2 Nc4 26. Qe2 Ne5 27. Qd2 Nc4 28.
Qe2 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Bd6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. a3
Qe7 9. c4 cxd4 10. exd4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. h3 Rac8 14. Qe2 dxc4
15. bxc4 Qf8 16. Ng5 Re8 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Qh4 h6 20. Ne4 Be7 21.
Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxf6 Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. d5+ Kg8 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. Rac1 Rcd8
27. Bf1 f5 28. Rcd1 Kf7 29. Be2 Be4 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 Bc6
33. f3 Ke7 34. Be5 Kf7 35. Kf2 a6 36. Ke3 b5 37. Kd4 bxc4 38. Kxc4 Bb5+ 39. Kb4
Bf1 40. g3 Bxh3 41. Be2 Bg2 42. Ka5 g5 43. Kxa6 h5 44. a4 Kg6 45. a5 f4 46.
gxf4 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 {Radjabov decides to give up his favorite french defense versus
Kasparov, but didn't manage by this to solve an openings problems...} 2. d4 Bg7
3. Nc3 c6 $5 4. Nf3 ({More ambitios is 4.f4, but Garry doesn't want to open
theoretical discussion with his young opponent in this variation.} 4. f4) 4...
d6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Qd2 Ngf6 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 e5 9. O-O-O Qe7 {Nothing good
comes out of} (9... Ng4 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bb3 $14 {and white has very
nice position.}) 10. h3 a6 $6 {This move is quite dubious one and Kasparov
takes full advantage of this fact. Better was} (10... b5 $5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe3
b4 13. Nb1 O-O $13 {with complicated position.}) 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bc4 b5 {
Of course very bad is} (12... Qc5 13. Bb3 Qxf2 14. Rhf1 Qxg2 15. Ng5 $18 {
[%csl Re8,Rf7][%cal Gf1f7] and black is in troubles.}) 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 $1 b4
15. Nb1 Ba6 (15... Nxe4 $2 16. Rhe1 $1 {[%cal Ge1e8]} f5 17. Nbd2 Nxf2 (17...
Nxd2 18. Rxd2 e4 19. Ng5 $18) 18. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 (18... Nxd1 19. Bf7+ Kd8 20.
Nxc6+ $18) 19. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} Ne4 20. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 21. Nd6+ Kd8 22. Nf5+
$16) 16. Nbd2 O-O-O (16... Nb6 17. Ng5 $16) 17. Qe3 $1 {Threatening to come to
a7} Kb7 (17... Nc5 18. Bc4) 18. Bc4 $1 {Very simple and strong. Once white
knight is on c4 black won't be able to hold numerous weaknesses on the
queenside and in the center.} Nc5 19. Bxa6+ Kxa6 (19... Nxa6 20. Nc4 $18) 20.
Nc4 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Re5]} Nfxe4 (20... Nfd7 21. Rd6 $18) 21. Nfxe5 Rd5 {There
was no satisfactory defense.} (21... Rc8 22. f3 Ng3 23. Nd6 $1 Nxh1 24. Qe2+
Nd3+ 25. Qxd3+ Ka7 26. Qe3+ Ka8 27. Nxc8 $18) 22. Nxc6 Qg5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24.
N4xa5 Kb6 25. Nxb4 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. f4 h6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. e3 Rg8 13. g3 e5 14. Be2 Bxe2 15.
Nxe2 e4 16. Kd2 f5 17. Nc3 Ra8 18. Na4 Rb8 19. Qd1 Qe6 20. b4 Be7 21. Qe2 Qg6
22. Nc3 Kf8 23. Rab1 Kg7 24. Na4 Kh7 25. Rhg1 h5 26. Nb6 Rbd8 27. a4 Qg4 28. b5
Qxe2+ 29. Kxe2 a5 30. Rg2 Kg6 31. h3 Kf6 32. Rbg1 Ke6 33. Kf1 Rh8 34. g4 hxg4
35. hxg4 fxg4 36. Rxg4 Rh3 37. Ke2 Rh2+ 38. R1g2 Rxg2+ 39. Rxg2 Rh8 40. Rf2 Bf6
41. Kf1 Rh1+ 42. Kg2 Rh8 43. Kf1 Rh1+ 44. Kg2 Rh8 45. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 Nbd7 4. Nc3 c6 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3
a6 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 Ng4 11. Bd2 b5 12. Ne1 Ngf6 13. Nc2 Nb6 14. Nb4 Bb7 15.
Rc1 Rc8 16. b3 a5 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 b4 19. Nb5 Nxe4 20. Be3 Nc5 21. c7 Rxc7
22. Nxc7 Qxc7 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Qe2 f5 26. f3 g6 27. Rfe1 Bf6 28.
Rcd1 a4 29. Qc2 Qc6 30. Kh1 Kg7 31. Qe2 Qc7 32. Bb5 axb3 33. axb3 Rf7 34. Qc2
h5 35. Re2 Re7 36. Red2 e4 37. Rd6 Bd4 38. Rc6 Qb7 39. Rxd4 cxd4 40. Qc5 exf3
41. gxf3 Nc8 42. Ba6 Qa7 43. Rxc8 Qxc5 44. Rxc5 Re3 45. Bc4 Rxf3 46. Rd5 Rf4
47. Rb5 h4 48. Rxb4 h3 49. Ra4 g5 50. Ra1 Rf3 51. Rd1 Rc3 52. Kg1 g4 53. Rxd4
Rc1+ 54. Bf1 Kf6 55. Kf2 Rc2+ 56. Be2 Rb2 57. Rb4 Ke5 58. Rb5+ Ke4 59. Rb4+ Ke5
60. Ke1 Rb1+ 61. Kf2 Rb2 62. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. a3 a6 8. Be3 Nc6
9. Be2 Qa7 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Na4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4
15. Qxd4 b5 16. Nc3 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 Bb7 18. Re1 Rac8 19. Bd3 g6 20. a4 bxa4 21.
Nxa4 Bc6 22. Nc3 a5 23. Kd2 Nc5 24. b3 Ra8 25. Ra1 Rfb8 26. Ke3 Kg7 27. g4 f6
28. exf6+ Kxf6 29. g5+ Ke7 30. h4 Kd6 31. Be2 Rc8 32. Bf3 Ke7 33. Kd2 Be8 34.
Re1 Kf8 35. h5 Ra6 36. h6 Rb6 37. Re3 Rbc6 38. Nd1 a4 39. bxa4 Nxa4 40. c3 Nc5
41. Rb4 Ra6 42. Nb2 Ra2 43. Ke1 Rca8 44. Kf1 R8a3 45. Nd1 Rd2 46. Rb8 Ke7 47.
Rc8 Nd3 48. Rxe6+ Kxe6 49. Rxe8+ Kd7 50. Rh8 Ra1 51. Rxh7+ Kd6 52. Be2 Nxf4 53.
Bg4 Raxd1+ 54. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 55. Kf2 Nh3+ 56. Kg2 Nxg5 57. Rg7 Rd2+ 58. Kf1 Rh2
59. Rxg6+ Ne6 60. Ke1 Ke5 61. Kd1 Kf5 0-1

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Rc1 a6 12. Qc2 f5 13. Ne2 Bd6 14. Ne5 g6 15. f3
Nef6 16. Ng3 Qe7 17. f4 Rac8 18. Qe2 a5 19. Rc2 Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Bb5 Nxe5
22. fxe5 Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Bb4 24. Qc1 Qd8 25. e6 Qg5 26. Bc6 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Rf8
28. Rxc7 Bd6 29. Rc8 Bxh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. Nc3 axb5 7. d6 Bb7 8. Nxb5
Qa5+ 9. Nc3 exd6 10. Bd2 Bg7 11. Qb3 Ba6 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qe3+
Kf8 15. Bc3 Qd8 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. Bxf6+ Kxf6 19. Rxd6+ Ke7 20. Rd2
Nc6 21. g3 Bb7 22. a3 Na5 23. Bg2 Rab8 24. O-O Be4 25. Ne5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 d6 27.
Nd3 Nb3 28. Rdd1 Rhe8 29. Nf4 Kd7 30. e3 Kc6 31. Rd5 Red8 32. h4 Rb5 33. Rfd1
c4 34. Rxb5 Kxb5 35. Nd5 Kc5 36. g4 h6 37. f4 Na5 38. Kf3 Nc6 39. Rd2 f5 40.
Nc7 Kb6 41. Ne6 Rd7 42. Nf8 fxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Re7 44. Nxg6 Rxe3 45. Rxd6 Kc5 46.
Rd2 Re1 47. Kh5 Nd4 48. Kxh6 Rg1 49. Kh7 Rh1 50. Kg7 Nf5+ 51. Kf6 Nxh4 52. Nxh4
Rxh4 53. f5 Rh3 54. Ke7 Re3+ 55. Kf7 Rd3 56. Rg2 Kd6 57. f6 c3 58. bxc3 Rxc3
59. Kg7 1-0

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.10"]
[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. Qc2 Nf6 14. f3 g5 15. c5
axb4 16. axb4 Ng6 17. Nc4 Nf4 18. Be3 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 f4 20. Bf2 g4 21. Bh4 Rg8
22. fxg4 Bf8 23. h3 Be7 24. Ra1 Rb8 25. b5 Ne8 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 27. b6 cxb6 28.
cxd6 Nxd6 29. Rfb1 Bxg4 30. hxg4 Nxc4 31. Qxc4 Rbc8 32. d6 Rxc4 33. dxe7 Rxc3
34. Rxb6 Rc7 35. Re6 Re8 36. Rxe5 Rcxe7 37. Rxe7 Rxe7 38. Rb1 Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelashvili, Tamaz"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Bb5 Nxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bd3 Rac8 13. a3 a6 14. Qd2 f6
15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Bf1 d4 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 e5 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Bf5 21.
Ree1 Rce8 22. Ng5 Ne7 23. Bxf5 Nxf5 24. Ne4 Qc6 25. Re2 d3 26. Qxd3 Rd8 27. Qc3
Nd4 28. Qxc6 Nxe2+ 29. Kf1 bxc6 30. Kxe2 Rd4 31. f3 a5 32. a4 Rb8 33. b3 Rbd8
34. Rc1 Kg8 35. h3 h6 36. Ke1 Kf7 37. Ke2 Ke7 38. Re1 R4d5 39. Rc1 Ke6 40. g4
Ke7 41. h4 c5 42. c4 Rd3 43. Rb1 R3d4 44. Nxc5 Rb8 45. Rc1 Kd6 46. Ne4+ Kc6 47.
Rc3 g6 48. Nf2 Rd7 49. Nd3 Rdb7 50. Nxe5+ Kd6 51. Nxg6 Rxb3 52. Kd3 R3b4 53.
Kd4 Rxa4 54. f4 Ra1 55. c5+ Kc7 56. g5 hxg5 57. hxg5 a4 58. Kc4 a3 59. Ne7 a2
60. Nd5+ Kc6 61. Rc2 Re1 62. Rxa2 Re4+ 63. Kd3 Kxd5 64. Rf2 Rd4+ 0-1

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I was prepared up to my teeth for this game.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {
Gruenfeld Defence rerevisited! My resolution before the game was that I should
not play Slave Defense against heavy guns like Teimour.} 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4
6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 {So far so good! Everything goes according to agenda.
Teimour is very predictable these days.} a6 (7... Na6 {I would spare this move
for difficult days when I definitely have to win with black.}) 8. Be2 {He does
not repeat his game against Shirov from Sarajevo.} (8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. h4
{After that I am not that happy with the current theory. I would go for Leko's}
Nb6 11. h5 c5 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. dxc5 Be6 14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Qb3 Be6 {since the
presence of so many FIDE people around like Gelfer, Azma, Makro combined with
the fact that Morozevich had to draw the day before with Adams due to this
silly rule of threefold repetition inspired me for that.}) 8... b5 9. Qb3 c5
10. dxc5 Bb7 ({I do not particularly fancy Van Wely's thanatos driven choice.} 
10... Be6 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. O-O Qc7 13. h3 $1) 11. O-O Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bg5
({After Kazhgaleev's brainchild we are sort of confined to the text.} 13. Bf4
Nc6 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. Qe3 Qf5) 13... Nc6 14. Qe3 Qd5 15. Rad1 Qf5 {I am more
fond of Ivan's idea than vegetarian looking} (15... Qe6 16. Bh6 Bf5 17. Bxg7
Qxe3 18. fxe3 Kxg7 $14 {Kasparov-Leko,Linares 2000.}) 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 f6
{These are all played before.} 18. Qe3 $146 {Here after Teimour uncorked his
novelty rather fast I have got rattled and consummed 30 minutes for my next.} (
18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rfd8 20. Qd2 (20. Rfd1 {was recommended by Lubo Ftacnik
but does not deliver much in my opinion.} Rxd4 21. Rxd4 g5 $1 22. Qh3 $1 {
Radjabov} (22. h4 $6 Qe5) 22... Qxh3 23. gxh3 Bc6 $11) 20... Rxd4 21. Qxd4 Bc6
22. Bg4 (22. Qe3 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 24. Rd1 Bc6 $11) (22. Bd1 {Radjabov} Qd7 23.
Bb3+ Kg7 24. Qxd7 Bxd7 25. Rd1 (25. Bd5 Rd8 $1) 25... Bc6 $11) 22... Qd5 23.
Qxd5+ Bxd5 24. Rd1 e6 $11 {Piket-I.Sokolov,Batumi(EuroCh) 1999.}) 18... Rfd8 $8
{I had to first eliminate some invalid lines.} (18... Qe6 $2 19. Bd3 Bd5 20.
Qxe6+ Bxe6 21. Be4 Rac8 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Nd4 $18) (18... Bd5 $2 19. Nh4 Qe6
20. Bf3 $1 $18) 19. a3 {Here Teimour offered a draw, and in reality after the
move he has chosen not much is going on, so some small amount of thought drove
me to share the points.} (19. a3 Bd5 20. Nd4 Qe4 21. Qxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxc6 (22.
Ne6 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 (23. Rxd1 Kf7) 23... Rc8 (23... Ra7 24. Bb3 Rd7) 24. Bb3 Na5
25. Ba2 Nc4 26. Re1 Bd5 27. Nf4 e6 28. b4 Kf7) 22... Bxc6 $11) ({And these two
variations I have calculated till the end.} 19. a4 $6 bxa4 (19... Rxd1 $2 20.
Rxd1 bxa4 21. Nd4 $1 $16) 20. Bc4+ Kg7 21. Nh4 Qg4 22. f3 Qxh4 (22... Bxf3 23.
Qxf3 Qxh4 24. Qxc6 Qxc4 25. Qc7 Rxd1 26. Qxe7+ Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rxd1 Rc8
$17) 23. fxe4) (19. Nh4 Qe6 20. Bf3 f5 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. Qb3+ Qc4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Ne2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7
9. b4 Nd7 10. a4 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Nc3 f5 14. Ba3 b6 15. Bb4 Ra6
16. Qe2 Bh6 17. Rfb1 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. a5 Bf5 21. Rb3 Qd7
22. Rba3 bxa5 23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24. Bxa5 c6 25. Bb4 c5 26. Bc3 Nc8 27. Qe2 Nb6 28.
Bd2 Ra8 29. Rxa8+ Nxa8 30. Bxe4 Nb6 31. Ba5 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Qa7 33. Bxb6 Qxb6 34.
Kg2 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6 14. f4 Ng4 $5 {
Although this move in itself is not new, Radjabov connects it with a
relatively fresh idea, which has some time ago appeared in the games of GM
Babula. However it still remains a question if it can supersede the more often
played} (14... e5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Nd5 Rxb2 17. Qxb2 Bg7 18. Qc1 Bxd5 19. cxd5
(19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qe7 $1) 19... Ng4 $44) 15. Nd1 Rxb2 16. Qxb2 Bg7 17.
Qc1 e5 $1 {The point of Black's idea.} (17... Bd4+ 18. Kh1 e5 {is similar, but
less flexible, as the Bg7 can be used also on the neighboring /^ c1-h6 (see
Lipka-Babula).} 19. Rb1 exf4 20. Rxf4 Be5 (20... Re8 $142 21. Bh3 $5 $14) 21.
Rf1 Nxh2 $2 22. Kxh2 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qxg3 24. Nf3 Bf4 25. Qc3 Bh3 26. Rf2 Bf5 27.
Rb2 h5 28. e3 Bh6 29. Qxa5 h4 30. Qe1 $18 {Fernandes,A-Ferreira,A/Lisbon/1991/}
) ({The mundane exchange} 17... Bxa1 $2 18. Qxa1 {leaves Black with a
strategically inferior position, with his misplaced פa5 he has hardly any
defence against White's >> build-up:} Bd7 19. h3 Nf6 20. e4 Qb6 21. e5 Ne8 22.
Ne3 Qb4 23. Qc1 f5 24. e6 Ba4 25. a3 Qb6 26. Qc3 Qc7 27. g4 $18 {->>>,
Kortschnoj,V-Bilek,I/Stockholm izt/1962/}) 18. dxe6 $146 {[%mdl 8] An
interesting new move, which weakens the ><c4, but on the other hand activates
the Bg2.} ({Another critical line is} 18. Rb1 exf4 19. Rxf4 Re8 $5 20. h3 (20.
Bh3 Bh6 $1 21. Rxg4 Rxe2 $36) 20... Nf6 21. e4 Bh6 22. Nf2 Bxf4 (22... Nh5 $5
23. Rf3 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Nxc4 $44) 23. gxf4 Nh5 24. Nd3 Qh4 25. Qe1 Qf6 26. e5 Qd8
(26... Qe7 27. Ne4 Nxc4) 27. Bf3 (27. Rb8 $5 {/\} Qc7 28. Qb1 Nb7 29. Ra8 $36)
27... Bf5 28. Ne4 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Ng7 30. Nf2 Qh4 $36 {Lipka,J-Babula,V/CZE-chT/
1998/}) (18. h3 $143 $6 {The tactical point is} exf4 $1 (18... Nh6 $6 {is a
loss of time:} 19. Rb1 Nf5 20. Ne4 exf4 21. gxf4 Re8 22. Kh2 Bd7 23. e3 Qh4 24.
Ndf2 (24. Qc2 $1 $16) 24... Nxc4 $1 25. Qxc4 Nxe3 26. Qc1 Nxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Bh6
28. Qc3 Bxf4+ 29. Kg2 Be5 30. Qf3 f5 31. Nc3 g5 $40 {Moutousis,K-Oney,F/
Komotini/1993/}) 19. gxf4 (19. hxg4 $2 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 (20. Kh2 fxg3+ 21. Kxg3
Be5+ 22. Kf3 Qg5 23. Ne4 Qxg4+ 24. Kf2 f5 $19) 20... fxg3 21. Bh3 (21. Nf3 Bxg4
22. Ne3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Nxc4 $1 $19 {/\} 25. Kf1 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 Nxe3+
27. Qxe3 Qf6+) 21... Bxg4 $1 22. Kg2 Bxh3+ 23. Kxh3 g2 $1 {0-1, Jurek,J-Babula,
V/Pardubice op/1997/}) 19... Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Re8 $1 21. Nf3 $2 (21. e4 $142 f5 $5
$36) 21... Bxa1 22. Qxa1 Ne3 23. Nxe3 Rxe3 24. Qe1 Bf5 25. Qd2 {Jirka,
J-Hitzgerova,G/CZE-chJ/1999/} Nxc4 $1 {/\} 26. Qc1 Qa5 27. Qxc4 Rc3 $19) 18...
Bxe6 19. Rb1 {Too greedy.} (19. h3 $142 $5 {with some chances to fight for an
edge:} Bxa1 (19... Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Bxa1 (20... Ne3 21. Nxe3 Bxe3 22. Qc3 $5 Bd4
23. Qd3 $14) 21. Qxa1 Nf6 22. Ne3 {/\} d5 $6 23. f5 (23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5
Bxd5 25. e4 Be6 26. Qc3 $14) 23... d4 24. fxe6 dxe3 25. Nb3 Nxb3 26. axb3 $16)
20. Qxa1 Nf6 (20... Qf6 21. Qc1 $1 (21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne3 Rb8 $36) 21... Nh6 (
21... Qd4+ $2 22. e3 $1 Nxe3 23. Nf3 Qxc4 24. Nxe3 $16) 22. Ne3 Nf5 23. Nxf5
Bxf5 24. e3 $14 {/\} Rb8 25. Qa3 $1) 21. Ne3 Re8 (21... d5 $2 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23.
Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rd1 $18) 22. Qc3 $14) 19... Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Re8 21. h3 $6 (21. e4
$142 f5 $5 22. h3 Nf6 $44) 21... Ne3 22. Nxe3 Bxe3 $36 {Now White even has to
be careful, as Black controls the <->e and his Be3 can't be chased away so
easily.} 23. Qc3 (23. Qd1 Bf5 $5 (23... Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 25. Bd5 $14) 24. Rc1
Qe7 $44 {/\Rb8-b2}) 23... Bf5 24. Rbd1 (24. Nb3 $5 Bxb1 25. Rxb1 $11) 24... Bd4
25. Qf3 (25. Qa3 Re3 26. Qa4 Rxg3 $40) 25... Re3 26. Qa8 $1 {White has to lash
out before it's too late.} (26. Qf2 Qe7 $36 (26... Ra3 $44)) 26... Qxa8 27.
Bxa8 Bxh3 (27... Rxg3 28. Rf3 Rxh3+ 29. Rxh3 Bxh3 30. Bd5 $13 {פa5} (30. Nf3
$5 $132)) (27... Rxe2 28. Rfe1 Rf2 (28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Kf8 30. g4 Bc3 31.
gxf5 Bxd2 32. Re2 Bxf4 33. Bd5 {[%csl Ra5] פa5}) 29. Nf3 $14) 28. Rf3 Rxe2 29.
Ra3 Bg4 {Black still wants to keep the tension.} ({Less ambitious was} 29...
Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Nxc4 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Rd3 (32. Rxa6 d3 33. Bf3 d2 $36) 32... Be6
33. Rxd4 Kf8 34. Bb7 a5 35. Bd5 (35. Ba6 d5 36. Bb7 Nb6 $11) 35... Bxd5+ 36.
Rxd5 Ke7 37. Kg1 Ke6 38. Rb5 d5 $11) 30. Bf3 (30. Rxa5 $5 Rf2 31. Rb1 Rxd2 32.
Rxa6 Bf5 33. Rc1 (33. Rb8+ Kg7 34. Rxd6 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Rd2+ $11) 33... Bf2 34.
Ra3 Be6 $44 {[%csl Rh1] עh1}) 30... Bxf3+ 31. Nxf3 Nxc4 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. Rxa6
Nd2 $1 {[%cal Rd2f3] /\Nf3-+ This guarantees at least a draw.} 34. Ra3 (34. Kg1
d3 35. Rxd6 Nf3+ 36. Kf1 Nh2+ 37. Kg1 d2 $1 38. a4 Kf8 39. a5 Ke7 40. Rd3 Re1+
41. Kxh2 Rxd1 42. a6 Ra1 $11 {/=/+ with a theoretical draw, but it's White who
must do it}) 34... d5 (34... d3 $5 35. Rxd3 Ne4 36. Kg1 (36. Rxd6 $5 Nxd6 37.
Rxd6 Rxa2 38. Kg1 $11 {-see the _|_ mentioned in the note above.}) 36... Rxa2
37. Re3 f5 38. Rxe4 $5 fxe4 39. Rxd6 $11) 35. Kg1 h5 36. Rd3 Ne4 37. Ra1 {
Without his o^a2 White would have to be careful.} (37. Rxd4 Rxa2 38. Rxd5 $2
Nxg3 $17) 37... Kg7 (37... Re3 $143 38. Rxe3 dxe3 39. Kg2 e2 (39... d4 40. Kf3
$16 {[%csl Ga2] o^a2}) 40. Kf3 Nc3 41. Kf2 d4 42. a4 d3 43. Ke1 Nd5 44. a5 Ne3
45. Kd2 (45. a6 Nc2+ 46. Kd2 Nxa1 47. a7 Nc2 48. a8=Q+ Kg7 $19) 45... Nc4+ 46.
Kxd3 Nxa5 $11) 38. Kf1 (38. a4 $5 Nc5 39. Rdd1 d3 40. a5 Re6 $44 (40... d2 41.
Kf1 Re6 42. Rxd2 $1 Nb3 43. Re2 $1 Ra6 44. Ra3 $18)) 38... Rh2 39. Kg1 Re2 40.
Kf1 Rh2 41. Kg1 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Ba4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Re1 {White's
aggressive set up is not without risk, black is usually enjoying better
endgame prospects.} (14. e5 Qc7 (14... Qd5 15. Bb3 Qd7 16. h4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rc8
18. h5 Rc3 19. h6 Bf8 20. Nh2 Nc6 21. d5 exd5 22. Ng4 Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,
V-Lautier,J/Enghien les Bains 1999/ (88)}) 15. Nd2 (15. Qd2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nc6
17. Rad1 Ne7 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. d5 exd5 21. Qxd5 c4 {1/2-1/2
Najer,E-Epishin,V/Elista 2001/ (29)}) (15. h4 Nc6 16. Re1 Ne7 17. h5 h6 18. Be3
Rad8 19. Nd2 Nf5 20. Qg4 b5 21. Bb3 gxh5 22. Qxh5 Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,
I-Lingnau,C/Senden 2001/ (22)}) 15... Nc6 (15... h6 16. Bh4 Nc6 17. Ne4 Nxe5
18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Nd7 20. Bh4 Bc6 21. Bc2 Kg7 22. Re1 Rae8 {1/2-1/2
Borovikov,V-Timoshenko,G/Kiev 2001/ (26)}) 16. Qg4 h6 17. Be3 Ne7 18. Rac1 Nf5
19. Bc2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Qc3 22. Qe2 Qxa3 23. Be4 Ba6 24. Qe1 Bxf1
25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Nxf1 Qe7 {0-1 Kupreichik,V-Makarichev,S/URS 1984/ (38)})
14... Nc6 15. e5 Qc7 16. Qd2 Na5 17. Rac1 Bd5 (17... Bxf3 $5 18. gxf3 b5 19.
Bxb5 (19. Bc2 Nc4 20. Qe2 Nxa3 21. Bd3 $15) 19... Nb3 20. Qe3 Rab8 21. a4 Nxc1
22. Rxc1 Rfc8 $15) 18. Qf4 Rfc8 $6 {Karpov is giving up on the option to play
f7-f6 in a suitable moment and white's attack may now become dangerous.} (18...
Nc4 $5 19. Nd2 (19. h4 Nxa3 20. Nh2 (20. Bf6 Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Qd8 $17) 20... f6
21. exf6 Qxf4 22. Bxf4 Bxf6 $17) 19... f6 20. exf6 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Rxf6 22. Nxc4
Rxf4 23. g3 Rf3 $15) 19. h4 Qb7 (19... Nc4 20. Nh2 Qb7 21. Ng4 Bxg2 22. Nf6+
Kh8 (22... Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Bh1 24. f3 Qxf3 25. Qh2 cxd4 $15) 23. h5 Bd5 24. Qh4
$40) 20. Bf6 Bf8 (20... Bxf3 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. gxf3 $11) 21. Nh2
$1 cxd4 22. cxd4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxg2 24. Ng4 h5 (24... Bxa3 25. Ra1 Bb4 26. d5
$1 Bc5 27. Kxg2 $18) 25. Ne3 (25. Nh6+ Kh7 26. Nxf7 Qxf7 27. Kxg2 Bxa3 28. Rc3
$13) 25... Be4 (25... Bd5 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Rc7 Qa2 28. Bg7 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 Qf5
30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Bd1 $16) 26. Bd1 b5 (26... Bxa3 $2 27. Qh6 $18)
27. d5 $5 {Radjabov is well aware, that he is bound to attack at all costs.
The negative side of pawn sacrifices is the increase of the opponent's
defensive chances since white threats are not very concrete.} Bxd5 (27... exd5
28. e6 (28. f3 Bd3 29. Rc3 Bc4 30. Bc2 Rc8 $17) 28... Nc4 29. f3 Bd3 30. Qd4
Bh6 $17) 28. Nxd5 exd5 (28... Qxd5 $2 29. Bf3 $18) 29. e6 Nc4 (29... fxe6 30.
Rc7 Qb8 (30... Qb6 31. Qg3 $18) 31. Bc2 e5 32. Qxe5 $18) 30. Qg5 Kh7 $2 {
[%mdl 256] One clear proof of the fact, that Karpov has his best years well
behind him. In the critical moment he has chosen considerably weak
continuation that makes his survival chances quite problematic.} (30... Re8 $1
31. Bf3 (31. exf7+ Qxf7 32. Bxh5 Kh7 33. Bf3 Bh6 $19) 31... Rxe6 (31... Nb6 32.
Re1 Kh7 33. e7 Bh6 34. Qe5 $36) 32. Bxd5 Qd7 33. Bxe6 Qxe6 $17) (30... Bg7 31.
Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Bxh5 Re8 33. Bg4 fxe6 34. h5 Qf7 35. Rc3 $13) 31. Bc2 Bg7 (31...
Re8 $2 32. Qxh5+ Bh6 33. exf7 Qxf7 34. Bg5 Qg7 35. Bxh6 Qxh6 36. Bxg6+ $18) (
31... Bh6 32. Qxh5 Qa6 33. Re1 (33. Bg5 Qxe6 34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Bd1 $14) 33...
Re8 34. Bg5 Rxe6 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Rd1 $14) 32. Re1 Re8 (32... Bxf6 33. Qxf6
Kg8 34. e7 Qd7 35. Bxg6 $18) 33. Qxh5+ Kg8 (33... Bh6 34. Bg5 $18) 34. Bxg6
fxg6 (34... fxe6 $2 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Bxe8 $18) 35. Qxg6 Re7 36. h5 Kf8 (36...
Nd2 37. Bxe7 Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Qxe7 39. Rc1 $18) 37. Bxe7+ (37. h6 $1 Bxf6 38. Qxf6+
Kg8 39. Kh1 d4+ 40. f3 $18) 37... Qxe7 38. h6 Bf6 39. Kh1 {The final move was
probably not the best one, but Karpov must have suffered on the clock.} (39. h7
$142 $1 Bg7 (39... Qg7 40. h8=Q+ Qxh8 41. Qf7#) 40. Qf5+ Ke8 41. Qxd5 Nb6 42.
Qxb5+ $18) (39. Kh1 Ne5 40. Qf5 Kg8 41. Rxe5 Bxe5 42. Qxe5 Kh7 43. Qxd5 $16)
1-0

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Hecht} 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. O-O Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bg5 Nc6 14.
Qe3 Qd5 15. Rad1 Qe6 16. Bh6 Bc2 17. Rd2 Qxe3 18. Bxe3 Bf5 19. Nd4 $6 Bxd4 20.
Bxd4 Rad8 21. Be3 Rxd2 22. Bxd2 Rd8 23. Be3 Bd3 $1 24. Bxd3 Rxd3 {[%mdl 4100]
This endgame is very pleasant for black and draw would actually be a great
achievement for Radjabov.  Hecht: 'Merkmale: Blockierte weiße Mehrheit am
Damenflügel, bewegliche schwarze im Zentrum, guter Springer gegen schlechten
Läufer, schwarzer Raumvorteil. Turmtausch bringt keine Erleichterung für Weiß.
Gedeckter weißer Freibauer bindet den Springer. ACHTUNG: Rapidschachmodus!'}
25. Rc1 e5 26. Kf1 f5 27. Ke2 Rd5 28. f3 (28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Kf7 30. a3 a5
31. f3 Ke6 $17) 28... Kf7 29. g4 {'?!' Hecht.} (29. g3 Ke6 30. h3 a5 31. a4
bxa4 32. Rc4 Rd8 33. Rxa4 Rb8 34. Ra2 Rb5 $17) (29. g3 $142 {Hecht}) 29... f4
30. Bf2 Ke6 31. h4 a5 32. Rh1 (32. g5 Kf5 (32... a4 33. Rc3 Rd8 $15) 33. Rc3 e4
34. fxe4+ Kxe4 35. a4 b4 36. Rc4+ Kf5 $15) 32... h6 33. Rc1 Rd7 {Hecht:
'Vorbereitung für den Bauernhebel e4'} 34. Rc3 e4 $1 {Svidler will show a
masterful handling of the endgame. All white pieces are passive and c5 is a
longterm weakness.} 35. fxe4 Ke5 36. Kf3 (36. b4 axb4 37. Rd3 Ra7 38. Kf3 Ra3
$19) (36. a4 {Hecht} bxa4 37. Rc4 Rb7 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Re4]}) 36... Rd2 37. a3 b4
$1 (37... Rxb2 $2 38. Rd3 $14) 38. axb4 axb4 39. Rc1 (39. Rb3 g5 40. h5 Ke6 41.
Kg2 Ne5 42. Kf1 Nxg4 43. Be1 Rc2 44. Bxb4 f3 $19) 39... Ke6 $1 {Leaving the
space for the knight, white king will now fall under the mating attack.} 40.
Kg2 (40. Rf1 g5 41. Kg2 Ne5 $19) (40. Be1 Ne5+ 41. Kxf4 Rd3 $19) 40... Rxb2 41.
Rd1 Ne5 42. Rd6+ Ke7 43. Kg1 Rc2 {'-+' Hecht.} (43... f3 44. Bd4 Rg2+ 45. Kf1
Nxg4 46. e5 Rc2 47. Ke1 b3 $19) 44. Rb6 Nxg4 45. Rb7+ (45. Bd4 {Hecht} f3 $19 {
[%cal Rc2c1]}) 45... Ke6 46. Be1 (46. Bd4 f3 47. Rb6+ Kd7 48. Be3 Re2 $19)
46... Rc1 {The game is over as black's coordinated forces have triumphed over
the poor defender.} (46... f3 47. Rb6+ Ke5 48. Rxg6 b3 49. Rxg4 b2 50. Bg3+ Kd4
51. e5+ Kxc5 52. Bf2+ Kb5 53. Be1 Rg2+ 54. Rxg2 b1=Q $19) 47. Rb6+ (47. Kf1 f3
48. Rb6+ Ke5 $19) 47... Ke5 48. Rxg6 Rxe1+ 49. Kg2 Ne3+ 50. Kf3 (50. Kh2 Re2+
51. Kh3 f3 $19) 50... Rf1+ 51. Ke2 Rc1 52. Kf3 (52. Rxh6 b3 53. Rb6 Kxe4 54.
Re6+ Kd4 55. Rb6 Rc3 56. Rb8 Ng4 $19) 52... b3 53. Rb6 Nc4 $1 {Hecht:
'Genauigkeit bis zum Schluss!'} 54. Rb8 (54. Rxb3 Nd2+ 55. Kg4 Nxb3 $19) 54...
b2 55. c6 b1=Q 0-1

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. Qd1 Bg7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Ng4 13. a3 Rc8 14. Rb1 Nge5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Qd2 Rfe8 18. Rbc1 b5 19. h3 Nc6 20. Be3 d5 21. f4 e5
22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Qf2 exf4 24. Bxc5 f3 25. d4 fxg2 26. Bxg2 Qd7 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8
28. Re1 Rc8 29. b4 h5 30. Qf3 Bf8 31. Qf6 Bg7 32. Qd6 Qxd6 33. Bxd6 Bf6 34. Bc5
Kg7 35. a4 bxa4 36. Ra1 a5 37. b5 Nd8 38. b6 Rb8 39. Rxa4 Ne6 40. b7 Nxc5 41.
dxc5 Bd8 42. c6 Kf6 43. Rd4 Bb6 44. Kf1 Ke6 45. Rd7 a4 46. c7 1-0

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. Nf3 e5 7. Rb1 a5 8. a3 Nc6
9. b4 axb4 10. axb4 h6 11. O-O Be6 12. b5 Ne7 13. Bd2 $5 (13. Nd2 c6 14. Qb3 d5
15. Ba3 Re8 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Rfc1 Reb8 20. Rc7 Rxb5
21. Rxd7 Rxb3 22. Nxb3 Nxd7 $11 23. Bxe7 Ra2 24. e3 d4 25. exd4 {
Bareev-Svidler World Cup of Rapid Chess 1/2-1/2}) 13... Nd7 14. Qc1 $146 (14.
Ne1 {1/2-1/2 Savon,V-Gurevich,V Orel 1995}) 14... g5 $5 15. h4 f6 16. hxg5 hxg5
17. Ne4 (17. Ne1 c6 18. Ne4 d5 19. Nd6 Qb8 20. bxc6 Qxd6 $13) (17. Nh2 c6 18.
Ne4 Qc7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Bb4 c5 21. Bd2 Rfb8 $13) 17... Rb8 (17... Nf5 18. Nh2
g4 $5) 18. Ra1 b6 $6 (18... g4 $5 19. Nh4 f5 20. Ng5 Nc5 21. Qc2 c6 22. Rfb1
Bd7 $13) 19. Ra7 Nc8 20. Ra3 Ne7 21. Qc2 $5 g4 22. Nh4 Nc5 $5 23. Nc3 (23. Rfa1
$5 f5 24. Ng5 $14) 23... Qe8 24. Ra7 Rc8 25. Be3 f5 $1 $132 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27.
Bb7 $5 (27. Rfa1 Bf6 $5) 27... Bf6 $3 28. Bxc8 (28. Ng2 Rd8 {Idea Qh5-Kg7-Rh8.}
) 28... Nxc8 $1 29. Rxc7 Bxh4 30. gxh4 Qd8 $1 (30... Qh5 31. Kg2 {idea after
f4-Ne4!}) 31. Rxc8 $4 (31. Nd5 $3 Bxd5 (31... Qxh4 32. e3 $3 Qd8 (32... Bf7 33.
Qb2 $1) 33. Rc6 Bxd5 34. cxd5 Qxd5 35. Qc4 $1 $18) 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 (32... Qxh4
33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. e4 Be6 35. Qa2 $16) 33. cxd5 Qd7 (33... Qd8 $1 34. Qa2 (34.
Qc4 $1 Kh8 (34... Kg7 35. Ra1 Qd6 36. Ra7+ Kh6 37. Qc1+ f4 38. Qc4 $16) (34...
Qxh4 35. d6+ Kg7 36. Ra1 Kf6 37. Ra7 Qh5 38. Re7 Rh8 39. Re6+ Kg7 40. Qd5 Qh2+
41. Kf1 Qh3+ 42. Ke1 Qh1+ 43. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 44. Kd2 Rh8 45. d7 Rd8 46. Rxb6 Rxd7
47. Rc6 $16) 35. Ra1 Qxh4 (35... Rg8 $1 36. Kg2 Qd6 $13 (36... Qf6 $6 37. d6 $1
Qxd6 38. Qf7 $16)) 36. d6 f4 37. Qe6 g3 38. Qxe5+ Kg8 39. Qd5+ Kg7 40. Qg2 Rd8
41. Ra4 Kf6 42. fxg3 Qxg3 43. Qxg3 fxg3 44. Kg2 Rxd6 45. Kxg3 $14) 34... Qxh4
35. d6+ Kg7 (35... Kh7 $5 36. Ra1 g3 37. fxg3 Qxg3+ 38. Kf1 e4 $1 (38... Qh3+
39. Kf2 (39. Ke1 Qe3 40. Rd1 (40. Qa7+ Kg6 41. d7 c4 42. Ra6 Qc1+ 43. Kf2 Qf4+
$11) 40... f4 41. Qd5 Kg7 42. Qb7+ Rf7 43. d7 f3 44. Qxf3 Qxf3 45. d8=Q Qf4 $15
46. Qd5 $4 (46. Qa8 Qb4+ 47. Rd2 Qb1+ 48. Rd1 Qxb5 $15) 46... Qb4+ 47. Rd2 Qh4+
48. Kd1 Rf1+ $19) 39... Rg8 $17) 39. Qe6 Qf4+ (39... Qh3+ 40. Kf2 Qh4+ 41. Ke3
Qg5+ 42. Kf2 Qh4+ $11) 40. Ke1 e3 (40... exd3 $1 41. Ra7+ Kh8 $11) 41. Ra7+ Kh8
42. Qg6 Qf2+ 43. Kd1 Qf1+ 44. Kc2 Qxe2+ 45. Kc3 Qd2+ 46. Kc4 Qc2+ 47. Kd5 Qxd3+
48. Kc6 $16) 36. Qd5 Rh8 37. Qxe5+ Kg6 38. Qe6+ $11) 34. Qc4 Kg7 (34... Rd8 35.
f4 gxf3 36. Rxf3 f4 37. Qe4 Qg7+ 38. Kf2 $14 Qf6 39. Rh3 Kh8 40. Rh2 Rg8 41.
Ke1 Rg3 42. h5 $14) 35. f4 $13) 31... Bxc8 $17 32. Kg2 $8 (32. h5 Qh4 33. e3 f4
$1 $17 34. d4 Rf5 $19) 32... f4 $1 (32... Bb7+ $6 33. e4 fxe4 (33... f4 $5 34.
Rh1 Qd4 35. Nd5 Bxd5 36. cxd5 Kh7 37. Qc4 (37. Rf1 $13) 37... Qb2 $15) 34. dxe4
Qxh4 35. Rh1 Qf6 36. Qd2 Qf3+ 37. Kg1 Qf4 38. Qe2 g3 39. fxg3 Qxg3+ 40. Qg2
Qxg2+ 41. Kxg2 $11) 33. Rh1 Bb7+ 34. f3 $2 (34. Ne4 $1 Qd4 35. Rf1 f3+ (35...
Ra8 $5 $17 36. Rd1 Kg7 37. h5 (37. Re1 Ra3 $1 $17 38. Kg1 Bxe4 39. dxe4 Rg3+ $1
40. Kf1 Rh3 $1 41. Rd1 (41. e3 f3 42. Kg1 g3 $1 43. fxg3 Qd7 $19) 41... Rh1+
42. Kg2 Rh2+ 43. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 44. Kh1 g3 $19) 37... Kh6 $17 {Idea Ra3!}) 36. Kh2
Bxe4 37. dxe4 fxe2 38. Qxe2 Rf4 39. Kg2 Qxe4+ 40. Qxe4 Rxe4 41. Rd1 Rxc4 42.
Rd6 Rb4 43. Rxb6 $11) 34... Kh8 $1 35. Ne4 gxf3+ 36. exf3 Bxe4 $1 37. fxe4 (37.
dxe4 Rg8+ 38. Kf1 Qd4 $19) 37... Qd4 38. Kf1 $2 (38. Kh2 Rg8 39. Qe2 Rg3 40.
Rf1 (40. Qh5+ Kg7 $19) 40... f3 $19 41. Rxf3 Qg1#) 38... Qa1+ {0-1   39.
Kg2-f3+ 40.Kh2-Qxh1! 41.Kxh1-f2 -+} 0-1

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 h6 8. Qb3
Ra7 9. Bd2 e6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Ne2 Nb8 13. Nf4 Bd6 (13... Nc6 $5
{kommt auch in Betracht.}) 14. Bb4 Bxb4+ 15. Qxb4 Nc6 16. Qc5 Ra8 17. Bd3 {
Auch andere Züge bringen keinen Vorteil:} (17. Nh5 Bg6 (17... Qg5 18. Ng3 Bg6
19. Qb6 Nd8 20. Be2 O-O 21. O-O $16) 18. Be2 (18. Nxg7+ Kd7 19. g4 Rc8 20. Rc3
Rg8 21. Nf5 (21. Nh5 Bxh5 22. gxh5 Qh4 {, und Schwarz steht ausgezeichnet.})
21... exf5 22. gxf5 Ne7 23. Bb5+ axb5 24. Qxb5+ Rc6 (24... Nc6 25. Qxd5+ Ke8
26. Qxd8+ Rxd8 27. fxg6 Rxg6 {mit etwa ausgeglichener Stellung.}) 25. Qxb7+ Kd6
26. Qb4+ Kc7 27. fxg6 Rgxg6 28. Qa5+ Kd7 29. Qxd8+ Kxd8 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Kd2 {
mit etwa gleichem Endspiel.}) 18... Bxh5 19. Bxh5 Qe7 {mit gleichem Spiel.}) (
17. Be2 {ist am plausibelsten:} Rc8 18. O-O Qe7 19. Qb6 Qc7 $11) 17... g5 18.
Bxf5 gxf4 19. Bh3 fxe3 20. fxe3 Qe7 21. Ke2 $6 (21. O-O {gefällt mir besser,
und ebenfalls}) (21. g3) 21... h5 22. Rhf1 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 Ke7 24. g3 {Weiß muß
seinen Läufer wieder ins Spiel bringen; wenn Schwarz zu f7-f5 und h5-h4 kommt,
wird er ihn nie wieder aktivieren können. Der König des Weißen stünde auf g1
besser zur Verteidigung des Königsflügels.} f5 $6 (24... h4 25. g4 Rhg8 {
ist stärker.}) 25. Rf4 $6 ({Nach} 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. Rxd5 {hätte Weiß keine
Sorgen mehr.}) 25... Kd6 26. Rc1 Ne7 27. Bg2 $2 {Damit begibt sich Weiß der
Möglichkeit , h5-h4 mit g3-g4 zu beanworten, und stellt den Läufer auf ein
ungünstiges Feld. Nach} (27. Kd3 Rag8 28. a3 Rg5 29. Bf1 Ng6 30. Rf2 h4 31.
gxh4 Rxh4 32. Rc8 {hätte er Rettungsaussichten behalten.}) 27... Rag8 28. Rf2
$6 {Bessere Verteidigungsaussichten bot ein Rückzug des Läufers.} h4 29. gxh4
Rxh4 30. Rh1 $2 (30. Bf1 $5 {ist zäher; desgleichen ist die Folge}) (30. h3 f4
31. exf4 Ng6 (31... Nf5 32. Rd1 {bringt in dieser Stellung nicht so viel ein.})
32. Ke3 Nxf4 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. Kxf4 Rxg2 35. h4 Rxb2 36. Rh1 {nicht vollkommen
klar.}) 30... f4 $19 31. e4 (31. exf4 Nf5 32. Kd3 Rgg4 {ist ebenfalls
hoffnungslos für Weiß.}) 31... f3+ 32. Bxf3 dxe4 33. Bg2 Nf5 34. Rd1 e3 0-1

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. Be3 a6 8. a3 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qxa4 12. bxc5 O-O 13. c4 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Rd8 15.
cxd5 Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 exd5 17. Rc1 Re8 18. Kf2 f6 19. e6 Rxe6 20. Bd3 Re8 21. g4
Nf8 22. Rhg1 Bd7 23. Bb1 Ne6 24. Ba2 Nc7 25. Rb1 Rab8 26. f5 Re4 27. g5 Bxf5
28. gxf6 Bg6 29. Rxg6 hxg6 30. Ng5 Re5 31. f7+ Kf8 32. Bf4 Rf5 33. Kg3 Nb5 34.
Re1 Rxg5+ 35. Bxg5 Nc3 36. Bb1 Kxf7 37. Rf1+ Ke6 38. Bxg6 Ne4+ 39. Bxe4 dxe4
40. Rd1 Ne5 41. Rd6+ Kf5 42. Rd5 Re8 43. Be3 Re6 44. h3 Kg6 45. Kf4 Nd3+ 46.
Kg4 Ne5+ 47. Kf4 Nc4 48. Rg5+ Kf7 49. Bd4 g6 50. Rg3 e3 51. Rg1 Nd2 52. Kg3 e2
53. Re1 Re4 54. Bg1 Ke6 55. Kf2 Kd5 56. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 57. Kxe2 Ne4 58. Kf3 Nxc5
59. Kg4 Ne6 60. a4 b5 61. axb5 axb5 62. Bf2 b4 63. Be1 b3 64. Bc3 Ke4 65. h4
Kd3 66. Bb2 Kc2 67. Ba1 Kd3 68. Bb2 Ke4 69. Ba1 Nd4 70. Kg5 Nf3+ 71. Kg4 Nd4
72. Kg5 Nf5 73. Bb2 Kf3 74. Ba1 Kg3 75. h5 gxh5 76. Kxf5 h4 77. Ke4 Kf2 78. Kd3
h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. Nb3 Nb6 10. Bb5 Qd5 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Rc1 Qg6 (13... Qa4
14. Nbxd4 c6 15. b3 Qa6 16. Bg5 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bh6 Rg8 19. Nh4 Bg4 20. f3
Bh3 21. Kh1 $16 {1-0 Shredder 5-Deep Fritz/Cadaques ESP 2001/The Week in Chess
326 (62)}) (13... Qd7 14. Qc2 c6 15. Nbxd4 Qg4 16. h3 Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18.
Rfe1 Nd5 19. e6 f6 20. Nb3 g5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Rogemont,A-Giertz,N/Latin Am-Cup5
sf01 corr 1995/Corr 2000 (33)}) 14. Rxc7 Nd5 15. Rc4 d3 16. Ne1 Be6 17. Rd4 O-O
18. Nxd3 b6 (18... Rad8 $6 19. Ndc5 Nb6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb4 $16 {1-0
Beliavsky,A-Matulovic,M/Jugoslavija 1993/Inf 57/[Beliavsky,A] (28)}) 19. f4 (
19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Rac8 {[%cal Yc8c2]} 21. Be1 Rd7 $44 {/\22...Rdc7}) 19...
Rfd8 20. Qf3 Bg4 $1 (20... Bf5 21. Nf2 {[%cal Gg2g4]} (21. Nb4 $5 Nxb4 22. Bxb4
Bh4 23. Rd6 $16)) 21. f5 (21. Qg3 Bf5 (21... a5 22. h3 Bf5 23. Qxg6 hxg6 24. g4
a4 25. Nbc1) 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Rd1 Nc7 $5 (23... a5 $1) 24. Bb4 Ne6 $44) 21...
Bxf3 22. fxg6 Bh5 23. gxh7+ (23. Nf4 Nxf4 24. gxf7+ Bxf7 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Bxf4 Rd3 $44) (23. gxf7+ Bxf7 24. Re1 Nc7 25. Bb4 Bxb3 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Bxe7
Rxd3 28. axb3 Ne6 $44 (28... Rxb3 $5 29. e6 Rxb2 $13)) 23... Kxh7 24. Rc1 a5 $1
25. a4 Ra7 $44 {Black has full compensation for the sacrifised pawn due to the
pair of bishops and the disharmonic position of the white pieces.} 26. Kf1 Rad7
27. Rcc4 Bg6 28. Ke1 $6 b5 $1 29. axb5 (29. Rc1 Bxd3 30. Rxd3 bxa4 31. Nxa5 Nb4
32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Ke2 Nd3 (33... Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Bg5+ 35. Kd1 Bxc1 36. Kxc1 Nd3+
37. Kc2 Nxe5 38. Kc3 $16) 34. Rf1 Nxe5 35. Bc3 Bd8 $11) 29... Nb6 30. Rxd7 (30.
Nf4 Nxc4 31. Rxc4 a4 32. Nxg6 Kxg6 33. Rxa4 Rd5 $11) 30... Rxd7 31. Rc6 Rxd3
32. Nc1 Rd5 $1 33. Rxb6 Rxe5+ 34. Kd1 (34. Kf1 Rd5 35. Be3 Rf5+ 36. Kg1 (36.
Ke2 Re5 $1 $17) 36... Re5 37. Bf2 Rd5 $11) 34... Rd5 35. Ke1 Re5+ 36. Kd1 Rd5
37. Ke1 Re5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Qc2 d5 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nd2 Nh5 {Besides black tried another moves, for instanse:} (9... h6 10.
Bxb8 Rxb8 11. Nf4 Qe8 12. Nf3 Bd6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nfd3 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Be7 16. b4
Bd7 17. a4 $14 {1-0 Baburin,A-Radjabov,T/Torshavn 2000/CBM 78 ext (47)}) (9...
Na6 10. Rfd1 h6 11. f3 g5 12. Be3 Bd7 13. a3 Be8 14. Kh1 Bg6 15. b4 Nc7 16. Bg1
Kg7 17. e4 $13 {1-0 Dobrov,V-Gleizerov,E/Oberwart 2001/EXT 2002 (42)}) 10. Nf3
{[%cal Gf4g5]} (10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. e3 g5 12. Rfe1 Bd7 13. a3 Bf6 14. Nb3 b6 15.
Rad1 Ng7 16. Nc1 Ne8 17. Nd3 Nd6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Dolmatov,S/Moscow 2002/
CBM 88 (58)}) 10... Nxf4 $5 {A relatively new approach in this position.} ({
A few years ago Radjabov played} 10... Nd7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e3 {
[%cal Yh3f4]} g5 14. Ne1 b6 {and black's counterplay should be sufficient for
the equality - see Lukacs,P-Radjabov,T/Budapest 1999/CBM 69 [Lukacs]}) 11. Nxf4
Bd6 $146 (11... g5 $6 12. Nd3 Nd7 13. b4 Bf6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Rab1 g4 16. Nfe5
Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qg7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qc3 Nb6 20. Nf4 Nc4 21. Nxd5 Nxe5 22. Ne7+
Kh8 23. Rbc1 $16 {1-0 Genov,P-Todorovic,J/Subotica 2002 (45)}) 12. Nd3 Nd7 13.
b4 Qe7 14. Rab1 b5 $1 {The only move to prevent a classical squeeze by white,
had he been able to make the b4-b5 break himself.} 15. cxd5 (15. c5 Bc7 16.
Nfe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 a5 $11) 15... cxd5 {[%cal Yd7b6,Yb6c4]} 16.
Qc6 Rb8 17. Nfe5 Rb6 18. Qc3 Nxe5 (18... Ra6 $5 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Yd7b6,Yb6c4]})
19. dxe5 Bb8 20. Rfc1 {White's position looks quite strong, but black controls
all squares on the "c" file in his camp, as well as the Bg2 is unemployed, so
white's advantage is temporary.} Bb7 21. Qd4 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Rc1 Bd7 24.
Rc5 ({An attempt to organize the e2-e4 breakthrow can only hurt white, for
instanse:} 24. f3 $6 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Rc6 25. Nc5 a5 {[%cal Gb8a7,Ga7g1]} 26. a3
(26. e4 $6 axb4 27. exd5 Bxe5 28. Qxe5 Rxc5 $15) 26... Be8 $11 27. e4 $2 fxe4
28. fxe4 Qg5 {[%csl Rc1,Re5]}) 24... Kf8 25. h4 Rb7 26. Qc3 Qd8 27. Qa3 Rc7 28.
Qa6 Qc8 29. Qxc8+ (29. Rxc7 Qxa6 30. Rxd7 Qc8 31. Nc5 Bxe5 32. Nxe6+ Ke8 33.
Rd8+ Qxd8 34. Nxd8 Kxd8 $11) 29... Rxc8 30. f4 a6 31. e3 Ba7 32. Rxc8+ {
Black has forced white to exchange RR and thus the position became completely
equal.} Bxc8 33. Kf2 h5 $11 34. Ke2 Ke7 35. Nc1 Kd7 36. Nb3 Kc6 37. Kd3 Bd7 38.
Bf3 Be8 39. Bd1 {In this sort of position there is not much sense to analyse
concrete variations. The position is "desert like" and there is "no water to
be drawn from the stone".} Bb6 40. a3 Ba7 41. Nd2 Kc7 42. Nf3 Bb6 43. Ng5 Kd7
44. Bb3 Ba7 45. Nf3 Bb6 46. Bd1 Ba7 47. Nd2 Bb6 48. Nb1 {In the last dozens of
moves white has been "draging his feet" in this objectively dead drawn
position. Probably this can be explained by team considerations. This game was
played in the penultimate round, with Russia still trailing several points
behind.} Kc7 49. Nc3 Ba7 50. Bf3 Kd8 51. Ne2 Kc7 52. Nc1 Bb6 53. Nb3 Kc6 54.
Be2 Ba7 55. Kd2 Kc7 56. Bf3 Bb6 57. Kd3 Kc6 58. Nd4+ Bxd4 {Black can go for
this exchange without hesitation. There is no entry square for the white K, so
the position is just a dead draw.} 59. Kxd4 Bf7 60. Bd1 Be8 61. a4 Kb6 62. a5+
Kc6 63. Bb3 g6 64. Bd1 Bf7 65. Be2 Be8 66. Bd1 Bf7 67. Bb3 Be8 68. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 d5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. d4 Bb4+ $5 {Tricky move!} (5... Be7
6. Nbd2 O-O (6... c6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Ne5 c5 10. f4 Qb6 11. c4 Qc7 12.
Re1 b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qf3 $36 {Kmoch,H-Palda,K/Vienna 1932}) 7. c4 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Ne5 dxc4 $11 {Dosch,S-Gentner,C/
Klinge 1997}) (5... c5 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Bd6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5+
Ke7 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. f4 Rac8 $132 {Rubinstein,A-Yates,F/Ramsgate 1929}) (5...
Bd6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. Ne5 b6 9. f4 Bb7 $11 {Mariotti,S-Farago,I/
Budapest 1975}) 6. Nbd2 (6. c3 $5) 6... Ne4 7. c4 $6 {Very risky decision.} (7.
Bd3 Nc3 $6 8. Qc1 {[%cal Ga2a3]}) 7... Qf6 {[%csl Rf2]} 8. Qe2 $8 {Now white
is forced to put his queen on e2 to defend the pawn on f2.} dxc4 9. bxc4 O-O {
Too risky was} (9... Ndc5 $6 10. O-O-O Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Nd3+ (11... Nxd2 12. dxc5
$18) 12. Qxd3 Nxf2 13. Qc2 Nxh1 14. Ne4 $36 {[%cal Gf1d3] with very strong
initiative for white.}) 10. Rg1 {[%cal Gg2g5]} b5 11. cxb5 a6 12. a3 Ba5 13.
O-O-O Nxd2 (13... Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Nxf2 15. Re1 axb5 16. g4 $36) 14. Nxd2 Bb7 (
14... axb5 15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. Nxf3 Rb8) 15. Nb3 axb5 16. Qc2 c6 17. Bd3 h6 18. g4
$1 {Starting to disturb black on the kingside.} Bc7 19. d5 $6 {Bad move after
which black seizes the initiative.} (19. f4 $5) 19... Be5 20. dxe6 Bxb2+ 21.
Qxb2 fxe6 (21... Qxe6) 22. f4 Qe7 $1 {[%csl Ra3]} 23. g5 h5 $1 24. Qc2 Qxa3+ $6
{Much better was} (24... e5 $1 25. f5 Qxa3+ 26. Kd2 Qb4+ 27. Ke2 c5 $17 {
and it's hard to believe that white may hold on for a long time.}) 25. Kd2 Qb4+
$6 (25... c5 $5) 26. Ke2 Kh8 $2 27. Rg3 $1 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gg3h3] Now white
is the first one to get to opponent's king!} Ra3 (27... c5 28. Rh3 Bd5 {
[%csl Gd7]}) 28. Rh3 $1 Rxb3 29. Rxh5+ Kg8 30. Bh7+ {[%csl Rd7]} Kf7 31. Rxd7+
Ke8 32. Rd4 $1 Qa3 (32... Qc3 33. Qe4 Ke7 34. f5 Bc8 35. Qe5 $1) 33. Qd2 Bc8
34. Bg6+ Ke7 35. Rh7 Rg8 36. Rd8 Rxe3+ 37. Kf2 Rf3+ 38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tzermiadianos, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Northern CA of DEI"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 {Dautov} d5 2. c4 Nc6 {Interesting move. Chigorin's Defence! Played on a
high level only few times and only by Morozevich.} (2... e6 {Dautov} 3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. e4 e5 {Ragozin}) 3.
Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 e6 {'?' Dautov. Dautov: 'Diese Entwicklungsweise
kann nicht empfohlen werden, Schwarz landet in einer passiven perspektivlosen
Stellung. Besser ist 5...Bg4 bzw. 5...e5.'} (5... Bg4 {Dautov} 6. Bxc4 e6) (
5... e5 {Dautov} 6. d5 (6. Bxc4 {Dautov} exd4 7. exd4 Bd6 $11) 6... Ne7 7. Bxc4
Ng6) 6. Bxc4 Bd6 $2 {This is a mistake but black's position is already worse. 
Dautov: 'Schwarz möchte mit Zugumstellung das Ragozin-System spielen (siehe
die Anmerkung zum 2. Zug von Schwarz). Weiß kann jedoch die Tatsache ausnutzen,
daß noch nicht rochiert wurde.'} 7. e4 $1 Nd7 $6 {Another strange move but
black has no other chances to create counterplay.} (7... Be7 $16) (7... e5 $2
8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxf7 (11. Bg5 {Dautov} Be6 12.
O-O-O+ Ke8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. f3 $14) 11... Rf8 (11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxe4 13.
O-O $16 (13. f3 {Dautov} Nf6 14. Ba3 Bd7 15. O-O-O b6 16. g4 h6 17. h4 $16 {
Ogaard,L-Wostin,R/Siegen 1970})) 12. Bc4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. O-O Bd7 (14...
Nxc3 15. Re1 $16) 15. Re1 Nxc3 16. Bg5+ Kc8 17. Re7 $16 b5 18. Bb3 (18. Bd2
bxc4 19. Bxc3 Rb8 20. f3 g6 21. Rxh7 $18)) 8. O-O $5 Nb6 (8... e5 $4 9. Ng5 O-O
(9... Rf8 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Nd5 Nf6 (11... Qd8 $4 {This move loses in view of
mate.} 12. Ne6 $1 g6 $2 13. Ng7#) 12. Nxe7 Nxh5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15.
Nxh7 Rh8 16. Ng5 $18) 10. Qh5 Nf6 11. Nxf7 Nxh5 12. Nxd8+ Kh8 13. Nf7+ Kg8 (
13... Rxf7 14. Bxf7 $18) 14. Nxd6+ $18) 9. Bb3 (9. Bb5 $5 $16 {Dautov}) 9...
O-O 10. e5 {'!' Dautov.} (10. Nb5 $5 {To win the only normal piece in black's
position , bishop on d6.}) 10... Be7 11. a3 {'+/-' Dautov. Dautov: 'Stünde
sein weißfeldriger Läufer auf g4, wäre die schwarze Stellung gut spielbar. In
der Partie kann der Nachziehende dem weißen Königsangriffsplan nichts
entgegensetzen.'} Bd7 12. Qd3 $16 {Black has no counterplay so White are just
creating more weaknesses in black's position.} Na5 13. Bc2 g6 14. b4 Nc6 $8 (
14... Nac4 $4 {Immidiately loses in view of :} 15. Bb3 $18) 15. Rb1 {Strange
move but I wanted to stop ideas like a5 etc... As well Rook in some variations
is going from b1 to b3 and then to g3 or h3.} a6 16. Ne4 Nd5 {Knight is
activated after waiting for a long time.} 17. Nfg5 $5 {Dautov: '/\Qh3'} f5 $2 {
Dautov: 'Schwarz ruiniert sehr schnell seine Stellung, die ohnehin nicht
leicht zu verteidigen war.'} (17... Kg7 18. Qh3 h6 19. Nf3 $16) (17... h6 {
Dautov} 18. Nh3 Kg7 19. Nf4 $16) 18. exf6 Bxf6 $2 {Missing whites reply.} (
18... Nxf6 $8 19. Qh3 (19. Nxf6+ {Dautov} Rxf6 20. Bb3 $16) (19. Nc5 $16 {
Dautov}) 19... h5 20. Qd3 $18 {Anyway loosing.}) 19. Nxh7 $1 {The final
combination.} Nce7 (19... Kxh7 20. Ng5+ {So three mates for one kingare too
much.} Bxg5 (20... Kh8 {or Kh6} 21. Qh3+ Kg8 22. Qh7#) (20... Kg7 21. Qxg6+ Kh8
22. Qh7#) 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Qh7#) 20. Nexf6+ Nxf6 21. Nxf8 Qxf8 22. Qg3 Qg7 23.
Bg5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Sulypa, Oleksandr"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Karpaty"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 {Radjabov} 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 Ne7 {This move is a sharper
alternative to the quiet 11...Bg5 or 11...0-0 and is made often when Black
wants more than fighting for equality.} 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Nc2 d5
15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne3 Qe6 17. Qh5 O-O-O 18. Bc2 Kb8 {This theoretical position
is good for Black. White can win pawn f7, but it allows Black to develop a
strong initiative thanks to the lead in development and possibility to push
the f-pawn, increasing the initiative.} 19. Bb3 Qc6 $5 (19... Qb6 {is another
reaction. However, lately 19...Qb6 lost its popularity in favour of 19...Qc6,
which is apparently even more promising.} 20. Rd1 (20. Qxf7 Ng6 21. Bd5 Bc8 22.
O-O Nf4 $6 (22... Rd7 23. Qe6 Rd6 $11) 23. Qg7 Rhe8 24. Rfd1 Rd7 25. Qh6 Red8
26. Bf3 Bb7 27. Bxb7 Kxb7 28. Rxd7+ Rxd7 29. Rd1 Rf7 30. g3 Ng6 31. Nf5 $18 {
Holmsten,A-Nataf,I/Cappelle la Grande 2001.}) 20... Ng6 21. Rxd8+ (21. O-O Nf4
22. Qxf7 {0,5-0,5 Ye Jiangchuan-Krasenkow,M/Shenyang 1999. The analysis proved
later that draw was objectively the correct result.}) 21... Rxd8 22. Qxh7 Nf4
23. O-O Rd2 24. Qg8+ Ka7 {Magomedov,M-Isaev,J/Dushanbe 2000. Here according to
Magomedov White would have gained advantage after the active 25.h4. Such an
evaluation needs practical tests.}) 20. Bxf7 {'N' Radjabov. It is hard to
believe that White can allow himself taking this pawn, since now Black will
quickly develop the initiative.} (20. Qxf7 {Some recent examples show that
Black has a good compensation after this capture as well.} Ng6 21. Rd1 (21. O-O
Nf4 22. Qg7 h5 23. Rfd1 h4 24. Qe7 Qb6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 h3
28. g3 Qc6 29. f3 Qb6 30. Qf8+ Ka7 31. Kf2 Nd3+ 32. Ke2 Nxb2 33. Bc2 Na4 34.
Bxa4 bxa4 35. Qb4 Qc6 36. Kd2 Qd7+ 37. Ke2 Qc6 38. Kd2 Qd7+ 39. Ke2 Qc6 {
1/2-1/2 Haba,P-Zezulkin,J/CZE 2001}) 21... Nf4 22. Qg7 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 (23. Bxd1
Nd3+ 24. Kf1 Rd8 25. Qe7 Re8 26. Qa3 Nf4 27. Rg1 Rd8 $17 {Zozulia,A-Zezulkin,J/
Polanica Zdroj 2000}) 23... Rd8+ 24. Kc1 b4 $1 25. c4 Nd3+ 26. Kb1 Nxf2 27. Re1
Qb6 {'!?' Radjabov.} 28. Bc2 Nd3 {'!' Radjabov.} 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Nd5 {
'?!' Radjabov.} (30. Qf8+ {Radjabov} Ka7 $17) 30... Qd4 {'-+!' Radjabov.} 31.
Qc7+ Ka7 32. Nxb4 Rd1+ 33. Kc2 Rd2+ 34. Kb3 Rxb2+ 35. Ka4 Rxb4+ 36. Kxb4 Qb2+
37. Ka4 Qxa2+ 38. Kb4 Qd2+ 39. Kc5 Qf2+ 40. Kd6 Qxe1 41. Qc5+ Kb8 42. Ke6 Qd2 {
0-1 De Vreugt,D-Van Wely,L/Amsterdam 2002}) 20... f5 21. Rd1 $6 {A typical
move for this variation - White trades a pair of rooks in order to diminish
Black's initiative. But the problem remains the same - White's king cannot
find a safe place.} (21. O-O $142 {White must castle short quickly, since
Black has nothing concrete:} Rd2 $44 (21... f4 {doesn't work:} 22. Qxe5+ Ka8
23. Qxf4 Rhf8 (23... Rdf8 24. Qe5) 24. Rad1) (21... Ka7 {Stepping with the
king on the a-file has its drawbacks too:} 22. a4 $1 (22. c4 f4 23. cxb5 (23.
Nd5 $2 bxc4) 23... axb5 24. a4 $132 Qe4 $140 25. axb5+ Kb8 26. Ra4 $1 Qxa4 27.
Qxe5+ Ka8 28. Nc4 $40) 22... f4 $140 23. axb5) ({or} 21... Ka8 22. a4 {is
similar to 21...Ka7.})) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 {If White is forced to take on d1
with the king, it is clear that Black has more than enough compensation.} (22.
Nxd1 Qxg2 $17) (22. Qxd1 f4 $17) 22... b4 $1 $17 23. Qg5 (23. Qh4 $1 {Radjabov}
Qd6+ (23... Ng6 {Radjabov} 24. Qxb4 f4 25. Bd5 Rd8 26. Kc1 Rxd5 27. Nxd5 Qxd5
28. Rd1 $14) (23... bxc3 $2 {Radjabov} 24. Qxe7 Ka8 25. b3 $18) (23... Rd8+ {
Radjabov} 24. Kc1 bxc3 25. Qxe7 cxb2+ 26. Kb1 Qe4+ 27. Nc2 Rc8 28. Bb3 Qxg2 29.
Qxe5+ $18) 24. Ke2 (24. Kc1 {Radjabov} bxc3 (24... f4 {Radjabov} 25. Nc4 $13)
25. Rd1 cxb2+ (25... Qc7 {Radjabov} 26. Qf6 $11) 26. Kxb2 Qc7 27. Qf6 $1 Rc8 (
27... Rf8 {Radjabov} 28. Qe6 Bc6 29. Nc4 Bd5 30. Qb6+ Qxb6+ 31. Nxb6 Bc6 32.
Bb3 Kc7 33. Nc4 $11) 28. Nc4 Rf8 $5 29. Nxe5 Nd5 30. Qxf5 Qc3+ 31. Kb1 Ka7 (
31... Qb4+ {Radjabov} 32. Ka1 Qc3+ $11) 32. Qc2 $1 $16) 24... f4 $17) 23... Qc7
{'!' Radjabov.} 24. Ke2 {'?' Radjabov.} (24. cxb4 Rd8+ 25. Ke2 f4 26. Nc4 Nc6
$19 {[%cal Gc6d4,Gf4f3]}) (24. Kc2 {doesn't solve the king problem:} Be4+) (24.
Re1 {Radjabov} Rd8+ 25. Kc1 bxc3 $15) 24... Rf8 $1 25. Bb3 (25. Qg7 Ng6 $1 $19)
25... f4 {White is in big trouble.} 26. Qg7 f3+ $19 {'!' Radjabov.} 27. gxf3 {
'??' Radjabov.} (27. Kf1 Rd8 28. h4 (28. gxf3 Bxf3 {'!' Radjabov.} 29. Rg1 bxc3
{'!' Radjabov.} 30. bxc3 Qxc3 $19) 28... bxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3 $19) 27... Bxf3+
28. Kf1 Rd8 29. Rg1 (29. Kg1 {Radjabov} Ng6 $19) 29... bxc3 30. Rg3 cxb2 31.
Bc2 b1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 (5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3
Nbd7 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13.
Ne5 Bc6) 5... O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. O-O {Eine
seltene Fortsetzung, Radjabov strebt einen komplexen Kampf an und scheut kein
Risiko. Weniger anspruchsvoll, aber mehr verbreitet ist 10.dxc5.} (10. dxc5
Bxc5 (10... Nxc5 $5) 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. h3 Rfc8 15. Rac1
Nf8 16. Ne5 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Be5 Nh5 (18... Bb4 $5 19. Bd4 Bc5 $11) 19.
Bh2 Qg5 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 Nf6 22. Be2 Kf8 23. g5 $14 {Gurevich,M-Vaganian,
R/Moscow 2001}) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 (12. Ba2 Nbd5 13. Bg3 Nxc3 14.
bxc3 Qa5 15. c4 Bd7 16. Bb3 Bc6 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. Ra2 Qb6 20. Nxc6
bxc6 21. Be5 Nd7 22. a5 Qa7 23. Bf4 Nf8 24. Be3 Bc5 $15 {McCormick,E-Morris,H/
Ventnor City 1939}) 12... Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 {Schwarz verfährt nach bekannten
Mustern. Die Stellung ist aus dem Damengambit bekannt, dort hat Weiß
allerdings bereits seinen Turm auf c1 und den Läufer auf g5 stehen, mit
anderen Worten er hat zwei Tempi mehr (siehe die Variante zum 5.Zug von Weiß).}
14. Re1 Nbd5 15. Bg5 Qd6 (15... Nb4 $5 {/\Bd5}) 16. Qd3 Nb4 17. Qh3 Bd5 $1 {
Spielt man gegen Isolani, ist Materialreduzierung meistens empfehlenswert.} ({
Unerfreulich für Schwarz wäre} 17... Qxd4 $2 18. Bxe6 Bc5 19. Re2 fxe6 $2 20.
Rd1 $18) 18. Nxd5 Nfxd5 19. Bd2 Rad8 20. Re4 $6 Nc6 21. Rae1 Qc7 22. Rg4 $6 Bf6
$15 23. Nf3 Nde7 $1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge7f5] Die weißen Schwerfiguren auf dem
Königsflügel zeigen wenig Wirkung, während der Isolani ernsthaft zur Schwäche
zu neigen beginnt.} 24. Bc2 Nf5 25. Be3 Nce7 ({Noch besser war m.E.} 25... g6
$1 {/\Nxd4} 26. Bxf5 exf5 $17) 26. Be4 g6 27. Rc1 Qb6 $17 {Der weiße
Damenflügel wird zur Beute der schwarzen Dame.} 28. Rf4 Bg7 ({Nichts sprach
gegen} 28... Qxb2 $5 29. Rb1 Qa2 $17) 29. Rb1 Nd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Ng5 h6 32.
Ne4 Qb3 33. Nc3 Rd7 $19 {Ohne einen Bauern zu schlagen erreichte Tregubov eine
komplett gewonnene Stellung.} 34. Qg4 Rfd8 35. h4 h5 36. Qe2 Nxd4 37. Bxd4 Rxd4
38. Rf3 Qc4 39. Qe3 Rd3 40. Qe2 Rxc3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

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 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 {More popular is 16.b3. By retreating the rook on a2 White
doesn't define yet the pawn structure on the queenside. He keeps the
possibility to play either b3 or b4 later. Also the rook from a2 can be
quickly transfered to the center after the push of b-pawn.  In principle both
16.b3 and 16.Ra2 are about same value - White keeps a slight edge, thanks to
the better pawn structure (good control over weak square d5). On the other
hand the position is very close to equal (it is even considered equal by the
theory, actually) - Black has enough play after the advance f7-f5.} Kh8 17. O-O
f5 (17... g6 {is another possibility. However, the practice proved that Black
equalizes after the immediate f7-f5 in these kind of positions.}) 18. exf5 Bxf5
19. Nce3 Bg6 20. f3 {Aseev's novelty is better than the old 20.Qa4. The point
is that White is fighting for square e4 as well, trying to prevent the typical
Black's plan e5-e4 followed by ...Ne5.} (20. Qa4 Qc8 {and after both 21.Bb5?!
Be8 or 21.Rd1 e4 Black has good play.}) 20... Qd7 (20... e4 $2 21. f4 {is the
idea of 20.f3.}) (20... Bf7 $11 {/+/=}) 21. Ng4 $5 {With the intention after
Ng4-f2 to control very well both important squares - d5 and e4. 21.Ng4 is a
logical follow-up of the previous White's move.} (21. b3 Qa7 (21... Bxe3+ 22.
Nxe3 Qa7 23. Qd2 Bf7 24. Kh1 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 (25. bxc4 Qc5 26. Rd1 $13) 25... Qc5
26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Nxd6 Rxb3 $11) 22. Qe1 Bf7 23. Qf2 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 25.
Nxe3 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Rb3 27. Rc1 Kg8 28. Nf1 $1 Kf7 29. Nd2 Rb6 30. Ne4 Ke7 31.
Rd1 Rd8 32. Rad2 $14 {1-0 Aseev,K-Eljanov,P/St Petersburg 2000 (79)}) 21... Ne7
{White removed a piece which controls d5 and Black immediately uses this.} 22.
Nf2 (22. Rxa5 $2 Rxb2 $17) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 {White plans Nf2-e4 and Black
will probably have to trade that knight anyway. In the game he decided to
exchange the dark-squared bishop. In either case White retains the slight plus
(weakness on b2 against weaknesses on d6 and a5), which plays little role
though - the game will end in a draw one way or another. The most White can
reach is a drawish rook endgame with a pawn up.} Be3 24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Rxf2 Qb5
26. Ra1 e4 {Each exchange of pawns brings the game closer to draw.} 27. Re2
exf3 28. Bxf3 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Rb2,Rd6] /=} Bh5 29. Bxh5 Qxh5 30. h3 h6 31. Qd2
Rf6 32. Ra4 Rbf8 33. Rd4 Qc5 34. Kh2 Qb6 35. Qd3 Rf5 $5 {[%cal Gf5b5]} 36. Rxd6
Qb8 37. Rd2 (37. c4 a4 (37... R8f6 38. Re8+ (38. Rd2 $5 Rc5 39. Qg3 $1 (39. b3
Rc6)) 38... Qxe8 39. Rd8 Qxd8 40. Qxd8+ $14 {/=}) 38. Rd2 Qc7 39. g3 Qc5 $44) (
37. g3 Qa7 $44 (37... Rf3 38. Qd4)) 37... Rb5 $11 38. Qd4 Rf6 39. c4 Rxd6 40.
Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Qe2 b6 13. c6 Qxc6 14. Neg5
Bxg5+ 15. Nxg5 Nf6 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Kb1 Bb7 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Rhe1 Rfd8 20. g3 a5
21. a3 Rac8 22. Qe2 h6 23. h4 Bc6 24. c4 Ne7 25. Nc3 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.27"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Momot Alexander"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 Ngxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5
8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Na4 Bf8 11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Qh4 13. Nc3 c6 14. Qd4 Qxd4
15. exd4 Ng6 16. g3 Bd7 17. Rfe1 f5 18. Rad1 Be7 19. f4 Bf6 20. Kf2 Nf8 21. Bf3
Rxe1 22. Kxe1 Be8 23. Ne2 Bf7 24. Ba3 Rd8 25. d5 c5 26. b4 b6 27. Kd2 Nd7 28.
Nc3 Bxc3+ 29. Kxc3 Nf6 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Rb1 Re8 32. Kd2 Ne4+ 33. Kc2 g5 34.
Rb7 Nf2 35. fxg5 Bg6 36. Kd2 Ne4+ 37. Bxe4 Rxe4 38. Rd7 Rxc4 39. Rxd6 Rd4+ 40.
Kc3 Bf7 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. d6 Kg6 43. h4 a5 44. Kc2 Rd5 45. Bc1 c4 46. Bf4 Rd3
47. Rf8 Bd5 48. Rc8 a4 49. Kc1 Be6 50. Rf8 Kh5 51. Re8 Bf7 52. Re7 Bd5 53.
Rxh7+ Kg4 54. Re7 c3 55. Re3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 gxf6
8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Re1 O-O-O 12. Be4 Qc4 13. Bxb7+ Kxb7 14.
Re3 Rhg8 15. a4 a5 16. Nd2 Qc6 17. Qf3 Qxf3 18. Rxf3 Rg4 19. Rb1 Rdg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-B"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 c6 5. Qc2 (5. Nd2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} d5 6. Qc2
$5 {(/\Nh3,Nf3,Bf4)} Bd6 7. Nh3 O-O 8. Nf3 $5 (8. O-O Nh5 $5 (8... b6 $5) 9.
Nf3 Nd7 10. Nf4 Nxf4 11. Bxf4 Bxf4 12. gxf4 Nf6 13. e3 Bd7 14. Kh1 Be8 15. Ne5
Ng4 16. Bf3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qh4 18. Qe2 $13 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Winants,L/Lyon 1990
}) 8... Ne4 $5 (8... Bd7 9. O-O Ne4 $5 (9... Be8 $5 10. Bf4 h6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. Nf4 Nbd7 13. Nd3 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Bh5 15. b4 Ne4 16. Rfd1 Nb6 17. Qb3 $14 {
1-0 Kasparov,G-Nikolic,P/New York 1994/EXP 41 (71)}) 10. Ne5 Be8 11. Nd3 Nd7
12. f3 Nef6 13. Bf4 $14 {1-0 Efimov,I-Kovacevic,B/Formia 1995/EXT 95op (26)})
9. O-O b6 $5 (9... Nd7 $6 10. Nf4 Qe7 11. Nd3 b6 12. b4 Ba6 13. c5 Bc7 14. a4
Bc4 15. Nb2 $14 {1-0 Lautier,J-Schmittdiel,E/Berlin 1997/EXP 59 (24)}) 10. Bf4
Bb7 (10... Ba6 11. cxd5 $1 cxd5 $2 12. Rfc1 Qe7 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14. Nf4 Rc8 15.
Qa4 Rxc1+ 16. Rxc1 Bb7 17. h4 $16 {Chernin,A-Ulibin,M/26th Rilton Cup,
Stockholm SWE 1997 (38)}) 11. Rfd1 $6 (11. Rad1 Be7 (11... Na6 $143 12. Nfg5
Nc7 13. Nxe4 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 dxe4 15. h4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rowson,J-Nolan,G/Largs
1998/EXT 99 (21)}) 12. Qc1 Qe8 13. Nhg5 Bf6 14. Ne5 c5 $13 {Georges,S-Klinger,
J/Zuerich 1992}) (11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nf4 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. b3 Rfd8 15. Qb2
$11 {Kandyba,L-Iljushin,A/Briansk 1995}) 11... Nd7 12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Nf4 Qe7
14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rac1 Ne4 16. Nd3 c5 $132 {Golod,V-Ulibin,M/Vienna 1998}) 5...
d5 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. Bf4 Be7 $5 {Black is willing to lose a tempo with a bishop
because white knight is awkwardly placed on h3.} (7... Bxf4 8. Nxf4 g5 9. Nd3
Nbd7 10. h4 g4 11. Nd2 Ne4 12. Rc1 O-O 13. O-O Qe7 14. b4 Qg7 15. e3 a6 16. a4
$14 {Epishin,V-Smyslov,V/Moscow 1993}) 8. Nd2 (8. O-O Na6 9. a3 h6 10. Be5 g5
11. b4 O-O 12. b5 Nb8 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nd2 Nbd7 15. Bc7 Qe8 16. f3 $14 {
Pinter,J-Lobron,E/Ljubljana 1995}) 8... O-O 9. Rc1 Nh5 10. Be5 $6 {Wrong
decision permitting blak to get out of the opening with very promising
position.} (10. O-O Nd7 11. Nf3 Nxf4 12. Nxf4 Nf6 13. Ne5 $14) 10... Nd7 11.
O-O (11. Nf4 $5 Nxe5 12. Nxh5 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Bd6 $13)
11... g5 $1 {[%csl Rh3] Cutting the knight on h3 off the game.} 12. f4 Nxe5 13.
fxe5 (13. dxe5 g4 (13... Bd7 $5) 14. Nf2 Ng7 15. Rfd1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Qb6 $132)
13... Bd7 14. e3 Rc8 15. Nf2 Ng7 {[%cal Gh7h4] Preparing an advance of h-pawn.}
16. Nd3 h5 17. Nf3 g4 (17... h4 $6 18. gxh4 $1 g4 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Qxg5
21. Nf4 $14) 18. Nd2 h4 19. Rfd1 Nh5 (19... hxg3 20. hxg3 Nh5 21. Nf1 $5 $13 (
21. Kf2 Kf7 22. Rh1 Rh8 23. Nf1 (23. Nf4 $2 Nxg3 $1 $17 {[%csl Rf2]}) 23... Qb6
$132)) 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. exf4 b5 22. cxd5 (22. c5 a5 $11) 22... cxd5 23. Qd3 h3
24. Bf1 Qb6 25. Be2 Kg7 26. Qe3 $6 {It was better to start with Nb3 keeping a
queen on d3 in order to prevent Bb5.} (26. Nb3 $5 b4 27. Qa6 $13) 26... b4 27.
Nb3 Bb5 28. Bxb5 Qxb5 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. dxc5 Qa5 31. Qd4 (31. a3 bxa3 32. bxa3
Rc6 33. Rc3 Rfc8 34. Rdc1 Qa4 $15 {[%csl Rg1]}) 31... Qxa2 32. Ra1 Qb3 33.
Rxa7+ Rf7 34. Ra5 $1 Rfc7 35. Rc1 Qf3 36. Qf2 Qe4 37. Qd2 d4 38. Rc4 Qb1+ $6 {
Missing a chance to increase an advantage with} (38... Qe3+ $1 39. Qf2 b3 40.
Qxe3 (40. Rxd4 $6 Qc1+ 41. Qf1 Rxc5 42. Rd7+ Kh8 43. Raa7 Qxf1+ 44. Kxf1 Rc1+
45. Ke2 R8c2+ 46. Ke3 Re1+ 47. Kd3 Rd1+ 48. Ke3 Rxd7 49. Rxd7 Rxh2 $19) 40...
dxe3 41. Rc3 Rd8 42. Rxe3 Rd1+ 43. Kf2 Rh1 44. Rxb3 Rxh2+ $17) 39. Rc1 Qe4 40.
Rc4 Kg6 $6 (40... Qe3+) 41. Rxd4 Qb1+ 42. Qd1 Qxb2 (42... Qxd1+ 43. Rxd1 Rxc5
44. Rxc5 Rxc5 45. Rd2 b3 46. Kf2 Kf7 47. Ke3 $11) 43. Rd2 $11 Qc3 44. Rd3 Qb2
45. Rd2 Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-B"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kobese, Watu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 {Dies ist eine radikale Lösung des
Entwicklungsproblems des weißfeldrigen Läufers, das den Schwarzen in dieser
Stellung plagt. Sie hat jedoch ihre Schwierigkeiten.} 5. Qb3 Qd7 {Es gibt
keine andere befriedigende Möglichkeit, den Bauern auf b7 zu decken (einen Zug
wie 5...Lc8 nenne ich nicht befriedigend), aber jetzt taucht der
Königsspringer des eißen unter Tempogewinn auf e5 auf.} 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8.
Nf3 e6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 $2 (10... Nxd5 {ist unumgänglich.}) 11. f4 Be4
12. Rg1 h6 {Dieser Zug führt rasch zum Verlust, aber die Stellung des
Nachziehenden ist schon rettungslos verloren:} (12... Qb6 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. g5
Nfd7 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Be7 18. Rg4 {, und Schwarz wird bald
auseinandergenommen; der weißfeldrige Läufer hat überwältigende Kraft, und oft
ist e5-e6 entscheidend.}) (12... a5 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nxe4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 dxe4 16.
Bd2 {gibt kein erfreulicheres Bild für Schwarz.}) 13. g5 hxg5 14. fxg5 Nfd7 15.
Nxf7 Qh2 $6 {Damit erreicht Schwarz nichts, und zu allem Überfluß hängt noch
b7. Aber auch nach} (15... Rh4 16. Nxe4 Rxe4 17. Bd3 Rh4 18. Bg6 Ke7 19. Bd2 {
bereitet der Anblick der Stellung des Schwarzen keine Freude.}) 16. Nxe4 $18
Qxg1 (16... Kxf7 17. Rg4 {mit Gewinn.}) 17. Nxh8 dxe4 18. Qf7+ Kd8 19. Qf4 Na6
20. Bd2 Nb4 21. O-O-O 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-B"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Nb4 8.
Nb3 Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 a5 10. a4 dxe4 11. dxe4 O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bg5
bxc5 15. Rac1 Ba6 16. Qc2 Rfc8 17. Bh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-B"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. a3 Bd6 7. Qc2 Qg5 8. Nf3
Qg6 9. Qxg6 hxg6 10. d3 f6 11. Rg1 Be6 12. Nbd2 Nb6 13. Rb1 O-O-O 14. Be2 Be7
15. h3 a5 16. Rc1 Nd7 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Nb8 20. Bc4 Bd5 21.
Nf1 Nc6 22. Ne3 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rh5 24. d5 Ne5 25. Rc3 Bc5 26. Ke2 Bxe3 27. Rxe3
Rxd5 28. g4 Rh8 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Rd8+ 31. Ke2 Nc6 32. g5 fxg5 33. Bxg7 Rd5
34. Kf3 Kd7 35. Kg4 Nd8 36. Rf3 Ne6 37. Bc3 Rc5 38. Rd3+ Ke7 39. Rf3 Rd5 40.
Bf6+ Kd6 41. Bc3 b6 42. Bf6 c5 43. Bc3 Rd1 44. Re3 Rg1+ 45. Kf3 Nd4+ 46. Bxd4
cxd4 47. Re8 Rb1 48. Rg8 Rxb3+ 49. Ke4 Rxa3 50. Kxd4 Rxh3 51. Rxg6+ Kc7 52.
Rxg5 Rf3 53. Rg2 Kc6 54. Ke4 Rf8 55. f4 b5 56. Rf2 Kc5 57. Kd3 Rf5 58. Ke4 Rf6
59. Kd3 Rf5 60. Ke4 Rd5 61. Rc2+ Kd6 62. Rc8 Rh5 63. Ra8 a4 64. Kd4 Rc5 65. Rb8
Rc4+ 66. Ke3 Rb4 67. Kd3 a3 68. Kc3 Rb2 69. Rb7 b4+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup-B"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5 Qe8
9. g4 Nc5 {This is a rare continuation, because it was thought that Qe8 and
Nc5 do not fit together.} (9... Nd7 {/\ Ndc5 and f5 is the main line.}) (9...
Kh8 {/\ Ng8, f5 is the major alternative plan.}) 10. Bc2 a5 11. Qd2 {This
looks very logical, but probably not the best.} (11. Qf3 $1 {is the way how
White can try to punish Black's unusual setup.} Nfd7 (11... Qe7 12. Nge2 h6 13.
Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 h5 {otherwise White can prepare f2-f3 and Bf2 bringing back the
B into action. Black has no counterplay on the closed >>, while White will
advance slowly but surely on the other flank.} 15. gxh5 $16) 12. Nb5 Na6 13.
Ne2 $14) 11... Bd7 (11... c6 {/\ 12...cxd5 13.cxd5 b5!} 12. a4 (12. dxc6 {
accepting the P sacrifice activates the black pieces dramatically.} bxc6 13.
Qxd6 Ne6 14. Bxf6 (14. Be3 Nd4 $1 $132) 14... Bxf6 $44 {and the weakness of
the dark squares begins to tell.}) 12... Qd8 $5 {/\ Qb6 activating the Q looks
more flexible.} (12... cxd5 {This gives up the control of the vital light
squares b5 and c4.} 13. cxd5 (13. Bxf6 $6 {The dark-squared B is the heart and
soul of White's position.} Bxf6 14. Nxd5 Bd8 $13) 13... Bd7 14. Nge2 Kh8 $1 {
/\ Ng8} 15. f3 (15. Ng3 $5 Ng8 16. O-O $14) 15... Ng8 16. Kf2 (16. Ng3 b5 17.
axb5 Bxb5 18. Kf2 Bc4 $13) 16... f5 17. Kg2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Bf6 20.
Be3 Bh4 21. Ng1 b5 {(Lazarev-Ibragimov, Alushta 1993 CBM 36)} 22. Nf3 $5 {
Glatman} Be7 23. Rhf1 bxa4 24. Ng5 $14)) 12. Nge2 b5 $1 {Now we see the idea
behind Qe8 and Bd7!} (12... Kh8 {/\ Ng8} 13. f3 (13. Ng3 $5) 13... Ng8 14. Ng3
Ne7 15. O-O-O b5 16. cxb5 f6 17. Be3 Bxb5 18. h4 Na4 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20. h5 Bxc2
21. Qxc2 $14 {Steinbacher-Piket, Ostend 1990}) 13. cxb5 Bxb5 14. Ng3 (14. Be3
Ba6 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Ba4 Qe7 $13 {and White will regret the exchange of his
excellent dark-squared B.}) ({In case of} 14. Nxb5 Qxb5 15. Nc3 {Black can
bravely take the P by} Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qa3 17. Be3 Rab8 $13) 14... Ba6 15. O-O-O (
15. f3 Rb8 16. b3 c6 $132 {blows up the [+] just in time.}) 15... Nfd7 16. Bh6
{From strategical point of view this exchange is not recommendable for White.
He has no direct -> on the >>. However he has to do something against Black's
threats on the other flank.} (16. h4 Nb6) (16. Be3 Nb6) 16... f6 (16... Nb6 $2
{is a blunder due to} 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nh5+ $1 $18) 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. h4 Nb6
19. g5 (19. b3 a4 $40) 19... fxg5 (19... Nc4 20. gxf6+ Rxf6 21. Qg5) 20. Qxg5
Qd8 21. Rh2 (21. Nf5+ $1 {activating the passive N was more to the point.} Kh8
22. Ne7 Rf7 23. Nc6) 21... Qxg5+ 22. hxg5 Rf3 23. Rdh1 h5 24. gxh6+ Kh7 {
Black is a P down, but he has a strong pressure on the f <->, and White's B is
utterly passive.} 25. Rg1 Raf8 26. Nd1 Bb5 27. Nf1 R3f4 28. Nd2 Nc4 (28... Be2
{- 28...Nc4}) 29. Nb1 Nb6 30. Nd2 Be2 {Black is certainly not happy with the
repetition of moves!} 31. Rgg2 Nc4 32. Nc3 Bd3 33. Nxc4 $2 (33. Nb3 {was the
best chance to find some counterchance.} Bxe4 34. Nxc5 Bxg2 35. Ne6) 33... Bxc4
{/\ Bf1} 34. Kd2 Bf1 {Now Black gains back the P and penetrates on the second
rank. The h6 P will fall soon.} 35. Rg1 Rxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 37. Ke3 Rxc2 38.
Rxf1 Kxh6 $19 {Black is a healthy P up, and his pieces are also more active,
the game is over.} 39. Rf2 Rxf2 40. Kxf2 Kh5 41. Ke3 g5 42. a3 a4 43. Nb5 g4
44. Nxc7 g3 45. Kf3 Nxe4 46. Na8 Kh4 47. Kg2 Nf6 48. Nb6 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.28"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Estrada Nieto, Julian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Mexico"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MEX"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O a6 7. Bd5 Nb4 8.
Qxd4 Nxd5 9. exd5 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. Ne5 Qd6 14.
Nc3 Bf5 15. f4 h5 16. Rad1 g6 17. h3 h4 18. Qf2 Kg7 19. Nc4 Qb4 20. Ne3 Rae8
21. d6 cxd6 22. Ncd5 Qxb2 23. Re2 Qa3 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Nd5+ Kg7 26. Qd4+ Kh6
27. Qf6 Rhf8 28. Qxh4+ Kg7 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Ne7+ Kh7 31. Kh2 Bd7 32. Rxd6 Bb5
33. Qh4+ Kg7 34. Nf5+ Kg8 35. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

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. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Ng5 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb7
15. Ndxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qc7 17. Nc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. Qf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3
Rfd8 21. Red1 Kf8 22. Ke2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.30"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 e5 8. h3
Be7 9. d4 Qc7 10. d5 Nd8 11. a4 O-O 12. Na3 b6 13. b4 Nb7 14. Bd2 g6 15. b5 a5
16. Nc4 Nh5 17. Nh2 Nd8 18. Be2 Ng7 19. f4 f6 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Bg4 Be8 22. Be3
h5 23. Be2 Nf7 24. Qd2 Bd7 25. Rf1 Rae8 26. Kh1 Qd8 27. Nf3 Kh7 28. Rf2 g5 29.
Raf1 Kg6 30. Nh2 Bc8 31. g4 h4 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Qc1 Bc8 34. Bd2 Bd7 35. Ne3 Qc7
36. Nf3 Bd8 37. Nf5 Nxf5 38. gxf5+ Kh7 39. Nxg5+ Nxg5 40. Bxg5 Rg8 41. Rg1 Ref8
42. Rfg2 Be8 43. Qe1 Bxg5 44. Rxg5 Rxg5 45. Rxg5 Rf6 46. Qxh4+ Rh6 47. Qg4 Qe7
48. Be2 Qf6 49. Kg2 Qf8 50. h4 Rf6 51. Qg3 Rh6 52. Bg4 Qf6 53. Qf2 Bf7 54. Bf3
Be8 55. Qg3 Qf8 56. Kh3 Kh8 57. c4 Kh7 58. Qf2 Qf6 59. Rg1 Kh8 60. Qg3 Bf7 61.
Qg4 Kh7 62. Rg3 Kh8 63. Qg5 Qxg5 64. Rxg5 Be8 65. Bg4 Kh7 66. Kg3 Bf7 67. Be2
Be8 68. h5 Rf6 69. Kh4 Rf8 70. Rg1 Kh6 71. Rg2 Kh7 72. Rf2 Kh6 73. f6 Bf7 74.
Bg4 Bg8 75. Be6 Bh7 76. f7 Bxe4 77. Rf6+ Kg7 78. Kg5 Bd3 79. h6+ Kh8 80. Bf5
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.31"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nbd7
9. h3 Bh5 10. Bb2 Qb8 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15.
Rfd1 Be7 16. Qg4 g6 17. Ne2 Nxe5 18. Qf4 f6 19. e4 g5 20. Qe3 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Kf7
22. Rac1 Ra7 23. f4 gxf4 24. Nxf4 Bd6 25. Nh5 Rc7 26. Rxc7+ Qxc7 27. Qf4 Be7
28. Nxf6 Qc2 29. Nd7+ Ke8 30. Rc1 Nf3+ 31. Qxf3 Qxb2 32. Rd1 Rg8 33. Qc6 Rg5
34. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.01"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Valenzuela Fuentealba, Luis"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chile"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Qe8 11. a3 Bd7 12. b3 Nh7 13. Rb1 h5 14. f3 Bh6 15. Bf2 Qe7
16. h4 Nc5 17. Qc2 f5 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Na4 20. Nd1 Nf6 21. Ne3 c5 22. dxc6
bxc6 23. Ra1 f4 24. Nd1 c5 25. b5 Nb6 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Nb1 g5 28. hxg5 Bxg5
29. Nbc3 Kg7 30. Kd2 Be6 31. Nb2 Ra3 32. Rc1 Ng4 33. Nb1 Ra2 34. Qb3 Rxb2+ 35.
Qxb2 Nxf2 36. Bd3 Qf7 37. Qa2 Ng4 38. Nc3 Ne3 39. Nd5 Bxd5 40. exd5 Kh6 41. Be4
Nxg2 42. Kd3 Ne3 43. Qh2 Qd7 44. Rh1 h4 45. Qg1 Kh5 46. Qa1 Nf5 47. Rh2 Ng3 48.
Qa6 Bd8 49. Qa2 Nxe4 50. fxe4 Qg4 51. Qe2 f3 52. Qa2 Qg3 53. Rf2 h3 54. Qa7
Qxf2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.02"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. Rfd1 h6
15. Ba2 Rfe8 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. c4 Qe6 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+
21. Qxd1 Qb6 22. Be5 Qa5 23. Qc1 Nd7 24. Bb2 f6 25. Qd1 Qb6 26. Qd2 Kh7 27. g4
Bg6 28. Bc3 Ne5 29. Bxe5 fxe5 30. f4 Be4 31. fxe5 h5 32. Qf2 Qd8 33. Kh2 hxg4
34. hxg4 Qg5 35. Qg3 Qh6+ 36. Kg1 Qh1+ 37. Kf2 Qd1 38. Bb3 Qd2+ 39. Kg1 g5 40.
e6 Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qb2+ 42. Kg1 Kg6 43. e7 Qa1+ 44. Kf2 Qf6+ 45. Ke1 Qxe7 46. Bd1
Kf6 47. Qf2+ Ke6 48. Qh2 Qf6 49. Qb8 Bc6 50. Be2 Qe5 51. Qg8+ Kd7 52. Qf7+ Kd6
53. Kf2 Be4 54. Qf8+ Kc7 55. Qh6 Qe7 56. Qh8 Bc6 57. Qc3 Kb6 58. Qb2+ Ka6 59.
Qc3 Qd6 60. Ke1 b6 61. Qb2 Qg3+ 62. Kd2 Qf2 63. Qb1 Qf6 64. Qb3 Qd6+ 65. Ke1
Qg3+ 66. Kd2 Qg2 67. Ke1 Bd7 68. Qd1 Qg3+ 69. Kd2 Qe5 70. Qb1 Ka5 71. Qd3 Be6
72. Qc3+ Qxc3+ 73. Kxc3 Ka4 74. Kb2 a6 75. Bd1+ Ka5 76. Kc3 b5 77. cxb5 axb5
78. e4 b4+ 79. axb4+ cxb4+ 80. Kd4 b3 81. Bxb3 Bxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.04"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Qb3 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 Qc8 16. Rd1 Rd8 17. b5 Qxe6 18. Ba3 Kh8 19. bxc6 Nxc6 20. exf5 gxf5 21.
Bd5 Qe7 22. Nb5 Ne8 23. Rab1 Rac8 24. Qe3 b6 25. Qf3 Qd7 26. Qh3 a6 27. Nc3 Nd4
28. Rxb6 Qe7 29. Bc1 Qf6 30. Rxa6 Nc7 31. Ra7 Qg6 32. Bb7 Rb8 33. Rd3 Qf6 34.
Qh5 f4 35. h4 d5 36. Nxd5 Nxd5 37. Bxd5 Rb1 38. Rf7 Rxc1+ 39. Kh2 Qd6 40. Qg4
Rg8 41. Rd7 Qf6 42. Bxg8 Kxg8 43. Ra3 f3 44. Ra8+ Kh7 45. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.06"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Bf4 Ne4 13. Rac1 Bf6 14. Qb3 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Re8 16. Bh3 Bc6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 20. dxe5 Rxe5
21. Qc2 Qe6 22. Rd2 Bb5 23. Re1 g5 24. f3 Bc4 25. e4 g4 26. Qd1 gxf3 27. Qxf3
dxe4 28. Qe3 Kg7 29. Rd8 h6 30. Rd2 Kg6 31. Rf2 Bd3 32. Qf4 Kg7 33. Re3 b5 34.
g4 a5 35. h4 b4 36. axb4 axb4 37. cxb4 cxb4 38. g5 h5 39. Rb2 Rf5 40. Qg3 b3
41. Kh2 Rc5 42. Qf2 Qe5+ 43. Kh3 Bf1+ 44. Qxf1 Qxb2 45. Qd1 Rc2 46. Qxh5 Rh2+
47. Kg4 Qg2+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.07"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4 Kf8 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Qg3 f6 8. Ngf3
fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Bxc5 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. f4 Bxf4
15. Nf3 Bd6 16. c4 e5 17. cxd5 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Be4
Kg7 22. Qe1 Rhf8 23. Qg3+ Kh8 24. Qh4 Qf7 25. Ng5 fxg5 26. Rxf7 gxh4 27. Rxh7+
Kg8 28. Rxh5 Rf4 29. Rg5+ Kf7 30. Rg4 Rc8 31. Rxf4+ exf4 32. Kf2 Kf6 33. Ke2
Rc7 34. Kd3 Be5 35. Rf1 Bd6 36. Bf3 Re7 37. Rf2 Re3+ 38. Kd4 Re7 39. Bg4 Be5+
40. Kd3 Bd6 41. Be6 Rg7 42. Re2 Re7 43. a3 Rc7 44. Kd4 Re7 45. Rc2 Be5+ 46. Ke4
Rc7 47. Re2 Rg7 48. Bg4 Rc7 49. Kf3 Rc1 50. Be6 Rb1 51. Kg4 b5 52. Bd7 Rxb2 53.
Rxb2 Bxb2 54. Bxb5 Bxa3 55. Kxh4 a5 56. Kg4 Bd6 57. h4 Ke5 58. Bc4 a4 59. h5
Kf6 60. Ba2 a3 61. Bb1 Ke5 62. Ba2 Kf6 63. Bb3 Bc7 64. Bc4 Bd6 65. Ba2 Bc7 66.
Bb3 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.08"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gausel, Einar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. b3 Nd7 5. Bb2 e6 6. O-O Ngf6 7. d3 Bc5 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. e4 a5 10. a3 dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15.
Nc4 Rad8 16. Bc3 b6 17. Qf5 Ra8 18. g4 h6 19. Rd3 b5 20. Nxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.10"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. h3 Ne5 7. a4 a6 8. Bxd7+
Nfxd7 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. d3 e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. dxc5 Qe7 13. Rab1 Bc6 14. Nd4 Nd7
15. Rhe1 Nxc5 16. Re3 h5 17. Qg3 O-O-O 18. Ke1 Qc7 19. h4 Qa5 20. Kf1 Rd7 21.
Qf4 Rhd8 22. Kg1 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Qc5 24. Rb4 a5 25. Rb1 Rc7 26. Qc1 Be8 27. Nb3
Qb6 28. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Nh5 (12... Kh8 {-see detaoled
commented game  0-1 Ponomariov,R-Radjabov,T/Wijk aan Zee 2003/CBM 93_01
[Tsesarsky,I] (38)}) 13. c5 Nf4 14. Bc4 (14. Qb3 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2
Pelletier,Y-Smirin,I/Biel 2002/CBM 91 [Pelletier,Y](41)}) 14... Kh8 ({On} 14...
a5 {Strong reply is} 15. b5 $1 (15. bxa5 $143 Rxa5 16. cxd6 Qxd6 17. Qb3 Kh8
18. Nb5 Qf6 19. Bxf4 (19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 fxe4 21. Rxe4 Qg5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gg5g2]} 22. Qc2 $132) 19... exf4 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. e5 Qh4 22. dxe6 Nc6 23. Rad1
Nxe5 24. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A-Golubev,M/Ordzhonikidze 2001/CBM 86 (24)})
15... h6 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 dxc5 18. Qd7 $14) 15. Rb1 {[%mdl 12] Strong
novelty} (15. Ne6 {Perhps, premature jump. It's better to wait for h7-h6.} Bxe6
16. dxe6 fxe4 17. fxe4 Nc6 18. Be3 (18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Qxd6 Qg5 21.
Qd2 (21. g3 Nh3+ 22. Kg2 Rf2+ 23. Kh1 Qf6 24. Qd1 Rd8 25. Bd5 Nxb4 $17) 21...
a6 22. Nc7 (22. Nc3 Nd4 23. Kh1 Rac8 24. Bf1 Qe7 $17) 22... Nd4 23. Kh1 Rac8
$19 {0-1 Berkvens,J-Efimenko,Z/Hengelo 2001/CBM 83 ext (33)}) 18... Nd4 19. Rc1
dxc5 20. bxc5 Nfxe6 21. c6 bxc6 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. Na4 Nd4 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Efimenko,Z/Lausanne 2001/CBM 82 ext (37)}) (15. g3 h6 (15...
h6 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Baklan,V/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (15)}) 16. Ne6 Nxe6 17. dxe6
Nc6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Bxe6 20. Bxe6 Qb6+ 21. Be3 Qxb5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. a4
Qxb4 24. Rb1 Qa3 25. Rxb7 Nd8 26. Bc1 Qc5+ 27. Be3 Qa3 28. Bc1 Qc5+ 29. Be3 Qa3
{1/2-1/2 Najer,E-Voitsekhovsky,S/St Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003 (29)}) 15... a6
16. Kh1 h6 17. Ne6 Nxe6 18. dxe6 Nc6 19. b5 Nd4 (19... axb5 20. Nxb5 dxc5 21.
Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Nxc7 $14) 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Ba3 Re8 22. Bd5 c6 (22... Ra7 23. Rb8
$14 {[%csl Gb8][%cal Gb8h8]}) 23. cxd6 $1 {[%csl Gd6] This P became very
strong.} Bxe6 $2 $16 {White caught initiative in the opening, and Black loses
paitence.} ({Much better was} 23... cxd5 $1 24. exd5 (24. d7 Bxd7 25. exd7 Qxd7
26. Nxd5 {[%csl Ga3,Gd4,Gd5,Rg7]} Rab8 27. Qd3 $14) 24... Nxe6 (24... Nb5 25.
Nxb5 axb5 26. Qb3) 25. dxe6 Bxe6 26. Nd5 $14 {White leaves with advantage in
all cases, but position is playable for Black.}) 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Bc5 $1 (25.
exf5 $143 $6 gxf5 26. Rb7 Qg5 $1 {[%cal Gg5g2,Gg5c1] Black receives certain
counterplay via g-line.} 27. Bc5 Rg6 28. Rg1 Rd8 29. d7 $14) 25... Nb5 26. Qb3
Qe8 27. Red1 Rd8 28. Nxb5 axb5 $2 $18 {[%csl Rc6] Black remains with weak Pc6.}
({Right was} 28... cxb5 $16) 29. a4 bxa4 30. Qxa4 {[%cal Gb1b7] White easily
penetrates his pieces into black camp with decisive Attack on the 7-th line.}
Bf8 (30... Qd7 31. Rb6 Rc8 32. Qb3 $18) 31. d7 Qf7 (31... Rxd7 32. Rxd7 Bxc5
33. Rbb7 Bf8 34. Qa7 $1 $18) 32. Qa5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ {Dieses Läuferschach ist
sehr populär in der letzten Zeit - Schwarz möchte die geschlossene Variante
spielen und verhindert die normale Entwicklung des weißen Läufers nach b2.} 5.
Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Bf4 {Wäre der Läufer auf c1, könnte
Weiß b3 und Bb2 spielen.} Ba6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rac1 Nh5 $11 {
Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung.} 13. e4 $6 {Ftacnik: 'Combination of giving
up the bishop on f4 for the knight a activity with e4 is very unfortunate, the
square f4 will be very weak.' Weiß geht nicht zurück - er hat keine Angst vor
der Schwächung seiner Bauernstellung.} (13. Be3 f5 14. Qa4 Nb8 15. Ne5 f4 16.
gxf4 Nxf4) 13... Nxf4 14. gxf4 Nf6 $5 {[%cal Gf6h5,Gh5f4]} (14... dxe4 15. Nxe4
Qc7 $11) 15. Ne5 (15. e5 Nh5 16. f5 Nf4 $36) 15... Nh5 $1 {Schwarz beschäftigt
sich nicht mit dem Damenflügel, er möchte am Königsflügel angreifen.} (15...
Bb7 16. f5 $13) 16. Qa4 Bxc4 17. Nxc6 (17. Ndxc4 b5 18. Qa6 bxc4 19. Nxc6 Rxc6
20. Qxc6 Nxf4 {Mit Zugumstellung erhalten wir die Partiefortsetzung.}) 17... b5
18. Qa6 {[#]} Rxc6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Ftacnik: 'Topalov has a clearly defined
atitude towards material on the board, initiative and positional compensation
have a distinct preference with him.'  Ein positionelles Qualitätsopfer a la
Petrosian. Nachfolgend erhält Schwarz dafür eine dauerhafte Initiative.} (18...
Qd6 19. exd5 $13 (19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Nxc4 Nxf4 $19)) 19. Qxc6 Nxf4 {[%csl Gf4]
[%cal Gf4e2,Ge2g1,Ge2c1] Der Springer steht ausgezeichnet auf f4.} 20. Nxc4
bxc4 $1 $44 (20... Ne2+ 21. Kf1 Nxc1 22. exd5 Nxa2 23. Qxb5 Nb4 $13) 21. exd5
exd5 22. Rc3 (22. Bf3 Bh4 23. Rc2 Qg5+ 24. Kf1 Qf5 $36) 22... Bh4 $1 {[%cal
Gd8g5] Mit diesem Zug bereitet Schwarz 23...Qg5 vor.} 23. Rg3 (23. Kf1 Nxg2 24.
Kxg2 Qg5+ 25. Rg3 (25. Kf1 Qf4 $19) 25... Bxg3 26. hxg3 Qg4 $17) (23. Rf3 Qg5
24. Rxf4 Qxf4 25. Rf1 $17) 23... Re8 $5 {Ftacnik: 'There are very few mere
mortals, that would be able to resist the temptation to take back the exchange
and play without any risk. Obviously, Topalov is from a different sort... ' 
Interessant - Schwarz möchte die Qualität nicht nehmen.} (23... Bxg3 24. hxg3
Nxg2 25. Kxg2 Re8 $17) 24. Rg4 Re6 25. Qc5 Nxg2 26. Rxg2 a6 $15 {[%csl Rd4,Rg2,
Gh4][%mdl 1024] Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern für die Qualität, aber dafür
völlig ausreichendes Gegenspiel - der Pd4 ist angreifbar und der Rg2 steht
passiv. Schwarz kann seine Stellung stufenweise verbessern, weil Weiß kein
Gegenspiel hat.} 27. Qa3 g6 {Schwarz verbessert mit kleinen Zügen seine
Stellung, bevor er eine entscheidende Aktion einleitet.} 28. Qc3 Qe7 {[%cal
Ge7e2]} 29. b3 Qa3 (29... cxb3) 30. Qc2 Qe7 {Schwarz wiederholt die Züge in
besserer Stellung - auf diese Weise kann er Bedenkzeit gewinnen.} 31. Kf1 (31.
Qc3 cxb3 32. Qxb3 (32. axb3) 32... Qd6 $15) 31... cxb3 32. Qxb3 (32. axb3 $15)
32... Qd6 33. Qd3 (33. Qf3 Re4 $15) 33... Qf4 {[%csl Ge6,Rf1,Gf4,Rg2,Gh4]
Ftacnik: 'White is lacking counterplay and squares for pieces, on the other
hand he can not complain about the lack of weaknesses.'} 34. Qd2 Qf5 35. Qd3
Re4 $1 (35... Qf4) 36. Qb3 Kg7 37. Qd3 h5 38. Qb3 Bf6 39. Rg3 (39. Qc3 Qf4 $15
(39... h4 $15)) 39... Rf4 $1 {Schwarz kann auch sofort den d-Bauern nehmen,
aber zuerst erhöht er lieber den positionellen Druck.} (39... Bxd4 $17) (39...
Rxd4 $17) 40. Qe3 h4 {[%csl Gh4] Der schwarze h-Bauern kommt sehr stark ins
Spiel.} 41. Rg2 Rf3 42. Qe2 a5 43. Kg1 Rf4 44. Kh1 Re4 45. Qf1 a4 (45... Rxd4
46. Rxd4 Bxd4 $17) 46. Rd2 Bxd4 $17 {Endlich Schwarz nimmt den d4-Bauern.} 47.
Qd1 Be5 {[%cal Ge4b4,Gb4b1,Gb1h1]} 48. f3 (48. Rxd5 h3 49. Rg1 Qf4 50. Rg3 Qxf2
$19) 48... Rb4 {[%cal Rb4b1,Rb1h1] Ftacnik: 'Black has two pawn for the
exchange and also control over the most squares on the board. In connection
with mating attack it makes him the obvious winner of the game.'} 49. Rd3 h3
50. Re2 d4 51. Rf2 Bf4 52. Qe2 Rb1+ 53. Rd1 d3 $19 {[%csl Gd3,Gf4] Der d-Bauer
entscheidet die Partie.} 54. Qf1 Rxd1 55. Qxd1 d2 56. Re2 Qd3 57. Rf2 (57. Re4
Qc3 $19) 57... Be3 58. Rf1 Bd4 59. a3 Kg8 $22 {Nach diesem Zug befindet sich
Weiß in Zugzwang.} 60. f4 Qe4+ 61. Rf3 Bf2 $1 {Diese Partie war die beste in
der 3. Runde.} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. f3 Nef6 11. e3 O-O 12. Nd2 g5 13. e4 f4 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15.
Qe1 Rf7 16. Bh3 Nf8 17. Kh1 Ng6 18. e5 Bc7 19. Rg1 Bd7 20. a4 Ba5 21. Ba3 Bb4
22. Bxb4 Qxb4 23. gxf4 Nxf4 24. Rxg5+ Kh8 25. Bf1 Qc3 26. Rd1 Raf8 27. Qf2 c5
28. cxd5 Nxd5 29. Ne4 Qxb3 30. Rd3 Qb1 31. Nxc5 Bc6 32. Rg3 Nf4 33. Rb3 Qd1 34.
Rg1 Rg8 35. Bg2 Nh3 36. Bxh3 Rxf3 37. Rxf3 Bxf3+ 38. Bg2 Rxg2 39. Rxd1 Rxf2+
40. Kg1 Rg2+ 41. Kf1 Rxh2 42. Rd3 Bd5 43. Rg3 Rh6 44. Nd7 Rg6 45. Rc3 Bc6 46.
Nf6 Kg7 47. a5 a6 48. Kf2 Rg2+ 49. Kf1 Rg5 50. Kf2 h6 51. Rh3 Rg2+ 52. Ke3 Ra2
53. Rg3+ Kf7 54. Ng4 Ra3+ 55. Kf4 Rxg3 56. Kxg3 Kg6 57. Kf4 b6 58. axb6 a5 59.
Ne3 a4 60. Nc4 Bd5 61. Kg4 h5+ 62. Kf4 Bg2 63. Kg3 Ba8 64. Kf4 Bb7 65. Na3 Bg2
66. Kg3 Bc6 67. Kf4 Ba8 68. Nb5 Bc6 69. Na3 Kf7 70. Kg5 Ke7 71. Kxh5 Kd7 72.
Kg5 Bd5 73. Kf4 Kc6 74. Ke3 Kxb6 75. Kd3 Ka5 76. Kc3 Bb3 77. Nb1 Kb5 78. Na3+
Kc6 79. Kb4 Kd5 80. Kc3 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 {
Typical manouver for this structure. Black improves position of the bishop
before taking on d2.} 8. Qd1 O-O (8... Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Bc3 Qe7
(11... Nbd7 12. Re1 Qe7 (12... d5 13. Qa4 a5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bh3 c5 16. Qb5
Qc7 $13 {Adorjan,A-Hansen,C/Esbjerg 1988}) 13. Bh3 c5 14. Nd2 Bc6 15. b3 cxd4
16. Bxd4 Rad8 17. Qc2 Ne5 18. e4 Qb7 19. Bg2 Ned7 20. b4 Qa8 21. h3 $14 {
Epishin,V-Solozhenkin,E/Leningrad 1986}) 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. Rfd1 Bb7
15. Bh3 Ne4 16. Be1 c5 17. Bg2 Ndf6 18. Nd2 cxd4 19. Qxd4 e5 20. Qd3 Nc5 21.
Qa3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qb7+ $11 {Grivas,E-Kotronias,V/Karditsa 1984}) 9. O-O Bxd2
10. Qxd2 (10. Bxd2 a5 11. Rc1 d6 12. c5 Na6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Qa4 Qb8 15. Qa3
h6 16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. f3 {1/2-1/2 Grivas,E-Balashov,Y/
Dortmund 1992/TD (19)}) 10... d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Qe7 (12... Qb8 13. Rac1 a5
14. a3 b5 15. c5 h6 16. Bh3 Bd5 17. Qd3 Ne4 18. Bg2 b4 19. a4 Ndf6 20. Ne1 $14
{Blees,A-Romanishin,O/Kecskemet 1989}) (12... a5 13. Nh4 (13. Rfd1 a4 14. Bh3
Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 16. f4 g6 17. Bf1 c6 $11 {Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 2001}
) (13. Rac1 a4 14. b4 a3 15. Ba1 b5 16. cxb5 Qb8 $44 {Tal,M-Bronstein,D/
Tallinn 1981}) 13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2 a4 15. Qc2 c5 $11 {Huebner,R-Lobron,E/
Munich 1991}) 13. Rac1 $6 {Strange decision. Rook has nothing to do on c1.
More logical was to put it on d1.} (13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. Rad1 a5 15. Qc3 c5 16.
Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5 19. Ne3 e5 20. Qh4 $14 {Buhr,C-Gustafsson,
J/Hamburg 1999}) 13... Rfe8 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Qc3 {A bit slow, but possible
continuation. Serous alternative was} (15. Bh3 $5 a5 16. Nh4 a4 17. f3 Bb7 18.
e4 axb3 19. axb3 Ra2 20. Rc2 $14) 15... a5 16. Bh3 Bb7 17. Nd2 e5 18. e4 (18.
d5 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. e4 Nc5 21. f3 Bd7 22. Bg2 Rec8 23. a4 $14 {[%cal Gd2f1,
Gf1e3]}) 18... exd4 19. Qxd4 Nc5 20. f4 $2 {[%csl Re4] Bad move. White had to
play 20.f3 not weakening a pawn on e4.} (20. f3) 20... Rad8 21. Bg2 Rd7 $1 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Ge7d8,Gd7e7] Preparing to bring the rook to e7.} 22. a3 Qd8 23.
Re2 (23. b4 Na4 24. Ba1 c5 25. Qf2 cxb4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Bh3 Rc7 28. e5 dxe5
29. fxe5 Nh7 $15) 23... d5 $1 $17 {[%cal Gd7d2] Taking advantage of the fact
that white rook on e2 is unprotected.} 24. cxd5 (24. e5 $2 dxc4 25. Qc3 Bxg2
26. Kxg2 Rd3 $19) 24... Bxd5 $5 {Black keeps an advantage with this move as
well, but much more convincing was} (24... Rxd5 $142 $1 25. exd5 (25. Qc3 Rd3
26. Qc2 Nfxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Rce1 Re6 $1 29. Bxe4 $140 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Nxe4
31. Rxe4 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Rd2+ $19) 25... Rxe2 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Bxd5 28. Bf1
Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Nb3 30. Bxf6 gxf6 $17) 25. Qc3 Bb7 26. Qc2 Nd3 27. Bxf6 $6 (27.
Rb1 $5 Nxb2 28. Rxb2 $15) 27... Qxf6 28. Rf1 Qd4+ 29. Kh1 Nc5 {[%csl Ra3,Rb3,
Re4]} 30. Nf3 Qd3 $1 {White can't protect both his pawns on the queenside and
e4} 31. b4 Ba6 (31... Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Bxe4 33. Re2 axb4 34. axb4 Nd3 $17) 32.
Rfe1 Qxc2 33. Rxc2 Nd3 34. Rb1 (34. Rd2 axb4 35. axb4 Nxe1 36. Rxd7 Nxg2 37.
Kxg2 Rxe4 38. Rxc7 Rxb4 $17) 34... axb4 35. axb4 Nxb4 $4 {Throwing away well
played game. May be Timman forgot that white may just play Ng1 after check.} (
35... Rxe4 36. b5 Bb7 (36... Rb4 $2 37. Rxb4 Nxb4 38. bxa6 {[%cal Ga6a8]} Nxc2
39. a7 Rd8 40. Nd2 $16) 37. Rd2 Ree7 $17) 36. Rxb4 Rd1+ 37. Ng1 $18 c5 38. Rxb6
Bd3 39. Rc3 Ra8 40. Bf3 Rd2 41. Rxd3 (41. e5 $2 Raa2 {[%csl Rh2]} 42. Nh3 Ra1+
43. Ng1 Raa2 $11) 41... Rxd3 42. e5 Rad8 43. Kg2 Kf8 44. Rc6 Rc3 45. Ne2 Rc4
46. Kf2 Rb8 47. Bd5 Rc2 48. Be4 Rc4 (48... Rd2 49. Ke3 Rbb2 50. Bd3 $18 {
[%csl Rc5]}) 49. Bd3 Ra4 50. Rxc5 Rd8 51. Bc4 Ra7 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Ke4 Rd7 54.
Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "225"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Na6 8. O-O
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 f6 12. Bd2 Nh6 13. Be3 c6 (13... Nf7 14.
Rb1 {-see commented game 1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R-Golubev,M/Germany 2002/CBM 87 
[Kasimdzhanov,R](39)}) (13... Qe7 14. c5 c6 15. Bxa6 (15. b4 Nf7 16. Qb3 $14 {
1-0 Simutowe,A-Philips,R/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (59)}) 15... bxa6 16. Qa4 $16 {
[%csl Ra6,Ra7,Rc6]}) 14. c5 (14. b4 Kh8 15. c5 Nxb4 16. Qa4 Na6 17. Bxa6 bxa6
18. Nd2 f5 $132 {1-0 Schenk,A-Balcerak,J/FRA 2002/EXT 2003 (32)}) 14... Nf7 (
14... Nc7 15. Nd2 (15. b4 Nf7 16. Qb3 Ne6 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Rfe1 Nc7
$14 {[%cal Gc8e6]} (19... f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bc1 e4 22. Nxe4 fxe4 23. Rxe4
Nfd8 24. Ng5 $16 {1-0 Vilela,J-Lopez del Alamo,A/Madrid 2002/CBM 90 ext (35)}))
15... Nf7 16. Nc4 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21.
Nd6 $16 {1-0 Goormachtigh,J-Meessen,R/Geel 2002/CBM 89 ext (29)}) 15. Bc4 {
Probably not the best move.} ({Slight advantage White can receive after} 15.
Nd2 $5 f5 16. f3 f4 17. Bf2 Nc7 18. b4 g5 19. b5 (19. Nc4 $14) 19... h5 20.
bxc6 bxc6 21. Nc4 $14 (21. Na4 $6 Ne6 22. Nb3 Nh6 23. Nb2 g4 24. hxg4 hxg4 25.
fxg4 Ng5 26. Nc4 Nxe4 $17 {0-1 Jelen,I-Tratar,M/Ljubljana 2002/CBM 88 (35)})) (
{I've recommended} 15. Bxa6 $14 {but probably I've overestimated White's
advantage.} bxa6 16. Qa4 (16. Nd2 Rb8 17. b3 f5 18. f3 f4 19. Bf2 Be6 20. Qe2
Qc8 21. Nc4 g5 22. Rfd1 h5 23. Nd6 Nxd6 24. Rxd6 $14 {1-0 Janssen,R-Vedder,R/
Amsterdam 2002/CBM 89 ext (41)}) 16... Rb8 (16... f5 {-see detailed commented
game 1-0 Xu Jun-Motylev,A/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 [Tsesarsky,I](33)}) 17. b3 (17.
Nd2 $6 f5 $1 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Rfe1 Be6 20. f4 Rxb2 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 exf4
23. Bxf4 Qd8 24. Bd6 (24. Rad1 Qa5 $17) 24... Rc2 $19 {0-1 Volkov,S-Volokitin,
A/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92 no vc (39)}) 17... f5 18. Rad1 $14) (15. Qa4 Nc7 16.
Bc4 (16. b4 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2 Gershon,A-Piket,J/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 
[Tsesarsky,I](52)}) 16... Ne6 17. Rad1 (17. Qc2 Kh8 18. Rfe1 f5 19. Ne2 f4 20.
Bd2 Qe7 21. Bxe6 Bxe6 22. Kh2 g5 $15 {1-0 Barus,C-Damljanovic,B/Bled 2002/EXT
2003 (61)}) 17... f5 18. b4 $14) 15... Nc7 16. Qb3 Ne6 17. Bxe6 $2 $15 {
Very strange...Bc4 is stronger than black N. After f6-f5 position will be
opened, and pair of black BB will be strong.} (17. Ne2 $14) (17. Qc2 $14) 17...
Qxe6 18. Qxe6 Bxe6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. b3 Bf8 21. Na4 Be7 22. Ne1 f5 23. exf5 $6
$17 {This mistake ununderstandable. Black has pair of BB, so position opening
is in his favour. Why Karpov did it? I don't know. He is sophisticated
positional player enough to avoid such things.} ({Normal continuation was} 23.
f3 $142 f4 24. Bf2 g5 $15 {[%cal Gh7h5,Gg5g4]}) 23... gxf5 24. f4 exf4 ({
Maybe White expected} 24... e4 $6 $15) 25. Bxf4 Ng5 $1 {[%cal Gg5e4]} 26. Nd3 (
26. Nf3 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Kf7 $17) 26... Ne4 {[%csl Ge4] Black has serious
advantage because of bad passive White's play.} 27. Be3 Bf6 28. Rac1 Bf7 ({
Strong also} 28... Kf7 $17) 29. Nf4 (29. Nf2 Ng3 $17) 29... Be5 30. Kf1 Kg7 31.
Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Ke1 Re8 {[%cal Ge8e1]} ({Interesting is} 32... h5 $17 {
preventing g2-g4.}) 33. Kd1 Ng3 34. Rc2 Bc7 {[%csl Re3,Rf4][%cal Ge8e3,Gc7f4]}
35. Bc1 Ne4 36. Bb2+ Kg8 37. Bc1 h6 (37... h5 $1 $17) 38. g4 $5 {Interesting
decision! White gets rid of material, increasing cances for surviving.} fxg4
39. hxg4 Ng5 $6 (39... Kh7 $17) 40. Nb2 Nf3 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Ge8e1]} 41. Nfd3
Rd8 $6 $11 ({Better was} 41... h5 $1 {In spite of last kingside PP exchange
Black still has initiative, White needs to play precisely:} 42. gxh5 Bxh5 43.
Rg2+ Kh7 44. Kc2 Nd4+ 45. Kd2 (45. Kb1 $2 Bg6 46. Ka1 Be4 47. Rf2 Re7 48. Bf4
Rg7 49. Rd2 Ba5 50. Rd1 Rg2 {[%cal Ga5c3]} 51. Kb1 Bc3 52. Bc1 Rg3 $19 {
[%csl Rd3][%cal Ge4b1]}) 45... Bf3 46. Rf2 Bg3 47. Rf1 b6 48. Kc3 Nb5+ 49. Kc2
Re2+ 50. Bd2 Be4 51. Kd1 Rh2 52. Be1 Bb8 $15 (52... bxc5 53. Bxg3 Nc3+ 54. Kc1
Nxa2+ 55. Kb1 Bxd3+ 56. Kxa2 Rxb2+ 57. Kxb2 Bxf1 $11)) 42. Rg2 Bg6 43. Ke2
Bxd3+ 44. Kxf3 (44. Nxd3 Rxd3 $1 $19) 44... Rf8+ 45. Ke3 Bb1 {[%csl Rc1][%cal
Gc7f4]} 46. Kd4 Bxa2 47. Bxh6 Rf6 48. Nd3 $1 (48. g5 $2 Rf4+ 49. Ke3 Bxb3 50.
Nd3 Rf7 51. g6 Re7+ 52. Kd4 Bd5 53. Rf2 Re4+ 54. Kc3 Re8 55. g7 Ba5+ 56. Kc2
Bf7 $17) 48... Bxb3 49. Rb2 $2 $17 ({Right was} 49. g5 $1 {[%cal Gg5g6]} Rf7
50. g6 Rd7+ 51. Kc3 Be6 52. Re2 Re7 53. Bg5 Re8 54. Bf6 $44) 49... Rxh6 50.
Rxb3 b5 51. cxb6 axb6 (51... Bxb6+ 52. Ke5 Kf7 53. g5 $44) 52. Ra3 Bh2 (52...
Rh4 53. Nf2 Bd6 54. Rf3 Bc5+ 55. Kc3 Kg7 (55... Bxf2 56. Rxf2 Rxg4 57. Rf6 $44)
56. Ne4 Be7 57. Rg3 b5 58. Kd4 Rh1 $17) 53. Ke4 Kf7 54. g5 Rd6 55. Ra2 Bg3 56.
Rc2 c5 $44 (56... Kg6 57. Ne5+ Bxe5 58. Kxe5 Rd5+ 59. Ke4 $11) (56... Re6+ 57.
Kf5 c5 58. Nxc5 Re5+ 59. Kg4 $11) 57. Nxc5 bxc5 58. Rxc5 Kg6 59. Rd5 Ra6 60.
Kf3 Bd6 61. Ke4 Be7 62. Re5 Ra4+ 63. Kd5 Bxg5 {White demonstrates right way to
neutralize Black's initiative, sometimes it is not so easy.} 64. Re4 Ra5+ 65.
Ke6 Ra6+ 66. Ke5 Bf6+ 67. Kf4 Ra1 68. Re6 Rf1+ 69. Kg4 Rh1 70. Re4 Rh5 71. Kf4
Rf5+ 72. Ke3 Be5 73. Rc4 Rf1 74. Rc2 Kf5 75. Kd3 Rd1+ 76. Rd2 Ra1 77. Kc4 Ra8
78. Rf2+ Ke6 79. Rd2 Ra4+ 80. Kc5 Re4 81. Rc2 Bd6+ 82. Kc6 Bf4 83. Rc5 Be3 84.
Rc3 Bd4 85. Rg3 Re2 86. Rg6+ Bf6 87. Rh6 Rc2+ 88. Kb5 Ke5 89. Rh5+ Kd4 90. Rh6
Be5 91. Rb6 Kd5 92. Ka6 Bc7 93. Rb3 Bd6 94. Kb5 Bc5 95. Rd3+ Bd4 96. Rb3 Rc8
97. Kb4 Rc7 98. Kb5 Bc3 99. Ka6 Kc4 100. Rb7 Rc8 101. Rb1 Ra8+ 102. Kb7 Rh8
103. Rc1 Kd4 104. Kc6 Rc8+ 105. Kd7 Rc4 106. Ke6 Ke4 107. Rd1 Bb4 108. Kd7 Rc2
109. Rh1 Bd2 110. Rh2 Ra2 111. Kc6 Ke5 112. Re2+ Kd4 113. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bf5 7. Bd3 e6 8. Bxf5
exf5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 g6 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Rfc1 Nbd7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. a4 b4
15. Ne2 Rc8 16. Qd3 Qb6 17. Rc2 Qb7 18. Rac1 Nb6 19. Ne5 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Rc8 21.
f3 Nbd7 22. Nxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} 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 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 $132 {White Ng5 will
jump to e6 and will be exchanged by Bc8. Pe6 wil be rather weakness than
powerful P. White will not be able to protect the Pe6 and therefore opening
results are in Black's favour.} (12... Nh5 {-see detailed commented game 1-0
Bareev,E-Radjabov,T/Wijk aan Zee 2003/CBM 93_01[Tsesarsky,I] (32)}) 13. Rb1 {
New move. Position evaluation however doesn't change.} (13. Be3 Ne8 14. Rc1 (
14. c5 f4 15. Bf2 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxg5 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Rc1 Be6 19. Bf1 Rd8 20.
Re2 $44 {0-1 Korobov,A-Volokitin,A/Kharkov 2001/EXT 2002 (33)}) 14... c6 {
-see commented game 1-0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 2000/CBM 76 [Huzman,A]
(23)}) (13. a4 a5 (13... Ne8 $6 14. c5 $1 a5 15. bxa5 dxc5 16. a6 bxa6 (16...
b6 17. a5 $16) 17. Be3 Qd6 18. Bc4 Rb8 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 Nc6 21. Bxa6 Nd4
22. Bc4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Volokitin,A/Alushta 2001/EXT 2002 (49)}) 14.
bxa5 (14. b5 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 fxe4 17. fxe4 c6 $132) 14... Rxa5 $132) (
13. c5 a5 14. bxa5 dxc5 15. a6 b6 16. a4 h6 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 Qd4+ 19. Qxd4
exd4 20. e5 Ne8 21. Nb5 $13 {0-1 Kotanjian,T-Voitsekhovsky,S/St Petersburg
2002/EXT 2003 (44)}) 13... h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 {Ftacnik: 'The pawn on e6
can become weak, but also very unpleasant factor depending on the results of
the play with other pieces. '} fxe4 16. fxe4 Nc6 17. Nd5 Ng8 ({Not} 17... Nxe4
$2 18. Qd3 Nf6 19. Qxg6 $16) 18. Bd3 (18. Rf1 Rxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Nd4 20. Qg4 c6 $15
{[%csl Re6]}) 18... Nd4 19. Qg4 g5 ({Badly is} 19... c6 $2 {in view of obvious
piece sacrifice:} 20. Qxg6 cxd5 21. exd5 Nf6 22. Bxh6 $16 {[%csl Rh8][%cal
Ge1f1]}) (19... Kh7 $6 {Ftacnik} 20. Be3 Nf6 21. Qh3 $16) 20. Qh3 {'?!'
Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Ponomariov was really suffering in Wijk and it was not only
because of the feud with FIDE. In chess sense he was clearly out of form and
was often choosing weaker solutions.'} (20. h4 $1 {Ftacnik} gxh4 21. Be3 Nf6 $1
(21... c6 {Ftacnik} 22. Bxd4 exd4 (22... cxd5 {Ftacnik} 23. exd5 exd4 24. Qg6
Nf6 25. e7 $18) 23. e5 $18) 22. Qxh4 Nxe6 23. Bxh6 Kg8 $14) 20... c6 21. Ne3
Qf6 22. Ng4 ({Probably better was} 22. Nf5 Nxe6 23. Rf1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 (
24... gxf4 {Ftacnik} 25. c5 $11) 25. c5 $1 {It is very easy to be clever
afterward, to estimate this position wasn't easy. g5-g4 threat looks dangerous,
but it isn't.} Ne7 26. Nxd6 a5 (26... g4 $2 27. Qxg4 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qxd3 29. Qd7
$1 $18 {[%csl Rd3,Re7][%cal Gd6f7]}) 27. bxa5 (27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Ra3 $17 {
[%cal Ga3h3]}) 27... Rxa5 28. Qd7 Ng6 29. Rxb7 Ne5 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Ge5d3]} 30.
Qc7 $132 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gc7a5]}) 22... Qe7 ({Approximately equal position
after} 22... Qxe6 23. Bxg5 Nf6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Nxf6 Qxh3 26. gxh3 Nf3+ $11)
23. Be3 $6 (23. Ne3 $142 Qxe6 24. Qxe6 Nxe6 25. Nf5 Rad8 26. Be3 $44) 23...
Nxe6 24. g3 Qd7 (24... Nd4 {[%cal Gd4f3]} 25. Rf1 Qe6 $15 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Rf5
$11) 25. Rf1 d5 $6 $44 {This move allows pair of BB to play.} (25... Nd4 $142
$15) 26. Rf5 $2 $17 {Ftacnik: 'The real reason behind white's loss, any other
solution of problems in the center was stronger.'} ({Why not} 26. cxd5 $1 cxd5
27. Rxf8 (27. Rbc1 $5 $44) (27. Rbd1 {Ftacnik} Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 d4 29. Bc4 $13)
27... Rxf8 28. Bxa7 Rf3 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Ge6f4,Gf4h3]} 29. Ne3 (29. Be2 Nf4 $19
) (29. Nf2 Nf6 30. exd5 Qxd5 $17) 29... d4 30. Bc4 Rxe3 31. Bxe6 Qc7 {[%csl
Ra7][%cal Gb7b6]} 32. Rf1 $44) (26. exd5 $5 {Ftacnik} cxd5 27. Nf2 Rae8 28.
Rbd1 $11) 26... dxc4 27. Bxc4 Nd4 28. Rxf8 Rxf8 {[%csl Rh3] White BB still
aren't dangerous, Qh3 is allocated passive.} 29. Qh5 $6 $19 ({More stubborn was
} 29. Kg2 Qe8 $17 {[%csl Rh3]}) 29... Qd6 30. Kg2 b5 {Ftacnik: 'Excellent move,
after which Radjabov will definitely start decisive counter attack.'} 31. Bf7
Nc2 32. Bc5 Qd2+ 33. Nf2 ({Loses} 33. Kg1 Ne1 34. Nf2 Nf6 35. Qg6 Ng4 36. h3
Nxf2 37. Bxf2 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 g4 39. h4 Qe2 $19 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gf3d2]}) 33...
Nf6 34. Qg6 ({In case of} 34. Rd1 Ne3+ {Black eventually wins:} 35. Bxe3 Qxe3
36. Qg6 Qe2 37. h3 Qb2 $1 {[%cal Gb2e5]} 38. a3 g4 $1 ({Not} 38... Nxe4 39.
Qxe4 Rxf7 40. Rd8+ Bf8 41. Qe3 Kg7 $17) 39. hxg4 Nxg4 40. Qxg4 Rxf7 41. Rf1
Qxa3 42. Qc8+ Rf8 43. Qxc6 Qxb4 $19) 34... Ng4 $1 {Better than} (34... Nxe4 $2
35. Rd1 Qe2 36. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 37. Nxe4 Rxf7 $17) 35. Kg1 Nce3 36. Bxe3 Nxe3 37. h4
Qe2 38. Qh5 g4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Bb7 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Rc1 Na6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. e3 Qb6
15. Re1 Rad8 16. Qf3 Nc7 17. g4 Ne6 18. h4 h6 19. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[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 Na6
9. Be2 Nc5 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. O-O h6 12. Be3 Nh7 13. Kh2 Ng5 14. f3 Qe7 15. Nb3
Nxb3 16. Qxb3 b6 17. Qc2 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Ne4 21. Bd3 Nxc3
22. bxc3 Be5 23. g3 Qf6 24. Rac1 Rae8 25. Qd2 Kg7 26. Rf3 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Qe5 28.
Rcf1 Re7 29. Qc2 Rf6 30. R1f2 Rf8 31. h4 Ref7 32. Kg2 Kh8 33. Qd2 Qg7 34. R2f3
Rf6 35. Qf2 Qe7 36. Kf1 Qg7 37. Kg2 Qe7 38. Kh2 R6f7 39. g4 Qe5 40. g5 hxg5 41.
hxg5 Rh7+ 42. Kg2 Kg8 43. Qg3 Rh5 44. Bb1 Rf7 45. Kf2 Re7 46. Re3 Qxe3+ 47.
Qxe3 Rh2+ 48. Kg3 Rxe3+ 49. Kxh2 Rxc3 50. Bxf5 Bxf5 51. Rxf5 Rxc4 52. Kg3 Kg7
53. Rf6 Rd4 54. Re6 Rxd5 55. Re7+ Kg6 56. Rxc7 Kxg5 57. Kf3 Kf5 58. Ke3 Ke6 59.
a4 Rh5 60. Rb7 Rh3+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[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
Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe5 14. Bb5+ Nd7 15.
Qh5 N5f6 16. Nxe6 Nxh5 17. Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Re1+ Be7 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Bg5 Nhf6 21.
Rad1 a6 22. Ba4 h6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nxd7 Bxd7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rd1 O-O 27.
Rxd7 Rc8 28. g3 Kf8 29. Bb3 Rd8 30. Ra7 Rd2 31. Rxa6 Rxb2 32. Ra7 Rd2 33. Rc7
Rd3 34. Kg2 Rd8 35. Kf3 Ra8 36. Kg4 Ra5 37. f4 Rb5 38. Rd7 Rc5 39. Rb7 Ra5 40.
Kh4 Rf5 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Re8 Bf8 43. Rd8 Be7 44. Rd7 Kf8 45. Kg4 Rc5 46. Rb7
Ra5 47. Bc4 h5+ 48. Kh4 Rf5 49. Bb3 Ra5 50. Rd7 Rb5 51. Ra7 Rc5 52. Ra8+ Kg7
53. Re8 Bd6 54. Re4 Rc8 55. Rd4 Rd8 56. Rd5 Be7 57. Ra5 Rd2 58. Kh3 Kg6 59. Rd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nfe7 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. h4 Be7 15.
g5 h6 16. gxh6 Rxh6 17. h5 Nh4 18. Qg4 Nf5 19. Bd3 Bf8 20. Ne2 Nc4 21. Nxc4
dxc4 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Qg2 a5 24. Bc3 axb4 25. axb4 Ra8 26. d5 Ra2 27. Kf1 Qa6
28. Re1 Kd8 29. Rh3 f4 30. Rh4 Qa3 31. e6 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Qxc3 33. Rh3 Qc1+ 34.
Re1 Qd2 35. exd7 Bxb4 36. Ra1 Ra6 37. Qxg7 Bc5 38. Rf3 Rxa1+ 39. Qxa1 Qxd5 40.
Qh8+ Kxd7 41. Rxf4 c3 42. Qxc3 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Qxh5+ 44. Rf3 b6 45. Qf6 Ke8 46.
Qc6+ Ke7 47. Qb7+ Ke8 48. Qe4+ Kf8 49. Kd3 Bd6 50. Kc2 Qc5+ 51. Kd1 Qh5 52. Qd3
Ke7 53. Qe2+ Kf8 54. Qd3 Ke7 55. Qe4+ Kf8 56. Qc6 Bc5 57. Kc2 Qh7+ 58. Kd2 Qh5
59. Qa8+ Ke7 60. Qb7+ Kf8 61. Qc8+ Ke7 62. Qc7+ Ke8 63. Qc6+ Kf8 64. Qa8+ Ke7
65. Rf4 Qg6 66. Re4+ Kd7 67. Qb7+ Kd6 68. Rf4 Ke6 69. Qc6+ Ke5 70. Qc7+ Ke6 71.
f3 f5 72. Qc6+ Kf7 73. Qd5+ Kf6 74. Kd3 Qg5 75. Qe4 Qg6 76. Kc4 Qf7+ 77. Qd5
Qxd5+ 78. Kxd5 Be3 79. Rc4 f4 80. Rc6+ Kf5 81. Rc8 Kf6 82. Rf8+ Ke7 83. Rf5 Bd2
84. Re5+ Kd7 85. Rh5 Be3 86. Rh7+ Kd8 87. Ke6 Bc5 88. Rd7+ Kc8 89. Rf7 Be3 90.
Kd6 Kb8 91. Kc6 b5 92. Kxb5 Kc8 93. Kc6 Kd8 94. Kd6 Ke8 95. Ke6 Bd2 96. Rc7 Kf8
97. Kf6 Ke8 98. Re7+ Kd8 99. Re4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[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. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7
15. Re1 Bf6 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. dxc5 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nxc5 19. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 Rd8 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6
15. Qe2 Qb7 16. h4 {In order to benefit from the central pawn majority white
has to attack the black king.} Nc7 17. h5 h6 (17... Ne8 18. h6 Nd6 19. Re1 g6
20. Bf4 $14) 18. Ne5 Ne8 19. Bb2 (19. Ng4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rac8 $11) 19... Nf6 20.
Re1 b5 $5 21. Rad1 cxd4 22. cxd4 b4 {Leko is consequently trying for the
counterplay on the queenside, where he stands the chance to create a free
passed pawn.} 23. a4 (23. axb4 $2 Bxb4 24. Rf1 Nxe4 $17) (23. Rb1 $5 a5 24. Qf3
$11) 23... Rac8 24. Rd3 Rc7 (24... a5 25. d5 $1 exd5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Nxf7
Rxd3 28. Nxh6+ Kf8 29. Qxd3 gxh6 30. Qg6 $18) 25. d5 $1 exd5 (25... Rdc8 $5 26.
Qd1 (26. d6 Rc2 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Bf8 29. Qd4 Nxh5 30. Nd3 Nf6 $15) (26.
Nc6 exd5 27. Bxf6 (27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Bxf6 Rxe4 29. Re3 gxf6 30. Rxe4 dxe4 31.
Qg4+ Kf8 32. Qf4 Rc4 $15) 27... Rxc6 28. exd5 Rxf6 29. Qxe7 $11) 26... Rc2 27.
Re2 Rxe2 28. Qxe2 exd5 29. exd5 $11) 26. exd5 Rxd5 (26... Nxd5 27. Nxf7 Kxf7
28. Qe6+ Kf8 (28... Ke8 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Rxd5+ Kc8 31. Qe6+ Rdd7 32. Red1 $18)
29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Ke8 32. Qg6+ Kd7 33. Qe6+ Ke8 34. Qg8+
Kd7 35. Rxd5+ Kc8 36. Qg4+ Kb8 37. Rb5 $18) 27. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 64] Radjabov's
bonfire of sacrifices is creative and very dangerous, even excellent defender
like Leko finds it hard to find the best path in the bundle of complicated
variations.} Rxd3 (27... Kxf7 $5 28. Qe6+ Kf8 29. Bxf6 Rxd3 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 (
30... Ke8 31. Qg6+ Kd7 32. Qxd3+ $18) 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Qxh6+ Ke8 33. Qg6+ Kd8
34. Qg8+ (34. Qxd3+ Rd7 $17) 34... Kd7 35. Qe6+ $11) 28. Nxh6+ (28. Qxd3 Kxf7
29. Qg6+ (29. Bxf6 gxf6 (29... Bxf6 $2 30. Qg6+ Kg8 31. Re8#) 30. Qh7+ Kf8 (
30... Ke8 $2 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Rd1+ Bd6 33. Qf7+ Kc6 34. Qd5+ $18) 31. Qh8+ Kf7
32. Qh7+ $11)) 28... Kf8 (28... gxh6 29. Qxd3 Kf8 30. Qg6 Qc6 31. Qxh6+ $16)
29. Qxd3 Qd5 $1 30. Qg3 $6 {After the best move 30.Qg6! the black's defensive
task would not be enviable as the attack against his weakened king would have
become highly unpleasant.} (30. Qxd5 Nxd5 31. Nf5 Bf6 32. Bd4 (32. Nd6 Re7 33.
Rc1 (33. Rxe7 Kxe7 34. Nf5+ Kd7 $15) 33... Bc3 (33... Rd7 34. Rc8+ Ke7 35. Nc4
Nf4 36. Bxf6+ Kxf6 37. Rb8 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Nd5 39. Rb7 $16) 34. Kf1 Re5 $11) 32...
Bxd4 33. Nxd4 Kf7 $11) (30. Qg6 $1 Qxh5 (30... Ne8 31. Nf5 Qf7 32. Qh7 $18) 31.
Qg3 Rc6 (31... Qc5 32. Nf5 Qxf5 33. Qxc7 $18) 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 33. Ng4 $16) 30...
Bd6 (30... Qd2 31. Kf1 Bd6 32. Qf3 $16) 31. Qh3 (31. Qe3 $6 Re7 32. Qc1 Rxe1+
33. Qxe1 Qxh5 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Qd2 Bh2+ 36. Kf1 Kg7 $17) 31... Qxh5 32. Qxh5 (
32. Bxf6 Qxh3 33. gxh3 gxf6 $17) 32... Nxh5 33. Nf5 Bf4 34. Re4 (34. Nd4 Kf7
35. Kf1 (35. Ne6 Rc2 $15) 35... Nf6 $15) 34... Bd2 35. Nd4 (35. Be5 Nf6 36.
Bd6+ Kf7 37. Re2 Rc2 $15) 35... Kf7 36. Re2 (36. g4 Nf6 37. Re2 Bf4 38. Kg2 Rc4
$15) 36... Bc1 37. Nb5 $6 {White has become a defender, as Leko's "b" pawn is
a dangerous piece with distinct potential of forward mobility.} (37. g3 a6 (
37... Bxb2 38. Rxb2 Rc4 39. Nb5 Rc1+ 40. Kg2 a6 41. Nd6+ Ke6 42. Nb7 $11) 38.
Kf1 Nf6 $15) 37... Nf4 $1 38. Re4 (38. Nxc7 Nxe2+ 39. Kf1 Ng3+ 40. fxg3 Bxb2
$17) 38... Rc2 39. Nd6+ (39. Be5 Nd3 40. Bd4 b3 $1 $19) 39... Kg6 40. Bxc1 (40.
Be5 b3 $19) 40... Rxc1+ 41. Kh2 Nd5 42. Nb5 (42. Rd4 b3 $1 43. Rxd5 b2 44. Rb5
b1=Q 45. Rxb1 Rxb1 $19) 42... b3 $1 {Black's main trumph is finally deciding
the game.} 43. Re6+ Kh7 (43... Kf7 44. Re2 Rc2 45. Re1 b2 $19) 44. Re2 Rc2 45.
Re1 b2 46. Rb1 a6 0-1

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[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. a3 Qb6 10. Ne2 {With this move the game is leaving the known theoretical
continuations and the closed center will contribute to the distinct character
of the French defense.} c4 11. g4 h5 (11... b4 12. Bg2 bxa3 13. bxa3 Rb8 14.
O-O $13) 12. gxh5 (12. g5 g6 13. Bg2 a5 $11) 12... Rxh5 13. Ng3 Rh8 14. f5 $5 {
Naturally Kasparov has with white pieces high ambitions against Radjabov and
thus he sharply marches forward.} exf5 (14... b4 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. axb4 Bxb4
17. c3 $14) 15. Nxf5 Nf6 16. Ng3 (16. exf6 Bxf5 17. fxg7 Bxg7 18. Rg1 Bf6 $11)
(16. Nxg7+ Bxg7 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bg2 Bg4 $11) 16... Ng4 17. Bf4 Be6 18. c3 (
18. Bg2 Be7 19. h3 Nh6 $13) 18... Be7 19. Ng5 O-O-O (19... Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Na5
21. Rd1 f6 22. exf6 Nxf6 $13) 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Be2 (21. Qe2 $5 Nh6 22. O-O-O
$14) 21... Ngxe5 $5 {So far nobody was sucessful against Kasparov without a
sound portion of selfconfidence and risk. Black is chosing probably not the
best, but surely the most provocative move.} (21... Nxh2 22. Nh5 g6 23. Nf6
Bxf6 24. exf6 Ng4 25. Rxh8 Rxh8 26. Bxg4 Rh1+ 27. Ke2 Rxa1 28. f7 Qd8 29. Bh6
Rh1 30. Qe3 $18) (21... Rxh2 22. Rxh2 Nxh2 23. O-O-O Na5 24. Qe3 $14) (21...
Nh6 22. O-O-O $14) 22. Qe3 (22. dxe5 d4 23. cxd4 Rxd4 24. Qc1 (24. Qe3 Rf8 25.
Bg5 Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Qa5+ $19) 24... Na5 25. Be3 Nb3 26. Bxd4 (26. Qc3 Nxa1 27.
Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Qxd4 Nc2+ 29. Kf2 Nxd4 $19) 26... Qxd4 27. Qd1 Qe3 $19) (22. Bxe5
$5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qc7 24. O-O-O (24. Qe3 Bc5 25. Qg5 Be7 26. Qxg7 Rdg8 27. Qf7
Rxg3 28. Qxe6+ Kb8 29. Qxa6 Qc5 30. O-O-O $16) 24... Qxe5 25. Kb1 $16) 22...
Nd7 23. Qxe6 Bh4 24. Qg4 (24. Qxd5 Rde8 25. Kd1 Nf6 26. Qf3 $16) 24... g5 25.
Bd2 (25. Bxg5 Rdg8 26. Qxh4 Rxh4 27. Bxh4 Qc7 $15) 25... Rde8 (25... Na5 $5 26.
O-O-O (26. Rf1 Nb3 $17) 26... Bxg3 27. Qxg3 Qg6 28. b4 cxb3 29. Bd3 Qc6 $15)
26. O-O-O Na5 27. Rdf1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Kasparov not only refused to accept the
piece sacrifice, but in the sharp position commited the serious tactical
oversight. It seems only logical, that white king will not feel very safe on
the d1 square.} (27. Kb1 Qg6+ 28. Ka2 Qe6 (28... Bxg3 29. hxg3 Rxh1 30. Rxh1
Qc2 31. Qxg5 (31. Qh5 Re7) 31... Rxe2 32. Rh8+ Kb7 (32... Kc7 33. Qd8+ Kc6 34.
Rh6+ $18) 33. Qxd5+ Kb6 (33... Nc6 34. Qxd7+ Kb6 35. Rh6 $18) 34. Rh6+ (34.
Qxd7 $2 Qb3+ 35. Kb1 Qd1+ 36. Bc1 Rxb2+ $1 37. Kxb2 Qe2+ 38. Kb1 Qd3+ $11)
34... Ka7 35. Qxd7+ Nb7 36. Qc6 Qb3+ 37. Kb1 Qd1+ 38. Bc1 $18) 29. Qxe6 Rxe6
30. Bg4 Rf6 $11) 27... Nb3+ 28. Kd1 Bxg3 $1 29. Rf7 (29. hxg3 Qg6 $1 30. Bc1
Qb1 31. Qxg5 Nxc1 32. Qxc1 Qe4 $19) 29... Rd8 (29... Qe6 $6 30. Qxe6 Rxe6 31.
Bg4 Rd6 32. Bxg5 Rxh2 33. Rxh2 Bxh2 34. Rh7 Bg3 35. Be7 $14) 30. Bxg5 (30. Qxg3
Qg6 $19) 30... Qg6 31. Qf5 (31. Rf5 Rde8 $19) 31... Qxf5 32. Rxf5 Rdf8 33.
Rxf8+ {Not even a great deal of chess phantasy can help in the position, where
white simply misses the whole piece.} (33. Rxd5 Nb6 34. Bg4+ Kc7 35. Rf5 Rxf5
36. Bxf5 Rxh2 $19) 33... Nxf8 34. Bf3 (34. h4 Nh7 35. Rg1 Nxg5 36. hxg5 Bf2 $19
) 34... Bh4 35. Be3 (35. Bxh4 Rxh4 36. Bxd5 Nxd4 $1 $19) 35... Nd7 36. Bxd5 Re8
37. Bh6 Ndc5 $1 38. Bf7 Re7 39. Bh5 Nd3 0-1

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 c5 6. cxd5 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
Bg5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 $5 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8.
Nge2 c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ {I think that more accurate is 9...Ba5,but the move in the
game also has a right to exist.} (9... Ba5 10. b4 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 cxb4 $6 (11...
cxd4 12. Nb5 Bc7 13. f4 Nc6 14. Bd3 (14. Bb2 Bd7 15. Bd3 Bb8 16. Nxd4 Qb6 17.
Nb3 a6 18. Qe2 Ba7 $13 {Sheremetieva,M-Charkova,E/ROM-chT 1993 (42)}) 14... a6
15. Nxc7+ Qxc7 16. O-O Bd7 17. Bd2 Ne7 18. Qe2 Qb6 19. a4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Forster,
R-Quinn,M/WchJM-U18 1993}) 12. Nb5 b3+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Qa5+ 15. c3 Nc6
16. Qf4 Kf8 17. Bd3 $16 {Foerster,R-Eggenberger,U/Bad Ragaz op 1992 (22)}) (
9... cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. f3 $5 cxb2 12. Bxb2 Qg5 13. Qxg5 Nxg5 14. h4 Nh7
15. Nd4 O-O 16. Bd3 $36 {Klavins,J-Shagalovich,A/URS-chT 1962 (37)}) 10. bxc3
$5 ({Nothing special promises} 10. Nxc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5 (11... Nc6 12. Bd3
Qa5 13. Bd2 Qa4 14. O-O c4 15. Be2 Qxc2 16. Qf4 Qf5 17. Qe3 $14 {Bogdanovic,
R-Meier,V/Bad Woerishofen 1988}) 12. Bd2 Qa4 13. c4 Nc6 14. dxc5 Qxc2 15. Qf4
d4 16. Be2 Qf5 $13 {and black has got sufficient counterchanses; Zolnierowicz,
K-Vaisser,A/Nimes op 1991 (48)}) 10... cxd4 ({Black can not play typical} 10...
Qa5 $2 {because of} 11. f3 $1 Nxc3 12. Bd2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 $1 (13. Qxd4 Nxe2 14.
Bxe2 Nc6 15. Qf4 Qc7 16. Bb5 Bd7 $13) 13... Qc7 14. Qf4 Nd7 15. a4 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rc3][%cal Gf4e3] and the knight is trapped.}) 11. cxd4 Qc7 (11... Nc6 $5
12. c3 Qa5 13. Qf3 Bd7 14. Qe3 Ne7 15. Bb2 Nf5 16. Qc1 Bb5 $36 {Pohla,
H-Arulaid,A/Soviet Union 1966}) (11... Qa5+ 12. c3 Bd7 13. f3 Bb5 14. fxe4 Bxe2
15. Qh3 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 dxe4 17. Kf2 Nd7 18. Kg1 $14 {Rytshagov,M-Anderton,D/
Gausdal 2000}) 12. f3 Nc3 13. Bd2 {White has pair of bishops, and there is a
dark-square complex in the black camp already proving to be a headache.} Na4 (
13... Nxe2 14. Bxe2 Bd7 (14... Qxc2 $4 15. Rc1 $18) 15. Bd3 Nc6 16. Rb1 O-O-O
17. Qf4 $14 {Hector,J-Pedersen,S/Oxford 1998}) 14. Nf4 a6 15. c4 $1 {White
explosively strikes at the center completing development of the pieces and
increasing the pressure.} dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nc6 (16... Qxc4 $2 17. Rc1 $18 {
[%csl Rc8][%cal Gc1c8]}) 17. Rc1 Qe7 $8 (17... Nb2 $6 18. Be2 Qd8 (18... Qb6
19. Nh5 $1 $18) 19. Nh5 $1 gxh5 20. Qg7 Kd7 (20... Rf8 21. Rxc6 $1 {[%cal
Gd2b4]} bxc6 22. Bb4 $18 {[%csl Rf8]}) (20... Ke7 21. Bb4+ Nxb4 22. Qf6+ Kd7
23. Qxf7+ Qe7 24. Rc7+ $1 $18) 21. d5 $1 exd5 22. Qxf7+ Qe7 23. Qxd5+ Kc7 24.
Bb4 {[%cal Gb4d6]} Qe6 25. Bd6+ Kd8 26. Qd2 Na4 27. Rxc6 bxc6 28. Qa5+ Ke8 29.
Qxa4 $18) 18. O-O (18. Bb3 $6 Nb6 $1 (18... Qxa3 19. Bxe6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6 fxe6
21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Qxe6+ Qe7 23. Qxc6+ Kf7 24. Qxa4 $16) 19. a4 h5 $1 20. Qg3
Nxd4 21. Bd1 Nc6 $132) 18... Nb6 (18... Nb2 19. Nd3 $1 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Qxa3 21.
Nc5 $16 {[%csl Ra3]}) 19. Nd3 (19. Nxg6 $6 fxg6 20. Bd3 g5 $1 21. f4 h5 $1 $13)
19... Qxa3 $6 {Too optimistic. It was necessary to play 19...Bd7 with worse,
but defendable position.} 20. Ra1 $6 {Permitting black to regroup his forces.
Much more convincing was} (20. Nf2 $1 {[%cal Gf2e4,Ge4f6,Ge4d6]} Qb2 (20... Bd7
21. Ne4 Nxc4 22. Rxc4 b5 23. Rc3 $18) 21. Ne4 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Nxc4 (22... h5 23.
Qf4 Nxc4 24. Rxc4 Qd3 25. Nd6+ $18) 23. Rxc4 Qd3 24. Rd1 Nxe5 25. Qf4 $1 $18 {
with decisive threats.}) 20... Qe7 21. Bb3 Qd8 $1 {[%csl Rd4]} 22. Be3 Nd5 23.
Bf2 h5 $1 {Black is in troubles anyway.At least after this one he is going to
suffer for a couple of pawns!} 24. Qe4 Nc3 25. Qe1 (25. Qe3 Nxd4 $1) 25... Nxd4
26. Bd1 Ndb5 27. Nc5 O-O 28. Ba4 $1 Nxa4 29. Rxa4 {Much stronger was} (29. Nxa4
$1 {[%cal Ga4b6]} Rb8 30. Nb6 Nd4 31. Rb1 $16 {and black pieces are in
zugzwang.}) 29... f5 30. Qc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1h6] Intending to disturb black on
the kingside.} (30. exf6 Qxf6 31. Qd2 e5 32. Re1 Bf5 $13) 30... Kh7 31. Rc4 Qe8
32. Qg5 b6 33. Na4 Bb7 34. Be3 Qf7 35. Nxb6 ({Much better was} 35. Rd1 $1 {
taking square d8 under control and preparing to penitrate to d7} Bd5 36. Nxb6
Qg7 37. Nxd5 exd5 38. Rxd5 $16 {[%cal Ge5e6,Gd5d7] with enormous advantage.})
35... Rad8 36. Rfc1 Qg7 37. h3 $2 ({Missing} 37. Bc5 $1 Rfe8 38. Bd6 $1 $18 {
and black is helpless to prevent Rc7.}) 37... Rd3 $1 $132 38. Bc5 Rf7 39. Bf2
Qxe5 40. Re1 Qg7 (40... Qf6 $1 41. Qxf6 Rxf6 42. Bh4 g5 $1 43. Bxg5 Rg6 44. h4
e5 45. Na4 Bd5 $15) 41. Rxe6 Nd4 {Time pressure is over and black has managed
to escape with some advantages. The trouble however is that his weakened
kingside structure limits his chances to gain the full point.} 42. Re1 $1 (42.
Bxd4 Rxd4 43. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 44. Kh2 Rg7 45. Kh1 a5 $15) 42... f4 (42... a5 43. Ra4
$1 Nc6 (43... Nb3 $6 44. Nc4 Bc6 45. Ne5 $1 Bxa4 46. Nxf7 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Rd7
47. Nd6 $1 $36 {[%cal Gd6e8,Ge8f6]}) 44. Re6 $1 Qh6 45. Qh4 Rd1+ 46. Kh2 $44)
43. Bxd4 (43. Qc5 $5 Nxf3+ $6 (43... Nc6 44. Rce4 $44) 44. gxf3 Rxf3 45. Nd5 g5
{[%cal Gg5g4]} 46. Rb4 $14) 43... Rxd4 44. Kh1 Rd6 45. Na4 $1 {[%cal Ga4c5,
Gc5e4]} (45. Nc8 $6 Rd5 46. Qh4 a5 47. Nb6 Rd6 48. Nc8 Rd3 $17) 45... Rd5 46.
Qh4 Qf8 47. Qf2 Qd6 48. Nc5 Rdf5 (48... Rd2 $5 49. Nxb7 Rxb7 50. Qh4 Rf7 51.
Rc8 Rd1 52. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 53. Kh2 Qd6 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 Nd7
15. e5 Qc6 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Ng5 cxd4 19. cxd4 f6 20. exf6 Nxf6
21. Re1 h6 22. Nf3 Rc8 23. Ne5 Qc2 24. Qf3 Nd5 25. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} 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. Qf2 $5 {A rare move. Usually
white plays 11. h4 here with complicated struggle. The idea behind 11.Qf2 is
very simple and logical- white intends to develop a bishop to d3 followed by
Qh4 later on.} Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qc7 13. Bd3 (13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Bd3 f6 15. exf6
Rxf6 16. g3 Bd7 17. Qd4 $14 {Schmid,G-Janka,H/Koetzting 1988}) (13. g4 $5 b5
14. Bd3 b4 15. Qh4 h6 16. Ne2 f6 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. g5 $36 {
Kosmol,H-Uiess,H/ICCF-Cup corr 1994}) 13... b5 {This is Radjabov's last
opportunity to exchange the queens off and to jump into slightly worse endgame.
} (13... Bxd4 14. Qxd4 b5 (14... Qc5 15. Ne2 b6 (15... Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17.
Rhe1 $14) 16. Kb1 Bb7 17. c3 Bc6 18. Bc2 Bb5 19. Qd2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Rfd8 21. f5
$14 {Hossain,E-Vakhidov,T/Dhaka 2003}) 15. Rhe1 Qb6 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Ne2 b4
18. Nd4 a5 19. b3 $14 {Pedzich,D-Aaberg,A/Copenhagen 1991}) 14. Qh4 {This is
white's idea - to create a couple weaknesses on the King side and to push
pawns to open up a position of the black king. Ftacnik: 'Kramnik is trying for
a new solution in a well known variation with the preparation of the kingside
attack.'} (14. Ne2 Be7 15. Kb1 Bb7 16. Rhe1 Rae8 17. Qg3 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19.
Qh3 $14 {Moreda,L-Kovacevic,B/Nova Gorica 2001}) 14... h6 (14... g6 {Ftacnik}
15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Kb1 $14) 15. Ne2 f6 (15... Bb7 16. g4 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Gg4g5]} (16. Kb1 {Ftacnik} Rac8 17. g4 $14) 16... f6 17. g5 fxe5 18. gxh6 $1
$18 exd4 $140 19. hxg7 Rf6 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. g8=Q#) 16. Qg4 {At this point it's
pretty obvious that Kramnik won the theoretical discussion. White has
developed very dangerous initiative on the kingside, while Radjabov is
deprived of any counterplay on the other part of the board.} Bxd4 (16... f5 17.
Qf3 (17. Qg6 {Ftacnik} Rf7 18. h3 Nf8 19. Qh5 $14) 17... Qb6 18. Qe3 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh1g1,Gg2g4] Next g2-g4 will be coming soon with very
unpleasent threats over the g-file.}) 17. Nxd4 (17. Qxe6+ {Ftacnik} Kh8 (17...
Rf7 18. Nxd4 Nxe5 19. Qe8+ Rf8 20. Bh7+ Kxh7 21. Qxf8 $16) 18. Qf5 (18. Nxd4
Nxe5 19. Qxd5 Nxd3+ 20. Rxd3 Qxf4+ $11) 18... Be3+ 19. Kb1 g6 20. Qxg6 (20. Qh3
Nxe5 21. Qxe3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Bf5 $11) 20... Nxe5 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Nc3 $14)
17... Nc5 (17... fxe5 $2 {Ftacnik} 18. Qxg7+ Kxg7 19. Nxe6+ Kf7 20. Nxc7 $18)
18. Qg6 {Forcing black to take on d3.} Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3 Qc4 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Only
the youth has the ability to feed the hope into desperate counterattack on the
queenisde. In fact white's advantage after the correct and logical move 19...
Qf7! would be rather symbolic.'} (19... fxe5 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Qxe6+ Qf7 22.
Qxe5 (22. Qxf7+ {Ftacnik} Kxf7 23. fxe5 Ke6 24. Re1 Rf2 $11) 22... Qxf4+ (22...
Rad8 {Ftacnik} 23. g3 $14) 23. Qxf4 Rxf4 24. Rxd5 Rf2 25. Rd2 Raf8 26. Re1 $1
$16) (19... Qf7 $1 {Ftacnik} 20. Qxf7+ (20. Qg3 fxe5 21. fxe5 Qf4+ 22. Qxf4
Rxf4 23. Rdd1 Bd7 $11) 20... Rxf7 21. exf6 Rxf6 (21... gxf6 $2 22. Re1 $16) 22.
g3 g5 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Nf3 Rg6 $11) 20. Rhd1 Ra7 {It is fruitless to attempt
to win a pawn after} (20... fxe5 21. fxe5 Qxa2 22. Ra3 Qc4 23. Rg3 $1 Qc7 24.
Nxe6 Bxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Rc3 Qf7 27. Qxf7 Rxf7 28. Rxd5 $16 {and white
emerges with a pawn up.}) (20... Qxa2 {Ftacnik} 21. Rg3 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qa5+ 23.
Ke2 Rf7 24. exf6 $16) 21. Kb1 Qc7 22. f5 $1 $16 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'Kramnik is ready with all the pieces and thus it makes no sense to wait with
direct attack. '} Qb6 $6 (22... Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Raxf7 24. fxe6 Re7 25. Re3 Bxe6
26. Rde1 $16) 23. Rh3 $1 {[%csl Rg8] Preparing Rh6. Black has no defense
against white's mating attack.} fxe5 24. Rxh6 $1 Rf6 (24... exd4 25. Qh7+ Kf7
26. f6 Ke8 27. fxg7 $18) 25. Qe8+ {Ftacnik: 'White even got few words of
criticism for this solution, since the banal continuation of the attack via h
file was winning more quickly. In reality is the choice of world champion very
safe and convincing despite few more moves.'} (25. Qh7+ {Ftacnik} Kf8 (25...
Kf7 26. fxe6+ Bxe6 (26... Ke8 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Qg8+ Ke7 29. Nf5#) 27. Rxf6+
Kxf6 28. Rf1+ Ke7 (28... Kg5 29. h4+ Kg4 30. Qg6+ Kxh4 31. Nf3#) 29. Nxe6 $18)
26. Qh8+ Kf7 (26... Ke7 27. Qxg7+ Rf7 28. Qg5+ Kd6 29. fxe6 $18) 27. Rh7 $18
Ke7 28. Rxg7+ Rf7 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30. fxe6+ Bxe6 31. Rf1+ Ke7 32. Qxe5 $18)
25... Rf8 26. Rh8+ Kxh8 27. Qxf8+ Kh7 28. Nf3 $18 ({Another possibility was} 
28. Rd3 $5 exf5 29. Qxc8 exd4 30. Qxf5+ Kg8 (30... g6 31. Rh3+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ $18
) 31. Qc8+ {and the black king has no escape - Rf3 or Rh3 is coming next.})
28... Qc7 29. fxe6 {The queen with the knight is the best combination of
pieces in the mating attack. Espacially when they are attacking king which is
left alone!} e4 30. Ng5+ (30. Rxd5 $5) 30... Kh6 31. h4 Kh5 32. Qf5 g6 33. g4+
Kxh4 34. Rh1+ Kg3 35. Rg1+ Kh4 36. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 $5 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8.
Qg4 g6 (8... Kf8) 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 Bd7 (11... Nc6 12. Qf4 Qa5 13.
h5 gxh5 14. Nf3 b6 15. Rxh5 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qf6 Rf8 $13 {Fercec,N-Glek,I/
Open 1998}) 12. h5 $5 {Leko is an expert in this complicated variation of
french defense. This time he comes up with variation which was considered as
promising pretty good chances for black and proves that earlier theoretical
assement is questionable.} g5 13. f4 Nc6 (13... c4 14. Be2 Bc6 $2 (14... f5 $5
15. exf6 e5 16. Qf3 e4 17. Qe3 Qxf6 18. fxg5 Qxg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. g4 Nc6 $132
{Gamer,T-Hengl,C/Schwarzach 1998/EXT 2000}) 15. fxg5 Qxg5+ 16. Qxg5 hxg5 17.
Nh3 Nd7 (17... Rg8 18. h6 Nd7 19. h7 Rh8 20. Nxg5 Ke7 21. Rh6 $18) 18. Nxg5 $16
Ke7 19. g4 $5 $16 {Volokitin,A-Jacimovic,D/Leon 2001/CBM 86} (19. Rag1 {
Finkel,A} f6 20. Nf3 (20. exf6+ $6 {Finkel,A} Nxf6 21. g4 Rag8 22. Nh3 Ne4+ 23.
Ke3 Nxc3 24. Nf4 e5 $1 $132) 20... fxe5 21. dxe5 Nc5 22. g4 Ne4+ 23. Ke3 Nxc3
24. Nd4 $16)) 14. fxg5 Qa5 (14... Qxg5+ $5 15. Qxg5 hxg5 16. Ke3 (16. g4 $6
cxd4 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. c3 Nc6 19. Nf3 Ke7 20. Rae1 Rh6 $1 (20... Rag8 21. h6 f6
22. h7 Rg7 23. exf6+ Kxf6 24. Rh6+ $44) 21. Nxg5 Rg8 $17) 16... g4 $5 (16...
Ke7 17. Rf1 Rh6 18. g4 c4 19. Be2 Rg8 20. Nh3 Nb8 21. Rf2 Ba4 $13 {Bryson,
D-Gunnarsson,J/Leon 2001}) 17. Be2 (17. Rf1 Ke7 (17... Rc8 18. Rf4 cxd4+ 19.
cxd4 Nb4 20. Ne2 Nxd3 21. cxd3 Rc2 22. Rxg4 Rxa2 23. h6 b5 24. Rf1 $1 $16 {
Sutovsky,E-Stellwagen,D/Amsterdam 2001}) 18. Rh4 ({Very interesting option was
} 18. h6 $5 Rac8 $5 19. Rf4 cxd4+ 20. cxd4 Nb4 21. Rxg4 Ba4 $5 22. Nf3 Bxc2 23.
Bxc2 Rxc2 24. Rg7 $14 {in both cases with complicated struugle with slightly
better prospects for white.}) 18... Rag8 19. Rb1 (19. Be2 $5) 19... b6 20. Be2
cxd4+ 21. cxd4 f5 $1 $11 {Leko,P-Short,N/Batumi 1999}) 17... Rc8 $6 (17...
cxd4+ 18. cxd4 Nb4 19. Rb1 Nxc2+ 20. Kd3 Rc8 (20... Na3 21. Rxb7 Bc6 22. Rc7
Bb5+ 23. Ke3 $16) 21. Bxg4 a5 22. Rxb7 Nb4+ 23. Ke3 Nc2+ 24. Kf4 Nxd4 25. Nf3
$14) 18. Bxg4 $6 (18. Rb1 $1 {[%csl Gb4]} cxd4+ 19. cxd4 b6 20. Bd3 Na5 21. Ne2
$16 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gh5h8]}) 18... cxd4+ 19. cxd4 Nb4 20. Bd1 Rxc2 21. Bxc2
Nxc2+ 22. Kd2 Nxa1 23. Ne2 Ba4 24. Nc3 Nc2 25. Rh4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Bc6 $13 {
Peschlow,P-Naiditsch,A/Germany 1998}) 15. dxc5 (15. Nf3 O-O-O 16. g6 cxd4 17.
Ke2 dxc3 (17... Qxc3 18. gxf7 Rdf8 19. Qf4 Nd8 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 $14 {
Gaponenko,I-Grabuzova,T/Timisoara-W 1994}) 18. Qf4 d4 19. g7 Rhe8 20. Kf2 Rg8
$13 {Koch,J-Goldgewicht,L/Cannes 1995}) 15... d4 16. Nf3 O-O-O 17. Rab1 {
Pawns are of minor importance in such a position: what realy matters here is
securing the king and depriving an opponent of active play.} (17. Ke2 Qxc3 18.
Qf4 $2 (18. Rab1 $1) 18... hxg5 19. Nxg5 Qxc5 20. Nf3 f5 $1 21. Rh4 Rhg8 $17 {
Olivier,J-Goldgewicht,L/Cannes 1995}) 17... dxc3+ $1 ({Too dangerous was} 17...
Qxc3+ $6 18. Ke2 Qxc5 19. Qe4 hxg5 20. g4 Rdf8 (20... Kb8 21. Rb5 Qe7 22. Rhb1
b6 23. a4 $36) 21. Rb5 Qe7 22. Rhb1 b6 23. a4 $36 {[%cal Ga4a5] and black king
is in a grave danger.}) 18. Ke2 Rhg8 (18... hxg5 $5) 19. Qe4 $1 Qc7 20. g4 $1
Ne7 21. Bb5 hxg5 22. Rb3 $36 {[%csl Rb7]} Nd5 (22... Bc6 $2 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24.
Rhb1 Na5 25. Rb5 Rd5 26. Qb4 (26. Qa4 Rxe5+ 27. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 28. Kf1 Qf6+ 29. Kg1
Qe5 $11) 26... Rxe5+ 27. Kf2 Nc6 28. Qxc3 Rd5 29. Rxb7 Qxb7 30. Rxb7 Kxb7 31.
Qf6 $18) 23. Rhb1 Bc6 $2 {This is a critical position of the game. So far
black played very strong and managed to get good counterchances, however with
his last move he permits white to launch the decisive attack. It was necessary
to look for counterplay with} (23... f5 $8 24. exf6 Nxf6 25. Bxd7+ (25. Qe5
Bxb5+ 26. Rxb5 Rd2+ 27. Ke1 Qxe5+ 28. Nxe5 Rg7 $13) 25... Rxd7 26. Qe5 Rd2+ $1
27. Ke1 (27. Kf1 $2 Rf2+ $1 $19 {[%cal Gf6g4]}) 27... Qxe5+ 28. Nxe5 Rd4 $1 29.
Rb4 (29. Nc6 Re4+ 30. Kf1 Rf8 31. Ne7+ Kd8 32. Ng6 Rf7 33. Rxb7 Nd7+ 34. Kg2
Re2+ $11) 29... Rgd8 $132 {[%cal Gd8d5] and black should hold this endgame.})
24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Nd4 $16 Qa6+ (25... Qxc5 $2 26. Rxb7 Nf4+ 27. Kf3 Rxd4 28.
Rb8+ Kc7 29. R1b7#) 26. Ke1 Rd7 27. c6 $1 {Opening up a b-file.} Rc7 (27...
bxc6 28. Qd3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc8]} Qxd3 29. Rb8+ Kc7 30. R1b7#) 28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29.
Rxb7 Nb6 30. Qh7 $1 $18 Rf8 31. Qg7 Qa3 32. Qxf8+ $1 (32. Qxf8+ Qxf8 33. Nb5 {
[%cal Gb5d6,Gc6c7]} Qc5 34. Nd6+ Kd8 35. c7+ Qxc7 36. Rxc7 Kxc7 37. h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D29"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nc6 9. e4 b5 10. Bb3 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Be3 (12. Nc3 Qe5 $1 (12... O-O
13. Be3 Qe5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Rac1 Qh5 16. Qxh5 Nxh5 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. f3 Rfd8
19. Kf2 Nf4 $11 {0-1 Rubinetti,J-Phillips,J/The Hague 1961/EXT 2000 (65)}) 13.
Be3 (13. Kh1 Bb7 (13... b4 $13) (13... Qh5 14. f3 Bb7 15. e5 Nd7 16. Bf4 Qh4
17. Bg3 Qe7 18. f4 g6 19. Bc2 O-O 20. Be4 $14 {0-1 Kachur,A-Kasparov,S/Lvov
1997/EXT 2002 (39)}) 14. f3 (14. f4 Qh5 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. f5 e5 17. Bd5 Rb8 18.
Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Nd5 Bd4 20. Bg5 h6 21. Rac1 O-O 22. g4 hxg5 {1/2-1/2 Korpics,
Z-Varga,Z/Hungary 1996/EXT 2000 (22)}) 14... O-O 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Nd5 17.
Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rfd1 Bxb3 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Germany 2000/
CBM 82 ext (18)}) 13... Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Ng4 15. Qg3 (15. Qh3 h5 16. Rae1 Bb7 17.
Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Ne5 19. f4 Nd3 20. Re3 Nc5 $10 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Van Wely,L/
Groningen (05) ,CBM 51 1995 (46)}) 15... Qxg3 16. hxg3 Bb7 (16... Ke7 17. Rac1
Bd7 (17... Rd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 {1/2-1/2 Cosma,E-Ionescu Brandis,I/
Sovata 2000/EXT 2001 (19)}) 18. Ne2 Rac8 19. Rfd1 Rhd8 20. a3 Be8 $10 {1/2-1/2
Sokolov,I-Lautier,J/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 57/[Alterman,B] (27)}) 17. f3 Ne5 18.
Rfd1 Ke7 19. Kf2 h5 20. Rd4 Rad8 21. Rad1 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 h4 23. gxh4 Rxh4 24.
Rd1 g5 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Lazarev,V/Bad Zwesten 1997/CBM 57 ext (24)}) 12... Qe5
(12... Qxe4 13. Nd2 Qf5 14. g4 Qe5 (14... Nxg4 $146 15. Bxc5 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Rd8
17. Nf1 $2 {1/2-1/2 Lesiege,A-Krush,I/Bermuda 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (58)} (17.
Rad1 $1)) 15. Nf3 Qe4 16. Ng5 Qc6 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. f3 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Qd6 20.
Nxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Bxe6 Kf8 $8 22. Rfd1 Qe7 23. g5 Re8 24. gxf6 gxf6 25. Qh6+ {
1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Lautier,J/Ubeda 1997/CBM 58/[Huzman] (60)} (25. Re1 $1 Rg8+
26. Kf2 $16)) 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Nc3 (14. e5 Nd7 15. Re1 Bb7 16. Nd2 (16. Nc3 b4
$5 (16... O-O 17. Rad1 Rfd8 $132 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8g6]}) 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Rac1
Qxe2 19. Rxe2 Ke7 20. Rec2 Rhc8 21. Nc5 $11) 16... O-O 17. Rac1 Qb6 $11) 14...
Bb7 15. Rac1 (15. Rad1 $5 b4 (15... Qe5 $5 16. f4 Qc5+ 17. Kh1 b4 18. Na4 (18.
e5 bxc3 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Ba4+ Kf8 21. bxc3 Rg8 $132) 18... Qb5 19. Qe3 O-O 20.
Nc5 $36) (15... O-O 16. e5 Qc6 17. f4 Nd7 18. Rd6 $36) 16. Na4 Qb5 17. Qe3 $1 {
[%cal Ga4c5,Ga4b6]} O-O 18. Nc5 $14) 15... Rc8 16. Qd2 (16. Bc2 e5 17. Rfd1 O-O
$17) (16. Rc2 Qh5 (16... Qe5 17. f4 Qd4+ 18. Kh1 O-O 19. Rd1 Qb4 20. e5 Ne4 $11
) 17. Qxh5 Nxh5 $11) 16... Qb4 17. Rfd1 (17. e5 $5 Nd7 18. Rfd1 $1 Nc5 (18...
Nxe5 19. f4 $18) 19. Bc2 O-O 20. Nd5 Qxd2 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Rxd2 Rc7 23. Bd1
Rxe7 24. Rxc5 $14) 17... O-O $11 18. f3 (18. e5 Ne4 (18... Nd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5
20. a3 Qb3 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. h3 h6 $14 {/=}) 19. Qf4 a5 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Qxe4
Bxe4 $11) 18... Rc7 19. Ne2 (19. e5 Nd7 20. Qd6 Qc5+ $15) 19... Qxd2 20. Rxd2
Rxc1+ 21. Nxc1 Rc8 $11 22. Rc2 Nd7 23. Nd3 Kf8 24. Kf2 Ke7 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. e5
f6 27. exf6+ (27. f4 Bb7 $11 {[%cal Yb7e4]}) 27... gxf6 28. f4 a5 29. Ke3 h6
30. a3 Kd6 31. g4 e5 32. h4 exf4+ $1 33. Kxf4 (33. Nxf4 Ne5 $17) 33... Nc5 $11
34. Bc2 Nxd3+ 35. Bxd3 b4 36. axb4 axb4 37. Bf5 Bb7 38. Bc2 Bc8 39. Bf5 Bb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4
Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Qd2 Qd7 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nd5 b5 15.
Bb3 Bd8 16. Rae1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Qh2 Bxb2 21.
Bxd6 a5 22. Be5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qc3 Qd6 26. Kf2 b4 27. Re1
f6 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Qc4 Bf7 30. d4 Bxd5 31. dxc5 Qd7 32. Qf4 Bxf3 33. Qxf3
Qd2+ 34. Qe2 Qf4+ 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. c6 Qd4 37. c7 Qd5+ 38. Qf3 Qc5 39. Qb7 Qxc2+
40. Kf3 Qc3+ 41. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[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
Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O h6 15.
Nd2 Qc7 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Qa4+ Bc6 19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Bd2 O-O 21. Bxd7
Rxd7 22. Rac1 Qb7 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. h3 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Qc7 26. Bd2 Qxe5 27. Nc5
Qxe1+ 28. Bxe1 Bxc5 29. Bd2 Rc7 30. Kf1 Be7 31. Ke2 Bf6 32. f4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Nf6 8.
Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Be7 10. g3 h5 11. Bg2 h4 12. O-O Nd4 13. Ncd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Be6
15. Ne3 hxg3 16. hxg3 Qd7 17. c3 Nc6 18. Re1 Rb8 19. a4 g6 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Nd5 Bd8 22. Be3 Kf8 23. b4 Kg7 24. Qd2 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Ne7 26. Qd2 Bb6 27. Red1
Rhc8 28. Bh6+ Kh7 29. Bg5 Ng8 30. Kh2 Rc4 31. Bf1 Rxe4 32. f3 Nf6 33. Bxf6 Re3
1-0

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. Rd1 g5 14. Be3 g4
15. Ng1 f5 16. h3 Bg5 17. hxg4 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qg5 19. Bd3 Rae8 20. Ne2 Qxe3 21.
c4 Qg3+ 22. Kd2 Qxg4 23. Rh3 Qg5+ 24. Kc3 Re3 25. Rxe3 Qxe3 26. Qd2 Qxd2+ 27.
Kxd2 Bc8 28. Nf4 Ne5 29. Re1 Re8 30. Kc3 Bd7 31. Bc2 Kg7 32. Nh5+ Kg6 33. Ng3
Kg5 34. Rf1 Rf8 35. Ne4+ Kg6 36. a4 Nf7 37. Nd2 Re8 38. Nf3 Nd6 39. Bd3 Kf6 40.
Ra1 Re3 41. Kd2 Re7 42. a5 Rg7 43. axb6 Rxg2+ 44. Ke3 axb6 45. Rb1 h5 46. Rxb6
Ke7 47. Ra6 f4+ 48. Kxf4 Rg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[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 exd4 10. Nxd4 f5 11. O-O fxe4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. Qxg4 Bxd4 14. Qxe4
Nc6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Qh4 17. f4 Rae8 18. Qd2 Qh5 19. Nd5 Ne7 20. Rae1 Nxd5
21. cxd5 Qf5 22. g3 h5 23. Qd1 h4 24. Qf3 hxg3 25. hxg3 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 g5 27.
Rf1 Rf7 28. Qe3 Qxd5 29. fxg5 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qxa2 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Kg2 Qxb2+
33. Kh3 Qb3 34. Qe7+ 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. h3
Bh5 9. Nf4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. g3 e5 12. Bg2 Rc8 13. c5 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O 15.
Ne2 Qa5+ 16. Bc3 Qc7 17. a4 Rfe8 18. axb5 axb5 19. O-O Ra8 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21.
Ra1 Rxa1+ 22. Bxa1 Qa7 23. Bc3 exd4 24. exd4 Nf8 25. Nf4 N6d7 26. h4 Bf6 27. b4
Qa3 28. Qb2 Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[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. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nf2
h5 16. Rc1 Ng6 17. Nb5 Rf7 18. Qc2 Ne8 19. a4 Bd7 20. Qb3 Bf8 21. Rc4 a6 22.
Na3 Rg7 23. a5 Nf6 24. Qb6 Qe8 25. h3 g4 26. fxg4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Nh4 28. Rc7 Qg6
29. Be1 Rh7 30. Qb3 Nxe4 31. Qd3 Ng3 32. Rxb7 e4 33. Nxe4 Nxe4 34. Rxd7 Rxd7
35. Bxh4 Qh7 36. Rxf4 Qxh4 37. Rxe4 Bg7 38. Bf3 Rf8 39. Nc4 Rdf7 40. Re3 Rf4
41. Re4 Rxf3 42. gxf3 Qg3+ 43. Kh1 Kf7 44. Nxd6+ Qxd6 45. Kg2 Rh8 46. Qb3 Qh2+
47. Kf1 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 Nc6 7. e5 Nb4 8. Qb1
Nfd5 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Rd1 a6 13. a3 N4d5 14. Bd2 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Qd5 16. Ne1 O-O 17. Bd3 Kh8 18. f3 Qd7 19. Nc2 Bb5 20. Ne3 Bxd3 21.
Qxd3 c5 22. Rab1 Qc6 23. Qe4 Rac8 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. f4 Rd8 26. a4 cxd4 27. cxd4
Rxd4 28. Bb4 Rxb4 29. Rxb4 g5 30. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {McShane} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 {McShane: 'Radjabov employs
his favourite King's Indian Defence. Sokolov chooses a less explored but
venomous continuation.'} 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 (6... Nc6 {is the main line
these days, but}) (6... Nbd7 {has also big fans.}) 7. d5 e6 8. O-O (8. h3 {
avoiding the game continuation.} exd5 9. exd5 {- Gretarsson-Marin, Andorra
1999 CBM 72}) 8... exd5 9. exd5 (9. cxd5 {leads to the Penrose Attack of the
Benoni A65.}) 9... Ng4 {'!?' McShane. McShane: 'Heading for e5, since it is
not yet clear how to arrange the queenside pieces.'} 10. f4 {seriously weakens
the e <->.} (10. Bc2 {- Larsen-Hoffmann, Pinamar 2001 CBM 82}) 10... Re8 (10...
f5 $11 {is also playable for Black.} 11. h3 Nf6 (11... Nh6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Qc2
Nf6 14. Bf2 Bd7 15. Rab1 Re8 16. b4 b6 {Black has a rock-solid position.} 17.
Rfe1 Nf7 18. a4 a5 {Black wants to close the position completely.} 19. bxa5
Rxa5 20. Bh4 Ra6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Illescas-G.Hernandez, Mondariz 2002}) 12. Be3 (
12. Bd2 Na6 13. a3 Nh5 14. Qc2 Nc7 15. b4 b6 16. Rae1 Ne8 17. g3 Bd7 18. Kg2 a6
19. Ng1 b5 {The opening of the position works usually for the better developed
party.} 20. cxb5 cxb4 21. axb4 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Bxb5 23. Nf3 Nef6 24. Nd4 Bxd3 25.
Qxd3 Qd7 26. Nc6 $14 {Atalik-Ivanisevic, Jahorina 2003}) 12... Na6 13. Qd2 Bd7
(13... Nc7 14. a3 b6 15. Rae1 Bd7 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. Bf2 a6 18. b4 Be8 19. Ng1 Bf7
20. Nf3 h6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Rb1 $14 {Yuferov-Tsarev, Moscow 1990}) 14. a3 Qe7
15. Rae1 Rae8 16. Bf2 Qd8 17. Kh1 Qa5 18. Ng1 Nh5 19. Nf3 Nc7 $13 {and in this
fairly closed position it is not easy for White to move ahead,
Davidovic-Damljanovic, Zlatibor 1989.}) 11. h3 (11. Rf3 $6 {allows} Qh4 12. h3
Bd4+ 13. Nxd4 {White has to sacrifice the Q, otherwise he is lost completely.}
Re1+ 14. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 15. Rf1 Qe7 16. Nc2 Nh6 $17 {and White has no real
compensation for the lost material, S.Kasparov-Berger, Pardubice 2000.}) 11...
Nh6 {McShane: 'I might have been tempted to grab the bishop pair, though after'
} (11... Ne3 {is better than the passive retreat} 12. Bxe3 Rxe3 $11 {Black has
a very strong fianchettoed B.} 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Kh2 $1 (14. Rae1 {(McShane)
White's pieces centralise very easily.}) 14... Nd7 $1 $13 {/\ f5, Nf6} (14...
Na6 15. Rae1 Nc7 16. Ng1 {/\ Nf3} Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Bd7 18. Nf3 a6 19. Ne4 (19. f5
$5 {is used to be the main idea in this P structure.}) 19... Ne8 $1 20. b4 b6
$1 21. Rb1 Qc7 22. g3 Nf6 23. Nf2 b5 $1 $36 {and suddenly Black grabs the |^,
Seirawan-Wojtkiewicz, Tilburg 1992 56/656.})) 12. Bd2 (12. g4 $1 {and the N is
out of play.} f5 13. g5 Nf7 14. h4 $14 {/\ Ng3 h5 Suetin}) 12... Nf5 13. Qb3 {
'!?' McShane. McShane: 'Preparing to bring the rook across, and tickling
Black's queenside.'} (13. g4 $2 {is overoptimistic because of} Ne3 14. Bxe3
Rxe3 15. Be4 Rxh3 16. Bg2 Bxg4 17. Bxh3 Bxh3 18. Rf2 Nd7 $17 {Barczay-Letelier
Martner, Havana 1971 11/576}) 13... Na6 14. Rae1 Rb8 15. a3 (15. Nb5 Nb4 $132)
15... Nc7 {/\ b5} 16. a4 {Winning a "tempo" if the N retreats to a6.} Bd7 (
16... Ne3 $2 {is not relevant because of} 17. Rf3) 17. Ne4 (17. Kh2 {is
already met by} Ne3 $1) (17. Bxf5 $1 Bxf5 18. Ng3 $14 {fighting for the vital
f5 square looked better.}) 17... Na6 18. Kh2 Nb4 {McShane: 'Black was denied
the b5 break at the cost of this reasonable post for the horse. Unfortunately,
it later finds itself sidelined since White controls all the light squares it
could want to move to.'} 19. Bb1 $1 (19. Bxb4 {is strongly met by the
intermediate move} Qb6 $1 (19... cxb4 {McShane} 20. Qxb4 a5 21. Qb3 Qc7 {
gives Black good compensation as White's dark squares are much more accessible
here.}) 20. g4 Ne3 21. Rf3 cxb4 22. c5 $145 $5) 19... Qh4 20. Bc3 (20. g4 {
is still premature in view of} Nh6 $1 {>< g4}) 20... Ne3 21. Bxg7 {'!' McShane.
McShane: 'Not fearing the loss of exchange - Radjabov soon feels obliged to
return the compliment.'} Nxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Rxe4 $1 {Black has to eliminate the
dangerous attacking N.} (22... Kxg7 {allows White to organize a dangerous ->
after} 23. Qc3+ f6 24. N2g3 $40 {McShane: 'provides tremendous compensation.
The pawn on d6 is ripe for plucking and Black's pieces coordinate poorly.'})
23. Bxe4 Kxg7 24. Qc3+ Qf6 $2 {This allows White to get an enormous space
advantage.} (24... Kg8 $1 $15 {and there is no f4-f5!}) 25. f5 $1 $16 {'!'
McShane. McShane: 'A key move, maintaining an initiative. Black's pieces are
not given enough room to breathe. I am sure Sokolov appreciated the coming
weakness of the d6 pawn from a long way off, upon which the game turns.'} Qxc3
(25... Bxa4 $2 {McShane} 26. fxg6 Qxc3 27. Rxf7+ $1 {is an important
intermezzo.}) 26. Nxc3 Re8 {McShane: 'This allows the pawn a dominant role on
f6, but instead'} (26... f6 {McShane} 27. Bb1 {threatens the powerful Ne4.})
27. f6+ Kf8 28. Bb1 {/\ Ne4 >< d6} b6 29. a5 $1 {ruining Black's P structure.
McShane: 'There is time enough to fracture Black's structure before winning d6.
Notice how hopeless the proud knight on b4 now looks. Nor is Black's 'good'
bishop much use here.'} bxa5 30. Ne4 {>< d6 will fall.} a4 31. Nxd6 Re2 32. Ne4
{>< c5 McShane: 'And now back for c5, thanks to 29.a5!'} Na6 33. Rf2 {White
has a defended o^ and his f6 P cripples Black.} Re1 (33... Rxf2 {McShane} 34.
Nxf2 {and White's king can advance to e5, with a huge edge.}) 34. Bc2 Re3 35.
Rd2 $18 {/\ Kg1-f2 capturing the R.} a3 36. bxa3 Rxa3 37. Re2 Ra2 38. Nd6 {
/\ Re7! McShane: 'Finally White's rook finds a way in via e7, and Black has no
decent defence.'} 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Nh6 {Mir erscheint dieses Abspiel genau die Art, wie man NICHT mit Schwarz
gegen den 7.g4 spielen sollte. Gerade in der Anfangszeit des Shabalov-Angriffs
konnten die Weißspieler hier einige überzeugende Angriffssiege landen. Die
offene g-Linie und die schnelle weiße Entwicklung gestalten (zumindest in der
Praxis) das schwarze Spiel schwierig.} 9. Bd2 (9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nf5 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Rg2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qf6 17. Ne5
Rd8 18. Ng4 Qe7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Rxg7 Kxg7 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Qe2 {
1-0 Krasenkow,M-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow 1992/EXT 97 (23)}) 9... Nf8 (9... Nf5 10.
e4 (10. cxd5 $6 cxd5 11. Nb5 $6 Nf6 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Qc7 O-O $15
{1-0 Hodgson,J-Blatny,P/Pardubice 1993/CBM 37/[Blatny,P] (39)}) (10. Bd3 $5 {
Blatny,P} g6 11. e4 $44) 10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Bd3 g6 14.
Bc3 O-O 15. h4 Qc7 16. Ne5 Nxh4 17. Ng5 Nf5 18. f4 b5 19. Qh2 b4 20. Bxf5 exf5
21. Nxh7 Ng4 22. Nxg4 fxg4 23. Rh1 g3 24. Qh6 bxc3 25. Nf6+ {1-0 Shirov,
A-Dreev,A/Moscow 1993/EXT 97 (25)}) (9... Qe7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nf5 12.
O-O-O Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bg5 Qg6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Ne5 Qh5 17. h4 Bd8 18. Qe4
O-O 19. Be2 Bxg5+ 20. hxg5 Qh4 21. f4 Rd8 22. Rh1 Ng3 23. Rxh4 Nxe4 24. Bd3 Ng3
25. Rxh7 Ne2+ 26. Kb1 Nxd4 27. g6 fxg6 28. Bxg6 Rd5 29. Rdh1 Kf8 30. Rh8+ Ke7
31. Re8+ {1-0 Shirov,A-Bangiev,A/Germany 1993/EXT 97-B (31)}) 10. e4 dxe4 11.
Nxe4 Nf5 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. O-O-O Ng6 14. h4 $16 {Zum Preise nur eines kleinen
Bauerns hat Weiß Entwicklungsvorsprung und gewaltigen Angriff.} Nge7 15. Bd3 f6
16. h5 Kf7 17. Rg4 {Weiß richtet sein Spiel auf den Bauern g7.} b5 18. Bf4 Qb4
19. Rdg1 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rg8 21. a3 Qb6 22. Nh4 Nd5 23. Nxf5 $1 {In Verbindung
mit den nächsten beiden Zügen sehr stark gespielt. Der Rg4 schwenkt auf einmal
zum Damenflügel.} exf5 24. R4g3 $1 a5 {Um der Dame ein Rückzugsfeld zu sichern.
} (24... Be6 25. Rb3 Qxd4 26. Rb7+ {ist wenig erfreulich.}) 25. Rb3 Qa7 26.
Bxd5+ cxd5 27. Qc6 Qa6 (27... Rd8 28. Rb6 $1 {mit den Drohungen h5-h6 oder
Rxg7+}) 28. Qxd5+ Be6 29. Rb7+ Ke8 30. Re1 Rc8+ 31. Kd2 Rc6 32. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. c3 Qa5 5. Bd2 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Re1
Nc6 9. e3 Qb6 10. Bc1 d5 11. b3 Ne4 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Nbd2 f5 14. Qe2 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Bd7 16. Rec1 Rac8 17. Bf1 a6 18. Qd1 h6 19. Ne1 Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[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
Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O h6 15.
Nd2 O-O 16. Ne4 Bd4 (16... Be7 $6 17. Qg4 $40) 17. Nd6 Bc6 (17... Bxe5 $6 18.
Nxb7 Qb6 (18... Qb6) 19. Qh5 Bf4 20. Nc5 Qxc5 21. Bxf4 Qd4 22. Bd6 Qxd3 23.
Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qe5 $14 {1-0 Bareev,E-Shirov,A/Linares 1994/CBM 40/[Anand] (40)
führt zu einer Stellung, in der die Frage nur lauten kann: Gewinnt Weiß oder
hält Schwarz remis ?}) 18. Bh7+ (18. Qe2 f5 (18... Qh4 19. Re1 Nf4 20. Bxf4
Qxf4 21. Rac1 Bd5 22. Bc4 $36 {1-0 Gagarin,V-Stripunsky,A/Briansk 1995/EXT 98 
(39)}) 19. Rd1 Qh4 $1 {Kortschnojs Verbesserungsvorschlag gegenüber 13...Qe7?!}
(19... Qe7 $6 20. Ba6 Bc5 21. Bd2 Ba4 22. b3 Bd7 23. Bb7 Rab8 24. Bxd5 exd5 25.
Qf3 $16 {Kortschnoj,V-Gurevich,M/Antwerpen (09) ; CBM 37 1993}) 20. a3 (20. Bc4
$2 Bb6 21. Bd2 $6 f4 22. Qf3 Ne7 $40 {0-1 Volzhin,A-Rasmussen,K/Gistrup 1996/
CBM 55/[Lutz] (34)}) 20... a5 21. Bb5 $10 {Kortschnoj}) 18... Kxh7 19. Qxd4 {
Der Stolz der weißen Stellung ist der Nd6. Daher versucht Schwarz schnellstens,
diesen mit ...f7-f6 zu entwurzeln. M.E. kann Weiß in dieser Stellung nicht
wirklich mit Vorteil rechnen.} f6 (19... Qb6 $5 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21. Be3 Nxe3 22.
fxe3 Rad8 23. Rad1 Bb5 24. Qxb5 Rxd6 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. Rd7 Ra6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Milov,V-Huzman,A/Panormo 2002/CBM 90 ext (67)}) 20. Bd2 (20. a3 fxe5 21. Qe4+
Kg8 22. Qxe5 Qf6 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1995/CBM 48 (22)}) 20...
fxe5 {Schwarz hat zwar nun einen isolierten Pe6, aber dank seiner aktiven
Figuren hat er genügend Gegenspiel.} 21. Qe4+ {Mit diesem Zwischenschach soll
der schwarze König nach g8 gelockt werden, damit dann später der Pe6 mit
Schach hängt.} (21. Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Milov,V-Smirnov,P/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/[Lutz]
(69)}) 21... Kg8 22. Qxe5 Qd7 23. Rfe1 {Vielleicht ist dieser Zug nicht der
richtige. Es sieht zwar natürlich aus, den Pe6 anzugreifen, aber auch der Pf2
ist schwach.} (23. Rac1 $5 Rad8 24. Nc4 Bb5 25. b3 a5 26. Rfe1 Rf6 27. Qg3 Ne7
28. Bf4 Rg6 29. Qh3 Nd5 30. Be5 Rg5 31. Bg3 Rf5 32. Nd6 Nc3 33. Nxf5 exf5 34.
Kh1 Ne2 35. Ra1 f4 36. Qxd7 Rxd7 37. a4 Ba6 38. Bh4 g5 39. Rad1 Rd4 40. Rxd4
Nxd4 41. Re8+ Kf7 42. Ra8 Be2 43. Rxa5 Ke6 44. Ra8 gxh4 45. a5 h3 46. Rh8 f3
47. Rxh6+ Kf5 48. g4+ Kxg4 49. Kg1 Nxb3 50. a6 Bxa6 51. Rxa6 Nc1 52. Rc6 Ne2+
53. Kf1 b3 54. Ke1 Kf5 55. Kd2 Ke4 56. Rc4+ Kf5 57. Rb4 Nf4 58. Rxb3 Ng2 {
1-0 Vaganian,R-Klimov,S/Togliatti 2003/CBM 94 ext (58)}) 23... Rad8 24. Nc4 (
24. Ne4 $5 {0-1 Milov,V-Nielsen,P/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/[Lutz] (37)}) (24. Qxe6+
Qxe6 25. Rxe6 Nc7 (25... Nf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. f3 Bd5 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Nxe8
Rc4 $44 {Kasimdzhanov,R}) 26. Rg6 (26. Re7 Na6 $1) 26... Kh7 27. Rg4 Rxd6 28.
Bxb4 Rfd8 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 $132 {Kasimdzhanov,R}) 24... Nb6 25. Nxb6 Qxd2 26.
Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qxc6 Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 axb6 29. b3 $6 (29. h3 $1 Qxb2 30. Qxb6 Rd2
31. Rab1 $11 {Kasimdzhanov,R}) 29... Rd2 30. Re8 $2 (30. Rg1 $1 {Wie Rustam
Kasimdzhanov in SCHACH 7/2003 ausführt, hält dieser Zug trotz der schwarzen
Aktivität immer noch das Gleichgewicht.}) 30... Rxa2 31. Rc1 Re2 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8
33. Qxb6 Qf4 $36 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Qd3+ Qe4 36. Qxe4+ Rxe4 37. h3 $2 {Danach
wird das Turmendspiel sehr schwierig für Weiß, da das Feld g3 geschwächt wird.}
(37. Kg1 Re3 38. Rc6 Rxb3 39. Rb6 $15 {Kasimdzhanov,R}) 37... Re3 38. Rc6 Rxb3
39. Rb6 g5 40. Rb7+ Kg6 41. Rb6+ Kg7 42. Rb7+ Kf6 43. Rb6+ Ke5 44. Rxh6 Rd3 45.
Rb6 b3 46. Rb4 Kd5 47. Kg1 Kc5 48. Rb8 Kc4 49. Kf2 Kc3 50. Ke2 Rd2+ 51. Kf3 Rd4
0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Rb1 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bc2 Qd6 19. Qg4 h5 20. Qh3 e4 21. Be3
b6 22. b5 d4 23. Bg5 d3 24. Bb3 Rxf2 25. Rxe4 Raf8 26. Qe3 Re2 27. Bxe7 Rxe3
28. Bxd6 Rxe4 29. Bxf8 Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Kxf8 31. bxc6 Rxe6 32. c7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Paris NAO"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2003.05.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.05.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Be6 6. Na3 Bd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nxc4
Nc6 9. O-O e6 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Qc3 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15.
Ne3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bg2 Rd7 18. Rb1 Bf8 19. d3 Qd8 20. Ba1 g6 21. Nc4 Bg7
22. Qd2 Nd5 23. Kf1 b6 24. Rec1 Nc6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. h4 Qf6 27. Na3 Rcd8 28.
Kg1 Nd4 29. Nc4 h5 30. Qb2 Nc6 31. Qd2 Nd4 32. Qb2 Nc6 33. Qd2 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Na3 Bg4 8.
Qd3 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nc4 Nb4 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. a3 Nc6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qxd6
Nd4 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Ne3 Ba5 17. Kd2 Rfd8 18. Bd3 Be2 19. Rab1 Bxd3 20. cxd3
Nb3+ 21. Kc2 Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 c5 12. Be3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4
Qb6 15. Rab1 e5 16. Nb5 Nf6 17. Qh4 a6 18. Nc3 Bf5 19. c5 Qc6 20. Rbd1 Rad8 21.
b4 Kg7 22. Qg3 Qe6 23. Qe3 Rfe8 24. h3 h5 25. Rfe1 e4 26. b5 axb5 27. Nxb5 Rxd1
28. Rxd1 Qxa2 29. Nd6 Re5 30. Bc4 Qc2 31. Rc1 Qb2 32. Bxf7 Be6 33. Bxe6 Rxe6
34. Rd1 Qc2 35. Qd4 Qb3 36. c6 bxc6 37. Qa7+ Kh8 38. Nf7+ Kg8 39. Nh6+ Kh8 40.
Nf7+ Kg8 41. Nh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Postny} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 $5 {Sometimes
after this move black transfers to the main lines.} 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 $5 {
[%csl Gc5]} 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Bd2 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4,Gd2c3]} (10. c3 {
Postny} O-O 11. a4 Rd8 12. a5 Nf8 13. b3 Rb8 14. h3 Qc7 15. Qc2 Ne6 16. Be3 b5
17. Ncd2 Qd6 18. Rad1 Qxd3 19. Qc1 Qd6 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Ncxe5 $1
$36 {1-0 Campora,D-Estremera Panos,S/Santiago 1995/EXT 98 (32)}) (10. Bg5 {
Postny} f6 11. Be3 Nf8 12. a3 Bg4 13. b4 Ne6 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Na5 Ne6 16. Qb1
Nd8 17. Nd2 O-O 18. d4 exd4 19. Bxd4 b6 20. Nac4 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,
S-Babula,V/Olomouc 1997/CBM 61 (42)}) 10... O-O ({Probably more accurate is} 
10... b6 {Postny} 11. a4 (11. a3 a5) 11... O-O 12. Qc1 Re8 13. Rb1 Nf8 14. Bc3
f6 15. b4 Be6 16. Ne3 Bf7 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Bb2 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Leko,
P/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (23)}) 11. a3 b6 $5 {Now black develops in a right way.
As white has nothing to prevent Ba6.} (11... Rd8 {Postny} 12. b4 b6 13. Qc1 $14
{- see the game Speelman,J-David,A/Mondariz 2000/CBM 79 [Finkel]}) 12. Bc3 {
'?!' Postny.} ({More to the point is} 12. b4 {Postny} Ba6 13. Bc3 Rfd8 14. Nfd2
Qe6 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Rf1 b5 17. Ne3 Bd6 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Rab1 Bc8 20. Qd2 f6 21.
Ng4 Nf8 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. bxc5 Bc7 24. a4 $14 {1-0 Torre,E-Timman,J/Moscow 1981/
MCL (73)}) 12... a5 {[%csl Ga5,Ga8,Rb4][%cal Gc8a6] '=' Postny. Postny:
'Preventing the b2-b4 advance. It's interesting that from now on until the end
of the game Gelfand fails to find any good plan!'} (12... Ba6 $5 $13 {Was
worth considering.}) 13. a4 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6,Rc5]} Ba6 {[%csl Rc4] Now there is
no b4. So white lost targets for a while.  Now black can think about playing
on the king-side sometimes.} 14. b3 ({Since the position is closed, comes into
consideration} 14. Ne3 {(Postny) to keep the knight out of the exchange.})
14... Bxc4 15. bxc4 {[%csl Rb6]} Qd6 $5 {Rae8 and f5 comes soon and white
should think about counter-play.} 16. Rb1 (16. Nd2 $6 f5 $11) ({Deserved
attention} 16. Ng5 {(Postny) with the idea to transfer the knight to h3 and
prepare f2-f4 (possibly with g2-g3 first).}) 16... Rae8 17. g3 {With idea :
Kg2-h4-h5-Rh1.} Qe6 {[%cal Ge6h3,Gf7f5] Trying to play f5 somewhere. I was not
sure with the moment, so I tried to provoke some weaknesses.} 18. Kg2 {[%cal
Gh2h4,Gh4h5]} Re7 $5 {[%cal Ge7f7,Rf7f5] Interesting decision, now black will
play f5. And white should decide what to do against it.} 19. h4 $6 {'?' Postny.
I think it is dubious. At least for now. White should have played something
like Nd2-f3 followed by defencive play. Postny: 'The purpose of this move is
not quite clear, while it creates a weaknesses near the white king and loses
an important tempo.'} (19. Nd2 f5 20. exf5 (20. f3 f4 $15 {And it is only
Black who is playing for something as queen-side is totally untouchable.})
20... gxf5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 (21... Nxe5 $1 {But probably this is interesting.} 22.
f4 Ng4 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Nf1 Rfe8 25. Kf3 Bd4 26. c3 Bxc3 27. h3 h5 $1 28. hxg4
hxg4+ 29. Kg2 Re2+ 30. Kh1 Kf7 $19) 22. f4 Qg6 (22... Qf6 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Qh5
$14) 23. fxe5 $14) ({Possible was} 19. Ng5 {Postny} Qd6 20. Nh3) 19... f5 $1 {
Postny: 'Now black grabs the initiative.'} 20. Qe2 $6 (20. h5 $1 {This was
better than the text.} Qf6 $1 (20... f4 $6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Ng5 Qf6 23. gxf4
Qxf4 $6 (23... Bh6 $5 24. Qg4 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Qxf4 26. Qxf4 Rxf4 27. Bd2 Rh4 28.
Rh1 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 $14) 24. Nh3 Qh4 25. Re3 Bh6 26. Rg3 Kh7 27. Qe2 Ref7 28. Rh1
$14) (20... fxe4 $2 21. Ng5 $1 $16) 21. hxg6 hxg6 {And I think that black's
chances are slightly better.}) 20... f4 $5 {Now black is able to attack with
Ref7. White has nothing to do than to move pieces around the king.} 21. Ng5 Qd6
$1 22. Rh1 $6 {'?' Postny. Postny: 'It certainly was not the best day for
Boris Gelfand.'} (22. g4 {Postny} h6 23. Nf3 Qe6 24. g5 Qg4+ (24... hxg5 25.
Nxg5 f3+ 26. Qxf3) 25. Kh2 hxg5 26. Rg1) 22... h6 $1 23. Nf3 Qe6 {[%cal Ge6g4]
Now it is very hard to defend with white. No targets. Only defence. Postny:
'Now it's already hard to resist black's attack.'} 24. Rh3 {'?!' Postny.
Postny: 'Very awkward move.'} (24. h5 $1 g5 (24... gxh5 $5 25. Rxh5 Ref7 26.
Rf1 Rf6 $15) 25. Nh2 Ref7 26. Qg4 Qd6 $15) (24. Rbf1 {Postny} Ref7 $17) 24...
Ref7 25. Re1 $6 {'?' Postny. Postny: 'Another unsound move. What is the rook
doing on e1?!'} (25. Kh2 Qg4 (25... Rf6 $5 {[%cal Ge6f7]} 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. Bd2
R4f6 $15) 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. Rg1 Qh5 28. Rgg3 R8f7 29. Bd2 Rg4 30. Kg2 Nf8 $15)
({Necessary was} 25. Rf1 {Postny}) 25... Nf6 $3 {A super-strong move. Probably
Gelfand overlooked this move.} 26. gxf4 (26. Bxe5 fxg3 $1 27. fxg3 (27. Bxf6
gxf2 $1 28. Qxf2 Bxf6 29. Qg1 Bxh4 30. Rxh4 (30. Nxh4 Rf2+ 31. Kg3 (31. Qxf2
Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qxh3 $19) 31... Qe5+ 32. Kg4 h5#) (30. Re3 g5 $1 $19) 30... Rxf3
$19) 27... Nh5 28. Bxg7 Qg4 $1 29. Nh2 Rf2+ 30. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qxh3 $19) (
26. Nxe5 Nd7 $5 27. Nxf7 Bxc3 28. Nxh6+ Kh7 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. Nxg4 Bxe1 $17)
26... Nh5 $1 27. Bd2 Rxf4 $1 28. Ng1 Bf6 $6 $17 (28... Rxf2+ $1 29. Qxf2 Qg4+
30. Kf1 Ng3+ $1 $19 (30... Rxf2+ $5 {I counted this variation but somehow I
missed that rook is on e1 and that I am winning very very easily here.} 31.
Kxf2 Bf6 $19)) 29. Kh1 Bxh4 30. Bxf4 Nxf4 31. Rxh4 (31. Qf1 Bxf2 32. Rxh6 Bxe1
33. Qxe1 Qg4 $19) 31... Nxe2 32. Rxe2 Kg7 $5 33. Rh2 Qd7 $1 {[%cal Gb6b5,Ga5a1]
} 34. Re3 b5 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. axb5 Qxb5 37. c4 Qb1 $19 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Bb2 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 {[%csl Re6] This variation's main idea is to capture the weak Pe6. White
suppose to recieve counterplay meantime.} fxe4 (15... Kh7 16. b5 fxe4 17. Bxe4
d5 18. Ba3 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bxe7 Re8 22. Bb4 Rxe6 {
1/2-1/2 Babula,V-Shulman,Y/CZE 1997/EXT 99 (37)}) 16. Bxe4 $2 $17 ({Better is} 
16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 $6 $15 (17. Rxe4 $5 Nf5 (17... d5 18. cxd5 (18. Rxe5
Bxe5 19. Bxe5 dxc4 20. Qc1 Kh7 21. Qxc4 Rxf3 22. gxf3 Qd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Flament,F-Acher,M/Hyeres 2002/EXT 2003 (30)}) 18... cxd5 19. Rxe5 Bxe5
20. Bxe5 Qb6 21. Qd2 Kh7 (21... Qxe6 22. Re1 Rxf3 23. gxf3 Nf5 24. Bg3 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Kallai,G-Barbero,G/Bern 1997/EXT 99 (29)}) 22. Re1 a5 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24.
Bd4 Qa6 25. Qb4 Re8 26. Be2 Ra4 27. Qb3 Qa8 28. Bc5 $2 $17 {0-1 Szeberenyi,
A-Radjabov,T/Budapest 2000/CBM 79 ext (36)} (28. Bb2 Rxa2 29. Qc3 Rg8 30. Rc1
$44)) 18. b5 (18. Re2 Qe7 19. b5 Nh4 20. Be4 Rac8 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rd2 Rf4 23.
f3 Rcf8 24. Kh1 (24. Rxd6 $18) 24... Nf5 25. Qe2 Qxe6 26. g3 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Rc8
28. f4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Berezin,O-Vajda,L/Bucharest 1998/EXT 99 (44)}) 18... Rc8
19. Re2 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Kindermann,S/Nussloch 1996/CBM
53 [Dautov,R](24)}) 17... d5 $1 (17... Nf5 18. b5 Qe8 19. Re2 (19. bxc6 bxc6
20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Qxd6 Rd8 22. Qc7 $16) 19... Rc8 20. Qa4 Qxe6 21. bxc6 bxc6
22. Bxc6 Kh7 23. Bd5 {-see commented game 1-0 Ionov,S-Cvitan,O/Budapest 1996/
CBM 56[Huzman,A, Dautov,R] (53)}) (17... Rf6 18. b5 Rxe6 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Rad1
Qc7 $132 {1-0 Wunnink,M-De Haas,P/Wijk aan Zee 2001/CBM 80 ext (46)}) 18. cxd5
cxd5 19. Bc2 Qb6 20. Qd2 e4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Bb3 Rf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Peek,
M-David,A/Amsterdam 2000/CBM 77 ext (33)}) 16... d5 $1 (16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf5
18. Qg4 Kh7 (18... Qe8 19. e7 Qxe7 20. Qxg6 Rad8 21. Rad1 d5 22. cxd5 cxd5 23.
Ng3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Delchev,A/Kastel Stari 1997/CBM 57 ext (39)}) 19.
Rad1 Qe7 20. Rd3 Rae8 21. Rh3 d5 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Nc5 e4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 (24...
Nxg7 $17) 25. Qd1 Rf6 26. g4 $1 $16 (26. Qxd5 b6 27. Na6 (27. Nxe4 Rxe6 28. f3
Qxb4 29. Rd1 $11) 27... Rxe6 $15 {0-1 Averkin,O-Zakharstov,V/Krasnodar 1998/
EXT 2000 (33)})) (16... Qb6 17. Qb3 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Ng4 20. Ne4 Rad8
21. Qg3 (21. Bc4 Rxf2 (21... Nxf2 22. Nc5) 22. Kh1 Rxb2 23. Qxb2 Rd4 {[%csl
Rc4,Re4,Rh1][%cal Gg4f2]} 24. h3 Rxe4 $19) 21... Nxf2 22. Nxf2 Rxd5 23. Re2
Qxe6 24. Rae1 Nc6 25. Nd3 $15 {[%csl Re5] 1/2-1/2 Ivanov,S-Avrukh,B/Beersheba
1998/EXT 99 (52)}) 17. Bd3 ({In case of} 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bc2 e4 {Black
leaves with advantage:} 19. Na4 b6 20. f3 exf3 21. Qxf3 Qd6 22. Rad1 Rac8 23.
Bb1 Rc4 24. Qg3 (24. Qb3 Ng4 25. g3 Rxb4 (25... b5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Nc5 {
0-1 Mista,A-Antoniewski,R/Trzebinia 1998/EXT 2000 (37)}) 26. Ba3 Rxb3 27. Bxd6
Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Bd4+ 29. Kh1 Rf2 $19) 24... Qxg3 25. hxg3 Ng4 $17) 17... e4 18.
Bf1 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5,Ge4,Re6] The opening variation result is in Black favour.
Black has strong PP centre, Pe6 will be captured in nearest future.} Qb6 19.
Rb1 Nh5 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gb6f2]} 20. c5 {White protects Pf2, but Black Centre
becomes stronger.} Qc7 21. b5 Qf4 {[%csl Rf2]} 22. Re2 Qg5 {[%csl Re6,Rg1]
[%cal Gh5f4]} 23. Bc1 Qg4 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Rb7 Qxe6 26. Qb3 Nf6 $19 {Black
eventually won the P on e6 and his position is winning.} 27. Bb2 Nf5 (27...
Rae8 $19) 28. Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Bxg7 Nxg7 30. f3 Kh8 $4 $11 ({Easily wins} 30...
Qf6 31. Rxe4 Ne6 $3 $19 {[%csl Rb3,Rb7,Rc5,Re4][%cal Ge6c5]}) 31. fxe4 Qf6 (
31... d4 $132) 32. Qf3 Qxf3 ({Worse is} 32... Qa1 $6 {in view of} 33. Rf7 Qd4+
(33... Ne6 $2 34. Rf2 Rxf7 (34... Qd4 35. Qf6+ Qxf6 36. R7xf6 Rxf6 37. Rxf6
Nxc5 38. exd5 cxd5 39. Rxg6 $16) 35. Qxf7 Rf8 36. Qxg6 Rxf2 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38.
Kxf2 Kf7 39. Qh5+ Ke7 $14) 34. Qf2 Qxf2+ 35. Rexf2 Rxf7 36. Rxf7 dxe4 37. Rc7
Re8 38. Rxc6 e3 39. Be2 Ne6 40. Kf1 Kg7 $14) (32... Ne6 $1 33. Qxf6+ Rxf6 34.
exd5 Raf8 35. Re1 cxd5 $11) 33. gxf3 d4 $6 $14 ({Why not} 33... Rxf3 $5 34.
exd5 cxd5 35. Ree7 Nf5 36. Red7 Rc3 37. Rxd5 Rc1 38. Rdd7 $11) 34. Rc7 d3 $6
$16 (34... Rac8 $1 35. Rxa7 Rxf3 36. Rd2 $14) 35. Rg2 Ne6 (35... Rxf3 36. Rxg6
Raf8 37. Bxd3 Rxd3 38. Rgxg7 Rg8 39. Rxg8+ Kxg8 40. Rxc6 $18) 36. Rxc6 Nf4 37.
Rd2 Rac8 38. Rxc8 ({Not} 38. Ra6 $2 $11 Rxc5 (38... Rf7 39. c6 $16) 39. Rxa7
Rb8 40. Bxd3 Rd8 41. Ra3 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 g5 43. h4 Kg7 44. Rb3 Rh1 45. hxg5 hxg5
$44) 38... Rxc8 39. Kf2 Rxc5 40. Ke3 g5 41. Bxd3 Kg7 (41... Rc1 42. h4 Kg7 43.
hxg5 hxg5 44. Kd4 $16) 42. Rc2 Nxd3 (42... Rxc2 43. Bxc2 Kf6 44. Kd4 $18) (
42... Ra5 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. Bc4 $18) 43. Kxd3 Ra5 44. Kd4 Ra4+ $6 $18 {It helps
to White to pick up his K to the Black's camp.} (44... Kf6 $142 45. h4 gxh4 (
45... Ra3 46. h5 Rxf3 47. Rc6+ Kg7 48. Rg6+ Kh7 49. a4 Rh3 50. Ke5 Rxh5 51. Kf6
Rh4 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. e5 Rxa4 54. e6 $18) 46. Ke3 $16) (44... Ra3 $142 45. e5
$16) 45. Kd5 Ra5+ (45... Ra3 46. e5 $18) 46. Ke6 Ra3 47. e5 Rxf3 48. Ke7 g4 49.
e6 h5 50. Rd2 Re3 51. Kd7 Kf6 52. Rf2+ Kg7 53. e7 Rd3+ 54. Ke8 Rd5 55. a4 a5
56. Rf4 $22 Kg8 57. Rf7 Rd4 58. Rf5 Kg7 59. Rxh5 Rxa4 60. Rd5 Rb4 61. Kd7 Rb7+
62. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 (6... Nxc3 7.
bxc3 g6 {is the other main line.}) (6... e6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 {
avoids the Panov-Nimzo E54.}) 7. Bb5 Nxc3 (7... e6 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Re1
{is similar to the Panov Attack, but the B is on b5 instead of c4 or d3. White
has a chance to take on c6 corrupting Black's P structure.}) 8. bxc3 Qd5 9. Qe2
(9. c4 Qe4+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 {The _|_ is nothing special for White, he
has some structural weaknesses.} Bg4 (11... Bd7 12. d4 e6 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5
Ne5 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Re1 f6 17. Be3 Nb6 18. Kf1 Nxd5 19. Rab1 b6 20. Bxb6+
Kf7 21. Bd4 Bb4 {and Black has successfully finished his development.} 22. Rec1
Ke6 {1/2-1/2 Matamoros Franco-Volkmann, Bled 2002}) 12. d4 O-O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6
14. Be3 g6 15. Rab1 Bg7 $11 {Pinski-Vanparys, Yerevan 1999}) (9. Qb3 Qe4+ 10.
Be2 e6 11. d3 Qf5 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. Qxa3 Qa5 {White's P structure
is not very nice, and his pieces are not active enough.} 15. Qb2 {1/2-1/2
Tkachiev-Khenkin, Santo Domingo 2002}) 9... Bg4 (9... a6 $6 {is again feeble,
this time in view of} 10. Bc4 Qh5 11. d4 Bg4 12. Rb1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 {White has
an excellent ^^ and a lead of development.} b5 14. Bd3 Qd5 15. a4 $16 {
Arizmendi-Cid, Palencia 1999}) 10. d4 (10. c4 Qf5 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. h3 Bxf3
13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 {and White's P structure is not rosy either.} Rb8 15. d3
e5 16. Be3 c5 17. Kd2 Bd6 18. Rab1 Kd7 19. Rb3 {1/2:1/2 Lalic-Rausis, Haarlem
1996}) (10. Bc4 Bxf3 11. Bxd5 (11. gxf3 $5 {leads to a complicated middlegame.}
Qf5 (11... Qg5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Bb5 Rc8) 12. d4 g6 13. O-O Bg7 $13) 11... Bxe2
12. Kxe2 (12. Bxc6+ {Korchnoi-Dreev, Biel 2002 CBM 91}) 12... Rc8 (12... e6 13.
Bf3 (13. Be4 Rc8 $11) 13... O-O-O 14. Rb1 Rd7 15. d4 Bd6 16. Be3 Ne7 17. Rb3
Nd5 18. Rhb1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 b6 20. a4 {despite of the ^- White still has some
|^.} Kd8 21. a5 Bc7 22. axb6 axb6 23. h3 $14 {Jaracz-Erdogdu, Istanbul 2003})
13. Rb1 b6 $11) 10... e6 (10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 e6 12. Rb1 $5 (12. Bf4 $6 Bd6 13.
Bc4 Qa5 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Qe4 e5 $15 {Goodger-Marusenko, York 2000})) 11. Rb1 (
11. O-O Bd6 12. c4 Qh5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 O-O 16. Be3 e5 {
ruining White's hopes for a mobile central P formation of the hanging pawns.}
17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rad1 Rfb8 20. Rd7 Rb2 21. Rfd1 h5 22. R1d2 Rxd2
23. Rxd2 a5 $11 {R.Sergejev-Pingitzer, Matinhos 1994}) 11... Be7 (11... Bxf3
12. Qxf3 (12. gxf3 $5 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bd6 14. Be4 Qa5 15. Bd2 b6 $142 (15... Qc7
16. d5 $1) 16. d5 Ne5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. f4 Nc4 $13) 12... Qxf3 13. gxf3 a6 14.
Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Rb6 {The opened b <-> gives White some chances.} c5 16. Be3 cxd4
17. Bxd4 Kd7 18. Ke2 $14) 12. Bd3 Qd7 (12... Bxf3 13. Qxf3 (13. gxf3 $6) 13...
Qxf3 14. gxf3 {^^}) 13. Be4 (13. h3 Bh5 (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 $14) 14. O-O O-O
15. Bf4 Rac8) 13... Rc8 14. h3 Bxf3 (14... Bh5 15. Qb5 $5 (15. O-O Bg6) 15...
f5 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxc6+ Rxc6 18. Rxb7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rxc3 20. Kd2 Rxf3 (20...
Rc8 21. Kd3 $14) 21. Ke2 Rc3 22. Rxa7 $14) 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. O-O Bf6 (16... Bd6
17. Rd1 $14) (16... f5 $5 {is the most aggressive continuation clearing things
in the [+] after} 17. Bd3 e5 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Qe2 Bf6 20. Re1 a6 21. Bb3 Rfe8
$13) 17. h4 $5 {/\ h5-h6, but is it a real threat?} (17. Re1 b6 18. Qh5 g6 19.
Qf3 Bg7 20. Ba3 Rfd8 21. Rbd1 $14 {looks a more "conservative" way of handling
this position.}) 17... Rfd8 18. g3 (18. h5 Be7 (18... h6 $2 19. Bxh6 $1) 19. h6
g6 20. Bf4 $14) 18... b6 19. h5 (19. Bg5 $6 {is completely illogical
exchanging the important ^^.} Bxg5 20. hxg5 Ne7 21. Qh5 g6 $1 22. Qf3 Nd5 $132)
19... Be7 20. Re1 Bf8 21. Bg5 (21. h6 g6 22. Bg5 Ne7 {- 21.Bg5} (22... Re8 23.
Kg2 $14)) 21... Ne7 22. Rbc1 (22. h6 g6 {The dark squares are not so weak on
the >>.} 23. Rb3 (23. Rb2 Rc4) 23... Qa4 24. Qe2 Rd7 $13) 22... h6 23. Bf4 (23.
Bh4 $5 Re8) 23... Nd5 24. Be5 (24. Bd2 Qa4 $15) 24... f6 (24... Rc4 25. Bh7+
Kh8 $13) 25. Bf4 f5 (25... b5 $5 {blockading the light squares looked better.})
26. Bd3 $2 {White overestimates his chances.} ({missing} 26. Bxd5 $1 exd5 (
26... Qxd5 27. Qxd5 exd5 28. Re5 Ba3 29. Rc2 Rc4 30. Rxf5 b5 31. Re5 a5 32. Re6
Rdc8 $14 33. Rce2 Rxc3 34. R6e5 $16) 27. Re5 Rc4 (27... Ba3 28. Rce1 Qf7 29.
Bd2) 28. Bd2 $14 {<-> e}) 26... Rxc3 $1 27. Rxc3 Nxc3 28. Be5 Qd5 $1 {White
has no full compensation for the P.} 29. Qe3 (29. Re3 Bd6 30. Bxf5 exf5 31.
Rxc3 Bxe5 $17) 29... Qxa2 (29... Bd6 $15) 30. g4 $1 {and draw agreed, but why
exactly here?!} (30. g4 $1 {is certainly the best try for a counterplay.} Nd5
$1 (30... fxg4 31. Qf4 Rd7 $1 (31... b5 32. Qxg4 b4 33. Qg6 $44) 32. Qxg4 Rf7
33. Rf1 $1 (33. Bg3 Rf6) 33... Qd5 (33... Qd2 34. Bc4) 34. Qg6 $44) 31. Qf3 Nb4
32. Bb1 (32. Bf1 Qd5) 32... Qd5 33. Qh3 Nc6 34. gxf5 Nxe5 35. dxe5 Qd2 36. Rf1
Qg5+ $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {McShane} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 {
McShane: 'Black's move order often transposes to a Sveshnikov Sicilian, with
an extra tempo 'wasted' by both sides after'} (6. Ndb5 {McShane} d6 7. Bf4 e5
8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5) 6... bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 {McShane: 'In some
ways the position is critical already, since if White can boot the knight from
d5 and home in on the d6 square, he will be positionally winning.'} Rb8 $6 {
[%mdl 4] In the last years strong chess players do not go on this line, as it
is considered as very dangerous for them. Besides, Black has three
alternatives:  McShane: 'I don't quite feel this is in the spirit of the
position. Several games continued'} (9... Qa5+ {It's main line.See comments to
Varga,Z-Filippov,V/Neum,2000/CBM 80(1-0)(Golod,V)(28)}) (9... Qb6 $5 {You can
see comments to Felgaer,R-Rosito,J/Pinamar,2002/CBM 88(1-0)(Golod,V)(73)} 10.
c4 {McShane} Bb4+ 11. Ke2 {which is at the very least uncompromising!}) ({and} 
9... f5 $5) 10. Bd3 ({Also were checked up in previous games:} 10. a3 {[%csl
Ya3][%cal Ya3b4,Gc2c4]}) ({and} 10. c4 $6 Bb4+ $36) 10... Qb6 ({On:} 10... Ba6
$5 {you can find three games in Mega Database 2003.}) 11. Qe2 ({Recently was
checked up another continuation:} 11. a3 $5 Be7 (11... Ba6 $5) 12. Qe2 f5 13.
Nf2 (13. Nd6+ $5) 13... Bc5 14. Nd1 d6 15. c4 $14 {Naiditsch,A-Radjabov,T/
Dortmund,2003(1-0)(48)}) 11... Be7 $146 {/\f5} ({Were checked in the preceding
game:} 11... h5 $2 12. a3 $5 {[%csl Ya3,Rb4][%cal Ya3b4,Gc2c4]} a5 13. c4 Nc7
14. Rb1 Ba6 15. Be3 Qb3 16. O-O $16 {Van Leeuwen,E-Goossens,E/BEL,1992(1-0)(22)
}) (11... Nb4 $5 12. Bc4 Ba6) 12. c4 $6 {It's a discrepancy, which allows to
improve the position of the Black's pieces.} ({From my point of view,it was
much better:} 12. a3 {-transfers to 11.a3!?}) 12... Bb4+ $2 {Black did not use
the discrepancy of the contender. It was not necessary to make this
intermediate move:} (12... f5 $1 13. Nd6+ (13. cxd5 $6 fxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb4+ $1 {
[%csl Rb2,Re1][%cal Gc8a6]}) (13. exf6 $143 Nxf6 $11) 13... Bxd6 14. exd6 Qb4+
(14... Nb4 $6 15. Bb1 c5 16. a3 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gb1f5]} Nc6 17. Bxf5 Nd4 18.
Qh5+ Kf8 19. Bd3 Qxd6 (19... Nb3 $6 20. f5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Ge1g1,Gh1f1]
}) 20. Rb1 $14) 15. Kd1 (15. Qd2 $6 Nxf4 {[%csl Rd3,Re1]} 16. Bf1 $44) 15...
Nf6 16. Qe5 O-O $13) 13. Kf1 {McShane: 'Here White is going to very little
trouble for his positional gains, as compared with the line above.'} f5 {
Now this progress is much worse, than on the previous move. McShane: 'Mixing
things up a bit, as'} ({Hardly is better:} 13... Nc7 14. Be3 $16 {McShane:
'would be a strategical nightmare.'}) (13... Ne7 $2 14. a3 {[%csl Rb4]} Bc5 15.
b4 Bd4 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. c5 $18) 14. exf6 ({Less essentially next continuation:
} 14. Ng5 Nc7 (14... Ne7 $143 15. a3 {[%csl Rb4]} Bc5 16. b4 Bd4 17. Rb1 {
+/=/+/-}) 15. a3 (15. Rb1 $5) 15... Be7 16. b4 $14) 14... Nxf6 $8 15. Nxf6+ $1
({Also good enough:} 15. Be3 $5) 15... gxf6 {McShane: 'Black's central pawns
are potentially useful, but at the moment the lack of cover for his king is
the more salient feature.'} 16. Be3 $14 {[%csl Re8,Yf1] Position of White more
preferably at the expense of the best pawn chain and location of the king.} Qa5
$6 (16... Qc7 $142) (16... Bc5 $4 {McShane} 17. Qh5+ {picks up a piece.}) 17.
Kf2 Be7 ({It deserves attention:} 17... d6 $5 {[%csl Yc6,Yd6,Ye6,Yf6] /\Bc5})
18. c5 $1 {McShane: 'A key move, cementing White's positional advantage, and
shattering Black's dreams of mobilizing his central phalanx.'} d5 {Again a
dubious decision.} ({Can be recommended:} 18... f5) ({Impossibly:} 18... Bxc5 {
'??' McShane. in view of:} 19. Qh5+ {[%csl Rc5,Re8] McShane: 'is the tactical
justification for 18.c5!'}) 19. cxd6 Bxd6 20. Rhd1 $16 {McShane: 'Now Black's
pawns are very fragile, and once Adams has finished castling 'by hand' all the
advantages of a safer king become obvious.'} Ke7 21. Kg1 Bc5 22. Bxc5+ {
For White it is certainly favourable to exchange these bishops.} Qxc5+ 23. Kh1
{[%csl Re7,Yh1] McShane: 'The next few moves are very systematic, as White,
with his king safe, gangs up against e6.'} Qb4 $6 ({More stubborn resistance
after:} 23... Qd4 $5 {[%csl Rb2,Rf4]} 24. Qg4 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gg4g7]} f5 25.
Qh4+ Qf6 26. Qf2 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra7]}) 24. Qe3 {[%csl Ra7,Re6] Black can not
simultaneously protect all weaknesses.} Qa5 (24... Qxb2 $4 25. Rab1 {[%csl Rb2,
Rb8]}) (24... Qb6 25. Qg3 {[%csl Re7,Rh8][%cal Gg3g7]} Kf7 26. b3 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Gd3c4]}) 25. b3 Bd7 26. Bc4 Rbd8 27. Re1 $18 {[%csl Re6,Re7] White
perfectly uses the weakness of the Black's king and there is no protection
against the numerous threats.} (27. Rxd7+ {(McShane) would be premature, as
Black has good chances after} Kxd7 28. Qxe6+ Kc7 29. Qxf6 Rhe8) 27... Qb6 (
27... Qf5 $144 28. Rad1 {[%csl Ra7,Re7][%cal Ge3a7]}) 28. Qg3 Rdg8 (28... Rhg8
$143 29. Qh3 {[%csl Re6,Rh7]}) 29. Qh3 (29. Qh3 {[%csl Re6] McShane: 'There is
no good way to defend e6, for example,'} c5 {McShane} 30. Bxe6 Bxe6 31. f5 {
sees White crashing through.}) 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxd3 14. Rxd3
cxd4 15. cxd4 Nd7 16. e5 Re8 17. Bg5 Nf8 18. h4 h6 19. Rc1 Qd8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7
21. h5 Rac8 22. Rcd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g3 $5 {A quiet, but rather tricky
continuation in order to avoid current theoretical discussions in the main
lines after 11.Bd3 Ne7. The idea behind 11.g3 is to get a certain type of
positions and limit Black's choice. By the way, although 11.g3 is played quite
often, some of the theoretical publications fail to mention this move at all.}
({The following variation will help understand better 11.g3.} 11. c3 f5 12.
exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 {this continuation is perfectly playable, but it is less
attractive for many Black players than 13...0-0.} (13... O-O {currently one of
the most fashionable lines.} 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 $11) 14. g3 O-O 15. Bg2 {
Playing this position is a matter of taste. Generally, this was the main
reason why Black players switched again to 13...0-0 instead of 13...Be6,
because not everybody liked the position after 15.Bg2 with Black.}) 11... Ne7 {
Black is making most natural moves and soon will end up in a typical position
for Sveshnikov Sicilian, which is close to equal.} ({The most principled
continuation is considered} 11... f5 {although White has his arguments here
too:} 12. exf5 Bxf5 (12... e4 13. c3 Ne5 14. Be2 {is a different variation,
which scores very well for White in the practice.}) 13. Bg2 {[%cal Gd5e3]} Be6
14. c3 O-O 15. Nc2 {Now we have the same position from the previous comment 
(11.c3) in which White avoided 13...0-0.}) 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O ({
The immediate 14.c3 has its logic - to bring the knight into play before
castling:} 14. c3 Rb8 (14... f5 15. exf5 e4 16. Nc2 Bxf5 17. O-O Rac8 18. Re1
Rfe8 19. a4 Qd7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ne3 Bg6 22. Nd5 Rc5 23. Ra6 f5 24. f3 $36 {
1-0 Tolnai,T-Simon,S/Budapest 1990 (31)}) 15. Qh5 (15. Nc2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17.
Nb4 $14) 15... b4 16. Nc2 bxc3 17. bxc3 d5 $6 (17... Qc7 18. O-O Qxc3 19. Ne3
$44 {[%cal Gg2h3]}) 18. exd5 f5 19. O-O e4 20. Rad1 Bxc3 21. d6 Qe6 22. Ne3 Bd7
23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Bh3 Rb5 25. Nd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Qe7 Kg7 28. Qxd7 Be5
29. Qxf5 Qxd6 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31. Bf5 Bg7 32. Qh4 h6 33. Qxe4 $16 {1-0 Szieberth,
A-Atakisi,U/Budapest 2000(37)}) 14... Rb8 15. c3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nc2 a5 {
Black is in time to prevent Nc4 now.} 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Qd3 f5 20. Rad1 (20. Rfd1
$5) 20... b4 (20... Bxa2 $2 21. Nxf5 $16) (20... Rb6 21. Bd5 $14) 21. Bd5 Kh8
22. Bxe6 Qxe6 {White might be slightly better, but not more than that.} 23. Nc4
$5 (23. Qxd6 Qxd6 $1 (23... Qxa2 24. Nxf5 $1 Bf6 (24... Rxf5 25. Qxb8+ $18) (
24... Qxb2 $2 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qxe5+ Kg8 27. Rd7 $18) 25. cxb4 axb4 26. Ra1
Qxb2 27. Ra7 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd6d7]} Qb3 {[%cal Gb3g8]} 28. Rc1 $1 $16 {
[%cal Gc1c7]}) 24. Rxd6 bxc3 25. bxc3 Rb2 $44) 23... f4 $6 {This weakens too
much light squares, especially square e4. Black relies on the attack which
will never happen.} (23... e4 {it looks more logical to open the diagonal for
the bishop and although White keeps an edge in endgame after} 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25.
Rxd5 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxc3 27. Rc1 $1 Bb4 {Black must be able to hold different
kind of possible rook endgames.}) 24. Nxd6 bxc3 $2 (24... f3 $2 25. Rfe1 Qh3 (
25... Rf6 $2 26. Ne4 Rf5 27. Qd7 $18) 26. Qf1 $16) (24... Qxa2 {was necessary:}
25. c4 (25. Rd2 a4) 25... Qxb2 26. Qd5 $44) 25. bxc3 Qxa2 26. c4 $16 Bf6 (26...
Rb2 27. Qd5 $16) 27. Qd5 Qe2 28. c5 {The c-pawn supported by the knight and
queen will soon decide.} (28. Qxa5 Rb2 29. Qd5 $16) (28. Nf7+ $5 Kg7 29. Rde1
$16 {[%csl Re5]}) 28... Rb2 29. Ne4 {Black failed to create any counterplay
and is lost now.} fxg3 (29... Rd8 30. Qf7 Rxd1 31. Qf8#) 30. hxg3 Kg7 31. Qc6 (
31. c6 Rd8 32. Nd6 $18) 31... Qf3 32. Rd7+ Kg6 33. Qd6 Rbb8 (33... Qxe4 34.
Qxf8 $18) 34. Qd5 h5 35. Rd6 Kg7 (35... h4 36. Nxf6 $18) 36. Nxf6 Rxf6 37. Qxe5
$18 Qf5 38. Qe7+ Rf7 39. Qe3 Kg8 40. c6 Rbf8 41. Qd4 Qg5 42. Qc4 Kg7 43. Rd5
Rf5 44. Rd7+ Kh6 45. c7 Rc5 46. Qa6+ 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[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
b4 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bb7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Qe2 Qb6 14. Rfc1 c5 15.
Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 {A critical line against 10...Bg7. Since Anand's novelty against
Kasymdzhanov from 2002 Black is facing big problems here.} d5 {Just like that.
Black sacrifices a weak pawn in order to use later either square d6 or the
sixth rank for his pieces. It is amazing that a similar idea, although in a
latter situation was used by Kramnik in his game versus Shirov.} (15... Re8 16.
Rfe1 b4 17. Nc2 f4 18. Be2 Rb8 19. b3 Kh8 20. Qh5 d5 21. cxd5 Rb6 22. Rad1 a5
23. d6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Rd1 Qg6 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Bc4 Be6 28. Bxe6 Rxe6
29. Rd5 Rc6 30. Ne1 Rc1 31. Kf1 f5 32. f3 Bf6 33. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,
A-Kramnik,V/Linares 2000}) (15... f4 16. cxb5 d5 17. exd5 f5 {would be nice
too, but White has} 18. d6 $1) 16. cxd5 f4 $146 (16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 Qd6 (17...
Ra7 18. Qd3 (18. g4 Qg5 19. Bf5 e4 $1) 18... f5 19. d6 Qf6 $44 {1-0 Egger,
J-Enhbat,T/Manila 1992 (57)} (19... fxe4 20. dxe7 exd3 21. exf8=R+ Kxf8)) (
17... f5 18. d6) 18. g4 Bh6 (18... f5 19. gxf5 Qf6 20. Nc2 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Qxf5
22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Ne3 Rf4 24. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Bakre,T-Ortiz,W/Roque Saenz Pena
1997 (61)}) (18... h5 19. h3 Bh6 20. Nc2 hxg4 21. hxg4 f5 22. gxf5 Ra7 23. Kh1
Rh7 24. Rg1+ Bg7+ (24... Kh8 25. Rg6 {[%cal Gh1g2]}) 25. Kg2 Rh4 26. Kf1 Rf7
27. Rg4 $18 {1-0 Vukovic,Z-Parezanin,D/Herceg Novi 1999 (43)}) 19. Nc2 Kh8 20.
Kh1 Bf4 21. Ne3 Qh6 22. h3 $16 {1-0 Sprenger,J-Sclacmender,J/Cappelle la
Grande 2002 (36)}) 17. Rfc1 Kh8 18. Nc2 Bd7 {Both sides are improving their
pieces and in the end it turned out that White achieves more.} (18... Rg8 $5
19. Be2 Bf8 20. Ne1 Qd8 $5 {[%cal Gf8d6]} (20... Qh4 21. Qh5 Qe7) 21. Qh5 (21.
Nd3 Bd6) 21... f5 $5 {[%cal Gf8d6,Ya8a7,Ya7g7]}) 19. Ne1 Rg8 20. Be2 Bf8 21.
Nd3 $1 {[%cal Gg1f3,Gf3d4,Gd4b5,Gb5a3,Ga3c2,Gc2e1,Ge1d3] One third of all
White's moves were made by this knight. With his last move White in fact also
offers a queen "sacrifice".} Re8 (21... Bg4 22. Qxg4 Rxg4 23. Bxg4 $16 {
White has a huge advantage. The control over light squares and open c-file
must be enough for a relatively easy win.}) 22. Rc7 $16 Qd8 23. Rac1 Rg6 (23...
Bg4 24. Qxg4 Rxg4 25. Bxg4 $16) 24. Qh5 Bd6 25. Ra7 Qe7 26. h3 $18 {[%cal
Ge2g4]} f5 (26... Reg8 27. Bg4 Bxg4 28. Qxg6 Rxg6 29. Rxe7 Bxh3 (29... Bxe7 30.
hxg4 $18) 30. Rxf7 $18) 27. exf5 Rf6 28. Nc5 Rc8 (28... Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30.
Rxd7 Re7 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kf7 33. Qg8#) 29. Rxd7 Rxc5 30. Rxe7 Rxc1+ 31.
Kh2 (31. Kh2 Bxe7 32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. d6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 {Kalashnikov variation.  After my
game against Kramnik I decided to change oppening.} 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 $5 {
Interesting , normally Anand likes to play N1c3.} Be7 7. b3 $5 {Now white
wants to develop black squared bishop to a3 and to exploit black's weakness on
d6.} f5 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. Bd3 {Trying to exchange blacks white squared bishop.
But black avoids.} e4 $5 10. Be2 a6 {Forcing white to move back.} 11. N5c3 Bf6
$1 {Now it looks good for Black.} 12. O-O Nge7 13. a3 $1 {Interesting plan.
Now rook transfers from a1 to much more better position on d2. As well any Nb4
are prevented.} O-O {Interesting and fighting continuation. Another possible
game continuation was : d5!?} 14. Ra2 {Now rook came into the play by original
way.} Qa5 $5 {With the idea to transfer queen to e5 and then to try some
active actions in the centre.} 15. b4 Qe5 16. Re1 $1 {Played very quickly. And
seems like the best.Anand is trying to exploit queen's position on e5.} b5 $5 {
The most aggressive answer. Now centre is attacked and white has to decide
what to do!} (16... Kh8 $6 {This was dubious in view of :} 17. Bg4 $1 Bg6 (
17... g6 18. Bh6 Rfd8 19. Rd2 $14) 18. Rae2 d5 (18... Bg5 19. Nxe4 Bxc1 20.
Qxc1 Nd4 21. Re3 Qf4 22. f3 $16) 19. Nxd5 $6 (19. cxd5 $1 Rad8 20. Rd2 $1 $16)
19... Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qa1 $13) (16... Rac8 {With the idea to play Nd4.} 17. Bg4
Nd4 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Rxe4 (19. Nxe4 Rxc4 20. Nbd2 Rc7 $13) 19... Rxc4 $17) 17.
cxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 (18. Nxb5 d5 $5 (18... Nxb4 19. axb4 Rxa2 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21.
Bxa2 Qxb5 22. Qxd6 Ng6 $13)) 18... Nd4 $2 {Practically interesting but
cybernetically( for computer ) bad.} (18... Qe6 $5 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Qd5 Qxd5
21. Nxd5 Ne5 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 $44) 19. Bf1 $2 (19. Bc4+ $1 d5 20. Nxd5 $3 Nxd5
21. Bb2 $1 Kh8 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Bxd5 Rae8 25. Rd2 Bb6 26. Rde2
Re5 $1 $13 {Keeping some interesting chances.}) 19... d5 20. Rd2 $1 {Logical
move, now whites pressure looks dangerous.} Be6 $1 {Very strong move! Now
centre is controlled and Black is OK.} 21. f4 (21. Bb2 $5 Qf4 (21... Nec6 $5 {
Now it is not easy for white to find a plan.} 22. Nb5 Qf4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24.
Bxd4 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Bg4 27. Rd2 Bxd1 28. Rxf2 Rxf2 29. Rxd1 Rc2
30. Bb5 Rac8 $15) 22. Nxe4 (22. Rxd4 $4 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Bxd4 $19) 22... dxe4 23.
Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Rf6 26. Rdxe4 Raf8 27. Bd3 Bd5 28. Nd2 Ng6 29.
Qe2 Qxe2 30. Bxe2 Bxe4 31. Nxe4 Rf5 $14) 21... Qxf4 22. Rf2 $1 (22. Rxd4 $4 {
Is never good.} Qf2+ $19) 22... Qxf2+ $3 (22... Qh4 23. Rf4 $1 Qg5 24. Rfxe4
$18) 23. Kxf2 Nb5 $3 {Fantastic move. Now Black is out of any danger.} (23...
Nc2 24. Kg1 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Nxe1 26. Qxe1 Bf2 27. Qd1 $18) (23... Bh4+ 24. Kg1
Bf2+ 25. Kh1 Bxe1 26. Qxe1 $18) 24. Kg1 Nxc3 25. Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bb5 (26. Re3 Be5
$44) (26. Bd2 $5 Bd4+ (26... Bxd2 27. Qxd2 Rxa3 28. Qb2 $1 Raa8 29. Qe5 Rf6 30.
b5 $14) 27. Be3 Bxe3+ (27... Bc3 $2 28. Bc5 $16) 28. Rxe3 Nf5 29. Rh3 (29. Re1
Rxa3 $15) 29... d4 $1 {And now it looks unpleasent to play with white.} 30. a4
d3 31. a5 Rab8 32. Qe1 Bd5 $13) 26... Bxe1 (26... Rfb8 $5 27. a4 (27. Be2 Bxe1
28. Qxe1 Nf5 $13) 27... Bxb4 28. Bd2 Bd6 $13) 27. Qxe1 Nf5 (27... Rfb8 {
As well here it was possible.}) 28. Bb2 Rac8 $5 (28... Rf7 {This move was
worth considering.} 29. Qf2 Nd6 30. Qc5 Nxb5 31. Qxb5 Rc8 $13) 29. Ba4 $1 {
Preventing black's rook from coming to the second rank.} Rf7 30. h3 $6 (30. Bb3
$1 {Was much better than the text.} h5 (30... Nd6 $13 31. a4 Kf8 32. b5 Ke8 $13
) (30... Re7 $1 {This was the best answer, and I wanted to play this move.} 31.
g4 $5 (31. Qf2 Nd6 (31... e3 32. Qf3 Rcc7 $13) 32. Qb6 Nc4 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34.
Qd6 Kf7 $13) 31... Nd6 32. Bxd5 Bxd5 33. Qd2 e3 $11) 31. b5 $14) 30... h5 $1 {
Preparing h5-h4 and Nf5-g3.} 31. b5 h4 32. Be5 {Preventing Ng3 and trying to
support passed pawn on b5.} d4 $2 (32... Rb7 $1 33. Kf2 (33. Qa5 e3 34. Qa6
Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Re7 $19) 33... e3+ 34. Kf3 d4 $17) 33. b6 $2 (33. Qxe4 $1 Rc1+ 34.
Kh2 Ne3 35. Qxh4 Rff1 36. Qd8+ Rf8 $11) 33... e3 $1 34. Kh2 d3 35. Qb4 e2 36.
Bc3 Rxc3 $1 {Simplest.} 37. Qxc3 Ng3 38. b7 Rxb7 39. Qa5 (39. Qd4 Rb8 $19) (39.
Qe5 Rb1 $19) 39... Rb8 $1 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 Nd7
15. e5 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc4 17. Bg5 Bd8 18. Rad1 Qd5 19. h4 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21.
Re3 h6 22. Bf4 Rae8 23. Bg3 Rf7 24. a4 Rfe7 25. Qc2 Qf5 26. Qb3 Qd5 27. Qc2 Qf5
28. Qc6 Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7.
e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Rb8 $6 {In the last years strong chess players do not
go on this line, as it is considered very dangerous for him. Besides, Black
has three alternatives:} (9... Qa5+ {It's main line.See comments to Varga,
Z-Filippov,V/Neum,2000/CBM 80(1-0)(Golod,V)(28)}) (9... Qb6 $5 {You can see
comments to Felgaer,R-Rosito,J/Pinamar,2002/CBM 88(1-0)(Golod,V)(73)}) ({and} 
9... f5 $5) 10. Bd3 ({Also were checked up in previous games:} 10. a3 {[%csl
Ya3][%cal Ya3b4,Gc2c4]}) ({and} 10. c4 $6 Bb4+ $36) 10... Qb6 ({On:} 10... Ba6
$5 {you can find three games in Mega Database 2003.}) 11. a3 $5 $146 ({
Recently was checked up another continuation:} 11. Qe2 $5 {You can see
comments to Adams,M-Radjabov,T/Enghien les Bains,2003/CBM 96(1-0)(Golod,V)(29)}
) 11... Be7 ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 11... Ba6 $5 12. Bxa6
Qxa6 13. b3 {/\Bb2 or c4} f5 $1 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qh5+ Kd8 17.
Bb2 Be7 18. Rd1 $14) 12. Qe2 ({A little prematurely:} 12. c4 {in view of:} f5
$5 (12... Ne3 $143 13. Qe2 Nf5 {[%csl Rd4]} 14. b4 $14) 13. Ng3 (13. cxd5 $143
fxe4 14. Bxe4 cxd5 15. Qh5+ Kd8 $13) 13... Ne3 14. Qf3 Ng4 (14... Bc5 $2 15. b4
Bd4 $140 16. Bxe3 $1 Bxe3 17. c5 {[%csl Rb6,Re3]} Bxc5 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Be2
$18) 15. h3 Nh6 {+/=/=}) 12... f5 13. Nf2 $5 ({Leads to favourable
simplifications for Black:} 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 c5 {[%csl Rd6]} 15. c4 Nf6
16. Bxf5 (16. Qe5 $6 O-O {[%csl Rd6,Ye5][%cal Gf6g4,Gf6e8]}) 16... Qxd6 17. O-O
O-O 18. Bd3 {+/=/=}) 13... Bc5 (13... Qd4 {Ftacnik} 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qf3 Qa4 16.
O-O Ba6 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. b3 $14) 14. Nd1 {/\c4 Ftacnik: 'Naiditsch is not
averse to investing a lot of time into attempt to control central squares.'} ({
Leads to equality:} 14. c4 $2 Ba6 15. cxd5 Bxf2+ 16. Qxf2 Bxd3 17. dxe6 dxe6
$11) 14... d6 $6 {Already here Black have planned not an absolutely correct
sacrifice.} ({In this position I would accept the following decision:} 14... a5
$5 15. c4 $140 Ne7 {[%csl Rd4] +/=/=}) 15. c4 dxe5 {[%mdl 512]} ({Still it was
possible to change the previous dubious decision:} 15... Ne7 16. exd6 Bxd6 17.
b4 c5 18. Be3 Qc7 19. O-O {[%csl Ra7] +/=/=}) 16. cxd5 $140 e4 17. Bc2 exd5 (
17... Ba6 $143 18. Qd2 (18. Qh5+ $2 g6 19. Qh4 Be7 $1 20. Qh6 $140 Bf6 $36 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Gb6b5,Gb5e2,Yf6c3]}) 18... exd5 19. b4 {[%cal Gc1b2] with
obvious advantage of White.}) 18. b4 {[%cal Gc1b2]} Bd4 $2 {It was not
necessary to hasten with this exchange of the bishops:} (18... Be7 $1 {[%csl
Yd5,Ye4,Yf5][%cal Ge7f6,Yd5d4]} 19. Bb2 {[%csl Re5,Rg7][%cal Gb2g7,Gb2e5]} (19.
Ba4 Be6 20. Bb2 {[%cal Ge2e3]} O-O $44 (20... d4 {Ftacnik} 21. Rc1 $16)) 19...
d4 20. Ba4 {[%csl Rc6,Rd4][%cal Ga1c1,Ge2c4]} Ba6 $44) 19. Bb2 a5 ({Hardly it
was better:} 19... Bxb2 20. Nxb2 $140 c5 {in view of:} 21. Na4 Qf6 22. Rd1 {
[%csl Rc5,Rd5]} cxb4 23. axb4 d4 24. Qc4 d3 25. Bb3 Ba6 26. Qc5 $16 {[%csl Ra7,
Re8][%cal Gc5a7]}) 20. Qd2 (20. bxa5 $4 {is refuted by:} Qxa5+ {[%csl Rb2,Re1]}
) 20... Bxb2 21. Nxb2 axb4 22. Na4 e3 {Teimour Radjabov had a rather uneasy
choice between it and another continuation: Ftacnik: 'The pawn mass needs
dynamics, otherwise white's pieces will be able to get reasonable control.'} (
22... Qa5 23. Rb1 $16 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ga3b4]} c5 $140 24. Qxd5 $1 b3+ 25. Kf2
{and now badly:} Qxa4 {because of:} 26. Bxb3 $1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gd5f7]} Rxb3 (
26... Qxa3 $4 27. Qf7+ Kd8 28. Rhd1+ Bd7 29. Qxd7#) (26... Qa7 $2 27. Qe5+ Kd8
(27... Kf8 28. Qd6+ $1 Ke8 $140 29. Qxb8 $1 Qxb8 30. Ba4+ {[%csl Rb8]}) 28.
Rhd1+ Bd7 29. Rxd7+ $1 Kxd7 30. Be6+ {[%csl Rb8]} Ke7 $8 (30... Kc6 31. Qd5+
Kc7 32. Qd7#) 31. Bxf5+ {[%csl Rb8]} Kf7 $8 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. Qd6+ Kf7 34. Be6+
Kg6 35. Bg8+ Kh5 36. Qe5+ Kh4 37. Qg5#) 27. Qxb3 Qd4+ 28. Qe3 {+/-/+-}) 23. Qd3
Qa7 ({I do not think that it was much better:} 23... Qb5 24. Qxb5 (24. Qxe3+ $6
Kf7 $14 {[%cal Gh8e8]}) 24... Rxb5 25. Bd3 Rb8 26. Ke2 $16) 24. Rb1 O-O {
'?' Ftacnik. Besides castle,Black has two main alternatives: Ftacnik:
'Radjabov is refusing to sacrifice valuable e3 pawn, but his breathing space
will become very narrow.'} (24... bxa3 25. Rxb8 Qxb8 26. Qxe3+ Kf7 27. O-O $16
Re8 {Ftacnik} 28. Qd4 (28. Qxa3 Ba6 29. Rd1 Qxf4 $11) 28... Re2 29. Rb1 Qc7 $13
) ({or} 24... b3 25. Rxb3 {[%csl Rb8]} Rxb3 26. Bxb3 O-O 27. Qc3 {/\Nc5 and
0-0 +/-}) 25. axb4 $16 Ba6 26. Qc3 Bc4 {[%csl Re1][%cal Yc4f1]} 27. Nc5 {
It is necessary to improve an location of the knight. White's plan is: Bd3 and
0-0} Rb5 (27... Rbe8 $143 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 e2 (29... Qa2 30. O-O) 30. Kf2
Re4 31. Kg3 {+/-/+-}) 28. Bd3 {'?' Ftacnik.} (28. Ne6 {Ftacnik} Re8 29. Nd4 Qc7
30. g3 Rb7 31. Nxf5 $18) 28... Rxc5 {[%mdl 512] '?!' Ftacnik. The next
sacrifice, but this time in a rather difficult position. Ftacnik: 'The best
moves are hard to find in somewhat irrational position, black is trying hard
to break material balance. More modest move 28...Qa2! was probably promising
equality.'} (28... Qa2 $1 {Ftacnik} 29. Qc2 (29. Rb2 Qa1+ 30. Bb1 Re8 $13)
29... Qxc2 30. Bxc2 Rfb8 31. Nd7 R8b7 32. Ne5 Rxb4 33. Rxb4 Rxb4 34. Nxc6 Rb2
35. Nd4 g6 $11) 29. bxc5 Bxd3 {Black had no other worthy alternative:} (29...
Qa2 $2 30. O-O $140 Qd2 31. Qxd2 exd2 32. Bxc4 dxc4 33. Rf3 {[%csl Yb1,Yf3,Yg1]
[%cal Yf3c3,Yb1d1,Yg1f1,Yf1e2]}) 30. Qxd3 Qa5+ $8 {Differently,after:} (30...
Qxc5 31. Ke2 {[%cal Gh1c1] it is possible to stop resistance:} Ra8 32. Rhc1
Ra2+ 33. Kf3 Rf2+ 34. Kg3 $18 {[%csl Rc6,Re3]} Qe7 $140 35. Rb8+ {[%csl Rf5]
[%cal Gd3f5]}) 31. Kd1 (31. Ke2 $143 Qa2+ {[%csl Gf8,Rg2] you can see
annotations to 32.Ke2.}) 31... Qa4+ (31... Qxc5 $143 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Ke2 $18)
32. Kc1 {At last,White have removed the king from the centre.} (32. Ke2 $143
Qa2+ 33. Kxe3 Qxg2 34. Kd4 Re8 35. Rhe1 $1 Qf2+ 36. Kc3 Qxc5+ (36... Rxe1 $4
37. Rb8+ Re8 $8 (37... Kf7 38. Qxf5+ Ke7 39. Rb7+ Ke8 (39... Kd8 40. Qd7#) 40.
Qc8#) 38. Rxe8+ Kf7 39. Qe3 d4+ 40. Kxd4 Qb2+ 41. Kd3 $18 {[%cal Yd3e2,Ye2f3,
Yf3g3]}) 37. Kd2 Qf2+ 38. Re2 (38. Kc3 Qc5+) 38... Qxf4+ 39. Ke1 Rxe2+ (39...
Qh4+ 40. Kf1 Qf4+ 41. Rf2 $16) 40. Qxe2 Qh4+ 41. Kf1 Qf4+ 42. Kg2 $16) 32...
Re8 $5 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Ge8e4,Ge4c4]} ({Same position with rearrangement of
moves also it is possible to receive,after:} 32... Qxf4 33. Re1 Re8) 33. Re1
Qxf4 {Black had no other alternative:} (33... Re4 $2 34. Rb8+ Kf7 35. Rxe3 Rc4+
$140 (35... Qa1+ 36. Rb1) (35... Rxe3 $2 36. Qxf5+) 36. Kb1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Gd3f5]} Rxf4 37. Rf3 Rb4+ 38. Rxb4 Qxb4+ 39. Kc2 Qxc5+ 40. Qc3 $18) 34. g3 Qe5
(34... Qf2 $143 35. Re2 Qf3 36. Rb4 {[%cal Gb4f4]} g5 37. Rb7 $18 {[%csl Rg8]})
35. Rb2 {[%csl Yb2]} g5 {[%csl Rg8] '?' Ftacnik. Black weakens the position of
his king. It's a rather doubtful decision, but it is very difficult to give a
good advice. Ftacnik: 'Radjabov simply has to juggle with his impressive pawn
chain, unfortunatelly this move is a serious inaccuracy.'} (35... d4 $1 {
Ftacnik} 36. Qc4+ Kh8 37. Ra2 (37. Kc2 Qe4+ 38. Qd3 Qd5 $14) 37... g5 38. Ra3
f4 $132) 36. Kb1 d4 ({Very weakly:} 36... Qe4 {because of:} 37. Qxe4 Rxe4 38.
Kc2 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gc2d3]} f4 39. Kd3 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gb2b6]} Rc4 $140 40.
Rb7 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ge1a1,Ga1a8]}) 37. Rb7 $1 Kh8 {Black can not find
protection against numerous threats.Also loses a game:} (37... Qxc5 38. g4 $1 {
[%csl Rg8]} Qd5 39. Qxf5 Qxf5+ 40. gxf5 Re5 (40... d3 41. Rd7 d2 $140 (41...
Rb8+ 42. Ka2 {[%csl Rd3,Re3]}) 42. Rxd2 $1 Rb8+ (42... exd2 43. Rxe8+ Kf7 44.
Rd8 {[%csl Yd8]}) 43. Rb2) 41. Rd7 c5 42. Rf1 $1 {[%csl Yf1][%cal Yb1c2,Yc2d3,
Yf1f5]} Re4 (42... e2 43. Re1 {[%csl Re2][%cal Yb1c2,Yc2d2]}) 43. Kc2 Rf4 44.
Ra1 $1 {[%csl Rg8]} Rxf5 $8 45. Ra8+ Rf8 46. Rxf8+ Kxf8 47. Kd3 $18 c4+ $140
48. Ke2 {[%csl Rc4,Rd4,Re3]}) 38. g4 {[%csl Rh8]} Rb8 39. Rxb8+ (39. Rb6 $2 f4
40. Rd1 $140 f3 $132 {[%csl Ge3,Gf3]}) 39... Qxb8+ 40. Kc2 {[%csl Rd4]} Qb4 (
40... Qe5 $143 41. Qxf5 Qxh2+ 42. Kd3 Qd2+ 43. Ke4 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gf5f8]}) (
40... Qxh2+ $143 41. Re2 Qf4 42. Qxf5 $18) 41. Rb1 $18 Qxc5+ 42. Kd1 Qd5 ({
Immediately loses a game the following moves:} 42... f4 $2 43. Rb7 {[%csl Rh7,
Rh8][%cal Gd3h7]} e2+ 44. Qxe2 {[%cal Ge2e8]} Qf8 45. Qe4 Qg8 46. Qe5+) ({or} 
42... fxg4 $2 43. Rb7 e2+ 44. Kxe2 Qe5+ 45. Kd1 {[%csl Rh7,Rh8]} Qxh2 46. Qxd4+
Kg8 47. Qd8#) 43. Qxf5 {[%csl Rh8] It is necessary to use a weakness of the
Black's king!} Qh1+ (43... Qxf5 44. gxf5 Kg7 45. Rb4 c5 (45... Kf6 46. Rxd4
Kxf5 47. Ke2) 46. Rc4 {[%csl Rc5,Rd4,Re3]}) 44. Ke2 Qxh2+ 45. Kd3 Qd2+ 46. Ke4
{[%csl Gb1,Rd4,Gf5,Rh8][%cal Ge4d4,Gf5f8]} Qc2+ 47. Kxd4 Qd2+ 48. Ke4 ({
Further resistance is impossible:} 48. Ke4 Qc2+ 49. Kxe3 Qc3+ 50. Kf2 Qd4+ 51.
Kg2 Qd2+ 52. Kf1) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Nb6 9. Bd3 Nbd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. b4 Re8 14. O-O
c6 15. b5 cxb5 16. Bxb5 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Ne5 Qe6 19. Qb2 Re7 20. a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. Nb5 Be7 10. O-O a6 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. Qc2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. f4 Bd6 16. Bd3 Kh8 17. Kh1 b5 18. Ne4 Bf5 19. Nxf6 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxf6
21. Bc3 Qe6 22. e4 f6 23. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[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. Nc2 Nf6 11. Ne3 Be6 12. g3 Rc8 13. Bg2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15.
O-O Nd4 16. Ned5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 O-O 18. Be3 Bf6 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Qe2 Bf7 21.
Qxb5 Rc5 22. Qb7 d3 23. Qb3 Bxb2 24. Rad1 Be5 25. Rxd3 Qa5 26. Rb1 Qa7 27. Be4
Ra5 28. Rd2 Be6 29. Kg2 Bd4 30. f3 Bc5 31. Qc2 Kh8 32. Nc3 Qf7 33. Rb7 Qh5 34.
h4 Bc8 35. Rc7 Qh6 36. Nd5 Qe6 37. Rxc8 Qxc8 38. Bxh7 Qe6 39. Be4 Qe5 40. Re2
Ra3 41. Qd2 Bd4 42. Nf4 Rxf4 43. gxf4 Qc5 44. Qd1 d5 45. Rc2 Rc3 46. Rxc3 Qxc3
47. Bxd5 g6 48. Kg3 Kg7 49. Be4 Qe3 50. Qf1 Bf6 51. a4 Kh6 52. a5 Kh5 53. Qb5+
Kh6 54. Qf1 Kh5 55. Qb5+ Kh6 56. Qb1 Bc3 57. Qb6 Qe1+ 58. Kg4 Bf6 59. Qxf6 Qg1+
60. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 b6 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. f4 O-O $6 {This move was severely
criticized by all chess experts, but in my opinion it's just inaccuracy
passing an initiative into white's hands, while black's real mistake came on
the next move.} (11... f6 12. exf6 gxf6 (12... Nxf6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. O-O Bb7 15.
Qe1 Rad8 16. Qh4 g6 17. Ne5 Qg7 18. Rf3 d4 $13 {Kosic,D-Ivanovic,B/Podgorica
1996}) (12... Qxf6 13. O-O O-O (13... Bb7 14. Qa4 Qd8 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Ne5 a6
17. Rf2 c4 18. Bc2 b5 19. Qa5 $14 {Moiseenko,A-Shurkaev,D/Kharkov 2000}) 14.
Nf3 Bb7 15. Qe2 e5 16. Bb5 Bc6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Qe6 20. Qh5
g6 21. Qg5 Rfe8 {1/2-1/2 Kodinets,K-Berelovich,M/Moscow 1998/CBM 63 (21)}) 13.
e4 Bb7 14. Qh5+ Qf7 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. O-O-O Kb8 17. Nf3 Rhe8 $13 {Webster,
A-Tiviakov,S/Oakham 1992}) (11... Bb7 12. Qe2 (12. O-O f5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. e4
O-O-O 15. Qe2 Qd6 16. Ba6 Nb8 17. Bxb7+ Kxb7 18. Rae1 $14 {Kosic,D-Shipov,S/
Athens 1997}) 12... a6 (12... f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. e4 O-O-O 15. exd5 Bxd5 16.
Be4 Qd6 17. O-O $14 {Kasparov,G-De la Fuente Gonzalez,F/Galicia 1991}) 13. O-O
b5 14. Nf3 h6 15. Bc2 Nb6 16. a4 bxa4 17. Bxa4+ Nxa4 18. Rxa4 O-O $132 {
Kovacevic,S-Morovic Fernandez,I/Las Palmas 1995}) 12. Nf3 (12. Qh5 f5 13. g4
$36) 12... f5 $2 {This one is just a suicide. Black deprives himself all
counterchances giving up an idea to attack white's center.} (12... f6 $8 13.
Qc2 fxe5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. g3 (15. Ng5 exf4 16. exf4 Rxf4 17. h4) (15. fxe5
Rxf3 16. gxf3 Qh4+) 15... exf4 16. exf4 e5 17. O-O-O $36) 13. Rg1 $1 $16 {
[%cal Gg2g4] From now on white just makes the most natural moves to crush
black in very nice fashion.} Kh8 14. g4 g6 15. h4 Bb7 16. h5 fxg4 17. Rxg4 (17.
hxg6 h5 18. Rh1 gxf3 19. Rxh5+ Kg8 20. Rh7 Qd8 21. Qxf3 $18) 17... g5 $5 {
Hoping for white's mistake. All the other moves aren't any better.} (17... gxh5
18. Rg5 Rf7 19. Rxh5 Nf8 20. Qd2 $18) 18. Nxg5 d4 19. exd4 cxd4 20. cxd4 $18 {
White had to calculate that after 20...Qb4+ his king escapes the checks to g3.}
h6 (20... Rxf4 21. Rxf4 Qxg5 22. Qg4 $18) (20... Qb4+ 21. Qd2 Qxd4 22. Nxe6 Qd5
23. Nxf8 Qh1+ 24. Bf1 Qe4+ 25. Qe2 Qb4+ 26. Kf2 Rxf8 27. Kg3 $18) 21. Ne4 {
Now it's all over.} Rg8 (21... Qb4+ 22. Qd2 Qxd4 23. f5 $1 {[%cal Gd2h6]} Rf7
24. Qxh6+ Rh7 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. Ng5+ $18) 22. Nd6 Nf6 23. Rg6 Rxg6 24. hxg6
Nd5 25. Qh5 Kg7 26. f5 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O (6. Nd2 {[%cal Yd2f1,
Yf1e3] is another possibility to fight for the advantage.}) 6... Nf6 7. Ng5 {
attacking the f7 pawn and preparing the moving of "f" pawn.} O-O 8. f4 Bg4 {
Black has the following continuations:} (8... exf4 9. Bxf4 h6 (9... Na5 10. Qd2
Nxc4 11. dxc4 Bg4 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Qf2 Qb6 14. b3 Bh5 15. Rae1 Qc6 $11 {0-1
Topalov,V-Van Wely,L/GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003 (37)}) 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Nd5 {
1-0 Macieja,B-Bobras,P/Warsaw 2002/CBM 89/[Postny] (46)}) (8... h6 9. Nh3 $5 {
1/2-1/2 Atlas,V-Nataf,I/Austria 2000/CBM 80/[Atlas,V] (43)} (9. Nf3 exf4 10.
Bxf4 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Nh4 b5 14. Nf5 bxc4 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16.
Nxh6+ Kh7 17. Nf5 cxd3 18. Qxd3 Kh8 19. Rae1 Qb6 20. Qh3+ Nh7 21. Rxe7 c4+ 22.
Kh1 Qxb2 23. Re4 Rg8 24. Qxh7+ {1-0 Sutovsky,E-Smirin,I/ch-ISR, Tel Aviv ISR
2002 (24)})) 9. Qe1 {White has tried also} (9. Nf3 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Kh1
Qd7 (11... a6 12. Qd2 b5 13. Bb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 d5 15. Ne5 dxe4 16. Nc6 Qd7 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bg5 e3 19. Qxe3 Qxe3 20. Bxe3 $14 {1-0 Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Amber
Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2003 (39)}) 12. Qd2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 b5 14. Bb3 a5 15.
Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Leko,P/It, Budapest HUN 2003 (29)}) (9. Qd2 h6 10.
Nf3 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 exf4 12. Qxf4 Ne5 13. Rf1 Nxc4 14. dxc4 Nd7 15. Qg3 Kh8 16.
Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Kosteniuk,A/31st World Open, Philadelphia USA 2003 
(36)}) 9... exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Qd2 {Interesting alternative to the move in
the game is} (11. e5 $5 dxe5 12. Bxe5 Bh5 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nge4
Bd4+ 16. Kh1 Ne5 $15 {0-1 Shirov,A-Leko,P/Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC
2003 (37)}) 11... Qd7 12. Be3 {Other options white has are:} (12. h3 Bh5 13. g4
Bg6 14. Nd5 b5 15. Bb3 Bd8 16. Rae1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Radjabov,T/XX SuperGM, Linares ESP 2003 (41)}) (12. a4 h6
13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Be6 15. Kh1 Kh7 16. Bb5 Qd8 17. d4 cxd4 18. Ne2 Nh5 19.
Bg3 Nxg3+ 20. hxg3 Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Grischuk,A/GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED
2003 (20)}) 12... h6 ({After} 12... a6 {black got a quick draw:} 13. Bxd4 cxd4
14. Ne2 h6 15. Nf3 d5 16. exd5 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Nxd5 18. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,
L-Van Wely,L/4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003 (18)}) 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Be6 15.
Kh1 {[%cal Ge3h6]} Kh7 {parrying the threat of Bxf6.} ({Too dangerous is} 15...
d5 $2 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 (17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20.
Qxh6 Bg5 $17) 17... Bxd5 18. Bxh6 Bf6 (18... gxh6 19. Qxh6 $18 {[%cal Gf1g1]})
19. Qg2 Bc6 20. Ne4 $1 (20. Rg1 Kh7 $13) 20... Bxe4 21. fxe4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 $14
{[%cal Gf1g1]}) 16. Bxe6 (16. Rg1 {is already met by} d5 $1) 16... fxe6 $146 (
16... Qxe6 17. Rae1 Qh3 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 a6 20. f4 $14 {1-0 Kramnik,
V-Degraeve,J/Final Coupe de France, Senat FRA 2003 (30)}) 17. Qg2 Rf7 {White
got the open file "g", which he is going to occupy with his heavy pieces. On
the other hand, black's position is solid without weaknesses and with strong
pawns in the center. So I would evaluate this position as an approximately
equal.} 18. Rg1 Raf8 19. Ne2 $1 {transfering the knight to f4.} d5 $2 (19... e5
20. f4 $14) ({Better was} 19... Ne8 $1 $11 {[%csl Yf4][%cal Gf7f3] preventing
Nf4.}) 20. Nf4 $16 {[%cal Yf4g6,Yg6e5] Now black doesn't succeed to save the
material balance.} g5 (20... d4 21. Bd2 g5 22. Ng6) {[%tqu "En","Please enter
the best move for white.","","","f4g6","",10]} 21. Ng6 $1 {[%cal Gg6f8,Gg6e5]
[%mdl 64] This key move should have been seen by black, before he was playing
19...d5.} ({Nothing gives} 21. Ne2 e5 22. h4 gxh4 23. Qg6+ Kh8 {[%cal Gf7h7]})
21... Nh5 $1 (21... Kxg6 22. Bxg5 Kh7 23. Bxf6 {[%cal Gg2g6] with mate.}) 22.
Nxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qh3 Kg6 {Black saves his knight, as it his the only chance to
get compensation.} (23... Nf4 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Rg4 $16) 24. Raf1 $2 {White
should prevent the occupation of f4 square by the black's light pieces with} (
24. Qg4 $1 d4 25. Bd2 $18 {[%cal Gh2h4]} Bd6 $140 26. Bxg5) 24... d4 25. Bd2
Bd6 26. Rg4 Bf4 $1 {White is exchange up , but the position is not so clear.
Black is going to occupy the f4 square with the knight, and it will not be
easy to win this close position for white.} 27. Bxf4 (27. Be1 Be3) 27... Nxf4
28. Qg3 e5 $44 29. h4 Qe6 30. b3 (30. hxg5 {is always met by} h5 $1) 30... b5 {
Sometimes black will have option of getting the counterplay on the queenside
by the breakthrough c5-c4.} 31. a3 Rh8 32. Qh2 Rf8 33. Qg3 (33. hxg5 h5 (33...
hxg5 34. Rfg1)) 33... Rh8 34. Rxf4 $6 {In my opinion, white hurried with the
capture on f4. This sacrifise he can do in any moment in the future. Better was
} (34. a4 $5 b4 (34... bxa4 35. bxa4 c4 36. Rb1 $16 {[%cal Gg4g5]}) (34... bxa4
35. bxa4 Rb8 36. hxg5 h5 37. Rxf4 exf4 38. Qxf4 $18) (34... c4 35. axb5 cxd3
36. cxd3 Rc8 37. Ra1 $18) 35. Rf2 {[%cal Gf2h2,Yh4g5]} Rf8 $1 36. Rh2 Qe7 37.
Qg1 Qe6 38. hxg5 h5 {and this position is extremely hard for realization.}) ({
After} 34. Rf2 {black gets a dangerous initiative on the queenside:} c4 35.
bxc4 bxc4 36. Rh2 Rb8 37. Qg1 cxd3 38. hxg5 h5 39. Rxf4 exf4 40. cxd3 Qb3 $15)
34... exf4 35. Qh2 $1 {prevenitng the transfer of the black monarch to f7.} (
35. Qg2 Kf7 $1 $15) 35... c4 (35... Kf7 $2 36. hxg5 $1 Kg7 $140 37. Rg1 $16)
36. Rg1 Rc8 37. bxc4 {Here the sides agreed for a draw. The following
variations give a notion about the struggle, which could be continued:} (37.
bxc4 bxc4 38. dxc4 (38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Qh4 Qe5 $1 {[%cal Gc8h8]}) 38... Rxc4 39.
Rg2 Rc3 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Qh8 Rxf3 (41... Re3 42. Rh2 Re1+ 43. Kg2 Re2+ 44. Kh1
Rxh2+ 45. Kxh2 $11) 42. Rh2 Rf1+ 43. Kg2 Qg4+ 44. Kxf1 Qd1+ 45. Kf2 Qd2+ 46.
Kf3 Qe3+ 47. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) (37. Qxf4 $2 Qh3+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 h6 7. Bf4 Bb7 8.
e3 Nh5 9. Bg3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 d6 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. Bd3 c5 13. Be4 Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shaw, John"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. h4 {White is going to
push forward his "h" pawn, thus, to make black's kingside vulnerable. There
are some other continuations:} (6. O-O-O {1/2-1/2 Vovsha,E-Ibragimov,I/Linares
2001/CBM 81/[Finkel,A] (33)}) (6. a4 {0-1 Gallagher,J-Ponomariov,R/Biel 2000/
CBM 79/[Finkel,A] (38)}) (6. h3 {1/2-1/2 Borgo,G-Ovsejevitsch,S/Budapest 1999/
CBM 73/[Finkel,A] (42)}) (6. Nf3 b5 7. a4 b4 8. Nd5 Ngf6 9. Qxb4 Nxe4 10. Qa5
Ra7 11. Nb4 Bb7 12. Bb5 Ra8 {1/2-1/2 Barczay,L-Davies,N/Noviki-B 1987}) 6... h5
{The most logical reaction on previous white's move. Black has tried also} (
6... Ngf6 {1-0 Magem Badals,J-San Segundo Carrillo,P/Pamplona 1997/CBM 63/
[Yudasin,L] (30)}) (6... h6 7. O-O-O b5 8. h5 g5 9. f4 $1 gxf4 10. Bxf4 Bb7 11.
Nf3 b4 (11... c5 $5) 12. Nd5 a5 13. Bd3 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ngf6 15. Nh4 $1 Nxd5 16.
Nf5 $16 {1-0 Miladinovic,I-Polzin,R/32nd TCh-GRE, Kallithea Chalkidiki GRE
2003 (28)}) 7. Nh3 {This move is going to emphasize the drawbacks of black's
h7-h5. White's knight is going to occupy an excelent square g5, from where it
creates some unpleasant pressure on black monarch's position. There is an
option of immediate long castle:} (7. O-O-O b5 8. f3 Bb7 9. Nh3 Rc8 (9... c5
10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ngf6 13. Nf4 Rc8 14. Kb1 $6 (14. g3 $5 {
[%cal Yf1h3]}) 14... Nb6 15. Bd3 $6 (15. g3 $5) 15... O-O 16. Qf2 Qd6 $15 {
0-1 Maryasin,B-Tseitlin,M/Tel Aviv 2001/CBM 81 ext (32)}) (9... c6 10. Ne2 Ngf6
11. Ng5 Nh7 12. Nxh7 Rxh7 13. Nf4 Qc7 14. Kb1 Nb6 15. Nh3 Rh8 16. Ng5 Rf8 17.
g4 hxg4 18. fxg4 O-O-O 19. h5 gxh5 {Aldama,D-Nogueiras,J/CUB-ch Colon/1993/}
20. gxh5 $14 {[%csl Gh5]}) 10. Kb1 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,T-Cherniaev,A/RUS 1995/CBM
48/[Stohl] (45)}) 7... b5 {preparing to fianchette his light-squared bishop,
and, at the same time, to create counterplay on the queenside.} 8. Nd1 $6 $146
{Dubious novelty. I don't think this novelty is a successful one. Why should
white to move away his knight, till black didn't attack it? In the previous
games white continued} (8. Ng5 Bb7 (8... Nh6 9. f3 c5 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. dxc5 dxc5
12. Be2 Bc6 13. O-O Qa5 14. Nd5 Qxd2 15. Rxd2 Rc8 $6 (15... Bxd5 $5) 16. c3 $16
{1-0 Nedev,T-Zaichik,G/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (44)}) 9. a4 {0-1 Sokolov,I-Hillarp
Persson,T/Koge 1997/EXT 2000/[Hansen,LB] (33)}) (8. a4 b4 9. Nd1 Rb8 10. Ng5 e6
11. a5 Qe7 12. Bc4 Ngf6 13. f3 O-O 14. Nf2 Bb7 15. O-O c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd3
Nfd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pridorozhni,A-Inarkiev,E/Krasnodar 2002/CBM 91 (69)}) 8... e5
{getting a counterplay in the centre.} ({Deserved attention:} 8... Ngf6 9. Ng5
Ng4 10. a4 Nxe3 11. Nxe3 Rb8 $11 (11... c5 $5)) 9. a4 Ngf6 10. Ng5 ({Probably
it isn't good idea to give up on the central pawn:} 10. axb5 Nxe4 11. Qd3 d5 (
11... Qxh4 $5) 12. bxa6 O-O $44) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nc3
{All white's opening strategy is connected with the attack on the black's b5
pawn. In my opinion, it shouldn't bring him good results, as he didn't
complete the development yet...} (13. Qa5 {doesn't promise anything:} Bb7 14.
Qxb5 (14. Bxb5 Ra8) 14... Bxe4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe2 Bxg5 17. Qxe4+ Be7 18. Bc4
$11) 13... O-O {Black feels, that he can sacrifice the "b" pawn and get
sufficient compensation, thanks to a development advantage.} ({While} 13... b4
{comes to consideration:} 14. Nb5 (14. Nd5 O-O 15. Bc4 c5) 14... O-O 15. Ra7
Bb7 $13) 14. Bxb5 ({It seems dangerous, but interesting to take the pawn by
knight:} 14. Nxb5 Bb7 15. f3 (15. Nc3 Qe7 16. Bd3 d5 17. O-O dxe4 18. Rfe1 c5
19. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11) 15... d5 16. e5 Re8 17. f4 c5 $13) 14... c5 {Black drives
away white's dark-squared bishop from a long diagonal, thus, increases the
possibilities of his fianchetted one.} 15. Be3 $2 ({Probably it was better to
give up on a pair of bishops, but to complete the development.} 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 (
15... Nxf6 16. O-O Ng4 17. Qe2) (15... Qxf6 16. O-O) 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Ra2 Be6
18. b3 $11) 15... Ng4 {Black continues to develop the initiative. Now white is
facing many threats...} 16. Bf4 $2 {sacrificing a knight. Better was} (16. Bxd7
Qxd7 $1 (16... Bxd7 17. Bf4 Rxb2 18. Bxd6 Re8 19. O-O $11) (16... Nxe3 $2 17.
Bxc8 Nc4 18. Qe2 Nxb2 19. Nd5 Rxc8 20. O-O $16) 17. b3 (17. Bf4 Rxb2) 17...
Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qg4 (18... Bd4 19. Qd3 f5 $1 {[%cal Gd7g7]} 20. Nf3 Bxc3+ (20...
fxe4 21. Qc4+ Qf7 22. Nxd4 Qxc4 23. bxc4 cxd4 24. Nxe4 Re8 25. f3 $11) 21. Qxc3
fxe4 22. Ng5) 19. O-O Qxh4 $15) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rxb5 18. Bxd6 Re8 $17 {
Now black is a piece up only for two pawns. White cannot compensate a material
disadvantage, as it is difficult to use the absence of black's dark-squared
bishop. Therefore, black has quite an obvious advantage.} 19. f3 Nh6 20. O-O-O
{looks dangerous. But after} (20. O-O Qb6 21. Bf4 f6 (21... Rxb2 $2 22. Nh3 $1
Qf6 23. Qxf6 Nxf6 24. Bxh6 $15) 22. Nh3 Nf7 23. b3 Nde5 24. Nf2 Be6 $17 {
white's chances aren't high as well...}) 20... Qa5 {Quite logical to trade the
queens with development advantage.} 21. Qxa5 Rxa5 22. Kb1 ({In my opinion,
white had more chances after} 22. b4 cxb4 23. Bxb4 Ra6 (23... Ra2 24. Bc3 f6
25. Rd6 $1 Nf7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Rhd1 $17) 24. Bc3 f6 25. Nh3 Ne5 26. Nf4 Kf7
27. Nd5 $17) 22... f6 23. Nh3 Nf7 {getting the knight into the game.} 24. Bg3 (
24. Nf4 Nxd6 25. Rxd6 Kf7 26. Rhd1 Ne5 27. b3 $17) 24... Nde5 25. Nf4 Bb7 $19 {
After black succeeds to activate all his pieces, white is hopeless...} 26. Be1
(26. b3 c4 $19) 26... Ra6 27. Bc3 Rea8 28. b3 c4 {Black weakens the position
of white monarch, that promises him a decisive advantage.} 29. bxc4 Rc8 30. Rd4
Kg7 {defending the g6 pawn.} 31. Rhd1 Nxc4 32. Rd7 (32. Kc1 {doesn't change
anything:} Na3 33. Kd2 Ne5 $19) 32... Na3+ 33. Kb2 (33. Ka2 Nb5+ $19) 33...
Rb6+ {winning a bishop.} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 d6 8.
Be2 a5 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. O-O Qe7 12. Rad1 Rfd8 13. Qc3 Qf8 14. Ne1 c5
15. Nc2 d5 16. a4 Ne4 17. Qe1 dxc4 18. bxc4 Bc6 19. Ra1 Rac8 20. f3 Nef6 21.
Qg3 Qe7 22. Rfe1 Nf8 23. Bf1 Ng6 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Bc3 Ra8 26. Reb1 Nd7 27. Ra2
h5 28. Qe1 Nde5 29. Rb6 Bxf3 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. Qg3 Nd7 32. Rbb2 Be4 33. Na3 Nf6
34. Ra1 Bf5 35. Nb5 Ne4 36. Qe5 Rd7 37. Be2 Qg5 38. Qf4 Qf6 39. Rba2 Qg6 40. h3
Rad8 41. Qh4 Rd2 42. Nd4 R8xd4 43. exd4 Rxd4 44. Qxh5 Qxh5 45. Bxh5 Rxc4 46.
Be2 Rc3 47. Rb2 c4 48. Rb8+ Kh7 49. Rc8 Nd2 50. Ra2 Rc1+ 51. Kf2 c3 52. Ke3 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Be3 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bc2 b6 20. Qg4 e4 21.
Rad1 Qc7 22. Bb3 Rad8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.14"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 b6 9. b3 a5 10. Bb2 Ba6 11. Re1 Nec6 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. Ne3 Re8 14. Nd5 Nc5
15. a3 Ne6 16. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.15"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "221"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 axb4 14. axb4 c6 15. Kh1
Nf6 16. Nb3 cxd5 17. cxd5 f4 18. Nb5 g5 19. Qc2 Ne8 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Ra1 Rc8 22.
Qb1 h5 23. Na7 Ra8 24. b5 g4 25. Ba5 b6 26. Be1 g3 27. hxg3 Ng6 28. Nc6 Rxa1
29. Qxa1 Qg5 30. Qc1 Nf6 31. gxf4 exf4 32. Nbd4 h4 33. Ne6 Bxe6 34. dxe6 Nh5
35. Rf2 Ng3+ 36. Kh2 Nxe2 37. Rxe2 Qxb5 38. Rc2 Re8 39. Qd1 h3 40. Qd5 Qxd5 41.
exd5 hxg2 42. Kxg2 Kh7 43. Ra2 Ne5 44. Nxe5 Bxe5 45. Ra6 Rb8 46. Kh3 Kg6 47.
Kg4 b5 48. Bb4 Kf6 49. Ra7 Rg8+ 50. Kh4 Rh8+ 51. Kg4 Rg8+ 52. Kh3 Rg3+ 53. Kh2
Rxf3 54. Rf7+ Kg6 55. Rf8 Bf6 56. Bxd6 Rd3 57. e7 Bxe7 58. Bxe7 Rxd5 59. Rxf4
Re5 60. Bh4 Rf5 61. Rb4 Kf7 62. Bg3 Ke6 63. Bf4 Rc5 64. Kg3 Kd5 65. Kf3 Rc3+
66. Be3 Kc6 67. Rh4 Kd5 68. Ke2 Ra3 69. Rd4+ Kc6 70. Bd2 Kc5 71. Rh4 Ra4 72.
Be3+ Kd5 73. Rh1 Ra2+ 74. Bd2 Ra3 75. Rc1 Kd4 76. Kd1 Ra2 77. Rb1 Kd3 78. Rb3+
Kc4 79. Rc3+ Kd4 80. Rh3 Kc4 81. Kc1 Kd5 82. Rh4 Kc5 83. Rh2 Kc4 84. Kb1 Ra3
85. Kb2 Rd3 86. Bc3 Re3 87. Rh4+ Kd5 88. Kb3 Re4 89. Rh8 Rg4 90. Rd8+ Kc5 91.
Rd3 Re4 92. Bd2 Rg4 93. Be3+ Kc6 94. Bd4 Re4 95. Bg7 Rf4 96. Bb2 Kb6 97. Ba3
Rf6 98. Bb2 Rf4 99. Bd4+ Kc6 100. Rc3+ Kd5 101. Ba7 Rc4 102. Rd3+ Kc6 103. Bd4
Ra4 104. Bc3 Kc5 105. Rh3 Re4 106. Ba5 Kd5 107. Bb4 Re5 108. Rd3+ Kc6 109. Rd6+
Kc7 110. Rh6 Re3+ 111. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[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 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. Bc3 O-O 13. Qd2 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] A new, quite interesting plan.} (13. O-O {-see Korobov-Avrukh in
CBM96.}) 13... Bd7 14. h4 Rc8 15. Bb3 h5 16. f3 $6 {This move proves useless.}
(16. Rd1 $142 e6 $140 17. g4 $5) 16... e6 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. f4 (18. g4 $6 hxg4
19. fxg4 e5 20. h5 exd4) 18... Rfd8 19. e5 b5 20. f5 $6 {An interesting but
risky idea of seizing the initiative.} exf5 21. Nf4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5] Still,
these pawns can't move forward and White doesn't obtain a sufficient
compensation for the pawn.} Kh7 22. O-O b4 23. Bb2 Na5 24. Qf2 Bb5 25. Rfe1 Bc4
26. Ba4 Qb7 $1 (26... Bxa2 27. d5 $44) 27. e6 $5 fxe6 28. Nxe6 Bxe6 29. Rxe6
Nc4 30. Ba1 Rd6 (30... Qd5 $143 31. Re7) 31. Qe2 Rxe6 $2 {Black starts a
tactical operation, which is only enough for a draw, missing a strong
possibility} (31... Qa6 $1 $17 32. Bd7 $140 Rc7) 32. Qxe6 Qe4 33. Qxc8 Ne3 34.
Bc6 Qxh4 (34... Qc2 35. Re1 Qd2 36. Rb1 $11) 35. Rc1 Ng4 36. Bf3 Qf2+ 37. Kh1
Qh4+ 38. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 {Recently a very serious weapon against white's
set-up.} 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. h3 $1 (14. Bf2 $143 $6 a6 $6 (
14... g4 $1) 15. c5 g4 16. Qb3 gxf3 17. gxf3 fxe4 18. Ncxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5
20. Rg1 Bg6 {[%cal Gh6f5]} 21. Rc1 Nf5 $13 {1-0 Shalimov,V-Gasanov,E/Kiev 2001/
EXT 2003 (37)}) 14... Nh5 15. Bf2 Nf4 16. g3 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 c5 $1 {A very
strong continuation,which clearly restrictes white's activity on the queenside.
} 18. dxc6 $5 $146 {Boris tries to improve his own play,compare to his game
with Nataf.Without any doubts this continuation promises much more play,but
black keeps a very good counterchances.} (18. g4 f4 {The close character of
the position doesn't promise white a lot.} 19. Kd1 (19. h4 Nf7 20. hxg5 Nxg5
$13) 19... Bf6 (19... Nf7 $142 20. h4 h6 $1 $11) 20. Kc2 Bd7 21. Rhb1 (21. h4
$5) 21... a5 22. Rh1 Nf7 23. Ndb1 Kg7 24. Na3 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Nataf,I/Cap
d'Agde 2002/CBM 92/[Tsesarsky] (24)}) 18... bxc6 19. O-O-O Be6 20. Nb3 {
[%cal Gc4c5] White has to start an immediate action,otherwise he is taking a
big risk to end up in a worse position.} ({Another serious alternative was:} 
20. g4 $5 fxg4 $1 (20... fxe4 $143 21. Ndxe4 d5 22. h4 $1 $16) (20... f4 $143
21. Nb3 Qe7 22. c5 $16) 21. hxg4 Nf7 22. Nf1 $1 {[%cal Gf1e3]} (22. Nb3 Qb8
$132 {[%cal Gb8b4]}) 22... Qa5 23. Ne3 Rab8 {with double-edged pay}) 20... Qe7
(20... Qb8 $5 {deserve serious attention}) 21. c5 (21. exf5 $143 Nxf5 22. Ne4
Rfd8 {and d6-d5 will come sooner or later with great play for black}) 21... d5
$1 (21... Bxb3 $2 22. axb3 dxc5 23. Qc4+ Rf7 24. Bxc5 $16 {[%csl Gh6]}) 22.
exd5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Qf7 24. Nc3 $8 Rab8 $1 (24... Bxb3 $143 25. axb3 Qxb3 26.
Qb5 $1 {and white is better}) 25. Rd6 $1 ({Too dangerous} 25. Na5 Bxa2 (25...
Rfc8 $5) 26. Nxa2 Qxa2 27. Qc4+ $8 Qxc4+ 28. Nxc4 Rb4 29. Nd6 e4 $40 {[%csl
Gb2]}) 25... Bxb3 (25... f4 $2 26. g4 {[%csl Ge4]}) 26. axb3 Qxb3 (26... Rxb3
$143 $2 27. Rhd1 $140 Rfb8 28. Rd8+ $1 $18) 27. Qc2 $1 {Of course white should
seek for a queen swap,because the situation around his king starts to be
dangerous.} Nf7 (27... e4 28. fxe4 (28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 exf3 $15 {[%csl Gf3]}
) 28... Bxc3 29. Qxc3 $1 (29. Qxb3+ Rxb3 30. bxc3 fxe4 31. Bd4 Rfb8 $40 {
[%csl Gc1]}) 29... Qxc3+ 30. bxc3 fxe4 {[%csl Gf2]} 31. Bd4 Nf5 $11) 28. Rd7 e4
$1 (28... Qe6 $143 29. Rhd1 e4 30. fxe4 $16) 29. fxe4 Bxc3 {The begining of
the forced line which leads to the draw} ({In first view black cannot play} 
29... Ne5 $5 {because of} 30. Qxb3+ Rxb3 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Bd4 {[%cal Gd4g7]
but in fact after} Re8 33. exf5 (33. Rf1 Rb4 $1) 33... Kf7 {the position is
far from clear}) 30. Qxc3 Qa4 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Ga4a1]} 31. Rhd1 $8 Rb3 32. Qf6
(32. Qc2 $144 Rfb8 33. c6 Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Qa5+ 35. Kc1) 32... Qc4+ 33. Kd2 (33.
Kb1 Qxe4+ 34. Ka1 Qa4+ $11) 33... Qb4+ ({Of course not} 33... Qxe4 $2 34. Bd4 {
[%csl Rg8]} Rd3+ 35. Kc1 {and white wins}) 34. Kc1 Qc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.19"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. e5 Rfc8 14. h4 Nf8
15. h5 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qd7 17. Be3 Qd5 18. a4 Rc3 19. Rfb1 Ra3 20. Rxa3 Bxa3 21.
Ra1 Be7 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.20"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21.
Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Qe3 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Bb1 f5 25. Nc2 e4 26. b4 Be5 27. g3
Qf6 28. Qe2 Kg7 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 f4 31. Qe2 e3 32. fxe3 fxg3 33. hxg3 Qg6
34. Qg2 Bxg3 35. Ne1 Qg5 36. Qb2+ Kg8 37. Nf3 Qxe3+ 38. Kg2 Bf4 39. Qb3+ Qxb3
40. axb3 Bd6 41. Kf2 Bxb4 42. Ke3 Bc5+ 43. Kd2 Kf7 44. Be4 Ke6 45. Kc2 Kd6 46.
Ne1 a5 47. Nd3 Bd4 48. Bg6 Bd7 49. Bf7 Bc6 50. Bg6 Ke6 51. Nf4+ Ke5 52. Nd3+
Kf6 53. Bh5 Kf5 54. Be2 Ke4 55. Bh5 Ke3 56. Bg6 Bd7 57. Nb2 Bg7 58. Nd3 Kd4 59.
Nb2 Bc6 60. Nd3 Bf8 61. Nb2 Bd6 62. Nd3 a4 63. bxa4 bxa4 64. Nc1 a3 65. Ne2+
Kc4 66. Bf7+ Kb4 67. Nc3 Bd7 68. Na2+ Ka5 69. Nc3 Bb4 70. Kb3 Bg4 71. Bd5 Bf8
72. Bf7 Bf5 73. Bd5 Kb6 74. Bf7 Kc6 75. Bd5+ Kc5 76. Bf7 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. O-O e5 8. Nbd2
Ne7 9. a3 a5 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. a4 Ba6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bxc4 14. bxc4 Rae8 15.
Re1 Nc8 16. Rb1 Re7 17. Qd2 h6 18. Bc3 Kh7 19. Re2 Rfe8 20. Qc1 Qd7 21. Qb2 Qc7
22. Nh2 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Nf1 e4 25. Ng3 exd3 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. cxd3 Bxc3
28. Qxc3 Kg6 29. Nf1 Qe5 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. Nd2 Re2 32. Rd1 Nd6 33. Kf1 Re8 34.
Rb1 Rb8 35. Nb3 Rd8 36. f4 Kf6 37. Kf2 Ne8 38. Ke3 Nc7 39. Nd2 Na6 40. Rxb6 Nb4
41. Nf3 Rxd3+ 42. Ke2 Ra3 43. Ne5 Ra2+ 44. Kf3 Ra3+ 45. Kf2 Rxa4 46. Nxc6 Kg7
47. Ne7 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 a4 49. Nxf5+ Kf8 50. Rb8+ Kf7 51. Nxh6+ Ke7 52. Rb7+ Kd6
53. Ra7 Nc6 54. Nf7+ Ke6 55. Ng5+ Kf5 56. Rc7 Nd4 57. Rxc5+ Kg6 58. Nf3 Nf5+
59. Kh2 a3 60. Ne5+ Kf6 61. Ra5 Ra1 62. c5 a2 63. c6 Nd6 64. c7 Ke7 65. Ra6 Nc8
66. f5 Re1 67. Re6+ Kf8 68. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd6 13. Qb1 Qe7 14. Qa2 Na5
15. Bd3 f5 16. exf5 Bd5 17. Qb1 exf5+ 18. Kf1 O-O 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Qxf5 Bc4+
21. Kg1 Rf8 22. Qg5 Qe2 23. Rb1 Bf4 24. Qg4 Be3 25. Qh4 g5 26. Qg3 Bf4 27. Qg4
Be3 28. Qg3 Bf4 29. Re1 Bxg3 30. Rxe2 Bxe2 31. hxg3 Bxf3 32. gxf3 Rxf3 33. Bc1
Rf5 34. Kg2 Nc6 35. Be3 g4 36. Rc1 Rf6 37. d5 Ne7 38. Bg5 Rf7 39. d6 Nf5 40.
Bf4 Rd7 41. Rh1 Kg7 42. f3 gxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Kf6 44. Kg4 Rg7+ 45. Kf3 Rd7 46. g4
Nxd6 47. Rh6+ Ke7 48. Rxh7+ Nf7 49. g5 Kf8 50. g6 Kg8 51. gxf7+ Rxf7 52. Rh1
Kf8 53. Ke4 Ke8 54. Rc1 Kd8 55. Be5 Rd7 56. Kf5 Rf7+ 57. Ke6 Re7+ 58. Kd5 Rh7
59. Kc6 Rh3 60. Bd6 Rd3 61. Rg1 Rc3+ 62. Kb7 Kd7 63. Rd1 Rb3 64. Bb4+ Ke6 65.
Kxa7 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Ne4 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Bc1 g6 6. f3 Nf6 (6... Nd6 7. e4
Bg7 8. c3 O-O 9. Na3 f5 $5 10. exf5 Nxf5 11. Qb3 Qf6 $132 {Miltner,A-Lanka,Z/
BL9697}) 7. e4 d6 8. c4 Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd3 (10. Nge2 e6 11. Nf4 (11. Ng3
exd5 12. cxd5 $5 Nbd7 13. Be2 h5 14. a4 a6 15. a5 Qc7 16. O-O Re8 17. Rf2 Rb8
$132 {Hodgson,J-Gallagher,J/Bern Cup 1996}) 11... exd5 12. exd5 Nbd7 13. Be2
Ne5 14. O-O Bd7 15. a4 $5 a6 $13 {Rabinovich-Yudasin,Tel-Aviv,2000}) 10... e6 (
10... a6 11. Nge2 Qc7 12. a4 e5 13. O-O Ne8 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nd7 16. Ng3
Ne5 17. Be2 $14 {Kohout,V-Jelinek,M/CZE-chT1b 9697}) 11. Nge2 $6 {After this
move white doesn't have any opening advantage since the knight i misplaced on
e2 no matter with what pawn white takes on d5.} (11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Nge2 Nc6 13.
Rb1 a6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. O-O b6 16. Kh1 Bb7 17. a3 Ne5 18. Nf4 $14 {Vatter,
H-Lingnau,C/Germany 1993}) 11... exd5 (11... Nbd7 12. f4 e5 13. f5 gxf5 14. Ng3
fxe4 15. Bc2 Qb4 16. Bb3 b5 17. Nf5 bxc4 18. Bc2 $40 {Pixton,A-Yudasin,L/
Kerhonkson 2002}) 12. exd5 (12. cxd5 $6 {[%csl Re2]}) 12... Nbd7 13. f4 Ne8 14.
O-O f5 15. Kh1 Ndf6 16. Ng1 Bd7 17. Nf3 Nc7 18. Qc2 (18. a4 a5 19. Bd2 Rae8 20.
Qc2 Na8 (20... Qa7 21. Nb5) 21. Rae1 Qd8 {[%cal Gb7b6]} 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. axb5
b6 24. g3 $14) 18... Rae8 19. h3 (19. Bd2 Ng4 20. Nd1 h6 21. h3 Nf6 22. Nc3 Re7
$11) 19... Re7 20. Bd2 Ne4 21. Be1 Bxc3 $1 {[%csl Rg3]} 22. bxc3 Ne8 23. Bh4
N8f6 24. Kh2 Qa5 25. Rac1 Kg7 26. Rfe1 (26. Ng5 Ree8) 26... Ree8 27. Qb2 Qc7
28. Re3 h6 29. Rce1 b6 30. Kg1 Qc8 31. Qc2 (31. Bxe4 Nxe4 32. Nd2 Nf6 (32...
Nxd2 33. Qxd2 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 $14 {[%cal Gh4e7]})) 31... Qb8 32. Qb2 Qc8 33. Qb3
Qb8 34. Qc2 Qc8 35. Bxe4 Nxe4 36. Nd2 Nf6 37. Re7+ Rxe7 38. Rxe7+ Rf7 39. Re1
Qf8 40. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 {Another
theoretical possibility is} (6... Nf6) 7. a3 $5 {Interesting continuation.
White is intending to provide the breakthrough b2-b4 as soon as possible, not
defining the location of the dark-squared bishop yet... More popular is} (7.
Be3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 {1-0 Sutovsky,E-Chandler,M/Hastings 2000/CBM 75/[Oratovsky,M] 
(42)}) 7... Qe7 {Logical alternative to the move in the game is} (7... a5 8.
Be3 Qe7 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. Bh6 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qc3 Nd7 13. O-O f6 14. Nbd2 b5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Kritz,L-Ikonnikov,V/Dieren 2002/CBM 89 ext (30)}) 8. Nbd2 (8. O-O
a5 9. a4 Nf6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. Bd2 b6 13. Bc3 Rb8 (13... Ba6 14. b3
Rab8 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Nh2 Nf8 17. f4 $14 {1-0 Kazakov,P-Kosintseva,N/Kazan
2001/EXT 2002 (43)}) 14. b3 $14 {1-0 Minasian,A-Faibisovich,V/Decin 1996/CBM
53 ext (29)}) 8... Nf6 9. b4 Nd7 {Typical manouevre. If white takes on c5,
black is ready to take on c5 by the knight. Sometimes, the knight can be
transfered to e6 via f8 even before the castle.} (9... O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nc4
Nd7 12. c3 Nb6 13. Na5 Be6 14. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Wirig,A/France 2002/CBM
88 ext (38)}) 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc4 b6 12. c3 $146 {According to my database,
this position appeared for the first time. I don't like this continuation, as
it weakens d3 pawn. In the previous game white continued} (12. Bb2 Ba6 13. Nfd2
Bxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Nb6 16. Bc3 Na4 17. Bd2 Rfd8 $11 {1-0 Ehlvest,
J-Goldin,A/Novosibirsk 1995/CBM 50 (73)}) (12. Bd2 {could be an alternative.})
12... Ba6 $1 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Ya6d3,Yf8d8] After black solves the problem of
dark-squared bishop, the position becomes equal.} 13. Qa4 (13. Nfd2 {doesn't
promise anything:} Rfd8) 13... Bxc4 {The most simple way for an equality. But
other continuations are also possible:} (13... Bb5 14. Qb3 a5 15. bxa5 Bxc4 16.
Qxc4 Rxa5 $11) (13... Nb8 14. Qb3 Rd8 $141 15. Bg5) 14. dxc4 Qe6 $1 15. Be3 ({
White gets nothing after} 15. b5 cxb5 16. cxb5 a6 $1 $11 (16... c4 17. Ng5)) (
15. Qa6 $5) 15... Qxc4 {promises black an equality, but he could fight for an
advantage after} (15... cxb4 16. cxb4 Qxc4 17. Rad1 $1 (17. Rfd1 Nf6 $1 18.
Nxe5 $141 Qxe4 $17) 17... b5 (17... Rfd8 18. Rd6 Nf6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Qxa7
Nxe4 21. Qxb6 $14) 18. Qa6 Nb6 $1) 16. Qxc6 Nf6 17. Nd2 $1 Qxc3 ({Black isn't
worse after} 17... Qd3 {as well:} 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Qxc5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 $11
) 18. Qb5 {taking control over the d3 square, thus, equalizing the position.} (
18. Rfc1 Qd3 19. bxc5 Rfc8 20. Qb7 Rcb8 21. Qc6 Rc8 22. Qd6 $2 (22. Qb7 $11)
22... Qxd6 23. cxd6 Rd8 $17) 18... cxb4 (18... Rfd8 {doesn't change the
evaluation:} 19. Rfc1 Qd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd3 21. bxc5 Bf8 22. cxb6 axb6 23. a4 $11)
19. Rfc1 Qb2 20. Rcb1 Qc3 21. Rc1 Qb2 22. Rcb1 Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 (5... Bg4) 6. h3 {Now
white prevents the exchange on f3. But} (6. O-O {is also possible:} Bg4 7. h3 (
7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. Nc4 (8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. Qe2 e5 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. a4 Qe7
13. Bd2 b6 14. Bc3 Rfd8 15. Qe1 Nf8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxf4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (42)}) 8... Nd7 9. Ne3 Bxf3
10. Qxf3 Nf8 11. Rd1 Ne6 12. c3 Qd7 13. a4 O-O 14. h4 h5 (14... Rad8 $5) 15. g4
$13 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,L-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1994/CBM 40 ext (65)}) 7... Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 {0-1 Smirin,I-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1995/CBM 46 ext/[Vaisser] (67)}) (6. Nbd2
Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc4 b6 9. h3 Nf8 10. Nh2 Ba6 11. Kh1 e5 12. b3 Ne6 13. Nf3 f6
14. Bd2 O-O $11 {0-1 Campora,D-Kharlov,A/Malaga 1999/CBM 68 ext (30)}) 6... Nf6
{Here black had three main plans of completing the development: 1) to develop
the knight to d7 via f6; 2) to develop it to e7 with preliminary e7-e5; 3) to
transfer it to f7 via h6 with preliminary f7-f6. As we see black chose the
1-st option.} (6... b6 7. Nc3 e5 {0-1 Zhang Pengxiang-Bu Xiangzhi/Yongchuan
2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (42)}) (6... e5 {is another theoretical line.}) 7.
Nc3 Nd7 (7... O-O {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Leko,P/Dortmund 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg]
(19)}) 8. Be3 e5 {Black's main idea is to prevent from white to develop the
initiative, it means to prevent breakthroughs b2-b4, d2-d4 and f2-f4.} 9. Qd2
h6 {Black prevented from white the trade of dark-squared bishops. But} (9...
Qe7 {is also possible. Its main idea to transfer the knight to e6 as soon as
possible. See 1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/Prague 2002/CBM 89/[Postny] (50)}) 10.
O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 {Now white is ready to realize the breakthrough.} Nf8 12. f4
exf4 13. Rxf4 {It is also possible to take by the bishop:} (13. Bxf4 {1-0
Galdunts,S-Jakubiec,A/Griesheim 2002/CBM 88/[Finkel,A] (45)}) 13... Be6 {
Black decides to defend the f7 pawn and to prepare the occupation of the e5
square by the knight. Another logical continuation is} (13... Ne6 {1-0 Pikula,
D-Kovacevic,A/Banja Koviljaca 2002/CBM 89/[Postny] (35)}) 14. Raf1 {Another
plan is to put the rooks on the "e" and "f" files:} (14. Rff1 Nd7 15. Qf2 b6
16. a4 a5 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Qg3 g5 19. Rae1 $14 {0-1 Oral,T-McShane,L/Greenland
Open, Qaqortoq GRL 2003 (30)}) 14... Nd7 15. R4f2 b6 $146 {According to my
database, this position appeared for the first time. In the previous games
black tried} (15... h5 $6 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Vokarev,S/Azov 1996/CBM 56 ext/
[Makarichev] (25)}) (15... O-O-O $5 16. Ng4 $5 (16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Qa5 b6 18. Qa6+
Kb8 19. Nf3 g5 $11 {1-0 Shchekachev,A-Wells,P/TCh-AUT 2003 (37)}) 16... g5 $132
(16... Bxg4 $2 17. Rxf7 $16) (16... h5 $2 17. Bg5 Qd6 18. Nf6 $16)) (15... f6
16. Nf3 b6 17. Ne2 h5 18. e5 $1 O-O-O 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Perunovic,
M-Nataf,I/1st League TCh-SCG, Budva SCG 2003 (67)}) 16. Ng4 Bxg4 $6 {seems
like a wrong decision. Deserved attention the following continuations:} (16...
O-O-O $5 17. Nxh6 (17. Bxh6 Bxh6 18. Nxh6 Rh7) 17... f6 {[%cal Gh8h7,Gd8h8]}) (
16... g5 $5 $13) 17. Rxf7 (17. hxg4 $2 Ne5) 17... Qxf7 ({Black cannot play} 
17... Qe5 {, in view of} 18. hxg4 Bf6 19. d4 Qe6 (19... cxd4 20. R1xf6 $1 $18)
20. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 21. d5 $1 $16) 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Qf2+ Ke7 21. Qg3
Rae8 22. Ne2 {transfering the knight to f4.} Kd7 23. Nf4 Rhf8 ({Worth
consideration} 23... Bf6 {preventing g4-g5.}) 24. b3 $1 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Yc2c3,
Yd3d4,Gb3c4] covering an important square c4.} (24. g5 $1 h5 (24... hxg5 25.
Qxg5 Bf6 26. Qg3) 25. c3 $14 {[%cal Gd3d4]}) 24... Kc8 ({Probably better was} 
24... g5 {, preventing c2-c3.} 25. Nh5 Bh8) (24... Bf6 {comes to consideration
as well.}) 25. c3 {It is right decision to provide the breakthrough d3-d4.} g5
26. Nh5 Bh8 27. d4 cxd4 28. cxd4 $14 Nf7 29. e5 $2 {Now the possibilities of
black's dark-squared bishops are very limited. White is going to attack
black's weaknesses, and, will improve the position of his knight, transfering
it to f5 via g3.} (29. Qf2 $142 $1 $14) 29... Nd8 $2 {missing much more
attractive continuation.} (29... Nxe5 $1 30. Bf2 (30. dxe5 Bxe5 31. Qh3 Rd8 32.
g3 (32. Ng3 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Rff1) 32... Rd3 $19) 30... Nf7 $17) 30. Bf2 $1 {
preparing the transfer of the queen to d3, where it has good prospects on both
flanks.} Ne6 31. Qd3 Nc7 32. Ng3 $16 Kb8 (32... Nd5 33. Qh7 $18) (32... Re6 33.
Nf5 Kd7 34. Nd6 $16) 33. Nf5 Re6 34. b4 Nd5 $2 ({More resistant was} 34... Rd8
35. Nd6 $16) 35. b5 $1 $18 Nf4 (35... Rd8 36. Nd6) 36. Qc4 cxb5 37. Qxb5 Rd8
38. g3 Nd5 (38... Ng6 39. Qc4) 39. Nd6 {Now black loses the material and the
game.} Ne7 (39... Nc7 40. Qc6 $18) 40. Nf7 Rf8 (40... Kc7 41. Nxd8 Kxd8 42. Qb3
Rc6 43. Qf7 $18) 41. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5
Ng4 9. e6 fxe6 10. Bd3 Ngf6 11. Ng5 Nxc5 12. Bxh7 Nxh7 13. Qg6+ Kd7 14. Nf7 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Nxh8 Kc7 17. Nf7 Bd7 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Qc2 Bd6 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Nf4
Qf5 22. Ned3 e5 23. Nxd5+ Kd8 24. Nb6 Rb8 25. Nc4 Nhg5 26. Bd2 Nf3+ 27. Kd1 Bg6
28. Nxd6 Nxd6 29. Nb4 Qg4 30. Kc1 Bxc2 31. Nxc2 Nxd2 32. Kxd2 Qf3 33. Rhf1 Kc7
34. Ne1 Qd5+ 35. Kc2 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch Internet fin"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2003.11.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2003.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 d6 8.
Be2 Nbd7 9. b4 O-O 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. O-O Qe7 13. Rfd1 Ndf6 14. Rac1 a5
15. d5 Ng4 16. Rf1 axb4 17. axb4 e5 18. h3 Nh6 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 f4 21. e4
Bc8 22. Bf3 Nf7 23. Qe2 Ng5 24. Ra1 Bd7 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Ra1 Qe8 27. Kh2 Rxa1
28. Bxa1 Qa8 29. Bc3 Qa3 30. Qb2 Qa6 31. Qe2 Nxf3+ 32. gxf3 Qc8 33. Qf1 Qa6 34.
Qe2 Qc8 35. Qf1 Qe8 36. Qg2 Qh5 37. c5 bxc5 38. bxc5 dxc5 39. Ba5 c4 40. Bxc7
c3 41. Ba5 c2 42. Bd2 Bb5 43. Qg4 Qxg4 44. fxg4 Be2 45. Kg2 f3+ 46. Kg3 Kf7 47.
Bc1 Ke7 48. h4 Kd7 49. Ba3 Kc7 50. g5 g6 51. d6+ Kd7 52. Kg4 Ke6 53. Kg3 c1=Q
54. Bxc1 Kxd6 55. Be3 Kc6 56. Ba7 Kd6 57. Bb8+ Ke6 58. Bc7 Bd1 59. Kg4 Be2 60.
Kg3 Bd1 61. Bb8 Be2 62. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch Internet fin"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2003.11.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 h6 5. Bh4 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. a3 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Qa4 Nf6
15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Qxa6 d6 17. Rc2 Qd7 18. Rfc1 Ne7 19. e4 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 d5 21.
Ne5 Qd8 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Qxa7 Qxd4 24. Nef3 Qd3 25. Rc3 Qd6 26. Qc7 Rd8 27.
Qxd6 Rxd6 28. Kf1 g5 29. Nc4 Rc6 30. Nd4 Rc8 31. Nxb6 Rb8 32. Nc4 Ned5 33. Rc2
Ne4 34. Nc6 Rb3 35. Nd2 Rb6 36. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch Internet fin"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2003.11.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "2003.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. a3 bxa3 10. Rxa3 e5 11. d5 Nb4 12. Nc3 Bg4 13. Nd2 a5 14. h3 Bf5 15.
e4 Bd7 16. Kh2 Re8 17. Na2 Nxa2 18. Rxa2 a4 19. Qe2 Qb6 20. Rfa1 Ra6 21. Nb1
Rc8 22. Nc3 Qb4 23. Bf1 h6 24. Qc2 Qc5 25. Kg2 Rca8 26. Ra3 Qc8 27. Kh2 Qc5 28.
Kg1 Qc8 29. c5 Qxc5 30. Bxa6 Rxa6 31. Rc1 Ra8 32. Raa1 b5 33. Qe2 b4 34. Nd1
Qd4 35. Rc4 Qb6 36. Qe3 Qb5 37. Qd3 Kh7 38. Kh2 Qa6 39. Qc2 a3 40. Rxb4 a2 41.
Nc3 Qc8 42. Qe2 Bxh3 43. f3 Bd7 44. Rxa2 Rxa2 45. Nxa2 Qc5 46. Rb7 h5 47. Nc3
g5 48. Kg2 h4 49. g4 Kg6 50. Qf2 Qc4 51. Rb6 Qc7 52. Ra6 Bc8 53. Ra7 Qc4 54.
Ra4 Qb3 55. Ra3 Qc4 56. Qe2 Qd4 57. Ra4 Qb6 58. b4 Bd7 59. b5 Qc5 60. Rc4 Qa3
61. b6 Qb3 62. Rc7 Qxb6 63. Rc4 Qd8 64. Qf2 Qa5 65. Nd1 Qa1 66. Ne3 Qa6 67. Rc2
Bb5 68. Rb2 Bd3 69. Kh2 Qa1 70. Rd2 Qa6 71. Kg2 Bb5 72. Nf5 Qa5 73. Kh2 Qa6 74.
Ra2 Qb7 75. Nxd6 Qd7 76. Nf5 Bd3 77. Kg2 h3+ 78. Kxh3 Qe8 79. Kg3 Qh8 80. Qh2
Qxh2+ 81. Kxh2 Ne8 82. Kg3 Nf6 83. Rb2 Kh7 84. Rb6 Nd7 85. Rd6 Nc5 86. Rh6+ Kg8
87. Rc6 Nd7 88. Rc7 Nf8 89. d6 Bb5 90. Rc8 Bd7 91. Rd8 Bxf5 92. gxf5 Kg7 93.
f6+ Kg8 94. Rxf8+ Kxf8 95. d7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch Internet fin"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2003.11.09"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2003.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 b6
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ndc4 Rfc8 14. Nxd6 Qxd6
15. f3 Rxc1 16. Qxc1 Rc8 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rc1 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8
21. Bd4 Bb7 22. b4 Nb8 23. b5 Nd7 24. Qc3 Nc5 25. Kf2 Bc8 26. a4 Qc7 27. a5 Bd7
28. Qb4 Be8 29. Bf1 Kf7 30. a6 Nd7 31. Qb2 Nf8 32. e3 Nd7 33. h3 Nc5 34. g4 g6
35. Kg3 Qe7 36. Qc2 Qc7 37. Qa2 Qe7 38. Qb1 Qc7 39. h4 Qe7 40. g5 Kg7 41. Qa2
Qc7 42. Qa3 h6 43. Qc3 hxg5 44. hxg5 Qe7 45. Kf4 Kg8 46. Qb2 Qh7 47. Kg3 Qe7
48. f4 Ne4+ 49. Kg2 Qc7 50. Bd3 Qh7 51. Qe2 Qc7 52. Qc2 Qxc2+ 53. Bxc2 Bxb5 54.
Bb3 Bxa6 55. Ba4 Kf7 56. Bc6 Bc4 57. Kf3 Nc5 58. Kf2 Nb3 59. Bc3 a5 60. Ba4 Nc5
61. Bc2 Bd3 62. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 63. Ke2 Nc5 64. Bd4 Ke7 65. Kd1 Kd7 66. Kc2 Kc6 67.
Kc3 Kb5 68. Kc2 Kc4 69. Kb2 b5 70. Kc2 b4 71. Kd2 a4 72. Kc2 a3 73. Kc1 Nb3+
74. Kb1 Nxd4 75. exd4 Kxd4 76. Kc2 Kc4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch Internet fin"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2003.11.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vlassov, Nikolai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Qe7 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 d6 8.
Nf1 e5 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Re1 Qe5 13. Nb5 Rfc8 14. Nc3
Re8 15. Ned5 Rac8 16. e3 a6 17. Qf3 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Na5 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. gxf4 b5
21. Ne2 Nc4 22. b3 Nb6 23. Nd4 Kf8 24. Rec1 Ke7 25. Rc2 Na8 26. Bf1 Rb8 27. a4
bxa4 28. bxa4 a5 29. Bb5 Bxb5 30. axb5 Kd7 31. Rxa5 Nb6 32. Nc6 Rbc8 33. Ra7
Nxd5 34. Nd4 g6 35. Rca2 Rb8 36. Kg2 Re4 37. Rd2 Ree8 38. Rda2 Re4 39. Rd2 Ree8
40. Rda2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch Internet fin"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2003.11.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Vlassov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2003.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
f4 e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Bd3 d5 11. O-O h5 12. Rb1 g6 13. Qc2 Rg8 14. Ng5 b6 15.
Bd2 Qc7 16. Be1 Bd7 17. Bh4 Na5 18. Ba6 Bc8 19. Bb5+ Bd7 20. Ba6 Bc8 21. Be2
Bd7 22. Qd3 Rc8 23. Rfc1 Rh8 24. Qh3 Ba3 25. Ba6 Bxc1 26. Bxc8 Bxf4 27. Bxd7+
Qxd7 28. Rf1 Bxg5 29. Bxg5 Nc6 30. Qd3 Ne7 31. Rb1 Nf5 32. Bf6 Rg8 33. Qa6 Ne7
34. a4 Nc8 35. a5 Qc6 36. axb6 axb6 37. Rb3 Kd7 38. h3 Kc7 39. Ra3 Qb7 40. Qd3
Qc6 41. Bg5 Kb8 42. Qf3 Qb7 43. Ra1 Na7 44. Rf1 Nb5 45. Bd2 Rf8 46. Qd3 Qd7 47.
Rb1 Na7 48. Rxb6+ Ka8 49. Qb1 Qc7 50. Kh2 Rb8 51. Rb4 Rxb4 52. Qxb4 Nc6 53.
Qf8+ Kb7 54. Bg5 Qd7 55. Kg3 Na7 56. Kh4 Nb5 57. Bd2 Kc7 58. Kg5 Qd8+ 59. Qxd8+
Kxd8 60. Kf6 Ke8 61. Kg7 Na3 62. Bc1 Nc4 63. g3 Na5 64. g4 hxg4 65. hxg4 Nc4
66. Kf6 Nb6 67. Kg5 Na4 68. Bd2 Ke7 69. Kf4 Nb6 70. Kg5 Nc4 71. Bc1 Nb6 72.
Ba3+ Ke8 73. Kf6 Na4 74. Bb4 Nb2 75. Kg7 Nd3 76. Kh6 Nf2 77. Kg5 Ne4+ 78. Kf4
Nf2 79. Kf3 Nd3 80. Ke3 Nb2 81. Kf4 Nc4 82. Kg5 Kd7 83. Kf6 Ke8 84. Kg5 Nb2 85.
Kf6 Nc4 86. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch Internet fin"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2003.11.09"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vlassov, Nikolai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2003.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Nb8 9. Be3 Na6 10. a3 Bc5 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. b3 O-O 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. b4 Nce4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qb3 Qc8 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Bf1 h6 19. Nd2 Bf5 20. Bg2 Bh3 21. Bh1
Qf5 22. Qc3 Rfe8 23. e4 Qh5 24. f3 Nh7 25. c5 axb4 26. axb4 bxc5 27. bxc5 Ng5
28. c6 f5 29. Qe3 Rf8 30. exf5 Bxf5 31. h4 Nh7 32. g4 Bxg4 33. fxg4 Qxg4+ 34.
Bg2 Qxh4 35. Rxa8 Rxa8 36. Ne4 Nf6 37. Nxf6+ Qxf6 38. Rf1 Qg6 39. Qe4 Qg5 40.
Qf5 Qe3+ 41. Kh1 Qg3 42. Qh3 Qg5 43. Be4 Kh8 44. Qg2 Qh4+ 45. Kg1 g5 46. Qf3
Qf4 47. Qxf4 exf4 48. Rb1 g4 49. Rb7 Ra1+ 50. Kg2 Ra2+ 51. Kf1 Ra1+ 52. Ke2 Ra3
53. Kd2 Ra2+ 54. Kd3 Ra3+ 55. Kc2 Re3 56. Bh1 Re7 57. Kd3 f3 58. Rb1 f2 59. Rf1
g3 60. Bg2 Kg7 61. Kd2 Kf6 62. Rh1 Kg5 63. Rh3 Kg4 64. Rxh6 Kf5 65. Rh3 Kf4 66.
Rh4+ Kg5 67. Rh8 Kg4 68. Rg8+ Kf4 69. Rf8+ Kg4 70. Rg8+ Kf4 71. Bh3 Rh7 72.
Rf8+ Ke5 73. Bf1 Kxd5 74. Bg2+ Kc5 75. Rg8 Rf7 76. Ke2 d5 77. Rxg3 Kxc6 78. Rf3
Rxf3 79. Bxf3 Kc5 80. Kxf2 Kd4 81. Ke2 c5 82. Bxd5 Kxd5 83. Kd3 c4+ 84. Kc3 Kc5
85. Kc2 Kd4 86. Kd2 c3+ 87. Kc2 Kc4 88. Kc1 Kd3 89. Kd1 c2+ 90. Kc1 Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch Internet fin"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2003.11.09"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Vlassov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Be3 Qc7 9. Na3 a6 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. g4 Bg6 12. O-O-O e6 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Ne5 b5
15. Nxb5 axb5 16. Qxb5 Be4 17. f3 Bd5 18. Rxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxc6 Qd7 20. Ne5 Qxb5
21. Bxb5+ Ke7 22. Nc6+ Kf6 23. Be5+ Kg6 24. Bd3+ f5 25. gxf5+ exf5 26. Rg1+ Kh6
27. Nd4 Ne7 28. Bf4+ Kh5 29. Rg5+ Kh4 30. Ne6 Kxh3 31. Bf1+ 1-0

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h4 Nbd7 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nc5 8. Qc2 h5
9. b4 Ncd7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 c6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nd2
c5 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. O-O b6 18. f3 Ba6 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Nb3 Nfd7 21. Be7 Bxb5
22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxf8 Ba4 24. Qb2 Bxf8 25. Qxb6 Qe8 26. g3 Qe7 27. Ra1 Rc8 28.
Kg2 Bd7 29. Ra7 g5 30. Rh1 gxh4 31. Rxh4 Qg5 32. Qb2 Be7 33. Rh1 Qg6 34. Kf2
Rf8 35. Rha1 h4 36. g4 Qf6 37. R1a5 Qf4 38. Rxc5 Qg3+ 39. Kf1 h3 0-1

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[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 Bd7 11. Rb1 a6 12. dxc5 Na5 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Nd4 Rfd8
15. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Be7 5. Ngf3 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. a3 Nc6 11. Qe2 d6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Rc2
Rc7 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Ba6 Na5 17. Rxc7 Rxc7 18. Rxc7 Qxc7 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Qc4
Qxc4 21. Nxc4 b5 22. Ncd2 Nb6 23. Kf1 f6 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Kd3 d5 26. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Bd3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. e4 a6 $6 {Dieser Zug
erscheint zu passiv, da Weiß nun den Pc6 blockieren kann und der Bb7
eingesperrt bleibt.} (13... Nxe4 $1 {0-1 Mamedyarov,S-Karjakin,S/Benidorm 2003/
CBM 99_01/[Lutz] (54) war Karjakins Verbesserung im gleichen Turnier einen Tag
später.}) 14. b4 Nb6 $6 ({Da nach dem Textzug Schwarz weitestgehend zur
Passivität verurteilt ist, kam auch hier} 14... Nxe4 {in Betracht.} 15. Bxe4 f5
16. Bd3 c5 17. dxc5 Bxf3 {erscheint jedenfalls nicht besonders klar.}) 15. Rg1
Nfd7 16. Bd2 O-O-O 17. a4 $1 {Weiß greift unter Qualitätsopfer den schwarzen
König an. Da hier der Bb7 nur ein großer Bauer ist, fällt die leichte
materielle Investition leicht.} Nxa4 18. Rxa4 bxa4 19. Bxa6 Nb8 20. Bd3 Rd7 $6
(20... e5 $5 21. Qxa4 exd4) 21. Ke2 f5 22. gxf5 exf5 23. e5 g6 24. Rc1 Rc7 25.
Qxa4 Qd7 26. Rc5 $16 {Schwarz kann jetzt nur noch zuschauen. wieWeiß langsam
den Druck verstärkt.} f4 27. Qa2 Re8 28. Bc4 Qg4 29. e6 Nd7 (29... h6 $5) 30.
Rg5 Qh3 31. Bxf4 c5 32. Rg3 Qf5 33. Bxc7 Kxc7 34. bxc5 $18 Ra8 35. Qb3 Qe4+ 36.
Qe3 Nxc5 37. Nd2 Qxe3+ 38. Rxe3 Na4 39. d5 Nb6 40. e7 Re8 41. Bb5 Nd7 42. Ne4
Bxd5 43. Bxd7 Rxe7 44. Nf6 Bc4+ 45. Ke1 Rxd7 46. Nxd7 Kxd7 47. Kd2 Be6 48. Ra3
Kd6 49. Ra7 h5 50. f4 Bf5 51. Ke3 Kd5 52. Ra5+ Ke6 53. Kf3 Kf6 54. Kg3 Bd3 55.
Rd5 Bc2 56. Rc5 Bd3 57. Kf2 Be4 58. Ke3 Bb1 59. Rb5 Bc2 60. Rb2 Ba4 61. Rb6+
Kf5 62. Rb4 Bc2 63. Rc4 Bb1 64. Rc1 Ba2 65. Rc5+ Kf6 66. Rc8 Bb1 67. Rf8+ Ke6
68. Kf3 Ke7 69. Rb8 Bf5 70. Rb6 Kf7 71. Ke3 Kg7 72. h4 Kf7 73. Kd4 Bc2 74. Ke5
Kg7 75. Rb7+ Kh6 76. Kf6 Bd3 77. Rb8 Kh7 78. Kg5 Be4 79. Re8 Bc2 80. Re7+ Kg8
81. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. Bd3 dxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. e5 Nd7 12. e6 fxe6 13. Qe2 Kh8 14. Ne4 Qc7 15.
Rae1 b6 16. h4 Nde5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. h5 Qf5 19. f4 Nd4 20. Qd1 Qf7 21. hxg6
Qxg6 22. Nd6 Nf5 23. Nxf5 exf5 24. Rxe7 Be6 25. Rf3 Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Qc2
Bd4+ 28. Kh2 Bf6 29. Bxf6+ Qxf6 30. Rh3 Rg8 31. Qf2 Bf7 32. Qh4 Qxh4 33. Rxh4
Be6 34. Rh3 Kg7 35. g4 Rf8 36. Re3 Bd7 37. g5 Rf7 38. Re5 Bc8 39. Kg3 h6 40.
Kh4 Kg6 41. gxh6 Kxh6 42. Rd5 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. d5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qb6 $6 {Definitly not the best
reaction. Black is wasting too much time with queen moves, meanwhile white
completes the development of his pieces and gets a very strong pressure.} (5...
g6 6. f3 Nf6 7. e4 d6 8. Nd2 Bg7 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. a4 O-O 11. Qd2 b6 12. Bd3 $14 {
Piket,J-Sowray,P/Wijk aan Zee 1985}) (5... d6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Nbd2 Ndf6 8. a4 a6
9. Nc4 Qd8 10. a5 e6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. dxe6 fxe6 $132 {Fink,S-Ginsburg,M/
Philadelphia 2001}) (5... e6 6. f3 Nf6 7. e4 Qb6 8. Bc1 exd5 9. exd5 Bd6 10.
Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Re8+ 12. Kf2 Qc7 $13 {Lawson,E-Wang,H/Toronto 2002}) 6. Nd2
Nxd2 7. Qxd2 d6 (7... g6 8. h4 d6 9. h5 gxh5 10. Rxh5 Nd7 11. f3 Nf6 12. Rh4 e6
13. c4 Bd7 14. e4 $14 {Tondivar,B-Avrukh,B/Groningen 1993}) (7... e6 8. e4 exd5
9. exd5 Bd6 10. Qe2+ Kf8 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Nf3 b6 13. Ng5 f6 14. Ne4 $16 {
Horvath,P-Sebenik,M/Latschach 2001}) 8. e4 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Nf3 Nc6 $6 {
If black's inaccuracy on the 5th move made his chances to get a reasonable
position quite problematic, this one barries his hopes for any counterplay!} (
10... Be7 11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 Nc6 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O f6 15. Be3 Ne5 $14) 11.
Ng5 $1 {Of course!} Ne5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Bg3 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gf1c4]
Preparing to divorce the black knight from e5 by playing f4.} Qc6 (14... O-O-O
15. f4 Nd7 16. Bc4 d5 17. exd5 Nf6 18. d6 Rxd6 19. Qe2 $16 {[%csl Re6]}) 15. f4
Nf7 $6 (15... Nd7 $8 16. Qe2 (16. Be2 Nf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ne4 19. Qc2 Nxg3
20. hxg3 Bg5+ 21. Kb1 Rd8 $14) (16. Bc4 Qxe4 17. Bb5 O-O-O 18. Rhe1 Qf5 $13)
16... Nf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Qxe5 $16) 16. Bc4 $1 Qd7 ({Taking on e4 would also
lead to disasterous consequances.} 16... Qxe4 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. Rhe1 {[%csl Re6]
} Qf5 19. Bd3 Qf6 20. Re3 g6 21. Rde1 Nd8 22. f5 gxf5 23. Bxf5 $18) 17. f5 Bg5
18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 e5 20. Qd2 {The black king has nowhere to go.} Rd8 21. g4
O-O 22. g5 Kh8 23. Rhg1 $18 {Bringing the rook to h3.} b5 24. Be6 Qe7 25. Bd5
Rb8 26. Rg3 Nd8 27. Rh3 Nf7 28. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[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 h5 12. h3 Nh7 13. Nf1 g5 $6 {The youth is
impatient and Radjabov lashes out into an attack. He has not realized the
consequences of the weakening the h5 square.} (13... Re8 14. Qc2 a6 15. f4 Nd7
16. g4 h4 17. Nd2 b5 $13) 14. Ng3 $1 h4 15. Nh5 Bh8 (15... Bh6 16. O-O f5 17.
f4 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Rxf4 fxe4 20. Qd2 $14) 16. O-O f5 17. f4 $1 gxf4 (
17... Ng6 18. Qc2 (18. fxg5 Nxg5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Qd2 $14) 18... Qe7 19. Rae1
Nxf4 20. Nxf4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 fxe4 23. Qe3 $14) 18. Nxf4 Qe7 $6 (
18... fxe4 19. Nxe4 Ng5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Qd2 (21. Qb3 c4 $1 $13) 21... Qe7 22.
Rae1 $14) 19. Ne6 $1 {[%mdl 2048] The hero of this game is without doubt the
knight from g1. On the path g1-e2-g3-f1-g3-h5-f4-e6 he made 7 moves, the last
one with the decisive effect.} Bxe6 (19... Rf7 20. exf5 $18) 20. dxe6 Qxe6 (
20... fxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Qxe6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Nxd6 b6 25. Nf5 Bf6
26. Rd1 $14) 21. exf5 Qd7 (21... Rxf5 22. Rxf5 Qxf5 23. Qxd6 Re8 24. Bxc5 $18)
22. Qd5+ Nf7 (22... Rf7 23. Bh5 $18) 23. Bc4 Be5 (23... Bxc3 24. bxc3 Nf6 25.
Qe6 $16) 24. Qe4 (24. Qe6 Qe8 25. Bf2 Nf6 26. Bxh4 $18) 24... Nf6 25. Qxh4 d5 (
25... Kg7 26. Nd5 Rh8 27. Nxf6 Rxh4 28. Nxd7 Rxc4 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Rad1 $18)
26. Rad1 Qe7 (26... d4 27. Bh6 Nh7 28. Be6 Qd6 29. Ne4 $18) 27. Bxd5 ({Very
impressive would have been taking the pawn wioth a rook, but this kind of
complications are much easier to handle with the classical time control.} 27.
Rxd5 $5 Nxd5 28. Qg4+ Kh7 (28... Kh8 29. Nxd5 Qd6 30. Qh4+ Kg8 31. Ne7+ Kg7 32.
Qg4+ Kh8 33. f6 $18) 29. Nxd5 $18) 27... Kg7 28. Be6 (28. Bh6+ Nxh6 29. Qg5+
Kh8 30. Qxh6+ Qh7 31. Qxh7+ Kxh7 32. g4 $18) 28... Rh8 29. Qf2 (29. Qc4 b6 30.
Nd5 $18) 29... Ng4 30. f6+ $1 {The final trick, black is forced to call a
retreat with his aggressive knight.} (30. Qf3 Nxe3 31. Qxe3 $18) 30... Nxf6 31.
Bxf7 Ng4 32. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. N2g3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 b6 9. Qf3 Rb8 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4
Nf6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Rad1 Qd7 17. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[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. d3 Ne6 11. a4 a5 12. h3 O-O 13. Bd2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4
15. Bf4 Qd5 16. Nd2 c5 17. Nc4 Bb7 18. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Benidorm Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2003.11.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 512]} 1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 (4. f3 Nf6 5. Nc3
e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Qd3 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. Qxc3 d4 11. Qd2 e5 12. Bg5
h6 $132 {Tichy,V-Smejkal,J/Mar.Lazne CS-ch/1978}) (4. Nd2 c5 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6.
dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5 8. Qd4 $2 (8. Qa4+ Qc6 9. Qxc6+ Nxc6 10. f3 e5 11. Be3 Bf5
12. g4 Be6 13. Nh3 f6 14. Nf2 exf3 15. exf3 Ne7 $10 {Tunik,G-Avrukh,B/
Beersheba/1996}) 8... Qxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. O-O-O e5 $1 11. dxe5 Be6 12. Kb1 e3
$1 13. Bxe3 Nb4 $17 {Mikhalevski,V-Tseitlin,MD/Beersheba/1996}) 4... c5 (4...
c6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Bxe4 Qxb2 7. Nd2 dxe4 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. c4 Qa3 11. Ng3
g6 12. Be5 Bg7 13. Ngxe4 $14 {Hodgson,J-Hjartarson,J/Copenhagen PC/1996}) 5.
Bd3 Nc6 {An extremly dangerous continuation demanding from black accurate play
to pass the opening in peace!} (5... e6 6. Bxe4 (6. Nd2 Nxd2 7. Qxd2 Nc6 8. c3
Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. O-O f6 $11) 6... dxe4 7. Nc3 cxd4
8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. exd4 Bb4 10. Nge2 f5 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Rhf1 O-O 13. f3 exf3 14.
Rxf3 Bd7 $11 {Berg,K-Prusikhin,M/Morso DEN 2002}) (5... Qb6 6. Bxe4 dxe4 7. Nc3
cxd4 (7... Qxb2 $5 8. Nge2 cxd4 (8... Bg4 9. Rb1 Qxc3+ 10. Nxc3 Bxd1 11. Kxd1
cxd4 12. exd4 Nc6 13. d5 O-O-O 14. Ke2 Nd4+ 15. Ke3 $14 {Tu Hoang Thong-West,G/
Elista RUS 1998}) 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qxe4 f5 12. Qd5 e6 13. Qd2 e5 14.
Nb5 Qe7 15. Bg5 Qf7 $11 {Turzo,A-Hatanbaatar,B/FSGM June, Budapest HUN 1998})
8. Qxd4 $1 Qxd4 9. exd4 f5 $1 (9... Bf5 10. Nge2 e6 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. d5 exd5
13. Nxd5 O-O-O 14. Nec3 Bc5 15. Be3 $14 {Tu Hoang Thai-Esplana,C/Elista RUS
1998}) 10. Nge2 e6 11. Nb5 Na6 $11 {[%cal Gc8d7]}) ({Quite reliable is} 5...
cxd4 $1 6. exd4 (6. Bxe4 dxe4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. c3 b6 10. Nd2 Bb7 11.
Ne2 $14 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge2g3] Lputian,S-Rytshagov,M/Istanbul 2000}) 6... Qb6
$1 {[%cal Gb6b2]} (6... Nc6 7. c3 Bf5 8. Qe2 e6 9. Nd2 Nd6 $11 {Timman,J-Van
Wely,L/Breda 1998}) (6... g6 7. Be5 f6 8. Bxb8 Rxb8 9. Ne2 Bh6 10. c4 O-O 11.
O-O Be6 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. d5 Bf7 14. Nbc3 f5 $132 {Akopian,V-Herrera,I/Linares
ESP 2001}) 7. Bxe4 dxe4 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 e5 $1 10. Be3 Qxb2 (10... Nd4 11. Nge2
Bg4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {Janssen,R-Visser,Y/Rotterdam 1999
}) 11. Nge2 Nb4 $15) (5... Nf6 $5 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. c3 Bd6 $11) 6. Bxe4 {
White wants to take over the initiative by starting actions in the center.}
dxe4 7. d5 (7. c3 Qb6 8. Qb3 Be6 $36) 7... e5 (7... Nb4 8. Nc3 e6 $8 9. d6 Qa5
$1 (9... b6 10. Nb5 Na6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. O-O-O Qc8 13. Qc4 Qb7 14. Ne2 O-O-O 15.
Nec3 $16 {Krueger,A-Bressel,T/Germany 2002}) 10. Nge2 Bd7 (10... Nd5 11. Bg3
Nxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd7 13. O-O Bc6 14. Qh5 Rd8 15. Rfd1 $36 {Mensch,E-Musanti,D/
Budapest 2001}) 11. O-O f5 12. a3 Nc6 13. b4 $1 cxb4 $8 14. axb4 Qb6 15. b5 Nd8
$1 $13 {Hodgson,J-Tseitlin,M, Ischia, 1996}) 8. Bg3 Ne7 (8... Nb4 9. Nc3 Bg4
10. Qxg4 Nxc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Nge2 Qb6 13. Kc1 $16) 9. Nc3 (9. c4 f6 10. Nc3
Bf5 11. f3 $5 exf3 12. Nxf3 $36) 9... Ng6 (9... f6 $5 10. Nxe4 (10. Qh5+ Ng6
11. O-O-O Qa5 12. f4 exf3 13. Nxf3 Qc7 14. Nb5 Qd7 15. Nh4 Qg4 16. Nc7+ Kf7 17.
Qxg4 Bxg4 18. Nxa8 Bxd1 19. Rxd1 Nxh4 20. Bxh4 Bd6 $11 {Berg,K-Navara,D/Morso
2002}) 10... Nxd5 11. Bxe5 $1 Bf5 $1 12. Ng3 Be6 13. e4 Nb4 $132 {Liang
Chong-Dizdar,G/Las Vegas 1999}) 10. h4 (10. Nxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} f5 11. Nc3 f4 $17
) 10... h5 11. f3 $5 {[%cal Gg3f2] Taking the pawn on e4 would be just a
suicide: Ftacnik: 'In the original position both sides are somewhat
disoriented by searching for their own ways.'} (11. Nxe4 {'!?' Ftacnik.} f5 (
11... Bf5 $5) (11... Qb6 {Ftacnik} 12. Qc1 Bg4 13. c4 O-O-O 14. Qc3 $14) 12.
Nc3 Qb6 13. Rb1 f4 14. exf4 exf4 15. Qe2+ Be7 16. Bh2 Bg4 $36 {and black's
initiative is too strong to face.}) 11... Be7 $6 {Slightly weird idea: black
is willing to trade his central pawn on e4 for the white one on h4!} (11...
exf3 12. Nxf3 Bd6 $13 {'=' Ftacnik.}) (11... Qb6 {Ftacnik} 12. Qc1 exf3 13.
Nxf3 Bd6 $11) 12. Nxe4 f5 13. Nc3 Bxh4 (13... f4 14. exf4 exf4 15. Bf2 Nxh4 (
15... Bf5 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. O-O-O O-O-O) 16. d6 Bf6 17. Qe2+ Kf7 18. O-O-O $36)
14. Bxh4 Nxh4 15. Qd2 $14 {Now white has a very comfortable advantage.} Qg5 16.
Nh3 Qg3+ (16... Qxg2 17. Qxg2 Nxg2+ 18. Kf2 Nh4 19. Rag1 Kf8 20. Rg5 $16 {
[%csl Rh4]}) 17. Qf2 f4 $6 {Missing white's reply! It was necessary to play} (
17... Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Ng6 $14 {with a worse, but defendable position.}) 18. Nxf4
{Ftacnik: 'Radjabov is only 14 and due to that doesn't feel reservations in
tactical squirmish with extremely strong Judit. White is better developed and
his chances will be preferable in all lines.'} Nxf3+ (18... exf4 19. Qxg3 fxg3
20. Rxh4 g5 21. Rh1 $18) 19. gxf3 exf4 20. Qxg3 fxg3 21. Ne4 h4 22. Nxg3 O-O (
22... Ke7 23. Ke2 Bd7 24. Ne4 $18 {[%cal Ga1g1]}) 23. Rxh4 Rxf3 24. Ne4 Bf5 $6
{The final mistake depriving black any hope to hold on. The only chance to
fight for a draw was} (24... Rxe3+ $8 25. Kd2 (25. Kf2 Rh3 26. Rxh3 Bxh3 27.
Kg3 Bf5 28. Nxc5 Rc8 $16 {[%csl Rc2]}) 25... Rh3 (25... Rf3 26. Rah1 $1 Kf8 27.
Rh8+ Ke7 28. Rg8 $18 {[%cal Gh1h8]}) 26. Rxh3 Bxh3 27. Nxc5 Bg2 $1 $16) 25. Ke2
Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Raf8 27. Kd3 $18 b5 28. Re7 R8f7 29. Re8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31.
a4 b4 32. Kc4 Rxe3 33. Kxc5 Re2 34. c4 $1 Rxb2 35. Kc6 b3 36. d6 Rd2 37. d7 b2
38. Rf1+ Ke7 39. Re1+ Kf7 40. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.01.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Qc2 Nh5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne1 g5 14. Nd3 Qg7 15.
e3 f4 16. Qe2 Nhf6 17. gxf4 g4 18. Kh1 gxh3 19. Rg1 hxg2+ 20. Rxg2 Qxg2+ 21.
Kxg2 dxc4 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Nh7 24. Qxc4 Rf7 25. f4 Bd7 26. Kf2 Kh8 27. Rg1
Rg8 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Qa4 a6 30. Qb3 Bc8 31. Qb6 Nf8 32. Qd8 Bd7 33. Qb8 c5
34. dxc5 Bc6 35. b4 Rg7 36. Qd8 Rg2+ 37. Kf1 Rxa2 38. f5 Bd5 39. e4 Bc4+ 40.
Kg1 Ra1+ 41. Kg2 Re1 42. Qe7 Rxe4 43. f6 Rg4+ 44. Kf2 Bd5 45. h3 Rg5 46. Qc7 h5
47. h4 Rg4 48. Ke3 Bc6 49. Qe7 Rg3+ 50. Ke2 Rg2+ 51. Ke3 Rg6 52. Kd2 Bd5 53.
Kc3 Rg3+ 54. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.01.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Nd2 Bf5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8.
Be2 Be7 9. Ngf3 O-O 10. O-O Qb6 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Bg4 Nd7 13. Bf5 g6 14. Bxe6
fxe6 15. Nhf3 c5 16. a4 a6 17. b3 Rac8 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. Ra2 cxd4 20. exd4 Nf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.01.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nc4 Nf6 9. Be3 b5 10. Nb6 Rb8 11. Nxc8 Qxc8 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O b4 14. Nd5 Nxe4
15. a3 Bd8 16. Qd3 Nf6 17. Nxb4 h5 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. b4 d5 20. Bc5 Re8 21. c4
d4 22. Rfd1 Bc7 23. Rab1 Rbd8 24. Qf5 e4 25. b5 Qb7 26. b6 Bb8 27. Rb3 Re5 28.
Qh3 Qc6 29. Bxd4 0-1

[Event "Keres Memorial rap"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.01.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Qc7 (13... Qb8 14.
Rab1 Nh5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. g4 Nhf6 19. Nc3 a6 20. h3 b5
21. Qf4 Nb6 22. Ne1 Nc4 23. Bc1 Ne5 24. Qg3 Qc7 25. Bf4 {1-0 Hernando Rodrigo,
J-Spassov,L/Poio 2001/ (40)}) 14. Qa4 $5 {[%mdl 64] Radjabov uses a very
spirited combination in order to break the convenient set up of black pieces.}
Bxe2 15. Re1 (15. Qc6 Qd8 (15... Rac8 16. Nxe2 Rxe2 17. Bxd6 Qd8 18. Qb5 Re8
$11) 16. Nxe2 Rxe2 17. Qb5 Re8 18. Bxd6 Ne4 19. Bf4 a6 $11) 15... Bxf3 (15...
b5 16. Qa6 Bc4 17. Nd2 Bd3 18. Bxd6 Qc8 19. Qc6 $14) 16. Nb5 $1 Qd8 17. Bxf3
Ne5 $6 {Brodsky choses a schematic move, but misses the much more
sophisticated defense with 17...Bf8!} (17... Bf8 $1 18. Nxd6 Rxe1+ (18... Ne5
$2 19. Bxe5 Bxd6 20. Bc3 $16) 19. Rxe1 g5 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Bxg5 $13) 18. Bxe5
Rxe5 (18... dxe5 19. d6 e4 (19... Rb8 20. Nc7 Rf8 21. Rad1 $14) 20. Bxe4 Nxe4
21. Rxe4 Bxb2 22. Rd1 Rxe4 23. Qxe4 Qf8 24. Qb7 c4 25. d7 Rd8 26. Nxa7 c3 27.
Qc7 $16) 19. Rxe5 dxe5 20. d6 Rb8 (20... e4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxb2 23. Rd1
$16) 21. Bc6 (21. Qxa7 e4 22. Bg2 Ra8 23. Qc7 Ne8 24. Qb7 Rb8 25. Qd5 Bxb2 26.
Rb1 Bg7 27. Bxe4 $14) 21... a5 22. Rd1 Bf8 $2 {Black had the last chance to
get away from real trouble at a cost of an exchange with 22...Qc8!?} (22... Qc8
$5 23. d7 (23. Nc3 Qh3 24. f3 Bh6 $132) 23... Qxc6 24. d8=Q+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Bf8
26. Nc3 Qc7 27. Rd1 Be7 28. Qb5 $14) 23. d7 $1 h5 24. Qc4 Kg7 (24... Ng4 25. h3
Nh6 26. Qd5 $16) 25. a4 (25. Qc3 Qe7 26. f4 e4 (26... exf4 27. Re1 Qd8 28. Re8
$18) 27. Nd6 Kg8 28. Nb7 $18) 25... Kg8 26. b3 Qe7 27. Na7 (27. Nd6 Nxd7 28.
Nxf7 Nf6 29. Nxe5+ Kh7 30. f4 $18) 27... Rd8 28. Nc8 Qe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Nxb6
{Radjabov can claim full success as all black pawns are vulnerable and the
white soldier on d7 is safe.} Nd5 (30... e4 31. Nc4 $18) 31. Nc4 Nb4 32. Nxa5
Be7 (32... Kf7 33. Bb5 Ke7 34. Nb7 $18) 33. Bb5 Rb8 34. Nc4 e4 (34... Bf6 35.
Nd6 Be7 36. Nc8 Bd8 37. Rc1 $18) 35. Re1 Nc2 36. Rxe4 Nd4 37. Ne5 Kg7 (37...
Nxb5 38. Nc6 $1 Rd8 (38... Nc3 39. Nxe7+ Kg7 40. Nc8 $18) 39. Nxd8 Bxd8 40.
axb5 $18) 38. Rxd4 cxd4 39. Nc6 Rd8 (39... d3 40. Nxb8 d2 41. Be2 $18) 40. Nxe7
d3 41. Kf1 Kf6 42. Nc8 e5 43. a5 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.01.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {It is always interesting to follow game between two
great experts in french defense!} c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 $5 7. b4
cxb4 8. cxb4 Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nfe7 ({Good alternative to the text cculd
be favorite move of Smbat Lputian} 10... Nh6 $5 11. h3 (11. Rg1 f6 12. exf6
gxf6 13. Nc3 Nf7 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Rc1 Qf4 16. Rc3 Ng5 17. b5 Na5 18. Nxg5 fxg5
19. Bc1 Qxh2 20. Rgg3 Bd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Savic,M-Lputian,S/BIH t-ch Neum 2002/
CBM 90 (30)}) 11... Rc8 12. Nc3 Na5 13. Na4 Qc6 14. Nc5 Nc4 15. Bc1 b6 16. Nxd7
Qxd7 17. Bd3 Ng8 18. Qe2 Ne7 19. O-O h5 20. Bg5 Nc6 21. Kg2 b5 $132 {0-1
Tochtenhagen,W-Meessen,R/NRW-Liga II 2003/EXT 2004 (40)}) 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Qc2 (
{White failed to get any advantage after} 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. h4 Be7
15. g5 O-O $5 (15... h6 16. gxh6 Rxh6 17. h5 Nf8 18. Rc2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20.
Bc1 Rh8 21. Qg4 a5 22. b5 Rh7 23. Bg2 f5 24. exf6 gxf6 25. h6 a4 {1/2-1/2
Thipsay,P-Barua,D/IND-ch Calicut 2003/80)}) 16. Rg1 Nxh4 17. Bd3 g6 18. Qg4 Nf5
19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Qh4 Rfe8 21. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Qc6 23. Nxe7+ Rxe7 24. Bb2
Qc2 $132 {1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Hug,W/EUR-ch Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 (28)}) 12... Nc4
13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nd2 Qc6 15. Nce4 c3 $1 $146 {This new move requires courage
and accurate calculation, but after} (15... Nd5 16. Nxc4 Nb6 17. Ncd6+ Bxd6 18.
Nxd6+ Ke7 19. Qxc6 Bxc6 20. Rg1 Nc8 21. d5 $5 (21. b5 Bd5 22. Rc1 Nxd6 23. Rc7+
Kd8 24. exd6 Rc8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Potkin,V/RUS-ch Krasnoyarsk 2003/
(29)}) 21... Bxd5 22. Rc1 $36 {black stuck for passive defense in endgame.})
16. Nd6+ ({After} 16. Qxc3 Nd5 17. Qxc6 Bxc6 $44 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5] black can
look to future with optimizm.}) 16... Kd8 ({It will be interesting to check in
future} 16... Qxd6 17. exd6 cxd2+ 18. Qxd2 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5] with some
compensation for the queen}) 17. Nxf7+ (17. Qxc3 Qxh1+ 18. Ke2 Nd5 $5 19. Qg3
Qxa1 20. Bxa1 Bxd6 21. exd6 Rc8 $36) 17... Ke8 18. Nd6+ Kd8 19. Nf7+ Ke8 20.
Nd6+ {Important theorethical game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. Bd3 a6 8. N5c3
Bg5 9. Na3 Bxc1 10. Rxc1 Qg5 11. O-O Nge7 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Ne3 Be6 14. Kh1 Rad8
15. Ncd5 h5 16. g3 h4 17. f4 Qh6 18. Ng4 Bxg4 19. Qxg4 hxg3 20. Qxg3 exf4 21.
Nxf4 Ne5 22. Bb1 N7g6 23. Nd5 Qh4 24. b3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 f6 26. Rcd1 Kf7 27. Kg2
Ne7 28. Ne3 b6 29. Rd2 Rh8 30. Rfd1 Ke6 31. a3 Rh5 32. b4 Rdh8 33. Rxd6+ Kf7
34. Nf1 Rh1 35. Ba2 Kg6 36. c5 bxc5 37. bxc5 a5 38. Be6 R1h5 39. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. e6
Bxe6 (8... fxe6 9. Nf3 Qd7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Rc1 O-O-O 12. Nb5 $1 a6 13. Rxc6 axb5
14. Rxb6 $40 {1-0 Mamedyarov,S-Mannion,S/Plovdiv BUL 2003(31)}) 9. Bxe6 fxe6
10. Nc3 (10. Nf3 e5 (10... Qd5 11. Nc3 Qf5 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Qb3 h6 14. Rac1 g5
15. Nb5 Bg7 16. Nxa7+ Nxa7 17. Qxb6 Nc6 18. Qb3 (18. Rxc6 $5 bxc6 19. Qxc6 $44)
18... Rd5 19. h3 g4 20. hxg4 Qxg4 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Rc1 Rg8 23. Qa4 Bxd4 24.
Qa8+ Kd7 25. Qxc6+ Kd8 26. Qa8+ Kd7 27. Qc6+ Kd8 28. Qa8+ Kd7 29. Qc6+ {
1/2-1/2 Sarakauskas,G-Bucinskas,V/Vilnius 1999/EXT 2000 (29)}) 11. O-O (11.
Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Nc4 14. Ke2 O-O-O (14... Nxe5 $5 15. Bf4 (15.
Nc3 c6 $15) 15... Nc6 16. Bxc7 e5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 O-O-O $32) 15. f4 Nxb2
16. Rc1 e6 17. Bxa7 Nd3 18. Rc4 g5 19. g3 gxf4 20. gxf4 Bh6 $19 {0-1 Chetverik,
M-Henssler,J/Budapest 1993/EXT 98 (26)}) 11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Qd7 13. Nxc6 Qxc6
14. Nc3 e6 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qe5 Rg8 17. Nb5 Nd5 18. Rac1 Qxb5 19. Qxe6+ Ne7 20.
Rxc7 $40 {1/2-1/2 Khamidulin,V-Medvedkov,A/St Petersburg 1998/EXT 99 (24)})
10... g6 (10... Qd7 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. O-O h6 13. b4 Nd5 14. Ne4 e5 15. b5 Nxd4
16. Nxe5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qd5 18. Qxd4 {1-0 Bronstein,D-Lukin,A/Yaroslav 1982/EXT
99 (18)}) 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. Qb3 Qd7 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Rd1 c5 (14...
e5 15. Nxe5 Rf8 16. O-O $16) 15. Nxd4 (15. Nb5 Nd5 16. Nbxd4 Qa5+ 17. Rd2 cxd4
18. O-O $44) 15... cxd4 16. Qxe6 Qd6 17. Qxd6 exd6 18. Rxd4 $14) 13. O-O Na5 (
13... O-O-O 14. Ng5 Rde8 15. a4 $1 Nd5 16. Rfd1 Kb8 17. Nce4 Na5 18. Qd3 $44 {
Karsa,L-Schrancz,I/Magyarorszag 39/(468) 1985/[RR] (18)}) (13... O-O $5 14. Ng5
(14. Rad1 Nd5 15. Ne4 b6 $15) 14... Nd5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Nxd5 Nxd4 17. Nxc7 (
17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxc7 Qxb3 19. axb3 Rac8 20. Ne6 Bxb2 21. Nxf8 (21. Rxa7 Rf6
22. Ra2 Be5 $15) 21... Bxa1 22. Nxg6 Bf6 $17) (17. Nxe7+ Kf7 18. Qxe6+ Nxe6 19.
Nd5 Rad8 $15) 17... Nxb3 18. Nxe6 Nxa1 19. Nxf8 Nc2 (19... Kxf8 20. Rxa1 Rc8
21. Rc1 $11) 20. Ne6 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rc8 $11) 14. Qc2 Nac4 $11 {Black finished
the development of pieces successfully.It looks that White have not enough
compensation for the sacrifised pawn.} 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Nc5 (16. b3 Nxe3 17.
fxe3 e5 18. Nc5 Qc6 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 $11) 16... Qd5 17. b3 Nd6 {[%cal
Yf8f3]} 18. Qe2 Rf5 19. Rad1 Raf8 20. Rfe1 (20. Ng5 Rxg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Nxe6
Qb5 23. Qxb5 Nxb5 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 $17) 20... Rxf3 21. gxf3 Nf5 $44 22. Bf4 (22.
Bf4 e5 $5 (22... Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. Nxe6 Rf6 25. Bh6 $1 $36) 23. Bxe5 Nh4
24. Rd3 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Nxf3+ 26. Rxf3 Qxf3 27. Qg3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.01.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Evry"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 c5 7. c4 d5 8. Nbd2
cxd4 9. Bb2 d3 10. exd3 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Ndf3 Rc8 14. Qe2 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Re8 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Rad1 a6 18. a4 Nh5 19. Nc2 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Nf6 21.
Ne3 Rcd8 22. d4 dxc4 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. bxc4 Qf3 25. d5 Ne4 26. Ng4 Qxg4 27.
Qxe4 Qd7 28. a5 bxa5 29. c5 Rc8 30. c6 Qd6 31. Qc4 Ra8 32. Rb1 Rad8 33. c7 Rc8
34. Rb7 e6 35. dxe6 fxe6 36. Ra7 Qb6 37. Rxa6 Qxc7 38. Qxc7 Rxc7 39. Rxa5 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.02.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Eliet, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Gonfreville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Nf6 7. Nxf6+ exf6 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Qc2 a5 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Nd7
15. h3 Rfc8 16. Nh4 c5 17. Qd1 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. e4 Qb7 21. d5
c4 22. Qe2 Nb6 23. Ra1 Re8 24. Rfe1 Raa8 25. Bxh6 1-0

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 g6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
h4 h5 9. Qc2 Kg7 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Qe4 Re8 14. Qxe7
Bxe7 15. Nf4 a5 16. a3 Bd6 17. Nd3 a4 18. Ba2 Ra5 19. e4 Rd8 20. Rhe1 Be7 21.
Nf4 f5 22. e5 Bxh4 23. g3 Bg5 24. d5 c6 25. dxc6 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 bxc6 27. e6
Bxf4 28. e7 Bd7 29. e8=Q Bxe8 30. Rxe8 Bd6 31. Ne2 Rb5 32. Kc2 f4 33. gxf4 Rf5
34. Re4 h4 35. Ng1 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 Bxf4 37. b3 f5 38. bxa4 Nxa4 39. Nh3 Bd6 40.
f4 Nb6 41. Kb2 Kh6 42. Bf7 Nd5 43. Be8 Nxf4 44. Nxf4 Bxf4 45. Bxc6 g5 0-1

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Ne3
Nb6 9. Ned5 O-O 10. O-O Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Rb8 12. a4 Be6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Bg5
15. b3 Bxd5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Bxd5 Nb4 18. Bc4 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Qf3 Qe3+
21. Rf2 Qxf3 22. Rxf3 Nb6 23. Bb5 a6 24. a5 axb5 25. axb6 Rfc8 26. Ra5 c4 27.
Rxb5 cxd3 28. c4 Rd8 29. Rd5 Rxd5 30. cxd5 Rd8 31. Rxd3 Rd6 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Ke3
Rxb6 34. Kd4 Ke7 35. Kc5 Rh6 36. h3 Rg6 37. g4 Rg5 38. b4 h5 39. Rd4 hxg4 40.
hxg4 f5 41. gxf5 Rxf5 42. b5 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[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. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Re1 Bd6
15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Bf3 Qf5 17. Be4 Qg4 18. Bf3 Qg6 19. Nf1 Rae8 20. Ne3 b5 21. Bd2
Nc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Be3 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 (18. Rad1 Rb6 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. g3
f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxb2 24. Nc2 Bg7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,
P-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004 (27)}) 18... Qh4 ({Later in the same tournament
Radjabov played differently:} 18... Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rac1 Bf8 22.
Qg3+ Bg7 $13 {0-1 Vallejo Pons,F-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004 (62)}) 19. g3 Qg5 20.
Qb3 Bg4 21. Bf3 f5 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. d6+ Kh8 24. Qd5 {The queen is very strong
in the center. Black's only hope to create any real counterplay is connected
with the poor position of the knight on a3.} f4 (24... e4 25. Rd2 Rbd8 26. Rc1
{[%cal Gc1c7]} Qh3 27. Rc7 $16 f4 28. Qg5) 25. Nc2 Qg6 $6 26. Nb4 $16 Qg4 27.
Nc6 (27. Qe4 $1 {This seems most precise, not allowing ...f3 yet.} Qh3 28. Qg2
$16) (27. Nxa6 f3 28. Nxb8 Qh3 29. Qxf3 Rxf3 30. d7 Bf6 31. d8=Q+ Bxd8 32.
Rxd8+ Kg7 33. Rd7+ Rf7 $11) 27... f3 28. Nxe5 Qh5 29. Nxf3 $2 (29. Re1 Rbd8 30.
d7 Bxe5 {Black has chances to escape in the rook endgame, but White is clearly
better.}) 29... Qxf3 30. Qxf3 Rxf3 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rd2 (32. Rac1 Bxb2 33. Rc8
Rff8 34. Rc6 $11) 32... Kg8 33. Kg2 Rf5 34. Rc1 Kf7 35. f4 b4 (35... Rf6 36.
Kf3 Ke7 37. Rcd1 Rc6 38. Re2+ Re6 39. Red2 {and Black cannot improve.}) 36. Rc4
Rb5 37. Kf3 b3 38. Ra4 bxa2 39. Rxa6 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Ne5 a6 10. O-O b5 11. f4 Bd6 12. Bd2 Rc8 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Be1 Ne4 15. a4
b4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bc4 Bxe5 18. Bxb4 Rxc4 19. Qxc4 Bb8 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Rac1
g6 22. Qb3 Bd5 23. Qc3 Bb7 24. Qa5 Nf6 25. Qb6 Qe7 26. Rc8+ Bxc8 27. Qxb8 Qf8
28. b4 Bd7 29. Qe5 Nd5 30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Bxb5 32. Rb1 Qe8 33. h4 h5 34. Rb3
Qc6 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qxb5 Qxb5 37. Rxb5 Nxe3 38. Re5 Nf5 39. Rxe4 Nxh4 40. Kf2
Nf5 41. Kf3 Kg7 42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Bb2 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qb6
21. Bb2 Kh7 22. Qe2 d4 23. h4 Rf6 24. Re1 Qxb4 25. a3 Qd6 26. h5 Raf8 27. Qe4
Nc6 28. hxg6+ Kg7 29. Bc1 Qe7 30. Bxh6+ Kxh6 31. Qh4+ Kxg6 32. Bxc6 bxc6 33.
Re5 Qxe6 34. Rxe6 Rxe6 35. Qg4+ Kf7 36. Qxd4 a6 37. g4 Rg8 38. f3 Rf6 39. Kf2
Re8 40. Qc4+ Kg7 41. Qxa6 Ref8 42. Qd3 c5 43. a4 Ra8 44. Qc3 Kg6 45. Qxc5 Rfa6
46. Kg3 Rxa4 47. Qd6+ Kf7 48. g5 R8a6 49. Qd7+ Kg6 50. f4 Ra1 51. Qd3+ Kg7 52.
Qd4+ Kg8 53. Kg4 R1a2 54. Qd8+ Kg7 55. Qc7+ Kg8 56. f5 Ra7 57. Qd8+ Kg7 58. f6+
Kh7 59. Qd3+ Kh8 60. Kf5 Ra8 61. Qh3+ Kg8 62. Kg6 R2a7 63. Qe6+ Kf8 64. Qd6+
Kg8 65. Qd5+ Kh8 66. Qh1+ 1-0

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c4 O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rad1 Rb6 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. g3 f5 21.
Bg2 Rh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxb2 24. Nc2 Bg7 25. Nb4 Qd6 26. Nc6 Bd7 27. Qf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. f4 f6 ({Other theoretical possibilities are:} 10... Qb4+) (
10... Bg7) 11. exf6 ({Kasparov as white chose} 11. Ba3 {and won in the
encounter Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Tilburg 1991/CBM 26 [Schussler]}) 11... Qxe2+ (
11... Nxf6 12. Bb2 O-O-O (12... Bg7 13. Nd2 Qxe2+ 14. Bxe2 O-O 15. O-O-O d5 16.
Rhe1 Rad8 17. Bf3 $14 {1-0 Nataf,I-Daurelle,H/Drancy 2003 (33)}) 13. Nd2 d5 (
13... Qf7 14. O-O-O Bg7 15. g3 Rhe8 16. Qf3 Re7 17. Bh3 Rde8 18. Qf2 Kb8 19.
Rhe1 d6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A-Sriram,J/Sangli 2000/EXT 2001 (49)}) 14.
O-O-O d4 15. Re1 Qxe2 16. Bxe2 Bh6 17. g3 g5 18. Bf3 c5 19. Ba3 Bb7 20. Bxb7+
Kxb7 21. Bxc5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Almasi,Z/Niksic 1997/CBM 59 ext (40)})
12. Bxe2 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Nxf4 15. Rf1 {Radjabov follows the game
Rublevsky-Tseshkovsky (see below), but Kasparov has another novelty in his
mind...} Nxe2 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty might change the evaluation of
this variation.} (15... Nxg2+ 16. Kf2 Nf4 {- see the annotated game Rublevsky,
S-Tseshkovsky,V/Krasnoyarsk 2003/CBM 98 [Postny,E]}) 16. Kxe2 Kf7 {Black is
blocking white's advanced Pf6 and hoping to capture it sooner or later. The
passivity of black's pieces (Ba6) is temporary. Still, it's hard to believe,
that black is better in this endgame, but white can easily overestimate his
chances here.} 17. Kd3 Rae8 18. Rae1 $2 {Strange decision by Radjabov to
sacrifice the pawn.} (18. Ne4 $6 {is met by} Re5 {[%cal Gh8e8]}) ({Possible was
} 18. g4 {with idea to support the far advanced Pf6. It seems to me, that the
position is approximately equal in this case.}) 18... Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Kxf6 20.
Ne4+ Kg7 21. Nc3 ({White achieves nothing after} 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. Nxd7 $4 Rd8
$19) 21... Kf7 22. Rf1+ Ke7 23. Re1+ Kf7 24. Rf1+ Ke7 25. Re1+ {Probably
Radjabov thought, that he achieves the draw this way, but black can play for
more...} Kd8 $1 26. Rf1 Bb7 27. Ne4 ({An amusing variation is} 27. Rf7 Ke8 28.
Rg7 $4 Bc8 $19 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Re8f8]}) 27... Ke7 28. Re1 Kf7 29. Kd4 (29.
Ng5+ Kf6 30. Ne4+ Kg7 {and black's king escapes from checks.}) 29... h6 {
Covering the g5 square against white's possible knight check.} 30. b4 (30. c5
Rd8 $17 {[%cal Gd7d6]} 31. Rf1+ Kg7 32. Rf6 d5 $1 33. cxd6 c5+ 34. Ke5 (34.
Nxc5 Kxf6 35. Nxb7 Rd7 $19) 34... Bxe4 35. dxc7 Re8+ 36. Re6 Rxe6+ 37. Kxe6
Bxg2 $1 38. Kd7 Bh3+ 39. Kd8 g5 40. c8=Q Bxc8 41. Kxc8 g4 42. Kd7 h5 43. Ke6 h4
$19) 30... d6 31. c5 Rd8 32. Re3 {Trying to attack black's pawns using the 3rd
rank, but without success.} ({Comes to consideration} 32. h4) 32... g5 33. Ra3
a6 34. Rf3+ Kg7 35. Re3 $6 ({Stronger was} 35. Rc3 {not allowing black to
activize the bishop.}) 35... Bc8 $1 {Activizing the bishop.} 36. Rc3 dxc5+ 37.
Kxc5 Be6 38. Kxc6 $6 {It does not seems correct to give the a2 pawn.} (38. Ra3
$6 Bd5 39. Ng3 Bxg2 40. Rxa6 Rd2 {with good winning chances.}) ({The right
continuation seems to be} 38. a3 Bd5 39. Kd4 {with chances for a draw.}) 38...
Bxa2 39. Nc5 (39. Kxc7 Rd4 40. Ra3 Rxe4 41. Rxa2 Rxb4 42. Rxa6 Rb2 $19) 39...
Rb8 $1 {This strong move was probably missed, or underestimated by Radjabov.}
40. Ra3 (40. Nxa6 $4 Rb6+) 40... Bc4 41. Ra4 Re8 42. Kxc7 Re2 43. g4 $2 {
[%csl Rg4] This pawn is much more vulnerable on g4, than on g3.} ({The only
chance for a draw was} 43. g3 Rxh2 44. Nxa6 Rg2 45. Ra3 Rb2 46. Nc5 Rxb4 47.
Kd6) 43... Rxh2 44. Nxa6 Rb2 45. Kb6 Be2 {Now the drawbacks of 43.g4 are clear.
Black is winning the pawn g4 and getting two connected passed pawns, which
give him decisive advantage.} 46. Nc5 Bxg4 47. b5 Be2 48. Ne6+ Kf6 49. Nd4 h5
50. Kc5 g4 51. b6 g3 $1 {The most precise continuation.} 52. b7 g2 53. b8=Q (
53. Nxe2 Rxe2 54. Ra1 (54. b8=Q g1=Q+ $19) 54... Rb2 55. Rg1 Rxb7 56. Rxg2 Rd7
$19) 53... Rxb8 54. Nxe2 Rb2 55. Ng1 Rf2 $4 {After long, well played game
Kasparov slips at the very end.} ({After the simple} 55... Rb1 56. Nf3 g1=Q+
57. Nxg1 Rxg1 {black gets a winning endgame, for instance:} 58. Kd5 Rg5+ $1 59.
Kd6 Rg4 $19 {[%csl Gh5]}) 56. Ra6+ Kf5 57. Kd4 Rf1 {[%tqu "En","How can white
draw?","","","d4e3","Kasparov's disappointment can be only imagined...",3,
"d4e3","",0]} 58. Ke3 $1 {Kasparov's disappointment can be only imagined...} (
58. Ke3 Rxg1 59. Kf2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. h3 h6
9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Nf1 Qf6 12. Be3 (12. Ne3 Nf4 {- Hamdouchi-Tkachiev,
Cap d'Agde 2000 CBM 80}) 12... Nf4 {This is one of the main lines in the
Italian game where Black wants to build up some pressure on the dark squares
of the >>.} 13. Kh2 {/\ Ng1, g3 chasing away the the intruder N.} (13. Bxf4 $6
{is clearly premature.} Qxf4 14. Qd2 Qf6 15. Kh2 Ne7 {Black has a strong ^^
now.} 16. Ng3 Ng6 17. Nh5 Qe7 18. d4 Kh8 19. Bc2 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Ng3 Qg5
$11 {Tsilidis-Vouldis, Athens 2001}) (13. Bc2 {looks a bit passive.} Be6 14. d4
Ne7 15. h4 g5 {Black bravely opens fire on the >>.} 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. N3h2 Kg7
18. Ng4 Bxg4 19. Qxg4 Rh8 {<-> h} 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Bxa7 Rxa7 22. Ne3 Raa8 $15
{P.Nikolic-Chandler, 1982}) (13. N1h2 Qg6 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Kf1 h5 16. d4 {
White has got a nice [+] at the expence of the ^^.} Re8 17. Bc2 Qh6 18. h4 Bd7
19. Kg1 (19. Qd3 $6 {runs into the tactical motif} Nb4 20. Qd2 Nxc2 21. Qxc2
$13 {Iosif-Kogan, Oakham 1990})) (13. d4 $5 g5 $5 {here looks a bit better
than before, because g5-g4 is a threat attacking >< d4.} (13... Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4
15. Bc1 $14 {and the c4 N has to retreat as well.}) (13... Ne7 $5 14. Ng3 (14.
N1h2 Neg6 15. Bc4 h5 16. Bf1 {This slow plan cannot be dangerous for Black.}
Re8 17. d5 Qe7 $13 {Domont-Jenni, SUI-ch 2003}) (14. Kh2 Be6 15. Ng1 Bxb3 16.
axb3 Ne6 {The N has to retreat anyway.} 17. Nf3 Ng6 18. d5 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Ng5
$15 {Beshukov-Korneev, RUS-Cup Novgorod 1997}) 14... Neg6 {It is a pity that
only one N can stand on f4!} 15. Bc2 {/\ Nf5 disturbing the harmony of the
black pieces.} c6 (15... Be6 16. Nf5) 16. Nf5 Bb8 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Kh2 Rd8 19.
g3 $14 {and White has got everything that he wanted from the opening, Roy
Chowdhury-Azorov, Wch U20 2002.}) (13... Re8 14. Ng3 g6 (14... Qg6 15. Kh1 $14
{Z.Almasi}) 15. Bxf4 $1 (15. a4 a5 $1 $13 (15... h5 16. Bc2 Kh8 (16... a5 $5)
17. a5 Rg8 18. Ra4 $1 h4 19. Nf1 Bd7 20. Rc4 g5 21. dxe5 Qe6 {Z.Almasi-Acs,
1999 HUN-ch} 22. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 23. Bb3 d5 24. exd5 cxd5 25. N3h2 $14)) 15...
Qxf4 (15... exf4 $6 {is strongly met by the central blow} 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17.
Ne4 Qe7 18. dxe5 $16) 16. Nf5 $1 {The good old trap again!} Bxf5 17. g3 Qxe4
18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Nd2 (19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5) 19... Bf5 20. g4 $1 Bd7 21.
Qf3 $16 {and Black has no real compensation for the Q.} (21. Ne4 Kg7 22. Qf3 f5
$15)) 14. Ng3 (14. Bxf4 $6 gxf4 $17) (14. dxe5 {This exchange usually helps
for Black.} dxe5 15. Bxf4 gxf4 $1 (15... Qxf4 16. Qd2 Qf6 17. Ne3 $14 {putting
pressure on the weakened light squares.}) 16. Qe2 Qg6 17. Kh1 Kh8 $13 {<-> g,
^^}) 14... g4 15. dxe5 (15. Bxf4 $6 gxf3 $15) (15. hxg4 Bxg4 $132) 15... dxe5
16. Bxf4 gxf3 17. Be3 fxg2 18. Bxa7 Rxa7 $11) (13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. Kh2 (14. Ng3 {
The N here disturbs the g3 plans.} Ne7 15. Re3 Be6 16. Qf1 {White's plan looks
rather sophysticated.} Raa8 17. Bc2 c5 18. Rd1 Nc6 $11 {Kim-Garcia Vicente,
1998}) (14. d4 {is less logical after exchanging the dark-squared bishops.}) (
14. Ne3 Be6 (14... Qg6 $6 15. Kh2 Ra8 16. Ng1 {This is the typical manoeuvre,
the white N retreats in order to force the retreat of the opponent's one.} Kh8
17. g3 Ne6 18. Bc2 f6 19. h4 Qe8 20. h5 Ne7 21. d4 $16 {Kaidanov-Lane,
Hastings B 1989}) (14... Ne7 15. d4 (15. Kh2 {- 14.Kh2}) 15... Neg6 16. Ng4 Qe7
17. Bc4 {/\ Bf1, g3} Ra8 18. Bf1 h5 19. Ne3 Qf6 20. Kh2 $14 {Miljanic-I.
Sokolov, BIH-chT 2002}) (14... Ra8 {- 12...Be3 13.Ne3 Nf4}) 15. Kh2 (15. Bxe6
fxe6) 15... Raa8 $1 {The R is badly placed on a7, it was time to improve it's
position.} (15... Bxb3 16. axb3 Raa8 17. g3 $1 {and Black has to give up his
stronghold on f4.} Ne6 18. Nd5 $16 {Kuczinsky-Macieja, Poland 1995} (18. Kg2 {
is a beginning of a slow plan.} Rae8 19. h4 Qg6 20. Rh1 Qh5 21. b4 Ne7 22. Nd2
Qxd1 23. Raxd1 f5 $11 {Fernandez Garcia-Narciso Dublan, 2000})) 16. Ng1 (16. g3
$2 {is bad because of} Nxd3) (16. Bxe6 $6 {is not logical from strategical
point of view, it opens the f <-> and the e6 P covers the previous targets d5
and f5.} fxe6 17. a4 (17. Ng1 Qg6 18. g3 Nh5 19. Qe2 Rf7 20. Rf1 Raf8 21. Ng4
Nb8 {/\ Nd7-f6, the N is usually bad on c6.} 22. b4 Nd7 $15 {Nevednichy-Z.
Almasi, 1998}) 17... Rad8 18. Rf1 d5 {Black already grabs the |^ in the [+].}
19. exd5 exd5 20. d4 e4 21. Ne1 Ne7 $15 {Hawelko-Yusupov, 1986}) (16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. exd5 Ne7 {is not a good change of P structure for White.}) 16... Rad8 (
16... Ne7 17. g3 Bxb3 18. axb3 Ne6 {The black knightes are pushed back, White
has to prepare for the advance f4 or d4.} 19. Rf1 Qg6 20. Nf3 Rad8 21. Nh4 Qg5
22. Nhf5 Rfe8 23. f4 $16 {Sivokho-P.Svidler, Leningrad 1990}) 17. g3 Bxb3 18.
axb3 Ne6 (18... Ng6 19. Rf1 Nce7 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 d5 {Black has to find
some counterplay in the [+].} 22. Ng4 Qe6 23. f5 Qd6+ 24. Kh1 Ne5 25. f6 Nxg4
26. Qxg4 Ng6 27. fxg7 Kxg7 28. Ne2 {+/= Zaitshik-Anand, Moscow B 1987}) 19. Rf1
$5 {/\ f4 looks more determinate.} (19. Kg2 Ne7 20. Qf3 (20. Nf3 h5 $5) 20...
Qg6 (20... Qxf3+ {The _|_ cannot be worse for Black.} 21. Nxf3 Nc5 (21... f5)
22. d4 (22. b4 Nxd3 23. Red1 d5 $1) 22... exd4 23. Nxd4 Rfe8) 21. Nf5 Qf6 {
+/=/= V.Ivanov-Rausis, Moscow 1994} 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Qg4 Qd7 24. b4 (24. Kh2
Nc5 25. Qd1 f5) 24... f5 $1 25. exf5 Rxf5 $17)) 14... Ne7 15. Ne3 Ra8 (15... g5
$6 {weakens the >>, but cannot strengthen the position of the f4 N for long.}
16. Ng1 (16. d4 $14) 16... c6 17. g3 Nfg6 18. Kg2 $14 {Bojkovic-Izeta, 1986})
16. Ng1 (16. a4 {/\ a5} Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 $11 {Karpov} (17... fxe6 18. Ng1 Qg6
$5 (18... Rad8 19. g3 Nfg6 20. Rf1 (20. Ng4 Qf7) 20... d5 21. Qe2 {Black's
advance in the [+] is not decisive at all.} Nc6 22. Ng2 Rf7 23. h4 Rdf8 (23...
Rfd7 24. Rad1 (24. Nf3 Rf7 25. Nge1 {/\ h5, Nh4} a5 $13) 24... dxe4 $6 {
This helps only for White.} 25. Qxe4 Qf5 26. Ne3 $16 {with a much better P
structure for White because of the doubled pawns.}) (23... dxe4 24. dxe4 (24.
Qxe4 Qf5) 24... Rfd7 25. Nf3 Rf7 26. Nd2 Rfd7) 24. Rad1 (24. b4 Nb8) 24... Nge7
{The N on g6 was out of play.} 25. f4 $1 $14 {Karpov} (25. h5 g5 $1 {forces
White to take on g6.} (25... g6 26. Nh3 $1 Qf3 (26... g5 27. f4 $1 gxf4 28.
gxf4) 27. Qxf3 Rxf3 28. hxg6 Nxg6 29. Ne3 d4 30. Nc2 {(Karpov-Yusupov, Bugojno
1986)} dxc3 31. bxc3 Rd8 32. Ne1 (32. Ne3 Rf7 33. Rd2 Rfd7 $11) 32... Rf7 33.
f4 b6 34. Ng2 a5 $14) 26. hxg6 (26. Nh3 Qf3) (26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 dxe4 28.
dxe4 gxf4) 26... Nxg6 27. Qh5 Qg5 $1 $13) 25... d4 $5 26. Nf3 exf4 27. Nxf4 e5
28. Nd5 Qd6) 19. g3 Nh5 $11 {followed by the pressure on the f <-> looks
acceptable.})) 16... Kh8 17. g3 Ne6 18. Rf1 $5 {looks again more to the point.}
(18. Qf3 Qg6 19. h4 f5 $13 {Tisseyre-Flear, 1993})) (13. Ng3 g6 {taking
squares from the g3 N.} (13... g5 $5 {is an aggressive try strengthening the
position of the N on f4, but it weakens the light squares.} 14. Nh2 Qg6 15. d4
{White comes first in the [+].} (15. Qd2 Ne7 16. d4 h5 17. Bc2 Kg7 18. dxe5
dxe5 19. Bxa7 Rxa7 20. Qe3 $14 {Svetushkin-Rogozenko, Cupa Dinamo Brasov 1998})
15... Kh8 16. Bc2 f6 {Black builds up a defensive wall on the dark squares but
seriously weakens the light ones.} 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Qh5 19. Ng4 Kg7 20.
Bb3 Na5 21. dxe5 fxe5 22. f6+ $142 {immediately is the precise move order.} (
22. Bxf4 gxf4 23. f6+ Rxf6 24. Nxf6 Qxd1 25. Raxd1 Kxf6 $14 {and it is not so
easy to open the lines for the rooks, Svetushkin-Pilgaard, Ubeda op 1999.})
22... Rxf6 (22... Kh8 23. Bc2 $16) 23. Nxf6 Qxd1 24. Raxd1 Kxf6 25. Bc2 $16) (
13... Bxe3 14. fxe3 Ne6 15. Rf1 $14 {with some pressure on the f <-> and d4
will also come.}) 14. d4 $1 {It is important to advance in the [+] first, now
the a7 B begins to suffer.} (14. Nh2 $5 {/\ Qf3} Bxe3 (14... Be6 $6 15. Qf3 $1
Qh4 16. d4 $1 {- Alekseev-Golod, Maccabia GM 2001 CBM 83 ext} (16. Rad1 $6 Bxb3
17. axb3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Ne6 $11)) (14... h5 {can again be met by} 15. Qf3 $5 (
15. Ne2 Bxe3 {1/2:1/2 S.Kudrin-Gulko, USA-ch 1989})) (14... Nd8 $5 {/\ Nde6
bringing the other N to the >>.} 15. d4 Nde6 {strengthening the stronghold on
f4.} 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. Qf3 h5 {White's knights have no good
squares.} 19. Rad1 a5 20. Bc4 Ra8 21. Qe3 Ng5 22. Ne2 Be6 $11 {
Kurnosov-Kayumov, Alushta 2002}) 15. fxe3 Qg5 $11 {Golod}) (14. Rf1 h5 15. Nh2
Be6 16. Bxa7 Bxb3 17. axb3 Rxa7 18. Ne2 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Raa8 $11 {and the
tension is vanished, Sigurpalsson-Hjartarson, Iceland 1995.}) 14... h5 $5 (
14... Nd8 $2 {/\ Nde6 but there is no time for that.} 15. Bxf4 $1 Qxf4 (15...
exf4 16. e5 dxe5 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Nxe5 $16) 16. Nf5 $1 (16. Qc1 Qxc1 17. Raxc1
Re8 {This _|_ cannot be bad for Black, because of the ^^.} 18. dxe5 dxe5 19.
Rcd1 Nc6 20. a4 Kg7 21. Nf1 Nb8 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Nd7 24. a5 Nc5 25. Bc2 f6
26. b4 Ne6 27. Bb3 Nf8 28. Ba4 Re7 29. Red3 Be6 $11 {Tseshkovsky-Levin, Le
Touquet op 1998}) 16... gxf5 17. g3 Qxe4 18. Rxe4 fxe4 19. Nd2 $16 {is much
worse for Black than in case of 14...Na5, see the following note.}) (14... Na5
$5 15. Bc2 (15. Bxf4 exf4 $1 (15... Qxf4 {is met by the typical blow} 16. Nf5
$1 {and the Q is trapped, although it is not the end of the world.} gxf5 17. g3
Qxe4 18. Rxe4 fxe4 19. Nd2 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 $14) 16. Nf1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Re8 $13 {^^
}) 15... Nc4 16. Bc1 $14 {and soon the c4 has to leave as well.}) (14... Re8 {
- 13.d4 Re8 14.Ng3 g6}) 15. Bc2 (15. Bxf4 $6 {is useless because of} Qxf4 {
and the Q cannot be trapped anymore.}) 15... Re8 16. a3 {/\ b4 opening a new
front on the <<.} (16. a4 a5) 16... Nd8 $5 (16... Bd7 17. b4 $14) (16... b5 17.
b4 Bb7 18. d5 (18. Bxf4 Qxf4 $13) (18. Qd2 $2 Nxh3+) (18. Kh2) 18... Ne7 19. a4
$14 {with somr Ruy Lopez Arkhangelsk reminiscences.}) 17. d5 $1 {kills the d8
N!} (17. Kh2 {White wants to consolidate things on the >>, but this was not so
necessary, it is not easy for Black to create a real -> there.} Nde6 18. h4 $5
(18. Nf1 Ng5 19. Ng1 $6 {looks very passive.} exd4 20. cxd4 Nxe4 21. f3 Ng5 22.
Qd2 Rxe3 $17) 18... Nf8 $1 19. Ng5 Nh7 {just in time!} 20. Ne2 $1 Bg4 $1 (20...
Nxg5 21. hxg5 Qxg5 22. g3 Bg4 23. Qd2 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 $16) 21. Bxf4 (21. f3 {
can be met by the aggressive} Nxg2 $5 22. Kxg2 Nxg5 23. Ng1 Nxf3 24. Nxf3 exd4
25. cxd4 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Qxd4 28. Rf1 Re7 $11 {and Black has
three pawns for the B.}) 21... Bxe2 22. Rxe2 Qxf4+ 23. g3 Qf6 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 {
The ^- makes the situation fairly drawish.} 25. Rd2 Kg7 26. Kg2 Rad8 27. f4
exd4 28. cxd4 c5 29. d5 c4 $11 {Tolnai-Lukacs, HUN-chT 1998}) 17... Bd7 18. c4
a5 19. b3 $14 {preparing for a further advance on the <<.}) 13... Be6 (13...
Ne7 {is the other typical plan improving the N's place.} 14. Ng1 Be6 15. Bc2 (
15. g3 Nfg6 16. Qf3 Qxf3 17. Nxf3 {In the _|_ White cannot get anything.} Bxb3
18. axb3 f5 $15 {Jessel-Korneev, Cergy Pontoise op 2003 rapid}) 15... d5 16.
Qf3 {1/2:1/2 Atlas-Flear, Geneve op 1991}) 14. d4 (14. Bxe6 {helps again for
Black, the doubled pawns are advantagous for him.} fxe6 15. Bxa7 Rxa7 16. Ne3
Raa8 17. Ng1 Qg6 $1 $15 {Nevednichy-Z.Almasi, Krynica zt 1998}) 14... Bxb3 15.
axb3 Ng6 (15... exd4 {unnecessarily gives up the [+].} 16. cxd4 Rfe8 17. Ng3
$14 {Nevednichy-Moldovan, Andorra la Vella op 2002}) (15... Ne7 16. Qd2 $14 (
16. g3 Ne6 {There is a nasty pressure against >< d4.} 17. dxe5 {This exchange
cannot yield a big advantage for White.} dxe5 18. Bxa7 Rxa7 19. Qe2 (19. Ne3
Ng5 20. Kg2 Qxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Nxf3 22. Kxf3 Rd8 23. Red1 (23. Rad1 Raa8 24. Nd5
Nxd5 25. exd5 f6 26. g4 $14 {with only a slight advantage for White in the R
_|_.}) 23... Raa8 24. Nc4 f6 25. b4 (25. Na5 b6 26. Nb7 $2 Rdb8 27. Rd7 Ng6 $1)
25... Kf7 26. Na5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 b6 28. Nc4 Ke6 29. Ke3 Nc6 30. h4 h5 31. f4 g6
32. Rf1 f5 $1 $14 {Nevednichy-Marin, ROM chT 1999}) 19... Rd8 20. Ne3 Ng5 21.
Nxg5 hxg5 22. Kg2 Raa8 23. Red1 Qc6 24. Qc4 Qxc4 25. Nxc4 f6 26. b4 Kf7 27. Na5
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 b6 $14 {and White's advantage is again microscopical,
Nevednichy-De Vreugt, Valle d'Aosta op 2002.})) 16. Ng3 (16. d5 Nce7 17. Bxa7
Rxa7 18. Ne3 Nh4 $11 {and despite of White's space advantage in the [+] Black
has good counterchances by f7-f5.}) 16... Nh4 (16... exd4 $5 17. cxd4 d5 {
changing the subject was interesting, too.} 18. exd5 (18. e5 Qe6 $13) 18... Nb4
$13) 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Nf5 Qf6 19. dxe5 {If White has to give up the tension
in the [+], then Black has already achieved something.} (19. Qf3 $5 {/\ Nh6})
19... Qxe5+ (19... dxe5 20. Bxa7 Rad8 $5 {is funny!}) 20. f4 Qf6 21. Bxa7 Rxa7
22. Qg4 Raa8 23. Ne3 (23. Re3 Kh7 24. Rg3 Rg8 {White has no real continuation
of the ->.} 25. Ne3 Ne7 26. Rf1 Rad8 27. Qh5 Rgf8 $11) 23... Ne7 24. Qf3 (24.
Qg3 Qg6 $11) 24... Qg6 25. Ra5 (25. f5 Qg5 $11) 25... f6 26. b4 Rae8 27. b5
axb5 28. Rxb5 b6 29. c4 Kh7 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. cxd5 {The P srtucture is not bad,
but the R on b5 is out of play.} Re7 32. Rb3 Ra8 33. Rbe3 Ra4 34. Qe2 Rd4 35.
b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.03.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 {Dieser direkte
Zug ist ein seltener Gast in der Großmeisterpraxis. Gewöhnlich spielt Schwarz
6...Nc6.} 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. e4 (8. a4 Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 {Das ist nur Zugumstellung zur
Partiefortsetzung.}) 8... Nf6 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nc3 c6
13. Bf4 {[%mdl 4] Dieser Läuferzug wird relativ selten gespielt. Die
Alternativen - 13.Bg5 und besonders 13.d5!? - kommen auch in Betracht.} (13.
Bg5 Be7 14. Qa1 Bb7 15. Qa7 Qc8 16. d5 O-O 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bh3 $44) (13. d5
$5 Be7 (13... cxd5 14. Nxb5 Qa5 15. Nc3 Bb4 16. exd5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxd5 18.
Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxc4 $1 Qxc3 20. Nd6+ $40) 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bh3 $44)
13... Be7 14. Qa1 $44 {[%csl Ga1][%cal Ga1a7] Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger,
aber sein Bauernzentrum ist stark und Schwarz hat einige Entwicklungsprobleme.
Der Damezug ist ein typisches Motiv in dieser Variante - Weiß besetzt die
a-Linie und im Falle von Bb7 muss Schwarz immer mit Qa7 rechnen.} Nbd7 (14...
Bb7 $2 15. Qa7 Qc8 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bxb8 $14) 15. d5 {[%mdl 512] Weiß opfert
einen weiteren Bauern. Dieser Zentrumsdurchbruch ist typisch in dieser
Variante - Weiß hat Entwicklungsvorteil und er öffnet die Stellung.} (15. Qa7
O-O 16. Ra1 $44) 15... Nxe5 (15... exd5 16. Nxc6 (16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. exd5 cxd5
18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 O-O 20. Rd1 $44) 16... Bxc6 17. exd5 Bb7 18. d6 Bxg2 19.
Kxg2 O-O 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21. Nxb5 $11) 16. Bxe5 cxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 (17... Nxd5
18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bd4 $44) 18. Bxf6 (18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Re1+ Kf8
21. Bxd5 g6 $11) 18... Bxf6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Re1+ {[%csl Re8][%cal Re1e8]
Weiß hat schon zwei Bauern weniger, aber der gegnerische König steht schlecht
in der Mitte.} Kf8 21. Qa3+ (21. Nxd5 g6 (21... Qxd5 $4 22. Qa3+ $18) 22. Qa6
Kg7 (22... Qxd5 23. Qxf6 Rg8 24. Re7 Qd1+ (24... b4 $2 25. Rc7 $16) 25. Kg2
Qd5+ 26. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 23. Qxb5 Qb8 24. Qxc4 Qxb2 $11) 21... Be7 (21... Kg8 $2
22. Nxd5 h6 23. Qc5 Kh7 24. Qxb5 $16) 22. Qa7 {[%csl Ga7,Gc3,Ge1] Alle weißen
Figuren stehen aktiv, was ausreichende Kompensation für das geopferte Material
bedeutet.} g6 {[%cal Ge7f6,Gf8g7] Schwarz muss die Entwicklung beenden.} (22...
d4 23. Nd5 Bd6 (23... Qxd5 $4 24. Qxe7+ $18) 24. Qxd4 $36) 23. Nxb5 $11 (23.
Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxe7+ (24. Rxe7 Kg7 25. Rd7 Qe6 26. Qd4+ Qf6 27. Qxf6+ Kxf6 28.
Rb7 $11) 24... Kg7 $17) 23... d4 {Schwarz gibt den Plusbauern zurück, wonach
die Stellung gleich wird.} (23... d4 24. Qxd4 (24. Nxd4 Bf6 $15) 24... Qxd4 25.
Nxd4 Bf6 26. Re4 Kg7 27. Nc6 Bxb2 28. Rxc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.03.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c4 O-O
15. Qf3 d5 {This move became Radjabov's specialty. He is constantly trying to
prove that Black has good play for a pawn in this variation. In Linares he was
successful, scoring 2 points out of 3 (although his positions looked rather
like White should have made 2 points).} 16. cxd5 fxe4 ({In Dortmund, half an
year before Linares, Radjabov failed with} 16... f4 17. Rfc1 Kh8 18. Nc2 Bd7
19. Ne1 Rg8 20. Be2 Bf8 21. Nd3 Re8 22. Rc7 Qd8 23. Rac1 Rg6 24. Qh5 $16 {
1-0 Kramnik,V-Radjabov,T/Dortmund 2003 (31)}) 17. Bxe4 Rb8 ({Less precise is} 
17... Qd7 18. d6 Rb8 19. Rad1 $1 Rb6 20. Qc3 $1 (20. Bd5 $2 Rxd6 21. Bb3 Kh8
$15 {0-1 Carlsen,M-Zhigalko,S/Chalkidiki 2003 (33)}) 20... Rxd6 (20... Rd8 21.
Bf5 $1 Qxf5 22. Qc7) (20... f5 $2 21. Qc5 $16 {/+-}) 21. Bf5 {transposing to
Bacrot,E-Yakovich,Y/Moscow 2004, given below.}) 18. Rfd1 (18. Rad1 Rb6 $1 (
18... Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qc3 $1 Rxd6 21. Bf5 $1 $14 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Yakovich,Y/
Moscow 2004 (72)}) 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. g3 f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Leko,
P-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004 (27)}) 18... Qd7 ({Radjabov acheved a draw against
Topalov few rounds earlier with} 18... Qh4 {but his position was highly
suspicious:} 19. g3 Qg5 20. Qb3 Bg4 21. Bf3 f5 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. d6+ Kh8 24.
Qd5 f4 25. Nc2 Qg6 $6 26. Nb4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004 
(39)}) (18... Rb6 19. Rac1 f5 20. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 21. Qxf5 $16) (18... f5 19. d6
$16) 19. d6 (19. Rac1 f5 $44) 19... Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 {A similar position
happened in the game Lutz-Bacrot, Plovdiv 2003, only that Lutz had the rook on
f1 instead of a1.  In the present game White has additional ideas on the
c-file, nevertheless Radjabov seems to have analyzed the position very deep
and proves that Black can neutralize White's activity on the c-file.} 21. Rac1
Bf8 22. Qg3+ (22. Rc7 Qxc7 23. Bxh7+ $1 Kg7 24. dxc7 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Rc6 ({
Maybe better is} 25... Bxa3 26. bxa3 Rc6 $44) 26. Nc2 Rxc7 27. Ne3 Be6 $44 {
Black's pair of bishops secures some compensation for the pawn. But I don't
see reasons for White to avoid such an endgame.}) 22... Bg7 23. Qd3 (23. Rc7 $2
Qxc7) 23... Bf8 24. Qg3+ Bg7 25. Qh4 {Unfortunate decision. White should have
agreed to repetition or enter the mentioned endgame with Rc7.} Rxd6 26. Bxh7+
Kf8 27. Qb4 Bb7 {[%csl Ra3] White's activity is only seeming. Black has very
good compensation for the pawn.} 28. Nc2 (28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Qxd6+ Rxd6 30. Bc2
{[%cal Gc1d1]} e4 $17) 28... Qe7 $1 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 ({Black is not content with
the endgame after} 29... Qxd6 30. Qxd6+ Rxd6 31. Ne3 {[%csl Rb7] the bishop
would have been better placed on e6, controling square f5 and at the same time
attacking a2.}) 30. Qg4 Rh6 31. Bf5 Rh4 32. Qd1 Bh6 $1 33. Ne3 (33. Ra1 Bf4 $44
{[%cal Ge7g5]}) 33... Bxe3 34. fxe3 Bxg2 $1 (34... Qg5 $2 35. Qd6+ Kg8 36. Qb8+
{[%csl Re5] taking with check pawn e5.}) 35. Rc8+ (35. Kxg2 Qg5+ 36. Kh1 Qxf5
$15) 35... Kg7 36. Qe1 Qg5 37. Qg3 {White is slightly worse in the arising
endgame, but he should be able to hold.} Kf6 38. Qxg5+ Kxg5 39. Bd3 Bd5 40.
Rg8+ Kf6 41. a3 Rh3 42. Rg3 Rh8 43. e4 Be6 $15 44. Kg2 Rd8 45. Rf3+ Ke7 46. b4
$2 {A terrible oversight. It is even more surprising, since the advance b2-b4
is hardly justified strategically (makes square c3 available for black rook).}
(46. Kf2 $15) 46... f5 $1 $17 {Using a small tactical trick (pin of the rook
on the long diagonal) Radjabov improves his pawn formation, overpassing the
square f5.} 47. Rh3 (47. exf5 Bd5) 47... f4 48. Rh7+ Bf7 49. Be2 Rd2 50. Kf1
Kf6 51. h4 Bg6 52. Ra7 Bxe4 $19 53. Bg4 (53. Rxa6+ Kf5 54. Bxb5 f3 {[%cal
Gf5f4] Black wins easily. The quality matters, not the quantity. In a way this
is a triumph of Radjabov's opening strategy - Black is a pawn down, but his
central pawns are worth more than White's marginal pawns.}) 53... f3 54. Rxa6+
Kg7 55. Ra7+ Kf8 56. Rd7 Bd3+ 57. Ke1 f2+ 58. Kxd2 f1=Q 59. Rd8+ Ke7 60. Rd7+
Ke8 61. Rxd3 Qf4+ 62. Re3 Qd4+ {An important last check, in order to avoid a
long game after losing pawn e5.} (62... Qxg4 63. Rxe5+ Kd7 {Black is winning
here too, but still a long way.}) (62... Qd4+ 63. Rd3 Qxg4 {is elementary win.}
) 0-1

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.03.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 c5 6. cxd5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qxd5 8.
e3 Nc6 {Not the most accurate move. Black should rather choose between} (8...
cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. cxd4 e6 {and}) (8... Bg7 9. Qf3 Qd8) 9. Qf3 Qxf3 {
Black must go for this endgame in an unfavorable version.} (9... Qd8 {is now
impossible in view of} 10. Bc4) (9... Be6 {doesn't work in view of} 10. e4 Qd8
11. d5 Nd4 12. Qd3 Qa5 13. dxe6 (13. Ne2 $16 {Beliavsky}) 13... O-O-O 14. exf7
Bh6 15. Be2 Nxe2 16. Qh3+ $18 {Krnic}) 10. Nxf3 {[%mdl 4096]} Bg7 (10... e6 $5
11. Bf6 Rg8 {L.Popov}) 11. Rb1 (11. Bb5 {is the main theoretical move. It is
now difficult for Black to castle so he must look for other possibilities:} Bd7
(11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Be6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. O-O Bxa2 15. Ra1 Bd5 16. Rxa7 O-O 17.
Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxe7 Rfe8 19. Bc5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Vagalinski,S-Doery,J/Varna 1970/
EXT 2003 (28)}) 12. O-O ({or} 12. Rb1 a6 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Bd3 e6
15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 O-O 17. Bf6 Rfc8 18. Ke2 Rc3 19. h4 $36 {1-0 Izoria,
Z-Pantsulaia,L/Batumi GEO 2003/The Week in Chess 459 (38)}) 13. Be2 cxd4 14.
cxd4 b5 15. O-O e6 16. Rfc1 O-O 17. Nd2 Rfc8 18. Ne4 $14 {1/2-1/2 De Vries,
S-Jansen,P/Dieren 1990/EXT 2002 (32)}) 12... Rc8 (12... a6 13. Be2 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Bf5 (14... O-O 15. Rab1 b5 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe7 $16 {1-0
Magnusson,O-Nobrega,W/Siegen 1970/EXT 2002 (42)}) (14... e5 15. d5 Ne7 16. e4
Nc8 17. Rfb1 b5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Nd2 $16 {[%cal Ye2d1] 1-0 Smejkal,J-Hlousek,Z/
Havirov 1970/MCD (26)}) 15. Rac1 h6 16. Rfd1 g5 17. Bg3 e6 18. Bd6 Bf8 19. Bxf8
Kxf8 20. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Radzikowska,K-Lipska,E/POL 1978/EXT 98 (90)}) (12...
Na5 13. Rab1 a6 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Rfd1 (15. c4 $5) 15... Rhc8 16. dxc5+ Ke8
17. Rd5 Bxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adler,J-Pelletier,Y/SUI 2000/EXT 2001 (31)}) (12...
cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Rab1 a6 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Nc6 18. Nd2
O-O 19. Be4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Toth,C-Bagirov,R/Biel 2000/CBM 77 ext (34)}) 13. Rab1
(13. Rfc1 $5 Na5 14. Be2 f6 15. d5 Kf7 16. c4 Rhd8 17. e4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hort,
V-Pribyl,J/Havirov 1970/MCD (28)}) 13... a6 (13... h6 14. Rfd1 (14. Rfc1 $5)
14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Na5 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Rdc1 b6 18. Kf1 Nc4 $11 {0-1
Schiffer,K-Hort,V/Germany 1980/EXT 2001 (51)}) (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bd3
$5 Be6 16. Rfc1 $14) 14. Be2 Na5 15. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Be6 17. c4 Rc7 18.
Rfc1 $14 {1-0 Taimanov,M-Savon,V/Moscow 1969/URS-ch (51)}) ({The other bishop
moves are less dangerous for Black:} 11. Be2 h6 12. O-O g5 (12... Bf5 $5) 13.
Bg3 O-O 14. h4 g4 15. Nd2 $14 {1-0 Angantysson,H-Zotos,L/Haifa 1970/EXT 2001 
(40)}) (11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16.
Rab1 b6 17. Bd5 Ba6 18. Rfd1 Rac8 $11 {0-1 Usachyi,V-Heinrich,T/Bad Zwesten
1998/EXT 2000 (62)}) 11... O-O (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 $2 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. O-O
Na5 15. Ba6 Bc8 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17. Bd3 $1 Bf6 18. Bg3 $1 O-O 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20.
Ba6 $16 {1-0 Popov,L-Mihaljcisin,M/Reggio Emilia 1970/EXT 2000/[Popov] (39)}) (
11... h6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. O-O a6 14. Bd3 b5 15. a4 $5 bxa4 16. Be4 f5 17. Bd5 e6
18. Ba2 $44 {1-0 Peev,P-Pribyl,J/Kapfenberg 1970/EU-chT (53)}) (11... e6 12.
Bb5 cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. O-O Bd7 {0-1 Tuchenhagen,A-Wuerdinger,A/Germany 1996/
EXT 99 (30)} 15. Nd2 $1 $14) 12. Bd3 {This is less active than putting this
bishop to b5:} (12. Bb5 Be6 13. a4 f6 14. Ke2 Na5 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. Nd2 $14 {
1-0 Mokry,K-Drvota,A/Prague 1978/EXT 98 (40)}) ({or} 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 e6
14. Bb5 a6 15. Be2 b5 16. Ne4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Belotelov,D-Fish,G/Biel 2001/CBM 83
ext (31)}) 12... e5 13. dxc5 {It turns out that recapture of this pawn (as
well as the development of the queenside) is not an easy task.} h6 (13... Re8
14. Nd2 {[%cal Yd2c4,Yd2e4]}) 14. Nd2 g5 15. Bg3 Rd8 16. Ke2 Bf8 (16... f5 17.
h4 f4 18. Bh2 {[%cal Yd2e4]}) 17. Nb3 ({White decides to keep this pawn. After
} 17. Be4 f6 18. c4 Bxc5 19. Bd5+ Kg7 20. Ne4 Bb6 21. h4 Ne7 {Black parries
White's threats.}) 17... Be6 18. Rhd1 f6 19. f3 {Step by step White brings his
bishop into the game keeping his extra pawn.} Rd7 20. e4 Kf7 21. Bf2 Rc8 $6 {
Black starts a dubious plan of regaining the c5 pawn at any cost. Was GM A.
Shirov playing for a win?} ({After} 21... Rad8 {a draw was quite probable.})
22. Bb5 Rdc7 $6 23. Rd2 Kg6 24. Kd1 Nb8 $2 {It was a crazy idea to allow the
white knight to a5.} (24... Be7 25. Bxc6 bxc6 {and White can hardly break
through.}) 25. Na5 g4 $6 {Opening a second front... for White!} 26. c4 $6 {
[%cal Yb5a4] White plays consistently but misses a strong possibility} (26. Bc4
$1 Bxc4 27. Nxc4 Bxc5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Nd6 R8c7 30. Nxb7 Rxc3 31. Nd6 $18 {
[%cal Rb1b8,Rd6b5]}) 26... h5 (26... gxf3 27. gxf3 f5 {didn't help in view of}
28. Ba4 fxe4 29. Bc2 $1 ({but not} 29. fxe4 Bxc5 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Nxb7 Rxc4
32. Nd6 Bg4+)) 27. Ba4 Bxc5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Nxb7 Rxc4 30. Nd6 Rxa4 31. Nxc8 {
Black has no real compensation for the exchange and White brings home his
material advantage:} Nc6 32. Rc1 Nd4 33. Ne7+ Kg5 34. Nc6 gxf3 (34... Nxc6 35.
Rxc6 Bxa2 36. Rdd6 Bb3+ 37. Ke2 Ra2+ 38. Ke3 $1 Rxg2 39. Rxf6 $18) 35. Nxd4
exd4 36. gxf3 Bxa2 37. Ke2 Bc4+ 38. Kf2 Kf4 (38... d3 39. Ke3 $18) 39. Rxd4
Ra2+ 40. Ke1 $1 Bb5 41. e5+ $1 {A nice tactical trick.} (41. Rd2 $143 Rxd2 42.
Kxd2 Kxf3) 41... Kxe5 (41... Ke3 42. exf6 $1 Kxd4 (42... Re2+ 43. Kd1) 43. f7
Re2+ 44. Kd1 $18) 42. Rd2 {Black must now exchange the rooks and the resulting
endgame is winning for White.} Rxd2 43. Kxd2 Kf4 44. Rc3 (44. Rc5 a6 45. Rxh5 {
was also possible.}) 44... a5 45. Ke1 a4 46. Kf2 Bd7 47. Rc4+ Kg5 48. Rd4 Be8
49. Rd5+ f5 50. Kg3 h4+ 51. Kf2 Bf7 52. Ra5 Bb3 53. Ke3 Bc2 54. h3 Bb3 55. f4+
Kf6 56. Kd4 Bc2 57. Ra6+ Kg7 58. Ke5 Kf7 59. Ra7+ Kg6 60. Ke6 Bb3+ 61. Ke7 Kg7
62. Ra5 Bc2 63. Rc5 Be4 64. Rc1 Bd5 65. Rg1+ Kh6 66. Kf6 a3 (66... Be4 67. Rg6+
Kh7 68. Kg5 $18) 67. Rg6+ Kh7 68. Rg7+ Kh6 69. Ra7 a2 70. Kxf5 Bc4 71. Kf6 Bb3
72. f5 Bc4 73. Ra4 Kh7 74. Kg5 Kg7 75. Ra7+ Bf7 76. f6+ Kg8 77. Kxh4 Be6 78.
Kg3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. c3 Qc7 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Bg5
Ne4 15. Bh4 e5 16. Bc2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 exd4 18. cxd4 Be6 19. d5 Bd7 20. Rc1 Qa5
21. Bf6 Rfc8 22. Ba1 Qd8 23. Qh5 h6 24. f4 Qe8 25. Rce1 Rxc2 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.
Be5 Bf8 28. Qd1 Bf5 29. d6 Rd8 30. Qd5 Rc6 31. Qb3 Rd7 32. Qg3 Kh7 33. h3 f6
34. Ba1 Rcxd6 35. Kh2 Rd3 36. Qe1 Rd2 37. Rf2 Rd1 38. Qc3 R7d3 39. Qa5 Rd5 40.
Qc3 Bc5 41. Rf3 Bg1+ 42. Kg3 Bd4 43. Qb3 Bxa1 44. Qxb7 Be4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 d4 8. O-O
Nc6 9. e3 Bc5 10. exd4 exd4 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Bf4 Be6 14. Rc1 Rad8
15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Qb3 b6 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Qb5 Bf5 19. a3 Be4 20. b4 Qe7 21. c5
Qb7 22. cxb6 axb6 23. Ne1 Na7 24. Qc4 b5 25. Qf1 Nc6 26. Nd3 Qa8 27. Rc5 Rfe8
28. Rdc1 Ne7 29. Bc7 Qxa3 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. Ra1 Qb3 32. Bxd8 Nd5 33. Rb1 Qa2
34. Re1 Ndc3 35. f3 Rxd8 36. fxe4 Qd2 37. Rf5 f6 38. Rf2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. Rd1 Re8 14. Be2 c4
15. O-O Rc8 16. a4 Bf6 17. Rfe1 Rc5 18. d6 Be4 19. Qc1 Qa8 20. Bf1 Rd8 21. Nd2
Bd5 22. Qc2 Qc6 23. Ne4 Ra5 24. Re3 Be6 25. Qe2 Qxa4 26. Bg3 Qb5 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6
28. Re5 Qa4 29. h3 Rxe5 30. Bxe5 Ne8 31. Rd4 Qa5 32. Qe4 b5 33. Qb7 Rd7 34. Qb8
Kf8 35. g4 Qb6 36. Qxb6 axb6 37. Bg2 f6 38. Bf4 g5 39. Bg3 Ra7 40. Rd1 Kf7 41.
Re1 Rd7 42. Bc6 Rd8 43. Rd1 b4 44. cxb4 c3 45. Ba4 f5 46. gxf5 Bxf5 47. Rc1
Nxd6 48. Rxc3 b5 49. Bb3+ Nc4 50. Bxc4+ bxc4 51. Rxc4 Bxh3 52. Rc1 Rd4 53. Kh2
Bd7 54. Rc7 Ke6 55. Rb7 h5 56. Rb6+ Ke7 57. Be5 Rd5 58. Bc3 h4 59. Rh6 Kf7 60.
Rf6+ Ke7 61. Rh6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nh3 d5 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nd2 Nh5 10. Nf3 Nxf4 11. Nxf4 Bd6 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. Rab1 Nd7 14. Nfd3 a5
15. e3 Bxe5 16. dxe5 b6 17. Rfd1 Ba6 18. b3 Rac8 19. Qc3 Rfd8 20. a4 Qa3
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Qb3 a6 14. Nc7 Rc8 15.
Nxe8 Rxe8 16. a4 Rc6 17. Rxc6 Bxc6 18. Rc1 Qa8 19. e3 Rc8 20. Bf1 h6 21. h4 Bd8
22. Bd6 Nf6 23. Ba3 a5 24. Rc2 Be8 25. Bb5 Bxb5 26. axb5 a4 27. Qd3 Ne4 28. Bb4
Bf6 29. Kg2 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Ng1 g4 32. Qd1 Bg7 33. Qc1 Rxc2 34. Qxc2 Qd8
35. Ne2 Bh6 36. Nc3 Ng5 37. Nxa4 Qf6 38. Qd1 Qf5 39. Nc3 Bf8 40. Bxf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. f3 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. e4 b5 8. e5 Ne8 9.
dxe6 fxe6 10. cxb5 a6 11. f4 axb5 12. Bd3 c4 13. Bc2 d5 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Be3 d4
16. Bxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Rxf4 19. Ndxb5 Bb7 20. g3 Rf3 21. O-O-O
Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Bxh1 24. Rxh1 Rxa2 25. Rd1 Ra5 26. Rd8 Kf8 27. Rc8
Ke7 28. Rxc4 Rxe5 29. Kd2 Rd5+ 30. Ke3 Nf6 31. Be4 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 Rd1 33. c4 g5
34. h4 h6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. c5 Rd5 37. Rc4 Kd7 38. c6+ Kc7 39. Kf3 Rd6 40. Kg4
Rxc6 41. Re4 Kd6 42. Kxg5 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 {[%csl Gd6]
[%cal Gc1a3] In this opening line white is intending to exchange dark-squared
bishops via a3.} Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qc1 Ne4 (9... Bd7 10. Ba3 Be8 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. Qa3 Qxa3 13. Nxa3 Bh5 14. Ng5 Re8 15. f3 Nbd7 16. Nh3 Bf7 17. Rfe1 a6 18.
Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Balashov,Y-Iljushin,A/Elista 2001/CBM 83 (44)}) ({The most
popular continuation is:} 9... b6 10. Ba3 Bb7 (10... c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. dxc5
bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Malakhov,V/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 [Roiz,M] (40)}) (
10... Bxa3 11. Qxa3 Qxa3 12. Nxa3 Ba6 13. Rfc1 Nbd7 14. b4 Rfc8 15. b5 cxb5 16.
cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxb5 Nc3 18. a4 Bxb5 19. axb5 Rc7 20. Kf1 $14 {1-0 Malakhov,
V-Gleizerov,E/Krasnoyarsk 2003/CBM 98 no vc (59)}) 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qa3 c5 13.
cxd5 Nxd5 14. dxc5 bxc5 {0-1 Yakovich,Y-Kharlov,A/Elista 2001/CBM 83 [Tyomkin,
D] (60)}) 10. Ba3 Nd7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qa3 {If white succeeds to exchange
queens, the dark squares in black's camp will become vulnerable.} c5 $1 ({After
} 12... Qxa3 $6 13. Nxa3 {white has small, but stable advantage.}) 13. dxc5
$146 (13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 Ndxc5 15. Be2 f4 16. exf4 Qxf4 17. b4 Qf6 18. Nbd2
Qc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 20. Rfe1 N5a4 $11 {0-1 Bareev,E-Jussupow,A/Prague 2002/CBM
89 (48)}) 13... Ndxc5 14. Rd1 b6 15. Be2 Bb7 {It can be concluded that black
has solved his opening problems.} 16. b4 Nd7 17. cxd5 exd5 $1 {Correct
decision.} ({After} 17... Bxd5 $6 18. Nc3 {white has some pressure.}) 18. Nd4
$6 {This is too solid. White should better try to put pressure on d5 pawn and
not close the "d" file for his rook.} (18. Nc3 $6 a5 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gd6a3]})
({Comes to consideration} 18. Qb3 f4 19. Nbd2) 18... f4 $36 19. Nc3 Ng5 $1 {
The knight from g5 may cause troubles to white's king. White should be very
careful now.} (19... Nxc3 20. Qxc3 fxe3 21. Qxe3 (21. fxe3 $11) 21... Qxb4 22.
Qe6+ Rf7 23. Bh5 g6 24. Bxg6 $6 hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Rg7 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Rd3 (27.
Nf5 {[%tqu "En","Please enter a move for black.","","","g7g2","",10]} Rxg2+ $1
28. Kxg2 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 (29. Kh1 d4+ $19 {[%cal Rb7h1]}) 29... Ba6+ $19) 27...
Rh7 {and black can defend successfully.}) 20. Ncb5 ({Too risky for white is} 
20. e4 $6 Ne5 (20... dxe4 $2 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Ne6)) ({Also bad is} 20. Nf3 $2
Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 fxe3 22. fxe3 Rxf3 $1 23. gxf3 Ne5 $40) 20... Qg6 21. Qd3 $5 (
21. Bd3 Qh5 $1 (21... Nh3+ $2 22. Kf1 Qh5 23. Be2 Qh4 24. gxh3) 22. Bf5 (22.
Nd6 f3 $40) 22... Rxf5 23. Nxf5 Nh3+ 24. gxh3 Qxf5 $44 {[%csl Rg1]}) 21... fxe3
22. Qxg6 $5 {Aronian decided to exchange queens even at the price of two pawns!
} (22. Qxe3 Rae8 {looks dangerous for white.}) 22... exf2+ 23. Kf1 hxg6 24. Nd6
Rab8 25. Rac1 {White has obvious positional compensation for the lack of two
pawns, but objectively speaking white is fighting for a draw here.} Nf6 26. b5
Nge4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 $6 {Radjabov wants to make his bishop active, but it looks
like 27...Nxe4 was objectively stronger not giving the Pf2 so fast...} (27...
Nxe4 $142) 28. Kxf2 Bd5 29. a4 Rbe8 30. Kg1 (30. Ke3 $6 Bf7 {[%csl Re3][%cal
Gf6d5]}) 30... Nh5 ({Comes to consideration} 30... Rf7 {covering the 7th rank.}
) 31. g3 e3 $6 {[%cal Gf8f2] This looks too hastily. Black is trying to create
threats to the opponent's king, but the pawn on e3 is now vulnerable.} (31...
Rf7 $5) (31... Nf6 $5) 32. Rf1 Nf6 33. Rc3 Rf7 34. Nc2 {[%csl Re3]} Rfe7 {
Black's pieces are now tied to defend the Pe3.} 35. Rd1 Re4 36. Rd4 Rxd4 37.
Nxd4 Re4 38. Nc2 Rxa4 39. Nxe3 Ra1+ 40. Bf1 Be4 {Black still has some chances,
but it's already very close to draw. Black can not organize a passed pawn on
the queenside.} 41. Kf2 g5 42. h3 Bg6 43. Rc8+ Kh7 44. Bc4 Be4 45. Ng4 Kg6 46.
Rc7 Nxg4+ ({Black could still continue the fight:} 46... Nxg4+ 47. hxg4 Ra3 {
though his winning chances are very low.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Qf3
Qb6 9. Be3 Qb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Rhe1 Nc5 12. Bd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nfd7 14. Nb3
Ne5 15. Qg3 f6 16. Na5 Qf7 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. f4 Ng6 19. e5 fxe5 20. f5 Bxf5 21.
Rxe5+ Nxe5 22. Qxe5+ Be7 23. Rf1 Rd8 24. Rxf5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 O-O
27. Nc6 Rf1+ 28. Kd2 Bf6 29. Ke3 c4 30. b3 cxb3 31. axb3 Rc1 32. Rc5 Kf7 33.
Nb4 a5 34. Nd3 Rg1 35. Kf3 Rf1+ 36. Ke2 Rg1 37. Kf3 Rf1+ 38. Kg3 a4 39. Rxb5 a3
40. Ra5 Be7 41. b4 Bd6+ 42. Kg4 Ra1 43. h3 a2 44. Ra6 g6 45. Ra7+ Kf6 46. Ra6
h5+ 47. Kh4 Ke7 48. Kg5 Kf7 49. Rxd6 Re1 50. Rf6+ Ke7 51. Ra6 a1=Q 52. Rxa1
Rxa1 53. Kxg6 Ra2 54. Kxh5 Rxc2 55. g4 Rc3 56. Nf4 Rc4 57. Kg5 Kf7 58. Nd3 Rc3
59. Ne5+ Ke6 60. Ng6 Rb3 61. h4 Rxb4 62. h5 Kf7 63. Nh4 Kg7 64. Nf5+ Kh7 65. h6
Rb1 66. Kh5 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. Nf3 e5 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. g3 Ne7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. Qd2 Ba6 11. b3 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxa1 14. Ba3
cxd5 15. Bxf8 Qf6 16. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Bd4
8. Bd3 Ne7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Ne2 Bb6 11. Ng3 h5 12. Be2 Bg4 13. Qg5 Qxg5 14. Bxg5
f6 15. Bd2 Ne5 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. Bc3 Rd8 18. Rad1 Kf7 19. Nf5 Rhe8 20. b3 Ng6
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Re1 Nf4 23. Kf1 Rh8 24. Kg1 Rd8 25. Kf1 Rh8 26. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D62"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[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
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Ne4
Ned5 15. Qc5 Rfd8 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Be2 Ne4 19. f3 Nf6 20. f4
Bc6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. a3 c5 23. Bf3 Rac8 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. e4 Ke7 26. Ke3 Ne8 27.
Be2 Nd6 28. Rac1 Rd7 29. Rc3 f6 30. Rdc1 Ra8 31. Rb3 Rb7 32. Bf3 Ra4 33. e5
Nf5+ 34. Kf2 Nd4 35. exf6+ gxf6 36. Rd3 Nxf3 37. Kxf3 e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Rb3
Kd6 40. Ke2 Re4+ 41. Re3 Rxe3+ 42. Kxe3 Rg7 43. Rd1+ Ke6 44. g3 h5 45. Rd8 h4
46. Kf3 Rf7+ 47. Ke3 Rg7 48. Kf3 Rf7+ 49. Ke3 e4 50. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Qe8 7. Be2 e5 8. d5 a5
9. Bf3 Na6 10. Nge2 Bd7 11. Qd2 Nc5 12. h4 b5 13. cxb5 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Qxb5 15.
Nc3 Qb4 16. Rc1 Rfb8 17. O-O Qxb2 18. Rc2 Qb4 19. Qe2 a4 20. Bd2 Qa5 21. h5 Qa6
22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qe3 Rb4 24. Rb1 Rxb1+ 25. Nxb1 Rb8 26. Na3 c6 27. dxc6 Qxc6
28. Be1 Bf8 29. Rc4 Rb2 30. Nc2 Qb5 31. Rb4 Rxb4 32. Nxb4 Qc4 33. Be2 Qe6 34.
f3 d5 35. exd5 Nxd5 36. Nxd5 Qxd5 37. Qd2 Qc6 38. Qc2 a3 39. Bc4 Qf6 40. Bd5
Kg7 41. Qc4 Nd7 42. Qc6 Qe7 43. Qc2 Qc5+ 44. Qxc5 Bxc5+ 45. Kf1 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 17th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2004.06.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.06.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. Bc4 cxd4 (9... a6 10. a4 Be7 11. O-O cxd4 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rad1 Qb6
14. Rxd4 (14. b3 Bd7 15. Nxd4 Rfe8 16. Nf3 Red8 17. Ne5 Be8 18. Bd3 Qb4 $11 {
Bologan,V-Gurevich,M/Saint Pierre 2000}) 14... Qxb2 15. Rfd1 b5 16. axb5 axb5
17. Bxb5 Bb7 $15 {Nataf,I-Hracek,Z/Istanbul 2000}) 10. O-O (10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11.
Nxd4 a6 12. a4 Bd7 13. f3 Rc8 14. Bb3 Bc5 15. O-O-O Rd8 $11 {Dutreeuw,
M-Arkhipov,S/Miskolc 1990/1/2-1/2 (75)}) 10... Be7 (10... Bc5 11. Qe2 O-O 12.
Rad1 Qb6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxd4 Qxb2 15. Rd3 $40 {Kling,T-Vuksanovic,S/Erevan
olw 1996 (25)}) 11. Qe2 (11. Re1 O-O 12. Bb3 b6 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. c3 Ne4 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qg4 Nc5 17. Bc2 Qg5 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Re3 Qxg4 20. hxg4 Nd7 21. f3
Nf6 22. Kf2 $14 {Short,N-Huebner,R/Istanbul 2000}) 11... O-O (11... a6 12. Rad1
b5 $6 13. Bb3 Nd7 $6 14. Qe4 $1 $16 {Morozevich,A-Ulibin,M/Maikop 1998}) 12.
Rad1 Qb6 13. Nxd4 {Another attempt to fight for the advantage in the variation,
which is considered by modern theory as harmless for black.} (13. Rxd4 Qxb2 14.
Rfd1 b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Qxb5 Bd5 17. Qd3 Bxb3 18. axb3 Rac8 $11 {Al Modiahki,
M-Radjabov,T/Groningen 1999}) (13. b3 Rd8 14. Qe5 Bd6 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Qe5 Bd6
17. Qe2 Be7 $13 {1/2-1/2 King,D-Huebner,R/SUI 2000/EXT 2001 (17)}) 13... Qxb2
14. Nf5 (14. Rd3) 14... exf5 {It's too dangerous to retreat with the bishop to
d8, so this capture is pretty forced:} (14... Bd8 $6 15. Rb1 Qa3 16. Nxg7 $1
Kxg7 17. Qe5 $1 $40 {[%cal Gb1b3,Gb3g3] and black is in troubles.}) 15. Qxe7
Be6 (15... g5 16. Rd8 Rxd8 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Qxd8+ Kg7 19. Qe7 gxh4 20. Bb3+
Kh8 21. Qf8+ Kh7 22. Re1 $18 {[%cal Ge1e7]}) 16. Bxe6 (16. Rb1 Qe5 {After this
move black is out of danger.} 17. Bxe6 (17. Rfe1 Ne4 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. f3 Qxe7
20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Rxb7 Nc5 22. Rbb1 Ne6 $14) (17. Rb5 Qe4 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Rxb7 Rfc8 $14 {Al Modiahki,M-Huzman,A/Biel 2002})
17... Qxe6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rxb7 Rfc8 $11 {Bruzon Bautista,
L-Nogueiras,J/Havana 2002}) 16... fxe6 (16... Rae8 $2 17. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 18.
Bxf7+ $1 $18) 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Qxf5 (18. Rb1 Qxc2 19. Rxb7 $14 {and it's
still not so easy for black to defend.}) 18... Qxa2 19. Rd6 Ng8 $5 {This move
appears to be a novelty. In my opinion it's safer for black than 19..Qb2 which
was tried before.} (19... Qb2 20. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Belov,V-Baklan,V/Istanbul 2003/
CBM 96 (20)}) 20. Qe4 Qf7 21. Bg3 $6 {White's only chance to get anything out
of this position is by attacking the black king. I'm aware that it's easier
said than done, but after swapping a pair of rooks it becomes clear that white
is the one who has to be carefull not to find himself in troubles.} (21. f4 $6
Rac8 22. f5 Qc4 (22... Rc4 23. Rd4 Rc5 24. f6 Nxf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rfd1 $44)
23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Bg3 Nf6 $15) (21. f3 $142 $5) 21... Rad8 22. Rxd8 (22. c4 b6
23. h3 Rxd6 24. Bxd6 Rc8 25. Rc1 Nf6 $11) 22... Rxd8 23. Be5 Rd7 {[%cal Gg8e7,
Ge7f5]} 24. h3 ({Deserved attention} 24. c3 {temporarily preventing black from
playing Ne7}) 24... Ne7 25. Qe3 Qg6 {Protecting the pawn on h6 and attacking
the white one on c2 at the same time.} 26. Qxa7 Qxc2 27. Qa1 Nc6 28. Bf4 Kh7
29. Be3 Qe4 30. Qb1 {Now the draw is inevitable.} Qxb1 31. Rxb1 Ne7 32. g4 Nd5
33. Kg2 Nxe3+ 34. fxe3 Rf7 35. h4 Kg8 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 17th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2004.06.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.06.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nbd7
9. h3 Bh5 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Qc7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rc1 Qb8 15.
Nxd7 Kxd7 16. f3 Qb7 17. Nf4 {Zu optimistisch ist} (17. e4 dxe4 18. d5 Qxd5 19.
Qe1 Ke7 {0-1 Scholz,C-Lobzhanidze,D/Dortmund 2001/EXT 2002 (28). (28)}) 17...
Rhc8 {Es dürfte wohl nichts gegen} (17... Bxf4 18. exf4 Rac8 {sprechen; aber
auch mit dem Textzug erhält Schwarz Ausgleich.}) 18. Nd3 Ke8 19. Nc5 Qb8 20.
Qd3 Kf8 21. e4 Kg8 22. e5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Nd7 24. Qe3 Rc6 25. f4 Qf8 26. Bd4 Re8
27. b4 Nb8 28. Qd2 Rc7 29. Rc3 Nc6 30. Rg3 a5 31. a3 axb4 32. axb4 Ra7 33. f5
exf5 34. Rxf5 Re6 35. Kh2 Qe8 ({Nach} 35... Ra4 36. Rgf3 Ra7 {ist es schwer
für Weiß, weiterzukommen.}) 36. Rf6 h5 {Schwarz unternimmt einen riskanten
Versuch, die Initiative zu ergreifen.} ({Nach} 36... Rd7 37. Qh6 g6 38. Rg4 Qf8
{dürfte nicht viel los sein.}) 37. Rf5 Rg6 (37... h4 38. Rg4 Ne7 {nebst Se7-g6
bietet nach wie vor Aussichten auf Ausgleich..}) 38. Bf2 (38. Rxg6 fxg6 39. Rf1
Qe6 {sieht solide für Schwarz aus.}) (38. Rxh5 Rxg3 39. Kxg3 f6 {ist für Weiß
nicht zu empfehlen.}) 38... Qe6 $6 (38... Rxg3 {ist besser:} 39. Bxg3 h4 40.
Bxh4 Qe6 41. Rh5 Nxe5 (41... Ra4 {scheitert an} 42. Bf6) (41... Qg6 42. Rg5 Qe4
43. Qf2 Nxe5 44. Bg3 Ng6 45. c6 {überläßt dem Weißen eine Gewinnstellung.}) 42.
Bg3 (42. Qe2 f5 43. Qxb5 Nf3+ {ist für Weiß nicht ersprießlich.}) 42... f6 {
mit unklarer Lage, zum Beispiel} 43. Bxe5 fxe5 44. Qe2 Re7 45. Qxb5 e4 46. c6
e3 47. Rxd5 e2 48. Rd8+ Kf7 {usw.}) 39. Rxh5 d4 $2 (39... Ra4 {leistet
Widerstand.}) 40. Qf4 $18 Rxg3 41. Bxg3 Ne7 42. Qh4 1-0

[Event "Leon 17th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2004.06.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2004.06.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[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. Qf2 $5 {Reminding Radjabov about his painfull
defeat to Kramnik in linares, which brought a new life to this continuation.}
Bxd4 (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qe7 (12... Qc7 13. Bd3 b5 14. Qh4 g6 15. Ne2 b4 16.
Qh6 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. h4 $16 {Miljanic,B-Kalezic,B/Budva 2003}) 13. Bd3
Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc5 15. Ne2 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Nb8 17. h4 $14 {Grischuk,A-Iljushin,A/
Krasnoyarsk 2003}) 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Be3 (13. Bd3 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Kb1 Ba6 16.
h4 Qc7 17. h5 Rfc8 18. Be3 a4 $36 {Kharitonov,A-Iljushin,A/Krasnoyarsk 2003})
13... b4 {This move is considerably better than 13...Bb7 which was tried by
Shirov on the black side of this line in his game against...Kramnik!} (13...
Bb7 14. Bd3 Nb4 15. Bd4 Rc8 16. Kb1 Qa5 17. a3 Nc6 18. f5 Ndxe5 $4 19. Bb6 {
1-0 Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo 2003/CBM 93 ext (19)}) 14. Ne2 {I suppose
Shirov suspected that Radjabov has something up his sleeve after more
ambitious 14.Na4, so he opted for this harmless move.} (14. Na4 f6 15. exf6
Nxf6 16. Bb6 Ne4 17. Qe1 Qf6 18. g3 Qf7 19. Bg2 e5 20. Rxd5 $1 $14 {Shomoev,
A-Iljushin,A/Krasnoyarsk 2003}) 14... a5 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Ba6 {After
trading the lightsquared bishops black has no problems what so ever.} 17. Kb1
Qc7 {[%csl Ge5] Keeping an eye on e5.} (17... a4 18. h4 (18. f5 $6 {[%csl Re5]}
Qc7 19. f6 Rfc8 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Qe2 Rc6 22. Rd2 g6 $13) 18... Bxf1 19. Rhxf1
Qc7 (19... b3 20. a3 bxc2+ 21. Qxc2 Qb8 22. Qc6 Rd8 23. Rc1 $14) 20. Rc1 Rfc8
21. h5 Ra6 $13 {[%cal Ga6c6,Gb4b3,Gd7c5]}) 18. h4 Rfc8 19. h5 Nc5 {Showing a
willingness to enter an equal endgame rather than complications after} (19...
Bxf1 20. Rhxf1 Ra6 21. f5 Nxe5 22. h6 $44) 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. g3
$1 {It's important to protect a pawn on f4.} Bxf1 23. Rhxf1 Rac8 24. Rf2 Rc4
25. Re2 {Covering squre e4.} Kf8 26. Rd3 Ke7 27. a3 Rb8 {Black is absolutely
safe in this endgame, but it's not over till it's over! It's amazing how
easily and elegantly Shirov manages to outplay his young opponent.} ({May be
deserved attention to look for counterplay in the center with} 27... f6 $5) 28.
Ka2 a4 29. axb4 Rcxb4 $6 (29... Rbxb4 $5 30. Red2 f6 31. exf6+ gxf6 32. c3 Rb5
33. f5 Kd6 $11) 30. c3 Rb3 31. Rc2 $1 $14 {[%csl Ra4,Gc3][%cal Gd3d4]} R3b5 32.
Rd4 Ra8 33. Rb4 {[%cal Ga2a3]} (33. Ka3 $6 Rb3+ 34. Ka2 Rb5 (34... f6 35. exf6+
gxf6 36. f5 Rb5 37. Rg4 $14)) 33... Rxb4 34. cxb4 Kd7 35. Ka3 Rc8 36. Rc3 $1 (
36. Rxc8 $2 Kxc8 37. Kxa4 Kc7 $11 {[%csl Gd5]}) 36... Rc7 37. b5 Kc8 38. Kxa4
Kb7 39. Ka5 Rc8 (39... Rd7 40. b6 $140 $6 d4 41. Rd3 f6 42. Kb5 fxe5 43. fxe5
Rd5+ 44. Kc4 Rxe5 45. Rxd4 Rxh5 $11) 40. b6 $18 Kb8 (40... Rd8 41. Rc7+ Kb8 42.
Rc6 d4 43. Rd6 Rxd6 44. exd6 Kc8 45. Kb5 d3 46. Kc6 d2 47. d7+ Kd8 48. b7 $18)
41. Ka6 Rd8 42. Rc7 d4 43. Rb7+ Ka8 44. Ra7+ Kb8 45. b4 d3 46. b7 Kc7 47. b5
Rd4 48. b6+ Kc6 49. b8=N+ Kc5 50. Rc7+ Kd5 51. Rc1 d2 52. Rd1 Ke4 1-0

[Event "Leon 17th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2004.06.05"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2004.06.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 $5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bd3 g6 14. h4 Ne5 {
In der zweiten Partie gegen Radjabov wählte Shirov hier 14...Nc5.} (14... Nc5
$5 {0-1 Radjabov,T-Shirov,A/Leon 2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (47)}) 15. Bc3 Bg4 16. Be2
Rc8 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. h5 {Hier wurde bereits ein Remis vereinbart.
Dabei ist die Stellung nicht besonders klar.Zwar kann Weiß die h-Linie öffnen,
aber andererseits ist auch nicht klar, wo er seinen eigenen König unterbringen
soll.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 17th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2004.06.05"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.06.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 ({Normally Black
chooses} 6... Nf6) ({or} 6... e5) 7. O-O Nh6 {Strangely enough, but I managed
to find only one game in my database, where the present position has been
occured.} ({More common reply is} 7... e5) 8. Bd2 $2 {[%csl Rb2]} (8. Nc3 O-O
9. Be3 f6 10. a3 a5 11. Nh2 e5 12. Qd2 Nf7 13. Rab1 a4 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Be6
16. Kh1 f5 $11 {1-0 Jakovenko,D-Cherniaev,A/Krasnodar 2002/CBM 91/[Hecht] (61)}
) 8... f6 $2 {[%cal Gh6f7]} (8... O-O $140 $2 9. Qc1 {[%csl Gh6]}) ({In my
opinion Black could have bravely took the b2-pawn.} 8... Bxb2 $1 9. Bxh6 (9.
Nc3 Bxa1 10. Qxa1 Ng8 11. Nd5 f6 $17) (9. Na3 Ng8 10. Nc4 Bxa1 11. Qxa1 Nf6 $17
) 9... Bxa1 10. c3 Ba6 11. Ne1 Qd7 $1 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Ge8c8] with clear
advantage.}) 9. e5 O-O 10. exf6 exf6 11. Bc3 Nf7 $11 12. Nbd2 Nd6 $1 {[%cal
Gd6b5] Black's knight is perfectly placed on d6, controling the important c4
and e4 squares and at he same time black is threatening 13...Nb5.} 13. b3 Be6 (
13... Nb5 $140 14. Bb2) 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Nc4 $6 (15. Ne4 $142 Nb5 16. Bb2 Rae8
$140 (16... Nd4 $142) 17. c4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Ba3 c5 20. b4 $1) 15... Nf5
$1 $15 {[%csl Gd4]} ({Certainly much weaker} 15... Nxc4 $143 16. bxc4 {[%cal
Ga2a4,Ga4a5]}) 16. Qd2 (16. Ne3 Nd4) 16... Bd5 17. Nh2 {[%cal Gh2g4]} Bh6 $1 (
17... Nd4 {was another interesting option.}) 18. Ne3 $2 (18. f4 $140 Qc7 {
[%csl Gf4]} 19. Rf1 Ng3 20. Ng4 Bxf4 $17 {[%cal Gg3e2]}) (18. Qd1 $142 Nd4 19.
Ng4 Bg7 20. Nge3 Bf7 $15) 18... Nxe3 $2 ({Here Teimour had missed a great
tactical opportunity:} 18... Bxg2 $3 {A terrific blow,which decides the game
immediately.} 19. Nhg4 (19. Kxg2 Nh4+ 20. Kh1 (20. Kg3 Qd6+ 21. Kxh4 Bg5+ 22.
Kg4 Qf4#) 20... Qxh3 {[%cal Gh4f3]} 21. Qe2 Bf4 22. f3 Rae8 $19) 19... Bf3 $1 {
[%csl Rg1]} 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. Bxf6 Nd4 $19 {[%cal Gd7h3]}) 19. fxe3 Rae8 20.
Qf2 $11 ({A funny line could have appeared after:} 20. Ng4 Bg5 21. Qf2 f5 22.
Qh4 $5 Qg7 $3 (22... Bxh4 $140 $4 23. Nh6#) 23. Bxg7 Bxh4 24. Bxf8 fxg4 $11 {
with equality}) 20... f5 21. Re2 Bg7 $1 {Sooner or later Black has to trade
dark-squared bishops, actually now it's the right moment to do it, since Black
queen will be perfectly placed on g7.} (21... Re7 22. Rae1 Rfe8 23. e4 $140 $1
fxe4 24. Ng4 $40) 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Rae1 a5 24. Qf4 (24. c4 Be6 25. d4 {
[%csl Ge5][%cal Gh2f3] looks more logical}) 24... g5 25. Qg3 h6 26. h4 Rf6 (
26... gxh4 $140 $2 27. Qxg7+ (27. Qxh4 $140 $2 Rxe3 $17 {[%csl Gg2]}) 27...
Kxg7 28. Rf1 {[%csl Gf5,Gh4,Gh6][%cal Gf1f4]}) 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Rf1 {[%csl
Gf5,Gg5]} f4 {[%csl Ge2]} 29. Qe1 Ref8 30. Ng4 Rg6 31. exf4 $4 $138 {A
completely suicide decision. It's hard to explain Shirov's last move, even if
he missed black's 32th move, it's absolutely clear, that White cannot open the
g-file.} ({After the right :} 31. Ref2 Be6 32. Qe2 {the position remains equal.
}) 31... gxf4 $19 {[%csl Gg2]} 32. Re7 Qd4+ (32... Qd4+ 33. Qf2 Rxg4) 0-1

[Event "Leon 17th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2004.06.05"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.06.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2
e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rac8 14. Qa4 Nd7
15. Be2 Nb6 16. Qc2 Ne7 17. Bd3 h6 18. Qb3 Rc6 19. Ne2 Rfc8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21.
Rc1 Qc7 22. Rxc6 Nxc6 23. Nc3 Nd7 24. a3 b5 25. Qc2 Nb6 26. Nb1 Qd6 27. Nd2 e5
28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Be2 Nec4 30. Nf3 g6 31. Nd4 h5 32. h4 Nd7 33. g3 Nf6 34. Bd3
Ng4 35. Bxc4 dxc4 36. a4 Nxe3 37. fxe3 Qxg3+ 38. Kf1 Qxe3 39. Qf2 Qd3+ 40. Kg2
bxa4 41. Nf3 c3 42. bxc3 a3 43. Nd2 a2 {Die folgende Zugsequenz ist
einigermaßen unwahrscheinlich.} 44. Nb3 f6 (44... Qd5+ {sieht überzeugender
aus.}) 45. c4 (45. Qxa2 {führt zum Remis.}) 45... g5 {Plausibler ist} (45...
Qxb3) 46. Na1 Kf8 {Jetzt kommt 47.Df6:+ nebst 48.hg5: mit Gewinn durchaus in
Betracht.} 0-1

[Event "Leon 17th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2004.06.05"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.06.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 $5 {Dieser Verteidgung gegen den Shabalov-Angriff wurde bislang selten
gespielt, ist jetzt aber stark im Kommen.Immerhin folgt 8...e5 einem gesunden
strategischen Prinzip: Einem Angriff am Flügel (7.g4) wird ein Gegenstoß im
Zentrum entgegengesetzt.} 9. g5 (9. h3 {0-1 Kempinski,R-Lastin,A/Tripoli 2004/
CBM 102 (40)}) 9... Nd5 10. Bd2 (10. Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Nakamura,H/
Tripoli 2004/CBM 102 (29)}) 10... exd4 (10... O-O {1/2-1/2 Vorobiov,E-Galkin,A/
Tomsk 2004/CBM 102 (18)}) 11. Nxd4 (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxd5 dxe3 (12... O-O 13.
Nxd4 Qxg5 14. Be4 Nf6 15. Bf3 Bg4 16. Rg1 Rac8 17. Qd3 Qh4 $36 {0-1 Szeberenyi,
A-Mann,G/Budapest 1997/CBM 61 ext (63)}) 13. fxe3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6
16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Nd4 Qxg5 18. Qxe6+ Qe7 19. Rf1 Rf8 20. Ke2 Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Qxe6
22. Nxe6 g6 23. e4 Kd7 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nf3 Re8 26. Bxh6 Rxe4+ 27. Kd3 {1/2-1/2
Krasenkow,M-Dokhoian,Y/Germany 1993/GER-chT (27)}) (11. Qe4+ Ne7 12. Qxd4 Nf5
13. Qe4+ Ne7 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Ne4 Bc7 17. Nd4 Bg6 18. h4 h5 19. Bd3
Qd5 20. O-O-O Qxa2 21. Nb3 O-O-O $40 {0-1 Malaniuk,V-Ivanovic,B/Cetinje 1993/
EXT 2002 (51)}) 11... O-O $1 {Shirov wandte diese Idee zum ersten Mal in
seiner Schnellpartie gegen Gelfand (siehe unten) an. Im Vergleich zu den
Alternativen 11...N5b6 und 11...N7b6 legt Schwarz noch nicht offen, wie er
sich weiter entwickeln will.} (11... N5b6 12. Be2 Be5 13. O-O-O Bxd4 14. exd4
Nf8 15. Rhe1 Ne6 16. Bd3 $40 Kf8 17. Be3 Nc7 18. d5 Nbxd5 19. Bxh7 Be6 20. Nxd5
cxd5 21. Bc5+ Ke8 22. g6 Qg5+ 23. Be3 Qe7 24. Kb1 Rc8 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bc5
Qf6 27. Bd4 Qh6 28. Bf5 Nb5 29. Rxe6 Qf4 30. Re7+ Kxe7 31. Bxc8 Nxd4 32. Re1+
Kd6 33. Qg6+ Qf6 34. Qg3+ Kc6 35. Rc1+ Kb5 36. Qd3+ Kb6 37. Bd7 {1-0 Mozetic,
D-Blagojevic,D/Podgorica 1996/CBM 53 (37)}) (11... N7b6 12. Nxd5 (12. Be2 Nxc3
13. Bxc3 Nd5 14. O-O-O Nxc3 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. h4 Qe7 17. Rhg1 c5 18. Nf3 f6 19.
Bc4+ Kh8 20. Qd3 $36 Bc7 21. Qd5 Be5 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Rxg5 h6 25.
Qxc5 Qf6 26. Rg6 Qf5 27. Qd6 Bd7 28. Bd3 Rac8+ 29. Kb1 Rc6 30. Bxf5 Bxf5+ 31.
Ka1 Rfc8 32. Qd8+ {1-0 Bagirov,V-Kleeschaetzky,R/Giessen 1993/GER (32)}) 12...
cxd5 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Nb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5+ Kf8 16. h4 Rc8 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Be2 Kg8
$13 19. Rd1 g6 20. Bc3 Be5 21. Bb4 Qe6 22. f4 Bd6 23. Bc3 Qxe3 24. Bxh8 Qxb3
25. axb3 Kxh8 26. Bd3 Bxf4 27. Rf1 Bg3+ 28. Ke2 Kg7 29. Kf3 Be5 30. Rf2 Nd7 31.
Re1 f6 32. Kg2 a6 33. b4 h6 34. gxh6+ Kxh6 35. Kh3 Bd4 36. Rg2 Rg8 37. Re7 Ne5
38. Bc2 b5 39. h5 f5 40. Bxf5 Rf8 41. Bxg6 Rf3+ 42. Kh2 Nxg6 43. hxg6 Bg7 44.
Re6 d4 45. Rxa6 d3 46. Ra1 Be5+ 47. Kh1 Rh3+ 48. Kg1 Bd4+ 49. Rf2 Rf3 50. Raf1
d2 {0-1 Krush,I-Stripunsky,A/New York 2002/EXT 2004 (50)}) 12. Nxd5 (12. Ne4
Ne5 13. Be2 Bb4 14. O-O-O Bxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Nb4 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. a3 c5 18. axb4
cxd4 19. exd4 Ng6 20. f3 Bf5 21. Bd3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Qxg5 23. Kb1 Qxd2 {0-1
Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/Monaco 2004/CBM 99 ext (23)}) (12. Bxd5 {0-1 Aronian,
L-Smirnov,P/Tripoli 2004/CBM 102 (92)}) 12... cxd5 13. Bd3 g6 14. h4 {Weiß
geht direkt am Königsflügel vor. Weiß hat Spiel auf den schwarzen Feldern und
kann die h-Linie öffnen. Dagegen kann Schwarz auf den weißen Felder aktiv
werden und Weiß muss sich auch noch um seinen König kümmern.} Nc5 $5 {Die
Abweichung gegenüber 14...Ne5, was Shirov in seiner ersten Schnellpartie gegen
Radjabov spielte.} (14... Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T-Shirov,A/Leon 2004/CBM 102 
(19)}) 15. f4 Bg4 16. Bc3 Re8 17. Kf2 Qd7 18. h5 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Re4 (19... Bxh5
$2 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Nf5 $40) 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rh4 Rf8 {Weiß will auf der
h-Linie verdoppeln, aber Schwarz droht nun mit dem Einschlag auf f4.} 22. Ne2
$2 Bc5 $2 (22... Qf5 $1 {mit den Drohungen ...Rxf4+ und ...Qxg5 hätte Schwarz
klaren Vorteil gegeben:} 23. Ke1 Rfe8 $17) 23. Nd4 Bd6 24. Rah1 {Das ist
besser als wieder 24.Ne2.} Bxf4 {Mit diesem Opfer erhält Schwarz Turm und zwei
Bauern gegen zwei Leichtfiguren.} 25. exf4 Rexf4+ 26. Ke1 Qe7+ 27. Kd2 (27. Ne2
Re8 28. Rxg4 Rxg4 29. Qxd5+ Qe6 30. Qxe6+ Rxe6 31. Kf2 Rxg5 $15 {ist besser
für Schwarz.}) 27... Qxg5 28. Kc2 Bd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxh4 30. Kb3 {Die Stellung ist
jetzt sehr scharf, da beide Könige offen stehen, aber Schwarz steht angenehmer.
} Re4 31. Qb5 Qe7 32. Bb4 (32. Qxd5+ Qf7) 32... Re3+ 33. Ka4 a6 34. Qxd5+ Qf7
35. Qc5 $2 {Nach dem Damentausch 35.Qxf7+ steht Schwarz gut, da seine
Freibauern sehr gefährlich sind. Der Textzug verliert jedoch sofort.} Qe8+ 36.
Nb5 (36. Ka5 Re5) 36... Qxb5+ 37. Qxb5 axb5+ 38. Kxb5 Rf5+ 39. Kb6 Re6+ 40. Ka7
h5 41. Rd8+ Kf7 42. Rd7+ Kf6 43. Bc3+ Kg5 44. Kxb7 h4 45. a4 h3 46. a5 h2 47.
Rd1 Rf7+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[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 O-O 13. g3 Rb8 14. Bg2 a5
15. a3 Ne7 16. Nce3 Be6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nf5 Qd7 19. h4 Bf6 20. Ne3 b4 21.
cxb4 axb4 22. a4 Bd8 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Bb6 25. b3 Qa7 26. O-O Rfc8 27. Ra2
Qe7 28. Rd2 Bd4 29. Rfd1 Rc5 30. Rxd4 exd4 31. Qxd4 Rc3 32. Rb1 Qe6 33. Kh2 h6
34. Bh3 Qe5 35. Qxe5 dxe5 36. Bf1 Rd8 37. Rb2 Kf8 38. Bc4 Rc1 39. Ra2 Rdd1 40.
Bd5 Ra1 41. Rc2 Rdc1 42. Rd2 Ke7 43. Kg2 g6 44. Bc4 Rd1 45. Rc2 Rac1 46. Ra2 f5
47. Bd5 g5 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. Kf3 g4+ 50. Ke3 Re1+ 51. Kd2 Rcd1+ 52. Kc2 Rd4 53.
Bc4 Red1 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 {In my opinion,black should choose the more solid
3...e6,as 3.Nc3 gives white good attacking possibilities.} 4. h4 $5 {That
sharp variation is a possible way to fight against the Leningrad system if you
want to avoid a discussion in the main theoretical lines with 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2
0-0 6.Nf3 d6 7.0-0. That move is usually connected with a sacrifice on h5,and
black must play very accurately in order to avoid a great danger.} d6 $6 {
That looks logical-black is immediately freeing a space for his king.But in my
opinion,better was to take care about completing development.} ({The main
continuation here is:} 4... Bg7 5. h5 Nxh5 6. e4 Nf6 $1 7. e5 (7. exf5 $5 gxf5
8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Rxh6) (7. Bd3 d6 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. Nf3 Qd7 11. Qe2
Ng4 12. d5 Na6 13. Be3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Nc5 16. Ng5 Rg8 17. Rxh7 f4
18. Qh3 O-O-O 19. Rxe7 Qxh3 20. Nxh3 Rxg2 $11 {1-0 Bunzmann,D-Berg,E/Germany
2001/CBM 82 ext (31)}) 7... Ne4 (7... Ng8 $2 8. f4 d6 9. Nf3 Nh6 10. Bd3 Ng4
11. Qe2 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nc6 13. Be3 Nb4 14. O-O-O Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 a6 16. d5 $16 {
1-0 Miladinovic,I-Skembris,S/Athens 1996/EXT 2004 (34)}) 8. Nxe4 (8. Nf3 Nxc3
9. bxc3 d6 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Rxh6 Nd7 12. e6 Nf6 13. Ng5 c6 14. Bd3 Qa5 15. Qd2
Rg8 16. f3 Rg7 17. Kf2 b6 18. Rah1 Ba6 19. Nxh7 Ng8 20. R6h3 O-O-O $132 {
1-0 Piket,J-Salov,V/Brussels 1992/CBM 29 ext (48)}) 8... fxe4 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10.
Rxh6 d6 (10... c5 $2 11. d5 Qc7 12. f4 $1 b5 13. Ne2 d6 14. e6 Na6 15. Nc3 bxc4
16. Qg4 Bb7 17. Qxg6+ Kd8 18. Rxh7 {1-0 Piket,J-Onischuk,A/Biel 1999/EXT 2000 
(18)}) 11. Qe2 $6 dxe5 12. d5 Qd6 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 Bf5 16.
Be2 Qa6 $17 {0-1 Bunzmann,D-Grabarczyk,B/Darmstadt 2001/CBM 81 (53)}) 5. h5
Nxh5 (5... Bg7 6. hxg6 (6. h6 $5 Bf8 7. Bg5 e6 8. Nh3 Be7 9. g3 d5 10. Bg2 c6
11. Qb3 $14 {1-0 Djurhuus,R-Logdahl,H/Sweden 2002/EXT 2003 (37)}) 6... hxg6 7.
Rxh8+ Bxh8 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Ng4 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Chernyshov,
K-Dzhumaev,M/Cappelle la Grande FRA 2004 (38)}) 6. Rxh5 $1 {The most logical
continuation of white's plan-otherwise black could remove his knight and save
a normal pawn structure on the kside.} ({Weaker is:} 6. e4 Nf6 (6... Ng7 7.
exf5 Bxf5 8. g4 Be6 9. Bd3 Qd7 10. Bxg6+ Kd8 11. Be4 c6 12. f3 Bxc4 13. Rxh7
Rxh7 14. Bxh7 Qe6+ 15. Kf2 Qf6 16. Bc2 Ne6 17. Nge2 Nd7 18. Be3 Nb6 19. Bb3 Bg7
20. d5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qd5 Rc8 24. Bxa7 Rc6 25. Rc1 Nf4
26. Nxf4 Qxf4 27. Rh1 Bxb2 28. Be3 Qe5 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Rh5 Qf6 31. Rb5 Rc7 32.
Qb8 Qh4+ 33. Kg2 Qe1 34. Rxb7 Qe2+ 35. Bf2 Rxb7 36. Qxb7+ Ke6 37. Qc8+ Kf7 38.
Qf5+ Bf6 39. g5 Qe5 40. Qh7+ Bg7 41. Qh5+ Kf8 42. Qg4 c3 43. a4 e6 44. a5 c2
45. Bg3 Qe2+ 46. Kh3 c1=Q 47. Bxd6+ Kg8 {0-1 Lafuente,P-Rodriguez,A/Villa
Martelli 2002/EXT 2004 (47)}) 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. Bg5 Bg7
11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qh5+ Kd7 $15 {0-1 Burnett,R-Hoang Thanh Trang/Budapest 2003/
CBM 94 ext (33)}) 6... gxh5 7. e4 c6 {Black takes control on important spot d5
and preparing a ''safe road'' for his king to c7. However,now white wins 2
pawns and gets a dangerous initiative.} ({Black has also tried:} 7... Be6 8.
Qxh5+ Bf7 9. Qxf5 Qd7 10. Qf3 Nc6 11. Be3 h5 12. Qe2 Bg7 13. O-O-O e6 14. f4
$16 {0-1 Oliwa,P-Kolosowski,P/Sopot 1997/EXT 2003 (47)}) (7... Bg7 8. Qxh5+ Kd7
9. Be3 c6 10. Qxf5+ Kc7 11. Qa5+ b6 12. Qa3 Nd7 13. O-O-O Qf8 14. Nge2 Nf6 15.
c5 $16 {1-0 Hoffman,A-Rodriguez,A/Santos 2003/CBM 95 (62)}) (7... Qd7 8. Qxh5+
Kd8 9. Nf3 Qe8 10. Qh4 fxe4 11. Ng5 h6 12. Ngxe4 Bg7 13. Be3 Bf5 14. O-O-O $44
{0-1 Zsinka,L-Almasi,I/Hungary 1999/EXT 2000 (60)}) (7... fxe4 8. Qxh5+ Kd7 9.
Be3 Qe8 10. Qh4 c6 11. Nxe4 Kc7 12. Ne2 Bf5 13. N4g3 Bd3 14. Nf4 Bxf1 15. Ne6+
Kc8 16. Kxf1 $44 {1-0 Narciso Dublan,M-Bor,W/Barcelona 2002/CBM 90 ext (26)
although white has a sufficient compensation at least.}) 8. Qxh5+ Kd7 9. Qxf5+
Kc7 10. Qa5+ {Now white has a full compensation for a minimal deficit of
material.} (10. Qf7 Bd7 11. c5 Kc8 12. Nf3 Be8 13. Qe6+ Qd7 14. Qb3 Na6 15. Bf4
Nc7 16. O-O-O Qg4 17. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Skytte,R-Dworakowska,J/Aarhus 2003/CBM 97 
(17)}) 10... b6 11. Qa4 ({Deserves attention also:} 11. Qa3 $5 Bg7 12. Be3 c5
13. O-O-O) 11... Bg7 12. Be3 {[%cal Ge1c1,Gf2f4,Ge4e5]} c5 $1 $146 {Black's
only counterplay connected with that breakthrough-otherwise white would
complete development and seize a space by advancing his central pawns.} (12...
Nd7 13. Nf3 (13. f4 $5) 13... c5 14. Ng5 Kb7 15. Nf7 Qe8 16. Nxh8 cxd4 17. c5
dxe3 18. c6+ Kb8 19. c7+ $2 (19. Nd5 exf2+ 20. Kd2 $18) 19... Kxc7 20. Nd5+ Kd8
21. Qc6 exf2+ 22. Kd2 Bh6+ 23. Kc2 Qxh8 24. Qxa8 Qd4 $19 {0-1 Csomos,
R-Beuchler,H/Debrecen 1993/EXT 2000 (28)}) 13. O-O-O {That allows black to
swap the dark-squared bishops.} ({The alternative was:} 13. Nge2 Bd7 14. Qa3
Nc6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O-O $44) 13... Bd7 14. Qa3 Nc6 (14... cxd4 $5 15. Bxd4
Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nc6 17. Rd2 Rc8 $13) 15. dxc5 bxc5 $2 {That natural tackle is a
serious mistake,which allows white to develop a strong initiative.} ({Correct
was:} 15... dxc5 16. f4 ({or} 16. Nf3 Kb7) (16. e5 $5 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bg7 18. Bd3
$44) 16... Kb7 17. Nf3 Qe8 18. Qb3 (18. e5 Rd8 $132) 18... Nb4 $1 $132 {
[%cal Gg7c3,Gd7a4,Gd7c6] with a very complicated position.}) 16. f4 $1 {
[%csl Rd6][%cal Ge4e5] White exploits a drawback of black's pawn structure.
After e4-e5 black couldn't keep a material ballance anymore.} Qb8 17. e5 $16 {
Black's main problem is a defecit of counterplay,as Bg7 is closed now.} Nb4 {
White is trying to keep control on important squares d5 and b5.} ({After} 17...
Re8 {white can just continue:} 18. Bd3 $16 {[%cal Gd3e4] with a great
advantage.} ({less clear is:} 18. exd6+ $6 exd6 19. Nb5+ Kd8 {[%csl Ge8,Gg7]
and black's pieces become active.})) 18. Nf3 {White is not in a hurry,as all
black's pieces are very passive and cannot create any counterplay.} a5 $2 {
That move is an additional loss of time which allows white to create a very
dangerous threats.} ({After the passive} 18... Re8 $6 {white can just continue:
} 19. Bd3 $1 {[%cal Gd3e4]} Nxd3+ 20. Rxd3 $16 {with a great advantage,as
black's active knight is not on the board.}) ({But much better was:} 18... Qb6
$1 {trying to regroup somehow the pieces} {For example:} 19. exd6+ ({nothing
special promises} 19. Ng5 Rhb8 $1 20. Nge4 Bc6 (20... Bf8 $5) 21. exd6+ exd6
22. Nxd6 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qa6 24. Qxa6 Nxa6 $132) 19... exd6 20. Qxb4 cxb4 21.
Nd5+ Kb7 22. Bxb6 (22. Nxb6 axb6 23. Rxd6 Kc7) 22... axb6 23. Nxb4 Bg4 $14 {
and black is only slighty worse in the endgame.}) 19. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal
Gg5e4,Gg5f7] White's knight will attack the most vulnerable target- the Pd6.}
Qe8 (19... Ra6 20. exd6+ Rxd6 (20... exd6 21. Nb5+ Bxb5 22. cxb5 $18) 21. Bxc5
Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 $18) 20. Nb5+ {Exchanging the main defender of black's position.
} (20. Nd5+ Nxd5 21. Rxd5 $16) 20... Bxb5 (20... Kb7 21. exd6 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Qg6
(22... exd6 23. Rxd6 Bd4 24. Ne6 $16) 23. Bd3 Nxd3+ 24. Qxd3 $16) (20... Kb8
21. exd6 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Qg6 (22... exd6 23. Rxd6 Nxa2+ 24. Kd2 $1 Nb4 25. Bxc5
$18) 23. Bd3 Nxd3+ 24. Qxd3 $16) 21. cxb5 Qg6 {Black's king is very weak,so
black must swap the queens.} 22. Bd3 Nxd3+ 23. Qxd3 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 {Although
the queens are out of the board,black's position is practically lost,as all
his pawns are very vulnerable.} Kd7 $2 {A decisive mistake.} ({More resistant
was probably:} 24... Bf8 {[%cal Gh8g8] in order to activate the Rh8 via g8} 25.
a4 Rg8 26. Rd2 h6 27. Ne6+ Kb7 28. f5 $16 {although white's advantage is very
serious mainly due to passivity of black's pieces.}) 25. exd6 ({After} 25. exd6
c4 (25... Rhc8 26. Ne4 Bd4 27. dxe7 Kxe7 28. a4 $18 {[%csl Gb5,Rc5]}) 26. Rd1
exd6 (26... Rhd8 27. Bb6 Rdb8 28. dxe7+ Kxe7 29. Bc5+ Kf6 30. g4 $1 {[%cal
Gd1d6]} Rxb5 31. Re1 Ra6 32. Be7+ Kg6 33. f5+ $18) 27. Ne4 Ke7 28. Nxd6 Rhd8
29. Bc5 $18 {white's strong passed Pb5 will decide the game.}) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[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. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Nbd7 12. Ba5 Rc8 13. Nbd2 Ba8 14. Re1 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. O-O
Rd8 9. cxd5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nxd5 11. Bg5 Kf8 12. Rfc1 Be6 13. Bd2 h6 14. e3 Nd7
15. Ne1 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 g5 17. Nd3 Bf5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 Bg6 20. Bc3 e6 21.
b4 a6 22. Rca5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d5 7. Bb2 a5 8. d3 Na6
9. Na3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Re8 12. Bg2 e5 13. Nc2 a4 14. b4 b5 15. a3 Qd7
16. e3 Rad8 17. Qe2 Nc7 18. Rfd1 Na8 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Rac1 Nb6 21. Ne1 d4 22.
Kh2 Nfd5 23. e4 Nc7 24. h4 Ne6 25. Bh3 Qd6 26. Nf3 Bh6 27. Rc2 Rc8 28. Rxc8
Rxc8 29. Ng5 Bxg5 30. hxg5 Rc6 31. Qd2 Qe7 32. Bxe6 Qxe6 33. Rc1 Rxc1 34. Qxc1
Qb3 35. Qc7 Qxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Ne5 c6 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nxc4
Be6 9. b3 Bd5 10. Bb2 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Nb6 13. e3 Qd7 14. Rc1 Nbd5
15. a3 Rad8 16. Qf3 Qe6 17. b4 Rc8 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 Nb6 20. Na5 Rb8 21. e4
Qa2 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Ndxb3 Nfd7 24. Ba1 Kf8 25. Red1 Nc8 26. d5 cxd5 27. Bxg7+
Kxg7 28. Rc7 Nd6 29. exd5 Nb5 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Nxb7 Rb8 32. N7a5 Nxa3 33. Nc6
Rc8 34. Ra1 Nb5 35. Ra5 Nd6 36. Rxa7 Nf6 37. Nxe7 Rc2 38. Nd4 Rb2 39. Rc7 Rxb4
40. Nec6 Rb2 41. Ne5 Nxd5 42. Rd7 Ne3+ 43. Kf3 Nec4 44. Nxc4 Nxc4 45. Rc7 Nd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. f3 c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nc6 8. Bd3
b6 9. Ne2 Ba6 10. e4 Ne8 11. O-O Na5 12. f4 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. Ng3 g6 15. Be3
d6 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. h3 Qc7 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. Qc2 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4
22. Bf2 Qb7 23. d5 Nxc4 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Qxe4 Nd2 27. Qe6+ Qf7
28. Re1 Qxe6 29. dxe6 Re8 30. Bh4 d5 31. Re5 d4 32. cxd4 cxd4 33. Rd5 Nc4 34.
a4 Ne3 35. Rd7 Rxe6 36. Rxd4 Nf5 37. Rd8+ Kf7 38. Rd7+ Ke8 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40.
Rd7+ Ke8 41. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 d5 8. d3 e6
9. Nbd2 b6 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. Rc2 d4 13. Qa1 Qc7 14. e4 e5 15. Qd1 a4
16. bxa4 Nd8 17. Bc1 Bc6 18. Qe2 Bxa4 19. Ra2 Ne6 20. h3 Rab8 21. Nh2 Nd7 22.
Ng4 h5 23. Nh2 Bh6 24. h4 Nf6 25. Bh3 Bd7 26. Kg2 Qc8 27. Kh1 Ng7 28. Bg2 Bc6
29. Ndf3 Bxc1 30. Rxc1 Qc7 31. Qd2 Nh7 32. Qh6 Bd7 33. Rb2 Ra8 34. Rb3 Ra6 35.
Ng5 Nxg5 36. hxg5 Be6 37. Bf3 Rfa8 38. g4 h4 39. Qxh4 Bd7 40. Kg2 Ne6 41. Rh1
Kf8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qf6+ Kd6 44. Qxf7 Rf8 45. Qxg6 Qd8 46. Nf1 Rg8 47. Qh6 Kc7
48. Ng3 Nf4+ 49. Kg1 Ba4 50. Rb1 Bd7 51. Qf6 Qxf6 52. gxf6 Rxa3 53. Rh7 Rxd3
54. Bd1 Rf8 55. Ba4 Rd8 56. Ra1 Kd6 57. Bxd7 Rxd7 58. Nf5+ Ke6 59. Rxd7 Kxd7
60. f7 Ne6 61. Ra7+ Kc6 62. Re7 Nf8 63. Re8 Ng6 64. Rg8 Rd1+ 65. Kh2 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[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. b4 Ne8 10. c5 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Be3 Bh6 14. Nf7+ Rxf7 15.
Bxh6 f4 16. Rc1 Neg8 17. Bg5 Rg7 18. g4 h5 19. h3 Rh7 20. Kg2 Bd7 21. Rh1 Rc8
22. Qg1 Ra8 23. a4 Qf8 24. a5 Nh6 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bf2 a6 27. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O e6
9. h3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bb4 11. Bb2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. Rfc1 bxc4 14. bxc4 Qe7 15.
Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. h3 Bf5
9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Rc2 Rd8 15.
cxd5 cxd5 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. Ne2 Rac8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Qd2 Nb6 21.
Bd4 Ba3 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Qa5 Be7 25. Nf4 Na7 26. Nd3 Nc6 27.
Qb6 Qxb6 28. Bxb6 Nb4 29. Nxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[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. b4 Nh5 {in my opinion the most critical reply.} 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6
12. Bf3 ({Another interesting alternative is} 12. f3) 12... c6 13. Qb3 h6 14.
Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qc8 {[%csl Ge6]} 16. Rd1 ({The practice shows, that white
cannot play} 16. c5 $2 fxe4 17. cxd6 (17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 $17) 17... exf3
18. dxe7 Re8 19. Bb2 Rxe7 20. Rxe5 Qc7 21. Ree1 fxg2 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gf6g4]}
22. h3 Rf8 23. Re3 Nh5 24. Rae1 Qf4 25. Nd1 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Qf6 $17 {0-1
Pelletier,Y-Inarkiev,E/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/[Tsesarsky] (38)}) 16... Rd8 17. b5
({Even now} 17. c5 $2 {doesn't work in view of} fxe4 18. cxd6 exf3 19. dxe7
Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Qxe6 21. Qd8+ Kh7 22. gxf3 (22. Qxa8 Qg4 $19 {[%csl Rg1,Rg2]})
22... Qg8 $1 23. Qc7 Qc4 $17 {0-1 Kallio,H-Kotronias,V/Batumi 2002/CBM 90 (39)}
) 17... Qxe6 18. bxc6 $146 ({In their previous encounter Bacrot has tried} 18.
Ba3 Kh8 19. bxc6 Nxc6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bd5 (21. Qxb7 Nd4 $44) 21... Qe7 22.
Nb5 Ne8 23. Rab1 $14 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Radjabov,T/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (45) there is
no doubt, that Radjabov was intending to improve his play.}) 18... Nxc6 ({After
} 18... bxc6 19. Ba3 Rab8 20. Qa4 $44 {White has a typical compensation for
this line.}) 19. exf5 Qxf5 (19... gxf5 $2 20. Bd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 $18 {[%csl Gc6,
Ge6]}) 20. Qxb7 (20. c5+ $143 Kh8 21. cxd6 Nd4 22. Qxb7 Rab8 23. Qxa7 Nxf3+ 24.
gxf3 e4 $1 $40) 20... Nd4 (20... e4 $143 $6 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxc6 Bxa1 23.
Bxe4 Rac8 24. Qb7 $16) 21. Bd5+ Kh7 22. Be3 Rab8 ({After} 22... Nc2 23. Rac1
Nxe3 24. fxe3 Ng4 25. Ne4 Nxe3 26. Re1 Nxd5 27. Qxd5 $44 {[%csl Gg7] White has
a clear compensation due to the bad placed bishop on g7.}) 23. Qxa7 Rb2 $44 24.
Kh1 $5 (24. h3 {[%csl Gg4]} Rc2 $1) 24... Ng4 $6 {Looks very attractive, but
in fact Black loses control over important e4-square.} (24... Nc2 $142 $1 25.
Rac1 $1 (25. Rab1 $2 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Qd3 $1) 25... Nxe3 (25... Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Nxe3
27. fxe3 $16 {[%csl Gd5]}) 26. fxe3 e4 (26... Qg5 {[%csl Gg2]} 27. Bf3 Ng4 28.
Ne4 Qxe3 29. Qxe3 Nxe3 30. Rxd6 $14 {[%csl Gc4]}) 27. Rb1 Rf2 $44 {and Black
has sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 25. Ne4 Rf8 $2 (25... Nc2 $142 26.
Rac1 (26. Rab1 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Ncxe3 28. Rb7 Rd7 $1 29. Rxd7 Nxf2+ 30. Nxf2 Qb1+)
26... Ncxe3 27. fxe3 Rf8 {and Black still has some compensation.}) 26. h3 $2 {
Probably White simply misses black's 27th move, which allows Radjabov to seize
the initiative.} ({It was essential to exchange black's active rook} 26. Rdb1
$1 Rxb1+ (26... Rfb8 27. Qxb8 $1 Rxb8 28. Rxb8 $18) 27. Rxb1 Nxe3 28. Rb7 Kh8
29. Rxg7 g5 30. Rf7 $1 $18) 26... Nxe3 27. fxe3 Nf3 $1 28. Nf6+ $8 {Otherwise
Black was threatening 28..Qh3! 29 gh Rh2 mate.} Rxf6 29. Bxf3 e4 30. Rd5 $1 (
30. Bg4 $143 Qf2 31. Rg1 Rf7 32. Qa8 Qg3 $19 {[%cal Gg7e5]}) 30... Qe6 (30...
Qc8 $143 {[%csl Gc4]} 31. Bxe4 Qxc4 32. Qe7 {and White is out of danger} Rxa2
$140 33. Rad1 Rf1+ 34. Kh2 $1) 31. Bg4 Qe8 32. h4 (32. Qd7 Qf8 {[%cal Gf6f1]})
({The toughest defence was:} 32. Rg1 h5 33. Qd7 Qf8 34. Be6 Rff2 {and black's
initiative looks very powerful} (34... Rf1 $5)) 32... Rff2 (32... Rf7 $5 33.
Qa5 Qe7 34. Bh3 Qxh4 35. Qe1 Rff2 $19 {[%cal Gb2e2]}) 33. Bh3 Qd8 {White's
last chance to create some counterplay against black's king.} 34. h5 $1 Rxg2 $1
35. hxg6+ (35. Bxg2 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Qf2+) 35... Kh8 $4 $138 ({A natural-looking} 
35... Rxg6 {was winning immediately} 36. Rh5 Qf6 37. Rf1 Rf2 $1 $19) 36. Qa5 $2
(36. Rb1 $3 Qf6 37. Qf7 $1 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 Rhg2+ 39. Kh1 $11) 36... Rh2+ 37. Kg1
Qe8 $2 $138 (37... Qf6 $142 $1 {[%cal Gf6g6] was winning on the spot.}) 38. Bf5
$2 $138 ({Missing a golden opportunity:} 38. Rxd6 $1 {[%cal Gd6d8]} Rxh3 39.
Rd8 Rg3+ 40. Kh1 Rh3+ $11) 38... Rbg2+ 39. Kf1 Bxa1 $19 40. Qa7 Bg7 41. Rxd6
Rxa2 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6
15. a4 O-O 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nce3 Qb7 19. g4 Ne7 20. Bg2 Nxd5 21.
Bxd5 Qe7 22. h4 Qf6 23. Qd3 Qf4 24. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
Bf5 9. Qc2 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rfd1 a5 13. a3 Qb6 14. Rac1
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 Bg4 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. a4 e5
9. Qa3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Qa5 Qe7 13. Ne2 g6 14. Qc7 Bh6 15.
Bh3 O-O 16. Ra7 exd4 17. Bxd7 Qxc5 18. O-O dxe3 19. Kg2 d4 20. b4 Qc4 21. Qxc6
Qxc6 22. Bxc6 d3 23. Nd4 e2 24. Bxh6 exf1=Q+ 25. Kxf1 Rfd8 26. Nb3 Rb6 27. Rc7
Rbb8 28. Bg5 Rbc8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxb5 Nd5 31. Bxd3 Nxb4 32. Be2 Nd5 33. Nd4
Kg7 34. Kg2 Ra8 35. Bc4 Nf6 36. Be3 Rc8 37. Bb3 Rb8 38. Kf1 Rb7 39. Ke2 Rd7 40.
Ba4 Rd6 41. Kd3 Nd5 42. Bd2 Nc7 43. Bf4 Ra6 44. Bb3 Ne8 45. Be5+ Kf8 46. Nb5
Rb6 47. Bc4 Rc6 48. Bd5 Rc5 49. Nc3 Rc8 50. Ne4 Rd8 51. Kc4 Rc8+ 52. Kd4 Rd8
53. Kc5 Ke7 54. h3 Rc8+ 55. Bc6 Rd8 56. Bd5 Rc8+ 57. Kb4 Rd8 58. Bb3 Rd3 59.
Bg3 Rxf3 60. Ba4 Rd3 61. Kc4 Ra3 62. Bb3 Ra6 63. Kd4 Rb6 64. Bc4 Rc6 65. Bb5
Rb6 66. Kc5 Re6 67. Ng5 Rf6 68. Bd3 h6 69. Ne4 Re6 70. Nc3 Nf6 71. Bc4 Ne4+ 72.
Kd4 Nxc3 73. Kxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7.
N1c3 a6 8. Na3 f5 $5 (8... Nf6) 9. exf5 $5 {Another possible move which is
often met in this position is 9.Bd3, as the games given below show black has a
good counterplay in this case} (9. Bd3 f4 10. g3 Nf6 11. gxf4 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O
13. Bg3 Ng4 14. Be2 Nxf2 $44 15. Qd5+ (15. Bxf2 Rxf2 16. Kxf2 Bh4+ $40) 15...
Kh8 16. Bxf2 Nb4 17. Qh5 Rxf2 18. Kxf2 Bh4+ $40 {0-1 Nunn,J-Nataf,I/ch-FRA 
(team), 1999 (28)}) 9... Bxf5 10. Nc2 {Bringing the knight closer to the
centre. 10.Bd3 deserves attention, trying to exchange black's active bishop} (
10. Bd3 $5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nf6 12. Nc2 O-O 13. O-O Kh8 14. b3 $14 {1-0 Acs,P-Cao,
S/Budapest HUN 1999 (41)}) 10... Nf6 11. Ne3 $5 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Re3d5,Re3f5,
Rc3d5] White tries to control the d5 at the first priority. The alternative -
11.Bd3 gives black a good counterplay as the practice shows} (11. Bd3 Be6 12.
O-O O-O 13. Bg5 (13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Bg5 Ng4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $132 {1-0 Mannion,
S-Arakhamia,K/Edinburgh SCO 1999 (41)}) 13... Ng4 $5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Ne3 Qh4
16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Be6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Dvoirys,S-Nataf,I/Koszalin POL 1999 (69)
}) 11... Be6 12. g3 {By fiancheting the bishop white wishes to control the d5
square. Another line is 12.Bd3 finishing the development, in both cases white
has some advantage} (12. Bd3 $5 Qd7 (12... Nd4 13. O-O O-O 14. b3 (14. Ned5 Rc8
15. Be3 Qe8 16. Re1 $14 {1-0 Horvath,A-Jankovic,A/Litohoto GRE 1999 (28)})
14... b5 15. Ncd5 bxc4 (15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Qd7 18. Be4 {1-0
Dgebuadze,A-Moiseenko,A/Rotterdam 1998/EXT 99 (39)}) 16. Bxc4 $14 {1-0 Dvoirys,
S-Degraeve,J/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73/[Gershon] (40)}) 13. O-O O-O 14. Ned5 (14. b3
Bd8 15. Ned5 {1/2-1/2 Hendriks,W-Moiseenko,A/Dieren 2001/CBM 83 ext (23)})
14... Bd8 15. Be3 $14 {0-1 Lengyel,B-Papp,G/Budapest 2002/EXT 2003 (48)}) 12...
b5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty. Black is immideatly starting an active play on
the queenside, trying to open the c-file and to activize his pieces} (12... Qd7
13. Bg2 Bd8 14. O-O Bb6 15. Ned5 $16 {1-0 Topalov,V-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo 2003/
CBM 93 ext (63)}) (12... Rc8 13. Bg2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. O-O Nd4 16. Ned5 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 O-O 18. Be3 Bf6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Radjabov,T/Dortmund 2003/CBM 97 
(60)}) 13. Bg2 Nd4 {Offering an exchange sacrifice, if white recieves it black
would have a dangerous initiative} 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Ncd5 {Gaining control
over the d5 sqauare} Rc8 16. O-O O-O 17. b3 $5 {[%cal Rc1a3,Rc1b2,Rb2d4]
Opening way to the dark squared bishop} Kh8 {A profilactic move, typical for
this kind of position} 18. Bb2 {[%cal Rb2d4] Attacking the black knight and
forcing it to retreat} Nf5 19. Nxf5 {Exchanging minor pieces and trying to
exploit black's weaknesses in the endgame} (19. Qd3 Nxe3 20. Nxe3 (20. fxe3
Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Qb6 $17) 20... Qb6 $132) 19... Bxf5 20. Nxe7 Qxe7
21. Ba3 {[%cal Ra3d6]} Rcd8 22. Qe2 {[%cal Re2b5]} Qa7 {[%cal Ya7a3,Ra7f2]
[%mdl 256] Bringing the queen to an active position} 23. Bb4 (23. Bb2 Rc8 {
[%cal Rc8c2]}) 23... Qd4 {[%cal Rd4b4,Rd4d3,Rd4g4][%mdl 256] Further
activizing the queen} 24. Qd2 (24. Ba5 Bd3 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Bxf1 27. Bxd8
Rxd8 $132) 24... Qg4 {Bringing the queen to the kingside and planning to
create threats against the white king} 25. Rac1 Ne4 $5 {[%cal Re4g5]
Activizing the knight and transfering it to a more active place} 26. Qe1 (26.
Qd1 Qg6 $5 $132 (26... Nxf2 27. Qxg4 Nxg4 28. Bxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxf5 $14)) 26...
Ng5 {[%cal Rg5f3] Black plays very actively, not letting the opponent to relax}
27. f4 (27. f3 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Bd3 $17) 27... Bd3 $5 28. fxg5 Qd4+ 29. Rf2 (29.
Kh1 Bxf1 30. Bxf1 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 Qxb4 $17) 29... Rxf2 30. Qxf2 Qxb4 {After the
tactical struggle, it seems as black has some advantage due to his dangerous
passed pawns in the centre} 31. Rc7 {White plays actively creating threats
against the opponent's king in order to neutralize black's positional advantage
} Qg4 $5 {[%cal Rg4g5,Rg4e6] Bringing the queen to a better position} 32. h4
Qe6 {Now black's queen is very well placed. From one hand it helps the defence
and from the other he helps the advance of pawns} 33. Rf7 {[%cal Rf7f8]} Rg8 {
Defending against the threats on the f-file} (33... Kg8 34. Rb7 d5 35. Qa7 Kh8
36. Rxg7 $36) 34. Kh2 {[%cal Rg2h3] This way white is preparing to activize
the bishop} e4 35. Bh3 Qe5 {35...Qe8 deserved attention not letting white to
exchange rooks} (35... Qe8 $5 36. Bd7 e3 37. Qf4 Qe5 38. Qxe5 dxe5 39. Kg2 e4)
36. Rf8 Qe7 37. Rxg8+ Kxg8 38. Qf5 $1 {[%mdl 256] White defends very actively.
On his last move he exploits the bad positioning of the black bishop} e3 {
White's queen is very active, that's why black agrees to the draw} (38... g6
39. Qd5+ Kf8 40. Bg2 Kg7 41. Qd4+) 39. Qxd3 e2 40. Qd5+ Kf8 41. Qf3+ Kg8 42.
Qa8+ Kf7 43. Qf3+ {The black king has no safe place to escape to, the draw is
inevitable} Kg8 44. Qd5+ Kf8 $11 45. Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 Be6 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 N6d7 14. Bf4 Ng6
15. Bh2 Nb6 16. Nd2 Bd6 17. f4 Nf8 18. Nf3 f6 19. Rbe1 Bf7 20. Nh4 Bc7 21. Nf5
Bg6 22. b3 Nc8 23. g4 Nd6 24. Kh1 Nxf5 25. gxf5 Bh5 26. Qf2 Qd7 27. Qh4 Qf7 28.
e4 Bb6 29. Bg1 g6 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. f5 g5 32. Qg3 Qc7 33. e5 Nh7 34. Be3 Kh8
35. Bf2 fxe5 36. dxe5 d4 37. Nb1 c5 38. Nd2 Qf7 39. e6 Qg7 40. Ne4 Bc7 41. Qg2
Nf6 42. Nxc5 Rad8 43. Bg3 Bxg3 44. Qxg3 Rd5 45. Ne4 Rg8 46. Nxf6 Qxf6 47. e7
Bf7 48. Bc4 Rxf5 49. Rxf5 Qxf5 50. Bxf7 Qxf7 51. Qe5+ Kh7 52. Qe4+ Kh6 53. Kg1
Re8 54. Qxd4 Qxb3 55. Qf6+ Kh5 56. Qf5 Qg3+ 57. Kf1 Qf4+ 58. Qxf4 gxf4 59. Kf2
Kg5 60. Kf3 Kf6 61. Kxf4 Rxe7 62. Rb1 Rc7 63. Rb6+ Kg7 64. Rb5 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rad1 Rb6 19. Qd3 Qd7 $1 (19... Rh6
20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 e4 22. Rd2 Qh4 23. h3 Rh5 $6 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rh4
26. Nc2 Rxg4 27. Ne3 Rg5 28. d6 $16 {1-0 Smirnov,P-Khairullin,I/Tomsk 2004 (37)
}) 20. Bxh7+ $146 {A rather strange novelty in a very important game. Radjabov
constantly plays this system with Black, and Smirnov, who has experience of
playing Sveshnikov Sicilian with both colours should have analyzed deeper than
that.} (20. g3 f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxb2 24. Nc2 Bg7 {Leko,
P-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004. Black has reached a comfortable equality.}) 20...
Kh8 21. Qe3 Rh6 22. Bc2 (22. Bb1 Qd6 23. Nc2 e4 24. g3 Bh3 25. Rfe1 f5 $44)
22... Qd6 (22... f5 $5 $44) 23. g3 (23. f4 $2 exf4 $17 {[%cal Gg7e5]}) 23...
Bh3 24. Rfe1 f5 {Black has compensation for two pawns, but White certainly can
put up more resistance than he did in the game.} 25. f4 $4 (25. Nb1 f4 (25...
e4 $5) (25... Bg4 $5) 26. Qe2 Bg2 $5 27. Kxg2 f3+ 28. Qxf3 Rxf3 29. Kxf3 Rxh2
30. Rh1 $15) 25... exf4 $19 26. Qe7 (26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. gxf4 Bxb2 28. Nb1 Rg8+
29. Kf2 Rg2+ $19) (26. gxf4 Rg8 $19) 26... Qb6+ (26... Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Qf2 $19)
0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bf1 e5 8. Bc4
d6 9. Ng5 h6 10. Nxf7 Rh7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. c3 Nf4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. d5 b5 16. d4 bxc4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. dxe6 O-O-O 19. d5 Qe5 20. Rc1 g5 21.
Rxc4 Rb7 22. b3 Kb8 23. Ra4 Ka7 24. Qe2 Rb6 25. Rc4 Bd6 26. Qh5 Rb7 27. Qd1 f3
28. Qxf3 Qxh2+ 29. Kf1 Qe5 30. Qc3 Rb5 31. Qxe5 Bxe5 32. Rec1 Bd6 33. Ke2 h5
34. g3 Rb7 35. Rh1 Rh7 36. Ke3 Rf8 37. b4 cxb4 38. Rc6 Bb8 39. d6 Kb7 40. Rhc1
Rfh8 41. e5 h4 42. e7 h3 43. Rc8 Rxc8 44. Rxc8 h2 45. Rc1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B98"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
Qa5 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Bxf6 {a rare move in this position, white's main moves
are 10.e5, 10.g4 and 10.Bc4, here are a few examples:} (10. e5 dxe5 11. Nb3 (
11. fxe5 $5 {Tyomkin,D} Nc6 12. Nf5 $5 exf5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Bf4 $44 {1-0
Howell,J-James,D/Hastings 1995/CBM 48 ext (48)}) 11... Qc7 12. fxe5 Bc6 13. Qg3
Nh5 $6 $146 ({better is} 13... Ne4 {Tyomkin, D} 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16.
Rxd3 Bxg5+ 17. Qxg5 O-O 18. Rg3 g6 19. Re1 (19. Rh3 Nc6 20. Qh6 f6) 19... Nc6
$13 {with an unclear position}) 14. Qe3 h6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 {[%cal Ge7g5]} 16. h4
$1 {[%csl Yg5,Rh5][%cal Gh1h2,Yg2g4,Gf1e2][%mdl 4] 1-0 Solomon,S-Mas,H/Sydney
1999/CBM 70/[Tyomkin,D] (32) and white got an advantage}) (10. g4 Nc6 11. Nb3
Qc7 12. Bh4 h6 13. Bg3 O-O-O 14. h4 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Rowson,J/Cappelle la Grande
1996/CBM 51 ext (22)}) (10. Bc4 Nc6 11. Bb3 h6 12. Bh4 Qh5 13. Qxh5 Nxh5 14.
Bxe7 Kxe7 {1/2-1/2 Videki,S-Rowson,J/Budapest 1996/CBM 52 ext (40)}) 10... Bxf6
11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 ({Of course not} 12. Qxb7 $4 exd4 13. Qxa8 Qc7 {with the
threat Bc6, winning for black}) 12... Bg5+ (12... Bxe5 $2 13. Qxb7 {Now the
white queen is not in danger} Qc7 14. Qxa8 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Bc6 16. Rc4 $1 {
and white wins}) 13. Kb1 Nc6 14. Ne4 $5 {A very interesting pawn sacrifice} ({
After} 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qg3 Bh6 16. Bd3 {white seems to be a little more
comfortable}) 14... Nxe5 $6 (14... Qxe5 {this capture was a bigger challenge
to the white's pawn sacrifice} 15. Nf5 {seems to be the only move to justify
the sacrifice} (15. Qg4 Bf6) 15... exf5 16. Nxg5 Qe7 17. Qg3 O-O 18. Bc4 {
white's initiative compensates him for the sacrificed pawn}) 15. Nd6+ Ke7 (
15... Kf8 16. Qxb7 Rd8 17. Bxa6 {with a clear advantage for white}) 16. Qb3 {
White has a very strong initiative and it is very difficult for black to find
the correct moves. I believe that there is only one move which allows him to
fight on} Qa4 $2 {a serious mistake, now white quickly achieves a winning
position} (16... Kxd6 {Taking the knight is very dangerous for black, for
example} 17. Qxb7 {white has various threats} Ke7 (17... Bd2 18. Nb3) 18. Nc6+
Nxc6 19. Rxd7+ Kf6 (19... Ke8 20. Qxc6) 20. Rxf7+ Ke5 (20... Kg6 21. Bd3+ Kh6
22. Qxc6 {is the simplest for white, white is easily winning}) 21. Bc4 Nd8 22.
Qxa8 (22. Qd7 {is also very strong, mating the black king very soon}) 22...
Nxf7 23. Qb7 Rf8 24. b4 Qa3 25. Re1+ $18) (16... Bc6 17. Nxc6+ bxc6 18. Qb7+
Kf6 19. Bd3 {bringing the king's rook to action with a crushing attack}) (16...
b5 17. Nf3 Nxf3 18. Qxf3 Rhf8 (18... Bf6 {white has a very strong maneouvre
which immideatly wins} 19. Qh5 $1 g6 20. Qc5 $18) 19. Qg3 f6 (19... Bf6 20.
Nf5+ Ke8 21. Nxg7+ {with a great edge}) 20. Ne4 {and again white is much better
}) (16... Rab8 17. Nxb7 $1 {this weird looking move is very strong as it
drives the black queen from a5 and allows white to get control over the a3-f8
diagonal} (17. Qg3 Bf6 18. Ne4 {is less clear}) 17... Qa4 18. Qb6 Kf6 19. Bxa6
{must be very good for white as the black king is very weak}) (16... Rhb8 $1 {
a very strong move, the idea is to allow the black king to escape to the
kingside via f8} 17. Qg3 (17. Nxb7 {now this move is not that strong} Qa4 (
17... Qc7 $2 18. Qa3+ Kf6 19. Nd6 {with a crushing attack}) 18. Qg3 (18. Qb6
Kf8 {is not dangerous for black now}) 18... Bf6 19. Nc5 Qb4 20. Ndb3 Bc6 {
and black is very much in the game}) (17. Nf3 Nxf3 18. Qxf3 Bf6 {is fine for
black}) 17... Bf6 18. Ne4 Bc6 19. Nxf6 gxf6 20. Qh4 {white has some initiative
but black has his chances too}) 17. Qb6 {white's main threat now is Qc5 (or
Ne4 first), black has no real defence against it} Rhc8 {what else?} (17... Bf6
18. Qc5 Kd8 19. b3 $18) 18. Nxc8+ Rxc8 19. Qxb7 {white's material advantage is
decisive} Qa5 20. Bxa6 Rc7 21. Qb8 Qc5 22. Rhe1 Bf6 23. c3 Qa7 24. Qxa7 Rxa7
25. Bb5 Bxb5 26. Nxb5 Rb7 27. a4 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Rb8 $6 {In the last years strong chess players do not go on this
line,as he is considered very dangerous to them.} 10. a3 {Logical answer.By
protecting square "b4", White wants to proceed "c4".} ({Repeatedly were
checked up in previous games:} 10. Bd3 $5 {You can see my annotations to games:
Adams,M-Radjabov,T/Enghien les Bains,2003/CBM 96(1-0)(29) and Naiditsch,
A-Radjabov,T/Dortmund 2003/CBM 97(1-0)(48)}) 10... Qa5+ 11. c3 ({Pretty
dubiously:} 11. Bd2 $6 {in view of:} Qb6 {[%csl Rb2,Re3][%cal Gd5e3]}) 11...
Ba6 $2 {Very principle move,Black wants to exchange the white color bishops,
but it looks like he had to pay too much for it.} (11... Qb6 $142 12. Qd3 {/\c4
} f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Be2 $14 {Tatai,S-Todorovic,G/Budapest,
2003(0-1)(33)}) 12. b4 $1 $146 (12. Bd3 $143 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15.
Nxf6+ gxf6 16. O-O Qd5 $11 {Arakhamia,K-Fakhiridou,E/Istanbul,2003(1/2-1/2)(51)
}) 12... Qb6 (12... Nxb4 $4 {is refuted by:} 13. cxb4 Bxb4+ 14. Kf2 $18) 13. c4
Nxb4 $5 {It looks like Black has no enough compensation for the sacrificed
piece,however he has no other choice at all.} ({Of course not:} 13... Nc7 $4
14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Na8 16. c5 $18 {[%csl Ga3,Ra8,Gb4,Gc5,Gd6]}) 14. axb4
Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 ({In my opinion,more accurate way to get a clear advantage was:} 
15. Bd2 $5 Qd4 ({Gives nothing:} 15... Qe3+ $2 16. Qe2 Bxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Qc3 18.
Rxa6 Rb1+ 19. Kf2 Rb2 20. Qe3 Rxd2+ 21. Be2 $18) 16. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 17. Qe2 Qxf4 (
17... Qd4 18. Rd1 Qxf4 19. Bc5 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gg2g3,Gf1g2] +/-/+-}) 18. g3
Qf5 19. Bd6 $18 {The best position for the bishop!}) 15... Bxc4+ 16. Kf3 Bd5 {
/^a8-h1; עf3} 17. Be3 Qd8 {[%cal Gf7f5]} (17... Bc5 18. Bd3 $1 {/\Rb1} (18.
Bxc5 $143 Qxc5 $44 {/\Rb2}) 18... Bxe3 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Rxb8+ Qxb8 21. Kxe3 Qb6+
22. Ke2 O-O 23. Qa1 {/\Rb1 +/-}) 18. Bd3 {Possible was to accept another pawn
sacrifice,but White decided to develop his pieces first.} (18. Bxa7 $5 Rb7 19.
Bd3 $16) 18... a5 19. Kf2 {/\Ng5|^} Be7 20. Qc2 {/^a2-h7; קh7} O-O 21. Rhb1
$16 {Black has enough material compensation for the piece,but his position is
very difficult: Pa5 is weak,White has a full control over the dark squares.}
Bb4 22. g3 (22. Kg1 $5) 22... f5 23. Nc3 $6 ({More active solution was:} 23.
exf6 $1 gxf6 (23... g6 24. Bd4 $18) 24. Nc5 {[%csl Ra6,Rb4,Rb8,Rh7][%cal Gc5a6,
Gd3h7]} f5 25. Na6 Rb7 26. Ra4 c5 27. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 28. Qxc5 $18 {Already only
two pawns behind knight and Pa5 is a weakness.}) 23... Qe7 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25.
Rc1 Qf7 26. Be2 {[%csl Ye2][%cal Ye2h5]} g5 $5 {Position of Black is very
difficult ,so he tries to create activity on the king side.} 27. Qd3 $1 {
Calm answer,declining a next sacrifice.} (27. fxg5 d6 28. exd6 Bxd6 {/\f4 +/-})
27... gxf4 28. Bxf4 Qg7 29. Rc7 {<->c} Rfd8 30. Qe3 Ra8 31. Bb5 {/^a4-e8; קd7}
Rab8 32. Ba4 Bf8 33. Bg5 Rdc8 (33... Be7 34. Bxe7 Qxe7 35. Kg1 $18) 34. Rac1
Rxc7 35. Rxc7 h6 36. Bxd7 $4 {Really strange move.White worked hard during the
whole game and got an almost winning position and then he threw it in one move.
The most logical and the right answer was:} (36. Bf4 Rb2+ 37. Kg1 Rb1+ 38. Kg2
Rb2+ 39. Rc2 Rb4 40. Ra2 Rc4 {/\Bc5} 41. Bb5 Bc5 42. Qd2 ({Also good enough is:
} 42. Qf3 Rb4 43. Rxa5 $18) 42... Bb4 43. Qf2 Bc5 (43... Rc5 44. Be2 {/\Be3-d4
+-}) 44. Qf1 Rc3 45. Rxa5 $18 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Ga5a8,Ga8d8]}) 36... Qxg5 37.
Bxe6+ Kh8 38. Qxg5 hxg5 39. Bxd5 ({After:} 39. Bxd5 {Teimour Radjabov is
agreed for draw, because of next variant:} Rb5 40. Rd7 Bc5+ 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42.
Kd3 Rxh2 $11) (39. Bxf5 $5 Re8 40. e6 a4 $132 {[%csl Ga4,Yf8][%cal Ga4a3]})
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Qe2 dxc4 10. Bg2 Be7 11. Qxc4 e5 12. O-O Nb6 13. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4
Bg4 9. Qd2 exf4 10. Qxf4 Qd7 11. h3 Be6 12. Be3 Ne5 13. b3 h6 14. Nf3 Ng6 15.
Qg3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Be6 20. Ne4 b6 21. Qg3
Kh7 22. Bf4 f5 23. Nd2 g5 24. Be5 Bd5 25. Rae1 Rae8 26. Bc3 Bd6 27. Qf2 Bf4 28.
Nc4 b5 29. Ne5 Qc7 30. d4 Be4 31. Bd2 Bxd2 32. Qxd2 cxd4 33. Nf3 Bxf3 34. Rxe8
Rxe8 35. Rxf3 Qc5 36. b4 Qd5 37. Rd3 Re4 38. c3 Kg6 39. cxd4 g4 40. hxg4 Rxg4
41. Qf2 Qe4 42. Rg3 h5 43. Rxg4+ hxg4 44. g3 Kf6 45. Qd2 Ke6 46. Qc3 Qb1+ 47.
Kg2 Qxa2+ 48. Kg1 Qc4 49. Qe3+ Kd7 50. Qe5 Qc1+ 51. Kf2 Qd2+ 52. Kg1 Qd1+ 53.
Kf2 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Kf2 Qd2+ 56. Kg1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "191"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Nbd7 9. Qf3 e5 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Qd1 Be7 12. Be2 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxc3 14. Bxd8
Nxd1 15. Bc7 Nxb2 16. Bxd6 Nbc4 17. Bb4 Bg4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. O-O O-O-O 20. Rf4
Ne5 21. h3 Bd7 22. Re1 f6 23. Ba5 Rde8 24. Rfe4 Kb8 25. Bb4 Kc7 26. Kf2 h5 27.
R4e3 b5 28. Nf3 Nc6 29. Rxe8 Bxe8 30. Bc5 Bf7 31. a3 Rd8 32. Be3 Rd5 33. Rc1
Na5 34. Nd2 h4 35. g4 hxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Rf5 37. h4 Bd5 38. Kg4 Be6 39. Kg3 Bd5 40.
Kg4 Be6 41. Kg3 Kd7 42. Re1 Bd5 43. Bf4 g5 44. hxg5 fxg5 45. Be3 Re5 46. Bf2
Nc6 47. Rxe5 Nxe5 48. Be3 Nf7 49. Kg4 Be6+ 50. Kg3 Bd5 51. Kg4 Be6+ 52. Kg3 g4
53. Ne4 Kc6 54. Ng5 Nd8 55. Ne4 Kd5 56. Nc5 Bc8 57. Nb3 Nc6 58. Nd2 Bf5 59. c3
Ne5 60. Bb6 Nd3 61. Ba5 Bc8 62. Bb6 Ne1 63. Bd8 Kd6 64. Ne4+ Kd5 65. Nd2 Kd6
66. Ne4+ Kd7 67. Bb6 Kc6 68. Bd8 Nc2 69. Be7 Kd5 70. Nd2 Bd7 71. Bf8 Ne3 72.
Bb4 Bc8 73. Kf4 Ng2+ 74. Kg3 Ne3 75. Kf4 Nc2 76. Bf8 a5 77. Be7 Bd7 78. Bf8 Bc8
79. Be7 Be6 80. Bf8 Bc8 81. Be7 a4 82. Bf8 b4 83. axb4 a3 84. c4+ Kd4 85. b5 a2
86. Bg7+ Kd3 87. Nb3 Kxc4 88. Nc1 a1=Q 89. Bxa1 Nxa1 90. b6 Nc2 91. b7 Bxb7 92.
Kxg4 Nd4 93. Kf4 Kc3 94. Ke3 Ba6 95. Na2+ Kc4 96. Nc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[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 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. c4 Nxe4 12. cxb5 Be6 13. Bc4 Ne7 14. Be3 Rc8
15. Nb6 d5 16. Qa4 dxc4 17. Rd1 Nd5 18. bxa6+ Bd7 19. Nxd7 Bb4+ 20. Kf1 Qxd7
21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Rxd5+ Ke6 23. Rb5 Bxa3 24. bxa3 Nc3 25. Rb6+ Kd7 26. a7 Nd5
27. Rb7+ Kc6 28. Rxf7 Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 Rhf8 30. Rxf8 Rxf8+ 31. Ke2 Ra8 32. Rc1
Kc5 33. Rc3 Rxa7 34. Kf3 Kd5 35. Ke2 Kc5 36. Kd2 Rf7 37. Kc1 Rf1+ 38. Kb2 Re1
39. Rc2 Rxe3 40. Rf2 Rd3 41. Rf7 Rd2+ 42. Kc3 Rxg2 43. Rc7+ Kb6 44. Re7 Rxh2
45. Kxc4 Rc2+ 46. Kb4 Rc7 47. Rxe5 Kb7 48. a4 Ka7 49. a5 Rb7+ 50. Ka4 Rc7 51.
Re6 Rd7 52. Kb5 Rb7+ 53. Kc5 Rc7+ 54. Kb5 Rb7+ 55. Rb6 Rd7 56. a4 Rf7 57. Rc6
Rb7+ 58. Kc5 Rf7 59. a6 Rf5+ 60. Kb4 Rf4+ 61. Kb5 Rf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.07.01"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3
Bd7 8. Nc3 Nd5 {Dieser Springerzug ist sehr populär in der letzten Zeit - die
Hauptidee des Zuges ist, dass Schwarz den c3-Springer tauschen kann, aber in
dieser Partie spielte Schwarz eine neue Idee.} 9. Nd2 Nb6 {[%mdl 4] Dieser Zug
ist nicht so riskant, denn er gibt Weiß freie Hand im Zentrum, aber Schwarz
kann seinen Plusbauern halten und es bleiben keine Schwächen in seiner
Stellung.} (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. Qg4 (11. a4 Be7 (11... Rb8 12. axb5 (12.
e4 e5 $5 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Ba3 Ng6 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 17. f4 $44 {
1-0 Wells,P-Barsov,A/York 2000/CBM 81/[Wells] (31)}) 12... axb5 13. Qg4 g6 14.
Qe2 Bd6 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Ba3 Qe7 17. Qf3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Berkes,F-Aronian,L/Goa
2002/CBM 91 ext (53)}) 12. Ba3 Bxa3 (12... Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ne4 $44 {
[%csl Yc5][%cal Ge4c5]} O-O 15. Qe2 $6 (15. Nc5 $44) 15... Bxa3 16. Rxa3 e5 $15
{1/2-1/2 Berkes,F-Leko,P/Budapest 2003/CBM 95/[Ribli] (41)}) 13. Rxa3 O-O 14.
Ne4 Ne7 15. axb5 Bxb5 16. Nc5 Ra7 17. Qa1 c6 18. Qa2 Nd5 19. Ra1 Qe7 20. Bf1
Nb6 21. Nxa6 Rfa8 22. Qb2 g6 23. Nc5 e5 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Sakaev,K/Moscow
RUS 2004/(55)}) 11... h5 12. Qf3 h4 13. a4 Bd6 14. Ne4 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16.
Ra6 Be7 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Ne7 19. Qg4 Kf8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Rfa1 $44 {
1-0 Veingold,A-Glavina Rossi,P/Zaragoza 2004/CBM 99 ext (31)}) 10. Qe2 Na5 11.
e4 $44 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] Weiß hat eine starkes Bauernzentrum, aber es ist schwer
zu sagen, ob das genügend Kompensation ist, oder nicht.} Bb4 $1 {Dieser Zug
ist entweder gegen b2-b3 gerichtet oder er ist nur ein aktiver Zug, der die
weiße Entwicklung stört.} (11... Be7 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 Nc6 14. Nf3 $44) 12.
Qg4 {Ftacnik: 'Radjabov had a difficult choice after Adam's decision to hold
the c4 pawn. It seems logical to attack the kingside when all the black pieces
are elsewhere, but the defender manages to exchange the queens.'} (12. a3 Be7)
12... Qf6 13. Nf3 h5 $1 {[%csl Rg4] Nach diesem Zug muss Weiß die Damen
tauschen, wonach es fraglich ist, ob er Kompensation hat.} 14. Qf4 Qxf4 15.
Bxf4 O-O-O $15 {Es ist nicht so typisch, dass Schwarz in der katalanische
Verteidigung lang rochiert, aber hier ist es die beste Möglichkeit . Schwarz
hat einen Bauern mehr, was technisch nicht so einfach zu verwerten ist, aber
es ist sicher, dass Weiß keinen ausreichenden Ersatz hat.} 16. Rac1 f6 {
[%cal Gg7g5] Schwarz möchte seine Bauern am Königsflügel mit g7-g5
mobilisieren.} 17. h4 Kb8 18. Rc2 Rhe8 19. Re1 Nc6 {Schwarz verbessert seine
Springerstellung.} 20. Rd2 Na7 {[%cal Ga7b5][%mdl 32] '!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'In the next phase of the game Adams plays brilliantly with his knights, white
has no compensation for the sacrificed pawn.'} 21. Rde2 (21. a3 $2 Bxc3 22.
bxc3 Nb5 23. Rb2 Kc8 $17 {[%cal Rb5a3,Rb5c3]} (23... Nxc3 $2 24. Rxb6 $16))
21... Nb5 22. Bd2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 (23. Bxc3 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Na4 $17) 23... Na4 24.
Re3 c5 $1 {Endlich kann Schwarz seine Bauern am Damenflügel mobilisieren.} 25.
e5 Bc8 (25... Bc6 $5 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Naxc3 $17) 26. dxc5
Nxc5 {[%cal Gc5d3]} 27. Bf1 Na3 {[%cal Ra3c2,Rc2e3,Rc2e1]} (27... Nd3 $17) 28.
Nd4 Nc2 $1 29. Nxc2 Rxd2 $17 30. Nd4 b5 {Schwarz hat einen gesunden Bauern
mehr, aber der d4-Springer gibt Weiß Rettungschancen.} 31. R3e2 Rxe2 32. Bxe2
Rh8 {Schwarz riskiert nichts - er verteidigt mit dem Turm den h5-Bauern.} (
32... fxe5 $5 33. Bxh5 (33. Nc6+ Kc7 34. Nxe5 Rd8 35. Bxh5 Rd2 $17) 33... exd4
34. Bxe8 dxc3 $17) 33. exf6 (33. f4 Bb7 $17) 33... gxf6 34. f4 Na4 35. Rc1 Kc7
36. Kf2 Nc5 (36... e5 $17) 37. Ke3 Bb7 (37... e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Nf3 Bg4 $17)
38. Rg1 Bd5 39. g4 {Mit diesem Zug schwächt Weiß seine Königsstellung, aber
guter Rat ist schon teuer.} hxg4 40. Rxg4 Kd6 41. f5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (41. Bf3
Bxf3 42. Nxf3 Kd5 $19) 41... e5 42. Nc2 Be4 $1 {[%cal Re4c2,Re4f5] Ftacnik:
'The English super grandmaster plays the technical part very convincingly.'
Diese schöne Vereinfachungsmöglichkeit ist die beste Chance für Schwarz.} (
42... Bf7 $17 {[%cal Gf7h5]}) 43. Rxe4 Nxe4 44. Kxe4 Rxh4+ 45. Ke3 Rf4 {
[%csl Rf5]} 46. Nd4 b4 $19 47. Ne6 bxc3 (47... bxc3 48. Nxf4 exf4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.07.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 f6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Nh4 g6 8. Bb2
Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. d3 d6 11. Nd2 e5 12. fxe5 fxe5 13. Rxf8+ Bxf8 14. Qe1 Be6 15.
Nhf3 h6 16. Qg3 Bg7 17. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.07.03"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 ({Other main line is} 8... Ba6) 9. Nc3 a5 (9... Qe6 {is the main
alternative.}) 10. Bd2 (10. f4 {--> 1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Hebden,M/Clichy 2001/CBM
85 [Postny,E] (27)}) ({A popular continuation is} 10. Qe4) 10... a4 (10... Ba6
{--> 1/2-1/2 Horvath,A-Kallio,H/Budapest 2002/CBM 89 [Postny,E] (49)}) 11.
O-O-O $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Radjabov decided to go for a quick castling, which
appeares to be a novelty here.} (11. Qe4 g6 (11... Qe6 12. Bd3 Ba6 13. b3 d5
14. exd6 cxd6 15. O-O (15. Be3 $142 Qxe4 16. Bxe4 d5 17. Bxb6 Bb4 18. O-O-O
Bxc3 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 $16) 15... Qxe4 16. Bxe4 d5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,
A-Yeke,S/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 92 (53)}) 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rae1 d5 15.
exd6 Qxd6 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxd2 18. Re2 Qd4 $132 {0-1 Chandler,M-Hebden,M/
Southend 2000/CBM 76 (53)}) 11... Ba6 12. Qe4 Qe6 {Black's last five moves
were directed to attack the Pc4.} 13. f4 {[%cal Gf4f5]} g6 (13... Bxc4 $4 14.
f5 $18 {[%csl Rc4,Re6]}) 14. g4 $1 {White is insisting to carry out the f4-f5
advance.} Bb4 $6 {Adams decided to decline the challenge, but after the move
in the text white has quite a stable advantage.} (14... Qxg4 15. e6 $6 {
This move was probably the main concern for Adams.} (15. Be3 $5) 15... fxe6 (
15... Qxe6 $2 16. Qd4 $18 {[%csl Gd1,Rh8][%cal Rd1e1,Re1e8]}) 16. Qe5 Rg8 {
This looks very dangerous for black, but the concrete variations does not
confirm it, for instanse:} 17. Qxc7 (17. Ne4 Be7 $1 18. Qxc7 Qf3 $17) 17...
Nxc4 18. Ne4 (18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Bb4 e5 $1 {- see 18.Ne4.}) 18...
Be7 19. Bxc4 (19. Bb4 e5 $1) 19... Bxc4 20. Bb4 e5 $1 {[%cal Yg4d7]} (20... Bd5
$2 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Qd6+ Kf7 23. Qxd7+ Kf8 24. Qd6+ Kg7 25. Qe5+ $16) 21. Bxe7
(21. Qxe5 Qe6 $17) 21... Qxf4+ 22. Rd2 Be6 $17) 15. f5 Qe7 16. Bd3 {White got
nice central pawns, which promise him an advantage.} Qc5 (16... Bxc4 17. Bxc4
Bxc3 18. Bxc3 d5 19. exd6 $1 Qxe4 20. Rhe1 Qxe1 21. Rxe1+ Kd7 22. Bxf7 $16) 17.
e6 $6 {Probably white should not hurry with this breakthrow.} ({Good enough is
} 17. Be3 Qa5 18. Ne2 $16) 17... fxe6 18. fxe6 O-O-O 19. Be3 (19. a3 $2 Bxa3 $1
20. bxa3 Qxa3+ 21. Kb1 Qb3+ 22. Ka1 Bxc4 {and black is at least not worse.})
19... Qa5 20. Bxb6 {White is already committed to go for forced play,
otherwise black will consolidate his position.} (20. Ne2 $6 Rhe8) 20... cxb6
21. exd7+ Kb7 (21... Kxd7 $5 {This wild suggestion of Fritz is not easy to
refute, for example:} 22. c5 Bxd3 23. Rxd3+ Kc7 24. Qe7+ Kc8 25. Qe6+ Kb7 {
and black survives.}) 22. Nb5 $1 {[%csl Ra5] Cutting black's queen off the
game.} ({Possible was} 22. Qd4 Qg5+ 23. Kb1 Bc5 24. Qe4 Rxd7 25. Nxa4 $14 {
, but the move in the text is stronger.}) 22... Rxd7 23. a3 Bf8 (23... Bc5 24.
Be2 Rhd8 (24... Re7 {[%tqu "En","Please enter a move for white.","","","e4c6",
"and white is a pawn up.",5]} 25. Qxc6+ $1 {and white is a pawn up.}) 25. Rxd7+
Rxd7 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6,Rb7] and black has a big
problems.}) 24. Rhf1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gf1f6]} Re7 25. Nd6+ Kc7 26. Qf4 Bg7 27.
Ne8+ {It's very strange, that Radjabov offered a draw here, especially in the
situation when he was a point down in the match... Probably, he was too tired
after too many nerve-racking tie-breaks...} (27. Ne8+ Kb7 28. Nxg7 Rxg7 29. Qd4
Rhg8 30. Rf8 $1 Qc5 31. Qxc5 bxc5 32. Rf6 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.07.04"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7 3. Nc3 c6 4. d4 d6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Nh4 O-O-O 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. Bd2 Bc5 15.
O-O-O Ne7 16. Nf5 Nxf5 17. exf5 Bf7 18. Ne4 Bxb3 19. axb3 Be7 20. Ba5 Rd5 21.
Bxb6 axb6 22. Rd3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Rd8 24. Qe2 b5 25. Rd1 Rd4 26. c3 Rd5 27. b4
Qb6 28. Kb1 Kb8 29. h4 Qd8 30. Kc2 Kc7 31. h5 Qa8 32. Kb1 Qg8 33. f3 Qd8 34.
Rd2 Qd7 35. Kc2 h6 36. Rd1 Kb8 37. Ra1 b6 38. Qe1 c5 39. bxc5 bxc5 40. Qe2 c4
41. Rd1 Kc7 42. Rxd5 Qxd5 43. Qe3 Kb7 44. Nd2 Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lehtivaara, Petri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Matinkylan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nge7
8. Qf3 Be6 9. Ne2 Qd7 10. O-O Bf5 11. Ng3 Bxd3 12. cxd3 O-O 13. h4 Nd8 14. h5
h6 15. Ra2 Ne6 16. Re2 Rae8 17. Rfe1 Kh8 18. Qg4 c6 19. Re5 Qd8 20. Qd1 Nc7 21.
a4 f6 22. R5e3 Nc8 23. Ba3 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Rf7 25. e4 Nd6 26. Qe2 dxe4 27. dxe4
Nce8 28. Qe3 Rd7 29. Rf1 Nf7 30. Nf5 Ned6 31. Nxd6 Nxd6 32. Re1 Nf7 33. Qf3 Ng5
34. Qf5 Qe8 35. a5 Rd8 36. e5 Rd5 37. Qg6 Qxg6 38. hxg6 fxe5 39. Rf1 Ne6 40.
Rf7 Rd8 41. dxe5 b6 42. a6 Ra8 43. Bd6 Kg8 44. Rb7 Nf4 45. c4 Nxg6 46. Rb8+
Rxb8 47. Bxb8 b5 48. Bxa7 Ne7 49. Bc5 Nc8 50. cxb5 cxb5 51. a7 Nxa7 52. Bxa7
Kf7 53. Bd4 Ke6 54. g4 g6 55. Kf2 Kd5 56. Bb2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.05"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Basagic, Zlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Zeljeznicar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Bh6 8. Qd2
Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Bg4 10. dxe5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 fxe5 12. c5 Nd4 13. O-O-O dxc5 14. f4
exf4 15. Qxf4 Qd6 16. Bb5+ Kd8 17. e5 Qe7 18. Ne2 c6 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Rxd4+
Kc7 21. Rhd1 Rf8 22. Rd7+ Kb6 23. Qa4 Qc5+ 24. Bc4 Rf4 25. Qb3+ Ka5 26. R1d5
cxd5 27. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.06"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 a6 11. h3 Bd7 12. b3 b5 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. Nd1 e5 15. e3 Nh5
16. g4 Nf6 17. Bc3 Ne8 18. f4 exf4 19. exf4 f5 20. g5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Ng7 22. Bf3
bxc4 23. bxc4 Nb7 24. Rb1 Qc7 25. Nf2 Rbe8 26. Qb3 Bc8 27. Qb6 Qf7 28. Rfe1 a5
29. Qc6 Re7 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Nf1 Qd8 32. a4 Qd7 33. Rb3 Nd8 34. Qb5 h6 35. Nh2
hxg5 36. Qxa5 Nf7 37. Qc3 Kh7 38. Kh1 Ba6 39. Nd3 gxf4 40. Nf2 Bxc4 41. Nfg4
fxg4 42. Nxg4 Bxd5 43. Kg1 Bxf3 44. a5 Bxg4 45. Kh2 Rb8 46. Rxb8 f3 47. Rb2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.07"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Ne5 9. O-O-O Nxf3 10. gxf3 O-O 11. h4 Be6 12. Bd3 f5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14.
Rde1 Rae8 15. Rhg1 Bd5 16. f4 Kh8 17. Be2 Bxg5 18. fxg5 Bc6 19. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.08"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

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. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4 f5 (12... O-O $5 13. cxb5
f5 $44) 13. exf5 (13. cxb5 $6 fxe4 14. Nc4 (14. Qa4 O-O 15. Qxe4 Qa5+ $17 {
0-1 Hoffman,P-Jakovenko,D/playchess.com Internet 2004 (38)}) 14... Nf5 15. Qd5
Be6 16. Qc6+ Kf8 17. Qxe4 Nd4 18. Bd3 f5 $17 {/-+ 0-1 Vieten,S-Sutovsky,E/
Groningen 1993 (28)}) (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Nxf5 (13... bxc4 14. f6 Nf5 15. Nxc4
Qxf6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Bxa6 Rb8 19. O-O Nd4 $13 {0-1 Zak,
U-Sutovsky,E/Groningen 1994 (38)}) 14. cxb5 (14. Bd3 Nd4 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5
Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Nxb5 18. Qxa5 Rxa5 19. b4 Ra3 20. Bxb5+ Bd7 $44 {0-1 Digesh,
S-Deepan Chakkravarthy,J/Chennai 2004 (48)}) 14... O-O (14... Nd4 15. Rc1 O-O
16. bxa6 Bxa6 17. Bxa6 Qa5+ 18. Qd2 Qxa6 19. Nc2 $13 Ne6 20. Nb4 Qb5 21. a3
Rac8 22. Rd1 Nf4 23. f3 Rfd8 24. g3 Ne6 25. Kf2 d5 26. Rhe1 e4 27. Qe2 Qc5+ 28.
Qe3 f5 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. g4 $16 {1-0 Socko,B-Parligras,M/Mallorca 2004 (67)})
15. bxa6 (15. Bd3 Nh4 16. g3 $4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Bh3+ 18. Kg1 Qe1+ $1 {0-1
Wittenberg,R-Hilgendorff,J/Germany 1993}) 15... Bxa6 16. Bxa6 (16. Bc4 Bxc4 17.
Nxc4 d5 18. Qg4+ Ng7 19. Rd1 f5 (19... Rxa2 20. O-O f5 (20... Ra4 21. b3 Rb4
22. Rd3 f6 23. Rfd1 d4 24. f4 $36) 21. Qg3 $13) 20. Qf3 (20. Qg3 Qc7 21. Nxe5
f4 $17) 20... e4 21. Qb3 (21. Qf4 Rxa2 22. O-O d4 $17) 21... Rb8 22. Qa3 f4 $44
) (16. Nc2 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 d5 $5 $44) (16. Qg4+ Ng7 17. Nc2 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 d5 $44)
16... Qa5+ 17. Qd2 (17. Kf1 Qxa6+ 18. Kg1 Nd4 19. h4 Rfb8 $5 20. Rb1 Qc6 21.
Rh3 Kh8 $44) 17... Qxa6 18. h4 (18. Nc2 Kh8 $5 $44) 18... Kh8 19. Qg5 Nd4 (
19... Ng7 $5 20. Rh3 Rg8 21. Qf6 $13) 20. Qf6+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.09"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Iljin, Artem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Nbd2 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chile"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 c6 12. Bc4 cxd5 13. Bxd5 Na6 14. O-O-O
Nc7 15. Bb3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. Be3 f5 18. Kb1 b6 19. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Charbonneau, Pascal"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15.
Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Qe2 f5 18. h4 Bf6 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nce3 Bd7 21. Qc2 e4
22. Qxe4 Ne5 23. Ra1 Re8 24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Qd4 Bc6 26. Bd5 Rb4 27. Qd2 Bxd5 28.
Qxd5 Nf3+ 29. Ke2 Qxc3 30. Kxf3 Rxb3 31. Rhe1 Rb4 32. Kg3 h6 33. Kh2 Rxh4+ 34.
Kg1 Re5 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. g3 Rhe4 37. Rac1 Qd2 38. Qc6 d5 39. Red1 Qa2 40. Qc2
Qxc2 41. Nxc2 Rc4 42. Na3 Rxc1 43. Rxc1 d4 44. Rd1 Rd5 45. Kf1 d3 46. Nc4 h5
47. Ne3 Rd4 48. Ke1 g5 49. Kd2 h4 50. Ra1 a4 51. Kc3 Rd6 52. Rxa4 d2 53. Ra1
Rf6 54. Ng4 Ra6 55. Rh1 d1=Q 56. Rxd1 hxg3 57. Rh1+ Kg7 58. fxg3 Ra3+ 59. Kd2
Rxg3 60. Ne3 Rf3 61. Kd3 Rf4 62. Nd5 Ra4 63. Ke3 Kg6 64. Kf3 Ra3+ 65. Ne3 Ra4
66. Rb1 Rf4+ 67. Kg3 Ra4 68. Rb6+ Kh5 69. Rb3 Re4 70. Ng2 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Qb6 8. Qd3 {This rare move has recently been seen in a few games between GMs.
The usual move is 8.Qd2.} Qxb2 {If black refuses to accept this pawn then
white has a small edge as the tournament practice shows.} (8... Nc6 9. O-O-O
Bd7 $14 {0-1 Pyhala,A-Oll,L/Helsinki 1995/EXT 99 (26) 1-0 Liss,E-Loginov,V/
Budapest 1993/CBM 38 (40)}) 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 {White attacks in a typical way
for this variation trying to provoke a weakening of the black pawn chain.} Be7
{Another possibility is 10...Nc6 which leads to positions where white has
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} (10... Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6
13. Be2 $44) 11. Be2 Qa5 {Black moves the queen from a dangerous area. 11...
Nc6 has also been played which leads to an unclear game as the tournament
practice shows. In case of 11...Qc5 12.Be3 white also has a serious initiative
for the sacrificed pawn.} (11... Nc6 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O (14.
e5 $5 dxe5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bh5+ Kf8 $13) 14... Qa5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bg4 Rg8
(16... O-O {'N!?' Areshchenko,A.} 17. Kh1 (17. Qc4 $5 d5 18. Qxc6 Qc5+ 19. Qxc5
Bxc5+ 20. Kh1 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Be7 $13) 17... Kh8 18. Ne2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Lastin,
A-Areshchenko,A/St Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003 (29) '!' Areshchenko,A.}) (16... h5
17. Bh3 Kf7 18. Kh1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Nataf,I-Marjanovic,S/Budva 2003/CBM 96 ext 
(38)}) 17. Bh3 Rg5 18. Ne2 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 a5 $44 {1-0 Sambuev,B-Kokarev,D/St
Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003 (100)}) (11... Qc5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. g4 $44 {1/2-1/2
Duistermaat,H-Hort,V/Utrecht 1986/EXT 97 (44)}) 12. Bd2 $5 {White retreats
with the bishop, making way for the g-pawn.} (12. O-O Nc6 (12... O-O 13. Kh1
Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Qf4 Ne8 17. Rbd1 Ra7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rd3 {
1/2-1/2 Chytilek,R-Sobek,J/Czechia 1999/EXT 2001 (19)})) 12... Qc7 (12... Nc6
$5 {and white can not use Qa5 at the moment;}) 13. fxe6 {Opening the f-file
and weakening black's pawn chain.} fxe6 14. g4 $5 {A typical sicilian move.
White threatens by g4-g5 to seize the initiative. 14.Qh3 as the next game
shows gives black a fine position.} (14. Qh3 $6 Nc6 $17 (14... e5 15. Ne6 Bxe6
16. Qxe6 $44 {[%csl Yd5,Ye6,Yf5] White has a compensation thanks to the
control over central light squares;}) 15. Nxc6 (15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Qxe6 Nd4 $36)
15... Qxc6 (15... bxc6 {was same good for black;}) 16. Bh5+ Nxh5 17. Qxh5+ g6
18. Qh6 Bf6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Bezgodov,A-Najer,E/Elista 2001/CBM 83/[Tyomkin,D] (52)
/-+}) 14... h6 $146 {[%mdl 8] Black tries to prevent g4-g5. Other replies
allow white a dangerous initiative.} (14... h5 $6 15. g5 Ng4 16. Qh3 Qc5 17.
Bxg4 Qxd4 18. Bxe6 $16 {1-0 Lastin,A-Kokarev,D/St Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003 (24)
}) (14... O-O 15. g5 Ne8 16. Bg4 $36) (14... d5 15. g5 (15. exd5 Nxd5 16. O-O
$44) 15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 $44) 15. e5 $5 {[%mdl 640]} dxe5 16.
Qg6+ Kf8 17. Nf3 {By sacrificing the second pawn white tries to make the
position even sharper. The bad position of the black king gives white a long
term initiative.} Bd7 {[%cal Rd7e8] First of all black tries to throw the
white queen back from an active position.} 18. g5 Be8 19. Qd3 hxg5 (19... Nh5
20. gxh6 Nf4 21. hxg7+ $44) 20. Nxg5 {White has opened the g-file and brings
his pieces closer to the black king.} Bf7 $6 {Allowing to exchange his white
squared bishop. White's attack is growing.} (20... Kg8 $5) 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22.
Rg1 {[%cal Rg1g7,Rd3g6]} Bd8 {It is very difficult to defend with black. In
case of 22...Kf8 white's attack is very dangerous.} (22... Kf8 23. Qg6 (23. Ne4
Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Nc6) 23... Bc5 24. Rf1 $40) 23. Ne4 $5 {[%cal Re4g5] The white
knight enters the game with a decisive effect.} Nxe4 24. Qxe4 {After the
exchange of knights black is defenceless.} Nc6 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Rf1+ Bf6 27.
Rxf6+ $1 {White sacrifices an exchange totally opening the black king.} gxf6
28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Rb3 $1 {[%cal Gb3g3] Bringing the rook to the kingside with
a decisive effect.} Rh7 30. Bh6 Qa5+ 31. Kf1 {There is no defence against 32.
Rg3, black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. f3 Nc6 7. e4 Ba6 8. Bg5
Qc8 9. Bd3 Na5 10. Qe2 d6 11. Nh3 Nd7 12. f4 f6 13. Bh4 Qb7 14. O-O O-O-O 15.
Rab1 Rde8 16. Bf2 h6 17. Be3 Re7 18. Nf2 Kb8 19. h3 Rc8 20. Rfd1 e5 21. fxe5
fxe5 22. d5 c6 23. c5 Bxd3 24. Nxd3 cxd5 25. cxb6 Qa6 26. bxa7+ Ka8 27. Qg4 Nc4
28. Bf2 Nf6 29. Qf5 Rec7 30. Nb4 Qa4 31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Nxa3 33. Rb8+ Rxb8
34. axb8=Q+ Kxb8 35. Rxd6 Nc4 36. Rd8+ Kb7 37. Qf8 Qa6 38. Rb8+ Kc6 39. Qe8+
Rd7 40. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7.
Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nce7 (8... Nge7 {Finkel,A} 9. c4 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Nd4 (10... Ne7 $6
11. h4 $1 Bd7 12. Nc2 h5 13. g3 g6 14. Bg2 Bg7 15. O-O O-O 16. Nb4 $14 {
Bologan,V-Stripunsky,A/Wijk-B 1996}) 11. Be3 Be7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Bf6 (13...
Bd7 14. Rc1 (14. Qd2 Qb8 15. Rac1 Qb7 16. Nc2 Nxc2 17. Rxc2 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rxc2
19. Rxc2 Rc8 $11 {Sluka,R-Moroz,A/Komercni Banka op 1997}) 14... Qa5 15. Qe1
Bd8 16. Qxa5 Bxa5 17. Nc2 Nxc2 18. Rxc2 Rfc8 19. Rfc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Kf8 $11 {
Manik,M-Moroz,A/Komercni Banka op 1996}) (13... Bb7 $6 14. Qd2 $5 f5 15. Bxd4
exd4 16. Nc2 Qb6 17. Qf4 Rae8 18. Rae1 Qc5 19. Qf3 $1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]
Tiviakov,S-Nataf,I/Mondariz 2000}) 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17.
Rc1 Qb7 18. Qb4 Qb8 19. Qa5 $11 {Stripunsky,A-Votava,J/Mlada Boleslav op 1995})
9. Nb4 $5 {Perhaps this move is objectively not very good, but in practical
play it is very unpleasant to meet such a bizzare move, specially in such
early stages of the game, when you don't know if your opponent prepared
something at home.  Finkel,A: 'So many things have been said and written about
this move, that it's needless to add remarks of my own. I will just say that
this move deserves an exclaimaition mark for just being a novelty on move 9 in
the Sveshnikov - the line, in which a major part of the novelties come at move
25! '} (9. Bg5 {Finkel,A} h6 (9... Be6 10. c4 Bxd5 11. exd5 bxc4 12. Nxc4 f6
13. Qa4+ Kf7 14. Qa3 Nf5 $13 {Thompson,I-Djabri,K/Telford 2004}) 10. Bxb5+ axb5
11. Nxb5 Ra6 12. Nbc7+ Kd7 13. Qg4+ f5 14. exf5 Nf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 $15 {
Kindermann,S-Bischoff,K/Munich 1987}) (9. c4 {Finkel,A} Nxd5 10. exd5 bxc4 11.
Nxc4 Nf6 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. Be2 Be7 16. O-O f5 17. f4
e4 18. Rac1 O-O 19. b3 Bb7 20. Na5 $14 {Landa,K-Lautier,J/playchess.com INT
2004}) (9. Nxe7 {Finkel,A} Bxe7 10. c4 Nf6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qe2 bxc4
14. Nxc4 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. f3 Rad8 17. Bc2 e4 $36 {Ciganovic,N-Rukavina,D/
Rabac 2004}) 9... Bd7 {'?!' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'Radjabov doesn't react very
accurately. He was probably stunned with Ivanchuk's 9th move so his play
wasn't of the highest possible level!'} (9... Nf6 {Seems to be the critical
and obvious line, but perhaps Radjabov feared some sort of home preparation
from Ivanchuk.} 10. c4 {Consistent, defending the e4 pawn is too passive.} (10.
f3 d5 $1 {And black should have the better game.}) 10... Nxe4 11. cxb5 d5 (
11... Qa5 $6 12. Bd2 Nxd2 (12... Qb6 {Finkel,A} 13. Qf3 d5 14. Nxd5 Nxd2 15.
Nxb6 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Nxc8 18. O-O-O $14 {Abrahamyan,T-Hahn,A/San
Diego 2004}) 13. Qxd2 {And here I can't find enough compensation for the pawn,
since axb5 is not really possible.} axb5 14. Bxb5+ Bd7 15. Nc4 $1 {And white
wins.}) (11... a5 $5 {Finkel,A} 12. Na6 d5 13. Qc2 Bxa6 14. bxa6 f5 $13) 12.
bxa6 Bd7 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Re1,Ge5] This key move gives black the better game, he
has lots of compensation for the pawn, in form of a mobile pawn center, and
inmediate tactical threats which are not so easy to parry. Also whites pieces
look rather clumsy.}) 10. c4 {Hitting the queenside pawn chain, this is whites
only way to continue.} a5 {Finkel,A: 'Now it's too late for Nf6:'} (10... Nf6 {
Finkel,A} 11. cxb5 Nxe4 12. Nxa6 d5 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. O-O Be7 15. Qb3 $16) 11.
Nbc2 Nf6 (11... b4 {'?!' Finkel,A. Came into consideration, and is rather
logical. Nb1 is very aweful, so probably...} 12. Nb5 Bxb5 13. cxb5 Nf6 {
When the position isn't really clear. Black controls much more of the center,
and white's b5 pawn might be weak. On the other hand white has the pair of
bishops, and he has that passed pawn on b5 which might be strong!} 14. Ne3 {
Finkel,A} Nxe4 15. b6 {[%cal Gf1b5]} Qxb6 16. f3 Nf6 17. Nc4 $18) 12. Nxb5 Bxb5
(12... Nxe4 {Was probably better.} 13. Qxd6 {Spectacular, but black probably
has enough for his pawn.} (13. Nxd6+ Nxd6 14. Qxd6 Nc6 15. Qd5 Qc7 $1 $44) (13.
Bd3 Bxb5 14. cxb5 d5 {Should also give black an ok game.}) 13... Bxb5 14. Qxd8+
Rxd8 15. cxb5 Nd5 {White's king is very shaky, and his development poor. Black
should have enough for his pawn deficit.}) 13. cxb5 Nxe4 14. Be3 {Here white
might have an advantage, because his development will soon be finished, and
the pair of bishops together with that passed pawn on the wing will guarantee
a good edge. Black's pawn center isn't enough this time, since it can't
advance too much, taking into consideration that black's king is still in the
center, just behind them.} d5 15. b6 f5 16. Qe2 $5 {'+/-' Finkel,A. Another
bizzare move, any mortal would have played:  Finkel,A: 'White has better
development, a adangerous passer and a better king. In Ivanchuk's hands we are
talking about the decisive advantage.'} (16. Bb5+ Kf7 17. f3 Nd6 (17... Nf6 18.
O-O $14 {with the idea of} d4 $6 19. Bc4+ Ned5 20. Bf2 Qxb6 21. f4 {With a
humongous initiative.}) 18. Bc6 $1 Nxc6 19. Qxd5+ Kg6 20. Qxc6 {When white is
simply a pawn up.}) 16... Kf7 (16... d4 17. Qb5+ Kf7 18. O-O-O $1 $16 {Is the
idea. Black's king is the one who turns out to be very weak!}) 17. O-O-O $1 {
A very nice move, Ivanchuk brings his rook to the center inmediately, and will
safeguard his king in the queen side, since black can't really organize
something in that flank.} Qd7 (17... Rb8 {I dont think this would change much.}
18. f3 Nf6 19. Kb1 $1 {Important move, with the idea of} d4 20. Bc1 $14 {
With strong preasure against blacks central pawns.}) 18. Kb1 Qe6 19. f3 {
Finally the knight is forced back.} Nd6 $6 {This sets white less problems then}
(19... Nf6 20. Qb5 (20. f4 {doesn't really work anymore} exf4 21. Bd4 {Bxf4?
Qxb6} Rb8 $1 {And Black shouldn't really be worse if he is allowed to
sacrifice an exchange on b6.}) 20... Rb8 21. g4 $1 fxg4 22. fxg4 Qxg4 23. Bd3
$16 {With a big initiative}) 20. f4 Nc4 21. fxe5 $18 {With the fall of the
proud pawn centre, hope is extinguised as well.} Rb8 22. g4 {Simple chess,
opening lines to the king.} f4 23. Qf3 g5 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. h4 Qc6 26. e6+ $1 {
The rest is pointless, notice how the bishop on f8 and the rook on h8 haven't
moved yet.} Kg6 27. Qf2 Qxe6 28. Bd4 Bg7 {a bit late} 29. hxg5 Rbd8 30. Rde1
Qd6 31. Bc5 Qd2 32. Re6+ {Strange, but entertaining game.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxf5 16. Bd3 g4 17. O-O Kh8 18. Re1 Ng8 19. f3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Nh6 21. Qe2
Bg6 22. Bf2 Nf5 23. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Philippines"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PHI"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 {If black doesn't
play c7-c6 this continuation is legitimic. Now black intends to provide c7-c5
by one tempo.} 7. e5 $5 {Rare variation, but, probably, gives white some
chance to fight for the advantage. Another theoretical line is} (7. O-O c5 8.
d5 Rb8 9. e5 $1 {1-0 Vaisser,A-Bauer,C/Aix les Bains 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg]
(32)}) 7... dxe5 {Other possibilities are:} (7... Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. g4 {1/2-1/2
Pedersen,N-Marin,M/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/[Erenburg] (29)}) (7... Ne8 {1-0 Zhang
Pengxiang-Dzhumaev,M/Calcutta 2001/CBM 85/[Finkel,A] (47)}) (7... Nd7 8. Ne4 c5
9. e6 fxe6 10. h4 cxd4 11. h5 Nac5 12. hxg6 h6 13. Qe2 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nc5 $13 {
Motwani,P-Howell,J/BCF-ch 1994}) 8. fxe5 {This continuation seems more
principle, than the capture with the "d" pawn, as in this case, white opens
the "f" file for the rook, and makes dark-squared bishop more active.} (8. dxe5
Nd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. O-O f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Be3 $14
{Van der Sterren,P-Haik,A/Budel zt 1987}) 8... Nd5 9. Nxd5 {White plays very
aggressively in the opening, trying to get an obvious space advantage. Another
possibility:} (9. Be4 Nab4 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. O-O c6 12. c3 f6 13. exf6 exf6 14.
Re1 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 f5 17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. Qxd5+ cxd5 19. Bf4 Rfe8 $11
{1/2-1/2 Rivera Kuzawka,D-Ivkov,B/Corunha 1990/EXT 2004 (27)}) 9... Qxd5 10. c4
Qd8 11. h3 $1 {Very strong move. White doesn't hurry with the castle, but
first he secures the strength of his centre, preventing from black to develop
the light-squared bishop to g4.} f6 {The only way to get the counterplay for
black is to attack white's centre.} 12. exf6 $146 {In the preceding game white
tried} (12. Be3 fxe5 13. dxe5 Nb4 14. Be4 Bf5 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. O-O Qxd1 17.
Raxd1 Rad8 18. Bg5 Nc6 $11 {0-1 Faure,M-Cuijpers,F/Zug 1987/EXT 97 (40)}) 12...
exf6 13. O-O c6 {Black has to solve the problems of developing the queenside
pieces. First, he intends to get the knight into the game through c7 square.} (
13... f5 14. Re1 (14. Bg5 Bxd4+) 14... Bxd4+ 15. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 16. Be3 $44) ({
In my opinion, black should have started from} 13... Re8 $5 14. Bf4 f5 $1 15.
Be5 (15. Bc2 c5 $132) (15. Qd2 Bxd4+ 16. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 17. Rf2 Nc5 $15) 15... Bxe5
16. dxe5 Be6 $11) 14. Bf4 Nc7 (14... f5 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Bc2 c5 17. Rad1 $14)
15. Qb3 {White continues to develop the pieces, preventing from black to
develop the light-squared bishop.} Kh8 16. Rad1 $14 {Now we can resume the
results of the opening as very successful for white. He has a space advantage,
all his pieces are developed already, while black has serious problems to
complete the development of the queenside.} Ne6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Rfe1 {vacating
the f1 square for the bishop.} ({Comes to consideration:} 18. d5 Nf4 19. Bc2
cxd5 20. cxd5 Qd6 $14) 18... Nf4 $6 {The knight on f4 seems active, but,
actually it can find itself in trouble, as it doesn't have any good square...}
({Probably better was} 18... Ng5 $1 19. Nh2 (19. Nxg5 fxg5 $132 {[%cal Yg5g4,
Gc8h3]}) 19... Qg3 20. Kh1 $14) 19. Bf1 b6 $2 {White's pieces are all located
extremely active, and the first player is ready to carry out the breakthrough
d4-d5. Therefore, last black's move is absolutely not to the point...} ({
Black should have played} 19... Rd8 20. d5 cxd5 21. cxd5 Qd6 22. Rd4 $16) 20.
d5 $1 cxd5 21. cxd5 {Now white's initative becomes very dangerous.} Qd6 (21...
Nh5 22. d6 Qd8 23. g4 Ng3 24. Bg2 $18) 22. Qc4 $1 {emphasizing the defect of
black's 18-th move.} Nh5 $2 {losing the knight. But, in bad positions all the
moves are bad...} (22... g5 23. Qc6 (23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. Qc6 $18) 23... Qxc6 24.
dxc6 $18) 23. g4 $1 $18 {winning the knight.} b5 24. Qc6 Qg3+ (24... Qxc6 {
doesn't change anything:} 25. dxc6 Ng3 26. Bc5 Rg8 27. Bxb5 $18) 25. Bg2 Bxg4 (
25... Nf4 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Qxa8 Bxg4 28. Re8 $18) 26. Bf2 Qf4 27. hxg4 Qxg4
28. Qe6 {Now white is just piece up without any compensation from the black's
side... The rest is a matter of an easy technique.} f5 29. Ne5 Qg5 (29... Qxg2+
30. Kxg2 Nf4+ 31. Kf3 Nxe6 32. dxe6 $18) 30. Nf7+ Rxf7 31. Qxf7 h6 32. Qe7 Qg4
33. Qh4 {trading the queens.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Marin,M/Stoica"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 f6 12. Nf3 Nb6 13. Bf2 f5 14. e3 Bd7 15. h3
Nc4 16. b3 Nd6 17. g4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bb5 21. Qxd8
Rfxd8 22. Rfc1 Bf8 23. a4 Bc6 24. Bf1 Be7 25. Be1 Kf7 26. Bc4 Rac8 27. Kf1 Bd5
28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Bc3 Bc5 30. Bd4 Bxd4 31. exd4 g5 32. fxg5 fxg4 33. hxg4 Kg6
34. Ke2 Kxg5 35. a5 Rf8 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 {Judging from the further course of the
game, Black was playing for a win here. In doing so, he probably relied on his
more active king, failing to understand the significance of White's advantage
of space on the queen side as well as the fact that the white king safely
blocks the most dangerous black pawn.} 37. Rf1 $1 {Occupying the onl available
open line.} Kxg4 {Black plays actively, but his h-pawn is far from dangerous.
Black could have defended his seventh rank.} ({True, doing it with the
immediate} 37... Rc7 $6 {wouldn't have entirely absolved him from problems:}
38. e6 Re7 (38... Kxg4 39. Rf7) 39. Rf5+ Kxg4 40. Rxd5 Rxe6 41. Rd7 $14) ({
In case of choosing this defensive plan, he should have decoyed the enemy king
to the d-file first with} 37... Rc2+ $1 38. Ke3 Rc3+ 39. Kd2 {and only now} Rc7
$1 (39... Rd3+ $2 40. Ke2 $16) (39... Rxb3 $2 40. e6 $16) 40. e6 Re7 41. Rf5+
Kxg4 42. Rxd5 Rxe6 43. Rd7 (43. Ke3 Re7) {since he could now win an important
tempo with} 43... e3+ 44. Ke2 Kf4 45. Rxb7 Ke4 46. Rxh7 Kxd4 $11) 38. Rg1+ Kf4
{But this is a sign already that Black was playing for a win.} ({The safer} 
38... Kf5 {would have led to equality:} 39. Rg7 Rc2+ 40. Kd1 Rh2 41. Rf7+ Ke6
42. Rxb7 Rh1+ 43. Ke2 Rh2+ 44. Ke3 Rh3+ $11) 39. Rf1+ ({In case of} 39. Rg7 $6
Rc2+ 40. Kd1 Rh2 41. e6 Rh6 {it would be White who should look for equality
with} 42. Ke2 (42. e7 Re6 43. Ke2 h5 $15) 42... Rxe6 43. Rxh7 $11) 39... Kg3 ({
Once again, safer would have been to place the king on a less advanced
position with} 39... Kg4 {for instance} 40. Rf7 Rc2+ 41. Ke3 (41. Kd1 Rh2 42.
e6 Rh6 $11) 41... Rc3+ 42. Kd2 Rxb3 43. e6 e3+ 44. Ke2 Rb2+ 45. Kxe3 Rb3+ 46.
Kd2 h5 $11) 40. Rg1+ Kf4 41. Rf1+ Kg3 42. e6 $5 {But now, it is White who
declines a draw by repetition and rightly so.} (42. Rf7 Rc2+ 43. Ke3 Rc3+ 44.
Kd2 Rxb3 45. e6 e3+ 46. Ke2 Rb2+ 47. Kxe3 Rb3+ 48. Kd2 Rb2+ (48... h5 $2 49.
Rf5 $18) 49. Kc3 Re2 50. Rxh7 (50. Rxb7 h5) 50... Rxe6 51. Rxb7 Rc6+ 52. Kb3 (
52. Kd3 Ra6 53. Rb5 Rd6 $11) 52... Kf4 53. Rxa7 Ke4 $11) 42... Re8 43. Rf5 Rxe6
44. Rxd5 Re7 $6 {Continuing to neglect the problem of the king. Radjabov might
have still overestimated the force of his h-pawn. Black could have maintained
equality in two ways:} (44... Kg4 45. Rd7 h5 46. Rxb7 a6 (46... h4 $6 47. Rxa7
Rh6 48. a6 $16) 47. Rb6 Kf5 $8 48. d5 Rg6 $11) ({Even simpler looks to be} 
44... Kf4 45. Rd7 e3 46. Rxb7 (46. Rxh7 Ke4 $11) 46... Ke4 (46... Rh6 $2 47.
Kd3 $18) 47. Rxh7 Kxd4 48. Rxa7 Rh6 $11 {and in the near future all the pawns
will be eliminated from board.}) 45. Re5 $1 $14 {/+/- The race between the d-
and the h-pawn will favour White, because his king will be closer to the
vulnerable black queen side (this aspect is especially relevant in the case
both sides would have to give up their rooks for the enemy pawns.) This is in
fact an exception to the general rule according to which an outside passed
pawn is more dangerous than a central one.} Rc7 (45... Rd7 46. Ke3 Kg4 47.
Rxe4+ Kg3 48. Re6 h5 49. Rg6+ Kh3 50. Ke4 $16) 46. Ke3 Rc3+ (46... Kg4 47. Kxe4
h5 (47... Rc1 48. Kd5 $16) 48. Re8 Rg7 49. d5 h4 50. d6 h3 51. Rh8 Kg3 52. Ke5
$16) 47. Kxe4 Rxb3 48. d5 Rb4+ 49. Kf5 h5 50. Re3+ Kg2 (50... Kf2 51. Rh3 h4 (
51... Rb5 52. Ke6 Rxa5 53. d6 $18) (51... b6 52. a6 $18) 52. d6 Kg2 (52... Rd4
53. Ke5 $18) 53. Rd3 $18) 51. d6 Rd4 52. Ke5 Rd1 53. Re4 $18 b5 54. Rd4 Re1+
55. Kd5 Re8 56. d7 Rd8 57. Kc6 Kg3 58. Kxb5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Nc3
g6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Qb6 8. Qd2 {In his game against Rowson which was also played in this olympiad
Radjabov successfully played 8.Qd3 - see comments to this game.} Qxb2 9. Rb1
Qa3 10. f5 {The main direction of the white attack} Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6
bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be2 h5 17. Rf1 {'!' Jackson,R.
A relatively new line. Previously 17.Rb3 was played followed by a knight
sacrifice on f6. The theory doesn't have a clear verdict on this sacrifice.} (
17. Rb3 Qxa2 (17... Qa4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. c4 $13 {1-0 Timman,J-Hjartarson,J/
Linares 1989/CBM 11 (44)}) 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. O-O $44 {1/2-1/2 Kruse,
H-Balcerak,P/Germany 2003/CBM 98 ext (34)}) 17... Qxa2 $146 {[%mdl 8] A
novelty. Black avoids 17...f5, which was played in a number of games. In that
case white usually has a strong attack for the sacrificed material.} (17... f5
18. Rb3 $5 (18. Rf3 Qxa2 19. Rfb3 Qa4 $5 (19... fxe4 20. Qc3 Bd8 {'!' Jackson,
R.} (20... O-O 21. Ra1 Bb4 22. Rxb4 Qd5 23. Qg3+ Kh7 24. Bxh5 Rf6 25. Rd1 Qa5
26. c3 $16) 21. Qxc6+ $44 {1-0 Ibraev,N-Kokarev,D/St Petersburg 2003/EXT 2004 
(30)}) 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Qxd6 Qa5+ (21... Qe4 22. Rb7 Qh4+ 23. g3 Qd8 24. Qxe5
Rh6 25. Qg7 $18 {1-0 Fernandez Siles,L-Gamundi Salamanca,A/Albacete 2004/CBM
102 ext (25)}) 22. Kf1 $13 {0-1 Schuermans,R-Van Beers,E/Westerlo BEL 2004/The
Week in Chess 507 (36)}) 18... Qxa2 19. Qc3 Bd8 20. Qxc6+ Bd7 21. Nd6+ $40 {
1-0 Vasquez,R-Smith,D/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM 99 ext (31)}) 18. Rd1 {[%cal Re4f6,
Rf1f6] Bringing the rook to an active position and renewing the threat 19.
Nxf6+.} Qd5 {Black brings his queen to a more active place. In case of 18...f5
white could reply with 19.Qc3 with a dangerous attack.} (18... f5 19. Qc3 $5
$40 {[%cal Rc3e5]} (19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Qa5+ 21. Kf2 Ra7 $17)) 19. Qe3 $5 {
[%cal Re3g3] Attacking the black queen and preparing to move the queen to the
kingside.} Qa5+ 20. c3 f5 21. Qg3 $5 {[%cal Gg3g7][%mdl 128] Bringing the
queen to the kingside and creating a threat to penetrate to g7.} Kf8 {After 21.
..Kf7 22.Bc4 white's initiative is very dangerous.} (21... Kf7 22. Bc4 $36 {
[%cal Rf1f5]}) 22. Qg6 $1 {A decisive penetration of the white queen to the
opponent's camp.} Qa4 23. Rf3 $1 {[%cal Rf3g3,Gf3d3] White plays very
energetically and inventive. As the next lines show black is already has no
defence.} Ra7 (23... Bh4+ 24. Rg3 $3 Bxg3+ 25. hxg3 Qxd1+ 26. Bxd1 fxe4 27.
Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qd8+ $36) (23... Qxe4 24. Rg3 Qg4 25. Bxg4 hxg4 26. Rxg4 fxg4 27.
Ke2 $18) 24. Rg3 $1 {White forces black to exchange his dark squared bishop
and recieves a decisive advantage.} Bh4 25. Ng5 Bxg3+ 26. hxg3 Qa5 27. Qf6+ Kg8
28. Rd8+ Qxd8 {Black is forced to give his queen for the opponent's rook.} 29.
Qxd8+ $18 Kg7 30. Qd6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. d4 d5 7. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse"]
[Date "2005.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.02.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 a6 10. N5c3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Nc6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qc1 Rc8 14. Rd1
Qa5 15. Bf3 Rfd8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Nd4 19. Kg2 Nxf3 20. exf3
Qb4 21. Qc1 Rd3 22. a3 Qd4 23. Qe1 Qf6 24. Qe2 Bc4 25. Qe4 b5 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27.
Nxd1 Kg7 28. b4 Qa1 29. Ne3 Be6 30. Qd3 Qb2 31. Nc2 Bf5 32. Qd4+ Qxd4 33. Nxd4
Kf6 34. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse"]
[Date "2005.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.02.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 Rb8 13. a5 $5 {The idea a4-a5
has entered the mainstream of the Schevenigen theoretical discussions. In this
position it is rather new, but still dangerous.} Nxa5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7
16. Bf4 Nxe5 (16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. b3 Qb4 19. Ra4 Qb6 20. Qf2 Ra8 21.
Be3 Rf8 22. Nf5 Qd8 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Ne4 Nxe5 25. Bc5 Qd8 26. Rd4 {1-0
Volokitin,A-Babula,V/Mallorca 2004/ (32)}) 17. Qe3 f6 (17... Bf6 18. Ne4 Nac6
19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Qh4 $18) 18. Qh3 Nac6 (18... Bd7
19. Bh5 g6 (19... Rf8 20. Bf3 Bb4 21. Nxe6 $11) 20. Rae1 Nac4 (20... gxh5 $2
21. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 22. Qg3+ $18) 21. b3 Qb6 $13) 19. Bd3 g6 (19... f5 20. Qg3 $1
Bd6 21. Ndb5 axb5 22. Nxb5 Qd8 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Bb5 $14) 20. Rae1 $1 {[%mdl
128] Radjabov brings the last reserves into the battle and the seemingly
hanging knight on d4 becomes untouchable.} (20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. b3 Rb6 $13) 20...
Rf8 (20... Nxd4 $2 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Rf7 $1 (22. Bxg6 $6 hxg6 23. Rf7 Kxf7 24.
Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ $11) 22... h5 (22... Kxf7 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25.
Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ $18) 23. Bxg6 Rf8 24. Qxh5 Rxf7 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Rf1 Nf5
27. Qg6 $18) 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 (21... bxc6 22. Qg3 Rxb2 23. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 (23... Bd6
24. Ne4 hxg6 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxe5 (26. Bxe5 fxe5 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Rf3 Rxf3
29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. gxf3 $14) 26... Qe7 (26... Kg7 27. Rh5 $16) 27. Bh6 Qf7 28.
Ree1 Re8 29. Qc3 Ra2 30. Rxf6 Rxc2 31. Qf3 $18) 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26.
Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh7 28. Rf3 Rxf3 29. gxf3 Bc5 30. Ne4 $16) 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23.
Qg3 Bd7 (23... Rf4 24. Bxg6 hxg6 (24... Bh4 25. Bf7+ $18) 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 (25...
Kh8 26. Rxf4 exf4 27. Re5 $18) 26. Qh6+ Ke8 27. Qh8+ Bf8 28. Ne2 $40) (23...
Qc7 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Rf3 $18) 24. Bxg6 $1 {White has prepared
everything for the eventual kingside attack and the moment of decision has
come.} hxg6 (24... Qc7 25. Be4+ Kh8 26. Qh3 $18) 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27.
Qg4+ Kh8 28. Rf3 $1 {The key move of white's aggressive concept. The opening
of the g file will spell the disaster for the black king.} Rxf3 29. gxf3 Be8 (
29... Rg8 30. Qh5+ Kg7 31. Rg1+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Kf7 33. Qh7+ $18) 30. Ne4 Bc5 (
30... Qb6 31. Rg1 Qxg1+ 32. Kxg1 $18) 31. Nxc5 Qxc5 32. Rg1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse"]
[Date "2005.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Maes, Wim"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.02.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O a6 8. a3
b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. Nxb5 O-O 11. a4 Ba6 12. Ra3 Rb8 13. Nec3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxf1
15. Qxf1 Bxd4 16. Nb5 Bg7 17. Qc4 d5 18. Qc2 Qd7 19. d3 Rbc8 20. Bf4 Nc6 21.
exd5 exd5 22. Qxc5 Nd4 23. Qxd5 Ne2+ 24. Kf1 Nxf4 25. gxf4 Rc1+ 26. Ke2 Qg4+
27. Qf3 Qc8 28. Nc3 Rc2+ 29. Kd1 Rxb2 30. Qc6 Qb8 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5
h6 9. c3 Rb8 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. h3 a5 13. a4 b4 14. Bc4 Nxd5 15. Bxd5
Ne7 16. Bc4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Ng6 18. d4 Bb6 19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qd3 Qe6
22. Bd2 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Ned5 Nd4 12. a4 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bg5 14. f4 exf4
15. Bxf4 Bxf4 16. Rxf4 Qg5 17. Rf2 h6 18. Qf1 Nc6 19. b3 Ne5 20. Nf4 Bd7 21.
Bd5 b6 22. h3 Rbe8 23. Qe2 Ng6 24. Nxg6 Qxg6 25. Raf1 Be6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Rf5
Re5 28. Qf3 f6 29. Qf4 Rfe8 30. Rf3 Kh7 31. Rg3 Qf7 32. Qg4 R8e6 33. Qf3 a6 34.
Qg4 g6 35. Rxe5 dxe5 36. Qe2 Rc6 37. Rf3 Qd7 38. Kh2 Kg7 39. Rf1 Qe6 40. Qf2
Rc7 41. Qe3 Qd6 42. Qf3 Qe6 43. Qe3 Qd6 44. Qf3 Rf7 45. Kh1 Qe6 46. Qe3 Qd6 47.
Qe2 Qe6 48. Qe3 Rc7 49. Qf2 Qd6 50. Qf3 Qe6 51. Qf2 Qd6 52. Qf3 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 Nh6 6. Be3 f6 7. h3 (7.
Qd2 $6 {Now the e3 B gets into trouble.} O-O (7... Nf5 $6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 Be6
10. O-O-O Nd7 11. h3 b5 12. Ne2 a5 13. g4 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 $16 {
Michaille-Andurand, Lyon op 1993}) (7... Ng4 {and the B cannot run away.}) 8.
O-O-O (8. Be2 {- 7.Be2}) 8... Ng4 9. Be2 b5 $1 $132 {- Livshits-Finkel, Ramat
Aviv 2000 CBM 078}) (7. Be2 O-O 8. Nf3 (8. h3 $6 {is too slow.} Nf5 9. Bf2 fxe5
10. dxe5 g5 $1 {blowing up White's [+].} 11. g4 Nh6 12. fxg5 Nf7 13. g6 hxg6
14. Nf3 e6 15. Bc5 Re8 16. Qd3 Nd7 17. Bd6 Nxd6 18. exd6 Nf8 19. h4 e5 $17 {
Berthelot-Sulava, Gonfreville Master 1999}) (8. Qd2 fxe5 (8... Nf5 $6 9. Bf2
fxe5 (9... Qb6 {This provocative move usually helps only for White.} 10. Na4 {
The N was really bad on c3 anyway...} Qc7 11. Nf3 fxe5 12. fxe5 Nd7 13. g4 Nh6
14. h3 e6 15. Ng5 Re8 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 b5 19. Nc5 bxc4 20.
Bd4 Bxe5 21. Nge4 Nf5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. O-O-O $18 {Morozevich-Iordachescu, Wch
U20 Zagan 1997}) 10. dxe5 e6 11. Nf3 b6 12. g4 Ne7 13. h4 $16 {Golod Ratner,
A-Safranska,A/Sala op 1994}) 9. dxe5 (9. fxe5 Nf5 10. Nf3 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 $14 {
is the simple way holding White's P chain, but giving up the dark-squared B is
not everyone's taste.}) 9... g5 $5 {This hyper-aggressive blow has it's
drawbacks, too.} (9... Nd7 10. g4 Nb6 11. h3 $14 {and Black's pieces on the >>
are doomed to passivity.}) (9... Nf5 10. Bf2 $14) 10. fxg5 (10. Nf3 {is the
alternative quickly developing the pieces ignoring the weakness of e5.} gxf4 (
10... g4 11. Nh4 $1 {fighting for >< f5} (11. Ng5 Nf5) 11... e6 (11... Nf5 12.
Bf2 Nxh4 13. Bxh4 Bf5 14. h3 $1 $16) 12. g3 $14) 11. Bxf4 Nf7 12. O-O-O Bg4 13.
Nd4 $14) 10... Nf7 11. Nf3 {was the natural reply.} (11. Nh3 $2 Nxe5 (11...
Bxh3 $6 {giving up the ^^ in order to corrupt the white P structure is rather
dangerous. Both alternatives looked better:} 12. gxh3 Nxe5 13. O-O-O Nbd7 14.
Rhf1 $14 {Skripchenko-Krasenkow, Wijk aan Zee 2002 CBM 087}) (11... Bxe5 12.
O-O-O Qa5 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 (14... Bxh3 $6 15. gxh3 e5 16. Qh4 $16) 15.
Qh4 Bf5 (15... Qc5 16. Rhf1 $14) 16. Rhf1 Bg6 17. Kb1 $13) 12. Nf4 Ng4 $13)
11... Nxe5 (11... Bf5 12. O-O-O) 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. O-O-O {Black's P structure
is better and he has good prospects in the [+], but White's lead of
development is also an important factor.} Bf5 (13... Bg7 14. Rhf1 $14) (13...
Qa5 14. Rhf1 Rxf1 15. Rxf1 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 {The ^^ in an opened
position with assymetrical P structure is favourable for White.} e5 18. Bc5 Nd7
19. Bd6 $16) 14. Rdf1 Nd7 15. g4 {White's pawns on the >> begin to march ahead.
} Bg6 16. Rxf8+ Nxf8 (16... Qxf8 17. h4 $16) 17. h4 Qa5 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4
Nd7 20. h5 $16) 8... Bg4 9. O-O {looks the most natural continuation.} (9. Nh4
$6 {- Godena-Iordachescu, EU-ch 2nd Ohrid 2001 CBM 84}) (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6
(10... Nf5 11. Bf2 fxe5 12. fxe5 (12. dxe5 {is again rather double-edged:} e6
13. h4 Nd7 14. Ne2 Qe7 15. c3 b5 $13 {De Firmain-Poley, Osterskan 1994}) 12...
e6 13. O-O Nd7 (13... h5 $5 14. Ne2 $14 {preparing against c5.} (14. Qd3 $6 c5
$1 15. Rae1 Nc6 16. Ne2 Qg5 17. c4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Ncxd4 19. Bxd4 Nh4 20. Qe2
Rac8 21. c5 Rf7 $19 {A.Sokolov-Komliakov, Nizhnij Novgorod 1998})) 14. Ne2 Qg5
{with pressure again on the c1-h6 /^.} 15. Qd3 h5 16. Kh2 Rf7 17. Rg1 c5 18. c3
$13 {Los-Nevednichy, Groningen 1993}) (10... Nd7 11. O-O fxe5 12. fxe5 e6 13.
Ne2 Qb6 14. Qd3 Rae8 15. b3 c5 $11 {Belov-Fakhudinov, RUS-ch U16 Serpukhov})
11. O-O (11. Qd2 $6 Nf5 12. Bg4 fxe5 13. Bxf5 Rxf5 14. fxe5 c5 $15 {J.
Pereira-F.Ribeiro, POR-ch 1994}) (11. g4 $6 {is again suicidal:} fxe5 12. fxe5
(12. dxe5 d4 $1 {and White's P chain collapses.}) 12... c5 $1 13. dxc5 Nc6 14.
O-O Nf7 15. Nb5 Bxe5 $17 {Hazai-Van Mil, Hungary chT 1997}) 11... Nd7 12. Ne2
Qe7 13. g4 fxe5 14. fxe5 c5 15. c3 {Now White can hold his [+]!} Nf7 16. Qd2
Rac8 17. Bg2 Rc7 18. Nf4 Nb6 19. b3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rfc8 21. Rf2 $14 {with some
space advantage for White, Zaichik-Titov, Kostroma 1985.}) (9. Qd2 Nf5 10. Bf2
Nd7 11. O-O (11. O-O-O Bxf3 $1 12. exf6 (12. Bxf3 $2 {is strongly met by} fxe5
13. dxe5 Nxe5 $1 {with nasty threats on the c1-h6 /^.}) 12... Rxf6 (12... exf6
{This is a bit passive.} 13. Bxf3 {White now can use his space advantage for
an |^ on the >>.} Nd6 {/\ f5!} 14. h4 f5 {controlling _|_ e4} 15. h5 Nf6 16.
hxg6 hxg6 17. Bh4 Qd7 18. Rdg1 {/\ g4} Rae8 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 (19... Bxf6 20. g4
$36) 20. g4 $14 {Cao Sang-Iordachescu, Moscow 1994}) 13. Bxf3 Nb6 $13) 11...
Bh6 12. Rae1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 fxe5 14. dxe5 e6 15. Kh1 Kh8 $11 {Lanka-Hodgson,
NLD-ch op 1994}) (9. Qd3 Nd7 10. O-O Nf5 11. Bf2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 fxe5 13. fxe5 e6
14. Ne2 c5 15. c3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb6 {1/2:1/2 Berelovich-Kalinin, Alushta 1999})
9... Nf5 (9... fxe5 10. fxe5 (10. dxe5 Nf5 11. Bf2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e6 {Black's 
[+] can be mobilized by c5.} 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Bg4 Qe7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 {
(Sveshnikov-Yurtaev, Volgodonsk 1983)} c5 $132 {Sveshnikov}) 10... Bxf3 11.
Bxf3 Nf5 (11... e6 12. Ne2 Nf5 13. Bf2 Qe7 14. c3 Nd7 15. a4 c5 16. a5 Rac8 17.
Kh1 Kh8 18. Qd3 $14 {Anand-Kantsler, Frunze 1997}) 12. Bf2 Bh6 {This is
Black's main threat here.} 13. Qd3 e6 14. Ne2 Nd7 15. c4 $14 (15. g4 $6 {
is premature:} Qg5 16. h3 c5 $5 $132 (16... Rf7 17. Bg2 Ne7 18. Bg3 Qe3+ $11 {
Cela-Nevednichy, Athens 1998}))) 10. Bf2 Bh6 (10... Bxf3 11. Bxf3 fxe5 12. fxe5
{- 9...fxe5 10.fxe5} (12. dxe5 {- 9...fxe5 10.dxe5})) 11. Nh4 $5 (11. g3 Nd7
12. Qd3 fxe5 13. dxe5 e6 14. h4 {/\ Ng5} Qe7 15. Ng5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bxg5 17.
hxg5 Qb4 18. Nd1 a6 19. b3 Rf7 20. a3 Qf8 21. Kg2 Qg7 22. Nb2 $14 {Saltaev-Van
Mil, Capella Grande 1998}) 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Bxf4 $6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Nxf5
Rxf5 15. Bh4 $1 $16 {Schuster-Baerwinkel, DLM 1995}) (7. Nf3 Bg4 (7... O-O 8.
h3 (8. Be2 {- 7.Be2}) 8... fxe5 9. dxe5 e6 10. Qd2 {/\ 0-0-0, g4} (10. g4 c5 $5
11. g5 d4 (11... Nf5 12. Bxc5) 12. gxh6 Bxh6 13. Nb5 (13. Nxd4 $6 Qh4+ 14. Bf2
Qxf4 $36) 13... a6 14. Nbxd4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18.
O-O-O Re4) 10... Qa5 11. g4 c5 12. Nb5 (12. b4 $5 cxb4 13. Nb5 $44 {
Vajda-Istratescu, Bucharest 1998}) 12... Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Nc6 14. O-O-O Nf7 15.
c4 $14) 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 fxe5 10. dxe5 $1 (10. fxe5 {is again illogical,
Black quickly finishes development.} Nf5 11. Bf2 O-O 12. Qd3 e6 13. O-O-O (13.
Ne2 c5 14. c3 Nc6 $15) 13... c5 $15 {Flores-Bruzon, Oropesa del Mar 1999})
10... O-O 11. Qe2 {is interesting.}) 7... fxe5 (7... Nf5 8. Bf2 fxe5 9. dxe5 {
- 7..fxe5}) 8. dxe5 $5 (8. fxe5 {is again not very impressive.} Nf5 9. Bf2 (9.
Bf4 $6 Qb6 10. Nge2 Qxb2 $15) 9... c5 $5 {comes into consideration.} (9... Bh6
10. Qd3 b6 (10... Na6 11. a3) 11. g4 Ba6 12. Qd1 Ng7 (12... Bxf1 13. gxf5 Ba6
14. Qg4 $14) 13. Bxa6 (13. h4 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 {Here the K is not very nice.} Ne6
$5 (14... O-O 15. g5 Nf5 $13 {- Nataf-Minasian, ICC INT 2004 CBM 105}) 15. g5
Bg7 16. Qg4 Qd7 17. h5 Rf8 18. Nf3 Na6 $15) 13... Nxa6 14. Qe2 Nc7 15. Be3 Bxe3
16. Qxe3 Qd7 17. O-O-O $14 {with some space advantage for White.})) 8... Nf5 (
8... g5 $2 {is overoptimistic, Black has to finish his development first, and
only after than open the position.} 9. Qh5+ Nf7 10. Nf3 h6 11. Qg6 $18 {
Volokitin-Van Mil, Germany 2003}) 9. Bf2 h5 {The well-known blockading
strategy.} (9... d4 10. Nce2 (10. Ne4 {looks more active.}) 10... O-O 11. Qd2 (
11. Nxd4 $5) 11... c5 12. g4 Nh6 {If the N has to retreat, Black's strategy
has failed.} 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. Bg2 $14 {Lanka-Trommsdorf, Cannes 1995}) 10. Nf3
Nd7 {/\ Nf8 and blockading the vital e6 square.} (10... h4 11. Qd2 Qa5 12.
O-O-O $36) 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. Qd2 Be6 {Now the N on f8 is out of play.} (12... Ne6
13. O-O-O h4 14. Ne2 $16) 13. Ne2 Qc7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Ng5 (15. g4 $5 {
immediately looked strong, too.} hxg4 16. hxg4 Rxh1 17. Rxh1 Nh6 18. g5 Nf5 (
18... Ng4 19. Bg1) 19. Ned4 $16) 15... Bh6 16. g4 Ng7 17. Nxe6 Ngxe6 18. g5 $1
Bg7 19. c3 $16 {Black's >> is more or less paralyzed.} Kb8 20. Qc2 Rg8 21. Kb1
Bh8 (21... c5 {is strongly met by} 22. c4 $1 d4 {and the vital e4 square
belongs to White.} 23. Be4 $16) 22. c4 $1 {White has to open up the position
with his ^^ and active pieces.} Qa5 23. a3 Rg7 {The black pieces look really
pathetic!} (23... d4 24. c5 $18) 24. Ka2 {White has time for everything.} (24.
cxd5 cxd5 25. Rc1 $18) 24... Nc5 {Desperation.} (24... d4 25. c5 $1) 25. b4
Nxd3 26. bxa5 Nxf2 27. cxd5 cxd5 28. Rc1 (28. Rxd5 $18) 28... e6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8.
Nd5 Qxc4 9. Nxe7+ Kh8 10. Nxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O Nc6 12. e3 Nxd4 13. exd4 d5 14. Be3
Rc6 15. Bf3 Rac8 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 20.
Bxc1 Ne4 21. Be3 f5 22. Kf1 Kg8 23. Ke2 Kf7 24. Kd3 Ke6 25. Bg2 Bf6 26. f3 Nd6
27. h4 Nb5 28. Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Qa5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. Nb5 e6 14. Nbd4
Nh5 15. Bg5 Kh8 16. Nxc6 Qxg5 17. Ncd4 Rac8 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Qe7 20. e4 Nf6
21. Qe3 a6 22. e5 Nd7 23. Rfd1 Kg8 24. g3 Nc5 25. Bc2 Rc7 26. Rd2 Rfc8 27. Rcd1
Nd7 28. Bb1 Bf8 29. Kg2 Nc5 30. Bc2 Nd7 31. Be4 Nc5 32. Bc2 Nd7 33. Bb1 Nc5 34.
h4 Rd7 35. h5 Rcd8 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Rh1 Bg7 38. b4 Na4 39. Bc2 b5 40. Bxa4
bxa4 41. Qb6 g5 42. Rc1 h6 43. Rc8+ Bf8 44. a3 Kg7 45. Qxa6 Rd8 46. Rc3 Qd7 47.
Qc4 Qb7 48. Re3 Rd1 49. Qe4 Qc7 50. Re1 Rxe1 51. Nxe1 Qc3 52. Qe3 Qb2 53. Qd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 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. b4 {Without any doubts recently the most popular line against
the King's Indian with 7...Nc6.} Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 ({The
alternaive is} 12. Bf3) 12... Kh8 13. c5 {White has a wide choice here :} (13.
Be3) (13. Rb1) (13. Qb3) 13... dxc5 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8] The best continuation
according to Fritz, but I really don't like it, it's much better to keep the
pawn structure elastic.} (13... Nh5 14. Bc4 Nf4 15. g3 h6 16. Ne6 Nxe6 17. dxe6
fxe4 18. fxe4 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Efimenko,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096}) ({
Still} 13... h6 $5 {looks to me like the most convincing way for Black (not
only because it has been played in my game, but also it's the most logical
reaction).} 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 d5 $1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Rechlis,G-Avrukh,B/
Israel 2003/CBM 094/[Avrukh,B] (38)}) 14. bxc5 h6 15. Ne6 $2 ({I would really
reccommend} 15. Nh3 $1 {the continuation, which might really doubt Black's
13th move.} fxe4 16. fxe4 Bxh3 17. gxh3 {This definitely what White was afraid
of, but in my opinion it's hard for Black to use the exposed position of
White's K.} c6 (17... g5 18. Rb1 Rb8 (18... b6 19. Ba3) 19. h4 $5 gxh4 20. Kh1
$44) 18. d6 Nc8 19. Be3 b6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rad1 Nd7 22. Na4 {in both cases I
would prefer White's position.}) 15... Bxe6 16. dxe6 Qd4+ $1 {The point of
Black's idea.} 17. Qxd4 exd4 18. Nb5 $1 {The critical continaution.} (18. Na4 {
would have been weaker} fxe4 19. fxe4 Nxe4 $1 (19... Rad8 $143 20. e5 Nfd5 21.
Rb1 b6 22. Bd3 $11) 20. Rb1 (20. Bf3 $2 d3 $19 {[%csl Ga1][%cal Gg7d4]}) 20...
Rab8 (20... b6 $2 21. Bf3 $16 {[%csl Ga8]}) 21. Bf3 Ng5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 {Black
remains with extrap pawn,though after} 23. Nb2 $1 {[%cal Gb2d3] White has
reasonable chances to escape.} (23. Bxb7 $140 d3 {[%cal Ce1d1,Cd1d3,Gg7d4]
looks horrible for White.})) 18... fxe4 19. fxe4 d3 20. Bf3 $2 {This is
already a serious mistake, which allows Black to take control over the game.} (
{White could have played} 20. Bxd3 $142 a6 (20... Ng4 $143 21. Rb1 a6 22. Be2
$1 $16) 21. Nd4 $1 {and strangely enough Black cannot win material, for
example:} Rad8 22. Bb2 Ng4 23. Be2 $1 {[%csl Gg4]} Ne3 (23... Nf2 24. Rab1 $3
Rxd4 25. Rf1 $14) 24. e5 Bxe5 25. Bf3 Nc4 26. Rxe5 Nxb2 27. Nb3 b6 $11) 20...
a6 $1 21. Nxc7 ({Doesn't help} 21. Nd6 cxd6 22. cxd6 Ne8 (22... Nxe4 23. Bxe4
Bxa1 24. dxe7 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Rf6 26. Bxd3 Kg7 $17) 23. e5 (23. dxe7 Rxf3 24. gxf3
Bxa1 $19) 23... Nxd6 24. exd6 Bxa1 25. Bxh6 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Rfe8 $1) ({Certainly
bad} 21. Na3 Nxe4 $19) 21... Rac8 22. e5 Nfg8 $1 {Very strong, Black needs to
control the e7-square.} 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Rfd8 $1 $17 {[%cal Od8d5,Cd5b7,
Gd3d2]} (24... Rxc5 $143 25. Bb3 Rxe5 26. Ba3 $44) 25. Bxb7 Rc7 26. Bf3 {
The most stubborn continuation} (26. Bxa6 d2 27. Bxd2 Rxd2 $19) (26. c6 d2 27.
Bxd2 Rxd2 28. Rad1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Ne7 $19) 26... d2 27. Bxd2 Rxd2 28. c6 Ne7 29.
Rab1 {[%cal Cc7c8,Cd2a2,Gb1b7]} Rd8 $1 ({less clear is} 29... Rc8 30. Rb7 Bf8
31. a4) 30. Rb7 Rdc8 31. Rd1 (31. Re4 Nf5 32. Ra4 Bxe5 33. Rxa6 Kg7 $19 {
[%cal Gg7f6]}) 31... Bxe5 32. Rd7 Rxb7 33. cxb7 Re8 34. Rd3 {[%cal Gd3a3]} a5 {
It goes without saying,that Black must keep his a-pawn alive.} 35. Ra3 Bc7 36.
Rc3 Bd6 {[%csl Ga3]} 37. Rd3 Bc5+ {winning important tempo.} 38. Kf1 Kg7 39.
Rb3 Bb4 $2 $138 ({The correct would had been} 39... Rb8 40. Rb5 Bb4 41. a3 Bxa3
42. Rxa5 Bd6 {with winning position.}) 40. Ke2 $2 {White didn't use a golden
opportunity with} (40. a3 $1 Bd6 41. Rb5 Kf6 42. Rxa5 Kxe6 43. a4 $11 {[%cal
Cd6h2,Ga5a8,Ga4a5,Ga5a6]}) 40... Kf6 41. Kd3 (41. a3 Nf5 42. Kf1 Nd4 43. Rd3
Bc5 44. Rc3 Bd6 45. Rc8 Ke7 $19) 41... Kxe6 42. Kc4 Kd7 43. Kb5 Kc7 {[%csl Gb8]
Now when Black's king controlls b8-square Black's rook might enter into the
game.} 44. a3 Bd6 {[%csl Gh2]} (44... Bd2 45. Rd3) 45. h3 Nf5 46. Kxa5 Kb8 $19
{This is exactly the position Black was aimed for. He has managed to block
b-pawn, and to consolidate his pieces. Now we have a technical phase of the
game, which was greatly executed by Teimour.} 47. Rc3 Bc7+ 48. Kb4 Nd4 {
[%csl Gf3]} 49. Bd5 Re5 {Trying to drive away White's bishop from h1-a8
diagonal.} 50. Kc4 Nf5 51. Bf3 $8 Nd6+ 52. Kd3 Ra5 (52... Rb5 $5) 53. Rb3 h5
54. Ke2 Nc4 {[%csl Ga3]} 55. h4 $1 {The only chance, fixing Black's pawns on
the kingside White sometimes can attack the g6-pawn, but with accurate play
Teimour manages to hold everything.} Ne5 $1 (55... Rxa3 $2 56. Rxa3 Nxa3 57.
Be4) 56. g3 (56. Be4 Ra4 $1 {[%csl Gh4]}) 56... Nxf3 57. Kxf3 Bd6 58. Kg2 (58.
g4 Ra4 $1 $19 {[%csl Gh4]}) 58... Ra6 59. a4 Bc7 60. Rb4 Rc6 {[%cal Gc6c3]} 61.
g4 hxg4 62. Rxg4 Kxb7 63. Rg5 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Bd8 64. Rb5+ Kc8 65. h5 g5 66. a5
Rh6 67. Kg3 Rxh5 68. a6 Rh7 69. Rc5+ Rc7 70. a7 Kb7 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[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 a5 10. a4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Ne4 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Nd2 $5 {An interesting pawn
sacrifice, which leads to unusual positions from the very beginning.} ({
The main line is} 5. Bc1) 5... Qxb2 (5... Nxd2 6. Bxd2 Qxb2 (6... e5 7. e4 d6
8. Nf3 Be7 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. b3 Qd8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bg5 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Bc3
$14 {1-0 Winants,L-Turner,M/France 2001/CBM 083 (88)}) 7. e4 d6 (7... Qe5 8.
Bd3 Qc7 9. f4 c4 10. Be2 e6 11. Nf3 exd5 12. exd5 Bc5 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Qe2 d6
$15 {1/2-1/2 Winants,L-Czarnota,P/Cappelle la Grande 2002/CBM 086 ext (44)}) (
7... g6 8. Rb1 Qe5 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. h4 d6 12. c4 Nd7 13. h5 Ne5 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Qb3 O-O 16. Bc3 Rb8 17. Qb2 $36 {1-0 Winants,L-Franzen,J/
Cappelle la Grande 2001/CBM 080 ext (27)}) 8. Rb1 Qf6 9. f4 e5 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11.
Nf3 exf4 12. O-O Be7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bc3 $36 {1-0 Piket,J-Hertneck,G/Tilburg
1993/CBM 039 [Stohl] (28)}) 6. Nxe4 Qb4+ 7. c3 {In most of the preceding games
white continued 7.Qd2.} (7. Qd2 Qxe4 8. e3 (8. Nf3 d6 9. e3 Qb4 10. c3 Qa5 11.
Rb1 g6 12. e4 Bg7 13. e5 O-O 14. Be2 Nd7 15. Rb5 Qc7 16. exd6 exd6 17. Bh6 Nf6
$15 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Tilburg 1992/CBM 032 (69)}) 8... g5 (8... e5 9.
dxe6 Qxe6 10. Ne2 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nd5 Bd8 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Ba5 15. c3 d6
16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Rab1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Winants,L-Ibraev,N/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 no
vc (72)}) (8... Qb4 9. c3 Qa5 10. d6 Nc6 11. Nf3 exd6 12. Bc4 Be7 13. h4 Ne5
14. Bd5 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Bf6 16. Rc1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Winants,L-Schebler,G/Belgium
2002/EXT 2004 [Winants] (60)}) (8... e6 9. Ne2 Qxd5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 d6
12. Nxd5 Kd8 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. Be2 f6 16. Bf3 Rb8 17. Ne4 Ne5 18.
Nxd6 Bxd6 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Rxd6+ Ke7 $11 {1-0 Klinger,J-Akopian,V/Palma de
Mallorca 1989/TD (26)}) 9. f3 Qf5 10. Bg3 d6 11. Bd3 Qf6 12. Rb1 $44 {1-0
Vandevoort,P-Vachier Lagrave,M/Paris 2003/CBM 099 [Finkel] (38)}) 7... Qxe4 8.
e3 b5 $6 $146 {This push is not to the point. Black should try to develop his
kingside as soon as possible.} (8... g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Rc1 d6 11. Nf3 Qg6 12.
h4 h6 13. h5 Qf5 14. Bd3 Qg4 15. e4 O-O 16. Qb3 Nd7 $15 {0-1 Piket,M-Hoffmann,
M/Netherlands 2000/CBM 075 ext (48)}) (8... e6 9. dxe6 Qxe6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Bd3
b6 12. Qc2 g6 13. h4 Bb7 14. h5 Rg8 15. hxg6 hxg6 $15 {0-1 Djurhuus,R-Tisdall,
J/Norway 1995/CBM 048 [Tisdall] (65)}) 9. Nf3 c4 $6 {This move loses the
control over d4 square.} (9... a6 {would have been safer.}) 10. Be2 {Calmly
completing the development.} d6 (10... Bb7 11. Nd4 Qxg2 12. Bf3 Qg6 13. Nxb5
Na6 14. Rb1 {with strong attack.}) 11. O-O {It'a already impossible for black
to complete the development normally.} Bb7 12. Nd2 Qf5 13. Rb1 Qd7 14. Bg4 Qc7
(14... e6 15. e4 Be7 16. Nf3 {[%csl Rb5,Re6][%cal Gf3d4]} Na6 17. Nd4 Nc7 18.
Rxb5 $1 Nxb5 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Bxe6 Qc7 21. Qh5+ Kd8 22. Nxb5 {with crushing
attack.}) 15. Rxb5 a6 16. Rb4 Bxd5 17. Bf3 Bc6 (17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nc6 19.
Rfb1 {and the following penetration of the rook is decisive.}) 18. Nxc4 Nd7 19.
Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Na5 $1 Qxc3 21. Qa4 {White's advantage in development is the
decisive factor in the position.} g5 {Desperate, but insufficient attempt to
complete the development of kingside pieces.} 22. Bxg5 (22. Nc4 gxf4 23. Rb3
Qc2 (23... Qf6 24. Nb6 Qf5 25. e4 Qg4 26. h3 Qe6 27. Nxa8 $18) 24. Qc6 $18 {
[%csl Ra8,Rc2][%cal Gc4d6]}) 22... Rg8 23. Bh4 f5 24. h3 {A useful prophylaxy.
White does not need to be in a hurry.} Ra7 25. Nc6 Rc7 26. Nd4 Kf7 (26... Qd3
27. Bg3 $18 (27. Ne6 $6 {gives black some chances after} Rxg2+ $1 28. Kxg2 Qd5+
29. Kh2 Qxe6)) 27. Nxf5 Nc5 28. Qa5 Rd7 {A blunder, but, obviously black's
position could not be saved anyway.} {[%tqu "En","Please enter the best move
for White.","","","f5d6","",5]} 29. Nxd6+ $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gb4f4,Ga5c3]} Ke6
30. Ne4 Rd5 31. Nxc3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 ({The alternative is} 12. f3)
12... c6 13. Qb3 ({Another popular line is} 13. Bb2) 13... h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 Qc8 16. Ba3 ({Before this game White has tried} 16. Rd1 Rd8 17. b5 Qxe6
18. bxc6 Nxc6 19. exf5 Qxf5 20. Qxb7 Nd4 21. Bd5+ Kh7 22. Be3 Rab8 23. Qxa7 Rb2
24. Kh1 Ng4 25. Ne4 Rf8 $132 {0-1 Bacrot,E-Radjabov,T/Tripoli LBA 2004/The
Week in Chess 503 (41)}) 16... Qxe6 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. b5 Kh7 19. Rd2 $146 {
An attempt to improve on his own game. Most probably Pavel was afraid of an
improvement, which definitely has been prepared by Teimour.} (19. bxc6 bxc6 20.
Qa4 Rac8 21. Qa6 $1 {A very strong prophylactic move, which prevents an
immediate d6-d5 move.} (21. Rd2 {[%cal Ge1d1]} d5 $1 {sacrificing back his
extra pawn Black obtains a comfortable play.} 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24.
Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 e4 {and Black is not worse.}) 21... Ne8 {[%cal Ge8c7]} (
21... fxe4 $142 22. Nxe4 (22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 d5 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. cxd5 cxd5
26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxc8 Qb4 28. Qc1 $14) 22... Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rc7 (23... c5 24.
Qxa7) 24. Bb4 {[%cal Gb4a5]} (24. Rd3 c5) 24... Rcc8 25. Qxa7 Nf5 $132 {
[%cal Gf5d4]}) 22. Rc1 $44 {1-0 Eljanov,P-Nataf,I/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/
[Avrukh,B] (55)}) 19... Rd7 20. bxc6 {Otherwise Black would close the position
with 20..c5, and it would be hard for White to find any targets for the attack.
} (20. Red1 $143 c5) 20... bxc6 ({It would be unwise to recapture with the N,
since after} 20... Nxc6 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bd5 $1 Qe7 (22... Qe8 23. Nb5 $16 {
[%csl Gd6]}) 23. Qb1 $1 $16 {[%csl Gf5] White gets a clear edge.} e4 $140 24.
Nxe4 $1 fxe4 25. Bxe4+ Kh8 26. Bxc6 $18) 21. Red1 {[%csl Gd6]} Rad8 (21... c5
$2 22. exf5 {[%csl Ga8]}) 22. Qa4 $44 {Finally we achieved the position, which
both sides has aimed for. White has an obvious compensation for the pawn, but
it's not easy for him to seize his play on the Q-side, since Black can easily
defend his d6-pawn.} f4 $1 {Absolutely correct decision, Black prepares a
kingside offensive, at the same time limiting the activity of White's
light-squared bishop by removing the option of a possible capture.} 23. Qb4 {
[%csl Gd6] Trying to create some weaknesses in Black's camp.} ({After logical} 
23. Qa6 g5 24. Be2 g4 25. Rd3 h5 {although Black's attack doesn't look
dangerous without light-squared bishop, it's very hard for White to organize
his play on the Q-side.}) 23... Nc8 ({Premature would be} 23... c5 $143 $6 24.
Qb5 {[%csl Gd5]}) 24. Be2 {Defending c4-pawn.} g5 25. Qa4 Nb6 $1 (25... Ne7 26.
Qb4 Nc8 $11) 26. Qa6 ({Very bad} 26. Qxc6 $143 $6 Rc8 27. Qb5 Nxc4 28. Qa6 Rdc7
$17) 26... f3 $6 {At first sight this pawn sacrifice looks very attractive,
Black's gets a wonderful outpost for his knight on f4 and it looks like Black
has a very good chances to decide the game with the attack on the kingside.} ({
In my opinion} 26... g4 {would have been preferable, keeping the tension near
White's K.}) 27. gxf3 (27. Bxf3 $2 Nxc4 $17) 27... Nh5 {[%cal Cc4c5,Cc5b6,
Gh5f4]} 28. c5 $1 {Just in time, the correct approach, which allows White to
simplify the position and to avoid a very unpleasant attack on the kingside.} (
{After} 28. Na4 $143 Nf4 29. Bf1 g4 $1 {Black's attack looks extremely
dangerous.}) 28... dxc5 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Bxc5 Nf4 31. Rxd7 Nxd7 {Black will
try to activate his knight via the e5-square, after the coming exchange on f4.}
(31... Qxd7 32. Be3 $11) 32. Be3 Qh3 33. Bxf4 {An obligatory decision.} (33.
Bf1 Qxf3 $17) 33... exf4 34. Qc8 $5 (34. Qxc6 Ne5 35. Qd5 h5 (35... g4 36. Qe6
Nxf3+ 37. Bxf3 Qxf3 38. Qf5+ Kh8 39. Qc8+ $11) 36. Nb5 g4 37. Qe6 Nxf3+ 38.
Bxf3 Qxf3 39. Qf5+ Kh6 40. h4 $3 gxh3 41. Qe6+ Kg5 42. Qd5+ $11) 34... Qe6 ({
After} 34... Bxc3 35. Bc4 h5 36. Bf7 $1 {White manages to hold balance, for
example :} Bg7 (36... Kg7 37. Be8 Bd4 38. Qxd7+ Qxd7 39. Bxd7 c5 40. Bb5 $11)
37. e5 Qxf3 (37... Qf5 38. Bg8+ Kh6 39. Qxc6+ $11) 38. Qxd7 Qe4 39. Bxh5 f3 40.
Qd1 g4 41. h3 $11) 35. e5 h5 $2 {A draw has been agreed in this position, in
my opinion Black could have been punished for his mistake...} (35... Bxe5 36.
Bd3+ Kg7 37. Bc4 Qxc4 38. Qxd7+ Qf7 39. Qxc6 $11) ({The critical continaution
was} 35... Nf8 36. Qb7 Qxe5 37. Ne4 {and White's compensation should be
sufficient for a draw.}) ({, since after} 35... h5 $2 36. Ne4 Kh6 37. Bc4 $1
Qxc4 38. Qxd7 Bxe5 39. Qf5 {White has clearly better chances without much risk.
}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Bc4 a6 (8... O-O 9. d3 Nb6 10. Qb3 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. O-O {Black has serious
problems gaining back the d5 P.} Rc8 13. Re1 Ne8 {If Black has to blockade d6,
White's space advantage in the [+] becomes annoying.} (13... Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7
15. Bg5 $16) 14. Bf4 (14. a4 Nd6 $13 {Gashimov-Szczechowicz, Bydgoszcz 1999})
14... Nd6 15. h3 $14 {Panno-Tempone, Argentina 1995}) 9. d3 O-O 10. Qa3 b6 {
/\ Bb7, b5, Nb6 winning back the sacrificed P, but it costs precious time.} (
10... Ne8 $143 {gives up the fight for >< d5 forever.} 11. Bf4 Nb6 (11... Ndf6
12. O-O Nd6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. h3 $14 {and White has a strong pressure in the [+]
, Gagunashvili-Barnaure, Dubai 2004.}) 12. O-O Nd6 13. Rfe1 {There is no need
to defend the passive c4 B.} (13. Qb3 Bf5 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Rac1 $5 (15. Nd2 Nd7
$132 {Cicak-Larsson, SWE-chT 2002-03})) 13... Nbxc4 14. dxc4 Nxc4 15. Qb4 Nd6
16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxd6 $16) (10... Nb6 $142 11. Qb3 Bg4 (11... Bf5 12. O-O Qc7
13. Bg5 Nxc4 14. dxc4 Bd3 15. d6 $1 Qxd6 (15... exd6 $2 16. Bxf6 Bxf1 (16...
Bxf6 17. Nd5 $18) 17. Nd5 Qxc4 18. Rxf1 Qxb3 19. axb3 $16) 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17.
Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Rxd6 exd6 $14 {and Black has some compensation for
sacrificed Q, but probably not 100%, Naer-Erenburg, Ashdod 2004.}) 12. Be3 (12.
Ne5 Qc7 $13) 12... Nbd7 13. Qxb7 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rb8 15. Qxa6 {White has a lot
of extra pawns, but his P structure is seriously weakened, his K has no
shelter.} Rxb2 16. Qa3 Rb8 17. Ke2 (17. O-O Ne5 18. Kg2 Qd7) (17. f4 Ng4 18.
O-O e5 $1 19. dxe6 Qh4 20. exf7+ Kh8 $44) 17... Ne5 $44 {Rahman-Neelotpal,
Dhaka 1999}) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Re8 (12... b5 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Ng5 {- 12.Re1})
13. Ng5 $5 (13. Bg5 b5 14. Bb3 Nb6 15. Bxf6 (15. Re2 Nbxd5 $13 {Vaisman-D.Ross,
FRA-chT 1989}) 15... Bxf6 {and White cannot hold his stronghold on d5 anymore.}
16. Ne4 Bg7 $13) 13... h6 $5 (13... b5 14. Bb3 Nb6 (14... Qb6 $143 {is not
fighting directly against >< d5.} 15. Qb4 Qd6 (15... a5 $5 16. Qxb5 Qxb5 17.
Nxb5 a4 18. Bc4 $16) (15... h6 16. Nge4 a5 17. Qxb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 a4 19. Bc4
$16) 16. Qh4 h5 (16... Rac8 17. Nce4 $16) 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. Re6 Qc5 19. Be3
Qc8 20. d6 Kf8 21. Bf4 {1-0 Rahman-Villamayor, Manila 1995}) (14... Rc8 $5 $13)
(14... h6 {helps only for White.} 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Ne5 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. d6
exd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 $14 {Naer-Mittelman, Ashdod 2004}) 15. d6 e6 {
Now >< d6 becomes vulnerable, Black's pieces are rather active.} 16. Nge4 (16.
Qb4 h6 17. Nge4 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 $142 $13 (18... exd5 {closes the /^ of the
light-squared B.} 19. Nc5 Qxd6 20. Bf4 Qf8 21. d4 Nc4 $13 {Goreskul-Mokalets,
UKR-ch 2004})) 16... Nxe4 {- Macieja-L.Dominguez, Bermuda 2005 CBM 106} (16...
Nbd7 {- Harikrishna-l.Dominguez, Bermuda 2005 CBM 106})) 14. Nge4 Ne5 15. Bf4 (
15. Qb3 $143 b5 16. Nc5 Qc7 $17) (15. Nxf6+ exf6 $44) 15... Nh5 {Black
refrains from taking back the P.} (15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18.
Nc3 Qd6 {/\ Nf3} 19. Qa4 $14 {and the pin is still annoying.}) 16. Bxe5 Bxe5
17. Rad1 (17. Nc5 $5 {leads to an interesting tactical skirmish.} Bd6 (17...
Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Qc7+ 19. Kg1 bxc5 20. Ne4 Rac8 21. Rac1 $14) 18. Nxb7 Bxa3 19.
Nxd8 Bxb2 20. Nxf7 Bxa1 (20... Kxf7 21. d6+ e6 22. d7 Re7 (22... Red8 23. Bxe6+
Kf8 24. Nd5 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Ng7 26. Bh3 $16) 23. Nd5 Bxa1 24. Nxb6 Rd8 25. Rxa1
a5 26. Bb5 Nf6 27. Kf1 Nxd7 28. Nxd7 Rexd7 29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Ke2 $14 {and the
extra P is not a guarantee for a win in the R _|_.}) 21. Nxh6+ Kg7 22. Rxa1
Kxh6 $11) 17... Qc7 (17... Rc8 $6 18. Qb3 b5 19. a4 $16) 18. g3 (18. d6 $5 {
is a typical method to give back the P just in time.} Bxd6 (18... exd6 19. Nd5
Qd8 20. d4 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxd6 Re8 $14) 19.
Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Qxd6 exd6 21. Bd5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 $14 {with the
more active pieces in the _|_.}) 18... Rad8 (18... Nf6 {was also interesting.}
19. d4 (19. Nxf6+ exf6 $44 {and the dark-squared B is very strong.}) (19. Rc1
Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rac8 $44) 19... Qxc4 20. dxe5 Nxd5 21. b3 Qb4 $13) 19. Bb3 (19.
Rc1 $5 b5 20. Bb3 Nf6 (20... Qb6 21. Qc5) 21. Nxf6+ exf6 22. Nxb5 Qb6 23. Nc3
Bd4 $44 {and the black ^^ is very active.}) 19... Nf6 20. d4 Bd6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6
22. Qxd6 Rxd6 {>< d5 can still be defended, but the repetition of moves is
inevitable.} 23. Re5 Ng4 24. Re4 Nf6 25. Re5 Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "214"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Bg5 O-O 7. g3 c5 8. dxc5
Nc6 9. Bg2 Bxc5 10. O-O b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Rae8
15. Rad1 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qb5 Rd8 18. b4 Bd6 19. dxe6 dxe6 20. Rd3 Bb8 21.
Rfd1 Rxd3 22. Qxd3 Qe7 23. Qc4 Kh7 24. Qc6 Qf6 25. a3 Be5 26. Bf3 Rf7 27. Qa8
g6 28. Qe8 Qe7 29. Qc6 Bb8 30. Bg2 Qf6 31. Bf3 Be5 32. Qe8 Qe7 33. Qc6 Qf6 34.
e3 g5 35. Bh5 Re7 36. Rd7 a5 37. Rb7 axb4 38. axb4 Kg7 39. Qxb6 f4 40. exf4
gxf4 41. Kg2 Bd6 42. b5 Qe5 43. Bf3 fxg3 44. hxg3 h5 45. Qa7 Kf6 46. Rxe7 Bxe7
47. Qa8 Kf7 48. b6 h4 49. b7 Bd6 50. gxh4 Qh2+ 51. Kf1 Qf4 52. Bh5+ Kg7 53. Qe8
Qc4+ 54. Kg1 Qc1+ 55. Kg2 Qf4 56. Qg6+ Kh8 57. Qe8+ Kg7 58. Qg6+ Kh8 59. Qxe6
Qh2+ 60. Kf1 Qh1+ 61. Ke2 Qxb7 62. Qxd6 Qb5+ 63. Ke3 Qxh5 64. Qf8+ Kh7 65. Qe7+
Kh8 66. Qd8+ Kh7 67. Qd7+ Kh8 68. Qd4+ Kh7 69. f3 Qh6+ 70. Kf2 Qg6 71. Qe4 Kh8
72. Qe5+ Kh7 73. Qc7+ Kh6 74. Qe7 Kh5 75. Qe4 Qb6+ 76. Kg2 Kh6 77. Qf4+ Kh7 78.
Qf5+ Kh8 79. h5 Qa6 80. Kg3 Qf1 81. Qe5+ Kh7 82. Qe4+ Kg7 83. Qg4+ Kh7 84. Kh4
Qe1+ 85. Qg3 Qe7+ 86. Kh3 Qd7+ 87. Qg4 Qd1 88. Qe4+ Kg7 89. Kg4 Qd7+ 90. Kg5
Qd8+ 91. Kg4 Qd7+ 92. Qf5 Kh6 93. Kf4 Qd2+ 94. Ke5 Qc3+ 95. Kd6 Qa3+ 96. Kd7
Qa7+ 97. Ke8 Qb8+ 98. Ke7 Qb7+ 99. Kf6 Qc6+ 100. Ke5 Qc5+ 101. Ke6 Qc8+ 102.
Ke5 Qc5+ 103. Kf4 Qc1+ 104. Kg3 Qg1+ 105. Kh3 Qh1+ 106. Kg4 Qg1+ 107. Kf4 Qc1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5 7. Nd2 c3 8. bxc3
bxc3 9. Nc4 Nf6 10. Qb3 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Rb8 12. Qxc3 e6 13. Qc2 Bb4+ 14. Bd2 O-O
15. Bd3 Bxd2+ 16. Ncxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. d5 d6 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Bf4 h6 11. Rc1 Nh5 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Re1 a6 14. a4 Nhf6 15.
b3 g5 16. h4 g4 17. Nh2 Ne5 18. Qc2 Nh5 19. e3 Qf6 20. Ne2 Bf5 21. e4 Bd7 22.
Nf4 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 b5 24. Nf1 Rec8 25. Qd1 h5 26. Ne3 Bh6 27. Bxh6 Qxh6 28. axb5
axb5 29. Ra1 Qf6 30. Nc2 b4 31. Qd2 Kg7 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Ra1 Rxa1+ 34. Nxa1 c4
35. bxc4 Nxc4 36. Qc1 Qc3 37. Qxc3+ bxc3 38. f3 Ba4 39. Bf1 Ne5 40. f4 Nf3+ 41.
Kf2 c2 42. Nxc2 Bxc2 43. Ke3 Bxe4 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 ({Other main line goes with} 8... Ba6) 9. Nc3 Qe6 {Opening the diagonal
for the dark-squared bishop and eyeing the Pc4 as well.} ({A common
alternative is} 9... a5) 10. Qe4 Ba6 ({The alternatives are:} 10... g6 {
--> 1-0 Rublevsky,S-Lautier,J/Poikovsky 2004/CBM 100 [Postny,E] (49)}) (10...
d5 {--> 1-0 Pavasovic,D-Carlsen,M/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 99 [Postny,E]}) (10...
Bb4 11. Bd2 Ba6 12. b3 {leads to the same position by different order of moves.
}) 11. b3 Bb4 12. Bd2 Bxc3 {This exchange allows Black to carry out the d7-d5
thrust.} 13. Bxc3 d5 14. Qh4 {This move was introduced by G.Kasparov in
Sarajevo 1999 and caused black a serious worry in this opening line. However,
since then Black has found sufficient defensive ideas, so the whole variation
became playable for black.} ({Less dangerous for black is} 14. Qf3 {--> 1/2-1/
2 Ponomariov,R-Spassky,B/Cannes 1998/CBM 65 [Mikhalevski,V] (58)}) 14... dxc4
15. Rc1 $1 {This move was certainly prepared by Radjabov before the game.
Almost all previous games (including Kasparov's one) continued with 15.Be2.} (
15. Be2 Nd5 16. Bxc4 g5 $1 {Check the recent annotated games Mamedov,
R-Karjakin,S/Calvia 2004/CBM 104 (0-1,34) [Postny] and Sutovsky,E-Karjakin,S/
Pamplona 2004/CBM 105 (0-1,57) [Erenburg]}) 15... O-O 16. Be2 Nd5 $146 {
This tempting move is a novelty.} ({White got a stable advantage in the
endgame after} 16... Nd7 17. O-O Nxe5 18. Rfe1 f6 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Bxc4 Bxc4
21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22. Rxc4 {1-0 Macieja,B-Kortschnoj,V/Calvia 2004/CBM 104 (66)})
17. Ba1 Nb4 18. bxc4 Rad8 (18... Nxa2 19. Rd1 f5 $5 (19... Nb4 20. O-O c5 21.
f4 $16 f5 $140 $2 22. exf6 $1 Qxe2 23. Rd7 Rf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Re1 $18 {
[%csl Rf7][%cal Ge1e7]}) 20. O-O (20. exf6 $2 Rae8 21. O-O Qxe2 22. Rd7 Rf7 23.
Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Qf4 (24. Qxh7 $2 {[%tqu "En","Please enter a move for black.","",
"","e2f1","",5]} Qxf1+ $1 25. Kxf1 Bxc4+ 26. Kg1 Re1#) 24... Bxc4 25. Qxc7+ Re7
$1 26. Qxe7+ Qxe7 27. fxe7 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 g6 29. Bf6 Nb4 $19 {[%csl Re7][%cal
Gb4d5]}) 20... Nb4 21. Rd2 {and after following 22.Rfd1 White's chances are
considerably better thanks to the pair of strong bishops and control of the
d-file.}) 19. O-O Nd3 20. Rc3 Nxe5 21. Re3 Ng6 (21... f6 22. f4 Ng6 23. Rxe6
Nxh4 24. Rxc6 Bb7 25. Rxc7 Bxg2 26. Rd1 {and White's passed c-pawn might play
a decisive role in this endgame.}) 22. Qg5 $1 ({After} 22. Rxe6 $6 Nxh4 23.
Rxc6 Bb7 24. Rxc7 Bxg2 {Black has sufficient counterplay.}) 22... Qd7 (22...
Qc8 23. Bg4 {forcing Black either to play f7-f5, or to move his queen far away.
..}) 23. h4 f6 (23... Rfe8 24. h5 f6 $8 (24... Rxe3 $2 25. hxg6 $18 {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Gg6h7]}) 25. Qg3 $40) 24. Qa5 Qc8 25. Rg3 Qe6 (25... Rf7 26. h5 Nf4 27.
Bg4 f5 28. Bf3 {[%csl Ga1,Rg7][%cal Gh5h6,Ga1h8] and black won't survive the
pressure on his Pg7.}) 26. Re3 Qc8 27. Re1 Nxh4 {This capture loses by force,
but it's very hard to suggest any reasonable improvement for Black.} (27...
Rfe8 28. Bg4 $1 {and White is winning material.}) (27... Nf4 28. Bf1 {and
White is dominating.}) 28. Rh3 Ng6 (28... Nf5 29. Bg4 g6 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Rg3+
Kh8 32. Qe5 $1 {with forced mate according to Fritz.}) 29. Qh5 Qe6 30. Qxh7+
Kf7 31. Rg3 {Very strong performance by Radjabov. It's very hard to point out
the decisive mistake by Black...} 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 e5 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O d6 8. d4
exd4 9. exd4 cxd4 10. Nb5 Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. Nexd4 Bxc4 13. Nxc6 Qb6+ 14. Rf2
Qxb5 15. Nxe7 Kxe7 16. Be3 Be6 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Qh4+ Kd7 20. Bh3
Rae8 21. Bxe6+ Rxe6 22. Kg2 a6 23. Qh6 Qe5 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. b4 Rhe8 26. Qd2 Rc8
27. b5 axb5 28. Qd5 Rc7 29. Qxb5+ Ke7 30. Qa5 Qc3 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33.
Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. Ng5 Bxg5 10. Bxg5 Qd7 11. b3 f6 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. O-O-O Rhe8 14.
f3 a6 15. Bf2 Qf7 16. Bd3 Ne5 17. Be2 Qg6 18. Rhg1 h5 19. Kb2 Bf5 20. Rde1 Re7
21. h3 Rde8 22. c4 Nc6 23. Bd1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rxe1 25. Bxe1 Qe8 26. Bg3 Qe6 27.
h4 b6 28. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 Qxf3 7. gxf3 bxc6
8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Ne7 10. Nc3 d6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. f4 f5 13. Bc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[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 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd7 17. Qd1 a5 18. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2005.05.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Mamedov, Nidjat"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.05.01"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Re1 e6 8.
d3 Nf6 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. Nf1 Be7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Qe2 f6 14. Rad1 Bf7
15. Bc1 Re8 16. Nh2 Bf8 17. f4 e5 18. b3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5 20. Nf3 Qd7 21. Nxe5
fxe5 22. Bc1 Be6 23. Rf1 Be7 24. Nf5 Bf6 25. Rf2 Rf8 26. Rdf1 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 Be7
28. Qg4 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 Rd8 30. Qe2 Qe6 31. Rf1 Re8 32. Be3 Bd8 33. Kh2 Be7 34.
a3 Bd8 35. Rf3 a6 36. Qd2 Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. b4 cxb4 39. Qxb4 Qd7 40. Qc4
Qc8 41. c3 Bf6 42. Qb4 Be7 43. Qb6 Bd8 44. Qa7 c5 45. Kg3 h6 46. Kf3 Ba5 47. c4
Bc7 48. Ke2 h5 49. Kd2 Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2005.05.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedov, Nidjat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.05.01"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3
g6 9. Nbd2 Bg7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Qb3 Na5
15. Qb4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Qb3 Nd7 18. Be3 e5 19. dxe5 Ncxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21.
Rac1 Nc5 22. Qa3 Qb8 23. Bh6 Rfe8 24. Bc4 Ne6 25. Qb3 Rc7 26. Bd5 Rce7 27. Be3
Bg7 28. Red1 Nc5 29. Bxc5 dxc5 30. Rxc5 Qa7 31. Rc2 b5 32. g3 Kh8 33. Kg2 h5
34. h4 Kh7 35. Rc6 Rd7 36. Rd3 Ree7 37. Rf3 Be5 38. Qa3 a5 39. Qc5 b4 40. b3
Bc3 41. Qc4 Kg7 42. Ra6 Qc7 43. Qb5 Re5 44. Rc6 Qa7 45. Rc8 Ree7 46. a4 Re5 47.
Qc6 Ree7 48. Rxc3 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2005.05.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Allahverdiyev, Anar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.05.01"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. d4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ng5 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Nc6 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Be3 Qxb2 14. Qxb2
Bxb2 15. Rab1 Bd4 16. Nc5 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Bf5 18. Rxf5 gxf5 19. Nd7 Na5 20. Rb5
b6 21. Nxf8 Kxf8 22. Rxf5 Rc8 23. Be4 h6 24. Rd5 Rc7 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Kf2 Nc4
27. h3 Ne5 28. Rb8 e6 29. g4 Rc4 30. Bb1 Rc1 31. Be4 Ra1 32. Kg3 Rxa2 33. Kf4
Nd7 34. Rd8 Nc5 35. Bf3 a5 36. Ke5 a4 37. Ra8 Nb3 38. Kd6 Na5 39. Rc8 a3 40.
Ke7 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2005.05.05"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Allahverdiyev, Anar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.05.01"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Rc1 d6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. d5 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Nd8 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. e4 e5
15. b4 b6 16. c5 dxc5 17. bxc5 Bb5 18. Re1 Nb7 19. Qb3 Qe8 20. Bh3 Ra8 21. c6
Nd6 22. f4 f6 23. Rf3 Qh5 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Qe3 a5 26. Qf2 exf4 27. Rxf4 Rfe8
28. Rxf6 h6 29. Rf4 Rxe6 30. dxe6 Qe8 31. e5 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2005.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2005.05.01"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 3. Bg5 Bb7 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. a4
bxa4 9. Rxa4 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qe2 d6 12. O-O Re8 13. Rfa1 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5
15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Nxe4 a5 19. Qb5 Ra6 20. h3 Rb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2005.05.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.05.01"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Nc3 c6 10. a4 Re8 11. a5 Nf8 12. d5 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bg4 14. Nd2 h5 15. Rc1
Rac8 16. a6 bxa6 17. f3 Bd7 18. Bxa6 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Nxd5 20. Ra3 Nxb4 21. Be2
Be6 22. Qa4 Rb8 23. Ba1 d5 24. Rc1 d4 25. exd4 exd4 26. Ne4 Bd5 27. Bf1 Bxe4
28. fxe4 Qxe4 29. Qxa7 Rb7 30. Qc5 Ne6 31. Qc8+ Kh7 32. Rf3 Ng5 33. Rf2 Qe3 34.
Qxb7 Ne4 35. Qxf7 Nxf2 36. Qxf2 Qxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bagheri, Amir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. c4 h6 5. Bh4 g5 6. Bg3 Nh5 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. e3
e6 9. Be2 Qe7 10. Qc2 Ndf6 11. O-O Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bd7 13. b4 O-O 14. Rad1 Rae8
15. e4 g4 16. Nh4 e5 17. d5 h5 18. Bd3 Bh6 19. Rde1 Bg5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5
Kg7 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 c6 24. Qe2 cxd5 25. cxd5 Rh8 26. f3 Qf6 27. f4 Bh6
28. Re1 Re7 29. fxe5 dxe5 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. Qxe5 Bd2 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. Rb1 Rd8
34. Bc4 Rc8 35. Bd3 Rc3 36. Rb3 Rxb3 37. axb3 Bxb4 38. Kf2 Bc5+ 39. Ke2 Bd6 40.
Kf2 a6 41. Be4 Ke5 42. Ke3 f6 43. Kd3 b5 44. Ke3 Bc5+ 45. Kd3 Kd6 46. Ke2 Bd4
47. Ke1 Be5 48. Kf2 Kc5 49. d6 Bxd6 50. Bb7 a5 51. Bc8 Kb4 52. Be6 a4 53. bxa4
bxa4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 (5... h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4
g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. e5 $5) 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 $5 {Eine seltene
Variante, die auch über die Zugfolge 5...h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.e5
entstehen kann. Mir scheint jedoch, dass Schwarz keine Problem hat, denn mit
e4-e5 hat Weiß seine Karten im Zentrum schon sehr früh aufgedeckt.} (9. Nxg5 {
ist natürlich der kritische Zug.}) 9... Nd5 {Die Alternative ist 9...Nh5. Man
darf gespannt sein zu erfahren, was Radjabov darauf geplant hatte.} (9... Nh5
10. Be2 Nxg3 (10... Bb7 11. Nxg5 $1 {Erenburg} (11. a4 b4 12. Ne4 c5 13. Nxc5
Bxc5 14. dxc5 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nd7 {0-1 Popov,V-Dreev,A/Kazan 1995/CBM 51 (40)})
11... Nxg3 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. fxg3 $1 Kg7 14. O-O Bb4 15. Bh5 Rf8 16. Qg4+ Qg5
17. Qxe6 Qxh5 18. Rxf8 Bxf8 19. Rf1 $40) 11. hxg3 Nd7 12. a4 Bb4 (12... Bb7 $5
{Erenburg} 13. axb5 c5 $15) 13. Nd2 $6 (13. Kf1 $5 {Erenburg} Bb7 $5 14. axb5
c5 $132) 13... Bb7 14. Nde4 (14. Bf3 {Erenburg} Qb6 $17) (14. axb5 {Erenburg}
cxb5 15. Nxb5 Bxg2 16. Rh2 Bd5 17. Nc3 Nb6 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Qa4+
Qd7 21. Qxb4 Qxd4 $17) 14... Be7 $1 $17 {0-1 Halldorsson,B-Erenburg,S/
Reykjavik 2004/CBM 99 ext/[Erenburg] (24)}) 10. Nd2 {Weiß beugt Drohungen auf
der Diagonalen a5-e1 vor und bereitet Nd2-e4 vor.} (10. Be2 Qa5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12.
O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ba3 14. h4 $5 Bxc1 15. Qxc1 Qxa2 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Nd2 O-O-O
18. Ne4 Nb6 19. Nd6+ Kb8 20. Bh5 Nd5 21. Qf3 Rhf8 22. Bxf7 Qd2 $17 23. Qg4 Nxc3
24. Qxe6 Ne2+ 25. Kh2 Nxg3 26. fxg3 Qxd4 27. Qe7 Qb6 28. e6 Qc7 29. Qxc7+ Kxc7
30. Nxb7 Kxb7 31. e7 Rb8 32. Kh3 c3 33. exf8=Q Rxf8 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Kg4 c2
36. Kxg5 Rxf7 37. Rxf7+ Kb6 {0-1 Piket,J-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 1994/CBM 40 ext 
(37)}) 10... Bb7 {Die Alternative 10...h5!? wurde in zwei Partien von Kogan
gespielt.} (10... h5 $5 {Meines Erachtens schwächt Schwarz sich nur selbst mit
diesemZug.} 11. h4 g4 12. Be2 (12. a4 Bb7 13. Be2 Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. axb5
Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bd5 17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nd7 19. Bf1 cxd4 20. Bg2 dxc3 21. Bc6
Qc7 22. Qd4 c2 23. Ke2 Bg7 24. Bxa8 O-O 25. Rxa7 c1=Q 26. Rxc1 Qxc1 27. Qxd7
Bh6 28. Be4 {1-0 Kogan,A-Stripunsky,A/Toronto 2000/EXT 2001 (28)}) 12... Nd7
13. a4 Bb7 14. O-O a6 15. Nde4 Qb6 16. Qd2 Be7 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 O-O-O 19.
Nxd5 cxd5 20. axb5 axb5 21. b3 Nf6 22. Qf4 Ne4 23. d7+ Kxd7 24. Qxf7+ Kc8 25.
Be5 Rhf8 26. Qxh5 Rf5 27. Qxg4 Rdf8 28. bxc4 dxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxe5 30. Qg7 Rd8 31.
Rfc1 bxc4 32. Rxc4+ Rc5 33. dxc5 Qc6 34. Rb4 Re8 35. Qe5 Re7 36. Ra8+ Bxa8 37.
Qb8+ Kd7 38. Rd4+ Qd5 39. Rxd5+ Bxd5 40. Qb6 Kc8 41. f3 Rb7 42. Qa5 Nf6 43. c6
Bxc6 44. Qc3 Rb1+ 45. Kh2 Kd7 46. Qxf6 Bd5 47. Qf7+ Kd6 48. Qf4+ Kd7 49. Qa4+
Ke7 50. h5 Rb7 51. Qh4+ Kf7 52. Qg5 Kf8 53. h6 Rf7 54. Qg6 e5 55. h7 Rxh7+ 56.
Qxh7 {1-0 Kogan,A-Dgebuadze,A/Utrecht 1999/EXT 2000 (56)}) 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O
Qb6 13. a4 a6 14. Nde4 Be7 15. Qd2 h5 $2 {Bis hierhin hat Schwarz normale Züge
gemacht. Der Textzug verliert einfach einen Bauern, stattdessen wäre Zeit für .
..c6-c5 gewesen.} (15... c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne4 O-O 19. h4) 16.
Nxd5 exd5 (16... cxd5 17. Nxg5 h4 18. Bf4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Bc6 {ist zwar auch
unangenehm, sieht aber besser aus.}) 17. Nxg5 $16 {Weiß hat seinen Bauern
zurückgewonnen, bei anhaltendem Angriff.} c5 18. Rae1 $1 {Durch die
Gegenüberstellung Re1 - Ke8 wird das Motiv e5-e6 ermöglicht.} h4 (18... cxd4
19. e6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 $18) (18... Qg6 19. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 (19... Kxf7 20. e6+) 20.
e6) 19. Bf4 Nf8 20. e6 $1 Nxe6 21. Bg4 Bxg5 (21... Nxd4 22. Qe3 Qd8 23. Qe5 $18
) 22. Bxg5 cxd4 23. Qb4 {Gegen das Schach auf e7 ist kein Kraut mehr gewachsen.
} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Ne3 11. Qd3 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rc1 Nxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[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 Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. e5 $5 {An interesting pawn sacrifice. White opens
central files, hoping to use the vulnerable position of Black's monarch.
Usually White prefers one of the following options:} (10. Nf3 b4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Ne2 {1-0 Oll,L-Ehlvest,J/Tallinn/ Parnu 1998/CBM 066/[Gofshtein,L] (42)}) (
10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qe1 Ra7 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Kb1 h5 {1-0
Tseshkovsky,V-Malakhov,V/Ekaterinburg 2002/CBM 090/[Tyomkin,D] (50)}) 10...
dxe5 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Qe1 h6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] The idea of this move is to
define the position of White's dark-squared bishop. Thus, Black will be able
to move away the knight from e5 with the tempo. In the preceding games Black
tried} (12... Qb8 13. Kb1 (13. Bf4 $2 Nd3+) 13... b4 $1 14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Nf3 Bc6
16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Nb3 $5 Qb6 $5 18. Bc4 $5 Nxc4 19. Rxd5 h6 $1 20. Bh4 Qe3 $1 21.
Rd4 $1 Qxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Bb5 $17 {0-1 Vitolinsh,A-Sherbakov,R/USSR 1990/(52)}) (
12... b4 13. Nd5 Bd6 14. Nf5 exf5 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Rxd6 Qe7 17. Rxf6 Qc5 18.
Bf4 Be6 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxe5 Rg8 21. g3 Ke7 22. Bd3 Rac8 23. Rh6 Bxa2 24.
Bd6+ Kd8 25. Bxb4 Bb3 26. Re1 Rg6 27. Ba5+ {1-0 Zellner,R-Kraas,H/Germany 1991/
EXT 2003 (27)}) (12... Qc7 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bf4 a5 {
1/2-1/2 Gashimov,V-Alekseev,E/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096 (16)}) 13. Bh4 {White
cannot allow Black to get a pair of bishops.} (13. Qxe5 hxg5 14. Qxg5 (14. Be2
{[%cal Ye2f3]} Qb8 15. Qxg5 b4 16. Nb1 Nd5 $17) (14. Bd3 Be7 $15) 14... Qc7 $15
) 13... Ng6 {Black has achieved his goal - Black moved away the knight with
the tempo.} 14. Bxf6 {When the Black's knight moved away from the "e" file,
White will get a resource of Nc3-d5 strike after an exchange on f6.} (14. Bg3 {
isn't better, than the move in the game.} Bb4 $1 15. Nc6 $141 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc8
17. Ne5 Qxc3 $19) 14... Qxf6 15. Bd3 {preparing Rhf1.} Bc5 16. Nd5 {The
following possibilities don't promise anything special for White:} (16. Nf5 Ne5
(16... O-O 17. Nxh6+ gxh6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Rxd7 Bd4 20. Nd1 e5 $13) 17. Be4
Rc8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nc4 20. Rd3 Nxb2 21. Kxb2 b4 $17) (16. Nf3 Bc6 17.
Be4 (17. Ne4 Qf4+ 18. Kb1 Be7 $17) 17... Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Be7 $17)
16... Qg5+ 17. Kb1 O-O $1 ({Worse is} 17... Qxd5 $2 18. Be4 Qe5 19. Bxa8 Bxd4
20. Qd2 Ke7 21. Bf3 $14) (17... Rc8 $2 {is met by} 18. Nf3 Qxg2 19. Bxg6 $40)
18. Nc7 Bxd4 $2 {missing a more attractive continuation.} (18... Ra7 $2 19.
Ncxe6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Kh7 22. h4 $16) ({Right was} 18... Rac8 $1
19. Ndxe6 (19. Nf3 Qxg2 20. Nxa6 Bf2 $17) 19... fxe6 20. Nxe6 Qg4 $17) 19. Nxa8
e5 20. Nc7 Nf4 (20... Bg4 21. Be2 Bxe2 (21... Bf5 $5) 22. Qxe2 Nf4 23. Qf3 Qxg2
24. Qxg2 Nxg2 25. c3 $14) 21. Be4 Nxg2 22. Qb4 $2 {White should have changed
Black's active knight:} (22. Bxg2 $1 Qxg2 23. c3 Bf5+ (23... Bc6 24. cxd4 Be4+
25. Ka1 Qxh1 26. Qxh1 Bxh1 27. Rxh1 exd4 28. Nxa6 $18) 24. Ka1 Bf2 (24... Be4
25. cxd4 Qxh1 26. Qxh1 Bxh1 27. Rxh1 exd4 28. Nxa6 $18) 25. Qxe5 $14) 22... Ne3
23. Rdg1 $2 {This move allows Black to get an obvious advantage.} (23. Bh7+ $2
Kxh7 24. Qxf8 Bf5 25. Rc1 Nxc2 26. Rxc2 Bxc2+ $19 {[%cal Gg5g2]}) ({Better is} 
23. Nd5 Nxd5 (23... Nxd1 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ fxg6 26. Qxf8+ Kh7 27. Bd5 $18)
24. Bxd5 Bf5 25. Rhf1 Rc8 $15) 23... Nxc2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] just blundering a
piece...} ({Black could get a big advantage after} 23... Qd8 $1 24. Nxa6 (24.
Qd6 Nf5 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. Rc1 Rd6 $19) (24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Bf5
$19 {[%cal Gd4g1]}) 24... Qc8 25. Qd6 {[%cal Yd6h6]} Kh8 $1 $17 {[%cal Ge3c4]})
{[%tqu "En","Please find the way to get a decisive advantage for white.","","",
"b4f8","",10]} 24. Qxf8+ $1 Kxf8 25. Rxg5 hxg5 26. Kxc2 $18 {White is a rook
up without any compensation for the second player. The rest needs no comment.}
f5 27. Bb7 g4 28. Rd1 f4 29. Be4 Ke7 30. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[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 {Radjabov has played
this line before and Karjakin came well prepared.} 13. h4 $5 (13. a4 bxa4 14.
Ncb4 (14. Rxa4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 $15) 14... O-O ({Also possible is} 14... Bd7 {
which is more justified now, since the exchange sac doesn't work out so well
for White:} 15. h4 (15. Rxa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxa4 17. Qxa4+ Kf8 {In opposite to
the game here the bishop will return to e7 or d8 instead of going to h6.})
15... Nxd5 $1 16. Qxd5 Be7 $13) 15. h4 Bh6 $5 (15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Be7 17. Rxa4
(17. Qxa4 Bxh4) 17... a5 $140 18. b4 $1 $14) 16. Rxa4 a5 $14 {/=} 17. Nxe7+
Qxe7 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. b3 Kh8 20. Bc4 f5 $11) (13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 (14. h4 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Be7 {Another example that if White wants to play h2-h4, then it makes
sense to do it when the bishop cannot retreat to e7.} 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Ne3 Rb8
18. a3 g6 19. g3 {1/2-1/2 Kotsur,P (2500)-Shariyazdanov,A (2465)/Roque Saenz
Pena 1997/EXT 98}) 14... bxa4 15. h4 ({or} 15. Rxa4 a5) (15. Qxa4 Nxd5 (15...
a5 16. Bb5 $1 Nxd5 17. exd5 {/\ Nc6+/-}) 16. Nxd5 Bd7 (16... Be6 17. Bc4 g6 $14
) 17. Qa5 Qb8 18. Qb6 Be6 19. Qxb8 (19. Bc4 Bxd5 20. Qxb8 Raxb8 21. Bxd5 Rxb2
$11 {1/2-1/2 Prasad,D-Shariyazdanov,A/Biel 1999/(29)} 22. O-O Rb6 23. Rfb1 Rfb8
24. Rxb6 Rxb6 25. Bc4 h5 26. g3 Rc6 27. Bd5 Rb6 28. Bc4 Bd2 29. Rxa6 Rxa6 {
1/2-1/2 Prasad,D (2432)-Shariyazdanov,A (2588)/Biel 1999/EXT 2000}) 19... Rfxb8
20. Nc7 Ra7 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. b4 Rc7 23. h4 Bf6 24. Rh3 d5 25. Rxa6 d4 26. Kd2
dxc3+ 27. Rxc3 Rd7+ {1/2-1/2 Balashov,Y (2534)-Cherniaev,A (2432)/Moscow 1999})
15... Bh6 16. Rxa4 a5 {is same as 13.a4}) (13. Be2 O-O $11) 13... Bh6 (13...
Bxh4 $2 14. Rxh4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qb7 $1 (16. Qc6+ Bd7) 16... Rb8 17. Qc6+
Bd7 18. Qxd6 $18) (13... Nxd5 $2 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qc6+ Bd7 16. Qxd6 $16) 14. a4
(14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. Nb4 O-O (15... Qb7 16. Qd5 $1 $11 {/+/=}) 16. Nd5 (16. Be2
Be6 $11) 16... Qb7 $11) 14... bxa4 15. Ncb4 $146 (15. Rxa4 $6 Nxd5 $1 16. exd5
(16. Qxd5 Be6 $32) 16... O-O $15 {1/2-1/2 Rjabzev,K (2316)-Starikov,P (2219)/
Toliatti 2000 (37)}) 15... Bd7 {This move is designed to protect pawn a4, but..
.} (15... O-O $142) 16. Rxa4 $1 {A nice positional exchange sacrifice, using
the fact that the bishop on h6 is out of play.} Nxd5 (16... a5 17. Ra1 (17.
Nxe7 axb4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nd5 O-O 20. cxb4 f5 $132 (20... Rc8 $5 21. Ne7+ Kh8
22. Nxc8 Qxe4+ 23. Be2 Qxb4+ 24. Kf1 Bxc8 $44)) (17. Ra2 $5 Rb8 18. Na6 (18.
Nxe7 axb4 19. Nd5 (19. Qxd6 $2 bxc3 $19) 19... bxc3 20. bxc3 O-O $11) 18... Rb7
19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Rxa5 O-O 21. Nb4 Rxb4 22. cxb4 d5 23. Rc5 $1) 17... Nxd5 (
17... Rb8 18. Nxe7 axb4 (18... Qxe7 19. Rxa5 $16) 19. Qxd6 bxc3 20. bxc3 Be6
21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Bc4 Rd8 25. Ra7 O-O 26. Rh3 $14)
(17... O-O 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nd5 Qd8 {is 17..a5 from the next comment}) 18.
Nxd5 (18. Qxd5 $6 O-O) 18... Rb8 (18... O-O {see next comment 17...a5}) 19. g4
(19. b3 O-O 20. Bc4 $14 {/=}) 19... Bf4 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Qxd6 Rxb2 22. Qe5+
Be6 23. Bb5+ Kf8 24. O-O $36) 17. Nxd5 Bxa4 ({It makes sense to reject the
sacrifice with} 17... a5 18. Ra1 (18. Ra2 O-O 19. g4 $140 Bf4 20. Nxf4 exf4 21.
Qxd6 Bxg4 22. Qxf4 Be6 $44) 18... O-O 19. g4 (19. Bc4 $142 $14 {/~~}) 19... Bf4
20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Qxd6 Qb8 $1 $44 ({or} 21... Bxg4)) 18. Qxa4+ Kf8 19. b4 $1 {
[%csl Gd5,Rh6] White has a very good compensation. Such approach (exchange sac
in order to dominate opponent's pieces) was demonstrated in the famous game
Kasparov-Shirov, Horgen 1994.} a5 ({Possibly Black should have searched for
counterplay with} 19... g6 20. Bxa6 f5 21. b5 Kg7) 20. b5 Rb8 ({Now} 20... g6
21. b6 Kg7 {is not enough:} 22. g3 f5 23. Nc7 $1 Qe7 24. Nxa8 Rxa8 25. Qc6 Rb8
26. Ba6 {and b7 or Qc7, with big advantage.}) 21. g3 $1 g6 22. Bh3 Kg7 23. O-O
Rf8 24. Ra1 Kh8 {Too slow. Good or bad Black had to try to play actively.} (
24... f5 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Bxf5 (26. Qxa5 $14) 26... Qe8 $1 {using the
tactical idea that pawn f2 is not protected.} (26... Rxf5 $2 27. Qg4+) 27. Be4
$1 (27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. c4 Qf7 $132) (27. Bd3 Qf7 {[%csl Rd5,Rf2]}) 27... Qxb5 28.
Qxb5 Rxb5 29. Nc7 Rfb8 $1 {and Black holds:} 30. Nxb5 Rxb5 31. Rd1 (31. c4 Rc5
32. Bd5 Bd2 $1 33. Rb1 Bb4) 31... Rb6 32. Rd5 Ra6 33. Bd3 Ra7 34. Rxd6 a4 $132)
25. Qxa5 $16 Qe8 26. c4 f5 (26... Rb7 $16) 27. Qc7 Qf7 ({White is winning after
} 27... Rc8 28. Qxd6 Rxc4 29. exf5 {For example:} Qxb5 30. Ra7 $18) (27... Rf7
28. Qxd6 Bf8 29. Qc6 (29. Qa6 $6 Bc5 $132) 29... Qxc6 30. bxc6 $16) 28. exf5 $1
(28. Qxd6 fxe4 29. Rf1 $16 (29. Ra2 Ra8 $1 $132)) 28... Qxc7 29. Nxc7 gxf5 30.
Ra6 Rf7 31. Nd5 $18 Bf8 32. Rc6 f4 $2 {A mistake in a very difficult position.
Black should have tried to keep the bishop h3 out of play.} (32... Kg7 33. b6
Kg6 $16 {/+-}) 33. Be6 Rg7 34. g4 $18 {The triumph of White's strategy.
Black's bishop remained passive, while White's pieces dominate on light
squares.} Re8 35. Bf5 Be7 36. h5 Bg5 37. b6 e4 38. Rc8 Rxc8 $2 {Loses at once.}
({On the other hand also after} 38... Rd8 39. Kf1 {Black is helpless}) 39. Bxc8
e3 40. fxe3 fxe3 41. b7 (41. b7 e2 42. Kf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. e3 g6 8. h4
Nxf4 9. exf4 Qc7 10. Qd2 Bg7 11. h5 Nf6 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. Ne5
Be6 15. f3 Nd7 16. O-O-O Bg7 17. Bd3 g5 18. g3 gxf4 19. gxf4 O-O-O 20. Kb1 f6
21. Ng6 Re8 22. Re1 Bf7 23. Nxe7+ Kb8 24. Nf5 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bf8 26. Qe3 b6 27.
cxb6 Qxb6 28. Ne7 Kb7 29. Bf5 Qd8 30. Ng6 Bxg6 31. Bxg6 Nb6 32. Bd3 Qe7 33. Qd2
Qd6 34. a3 a5 35. Ne2 c5 36. Qxa5 c4 37. Bf5 Be7 38. Ka2 Bd8 39. Qd2 Bc7 40.
Bc2 Ka6 41. Qe3 Kb7 42. Bf5 Na4 43. Qe8 Nb6 44. Qf7 Ka6 45. Be6 Bd8 46. Nc3
Qxf4 47. Bxd5 Qc7 48. Qe6 Be7 49. Bc6 Qd6 50. Bb5+ Ka5 51. Qe4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Nc8 14. Nf3 Ng6 15. d4
cxd3 16. Qxd3 e6 17. Re1 Nce7 18. a6 e5 19. axb7 Qxb7 20. Qa6 Qc7 21. Qa5 Qb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C59"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 (11. f4 {is the other main line.}) 11...
exd3 12. Nxd3 Qc7 {Black has a good piece play and better development for the
sacrificed P.} 13. b3 {/\ Bb2 and fighting against the outplaced a5 N.} O-O 14.
Bb2 Ne4 {There are several other tries to maintain the pressure.} (14... Re8 {
Black is not afraid of Bxf6, because here the ^^ is very important.} 15. h3 Nd5
(15... Bf5 $5 {/\ Rad8}) 16. O-O Bf5 $5 $44 {/\ Rad8 deserves attention.} (
16... Qe7 17. Nc3 $1 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 {(Kasparov-Timman, Moscow rapid 1994)} Nxb3
{Black wins back the P, but his P structure becomes vulnerable.} 19. axb3 (19.
Bf3 Nxa1 20. Bxc6 Bb7 $15) 19... Qxe2 $14 {Morozevich})) (14... Nd5 15. Nc3 (
15. h3 {/\ 0-0} Bf5 16. O-O Rad8 17. Nc3 (17. Kh1 c5 {/\ c4, Nc6 activating
the bad N.} 18. Na3 c4 $44 {Morozevich-Balashov, RUS-Cup Novgorod 1997}) 17...
Nb4 $44 {Losev-D.Frolov, Moscow 1995}) 15... Nf4 16. O-O $5 (16. Nxf4 Bxf4 17.
g3 Rd8 18. Bd3 Re8+ 19. Ne2 Bg5 20. h4 $1 Be7 21. Qd2 {(Honfi-Estrada Nieto,
Budapest 1995)} c5 $44 {Tal}) 16... Nxe2+ {eliminating White's ^^.} (16... Nxd3
17. Bxd3 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 $13 {King-Zsinka, Dortmund 1987}) 17. Qxe2 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1
Bd6 $13 {Herbrechtsmeier-Class, cr 1996}) (14... Bf5 15. Nd2 (15. h3 {/\ 0-0})
15... Rad8 16. h3 c5 $1 17. O-O c4 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Qxc4 20. Bxf6 gxf6
21. Bg4 Bh7 $44 {Black's mighty ^^ compensates the P, Mestel-G.Fear, London
1986.}) 15. Nc3 (15. Nd2 Bf5 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 {1/2:1/2 Honfi-Geller, Kislovodsk
1968}) (15. h3 Bf5 {/\ Rad8, Rfe8, c5 is the typical plan of development.} (
15... Rd8 16. O-O Rb8 17. Bf3 $5 (17. Nd2 Nxd2 (17... f5 $6 18. Bf3 $16 {
Herbrechtsmeier-Lach, GER 1977}) 18. Qxd2 Nc4 $1 {Here we see the idea of 15...
Rb8.} 19. Qc3 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 c5 21. Qc3 Be6 $44))) 15... Bf5 (15... Nxc3 $6 {
helps only for White.} 16. Bxc3 c5 17. h3 (17. Qd2 Nc6) 17... c4 18. Nb2 Be5 $5
19. Qd2 {(Arakhamia Grant-Smyslov, Women-Veterans 1996)} cxb3 20. Bxe5 $1 (20.
Bxa5 Qxc2 21. Qxc2 bxc2 22. Rc1 Bxb2 $11) 20... Qxe5 21. axb3 Qxb2 22. Rxa5 Be6
23. Bd3 $1 $14 (23. O-O Bxb3)) (15... f5 $5 16. h3 (16. f3 $143 {is a
successful provocation.} Nc5 17. Qd2 Rd8 $1 $44) (16. f4 $143 {also weakens
seriously White's position.} Ba6 17. O-O Rad8 $44 {Morozevich}) 16... Bb7 {
/\ a6 against Nb5 and c5} (16... Rb8 {/\ c5 but the d5 square has to be
protected!} 17. O-O c5 $6 18. Nd5 {/\ c4 to build up a stronghold on d5.} Qd7
19. c4 $14 {Graf}) (16... Ba6 {/\ Rad8, c5-c4} 17. O-O Rad8 18. Qe1 c5 19. Nxe4
$1 (19. Rd1 $5 c4 20. Nc1 $13 {is playable, but simply passive.}) (19. Kh1 {
/\ Nd5} Bb7 $1 (19... Nc6 $143 20. Nxe4 (20. Nd5 Qf7 21. c4) 20... fxe4 21.
Nxc5 $1 Bxc5 22. Bxa6 Qf4 {(Morozevich-Graf, Alushta 1994)} 23. Rd1 $1 Bd6 (
23... Bxf2 24. Qc3 $18) (23... Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Bd6 25. g3 $18) 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 (
24... Qxd6 25. Qxe4) 25. Ba3 $18 {Morozevich}) 20. Bf3 $13 {Morozevich}) 19...
fxe4 20. Nf4 Bxe2 21. Nxe2 {with favourable exchanges for White.} Rfe8 22. Rd1
Nc6 23. Qc3 Qf7 $14 {Swathi-Ganguly, IND-ch 2002}) 17. O-O a6 (17... c5 $2 {
runs into} 18. Nb5 Qc6 19. Nxd6 Nc3 20. Bf3 $18) 18. Qe1 c5 19. Rd1 c4 $5 $132
(19... Rae8 20. Nc1 Nf6 $5 (20... Be5 $2 {leads to unnecessary exchanges.} 21.
Nxe4 fxe4 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Qd2 Rg5 24. Qd6 $18 {Morozevich-Onischuk, Alushta
1994})) (19... Rad8)) 16. h3 {/\ 0-0} (16. Nxe4 Bxe4 {- 15.Nd2}) 16... Rad8 17.
O-O c5 (17... Ba3 $6 {leads only to favorable exchanges for White.} 18. Bxa3
Nxc3 19. Qd2 Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Rfe8 21. Qh5 $16) (17... Rfe8 {is a logical
developing move.} 18. Bg4 (18. Nxe4 $5 Bxe4 19. Bf3) 18... Bg6 19. Nxe4 Bxe4
20. Qd2 c5 21. Qc3 f6 22. Bh5 Re7 23. Ba3 g6 24. Bg4 h5 $44 {Sutovsky-Jonkman,
ISR-ch op 2001}) 18. Bf3 (18. Bg4 Bh7 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qe1 f5 $44 {
Socko-Klovans, Capelle op Grande 2004}) (18. Nb5 {cannot get the ^^ after} Bh2+
19. Kh1 Qb8 20. Bg4 Bg6 $44) 18... Ng5 $2 {This allows the centralization of
the white N.} (18... Nxc3 19. Bxc3 c4 20. Bxa5 Qxa5 (20... Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Qxa5
22. bxc4 $16) 21. bxc4 Be6 $14 {with an actice play for the sacrificed
material, the c pawns are weak.}) 19. Nd5 $1 Qd7 20. h4 $5 (20. Ne3 Bxh3 21.
Bd5 Be6 22. f4 $16 {gives back the P, but grabs the |^.}) 20... Ne6 $2 (20...
Nxf3+ $1 21. Qxf3 Nc6 $1 $44 {and Black's ^^ is a big trumph, >< h4 is a
weaklness.} (21... Rfe8 22. Rad1 Nc6 (22... c4 23. N3f4 Bg4 24. Qc3 Be5 25.
Qxa5 Bxb2 26. Nf6+ $18) 23. Nxc5 $18)) 21. Ne5 $1 Qe8 $2 {Now Black's pieces
become very passive, the centralized white knights decide the battle.} (21...
Bxe5 $1 {was the last practical chance.} 22. Bxe5 Nc6 23. Nf6+ $1 (23. Bf6 {
is strongly met by} Ned4 $1 24. Bxd8 Bxc2 25. Qc1 Rxd8 $44) 23... gxf6 24. Qxd7
Rxd7 25. Bxc6 Rd2 26. Bxf6 Nd4 $14) 22. Re1 $18 {There is a complete
domination on the board!} Bb8 23. Qd2 Qb5 24. c4 Qa6 25. Bc3 Nb7 26. Nc6 $1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Qf3 a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxc6+
bxc6 15. Be3 e6 16. Ke2 Be7 17. Rac1 Kd7 18. h4 Nd5 19. Na4 Rb8 20. Bd2 Nb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. g3 h5 $5 {
Black is immediatly trying to hit the target on the kingside.} ({The main line
is} 7... d5) 8. h3 (8. Nc2 Bxe3 9. Nxe3 h4 10. Bg2 d6 11. Nd2 hxg3 12. hxg3
Rxh1+ 13. Bxh1 Be6 14. Qe2 O-O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Belkhodja,S-Inkiov,V/Condom 2002/
CBM 89 ext (48)}) (8. h4 $6 d5 9. Bg2 Bg4 10. Qd3 Ne5 11. Qb5+ c6 12. Qxb7 O-O
13. Qa6 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Nf3+ 15. Kf1 dxe4 $17 {0-1 Anglada Lobarte,J-Roa Alonso,
S/Zaragoza 1993/EXT 98 (31)}) 8... h4 (8... d5 9. Bg2 Bxd4 10. cxd4 dxe4 11.
Nc3 Bf5 12. Qa4 O-O 13. O-O-O b5 $1 14. Qxb5 Rab8 15. Qc5 Nb4 $36 {0-1 Epstein,
E-Friedel,J/Connecticut USA 2004/The Week in Chess 493 (33)}) (8... b6 $5 {
--> 1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S-Shirov,A/Sarajevo 2004/CBM 101 [Postny,E] (39)}) 9. g4
Ng6 10. Qd2 $146 {[%cal Gf2f4]} (10. Bg2 Nf4 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Bxf4 Nc2 13. Qxc2
Qxf4 14. Nd2 d6 15. a4 a5 16. Nb3 Bxg4 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. hxg4 h3 19. f3 hxg2
20. Qxg2 O-O-O $17 {0-1 Kharashkina,B-Stjazhkina,O/Elista 2002 (38)}) (10. g5
Qe5 11. Nd2 Bxd4 (11... Nxd4 $2 12. cxd4 Bxd4 13. Nc4 Qxe4 14. f3 $18) 12. cxd4
Nxd4 13. Nc4 Qxe4 14. Qxd4 Qxh1 15. Qxg7 Qd5 $2 (15... d6 16. O-O-O Qc6 $17)
16. Bd3 Qxd3 $2 17. Ne5 Qd5 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Qxh8+ Kf7 20. Qf6+ Ke8 21. Qxg6+
Qf7 22. Qe4+ Qe7 23. Qxh4 $18 {1-0 Savushkina,N-Kazarova,I/Kolontaevo 1997 (30)
}) (10. Nf5 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Bg2 Nf4 14. O-O Ne7 15. Nf3 d6
16. Nd4 b5 17. Ne2 Nxg2 18. Kxg2 Bb7 19. f3 c5 $15 {0-1 Madeira,W-Marrero,Y/
Sao Paulo 2004 (69)}) 10... Nce5 $1 11. Be2 (11. g5 $2 Nf3+ 12. Kd1 Nxd2 13.
gxf6 Nxf1 14. Rxf1 gxf6 $17) (11. f4 $4 Bxd4 $19 {[%cal Ge5f3]}) 11... Bxd4 {
This is forced. Black has to prevent the advance f2-f4.} 12. cxd4 $6 {Radjabov
goes for a dubious pawn sacrifice.} ({White had nothing better than} 12. Qxd4
Nf4 13. Bxf4 Qxf4 14. Nd2 $11) 12... Nf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qxf3 {[%csl Re4,Rh1]} 14.
Rh2 Qxe4 15. f4 O-O $6 {Black should not allow white to grab so much space.} (
15... Nxf4 $2 16. Nc3 Nd3+ (16... Qe7 17. O-O-O $40) 17. Ke2 Nf4+ 18. Kf2 Nd3+
19. Kg1 Qg6 20. Nb5 O-O 21. Rd1 c6 22. Na3 {[%csl Rd3] trapping the knight.}) (
{Strong seems to be} 15... f5 $1 {blocking white's offensive on the kingside.}
16. Nc3 Qf3 $15) 16. f5 Re8 17. Kf2 Nf8 18. Nc3 Qc6 $6 ({A safer retreat would
have been} 18... Qe7) 19. d5 Qa6 20. a4 $1 $36 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gc3b5]} b5 $5 {
Beliavsky decided to sacrifice back a pawn in order to complete the
development of his queenside as soon as possible.} (20... Nh7 {[%cal Gh7f6]}
21. Re1 Nf6 22. Qd4 $36 {[%cal Gg4g5]}) (20... d6 $2 21. Nb5 Re7 22. f6 $1 $40)
21. Nxb5 Rb8 22. Rhh1 $2 {The concrete variations show that Radjabov could
take the pawn.} (22. Nxc7 Qd6 23. Bf4 Qc5+ (23... Rxb2 24. Bxd6 Rxd2+ 25. Kg1
Rxh2 26. Kxh2 $18 {[%cal Ga1b1,Gb1b8]}) (23... Qb6+ 24. Kf3 Bb7 25. Nxe8 Qb3+
26. Qe3 Qxd5+ (26... Bxd5+ 27. Kf2 Qxb2+ 28. Qd2 $18) 27. Ke2 Rxe8 28. Qxe8
Qf3+ 29. Ke1 Ba6 30. Qe3 Qf1+ 31. Kd2 Qxa1 32. Qd4 $18) 24. Kg2 Re4 25. Rc1 (
25. Nb5 $6 Rxb5 $1 26. axb5 Bb7 $44) 25... Rc4 (25... Qb4 26. Qxb4 Rbxb4 27.
Bd6 $16) 26. Bd6 Qxd6 27. Rxc4 $18) 22... Re4 $1 23. Rhe1 Rxa4 24. Rxa4 (24.
Nxc7 Qd6 $1 25. Rxa4 Rxb2 $1 26. Qxb2 Qh2+ 27. Kf3 Qxb2 $13) 24... Qxa4 25. Nc3
Qc4 26. Bxa7 Rb3 {In this irrational position white's chances should be
prefered. His advantage in space is more dominant factor than his vulnerable
king. In practice, however, it's probably easier to play this position as
black...} 27. Re4 ({Deserved attention the prophylactic} 27. Kg1) 27... Qa6 28.
Bd4 Qd6 29. Ke1 Ba6 {Black must keep his queen on d6 for a while in order to
be to meet white's queen jump to g5 by f7-f6.} (29... Qg3+ $2 30. Kd1 Qf3+ (
30... Qxh3 31. Qg5 $18 {[%csl Rg7]}) 31. Qe2 (31. Kc1 Rxc3+ {[%csl Re4]
winning a piece.}) 31... Qh1+ 32. Kc2 $40 {[%cal Ge4e8]}) (29... c5 $5 30. Be5
Qa6 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qg5+ Ng6 33. fxg6 Qxg6 34. Qe5+ Qf6 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36.
Re8 Bb7 37. Ne4+ Kg7 38. Nxc5 Rb5 $11) 30. Kd1 {Trasfering the king to a
seemingly safer place.} Rb8 $6 ({Again} 30... c5 {was a better choice.}) 31.
Kc1 {White's king reached more or less safe location. White's is now clearly
better thanks to big space advantage.} f6 (31... Nh7 32. g5 $16) 32. g5 Nh7 33.
g6 $2 {It was far better to open the files against the black monarch and grab
a pawn by the way.} (33. gxf6 Nxf6 34. Rxh4 $16) 33... Ng5 34. Re3 (34. Rxh4
Nf3 35. Qf2 Qb4 36. Ba7 Qxh4 37. Qxh4 Nxh4 38. Bxb8 c6 $15) 34... Bc4 {The
evaluation has turned around. Black's pieces are now extremely active, white
should be on his guard.} 35. Ba7 Ra8 36. Qd4 Qa6 37. Qc5 $2 (37. Ne4 Qa1+ 38.
Kc2 Qa4+ 39. Kc1 {and black does not have more than a perpetual.}) 37... Bb3 $1
$40 38. Kd2 Qf1 39. Nb5 Qd1+ $2 {Black had numerous attractive options. The
move in the text allows white to escape.} (39... Qg2+ $1 40. Kc3 Bd1 $1 {
[%cal Gg2c2,Gg5e4]} 41. Nxc7 Nf3 $40 42. Nxa8 $2 Qc2+ 43. Kb4 Qa4+ 44. Kc3 Qb3#
) 40. Kc3 Bxd5 41. Nxc7 Qc1+ 42. Kb4 Qxb2+ 43. Ka5 Qa2+ 44. Kb4 Qb2+ 45. Ka5
Qa2+ 46. Kb4 {Very tough and complicated game for both sides.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. Nf3
e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. c5 {It seems that Radjabov liked what he had seen in the
Karpov,A-Istratescu,A, Bucharest 2005 game, which you can find below, and
decided to give it a test. The idea behind the move is pretty simple- White
takes some space on the queen side and prepares to meet Black's typical
manoeuvre c6 followed by Nc7-e6 with Bxa6.} (9. Qxd8 {was a more popular
approach, although it doesn't promise much. Here is a relatively recent game
in this line:} Rxd8 10. Nd2 c6 11. O-O-O Be6 (11... Bf8 $5) 12. c5 Bf8 13. Bxa6
bxa6 14. b3 (14. Bg5 $5) 14... Rdb8 (14... Nd7 $5) 15. Kb2 $14 {Martin Vazquez,
J-Garcia Luque,A/Seville ESP 2003.}) (9. a3 {preventing Nb4 is another line
which was tested a number of times.}) 9... Nb4 $146 {This Istratescu's novelty
doesn't look great. As the current game shows Milov prepared nothing special.}
({Earlier Black played} 9... Qe8 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. O-O Rb8 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Rad1
$14 {Crouch,C-Polgar,J/Hastings 1992.}) ({and} 9... Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Nb4 11. Bc4
$6 (11. Rd2 $5) 11... Nc2+ 12. Ke2 Nxe3 13. fxe3 $2 ({In case of} 13. Kxe3 $5 {
White would still maintain chances for obtaining advantage.}) 13... Nd7 {
Crouch,C-Tkachiev,V/London 1994. and White has to start thinking of equalizing.
}) 10. Qa4 {[%cal Ga1d1]} a5 11. Rd1 Qe7 {An attempt to improve over
Istratescu's play, which however doesn't work out.} ({In the afore-mentioned
game Black played} 11... Qe8 12. Bb5 c6 13. Be2 Nh5 14. a3 Na6 15. Qxa5 Nf4 16.
O-O Nxe2+ 17. Nxe2 f5 18. Rd6 f4 19. Bd2 g5 20. Rc1 g4 21. hxg4 Bxg4 22. Rc3 {
Karpov,A-Istratescu,A/Bucharest ROM 2005. and ended up a pawn down without
real compensation.}) 12. a3 Nc6 13. Be2 $1 {White completes development and
claims an upper hand. The arisen position reminds me of a better version of
the Orthodox variation with 7...Na6.} Bd7 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc6d4]} (13... Nd4
14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Nxe4 $2 16. Bxg7 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 {This combination would
work for Black with the white light-squared bishop on any other square, but e2
as Nxc3 would be a discovered check.}) 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. O-O $14 {White has
completed development and is slightly better thanks to space advantage on the
queenside and better pieces. In particular, the dark-squared bishop on g7,
which is restricted by the e5-pawn, is the main factor which allows me to
evaluate the position in White's favour.} Be6 16. Bb5 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Gb5c6] Radjabov creates a threat of Bxc6 followed by Nxe5 and thus forces the
c6-knight to a more passive position on a7.} Na7 17. Ba4 $1 {Certainly White
keeps the bishop.} ({Now} 17. Nxe5 $6 {would be wrong in view of} Nxb5 18. Nxb5
Bxh3 $1) 17... Bc4 {At least the bishop gets a square on the a6-f1-diagonal,
but this activity will not last for long.} 18. Rfe1 c6 19. Bb3 $1 $16 {[%csl
Rg7] A correct positional decision. White exchanges the light-squared bishops
and leaves Black with a "bad" bishop on g7.} Be6 $2 {Black misses White's 22nd
move and loses a pawn.} ({Even after the best} 19... Bxb3 20. Qxb3 $16 {
[%csl Ra5,Rb6][%cal Gf3d2,Gd2c4] White has a clear positional advantage.}) 20.
Bxe6 $1 Qxe6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qa4 $18 {[%csl Ra5] Black loses the a5-pawn
and remains with a passive position. We can see that White has completely
outplayed his very experienced opponent.} Rd7 23. Qxa5 Nb5 {An attempt to
sharpen the position, which in fact only weakens it even more.} 24. Nxb5 cxb5 {
[%csl Re4]} 25. Bg5 {[%csl Rb5] Now also the b5-pawn is gone. The rest is a
matter of technique and Teimour leaves no chances for escape.} Nh5 ({or} 25...
h6 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Qxb5 $18) 26. Qxb5 h6 27. Bd2 Nf4 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. e5 g5
30. b4 Bf8 31. Qe2 Qb3 32. Qe4 Re7 33. h4 g4 34. Nd2 Qxa3 35. Qxf4 Re6 36.
Qxg4+ Rg6 37. Qe4 Qc3 38. Nf3 b6 39. h5 Re6 40. Nd4 Re8 41. Re3 Qc1+ 42. Kh2
bxc5 43. Rg3+ Kh8 44. Qc6 $1 {A clear win of Radjabov, which confirms his high
class.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.07.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 h5 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 Nh7 12. Be3 Nd7 13. O-O h4 14. Nh1 f5 15. Qd2
Qf6 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nf2 f4 18. Ng4 Qg5 19. Bf2 Ne5 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Nxe5 Bxe5
22. Rae1 Bf5 23. Bd3 b5 24. Re2 h3 25. g4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Ng5 27. Kh1 Qg7 28. b3
Rab8 29. a5 Rbc8 30. Bh4 c4 31. bxc4 Rxc4 32. Rfe1 Nxe4 33. Rxe4 Bc3 34. Qf2
Bxe1 35. Rxe1 Qh7 36. Bg5 Qd3 37. Bh6 Rc2 38. Qf1 Qd2 39. Qg1 Rfc8 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 f6 12. Nf3 Nb6 13. Bf2 f5 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. e3
Qe7 16. Qe2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Rc7 19. Rc2 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Be8 21. Qd3
Bf8 22. Ne2 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Bb5 24. Qd1 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Bxe2 26. Qxe2 Qc7 27. Qd1
Nd7 28. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 d6 12. Rb1 Ne5 13. Be2 Qc5 14. Bg5 Ned7
15. Be3 Qc7 16. f4 b6 17. f5 Nc5 18. Bf3 Bb7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. Nf3 Qc7 23. h3 e4 24. Nd4 Nfd7 25. Qe2 Qg3 26. Nc6 Qd6 27. Nd4 Rf6 28.
Rbd1 Raf8 29. Rxf6 Nxf6 30. Nb3 Nd3 31. c5 Qg3 32. Nd2 bxc5 33. Nxe4 Nxe4 34.
Qxd3 Qe5 35. c4 h5 36. Re1 Qg3 37. Rd1 Qh4 38. Qd7 Qf6 39. Qd3 Qf5 40. Rf1
Qxf1+ 41. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 Kf7 43. Ke2 Kf6 44. Kd3 Ke5 45. Bg1 h4 46. Be3
Kf5 47. Bg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Rb8 13. Bd2 Qd7 14. a5 Nd8 15.
Bc4 c5 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne6 18. Qc2 Bf6 19. Qa2 Nc7 20. Rab1 Nb5 21. h3 Bc6
22. Nh2 Qe7 23. Ng4 Bg5 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Ne3 Qe7 27. Nf5 Qd7 28.
d4 exd4 29. cxd4 c4 30. d5 Bxd5 31. Qa1 f6 32. Nxg7 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 Kxg7 34. Qd4
d5 35. Rbe1 Rf7 36. Re6 b4 37. R1e3 Rbf8 38. Rb6 b3 39. Ree6 Qc7 40. Qg4+ Kh8
41. Qd4 c3 42. Rec6 c2 43. Qc5 Rc8 44. a6 b2 45. Qxc2 Qxb6 46. Rxc8+ Kg7 47.
Qb1 Re7 48. Kh2 Rc7 49. Rxc7+ Qxc7+ 50. g3 Qc1 51. a7 Qxb1 52. a8=Q Qc2 53.
Qa7+ Kg6 54. Qd4 b1=Q 55. Qg4+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.02"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 Be6 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. O-O g6 20. Bb5 Qb7 21. Bxc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.03"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 {Gofshtein} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Nbd7 8. Bc4 Qb6 9. Qd2 (9. Bb3 Be7 10. f5 Nc5 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Na4 (12. Be3 {
-16/466}) 12... Qc7 13. Nxc5 dxc5 (13... Qxc5 14. Be3 Qe5 15. O-O $16) 14. Nxe6
(14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxe6 Qe5 16. Qd5 Qxe6 17. Qxe6+ Bxe6 18. Bxe6 Bxb2 $11)
14... Bxe6 15. Bxe6 Qe5 16. Bxf6 (16. Bf5 Rd8 17. Qf3 g6 18. Bf4 Qxb2 $19)
16... Qxe4+ 17. Qe2 (17. Kf2 Qxe6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Re1 O-O+ 20. Kg1 $11) 17...
Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Bxf6 $11 {Radjabov,T-Gelfand,B/Merida,ESP-TCH 2005}) 9... Qxb2
10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bxe6 $6 {Gofshtein: 'A relatively new idea which was seen only
in one game before. White sacrifices a piece and gets a long-term initiative'}
(11. f5 $6 e5 12. Ne6 fxe6 13. fxe6 Nc5) 11... fxe6 12. Nxe6 Kf7 (12... Qa5 13.
O-O Kf7 (13... h6 {Gofshtein} 14. Bh4 Kf7 15. f5 Be7 16. Qd3 Ne5 17. Qh3 b5 18.
Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Nd5 $13 {1-0 Beil,Z-Watzlawek,M/Sueder 1996/EXT
2001 (35)}) 14. f5 {-12...Kf7}) 13. f5 (13. Nd8+ Kg8 14. O-O (14. Ne6 Qa5 15.
Nxf8 Kxf8 16. Qxd6+ Kf7) (14. Nxb7 Bxb7 15. Rxb7 Qc5 $19 {Olthof,R}) 14... Qc5+
15. Kh1 Qc4 16. Rfe1 h6 $17) (13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxf8 Rxf8 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. O-O Kg7 $19 {Olthof,R}) 13... Qa5 14. O-O b5 $1 {Gofshtein: 'Black
opens the way for his light squared bishop, trying to finish the development.'}
(14... Be7 15. Qe3 b5 16. Qg3 $36) 15. a4 (15. Nxf8 Rxf8 16. Qxd6 Re8 $19)
15... Bb7 $1 {Gofshtein: 'This way black activates his pieces on the queenside.
'} (15... b4 16. Bxf6 $1 (16. Nd5 Nxe4 17. Qd4 Bb7 18. Ndc7 d5 19. Nxa8 Bxa8
$19) 16... Nxf6 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Nd5 $13) 16. axb5 Rc8 17. bxa6 {'?!'
Gofshtein. Gofshtein: '17.Rb3 deserved attention, not letting the black bishop
to get into the game.'} (17. Rb3 $5 {Gofshtein} axb5 18. Rxb5 Qxc3 19. Qxc3
Rxc3 20. Rxb7) 17... Bxa6 18. Rf3 Be7 19. Rg3 (19. Qe1 Bc4 20. Ra1 Qb6+ 21. Be3
Qc6 22. Ra7 Ne5 (22... Bxe6 23. fxe6+ Kxe6 24. Ne2 $1) (22... Rhe8 23. Qg3 Bf8
24. Bd4 (24. Nd4 Qb6) 24... Bxe6 25. fxe6+ Rxe6 26. Nd5 Rxe4 $17) 23. Rg3 g6
$17) (19. Qd1 Rxc3 20. Bd2 Rxf3 21. Ng5+ Ke8 22. Bxa5 Rf1+ $19) 19... Rhg8 (
19... Bc4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxd6 Qa7+ 22. Kh1 $13) (19... Rc6 20. Qd1 $1 (20.
Nd5 Qxd2 21. Bxd2 Rg8 22. Ng5+ Ke8 23. Ra3 Bc8 $19)) (19... Nf8 20. Qd1 $1 $132
) (19... g6 $5 {Olthof,R}) (19... Rb8 $5 20. Rd1 (20. Re1 Rhc8) 20... Rhc8 21.
Bh4 Nh5 22. Bxe7 Nxg3 23. Qxd6 Qb6+ 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 $17) 20. Qe1 (20. Bxf6 Nxf6
21. Ng5+ Ke8 {'-/+' Gofshtein.}) (20. Qd1 $5 {Notkin,M} Bc4 (20... Rxc3 21. Bd2
{[%csl Ya5,Gb6,Gc5,Gg1]} Rgc8 (21... Nxe4 22. Qh5+ Kf6 23. Qh4+ Kf7 $11 24.
Qxe4 $2 Qa2 25. Rxc3 Qxb1+ 26. Kf2 Qf1+ 27. Kg3 Qe2) 22. Bxc3 (22. Qe1 $6 Rxg3
$1 23. Bxa5 Ra3 $8 24. Bb4 Ra2 25. Qg3 Rcxc2 26. Qxg7+ Ke8 $19 {Olthof,R}) (22.
Rxg7+ Ke8 23. Bg5 $44) 22... Rxc3 23. Qe1 Ra3 24. Rxg7+ Ke8 25. Qxa5 Rxa5 26.
Nc7+ Kf8 27. Ne6+ $11) 21. Ra1 (21. Rb7 Ke8 (21... Bxe6 22. fxe6+ Kxe6 23. Bxf6
Nxf6 24. Nd5 $36) 22. Bxf6 (22. Bd2 Qa6) 22... Nxf6 23. Nxg7+ Kf8 $19) 21...
Qb6+ 22. Be3 Qc6 23. Ng5+ Ke8 $17) 20... Bc4 21. Ra1 (21. Bd2 Bxe6 22. fxe6+
Kxe6 23. Nb5 Qb6+ 24. Be3 Qd8 $19 (24... Qa6 25. Bf2 Kf7 26. Ra3 Qc6 27. Rc3))
(21. Rb7 Bxe6 22. fxe6+ Kxe6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qd1 Rgd8 $1 $19 {Notkin,M})
21... Qb6+ 22. Be3 Qc6 23. Nd4 (23. Bd4 Bxe6 24. fxe6+ Kxe6) (23. Ng5+ Ke8 24.
Bd4 (24. Nf3 Ne5) 24... h6 (24... Nh5 25. Rg4 Bf6 $19) 25. Ne6 Kf7 $18) 23...
Qc7 24. Nf3 Rge8 25. Ra7 Qb8 26. Bd4 Bf8 27. Qc1 (27. Bxf6 Qxa7+) 27... Rc7 28.
Ra5 Kg8 29. Qg5 (29. Qh6 Kh8) 29... Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Qb1+ 31. Kf2 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 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 exd4 10. Nxd4 f5 11. h3 Ne5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. O-O f4 14. Nd5 Ng6 15.
h4 Be5 16. Bg4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. h5 f3 19. Bxf3 Qh4 20. g3 Bxg3 21. fxg3
Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Nb5 Nxe4 11. Bf4 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 13. a4 Bc6 14. Re1
Na6 15. Be5 Nac5 16. Qg4 g6 17. Qf4 a6 18. Qh6 f6 19. Bc7 b6 20. Nd4 Bd7 21.
Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6+ Nxe6 23. Rxe4 Qxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.06"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 {Dieser
Zug wird selten gespielt; die Alternative 7.Bd3 ist die übliche Fortsetzung.}
Bb4 8. Bd3 d6 (8... Qc7 $5 9. O-O Bc5 (9... O-O $6 10. e5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nd5 12.
Rf3 $1 $36) (9... d6 10. Qf3 (10. Nce2) (10. Na4) 10... O-O 11. Kh1 $6 Bxc3 12.
bxc3 Ne7 13. c4 e5 $15) 10. Nf5 Bxe3+ 11. Nxe3 d6 {Mit Zugumstellung ist die
Variante 5...Qc7 6.Be3 a6 Nf6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Bd6 9.f4 Bc5 erreicht}) 9. Nxc6 (
9. a3 $6 e5 $5 10. Nf5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bxf5 12. exf5 e4 13. Be2 Qa5 {1/2-1/2
Van Eijk,S-Heyl,T/Caleta 2005/(13)}) 9... bxc6 10. O-O c5 $6 {Schwarz ist
optimistisch - er hat keine Angst vor 11.e5!?. Es wäre vorsichtiger 10...Bxc3
zu spielen.} 11. e5 $5 (11. Na4 $5) 11... Bxc3 (11... dxe5 $2 12. fxe5 Bxc3 (
12... Nd5 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. c3 $18) (12... Nd7 13. Qf3 $18) 13.
bxc3 Nd5 14. Bxc5 $18) 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Bf2 (13. Bd2) 13... Bb7 (13... Nxc3 14.
Qg4 $36 (14. Qe1 Nd5 15. Rd1 $36) (14. Qd2)) 14. Qg4 $40 {[%csl Gd3,Ge5,Gf2,
Gg4][%mdl 128] Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und eine aktive Stellung. Die
Anwesenheit des Bauern auf e5 garantiert Weiß dauerhaften Raumvorteil und
Initiative.} Ne7 {Schwarz öffnet die Diagonale des b7-Läufers und plant auf
die weißen Felder zu spielen.} (14... O-O 15. c4 Ne7 (15... Nc3 16. Bxh7+ (16.
Bh4) 16... Kxh7 17. Qh3+ $16) (15... Nb4 16. Bh4) 16. Rad1 $16) 15. Rad1 {
[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd1d8] Natürlich kann Weiß nicht auf g7 nehmen - 15.Qxg7??
wegen 15...Rg8.} (15. Rab1 Bc6 16. Bh4 $16) 15... h5 16. Qg5 $16 {[%csl Re8,
Gg5][%cal Gd1d8]} c4 {In der schwere Stellung opfert Schwarz einen Bauern für
einige Gegenchanchen.} (16... Nf5 17. Bxf5 Qxg5 18. fxg5 exf5 19. Rxd6) 17.
Bxc4 (17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Bxc4 Qc6 19. Be2 Qxc3 20. Bh4 Qc7 21. Bd3 $16) 17...
Nf5 18. exd6 Kd7 {[%csl Gd7][%mdl 256] Schwarz hat schon zwei Bauern weniger,
aber er konnte eine Blockadestellung erreichen, in der die weißen Mehrbauern
am Damenflügel weniger gefährlich sind. Aber früher oder später wird sich der
weiße Materialvorteil durchsetzen.} (18... Qxg5 19. d7+ $18) 19. Bd3 g6 (19...
Qxg5 20. fxg5 g6 21. c4 $16) 20. Qxd8+ Rhxd8 21. c4 {[%csl Gc4,Gd6] Weiß
mobilisiert seine Bauern am Damenflügel.} Bc6 22. c5 Rdb8 23. Rb1 Bb5 24. Be4 (
24. c4 Bc6 25. Rb6 Rxb6 26. cxb6 Nxd6 27. c5 Nf5 28. Rd1 $16) 24... Bc6 25.
Bxc6+ Kxc6 26. Rb3 Rb5 (26... Rxb3 27. axb3 $18) 27. h3 {Weiß öffnet seine
Grundlinie und kann anschließend g2-g4 ziehen .} Rab8 28. Rd1 R8b7 29. c4 Rxb3
30. axb3 Kd7 (30... Rxb3 31. d7) (30... a5 31. Ra1 Rxb3 32. Rxa5 $18) 31. b4
$18 {Die weiße Bauernphalanx entscheidet die Partie.} f6 (31... Rxb4 32. c6+
Kxc6 33. d7) 32. b5 axb5 33. cxb5 Rxb5 34. c6+ Kd8 35. d7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 Kh8 17. Nce3 Be6 18. Qa4 Qc8 19. O-O g6 20. b3 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Warter, Siegfried"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2130"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. O-O Ng6 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2
e5 9. c3 Ba6 10. Re1 Nf4 11. Re3 Be7 12. d4 f6 13. g3 Ne6 14. d5 cxd5 15. Qxd5
Qc8 16. Nbd2 Bb7 17. Qd3 O-O 18. Nh4 g6 19. Ng2 Qc7 20. Qc4 Qd7 21. Rd1 Rad8
22. Nf1 Kg7 23. Red3 Ng5 24. Qxc5 Bxe4 25. Qe3 Qb7 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Stromer, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2253"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Qe2 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O g6 8. Rd1
Qe7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Nd2 O-O-O 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. Ng5 Qxe2 14. Bxe2
Rd7 15. e5 h6 16. exf6 hxg5 17. Bg4 Rh4 18. h3 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schneider, Daniel1"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2164"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. g3 c6 6. Nd2 Nd7 7. Bg2 f5 8. Ne2
Nf6 9. O-O h5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Bc7 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Qe2 h4 14. Rad1 hxg3 15.
fxg3 O-O 16. e4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qg5 19. Ne5 Rad8 20. Bb1 Bb6 21.
Qe4 g6 22. Rf4 Bf5 23. Qe3 Bxb1 24. Nf3 Qd5 25. Rxb1 Rfe8 26. Qd3 c5 27. Rf1
cxd4 28. Nh4 Re3 29. Nxg6 Rxd3 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Nxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxf7+ Ke8 33.
Rf8+ Kd7 34. R1f7+ Kc6 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 Qb6 5. Qc1 e6 6. Nd2 c5 7. Nb3 Nd7 8. Nf3
Rc8 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Nd4 Ne7 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. O-O Qc7 14. f4 a6
15. Be2 Be4 16. Qd1 Nf5 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Rc1 b5 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21.
Rxc4 g6 22. Bxc5+ Kg7 23. Bf8+ Rhxf8 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. h3 Rfc8 26. Qf3 Rc4 27.
Rf2 Be4 28. Qe3 Bd5 29. b3 Rc2 30. Qd3 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 a5 32. Qd2 R8c5 33. Qd3 h5
34. Qd2 R5c3 35. f5 gxf5 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. Qxh5 R1c2 38. Rd2 Rc5 39. h4 Ke8 40.
Qg5 Be4 41. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 f5 15.
Nf2 Bd7 16. a4 a6 17. a5 Qf6 18. Qc2 f4 19. Bd2 h3 20. Nxh3 Bxh3 21. gxh3 Qh4
22. Nd1 Qxh3 23. Ra3 Ng5 24. Kh1 Rf7 25. Nf2 Qh5 26. Qd1 Raf8 27. Rg1 Nh7 28.
Bf1 Ng5 29. Be2 Nd7 30. Ng4 Bxb2 31. Rb3 Bd4 32. Rg2 Ne5 33. Nxe5 Bxe5 34. Rg4
Nxe4 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Nb3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Qe2 e5 14. O-O Be6
15. Bg5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 h6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfd1 O-O-O 19. Qe3 b6 20. Bb5 Kc7
21. Rdc1 h5 22. Rab1 f5 23. Nd4 exd4 24. cxd4 Bd7 25. d5 Qxe4 26. Qa3 Rhg8 27.
g3 Qxd5 28. Qxa7+ Kd6 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30. Rd1 Ke6 31. Rxd5 Bxd5 32. Qxb6+ Ke7 33.
Qc5+ Kf6 34. a4 Rge8 35. h4 Be4 36. Qc3+ Kg6 37. Ra1 Rd3 38. Qc1 f6 39. a5 Bf3
40. Qc4 Red8 41. Kh2 Rd2 42. Ra2 Rd1 43. g4 hxg4 44. Kg3 f4+ 45. Kxf4 R8d4+ 46.
Qxd4 Rxd4+ 47. Kg3 f5 48. Ra1 f4+ 49. Kh2 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[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 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 20. Qa4 Qc8 21.
Qa3 Qd7 22. Qa4 Qb7 23. Rfa1 e4 24. Bf1 Bf7 25. Qd1 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Ne7 27. c4
Bxd5 28. cxd5 Nxd5 29. Qd2 Qb3 30. Rxa5 Nxe3 31. Be2 Nc2 32. Rc1 Qb6+ 33. Kh1
e3 34. Qd5 Qxb2 35. Rg1 Qf6 36. Qh5 Nd4 37. Bd3 g6 38. Qg4 Rbe8 39. Ra7 Nc6 40.
Rc7 Ne5 41. Qh3 Rf7 42. Rxf7 Nxf7 43. Bb5 Re7 44. Re1 Ng5 45. Qc8+ Kg7 46. Bc4
Ne4 47. Qg8+ Kh6 48. Be2 Nf2+ 49. Kg1 Nh3+ 50. Kh1 Qf2 51. Rf1 Qg1+ 52. Rxg1
Nf2# 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[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. Bg2 f6 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Qc1
O-O 15. O-O a5 16. Rd1 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Rad8 18. Rd2 Nf6 19. Rad1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2
Rf7 21. Qc5 h6 22. h3 Be6 23. g4 Nd7 24. Qe3 Nb6 25. Rc2 Nc4 26. Qc1 Qb6 27.
Ne4 Qb4 28. g5 Nd6 29. Nxd6 Qxd6 30. gxh6 Qd4 31. e4 gxh6 32. Rd2 Qc4 33. Qd1
Rg7 34. Kh2 Kh7 35. Rd6 Bf7 36. Qd2 Bg6 37. h4 h5 38. Qg5 Qc5 39. Rf6 b5 40.
axb5 cxb5 41. Bh3 a4 42. Bg2 b4 43. f4 a3 44. bxa3 bxa3 45. Ra6 Qc4 46. Rxa3
exf4 47. Qxf4 Rf7 48. Qg5 Qc7+ 49. Rg3 Rg7 50. e5 Be8 51. Be4+ Kg8 52. Qxg7+
Qxg7 53. Rxg7+ Kxg7 54. Kg3 Kf7 55. Bf5 Ba4 56. Kf4 Bd1 57. Kg5 Be2 58. Bg6+
Ke6 59. Bxh5 Bd3 60. Kf4 Bc2 61. Bg4+ Kf7 62. Bf5 Bb3 63. Kg5 Kg7 64. h5 Bc4
65. h6+ Kh8 66. Kf6 Bb3 67. Be4 Bc4 68. Ke7 Bb3 69. Kd6 Bf7 70. Ke7 Bc4 71. Kf6
Bb3 72. Bg6 Bc4 73. Bf7 Bb5 74. e6 Kh7 75. Kg5 Bc4 76. Bg6+ Kg8 77. e7 Bb5 78.
Kf6 Bc6 79. Ke6 Ba4 80. Kd6 Kh8 81. Kc7 Bb5 82. Kd8 Kg8 83. Bf5 Kh8 84. Bd7 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[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. Bg2 f6 12. O-O Be6 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Bg5
Bc5 15. Ne4 Bb4 16. Bd2 Be7 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 a5 19. Qc2 O-O 20. Rad1 Nb6
21. Be3 Rfd8 22. Be4 h6 23. Bf3 Bd5 24. Bg4 Kh8 25. Bc5 e4 26. Bd4 Re8 27. Bh5
Rf8 28. Bg6 Rae8 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 30. b3 Nc8 31. Qc3 Kg8 32. b4 axb4 33. Qxb4 Nd6
34. Rb1 b5 35. Bc5 Nc4 36. axb5 cxb5 37. Qxb5 Rc8 38. Rfd1 Bf7 39. Bb4 e3 40.
f3 Rb8 41. Qc5 Qb7 42. Bc3 Qa8 43. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. e5 d4
9. Be4 d3 10. a4 b4 11. cxb4 cxb4 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qxd3 Qxd3 14. Bxd3 Bb7 15. b3
Nxb3 16. Ra2 Ng6 17. Bc4 Na5 18. Be2 Nf4 19. d4 Bd5 20. Bxf4 Bxa2 21. Nbd2 Be7
22. Rc1 Kd7 23. Ne4 b3 24. d5 b2 25. dxe6+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[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
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 O-O 12. Qc2 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.08.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2005.08.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 (7... a5
{is the main line.}) 8. Qc2 {This is already a very uncommon continuation.
With this move White strengthens the centre and prepares a long castle. It's
curious that even the inventor of the system, Tigran Petrosian tested this
move at least once} ({The most popular} 8. Bg5 {occuried in the game Handke,
F-Naiditsch,A, 74th ch-GER 2002.} a6 9. Nd2 h6 10. Be3 Ne8 11. g4 c6 12. h4
cxd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. a3 f5 15. gxf5 gxf5 16. exf5 Ndf6 17. Bd3 $14) (8. Be3 Ng4
9. Bg5 f6 10. Bd2 a5 11. O-O Nc5 12. Ne1 Nh6 13. Qc1 Nf7 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5
gxf5 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qd2 $13 {1/2-1/2 Lugovoi,A-Kruppa,Y, 300 Years St.
Petersburg 2003}) 8... a5 {[%cal Gd7c5] Black secures the c5-square for the
knight.} (8... Nc5 $2 9. b4) (8... Nh5 {looks premature as it allows to place
the dark-squared bishop on e3 while Ng4 is impossible any more.} 9. Bg5 (9. g3
$5 {I believe Vallejo would react this way preventing Nf4.}) 9... f6 10. Be3
Nf4 11. Bf1 Nc5 (11... f5 $5) 12. b4 Na6 13. a3 f5 14. Rc1 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Bf5
16. g3 Qe7 17. Nfd2 Nh5 18. c5 $16 {1-0 Sveinsson,J-Sakic,R/IECC 2004/
Telechess CBM 103 (27). (26)}) 9. h3 {[%cal Gc1e3] Another side line. Now
White secures the e3-square for the dark-squared bishop.} ({Petrosian played} 
9. Bg5 $5 {provoking} h6 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bd2 {This is a temporary waste of
time since with 12. h3 White wins his tempi back.} Nc5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Be3 (13.
g4 $5) 13... Nh7 14. Nd2 h5 (14... f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. g4 $1 $16 {Chess Base})
15. O-O-O Bd7 (15... h4) 16. h4 Qe7 17. Kb1 b6 (17... f5) 18. f3 f5 {and a
position with mutual chances has arisen. Petrosian,T-Gligoric,S, EU-chT(Men)
1970.}) 9... Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4] Black aims to bring the knight to f4 and to
prepare f5.} ({One of the first games in this line saw} 9... c6 10. Be3 cxd5
11. cxd5 b6 12. O-O Nh5 13. Rfd1 (13. Rfe1 $5) 13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Nc5 15. a3 f5
16. b4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Nd2 axb4 19. Nxe4 (19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bb7 21.
Bc4 Qg5) 19... bxa3 20. Qc6 Bd7 21. Qxb6 Qxb6 22. Bxb6 Bf5 23. Nxd6 Bc2 24. Rd2
e4 $15 {Szabo,L-Najdorf,M, Candidates 1950. and White is worse.}) 10. g3 {
[%csl Gf4] A simple and logical continuation. White just prevents Nf4.} (10.
Bg5 f6 11. Be3 Nf4 12. Bf1 Nc5 13. g3 Nh5 14. O-O-O f5 15. Nd2 {It's
interesting that this position with Be2 played instead of 0-0-0 as occured in
the text.} Na6 $5 {preparing f4.} 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Be2 Nb4 18. Qb1 f4 $1 19.
Bxh5 fxe3 20. fxe3 Qg5 {and Black obtained strong counterplay. Khasin,A-Savon,
V/Baku 1961/URS-ch.}) 10... Nc5 11. Be3 f5 ({In the only preceding game Black
played} 11... b6 $6 {which is a waste of time. Now Black won't have time for
both f5 and Nf6.} 12. Nd2 f5 13. Bxh5 gxh5 14. O-O-O h4 15. Rdg1 hxg3 16. fxg3
$14 {Pietzsch,W-Bindrich,O/Schwerin 1969.}) 12. Nd2 {[%cal Ge2h5] A
multi-purpose move, which is typical for the Petrosian variation. This way
White strengthens the centre, prepares Bxh5 and thus deals with a positional
threat of f4.} Nf6 {[%csl Re4] While White is strengthening the e4-pawn Black
is creating additional pressure on it.} ({In case of} 12... f4 {White prepared}
13. Bxc5) 13. O-O-O {The king goes to the queenside leaving the kingside for
attack.} b6 {Black supports the knight in order to meet Bxc5 with bxc5.} (13...
fxe4 $2 {would be a strategical blunder as it allows to destroy Black's pawn
structure and to bloch the e5-pawn.} 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Ndxe4 $16) (13... Ncxe4
$6 14. Ndxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. h4 $1 {with g4 to follow.} (16. g4 $6 {
allows} Qh4 {with the idea of Bh6.}) {While} 16... h5 $2 {only helps White to
develop attack on the kingside.} 17. g4 $1 (17. Rdg1 {with the idea of g4 is
also strong.}) 17... hxg4 18. Rdg1 {and White develops a strong attack on the
kingside.}) 14. Rdg1 {White has been preparing an attack on the kingside.} f4 {
Black forces an exchange of the darksquared bishop.} 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. g4 $1
$14 {[%cal Gg4g5,Ge2g4] Certainly an exchange on f4 would only open the long
diagonal for Black's dark-squared bishop. Now White is ready to play g5 and
then Bg4 exchanging the light-squared bishops. Afterwards White will
concentrate on the attack of the queenside, in particular the a-pawn will be
an object of attack.} Bd7 {Black prepares counterplay along the b-file. F.e.
it would be nice to double the rooks there provoking b3 and then to open up
the position with a4.} (16... f3 $5 {deserves attention making White's plan
more difficult.}) (16... g5 $2 {is very dangerous for Black as it helps White
to open the h- and possibly even the g-files.} 17. h4 h6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nf3
Nd7 (19... Nxg4 20. Rh5 $1 $18) 20. Rh5 Bf6 21. Rgh1 {and develops a free
attack.}) 17. g5 Nh5 18. Bg4 {White has reached his first goal. The
light-squared bishops will be exchanged and thus the light squares will become
vulnerable.} f3 $5 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gh5f4] An attempt to unblock the position
in order to get at least some counterplay.} 19. Bxf3 Nf4 {Black got a nice
square for the knight, however its position is nice more than helpful.} (19...
Rb8 {was worth trying as for the moment 20.Bg4 is impossible or at least it
gives back a pawn.}) 20. Bg4 {Back to the right plan.} Bxg4 (20... Rb8 $5) 21.
Rxg4 Qd7 22. f3 h5 {Black decides to activate his dark-squared bishop, however
it also weakens the g6-pawn.} 23. gxh6 ({In case of} 23. Rg3 {it would be not
easy to break through.}) 23... Bxh6 24. Kb1 {Prophylaxis. White takes his king
away from the c1-h6-diagonal.} Kh7 25. Nf1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf1g3,Gh3h4,Gh4h5,
Gf1h2,Gh2g4] White is planning to bring the knight to g4 and thus to disturb
to the dark-squared bishop or maybe even to trade it. Another idea is to
prepare h4-h5 by means of Ng3.} Rf6 {Black at his turn wants to disturb the
latter and so he doubles the rooks along the f-file in order to move the
knight and thus to force White to protect the f-pawn.} 26. Nh2 {It's clear
that White's not afraid of} Nh5 (26... Nxh3 $2 {which opens the h-file.} 27.
Rh4 $1 {with the idea} Nf4 28. Ng4 $18) ({Black could also start with} 26...
Raf8 {as} 27. Rh4 {with the idea of Ng4 is not dangerous in view of} Nh5) 27.
Rg2 {White prevents penetration of the bishop to e3 and d4, which would be
possible after 27.Rg1.} Raf8 ({Now} 27... Be3 $2 {is strongly met by} 28. Ng4
$18 {[%csl Re3,Rf6]}) 28. Nd1 {[%csl Ge3] And again the move is directed
against Be3.} Nf4 29. Rgg1 Nh5 {Black is waiting showing that he has nothing
to be afraid of. And indeed it's not easy for White to make progress.} 30. Qg2
Nf4 31. Qc2 Nh5 {[%csl Rf3] The knight is returning to h5 in order to keep the
f-pawn under attack and thus to prevent Ng4.} 32. Qg2 Nf4 33. Qf1 $1 {White
leaves the c2-square for one of the rooks.} Nh5 34. Rg2 {Finally the rook gets
a chance to leave the kingside and to come closer to Black's weaknesses on the
queenside.} Nf4 35. Rc2 Nh5 36. Rg1 {White prepares a manoeuvre of the other
rook to the queenside via g2 and c2. So Probably White would start with moving
the c2-rook to a3 or c3.} Bf4 {Black doesn't stand the pressure and allows Ng4.
} 37. Ng4 R6f7 38. Rcg2 {White is not in a hurry. At first he wants to take
control over the g3-square.} Qe7 $6 {Probably Black underestimated the
following idea. Otherwise he would try to keep the queen on d7.} 39. Qe1 $1 {
[%csl Ra5] It turns out that the a-pawn is weak.} a4 $6 {I think that this
move is wrong. It's going to be difficult to protect the a-pawn after that.} ({
And again Black had to try} 39... Ra8 $5 {though also in this case White's
advantage is obvious.}) 40. a3 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra4] White fixes the a-pawn on a4
and prepares a direct attack on it by means of Nc3 and Qd1.} Rb8 (40... Ra8 $5)
41. Nc3 Rb3 $6 {[%csl Rf3] A nice square for the rook. From here it protects
the a-pawn by attacking the f-pawn, but the problem is that after forthcoming
Qd1 Black won't be able to protect the a4-pawn.} 42. Ka2 {[%csl Rb3]} Qd8 {
Black keeps an eye on the h4-square as the penetration of the white queen may
create some problems for the black king, in particular after moving the knight
from g4 he will be able to sacrifice a rook on g6 with Qxh5 to follow.} 43. Qd1
$1 $18 {[%csl Ra4,Rb3,Rf3] Protecting the f3-pawn White creates a very
annoying threat of Nxa4.} Qa8 44. Nxa4 Rb8 45. Nc3 {White is two pawns up and
has to be able to win easily.} Rbf8 46. Nb5 Qd8 47. Qe1 Rg7 48. h4 Rgf7 49. Qa5
$6 {A start of a shaky plan.} (49. Na7 {with the idea of Nc6 and then advance
of the queenside pawns looks better.}) 49... Qxh4 50. Qa6 {Preparing Qc6 with
Nxc7 to follow.} ({Certainly not} 50. Nxc7 $2 Qd8 $1) 50... Bg3 51. Qc6 (51.
Nxc7 $1 {would be a logical follow-up.} Rxc7 52. Qxd6 Rfc8 53. Nxe5 $18 {
[%csl Rg6,Rh7] and eventually White breaks through.}) 51... Rxf3 {[%csl Rg4]
Suddenly it turns out that the knight on g4 is traped.} 52. Nxc7 Qxg4 53. Ne6
R8f7 54. Qxd6 {White continues as if nothing happened. His active queen and
knight compensate the material disadvantage.} Kh6 $2 {Black creates a threat
of Qxe4, but misses a simple tactics and loses.} (54... Qh4 $5 {preventing Qd8
and unpinning the g3-bishop deserved attention.}) 55. Qd8 {Now it's difficult
for Black to move.} Qxe4 $2 {A very untypical blunder by Radjabov.} 56. Qh8+ (
56. Qh8+ {Black resigned as after} Rh7 {he loses the rook.} 57. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7
58. Ng5+ {[%csl Re4,Rh7]} Kg7 59. Nxe4 $18 {A nice positional win of the best
Spanish player without counting Shirov of course.}) 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.09.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.08.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6
8. h4 (8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. c3 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bf3 Bd5 13. O-O c5 14.
c4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qc7 16. Qe2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,
S-Gurevich,M/Germany 2005/Mega2006 (18)}) 8... h6 9. Be3 (9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Qd2
b6 (10... Qd5 11. c4 Qd6 12. O-O-O b6 13. Qe3 Bb7 14. Ne5 c5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16.
Qxc5 bxc5 17. Rh3 $1 Ke7 18. Rhd3 Be4 19. Rg3 Rhg8 20. Ra3 Rgc8 21. f3 Bc6 22.
Rb3 $16 {1-0 Izoria,Z-Gurevich,M/Corsica 2005/Mega2006 (43)}) 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12.
Bc4 c5 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Ba6 Rc7 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. g4 cxd4 17. g5 $40 {1-0 Leko,
P-Bareev,E/Monte Carlo 2003/PowerBook2005 (34)}) 9... c5 $5 {TN} 10. Qd2 cxd4
11. Nxd4 Nb6 $5 {[/\12...Nd5,13...Bd7]} 12. O-O-O Nd5 13. g4 (13. Nf5 $1 O-O (
13... exf5 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Bc4 $5 (15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd2 $14)
15... Be6 16. Bxd5 $16) 14. Nxh6+ $1 (14. Bc5 exf5 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Qxd5 Be6
17. Qd6 Qe8 $44 {Radjabov}) 14... gxh6 15. Bxh6 Qb6 16. c3 Rd8 17. Rh3 $1 Nb4
$5 (17... Nxc3 18. Rg3+ Kh7 (18... Kh8 19. Bg7+ Bxg7 20. Qxd8+) 19. Bd3+ Kh8
20. bxc3 $18) 18. Qf4 Rxd1+ (18... Nxa2+ 19. Kc2 e5 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Rg3+ Kh8
22. Qf3 $3 $40 {/\23.Qh5,23.Bd3}) 19. Kxd1 e5 (19... Qd8+ 20. Kc1 e5 21. Rg3+
Kh7 22. Qf3 $1 $40) 20. Rg3+ Kh7 $17 {Radjabov} 21. Qf3 $3 Kxh6 22. Be2 $18 {
Fritz}) (13. c4 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Qa5 $132) 13... Bd7 14. Bg2 {[/\15.Bxd5]} Nxe3
15. Qxe3 Qb6 {[/\16...0-0-0]} 16. Rd3 (16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Rxh1 18. Bxh1 Bxd4
19. Rxd4 O-O-O 20. Rc4+ $14) 16... Rc8 {[/\17...Rc4<=>[+]]} (16... O-O-O 17.
Rhd1 (17. Bxb7+ $6 Qxb7 (17... Kxb7) 18. Rc3+ Bc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Rd6
$15) 17... Bc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qe4 Rd5 $13) 17. c3 (17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5
Rxh1+ 19. Bxh1 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc6 21. Bxc6+ Qxc6 22. c3 $14) 17... Rc4 18. Rhd1
Bxd4 $5 (18... O-O 19. g5 $40) 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 (20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4
b6 {(/\22...Ke7)} 22. Rc4 Kd8 $11) 20... Bc6 21. Rc4 (21. Bxc6+ Qxc6 22. g5 h5
$5 (22... hxg5 23. Qxg5 $40) 23. g6 O-O 24. gxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rd8+ Kh7 $132) 21...
Qxe3+ 22. fxe3 Kd7 $8 $11 23. Bxc6+ bxc6 24. Ra4 Ra8 25. e4 e5 26. Kd2 Kc7 {
[/\27...Kb6,28...Rd8<=>]} 27. Ke2 Kb6 28. Rb4+ Kc7 29. Ra4 Kb6 30. Rb4+ Kc7 31.
Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.09.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.08.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 c6 8. Nf3
e5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Rfd1 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 exd4 12. Qxd4 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Nd5
15. e5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Rad8 20. Rab1
Rd7 21. h4 Rfd8 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bg4 Rd6 25. Rxb7 dxc4 26. Rc1 Rd4
27. Bh5 R8d7 28. Rxc4 Rxb7 29. Rxd4 Kg7 30. Be2 Nc5 31. Rd5 Ne6 32. Bg4 Kf6 33.
Bxe6 fxe6 34. Ra5 e5 35. Ra4 Kf5 36. f3 Rc7 37. g4+ Ke6 38. Kf2 Kd5 39. Ke3
Rc3+ 40. Ke2 e4 41. Ra5+ Kd4 42. Ra4+ Kd5 43. Rxe4 Rc2+ 44. Ke3 Rxa2 45. Re7
Ra3+ 46. Kf2 Kd6 47. Rg7 Ra5 48. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.09.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2005.08.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 $5 {This move is unusual. Here preference has
mainly been given to: 11.Qc2, 11.d5, 11.e5 or 11.a4. Dieser Zug ist
ungewöhnlich. Meist wurde hier 11.Qc2, 11.d5, 11.e5 oder 11.a4 der Vorzug
gegeben.} (11. Qc2) (11. d5) (11. e5) (11. a4) 11... Bg7 (11... b4 $6 {
voluntarily loosens things up on the queenside. lockert freiwillig den
Damenflügel.} 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 (12... Kxd7 $2 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 cxb2 15. Rb1
Ba3 16. Qa4 Qf8 17. Bxc4 Kc8 18. Ba6 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Hatanbaatar,B/Istanbul
2000/EXT 2001 (18)}) 13. Na4 Nb6 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Na4 17.
Be5 O-O 18. Bxc4 $16 Rfe8 19. f3 Nxc5 20. Bd6 Na4 21. Bb3 Nb6 22. Bxb4 a5 23.
Bc5 a4 24. Bc2 Nc4 25. Rd4 Ba6 26. Bxa4 Rec8 27. b4 Ne5 28. Bc2 Bb5 29. a4 Ra6
30. Kf2 Rca8 31. a5 Rc8 32. Rad1 Raa8 33. Bb3 Kg7 34. g3 Kf6 35. R1d2 g4 36.
Bd1 gxf3 37. Bxf3 Nxf3 38. Kxf3 Kg6 39. Rd7 Re8 40. g4 Bc4 41. R2d4 Bb3 42. h4
f5 43. exf5+ exf5 44. R4d6+ Be6 45. h5+ Kg5 46. Rg7+ Kh4 47. Bf2+ Kh3 48. gxf5
Bd5+ 49. Rxd5 cxd5 50. Rg4 Re4 51. Rxe4 dxe4+ 52. Kxe4 Kg4 53. f6 Kxh5 54. Kd5
Kg6 55. Kc6 h5 56. Kb7 Rf8 57. Bh4 Kf5 58. a6 Kg4 59. a7 Rf7+ 60. Ka6 Rf8 61.
b5 Kxh4 62. b6 Kg4 63. b7 Rxf6+ 64. Kb5 Rf5+ 65. Kc6 Rf6+ 66. Kd5 {1-0 Janssen,
R-Pavasovic,D/Maribor 2004/CBM 102 ext (66)}) 12. Nxd7 $146 {It is surprising
that White so willingly gives up his only advanced piece. Es ist überraschend,
dass Weiß so bereitwillig seine einzige vorgerückte Figur abtauscht.} (12. f4
Nxe5 13. fxe5 (13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f5 Qb6+ 15. Bf2 c5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bh5+ Ke7
18. Qd6+ Qxd6 19. exd6+ Kxd6 20. e5+ Nxe5 21. Bg3 Kc6 $2 (21... Raf8) 22. Rae1
b4 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 bxc3 25. Rxe6+ Kd7 26. Bg4 h5 27. Rf7+ Kd8 28. Bf5
Bc8 29. Rd6+ Ke8 30. Bg6 Rh6 31. Rh7+ Kf8 32. Rd8# {1-0 Pedersen,S-Rasmussen,K/
Nyborg 2001/CBM 83 (32)}) 13... Nd7 14. Bg4 (14. a4 a6 15. b3 cxb3 16. Qxb3 O-O
17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Be1 b4 19. Na2 a5 $17 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Bxb4 c5 22. dxc5 Bc6
23. Bb5 Nxe5 24. Rd6 Qc7 25. Qg3 Rfc8 26. h4 Qe7 27. hxg5 Qxg5 28. Qf2 Bxe4 29.
Bd2 Qg6 30. Rc1 Bf8 31. Rd4 Nf3+ {0-1 Mitkov,M-Grabarczyk,M/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 
(31)}) (14. d5 O-O 15. dxe6 Nxe5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. exf7+ Kf8 $17
19. Rf5 Bd4+ 20. Kf1 Bc8 21. Rf3 Be5 22. g3 Be6 23. Ke1 Rd7 24. Rc1 Rad8 25.
Rc2 Rd4 26. Re3 Kxf7 27. Bh5+ Ke7 28. Nd1 Bc7 29. Nf2 Bb6 30. Ree2 Rf8 31. Re3
Rdd8 32. Rf3 Rxf3 33. Bxf3 Rf8 34. Bh1 Bxf2+ 35. Rxf2 Rxf2 36. Kxf2 c3 37. bxc3
Bxa2 38. Ke3 Ke6 {0-1 Jean,O-Boudre,J/Marseille 2001/EXT 2002 (38)}) 14... O-O
(14... Qb6 $5) 15. h4 gxh4 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. a4 a6 18. a5 Qa7 19. Kh1 Rad8 20.
Qe1 Qxd4 21. Rd1 Qc5 22. Qxh4 Rfe8 23. Bxh6 Bxh6 24. Bh5 Rf8 25. Bxf7+ Kh7 26.
Bxe6 Nxe5 27. Bf5+ Rxf5 28. exf5 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nd3 30. Rf1 Qe5 31. Ne4 c5 32.
Ng5+ Kg7 33. Ne6+ Kh7 34. Qe7+ Kh8 35. Qe8+ {1-0 Bosboom,M-Baum,B/Germany 1997/
GER-chT2 (35)}) (12. Qc2 $5 a6 13. Rad1 O-O 14. f4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f5 Re8
17. Bh5 $40 exf5 18. exf5 Bxe5 19. f6 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nf8 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rd7+
Nxd7 23. Qh7+ Ke6 24. Qf5+ Kd6 25. Rd1+ Kc5 26. a3 {1-0 Horvath,P-Todorovic,G/
Budapest 2003/CBM 93 ext (26)}) 12... Nxd7 (12... Qxd7 13. e5 $5 (13. Be5 $5 {
/\ f2-f4}) 13... Nd5 14. Ne4 {controlling a lot of important black squares.
mit Kontrolle vieler wichtiger schwarzer Felder.}) 13. Bd6 {This bishop is
White's real trump card. In order to castle, Black has to indulge in some
contortions. Dieser Läufer ist der wesentliche Trumpf des Weißen. Um zu
rochieren, muss Schwarz einige Verrenkungen machen.} e5 $5 {Some weeks earlier
13...Bf8 was played here. Einige Wochen früher wurde hier 13...Bf8 gespielt.} (
13... Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Pantsulaia,L-Karjakin,S/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109/[Lutz] (24)}
) 14. d5 Nb6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. a4 $1 {Weiß muss möglichst schnell den
Damenflügel aufbrechen, damit der Bd6 Unterstützung erhält. Dabei schreckt er
nicht vor Materialopfern zurück.} bxa4 (16... a6 17. b3 $40) 17. Nxa4 Nc8 $2 {
Considering the miserable endgame which awaits Black after this move, it is
well worth considering accepting White's sacrifice of the exchange. In
Anbetracht des trostlosen Endspiels, das Schwarz nach diesem Zug ertwartet,
kommt die Annahme des weißen Qualitätsopfers stark in Betracht.} (17... Bxa4
18. Rxa4 Nxa4 (18... Qd7 19. Ra5 $40) 19. Qxa4+ Qd7 {and here the position is
unclear. und die Stellung ist nicht klar:} 20. Qa6 (20. Qa3 Rd8 21. Bb4 Bf8 22.
Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Bxc4 Rh8 $13) 20... Rc8 (20... Rd8 $6 21. Rd1 Bf8 22. Bxc4 Rb8
23. Bxb8 Qxd1+ 24. Bf1 $40) (20... Qc8 $6 21. Qb5+ Qd7 22. Bxc4 Qxb5 23. Bxb5+
Kd8 24. Rd1 $40) 21. Rd1 Rc6 22. Qa3 Qb7 23. Qc3 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 O-O $13) 18. Bc5
Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Bf8 20. Be3 Bb4 {Black decides to get his king into safety in
double quick time. Schwarz beschließt, schleunigst den König in Sicherheit zu
bringen.} (20... Bxe4 21. Bxc4 Nd6 22. Be2 Bc6 23. Nc3 $40) 21. Bxc4 O-O 22. f3
$16 {The smoke has cleared, and White can lay claim to a clear endgame
advantage. The reason for this is that his pieces are noticeably more active
and he has pressure against a7. Der Rauch hat sich verzogen und Weiß kann
deutlichen Vorteil im Endspiel reklamieren. Der Grund dafür sind seine
wesentlich aktiveren Figuren und der Druck gegen a7.} Rb8 (22... a5 $5 $16) 23.
Nc5 Nb6 24. Be2 Rbd8 25. Nd3 Bb5 26. Rxa7 {And White collects the pawn, and
still maintains his pressure. Damit sackt Weiß den Bauern ein, bei anhaltendem
Druck.} Nc4 27. Nxb4 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Nxe3 29. Bb3 Bc4 30. Bxc4 Nxc4 31. Nc6 Nxb2
32. Nxe5 Nd1 33. Rc7 h5 $6 {Loses a second pawn, but his position was already
bad in any case. Verliert einen zweiten Bauern, aber die Stellung war ohnehin
schon schlecht.} (33... Nb2 $142 34. Kf2 Kg7) 34. Nd7 $18 Rd8 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36.
Nxh5+ Kg6 37. Rc6+ Kh7 (37... Kxh5 38. g4+ Kh4 39. Rh6#) 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Rd6
Rxd6 40. Ne8+ Kg6 41. Nxd6 Nb2 42. Kf2 Nd3+ 43. Ke3 Ne1 44. g3 Nc2+ 45. Kd3
Nb4+ 46. Ke2 Nc6 47. Nf5 Ne5 48. h3 f6 49. h4 Nc4 50. hxg5 Kxg5 51. f4+ Kh5 52.
Ne3 Nd6 53. Kd3 Kg6 54. Nc4 Nb5 55. e5 fxe5 56. Nxe5+ Kf5 57. Ke3 Nc3 58. g4+
Ke6 59. Kf3 Nd5 60. Nc4 Ne7 61. Ne3 Nc8 62. g5 Nd6 63. Kg4 Ne4 64. Kh5 Kf7 65.
Kh6 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor final 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.09.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2005.09.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Bc4
Qb6 9. Bb3 Be7 10. f5 Nc5 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6
15. Bxe6 Qe5 16. Bxf6 Qxe4+ 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Bxf6 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Bd5
Rd7 21. c3 Ke7 22. Be4 h6 23. Bf5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor final 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.09.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2005.09.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 b6 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. O-O Be7
15. Be4 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qa4 17. Qb2 Rac8 18. Qb3 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Penne"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

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. Qc2 Nf6 ({Untill now it was
not much to say since we were following one of the main lines in the Kings
indian defence .} 13... Ng8 {is another theoretical move with the idea to
improve the worst of black pieces .}) 14. Rd1 $5 {Usually White plays either
14.f3 or 14.Bb2, but this rarely played move seems to be Arlandi's speciality
if You look closely to his games against Chan and Gallagher .} axb4 (14... f4
15. c5 axb4 16. axb4 g5 17. Nc4 g4 18. g3 Ng6 19. b5 b6 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Ba3
Ne8 22. Na4 Rb8 23. Bb4 Nh4 {An unsound piece sacrifice , but Black was
already strategically outplayed .} 24. gxh4 f3 25. Bd3 Bh6 26. Bd2 Qxh4 27.
Bxh6 Qxh6 28. Ncxb6 Qh3 29. Bf1 Qh4 30. Nxc8 Rf6 31. Rd3 Rh6 32. h3 Ng7 33. Qc7
Ra8 34. Nxd6 Rg6 35. Nf7+ Kg8 36. Nxe5 {1-0 Arlandi,E-Chan,J/Mount Buller 
(Australia) 2004}) 15. axb4 Bd7 (15... c6 16. c5 fxe4 17. Ndxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4
Bf5 19. Bd3 cxd5 20. Nxd6 e4 $2 {This looks like a blunder .} 21. Bxe4 {
and Black is just a pawn down with worse position as a compensation .} Bg4 22.
f3 Be6 23. Bd3 Nc6 24. Nxb7 Qh4 25. Qf2 Qh5 26. Re1 Ne5 27. Bb2 d4 28. Be4 Ra2
29. Ra1 Rxb2 30. Qxb2 Nc4 31. Qe2 Ne3 32. Nd6 Qe5 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Bxa8 Bh6 35.
g3 Bf8 36. Qd3 Bg7 37. Qe4 d3 38. Rxe3 Qa1+ 39. Re1 Bd4+ 40. Kh1 Qc3 41. Qxe6
d2 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qf7+ Kh6 44. Qf4+ {1-0 Arlandi,E-Gallagher,J/Pula 2003})
16. f3 c6 {Diagram # Is this a "modern strategy in action"? Usually Black is
supposed to play on the kingside and not to open the game where all White's
pieces are concentrated .} 17. c5 $5 {A brave pawn sacrifice which looks
unsound on first sight .} cxd5 18. exd5 Nfxd5 19. Nc4 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 e4 21. Qe1
d5 22. Nb6 {After a couple of forced moves it is now clear that White will be
able to reestablish the material balance .} Ra2 23. Bg5 Qe8 24. Bxe7 (24. Nxd7
Qxd7 25. Bc4 Raa8 26. fxe4 fxe4 27. Qxe4 $6 {would have been met by} Qf5 {
where Black is slightly better .}) 24... Qxe7 25. Nxd7 {Trying to play safe .}
(25. Nxd5 Qe8 26. Bc4 {was certainl y more ambitious but also more risky ,
leaving Black with two bishops .}) 25... Qxd7 26. Bc4 Ra3 27. Rxd5 Qe7 28. fxe4
fxe4 29. Rd3 $6 (29. Rbd1 {looks like a normal move .}) 29... Raa8 $6 ({
Returning the favour . Why not} 29... Rxd3 30. Bxd3 e3 {and Black should be
better ?}) 30. Rbd1 Qe5 31. Re3 Rae8 32. Bd5 Rd8 {And here White accepted a
draw offer instead of taking a pawn :} (32... Rd8 33. Rxe4 Qf5 34. Bb3 {
and it is not clear what Black can show for a pawn .}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{[%mdl 36864]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7.
Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 ({Another possibility here is:} 9. Bc1) 9... g5 10.
Bg3 Nh6 {That is a very fashionable system nowadays.} 11. d5 {In my opinion
this is the most ambitious way to fight for an advantage.} ({The alternatives
are:} 11. h3) ({and} 11. dxe5) 11... f5 {Teimour comes with a little surprise!}
({I have mainly expected:} 11... Nd7 {--> see comments to 1/2-1/2 Gelfand,
B-Radjabov,T/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98/[Avrukh,B]}) 12. exf5 g4 (12... Nxf5 13. h4
Nxg3 14. fxg3 gxh4 15. Bd3 e4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Rxh4 $36 {1-0 Markus,R-Miljanic,
B/Budva SCG 2004/The Week in Chess 514 (27)}) 13. Nd2 Bxf5 14. Nf1 {This
manoevre is white's latest attempt to get an advantage - white is going to put
strong pressure on black's Pg4.} ({Nothing special promises:} 14. Nde4 Nd7 15.
Bd3 Kh8 16. O-O a5 17. Qe1 Bg6 18. Qe2 Qe7 $132 {0-1 Gofshtein,L-Kasimdzhanov,
R/Hoogeveen 1999/EXT 2000 (43)}) 14... Nd7 15. Ne3 e4 {Black must play very
energetically in order to activate his pieces.} ({The alternative here is:} 
15... Nc5 {see comments to-->Huzman,A-Avrukh,B/ Pula zt 200 [Huzman]}) 16. O-O
Nc5 17. Rc1 $146 {[%cal Gb2b4,Gc4c5] Protecting the knight and intending to
advance the queen-side pawns by b2-b4 and c4-c5.} ({The alternatives are:} 17.
Qd2 Qg5 18. Rad1 a6 (18... a5 19. Nb5 $36) 19. b4 Nd7 20. c5 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5
22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Qxh6 Bxc3 24. cxd6 Rf6 25. Qh4 cxd6 26. Bxg4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Huzman,A-Sidorenko,I/Ramat Aviv ISR 2004/The Week in Chess 516 (32)}) ({
An immediate tackle gives black full compensation for the pawn:} 17. Nxg4 Bxg4
18. Bxg4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qf6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Markus,R-Djukic,N/Herceg Novi SCG 2005
(25)}) 17... a5 {Securing the statement of Nc5.} ({Deserved serious attention:
} 17... Bg6 $5 {keeping the important bishop on board} 18. Bxg4 ({Dubious is:} 
18. b4 $6 Nd3 19. Bxd3 exd3 20. c5 Qd7 $15 21. c6 bxc6 22. dxc6 Qf7 $36) ({
But interesting is also:} 18. Nxg4 $5 Nf5 19. Bf4) 18... Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Nd3 20.
Rc2 Qc8 21. Qe6+ Kh8 $1 $44 {and black has some compensation for the pawn due
to the power of his bishops.} ({Only not} 21... Qxe6 $2 22. dxe6 $16 {[%cal
Gc3d5]})) 18. Nxg4 {Finally I took the pawn, as it's the only way to fight for
an initiative.} ({I didn't like:} 18. Nxf5 $140 $6 Nxf5 19. Bxg4 Nxg3 20. hxg3
Qg5 $44 {and black has full compensation for a pawn.}) 18... Nxg4 19. Bxg4 Qg5
{Activating the queen and connecting the rooks.} ({Comes to consideration also:
} 19... Bg6 $5) 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 {That is the most energetical way - black
intents to double the rooks along the f-file.} ({After} 20... Qxf5 $6 21. Rc2 {
[%cal Gc2e2,Gc3b5]} Nd3 22. Re2 $16 {white consolidates the position keeping a
heavy extra pawn.}) 21. Qc2 {I wanted to connect my rooks as soon as possible.}
({Too slow is:} 21. Rc2 {sending the rook towards e2} h5 22. h4 Qg6 23. Re1 Re8
$44) 21... e3 (21... Re8 22. Rce1 e3 23. Nb5 exf2+ 24. Bxf2 $16) 22. Rce1 {
Intending to force the matters.} ({Black should be O.K after} 22. fxe3 Rxf1+ (
22... Qxe3+ $2 23. Bf2 Qd3 24. Rfd1 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 $16) 23. Rxf1 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1
Re8 $44 (24... Qd3 $5 25. Qxd3 Nxd3 26. Nb5 Nxb2 27. Nxc7 Rf8 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8
$11)) ({But it deserved attention} 22. Nb5 $5 {keeping control of the d4-spot:}
Raf8 23. Rce1 exf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rxf2 25. Bxf2 Be5 $14 {although black has some
compensation here.}) 22... exf2+ ({Now after} 22... Raf8 $6 23. f4 $1 (23. Rxe3
$6 Qxe3 24. Qxf5 Qd4 25. Qc2 Qxc4 $44) (23. Nb5 R5f7) 23... Qg6 24. Rf3 $16 {
white is able to neutralize black's activity.}) 23. Bxf2 Raf8 {Now black's
pressure along the f-file is quite unpleasant, so I wanted to simplify the
position even at cost of loosing a pawn.} 24. Ne4 ({After} 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25.
Rxf5 Rxf5 $14 {it's very hard to convert the extra pawn to a full point.}) (24.
Qe2 $5) 24... Nxe4 ({Deserved attention also:} 24... Qg6 25. Nxc5 (25. Ng3 Rxf2
26. Rxf2 Rxf2 27. Qxf2 Nd3 $11) (25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Rxf5 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qxf5 $14)
25... dxc5 26. Re3 $14 {[%cal Ge3f3,Ge3g3] although white maintains some edge
here.}) 25. Qxe4 (25. Rxe4 Be5 $44) 25... Be5 $1 {I have underestimated this
strong move. Now white should be careful.} ({I have expected only:} 25... Bxb2
26. Be3 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 $14 {with a risk-free advantage.}) 26.
Be3 ({Nothing gives also:} 26. Bh4 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qc1+ 29. Be1
Qxb2 $11) ({or} 26. g3 Qf6 $44 {[%csl Rf1,Rf2]} (26... Bxb2 27. Be3 Rxf1+ 28.
Rxf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 $14)) 26... Rxf1+ $2 $138 {This was played very quickly.
At the same time, it's a serious mistake which leads to a very hard endgame.} (
{Black could equalize by:} 26... Qh5 $1 27. Rxf5 (27. g3 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rxf1+
29. Kxf1 Qxh2 30. Qg4+ Kf7 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. Qe7+ Kg6 $11) (27. h3 Rxf1+ 28.
Rxf1 Bh2+ 29. Kxh2 Rxf1 30. Qe6+ Rf7 (30... Qf7 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Qxb7 Re1 33.
Qa7 $14) 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Bd4+ Kh6 $132) 27... Bxh2+ 28. Kh1 Rxf5 29. g4 Qh4
30. Qxf5 Bf4+ 31. Kg2 Qg3+ 32. Kf1 Qh3+ $11) 27. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qh5 29. h3
$16 Bxb2 $2 {Tje decisive mistake which allows white to trade queens.} ({
Black could keep some practical drawish chances after:} 29... a4 30. Qc2 Qf7+
31. Ke2 Qe8 $16) 30. Qe6+ Kg7 31. Qd7+ Qf7+ (31... Kf6 32. Qd8+ $18) 32. Qxf7+
Kxf7 33. a4 $18 {Fixing black's queen-side pawns at the dark squares. Now the
endgame is winning from a technical point of view.} Kf6 (33... c6 34. dxc6 bxc6
35. Bd2 $18) 34. Ke2 Kf5 35. Kd3 h5 36. Bd2 {Forcing black's next move.} b6 {
Now black's queen-side pawn majority isn't significant at all!} 37. Ke3 Bf6 38.
Kf3 {[%cal Gg2g4] Intending to advance the g-pawn.} Kg6 ({Hopeless would be
also:} 38... h4 39. Be1 Bg5 40. g3 hxg3 41. Bxg3 Be7 42. h4 Bf6 43. Bf2 Be7 44.
h5 Kg5 (44... Bg5 45. Be3 Bxe3 46. Kxe3 Kg5 47. Ke4 Kxh5 48. Kf5 $18) 45. Ke4
Kxh5 46. Kf5 $18 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gf5e6,Ge6d7]}) 39. g4 Bh4 40. gxh5+ Kxh5 41.
Ke4 ({Even simpler would be:} 41. Be3 Bf6 42. Kf4 Bg5+ (42... Kg6 43. Kg4 $18)
43. Ke4 $18) 41... Kg6 42. Bf4 Bf6 43. Bg3 Kg5 ({or} 43... Bd8 44. h4 $18 {
[%cal Gh4h5]}) 44. c5 $1 {A decisive breakthrough which kills all black's
hopes.} dxc5 ({After} 44... bxc5 45. Be1 $18 {the Pa5 falls, so white's passed
Pa4 will decide the game.}) (44... Be7 45. cxb6 cxb6 46. Kd4 Kf5 47. Kc4 Ke4
48. Bf2 Bd8 49. h4 Kf3 50. Bd4 Bxh4 51. Bxb6 Be1 52. Kb5 Ke4 53. Bxa5 $18) 45.
Bxc7 b5 46. axb5 a4 47. d6 ({Good enough was also:} 47. Bf4+ Kh4 48. Bc1 Bd8
49. Ba3 Bb6 50. d6 Kxh3 51. Kd5 $18) 47... a3 48. d7 a2 (48... Kg6 49. Be5 $18)
49. Be5 {Neutralising black's counterplay. The rest is just an agony, as
white's position is completely winning.} Bd8 (49... Bxe5 50. d8=Q+ Kh6 (50...
Bf6 51. Qg8+ $18 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gg8a2]}) 51. Qd2+ $18 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gd2a2]
}) 50. Kd5 Kf5 51. Ba1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. f4 a6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. Bf3 Rab8 15.
g4 Bc8 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bg2 Bb7 18. Qf2 g6 19. h4 Bf8 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. h5 Ba8 22.
f5 Ne5 23. Bd4 Ncd7 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. fxe6 Rxe6 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Re7 28.
Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Nd4 Rf7 30. Qe3 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Be7 32. Qf4 Qc4 33. b3 Qc7 34. c4
Qc8 35. Nc6 Nxc6 36. Qf7+ Kh8 37. dxc6 Bxg5 38. c7 Ra8 39. Qf3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.24"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Barkhagen, Jonas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Stockholm"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. exd5 Bd6 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. a4 Qc7 14. Rad1 Rfe8
15. b3 h6 16. Bh4 Ng4 17. Bg3 Ngf6 18. Nh4 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Ne5 20. Nf5 Nxc4 21.
bxc4 Qe5 22. Qd2 Kf8 23. Rde1 Qc7 24. d6 Qd7 25. Re7 Qd8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Flores, Diego"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[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. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 h5 7. h3 Be6 (7... h4 8.
g4 Be6 (8... Nd4 9. Nge2 Ne6 10. f4 exf4 11. Nxf4 Be5 12. O-O Nxf4 13. Bxf4 c5
14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Nd5 Be6 16. b4 {1-0 Suba,M-Giorgadze,G/Cala Galdana 2001/(53)
}) (8... f5 9. gxf5 gxf5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Nge2 Qd7 12. Be3 Nge7 13. Qd2 O-O-O
14. O-O-O Nb4 15. Be4 d5 16. cxd5 Nexd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Kb1 Bxe4 19. dxe4
Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Qa4 21. Nc3 {1-0 Gustafsson,J-Lopez Martinez,J/Andorra la Vella
2002/ (54)}) 9. Nf3 (9. Nge2 $6 Qd7 10. Nd5 f5 $36) 9... Qd7 (9... Nd4) 10. Nd5
$1 (10. Bg5 f6 (10... Nd4 $5) 11. Bxh4 O-O-O 12. Nd5 Rf8 13. Bg3 (13. Qe2 f5
14. gxf5 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 $13) 13... f5 $44 14. Ng5 (14. exf5 gxf5 15. gxf5
Bxf5 $44) 14... f4 15. Bh2 Nd4 16. f3 c6 17. Nc3 Bf6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Bg1 Ne7
$44 {Ribli. 0-1 Davies,N-Vescovi,G/Katrineholm 1995/CBM 49/[Ribli] (37)}) 10...
f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Ng5 O-O-O 13. Qa4 $1 fxg4 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Be3 e4 16.
O-O-O $1 exd3 17. Rxd3 $14) 8. f4 {Die übliche Fortsetzung 8.Nge2 ist die
beste Möglichkeit für Weiß. Mit dem Textzug möchte sich Weiß die Entwicklung
des Springers offenhalten; ich glaube jedoch, dass die Partiefortsetzung sehr
riskant für Weiß ist.} (8. Nge2 Qd7 9. Nd5 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 (10... Bxf5) 11.
Bg5 Nd8 12. d4 $5 c6 13. Ne3 $14 {1-0 Seeman,T-Lauk,U/Tallinn 2003/(29)}) (8.
Nf3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Ne2 Ne7 11. b4 Qc8 12. Rb1 O-O 13. a4 Re8 14. Nf4 {
1-0 Suba,M-Martin Rueda,D/Collado Villalba 2005/(53)}) 8... exf4 (8... Qd7) 9.
gxf4 (9. Bxf4) 9... f5 (9... Qh4+ $5 10. Kf1 O-O-O 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. Be3 f5 $36)
10. Nf3 fxe4 11. Ng5 $5 (11. Nxe4 Qe7) 11... Qd7 12. Nd5 {Weiß muss originell
spielen, sonst behält er die schlechte Stellung mit vielen Felder- und
Bauernschwächen.} O-O-O 13. dxe4 Bd4 (13... Re8) 14. Rb1 (14. Qc2) 14... Re8 (
14... Nge7) 15. b4 Qg7 (15... Nf6) 16. Kf1 Nd8 {Schwarz verläßt das Feld c6
und verhindert b4-b5 mit Tempo. Darüber hinaus kann er auf d5 nehmen.} (16...
Bd7 $5) 17. Rb3 {[%cal Gb3d3]} Bxd5 (17... Ne7) 18. cxd5 Nh6 19. Rd3 Bb6 (19...
Bf6) 20. Bf3 {[%cal Gf1g2] Mit kleinen Zügen verbessert Weiß seine Stellung;
der König kann auf das sichere Feld g2 gelangen.} Rhf8 {[%cal Gf8f1]} 21. Kg2
Qd7 22. a4 a6 23. Qc2 Kb8 24. Bd2 Rg8 25. a5 Ba7 26. Rc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1c7] Weiß
besitzt positionellen Druck auf der c-Linie und kann nun stark Rc3 ziehen.} Re7
(26... Nhf7 27. Nh7 Qe7 28. Rc3 c6 (28... c5 29. bxc5 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 dxc5 31.
Qxc5 Qxc5 32. Rxc5 $18) 29. dxc6 bxc6 30. Rxc6 Nxc6 31. Qxc6 Rc8 32. Qxa6 Rxc1
33. Bxc1 $16) 27. Rc3 Rf8 28. b5 $1 axb5 (28... Qxb5 $4 29. Rxc7 $18) 29. a6 $1
{[%mdl 128] Weiß spielt sehr energisch: er möchte die Linien am Damenflügel
öffnen.} c5 (29... bxa6 30. Qa2 Qc8 31. Ra3) 30. dxc6 (30. axb7 Nxb7 31. Ra3
$18) 30... bxc6 31. Qd3 {Es droht 32.Rxc6 Nxc6 33.Qxb5+ mit entscheidendem
Angriff.} Bc5 32. Be3 {Weiß möchte die starke Verteidigungsfigur tauschen.}
Bxe3 33. Qxe3 Qa7 (33... c5) 34. Qd3 Qc7 {[#]} 35. Rxc6 $1 {Mit diesem Opfer
vernichtet Weiß die Bauernphalanx vor dem schwarzen König.} (35. e5 $5) 35...
Nxc6 36. Qxb5+ Ka7 37. Rxc6 {[%csl Ra7,Gb5,Gc6][%cal Gf3a8] Weiß hat nur einen
Bauern für die Qualität, aber der schwarze König steht sehr angreifbar.} Qb8
38. Qd3 $6 (38. Qe2 $1 $18 {[%cal Re2f2,Rf2a7,Re2e3,Ge4e5]}) 38... Qb2+ 39. Rc2
(39. Kg3 $4 h4+ 40. Kxh4 Qf2#) (39. Kf1 Qa1+) (39. Be2) 39... Qb6 40. Qc3 $5 (
40. Qd5) 40... Rb8 (40... Rxf4 $2 41. Rb2 Qc5 42. Qb3 Rf8 43. Ne6 $18) (40...
Qc5 41. Qd2 Qb6 42. Rb2 Qc5) 41. Qf6 $2 $138 {[%cal Gf6g6,Gf6e7]} (41. Ne6 $1 {
[%cal Ge6d4,Gd4c6]} Rxe6 42. Qg7+ Kxa6 (42... Ka8 43. e5+) 43. Be2+ Ka5 44.
Ra2+ Kb4 45. Qb2+ Kc5 46. Qc3#) 41... Ng8 (41... Rc7 $5 42. Rxc7+ (42. Rd2 d5 {
[%cal Gb6f6]}) 42... Qxc7 43. Qxg6 h4 44. Qh7 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 Qxh7 46. Nxh7 Kxa6)
42. Qxg6 Qd4 43. Ne6 Qd3 44. Rf2 (44. Re2 $1) 44... h4 45. f5 (45. Ng7 Nh6 46.
Qxh6 Rg8) 45... Qc3 $1 46. Qg5 Nf6 $132 {[%cal Rb8g8,Rg8g2]} 47. Qf4 Qe1 48.
Qxd6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Weiß nimmt den Bauern, aber das verliert sofort.} (48. Rf1
$1 Rg8+ (48... Rb2+ 49. Kg1) 49. Kh2 Qxf1 50. Qe3+ Kb8 (50... Ka8 $2 51. e5+)
51. Qb3+ Kc8 52. Qc2+ Kb8 (52... Kd7 53. Qa4+ $11 (53. Qc7+ Ke8 $19)) 53. Qb3+
$11) 48... Rg8+ $19 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Rg8g2]} 49. Bg4 Qxf2+ $1 (49... Qxf2+ $1
50. Kxf2 Nxe4+ $19 {[%cal Re4f2,Re4d6]}) 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Flores, Diego"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. f4 e5 10. Kh1 Bc5 11. f5 h5 12. Qf3 b5 13. a4 Rb8 14. Bg5 Bb7 15.
Bh4 Rd8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nd1 Be7 18. Ne3 Rd4 19. Rad1 Qd6 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. c3
Rd8 22. Qf3 Kf8 23. Bc2 Ra8 24. Rd2 Bc5 25. Rfd1 Qb6 26. Bg5 Re8 27. Bb3 Bc8
28. Nc2 h4 29. Nb4 Nh5 30. Bxh4 Nf4 31. Bd8 Qb7 32. Bg5 Be7 33. Bxe7+ Kxe7 34.
g3 Nh5 35. Qe3 Kf8 36. Rd8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Ne7 $5 {A quite rare
continuation. Much more popular is 5...Qd6 and 5...f6.} 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. Qh5 g6
8. Qg5 Bg7 (8... Qxe4 $2 9. Qf6 $18) 9. Nd3 f5 (9... Qxe4 10. Re1 h6 11. Qg3
Qd4 12. Qxc7 $16) 10. e5 c5 11. b3 b6 ({Of course Black can't take the rook} 
11... Qxa1 $2 {since after} 12. Nc3 $18 {the queen is trapped on a1.}) 12. Bb2
Qg4 13. Qe3 (13. Qxg4 fxg4 14. Nc3 Bf5 15. Rae1 Bxd3 16. cxd3 O-O-O $44) 13...
Nd5 14. Qe1 Bb7 {White managed to keep the pawn, but his pieces take quite
awkward positions, so it's quite obvious that Black has some compensation for
his minimal material deficit.} (14... Nf4 15. Nxf4 Qxf4 16. Qe3 Qxe3 17. dxe3
Bb7 18. Rd1 Ke7 19. f4 g5 20. c4 $16 {Magem Badals,J-Izeta Txabarri,F/Pamplona
1995}) (14... f4 15. f3 Qg5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bb7 18. Qe2 O-O 19. a4 a5 20.
Nb2 Rad8 21. Rfe1 Qf5 22. d3 $14 {Hjelm,N-Payen,A/Helsinki 2002}) 15. f3 Qg5
16. Nc3 O-O-O 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe2 f4 (18... Rhe8 19. c4 Bc6 20. Bc3 Qe7 21.
a3 Qd7 22. Nf2 Re6 23. b4 $14 {Oral-Stocek/2004}) 19. b4 $5 {A very ambitious
plan aimed to solve the problem of the knight on d3 and get some attacking
chances on the queenside. Some attention deserved} (19. e6 Bxb2 20. Nxb2 Rhe8 (
20... Kb7 $6 21. e7 Rde8 22. Rfe1 h6 23. Qe5 Rh7 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. Re5 $16) 21.
Qxa6+ Kb8 22. Rae1 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 Bxe6 24. Qe2 $16) 19... c4 20. Nf2 Rhe8 21.
Rfe1 {In some lines White's rook could be very useful on a1, but it was
probably safer to defend on e5 with the second rook.} (21. Rae1) 21... Qe7 22.
a3 Kb8 $6 {It's not the most appropriate timing for the prophylaxis!} (22... g5
$142) 23. d3 cxd3 24. cxd3 $6 ({Once again White had a promising alternative
which led to a significant advantage.} 24. Nxd3 $1 g5 25. a4 h5 26. a5 Bc4 27.
Qe4 Qe6 28. axb6 cxb6 29. h4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rf4]}) 24... g5 25. d4 h5 $6 {
Being 2 pawns down for a distant chance to launch an attack is a bit too much!}
(25... Kb7) 26. Qxa6 g4 27. Qe2 $1 {This move is more accurate than
theimmediate capture on g4.} (27. fxg4 hxg4 28. Nxg4 f3 $44 {[%csl Rg1][%cal
Ge7h4]}) 27... Bf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6h4,Gh4g3]} 28. Ne4 $2 {Ignoring Black's
threats. Of course opening up the lines on the kingside wasn't an easy
decision to make, but it was the right one. After calm} (28. fxg4 $1 hxg4 (
28... Bh4 $6 29. Rf1 Rg8 30. Nd3 Rxg4 31. Nxf4 Bb7 32. d5 $18) 29. Nxg4 Bg5 30.
Nf2 Rh8 {Black has strong play on the kingside, but it's hardly enough to
compensate the lack of 3 pawns.}) 28... Bh4 29. Rf1 Rg8 30. Kh1 $6 {Making the
...Bg3 threat even more dangerous!} Rdf8 $1 $40 (30... Bg3 $2 31. hxg3 fxg3 32.
Nf6 $18) 31. Nd2 $6 (31. a4 Bg3 32. hxg3 fxg3 33. Nxg3 (33. Nf6 Rxf6) 33...
gxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 $5 35. gxf3 Qh4+ 36. Qh2 Bxf3+ $19) 31... Bg3 $1 $19 32.
Rfc1 Qh4 (32... Qh4 33. Nf1 Bxh2 $1 34. Rc3 Rg6 35. Rac1 Rfg8 36. R1c2 gxf3 37.
Rxf3 Rxg2 38. Qxg2 Bxf3 39. Qxf3 Rg1#) 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bg5 h6 {Black has an original idea
in his mind waiting with castles.} 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 {This is the most
direct approach here. Black wants to eliminate White's important B at an
expence of weakening his >> pawns.} 8. e3 e6 {is a flexible, but somehow
passive alternative resembling to some Queen's Indian positions.} (8... c5 {
- Jussupow-Ivanchuk, Dortmund 1998 CBM 66}) (8... Bd7 {- Kotsur-Socko,
Chalkidiki 2002 CBM 92}) 9. Qc2 (9. Be2 Nd7 (9... Nc6 {is the main line of ECO,
but it doesn't look very impressive. The idea is to finish the development
quickly by Bd7 Qe7 and 0-0-0. However this looks rather passive and the K is
not in safety on the << either.} 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bd7 (11... Qe7 12. g4 (
12. Bf3 $5) 12... Bd7 13. Nf1 O-O-O 14. Ng3 Rdf8 15. Nh5 f5 $13 {
Doda-Botvinnik, Beverwijk 1959}) 12. Bf3 Qe7 13. Nb5 Kd8 {This game can
possibly improved by White.} 14. Qb3 a5 15. Nc3 Ra7 16. O-O-O a4 17. Qa3 f5 18.
Rde1 Qf6 $13 {Moiseev-Balashov, SU (ch) 1970}) 10. Qd3 (10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3
O-O 12. Qc2 {/\ 0-0-0 and begin an -> against Black's weakened >>.} f5 13. f4 (
13. g4 $5 {is the other way for creating weaknesses on the >>.} Nf6 14. gxf5
exf5 15. Nf1 (15. O-O-O {(Dancevski-V.Spasov, Skopje 1998)} c6 $5 16. Kb1 {
deserves attention.}) 15... c6 16. Ng3 Qa5 17. a3 f4 18. b4 Qc7 $13 {and after
advancing the << pawns the white K has no safety as well, Maslov-Stein, Moscow
1972.}) 13... c5 {opening up the long /^ for the excellent fianchettoed B.} 14.
O-O-O cxd4 15. exd4 g4 {Black wants to avoid the opening of lines against his
K.} 16. Kb1 (16. Nb3 Nf6 $11 {Antunac-Quinteros, Wijk aan Zee II 1973}) 16...
Nf6 17. Bd3 {White has still a strong [+], which can easily be mobilized.} Bd7
18. d5 exd5 19. Bxf5 Rc8 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qd3 dxc4 22. Nxc4 $14 {Inkiov-V.
Spasov, Borovetz 2002}) 10... f5 (10... Qe7 11. Nd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3) 11. Nd2 Nxg3
12. hxg3 O-O 13. g4 $1 Nf6 14. gxf5 exf5 15. O-O-O c6 16. f3 {
(Kovacevic-Thipsay, Thessaloniki (ol) 1988 46/777)} a6 17. Nf1 $1 $14 {/\ Ng3
Kovacevic}) (9. Nd2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 c5 {This is logical, if it cannot be refuted
outright because of the weakness on d6.} (10... Nd7 {or}) (10... Qe7 {are
flexible alternatives.}) 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Nde4 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Nd7 {Black's
strong fianchettoed B may compensate the weaknesses in his P structure.} 14. g4
(14. Be2 $5) 14... Ke7 15. Be2 b6 16. Nd6 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 {Now White's P
structure is also corrupted.} Nf6 18. Bf3 Rb8 $11 {Smyslov-Quinteros, Dortmund
1986}) (9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Qc2 $5 (10. Rb1 {doesn't look urgent here at all!} Nd7
11. b4 O-O 12. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 Kempinski-Blehm, Warsaw 2001})) 9... Qe7 10. Be2 (
10. Bd3) 10... Nd7 (10... Nc6 {/\ Bd7, 0-0-0 is the other way to finish the
development.} 11. Nd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bd7 13. a3 (13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. g4 $5)
13... O-O-O 14. Bd3 f5 15. b4 {looks dangerous, but the white K is not safe.}
Rdf8 $13 {Borbjerggaard-Cheparinov, Malaga 2003}) 11. Nd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 c6 (
12... f5 {looks rather risky.} 13. Bh5+ Kf8 14. Be2 Nf6 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. f4
$36 {Dancevski-Socko, Ohrid 2001}) (12... Nf6 {/\ Bd7, 0-0-0 is the natural
way in order to finish the development.} 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Bf3 (14. g4 $5 O-O-O
) 14... O-O-O 15. Qb3 c6 16. Qa3 Kb8 17. Nb3 {1/2:1/2 Inkiov-V.Dimitrov,
Bulgaria chT 1991}) 13. g4 {White doesn't want to decide immediately about his
K's future.} (13. O-O-O {immediately deserved attention.}) 13... a6 {/\ b5
against 0-0-0} 14. Nde4 {This is a provocative move.} (14. O-O-O b5 {was not
so frightening in view of} 15. Nce4 $1) 14... d5 {Now the P structure has been
changed completely.} 15. Ng3 (15. Nd2 b5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nb3 {fighting on
the << was another strategy.}) 15... Nf6 16. O-O-O b5 17. c5 $6 {Now Black
gets some counterplay in the [+].} (17. cxd5 $1 cxd5 18. Nxb5 $5 {wins a P,
but Black can get some compensation on the b and c files.} (18. Na4 Nd7 19. Nc5
Nxc5 20. Nh5 Bf8) 18... O-O 19. Nc3 Bd7) 17... e5 $1 18. Nf5 (18. Kb1 $5 Nxg4
19. Nh5 {may give some compensation for the P.}) 18... Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Nd7 {
The target is >< d4.} (19... e4 {closes the position even more, it is not easy
for White to find a breakthrough.}) 20. f3 $6 {looks too passive.} (20. Rhe1 $5
) (20. Bf3 $5 O-O-O 21. Bxd5 $5 {deserved attention.}) 20... exd4 (20... b4 21.
Na4) 21. exd4 Nf8 (21... O-O-O 22. Rhe1 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 {and >< d4 gives
Black a good counterplay.}) 22. Rhe1 (22. Nxd5 $2 {is not correct in view of}
cxd5 23. Qxd5 Rc8) 22... Ne6 23. Bf1 O-O-O 24. Kb1 Qd7 (24... Qf6 {attacking
>< d4 was also possible.}) 25. Ne2 {White has to defend passively his >< d4,
the B on f1 looks rather hopeless.} Rde8 $15 26. Qd3 Qc7 27. Rc1 {White is
doomed to passivity.} Re7 28. Red1 Rhe8 29. Qd2 Nd8 {It is not so easy to
penetrate the white camp.} 30. Rc3 Ne6 31. Rd3 Nf4 {Black wants to open up the
e <->.} 32. Nxf4 gxf4 33. a4 (33. Ra3 Kb7 34. Qb4 Re3 35. Bd3 {/\ Ra5, a4 ><
b5 creating some counterplay on the <<.}) 33... Re3 34. axb5 axb5 35. Qc3 Bf6
36. Kc2 Qa7 {The opening of the a <-> may backfire.} 37. Qa3 (37. Rxe3 fxe3 38.
Be2 {looked more persistant.}) 37... Qxa3 38. Rxa3 Rxa3 39. bxa3 Kc7 $19 {
The _|_ R and B versus R and opposite coloured B is not drawish at all, even
if the simple R _|_ and ^- _|_ has real drawish tendencies.} 40. Bd3 Ra8 (40...
Bxd4 41. Bxb5 Bxc5 $19) 41. Rh1 Bg5 {Black wants to avoid any counterplay.} (
41... Rxa3 42. Rxh6 Bxd4 43. Rh7) 42. Re1 (42. Kb3 Ra4 $19) 42... Kd8 43. Rd1
Rxa3 (43... Ra4 $19) 44. Kb2 b4 (44... Ra7 $19) 45. Bc2 Rc3 (45... Bf6 $19) 46.
Rd2 (46. Rd3 Bf6 47. Rxc3 Bxd4 48. Kb3 {transposing to a ^- _|_ gave more
practical chances.}) 46... Bf6 47. Bb3 Rxc5 48. Ka2 Rc3 49. Rd1 Ke7 50. Re1+
Re3 51. Rc1 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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. h4 $6 {It is hard to believe that
this early flank assault yields to anything, it has a special psichological
effect.} c5 (5... Nbd7 6. Be2 e5 (6... c5 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6 {is the Benko
Gambit type of setup.}) 7. d5 Nc5 (7... h5 8. Nh3) 8. Qc2 h5 (8... a5 9. h5 $14
) 9. b4 Ncd7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 c6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nd2
$14 {and White has achived an advantage on the <<, Azmaiparashvili-Radjabov,
Benidorm 2003.}) (5... O-O 6. h5 (6. Be2 {E73}) 6... Nxh5 7. Be2 Nf6 {and the
open h <-> cannot give enough compensation for the P.}) (5... e5 6. dxe5 (6. d5
Na6 $13) 6... dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. h5 {and suddenly White makes
profit from his early h4 move!}) 6. d5 e6 (6... b5 7. cxb5 a6 {transposes to a
favourable Benko type of position, where h4 cannot be praized.}) 7. dxe6 (7.
Be2 exd5 8. cxd5 {leads to a good Benoni for Black.} (8. exd5 h5 (8... O-O 9.
h5 Re8) 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 $11)) 7... Bxe6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 (9. h5 {
was at least consequent.} Nxh5 10. Bxh5 gxh5 11. Nd5) 9... O-O {Here the h4
move seems to be only a weakening move.} 10. Bf4 {The extra h4 in comparision
to Averbakh main line is not a big achievement, mildly saying...} Re8 11. Bxd6
Qa5 12. O-O (12. Nd2 Rad8 13. e5 Ng4 $36) 12... Rad8 13. e5 (13. a3 Qa6 $17)
13... Ng4 14. Nd5 (14. Qc1 Ngxe5 $17) 14... Bxd5 15. cxd5 Ncxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 {
Despite of the ^- White's position is pathetic, his pawns are weak, pieces
passive.} 17. h5 {White tries to make profit from his weakness.} (17. Nxe5 Bxe5
18. Qb3 Qd2 $17) 17... Ng4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qc2 Qb6 {Black wants to join his
Q to the -> on the >>.} (19... Rxd5 20. Bc4 Rf5) 20. Bc4 Qd6 21. Rfe1 Bd4 22.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rf1 Kg7 24. Qd2 {Now comes the nice combination...} Re3 $1 {
[%mdl 64] This is the final blow!} 25. Rc1 {otherwise Rxf3! will come.} (25.
fxe3 Bxe3+ $19) 25... Qf4 $1 26. Rd1 Rxf3 $1 27. gxf3 Qg3+ 28. Kf1 Nh2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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 b5 {andere Hauptfortsetzungen
sind} (5... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 (6... Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. O-O e5 9. f4 Bc5+ 10. Kh1
Nf6 11. f5 h5 12. Qf3 Ng4 13. Bg5 $14 {Diese Variante wird sehr oft von dem
lettischen GM Normunds Miezis gespielt. Seine Partien kann man als Beispiel
für das schwarze Spiel nehmen, allerdings bleibt die Stellung trotzdem besser
für Weiß.}) (6... Bb4 {Macht wenig Sinn, da das Nehmen auf c3 sehr gefährlich
ist:} 7. O-O Bxc3 (7... Nf6 8. Bd2 Be7 9. Qe2 $16 {De Firmian - Forsaa 
(Politiken Cup, 2005)}) 8. bxc3 Qxc3 9. Rb1 $1 Ne7 (9... Qxd4 10. Bb2 Qc5 11.
Bxg7 $18) 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Qg4 Ng6 12. e5 b5 13. f4 $16) 7. O-O Be7 (7... d6 8.
Qe2 $14) 8. Kh1 Nc6 (8... O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 $16 {Es entsteht typische
Scheweningenstellung, wo Schwarz sich schon mit dem Zug Dc7 festgelegt hat und
Weiß statt Le2-Lf3/Ld3 sofort Ld3 gezogen hat und damit ein Tempo gewonnen hat,
was in solch scharfen Stellungen sehr stark die Stellungsbewertung
beeinflüssen kann.}) 9. Nxc6 $1 (9. Be3 $6 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bc5 $5 (10... e5 11.
Be3 Bc5 12. Bg5 Bd4 13. Bxf6 Bxc3 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. bxc3 Rxg7 16. Qh5 $16) 11.
Bxc5 Qxc5 12. f4 d6 13. Qe1 e5 $132 {Schwarz hat zwar ein Zug Zeit verloren,
aber diese Stellung ist nicht temporär, vielleicht kann man sich hier noch
erfolgreich verteidigen.}) 9... bxc6 {Ähnliche Stellungen erhält man in der
Variante 1.e4 c5.2.Sf3 e6.3.d4 cd.4.Sd4 a6.5.Sc3 Sc6.6.Sc6 bc.7.Ld3. Der Zug
Dc7 ist hier nicht unbedingt notwendig.} (9... dxc6 10. f4 e5 11. f5 $16 {
Erneut entsteht ähnliche Struktur wie in Miezis-Variante, nur statt den Läufer
auf c5 zu entwickeln, steht er jetzt passiv auf e7.}) 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 d5 (
11... e5 $6 12. f4 d6 13. Qf3 $14 {Gashimov - Ahlander (Saint Vincent, 2005)
Jetzt hat sich der weiße Aufbau gelohnt - nach Nd1-e3 ist der Läufer b2 sehr
aktiv.}) 12. f4 (12. e5 $6 Qxe5 13. f4 Qc7 14. Ne2 Ng4 $1 15. Qe1 Bf6 $17)
12... c5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qh3 Bb7 $132) 6. Bd3 d6 (6... Qb6 {wird
öfters gespielt} 7. Nb3 (7. Be3 Bc5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 $1 (9... Bxe3 10.
fxe3 dxc6 11. Qd4 $1 {xg7} Qxd4 12. exd4 $14 {Wegen dem starken Zentrum steht
Weiß angenehmer.}) 10. Bxc5 (10. Qd6 $5 Bxd6 $1 (10... Bxe3 11. fxe3 Ra7 12.
O-O-O Rd7 (12... Qxe3+ 13. Kb1 $16) 13. Qg3 $14) 11. Bxb6 e5 12. O-O-O Ke7 $11)
10... Qxc5 11. f4 e5 12. f5 Nf6 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Qg3 Qe7 $1 15. O-O-O O-O-O $11)
7... Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 d6 10. Bd2 Be7 11. a4 (11. f4 Bb7 12. Kh1 O-O 13.
Rae1 Nbd7 $132 {Das ist die alte "klassische" Stellung mit Chancen für beide
Seiten.}) 11... b4 12. Na2 a5 13. c3 bxc3 14. Nxc3 $14) 7. O-O Nf6 8. a4 (8.
Qe2 {ist auch möglich} Be7 9. a4 {Das zwar gut spielbar, jedoch nicht ganz
folgerichtig. Wenn man schon 8.Qe2 spielt, dann sollte man versuchen, im
Zentrum und am Königsflügel zu spielen:} (9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Rae1 O-O 11. Kh1 Nbd7
12. f4 $14) 9... b4 10. Na2 Qb6 11. Be3 Qb7 12. Bg5 h6 $5 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 e5
$5 {sehr interessante Idee - der weiße Läufer g3 wird für kurze Zeit aus dem
Spiel ausgeschloßen und Schwarz bekommt gutes Spiel.} 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 e4
$132 {Smirin - Arencibia (Khanty Mansiysk, 2005)}) 8... b4 9. Na2 Qb6 (9... e5
{ist die andere Möglichkeit} 10. Nb3 (10. Nf5 $6 Bxf5 $1 {Man muss hier keine
Angst davor haben, den Läufer zu geben - die schwarze Überlegenheit im Zentrum
kompensiert es völlig.} (10... d5 $5 11. exd5 (11. Qf3 $5 $14) 11... e4 12. Nd4
exd3 13. Re1+ Be7 14. Nxb4 $44) 11. exf5 d5 (11... Nc6 12. c3 bxc3 13. Nxc3 d5
14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bc2 Nb4 16. Bb3 d4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 $14) 12. Re1 e4 13. c3
Be7 14. Bf1 bxc3 15. Nxc3 Qd6 16. Bg5 Nbd7 $132) 10... Nc6 (10... d5 11. Bg5
Bb7 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. f3 Nbd7 (13... Be7 14. c4 bxc3 (14... Qe6 15. Qc2 $14)
15. Nxc3 Qe6 16. Be3 $14) 14. Qe1 Qd6 (14... a5 15. Rd1 $14) 15. Rd1 $14) 11.
Bd2 Qb6 (11... d5 12. Qe1 Qd6 13. Na5 $3 $14) 12. a5 Qb7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Bc4 Qc7 16. c3 $14) 10. Be3 (10. a5 $5 Qxa5 11. Bd2 (11. c3 $5 bxc3 (
11... Bb7 12. cxb4 Qc7 13. Nc3 $14) 12. Nxc3 Qd8 (12... Qxa1 13. Nb3 $16) (
12... Qb6 13. Be3 $14) 13. Be3 Be7 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Qf3 Bxb5 16. Ncxb5 $13 {
Weiß verfügt zwar über gewisse Kompensation aufgrund des
Entwicklungsvorsprungs, aber es ist fraglich, ob es genug ist.}) 11... d5 12.
e5 Ne4 $13) 10... Qb7 11. c3 e5 (11... bxc3 12. Nxc3 Be7 13. b4 Qxb4 14. a5 $1
(14. Rb1 Qa5 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. a5 Bd7 17. Qd2 O-O 18. Rfc1 $44) 14... O-O 15. Qd2
Qb7 16. Rfb1 Qc7 17. Rc1 Qd8 18. Na4 $16 {Zhang Pengxiang - Markowski (Merida,
2005)}) 12. Nb3 bxc3 (12... Nc6 13. cxb4 Nxb4 14. Na5 Qb8 15. Nxb4 Qxb4 16. Nc4
$16) (12... a5 $5 {sieht zwar absourd aus, ist aber nicht so einfach zu
widerlegen} 13. cxb4 axb4 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Nxb4 Bxb5 16. axb5 Rxa1 17. Nxa1
Qxb5 18. Nd5 $14) 13. Nxc3 Nc6 (13... Be6 $5 {wäre womöglich stärker gewesen,
um den weißen Läufer nicht über c4 auf d5 rauszulassen} 14. Na5 $1 (14. Nd2
Nbd7 15. Nc4 Rc8 $13) 14... Qb4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15... Qxa5 16. Bb6 $18) 16. Bd2
Qb6 17. exd5 Nbd7 18. b4 $14) 14. Bc4 Be7 (14... Be6 15. Nd5 $1 Nxe4 (15...
Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Rb8 18. Rfc1 $16) 16. Rc1 $36) 15. Nd5 Be6 16.
Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bd5 (17. Bxe6 {verspricht Weiß nicht so viel} fxe6 18. Qh5+ Kd7
19. Nd2 Rag8 $132) 17... Bxd5 18. Qxd5 $14 {Bei dem Bauernstruktur hat Weiß
natürlich großen Vorteil.} Rb8 19. Nd2 Nb4 20. Qc4 Rg8 21. g3 d5 22. exd5 Qxd5
23. Qe2 f5 24. Rad1 Qe6 25. Nc4 f4 26. Bd2 Nc6 27. Bc3 e4 28. Nd2 e3 29. Nf3
Bc5 30. Kg2 exf2 31. Qxe6+ fxe6 32. Nd2 fxg3 33. Ne4 gxh2+ 34. Kxh2 Be7 35.
Rxf2 Rg6 36. Nd6+ Bxd6+ 37. Rxd6 Rc8 38. Bf6 Kf7 39. Bh4+ Kg7 40. Rc2 e5 41.
Rxg6+ hxg6 42. b4 Rh8 43. Rxc6 Rxh4+ 44. Kg3 Rxb4 45. Rxa6 Kf7 46. a5 Ra4 47.
Ra8 Ra3+ 48. Kg4 Kf6 49. a6 Ra4+ 50. Kf3 Ra3+ 51. Kg4 Ra4+ 52. Kf3 Kf5 53. a7
Ra3+ 54. Ke2 Ke4 55. Kf2 g5 56. Kg2 g4 57. Kf2 Ra5 58. Kg3 Ke3 59. Re8 Rxa7 60.
Rxe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 {This is already not the first
time Radjabov makes this prophylactic move taking his king away from the a2-g8
diagonal and freeing the g8-square, but this time he will face a very
unpleasant surprise.} ({After the following recent game the move} 12... c6 {
doesn't look too convincing.} 13. Kh1 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Ne8 16. Qb3 Nc7
17. c5 d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Bb2 Qe8 20. a4 a6 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Nxd5 $1 {
with a very strong initiative in Van Wely,L-Stellwagen,D, NED-ch Leeuwarden
2005/CBM 110 [Mikhalevski,V].}) 13. Ne6 $1 {A surprising novelty from van Wely,
which worked very well. Usually White is not in a hurry with this move trying
to win a tempo and so he plays Ne6 only after the knight was attacked.} (13. c5
{seems to be dangerous in view of the strong Radjabov's novelty} dxc5 $1 14.
bxc5 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 Qd4+ 17. Qxd4 exd4 {Gymesi,Z-Radjabov,T,
Aeroflot Open 2005/CBM106[Avrukh,B] and eventually Black outplayed his
opponent earlier this year. However according to Avrukh 13...dxc5 is dubious
while White's 15.Ne6 is a mistake.}) ({Other possible moves} 13. Be3) (13. Rb1)
({and} 13. Qb3) 13... Bxe6 14. dxe6 fxe4 {Maybe later it will be discovered
that this exchange is not necessary, but right now I can't offer anything
better.} (14... Qc8 $6 {is senseless in view of} 15. Nd5 $1 {[%csl Re7]}) 15.
fxe4 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6d4] Black intends to jump to d4 in order to attack the
e6-pawn, which is very annoying.} 16. Nd5 $1 {Not allowing 16...Nd4, but
temporarily sacrificing a pawn.} Nxe4 $1 {Radjabov accepts the challenge
bravely. He's ready to check Loek's home preparation.} (16... Nd4 $4 17. e7 $18
{[%csl Rd8,Rf8]}) 17. Bf3 $1 {[%csl Rb7] The h1-a8 diagonal was opened and so
with the last two moves White exploits weakness of the b7-pawn.} Nf6 18. b5 $1
Nxd5 $1 ({Black correctly rejects} 18... e4 {which seems to lose in all lines.}
19. Bxe4 (19. bxc6 Nxd5 {could transpose to the game if Radjabov played 19...
e4 instead of 19...Nb6.}) 19... Nxd5 (19... Nxe4 20. Rxe4 $1 Bxa1 21. bxc6 {
[%cal Ge6e7] Creating a threat of e7.} Qb8 22. Bh6 Be5 23. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 24. Qa1
$1 Rf5 25. g4 $1 $18 {[%csl Re5,Rh8] with a decisive advantage for White.}) 20.
Bxd5 Bxa1 (20... Ne7 21. Rb1 Nxd5 22. cxd5 $16) 21. bxc6 Be5 (21... Qe7 22.
cxb7 Rab8 23. Be3 Bc3 24. Bd4+ Bxd4+ 25. Qxd4+ Kg8 26. Qxa7 $18 {and Black is
doomed as all his pieces are tied by defense and White's passed pawns are
extremely dangerous.}) 22. cxb7 $1 Bxh2+ $1 {The only practical chance.} (22...
Qh4 23. g3 Qd4+ ({Even worse is} 23... Bxg3 24. Bb2+ Be5 (24... Kg8 25. e7+ Rf7
26. bxa8=Q#) 25. Bxe5+ dxe5 26. bxa8=Q Qf2+ 27. Kh1 $18) 24. Be3 Qxd1 25. Rxd1
Rae8 26. Bxa7 $18 {[%cal Gd1b1,Ga2a4] with Rb1 or a4 to follow.}) 23. Kh1 $1 (
23. Kxh2 $2 {leads to perpetual.} Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qf2+ 25. Kh2 $11) 23... Be5 (
23... Qh4 {changes nothing.} 24. Bg5 $1 Qxg5 25. bxa8=Q Rxa8 26. Bxa8 Be5 (
26... Qh4 27. Qd4+ $1 Qxd4 28. e7 $18) 27. Re4 $1 $18) 24. Qg4 $1 {[%csl Gh4]
Preventing Qh4+.} (24. Rxe5 $2 {leads to a draw after} Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Qf2+ 26.
Kh2 $11) 24... Rb8 25. Bg5 $1 Qe8 26. e7 Rf2 27. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 28. Qe2 $3 $18 {
[%csl Rh8][%cal Gg5f6] and White wins in style.}) 19. bxc6 $1 {The b-pawn aims
to b7.} ({The position after} 19. cxd5 Nd4 (19... e4 20. Rxe4 $1 Bxa1 21. dxc6
$1 {[%cal Ge6e7]} Qe7 22. cxb7 Rab8 23. Be3 $1 Bg7 24. Qd5 $1 Rf5 25. Qc6 d5
26. Bc5 $1 Qf6 27. Re1 $18 {and I doubt Black can save the position.}) 20. Be4
{[%csl Gd5,Ge6] is less clear than the game, though I believe White is still
better thanks to his protected passed pawn on e6 and a pair of bishops.}) 19...
Nb6 $2 {A loss of an important tempo, after which I see no escape.} ({Probably
Radjabov doesn't like geometry, otherwise he would definetely play} 19... e4 {
,which creates "x" letter in the c4-c6-e6-e4 square, even if it's bad:).} 20.
cxd5 (20. Bxe4 $5 Nc3 (20... Bxa1 21. Bxd5 {transposes to 18...e4.}) 21. Qc2 b6
$1 {[%csl Ra1,Rg1][%cal Gc3e2] and thanks to an idea of a discovered check on
e2 Black has chances to escape.} (21... Nxe4 22. cxb7 Bd4+ 23. Be3 Bxe3+ 24.
Rxe3 Qf6 25. Rae1 Rab8 26. Rxe4 $16 {[%csl Ge6] with a big advantage for White.
})) 20... exf3 21. gxf3 (21. e7 $4 f2+ 22. Kh1 fxe1=Q+ 23. Qxe1 Qxe7 $1 $19 {
[%csl Rh1]}) 21... Qc8 (21... Bxa1 22. e7 Qe8 23. cxb7 Rb8 24. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 25.
Bh6 $1 Qxh6 26. Qxa1+ Kg8 (26... Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Re7+ Kf6 29. Rxc7 $18 {
with a decisive advantage for White.}) 27. Qf6 $16 {and Black can hardly
breath.}) 22. cxb7 Qxb7 23. Be3 $14 {[%csl Gd5,Ge6] and White is better thanks
to his strong protected passer on e6.}) (19... Nc3 $1 {was necessary.} 20. cxb7
Rb8 (20... Nxd1 $4 {loses a rook for nothing.} 21. bxa8=Q Qxa8 22. Bxa8) (20...
e4 21. Qd2 Rb8 (21... exf3 22. e7 f2+ 23. Qxf2 $1 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 {and Black
can't avoid material losses.})) 21. Qc2 Qe8 $1 22. Bd2 Na4 $1 {[%cal Ga4c5]
aiming to come back to c5.} 23. Be3 $14 {and though Black retained material
equality White's position is better.}) 20. cxb7 Rb8 21. c5 $1 {A very
energetic play by Van Wely so far. I wouldn't be surprised if he was still in
his home preparation.} e4 {Finally Black opens up his dark-squared bishop, but
his position is already bad.} (21... dxc5 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. Bb2 Nc4 24. Bc3
$16 {[%csl Gb7,Ge6] and two passed pawns on b7 and e6 ensure White a clear
advantage.}) 22. Rxe4 $1 dxc5 $1 {The only move.} (22... Bxa1 $2 {loses to} 23.
e7 Qe8 24. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 25. cxb6 $18) 23. Qxd8 $1 ({In case of} 23. e7 Qxd1+
24. Bxd1 Rfe8 $14 {Black is still alive.}) 23... Rfxd8 24. Bg5 $5 {It's
curious that starting from move 17th each White's move creates a threat.} (24.
Rb1 $5) 24... Re8 $1 {Black has to make one only move after another to keep
playing, but his position remains very difficult.} (24... Bxa1 $2 {loses to}
25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. e7 Re8 27. Re6 $18 {with Bc6 to follow.}) 25. Rd1 Bd4+ ({
Doesn't save} 25... h6 26. Bf4 Rxb7 27. e7 Kg8 (27... Bd4+ 28. Rexd4 cxd4 29.
Bxb7 $18) 28. Re2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gf3c6]}) 26. Rexd4 $1 {Simple and
strong. White eliminates the only active piece and obtainsd a decisive
advantage.} (26. Be3 Bxe3+ 27. Rxe3 Nc4 28. Ree1 Na5 {[%cal Gc7c6,Ge8e7]})
26... cxd4 27. e7 {White intends to pick up the d4-pawn, play Bc6 and
penetrate to d8 with the rook.} h6 ({In case of} 27... c5 {White has a number
of promising options. F.e.} 28. Bc6 h6 29. Bf6+ Kg8 30. Bxe8 Rxe8 31. Bxd4 $1
cxd4 32. Rxd4 $18 {[%csl Gb7,Ge7][%cal Gd4d8] with Rd8 to follow.}) 28. Bf6+ ({
Also} 28. Bc6 {is good enough for a win.} hxg5 29. Bxe8 Nd5 30. Rxd4 Nxe7 31.
Rd7 $18) 28... Kg8 29. Rxd4 $18 {[%cal Gd4d8,Gf3c6] Black can't stop Rd8
followed by Bc6.} Kf7 30. Rd8 Nd7 $1 {Black defends resourcefully, but
unfortunately his position is too bad.} ({or} 30... Kxf6 31. Rxe8 $1 Rxe8 32.
Bc6 Rb8 33. e8=Q Rxe8 34. Bxe8 {[%csl Gb7] and eventually White promotes the
b-pawn.}) 31. Bh4 $1 ({Certainly not} 31. Rxd7 $4 Kxf6 {and Black survives.}) (
{Also} 31. Rxe8 $2 Kxe8 32. Bc6 {would be wrong in view of} Rxb7 $1 33. Bxb7
Nxf6 $17) 31... g5 32. Rxd7 Ke6 (32... gxh4 33. Bh5+ Ke6 34. Bxe8 Rxe8 35. Rd8
$18 {[%csl Gb7] Promoting the b-pawn.}) 33. Bg4+ (33. Rd8 $1 {would be more
precise.} Rbxd8 (33... Kxe7 34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Bf2) 34. exd8=Q Rxd8 35. Bg4+
Ke7 36. Bf2 $18 {and White wins.}) 33... Kf6 34. Be1 Rxb7 (34... Rxe7 {is
hopeless as well.} 35. Bc3+ Kf7 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. Bc8 $18) 35. Bc3+ $1 Kg6 {
Black succeeded not to lose by force, but his position remains hopeless. The
e7-pawn will decide the game.} (35... Kf7 36. Bh5+) 36. Bf3 Rb1+ 37. Kf2 {
[%cal Gd7c7,Gf3c6] White prepares Rxc7 followed by Bc6.} Rc1 38. Rxc7 {There
is no defense against Bc6.} Kf5 39. Bh5 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 {I was really impressed
by the way Van Wely smashed a 2700+ player. Moreover his opening novelty is a
serious blow on the 12...Kh8-line.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13.
Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Bd3 ({Another popular continuation is} 15. Bb3 {
but since White's main goal is kingside attack the bishop could me more useful
on d3.} Nf6 (15... Qf6 16. h3 Rfd8 17. Qe3 h6 18. Nh2 Qe7 19. Nf1 b5 20. d5
$132 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Ivanchuk,V/Bled 2002}) (15... Re8 16. Qf4 Qf6 17. Qd6
Red8 18. Qa3 a5 19. Ba4 Qf4 20. Qe7 Qc7 21. d5 Qc5 22. d6 $16 {Van Wely,
L-Hansen,C/Ter Apel 1993}) 16. Qf4 Qc7 17. Qh4 Rfd8 18. Re3 b5 19. Rde1 a5 {
Keres,P-Fine,R/Ostende 1937}) 15... h6 {Usually Black prefers to refrain from
this move when White is attacking on the kingside as his king becomes more
vulnerable when the pawn is on h6, but in this particular position it's
important to take square g5 under control.} (15... Re8 16. h4 h6 17. Bb5 $6 Re7
18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Ne5 Rdc7 20. Qf4 Qd6 $132 {Mamedyarov,S-Marcelin,C/Istanbul
2003} 21. Qg4 {Ftacnik} Rc2 $15 {1-0 Mamedyarov,S-Marcelin,C /Istanbul 2003/ 
(50)}) (15... Qe7 16. Qf4 Rc3 17. Re3 Rfc8 18. h4 Nf6 19. Ne5 $36) 16. Bb1 Re8
17. Re3 {[%cal Gf3e1,Ge3g3,Ge4e5] '!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Radjabov is choosing
a very natural idea, that nobody was trying in this very position.'} (17. h3 $6
Qc7 18. Nh2 Qc3 19. Qf4 e5 (19... Nf8 20. Re3 Ng6 21. Qg4 Qc7 22. e5 $14 {
Grooten,H-Horvath,C/Leeuwarden 1995}) 20. Qf5 Nf6 21. d5 Qb4 $11) 17... Qc7 18.
e5 ({After the natural} 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Qd6 {Fritz suggests a very
interesting continuation, which seems to lead to equality.} 20. Nh4 Nf6 21. Nf5
Qxd5 22. Nxh6+ Kf8 23. Qb4+ Qc5 24. Qh4 Qd5 $11) 18... Nf8 (18... Bd5 {Ftacnik}
19. Ne1 Nf8 20. Rg3 $14) 19. Ne1 Qe7 {Bringing the queen to the kingside.} (
19... Red8 {Ftacnik} 20. Rg3 Kh8 21. Qe2 (21. Qf4 f5) 21... Qe7 22. Qg4 (22.
Qh5 Nh7 23. Nf3 b5 24. h4 $14) 22... Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Rxg5 $14) 20. Rg3
Qh4 (20... Kh8 {Ftacnik} 21. Qf4 $14) 21. h3 f5 $6 {One of the drawbacks of 15.
..h6 is that the knight is vulnerable on g6, but it's not so easy for White to
take advantage of this fact. After the move in the game White gets more
chances to get to the black king.  Ftacnik: 'It was not easy to correctly
judge the merit of this weakening advance. The situation of the defender is
not easy and the advance of f pawn could belong to the more promissing
solutions.'} (21... Red8 $142 22. Rg4 Qh5 23. Qe3 Ng6 24. Qg3 Rc7 ({A move like
} 24... Nxe5 $5 {could be made only by a program:-)} 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26. Rg8+ Ke7
27. Qa3+ Kd7 $13) 25. Kh2 $14) (21... Kh8 {Ftacnik} 22. Nf3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Rc7
24. Rg3 $16) (21... h5 {Ftacnik} 22. Qe3 Rc7 23. Nf3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 $16) 22.
exf6 Qxf6 23. Nd3 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd3f4,Gf4h5] The knight is heading for
h5 to attack g7.} Red8 (23... Qxd4 24. Qxh6 Red8 25. Re1 $40) 24. Nf4 Rc5 {
Covering the square h5. It was better to play} (24... Rc7 25. Qe3 (25. Nh5 $6 {
Ftacnik} Qh4) 25... e5 (25... Rcd7 $2 26. Nh5 Qh4 27. Qe5 $18) 26. Nh5 Qd6 $132
27. d5 $14 {Ftacnik}) 25. d5 $1 (25. Qe3 {Ftacnik} Rg5 $14) 25... g5 $2 {
Desperation for no objective reason. It wasn't too late for Ftacnik: 'Van Wely
was unable to withstand the pressure and played the move that is as weak at it
seems to be at a first glance. The best 25...Rc7! would care for the toughest
resistance.'} (25... Rc7 {with defendable position.} 26. Be4 {Ftacnik} Rcd7 27.
Rd3 $14) 26. h4 $1 $18 Rc4 (26... Nh7 27. Nh5 Qe5 28. Qd3 Nf8 29. hxg5 Rcxd5
30. Nf6+ $18) (26... exd5 {Ftacnik} 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Nh5 $18) 27. Nh5 Qe5 28.
hxg5 Rxd5 29. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8.
e3 Bg7 9. Qf3 Qd6 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. Ne2 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. O-O e5 14. Rad1
exd4 15. cxd4 Nf6 16. Bc4 Qc6 17. Qb3 Bd7 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Nc3
Rfc8 21. Bb3 b5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. d5 Kg7 25. d6 Bf5 26. Ng3 Rxc1
27. Rxc1 Bxd6 28. Nxf5+ gxf5 29. Rd1 Re8 30. Kf1 Bb4 31. g3 Kf6 32. f4 b6 33.
Rd7 Re1+ 34. Kf2 Re7 35. Rd5 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ra7 37. Ke2 Re7+ 38. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. g3 Bc7 8. d6
Ba5 9. Bg2 Re8 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nd5 h6 12. Nh4 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 b6 14. f4 Qf6 15.
e4 Qd4+ 16. Qxd4 cxd4 17. a3 b5 18. b4 Bb6 19. Nf5 Bb7 20. Bb2 a5 21. e5 d3+
22. Kg2 Ra7 23. Bc3 Rea8 24. Rfd1 axb4 25. axb4 Rxa1 26. Bxa1 Ra7 27. Bc3 Kh7
28. Ne7 Ra3 29. Rxd3 Nd8 30. Bxb7 Nxb7 31. Nd5 Ba7 32. Nc7 Rb3 33. Nxb5 Bb6 34.
Nc7 Nd8 35. Nd5 Ba7 36. Rd1 Nc6 37. g4 Be3 38. f5 Bg5 39. Re1 Bd2 40. Bxd2 Rd3
41. Bc3 Rxd5 42. Re4 Na7 43. e6 dxe6 44. fxe6 fxe6 45. Rd4 Rg5 46. h4 Rg6 47.
d7 Nc6 48. b5 Nxd4 49. d8=Q Nxb5 50. Qd3 Nxc3 51. h5 Nd5 52. Qxg6+ Kh8 53. Qe8+
Kh7 54. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 (13. f3 {can be found
in the current magazine. See Huzman,A-Bologan,V, Aeroflot Open 2006/ CBM112
[Mikhalevski,V].}) 13... Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxf5 (15... Nxf5 {is a
less popular alternative.}) 16. Bd3 {This is clearly better than Donner's 16.
f3.} (16. f3 $6 {allowed} g4 $1 {in the game Donner,JH-Gligoric,S, Eersel 1968,
in which Black obtained an advantage easily after} 17. Bf2 gxf3 18. gxf3 Ng4
19. Bd3 Nxf2 20. Nxf2 Qh4 $17) 16... g4 17. O-O {The last word of the theory
in this line. White keeps the king in a safe place on the kingside and hopes
to create some threats on the other side of the board.} (17. Qe2 {is the main
alternative.} Kh8 (17... Qe8 {[%cal Ge8g6] planning Qg6 which occured in a
recent game.} 18. O-O-O Qe7 19. h3 gxh3 20. gxh3 a6 21. Kb1 Kh8 22. f3 b5 23.
h4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 a5 25. Ka1 Bd7 26. Bf2 Nf5 $11 {with an approximately equal
position in Brodsky,M-Nijboer,F Essent 2005.}) 18. O-O-O Qe8 19. Kb1 Qg6 20. h3
gxh3 21. gxh3 Ng8 $1 22. Bh4 Bxe4 $1 23. Bxe4 Qh6 24. Bg3 Nf6 {with a good
position for Black in the game Dorfman,J-Nataf,I, Mondariz zt 2000/CBM79
[Huzman].}) 17... Qe8 {This move is new in this particular position, but as
you could see above, the idea of bringing the queen to g6 is far from being
new.} ({Aronian's preparation for the game was definitely based on the
following.} 17... Kh8 18. Re1 Ng8 19. f3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Nh6 21. Qe2 Bg6 22. Bf2
Nf5 23. Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Calvia ESP 2004. Probably Levon
found an improvement upon Onischuk's play and Radjabov decided not to check it
over the board.}) (17... Bxe4 $6 {This looks wrong, even if it worked well in
the following game.} 18. Bxe4 Qg5 19. Qc1 (19. Qb3 $5 Rab8 20. c5 $1 Nf5 21.
Qa3 $14) 19... Qh5 20. c5 Rf7 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Qc2 Bf6 23. Rad1 Raf8 24. Qa4
Nf5 25. Qxa7 Nd4 26. Qb6 $4 ({It wasn't late to protect the bishop on g3 by
means of} 26. Qa3 $14) 26... Bd8 {and it turned out that White can't stop Ne2+
followed by Nxg3 with huge material losses for White and so he resigned. 0-1
Vanheste,J-Piket,J/Amsterdam 1988.}) 18. c5 $1 {[%csl Rd6] White is trying to
create a weakness on d6.} Qg6 19. Re1 Nf7 {[%cal Gf7g5]} 20. Bh4 $5 {White
prevents Ng5.} ({The immediate} 20. Rc1 {also looks good with the idea} Bh6 (
20... Ng5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Qb3 b6 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Rc6 $14 {
[%csl Rd6]}) 21. Rc4 Ng5 ({or} 21... Bf4 22. Bh4 $14) 22. Bb1 $14) 20... Rae8 {
A brave decision. Black leaves his queenside pawns without protection and
prepares the following exchange operation.} ({I wonder whether Levon prepared
to meet} 20... Qh6 $5 {with} 21. g3 {closing his bishop on h4 or just was
checking Teymour and intended to repeat the position.} (21. Bg3 Qg6)) 21. Rc1
$1 {The most logical. White is ready to penetrate to the seventh rank.} ({
The computer's} 21. Qa4 $5 dxc5 (21... a6 22. c6) 22. Bb5 $1 {looks strong,
but with great defense Black can obtain counterplay.} Ra8 $1 (22... Bxe4 $2 23.
Bxe8 Bxd5 24. Be7 $1 {[%csl Rf8]}) 23. Be7 $1 Bxe4 $1 24. Rxe4 (24. Bxf8 $2 Bc2
$1 $19) 24... g3 $3 25. hxg3 Nd6 $1 26. Rg4 Qf5 {[%csl Rf2]} 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28.
f3 e4 $1 $44 {with certain compensation for the sacrificed exchange.}) 21...
dxc5 $1 22. Rxc5 Nd6 {[%csl Re4] Black is trying to unblock the e-pawn
exchanging White's strong knight.} 23. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Gc5c7] White protects the
knight and creates the threat Rxc7.} Bxe4 (23... Rc8 $5 {Maintaing the tension
in the centre was worth trying.}) 24. Bxe4 Qh6 $6 {I think Black had to
continue unblocking the e5-pawn, which he started with 21...dxc5. The move in
the game leaves Black with weaknesses in a passive position.} ({Teymour had to
accept the fact that he's slightly worse.} 24... Nxe4 $1 25. Qxe4 (25. Rxe4 $2
{is bad in view of} Rf4 $1 26. Rcc4 a6 $1 $17 {[%cal Gb7b5] and Black takes
the initiative.}) 25... Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Rf4 $1 27. Rec4 Rd4 $1 28. Kf1 b5 $1 29.
Rc3 (29. Rxd4 exd4 30. Rxb5 d3 31. Bg5 a6 $1 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Rd5,Rg5][%cal
Ge8e5] and if the rook leaves the fifth rank Black plays Re5 and wins the
d5-pawn.}) 29... a6 $1 $14) 25. Bg3 Qd2 26. Rcc1 $6 {This allows to keep the
c7-pawn.} (26. Rd1 $1 {winning a tempo looks stronger.} Qe2 (26... Qg5 {
allows to stabilize White's advantage.} 27. Qc2 $1 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 h5 29. h4 $1
gxh3 30. Rxc7 $16) 27. Bd3 Qxb2 28. Rxc7 e4 29. Bc2 $16 {and the knight on d6
has lost its fulcrum.}) 26... Re7 27. h4 $1 {[%csl Gg1] A beautiful
prophylactic move, which is very hard to find. Now the white king gets some
fresh air and White shouldn't worry about him anymore.} ({It looks simplier to
protect the b2-pawn by means of} 27. Qa3 {however then Black plays} h5 {
with the idea of Bf6 followed by h4.} (27... Qg5 $6 {[%cal Gh7h5,Gh5h4] ,
which prepares the advance of the h-pawn to h4 is strongly met by} 28. Qb4 $1 {
with the idea} h5 29. h4 $1 gxh3 $2 (29... Qf6 {is better.} 30. Qa5 $16) 30.
Bh4 $1 {[%csl Re7,Rg5,Rg8]} Qxh4 $2 (30... Qf4 31. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 32. Qxf4 Rxf4
33. Bxe7 $18) 31. Bh7+ $18 {[%csl Rh4]})) 27... Qxb2 $1 {Black needs something
to suffer for.} (27... gxh3 {is dangerous.} 28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Qg4 $1 hxg2 30.
Bb1 Kg8 31. Rcd1 Qxb2 32. Kxg2 $36 {[%cal Ge1h1] with a strong initative.}) 28.
Qd1 $1 {[%csl Rg4] Attacking the g4-pawn and taking away the d2-square from
the black queen, which can't return home anymore.} Qxa2 $1 {The same strategy
as a move before.} (28... h5 $6 {[%csl Rg6] weakens the g6-square and so it's
dangerous, although it's not easy to prove it concretely.} 29. Rc2 $5) 29. h5
$1 {White is playing for initiative while the g4-pawn is anyway doomed.} (29.
Qxg4 Kh8) 29... Nxe4 (29... Kh8 $5) 30. Rxe4 Qa6 $1 {Black brings the queen
back in defense.} 31. Qb3 $6 {[%csl Rb7] Nailing the queen to b7-pawn, but
moving the queen away from the g4-pawn. Probably somewhere here White loses
part of his advantage.} (31. Rb1 $1 {[%csl Rb7] with a similar idea deserved
serious attention.}) 31... Kh8 32. Rce1 Qb6 $6 (32... Rf5 $1 {looks strong and
now} 33. h6 Qxh6 34. Qxb7 Re8 35. Qb5 Ref8 {[%cal Gf5h5] preparing Rh5.}) 33.
Rb4 Qc5 $6 {After this move the black pawns start to fall one after another.} (
33... Qa5 $5 {[%csl Re1] Preventing Rxb7 was possible.} 34. h6 (34. Rd1 $1 {
sets some problems.}) 34... Bxh6 35. Rxe5 Qa1+ 36. Qb1 Qxb1+ 37. Rxb1 Rxe5 38.
Bxe5+ Kg8 39. Rxb7 (39. Bxc7 Rf5 $1 40. Rd1 Rf7 41. d6 Rd7) 39... Rf5 40. Bxc7
Rxd5 41. Rxa7 $11 {with equality.}) (33... Qh6 $5) 34. Rxb7 $14 Ref7 35. Rb5 {
Simple and strong.} (35. h6 $5 {was interesting.} Bxh6 36. Rb5 Qe7 {The only
square to save the queen.} 37. Rxe5 Qf6 38. Rb4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rg4] and White
wins also the g4-pawn.}) 35... Qd6 36. Qc4 {[%csl Rg4] Now White wins the
g4-pawn and resets material equality.} Rf5 $1 37. Qxg4 Qh6 {[%csl Rh5] The
h5-pawn seems to be doomed, but} 38. Rb8 $1 {[%csl Rf5] Distracting black
pieces from the h5-pawn.} Rxf2 $1 (38... Qxh5 {leads to a dangerous endgame a
pawn down.} 39. Qxh5 Rxh5 40. Rxf8+ Bxf8 41. Rxe5 Rh6 (41... Rxe5 42. Bxe5+ Kg8
43. Bxc7 {should be lost for Black.}) 42. Re8 Kg7 43. Bxc7 $16) 39. Rxf8+ $1
Rxf8 40. Rxe5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc7] White needs the bishops to exploit Black's
weaknesses.} Qd6 (40... Bxe5 $2 {loses instantly.} 41. Bxe5+ Rf6 42. Qe6 $18 {
[%csl Rf6]}) (40... c6 $2 41. Re6 $1 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 cxd5 43. h6 $1 Ba1 44. Qh5 $1
$18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gg3e5] with Be5 to follow.}) 41. Rf5 Qe7 42. Rxf8+ Bxf8
43. Bf2 $5 (43. Qc8 $5) 43... h6 $1 {[%csl Gh7]} ({White's idea can be seen
after} 43... a5 $4 44. Bd4+ Bg7 45. Qc8+ {[%csl Rh8] and mate in the next move.
}) 44. Qd4+ $1 Kg8 $1 45. Qc4 $1 Qf7 $1 46. Bxa7 $1 $16 {Finally White won a
pawn and as you can see the technical part was also on the high level.} Bg7 (
46... c6 47. Qg4+ Bg7 48. Be3 $1 Qxd5 49. Bxh6 Qd4+ 50. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 51. Kf1 $18)
47. Be3 $1 Kh8 48. Bd4 $1 Bxd4+ 49. Qxd4+ Kh7 50. Qe5 $1 Qg7 $1 51. Qf5+ Kh8
52. Kh2 Qe7 53. Kh3 Qd6 54. Qf7 Qe5 55. g3 Qe4 (55... c6 $5) 56. Qf1 Kh7 57.
Qd1 Qe5 58. Qf3 Kg7 59. Qg4+ Kh8 60. Qg6 {[%csl Rh6]} Qxd5 61. Qxh6+ $18 {
With two connected extra pawns and weak black king White is winning.} Kg8 62.
Qg6+ Kh8 63. Qf6+ Kh7 64. Kh4 Qe4+ 65. g4 Qe1+ 66. Kg5 Qd2+ 67. Qf4 Qd8+ 68.
Kf5 Qf8+ 69. Ke4 Qb4+ 70. Kf3 Qc3+ 71. Qe3 Qf6+ 72. Kg3 Qd6+ 73. Kh4 c5 74. g5
Qh2+ 75. Kg4 Qg2+ 76. Kf5 Qd5+ 77. Kf6 Qd6+ 78. Qe6 Qd4+ 79. Ke7 $1 {[%csl Rh7]
Both young players showed a very high level of play, but this time Levon was
better and deservedly won. The opening line requires further tests although, I
believe, White maintains a slight edge.} (79. Ke7 $1 {and Black resigned not
waiting for} Qg7+ 80. Qf7 $1 c4 81. h6 $1 Qxf7+ 82. Kxf7 c3 83. g6+ Kxh6 84. g7
c2 85. g8=Q c1=Q 86. Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 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 ({Two years ago in Linares they played another
Sveshnikov line:} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5
14. c4 O-O 15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rad1 (18. Rfd1 {
Topalov-Radjabov, Linares 2004 (4)}) 18... Rb6 (18... Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qc3 (
20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Qe3 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 {Lutz-Radjabov, Plovdiv
Echt 2003 (1/2-1/2, 76)}) 20... Rxd6 21. Bf5 Qc6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Nxb5 axb5
24. Bxc8 {Bacrot-Yakovich, Aeroflot Open 2004 (1-0, 72)}) 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. g3 (
20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qe3 Rh6) 20... f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxb2 24.
Nc2 Bg7 25. Nb4 Qd6 26. Nc6 Bd7 27. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2722)-Radjabov,T 
(2656)/Linares 2004}) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4
14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 ({Another popular direction of play is} 16. Ra2
Kh8 17. Nce3 Bxe3 (17... g6 18. h4 $1 $40) 18. Nxe3 Ne7 {and Black equalizes})
16... Kh8 17. Nce3 Be6 (17... g6 {allows again the perspective sacrifice of
the h-pawn:} 18. h4 $1 Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 $36) (17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19.
O-O f5 (19... Bb7 20. Qc2 $14) 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Qd5 $14) 18. h4
$5 {In this particular situation the advance of this pawn is very rare. Leko
will succeed soon to make it very profitable for White.} (18. O-O g6 19. Qd3 (
19. Qf3 $5 f5 20. Rd1 Qd7 21. h3 Bh4 22. Rd2 f4 23. Ng4 Qf7 24. Nh2 Bd8 25. Qd1
h5 26. Nf3 Rg8 (26... g5 27. Nxf4 $1) 27. Nxf4 $1 exf4 28. Rxd6 Bxc4 29. Rxc4
Ne7 30. Ng5 Qf8 31. Qd4+ Qg7 32. Nf7+ Kh7 33. Nxd8 $18 {1-0 Radulski,J (2521)
-Nataf,I (2564)/Vrnjacka Banja 2005 (51)}) 19... Qd7 (19... f5) 20. Bb5 Qb7 21.
Bxc6 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L (2679)-Radjabov,T (2682)/Gothenburg 2005}) 18... Bf4
$2 {A mistake, cleverly exploited by Leko.} ({A standard reaction is} 18...
Bxe3 19. Nxe3 {and now Black has a choice:} Bxc4 (19... Qb6 20. O-O Bxc4 21.
Rxc4 (21. Nxc4 Qxb3 22. Nxd6 $14) 21... Ne7 22. h5 f5 $13 {0-1 Barrientos,S 
(2432)-Fluvia Poyatos,J (2478)/Badalona 2005 (34)}) 20. Nxc4 f5 {It is obvious
that Peter Leko has analyzed very well this position and he must have come to
the conclusion that in spite of the pawn on h4 it is far from easy for Black
to get a clear equality.}) 19. Nf5 $1 {This unusual continuation is deep and
strong. With 18...Bf4 Black has tried to provoke the answer g2-g3, while in
replay White provokes the move g7-g6. With the pawn on h4 that makes perfect
sense for White.} ({The game continuation is stronger than} 19. g3 {which was
Black's idea. Then} Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 f5 {and the pawn on g3 offers
Black some additional attacking ideas connected with the advance f5-f4. For
instance} 22. O-O f4 23. Qxd6 (23. Nxd6 fxg3 24. fxg3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qf6+ $19)
23... Qc8 $1 $132 {[%cal Gc8h3]}) 19... g6 20. Nfe3 {With the pawn on g6 the
evaluation is clear - White is better. To make things worse, Black must spend
time removing the king from h8.} Kg7 ({As usual} 20... h5 {does not stop
White's attack:} 21. g4 (21. g3 Bxe3 (21... Bh6 $2 22. g4 $16) 22. Nxe3 Qd7 23.
O-O {is a more quiet way to achieve advantage.}) 21... hxg4 22. h5 Kg7 23. hxg6
fxg6 24. Nxg4 Rh8 25. Rg1 $16) (20... Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Ne7 23. h5
$14 {/+/-}) 21. g3 (21. h5 $16) 21... Bh6 {Radjabov shows a rather strange
attachment for the dark-squared bishop. Again Black should have taken on e3.} (
21... Bxe3 22. Nxe3 h5 23. O-O {although White has a stable advantage. The
inclusion of h4/h5 favours White, since the advance f7-f5 becomes a problem
for Black.}) 22. Ng4 (22. h5 f5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. exf5 gxf5 {must have
appeared double-edged for Leko.}) 22... f5 (22... Bxg4 23. Qxg4 f5 24. exf5
Rxf5 25. h5 $16) 23. Nxh6 Kxh6 24. h5 $16 g5 {This ugly move is the result of
the previous play. Black is left with plenty of weaknesses and a potentially
very weak king.} (24... Kg7 25. hxg6 hxg6 {leaves White with a pleasant choice
between} 26. exf5 ({or} 26. Ne3 fxe4 27. Bxe6 Qf6 28. Bf5 gxf5 29. g4 {
(Golubev)} Ne7 30. gxf5 Nxf5 31. Rg1+ $40) 26... Bxf5 27. Bf1 $5 $16 {[%cal
Ga4h4] mentioned by GM Korotylev.}) 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Ne3 Bc8 ({Also after} 
26... Be4 27. O-O Bf3 (27... Ne7 28. Ng4+ Kg7 29. h6+ $16) 28. Be2 Bxe2 29.
Qxe2 $16 {Black is strategically lost.} Rxb3 $140 $2 30. Qc4 Rb6 31. Nd5 $18)
27. Ra2 $1 {Now Black will also have to reckon with Ra2-d2.} Ne7 28. O-O Rf6
29. Qe2 Qb6 30. Rfa1 (30. Rd1 $16) 30... Qc6 31. Rxa5 Bb7 {Black's counterplay
does not work because White closes the long diagonal on d5. With so many
weaknesses any opening of the position would be fatal for Black.} 32. Bd5 (32.
Nd5 $2 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rbf8 $132) 32... Nxd5 33. Rxd5 $1 {[%cal Ge3g4] White
needs the knight on the kingside.} ({Better than} 33. Nxd5 Rbf8) 33... Qxc3 34.
Ng4+ (34. Ra7 $16 {contained a nice trap:} Bc8 {apparently a logical retreat,
covering weak light squares on the kingside, but there follows} 35. Qf3 $3 Rxf3
36. Rxd6+ Kxh5 37. Rxh7#) 34... Kg7 35. Ra7 Re6 (35... Qc1+ {doesn't help in
view of} 36. Kh2 $1 (36. Rd1 Qc6 37. Rxb7+ Rxb7 38. Nxf6 Kxf6 39. Rxd6+ Qxd6
40. Qf3+ Ke6 41. Qxb7 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Qxh5 43. Qc6+ Ke7 {would have left Black
with good chances to survive}) 36... Rf7 (36... Qc6 37. Nxf6 Kxf6 38. Qf3+ Ke6
39. Rxb7 Qxb7 40. Qg4+ $1 $18) 37. Rxb7 Rfxb7 38. Rxd6 Qc3 (38... Qc5 39. Qd2
$18) 39. h6+ Kh8 40. Qd1 Rf8 41. Rd8 Qc5 42. Qf3 $1 Rxd8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qxd8+
Kf7 45. Qxg5 $18) 36. Qc4 $1 $18 Qe1+ ({The endgame after} 36... Qxc4 37. bxc4
{is hopeless for Black. For instance:} Kf7 38. f3 Ke8 39. Rb5 Re7 40. Nf6+ Kd8
41. Ne4 Kc7 42. Nxg5 $18) 37. Kg2 Re7 38. Rxb7 $1 Rexb7 39. Rxd6 {The
inevitable happened: finally Black pays the price for the kingside weaknesses.
White's attack is decisive.} Rf8 40. h6+ (40. Qd5 {wins at once} Rbb8 41. Rd7+
Kh8 42. Qd3 e4 43. Qd4+) 40... Kh8 41. Qd5 Rbb8 42. Qd3 Qb4 43. Rd7 e4 44. Qd5
Rb5 45. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D84"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[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 Qxg2 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3 bxa6 {This line was examined in
CBM 95, annotations to Lputian-Obodchuk.} 12. Rg1 f6 {[%mdl 4] A useful move.
Black controls the dark squares, prepares ...Rf8-f7 and ...e7-e6 to activate
the rook and (in future) ...g6-g5. At the same time the position of the c8
bishop is yet to be chosen.} 13. Rc1 (13. Ke2 Bb7 14. Rgd1 e6 15. Rac1 Rf7 16.
Rc3 Bf8 17. a3 Rd7 18. Rdc1 Rc8 19. Ne1 g5 $132 {1-0 Leitao,R-Atalik,S/
Groningen 1996/EXT 98 (34)}) 13... Rf7 (13... Bb7 {is less flexible but also
possible:} 14. Ke2 Rf7 (14... e5 15. dxe5 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Rf5 17. f4 Rh5 18. Ng4
Bc8 19. Be5 Bxg4+ 20. Rxg4 Bxe5 21. fxe5 Rxh2+ 22. Kf3 Re8 23. Rc7 Rxe5 24. Rb4
Rb5 25. Rd4 Rf5+ {1/2-1/2 Flear,G-Illescas Cordoba,M/Vila Real 2001/EXT 2003})
(14... Rac8 15. Rc5 e5 16. Rgc1 exd4 17. Nxd4 Rfe8 18. Bg3 f5 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Kd3 Bxd4 22. Kxd4 Be6 23. a3 a5 24. Bb8 a6 25. Kc5 a4 26. Kb4
Bd7 27. Ka5 Bb5 28. Be5 {1/2-1/2 Iotov,V-Meszaros,M/Urgup 2004/EXT 2005}) 15.
Ba5 (15. Rc5 e6 16. Rgc1 Bf8 17. R5c3 Re8 18. Bg3 a5 19. Rc7 a4 20. a3 Rxc7 21.
Rxc7 Re7 22. Nd2 Ba6+ 23. Kd1 Rxc7 24. Bxc7 Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Erdos,V-Fogarasi,T/
Budapest 2005/CBM 104 ext (31)}) 15... e6 16. Rc3 (16. Bb4 Rb8 17. Ba3 Bd5 18.
b3 a5 19. Nd2 a4 20. bxa4 e5 21. dxe5 fxe5 22. f3 Bxa2 23. Rc2 Be6 24. Rgc1 g5
$132 {1/2-1/2 Lengyel,L-Gligoric,S/Enschede 1963/EXT 2001 (40)}) 16... Bf8 17.
Rgc1 Bd6 18. Bc7 Bf8 19. Nd2 Rd7 20. Nb3 Bd5 21. Bg3 Rb7 22. Kd3 Rd8 23. Rc7
Rb5 24. Rxa7 Bxb3 25. axb3 Rxb3+ 26. Kc2 Rb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 O'Kelly de Galway,
A-Maric,R/Bordeaux 1964/EXT 99 (42)}) ({Or} 13... Bd7 14. Kd2 Rfc8 15. Rc3 Bf8
16. a3 Kf7 17. Rgc1 e6 18. Ke1 Be7 19. Nd2 Ke8 20. Ne4 Bb5 21. Bd6 Rxc3 22.
Rxc3 f5 23. Bxe7 fxe4 24. Rc7 a5 25. Bc5 Bd7 26. Kd2 a4 27. Rxa7 Rxa7 28. Bxa7
Bc6 29. Kc3 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Trifunovic,P-Najdorf,M/Opatija 1949/MCL}) {However,
the text move is the most accurate.} 14. Ke2 (14. Kd2 Bb7 $1 {and White must
apparently play} 15. Ke2) 14... Bd7 $1 {And now this move, bothering White
with a possible ...Bb5+!, is the most appropriate.} (14... e6 15. Bd6 a5 16.
Rc3 Ba6+ 17. Kd2 Rd7 18. Bc5 a4 19. Rgc1 Rd5 20. e4 Rh5 21. Re1 Bb5 22. Kc2 a6
23. Bd6 Rd8 24. Bg3 g5 25. Rd1 Bf8 26. a3 Rd7 27. Rc8 Be2 {0-1 Petiko,N-Enders,
P/Bad Zwesten 1999/CBM 068 ext}) 15. Nd2 {A completely harmless reply but after
} (15. Rc3 e5 $1 16. d5 Bb5+ 17. Kd2 Bf8 {a tempo gained by Black proves
crucial, e.g.} 18. a3 Rc8 19. Rgc1 Rd7 20. e4 $4 Bh6+) 15... e5 16. d5 Bb5+ 17.
Kf3 f5 18. b3 e4+ 19. Kg2 Bb2 (19... Rd7 20. d6 Bf8 21. a4 Bxd6 (21... Bd3 22.
Rc6) 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. axb5 Rxd2 24. bxa6 $11) 20. Rc2 Bd3 21. Rc6 Bb5 22. Rc2
Bd3 23. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5
e6 8. h3 exd5 9. exd5 (9. cxd5 {leads to the Benoni.}) 9... Nfd7 {Black is
threatening with Ne5 and opens the /^ for the Q and the B. Besides he can
always play f7-f5.} 10. f4 {This is against the centralization of the N.} f5 (
10... Qh4+ {provoking some weaknesses on the >>.} 11. g3 Qe7 (11... Bxc3+ {
is met by the unexpected} 12. Kf2 $1 (12. bxc3 {corrupts the P structure and
the dark-squared B cannot find a good /^ for himself.} Qe7 13. Kf2 (13. Qc2 Re8
14. Bd2 Nf6 15. O-O-O Ne4 16. Be1 a6 17. g4 b5 $132 {Bravo-Giaccio, Mar del
Plata 1994}) 13... f5 {Ruining all the hopes for a quick f4-f5 activating the
bad B.} 14. Re1 Nf6 {In a closed position like that the N is better than the B.
} 15. Nd4 Ne4+ 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. Rxe4 Bg4 19. Qe1 Qd7 20. Re7 Bxh3
$1 {This is the point! The positional Q sacrifice is completely correct.} 21.
Rxd7 Nxd7 $44 {Rejfir-Haag, Oberhausen 1961}) 12... Bxb2 13. Bxb2 $1 $44 {
Instead of taking the Q White brings his B to the long /^, where he is very
strong. The damaging piece P c3 has gone!} (13. gxh4 Bxa1 {is less clear.}))
12. O-O (12. Qc2 Na6 13. a3 Nc7 14. Bd2 b5 $1 {This is the way for the
counterplay. The target is >< d5.} 15. cxb5 Nb6 16. O-O-O Bb7 17. Rhe1 Qd7 18.
g4 Ncxd5 {and White's [+] has been collapsed.} 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 $15 {
Lapienis-Zakharov, Novosibirsk 1962}) 12... Re8 13. Kh2 f5 {Black has to close
the position.} 14. Bd2 (14. Rf3 Qf6 $11) 14... Na6 15. a3 Nc7 (15... Nf6 $11)
16. Qc2 (16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 {is met by the standard} b5 $1 18. cxb5 Nb6)
16... Nf6 $11 {Fercec-Krstic, Pula 2000 CBM 075}) (10... Re8 11. O-O {is the
safe continuation.} (11. g4 $6 {This is too ambitious.} Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qh4+ 13.
Kf1 b5 $1 {Black wants to blow up White's [+] from the <<. If >< d5 falls, the
white K will find himself in a delicate situation.} 14. Kg2 Nb6 15. Ng3 bxc4
16. Be4 Bb7 17. a4 N8d7 18. a5 Rxe4 $1 {Black wants to open the long /^
against the K.} 19. Nxe4 Nxd5 20. Qf3 Re8 21. Kh2 Rxe4 $1 {The second exchange
sacrifice on the same place! Eliminating the last defender Black's -> is
unstoppable.} 22. Qxe4 N5f6 $1 $19 {Dokuchaev-Karpeshov, St Petersburg 1994}))
11. O-O (11. g4 $6 {looks a bit light-hearted.} Qh4+ (11... Na6 $5) 12. Kd2 Nf6
(12... Na6 $5) 13. g5 Ne4+ $1 {This positional P sacrifice is the main idea of
Black.} (13... Ne8 $2 {is simply too passive:} 14. Qg1 $14 {Ftacnik-Voronova,
Lubniewice 1994}) 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Bxe4 b5 $1 {Black has to continue his ->
energetically.} 16. Qe1 (16. cxb5 $2 {founders on} Rxf4 $1 17. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 18.
Kd3 c4+ $17) 16... Qxe1+ 17. Rxe1 bxc4 $36) 11... Na6 {Black has a rock-solid
position, it is far from easy for White to advance.} 12. Be3 Nc7 (12... Nb4 $6
13. Bb1 Nb6 {puts the knights on the wrong places.} 14. b3 $14) (12... Re8 13.
Bf2 Nf6 14. a3 {/\ Rb1, b4}) (12... Nf6 13. Bf2 Bd7 (13... Nc7 $5 14. a3 a5 {
fighting against b4.}) (13... Re8 {- 12...Re8}) 14. a3 {/\ Rb1, b4} Nc7 15. Rb1
a5 $5 {fighting against b2-b4.} (15... Re8 {probably it was time for the
advance on the << by} 16. b4 $5 (16. Kh1 {doesn't look very important.} a5 $5 {
deserved attention again.} (16... Kh8 {is also not the most important plan.}
17. b4 b6 {Now White has got some space advantage on the <<.} 18. Qc2 Qe7 19.
Bh4 Qf7 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Ng1 Re7 22. Nf3 h6 23. Rfe1 $14 {B.Kovacevic-Brkic,
Neum 2002})))) 13. Qd2 Re8 (13... b5 $5 {Radjabov} 14. Nxb5 (14. cxb5 Nb6 15.
b3 Bb7 {This Benko type of positional P sacrifice gives a good counterplay
against >< d5.} 16. Bc4 a6 17. bxa6 (17. a4 $6 axb5 18. axb5 {is strongly met
by} Ncxd5 $1 19. Nxd5 Nxc4 $1) 17... Nxc4 18. bxc4 Bxa6 19. Qd3 Rb8 20. Rab1
Na8 $5 21. Nb5 Nb6 $44) 14... Nxb5 15. cxb5 Bb7 $1 16. Nc3 Qa5 $44 {/\ a6 with
a strong pressure on the <<.}) 14. Bf2 Nf6 (14... b5 $5 {deserved attention
again.} 15. cxb5 Bb7 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. b3 a6 $44) 15. a3 a5 $1 (15... b5 $6 {
is already late:} 16. cxb5 Bb7 17. Bc4) (15... Ne4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 {This change
in the P structure helps for White.} 17. b4 $1 b6 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. b5 Bc8 20.
a4 $14) 16. Bh4 Bd7 (16... Qe7 {/\ Qf7}) 17. Kh1 {/\ Ng1-f3} (17. Rae1 Qe7 18.
Ng3 Qf7 $11) (17. g4 $5 {looks interesting, bit Black has enough counterplay
after} Qe7 (17... fxg4 18. f5 $40) 18. gxf5 Qe3+ 19. Qxe3 Rxe3 20. Rad1 Rxh3
21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Kg2 Re3 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bxg6 Bg4 {Black's ^^ is very
active.} 25. Kf2 Rf3+ 26. Ke1 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Rf8 $44) 17... Qe7 18. Rae1 Qf7
19. a4 {White closes completely the <<.} (19. Ng1 {/\ Nf3 looks more natural.}
Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Nf3 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Nfxe8 {White's space
advantage is not enough for an advantage.} 24. Kg1 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11) 19...
Na6 {/\ Nb4} 20. g4 {White pushes it too hard.} (20. Bb1 {was the quiet plan,
but there is no breakthrough.} Nb4 21. Ng1 h6 22. Nf3 Kh7 23. Kh2 Rxe1 24. Rxe1
Re8 $11) 20... Nb4 21. Bb1 fxg4 $1 {Black has to take up the gauntlet.} 22. f5
Bxf5 (22... gxf5 $2 {gives White good attacking chances after} 23. Ng3 $40) 23.
Bxf5 gxf5 24. Rxf5 (24. Ng3 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 f4 $1) 24... Qg6 (24... Ne4 25. Qf4
Qg6 26. Rg1 Nxc3 27. Nxc3 Re5 28. Rxe5 Nd3 29. Qxg4 Nxe5 $13) 25. Ref1 $2 {
White oversteps the border.} (25. Ng3 $1 Bh6 $1 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qd1 $3 $13)
25... Rf8 $1 26. Ng3 (26. Qf4 Nd7 27. Qxg4 Qxg4 28. hxg4 Ne5 29. b3 Nxg4 30.
Ne4 $44) 26... Nh5 $3 {Tactically solving the problems.} 27. Nce4 (27. Rxf8+
Rxf8 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Nxh5 Qxh5 30. Qe1 $1 gxh3 31. Qe6+ Qf7 32. Ne4 (32.
Qxh3 $15) 32... Qxe6 33. dxe6 d5 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Nxd5 Bd6 $15 {with a bit
better _|_ for Black.}) 27... Nxg3+ 28. Nxg3 gxh3 29. b3 Rae8 30. Kh2 Rxf5 (
30... h6 $5 {was a very subtle prophylactical move.}) 31. Rxf5 (31. Nxf5 Be5+
32. Kxh3 Kh8 33. Qg5 $1) 31... Re5 (31... h6 $1 {was again a very wise
decision.} 32. Kxh3 Re4 33. Qd1 Re3 34. Rf3 Re5 $17) 32. Qg5 $1 Qxg5 33. Bxg5
$6 (33. Rxg5 $1 {was the best practical chance.} Rxg5 34. Bxg5 Be5 35. Kxh3
Bxg3 (35... Nd3 36. Ne4) 36. Kxg3 Kf7 37. Bd8 Nd3 38. Bxa5 Nc1 39. b4 Nb3 40.
Bc7) 33... Nc2 $1 34. Bd8 $2 {This loses outright.} (34. Bf4 Nd4 $1 35. Bxe5
Nxf5 36. Bxg7 (36. Nxf5 Bxe5+ 37. Kxh3 Kf7 38. Kg4 Kf6 39. Nh4 Bb2 40. Nf3 Bc1
$19) 36... Nxg7 (36... Nxg3 37. Bc3) 37. Kxh3 Kf7 38. Kg4 Kg6 39. Ne4) 34...
Nd4 $1 $19 35. Rf4 Re3 36. Rg4 Kf7 37. Re4 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 h5 $5 $146 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 Rh6 14. f4 $5
{Das Problem dieses scheinbar aggressiven Zuges besteht darin, dass der Pe4
anfällig ist. In der nächsten Runde des gleichen Turnieres spielte Topalov
daher 14.f3.} (14. f3 {0-1 Topalov,V-Vallejo Pons,F/Morelia/Linares 2006/CBM
112/[Lutz] (56)}) 14... g4 15. Qc2 c5 {Schwarz leitet sofort Gegenspiel im
Zentrum ein.} 16. d5 b4 17. f5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bd6 {Weiß gewinnt
seinen Bauern zurück, aber Schwarz erhält Gegenspiel am Königsflügel.} 20. Bxd6
Qxd6 21. Bxc4 h4 (21... Kf8) 22. Bb5+ Kf8 23. Bc6 Rd8 $6 (23... Rc8 $132) 24.
Rac1 h3 (24... Nxd5 $2 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Rfd1 Qa8 27. Qxc5+ Kg7 28. Qxb4 $18)
25. gxh3 $6 (25. Qxc5 $5 g3 26. Rf4 {gibt Weiß einen Vorteil.} (26. hxg3 $2
Qxc5+ 27. Rxc5 h2+ 28. Kh1 Ne4 $19) 26... gxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Ng4+ 28. Kh1 Qxc5 29.
Rxc5 Ne3) (25. g3 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. Rcd1 Qa8 28. Qxc5+ Kg7 $13) 25... Rxh3
26. Qxc5 g3 27. Qxd6+ Rxd6 28. hxg3 Ng4 29. Kg2 (29. Rf3 $2 Rdh6 $19) (29. Rf4
Rxg3+ 30. Kf1 Rh6 31. d6 Rxd6 $15 {ist nur für Weiß gefährlich.}) 29... Ne3+
30. Kf3 (30. Kxh3 $4 Rh6#) 30... Nxf1 31. Rxf1 Rh2 32. b3 Rxa2 $13 33. Ke4 Ke7
34. Rh1 Rg2 35. Kf4 Rf2+ 36. Kg5 Rd8 37. Re1+ Kd6 38. Kf6 Rg8 39. Re3 Rg2 (
39... Rg4 $5) 40. Kxf7 R8xg3 41. Re6+ Kc5 42. f6 Rxb3 43. Ke7 Rd3 44. f7 Rf2
45. f8=Q Rxf8 46. Kxf8 Rxd5 $11 47. Bxd5 Kxd5 48. Ra6 Kc4 49. Rxa7 b3 50. Rb7
Kc3 51. Rxb3+ Kxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 Re8 $5 (10... h6 11. Ne2 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Najer,E/
Poikovsky 2006/CBM 112/[Lutz] (49)} (11. Rad1 e5 $5)) 11. Rad1 $146 {Radjabov
wählt einen sehr direkten Aufbau.} (11. Rae1 $5 h6 12. h3 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14.
e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Bareev,E-Kobalia,M/Kazan 2005/CBM
109/[Lutz] (62)}) (11. Rfe1 $5 h6 12. h3 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nf6 18. Bf3 Be5 19. Bc3 Qb6 20. Rad1 Bd7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Shabalov,A-Najer,E/Las Vegas 2004/CBM 100 ext (37)}) 11... h6 $6 {
Vielleicht sollte man hier nach Verbesserungen für Schwarz suchen.} ({Es ist
die Frage, ob (analog zu 9...h6 10.Rad1 e5) nun 11...e5 möglich ist. Zwar
steht der schwarze Turm aktiver, jedoch kann in einigen Varianten der Bauer
auf h7 hängen.} 11... e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 $11) 13... exd4
14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nf6 16. Rde1 $5 (16. Nxd4 Bg4 17. f3 Rc8 18. Qb1 Qb6 $13
) 16... Bd7 17. Rxe8+ Bxe8 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qb1 h6 $5 {und die Stellung sollte
sich langsam ausgleichen.}) 12. e4 dxe4 (12... dxc4 {ist angesichts der
Gegenüberstellung von Rd1 und Qd8 riskant:} 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Be2 e5 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Bf4 (16. Nxe5 $5 Bxe5 17. Bxh6 Qc7 18. f4 Qa7+ 19. Kh1 Bd4 20. Qd3 $40
) 16... Qc7 17. Rxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rd8+ $40)
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Bf8 17. c5 $16 {Weiß hat eine
klare Initiative erreicht. Seine Figuren stehen deutlich aktiver und er hat
seine Mehrheit am Damenflügel in Bewegung gesetzt.} Qc7 18. Bc3 a5 19. a3 axb4
20. axb4 f5 $5 {Schwarz sucht eine radikale Lösung seiner Stellungsprobleme,
findet jedoch keine Erleichterung. Der Pe6 wird schwach.} (20... Nf6 $2 21. Be5
Qe7 22. Bd6 $18) 21. Bd3 b6 22. Rfe1 Bb7 (22... bxc5 23. Bxf5 $16) 23. Bc4 Be4
24. Qb3 Kh8 25. Bxe6 Nf6 26. Nh4 $18 {Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern und Angriff am
Königsflügel.} bxc5 27. Bxf6 c4 28. Qxc4 (28. Bxc4 gxf6 29. Ng6+ Kg7 30. Nxf8
Kxf8 31. f3 $18 {ist ebenfalls sehr gut für Weiß}) 28... Qxc4 29. Bxc4 gxf6 30.
f3 Bxb4 (30... Bc6 31. Ng6+ Kg7 32. Nxf8 Kxf8 33. b5 $18) 31. Rd7 Rg8 (31...
Bxe1 $2 32. Ng6#) 32. Rf1 Rg7 (32... Bc2 33. Bxg8 Kxg8 34. Rc1 $18) 33. Rxg7
Kxg7 34. fxe4 Bc5+ 35. Kh1 fxe4 36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Ng3 e3 38. Bd3+ Kf7 39. Ne2
Ke7 40. g3 Ra2 41. Kg2 Rd2 42. Bc4 Bb6 43. Kf3 Kd6 44. Ke4 Ke7 45. Rb1 Rd6 46.
Kf3 Rc6 47. Bd5 Rd6 48. Be4 Ke6 49. Rb5 Kd7 50. Nf4 Bd4 51. Rd5 Ba7 52. Rxd6+
Kxd6 53. Ng2 Ke5 54. Nxe3 h5 55. h4 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Be2 {An unpretentious
move aimed to deviate from the sharp lines arising after 6.Ba4.} d5 7. exd5
Nxd5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bf3 {The arising position is
more typical for the Alapin variation, than for Rossolimo. I guess it's one of
the reasons for which Radjabov didn't feel very comfortable as the game was
unfolding.} (11. c4 Ne7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bc3 Qc7 14. g3 Rd8 15. Bd3 c5 16. Be4
Bb7 17. Nd2 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Be5 $15 {Samojlov,A-Fazulyanov,S/Russia 2000}) 11...
Qc7 (11... O-O 12. Nd2 f5 13. Nb3 Bb7 14. Nd4 Qf6 15. c4 Ne7 16. Re1 e5 17. Qb3
Bc5 18. Bg5 Qxg5 19. Ne6 Qf6 20. Nxc5 Bc8 $13 {Rogovski,V-Moiseenko,A/
Ordzhonikidze 2000}) 12. g3 O-O 13. Nd2 e5 (13... Bb7) 14. c4 Nf6 {The most
natural response as playing 14...Ne7 looks dangerous for Black, however it's
not so easy to prove it.} (14... Ne7 $5 15. Ne4 Nf5 16. Nxd6 Nxd6 17. Re1 Nf5
18. Be4 Be6 $13) 15. Qc2 Rb8 $6 {This move turns out to be the waste of a
tempo, so more in the spirit of the position was} (15... Be6 16. b3 Bc5 17. Bb2
Bd4 (17... Rad8 $6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 {[%csl Rc6,Re5]} f6 20. Qxc6 Qxc6 21.
Bxc6 Rd6 22. Bf3 Rfd8 23. Bc1 $14) 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. c5 Rad8 $11 {and Black's
bishop is on e6 instead of c8.}) 16. b3 Bc5 17. Bb2 Bd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. c5 $8
Rd8 20. Nc4 Nd7 $6 {A dubious decision. Once again putting a bishop on e6 was
called for.} (20... Be6 21. Nd6 $140 Nd7 22. Rfd1 Nxc5 23. Rxd4 (23. Nxf7 $2
Qxf7 $19 {[%csl Rf3]}) 23... Nxb3 24. axb3 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 $11) 21. Rfe1
Nxc5 22. Ne5 Ne6 23. Qxc6 (23. Nxc6 $6 Bb7 {[%cal Gd4d3]}) 23... Bb7 $6 {
The endgame is pretty tough for Black so may be it was better to keep the
queens on the board.} (23... Qa5 $5) 24. Qxc7 Nxc7 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Nc6 Rd6
27. Rac1 Kf8 (27... g6 28. Na5 (28. Nxd4 Rxd4 29. Re7 Rd2 $11) 28... Rb5 29.
Nc4 Rd7 $14) 28. Na5 Ra7 29. Red1 $16 {[%csl Rd4] Black's pieces are misplaced
and the pawn on d4 is weak, so things are looking grim for Black at this point.
} (29. Rc5 $5) 29... Ne8 30. Rc8 (30. Rc4 $5 Rad7 (30... d3 31. Nc6 Rc7 32. Ne5
$16) 31. Nc6 d3 32. Ne5 Rd8 33. Rc3 f6 34. Nc4 $1 Rd5 35. Nb2 $16) 30... Rc7
31. Ra8 Rc2 32. Nc4 Re6 33. Rxd4 $2 {This allows Black to escape. Much better
was} (33. a4 $1 {with the idea to distract Black's rook from the second rank.}
Rc3 34. Rxd4 Rxb3 35. Rdd8 $16) 33... Rxa2 34. Rdd8 h5 35. Nd6 Ke7 $1 $11 36.
Nf5+ (36. Nxe8 $2 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Ree2 $44) 36... Kf6 37. Ne3 Nd6 38. Nd5+ Kg5 39.
Nf4 Re1+ 40. Kg2 Nf5 41. Re8 Rxe8 42. Rxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Eine kleine Überraschung für Weiß -
Aronian spielt selten die sogenannte Ragozin-Variante.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 (8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Nd2 (9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Qxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3
Bxc3+ 12. Kd1) 9... Ne4 10. Ndxe4 dxe4 11. Qd4 O-O 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+
14. bxc3 Re8 15. Bb5 Re5 $11) 8... Qa5 (8... c4 9. Bc2 Qa5 10. O-O Bxc3 11.
bxc3 Qxc3 $5 (11... Ne4 12. Bh4 Qxc3 (12... Ndf6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Qc1 O-O 15.
a4 Bd7 16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Qb2 Rab8 18. Rfb1 Rfe8 19. Nxc6 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Becker,M/
St.Ingbert op 1995/EXT 95op (19)}) 13. Rc1 Qa3 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 O-O 16.
Nxe4 $1 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Belgrade 1991/CBM 27/ 27}) 12. Rc1 {[%cal
Gc1c3]} Qa3 (12... Qa5 13. Ne5 O-O 14. f4 $1 Re8 15. Nxd7 $1 Nxd7 16. Qh5 {
1-0 Moreno,A-Vilela,J/La Habana (m/5) 1997 (24)}) 13. Ne5 b5 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 (
14... Nxd7 15. e4 h6 16. Bh4 Nb6 17. Re1 O-O 18. e5 Na4 19. Re3 Qxa2 20. Rg3
Qb2 21. Qd2 $40 {1-0 Pafnutieff,V-Bisguier,A/Hollywood 1954/EXT 99 (39)}) 15.
Qf3 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qf3 {[%cal Rf3f6,Rf3d5]} (16. e4 $13) 16... Qd6 17. e4
$44) 15... Qd6 {[%csl Gd6] 0-1 Khenkin,I-Milov,V/Polanica Zdroj 1999/CBM 073/
[Ribli] (40)}) 9. O-O c4 10. Bf5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 (11... Qxc3 12. Rc1 (12.
Bxf6 Nxf6 (12... gxf6 13. Qa4) 13. Qa4+ Bd7 (13... Ke7 $5 14. Rfc1 b5 15. Qxb5
Qa3) 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Ne5 Rd8 16. Rfe1 Qb2 17. Rab1 b5 18. Qxa7) 12... Qa3 (
12... Qa5) 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Rxc4 O-O 18.
Rc5 Be6 19. Qd2 f6 20. Bh4 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Milov,V/Cannes 2005/CBM
105 ext (43)}) 12. Qc2 Ndf6 (12... Qxc3 $4 13. Bxe4 $18) (12... Nxc3 $2 13. e4
$36 (13. Rac1)) 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rfb1 (15. Nd2 O-O 16. Rfb1 Qc7
(16... b6) 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfe8 20. Qf3 Re7 21. Re1 Rce8 22.
Rxe7 Qxe7 23. g3 b6 24. Kg2 g6 25. Rd1 Qe2 26. d5 $36 {1-0 Kavalenia,
L-Kolmakov,P/Dubna 2000/EXT 2002 (39)}) (15. Rab1 b5 (15... b6) 16. Rb4 O-O 17.
Rfb1 Ne4 18. Nd2 Nd6 19. a4 a6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rfe8 23. Qc2
Rcd8 24. g3 {1-0 Nowak,I-Bozek,A/Poznan 1987/TD 87\06 (51)}) 15... b6 {Diese
natürliche Fortsetzung ist eine theoretische Neuerung. Schwarz muss den
b-Bauern verteidigen.} (15... Rc7 16. a4 (16. Rb4 b6 17. a4 O-O 18. Rb5 (18.
Rab1) 18... Qa6 19. Ne5 Rb8 20. Qf5 $6 (20. Rab1) 20... Qb7 21. f3 Ne8 $1 {
0-1 Tarjan,J-Lein,A/Greenville 1983/MCL/66)}) 16... Ne4 17. Rb4 O-O 18. Nd2 Nd6
19. Qd1 Re8 20. Qf3 Re6 21. g3 Rce7 22. Rab1 Rf6 23. Qg2 h5 {1/2-1/2 Krallmann,
M-Kalka,A/Germany 2004/EXT 2005 (40)}) 16. Rb4 Qa6 17. Nd2 {[%cal Gf2f3,Ge3e4]
Weiß geht weg mit dem Springer von f3 und bereitet die traditionelle Besetzung
des Zentrums mit f3-e4 vor.} O-O 18. f3 Nh5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Ein origineller Plan
- nach 19.e4 möchte Schwarz 19...Nf4 ziehen.} 19. g3 (19. a4 $1 {Auf diese
Weise kann Weiß das mögliche schwarze Gegenspiel mit b6-b5 verhindern.}) 19...
Rce8 20. e4 (20. Re1 f5 $1 $132 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) 20... b5 $1 $132 {[%cal Ga6g6]
Weiß hat eine starke Zentrumsstellung, Schwarz muss etwas Gegenspiel finden.
Mit dem Textzug kann die Dame auf das g6-Feld zielen.} 21. Re1 Qg6 {[%cal
Gg6g1,Gh5g3]} 22. Rxb5 (22. Kf2 a6 23. a4 dxe4 24. fxe4 f5 25. e5 Qg5 $1 (25...
Qg4 26. Qd1 Qh3 27. Nf3 f4 28. g4 $1 $36) 26. Nf3 Qg4 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) 22...
dxe4 23. fxe4 Nxg3 {[%mdl 128] Mit diesem Springeropfer kann Schwarz das Remis
erreichen.} 24. hxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Kf1 Qf4+ 26. Ke2 Qg4+ 27. Kf2 (27. Nf3 $4 Qg2+)
27... Qh4+ 28. Ke2 Qg4+ 29. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[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 Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. Re1 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Qd6 Qxd6
21. Nxd6 Rcd8 22. Nf5 g6 23. Ne3 Rfe8 24. Bf1 Re5 25. bxc4 Rc5 26. Rec1 Rdc8
27. Rc2 Kg7 28. Rac1 R8c7 29. Rc3 Bc8 30. Nc2 Na4 31. Ra3 Bd7 32. Nd4 Re5 33.
Rd1 Nb2 34. Rb1 Re4 35. Rxb2 Rxd4 36. f3 Be6 37. Kf2 Rd6 38. Rc3 Rdc6 39. Rbc2
Bf5 40. Rc1 Rc5 41. h4 h5 42. Ra3 Rd7 43. Be2 Rdc7 44. Rcc3 Be6 45. Rc2 Bf5 46.
Rb2 Be6 47. Rc3 Kf6 48. Bd3 Bf5 49. Bf1 Ra5 50. Be2 Be6 51. Bd3 Bf5 52. Bf1 Be6
53. a3 Bf5 54. Be2 Rac5 55. Ke3 Re5+ 56. Kf2 Rec5 57. Rd2 Be6 58. Bd3 Bf5 59.
Ke3 Bxd3 60. Kxd3 g5 61. Rh2 Rd7+ 62. Kc2 Rd4 63. hxg5+ Kxg5 64. Kb3 a5 65. Rh1
f6 66. Rh2 Rd1 67. Ka4 Rd4 68. Kb3 Rd1 69. Re2 Rg1 70. Ree3 Kf5 71. f4 Rh1 72.
Re8 h4 73. gxh4 Rxh4 74. Rb8 Rxf4 75. Rb5 Rxb5+ 76. cxb5 a4+ 77. Kc2 Rd4 78. b6
Rd8 79. Rf3+ Ke6 80. Re3+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
c6 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 9. f3 Re8 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Nh5 14.
Qd2 Be5 {[%cal Gh5f4,Gh5g7]} 15. g3 Ng7 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gg7f5,Gg7e6] A
well-known line, in which very tough positions arise. The main issues are the
weakness on d5 and the blockade on d4.} (15... Bh3 {A senseless move since it
forces the rook to a more active square, while the bishop will stay on h3 out
of play.} 16. Rfe1 $1 Ng7 17. Rad1 $1 $146 Rc8 18. Ndb5 $16 {[%csl Rd5]
Kasparov,G-Carlsen,M Rapid Reykjavik rapid 2004/CBM100[Avrukh,B].}) 16. Rfd1
Be6 {The key-position of the line has arosen. Black has just completed
development and now wants to challenge the centre. One of the ideas is a
double exchange on d4 followed by Nf5.} (16... Ne6 {is the main alternative.})
17. Bb5 $5 {[%csl Rc6] The most logical continuation, which however wasn't yet
tested on the GM level. White pins the knight on c6 and thus reduces pressure
on the centre.} ({Other options are} 17. Nxe6) (17. Bf1 {Black equalized
without problems realizing his main idea, although White's help was essential.}
Bxd4 (17... Qe7 $5) (17... Rc8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. f4 Bf6 20. Nb5 Be7 21. Rac1
$14 {Sasikiran,K-Ramaswamy,M, Hyderabad, 2000/ CBM79.[Huzman].}) 18. Bxd4 Nxd4
19. Qxd4 Nf5 20. Qf2 d4 21. Nb5 Qe7 22. Nxd4 {This makes Black's task easier.}
(22. g4 $5 {would be a real test of Black's idea.}) 22... Qxc5 23. Nxe6 Qxf2+
24. Kxf2 Rxe6 25. Rd7 Rd6 (25... Rc8 $5) 26. Rxd6 (26. Rd1 $5) 26... Nxd6 27.
Rd1 Rd8 28. Rd4 Kf8 29. Bd3 Ke7 30. Ke3 Rc8 $11 {Kruppa,Y-Volokitin,A/
Halkidiki GRE 2002.}) (17. Ncb5 {[%csl Gd4] taking an additional control of
the d4-square makes sense.} Qd7 (17... Bh3 $5) 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. f4 Bf6 $14 {
Halkias,S-El Arousy,A/Tanta City EGY 2002.}) ({The straightforward} 17. f4 {
proved to be insufficient for getting advantage, although White's play can
possibly be improved.} Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Nf5 19. Bf2 d4 20. Nb5 Qe7 21. Bd3 (21.
Bf3 $5) 21... a6 $1 22. Bxf5 axb5 23. Be4 ({In case of} 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Bxd4
Red8 25. Qf2 Rxa2 {Black is at least not worse.}) 23... Qxc5 (23... Bg4 $5 24.
Re1 Qxc5 $11) 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Bxa2 28. Bxb7
$11 {Gelfand,B-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 1996.}) 17... Qd7 {[%cal Ga8d8]
Radjabov connects the rooks and prepares strengthening of the centre by means
of Rad8.} ({In the only preceding game Black protected the knight by means of} 
17... Rc8 18. Bxc6 $6 bxc6 19. Rac1 Bd7 (19... a5 $5) 20. b4 Ne6 21. b5 $6 (21.
Nxe6 $5 Bxe6 22. Bd4 $14) 21... Ng5 $1 $15 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gg5h3] 1-0 Gutov,
A-Ershova,S/Omsk/Perm 1998.}) 18. Rac1 {Bringing the last piece into play.} ({
The regrouping of rooks} 18. Re1 Bh3 19. Rad1 {deserves attention although it
doesn't looks consistent after 16.Rfd1.}) (18. Nxe6 {strengthening Black's
centre doesn't seem to be dangerous for Black.} fxe6 19. f4 Bf6 20. Ne4 Be7 {
and Black is pretty solid. 1/2-1/2 Markus,R-Nataf,I/Vrnjacka Banja 2005/EXT
2006.}) 18... a6 {Forcing White to determine a diagonal for the bishop.} 19.
Ba4 {White decides to keep the knight c6 pinned.} Rad8 20. b4 {Now he
strengthens his position on the queenside.} Bh3 $1 {Preparing Nf5 or maybe
just waiting.} 21. Qh6 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gd4c6]} (21. Re1 $5 {was interesting
preparing to meet} Nf5 {with} 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. g4 Ng7 24. Qh6 {although an
exchange sacrifice} Bxg4 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Qf4 Rf5 27. Qxg4 Ne6 28. Bg3 Rh5 $1
{with the idea of f5 promises counterplay.}) 21... Be6 $1 {Preventing a series
of exchanges on c6 with Qxh3 to follow.} 22. a3 {Ivanchuk stabilizes his
position on the queenside.} (22. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4g5] with the idea of Ng5 looks
dangerous for Black, but somehow the latter saves his skin} Nf5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5
24. Ng5 ({I believe that after} 24. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 25. Nd6 $1 Re7 26. Bd4 f6 $14
{White is slightly better thanks to his strong knight on d6.}) 24... f6 25.
Rxd5 Qxd5 $1 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Bb3 ({White can force a draw with} 27. Qh6+ Kg8
28. Qh7+) 27... fxg5 28. Bxd5 Rd7 $1 (28... Rxd5 29. Qxb7 $16 {is dangerous
for Black.}) 29. Qg8+ (29. Qh6+ Bg7 30. Qxg5 Rxd5 $17) 29... Ke7 30. Qf7+ Kd8 {
[%csl Rf7] Suddenly the queen is traped on f7.} 31. Rd1 $1 Rxf7 32. Bxf7+ Ke7
33. Bxe8 Kxe8 {and Black is at least not worse.}) 22... Qc8 $1 {[%cal Ge5d4]
Black prepares exchanges on d4 followed by Nf5. So} 23. Qg5 Qc7 {[%csl Ge5]
Protecting the bishop on e5.} 24. Qd2 (24. f4 {deserved attention.} Bxd4 (24...
f6 25. Nxe6) 25. Bxd4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Rf8 {with the idea of f6 and Nf5 to follow.
} 27. Qf6 $1 $14 (27. g4 f6 28. Qh4 g5 $1 {creating counterplay.}) {with the
idea} 27... Nh5 28. Qe5 $1 (28. Qh4 Ng7 29. Bc2 (29. Qf6 $5) 29... b6 $1 30.
Na4 bxc5 31. Nxc5 Bf5 $1 {and Black is fine.}) 28... Qxe5 29. fxe5 f6 30. Re1
$14) 24... Rf8 $1 {Unpinning the knight on c6.} 25. Bc2 (25. Nce2 $5 {
Supporting the knight on d4 was logical.}) 25... Bc8 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gg7e6]
Black prepares an exchange of the blocking knight by means of Ne6.} 26. Bb3 Ne6
$1 {Black has completed a nice regrouping of pieces.} 27. Nde2 $6 {I believe
White had to keep the d-pawn blocked.} (27. Nce2 {With a firm blockade on d4
was much safer.}) (27. Nc2 $6 d4 28. Nd5 Qb8 29. Re1 Bg7 30. Re4 Nc7 $1 {
With a good position.}) 27... d4 {Finally the d-pawn goes forward.} 28. Nd5 Qb8
{Black is ready to exchange the knight on d5 by means of Nc7 which will open a
way to the d-pawn.} 29. f4 (29. a4 {leads to equality after} Nc7 30. Nxc7 Qxc7
31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 d3 33. bxc6 dxe2 34. Qxe2 bxc6 $11) 29... Bg7 30. Qd3 $2 {
This is already a serious mistake. We all know that queen is a bad blocker,
but even the top players forget about it.} ({Now} 30. a4 {is strongly met by}
Nc7 31. Nxc7 Qxc7 32. b5 Bh3 $3 {and the knight on c6 is untouchable in view
of the weakness of light squares.}) (30. Qa2 $1 {Preventing} Nc7 $2 {Now it
doesn't work in view of} 31. Nxd4 $16 {and the knight on d5 is protected.})
30... Nc7 $1 31. Nb6 $2 {Something had definitely affected Ivanchuk's play at
this stage of the game, probably time-trouble.} ({After the correct} 31. Qf3
Be6 32. Nb6 Bxb3 33. Qxb3 Rfe8 34. Qf3 {White is still not worse.}) 31... Bf5
$17 {[%csl Gd4] Now the d-pawn will be unstoppable.} 32. Qd2 (32. Qf3 {would
be a tougher defense, although White is already in trouble anyway.} d3 33. g4
dxe2 34. Rxd8 Qxd8 35. gxf5 Nd4 36. Qd3 Nxb3 37. Qxb3 Qd2 38. Re1 Bd4 39. Kg2
Bxf2 40. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 41. Kg2 Re8 $19) 32... d3 {Each step forward of the d-pawn
increases Black's advantage.} 33. Nc3 Nd4 34. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 35. Kg2 Rfe8 $1 $19 {
[%cal Gd4e3] Creating a threat of Be3.} 36. Re1 Bxc3 37. Qxc3 Be4+ 38. Kf2 ({
The immediate} 38. Rxe4 {doesn't change much.} Rxe4 39. Rd1 Rdd4 $1 {Preparing
Qd8 and preventing} 40. Rxd3 $2 {, which loses to} Re2+ $1 41. Kf1 Nb5 $19)
38... d2 {Third step forward and White has to give up an exchange.} 39. Rxe4
Rxe4 40. Rd1 Red4 41. Bc4 ({or} 41. Nc4 Nb5 42. Qb2 Rxf4+ $1 {with the idea}
43. gxf4 (43. Kg1 {is better.}) 43... Qxf4+ 44. Kg1 Qg4+ 45. Kf2 Rd5 46. Nxd2
Rf5+ 47. Ke3 Qh3+ 48. Ke2 Nc3+ 49. Ke1 (49. Qxc3 Qxc3 $19) 49... Qe3#) 41...
Ne8 $1 {[%cal Ge8f6,Gf6e4] Radjabov transfers his knight to f6.} (41... Na8 $1
{exchanging the knight on b6 was also strong.}) 42. Qe3 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ge3e7]
} Kf8 {Preventing an idea of Qe7.} 43. Qe5 Qxe5 44. fxe5 Nc7 {and eventually
White realized that he has no compensation for the exchange and resigned.  The
positions which arise from this line are very tense and one who wants to play
it has to know to calculate variations very well. Each move is very essential
and a price of each mistake is very high. Despite White's loss in this game
Ivanchuk's idea 17.Bb5 deserves further tests.} 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 Nf6 {Topalov seems to have not been put off by the
defeat in the first round of the Morelia half and manifests his intention to
play the Berlin variation again.} 4. d3 {But Radjabov does not seem to be
prepared for a theoretical dispute.} Bc5 ({Topalov has played this already
against Anand in San Luis. Another common reaction is} 4... d6) 5. Bxc6 $5 {
Radjabov chooses a quiet plan. After this exchange, White will be left with
the more flexible pawn structure, without any danger of losing. Could he have
hoped that Topalov will be overdoing it in the attempt of complicating the
fight, just as he did in the first game of their mini-match?} dxc6 6. Qe2 Bg4
7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Qe7 10. c3 O-O 11. O-O Rfe8 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Bd2
Nf8 14. Rad1 Bb6 15. Be3 {#} c5 {A slightly paradoxical but entirely adequate
decision. Black prevents the thematic oepning of the centre by means of d4,
which would leave White with an extra-pawn on the king side.} 16. a3 Rd7 17. b4
f6 18. Qc2 Ne6 {Consolidating the control of the d4-square.} 19. Qb3 Qf7 20.
Qc4 Red8 21. Rd2 cxb4 22. axb4 h6 23. Kf1 c6 24. Red1 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Re8 26. Kg1
{White's only constructive plan would be to play d4, but this would seriously
weaken the e4-pawn. Therefore, the decision whether to offer a draw does not
really seem premature.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 {This quiet system of
developing is not without poison. What better proof of that could we have than
the fact that Kasparov ended his carrier as an active player by losing to
Topalov in this same variation (actually, the place was same, too: Linares
2005). We shall see that in spite of a long manoeuvring phase, this game will
get quite lively at a certain point.} Nf6 6. Nd5 ({The immediate occupation of
this central square is by far not the only possible continuation.} 6. Nd2 {
followed by Nf1-e3 is more flexible but rather time consuming,}) ({while the
early attacking operation} 6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4 {can lead to very animated play.})
6... d6 7. Nxf6+ ({Generally speaking, this looks like a small concession. The
immediate} 7. c3 {is more common. However, in such a closed position, such
nuances are of less significance; in caseof} Nxd5 8. Bxd5 {followed by an
eventual ...Be6 play could more or less transpose to the game.}) 7... Bxf6 8.
c3 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 {#Black can be more or less satisfied with the result of the
opening. The white knight is quite far from the d5-square, while the bishop
alone cannot take advantage of this relative weakness.} 10. a4 b6 11. Re1 Be6
12. Bxe6 ({This exchange consolidates Black's structure in the centre and
opens the f-file for counterplay. On the other hand, White did not dispose
over favourable methods of maintaining the tension. For instance} 12. Nd2 {
would allow the activation of the dark-squared bishop with} Bg5) ({while a
neutral move like} 12. Be3 {can be met by} d5) 12... fxe6 13. b4 {The e6-pawn
cannot be considered a weakness at this stage of the game, but its temporary
lack of defence allows White carry out this thematic pawn break without prior
preparation.} Qd7 14. Bd2 Kh8 15. h3 Rf7 {#Black declares his intentions of
starting a king side attack.} 16. a5 ({The structural modifications induced by
this move will lead to a double edged situation. The plan of blocking Black's
queen side pawns on dark squareswith} 16. b5 Ne7 17. c4 {is no without risks,
because it gives Black free hands on the opposite wing. After} Ng6 18. a5 Rbf8
19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra6 Bd8 {Black's co nterplay looks very dangerous. The
threat ...Rxf3 followed by ...Nh4 is not easy to parry, while White's queen
side attack is in an incipient phase still.}) 16... b5 17. a6 $5 {It is hard
to give a definitive evaluation to this daring advance of the a-pawn.
According to the circumstances, either of the a7- and a6-pawns can become weak.
Given the closed character of the position, the weakness of the white pawn
seems more realistic for the time being, but we shall soon see that there are
several other factors that influence the evaluation of the position.} cxb4 18.
cxb4 Bd8 $1 {Black immediately takes advantage of one of the side effects of
White's 17th move: the b6-square became available to the traditionally passive
bishop.} 19. Qe2 Bb6 20. Rab1 Rbf8 21. Be3 Qd8 $6 ({This is the start of a
risky plan. Radjabov intends to transfer the queen to b6 in order to attack
the a6-pawn, but in doing so he neglects the defence of the e6-pawn. Black had
a harmonious development of pieces, with just one exception: his knight is
both retsricted in his actions and vulnerable. From this point of view, a
logical continuation would have been} 21... Bxe3 22. fxe3 ({White has to
maintain the d4-square well defended. In case of} 22. Qxe3 $2 {Black could
reply with} Rxf3 23. gxf3 Nd4 {with a strong attack.}) 22... Ne7 $1 23. d4 {
(If White refrains from advancing his d-pawn, Black could play ...d5 himself,
after defending the e5-pawn with the planned ...Ng6)} exd4 ({Black has to give
up the centre because the immediate} 23... Ng6 {would be strongly met by} 24.
Ng5 Rf6 25. d5 {followed by the occupation of the e6-square.}) 24. exd4 Ng6 {
. Black has achieved a perfect regroupment. The queen defends the weak b5- and
e6-pawns, while the other pieces put serious pressure on White's king side. We
can also notice that the exchange on d4 has made the f4-square available for
the knight.}) 22. Rec1 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qb6 {#This is the position Black had been
aiming for, but he might have underestimated White's 25th move.} 24. Ng5 Rf6 ({
In case of the apparently more active} 24... Rf2 {White could take advantage
of the weakness of the eighth rank with} 25. Rf1 $1 {neutralising Black's
initiative and leaving him with similar problems as in the game.}) 25. Rf1 $1 {
Such simple moves are easy to overlook: the rook had just moved leftwards
couple of moves ago. Suddenly, it appers that Black has problems defending the
e6-pawn; Nxe6 is a threat.} Qd8 {Black has to admit the failure of his plan.
The time spent on moving around with his queen allows White take over the
initiative.} 26. Qg4 ({Vallejo chooses to play simple chess.} 26. d4 exd4 27.
Qxb5 {would have been amore interesting but not necessarily better possibility.
Black's queen side would have been very vulnerable, but the position would
have remained complicated.}) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qf6+ 29. Ke2 {
In order to defend his e6-pawn, Black had to allow the centralisation of the
white king. Soon, he will be forced to make further concessions.} Nd8 30. Qh5
$1 Qg6 {Black has to allow his king side pawns to get doubled. Their weakness
will be even more significant than that of the e-pawns.} 31. Qxg6 hxg6 {
#This must been the type of position Vallejo was dreaming of when he pushed
his pawn to a6. In knight endings the advantage of space can be a determining
factor, especially in those cases when one of the knights is passive. Although
this is not very obvious yet, White's king has better possibilities of further
centralisation than Black's.} 32. d4 $1 {A simple move with devastating effect.
White threatens to advance his d-pawn even further, in order to leave the
black knight in a desperately passive position.} exd4 ({There is some sort of
paradox here: in spite of having his king far away from the centre, it is
Black who has to open the position, in order to prevent White from completely
blocking it with d5! Here is what could have happened if Black had ignored the
tension in the centre:} 32... Kg8 33. d5 $1 Kf8 (33... exd5 {would be very bad
at this stage, because after} 34. exd5 {the white knight would obtain the
e4-square, making the b5- and a7-pawns easy targets.}) 34. Kf3 Ke7 35. Kg4 Kd7
36. h4 {After having strengthened his kind side position to the maximum, White
already threatens to transpose to a winning pawn ending by a double capture on
e6. Therefore, Black has to release the tension with} exd5 37. exd5 {but this
would lead to an equally hopeless position. Besides the aforementioned threat
Ne4-c3, White can open the king side as well, by advancing his h-pawn.
Obviously, Black's king would be unable to defend both wings at the same time.}
) ({The immediate activation of the knight with} 32... Nc6 {would have also
failed to solve Black's problems. After} 33. Nxe6 Nxb4 34. Nc7 Kg8 35. Nxb5
Nxa6 36. Nxd6 Nb8 37. Kd3 {White has every chance to win. We can appreciate
now Vallejo's power of anticipation when he advanced his a-pawn to a6. Black's
weaknesses (a7, b5, d6) are placed at the distance of one knight's step,
making their capture easy and pleasant.}) 33. exd4 d5 {#} ({In spite of the
modification of the central structure, the threat remains just as dangerous as
one move ago.After} 33... Kg8 34. d5 $1 Kf8 {White can take advantage of the
availability of the d4-square with the unexpected knight retreat} 35. Nf3 $1 {
threatening Nd4. Black would be forced to lose a decisive tempo with} e5 {
when after} 36. Nd2 {followed by Nb1-c3, White would be just in time to start
the harvest.}) 34. Kd3 $2 ({Only time trouble can explain such a way of
throwing away the considerable advantage accumulated by subtle play.
Everything ws prepared for the king's marching in via e5:} 34. Ke3 $1 Kg8 ({
Vallejo must have thought that} 34... Nc6 {wold offer Black counterplay.
However, with such a difference between the kings' activity, White should win
after, for instance,} 35. Nxe6 Nxb4 36. Nc7) 35. Kf4 Kf8 36. exd5 ({If White
does not feel like helping Black to get rid of his weak e6-pawn so easily, he
can also try} 36. Ke5 dxe4 37. Nxe4 Ke7 {but now he would have to exchange the
remaining central pawns anyway with} 38. d5 {in order to open the king's
access to the queen side. White's advantage of space would be decisive.}) 36...
exd5 37. Ke5 Nc6+ 38. Kd6 $1 {The d5-pawn will be there all the time. For the
moment, it is important to save the own a6-pawn.} Nxb4 39. Ne6+ Kf7 40. Nc7 {
followed by Kc5 with an obviously winning position.}) 34... Kg8 35. h4 ({
Even now, after having lost a tempo, White would maintain some chances with} 
35. Ke3) 35... Kf8 36. exd5 exd5 37. Kc3 Ke7 38. Nf3 Kf6 {#Black has finally
activated his king and has nothing to fear already.} 39. Ne5 ({This move leads
to unnecessary complications.} 39. g4 {would have more or less blocked the
position, with an obvious draw.}) 39... g5 40. h5 Kf5 41. Kd3 Kf4 42. Ng6+ Kg3
43. Ne7 Kxg2 44. Nxd5 Kf3 45. Ne7 g4 {#} ({From the spectator's point of view,
it is a bit frustrating that a draw was agreed in such an interesting moment.
Even Fritz 9 seems to be asking himself in disbelief: "Isn't Black just
winning a knight in a couple of moves?" The following variation proves that,
objectively speaking, the players' decision was entirely correct.} 45... g4 46.
Nf5 g3 47. d5 g2 48. Nh4+ Kf2 49. Nxg2 Kxg2 50. Ke4 ({The hurried} 50. d6 $2 {
would lose the pawn after} Nf7 51. d7 Ne5+) 50... Kg3 51. Kf5 {(White
activates his king by restricting the enemy king in his actions)} Kh4 52. Kg6
Kg4 53. Kxg7 Kxh5 54. Kf6 {Same method again. In order to save his kingdom,
Black has to give his trappedknight away.} Kg4 55. Ke7 Kf5 56. Kxd8 Ke5 57. Kc7
Kxd5 58. Kb7 Kd6 59. Kxa7 {Finally, the a6-pawn seems to have free way.} Kc7 {
Not any more! The maximum what White can achieve is stalemate himself.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.10"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4
Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Re1 h6 $6 {Das hat bisher noch
keiner gewagt; die Schwächung des Königsflügels ist ernsthaft. Es folgen
einige Beispiele mit anderen Zügen:} (11... Bd7 12. Qe2 (12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Ba2
Nb4 14. Bb1 Bc6 15. Ne5 g6 16. h4 Nbd5 17. Qd2 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qd5 19. Rg3 Rfd8
20. Rf3 Be8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Qxd4 23. Qg5 Qd2 24. Qxd2 Rxd2 25. b3 Rcd8
26. Rf3 Kg7 27. Rfe3 R2d4 28. g3 Rb4 29. Rc3 Rd5 30. Bc2 Kf6 31. f4 Rd2 32. Nf3
Rd6 33. Be4 a5 34. Kf2 b5 35. axb5 Rxb5 36. Ra1 Rb4 37. Bc2 Rd5 38. Ke3 h6 39.
Be4 Rdb5 40. Nd4 Rb8 41. Rxa5 Rd8 42. Rc4 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Kramnik,V/Monte
Carlo 2005/CBM 105 ext (42).}) 12... Re8 13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Bxe7
Rxe7 16. Ne5 Nb4 17. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Morovic Fernandez,I/Mallorca 2004/
CBM 104 (17).}) (11... Nb4 12. a5 Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Qb3 Nfd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7
16. a6 Nb6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. d5 cxd5 19. Bxd5 N6xd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Tao,T-Nguyen Thu Giang/The Kaf 2001/EXT 2004 (59). (58)}) 12. Bf4 Nb4
$6 ({In Betracht kommt} 12... Nd5 13. Bxd5 (13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. Bb1
Nb4 {sieht befriedigend für Schwarz aus.}) 13... exd5 14. Qb3 Bb4 {. Dann geht
Schwarz jedenfalls nicht matt.}) 13. Qd2 {Jetzt kann Schwarz den Einschlag auf
h6 schon nicht mehr auf vernünftige Weise verhindern.} Bd7 (13... Re8 14. Ne5 {
(T. Radjabov, "Schach" 4/2006, S.24) läßt den Punkt f7 schutzbedürftig, und
außerdem muß Schwarz mit Lc4-b5 rechnen. Dennoch hätte ich dies wahrscheinlich
versucht.}) 14. Bxh6 Rc8 {Dieser Zug gewinnt auf jeden Fall ein Tempo gegenüber
} (14... gxh6 15. Qxh6 Re8 (15... Nh7 16. Re5 f5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Rae1 $16)
16. Re5 Ng4 17. Qh5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rf8 19. Re1 {"mit durchschlagendem Angriff" 
(T. Radjabov, "Schach" 4/2006, S.24).}) 15. Bb3 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Nh7 $2 {Dies
führt zu einer Verluststellung. Als andere Möglichkeit gibt T. Radjabov nur 16.
..Re8 an; Weiß gewinnt analog der beim vorigen Zug angegebenen Varainte.} (
16... Nd3 {ist offenbar ungesund, weil der Zug dem Königsläufer des Weißen das
Feld c2 einräumt:} 17. Ng5 {ist von entscheidender Kraft.}) (16... Ng4 {
verdient dagegen ernsthaft Erwägung:} 17. Qf4 (17. Qh5 Nf6 {bringt den Weißen
nicht weiter.}) 17... f5 (17... Nxf2 {ist nicht besser.} 18. Qg3+ Kh8 (18...
Kh7 19. Qxf2 {führt zu einer hoffnungslosen Stellung für Schwarz.}) 19. Re5 f5
20. Kxf2 Nd3+ 21. Kf1 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rf6 23. d5 {Der Angriff des Weißen hat
große Kraft.}) 18. Rxe6 Kg7 19. Re2 {Weiß hat Vorteil, aber Schwarz verfügt
über bessere Rettungsaussichten als in der Partie.}) 17. Re5 f5 18. Rxe6 Bxe6
19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Bxc8 (20. Ne5 Rf6 21. Bxc8 (21. Ng6+ Rxg6 22. Qxg6 Rc6 23. d5
{ist ebenfalls stark.}) 21... Rxh6 22. Nf7+ Kg7 23. Nxd8 Bxd8 24. Bxf5 {
dürfte zu einem gewonnenen Endspiel führen. Der Textzug kommt aber auf
dasselbe hinaus.}) 20... Rf6 (20... Qxc8 21. Ne5 {ist nicht angenehmer für
Schwarz.}) 21. Qh5 (21. Ng5 Rxh6 22. Nf7+ Kg7 23. Nxd8 Bxd8 24. Bxf5 {ist
wahrscheinlich besser.}) 21... Qxc8 22. Re1 Bf8 23. Ne5 Kg8 24. Qd1 (24. Qf3 $5
$16) 24... Ng5 $2 (24... Kh8 {bietet Aussichten auf Widerstand.}) 25. Qb3+ $2 (
25. Qc1 {gewinnt die Qualität und die Partie:} Nh7 26. Nd5 {usw.}) 25... Kg7 (
25... Kh7 {ist besser.}) 26. h4 (26. Nb5 {gewinnt noch einen Bauern, denn es
droht 27.Dg3 und 27.Sa7:.}) 26... Nf7 27. Ne2 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Rc6 (28... Rh6 {
bietet hier ausgezeichnete Rettungsaussichten.}) 29. Nf4 Be7 (29... Rc1 30.
Qg3+ Kh7 31. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 32. Kh2 Qc6 33. e6 {ist hoffnungslos für Schwarz.} Qe8
34. Qg5 {usw.}) 30. Qg3+ Kh7 31. Qf3 Qe8 32. g3 Qf7 $2 (32... Kg8 {bietet
Aussichten auf zähen Widerstand:} 33. e6 Nc2 34. Rd1 Nb4) (32... Nc2 33. Rd1
Nb4 {ist ähnlich, doch hängen f5 und manchmal auch b7 mit Schach.}) 33. e6 Qf6
(33... Qe8 34. Re5 Rc5 35. Rxc5 Bxc5 36. Qxb7+ {führt auf die Dauer auch zum
Verlust.}) 34. Qh5+ Kg8 (34... Kg7 35. Qe8 Qf8 36. Qd7 {ist ebenfalls
hoffnungslos.}) 35. Qe8+ Qf8 36. Qg6+ Qg7 ({Auf} 36... Kh8 {folgt am
einfachsten} 37. Qf7 Qxf7 38. exf7 Bf8 39. Ne6 Rc8 40. Re5 {, und Weiß gewinnt.
}) 37. Qxf5 Rc5 38. Qe4 Nc6 39. Nd5 Qxb2 40. Qf5 Rc1 41. Nxe7+ 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. h3 c5 15. Bf2 f4
16. a3 Nf7 17. b4 b6 18. Qb3 h5 19. O-O-O Bd7 20. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. e3 b6 7. Bc3 Bb7 8.
Nbd2 Na6 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 O-O 11. Bd3 d5 12. O-O Nc7 13. Bd4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Nb5
15. Bb2 Rc8 16. Rc1 Nd6 17. Qe2 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 a5 19. Rfd1 Bd5 20. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg FINEK"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Be3 a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O e6
15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qa4+ Qd7 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. d5 Bd6 20. dxe6+ Kxe6
21. Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Yunilain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
exd5 Nxd5 9. Ne4 Be7 10. c4 Nf6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Bf4
Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Be5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. b4 O-O 18. Be4 Qc7 19. Rac1 f5 20. Bb1 Bd7
21. Rfd1 Rae8 22. Qd3 Bc8 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rd8 25. Rcd1 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Kf7
27. f4 Ke7 28. c5 Bd7 29. Bd3 a5 30. Rb6 Bc6 31. bxa5 Rc8 32. Bc4 Bd7 33. Bb5
Rxc5 34. Bxd7 Kxd7 35. Rxb7+ Kd6 36. a6 Ra5 37. a7 Rxa2 38. Rxg7 h5 39. g3 e5
40. fxe5+ Kxe5 41. Kf1 f4 42. gxf4+ Kxf4 43. h4 Ke5 44. Rh7 Kf4 45. Rg7 Ke5 46.
Ke1 Kf6 47. Rg5 Rxa7 48. Rxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. O-O Nf6 12. Nc2 O-O 13. b3 b5 14. Nd5 Rc8 15.
Bb2 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxd5 Qe8 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. Rd3 Rf4 21.
Rc3 Na7 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Ne3 Bg5 24. Rd1 Re4 25. Bc1 Rh4 26. g3 Rh6 27. Qf3
Ne7 28. Ng4 Rh5 29. Ba3 e4 30. Qe2 Bf4 31. gxf4 Nd5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. h3 Rd3
34. Kg2 d5 35. Be7 Rf3 36. Bh4 Rxf4 37. Qd2 Rf5 38. Bg3 Rh5 39. Ne3 Qf7 40. Qd1
Rg5 41. h4 Rh5 42. Qg4 Qg6 43. Qd7 Qf6 44. Qg4 Qg6 45. Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Asrian, Karen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Chelyabinsk South Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qd6 14. Rd1
Rd8 15. Be2 Bf5 16. O-O Bc2 17. Rde1 Nb3 18. Qa4 Qc5 19. Bd1 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Qc4
21. Qb4 Qxb4 22. axb4 Rac8 23. Rd3 Nc1 24. Rdd1 Nb3 25. Rd3 Nc1 26. Rdd1 Nb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxf5 16. Bd3 g4 17. Qe2 Kh8 18. O-O Bd7 19. f3 Qe7 20. fxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. Be2 Rfc8 13. O-O Qd8 14. b4 Qf8 15.
Qd3 Rd8 16. cxd5 exd5 17. b5 Nb8 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Bc8 20. Qa2 Be6 21. Nb3
Nd7 22. Qb2 Bf6 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Rad1 Ne4 25. Bc7 Rdc8 26. Ba5 Qe8 27. Rc1 Bf5
28. Bb4 h6 29. Bc4 Rd8 30. Rfe1 Rac8 31. Bf1 Bg6 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rc1 h5 34.
Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Bd3 Bxd4 36. exd4 Nf6 37. Bf1 Nd5 38. Bd2 Qg4 39. f3 Qh4 40. a4
b6 41. Qa1 Bf5 42. Bc4 Be6 43. Bd3 Qf6 44. Be4 h4 45. Kf2 g6 46. Qb2 Qd8 47.
Kg1 h3 48. g3 Qd7 49. Kf2 Qd8 50. Ke1 Qe7 51. Kf2 Qd8 52. Bd3 Qf6 53. Bc1 Bf5
54. Be2 Qd6 55. Qb3 Be6 56. Ba3 Qd8 57. Qc2 Qf6 58. Qd2 Bf5 59. Bc1 Bd7 60. Bc4
Be6 61. Ba3 Qd8 62. Bd3 Nf6 63. Bb2 Nd5 64. Ba3 Nf6 65. Qf4 Nd5 66. Qe5 Qc8 67.
Bb2 Kh7 68. Qh5+ Kg7 69. Qe5+ Kh7 70. g4 Kg8 71. Kg3 f6 72. Qd6 Kf7 73. Ba3 g5
74. Be4 Qh8 75. Kf2 Qh4+ 76. Kf1 Ne3+ 77. Ke2 Bc4+ 78. Bd3 Bxd3+ 79. Kxd3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 Qc7 7. O-O Ng6 8.
Ng5 e5 9. Qh5 d6 10. f4 h6 11. Nh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Meriya Moscow - Ulan-Ude"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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 Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. Bd3 Qa7 14. Qe1
Qc5 15. Kb1 Be7 16. f5 a5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Ne2 Qe5 19. Qf2 Qc5 20. Qxc5 dxc5
21. Nf4 Kf7 22. Be2 e5 23. Nd5 Rhd8 24. Rhf1 Rd6 25. c4 Bxd5 26. cxd5 c4 27.
Rf3 Rg8 28. Rh3 Rxg2 29. Rxh7+ Kf8 30. Bh5 Bd8 31. Bf3 Rf2 32. Bh5 Rg2 33. Rf7+
Kg8 34. Rb7 Bb6 35. Bf7+ Kh8 36. Be6 a4 37. Rf1 a3 38. bxa3 c3 39. Rf3 c2+ 40.
Kc1 Rxh2 41. Rg3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8.
Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Qc3 Qd7 11. Nd4 O-O-O 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14.
axb3 f5 15. Rad1 b5 16. exf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3 e6
9. Be2 Nd7 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. O-O-O Ndf6 12. Kb1 Bd7 13. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hussein, Noah A"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[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 "Iraq"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRQ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 Qc7 (6... Ng6 $5 {
It's quiet known and deserves serious attention.}) 7. Ng5 Ng6 (7... e5 $5 $13)
8. f4 c4 $5 9. O-O cxd3 10. cxd3 Bc5+ 11. Kh1 (11. Be3 $2 Nxf4 $17) 11... f6
12. Nh3 O-O 13. Nc3 d5 $5 (13... Ba6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qd2 d5 $15 (
16... f5 $5 $15)) 14. Na4 Bd6 15. Be3 {This are very natural moves by White.
The position remains very fighting.} Ba6 $5 16. Bc5 (16. Nc5 {This was
probably the best way for White, although Black's position is good.} Bxc5 17.
Bxc5 Rfe8 $5 $15 (17... dxe4 $5 18. Qxe4 (18. Bxf8 Bxd3 19. Qd2 Bxf1 (19...
Rxf8 $17) 20. Bd6 Bxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Rd8 $17) 18... Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Qd7 {[%csl Ga6]
[%cal Ga6c4,Gc4d5]} 20. d4 Bc4 $15)) (16. f5 Ne5 (16... exf5 17. exf5 Ne5 18.
Nf4 Rfe8 $19) 17. Nf4 dxe4 (17... Qa5 18. Nc3 exf5 19. exf5 Rfe8 $17) 18. Nxe6
Qa5 $17) 16... Rfe8 $3 {This simply-looking move is simply crushing, Black
gets a very big advantage now. It's amazing that White's whole setup
collapsesdue to one simple move. Now Bxf4 is threatening also Bb5 and some
dxe4 sometimes. White is unable to unpin from all the threats.} 17. exd5 (17.
Bxd6 Qxd6 {[%csl Rd3,Re4]} 18. Rfd1 Bb5 $17 {[%csl Rf4]}) 17... cxd5 (17...
exd5 $5 18. Qd2 $1 (18. Qf3 $2 Bb5 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Nc3 Ba6 $17 {[%cal Gd6b4,
Gb4d4]}) 18... Rab8 $17) 18. Qe3 (18. Rac1 $5 Bxf4 $5 (18... e5 19. f5 Ne7 $11)
(18... Rac8 19. Qd2 e5 $17) 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Nxf4 Qxa4 21. Nxg6 hxg6 $17) 18...
Bb5 (18... e5 $5 $17 19. f5 Ne7 $19) 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Nc3 Ba6 $1 21. Qd4 (21.
Qd2 Rab8 $17 {[%cal Gg6h4,Ge6e5]}) 21... Ne7 $1 {Now it's impossible to defend
d3, b2 and f4 and at the same time to prevent Ne3. I think the rest of the
game is just played optimally from Black's side.} 22. Nf2 (22. Ne4 Qb6 23.
Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Qxf6 Ng6 25. f5 exf5 $19) 22... Nf5 23. Qa4 Reb8 $1 $19 {
[%csl Rb2,Rf4][%cal Gb8b4]} 24. Qa3 Qxa3 25. bxa3 Rb2 26. Kg1 Rc8 27. Rfc1 Nd4
28. Ncd1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxa2 30. Nc3 Rxa3 31. Kf1 Nb3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

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. a4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Rd8 12. Qe1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Be6 16. Qg3 Nd7 17. Bg4 Bf8 18. Bf5 Re8 19. Qh3 g6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. e5
dxe5 22. Bg5 Qc6 23. Rad1 Bg7 24. Ne4 Rf8 25. Rfe1 h5 26. Qe3 Rf7 27. Nd6 Rff8
28. Bh6 Nf6 29. Bxg7 Ng4 30. Qg3 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxd1 32. Qxe5 Rf2 33. Ne4 Rf5 34.
Qd4 e5 35. Bxe5 Re8 36. Bg3 Nxb2 37. h3 Re6 38. Kh2 Nc4 39. Bh4 Nd6 40. Nxd6
Qxd6+ 41. Qxd6 Rxd6 42. Re8+ Rf8 43. Re7 Rf7 44. Re8+ Kh7 45. Bg3 Rdf6 46. Rb8
g5 47. Be5 Rc6 48. c3 Kg6 49. Bd4 Kf5 50. Re8 h4 51. Re5+ Kg6 52. Re8 Rc4 53.
Rg8+ Kf5 54. a5 Ra4 55. Be3 Ke4 56. Bb6 Kf4 57. Rd8 Ra2 58. Rd3 Ke4 59. Rd4+
Kf5 60. Bd8 Rg7 61. c4 Re2 62. Rd6 g4 63. Bxh4 gxh3 64. Kxh3 Rexg2 65. Rh6 R2g6
66. Rh8 Rc6 67. c5 Ke4 68. Rh5 Kd3 69. Bg3 Kc4 70. Be5 Rg8 71. Bd6 Rcc8 72. Rf5
Rg7 73. Rh5 Kb5 74. Kh2 Rc6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shukuraliev, Algis"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2267"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Kyrgyzstan"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KGZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8.
Nc4 Rb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Bg5 Nd4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne3 Rc8 14. Bd3 Bg5
15. Ncd5 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Qb6 17. b3 O-O 18. O-O Qb4 19. Qe1 Qc5 20. Rb1 g6 21.
Kh1 f5 22. Bc4 fxe4 23. b4 Qc6 24. Bxe6+ Nxe6 25. c4 Rf7 26. a5 Rcf8 27. Qd2
Nf4 28. Rbe1 Nd3 29. Re2 Qa4 30. Nc2 Qb3 31. c5 d5 32. h3 d4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. h3 c5 15. Bf2 f4
16. Rb1 b6 17. b4 cxb4 18. Rxb4 Nd7 19. a4 Nc5 20. a5 Bd7 21. axb6 axb6 22. Nb3
Nf7 23. Qb1 Ra6 24. Kd2 Qc7 25. Qb2 Rb8 26. Ra1 Rba8 27. Rb1 Bf6 28. Nxc5 bxc5
29. Rb7 Qc8 30. Rb8 Rxb8 31. Qxb8 Bd8 32. Qxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 {We needed a win against Spain in order to fight for a good place, so I
was in a fighting mood as usual.} e5 {Solid approach.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.
Bxc6 $5 {Doesn't win a single pawn, but destroys Black pawn's structure a bit:)
} dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 {Protecting e5 in an extraordinary way is usual for black
here, the idea of this move will be clear after White's next move.} 6. h3 h5 $1
{Now bishop is untouchable so white has to develop.} 7. d3 (7. hxg4 $4 hxg4 $19
{[%csl Rg1,Rh1,Rh4][%cal Gd8h4]}) 7... Qf6 8. Nbd2 $5 (8. Be3 {Is also
slightly better for white.}) 8... Ne7 9. Re1 {Known from some 30-40 years ago
when R.J. Fischer played it vs top players of his times.} Be6 {An unusual
attempt, typical for Shirov.} 10. Nb3 Bxb3 (10... Bg4 {Such an incorrect way
to propose a draw after Nbd2 for example Be6, wouldn't work here as now White
is ready to take the bishop:} 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. Ng5 Qh6 13. Kf1 Qh5 (13... Qh1+
14. Ke2 Qxg2 15. Rg1 $18) 14. Be3 {[%cal Gf1e2,Ge1h1]} Ng6 15. Ke2 $1 Be7 16.
Rh1 Nh4 17. g3 $18 (17. Qd2 $18)) 11. axb3 c5 12. c3 (12. Bg5 $5 Qd6 13. Nd2 $5
{[%cal Gd2c4,Gf2f4]} Nc6 14. Nc4 Qg6 15. Qd2 (15. Bh4 f6 16. c3 Qf7 $13)) (12.
b4 cxb4 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. d4 exd4 15. e5 Qd5 16. e6 $13) 12... Nc6 (12... O-O-O
13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 $16 {[%cal Gb4b5,Ga1a5,Gc1g5]} Kb8 15. b5 axb5 16. Qb3 c6
17. Ng5 $18) 13. b4 cxb4 14. d4 (14. Bg5 $5) 14... exd4 (14... bxc3 $5 15. bxc3
$5 $44 (15. Bg5 $44)) 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. cxd4 Be7 17. d5 $1 Ne5 18. Bf4 $5 {
Now Black is already in trouble so there is almost nothing to do.} f6 (18...
Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qd7 20. Rac1 Rc8 21. Qg3 O-O 22. Bxc7 (22. Be5 g6 23. Bxc7 Bf6
24. Be5 $16) 22... h4 23. Qf4 Bf6 24. e5 Rxc7 25. exf6 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qxd5 27.
fxg7 Kxg7 28. Qg4+ Kh6 29. Qxh4+ Kg7 30. Qg4+ $18) 19. Nd4 $1 (19. Nh4 $5 $16 {
was enough to get a tremendous attack!}) 19... Kf7 20. Qb3 $1 g6 21. Rad1 $5 (
21. Bh2 {[%cal Gf2f4,Ge4e5]} Qb6 22. d6+ $18) 21... Kg7 22. Bh2 {[%cal Gf2f4,
Ge4e5]} Qb6 23. Kh1 a5 (23... Kh6 24. Ne6 $1 {[%cal Gf2f4]} Qxf2 25. Bg1 Qh4
26. Qe3+ Kh7 27. Bf2 $18) 24. f4 a4 25. Qc2 $1 b3 26. Qe2 Nd7 27. e5 (27. f5 $5
{was probably the most direct attempt. Black seems totally lost to me. Under
attack , no clear counterplay.. nothing.} Bd6 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gd7e5]} 28. Ne6+
Kf7 29. Bg1 Qb4 30. fxg6+ Kxg6 31. Bd4 $1 Be5 32. Bxe5 Nxe5 33. Nxc7 $18 {
[%csl Rf6][%cal Gd5d6,Ge1f1]}) 27... f5 28. Bg1 $1 Qa5 29. Qc4 (29. Ne6+ Kh6
30. Nxc7 (30. d6 cxd6 31. exd6 Bf6 32. Nc7 Rac8 33. Bd4 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 $18 {
[%cal Ge1a1,Ge2e3,Ge3g3,Gg3g5]}) 30... Qxc7 31. d6 Qd8 32. dxe7 Qxe7 33. Qb5
$16) 29... Bh4 (29... Rhc8 {This would lose by force.} 30. d6 cxd6 31. Qe6 $1
Qd8 32. Qd5 Kh6 33. Ne6 Qe8 34. exd6 Bh4 35. Bd4 $18) (29... Rac8 30. d6 cxd6
31. Qe6 Qd8 32. Qd5 $18 {[%cal Gd4e6,Ge5d6]}) 30. Re3 $1 Rac8 31. Rc3 $18 {
[%csl Rc7]} Rhe8 32. Ne6+ (32. d6 $5 cxd6 33. Ne6+ $1 Kh7 34. Qxc8 Rxc8 35.
Rxc8 $18 a3 36. Rxd6 Qa4 37. Rc7 axb2 38. Rdxd7+ Qxd7 39. Rxd7+ $18 {[%cal
Gd7d1]}) 32... Kh6 33. Nxc7 Bd8 34. d6 $1 Bxc7 35. dxc7 (35. Qf7 $5 {[%csl Rg6]
[%cal Gc3g3]} Bb6 36. Qxd7 $18) 35... Re7 36. Rd6 $5 (36. Rd5 b5 37. Qc6 $18)
36... a3 (36... Nxe5 37. fxe5 Qxe5 38. Be3+ Kh7 39. Rd8 $18 {[%cal Gc4g8]}) 37.
Rg3 $1 Nf8 38. Qg8 Rg7 39. Qh8+ Rh7 (39... Nh7 40. Qxc8 $18) 40. Qxf8+ {
[%cal Gg3g6,Gd6g6] with mate in the next move.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nf3 Be6 7. Nd5 Nf6 8.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Ng5 Bd7 10. Bc4 h6 11. Qh5 Nd4 12. O-O g6 13. Bxf7+ Ke7 14. Bxg6
Rg8 15. Bh7 Rxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qxg5+ hxg5 18. c3 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nf4 20. Rad1
Bh6 21. g3 Nh5 22. Bf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rc8 24. Kg2 Nf6 25. Rfe1 Rc5 26. h3 Bf8
27. Re3 Kf7 28. a4 Be7 29. Kf1 Bf8 30. Ke2 Be7 31. Kf1 Bf8 32. Kg2 Be7 33. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

{It was important to fight for a win in this match vs. the Ukraine, as we were
quiet near to the prize-places.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 {Theory, Theory,
Theory.} b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. Bh3 $5 {This move that leads to
almost unexplored territory.} b4 (13... Nc5 $5) (13... Bb7 $5) 14. Nce2 Nc5 15.
Ng3 {Trying to play for a fast attack with Nh5-Rhg1 and Nf6+ etc.. Now
Ivanchuk starts to make prophylactic moves which finally lead to a very
interesting and sharp battle on both wings.} g6 $5 16. Bg2 $5 {[%cal Gh2h4]
Trying to play f5 quickly. Now h4 is also coming and Black has to think about
king's safety.} e5 (16... Bb7 17. h4 d5 18. Qe3 $13) 17. Nde2 (17. Ndf5 $5 gxf5
18. exf5 Bb7 19. Qe2 Bxg2 (19... exf4 20. Nh5 $44) 20. Qxg2 $44) 17... Be6 $5 {
An very, very interesting attempt by Ivanchuk, now he is threatening Bxa2 and
starts an amazing attack with many possible sacrifices.} 18. Kb1 Qa5 $5 19. Nc1
$5 (19. b3 $2 Qa3 $1 {[%cal Gc5a4]} 20. Nc1 Rb8 {[%cal Gc5a4]} 21. f5 Na4 $3 {
This was Ivanchuk's idea!} 22. bxa4 Bxa2+ 23. Nxa2 b3 24. Nc3 (24. cxb3 Rxb3+
25. Qxb3 Qxb3+ 26. Ka1 Bxg5 $19 {It's hopeless. There's completely no chance
for White here.}) 24... O-O 25. f6 Rfc8 26. Nge2 Bd8 $3 $19 {And now there is
no way to defend for White. No moves, no counterplay, just a totally crushed
position.}) 19... Rb8 $3 {Another fantastic resource. Now in case of f5 Black
has an extraordinary attack. Let's look:} 20. Rd5 $5 {So I went for this
sacrifice.} (20. f5 Bxa2+ $3 21. Nxa2 b3 22. cxb3 (22. Nc3 Bxg5 $1 (22... bxc2+
23. Kxc2 Qb4 24. Kd2 Bxg5+ 25. Ke1 Qxb2 26. h4 Bf4 27. Nge2 $14) 23. Qe2 O-O
24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Rhf1 bxc2+ 26. Qxc2 Bf4 $17) 22... Rxb3 23. Qf2 O-O $3 24. f6
(24. Nc1 Bxg5 25. Rxd6 (25. Nxb3 Nxb3 26. Rd3 Qa1+ 27. Kc2 Nc1 $1 $19 28. Rc3
Rb8 $19) 25... Rb7 26. Rd5 Rfb8 $19) (24. Rhf1 {[%cal Gf5g6,Gf2f7]} Rfb8 25.
fxg6 Rxb2+ 26. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 27. Kxb2 Qb5+ 28. Ka1 Nb3+ 29. Kb2 Nd4+ 30. Kc1 Bxg5+
$19) 24... Bxf6 $3 25. gxf6 Rfb8 $19 {And the threats Rxb2 and Ra3 give White
no practical chances to save the game.}) 20... Rb5 (20... Bxd5 $5 {It was an
interesting try, but Ivanchuk played in his unusual manner till the end.}) 21.
Nb3 Qc7 (21... Nxb3 22. axb3 Bxd5 23. exd5 $44) 22. h4 h6 23. gxh6 $5 Rxh6 (
23... Bxd5 24. exd5 Rxh6 25. h5 $44) 24. Rdd1 $1 {Time to go back as I guess
somewhere , he would take an exchange finally.} Rxh4 25. Rxh4 (25. f5 $5 {
was good enough to start an attack.} Bc8 26. Bf1 $16 (26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Rdf1
$14)) 25... Bxh4 26. f5 Bc8 27. Rh1 (27. Bf1 $5 {Maybe it was the way to bring
pieces into the battle.} Rb8 28. Bc4 $16) 27... g5 28. Nh5 $1 Bb7 29. Qg4 $1
Nxb3 (29... Kd8 $1 {was the best way for Black.} 30. Nd2 $44) 30. axb3 Rc5 (
30... Kd8 31. Rd1 $44 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gh5f6,Gg4h5] It would be easier to play
this as White of course. It was still the best for Black, Ivanchuk had around
6-7 minutes here, I had only 1.30 left.}) 31. Rxh4 $3 gxh4 (31... Rxc2 32. Nf6+
Ke7 33. Qxg5 Rxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Qc3+ 35. Kb1 Qe1+ 36. Qc1 $18) 32. Nf6+ (32. f6 $1
{It was a so-called win in one-move.} Rxc2 (32... Qc6 33. Ng7+ $3 Kd8 34. Ne6+
$3 fxe6 35. f7 Kc7 36. f8=Q Rxc2 37. Qg5 $18) 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qxf7+ Kc6 35.
Qxc7+ Kxc7 36. Kxc2 $18) 32... Ke7 33. Qxh4 Qd8 34. Bf1 a5 35. Bc4 Rxc4 36.
bxc4 a4 37. b3 axb3 38. cxb3 Bc6 39. Kc1 (39. Kb2 $1 {was winning study-like.}
Kf8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qh4 Qa5 42. Nd5+ Kd7 43. Qe7+ Kc8 44. Qf8+ Kb7 45. Qxf7+
Ka6 46. Nc7+ Kb6 47. Nb5 $3 Bxb5 48. cxb5 Qxb5 49. Qc4 $18) 39... Kf8 (39...
Qa5 40. Kb1 $16) 40. Qh6+ Ke7 41. Qg5 Qf8 42. Kd2 (42. Qh4 Kd8 43. Nd5+ Kd7 44.
Nxb4 Qa8 $11) 42... Kd8 43. Nd5+ (43. Kd3 Kc7 $13) 43... Kd7 44. Qe3 Qb8 45.
Nf6+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3
Bh5 9. Nbc3 e6 10. Be4 Bg6 11. O-O Qd7 12. Bg5 Bb4 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O
15. Qc2 Na5 16. h4 c5 17. h5 Bf5 18. Ng3 h6 19. dxc5 Nd5 20. Rad1 hxg5 21. Nxf5
exf5 22. Bxd5 Rae8 23. Rfe1 Qc8 24. c4 Re7 25. Qd2 Qxc5+ 26. Kh1 f4 27. Qc2 Qb6
28. Qg6 Rfe8 29. Qxg5 Qh6 30. Qg6 Nc6 31. Kg1 Kf8 32. Qf5 Kg8 33. Re4 Nxe5 34.
Rxf4 Qb6+ 35. Kh2 Qh6 36. Kg3 g6 37. hxg6 Qxg6+ 38. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[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 "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Be2 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. h3 a5 14. Nc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[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. g4 b5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. g5 Nd7 12. O-O-O b4 {It seems to be
unbelievable, that this position has never occured in documented tournament
praxis.} (12... Bb7 13. f5 e5 14. Nb3 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qb6 17. g6 f6
18. Qe4 Be7 19. Bd3 h6 20. Rhe1 O-O 21. Re3 Rfc8 {0-1 Maertin,H-Hellwig,M/
Mecklenburg VP 1999/ (59)}) (12... Nc5 13. Bd3 b4 14. Nd5 exd5 15. exd5 Nxd3+
16. Rxd3 Be7 17. h4 Bb7 18. Nf5 O-O-O 19. Re1 Bf8 20. a3 Kb8 21. axb4 {1-0
Novotny,J (2055)-Boleslav,P (1925)/Klatovy 2001/ (30)}) 13. Nd5 $5 (13. Nce2
Bb7 14. Ng3 Be7 $11) 13... exd5 14. exd5 {With this brave move Radjabov has
declared war on his seriously underdeveloped opponent.} Bb7 (14... Be7 15. Re1
Nb8 16. f5 Nd7 17. f6 Ne5 18. Qf4) (14... Nb8 $6 15. Bd3 Ra7 16. Rhe1+ Be7 17.
f5 $14) 15. Qe4+ (15. Re1+ Kd8 16. Bh3 Qc5 17. Nc6+ Kc7 $17) 15... Be7 {
The development of the bishop is highly desirable, even though the square e7
is on the only open file on the board. A serious alternative was offered by
the king retreat, since it was much more forcing on White's play.} (15... Kd8
$5 16. Nc6+ Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nb6 (17... Nc5 18. Qd5 $44) 18. Re1 (18. Bc4 Nxc4 (
18... Rc8 19. Bxa6 Qxc6 20. Qe2 Ra8 $17) 19. Rhe1 Be7 20. Qxc4 $36) 18... Be7
19. Bg2 d5 20. Qd4 Qxc6 21. Qxg7 Rf8 22. Qxh7 Qc4 23. Kb1 Qxf4 24. h4 $15) 16.
Nf5 Nc5 17. Nxg7+ $1 {Radjabov has managed to properly grasp the problems and
he chose the most unpleasant from many attractive continuations.} (17. Qd4
O-O-O 18. Qxg7 Rde8 19. Qxf7 Bd8 20. Qh5 Kb8 $17) (17. Qxb4 O-O-O (17... Bc8
18. Nxe7 Kxe7 19. Qc3 Kf8 20. b4 Ne6 21. Qe3 Nd8 22. Re1 g6 23. Qd4 $13) 18.
Bh3 Kb8 19. Rhe1 Bf8 20. Re3 g6 21. Nd4 Ka8 $15) 17... Kf8 18. Qd4 Rg8 19. Nf5
b3 $1 {Attack is the best form of defence! Volokitin exploits the moment to
bring some misery into the life of White's king.} (19... Rc8 20. Qxb4 Rg6 21.
h4 $14) 20. Bc4 bxc2 (20... bxa2 21. Bxa2 Re8 22. Rhe1 $14) 21. Rde1 Re8 22.
Re2 (22. Kxc2 Bc8 23. Nh6 Na4 24. b3 (24. Nxg8 Bf5+ 25. Kc1 Kxg8) (24. Re4 Rg7
25. Rhe1 Qb6) 24... Nb6 25. f5 Nxc4 26. bxc4 Qa5 27. f6 Qxa2+ 28. Kd3 Qa3+ 29.
Kd2 (29. Qc3 Qxc3+ 30. Kxc3 Bxf6+ 31. gxf6 Rg6 $17) 29... Qb4+ $11) (22. h4 $5
Bc8 23. Nh6 Qb6 24. Kxc2 Rg7 25. b3 $13) 22... Bc8 23. Nh6 Qb6 $1 24. Qc3 $2 {
Black's counterchances can not be underestimated, but Radjabov is not chosing
the best defense by a great margin.} (24. Kxc2 Rg7 (24... Na4 25. Qxb6 Nxb6 26.
Nxg8 Kxg8 27. Rhe1 $16) 25. b3 (25. Rhe1 Na4 26. Qf6 Be6 (26... Qc7 27. Kb1
Nxb2) 27. Rxe6 Qf2+ 28. R1e2 Qxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Bxf6 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. Bxa6 Kf8
$15) 25... Bd7 26. Rhe1 $14) 24... Na4 25. Qxc2 Rxg5 $3 {[%mdl 256] Excellent
counterblow! The rook was locked behind the white pieces, but now the black
forces will spring to life with miraculous speed.} 26. fxg5 (26. Qxa4 Rg6 $19)
(26. Rxe7 $2 Rg1+ $19) 26... Bxg5+ 27. Kb1 Rxe2 28. Bxe2 Bd7 $1 29. Bg4 {
White has the exchange, but he is unable to save the life of the knight which
has strayed on to h6.} (29. Ng4 $2 Bf5 $19) (29. Rf1 Bxh6 30. Bh5 Be8 31. Bxf7
Bxf7 32. Qxa4 Qb5 $17) 29... Bb5 30. b3 Bxh6 (30... Qd4 31. Nf5 (31. Qc8+ Be8
32. bxa4 Qe4+ $19) 31... Nc3+ 32. Kb2 Qxg4 $19) 31. Bf5 Bg7 32. Qc8+ Ke7 $6 {
Volokitin must have been spending loads of time in a complicated position and
he begins to suffer due to lack of time.} (32... Be8 33. Re1 (33. Bd7 Nc3+ 34.
Kc1 (34. Ka1 Nb5+ 35. Kb1 Na3+ 36. Kc1 Qe3+ $19) 34... Qe3+ $19) 33... Nc3+ 34.
Kc1 Bh6+ 35. Kb2 Qf2+ 36. Kxc3 (36. Ka3 Qxa2+ 37. Kb4 Nxd5+ 38. Kc4 Nb6+ $19)
36... Qxe1+ $19) 33. Rc1 Nc5 (33... Be8 $1 34. Qc7+ Kf8 35. Qxb6 Nxb6 $17) 34.
Qg8 Be5 (34... Nxb3 $5 35. Qxg7 (35. axb3 $2 Bd3+ $19) 35... Nxc1 36. Qg5+ Kf8
$17) 35. Bxh7 Qa5 (35... Nxb3 36. Qg5+ f6 37. Qg7+ Kd8 38. Qg8+ Be8 39. Rc8+
Kxc8 40. Qxe8+ $11) 36. Qg5+ Kf8 $2 $138 {The last stages of the fight does
not the least honour to Black. Under the pressure from the opponent and his
own clock he completely lost the overview of the position.} (36... f6 37. Qh6
Bd7 $17) 37. Rxc5 dxc5 $2 (37... Bd3+ 38. Bxd3 Qxc5 39. h4 Qd4 $11) 38. Qxe5
Qd2 39. Bc2 Bd3 $2 (39... Bd3 $2 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. d6+ Kxd6 42. Qd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Second round game. I was in a fighting mood. Zweite Runde. Ich war in
Kampfstimmung.} 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. Bg5 {Pelletier's pet line. He uses it very often and found
many interesting plans in it. Pelletiers Stammvariante. Er wendet sie häufig
an und hat viele interessante Pläne darin entdeckt.} Nh5 $5 {One of many very
interesting possibilities for black. Eine von vielen sehr interessanten
Möglichkeiten für Schwarz.} 10. Ne1 Nf4 11. Nd3 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 h6 13. Bd2 g5 $5
{Preventing f4. Verhindert f4.} 14. g4 (14. g3 Bh3 (14... f5 15. f4 exf4 16.
gxf4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 g4 (17... Bh3 $15) 18. f5 Nxf5 (18... Bxf5 $11) 19. Qxg4 Qh4
$15) (14... Ng6 15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 gxf4 17. Nxf4 Ne5 $15) 15. f4 exf4 16.
gxf4 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Ng6 (17... gxf4 18. Nxf4 Ng6 19. Nh5 Qh4 $17) 18. fxg5 hxg5
19. Qg4 c6 $17) 14... Ng6 $1 15. f3 Nf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. Rfd1 h5 $1 18. h3 (
18. gxh5 Bh3 (18... Be5 19. Qg2 Kh7 20. Rac1 Rg8 $15) 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Rg1 f6
21. Qd3 Kf7 $15 (21... c5 $15) (21... Qe8 22. Nb5 Qf7 $15)) 18... Be5 {And now
activating on the h-file, Black starts a very unpleasant attack. Und nun
leitet Schwarz auf der h-Linie einen sehr unangenehmen Angriff ein.} 19. Be1
Kg7 (19... Qf6 $5 $17) 20. Rd3 {It's hard for White to establish any kind of
defence here I guess Black is simply dominating. Es fällt Weiß hier schwer,
irgendeine Art von Verteidigung zu etablieren. Ich schätze, Schwarz dominiert
einfach.} (20. Bf2 Rh8 21. Kg2 Qf6 22. Rh1 Bd7 23. Qd3 Rh6 24. Rad1 Rah8 $19 {
[%cal Gh8h7,Gg7g8,Gf6h8]}) 20... Rh8 21. Nd1 hxg4 22. fxg4 Qf6 23. Bc3 Bd7 24.
Nf2 Rae8 (24... Rh6 $5) 25. Qf3 {It's clear that Black's position is better
much better, but it's not that easy to find a direct plan. Es ist klar, dass
Schwarz klar besser steht, aber es fällt nicht leicht, einen direkten Plan zu
finden.} Bxc3 (25... Rh6 $17) (25... c5 $5 {was probably easier than the move
in the game. war vermutlich einfacher als der Zug in der Partie.}) 26. Rxc3 c5
27. Re1 a6 28. Rc2 b5 (28... Qd4 $5 $17) 29. b3 Re7 (29... bxc4 30. bxc4 Qd4)
30. Kg2 Rhe8 31. Rce2 Qh6 {With the interesting idea to play f6 and start an
attack on the queenside. I found a fantastic conception later on. So let's see.
Mit der interessanten Idee, f6 zu spielen und einen Angriff am Damenflügel
einzuleiten. Später fand ich ein fantastisches Konzept. Also sehen wir weiter.}
32. Nd3 f6 33. Nf2 Qh4 (33... a5 34. a3 a4 $15 (34... Rb8 $17 {[%cal Gd7e8,
Ge7b7]})) 34. Qc3 {And here already I had to go for b4 but I didn't want to
force matters. Und hier hätte ich bereits b4 spielen müssen, doch ich wollte
nichts forcierten.} a5 $5 35. Qf3 Rb8 36. Rc1 Be8 {Regrouping to attack e4.
Umgruppierung zum Angriff auf e4.} 37. Qd3 Ra7 38. Qf3 Bg6 39. Nd3 Re7 40. Nf2
Reb7 41. Rec2 b4 $3 {After this move White's situation is completely hopeless.
I could have done it at almost every move before but wanted to improve
position of my pieces first. Nach diesem Zug steht Weiß völlig hoffnungslos.
Dies hätte ich bei fast jedem Zug vorher machen können, doch ich wollte vorher
die Stellung meiner Figuren verbessern.} 42. Qd3 a4 43. Qf3 Ra8 44. Re1 Re7 45.
Rce2 axb3 46. axb3 Ra3 $1 47. Rb1 Re8 48. Qd3 Rea8 49. Kf1 R8a7 $5 {Now White
is helpless against the extremely beautiful zugzwang all over the board. Nun
ist Weiß hilflos gegenüber einer äußerst schönen Zugzwangsituation auf dem
gesamten Brett.} 50. Qf3 Ra2 51. Rbe1 Rxe2 52. Rxe2 Ra1+ 53. Re1 Ra3 $1 {
Here White has no more moves. A great positional game which I enjoyed a lot.
Hier hat Weiß keine Züge mehr. Ein großartige Positionspartie, die ich sehr
genossen habe.} 54. Re2 Qg3 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3
Bg7 9. Rb1 Nbd7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. b3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. O-O Qa6 14. e4 e6 15.
dxe6 fxe6 16. Ng5 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Re1 Rae8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Qf1 h6 21.
Qxa6 Bxa6 22. Nf3 d4 23. Na4 Ne4 24. Re1 Ndf6 25. Ba5 Bb5 26. Nb6 Nc3 27. Rxe8+
Bxe8 28. Bxc3 dxc3 29. Ne1 Ng4 30. h3 Ne5 31. Na4 Nd7 32. Kf1 Bd4 33. Bc6 Kf8
34. Ke2 g5 35. Nc2 Ke7 36. f3 Kd6 37. Bb5 Bg6 38. Bd3 Bf7 39. b4 Bxa2 40. bxc5+
Nxc5 41. Nxd4 Nxa4 42. Nf5+ Ke5 43. Nxh6 Nc5 44. Ke3 Bb3 45. Ng4+ Ke6 46. Nf2
Nxd3 47. Nxd3 Bd1 48. Nf2 c2 49. Nd3 Kf5 50. Nc1 Ke5 51. Nd3+ Kf5 52. g4+ Kf6
53. Nc1 Ke5 54. Na2 Kf6 55. f4 gxf4+ 56. Kxf4 Be2 57. h4 Kg6 58. Nc1 Bc4 59.
Ke5 Ba6 60. Ke4 Bc8 61. Kf4 Ba6 62. Ke3 Bc8 63. g5 Kh5 64. Kd2 Bf5 65. Nb3 Kxh4
66. Nd4 Kxg5 67. Nxf5 Kxf5 68. Kxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {This move aims to avoid the Sveshnikov. Die Idee
dieses Zuges ist es, die Sveshnikov-Variante zu vermeiden.} (3. Bb5 {has
become very popular of late; White can achieve a risk-free game. ist
heutzutage sehr populär geworden, wonach Weiß ein risikofreies Spiel bekommen
kann:} g6 (3... e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O $14) (3... Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 $14)
4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 Bg7 6. d3 $14 {In all lines, Black has the unfavourable
doubled pawns, which become a strategic handicap for him. In allen Varianten
hat Schwarz den ungünstigen Doppelbauern, der ihm aus strategischer Sicht zur
Last wird.}) (3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 {->leads to long and
thoroughly analysed Sveshnikov liquidations.. ->führt zu langen und
gründlichst durchanalysierten Sveshnikovabwicklungen.}) 3... e5 (3... Nf6 4. e5
(4. Bb5 $5 Nd4 5. e5 Nxb5 6. Nxb5 Nd5 7. Ng5 $1 $36 {White's idea Qf3 or
Qh5-Qf3 is not so easy to ward off - White develops a strong initiative.  Die
weiße Idee Qf3 bzw. Qh5-Qf3 ist nicht leicht zu parieren - Weiß entwickelt
hier starke Initiative.}) 4... Ng4 5. Qe2 Qc7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nb5 Qb8 8. Bf4 f6
9. Nd6+ $5 exd6 10. exd6+ $44 {For the sacrificed piece, White has managed to
get all the black pieces on bad squares. In my opinion this is sufficient
compensation. Für die geopferte Figur hat Weiß erreicht, dass alle schwarzen
Figuren schlecht stehen. Meiner Ansicht nach ist die Kompensation mehr als
ausreichend.}) (3... e6 {another attempt to transpose to the Sveshnikov. ein
anderer Versuch in Sveshnikov rüberzugehen} 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 $1 {
is the critical continuation nowadays. das ist heute die kritische Fortsetzung}
bxc6 (6... dxc6 7. Qxd8+ (7. Bd3 e5 $11) 7... Kxd8 8. e5 Nd5 9. Ne4 $14 {
White has a small but secure advantage based on space. Der kleine aber sichere
weiße Vorteil basiert auf dem Raumvorteil.}) 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 $14) 4. Bc4 Be7 {
Black may have abandoned the d5-square, but he can solve his problems of
development easily. White's advantage is of a more symbolic than real nature.
Schwarz hat zwar das Feld d5 aufgegeben, dafür kann er leicht die
Entwicklungsprobleme lösen. Der Vorteil von Weiß trägt eher einen symbolischen
Charakter.} 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O {Alternatives are: Alternativen sind:} (6. Nd2 d6
7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Ne3 Bg5 $11 {If Black can exchange his black squared bishop he
has nothing to fear - he only has to swap off all the remaining minor pieces
to hold the draw. Schafft es Schwarz den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer zu tauschen,
so hat er nichts zu befürchten - ihm bleibt lediglich nur noch alle anderen
Leichtfiguren abzutauschen, um die Partie Remis zu halten.}) (6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4
exf4 8. Bxf4 d6 (8... d5 $5 {an interesting gambit. interessanter Gambitzug} 9.
exd5 (9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bxg5 $17) 9... Na5 $44) 9. O-O Bg4 $132 {According
to latest theory, White has no opening advantage in this variation. Laut dem
aktuellen Theoriestand hat Weiß in dieser Variante keinen Eröffnungsvorteil.})
6... d6 7. h3 {A prophylactic move directed against Bg4. Ein prophylaktischer
Zug, der gegen Bg4 gerichtet ist.} O-O 8. a3 a6 {Black is not playing for a
draw but seeking counterplay. Schwarz spielt nicht auf Unentschieden, sondern
will Gegenspiel bekommen.} (8... Be6 $5 {This appears logical to me. Black's
strategic aim is to remove all the minor pieces from the board, and then the
draw is easily achieved. Scheint mir logisch zu sein. Die strategische Aufgabe
von Schwarz ist es, alle Leichtfiguren vom Brett zu fegen, dann ist das Remis
leicht erreichbar.} 9. Nd5 (9. Ng5 Bxc4 10. dxc4 Nd4 $11 {it is unbelievably
difficult to get at the only weakness in the black camp - the d6-pawn. es ist
unglaublich schwer an die einzige Schwäche im schwarzen Lager - den Bauern d6
- heranzukommen.}) 9... Na5 10. Ba2 (10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Bd5 Nc6 $11) 10... b5 (
10... Nxd5 $4 11. exd5 Bf5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 $18) 11. Bd2 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5
$11) 9. Ba2 b5 $146 {The position is very reminiscent of an Anti-Marshall in
the Ruy Lopez. Die Stellung errinert nun sehr an Anti-Marschall in der
Spanischen Partie.} (9... Be6 {leads to equality according to the game
Morosevich - Leko (Dortmund, 2002) führt zum Ausgleich laut Partie Morosevich
- Leko (Dortmund, 2002)} 10. Nd5 Nd4 11. Ne3 Nd7 12. c3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Bg5 $11)
10. Nd5 a5 {Black's plan turns out to be suspect. He would do better to
complete his piece development with 10...Be6. Der Plan von Schwarz erweist
sich als verdächtig. Besser wäre es die Figurenentwicklung mittels 10....Be6
zu beenden.} (10... Be6 $5 11. c3 Re8 (11... Bxd5 $6 12. exd5 (12. Bxd5 Nxd5
13. exd5 Nb8 $11) 12... Nb8 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Qf3 $16) 12. b4 a5 $132
) 11. c3 a4 12. d4 c4 13. Re1 Re8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Bg5 $14 {The appearance
that White is playing practically without his white-squared bishop is not
exact. The bishop will still be able to play a decisive role, after it gets to
the b1-h7 diagonal. White has the bishop pair and a strong centre - Black has
no counterplay. Die Ansicht, dass Weiß praktisch ohne den weißfeldrigen Läufer
spielt, ist nicht zutreffend. Der Läufer wird noch eine entscheidende Rolle
spielen können, nachdem er sich auf die b1-h7 Diagonale stellt. Weiß hat das
Läuferpaar und ein starkes Zentrum, dazu hat Schwarz kein Gegenspiel.} h6 16.
Bh4 Bb7 17. Bb1 Na5 18. Bc2 Nb3 19. Rb1 Qe6 20. Bg3 Rad8 21. Re3 Nh5 22. Bh4
Rd7 23. d5 Qg6 24. Kh2 Bc8 25. Ng1 Rc7 26. Ne2 Nf4 27. Nxf4 exf4 28. Re1 Re5
29. Qf3 f5 30. Qxf4 Rf7 31. Bg3 fxe4 32. Qh4 Rg5 33. Rxe4 Kh7 34. Rbe1 Nc5 35.
f4 Rxd5 36. Qd8 Rd2 37. Qxc8 Rxc2 38. Re8 Qf5 39. Rh8+ Kg6 40. Qg8 Kh5 41. Qe8
Qd7 42. Qe3 Qf5 43. Qf3+ Kg6 44. Qc6 Ne6 45. Rd1 Rxb2 46. Rxd6 Re7 47. Re8 Kf7
48. Rxe7+ Kxe7 49. Qd7+ Kf6 50. Bh4+ g5 51. fxg5+ hxg5 52. Qd8+ Kg6 53. Qg8+
Kf6 54. Bxg5+ Ke5 55. Rd2 Rxd2 56. Bxd2 Qd3 57. Be1 Qe3 58. Bg3+ Kf6 59. Bh4+
Ke5 60. Qb8+ Ke4 61. Qxb5 Qxc3 62. Qc6+ Ke5 63. Qxa4 Nd4 64. Qe8+ Kd5 65. Qd7+
Ke4 66. Qh7+ Nf5 67. Qb7+ Ke5 68. Qb5+ Ke6 69. Qc6+ Nd6 70. Bg3 Qxa3 71. h4 Qd3
72. h5 Qd5 73. Qxd5+ Kxd5 74. Bf4 c3 75. g4 c2 76. Kg3 Ne4+ 77. Kf3 Nf6 78. Bd2
Ke6 79. Kf4 Nd5+ 80. Kg5 Nf6 81. Bc1 Kf7 82. Kf5 Nd5 83. g5 Ne7+ 84. Ke5 Nc6+
85. Ke4 Ne7 86. Kf3 Ke6 87. Kg4 Kf7 88. Bb2 Ke6 89. g6 Ng8 90. Kg5 Nf6 91. h6
Ne4+ 92. Kh4 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {It was an important game to fight for the first
prize after losing to Morozevich in the previous round. Dies war eine wichtige
Partie im Kampf um den ersten Preis, nachdem ich in der vorigen Runde gegen
Morozevich verloren hatte.} 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 $5 {Heading for
Queen's Gambit Declined positions. Strebt Stellungen aus dem Abgelehnten
Damengambit an.} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 {A typical piece
regrouping. Now Black aims to coordinate pieces. Eine typische Umgruppierung.
Schwarz will jetzt seine Figuren koordinieren.} 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 {A
prophylactic move, avoiding any Ng4 or Bg4-h5-g6 and sometimes enabling the
manoeuvre Bf4-h2. Ein prophylaktischer Zug, der Sg4 oder Lg4-h5-g6 ausschaltet
und manchmal das Manöver Lf4-h2 ermöglicht.} g6 12. Bf4 {An interesting move
to bring the bishop on e5. Interessant, der Läufer soll nach e5.} Ne6 13. Be5 {
Here because otherwise there was no need for the fast Bf4. Sonst hätte Weiß
sich mit Lf4 nicht so beeilen müssen.} Ng7 14. Rab1 {Preparing a queenside
attack. Bereitet einen Angriff am Damenflügel vor.} Bf5 15. b4 a6 16. a4 (16.
Na4 $5 $14) 16... Bxd3 17. Qxd3 b5 $1 {The only way to prevent worse
structural position on the queenside. Der einzige Weg, um eine schlechtere
Struktur am Damenflügel zu verhindern.} 18. Rfc1 Nf5 19. e4 $5 (19. Ne2 $5 {
[%cal Ge5f6,Gf3e5]}) (19. Bh2 $5 {to play Ne5 and create some unpleasant
threats was also possible. But I guess Ne2 is more interesting mit der Idee
Se5 und einigen unangenehmen Drohungen war auch möglich. Aber ich schätze, Se2
ist interessanter.}) 19... dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 (20... bxa4 21. Rxc6 Nxe4 22.
Qxe4 a3 23. g4 Nd6 24. Qd3 (24. Qd5 Nb5 25. Qc4 $14) 24... Nb5 25. d5 Qd7 26.
Qc4 Rad8 27. Rd1 $16) 21. Qxe4 Qd5 (21... f6 {was not that great either
because now g4 is very strong. war auch nicht so besonders, da nun g4 sehr
stark ist.} 22. g4 $1 $16 fxe5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Qxc6 (24. Qxf5 exd4 25. Rxc6
Rf8 26. Qe4) 24... Kh8 25. axb5 axb5 26. dxe5 Rg8+ 27. Kh1 (27. Kh2 $14 Qd3)
27... Ra2 28. Rg1 Rxf2 29. Rxg8+ Qxg8 30. Rg1 $16) 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. axb5 axb5
24. Rc6 $3 {A very important move that had to be foreseen around 5 moves ago.
Ein ganz wichtiger Zug, den es etwa 5 Züge zuvor vorherzusehen galt.} Ra2 25.
Rb6 f6 $1 26. Bh2 (26. Bb8 $16 {would probably be a better move to close the
a8 square for e8 rook, as after the move I played the fantastic manoeuvre
Ra8-a3 was possible. wäre wahrscheinlich besser, um dem Turm e8 das Feld a8 zu
nehmen, denn nach meinem Zug war das fantastische Manöver Ta8-a3 möglich.})
26... Bxb4 $6 (26... Rea8 $3 27. g4 (27. Rxb5 Ra1 $3 28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1
Ra1+ 30. Ke2 Ra2+ $11) (27. Rf1 $5 Bxb4 28. Rxb5 Bc3 29. Rxd5 R2a4 30. g4 Nxd4
31. Kg2 $14) 27... R8a3 $3 {This was really hard to foresee for Black after
the Bh2 move. Dies war allerdings für Schwarz nach dem Zug Lh2 wirklich schwer
vorherzusehen.} 28. gxf5 Rxf3 29. fxg6 $14) 27. g4 $1 Ba5 (27... Nxd4 $5 {
was probably a better choice. war wahrscheinlich eine bessere Wahl.} 28. Nxd4
Bc5 29. Re6 Rxe6 30. Nxe6 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 $16 (31. Kf1 $16)) 28. Ra6 $1 Ng7 29.
Rxb5 Ra3 30. Kg2 Bb4 31. Rxa3 (31. Rxf6 $18 {was quite possible but I was not
sure it was the best way objectively. The position I had in the game seemed
easy for me to convert after the plan Ra5 and d5 followed by Nd4-c6. war
durchaus möglich, aber ich war nicht sicher, dass es objektiv den beste Weg
darstellte. Die Position, die ich in der Partie hatte, schien mir leicht
verwertbar zu sein, nämlich nach dem Plan Ta5 und d5 nebst Sd4-c6.}) 31... Bxa3
32. Rxd5 Be7 33. Ra5 $1 Rd8 34. d5 $1 Bb4 35. Rb5 Bc3 36. Kf1 $1 {The rest was
a matter of a good technique which I have never had problems with. Der Rest
war eine Frage guter Technik, mit der ich noch nie Probleme gehabt habe.} h5
37. Ke2 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ra8 39. Rb3 Ba5 40. Nd4 Re8+ 41. Kd3 Be1 42. d6 Rd8 43.
Rb7 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kritz} 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 (10. Nxe7 $5 {(Kritz) looks logical at first
glance, in order to acquire the advantage of the bishop pair. But does not
give him an opening advantage. sieht auf den ersten Blick logisch aus, um den
Vorteil des Läuferpaars zu sichern. Bringt aber doch keinen Eröffnungsvorteil.}
Nxe7 (10... Qxe7 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 $14 h6 $2 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nxb4 Nxb4 15.
Qa4+ $16) 11. Bd3 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bd3 Bb7 $132 {If the white knight were
"in play", White would have a slight advantage with his better pawn structure.
This is compensated for here by the "offside" position of the knight. Wäre der
weiße Springer "im Spiel" gewesen, so hätte Weiß kleinen Vorteil durch die
bessere Bauernstruktur. Diese wird hier jedoch durch die Abseitsstellung des
Springers kompensiert.}) 11... Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 b4 15. Nc2 a5
$132 {Thanks to the c5-square, Black has sufficient counterplay. Dank dem Feld
c5 verfügt Schwarz über ausreichendes Gegenspiel.}) 10... Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 (
11... Ne7 {Kritz} 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nc2 Bb7 14. Bd3 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne3
$14 {With sharp play, probably better for White. Mit scharfem, aber vermutlich
doch etwas besseren Spiel für Weiß.}) (11... O-O {Kritz} 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 $1
{An important move to prevent Black putting his bishop on the c1-h6 diagonal.
Wichtiger Zug, der Schwarz daran hindert, seinen Läufer auf die Diagonale
c1-h6 zu postieren.} Be7 (13... Bxh4 $4 14. Qh5 $18 {xh7}) 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Qf3
Qd7 16. Rd1 $14 {White achieves the best possible setup, but it is not enough
for a +/=, since Black's position is very compact. Weiß erreicht hier die
bestmögliche Aufstellung, doch reicht es nicht mehr als für +/= aus, da die
schwarze Stellung sehr kompakt ist.}) (11... Rb8 {Kritz} 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4
bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7 15. Bxa6 $14 {Long ter, White's position is better, because
as well as the weakness on d6 Black now has the a4-pawn to protect. Auf lange
Sicht ist die weiße Stellung besser, denn Schwarz hat nun neben der
d6-Schwäche auch noch den a4 Bauern, den er verteidigen muss.}) 12. Nc2 O-O 13.
a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 (15. Bb5 {Kritz} Ne7 (15... Na7 16. Bc4 $14 {
the knight is much worse on a7 than on c6. der Springer steht auf a7 viel
schlechter als auf c6.}) 16. Ncb4 Nxd5 (16... Bh3 $5 {is an interesting
attempt ist ein interessanter Versuch, einen schnellen Konter zu starten:} 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. c4 $1 Be6 (19... Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bxe4 21. Rxg5 $16) 20.
O-O f5 $132 {And Black has managed to hem in the white bishop with the c4-pawn
so that it cannot return to the kingside. Damit hat Schwarz erreicht, dass der
weiße Läufer durch den c4-Bauern begrenzt wird und nicht zurück zum
Königsflügel kehren kann.}) 17. Nxd5 Be6 $11) 15... Bd7 $5 {A very rare move,
introduced in 1970 by the Dutch player Alexander Jongsma. Until the present
game it was never met in the high level practice. Black's idea is to keep the
option to develop the rook on the c-file, which can be important if White
advances the b-pawn. In that case Black can try to use the newly weakness on
c3. Kritz: 'An extremely rare but interesting move! The usual move is:' Kritz:
'Ein äußerst seltener, aber interessanter Zug! Üblich ist:'} (15... Rb8 16. b3
{Kritz} Kh8 17. O-O (17. Nce3 g6 18. O-O f5 $132) 17... f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19.
Nce3 Bg6 $132) 16. O-O (16. b3 Ne7 17. Ra3 Rc8 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 20.
O-O Kh8 21. c4 Qc5 22. Raa1 Rb8 23. Qc3 Bd8 $11 {1-0 Janosevic,D-Jongsma,A/
Amsterdam 1970 (55)}) (16. Ra2 Rc8 17. Qd3 $13) (16. Ra3 Ne7 17. O-O Rc8 18.
Qd3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 (19... Kh8 $5 20. Rfa1 (20. Qa6 Rb8 $11 {[%csl Rb2][%cal
Gd7b5]}) 20... a4 $13) 20. Rfa1 a4 (20... Qxb2 $4 21. Rb3 $18) 21. Nb4 Kh8 22.
Qa6 Qxa6 (22... Bd8 {1/2-1/2 Scholl,E-Jongsma,A/Leeuwarden 1970 (42)} 23. Rxa4
$1 $16) 23. Nxa6 f5 $14) 16... Nb4 $5 $146 {An impressive-looking "fork" to
opponent's knights.} (16... Qb8 {was met in some correspondence games, but
looks rather dubious.} 17. b3 $14) (16... Ne7 {looks like a playable
alternative:} 17. Ra2 Rc8 (17... Bc6 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 20. Rfa1 Rab8
21. Na3 $1 $16 {1-0 Schussler,H (2360)-Kouatly,B (2340)/Groningen 1976 (41)})
18. Qe2 Rc5 19. b4 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 axb4 21. cxb4 Bb5 22. Qd1 Rc3 {1/2-1/2 Mihok,
O (1913)-Giesler,J (1243)/Willingen 2003}) ({Another way to exploit the
unprotected rook on a4 is} 16... Nd4 {although this challenges only the less
active knight.} 17. Ra2 Ne6 18. Nce3 Kh8 19. Nf5 $36 {0-1 Fatalieva,U (1599)
-Aflalo,S (1599)/Belfort 2005 (31)}) 17. Ra3 ({White has at his disposal two
attractive ways of positional exchange sacrifice:} 17. Rxb4 axb4 18. Ncxb4 Kh8
$13) ({and} 17. Ncxb4 $5 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 axb4 19. Qxb4 $13) 17... Rc8 18. cxb4 {
This change of the pawn structure looks favourable for Black, who now has good
chances to solve his problems.} (18. b3 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Be6 20. Qd3 Bxc4 21. bxc4
Rc5 $11) (18. Bb3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 (19... a4 $11 {Kritz Leads to a position
of dynamic equilibrium. führt zu einer Stellung mit dynamischen Gleichgewicht.}
) 20. Qd3 (20. Rb3 Qc5 $11) 20... Bb5 $1 (20... Qxb2 21. Rb3 Qa2 22. Rb7 $18) (
20... Qc5 21. Rfa1 Bd8 22. b4 $14) 21. c4 Bd7 22. Rfa1 a4 $11) 18... axb4 {
'=' Kritz. At first glance White has a great advantage after 19.Ra6. This game
allows me to affirm that Black can reach equality in a few moves. Kritz: 'Auf
den ersten Blick steht Weiß nach 19.Ra6 mit großem Vorteil da. Als Zeuge der
Analyse dieser Partie kann ich jedoch behaupten, dass Schwarz in allen
Abwicklungen mit einzigen Zügen zum Ausgleich kommt.'} (18... Rxc4 19. bxa5 $16
) 19. Ra6 $1 (19. Ncxb4 Rxc4 20. Qe2 Rd4 $132 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gd4d2,Gd8b8,
Gf7f5]}) 19... Rxc4 20. Rxd6 (20. Qd3 $2 Bb5 $17) 20... b3 (20... Rxe4 $4 21.
Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxd7 $18) 21. Nce3 (21. Ncb4 Rc1 22. Qd3 (22. Qxb3
$4 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Bb5+ 24. Kg1 Qxd6 $19) 22... Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Qc8 $132) 21...
Rd4 (21... Rxe4 $4 22. Rxd7 $18) 22. Qxb3 Qc8 $5 {Black gave up two pawns and
took only one, but both pawns on a5 and d6 were weak, while in return Radjabov
eliminated the important pawn on c3. Besides, pawns on e4 and b2 can be easier
attacked now. Black also activated the rook and can choose the right moment to
exchange one of opponent's knights. However, White is very stable with his
central knights, which create a sort of "cobweb" for the rook d4. With
accurate play from White Black still had to prove compensation.} (22... Rxe4 {
hands over the initiative to White:} 23. Nf5 Qe8 (23... Bxf5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25.
Qb7 $16 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 24. Qf3 Ra4 (24... Rc4 $2 25. Qd3 {[%csl Rd7][%cal
Gd3d7,Gd5f6,Yd6d7]}) 25. b4 $14) 23. Qc2 (23. Nb6 Be6 $1 24. Qb5 Qc7 25. Rxd4
exd4 26. Qxg5 Qxb6 27. Nf5 $11) 23... Be6 (23... Bxe3 $4 24. Ne7+ $18) 24. Rc6
$1 (24. Qxc8 Rxc8 $15) 24... Qb8 25. Rb1 {This allows Black to equalize by
force.} ({White had to remove the rook from c6 in order to be able to
recapture on e3 with the pawn, without fearing ...Bxd5 after that (which would
not attack the rook c6 anymore). More problems sets} 25. Rc7 {although Black
should be able to hold:} Bxd5 $1 (25... Bxe3 $2 26. fxe3 $18) (25... f5 $2 26.
Qc6) (25... Kh8 26. b4 f5 $140 27. Qc6 Bxd5 28. exd5 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Rxd5 30.
Rxg7 $1 $16) (25... Rd8 26. b4 $14 {[%csl Rd4]}) 26. Nxd5 (26. exd5 Bxe3 27.
fxe3 Rxd5 28. Rfxf7 Rxf7 29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 $11) 26... Rd2 27. Qc3 Qxb2
28. Qg3 h6 29. h4 Bd8 $14) (25. b4 $6 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rxd5 $11)
25... Bxe3 $1 {A timely exchange, forcing White to remove the powerful knight
from d5.} 26. Nxe3 (26. fxe3 Bxd5 $11 {[%csl Rc6]}) 26... Rfd8 $1 {Now Black
activated all his pieces and has several possibilities to increase the
pressure on opponent's position. White's main concern is pawn e4, which cannot
be supported with the f-pawn. A move like f2-f3 will weaken both the second
rank and the diagonal a7-g1.} ({Weaker is} 26... Bb3 27. Qc5 Rxe4 28. Rb6 Qa7
29. Nf5 $1 {with nasty initiative. After} Rd8 {White can make a solid move like
} 30. Rf1 $5 {which can turn out to be highly unpleasant for Black, who remain
with many "hanging" pieces:} (30. Rd6 Qa8 31. f3 Re2 32. Qa3 h6 $1 33. Qxb3
Rxd6 34. Nxd6 Qa7+ 35. Kh1 Qf2 36. Qxf7+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Rg1 Re1 39. Qf7+
Kh7 $11) 30... Kh8 (30... Ra4 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Nc6 $18) (30... Be6 31. Ne7+ Kh8
32. Nc6 Rc4 33. Qb5 $18) (30... h6 31. Ne7+ $18) 31. Rd6 $1 Qb8 (31... Qa8 32.
Qa3 Bc2 (32... Be6 33. Rfd1 $18) 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Nd6 Rf4 35. Rc1 $18) 32.
Qb5 $36) 27. b3 (27. Rc5 Bb3 {[%csl Re4]} 28. Qc3 Rxe4 $11) 27... Qb4 28. Nc4
Qb7 29. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 {I had not expected
this, sinceRadjabov mainly plays 1.d4. But in Biel this year all my opponents
seemed to consider 1.e4 the best move. But only Morozevich proved this with a
victory. Dies hatte ich nicht erwartet, spielt Radjabov ja meistens 1.d4. Aber
in Biel dieses Jahr schienen all meine Gegner zu denken, 1.e4 sei das beste
Rezept. Nur Morozewitsch bewies dies aber mit einem Sieg.} Nxd4 7. Qxd4 a6 8.
Be3 b5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Kb1 {I had looked at this variation for
White. The logical move 11...Nf6 is not in my opinion good enough for equality
(Schmaltz-Halkias), whereas Ribli's suggestion 11...Ne7? simply fails to 12.
Bxb5!. I had superficially considered the following reply as possible for
Black. Genau diese Variante hatte ich mir mal für Weiß angeschaut. Der
logische Zug 11...Nf6 verspricht m.E. keinen Ausgleich (Schmaltz-Halkias),
während Riblis Vorschlag 11...Ne7? einfach an 12.Bxb5! scheitert. Die folgende
Antwort hatte ich für Schwarz oberflächlich als möglich betrachtet.} Qc5 12.
Qxc5 ({After Im Fall von} 12. Rhe1 {White gains time in the exchanges, but
Black keeps his dark-squared bishop. After gewinnt Weiß im Abtauschprozess
Zeit, aber Schwarz behält auch die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer. Nach} Qxd4 13. Bxd4
Ne7 {his position is satisfactory. steht er befriediegend.}) 12... Bxc5 13.
Bxc5 Rxc5 14. e5 f5 {Necessary to preven Ne4. But the consequences of the
following moves had to be worked out. Wohl nötig, um Ne4 zu verhindern. Dabei
mussten natürlich die Konsquenzen der nächsten Züge richtig eingeschätzt
werden.} 15. a4 (15. Rd2 Ne7 16. Rhd1 {ought not to promise any advantage.
sollte kaum Vorteil versprechen.}) 15... Bxg2 $1 (15... bxa4 16. Nxa4 {and
sowie}) (15... b4 16. Na2 a5 17. Nc1 (17. Bb5 Bxg2 $1 18. Rhg1 Be4 $132) 17...
Bd5 18. Bb5 {can hardly be recommended. The text move only looks dangerous,
but the disappearance of the two g-pawns is more favourable to Black. It
becomes difficult to defend f4. waren kaum zu empfehlen. Der Textzug sieht nur
gefährlich aus, aber das Verschwinden beider g-Bauern begünstigt eher den
Nachziehenden. f4 wird nämlich schwer zu verteidigen.}) 16. Rhg1 Bc6 17. axb5
axb5 18. Rxg7 Ne7 19. Rg3 Ng6 20. Ne2 $6 ({The knight belongs on b4 rather.
Equality could be held without any problem by Der Springer gehört eher auf b4.
Das Gleichgewicht konnte problemlos mittels} 20. Rf1 Kf7 21. Na2 Rd5 22. c3
Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Be4 24. Nb4 {aufrechterhalten werden.}) 20... b4 21. Rdg1 Kf7 $6
({Probably Genauer war vermutlich} 21... Ra5 {was more exact, to avoid the
following possibility for White. , um die folgende weiße Möglichkeit zu
vermeiden.}) 22. Rh3 $6 ({The start of a remarkable plan. After the correct
Der Beginn eines merkwürdigen Planes. Nach dem richtigen} 22. h4 $1 Nxh4 23.
Nd4 $1 Ng6 24. Nb3 Rd5 25. Bc4 Nxf4 26. Rg7+ Ke8 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Nc5 Bc6 {
Black has two pawns for the exchange and controls the centre better. But he
must still be careful because of the activity of the white pieces. hat Schwarz
zwei Bauern für die Qualität und kontrolliert das Zentrum besser. Aber wegen
der aktiven weissen Figuren muss er doch noch aufpassen.}) 22... Ra5 23. Rg5 h6
$1 24. Rgh5 ({After Nach} 24. Rgg3 {ist} h5 $1 {is unpleasant. unangenehm.})
24... Bg2 {Another good move was 24...Kg7, but the text is more forcing. Of
course it was important to correctly calculate the consequences of the piece
sacrifice. Gut war auch 24...Kg7, aber der Textzug ist zwingender. Wichtig war
es natürlich, die Konsequenzen des Figurenopfers richtig zu berechnen.} 25. Rg3
Bf1 26. Bxf5 $6 (26. Rf3 Rha8 27. Kc1 Bxe2 (27... Ra1+ $5 28. Kd2 Kg7 29. Rg3
R8a5 {is also good. ist auch gut}) 28. Bxe2 Rd5 29. Bd3 Kg7 $17) 26... exf5 27.
Rxf5+ Ke7 28. Rxg6 (28. Nd4 {allows erlaubt} Ra6 {at once, or after the
intermediate move sofort, oder nach dem Zwischenzug} (28... Rha8)) 28... Bxe2
29. Rg7+ {Something strange happened here. Some two minutes after making his
move Radjabov offered me a draw. Had there not been only 8 minutes till the
time control, this clearly unfair disturbance would not have been a great
problem. But the moment was "well" chosen. Of course I never considered
accepting with such a favourable position. But the offer interrupted my
thinking so that I had to recalculate the most important variations from the
start. This cost me a further 3 minutes, causing me to be short of time to
evaluate the winning position. Hier passierte etwas Seltsames. Erst 2 Minuten
nachdem Radjabov seinen Zug ausgeführt hatte, bot er mir Remis an. Wären mir
nicht nur rund 8 Minuten bis zur Zeitkontrolle geblieben, wäre diese klare
unfaire Störung kein großes Problem gewesen. Doch der Junge wählte den
Zeitpunkt "richtig". Selbstverständlich dachte ich nie daran, bei solch
vorteilhafter Stellung anzunehmen. Aber das Angebot störte meine Gedanken so,
dass ich die wichtigsten Varianten vom Anfang an wieder berechnen musste. Dies
kostete mich weitere 3 Minuten, wobei mir dann die Zeit fehlte, um die
Gewinnstellung zu verwerten.} Kd8 (29... Ke6 30. Rf6+ Kd5 31. Rxd7+ Ke4 {
I rejected on account of verwarf ich wegen} 32. Rb6 {, but after , aber nach}
Bb5 {Black is still better. on the other hand the text move is safer. steht
Schwarz immer noch besser. Andererseits ist der Textzug sicherer.}) 30. b3 (30.
Rff7 Rd5 31. e6 $2 Rd1+ 32. Ka2 Bc4+ 33. b3 Bxe6) 30... Rd5 31. Rff7 Re8 32.
Rf6 Re6 33. Rf8+ Kc7 {Repeating moves is a good idea in time trouble... So
here 33...Re8 In Zeitnot gilt es, die Züge immer mal zu wiederholen... Hier
also 33...Re8} 34. Ra8 Ra6 $2 ({After this it should be a draw. Correct was
Danach sollte es Remis werden. Richtig waren} 34... Bb5) ({or even oder sogar} 
34... Rd4 35. Ra7+ Kc6 $19) 35. Rxa6 Bxa6 36. e6 Kd8 37. Rg6 $6 ({More exact
was Genauer war} 37. Rg8+ Ke7 38. exd7 {, although after , obwohl Schwarz nach}
Kxd7 (38... Bb5 39. Rh8 Bxd7 40. Rxh6 Bf5 41. Rc6 $11) 39. Rg7+ Kc6 $1 {
Black still has good chances of success, e.g. he wins after immer noch gute
Erfolgschancen hat, z.B. gewinnt er nach} 40. Rg6+ Rd6 41. f5 Rxg6 (41... Bc8
42. f6) 42. fxg6 Bc8 43. Kb2 Kd5 44. g7 Be6 45. c3 bxc3+ 46. Kxc3 Ke5 47. b4
Kf6 48. b5 Kxg7 49. b6 Bc8 50. Kd4 Kf6) 37... Rd6 $2 ({Since b4 and a6 will
disappear, another pawn had to be retained. Da b4 und h6 verschwinden werden,
musste unbedingt noch ein Bauer behalten werden:} 37... d6 $17) 38. f5 dxe6 39.
Rxh6 Ke7 40. Rxe6+ Rxe6 41. fxe6 Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[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. Kh1 {Earlier in the tournament Carlsen introduced a new idea in the
side line with 9.a4 against Morozevich, this time he comes with an even more
rare continuation, which was a speciality of Miles.} Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gf7f5]
Black prepares f5 and brings the knight to c5. What else can be more typical
for the KID?} (9... Kh8) 10. g4 $5 Kh8 {Black frees the g8-square for the
knight and moves the king away from the g-file and thus prepares f5.} (10...
Nc5 {usually leads to transposition after} 11. Rg1 a5 12. Be3 Kh8) 11. Rg1 {
White also prepares himself for opening of the g-file.} a5 {Securing the
outpost of the knight on c5.} 12. Be3 Nc5 ({Black also tested} 12... b6 $6 {
preparing Nc5.} 13. Qd2 (13. a3 $1 {with the idea to meet} Nc5 {by means of}
14. b4 {would be the most logical refutation of Black's slow play.}) 13... Nc5
14. Rg3 Bd7 15. Rag1 $14 {1-0 Lafuente,P-Fiorito,F/Mar del Plata 2001/CBM 081
ext (28)}) (12... Ng8 13. Qd2 Nc5 14. Ne1 f5 15. f3 fxg4 16. fxg4 $14 b6 $2 17.
g5 $16 {1-0 Miles,A-Becerra Rivera,J, Capablanca mem 34th 1999/ CBM71 [Huzman].
}) 13. Rc1 {This turns out to be a novelty. Frankly speaking it's not easy to
understand the idea behind this move. Probably White decided to keep all his
plans open and made a useful move, taking his rook away from the a1-h8
diagonal.} ({Earlier White tested} 13. Qd2 Ng8 14. Rg3 b6 15. Rag1 {As you can
see doubling of rooks along the g-file is a typical idea in this line, which
is aimed against f5.} Nf6 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Nd2 (17. Ne1 $5 {[%cal Ge1d3]
Heading to d3.}) 17... c6 18. f3 (18. dxc6 $5 Bxc6 19. Rh3 $14) 18... Qc8 19.
Qd1 Qb7 20. Qf1 Rab8 21. Qf2 Kg8 22. Rh3 Rfe8 23. Qh4 h5 24. dxc6 Qxc6 25. Nd5
$1 $16 {Tosic,M-Kolev,A/Vrnjacka Banja 1990. with a clear edge for White.}) (
13. Ne1 f5 14. f3 fxe4 15. fxe4 c6 16. Nd3 cxd5 17. cxd5 b6 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19.
Qd2 Rb8 20. Raf1 Bd7 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. Rf1 Qc8 23. h3 $16 {Miles,A-Gheorghiu,
F/Crans Montana 2001. and all Black's minor pieces are out of play.} (23. g5 $5
$16)) (13. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4] preparing b4 deserved serious attention. Now Black
has either play} f5 {immediately.} ({or} 13... a4 {sacrificing a pawn and only
after} 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Nxa4 b6 {[%cal Gf7f5] preparing f5.}) 14. gxf5 gxf5
15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Bd3 $14 {with a slightly better position for White.}) 13...
Bd7 14. b3 {White is ready to meet a4 with b4. The plan with a3 and b4 is not
very dangerous for Black right now as a3 will be always met by means of a4 b4
Nb3.} Ng8 15. Nd2 {[%csl Ye4][%cal Ga2a3,Gb3b4,Gd2e4] Getting ready for f5 and
at the same time covering the b3-square and thus preparing a3 and b4.} (15. a3
a4 16. b4 Nb3 17. Rb1 {would have been a double-edged idea as the knight is
close to the d4-square and Black may always try to open the position by means
of f5.}) 15... f6 $1 {[%cal Gg7h6] Black prepares the exchange of the
dark-squared bishops by means of Bh6 and so the text is made in order to
prevent g5.} 16. h4 f5 {[%csl Rh4] The waste of a tempo is not essential as h4
weakened the king.} ({Now} 16... Bh6 {can be met by means of} 17. g5) 17. g5 {
White has to close the position this way since the h4-pawn was hanging.} Nxe4
$5 {Otherwise White plays f3 and stabilizes the position in the centre.} 18.
Ndxe4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Ne7 {[%csl Re3,Rh4][%cal Ge7f5] The knight comes to f5.}
20. Bg4 {This move connected with the following exchange is a risky idea.
Probably all of this was caused by White's somewhat bit careless play in the
early stages of the game.} (20. h5 $5 Nf5 21. Bd3 {deserved attention.}) 20...
Nf5 21. Bxf5 Bxf5 {This allows White to consolidate the position.} (21... gxf5
$5 {looks like an interesting attempt to play for a win.} 22. Qh5 $1 (22. Nc3
f4 23. Bd2 f3 $1 24. Rg3 h5 $1 25. Rxf3 (25. gxh6 $2 Qxh4+ 26. Kg1 Bxh6 $19)
25... Bg4 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 $36 {with a strong initiative.}) (22. Nf6 $2 f4 $1 23.
Bd2 Bxf6 24. gxf6 Qxf6 $19) 22... f4 $1 (22... fxe4 $4 23. g6 $18) (22... Be8
23. g6 Bxg6 24. Rxg6 fxe4 25. Rg2 (25. Rcg1 Qe8 $1) (25. Rg3 Rf3 $1) 25... Qf6
26. Rcg1 Rf7 27. Rg3 $1 {with the idea of Qg4 looks good for White.}) 23. Bd2
Bf5 24. Qf3 (24. Rce1 $5 Bg6 25. Qf3 Qe8) 24... Qe8 {[%cal Gf5g6,Ga5a4,Gb7b5]
with a complicated position in which Black looks at least not worse.}) 22. f3
Qd7 23. Rg3 $1 {[%csl Rh3] Covering the h3-square.} Rf7 (23... Bxe4 24. fxe4
Rf4 {is hardly a good idea to play for a win.} 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qg4 Qe7 27.
Rf3 Be5 28. Rcf1 $16 {and then Rh3 with h5 to follow.}) 24. Kg2 b6 25. Qe2 Raf8
26. Rh1 Kg8 27. a3 Rb8 {[%cal Gb6b5] Preparing b5. So} 28. a4 Rbf8 29. Qd1 Rb8
30. Qd3 {Neither side can make progress and so a draw was agreed. An
interesting game, which however leaves many questions open. Hopefully we'll
see more games on the subject.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 Nge7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O
Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 c5 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Qc2 c5 14. Bd2 Ba6
15. b3 Qd7 16. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. h3 Bh5
9. Bb2 Bd6 10. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[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 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Bd7 16. O-O Ne7 17. Ra2 Rc8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd5 Rc5 20. b3 Rxc3 21.
Rxa5 Be6 22. Nb4 Rfc8 23. Ra1 Qd7 24. Qe2 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Rxb3 26. Rab1 Rxb1 27.
Rxb1 g6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Kg2 Bd8 30. Qd3 h5 31. h3 Qc6 32. Rb3 Qc4 33. Qf3 Qc6
34. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rg1 Rc8 12. g5 hxg5 13. Rxg5 Kf8 14. Ne5 Qe7
15. Bf3 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Rh5 Rxh5 18. Bxh5 Kg8 19. O-O-O Qh4 20. Be2 Qxf2
21. Rf1 Qg2 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe5 24. Nc5 Ba8 25. Rd1 Nc4 26. Bxc4 bxc4
27. e4 Nf6 28. Bc3 Ng4 29. Rg1 Nf2 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 31. Bf6 Nd3+ 32. Nxd3 cxd3 33.
Kd2 c5 34. Rh7 Ke8 35. Kxd3 Bb7 36. h4 Rc6 37. e5 Ra6 38. h5 Ra4 39. Rh8+ Kd7
40. h6 Be4+ 41. Ke3 Bf5 42. h7 Bxh7 43. Rxh7 Rxa2 44. Rxf7+ Kc6 45. Re7 Kd5 46.
b3 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. Bh5 Bf8 15.
Bxf8 Rxf8 16. e5 Qb6 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Bxf7 Nxe5 21.
Qh5 Rxd4 22. Bxe6 c5 23. Qxh6 Ka7 24. Rae1 Nd3 25. Re3 Rd6 26. h4 Nf4 27. hxg5
Nxe6 28. f3 b4 29. Kh2 Qc7 30. Kg1 Nf4 31. Qf8 Rd2 32. Re7 Qd6 33. Qf7 Ne2+ 34.
Kh1 Ng3+ 35. Kg1 Qd4+ 36. Kh2 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c3 f5
15. Nc2 Rb8 16. Re1 fxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Nb4 Qc7 20. Bb3 a5 21.
Nd5 Qb7 22. a3 Be6 23. Ne3 Bxb3 24. Qxb3 f4 25. Nd5 Rbc8 26. Rad1 Rc5 27. Rd3
f3 28. gxf3 Qf7 29. Qd1 Rc4 30. Ne3 Rh4 31. Ng2 Rh3 32. f4 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 exf4
34. f3 Qb3 35. Re2 b4 36. axb4 axb4 37. Qc2 Qd5 38. Ne1 bxc3 39. bxc3 Qc5+ 40.
Kf1 Bxc3 41. Re7 Bg7 42. Qxc5 dxc5 43. Rc7 Bd4 44. Nd3 Rf5 45. Nf2 Rh5 46. Nd3
Rxh2 47. Nxc5 Rf2+ 48. Ke1 Bxc5 49. Rxc5 Rxf3 50. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 {So one more Svesh game in our Black dominated match! Also noch eine
Sveshnikov-Partie in unserem von Schwarz dominierten Match!} a6 8. Na3 b5 9.
Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 {The crowd was excited once again... Well, I
consider this game as one of the rare examples of perfect play by one of the
sides. Die Zuschauer waren wieder in heller Aufregung... Nun, ich betrachte
diese Partie als eines der seltenen Beispiele für perfektes Spiel von einer
der Seiten.} Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O {Rogozenko: 'This is the main move,
which lately is usually connected with c2-c4. In the match Anand intended to
play variations with c2-c3. In that case a worthy alternative is to start with
13.c3 and leave the kings in the center for a while. It is worth noticing that
Anand played both plans, with c2-c4 and c2-c3, preferring the latter in rapid
games.'} (13. c3 {Rogozenko} f5 14. Nc2 {and here Black cannot achieve the
variation from the game. Instead he must choose between 14...Bb7, 14...Qb7 and
14...Qg5, trying to use the fact that pawn g2 is not protected. However, in my
opinion after all these moves White has more possibilities to fight for
advantage than in the variation from the game. Anand already had experience in
this line as well:} Bb7 (14... O-O 15. Qh5 $14) (14... Rb8 $6 {This is dubious
here because of} 15. Ne3 {Without castle short Black cannot take on e4 and
continue ...f5, since the rook is absent from f8 to support the f-pawn.} fxe4
16. Bxe4 O-O 17. Qh5 $16) 15. Ne3 fxe4 16. Nf5 Qf6 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19.
Qg4 Rxd5 20. Qxg7 Qxg7 21. Nxg7+ Ke7 22. Nf5+ Ke6 23. Ne3 Rd7 {This is a
well-known, once popular variation, where Black's compensation is enough for a
draw.} 24. Ke2 f5 25. f3 f4 26. Nc2 Rg8 27. Rhg1 Bd5 28. Kf2 Bxa2 29. Nd4+ exd4
30. Rxa2 dxc3 31. bxc3 Rd6 32. Rga1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2715)-Kramnik,V 
(2710)/Moscow (rapid) 1994 (57)}) 13... O-O 14. c3 {Rogozenko: 'By not wishing
to play the most principled and sharp 14.c4 Anand practically agrees that he
couldn't prepare anything serious against Sveshnikov for this match. In the
system with c2-c3 White believes he will be able to fight for advantage in a
positional manner, without tactical complications. The course of the match
showed that Black has little to fear and is doing okay from the strategical
point of view.'} ({In his long career of fighting against Sveshnikov Sicilian
the Indian GM tried various lines, sometimes very rare. Here is one example:} 
14. Qf3 {Rogozenko} f5 $1 15. exf5 d5 16. Qxd5 Bb7 17. Qb3 e4 18. Be2 Qg5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2770)-Kramnik,V (2790)/Wijk aan Zee 1998 (30)}) 14... f5 15.
Nc2 Rb8 ({The ambitious} 15... f4 {(Rogozenko) is a very committing move,
requiring long and precise analysis, since after the advance of the f-pawn
Black's hopes are usually connected only with the kingside attack.}) 16. exf5 {
Another try after Re1 which didn't bring any sucess in the previous Sveshnikov
encounter. Ein neuer Versuch nach Te1, dem in der vorigen Sveshnikov-Begegnung
kein Erfolg beschieden war.} ({The fourth game of the match went} 16. Re1 {
Rogozenko} fxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 (17... a5 $6 18. Nd4 $1 Bd7 19. Qh5 h6 20. Nf5 $16
{1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2755)-Khalifman,A (2690)/Moscow (rapid) 2002 (45)}) 18. Bd5+
Kh8 19. Nb4 Qc7 20. Bb3 a5 21. Nd5 Qb7 22. a3 Be6 23. Ne3 Bxb3 24. Qxb3 f4 25.
Nd5 Rbc8 26. Rad1 Rc5 27. Rd3 f3 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2779)-Radjabov,T (2728)/
Mainz (rapid) 2006 (50). with initiative for Black.}) 16... e4 17. Re1 Bxf5 18.
Ne3 Bg6 19. Nd5 Qe5 20. Bc2 {All is theory. Nothing to comment on yet. Alles
Theorie. Noch nichts zu kommentieren.} a5 $5 21. f4 {Now Black's bishops don't
look so exciting, but soon they will be back into the play. Nun wirken die
schwarzen Läufer nicht sonderlich berauschend, doch bald werden sie wieder ins
Spiel eingreifen.} Qe6 $5 22. Qd2 Kh8 $5 23. a3 {Rogozenko: 'A novelty, which
in fact represents computer's suggestion. With the bishop pair, stable center
and possibilities for queenside activity it is clear that Black has a healthy
position and can be optimistic about the future.  After the match Anand said:
"I am surprised to see how difficult it was for White to equalize in
Sveshnikov Sicilian".'} (23. Rad1 {Rogozenko} f5 24. Qe2 (24. Qf2 Rb7 25. a3
Qc8 26. Bb1 Qc5 27. Ne3 b4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Lanc,A (2570)-Ruefenacht,M (2493)/ICCF
Email 2001 (30)}) 24... Qf7 25. Rd2 Rfc8 26. a3 b4 27. axb4 axb4 28. Nxb4 d5
29. Nxd5 Rxb2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V (2655)-Nedev,T (2514)/Panormo 2001 (35)})
23... f5 24. Bb3 Qc8 $1 {After this move Black has in fact some edge.
Rogozenko: 'The computer still "believes" that White is somewhat better, which
is completely wrong. Anand: ""two moves after opening theory, I was
struggling".' Nach diesem Zug hat Schwarz tatsächlich ein kleines Plus.} 25.
Qf2 ({After} 25. Ne3 {Rogozenko} Qc5 26. Bd5 {White had more chances to avoid
troubles.}) 25... Qc5 $5 (25... Bf7 $5 {Transposing into the same position
almost. Führt praktisch zu derselben Stellung.}) 26. Rad1 Bf7 $1 {Now Anand
was not sure what to do. To keep the bishop under such an unpleasant pin on b3
was not to his liking. And then he decided to go for Bc2. Rogozenko: 'It is
amazing how after producing a novelty prepared at home and then without making
any visible mistakes White got in a very unpleasant situation. The knight is
pinned, Black has a clear play connected with ...b5-b4. On top of all White
cannot organize any counterplay.' Jetzt war Anand nicht sicher, was er tun
sollte. Den Läufer auf b3 in einer so unangenehmen Fesselung zu behalten,
sagte ihm nicht zu, und dann entschied er sich für Bc2.} 27. Bc2 {Here after
the games ...b4 was suggested by Mr Poldauf, but as we both pointed out with
humor, does Black need a second way to win the game!? Nach den Partien wurde
an dieser Stelle von Dirk Poldauf ...b4 vorgeschlagen, doch wie wir beide
humorvoll feststellten, braucht Schwarz etwa einen zweiten Weg, die Partie zu
gewinnen?} ({The computer-like move} 27. Re3 {Rogozenko is not really an
option for a human, especially since Black keeps all pluses of the position.
He can choose the right moment for ...b5-b4 and White will be left with the
usual problems to neutralize Black's increasing initiative.}) (27. g4 $6 {
Rogozenko} b4 $17 {[%csl Rb3]}) 27... Bxd5 $5 28. Qxc5 dxc5 29. Rxd5 b4 $1 30.
Rxc5 {Rogozenko: 'Unfortunately for White, due to the position of his rook on
e1, he is not able to exchange all queenside pawns.'} (30. axb4 {Rogozenko}
cxb4 (30... axb4 31. Rxc5 $11) 31. cxb4 (31. Rxa5 bxc3 $17 32. bxc3 Bxc3 $19 {
[%csl Ra5,Re1]}) 31... axb4 32. b3 Rbc8 33. Re2 {was a good way for White
offering decent chances to hold a draw.}) 30... bxc3 $1 31. bxc3 Rbc8 $1 {
Rogozenko: 'Using the fact that White cannot take on a5.'} 32. Rxc8 (32. Rxa5
$2 {Rogozenko} Bxc3 $19) 32... Rxc8 33. Rd1 Bf8 $3 {A super important move
that probably won the game. After this Black gets the a3 and c3 pawns by force,
and it's hard to defend with White. Ein superwichtiger Zug, der die Partie
wahrscheinlich entschied. Danach gewinnt Schwarz forciert den a- und c-Bauern,
und die Stellung ist mit Weiß kaum zu verteidigen.} 34. Kf1 (34. Bb3 Bxa3 35.
Be6 Rxc3 36. Bxf5 a4 (36... e3 {Rogozenko} 37. Kf1 Bc5 {'-/+' Rogozenko.
Rogozenko: 'is the same as 36.Bxf5'} 38. Ke2 a4 39. g4 a3 40. g5 Kg7 $1 (40...
Rb3 $2 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Be6 $132 {[%cal Gd8g8]}) 41. Rd7+ Kf8 42. Rd8+ Ke7 43.
Ra8 Rb3 $17) 37. Rd7 Bc5+ 38. Kf1 a3 39. Rxh7+ Kg8 40. Rd7 e3 $17) ({The most
precise way is} 34. Rd5 {Rogozenko} Rxc3 35. Bd1 Rxa3 36. Rxf5 Bb4 37. Kf2 {
and Black cannot create anything dangerous:} Ra1 38. Ke2 a4 39. Re5 a3 40. Rxe4
Rb1 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. Ra8 Rb2+ 43. Kf3 a2 44. Ra7+ Kf6 45. Ra6+ Ke7 46. Ke4 Bc3
47. Kd3 Bf6 48. Bc2 h5 49. g3 {and White waits with the rook on the a-file.
Winning a piece with} Rxc2 50. Kxc2 a1=Q 51. Rxa1 Bxa1 {brings Black nothing
either, due to the "wrong" square h1.}) 34... Rxc3 {It's hard to defend this
position with White. But in fact I think practically Black is already winning.
Still, he needs to make some strong and exact moves though. Diese Stellung ist
mit Weiß schwer zu halten. Tstsächlich glaube ich aber, dass Schwarz praktisch
bereits gewinnt. Allerdings muss er noch ein paar starke und genaue Züge
machen.} 35. Ba4 Rxa3 36. Bd7 Ra2 37. Re1 (37. Bxf5 {Rogozenko} e3 38. Rd8 ({or
} 38. Bd3 Rf2+ 39. Kg1 a4 $19) 38... Kg7 39. Bg4 Rf2+ 40. Ke1 a4 $19) 37... Bb4
38. Re2 Bd2 $3 {'-+!' Rogozenko. A fantastic resource - Black is winning now.
Rogozenko: 'The advance of the a-pawn will decide easily now.' Eine
phantastische Ressource - jetzt gewinnt Schwarz.} 39. Kf2 a4 40. Bxf5 e3+ 41.
Kf3 a3 {The a-pawn is simply unstoppable. Der a-Bauer ist einfach unaufhaltsam.
} 42. g3 Rb2 43. Be6 Kg7 44. Rg2 a2 45. Bxa2 Rxa2 46. Rg1 Bb4 $1 {The last
finesse Die letzte Feinheit.} 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bc2 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
15. g4 Bg6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxd4 Qd7 18. Bg5 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 20. hxg4 Rxf3
21. Kg2 Rf7 22. Rae1 Rd7 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 h5 26. Be3 a6 27.
gxh5 gxh5 28. b3 Kf7 29. Kf3 Re7 30. Rg1 Re5 31. Rd1 g5 32. a3 g4+ 33. Kg2 Rf5
34. b4 Ke7 35. Bc5 Kd7 36. Rd4 b5 37. Rd1 Bf4 38. Re1 Re5 39. Rd1 h4 40. d6 h3+
41. Kf1 g3 42. fxg3 Bxg3 43. Kg1 Rf5 44. Ra1 Rf3 45. Kh1 Rd3 46. Rf1 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. a4 e5 15. Bg4
exd4 16. e5 c5 17. Re1 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 O-O 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne2 f5 21. Bh5 f4
22. b4 cxb3 23. Qxb3 Qd5 24. Qh3 Bc8 25. Qd3 Bf5 26. Qd2 Qd7 27. Rac1 Rac8 28.
h4 Kh8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qb2 b4 31. Red1 Qg7 32. Nxd4 Rfd8 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34.
Qxb4 Rcd5 35. Nxf5 Rxd1+ 36. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Kh2 Qf6 38. Qe4 Rd8 39. hxg5 Qxg5
40. Kh3 Rf8 41. Nh4 Rg8 42. Qf5 Qxf5+ 43. Nxf5 Kh7 44. g3 fxg3 45. fxg3 Ra8 46.
Kg4 Ra5 47. Nh4 Kg7 48. Ng2 Kf6 49. Nf4 Rg5+ 50. Kh4 Kf5 51. Nh5 Rg4+ 52. Kh3
Ra4 53. Nf4 Ra1 54. Ne2 Rh1+ 55. Kg2 Re1 56. Kf3 Rd1 57. Kg2 Kg4 58. Kf2 Rd3
0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 Qc7 7. Ng5 Ng6 8.
f4 c4 9. dxc4 Ba6 10. b3 Bc5 11. e5 d5 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Nc3 Rhe8
15. Nce4 Bf8 16. Nxh7 Bb4 17. a3 Ba5 18. Nhg5 Bb6+ 19. Be3 f6 20. Nh3 c5 21.
Qg4 Ne7 22. Ng3 Nc6 23. Nf2 Bb7 24. Nd3 g5 25. Rae1 f5 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Qxf5+
Kb8 28. fxg5 Ka8 29. Bf4 Qg7 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Qf6 Qd7 32. Re1 Rg8 33. Qe6 Qd4+
34. Kh1 Qg7 35. Qf6 Qh7 36. Qh6 Qd7 37. Qe6 Qd8 38. Qd5 Qf8 39. Qd6 Qxd6 40.
Bxd6 Rxg5 41. Nxc5 Bxc5 42. Re8+ Bc8 43. Rxc8+ Kb7 44. Rc7+ Kb6 45. Rd7 Bxd6
46. Rxd6 Ra5 47. a4 Re5 48. h4 Kc7 49. Rd2 Re4 50. g3 Nd4 51. Kg2 Kc6 52. h5
Kc5 53. Kh3 Kb4 54. h6 Ne6 55. Rd5 Re1 56. Kg4 Nf8 57. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Livshits, Gaby"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. e3 c5 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qxd5 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Qb3 Qxf3 14. Rg1
Nc6 15. Be2 Qe4 16. Bg3 Rac8 17. Bd3 Qf3 18. Qd1 Qd5 19. Qb3 Qf3 20. Be2 Qf5
21. Rd1 b6 22. h4 h5 23. Qb5 Qc2 24. a4 Rfd8 25. Bd3 Qc3+ 26. Kf1 Nb4 27. Be4
Qb3 28. Kg2 Qe6 29. Bf3 Nd5 30. Rc1 Nf6 31. Qa6 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Ne4 33. Bc7 Rd7
34. Qxa7 Nd2 35. Qxb6 Qa2 36. Bc6 Rd5 37. Bg3 Rf5 38. a5 Nc4 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40.
Qxe7 Nxa5 41. Be4 Rf6 42. Rc8 Re6 43. Qxf7 Qb3 44. Qg8+ Kh6 45. Bf4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. d4 Nge7 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
O-O Bd7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Rc8 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Be4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bf6
15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Qc7 17. c4 Red8 18. Rad1 Na5 19. c5 Bc6 20. h4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Rd5 22. Bf4 Qd8 23. Bd6 Nc4 24. Bg3 Rcxc5 25. dxc5 Rxd1 26. Qxc4 Rxe1+ 27. Nxe1
Qd1 28. Qf1 Qc1 29. a4 Qxc5 30. Nf3 Kg7 31. Qb5 Qxb5 32. axb5 a6 33. b6 a5 34.
Ne5 a4 35. Nc4 Be7 36. Be5+ f6 37. Bc3 Kf7 38. Na5 Bc5 39. Nxb7 Bxb6 40. Nd6+
Kg7 41. Ne8+ Kf7 42. Nxf6 Bd8 43. Ne4 Bxh4 44. Nd6+ Ke7 45. Nc4 Kf7 46. Ne5+
Ke8 47. Nc4 Be7 48. Bb2 Bc5 49. Kf1 h5 50. f4 Kd7 51. Ne5+ Kd6 52. Nxg6 a3 53.
Bc3 Kd5 54. Ke2 a2 55. Kd3 Bf2 56. Ne7+ Kd6 57. Ng6 Kd5 58. Ne5 Bg3 59. Ke3 Be1
60. Ba1 Ba5 61. Kd3 Be1 62. Nc4 Bg3 63. Ne3+ Kc5 64. Ke4 Kb4 65. Nc2+ Kb3 66.
Nd4+ Kc4 67. Nxe6 Be1 68. Nd4 Bc3 69. Nc2 Kb3 70. Kd3 Bxa1 71. Nxa1+ Kb2 72.
Nc2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8.
Qb1 Qd5 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Qb2 Nd7 11. Be2 Nb6 12. a4 a5 13. O-O Bd3 14. Bxd3 cxd3
15. e4 Qxe4 16. Rfe1 Qd5 17. Re5 Qd7 18. c4 e6 19. c5 Nd5 20. Qxb7 Rd8 21. Bxd8
Qxd8 22. Rae1 Be7 23. Qb5+ Kf8 24. Qxd3 Bf6 25. R5e4 Kg7 26. h4 h5 27. g3 Qa8
28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Rb8 30. Rg5 Qc6 31. Rge5 Qxa4 32. Qe4 Rb4 33. Rxd5 exd5
34. Qe5+ Kg8 35. Qxc7 Rxd4 36. c6 Rd1 37. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38. Kg2 Qc2 39. Qd8+ Kg7
40. Qxd5 a4 41. Qe5+ Kh7 42. c7 Qc6+ 43. Kg1 a3 44. Qe7 Kg7 45. Qd8 a2 46. Qd4+
Kh7 47. Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5 7. e5 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nf5 9. O-O a6 10. Ba4 Qb6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. a3 Rc8 13. Bc2 Na5 14. Bxf5 exf5 15.
Nf4 Be6 16. Qa4+ Qb5 17. Qd1 O-O 18. h4 h6 19. Bd2 Nc4 20. b4 b6 21. a4 Qd7 22.
Be1 Rc7 23. g3 Rfc8 24. Kg2 Qe8 25. Qd3 Qf8 26. Rb1 Qe8 27. Ra1 Bf8 28. h5 Be7
29. Rh1 a5 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Nh4 Qd7 32. Qf3 Rb7 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. Ng6 Bg5 35.
g4 fxg4 36. Qxg4 Rb2 37. Kg1 Qf7 38. Rh3 Rcb8 39. Rf3 Qd7 40. Kh2 Ne3 41. Qh3
Nf5 42. Rd1 Qxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[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
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Ne4 h6 13. Bh4 Qa4 14. Be2 Nc6
15. Nxe6 g5 16. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nxe5 Ng4 10. Nd3 Bxb2 11. Nxb2 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nc3 c5 14.
Nd3 c4 15. bxc4 Be6 16. c5 Rab8 17. O-O Nf6 18. Rab1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. a3
a5 21. f3 Kf8 22. Kf2 Ke7 23. Ke3 Ba2 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Kd4 Be6 26. Nf4 Rb2 27.
Kc3 Rb5 28. Nd3 Rb8 29. e4 f6 30. Rd1 g5 31. f4 h6 32. f5 Bf7 33. e5 fxe5 34.
Nxe5 Be8 35. Re1 Kf6 36. Ng4+ Kxf5 37. Nxh6+ Kg6 38. Re6+ Kg7 39. Nf5+ Kf7 40.
Ra6 Bd7 41. Nd4 Rh8 42. Ra7 Rxh2 43. Rxc7 Ke8 44. c6 Bg4 45. Rg7 Rg2 46. Rxg5
Rxg3+ 47. Kb2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 c4 8. O-O
b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. b3 b4 11. Na4 c3 12. a3 Nbd7 13. axb4 Bxb4 14. Nd3 a5 15. Ba3
Qe7 16. Nac5 Nxc5 17. Nxb4 axb4 18. Bxb4 Rc8 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21.
Qd4 Qxd4 22. exd4 O-O 23. Rfc1 Rc8 24. Ra7 Ba8 25. Rxc3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5 7. Nc3 Bd7 8.
O-O dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nd5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Bc4 f6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Nc3 Bc8
15. Na4 Qc7 16. Rc1 O-O 17. h3 Rfe8 18. Qb3 Bf8 19. Nc3 Qf7 20. Ne4 Nb6 21. Bb5
Bd7 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Nd5 24. Bc4 Bc8 25. Red1 e5 26. Qa4 Be6 27. b4 a6 28.
a3 Nf4 29. Bxe6 Nxe6 30. Be3 f5 31. Ng5 Nxg5 32. Bxg5 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 f4 34. f3
Qh5 35. Qb3+ Kh8 36. Rd7 Qxg5 37. Rxb7 Nd4 38. Qf7 Rd8 39. Rd7 Rg8 40. Qd5 Qg3
41. Rd8 Nxf3+ 42. Qxf3 Rxd8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
c4 9. Bc2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qa5 11. Ne5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Be7 Re8
15. Bb4 Qc7 16. Qxd5 Rxe5 17. Qd4 Bf5 18. Rad1 Ree8 19. Qd5 Bg6 20. Bxe4 Bxe4
21. Qd6 Qc8 22. f3 Bd3 23. Rfe1 a5 24. Ba3 Ra6 25. Qf4 Rf6 26. Qh4 b5 27. Qf2
Rb6 28. e4 Rc6 29. Rd2 h6 30. h3 Rg6 31. Kh1 Rc6 32. e5 Qf5 33. Qg3 Rg6 34. Qh2
Rge6 35. f4 Rg6 36. Kg1 b4 37. cxb4 c3 38. Rf2 axb4 39. Bxb4 c2 40. Bd2 Rb8 41.
g4 Rb1 42. Bc1 Qe4 43. Rff1 Qd4+ 44. Qf2 Qc4 45. f5 Rc6 46. e6 Bxf1 47. e7 Rc8
48. Qxf1 Qxf1+ 49. Kxf1 Re8 50. a4 Rxe7 51. Rxe7 Rxc1+ 52. Kf2 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Be3 a6 8.
Na3 Be7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nc4 b5 13. Nd2 Nf5 14. Bxf5
Bxf5 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. c4 Bd3 18. Re1 Rab8 19. b3 f5 20. f3 Bh4 21.
g3 Bf6 22. Bf2 Bg5 23. Rc3 e4 24. Bd4 Rbe8 25. f4 Bd8 26. Nf1 Ba5 27. Ne3 Rc8
28. Qa1 bxc4 29. bxc4 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 Rc7 31. c5 dxc5 32. Be5 Rd7 33. d6 c4 34.
h4 Qb6 35. Kh2 Qc5 36. h5 h6 37. g4 fxg4 38. Nxg4 Rf5 39. Kg3 Rxh5 40. Ne3 Qc8
41. Qd4 Rf7 42. Ng4 Kh7 43. Rg1 Qf5 44. Kf2 Rg5 45. Ne3 Qh3 46. Rxg5 hxg5 47.
f5 c3 48. d7 Qf3+ 49. Kg1 Rxd7 50. Qxd7 Qxe3+ 51. Kh2 Qf2+ 52. Kh1 Qh4+ 53. Kg2
Qh6 54. Bxc3 Be2 55. f6 Bf3+ 56. Kg1 Qh1+ 57. Kf2 Qh4+ 58. Ke3 Qf4+ 59. Kd4
Qxf6+ 60. Kc4 Qh6 61. Qf5+ Qg6 62. Qh3+ Bh5 63. Bd4 g4 64. Qg3 Qe6+ 65. Kc3
Qc6+ 66. Kd2 Qd5 67. Ke3 Qf5 68. Qf4 Qxf4+ 69. Kxf4 Bg6 70. Kxg4 Kg8 71. Kg5
Bh7 72. Kf4 Kf7 73. a4 Bg6 74. a5 Bh7 75. Bc3 Ke6 76. Bxg7 Kd5 77. Bb2 Kc4 78.
Ke3 Kb4 79. Kd2 Kxa5 80. Kc1 e3 81. Bc3+ Kb5 82. Kb2 a5 83. Ka3 a4 84. Kb2 Bg8
85. Ka3 Bb3 86. Be1 Kc4 87. Ba5 Kd3 88. Kb2 Be6 89. Bb4 Bd7 90. Ba5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. e4 e5 12. d5 Rc8 13. dxc6 Rxc6 14. Bb5 Rd6 15.
Be3 a6 16. Bc4 Qc7 17. Bb3 Nc5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Ne6 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Bd2
Nd4 22. Qd3 Rb6 23. b3 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Rc1 Qe8 26. Rc7 Ne6 27. Rxb7 Rxb7
28. Bxb7 Nc5 29. Qd5 Nxb7 30. Qxb7 Qd8 31. Be3 a5 32. Kh2 h5 33. a3 Bf8 34. b4
a4 35. Qa6 Qd1 36. Qa5 Kh7 37. Qc7 Kg8 38. Qc8 Kg7 39. Bh6+ Kxh6 40. Qxf8+ Kg5
41. Qxf7 Qb3 42. h4+ Kxh4 43. Qf6+ g5 44. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Rad1 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nf6 17. Nf3 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Re8 19. Qd4 Bf8 20. Qf4 Bd6
21. Qd4 Bf8 22. Qb2 Bg4 23. Bxh6 Qa5 24. Bf4 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qf5 26. Bg3 Qxf3 27.
Qd4 Be7 28. Rd3 Qf5 29. Qd7 Qb5 30. Re1 Bf8 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Qxb5 axb5 33. Rd7
Ra8 34. Rxb7 Rxa2 35. Rb8 Ra6 36. Rxb5 g6 37. Rb7 Re6 38. b4 Kg7 39. b5 Bc5 40.
Rc7 Bd4 41. Rc4 Ba7 42. Kg2 Re2 43. Ra4 Bc5 44. Rc4 Ba7 45. Rc6 Re6 46. Rxe6
fxe6 47. Bc7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. c3 Qa5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nb3 Qc7 9. a4 Nc6 10. Na3 a6 11. Be3 d5 12. a5 e5 13. Bb6 Qb8 14. Nc5 e4 15. c4
Be6 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Nc2 Ne7 18. Nb4 Qe5 19. Nxd5 Nexd5 20. Qb1 Nxb6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Zoler, Dan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 8.
Nbd2 Bb7 9. Qc2 a5 10. Ne4 Bxe4 11. Bxe4 Ra7 12. Bd3 Rc7 13. O-O d5 14. Qe2
dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nc6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bb5 Na7 18. Bd3 Rd8 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1
Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Nxc8 22. Qc2 Qb7 23. Ne5 Ne7 24. h3 g6 25. Be2 Kg7 26. Bf3 Qb8
27. g3 Qd6 28. Qc4 Nd7 29. Nd3 e5 30. Kg2 exd4 31. Qxd4+ Qxd4 32. exd4 Nf5 33.
Bg4 Kf6 34. Nf4 h5 35. Bxf5 Kxf5 36. Kf3 Nf6 37. Ke3 g5 38. Nxh5 Nd5+ 39. Kd3
b5 40. g4+ Kg6 41. Ke4 Nb6 42. b3 f5+ 43. Ke5 f4 44. Ke6 Na4 45. d5 Nc5+ 46.
Ke7 a4 47. d6 a3 48. d7 Nxd7 49. Kxd7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[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. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bg5 Rf8 11. Rad1 Bg4 12. Rd2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. Nb5 c5
15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. g3 Be7 19. Bd3 Bd6 20. f4 f6 21.
Rdf2 Rc7 22. f5 g5 23. Rb1 Rac8 24. Rc2 a5 25. a4 h5 26. h3 Bb4 27. Kf1 Rg7 28.
Ke2 Kf8 29. Rh1 Ke7 30. Rb1 Kd6 31. Ra1 Bc5 32. Rac1 Rc6 33. b3 Rb6 34. Rb1 Rc7
35. Rcc1 Rg7 36. Bc2 Bb4 37. Kd3 Rc6 38. Rd1 Rc8 39. Rdc1 g4 40. h4 Rgc7 41.
Ra1 Bc3 42. Ra2 Rc6 43. Rb1 Rb6 44. Rc1 Rb4 45. Rb1 Rc6 46. Rc1 Ra6 47. Rd1
Rab6 48. Rb1 Kc5 49. Ra3 Rc6 50. Ra2 Kd6 51. Ra3 Rc8 52. Ra2 Rb6 53. Ra3 Bb4
54. Ra2 Rbc6 55. Rd1 Rc5 56. Rb1 Kc7 57. Rd1 Kb8 58. Rb1 R5c7 59. Rd1 Bf8 60.
Rb1 Bh6 61. Rf1 Be3 62. Raa1 Rc6 63. Ra2 Kc7 64. Raa1 Kd6 65. Ra2 Kc7 66. Raa1
Rc5 67. Ra2 Kb8 68. Raa1 b5 69. axb5 Rxb5 70. Ke2 Kb7 71. Ra4 Rbc5 72. Rfa1 Kb6
73. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Brkic, Ante"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Brijeg SK Siroki"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

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 Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Rc8 13. dxc5 (13. Bd3 {
is probably more appropriate.}) 13... Qc7 {A new plan delaying ...Na5 -
successful so far.} 14. Nd4 $146 {Black did successfully in the following
games:} (14. Bd5 $6 Na5 15. Qc1 Rfd8 {[%cal Ye7e6,Yg7f8]} 16. Bf4 Be5 17. Bxe5
Qxe5 18. f4 Qc7 19. c6 $6 Bxc6 20. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 21. f5 Kg8 22. fxg6 Bxe4 $19 {
0-1 Alonso Pascual,F-Fernandez Garcia,J/Zamora 1996/EXT 2000 (33)}) (14. f4 Na5
15. Bd3 Be6 16. Qa4 Rfd8 17. Bd4 a6 18. f5 $6 (18. Rfd1 $5) 18... Bd7 19. Qb4
e5 20. fxe6 Bxe6 $44 {0-1 Sakhatova,E-Fercec,N/Pula 1990/EXT 2000 (70)}) 14...
Na5 15. Bd3 $6 (15. Nb5 $5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 {is critical. After the text move
Black easily equalizes.}) 15... Rfd8 16. Qe2 e5 17. Nb3 Bf8 18. Kh1 Nxb3 19.
axb3 Bxc5 20. Bg5 Re8 21. Bc4 Be7 22. Bd2 Bd6 23. Bd5 Be6 24. c4 Bxd5 25. exd5
(25. cxd5 $5 Qb6) 25... e4 $1 26. fxe4 f5 27. g3 Rxe4 28. Qd3 b5 29. cxb5 Qc2
30. Rf3 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 Re2 32. Be3 Rcc2 33. Bg1 Kf7 34. Rbd1 (34. Ra1 Ra2 35.
Rxa2 Rxa2 36. Rc3 Ra5 37. Rc6 Be5 38. Ra6 Rxb5 39. Rxa7+ Kg8 40. Rd7 Rxb3 $11)
34... Bc5 35. d6 $6 {A poor move with a draw offer, which Black, probably
hypnotized by his opponent's name and rating, accepted. He could have played
on without any risk.} (35. Bxc5 Rxc5 36. R3d2 Rxd2 37. Rxd2 Rxb5 38. d6 Rb8 39.
Rc2 $11) (35. d6 Bxg1 36. Kxg1 Rg2+ 37. Kf1 Rxh2 38. Kg1 Rcg2+ (38... Ke8 39.
Re3+ Kd8 40. Ra1 $1 Kd7 41. Ra6) 39. Kf1 Ra2 40. Kg1 Ke8 41. Re3+ Kd8 42. Ra1
$1 {and White must finally survive.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pardubice"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bh6 8. Qh5
Qd7 9. Nd5 Rb8 10. a4 Qd8 11. Nf1 Bxc1 12. Rxc1 Nge7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne3 O-O
15. Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {It was a very important match for us as we were playing against one of
the favourites Tomsk, the current European Club Cup Champions. Es war ein sehr
wichtiges Match für uns, denn wir spielten gegen einen der Favoriten; Tomsk,
den amtierenden Europapokal-Mannschaftsmeister.} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 {No need to stop at the
theoretical phase here ; it's too big and has seen many encounters in the past
and recently. Unnötig, sich hier mit der Theoriephase aufzuhalten; sie ist zu
umfangreich, und es gibt dazu viele Begegnungen in der älteren und jüngeren
Vergangenheit.} e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f5 {Closing the centre therefore
clarifying my attacking intentions. Schließt das Zentrum und verdeutlicht
somit meine Angriffsabsichten.} Qa5 {Immediate activity with the idea to push
d5 as soon as possible and also launching an attack on the b-file in the case
of an early 0-0-0.  Sofortige Aktivität mit der Idee, so schnell wie möglich
d5 durchzudrücken und auch im Fall einer frühen 0-0-0 einen Angriff in der
b-Lnie einzuleiten.} 11. Bc4 {Bringing the bishop to protect b2 seemed logical
to me. Den Läufer zur Deckung von b2 heranzuführen, schien mir logisch.} Rb8
12. Bd2 $5 {A prophylactic move which turns to be the starting point for a
great struggle in this game. Ein prophylaktischer Zug, der sich als Startpunkt
zu einem großen Kampf in dieser Partie erweist.} Rxb2 (12... Qc5 13. Bb3 d5 $5
14. g4 $5 (14. exd5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Rxb2 (16... O-O 17. Bb3 Bh4+
18. g3 Bb7 (18... Bf6 19. Qf2 $14) 19. Qf2 Be7 (19... Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Bxh1 21.
Rxh1 $14) 20. Rf1 $14) 17. Bb3 (17. Bc6+ Bd7 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Bc3 Rbb8 20.
Rd1+ $13)) 14... d4 15. Ne2 $14 (15. Nd1)) 13. Bb3 $1 Rxb3 (13... Qc5 $5 14.
Qd3 $5 (14. Bc1 Rxb3 15. axb3 d5 16. exd5 (16. Ba3 Qa5 17. Bb2 Qc5 $13 18. exd5
cxd5 19. Ne2 (19. Na4 $13) 19... d4 20. c3 O-O 21. cxd4 Qc2) 16... e4 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc3+ 19. Kd1 Qxa1 20. d6 $14) 14... d5 15. Na4 Qa3 16. exd5 $14 (
16. Nxb2 Qxb2)) 14. cxb3 Qa6 $5 {Seemed very interesting to me too over the
board. Schien auch mir am Brett sehr interessant zu sein.} 15. g4 $1 h6 16. Qg3
$1 Bb7 17. O-O-O c5 18. Rhe1 c4 19. Kb2 $1 $16 {After a serie of good moves I
think White stands much better now. He is an exchange up and the opponent's
counter-play is stopped at the moment. Nach einer Serie von guten Zügen glaube
ich, dass Weiß jetzt klar besser steht. Er hat eine Qualität mehr, und das
Gegenspiel seines Kontrahenten ist für den Moment gestoppt.} Nd7 (19... cxb3
20. axb3 $16) 20. b4 Qb6 21. Ka1 Qd8 22. Qe3 Nb6 23. Qg1 {Interesting
regrouping here. Now Black is helpless against g5 threats and also central
counterplay is not dangerous due to Black's king's presence on e8. So
Morozevich now tries to castle and push d5 but... Interessante Umgruppierung
hier. Nun ist Schwarz hilflos gegen g5-Drohungen, und auch zentrales
Gegenspiel ist ungefährlich wegen der Königsstellung auf e8. Daher versucht
Morozevich jetzt, zu rochieren und d5 durchzudrücken, aber...} O-O 24. g5 $3 {
No time for real counterplay now. Black has to watch for White's attack on the
kingside. Keine Zeit jetzt für wirkliches Gegenspiel. Schwarz muss den weißen
Angriff am Königsflügel im Auge behalten.} (24. Re2 $5) (24. Be3 $5) 24... Bxg5
(24... hxg5 25. h4 $1 gxh4 26. Qg4 $1 $18) 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Qe3 f6 27. h4 $1
gxh4 28. Rh1 $1 {d6 is hanging, the black king is under mating threats.
White's king is safe for the moment. The g-line is in White's hands. The
position is hopeless for Black. D6 hängt, der schwarze König steht unter
Mattdrohungen. Der weiße König ist im Moment sicher. Die g-Linie befindet sich
in weißer Hand. Die Stellung ist hoffnungslos für Schwarz.} d5 {Finally! The
only chance to keep up the resistance.} 29. exd5 (29. Rxh4 d4 30. Qg3 Kf7 31.
Qg6+ Ke7 32. Rh7 $18) 29... Qd7 30. Qf3 (30. Qf2 $1 {was probably easier. war
vermutlich einfacher.}) 30... Bc8 31. Rdf1 $1 Qe7 (31... Qxf5 32. Qxf5 Bxf5 33.
Rxf5 g5 {Such study-like sacrifices don't work here. Derartige studienmäßigen
Opfer funktionieren hier nihct.} 34. Rhf1 Kg7 35. d6 g4 36. Rh5 $1 {And in
many variations white finishes the game 5 pawns up :)) Und in vielen Varianten
beendet Weiß die Partie mit 5 Bauern mehr:))} (36. Ne4 Nd5 37. d7 Rd8 38. Nc5 (
38. Nxf6 Nxf6 39. Rxf6 Rxd7 40. Rc6 $18) 38... Kh6 39. Rd1 Kg6 40. Rf2 g3 41.
Rfd2 Nf4 42. Nb7 c3 43. Rc2 Rxd7 44. Rxd7 g2 45. Rd1 h3 46. Rxc3 $18) 36... h3
37. Rg1 f5 38. Rxh3 Kg6 39. Rh4 Nd7 40. Nd5 Nf6 41. Nxf6 Kxf6 42. Rh6+ Kg5 43.
Re6 e4 44. d7 $18) 32. a3 $1 e4 (32... a5 33. Rxh4 axb4 34. Rfh1 $18) 33. Qf4
Rd8 (33... Qe5 $1 {was the only way to keep fighting. war der einzige Weg, um
noch weiter zu kämpfen.} 34. Qxe5 fxe5 35. Rxh4 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 Bxf5 {Still not
enough at all. Reicht aber trotzdem bei weitem nicht.} 37. Rh5 {The easiest
way for White now is to bring the a-b pawns to a5 and b5 and then Nd1-e3 and
Kc3 Rh1-b1 etc... with a completely winning position. Der einfachste Weg für
Weiß besteht jetzt darin, die a- und b-Bauern nach a5 und b5 zu bringen und
dann Nd1-e3 und Kc3 Rh1-b1 usw... mit völliger Gewinnstellung.} (37. Nxe4)
37... g6 38. Rh1 Kg7 39. a4 Nc8 40. Kb2 $18 {[%cal Ga4a5,Gb4b5,Gc3d1,Gd1e3,
Gb2c3]}) 34. Rfg1 Qe5 35. Qxe5 fxe5 36. f6 Kf7 37. fxg7 h3 38. Nxe4 Nxd5 39.
Nd6+ Kg8 40. Nxc8 Rxc8 41. Rxh3 Kf7 42. g8=Q+ Rxg8 43. Rxg8 Kxg8 44. Rh5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.12"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 c5 6. e4 Nc6 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-O
Ne8 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 a4 12. f4 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc7 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15.
Nd5 Na6 16. g4 e6 17. Nb4 Nc5 18. Nc2 e5 19. Bg3 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bd5+ Kh8
22. g5 e4 23. Nb4 Rc8 24. Bf2 exd3 25. Nxd3 Ne4 26. Nb4 Nxf2 27. Rxf2 b5 28.
cxb5 Bxb5 29. Rf3 Re8 30. Rh3 Be2 31. Qxa4 Bg4 32. Rg3 Re3 33. Kh1 Qe7 34. Qa6
Re8 35. Qb7 Re1+ 36. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Rg1 Qe3 38. Qc6 Rf8 39. Qc2 Qxf4 40. Nd3
Qxg5 41. h3 Qe3 42. hxg4 Qh3+ 43. Qh2 Qxd3 44. g5 f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.13"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 {Eine sehr moderne
Fortsetzung, die gegen die Varianten Antipaulsen mit der langen Rochade
gerichtet sind. Klassischen Fortsetzungen sind ebenfalls} (5... Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 $132 {wonach es eine unendliche Menge an Theorie
gibt}) (5... Nf6 6. Ndb5 (6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 $132 {ist auch sehr
populär}) 6... d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 {führt in die Hauptvarianten der
Sveshnikov-Variante über}) 6. Be3 (6. Nxc6 {gilt als Hauptzug, wonach Weiß
einen kleinen Vorteil erreicht, Schwarz aber trotzdem sehr solide Stellung
beibehält} bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 $14) 6... Nf6 7. f4 (7. Qd2 {
würde man in die gewünschten und modernen Varianten mit 0-0-0 einwilligen
wollen, so erwartet Weiß eine böse Überaschung} Bb4 8. f3 (8. Bd3 $2 d5 $15)
8... d5 9. a3 Qa5 $1 $36 {und Schwarz ergreift die Initiative}) (7. Bd3 {
führt zu der alten klassischen Aufbau, wonach mir persönlich die Variante} Qc7
8. O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 $1 {für Schwarz gut gefällt} 10. Bxc5 (10. Bxf6 $6 gxf6
11. Qg4 Qe5 $1 12. Qg7 Rf8 13. Qxh7 f5 $1 14. Qh4 (14. exf5 Rh8 $17) 14... Rh8
15. Qg3 f4 16. Qf3 d6 $44) (10. Be2 Qd6 $1 (10... Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. Rad1 Ke7
13. f4 $16) 11. Bxc5 (11. Bxf6 $2 Qxd1 12. Raxd1 gxf6 $15) 11... Qxc5 12. Qd3
O-O 13. Rad1 b5 $132) 10... Qxc5 11. Na4 (11. Kh1 d6 12. f4 e5 13. fxe5 (13. f5
b5 $132) 13... Qxe5 14. Qf3 Be6 $11 {Schwarze Stellung ist nicht durchzubrechen
}) 11... Qc7 12. c4 d6 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Kh1 O-O 15. f4 Bc6 $11 {Der
Raumnachteil ist kaum zu spüren aus der Sicht von Schwarz, da schon doch
einige Figuren getauscht worden sind.}) 7... Bb4 {Natürlich muss man kontern,
sonst kommt man in Nachteil} (7... d6 $2 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Be2 $14) (
7... Qb6 8. a3 $1 (8. Qd2 $5 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 Ng4 11. Rb3 Qe7 (11... Qa5
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bb6 $18) 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Ne4 Qd7 14. Rd3 Qc7 15. Bd4 $44)
8... d5 (8... Qxb2 9. Na4 $18) (8... Bc5 9. Na4 Qa5+ 10. c3 Bxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 $16) 9. exd5 (9. e5 Bc5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. c3 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13.
Qxd4 Nd7 $13) 9... exd5 10. Be2 Bc5 11. Na4 Qa5+ 12. c3 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14.
Qxd4 Qc7 (14... O-O 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. b4 $18) 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. g4 $1 $16) 8. Bd3
d6 (8... Qb6 {ist ein interessanter Zug} 9. O-O Bc5 10. Na4 Bxd4 11. Nxb6 Bxe3+
12. Kh1 Bxb6 $13 {und die Stellung ist völlig unklar, Khalifman - Rublevsky 
(Superfinal Russia, 2005)}) 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O e5 $1 (10... c5 $2 {führt zu
einer sehr chancenreicher Stellung für Weiß} 11. e5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Bf2
Bb7 (13... Nxc3 14. Qe1 Nd5 15. Be4 dxe5 16. Rd1 $1 Qc7 17. c4 f5 18. cxd5 fxe4
19. d6 Qd7 20. fxe5 $16) 14. Qg4 $36 {Radjabov - Lutz (Göteborg, 2005)}) 11. h3
(11. fxe5 Ng4 $1 12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. Qg3 Bxc3 $5 14. bxc3 (14. Qxg7 $4 Nf3+ 15.
Rxf3 Bxg7 $19) 14... O-O $132) 11... O-O 12. Qf3 (12. f5 $6 d5 13. Na4 dxe4 (
13... Nxe4 14. a3 Be7 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qg4 $44) 14. Bc4 Rb8 $1 $17) (12. fxe5
dxe5 13. Qe1 Be6 $11) 12... exf4 13. Bxf4 Nd7 $11 {Nachdem Schwarz den
Springer auf e5 positioniert, wird seine Stellung sehr solide sein.
Normalerweise hat Weiß nicht viele Chancen, um sie zu knacken, diese Partie
ist eine der vielen Bestätigungen dafür.} 14. Bc4 Qe7 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Bb3 Ne5
17. Rad1 f6 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Ne2 Bd7 20. c3 Bc5 21. Bc1 Be6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. b3
a5 24. Rfe1 a4 25. Nd4 Qf7 26. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nce3
Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Rb8 16. Qxa4 Ne7 17. Rd1 Rxb2 18. Bxa6 Qc7 19. O-O Qxc3 20. Rxd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-A"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sebag, Marie"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 e6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ng8 11. Nc3 Nge7 12. Ne2 Nf5 13. Nf4 h5 14. h4 Be7
15. g3 O-O-O 16. a3 Kb8 17. b4 Rdg8 18. Ne2 Qd8 19. Bf4 Ka8 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. Qa4
a6 22. Rb1 Na7 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. Rbc1 Nc6 25. Qd3 f6 26. Rb1 g5 27. b5 axb5 28.
hxg5 fxg5 29. Nxg5 Na7 30. a4 b4 31. a5 Qc6 32. Rbc1 Qd7 33. a6 b5 34. Nf3 Rc4
35. Bd2 Nc6 36. a7 Rg8 37. Kg2 Bd8 38. Rh1 h4 39. Bf4 Na5 40. Ra1 Qh7 41. Nd2
Qg6 42. Qb1 hxg3 43. fxg3 Qg4 44. Qd1 Rc8 45. Nf3 Nc4 46. Qg1 Bb6 47. Rh7 b3
48. Qh2 b2 49. Rb1 Qg6 50. Kf2 Nxd4 51. Nfxd4 Qxb1 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde-A"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[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.
d3 f6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Nc4 Ne7 11. Qh5+ Ng6 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4
O-O 15. Bg3 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5+ cxd5 18. c4 dxc4 19. dxc4 Rfc8 20. Rac1
Rc6 21. b3 Rac8 22. Rcd1 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Rd5 Rc2 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2
Rc2+ 27. Kf3 Rc3+ 28. Kf2 Rc2+ 29. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-A"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[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. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bc2 Qd7 15.
c4 Ng6 16. h3 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qxh3 18. Ng5 Qg3+ 19. Kh1 Qh4+ 20. Kg2 h6 21. Nh3
Nxe4 22. Qe2 f5 23. Ra3 Rf6 24. Rh1 Rbf8 25. b4 Ne7 26. Rf3 Rg6+ 27. Kf1 Rg4
28. Rg1 Rf6 29. Be3 Rfg6 30. Rh1 Bxe3 31. Rxe3 Ng5 32. Ke1 f4 33. Ra3 Rf6 34.
Ra8+ Kf7 35. Nxg5+ Qxg5 36. Nxc7 f3 37. Ne6 Qc1+ 38. Qd1 Qxd1+ 39. Kxd1 Rxe6
40. dxe6+ Kxe6 41. b5 Rd4+ 42. Ke1 d5 43. b6 Rxc4 44. b7 Nc6 45. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde-A"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bc4 Bg7 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd6 15. Kg1 Qe6 16. Qd3 Qc4 17. Rd1 cxd4 18. Qxc4+ Nxc4 19. Bxd4 Rd8 20.
Rb1 e5 21. Bf2 Rd2 22. Ng3 Rxa2 23. Rd1 Kf7 24. Rd7+ Ke6 25. Rxg7 Ra1+ 26. Nf1
Nd2 27. g3 Rxf1+ 28. Kg2 Rb1 29. Bxa7 Nxe4 30. h4 Rb3 31. h5 Rxc3 32. Rxh7
Rxg3+ 33. Kf1 Rxg4 34. hxg6 Rxg6 35. Rxb7 Kf5 36. Bb8 Nf6 37. Bxe5 Kxe5 38. Ke2
Nd5 39. Rb8 Kd4 40. Re8 Ra6 41. Kf3 Ra3+ 42. Kf2 Nf6 43. Rd8+ Ke4 44. Ke2 Ra2+
45. Rd2 Ra8 46. Rd6 Ke5 47. Rb6 Ne4 48. Rb7 Nc5 49. Re7+ Kd4 50. Kf3 Rf8+ 51.
Ke2 Rd8 52. Kf3 Nd3 53. Re4+ Kd5 54. Ke3 Kc5 55. Re7 Nb4 56. Rc7+ Kd6 57. Rh7
Re8+ 58. Kf3 Nd5 59. Rh1 Rf8+ 60. Ke4 Rf4+ 61. Kd3 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-A"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
d4 Nf6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c4 {All is theory by now so nothing special to comment
on. Alles Theorie bis jetzt, also nichts Besonderes zu kommentieren.} O-O 11.
Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 {The position is about equal here with dynamic play in
the middlegame.  Die Stellung ist hier etwa ausgeglichen, mit dynamischen
Kampf im Mittelspiel.} 13. Qe2 Qc7 $5 14. Rad1 Rad8 (14... Nxd4 $5 {[%cal
Gd7c6]}) 15. h3 Rfe8 (15... Nxd4 $5 16. Bxd4 Bc6 $13) 16. Nb3 h6 $5 {I wanted
to fight for a win so this move is quite interesting with the idea to push e5
at some point not fearing any Bg5. Ich wollte um den Sieg kämpfen, daher ist
dieser Zug recht interessant mit der Idee, irgendwann e5 durchzudrücken, ohne
Bg5 befürchten zu müssen.} 17. Rd2 (17. Na4 Nd4 $13) 17... Bc8 $5 18. Rxd8 Rxd8
19. Rd1 Re8 $5 ({Im Ausgleichssinne war} 19... Rxd1 $5 {in order to maintain
the balance was possible. möglich} 20. Qxd1 Nd7 $5 $13 (20... Bd6 $13)) 20. Na4
(20. g3 $5 Bb4 $15 {[%cal Gb4c3,Ge6e5,Ge5e4]}) 20... e5 21. Nc3 {Going back to
d5 which looks quite normal here. Will nach d5 zurück, was hier ganz normal
aussieht.} (21. Bb6 Qb8 $13) (21. Nb6 e4 $5 (21... Nd4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bxd4
Bc5 24. Nd5 $16)) 21... e4 $1 {Starting counterplay in the centre. Leitet
Gegenspiel im Zentrum ein.} 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Ne5 24. Bf4 (24. Qd2 Bd6 $40
{[%csl Rh3][%cal Gf7f5,Gf5f4,Gc7e7]}) (24. Rc1 Qd8 $5 $36) 24... f5 $1 25. Qh5
Rf8 26. Nd4 (26. Na5 $5 Bd6 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Nc4 Bd6 $13 (28... Bf6 $5 $13)) (
26. Rc1 $2 Nf3+ $1 27. Qxf3 Qxc1 28. Qg3 Qd1 29. Bxh6 Bf6 $17) 26... Qd6 $1 {
A very strong move after which I think Black gets a better position. Ein sehr
starker Zug, nach dem meines Erachtens Schwarz die bessere Stellung bekommt.}
27. Kh1 $6 (27. Bc4 $5 {which was a better try here in my opinion. , was für
meine Begriffe hier ein besserer Versuch war.} Bg5 $1 $15) 27... Kh7 $1 {
Another strong move! Noch ein starker Zug!} 28. Bc4 (28. Qe2) (28. Ne6 Bxe6 29.
dxe6 Qxe6 $17) (28. Rc1 Bd7 $17) 28... Bg5 $1 $17 29. Bxe5 (29. Bh2 f4 $1 (
29... Qb4 $5 30. Bxe5 Qxc4 31. f4 $1 Bf6 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 33. Qe8 Rd6 $17) 30. Ne6
Bxe6 31. dxe6 Nd3 32. Bxd3 exd3 33. Qf3 d2 $17) (29. Bxg5 Nxc4 30. Bc1 Qxd5 $17
) 29... Qxe5 30. Ne6 (30. Qe2 Bf6 $17) 30... Bxe6 31. dxe6 Qxb2 $1 32. Kg1 Be7
$5 (32... Qc3 33. Bb3 $17) 33. Qe2 Qxe2 $1 34. Bxe2 Rd8 {And now I guess Black
is easily winning, my technique was perfect at this stage. Und jetzt gewinnt
Schwarz m.E. leicht; meine Technik war perfekt in dieser Phase.} 35. Rd7 Rxd7
36. exd7 Kg6 37. g4 b5 $1 38. Kf1 f4 $1 39. Ke1 Kf6 40. Kd2 Bb4+ $1 41. Kc1 Ke7
42. a4 bxa4 43. Bxa6 Bc5 44. Bb5 a3 45. f3 exf3 46. Kb1 f2 {Followed by f2-f1
finishes the game. nebst f2-f1, und die Partie ist gelaufen.} 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde-A"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5 7. Ng3 e5 8. Nf3
exd4 9. e4 Qa5 10. Bxc4 Ba6 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Qc5 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qd3 Qa5
15. Qc4 Nc5 16. Be3 Qa6 17. Qc2 Ne6 18. h3 g6 19. Nd4 c5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. f4
h5 22. f5 gxf5 23. Nxf5 Qxe4 24. Qd2 Qd5 25. Qe2 Qe6 26. Rad1 Nd7 27. Qf3 Rc8
28. Rd6 Qe5 29. Rd5 Qxb2 30. Bd4 cxd4 31. Ng7+ Kd8 32. Rxd7+ Kxd7 33. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde-A"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[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 O-O 14. O-O Be6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 O-O
9. O-O Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. Nd3 e5 13. a4 exd4 14. exd4 Bxd4 15.
axb5 Nxc5 16. Ne2 Ne6 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Nf4 Nxb5 20. Qh5 Qf6 21.
Rac1 Kh8 22. Bg5 Qg7 23. Qh4 Nd7 24. Rxc6 Nd4 25. Nh5 Re4 26. f4 Nxc6 27. Nxg7
Kxg7 28. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. h3 c5 15. Bf2 f4
16. a3 b6 17. b4 Nf7 18. Qb3 h5 19. Kd1 Bd7 20. Kc2 Qc7 21. Rhb1 Rfb8 22. a4 a5
23. bxa5 bxa5 24. Nb5 Qd8 25. Qc3 Bf8 26. Be1 Ra6 27. Nb3 Rba8 28. Qd2 h4 29.
Nc1 Be7 30. Nc3 Bc8 31. Rb5 Qc7 32. Rab1 Bd8 33. Kd1 Nd7 34. Nb3 Qa7 35. Qa2
Qc7 36. Nc1 Nf6 37. Nd3 Kg7 38. Bf2 Nd7 39. Ke1 Kh7 40. Kf1 Be7 41. R1b2 Kg8
42. Nb1 R6a7 43. Nd2 Ba6 44. R5b3 Bd8 45. Ne1 Bc8 46. Qb1 Ra6 47. Nd3 R6a7 48.
Nc1 Ra6 49. Be1 R6a7 50. Na2 Ra6 51. Nc3 Be7 52. Nb5 Qd8 53. Na3 Kg7 54. Rb5
Qf8 55. Nb3 Qd8 56. Bc3 Qc7 57. Na1 Qd8 58. Qe1 Qc7 59. R5b3 Qd8 60. Qd2 Kg8
61. N3c2 Qc7 62. Rb5 Bd8 63. Ne1 Qa7 64. Qd1 Qc7 65. Qb1 Be7 66. Nd3 Bd8 67.
Nf2 Kf8 68. Nb3 Kg7 69. Nd3 Kg8 70. Kg1 Kg7 71. Kh2 Kg8 72. Be1 Kg7 73. Bf2 Be7
74. Qg1 Bf8 75. Nbxc5 dxc5 76. Nxc5 Nxc5 77. Bxc5 Bxc5 78. Rxc5 Qe7 79. Rcb5 g4
80. fxg4 Qa3 81. c5 Rf6 82. Qf2 Ba6 83. R5b3 Qxa4 84. Bxa6 Raxa6 85. c6 Ra8 86.
Rb8 Rxb8 87. Rxb8 Qc4 88. Qxh4 f3 89. g5 Rf4 90. Qf2 fxg2 91. Qxg2 Rxe4 92. Rb2
Re3 93. Rf2 Qh4 94. Rf5 Rc3 95. g6 Nd6 96. Rf3 Rxf3 97. Qxf3 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.11.01"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[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 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Bd7 16. Nce3 Kh8 17. h4 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. Ra2 Bc6 20. Qg4 d5 21.
exd5 Nxd5 22. O-O Nxe3 23. fxe3 f6 24. h5 Qb6 25. Qe2 a4 26. Kh2 f5 27. Raa1
Qd8 28. Rad1 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Rab8 30. Rd6 Be4 31. Rfd1 Qg5 32. Bd5 Bxd5 33. R1xd5
f4 34. exf4 Qxf4 35. Rxe5 Rxb2 36. Qxb2 Qxe5 37. Rd1 Qc5+ 38. Rd4 a3 39. Qb4
Qxb4 40. Rxb4 Ra8 41. Rb1 Kg8 42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. c4 a2 45. Ra1 Ke5 46.
Kd3 Ra3+ 47. Kc2 Kd4 48. Kb2 Rg3 49. Kxa2 Kxc4 50. Rc1+ Kd3 51. h6 gxh6 52. Rc7
h5 53. Rxh7 Rxg2+ 54. Kb3 Rg5 55. Rd7+ Ke2 56. Kc3 Rg3+ 57. Kc2 h4 58. Rd2+ Kf1
59. Rd1+ Kg2 60. Rd2+ Kh1 61. Rd1+ Rg1 62. Rd3 Rg3 63. Rd1+ Kh2 64. Kd2 h3 65.
Ke2 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.11.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{It was the second game of the knockout match. I won the first with Black and
needed a draw to qualify to the next stage.  Es war die zweite Partie des
Knockout-Matches. Ich hatte die erste Partie mit Schwarz gewonnen und brauchte
ein Remis, um mich für die nächste Phase zu qualifizieren.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6
3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 {Volokitin's main line in Cap d'Agde. He beat Bacrot
there in the group stage.  Volokitins Hauptvariante in Cap d'Agde. Dort schlug
er in der Gruppenphase Bacrot.} 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. h3 $5 {Preparing g4. Bereitet g4
vor.} c5 7. d5 Bg7 8. g4 Bd7 9. e4 {Now White is better I guess. e5 is coming
soon. Jetzt steht Weiß besser, schätze ich. e5 wird bald kommen.} O-O 10. Bf4 {
Preparing e5 Bereitet e5 vor.} Na6 (10... a6 11. O-O-O $16 (11. e5)) 11. Be2 {
Once again, now e5 is threatening, at the same time g5 is possible with the
idea Nh5-Be3-Bxh3-Nd2 x h5 Erneut droht jetzt e5, gleichzeitig ist g5 möglich
mit der Idee Nh5-Be3-Bxh3-Nd2 x h5} h5 {Trying to create a fight.} (11... Nc7
12. e5 $5 $16 (12. O-O-O) (12. g5 $5 Nh5 13. Be3 Bxh3 14. Nh4 (14. Nd2 Bg4 15.
f3 Ng3 16. Rh2 Nxe2 17. Nxe2 Bd7 18. O-O-O b5 $13) 14... Bg4 15. Qc2 $14)) 12.
gxh5 $5 {I thought it's the right way here and probably it is. Dies hielt ich
hier für den richtigen Weg, und wahrscheinlich ist er das auch.} Nxh5 13. Bg5
$1 {[%csl Re7] Now White's position is much better. Nun ist die weiße Stellung
deutlich besser.} Nf6 (13... f6 14. Be3 f5 15. Nh4 $1 f4 16. Nxg6 $18) (13...
Qe8 $5 14. Nd2 $1 $16 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gh3h4,Gh4h5]}) 14. Nd2 {[%csl Rg6][%cal
Gh3h4,Gh4h5,Gh5h6]} Nc7 {[%cal Gb7b5,Ge7e6] Auf b5 oder e6 zu spielen, ist die
einzige Möglichkeit.} 15. h4 e6 (15... b5 16. h5 $16) 16. h5 $1 exd5 (16...
gxh5 $2 17. O-O-O $1 $18) (16... Nxh5 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Be7 $18) (16... b5 17.
cxb5 $16 (17. h6 Bh8 18. Nxb5 $18 Nxb5 19. h7+ Nxh7 20. Qh3 $18)) 17. Nxd5 $1 {
Now White is winning. It looks like Black didn't make any serious mistakes.
Maybe, h5 is not the way to handle the position. But White is better there
anyway. Nun gewinnt Weiß. Es sieht aus, als hätte Schwarz keine ernsten Fehler
gemacht. Vielleicht ist h5 nicht die richtige Behandlungsweise der Stellung.
Aber dort steht Weiß sowieso besser.} Ncxd5 18. cxd5 Qe8 19. Qe3 $1 {A great
move to kill any counterplay for Black down the e-file. Ein großartiger Zug,
der jegliches Gegenspiel von Schwarz entlang der e-Linie tötet.} Qe5 (19...
Nxh5 20. Bxh5 gxh5 21. Bf4 $16 (21. Bh6 Qe5 22. Bxg7 $18 {[%cal Ge1c1]})) 20.
h6 $1 Bh8 21. Nc4 $1 {And now some finesses at the end! Und nun zum Schluss
ein paar Finessen!} Qd4 (21... Qxe4 22. h7+ $1 Kg7 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. Qxe4) 22.
Qxd4 cxd4 23. Nxd6 Kh7 24. Rc1 $1 Ne8 25. Nxb7 Rb8 26. Nc5 Bc8 27. Nd3 $1 Ba6
28. Be7 $5 Rg8 29. b3 Bf6 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. f3 $18 Rb6 32. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.11.02"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[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 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Bd7 16. O-O Rb8 17. Ra2 Kh8 18. Nde3 Qc7 19. Qd3 Ne7 20. Rd1 Bc6 21.
Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bb5 23. Qf3 Bd7 24. Qe2 f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Ne3 Bd7 27. Be4
Bh6 28. Nd5 Qd8 29. b4 axb4 30. Nxb4 Qc8 31. Rxd6 Qxc3 32. Rxd7 Rxb4 33. g3 Rd4
34. Rxd4 exd4 35. Kg2 g6 36. h4 Qc5 37. Rc2 Qe5 38. Qd3 Bg7 39. Bf3 Qf5 40. Be4
Qe5 41. Bf3 Qf5 42. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.11.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[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
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Ne4 h6 13. Bh4 Qxa2 14. Rd1 Qb2
15. Qe3 Bc5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. c3 Qa3 18. O-O O-O 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Nxd4 21.
Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 gxf6 23. exf6 Qa5 24. h4 Kh7 25. Bd3+ Qf5 26. Re1 Rg8 27.
Kh2 a5 28. g4 Qxd3 29. Qxd3+ Kh8 30. Re5 Rxg4 31. Rh5 Rg6 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Qe7
1-0

[Event "Florence Man-Machine"]
[Site "Florence"]
[Date "2006.12.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Comp Deep Junior"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.12.03"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 h5 {Following my game vs Vallejo from the
Morelia part of the Linares-Morelia tournament. Folgt meiner Partie gegen
Vallejo aus dem Morelia-Abschnitt des Linares-Morelia-Turniers.} 12. Nxd7 Qxd7
13. Be5 Rh6 14. Qc1 $5 (14. f4 $5 {was played in that game vs Vallejo, which I
mentioned above. White got the initiative in the game and after a big fight,
the game ended in a draw. geschah in der oben erwähnten Partie gegen Vallejo.
Dort erhielt Weiß die Initiative, und nach einem großen Kampf endete die
Begegnung unentschieden.}) 14... Nh7 (14... g4) (14... Rg6) 15. f4 $5 Be7 16.
Qe3 {Interesting move, now Rad1 is threatening and then some d5 ideas. I guess
Black is in trouble already. Interessanter Zug, nun droht Rad1 und dann ein
paar d5-Ideen. Ich schätze, Schwarz ist bereits in Schwierigkeiten.} O-O-O 17.
Rad1 f6 18. fxg5 fxe5 (18... fxg5 19. d5 (19. Rf7 $16) 19... cxd5 (19... exd5
20. Qxa7 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 22. exd5 $16) 20. Rf7 $18) (18... Nxg5 19. Bf4 $16)
19. gxh6 exd4 20. Qg3 (20. Qh3 $5 h4 $13) 20... Qe8 (20... d3 {seemed more to
the point, but still bad. schien eher angemessen, ist aber trotzdem schlecht.}
21. Bxh5 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 b4 23. Rf7 $16 Bd6 24. Qh4 (24. e5 Bxe5 25. Ne2 $3 $16)
24... Rd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. Na4 c3 27. bxc3 bxc3 28. Nxc3 Qxc3 29. Qg4 $16) 21.
Qg7 $1 Rd7 $1 (21... dxc3 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. bxc3 $18 {[%cal Gh6h7]}) 22. Rf7
$1 {Fantastic attacking resource! Phantastische Angriffsressource!} Ng5 $8 (
22... Bf6 $2 {is a very bad move here. ist hier ein sehr schlechter Zug.} 23.
Rxd7 Bxg7 24. Rxg7 dxc3 25. bxc3 Nf6 26. h7 Qh8 27. Rdd7 $18) 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 (
23... Rxe7 24. Qxd4 $18) 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Rxd4 Rh7 $1 (25... e5 26. Rd1 $16) (
25... c5 26. Rd1 Bc6 27. Bxh5 b4 28. Ne2 Rh7 29. e5 Rxh6 30. Nf4 $16) 26. h4 $1
(26. e5 Rxh6 27. Rh4 Nf7 28. Rxh5 Rxh5 29. Bxh5 Nxe5 30. Ne4 $11) 26... Nf7 27.
Bxh5 Ne5 28. Be2 c5 29. Rd1 (29. Rd6 b4 (29... Rxh6 30. Nxb5 a6 31. Nc3 Kc7 32.
Rd2 Rxh4 33. g3 $16 {[%cal Gg1f2,Gf2e3]}) 30. Rxe6 bxc3 31. bxc3 $16) (29. Rd2
$5) 29... Bc6 30. g4 b4 31. Nb1 (31. g5 $5 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Gg1f2,Gf2e3] This
was very interesting. And then some h5 soon. Especially after Kf2 h4-h5 is
strong as g6 is coming and the white pawns are the main factor for example:
Dies war sehr interessant, und dann irgendwie schnell h5. Vor allem nach Kf2
ist h4-h5 stark, da g6 kommt und die weißen Bauern den Hauptfaktor ausmachen,
zum Beispiel} bxc3 32. bxc3 Bxe4 33. Kf2 $16 Bd3 34. h5 $1 Kc7 (34... Rh8 35.
Rg1 $16 {[%cal Gg5g6,Gf2e3]}) 35. Ke3 Bxe2 36. Kxe2 Nc6 37. Rf1 $18) 31... Rxh6
32. h5 Rh8 33. Kf2 Bxe4 34. g5 Bd3 35. h6 $2 {A big mistake, now Black
protects all the important squares! Ein schwerer Fehler, nun deckt Schwarz
alle wichtigen Felder!} (35. Rh1 Kd7 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Nd2 $16) 35... Bh7 36. Rg1
(36. Nd2 $5 $11 {Of course it was time to switch for equality. But I was still
hoping for my advanced pawns h and g. I thought Nd3+ was coming after Rg1, but
Rd8 came as a surprise. I guess, still I had to play Ke3 there. Natürlich war
es Zeit, auf Ausgleich umzuschalten. Aber ich hoffte immer noch auf meine
vorgerückten g- und h-Bauern. Nach Rg1 hatte ich mit Nd3+ gerechnet, aber Rd8
kam überraschend. Ich schätze, ich hätte an der Stelle trotzdem Ke3 spielen
müssen.}) 36... Rd8 $1 37. Bh5 $6 (37. Ke3 $5 Rd4 38. Bh5 $13) 37... Ng6 $1 38.
Bxg6 Bxg6 39. Rh1 Kd7 $3 40. Nd2 c3 41. bxc3 bxc3 42. Nc4 c2 43. Ne3 (43. Rc1
Ke8 44. Ne3 Rd2+ 45. Kg3 e5 $19) 43... Ke7 44. h7 Rh8 45. Ke2 Be4 $1 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.01.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. cxb5 Qa5 10. bxa6 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Bxa6 12. O-O Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxd2 14. Nfxd2
Bxe2 15. Rfe1 Bd3 16. Bxe7 Rfb8 17. Rad1 Rxb2 18. Nxd6 Bc3 19. Bg5 Rbxa2 20. h4
Ra1 21. Rxa1 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Bxa1 23. Be3 Be5 24. N6c4 Bc3 25. f3 f5 26. Kf2 Nf6
27. Bxc5 Nxd5 28. g3 Bf6 29. Ne3 Nc3 30. Ng2 Kf7 31. Nf4 Ba6 32. Nb3 Bc4 33.
Nd2 Ba6 34. Nb3 Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.01.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 c5 8. e4 Bg6
9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Bd6 11. Nxc4 O-O 12. Be2 Na6 13. O-O Nb4 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. fxe4 Qe7 18. Bh5 Rad8 19. Qe2 Be5 20. Kh1 g6 21. Bg4
Bg7 22. Rae1 Rfe8 23. Qd1 Qg5 24. Qf3 Kh7 25. Bh3 Nc2 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. e5 Nd4
28. Qxf7 Qxf7 29. Rxf7 Rxd5 30. Rxb7 Kh8 31. e6 h5 32. Rd7 Rd6 33. Rd8 Rd7 34.
exd7 Rxd8 35. Re1 Rb8 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.01.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. Ne5 Qc7 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. d3 Bd6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Na3 Ba6 13. O-O Rad8 14. Nc4
Nf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Rfd1 Rd5 17. Na5 Qc7 18. Nb3 Re5 19. Qf3 Rf5 20. Qe3 Qb6
21. c4 Bc8 22. Rd2 h6 23. h3 a5 24. d4 cxd4 25. Nxd4 Rg5 26. Re1 Rg6 27. Nf3
Qxe3 28. Rxe3 f6 29. Nd4 Rg5 30. Nxc6 Kh7 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Nxd8 Rc5 33. b3 e5
34. Nf7 Rc6 35. Rd3 Bf5 36. Rd2 Bb1 37. Nd6 e4 38. Nb5 f5 39. Nc3 Bd3 40. f3
Re6 41. fxe4 fxe4 42. Rd1 Kg6 43. Nd5 Kg5 44. Kf2 a4 45. Rd2 Re8 46. Ke3 axb3
47. axb3 Rb8 48. Nc3 Kf5 49. Nb5 Ke5 50. Nd4 Rb6 51. Rf2 g6 52. Ra2 Kf6 53. c5
Rb8 54. Ra4 g5 55. b4 Rc8 56. c6 Ke5 57. Ra5+ Kd6 58. Rc5 Kc7 59. Nf5 Rb8 60.
Ne7 Bf1 61. Nd5+ Kd6 62. c7 Rc8 63. g3 Bxh3 64. b5 Kxc5 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.01.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O c6 8. Be3
Qe8 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nc5 12. h3 Ne6 13. Bg3 Nh6 14. Bd3 Nc5 15.
Bc2 Bf5 16. Qe2 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Nf5 18. Bh2 Rd8 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Qc8 21.
Ne4 Ne6 22. g4 Nh6 23. Bg3 Kh8 24. Qd2 b5 25. cxb5 cxb5 26. b3 Ng8 27. Qd7 Qc2
28. Nfg5 Nxg5 29. Nxg5 h6 30. Nf3 e6 31. Rd2 Qe4 32. Kg2 a6 33. Rd4 Qa8 34. Rf4
f6 35. exf6 Nxf6 36. Qxe6 Re8 37. Qd6 Rf8 38. h4 Kh7 39. g5 Rd8 40. Qe6 Nh5 41.
Rf7 hxg5 42. hxg5 Rd3 43. Qg4 Qd5 44. Re7 Qc5 45. Re6 Rd5 46. Qe4 Rf5 47. Rc6
Qf8 48. Nh4 Rxg5 49. Nxg6 Qf5 50. Qxf5 Rxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.01.08"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. c5 Nc6 13. O-O g4 14. Nh4 Be6 15.
Qa4 Qd4 16. Qb5 Qb4 17. f4 gxf3 18. Nxf3 Ng4 19. Rfd1 Bh6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5
Rad8 22. Rad1 Qxb5 23. Bxb5 Ne3 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Bh4 Ne6 27.
Bxf6 Nxc5 28. Bxe5 c6 29. Be2 Nxe4 30. g3 Ng4 31. Bb8 Be3+ 32. Kg2 Bb6 33. Ne5
Ne3+ 34. Kh3 Bd8 35. g4 a6 36. Nc4 Nd5 37. Kg2 Ng5 38. Nd6 b5 39. Nf5 Bf6 40.
h4 Ne6 41. b3 Nc3 42. Bf3 c5 43. g5 Bd4 44. Bd6 Kf7 45. Bh5+ Kg8 46. Bg4 Ne4
47. Nh6+ Kg7 48. Bb8 Nd8 49. Nf5+ Kg8 50. Bf3 Nc3 51. a3 a5 52. Bc7 Ne6 53.
Bxa5 Be5 54. Bxc3 Nf4+ 55. Kf1 Bxc3 56. Bc6 Bb2 57. a4 bxa4 58. bxa4 Bc3 59.
Kf2 Ba5 60. Ke3 Ng6 61. Ke4 Kf8 62. Bd5 Ne7 63. Nd6 Kg7 64. Nc4 Be1 65. a5 Nc8
66. h5 Na7 67. Kf5 Nb5 68. h6+ Kh8 69. a6 Bg3 70. Ne5 Na7 71. Nf7+ Kg8 72. g6
1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.01.08"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 O-O
9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 Re8 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Bf4 Re8 15.
Qf3 d4 16. Ne2 Nd7 17. b4 Ne5 18. Qg3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Be6 20. Rad1 Bc4 21. Qf3 d3
22. Ng3 a5 23. Bd6 Qf6 24. Qe3 axb4 25. axb4 Qc3 26. Rd2 Bd4 27. Qg5 f6 28. Qh6
Qxb4 29. h4 Bc3 30. Rdd1 Ra7 31. h5 Rg7 32. Rb1 Bd2 33. f4 Qc3 34. Kh2 Be3 35.
e5 f5 36. Qg5 d2 37. h6 Bxf1 38. Rxf1 Rf7 39. Nh5 Qc4 40. Rd1 Qe2 41. Ng3 Qxd1
42. e6 Bg1+ 43. Kh1 Bf2+ 44. Kh2 Bxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[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. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nh5 15.
g3 Bf6 16. c5 f4 17. g4 Ng7 18. Bc4 Nc6 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Ne2 Rc8 21. Bd5 Nxb4
22. Rb1 Nc2 23. Rf1 b6 24. Rb2 Ne3 25. Bxe3 fxe3 26. Qb3 Bg5 27. Nc3 Rc5 28.
Na4 Rc7 29. Nc3 Qc8 30. Nb5 Rc1 31. Rb1 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Qc5 33. Kg2 Rc8 34. Re1
a6 35. Na3 Qd4 36. Re2 Rc3 37. Qb2 h5 38. h3 Qd1 39. Bb3 Rxb3 40. axb3 Nxe6 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[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 Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 bxc4 16. Qe2 {This line was examined in CBM 112, annotation by GM B.
Avrukh to the game Wojtaszek-Macieja.} Rb8 {A relatively new move, instead of
the popular} (16... Nf6) {However, the present game puts it under doubt.} 17.
Nc5 (17. bxc4 $2 Nb6 18. Nd2 Na4) (17. Bf1 Nb6 (17... Bb4 18. Qd2 Qa5 19. Bxb4
Qxb4 20. Qf4 Rbd8 21. Rab1 Qa3 22. bxc4 Nb6 23. Rbc1 Qa5 24. Nc5 Nd7 25. Nb3
Qxa2 26. Qe3 $16 {1-0 Shirov,A-Karjakin,S/Foros 2006/CBM 113 (34)}) 18. Nc5 Bb5
$6 (18... Qc8 $142) 19. a4 Nd5 20. Qf3 (20. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 21. axb5 $16) 20...
Bxc5 21. dxc5 Ba6 22. bxc4 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Qf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Macieja,B-Carlsen,M/
Turin 2006/CBM 113 (55)}) 17... Qc8 (17... Nxc5 18. dxc5 Bf6 $5 19. Rad1 $140
Bxc3 20. Rxd8 Rbxd8 $44) 18. bxc4 (18. Nxa6 $5 Qxa6 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 (19... Rb6
20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Rec1 $36) 20. bxc4 {deserves attention, keeping a bishop
pair in the endgame although Black's position is quite solid after} Rfc8 {
[%cal Yd7b6]} ({but not} 20... Nb6 21. Bxc6 Nxc4 22. d5 $1)) 18... Bf6 (18...
Nxc5 19. dxc5 Rd8 20. Qg4 e5 (20... g6 21. Qf4 $36) (20... Bf8 21. Rad1 $36)
21. Qxc8 Rbxc8 22. Rxe5 Bf6 23. Re3 Bxc4 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Re7 $14) 19. Ne4 {
White decides not to exchange Black's a6 bishop but rather keep it out of play.
} (19. Nxa6 {was now possible, too:} Qxa6 20. Rac1 c5 21. d5 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 exd5
23. cxd5 (23. Bxd5 Nf6 $11) 23... Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rb1+ 25. Bf1 Rd1 26. Ra3 Rxd5
27. Rxa7 $14) 19... Be7 20. Rac1 Re8 21. Ba1 Qc7 22. Qd2 Bb4 23. Bc3 Ba3 24.
Rc2 Bf8 (24... Nb6 25. d5 $1 $40) 25. d5 {A tactical solution.} (25. Ba5 Qc8
26. c5 $1 $16 {[%cal Ye4d6] was a logical continuation of White's plan.}) 25...
exd5 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Bxg7 Qxc2 {Black could keep material balance but White
would get a clear position advantage due to Black's exposed king and weak
pawns:} (27... Qd8 28. Nf6+ $1 (28. Bxf8 $143 Nxf8 29. Rc6 $1 (29. Nc5 Rxe1+
30. Qxe1 Bc4 $14) 29... Re6 30. Rxe6 Nxe6 31. Qh6 (31. Qxd5 Qxd5 32. Nf6+ Kg7
33. Nxd5 Rb2 $14) 31... dxe4 32. Bxe4 Ng5 33. Qxa6 Rb2 $14) 28... Nxf6 29. Rxe8
Nxe8 (29... Rb1+ 30. Rc1 Rxc1+ 31. Qxc1 Nxe8 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Qh6+) (29...
Qxe8 30. Bxf6 Bh6 $5 31. Bg5 $16) 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qxa6 $16 {
[%csl Rd5,Rg8]}) 28. Qxc2 Bxg7 29. Qc6 dxe4 30. Qxa6 Nf6 31. Qxa7 $2 {Exchange
of the a-pawns is an extremely unfortunate idea. With the pawns on the same
side Black will have a lot, even amazing, drawing chances.} (31. h3 $5 {
[%cal Yg3g4]} h5 32. Qa4 {although winning this position is not easy.}) 31...
Ra8 32. Qb7 Rxa2 33. Bxe4 Nxe4 (33... Ra4 $1 34. f3 Nxe4 {would worsen White's
pawn structure and give him even less chances to win.}) 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35. Qxe4
{[%mdl 4096] I used to have a similar endgame vs I.Naumkin more than 20 years
ago, however, with the pawn on g6 instead of f7. It was far from easy to
defend! Visually it looks like Black must have more drawing chances with his
pawn on f7.} h6 36. h4 ({According to GM A.Khalifman,} 36. Qe8+ $142 Bf8 37. f4
{[%cal Yf4f5,Yf5f6] with good winning chances. Of course, a detailed analysis
is needed to prove that.}) 36... Rd2 37. Qe8+ Bf8 38. Kg2 Rd6 39. Qe5 Re6 40.
Qf5 Be7 {Black controls the f6 square and his position is probably
unassailable. It is important that some drawn Q+p vs R+p endgames are possible,
e.g. with pawns on g5 vs f7 or h5 vs f7.} 41. Kh3 Bf8 42. f4 Be7 43. Kg2 Rb6
44. Qh5 Re6 45. Kf3 Rb6 46. Qg4+ Kf8 47. Qh5 Kg7 48. Qd5 Ra6 49. Kg4 Ra3 50.
Kh3 Bf6 51. Kg2 Rc3 52. Qf5 Ra3 53. Qg4+ Kh7 54. Qh5 Kg7 55. Qd5 Rc3 56. h5 Re3
57. g4 Re6 58. g5 hxg5 59. fxg5 Bxg5 $1 60. Qxg5+ Kh7 {This theoretical draw
is one of N.Grigoriev's numerous discoveries (now, with Nalimov tablebases,
everyone can make such a "discovery").} 61. Kf3 Rh6 62. Qf5+ Kg7 63. Qe5+ Kh7
64. Qe4+ Kg7 65. Qd4+ Kh7 66. Kg4 Re6 67. Kg5 Rh6 $1 {It is essential not to
allow h5-h6.} (67... Kg8 68. h6 $1 {is already lost.}) 68. Qc4 Kg7 69. Qa2 Re6
70. Qa1+ Kh7 71. Kf5 Rh6 72. Qa2 Kg7 73. Qb2+ Kh7 74. Qc3 Re6 75. Kg5 Rh6 76.
Qc4 Kg7 77. Qxf7+ Kxf7 78. Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nh5 15.
g3 Bf6 16. c5 f4 17. Kg2 Nc6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nd5 Nd4 20. Bb2 Nxe6 21. g4 Nhg7
22. Nxf6 Rxf6 23. Qd5 Qe7 24. Red1 Rd8 25. Qa5 b6 26. Qd5 Rff8 27. Rac1 h5 28.
gxh5 Qh4 29. Rc6 g5 30. Rxd6 g4 31. Rxe6 Rxd5 32. Rh6+ Kg8 33. Bc4 gxf3+ 34.
Kh1 Nxh5 35. Rg1+ Ng3+ 36. Rxg3+ fxg3 37. Rxh4 g2+ 38. Kg1 f2+ 39. Kxg2 f1=Q+
40. Bxf1 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 Rxb2 42. Bc4+ Kg7 43. Bb3 Rb1 44. Kg2 Rc8 45. Kf3 Rc3+
46. Kg4 Rf1 47. Kh5 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[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 a5 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 d6 11. Qe2 (11. h3 Bd7 12. a4 Bc6 13. f4 Nd7 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Kg8 (15... f6 $5) 16. f5 $1 $146 (16. e5) 16... Ra6 (16...
Qb6 $5 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. f6 Rae8 19. fxe7 (19. Rad1 $14) 19... Rxe7 20. Rf6 $14
) 17. Kh1 Qb6 18. Qd2 Kg7 19. Rf4 (19. Rae1 $5) 19... Nf6 (19... g5 $5) 20. Rh4
Ng8 (20... h5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 $16) 21. Rf1 Raa8 22. Qf4 f6 (22... h6 23.
e5 $16 {->}) 23. Qd2 g5 24. Rg4 Nh6 25. Rg3 $2 (25. Rxg5+ fxg5 26. Qxg5+ Kh8
27. Qxh6 Qd4 $16) 25... Nf7 26. h4 h6 $13 {0-1 Bindrich,F-Tiviakov,S/Dresden
2007/The Week in Chess 648 (54)}) 11... Bd7 12. Rad1 (12. a4 Bc6 $11) 12... a4
{(><a4)} (12... Bc6 $5) 13. Bc4 Bc6 14. a3 $146 Ra5 $5 (14... Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. Nd5 $14 {(/\Nb4)} Bxd5 17. exd5 $14 {/\Bb5, ><e7}) 15. Nd5 $5 Nd7 (15...
Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rxd5 18. Bb6 $1 Qxb6 19. Rxd5 Qxb2 20. Qxe7 Qxa3
21. Qxb7 $14) 16. Rfe1 (16. Bxg7 Kxg7 $14) 16... Re8 17. c3 $6 (17. Bxg7 Kxg7
$14) 17... e6 $1 18. Nb4 Bf8 $1 19. f3 (19. f4 $5) 19... Qc7 (19... Qe7 $5 {
/\Nc5, /\Rc8}) 20. Qf2 Nc5 21. Rd2 Qe7 (21... Bb5 $5) 22. Rde2 Rc8 (22... Bb5
$2 23. Nd5 $1 exd5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. exd5 Nd3 26. Qf1 Qd7 27. Rxe8 Nxe1 28.
Qxe1 $18) 23. Ba2 (23. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 (23... exd5 24. exd5 Qd8 25. dxc6 bxc6 $13 {
/\d5}) 24. exd5 e5 25. f4 b5 26. Bxc5 bxc4 27. Bb4 (27. Bd4 $2 f6) 27... Rxd5
28. fxe5 Qc7 29. exd6 (29. e6 Rf5 $11) 29... Bxd6 $11) 23... Bb5 24. Rd2 Nd7
25. f4 Bc4 26. Bb1 $6 (26. Bxc4 $142 Rxc4 $14) 26... Nc5 27. Bc2 Nb3 28. Bxb3
Bxb3 $11 29. Rd3 Bc4 (29... Rh5 $5) 30. Rh3 e5 $6 (30... Rb5 $5 {/\e5}) 31. Bb6
$1 Rb5 32. f5 f6 $6 $138 (32... d5 $142 33. exd5 Bxd5 $14) 33. Be3 $16 gxf5 (
33... g5 $16) 34. Qxf5 $40 Be6 35. Rg3+ Kh8 36. Qf2 (36. Qf1 $5 $16) 36... Bg7
37. Qd2 {(/\Bh6)} Rg8 (37... f5 $142 38. exf5 Bxf5 $16) 38. Rd1 Bf8 39. Rxg8+
Kxg8 40. Bh6 Bb3 41. Rf1 Rc5 42. Rf3 Rc8 43. Nd5 Bxd5 44. Qxd5+ Kh8 45. Be3 Bg7
46. Qb5 Ra8 47. Bf2 Qc7 48. Rd3 Bf8 49. Rd5 Qc6 50. Qd3 Be7 51. Rb5 Bd8 {(><b6)
} 52. Rd5 (52. Qd5 Qxd5 53. Rxd5 Bc7 54. Rb5 b6 55. c4 Ra6 $16) 52... Bc7 (
52... Be7 $5) 53. h3 Rf8 54. Rb5 Ra8 (54... b6 $5) 55. Rd5 Rg8 56. Kh2 Rg6 57.
c4 Rg8 58. Bh4 (58. c5 f5 (58... Rd8 59. Bh4 Kg7 60. Qg3+ Kf7 61. Qf2 $18) (
58... dxc5 59. Rxc5 Qd6 60. Qxd6 Bxd6 61. Ra5 $16 (61. Rb5) (61. Rd5)) 59. exf5
dxc5 60. Qe4 $16) 58... Rg6 59. Qf3 (59. Rb5 $1 {(/\Qd5)} f5 (59... b6 60. Qd5
Qe8 61. Rb4 {/\Bf2, /\Qb7, ><b6, a4}) 60. Qd5 Qxd5 61. exd5 b6 62. Rb4 $18 {
><a4}) 59... Kg7 60. c5 $6 (60. Qd3 $16) 60... dxc5 61. Qf5 Bd6 $4 (61... Bb6
$14 62. Qd7+ Kg8 63. Qe7 c4 64. Kh1 (64. Rd7 Rxg2+ 65. Kh1 Rg1+ 66. Kh2 Rg2+
67. Kh1 Rg1+ $11) (64. g4 Rg7 65. Qxf6 Rf7 66. Qxc6 bxc6 67. Rd6 Bd4 68. Rxc6
Rb7 69. Rxc4 Rxb2+ $11) 64... Rg7 65. Qxf6 Qxf6 66. Bxf6 Rf7 67. Bxe5 Rf1+ 68.
Kh2 Re1 $14) (61... Ba5 62. Bf2 (62. Rd7+ Kg8 $14 63. Re7 Bd8 64. Rd7 Ba5)
62... Bb6 63. Be3 Kh8 64. Qf2 $14) 62. Qe6 f5 $8 63. Qxf5 Qc7 (63... Qe8 64.
Bg3 Rf6 65. Qg5+ Rg6 66. Qh5 $18 {><e5}) 64. Bg3 Rf6 65. Qh5 Re6 66. Qe2 Kf8
67. Qd1 b5 $2 (67... Qc6 68. Qf3+ $18) 68. Qf1+ Ke8 69. Qxb5+ Qd7 70. Qe2 Qf7
71. Qa6 Qd7 72. Qa8+ Kf7 73. Qh8 h6 74. Qh7+ Ke8 75. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 b5 7. Nxb5 Ne4 8. Bc1
a6 9. Na3 Qa5+ 10. Nd2 e6 11. g3 exd5 12. Bg2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Qd8 14. cxd5 a5 15.
Bc3 d6 16. O-O Ba6 17. Qd2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd7 19. Rab1 f5 20. Nb5 Ne5 21. e4 Nc4
22. Qc1 a4 23. exf5 Qd7 24. fxg6 Bxb5 25. Qg5 Ne5 26. gxh7+ Kh8 27. Rfe1 Bd3
28. Rb6 Rae8 29. Re3 Nc4 30. Rxd3 Re1+ 31. Bf1 Qh3 32. Qg8+ Rxg8 33. hxg8=Q+
Kxg8 34. Rb8+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 c5 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. Ne5 Nxd4 12. e3 Ne6 13. Nxd5 O-O 14. Nc6
Qe8 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Games between Anand and Radjabov always represent a highly interesting fight.
Teimour is a very principled player, fearlessly defending his openings
preferences, while Anand is one of the best theoreticians in the world,
especially dangerous versus such principled opponents.} 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 {In August
2006 they played a rapid match in Mainz, where Sveshnikov Sicilian served
ideally to Radjabov, who achieved two draws and won one game with it. In my
comments to their fifth encounter from that match I wrote that "without a
consistent home preparation against Sveshnikov Sicilian it is wiser for White
to choose 9.Nd5 rather than 9.Bxf6, where a mistake could be much more costly
for the first player". By choosing 9.Nd5 White does not pretend to achieve any
substantial advantage out of the opening. Instead he hopes to outplay Black in
a quiet strategical battle, with basically no risk of losing. At the moment
when this game was played, Anand was still under the shock of his painful loss
versus Kramnik in the previous round. Thus 9.Nd5 suited perfectly for his
psychological state of mind, which could be described as "ok, White tries
something, but if things go wrong, then it will be a draw".} Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6
11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Bd7 {This move became
Radjabov's trademark.} 16. O-O Rb8 17. Ra2 Kh8 18. Nce3 {A pretty harmless
attempt to improve over Karjakin-Radjabov, 2006. It leads to standard
positions, where Black has little to complain about.} (18. Qe2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5
20. Nce3 Be6 $11) (18. Nde3 Qc7 19. Qd3 Ne7 20. Rd1 Bc6 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5
Bb5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2672)-Radjabov,T (2729)/Cap d'Agde (rapid) 2006 
(42)}) 18... g6 {This typical move is a novelty. The plan ...g6 followed by ...
f5 is a common way to react to the position of White's knights on d5 and e3.} (
18... f5 19. exf5 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Qd5 Qc7 23. b3 $14 {
0-1 Novacek,K (2095)-Kalik,J/Svetla nad Sazavou 1998 (37)}) 19. Qd3 f5 20. b3 {
In the theory there is a similar situation with White's rook on a4 and Black's
bishop on c8. That position is rightly considered to be equal. The slight
difference here formally favours White, but it does not change much in the
assessment of the position.} Bh6 21. Rd1 Qh4 22. f3 Qg5 {For the moment
Radjabov prefers to wait. Black could also consider the exchange on e4:} (22...
fxe4 $5 23. Qxe4 (23. fxe4 Be6 $132 {[%cal Gb8b7,Gb7f7]}) 23... Qxe4 24. fxe4
Be6 25. Nf1 Kg7 {The endgame is equal. For instance:} 26. Ra3 (26. Nde3 Bxe3+
27. Nxe3 Bxc4 28. bxc4 (28. Nxc4 Rxb3) 28... Rb3 $11) 26... Bg5 {[%cal Gg5d8]}
27. Nde3 Bc8 $5 $11 ({Or the simple} 27... Bxc4 28. Nxc4 Rf4 29. Nxd6 Be7 $132)
28. Rxd6 $140 $2 Be7 $17) (22... Be6 $11) 23. Nf1 {The evaluation of this
position is a matter of taste. Statistically speaking, White has an edge
thanks to the somewhat better pawn structure - weaknesses on a5 and b3
compensate each other and Black is left with one more weakness on d6. However,
due to the opponent's bishop pair and the central tension it is difficult for
White to make progress, therefore most "Sveshnikov" players would assess the
position as equal. Nevertheless White has ideas to improve. With his last move
Anand is trying to create Radjabov some problems. He frees square e3 for the
other knight, reminding Black of the necessity to protect pawn d6.} Qd8 24. Kh1
$1 {Unexpectedly after this good prophylactic move Radjabov goes wrong.} ({
The immediate} 24. Nde3 {does not reach its goal due to} Qb6 25. Kh1 Rbd8 $11 (
25... fxe4 26. Qxe4 $1 $14 (26. fxe4 Rbd8 $11))) 24... f4 $6 {Teimour hopes
for a King's Indian type of counterplay on the kingside (the advance of the
g-pawn), but now White can quicker develop his play in the center and on the
queenside. Black's main problem will be his poor dark-squared bishop. The
Azerbaijani GM should have continued to keep the tension and wait, since White
cannot create any concrete threats.} (24... Be6 $5 $13 25. Nde3 (25. Bb5 $6 Ne7
$132) 25... Bxc4 26. Qxc4 Qb6 27. Rxd6 Bxe3 28. Rxc6 Qxb3 29. Qxb3 Rxb3 $11) (
24... Qh4 25. Nde3 fxe4 26. Qxe4 $1 (26. fxe4 Rf6 $11) 26... Qxe4 27. fxe4 Rf6
28. Rad2 Bf8 29. Nd5 $14) 25. Nd2 $1 {The knight immediately joins the action.}
Bg5 ({There is simply no time for the advance of kingside pawns:} 25... g5 26.
Bb5 Rg8 (26... g4 {runs into the simple} 27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. fxg4 $16) (26... Nb4
27. Nxb4 Bxb5 28. c4 Bd7 (28... axb4 29. cxb5 $16 {[%csl Gd2,Rh6]} Qb6 30. Nc4
Qxb5 31. Qxd6 Bg7 32. Ra5 $18) 29. Nd5 g4 30. fxg4 Bxg4 31. Rda1 Ra8 32. b4 $16
{and White already wins a pawn, while Black is unable to start a dangerous
attack.}) 27. Nc4 $1 Rg6 (27... Rxb5 28. Nxd6 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gd6f7]} Rxd5 29.
exd5 $18) 28. Bxc6 Bxc6 29. Nxa5 $16) 26. Bb5 $1 (26. Rda1 {with advantage is
not bad either, but Anand's move looks more convincing.}) 26... Nb4 {Forced.
At least Black keeps material equality by exchanging the queenside pawns.
However, this will only partially solve his problems.} (26... Bh4 {goes
nowhere:} 27. Ba4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd2c4]} (27. Nc4 $4 Rxb5) 27... Bg3 $2 28. hxg3
fxg3 29. Kg1 Qh4 30. Nf1 $18) (26... Ne7 27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Rxa5 $18) 27. Nxb4 {
Again Anand's choice seems the most energetic.} ({After} 27. cxb4 Bxb5 28. Nc4
axb4 29. Ra7 Bh4 $5 {Black still has some ideas.}) 27... Bxb5 28. c4 Bxc4 (
28... Be8 29. Nd5 (29. Na6 $6 Ra8 30. c5 dxc5 $13) 29... Bh4 30. c5 $5 dxc5 (
30... Bf2 31. cxd6 Bc5 32. Nc4 Bxd6 33. Qc3 {and Black's position collapses.})
31. Qc3 $16) (28... Bd7 29. Na6 Ra8 (29... Rb6 30. Rxa5 $16) 30. Qxd6 Bc8 31.
Qxd8 Rxd8 32. Nc7 $18) 29. Nxc4 Rxb4 30. Qd5 $16 {The better pieces and
multiple weaknesses in Black's position define White's obvious advantage.} Qc7
(30... Rxb3 $2 31. Nxe5 $18) 31. Nxd6 Bf6 32. Rxa5 Rxb3 33. Rc5 Qb8 (33... Qb6
34. Rcc1 $18 {is even worse. Black is unable to coordinate his forces.}) 34.
Rcc1 $1 ({In the endgame after} 34. Nf7+ Kg7 35. Nxe5 Qxe5 36. Qxe5 Bxe5 37.
Rxe5 Rd8 $1 {Black keeps good chances to survive.}) 34... Rb2 35. Qe6 Qb3 $1
36. Qd7 $2 {The mistake which spoiled a good game.} (36. Nc4 {leads to a very
difficult position for Black:} Re2 (36... Rf2 37. Rb1 Rd2 (37... Qa2 38. Rb8 $1
Rxb8 39. Qxf6+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ $18) (37... Qc3 38. Qd6 Kg8 39. Qd5+ Kh8 40. Qc5
$18 {[%csl Rf2,Rf8]}) (37... Qc2 38. Rdc1 Qe2 39. Rg1 $18 {[%csl Re5]}) 38. Rg1
Qa2 39. Ra1 Qb3 40. Ra3 Qb4 41. Ra7 $18) (36... Ra2 37. Rb1 Qc2 38. Rg1 $16)
37. Rb1 Qc3 (37... Qa2 38. Rb8 Rxb8 39. Qxf6+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ $18) 38. Qd6 Kg8 39.
Rbc1 Qb3 ({or} 39... Rc2 40. Rxc2 Qxc2 41. Nxe5 Bxe5 42. Qe6+ $1) 40. Nxe5 Bxe5
41. Qxe5 $16) 36... Rc2 $1 {Thanks to this trade of rooks and White's back
rank problems Black succeeds to hold.} 37. Ne8 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Qa3 $1 (38... Qf7
$2 39. Nxf6 Qxf6 40. Rc7 $18) 39. Rb1 ({or} 39. Rd1 Qe7 {and Black defends})
39... Qa2 $1 ({Again} 39... Qe7 $2 {loses:} 40. Nxf6 Qxf6 41. Rb7 $18) 40. Rd1
Qf7 41. Nxf6 Qxf6 {The triumph of defense: Black kept material equality and
succeeded to exchange all queenside pawns, his bad bishop and a pair of rooks.
Besides, he also brought the queen to protect his king. Things couldn't go any
better than that for Radjabov.} 42. Qc7 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 {A modest move, comparing to the normal} (8. Bd3) 8... Qa5 9. O-O O-O 10.
Qc2 (10. dxc5 {is equally harmless}) 10... Bxc3 (10... Re8 $6 11. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5
12. a3 $14) (10... c4 $5 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Bh4 b5 13. Rfb1 (13. a4 $142) 13...
Bf8 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qb6 $15 {0-1
Brenninkmeijer,J-Sosonko,G/Netherlands 1992/CBM 030 (41)}) 11. bxc3 Ne4 (11...
b6 $5 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Nb3 Qa4 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. f3 h6 17. Bh4
Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Brenninkmeijer,J-Gulko,B/Groningen 1990/CBM 021 (38)}) 12. c4
{The only attempt to get something.} cxd4 13. cxd5 (13. exd4 $5 Nxg5 14. Nxg5
Nf6 15. c5 Bd7 16. Bd3 g6 17. Nf3 Ba4 18. Qb2 b6 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Qa3 $14 {
0-1 Gil Capape,J-Campora,D/Zaragoza 1992/TD (30)}) 13... Re8 {Black has a
comfortable position. White's pair of passive bishops has no importance,
especially as White can't keep it.} 14. Rad1 {This loses a pawn, as well as} (
14. Bf4 $6 dxe3 15. Bxe3 Ndf6) (14. exd4 $5 Nb6 15. Bd3 Bf5 {followed by ...
Qxd5, leads to a material balance, and White must hold the position, despite
his isolated pawn.}) 14... h6 15. Bh4 $6 (15. Bf4 $142 $5 dxe3 16. Bxe3 Nc3 17.
Rc1 Nxe2+ (17... Nxd5 18. Bd2) 18. Qxe2 Qxd5 19. Rfd1 $44 {White's development
advantage compensates Black's extra pawn, and a draw is quite probable.}) 15...
dxe3 16. fxe3 Nc3 17. Be1 $6 {A passive move but White had not enough
compensation for the pawn anyway, e.g.} (17. Rd4 Nxd5 $1 (17... Rxe3 $6 18. Bd3
) 18. Be1 Qc7 $1 $17) 17... Rxe3 18. Bd3 Qc5 $1 19. Qxc3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxc5 Rxf1+
21. Bxf1 Nxc5 $19 {White is a pawn down with no compensation whatsoever 
(moreover, his d5 pawn is rather weak). The rest is a matter of technique.} 22.
Ne5 Nd7 23. Nc4 Nf6 24. Be2 Bd7 25. Bf3 Rd8 26. Ne5 Bf5 27. d6 Nd7 28. Nc4 b6
29. a3 Kf8 30. Kf2 Rc8 31. Ne3 Be6 32. Nd5 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 Ne5 34. Nc7 Bd7 35. Na6
Ke8 36. Re1 f6 37. Re3 Kd8 38. Bd5 Rd2 39. Nc7 Bf5 40. Kf4 g6 41. Rc3 Kd7 42.
Ke3 Rd3+ 43. Rxd3 Bxd3 44. Be4 Bxe4 45. Kxe4 Kxd6 46. Nb5+ Kc5 47. Nxa7 Nc4 48.
a4 Nd6+ 49. Kd3 Kb4 50. Kd4 Nf5+ 51. Kd5 Ne3+ 52. Ke6 f5 53. Nc8 Nxg2 54. Nxb6
f4 55. Nd5+ Kxa4 56. Kf6 f3 57. Nc3+ Kb4 58. Ne4 Nh4 59. Kg7 h5 60. Kh6 Kc4 61.
Kg5 Kd3 $1 62. Ng3 Nf5 63. Nh1 Ne7 64. Kf6 Ke2 65. h4 (65. Kxe7 f2 66. Ng3+ (
66. Nxf2 Kxf2 67. Kf6 h4 68. Kxg6 Kg2 $19) 66... Kf3 67. Kf6 h4 68. Nf1 Ke2 $19
) 65... Kf1 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[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
Nge7 9. c4 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. cxb5 Be7 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Bd2 e4 14. bxa6 O-O
15. Be2 Bf6 16. Nc4 Bxa6 17. O-O Nd4 18. Rc1 Bb5 19. Bc3 Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Rxa2
21. Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Ne5 10. O-O d6 11. f4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 h6
15. Bh4 exd4 16. e5 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. exf6 g5 19. Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Bd3 Nxf5 15.
Nde4 Bh6 16. O-O Kh8 17. c5 g4 18. Nxf6 Qxf6 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Qe2 Bg7 21. cxd6
cxd6 22. Qxg4 Nxg3 23. Qxg3 Bd7 24. Nc7 Rac8 25. Ne6 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Qxe6 27.
Rad1 d5 28. Bb1 Rcd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd5+ Kh8 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. Qa5 c6
15. Nd2 b6 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. f3 c5 18. Qa3 Nc6 19. Nd5 Qf7 20. Bd3 Be6 21. h3 f5
22. Nb1 Nd4 23. Nbc3 Rfd8 24. Be1 f4 25. Kb1 Ng8 26. Ne2 Ne7 27. Nxd4 exd4 28.
h4 g4 29. Nc7 Rac8 30. Nxe6 Qxe6 31. Bd2 gxf3 32. gxf3 Nc6 33. Bxf4 Rf8 34. Bc1
Rxf3 35. Rhg1 Nb4 36. Qxa7 Rg8 37. Qa3 b5 38. e5 Rxd3 39. Rxd3 Qf5 40. Rg5 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 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. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Rb8
15. Qe2 Nhf6 16. Bf4 Rb6 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nc3 Nxe5 20. dxe5 d4 21.
Be3 dxe3 22. Qxe3 Bg5 23. Qc5 Be7 24. Qe3 Bg5 25. Qc5 Be7 26. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Na6 7. f3 Nd7 8. Nxc4
e5 9. e4 exd4 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Nxd4 Bxe4 13. Bxb4 Nxb4 14. fxe4
Qh4+ 15. Kd2 Qxe4 16. Kc3 Nd5+ 17. Kb3 Nc5+ 18. Ka3 Rad8 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. Rd1
Nfe6 21. Nxe6 Rxd2 22. Nxc5 Qe7 23. Rxd2 Qxc5+ 24. Ka2 Qb4 25. Rc2 Qxa4+ 26.
Kb1 b5 27. Nd2 c5 28. Be2 c4 29. Rhc1 Qb4 30. Bf3 a5 31. Ka1 Rd8 32. Nb1 g6 33.
Na3 Qc5 34. Kb1 a4 35. h3 Rd3 36. Rc3 Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Qf5+ 38. Nc2 b4 39. Rxc4 b3
40. Kc1 Qg5+ 41. Kb1 bxc2+ 42. Kxc2 Qb5 43. Rc3 h5 44. g4 h4 45. Bd1 Kg7 46.
Kc1 Qf1 47. Rf3 Qg1 48. Ra3 Qh1 49. Kd2 Qd5+ 50. Kc1 Qc4+ 51. Kb1 Qf1 52. Kc1
Kh6 53. Rf3 Qc4+ 54. Rc3 Qf4+ 55. Kb1 Qf1 56. Kc1 Kg5 57. Rf3 Qc4+ 58. Kb1 Qd5
59. Rc3 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bg5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bc4 Bd7 17. O-O Nd4 18. Ra2 Ne6 19. Qe2 a4 20. Ncb4 Nc5 21. Nd3
Ne6 22. Rfa1 Rc8 23. N3b4 Nc5 24. Bb5 Bxb5 25. Qxb5 Kh8 26. Na6 Nxe4 27. Nb6
Rxc3 28. Rxa4 f5 29. bxc3 Nxc3 30. Qc6 Nxa4 31. Rxa4 e4 32. Nd5 Qa8 33. Nab4
Qb8 34. g3 Bh6 35. Nb6 Qe8 36. Ra8 Qf7 37. N4d5 g6 38. Qxd6 Rxa8 39. Nxa8 Qf8
40. Qc6 Bg7 41. Nac7 Be5 42. Ne6 Qg8 43. Qd7 Qb8 44. Nd8 Qb2 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46.
Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nh5 15.
c5 Nf4 16. Bc4 fxe4 17. Rxe4 Nf5 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nd5 Re8 20. Nxf4 c6 21. e7
Rxe7 22. Ne6 Qb8 23. Nxg7 Rxg7 24. cxd6 Nxd6 25. Rd4 Nf5 26. Rd3 Re7 27. Qd2
Qe5 28. Rd1 Rae8 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Rxc3 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kf2 Rb1 33. Rb3
Rc1 34. Bd3 Nd6 35. Ke3 Kg7 36. Rb1 Rc3 37. Kd4 Ra3 38. Rb2 Kf6 39. Re2 a5 40.
bxa5 c5+ 41. Kxc5 Rxd3 42. a4 Nc8 43. Rb2 Rc3+ 44. Kb5 Nd6+ 45. Kb4 Rc4+ 46.
Kb3 Rc5 47. Rd2 Ke6 48. Kb4 Rc4+ 49. Kb3 Rc1 50. Re2+ Kd7 51. Kb4 Rc4+ 52. Kb3
Rd4 53. Rc2 Rd5 54. Kb4 Nc8 55. Rb2 Nd6 56. Rc2 Rd4+ 57. Kb3 Nc8 58. Rb2 Kc7
59. Rc2+ Kb8 60. Re2 Rd7 61. Kc4 Ka7 62. f4 Ne7 63. g4 Nc6 64. Kc5 Nxa5 65. f5
b6+ 66. Kb4 Rd4+ 67. Kb5 Rd5+ 68. Kb4 Nc6+ 69. Kc4 Rc5+ 70. Kd3 gxf5 71. g5
Rd5+ 72. Kc3 f4 73. h4 f3 74. Re6 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6
fxe6 9. Ng5 Bxb5 10. Nxe6 Bxd4 11. Nxb5 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Kd7 14.
Nec7 a6 15. Nxa8 axb5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nb6+ Kc6 18. Nxa4 Nd7 19. Nc3 Nb6 20. Nd1
Nc4 21. c3 Bg7 22. Bc1 h5 23. O-O h4 24. Re1 Bf6 25. h3 Nh6 26. Nf2 Nf5 27. Ng4
Rf8 28. Nxf6 Rxf6 29. b3 Nb6 30. c4 Nd7 31. Bb2 Rf8 32. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nxe4 Bf5 4. Ng3 Bg6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. d4 e6 7. c3 Nbd7 8.
Be2 Bd6 9. O-O c6 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Be7 13. Bf3 Rad8 14. Qb3 b5
15. Nd2 Rfe8 16. a4 a6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Nb8 19. Ra8 Nbd7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
h4 h6 22. h5 Bh7 23. Nde4 Nd5 24. Nf1 N7b6 25. g3 Qa7 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Qc7
28. Kg2 Nc4 29. Nd2 Nxd2 30. Bxd2 Bd6 31. c4 Bxg3 32. Rh1 Bd6 33. c5 Bxc5 34.
Rc1 Bd6 35. Rxc6 Qb8 36. Ba5 Bh2 37. Be1 Bd6 38. Ba5 Bh2 39. Be1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 d6 5. h5 Nxh5 6. Rxh5 gxh5 7. e4 Be6 8. Be2
Bg7 9. Bxh5+ Kd7 10. d5 Bg8 11. exf5 Qf8 12. Bg4 Bf6 13. Nge2 Na6 14. Be3 Bf7
15. Ne4 Rg8 16. Bh3 Kc8 17. Qd2 Be8 18. Rc1 c5 19. Nf4 Bd7 20. Ne6 Qf7 21. a3
b6 22. b4 Nc7 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Nxc7 Kxc7 25. Qa5+ Kc8 26. Nxc5 a6 27. Nxa6
Rxa6 28. Qxa6+ Kd8 29. Bb6+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Nxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Nd3 Bd4 11. Ne2 Bb6 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14. Ng3
Ba6 15. Kh1 Bxd3 16. cxd3 Rxf2 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. Nf5 Bb6 19. Qg4 Qf8 20. Rf1 g6
21. Rf4 Kh8 22. Nd4 Qg7 23. Ne6 Qxb2 24. Rf1 Qe5 25. h4 Kg8 26. Ng5 Rf8 27.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Qf3+ Ke7 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. Ne6+ Kc8 31. d4 Qb5 32. Kh2 Qh5 33.
Kh3 Qb5 34. Kh2 Qh5 35. Kh3 Qb5 36. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. a4 Re8 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. Bf3 Rab8 15.
g4 Bc8 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bg2 Na5 18. Nxa5 bxa5 19. b3 Bb7 20. Ne2 Rbc8 21. c4 Nc5
22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Ng3 Bf8 24. Rae1 Rb8 25. Re3 Bc6 26. Nh5 f5 27. Ng3 fxe4 28.
Nxe4 Qb6 29. Rg3 Rb7 30. Qe2 Rf7 31. g6 hxg6 32. Rxg6 Qb7 33. Rg1 Be7 34. Rxe6
Qc8 35. Nc3 Bf6 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Qxe8+ Bxe8 38. Nb5 axb5 39. axb5 Bd4 40. Re1
Kf8 41. Rf1 Re7 42. Bd5 Re3 43. Rf3 Rxf3 44. Bxf3 Bg6 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. c3
e6 9. Ng1 Nxg3 10. hxg3 e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. Ngf3 Bg7 13. Bb5+ c6 14. Be2 O-O
15. Nc4 Qe7 16. Qxd6 Qxe4 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. O-O-O Qxa2 19. Bc4 Qa1+ 20. Kc2 Qa4+
21. Kb1 b5 22. Rxh6 bxc4 23. Rdh1 Re8 24. Nxg5 Be6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. 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 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21.
Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2
g6 28. Bb7 a5 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 b4 31. Kf1 Rfe8 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. Ke2 Kf8
34. Kd3 a4 35. Rc4 b3 36. a3 Ke7 37. Kc3 g5 38. Rxa4 Rxc7+ 39. Kxb3 Rc1 40.
Re4+ Kd6 41. Rd4+ Kc5 42. Rd7 Rh1 43. Rxf7 Rxh2 44. Kc3 h5 45. a4 Kb6 46. Rf5
g4 47. Kd3 Kc6 48. Ke3 Kd6 49. a5 Kc6 50. a6 Kb6 51. Ra5 Ka7 52. Ra1 Rh3 53.
Kf4 Rh2 54. Kg5 Rh3 55. Ra5 Rh1 56. Kg6 Rh2 57. Rxh5 Rxf2 58. Kg5 Kxa6 59. Kxg4
Kb6 60. Rf5 Rg2 61. Kh4 Kc6 62. g4 Kd6 63. Kh5 Ke6 64. Rf1 Ke7 65. g5 Ke8 66.
Kh6 Ke7 67. g6 Rg3 68. g7 Rg4 69. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qe2 Be7
8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. O-O Qe6 11. Re1 Bc5 12. Nf3 Qxe2 13. Rxe2 d6 14.
d3 Bg4 15. Be3 Bb4 16. a3 Ba5 17. b4 Bb6 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Re7 Bxf3 20. gxf3
Rf7 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. a4 c5 23. b5 Ke6 24. Kf1 d5 25. Ke2 d4 26. Kd2 Ke5 27.
Re1+ Kd6 28. Rg1 g6 29. Rg3 Ke6 30. Rg4 Rxa4 31. Re4+ Kd6 32. Rf4 Rb4 33. Rf7
h5 34. Rf6+ Ke5 35. Rxg6 Kf5 36. Rg7 Rxb5 37. Rxc7 Rb1 38. h4 Rf1 39. Ke2 Rc1
40. Kd2 Rf1 41. Ke2 Rc1 42. Kd2 Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qe2 Be7
8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Bf5 10. O-O O-O 11. d4 Bd6 12. c3 Be6 13. f4 Rae8 14. Be3
Qf5 15. b3 a5 16. Rae1 a4 17. c4 axb3 18. axb3 h5 19. h3 Qh7 20. g4 hxg4 21.
hxg4 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qg6 23. Rf2 Qxg4+ 24. Qxg4 Bxg4 25. Ra2 Kf7 26. Ra7 Bc8 27.
Kf2 Rh8 28. Rg1 g6 29. b4 Rd8 30. b5 cxb5 31. cxb5 Rh2+ 32. Rg2 Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2
Be6 34. Kf2 Bd5 35. b6 cxb6 36. Bxb6 Rc8 37. Ra5 Ke6 38. Bc5 Rc6 39. Rb5 Kf5
40. Bd6 Rc2+ 41. Ke3 Bc6 42. Ra5 Rc4 43. Ra8 Re4+ 44. Kd3 Rxf4 45. Rf8+ Kg4 46.
Rxf4+ Kxf4 47. e6+ Kf3 48. e7 g5 49. Kd2 g4 50. Ke1 Bb5 51. Bc7 g3 52. Bb6 Kg2
53. Bc7 Be8 54. Bd6 Bh5 55. Bc7 Bf7 56. Bd6 Be8 57. Bc7 b5 58. Bd6 Bh5 59. Be5
Kh3 60. Kf1 b4 61. Kg1 b3 62. Bb2 Be8 63. Bc3 Bc6 64. Bb2 Kg4 65. Bc3 Kf3 66.
Bb2 Ke2 67. e8=Q+ Bxe8 68. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E26"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 d6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2
b6 9. e4 Na5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. f4 f5 15. Qc2 g4
16. Rad1 Ng7 17. Bf2 Qc7 18. Ng3 h5 19. Rfe1 Qf7 20. e5 dxe5 21. Rxe5 Nc6 22.
Ree1 Qc7 23. d5 Nd8 24. Ne2 Qe7 25. Ng3 Qf6 26. Nf1 Nf7 27. dxe6 Bxe6 28. Ne3
Rad8 29. Bf1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 h4 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. cxd5 Nd6 33. Bd3 Nh5 34. g3 Re8
35. c4 Kf7 36. Qa4 Re7 37. Qc6 hxg3 38. hxg3 Ng7 39. a4 Nge8 40. a5 Qb2 41.
axb6 Qb3 42. Rd2 axb6 43. Bf1 Ne4 44. d6 Nxd2 45. Qd5+ Kf6 46. Qxd2 Rd7 47. Qd5
Nxd6 48. Qe5+ Kf7 49. Qd5+ Ke7 50. Qe5+ Kd8 51. Qh8+ Kc7 52. Qa8 Qb1 53. Qa7+
Nb7 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 Qc7 14. Nd4 Kf7 15. Be3
Bc5 16. Qe2 Ne5 17. h3 Qb6 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Bxe3 21. fxe3
Qc5 22. Qg3 e5 23. Rf5 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Re8 25. Qg5 Qe7 26. a3 g6 27. Rf2 Kg7 28.
Bc2 Rd8 29. Qg3 Bc6 30. Qh4 a5 31. Ne2 b4 32. Ng3 h6 33. axb4 axb4 34. Rf1 Rd2
35. Bd1 Rxb2 36. Be2 c3 37. Bc4 c2 38. Bd3 b3 39. Ne2 Nd5 40. Qg3 Nb4 41. Bc4
Rb1 42. Bxb3 Rxb3 43. Kh2 Bb5 44. Nc1 Bxf1 45. Nxb3 Bc4 46. Nc1 Nd3 47. Ne2
c1=Q 48. Nxc1 Nxc1 49. Qe1 Nd3 50. Qc3 Qc5 51. Qd2 Qb4 52. Qd1 Qb2 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 c5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. b4 Be6 15. Bf2
d5 16. Nb3 d4 17. Na4 f5 18. O-O f4 19. b5 g5 20. Rb1 cxb5 21. cxb5 Rf6 22.
Nac5 Bc8 23. Be1 Kh8 24. Ba5 Qe8 25. Nd3 Rg6 26. g4 Nf7 27. Nd2 h5 28. h3 Rh6
29. Rf2 Qg8 30. Rh2 Qh7 31. Nf1 Bf6 32. Rc1 Ng6 33. Rc6 Kg7 34. Nc5 hxg4 35.
hxg4 Rxh2 36. Nxh2 Bd7 37. Rxf6 Rh8 38. Rxf7+ Kxf7 39. Bc4+ Ke8 40. Qd2 Bc8 41.
Nd3 Qh3 42. Qg2 Qh7 43. Be1 Qe7 44. Qc2 Rh3 45. Bd5 Bd7 46. Qc7 Qd8 47. Bf7+
Ke7 48. Bb4+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Nc5 8. Qc2 a5
9. Be3 O-O 10. g4 Ne8 11. Rg1 Kh8 12. O-O-O f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. h4 Na6 15. a3
f4 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Rh1 Ng4 19. Re2 Nc5 20. Bh3 a4 21. Kb1 Nb3 22.
Rg1 Nh2 23. Nxh2 Bxh3 24. Qd3 Qd7 25. Ree1 Bf6 26. Nf3 Nc5 27. Qc2 Bg4 28. Ng5
h6 29. Ne6 Nxe6 30. Rxg4 Nd4 31. Qd1 Rg8 32. Reg1 Rxg4 33. Rxg4 Rg8 34. Rxg8+
Kxg8 35. h5 Kf7 36. Ka2 Ke7 37. Nxa4 Qh3 38. Bb4 b6 39. Nc3 Bh4 40. Qa4 Bxf2
41. Qa8 f3 42. Qh8 Qxh5 43. Nd1 Bh4 44. Qc8 Qe8 45. Qxc7+ Kf6 46. Qxd6+ Kg5 47.
Bd2+ Kg4 48. Qxh6 f2 49. Qxb6 Kf3 50. Nxf2 Bxf2 51. c5 Qa4 52. Qb4 Qc2 53. Qc3+
Qxc3 54. bxc3 Nb5 55. c4 Kxe4 56. cxb5 Bxc5 57. Kb3 Kxd5 58. a4 e4 59. a5 Bf2
60. a6 Kd6 61. Bf4+ Kd5 62. Bc7 Bc5 63. Bb8 e3 64. a7 Bxa7 65. Bxa7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Nd2 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxe2 6. Nxe2 e6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
c3 Nd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Qg6 11. N4g3 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb1 Qxb1 14. Raxb1
Nf6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Nf1 e5 17. Ne3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Ndc2 g6 20. Kf1 Kg7
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 Nd5 24. g3 f5 25. Ke2 Kf6 26. c4 Nb4 27.
Nxb4 Bxb4 28. a3 Bd6 29. f4 Bc5 30. h4 Bd4 31. Kd3 Bg1 32. Ke2 Ke6 33. Nf2 Bxf2
34. Kxf2 Kd6 35. Ke3 Kc5 36. Kd3 a5 37. b3 b5 38. Kc3 b4+ 39. axb4+ axb4+ 40.
Kd3 Kd6 41. Kd4 c5+ 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. Kg2 Kf6 45. Kh3 Kg7 46. Kh2 Kh6
47. Kg2 Kg7 48. Kh3 Kf6 49. Kg2 h6 50. Kf3 g5 51. fxg5+ hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. Nb5 Bc7 6. Nxc7+ Qxc7 7. f3 d6 8. e4
O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Ne2 bxc4 11. Bxc4 Ba6 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. O-O Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Rfb8
15. Nc3 Rb4 16. Qe2 c4 17. Be3 Rab8 18. Rab1 h6 19. Rfc1 Qa5 20. Nd1 Nc5 21.
Bd2 Nd3 22. Bxb4 Rxb4 23. Rc3 Qxa2 24. Qc2 Qa5 25. b3 Nd7 26. Kf1 N7c5 27. bxc4
Rxc4 28. g3 Rd4 29. Ne3 Nb4 30. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
Re8 9. e4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bf4 h6 13. Qc2 Qc8 14. Kh2 Nh7 15.
Nf3 Be6 16. b3 a5 17. Rad1 g5 18. Bc1 g4 19. Nd4 h5 20. h4 Be5 21. Nd5 Kh8 22.
f4 gxf3 23. Nxf3 Bg7 24. Bb2 Bg4 25. e5 Bf5 26. Qc1 dxe5 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Nxe5
Be6 29. Qf4 Qg8 30. Nxc7 Rf8 31. Nd5 Re8 32. Bd4 Na6 33. Qf3 Bg4 34. Nxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Ne5 h6 14. h4 c5 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Rc2 Rb8 20. Rd2 d4 21. Bxb7
Rxb7 22. Na4 Ne4 23. Rd3 Qf6 24. Nd2 Bb6 25. e3 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 c4 27. bxc4 dxe3
28. fxe3 Qe5 29. Nxb6 Qxg3+ 30. Qg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 axb6 32. Rf4 Ra7 33. Kf3
Rxa2 34. Rd7 Ra3 35. Re4 Raa8 36. Rf4 Ra3 37. Re4 Rxe4 38. Kxe4 Ra4 39. Kd3 Rb4
40. Rb7 g5 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Kc3 Rb1 43. Kc2 Rf1 44. Rxb6 g4 45. Kd3 Kf8 46. e4
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Ne2 Nbd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Qa5+ 8.
Nbc3 Bxe2 9. Kxe2 Qxg5 10. Qb3 e6 11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qxc6 Rxb2+ 13. Kf1 Be7 14.
Bb3 Qf5 15. Nd1 Rd2 16. Qa8+ Bd8 17. Qf3 Qd3+ 18. Kg1 Re2 19. h3 h5 20. Qc6
Re1+ 21. Kh2 Ng4+ 22. hxg4 hxg4+ 23. Kg3 Rexh1 24. Bc2 Bh4+ 25. Kf4 g5+ 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 f5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 fxe4
15. Qxe4 Nd6 16. Qd3 Na5 17. f5 Qf6 18. Rb1 Rae8 19. Ng3 Nb3 20. Qf3 Nxc1 21.
Rbxc1 Re5 22. Qf4 Nxf5 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. d6 Qe8 25. Rce1 Nh6 26. Qxf8+ Qxf8 27.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Rf1+ Nf7 29. Nd2 Ke8 30. Rd1 Rd5 31. Re1+ Kd8 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rf8 11. Nd5 Nxe4 12. Be3 Ndc5 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14.
Nd2 b6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nd6 Nc5 18. Nxc8 Rfxc8 19. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nge2
Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bxe4 Qxe5 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bxh7+
Kh8 15. Bd3 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Bf4 Qf6 18. Qc5 Kg8 19. Qh5 g6 20. Bg5 Qe5 21.
Qh6 Bd8 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 23. Rad1 Bf5 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. f4 Rfe8 26. Ng3 Qf6 27.
f5 Qg7 28. Qc1 d3 29. fxg6 Qxg6 30. Kh1 Re5 31. Qf4 Rdd5 32. Rd2 Qe6 33. h3 Re1
34. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 35. Kh2 Qe6 36. Ne4 Kf8 37. Ng3 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd5+ Kh8 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd2 c5
15. f3 Nc6 16. O-O-O Nd4 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Nb3 Rac8 19. Kb1 f5 20. exf5 Nhxf5 21.
Rhe1 Nxg3 22. hxg3 g4 23. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Buryatia Shatar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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 Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. Re1 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Qd2 Bb7
21. Qa5 Bd5 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxa7 Ra4 24. Qc7 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qxe4
27. Qxb6 Qa4 28. Qb3 Qa5 29. a4 Ra8 30. Rd1 g6 31. Rd4 Rc8 32. Kg2 Ra8 33. Qb7
Re8 34. Rc4 Kg7 35. Rf4 Rf8 36. h4 h5 37. Qc6 Qa7 38. Qd5 Re8 39. a5 Re2 40.
Qc6 Re6 41. Qc3+ Kh7 42. Rc4 Re2 43. Qf6 Qb7+ 44. Kh2 Re1 45. Rc6 Rf1 46. a6
Rxf2+ 47. Qxf2 Qxc6 48. Qxf7+ Kh6 49. Qa2 Qa8 50. a7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 a6 8.
Bc4 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Bb6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. a4 Qg6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Bf3
bxa4 15. Rxa4 Bc6 16. Rb4 Qa7 17. Qd4 O-O 18. Nd2 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rfb8 20. b4 a5
21. e5 axb4 22. cxb4 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 d6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Cheboksary Elara"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 d5 12. Re1 Bf6 13. e5 Be7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bh6
Re8 16. Nc3 Bc8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nh5 8.
Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. Bd3 g6 13. O-O Ng4 14. Nf3 O-O
15. Rab1 Nh6 16. b4 a6 17. Rfe1 Bf5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Rad8 20. a4 Nd5 21.
Qd2 Kg7 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Qf6 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Ne5 Rfe8 27.
g3 Ne7 28. Qxh6+ Kxh6 29. Ng4+ Kg7 30. Nxf6 Kxf6 31. Bxc6 Nxc6 32. Rxe8 Rxe8
33. Rb6 Rc8 34. d5 Ke5 35. dxc6 Kd6 36. Rb7 Ke6 37. Rb6 Kd6 38. g4 Rxc6 39. Rb8
Rc5 40. Rh8 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 d6 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qc7 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. e4 a6 15.
Qb1 Rac8 16. Nd4 Qb8 17. f4 Qa8 18. Bf3 Rfd8 19. g4 e5 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. g5 Ne8
22. Qa1 Nc5 23. Qb1 Ne6 24. Nf1 Nxf4 25. h4 b5 26. N1e3 bxc4 27. bxc4 g6 28.
Ng3 f5 29. Kh2 Rb8 30. Qc2 fxe4 31. Bg4 Bc8 32. Ba1 Nd3 33. Rf1 Ng7 34. Rcd1
Qa7 35. Nxe4 Qxe3 36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Rxd3 Qc5 38. Rd5 Qc7 39. c5 Bxg4 40. Nxg4
Qc6 41. Qd1 Ne6 42. cxd6 Bxd6 43. Rxd6 Rxd6 44. Bxe5+ Kg8 45. Nh6# 1-0

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[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. Nxe7 Qxe7 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. f3 h6 14. Bh4 a5 15.
Be2 Be6 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Kh1 g5 18. Bf2 Nh5 19. Re1 Nf4 20. Bf1 Qc7 21. Qd2 Kg7
22. Rac1 Qb7 23. Ne3 Ne7 24. b3 Rac8 25. Red1 f6 26. Nd5 Nexd5 27. exd5 Bf7 28.
Qe3 Ra8 29. Qb6 Qd7 30. Qc6 Qe7 31. c5 Rac8 32. cxd6 Qxd6 33. Qxd6 Rxc1 34.
Qxd8 Rxd1 35. Be1 Nxd5 36. Kg1 Rxe1 37. Kf2 Ra1 38. Qxa5 Nc3 39. Qxb4 Rxa2+ 40.
Kg1 Ne2+ 41. Bxe2 Rxe2 42. Qb7 Kg6 43. b4 Rb2 44. b5 h5 45. b6 Rb1+ 46. Kf2
Rb2+ 47. Ke1 Bd5 48. Qxd5 Rxb6 49. Qg8+ Kh6 50. Kf2 Rb7 51. Ke3 Rg7 52. Qe8 g4
53. Ke4 gxf3 54. gxf3 Rg5 55. h4 Rg7 56. Kf5 e4 57. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qe2 d6 8.
Qc4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Bg5 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qf7 14. Nd2
O-O 15. Qxf7+ Kxf7 16. Nc4 Ke7 17. Na5 Rab8 18. Rab1 c5 19. a3 Bb5 20. Rf3 Bd7
21. Rff1 Rb6 22. Nc4 Rb7 23. Na5 Rbb8 24. b4 cxb4 25. axb4 Rb6 26. Nd5+ Nxd5
27. exd5 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 c6 29. dxc6 Bxc6 30. c4 Be4 31. Rb2 Ke6 32. Ke1 Rb8 33.
b5 axb5 34. cxb5 Ra8 35. Nc4 Ra4 36. Nd2 Bb7 37. b6 Kd7 38. Rc2 Bc6 39. Rb2 Bb7
40. Rc2 Ra1+ 41. Kf2 Bc6 42. Rb2 Ra8 43. Nc4 Rb8 44. Rd2 Ke7 45. Nxd6 Bd7 46.
Nc4 Be6 47. Nxe5 Rxb6 48. Nf3 Rb8 49. h4 h6 50. Rd4 Rb2+ 51. Nd2 Rb5 52. g4 Rb8
53. Nf3 Rb3 54. g5 hxg5 55. Nxg5 Bf5 56. Rf4 Bg6 57. Nf3 Rb2+ 58. Kg3 Re2 59.
Rg4 Kf6 60. Kf4 Rf2 61. Rg5 Bc2 62. e4 Bd1 63. Rf5+ Ke7 64. Kg3 Re2 65. Re5+
Kf6 66. Rd5 Bc2 67. e5+ Ke7 68. Nd4 Re3+ 69. Kf2 Rd3 70. e6 g6 71. Rd7+ Kf6 72.
e7 Kf7 73. Rd8 Kxe7 74. Nc6+ Kf6 75. Rxd3 Bxd3 76. Ke3 g5 77. hxg5+ Kxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[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 f5 13. Re1 Rc8 14. e3 Nf6 15.
a3 Bd6 16. Qc2 g5 17. Nf3 g4 18. Nd2 Ne4 19. Bb4 h5 20. Rec1 h4 21. Nxe4 dxe4
22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. b4 Qe7 24. Qc3 Qf6 25. a4 c5 26. dxc5 Qxc3 27. Rxc3 bxc5 28.
b5 Bb7 29. Bf1 h3 30. a5 Rcd8 31. Rc2 Rd6 32. Be2 Rfd8 33. Kf1 Kg7 34. Ke1 e5
35. Rb2 Kf6 36. Rab1 a6 37. Bd1 Bc8 38. Ba4 Be6 39. Bb3 Rb8 40. Ba2 Ke7 41.
bxa6 Rxb2 42. Rxb2 Rxa6 43. Rb5 Kd6 44. Bb3 Bd7 45. Rb6+ Rxb6 46. axb6 Be6 47.
Kd2 Kc6 48. Kc3 Kxb6 49. Ba4 Ka5 50. Bb5 Kb6 51. Ba4 Kc7 52. Bc2 Bd7 53. Kb3
Kb6 54. Ka3 Ka5 55. Bd1 Bc6 56. Bc2 Bb7 57. Bd1 Bc8 58. Ba4 Ba6 59. Bd7 Bxc4
60. Bxf5 Be2 61. Kb3 Bf3 62. Kc4 Kb6 63. Bd7 Kc7 64. Bf5 Kd6 65. Kc3 Kd5 66.
Bc8 Kc6 67. Be6 Kb5 68. Bd7+ Kb6 69. Bf5 Kc6 70. Kc4 Be2+ 71. Kb3 Kd5 72. Kc3
Bf3 73. Bc8 Kc6 74. Ba6 Kb6 75. Bc4 Ka5 76. Bd5 Ka4 77. Kc4 Ka3 78. Kc3 Ka4 79.
Bb3+ Kb5 80. Bc4+ Kc6 81. Be6 Kd6 82. Bf5 Kd5 83. Bc8 Kd6 84. Bb7 Kc7 85. Bd5
Kd6 86. Bc4 Kc6 87. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Qf3 Be6 7. Bd3 g6 8. h3
Nd7 9. g4 fxg4 10. hxg4 Bf7 11. Nge2 Qb6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Nf4 Bb4 14. Nce2
Qa5 15. Kb1 Bd6 16. c3 b5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxa2+ 19. Kc1 Kc7 20. Bxc6 Qa1+
21. Kc2 Bb3+ 22. Kd2 Qxb2+ 23. Ke1 Bxd1 24. Kxd1 Qb3+ 25. Kd2 Qa2+ 26. Kd1 Qb3+
27. Kd2 Qa2+ 28. Ke3 Rhe8+ 29. Be4 f5 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Ra1 Qxa1 32. Nd5+ Kb8
33. Qxf5 Qa5 34. Kf3 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. Ne2 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8.
Bb3 Bc5 9. d3 Bb7 10. O-O Ne7 11. f4 Nc6 12. f5 Qh4 13. Nf4 g6 14. Nh3 gxf5 15.
Bg5 Qg4 16. Qe1 h6 17. Bf6 Rg8 18. Nf4 fxe4 19. h3 Qg3 20. Qxe4 Qe3+ 21. Kh1
Na5 22. Qxe3 dxe3 23. Rae1 Rc8 24. Re2 Bd6 25. Bd4 Nxb3 26. axb3 Bxf4 27. Rxf4
Rxg2 28. Rxg2 e2 29. Bf2 Rxc2 30. Re4 f5 31. Re5 e1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
c5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. e3 Qe7 13. a3 dxc4 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. b4 c3 16. Rxc3 Bxf1 17. Bxf1 Bd6 18. Qc2 Qb7 19. Qe4 f5 20. Qh4 f6 21. Bc4
Qe7 22. e4 Ne5 23. exf5 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 exf5 25. Rd3 Qe4 26. Rxd6 Rxc4 27. Qxe4
fxe4 28. Nh4 f5 29. Kf1 f4 30. Re6 f3 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[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 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 d5 7. Nxf6+ gxf6
8. d4 Bg7 9. dxe5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. e6 Re8 12. O-O Rxe6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Qd3
Bg4 15. Nh4 c5 16. Rfe1 c4 17. Qd2 f5 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. c3 d4 20. h3 Bh5 21. Bh6
Bf6 22. Bg5 Bh8 23. Be7 Bg6 24. Bc5 d3 25. Nf3 Re4 26. Ng5 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Bf6
28. Qf4 Qd5 29. Bd4 Bxd4 30. cxd4 Qd6 31. Qh4 Rf8 32. Nf3 f4 33. Qg4 Qf6 34.
Qd7 Qd6 35. Qb5 Bf7 36. b3 c6 37. Qg5+ Qg6 38. Qxg6+ hxg6 39. bxc4 Bxc4 40. Ne5
Bb5 41. a4 Bxa4 42. Nxd3 Bb5 43. Ne5 Kg7 44. Nd7 Rf7 45. Nc5 a5 46. f3 a4 47.
Kf2 a3 48. Ra1 Ra7 49. Ne6+ Kf6 50. Nxf4 Bc4 51. Ne2 a2 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Qe7 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bh2 Rb8 15.
g4 Nhf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Qb3 h5 21.
Qb6 Bd7 22. f3 hxg4 23. hxg4 Re3 24. Qd6 Rbe8 25. Bxg6 Rxf3 26. g5 Bh3 27. gxf6
Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Bxf6 29. Bd3 Re3 30. Rd1 Bd4 31. Kh2 Kf8 32. d6 Be5+ 33. Kg1 Bd4
34. Kh2 Bg4 35. Rd2 Rh3+ 36. Kg2 Be3 37. Rd1 Bf4 38. Be2 Rh2+ 39. Kg1 Bd7 40.
Bf3 Rxb2 41. Ne4 Be3+ 42. Kh1 Bd4 43. Ng5 f6 44. Ne4 Bxa4 45. d7 Ke7 46. Rc1
Bb5 47. Rd1 Ba4 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rf8 11. h3 Nc5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bd8 14.
Nxe5 Nxe4 15. Rd4 Nxf2 16. Rf1 Bg5+ 17. Kc2 c5 18. Rxf2 cxd4 19. Kd3 Be6 20.
Kxd4 Rad8 21. Nd3 Rfe8 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 dxc6 7. Bc4 Ne7
8. Qxf6 gxf6 9. Bf4 Bb6 10. Nd2 Ng6 11. Bg3 h5 12. h3 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nc4
O-O-O 15. Ke2 Rd4 16. Nxb6+ axb6 17. f3 f5 18. Rhd1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 f4 20. Be1 h4
21. a4 e5 22. b4 Rd8 23. Ra1 Kd7 24. a5 b5 25. Rc1 Ra8 26. Bf2 Kd6 27. Kd3 Kd7
28. c4 bxc4+ 29. Kxc4 Kd6 30. Rc2 Kd7 31. Rb2 Ra6 32. Be1 b5+ 33. Kb3 Ke6 34.
Bf2 Ra8 35. Rd2 Ke7 36. Kb2 Ra6 37. Rd1 Ke8 38. Rc1 Ke7 39. Ra1 Ke8 40. Bc5 Kd7
41. Ra3 Ke8 42. Rc3 Kd7 43. Rc2 Ke8 44. Bf2 Ke7 45. Rc5 Kd6 46. Kc2 Ke6 47. Kd2
Kd6 48. Ke2 Ke6 49. Rc1 Kd7 50. Rd1+ Ke8 51. Be1 Ke7 52. Bc3 Ke8 53. Rb1 Kd7
54. Rb2 Ra7 55. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Drozdovskij, Yuri"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8.
Qa4 d6 9. Ncb5 Qd8 10. O-O a6 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Qd1 Nc6 13. b3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc6
15. Bb2 Ne4 16. Qe3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc7 20. Qd3 Rfc8
21. Kg1 Qc5 22. Rac1 Rc7 23. Rc2 Rac8 24. Rfc1 Qa3 25. Kg2 Rc5 26. h4 R8c7 27.
e3 Qb4 28. Kh2 Qa3 29. Kg2 a5 30. Qd2 Qb4 31. Qxb4 axb4 32. Kf3 Kf8 33. Ke2 Ke8
34. Kd3 Ra5 35. Ra1 b6 36. a4 bxa3 37. Rca2 d5 38. Rxa3 Rac5 39. Ra4 dxc4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. O-O Bd7 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qe5 Rg8 14. Be4
Bg7 15. Qf4 Qc8 16. Rad1 Bc6 17. Rd6 g5 18. Qf3 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxb2 20. Rfd1 Bf6
21. Rd7 Qc6 22. Qxh7 Rf8 23. Qd3 Rh8 24. g3 Kf8 25. Qd6+ Qxd6 26. R1xd6 b5 27.
Bxa7 g4 28. Rb6 Kg7 29. Rxb5 Rhc8 30. Rb4 Rxc2 31. Rxg4+ Kf8 32. a4 Be7 33. Be3
f5 34. Rg6 Ra6 35. Bh6+ Ke8 36. Rb7 Bf8 1-0

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 a6 8. a4 h6
9. Be3 e6 10. Qd2 exd5 11. exd5 Kh7 12. h3 Re8 13. Bd3 Qa5 14. Nf3 b5 15. cxb5
axb5 16. Bxb5 Bd7 17. O-O Ne4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Bd2 Bxb5 21. Bxa5
Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Rc4 23. b3 Rc2 24. Re1 Nd7 25. Re7 Nf6 26. Rxf7 Nxd5 27. Rd7 c4
28. bxc4 Rxc4 29. Rxd6 Nf4 30. Rd7 Kg8 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Kg8 33. Kg1 Rxa4
34. Bb6 g5 35. Be3 Re4 36. Kh2 Ne6 37. g3 Bf6 38. Kg2 Nf8 39. Ra7 Re7 40. Ra8
Kf7 41. Bc5 Re8 42. Rxe8 Kxe8 43. Bxf8 Kxf8 44. Ne1 Kf7 45. Kf3 Bd4 46. Nd3 Kf6
47. Ke4 Ba7 48. Ne5 h5 49. f3 Bg1 50. f4 gxf4 51. gxf4 Bf2 52. Nd3 Bg3 53. Kf3
Bh4 54. Nb4 Kf5 55. Nd5 Bd8 56. Ne3+ Ke6 57. Ke4 Bf6 58. Nd5 Bd8 59. Ne3 Bf6
60. Nf5 Kf7 61. Kd5 Bd8 62. Ng3 Bc7 63. Ke4 Kg6 64. Ne2 Kf6 65. Nc3 Bd6 66.
Nd5+ Kg6 67. Nb6 Kf6 68. Nc4 Bc7 69. Ne5 Bd6 70. Nf3 Bc7 71. Nd4 Bd6 72. Ne2
Bc7 73. Ng3 Kg6 74. Nf5 Kf6 75. Ne3 Bd6 76. Nd5+ Kg6 77. h4 Bc5 78. f5+ Kh6 79.
Nf4 Bf2 80. Ng2 Kg7 81. Kf3 Bc5 82. Nf4 Kf6 83. Ne6 Bb4 84. Nd4 Be1 85. Ne2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. e3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 f5 13. Bg2 a5 (13... Nf6 {is
played more frequently but putting this knight to c5 is a healthy idea, too.
The problem is that the lack of the light-squared bishop doesn't allow Black
to equalize in any case.}) 14. exf5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (14. Rb1 Nc5 15. b3 {
needs testing. Here is a game in which White was an IM:} f4 16. a3 b6 17. b4
Nd7 18. Bd2 g5 19. g4 Ng6 20. f3 h5 21. Rf2 Kf7 22. Be1 Nh4 23. Bf1 Rh8 24. Nb5
axb4 25. axb4 Nf6 26. Ra1 hxg4 27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28. hxg4 Qc8 29. Ra2 Ne8 30. Ra7
Kg6 31. Bxh4 Rxh4 32. Bg2 Rh8 33. Qa4 $16 {1-0 Lodhi,M-Annurudha,G/Turin 2006/
CBM 113 (57)}) 14... gxf5 (14... Nxf5 15. Ne4 $14) 15. f4 e4 16. Be3 {A
typical blockade. The black knight now aims to d3 but....} Nc5 17. Qe2 Nd3 18.
Rfd1 a4 19. Rxd3 $1 {[%mdl 512] A radical but correct solution. White now has
an excellent compensation for the exchange: a bishop pair and weaknesses in
Black's position (like the e6 square).} exd3 20. Qxd3 Qd7 21. Re1 Rae8 22. Bf2
{Trying to invade along the e-file. There was another option and another
object of attack:} (22. Bf3 $5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Yf3d1]}) 22... Ng6 23. Re6 Kh8
(23... Re7 $5 {[%cal Yc7c6]}) 24. Rxe8 (24. Nb5 $5 Rxe6 25. dxe6 Qe7 $5 (25...
Qxe6 26. Nxc7 $36) 26. Nd4 (26. Bxb7 Qxe6) 26... c6 27. Nxf5 Qxe6 28. Nxd6 $36)
24... Rxe8 25. Qc2 Ra8 26. Nb5 Kg8 27. Nd4 Bxd4 28. Bxd4 {[%csl Gd4,Gg2,Rg8]
White's advantage is lasting. His bishop pair are very strong and the black
king has no safe haven.} b6 29. Bf3 Re8 30. Kg2 Kf7 31. Bc3 Ke7 {Running away
from danger.} 32. Bd1 a3 33. bxa3 (33. b4 $5) 33... Kd8 34. a4 {The black king
has no quiet life on the queenside either.} Kc8 35. Bf3 $6 {A crucial delay.} (
35. a5 $1 Kb7 36. axb6 cxb6 37. Bd4 $16) 35... Kb7 36. a5 Qe7 $1 {[%mdl 256]}
37. axb6 (37. Bd2 Qg7 $132) (37. Qxf5 Qe3 $132) 37... Nxf4+ $1 {Suddenly
creating a counterattack.} 38. gxf4 Qe3 39. bxc7 (39. Qxf5 Rg8+ 40. Bg4 Qxc3
41. bxc7 Qb2+ $11) 39... Rg8+ 40. Bg4 fxg4 41. Qb3+ Ka7 {Alas, White has
nothing better than a perpetual.} 42. Qa4+ Kb7 43. Qb5+ Ka7 44. Qa4+ (44. c8=N+
Rxc8 45. Qd7+ Kb8 46. Qxd6+ Rc7 $11) 44... Kb7 45. Qc6+ Ka7 46. Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[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. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Be2 Rb8 11. a3 d5 12. b4 c5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Na4 Qc6 15.
Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5
Qe8 9. Bd1 Bd7 10. Nge2 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. f3 h5 {A typical move in this kind
of position, preparing ...Nf6-h7 and ...f7-f5.} (12... b5) (12... Nh5) 13. O-O
{In my opinion, plans with long castling are more dangerous against the ...Nc5,
a5 setup.} (13. h3 Nh7 14. Be3 h4 15. g4 Qe7 (15... hxg3 $142 16. Nxg3 f5 $13 {
J.Nunn}) 16. Rg1 f6 17. f4 Bh6 18. O-O-O a4 19. Qe1 g5 20. f5 $14 {0-1
Petursson,M-Nunn,J/London 1994/EXT 2000 (70)}) (13. Be3 $5 Nh7 14. O-O-O (14.
Bxc5 dxc5 15. d6 Qd8) 14... b6 (14... f5 $2 15. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 16. d6 $16 {
M.Petursson}) (14... Qe7 $5) 15. h3 h4 16. g3 Qe7 17. Rdg1 a4 18. f4 Kh8 19.
gxh4 Qxh4 20. f5 $1 gxf5 21. exf5 Rg8 22. Rg4 Qe7 23. Bg5 $1 $16 {1-0
Petursson,M-Djurhuus,R/Gausdal 1995/CBM 047 ext/[Petursson] (41)}) (13. O-O-O
$5 Kh7 14. h3 Ng8 15. g4 f6 16. Be3 Bh6 17. f4 h4 18. g5 Bg7 19. Qe1 $1 exf4
20. Bxc5 fxg5 21. Bf2 Nh6 22. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Krizsany,L-Mencinger,V/Finkenstein
1996/EXT 1997 (32)}) 13... Nh7 14. Be3 (14. Bh4 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bf2 Qg6
17. Rae1 Kh8 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Nc1 Rae8 20. Nd3 b6 21. a3 Rg8 22. Kh1 h4 $36 {
0-1 Wichert,G-Blanco Gramajo,C/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (48)})
14... Qe7 ({In the following game Black played quite strangely but still
survived:} 14... b6 15. Rae1 Qe7 16. Kh1 Bf6 17. Qd1 Bg7 18. a3 Rfb8 19. Nb5
Bxb5 20. cxb5 Bf6 21. Nc3 Bg5 22. Bg1 Rf8 23. Qe2 h4 24. g3 Nd7 25. f4 Bh6 26.
Qc4 Rac8 27. Bd1 Nhf6 28. Be3 Kg7 29. Kg2 Rh8 {1/2-1/2 Farago,I-Bukic,E/
Ljubljana 1997/CBM 058 ext (43)}) (14... f5 {is premature:} 15. exf5 gxf5 16.
f4 $1 e4 17. Rab1 Qg6 18. b3 Kh8 19. a3 Rg8 20. Rf2 Bf6 21. Bd4 Rg7 22. b4 axb4
23. axb4 Na6 24. Nd1 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Nf6 26. h3 h4 27. Ne3 Nh5 28. Bd1 Ng3 29.
Ra1 $16 {1-0 Leitao,R-Kalka,A/Dortmund 1998/EXT 1999 (54)}) 15. Nb5 (15. Rac1
h4 16. a3 Bf6 {a typical manoeuvre to exchange the dark-squared bishops.} 17.
b4 axb4 18. axb4 Na6 19. Rb1 Bg5 20. Nc1 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 c5 {And this is a
typical way to stop White's pawn avalanche.} 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Nd3 Rfc8 24.
Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Bd3 Bc8 26. Rb4 Rca5 27. Re1 Nf8 28. Bc2 Nd7 29. Na4 R8a6 30. h3
{1/2-1/2 Farago,I-Cramling,P/Osterskars 1995/EXT 1997}) 15... Bxb5 16. cxb5 {
Double pawns rarely help the attacking side.} Bf6 17. Qc3 Bg5 18. Bf2 Rfc8 (
18... h4 {is more straightforward but quite good:} 19. Qc4 Nf6 20. Nc3 Nh5 21.
Na4 Nxa4 22. Bxa4 b6 23. a3 Nf4 24. Rfc1 Ra7 25. Bd1 f5 26. Rc3 Bh6 27. Kh1 Rf7
28. Be2 Ra8 29. Bf1 Raf8 30. b3 Qg5 31. Rac1 Rg7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Krush,
I-Arakhamia,K/Montreal CAN 2007/The Week in Chess 664 (47)}) 19. Qc4 Nf6 20.
Nc3 h4 21. a3 Ncd7 22. b4 Nb6 23. Qb3 Nh5 24. Ne2 Nd7 25. Bd3 b6 26. Ra2 Ra7 {
Looks passive but White can't break through.} 27. Qc4 Nf4 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Be2
Rca8 30. bxa5 Ne5 31. Qc1 Rxa5 {Now Black's position looks more active now but
White's is solid enough.} 32. h3 R5a7 33. Be1 Nd7 34. Bb4 Nc5 {Black starts
playing with fire "provoking" the e4-e5 break.} 35. Bc4 Bh6 36. Re1 g5 37. e5
dxe5 38. Rae2 Bg7 39. Qc2 Re8 40. Ba2 Qd6 41. Bb1 Qh6 42. Kh2 Raa8 43. a4 g4 $6
{A risky break.} (43... Nxa4 44. Qxc7 Rec8 45. Qd7 Nc5 46. Qf5 $13) 44. hxg4 (
44. a5 g3+ 45. Kh1 e4 $1 $132) (44. fxg4 $5) 44... h3 45. gxh3 Qh4 46. Rg1 e4
$5 47. Bxc5 bxc5 48. Rxe4 Bd4 {That's Black's idea - to activate his bishop.}
49. Rg2 Kg7 50. Rxd4 cxd4 51. g5 Re5 (51... Re3 $143 52. Qd1 Kf8 53. d6 cxd6
54. g6 fxg6 55. Qxd4 $18) 52. Rg4 (52. Qxc7 Rxg5 53. Qe5+ f6 $11) 52... Qh5 53.
g6 $6 (53. h4 $5 Rae8 54. Qd3 Kf8 55. Qxd4 $140 Rxg5 $1) 53... Rg5 $4 (53...
Rh8 54. Kg1 $1 (54. gxf7+ Rg5 55. f8=Q+ $2 Kxf8) 54... Re1+ 55. Kf2 Qe5 56.
gxf7+ Kxf7 $13) 54. Qxc7 Rf8 55. Qxf4 $2 (55. Rxf4 $18) 55... Rxg4 56. Qxg4
Qxd5 57. gxf7+ Kxf7 58. Qf5+ {Not the best way to exchange the queens, after
which the dramatic game ends in a draw.} (58. Be4 $1 Qd6+ (58... Qa2+ 59. Kh1
Qa1+ 60. Qg1 Qxg1+ 61. Kxg1 $18) 59. Qg3 Ke6 60. a5 $16) 58... Qxf5 59. Bxf5
Ke7 60. Be4 d3 $1 61. Bxd3 Rxf3 62. Be4 Rf4 63. Bc6 Rxa4 64. b6 Rb4 65. b7 Rxb7
66. Bxb7 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O dxc4 8. dxc5
Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nd2 Na5 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Bc3 f6
15. Nd2 e5 16. Nxc4 Be6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ke7 19. Rad1 Rhd8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8
21. Rxd8 Kxd8 22. a3 Kc7 23. f4 b6 24. Kf2 Kd6 25. Be4 g6 26. Bd3 Bd5 27. Ke3
Bb3 28. h4 Ne7 29. Kf3 Ke6 30. e4 exf4 31. gxf4 f5 32. e5 Nd5 33. Bd2 Bd1+ 34.
Kg3 h5 35. Bb5 Ke7 36. Bb4+ Kf7 37. Bc4 Ke6 38. Bd6 Ba4 39. Ba6 Kd7 40. Bb8 Bc6
41. Bc4 Ne7 42. b3 Bd5 43. Bb5+ Nc6 44. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Na6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Qd1 e6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Be3 Qb6 14. Rb1 Nc7 15.
Qc2 a5 16. Bf1 Bd4 17. Bf4 Qa6 18. b3 Re7 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Na4 Qa6 21. Nc3 Qb6
22. Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. a4 Rb8 12. Qe1 Bd7 13. Qg3 Kh8 14. a5 $5 $146
{A new move in this very position, but the idea of playing a4-a5 even if the
pawn is not sufficiently supported is now well established in this main
Scheveningen line.} Nb4 (14... Nxa5 $5 15. e5 Ne8 $1 16. f5 (16. Nf5 $2 exf5
17. Nd5 Qxc2 $19) (16. Bd3 Nc4 17. Qh3 (17. Nf5 $2 exf5 18. Nd5 Nxe3 19. Nxc7
Nxf1 20. Bxf1 Nxc7 $19) 17... g6 18. f5 gxf5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Bxc4
$14) (16. Ne4 Nc6 17. Nf3 f6 $13) 16... dxe5 17. fxe6 fxe6 (17... exd4 $2 18.
Bf4 Bd6 19. Nd5 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Qc5 21. Rxf7 Rxf7 (21... Bxe6 22. Rxa5) 22. Qxb8
Qxd5 23. exf7 $18) 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Nf3 Nc6 20. Ng5 Be7 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Rf1
Nf6 23. Nh6+ Kh8 (23... Kf8 24. Ng4 $16) 24. Nf7+ $11) 15. Bg1 e5 {Black
reacted cautiously, but not so fortunatelly. Avrukh could have taken the a5
pawn or waited for White to advance his soldier to e5.} (15... Rbc8 16. e5 Nfd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 Nxf4 $1 19. Rxf4 dxe5 20. Rg4 exd4 21. Bxd4 Qxg3 22. Bxg7+
Kg8 23. Rxg3 Bh4 24. Raa3 Bxg3 25. Rxg3 f6 26. Bxf6+ (26. Bh5 Be8 27. Bh6+ $11)
26... Kf7 27. Bc3 e5 28. Kg1 $14) 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Nf3 $1 (17. Nf5 Bxf5 18.
Rxf5 Bd6 $11) 17... Rbe8 (17... Nxc2 18. Rac1 $16) 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Bd3 (19.
Rad1 Nxc2 20. Nxe5 (20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. Nxe5 Be6 22. Rd2 $14) 20... Be6 21. Qf4
Nb4 22. Bc4 $14) 19... Bd6 $6 (19... Nxd3 $1 20. cxd3 Bd6 21. Nd2 Nh5 22. Qe3
Rc8 23. Nc4 Be6 $11) 20. Bc4 $1 {Radjabov is a clever player and the active
bishop on the a2-g8 diagonal will trouble the opponent for a while.} h6 (20...
Nxc2 21. Ng5 $1 Nxa1 (21... h6 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Bxf7 Re7 24. Qg6 $16) 22. Qh4
h5 23. Rxf6 Bg4 24. Nxf7+ Rxf7 (24... Kh7 25. Qg5 $18) 25. Rxf7 $18) 21. Nh4
Nh5 (21... Nxc2 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Rf1) 22. Qf2 Nf4 23. g3 Be6 (23... Nh3 24.
Qd2 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Nf5 $16) (23... Ne6 24. Rad1 Rc8 25. Nf5 Bc5 26. Bxc5
Nxc5 27. Ne7 Rc7 28. Ng6+ $18) 24. gxf4 (24. Bxe6 Nxe6 25. Nf5 Rc8 26. Ra4 $14)
24... Bxc4 25. Rg1 Be7 $2 {Introducing yet another case of serious chess
blindness on a very high level.} (25... Rg8 $1 26. Nf5 Bf8 27. fxe5 Nc6 $13)
26. Nf5 Bf6 (26... Nc6 27. Nxg7 Rc8 28. Nf5 $18) 27. Bc5 $2 {White will win
the exchange and consequently the game, but much stronger must be deemed the
nasty rook move to a4.} (27. Ra4 $1 Nc6 28. Rxc4 exf4 29. Nd5 $18) 27... Nc6
28. Ne3 Be6 29. f5 Bd7 30. Ncd5 Bg5 (30... Rg8 $2 31. Nxf6 gxf6 32. Qh4 Kh7 33.
Nd5 $18) 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. f6 (32. h4 $5 Bd8 (32... Bf4 33. Rad1 $18) 33. f6 g6
34. Qd2 Kh7 35. Nf5 $18) 32... g6 33. Rad1 Be6 34. Nc4 $6 (34. h4 $1 Bf4 35.
Ng2 $18) 34... Rd8 35. c3 $6 {The limitation of the time for thinking is
leaving a stamp on the quality of this game. White merrily ignores the tactics
that would speed up the decision.} (35. h4 Bf4 36. Nxf4 exf4 37. Nd6 $1 Rxd6
38. Qxf4 $18) 35... Kh7 36. Nce3 Bf4 (36... Nxa5 37. h4 (37. Rxg5 $5 hxg5 38.
Qg3 Qd6 39. Qxg5 Qf8 40. Qxe5 $16) 37... Bxe3 38. Nxe3 Rxd1 39. Rxd1 Qc8 40.
Kh2 $16) 37. Ng2 $1 g5 (37... Nxa5 38. Ndxf4 exf4 39. Qxf4 $16) 38. Qf3 Qc8 $2
{Finally Black is making the last serious mistake in his own time trouble..} (
38... g4 39. Qe2 h5 40. b4 $18) 39. Ngxf4 exf4 40. Rxg5 $1 (40. Rxg5 $1 hxg5
41. Qh5+ Kg8 42. Qh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 {It's the fourth time
this move is played in our theoretical discussion with van Wely. The first
encounter in Khanty is full of good memories for my opponent! But the three
latest encounters in 2007 are nice to remember for me. Dies war das vierte Mal,
dass dieser Zug in meiner theoretischen Diskussion mit van Wely aufs Brett kam.
Die erste Begegnung in Khanty wird für meinen Gegner noch voller guter
Erinnerungen sein, an die letzten drei Duelle im Jahr 2007 denke wiederum ich
gern zurück.} Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nh5 $5 15. c5 {With Bc4 next protecting the e6
pawn. Now Black is going to activate his pieces as otherwise White may gain
the initiative. Will als nächstes mit Bc4 den e6-Bauern decken. Nun muss
Schwarz seine Figuren aktivieiren, denn ansonsten könnte Weiß die Initiative
erlangen.} Nf4 16. Bc4 fxe4 17. Rxe4 {An exchange sacrifice. All these moves
we have seen in our encounter in Monaco this year, where I made the same move
as in the game. Many moves are possible at this stage for Black but I wanted
to attack e6 as I did in Monaco also! So... Ein Qualitätsopfer. All diese Züge
sah man auch in unserer diesjährigen Begegnung in Monaco, wo ich denselben Zug
spielte wie in der Partie. In dieser Phase sind viele Fortsetzungen für
Schwarz möglich, aber ich ich wollte a6 angreifen, wie ich es auch in Monaco
getan hatte! Also...} Nf5 $5 {Now after this we are in our blindfold encounter
in Monaco, van Wely played 18.Bxf4 and after 18...exf4 19.Nd5 Re8 all the
complications went well for Black and I won the game. Danach landen wir in
unserer Blindpartie in Monaco; van Wely spielte dort 18.Bxf4, und nach 18...
exf4 19.Nd5 Re8 liefen alle Komplikationen gut für Schwarz , und ich gewann.}
18. g3 $5 Nh3+ {Check!!! Already pleasant! Schach!!! Schon angenehm!} 19. Kg2
Ng5 20. Rg4 {Van Wely was still in his preparation here. It's not hard to see
how strange and complicated the position is, so his thoughts before going 20.
Rg4 were mostly concentrated on checking if everything works. Van Wely befand
sich noch immer in seiner Vorbereitung. Man kann unschwer erkennen, wie
seltsam und kompliziert diese Stellung ist; daher konzentrierten sich seine
Gedanken vor der Ausführung von 20.Rg4 in erster Linie darauf zu prüfen, ob
alles funktioniert.} (20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Nd5 c6 $5 22. cxd6 (22. e7 Rfc8 $17)
22... Nxd6 (22... cxd5 23. Qxd5 Ne3+ 24. Rxe3 Qxe3 25. e7 $16) 23. Rg4 Qh6 (
23... Qxg4 24. fxg4 Nxc4 25. Kh3 $14 Rae8) 24. e7 cxd5 (24... Rfc8 25. Nb6 $1)
25. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 26. Qxd5 Nf5 (26... e4 27. Rf4 Nxc4 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Qxc4
Qd2+ 30. Kh1 exf3 31. Rg1 $14) 27. Re4 Ne3+ 28. Rxe3 Qxe3 29. Rd1 b6 $13 (29...
Qc3 $5)) (20. e7 Qxe7 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Nxc7 Ne3+ 24. Rxe3 Qxe3 25.
Nxa8 e4 $1 26. f4 Rxa8 (26... Qf3+ 27. Kh3 $16) (26... dxc5 27. Nc7 Bxa1 28.
Qxa1+ Qd4 29. Qxd4+ cxd4 30. Ne6 Rc8 31. Bb3 d3 32. Nc5 Re8 33. Kf2 e3+ 34. Ke1
$14) 27. cxd6 Rd8 $13 28. Bf1 (28. Rc1 Rxd6 29. Qxd6 Qf3+ $11) 28... g5 $1 (
28... Bd4 29. Rc1 Rxd6 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. Rc7+ Kh6 $5 (31... Kh8 32. Qe2 Rd5 (
32... Qg1+ 33. Kh3 Rd5 34. Bg2 Rh5+ 35. Kg4 $16) 33. Qxe3 Bxe3 34. Rxb7 Rd2+
35. Kh3 Bg1 36. Re7 Rxh2+ 37. Kg4 Rxa2 38. Rxe4 Ra3 $11) 32. Qe2 Qxe2+ (32...
Qg1+ 33. Kh3 Be3 34. Kg4 $14) 33. Bxe2 Be3 34. Rxb7 Rd2 35. Kf1 Rb2 $1 $11) 29.
fxg5 Qf3+ $11 30. Kh3 Qf5+ 31. Kh4 $4 (31. Kg2 Qf3+ $11) 31... h6 $1 $19) 20...
Nxf3 21. Kxf3 (21. Qxf3 $4 Nh4+ 22. Rxh4 Rxf3 23. Kxf3 e4+ $19 24. Nxe4 d5 25.
Ng5 Qf6+ 26. Kg2 dxc4 27. Nxh7 Qxh4 28. gxh4 Bxa1 $19) 21... e4+ 22. Nxe4 Bxa1
$1 (22... d5 $4 23. Bg5 $1 $16 dxe4+ 24. Kg2 Qxg5 25. Rxg5 Ne3+ 26. Kh3 Nxd1
27. Rxd1 $16) 23. Bg5 Ne7+ $1 24. Kg2 Be5 25. Rf4 Bxf4 26. gxf4 (26. Bxf4 $1 {
was a draw in fact! war tatsächlich Remis!} d5 (26... Rxf4 $5 27. Qa1+ Kg8 28.
gxf4 Qf8 29. Nf6+ Kh8 $11 30. cxd6 cxd6 31. Nh5+ (31. f5 $4 Qg7) 31... Kg8 32.
f5 gxf5 33. Nf6+ Kh8 $11) 27. Qa1+ (27. Qd4+ $4 Kg8 28. Bh6 Nf5 29. Qxd5 Qxd5
30. Bxd5 Nxh6 $17) 27... Kg8 28. Bh6 Nf5 29. e7 Qxe7 30. Bxd5+ Rf7 31. Bg5 (31.
Nf6+ Kh8 32. Nh5+ Kg8 $11) 31... Qf8 32. Qe5 h6 $15) 26... d5 27. f5 {A move
that complicates matters completely! The position is simply crazy now! Ein Zug,
der die Komplikationen auf die Spitze treibt! Die Stellung ist jetzt einfach
verrückt!} (27. Qa1+ d4 (27... Kg8 28. Bh6 Nf5 29. Bxf8 Qxf8 (29... dxc4 30.
Bd6 cxd6 (30... Ne3+ 31. Kf3 Nd5 32. Qe5 $1 $18) 31. Nf6+ Kh8 $11) 30. Nf6+ Kh8
31. Bxd5 (31. Nxd5+ Qg7 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $17) 31... Qg7 $15) 28. Nd6 h6 29. Bxh6
Kh7 30. Bxf8 Qxf8 31. Nf7 Nf5 $15) (27. Qd4+ Kg8 28. Nf6+ Rxf6 29. Qxf6 Qf8 $19
) 27... h6 $3 28. Qd4+ (28. fxg6 Qe8 $1 $19) (28. Qg4 hxg5 29. Qh3+ Kg7 30.
Qc3+ d4 $19) (28. Qa1+ Kh7 29. f6 dxc4 30. fxe7 Qd5 $19) (28. Bxh6 Nxf5 29.
Qa1+ $1 d4 (29... Kh7 $5 30. Bg5 Ne3+ $5 31. Kg1 Qc8 32. Bxe3 (32. Nf6+ Rxf6
33. Qxf6 Qh8 34. Qxh8+ Rxh8 35. Bb3 d4 $17) 32... dxe4 $19) 30. Bg5 Qe8 31. Kg1
b5 32. Bb3 Qc6 33. Qe1 Kg7 $17) 28... Kh7 $1 (28... Kg8 $4 {It was still
possible to lose by this move: MIt diesem Zug konnte man noch verlieren:} 29.
Bxe7 $18 Qxe7 30. f6 $1 $18) 29. fxg6+ Kxg6 30. Bxe7 Qxe7 31. Qxd5 (31. Bd3
Qxe6 32. Ng3+ Kf7 33. Bf5 Qe8 34. Qxd5+ Kg7 35. Qd4+ Rf6 36. Ne4 Qe7 $19) 31...
Rad8 {The rest is simple. Der Rest ist einfach.} 32. Qe5 Rf5 33. Qc3 Qg7 34.
Qg3+ Kh7 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. Kg3 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 Qxf3
8. gxf3 d5 9. Rg1 Ne7 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. Rxg7 Ng6 12. Bh6 Bxh2 13. O-O-O Bd6 14.
Bg5 h5 15. c4 dxe4 16. fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Nbd7 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 b5 7. a3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 a5 10. g4 Ba6 11. Ng3 b4 12. Nce2 bxa3 13. Rxa3 d5 14. Re3 dxe4 15.
Re1 Qc7 16. Nf5 Bd8 17. g5 Nd5 18. Rxe4 f6 19. Neg3 g6 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. dxe5
fxg5 22. e6 Kxh6 23. e7 Qb6 24. exf8=Q+ Nxf8 25. c4 Nf4 26. Qd6 Kg7 27. Bxf4
gxf4 28. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Sebag, Marie"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 "Liege"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. h3 Bf5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bg5 Ne4 14. Be3 Rc8 15.
Rc1 Na5 16. Bd3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qd5 19. Qe2 Nc4 20. Bf4 Rfe8 21.
Nd2 Rc6 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Qd2 b5 24. Bh6 Bf6 25. Qf4 Rec8 26. Re4 Qf5 27. Qe3
Qd7 28. Qe1 e6 29. Rf4 Bh8 30. Rf3 Qd5 31. Rb1 a6 32. Qd2 Ra4 33. Rb2 Rac4 34.
Qf4 e5 35. Qg5 Qd8 36. dxe5 Qxg5 37. Bxg5 Bxe5 38. Re2 Bxc3 39. Re7 f5 40. Bh6
R4c7 41. Re6 Rc6 42. Re7 Bf6 43. Ra7 Bd4 44. Rd7 Be5 45. g4 Rc3 46. Rxc3 Bxc3
47. Ra7 fxg4 48. hxg4 Rc4 49. g5 Ra4 50. Rc7 b4 51. Kg2 Rxa2 52. Kf3 Ra5 53.
Ke4 Rb5 54. Kd3 Be5 55. Rc8+ Kf7 56. f4 b3 57. fxe5 b2 58. Kd4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sadiku, Bedri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Pristina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d6 8.
Nc3 e5 9. O-O c6 10. e4 Bg4 11. Nh4 Na6 12. Rae1 Rfe8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Qd7
15. Qd2 Nh5 16. Nf5 Rad8 17. Qg5 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 g6 19. Rf2 Qe7 20. Qd2 Ng7 21.
Ref1 Rf8 22. a3 Nc7 23. b4 Nge6 24. Qe3 Ng7 25. Qd2 a6 26. d5 Qe5 27. Ne2 cxd5
28. exd5 Nf5 29. Nc3 Rde8 30. Ne4 Kh8 31. g4 Ne7 32. Nf6 Ng8 33. Nxe8 Qxe8 34.
Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 "Vesnianka Gran"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. g3 O-O 14. Bg2 Bg5 15.
O-O Ne7 16. Nde3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Be6 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Kh1 Rac8 20. b3 Kh8 21. Rad1
Rcd8 22. Nf5 Nc6 23. Qe3 Qc7 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. Ne3 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[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 "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. Nxe7 ({During the last two years the line} 10. Bxf6 Bxf6
11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 {has grown in popularity mainly thanks to the efforts of
Morozevich, who used a new plan in his World Championship game versus Leko in
2005. In the present game, Morozevich achieves a similar pawn structure from
another opening line, which he had actually used before several times as well.}
) 10... Nxe7 11. Bd3 (11. Qd3 Bb7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. O-O-O d5 14. exd5 Qxd5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2679)-Smirin,I (2656)/Biel 2003 (55)}) ({A few years
ago Anand gave the impulse for development of another plan:} 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12.
c4 {but Morozevich's concept in this game is different: he prefers to limit as
much as possible Black's counterplay.}) 11... Bb7 ({An year ago Morozevich
played a somewhat similar game: slowly he put Black under pressure, but also
failed to find anything decisive:} 11... Nd7 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. Ne3 f6
15. Bh4 O-O 16. O-O Nc5 17. f3 Be6 18. Re1 Qb8 19. Bf1 Kh8 20. Re2 Rc8 21. Rd2
Ra6 22. Rc1 Rac6 23. Bf2 Bf7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. cxd5 R6c7 26. Rdc2 $14 Be8 27. b3
Bd7 28. g4 Kg8 29. Qe2 Nb7 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32. Qa6 Nc5 33. Qa8+ Kf7
34. h4 h6 35. Bc4 Be8 36. Be3 Ke7 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Kf7 {In spite of
Black's good defence, White made progress and could set more problems here.}
39. g6+ $1 (39. Kg2 Ke7 40. Kg3 Kf7 41. Kg4 Ke7 42. Kh4 Kf7 43. Kh3 Ke7 44. Kg2
Kf7 45. Bd2 Qb6 46. Be3 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2747)-Carlsen,M (2698)/
Moscow 2006}) 39... Ke7 (39... Kxg6 $2 40. Qxe8+ $18) (39... Kf8 40. Bb5 $36)
40. Bb5 $1 Bxg6 (40... Bxb5 $2 41. Qg8 $18) 41. Qg8 $40) ({Black can change
the character of the position with} 11... d5 $5) 12. Qe2 Nd7 (12... Ng6 $5 13.
c4 h6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. O-O Rb8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K (2660)-Eljanov,P (2686)/
Sochi 2007 (44)}) 13. c4 (13. b4 f6 14. Bd2 f5 $13 {/=}) 13... b4 14. Nc2 a5
15. O-O {The position is close to equal, but in such a pawn structure Black
needs permanent patience since he has limited possibilities for activity.
Notice that the other line mentioned on move 10 leads to a similar pawn
structure, but in that case with the knight on d5 instead of the dark-squared
bishop White has more resources to fight for advantage. Nevertheless
Morozevich skillfully increases the pressure here too.} Nc5 16. f3 Qc7 (16...
O-O 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. b3 Nc6 19. Rab1 a4 20. Qe1 axb3 21. axb3 Qb6 22. Be3 Ra2
23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Bf1 Qa5 25. Qd1 Qc7 26. Bf2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Timofeev,A (2657)
-Eljanov,P (2651)/Montreal 2006 (97)}) 17. Qd2 O-O 18. Ne3 {Unlike in the game
Timofeev-Eljanov (see 16...0-0). Morozevich refrains from playing b2-b3, which
would allow Black possibilities to play on the a-file with ...a4.} b3 {A
standard way to gain more space and eventually create a potential weakness on
b2 in different kinds of endgames.} 19. Rfd1 f6 20. Bh4 a4 (20... bxa2 21. Rxa2
Nb3 22. Qc3 Nd4 23. Nd5 $14) 21. a3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rfd8 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Qd2
Ba6 {The evaluation hasn't changed: White is only marginally better. However,
this tendency to defend permanently must be quite unpleasant for Black.} 25.
Bf2 h6 26. h4 Kh7 27. Qb4 Qc6 28. Rd3 Rb8 29. Qd2 Rbc8 30. h5 Kh8 31. g4 {
By gaining space on the kingside White would like first of all to keep this
part of the board closed for the moment.} Kh7 32. Kg2 (32. Rd1 Bxc4 33. Rxd6
Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. Rxd6 Rc7 $11) 32... Rd7 {An understandable move - Black
would like to have the possibility to protect the pawn on d6 with the other
rook as well. But for that purpose, it was better to play 32...Rc7 in order to
keep the d7-square available for the queen's retreat after an eventual
exchange of knights on d5.} (32... Kh8 33. Qb4 (33. Nd5 $6 Nxd5 34. exd5 Qd7
$132 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gf6f5]}) 33... Rc7 34. Rcd1 Rcd7 $14 {/=}) (32... Rc7 $14
{/=}) 33. Qb4 $1 (33. Nd5 {is too early:} Nxd5 34. exd5 Qb7 {and White
achieves nothing.}) 33... Kh8 {Another careless move, allowing White to
achieve a material advantage.} ({After} 33... Bb7 34. Rcd1 Rcd8 35. Nd5 Nxd5 (
35... Nc8 36. Nc3 Ba6 37. Nb5 $16) 36. cxd5 (36. exd5 $6 Qa6) 36... Qa6 37. Rc3
{White is clearly better, but it remains an open question if he can convert
his advantage.}) (33... Rdd8 34. Rcd1 $36 {[%csl Rd6]}) 34. Rcd1 {Missing the
rather unexpected chance.} ({After} 34. Nd5 $1 {Black loses material, since
the queen won't be able to retreat while keeping pawn on a4 protected:} Nxd5 (
34... Rcd8 35. Nb6 Rc7 (35... Rb7 36. Qa5 $18 {[%csl Ra6]}) 36. Qa5 Bb7 37.
Qxa4 $18) 35. exd5 {[%csl Ra4] and although Black will try to use the
opposite-coloured bishops to create counterplay, this was White's only real
attempt to play for a win.}) 34... Rcd8 35. Rc3 Rb7 36. Qa5 Ra8 37. Rcd3 Rd7
38. Qb4 Rad8 39. Kg3 (39. Nd5 {isn't working any longer due to the weakness of
the c4-pawn.} Nxd5 40. exd5 ({after} 40. cxd5 Qa8 41. R3d2 (41. Rc3 Rb8 {
[%csl Rb4]} 42. Qa5 $140 $2 Bf1+ $19) 41... Rb7 42. Qc3 Rc8 {Black takes
control over the c-file.}) 40... Qxc4) 39... Kh7 40. Rc3 (40. Rc1 Rc7 41. Qa5 (
41. Nd5 $6 Nxd5 42. exd5 Qd7 {[%csl Rc4]}) 41... Ra8 $11) 40... Rb7 41. Qa5 Ra8
$1 {Radjabov doesn't offer White the second chance for a convenient Ne3-d5.} (
41... Rbd7 $2 42. Nd5 Nxd5 43. exd5 $16 {[%csl Ra4]}) 42. c5 {Morozevich gives
up his attempts to increase the pressure and goes for simplifications, which
will lead to a draw.} dxc5 43. Rxc5 Qe8 44. Qc3 {White's edge is insignificant:
Black can easily protect the a4-pawn.} Rd8 45. Rxd8 Qxd8 46. Qa5 Qxa5 47. Rxa5
Bb5 48. Nd1 Nc6 49. Ra8 Rb8 50. Rxb8 Nxb8 $11 51. Nc3 Bc6 52. Ba7 Nd7 53. Kf2
Nf8 54. Ke2 g6 55. hxg6+ Kxg6 56. Kd3 Ne6 57. Be3 (57. Kc4 Ng5 $132) 57... h5
58. gxh5+ Kxh5 59. Kc4 Kh4 60. Nd5 Kg3 61. Nxf6 Kxf3 62. Bd2 Bxe4 63. Bc3 Bc6
64. Bxe5 Ke3 65. Ng8 Kd2 66. Ne7 Be8 67. Nd5 Kc2 68. Bf6 Bd7 69. Nb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 d6 8.
Nb3 Bb6 9. Bd3 Qxf3 10. gxf3 Ne7 11. a4 a5 12. Be3 f5 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. Rg1
fxe4 15. fxe4 O-O 16. O-O-O Bb7 17. Rg2 Rae8 18. Nd4 Bc8 19. h4 Rf6 20. Rdg1 g6
21. h5 Ref8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Nf5 Kf7 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. Rxg6 Rxg6 26. Rxg6 Rxf2
27. e5 Be6 28. exd6+ Kd7 29. b3 Rf4 30. Kd2 Rd4 31. Kc3 Rxd6 32. Rg7+ Kd8 33.
Bc4 Bd7 34. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. b5 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6
fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Ba3 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.
Bxe7 Re8 22. Bc5 Rxe6 23. Rxe4 a6 24. bxa6 Rexa6 25. a3 Bf8 26. Bxf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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 "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 {This match vs. Bosna was an important encounter for us, as the winner
could probably be first in the European Club Cup, so were fighting on all
boards. Dieses Match gegen Bosna war eine wichtige Begegnung für uns, denn der
Sieger hatte wahrscheinlich gute Chancen, den europäischen Mannschaftspokal zu
gewinnen, daher kämpften wir an allen Brettern.} g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3
O-O 5. d4 d6 {Eine typical position of the KID with g3. Eine typische Stellung
des Königsinders mit g3.} 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Qb6 {A rare line. Ivanchuk took
some 15-20 minutes thinking at this point. Now White has some problems
developing the c1-bishop. Ein seltenes Abspiel. An dieser Stelle dachte
Ivanchuk etwa 15-20 Minuten nach. Weiß hat jetzt nämlich einige Probleme, den
Läufer c1 zu entwickeln.} 8. Re1 $5 {Trying to start e4-e5 taking positions in
center. Versucht, mit e4-e5 im Zentrum Stellung zu beziehen.} Bg4 $5 {There
are many moves and also many ideas for Black, but Bg4 and Nfd7 (x Pd4) looked
interesting. Es gibt viele Züge und auch viele Ideen für Schwarz, aber Bg4 und
Nfd7 (x Pd4) sah interessant aus.} 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nfd7 11. e3 Na6 (11...
c5 $6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Qxb7 Rc8 15. Nf4 Nb6 (15... cxd4 16. Bxc6 Nc5
17. Qxa7 Rxc6 18. exd4 Ra6 19. Qxe7 Nb3 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Rb1 $16) 16. Bxc6 Rc7
17. Qa6 Rxc6 18. Qxa7 cxd4 19. exd4 $14) 12. Rb1 e5 13. d5 c5 $6 {Well, I
don't think this kind of move is good here because White gets play on both
wings. Of course, it is hard to break Black's defence. But playing with White
is a much easier task here. Also, an dieser Stelle halte ich diese Art von Zug
nicht für gut, weil Weiß Spiel auf beiden Flügeln bekommt. Natürlich ist es
schwer, die schwarze Verteidigung zu überwinden. Aber mit Weiß zu spielen ist
hier doch die deutlich einfachere Aufgabe.} (13... f5 $5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. e4 (
15. Qxd6 e4 $17) 15... f4 16. Kg2 Rab8 $11 (16... Qc5 17. b3 Nb6 $11 {[%cal
Ga6c7,Gc7e6,Ge6d4]})) 14. e4 $1 Qd8 15. h4 $1 {Practically the best decision,
now White puts a pawn on h5, the king on g2 and the rook on h1. Praktisch die
beste Entscheidung; Weiß stellt nun einen Bauern nach h5, den König nach g2
und den Turm nach h1.} Nc7 16. Kg2 f5 {Otherwise Black may end up without any
counterplay! The only way is to push through f4 somehow and try to close the
queen's flank! Ansonsten bleibt Schwarz am Ende vielleicht völlig ohne
Gegenspiel! Die einzige Möglichkeit besteht darin, irgendwie f4 durchzudrücken
und zu versuchen, den Damenflügel zu schließen!} 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bd2 Qe7 19.
Qe2 f4 20. Rh1 Rf7 21. Rh3 Raf8 22. Rbh1 a6 23. b3 {Now the position is
closed! And Ivanchuk tries to open up the game carefully on the queen's flank!
Jetzt ist die Stellung geschlossen! Und Ivanchuk versucht vorsichtig, das
Spiel am Damenflügel zu öffnen!} (23. h5 g5 24. h6 $14) 23... Kh8 24. a3 g5 $5
{It's not easy at all to play with Black! White is pressing on the queen's
flank, and also on the kingside it is hard to do something with Black. Schwarz
hat es keinesweg leicht! Weiß drückt am Damenflügel, und auch am Königsflügel
kann der Nachziehende kaum etwas unternehmen.} 25. h5 (25. hxg5 Bxg5 26. g4 Rb8
27. a4 a5 $11 {[%csl Gf8][%cal Gb8g8,Gc7e8,Ge8f6,Gd7f8,Gf8g6]}) 25... h6 (25...
Rb8 26. a4 a5 {was possible, but the position is very unpleasent anyway. war
möglich, aber auch dann bleibt die Stellung höchst unangenehm.}) 26. Bg4 Bg7
27. Bf5 {After this move and g4, many players asked me how the bishop came to
f5, from which square :) Nach diesem Zug und g4 fragten mich viele Spieler,
über welches Feld der Läufer eigentlich nach f5 gelangt war :)} b5 $1 28. g4 b4
{The only way is to try and to close the position! Der einzige Weg besteht in
dem Versuch, die Stellung zu schließen!} 29. Na4 (29. axb4 $1 cxb4 30. Na4 Rb8
(30... a5 31. Ra1 Na6 $13 32. c5 Naxc5 33. Nxc5 Nxc5 34. Rxa5 Rb8 35. Rb5 $16)
31. Ra1 Rff8 $14) 29... a5 30. Ra1 Rb8 31. Rhh1 Rff8 32. Ra2 Rb7 33. Rha1 Rfb8
34. axb4 axb4 35. Nb2 {Now it's very pleasant for White, he can maneouvre for
hours when Black has to wait in passive defence, calculating sacrifices all
the time. Nun ist es sehr angenehm für Weiß; er kann stundenlang manövrieren,
während Schwarz passiv abwarten und dabei ständig Opfer auf der Rechnung haben
muss.} Nb6 {My idea was to kick the f5-bishop somehow. It worked! Meine Idee
war, irgendwie den f5-Läufer zu beharken. Es klappte!} 36. Nd3 Nc8 37. Ra5 Qe8
{Now the knight is going to e7. Nun kommt der Springer nach e7.} 38. Nxc5 $6 {
Well, even if not bad, this is too early. Nun, selbst wenn dies vielleicht
nicht schlecht ist, kommt es zu früh.} (38. f3 $5 {This move followed by a
d2-bishop regroupment was more to the point, I think. Dieser Zug nebst der
Umgruppierung des Läufers d2 traf den Nagel eher auf den Kopf, denke ich.} Ne7
39. Bc1 Nxf5 40. exf5 e4 41. fxe4 Bxa1 42. Rxa1 $16) 38... dxc5 39. Rxc5 Bf8 $1
40. Rca5 Ne7 41. f3 (41. Bc1 $5 Nxf5 42. exf5 Bg7 (42... e4 43. Bb2+ Kg8 44.
Qd2 $18) 43. Bb2 Qe7 44. f3 Qd6 $14) 41... Qf7 42. R1a4 $2 {Well, after this
move White misses a clear plan and his king on g2 is vulnerable. Nun, nach
diesem Zug fehlt es Weiß an einem klaren Plan, und sein König auf g2 ist
anfällig.} Nxf5 43. exf5 Kg8 {Now I am going to play Ne8-f6 followed by e4.
Jetzt lautet mein Plan Ne8-f6 nebst e4.} 44. Qxe5 $2 {White misses a very
strong attacking conception. Weiß übersieht ein bärenstarkes Angriffskonzept.}
(44. Be1 $5 Ne8 45. Qxe5 Nf6 46. Qe6 Re8 47. Qxf7+ Kxf7 48. Bf2 Re2) 44... Re8
$1 45. Qd4 Qe7 $3 {Great concept - now it's lost for White! Ein großartiges
Konzept - nun ist Weiß verloren!} 46. Qf2 (46. Qe4 Qxe4 47. fxe4 Rxe4 48. Ra2
Rd4 $15) 46... Qe2 $1 47. Ra1 Qd3 48. Re1 Qxb3 49. Rxe8 Nxe8 50. Ra8 Re7 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Be3
e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Bc2 Nxc2 11. Qxc2 f5 12. exf5 {After the exchange of White's
light-squared bishop he can't protect his centre passively:} (12. f3 {as
Black's attack after} f4 13. Bf2 g5 {[%cal Yh7h5,Yg5g4] is unstoppable.}) 12...
gxf5 13. f4 Nf6 (13... e4 $5 {is an interesting option with the idea to
transfer Black's knight to d3. Black did well in the following game:} 14. Bd4
Nc5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd1 $6 (16. b4 Nd3 17. Nc1 $1 $13 {is a simpler and
better way to get rid of this annoying knight}) 16... Qf6 17. Nf2 a5 18. Qc3
Bd7 19. Qxf6+ Kxf6 20. Nd4 Rfe8 21. Nd1 Nd3 22. Rb1 c5 $1 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Nc3
a4 $17 {0-1 Adla,D-Georgiev,V/Nigran 1996/EXT 2003 (49)}) 14. h3 (14. Kh1 Ng4
15. Bg1 Bd7 16. Rf3 Kh8 17. Raf1 Qe7 18. Nd1 c5 19. h3 Nf6 20. fxe5 dxe5 21.
Ng3 f4 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Bf5 24. Qe2 Qd6 25. Nc3 b6 26. Ne4 Qg6 27. Re1 h5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Marin,M-Bouaziz,S/Calimanesti 1992/EXT 1998 (83)}) 14... Nh5 {
Energetically preventing White's manoeuvring.} (14... Bd7 15. Ng3 (15. Qd2 Qe8
16. a4 a6 17. Ng3 Qg6 18. Qf2 Rae8 19. Rae1 Rf7 20. a5 Bf8 21. Bd2 Rg7 22. Re3
h5 23. Nge2 h4 24. Kh2 Nh5 $36 {0-1 Olafsson,H-Khalifman,A/Wijk aan Zee 1991/
CBM 022 (70)}) 15... e4 (15... Qe8 16. Rf2 (16. Nxf5 $2 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Nxd5)
16... Qg6 17. fxe5 $1 Qxg3 18. exf6 Qxe3 19. fxg7 $14) 16. Qd2 Qe8 17. Bd4 Qg6
18. Nge2 a6 19. Rac1 Kh8 20. Nd1 Rf7 21. Ne3 {[%csl Gd4,Ge3]} Rg8 22. Rf2 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Gonzalez Velez,F-Torrecillas Martinez,A/Salamanca 1998/EXT 1999 (32)})
15. Qd2 (15. c5 {is not dangerous:} Rf7 (15... b6 $5 16. c6 a5 {1/2-1/2
Brenninkmeijer,J-Piket,J/Netherlands 1995/CBM 048}) (15... exf4 16. Nxf4 Nxf4
17. Bxf4 (17. Rxf4 $5 Be5 18. Qf2 Bxf4 19. Bxf4 $44) 17... Bd4+ 18. Kh2 Bxc5
19. Rf3 Rf7 (19... Bd7 $5) 20. Rg3+ Rg7 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Na4 Bd4 23. Rc1 $14
{1/2-1/2 Seirawan,Y-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 1995/CBM 045 (75)}) 16. Qd2 Bd7 17.
Rad1 Qf8 18. Qe1 $6 (18. cxd6 $13) 18... dxc5 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Qh4 Ng7 21. Bf4
Qd6 22. Rf3 Re8 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Qc4 Qd6 25. Nf4 a5 26. Rdf1 Rfe7 $15 {
0-1 Peng,Z-Foisor,C/Kishinev 1995/EXT 1997 (33)}) 15... Bd7 16. Rf3 {White
wants to provoke ...e5-e4; Black resists.} Qe7 17. Raf1 Rae8 18. b4 b6 19. Nb5
$5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 {Now Black's f5-pawn is really hanging but ...e5-e4 is
already satisfactory for him as he has got rid of his "bad" bishop, weakening
White's d5-pawn in the meantime.} Qd7 21. a4 Nf6 22. Nc3 (22. fxe5 Ne4 {
[%cal Yd6e5]}) 22... e4 23. Rg3 h6 24. Bd4 Kh7 25. Ne2 Rf7 26. Rc1 Ree7 27. Rc6
{Looks powerful but White can't increase his pressure on the queenside. It is
well-known that doubled pawns, sometimes good in defence, are absolutely
useless in attack!} Qe8 28. Bxf6 $6 {A wrong evaluation. The resulting
position will be quite poor for White.} (28. Ra3 {[%cal Ye2g3,Ya4a5]}) 28...
Bxf6 29. Qc2 h5 30. h4 $6 {Starting a wrong plan but I don't see equality
anymore. For instance:} (30. Rc4 h4 31. Re3 Rg7 32. Nd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Qf7 $36 {
[%cal Ye7e8,Ye8g8,Yf7f6] White has two weaknesses: his kingside and d-pawn. So
he is in big danger.}) 30... Qf8 31. Qc4 Rg7 32. Rg5 $5 {An interesting but
insufficient exchange sacrifice.} Bxg5 33. hxg5 (33. fxg5 e3 34. Nd4 e2 $1 35.
Nxe2 Re4) 33... e3 34. Qc2 $2 {White loses without a fight.} (34. Nd4 $1 {
, activating the knight, was his only chance:} Re4 ({or} 34... e2 $5 35. Nxe2
Re4 $17) 35. Ne6 Qh8 $1 36. Qe2 Kg6 37. Rc4 (37. Nxg7 Qxg7 $17) 37... Rxc4 38.
Qxc4 Re7 39. Qd3 {with some drawing chances due to his strong knight}) 34...
Qf7 35. Qd3 h4 36. Rc4 Kg8 37. Kf1 h3 $1 38. gxh3 Qh5 39. Ng1 Qh4 40. Qe2 Qg3
41. h4 Rh7 42. Nf3 Re4 43. Rc3 Rxh4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Bxg5+ 14. Kb1 O-O
$5 {Black seems to face a real problem in this particular line. White is
better developed so the immediate battle should end favourably for him.} 15.
fxe6 Nb6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 fxe6 (17... Bf6 18. Bd3 $3 (18. Qe3 Qc5 19. Bg2
Bb7 20. Rhf1 fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qe4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1
Rf8 {0-1 Bobras,P (2394)-Ftacnik,L (2589)/Koszalin 1999 (63)}) 18... Bxd4 (
18... fxe6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 $16) 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd4 Kg8 21. Rh4 fxe6
(21... Bxe6 22. Qh5 $18) 22. Qh3 Rf5 $8 (22... Rf6 23. Rh8+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ $18) (
22... Rf2 23. Rh8+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ $18) 23. Rh8+ Kf7 24. Rg1 $1 Qc4 (24... Bb7 25.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qh6+ Kf7 27. Rh7+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. Rh8+ Ke7 30. Qxe6#) (
24... Qc5 25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 (25... Kf6 26. Rf8+ Ke5 (26... Kxg7 27. Qh8+ Kg6 28.
Rg8+ Kf7 29. Qg7#) 27. Rxf5+ exf5 28. Re7+ Kxd5 29. Qf3+ Kc4 30. Qb3+ Kd4 31.
Qd3#) 26. Qh6+ Kf7 27. Rf8+ Ke7 28. Qg7+) 25. Rxg7+ Kf6 26. Rg1 $1 {1-0
Kotronias,V (2570)-Djurhuus,R (2495)/Gausdal 1995/ (38)}) 18. Qg4 (18. Qh5 e5 (
18... Bf6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 g6 21. Qd5 $16 {1/2 Carlsson,P (2435)
-Backmann,M (2110)/Stockholm 2005 (46)}) 19. Bd3 Bh6 20. Rhf1 Bd7 21. Ne6 Bxe6
22. dxe6 Qe7 23. Be4 Rxf1 24. Rxf1 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Qxf8 $11 {1/2 Cao Sang (2468)
-Ruck,R (2489)/Budapest 2000 (49)}) 18... e5 19. Qxg5 exd4 20. Bd3 g6 {[%mdl 4]
There are no miracles in chess, Black faces well known problems. The kingside
is vulnerable and real compenastion for the suffering is nowhere to be seen..}
(20... Ra7 21. Rhg1 Qf7 22. Rdf1 Qe8 23. Re1 Qd7 24. h4 Kh8 25. Qh5 g5 26. hxg5
{1-0 Langheinrich,F (2325)-Lutz,C (2591)/Bad Zwesten 2000 (34)}) 21. h4 (21.
Rhf1 $5 Bb7 22. Rfe1 Rf7 23. Be4 $14) (21. Rhe1 Ra7 22. b4 Qd8 {1/2 Pavlovic,M
(2497)-Arsovic,G (2437)/Banja Koviljaca 2002}) 21... Bf5 22. h5 Bxd3 23. cxd3 (
23. Rxd3 $5 Rf5 24. Qg4 Qd7 25. Rxd4 Raf8 26. Rdd1 g5 27. Rhe1 $16) 23... Rf2
24. Rc1 (24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Qf7 $14) 24... Qf7 25. Rcg1 $2 {Radjabov means
well with this aggressive move, but the method is faulty. White entertains
better prospects after the natural exchange on g6.} (25. hxg6 $1 Qxg6 26. Qh4
Rg2 (26... Qxd3+ 27. Ka1 Rf7 28. Qg4+ Qg6 (28... Kh8 29. Rc8+ Rxc8 30. Qxc8+
Kg7 31. Rg1+ $18) 29. Qxd4 $16) 27. Qxd4 $16) 25... Qf5 26. Qxf5 (26. Qg3 g5
27. Qxg5+ Qxg5 28. Rxg5+ Kf7 $11) 26... Rxf5 27. hxg6 h5 $1 {This clever idea
ends all the problems; White has to hurry in order to keep the balance.} 28.
Re1 (28. Rh4 Raf8 29. Rxd4 Kg7 $15) 28... Rxd5 29. Re7 Rf8 30. Rh7 Rf6 31.
R1xh5 Rxh5 32. Rxh5 Rxg6 33. Rd5 Kf7 34. Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 Nbd7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nc5 13. Rc1 a5 14. Rc2 a4 15. b4
axb3 16. axb3 Qb6 17. Bf2 Nh5 18. Qb1 Nf4 19. Rd1 f5 20. b4 fxe4 21. fxe4 Ncd3
22. Bxd3 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Ne2 Qe5 25. Nxf4 Qxf4 26. c5 Be6 27. b5 Rad8
28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Qc1 Qxc1 30. Rdxc1 dxc5 31. Bf1 Bd7 32. Rxc5 Rxe4 33. Bd3 Rd4
34. Bxg6 Be8 35. Bc2 R8d6 36. Bb3+ Kg7 37. h3 Re4 38. Kh2 Re2 39. Ba4 Rg6 40.
Bxc6 Bxc6 41. Rxc6 Rgxg2+ 42. Kh1 Rh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 a6 6. Be3 c4 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. b3
cxb3 9. axb3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. Qf3 Bxe5 13. Qxf5 Bc7 14. Nd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 d5 {Less than a month previously to
the present game, the same opponents met in another highly important team
competition. That game ended in a draw, but it was a long fight and Radjabov
was under pressure all the time. Therefore now he has decided to change the
pawn structure at an early stage.} (11... Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. c4 b4 14. Nc2 a5
15. O-O Nc5 16. f3 Qc7 17. Qd2 O-O 18. Ne3 b3 19. Rfd1 f6 20. Bh4 a4 21. a3
Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rfd8 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Qd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2755)
-Radjabov,T (2742)/Kemer 2007 (69)}) 12. exd5 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 {leads to
double-edged positions}) 12... Qxd5 13. Qd2 (13. Bxf6 $2 Qxg2 $19) 13... Ne4 {
The evaluation of this move as offering White a slight advantage was based on
some annotations of Vyzmanavin. In fact Black achieves completely reasonable
play.} (13... Bf5 14. Bxf5 Qxd2+ 15. Bxd2 Nxf5 16. c4 (16. O-O O-O-O 17. Ba5
Rd4 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bc3 Re4 20. f3 Re2 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Nd7 23. Bxe5
Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Nd6 25. Nxc4 Nxc4 26. Rc5+ Kd7 27. Rxc4 $16 {1-0 Pavasovic,D 
(2527)-Shariyazdanov,A (2592)/Sibenik 2005 (62)}) 16... O-O 17. O-O Rfb8 18.
Rae1 Re8 19. Bc3 $14 {0-1 Aseev,K (2575)-Vyzmanavin,A (2585)/Leningrad 1990 
(32)}) 14. Qe3 Nxg5 15. Qxg5 {(+/= - Vyzmanavin, 1990)} Qc5 $1 {The idea is
simple: to protect the knight on e7 and prepare kingside castling. Due to the
threat ...Qb4+ White has no time to take the pawn on g7.} (15... h6 16. Qxg7
Rg8 17. Qh7 Rb8 18. O-O-O Qxa2 19. Be4 Qe6 20. Bd5 Qg6 21. Bxf7+ {1-0 Sparic,N
(2220)-Pavlovic,S (2275)/Tivat 1995}) (15... Bb7 16. O-O-O Qxg2 17. Qxe5 f6 18.
Qd6 $36 {1-0 Sumkin,A-Teichmeister,S/ICCF corr 1983 (26)}) 16. O-O-O $146 {
A novelty in the spirit of the variation. However, Black is well developed and
experiences no problems at all. Moreover, the knight on a3 indicates that it
is rather White who should maintain the balance.} (16. Qxg7 $2 Rg8 17. Qxh7
Qb4+ 18. c3 Qxb2 {is bad for White}) (16. O-O O-O 17. Rad1 (17. c4 h6 18. Qg3
b4 19. Nc2 f5 $11) 17... f5 18. Rfe1 Ng6 19. c4 b4 20. Nc2 Nf4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Misailovic,N (2349)-Nataf,I (2553)/Budva 2004 (133)}) 16... O-O 17. Rhe1 f6 18.
Qe3 (18. Qh4 $6 Bf5 $17 {[%csl Ra3]}) 18... Qxe3+ 19. Rxe3 Be6 {Black has
achieved a pleasant endgame. Nevertheless he does not have any real advantage:
White will bring his knight from a3 into the centre and the position will
become completely equal. Possibly Radjabov overestimated his chances or maybe
he was forced to push too hard due to the extremely unfavourable development
of the match Russia-Azerbaijan, where two of his teammates were clearly doing
badly.} 20. Be4 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. b3 {A rather forced way to protect the
pawn a2.} (22. c3 $2 Bxa2 $17) 22... Kf7 (22... b4 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Kf7 (
24... Rc8 25. Bd3 Nc6 26. Kb2 Na5 27. Re2 Nxc4+ 28. Kb3 $14) 25. c3 Rc8 26. Bd3
bxc3 27. Kc2 $11) 23. Rd3 Rxd3 24. Bxd3 f5 25. c4 b4 26. Nc2 e4 27. Be2 a5 $11
{I suspect that many players would agree to a draw around here. Fortunately
this game continued.} 28. f4 exf3 (28... Kf6 29. Kd2 (29. h4 Bd7 30. Kd2 Ke6
$11) 29... g5 $11) (28... Bd7 29. c5 (29. Nd4 Nc6 30. Nb5 Ke6 31. Kd2 Ne7 32.
Nd4+ Kd6 $11) 29... Kf6 30. Kd2 g5 $11) 29. Bxf3 g5 (29... Kf6 30. Kd2 Ke5 $11)
30. Kd2 Kf6 31. Nd4 $1 {Starting with this moment Black always had to solve
some small problems. Although the position remains equal, Morozevich manages
to outplay his strong opponent.} Bc8 (31... Ke5 32. Nxe6 Kxe6 33. Kd3 Ke5 34.
c5 $14 {[%cal Gd3c4]}) ({Possible is} 31... Bd7 $5 {and if White continues
similar to the game} 32. Ba8 (32. c5 Ke5 33. Kd3 Bc8 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 32... h6
33. Kd3 f4 34. Ke4 {then Black has} Be8 $132 {[%cal Ge8g6,Gg6b1]}) 32. Ba8 {
Designed to free the f3-square for the knight and thus prevent for the moment .
..Ke5.} h6 (32... Ke5 33. Nf3+ {[%csl Rg5]} Kf6 (33... Kf4 34. Kd3 {[%cal
Gc4c5] looks dangerous for Black. Advancing the g-pawn is taboo due to the
amazing mate in one:} g4 $4 35. g3#) 34. Kd3 $14) 33. Kd3 f4 (33... Ke5 34.
Nf3+ Kd6 35. Kd4 $14) 34. Ke4 {Something went wrong for Black: White has
centralised the king and has the plan to advance the c-pawn, while Black
hasn't been able to achieve anything so far. At this moment Radjabov must have
regretted his decisions on moves 28 and 29.} h5 $1 {Rightly creating his own
counterplay.} 35. c5 $1 (35. h4 gxh4 36. Kxf4 h3 $11) 35... h4 ({In the event
of the immediate} 35... Ba6 {White can already consider} 36. h4 gxh4 37. Kxf4
$14) 36. h3 Ba6 37. Nc6 $1 {Even if objectively it's a draw, the resulting
bishop endgame is extremely dangerous for Black in practice.} Bf1 38. Kf3 Nxc6
39. Bxc6 Ke5 40. Kg4 Kd4 ({The passive} 40... Kf6 {must also be sufficient for
a draw:} 41. Be4 (41. Bf3 Bd3 {is the same}) 41... Be2+ 42. Bf3 Bd3 43. Kh5 (
43. c6 Kg6 44. Bd5 Be2+ 45. Bf3 Bd3 $11) 43... Bb1 44. c6 Ke7 45. Kxg5 Bxa2 46.
Bd1 a4 47. bxa4 b3 48. c7 Kd7 (48... b2 49. c8=Q b1=Q 50. Qc7+) 49. Bg4+ Kxc7
50. Be6 Kd6 51. Bg8 Kc5 52. Kxh4 Kb4 53. Kg5 $18 Kxa4 54. Kxf4 Bb1 55. Bxb3+
Kxb3 $11 {In order to be precise for the assessment of such positions I used
the tablebases in all 5 and 6 pieces positions.}) 41. Kxg5 Kxc5 42. Bf3 a4 (
42... Bd3 {is probably a draw as well:} 43. Kxh4 Bb1 44. Kg5 Bxa2 45. Bd1 Kd4 (
45... a4 46. bxa4 b3 47. h4 $1 (47. Kxf4 b2 48. Bc2 Bb3 49. Bb1 Kd4 $1 50. a5
Bc4 51. h4 Bd3 52. Ba2 Bc4 $11) (47. Bxb3 Bxb3 48. Kxf4 (48. a5 Bd5 49. Kxf4
Bxg2 50. h4 Bd5 $11) 48... Bxa4 49. Ke5 Bd7 50. g4 Kc6 51. Kf6 Kd6 $11) 47...
b2 48. Bc2 Kd4 (48... Bb3 49. Bb1 $18) 49. h5 Kc3 50. Bg6 Bf7 (50... Bg8 51. h6
$18) (50... Bb3 51. h6 Bc2 52. h7 b1=Q 53. h8=Q+ $18) 51. Bb1 Kd2 52. h6 Kc1
53. h7 Kxb1 54. h8=Q Ka2 55. Qh7 b1=Q 56. Qxb1+ (56. Qxf7+ $18) 56... Kxb1 57.
Kxf4 $18) 46. h4 Kc3 $1 (46... Ke3 47. h5 (47. Bc2 Kd2 48. h5 Kxc2 49. h6 a4
$11) 47... Bb1 48. h6 Bd3 49. Bh5 a4 50. bxa4 b3 51. Bf7 b2 52. Ba2 Kd2 53.
Kxf4 Bc4 54. Bb1 Kc1 55. h7 $18) 47. h5 Bb1 48. h6 Bh7 49. Kf6 ({After} 49.
Kxf4 Kd2 50. Bf3 a4 51. bxa4 b3 52. Bd5 b2 53. Ba2 Kc1 {[%cal Gh7g8] it is
White who must escape}) (49. Bh5 $2 a4 50. Bg6 a3 $19) 49... f3 $1 {A nice
trick which saves the game:} 50. Bxf3 (50. gxf3 $4 Kd2 {[%csl Rd1]}) 50... Kxb3
51. g4 (51. Bh5 $2 a4 52. Bg6 a3 53. Bxh7 Ka4 54. Bg8 b3 $19) 51... Kc4 52. g5
a4 53. Kg7 Bd3 54. h7 Bxh7 55. Kxh7 a3 56. g6 a2 57. g7 a1=Q 58. g8=Q+ Kd3 $11
{Long analysis of such sharp bishop endgames can always contain mistakes, but
I believe that with precise play Black has enough resources to make a draw.})
43. bxa4 Bc4 44. a5 Bxa2 45. a6 Kb6 46. Kxh4 Kxa6 (46... Bc4 47. Kg5 b3 48. Be4
Bxa6 (48... b2 49. Kxf4 Bd5 50. Bb1 Bxg2 51. h4 Bd5 52. h5 Bg8 53. h6 Kxa6 54.
Ke5 $18) 49. Kxf4 Bb7 50. Bb1 Bxg2 (50... Kc5 51. g4 (51. Ke5 $2 Bxg2 52. h4
Bf3) 51... Kd6 52. h4 Ke7 {Black would achieve a draw if he could succeed in
giving up his bishop for White's g-pawn, but he can't achieve that.} 53. h5 Bd5
(53... Kf6 54. g5+ Kg7 55. h6+ Kh8 56. Ke5 $18 {[%cal Ge5f6,Gg5g6,Gg6g7]}) 54.
g5 Bf7 55. h6 (55. g6 $2 Kf6 $1 $11) 55... Kf8 (55... Bg8 56. h7 $18) 56. Ke5
Kg8 {and now White goes for the b-pawn:} 57. Kd4 Kh8 58. Kc3 Kg8 59. Bd3 Kh8
60. Be2 Kh7 61. Bd1 Kh8 62. Bxb3 Be8 63. Kd4 Bh5 64. Ke5 Be8 65. Kf6 Bh5 66.
Bf7 $18) 51. h4 Kc7 52. h5 Bd5 53. h6 Bg8 54. Ke5 Kd7 55. Kf6 Ke8 56. Kg7 $18)
(46... Be6 47. Kg5 b3 48. Kxf4 $1 (48. Be4 $2 f3 $1 (48... b2 49. Kxf4 $18 {
see 46...Bc4}) 49. Bxf3 b2 50. Be4 Bd5 51. Bb1 Bxg2 52. h4 Bf3 $1 53. Kf4 Bh5
54. Bd3 (54. Ke3 Kxa6 $11) 54... Be2 $11) 48... b2 49. Be4 Kxa6 50. h4 $18) 47.
Kg5 Kb6 $4 {Only this is the final mistake.} ({A draw was still possible with} 
47... Kb5 48. Kxf4 (48. h4 b3 49. Bd5 Kb4 50. h5 Bb1 51. Bxb3 Kxb3 52. Kxf4 Kc4
{This is also a draw. For example:} 53. Ke5 (53. g4 Kd5 $11) 53... Kd3 $1 54.
g4 Ke3 55. g5 Kf3 $11) 48... b3 49. Bd5 (49. Be4 b2 50. Ke5 b1=Q 51. Bxb1 Bxb1
$11) 49... Kb4 {This is the difference to the game. Black plans ...Bb1 next.}
50. h4 Bb1 51. Bxb3 (51. h5 $4 b2 52. h6 Bh7 53. Ba2 Ka3 $19) 51... Kxb3 $11)
48. Kxf4 Kc5 {There is no more escape for Black.} (48... b3 49. Bd5 Kc5 50. Ke5
$1 $18 {The extra tempo compared to the variation mentioned after 47...Kb5
makes a huge difference, White wins:} Kb4 51. h4 Bb1 52. Bxb3 Kxb3 53. h5 Kc3
54. g4 Kd3 55. g5 Ke3 56. g6 Kf3 57. Kf6 {and the Black king is one tempo too
slow}) (48... Kc7 49. Ke5 Kd7 (49... Kd8 50. Kf6 Ke8 51. h4 Bb1 52. Bd5 Bc2 53.
h5 b3 54. Bxb3 Bxb3 55. h6 Bc2 56. Kg7 $18) 50. Kf6 Kd6 (50... b3 51. Bd5 $18)
51. g4 (51. h4 $2 Bd5 $1 52. Bd1 Bxg2 53. h5 Be4 $11) 51... Bb3 {Setting a trap
} (51... b3 52. Be4 $18) 52. Be4 $1 $18 (52. g5 $2 Bc2 53. Bh5 (53. g6 $142 b3
54. g7 b2 55. g8=Q b1=Q 56. Qf8+ $16) 53... b3 54. Bf7 b2 55. Ba2 Kc5 56. g6
Kb4 57. g7 Bh7 58. h4 Ka3 59. Bb1 Bxb1 60. g8=Q Bc2 $11)) 49. Ke5 $1 {The most
technical move, of course.} Bb1 (49... b3 50. Bd5 (50. Be4 b2 51. h4 b1=Q 52.
Bxb1 Bxb1 53. h5 {also wins}) 50... Kb4 51. h4 Bb1 52. Bxb3 ({It's never too
late to lose:} 52. h5 $4 b2 53. h6 Bd3 54. Ba2 Ka3 $19) 52... Kxb3 53. h5 $18)
(49... Bc4 50. g4 b3 51. Be4 (51. h4 $4 Bd3 52. Bd5 b2 53. Ba2 Kb4 $19) 51...
Kb4 52. g5 Kc3 53. g6 Bd3 54. Bxd3 Kxd3 55. g7 b2 56. g8=Q b1=Q 57. Qg6+ $18)
50. Bd5 Bc2 51. h4 Bd1 52. Bf7 (52. Bf7 b3 53. Bxb3 Bxb3 54. h5 Bc2 55. h6 Kc6
56. Kf6 Kd7 57. g4 Ke8 58. Kg7 $18 {[%cal Gg4g5,Gg5g6]}) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4
Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 10. d5 Nbd7 11. Nc6 Bxc6 12. dxc6 Ne5 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. axb5 axb5
15. Nc3 Rb8 16. Ra5 Nxc6 17. Rxb5 Bxf4 18. Rxb8 Nxb8 19. gxf4 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Nh5
21. Ne2 Nd7 22. Bf3 g6 23. Ra1 Nb6 24. Ra5 Nf6 25. Nc3 Kd7 26. Kf1 Rb8 27. Rc5
c6 28. Ra5 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Nxa8 30. Ke2 Nb6 31. Ke3 Ke7 32. Kd4 Nfd7 33. Be2 f6
34. Nd1 Kd6 35. Bxc4 g5 36. fxg5 Nxc4 37. Kxc4 fxg5 38. Kd4 Ne5 39. h3 Ng6 40.
Ke3 Ke5 41. b3 Nf4 42. Nb2 Kd6 43. h4 Ng2+ 44. Kf3 Nxh4+ 45. Kg4 Ke5 46. Kxg5
Nf3+ 47. Kh6 Kxe4 48. Kxh7 Nd4 49. Kg6 Nxb3 50. Kf6 Nd4 51. Nc4 c5 52. Ke7 Kd5
53. Ne3+ Kc6 54. Kf6 Kd6 55. f4 Ne2 56. f5 exf5 57. Kxf5 Nc3 58. Nc4+ Kd5 59.
Nb6+ Kd4 60. Nd7 c4 61. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. g4 Be7 12. Bg2 O-O 13. Bh4 g6 14. Rhf1 Nb6 15.
Rd3 Nc4 16. Rh3 Rac8 17. f5 e5 18. Nb3 d5 19. exd5 e4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe7
Nxc3 22. Rxc3 Rfe8 23. f6 Bxd5 24. Qf2 g5 25. Qf5 Qe5 26. Qxe5 Nxe5 27. Rf5
Bxb3 28. cxb3 Ng6 29. Rxg5 h6 30. Rh5 Nf4 31. Rxh6 Ne2+ 32. Kd2 Nxc3 33. bxc3
Rc7 34. Rh3 Rec8 35. Re3 Kh7 36. h3 Kg6 37. Rd3 Rc6 38. b4 Re6 39. Rf3 Rc4 40.
Kd3 Rec6 41. Kc2 Re4 42. Kb3 Rce6 43. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Nd6+
Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Bb7 16. Kd1 c5 17. Qxc5 Be4 18. Be2 Rc8 19. Qa3 d6 20. Ke1 O-O
21. Rd1 d5 22. Bd4 Rf7 23. c5 a5 24. Rf1 Bxg2 25. Rg1 Be4 26. Qg3 Bg6 27. Bf3
Qf8 28. h4 Nd7 29. h5 Bf5 30. Qf2 Nxc5 31. Qe3 h6 32. Kf2 Be4 33. Rg4 Rcc7 34.
Be5 Rb7 35. Bd4 Bxf3 36. Kxf3 Ne4 37. Rc1 Rf5 38. Kg2 Rxh5 39. Rc6 Qe8 40. Ra6
Qc8 41. Qe2 Qc1 42. Bg1 Rxb2 43. Ra8+ Kh7 44. Rxg7+ Kxg7 45. Bd4+ Kg6 46. f5+
Kxf5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Bb6 8. Nc4
Ne7 9. h3 Ng6 10. Ba4 h6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. d4 Bd7 14. Bc2 Re8 15.
Nh2 Bc6 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Ba4 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. Qf3 Qh4 20. Bd2 Re6 21. d5
Ree8 22. Bf1 Rf8 23. g3 Qe7 24. Qh5 Be8 25. h4 Qd7 26. Qe2 Qd8 27. h5 Ne7 28.
g4 f6 29. c4 Bd7 30. f3 Qe8 31. Qe3 Qf7 32. Bd3 Ra4 33. b3 Ra7 34. a4 Rfa8 35.
Rac1 Qe8 36. Kf2 Qd8 37. Rg1 Kh8 38. Rg2 Ng8 39. Bc3 Qe7 40. Rcg1 Qf7 41. Ke1
Qe7 42. f4 exf4 43. Qxf4 Rf8 44. Kd2 Raa8 45. Qe3 Rae8 46. Bc2 Qf7 47. Rf2 Re5
48. Bxe5 dxe5 49. c5 Qe7 50. b4 Ra8 51. Rff1 Bxa4 52. Ra1 b5 53. Ra3 Qd7 54.
Qf3 b6 55. c6 Qe7 56. Kc3 f5 57. gxf5 Nf6 58. Rga1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 {A rare but
playable system.} c4 (6... Nf6 {is the main line.}) 7. e3 (7. e4 Nf6 $5 $13 (
7... dxe4 $143 8. Nxe4 Bg4 9. Bxc4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nxd4 11. Qd3 $18 {1/2-1/2
Lain,L-Olarasu,G/Lido Estensi 2002/CBM 088 ext (43)})) (7. a3 Nf6 8. e3 Be7 9.
Be2 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Qc2 a6 12. Nd2 b5 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Be5 Ne8
16. b3 Rc8 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Ndb1 f6 19. Bg3 f5 20. Be2 Nf6 21. f3 Bd6 22. Bf2
Qc7 23. Kh1 Ne7 24. Bg1 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Hansen,L/Skaenninge 1998/CBM 065})
7... Bb4 8. Be2 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Bf5 11. Nd2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b5 13. g4 {
An aggressive move; however, White's pieces are far away from the kingside.}
Bg6 14. h4 h6 15. Bg3 Re8 16. f4 f6 $6 {Too passive! The super-GM now easily
creates an attack.} (16... Bd3 $1 {was very logical, e.g.} 17. Bxd3 cxd3 18.
Nb3 Nc8 19. Qxd3 Nd6 $44) 17. f5 Bf7 18. Qc2 a5 $2 {This "counter-attack" is
extremely ill-timed.} (18... Nc8 {was absolutely necessary.}) 19. g5 $1 {
[%mdl 128]} hxg5 20. hxg5 fxg5 21. Nf3 Nc8 {Too late!} 22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Bg4 $1
Rxe5 {Desperation.} (23... Qh6 24. f6 $1 Nxe5 25. Bxe5) (23... Qf6 24. Qh2) 24.
Qh2 $1 Re4 25. Bxd6 Rxg4+ 26. Bg3 Nb6 27. Qh3 Re4 28. Rc2 Nd7 29. Rh2 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Na5 11. Bc2 Nc4 12. Bc1 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. b3 Na5 15.
Nbd2 Nc6 16. Bb2 Ne7 17. d5 Nd7 18. Nd4 c5 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qg4 Ne5 21. Qg3
Bd7 22. Kh1 Rc8 23. Rac1 f6 24. f4 N5c6 25. N4f3 d5 26. e5 d4 27. exf6 Rxf6 28.
Ne4 Rh6 29. Nh4 Nf5 30. Nxf5 Bxf5 31. b4 Qd7 32. Bb3+ Kh8 33. Ng5 Rf6 34. a3 h6
35. Nf3 Be4 36. Rfe1 Re8 37. Nh4 Qd6 38. Rxe4 Rxe4 39. Bc2 Rexf4 40. Ng6+ Rxg6
41. Qxg6 Qxg6 42. Bxg6 Ne7 43. Bd3 Kg8 44. Kg1 Kf7 45. a4 bxa4 46. Ra1 Nc6 47.
Rxa4 Ne5 48. Ra3 Nxd3 49. Rxd3 Ke6 50. g3 Re4 51. Kf2 Kd5 52. Kf3 Re6 53. Ra3
Bc7 54. Rd3 Bd6 55. Bc1 Kc4 56. Rd1 Kxb4 57. Kg4 Kc4 58. h4 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Macieja,B"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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 f5 {Several commentators shared their surprise with
the opening choice of my opponent, adding that he would have probably never
chosen it against a 2700 player. Actually, only in 2007 Teimour has played 5
such games (against Kramnik, Leko, Shirov and twice Carlsen), with an
impressive result +1=4, thus during my preparations I didn't ignore the
possibility of 3...f5.} 4. d3 {4.Nc3 is considered to be the main move,
however things are not simple at all, as has been proven by Teimour.} fxe4 5.
dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 {Teimour is following his games with Magnus. 6...d6 leads
to a slightly worse position for Black.} 7. Bxc6 {The most principled line.}
bxc6 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Bxf6 Rxf6 11. Nd3 Bd4 12. c3 {Ex-World
Champion Boris Spassky chose 12.Nd2 against Antunes, Salonika (ol) 1988,
however 12.c3 is better in my opinion.} Bb6 13. Nd2 d6 $2 {I think 13...d5 has
to be played. White is a pawn up, but the pair of strong bishops gives Black
counter-play. The final evaluation if the counter-play is sufficient requires
deep analyses. It is worth adding that the immediate 13...Ba6 is much worse,
as after 14.c4 d5 15.Qa4 White gains advantage, for instance 15... dxe4 16.
Qxa6 exd3 17.c5+- Makropoulos-Kotronias, Athens 1989.} 14. c4 {White has to
eliminate (or block) Bb6 as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Black finishes his
development, White can be in danger.} Qg6 15. Kh1 Bg4 16. f3 (16. Qb3 {is
another serious possibility with the idea} Qh5 $4 17. c5+ Kh8 (17... Be6 18.
Nf4 $1 $18) 18. cxb6 Rh6 19. h3 Bxh3 20. Nf4 $18 {however I wasn't convinced
if it was better than 16.f3, as Black has 16...Bd4!}) 16... Be6 17. f4 ({
I considered} 17. c5 {to be premature, as after} dxc5 {the black bishop would
soon come back to the game.}) 17... Bg4 18. Qe1 (18. Qb3 {can be considered
stronger by machines, but I preferred to cover the weak black squares around
my king and to protect the e4 pawn at the same time, aiming for 19.f5 or 19.c5
followed by Nc4. And there is nothing wrong with it!}) 18... Re8 ({Aimed
against 19.f5. After} 18... Qh5 19. f5 Rh6 20. Qg3 {White gains a clear edge.})
19. c5 $1 {White accomplishes his positional idea, while} (19. f5 $4 {would
have failed to} Bxf5 20. exf5 Rxe1 21. fxg6 Rfxf1+ 22. Nxf1 Rxa1 $19) 19...
Bxc5 20. Nxc5 dxc5 {Black's pawn structure is ruined, the game is already lost.
} 21. h3 {White doesn't need to hurry, as the character of the game cannot be
changed. I have decided to improve positions of my pieces first and only then
to focus on Black's weak pawns.} Bc8 $1 {Probably the best chance for
counterplay. The bishop can operate on two diagonals (c8-h3 and a6-f1),
creating some practical problems for White.} 22. Qe3 Qh6 23. Rf3 {The
continuation of my strategy. Now, White has no tactical weaknesses.} Rd8 24.
Nc4 Rd4 25. b3 $6 ({The most natural and the best was} 25. Ne5 Rfd6 26. Rc1 $18
) 25... Qh4 26. Raf1 ({Solid, but} 26. Ne5 {was possible as well.}) 26... Rf8 (
{Black had the last possibility to change a bishop for a knight, but it would
not help him:} 26... Ba6 27. e5 Rf8 28. e6 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Qf6 30. f5 $18) 27.
Ne5 {Finally!} Qf6 28. Rc1 Qd6 ({If} 28... g5 {then the simplest is} 29. Nd3
$18) 29. Nxc6 {With this small tactical trick White wins a pawn.} Rd1+ (29...
Qxc6 $4 30. Qxd4 $18) 30. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31. Kh2 Qd6 32. Ne5 {The knight comes
back to his best possible position. There was no need to complicate the game
with 32.Nxa7, though it was obviously good as well.} Bb7 33. Nd3 c4 34. bxc4
Re8 35. Ne5 {The "one step forward, one step back" strategy works brilliantly.
Already two black pawns have gone.} c5 (35... g5 36. Rg3 $18) 36. Rf2 Rd8 37.
Rb2 Ba8 38. Nf3 Rf8 39. e5 Qe6 40. Qxc5 {Where have all the c-pawns gone?} Qf5
41. Qe3 Be4 42. c5 Bd5 43. Rd2 Ba8 44. Nd4 Qxf4+ 45. Qxf4 Rxf4 46. Ne6 Rc4 47.
Ng5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Macieja,B"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {I prepared this system especially for the World
Cup. I used it also in the first match against GM Viktor Laznicka. Usually I
choose between 3...Bb4 and 3...b6.} 4. g3 {Played after a 10-minute thought.
More often Teimour chooses 4.Nc3.} Bb4+ {Aiming for a solid type of position.}
5. Nc3 $1 ({Again played after a long thought. My opponent seemed to be
surprised with my opening choice.} 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 {has
happened 3 times in Teimour's games.}) 5... O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Nbd7 $2 {
A bad idea. I didn't see equality after 7...c5 8.dxc5, however the correct
plan was 7...Nc6 followed by Rb8.} 8. Qa4 {8.Qc2 was a reasonable alternative
for White.} a5 9. a3 Nb6 ({Originally I intended to play} 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3
Nb6 11. Qc2 Bd7 {but later I realised, it was worse for Black after} 12. e4 (
12. a4 $6 Bc6) 12... Ba4 13. Qb1 {or 13.Qe2.}) 10. Qc2 Be7 11. e4 Bd7 {White
is not threatening to push the e pawn further, however Black should keep
control over the g5 square. For this reason, c5 cannot be played.} 12. Be3 h6
$6 {Already during the game I had serious doubts about this move. If White
goes with a knight to e5, my move becomes useless, moreover it creates
tactical possibilities for White around my king. However, playing without it
strongly limits the possibilities of Black due to continues threats connected
with e5-Ng5.} 13. Ne5 Qe8 {I understood my position was already difficult. I
desperately needed some air to breathe for my pieces. Unfortunately, all plans
connected with c5 were always met with d5, only increasing already existing
problems.} 14. f4 {This move was not a big surprise for me. The attack has
already started!} Ba4 15. Qe2 $1 ({After} 15. Nxa4 Qxa4 16. Rfc1 $1 Qxc2 17.
Rxc2 {White could win back a pawn, keeping a small advantage, however I
considered changing so many pieces, including queens, as a huge achievement
for Black.}) 15... Bb3 {Some air has been found for pieces, the drawback is
that the bishop cannot help the king now.} 16. f5 Ra6 $1 {Having spent almost
all of my time, I found this prophylactic move. It appeared to be a crucial
moment of the game! Black cannot touch anything on the king's side, while the
control over the 6th rank is essential.} 17. Ng4 $2 {I was much more afraid of
the simple 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.Bh3 followed by Rf2-Raf1. Immediate doubling on the
f-file with 17.Rf2 also deserves serious attention. Another interesting
possibility for White is the prompt pawn attack: g4-h4 (or h4-g4).} Nxg4 18.
Qxg4 exf5 19. Rxf5 Nd7 20. e5 Rg6 $1 {I was very happy with the recent
development of the game. One piece has been changed, leaving more space for
the other black pieces. Moreover, a rook has been transferred from the passive
a8 square to the king's side, significantly increasing defensive possibilities.
Last but not least - I was proud I found such a useful move as 16...Ra6, which
worked out so well!} 21. Qe2 c6 22. Raf1 b5 {At this point I started feeling
that not everything is lost!} 23. Ne4 $2 {Teimour shocked me with this move. I
expected only 23.Be4 which I was going to meet with 23...Re6. Things would not
be simple yet, though I believe with careful play Black should already be able
to escape with a draw.} c3 $1 24. Nxc3 {Frankly speaking, there was nothing
better.} Bc4 25. Qh5 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 {Obviously, White has strong compensation
for the exchange, however I had no reason to complain. I managed to change an
out-of-play bishop for a rook doubled on the f-file, thus I had decreased the
attacking potential of my opponent by a rook, not losing anything from my
defensive potential. What a great deal! Having acknowledged that, my morale
drastically improved. If I managed not to get mated with two white rooks on
the f-file, why should it be worse with only one rook left?} c5 $1 {I knew I
couldn't relax for a second, as it would be punished immediately by my
opponent. My last move opens the position, leaving problems behind once and
for all!} 27. Bf4 ({Objectively,} 27. Bd5 {was stronger, but after the
exchange sacrifice} Nb6 $1 28. Qxg6 Nxd5 29. Qe4 Nxe3 30. Qxe3 cxd4 31. Qxd4
Qc6 {White would have to fight for a draw (with} 32. Qd5 {)}) ({The key idea
of my last move lies in a small tactical trick} 27. d5 Bg5 $1 28. Bf4 Nxe5 $19)
27... cxd4 28. Nxb5 Nc5 $6 {Having more time on the clock, I would have
probably opted for 28...Rb6, but being in time trouble, I decided to change as
many pieces as possible.} 29. Nxd4 Ne6 30. Nf5 {The last attempt to complicate
the position. Without knights, White can only fight for a draw.} Nxf4 31. gxf4
Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Qb5 $1 {The initiative already belongs to Black, even some mating
threats have appeared.} 33. Ng3 Rd8 $1 {The last piece enters the game. The
outcome has already been decided.} 34. Qh4 Rd2 35. f5 Rg5 36. e6 Rxg2 $1 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Drozdovskij, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. c4 Nb6 13. Rc1 Be7 14.
dxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 Be7 16. c5 Nd5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Qa4+ Kf8 19. f4 g6 20. O-O Kg7
21. Kh1 h5 22. Qc2 Rhd8 23. Qe4 a6 24. a4 Rac8 25. Rfe1 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27.
Qe2 Rb8 28. Ra1 Bf6 29. Ra6 Qb7 30. Ra5 Ne7 31. Bc3 Nd5 32. Bd2 Ne7 33. Bc3 Nd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Drozdovskij, Yuri"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Kh1 Nb6 12. b3 f6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Ba3 Rf7 15.
Rc1 Ba6 16. Rf2 f5 17. e3 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Rfc2 Rc8 20. Ne2 Rfc7 21. Ng1
c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Nf3 Qd6 24. Nd4 Kf7 25. h3 Nd7 26. g4 Nf6 27. gxf5 exf5
28. Nf3 Ne4 29. Ne5+ Ke7 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Qxd6+ Kxd6 32. Rd2+ Ke6 33. Rcd1 Bb5
34. Kg2 Rc2 35. Kg3 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Rc3 37. a4 Rxe3+ 38. Kh4 Be8 39. Rd8 Ke7 40.
Ra8 Rxb3 41. Rxa7+ Kd6 42. Ra8 Bc6 43. Ra6 Rc3 44. a5 h6 45. Nf7+ Kc5 46. Ra7
e3 47. Kg3 Rc1 48. Ne5 Rg1+ 49. Kh4 e2 50. Re7 e1=Q# 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qg4 e5 11. Qg3 Be6 12. b3 h5 13. c4 h4 14. Qf3 h3 15.
g3 Be7 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Ba3 Qd7 18. c5 dxc5 19. Na4 Qa7 20. Qc3 c4 21. Bxe7 Qxe7
22. Qxe5 cxb3 23. axb3 Qb4 24. Nc5 Rfe8 25. Rec1 Rad8 26. Qh5 Bc8 27. Qf3 a5
28. Qe3 f5 29. e5 Qd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. e6 Rd5 32. Rxa5 Bxe6 33. Nb7 Rxa5 34.
Nxa5 Bd5 35. Nc4 Re2 36. Kf1 Ra2 37. Ke1 g6 38. Ne5 Kg7 39. Nxc6 Bxb3 40. Nd4
Bd5 41. Ne2 Bg2 42. Nc3 Rb2 43. Nd1 Rb3 44. f4 Kf6 45. Ke2 Bf3+ 46. Kf2 Be4 47.
Kg1 g5 48. fxg5+ Kxg5 49. Nf2 Bg2 50. Ra1 Re3 51. Rb1 Kf6 52. Ra1 Rb3 53. Re1
Ra3 54. Rc1 Ke5 55. Re1+ Kd4 56. Rd1+ Ke3 57. Re1+ Kd2 58. Rd1+ Ke2 59. Rb1 Be4
60. Rc1 Kd2 61. Rf1 Bg2 62. Rb1 Ra2 63. Rd1+ Ke2 64. Rb1 Ke3 65. Rb3+ Kd4 66.
Rd3+ Ke5 67. Re3+ Kf6 68. Re1 Ra3 69. Rd1 Bf3 70. Re1 Bg4 71. Nxg4+ fxg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. h3 Nc6 6. c3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8.
Nf3 Bd6 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3 Bc7 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1
Qd6 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Qd2 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Rd1 exf3 20. Rxd6
Be6 21. Bxa7 h5 22. Be3 Rxa2 23. Rd2 fxg2 24. Kxg2 Kh7 25. h4 Kg6 26. Kg3 Kf5
27. Rd4 Rxb2 28. Rb4 Rb3 29. Rxb3 Bxb3 30. f4 Ke4 31. Bd4 f6 32. Bc5 Kd3 33.
Bb4 Be6 34. Kf2 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 e5 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. a3 d6 10. c3 h6 11. b4 b6 12. Bb2 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 14. Kh2 Qd7 15. b5 Nd8
16. a4 Nb7 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 d5 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Rc1 Rad8 21. Nc6 Nxc6 22.
bxc6 Qxc6 23. e5 Rc8 24. f4 Qd7 25. g4 cxd4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nf3 Nc5 28. Nxd4
Qxa4 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. b3 e5
9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. e4 Nd4 12. Re1 c6 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nh4 Bc2 15.
Qc1 e4 16. Bb2 Bd3 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. Rac1 Qh5 20. Kh1 g5 21. Nd5
Nxd5 22. cxd5 gxh4 23. h3 hxg3 24. fxg3 Rxd5 25. g4 Qg6 26. Re1 Red8 27. Qf2
Rf8 28. Qd2 Bh6 29. Qb4 Bxc1 30. Bxd4 Bd2 31. Qxd2 Rxd4 32. Qe3 Rd7 33. Qxa7
Rdf7 34. Qe3 Qf6 35. b4 Qf4 36. Qc5 Rg7 37. a4 Qf2 38. Re3 Bf1 39. Bxe4 Kh8 40.
a5 Bc4 41. Bg2 Bg8 42. Qc3 Qf6 43. Qe1 Bd5 44. Bxd5 cxd5 45. Kg1 Rgf7 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 e5 6. d3 c5 7. c4 Nc6 8. Nc3 O-O
9. O-O Rb8 10. Nd2 Nh5 11. a3 a5 12. Nd5 f5 13. e3 f4 14. Ne4 Be6 15. Bc3 b6
16. Rb1 Ne7 17. exf4 Bxd5 18. cxd5 exf4 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. Qg4 fxg3 21. fxg3
Nef5 22. Rbe1 Rb7 23. Ng5 Qf6 24. Kh1 Re7 25. Ne4 Qd4 26. Qg5 Re5 27. Qd2 h5
28. Rf4 Kh8 29. g4 hxg4 30. Rxg4 Qxd5 31. Rxg6 Qf7 32. Rg4 Qh5 33. h3 d5 34.
Ng5 Qe8 35. Rf1 Re2 36. Qf4 Nh5 37. Rh4 Nxh4 38. Qxh4 Rxf1+ 39. Bxf1 Re1 40.
Kg2 Kg7 41. Nf3 Qg6+ 42. Kf2 Re8 43. b4 axb4 44. axb4 Nf6 45. bxc5 bxc5 46. Qf4
Qh6 47. Qc7+ Kh8 48. Qxc5 Qf4 49. Qc3 Rg8 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[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.
Ne2 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. Nbc3 Re8 12. Rd2 Bc6 13. Rad1 b6 14. a4
Ne7 15. a5 Ng6 16. axb6 cxb6 17. b3 Be7 18. Ng3 Nh4 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. b4 cxb4 21.
Nxb4 Bb7 22. Rd3 Re7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Rc7 25. Bxb6 Rxc2 26. Be3 f5 27. Kf1
g5 28. Bd2 Re8 29. Ne2 f4 30. Nd4 Rc4 31. Ne6 Ng6 32. Ra1 a5 33. Bxa5 Bxa5 34.
Rxa5 Kd7 35. Rd1 g4 36. Ra7+ Kd6 37. Rxh7 f3 38. Rh6 fxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Rg8 40. Kg1
Ke5 41. Kf1 Rc2 42. Re1+ Kf6 43. Nf4 Kg5 44. Rxg6+ Rxg6 45. Nxg6 Kxg6 46. Rd1
Rc7 47. d6 Rd7 48. Kg2 Kg5 49. Kg3 Kf5 50. Rd2 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 d5 7. e5 Ng6 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 f6 11. Nbd2 a5 12. a4 Rb8 13. Rae1 Rb4 14. g3 f5 15. Bc3
Rb8 16. Kg2 Bd7 17. h4 Nh8 18. h5 Nf7 19. Rh1 Be8 20. Nf1 d4 21. Bd2 c4 22.
dxc4 c5 23. Qd3 Bc6 24. Bf4 Ng5 25. Bxg5 Bxg5 26. Kg1 Be4 27. Rxe4 fxe4 28.
Qxe4 Bh6 29. Ne1 Qg5 30. Nd3 Rbc8 31. Kg2 Qf5 32. Qe2 Bg5 33. f4 Be7 34. g4 Qf7
35. Ng3 Qe8 36. Qe4 Qd7 37. Kh3 Qe8 38. Qb7 Rc6 39. Ne4 Rf7 40. Qb5 Qa8 41. Re1
Rf8 42. b4 Rb8 43. Qxa5 Ra6 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. b3
d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Ncb5 Qd8 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Ng4 13. e3 Nc6 14. Nce2 Nge5
15. Qc2 Qc7 16. c5 Bg4 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nxd4 20. exd4 Nc6 21.
Bf4 Qc8 22. d5 Nd4 23. Qe4 Qxc5 24. Rxb7 e6 25. d6 Nf5 26. d7 e5 27. Be3 Nxe3
28. Qxe3 Qd6 29. Rb6 Qxd7 30. Rxa6 f5 31. Ra7 Qe6 32. Rb1 Rd7 33. Rb6 Qe7 34.
Rbb7 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 Qf6 36. Bd5+ Kh8 37. Qb6 Qxb6 38. Rxb6 e4 39. a4 Bd4 40. Rb4
Bc5 41. Rb5 Bd4 42. Rb4 Bc5 43. Rb5 Bd4 44. Rb4 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 fxe5 9. Rd3 Bd6 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Nfxe5 Be2 13. Re3 Bxc4 14.
Nxc4 Bc5 15. Re1 Rae8 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nd6 20.
Ne3 Re8 21. Kf2 Kf7 22. Rd1 a5 23. f4 h5 24. Kf3 b5 25. b3 Kf6 26. h3 g6 27.
Rd3 b4 28. g4 hxg4+ 29. Nxg4+ Kf5 30. Re3 Rxe3+ 31. Nxe3+ Ke6 32. Nc4 a4 33.
Ne5 axb3 34. axb3 c5 35. Nxg6 c4 36. Ne5 cxb3 37. cxb3 c5 38. h4 Nf5 39. h5
Nd4+ 40. Kg4 Nxb3 41. Kg5 Nd2 42. h6 Ne4+ 43. Kg6 Nf6 44. Nd3 c4 45. f5+ Ke7
46. Nxb4 c3 47. Nc6+ Kd6 48. Nd4 Ke7 49. Nc2 Nd7 50. Kg7 Nf6 51. Ne3 Ne8+ 52.
Kg6 Nf6 53. Nc2 Nd7 54. Nd4 Nf6 55. Nc6+ Kd6 56. Nb4 Ke7 57. Nd5+ Nxd5 58. h7
Nf4+ 59. Kg5 Ne6+ 60. fxe6 c2 61. h8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Qc1 Ne4 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Nbd2 Kh8
15. Nf1 Rg8 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. Bxg3 Bf6 18. b4 Rg6 19. b5 Na5 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.
Bxe5+ f6 22. Bf4 Nc4 23. Qc2 Rag8 24. g3 Nd6 25. a4 Ne4 26. c4 Ng5 27. Kg2 Ne6
28. Qxf5 Nxf4+ 29. Qxf4 dxc4 30. Qe4 R6g7 31. Rac1 Rc8 32. Rc3 a6 33. bxa6 bxa6
34. Qe6 Qb7+ 35. Kg1 Qc7 36. Rec1 Rcg8 37. Qxc4 Qd7 38. Kg2 Rg6 39. Re3 f5 40.
Rf3 Qd6 41. Qc5 Qd7 42. Qe5+ R6g7 43. Rc7 Qxa4 44. Rxe7 Qc6 45. Rxg7 Rxg7 46.
d5 Qd7 47. Rxf5 Kg8 48. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Bg4 9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nd7 12. e4 Nc7 13. Be3 Qb5 14. Qc2 a5 15.
a4 Qa6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. h4 Nf6 19. Ne5 e6 20. Qb3 Rcd8 21. Bf3
Qa8 22. Qb6 Rc8 23. Nc4 Nd7 24. Qxa5 Qxa5 25. Nxa5 Rb8 26. d5 exd5 27. exd5 Ne5
28. Bg2 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 b6 31. Nc6 Nxc6 32. Rxc6 Bxb2 33. Rxb6 Rxb6
34. Bxb6 Re4 35. a5 Ra4 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Rd8 Bc3 38. Ra8 Bd4 39. Bxd4+ Rxd4 40.
Kf3 Ra4 41. a6 h5 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Ra7 Ra2 44. Kd4 g5 45. hxg5+ Kxg5 46. Kc4
Rxf2 47. Rd7 Ra2 48. a7 Kg4 49. Kb3 Ra6 50. Rd4+ Kxg3 51. Ra4 Rxa7 52. Rxa7 h4
53. Rxf7 h3 54. Kc3 h2 55. Rh7 Kg2 56. Kd3 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Kxh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. Re1 Bf8 {
[%mdl 8] This system is examined by GM I.Stohl in CBM 118 (annotations to
Iljin-Nepomniachtchi), by GM D.Rogozenko in CBM 120, as well as in annotations
to Inarkiev-Aronian in this issue, which I wrote a couple of weeks ago. The
opening theory is developing so quickly that they are somewhat out of date
already! Particularly, the text move, which I suggested in those annotations,
has now undergone a thorough test at the highest level. Sit and enjoy!} 15. Bg3
Bg7 16. Bd6 Bf8 {An early draw?} 17. Bxf8 {Not yet! Black's uncastled king
gives White some compensation for the pawn.} Rxf8 $6 {I don't like this move.}
(17... Kxf8 $5 {(leaving the line of fire) will probably be tested in future
games, e.g.} 18. b3 cxb3 (18... b4 19. Na4 c3 20. d5 {[%cal Cc6d5,Rd1d4]}) 19.
axb3 Kg7) 18. b3 (18. d5 $5 cxd5 19. exd5 Qb6 {[%cal Ye8c8]}) 18... b4 (18...
cxb3 19. axb3 $36) 19. Na4 c3 20. a3 a5 21. d5 $5 {A typical breakthrough.} Qe7
(21... cxd5 22. exd5 Bxd5 $2 {loses to} 23. Bb5 {with a deadly pin.}) (21...
Qf6 22. Qd3 {and White keeps initiative.}) 22. d6 Qf6 23. e5 $1 Qf4 {The pawn
is untouchable as both} (23... Nxe5 24. Nc5) ({and} 23... Qxe5 24. Ba6 Qxe1+
25. Qxe1 Bxa6 26. axb4 axb4 27. Qe4 {[%cal Oe4c6,Re4b4] are unsatisfactory for
Black.}) 24. Bd3 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5] The white pawn wedge is now extremely strong.}
bxa3 {Again Black can't capture the e5-pawn:} (24... Nxe5 25. Re4 Qf6 26. axb4
$16) ({The attempts to free his b7 bishop also fail:} 24... c5 $2 25. Bb5 {or})
(24... Ba6 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. axb4 axb4 27. Qe2 Nb8 (27... Ra8 28. Nxc3 $1) 28.
d7+ $1 Kd8 29. Rad1 {[%cal Ca6a7,Cb8d7,Ya4c5,Yg2g3] with a deadly attack for
White.}) 25. Qe2 $1 {It's time now to protect the pawn, simultaneously
preventing ...Bb7-a6.} (25. Rxa3 Nxe5 {is now less clear, e.g.} 26. Re4 (26.
Nc5 Ng4 $1) 26... Qd2 $1 $13) 25... Qd2 {Black decides to simplify the game at
any cost.} (25... O-O-O 26. Nxc3 f6 {looks quite desperate. White can continue}
27. Bc4 $1 (27. Ne4 $143 Qxe5 $1) 27... Nxe5 (27... Qxe5 28. Qd2) 28. Ne4 $1
Kb8 29. Rxa3 f5 30. Nc5 Ng4 31. g3 Qxd6 32. Rxa5 Qd2 33. Rea1 {with a strong
attack.}) 26. Rxa3 Qxe2 (26... f6 $5) 27. Rxe2 g4 $6 {This attempt to activate
the f8-rook is probably too slow.} (27... Ba6 $5 {was probably better:} 28.
Bxa6 c2 $1 29. Rxc2 Rxa6 $14 {[%cal Od7e5,Ca4c5,Cc5a6,Yf7f6]}) 28. Nxc3 Rg8 29.
Ne4 Kd8 30. Nd2 c5 (30... Rg5 31. f4 gxf3 32. Nxf3 $16) 31. Bb5 $1 Bd5 32. Nc4
Rg5 33. Rea2 {The e5-pawn has played its part. It's now time for the invasion!}
Nxe5 (33... Bxc4 34. bxc4 Rxe5 35. Kf1 $18 {[%cal Ya5a8,Oa3a5,Ce5h5,Ch5h2,
Ya5a7]}) (33... Rb8 34. Rxa5 {and Black is nearly in zugzwang!}) 34. Nb6 $1 Rb8
35. Rxa5 {[%cal Rb6d5,Ra5a8]} Be4 36. Ra7 f6 37. R2a6 {Missing a forced win
but keeping a decisive advantage anyway:} (37. Nd7 $1 Rxb5 38. Nxf6 {[%cal
Ce5c6,Cc6a7,Ra7a8,Ra7e7]} Nc6 39. Rf7 Kc8 40. Nxe4) 37... Rg8 38. Rc7 (38. Ba4
$5 {[%cal Yb6d7]}) 38... Rf8 39. Rxc5 Rf7 40. d7 Nxd7 41. Nxd7 Rxd7 42. Bxd7
Kxd7 {Slowly but surely White brings home his material advantage:} 43. Rc3 f5
44. Ra7+ Kd6 45. Rh7 Bd5 46. Rxh6 Bxb3 47. h3 gxh3 48. Rhxh3 Bd5 49. Rc2 Ke5
50. f3 Kf6 51. Kf2 Rb4 52. Re2 Kg6 53. Kg3 Ra4 54. Rh4 Ra7 55. Rb2 Kf6 56. Rhb4
Ke5 57. Re2+ Kf6 58. Rd2 Ke5 59. Re2+ Kf6 60. Kf4 Ra3 61. Rd2 Ra5 62. Re2 Ra3
63. Kg3 Ra8 64. Rc2 Ke5 65. Rh4 Rg8+ 66. Kh2 Ra8 67. Re2+ Kf6 68. f4 Ke7 69.
Rh7+ Kd6 70. Kg3 Rg8+ 71. Kh3 Rg4 72. g3 Rg8 73. Rd2 Rc8 74. Kh4 Rc3 75. Rg7
Ra3 76. Rc2 Bc6 77. Rc1 Rb3 78. Rg1 Bd5 79. Kg5 Kc5 80. Kf6 Kd4 81. Re1 Rb6 82.
Rd7 Rc6 83. Ke7 Ra6 84. Rd6 Ra7+ 85. Kf6 {[%cal Cd4c5,Cc5d6,Re1e6]} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[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. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Kh8 14. f3 c6 15. dxc6
bxc6 16. Nb3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Be6 18. Kh1 Bg8 19. Qd2 Rb8 20. b5 cxb5 21. cxb5 d5
22. exd5 Nexd5 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Na5 Qxd2 25. Bxd2 Nd5 26. Bc4 e4 27. fxe4 Nc3
28. Rb3 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 Nxb5 30. exf5 gxf5 31. g3 Nd4 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Be3 Rc8
34. Nd6 Rc6 35. Nxf5 Nxf5 36. Rxf5 Rc2 37. h4 h6 38. Kg1 Kh7 39. Rd5 Re2 40.
Bf4 Rc2 41. Kf1 Ra2 42. Be3 Rc2 43. Bf2 Kg6 44. h5+ Kh7 45. Kg2 Rc7 46. Be3 Rf7
47. Bf4 Rb7 48. Kf3 Re7 49. Rd6 Rb7 50. Rd5 Re7 51. Rb5 Kg8 52. Bd6 Re6 53.
Rb8+ Kh7 54. Rd8 Rf6+ 55. Ke4 Rf7 56. Rc8 Rf6 57. Rd8 Rf7 58. g4 Ra7 59. Rb8
Ra4+ 60. Kf5 Ra5+ 61. Ke6 Ra4 62. Bb4 Ra6+ 63. Kd5 Ra7 64. Rb6 Rd7+ 65. Bd6 Ra7
66. Ke6 Ra4 67. Bb4 Ra7 68. Rb8 Ra6+ 69. Kd5 Ra7 70. Re8 Rd7+ 71. Bd6 Ra7 72.
Re4 Rd7 73. Ke6 Ra7 74. Rb4 Bc3 75. Rb5 Bg7 76. Bc5 Rc7 77. Ra5 Bc3 78. Ra7
Rxa7 79. Bxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. Bh5 {This
system is examined by GM I.Stohl in CBM 118 (annotations to
Iljin-Nepomniachtchi), by GM D.Rogozenko in CBM 120, as well as in annotations
to Inarkiev-Aronian in this issue. Perhaps fearing a novelty from the Dutch GM,
Teimour opts for an older line than} (14. Re1 {, which he had played against
Anand two days earlier - see the game in this issue.}) 14... Bf8 15. Bxf8 Rxf8
16. d5 {This move meets a definite refutation in the present game.} (16. e5 Qb6
17. b3 $146 (17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Bxf7 Nxe5 21. Qh5
Rxd4 22. Bxe6 c5 $36 {0-1 Radjabov,T-Anand,V/Mainz 2006/CBM 114 (36)}) 17...
O-O-O $5 18. bxc4 Nxe5 19. c5 Qa5 $1 20. Ne4 Qb4 (20... Nc4 21. Be2 f5 22. Bxc4
fxe4 23. Bxe6+ Kb8 24. Re1 Qc3 25. Rxe4 Qb2 26. f3 Rf4 27. Qc1 Qxc1+ 28. Rxc1
Rxd4 29. Rxf4 gxf4 30. g4 fxg3 {1/2-1/2 Eljanov,P-Anand,V/Kemer 2007/CBM 121})
21. Nd6+ Rxd6 22. cxd6 Nd7 23. a4 Qxd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Mexico
City 2007/CBM 120/[Rogozenko] (40)}) 16... cxd5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (16... Qe7
$5 17. b3 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Ne5 19. Rac1 c5 20. dxe6 O-O-O 21. exf7 Rd3 $6 (21...
Nd3 $142 $1 $13) 22. Be2 Qxf7 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 {1/2-1/2 Gajewski,G-Dreev,A/
Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (70) - Black's compensation for the exchange is hardly
sufficient.}) 17. exd5 Nf6 $1 18. dxe6 (18. Re1 {looks more logical but Black
keeps an excellent position by means of} Ke7 $1 (18... Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20.
Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxe6+ Kd7 22. Rxh6 Rh8 $1 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24. Bxf7 Nf4 25. g3 Nh3+
26. Kg2 Nxf2 {is quite enough for a draw}) 19. Bf3 b4 20. Ne2 (20. d6+ Qxd6 21.
Qxd6+ Kxd6 22. Bxb7 bxc3 23. Bxa8 cxb2 24. Rad1+ Nd5 $19 {[%csl Gb2,Gc4]})
20... Bxd5 21. Nd4 Rg8 {[%cal Cd1a4,Ca4b4,Ye7f8] and White does not have
sufficient compensation for the material sacrificed.}) 18... Qxd1 19. Bxf7+ Ke7
20. Raxd1 $15 {[%mdl 4096] White has won a pawn but his f7 bishop is out of
play and Black's queenside pawn majority guarantees him a certain edge.} Rfd8
21. Ne2 Be4 22. f4 b4 23. fxg5 $6 {it was time to look for equality:} (23. Ng3
$1 Bd3 (23... Bh7 $6 24. f5) (23... Bc2 24. Rc1) 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Rf5 $11 {
[%cal Of5g5,Yf5c5]}) 23... hxg5 24. Ng3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bh7 26. Nh5 $6 (26. Ne2)
26... c3 27. Nxf6 Kxf6 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Rc1 c2 30. Kf2 Rd8 {Suddenly White is
in trouble despite his extra pawn!} 31. Ke2 Rd4 32. h3 Be4 33. Bh5 {The bishop
has to ingloriously retreat.} Kxe6 34. g3 Ke5 {[%cal Yd4d6,Ye5d4,Yd4c3]} 35. h4
gxh4 36. gxh4 Rd5 $4 {In a winning position Black commits a big mistake.} (
36... Rd6 $1 {[%cal Re5d4]} 37. Ke3 (37. Bf3 Bh7 $19) 37... Rd3+ 38. Ke2 Kd4 $1
$19) 37. Bf3 $1 Rd1 38. Bxe4 Rxc1 39. Kd2 {White has given up an exchange to
get rid of Black's terrible passed pawn - and fortunately, he can now survive!}
Rg1 $6 {Black goes for an endgame with blocked a-pawns, which is is
theoretically drawn. However, the more logical} (39... Ra1 40. Bxc2 Rxa2 {
was not sufficient for a win either:} 41. h5 Ra3 42. h6 Rh3 43. h7 Kd4 44. Bf5
Rh2+ 45. Kc1 Kc3 46. Kb1 {How can Black push the white king away? If he moves
his pawn to a4, White's bishop can abandon his h7-pawn and pass to the a2-g8
diagonal, with a theoretical draw. The other attempt is to move the black king
to the a2-square:} Kb4 (46... Kb3 47. Be6+ Ka3 48. Bg8) 47. Bg6 Ka3 48. Bf5 (
48. Be4 {is possible, of course, but not necessary.}) 48... Rh1+ 49. Kc2 Ka2
50. Be4 {(say; in fact, White needn't even remain passive)} Rh2+ 51. Kc1 a5 52.
Bf5 a4 53. Be4 a3 54. Bf5 Ka1 55. Be4 a2 56. Bf5 Rh4 57. Be4 {Black has
apparently made some progress, but can't achieve anything more.}) 40. Bxc2 Kd4
41. Bd3 a5 (41... Ra1 42. h5 {etc. - see previous annotation.}) 42. a4 Rh1 43.
Bb5 Rh2+ 44. Kd1 Ke3 45. Kc1 Rxh4 46. Kc2 Rh7 47. Ba6 Rc7+ 48. Kd1 Rc6 49. Bb5
Rc3 50. Ba6 Ra3 51. Bb5 Ra2 52. Kc1 Kd4 53. Kd1 Kc3 54. Ke1 Rd2 55. Ba6 Rd4 56.
Bb5 Kc2 57. Ke2 Re4+ 58. Kf3 Re7 {Black has cut off the White king along the
e-file but he can't win without pushing it a file farther - and that is
impossible.} 59. Kf2 Kc3 60. Kf3 Kd4 61. Ba6 Re3+ 62. Kf2 Ke4 63. Bb5 Kf4 64.
Ba6 Re4 65. Bb5 Re6 66. Bc4 Re4 67. Bb5 Rd4 68. Ke2 Rd6 69. Bd3 Rh6 70. Bb5 Ke4
71. Bd3+ Kd4 72. Bb5 Rh2+ 73. Kf3 Ra2 74. Bd7 Ra3+ 75. Kf2 Kd3 76. Kf3 Kd2+ 77.
Kf4 Re3 78. Bb5 Re7 79. Kf3 Kc3 80. Ba6 Kd4 81. Bb5 Re6 82. Kf2 Re5 83. Kf3 Kc5
84. Kf2 Kb6 85. Bd3 Kc5 86. Bb5 Kb4 87. Kf3 Kb3 88. Kf4 Re1 89. Kf3 Ra1 90. Ke2
Rxa4 91. Bxa4+ Kxa4 92. Kd2 Kb3 93. Kc1 {The king comes back in time.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 c6 8. Qb3
e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Be2 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O Qe7 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qc2 Nd7
15. Rad1 Nf6 16. h3 Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Bxa7 Qb4 19. a3 Qb3 20. Qxb3 Bxb3
21. Be3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxe4 23. Rb1 Nxc3 24. Rxb3 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Nc1 26. Bxc1
Rd1+ 27. Ke2 Rxc1 28. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bg5 ({
Rather unusual. After} 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 {we would reach the tabyia of the
Penrose system, named after the British player who used it to defeat the
legendary Mikhail Tal. White's standard plan of development consists of h2,
Ng3, f4, Be3, Qf3. The bishop goes to g5 only in the event of certain black
setups (such as ...b6 followed by ...Ba6).}) 8... h6 9. Bf4 {Another
unexpected move. White intends to prevent the natural development of the enemy
queen's knight to d7. However, by blocking the f-pawn, he ensures temporary
stability to the other knight on e5.} ({Over the past years, Vladimir Georgiev
has constantly combined the Penrose setup with the retreat of the bishop to h4,
to which we would transpose after} 9. Bh4 exd5 10. cxd5 (10. exd5 {relieves
Black of the permanent threat of e4-e5 and is not likely to cause him dynamic
problems. Howeever, his position would become passive if he does not find a
way to fight for the initiative. here is such a possible way:} Nbd7 {[%csl Rd3]
[%cal Gd7e5]} 11. f4 g5 $5 12. fxg5 Ng4 13. Qd2 Nde5 14. Bh7+ Kh8 $1 $132 {
Thorbergsson,F-Penrose,J/Leipzig 1960/EXT 99 (0-1, 25). It is interesting to
see Penrose on the black side!}) 10... Nbd7 $5 {Refraining from ...a6 makes
some sense from the tactical point of view.} (10... a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5
(12... Qc7 13. h3 Re8 14. f4 c4 15. Bc2 Nc5 16. Bxf6 $5 {This is Georgiev's
idea. This exchange is essential for the following pawn break.} Bxf6 17. e5
dxe5 18. f5 $44 {Georgiev,V (2567)-Valuet,B (2303)/Differdange 2007/CBM 119
ext (1-0, 38)}) 13. Bc2 $6 ({The critical line is} 13. f4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Re8 15.
Ng3 {, similar to the position without ...a6 and a4.}) 13... g5 $1 14. Bg3 Nh5
{Black gets good play on the dark squares now.} 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Ra3 Rb8 17.
Nc1 Nf4 18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. Bxd3 Qf6 20. Qc2 Qg6 21. Rb1 f5 {and Black had little
to complain about in Fominyh,A (2515)-Khomyakov,V (2340)/Moscow 1994/EXT 97 
(0-1, 40)}) 11. O-O Ne5 12. f4 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Re8 14. Ng3 (14. Kh1 {is too slow,
allowing Black to start his queenside counterplay quite comfortably.} a6 15. a4
Rb8 16. Ng3 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Qb6 $44 {Georgiev,V (2596)-Piscopo,P 
(2321)/Reggio Emilia 2004/CBM 097 ext (1/2-1/2, 22)}) 14... b5 $5 {This would
not be possible so soon after ...a6 and a4.} 15. Bxf6 $5 {An attempt to
improve over an older game of his own.} (15. Qxb5 Bd7 16. Qa6 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6
{Georgiev,V (2538)-Smetankin,S (2485)/Chicago 2006 (0-1, 38)}) 15... Bxf6 16.
e5 $1 dxe5 17. f5 e4 {This is the only possible moment to open the long
diagonal, but it gives back the pawn without extinguishing White's initiative:}
(17... c4 18. Qe4 {[%cal Gf1f2,Ga1f1,Gf5g6]} g5 19. Nh5 $44) 18. Ncxe4 Bd4+ 19.
Kh1 $40 {Georgiev,V (2567)-Vandevoort,P (2364)/Charleroi 2007/CBM 119 ext (1-0,
26). Black still needs to find the optimal plan in this line.}) ({From the
historical point of view, the following blitz game is not without importance:} 
9. Bd2 $5 Nbd7 10. b3 {Who else would play that solid?} exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12.
O-O b5 13. f4 c4 14. bxc4 Nc5 15. Bc2 b4 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Ng4 $36 {
Petrosian,T-Fischer,R/Herceg Novi, blitz 1970/Fischer (0-1, 42)}) 9... Ng4 $5
$146 (9... exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 {looks entirely playable.} 11. Ng3 a6 12. a4 Qc7
13. O-O Nbd7 14. Qc1 Kh7 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Be2 h5 $6 {Black should not make the
g5-square available so soon.} (16... c4 $5 $132) 17. Bg5 c4 18. Qf4 {White has
considerably activated his play.} Kg8 19. Bh6 Bh8 20. h3 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22.
b4 $1 $14 {White has managed to block the queenside and enjoys a stable
advantage in the centre, Jussupow,A (2575)-Suetin,A (2460)/Moscow 1981/MCL 
(1-0, 90). Please note that this last move would have been less efficient with
the queen on c1, because of the simple ...cxb3, when Nxb5 can be answered by ..
.Qxc1 followed by ...b2.}) 10. Qd2 Na6 11. a3 $6 ({To passive. Eljanov might
have feared that} 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Bb1 {would allow Black too much activity,
but there is no simple way to take advantage of it.}) 11... Nc7 12. f3 Ne5 {
Black wisely delayed the exchange on d5. In a "normal" Benoni, White could
simply retreat with the attacked bishop to c2, but here the c4-pawn is hanging.
} 13. O-O exd5 14. cxd5 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 {The first comment that comes to one's
mind is "Black has the pair of bishops". However, I believe that for a Benoni
it is more relevant that he has managed to exchange one pair of minor pieces 
(other than his g7-bishop!) which allows him to find comfortable squares for
the remaining pieces. This is quite a logical aim for Black, who has constant
problems with space.} b6 $1 {Completely in accordance with... Philidor's
recommendations. If you have a light-squared bishop, you should arrange your
pawns on dark squares, in order to prevent restricting the bishop's action and,
in fact, "complete" it. In our concrete case, the other bishop does not mind:
it has a wonderful diagonal at its disposal...} 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Ng3 Ba6 {
The bishop stands nicely here, but the final result of this hyper-activity
might come as a slight surprise...} 18. Rfe1 Re8 19. a4 Bc4 20. Nf1 {After
this move, Black gets even more comfortable play. It was essential to question
the bishop's stability somehow.} ({However,} 20. Qc2 $6 {[%cal Gb2b3] would be
wrong because of} Na6 $1) (20. Ra3 $5 {[%cal Gb2b3] might be better.}) 20...
Bxf1 $1 {Despite losing a tempo, this new exchange solves Black's spatial
problems completely! His pieces will soon be placed in a very harmonious way,
enabling favourable pawn moves on both wings. This does not mean that White is
worse already; his advantage in space and the compact centre insures him
against trouble in the near future. However, from a practical point of view,
Black's play is much easier to carry out, while White should restrict himself
to defensive measures.} 21. Rxf1 a6 22. Bg3 Qd7 23. Rae1 ({This is not a real
mistake yet, but it prepares a strategic blunder. With Black, I would be more
worried about} 23. Rab1 {, aiming to keep Black's queenside play under control,
for instance} b5 24. b4 (24. axb5 {would leave Black the choice between 24...
axb5, which opens the a-file for the rook and} Nxb5 {activating the knight.
Now,} 25. Nxb5 axb5 26. b4 {would be less effective because after} c4 $1 {
the c4-pawn would not be blocked.}) 24... cxb4 (24... c4 $6 {would allow White
block the position to his favour with} 25. a5 $1 {This last move is essential
in order to prevent ...bxa4 followed by ...Nb5. This is a typical 
(unfavourable) situation for the Benoni player. The knight that has been so
useful to help the queenside pawns get into motion, is placed very passively
now and could become the main cause for Black's troubles.}) 25. Rxb4 {. White
plans to increase his pressure with Rfb1, while after} a5 {he has the thematic
exchange sacrifice} 26. Rxb5 {at his disposal, when the permanent weakness of
the d6-pawn would offer him reasonable compensation.}) 23... b5 24. f4 $2 ({
The position lost its initial character of a Penrose Attack a long time ago.
The last move only creates weaknesses, without creating real chances for an
attack. It would have been better to restrict Black's initiative with, say,} 
24. b3) 24... b4 25. Nd1 f5 $1 ({The point. The g3-bishop is reduced to
passivity now, while the d5-pawn becomes chronically weak. Eljanov probably
counted on} 25... Qxa4 $6 26. f5 {with an attack.}) 26. exf5 Qxf5 27. Ne3 Rxe3
$1 {Further simplification...} 28. Rxe3 Bd4 29. Bf2 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 {The bishop
has changed diagonals, but is far from reaching any form of activity.} Nxd5 31.
Rd1 Re8 (31... Nxe3 32. Qxe3 Qf6 {was an important alternative. Radjabov
probably feared that the vulnerability of his king would make itself felt in
the presence of queens and preferred not to give up his centralisation so
easily.}) 32. Bf2 $2 ({The losing move. Why preserve such an awfully passive
piece from exchange? It is true that the endgame arising after} 32. Qxd5 Qxd5
33. Rxd5 Rxe3 34. Rxd6 Rb3 35. Rd2 c4 {looks promising for Black, in view of
his huge advantage in space on the queenside and his active rook, but White
would have been alive.}) 32... Nxf4 33. Qxd6 $2 Qe4 {Suddenly, there is no
reasonable defence against the threat of mate in one. The bishop is really a
bad piece, preventing the defence along the second rank.} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8.
Nbd2 Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. d4 Nf4 11. dxe5 Qg6 12. Nh4 Bxd1 13. Nxg6 Nxg6 14. Rxd1
Rd8 15. e6 fxe6 16. Re1 Ne5 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bb4 19. c3 Bd6 20. Kf1 O-O
21. Ke2 Rd7 22. Rd1 Rdf7 23. Rd3 c5 24. b3 b5 25. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 b6 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. h3 Ba6 13. Qa4 Bd3 14. Nf1 b5 15.
Qd1 Bc4 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Nxb5 Qa5 19. a4 Nd7 20. Bf4 Bxb2 21. Rb1
Be5 22. Qc1 a6 23. Qxc4 axb5 24. axb5 Nb6 25. Qc1 c4 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. e4 Ree8
28. Re3 Qa2 29. h4 Nd7 30. Rc3 Nb6 31. h5 Re5 32. h6 f5 33. exf5 Rxf5 34. Rc2
Qa3 35. Qd2 Qc5 36. Bh3 Rf3 37. Rc3 Rf6 38. Be6+ Kh8 39. Re3 Raf8 40. Qb2 Na4
41. Qa3 Rxf2 42. Qxc5 dxc5 43. Ra3 Nb6 44. Rd1 R2f6 45. Rda1 g5 46. Ra6 c3 47.
Rxb6 c2 48. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[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. Ne4 Ngf6 14. Nd6+ Ke7
15. Nxb7 Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Qb4 17. Qb3 Qxd4 18. O-O-O c5 19. Qg3 Qb4 20. Qd6+ Ke8
21. Qc6 Ke7 22. Ne4 Qb6 23. Na5 Rhc8 24. Qd6+ Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Rc7 26. Nb5 Rcc8
27. Nd6 Rc7 28. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 d5 7. Nxf6+ gxf6
8. d4 Bg7 9. dxe5 O-O 10. e6 Ne5 11. O-O Bxe6 12. Nd4 Bg4 13. f3 Bc8 14. f4 c6
15. fxe5 fxe5 16. Rxf8+ Qxf8 17. Bd3 e4 18. Bxe4 Bxd4+ 19. Be3 Bxe3+ 20. Qxe3
dxe4 21. Qg5+ Qg7 22. Qd8+ Qf8 23. Qg5+ Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 Qxf3
8. gxf3 d5 9. Rg1 g6 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. h4 dxe4 12. fxe4 Nf6 13. f3 O-O 14. Be3 a5
15. O-O-O Re8 16. Bg5 Nh5 17. a4 Kg7 18. Bd2 Bf4 19. Bd3 f6 20. Nd4 c5 21. Nf5+
Kf8 22. Bb5 Bxf5 23. Bxe8 Bxe4 24. Bb5 Bf5 25. Rge1 Bg3 26. Bh6+ Ng7 27. Rh1
Be6 28. Bd7 Ke7 29. Bc6 Rg8 30. Be3 Bd6 31. Rhe1 Rb8 32. Bd2 Be5 33. Bc3 Rb6
34. Bxe5 Rxc6 35. Bc3 Nf5 36. h5 gxh5 37. Bxa5 h4 38. b3 h3 39. Rd2 Nh4 40. Rf1
h5 41. c4 Ng2 42. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3
Re8 $5 {A relatively rare move. Black provokes his opponent into locking the
centre, but theory considers that the rook will remain misplaced after:} 9. d5
{, when Black's counterplay is based on ...f5.} Nh5 10. g3 Bf8 {A couple of
years ago, a very good friend of mine mentioned this plan to me. In the King's
Indian, Black frequently suffers from lack of space for his minor pieces.
After the bishop's retreat, such a regrouping is enabled: ...Nh5-g7, ...Be7, ..
.f5, ...Rf8 and ...Nf6. My friend also added that White can spare several
tempi (four, if I counted well, although this is slightly exaggerated: With
the bishop on g7, White has to spend a tempo with g3, weakening his kingside
position at the same time) by playing the Czech Benoni: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5
e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7, later to be followed by ...Nd7, ...Ne8 or ...Nh5, ...g6,
Ng7, etc. We both included this out of fashion opening in our repertoire and
obtained good results with it (each one at his own level, of course). We also
decided to call it "The Romanian Benoni", because decades ago it served Victor
Ciocâltea and Florin Gheorghiu rather well... In any case, the "worsened" form
of the Czech Benoni will work out well in this game, too.} 11. Ne1 Ng7 12. Nd3
f5 13. f3 Be7 14. Qd2 Nf6 ({There seems to be a higher priority to play this
move, putting the enemy kingside under immediate pressure, than} 14... Rf8 {
Shipov,S (2635)-Saltaev,M (2525)/Hastings 1999/CBM 069/[Huzman] (1-0, 52)}) 15.
c5 {Well, in the Czech Benoni you do not have to fear this move really.} (15.
Bh6 $5 {is a very interesting attempt to prevent Black's activation.} fxe4 ({
Maybe Black should switch to a Czech Benoni strategy with} 15... Rf8 16. c5 Kh8
{for instance} 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Rfc1 Bd7 19. a4 a6 20. a5 {[%csl Gb6,Re7]
[%cal Gd3e5,Gd5d6]} Ng8 21. Be3 Rc8 $13) 16. fxe4 Ng4 (16... Bh3 $2 17. Rxf6 $1
Bxf6 18. g4 $18 {[%cal Gd3f2,Gd2e3]}) 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Kg2 (18. Nf2 $5) 18...
Rf8 19. h3 Bd7 20. g4 $14 {[%csl Gg7] Cvitan,O (2543)-Popovic,D (2552)/Zadar
2007 (1-0, 30)}) 15... fxe4 (15... Rf8 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. exf5 $6 {Not really
necessary.} Nxf5 18. Bf2 Nd4 $132 {Kalugin,S (2255)-Komliakov,V (2460)/Sochi
1997/EXT 99 (0-1, 30)}) 16. fxe4 Bh3 ({The immediate} 16... Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 {
should not be met with the mechanical} 18. Rfc1 $6 (18. Rac1 $1 {is better}) {
when after} 18... Rf8 {Black was a whole tempo up compared to our main game,
Krush,I (2432)-McNab,C (2445)/York 1999/CBM 073 ext (1/2-1/2, 67)}) 17. cxd6
cxd6 18. Rfc1 {This is the fastest way to develop the queenside attack.} (18.
Rf2 {would leave rooks disconnected and vulnerable.} Rc8 $132 {[%csl Rc3,Rd2,
Rf2][%cal Gc8c3,Gf6e4]} (18... Qd7 $6 19. Rxf6 $5 Bxf6 20. Nf2 {[%csl Re8,Rh3]
[%cal Ge2b5,Gg3g4]})) (18. Rxf6 $6 Bxf6 19. g4 h5 $132) 18... Ng4 19. Bxg4 Bxg4
20. Nb5 Rf8 {The whole sequence of moves after the opening has been quite
natural. It is not entirely surprising that White's next (21st) move will be
the first new one...} 21. Rc3 $6 $146 {If this was the fruit of home
preparation, it is difficult to guess what went wrong with Gelfand's analysis.
Soon, he will find himself fighting for equality.} ({White should not refrain
from} 21. Nxa7 {, although it leaves Black a free hand on the other wing.} h5
22. Nb5 h4 23. Nf2 Bf3 {[%cal Gg7h5]} 24. Nc7 (24. Bh6 $5 {looks like a better
chance for an advantage. In the event of} Rf7 25. Nc7 {the rook will be
misplaced on f7, in view of a later dxe6.}) 24... Rc8 25. Ne6 Nxe6 26. dxe6
Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 d5 $132 {Prusikin,M (2567)-Bologan,V (2636)/Dresden 2007/CBM
118 (1/2-1/2, 37)}) 21... a6 22. Nc7 {This knight will become a source of
worries soon.} Rc8 23. Rac1 Qd7 24. Nf2 Bd8 25. Qc2 $6 ({Maybe it would have
been better to return with} 25. Nb5 $5 {, although after} Rxc3 (25... Ba5 26.
Nxg4 Qxg4 27. Nxd6 $44) 26. Nxc3 Bf3 {Black has a nice position.}) 25... Rf3 $1
$36 {White is hanging now.} 26. Qb3 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 Bxc7 28. Nxg4 Qxg4 29. Rxc7
Ne8 $2 (29... Nh5 $1 $19 {[%cal Gh5g3]}) 30. Re7 Qxe4 31. Rxe8+ Kf7 32. Rc8
Rxe3 (32... Qxe3+ 33. Qxe3 Rxe3 34. Rc7+ Kf6 35. Rd7 e4 36. Kf2 Rd3 37. Rxd6+
Ke5 38. Rb6 Rxd5 39. Rxb7 Rd2+ $15) 33. Qxb7+ Kf6 34. Rf8+ Kg5 {With both
kings exposed, a draw by perpetual is not completely out of the question.} 35.
Qxh7 $2 ({Overlooking a simple detail. He should have driven the enemy king
back with} 35. Qe7+ Kh6 {, when after, say,} 36. Qxd6 {Black could have forced
a draw in several ways, for instance with} Re1+ 37. Rf1 Qd4+ 38. Kg2 Re2+ 39.
Kh3 Qxb2 40. Qf8+ Kg5 41. Qe7+ Kh6 42. Qf8+ {and so on, but nothing more than
that.}) 35... Re1+ 36. Rf1 Qd4+ 37. Kg2 Re2+ ({The difference is that after} 
37... Re2+ 38. Kh3 {the black king becomes a useful attacking piece, enabling
mate in one with} Qg4#) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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. 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 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 a5 19. Nc4 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6
21. Qf3 Bf6 22. Qxc6 Bxc3 23. Red1 Bxa1 24. Rxd7 Qe8 25. Qd5 b5 26. Qxb5 Qe1+
27. Kg2 Qe4+ 28. Kg1 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. Kg1 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Na5 10. Be2 Be6 11. Re1 a6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. h3 Bd7 15.
Nf1 e5 16. N3h2 Be6 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Nc4 19. b3 Nd6 20. Rad1 b5 21. Bc1 c4
22. Ne3 cxb3 23. axb3 Rfc8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Ne8 26. Rd3 Nf6 27. Red1 g5
28. c4 bxc4 29. bxc4 Bf8 30. Rf3 Nd7 31. Rf5 Nc5 32. Rd5 Bg7 33. Be3 Qe7 34.
Bxc5 Rxc5 35. Rf3 Bf8 36. Qa4 Ra7 37. g3 Qe6 38. Rb3 Qc6 39. Qa1 Qc7 40. Kg2 a5
41. Qa4 Rb7 42. Rxc5 Bxc5 43. Qe8+ Bf8 44. Rxb7 Qxb7 45. Qxe5 a4 46. c5 Qc6 47.
Bc4 Qxc5 48. Qxc5 Bxc5 49. f4 Kg7 50. e5 f6 51. exf6+ Kxf6 52. Kf3 Ke7 53. Ke4
Bf2 54. Kf5 Be3 55. Ke4 Bd2 56. fxg5 hxg5 57. Bb5 a3 58. Bc4 Kd6 59. Ba2 Kc5
60. Kd3 Be1 61. Kc2 Kb4 62. Be6 Bxg3 63. Kb1 Bf4 64. Ka2 Bg3 65. Bf5 Bf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[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. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 Bxe3 ({The main move is} 17... g6 {which
requires very good home preparation due to the wild complications arising after
} 18. h4 (18. Qe2 $5 $13 {1-0 Anand,V-Shirov,A/Linares 2008 (56)}) 18... Bxh4
19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 $13 {/=}) 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O {Both players went for this
position, but either each of them evaluated it slightly differently, or
Radjabov had no problem with the fact that White is slightly better. The
position is perfectly suited to Leko's style: White can play for a win without
any risk of losing. His chances are slightly preferable, since White can
attack weaknesses on a5 and d6 more easily than Black can create pressure on
the b3-pawn.} f5 ({Or} 19... Bb7 20. Qc2 {with a slight edge}) 20. exf5 Bxf5 (
20... Nxf5 {will very likely lose a pawn after} 21. Nxf5 {followed by Qd5 and
then either Rfa1, or Rd1.}) 21. Ra2 $5 {The rook goes to d2.} ({Black has an
easier defence after} 21. Nxf5 Rxf5) 21... Be4 22. Rd2 Rb6 23. Re1 Qb8 24. Qa1
$1 $14 {White can try various setups to put pressure on Black's weaknesses.
Now the queen will go to a3 and the rooks will be doubled on the d-file.} Qc7
25. Red1 h6 $146 (25... Rc6 26. Kh1 Qb6 27. Qa3 Nf5 28. Nxf5 Rxf5 29. Re2 Rf4
30. f3 Bg6 31. Red2 Rf6 32. Rd5 {and White won a pawn in 1-0 Buczinski,H-Surin,
M/ICCF Email 2000 (48)}) 26. h3 Bb7 27. Qa3 Rd8 28. Be6 {Black is under
pressure and must decide in which position he will have the best chances to
escape. This is not a simple task, since nowhere does Black have a clear draw.}
Qxc3 ({The alternative was} 28... d5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Bxd5
32. Rxd5 Qxc3 {after which White should not exchange queens, allowing Black to
achieve a theoretical draw with a pawn down, but instead he must continue the
attack:} 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Rg6 35. g3 (35. Rd6 $2 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ {
is a draw}) 35... Qc1+ 36. Kh2 $16) 29. Rxd6 Rbxd6 30. Rxd6 $16 Qe1+ $2 ({
Necessary was} 30... Qc7 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {although White has obvious pressure
after} 32. Qc5) 31. Kh2 {Now the queen is away and Black doesn't have time to
defend everything.} Re8 (31... Rxd6 32. Qxd6 Qb4 (32... Qxf2 33. Qxe7 {loses
at once}) 33. Qxe5 {is also difficult for Black, since besides an extra pawn
White also has a strong attack. For instance} a4 {loses due to} 34. Nf5 Nxf5
35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qg8+ Kg6 37. Qf7+ {with mate}) 32. Rd7 {White wins a piece.}
Nc6 (32... Qxf2 {also loses:} 33. Rxe7 Qf4+ 34. Kh1) 33. Bf7 Ra8 (33... Rb8 34.
Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Qf8+ Kh7 36. Qg8#) 34. Rxb7 Qxf2 35. Bd5 Rc8 (35... Rc8 36. Rf7
Qxe3 37. Bxc6 Rxc6 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qxg7#) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[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. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Nd4 h6 14.
Be3 Be7 15. f4 h5 16. Ne4 h4 17. c4 Rh5 18. Rd2 Nxe5 19. b3 f6 20. Re2 Nf7 21.
Bf2 Kf8 22. Nf3 Re8 23. Nxh4 Rh6 24. Rd1 Bc8 25. Nf3 b6 26. Nd4 Nd8 27. Ng3 Bb4
28. a3 Rxe2 29. Ndxe2 Be7 30. b4 Kf7 31. Nd4 g6 32. f5 Rh8 33. fxg6+ Kxg6 34.
Nge2 Kf7 35. Nf4 Rg8 36. Kf1 Bd6 37. Nd3 Ba6 38. Nf5 Bf8 39. Rc1 Bc8 40. Nd4
Bh6 41. Re1 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. b3
d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Ncb5 Qd8 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Ng4 13. e3 Nc6 14. Rb1 Nxe3 15.
Bxe3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Nd5 Kg7 19. Nxe7 Be6 20. Nd5 Rac8 21.
Ne3 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rb2 Rfd8 24. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Nxe5 O-O 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Bxf6 Rxf6 11. Nd3 Bd4 12. Nd2 Ba6 13. Rb1 d6 14. c4 c5
15. b4 Qf7 16. Kh1 Rf8 17. f4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qxc4 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. e5 Rb6 21.
Rc1 Qd5 22. Qf3 c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 d5 8. e5
Nd7 9. Qd2 Bc5 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Qf2 Qe7 12. Kb1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Bd3 b4
15. Ne2 a5 16. Rhe1 Ba6 17. f5 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 exf5 19. Nf4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Nf6 21.
Rf1 Nd7 22. Re1 Nf6 23. Rf1 Nd7 24. Nxd5 Qxe5 25. Rxf5 Qxd4 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27.
Rxd4 g6 28. Rb5 Nf6 29. Nc6 Rfe8 30. b3 Re2 31. Nxa5 Rxg2 32. h4 Ng4 33. Nc4
Rg1+ 34. Kb2 Nf2 35. Rxb4 Nd1+ 36. Kb1 Nc3+ 37. Kb2 Nd1+ 38. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {I started with -1 and was still on this score before my game vs Carlsen.
I had ambitions to fight in all games, but I didn't manage to capitalise on my
chances before this win finally came. Ich hatte mit -1 begonnen, und auf
diesem Stand befand ich mich vor meiner Partie gegen Carlsen noch immer. Ich
hatte den Ehrgeiz, in allen Partien zu kämpfen, konnte meine Chancen aber
nicht nutzen, bis endlich dieser Sieg kam.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {
With this move I scored an important win with this move in a match
Azerbaijan-France in the European Team Championship for the bronze medals! Mit
diesem Zug erzielte ich einen wichtigen Sieg in dem Kampf
Aserbaidschan-Frankreich bei der Europäischen Mannschaftsmeisterschaft um die
Bronzemedaillen!} (4. O-O {Of course it's more natural to go 0-0 here, but I
was in a mood to try the d3-system. Selbstverständlich ist die Rochade
natürlicher, aber ich hatte Lust, das d3-System zu versuchen.}) 4... Bc5 5. c3
O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 {White plays for a very small plus! Black may choose now
between many options, like ...Bg4 or ...Re8 etc... Carlsen decided to clarify
things in the center by taking on e4. Weiß spielt auf ein ganz kleines Plus!
Schwarz hat nun die Wahl zwischen vielen Möglichkeiten wie ...Bg4 oder ...Re8
usw... Carlsen beschloss, durch das Schlagen auf e4 die Dinge im Zentrum zu
klären.} dxe4 8. Nxe4 (8. dxe4 {also deserves serious attention, but I guess
that my intention was to get my c1 bishop to a more active position. kommt
ebenfalls ernsthaft in Betracht, aber ich schätze, meine Abwicht war, meinen
c1-Läuer auf einen aktiveren Posten zu bringen.}) 8... Nxe4 9. dxe4 Qf6 {
Now Black wants to go for ...Ne7-g6 or ...Bg4. White has to take measures,
also ...Rd8 is threatening and ...Qg6 to follow etc... Nun will Schwarz ...
Ne7-g6 spielen oder ...Bg4. Weiß muss Maßnahmen ergreifen, denn es droht auch .
..Rd8 nebst ...Qg6 usw...} (9... Qxd1 10. Rxd1 $14) 10. Qe2 (10. Qd5 {I didn't
like this so much as I felt Black has a lot of play for the pawn! Two bishops
and White's uncoordinated queenside are worth that investment. Dies gefiel mir
nicht sonderlich, da ich das Gefühl hatte, dass Schwarz eine Menge Spiel für
den Bauern hat! Das Läuferpaar und der unkoordinierte weiße Damenflügel sind
diese Investition wert.} Bd6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qxc6 Bg4 $44) 10... Bg4 {
Very natural and played almost instantly! Sehr natürlich, und beinahe a tempo
gespielt!} (10... h6 $5 11. Bxc6 (11. Rd1 $6 {Solid but not more! Black is in
time to regroup now! Solide, mehr aber auch nicht! Nun kann Schwarz sich
rechtzeitig umgruppieren!} Ne7 12. b4 (12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Bg4 14. Be2 Ng6
15. g3 b6 16. Ne1 $13) 12... Bb6 $13) (11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Ne7 $11) 11...
bxc6 12. Be3 $14) 11. h3 {What else? If I allow this pin to last, Black will
start to play Ne7-g6-h6 c6, clearly improving his position, meanwhile White
has no targets to attack! Was sonst? Wenn ich nichts gegen diese Fesselung
unternehme, wird Schwarz mit Ne7-g6 und h6, c6 seine Stellung eindeutig
verbessern, wohingegen Weiß keine Ziele hat, die er angreifen kann!} Bxf3 (
11... Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. Rfd1 $16) 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Ne7 {
Well , very natural Nun, sehr natürlich.} (13... f5 {I thought Black could
play like this after gxf3, to open the f-line and start Rf6-Raf8 and so on.
Ich dachte, dass Schwarz nach gxf3 so spielen könnte, um die f-Linie zu öffnen
und Rf6-Raf8 usw. folgen zu lassen.} 14. b4 {But I think that White is still
better after b4 or Bc4+. Aber ich denke, dass Weiß nach b4 oder Bc4+ trotzdem
besser steht.} (14. Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3) (14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Bd5 $14) 14... Bb6 15.
Bc4+ Kh8 16. a4 $14) 14. f4 $5 (14. b4 $5 {Well, it was also possible to start
with this move! I didn't want somehow to allow Bd6 preventing f4 and probably
I was right! Nun, es war auch möglch, mit diesem Zug zu beginnen. Irgendwie
wollte ich Bd6 nicht zulassen, was f4 verhindert, und womöglich hatte ich
Recht!} Bd6 $1 {[%csl Rf4] But after this move I am not sure at all that White
has something real. Aber nach diesem Zug bin ich keinesfalls sicher, dass Weiß
irgendwas Reales hat.} (14... Bb6 15. a4 a5 (15... c6 {Black has to go like
this otherwise White is much better! Schwarz muss so spielen, ansonsten steht
Weiß deutlich besser!} 16. Bc4 (16. Be2 $5 {Looks very strong too! Now a5 is
threatening and Be3 with typical advantage! Sieht ebenfalls sehr stark aus!
Nun droht a5 und Be3 mit typischem Vorteil!} a5 17. Rb1 $1 $14 axb4 18. Rxb4
Nc8 19. Rd1 c5 20. Rb5 $16) 16... a5 17. Rd1 (17. Rb1 $6 {The bishop on c4 is
hanging! Der Läufer auf c4 hängt!} axb4 18. Rxb4 Nc8 19. Rd1 Bc5 {[%csl Rc4]
[%cal Ga8a4] Here is the difference to the Be2 retreat, the bishop on c4 is
hanging! Hier zeigt sich der Unterschied zu dem Rückzug Be2, der Läufer auf c4
hängt!}) 17... Rfd8 18. Be3 $14 (18. Bg5 Kf8 19. Rdb1 $14 (19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.
Rb1 $5 f6 21. bxa5 Bxa5 22. Be3 b6 23. Rb3 c5 {and Black is in time to block
somehow. und Schwarz kann rechtzeitig irgendwie blockieren.}))) 16. bxa5 Rxa5 (
16... Bc5 17. Rd1 $16 {[%cal Gd1d7]}) 17. Ba3 c5 18. Rfd1 $16) 15. Be3 a5 16.
a3 Ng6 $13) (14. Bc4 $5 {looks very interesting. It is better than b4, because
now White has no weaknesses on the queenside and he can try to make use of the
bishop pair without fearing any kind of fast counterplay. sieht sehr
interessant aus. Dies ist besser als b4, denn nun hat Weiß keine Schwächen am
Damenflügel, und er kann versuchen, Kapital aus dem Läuferpaar zu schlagen,
ohne irgendein schnelles Gegenspiel befürchten zu müssen.}) 14... c6 (14... Ng6
15. f5 (15. fxe5 c6 16. Ba4 Rad8 {Black is well developed and very active!
Schwarz ist gut entwickelt und sehr aktiv!}) (15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 $11) 15...
Nf4 (15... Nh4 16. Be2 $16) 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. e5 $5 $14 {Here this move looks
better for White. The idea is that now White is going to play Rad1 and then
Kg2-f3 xf4 and so on. Hier sieht dieser Zug besser für Weiß aus. Die Idee ist,
dass er nun Rad1 spielen wird und dann Kg2-f3 xf4 usw.} (17. Rad1 Rfd8 (17...
c6 18. Ba4 $14) 18. e5 c6 19. Bc4 f3 20. Bb3 Kf8 $13) (17. Kg2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 (
18. e5 c6 19. Bc4 Rd2) 18... g5 $6 (18... f6 19. Kf3 (19. Bd3 $5) 19... Rxd1
20. Rxd1 Bd6 21. Bc4+ Kf8 22. h4 $14 {Better for White, but also hard to
progress. Besser für Weiß, aber ebenfalls schwer, Fortschritte zu machen.}) 19.
e5 $1 (19. Kf3 f6 $1 {The best move! Der beste Zug!} (19... Kf8 20. f6 $16 {
This looks quite strong! Now White is much better! Dies sieht ziemlich stark
aus! Jetzt steht Weiß viel besser!} c6 21. Bc4 Bb6 22. Kg4 h6 23. Kh5 Rxd1 24.
Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. e5 Bb6 27. f3 $16) (19... c6 20. Ba4 h6 21. f6 $14)
20. h4 h6 21. Bd7 (21. e5 fxe5 22. Rde1 Be7 $11) 21... Kg7 22. Rg1 Bd6 23. Be6
a5 24. a4 {But still, it's hard to make any progress! Aber dennoch, es ist
schwer, irgendwelche Fortschritte zu machen!}) 19... c6 20. Bc4 b5 21. Be2 $16)
17... Rfd8 18. Rad1 $14) 15. Bc4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ng6 17. Bg3 Rfe8 {All the moves
from both sides are logical. Both are developing their forces.  Alle Züge von
beiden Seiten sind logisch. Beide versuchen, ihre Kräfte zu entwickeln.} 18.
Rfe1 (18. Bd3 {deserved attention! Well, now White wants to go for Rad1 and
Kg2 with f4-e5, with slight and unpleasant pressure. verdiente Aufmerksamkeit!
Nun, jetzt beabsichtigt Weiß Rad1 und Kg2 nebst f4-e5, mit leichtem, aber
unangenehmem Druck.} Rad8 (18... h5 19. Rad1 h4 20. Bh2 Ne5 21. Be2 $14) 19.
Rad1 $14 Ne5 (19... Bd6 20. f4 {and White is pressing! und Weiß drückt!}) 20.
Be2 $14) 18... Rad8 19. Rad1 $1 {Even if objectively White is not better
according to the computer's analysis, practically speaking it was the best.
Now White's play is quite easy and Black has to find defences which are not
all that easy. Selbst wenn Weiß laut Computeranalyse nicht besser steht, war
dies in praktischer Hinsicht das Stärkste. Es spielt sich ziemlich leicht für
ihn, und Schwarz muss Verteidigungen finden, die keinesfalls so einfach sind.}
Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rxe4 {Carlsen thought for a long time here, but finally took the
pawn. I think it was the right decision if Black could manage to find all the
best moves afterwards. Hier dachte Carlsen lange nach, schließlich aber nahm
er den Bauern. Ich denke, es war die richtige Entscheidung, vorausgesetzt, es
gelänge Schwarz, im Anschluss all die besten Züge zu finden.} 21. Rd8+ Nf8 (
21... Bf8 $6 {is a mistake I think. The bishop and knight are too passive now,
White gets a strong attack and all Black's pawns are very very weak without
the bishop's protection! ist ein Fehler, denke ich. Läufer und Spirnger stehen
jetzt zu passiv, Weiß erhält starken Angriff, und sämtliche schwarzen Bauern
sind ohne den Schutz des Läufers sehr, sehr schwach!} 22. Bd3 Re6 (22... Re1+
23. Kg2 Rd1 $4 24. Kf3 $18) 23. Ra8 $16) 22. Bd3 Re1+ 23. Kg2 a5 (23... g6 $6
24. b4 Bb6 25. Rb8 Re7 (25... Rd1 26. Be4 Rd7 27. a4 f5 28. Bf3) 26. a4 Rd7 27.
Be4 $14 (27. Be2 Bd8 28. b5 Ba5 29. c4 cxb5 30. axb5 Bb4 31. Bf3 b6 32. Ra8 $14
{White keeps up unpleasant pressure on Black's position, combining attacks on
the pawns with bishop manoeuvres all over the board. Weiß behält unangenehmen
Druck auf die schwarze Stellung, wobei er Angriffe auf die Bauern mit
Läufermanövern auf dem ganzen Brett kombiniert.})) 24. Ra8 Rd1 25. Bc4 (25. Be4
{was an interesting alternative! Probably even stronger than the text. My
intention was to put the bishop on c4 attacking f7, but maybe the bishop is
better placed on e4 as the c6-b7 pawns are vulnerable and the b-pawn can't
move to protect a5! Also Bf3 at some tpoint to combine ideas like pushing the
a- and b-pawns and putting pressure on c6; the bishop is well placed on f3 to
support White's play on the queenside. war eine interessante Alternative!
Vermutlich sogar noch stärker als der Text. Meine Absicht war, den Läufer nach
c4 zu stellen und f7 anzugreifen, aber vielleicht steht der Läufer besser auf
e4, da die Bauern c6-b7 anfällig sind und der b-Bauern nicht vorrücken kann,
um a5 zu decken! Eventuell auch Bf3 an irgendeiner Stelle, um Ideen wie das
Vorstoßen von a- und b-Bauern mit Druck auf c6 zu kombinieren; auf f3 ist der
Läufer gut platziert, um das weiße Spiel am Damenflügel zu unterstützen.} g6 $8
{Black has to get rid of the pin! Otherwise it's hard to play vs two bishops
and an active rook on a8. Schwarz muss die Fesselung abschütteln! Ansonsten
ist es schwer, gegen das Läuferpaar und einen aktiven Turm auf a8 zu spielen.}
26. Rxa5 Ne6 (26... Bd6 $6 27. Ra7 $5 (27. Bf3 Rd2 28. Bxd6 Rxd6 29. Ra7 $1 {
Now Black is in trouble! a4-b4 is coming and the bishop provides support from
f3. Jetzt ist Schwarz in Schwierigkeiten! a4-b4 kommt, und der Läufer bietet
Schützenhilfe von f3 aus.}) 27... Bxg3 28. Kxg3 Rd7 29. a4 $16) 27. a4 Kg7 28.
b4 Bd6 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. Ra7 $14) 25... Bb6 $2 {Now Carlsen misses White's
strong reply. I was not sure if the position is winning after it, but it was
clear that White is simply much better. Nun übersieht Carlsen die starke weiße
Antwort. Ich war nicht sicher, ob die Stellung danach gewonnen ist, klar war
aber, dass Weiß einfach viel besser steht.} (25... b6 $1 26. a3 {To play b4
and try to attack the b6- and c6-pawns! Zur Vorbereitung von b4 im Versuch,
die Bauern b6 and c6 anzugreifen!} Ra1 $3 27. Ra7 (27. Rc8 a4 $1 28. Rxc6 Rb1
29. Rc7 Ne6 {and it's draw finally. und es endet schließlich remis.} 30. Rc8+
Nf8 $11) 27... Ne6 28. Ra8+ Nf8 29. h4 g6 30. Bf4 h5 $14 {It's unpleasant to
play this position as Black, but it's also hard to make any progress with
White. Still practically speaking White's position looks preferable to me. Es
ist unangenehm, diese Stellung mit Schwarz zu spielen, aber ebenfalls schwer,
mit Weiß irgendwelche Fortschritte zu erzielen. Dennoch, in praktischer
Hinsicht scheint mir die Stellung von Weiß vorzuziehen zu sein.}) 26. Rb8 $1
Rd7 27. Ba6 $1 {Now the b7-pawn is going be taken, Black can't allow this.
Carlsen goes for the best defensive chance. Jetzt droht der Bauer b7 genommen
zu werden. Schwarz darf dies nicht zulassen. Carlsen wählt die beste
Verteidigungschance.} bxa6 (27... Bc7 {In this case Black ends in a hopeless
endgame. After this move Black is totally lost, but I can't put in 20-25 moves
variations to prove that assesment, so I will just put it down as a big
advantage for White.  I will explain how White wins in this way. He is going
for Bxc7 and then Rxb7, he will bring the king to the queenside, exchanging
all pawns leaving only the a-pawn vs the knight. Then his opponent should
normally resign at some point. But ok, if it didn't happen, so don't blame me :
) In diesem Fall landet Schwarz in einem hoffnungslosen Endspiel. Nach diesem
Zug ist Schwarz total verloren, aber ich kann nicht 20- bis 25-zügige
Varianten anführen, um diese Einschätzung zu belegen, daher werde ich es
einfach als großen Vorteil für Weiß abhaken. Ich werde erklären, wie Weiß dann
gewinnt. Er wird Bxc7 und dann Rxb7 spielen, den König zum Damenflügel bringen
und alle Bauern tauschen, wonach nur der a-Bauer gegen den Springer übrig
bleibt. Dann sollte sein Gegner normalerweise irgendwann aufgeben. Aber okay,
wenn dies nicht passiert, schieben Sie es nicht auf mich:)} 28. Bxc7 (28. Rxb7
Bxg3 29. Kxg3 $16) 28... Rxc7 29. Rxb7 Rxb7 30. Bxb7 c5 31. Kf3 Nd7 32. Ke4 Nb6
33. Bc6 $16) 28. Rxb6 f6 (28... f5 $6 {looks interesting, with a possible
Ng6-f4 later. But there is a trick that White can try. sieht interessant aus,
mit einem möglichen Ng6-f4 später. Weiß kann aber einen Trick versuchen.} 29.
Rxc6 $5 (29. Rxa6 $5 Ng6 {f4 is coming on the next move, but... f4 kommt im
nächsten Zug, aber...} 30. h4 f4 31. h5 fxg3 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Kxg3 Rd2 34. b4
(34. Rxa5) 34... Rd3+ 35. f3 Rxc3 36. Rxa5 $16) 29... Rd2 (29... Ng6 30. Bd6
$18) 30. Rxa6 Ng6 31. h4 f4 32. h5 fxg3 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Kxg3 $16) 29. Rxa6 (
29. Rxc6 $5 {was very strong I think. war sehr stark, meine ich.} Rd2 30. Rxa6
Rxb2 31. Rxa5 g5 32. a4 $16 {and in this position it's very hard for Black to
keep up his defence. White's a-pawn is too strong. , und in dieser Stellung
ist es für Schwarz sehr schwer, seine Verteidigung aufrechtzuerhalten. Der
weiße a-Bauer ist zu stark.}) 29... Rd2 {Now Black is not even a pawn down. So
he has good chances to hold the game, it seems. But in practice his task was
very hard, I think.  Jetzt hat Schwarz nicht einmal einen Bauern weniger. Also
hat er gute Chancen, die Partie zu halten, scheint es. In der Praxis aber war
seine Aufgabe sehr schwer, glaube ich.} 30. b4 axb4 (30... Rxa2 31. Rxa5 Re2
32. Ra6 Re6 33. c4 {and White is much better here. He has a lot of pressure
and it is hard to defend with Black. und hier steht Weiß deutlich besser. Er
hat starken Druck, und es ist schwer, mit Schwarz zu verteidigen.} Kf7 34. b5
cxb5 35. cxb5 Re1 36. Ra7+ Ke6 (36... Kg6 37. Bd6 Ne6 38. b6 $18) 37. Rxg7 Rb1
38. Rb7 $16) 31. cxb4 Rb2 $6 (31... Ng6 $1 {with the idea f5-f4 somewhere. mit
der Idee f5-f4 irgendwo.} 32. a4 (32. Rxc6 Rxa2 33. b5 Rb2 $14) 32... Ne7 (
32... f5 {is not useful here as White may go for Bc7 or Bb8 and weakening of
the e5 -square is not in Black's plans. ist hier nicht nützlich, da Weiß Bc7
oder Bb8 spielten könnte, und eine Schwächung des e5-Feldes passt nicht in die
schwarzen Pläne.} 33. Bb8 $16) 33. a5 $5 (33. Ra7 Nf5 34. a5 Ra2 35. Ra6 Ra4
36. Rxc6 (36. Rb6 Nxg3 37. fxg3 c5 38. bxc5 Rxa5 39. c6 Rc5 40. Kf3 Rc4 $11)
36... Rxb4 37. a6 Ra4 38. Bb8 $14) 33... Kf7 34. Bf4 Rc2 (34... Rd4 35. Be3
Rxb4 36. Ra7 $1 $18) 35. Bd6 Nd5 36. Ra8 Ke6 37. Bc5 $16 {und White has good
chances to win the game as the position is quite similiar to the game and
hardly savable for Black. und Weiß hat gute Gewinnchancen, denn die Stellung
ist ganz ähnlich der Partie und für Schwarz kaum zu retten.}) (31... f5 32. a4
$16) 32. Bd6 Ne6 $6 (32... Ng6 33. a4 $16 Rc2 34. a5 Kf7 35. Bc5 Nf4+ 36. Kf3
Nd5 37. Rxc6 $18) 33. a4 $18 Rc2 34. a5 (34. Ra8+ Kf7 35. Rc8 {was even
cleaner! war sogar noch sauberer!}) 34... Kf7 35. Bc5 $5 (35. Rb6 $18) 35...
Nf4+ 36. Kf3 Nd5 (36... Nd3 37. Ke3 $1 Nxc5 38. Rxc6 $18) 37. Rb6 $1 {() After
this move White is totally winning. Nach diesem Zug steht Weiß total auf
Gewinn.} (37. Rxc6 $18) 37... Rc4 (37... Kg6 38. a6 Rc3+ 39. Ke2 $18) 38. Rb7+
$18 Kg6 39. a6 Rc3+ 40. Kg2 $5 (40. Ke2 Nf4+ (40... Ra3 41. a7 Nc3+ 42. Kd3
Nb5+ 43. Kc2 h5 44. Kb2 Ra4 45. Rb8 $18) 41. Kd2 Ra3 42. a7 $18) 40... Nf4+ 41.
Kg1 {And the last important move. Und der letzte wichtige Zug.} ({It was still
possible to spoil everything by Es war noch immer möglich, alles zu verderben
mit} 41. Kh2 Rxh3+ 42. Kg1 Ne2+ 43. Kf1 Nf4 $11) 41... Nxh3+ 42. Kh2 Nf4 43.
Be3 {After this move Carlsen resigned. Nach diesem Zug gab Carlsen auf.} (43.
a7 Rh3+ 44. Kg1 Ne2+ 45. Kf1 Nf4 46. Ke1 Nd3+ (46... Ra3 47. Kd2 $18) 47. Kd2
Nxc5 48. a8=Q Nxb7 49. Qxb7 Rh4 50. Kc3 {and White wins the c6-pawn and the
game. und Weiß gewinnt den Bauern c6 und die Partie.}) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Nd3 h5 $6 {The fact that
this move is premature has been known for many decades. The reason why GM T.
Radjabov opted for it is unknown.} (13... Nf6 {[%cal Ye7g6,Yf8f7,Yg7f8] is the
classic continuation.}) 14. c5 Nf6 15. Rc1 {Black now has no time to organize
his queenside defense!} g4 (15... Bd7 16. Qb3 $16) 16. Nb5 (16. cxd6 cxd6 17.
Nb5 {is quite strong, too, e.g.} g3 18. hxg3 fxg3 19. Bxg3 Qb6+ 20. Nf2 Bh6 (
20... Bd7 21. Na3 {[%cal Ya3c4]}) 21. a4 $5 (21. Rc3 $16) 21... Bxc1 (21... Bd7
22. a5 Qxa5 23. Nxd6 $18) 22. Qxc1 $16 {[%cal Ra4a5]}) 16... Ne8 (16... a6 17.
cxd6 $1 cxd6 (17... axb5 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. Bc5 $18) 18. Nc7 g3 19. Nxa8 gxf2+
20. Rxf2 Ne8 21. Qb3 b5 22. Qc3 Bf6 23. Nc7 $18 {1-0 Neverov,V-Bjornsson,S/
Pardubice 2003/CBM 095 ext (35)}) (16... g3 17. hxg3 fxg3 18. Bxg3 Ng6 19. cxd6
cxd6 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Bf2 b6 22. Qd2 h4 23. Qg5 $18 {1-0 Pham Minh Hoang-Toth,A/
Budapest 1999/CBM 071 ext (31)}) 17. fxg4 {Simply winning a pawn. Black
doesn't get any compensation for it.} (17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nxa7 $2 (18. fxg4 $1)
{is unclear due to} 18... g3 $1 19. hxg3 fxg3 20. Be3 Bd7 {[%csl Ra7,Rg1]})
17... a6 18. Nc3 hxg4 19. Bxg4 Nf6 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. g3 {A spectacular
strategic concept - counterplay on the very side where the opponent has
launched his (supposedly, poorly prepared) attack! However, the traditional} (
21. Qb3 {was quite strong, too, e.g.} Rb8 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Nxe5 (23. Ba7 $5)
23... dxe5 24. d6+ Rf7 25. dxe7 Qxe7 26. Rfd1 $16) 21... Qe8 22. Kh1 Qg6 23.
Qe2 f3 {Desperation but other move didn't solve any problems either, e.g.} (
23... Nh5 24. gxf4 Nxf4 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. Qf3 $16 {[%cal Yf1g1] or}) (23... Qg4
24. Qxg4 Nxg4 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Bh4 Ng6 27. Rg1 $1 N4e5 28. Nxe5 Nxe5 29. Be7
$16) 24. Qxf3 Nfxd5 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Qe2 Nf6 27. Rce1 Qf7 28. g4 $1 Qg6 (28...
Qxa2 {regains the pawn but White obtains a huge positional advantage after} 29.
g5 Nd7 30. Nb4 Qe6 31. cxd6 cxd6 (31... Qxd6 32. Nd5 {[%cal Yd5e3,Ye3f5]}) 32.
Nd5 $16) 29. h3 Rf7 30. Kg2 Nd7 (30... Nh5 31. Bg3 Nxg3 32. Kxg3 Rcf8 33. Rxf7
Rxf7 34. h4 $18) 31. Bg1 {and White easily converted his material advantage:}
Qe6 32. b3 Rxf1 33. Rxf1 d5 34. g5 a5 35. h4 Qc6 36. Re1 Rf8 37. exd5 Qxd5+ 38.
Qe4 c6 39. Bh2 Qe6 40. Bg3 Rf5 41. a3 Rf7 42. b4 Qa2+ 43. Re2 Qxa3 $2 44. g6
1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[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 {This gambit line is very popular nowadays.} 10. Qe4 {GM Levan
Pantsulaia's most recent idea. Other side options:} (10. a3 $5 {This useful
prophylactic move was good enough for an Indian GM to beat a weaker player
named nomen omen - Anand!} Nc6 11. Rd1 Nf6 (11... Nc7 $5) 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8
14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Rd2 Ncd4 (16... Na5 $5) 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxg2
19. Kxg2 Rc8 20. Be3 Qc7 21. Qe4 $16 {1-0 Kunte,A-Poobesh Anand,S/Atul 2006/
CBM 115 ext (36)}) (10. Ne5 {is more common but not too dangerous due to} Qc7
11. Qe4 Nc6 $1 (11... Bc6 $143 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Nc3 Nf6 (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3
O-O 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Rd3 a6 19. Rad1 Ra7 20. Rd6 Qe7
21. Qd3 Rc7 22. e4 $16 {1-0 Vavrak,P-Vovk,Y/Cappelle La Grande FRA 2008/The
Week in Chess 694 (35)}) 14. Qc2 (14. Qf3 $5) 14... O-O 15. e4 Nbd7 16. f4 Rfd8
17. Qe2 Rab8 18. e5 Ne8 19. Ne4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Pantsulaia,L-Ibrahimov,R/Abu
Dhabi 2007/CBM 119 ext (33)}) 12. Qxd5 Nd8 13. Qd3 Qxe5 (13... Bxg2 $5 14. Kxg2
Qxe5 15. Nc3 Ne6) 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Nd5 Bd6 17. Bf4 Qe6 18. Rfd1
Rfe8 19. e3 Rac8 20. Rac1 Be5 21. Qa6 $44 {0-1 Shengelia,D-Papp,G/Cappelle La
Grande FRA 2008/The Week in Chess 694 (35)}) (10. Rd1 {is the main move
examined in several CBM issues - see e.g. CBM 119 (Shirov - Aronian, with
annotations by GM I.Stohl) - and CBM 121 (Beliavsky - Almasi with annotations
by GM L.Ftacnik)}) 10... Na6 (10... Qc7 $2 11. Nh4 $1 O-O 12. Nf5 Bf6 13. Rd1
Na6 14. Rxd5 Rae8 15. Qg4 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Kh8 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Nc3 $18 {1-0
Pantsulaia,L-Sakelsek,T/Istanbul 2007/CBM 120 ext (35)}) (10... Bc6 {- see
Aronian-Anand in this issue.}) 11. Nh4 g6 (11... O-O 12. Nf5 $44) 12. Qe5 (12.
Bh6 $5 {, stopping Black's castling, looks logical and needs testing, e.g.} Bc6
(12... Nac7 13. Nc3) 13. Rd1 Nac7 14. Na3 $5) ({Or} 12. Rd1 Nac7 13. Bh6 Bc6 {
with the same line.}) 12... f6 13. Qe4 {[%cal Rh4g6]} Qc8 14. Rd1 Nac7 15. Nxg6
$5 {[%mdl 512] Still! White sacrifices a piece to start an attack on Black's
uncastled king. Theoretically this sacrifice is hardly sound but refuting it
over the board is far from easy!} hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. a3 {[%cal Re2e4] No
hurry! It is essential to prevent ...Nd5-b4.} b5 18. e4 Nb6 19. Nc3 d6 $6 {
Black has a lot of defensive possibilities, which could have put White's piece
sacrifice under doubt but it is not easy to keep cool blood over the board!} (
19... Ne6 $5 20. e5 (20. Nd5 $5 Nf8 $1) 20... Bxg2 21. exf6 Qc6 22. fxe7+ Kc7)
(19... Nc4) {The text move is less strong and allows White to slip away.} 20.
Bf4 Qe6 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Qg7 Re8 (22... Rg8 $4 23. Rxd6+) 23. e5 $1 Qxe5 24.
Bxb7 Ne6 $1 {Creating counteplay in time!} 25. Qg4 Nd4 26. Bxa8 Nxa8 27. Re1 (
27. a4 $5 {would have kept even more tension in the position.Black should
probably reply} f5 (27... b4 $6 28. Nb5 $1) 28. Qg6 Re6 $13) 27... Qxe1+ 28.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 Nc7 {This endgame is complex but roughly equal.} 30. Ne4 (
30. h4 $5 {This pawn is White'a main trump but Black can reply with} f5 $1 $11
31. Qg5+ Kd7 32. h5 $140 $4 Rg1+ $1) 30... Ne8 $1 31. Qg6 {A bit illogical but}
(31. Nxd6 Nxd6 {allows counterplay by the black knights, e.g.} 32. b4 $5 Ne4 $5
$132) 31... Be7 32. Nc3 Re5 $6 {Black fails to find the right arrangement of
his pieces to fight against White's h-pawn.} (32... Re6 $5 33. h4 f5 {and
White's counterplay after} 34. Qf7 {is enough to equalize but hardly more, e.g.
} Nc7 (34... Nd6 35. Qg8+ Kd7 36. Nd5) 35. h5 a5 36. Qg7 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38.
Na4 Ne8 39. Qf7 Nc7 $11) 33. h4 a5 34. Qd3 (34. h5 $1 Rg5 35. Qh7 $16 b4 36.
Ne4 Rg7 $2 37. Qxg7 $1 Nxg7 38. h6) 34... Nd6 35. Qh7 Ne8 36. f4 (36. h5 $1 $16
) 36... Re6 37. h5 f5 38. h6 Rd6 39. a4 $6 {White doesn't want to risk (time
pressure?)} (39. Qh8 $142 b4 40. Na4 Bf6 41. Qg8 $16) (39. a4 $143 {but still
playing for a win was possible for White:} b4 40. Nb5 Nxb5 41. axb5 c4 (41...
Rd2+ 42. Kf3) 42. Qxf5 Rxh6 43. Qd5+ Rd6 44. Qxc4 {etc.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 {Again the Jänisch Attack, quite a surprising
guest in such a high level tournament. I will not insist too much on the
opening part, because as far as I know GM Postny is writing a series of
articles for CBM about this interesting variation.} 4. d3 {A solid answer,
refraining from any attampt to "refute" the slightly exotic black 3rd move and
aiming to retain just a tiny edge.} ({Teimour did not face special problems
after} 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 {Polgar,J (2707)-Radjabov,T (2735)/Wijk aan Zee
2008/CBM 123 (1/2-1/2, 23)}) 4... fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 (7. Bxc6
bxc6 8. Nxe5 {, as tried earlier in the tournament against Radjabov, did not
prove too effective after} O-O 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Bxf6 Rxf6 $44 {Anand,V (2799)
-Radjabov,T (2735)/Morelia/Linares 2008/CBM 123 (1/2-1/2, 22). And the mighty
pair of bishops offers Black good compensation for the pawn.}) 7... d6 8. Qc4
Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Nd5 ({He also managed to hold his own after} 10. Bg5 {
in Carlsen,M (2693)-Radjabov,T (2747)/Porto Vecchio 2007/CBM 118 ext (1/2-1/2,
77)}) 10... Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd4 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxd4 {The solid continuation.}
({White has won almost all the games after} 13. Nxe5 Qf5 14. Nd3 {, but the
level of players was not too high. Obviously, Radjabov had analysed this.})
13... Bxd4 14. a4 $146 {Paradoxically, though advancing the pawn earlier than
had happened in the previous game where this position was seen, Topalov
intends to keep it in his half of board, in order to avoid weakening it.} (14.
c3 Bb6 15. a4 (15. Be3 {makes little sense, because the bishop is well
defended on b6.} O-O $11) 15... a6 16. a5 ({But now, he could refrain from
this move, when} 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 O-O-O 18. Rf2 Rdf8 19. Raf1 Rxf2 20.
Rxf2 Kb8 21. b3 Qe7 22. Qe4 g6 23. Qf3 Rc8 24. c4 {would transpose to our main
game.}) 16... Ba7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 O-O-O {Ovetchkin,R (2375)-Khachian,M 
(2480)/Pardubice 1996/CBM 055 ext (0-1, 67). The position is similar to the
main game, with the difference that the pawn is more exposed on a5, which
could restrict White's actions.}) 14... a6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 O-O-O {
The position looks almost equal, because White's advantage of space has lost
its relevance after the massive exchange of pieces. However, White will be
able to take over the control of the f-file, which ensures him a long term
advantage.} 17. Rf2 $1 Rdf8 18. Raf1 Rxf2 ({Later in the same tournament,
Radjabov tried to improve with} 18... Qe7 {but after} 19. Qe4 g6 20. Rf3 Kb8
21. b3 Rxf3 22. Qxf3 Qg5 23. h3 Rc8 24. Kh2 {his position was hardly better
than against Topalov. He also drew a rook ending with a pawn down in Carlsen,M
(2733)-Radjabov,T (2735)/Morelia/Linares 2008/CBM 123 (1/2-1/2, 69)}) 19. Rxf2
Kb8 20. b3 Qe7 21. Qe4 g6 (21... h6 {allows White slightly more activity than
in the game after} 22. Qf5 $14) 22. Qf3 $14 {In the long run, Black's position
is dangerous even in the case of an exchange of queens. The irritating thing
is that Black has little chance for any counterplay. With his next moves,
Radjabov tries to solve this problem, but he will weaken his structure and the
king's position at the same time.} Rc8 $5 23. c4 c6 24. dxc6 Rxc6 25. e4 Qg5
26. h3 Qc1+ 27. Kh2 {White has the safer king's position and controls the only
open file. His only problem consists of the weakness of the b3-pawn. We can
see that the presence of the a-pawn on a5 would have endangered it at this
stage of the game, although later it will be useful to advance it anyway.} Qe1
28. Rf1 Qd2 $6 {The queen is not attacking anything from this square, allowing
White to win a tempo for his attack.} (28... Qb4 $5 {[%csl Rb3]} 29. Qd3 Qc5
$14) 29. Qf8+ Rc8 (29... Ka7 30. Qd8 $40 {[%cal Gf1f8]}) 30. Qe7 Qd3 31. Rf3 $1
Qxe4 32. Qxd6+ Ka7 {Black has managed to create himself a passed pawn, but his
forces lack coordination and his seventh rank is weak.} 33. Rf7 (33. Qd7 $5 Qc6
(33... Rh8 34. Rf7 $16 {looks too passive for Black to offer chances to stay
in the game.}) 34. Qxh7 $16 {White has an extra pawn and the safer king. This
should outweigh Black's passed pawn.}) 33... h5 34. a5 g5 35. Qe6 Rg8 36. Rf6
Rh8 {Although White's pieces look more active, Black has managed to create
some threats with his kingside pawns.} 37. Qd5 $5 {A practical decision in the
opponent's time trouble. White exchanges Black's most active piece and
eliminates any possibility of counterplay.} (37. Rf5 g4 $1 38. Qxe5 g3+ $1 39.
Kg1 (39. Kxg3 Rg8+) 39... Re8 40. Qxe4 Rxe4 41. Kf1 h4 $44 {Black's huge
advantage in space on the kingside offers him chances to save the game despite
the missing pawn.}) 37... Qxd5 38. cxd5 $14 {White's advantage in space and
the better chances for centralising his king offer him the better chances in
the endgame.} e4 ({The attempt to free himself with} 38... Rd8 39. d6 b6 {
does not equalize completely after} 40. Rf7+ Kb8 41. Rf5 $14) 39. Re6 Rd8 40.
Re5 e3 41. Kg3 g4 {Black has to reduce the number of pawns at any cost.} 42.
hxg4 hxg4 43. b4 b6 44. axb6+ Kxb6 45. Kxg4 Kb5 46. Re4 e2 47. Rxe2 $6 {
Now Black will manage to draw with relative ease.} ({After} 47. Kf3 $1 e1=Q (
47... Rxd5 48. Kxe2 $18 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gg2g4,Ge2f3]}) 48. Rxe1 {it appears
that White has improved the position of two of his pieces compared to the line
actually played in the game. The rook is better placed on the first rank
because it can hold the enemy pawn and it will take longer for it to come
under the enemy king's attack, while his own king is one step closer to the
main candidate for promotion, the d5-pawn. For instance:} Kxb4 49. Rd1 a5 50.
Ke4 a4 51. d6 a3 52. Kd5 a2 53. Kc6 $18) 47... Kxb4 48. Rd2 Kc5 49. Kh5 Rxd5+
50. Rxd5+ Kxd5 51. g4 Ke6 52. Kh6 Kf7 53. Kh7 Kf6 54. Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 h5 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. Rad1
O-O {This sharp line was examined in several CBM issues, most recently in CBM
120 (Aronian - Anand annotated by GM M.Marin)} 16. Qc1 {[%cal Rc1g5,Yc1f4] A
relatively new plan. Other options:} (16. Bg3) (16. f3) (16. b3) 16... Nh7 (
16... Nd7 $5 {needs checking, e.g.} 17. Bxg7 (17. Bd6 Qxh4 $1) 17... Kxg7 18.
e5 (18. g3 Qf6 $5) 18... f5 $1 (18... Qxh4 $143 19. Ne4 $44)) 17. g3 $146 {
[%mdl 8]} (17. Bxg7 {was played (without success) in the stem correspondence
game:} Kxg7 18. g3 (18. e5 f5 $5) 18... Qb6 19. b3 Rad8 20. Qf4 (20. bxc4 $142
Rxd4 21. cxb5 $11) 20... cxb3 21. axb3 f6 22. e5 c5 23. Nxb5 Qc6 $13 {0-1
Martys,M-Starke,R/IECG 2004/Telechess CBM 115(41)}) 17... f6 18. Bf4 $44 {
The black g7-bishop is now shut in.} a6 19. Rfe1 {It is not clear whether the
rook is better here than on f1 (f2-f3 may be a good plan in some situations).}
(19. b3 $5) 19... Rf7 20. Qc2 Rd7 21. b3 cxb3 22. Qxb3 Nf8 23. Be3 Qe7 24. a4 (
24. f3 $5 {Still! Despite the fact that the rook is on e1.}) 24... Qf7 (24...
b4 25. Nb1 $44 {[%cal Yb1d2,Yd2c4]}) 25. d5 $6 {This break in the centre is
not dangerous.} (25. f3 $142 $5) 25... exd5 26. exd5 f5 $1 {At last the black
bishop says its word!} 27. Bf1 $6 {Too passive.} (27. Bd3 $142 $5 cxd5 (27...
Ng6 $2 28. Bxf5) (27... Rc8 28. Ne2 (28. Bxf5 $2 cxd5 $1 29. Bxd7 Rxc3) 28...
c5 29. axb5 Bxd5 30. Qb1 Ba2 31. Qc1 axb5 32. Bxb5 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 {and Black
can hardly make use of his extra pawn due to his kingside weaknesses.}) 28.
axb5 (28. Ne2 Ng6 $1 $36 (28... bxa4 29. Qxa4 $44)) 28... Bxc3 $1 29. Qxc3 d4
$1 30. Bxd4 Rc8 31. Qd2 (31. Bc5 $143 Rd5 32. Bc4 Rcxc5 33. bxa6 Rxc4 (33...
Bxa6 $143 34. Rxd5 $1 Rxc4 35. Qd2) 34. Qxc4 Rxd1 35. Qxf7+ Kxf7 36. Rxd1 Bxa6
{with winning chances for Black}) 31... Rxd4 32. Qg5+ Qg6 (32... Kh8 33. Bxf5
$44) 33. Qxg6+ Nxg6 34. Bxf5 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Rc5 $1 36. Bxg6 axb5 37. f4 $1 gxf3
38. Bxh5 $1 {and White should reach a draw.}) 27... Ng6 28. Bg2 Ne7 $2 {
Missing a good chance:} (28... f4 $1 $17) 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bd4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4
Rc8 {Without the dark-squared bishops White has full compensation for the
missing pawn as the dark squares in Black's camp are too weak.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2 Nbd7 13. O-O O-O-O
14. Rad1 Nb6 15. Bc1 Bd6 16. Rfe1 Kc7 17. h3 Rhe8 18. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.04"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6
15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 f5 17. O-O a5 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Nce3 Kh8 20. Qh5 b4 21. Rad1
bxc3 22. bxc3 Ne7 23. c4 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Qf6 25. Re2 f4 26. Be4 Qh6 27. Qxh6 Bxh6
28. Rxd6 fxe3 29. Rxe6 exf2+ 30. Kf1 Rxc4 31. Rc6 Rxc6 32. Bxc6 Bg7 33. Be4 Rf6
34. Rb2 Bf8 35. Rb5 a4 36. Rxe5 a3 37. Bf5 Rh6 38. h4 Bd6 39. Re8+ Kg7 40. Kxf2
Rf6 41. g4 h5 42. Kf3 hxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Rf8 44. Re6 Rf6 45. Re3 Bb4 46. h5 Rd6 47.
Be6 Kf6 48. Bb3 Rd4+ 49. Kf3 Bd2 50. Re6+ Kg5 51. Re5+ Kh6 52. Ke2 Bg5 53. Ra5
Kxh5 54. Rxa3 Kg4 55. Be6+ Kf4 56. Bh3 Ke5 57. Ra5+ Rd5 58. Rxd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Well, I wanted to have my revenge after the first part in Morelia where
I lost to Alexey with Black in the 7th round of this tournament. Also, ich
brannte auf Revanche nach dem ersten Teil in Morelia, wo ich gegen Alexey mit
Schwarz in der 7. Runde dieses Turniers verloren hatte.} c5 2. Nf3 d6 {An
aggressive choice. Alexey was doing badly in Linares and wanted to change the
situation finally. To win a game would be nice to start with. So the Najdorf.
Eine aggressive Wahl. Alexey erging es in Linares nicht gut, und er wollte die
Lage endlich ändern. Eine Partie zu gewinnen, wäre ein guter Anfang. Daher der
Najdorf.} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9.
Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 {Black has many options here, but Shirov goes for the most
natural. Black is developing and even attacking White's setup. An dieser
Stelle hat Schwarz viele Möglichkeiten, aber Shirov wählt das Natürlichste.
Der Nachziehende entwickelt sich und greitt den weißen Aufbau sogar an.} Nc6
11. O-O-O Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 O-O 15. Qf3 Re8 ({If Black
goes for Falls Schwarz hier} 15... Qa5 {follows wählt, so} 16. Kb1 (16. Bd3
Qxa2 17. Qf5 Rfe8 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Rde1+ Be5 21. Qxg7 Qa1+ 22.
Kd2 Qa5+ $11) 16... d3 17. Bxd3 Qb4 18. c3 $1 Bxc3 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qxc3 $16)
(15... d3 16. Bxd3 {with a pawn up for White and interesting play. mit
Mehrbauern für Weiß und interessantem Spiel.}) 16. Bd3 Re5 {Black tries to
activate his forces and go for Qa5-xd5. White has to be accurate if he wants
to gain something. Schwarz versucht, seine Kräfte zu aktivieren und zu Qa5-xd5
zu kommen. Weiß muss genau spielen, wenn er etwas herausholen will.} 17. Kb1 {
Waiting for Black's attack on the d5-pawn and protecting himself against ...
Qa5. Wartet den Angriff von Schwarz auf den d5-Bauern ab und wappnet sich
gegen ...Qa5.} Qa5 {Still now Black goes for the d5-pawn. So White has to
react, otherwise it will be a simply drawish endgame after Qxd5-Qxd5-Rxd5 then
g6-h5 and so on.  Trotzdem stürzt sich Schwarz jetzt auf den d5-Bauern. Weiß
muss daher reagieren, sonst wird es einfach ein remisliches Endspiel nach
Qxd5-Qxd5-Rxd5, dann g6-h5 und so weiter.} 18. g4 $1 {Now White prepares h4
with g5 to follow. I think that this exact position is quite playable for both
sides. But White looks preferable - at least according to statistics! Jetzt
bereitet der Anziehende h4 nebst g5 vor. Ich denke, dass genau diese Stellung
für beide Seiten durchaus spielbar ist. Allerdings ist Weiß offenbar
vorzuziehen - zumindest laut der Statistik!} Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. f4 {
A pretty harmless looking endgame, which might be true if somebody finds an
easy way to improve on Black's play; but still I was happy to have this
position on the board. Das Endspiel wirkt ziemlich harmlos, was sogar
zutreffen könnte, falls jemand einen einfachen Weg findet, das Spiel von
Schwarz zu verbessern; nichtsdestoweniger war ich glücklch, die Stellung auf
dem Brett zu haben.} Bh4 $2 (20... g6 $4 21. b4 $1 $18 Rc8 22. a4 Rc3 23. Ka2
$18 {And Be4 to come , trapping the d5-rook and taking the point. nebst Be4,
was den Turm d5 fängt und den Punkt einfährt.}) (20... g5 {This move is
possible; after it White is slightly better in the endgame. There are some
examples in the database. fxg5, Rdf1 and so on are possible. Still it was the
best move here. Dieser Zug ist möglich; danach steht Weiß im Endspiel leicht
besser. Dazu gibt es einige Beispiele in der Datenbank; weitergehen könnte es
mit fxg5, Rdf1 usw. Dennoch war dies hier die beste Fortsetzung.}) (20... Rc5
21. g5 Bd8 22. Rhe1 (22. Rde1 Kf8 23. h4 h5 24. Re4 Bb6 25. Rhe1)) 21. b4 $1 {
Now rook is trapped on d5! Nun ist der Turm auf d5 gefangen!} Rc8 {The only
way to try to bring the rook back into the game after 22.Be4 d3!!  Der einzige
Versuch, den Turm wieder ins Spiel zu bringen, und zwar nach 22.Be4 d3!!} 22.
a4 $1 {The most precise. Now it's impossible to save the rook on d5. Am
genauesten. Nun ist der Turm auf d5 nicht zu retten.} (22. c4 $5 dxc3 23. Bxh7+
Kxh7 24. Rxd5 c2+ 25. Kc1 Bf2 {and Black retains some drawing chances. und
Schwarz wahrt einige Remischancen.}) 22... Rc3 (22... Bf6 23. Be4 $1 d3 24. c3
$3 Rxc3 25. Bxd5 Ra3 26. Ba2 $18 (26. Kc1 $18)) (22... f5 23. gxf5 $18) 23. Kb2
(23. Rc1 $5 {Both Grandmaster Ljuboevic and I saw this move instantly. I was
at the board and I heard Ljuboevic's assesment after the game when he told me
about this move. We discussed and we came to conclusion that it was ALSO
winning, but in fact it was even slightly cleaner from cybernetic point of
view. The main reason was that we considered the position after 23..f5! 24.
gxf5 g6, then taking on f5 and going for Bf6 as STILL offering chances. But we
also understood that fxg6-hxg6-Rhg1 SHOULD BE WINNING. But it's easily winning
in fact. Just a totally winning position. So all we analysed was right. Sowohl
Großmeister Ljuboevic als auch ich selbst sahen diesen Zug sofort. Ich saß am
Brett und hörte nach der Partie Ljuboevics Einschätzung, als er mir von diesem
Zug erzählte. Wir diskutierten, und wir kamen zu dem Ergebnis, dass er AUCH
gewinnt, tatsächlich aber in kybernetischer Sicht etwas sauberer war. Der
Hauptgrund war, dass wir die Stellung nach 23...f5! 24.gxf5 g6 nebst Schlagen
auf f5 und der Absicht Bf6 als NOCH Chancen bietend einschätzten. Aber wir
begriffen auch, dass fxg6-hxg6-Rhg1 GEWINNEN SOLLTE. Tatsächlich gewinnt es
leicht. Einfach eine totale Gewinnstellung. Also war alles, was wir analysiert
hatten, richtig.} f5 24. gxf5 g6 {The only way. Now Black wants to give up an
exchange, get the pawn on f5 and bring the bishop to f6. This would create a
sort of fortress. Die einzige Möglichkeit. Nun will Schwarz eine Qualität
geben, den Bauern nach f5 bekommen und den Läufer nach f6 bringen. Danach
entstünde eine Art Festung.} (24... Rxd3 {The idea is that now compared to the
text White's rook is already on c1 instead of king on b2 which is more
important here. White will have the possibility of penetration by Rc8 or Rc7!
Die Idee ist, dass nun im Vergleich zum Text statt des Königs auf b2 der weiße
Turm bereits auf c1 steht, was hier wichtiger ist. Weiß wird die Möglichkeit
haben, mit Rc8 oder Rc7 einzudringen!} 25. cxd3 Rxf5 26. Rc8+ $18) 25. Rhg1 $1
Kf7 26. fxg6+ hxg6 27. Rg4 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Rg6][%cal Gc1g1] A strong
intermediate move. Now Black can't play Rh5 due to Bxg6+, and also there is no
single satisfactory square for the bishop. White goes for Rcg1 next, and it's
totally winning due to the fact that the g6-pawn falls after  Ein starker
Zwischenzug. Nun kann Schwarz nicht Rh5 spielten wegen Bxg6+, außerdem der
Läufer kein einziges befriedigendes Feld. Weiß spielt als nächstes Rcg1 und
steht total auf Gewinn aufgrund der Tatsache, dass der g6-Bauern fällt nach}
Be7 28. Rcg1 Bf6 29. R4g3 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gd3e4]} Kf8 30. Rxg6 Kf7 31. Rh6 $18
{[%csl Rd5,Rf6,Rf7][%cal Gd3e4,Gh6h7]}) 23... f5 $8 (23... Rxd3 24. cxd3 $18 (
24. Rxd3)) (23... Bf6 24. g5 $18 (24. Be4 d3 25. Bxd5 Rc5+ 26. Kb3 Rxd5 (26...
Rc3+ 27. Ka2 Rxc2+ 28. Ka3 Rc3+ 29. Bb3 $18) 27. Rxd3)) 24. gxf5 $1 (24. Bxf5
$2 Rxf5 25. gxf5 Rc4 $1 $132) 24... Rxd3 25. cxd3 Rxf5 26. Rc1 $1 {A very
strong and important move! Otherwise Black still has chances to create some
kind of fortress, by a5 or Bd8-b6-a5 etc... So White should not lose time here.
Ein ganz starker und wichtiger Zug! Andernfalls hat Schwarz noch Chancen,
irgendeine Art von Festung aufzubauen, mit a5 oder Bd8-b6-a5 usw... Daher
sollte Weiß hier keine Zeit verlieren.} Rxf4 27. Rhf1 (27. Rc8+ Kf7 28. Rc7+
Ke6 29. Rxb7 Rf2+ 30. Kb1 $18) 27... Rxf1 (27... g5 28. Rxf4 gxf4 29. Rf1 $18)
28. Rxf1 Bd8 (28... Bg5 29. Rf2 $1 h5 30. a5 $1 $18 {White is much faster:
Rc2-c7 and Rxb7 with b5. Also if Black promotes pawns it will be mate after a8
Q - just in case :) Weiß ist viel schneller: Rc2-c7 und Rxb7 nebst b5. Auch
falls Schwarz einen Bauern umwandelt, wird es nach a8 Q Matt sein - nur für
den Fall:)}) 29. a5 $1 {The most precise and a great move. Now Black has to
resign. White threatens to go Rc1-c8-b8 xb7 after which the position is
totally winning. Am genauesten, und ein großartiger Zug. Nun muss Schwarz
aufgeben. Weiß droht Rc1-c8-b8 xb7, wonach die Stellung total gewonnen ist.}
1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 d6 8.
Qc4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.
a4 a6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 O-O-O 17. Rf2 Rdf8 18. Raf1 Qe7 19. Qe4 g6 20. Rf3
Kb8 21. b3 Rxf3 22. Qxf3 Qg5 23. h3 Rc8 24. Kh2 Qh4 25. c4 a5 26. e4 Qh6 27.
Qf2 b6 28. g3 Kb7 29. Kg2 Ra8 30. h4 g5 31. Qe3 Rg8 32. Rf5 Qh5 33. hxg5 Qd1
34. Rf7 Qh5 35. Qf3 Qxg5 36. Rxh7 Qf4 37. Rh5 Rg7 38. Qd3 Qc1 39. Qf3 Qf4 40.
Qxf4 exf4 41. Rh3 fxg3 42. Rxg3 Rh7 43. Kf3 Rf7+ 44. Ke3 Rf1 45. Kd4 Rd1+ 46.
Rd3 Re1 47. Re3 Rd1+ 48. Kc3 Rc1+ 49. Kd2 Rb1 50. e5 dxe5 51. Kc2 Rh1 52. Rxe5
Rh3 53. Re2 Kc8 54. Rd2 Kd7 55. Rd3 Rh2+ 56. Kc3 Rh1 57. Rg3 Rd1 58. Rg7+ Kd6
59. Rg6+ Kd7 60. Rc6 Rc1+ 61. Kb2 Rd1 62. Kc2 Rd4 63. b4 axb4 64. Kb3 Rd1 65.
Kxb4 Rb1+ 66. Kc3 Ra1 67. Kb3 Rb1+ 68. Ka2 Rb4 69. Ka3 Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[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. 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. Qf3 Be7 14. a3 bxa3
15. Qxa3 O-O 16. Bd3 Rb8 17. O-O Be6 18. Rfd1 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nb4 20. Nxb4 Rxb4
21. Rd2 Rd4 22. Rdd1 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 Nbd7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 a5 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. Rad1 a4 15. b4
axb3 16. Nxb3 Na4 17. Nxa4 Rxa4 18. Bg3 Qb6 19. Bxd6 Qa7 20. Rd2 h5 21. Bd3 Nd7
22. f4 Nf6 23. Re2 Bg4 24. Ref2 Ra8 25. h3 Bc8 26. a3 h4 27. f5 gxf5 28. exf5
b6 29. Rf4 c5 30. Rxh4 Rxa3 31. Nc1 Qd7 32. Be5 Bb7 33. Bb2 Qd6 34. Rd1 Rd8 35.
Qf2 Raa8 36. Qf4 Qxf4 37. Rxf4 Bh6 38. Bxf6 Bxf4 39. Bxd8 Rxd8 40. Ne2 Be5 41.
Bc2 Rxd1+ 42. Bxd1 Be4 43. Ng1 Bxf5 44. g4 Bd3 45. Be2 Be4+ 46. Nf3 b5 47. Kg1
Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "Nizhniy Tagil Polytechnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 {Die klassische
Paulsen-Variante. Eine andere moderne Fortsetzung ist 5....a6.} (5... a6 {
Die Idee dieses Zuges ist es, Weiss an der Durchfuehrung des Plannes mit der
langen Rochade zu stoeren.} 6. Nxc6 (6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 {Weiss versucht in die
Varianten mit der langen Rochade hereinzukommen, doch dieser Versuch scheitert
forciert.} (7. Be2 {fuehrt zu den alten Hauptvarianten}) 7... Bb4 8. f3 d5 $1 {
Schwarz hat ein wichtiges Tempo an Qc7 gespart und bekommt leichten Ausgleich.}
9. a3 Qa5 10. Nb3 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nb3 Bxc3 12. Nxa5 Bxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Nxa5 14.
Bxa5 Ne3 15. Kf2 Nxf1 16. Rhxf1 $11 {Karjakin - Rublevsky (Tomsk, 2006)}) 10...
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bf4 e5 13. exd5 exf4 14. dxc6 O-O 15. O-O-O Qxc6 16. c4
Be6 17. Qxf4 Rac8 18. Qd6 Qa4 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. axb4 Bxc4 $11 {Carlsen - Anand 
(Leon, 2005)}) 6... bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 $132 {In dieser Stellung
sind Hunderte von Partien gespielt worden, es ist offensichtlich, dass Weiss
einen kleinen Vorteil hat, doch bei der richtigen Verteidigung sollte sich
Schwarz halten koennen.}) 6. Be3 Nf6 (6... a6 {Gilt als Hauptzug und ist wohl
auch staerker. Der Partiezug ist ziemlich riskant und nicht empfehlenswert
fuer Schwarz.} 7. Qd2 {Heute wohl die populaerste Fortsetzung.} (7. Bd3 Nf6 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 $11) (7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 $132 {Fuehrt zu
komplexen Stellungen mit interessantem Spiel und Chancen fuer beide Seiten.})
7... Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 $132 {Dies ist eine der Hauptstellungen in der
heutigen Paulsen Theorie. Letzte Erfahrungen haben gezeigt, dass Schwarz wohl
ueber ausreichende Chancen verfuegt, ein gutes Gegenspiel zu bekommen.}) 7. f4
$1 {Die beste Reaktion! Weiss will die "theoretische Ungenauigkeit" von
Schwarz sofort ausnutzen.} (7. Ndb5 $5 {Ist auch sehr interessant und
verspricht Weiss ein sehr gutes Spiel.} Qb8 (7... Qd8 $2 8. Nd6+ Bxd6 9. Qxd6
$16) (7... Qa5 8. Bd2 Qd8 (8... Qb6 9. Bf4 e5 10. Be3 Qa5 11. f3 Bb4 12. a3
Bxc3+ 13. Nxc3 $16 {Zu dem Zwei-Laufer-Vorteil hat Weiss auch noch eine Menge
Felder auf der D-Linie, was ihm einen riesen Vorteil sichert.}) 9. Bf4 e5 10.
Bg5 $16 {Wir kamen zu einer Stellung, die aus Sveshnikow Variante entsteht,
nur steht dort der Bauer schon auf d6 und Schwarz ist immer noch am Zug. So
wie es hier ist, hat Schwarz einfach einen sehr wichtigen Temp weniger.}) 8. f4
a6 9. e5 axb5 10. exf6 b4 $1 (10... gxf6 11. Nxb5 d5 (11... b6 12. Qd2 Ba6 13.
O-O-O d5 14. Qc3 Bc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Qxc5 $18) 12. Be2 Bd7 13. O-O Bd6 14. c4
Ne7 15. Qb3 Bc6 16. Rad1 $16 {Fressinet - Simon (Evry, 2004)}) 11. Nb5 b6 12.
fxg7 Bxg7 13. Bd3 O-O (13... Na7 $6 {Sieht zu passiv aus, Schwarz sollte
versuchen, so schnell wie moeglich den eigenen Koenig in Sicherheit zu bringen.
} 14. Qg4 Bxb2 (14... O-O 15. Bd4 f6 16. Qh5 h6 17. Qg6 $18) 15. Rb1 Bf6 16.
Rxb4 Ba6 17. O-O h5 18. Qe2 Nxb5 19. Bxb5 Qd6 20. Rfb1 Bxb5 21. Rxb5 Bd4 22.
Qd3 Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 $14 {Nepomniachtchi - Grachev (Moscow, 2008)}) 14. O-O Ba6 (
14... Bxb2 {Annehmen des Opfers ist in solchen Situationen gefaehrlich -
schwarzer Koenig ist nicht sicher und dazu hat Weiss einen spurbaren
Entwicklungsvorsprung.} 15. Rf3 $1 f5 (15... Bxa1 16. Rg3+ Kh8 (16... Bg7 17.
Qg4 $18) 17. Qh5 f5 18. Rh3 $18) 16. Rg3+ Kh8 17. Qh5 Bg7 18. Bc1 $3 Ba6 19.
Bb2 Bxb2 20. Rh3 Rf7 21. Qxf7 $16) 15. Rf3 f5 16. Rg3 Kh8 17. Qh5 $1 (17. Bf1
$6 {Unklar wozu man diesen Zug braucht...} Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Ra7 19. Qd2 Bxb2 20.
Bxc6 dxc6 21. Bd4+ Bxd4+ 22. Qxd4+ e5 23. Qxb4 c5 $132 {Motylev - Grachev 
(Moskau, 2008)}) 17... Qd8 18. Rh3 h6 19. Rd1 Qf6 20. c3 $36 {Weisse
Initiative ist super stark!}) (7. Qd2 {Ist hier nicht so gut, weil Schwarz die
Stellung vereinfachen kann:} Bb4 8. f3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 (10. bxc3 e5
11. Qb4 d6 12. O-O-O O-O $132) 10... Qxc3+ 11. bxc3 d6 $11 {Es ist sehr
wichtig, dass Schwarz kein a6 gespielt hat, denn dadurch ist das Feld b6 nicht
schwach und die einzige Schwaeche d6 ist mittels Ke7-Rd8 leicht verteidigbar.})
7... Bb4 (7... d6 8. Qf3 a6 9. O-O-O $14 {Weiss hat eine sehr gute Stellung
mit vielen Angriffsmoeglichkeiten wie z.B. g4-g5-h4 usw.}) 8. Ndb5 (8. Qd3 {
Verspricht Weiss offensichtlich eher wenig.} d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O
Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Rc8 14. Rf3 Qa5 15. Qe3 g6 $13 {Berg - Von Bahr 
(Stockholm, 2004)}) 8... Qa5 (8... Qd8 9. Nd6+ Ke7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bd2 $14) (
8... Qb8 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 $16) 9. e5 (9. Bd2 a6 10. e5 axb5 11. exf6 Bxc3 (
11... gxf6 12. Nxb5 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Ke7 15. c4 b6 $132 {Weiss
hat keinen Vorteil - die einzige schwarze Schwaeche, der Bauer b6, ist nicht
anzugreifen.}) 12. bxc3 (12. Bxc3 b4 13. fxg7 Rg8 14. Bd4 Qd5 15. Be3 (15. c3
Qe4+ 16. Be2 Qxf4 17. g3 Qg5 $132 {Demnaechst kommt Nxd4 und Qxg7}) 15... Rxa2
16. Rxa2 Qxa2 17. Bb5 Qxb2 18. Bxc6 Qc3+ 19. Kf2 Qxc6 20. Bd4 b6 $132) 12...
gxf6 13. Qg4 b4 $1 14. Qg7 Rf8 15. Qxf6 bxc3 16. Bxc3 Qc5 $1 $36 {und Schwarz
ergriff die Initiative in Ponomariov - Pelletier (Biel, 2004)}) 9... Nd5 (9...
Ne4 $5 {Ist vielleicht etwas besser, um dem weissen Laeufer das Feld d2 zu
nehmen.} 10. Qd3 f5 (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 (11... O-O $6 {interessanter,
aber doch widerlegbarer Versuch} 12. cxb4 Nxb4 13. Qd2 Nxc2+ 14. Kf2 Qxd2+ 15.
Bxd2 Nxa1 16. Bd3 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Rxa1 $16 {Wegen der Schwaeche der
schwarzen Felder ist die Stellung fast gewonnen fuer Weiss.}) 12. g3 O-O 13.
Bg2 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. O-O d5 16. Rfe1 $14 {Die Doppelbauern sind nicht so
schwach wie der e6-Bauer. Weiss hat einen sicheren Vorteil. Inarkiev -
Vitiugov (Moscow, 2006)}) 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Be2 $1 {Man muss erst die eigene
Entwicklung beenden und erst dann sich an die Schwaechen im schwarzen Lager
ran machen.} (12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Ne4 $1 14. Qd3 Nxc3 15. Bd2 O-O 16. bxc3 (
16. Bxc3 Qa4 $1 17. g3 $2 Nb4 $1 $15) 16... e5 $132 {Kulaots - Nisipeanu 
(Turin, 2006)}) 12... O-O (12... Nd5 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 $1 (14. Nxc3 $4 Ncb4
15. Qe4 Nf6 $17) 14... O-O 15. O-O a6 16. Nd4 $14) 13. O-O d5 14. a3 Be7 15.
Rf3 $14 {Eine sehr gute fuer Weiss Redaktion der Franzoesischen Verteidigung
ist am Brett, wo die Schwaeche e6 und der schwache schwarze Koenig den weissen
Vorteil deutlich machen.}) 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 {Da der weisse Koenig selbst
noch im Zentrum steckt, muss Weiss in erster Linie versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen,
um ihn zu sichern und gleichzeitig um Initiative zu entwickeln. Der
Bauernstruktur spielt hierbei eine zweitrangige Rolle.} (11. Bxc3 O-O 12. Qd2 (
12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Nxc3 Qb6 $15) 12... f6 13. Bxb4 Qxb4 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Bd3
fxe5 16. fxe5 Nc6 $15) 11... Be7 (11... Bc5 $5 {Ist noch nicht ausprobiert
worden.} 12. c4 Qb6 13. Rb1 $1 {Es scheint dass Weiss eine sehr starke
Initiative entwickelt.} O-O (13... Bf2+ 14. Ke2 O-O 15. Nd6 Qc5 16. c3 $1 (16.
Ne4 Qxc4+ 17. Kxf2 Qxe4 18. Bd3 Qa4 $13) 16... Bh4 17. Be3 $14) 14. Nd6 Qa6 15.
Bd3 Qxa2 16. Ne4 Bd4 (16... Be7 17. Bc3 Qa6 18. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 19. exf6 g6 20.
Qc1 $18 {/\f5-Qh6 oder einfach h4-h5}) 17. Nf6+ $3 gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. exf6 (
19. Qh4 f5 20. Qf6+ Kg8 $11) 19... Rg8 (19... Bxf6 20. Qh5 Qxb1+ 21. Ke2 Nd4+
22. Kf2 Nf5 23. Rxb1 $18) 20. Qh3 Rg7 21. fxg7+ Kxg7 22. c3 $18) 12. c4 Qd8 13.
Bd3 (13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Qb6 $132 {Schwarz ist ok weil Weiss keine
konkreten Drohungen aufstellen kann und selbst eine Menge Schwaechen hat.})
13... d6 (13... O-O {Waere logisch gewesen, doch kann Weiss sehr schnell einen
gefaehrlichen Angriff starten:} 14. Qh5 g6 (14... h6 15. O-O Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Nb4
17. Rab1 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qc6 19. Bb4 Bxb4 20. Rxb4 b6 21. Nd6 $16) 15. Qh6 a6 16.
h4 axb5 17. h5 Bh4+ 18. Kd1 $40) 14. O-O O-O (14... a6 {Ist wohl sehr
provokativ, kann kaum gut sein, denn waehrend Weiss die Entwicklung beendet,
verliert Schwarz Zeit fuer Bauernzuege.} 15. Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Be3
$1 (17. Kh1 Qc5 18. Rb1 O-O 19. Bc3 $14 {Vuckovic - Damljanovic (Mataruska
Banja, 2008)}) 17... g6 (17... O-O 18. Bxh7+ $18) 18. Be4 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 O-O
20. Rd6 $16) 15. Nxd6 (15. Qh5 $6 {Der direkte Angriffsversuch scheitert:} g6
16. Qh6 dxe5 17. Rf3 f5 $1 18. Rh3 Rf7 $17) 15... Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Bc3 $1
$16 {Wie man leicht sehen kann, hat Weiss eine sehr gute Kompensation fuer die
Doppelbauer. Erstens, er verfuegt ueber ein aktives Lauferpaar. Zweitens,
Schwarz hat keine Zeit, die Entwicklung zu beenden, weil Bxh7 droht. Und
schliesslich dem weissen Aktivitaet praktisch auf dem ganzen Brett hat Schwarz
nichts entgegenzusetzen.} f5 18. Kh1 e5 19. fxe5 Qa3 20. Qe1 Be6 21. Rb1 b6 22.
g4 g6 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Bxf5 Nd4 26. Be4 Qc5 27. Qh4 Nf5 28. Rxf5
Rxf5 29. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 d5 7. c4 Ng6 8. g3
Bd6 9. h4 dxc4 10. dxc4 e5 11. Nbd2 Nf8 12. Nf1 Ne6 13. Ne3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4
15. Nf5 Bb4+ 16. Bd2 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 O-O 18. g4 f6 19. f3 Be6 20. c5 a5 21. b3
Qb8 22. Kf2 Ra7 23. Rhc1 Qb4 24. Qd3 a4 25. bxa4 Qxa4 26. Kg3 g6 27. Nd6 Qa3
28. Qd2 f5 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. exf5 Rg7+ 31. Kh2 Qxf3 32. Rg1 Bxf5 33. Nxf5 Rxf5
34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Qg2+ Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 e4 37. a4 e3 38. a5 e2 39. a6 d3 40. a7
Rf8 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. g3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qa4 Nc6 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nb5 Qe5 14. Qxa3
d5 15. e3 Rd8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Nd4 Qc7 18. Qc5 Qe7 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Rab1 Rb8
21. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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 "Cheliabinsk Southern Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. h3 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bg6 13. Bxg6 Nxg6 14. Be3
Bf4 15. Re1 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nf4 17. Nbd4 Re8 18. Rxe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 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 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. f4 f5 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Nc1 Qb6 15.
Nb3 Qc7 16. c4 fxg4 17. Bxg6+ hxg6 18. Qc2 Nf8 19. cxd5 exd5 20. f5 O-O-O 21.
Bf4 gxf5 22. e6 Bd6 23. Qxf5 Re8 24. Nc5 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 b6 26. e7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[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 "St Petersburg Finek"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. e5 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Nd5 12. Qb3 b5 13. Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Nde2 O-O-O 12. Qc1 Ng6 13. Qe3 Kb8 14.
Rad1 Qe7 15. Rd2 Ne5 16. b3 Bc8 17. Rfd1 Rxd2 18. Rxd2 f6 19. f3 h5 20. Rd1 g5
21. Nc1 Re8 22. Nd3 b6 23. Ne2 c5 24. Nc3 Bb7 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qd7 27.
Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Qd3 Kb7 29. c4 Qd6 30. Qd2 h4 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qf4 33. Qc3
c6 34. Qd3 Qc1+ 35. Kf2 Qb2+ 36. Kf1 Qa1+ 37. Kf2 Qb2+ 38. Kf1 Qa1+ 39. Kf2
Qb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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. 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 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4
Nxb4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. b5 Bd7 18. Nc3 Qb6 19. Be2 Rbc8 20. O-O Be6
21. Qd3 Bd8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Rc2 24. Bc4 Rxb2 25. Ra2 Rb4 26. Rd1 Qb8 27.
Bf1 Bb6 28. Qxd6 Rxe4 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. g3 Kf8 31. Rd6 Rd4 32. Rc6 Ke7 33. Kg2
Rd6 34. Rac2 Rbd8 35. Bc4 f5 36. Kf1 Rxc6 37. bxc6 Kd6 38. Ke2 g6 39. h3 Kc7
40. g4 e4 41. f3 Rd4 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Bg8 Rd3 44. fxe4 Rg3 45. Bd5 f4 46. e5
Re3+ 47. Kf1 f3 48. Rd2 Rc3 49. Rd1 Rc2 50. e6 Rg2 51. Ke1 Rg1+ 52. Kd2 f2 53.
Bc4 Kxc6 54. Ke2 Bc5 55. Bb3 Rg5 56. Kf1 Re5 57. Ba4+ Kb6 58. Bb3 h6 59. Kg2
Re1 60. Ba4 f1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 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. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 Be4 17. a4 Bd6 18. Be3 Na5 19. Nd2 Bf5 20. c4 Qe6 21. c5
Bf8 22. Rc1 b6 23. Nf3 Qb3 24. Qxb3 Nxb3 25. Rc3 Na5 26. d5 bxc5 27. Bxc5 Bd7
28. Ba6 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Rd8 30. Nd3 Be8 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Rc5 Nb3 33. Rxc7 Rxd5
34. Rxa7 Ra5 35. Ra8 Ke7 36. Bb7 Rxa8 37. Bxa8 Bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 Nd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Nd2 a6 10. Bc4 Qe7 11. Nf3 Ba7 12. Nh4 d6 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Nf5 Bxf5
15. exf5 O-O-O 16. Be6+ Kb8 17. c4 h6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nh7 20. Rad1 Ng5
21. Bd5 c6 22. Be4 Rd7 23. g3 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Rhd8 25. Qf3 d5 26. cxd5 Rxd5 27.
Rxd5 cxd5 28. f6 gxf6 29. Qxf6 Qxf6 30. Rxf6 d4 31. exd4 exd4 32. Kf1 d3 33.
Ke1 Re8+ 34. Kd2 Re2+ 35. Kxd3 Rxh2 36. Kc3 h5 37. Rg6 h4 38. gxh4 Rh3+ 39. Kc2
Rh2+ 40. Kc3 Rh3+ 41. Kc2 Rh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Qg3 h5 8.
Nc3 h4 9. Qf3 h3 10. Na4 Bd6 11. Be3 Rh4 12. O-O-O Qxf3 13. gxf3 Ne7 14. Nc3 f6
15. Rg1 g5 16. Rg4 Ng6 17. Rxh4 Nxh4 18. Bxh3 Nxf3 19. Ne2 Bxh2 20. Bg4 Nh4 21.
Rh1 Bd6 22. f4 Ng2 23. Bd4 Nxf4 24. Bxf6 Nxe2+ 25. Bxe2 Bf4+ 26. Kb1 Kf7 27. e5
Ke6 28. Bg4+ Kd5 29. b3 a5 30. a4 Bxe5 31. Bxg5 Kc5 32. Rh5 d5 33. Bd2 Bxg4 34.
Rxe5 Bf3 35. Be3+ Kd6 36. Bf4 Kc5 37. Be3+ Kd6 38. Bf4 Kc5 39. Be3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 d6 8.
Qc4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd4 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxe5 Qf5 14.
Nd3 O-O-O 15. a4 Rhe8 16. Kh1 g5 17. Be3 Nf3 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rfd1 Re4 20. Qf1
Nd4 21. Qd3 Qe5 22. Bxg5 Re8 23. Bd2 Rh4 24. h3 Qxd5 25. c4 Qc6 26. Qg3 Nf5 27.
Qd3 Nd4 28. Qg3 Nf5 29. Qd3 Nd4 30. Qg3 Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[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 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 {The first major crossroads, when White has two main alternatives -
the text-move and} (9. O-O-O {Here the most principled reaction is} d5 {
, the position after} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 {also arose in Baku:}
Nxc3 $5 (12... e5 {is the most usual move, but this seems to be a plausible
alternative.}) 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 {, po} 16. Qxb6 ({
The Q swap is too soft, White can try to fight for an advantage only with} 16.
Qc3 {, or}) (16. Qxe7 {, but even here it's far from simple:} Be6 17. Qa3 Rad8
18. Bd3 Rd5 $44 {<=>}) 16... axb6 17. a3 Be6 18. Bd3 Kg7 19. Rhe1 Rfd8 20. Be4
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rc8 22. a4 f5 23. Bd3 Ra8 24. b3 Kf6 25. Kd2 Bd5 26. c4 Bf7 27.
Kc3 c5 28. Bc2 Be8 29. Ra1 Ke5 30. Re1+ Kd6 31. Rd1+ Kc7 32. Re1 $11 {Bacrot,E
(2705)-Grischuk,A (2716)/Baku/2008/}) 9... Bd7 10. Bb3 ({Radjabov's move
avoids the Chinese Dragon with} 10. O-O-O Rb8 $5 {, which has gained some
popularity lately.} (10... Rc8) ({or} 10... Ne5 {is the main line.})) (10. h4 {
was once considered the most accurate move-order. White first opens the <->h
and plays 0-0-0 only later, when it suits him. However, once} h5 {became the
main response, this nuance lost its meaning - it all boils down to a simple
transposition.}) 10... Rc8 ({White's move order allows} 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5
12. h4 (12. a4 $5) 12... a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 e5 $132 ({or} 14... Be6 $5 {
with sharp positions. However, the character of the struggle is somewhat
different and White often strives to exploit the <<><. As the Dragon's main
characteristic is opposite-side castling and mutual attacks against the enemy
K, the text-move is more popular.})) 11. h4 ({Another theoretically important
moment.} 11. O-O-O Ne5 ({In the side-line} 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Nd5 Nxd5
14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exd5 {Black's best chance to generate sufficient <=> is the
pawn-sacrifice} a5 16. a3 b4 $1 17. axb4 axb4 18. Qxb4 Kg8 $13) 12. Kb1 {
is an approach, which has caused Black problems. Recently he has shown some
ideas how to solve them:} {Another less committal, but plausible alternative
was chosen by Carlsen 2 rounds later:} Re8 $5 ({The most consistent is} 12...
Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 b5 15. b3 {with the interesting sacrificial idea} b4
$1 (15... Rc5 $2 16. Ne6 fxe6 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. e5 $16) (15... Rc8 16. Ndxb5
Qa5 17. a4 $14 {/+/-}) 16. bxc4 bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qc7 18. g5 Nh5 19. Kc1 (19. Rd3
Rc8 20. Qd2 Qxc4 21. Nb3 {Haznedaroglu,K (2440)-Sluka,R (2354)/Olomouc/2007/}
Bc3 $44) 19... Rc8 20. Qd3 Be5 21. h4 Rb8 $5 $44 (21... Nf4 22. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 23.
Kb2 Be5 24. c3 Qa5 25. Rb1 Qa4 26. Ka1 a5 27. Rb3 $16 {Socko,B (2630)-Stocek,J
(2572)/Bundesliga/2006/})) 13. h4 (13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Rxc3 15. bxc3 a5 $1
$36 {and White does best to bail out with} 16. a4 Qb6 17. h4 Bxa4 18. h5 Nc6
19. hxg6 Bxb3 20. gxh7+ Kh8 21. cxb3 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Qxb3+ 23. Ka1 {1/2,
Karjakin,S (2686)-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Foros/2007/}) 13... h5 14. Bh6 Nc4 15. Bxc4
Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 (17. g4 hxg4 18. h5 Rh8 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. f4 e5 21.
Nde2 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. fxe5 {looks dangerous, but after}
Rxe5 $13 ({or} 24... Qe8 $5 {White doesn't seem to have any clear road to an
advantage.})) 17... e5 $5 {Once the dark-squared B have been exchanged, Black
can afford even this Najdorf move.} 18. Nxf6 Qxf6 19. Nb3 $1 (19. Ne2 Rc6 {
is harmless, as Black's major pieces are harmoniously placed.} 20. Nc3 Be6 21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qf4 $1 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 f5 25. Re1 Kf6 26. c3 Ke6 27.
Kc2 fxe4 28. Rxe4 Rec8 29. Kd3 b5 30. a4 a6 $11 {Karjakin,S (2732)-Carlsen,M 
(2765)/Baku/2008/}) 19... Re6 (19... Rc6 $2 20. Na5 $16) (19... Be6 20. Qxd6
Rec8 21. c3 b5 $14 {is a better way to sacrifice a pawn, but even here Black
hardly has full compensation.}) 20. Qa5 (20. Qe3 $142 b6 21. Nc1 $5 $11 {
[%csl Re6][%cal Yc1e2,Ye2c3] /+/=,/\Ne2-c3,צe6 is a better chance to profit
from the misplaced R and fight for an edge.}) 20... Ra4 21. Qc3 Qd8 22. Rd2 Qb6
23. Nc1 Bb5 24. b3 Ra6 25. Rhd1 Qd8 26. g3 Rc6 27. Qe3 Qb6 28. Qxb6 Rxb6 29.
Ka1 f5 $11 {Ponomariov,R (2684)-Tiviakov,S (2599)/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) 11...
h5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 (13. Kb1 Re8 {-11.0-0-0}) (13. Bh6 Nc4 (13... Bxh6
$143 14. Qxh6 Rxc3 {[%csl Rg6] doesn't have a good reputation, contrary to
Karjakin-Ivanchuk above, Black has problems with ><g6, for example in the line}
15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Kb1 a5 17. f4 Nfg4 18. Qg5 a4 19. fxe5 axb3 20. cxb3 Nf2 21.
e6 $1 $16 {/+-}) 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 $13 {leads to a similar position,
as in the above note - there we had the extra moves Kb1 and Re8. The main
difference is that after} 16. g4 hxg4 17. h5 Rh8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. f4 e5 20.
Nde2 (20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nde2 Rh3 $1 22. Rhf1 Rf3 23. Rh1 Rh3 $11) 20... Rxh1
21. Rxh1 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. fxe5 {Black can play even} Rxe2 $1 24. Qxe2 (
24. Qh6+ Kf7 25. Qh7+ Ke6 26. Qxg6+ Kxe5 27. Rh5+ Kf4 28. Qxd6+ Kf3 29. Qd5+
Kf4 30. Qd6+ Kf3 $11) 24... Qg5+ $13 {/=}) 13... Rc5 {[%csl Gc5]} ({Introduced
by Sosonko in 1977, the R on the 5-th rank helps out both in the defence and
the <=>. This quickly became the main line, replacing} 13... Nc4 14. Qe2 Na5
15. Kb1 $36) 14. Kb1 $5 {Useful prophylaxis, Black has learned to deal quite
well with the direct assault} (14. g4 hxg4 15. h5 (15. f4 Nc4 16. Qe2 (16. Qd3
Qc8 $13 (16... b5 $5)) 16... Qc8 17. Bxf6 (17. f5 $6 Nxb2 18. Kxb2 Rxc3 19.
fxg6 Rxb3+ 20. axb3 fxg6 $36 {can be better only for Black.}) 17... Bxf6 18.
Bxc4 (18. Nd5 $6 Rxd5 19. exd5 b5 20. h5 g5 21. fxg5 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1 f5 $17 {
Ivanchuk,V (2740)-Topalov,V (2670)/Belgrade/1995/}) 18... Rxc4 19. Nd5 Re8 20.
e5 Bg7 21. h5 Rc5 $1 $15 {Murariu,A (2347)-Sebe_Vodislav,R (2253)/ROM-chT/2003/
}) 15... Nxh5 16. Nd5 Re8 17. Rxh5 (17. f4 Nc4 18. Qd3 b5 19. f5 Rxd5 20. exd5
Bxd4 21. fxg6 Bxb2+ 22. Kb1 Ng7 $5 $15 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Qe4 fxg6 (24... Bf6 $2
25. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 26. Qh1+ $18) 25. Kxb2 Qb6+ 26. Ka1 Bf5 27. Qxc4 Rc8 $36 {
Brkic,A (2570)-Babic,Z (2034)/Bizovac/2007/}) 17... gxh5 18. Qh2 Rxd5 19. Bxd5
Qb6 $1 20. Qxh5 e6 21. Bb3 gxf3 22. Bh6 Bxh6+ 23. Qxh6 f2 $1 $13 {/\} 24. Qf6
Bc6 25. Nf5 (25. Rh1 $2 f1=Q+ $19) 25... exf5 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 $11)
14... Re8 $1 {Even Black does better to think about the defence first, the
text-move overprotects e7.} ({After} 14... b5 15. g4 hxg4 $6 (15... a5 $142)
16. h5 Nxh5 17. Nd5 Re8 18. Rxh5 gxh5 19. Qh2 Rxd5 20. Bxd5 Qb6 {[%csl Rb5]
Black's Q is limited by the Pb5 and White has} 21. Nf5 $1 $40 {Hakki,I (2428)
-Abu Sufian,S (2276) Asia-ch Calcutta 2001 (7) 1-0}) 15. g4 $6 {Radjabov
confessed after the game he got confused and mixed up the sharp lines. However,
proving an advantage for White is not easy anyway:} (15. Rhe1 Qa5 16. f4 (16.
a3 Qa6 $1 (16... b5 $6 17. Bxf6 $1 exf6 18. Nde2 Rc6 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Nc4
21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Red1 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nd4 $14 {[%csl Rc4,Rd6] /+/-,_|_ק,
Anand,V (2725)-Kasparov,G (2795)/PCA WCh New York/1995/}) 17. f4 Nc4 $15) 16...
Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Bxf6 (18. Nb3 Qa6 19. e5 Ng4 20. exd6 Bxc3 $1 21. bxc3 e6
$44 {|^} 22. f5 gxf5 23. Bf6 f4 24. Be5 Qb5 25. Bxf4 Rec8 26. g3 Rxc3 27. Qe2
Qc6 28. Rd2 e5 $1 $19 {Brooke,R (2187)-Horwitz,D (2241)/corr/2002/}) 18... Bxf6
19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Nxf6+ exf6 21. Rxd2 f5 $11) ({A better chance is} 15. Bh6 $142
$5 Nc4 (15... Bh8 $6 16. g4 Qa5 17. g5 Nh7 18. f4 Nc4 19. Qd3 Na3+ 20. Kc1 e6 {
Almasi,Z (2631)-Golubev,M (2536)/Bundesliga/2003/} 21. f5 $5 $40) 16. Bxc4 Rxc4
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd5 $11 {/+/= and we have again reached the position we had
in the note to move 11 with one extra move (White played Bg5-h6 and Black
Rc5xc4).}) 15... hxg4 16. h5 {White again plays the most aggressive move.} (16.
f4 Nc4 17. Qe2 $5 (17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21.
Nde2 Bxc3 $5 (21... Bd6 22. h5 g5 $15) 22. Nxc3 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 Qc8 $15) {
Black can try to deviate earier with} 17... Na5 $5 (17... Qc8 18. f5 Na3+ (
18... gxf5 $6 19. exf5 Ne5 20. Bxf6 exf6 21. Ne4 Nf3 {Slaby,J (2363)-Mikrut,D 
(2369)/Poraj/2003/} 22. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 23. Nxd6+ Kf8 24. Qg2 $16) 19. bxa3 Rxc3
20. fxg6 Rxb3+ 21. axb3 fxg6 22. Qd3 Nh5 23. Rhf1 Be5 24. Ne2 g3 25. Nf4 Nxf4 (
25... Bg4 $2 26. Nxg6 Bxd1 27. Qxd1 g2 28. Rg1 Bg7 29. Qxh5 Qc3 30. e5 dxe5 31.
Bh6 Bxh6 32. Rxg2 {1-0, Motylev,A (2666)-Carlsson,P (2514)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2008/}
) 26. Bxf4 g2 27. Rf2 Rf8 $44) 18. e5 $6 Nxb3 19. Nxb3 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Nh5 21.
Rxd6 Qc8 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Rd1 Qc8 24. Qd3 {Vadla,Z (2240)-Kutuzovic,B (2420)/
Zadar/1997/} Kh7 $1 {[%cal Rf7f6] /\f6-/+}) 16... Nxh5 17. Rxh5 {White burns
his boats.} (17. f4 $142 Nc4 (17... Nc6 $5 18. e5 Qc8 $13 {Rogozenko}) 18. Qd3
b5 19. f5 Qb6 $13 (19... Qc8 $5) {/=/+,/\} 20. Nd5 $6 Rxd5 21. exd5 Qxd4 22.
Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxf5 $36) (17. Bh6 e6 $1 $15 {leads nowhere for White.}) (
17. Nd5 Rxd5 $1 (17... Nc4 $5 $15) 18. Bxd5 Qb6 $36 {is excellent for Black
according to Golubev. Here we again see how postponing b5 helps to activate
the Qd8.}) 17... gxh5 18. Qh2 Ng6 {A rather modest move, but it's not the only
one.} ({After} 18... Nxf3 {there is no immediate refutation in sight, but
Black is the one, who risks more:} 19. Nxf3 gxf3 20. Qxh5 e6 21. Nd5 f6 $5 (
21... Qa5 22. Bh6 $1 Rxd5 $8 23. exd5 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 f2 25. c3 Qb5 26. Bc2 {
gives White at least a draw without any risk.}) 22. Bh6 (22. Be3 f2 $5 $13 (
22... Rxd5 23. exd5 e5 {Mainka,R (2450)-Komljenovic,D (2440)/Bad Mergentheim/
1988/} 24. Rg1 $36) (22... Rb5 23. Bh6 (23. Rg1 exd5 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Bh6+
Kh8 26. Bf4+ Kg7 $11) 23... Re7 24. Rh1 Qe8 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qg6 $44)) 22...
Re7 $8 $13) ({Radajbov mentioned the enterprising alternative} 18... Qb6 $5 19.
Qxh5 e6 $15) (18... Qa5 $5 $15 {is also interesting.}) 19. Qxh5 Qa5 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8]} (19... Rxg5 20. Qxg5 e6 21. Qxg4 Qf6 22. Nce2 $13 (22. Qg3 Qe5 23.
Qxe5 Bxe5 24. Nce2 Kg7 25. Rg1 Kf6 26. c3 Rh8 $36 {Glimbrant,T (2270)-Pavlovic,
M (2495)/Barbera del Valles/1994/})) ({Carlsen's novelty is a safer choice,
than} 19... e6 20. Nf5 $1 Qa5 $1 21. Rxd6 (21. Rh1 Rxf5 22. exf5 Qxf5 23. fxg4
Qe5 $15) 21... Bc6 $13) 20. f4 $1 (20. Qxg6 $2 e6 $19) (20. Nd5 Rxd5 (20... e6
21. Rh1 exd5 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Bh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6+ Ke7 25. Qg5+ f6 $5 (25... Kf8
26. Qh6+ $11) 26. Qxg6 dxe4 $15) 21. Bxd5 e6 22. Qxg4 Ne5 23. Qg3 exd5 24. Bf6
Ng6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Nf5+ Kf6 $5 27. Rxd5 Qxd5 28. exd5 Bxf5 $15) 20... Rxg5 (
20... Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc3 22. Bxf7+ (22. f5 Ne5 {[%cal Rc3h3] /\Qh3} 23. Rh1
Qxd4 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Bh6 Ng6 $8 26. Bxg7+ Qxg7 27. fxg6 Rc8 28. Bxf7 Qxh7 29.
Rxh7 e6 30. Rh4 Kg7 31. Rxg4 Rc4 $15) 22... Kxf7 23. f5 $11 {gives White at
least a draw.}) 21. fxg5 e6 22. Nf5 $2 {[%mdl 64] White goes for an ambitious
tactical line, which favours his opponent.} (22. Qxg4 $142 $11 {/=/+ is
perhaps slightly more pleasant for Black, but nothing more than that.}) 22...
exf5 23. Qxg6 Be6 24. Qh5 (24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Qxf5 Bxc3 $1 26. bxc3 Qxf5 27.
exf5 Re4 $17 (27... Re5 28. Rg1 Rxf5 29. Rxg4 Kg7 $15)) 24... fxe4 25. Rf1 (25.
Nd5 e3 $1 26. g6 Kf8 27. gxf7 Bxf7 (27... Re7 28. Qg5 Bxd5 29. Rf1 $1 Qd8 $8
30. Qxd5 e2 31. Re1 $13) 28. Rf1 Qe1+ $1 29. Rxe1 Bxh5 30. Rf1+ Bf7 31. Nxe3
Rxe3 32. Rxf7+ Ke8 $17 {[%csl Gg4] o^g4, Carlsen}) 25... Qe5 $1 (25... Bxb3 26.
axb3 Re7 27. Qxg4 $15 {/<=>}) 26. Rxf7 Bxb3 (26... Rf8 $142 $5 $17 {/-+ is
probably even better, as it forces further simplification.}) 27. axb3 g3 28.
Ka2 $6 (28. Rxb7 $5 Rf8 29. Qe2 Rf2 $1 $17 {[%csl Ge4,Gg3] o^} (29... Qxg5 30.
Nxe4 Qe5 31. Rxg7+ Qxg7 32. Qg2 $15)) 28... Rf8 (28... g2 $2 29. Rf2 $1 {/\}
g1=Q 30. Qf7+ Kh7 31. Qh5+ $11) 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Qg4 e3 31. g6 e2 $2 {
[%mdl 8192]} (31... Ke7 32. Qf3 e2 $1 33. Qxb7+ (33. Qxe2 Qxe2 34. Nxe2 g2 35.
c3 Be5 $19) 33... Kf6 34. Nxe2 Qxe2 35. Qf7+ Kg5 36. Qxg7 g2 37. Qxa7 Kxg6 $19)
(31... Bf6 $5 $19) 32. Qf3+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Mutual errors are typical for
such a tactically demanding game. Radjabov repays the favour, after} 32. Qd7 $1
Kg8 (32... Qe7 33. Qc8+ Qe8 34. Qf5+ Kg8 35. Qd5+ Kh8 36. Qh1+ Kg8 37. Qd5+ $11
) 33. Qc8+ Bf8 34. Qxb7 Be7 35. Qh1 (35. Nxe2 Qxe2 36. Qd5+ Kg7 37. Qf7+ Kh6
38. g7 g2 39. g8=Q Qa6+ 40. Kb1 Qf1+ $11) 35... Kf8 36. Qh7 Ke8 37. Nxe2 Qa5+
38. Kb1 Qe1+ 39. Ka2 (39. Nc1 g2 40. g7 Qxc1+ 41. Kxc1 g1=Q+ 42. Kd2 Qf2+ $11)
39... Qa5+ $11) 32... Ke8 $19 33. Qf7+ Kd8 34. Qg8+ Kd7 35. Qf7+ Qe7 36. Qf5+ (
36. Nxe2 Qxf7 37. gxf7 g2 $19 {[%cal Yd7e7] /\Ke7}) 36... Kd8 37. Qa5+ b6 38.
Qd5 e1=Q 39. Qa8+ Kd7 40. Qb7+ Ke8 (40... Ke8 41. Qa8+ (41. Qc6+ Kf8 42. Qf3+
Kg8) 41... Qd8 42. Qc6+ Kf8 43. Qf3+ Qf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Kh8 8. h3
h6 9. Nc3 Nh7 10. a5 a6 11. d4 Ng5 12. Bxg5 hxg5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Bxd8
15. Bd5 f6 16. Bc4 Nb4 17. Bb3 Be7 18. Red1 Rb8 19. Rd2 g6 20. Nd1 Rd8 21.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Ne3 Kg7 23. c3 Nc6 24. Nd2 Bd7 25. Ba4 Be6 26. Bb3 Bd7 27. Ba4
Be6 28. Bb3 Bd7 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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. b4 a5
9. bxa5 Qxa5 10. Bb2 d4 11. Nb3 {Black players have learned, how to handle
this position. Despite loss of flexibility closing the center was proven
promissing.} Qc7 12. c3 dxc3 13. Bxc3 c5 14. Nfd2 {Radjabov is playing general
moves without realizing, that Cheparinov is improving his position with each
move.} (14. Qc2 Na6 15. Na5 $5 b5 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. Rfc1 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 $11) (
14. a4 Rd8 15. Qb1 Na6 16. Rc1 Nc6 $11) 14... b5 $1 15. Qc2 (15. a4 $5 Rxa4 (
15... b4 16. Bb2 Be6 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. dxc4 Rd8 $15) 16. Rxa4 bxa4 17. Na5 Rd8
18. Qxa4 Rxd3 19. Qc2 Rd7 $15) 15... Na6 16. Rfc1 (16. Ba5 Qc6 17. Rfc1 Bd7 18.
Nf3 Rfc8 $15) 16... Be6 17. Nf1 $6 {The knight is heading to d5 square, but
opponent will be quicker.} (17. a4 $5 bxa4 18. Na5 Bd7 $15) 17... Nc6 18. Ne3 (
18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Bd2 Nd4 20. Qxc5 Qb8 21. Kh1 (21. Rd1 Re8 $19) 21... Rc8 22.
Qe7 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ra7 24. Qg5 Rxa2 $17) 18... c4 $1 {A very disturbing move
for White, since Black has great control of excellent tactical possibilities.}
19. dxc4 bxc4 20. Nd5 (20. Nd2 Nab4 21. Bxb4 (21. Qd1 Nxa2 22. Nd5 Qd7 23. Nxc4
Nxc1 24. Rxc1 Ra2 $17) 21... Nxb4 22. Qb1 Rfb8 23. Ndxc4 Nxa2 24. Rxa2 Rxb1 25.
Rxa8+ Rb8 26. Raa1 $17) 20... cxb3 21. Nxc7 (21. Qxb3 Qd6 22. Qb6 Bd7 $19)
21... bxc2 22. Nxa8 (22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rxc2 Nd4 $19) 22... Nd4 $1 {[%mdl 64]
Radjabov was hoping to resist in the position with a rook for two light pieces.
Unfortunatelly just eliminating c2 pawn will prove very costly.} (22... Rxa8
23. Rxc2 Nab4 24. Rb2 Nxa2 25. Bd2 Bf8 $17) 23. Nb6 Rb8 (23... Ne2+ 24. Kf1
Nxc3 25. Rxc2 Rb8 $17) 24. Ba5 (24. Na4 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Bc4 26. Ke1 Nxc1 27. Rxc1
Rb1 28. Kd2 Bh6+ 29. f4 exf4 $19) (24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxc1 27.
Rxc1 Rb1 28. Bd2 Nb4 29. Ke2 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 Nxa2 31. Kd2 Bh6+ 32. Kxc2 Nxc1 33.
d6 Kf8 $19) 24... Bh6 25. Bf1 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 (26. Bxa6 Bb2 $19) 26... Nc6 $1 {
Due to the basic rank problems white is unable to save the piece.} 27. Rxc2 (
27. Bxa6 Nxa5 28. Nd5 Rb1 $19) (27. Nc4 Nxa5 28. Nxa5 Rb1 29. Rxc2 Bh3 $19)
27... Nxa5 28. Nd5 Nb4 29. Rc5 (29. Rb2 Nac6 30. Bc4 Kg7 $19) 29... Nbc6 30. a4
Kg7 {In the technical phase black does not have to hurry, any exchange of
pieces will be to his benefit.} 31. Kg2 Rb7 (31... Rb2 32. Ne3 Ra2 33. Bb5 Nd4
34. Rxe5 Nab3 $19) 32. h4 Ra7 33. Nc3 Bd7 34. Bb5 Nb3 35. Rd5 (35. Rxc6 Bxc6
36. Bxc6 Rc7 $19) 35... Nbd4 {Now Cheparinov is just a step from breaking free,
the game is over.} 36. f4 (36. Bf1 Bg4 $19) 36... exf4 37. gxf4 Nxb5 38. axb5 (
38. Nxb5 Rb7 39. Nc3 Be6 $19) 38... Ne7 39. Rc5 Rb7 40. h5 Nc8 41. hxg6 hxg6
42. Kg3 Na7 43. f5 (43. b6 Rxb6 44. Rc7 Bc6 45. Rxa7 Rb3 $19) 43... Nxb5 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. 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 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4
Nxb4 15. Nxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rb6 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O
Qc5 21. Rad1 a3 22. c4 Bg4 23. Bb5+ Rxb5 24. cxb5 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 O-O 26. b6 Bd6
27. h4 h6 28. Nf6+ gxf6 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 a2 31. Rd1 Rb8 32. Ra1 Rxb6 33.
Rxa2 Rb4 34. f3 Rc4 35. Kf2 Kg7 36. Kg3 Rb4 37. Ra6 Rb2 38. Rc6 Ra2 39. Rd6 Rb2
40. Rc6 Ra2 41. Rd6 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.04"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 {Dieser Zug
richtet sich gegen die Idee des weißen Spielers, die Variante mit der langen
Rochade zu spielen. Doch er lässt das Nehmen auf c6 zu, das Weiß eine
angenehmere Stellung verspricht.} (5... Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4
9. f3 $132 {Ist heutzutage die populärste Variante im Paulsen-System.}) 6. Be2
d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 O-O {Die Partie mündete aus Paulsen kommend in
einem typischen Scheveningen. Jetzt ist der entscheidende Moment - Weiß muss
zwischen zwei grundsätzlich unterschiedlichen Fortsetzungen wählen, ob er
Schwarz zu b5 kommen lässt oder mittels 10.a4 den schwarzen Vorstoß am
Damenflügel verhindert.} 10. a4 (10. Qe1 {Dieser Zug sofort verspricht Weiß
gar nichts.} Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qg3 g6 $1 {Die Statistik in
dieser Stellung ist vernichtend schlecht für Weiß - nur 24%, das spricht für
sich...} 14. Bf3 (14. Bd3 Nh5 15. Qe3 Qd7 16. Kh1 Rae8 17. Qh3 Bf6 18. Bxf6
Nxf6 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nh5 $15 {Murdzia - Kempinski (Warsaw, 2003). Weiß
hat keinen Angriff, der Bauer e5 bleibt jedoch für immer schwach und
symbolisiert damit den schwarzen Vorteil.}) 14... a5 15. Nxb5 Nxe4 16. Qe1 f5
$1 ({Weniger genau ist} 16... Qd7 17. c4 Nc5 18. Rd1 Rfc8 19. Qe3 Bxf3 20. Rxf3
Nb7 21. f5 Rxc4 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Rdf1 $40 {Sutovsky - Van Wely (Dagomys, 2008)
. und Weiß bekam eine sehr starke Initiative, die ihn nach wenigen Zügen zum
Sieg führte.}) 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).
und Schwarz hatte keine Probleme.}) (10. Kh1 $5 Qc7 11. Qe1 {Jetzt ist es eine
ganz andere Sache. Wie man später sehen wird, ist wa von großer Bedeutung,
dass die Dame das Feld d8 verlassen hat.} Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 (12... e5 13. fxe5
dxe5 14. Qg3 Bd6 15. Rxf6 exd4 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 dxc3 18. b3 $1 Be6 19.
Rb6 Rab8 20. Rd1 $36 {Schwarz kommt nicht dazu, den e4-Bauer anzugreifen.
Seinerseits verfügt Weiß über viele Wege, seine Initiative zu entfalten.}) 13.
a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Bc6 (14... g6 {Hier is es nicht mehr so gut, weil durch den Zug
10....Qc7 das Feld f6 geschwächt wurde und Weiß mit} 15. f5 e5 16. Be3 $14 {
fortfahren kann, wonach der Bauer e4 unantastbar ist.}) 15. Rae1 Qb7 16. Bd3 b4
17. Nd1 bxa3 18. bxa3 $14 {Die weißen Perspektiven sind etwas besser, weil
Schwarz momentan zu keinem Gegenspiel kommt.}) 10... Bd7 {Ein relativ seltener
Zug. Die Hauptvariante ist 10....Qc7.} (10... Qc7 11. Kh1 (11. Qe1 {leitet
eine forcierte Remisvariante ein:} Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Qg3 Bc5
15. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 16. Kh1 Kh8 (16... Qc6 17. Qxe5 $16) (16... Qe7 17. Rad1 $36)
17. Rxf6 gxf6 18. Qh4 Rg8 (18... Qc6 19. Nd5 $14) 19. Qxf6+ Rg7 20. Qd8+ Rg8
21. Qf6+ $11) 11... Re8 {mit unzähligen Möglichkeiten für beide Seiten.}) 11.
Nb3 {Die Idee des Zuges 10....Bb7 ist offensichtlich - Schwarz will auf d4
nehmen und danach den Läufer auf c6 entwickeln. Deswegen spielt Weiß 11.Nb3,
um die Verwirklichung dieser Idee zu verhindern.} (11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc6
13. a5 (13. b4 e5 $1 14. Qd3 (14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Qxe5 Bxb4 $17) 14... Qc7 15. b5
axb5 16. axb5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 exf4 18. Bxf4 (18. Bd4 Bd7 19. b6 Qc8 20. Nd5 Nxd5
21. exd5 Bf5 $15 {Petrosian - Yegiazarian (Yerevan, 2005)}) 18... Bd7 $11 {
/\Be6}) 13... Qc7 14. f5 Rac8 15. Qd3 Rfe8 16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Bf3 Bd8 18. Bd4 Qc7
19. fxe6 fxe6 $11 {Leko - Lautier (Wijk aan Zee, 2002). Weiß hat keinen
Angriff am Königsflügel und Schwarz steht sehr solide hinter seinen
Zentrumsbauern.}) 11... Na5 {Schwarz verfolgt die gleiche Idee -
Springertausch und Entwicklung des Läufers auf c6.} (11... b6 12. Bf3 Qc7 13.
g4 Bc8 14. g5 Nd7 15. Bg2 $14 {gibt Weiß gute Chancen, mittels Qh5-Rf3 einen
gefährlichen Angriff zu konstruieren.}) 12. Nd2 $1 {Es sieht komisch aus, dass
der Springer freiwillig aus dem Zentrum nach d2 gekommen ist, doch strategisch
gesehen hat er auf d2 eine wichtige Funktion - er verteidigt den Bauern e4 und
gleichzeitig das Feld c4.} (12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Qe1 Kh8 14. Qg3 Bc6 15. Bd4 Rae8
16. Kh1 Bd8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Be7 $11 {S. Polgar - Boensch (Bad Homburg,
1996). Schwarz hatte keine Schwierigkeiten.}) (12. e5 Ne8 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Ne4
Qc7 {Es ist offensichtlich, dass Weiß e5 zu frueh gespielt hat - er hat keine
konkreten Drohungen aufbauen können, so dass Schwarz sich leicht befreien kann:
} 15. a5 d5 16. Bb6 Qc8 17. Ng5 g6 18. Nf3 Ng7 19. Kh1 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21.
Nd4 Bb5 $11 {De Firmian - Izoria (Las Vegas, 2006)}) 12... Be8 $146 {Ftacnik:
'Navara is retreating with the bishop to the e8 square, even though he most
likely met the promissing idea of Bc6 during the preparation.' Bis jetzt wurde
dieser Zug nicht gespielt. Schwarz bereitet den Vorstoß d5 vor.} (12... Bc6 13.
Qe1 (13. Bd3 d5 14. e5 d4 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nde4 Be7 17. f5 exf5 18. Rxf5 dxe3
19. b4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Nc6 21. Bc4 Qd4 $15 {Nisipeanu - Rublevsky (Foros, 2006)})
(13. b4 d5 14. bxa5 d4 15. e5 Ne8 $132) 13... d5 14. Rd1 Bb4 15. exd5 Nxd5 16.
Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qf2 $14 {Hou Yifan - Balogh (Paks, 2007). Schwarz hat Probleme,
weil seine Figuren nicht gut stehen, vor allem der Springer a5 steht völlig im
Abseits.}) 13. Bd3 (13. Qe1 d5 14. Rd1 $14 {verspricht Weiß ein kleines Plus.
Dass der schwarze Läufer auf e8 steht, hat einen Vorteil so wie auch einen
Nachteil. Der Vorteil ist der, dass der Springer a5 das Feld c6 hat. Der
Nachteil ist, dass der Läufer auf e8 den Turm f8 aus dem Spiel ausschaltet.})
13... d5 14. e5 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 $11 {Demnächst spielt Schwarz Nc6
und hat keine Probleme.}) 14... d4 {Ftacnik: 'This is the main tactical idea
of counterplay, even though the future may wittness also perfectly playable
retreat Nd7.'} (14... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 15. Qf3 Nc5 $13) 15. exf6 (15. Bf2 dxc3 16.
exf6 Bxf6 $17) 15... Bxf6 16. Nde4 Be7 $1 {Erzwungen, Schwarz kann keine der
weißen Figuren nehmen.} (16... dxe3 $4 17. Qh5 $1 {Doppelangriff auf h7 und a5!
} g6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxa5 $18) (16... dxc3 $4 17. Qh5 $1 g6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6
19. Qxa5 $18) 17. f5 (17. Bd2 dxc3 18. Bxc3 $14 {verspricht Weiß einen kleinen
positionellen Vorteil, weil Schwarz noch einige Entwicklungsprobleme lösen
muss.}) 17... exf5 $2 {Ftacnik: 'The slip of attention will have grave and
lasting consequences. Black had to choose between three moves, but only one
has promissed successfull equalisation.'} (17... dxe3 $1 {Ftacnik} 18. f6 (18.
fxe6 f5 $15) 18... e2 $1 19. Bxe2 (19. Qxe2 gxf6 20. Rad1 (20. Qg4+ $2 Kh8 21.
Nxf6 Bxf6 22. Qh5 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 f5 $19) 20... f5 $17) 19... gxf6 20. Qxd8 Rxd8
21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Nce4 Bc6 $15) (17... dxc3 $2 {Ftacnik} 18. f6 $1 gxf6 19.
Qg4+ Kh8 20. Nxf6 Bxf6 21. Qh5 $18) 18. Rxf5 dxe3 {Mit der Aufgabe des
schwarzfeldrigen Läufers hat Weiß praktisch die Verpflichtung auf sich
genommen, den schwarzen König Matt zu setzen. Wenn es dem Weißen nicht gelingt,
wird er in einem schlechten Endspiel landen. So kam es dann auch in der Partie.
} 19. Nd5 Nc6 (19... Bc6 {Ftacnik} 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Nxh7 e2 23.
Qe1 $16) 20. Nef6+ $1 {Ftacnik: 'Shocking clarification of the situation.
Radjabov has set up all his forces for the kingside attack with the clear
target in the vulnerable h7 square.'} Bxf6 (20... Kh8 {Ftacnik} 21. Qh5 h6 22.
Nxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxf7 Qd6 24. Qf5 g6 25. Rh7+ Kxh7 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Bxg6 Qxg6 28.
Qxg6 $18) 21. Nxf6+ Kh8 (21... gxf6 $4 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Rh5 $18) 22. Qh5 (22.
Nxh7 $2 g6 (22... Kxh7 23. Rh5+ Kg8 24. Rh8+ Kxh8 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qh7#) 23.
Nxf8 gxf5 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. Bxf5 e2 $15 {Es ist eher Schwarz, der hier
Gewinnchancen besitzt. Die weißen Figuren sind zu weit in die schwarzen Reihen
eingedrungen und können keine Drohungen aufstellen.}) 22... h6 (22... gxf6 $2 {
Ftacnik} 23. Rg5 Qxd3 24. Qh6 $1 $18) 23. Raf1 $2 {Ftacnik: 'In order to win
the aggressor needed to hit the main weakness h6.' Hiermit hat Weiß seine
Chance vergeben.} (23. Ng4 $1 {gewann forciert.} f6 $8 (23... Qd6 24. Rf6 $18)
24. Qh3 {Es ist nicht zu sehen, wie Schwarz sich gegen das Opfer auf h6
verteidigen kann.} Bg6 (24... Kg8 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Qxh6 Qe7 27. Bc4+ Rf7 28.
Rh5 $18) (24... h5 25. Rxh5+ Bxh5 26. Qxh5+ Kg8 27. Bh7+ Kh8 28. Bg6+ Kg8 29.
Qh7#) (24... e2 25. Nxh6 Qb6+ 26. Rf2 $1 $18) (24... Qd4 25. Nxh6 g6 26. Rxf6
e2+ 27. Kh1 Rxf6 28. Nf5+ $18) (24... Bd7 {Ftacnik} 25. Nxh6 Qe7 26. Ng4+ Kg8
27. Rg5 Bxg4 (27... fxg5 28. Qh7+ Kf7 29. Qg6+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Qh7#) 28.
Qh7+ Kf7 29. Rxg7+ $18) 25. Nxh6 Qc7 (25... gxh6 26. Qxh6+ Bh7 27. Rh5 Rf7 28.
Bxh7 Qf8 29. Qxf8+ Rfxf8 30. Be4+ $16) 26. Ng4+ Kg8 27. Bc4+ Rf7 (27... Bf7 28.
Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Qg4+ (29. Rh5 $18 {Ftacnik}) 29... Kh8 30. Qh4+ Kg8 31. Qxf6
Bxc4 32. Rg5+ Kh7 33. Rh5+ Kg8 34. Rh8#) 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Rxf6 Ne5 30. Bxf7+
Bxf7 31. Qxe3 $18) 23... Nb4 $2 {Ftacnik: 'It would have been unjust o blame
the grandmasters, that in this very tense moment they could not read the
position perfectly and discover very narrow path to the equality after the
knight jump Nd4!'} (23... Nd4 $1 {Ftacnik} 24. Nxe8 (24. c3 e2 25. Bxe2 Nxf5
26. Qxf5 Qxf6 27. Qc5 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Bxa4 $15) (24. R5f4 e2 $15) 24... e2 $1 (
24... Rxe8 25. Rxf7 e2 26. Qg6 $18) 25. Rf6 (25. Re1 Qxe8 26. Rf6 Qe3+ $19)
25... Nf3+ $3 26. gxf3 Qd4+ 27. Kg2 exf1=Q+ 28. Kxf1 Kg8 (28... Raxe8 $2 29.
Rxh6+ gxh6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Bh7+ $18) 29. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 30. Qxh6 f5 31. Qg6+
Kh8 32. Qh6+ $11) (23... e2 {Ftacnik} 24. Qxe2 Nd4 25. Qe4 $1 (25. Qh5 $2 Nxf5
26. Qxf5 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 g6 28. Qh3 Kg7 $17) 25... Nxf5 26. Rxf5 g6 27. Qe3 Kg7
28. Qe5 Kh8 29. Rh5 gxh5 30. Qf5 $18) 24. Rg5 (24. Nxe8 {Ftacnik} Rxe8 25. Rxf7
Nxd3 26. R1f6 Qxf6 27. Rxf6 e2 28. Rxh6+ gxh6 29. Qxh6+ $11) (24. Qh4 {Ftacnik}
e2 (24... Nxd3 25. Rh5 $18) 25. Bxe2 Nxc2 26. R1f4 Qd2 27. Bf1 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Qe1
29. Rf2 Qb4 30. Qh3 $18) 24... e2 (24... Qb6 {Ftacnik} 25. Be2 Qe6 26. Qh4 $18)
(24... Nxd3 {Ftacnik} 25. Rxg7 Kxg7 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Qf5 $18) 25. Bxe2 Qd2 {
Ftacnik: 'Black's counterplay is rolling with an appearant success, but it
will not be enough to obtain balance. '} (25... Bxa4 $5 {Ftacnik} 26. b3 (26.
Rxg7 Qd4+ 27. Rf2 Kxg7 28. Qf5 Bxc2 $19) (26. c3 Bc2 27. Rxg7 $1 (27. cxb4 Bg6
28. Qh4 Qd2 29. Re5 gxf6 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 $14) 27... Kxg7 28. Qe5 Kh8 29. cxb4 Rc8
$14) 26... Bc6 (26... Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Bc6 28. Ng4 $16) (26... Qd2 27. Rg3 Bb5 28.
Qg4 $16) 27. Rxg7 Qd4+ 28. Rf2 Kxg7 29. Qf5 Rfd8 30. c3 Qxc3 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32.
Qh8+ Ke7 33. Ng8+ $18) 26. Rg3 (26. Rxg7 $1 {Ftacnik} Qd4+ (26... Kxg7 27. Qe5
Qg5 (27... Kh8 28. Nxe8+ f6 29. Rxf6 $18) 28. Rf5 Qg6 29. Bh5 Nc6 30. Qc3 $18)
27. Kh1 Kxg7 28. c3 Qe3 29. Qf5 Rh8 30. Qg4+ (30. Nh5+ Kf8 (30... Kg8 31. Bc4
$18) 31. Nf4 $18) 30... Qg5 31. Qd4 Nc6 32. Nxe8+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Nh5+ Kg8
35. Qb6 $16) 26... Nxc2 27. Bd3 (27. Rf2 {Ftacnik} Qe1+ (27... Qd4 28. Qf5 g6
29. Qxc2 $18) 28. Bf1 Qe6 29. Nxe8 Raxe8 30. Rxc2 $18) (27. Kh1 {Ftacnik} Bc6
28. Qg4 Rg8 29. Rd1 $16) 27... Ne3 28. Qg5 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Radjabov was nearly
for sure expecting, that the opponent will politely resign in the face of such
a mighty blow. With a bit less euphorie he would most likely have found
centralizing queen move, that could have nicely crowned his attacking effort.'}
(28. Qe5 $1 {Ftacnik} Qxd3 (28... Nxf1 29. Nxe8 f6 30. Qe7 Rg8 31. Rxg7 $18)
29. Rxe3 Qd8 30. Rg3 $18) 28... Qxg2+ $1 29. Rxg2 hxg5 30. Rxg5 g6 (30... gxf6
$4 {Ftacnik} 31. Rxf6 $18) 31. Rf3 {Ftacnik: 'It was psycholigically very
difficult to readjust to the fight in the equal position. Given the next stage
it seems that white never regained his objectivity back.'} (31. Rf4 {Ftacnik}
Kg7 32. Rg3 Nd1 33. Nh5+ (33. Bc2 Nxb2 34. Rh3 Rh8 35. Rxh8 Kxh8 36. Rb4 Bxa4 (
36... Nxa4 37. Rxb7 Rc8 38. Bxa4 Bxa4 39. Rxf7 Rc1+ 40. Kf2 Rc2+ 41. Kg3 Rc3+
42. Kh4 g5+ 43. Kxg5 Rh3 $11) 37. Rxb2 Bxc2 38. Rxc2 Kg7 $11) 33... Kh6 34.
Bxg6 Rg8 35. Be4 Rxg3+ 36. Nxg3 Nxb2 $11) 31... Kg7 32. h4 (32. Rgg3 {Ftacnik}
Bc6 33. Nh5+ Kh6 $17) 32... Rd8 (32... Bc6 {Ftacnik} 33. Nh5+ Kh6 34. Rxe3 gxh5
$11) 33. Nh5+ Kh6 34. Nf4 Nf5 (34... Rd4 {Ftacnik} 35. Nxg6 Bc6 36. Rxe3 (36.
Rf6 Rxh4 37. Rg3 Rh1+ 38. Kf2 Nd5 $13) 36... fxg6 37. Rxg6+ Kh5 $11) 35. Bxf5
gxf5 36. Rxf5 $6 (36. Rh5+ {Ftacnik} Kg7 37. Rxf5 Rd6) 36... Rg8+ 37. Kf2 Rg4
38. Rh5+ $2 {Ftacnik: 'It was still not necessary to succumb, White had ways
to keep the balance.'} (38. b3 {Ftacnik} Rd2+ 39. Ke3 Rb2 40. Kd4 Rxh4 41. Kc5
$11) (38. Rb3 {Ftacnik} Bc6 39. Rg3 Rd2+ 40. Ke3 Rxg3+ 41. Kxd2 $11) 38... Kg7
39. Rg5+ (39. b3 {Ftacnik} Bc6 40. Rg3 Rd2+ 41. Ke1 Rxg3 42. Kxd2 Rxb3 $17)
39... Rxg5 40. hxg5 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 Rxb2 42. a5 (42. Ra3 {Ftacnik} a5 $17) 42...
Rb5 {Ftacnik: 'The tragedy is complete; Radjabov will play with the deficit of
two pawns.'} 43. Kh4 Rxa5 44. Nh5+ Kg8 45. Nf6+ Kf8 46. Kh5 Ra1 47. Rh3 Bc6 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 c6 7. b3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Ba3 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Re8 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Bd6 Ng4 13. e4 f6 14. b4 Bf8 15.
b5 Nc5 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Nb3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nxb3 20. axb3 Ke7 21.
c5 Rb8 22. Ra1 a6 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Na4 Rxb3 25. Nb6 Be6 26. h3 Nh6 27. Rxa6
Rc3 28. Ra7+ Kf8 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. Ra7+ Kf8 31. Ra8+ Kg7 32. Ra7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 {This popular
line was examined in CBM 56, annotations to Van Wely - Karpov by GM L.Ftacnik.
The position is complicated but Black has good chances to equalize, despite
White's bishop pair.} Re8 {Other options:} (13... a4 14. Bh3 $1 c5 15. Rad1 Qc7
16. d5 e5 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. e4 Ne8 19. Qc2 Qd8 20. f4 f6 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. bxa4
exf4 23. gxf4 Nc7 24. Nf1 Qe8 25. Ng3 Nb8 26. f5 $16 {1-0 Markus,R-Kovacevic,A/
Bar 2003/EXT 2004 (35)}) (13... Qb8 14. Bf1 Bxf3 $1 15. exf3 d5 {a typical
manoeuvre closing down the position.} 16. Rac1 c6 17. c5 Re8 18. Bd2 Qb7 19.
Bf4 Rec8 20. Bd3 bxc5 21. dxc5 Ne8 22. Bd2 Nc7 23. f4 Re8 24. Qb1 Nf8 25. Bc3
f6 26. Re2 Nb5 27. Ba1 Na3 28. Qb2 Qb4 29. Qd2 Qxd2 30. Rxd2 Reb8 31. Bb2 Nb5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Hulak,K-Polugaevsky,L/Zagreb 1987/CBM 004 (43)}) (13... c6 14. Bf1
d5 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. a4 Nb8 17. Bg2 Na6 18. e4 Re8 19. Rac1 h6 20. Qa3 Ra7 21. e5
Nd7 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Bf1 Ndb8 24. Bb5 Rf8 25. Nf1 Nc7 26. Be2 Rb7 27. Bd2 Qd7
28. Ne3 Rd8 29. Nc2 Nc6 30. Qa1 b5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nguyen Anh Dung-Barus,C/Bled
2002/EXT 2003 (42)}) 14. Bh3 {A common idea in such positions: White removes
this bishop in order to avoid its exchange.} (14. Bf1 Bb7 15. Nd2 c5 16. e4
cxd4 17. Bxd4 e5 18. Bc3 Nc5 19. Qc2 h5 20. a3 h4 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Rxa1 23.
Bxa1 Ne6 24. Bb2 Ng5 25. Qd3 hxg3 26. hxg3 Qc7 27. f4 Ne6 28. Qe3 Ng4 29. Qf3
Nf6 30. Bd3 Ra8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Hansen,S/Sweden 2000/EXT 2002 (45)})
14... Bb7 (14... Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 {was possible, of course, but Black tries
another plan.}) 15. Nd2 e5 16. Rad1 (16. d5 {is principled, followed by e2-e4
and then preparation of f2-f4.}) 16... h6 17. f3 exd4 18. Bxd4 Ne5 19. Nf1 Nh5
20. Bxe5 {Black's knights are very strong and White decides to exchange one of
them. However,} (20. Ne3 $5 {[%cal Ye3d5] was interesting} Qg5 $140 21. Bg2)
20... Rxe5 21. e4 Qf6 22. Ne3 Qxf3 $5 {[%mdl 512] An unexpected twist - Black
sacrifices an exchange. As a compensation, he gets control of the dark squares
and weakens White's e4-pawn.} 23. Bg2 Qf6 24. Ng4 Qe7 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Qf2 Bc6
27. a4 Qc5 28. Qxc5 bxc5 29. Re3 Kf8 30. Red3 Ke7 31. Rd5 $2 {Why? There is no
danger for White after} (31. Bf3 Nf6 32. Kf2 {as Black can't bring his knight
to d4, e.g.} Nh7 33. h4 Nf8 34. Bg4 $1 Bxe4 35. Re3 f5 36. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 37. Rd5
$14) 31... Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Nf6 33. Rxc5 (33. Rxe5+ Kd6 34. Rf5 Re8 $17) 33... Kd6
34. Rb5 Ra7 $17 {[%mdl 4096] A typical situation when the knight is much
stronger than the "bad" bishop.} 35. h4 $6 (35. Rb8 Kc5 $5 $17 {[%cal Yc5d4]})
35... Nd7 {[%cal Rc7c6]} (35... c6 $5 36. Rb8 Kc5 {[%cal Yc5d4] was possible
here, too, but why not win by force in the following pawn endgame?}) 36. Rd5+
Ke7 37. Bh3 c6 38. Rxd7+ (38. Rd2 Nc5 $19) 38... Rxd7 39. Bxd7 Kxd7 {[%cal
Rd7d6,Rd6c5,Rc5b4]} 40. c5 h5 41. Kf2 g6 42. Ke2 f5 43. exf5 gxf5 44. Kd3 Ke6
45. Kc4 f4 46. gxf4 exf4 47. Kd4 Kf5 48. Kd3 (48. b4 f3 49. Ke3 axb4 50. a5 b3
51. a6 b2 52. a7 b1=Q 53. a8=Q Qe4+ 54. Kd2 Qd4+ $19) 48... f3 (48... f3 49.
Ke3 Kg4 50. Kf2 Kf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. b3 d5 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Nc3
Bf5 9. d4 Ne4 10. e3 Nd7 11. Qe2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nf6 13. Rfc1 Be4 14. Bf1 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 e6 16. b4 Ne4 17. Be1 axb4 18. Bxb4 Re8 19. a4 h5 20. h4 f5 21. cxd5
exd5 22. a5 Re6 23. Rab1 Qd7 24. Rb3 Qf7 25. Be1 Rae8 26. Rcb1 R6e7 27. Rb6 g5
28. a6 bxa6 29. Rxc6 gxh4 30. gxh4 f4 31. Qxf4 Qxf4 32. exf4 Bxd4 33. Rg6+ Kf7
34. f5 Ng3 35. Rxg3 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Rxe1 37. Ra3 Re4 38. Bg2 Rf4 39. Bxd5+ Kf6
40. Rxa6+ Kxf5 41. Ra2 Rxf2 42. Rxf2+ Kg4 43. Bf3+ Kxh4 44. Bxh5 Bxf2+ 45. Kxf2
Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxd7 ({The latest games with} 12. Nxf7
{haven't brought much clarity into the basic question: "Is this sacrifice
correct?"} Kxf7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Ke7 15. Nd6 Rb8 $146 (15... Qb6 16. Bg4 Raf8
17. Qc2 Rhg8 18. Qg6 Nc7 19. Qe4 Ba8 20. f4 Nf6 $6 (20... c5 21. Qh7 cxd4 22.
fxg5 d3+ 23. Kh1 $40) (20... Kd8 $142 $5) 21. exf6+ Bxf6 22. fxg5 (22. Rad1 $18
) 22... Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 $16 {->, Kiselev,V (2504)-Gundavaa,B (2320)/Moscow op/
2008/}) 16. Bg4 c5 17. f4 $5 (17. Qc2 Qg8 18. Qg6 Nf8 $17) 17... Ne3 (17...
cxd4 $5) 18. fxg5 Nxf1 (18... Nxd1 $4 19. Rf7#) 19. Qxf1 Qf8 20. Qe2 Bd5 (20...
cxd4 21. Rf1 Qg8 22. g6 Kd8 23. Qd2 $1 $40) 21. Rf1 Qg8 22. g6 Kd8 23. dxc5 Kc7
24. Rf7 Kc6 {Beckhuis,G (2350)-Steingrimsson,H (2551)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2008/} 25.
b4 $5 $44) 12... Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. Re1 $5 {In a very topical opening
position Radjabov plays Inarkiev's move. This is no surprise, as this year it
brought him a full point against Anand.} ({Another popular alternative is} 14.
a4 e5 {More enterprising is} 15. Bg4 (15. d5 c5 16. b4 Qb6 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18.
Bxc5 Qxc5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8 21. Qa1 O-O 22. Qa5 Rb8 23. Rb1 Bf8 24.
Nxb5 f5 25. Qa6 Kh8 26. Nc3 Rxb1+ 27. Nxb1 Qb4 28. Qxa8 Qxb1+ 29. Bf1 Qb4 30.
exf5 c3 31. Qc8 (31. Qc6 e4 32. h4 g4 33. g3 Qc5 34. Qf6+ Bg7 35. Qd8+ Bf8 36.
Qf6+ Bg7 $11 {Alekseev,E (2716)-Bareev,E (2653)/WCup Khanty-Mansiysk/2007/})
31... e4 32. d6 Qxd6 33. Qxc3+ Bg7 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. g3 Qd4 36. Qe8 Qe5 37. Qg6+
Kh8 $14 {/=^-, Kramnik,V (2799)-Karjakin,S (2732)/Nice rpd/2008/ White has an
advantage, but with P only on one flank the opposite-coloured B are a very
strong drawing factor.}) 15... exd4 16. e5 c5 17. Re1 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 O-O 19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne2 f5 21. Bh5 f4 22. b4 cxb3 (22... d3 23. bxc5 d2 $5 (23... b4
24. Nd4 Qxd4 25. Re7+ Kh8 26. Rxb7 f3 $5 (26... Qxc5 27. Qe1 $40) 27. Qe1 $14 {
[%csl Rh8] |^,עh8}) 24. Rf1 f3 25. gxf3 Qd3 $44) 23. Qxb3 Qd5 24. Qh3 Bc8 25.
Nc3 $1 dxc3 26. Qxc3+ Qd4 27. Qf3 Ra7 28. axb5 Qf6 (28... Rf6 $142 $1 $14) 29.
Qa3 Qb6 30. Qc3+ Kg8 31. Re5 $16 {Kramnik,V (2799)-Aronian,L (2739)/Wijk aan
Zee/2008/}) 14... Bf8 ({The premiere game featured the risky} 14... c5 15. dxc5
Rc8 16. a4 $1 b4 17. c6 Bxc6 18. Nd5 {This sortie indicates, why the R is
useful on e1...} Ne5 (18... Bxb2 $142 $5 19. Be7 Qxe7 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Bxc4
Nc5 $132) 19. Be7 Qd7 (19... Qa5 20. Bxb4 $36) 20. Nf6+ Kxe7 21. Nxd7 Bxd7 22.
Qd2 a5 23. Rad1 Rhd8 24. Qd6+ Ke8 25. Qb6 $16 {Inarkiev,E (2674)-Aronian,L 
(2741)/WCup Khanty-Mansiysk/2007/ Although White managed to lose the game (it
was a rapid tiebreaker), Black didn't want to repeat this adventure anymore.})
15. Bg3 ({Initially White tried} 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 $142 $1 {Here White would
prefer to have his R on f1 to get in a quick f4.} (15... Rxf8 16. b3 cxb3 (
16... b4 17. Na4 c3 18. a3 a5 19. d5 $1 Qe7 20. d6 Qf6 21. e5 $16 {Radjabov,T 
(2735)-Anand,V (2799)/Wijk aan Zee/2008/}) 17. Qxb3 Qb6 18. Red1 (18. d5 O-O-O
19. a4 $5 $44) 18... O-O-O 19. a4 Kb8 20. e5 f6 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Qxe6 Qc7 23.
axb5 cxb5 24. Rdc1 Qd6 25. Qa2 Rc8 26. Bxb5 Ng4 {0-1 Citak,S (2319)-Firat,B 
(2182)/Ankara 2008/The Week in Chess 700}) 16. b3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 (17. axb3 Kg7
$13) 17... Kg7 18. a4 Qe7 19. Rad1 b4 $5 20. a5 bxc3 21. Qxb7 Rhb8 22. Qxc6 Rc8
23. Qa4 Nf6 $15 {[%csl Gc3] o^c3, Hillarp Persson,T (2535)-Wang Hao (2665)/
Gibraltar/2008/}) 15... Bg7 16. Bd6 Bf8 17. Bg3 Bg7 18. e5 $1 {[%cal Rc3e4,
Re4d6] /\Ne4-d6 A fighting attempt, again introduced by Inarkiev} (18. Bd6 $11)
18... c5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Opening the position is as usual risky, but
otherwise White's compensation is beyond doubt:} (18... O-O 19. Bf3 Qe7 (19...
Qb6 $5 {/\c5<=>}) (19... Rb8 $13) 20. Ne4 Nb6 (20... c5 21. Nxg5 $1 $14 {
[%csl Rg8] ׻}) 21. Qe2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Nd5 23. a3 Kh8 24. Qc2 a5 25. h4 $1 Nf4 (
25... gxh4 $2 26. Nf6 Nxf6 27. Bxh4 $16) 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Bxf4 gxf4 {Inarkiev,
E (2684)-Cheparinov,I (2696)/GP Baku/2008/} 28. Nc5 $36) 19. d5 O-O 20. Bf3 Ra7
$6 {Now White gets strong pressure.} (20... exd5 $142 $5 21. Bxd5 (21. Nxd5 Re8
22. Nf6+ (22. e6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Nc7 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Ra7 26. Nxe6 Qf6 27.
Qd5 Qf7 $17) 22... Bxf6 23. Bxb7 Nxe5 24. Bxa8 Qxa8 $132) 21... Bxd5 22. Qxd5
Qe8 23. Rad1 (23. e6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Qf7 $15) {<=>} 23... Rd8 $13) (20... Qb6 21.
d6 (21. dxe6 Bxf3 22. exf7+ Rxf7 23. gxf3 Qe6 $15) (21. Qc2 $5 $44) 21... Rad8
(21... b4 22. Na4 Qb5 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qc2 $14) 22. Rc1 Bc6 $5 $13) 21. dxe6 (
{The text-move is more straightforward, than} 21. d6 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 f5 23. exf6
Qxf6 24. Qe2 $44 {/+/=}) 21... Bxf3 {[%mdl 512]} (21... fxe6 22. Bg4 Qe7 23.
Qd6 Re8 24. Rad1 Ba8 25. Ne4 $44 {is attractive for White, so Aronjan decides
to sacrifice material.}) 22. exf7+ (22. Qxf3 $2 fxe6 23. Qc6 Qb6 {shows one
reason, why the R is useful on a7.}) 22... Rxf7 23. gxf3 Qe8 $1 (23... Rf8 $2
24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. e6 Nb6 26. Qxc5 $16 {/+-}) 24. e6 (24. Qd5 $5 Nb6 (24... Nf8
25. e6 Rfe7 26. Bd6 Nxe6 27. Bxe7 Rxe7 28. Re4 $16) 25. Qxc5 Qe6 26. a4 $36)
24... Re7 25. Qd5 {A practical choice, Radjabov declines the offer and strives
for activity. However, even after taking the knight White retains some winning
chances.} (25. exd7 Raxd7 26. Qc1 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rd2 29. Rb1 Kf7
$5 $14 {/~~} (29... b4 30. Na4 c3 31. bxc3 bxc3 32. Nxc5 c2 (32... Rxa2 $5) 33.
Rb8+ Kf7 34. Nb3 c1=Q+ 35. Nxc1 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Rxc1 37. Rb7+ Kg8 38. Rb6 $14 {
/+/-}) (29... Bxc3 30. bxc3 Rxa2 (30... b4 31. Bc7 $1 a5 (31... bxc3 32. Rc1 c2
33. Kg2 $18) 32. Bxa5 Rxa2 33. Bxb4 $5 cxb4 34. Rxb4 $18) 31. Bd6 Rc2 32. Ra1
Rxc3 33. Bxc5 $16)) 25... Nf6 (25... Nb6 26. Qf5 $1 $36 (26. Qxc5 $6 Rxe6 $11))
26. Qxc5 Ra8 (26... Rab7 27. Rad1 $5 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Rd6 $16) 27. Qf5 {
[%cal Rg3d6] /\Bd6} (27. a4 $6 Rc8 28. Qb4 bxa4 29. Qxa4 Rc6 $132) (27. Qb6 $5)
27... Rd8 (27... Qc6 28. Rad1 $16) (27... b4 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 $16) 28.
Rac1 $6 (28. f4 b4 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 Bxb2 32. Rb1 $16) (28.
Rad1 Rxd1 29. Nxd1 $16) (28. h4 $5 Qc6 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Qxg5 Rxe6 31. Rxe6
Qxe6 32. a4 $1 b4 33. Ne4 $36 {Shipov}) 28... Qc6 $1 29. b3 (29. a4 $1 $14)
29... Rde8 {[%csl Re6] White loses his pride and his advantage evaporates.} 30.
a4 Rxe6 (30... cxb3 31. axb5 Qc4 $5 $11 {is more ambitious, but also roughly
equal. After being in serious trouble for a while, Aronian quite naturally
opts for a simpler solution.}) 31. Rxe6 Qxe6 32. Qxe6+ Rxe6 33. axb5 cxb3 (
33... axb5 34. Nxb5 cxb3 35. Rb1 Nd5 $11 {is sufficient as well, but the
text-move leads to further simplification.}) 34. Rb1 Nh5 $1 35. bxa6 Rxa6 (
35... Bxc3 36. a7 Ra6 (36... Re8 $2 37. Bb8 $18) 37. Rxb3 Rxa7 $11) 36. Rxb3
Bxc3 37. Rxc3 Kf7 $11 {With White's compromised P and play only on one flank a
draw is fairly obvious. But here we have the Sofia rules, so the players have
to make a few more useless moves.} 38. Rc4 Rf6 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. h4 Nf4+ 41. Bxf4
(41. Kf1 Nd5 42. Rd4 Rf5 $11) 41... Rxf4 42. Rc6+ (42. Rxf4 gxf4 43. Kh2 h5 $11
(43... Kf6 $11)) 42... Kh5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kg3 Ra4 45. Rf6 Ra3 46. Re6 Ra4
47. Re4 Ra3 48. Rd4 Rb3 49. Kg2 Kg6 50. f4 gxf4 51. Rxf4 Kg5 52. Rf3 Rxf3 53.
Kxf3 Kf5 54. Ke3 Ke5 55. f4+ Kf5 56. Kd4 (56. Kf3 Kf6 $11) 56... Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. a3 Be7 8. Qa4
a6 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qd3 Bb7 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. b4 a5 13. O-O axb4 14. axb4 Bxb4 15.
Nxb5 c5 16. dxc5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Bxc5 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qc3 Qxc3 20. Nxc3 Bxf3
21. Bxf3 Ne5 22. Bb7 Bd4 23. Rc1 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Rb8 25. Rc8+ Rxc8 26. Bxc8 Nc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "L'Ami,E"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 ({After it was
established that both} 13. Rb1) ({and} 13. c5 {are fine for Black, it was Van
Wely who introduced 13.Ne6 to beat Radjabov in Khanty Mansyisk 2005. It
wouldn't be the last time these two played the position after 13.Ne6, they
repeated it 3 more times and they all ended in wins for the Azeri! I had found
a new idea in this line while working with my coach Vladimir Chuchelov after
the Wijk aan Zee tournament of 2007. Before the Mtel-tournament Ivan and I had
further polished this idea and now it was time to actually play it!}) 13...
Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nh5 ({This is the improvement Radjabov had prepared for his
second encounter with Van Wely. The first was won by Van Wely in impressive
style:} 14... fxe4 15. fxe4 Nc6 16. Nd5 Nxe4 17. Bf3 Nf6 18. b5 Nxd5 19. bxc6
Nb6 20. cxb7 Rb8 21. c5 e4 22. Rxe4 dxc5 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. Bg5 Re8 25. Rd1
Bd4+ 26. Rexd4 cxd4 27. e7 h6 28. Bf6+ Kg8 29. Rxd4 Kf7 30. Rd8 Nd7 31. Bh4 g5
32. Rxd7 Ke6 33. Bg4+ Kf6 34. Be1 Rxb7 35. Bc3+ Kg6 36. Bf3 Rb1+ 37. Kf2 Rc1
38. Rxc7 Kf5 39. Bh5 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 {1-0 Van Wely-Radjabov, Khanty Mansiysk 2005}
) 15. g3 (15. c5 {was played in game 3 and 4, but I don't think it promises
White anything;} Nf4 16. Bc4 fxe4 17. Rxe4 Nf5 18. g3 (18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nd5
Re8 20. Nxf4 c6 21. e7 Rxe7 22. Ne6 Qb8 23. Nxg7 Rxg7 24. cxd6 Nxd6 25. Rd4 Nf5
{is equal, Van Wely-Radjabov, Monte Carlo 2007}) 18... Nh3+ 19. Kg2 Ng5 20. Rg4
Nxf3 21. Kxf3 e4+ 22. Nxe4 Bxa1 23. Bg5 Ne7+ 24. Kg2 Be5 25. Rf4 Bxf4 26. gxf4
d5 27. f5 h6 28. Qd4+ Kh7 29. fxg6+ Kxg6 30. Bxe7 Qxe7 31. Qxd5 Rad8 32. Qe5
Rf5 33. Qc3 Qg7 34. Qg3+ Kh7 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. Kg3 Rd4 {0-1 Van Wely-Radjabov,
Biel 2007, thoroughly analysed in the MegaBase by the winner.}) 15... Bf6 {
Preparing the knight-manouvre Ng7-e6.} 16. exf5 $5 ({This is the novelty we
had prepared. Everybody remembers how Radjabov succesfully used the King's
Indian to win the Wijk aan Zee-tournament of 2007. There his opponents went for
} 16. c5 f4 17. g4 (17. Kg2 Nc6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nd5 Nd4 20. Bb2 Nxe6 21. g4
Nhg7 22. Nxf6 Rxf6 23. Qd5 Qe7 24. Red1 Rd8 25. Qa5 b6 26. Qd5 Rff8 27. Rac1 h5
28. gxh5 Qh4 29. Rc6 g5 30. Rxd6 g4 31. Rxe6 Rxd5 32. Rh6+ Kg8 33. Bc4 gxf3+
34. Kh1 Nxh5 35. Rg1+ Ng3+ 36. Rxg3+ fxg3 37. Rxh4 g2+ 38. Kg1 f2+ 39. Kxg2
f1=Q+ 40. Bxf1 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 Rxb2 42. Bc4+ Kg7 43. Bb3 Rb1 44. Kg2 Rc8 45. Kf3
Rc3+ 46. Kg4 Rf1 47. Kh5 Kf6 {0-1 Shirov-Radjabov, Wijk aan Zee 2007}) 17...
Ng7 18. Bc4 Nc6 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Ne2 Rc8 21. Bd5 Nxb4 22. Rb1 Nc2 23. Rf1 b6
24. Rb2 Ne3 25. Bxe3 fxe3 26. Qb3 Bg5 27. Nc3 Rc5 28. Na4 Rc7 29. Nc3 Qc8 30.
Nb5 Rc1 31. Rb1 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Qc5 33. Kg2 Rc8 34. Re1 a6 35. Na3 Qd4 36. Re2
Rc3 37. Qb2 h5 38. h3 Qd1 39. Bb3 Rxb3 40. axb3 Nxe6 {0-1 Van Wely-Radjabov,
Wijk aan Zee 2007}) 16... Nxf5 ({Both players played the next few moves
without thought. There are plenty of alternatives on every move though, here} 
16... gxf5 {was playable as well, when} 17. f4 Ng7 (17... e4 18. Bxh5 Bxc3 19.
Rb1 d5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Bb2 {is better for White.}) (17... exf4 18. Bxh5 Bxc3
19. Bxf4 $1 {is much better for White, for example;} Bxe1 20. Qd4+ Kg8 21. Bh6
{mating.}) 18. Nd5 {leads to unclear complications.}) 17. g4 e4 18. Nxe4 Bxa1
19. Bg5 Bd4+ ({And here} 19... Bf6 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. Bd3 $1 (21. gxf5 gxf5 22.
Kh1 Qe8 23. Bd3 Qh5 24. Be3 Rae8 25. Bd4 Re7 26. c5 h6 $1 {and Kh7 is OK for
Black.}) 21... Ne7 22. Qa1 {gives excellent play for the rook.}) 20. Kh1 Qe8
21. e7 Nxe7 22. Qxd4+ Ng7 23. b5 {I was shocked to see that Radjabov played
all his moves without thought as well. Especially since we had considered this
position to be very dangerous for Black.} Ng8 24. Bd2 Qf7 ({Now both players
were on their own, we had mainly considered} 24... Qe5 {and now White has two
options:} 25. Qe3 (25. Qxe5 $5 dxe5 26. Bc3 {with compensation in the ending.})
25... Rae8 26. Qxa7 $1 Ra8 27. Qxb7 Rxa2 {and White looks better but Black's
counterplay - often connected with exchange sacrifices on d2 or e2 - should
not be underestimated. After the text move White's position looks overwhelming
but it's not that easy!}) 25. Bc3 h6 {Of course the Black king feels very
uncomfortable on the long diagonal so it's very natural to vacate the
h7-square.} 26. f4 {The most natural reply, White tries to tear apart Black's
king-side with an f5-break.} Rae8 27. Rf1 ({Black's last move was aimed
against the f5-break;} 27. f5 Re5 $1 28. Ng3 gxf5 29. gxf5 Nxf5 30. Nxf5 Qxf5
31. Rf1 Qc8 {is equal.}) 27... Nf6 28. Bf3 ({Instead} 28. Nxf6 $6 Rxe2 (28...
Qxf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Bxf6 Rxe2 31. f5 {is slightly better for White.}) 29.
Qd3 Re6 30. g5 Nf5 $1 31. Qh3 Rxf6 32. Bxf6+ Kh7 {is horrible for White, his
bishop is 'empty'.}) 28... Nd7 $6 ({Gives White the opportunity to get a
definite advantage -although not easy to find-. I think Black's best is} 28...
Nxe4 29. Bxe4 Kh7 $1 {and now: A)} 30. f5 ({B)} 30. Bxb7 {is too greedy} Ne6
31. Qxa7 Nxf4 32. Qd4 c5 $1 33. bxc6 Qe7 $1 34. Rxf4 Rxf4 35. Qxf4 Rf8 {
with the bishop stuck on b7, Black's attack is winning.}) 30... Rxe4 $1 (30...
gxf5 31. Bd3 $1 {is dangerous for Black. The bishops are too strong, Black
should eliminate one.}) 31. Qxe4 gxf5 32. Qd3 ({or} 32. gxf5 Nxf5 33. Rg1 Rg8
34. Rxg8 Kxg8 35. Qxb7 Qh5 36. Qd5+ (36. Qc8+ Kf7 37. Qxc7+ Kg6 {is only
dangerous for White.}) 36... Kf8 {and the Black combination of queen+knight
assure a draw.}) 32... a6 33. a4 Qe6 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. gxf5 Qe5 {and a draw is
likely.}) 29. g5 $2 ({Hands the advantage to Black! White had to continue his
fight for the f5-break. The following ending proves suprisingly difficult for
Black;} 29. Ng3 $1 Qf6 30. Bxb7 Qxd4 31. Bxd4 Kh7 (31... Nb6 32. f5 $1 Nxc4 33.
Bc6 Rd8 34. Bd5 Ne5 35. f6 Ne8 36. f7 Ng7 37. Rf6 Kh7 38. Be4 {Black is
collapsing.}) 32. f5 {(even here!)} Ne5 33. Be4 {Black's king is still under
fire.}) 29... Kh7 $1 {Radjabov conducts his defensive duties very well!
White's initiative has vanished.} 30. Bg4 (30. gxh6 Ne6 31. Ng5+ Nxg5 32. fxg5
Ne5 {isn't pleasant either.}) 30... h5 (30... Rxe4 $5) 31. Bh3 ({Zagrebelny
calls this a dubious move on Chesspro.ru but I dont think} 31. Bxd7 Qxd7 32.
Nf6+ Rxf6 33. Qxf6 Nf5 {is a serious improvement. Black's next move is Qe7,
exchanging queens transposing to a dream-ending. The textmove creates more
difficulties for Black.}) 31... Ne6 32. Qd1 (32. Bxe6 Rxe6 33. f5 gxf5 34. Rxf5
{looks winning but after} Qe7 {it isn't.}) 32... Nec5 33. Nf6+ Nxf6 34. Bxf6
Ne4 $2 ({Time trouble starts to influence the level of the moves! The route to
victory is} 34... Re3 $1 35. Bg2 Qxc4 36. f5 Qd3 $1 {parrying all White's
threats.}) 35. f5 $1 {Now suddenly Black is in trouble!} Kg8 36. fxg6 Qxg6 37.
Bf5 Qf7 38. Qd4 ({After the game it was thought that} 38. Qd3 {wins, it is not
so easy however} Nc5 39. Qc2 Re3 $1 {is messy, I dont see anything clear for
White.}) (38. Ba1 Re7 39. g6) 38... Nxf6 39. gxf6 Kh8 40. Bd3 Re6 41. Qh4 Rfe8
({Wisely taking the draw. Instead} 41... Rg8 42. Qf4 Qf8 (42... Rg4 43. Qh6+
Kg8 44. h3 $1 Rg3 45. Kh2 Ree3 46. Bf5 {with the idea} Qxc4 47. f7+ $1 Qxf7 48.
Bh7+ Qxh7 49. Rf8# {mate!}) 43. f7 Rg4 44. Qf5 Rh6 45. Be2 Rgg6 (45... Rg7 46.
Bxh5 Rgh7 47. Re1 $1 Rxh5 48. Qf6+ {curtains.}) 46. Bxh5 $1 Rf6 47. Qxf6+ Rxf6
48. Rxf6 {is winning, White will manage to promote his pawn.}) 42. Qg5 Re1 43.
Qh6+ Kg8 44. Qg5+ Kh8 45. Qh6+ Kg8 46. Qg5+ {and a draw was agreed. A great
fight, important for opening theory!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 f5 14. Nc2 O-O
15. O-O Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Be2 Bxf5 18. Nb4 Qg5 19. f4 exf3 20. Bxf3 Rbe8 21.
Nc6 Be5 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Qc1 Qxc1 24. Raxc1 Be6 25. Rfe1 f6 26. Rcd1 Rd8 27.
Bb7 a5 28. Bc6 b4 29. cxb4 axb4 30. a4 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rc8 32. Be4 f5 33. Bd5
Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Rc2 35. b3 Rc3 36. Rxe5 Rxb3 37. Rxf5 Ra3 38. a5 b3 39. Rb5 Kg7
40. h3 b2 41. Rxb2 Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I was doing badly up to this moment. Not in terms of my play, but according
to the points in the crosstable. I wanted to win at least one game in this
tournament. So I tried to come for this battle with full concentration.  Bis
zu diesem Moment lief es bei mir schlecht. Nicht was mein Spiel angeht,
sondern in Bezug auf die Punkte in der Tabelle. Ich wollte wenigstens eine
Partie in diesem Turnier gewinnen. Also versuchte ich, diese Schlacht mit
voller Konzentration anzugehen.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 {
The Slav is popular now and people like it. It is easy to remember structural
ideas and in the a6 Slav even easier. You just have to play ...b5, or if
something is wrong, ...g6 or ...e6 :) Slawisch ist derzeit beliebt, und es
gefällt den Leuten. Es ist leicht, sich strukturelle Ideen zu merken, und im
a6-Slawen um so mehr: Man muss nur ...b5 spielen oder, wenn etwas nicht stimmt,
...g6 bzw. ...e6 :)} 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 {6.b3 is a very interesting alternative.
although I wanted to play a more closed type of game that day.  6.b3 ist eine
sehr interessante Alternative, doch an jenem Tag war mir nach einer eher
geschlossenen Partie.} g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nfd7 {Typical. Black is
aiming for central strategy: ...f6-e5 attacking d4 and c5 chain. Now we
transpose (who could guess?) into Stonewall structures. Typisch. Schwarz setzt
auf Zentralstrategie: ...f6-e5 mit Angriff auf die Bauernkette d4 und c5. Nun
gehen wir (wer hätte das gedacht?) zu Stonewall-Strukturen über.} 10. f4 a5 {
Well, taking space on the queenside and strengthening the b4 idea, sometimes
the knight may come from a6 to c7 or the bishop to a6 etc.. Also there are
possibilities to close the queenside at some point.  Erobert Raum am
Damenflügel und stützt die Idee b4, manchmal kann der Springer auch von a6
nach c7 gehen oder der Läufer nach a6 usw. Zudem gibt es Möglichkeiten,
gelegentlich den Damenflügel zu schließen.} 11. a3 $5 {Prophylaxis! But, ok,
White has other options. But this looks interesting! Prophylaxe! Schön, Weiß
hat auch andere Möglichkeiten. Aber dies sieht interessant aus!} f6 12. Nf3 (
12. Nd3 $5 {is also possible with similiar ideas as in the game! ist ebenfalls
möglich, mit ähnlichen Ideen wie in der Partie!}) (12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Nxd5 {
does not seem enough for anything real to me, as Black might go simply ...Rb8
or ...e6. And then when the real play in the centre starts, the piece will
begin to tell. scheint mir nicht genug für irgendetwas Reales, denn Schwarz
könnte einfach ...Rb8 oder ...e6 spielen. Und wenn dann das richtige Spiel im
Zentrum beginnt, wird die Figur beginnen, sich bemerkbar zu machen.}) 12... f5
{Stonewall, isn't it? Stonewall, oder?} 13. Bd2 {Heading for h4 xe7. Good
prospects if White succeeds. But Black is also allowed to play some moves.
Strebt nach h4 xe7. Gute Aussichten, wenn Weiß das schafft. Aber Schwarz darf
ja auch ein paar Züge machen.} Nf6 14. Be1 Kh8 15. Bh4 {Now Black plays a
standard plan in this position. ...Be6+Nbd7 developing all the pieces. Nun
spielt Schwarz einen Standardplan in dieser Stellung; ...Be6+Nbd7, wonach alle
Figuren entwickelt sind.} Be6 16. Ne5 Qc7 {Now after Nbd7 and then Rfb8 or
Nxe5 and mass exchanges Black will equalise. So White should do something very
fast. I found an interesting concept I think! Nun noch Nbd7, und dann Rfb8
oder Nxe5 mit Massenabtausch und Schwarz gleicht aus. Weiß sollte also
schnellstens etwas unternehmen. Ich habe ein interessantes Konzept gefunden,
glaube ich!} 17. Qe1 $1 Nbd7 18. Bg5 $1 {Now the queen is heading for h4,
there are ideas with the Qg3-h4-h5 plan and also Black is in real trouble for
making decisions, as each decision looks really dubious and inferior to the
last. So Bu started to think here and decided for mass exchanges. Nun strebt
die Dame nach h4, es gibt Ideen mit dem Plan Qg3-h4-h5, und außerdem fällt es
Schwarz wirklich schwer, Entscheidungen zu treffen, denn alle Fortsetzungen
wirkt letztlich zweifelhaft und minderwertig. Daher begann Bu an dieser Stelle
zu überlegen und entschied sich schließlich für Massenabtausch.} Nxe5 19. fxe5
Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 (20... dxe4 21. Qh4 $1 {And next g4 with big pressure by
White. Really an unpleasant position to play with Black! nebst g4 mit heftigem
Druck von Weiß. Wirklich eine unangenehm zu spielende Stellung für Schwarz!}
Ra7 22. g4 Qd7 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Kh1 {[%cal Gf1g1] Followed by Rg1-g3-Bf4-Rag1
should be winning for White. , gefolgt von Rg1-g3-Bf4-Rag1 sollte für Weiß
gewinnen.}) 21. Qh4 {White should hurry up here, as otherwise Black might
create a real fortress! Hier sollte sich Weiß beeilen, denn sonst könnte
Schwarz eine echte Festung errichten!} Rxf1+ (21... Rae8 22. Rxf8+ Bxf8 23. Rf1
Kg8 {was suggested at the press conference. But well, it is really hard to
play this as Black. White might go for the simple wurde auf der
Pressekonferenz vorgeschlagen. Aber naja, dies ist wirklich schwer zuspielen
für Schwarz. Weiß könnte das einfache} 24. Qg3 $5 Bg7 25. h4 Rf8 26. Bf4 $16 {
with h5 and Qh4 to follow. wählen, mit h5 und Qh4 in der Folge.}) 22. Rxf1 Re8
{And now Black wants to go for Kg8-Qd7 etc... Then Rf8 and this might end up
succesfully. But White has a very strong reply! Und jetzt möchte Schwarz
Kg8-Qd7 anstreben usw., dann noch Rf8, und am Ende könnte er damit Erfolg
haben. Doch Weiß hat eine sehr starke Erwiderung!} 23. Bg4 $1 (23. Qg3 $5 {
with the same h4-h5 idea. , ebenfalls mit der Idee h4-h5.}) 23... Qd7 (23...
Bxg4 24. Qxg4 e6 25. Bf6 $1 Kg8 26. Bxg7 Qxg7 27. Rf6 (27. Qh3 $16 {Then
Rf6-Qg4-h4-h5 Black is totally lost. Dann Rf6-Qg4-h4-h5 und Schwarz ist total
verloren.}) 27... Qh6 28. Kf2 $16) (23... Qc8 {wouldn't change anything! hätte
nichts geändert!} 24. Rf7 Bxg4 25. Bh6 $1 Qe6 (25... Be6 26. Bxg7+ $1 Kg8 27.
Bf6 $3 Bxf7 28. Qh6 $18) (25... Qd7 26. Rxg7 Be6 27. Qg5 $18 {with the idea of
h4-h5 winning. mit der Idee h4-h5 und gewinnt.}) (25... Bxe5 26. Bf4 $1 $18 Bg7
27. Be5 $18) 26. Rxg7 {Black is paralysed and White has a very easy plan of
Qg5-h3-g4-Qf4-Rf7. Schwarz ist paralysiert, und Weiß hat den ganz einfachen
Plan Qg5-h3-g4-Qf4-Rf7.}) 24. Rf7 Bxg4 ({Falls Schwarz versucht, mit} 24... Kg8
{In the event of this, trying to play for blockade, White goes for : auf
Blockade zu spielen, wählt Weiß} 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Bxe7 a4 (27...
h5 28. b3 {x a4 and most of the endgames are lost. x a4 und die meisten
Endspiele sind verloren.} (28. Bd6 $6 Bh6) (28. Bg5 $5 a4 29. Bf4 Qd7 30. Kf1 {
Then h3-g4, king to c2 and something like Bh6 or Bg5-f6 penetrating and
winning. For example : Dann h3-g4, König nach c2 und etwas wie Bh6 oder Bg5-f6,
mit Eindringen und Gewinn. Zum Beispiel:} Kf7 31. h3 Ke6 32. g4 Qe7 33. Qxe7+
Kxe7 34. gxh5 gxh5 35. Kf2 $18)) 28. Bd6 h5 29. Qd8+ Kh7 30. Qc7 $18) 25. Bf6
exf6 (25... Rg8 26. Rxe7 Qf5 (26... Qc8 27. Bxg7+ Rxg7 28. Qf6 Qg8 29. e6 h5
30. Rxg7 Qxg7 31. Qd8+ {and e7 with a second queen... which is enough to win.
nebst e7 mit einer zweiten Dame... was zum Gewinn reicht.}) 27. h3 (27. Rf7 $4
g5 $11) 27... Be2 (27... Bh5 28. Rf7 Bxf6 29. Rxf6 Qd7 30. g4 Qd8 31. Qf2 $18)
(27... Bxh3 28. Qxh3 $18) 28. Rxg7 $18) 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. exf6 a4 {So a4 -
trying to put up a total blockade! Also a4 - der Versuch, eine totale Blockade
zu errichten!} (27... Rf8 28. fxg7+ Kxg7 {The difference is that in the game I
couldn't pick up a pawn. But here it's easy : Der Unterschied zur Partie ist,
dass ich dort keinen Bauern einsammeln konnte. Hier aber ist es einfach:} 29.
Qe7+ Rf7 30. Qe5+ Kh6 31. b3 (31. a4 bxa4 32. Qc7 $18) 31... a4 32. bxa4 bxa4
33. Qc7 $18 {[%cal Gc7a7,Ga7a4]} (33. h4 $18)) (27... Bf8 28. f7 Rc8 29. Qf6+
Bg7 30. Qd6 Bf5 31. h3 g5 (31... h5 {Trying to prevent g4! Versucht, g4 zu
verhindern!} 32. g4 {Still! Trotzdem!} hxg4 33. hxg4 Bxg4 34. Qxg6 $1 $18 {
and the bishop can't move as there's mate coming on the h-file. und der Läufer
kann nicht ziehen, da es sonst auf h-Linie zum Matt kommt.} Bf3 (34... Bd7 35.
Qh5+) 35. Qf5 Rf8 36. Qh3+) 32. g4 Bg6 33. Qd7 Rf8 34. Qxc6 Bxf7 35. Qd7 (35.
Qxb5 $18) 35... Bg8 36. c6 Rf7 37. Qb7 Rf8 38. c7 Be6 39. Qc6 Bc8 40. Qxb5 {
and the rest is an easy scenario: White eats up everything on the board shakes
hands, signs and goes back to hotel in a happy mood :) und der Rest versteht
sich von selbst: Weiß vertilgt alles auf dem Brett, schüttelt seinem Gegner
die Hand, unterschreibt und geht gut gelaunt ins Hotel zurück :)}) 28. fxg7+
Kxg7 {Well, now White has to take the king to a5-b6. So not Qg3 or h3 to allow
Rf8 leaving the king cut off on g1! Nun, jetzt muss Weiß den König nach a5-b6
führen. Also nicht Qg3 oder h3, was ...Rf8 erlauben würde, wonach der König
auf g1 abgeschnitten bliebe!} 29. Kf2 $1 {The king goes for the road to
victory.} h6 30. Ke1 Re6 31. Qg3 {Creating atheat of Qc7 etc...} Be8 32. Kd2 {
Another step... Wieder ein Schritt...} g5 33. Kc3 Kf8 34. Kb4 Bf7 35. Ka5 {
The king is already there. In the enemy's territory. Now it's just a matter of
small finesses to take the point. Der König ist bereits da, auf
Feindterritorium. Nun bedarf es nur noch kleiner Feinheiten, um den Punkt
einzusacken.} Kg7 36. Kb6 Kf8 37. Kc7 Kg7 38. Kd7 {No need to calculate any
endgames with queen sacrifices here. Nicht nötig, hier irgendwelche Endspiele
mit Damenopfern zu berechnen.} Kf8 39. Qf2 $1 Rg6 40. Qf5 $1 h5 41. g3 $1 {
The last finesse. White is going to play h4 and pick up the h-pawn. Also if
Black goes for ...Kg7, after Ke7/ Qe5 the move h4 becomes possible. All pawn
endgames are lost for Black and there is no need to prolong the battle, as
it's not a battle anymore. Bu resigned. Die letzte Finesse. Weiß wird h4
spielen und den h-Bauern einsammeln. Auch wenn Schwarz ...Kg7 spielt, wird
nach Ke7/ Qe5 der Zug h4 möglich. Alle Bauernendspiele sind verloren für
schwarz, und es hat keinen Sinn, die Schlacht zu verlängern, denn es ist keine
mehr. Bu gab auf.} 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 a5 {Quite an unpretentious reaction to the 9.b4 system,
which eventually gives White slightly better prospects.} 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Nd2
Nf4 13. Bf1 c5 14. a4 Ra6 15. Ra3 {A typical manoeuvre in the ...a7-a5 lines.
The rook is protecting White's kingside, and now he plans Nc3-b5 and then
g2-g3 pushing away the black f4 knight.} Nh5 {The knight retreats voluntarily
in order to take the defensive e8 square. The point is that White can hardly
break through on the queenside so Black must take measures aganst White's
kingside plans (g2-g3 and f2-f4 etc.)} (15... g5 {and}) (15... Kh8 {are the
main theoretical moves.}) 16. Nb5 Nf6 17. Bb2 Ne8 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (17... Nd7
$143 18. g3 f5 19. f4 $1 (19. exf5 gxf5 20. Bg2 Ng6 21. h4 e4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
f4 Nf6 24. Nf1 Ne7 25. Ne3 Neg8 26. Bh3 Nh6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Bologan,V/
Tallinn 2000/CBM 074 ext (56)}) 19... g5 $6 (19... exf4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. gxf4
fxe4 22. Nxe4 $36 {Xu Jun}) 20. fxg5 f4 21. Bh3 Nb6 22. Bxc8 Nexc8 23. a5 Nd7
24. Qg4 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Qxa5 26. Bc3 Qd8 27. Ra1 $16 {1-0 Xu Jun-Magai,V/
Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (34)}) 18. Nf3 (18. g3 f5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 $1 {
- that's the idea behind 17...Ne8!}) 18... h6 (18... f5 $5 19. Ng5 fxe4 20.
Nxe4 Nf5 {[%csl Yd4]}) 19. g3 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. Bd3 Rf7 {
Although the unnecessary 18...h6 has weakened Black's position, it remains
very solid. The impossibility for White to break through on the queenside is a
key factor.} 23. Bc2 Bd7 24. Qb1 Rf8 25. Rf3 h5 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Ra8 28.
Re1 Rc8 29. Bc1 Ra8 30. Bd2 b6 31. Be3 e4 $5 {Black takes an opportunity to
activate his bishop but it was quite good enough to wait.} 32. Rf4 $6 (32. Bxe4
$142 Rxa4 33. Qc2 Rb4 $13) 32... Nxe3 33. fxe3 Bh6 $6 {This enables an
exchange sac, for which White receives strong compensation.} (33... Qe7 $1 $15
34. Rxe4 Be5 {[%csl Re4]}) 34. Nxd6 $1 Bxf4 35. gxf4 $6 {Weakening White's own
king and giving Black good counter-attacking possibilities.} (35. exf4 $1 g5
36. fxg5 Qxg5 37. Nxe4 Qh6 38. d6 $13) 35... Qh4 (35... g5 $1 36. Nxe4 (36. Kh1
Bg4) 36... gxf4 37. exf4 Rxf4 38. Kh1 Bg4 39. Bd1 Bf5 $36) 36. Re2 $6 {An
obvious but unnecessary transfer of the rook.} (36. Nxe4 $142 Qg4+ (36... Bf5
37. Re2 $1) 37. Ng3 Bf5 (37... h4 $2 38. Bd1) (37... Bxa4 38. Bd3) 38. Kf2 $13)
36... Bg4 (36... Bh3 $1 $40) 37. Rg2 g5 38. f5 $2 (38. Nxe4 {was not late:}
gxf4 39. exf4 Rxf4 40. Rg3 $13 {[%cal Rb1b6]} Raf8 41. Bd3 Qe7 $5 (41... Rf3
42. Qxb6 Rxd3 43. Qg6+ $11) 42. Rg2 $1 {[%cal Rh2h3]} (42. h3 $2 Rf3) (42. Qxb6
$2 Qxe4 $1) 42... Rf3 43. Be2 R3f4 44. Bd3 $11) 38... Bxf5 39. Rg3 $2 {Losing
instantly.} (39. Bxe4 $142 Bh3 (39... Bxe4 $5 40. Nxe4 Ra7 41. Rxg5+ Rg7 $17)
40. Nf5 $1 Bxg2 $1 ({but not} 40... Rxf5 41. Bxf5 Bxg2 42. Qxb6 $1 Qe1+ 43.
Kxg2 Qe2+ 44. Kg1 Qxe3+ 45. Kg2 {and Black must give a perpetual}) 41. Nh6+ $1
(41. Nxh4 Rf1+ 42. Kxg2 Rxb1 43. Bxb1 gxh4 {and Black should win as he blocks
the white pawns.}) 41... Kg7 42. Qb2+ $1 Rf6 $8 43. Nf5+ Kf7 44. Nxh4 Bxe4 45.
Ng2 h4 $17 {- two black rooks are stronger than the white queen but the black
bishop is especially powerful.}) 39... Bh3 40. Bxe4 Rf1+ 41. Qxf1 Bxf1 42. Bf5
g4 43. Be6+ Kh7 44. Bf5+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Bd3
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Be5 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qd2
Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 dxe4 17. Be2 Qe7 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. b4 h6 20. Rxd8
Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Qd7 23. Be2 Bg4 24. Bxg4 Qxg4 25. Qc2 Qd7 26. h3
Qd5 27. Qc7 Kh7 28. a4 a6 29. Qb6 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qd5 31. Kg1 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Qd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[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. c4 b4 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Nc2 Qg6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. g3 Nd4 14. Bg2 Bb7 15.
Nf5 Qxf5 16. exf5 Bxg2 17. Rg1 Bf3 18. Qd3 d5 19. cxd5 Rc8 20. Be3 Nc2+ 21. Kf1
e4 22. Qxa6 O-O 23. Rb1 Nxe3+ 24. fxe3 Rc2 25. h4 Rd8 26. Qb7 Kf8 27. a4 Rd2
28. Rc1 R2xd5 29. Rc8 Rd1+ 30. Kf2 R1d2+ 31. Ke1 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 R1d2+ 33. Ke1
Rd1+ 34. Kf2 R1d2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Al Modiahki, Mohamad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 Bxf3 5. Bxf3 e6 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Rc8 11. Nc3 c5 12. cxd5 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Bc5 14. Rh4 exd5
15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Qf5 Ng6 17. Ra4 d4 18. Nb5 a6 19. Rc4 Ne7 20. Qg5 h6 21. Qc1 d3
22. Bxf6 d2 23. Qc2 axb5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Qxc5 d1=R+ 26. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 27. Kg2
gxf6 28. Qxe7 Kg7 29. Qxb7 Qd2 30. a3 Qb2 31. Qxb5 Qxa3 32. Qc4 Qd6 33. b4 Rb8
34. b5 Qe5 35. Bc6 Qe7 36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. Qf4 Qe5 38. Qxh6+ Ke7 39. h4 Qc7 40.
Qd2 Qe5 41. Qd7+ Kf8 42. b6 Qe6 43. Qxe6 fxe6 44. b7 Ke7 45. g4 Kd6 46. Bf3 Kc7
47. Kg3 Rg8 48. Bg2 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 h6 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. Bf1 f5 {A rare line considered
slighly preferable for White.} 13. c5 {[%cal Yd2c4]} (13. g3 {is another option
}) 13... fxe4 (13... Kh8 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nc4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nexd5 17. Ncxd6
Bf5 18. Qb3 Qb6 19. Bc4 Rad8 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Bxe4 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Qxe4
Rxf7 24. Be3 $14 {1-0 Giaccio,A-Celis,G/Santiago 1996/EXT 2001 (45)}) (13... g5
14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nc4 g4 16. b5 Rf6 17. Qb3 Kh7 18. b6 a6 19. Ba3 Rg6 20. Rac1
h5 21. Qb4 Bf8 22. Qb1 h4 23. Ne3 $1 $16 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Van Wely,L/Netherlands
1995/CBM 048 (32)}) 14. Ndxe4 Nf5 {A typical idea. White controls the
e4-square but Black controls d4, which must be sufficient to hold his ground.}
15. g3 Nh5 16. Bg2 Nf6 (16... Nd4 17. Be3 (17. a4 Bf5 18. Nb5 Nf6 19. Nxf6+
Qxf6 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bb2 Bh3 22. f3 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qf5 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4
Qxf3+ 26. Kg1 Qf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Szuhanek,R-Martic,Z/Paks 2004/CBM 102 ext (70)})
17... Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19. f4 Nf5 20. fxe5 Rf8 21. Bf2 Bxe5 22. Rc1 Qf6 23.
Ne4 Qg7 24. Kh1 $14 {1-0 Epishin,V-Trisic,A/Bad Zwesten 1997/CBM 057 ext (35)})
17. a4 (17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Bb2 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 Bd7 22. Qd3
$14 {1-0 Brglez,R-Groselj,P/Radenci 1998/EXT 1999 (36)}) 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4
Nd4 (18... Rf7 $5) 19. Be3 Nf5 20. Rc1 $14 Rf7 21. Qd3 Qf8 22. Rc2 (22. b5 $5)
(22. a5 $5) 22... Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. h3 Bf5 (24... g5 $5) 25. Rce2 (25. g4
$5 {pushing the bishop from this important diagonal (although giving up the
f4-square).}) 25... g5 26. Qb5 $2 {An unnecessary expedition, after which
Black takes over the initiative. White should have played} (26. cxd6 cxd6 27.
Bf3 $1 $14 {[%cal Yf3g4]} Bxh3 $140 $2 28. Bh5 Rf5 29. Nd2 {[%cal Re2e8,Rg3g4]}
) 26... Re7 27. g4 (27. Qxb7 $2 d3) 27... Bh7 28. cxd6 (28. Qxb7 {was now
relatively better:} d3 29. Re3 Bd4 (29... Bxe4 30. Bxe4 d2 31. Rd1 Bd4 32. Bf5
Bxe3 33. fxe3 $44) 30. Rf3 Qb8 $1 31. Qxb8+ Rxb8 32. Rxd3 Rxb4 33. cxd6 cxd6
34. Rdd1 Bxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Bxe4 Rxa4 {and the endgame is superior for
Black despite the opposite-coloured bishops.}) 28... cxd6 29. Nd2 a6 30. Qc4
Rxe2 $6 (30... Rf7 $142 $1 31. Be4 {otherwise Black is clearly better due to
his bishop pair and a strong passed pawn} Bxe4 32. Rxe4 (32. Nxe4 Rc8 33. Qa2
Rf3 34. Kg2 d3 35. Rd2 Bd4 $19) 32... Rxf2 33. Rf1 Rxf1+ 34. Qxf1 Rc8 $19) 31.
Qxe2 d3 32. Qe3 Bc3 33. Rd1 Bxd2 34. Qxd2 Re8 35. Bf1 Qf3 36. Bg2 Qf7 (36...
Qf6 $142 37. Re1 (37. Bf1 Qd4) 37... Rxe1+ 38. Qxe1 Bg6 $1 $17 {Pay attention
to the last move - this bishop will protect his king from checks. However,
Black consequently ignores that possibility.}) 37. Re1 (37. Bf1 Qf3 (37... Qxd5
38. Bxd3 Bxd3 39. Qc3 $1) 38. Bg2 Qf6) 37... Rxe1+ (37... Bg6 $1 {was still
very strong}) (37... Rc8 $143 38. Bf1 Rc2 39. Qe3) 38. Qxe1 Qf4 $6 {Premature!}
(38... Bg6 $1 $17 {was still correct.}) 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Qe7+ Kh8 $2 {It was
not the best idea to leave the white queen in Black's camp.} (40... Qf7 $142 {
admitting and correcting his mistake} 41. Qe3 (41. Qxd6 d2 42. Qe5+ Qf6 43.
Qc7+ Kh8 $19) (41. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $19 {_|_}) 41... Qf6 42. Bf3 Bg6 $1 $17) 41. Bf1
d2 42. Be2 $132 Bg8 (42... Bg6 {is too late:} 43. Qxb7 Qd4 44. Bd1 Qa1 45. Qc8+
Kg7 46. Qc7+ Bf7 47. Qc2 Bxd5 48. b5 axb5 49. axb5 Qc1 50. b6 $11) 43. Bd1 b6 (
43... Bxd5 44. Bc2 Bg8 45. Kg2 {and Black can't make progress.}) 44. Qd8 b5 45.
axb5 axb5 46. Qc8 Kg7 47. Qc3+ Qe5 48. Qxe5+ dxe5 49. Kf1 Bxd5 50. Ke2 Kf6 51.
Kxd2 e4 52. Be2 Bc6 53. Ke3 Ke5 54. Bf1 Bd7 55. Be2 Bc6 56. Bf1 Bd7 57. Be2 Bc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. cxd5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c5 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Bb5
O-O 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Be3 Ba5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rac1 Rfe8 19. Re2 Bb6 20. Na4
Re6 21. Nc5 Re7 22. Na4 Re6 23. Nc5 Re7 24. Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[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. 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. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 {In this variation Black enjoys excellent play with his pieces
and a safe position on the kingside. The only concern for him is the pawn
structure on the opposite flank.} 16. g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 Rd4 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8] A
new move of somewhat dubious value. In practice, Black has preferred to
benefit from the potential of the d5-square.} (17... Bd5 18. Kb1 (18. g5 Ne6
19. Be3 Nd4 20. Kb1 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nxf3 22. Rdf1 Nd4 23. h4 Qe7 24. h5 Qe6 25.
Qc3 Rab8 26. Bc1 Ne2 27. Qe1 Qc4 {0-1 Panchanathan,M (2419)-Gashimov,V (2579)/
Nakhchivan 2003 (38)}) 18... Rd7 19. Bf2 h6 20. Bh4 Re8 21. a3 Bxe4 22. fxe4
Rd4 23. Bd3 Qb6 24. Rhf1 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Qb5 {1/2 Svidler,P (2660)-Alterman,B 
(2615)/Bad Homburg 1997 (36)}) (17... Rd5 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. Rde1 (19. Bxd5 cxd5
20. Be3 Qe7 21. Qc5 Qb7 22. Qa3 Qc6 23. Qc3 Qa8 24. Bxf4 Rc8 25. Qa5 exf4 26.
Ng5 Qb8 27. c3 Bxc3 28. Qa3 {1-0 Xie Jun (2515)-Gufeld,E (2475)/Kuala Lumpur
1994 (37)}) 19... h6 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Rhg1 Kh8 22. h4 f5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. a3
Qxh4 25. Bxa7 R5d7 26. Bf2 {1-0 Gdanski,J (2528)-Fedorov,A (2590)/Ohrid 2001 
(57)}) 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qb4 (19. Qb3 $2 Rb8 20. Bxe6 Rxb3 21. Bxb3 c5 22. Bc4
Ng2 $19) 19... d3 $2 {Very thematic and seemingly a very logical move, but it
will meet a tactical refutation. Relatively the best seems to be 19...c5!?
with counterplay.} (19... c5 $5 20. Qa4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 (21. Qa3 Rb8 22. Rd2 Rb4)
21... Bxd5 22. Rhe1 Qxh2 23. Qd7 Be6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Rb8 $44) (19... Nd5
20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Nxd6 Be5 22. Ne4 Ne3 23. Bxe6 Nxd1 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Kxd1 $16
) 20. Bxe6 (20. Bxd3 $2 Rb8 21. Qd6 Bxb2+ 22. Kd2 Qa5+ 23. Ke3 Be5 24. Qxc6 Rc8
$17) 20... Ne2+ (20... Nxe6 21. c3 (21. Rxd3 Rb8 22. Qd6 Bxb2+ 23. Kd2 Qa5+ 24.
c3 $14) 21... Qf4+ 22. Nd2 $16) 21. Kb1 Rb8 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 (22... Kxf7 23. Qc4+
Kf8 24. b3 $18 dxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Qe5 26. Qc5+ $18) 23. Qxb8+ $2 {Both
participants were fighting against their worries and Svidler in the end did
not found the courage for the exact move 23.Qb3! with a serious advantage.} (
23. Qa3 $2 dxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qxf7 25. b3 c5 $1 $13) (23. Qb3 $1 Rxb3 (23... dxc2+
$2 24. Qxc2 Rxb2+ 25. Qxb2 Bxb2 26. Kxb2 Qe5+ (26... Qxf7 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Rhd1
$18) 27. Kb1 $18) 24. Bxb3 dxc2+ 25. Bxc2 Nd4 26. Rd3 $16) 23... Qxb8 24. c3 {
The necessity of playing such a move indicates that not everything went
ideally.} (24. Bb3 dxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Nd4+ 26. Kb1 Nxb3 27. axb3 h5 $1 28. gxh5
Qxb3 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. hxg6+ Kh6 $1 31. Rd2 Qxf3 32. Re1 a5 $13) 24... Nxc3+ 25.
Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bb3 Bf6 27. Rxd3 Qe5 28. Rd2 Qe3 {The activity of Black pieces
and weakness of b2 compensate for the danger from the white rooks.} 29. Rhd1
Qxf3 30. Rd7 (30. Rd6 Qe4+ 31. Ka1 Qe5 32. R6d2 Qf4 $11) 30... Qe4+ 31. Bc2 Qb4
32. Bb3 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 Qg2 $6 {Radjabov is losing the feeling for the most exact
moves under time pressure; the situation is becoming dangerous for him.} (33...
Qxg4 34. Rf7 (34. a3 Qf4 35. R1d2 a5 $11) 34... Qg5 35. Bc2 (35. Re1 Bxb2+ 36.
Kb1 Be5 37. Rd1 Qh4 38. Rdd7 Qe1+ 39. Bd1 Qb4+ $11) 35... Qc5 36. Kb1 Bd4 37.
Rd7 Be5 38. Rb7 Bd4 $11) 34. R1d2 Qxg4 35. a3 a5 $2 (35... c5 36. Rxa7 Qf4 37.
Ra8+ Kg7 38. Rc2 Kh6 $13) (35... Qe4 36. Ka2 a5 37. Ra7 Qe5 38. Rc2 h5 $14) 36.
Rb7 $2 (36. R2d6 $1 Qg1+ 37. Bd1 Qf2 38. Rb7 Qf4 39. Rxc6 $18) 36... a4 $2 {
The crowning of the comedy of errors, since after the conquest of the 7th rank
by the white rooks the black king is simply doomed.} (36... Bd4 $1 $11) 37.
Rdd7 $1 Qg1+ 38. Bd1 Qxh2 39. Rdc7 Bd8 40. Rc8 Qd2 41. Bc2 (41. Bc2 c5 42. Re7
c4 43. Kb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Be2 O-O-O 14. e5 Qf5 15.
a4 b4 16. Bxc4 Nc5 17. Ne2 Rg8 18. O-O Be7 19. Qc1 Ne4 20. Ba6 Kb8 21. Bxb7
Kxb7 22. a5 Rc8 23. a6+ Kb8 24. Qxh6 Ng5 25. d5 Rg6 26. Qxg6 Qxg6 27. d6 Bd8
28. hxg5 Bb6 29. Rfd1 Qxg5 30. Rac1 Qg4 31. d7 Rd8 32. Kf1 Kc7 33. Rd6 Rxd7 34.
Rcxc6+ Kd8 35. f3 Qh5 36. Rxb6 Qh1+ 37. Ng1 Rxd6 38. exd6 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Be3 Bh6 14. Nf7+ Rxf7 15.
Bxh6 f4 16. Bg5 Neg8 17. g4 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bf2 h5 20. h3 Rh7 21. c5 Ne7 22.
Kg2 Ng6 23. Rh1 Bd7 24. b5 dxc5 25. Bxc5 Kg7 26. d6 hxg4 27. hxg4 Rxh1 28. Kxh1
Qh8+ 29. Kg2 Nh4+ 30. Kg1 c6 31. bxc6 bxc6 32. Kf2 Be6 33. Rb1 Kg6 34. Ke1 Rd8
35. Kd2 Rd7 36. Qa4 Qc8 37. Kc2 Ne8 38. Rd1 Ng2 39. Ba6 Qa8 40. Bc4 Ng7 41. Nd5
cxd5 42. exd5 Qe8 43. dxe6 Nxe6 44. Bxa7 Kf6 45. Bb5 Qc8+ 46. Kb2 Rb7 47. d7
Qc6 48. Ka1 Rxb5 49. Qa3 Rd5 0-1

[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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. f5 Nc6 10. fxe6 fxe6 11. Bc4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rg8 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Bb3
O-O-O 15. g3 Be7 16. Na4 Rg5 17. Rd3 Re5 18. Rc3 Bc6 19. Qa7 Kd7 20. Bd5 exd5
21. Nb6+ Ke8 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. Nxd5 Qa5 24. Nxe7 Bxh1 25. Qf2 Kxe7 26. Qe1+ Kf8
27. Qxh1 Qxa2 28. Qxb7 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Re8 30. Re3 Rxe3 31. Kxe3 Qg1+ 32. Kd3 Qxh2
33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qc7+ Ke6 35. Qc8+ Ke7 36. Qc7+ Ke6 37. Qc8+ Ke7 38. Qc7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nge2 b6 11. Ba3 Bb7 12. Rd1 {Wang Yue is showing a
remarkable affection for this risky variation. White pays for the pawn he wins
with backward development and an excessive build up on the light squares.} a5
13. Nc1 (13. Nf4 Nb4 (13... e6 14. Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. Be2 Nd7 16. Bd6 Nd4 $11) 14.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. Kf2 Rd2+ 16. Ke3 Rd8 17. Kf2 $11) 13... Nb4 14. Bd3 (14. Kf2
Rxd1 (14... Nh5 15. g3 Rxd1 (15... Bd4+ 16. Ke2 Rac8 17. Nb5 Rxc4 18. Nxd4
Rcxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Bxb4 Rxb4 21. b3 $14) 16. Nxd1 Bd4+ 17. Ke2 $14) 15.
Nxd1 Nd7 16. Nc3 Bd4+ 17. Kg3 Nc5 18. Be2 Be5+ 19. Kf2 Bd4+ $11) 14... Bh6 15.
Nd5 $1 {This active move is in fact a defence against the unpleasant pressure
of the enemy pieces.} (15. Bb1 $6 Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Rd8+ 17. Ke2 Rd2+ 18. Kf1 Be3
19. N1e2 e6 20. g3 $13) 15... Nfxd5 (15... Bxc1 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Rxc1 Rxa2 18.
Nxe7+ Kg7 19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O b5 $11) 16. cxd5 e6 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. dxe6 Bxc1
(18... fxe6 19. Bc4 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Kf7 21. Nd3 $14) 19. e7 Rdc8 $2 {Radjabov
is an excellent player of the Kings Indian Defence, but his move contradicts
the logic of the struggle. Objectively it was necessary to come to terms with
the logical continuation 19...Rxd3 leading to an equal ending.} (19... Rxd3 20.
Rxd3 Bg5 21. h4 (21. Rd7 Bc6 22. Rc7 Be8 $15) 21... Bxe7 22. Rd7 Rxa2 23. Rxe7
(23. Kd2 Bc5 24. Rxb7 Rxb2+ 25. Kc1 Rxg2 26. Rd1 b3 27. Kb1 Ba3 28. Rxb6 Rb2+
29. Ka1 Ra2+ $11) 23... Ra1+ 24. Kf2 Rxh1 25. Rxb7 Rb1 26. g4 Rxb2+ 27. Ke3 $11
) 20. e8=Q+ Rxe8 21. Rxc1 f5 $6 {Black is somehow unable to switch to damage
limitation mode. For that purpose it was more suitable to take the a2-pawn.} (
21... Rxa2 22. Rb1 Rc8 23. Kd2 Kg7 24. Rhc1 Rxc1 25. Kxc1 Bc6 26. Kd2 $14) 22.
Rc7 Bd5 23. O-O fxe4 24. fxe4 Bxa2 $2 {The defense of the position would not
have been pleasant, but better solution was to eat the e4 pawn.} (24... Bxe4
25. Bc4+ (25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rff7 Re1+ 27. Kf2 Rb1 $11) 25... Kh8 26. Re1 (26.
Rff7 g5 27. Kf2 $14) 26... Bf5 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kf2 Rd8 29. Ke3 Rd1 30. Rc6
$14) 25. Ra1 Bd5 (25... Bf7 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bc4 Bxc4 28. Rxc4 b3 29. Rb4 Rc8
30. Rxb3 Rc4 31. Rxb6 Rxe4 32. Rb7 $16) (25... Kh8 26. Kf2 $16) 26. Rxa8 Bxa8
27. Bb5 $2 {Overjoyed by his own chances White is trying to transfer the game
into bishop ending, but it seems objectively drawish.} (27. Rc4 Rd8 28. Be2 b3
29. Bf3 Kf7 30. Rb4 $16) 27... Re5 (27... Rd8 $2 28. Rc4 Kg7 (28... b3 29. Kf2
Rd2+ 30. Kf3 Rc2 31. Ra4 Bb7 32. Rd4 Bc6 33. Bxc6 Rxc6 34. Rb4 $16) 29. Rxb4
Rd2 30. Ra4 Rxb2 31. Be8 Bb7 32. Ra7 Kf8 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. Rxb7 $16) 28. Bc4+
Kf8 29. Rc8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. e5 Ke7 $2 {[%mdl 4096] The passive defense
will unfortunatelly not be enough, while the activisation of the king to the
c5 square would enable a drawish outcome.} (31... Kd7 $1 32. Kf2 Kc6 33. Bg8 h6
34. Ke3 Kc5 35. Kf4 (35. g3 g5 $11) 35... Bxg2 36. Bf7 Bd5 37. Bxg6 Be6 38. Bf5
Bc4 39. Bg4 Bd3 40. Be6 Bg6 41. Bg8 Kc6 42. Ke3 Kc5 43. e6 Kd6 $11) 32. Kf2 Bc6
33. g3 g5 34. Ke3 h6 35. Kd4 Bd7 36. Bd5 Bb5 37. Bf3 Be8 38. Bg2 Ba4 39. Bd5
Bb5 40. Bg8 Kf8 {Black is facing the danger that his postion will be in
zugzwang and then the White king will break in, heading towards his pawns.} (
40... Be2 41. Kd5 Bb5 42. Be6 Be2 43. Bf5 Bb5 44. Bg4 $16) 41. Bc4 Ba4 42. Bd5
Bb5 43. Bf3 Ke7 44. Bg4 Bf1 45. Kd5 Bb5 46. Bf5 Be8 (46... h5 47. Bc2 $1 (47.
h4 $2 gxh4 48. gxh4 Be2 49. Kc6 Bg4 $11) 47... Be8 48. Bd1 h4 (48... Bg6 49.
Kc6 Ke6 50. Kxb6 Kxe5 51. Kc5 h4 52. Kxb4 hxg3 53. hxg3 $16) 49. Bg4 Bf7+ (
49... hxg3 50. hxg3 Bb5 51. Ke4 b3 52. Kf5 $18) 50. Kc6 Be6 51. Bd1 hxg3 52.
hxg3 Bf5 53. Kxb6 Ke6 54. Kc5 Kxe5 55. Kxb4 Kd4 56. Ka5 Ke3 57. b4 Bd7 58. Kb6
Kf2 59. Kc7 Bb5 60. g4 $18) 47. Kc4 b3 (47... h5 48. Kxb4 h4 49. Kc4 Bc6 50.
gxh4 gxh4 51. Kd4 $18) 48. Kxb3 {At long last one of the black pawns has
finally been eliminated. Wang Yue will demonstrate excellent technique all the
way to the finish.} Bb5 49. Kc3 Be2 50. Kd4 Bb5 51. Kd5 Ba4 52. b4 Bb5 53. Bg4
Ba4 54. Bc8 Kd8 55. Ba6 Kd7 56. e6+ Ke7 57. Bc8 Bb5 58. Bd7 $1 {In the pawn
ending all the trumps would be in White's hands.} Be2 (58... Bxd7 59. exd7 Kxd7
60. g4 Kc7 61. b5 Kd7 62. h3 $18) 59. Kc6 b5 60. Kb6 Bc4 61. Bxb5 Bxe6 62. Kc7
1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd3
d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O e5 11. h3 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. e5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 dxe5
15. Bxe5 Nd5 16. Qh5 f5 17. Rae1 Qe8 18. Qh4 Qd8 19. Qd4 Qd7 20. c4 Nf6 21. Bd6
Ne8 22. c5 Nxd6 23. cxd6 Qa7 24. Qxa7 Rxa7 25. Re7 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bf4 d6 6. e3 c5 7. d5 Qb6 $5 {
An unusual but decent move.} (7... Qa5 {and}) (7... Na6 {are normally played.})
8. Rb1 (8. Qd2 Bf5 9. Rc1 a5 10. b3 a4 11. bxa4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bf5
14. e4 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rxa4 $13 {1-0 Drozdovskij,Y-Alford,P/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM
099 ext (30)}) (8. Qb3 Qxb3 9. axb3 Na6 10. e4 Nb4 11. O-O-O Ng4 12. Bg3 f5 13.
h3 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nh6 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. Bh2 Bd7 17. Rhe1 b5 18. Nc3 Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3
bxc4 20. bxc4 Rab8 21. g4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Nd1 Bf6 24. b3 a5 $15 {1/2-1/2
Anastasian,A-Kruppa,Y/St Petersburg 1993/TD (43)}) 8... e5 $5 {As White can't
take on d6 now, his whole setup with Bf4 loses sense.} (8... Na6 9. a3 Nh5 10.
Bg5 Re8 11. Nd2 Nb8 12. Be2 Nf6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Qc2 e6 15. e4 e5 16. b4 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Pytel,K-Cornelisse,J/La Fere 2007/CBM 119 ext (41)}) 9. Bg5 (9. dxe6
Bxe6 10. Qb3 (10. Qxd6 $6 Nc6 $36) 10... Qc6 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Be2 h6 13. O-O Na6
14. Rd2 Nh5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Nc7 17. Rfd1 Rab8 $132 {0-1 Nikolic,
B-Vojinovic,G/Vrsac 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 9... Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nbd7
12. Nd2 (12. e4 Nh5 {[%cal Yf7f5]}) 12... Rae8 13. a3 a6 14. f3 Qc7 15. Bh4 Nh5
$1 16. g4 e4 $1 {[%mdl 512] An excellent positional sacrifice based on a
tactical idea.} 17. fxe4 (17. Ncxe4 f5 $1 {the point!} 18. gxh5 fxe4 19. fxe4
Ne5 20. Qe2 $13 {may be better for White than the text as he has two extra
pawns here!}) 17... Bf6 $1 18. Bxf6 (18. Bf2 Bxc3 $1 19. bxc3 $8 Nhf6 20. h3 {
With two pairs of doubled pawns White's position is not too attractive.}) 18...
Nhxf6 19. Qe2 {Black has a strong e5-square but White's position is quite
solid and he eventually holds his ground. It is curious that doubled pawns
have a certain merit: they protect all the important squares beside (though
not in front of) them!} Ne5 20. h3 Qe7 21. Rg1 Nfd7 22. Kd1 Qh4 23. Kc2 Rb8 (
23... Qxh3 $2 24. Rh1 Qxg4 25. Qh2 {[%cal Rh2h7,Rb1g1]}) 24. Rh1 Kg7 25. a4 Rh8
26. Qg2 Qg5 27. Qg3 h5 28. Qf4 Qe7 29. g5 Rhf8 30. Rbf1 Qd8 31. Qg3 Qa5 32. Ra1
Qb4 33. a5 b5 34. axb6 Nxb6 35. Na2 Qa5 36. Nc3 Qb4 37. Na2 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qg4 g6 8.
Nd2 Qe7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. Bd3 d5 12. Qf4 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfe1
Re8 15. h3 Be6 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qg3 Qd6 18. Qxd6 cxd6 19. Bc4 b5 20. Bb3 Nf4
21. Ne4 Red8 22. Rad1 Bxb3 23. axb3 d5 24. Nc5 Re8 25. h4 Kg7 26. Rxe8 Rxe8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h4 h5 14. g4 hxg4 15.
h5 Nxh5 16. Rdg1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bf6 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qe3 Rxc3 21.
Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 e6 23. Bc4 Nxc4 24. Rxg4 Be5 25. Rg2 b5 26. Rf2 Kg8 27. a4
bxa4 28. Ka2 Nf6 29. Re2 d5 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Rh3 Bxd4 32. cxd4 Nf4 33. Reh2
Nxh3 34. Rxh3 g5 35. Rg3 f6 36. Rc3 Nd2 37. Rd3 Ne4 38. c4 Kf7 39. c5 g4 40. c6
Ke7 41. d5 exd5 42. c7 Kd7 43. Rxd5+ Kxc7 44. Rf5 g3 45. Rf4 Kd7 46. Kb2 Ke6
47. Rxe4+ Kf5 48. Re1 Kg4 49. Kc2 g2 50. Kd2 Kg3 51. Ke2 a3 52. Ra1 a2 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
Nd2 a5 9. c4 Nb6 10. Qe4 d5 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Be2 Qxe4 13. Nxe4 Be6 14. c5 dxc5
15. Be3 Nd5 16. Bxc5 Nf4 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. g3 Nxe2 19. Kxe2 Re8 20. f3 Bd5 21.
Kf2 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rxe4 23. Rac1 Ke7 24. Rxc6 Rd8 25. Rc2 Rd5 26. Rhc1 Rf5+ 27.
Kg2 h5 28. Rc7+ Kf6 29. R1c6+ Re6 30. b3 g5 31. Rxe6+ fxe6 32. Rc2 Ke7 33. Rd2
g4 34. h3 gxh3+ 35. Kxh3 Kf6 36. g4 hxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Rb5 38. Kf4 a4 39. bxa4 Ra5
40. Ke3 Rxa4 41. Rb2 Kf5 42. Rf2+ Ke5 43. Kd3 Kd5 44. Rb2 Ra3+ 45. Rb3 Rxb3+
46. axb3 Kc5 47. Ke4 Kb4 48. Ke5 Kxb3 49. Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O {Usually Black protects
the pawn with 12...Rb8 or 12...a5. Although Radjabov's move has also been
played on the GM level, judging from Anand's reply it must have came as a
surprise to the Indian.} 13. Ncxb4 {This principled reply is not the strongest
continuation, since Black will regain the pawn and the simplification of the
position will lead to a quick draw.} ({Both} 13. g3) ({and} 13. Be2 {lead to
usual positions of the 11.c4-system. Black will have to protect Pb4 soon
anyway.}) 13... Nxb4 14. Nxb4 Qb6 15. Nd5 $146 {The best move under the
circumstances.} (15. Qd2 Rb8 16. Nd5 Qxb2 17. Qxb2 Rxb2 $15 {1/2-1/2 Torres
Samper,R (2119)-Nunez,A (2205)/Benidorm 2003 (35)}) (15. Nd3 $6 {doesn't keep
the extra pawn due to} Qd4 $17) 15... Qxb2 16. Bd3 ({After} 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17.
Bd3 {Black has an important check} Qc3+ {with good play. For instance} 18. Ke2
Rb8 19. Rb1 Be6 $132) 16... Bd8 {As usual when Black manages to transfer the
dark-squared bishop to the queenside he has no problems at all.} 17. O-O Be6
18. Qb3 (18. Bc2 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Bb6 20. Rab1 Qxc2 ({or} 20... Qd4 $11) 21. Rxb6
Rac8 $11) (18. Qa4 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Bb6 20. Rab1 (20. Qc6 $2 Bxf2+ $17 21. Rxf2 $2
Qxa1+ $19) 20... Qd4 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 $11) 18... Qxb3 19. axb3 Rb8 20. Rfb1 Bxd5
21. cxd5 a5 {Strictly speaking the game is over. The remaining moves can be
explained by the fact that in Bilbao players were not allowed to offer a draw.}
22. Ra4 Bb6 23. b4 (23. Rc1 Bc5 {brings White nowhere either.}) 23... axb4 24.
Raxb4 Ba7 25. Rxb8 (25. Rb7 Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Ra8 $11 {[%cal Ga7c5]}) 25... Rxb8
26. Rxb8+ Bxb8 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. g3 Ba7 30. h4 Bd4 31. Kf3 Ba7 32.
Ke2 Bd4 33. Kf3 Ba7 34. Ke2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. a3 Be7 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Nxc6 Nxa4 14. Nxd8
Bxd8 15. f4 Nb6 16. Ba2 Be6 17. Ne4 Bxa2 18. Rxa2 f5 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. b4 c6 21.
g4 Nd5 22. Ne6 Rg8 23. Rg2 Bb6+ 24. Kh1 Ne7 25. Bb2 g6 26. h3 h6 27. Re1 Nd5
28. gxf5 Kf7 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Bxd4 gxf5 31. e6+ Ke7 32. Bc5+ Kf6 33. Bd4+ Ke7
34. Bc5+ Kf6 35. Bd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Kb1 b5 13. h4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4
15. Ka1 h5 16. Rb1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Rb6 19. g4 hxg4 20. Qe3 Rfb8 21.
h5 g5 22. fxg4 Nxg4 23. Qd2 f6 24. Nf3 Ra6 25. Rhg1 Rb4 26. a3 Be6 27. e5 dxe5
28. Nxg5 Bf5 29. Nge4 Kh7 30. Qe2 Nh6 31. Rg3 Be6 32. Rg6 Nf5 33. Qg4 Nh4 34.
Ng5+ fxg5 35. Qxg5 Nxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 d6 8.
Nb3 Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. Bd2 Qxf3 11. gxf3 Ne7 12. Rg1 Ng6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3
Ne5 15. Be2 g6 16. f4 Nd7 17. Bf3 c5 18. e5 Ra7 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Nd2 Nb6 21.
Ne4 Ke7 22. Nc3 Bd7 23. Kf2 Rb8 24. Rgd1 Na8 25. Nd5+ Ke6 26. b3 Nc7 27. Nc3
Ke7 28. Rd2 Be6 29. Rad1 Ra6 30. e4 Rb4 31. Na2 Rb8 32. Nc3 Rb4 33. Na2 Rb8 34.
Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Be2 {The Averbakh system
is a rare guest in top tournaments nowadays but in this game Black fails to
equalize.} c5 7. d5 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Be3 e6 10. Nf3 (10. Qd2 {is another option.
GM Teimour Radjabov faced it in the following game:} exd5 11. exd5 Kh7 12. h3
Re8 13. Bd3 Qa5 $6 (13... Nh5) 14. Nf3 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bxb5 Bd7 17. O-O
Ne4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Bd2 Bxb5 21. Bxa5 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 $16 {
1/2 Grischuk,A (2717)-Radjabov,T (2747)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 (85)}) 10... exd5
11. cxd5 (11. exd5 Bf5 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ra3 a5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16.
Rxd3 {1/2 Dorfman,J (2584)-Nataf,I (2588)/Aix-les-Bains 2007/CBM 120}) 11...
Bg4 (11... Ng4 $6 12. Bf4 Qf6 13. Bg3 Nd7 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nd2 Ngf6 16. Qc2 (16.
h3 $1 $16) 16... Ne5 17. f4 $6 Neg4 $132 {1/2 Mont Reynaud,J (2282)-Pavlovic,M
(2481)/Internet ICC 2000/EXT 2001 (60)}) 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Re8 14. O-O Nbd7
$14 {[%mdl 32] White has a space advantage but how to make use of it? Black
applies tactics which are quite unusual for the Modern Benoni structure: he
just waits! However, that enables White to prepare an attack.} 15. h3 Nh5 16.
a5 Rb8 17. Ra4 Ne5 18. Kh2 Qe7 19. g3 Nd7 20. Kg2 Kh7 21. Qd1 Kg8 22. Qc2 Rbc8
23. Re1 Kh7 24. f4 Qd8 25. Nf3 Rb8 26. g4 Nhf6 27. Bf2 Ng8 28. g5 b5 {Finally
starting counterplay.} 29. axb6 Rxb6 30. Re2 h5 (30... Ne7 $5 {although it
doesn't prevent} 31. gxh6 Bxh6 32. e5 $36) 31. e5 $1 {This break in the centre
is quite common but White should mind the f5 square here.} Ne7 (31... dxe5 32.
f5 $1 $16 {- a typical idea.}) 32. Rae4 (32. e6 $5 fxe6 33. dxe6 Nf8 34. Nh4 {
taking the important point under control}) 32... dxe5 (32... Nf5 33. e6 fxe6
34. dxe6 Nb8 (34... Nf8 35. Nd5 Rxb2 36. Qd3 Rxe2 37. Qxe2) 35. Nd5 Rxb2 36.
Qa4 $16) 33. fxe5 Nf5 34. Na4 {Probably wrong!} (34. Qd2 $142 {keeping all
possibilities (e6, d6, Na4)}) 34... Rb4 35. e6 fxe6 36. dxe6 Nf8 37. Nxc5 (37.
Rxb4 cxb4 38. Qc4 Qd6 39. Nc5 Qc6 {and it is difficult for White to make any
progress.}) 37... Rxb2 38. Qc4 (38. Qa4 Rxe2 39. Rxe2 Qa8 40. Qe4 Qxe4 41. Rxe4
a5 42. Be1 a4 43. Bb4 {is the maximum White can achieve. He has a strong
passed pawn (while Black's passed pawn is stopped); Black's f8-knight is
paralysed. However, what to do next? It the white king goes to e1, Black
replies ...Ng3 and draws.}) 38... Rxe2 (38... Nd6 39. Qd3 Nxe4 40. Qxd8 Rxd8
41. Rxe4 {[%cal Re6e7]}) 39. Rxe2 a5 40. Qb5 Qc8 41. Qxa5 {Practically forcing
a draw. The remaining moves could be spared.} Nxe6 42. Nxe6 Rxe6 43. Rxe6 Qxe6
44. Qc7 Ne7 45. Qb6 Qf5 46. Bg3 Qe4 47. Qa7 Qc2+ 48. Qf2 Qc6 49. Qe2 Nf5 50.
Bf2 Qd5 51. Qd2 Qb7 52. Qd3 Be5 53. Qd2 Bd6 54. Qc1 Be7 55. Qd2 Qc6 56. Qf4 Qd5
57. Qc7 Qe4 58. Qd7 Nd6 59. Qa7 Nf5 60. Qd7 Qe2 61. Qa7 Kg7 62. Qa1+ Kg8 63.
Qa8+ Kf7 64. Qd5+ Kg7 65. Kg1 Bd6 66. Bd4+ Nxd4 67. Qxd4+ Kh7 68. Qxd6 Qxf3 69.
Qe7+ Kg8 70. Qe8+ Kg7 71. Qe7+ Kg8 72. Qe8+ Kg7 73. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd3
e5 9. fxe5 Nxe5 10. O-O d6 11. h3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 h6 13. Bf2 Nh7 14. Nf5 O-O 15.
Kh1 Bxf5 16. exf5 Rc8 17. Rb1 Qe7 18. Qd2 Nf6 19. Bd4 Rfe8 20. a4 Qd7 21. a5
Re7 22. Qf2 Qa4 23. Ra1 Qc6 24. Qg3 Qd5 25. Qh4 Rce8 26. Qg3 Kf8 27. Qh4 Kg8
28. Qg3 Kf8 29. Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. a3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3
Bd7 9. f4 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Qe1 Rc8 12. Rd1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Qg3 Qc7 15.
Kh1 Rfd8 16. Bd3 b5 17. Rde1 Qb7 18. b4 Rc7 19. Re3 g6 20. Qh3 Rdc8 21. Nd1 Nh5
22. c3 Bd7 23. e5 Bc6 24. f5 dxe5 25. Bxe5 exf5 26. Bxf5 Bg5 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28.
Ree1 Rd8 29. Qg4 Bh6 30. Bd4 Bg7 31. Ne3 Bd7 32. Qh4 Rc8 33. Bxg7 Nxg7 34. Qe7
f5 35. Ng4 Bc6 36. Nh6+ Kh8 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Qxb7 Bxb7 39. Nd6 Rc7 40. Nxb7
Rxb7 41. Rf3 Kf7 42. Rd1 Ne6 43. Re3 Ng5 44. Rd6 Ra7 45. Red3 Ke7 46. Kg1 Ne4
47. Rc6 a5 48. h3 axb4 49. cxb4 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. N2f3 Nge7 8.
Bd3 Bd7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. c4 Be7 12. Be3 Qb8 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Qc2
a5 15. Rfc1 O-O 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. Rc3 Qc7 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. a3 dxc4 20. Rd1 c5 21.
Qxc4 Rab8 22. Rcd3 Rc7 23. R3d2 Qe8 24. Ng5 Ba4 25. Rc1 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Qb5 27.
Be3 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Bb3 29. Rc3 a4 30. Bxc5 g5 31. f3 Kh7 32. Kf2 Rb5 33. Bd6 Rd7
34. Rcd3 Kg6 35. Rd4 f6 36. h3 Rd8 37. Kg3 Rd7 38. Kf2 Rd8 39. Re2 Rc8 40. Bb4
Rd5 41. Rxd5 Bxd5 42. Bc3 f5 43. Rd2 Rc4 44. Ke3 g4 45. hxg4 fxg4 46. Rd4 Rxd4
47. Bxd4 Kf5 48. Bc3 gxf3 49. gxf3 g5 50. Bd4 Bb3 51. Bc3 Bd5 52. Bd4 Bb3 53.
Bc3 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 d6 7. h3 e5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. d3 Re8 10. Rb1 h6 11. Be3 a5 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Qc2 a4 15.
Rfe1 Nfd7 16. f4 Qa5 17. Bf2 Qb4 18. Bf1 Nb6 19. Red1 Nbd7 20. Re1 Nb6 21. Red1
Nbd7 22. Kh2 Nf6 23. Re1 Bd7 24. b3 axb3 25. axb3 Nh5 26. Red1 f5 27. Bg2 Bf6
28. Nde2 fxe4 29. Be1 Nd3 30. Nxe4 Nxe1 31. Rxe1 Bf5 32. g4 Bxe4 33. Bxe4 Ng7
34. Bxg6 Re3 35. Rg1 Ra3 36. Rg3 Re7 37. Rg2 Re3 38. Bh7+ Kf7 39. Qg6+ Ke7 40.
Bg8 Ne8 41. Ng3 Kd8 42. Qxh6 Qc3 43. Nf5 Rf3 44. Re2 Qd3 45. Reb2 Bxb2 46. Rxb2
Ra1 47. Qh4+ Kc8 48. Rg2 Qd1 49. Ng3 Rf2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Parker, Jonathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A68"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Barbican"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. Be2 exd5
9. cxd5 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. g4 Ne8 13. g5 Nc7 14. Bg4 Bd4+ 15.
Kh1 Qe7 16. Ne2 Bg7 17. Ng3 f6 18. h4 b5 19. Kg2 Rab8 20. e5 f5 21. Bf3 Nb6 22.
Re1 b4 23. Be3 Qd7 24. e6 Qb5 25. h5 Bxb2 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Rh1 Bg7 28. Qg1
Nbxd5 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Qh2 Nxe3+ 31. Kf3 Qb7+ 32. Kxe3 Bxa1 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Erevan MIKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

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 b6 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bf4 c5 13. Rad1 Bxf3 14. gxf3
c6 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Ne4 Be7 17. f4 f6 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Ng3 Nh4 20. Rd1+ Kc8
21. Kf1 c4 22. Ke2 Rd8 23. Rd4 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 c5 25. Bc3 fxe5 26. fxe5 Kd7 27.
Ke3 Ke6 28. Ke4 g6 29. a4 a6 30. f4 Nf5 31. Nxf5 gxf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 "Zagreb"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{The situation before this match was simple: we had to win all of the
remaining matches. We were ready to fight and produce this result.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 {Now we are in some
Benoni kind of position with the inclusion of f3 and it's a mix between a
King's Indian Saemisch and a Benoni. White starts to develop his pieces
interestingly, but he has an idea....} 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 (9. Bxh6 {White may
win a pawn if he wishes.:) There are interesting complications arising after
this move.}) 9... exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. a4 a6 12. Nge2 Nbd7 {Still, after Bxh6,
Black will take on e4 and play Qh4+ x h6.} 13. Nc1 Nh7 (13... h5 $5) (13... Ne5
$5) 14. Be2 f5 {Now Black is very active, things are very unclear! g5 or Ng5
is a threat and also the e4-pawn is quite vulnerable.} 15. O-O Ng5 (15... g5 $5
16. f4 (16. g3 Qe7 $5) 16... fxe4 (16... Bxc3 $5) (16... g4) 17. fxg5 Nxg5 18.
Nb3 Ne5 $5 {with good play and really interesting complications!} (18... Be5))
16. Nd3 {White decides to sacrifice a pawn for the initiative!} Ne5 (16... Bxc3
$5) (16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Nc3 (18. Nxg5 Nxd5 $1) 18... Qe7 $13) 17. Nf2
$1 {Now White is threatening to go for f4 and smash the kingside with a pawn
storm.} Nef7 (17... fxe4 18. f4 (18. Nfxe4 Nef7 $5 (18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf7 {
with the idea of going for Bf5 is interesting.} (19... Ng4 20. Bf4 g5 21. Bg3
Ne5 22. Rac1 Bf5 23. b4 b6 24. h3 Qc7))) 18... Ngf3+ 19. gxf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3
exf3 21. Kh1 Bf5 22. Rg1 b5 (22... Qb6 $5 {attacking e3 and trying Qb4 or Qb3
with b5 to follow. With an unclear position.}) 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25.
Nxb5 Qb8 26. Nc3 Qb3 27. Nfd1 Qc4 $13) 18. Rae1 Bd7 (18... fxe4 {was much
better than Bd7, I had to clarify the structure in the centre here, as my
opponent's reaction after Bd7 was really interesting.}) 19. exf5 gxf5 (19...
Bxf5 20. f4 {This move and then g4 with a clear attack on the kingside.}) 20.
Kh1 $5 {Avoiding Rxe3 shots! It's an interesting and consolidating move. Now
it's hard to find a plan for Black.} Rb8 {Preparing b5, but Qa5 with the same
idea was much much better!} (20... Qa5 $5 {Already pressuring the queen on d2
and preparing the Re7-Rae8 development.} 21. f4 Nh7 22. g4 b5 23. gxf5 {
A tricky variation which shows the potential of the defensive side here!} Nf6
24. axb5 axb5 25. Ng4 Bxf5 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Rg1+ Kf8 28. Bd3 Bxc3 29. bxc3
Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Qa4 $1 $11) 21. Nd3 {The interesting plan of Nd3-f4-h5 is a very
tricky and nice idea from my opponent. I didn't like the prospect of Nf4-h5
and tried to find an antidote.} (21. f4 Nh7 22. g4 b5) 21... Re7 22. Nf4 Qe8 {
I thought that the h5-square was under control now and b5 might come soon. But
Sasikiran makes simple moves here after which it is totally clear that White
is better.} 23. Bf2 Ne5 24. a5 b5 (24... Qf7 $5 {was an easier way to play,
but I wanted to create some kind of counterplay on the b-file.}) 25. axb6 Rxb6
26. h4 (26. Ra1 $5 {would be a more positional approach, but Sasikiran wants
to add pressure on Black's camp as Black really has bad pieces, like the rook
on e7, the awkward knight on g5, the a6 weakness. But the position is still
complicated.}) 26... Nh7 27. Ne6 $5 Qb8 $6 {Leaving my king alone to fight
against the coming danger, was not the best idea!} (27... Nf6 {was better to
go for the planned setup. Nf6 is now protecting the d5-square and Black is
ready to take on e6.} 28. Nxc5 (28. Nxg7 Kxg7 (28... Rxg7 29. Qxh6 Qg6 {
and Black is quite solid. Plenty of counterchances!})) 28... dxc5 29. Bxc5 {
I was not sure about this position over the board, but Black has a very strong
resource!} Rb8 $1 {Simple! And now after Bxe7 the h4-pawn starts to be a
worrying factor as the idea of :} 30. Bxa6 {falls into a very deep tactical
move:} Nh5 $3 31. Qf2 (31. Kg1 {to avoid Ng3+} Nxf3+ $3 32. gxf3 Rxe1 33. Rxe1
Qg6+ {and takes the a6-bishop, Black is winning.}) 31... Bc8 $17 {[%cal Ge5d3]}
(31... Bf6 $5 32. Bd6 Rg7 $17)) 28. f4 {Tactical trick!} Rxb2 (28... Ng4 29.
Bxg4 Rxb2 30. Qc1 fxg4 31. f5 {And Black's position is very very dangerous.
But probably it was the only chance to keep the fight going.}) 29. Rb1 $1 Nc4
$8 30. Bxc4 Bxc3 31. Qd3 $1 Rf7 32. Ra1 $2 (32. Rxb2 $1 $18 {was the winning
move!} Qxb2 33. Bxc5 $1 $18 dxc5 34. Rb1 Qd2 35. Qg3+) (32. g4 {I was afraid
of this move more with idea of g4-g5 and so on.}) 32... Rxf2 $1 33. Qg3+ Rg7 $3
{My opponent most probably overlooked this fantastic move.} 34. Qxc3 Rxf1+ 35.
Rxf1 Rf7 36. Qd3 (36. g4 fxg4 37. Qd3 Nf8 38. f5 Bb5 {Now already Black has
enough resources.}) 36... Qb2 37. Kg1 {A prophylactic move against Qf2, but
now Black is in time to play all the necessary defensive moves!} (37. g4 {
and again even here it was very interesting! Now the best way for Black is} Ba4
38. gxf5 Nf6 39. Rg1+ Kh8 {with the idea Bc2-e4!}) (37. Rb1 Qf2 38. g3 Nf8 39.
Rb8 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Bb5 $1 {and it's a draw due to lots of checks to White's king.
}) 37... Nf8 $1 38. Rb1 Qf6 $1 39. Qg3+ $6 (39. Rb6 Bb5 {and it's a position
of dynamic balance. Now Black's king is very safe and White's chances to
create something are simply not working.}) 39... Kh7 40. Re1 $6 (40. Rb6 {
This was the best way, now it's a draw again! But with the last move before
the control, Sasikiran makes a mistake.}) 40... Nxe6 {Somehow I wanted to take
this annoying knight finally! As ...Bb5 would still leave it on e6. In fact ...
Bb5 was quite possible and Black still should be slightly better.} 41. dxe6 Rg7
$1 {Of course if I did not have this move I would stay a piece down.} 42. Qd3
Bc6 {After this move I offered a draw to my opponent as it was securing a win
in the match for our team. But he decided to play on...} 43. Re2 $4 {True,
this creates problems for Black if he doesnt find the best way! Now a super
move comes out, slightly paradoxical but tactically working!} (43. Bd5 Bb5 44.
Qe3 Qxh4 45. e7 Be8 46. Qf2 Qxf2+ 47. Kxf2 a5 {Seeing that this position is a
dynamic draw after just g3 and Bd5-c4. Black is symbolically better but not
more!}) 43... Rg4 $3 {It was always pleasant to keep the rook, controlling the
e7 square and thus not giving White any possibility for active play or for the
e7 push. But here the super idea of Qa1+ and x f4 and x h4 works!} 44. g3 (44.
Qxd6 Qa1+ 45. Kh2 Rxh4+ 46. Kg3 Qg7+ 47. Kf2 (47. Kxh4 Qg4#) 47... Qxg2+ 48.
Ke1 (48. Ke3 Qg7 $1 49. Bd3 Rh3+ 50. Kd2 Qb2+ $19) 48... Qg3+ 49. Kd2 Qxf4+ 50.
Qxf4 Rxf4 51. Bxa6 Kg6 52. e7 Re4 53. Rxe4 fxe4 54. Bb7 Bb5 55. Bxe4+ Kf7 $19)
44... d5 $3 {And this is the final blow!} 45. Bxd5 {Here my opponent offered
me a draw, but already after Rg4 I saw the whole winning line.} Bb5 $1 (45...
Bxd5 $4 46. Qxd5 Rxg3+ 47. Rg2 $11) 46. Bc4 Bxc4 47. Qxc4 Rxg3+ 48. Kf1 (48.
Rg2 {and here is the difference: with the queen on d5 it's a draw, but with
the queen on c4 Black has a finishing move:} Rc3 $1 {and the e6-pawn falls.})
48... Qxh4 (48... Qa1+ {was also possible, but Qxh4 is more clear and clean.}
49. Re1 Qg7 $19 50. Qd5 Rg1+ 51. Ke2 Qb2+ 52. Kd3 Rg3+ 53. Re3 c4+ 54. Qxc4 (
54. Kxc4 Qa2+ 55. Kd4 Qxd5+ 56. Kxd5 Rxe3 $19) 54... Qa3+ 55. Kc2 Qxe3 $19) 49.
Rf2 Re3 (49... Qg4 $5 50. Ke1 Rg1+ 51. Rf1 Qg3+ 52. Kd2 (52. Kd1 Qf3+ 53. Ke1
Qe3+ 54. Qe2 Qc3+ $1 {and after Kd1 it's Qa1, when after Kf2 it's Qg3 mate.
Some tactics for fun, of course it's possible just to take on f1 with a
winning endgame.}) 52... Rg2+) 50. Qd5 Qh3+ $1 51. Rg2 {The endgame after Qg2
instead of this move is just lost after Qxg2 and Rxe6, leaving Black 3 pawns
up in a rook endgame.} Qh1+ {And in view of Rg1-Qxd5 and Kf2-Qe1 mate White
resigned!} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[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 "Ashdod Illit "]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 d5 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Rfd1 Qc8 14. Nb5
Nf6 15. Rab1 Ne7 16. Nd6 Qc6 17. Nxb7 Qxc4 18. Nc5 Rfb8 19. Bd4 Rb5 20. Rxb5
Qxb5 21. c4 Qc6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qc5 Rd8 26. Bf3
Kg7 27. Kg2 a6 28. Rd3 Qd6 29. Qd4 Qe6 30. Re3 Qd6 31. Rd3 Qe6 32. Re3 Qd6 33.
Qg4+ Ng6 34. Rd3 Qe6 35. Rd4 Rd6 36. e3 h6 37. Rd2 Qxg4 38. Bxg4 Ne5 39. Be2
Rc6 40. h3 a5 41. Bd1 Rc5 42. g4 Nc4 43. Rd4 Nb6 44. Bb3 Kg6 45. Kg3 f5 46. Kf4
fxg4 47. hxg4 Kg7 48. Kg3 Kf6 49. Kf3 Rb5 50. Rf4+ Kg7 51. Kg3 Rc5 52. Kg2 Rb5
53. Kf3 Kf8 54. Rd4 Kg7 55. Kg3 Rc5 56. Kf4 Rb5 57. f3 Kf6 58. Kg3 Kg7 59. f4
Kg6 60. Kf3 Kf6 61. e4 dxe4+ 62. Kxe4 Ke7 63. Kd3 Rc5 64. Re4+ Kf6 65. Rd4 Ke7
66. Re4+ Kf6 67. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[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 "Muelheim Nord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 Nb6 7. d4 Bg7 8.
Bf4 Be6 9. Qa3 O-O 10. e3 N8d7 11. Be2 c5 12. dxc5 Nc4 13. Qb4 a5 14. Qb5 Rc8
15. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[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. a4 a5 14. Nd3 b6 15. Nb5 Nf6
16. Nc3 {..} 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. Bf4 Ng6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 e5 8. Bxc4
a6 9. h3 Bd6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be2 Bd7 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. a3 Rad8 14. Nc4 Bc5 15. g3
Ne8 16. h4 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Nd6 18. h5 Nh8 19. Qb3 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5
22. Bg4 Rf6 23. Qb4 Qf8 24. O-O-O Nhf7 25. Qc5 Ng5 26. Rhe1 Nf3 27. Re3 Nd4 28.
Kb1 N4b5 29. Nxb5 Nxb5 30. Qc4 Kh8 31. f3 Rb6 32. Ka2 Rbd6 33. a4 Nd4 34. Rxe5
Nxf3 35. Rf5 Rf6 36. Rxf6 Qxf6 37. Qxc7 Ne5 38. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. e4 e5 8. d4
Nbd7 9. h3 Qa5 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bf1 Re8 13. Be3 Be6 14. Nxe6 Rxe6
15. a3 Nxe4 16. Rc1 Rae8 17. b4 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qc7 19. Rc2 a6 20. Kh1 Qd7 21.
Bf4 b5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Qd3 h5 24. h4 Qb7 25. Rce2 bxc4 26. Qxc4 d5 27. Qd3
Kg7 28. f4 Bf6 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Qxa6 Qxa6 31. Bxa6 Ra8 32. Bb7 Rxa3 33. Kg2
Ra2+ 34. Kh3 Kf7 35. Bxc6 Bc3 36. Rb1 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. e5 O-O 11. Ne4 Qd5 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Bh6
Qxe4 15. Re1 Qg6 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. f4 e5 18. fxe5 f5 19. c4 Be6 20. b3 Rd8 21.
Qc2 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 f4 23. Qe2 Bg4 24. Qf1 Qf5 25. h3 h5 26. a3 Rd2 27. e6 Ke7 28.
b4 Bd4 29. Rad1 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nfd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
a5 9. Ba2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nxe6 Nxe6 14. Qe3 Qxe3
15. Bxe3 Ng4 16. Bd2 Bh4 17. g3 Bf6 18. Kg2 Nc5 19. Bc4 Rfe8 20. f3 Ne5 21. Be2
Ned7 22. b3 Ne6 23. Rac1 Nd4 24. Bf1 Ne5 25. Re3 Ne6 26. Ne2 d5 27. exd5 cxd5
28. Bc3 Nd7 29. Rd1 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 Nf6 31. Kf2 Rac8 32. Rd2 Kf8 33. Bh3 Rxc3 34.
Nxc3 Ng5 35. Bg2 Rc8 36. Nb5 Rc5 37. Re2 Ne6 38. Bh3 Ng5 39. Bf5 g6 40. h4 Nxf3
41. Kxf3 gxf5 42. Nd4 Kg7 43. Nxf5+ Kg6 44. Ne7+ Kg7 45. g4 h6 46. Kf4 h5 47.
gxh5 Nxh5+ 48. Ke5 b6 49. Rd2 f6+ 50. Kd6 d4 51. Nd5 d3 52. c4 Rc8 53. Rxd3 f5
54. Ke5 f4 55. Nxf4 Re8+ 56. Ne6+ Rxe6+ 57. Kxe6 Nf4+ 58. Kd6 Nxd3 59. Kc6 Nc5
60. Kxb6 Nxb3 61. c5 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. Ne5 Bd6 7. f4 O-O 8. Nd2
c5 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. a3 Ne7 12. Qf3 b5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qg3 Nf5 15.
Bxf5 exf5 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. b4 Bb6 18. Rc1 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 a5 20. Nd3 axb4 21.
axb4 Re8 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. bxc5 g6 24. Bd4 Ra8 25. Ra1 Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Qf2
Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Ra8 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. h3 h5 31. Kh2 Kh7 32. Qg3 Bc6 33. Rf1 Rg8 34.
Qf2 Bd7 35. Ra1 Be6 36. h4 Qb7 37. Qg3 Qe7 38. Ra6 Rb8 39. Qe1 b4 40. Kg3 Bc4
41. Ra4 Qd7 42. Qa1 Bd5 43. Ra5 Qb7 44. Be5 Ra8 45. Rxa8 Qxa8 46. Qd4 Qc6 47.
Bh8 f6 48. Bxf6 Kg8 49. Be5 Qb7 50. Bf6 Kf7 51. Bg5 Qc6 52. Qxb4 Ke6 53. c4 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. b3 a5 11. Qe3 a4 12. Rb1 axb3 13. axb3 c5 14. Bb2 Ra2 15.
Bd3 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bc6 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qe6 19. Rg3 g6 20. f4 Be7 21. Kf1
Rf8 22. Qf3 f5 23. Rg2 Kf7 24. Kg1 Kg8 25. Rd1 Rb8 26. Bb1 Ra7 27. Qh3 Rf8 28.
Kh1 Rf7 29. Rdg1 Nc8 30. Qh5 Ra6 31. Qf3 Rb6 32. Bc2 Bf8 33. Bc3 Ne7 34. Rd1
Nc6 35. Re2 Nb4 36. Bb1 Nc6 37. Bc2 Nb4 38. Bb1 Qc6 39. Kg2 Bh6 40. Kg3 Qxf3+
41. Kxf3 Nc6 42. Bc2 Nd8 43. Bd2 Ne6 44. Be3 Kf8 45. Red2 Ke8 46. Ra1 g5 47.
Ra8+ Ke7 48. Rg8 gxf4 49. Bf2 Rf8 50. Rg1 Rfb8 51. Bh4+ Ke8 52. Rg8+ Bf8 53.
Bf2 Rxb3+ 54. Bxb3 Rxb3+ 55. Ke2 f3+ 56. Kd1 f4 57. Kc2 Rb4 58. Kc3 Rb1 59. Kd3
Rc1 60. Rg1 Rxg1 61. Bxg1 Ng5 62. h4 Nh3 63. Bf2 Be7 64. h5 Ng5 65. Bh4 Nf7 66.
Bxe7 Nxe5+ 67. Ke4 Nxc4 68. Rc2 Ne3 69. Rd2 Kxe7 70. Kxf4 Nc4 71. Rf2 d5 72.
Rxf3 d4 73. Rg3 Kf6 74. h6 Ne5 75. Rg7 Ng6+ 76. Ke4 Kg5 77. Rxh7 c6 78. Rc7
Kxh6 79. Rxc6 Kg5 80. Rxc5+ Kg4 81. Kxd4 Kf4 82. Rc6 Nh4 83. Rf6+ Nf5+ 84. Kd5
Kg4 85. Ke4 Ng3+ 86. Ke5 Kg5 87. Rf8 Kg4 88. Rf7 Ne2 89. Ra7 Ng3 90. Ra4+ Kf3
91. Ra3+ Kg4 92. Rxg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Be2 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. c4 Ne7 12. Nc3 Qc7 13. f4 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 O-O
15. Ne4 Rd8 16. Nxc5 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Ng6 18. Bg4 e5 19. f5 Ne7 20. Rf1 g6 21. Bg5
Bxf5 22. Bf3 e4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Qe5 25. Bxe7 Qxe4 26. Bf6 Qxc4 27. a3 h6
28. Rac1 Qb5 29. Rfe1 g5 30. h3 Kh7 31. Rc2 Kg6 32. Rf2 Qc5 33. Rf3 Qd5 34. Bc3
f5 35. Rfe3 Rg8 36. Re6+ Kh5 37. R6e5 Qd7 38. Rxf5 Re8 39. Ref1 Re6 40. Kg1
Qa7+ 41. R1f2 Re2 42. Rf7 Qc5 43. R7f5 Qa7 44. Kf1 Rxf2+ 45. Rxf2 Qe3 46. Rf3
Qc1+ 47. Kf2 Qc2+ 48. Kg3 Qe4 49. Rf6 g4 50. hxg4+ Qxg4+ 51. Kh2 Qh4+ 52. Kg1
Qe4 53. Rf3 Kg6 54. Rg3+ Kf5 55. Rh3 Kg6 56. Rf3 h5 57. Kf2 Qh4+ 58. Kg1 Qe4
59. Kh1 Qh4+ 60. Rh3 Qg4 61. Rd3 Qh4+ 62. Kg1 Qe4 63. Rd4 Qe3+ 64. Kh2 Qe5+ 65.
Kh1 Qe6 66. Ra4 Qe2 67. Rf4 Qd1+ 68. Kh2 Qd6 69. g3 Qd5 70. Kg1 Qc5+ 71. Kg2
Qd5+ 72. Kf2 Qc5+ 73. Rd4 Qf5+ 74. Ke3 Qe5+ 75. Kf2 Qf5+ 76. Rf4 Qc5+ 77. Kg2
Qd5+ 78. Kh2 Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 Ne7 12. Nc2 f5 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. exf5
Bb7 15. Ne3 O-O 16. Be2 Kh8 17. a4 b4 18. O-O e4 19. cxb4 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Be5 21.
Bc4 d5 22. Bxd5 Rad8 23. Qb3 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Qd6 25. Rbd1 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Be5 27.
Qe3 Rg8 28. g3 Rg4 29. f6 Re8 30. Kg2 Qb8 31. Rh1 Rg6 32. Rh5 Reg8 33. Rdh1 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. c4 O-O
9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. h3 Bh7 11. g4 a5 12. a3 Re8 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Rfe1 e5 15. e4 Rc8
16. Nf1 b5 17. Ng3 a4 18. b4 bxc4 19. dxc4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 e3 22.
Ne4 exf2+ 23. Qxf2 Be7 24. Rad1 Bh4 25. Ng3 Qc7 26. Qe3 Nb6 27. Bf1 Bc2 28. Rd2
Bb3 29. Nf5 Bxe1 30. Qxe1 Bxc4 31. Bg2 Bd5 32. Bf1 Bc4 33. Rf2 Bxf1 34. Qxf1
Nd5 35. Bc1 Re6 36. h4 e4 37. Rg2 e3 38. g5 h5 39. Qf3 Rce8 40. Qxh5 Nf4 41.
Nh6+ Rxh6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Amin, Bassem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.
Nxe5 Re8 9. d3 Bd6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Qf2 Nh5 14. Bg3 Bf6
15. e5 Be7 16. f4 b6 17. Ne3 Bc5 18. Nc3 Bd4 19. Rae1 b5 20. a3 a5 21. Ncd1 Bb6
22. Qe2 f5 23. c3 b4 24. Nf2 bxa3 25. bxa3 Qe7 26. Ra1 Rad8 27. d4 g6 28. Rfd1
Kh8 29. a4 Qf7 30. Qf3 Bb3 31. Rd2 c5 32. d5 c4 33. Re1 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 b6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Bh4 Nd7 10. Qc2 Ndf6 11. Ne5 c5 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Rad1
Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qc7 16. Bg3 Qc6 17. Rd2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Rd3 19. Bh4 f6 20. exf6
exf6 21. c4 h5 22. Bg3 Rfd8 23. h3 Kg7 24. b3 g5 25. h4 Kg6 26. Qb2 Qd7 27.
Rxd3 exd3 28. f3 g4 29. e4 Kf7 30. Kh2 gxf3 31. gxf3 Rg8 32. Qf2 Bc8 33. Qf1 d2
34. Bf4 Qd4 35. Rxd2 Qc3 36. Qd1 Re8 37. Rc2 Rd8 38. Qxd8 Qxc2+ 39. Kg3 Qb1 40.
Be3 Be6 41. Qc7+ Ke8 42. Qb8+ Kf7 43. Qxa7+ Kg6 44. Qxb6 Kf7 45. Qxc5 Qh1 46.
Qxh5+ Ke7 47. Qh7+ Ke8 48. Qh8+ Kf7 49. Qh5+ Ke7 50. Qh7+ Kd6 51. Bf4+ Kc5 52.
Qa7+ Kb4 53. Bd2# 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[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 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Bc4 Nf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bb3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[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 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Nbd2 b6 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[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 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. Nf3 Nbd7
8. Bxf7 Nxe4 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Ke7 11. Bb3 Ndc5 12. Nxe5 Be6 13. Nf3 Nxc3
14. Be3 N5e4 15. O-O c5 16. Rfe1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd6 10. Be3 b6 11. a4 a5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Nb5 Rd8 14. Nxd6+
cxd6 15. Nd2 Ne7 16. c4 Nc6 17. b3 O-O 18. Nf3 Bg4 19. Rd2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. c3
e6 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. O-O-O a6 12. h4 g4 13. Ng1 Nxg3 14. fxg3 Nf6 15.
Ne2 Nh5 16. Rhf1 Bd7 17. Bg6 Nf6 18. Bd3 O-O-O 19. Kb1 Bc6 20. e4 Nh5 21. Nb3
Ba4 22. Qd2 c5 23. Qe3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Kb8 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Nd2 Nf6 27. Nc4 Bb5
28. Nd2 Bc6 29. Rc3 h5 30. Qf2 Rhf8 31. a3 Nd7 32. Rb3 d5 33. exd5 Bxd5 34. Rb4
Qd6 35. Ne4 Qc7 36. N4c3 Nb6 37. Nf4 Bc6 38. Bxa6 Rfd8 39. Bb5 Bf8 40. Rb3 Bg7
41. Nfe2 f5 42. Bxc6 Qxc6 43. Qf4+ Ka8 44. Ka1 Nc4 45. Rb4 Nd6 46. Rd1 Qxg2 47.
d5 e5 48. Ra4+ Kb8 49. Qe3 Qf3 50. Qb6 e4 51. Rc1 Rc7 52. Ra8+ Kxa8 53. Qxc7
Bf6 54. Nf4 Qe3 55. Rc2 Be5 56. Qxd8+ Ka7 57. Qa5+ Kb8 58. Ne6 Nc4 59. Qb4 Nd2
60. Qf8+ Ka7 61. Nb5+ Ka6 62. Nbc7+ Ka7 63. Qa8+ Kb6 64. Rc6+ bxc6 65. Qa6# 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. h3 Nf4 14. Nbd4
Nxd3 15. Qxd3 a6 16. Nf5 Be5 17. Rfe1 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 f6 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rad1
Qd7 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Bb6 Kf7 23. Rd3 Re8 24. Red1 Ke6 25. Kf1 h5 26. Ke2 Rd6
27. Bc5 Rdd8 28. Bb6 Rd6 29. Re3 Kf7 30. Bd4 Rdd8 31. Bb6 Rd7 32. g3 g5 33. Nd4
Bxd4 34. Bxd4 Rxe3+ 35. Bxe3 Ke6 36. Rh1 Ne5 37. Rd1 Nc4 38. Bc1 Re7 39. Kd3
Ne5+ 40. Kc2 Nf3 41. Be3 Rd7 42. b4 Rd8 43. a4 Rc8 44. Kb3 Rc4 45. b5 h4 46.
Ra1 hxg3 47. fxg3 Re4 48. Bb6 Nd2+ 49. Kc2 Nc4 50. Bc5 Re2+ 51. Kb3 b6 52. Bd4
Rb2# 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 "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D08"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Bg4 6. b4 Qe7 7. Nbd2 O-O-O 8.
Bb2 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Bg2 Nf6 13. Nf3 Qe8 14. Nxd4 h5
15. Qb3 hxg4 16. hxg4 Rxh1+ 17. Bxh1 Ne4 18. Qe3 Qe5 19. f4 Qe7 20. O-O-O Nd6
21. f5 Bh7 22. Nb5 f6 23. Bd5 Bg8 24. Bxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7 7. Be2 g6 8. Nd2 e5
9. b4 Bg7 10. Nb3 O-O 11. a4 Bb7 12. O-O Re8 13. Bb2 h5 14. Na5 Qc8 15. Qc2
exd4 16. exd4 Nf8 17. Bd3 Ne6 18. Ne2 Qc7 19. f4 Ng4 20. Qd2 Nf8 21. h3 Ne3 22.
Rf3 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. f5 Bc8 25. f6 Bh8 26. Nf4 Re4 27. Raf1 Bd7 28. Bc3
Rb8 29. Qf2 Nh7 30. Ne2 Re6 31. Nf4 Rxf6 32. Qg3 Rc8 33. b5 axb5 34. axb5 h4
35. Qxh4 g5 36. Qg3 cxb5 37. Nxd5 Qxg3 38. Rxg3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 Qc7 8. Qe2
dxe4 9. dxe4 e5 10. a4 a5 11. Nc4 b6 12. b3 Ba6 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Bc5 15.
Bh3 Rfe8 16. Rd2 Bb4 17. Rdd1 Bc5 18. Rd2 Bb4 19. Rdd1 Rad8 20. Bf1 Bc5 21. h3
h6 22. Qe1 Bb4 23. Qe3 Bc5 24. Qe1 Bd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rxd4 c5 27. Rdd1 Nxe4
28. Qe3 Ndf6 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. Qf4 Re6 32. Qf3 Ne4 33. Rd1 Qe7
34. Qf4 Qf6 35. Qxf6 Rxf6 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Bd3 Bb7 38. Nd6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. c3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O
h6 9. Bxf6 exf6 10. e4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qd8 14. d5 Na5
15. Rc1 f5 16. b3 Bd7 17. Re1 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. Qe2 b6 20. Re1 Nb7 21. Ne5
Nd6 22. Ndf3 b5 23. Bd3 Qc7 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Rc1 Re8 26. Qd1 Ne4 27. dxc6 Nc3
28. Qd2 Qxc6 29. h3 Qc5 30. Bf1 a5 31. Rc2 Kh7 32. h4 Re7 33. h5 g5 34. Qd3 b4
35. Rd2 Ne4 36. Rc2 Bc3 37. Qc4 Nd6 38. Bd3 Kg7 39. g3 Kf6 40. Kg2 g4 41. Nd2
Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Qe7 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Bxd6 Nxd6 12. b3 Ne4 13. Nf4 Qd6 14. Nd3 b6 15.
Rfc1 Bb7 16. b4 Ba6 17. c5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Qc7 19. Nde5 Ndf6 20. Nd3 Ng4 21. Nfe5
Bxd3 22. Nxd3 e5 23. e3 Rae8 24. h3 Ngxf2 25. Nxf2 Nxg3 26. Re1 e4 27. Nh1 Nh5
28. Qd1 g6 29. Rb1 f4 30. exf4 Nxf4 31. Rb3 Rf6 32. Nf2 h5 33. Qd2 Ref8 34. Nd1
Rf5 35. Kh1 Kg7 36. Rg1 Nd3 37. Rxd3 exd3 38. Qxd3 Rg5 39. Re1 Rf7 40. Qe3 Qf4
41. Nc3 Rg3 42. Qxf4 Rxf4 43. Ne2 Re3 44. Nxf4 Rxe1+ 45. Kh2 Kf6 46. Nd3 Rd1
47. Nb4 Rxd4 48. Nxc6 Rc4 49. Bxd5 Rxc5 50. Bg2 a5 51. Kg3 Rc3+ 52. Kf4 g5+ 53.
Ke4 Rxc6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[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 "Macedonia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 e5 5. c3 Be7 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 Nh5 8.
Bg3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. e3 Bf6 11. Ne4 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nxe4 13. Qxe4+ Qe7 14.
Qf3 Rb8 15. O-O-O g6 16. g4 Kf8 17. Qg3 Kg7 18. Be2 Bd7 19. f4 b5 20. Kb1 c5
21. Nf3 b4 22. c4 Ba4 23. b3 Bc6 24. Bd3 Be4 25. Kc2 d5 26. Ne5 Bxd3+ 27. Rxd3
Bxe5 28. fxe5 dxc4 29. bxc4 Rb6 30. Rhd1 Re8 31. Rd5 Qb7 32. e4 Ra6 33. Kb2 Ra3
34. R1d3 Qa6 35. Rxa3 bxa3+ 36. Kc3 Qb7 37. Qf2 Qb4+ 38. Kd3 Qb1+ 39. Ke3 Re6
40. Kf3 Rc6 41. Qd2 Rb6 42. Rd7 Qf1+ 43. Qf2 Qxc4 44. Kg3 Qe6 45. Rd5 Rb2 46.
Qxc5 h5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E02"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. cxd5 Bxd5 7. Nf3 c5 8.
O-O e6 9. Nc3 Bc6 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Be3 Be7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Ne5
Bxg2 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Kxg2 Ncd7 17. Nc4 Rac8 18. Na5 b6 19. Nb7 Rf8 20. Nb5
Nd5 21. Bf4 a6 22. Na7 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ra8 24. Nc6 Kf8 25. Bd6 Bxd6 26. Nxd6 N5f6
27. Rd1 a5 28. f3 Nd5 29. Kf2 Nc5 30. Rd2 Nb4 31. Nxb4 axb4 32. b3 Ke7 33. Nb5
Rc8 34. e4 Nd7 35. Nd6 Rc7 36. Nc4 g5 37. Ke2 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. b4 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. b5 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6
fxg3 16. hxg3 Qc8 17. Nd5 Qxe6 18. Nxc7 Qh3 19. Rf2 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Rxf2 21. Kxf2
Rf8+ 22. Ke3 Qxg3+ 23. Kd2 Rf2 24. Ne8 h5 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qb3 Qg2 27. Qe3 Ng8
28. c5 dxc5 29. Bb2 Qh2 30. Re1 Nf6 31. Kd1 b6 32. Bc3 Kh7 33. Qg5 Nxe4 34.
Qe7+ Kh6 35. Bxe5 Rf7 36. Qe8 Rd7+ 37. Kc2 Rd2+ 38. Kb1 Qf2 39. Rf1 Rxe2 40.
Qh8+ Kg5 41. Rxf2 Rxf2 42. Bb8 Rf5 43. Bxa7 c4 44. Bxb6 Rxb5+ 45. Kc2 Rxb6 46.
Qe5+ Kh6 47. Qxe4 g5 48. a4 Rf6 49. a5 g4 50. Kc3 Kg5 51. Qe5+ Kg6 52. Qe4+ Kg5
53. Qb7 g3 54. a6 1-0

[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 "2008.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
Ba7 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 h6 12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Qe2 Rad8
15. Ng3 Bc5 16. Nh4 Bf8 17. a4 Na5 18. Be3 c5 19. Nf3 Qd6 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Nd2
c4 22. dxc4 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Qf3 Bd5 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4
f6 28. a5 Qxa5 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qxb7 Qb5 31. Qc7 Rd6 32. b4 Qc6 33. Qb8 Qxc3
34. Rc1 Qxc1+ 35. Bxc1 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rxc1 37. Qa8 Rb1 38. Qxa6 Rxb4 39. Qe6+ Kh7
40. g3 Rd4 41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. h4 Be7 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. h5 Rb4 45. Kh3 Rd4 46. Kg2
Rb4 47. Qd5 Rd4 48. Qa8+ Rd8 49. Qc6 f5 50. Qe6 f4 51. g4 Bg5 52. Kf3 e4+ 53.
Qxe4 Re8 54. Qf5+ Kg8 55. Qd5+ Kf8 56. Qc4 Re7 57. Kg2 Re8 58. Kh2 Re7 59. Kh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "England"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. b3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ba3 a6 8.
Bd3 d6 9. c3 dxc3 10. Nxc3 Nc6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Bc2 d5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. d4 Bd7
15. Nf4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bc6 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Rc1 O-O 19. Rc4 Qa5 20. Qc2 Rfd8
21. g3 Qb6 22. Qc3 h6 23. Rc1 a5 24. Ra4 Nf5 25. Ne2 Qb5 26. Qf3 Rd6 27. Kg2
Rad8 28. Qe4 Qb6 29. Rac4 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bd2 c6 8. Qc2
O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3 Qe7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15.
Bxf5 Nc4 16. Be1 g6 17. Bh3 Nh7 18. g3 f5 19. Bg2 Nf6 20. a4 a5 21. b3 Nb6 22.
Bd2 h5 23. f3 h4 24. e4 hxg3 25. h3 dxe4 26. fxe4 Nxe4 27. Rce1 Qh4 28. Nxe4
fxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qxe4 31. Bxe4 Kg7 32. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 "Serbia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Nd2 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. Ne2 h6 7. Bxf6 exf6 8. Ng3
Be6 9. Bd3 g6 10. c3 Bd6 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. O-O Qc7 13. f4 f5 14. c4 dxc4 15. Bxc4
O-O-O 16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Bxe6+ fxe6 18. Nc4 g5 19. Ne2 Rhg8 20. Rf3 Kb8 21. Rcf1
Nd5 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. e4 Ne7 25. Rb3 Rh8 26. g3 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4
28. Rxf4 e5 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Rg3 Qh5 31. h3 Rdg8 32. Qd3 Rxg3+ 33. Qxg3 Ka8
34. Qf3 Qg5+ 35. Kf2 Ng6 36. Rf5 Qd8 37. Qe3 a6 38. Nf4 Nxf4 39. Rxf4 Qd1 40.
Kg3 c5 41. Qxc5 Qd3+ 42. Kf2 Qd2+ 43. Kg3 Qd3+ 44. Kf2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. b5 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6
fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Ba3 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.
Bxe7 Re8 22. Bc5 Rxe6 23. Rad1 a6 24. bxa6 Rexa6 25. a3 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27.
Rxe4 Rxa3 28. Rxe5 Ra1 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Ra1+ 31. Ke2 Ra2+ 32. Ke3 Ra3+
33. Ke2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. dxc5
a6 9. Nd4 Nge7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bxc2 12. Qd2 Be4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bg2 Nd5
15. Bxe4 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qa5+ 17. Qc3 Qxc3+ 18. bxc3 Bxc5 19. Bxb7 Ra7 20. Rb1
Ke7 21. Ke2 h5 22. g5 Rb8 23. Bf3 Rd8 24. Rb7+ Rxb7 25. Bxb7 Rb8 26. Rb1 h4 27.
h3 a5 28. a4 Kd8 29. Rb5 Ba7 30. Kf3 g6 31. Kg4 Bf2 32. c4 Kc7 33. Be4 Rxb5 34.
cxb5 Kd8 35. Kf3 Bb6 36. Bc6 Ke7 37. Kg4 Bf2 38. b6 Bxb6 39. Kxh4 Be3 40. Kg4
Bc1 41. Bb5 Bd2 42. Be2 Kf8 43. h4 Ke7 44. Kf3 Be1 45. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 d6 5. Rb1 e5 6. b4 a6 7. a4 Nf6 8. b5 axb5
9. axb5 Ne7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. d3 h6 13. Qb3 c6 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Ra1
Rc8 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Rfb1 g5 18. Nd2 d5 19. Bc5 Nf5 20. Bb6 Qd6 21. Qa3 dxc4
22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. dxc4 Qe6 24. Rd1 e4 25. e3 Qxc4 26. Rac1 Qe6 27. Bc5 Ra8 28.
Qb4 Reb8 29. Ra1 Nd5 30. Nxd5 Bxa1 31. Nb6 Bg7 32. Qxe4 Ra1 33. Rxa1 Bxa1 34.
Qxe6 fxe6 35. Bxc6 Kf7 36. Bf3 Bf6 37. Kg2 Be7 38. Bxe7 Nxe7 39. Nc4 Kf6 40.
Nd6 Rd8 41. Ne4+ Ke5 42. Nc5 Nf5 43. Kf1 Rd2 44. Bg4 Ng7 45. Nb3 Rb2 46. Nd4
Kf6 47. h3 e5 48. Ne2 Rc2 49. Bf3 h5 50. Ke1 Rc4 51. Bd5 Rc5 52. Bf3 Rc4 53.
Bd5 Rc2 54. Kd1 Rc8 55. Kd2 Nf5 56. Nc3 Nd6 57. Bf3 Rh8 58. Kd3 h4 59. gxh4
gxh4 60. Nd5+ Kg6 61. Bg2 Re8 62. Be4+ Kg7 63. Nc3 Rf8 64. f3 Rd8 65. f4 Nb5+
66. Nd5 Nc7 67. Kc4 Nxd5 68. Bxd5 exf4 69. exf4 Kf6 70. Kc5 Kf5 71. Kc6 Kxf4
72. Be6 Rd2 73. Kc5 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A very sharp game in what has been one of the most topical lines of the
Dragon recently. With a big theoretical battle.} 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 {Now we have
reached the main position of the Dragon.} Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 {
The most topical move nowadays, Black heads for c4 blocking b3 bishop thus
decreasing White's attacking potential.} (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 {This line
was used by Azeri players not long ago. There is a lot of theory developed by
Azeri players with many sharp variations and lines.}) 12. h4 h5 13. Kb1 Re8 14.
g4 hxg4 15. h5 Nxh5 16. Bh6 Kh7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Nf5+ Bxf5 20.
exf5 Rh8 {Now this position is reached by force. I had prepared an interesting
idea, which was very hard to meet I think and Rustam didn't manage; but still
I am not sure about Black's best move.} 21. fxg6 Nxg6 22. Ne4 $5 $146 Nf6 23.
Rdf1 $5 Rxh1 (23... Nxe4 24. Rxf7+) 24. Rxh1 d5 (24... Nxe4 $4 25. Qh6+ Kf6 26.
Rf1+ Ke5 27. Qh5+ $18) (24... e6 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Bxe6 $18) 25. Nxf6 Kxf6 {
White has many ways to play here, Qh6, Bxd5 and so on. But Qf2 seemed
interesting too.} (25... exf6 $6 26. Bxd5 {And White retains a very unpleasant
initiative!}) 26. Qf2+ Kg7 (26... Ke6 27. Rd1 $18) 27. Rf1 f6 {Now there are
tons of possibilities for White, I went for 28.Qf5.} (27... Qe8 28. Bxd5 e6 29.
Bxb7 $16 (29. Be4 Qe7 30. Qd4+ {And xa7 with big advantage for White.} e5 31.
Qxa7 Rc7 32. Qe3 $16) 29... Rc4 30. Ba6 {And Qxa7 with a pawn up for White.} (
30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Ba6 $16)) 28. Qf5 $5 {Now it's very hard to find anything
promising for Black.} Rc6 $6 {Maybe 28...Rc5 was somewhat better, but White
retains his attack.} 29. Rg1 $1 {Natural and strong!} Qe8 30. Bxd5 (30. Ba4 {
This was probably winning as I thought during the game, but Bxd5 seemed more
clear to me.} e6 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. Qf2 Qf7 33. Rg3 $1 {And I didnt see how
Black defends, still I didn't want to create passers for Black, and decided
that Bxd5 is more clean.}) 30... Rc5 (30... e6 $2 31. Bxc6) 31. Qe6 $1 {
Precision till the end! All black pieces are paralysed and it's not clear
which piece to move even. Only the rook has some moves, so Rustam goes for it.}
Rb5 32. c4 Rb6 33. Qh3 $1 e6 (33... f5 {which I considered to be the best over
the board seems not enough to put up much resistance either.} 34. Qxf5 $5 {
might be the most precise.} (34. Rh1 e6 35. c5 (35. Qc3+ e5 36. Qh3 e4 37. Qxf5
e3 38. Re1 $18) 35... exd5 36. cxb6 Qe4+ 37. Ka1 axb6 38. Qc3+ d4 39. Qc7+ Ne7
40. Rd1 $16) 34... Rf6 35. Qh3 b6 36. Be4 e5 37. Qh5 {And now Black is in
zugzwang! He has to move a pawn, otherwise his king is too weakened if the
rook leaves the f-file or the queen goes to e6.} a5 (37... Rd6 38. Rh1 $18) (
37... Qe6 38. b4 $18 (38. Rh1 Qxc4 39. Bf5 Rxf5 40. Qxf5 Qd4 41. Qc2 $18)) 38.
Rh1 Rf4 39. Qh6+ Kf6 40. Bc2 e4 41. Rg1 Rf5 42. Qe3 $18) 34. Bf3 $1 (34. Be4 f5
35. Qc3+ Kf7 36. c5 $18 {But I didnt want to allow ...Rc6 here, still after it
Qg3 is winning easily.}) 34... Qd8 (34... f5 $1 35. c5 Rc6 $8 36. Qg3 Rxc5 (
36... e5 37. Bxc6 bxc6 38. Qd3 Kf6 39. Qd6+ Kg7 40. Qc7+ $1 (40. Rg5 f4 41. Rf5
Kh6 42. Kc2 {Black is paralysed and White is just winning easily.} a5 43. Rf6 (
43. b3 a4 44. Rf6) 43... Kg5 44. Qxc6 Qxc6 45. Rxc6 f3 46. Kd2 Nf4 47. Ke3 Kg4
48. Rd6 Kg3 49. Rd2 $18) 40... Kf6 41. Qh7 f4 42. Qh6 Qf7 43. Rd1 Kf5 44. Rd7
$3 {And White wins, amazing geometry!}) 37. Qd6 Rc4 38. Bh5 $18) 35. Qg2 $1 {
And now in view of Qd3-Ka1 followed by Be4, White wins the game easily. Black
resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. h3 Nbd7 8. e5
dxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Qxd5 Nxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. c3
Be6 15. Be3 b6 16. Rfd1 Kg7 17. Bf3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rc8 19. Bd4 Kf6 20. Bxe5+
Kxe5 21. Re1+ Kf6 22. Rd1 Ke5 23. Re1+ Kf6 24. Rd1 Ke5 25. Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[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. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4
Qa5 15. b3 Qc7 16. h4 h5 17. Re1 Nb6 18. Nc3 Rd8 19. Qe5 Qd6 20. Kb2 Bf5 21.
Ba6 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Rd2 23. Re2 Rad8 24. Rhe1 Kf8 25. Kc1 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 e6 27.
Ne4 Ke7 28. Nf2 g5 29. hxg5 Nd5 30. Ne4 Nb4 31. Bc4 Nxa2+ 32. Kb2 Nb4 33. g3 a5
34. Nf6 Bg6 35. Rh2 Rd1 36. Nxh5 Bxh5 37. Rxh5 Rd2 38. g6 Rxc2+ 39. Kb1 fxg6
40. Rxa5 Rc3 41. Rg5 Rxf3 42. Rxg6 Nd5 43. Rg8 Kf7 44. Rd8 Rxg3 45. Rd6 Rg1+
46. Kb2 Rg2+ 47. Ka3 Ke7 48. Rxc6 Ra2+ 49. Kxa2 Nb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[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. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. c4 Qd6
15. d5 Ne5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. a4 Rfe8 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. axb5 Nd7 20. Ra2 Nc5 21. g3
a5 22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. Qc2 Rxa2 24. Qxa2 Qa6 25. Qxa6 Nxa6 26. Bf3 Bd6 27. Be3
Nc5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Rb1 b6 30. Kf1 g6 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Kxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[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. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. h4 h6 17. h5 f5 18. Nf2 Nf4 19. Bxe6+ Nxe6 20. Bb4 g5 21. Bc3
Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 Nf4 23. Ne3 Qf7 24. Kb1 Nd5 25. Nc4 Rb8 26. Bd2 Qe7 27. c3 e4
28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Qg3 Rd8 30. Qg4 e3 $19 31. Bc1 e2 32. Re1 Nf4 33. Ne3 Qe4+
34. Ka1 Re8 35. Qd7 Re7 36. Qd2 Nd3 $6 (36... Qd3 $19) 37. Rxe2 Nxc1 38. Qxc1
Be5 39. Qe1 $2 (39. Qc2 Bf4 40. Nf5 Qxe2 41. Nxe7+ Qxe7 42. Qg6+ Qg7 43. Qxc6
$17) 39... Qd3 $4 (39... Bd6 40. b4 Re8 41. g3 Bc7 $19 {[%cal Gc7b6]}) 40. Rd2
Bxc3 41. Rxd3 Bxe1 42. Nf5 Re2 43. Re3 Rxe3 44. Nxe3 Bb4 45. Kb1 Kf7 46. Kc2
Bf8 47. Kd3 Kf6 48. Ke4 g4 49. Nxg4+ Kg5 50. Ne5 c5 51. b3 Bg7 52. Nc6 Kxh5 53.
Nxa7 Kg4 54. a4 Kg3 55. a5 h5 56. a6 h4 57. Nb5 Kxg2 58. a7 h3 59. a8=Q h2 60.
Qa2+ Kg1 61. Qb1+ Kg2 62. Qc2+ 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qc2 Qa5 8.
Bg2 Nxc3 9. O-O Nc6 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Nb3 Qe5 12. Bf4 Qf6 13. Rab1 Be5 14. e3
Bxf4 15. exf4 O-O 16. Nc5 d5 17. Nxb7 Bxb7 18. Rxb7 Na5 19. Rc7 Nxc4 20. Rxc4
dxc4 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Qxc4 g6 23. Qc7 Qd4 24. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[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. f3 f5 11. g4 Kh8 12. h4 c6 13. Kg2 Nf6 14. Nd3 b5 15. b3 Rb8
16. Nf2 b4 17. Na4 Bb7 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. Qd2 cxd5 20. cxd5 Neg8 21. Rac1 Ba8 22.
Qc2 Rf7 23. Qd3 Ne7 24. Kg1 h5 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. g5 fxe4 27. fxe4 Rf4 28. Rc4
Rxh4 29. Qg3 Rf4 30. Nd3 Bxd5 31. exd5 Rxc4 32. bxc4 Qxa4 33. c5 Qxa2 34. cxd6
Nf5 35. Rxf5 Qxe2 36. Rf2 Qe4 37. d7 Qxd5 38. Kh2 Kh7 39. Rf6 Qxd7 40. Nxe5
Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game starts with many transpositions, so I will try to comment from the
point where the position is more or less clarified and we get some known
position:} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 {Here already it's a very big and old
line, with many transpositions, for example d4 transposes to the main lines.}
4. Bg2 Bb7 {In the evnt of d4 now, we get the ...Bb7 line of the very well
known system, where Black mostly goes for ...Ba6, but here he has the bishop
already standing on b7. I decided to go for a somwehat less clear-cut
structure.} 5. O-O Be7 {Who will be first to make central pawn moves, after
which, positions and plans will be more clear?} 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 d5 {Black
decides to the clarify structure first. I was expecting him to do so, because
there are not so many useful moves left.} 8. e3 {A flexible centre. White
still hasn't decided where to put the d-pawn. It depends on Black's choice too.
} Nbd7 {Alekseev puts pieces in a very natural way. Now Black's position looks
very flexible and he has to decide which plan to come up with.} 9. Nc3 a6 10.
Qe2 {I did this to pressurize d5 for a while, as cxd5 is in the offing now.}
Bd6 {The setup Bd6-Qe7 is very natural, followed by ...Ba3 or an e-pawn march.}
11. d3 {Again flexibility. Now e4, cxd5 followed by e4, or the plan invented
in the game is threatened.} Qe7 (11... c5 {this is possible, but I still would
prefer White.}) 12. Nh4 $5 g6 (12... Ba3 {To exchange the b2-bishop and
prevent xg7 attack.} 13. d4 $14 (13. Bxa3 Qxa3 14. Rac1 $14 (14. cxd5 exd5 15.
d4)) (13. cxd5 $5 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 exd5 15. Ne2 g6 16. Nf4 Rfe8 17. Rac1 Qd6 18.
Rfd1)) 13. f4 $1 {A very strong move, now White is able to combine plans, of
g4-g5 or e4-e5. The e5-square is very weak now and f5 is coming in many lines.
Black faces a very hard task now.} c6 $1 {A suggestion by the computer. But it
misunderstands White's plan.} 14. e4 $1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 $1 {Three strong moves
in a row and White is really better now.} (15. dxe4 $2 {just gives blockading
possibilities to Black.} e5 16. f5 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Rad8 18. Rad1 b5 $13) 15...
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 {The best! Now I just wouldn't know what to do with Black.
White's task is to press on a1-h8 diagonal and knight might come to f3-e5.
White is much better here I think.} (16. dxe4 e5 17. f5 Rad8 18. Bc1 {Maybe
White could regain a slight initiative, but I didnt want to close the position
at all and activate Black's pieces.}) 16... Nf6 $6 (16... Ba3 {It was
necessary to play this, to avoid the a1-h8 pressure. But still White is much
better.} 17. Bxa3 (17. d4 $5) 17... Qxa3 18. d4 a5 19. Rab1 {followed by
Nf3-e5 or Bg2-Nf3-e5 and h4-h5. I prefer White here.}) 17. Bg2 Rad8 18. Rad1 $1
{Natural and strong, preventing ...Bc5 due to d4 and supporting the b2 bishop
with one more useful square a1! Now there is no real advice for Black!} Rfe8
19. Ba1 $5 (19. Nf3 c5 20. Ne5 $14) 19... Rd7 20. Kh1 {Well it was possible to
start with Nf3 already. But I wasn't in a hurry. Now Qb2 becomes a threat as
Bc5-d4-Ba3 is not possible anymore, due to White's king position on h1 and
there is no check after Qb2 by Bc5 to close the a1-h8 diagonale.} (20. Nf3 $5
c5 21. Qb2 $18) 20... Nh5 $1 {What else?} 21. Qb2 f6 {Now it's hard to break
through here, but White can simply improve the position of all his pieces to
the maximum.} 22. d4 $1 Qf8 23. Nf3 Qh6 24. Kg1 {It was already very hard to
keep up the defence here with Black. c5 is threatened, Ne5 is coming,
sometimes b4-c5 xc6 and xb7 bishop. and so on.} c5 (24... Nxf4 25. gxf4 Bxf4
26. Rfe1 g5 27. h3 $18 {with Qe2 and Qe4 + d5 in the offing to follow.}) 25.
Ne5 $1 Bxg2 (25... Bxe5 $5 {with the idea of changing the style of the
position and ruining all the logic, was possible but still lost in many ways.}
26. dxe5 (26. fxe5 $16 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 Qe3+ 28. Qf2 $16) 26... Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxg2
28. Qxg2 (28. exf6 Bc6 29. Rd6 $1 Nxg3 30. Rxc6 e5 31. Qd2 (31. Rc7 $5 Rd8 32.
Qxe5 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rd2+ 34. Kf3 $18) 31... Qxf4 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. hxg3 Qxg3+ 34.
Kf1 Qf4+ 35. Ke2 Qh2+ 36. Kd3 e4+ 37. Kc3 {and the king safely runs out of
checks with a winning position!}) 28... f5 29. Qc6 Ng7 30. Qxb6 g5 31. fxg5
Qxg5 32. Qxc5 f4 33. Qf2 Nh5 34. g4 Qxg4+ 35. Qg2 Ng3 36. Rd2 $18) 26. Nxd7 $1
{The best again, now Black's position is totally lost.} Bxf1 27. Rxf1 (27. Kxf1
Bxf4 $13) 27... Qg7 (27... g5 28. fxg5 Qxg5 29. Qf2 $18 (29. Kh1 $18) 29... Kf7
30. d5 e5 31. Nxb6 Rb8 32. Na4 Rg8 33. Nc3 $18) (27... Rd8 28. Qe2 $1 $18) 28.
Nxb6 (28. dxc5 Qxd7 29. cxd6 Qxd6 30. Qd4 $16) 28... g5 29. Qe2 $1 Nxg3 (29...
Qg6 30. Nd7 $18 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Ge2h5]}) 30. hxg3 gxf4 31. Qh5 $1 Rb8 32. Na4
cxd4 33. Bxd4 e5 34. Bf2 $1 fxg3 35. Be3 Qf7 {And here of course I had to be
more accurate! 36.Qf5 just wins immediately, White is much much better with
queens on the board, while without them I still had to solve some technical
problems.} 36. Qxf7+ $6 (36. Qf5 $18 {with a total finish! The knight comes to
e4 and game is over.}) 36... Kxf7 37. Kg2 Rg8 {c5 followed by c6 was quite
possible, but I didn't want to spoil all by one mistake in time trouble, so I
wanted to take g3 fast.} 38. Nc3 Ke6 39. Ne4 Be7 40. Bc5 Bd8 $1 41. Nxg3 f5 42.
Kh3 $1 f4 43. Ne4 Kf5 44. Re1 h5 45. b4 $18 Rg4 46. Bf2 Be7 47. c5 f3 48. c6
Bd8 (48... Rg6 49. c7 Rc6 50. Rc1 Rxc1 51. Nc5 $18) (48... Rg8 49. Bc5 Bd8 50.
Nd2 h4 51. Nxf3 Rg3+ 52. Kh2 Rxf3 53. Rd1 $18 {[%cal Od1d8,Gd1d7,Gc6c7]}) (
48... Bxb4 49. c7 Rg8 50. Rb1 $1 a5 51. a3 $18) 49. Rd1 $1 Bc7 50. Ng3+ Ke6 51.
Rd7 Bd6 52. Nxh5 (52. Bc5 Bxc5 53. bxc5 Rc4 (53... f2 54. Rd6+ Ke7 55. c7 Rxg3+
56. Kxg3 f1=Q 57. c8=Q Qe1+ 58. Kg2 Qe4+ 59. Kh2 {It's won, but why calculate
it?}) 54. Rd6+ Ke7 55. Rd5 {and c7 will decide.}) 52... Rc4 53. Ng7+ Kd5 54.
Bc5 {A very interesting, mostly positional game, I am happy about this
acheivement. I played interestingly in the middlegame phase I think.} 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxf5 16. Bd3 g4 {A well-known variation and a typical position: White
controls the e4-square but his g3 bishop is out of play, and f2-f3 may weaken
the position of his king. Still, in my opinion, his chances are slightly
preferable.} 17. O-O Kh8 {[%cal Yh6g8,Yg8f6,Yh7h5]} (17... Bxe4 {is clearly
premature. See Arsovic-Mozetic in CBM 53 with annotations by IM L.Hazai.}) (
17... Qe8 $5 {makes more sense - see Aronian-Radjabov in CBM 112, annotated by
GM V.Mikhalevski.}) 18. Re1 {I don't like this move. If White plays f2-f3, the
rook should rather be placed on f1; otherwise, without his g3 bishop, he
shouldn't get any advantage. Practice has seen the following alternatives:} (
18. Rc1 Ng8 19. Re1 b6 (19... h5 20. h4 Bh6 21. Rc3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 b6 23. Bg6
Nf6 24. Qc2 Kg7 25. Bf5 Nd7 26. b4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Rf6 29. Bxd7 Qxd7
30. c5 $16 {1-0 Ibrahimov,R-Popovic,D/Internet ICC 2007/CBM 117 ext (44)}) 20.
b4 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Ra3 23. Bb1 Bh6 (23... h5 $142 $1 24. h4 Bh6 25. Rc3
Rxc3 26. Nxc3 Bxb1 27. Nxb1 Ne7 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Re7f5]}) 24. Rc3 Ra1 (24...
Rxc3 25. Nxc3 Bxb1 26. Nxb1 Qg5 $13 {[%cal Yg8f6]}) 25. Qe2 Qe8 26. c5 bxc5 27.
bxc5 Qb8 28. Bd3 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Bg7 30. Rc1 Bg6 31. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Ibrahimov,
R-Popovic,D/Internet ICC 2007/CBM 117 ext (90)}) (18. f3 Qe7 19. Qc2 (19. Qe2
$5 {- 18.Qe2}) 19... Bg6 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Qe2 Nh6 22. Bf2 Nf5 23. Rae1 Bh6 24.
Qg4 Rf7 25. Qh3 Rg8 26. Kh1 Qf8 27. Bg1 Qg7 28. g3 (28. c5 $5) 28... Rgf8 29.
Qg2 b6 30. b4 Nd4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kovalyov,A-Nataf,I/Montreal 2008/CBM 126 (55)})
(18. Kh1 Qe8 (18... Ng8 $142) 19. c5 Qg6 20. Re1 Ng8 21. Qb3 b6 22. cxd6 cxd6
23. Rac1 Rad8 24. Rc7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. Bh4 Ne7 27. Ng5 Qg6 28. Bxf5 Qxf5
29. Ne6 $18 {1-0 Tania,S-Molvig,H/Helsingor 2008/CBM 125 Extra (31)}) (18. Qe2
$5 {is probably the most accurate:} Qe7 (18... Qe8 19. c5 Qg6 20. Rac1 Ng8 21.
Rfd1 Nf6 22. cxd6 Bxe4 $6 (22... Nxe4 23. Bxe4 cxd6 $14 {S.Volkov}) 23. dxc7
Bxd3 24. Rxd3 $16 {1-0 Volkov,S-Nataf,I/Cappelle la Grande 76/529 1999/Inf 76/
[Volkov,S] (32)}) (18... Ng8 19. f3 $1) 19. f3 gxf3 20. Rxf3 Bg4 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8
22. Qc2 (22. Qd2 $142 Nf5 23. Bf2 Bh6 $140 24. Qa5) 22... Nf5 23. Bf2 Nd4 24.
Qd2 a6 25. Re1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Prusikin,M-Socko,B/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (30)})
18... Qe7 (18... Ng8 19. f3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Nh6 21. Qe2 Bg6 22. Bf2 Nf5 23. Rf1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104}) (18... Bd7 $6 19. c5
Qe7 20. Rc1 Nf5 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Rc7 Qd8 23. Rxb7 Bc8 24. Rb4 a5 25. Rc4 h5
26. h3 Qb6 27. Bh2 Ne7 28. hxg4 Nxd5 29. g5 Bg4 30. Be2 $18 {1-0 Shulman,
Y-Nataf,I/Montreal 2008/CBM 126 (51)}) 19. Rc1 b6 20. b4 a5 21. a3 axb4 22.
axb4 Ra3 $146 (22... Bg6 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Ra5 (24... Ra3 {-game}) 25. Qe2
Ra4 26. Nc3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Rb4 28. cxd6 cxd6 29. Re4 Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Nf5 31. Qd1
h5 32. h3 Bh6 33. Rc6 $2 (33. Rc3 $14) 33... h4 34. hxg4 Nxg3 35. fxg3 Be3+ 36.
Kh2 Qh7 37. Qc2 hxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Bg1 {0-1 Akobian,V-Nataf,I/Montreal 2008/CBM 126
}) ({I would consider bringing the knight into play:} 22... Nf7 {[%cal Yf7g5,
Yh7h5]}) ({or} 22... Ng8 {[%cal Yh7h5]}) 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Bg6 {[%cal Rh6f5]
} (24... Nf7 $5) 25. Bb1 {And 25...Nf5 is again impossible.} Ra1 26. Qe2 Rfa8
27. Nc3 Bxb1 28. Rxb1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qg5 30. Re1 (30. Qb5 $1 Qd8 (30... Nf5 31.
Qd7) 31. Qb4 $14) 30... Rb8 31. Ne4 Qe7 32. Rc1 Rd8 $6 33. f3 {Black's passive
play finally allows White to make this move in a comfortable situation.} gxf3
34. Qxf3 Rf8 35. Qa3 (35. Qh5 $5 Nf5 36. Bf2 $36) 35... Nf5 36. Bf2 Qf7 37. Qd3
$6 {A tactical oversight, which throws White's carefully collected advantage
away.} (37. Rd1 $14) 37... Nd4 $1 38. Bxd4 (38. cxd6 cxd6 39. Qc4 Qg6 $132)
38... Qxd5 $1 39. Ng5 Qxd4+ 40. Qxd4 exd4 41. cxd6 cxd6 42. Nf3 {Fortunately,
Black's double extra pawn doesn't give him any winning chances.} Be5 43. Re1
Rf5 44. Re4 Kg7 (44... Rf4 45. Rxf4 (45. Re1 Bf6 46. Re6 d5 47. Rd6 $11) 45...
Bxf4 46. Kf2 d3 47. g3 Bh6 48. Nd4 $11 {[%cal Rd4f5]}) 45. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 46. Rxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nc3 Qxf3
8. gxf3 Ne7 9. h4 h5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 d6 12. Be2 Ng6 13. f4 Bg4 14. Bxg4
hxg4 15. h5 Ne7 16. Rh4 Ng6 17. Rh1 Ne7 18. Rh4 Ng6 19. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[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. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 {The
ideas of this line were explained by GM T.Radjabov in his annotations to his
game vs. L.Van Wely (CBM 120), as well as annotations by GM E.Postny to the
same game and to Shirov - Radjabov from the same issue. You can find even more
explanations in the commentary to an earlier game Van Wely - Radjabov from CBM
111, annotated by GM V.Mikhalevski.} Re8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new idea - Black
decides that this move is necessary anyway to attack the e6 pawn.} (14... fxe4
$6 {was first played by Radjabov}) ({then he came to} 14... Nh5 {(see
above-mentioned games)}) ({but} 14... Nc6 {is the closest "ideological
relative" to Radjabov's novelty. This move was played in the following game:}
15. Nd5 (15. exf5 gxf5 16. Be3 Nxb4 $140 17. Rb1 {was probably what Teimour
didn't like here}) 15... Re8 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bd3 (17. Bb2 Rxe6 18. Bd3 $36)
17... e4 18. fxe4 {1/2-1/2 Naumann,A-Chevelevitch,E/Bad Woerishofen 2008/CBM
122 Extra}) 15. Nd5 (15. exf5 {is now senseless due to} Nxf5) ({or} 15. Be3
fxe4 16. fxe4 Nc6 {and Black is OK.}) 15... fxe4 $1 (15... Nc6 16. exf5 gxf5
17. Bb2 Rxe6 18. Bd3 $36) 16. Nxf6 {White had some alternatives, which had
been definitely analysed by Teimour:} (16. fxe4 Nxe4 {e.g.} 17. Qc2 $5 Nxd5 18.
cxd5 Nc3 $5 19. Qxc3 e4) (16. Bg5 $5 Nexd5 17. cxd5 c6 $5) 16... Bxf6 17. fxe4
Nc6 18. Bg4 Nd4 19. Be3 c6 (19... Nxe6 {was quite possible although White's
compensation (better position of pieces) should be enough to survive after} 20.
Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Qd5 Qc8 22. Rf1 c6 23. Qd3) 20. Bxd4 exd4 {Opposite-coloured
bishops leave no doubt as to the outcome of the game (between top GMs, not
patzers!) but the "Sofia rule" demanded several dozen more senseless moves.}
21. Rf1 Rf8 22. Qd3 Qe7 23. Rf3 Bg7 24. Raf1 Rxf3 25. Rxf3 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8
27. Qf3 h5 28. Qxf8+ Bxf8 29. Be2 Kg7 30. b5 Kf6 31. bxc6 bxc6 32. Bd3 Kxe6 {
An extra pawn is just a moral consolation for Black.} 33. Kf2 Ke5 34. Kf3 Bh6
35. h3 a5 36. a4 Bg5 37. Kg3 Bf4+ 38. Kf2 g5 39. Kf3 Bd2 40. Kg3 Bb4 41. Kf3
Bc3 42. Kg3 Bd2 43. Kf3 Bf4 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Kf3 Bc1 47. Kf2 Ke5 48.
Kf3 Be3 49. Kg3 Bg1 50. Kf3 Bh2 51. g3 Bg1 52. Kg2 Be3 53. Kf3 Bd2 54. Ke2 Bb4
55. Kf2 Bc3 56. Ke2 Ke6 57. Kd1 Bb4 58. Ke2 Bc5 59. Kd2 Ke5 60. Ke2 Bb6 61. Kf3
Kf6 62. Ke2 Ke6 63. Bc2 Kf6 64. Bd3 Bc7 65. Kf2 Ke5 66. Kf3 Bd8 67. Ke2 Bf6 68.
Kf3 Ke6 69. Kf2 Ke5 70. Kf3 Bg7 71. Kf2 Bh6 72. Kf3 Bf8 73. Kf2 Be7 74. Kf3 Bd8
75. Ke2 Bb6 76. Kf3 Ba7 77. Ke2 Bc5 78. Kf3 Bb4 79. Kf2 Bd2 80. Ke2 Bc3 81. Kf2
h4 82. gxh4 gxh4 83. Kf3 Bd2 84. Kg4 Be1 85. Kf3 Bg3 86. Kg4 Ke6 87. Kf3 Kd7
88. Ke2 Bf4 89. Bc2 Kc7 90. Kd3 Be5 91. Bd1 Kb6 92. Bh5 Kc5 93. Be8 d5 94. exd5
cxd5 95. cxd5 Kxd5 96. Bf7+ Kc5 97. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. O-O Be7 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qe1+ Be7 10. Ne5 Be6 11. c4 Nf6 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bh6
({Spectacular, but it looks stronger to insert} 14. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 {and only
then play} 15. Bh6 {after which Black has some serious problems to solve.})
14... Nxe5 ({Certainly not} 14... gxh6 $2 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rd1) 15. Rd1 gxh6
16. Qxe5 Bf6 17. Qe2 Bxc3 18. Bxd5 Qe7 19. Qb5+ Qd7 20. Qb3 Rc5 21. Bxe6 Qxe6
22. Qa3 b6 23. bxc3 O-O {After the complications, we reach a heavy piece
ending where the more exposed black king gives White some initiative, but
careful defence enables Radjabov to hold.} 24. Qxa7 Rxc3 25. Rfe1 Qf6 26. Qa4
Rc5 27. Re4 Rf5 28. Rg4+ Kh8 29. Qb4 Rc8 30. Rc4 Re8 31. Re4 Rc8 32. Re2 Rfc5
33. Re4 Rf5 34. Rde1 Rg8 35. Re8 Rfg5 36. R8e4 Rf5 37. R1e2 Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Qf6
39. a4 Qc6 40. Qb2+ Qf6 41. Rb4 Qxb2 42. Rexb2 Ra8 43. Rxb6 Rxa4 44. Rxh6 Kg7
45. Rd6 h6 46. f4 Rfa5 47. Rdd2 Ra6 48. Kh3 R6a5 49. Kh4 Ra6 50. Rbc2 R6a5 51.
Rf2 Ra6 52. Kh5 R4a5+ 53. f5 Rg6 54. g4 Ra3 55. Kh4 Rb6 56. h3 Rbb3 57. Rh2 Rf3
58. Rcf2 Rfe3 59. Rf1 Rab3 60. Rfh1 Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[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. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nc3 d6 8.
Qg3 Qg6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Na4 Bd4 11. c3 Bb6 12. f3 Nd7 13. Bf4 f6 14. Bc4 Ne5 15.
Qxg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 {This move looks clearly inferior to 9...Nh5 but GM Teimour
Radjabov definitely had his own plan.} 10. a4 (10. c5 {is obvious and
straightforward but White probably wanted to evade Black's preparation.}) 10...
f5 11. a5 {At first sight - quite slow.} Nf6 12. Bg5 $146 {[%mdl 8] This
typical KI move is unusual in this position.} (12. a6 b6 13. c5 fxe4 14. cxd6
cxd6 15. Nd2 Kh8 16. Nc4 $6 (16. Ndxe4 Nexd5 $13) 16... Nf5 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Qd2
Rc8 19. Rac1 Be8 20. Na3 Bf7 21. Ncb5 Qd7 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1
Nxd5 $17 {0-1 Steiner,T (2134)-Yanayt,E (2255)/Tulsa 2008/CBM 123 Extra (48)})
(12. Nd2 Bh6 (12... f4 13. c5 g5 14. g4 Ng6 15. f3 h5 16. h3 Rf7 17. Rf2 Bf8
18. Ba3 Rh7 19. Nf1 Be7 20. Rc1 Qf8 21. Nb5 Ne8 22. c6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bd8 24.
Nc3 $36 {1-0 Miroshnichenko,E (2615)-Nataf,I (2553)/Kapuskasing 2004/CBM 101
ext (76)}) 13. c5 Bxd2 14. Bxd2 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Bg5 Qe8 17. Rc1 Nf5 $132
18. Rc3 $6 Bd7 19. Qd2 Nd4 20. Re1 Bb5 $15 {0-1 Epishin,V (2465)-Akopian,V 
(2520)/Tbilisi 1989/CBM 012 (37)}) 12... Nh5 $5 {The knight finally goes to h5.
What about the time wasted?} (12... fxe4 13. Nd2 {or}) (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4
fxe4 14. Nd2 h6 (14... Bf5 15. g4 $1) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxe4 {leads to a
typical situation when White controls the e4-square - and then the advance of
his queenside pawns will be very important!}) (12... h6 $5 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14.
Qd3 {[%cal Yf3d2,Yc4c5]}) 13. exf5 $5 gxf5 (13... Bxf5 14. Qd2 Nf4 15. Bxf4
exf4 16. Rfe1 $14) 14. Qd2 {[%cal Rf3e5]} Nf6 15. c5 {Black's knight
manoeuvres (it has made 5 moves!) has brought White a considerable development
advantage.} Bd7 16. b5 Be8 17. c6 {This is a potential queen!} b6 18. Nh4 {
White must attack Black's second weakness - the f5 pawn, otherwise he will not
be able to break through on the queenside.} Bf7 19. Bd3 Bg6 20. f3 Qe8 21. Kh1
Kh8 22. Bc2 Qf7 23. g4 $5 {Taking an opportunity but maybe it was more
sadistic to continue the torture by} (23. Ra4 $5) 23... Nfg8 (23... fxg4 24.
Nxg6+ Nxg6 25. fxg4 Nf4 $5 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Bf5 $1 $16 (27. Qxf4 $143 Qg8 28.
Qd2 Nxg4)) 24. Ra4 Rae8 (24... fxg4 25. Nxg6+ hxg6 26. Rxg4 Nf6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6
28. Rfg1 $16) 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra7 (26. Nxg6+ $142 $5 Qxg6 (26... hxg6 $2 27.
gxf5) 27. Ra7) 26... Rc8 27. Nxg6+ Qxg6 (27... hxg6 $5) 28. Rg1 $6 {This rook
should protect the f-file!} (28. Be3 $142 {[%cal Rg4g5,Rf3f4]} Qf7 29. h3 {
and White must gradually break up Black's defence.}) 28... Qf7 29. Rg3 e4 {Or}
(29... fxg4 $5 30. Qd3 $140 Bh6 {and Black frees himself.}) {Both players were
under time pressure (especially Ivanchuk); hence inaccurate play.} 30. Ne2 (30.
gxf5 Nxf5 31. Rh3 exf3 32. Rxf3 Qh5 $1 $13) 30... Nf6 (30... Qxd5 $5 31. Qxd5
Nxd5 32. fxe4 Nb4 33. Bb1 fxe4 (33... fxg4 34. Kg1 $1 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Rg5d2]})
34. Bxe4 Rce8 35. Bf3 Nd3 36. Rxc7 Be5 $132) 31. Nf4 exf3 32. gxf5 Nfxd5 33.
Rxf3 Nxf4 34. Qxf4 Bf6 35. Bb3 Qh5 36. Bxf6+ Rxf6 37. Be6 $6 (37. Bc2 $13)
37... Rcf8 38. Rxc7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Of course, a blunder but it was far from
easy for White to find his salvation:} (38. Rg3 $3 Nxf5 (38... Rxe6 39. fxe6
Qd5+ 40. Kg1 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 $11) 39. Bxf5 Rxf5 40. Qd4+ Re5 41. Rxc7 Rf1+ 42. Kg2
Qe2+ 43. Kh3 Rf8 44. Qa1 $1 {and Black has no mate, just a perpetual.}) 38...
Rxe6 39. fxe6 Rxf4 40. Rxf4 Qd5+ 41. Kg1 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 Nbd7 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 a5 10. Bf4 b6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Ba6 13. Rfc1 Qe7 14. Qd1 Rac8
15. Na7 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Ra8 17. Nc6 Qf8 18. Bf1 Bd6 19. Nfe5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5
21. Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Van Wely,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 {Chapter 6, of what it seems, has become a principled battle. I don't
know if we (=Me and Teimour Radjabov) have already passed the point of no
return, but we are in pretty deep.... Personally I prefer to lose the game
than to lose face, but ok I need to admit I am neither a politican nor
pragmatic (=maybe not clever too). My last hope is that Teimour will come back
to his senses! But what can he do? He scores so well with Black in the King's
Indian, you can call it a living. I understand and respect his choice. But are
we now in Zugzwang or is it stalemate?} 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 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8
13. Rb1 {This was first played by Ruslan Ponomariov against Teimour in Wijk
aan Zee 2003. but in 6 years our silicon friends(?) have become significantly
stronger, so apart from the fact that I did have some ideas, if he hadn't
updated his analysis or had simply forgotten his analysis, he already might
have a serious problem} (13. Ne6 $5 {I introduced this move in the World Cup
2005 in Khanty-Mansiysk against Teimour.} Bxe6 14. dxe6 Re8 $1 {is now the
latest word in this line. In the game between Grischuk and Radjabov White
didn't even come close to anything and even had to fight for a draw. Now it's
White to move here.} (14... fxe4 $6 15. fxe4 Nc6 16. Nd5 Nxe4 17. Bf3 Nf6 18.
b5 {And Black was under heavy pressure, later 1-0, van Wely-Radjabov,
Khanty-Mansiysk 2005}) (14... Nh5 {A month later, Teimour came up with this
move} 15. c5 {Another 2 months later while playing blindfold in Monaco, I
improved but it wasn't enough; all respect to Teimour for defending this
position blindfold.} (15. g3 Bf6 16. c5 (16. exf5 $1 {coming from the kitchen
of Erwin L'Ami, and indeed it looked pretty dangerous, at least nasty enough
to make Teimour refrain further from the move Nh5 and look for other options.}
Nxf5 17. g4 e4 18. Nxe4 Bxa1 19. Bg5 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Qe8 21. e7 Nxe7 22. Qxd4+ Ng7
23. b5 {with a dangerous initiative for White in Cheparinov-Radjabov, Sofia
2008, later the game ended in a draw}) 16... f4 17. g4 $5 (17. Kg2 $6 {and
later 0-1 in van Wely-Radjabov, Wijk aan Zee 2006}) 17... Ng7 {and although
here things are not so clear, Teimour went on to win in a nice game versus
Alexei Shirov in Wijk aan Zee 2006}) 15... Nf4 16. Bc4 fxe4 17. Rxe4 Nf5 (17...
d5 $2 18. Bxf4 dxe4 19. Bg5 $44) 18. Bxf4 (18. g3 {another attempt from my
side to go for the kill, but although Teimour was again surprised, it
backfired again} Nh3+ 19. Kg2 Ng5 20. Rg4 Nxf3 21. Kxf3 e4+ 22. Nxe4 Bxa1 23.
Bg5 Ne7+ 24. Kg2 Be5 25. Rf4 $6 {and later 0-1 in van Wely-Radjabov, Biel 2007}
) 18... exf4 19. Nd5 Re8 20. Nxf4 c6 21. e7 Rxe7 22. Ne6 Qb8 23. Nxg7 Rxg7 24.
cxd6 Nxd6 $11 {but later even 0-1})) 13... h6 (13... Nh5 14. c5 Nf4 15. Bc4 {
would have transposed to the game Bareev-Radjabov Wijk aan Zee 2003, in which
our friend Evgeny won in a very nice style}) 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 fxe4 16.
fxe4 Nc6 17. Nd5 Ng8 18. Bd3 Nd4 19. Qg4 g5 20. h4 {The first new move,
although, what is "new" these days? This move had already been suggested and
also is Rybka's first choice, so it shouldn't have come as a surprise.} Nf6 21.
Qg3 gxh4 $2 {A big step in the wrong direction.} ({Critical was} 21... Nxe6 22.
hxg5 Nxd5 23. gxh6 Bf6 (23... Ndf4 24. hxg7+ Nxg7 25. Qh2+ Kg8 26. Bxf4 Rxf4
27. c5 Rh4 28. Qg3 $14) 24. exd5 Bh4 25. Qg4 $44) 22. Qxh4 Nxe6 23. Bxh6 Kg8 $2
{Asking for a serious spanking.} (23... Nh7 $142 {and now White has to chose,
either to play for the attack, or take a small, but nice plus into the endgame.
} 24. Bxg7+ (24. Qxd8 Raxd8 25. Be3 $14) 24... Kxg7 25. Qg4+ Nhg5 26. Rf1 $40)
24. Qh3 $1 {Forcing Black to take on h6.} Bxh6 25. Qxh6 c6 26. Re3 $1 {It
looked simply too good!} Kf7 $1 {Setting a nice trap .} (26... cxd5 27. exd5 $1
Ng7 28. Rg3 Qc7 29. Bg6 {with unpleasant associations for Black...}) 27. Rf1 $1
{Staying focussed on the attack and not letting myself to be bought off by a
queen.} (27. Nxf6 Qxf6 28. Rf3 (28. Rf1 Nf4 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6 30. g3 Rg8 31. Kh2
Rh8+) 28... Qxf3 29. gxf3 ({trying to be smart with} 29. Qh7+ {doesn't work:}
Ng7 30. gxf3 Rh8 {trapping the queen}) 29... Rh8 30. Qc1 Nf4 {although
objectively speaking White might still be winning here, this is not the kind
of turnaround I wanted to allow.}) 27... cxd5 28. exd5 Ke7 29. dxe6 Kxe6 {
I myself have had a lot of experience with kings on e6, usually it didn't
finish well.....} 30. Ref3 a5 31. Be4 1-0

[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 "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[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 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. Nc3 e5 8.
Qd3 Rc8 9. O-O h6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. a4 Be7 13. a5 O-O 14. Rfd1 Be6
15. Nf1 Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3
Qc7 9. Bd3 Ng4 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. Bg5 d5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. exd5 exd5 14. O-O
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. N1c3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Nc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Qa3 Rfd8 14.
Be3 Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Bxa7 Rd2 18. b4 Bxc3 19. bxa5 Bxa5 20.
Bxb7 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rd7 22. Rb1 Bxa2 23. Rb2 Bc3 24. Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 dxc4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Qc2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. Na3
Be6 9. Ng5 Bg4 10. Nxc4 Bxe2 11. Ne5 Bh5 12. b4 Nbd7 13. Bb2 axb4 14. a5 Ra6
15. Rfe1 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 e6 17. Bf1 Bg6 18. Qb3 Bd6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe6+ Kd7
21. Rxd6+ Kxd6 22. Qxb4+ c5 23. Qxb7 Rc6 24. Bb5 Rc7 25. Qb6+ Ke7 26. Re1+ Kf8
27. Be5 Rc8 28. Bd6+ Kg8 29. Re7 h6 30. Bc4+ Kh7 31. Qb7 Qf8 32. Rd7 Rb8 33.
Bxf8 Rxb7 34. Rxb7 Rxf8 35. d3 Ng4 36. a6 Ne5 37. Bd5 Ra8 38. a7 Be8 39. Re7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 {For the second time in a few months I have met this
system vs Wang Yue. Last time in the FIDE GP in Elista. Now the theory is too
heavy here to give an express view, so I will go through the game.} 11. d5 Nd7
12. O-O f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 (13... Nc5 14. Qd2 g4 {was played in
Kasimdzhanov-Cheparinov from Elista GP and White got a very big advantage soon.
}) 14. Nd2 {Occupying the e4-square.} Nd4 15. Nde4 h6 {Preparing ...Nf6} 16.
Bg4 b6 {Now I wanted to put my knight to c5 somehow in order to take back with
the b-pawn after an exchange.} 17. f3 (17. Be6+ Kh8 18. Qh5 {looks beautiful,
but it's just bad :)} Nf6 (18... Nxe6 19. dxe6 Nc5 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Rad1 Kh7
$15) 19. Nxf6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 Rxf6 21. e7 Qd7 {With ...Re6 to follow and just a
very fine position for Black.}) 17... Nc5 18. Bxc8 Qxc8 19. Bf2 (19. Nxc5 bxc5
{and with ...Qf5 and ...h5 Black seems to be just fine.}) 19... Qd7 (19... Qe8
{with the intention to play ...Qg6 was quite interesting.}) (19... Qf5 $5) 20.
Ng3 {Now Wang starts a plan for domination. But it didn't work as we will see.}
a5 21. Nce2 Nf5 $1 (21... Rxf3 $4 {Too early for such an attack.} 22. gxf3
Nxf3+ 23. Kh1 Qh3 24. Bg1 {And White protects vs all threats, now the only
chance is to go for central play but...} e4 25. Nc3 $1 Be5 26. Qe2 $1 Bxg3 27.
Rxf3 exf3 28. Qxf3 {and White ends with a piece up and a winning position.}) (
21... Nxe2+ 22. Qxe2 $14 {and here Black is a tempo or even two tempi down
compared to the game as the knight is already on g3 and White's queen is on e2,
when Black's d7-queen is too far away from the action arena.}) 22. Nxf5 Qxf5
23. Ng3 (23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Ng3 {To avoid the Qd3 possibility as the knight on
c5 has already been taken. But here Black may go for} Qg6 {The same as in the
game, so we will explore this position after Wang's Ng3 anyway. I prefer the
queen on g6 here rather than the pseudo-active f4 position.} (24... Qf4 25. Ne4
$1 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Rab8 27. Qc2 a4 28. Rad1 Rb4 29. Rfe1 Qf4 $14 {I dont see a
real plan for White here for example} 30. Re2 h5 31. Rde1 Qf5 32. Kg1 Rfb8 33.
Qc3 Qf4 (33... h4 $6 34. h3 Kh7 35. a3 Rb3 36. Qa5 $16) 34. a3 R4b6 35. Qa5 g4
36. fxg4 Qxg4 37. Rf2 Qd7 {with ...Rb3-d3 to follow and nice counterplay.}))
23... Qg6 (23... Qd3 $5 {This is a very interesting idea to let White go to
the endgame and still Black seems very ok.} 24. Bxc5 Qxd1 25. Raxd1 bxc5 26.
Ne4 Rab8 27. Rd2 Rb4 28. Rc2 Rfb8 29. Rb1 Ra4 $11) 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Qb1 (25.
Ne4 g4 26. Qe2 gxf3 (26... Rf4 27. Rae1 Rb8 28. b3 h5 29. fxg4 Qxg4 30. Qxg4
hxg4 31. Nc3 Kh7 32. Nb5 a4 33. Rxf4 exf4 34. Re7 Kg6 35. Rxc7 Bd4+ (35... axb3
36. axb3 Be5 $11) 36. Kf1 axb3 37. axb3 Rh8 $11 (37... Be5 $13)) 27. Rxf3 Rxf3
(27... Rf4 28. Re1 Raf8 29. Rg3 Qf5 30. h3 Kh7 $13) 28. Qxf3 h5 29. Qd3 Rf8 30.
Re1 Rf4 31. b3 h4 $11 (31... Qg4)) (25. Qe2 {Black has a lot of good
possibilities.} Rf4 $5 (25... e4 26. fxe4 {and with knight to f5 coming, it is
not easy to play with Black here.}) 26. Ne4 g4 27. Rae1 a4 28. fxg4 Rxg4 29. g3
Rf4 30. Kh1 Rff8 31. Qd3 h5 32. Kg2 Rab8 (32... h4 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34. Nxc5 h3+
35. Kg1 e4 (35... Qxd3 36. Nxd3 Rf3 37. Nf2 a3) 36. Nxe4 Bxb2 37. Rf1 Rb8 $1
$44) 33. Rxf8+ Bxf8 34. Re2 Kg7 35. h3 Be7 36. Qc2 Rb4 $11 (36... h4 37. g4 Bg5
$11)) 25... Qxb1 $1 (25... e4 $5 26. fxe4 Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 Bxb2 28. Rb1 Rb8 29.
Nf5 {and it's really more pleasent to play with White here. Still the position
remains about equal, I think the way I chose in the game was better.}) 26.
Raxb1 e4 $3 {A very interesting idea! Now Black's structure is totally bad for
the endgame, all his pawns are on dark squares (the colour of his bishop) and
Black is a pawn down! But he is slightly better!} (26... Rab8 $11) 27. Nxe4 (
27. fxe4 Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Bxb2 $15 {with ...Rb8-b4 to follow}) 27...
Bd4+ 28. Kh1 a4 (28... Rfb8 $5 29. b3 a4 {was quite good too! The position is
equal objectively, but Black might press here.}) 29. h4 (29. Rfc1 $1 Rfb8 30.
Nc3 Rb4 31. b3 axb3 (31... Bxc3 32. Rxc3 Re8 33. Kg1 Re2 34. Ra1 Rb8 $15) 32.
axb3 Ra3 33. Nb5 Raxb3 34. Rxb3 Rxb3 35. Nxc7 Kf7 36. Nb5 Be5 $15) 29... gxh4
30. Kh2 Rfb8 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 {All moves starting from gxh4, were quite
logical and almost forced.} Ra2 33. Rfd1 Kf7 {Now ...Rg8 is coming, the
position is pleasant for Black and White has to take measures to decrease
Black's activity.} 34. Rd2 Ra3 $1 35. Kh3 Raxb3 36. Rxb3 Rxb3 37. Kxh4 Kg6 $5
38. Rc2 Rb1 $6 (38... h5 $5 {This seems more strong to me.}) 39. Ng3 $1 {
Somewhere here White offered a draw, but I declined it and decided to play on.}
h5 40. f4 $4 (40. Re2 $1 {This move seems to give a draw finally.} Bf6+ 41. Kh3
Be5 42. Re4 Rc1 43. Rh4 Bf6 44. Re4 {and due to the e4 rook it is very hard to
make any progress.} Kg5 45. Rh4) 40... Bf6+ 41. Kh3 Rb3 $1 (41... h4 42. Ne2
Kf5 43. g4+ Ke4 44. g5 Bb2 $17 {But why does Black need such measures if he
can win easily?}) 42. Kh2 h4 43. Ne2 (43. Ne4 Kf5 $19 44. Nxf6 Kxf6 {and Black
is winning. c4 and f4 are too weak and White's king is cut off.}) 43... Kf5 44.
Ra2 Rb4 $1 45. Ra8 Rxc4 46. Re8 Rb4 47. Re6 Rb3 $1 {The last finesse. Black is
winning.} 48. g4+ hxg3+ 49. Nxg3+ Kg4 $1 50. Ne2 Rb2 51. Kg2 Be5 $1 52. Kf2 (
52. Rg6+ Kf5 53. Rg5+ Kf6 54. Kf3 Bxf4 $19) 52... Bxf4 53. Re7 Kf5 54. Rf7+ Ke5
55. Kf3 Bd2 56. Rxc7 Kxd5 57. Ng3 Rb3+ 58. Kg2 Bf4 59. Ne2 Be5 60. Kf2 Ke4 61.
Rh7 Rf3+ 62. Ke1 d5 63. Kd2 d4 64. Rh4+ Kd5 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "7200"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 (3... g6 {is more popular.}) 4. O-O Nge7 {
The classical idea - Black is ready to replace on knight on c6 with the other.
But White does not want to exchange on c6 too early, and before Black has
spent a tempo on a7-a6.} 5. Nc3 ({Going for quick development. He could also
prepare a retreat for the bishop by 5.Re1. In Adams-Radjabov, Dresden Olympiad
2008, White tried} 5. b3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ba3 {'!?'} a6 8. Bd3 d6 9. c3 dxc3
10. Nxc3 Nc6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Bc2 d5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. d4 Bd7 15. Nf4 dxe4 16.
Bxe4 Bc6 {and Black had equalised.}) 5... Nd4 ({In the event of} 5... a6 {
White can open the centre by} 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 {for example,}
Qc7 9. Re1 Bd6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. f4 e5 12. f5 Qe7 13. a4 a5 14. Be3 O-O 15. Qd2
Bc5 16. Rad1 {with some advantage to White (Lahno-Cmilyte Plovdiv 2008)}) 6.
Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 {The pawn on d4 is cut off from its base. Defending it by
e6-e5 is unfavourable, since this gives White new objects of attack and
weakens the light squares.} a6 ({A useful interpolation. In
Rublevsky-PengXiang, Poikovsky 2007, after} 7... Nc6 8. c3 Bc5 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4
a6 11. Bxc6 {'!'} dxc6 12. a5 Ba7 13. cxd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qc2 {'!'}
Qxa1 16. Bb2 Qxf1+ 17. Kxf1 O-O 18. g4 $1 {an unusual aterial balance arose.
The white queen turned out to be stronger and more effective than the passive
black rooks.}) 8. Ba4 Nc6 {Now taking on c6 is psychologically very difficult,
after a tempo has already been spent retreating the bishop to a4.} 9. d3 ({
After} 9. Bxc6 dxc6 {the queen takes over from the knight, as defender of the
d4 pawn.}) ({whilst} 9. c3 {is not good without the bishop on b5, because of}
d3 10. Nf4 b5 11. Bb3 Ne5) 9... b5 ({After} 9... Bc5 {in the game
Sutovsky-Nataf, Esbjerg 2001, White managed to overcome his psychological
resistance:} 10. Bxc6 {'!?'} dxc6 11. Ng3 h5 (11... Bd6 $142 $1 {'!'}) 12. e5 {
'!'} Qd5 13. Re1 Bb4 14. Re4 g6 15. Ne2 {'!'} Bc5 16. h4 b5 17. Bg5 {and
developed a strong initiative on the dark squares.}) 10. Bb3 Bc5 {Now the pawn
on d4 is defended very solidly, but it no longer interests White.} 11. f4 {
A natural and strong attacking plan. White has a nice space advantage on the
kingside, by occupying which, he comes nearer to the black king.} Qh4 {A sharp
reaction. The black king stays in the centre. In some circumstances, this can
be so for a long time. But then it can flee to whichever wing it feels safest
on.} ({How dangerous White's attack can be was shown by the following game:} 
11... g6 12. f5 $1 Bb7 13. Nf4 Na5 14. Qg4 Nxb3 15. axb3 Qc7 16. Qh4 {'!'} Be7
17. f6 Bd6 18. Nxg6 {'!!'} Rg8 (18... fxg6 19. f7+ Kf8 20. Bh6# {'!'}) 19. Ne7
Bxe7 20. fxe7 Qe5 21. Qxh7 Qg7 22. Qxg7 Rxg7 23. Bf4 {and White realised her
advantage without difficulty (Kovalevskaya-Cmilyte Halle 2000)}) {A modest
development, but maybe the prelude to aggression. Also a novelty!} 12. Bd2 ({
The source game went} 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. Qh5 Be7 14. f5 g6 15. Qxh4 Bxh4 16. Bh6 (
{Stronger is} 16. fxe6 $1 dxe6 17. Bh6 {with some chances of success.}) 16...
Bxg3 17. hxg3 gxf5 {'!'} 18. exf5 Rg8 19. fxe6 dxe6 20. Bf4 O-O-O {and Black
achieved a full equal game Westerinen-Gausel, Gentofte 1999 1999.}) 12... Bb7 {
As predicted, Black opens a path for His Majesty in both directions.} 13. Kh1 {
With his typical modest approach, Movsesian shows his opponent that he is not
ready to attack, but simply strengthens his position and waits. In Radjabov's
shoes, I would not be fooled. The move Kh1 is certainly prophylactic. The
x-ray from the bishop on c5 is not pleasant, and he can never play c2-c3
without moving the king into the corner first. On the other hand, White also
obtains a new route for activating his knight: Ne2-g1-f3! Then the enemy queen
on h4 proves awkwardly placed, and must lose a tempo.} ({It is interesting to
analyze the sharp} 13. f5 {'!?'} Bd6 $1 (13... Ne5 14. Rf4 Qh5 15. Qe1 {
is very dangerous}) 14. Nf4 g6 15. g3 Qe7 $1 (15... Qd8 {allows} 16. fxe6 dxe6
17. Nh5 $1 {with the idea of} gxh5 18. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 19. Qxh5+) 16. Nh3 {
with the idea of activating the bishop on d2.}) 13... Qe7 {If you cann ot see
a good decision, the best thing is to defer it. Wait and see...} 14. Qe1 ({
The war of nerves continues. I am a simlpe and straightforward fellow, so I
again looked at the direct} 14. f5 Bd6 15. Nf4 g6 16. Nh3 {'!'} gxf5 17. exf5
Ne5 18. Qh5 Rg8 19. Ng5 O-O-O 20. Rae1 {and despite the weakness of g2 (which
must never be forgotten), White's chances are better. After} h6 {there follows}
21. Ne4 $1) 14... g6 15. c3 {An important decision on principle. Sergey keeps
the move f4-f5 as a threat, which is stronger than its execution. The clasical
principle, of psychological pressure on the opponent! With the text move,
White opens the centre and creates pressure on the dark squares.} dxc3 ({
He cannot keep the tension for long anyway. On} 15... Rc8 {there follows} 16.
Rc1 {'!'}) 16. Bxc3 Bb4 ({Teimour seeks peace in exchanges. A sensible
decision. After} 16... O-O 17. f5 {the threats grow. '!'}) 17. d4 ({I think
Sergey avoided the continuation} 17. f5 $1 gxf5 18. exf5 {purely out of
general considerations, not wanting to expose the square g2. However, in my
analysis, White's trumps appear to outweigh Black's. For example} Rg8 ({on} 
18... h5 {there is the strong} 19. Nf4 {with the idea of} Rg8 20. Qe2 h4 21.
fxe6 dxe6 22. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Bxe6 {with a fierce attack}) 19. Ng3 O-O-O 20.
a4 h5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ne4 $1 ({too slow is} 22. Qe2 h4 23. Ne4 h3 $1 24. g3
Bxc3 25. bxc3 d5 26. f6 Qf8 27. Nf2 d4 $1 {etc}) 22... d5 23. Nf6 Rxg2 $1 (
23... Bxc3 24. Nxg8 $1) 24. Kxg2 Bxc3 25. bxc3 (25. Qxc3 d4) 25... Qxf6 26. d4
e5 27. Rd1 $1 {- White keeps the bishop on b7 under wraps and guarantees
himself a comfortable advantage.}) 17... Bxc3 18. Qxc3 ({The reply} 18. bxc3 {
leads to the creation of a weak pawn on c3, although it would not be easy for
Black to exploit this, given White's active pieces and Black's exposed king.
He risks not surviving to an ending.}) 18... Qb4 19. Qe3 Na5 20. d5 ({Stronger
seems} 20. f5 $1 {eg} gxf5 21. exf5 Rg8 22. Rf2 {and on} O-O-O {there is the
interesting retort} 23. d5 $1 {as a result of which Black is practically
forced to take on d5 with the pawn. He cannot keep his bishop alive because of}
Nxb3 24. axb3 Bxd5 $2 25. Qa7 $1 {followed by a rook check on c1.}) 20... O-O
21. Rad1 ({At the moment,} 21. f5 exf5 22. exf5 Rfe8 $1 {is premature, since
there is no attack with} 23. Qh6 $2 Rxe2 24. f6 {because of} Qf8 $1) 21... Rae8
({On} 21... exd5 {I regarded as promising the line} 22. Rd4 $5 Nc4 (22... Qe7
23. Bxd5 $1) 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. f5 $1) ({But I have not managed to refute} 21...
Nxb3 $5 22. axb3 exd5) 22. Ng3 ({The artificial} 22. Rd4 Qc5 23. f5 exf5 24.
Rxf5 {does not even give White perpetual check:} Nxb3 25. axb3 f6 $1 {and only
Black will be able to attack now.}) 22... Nxb3 ({In the variation} 22... Nc4 {
White can change direction:} 23. Qa7 $1) 23. axb3 f5 24. Qa7 {The survival
instinct overcomes everything.} Bc8 ({White wins in embarassingly simple
fashion after} 24... Ba8 $2 {-} 25. dxe6 dxe6 26. Rd7 $1) 25. Qe3 Bb7 ({
White obtains a strong initiative after} 25... fxe4 26. Rd4 $1 Qe7 27. dxe6
dxe6 28. Rxe4) ({и} 25... exd5 26. Rxd5 fxe4 27. Rc1 $1) 26. Qa7 Bc8 27. Qe3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 b6 11. f4 Qc7 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Bf8
15. Qf2 Nd7 16. Kh1 Rab8 17. Nc1 {Was Radjabov mit diesem Springer anstellt,
ist alles andere als überzeugend.} Ba8 18. Qe2 Qc8 19. N1a2 $6 Nf6 20. Nc1 e5
21. Qf2 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nd3 $6 b4 $15 24. fxe5 (24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 e4
$1 26. Bxe4 (26. dxc6 exf3 27. Qxf3 Bxc6 $15) 26... Rxe4 27. dxc6 Qxc6 $15)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 d5 {Radjabov remains true to his beloved variation.} 16. cxd5 fxe4 17.
Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 f5 {A very rare move, played only twice in 2006.} ({However,
the main} 18... Qd7 {still remains a reasonable option for Black, since his
chances to draw are very high. For example:} 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rac1
Bf8 22. Rc7 Qxc7 23. Bxh7+ Kg7 24. dxc7 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxa3 ({worse is} 25...
Rc6 26. Nc2 f5 27. Ne3 e4 28. Bb1 Rxc7 29. g4 $1 {1-0 Galkin,A (2616)
-Khairullin,I (2533)/Moscow 2006 (60)}) 26. bxa3 Rc6 27. Be4 Rxc7 28. Bd5 Rc3
29. h4 Bf5 (29... Rxa3 $5) 30. Bb3 a5 31. a4 {1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A (2628)
-Khairullin,I (2554)/Plovdiv 2008} (31. a4 bxa4 32. Bxa4 Rc4 $11)) 19. d6 Qf6
20. Bc6 Be6 21. Bd5 Rbd8 22. Qb3 Bf7 (22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Kh8 24. Rad1 {
secured White a large advantage in Vehi Bach,V (2385)-Kosintseva,T (2479)/
Kusadasi 2006.}) 23. Nc2 Rxd6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Ne3 f4 (26...
Qg6 27. a4 $1 bxa4 28. Qxa4 $14) 27. Rd1 Qg6 28. Nd5 Bf8 $146 {In order to
achieve an advantage White must blockade his opponent's central pawns (by
taking control over the square in front of the black e-pawn). Bringing the
bishop to d4 looks like a good idea, but only if Black succeeds in avoiding
some static positions without counterplay.} ({In the game Bobras,P (2535)
-Yakovich,Y (2583)/Port Erin 2006 Black won after having been lost on the way:
} 28... Kh8 29. Nc3 (29. f3 e4 $132) 29... f3 (29... e4 $2 30. Nxe4 $16 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 30. g3 Qf5 31. Rd8+ Bf8 32. Nd1 Kg7 33. Ne3 Qg6 34. Qc3 {White
has a clear advantage.} Qb1+ 35. Rd1 Qe4 36. Rd5 Be7 37. h4 Bf6 38. Kh2 h5 39.
Qc8 Be7 40. Qxa6 Bxh4 41. gxh4 $4 (41. Qe6 Bf6 42. Nf5+ Kg6 43. Nd6 $18) 41...
Qxh4+ 42. Kg1 Kh7 43. Nf5 Rg7+ 44. Nxg7 Qg5+ {and White got mated.}) 29. f3 Kh8
{A natural move, but Radjabov connects it with the wrong idea to double on the
g-file.} (29... Bc5+ 30. Kf1 Kg7 {was more precise, with good chances to
equalize. For instance:} 31. Nc3 Bd4 32. Ne4 Rc7 {and Black solves his
problems.}) 30. Nc3 Rg7 $2 {This will turn out to be the decisive waste of
time.} (30... Bc5+ 31. Kf1 Bd4 {was necessary, and if White continues
similarly to the game} 32. Ne4 {then} Rc7 {and again Black controls the c-file
and should have no problems to hold the balance.}) 31. Rd2 Bc5+ 32. Kf1 Bd4 33.
Ne4 Rc7 34. Rc2 $1 {This move is possible due to Radjabov's mistake 30...Rg7.
Now Black doesn't have any activity and cannot exploit the centralized
position of his bishop. After the inevitable exchange of rooks at some moment
White's Q+N will be much stronger than Black's Q+B.} Rc6 35. Qd3 Kg7 36. b3 h6
37. g4 $1 {Black's position is more difficult than it appears. White prepares
the attack on the kingside and there is nothing Black can do to prevent it.}
fxg3 (37... Qe6 38. h4 Qd7 (38... Qc8 39. Nd6 $16) 39. h5 $16 Qc7 $140 40. Ng5
$1 hxg5 41. Qg6+ Rxg6 42. Rxc7+ $18) 38. hxg3 Qe6 39. Kg2 Qc8 40. Rxc6 Qxc6 41.
Qd2 $16 Qe6 ({After} 41... h5 42. Qg5+ Qg6 43. Qe7+ Qf7 44. Qd6 Qg6 45. Qd7+
Qf7 46. Qc6 Qg6 47. Nd6 {White wins material.}) 42. g4 Qc6 {The centralized
bishop on d4 is completely out of play and Black has nothing better than to
wait.} 43. Ng3 Kh7 44. Nf5 Bb6 45. Qd3 Kh8 46. Qe2 Bc7 47. Qd2 Kh7 (47... e4 {
runs into mate after} 48. Qd4+) 48. Ne7 Qc5 ({After} 48... Qd6 49. Qc2+ Kh8 50.
Nf5 Qb6 {White must be careful to avoid} 51. Nxh6 $2 Qxh6 52. Qxc7 Qd2+ {
with a draw, but 51.Qe4 instead keeps the position winning.}) 49. Qd3+ Kh8 50.
Qd7 {The final stage of attack: White penetrates with both pieces, creating
decisive threats.} e4 51. Qe8+ Kg7 52. Nf5+ Kf6 53. Qxe4 Bb6 54. Kh3 h5 55. g5+
$1 Kxg5 56. Ne7 Kf6 57. Nd5+ Kg7 58. Qe5+ Kh6 59. Qf6+ Kh7 60. Qf7+ Kh6 61. Ne7
1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. h3 Ng4 12. hxg4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 {#} 14. Rd1
{A novelty, which failed to impress.} (14. g5) 14... Bxc3 $1 15. bxc3 Bxg4 16.
f3 Be6 17. Bf4 Rfd8 18. Bxd6 b6 19. a4 Nc5 20. Bxc5 (20. a5 {runs into} Nb3 {
and White must continue} 21. axb6 Nxa1 22. b7 Rab8 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Rxa1 Rxb7
{where there is not even a shadow of advantage.}) 20... bxc5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.
Rb1 Kg7 23. a5 (23. Rb7 Rd7 $11) 23... Rd2 24. Rb7 a6 25. Rb6 Ra2 26. Rxc6 (26.
Rxa6 $4 Ra1 27. Kf2 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Bxc4+ {and Black wins}) 26... Rxa5 27. f4
Kf8 28. Bd3 Ke7 29. f5 gxf5 30. exf5 Bd7 31. Rb6 f6 32. g4 h6 33. Be4 Ra4 34.
Bd5 a5 35. Kf2 Ra3 36. Be6 Bxe6 37. Rxe6+ Kf7 38. Rc6 Rxc3 39. Rxc5 a4 40. Rc7+
Kg8 41. c5 a3 42. Ra7 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 {The fianchetto system is one
of the most solid ways to meet King's Indian.} c6 {Radjabov prepares the
advance d5, which would transpose into the Gruenfeld Defence.} 6. e4 $5 {
A somewhat unexpected decision. It turns out that Aronian is looking for more
than fight for a slight edge in the position arising after 6.Bg2 d5 7.cxd5
cxd5.} d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3
Rc8 {#} 13. h4 {This is a standard advance in such structures. White gains
more space on the kingside and might launch an attack later on. Black is
usually looking for counterplay on the opposite side. However, there is
another idea behind the advance of the h-pawn. Somitemes Black can fight for
the supremacy in the center by means of f7-f6. In that case the advance of the
h-pawn will weaken the pawn g6, discouraging Black from the mentioned plan in
the center. Although Black has no weaknesses, White's chances are slightly
preferable first of all thanks to his space advantage.} (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4
Qxd4 15. Bxc6 ({or} 15. Qxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxb7 Rb8 {followed by 17...Bxe5}) 15...
Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rxc6 {is equal}) 13... Qa5 {By increasing pressure on c3
Radjabov tries to force his opponent to take on e4, which would open for Black
the d-file and considerably increase the influence of his bishop on the long
diagonal.} ({The standard method} 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Na5 15. Qd3 {doesn't
fully solve Black's problems: White easily protects his only weakness on c3
and can concentrate on developing the attack on the kingside.}) 14. Qd3 (14.
Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 {would be a mistake. After} Rfd8 {Black will retain the
pawn in a favourable situation - all his pieces will remain active.}) 14...
Rfd8 15. Be3 {A clever move, provoking the following answer.} ({The tactics} 
15. Nxd5 {doesn't work:} Rxd5 16. Bxe4 Rxd4 {and White will remain with a pawn
down.}) 15... Nb4 {This leads Black nowhere, but it was not easy to create
counterplay anyway.} (15... f6 16. exf6) 16. Qe2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 {#} Nc6 ({
It turns out that after} 17... Rxc3 18. Bd2 {Black must sacrifice the exchange
and although this is quite interesting, it is insufficient to equalise:} Nc6 (
18... Ra3 $2 19. Rfb1 Ra4 20. a3 {loses a piece}) 19. Bxc3 Qxc3 20. Rac1 $1 Qa3
({worse is} 20... Qxd4 21. Rfd1 Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxd5 {with a difficult
endgame for Black}) 21. Rcd1 e6 22. Rd3 Qa4 23. Qd2 {and White is better}) 18.
Rfc1 {A rather surprising decision to play on the queenside. In the end it
will only lead to massive exchanges and a draw.} ({Stronger looks the typical} 
18. Rac1 {with the idea to use the other rook on the h-file after Kg2 and
h4-h5.}) 18... e6 19. c4 Qb6 $1 {Radjabov points out the drawback of White's
plan: the weakness of pawn d4.} ({In case of} 19... dxc4 20. Rxc4 {Aronian's
idea would have worked out: his light-squared bishop would have been very
strong.}) 20. c5 (20. cxd5 Nxd4 {brings White nothing}) 20... Qa5 {Black has
little to complain that the pawn moved from c3 to c5 - on c5 it only helps
Black to exchange it by means of b7-b6 and also open more files.} 21. Rab1 b6
22. h5 {Well, now this doesn't really look like an attempt to attack. Black
has already sufficient counterplay.} Qa4 {Again pointing out the main drawback
of the advance of the c-pawn.} 23. Qb5 Qxb5 24. Rxb5 Bf8 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Rcb1
(26. Rxb6 {runs into} Nxd4 $1 {and it is White who must be careful to achieve
a draw.}) 26... Ne7 $1 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. g4 (28. Rxb6 Nf5 {allows Black
sufficient activity.}) 28... Ra8 29. R1b2 Nc8 {# Right in time. Radjabov
protected well his only weakness and White's advantage has only a symbolic
character.} 30. Bd1 ({Perhaps} 30. Rc2 {would have required from Black more
accuracy.}) 30... Rd7 31. a4 Rc7 32. f4 Rc3 {After activating the rook Black
has little to fear.} 33. Kf2 Ra7 34. Rc2 Rxc2+ 35. Bxc2 Rc7 36. Bd1 Rc4 37. Ke2
Rb4 38. Rxb4 Bxb4 39. Bc2 Ne7 40. Bd3 Nc6 41. Bb5 Na7 42. Ba6 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. d5 {[%mdl 512]} exd5 7.
Nh4 {An unusual version of this well-known pawn sacrifice (normally castling
by both sides is included).} c6 (7... Bb4+ 8. Nd2 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Nc7
11. Nf5 Ne6 12. e4 g6 13. Nh6 Bf8 14. Nc4 Ba6 15. Qf3 f6 16. b3 $36 {1-0
Aslanian,L-Liublinskaya,L/Krasnoyarsk 1981/EXT 2002 (27)}) (7... Ne4 $5 8. cxd5
Bxh4 9. gxh4 (9. Bxe4 $5) 9... Qe7 10. Qd4 f5 11. Bg5 $5 Nxg5 12. d6 Bxg2 13.
dxe7 Ne6 14. Qe3 $6 (14. Qd2 Bxh1 15. f3 $13) 14... Bxh1 $6 (14... f4 15. Qd2
Bxh1 16. f3 Bg2 $17 {[%cal Yg2h3]}) 15. f3 Nc6 16. Nc3 f4 17. Qg1 Bxf3 18. exf3
Nxe7 19. O-O-O O-O-O $15 {0-1 Blechzin,I (2400)-Grishanovich,S (2295)/St
Petersburg 1998/EXT 1999 (29)}) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nf5 O-O 10. e4 Nc7 11. Bf4 (11.
O-O {leads to the main theoretical line.}) 11... d5 12. Qg4 Ne6 13. Nc3 Kh8 (
13... g6 $5) 14. Be5 $6 (14. O-O-O {was probably more accurate. E.g.} Nd7 15.
exd5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rc8+ 18. Kb1 Nf6 19. Qf3 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Qc7 $13
) 14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. O-O-O $6 (16. exd5 $142 Nc5 $1 (16... cxd5 17.
O-O-O) 17. O-O-O Bc8 18. Qxg7+ $5 Qxg7 19. Nxg7 Nba6 $1 (19... Kxg7 $143 20. b4
) 20. Nh5 (20. dxc6 Kxg7) 20... Bg4 21. Nf4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 $44) 16... Nd7 $6 (
16... g6 $1 17. Nd6 d4 $1 $17 {A.Sayapin}) 17. f4 Ndc5 18. e5 $2 {This doesn't
give White sufficient compensation for the pawn. He should have taken the last
opportunity to recapture it:} (18. exd5 $142 cxd5 19. Bxd5 $14 {A.Sayapin})
18... Qg6 19. Qh3 (19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Nd6 Ba6 $17 {[%cal Yc5b7]}) 19... f6 20.
Nh4 Qh6 21. Nf3 {Sad necessity. In the endgame Black gradually brings home his
extra pawn.} (21. exf6 Qxf6 {is equally hopeless.}) 21... Qxh3 (21... Nxf4 $5
22. gxf4 (22. Qxh6 Nfd3+ 23. Rxd3 Nxd3+ 24. Kd2 gxh6 25. Kxd3 fxe5 $19) 22...
Qxf4+ 23. Kb1 fxe5 $17 {M.Notkin}) 22. Bxh3 Nc7 (22... a5 $5 {A.Sayapin} 23. f5
$140 fxe5) 23. b4 N5a6 24. b5 cxb5 25. Rhe1 b4 26. Ne2 Bc8 27. Bg2 Bf5 28. Nfd4
fxe5 29. fxe5 Be4 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nf4 Nc5 32. h4 Rae8 33. e6 a5 34. Kb1 N7xe6
35. Ndxe6 Nxe6 36. Nd5 Nc5 37. Nxb6 h6 38. Nc4 Rf2 39. Rd5 Na4 40. Rxa5 Nc3+
41. Ka1 (41. Ka1 Rd8 {[%cal Rd8d4]}) 0-1

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[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 h5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15.
f4 {A fresh attempt to treat one of the main positions of Sicilian Dragon.
Dozens of games were played with 15.Rhe1, 15.Bh6 and 15.g4, but at the present
moment everywhere Black keeps resources for counterplay.} Nc4 16. Qd3 Qc8 {
Radjabov wisely takes advantage of the inclusion of Kb1/Re8 and makes a move
that most likely avoids Dominguez' main home preparation. In a similar
theoretical position with the king on c1 and black rook on f8, White achieves
an advantage by taking on f6 and then Nd5, using the fact that the bishop
cannot retreat from f6 due to the fork on e7.} (16... Ng4 {requires future
practice.}) 17. f5 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 {is now not impressive at all, since
Black can simply retreat the bishop from f6.}) 17... gxf5 $1 $146 (17... Ne5
18. Qe2 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Kh7 $6 (19... Qxc3 $142) 20. Rh3 Nfg4 21. Nf3 Qc5 22.
Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rg3 Bb5 24. Qe3 $16 gxf5 25. exf5 Qa3 26. Bxe7 Ng4 (26... Rxe7
27. Qg5 $18) 27. Qg5 Bh6 28. Qxh5 $18 {1-0 Macieja,B (2599)-Moskow,E (2229)/
Gausdal 2008 (30)}) 18. exf5 (18. Nxf5 $2 {runs into} Nxb2 $1 19. Kxb2 Bxf5 20.
exf5 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Ne4 {and Black wins the queen.}) (18. Rhf1 $2 fxe4 19. Nxe4
Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bg4 $17) 18... Ne5 19. Qe2 Neg4 (19... Rxc3 $2 {is premature due
to} 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rh3 Qc5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxh5 $18 {[%cal Gh3g3]}) 20.
Rhf1 (20. Rh3 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 $13) 20... Rxc3 $1 {The right moment for this
typical exchange sacrifice. Black gets a pawn and destroys the white king's
shelter. Considering that White has no attack on the kingside and Black enjoys
the stable square g4 for the knight, the exchange sacrifice secures Black
sufficient compensation.} (20... Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Rxf5 Qxf5 23. Nd5 $44 (
23. Ba4 Rc8 24. Qxe7 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Ne4 $36)) 21. bxc3 Qxc3 22. Bc1 a5 23. Bb2
Qe3 ({Another option was to keep the queens with} 23... Qc5 $44 {but Radjabov
rightly felt that the endgame is also good for Black.}) 24. Rde1 Qxe2 25. Rxe2
a4 26. Bc4 Ne5 27. Bb5 Rc8 28. Bxd7 Nfxd7 $15 {Black enjoys a slight advantage
thanks to White's weak pawns.} 29. Nf3 Rc4 30. Nxe5 Nxe5 31. g3 Rg4 32. Rg2 (
32. Re3 $2 Nc4 $19) 32... Nc4 $1 33. Bc1 (33. Bxg7 {is suddenly met with} Ne3
$1 {regaining the exchange and remaining with an advantage.}) 33... Be5 34. Rf3
f6 {All the black pieces are perfectly placed and it becomes more and more
difficult to play with White. Dominguez follows a reasonable defensive plan:
he places the pawn on c3, brings his king to d3 and starts to wait. Meanwhile
Radjabov brings his king to the centre.} 35. c3 Kf7 36. Kc2 Ke8 37. Kd3 b5 38.
Be3 Kd7 39. Bf4 Kc6 40. Rf1 Kc5 41. Rf3 Kd5 42. Rf1 Kc6 43. Rf3 {The knight on
c4 is nicely placed, but in order to make progress Black must attack White's
weak pawns with the knight as well.} Nb6 $1 {The knight goes to e4.} (43... d5
$15) 44. Bd2 (44. Bxe5 fxe5 {[%cal Ge5e4]} 45. Rf1 Nd5 $17) 44... Nd7 45. Bf4
Nc5+ 46. Kc2 (46. Ke3 Bxc3 $19) 46... Ne4 47. Re2 d5 48. Ree3 Kd6 49. Rf1 Rg8 {
[%cal Gg8c8]} (49... Nxg3 50. Rxg3 Rxg3 51. Bxg3 Bxg3 52. Rg1 Bxh4 (52... Bf4
53. Rg7 $132 {[%csl Re7,Rh5][%cal Gg7h7]}) 53. Rh1 Bf2 54. Rxh5 {must be a draw
}) (49... Bxf4 50. Rxf4 Rxg3 $4 51. Rfxe4 Rg2+ 52. Re2 $18) 50. Rd1 $1 Kc6 51.
Rf1 Bxf4 52. Rxf4 Nxg3 (52... Rxg3 $4 53. Rfxe4 Rg2+ 54. Re2 $18) 53. Rxe7 Ne4
54. Kd3 (54. Rexe4 dxe4 55. Rxe4 Rg2+ 56. Kb1 Kd5 $17 {[%csl Rb1]}) 54... Rg2
55. a3 Kc5 $2 ({With little time Radjabov misses} 55... Rg3+ 56. Kd4 Nc5 $1 {
with the threat 57...Nb3 mate. Dominguez would have had to return the exchange
and hope to survive in a difficult rook endgame after} 57. Re6+ Nxe6+ 58. fxe6
Kd6 59. Rxf6 Rg4+ 60. Kd3 Rxh4 $17) 56. Rc7+ $1 Kd6 57. Rc8 Ra2 58. Kd4 Rd2+ (
58... Rxa3 {can be too risky also for Black:} 59. Rd8+ (59. Re8 $5 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Ge8e6]} Nxc3 $140 60. Re6+ Kd7 61. Rf1 $132 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3,Rd5,Rd7,Rf6]
[%cal Ge6f6,Gf1g1]}) 59... Kc6 60. Rc8+ Kd7 61. Rh8 Nxc3 62. Kc5 $132) 59. Ke3
Ra2 60. Kd4 Rd2+ 61. Ke3 Ra2 62. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. O-O ({The main move is} 12. Nd2 {
which Wang Yue already played against Radjabov:} f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 Bxf5 16. Bd3 {White is slightly better, but the game finished with a
draw in 46 moves, Wang Yue (2736)-Radjabov,T (2751)/Elista 2008}) 12... f5 13.
exf5 Nc5 {Following in footsteps of Ivan Cheparinov, Topalov's second, who
introduced this move on the high level only few months ago.} ({Previously
Black used to answer automatically} 13... Nxf5) 14. b4 {This new and most
natural-looking move leads to a forced play.} (14. Qd2 g4 15. Nh4 a5 16. f3
gxf3 17. Rxf3 {let to a messy game in Kasimdzhanov,R (2672)-Cheparinov,I (2696)
/Elista 2008.}) 14... e4 {The point of 13...Nc5.} 15. Nd4 Nd3 {#} 16. Nxe4 Bxd4
17. Rb1 {Black must return the extra piece. Everything is still more or less
forced.} Nxf2 ({The dark-squared bishops are most important minor pieces and
each side can allow to exchange it only for opponent's dark-squared bishop.
That's why} 17... Bxf2+ $2 18. Nxf2 {is bad for Black.}) 18. Bxf2 (18. Nxf2 $2
Nxf5 {this is a similar picture for White, who is in troubles now because
black will exchange the bishop g3 for his knight.}) 18... Bxf2+ 19. Nxf2 Bxf5
20. Rb3 {# Finally the forced sequence finished. How to evaluate this
position? White is marginally better thanks to a small space advantage and
some attacking ideas due to the slightly broken black structure on the
kingside. However, Black will soon have a good control in the center and the
attacking ideas won't work out, while the space advantage itself is not enough
for a win.} Qe7 21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Bh5 Bg6 $1 (22... Nf7 {is too passive. After}
23. c5 {White enjoys the initiative.}) 23. Rh3 ({In case of} 23. Bxg6 hxg6 {
the doubled pawns control very important squares on the f-file. For instance}
24. Rg3 {is answered with} Rf4 {and Black has nothing to fear.}) 23... Qg7 ({
Here} 23... Bxh5 24. Rxh5 Nf7 {is just bad in view of} 25. Ng4 {with a strong
attack for White.}) 24. Bxg6 Qxg6 ({It is curious that even here} 24... hxg6 {
was an option (though rather unnecessary now), since} 25. Qxg5 {allows the
nice sacrifice} Rxf2 {with a draw:} 26. Kxf2 (26. Rxf2 $2 Re1+ 27. Rf1 Qd4+)
26... Qd4+ 27. Kf3 (27. Kg3 $2 {loses:} Re3+ 28. Rf3 Nf5+ 29. Kf2 Qd2+) 27...
Qd3+ ({Not} 27... Qe4+ $2 28. Kg3) 28. Kf2 Qd4+ 29. Kf3 $11) 25. Re3 Rxe3 26.
Qxe3 b6 27. Re1 Nf5 28. Qe4 Qg7 29. Nd3 a6 30. Rf1 Qd4+ 31. Qxd4 Nxd4 32. Rxf8+
Kxf8 {#} 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Ke3 Nc2+ 35. Ke4 b5 36. c5 h6 37. c6 Kf6 38. g3 Na3
39. g4 Nc2 40. h3 Na3 41. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 {Italienisch ist ein häufiger Gast in der
heutigen Turnierpraxis.} (3... Nf6 {ist eine gute Alternative.} 4. d3 (4. Ng5 {
verlor einiges an Popularität in der letzten Zeit.} d5 5. exd5 {Schwarz hat
mehrere Möglichkeiten, eine gute Kompensation für den geopferten Bauer zu
erzielen, eine davon ist} Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10.
Ne5 Qd4 11. f4 Bc5 $44) 4... Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Be6 8. a5 a6 $11 {
Weiß hat keinen echten Vorteil.}) 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 (5. d4 {ist eine alte
Variante.} exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 $1 {Etwas Besseres hat Weiß nicht.} (7. Nc3
Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 h6 14.
Qe2 hxg5 15. Re1 Be6 16. dxe6 f6 $17 {Schwarz steht einfach viel besser -
seinem Plan c6-d5-Qd6 hat Weiß nichts entgegenzusetzen.}) 7... Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 (10... Nce7 $6 {Schwarz seinerseits sollte dem
Remis auch nicht ausweichen, denn Weiß kann in dem Fall eine gefährliche
Initiative entwickeln.} 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 c6 13. Ne4 Nb6 14. Bd3 Ned5 15.
Nc5 $36 {Van den Doel - Sokolov (Leeuwarden, 2004)}) 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qb3 $11)
5... a6 6. Bb3 O-O {Schwarz hat eine Menge an Möglichkeiten, das ist mehr oder
weniger Geschmackssache. Mir gefällt der Zug 6....Ba7 besser.} (6... Ba7 $5 7.
Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 (8. Nf1 Ng4 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 d5 $1 11. Bxd5 Nxd4 $3 12. Nxd4
c6 $44) 8... d6 9. Nf1 (9. O-O {führt zur Partiestellung.}) 9... d5 $3 {
Mit Tempoverlust, aber trotzdem sehr stark.} 10. Qe2 (10. Ng3 dxe4 11. dxe4
Qxd1+ 12. Bxd1 Be6 $11) 10... Be6 11. Ng3 (11. Ng5 dxe4 $1 12. Nxe6 exd3 13.
Nxd8 dxe2 14. Nxc6 exf1=Q+ 15. Rxf1 bxc6 16. Ba4 Rfd8 17. Bxc6 Rab8 $36) 11...
dxe4 12. dxe4 Bxb3 13. axb3 Ne8 14. Nf5 Nd6 15. g4 Qf6 $11 {Bologan - Malakhov
(Kemer, 2007)}) 7. O-O d6 (7... d5 $6 {Diesen Vorstoß muss man sehr gut
vorbereiten, ansonsten bekommt man Schwierigkeiten mit dem e5-Bauern.} 8. exd5
Nxd5 9. Nbd2 (9. h3 $6 Nb6 10. Re1 h6 11. Nbd2 Qxd3 12. Nxe5 Qg3 13. Qf3 Qxf3
14. Ndxf3 $11 {Kramnik - Krasenkow (Wijk aan Zee, 2003)}) 9... Bg4 10. h3 Bh5
11. Ne4 Ba7 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Nh4 Na5 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bc2 $14 {
Sanduleac - Daurelle (Creon, 2007)}) 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 {Es gibt
viele Zugfolgen, die zu dieser Stellung führen. Jetzt ist der entscheidende
Moment, in dem Schwarz einen Plan auswählen muss.} Be6 $1 {Ich denke, das ist
der beste Weg zum Ausgleich.} (10... Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 {ist genau so gut, weil
es nur eine Zugumstellung ist.}) (10... Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 Re8 13. d4 $14
{Hat Weiß es geschafft, das Zentrum d4-e4 aufzubauen, so hat er sich schon mal
einen kleinen Vorteil gesichert. Natürlich ist die Stellung von Schwarz immer
noch in Ordnung, aber es geht hier darum, ob Schwarz einen absoluten Ausgleich
erreicht, oder nicht.}) (10... Nh5 11. Nf1 (11. Nxe5 $2 Nxe5 12. Qxh5 Nxd3 $15)
11... Qf6 12. Be3 Nf4 13. Ng3 g6 14. d4 $14 {Wieder hat Weiß das Zentrum unter
Kontrolle genommen.}) 11. Bc2 (11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ng3 {Zieht Weiß den Läufer
nicht zurück, so wird zu viel abgetauscht und die Stellung sehr vereinfacht.}
d5 (12... Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Rb8 14. Nf5 d5 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. N3h4 Re6 17. Qe2 dxe4
18. dxe4 Rd8 19. Qf3 Qd3 $11 {Hamdouchi - Tkachiev (Cap d'Agde, 2002)}) 13. Bd2
dxe4 14. dxe4 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 Qd7 16. Rad1 Qe6 17. Qxe6 (17. Qxb7 $4 Bb6 $19)
17... Rxe6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 g6 $11 {Petrosian - Kobalia (Kallithea, 2008)}
) 11... Re8 12. Nh2 (12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Ng3 Bc5 $1 16.
Nh4 Bf8 $132 {Radjabov - Aronian (Dresden, 2008). Mit der Überführung des
Läufers nach f8 hat Schwarz die Lage seines Königs verbessert und hat die
Möglichkeit, mittels g6 das Feld f5 unter Kontrolle zu nehmen.}) 12... d5 13.
Qf3 dxe4 $146 {Eine ruhigere Fortsetzung. Es ist nicht auszuschließen, dass
Schwarz auch schon auf Konter spielen kann.} (13... d4 $5 14. Ndf1 Qe7 15. Ng3
Rad8 16. c4 b5 17. cxb5 Nb4 18. Bb1 axb5 19. a3 Na6 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Nc5
22. Bc2 Nb7 23. Qf3 c5 24. a4 b4 25. Nf1 c4 $1 26. dxc4 Nc5 $44 {Areshchenko -
Azarov (Plovdiv, 2008)}) 14. dxe4 (14. Nxe4 {Je mehr Figuren getauscht sind,
desto einfacher ist die Verteidigung für Schwarz.} Nxe4 15. dxe4 Ne7 16. Rd1
Qc8 17. Ng4 Ng6 $11) 14... Ne7 15. Ndf1 Ng6 16. Be3 (16. Ng3 $6 {Dieser Zug
ist sinnlos, denn der Springer kann demnächst nicht nach f5 gehen.} c6 17. Rd1
(17. Nf5 $4 Bxf5 18. exf5 (18. Qxf5 Nh4 $19) 18... e4 19. Qe2 Nh4 $17) 17...
Qa5 18. Bd2 (18. Bxh6 $4 Nh4 $19) (18. b4 Qc7 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 c5 $15)
18... Rad8 $15) 16... Bxe3 17. Nxe3 c6 $11 {Schwarz hat überhaupt kein Problem.
} 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 (19. Qxf5 $4 Nh4 $19) 19... Nf4 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Ng4
N4h5 (21... Nxg4 {ist ebenfalls möglich, Weiß kann keinen Nutzen aus seiner
augenblicklichen Initiative ziehen. Aber die Partiefortsetzung ist trotzdem
besser.} 22. Qxg4 (22. hxg4 Nd5 $11) 22... Nd5 23. Bb3 Rad8 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25.
f6 g6 26. Qh4 Qb6 $132) 22. Re3 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Nf6 {Der Springer auf f6
verhindert das gesamte weiße Spiel am Königsflügel.} 24. Qg3 Rad8 25. Rde1 Rd2
26. Bb3 Qd8 (26... Rxb2 $2 {Habgier wird bestraft.} 27. g5 $1 hxg5 28. Qxg5 {
Der weiße Angriff ist sehr gefährlich.} Nh7 29. Qh4 Qe7 30. Qh5 Nf6 31. Rxe5
Qxe5 (31... Nxh5 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Rxe7 $16) 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Qxf7+ $16) 27.
g5 (27. Rxe5 $5 {kam ebenfalls ins Betracht.} Rxe5 28. Qxe5 Rxb2 (28... Nxg4
29. Qe8+ Qxe8 30. Rxe8+ Kh7 31. f3 Nf6 32. Rf8 Nd5 33. Rxf7 b5 34. Bxd5 cxd5
35. Ra7 Rxb2 36. Rxa6 $14) 29. Rd1 Rd2 30. Rxd2 Qxd2 31. Qb8+ Kh7 32. Bxf7 Qe1+
33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Qxe5 Nxg4+ 35. Kg3 Nxe5 36. Be6 Nd3 $11) 27... hxg5 28. Qxg5
Nd5 29. Qh5 Qf6 30. Rh3 {Weiß kann nur eine Mattdrohung aufstellen, Matt
selbst kann er jedoch nicht geben.} Kf8 31. Qg4 (31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qh7 Kd6 $1
$15 {Der schwarze König wird sich auf c7 in Sicherheit fühlen, und die weißen
Figuren haben alle nichts mehr zu tun.}) 31... Kg8 (31... Ke7 $2 {Das wäre zu
frech...} 32. c4 (32. Rxe5+ Qxe5 33. Qg5+ Kd6 34. Qxd2 Qe1+ 35. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 36.
Kh2 Re2 37. Rh7 Rxf2 38. Rxg7 Rxf5 $11) 32... Nb6 33. Rxe5+ Qxe5 34. Qg5+ f6
35. Qxd2 $16) 32. Qh5 Kf8 33. Qg4 Kg8 34. Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxb5 a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15.
Bxd6 N7b6 16. Bc5 Qc7 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. Qd4 Ke7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rfe1 Qd6 21.
Qg7 Rhg8 22. Qxh6 Qf4 23. Qh3 Na4 24. Ne5 Qxe5 25. Bf3 g4 26. Qh4+ Qg5 27.
Qxg5+ Rxg5 28. Bxb7 Rc7 29. Bxa6 Nxb2 30. Re2 Ra5 31. Rxb2 Rxa6 32. Kf1 Ra4 33.
Rd2 e5 34. Rc3 Rd7 35. Rdc2 Rd4 36. h3 gxh3 37. Rxh3 Ke6 38. Ke2 Rg4 39. Rh6+
Rg6 40. Rxg6+ fxg6 41. Kd2 Kd5 42. Kc3 Ra3+ 43. Kb4 Rd3 44. Rxc4 Rd2 45. Rc5+
Kd4 46. Rc4+ Kd5 47. Rc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. b4 Bb6 11. O-O Bg4 12. a4 O-O 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 a6
15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. c3 Kh8 17. Bg4 Rf6 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. g3 Qc7 20. a5 Raf8 21. Qe3
bxa5 22. Rxa5 Qc4 23. h4 Qc6 24. Be2 Rc8 25. Ra3 Rcf8 26. Kg2 d5 27. f3 Qc7 28.
Bd3 Rd6 29. Rf2 d4 30. cxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 {For more than a century,
players of all levels have been fascinated by the magic of the white king's
fianchetto in the closed openings. The analytical distilling process, aimed to
reveal the optimal move order ressembles the search for the Philosopher's
Stone from the Middle Ages. In the genuine Catalan Opening, White frequently
has problems stabilising the position because of the possible d5xc4 at
different stages of the game. If White refrains from an early c2-c4, this
means defining the bishop's intentions too soon, allowing Black choose the
rock solid Slav setup, which is supposed to offer White no advantage at al,
because his bishop would bite on stonel. I have passed through this whole
process over the past 17 years and I know that there is no universal answer to
the problem. It all depends on such subjective factors as the speciffic
opponent or the mood in which you are that day. Judging from the course of the
present game, Radjabov found the right move order, against the right opponent
at the right moment.} c6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 {It is interesting to compare the
first moves with the following sequence with reversed colours: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3
g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 d5 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.e3 0-0 7.b4 c6 8.Be2 Re8 followed by ...e5.
This is how the game Torre - Kasparov, Thesaloniki (ol) 1988 started. About
ten moves later, the reigning World Champion had a big advantage already.
There is an interesting psychological nuance involved in reversing colours.
What is entirely satisfactory with Black does not look equally appealing with
White. This is a possible reason why Radjabov's plan from this game is not
seen frequently at grandmaster level.} Be7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 $6
{In conjunction with his next move, this is the start of Black's troubles.} (
10... Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Nf6 {would have been more natural and probably better.
Black would play ...Nd5, ...Qb6 and ...Rfd8, waiting for a favourable moment
to open the centre with c6-c5.} 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Qb3 {[%cal Gf3e5] By unpinning
the knight, White threatens Ne5, which makes the exchange on f3 highly
recommendable.} Bxf3 (13... Rfd8 $6 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Nc4 {led to an initiative
for White in Hansen,L (2565)-Rasmussen,K (2440)/Denmark 1996/EXT 2000/[Hansen,
LB] (1-0, 32)}) ({It makes no sense to strengthen White's structure with} 13...
Qxb3 14. axb3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 {although Black managed to hold his own in Kengis,
E (2572)-Dutreeuw,M (2390)/Germany 2001/CBM 087/[Finkel,A] (1/2, 45).}) 14.
Bxf3 Rfd8 {In my opinion, this should be regarded as the critical position of
the whole variation. In practice, most of the games between strong players
ended in short draws, which may speak for something. Here is the most relevant
of them, in which Black applied the most natural regrouping, immediately
convincing White of the solidity of his position.} 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Bf6 17.
Rad1 {1/2 Cvitan,O (2535)-Kurajica,B (2556)/Split 2008/CBM 122 Extra. The
position looks like if it came out of a favourable form of the Caro Kann, in
which Black has managed to exchange two pairs of minor pieces. White cannot
improve his position easily, since c3-c4 would leave the d4-square vulnerable.
On the contrary, Black can prepare c6-c5 at his own convenience.} Rd7 18. Kg2
Rad8 19. h4 h6 (19... c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Bg5 $14) 20. h5 Qc7 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (
20... c5 $5 $11) 21. Qa3 b5 $132 {[%cal Gc7b6,Ga7a5]}) 11. Nxf6+ ({Another
form of carrying out the plan from our main game is} 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Ned2 {
It is interesting to notice that, with all his minor pieces on the board,
Black is better coordinated than after the exchange on f6, allowing him make
use of his advance in development to neutralise White's initiative.} Qc7 (12...
Qxb3 {is an unnecessary concession.} 13. axb3 Bd6 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. b4 Bxf3 16.
Bxf3 a6 17. Bg2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. b5 $1 $14 {
Badea,B (2492)-Lemmers,O (2425)/Bucharest 2006/CBM 111 ext (1-0, 45)}) (12...
c5 {may also be premature.} 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Ne5 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Nxd7
17. cxd4 Ra7 18. Ne4 b5 {Speelman,J (2625)-Dreev,A (2645)/Geneve 1996/CBM 054
ext (1-0, 61)} 19. d5 $1 $16) 13. Nc4 b5 14. Nce5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxe5 16. Rxe5
Rab8 17. Re1 {1/2 Dizdarevic,E (2500)-Almasi,Z (2630)/Makarska Tucepi 1995/EXT
1997}) 11... Bxf6 {Aronian takes the e5-square under control in order to carry
out the freeing pawn break e6-e5 as soon as possible, but leaves the d5-square
insufficiently well protected.} (11... Nxf6 {would still be possible, but in
this case the rook would not stand well on e8.}) 12. h3 {This move is an
important preparation of Radjabov's novelty, two moves later. The bishop is
forced to define its intentions.} ({The similar plan without h2-h3 is slightly
less effective.} 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Nd2 (13. Bf4 $6 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e5 $11 {Hug,W 
(2445)-Huebner,R (2605)/Garmisch Partenkirchen 1994/CBM 043 ext (1/2, 24)})
13... e5 14. d5 Qxb3 15. axb3 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Nc5 17. Ne4 {would allow the
bishop return to e6 at some point, keeping Black's position defensible.} Nd3 (
17... Be6 $5) 18. Re3 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 Re7 {[%cal Gg4e6]}) 12... Bh5 (12... Bxf3
13. Bxf3 e5 14. d5 $1 $16) 13. Qb3 $146 {Technically speaking (and if we
ignore a blitz game played through the Internet, mentioned below), this is a
novelty, but the really new idea will come one move later.} (13. g4 Bg6 14. Bf4
h6 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. Qe2 c5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Be7 $11 {Strikovic,A (2550)
-Almasi,Z (2655)/Cacak 1996/CBM 057/[Hecht] (1/2, 65)}) 13... Qb6 14. Nd2 $1 {
A strong move, threatening Nc4, with the aim of provoking the exchange Qxb3,
axb3, followed by b3-b4 which would ensure White some queenside advantage. The
move is somewhat paradoxical, because White not only does not continue
developing, but even temporarily blocks the c1-bishop! This can be justified
by the strong queenside tension (it is no less than their Majesties throwing
at each other furious glances) and the relatively poor quality of Black's
development in general.} e5 {With the d5-square poorly defended, Black is not
well-prepared for this move, but passive play would not have ensured easy life
either.} (14... Rad8 15. Nc4 Qxb3 (15... Qc7 $2 16. Bf4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18.
Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxb7 $16) 16. axb3 $16 {[%cal Ga1a7,
Gc4d6]}) ({The aforementioned game on the Internet went} 14... Qxb3 15. axb3 a6
16. b4 (16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bf4 $14 {[%cal Gb3b4,Ge4c5,Ge4d6]}) 16... Rad8 17. Ne4
$14 {UncleBob-Wornath,K (2382)/playchess.com 2004/EXT 2005 (1-0, 61). I have
no clue about who UncleBob may be.}) 15. d5 $1 Qc7 $6 {After this timid move,
Black gets into trouble.} ({He could have kept the game more complicated with} 
15... Qxb3 16. axb3 cxd5 17. Bxd5 {[%csl Ga7,Gb7]} Nc5 18. Ne4 Red8 (18... Nd3
19. Re3 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Re7 21. b4 $14) 19. Nxc5 Rxd5 20. Nxb7 Bf3 21. b4 $14 {
The f3-bishop is quite strong, but White's queenside advantage looks crushing.
In any case, play would have been far from one-sided.}) 16. d6 $1 $16 Qb8 17.
Ne4 Bd8 18. Be3 Bb6 19. h4 h6 20. Bh3 Qd8 {The opening has been a major
success for White. It is not really usual in super-tournaments that White gets
such an advantage on move 20 already.} 21. Bxh6 $1 {White wins a pawn with a
simple combination.} Nc5 $5 ({This looks like the best practical chance. Black
rids himself of the passive knight and eliminates the disturbing d6-pawn.} 
21... gxh6 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 $2 {loses the queen to} 23. Nf6+) 22. Nxc5 Qxd6 23.
Nd7 Qxh6 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Qxb6 Bf3 26. Qe3 Qh5 27. Bg2 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Ra4 29.
Qg5 Qxg5 30. hxg5 {White's advantage does not consist of the extra pawn only,
which, in many rook endings, is not sufficient for a win, see for instance the
game Ivanchuk - Wang. He has a space advantage on the kingside, while the
e5-pawn and the seventh rank are vulnerable.} Kh7 (30... Rg4 {leaves the rook
trapped after} 31. f4 $1) 31. a3 Kg6 32. Rad1 Re6 33. Rd7 b5 34. Red1 Rc4 35.
Rc7 e4 36. Rdd7 {After the occupation of the seventh rank, White should win
without problems.} e3 {Desperate counterplay.} 37. fxe3 Rxe3 38. Rxf7 Rg4 39.
Rxg7+ Kh5 40. Rh7+ Kg6 41. Rcg7+ Kf5 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rhg7+ Kh5 44. Rf3 Re2+
45. Kh3 Rxg5 46. g4+ Kh6 47. Rxg5 Kxg5 48. b3 Kg6 49. Kg3 Ra2 50. Kf4 Rxa3 51.
b4 {The position has calmed down and Black has managed to prevent the material
deficit from increasing. However, his pieces are not coordinated, which allows
White to win effortlessly.} Kf7 (51... Ra1 {is no better because of} 52. Rd3 {
threatening Rd6+.}) 52. Ke5+ Ke7 53. Rh3 Kd7 54. g5 Ra1 55. Rh7+ Ke8 56. Rc7
1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 {The King's Indian, the main
weapon of Radjabov. He is a real expert in it.} 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7
9. b4 {The so-called Bayonet Attack, probably the most popular weapon against
the King's Indian - and against Radjabov as well.} Nh5 {The knight goes away,
freeing the way for the f-pawn.} (9... a5 {Another main move, which was never 
(!) played by Radjabov.}) 10. Re1 {Preparing the f1-square for the bishop.} f5
11. Ng5 Nf6 {The knight goes back, after it has done its job.} 12. f3 {White
protects his central pawn.} ({Another very popular way of protecting the
e4-pawn is} 12. Bf3) 12... Kh8 {is a move Teimour usually chooses in this
position.} (12... c6 {and}) (12... Nh5 {are other often played moves.}) 13. c5
{Relatively rare, but a very logical move. It has already occured in the
practice of Teimour, back then in 2005 in his game against Gyimesi.} (13. Rb1 {
was a latest try here. Van Wely played it and won beautifully against...
Radjabov! But I am sure, Teimour definitely has an improvement over that game.}
) (13. Ne6 {and}) (13. Be3 {are other possibilities.}) 13... h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6
15. dxe6 d5 {Black strikes in the centre, and now the question is whether the
e6-pawn is a strength or a weakness. This question concerns the whole
variation by the way!} 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qb3 {White's idea is
to open the a-file.} (18. Qxd5 {is another way of exchanging queens.} Nxd5 19.
Bc4 Nxb4 20. Rb1 Nc6 {and the position is unclear, probably around equal.})
18... Qxb3 19. axb3 Nc6 (19... Nd5 {is another possibility which has been
never played before. It looks more natural than Nc6, but has it's own minuses,
which Teimour probably knew.} 20. b5 e4 21. Ra2 Bd4+ 22. Kf1 Bxc5 23. Bc4 $1 {
with a clear advantage for White, might be a reason why 19...Nc6 was chosen by
Radjabov.}) 20. Ra4 (20. Bd2 {is not good, because of} Nd4 {with some
advantage for Black.}) (20. b5 Nd4 {is also good for Black.}) (20. Bb5 $5 {
looks like a real alternative, though} Rfe8 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. b5 $1 Rxe6 23. b6
cxb6 24. cxb6 c5 $1 25. bxa7 Re7 {probably equalises for Black.}) 20... Rfe8 $1
$146 {Finally the novelty has come. These days it seems to be normal to play
novelties somewhere in the ending. Apart from just being the novelty, this
move is also very strong. It is most probably that Radjabov found this natural
improvement over the board, as he spent more than an hour, if I am not
mistaken. But it could be that he was just trying to remember his own analysis
(can you imagine how much he has to remember??).} 21. Bc4 {Other moves are not
dangerous for Black either.} ({For example} 21. Bb2 Rxe6 22. b5 Nd4 23. Bc4
Ree8 24. Bf7 Rf8 25. Bxg6 Nxb3 26. Bxe5 Nxc5 {with something like equality.})
21... a6 $1 {Another strong move from Radjabov. Now it was time for Grischuk
to spend his time. He was thinking for about an hour here if I remember
correctly.} 22. b5 {White wants to exchange rooks and count on his two bishops
in an open position ... or maybe Grischuk simply understood that he had no
advantage, and just decided to simplify it all even further and make a draw.} (
22. Bb2 {does not give White anything either.} Rad8 23. Bc3 g5 {and Black is
at least not worse.}) 22... axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxb5 Re8 25. Rd1 Rxe6 26.
Rd7 Bf8 27. Rxc7 Bxc5+ 28. Kf1 Re7 {The last moves were very logical: Black
took White's pawn on e6, meanwhile White activated his pieces.} 29. Rxe7 (29.
Rc8+ {also leads to a draw.} Kg7 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Rxc6 Bd4 32. Bd2 Ra7 33. Ke2
Ra2 $11) 29... Bxe7 30. Bb2 Nd4 (30... Bf6 {is also drawish.} 31. f4 Kg7 32.
fxe5 {the simplest} (32. Bxc6 {also isn't bad}) 32... Nxe5 (32... Bxe5 33. Bxc6
Bxb2 34. Bxb7 {with a draw}) 33. Bxe5 Bxe5 {is drawn, due to the opposite
coloured bishops.}) 31. Bxd4 exd4 {Now the position with opposite coloured
bishops has arisen. Black's extra pawn doesn't really count. The funny thing
is that in one of the latest games between the same opponents in the same
variation, in the Fide Grand Prix in Elista, Radjabov also had an extra pawn
in an opposite coloured bishop ending. That time he tried really hard, but
could not win. Now it is also drawn.} 32. g4 Kg7 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Bd3 Kf6 35.
h3 Kg5 36. Ke2 Kf4 37. Bc2 h5 38. Bd3 Bf8 39. Kf2 Kg5 40. Kf1 Bc5 41. Ke2 h4
42. Bc2 f4 43. Kd3 b5 44. Ke4 b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 13. a4 Rd8 14. Bd2 Bd7
15. Bd3 Be8 16. Rfe1 Rd7 17. Qe4 g6 18. Bb5 Rc8 19. Bg5 Qd8 20. Qf4 Rd5 21. h4
Na5 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Rab1 Kg7 25. Ng5 Nc6 26. Rb5 Red8 27. Qf6+
Qxf6 28. exf6+ Kxf6 29. Rxb7 R8d7 30. Nxh7+ Kg7 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Ng5 Ne7 33.
c4 Rb7 34. c5 Rb4 35. Re4 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 Nc6 37. Rf4 Rb7 38. g3 e5 39. Rc4 Rb2
40. Kg2 f6 41. Ne6+ Kf7 42. Nd8+ Nxd8 43. c6 Nxc6 44. Rxc6 e4 45. Kf1 f5 46.
Rc7+ Kf6 47. Rxa7 f4 48. gxf4 Kf5 49. Ra5+ Kxf4 50. Rg5 Ra2 51. Rxg6 Rxa4 52.
Kg2 Ra5 53. Rg7 Rb5 54. Rg3 Ra5 55. Kh3 Ra1 56. Kg2 Ra5 57. Re3 Rb5 58. Re1 Ra5
59. Rh1 Kg4 60. Rh3 Rh5 61. Rg3+ Kxh4 62. Rh3+ Kg4 63. Rxh5 Kxh5 64. f3 exf3+
65. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
Ng6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. a3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rd1 Na5 14. g3 Nc4 15.
h4 Nxa3 16. bxa3 Rxc3 17. h5 Qc7 18. Bd3 Nh8 19. Bb2 Rb3 20. Rac1 Qa5 21. d5
Bxa3 22. Bxa3 Rxa3 23. Qe3 f5 24. exf5 Bxd5 25. Ne5 Qd8 26. fxe6 dxe6 27. Bxh7+
Kxh7 28. Qxa3 Rf5 29. Qd3 Kg8 30. Qe2 Nf7 31. Ng6 Kh7 32. Nf4 Ng5 33. Qg4 Qa8
34. Nxd5 Rxd5 35. f4 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Ne4 37. Qd3 Qd5 38. Qxd5 exd5 39. Kg2 a5
40. g4 b4 41. Rc8 b3 42. g5 g6 43. h6 Nd6 44. Rb8 a4 45. Rb4 d4 46. Rxa4 d3 47.
Kf3 $2 (47. Kf1 Nb5 48. Rb4 Nc3 49. Ke1 $18) 47... Nb5 $1 48. Rb4 (48. Ke3 b2
49. Rb4 Nc3 $11 50. Kxd3 (50. Rxb2 Nd1+ 51. Kxd3 Nxb2+ $11) 50... b1=Q+ 51.
Rxb1 Nxb1 $11) 48... Nc3 {The threat 49...d2 must be addressed immediately.}
49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. Rb8+ Kh7 51. Ke3 b2 52. Rb7+ Kg8 53. Rb8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 Nh5 8. h3
Nxf4 9. exf4 e6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 g6 12. O-O Bg7 13. b4 O-O 14. Rfe1 b6 15.
cxb6 Qxb6 16. Rab1 Qc7 17. g3 Rfb8 18. Rec1 Qd6 19. Ne2 Rxb4 20. Rxb4 Qxb4 21.
Rxc6 Nb6 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rb8 24. Ne5 a5 25. Rc7 Bxe5 26. fxe5 a4 27. bxa4
Nxa4 28. Kg2 Nb2 29. Rc3 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[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 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nd7
8. Be3 Nc5 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O Bd6 12. Rhe1 Qf6 13. Kb1 Be6 14.
Qe3 Rfe8 15. Qg5 Be7 16. Qg3 Bd6 17. Qg5 Be7 18. Qg3 Bd6 19. Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nf3 Be6 7. Ng5 Nf6 8.
Nxe6 fxe6 9. Bc4 Qd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Bb3 Be7 12. Qf3 Na5 13. Ba4 Nc6 14. O-O-O
O-O 15. Qh3 Kh8 16. Rhf1 a6 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Qc7 19. Qxe6 b5 20. Bb3 Na5
21. Kb1 Rfe8 22. Bd4 Nxb3 23. Qxb3 Qb7 24. Qf7 Qc6 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. O-O h6 13. b4 Bb6 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Rfe1+ Ne7 16. Qb3 O-O 17. a4 Bf5 18. a5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Bc7 20. b5 Bd6 21.
Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qd7 23. Bb4 Rfd8 24. Bd6 Rc4 25. h3 Qe6 26. Rad1 Rd7 27. a6
bxa6 28. bxa6 Nf5 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Rc6 31. Red1 Rxa6 32. Bc5 Rxd5 33.
Rxd5 Ra5 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Bd6 Nxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[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. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Bb3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. c3 d5 8. Nbd2
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Re1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bc5 12. Qe2 h6 13. Qb5 Qe7 14. Qxb7 Na5 15.
Qb5 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Bd6 17. Nh4 a6 18. Qc4 Qd7 19. f3 Qb5 20. Qxb5 axb5 21. Be3
Nd7 22. g4 Bg6 23. Red1 Rfb8 24. a3 Kf8 25. Rd5 Ke7 26. Rad1 Bh7 27. Kf2 Nb6
28. Bxb6 Rxb6 29. Nf5+ Bxf5 30. exf5 h5 31. Nd2 hxg4 32. fxg4 Ra4 33. Re1 Rb8
34. Ne4 f6 35. h4 Kd7 36. Kf3 Kc6 37. Red1 Be7 38. h5 Rh8 39. R5d2 Raa8 40. Rh2
Rh6 41. Rc2 Ra4 42. Rcd2 Rh8 43. Rd7 Re8 44. Ke3 Raa8 45. R7d5 Rh8 46. R5d3 Ra4
47. R3d2 Raa8 48. Rh1 Rh6 49. c4 b4 50. axb4 Bxb4 51. Rd5 Ra2 52. Rb1 Rh8 53.
Rb5 Be7 54. Nc3 Raa8 55. Nd5 Bd6 56. Ke4 Ra4 57. b4 Ra3 58. Ra5 Rg3 59. b5+ Kd7
60. b6 Rxg4+ 61. Kf3 Rd4 62. b7 Rb8 63. Ra8 c6 64. Nb6+ Kd8 65. c5 Bc7 66. Rg1
Rf4+ 67. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Na6 8. O-O
c6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. h3 Re8 12. Rfd1 Bf8 13. a3 Nc5 14. Nd2 Ne6
15. Nf3 Nc5 16. Nd2 Ne6 17. Nf3 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. O-O e5 8. a3
a5 9. Be3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 a4 11. b4 axb3 12. Nxb3 f5 13. a4 f4 14. Bd2 Qd6 15. Bc3
Rb8 16. Qb1 g5 17. Qb2 Ng6 18. Nbd2 b5 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Ra7 Bf6 21. Ba5 Qc6
22. Rc7 Qd6 23. Nc4 Qe6 24. Rxc5 O-O 25. Bc7 Rb7 26. Na5 Ra7 27. Qxb5 Bd7 28.
Qb6 Qxb6 29. Bxb6 Ra6 30. Nc4 g4 31. hxg4 Bxg4 32. Nfd2 Rc8 33. Rxc8+ Bxc8 34.
Ba5 Be6 35. Rb1 f3 36. g3 Bg5 37. Rb6 Rxa5 38. Nxa5 Bxd2 39. Rxe6 Bxa5 40. Rf6
Kg7 41. Ra6 Bb4 42. Rc6 h5 43. c3 Be7 44. d4 h4 45. Kh2 Bg5 46. d5 Be3 47. fxe3
f2 48. Kg2 hxg3 49. Ra6 Nh4+ 50. Kf1 Nf3 51. Ra1 Kf7 52. c4 Nd2+ 53. Kg2 Nxe4
54. c5 Nxc5 55. Kxg3 Ne4+ 56. Kg2 Ke7 57. Ra6 Nc5 58. Rc6 Ne4 59. Re6+ Kd7 60.
Rxe5 Nf6 61. e4 Ng4 62. Rf5 Kd6 63. Rxf2 Ke5 64. Kg3 1-0

[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 "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Be3 Qc4 14. Bd5
Qa6 15. Qb3 Qxe2 16. Bc5 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6 fxe6 19. Rxb7 Rf5 20. Rc7
Be5 21. Rxe7 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Rxc5 23. Rb1 a5 24. Rbb7 Rh5 25. Rxe6 Rd8 26. Ree7
Rc8 27. Ra7 Rd8 28. Kg2 Rf8 29. a4 Rb8 30. g4 Rh4 31. f3 Rf8 32. Rxa5 h5 33.
gxh5 Rxh5 34. Rxh5 gxh5 35. a5 Rf6 36. Rb7 h4 37. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2 Nbd7 13. O-O O-O-O
14. Rad1 Nb6 15. Rfe1 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

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Qa5 8. e4 e5
9. h3 Nbd7 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bf1 Re8 13. Be3 Be6 14. Nxe6 Rxe6 15.
Kg2 Rae8 16. Rb1 a6 17. b4 Qc7 18. Rc1 Qb8 19. c5 Rd8 20. cxd6 Rexd6 21. Qc2 b5
22. Red1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxd1 24. Nxd1 Qd6 25. Bf4 Qd4 26. f3 Nfd7 27. Qd2 Nc4
28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. Kf1 f6 32. Ke2 c5 33. bxc5 Bxc5 34.
Bc7 Na4 35. Ba5 c3 36. Nd5 Kf7 37. Kd3 Bd6 38. g4 Ke6 39. Bxc3 Nxc3 40. Kxc3 f5
41. Kd4 fxg4 42. hxg4 Be5+ 43. Ke3 g5 44. Kd3 Bd6 45. Kd4 Bh2 46. a4 Bg1+ 47.
Kc4 Ke5 48. Nb4 Kf4 49. Nxa6 Kxf3 50. e5 Bh2 51. e6 Bd6 52. Kd5 Bf8 53. Nb8 h5
54. Nd7 hxg4 55. Nxf8 g3 56. e7 g2 57. e8=Q g1=Q 58. Qe4+ Kg3 59. Ne6 Qd1+ 60.
Qd4 Qb3+ 61. Ke5 g4 62. Kf5 Kh2 63. Qf2+ Kh1 64. Qh4+ Kg1 65. Qxg4+ Kh1 66.
Qe4+ Kh2 67. Kf6 Qa3 68. Ke5 Qc3+ 69. Qd4 Qa5+ 70. Kd6 Qa6+ 71. Kd7 Qb7+ 72.
Nc7 Qf3 73. Qh8+ Kg1 74. Qd4+ Kh2 75. Qe5+ Kg1 76. a5 Qd3+ 77. Kc8 Qh3+ 78. Kb8
Qb3+ 79. Ka7 Qa3 80. a6 Kh1 81. Kb6 Qg3 82. Qd5+ Kh2 83. a7 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. Qe2
dxe4 9. dxe4 Qe7 10. O-O Bxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. b4 Ba7 13. Nc4 Qe6 14. Na5 Nxa5
15. Rxa5 Nd7 16. Rd1 c6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Rfd8 19. h3 f6 20. Raa1 Nf8 21.
Qb6 Rd7 22. Nh4 Rc8 23. Nf5 Rcc7 24. Kh2 h5 25. Qe3 g6 26. Nh4 Kg7 27. Qe2 Qb3
28. g3 Ne6 29. Rg1 Rd6 30. Ra3 Nd4 31. cxd4 Qxb4 32. dxe5 Rd2 33. exf6+ Kf7 34.
Qe3 Qxb2 35. Rg2 Re2 36. Qg5 Qxa3 37. Qxg6+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40.
Ng6+ Ke8 41. Qe5+ Kd8 42. Nf4 Re1 43. f7 Rxf7 44. Qb8+ Ke7 45. Qxb7+ Ke8 46.
Qc8+ Ke7 47. e5 Rxe5 48. Ng6+ Kf6 49. Nxe5 Kxe5 50. f4+ Kf6 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52.
Qg8+ Rg7 53. f5+ Kf6 54. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. Nd5 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Ne3 O-O 8. c3
Rb8 9. a4 Ng4 10. O-O Nxe3 11. Bxe3 Kh8 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. dxc5 dxc5
15. Qxd8 Rbxd8 16. Bd5 Nb4 17. Bxb7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rd7 19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. exd5
Rxd5 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Ra3 f5 24. Rb3 h6 25. Rb7 Bf6 26. Rxa7
Bxb2 27. a5 Bd4 28. a6 Bxe3 29. fxe3 c4 30. Rc7 Ra5 31. a7 Kh7 32. Kf2 c3 33.
Ke2 Ra2+ 34. Kd3 c2 35. Kd2 Kg6 36. h4 h5 37. e4 fxe4 38. fxe4 Kf6 39. e5+ Kxe5
40. Rxg7 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. cxd5 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Qxd5 11. Re1 Bf5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 f6
15. Bf4 Kf7 16. h4 h5 17. Qxc7 Rhe8 18. Ng5+ fxg5 19. Bxg5 Kg8 20. Bxe7 Qxd4
21. gxh5 Bxh5 22. Qe5 Qg4+ 23. Qg3 Rac8 24. Qxg4 Bxg4 25. Bb4 Be2 26. Rac1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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. g3 Nf6 11. Bg2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. Be3 Kh8 14. Rc1 Ng4 15.
Nd5 Bg5 16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Rc3 e4 18. Nc2 Nge5 19. Nce3 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 exf3 21. h4
Bh6 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Kh2 Rce8 24. Re1 Ne5 25. Bd4 Qg4 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Ne3
Qh5 28. Qd7 Rd8 29. Qxb7 Bg5 30. Kg1 Bxh4 31. Nf1 Bg5 32. c5 h6 33. Qb3 Rb8 34.
Qd1 Rxb2 35. c6 Re2 36. Rxf3 Qxf3 37. Qxe2 Qxc6 38. Qxe5 Bf6 39. Qe4 Qb5 40. a4
Qc5 41. Rd1 Bg5 42. Qd4 Qf5 43. Re1 Bf6 44. Qe4 Qc5 45. Rd1 Bg5 46. Qd4 Qf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[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. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nh6 7. a3 b6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O f6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Nf7 12. Be3 f5 13. Ra3 e5 14. Qe2 f4 15. Bd2
h5 16. Nh2 Ng5 17. Rfa1 a6 18. Na4 Ne6 19. Qd1 Ra7 20. Be1 Rd7 21. f3 b5 22.
Nc5 Nxc5 23. bxc5 g5 24. Rxa6 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rc7 26. Bf2 Qd7 27. Qa1 Rf7 28. Qa2
Kh7 29. Kf1 Ra7 30. Ke2 Qb7 31. Rxa7 Qxa7 32. Qb2 Qa4 33. Nf1 Ra7 34. Nd2 Qa2
35. Qc1 Ra3 36. Kd1 Kg6 37. Qb1 Qxb1+ 38. Nxb1 Ra2 39. Kc1 Bf6 40. Nd2 Ra1+ 41.
Nb1 g4 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. fxg4 Kg5 44. Kb2 Ra8 45. Nd2 Kxg4 46. Nf3 Kh5 47. Kc1
Rg8 48. Kd2 Rxg2 49. Ke2 b4 50. Kf1 Rg8 51. d4 exd4 52. e5 Be7 53. Nxd4 Bxc5
54. Nxc6 Rc8 55. Bxc5 Rxc6 56. Bxb4 Kg4 57. Ke2 Rc4 58. Be1 Re4+ 59. Kd2 Rxe5
60. Bf2 f3 61. Ba7 Re7 62. Bb6 Re6 63. Ba7 Ra6 64. Bc5 Kg3 65. Kd3 Rc6 66. Ba7
Rc7 67. Bb6 f2 68. Bxf2+ Kxf2 69. c4 Kf3 70. Kd4 Kf4 71. Kd5 Kf5 72. c5 Rd7+
73. Kc6 Ke6 74. Kb6 Kd5 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Be7 6. O-O O-O 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 16. Rd3 Rfe8 17. Nf3 Rab8 18. Rc3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rxe5 20. Rd1
g6 21. Rb3 Rb4 22. Rd6 Rc4 23. Rb7 Rxc2 24. Rxa7 Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Rg5+ 26. Kh3 Kg7
27. Ra4 Rc2 28. Rg4 Rd5 29. Rxc6 Rxf2 30. Kg3 Rxa2 31. h4 Rf5 32. Rg5 Rxg5+ 33.
hxg5 Rc2 34. Rc7 c4 35. f4 c3 36. Kf3 Rc1 37. Kg2 c2 38. Rc6 h6 39. gxh6+ Kxh6
40. f5 Kg7 41. fxg6 f6 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[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. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxc4 h6 8.
Bf4 e6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 12. O-O-O Bb4 13. Qd3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3
Bd7 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qa3 Qe7 17. Qxe7 Nxe7 18. Ne5 Red8 19. Rc1 Be8 20. Bb3 Nfd5
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Bc2 f6 24. Nf3 Bg6 25. Bxg6 Nxg6 26. Bd2 Kf7 27.
a4 Nge7 28. Ka2 g5 29. Ng1 Nf5 30. Ne2 Nh4 31. Rg1 Kg6 32. Kb3 Rc8 33. Nc3 Nf5
34. Ne2 h5 35. h3 Rc6 36. a5 Rc7 37. Re1 Nh4 38. Rg1 Rd7 39. Kc2 Ne7 40. Bc3
Nc6 41. g3 Nf3 42. Rd1 Kf5 43. Rd3 g4 44. h4 Ne7 45. Nf4 Nd5 46. Nxd5 Rxd5 47.
Re3 Nxd4+ 48. Bxd4 Rxd4 49. Rc3 Rd7 50. Rc4 e5 51. Kc3 Rd6 52. Rb4 b6 53. axb6
axb6 54. Kc2 Ke6 55. Rb5 Kd7 56. Rb3 f5 57. Rb5 Ke6 58. Kc3 e4 59. Kc2 Rd3 60.
Rxb6+ Kd7 61. Rh6 Rf3 62. Rxh5 Rxf2+ 63. Kc3 Ke6 64. b4 Rf3+ 65. Kc4 Rxg3 66.
b5 Rg1 67. b6 Ke5 68. Rg5 Rc1+ 69. Kb5 e3 70. Rg8 Kf4 71. b7 Rb1+ 72. Kc6 e2
73. Re8 Kf3 74. h5 g3 0-1

[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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Be7 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Nh7 9. Nc4 Ng5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Qh5 Be6 12. Ne3 Bxb3 13. axb3 f6 14. h4 Qe8
15. Qg4 Qc8 16. Nf5 g6 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8 19. hxg5 f5 20. g3 Kg7 21.
Kg2 Rh8 22. Be3 a6 23. f4 Rad8 24. Rae1 Nc6 25. b4 Rd7 26. Rh1 Rxh1 27. Rxh1
Rf7 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. Bd2 Re8 30. Re1 Kf7 31. c4 fxe4 32. dxe4 Nd4 33. Bc3 Ne6
34. Rf1 Ke7 35. Bd2 Rg8 36. Be3 Ke8 37. Rh1 Rf8 38. Rh4 Rf7 39. b3 Kf8 40. Rh8+
Kg7 41. Rb8 b6 42. Bd2 Rf8 43. Rb7 Kg8 44. Ra7 exf4 45. gxf4 Nxf4+ 46. Bxf4
Rxf4 47. Rxc7 Rxe4 48. Rc6 b5 49. Kf3 Rh4 50. c5 Rxb4 51. Rxd6 a5 52. Rxg6+ Kf7
53. Ra6 a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 55. Ke3 Rc4 56. c6 a3 57. Kd3 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Bd2 Nd4 12. a4 Nd7 13. Ned5 Nb6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6
15. b3 Qd8 16. Nd5 Bg5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Qg5 20. c3 Bxc4 21.
bxc4 Nc6 22. Ra2 Qe5 23. Nd5 Ne7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Raf2 a6 26. Qb3 b6 27. h3
Qd7 28. Rf5 f6 29. Qa2 Rfe8 30. Rb1 Rb7 31. Rf2 Reb8 32. Rf5 Re8 33. Rf2 Reb8
34. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. Qb3 b6 11. Ne5 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qxa6 14. c4
Rc8 15. O-O Nc6 16. Rfd1 Rc7 17. Bf4 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxc4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qg3+
Kf8 21. Qf3 Rd8 22. Qxf6 Rd5 23. Qh6+ Ke8 24. Qxh7 Qa4 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qh4+
Ke8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. a3
Nd7 9. Nd5 Nb6 10. Ba2 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. c3 Qd7 14. b4 b5 15.
Be3 a6 16. Qe2 Qe8 17. Rfb1 Qd7 18. Qd1 Rfb8 19. Qb3 a5 20. bxc5 a4 21. Qd1
dxc5 22. c4 bxc4 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Qxa4 cxd3 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Qc4 Qd6 27. Ne1
Ra8 28. Nxd3 Nd4 29. Ra1 Rd8 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. a4 Nf5 32. Ke2 Nd4+ 33. Ke1 Nf5
34. Rd1 Nd4 35. a5 Nc6 36. Bxc5 Nxa5 37. Qb4 1-0

[Event "AZE-The World m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2009.05.07"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. c3 a6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bb3 d6 7. O-O Ba7 8. h3 h6
9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Bc2 Ne7 13. Nh4 Ne8 14. d4 Bd7 15.
Bb3 Nf6 16. Rxf6 gxf6 17. Qh5 Kg7 18. Rf1 Be6 19. Rf3 c5 20. Rg3+ Kh7 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. Rg6 Nxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-The World m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.05.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.05.07"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 O-O-O 11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 f6 13. Be3 Kb8 14.
b3 Ne7 15. f3 b6 16. Kb2 Bd5 17. a4 Bb7 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Bd3 a5 20. Rhe1 h5 21.
Bf2 Rde8 22. Ra1 Nc8 23. Reb1 g5 24. Bd4 g4 25. f4 Qf7 26. b4 Qd5 27. Bxf6 Rhf8
28. Bg7 Rg8 29. Bd4 g3 30. hxg3 Rxg3 31. Bf1 axb4 32. cxb4 Re4 33. Rd1 h4 34.
b5 Bb7 35. a5 bxa5 36. Rxa5 Nb6 37. Bxb6 cxb6 38. Qxd5 Bxd5 39. Ra6 Rb4+ 40.
Kc1 Bxg2 41. Bxg2 Rxg2 42. Rxb6+ Kc7 43. Rc6+ Kb7 44. Rcxd6 Rxf4 45. Rh6 Rc4
46. Rd7+ Kc8 47. Rd2 Rxd2 48. Kxd2 Rc5 49. b6 Kb7 50. Kd3 Rc6 51. Rxh4 Rxb6 52.
c4 Rd6+ 53. Kc3 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-The World m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.05.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2009.05.07"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Nd3 Nf6 14. c5 Ng6 15. Rc1
Rf7 16. Kh1 Bf8 17. a4 h5 18. a5 g4 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nb5 g3 21. Bxa7 Nh7 22.
Bb6 Qh4 23. Bg1 Ng5 24. Ne1 Nh3 25. gxh3 Bxh3 26. Rc2 Qg5 27. Bd3 Nh4 28. Qd2
Qf6 29. Bb6 g2+ 30. Nxg2 Bxg2+ 31. Qxg2+ Nxg2 32. Rxg2+ Rg7 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34.
Nc7 Rc8 35. b4 Kh6 36. b5 Be7 37. a6 bxa6 38. bxa6 Bd8 39. a7 Bxc7 40. Bxc7 Qg7
41. Bb6 Qb7 42. Rb1 Ra8 43. Bf2 Qc7 44. Rd1 Rxa7 45. Bxa7 Qxa7 46. Bf1 Qf2 47.
Bg2 Kg5 48. Rf1 Qe2 49. Rg1 Kf6 50. Rc1 Ke7 51. Rc7+ Kd8 52. Rc1 Qe3 53. Rf1
Kc7 54. Rb1 Qf2 55. Rc1+ Kd8 56. Rf1 Qd2 57. Rb1 Kc7 58. Rf1 Kb6 59. Rg1 Kc5
60. Rf1 Kd4 61. Kg1 Ke3 62. Kh1 Ke2 63. Kg1 Qd4+ 64. Kh1 Qc5 65. Bh3 Ke3 66.
Bg2 Qc4 67. Kg1 Qe2 68. Bh1 Qd2 69. Bg2 Qd4 70. Kh1 h4 71. Bh3 Ke2 72. Bg2 Qc3
73. Kg1 Qc5+ 74. Kh1 Qa7 75. Bh3 Qh7 76. Kg2 Qg7+ 77. Kh1 Qh6 78. Kg2 Qh8 79.
Bg4 Qg7 80. Rf2+ Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-The World m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.05.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2009.05.07"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 d5
9. e5 Nd7 10. h4 a5 11. Bg5 b6 12. Qe3 Ba6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Nbd2 Re8 15. a3 h6
16. Bf4 Nf8 17. h5 Nh7 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 Bb5 20. bxa5 Nxa5 21. Rcb1 Ba6 22.
Bf1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Rc6 24. Ng1 Qd7 25. Kg2 Bd8 26. Ne2 Rc8 27. Qd3 Qc6 28. Qb5
Qxb5 29. Rxb5 Nf8 30. Nb3 Re7 31. Bc1 Ra7 32. Rb4 Nd7 33. Rba4 Rb7 34. Nd2 Nb8
35. R4a2 Nbc6 36. Ba3 Ra7 37. Bd6 Rca8 38. f4 Nb7 39. Rxa7 Rxa7 40. Rxa7 Nxa7
41. Bb4 Nb5 42. Nb1 Na5 43. Na3 Na7 44. Kf3 N7c6 45. Bd6 Nb7 46. Nb5 Nxd6 47.
Nxd6 f6 48. g4 Kf8 49. Nb5 Kf7 50. Nc1 fxe5 51. dxe5 Be7 52. Nd3 g6 53. hxg6+
Kxg6 54. Nc7 Kf7 55. f5 exf5 56. gxf5 d4 57. e6+ Kf6 58. Ke4 dxc3 59. Nd5+ Kg5
60. Nxc3 h5 61. Ne1 Kf6 62. Nd5+ Kg7 63. Nf3 h4 64. Nxe7 Nxe7 65. Ke5 h3 66.
f6+ Kf8 67. Kd6 Ng8 68. e7+ Ke8 69. Ke6 1-0

[Event "AZE-The World m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2009.05.07"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. Qe2 a5 8. a4 d4
9. O-O h6 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Nh4 Rd8 12. h3 Be6 13. Rd1 Rd7 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. c4
Ne7 16. Nf1 g5 17. Nf3 Ne8 18. g4 f6 19. Ng3 Ng7 20. Kg2 Ng6 21. Rh1 Ra6 22.
Nf5 h5 23. Nxg7 Rxg7 24. gxh5 Nh4+ 25. Nxh4 gxh4+ 26. Kh2 f5 27. Bd2 fxe4 28.
Rhg1 exd3 29. Qe4 Bf8 30. h6 Rxg1 31. Rxg1+ Kh8 32. b3 Qf7 33. Qxe5+ Qf6 34.
Qd5 Re6 35. Kh1 Qxf2 36. Qxe6 Qf3+ 37. Rg2 Qf1+ 38. Rg1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-The World m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.05.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2009.05.07"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. Nc2 Be6 10. Be2 Rc8 11. b3 O-O 12. a4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Nxe4 15.
O-O d5 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Bc4 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-The World m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.05.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.05.07"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. a3 Be7 7. Be3 d6 8. f4
O-O 9. Nb3 Na5 10. g4 Nxb3 11. cxb3 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. g5 Bd7 16. h4 Bc6 17. Rh2 a6 18. Rc1 g6 19. Rhc2 Rd7 20. b4 h6 21. Rxc6
bxc6 22. Rxc6 a5 23. b5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Kg7 25. b6 Bd8 26. Rd6 Rxd6 27. exd6 Rb8
28. d7 Rxb6 29. Bd4+ e5 30. fxe5 Kf8 31. Bc5+ Kg7 32. Bxb6 Bxb6 33. Bg2 e3 34.
b4 axb4 35. axb4 Kf8 36. Bd5 Ke7 37. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-The World m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.05.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.05.07"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. c3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Qb6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 a5 14. a4 Rfd8
15. Qc2 g6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. c4 Nd7 19. Kg2 Be7 20. h4 h5 21. Bh6
Bf8 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Bg5 Re8 24. Re2 Bf8 25. d5 e5 26. d6 Qb6 27. g4 e4 28. Bxe4
hxg4 29. Bxg6 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Qb3 31. Bd3 Bg7 32. Qxg4 Ne5 33. Qf5 f6 34. Qh7+
Kf7 35. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxd4 12. Qd1 Ne6 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bb5+
c6 15. Nxd5 cxb5 16. Qb3 O-O 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Rad1 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Qa5 20. Qc2 {#}
Rfe8 (20... Qxa2 {suddenly runs into a mate with a queen sacrifice:} 21. Ne7+
Kh8 22. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 23. Rh3#) 21. f4 b4 (21... Qxa2 {is again bad idea:} 22.
f5 Nf8 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. Qc3 {with a winning attack}) 22. f5 Nf8 23. Ne7+ {
Only this is a new move.} ({Leko-Gelfand, Nalchik 2009 continued} 23. Red3 Nd7
24. Qc7 Qc5+ 25. Kf1 Qb5 26. Qg3 Ne5 27. f6 g6 28. Qg5 {with a very strong
attack for White. Undoubtedly Gelfand analyzed all this and had an improvement
in mind. But Radjabov is the first one to deviate.}) 23... Kh8 24. Qc4 ({After
} 24. Rde1 {Black can choose between} Ne6 ({or} 24... Qb6 25. Kh1 Red8 26. Qb3
Qf6 27. Qxb4 Rd7 {in both cases with acceptable positions.})) 24... Ne6 25. Nd5
Qc5 26. Qxb4 Qxb4 27. Nxb4 Nc5 28. Nd5 Rxe3 29. Nxe3 {The endgame is slightly
better for White.} h5 30. f6 ({Another good try to fight for advantage was} 30.
b4 Re8 31. Nf1 Ne4 32. Rd7) 30... Ne4 31. fxg7+ ({Again White had an
attractive alternative:} 31. Rd7) 31... Kxg7 {#} 32. Kf1 ({Now after 32...Re8
Black equalizes and that's why the Azerbaijani GM offered a draw. As Radjabov
stated after the game, Black would have still had problems to solve after} 32.
Rd7 Rc8 {and now a move that escaped Radjabov' attention:} 33. h4 $1 ({Teimour
didn't want to make a move like} 33. Kf1 {which would have offered Black some
tactical possibilities})) 1/2-1/2

[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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 c5 6. cxd5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qxd5 8.
e3 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 ({A few rounds later against
Ivanchuk Shirov went for another variation, but also failed to equalize:} 11...
O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Qa4 e6 15. Rc3 $1 $146 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 a6 17. Ne1
b5 18. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2746)-Shirov,A (2745)/Bazna 2009 (84)}) 12.
dxe5 Qa5+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nxe5 15. Rab1 O-O 16. Nd4 $14 Nd7 $146 {
This attempt to improve the existing theory doesn't reach its goal.} ({Also
the most popular} 16... Nc6 {is not a solution, since after} 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18.
Rhc1 {Black must struggle for a draw in a strategically compromised position.})
({Probably the best chances to fight for equality is offered by} 16... h6) 17.
Rhc1 {The pressure on the queenside secures White a clear advantage.} Bxd4 ({
Initially Shirov planned} 17... Nb6 {but then} 18. Rb4 {followed by a4-a5 is
very unpleasant for Black.} (18. Bf3 {is not bad either})) 18. exd4 Nb6 19. Bf3
Be6 20. a4 {White's position is so good, that Radjabov even doesn't want to
take the pawn yet.} (20. Bxb7 Rab8 21. Bc6 $16) 20... Nc4+ (20... f6 $142 21.
Bxb7 Rab8 22. Rc7 Rf7 (22... Nxa4 23. Ra1 $16) 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Be4 Nc4+ (
24... Rd8 25. Rb4 $16) 25. Ke2 (25. Kc3 Rc8 26. Kd3 (26. Rb7+ Kf8 27. Kd3 Nd6
28. Rxa7 Bc4+ 29. Ke3 Re8 $132) 26... Nd6 27. d5 Bd7 $44) 25... Re8 {retaining
practical chances of escaping.}) 21. Kd1 Na5 22. Rb5 Nb3 23. d5 Nxc1 24. dxe6
Rac8 25. Bxb7 ({Another way was} 25. e7 Rfe8 26. Rxb7 Kg7 (26... a5 27. Rd7 Nb3
28. Rd8 Kg7 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Bc6 {wins}) 27. a5 {with a large advantage.})
25... Rc4 26. Be7 fxe6 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Bf3 Rc7 29. Kd2 Na2 {Due to the
misplaced knight on a2 White looks to be completely winning, but things are
not that simple.} 30. Rb3 $2 {This logical move is in fact a mistake, since
White cannot catch the knight.} ({Correct was} 30. Rb2 $1 {and Black faces an
unpleasant choice. All resulting positions are difficult for him:} Nc3 (30...
Rd7+ 31. Ke3 Nc3 32. Rc2 $1 Nd5+ 33. Bxd5 $16) 31. Rc2 Nd5 (31... Nb1+ 32. Kd3
Rd7+ 33. Ke3 $16) 32. Bxd5 Rd7 (32... Rxc2+ 33. Kxc2 exd5 34. Kd3 Ke7 35. Kd4
Kd6 36. f4 a5 37. g4 {is winning for White}) 33. Ke3 Rxd5 (33... exd5 34. Kd4
$16) 34. Rc8+ Ke7 35. Rc7+ Kf6 (35... Rd7 36. Rxd7+ Kxd7 37. Kf4 Ke7 38. Ke5
$18) 36. Rxa7 $16) 30... Ke7 31. a5 (31. Be4 a5 32. Bb1 (32. Rb5 $2 Nc3) 32...
Nb4 $11) 31... Kd6 $11 {The king gets to c5 in time to save the knight.} 32. a6
Kc5 33. Rb7 Kd6 34. Rb3 (34. Be4 Rxb7 35. axb7 Kc7 36. Kd3 Nb4+ 37. Kd4 Nd5 38.
Ke5 Nb6 39. Kxe6 a5 40. g4 a4 41. f4 a3 42. Bb1 Kxb7 43. f5 gxf5 44. gxf5 Kc7
45. f6 Kd8 46. f7 Nd7 $11) 34... Kc5 35. Rb7 Kd6 36. Bg4 e5 37. Be6 Nb4 38.
Rxb4 Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Ne3 11. Qd3 Nf5 {In my opinion this is a doubtful
line for Black.} 12. Bd2 $1 $146 {In 1992 Kasparov won a nice game with 12,g4
and since then this pawn advance has been played almost automatically.
Ivanchuk's powerful novelty puts even more pressure on aficionados of the move
11...Nf5.} (12. g4 Nd4 13. Bg2 h5 14. g5 Bb7 15. Be3 Nc2+ 16. Kf2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3
Qxb2+ 18. Kg3 Ba6 19. Rab1 h4+ 20. Kh3 Qc2 21. Rhc1 Qa4 22. Qc3 Ba3 23. Rc2 Be7
24. Rb3 O-O 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. gxf6 Bc5 27. Be4 Rfb8 28. Kxh4 Kf8 29. Rg2 Qxc4
30. Qxc4 Bxc4 31. Bh7 Bf2+ 32. Kh5 {1-0 Kasparov,G (2780)-Illescas Cordoba,M 
(2555)/Linares 1992}) 12... Qxb2 {Practically forced, otherwise Black's entire
opening concept makes little sense.} 13. Rb1 Qd4 {This leads to a difficult
endgame for Black.} ({Perhaps Black should take the second pawn, although after
} 13... Qxa2 14. Be2 {White's compensation is beyond doubt.}) (13... Qa3 14. g4
(14. Qxa3 Bxa3 15. c5 $44) 14... Qxd3 15. Bxd3 $44 Nd4 $140 16. Be3 c5 17. Bxd4
cxd4 18. c5 $16) 14. Qxd4 Nxd4 15. c5 $1 a5 16. Kf2 Be7 (16... Ba6 $2 17. Bxa6
Rxa6 18. Rb8+ Ke7 19. Nd6 {and mate on e8.}) 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 O-O 19. Rb6
$1 {Prevents 19...Ba6} Nc2 20. Bc4 Nb4 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Ke3 {Ivanchuk is
ready to protect the c5-pawn (in the event of Ra5) and wants to play for
domination. However, he spent almost all of his time on 22.Ke3 and soon found
himself in severe time-trouble. In spite of White's great activity it will not
be easy now to break through Black's position.} ({White could achieve a large
advantage with} 22. Rb1 Ra5 23. R1xb4 Rxc5 24. Ra4 $1 {and at some moment both
white rooks come to the 8th rank, winning the bishop. Then the a-pawn will
decide the outcome.}) 22... h6 $1 23. Kd4 (23. h4 Ra3+ 24. Kd4 Rg3 $132) (23.
Rf1 f5 24. Kd4 g5 {is also not convincing for White.}) (23. Rxb4 $5 Ba6 24. Bb3
$14) 23... g5 24. f5 (24. g3 $14) (24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Rb1 Kg7 26. R1xb4 Rh8 $132
) 24... exf5 (24... Kg7 25. Rf1 $14) 25. Re1 Kg7 26. g3 (26. Re7 $142 f4 27.
Rxb4 Kf6 28. a4 $14) 26... Kf6 27. Re7 h5 {The advance of the h-pawn secures
Black counterplay.} 28. Bb3 (28. Rxb4 Ba6 (28... h4 $5 29. gxh4 Rh8 30. Rxf7+
Kg6 31. Ke5 Ra5 $13) 29. Rxd7 Bxc4 30. Kxc4 Rxa2 31. Rc7 Rc2+ 32. Kd4 Re8 33.
Rxc6 Re4+ 34. Kd3 Ree2 $11) 28... h4 29. gxh4 ({The last possibility to retain
some advantage was} 29. Rxb4) 29... Rh8 $1 $11 30. Rxf7+ Kg6 31. hxg5 Rxh2 32.
Rf8 Rh4+ 33. Ke3 Kxg5 34. Rg8+ Kf6 35. Rf8+ Kg5 36. Rg8+ Kf6 37. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 d5 {In letzter Zeit hat Skandinavisch sehr viel an Popularität gewonnen
und wird auch auf höchstem Niveau verwendet.} 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6
5. Nf3 c6 6. Ne5 {Das ist die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung.} (6. g3 $2 {Das
Läuferfianchetto nach dem Schwarz schon c6 gespielt hat ist absolut sinnlos -
der Läufer hat auf der langen Diagonale nichts zu suchen.} Bg4 7. Bg2 e6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Be7 10. Ne2 Nbd7 $11 {Lanin - Tiviakov (Dagomys, 2009)}) (6. h3
Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nbd7 {Schwarz hat überhaupt keine Probleme. Er kann
zwischen der verbesserten Version von Caro-Kann (e6-Be7) und der
Partieentwicklung wählen.} 9. Bg5 g6 10. O-O-O Bg7 11. Rhe1 O-O $132 {Hendriks
- Tiviakov (Trieste, 2007)}) ({Auch nach} 6. Be2 {gleicht Schwarz sofort aus.}
Bg4 7. h3 (7. Ne5 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 Nbd7 $11 {und Weiß kann nicht 9.Bf4 spielen.} 9.
Bf4 $2 Qxd4 $17) 7... Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e6 9. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sodoma - Hasangatin 
(Pardubice, 2007)}) 6... Nbd7 7. Nc4 (7. Bf4 Nd5 (7... Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qb4 9. Qd2
Nd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 cxd5 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 $14 {Moldovan - Burnoiu 
(Bucharest, 2006). Weiß hat bessere Aussichten im Endspiel.}) 8. Nxd5 (8. Bg3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Qa3 $132 {Mastrovasilis - Tiviakov (Budva, 2009)})
8... Qxd5 9. Be2 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Qxg2 11. Bf3 Qg6 12. d5 Bg4 $1 13. dxc6 bxc6 14.
Qe2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rd8 16. Rd1 Qe6 17. O-O Rxd1 18. Rxd1 h5 $132 {Anand -
Tiviakov (Wijk aan Zee, 2006)}) 7... Qc7 8. a4 (8. Qf3 Nb6 9. Bf4 Qd8 10. Be5
Bg4 11. Qg3 $14 {Grischuk - Tiviakov (Sochi, 2006)}) 8... g6 {Eine neue Idee.
In der Vorgängerpartie wurde 8....Nb6 gespielt.} (8... Nb6 $5 9. Ne5 Bf5 (9...
Nbd7 10. Bf4 {/\Ng6} Nxe5 11. dxe5 Be6 12. Nb5 $1 Qb8 (12... cxb5 $2 13. exf6
Qa5+ (13... Qxf4 14. Bxb5+ Bd7 15. Qxd7#) 14. Bd2 Qc7 15. Bxb5+ Bd7 16. O-O $1
gxf6 17. Ba5 b6 18. Qf3 Rd8 19. Bc3 Bg7 20. Rfe1 $18) 13. Nd4 $16) (9... e6 $2
{kann nicht gut sein, solange der Läufer auf c8 steht.} 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Bf4
Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bd6 13. f4 $14 {Caruana - Granda Zuniga (Zafra, 2009)}) 10. g4
Be6 11. f4 g6 $13 {Die Stellung ist zweischneidig.}) 9. g3 {Die Entwicklung
des Läufers auf die lange Diagonale gegen den schwarzen Aufbau mit c6 bringt
normalerweise keinen Vorteil.} (9. Qf3 $5 Nb6 10. Bf4 Qd8 11. Be5 Bg7 12. a5
Nbd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Be2 $14) 9... Bg7 10. Bg2 Nb6 11. Nxb6 {Besser als 11.
Bf4, wonach der Bauer b2 hängen würde.} (11. Bf4 Qd8 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 $11 {
Nun muss Weiß mit der Möglichkeit ...Qxb2 rechnen.}) 11... Qxb6 $1 {Schwarz
will den weißen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer an die Verteidigung des Bauern b2
binden.} (11... axb6 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Be5 O-O 14. O-O $14) 12. a5 (12. O-O a5
$11 {Die schwarze Dame steht unantastbar und übt Druck gegen die weißen Bauern
b2 und d4 aus.}) 12... Qa6 13. Qe2 $6 {Eine sehr passive Entscheidung. Nach
dem Damentausch kann Schwarz problemlos ausgleichen.} (13. Bf1 $6 {führt
ebenfalls zu nichts:} b5 14. Bg2 Bg4 15. Qd3 Rd8 $1 16. O-O O-O 17. Bf4 Bf5 18.
Qd2 b4 19. Na4 Nd5 $15) (13. Bf4 $1 {Wenn man etwas versuchen will, dann muss
man gegen die schwarze Dame spielen.} Bf5 14. Bf1 b5 15. axb6 Qxb6 16. Bg2 O-O
17. Na4 Qa5+ 18. Qd2 $132 {Selbst wenn die Stellung bei richtigem Spiel
ausgeglichen ist, war das der einzige Weg, um auf Gewinn zu spielen.}) 13...
Qxe2+ 14. Nxe2 a6 $1 $11 {Die Schwäche des Feldes b6 macht nichts, denn der
weiße Springer ist sehr weit davon entfernt. Es ist viel wichtiger, die
Aktivierung des weißfeldrigen Läufers g2 mittels a6 zu verhindern.} (14... O-O
$2 15. a6 $14) (14... Bf5 $2 15. a6 O-O-O 16. axb7+ Kxb7 17. c3 $14) 15. O-O
Bf5 16. c3 O-O-O {Schwarz hat keine Schwächen und dementsprechend kann Weiß
nichts machen.} (16... Be4 {Der Läufertausch ist hier nicht im Sinne von
Schwarz, weil der weiße Läufer g2 eigentlich sehr schlecht ist. Schwarz sollte
eher versuchen, seinen weißfeldrigen Läufer gegen den weißen Springer
abzutauschen.} 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Nf4 e6 19. Re1 Nf6 20. Nd3 $14) 17. Re1 Rhe8
18. Nf4 e6 19. h3 h5 {Der Läufer f5 ist in absoluter Sicherheit.} 20. Be3 (20.
f3 Nd5 21. g4 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 Bd3 $11) 20... Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 ({Zu potentiellen
Problemen könnte} 21... cxd5 {führen.} 22. Bg5 Rd7 23. Bf1 $1 $14 {Weiß will
f3-g4 spielen und zwingt dadurch Schwarz f6 oder e5 zu spielen, wonach Schwarz
noch kleine Probleme zu lösen haben wird. Dagegen beendet das Nehmen 21...exd5
die Partie sofort.}) 22. Bd2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Kd7 24. b4 Re8 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26.
Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[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 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 c6 {#} 12. Ra2 {A nice way for the rook to
come to the c-file.} Qb8 {In this particular variation of the King's Indian
Black wants to expand on the queenside (which is slightly unusual for this
sharp opening). His plan is to prepare the advance of the b-pawn to b5.} 13.
Rc2 Rc8 14. Ndb1 {Anticipating that Black will open the c-file, White
strengthens his knight on c3.} (14. Bd3 {is the main alternative.}) 14... cxd5
15. cxd5 b5 16. b4 a4 {Actually this move is a novelty, although the idea has
been known: Black wants to close the queenside, then regroup his pieces and
start kingside activity with f7-f5.} 17. Qd3 {#} Nh5 $1 {Radjabov has a subtle
feelings for such positions. He doesn't waste time and starts immediately some
actions on the kingside.} 18. Bxh5 gxh5 {Of course the doubles pawns on the
h-file represent a weakness for Black, but in the middlegame the dynamic
factors of the position are more important. The pawn on h5 is sort of a bait -
if White's pieces will go for it, Black will get counterplay either in the
center, or on the queenside.} 19. Bg5 Ng6 20. Nd2 Rf8 21. Rfc1 Qe8 22. Qe2 f6 (
{After} 22... Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qxh5 f5 25. Qe2 {it is not clear whether
Black has sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 23. Be3 h4 24. h3 Rc8 25. Qh5
f5 26. Nf3 Nf4 (26... f4 {doesn't catch the bishop: 27.Bb6.}) 27. Qxe8 Rfxe8
28. Nxh4 Nd3 29. Nxf5 Nxc1 ({During the game Radjabov calculated the following
variation:} 29... Bxf5 30. exf5 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 e4 32. Nxb5 Rxc1+ 33. Bxc1 Rc8 ({
better here is} 33... Re5 {and Black has little to fear.}) 34. Bf4 Rb8 35. Nxd6
Rxb4 36. axb4 a3 {#Analysis diagram and for a while he thought Black is
winning, but he spotted in time White's study-like solution to stop the
opponent's a-pawn:} 37. f6 $1 Bxf6 (37... a2 38. Be5) 38. Nxe4 Bb2 (38... a2
39. Nxf6+ Kf7 40. Be5) 39. Nc5 a2 40. Nb3 {and it White who wins}) 30. Rxc1 Bf8
31. Kf1 Rc4 32. Ng3 Rec8 33. Nge2 h5 34. Ke1 Be7 35. Kd2 Kf7 36. Rh1 Bf6 37. g3
{# It is difficult for either side to make progress, so the players agreed to
a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[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 "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 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. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4
15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 {#} Be6 ({Shirov himself had a
bad experience in this line with Black:} 18... Kh8 19. b4 f5 20. Bc6 Ra7 21.
exf5 Bxf5 22. bxa5 Bd3 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Raf7 25. O-O Qxh4 26. Qe2 {
and White's a-pawn brought him victory in Karjakin,S (2678)-Shirov,A (2715)/
Wijk aan Zee 2007. However, in the past two years the theory of this line
developed a lot and 18...Be6 is considered most precise nowadays.}) 19. Bc6 Rb8
20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4 Kh8 ({The main alternative is} 21... Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qb6)
22. b5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 24. O-O ({In case of} 24. Bc6 {Black has the nice
transfer of the bishop to a better diagonal:} Be3 $1 25. O-O (25. fxe3 Qxe3+
26. Kd1 Qd3+ 27. Ke1 Qe3+ {is a draw}) 25... Bd4 26. Ra2 f5 27. exf5 Rxf5 28.
g3 Rbf8 {and thanks to the pressure on f2 Black has nothing to fear, Grischuk,
A (2719) -Illescas Cordoba,M (2604)/Dresden 2008}) 24... Qxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxb5 {#}
26. Ra6 {You'll be surprised, but only this move is new.} ({In Bacrot,E (2705)
-Eljanov, P (2720)/Elista 2008 White took another pawn, but it led to the same
result:} 26. Bxf7 g5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 28. Be6 Rb4 29. Bf5 d5 30. Ra5 dxe4 31. Rxe5
Bf4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Bxe4 Rc8 34. Bf3 Rc1 35. Bd1 Kg7 {and White cannot unpin
the bishop without exchanging the rooks, which leads to a complete drawish
position.}) 26... f6 ({In Shirov's opinion} 26... f5 27. Rxd6 fxe4 28. Bxe4 {
offers White some possibilities to play on thanks to the better pawn structure.
}) 27. Rxd6 Rc5 28. h5 (28. Rd7 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 {looks slightly unpleasant
for Black, but he simply waits and the position is a draw.}) 28... Rc7 29. g3
g6 30. Kg2 Kg7 {With the king on g7 (instead of being cut on h8) Black doesn't
have even the slightest problem to achieve a draw.} 31. Kh3 Bc1 {#} 32. f4 exf4
33. gxf4 g5 34. fxg5 Bxg5 35. e5 Re7 ({There is no point for Black to go for
the variation} 35... fxe5 36. h6+ Bxh6 37. Rg1+ Kh8 38. Rxh6) 36. e6 f5 37. Bc6
Kh6 38. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 Nf5 12. exf6 exf6 {Most likely the
popularity of this move will slowly increase in the future.} ({The position
after} 12... Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 {is
considered close to equal, but a good technical player enjoys it with White,
playing for a win without major risks.}) 13. Bc5 (13. Nxd5 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Be6
15. Bc4 f5 $13) (13. Qxd5 Qxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxe3 15. Nxe3 f5 $11) 13... d4 (13...
Re8 $2 14. Nxd5 $16) 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15. Nb5 (15. Ne4 $6 Ne3 16. Re1 f5 17. Ng3
Be6 18. Bd3 Qc5 $44 {/-/+}) 15... Ne3 16. Re1 f5 17. f4 $5 $146 {An
interesting attempt to fight for the advantage by stopping the advance f5-f4.
Now in order to hold the balance very precise play from Black is required.
Radjabov was up to the task and in the further extremely sharp play the
position always remains balanced.} (17. Nxd4 f4 {Black's strong minor pieces
secure sufficient compensation for the exchange:} 18. g3 Qd8 19. Nb3 (19. c3 {
loses due to} Bxd4 {followed by a check with the bishop on f5.}) 19... Qf6 20.
Qc1 Bf5 21. Bd3 Bxd3 $1 (21... Rc8 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Re2 a5 24. Rhe1 a4 25.
gxf4 axb3 {here the draw was agreed in Akshayraj,K (2400)-Ganguly,S (2603)/
Mangalore 2008. White has the advantage after} 26. axb3) 22. cxd3 Qf5 23. Rxe3
fxe3 24. Qxe3 Qb5 $44 {[%cal Ga7a5,Ga8e8]}) 17... Qc5 $8 18. c3 Nxf1 19. Re8+ (
19. Rhxf1 $4 Qxb5) 19... Bf8 20. Qxd4 Qxb5 21. Qd8 Nd2+ 22. Kc2 (22. Ka1 $2 Qc5
23. Qxd2 b6 $19) 22... Qa4+ (22... Qc5 {doesn't work in view of} 23. b4 $18) (
22... Qxe8 23. Qxe8 Ne4 $13) 23. Kc1 (23. Kxd2 {looks very risky, even if after
} Qxf4+ 24. Kd1 $1 Qh6 25. Rhe1 $1 f4 26. R1e2 $1 $13 {White defends against
immediate threats.} (26. Rxf8+ $2 Qxf8 27. Re8 Bg4+ $19)) 23... Qxe8 24. Qxe8
Ne4 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. Qe5 Nd7 27. Qe8 Nf6 28. Qd8 Ne4 $1 (28... Kg7 29. Qc7 Be6
30. Qxb7 Re8 31. Qxa7 Bd5 32. Rxd5 Nxd5 33. a4 $16) 29. Rd7 (29. g3 a6 (29...
b6 30. Qd5 Rb8 31. Qe5 Ra8 32. Rd8 Bb7 33. Rxa8 Bxa8 34. Qb8 Bd5 35. Qxa7 $16)
(29... Nc5 30. Qe8 Ne6 31. Rd7 Bxd7 32. Qxa8 Bc6 33. Qxa7 $14) (29... h5 $11)
30. Qc7 Nc5 31. Rd5 Ne6 32. Qb6 h5 33. h4 Be7 34. Kc2 Kf8 {is also equal -
both sides have difficulties in making progress.}) (29. Qc7 $6 Nc5 $15 {
[%cal Gc5e6]}) 29... Bxd7 30. Qxa8 Bc6 31. Qxa7 Nc5 {This complicated position
is about equal. At some moment White will use the power of the queen to repeat
the position, either by checks, or by continuously attacking one of his
opponent's pieces.} 32. g3 Nd3+ 33. Kb1 $1 (33. Kc2 Be4 34. Kb3 Bc5 35. Qb8+
Kg7 36. Qd8 b5 $5 {with an unexpected threat of mate on the next move is of
course unnecessary for White.}) 33... Be4 34. Ka1 Bc5 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qd8 Bg1
37. h4 h5 38. a4 Bf2 39. a5 Bxg3 ({In the event of} 39... Nc5 {with the idea
of placing it on e6 and taking control over the d4-square, White can continue}
40. Qb6 {and Black will have nothing better than repetition anyway.} ({
Additionally, White can try} 40. c4 {with the idea} Ne6 $2 41. Qd2 $1 $16)) 40.
Qd4+ Kf8 41. Qd8+ (41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qd4+ Kh7 43. Qd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 Qc7 8.
Qe2 e5 9. Nf5 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Ne3 exf4 12. Ned5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qa5+ 14. Qd2
Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Rb8 16. Nxf4 Be7 17. Bc4 Bg5 18. Raf1 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Kd3
Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Rf8 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Rf1+ Ke7 24. Rf3 Rc8 25. Rg3 Kf7 26. Rf3+
Ke7 27. Rg3 Kf7 28. Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 c6 8. O-O
Na6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. h3 Re8 12. a3 Nc7 13. Rfd1 Ne6 14. Nxe5 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 Bxe5 16. Rd2 f5 17. Nd6 Rd8 18. Rad1 f4 19. Nxc8 Rdxc8 20. Bg4 Re8 21.
Bxe6+ Rxe6 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rf8 24. Kf1 g5 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Re8+ 27.
Kd2 Kf7 28. Rd7+ Re7 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Kd3 Kf6 31. Ke4 Ke6 32. b4 Kf6 33. a4
Ke6 34. f3 Kf6 35. Kd4 Ke6 36. Ke4 Kf6 37. Kd4 Ke6 38. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[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. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4
Qa5 15. b3 Qc7 16. Re1 Nb6 17. Nc3 a5 18. Qe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Be6 20. a4 Rfc8 21.
Ne2 Kf8 22. Nf4 Bd7 23. Nd3 f6 24. Rc5 e5 25. Be2 Be6 26. Re1 Ke7 27. Bf1 Kd6
28. Rc3 Nd5 29. Rc4 Nf4 30. Rc3 Nd5 31. Rc4 Nf4 32. Rc3 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 d6 8.
Be2 Qxf3 9. gxf3 Ne7 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Rg1 O-O 12. a4 a5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3
Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nd4 Raa8 17. O-O-O g6 18. h4 f6 19. f4 Kf7 20. h5 Rg8 21.
hxg6+ hxg6 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 f5 24. Nf3 Nd5 25. c4 Nxe3 26. Rd7+ Ke6 27.
Rxc7 Nxc4 28. Rd1 Nxe5 29. Ng5+ Kf6 30. Nh7+ Ke6 31. Ng5+ Kf6 32. Nh7+ Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 {
We already had this position in Bilbao, where I didn't obtain any advantage
out of the opening stage. But here in this game I was more successful and got
a plus from the start of the game.} 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 $5 {There are plenty of
lines and possibilities for both sides on each move, I will not dwell too
deeply on the opening phase.} O-O-O 10. b3 g5 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. O-O-O {White's
development looks quite natural, now Black is in trouble. He has to find a
plan, but it's quite hard to find any ideal piece placement!} Nb6 13. h4 $1 g4
(13... h6 14. Qe3 $5 $16) 14. f4 $5 gxf3 {Black has to take, otherwise the
e5-pawn will forever be there as a wall for Black's pieces!} 15. Nxf3 (15. gxf3
{is possible, but here I like it less; h4 is somehow hanging and Black still
does not have so many weaknesses,.After Nxf3 f7 starts to be vulnerable.})
15... c5 {The only way to free pieces for Black!} 16. Qe1 $1 {A strong
regrouping move as now I want to put the bishop on e4 and then press against
f7 and h7 from the centre. In addition, the knight on b6 will be totally out
of play.} Bb7 17. Bd3 h6 18. Qg3 (18. Be4 {would be something, according to
the plan, but Qg3 seemed even more forceful and strong than this.}) 18... Rdg8
(18... f6 19. Rhe1 $18) 19. Rhe1 d5 $2 {Topalov tries to free his pieces, but
this loses immediately!} (19... h5 $5 20. Kb1 $1 Bh6 21. Qf2 {White is much
better here, as Rg4 doesn't work due to e5-e6 and White wins.} Rg4 22. e6 $18)
20. exd6 $1 Bxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Qxd6 (21... Qf6+ $4 22. Qe5 $1 Rxg2+ 23. Ka3 (23.
Kc3 $18) 23... Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Rf2 $8 25. Rf1 $1 $18) (21... Rxg3 22. dxe7 Rxg2+
23. Kc3 $18) 22. Bf5+ $2 {A bad move; somehow I thought it won easily too.} (
22. Re8+ $3 {looks like a transposition simply, but here the Nc8 resource is
not possible and Black loses by force.} Rxe8 23. Bf5+ Kb8 24. Rxd6 Rhg8 $8 25.
Qf4 $1 cxd6 26. Qxd6+ Ka8 27. Bh3 $18 {This position is easily winning because
after} Re2+ 28. Ka3 $1 {A calm reply} Rge8 (28... Nxc4+ 29. bxc4 Rge8 30. Nd2 {
with Nb3 next, finishes the discussion.}) 29. Qxc5 {and Black is not in time
to capture c4.}) 22... Kb8 23. Re8+ Nc8 {Played instantly! Now Black is
defending for a while.} 24. Rxd6 $1 Rxg3 25. Rxh8 cxd6 26. Ne1 $1 Kc7 27. Rh7
Ne7 28. Rxf7 Kd8 29. Rf8+ Kc7 30. Rf7 Kd8 31. Bc2 Re3 32. Nd3 $1 Bxg2 33. Rf6
Kc7 $2 (33... Kd7 34. Rxh6 Re2 {and somehow here due to avoiding checks from
e6, Black's king is placed better, but still after} 35. Nf4 Rf2 36. Nxg2 Rxg2
37. h5 $16 {White has good chances for a win.}) 34. Nf4 $1 Rf3 35. Be4 (35. Ka3
$1 {This is a clear win! Unfortunately I missed it and didn't want to put my
king on a3. But this slightly illogical move is just winning. The idea is that
after Be4 Ne6+ will come and Black is lost.} Rf1 36. Bd3 $18) 35... Rf2+ 36.
Kc3 Bxe4 37. Ne6+ Kd7 38. Nf8+ {All is forced here, Black has study-like way
to keep fighting, but the position is still winning.} Ke8 39. Rxf2 Bf5 40. Rd2
Nc8 41. Rf2 Ne7 42. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 43. Rf6 Kd7 44. Rxh6 Bf5 45. h5 Ng8 46. Rh8 Nf6
47. h6 Ke6 {So here it was the real moment to consider ideas. Azmaiparashvili
thinks the Kb2-a3 maneouvre is winning. And probably he is right.} 48. Ra8 (48.
Kb2 $1 a5 (48... Be4 49. Ka3 Bd3 50. Ka4 Ke5 51. Kb5 Bb1 52. a4 Bc2 53. a5 (53.
Ra8 Ng4 54. Rxa7 Nxh6 55. b4 $14) 53... Bxb3 54. Ra8 Kd4 55. Rxa7 Bxc4+ 56. Ka4
(56. Kc6 Bd5+ 57. Kxd6 c4 58. a6 c3 59. Rc7 $18) 56... Ke5 57. h7 Nxh7 58. Rxh7
Kd5 59. Rc7 Bd3 60. Kb3 Ba6 61. Kc3 Bf1 62. Rc8 Be2 63. Re8 Bf1 64. Rf8 Be2 65.
Rf2 Bb5 66. Ra2 Ba6 67. Rb2 $1 $18) 49. Ka3 Nh7 50. Ka4 $18) 48... Ng4 49. Rxa7
Nxh6 50. a4 {I thought this wins, but it proved to be different unfortunately.
Topalov finds the only piece placement, to hold the position!} Nf7 51. a5 Be4
52. Rc7 Ne5 $1 53. a6 Nd7 {Brilliant, now it seems that White can't make any
progress!} 54. Rc8 Ke7 55. b4 (55. a7 Nb6 56. Rb8 Na8 {and White can't break
through!}) 55... cxb4+ 56. Kxb4 Nb6 57. Rb8 Na8 58. c5 Nc7 59. cxd6+ Kxd6 60.
a7 Na8 61. Kb5 Bd3+ 62. Ka5 Be4 63. Kb5 Bd3+ 64. Ka5 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
d5 9. e5 d4 10. Be4 Qb6 {The queen move aspires to improve on the undesirable
score, that used to be achieved by the seemingly more logical knight move.} (
10... Nd5 11. d3 Be7 (11... dxc3 12. Nxc3 (12. bxc3 Be7 13. c4 Nb6 14. a3 Na4
15. Bd2 O-O 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Qd7 18. Rfb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P (2713)
-Grischuk,A (2701)/Togliatti 2003 (41)}) 12... Nxc3 (12... Be7 13. Rd1 O-O 14.
d4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. h4 Na5 19. Bg5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S (2645)-Eljanov,P (2639)/Saint Vincent 2005 (72)}) (12...
Qd7 13. Rd1 Be7 14. d4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rxd4 O-O 18. Bd3
Rfe8 19. Bd2 g6 20. Rg4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S (2644)-Moiseenko,A (2597)/
Moscow 2003 (42)}) 13. bxc3 Be7 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qd7 (15... Rb8 16. Rd1 Nb4
17. Bd2 Nd5 18. Qd3 g6 19. Bh6 $11 {0-1 Hracek,Z (2613)-Krasenkow,M (2661)/
Ostrava 2007 (47)}) 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 O-O 18. Bd2 a5 19. Rfa1 h6 20. h4 Ba6
21. Qe3 $11 {1-0 Morozevich,A (2742)-Van Wely,L (2697)/Monte Carlo 2002 (81)})
12. c4 $1 {The key idea indicating, that the central location of the knight
has also darker sides.} bxc4 (12... Nb6 13. Bf4 b4 (13... Qd7 14. Na3 b4 15.
Nc2 O-O-O 16. a3 a5 17. axb4 axb4 18. Ng5 Rdf8 19. Qh5 Qe8 20. Bf3 $16 {
1-0 Gaehler,M (2223)-Martinovic,S (2400)/Szeged 2007 (45)}) 14. Nbd2 Kd7 15.
Nb3 a5 16. a3 a4 17. axb4 axb3 18. b5 Qc7 19. bxc6+ Bxc6 20. Nd2 $16 {1-0
Burnett,R (2437)-Nguyen Anh Dung (2496)/Budapest 2000 (52)}) 13. dxc4 Nb6 14.
Ne1 Qc7 (14... Rb8 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. Nd3 a5 17. f4 Nb4 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. a4 Bxe4
20. Nxe4 O-O $14 {1-0 Fedorchuk,S (2592)-Ejsmont,K (2348)/Ustron 2006 (40)})
15. Nd2 (15. b3 Nd7 16. f4 O-O-O 17. Nd3 Rdg8 18. Nd2 h6 19. Bf3 g5 20. Ne4 Nb4
21. Nxb4 cxb4 $11 {1-0 Tolstikh,N (2405)-Michalek,J (2300)/Pardubice 1995 (32)}
) 15... Nd7 16. Nd3 Nb4 17. Nf3 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc6 19. Qe2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 $11 {
1-0 Gu Xiaobing (2339)-Yu,L (2328)/Lishui 2009 (71)}) 11. d3 (11. cxd4 Nxd4 12.
Nxd4 cxd4 13. d3 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Rc8 15. Nd2 Nc6 16. Nf3 Be7 17. Qg4 Kf8 18. Bd2
$16 {1-0 Cabrilo,G (2484)-Andrijevic,M (2402)/Sozina 2004 (47)}) 11... Rd8 12.
a4 Nd5 {Once again this logical move might not be the most promising. In the
future players may explore the intricacies of the dynamic solution with the
exchange on the c3-square.} (12... dxc3 $5 13. Nxc3 (13. bxc3 b4 14. Re1 (14.
Nbd2 Nd5 $11) 14... b3 15. Nbd2 Na5 $13) 13... b4 14. a5 Qc7 15. Na4 Nxa5 16.
Qc2 c4 17. Bxb7 b3 18. Qb1 Nxb7 19. dxc4 Qxc4 20. Be3 $14) 13. axb5 axb5 14.
cxd4 (14. Bd2 Be7 15. Na3 O-O 16. c4 bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qc7 18. Ng5 $14) 14... cxd4
(14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bd2 (16. Nd2 Be7 17. Nb3 O-O 18. Bd2 Nb4 19. Rfc1
$14) 16... Rc8 17. Ba5 Qc6 18. Nd2 Qc2 19. Qg4 $14) 15. Nbd2 Nf4 (15... Be7 16.
Nb3 h6 17. Bd2 b4 18. Rfc1 O-O 19. g3 $14) 16. Qd1 Nb4 $2 {[%mdl 32] Radjabov
neglects one of the main principles of strategy and jumps right into the
conflict zone before finishing his own development.} (16... Nd5 17. Nb3 Be7 18.
Bd2 Ndb4 (18... b4 19. Qe2 h6 $14) 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Ng5 (20. Rfc1 h6 21. g3 $14)
20... g6 21. Nxh7 Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Pahud,
C (2185)-Carron,J (2300)/Lausanne 2003 (29)}) (16... Ng6 17. Bxg6 (17. Re1 Bb4
18. Qb3 Nge7 $11) 17... hxg6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bg5 O-O 20. Qe2 $14) 17. Nb3 $1
Bxe4 18. dxe4 Nfd3 (18... Ng6 19. Nfxd4 Nc6 20. Be3 Ncxe5 21. Ra5 $16) 19. Bg5
Rc8 {The necessity of the rook retreat does not bode well for Black's strategy.
} (19... Be7 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Qd2 Ke8 (21... h6 22. Nc1 $18) 22. Ra3 $16) 20.
Nfxd4 Nxb2 (20... h6 21. Bd2 Nxb2 22. Qg4 $16) 21. Qe2 (21. Qh5 Nc4 22. Rfd1 h6
(22... Nxe5 23. Ra5 Nbc6 24. Rxb5 Qa6 25. Ra1 Ba3 26. Nc5 $18) (22... Na6) 23.
Qh3 Na6 24. Be3 $14) 21... Nc4 22. Rfc1 Bc5 {It is not a big surprise, that
despite the seemingly firm build up on the queenside the black pieces actually
suffer from shaky legs.} (22... Be7 23. Nxb5 $1 Qxb5 (23... Bxg5 24. Rxc4 $18)
24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. Ra7+ Ke8 26. Ra5 $1 Qb6 27. Rxc4 $16) 23. Nxb5 (23. Nxc5 $1
Qxc5 24. Be3 Nc6 (24... Qxe5 25. Rcb1 Qd6 (25... Nxe3 26. fxe3 $18) 26. Nxb5
Qd3 27. Qg4 Nxe3 28. Qxg7 Rf8 29. Rxb4 Nc2 30. Nc7+ Kd7 31. Nxe6 $18) 25. Nxb5
Qxb5 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. Rxc4 O-O 28. Rac1 $16) 23... O-O $2 {Radjabov does not
usually excel in the defence. This might be the reason why he missed the most
stubborn way to resist Carlsen's activity after his relatively soft move.} (
23... Qxb5 24. Ra5 $1 Qxa5 25. Nxa5 Nxa5 26. Qb5+ Nac6 27. Rxc5 $18) (23...
Bxf2+ $1 24. Qxf2 Qxb5 25. Nc5 $5 (25. Qd4 O-O 26. Be7 Rfe8 27. Bxb4 Qxb4 28.
Na5 Qxa5 29. Rxa5 Nxa5 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 $16) (25. Qe2 O-O 26. Nd4 Qxe5 $1 (26...
Qc5 27. Be3 Rfd8 28. Nf5 Qf8 29. Rxc4 exf5 30. exf5 $16) 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Qxc4
Qxg5 29. Qxb4 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Qxe4 $16) 25... O-O $1 (25... h6 26. Be7 $3 Nxe5 (
26... Kxe7 27. Ra7+ Kd8 28. Rxc4 $18) 27. Bd6 Nc4 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Ra7 Qb6 30.
Bxb4 $18) 26. Be7 Rfe8 27. Bd6 Nxd6 28. exd6 Nd3 $1 29. Nxd3 Qxd3 30. e5 (30.
Rd1 Ra8 $1 31. e5 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 Qc3 $14) 30... Rxc1+ 31. Rxc1 f6 $14 {Black
would have kept excellent chances to hold the game.}) 24. Nxc5 Nxe5 (24... Rxc5
25. Be7 Qxb5 26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Qxc4 $18) 25. Be7 {The catastrophe is complete,
Radjabov will lose loads of material and every right to continue with his
resistance.} (25. Be7 Rfe8 26. Nd6 Rxc5 (26... Rxe7 27. Nxc8 $18) 27. Rxc5 Qxc5
28. Nxe8 Qxe7 29. Ra8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Bg5 b6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. d5
exd5 15. Nxd5 Bc5 16. Qd3 Bb7 17. Rad1 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20.
Rxd5 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Kf8 23. Kf1 Ke8 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Rc8 26.
Ke2 Rc2+ 27. Rd2 Rc5 28. Rd3 Rc2+ 29. Rd2 Rc5 30. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[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
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e5 12. e3 e4 13. dxe4 dxc4 14. e5 Ne4 15.
Rc1 c3 16. Bxc3 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxd8 Rexd8 20. Rc2 a5 21.
Rb1 Bd6 22. Bf3 Bb4 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Rd8 25. Be2 Rd2 26. Rxd2 Bxd2 27.
Kf1 Kf8 28. Bd3 Ke7 29. Ke2 Bb4 30. a4 Bc3 31. Bc4 Bb4 32. Bd3 Bc3 33. Bc4 Bb4
34. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[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 Rc8 11. Bb3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. h4 {In the past
decade the theory of the almost automatically played 13.Nd5 has advanced a lot
and many resources for Black have been found. Jakovenko's move used to have a
rather harmless reputation, but since 13.h4 hasn't been played on the highest
level, its theory hasn't come to clear conclusions yet.} ({In the latest game
with 13.Nd5 Black achieved a quick draw:} 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exd5
a5 16. a3 Kg8 $5 ({The main theoretical discussions were around} 16... b4) 17.
Rhe1 Rc5 18. g4 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Qa8 21. Kd2 Rb8 22. Ra1 Rxd5+ 23. Ke3
Re5+ 24. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2722)-Shirov,A (2730)/Bilbao 2009}) 13... e6
$146 {Radjabov implements a novelty right away. The move ...e6 is rather
untypical for Dragon. Its idea is to cover the d5-square and thus prepare the
further advance of the b-pawn, but the drawback is obvious as well - the
d6-pawn won't have a long life.} ({The most popular} 13... a5 14. h5 a4 ({
weaker is} 14... e5 15. hxg6 $40) 15. Bxf6 {also leaves plenty of room for
investigations. Then} exf6 (15... axb3 16. Bxg7 $18) ({Worth analysing is the
risky} 15... Bxf6 16. hxg6 e6 $1 17. e5 Bg7 {which has never been met in
practice}) 16. Bd5 {(or 15.Qxd6) leads to unclear complications. The theory of
this line still awaits to be developed.}) (13... h5 $6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 $14
{/+/-} Bc6 $140 $2 16. Qg5 {[%csl Rg6]}) 14. a3 $1 ({Stronger than} 14. h5 b4
15. Ne2 (15. Na4 $2 Qa5 $19) 15... a5 {after which White must make a move like}
16. c3 {which is always a concession and increases Black's counterplay
possibilities.}) 14... a5 15. h5 Qe7 {Black protects the d6-pawn, which might
be important for instance when White in the future will take Pb4 with the
queen (then the pawn on d6 will be protected, see for instance 15...b4).} ({
Now after} 15... b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Na2 {Black must sacrifice the b4-pawn b4
and try to organize some pressure on the a- and b-files. The probability of a
strong attack is quite low though, since Black will need to play Rc8-a8 (b8),
which means an obvious waste of time (first Rc8 and then back to a8 or b8).
Moreover, the weak pawn on d6 increases White's pressure in the centre.} {
After for instance} Ra8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qxb4 {the d6-pawn is under attack
and Black won't find it easy to prove compensation.}) 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. g4 $1 {
The simplest (and from the practical point of view wisest) approach. Jakovenko
prepares the exchange of bishops, which will clear the d-file and win pawn d6.}
({In the event of} 17. Kb1 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Na2 Ra8 20. Nxb4 {it is still
not clear if Black has sufficient comepnsation. Therefore deserves attention
the more subtle move 17...Ra8 and only later ...b4.} (20. Qxb4 Rfb8 21. Qd2 Ba4
$44)) 17... b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Na2 Ra8 {Black cannot save the d6-pawn anyway,
so Radjabov is rightly looking for counterplay on the a-file.} 20. g5 Nh5 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 (22... Qxg5+ {loses a piece after} 23. f4 $1 Nxf4 24.
Qd4+ $1 (24. Qxd7 Rfd8 25. Qc6 Rdc8 26. Qb7 Rcb8 $11) 24... e5 25. Qxd7 Rad8
26. Qb5 Rb8 27. Qf1 $18) 23. Rxd6 Ba4 24. Bc4 $1 {Again Jakovenko finds the
best practical decision. For the future pawn race it is important to keep the
bishop alive.} (24. Kb1 Bxb3 25. cxb3 Rfb8 {is only marginally better for
White.}) 24... Rfc8 25. b3 Bb5 26. Bxb5 Rxa2 27. Rh2 $16 {As the result of his
opening experiment Radjabov found himself in a difficult endgame. Although
there is still a long way for White (his kingside pawns are weak, the king
exposed to checks, the black rooks are active), he's got an extra pawn, a
stronger bishop than the knight and the pawn on b4 is very weak. In the next
part Jakovenko will display good technique and in spite of Radjabov's tough
resistance, the Russian GM takes home a full point.} Rc5 (27... Rc3 28. Rd4
Rxf3 29. Rxb4 Rg3 (29... Ng3 $142 $16) 30. Ra4 $1 Rxa4 31. bxa4 Rxg5 32. c4 $18
{[%cal Gh2a2]}) 28. Kb1 Ra5 29. Bc4 Rxg5 30. Rb6 Nf4 31. Rxb4 Rg3 32. Rf2 Rh5
33. Rb7 $1 Kf6 (33... Rhh3 34. b4 Rxf3 35. Rxf3 Rxf3 36. b5 Re3 37. b6 Rxe4 38.
Rc7 Nd5 39. Bxd5 Rb4+ (39... exd5 40. c4 $1 $18) 40. Bb3 Rxb6 {and White must
be winning. For instance:} 41. Kb2 g5 42. c4 g4 43. Kc3 g3 (43... Kf6 44. Rc8)
44. Rd7 g2 45. Rd1 f5 46. c5 Rc6 47. Kc4 f4 48. Rg1 f3 49. Bd1 $18) 34. Kb2 g5
({Here} 34... Rhh3 {is weaker than one move earlier, since after} 35. b4 Rxf3
36. Rxf3 Rxf3 37. b5 Re3 38. Rc7 Rxe4 {White can continue} 39. Ka3 $5 (39. b6
Nd5 40. Bxd5 Rb4+ 41. Bb3 Rxb6 {is somewhat similar to 33...Rhh3, see above})
39... Nd5 40. Bxd5 exd5 41. b6 Re6 42. b7 Rb6 43. Ka4 $1 ({not} 43. Rc6+ Rxc6
44. b8=Q Rxc2) 43... Rb2 44. Ka5 Ke5 45. Ka6 d4 (45... f5 46. Rc6 $18) (45...
g5 46. Rc3 $18) 46. Ka7 $18) 35. b4 Rh8 36. b5 Ke5 37. b6 Kd4 (37... Kd6 38.
Rc7 Rb8 39. Rd2+ Ke5 40. b7 Rxf3 41. Ba6 $18) 38. Rc7 $18 Rb8 39. b7 Rxb7+ (
39... Ke3 40. Rf1 Rxf3 41. Rg1 $18) 40. Rxb7 Kxc4 41. Rxf7 {There are still
technical problems, but with an extra exchange and pawn White is of course
winning.} Kd4 42. Ra7 Ke3 43. Rf1 Ng6 44. e5 Kf4 45. Ra4+ Kf5 46. c4 Nxe5 47.
c5 Rh3 48. Rd4 Kf6 49. Rc1 Rh7 50. Rc3 Rc7 51. Kb3 Nc6 52. Rd6 Ke7 53. Re3 Nd8
54. Kb4 Rc8 55. Ra6 Nc6+ 56. Kb5 Nd4+ 57. Kc4 Nc6 58. Rb6 Kf6 59. Rc3 Ke5 60.
Kb5 Nd4+ 61. Ka6 Kf4 62. Kb7 Rf8 63. c6 e5 64. c7 Nxf3 65. c8=Q Rxc8 66. Rxc8
g4 67. Rf8+ Kg3 68. Re6 Kg2 69. Rg8 Kh3 70. Kb6 Nd2 71. Rh6+ Kg3 72. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[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. h3 {A relatively rare move, Did
White want to avoid} (12. Bf4 Be5 $5 {?}) 12... a6 (12... b6 {is usually
played. Other options are}) (12... e6 {and}) (12... Na5) 13. Bf4 $146 {Or else:
} (13. f4 b5 14. Bb3 (14. Bd3 e6 15. f5 exf5 16. exf5 c4 17. Bb1 Re8 18. Bf4
Qd8 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Ng3 Bb7 21. Qg4 b4 $132 {0-1 Gontcharov,V (2359)-Valdes,
L (2365)/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM 099 ext (45)}) 14... Na5 15. f5 Nxb3 16. Qxb3
gxf5 17. exf5 Bb7 18. Rf4 Bd5 19. Qc2 Kh8 $13 {1-0 Alexandrova,O (2400)-Sulypa,
A (2449)/Alushta 2000/CBM 075 ext (39)}) (13. Bb3 b5 (13... Na5 $143 14. Bf4
Qd7 15. dxc5 Nxb3 16. axb3 a5 17. Qc2 Qb5 18. Be3 a4 19. bxa4 Rxa4 20. Rfd1 Re8
21. Nd4 $14 {1/2 Gligoric,S (2575)-Hort,V (2600)/Siegen 1970/EXT 2002 (25)})
14. Qe1 e6 15. f4 c4 16. Bc2 f5 $1 17. g4 Ne7 18. Ng3 a5 $132 {0-1 Berta,K 
(2205)-Feher,G (2445)/Budapest 1998/EXT 2002 (49)}) 13... Qa5 $1 ({Now} 13...
Be5 {is rather senseless due to} 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Bb3 Bxh3 $6 (15... Ng4 {
is impossible!}) 16. f4) (13... Qd7 14. dxc5 $5) 14. Qb3 e6 15. a4 {White
finds nothing better than this pawn sacrifice, with the hope of being able to
use his development advantage. However, Black equalizes without any problems.}
(15. d5 b5 $1 {(without 12.h3 a6 this would be impossible)} 16. dxc6 bxc4 17.
Qxc4 e5 {[%cal Rc8e6]} 18. Be3 Be6 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Rdc8 $44) 15... cxd4
16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Be3 $5 Rd6 {Black doesn't dare to take the
second pawn:} (18... Rxe4 19. Qd3 (19. Rfd1 Bf6) (19. Bb6 Qg5) 19... Rh4 (19...
Re5 $6 20. Rfd1 Bf6 21. Bd4) 20. Rfd1 ({White can force a draw by means of} 20.
Bd2 Qb6 21. Be3 Qa5 ({but not} 21... Bd4 $6 22. a5 Qa7 $2 23. g3 $1 Bxe3 24.
fxe3 $18 {[%cal Rd3d8,Rd8f6,Rg3h4]})) 20... Bf6 21. Bb3 $44 {[%csl Ra8,Gc1,Rc8,
Gd1,Rh4]}) 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 b5 $1 {The simplest. Black gives the pawn
back liquidating into a drawish endgame.} 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Rd8+
Bf8 24. Bxb5 Bb7 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. f3 f5 27. Bd3 fxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. fxe4
Kf7 30. Kf1 h5 31. Kg1 Bd6 32. Kf1 Bf8 33. Kg1 Bd6 34. Kf1 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[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. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. b4
Na6 16. Nd3 Rf7 17. Nb5 b6 {[%mdl 32] A passive move. Black renounces his
attacking chances and hopes that his position, with an extra pawn, will be
solid enough to stand White's pressure.} (17... Bd7 {is the most popular move
in this position.}) (17... h5 {and}) (17... Bf8 {have been seen in practice,
too.}) 18. Be1 (18. Qa4 $6 h5 19. h3 Bh6 20. Rc3 Rg7 21. Rfc1 g4 22. fxg4 f3
23. gxf3 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qg5 $36 {0-1 Broniek,M-Tasic,V/LSS 2008/Telechess CBM
125 (49)}) (18. Rc3 $5 Qd7 (18... h5 $6 19. Kh1 Bf6 20. a4 Qd7 21. Qc2 g4 22.
Rc1 Bd8 $2 23. Nxd6 $1 Qxd6 24. Rc6 $18 {1-0 Karner,C (2181)-Sandhoefner,F 
(2233)/Aschach 1999/CBM 073 ext (34)}) 19. a4 Bf6 20. Qc2 Bd8 21. Rc1 Bb7 {
is similar to the game} (21... h5 $2 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Rc6 $18 {1-0 Van Elst,A
(2263)-Zimmerman,Y (2375)/Condom 2005/CBM 107 ext (50)})) 18... Bf6 19. Nf2 h5
20. h3 (20. a3 Qd7 21. Rc3 Bd8 22. Qc2 Nb8 23. a4 a6 24. Na3 Qe8 25. Nc4 Bb7
26. Bd2 Nd7 27. Rc1 Nf6 28. Be1 Rg7 29. h3 Nh8 {1/2 Nielsen,P (2651)-Likavsky,
T (2492)/Germany 2007/CBM 123 (72) - White tried hard but failed to break down
Black's defence.}) 20... Bb7 21. Rc2 Qd7 22. Qd3 Bd8 {This is Black's plan. He
will now just sit and wait.} 23. Bd2 Nb8 24. Rfc1 Ba6 25. Rc3 Rg7 26. Ra3 Ne7
27. Be1 Nc8 28. Rac3 Rh7 29. Nd1 Rg7 30. Bf2 Kh7 31. Nb2 Kh6 32. Kf1 {White
removes his king from the kingside to avoid a possible counter-attack.} Kh7 33.
Ke1 Kh6 34. R3c2 Rf7 35. Nd1 Rg7 36. Bf1 Kh7 37. Rc3 Kg8 38. R1c2 Kh7 39. Kd2
Kg8 40. Kc1 Kh7 41. Kb2 Kg8 42. Rc1 Kh7 43. R3c2 Kg8 44. Ndc3 Qe8 45. Nb1 Bxb5
{Black must now exchange this knight, otherwise after Nb1-a3 and Qd3-d2 he
will have problems protecting his c7-pawn.} 46. Qxb5 Qf8 $5 ({In the event of} 
46... Qxb5 47. Bxb5 Kf8 (47... a5 $143 48. a3 {with the following plan:
Nb1-d2-c4 to force ...a5xb4 and then seize the a-file}) 48. Nd2 a6 {(this will
be forced anyway)} 49. Be2 Kg8 {I would suggest the following plan: Rc3, the
king goes back to the kingside to protect the g2 pawn in case of ...
Nc8-e7-g6-h4 (without queens Black's attack is not dangerous anymore), then
Rc3-a3-a4 and Rc1-c3-a3 attacking the a6 pawn. Alternatively, instead of the
king march, White can transfer his knight to e1. Black probably couldn't find
a good defence over the board and decided to evade the queen exchange. Now any
queenside attack will expose the white king. However, White carries out a
similar plan of attacking the a-pawn.}) 47. Na3 a6 48. Qa4 Ra7 49. Qb3 Ra8 50.
Nb1 Qe8 51. Nc3 Ra7 52. Be2 Kf8 53. Rd1 Qd7 54. Ka1 Qe8 55. Rdc1 Qd7 56. Rb2
Qe8 57. Qd1 Rb7 58. Qf1 b5 {Alas, Black can't keep his pawn structure.} (58...
Ra7 59. Rb3 {[%cal Yb3a3]}) 59. a4 bxa4 60. Bxa6 Nxa6 61. Qxa6 Rb8 62. Nxa4 {
White has recaptured the sacrificed material. He will now use his b-pawn to
undermine Black's pawn chain. GM Teimour Radjabov decides to start counterplay.
} g4 63. hxg4 hxg4 64. Kb1 Qd7 65. Nc3 Ne7 66. b5 Qc8 (66... gxf3 67. gxf3 Qh3
68. b6 cxb6 (68... Qxf3 $2 69. b7) 69. Qd3 {[%cal Yc3b5]}) 67. Qa3 (67. Qxc8
Nxc8 68. Na4 Ra8 69. Rb4 gxf3 70. gxf3 Rg2 $132) 67... Ra8 68. Qb4 Qd7 69. b6
cxb6 70. Nb5 Rg6 {Holding on doggedly.} 71. Be1 Kg8 72. Qb3 Kf8 $6 {
Essentially a loss of time.} (72... Rc8 $142) 73. Qd3 Kg8 74. Bb4 Rc8 (74...
gxf3 75. gxf3 Rc8 76. Rh1 $40 {[%cal Yb2h2]}) 75. Rbc2 {At this moment White
could have simply taken the pawn as Black couldn't recapture it:} (75. fxg4 {
e.g.} Rxc1+ 76. Kxc1 Nc8 77. Qc4 Na7 78. Nxa7 Qxa7 79. Qc8 Qe7 80. Ra2 Kh7 (
80... Qc7+ 81. Rc2 $1) 81. Kb1 Qc7 82. Qf5 $36) 75... Rxc2 76. Rxc2 Nc8 {
[%cal Yc8a7] Black could hardly "stand" as White would invade along the a-file,
e.g.} (76... gxf3 77. gxf3 Rh6 78. Kb2 Rg6 79. Kb3 {[%cal Yc2a2]} Kg7 80. Ra2
$1 Nc8 81. Qc4 Rg3 82. Ra8 Rxf3+ 83. Ka4 $18) 77. Kb2 $6 {After this "soft"
move Black simplifies the position and equalizes.} (77. Rc6 $5 {was a good
chance, e.g.} Na7 78. Nxa7 (78. Rxd6 $143 Rxd6 79. Nxd6 Be7 80. Qa3 Bxd6 81.
Bxd6 Qb5+) 78... Qxa7 79. Bxd6 ({or} 79. Rxd6 Rxd6 80. Bxd6 b5 81. Qd2) 79...
gxf3 80. gxf3 Rg1+ 81. Rc1 Rxc1+ (81... Rg2 82. Qb3) 82. Kxc1 Qa1+ 83. Kc2 Qa2+
84. Kc3 {keeping a strong passed pawn.}) (77. Qc4 $1 {was probably even
stronger} Na7 $140 (77... gxf3 78. gxf3 Ne7 79. Kb2 {[%cal Yb2b3,Yc2a2]}) 78.
Nxd6 $1 (78. Nxa7 $5 Qxa7 79. Qc8 Qe7 80. fxg4) 78... Rxd6 (78... b5 79. Qa2)
79. Bxd6 Qxd6 80. Qa4 Qe7 81. d6 $1 Qxd6 82. Qxa7 $16) 77... gxf3 78. gxf3 Na7
$1 79. Nxa7 Qxa7 80. Qb5 Kf7 81. Rh2 Be7 $11 82. Rc2 $6 (82. Rh7+ Kg8 (82...
Kf6 83. Qe8 Rg2+ 84. Bd2 Rxd2+ 85. Kc1 Qa1+ $11) 83. Rh2 $11) 82... Rg8 $1 {
Black suddenly captures the initiative.} 83. Kb3 Ra8 84. Qc6 b5 $5 85. Qxb5 Rb8
86. Qc6 Qg1 87. Qc3 $2 (87. Rc1 Qf2 88. Qc3 Ra8 89. Ba3 Bd8 90. Rc2 $15) 87...
Qb1+ $2 {Black misses a nice win:} (87... Qd1 $1 {tying up the white pieces}
88. Kb2 Kf6 $1 89. Ka3 (89. Rc1 $2 Qa4) (89. Kb3 Bd8 {[%cal Rd8b6,Rd8a5]})
89... Ra8+ 90. Kb3 Kf7 $22 91. Ba3 (91. Kb2 Qa1+ 92. Kb3 Qa4+ 93. Kb2 Rb8)
91... Rb8+ 92. Bb4 (92. Ka4 Rb7 93. Bb4 Bh4 94. Ka3 Be1 $19) 92... Bd8 $19 {
[%csl Rb3,Rf3] ->}) 88. Rb2 Qd1+ (88... Qa1 89. Rd2) 89. Ka2 {White safely
consolidates his position.} Rh8 90. Ba3 Rh1 91. Qc8 $1 Qa1+ 92. Kb3 Qd1+ 93.
Ka2 Qa1+ 94. Kb3 Qd1+ 95. Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Qc2 e5 8. d4
exd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Ndxe2 Qa5 13. O-O Qc7 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Nc3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 gxf6 18. Nd5 Qc6 19. Nxf6+ Kg7 20.
Nh5+ Kh8 21. Rd5 Bc7 22. Rfd1 a5 23. Qb2+ f6 24. Qa3 Qe8 25. Qb2 Be5 26. Qxb7
Qxh5 27. Qxa8 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Qxg2 30. Qxa5 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Qh3+ 32.
Ke2 Qg4+ 33. Kf1 Qh3+ 34. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{Our match vs England was hard for us. When my game with Michael was going to
be over, the score was 1.5-1.5 almost - as on the 3rd board we had a very good
position in the middlegame. But, due to the over-ambitious play by Black, it
ended in a very unpleasant endgame for our 3rd board, so the game was almost
lost. I had a very good position and pleasant pressure in the endgame, and so
I had to win the game, to decide the outcome of the match...  But all this
came later, in the 4th hour of play.. for the moment the game has just started.
} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {I have already had many encounters with Michael
in this system. One more...} e6 4. c3 d5 $5 5. Qe2 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 {Now the
structure is more or less clarified. It seems that White has to go for closing
the centre by d3 and c4, to exploit the c5-weakness and restrict the bishops,
but things are far from simple.} 7. d3 Ne7 8. c4 {That plan is dcompleted.} Ng6
9. O-O Bd6 {Sacrificing d5 in return for activity with my bishops activity.
Michael replied instantly with:} 10. e5 Bc7 {And after this move, he started
to think a bit, but still played Nc3 quite fast, I think that Black's
initiative on the kingside is hard to meet anyway.} 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Na4 (12.
Bg5 $5 f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Bh6 Re8 (14... Rf7 $5 15. Na4 Bf4 16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17.
Qe3 e5 18. Nxc5 d4 19. Qe4 Qd6 20. Na4 Bh3 21. gxh3 f5 $19) 15. Na4 Bd6 $5 {
And then ...e5-e4 to come.} (15... Qd6 $5) (15... e5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nxc5 Qe7
(17... Qd6 18. Rfc1 Bb6 $13) 18. Rfc1 Bd6 (18... Bg4 $2 19. h3 Bh5 20. g4 $18)
19. b4 a5 $11)) 12... f6 $1 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Bg5 $5 (14. Nxc5 $5 e5 $1 15.
cxd5 (15. Bg5 $4 Qd6 $1 {and White loses a piece as e4 comes next.} 16. Na4 e4
17. dxe4 Rxf3 $19) 15... cxd5 16. Bg5 Qd6 17. Rfc1 h6 $1 $15 {with Bg4 or e4
to follow.}) 14... Qf5 {This seemed more natural to me.} (14... Qf7 $5 15. Nxc5
e5 $15 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 Bd6 {and Rb8 with Bg4, Black is doing very well
here.}) 15. Bh4 {Michael had thought for a very long time before Bg5, so he
played this move fast. It looks surprising to allow Nf4 here, but I guess he
didn't like the position after e5 and Qh5 + Bg4 + e4 with White.} (15. Nxc5 Bd6
(15... Bf4 $5 {This move is quite natural as after} 16. Bh4 (16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17.
Qd2 Nxg2 $17) (16. h4 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Ngxe6 Re8 $17) 16... Bd6 $5 {
and Nf4 and in fact it is not sure if c5 really favours White as the bishops
are opened now.} (16... dxc4)) (15... e5 $5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 h6 18. Na4
hxg5 (18... Bb8 $5 $15) 19. Rxc7 Qg4 $15) 16. Nb3 e5 $15) 15... Nf4 $1 (15...
Qh5 16. Bg3 e5 17. Nd4 Bg4 (17... Qxe2 18. Nxe2 Bf5 19. Rfd1 Rab8 20. b3 Bd6
$13 {I don't feel Black has anything real here.}) 18. f3 cxd4 19. fxg4 Qg5 20.
cxd5 cxd5 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Nc5 Qe3+ 23. Qxe3 dxe3 $15) (15... Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2
Qh5 {-> But without the dark-squared bishop I think White has an ok position
as Nb6 xc5 and xe5. It's impossible to win here with Black as the bishop c8 is
not moving.}) (15... e5 16. Bg3 Nf4 $15) 16. Qe3 Nxd3 (16... d4 17. Qe4 Nxd3
18. Qxf5 Rxf5 19. Rad1 Nf4 $15 {But not as strong as in the game.}) 17. Bg3 $1
Bf4 (17... d4 $5 18. Qe2 Nf4 $5 {would be very interesting too!} (18... Ra7 $15
) 19. Bxf4 d3 20. Qe3 Bxf4 21. Qxc5 e5 $15) 18. Qe2 (18. Bxf4 Nxf4 $1 $19 (
18... d4 $5 19. Nh4 $1 {Seemed unclear to me during the game, due to the
c8-bishop.} dxe3 20. Nxf5 exf2+ 21. Kh1 (21. Rxf2 Rxf5 22. Nb6 Nxf2 23. Bg3 Ra7
24. Nxc8 $15) 21... exf5 22. Be3 Re8 23. Bxf2 Re2 $15)) 18... Rb8 (18... e5 $1
{The best move here; Black wins easily. Rb8 seemed more technical and good
during the game, but e5 just wins by force it seems.} 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Nb6 Ra7
$3 21. Nxd5 {Now as the rook is on a7 the e7-square is controlled and} e4 $19 {
winning a piece.}) 19. Qc2 dxc4 $5 (19... e5 $5 {deserved serious attention.}
20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. Qxd3 e4 22. Qd2 exf3 $17) 20. Rad1 (20. Qxc4 Rb4 21. Qc2 Nxb2
$19) 20... Bxg3 (20... Rb4 $5 {Probably the best!} 21. b3 e5 22. Nd2 Be6 $19)
21. fxg3 Nxb2 $1 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. Rb1 c3 24. Nxc3 Be6 $6 {This is very
natural, but Rb7 was much stronger!} (24... Rb7 $1 25. Ne5 Re8 26. Nxc6 Nc4 $19
) 25. Ne5 Rfc8 (25... Nc4 $5 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Nxc4 Bxc4 28. Rxf5 Rf8 $19) 26.
Rfe1 Rb4 $1 27. Re2 Nc4 $6 (27... Na4 $1 28. Rc1 c4 $19) 28. Rbe1 Nxe5 29. Rxe5
Bd5 {A tricky move, but now Michael had to go for} 30. Rxf5 (30. Nxd5 $1 cxd5
31. Rxd5 g6 32. Rd7 Rcb8 33. Ree7 Rb1+ 34. Kf2 R8b2+ $19 {White still has
chances to survive.}) 30... Rd4 $1 31. Rc1 c4 $1 {Fixing the structure, now
the technical part lies ahead!} 32. Rf2 Re8 $1 33. Rb2 Rd3 34. Kf2 Rf8+ 35. Kg1
Re8 36. Kf2 h6 37. g4 Kh7 38. h3 Re6 39. Rcc2 Ree3 40. Ne2 Re7 {Now after the
control, Black starts the final phase.} 41. Nc3 a5 $1 42. Rb1 Ree3 43. Ne2 Re6
44. Rbc1 a4 $1 45. Nc3 a3 $1 46. Nb1 Re7 $3 {And now either Rb7-b2 or...} 47.
Nd2 (47. Nc3 Rf7+ 48. Kg1 Rb7 49. Rb1 Rxc3 $19) (47. Rc3 Rb7 (47... Rf7+ 48.
Kg1 Rb7 49. Nxa3 Rb4 {And Ra4 with a win or} (49... Rb2 50. Nxc4 Rxg2+ 51. Kf1
Rd4 52. Ne3 Rh2 53. Nxd5 cxd5 54. Kg1 Rdd2 55. Rg3 Rxa2 $19)) 48. Nxa3 Rd2+ 49.
Ke3 Rxa2 50. Nxc4 Rxg2 51. Na5 Rb4 $19) 47... Bxg2 $1 {Here Michael resigned
as he is 2 pawns down with his king in the center and a hopeless position. We
won the match and I think I played an interesting game.} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 b6
9. Nc3 Ba6 10. d3 Qd7 11. Qe2 Rad8 12. Rad1 Rfe8 13. e4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15.
e5 dxc3 16. Bxc3 dxc4 17. bxc4 Nd5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bd4 Bc5 20. Qe3 f6 21.
Bxc5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 bxc5 23. Qxc5 d4 24. Qa3 Qd6 25. Qa4 Rb8 26. Rfe1 Qb4 27.
Qxb4 Rxb4 28. Rxe5 fxe5 29. Be4 Rb2 30. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
d4 Nf6 9. Be3 Be7 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bf4 Bxc5 13. Bg3 h5 14. Rd2 h4
15. Bxh4 Nxh2 16. Kxh2 Nd4 17. Kh3 e5+ 18. g4 f6 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A69"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. d5 e6 7. Nf3 exd5 8. cxd5
O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Re8 11. O-O c4 12. Kh1 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Rxe5
15. Nxc4 Re8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nbd6 Rf8 20. b4 Na4 21.
Rc1 Nc3 22. Qd2 b5 23. Rxc3 bxc4 24. Ne4 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 f5 26. Nc5 Qd6 27. Bxc4
Kh7 28. Re1 a5 29. a3 axb4 30. axb4 Ra7 31. Ne6 Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Qf4 33. h3 Rfa8
34. Ba6 Rc7 35. Rc6 Rxc6 36. Qxc6 Rxa6 37. Qb7+ Kg8 38. Qxa6 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+
40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kf1 Qf4+ 42. Ke2 Qe4+ 43. Kd2 Qxb4+ 44. Kd3 Qe4+ 45. Kc3 Qe5+
46. Kb4 Qd4+ 47. Qc4 Qb6+ 48. Qb5 Qd4+ 49. Kb3 Qe5 50. Kc4 f4 51. Kc5 Qc3+ 52.
Kb6 Qe3+ 53. Kc7 Qe5+ 54. Kc8 Qf5+ 55. Qd7 Qc2+ 56. Kb8 Qb2+ 57. Qb7 Qe5+ 58.
Kc8 Qf5+ 59. Kc7 Qf7+ 60. Kb8 Qf6 61. Qc8+ Kf7 62. Qc7+ Kf8 63. d6 Qb2+ 64. Qb7
Qe5 65. Qc6 g5 66. Kb7 h5 67. Qc8+ Kf7 68. Qc7+ Kf8 69. Kc8 Qf5+ 70. d7 g4 71.
Qb6 f3 72. Kc7 Qf7 73. Qh6+ Kg8 74. Kd6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Qa4
Nc6 9. d5 Na7 10. Be3 c6 11. Rd1 cxd5 12. e5 Ng4 13. Nxd5 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Qb6 15.
b3 Qc5 16. Nd5 Be6 17. b4 Qxd5 18. Rxd5 Bxd5 19. Be2 Nc6 20. O-O e6 21. a3 Nxe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Nd5 Nd7 8.
O-O g6 9. c3 Bg7 10. cxd4 Bxd4 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. Qc2 Bg7 14. d4 Nb6
15. Bb3 Re8 16. Be3 Qxe4 17. Qxc7 Qe7 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nd5 Nf6 9. Be3 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Bd3 Nf5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Nc4 a5 14. a4 b6
15. O-O Ba6 16. Qg4 Nh4 17. Qe2 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Bg5 19. Be1 f5 20. f3 f4 21. Bd3
g6 22. g4 fxg3 23. hxg3 Nf5 24. Bf2 Bh6 25. c3 Qg5 26. Kh2 Ne3 27. Bxe3 Qxe3
28. Qxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 Nf5 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bc5 d4 14. Bxf8 Qxf8
15. Nb5 Ne3 16. Rc1 Bh6 17. Qxd4 Nf5 18. Qc3 Bxc1 19. Kxc1 Bd7 20. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ezat, Mohamed Mahmoud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Ngf3 Qc7 7. Nh4 Ne7 8. f4
f6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. cxd3 O-O-O 11. O-O g5 12. fxg5 fxe5 13. Qg4 Qd6 14. Rae1 Bg7
15. Rf7 Rhg8 16. Ndf3 Rdf8 17. Rxf8+ Rxf8 18. Bf2 Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Bg3 Qe7
21. dxe5 c5 22. h4 Rf5 23. a3 Qd8 24. b4 Qc7 25. Rc1 Kb8 26. Nd4 Bxe5 27. Nxf5
exf5 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Qg3 c4 30. Re1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ezat, Mohamed Mahmoud"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nfd7 8. Rc1
a6 9. d5 c6 10. O-O Re8 11. b4 c5 12. Qb3 cxb4 13. Qxb4 Qc7 14. Na4 a5 15. Qd2
Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Na6 17. Qc2 Nac5 18. Rb1 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Nc5 20. Qb5 a4 21. Qb6
Rec8 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxb7 Ra7 24. Qb6 Qxb6 25. Rxb6 Bd4 26. Rb4 Bc3 27. Rb6
Bd4 28. Rb4 Bc3 29. Rb6 Rxc4 30. Rc1 Rac7 31. Kf1 Bd4 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Rc6 Bc5
34. g3 Rc1+ 35. Ke2 Rc2+ 36. Ke1 Rxa2 37. Be2 a3 38. Ra6 Rb2 39. Bc4 Bxf2+ 40.
Kd1 Bc5 41. h4 Rg2 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Nd2 (8.
Nh2 {is more appropriate to contain Black's counterplay - see opening survey
in CBM 133.}) 8... Qe8 9. g3 f5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. g4 $5 {An idea of GM Dmitry
Gurevich.} Na6 $1 (11... a5 12. exf5 $5 (12. Nf1 Na6 (12... f4 $5 $11) 13. exf5
gxf5 14. Ng3 {1-0 Agrest,E (2460)-Lejlic,S (2425)/Sollentuna 1995/EXT 1997 (45)
} Qg6 $13) (12. Rg1 Na6 $6 (12... fxg4 13. hxg4 Qf7 14. Rg2 Na6 $15) 13. gxf5
gxf5 14. Nf3 Kh8 15. Ng5 Nc5 16. Be3 Ncxe4 17. Ncxe4 fxe4 18. Qd2 c6 19. O-O-O
cxd5 20. cxd5 Bf5 21. Kb1 $13 {1-0 Gurevich,D (2545)-Shaked,T (2370)/
Philadelphia 1994/EXT 1997 (39)}) 12... gxf5 13. c5 $5 dxc5 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Nc4
$44) (11... fxg4 $5 12. hxg4 a5 $13 (12... Qf7 $143 13. Nf3 $1 Nxg4 14. Rxh7))
12. f3 (12. Nb3 {0-1 Zhurina,E (2220)-Krechetov,A (2325)/Moscow 1996/EXT 1999 
(37)} Nxe4 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Qc2 Rf4 $1 $36) 12... Qe7 13. Nf1 Nc5 (13... fxe4
$5 14. fxe4 Nd7 $36 {[%cal Yf8f4]}) 14. Qc2 Ne8 15. Be3 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17.
fxe4 (17. Qxe4 $142 Bh6 $5 $15) 17... Qh4+ 18. Kd2 Nf6 19. Rh2 Bh6 $1 $17 {
Black will now completely dominate on the f-file and dark squares.} 20. Bxh6
Qxh6+ 21. Kc3 Bd7 (21... a5 $17 {[%cal Yf6d7,Yd7c5]}) 22. Bd3 Qf4 23. Kb3 c6 $6
{Black starts playing on the queenside too early and allows White some
consolidation.} (23... h5 24. Rf2 Qh6 $17 {[%csl Rg4,Rh3]}) 24. Rf2 Qh6 (24...
Qg5 25. Qd2) 25. Rf3 Kg7 26. Qg2 Qg5 27. Qd2 $6 (27. Ne3 $142 {[%cal Ya1f1]} b5
$5 $36) 27... Qxd2 28. Nxd2 Rab8 29. a4 a5 30. Raf1 g5 31. R1f2 $5 {With a
hidden idea.} b6 $2 (31... h5 $1 $17) 32. Nf1 $1 {[%cal Rf1g3] Suddenly White
creates a strong threat.} b5 $4 {[%mdl 16384] Black pushes too hard. This move
leads to the exchange od light-squared bishops, and the light squares in
Black's camp become catastrophically weak. Besides, the white king finally
invades Black's queenside.} (32... c5 $4 33. Ng3) ({It was time to switch to
careful defense, which was not too difficult:} 32... h6 33. Ng3 Kg6 34. Nh5 Nh7
$11) 33. axb5 cxb5 34. cxb5 Bxb5 35. Bxb5 Rxb5+ 36. Ka3 Rbb8 $2 (36... Rb4 $142
37. Ng3 Rfb8 38. Rxf6 Rb3+ 39. Ka2 Rxg3 40. Rxd6 Rb4 $1 $16) 37. Ng3 Kg6 (37...
Nd7 38. Rxf8 Rxf8 39. Rxf8 Kxf8 40. Ka4 $18) 38. Nh5 (38. Nh5 Nd7 39. Rxf8 Rxf8
40. Rxf8 Nxf8 41. Ka4 $18) 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
O-O-O cxd4 9. Rxd4 Qa5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nc5 12. Rd1 Be6 13. Ng5 Nxd3+ 14.
Qxd3 g6 15. Ra4 Qb6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Kb1 Nh5 18. g3 Rac8 19. Qb5 Qxb5 20. Nxb5
a6 21. Nd4 Kf7 22. Bh6 Rfe8 23. Nf3 Kg8 24. Ng5 Rc6 25. Rad4 Nf6 26. h3 e5 27.
R4d2 e4 28. Rc2 Rxc2 29. Kxc2 Rc8+ 30. Kb3 Rc6 31. f3 Rb6+ 32. Kc2 Rc6+ 33. Kb1
b5 34. g4 Bf8 35. Bxf8 Kxf8 36. fxe4 Nxe4 37. Nxe4 dxe4 38. Rd4 Re6 39. h4 Ke7
40. Kc2 Re5 41. g5 a5 42. Kb3 Ke6 43. a4 Kf5 44. Rd7 Kg4 45. Rxh7 Rd5 46. Rh6
Rd3+ 47. Ka2 bxa4 48. Rxg6 Kxh4 49. Re6 Rxe3 50. g6 Kh3 51. g7 Rg3 52. Rxe4
Rxg7 53. Re5 Rb7 54. Rxa5 Rb4 55. Rg5 Kh4 56. Rg2 Rb3 57. Rc2 Kg5 58. Rc4 Kf5
59. Rxa4 Rb8 60. Rc4 Ra8+ 61. Kb3 Ke6 62. Rc5 Kd6 63. Rc4 Kd5 64. Kc3 Kd6 65.
b3 Kd5 66. Kb4 Rb8+ 67. Ka3 Ra8+ 68. Ra4 Rb8 69. Rh4 Ra8+ 70. Ra4 Rb8 71. Rc4
Ra8+ 72. Kb2 Ra5 73. Rc8 Rc5 74. Rh8 Kc6 75. Ka3 Kb7 76. Ka4 Rg5 77. b4 Rf5 78.
b5 Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Re1
Qe8 9. Bf1 Bg4 10. d5 Nb4 11. Qe2 a5 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Nd2 Na6 14. a3 h5 15. h3
a4 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.07"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 {Chess openings are
full of moves and ideas that may seem suspicious at the first glance. White is
fighting against the strong developed bishop with an unseemly looking move.}
Bd7 7. e4 e6 8. Bxc4 Nxe4 $5 9. Nxe4 Qxh4 10. Qf3 Bb4+ {The daring line has
become quite popular. Both sides have to meassure carefully the balance
between the urge to grab material and the necessity to defend weaknesses.} (
10... f5 11. Ng5 Qxd4 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Qa2 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 Na6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16.
Bxe6 Nc7 17. Bf4 Rd8 18. h4 (18. Qc4 Nd5 19. Be5 Nf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bxf5 Rd2
22. Qf4 $15) 18... Nd5 19. Qc4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Qd4 21. Qc7 Qd3+ 22. Kg1 Qd1+ {
0-1 Ivanisevic,I (2602)-Pikula,D (2513)/Vrsac 2007}) 11. Kf1 Qd8 $6 {Modesty
is a charming virtue, but Harikrishna displays it at the wrong moment. The
retreat of the queen makes a strange impression as the time should be precious
is such a charged position.} (11... h6 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Be5 f5 (13... c5 14.
Nf6+ gxf6 15. Bxf6 Bc6 16. Bxh4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nd7 18. Rg1+ Kh7 19. Bb5 Rfd8 20.
Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. dxc5 $16 {1-0 Doric,D (2470)-Esen,B (2493)/Novi
Sad 2009 (54)}) 14. Ng3 Kh7 (14... Na6 15. Nh5 Nc5 16. Nxg7 Ne4 17. Rd1 Ng5 18.
Qb3 Ne4 19. g3 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 a5 21. f3 Nd2 22. Rxd2 Bxd2 23. Bf1 {1-0
Romanishin,O (2542) -Libiszewski,F (2459)/Calvia 2006/}) 15. Nh5 Be8 16. Nxg7
Nd7 17. Nxe6 Nxe5 18. Nxf8+ Bxf8 19. Qxf5+ Ng6 20. Rd1 Bg7 21. g3 Qf6 22. Qxf6
Bxf6 23. Kg2 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Borovikov,V (2529)-Kupreichik,V (2472)/Pavlograd
2000 (53)}) (11... Qe7 12. Bg5 Qf8 13. Qg3 f5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16.
Rc1 Qb4 17. h4 O-O 18. h5 b5 19. h6 Qxb2 20. hxg7 Qxg7 21. Be2 Na6 22. Qh4 e5
23. Rd1 Be6 24. Rd6 Bd5 25. axb5 Nc5 26. bxc6 Ne6 27. Rxd5 {1-0 Moiseenko,A 
(2643) -Ivanov,V (2495)/Moscow 2008/}) (11... f5 $5 {An ambitious move, that
might have quite a future in this line.} 12. Ng5 Qxd4 13. Qb3 (13. Qh5+ Kd8 14.
Qe2 Kc8 $6 (14... Kc7 15. g3 (15. Be3 Qf6 16. Bf4+ Bd6 17. Bxd6+ Kxd6 $13)
15... Re8 16. Be3 Qg4 17. f3 Qh5 $13) (14... Re8 15. Be3 Qg4 16. f3 Qh5 17. Rd1
Kc8 $13) 15. Nxe6 Qe4 (15... Bxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kc7 17. Bxf5 Na6 $14) 16. Nxg7 Na6
17. f3 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 $14) 13... Na6 $2 (13... a5 $1 14. Bxe6 h6 $15 {This
line could be critical for the evaluation of chances for both sides.}) 14. Be3
Qd6 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 Nc7 18. Bd7+ Kf8 19. Bxf5 Nd5 20. h4 g6
21. Bh6+ Kf7 22. Bg4 $16 {1-0 Greenfeld,A (2559)-Burg,T (2460)/Groningen 2009 
(42)}) 12. Qg3 Kf8 (12... O-O 13. Bh6 g6 14. h4 $1 b5 (14... Re8 15. Qe5 Bf8
16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. h5 $18) 15. Be2 Be7 16. h5 $16) (12... Bf8 13. Bf4 Na6 14.
Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Rg8 16. Bd3 $16) 13. Bf4 Be8 $2 {The defender is moving
once again with a piece that is already developed.} (13... Na6 14. h4 Qb6 15.
Be5 f6 16. Bd6+ Kf7 17. Rd1 $16) 14. Be5 f6 (14... Rg8 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nh7+ Ke7
17. Bxg7 $18) 15. Bd6+ Bxd6 16. Nxd6 Bg6 (16... Qc7 17. Re1 Na6 18. Rxe6 $16)
17. Re1 {Radjabov has achieved a decisive advantage.} e5 (17... Qb6 18. Qa3 Na6
19. Nf7+ $1 Qb4 (19... Kxf7 20. Bxe6+ Ke8 21. Bf5+ $18) 20. Nxh8 $18) 18. dxe5
Nd7 19. Nxb7 {Choosing the most efficient winning continuation was not easy as
most sensible moves should be winning. The simple exchange on f6 certainly did
deserve attention.} (19. exf6 Qxf6 (19... Nxf6 20. Qa3 $18) 20. h4 Bh5 21. Kg1
c5 22. Re6 Qxb2 23. Nf5 $18) 19... Qc7 20. Qa3+ c5 21. exf6 (21. e6 Qxb7 22.
exd7 Qb4 23. Qxb4 cxb4 24. Bb5 Kf7 25. Re8 Bf5 26. Bc6 $18) 21... gxf6 22. Bd5
$6 {White had clearly lost his concentration, otherwise he would easily have
found the decisive queen move.} (22. Qe3 $1 Ne5 (22... Re8 $2 23. Qh6#) (22...
Kg7 23. Qe7+ Kh6 24. Re3 Qxb7 25. Rh3+ Bh5 (25... Kg5 26. Qe3+ Kg4 27. Be6+ $18
) 26. Qf7 $18) 23. Qh6+ Qg7 24. Qf4 Bf7 (24... Nxc4 25. Nxc5) 25. Bxf7 Qxf7 26.
Nd6 Qe6 27. Ne4 Kg7 28. h4 $16) 22... Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Qe3 (24. h4 Bf7
25. Qf3 Qe5 26. Bxf7 Kxf7 27. Rh3 Re8 28. Qd1 $16) 24... Bf7 25. Qh6+ Ke7 (
25... Kg8 26. Qh5 Ne5 27. Bxf7+ Qxf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Nxc5 $16) 26. Qe3+ (26.
Qg7 Ne5 27. Ke2 Rg8 28. Qxh7 Rh8 29. Qxh8 Bxd5 30. Qg7+ Nf7 31. Re1 Qxb7 32.
Kf1+ Be6 33. Qg3 $16) 26... Kf8 (26... Qe5 27. Qxe5+ Nxe5 28. Bxf7 Kxf7 29.
Nxc5 $16) 27. Qd2 $6 {Nothing was convincing any more even though White's
position still promised a lot. Radjabov will manage to lose all traces of an
advantage.} (27. Qe4 $1 Ne5 28. f4 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Nd3 30. Nd6 c4 (30... Nxf4 31.
Qa8+ Kg7 32. Nf5+ Kg6 33. Qxh8 $16) 31. g3 $16) 27... Ne5 28. Bxf7 Qxb7 (28...
Qxf7 29. Nd6 Qa2 30. g3 Qxa4 31. Qd5 Qc6 32. Qxc6 Nxc6 33. Kg2 $14) 29. Bd5
Qa6+ 30. Qe2 (30. Kg1 Qxa4 31. g3 Qd4 32. Qxd4 cxd4 33. Kg2 Ke7 34. Rd1 Rb8 35.
Rxd4 Rxb2 36. Bg8 $14) 30... Qxa4 31. g3 Qd4 $1 32. Be4 Kg7 33. Kg2 Rb8 {
Black's pieces are perfectly centralised so even the vulnerable king is not a
problem any more.} 34. Ra1 (34. Rb1 Rb4 35. Bf3 c4 $11) (34. Rd1 Rxb2 35. Rxd4
Rxe2 36. Ra4 a5 37. Kf1 Rb2 38. Rxa5 Ng4 $11) 34... Rxb2 35. Rxa7+ Kf8 (35...
Kg8 36. Ra8+ (36. Bxh7+ Kf8 37. Qe1 Rb4 38. Qe3 $11) 36... Kg7 37. Ra7+ $11)
36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Ra7+ Kf8 38. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.08"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4
Nxb4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. b5 Bd7 18. Nc3 Kh8 19. Bc4 Qb6 20. O-O Bd8
21. Qd2 Qc5 22. Rc1 Be6 23. Bf1 Bb3 24. Nd5 Qa7 25. Ra3 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Bb6 27.
Rf3 Bc5 28. b3 g6 29. g4 Qe7 30. Rc2 Qg5 31. Rg3 Kg7 32. Qd2 Qxd2 33. Rxd2 Rfc8
34. Ra2 Bb4 35. Bc4 Rb7 36. Rf3 Rc5 37. Kg2 h6 38. h4 Rcc7 39. Ra1 Rc5 40. Ra2
Rcc7 41. Ra1 Rc5 42. Kf1 Rcc7 43. Ke2 Rc5 44. Kf1 Rcc7 45. Ke2 Rc5 46. Rd3 Rb6
47. h5 g5 48. Rdd1 Rb7 49. Kd3 Rbc7 50. Ra4 Rb7 51. Ke2 Rb6 52. Kd3 Kf6 53. Ke2
Ke7 54. Ra2 Rb7 55. Rd5 Rxd5 56. exd5 Kf6 57. Kf3 Rc7 58. Rc2 Rc8 59. Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.09"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Egypt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EGY"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Bg5 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11. Bd2 Rd8 12. Bd3 Nf8 13. Nh4 c5 14. Rb1 h6 15.
Qf3 b6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 Kh8 18. g4 Qc7 19. h4 cxd4 20. cxd4 e4 21. Bxe4
Nxe4 22. Qxe4 d5 23. Qd3 Qc4 24. Qxc4 dxc4 25. c3 Nd7 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Re8
28. Re3 Kg8 29. Kg2 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nd7 10. O-O h5 11. Bg3 Nh6 12. h3 Kh7 13. Qd2 Nf7 14. Rad1 c6 15. b4
Qe7 16. Rfe1 Rd8 17. a3 Nf8 18. Bf1 g5 19. d5 c5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. Qc2 Ng6 22.
Be2 Nd6 23. Nb5 Bh6 24. Nxd6 Qxd6 25. Rb1 b6 26. Qd1 Rg8 27. Kf1 Ne7 28. a4 Bd7
29. Qc2 Ng6 30. Ra1 a5 31. Rab1 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.11"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Brazil"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 a5 (
8... f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. Ng5) 9. Bg2 {Most players choosing the line with 8.g3
have tried to perceive it as a barrier against the move of the knight to f4.
Vescovi goes all the way and pretends he played the line with Bg2 in mind all
along.} (9. Be2 Na6 10. Nd2 (10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. g4 c6 13. h4 Ne8 14.
h5 Bf6 15. Nf1 Bg5 16. Qd2 h6 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. f3 Qf6 20. O-O-O
$16 {1-0 Dao Thien Hai (2510)-Markos,J (2557)/Beijing 2008 (37)}) 10... Nf6 11.
a3 Nc5 12. b3 Bd7 13. Rb1 Bh6 14. Qc2 Bxd2+ 15. Bxd2 Nfxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17.
Bh6 Re8 18. h4 Nc5 19. Qc3 Qf6 20. Qe3 Bf5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2787)
-Jones,G (2548)/Dresden 2008 (24)}) (9. Nh2 Na6 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Ng4 Nc5 12.
Nxf6+ (12. Bg5 Bxg4 13. hxg4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. O-O-O a4 17. Kb1
Ra6 18. Bd3 Rfa8 19. Bc2 Rb6 20. a3 Qg5 {1/2-1/2 Potapov,A (2475)-Shchekachev,
A (2560)/St Petersburg 1998}) 12... Qxf6 13. h4 Qe7 14. h5 gxh5 15. Be3 (15.
Rxh5 f5 16. Be3 f4 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Bg4 fxg3 19. fxg3 Qf6 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21.
exf5 e4 22. Qd2 e3 23. Qd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Krylov,M (2459)-Fedorov,A (2584)/
Vladimir 2009 (33)}) 15... f5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Bd3 Ra6 18. Rxh5 f4 19. g4 f3
20. Rf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 e4 22. Nxe4 h5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Lysyj,I (2620)-Gallagher,J 
(2480)/Budva 2009 (58)}) 9... Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Be3 Bd7 {The line in this
form is rather rare, one known predeccesor game went rather well for Black
despite the loss of a tempo.} (11... Qe7 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. b3 Qe8 14. Rc1 f5 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. Bf3 Nf6 17. Bg2 b6 18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Qh5 20. f4 e4 21. Qd1
$11 {0-1 Hevesi,Z (2163)-Kiss,J/Hungary 2002 (31)}) 12. Ne1 b6 13. Kh2 (13. Nd3
Qc8 (13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. g4 Bd7 18. f4 $16)
14. Kh2 Qa6 $11) 13... Qe8 14. Bf3 f5 15. exf5 (15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17.
Nd3 Qg6 18. Qe2 h4 19. Rg1 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Qf5 21. g4 Qg6 $13) 15... e4 $1 16.
Be2 {White is wisely exercising restrain as Black has no easy solution for the
recapturing of the f5-pawn.} (16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Nc2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rxf5 19. Nd4
Rf7 $11) 16... Bxf5 17. g4 Qe5+ 18. Kg1 (18. Kg2 $2 Nf4+ 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. gxf5
Be5 21. Rh1 Rxf5 $19) 18... Nf4 $6 {Objectively speaking this daring move of
the knight is probably not justified enough. The other approach of the cavalry
would at least have grabbed the rook along the way.} (18... Ng3 $5 19. gxf5
Nxf1 20. Bxf1 Qxf5 21. Qd2 $14) 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Ng2 (20. gxf5 $2 Be5 $19)
20... Qh6 21. gxf5 gxf5 (21... Be5 22. f4 (22. h4 gxf5 23. f4 Bf6 24. Nb5 Rf7
25. Nd4 $16) 22... exf3 23. Rxf3 Rxf5 24. Rxf5 gxf5 25. h4 $16) 22. f4 $2 {
Vescovi is fixing the pawn structure in the belief that his opponent will have
no efficient way to approach his king. Unfortunately his choice is false and
the immediate opposition of the queens was the key to the success.} (22. Qc1 $1
Qxh3 (22... f4 23. Bg4 Be5 24. f3 e3 25. Qc2 $16) 23. Qg5 h6 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25.
fxe3 $16) 22... Qxh3 23. Qd2 Kf7 24. Rfe1 $6 {In cosmic terms the rook retreat
might not be weaker than the obvious queen move 24.Qe3. Despite everything it
had to be played as it required very courageous and exact play from Radjabov.}
(24. Qe3 Bd4 $1 25. Qxd4 Rg8 26. Rf2 (26. Qf2 Rg6 27. Rfe1 Rag8 28. Bf1 Rh6 29.
Qe3 Qh2+ 30. Kf2 Nd3+ $19) 26... Rg3 $1 (26... e3 27. Bh5+ Qxh5 28. Qxe3 $16)
27. Re1 Rag8 28. Bf1 R8g6 29. Rd2 Nd3 $19) 24... Rg8 25. Bf1 Nd3 26. Nb5 (26.
Ne2 Bf6 27. a4 Bh4 28. Nd4 Nxe1 29. Qxe1 Bg3 $19) 26... Bh6 27. Re3 Nxf4 $1 {
[%mdl 128] The final phase of this game is a pure joy to watch as Black makes
use of some unconventional tactical ideas to obtain a speedy solution.} 28.
Rxh3 (28. Nd4 Qh5 29. Rae1 Rg6 $19) 28... Nxh3+ 29. Kh2 Bxd2 30. Kxh3 (30. Rd1
Ng5 31. Nd4 Nf3+ 32. Nxf3 exf3 $19) 30... Rg5 $1 {Doubling the rooks on the
g-file will considerably shorten White's pain.} 31. Rd1 Rag8 32. Rxd2 (32. Nd4
Be3 $19) 32... Rh5+ 33. Nh4 Rg4 34. Kh2 Rgxh4+ 35. Kg1 (35. Kg3 f4+ 36. Kf2 e3+
$19) 35... Rh1+ {The only problem left for Black would be the choice between
excellent solutions.} (35... Rh1+ 36. Kf2 e3+ (36... R5h2+ 37. Bg2 f4 $19) 37.
Kxe3 Rxf1 $19) 0-1

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.12"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A69"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. d5 e6 7. Nf3 exd5 8. cxd5
O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Re1 Nb6 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Bf1 Bg4 15.
Qd1 Nfd7 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 c4 18. a4 Nc5 19. a5 Nb3 20. Rad1 Nxa5 21. Nb5
Qd7 22. Na3 Nb3 23. Nxc4 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 b5 26. Bd3 a5 27. Rde2
Rad8 28. Qf2 a4 29. Rc1 b4 30. Kh2 a3 31. bxa3 bxa3 32. Rc6 Bb2 33. Bc4 Qe7 34.
g3 Kh8 35. h4 f6 36. Ra6 Ra8 37. Rc6 Rab8 38. Ra6 Ra8 39. Rc6 Rab8 40. Ra6 Rec8
41. Ba2 Qd7 42. Ra7 Qg4 43. Ra4 Rc3 44. Bc4 Rf3 45. Qg2 Bc1 0-1

[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 "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
N1c3 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rc1 h6 13. Qd2 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4
15. Nd5 Bg5 16. Nc2 Be6 17. Rfd1 Bxe3 18. Ndxe3 Qh4 19. f3 Rfd8 20. a4 Qg5 21.
b4 Ne7 22. Ne1 Nc6 23. N1c2 Ne7 24. Ne1 Nc6 25. N1c2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 e6 8.
O-O h6 9. Be3 Ne5 10. Bb3 g5 11. Qe2 Nfg4 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. a3 Be7
15. f4 Qb6 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Qxg4 exd4 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Qh5 Rh7 20. Rxf7 Rxf7
21. Rf1 Kd8 22. Qxf7 b5 23. Qg8+ Be8 24. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nd5 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Nd5 O-O 14. c3
Bg5 15. Bb6 Qd7 16. Bc4 Ne7 17. O-O Rbc8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bg4 12. Be2 Ne6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 d4
15. exd4 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. d5 Nd4 18. O-O Rfe8 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. Rc7 b5 21.
Rc3 Nxf3+ 22. Rxf3 Qxb2 23. Rb3 Qa2 24. Rxb5 Qxa3 25. Qa1 Qd3 26. Ra5 Rxd5 27.
Rxd5 Qxd5 28. Qxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.05.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
c6 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 c5 12. a3 Bd7 13. Ne1 Nh6 14. f3 Nf7 15. Nd3
Qe7 16. b4 Rfc8 17. Qb3 b6 18. Bf2 f5 19. a4 cxb4 20. Nxb4 Nc5 21. Qb1 Nd8 22.
a5 bxa5 23. Rxa5 Ndb7 24. Ra2 Qf8 25. Na6 Nxa6 26. Qxb7 Nc7 27. Bxa7 Bh6 28.
Kh1 Qd8 29. c5 dxc5 30. d6 Be6 31. Bb6 1-0

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.05.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Be3 Nfd7 8. O-O
c5 9. d5 Na6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc7 12. Be2 Re8 13. Qd2 a6 14. a4 e6 15. Rae1
exd5 16. exd5 a5 17. g3 f5 18. Kg2 Nf6 19. Bd3 Qd7 20. Bg5 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Re8
22. b3 Rxe1 23. Qxe1 Qe8 24. Qxe8+ Nfxe8 25. Ne2 Nf6 26. Bf4 Bf8 27. f3 Kf7 28.
Bd2 b6 29. g4 fxg4 30. hxg4 Nd7 31. Bc2 Bg7 32. Ng3 Nf6 33. Kh3 Nce8 34. Bb1
Ke7 35. f4 Kf7 36. f5 Nd7 37. Ne4 Bf6 38. g5 Be5 39. f6 Nf8 40. Kg4 h6 41. gxh6
Nh7 42. Ng5+ Nxg5 43. Bxg5 Nxf6+ 44. Kf3 Nd7 45. Bd8 Bf6 46. Bc7 Bg5 47. h7 Kg7
48. h8=Q+ Kxh8 49. Bxg6 Ne5+ 50. Ke4 Nxg6 51. Kf5 Kg7 52. Kxg5 Ne5 53. Bxb6
Nf3+ 54. Kf4 Nd4 55. Bxa5 Kf7 56. Bc3 Ne2+ 57. Ke3 Nxc3 58. a5 1-0

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O d5 6. Qb3 O-O 7. d4 Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. Bf4 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qd3 Na6 12. Qc2 c5 13. Na4 Qb5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5
15. dxc5 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nd5 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nxf4 20. gxf4
Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. Bxb7 Rb5 23. Ba6 Rxb2 24. a4 Kg7 25. Kg2 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 d6 8.
Be2 Qxf3 9. gxf3 Ne7 10. Rg1 g6 11. h4 f5 12. h5 Be6 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Be3 Bxe3
15. fxe3 fxe4 16. fxe4 gxh5 17. Bxh5+ Ng6 18. Bxg6+ hxg6 19. Rxg6 Rh4 20. Kd2
Rxe4 21. Nd4 Bd5 22. b3 c5 23. Nb5 Re7 24. Rag1 Kd7 25. Rg7 Rae8 26. Rxe7+ Rxe7
27. Nc3 Bc6 28. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 O-O 8. Bb2
Bf5 9. e3 Nd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 dxc4 14. bxc4 Be4
15. a4 c5 16. Qb2 Qc7 17. d5 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21.
cxb5 Qb7 22. Qc4 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Ne5 24. Qe4 Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxb5 26. Qe4 Re8 27.
Kg2 Qb6 28. h4 Qd6 29. Qc4 Rc8 30. Kg1 Kg7 31. Kg2 Kg8 32. Kg1 Kg7 33. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e5
Ne4 9. d4 Qa5 10. Qb3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bf5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bd2 Rfc8 14. Rfe1 e6
15. c4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Qd8 17. Qb3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Be3 Qxe5 20. Bxb7 Bc2
21. Qa3 Rc3 22. Qa6 Bd3 23. Qa4 Bc2 24. Qa6 Bd3 25. Qa4 Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O a6 14.
Rb1 Qc7 15. Qh5 Nc5 16. Rb4 Qe5 17. Qh4 Rd8 18. Nf3 Qxc3 19. e5 Rg8 20. Qxh7
Kf8 21. Rf4 f5 22. Qh6+ Ke8 23. Qh7 Kf8 24. Ng5 Rxg5 25. Qh4 Ne4 26. Rxe4 fxe4
27. Qxg5 Rd5 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 c6 4. e4 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 {Yes, a few guys started to
joke around; come on man, is it a thematic tournament that you are playing in
or what? 4th time in a row as Black I got the same g3-line. Well, it was
getting to something principal already :)} 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. d4 Nxc3 9.
bxc3 Bf5 {Development, White has his weaknesses on the queen's flank, but
Black's bishop is nearly trapped and to exploit the c3-pawn is far from easy.
Now both sides develop their pieces and Ivanchuk immediately starts to press
against the f5-bishop.} 10. Ne2 e6 11. Nf4 h5 12. h3 Bh6 $5 (12... Qa5 $5 13.
Bd2 Bh6 14. Ne2 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qa6 {Pure equaliser!} (15... Qa3 $5 {If Black
is looking for more, he can try it.} 16. O-O Na5 $15) 16. O-O Bd3 17. Rfe1 Bxe2
18. Rxe2 Na5 $11) 13. Ne2 (13. O-O Qa5 (13... Rc8 $5 {Very interesting too.
Now c3 is attacked in many lines and it is not sure how White should play here.
} 14. Nd3 Bf8 $5 (14... Bxc1 15. Rxc1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Na5 $15)) 14. Qb3 Qa6 $11 (
14... Qb6 $11)) 13... Bf8 (13... Bxc1 $1 {seems to be better.} 14. Rxc1 Qa5 $13
(14... Na5 15. O-O g5 $15)) 14. f3 g5 $5 15. h4 (15. g4 hxg4 $1 (15... Bg6 16.
O-O Be7 17. f4 hxg4 18. hxg4 gxf4 19. Nxf4 Be4 20. Nh5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qa5 $13 (
21... Kd7 $5 {with some tricks :)} 22. Rxf7 Rxh5 $19)) 16. fxg4 Bg6 $11) 15...
gxh4 16. Rxh4 Be7 {Black develops naturally and gets a very good position.} 17.
Rh2 Qa5 18. Bh3 Bxh3 (18... Bh7 $5 19. Bd2 O-O-O 20. Nf4 h4 21. g4 Kb8 {
with Qc7-Na4-c4 to follow, Black is great!}) 19. Rxh3 O-O-O 20. Qd3 Kb8 {
Logical, especially if Black wants to play on the c-file or in the centre.} 21.
Kf2 Qa4 $5 (21... h4 22. g4 Qa4 23. Be3 Na5 24. Kg2 Nc4 25. Bf2 Rc8 {and
Rc6-b6-b2 for example} 26. f4 Rc6 27. g5 Rb6 $15) 22. Be3 Rc8 {h5-h4 still
deserved attention here too.} 23. Rah1 (23. Qd1 Qa6 24. Qh1 h4 25. gxh4 f6 26.
exf6 Bxf6 27. Bg5 Bd8 28. Bxd8 Rcxd8 29. h5 e5 30. h6 Rde8 $15) 23... Qxa2 24.
Rxh5 Rxh5 25. Rxh5 a5 {Very logical again, the a-pawn now keeps all the white
pieces busy with defence. But Ivanchuk follows his initial plan and goes for
the f7-pawn.} 26. Rh7 a4 27. Rxf7 a3 28. Rh7 {The rook has to come back,
otherwise the a-pawn will be promoted to queen:)} Qb2 $6 (28... Qa1 $5 29. Bc1
a2 {and Qb1 next taking the h7-rook.}) 29. Bc1 Qb3 30. Bxa3 Bxa3 {Black has
won a piece but to win this position is very hard, as White has easy pawn
pushes and there is no clear plan for Black. Ivanchuk played quickly:} 31. g4
Na5 $5 (31... Na7 $5 {An interesting suggestion by the computer, attacking c3
and redeploying the knight, but g5-g6 looks strong, still doesn't work, so
objectively it was the best probably.} 32. g5 Nb5 33. g6 Nxc3 $17) 32. Qg6 Qb2
(32... Bb2 $3 33. Qxe6 Bxc3 {and due to bad coordination and no defensive
pieces, White is under mega pressure. Normally 0-1 here.} 34. Qd6+ Ka7 35. Nxc3
(35. Rc7 Rxc7 36. Qxc7 Nc6 $19) 35... Rxc3) 33. Qxe6 Rxc3 34. Qxd5 (34. Qg8+ $5
{was maybe stronger.} Ka7 35. Qxd5 Nc6 36. Qe4 Rc2 37. Kg3 (37. Rd7 Bb4 $17)
37... Be7 38. Rh2 Rd2 39. Qe3 Ka6 $15) 34... Nc6 35. e6 (35. Qd7 Rc2 36. Kg3
Qb1 37. d5 Qe1+ 38. Kf4 Na5 $17) 35... Rc2 36. Qe4 Qxd4+ 37. Qxd4 Nxd4 38. Ke3
Nxe6 39. f4 Rc4 40. Rf7 Rc7 41. Rf6 Re7 {A few very strong moves by Black and
now the position looks winning! There followed:} 42. Kf3 b5 43. Rg6 (43. Rf5
Bc5 44. Re5 b4 $19) 43... Bc5 $1 {And White is lost!} 44. f5 Nf8 $4 {Doesn't
spoil anything probably, but complicates everything really badly. ...Nc7 was
just killing in one.} (44... Nc7 $1 $19 {The difference between this and ...
Nf8 is, that after Rc6 that was played in the game, Black has ...Re3+, then
after Kf4 just ...Nd5+ followed by ...Be7! and Black wins!} 45. Rc6 Re3+ 46.
Kf2 (46. Kf4 Nd5+ 47. Kg5 Be7+ $19) 46... Re5+ 47. Kf3 b4 {and it's not a pawn
- it's a queen.}) 45. Rc6 Nd7 46. Re6 b4 $6 (46... Ne5+ $1 47. Ke4 (47. Kf4
Rxe6 48. fxe6 Nc6 {which looks to be winning after Kc7-d6 comes and eats up
all the pawns.}) 47... Rxe6 48. fxe6 Nxg4 49. Kd5 Bf8 {And this seems to be
winning!} 50. Nd4 b4 51. Kc4 Kc7 $19) 47. g5 b3 48. Nc3 Ne5+ $2 $11 (48... Rh7
$1 49. g6 Rh3+ 50. Kg4 Rh1 $19) (48... b2 $6 49. Rxe7 Bxe7 50. f6 Bd6 51. Nb1
Be5 52. Ke4 Kb7 53. Kd3 Kc6 54. Kc2 Kb5 55. Nd2 Kc5 56. Kb3 Nb6 {retaining
practical chances!}) 49. Ke4 Nf7 50. Rxe7 Bxe7 51. g6 Nd6+ 52. Kd3 {The rest
is simple, draw by force.} Nxf5 53. Kc4 b2 54. Kb3 Bf6 55. Kxb2 Ne7 56. Kc2
Bxc3 57. Kxc3 Nxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Bb7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bc1 f5 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Bf3
Nhf6 16. Ng6 Rf7 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Nf8 19. Bg2 Rc7 20. e3 Qe7 21. Qb2 Rac8
22. Rac1 Ba6 23. Na4 N8d7 24. Nd3 Bb7 25. Nc3 Ba6 26. Ne2 Bb7 27. Nef4 Kh7 28.
Ne5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Nd7 30. h4 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Nh3 Nf8 33. f4 g4 34. Ng5+
Kg6 35. Kf2 Nh7 36. Nxh7 Kxh7 37. Rh1+ Kg7 38. Qa1 Rd7 39. c5 Rdd8 40. Qd4 Qc7
41. b4 b5 42. Rcd1 Kg6 43. Rh4 Rh8 44. Rdh1 Rxh4 45. Rxh4 Kg7 46. a4 bxa4 47.
Qa1 Rh8 48. Rxh8 Kxh8 49. Qxa4 Bc8 50. Bf1 Kg7 51. Ke1 Kf8 52. Kd2 Ke7 53. Be2
Kd8 54. Kc3 Qb7 55. Kd4 Kc7 56. Kc3 Kb8 57. Bd3 Qc7 58. Be2 Bb7 59. Kd2 Bc8 60.
Bf1 Qb7 61. Kc3 Qc7 62. Kd4 Qb7 63. Bd3 Qc7 64. Qb3 Qb7 65. Qa4 Qc7 66. Qb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 c5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. b4 Be6 15. Nb3
d5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. O-O Nf5 20. Bf2 Bh6 21. Qd3
Bf7 22. Bc5 Be3+ 23. Bxe3 Qxd3 24. Bxd3 Nxe3 25. Rfc1 Rfd8 26. Nc5 Rac8 27. Kf2
Nd5 28. a3 Nf4 29. Bf1 Rd2+ 30. Kg1 Kg7 31. Rd1 Rcd8 32. Rxd2 Rxd2 33. Ne4 Rc2
34. Rd1 Bd5 35. g3 Bxe4 36. fxe4 Ne6 37. Rd7+ Kh6 38. Rxa7 Nd4 39. Bg2 Rc1+ 40.
Kf2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Eljanov,P"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 $5 {A rather rare opening variation. I learned it when Alexander Morozevich
tried it successfully against... me in the Tal Memorial (blitz).} 9. Nd2 ({
One week later Sasha Moiseenko played} 9. Be2 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Bxc3+ 12.
bxc3 Qa5 13. O-O {and here I had prepared a novelty:} O-O $5 $146 14. Qc2 Bf5
15. Qb2 Qb6 {0-1 Moiseenko,A (2669)-Eljanov,P (2751)/Odessa UKR 2010 (56).
Black is ok.}) 9... g5 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Be5 ({Against Moro I played} 11. Be2 O-O
12. O-O Re8 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Re1 b5 {but Black obviously is ok
here:} 16. Bf1 Bg6 17. f3 a5 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Rxe4
Bxe4 22. Qh5 Nxd4 23. Re1 Bg6 24. Qg4 Nf5 25. Bf2 a4 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Qf3 Rd8
28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qc6 Nd6 30. Bg3 Ne4 31. Qxb5 Qe7 {0-1 Eljanov,P (2716)
-Morozevich,A (2788)/ Moscow 2008/CBM 126 Extra}) ({Possible is also the
principled} 11. h4 {however it is very hard to judge, what is the strongest as
the position is rather complicated; both sides have their trumps.}) 11... Bxc3
(11... Nbd7 $2 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nxd5) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd6 Qb6 14. Bg3 {
A novelty but it does not look very logical.} (14. Ba3 {I think here Black has
also good counterplay, but with queens on the board White has more chances to
attack the black king.} Qa6 15. Bb4 Qe6 16. a4 Ne4 (16... a5 $5) 17. a5 g4 18.
Be2 Ndf6 19. Nf1 O-O-O 20. f3 Ng5 21. h4 gxh3 22. g4 Bd3 23. a6 b6 24. Bxd3
cxd3 25. Kf2 h5 26. gxh5 Qf5 27. Nh2 Nge4+ 28. Ke1 Qg5 29. fxe4 Qxe3+ 30. Kf1
Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05] 0-1 Gauglitz,G (2465)-Dizdar,G (2500)/Halle 1987/ CBM})
14... Qb2 $1 {Not the only move, but it's obvious, that Black is very much ok
after the queen swap.} 15. Qc1 Qxc1+ 16. Rxc1 b5 {Anyway it's necessary as
after} (16... O-O 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Kf2 Re6 {White has} 19. e4 $1) 17. f3 O-O 18.
Kf2 Rfe8 19. a4 a6 $1 (19... bxa4 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxc4 {at least is not worse.}
) 20. Be2 Re6 21. Rhe1 Nb6 (21... Rae8 $1 {looks like a bit more precise:} 22.
Nf1 ({Possibly I was afraid of} 22. Bd1 Bd3 23. Ra1 {but here I have the very
strong knight transfer} Nb8 $1 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra8 Nc6 {where the b4-threat
is rather annoying for White.}) 22... Nb6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra1 Na4 $15) 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Ra1 Na4 24. Ra3 Bg6 25. Bf1 Nd7 $5 ({I didn't see anything
special after} 25... Rae8 26. h4 Nb2 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Rea1 Bd3 (28... Rxe3 29.
Be5) (28... Nd3+ 29. Bxd3 Bxd3 30. Re1 Rb6 31. Rh1 $132) 29. Be5 Nd7 30. Bc7
$132) 26. h4 $6 (26. e4 $1 {was better:} f5 {and here White has some choice}
27. exd5 {looks dangerous, but I did not find anything real here for White:} (
27. exf5 Rxe1 28. Kxe1 Bxf5 {Black is just better}) ({Also interesting is} 27.
Rb1 $5 Rb6 (27... dxe4 28. fxe4 f4 29. Rxb5 fxg3+ 30. Kxg3 $36) (27... fxe4 28.
fxe4 dxe4 29. Ke3 $1 Nf6 30. Rxb5 Ng4+ 31. Ke2 e3 32. Nxc4 Nxh2 33. Bxh2 Nxc3+
34. Rxc3 Bh5+ 35. Kd3 Bg6+ $11) 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Rb4 $13) 27... Rxe1 28. Kxe1
f4 29. Bf2 Re8+ 30. Be2 Nf6 31. d6 Bd3 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. fxe4 Bxe4 34. g3 f3 35.
d7 Rd8 36. Bxc4+ bxc4 37. Rxa4 Rxd7 38. Rxc4 Ra7 39. Rc5 Ra1+ 40. Kd2 Ra2+ 41.
Ke1) 26... f5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. f4 g4 $1 {This is the case where a human move
is stronger than the first line of engines (from a practical point of view -
obviously).} (28... Nf6 {this is it} 29. fxg5 (29. Be2 {also possible}) 29...
Ng4+ 30. Kg1 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Nxe3 32. Nf3 {I saw this line during the game, but
refused to play it. Human logic is simple: White has a good square on e5, the
position is opened (two bishops!) and the pawn on g5 could be powerful in the
future. The only way to choose this line is to calculate all lines till the
big advantage. But I didn't see anything special even with the help of my
silicon friend.} Re8 (32... f4) (32... Bh5) (32... Be8)) 29. Rb1 Ra5 30. Be2
Rea6 31. Bh4 (31. Rba1 Nb8 $1 (31... Kf7 32. e4 $1 fxe4 33. Nf1 $132) (31...
Nf6 32. Bh4 Kg7 33. Bd1 Nxc3 $5 34. Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rxa5 Nxd1+ 36. Ke2 Nc3+ 37.
Ke1 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Be8 {White should hold it} 39. Ra6+ Ke7 40. Rb6 Bd7 41. Nf1
Ne4 42. Nd2) 32. e4 (32. Bh4 Nc6 $17) 32... Nc6 33. exd5 Nb6 34. dxc6 (34. Rxa5
Rxa5 35. Rxa5 Nxa5 36. d6 Nb7 {despite the rook swap Black is better as White
has just no space} 37. d7 Nxd7 38. Kg1 Nb6) 34... Rxa3 35. Rb1 Be8 36. Rxb5
Rxc3 37. Rxf5 Rc2 $17) 31... Nab6 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Bd8 {Probably it's just
losing tempi.} ({However} 33. Nf1 Na4 34. Ra1 Nb8 35. Ng3 Nc6 36. Ra3 Kf7 {
White is struggling.}) 33... Be8 $1 34. Ke1 Ra8 35. Be7 $2 {The decisive
mistake.} (35. Bg5 Nb8 36. Bd1 Ra3 37. Rc1 Nc6 $17) ({It was necessary to
prevent the penetration of Black's rook:} 35. Bc7 Na4 36. Ra1 Nf6 37. Ra3 Ra7
38. Be5 Kf7 39. Bd1 Ke6 {and White is worse but still in the game.}) 35... Kf7
36. Bb4 Ra2 {Now it's too late.} 37. Bd1 Ke6 38. Rc1 Nb8 $1 39. Rc2 Ra1 40. Rb2
Na6 41. Rb1 Ra2 42. g3 {Losing by force, but it's anyway a question of time.} (
42. Be2 Nxb4 43. cxb4 Na4 $19) 42... Nd7 43. Be2 Nxb4 44. Rxb4 Nf6 45. Kd1 Ra1+
46. Rb1 Rxb1+ 47. Nxb1 Ne4 48. Bf1 Nxg3 49. Bg2 Ne4 50. Ke2 Kd6 51. Bxe4 dxe4
52. Na3 Kc6 53. Nc2 Kb6 54. Kf2 Ka5 55. Kg3 Ka4 56. d5 Bd7 0-1

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{OK before this game, I had let myself fall into somewhat unpleasant shape,
with -1 and only 4 rounds to go, so there was no question as to whether I had
to play solidly or aggressively.} 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 {It's all theory,
nothing special to comment on. Many games have been played and there is no
clear verdict about the line.} Be6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Nc2 Qd7 {I went 0-0 vs
Kamsky, which is also playable.} 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxf6 gxf6 {Now the weakness
of the d5-square is somewhat compensated for by Black's pawn mass. Akopian now
tries to regroup his pieces and put them on the best possible squares, but it
doesnt work well somehow.} 15. Ne3 f5 16. Ned5 Bd8 {Very logical, the bishop
now has few ways to advance its career, Ba5 or somewhere Qg7-Bg5 some times;
also after e5-e4 the bishop might come to the f6-square and there is no really
easy life for White in the following complications. Now White makes a few
logical moves and finishes in a very unpleasant position.} 17. Qh5 Qg7 {
Protecting the king's flank and preparing e5-e4.} 18. Rad1 Kh8 {18...e4 was
already possible, but ...Kh8 as a prophylaxis doesn't actaully spoil anything.}
19. Kh1 Rc8 (19... Nd4 $5 20. f3 b5 {with considerable pressure on both flanks
and in the centre.}) 20. f3 Ba5 {Well, I am not sure, if it's the best square,
but at least Rg8, Rcf8 is in the air and White has to do something.} 21. Ne2 $6
(21. Qh4 b5 $5 {Even ...Bxc3 if possible, if White takes with the knight, then
Rf6-h6 and Rc8-g8 with f4-e4 and rest of the party entering the disco room via
e5-g4 route.}) 21... e4 $2 {Impulsive somehow. I had to play ...Nb4 of course}
(21... Nb4 $1 22. Nxb4 Bxb4 {and Black is indeed better.}) (21... Rg8 $5 22. g3
Rcf8 {and whatever the computer thinks here, I prefer Black.}) 22. Bb1 {
Here I realised, what I had doneo, ...Qxb2 that was planned with the idea:}
exf3 (22... Qxb2 23. Nef4 Bf7 {just doesn't work due to the simple} 24. Qh4 {
and now after} Bd8 25. Qh3 $3 {after realising, that this really kills the fun,
I could only blame myself for such a fast and impulsive e5-e4. But ok, the
game didn't finish there, so I found an interesting resource.}) 23. gxf3 Qf7 $1
{At this point Vladimir had around 20 minutes for the rest of the game. So he
didn't want to spend much time on 24.Qh6, which is objectively best. After it
Black has to go for:} (23... Ne5 24. b3 $14) 24. Qxf7 $2 (24. Qh6 Rce8 25. Nef4
Ne5 {and well even if White is objectively better, he has to prove his chances
in a long fight. Anyway, Qh6 was the best move of course.}) 24... Rxf7 25. b3
Bd7 {Regrouping to attack the f3-square. Now it's not so clear, what White has
to do, either keep his pieces in the same positions, then Black will regroup
or do something active, which is also unclear and not that visible. Without a
clear plan and time running out, Akopian decides to go for:} 26. Ndf4 Bb4 $1
27. Nd5 Bc5 $1 {Of course! A draw after ...Ba5 is possible, but the bishop
here stands perfectly and Black now starts playing for a win directly.} 28. f4
$6 {Trying to do it brutally, White misses the clearance of the diagonal and
Black's next plan.} (28. Nec3 {This was interesting in order to follow with
Na4-b6 but...} Bd4 29. Na4 Re8 30. Nab6 Be6 31. Rfe1 Ne5 $5 {with the
initiative for Black.}) 28... Ne7 $1 29. Ng3 Bc6 $5 (29... Nxd5 30. cxd5 Rg8 {
also looks good, but I am not sure about any progress, that Black can produce
in the future.}) 30. Kg2 Rg8 {Now at least it all looks scary for White and he
has to be iron-nerved to keep the position. Which is impossible here for a
human, I guess.} 31. Rfe1 Rg4 $1 {A finesse that secures the advantage. White
is in real trouble.} 32. h3 (32. Kh3 {was planned by White I guess, but now}
Ng6 $1 33. Bxf5 (33. Nxf5 h5 $1 $19 {and we are right in chess problem solving
territory. White's king is going to be mated with all the pieces on the board.}
) 33... Rh4+ 34. Kg2 Nxf4+ 35. Kh1 Bf2 $19) 32... Rxf4 33. Rf1 {The rest is
pure technique, nothing to add, just few small things.} Rxf1 34. Kxf1 Nxd5 35.
cxd5 Bd7 36. Nh1 Rg7 (36... f4 $5 37. Nf2 Rg7 $19) 37. Nf2 Rg3 (37... f4 38.
Ng4 f3 39. Be4 h5 $19) 38. Nd3 Be3 39. Ke2 f4 40. Ne1 Rxh3 {And here White
resigned, two bishops in the endgame and 2 pawns up are enough to be clearly
winning for Black without further technical difficulties.} 0-1

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nc3 Qg6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Rad1 O-O-O 13. Qe3 Kb8 14.
Na4 b6 15. Nf3 c5 16. Rxd7 Rxd7 17. Ne5 Qe6 18. Nxd7+ Qxd7 19. Nc3 Qd4 20. Qf4
Rf8 21. Rd1 Ng6 22. Qf3 Qe5 23. g3 Qg5 24. Nd5 Ne7 25. a4 Nxd5 26. exd5 Rd8 27.
a5 b5 28. d6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 cxd6 30. Qc6 Qd8 31. Qxa6 b4 32. h4 Qc7 33. h5 Qd8
34. c3 bxc3 35. bxc3 Qc7 36. c4 Qd8 37. Qc6 Qc7 38. Qe8+ Kb7 39. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.23"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 {The reason Black does not play 3...g6 is, that
White can take on c6 and then play f2-f4, since White's kingside knight is
still undeveloped. This plays in White's favour in comparison to B31 - 1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6.} 4. Bc4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Qf3 Nh6 {Keeping the
d4-pawn protected. Practice has shown that other moves do not grant Black
equality:} (7... e6 8. Nb5 d6 (8... Be5 9. c3 dxc3 10. d4 a6 11. dxe5 axb5 12.
Bb3 Ne7 13. bxc3 $16 {1-0 Onoprienko,V (2403)-Kononenko,D (2449)/Alushta 2003/
CBM 096 ext (32)}) 9. Qa3 Ke7 10. c3 d3 11. Bxd3 $18 {1-0 Ramirez Alvarez,A 
(2516)-Gonzalez,B (2420)/San Jose 2004/CBM 102 ext (55)}) (7... Nf6 8. Nb5 O-O
{A sacrifice for development in the style of R. Spielmann, Ein
Entwicklungsopfer nach R. Spielmann.} 9. Nxd4 d5 10. exd5 e5 11. Ne2 Bg4 12.
Qg3 {No active moves when behind in development. White tries to stabilise the
position as quickly as possible. Keine aktiven Züge bei rückständiger
Entwicklung. Weiß versucht möglichst rasch die Stellung zu stabilisieren.} (12.
Qb3 Rc8 $1 13. f3 Bd7) 12... Rc8 13. d3 b5 14. Bb3 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Nxd5 16. Re1
$14 {1-0 Ibragimov,I (2605)-Real de Azua,E (2386)/Buenos Aires 2005/CBM 109 
(34) White has a stable position and an extra pawn. His only weakness, on c2,
can be defended, e.g. Weiß verfügt über eine stabile Stellung und einen
Mehrbauern. Die einzige Schwäche auf c2 ist verteidigungsfähig, z.B.}) 8. Ne2 {
White's aggressive opening strategy forced Black to develop the kingside
knight to h6. Now Black's main challenges are to get the knight back into the
game and save his central pawn.} ({White did not get anything special after} 8.
d3 O-O 9. Ne2 Ng4 10. Bb3 d6 11. h3 Ne5 12. Qg3 a5 13. a4 Nd7 14. h4 Nc5 15.
Ba2 Be6 (15... Nxa4 16. h5 $40) 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. h5 Qc8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Qh3
Kf7 20. Kd1 Qc5 $13 {1-0 Nevednichy,V (2560)-Durarbeyli,V (2487)/Sarajevo BIH
2010/The Week in Chess 810 (40)}) 8... d6 $5 (8... O-O {seems to me safer.} 9.
c3 dxc3 10. dxc3 d6 11. h3 Qc7 12. Bb3 {Black's knight is still misplaced. So,
he has to play} Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qd3 e5 $6 (14... Nf7 $142) 15. Be3 Nf7
16. h4 $14 {1-0 Perunovic,M (2589)-Stamenkovic,D (2412)/Subotica 2008/CBM 126
Extra (33)}) 9. d3 {[%cal Gc1h6]} O-O {[%cal Yh6g4] Sacrificing his central
pawn.} (9... Bg4 {is not good enough, because of} 10. Qg3 (10. Bxf7+ $5 Nxf7 (
10... Kf8 11. Qg3 Kxf7 (11... Bxe2 12. Bb3 Bh5 13. Qf4+ $16) 12. Bxh6 Bxe2 13.
Qf4+ Kg8 14. Kxe2 $16) 11. Qxg4 Qc7 12. O-O Qxc2 13. Nf4 $14) 10... Bxe2 11.
Kxe2 Qd7 12. a4 a6 13. Re1 Ng4 14. Qh3 Ne5 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Bb3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Ibarra Chami,L (2379)-Almeida Saenz,A (2419)/Mexico City 2008/EXT 2009 (45)})
10. Nxd4 $5 {Surprisingly, in the preceding games, most White players
preferred not to take the pawn. In my opinion, this is the only way to fight
for the opening advantage.} (10. h3 {does not seem to promise much:} Be6 11.
Bxh6 Bxh6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 (12... Qa5+ 13. c3 dxc3 14. bxc3 (14. b4 Qxb4 15. Bb3
c2+ 16. Kf1 Qa3 17. Bxc2 Qb2 $19) 14... fxe6 15. Qg4 Rf6 16. O-O Raf8 $132) 13.
Qg4 e5 14. Qe6+ Kg7 15. O-O Rf6 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. c3 dxc3 18. bxc3 Qc6 $11 {
1-0 Petrosian,T (2324)-Grachev,B (2489)/Heraklio 2002/CBM 091 ext (51)}) (10.
Qg3 $5 Kh8 $2 {preparing the f7-f5 advance. However, it only helps White's
attack.} (10... Ng4 $142 $5 {[%cal Yg4e5]} 11. Bb3 Bd7 $11) 11. h4 $1 (11. Nxd4
Bxd4 12. Bxh6 Bxb2 $11) 11... f6 (11... f5 {is now met by} 12. h5) 12. h5 $18 {
1-0 Hou,Y (2557)-Georgescu,T (2442)/Gaziantep 2008/CBM 125 Extra (30)}) 10...
Ng4 (10... Bxd4 {is now impossible.} 11. Bxh6 Bxb2 12. Bxf8) 11. c3 $1 $146 {
White saves an extra pawn and blocks the opponent's dark-squared bishop. This
is a significant improvement in comparison to} (11. Nb5 Ne5 12. Qe3 (12. Qe2
Nxc4 13. dxc4 Be6 14. O-O Rc8 15. Na3 Qc7 $11) 12... Nxc4 13. dxc4 Be6 14. Na3
Qc7 15. O-O Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Qxc4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Priya Panneer,R (2131)-Anuprita,P 
(2081)/Bikaner 2004/CBM 104 ext (31)}) 11... Ne5 12. Qe2 Nxc4 13. dxc4 e5 $1 {
This is the only way to create counterplay on the kingside. Black fixes
White's e4-pawn, which helps him to push the f-pawn forward.} 14. Nf3 (14. Nc2
f5 15. Nb4 Qh4 $44) 14... f5 15. O-O b6 $1 {Preparing the long diagonal for
the light-squared bishop.} 16. Rd1 Bb7 17. Ng5 $1 {This gives White time to
play f2-f3.} Qe7 $1 (17... Qf6 $6 {allowed White to carry out the following
tactical trick:} 18. c5 $1 bxc5 (18... dxc5 19. Rd7 Bxe4 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Nf7+
$16) 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. Ne6 Qf7 21. b3 $16) 18. f3 {White has to limit the
possibilities of Black's light-squared bishop.} ({Otherwise, after} 18. exf5 $2
gxf5 {[%cal Yb7g2,Yg8h8,Yf8g8,Gg8g2] Black's initiative on the kingside would
become very dangerous.}) 18... f4 {In some sense, this position is similar to
the King's Indian, where Radjabov is the greatest expert. The major difference
is that Black is a pawn down, but his plan is the same: attack on the kingside.
} 19. Nh3 g5 20. Nf2 Rf6 {Another typical maneouvre for the King's Indian: the
rook is moved to g6, from where it protects the d6-pawn and supports the
advance of the g-pawn.} 21. a4 {[%cal Ya4a5]} a5 22. b3 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc1a3]
Preparing to attack Black's only weakness from a3.} Bf8 23. Ba3 $14 {Despite
White's material advantage, the position is not that clear. White has to be
beware of Black's attack on the kingside, because of which White's queen and
knight are "bound" to the e2- and f2-squares respectively. In addition, Black
has only one weakness and the position is relatively closed, which makes very
difficult for White to find a plan to improve his position.} Qg7 {Clearly,
Black is going to carry out the g5-g4 advance at some point.} 24. Rd3 Re8 25.
Kf1 {Moving away the king from the danger area.} h5 {[%cal Gg5g4]} 26. h3 Rh6 {
[%cal Ye8e6,Ye6g6]} 27. Ke1 Ree6 28. Kd2 Reg6 29. Rg1 $6 {White is trying to
prevent Black's g5-g4 advance by pushing his g-pawn to g4.} ({Probably, it was
better first to move the king to a safer position with} 29. Kc2 Bc8 {and then
try to improve his position with} 30. Rad1 $1 g4 31. hxg4 hxg4 32. R3d2 $1 {
[%cal Ye2d3]} g3 $14 (32... Rh2 33. Qd3 Rxg2 (33... g3 34. Ng4 Bxg4 35. fxg4
Qd7 36. c5 $16) 34. Nxg4 Rxd2+ 35. Rxd2 Bxg4 36. fxg4 Qd7 37. c5 $14)) 29...
Bc8 {Everything is ready for the breakthrough.} 30. g4 (30. Kc2 g4 31. hxg4
hxg4 32. fxg4 (32. Rgd1 Rh2 {now White is one tempo short.}) 32... Bxg4 33.
Nxg4 Rxg4 34. Rd2 Rh2 $11 {and apparently, White does not have any plan to
improve his position.}) 30... fxg3 31. Rxg3 {[%cal Ye2e3,Ge3b6,Ge3g5]} d5 $3 {
Suddenly, all Black's pieces become active, whereas White's king is still in
the centre.} 32. Bxf8 (32. Rxd5 $2 Bxa3 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rxc8 Qd7+ $19) 32...
Qxf8 {[%cal Yf8f4]} 33. Qe3 {Covering the f4-square and attacking the g5-pawn.}
dxc4 34. bxc4 Be6 $1 {Simple and strong. Black's bishop is back!} (34... Qe7
35. Rd5 Bb7 36. Nd3 $1 Bxd5 37. exd5 $16) (34... g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. fxg4 (36.
Kc2 Qa3 $11) 36... Rh2 37. Ke1 $16) 35. Rxg5 Bxc4 36. Rd7 Qe8 $1 {Driving away
the rook from the d-file. With a series of precise moves, Radjabov saves the
game.} (36... Qa3 37. Nd3 Qa2+ 38. Ke1 Qa1+ 39. Nc1 $16) 37. Rd6 Kh7 $1 38.
Rgxg6 ({Probably only} 38. Rdxg6 Rxg6 39. Ke1 $1 {kept winning chances for
White.} ({White can not grab another pawn, since in this case White's rook is
in "offside".} 39. Rxh5+ Kg7 $132 {[%cal Gg6d6]}) 39... Rxg5 (39... Qxa4 40.
Rxh5+ Kg7 41. Ng4 $16) 40. Qxg5 Qg6 41. Qxg6+ (41. Qh4 Qg1+ 42. Kd2 Kg6 43. f4
exf4 44. Qxf4 Qg5 $11) 41... Kxg6 42. h4 Bb3 (42... b5 43. axb5 Bxb5 44. Kd2
Kf6 45. Nh1 $1 $14) 43. Nd3 Kf6 44. Nb2 $14) 38... Rxg6 $11 {White has too
many weaknesses, so the extra pawn is not that significant in this position.}
39. Qxb6 (39. Rxg6 {gives White nothing special:} Qxg6 40. Nd3 Bxd3 $1 41. Qxd3
(41. Kxd3 Qe6 $11) 41... Qg2+ $11) 39... Qxa4 $1 {The perpetual check is now
inevitable. I believe that Black calculated up to this point when he played 31.
..d5!} 40. Rxg6 (40. Qb7+ $2 Rg7 41. Qb2 Rd7 $15) 40... Qa2+ 41. Kc1 Qa1+ 42.
Kc2 Qa4+ (42... Qa2+ {gave White some chances:} 43. Qb2 $14) 43. Kb2 Qa2+ 44.
Kc1 Qa1+ 45. Kc2 Qa4+ 46. Kc1 Qa1+ {A very interesting, creative and nearly
flawless game by two Azeri super grandmasters!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.24"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 (5... d5 $6 {Der
Versuch direkt zu kontern endet mit einem 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. Qd2 O-O {Ein möglicher Zug, wenn Schwarz eine
Stellung mit Chancen für beide Seiten spielen will. Wenn Schwarz auf Remis
eingestellt ist, dann ist 8....Be6 besser.} (8... Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 (10.
h4 h6 11. Nd4 {Typischerweise vereinfacht sich das Spiel nach dem
Springertausch, sodass Remis ein 99% Ergebnis ist.} (11. Kb1 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Nxd4
13. Bxd4 Rhg8 14. h5 c5 15. Be3 Qc6 $11 {Adams - Nielsen (Dortmund, 2005)}) (
11. Bb5 a6 12. Ba4 b5 $5 13. Bb3 Bf6 14. Bd5 O-O-O $1 $11 (14... Rb8 15. Kb1
Bxd5 16. Qxd5 $14 {Zawadzka - Socko (Karpacz, 2008)})) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 (12.
cxd4 d5 $11) 12... Rg8 13. c4 (13. Bd3 c5 14. Be3 O-O-O $11 {Demnächst spielt
Schwarz d5.}) 13... O-O-O $11 {Dominguez Perez - Wang Yue (Linares, 2009)} (
13... c5 $6 {In dieser Stellung wäre das ein wenig zu optimistisch - die
weißen Läufer werden viel bessere Positionen einnehmen.} 14. Bc3 O-O-O 15. g3
$1 $14)) (10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5 f6 12. Be3 O-O-O $11 {Der Vorteil des
Läuferpaares ist nicht auszunutzen.}) (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... Bf6 (10... O-O-O $5 11. Bb5 a6 12. Ba4 Bf6
13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Bd5 $11 {Belov - Belozerov (Tomsk, 2006)}) 11. Be2 (11.
Bb5 a6 {Am besten klärt man die weißen Pläne bezüglich seines weißfeldrigen
Läufers.} 12. Ba4 (12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Bd4 (13. Nd4 Qxg2 $15) 13... Bxd4 14. cxd4
(14. Nxd4 Qxg2 $15 {Da Schwarz demnächst lang rochiert, hat er nichts zu
befürchten, es ist eher Weiß, der sich um Ausgleich Gedanken machen muss.})
14... Qd5 15. b3 O-O-O $11) 12... O-O 13. Nd4 Bd5 14. f3 b5 15. Bb3 Bxb3 16.
Nxb3 Qf5 $11 {Es ist nichts von einem möglichen weißen Vorteil zu sehen.}) (11.
h4 h6 $11 {Typische Reaktion - man sollte Weiß nicht zu Ng5 lassen, falls er
mit dem Bauern nehmen kann.}) 11... O-O-O 12. Nd4 (12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 f6 $11
{Die Stellung wurde schon hundert Mal gespielt, Weiß verfügt über einen
symbolischen Vorteil, Schwarz sollte jedoch problemlos ein Remis schaffen.})
12... Bxd4 $1 {Die beste Fortsetzung, hier hat Weiß überhaupt keinen Vorteil.}
(12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 c5 15. Qf4 d5 16. Bf3 $36 {Obwohl die
Stellung für Schwarz noch im grünen Bereich liegt, hat Weiß doch gewissen
Druck aufbauen können.}) 13. cxd4 (13. Bxd4 f6 14. Be3 $11 {Man kommt wieder
in diese Stellung rein, die sehr remislich ist.}) 13... d5 $11 {Dominguez
Perez - Wang Yue (Sofia, 2009). Die weißen Läufer haben keinen Vorteil
gegenüber schwarzem Läufer und Springer.}) 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. h4 $1 {Weiß lässt
Schwarz seine Bauern verdoppeln, in der Hoffnung auf die offene g-Linie.} ({
Die alte Hauptvariante erlaubt Schwarz gutes Spiel zu bekommen:} 10. Nd4 $6 c5
11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nxd6 Qb6 $44 {Tukhaev - Belikov (Alushta, 2005)}) 10... c6 $5 {
Die letzte Entwicklung der Theorie. Es gibt jedoch auch gute Alternativen.} (
10... Re8 11. h5 Bf6 (11... Bg4 12. Be2 Qc8 13. h6 g6 14. Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Nxg6 $1
Bxd1 16. Qd4 $18 {Ponomariov - Gelfand (Odessa, 2008)}) 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nh2 b5
14. Be2 Bb7 15. f4 Nd7 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qe7 18. Ng4 Qe6 19. Rdg1 $40 {
Svidler - Kramnik (Moscow, 2005)}) (10... Bg4 11. Be2 Qc8 12. h5 h6 13. Kb1 Re8
14. Rde1 Bf6 15. Nh2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 d5 17. Bc1 Qd7 $11 {Jakovenko - Volokitin 
(Dagomys, 2008)}) (10... Nxf3 {Es ist nicht eindeutig, ob das Nehmen gut ist.
Man spielt so nicht, aber vielleicht ist die Angst vor dem weißen Angriff
übertrieben.} 11. gxf3 Be6 12. Bd3 f5 $1 {Begrenzt die weiße Aktivität am
Königsflügel.} 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Rde1 Rae8 $11 {Radjabov - Motylev (Izmir, 2004)}
) 11. Kb1 (11. c4 Be6 12. Ng5 Nxc4 13. Qd3 Bxg5 $1 {Es sieht aus wie
Selbstmord, doch Schwarz hat genug Zeit, um seinen König zu sichern.} 14. hxg5
g6 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Qd4 {Nach dem Damentausch hat Schwarz nichts zu fürchten.}
Qxd4 17. Rxd4 d5 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Be5 $11 {Gashimov - Gelfand (Astrakhan,
2010)}) 11... Bg4 12. Be2 Nxf3 {Es drohte 13.Nxe5.} (12... Qa5 $2 13. Nxe5 Bxe2
14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qxe2 Rab8 16. b3 $16 Qxc3 $4 17. Bd4 Qb4 18. Qxe7 $18) 13.
Bxf3 (13. gxf3 Bh5 $1 {Der Läufer steht auf h5 ganz gut - er verhindert den
Sturmlauf des weißen h-Bauern.} 14. f4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Re8 16. f5 Bf6 17. Qg4 d5
18. h5 Re4 $11 {Leko - Gelfand (Astrakhan, 2010). Es gilt als Regel, dass wenn
Schwarz die Kontrolle über die zentralen Felder erobert, der weiße Angriff
viel an Kraft verliert.}) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qa5 {Die Dame will eines der
beiden Schlüsselfelder, f5 oder h5, einnehmen und damit den weißen Angriff
neutralisieren.} 15. h5 Qf5 16. Rdg1 (16. h6 g6 17. Qd4 f6 $1 (17... Bf6 18.
Qxd6 Qxf3 19. Bf4 Bh8 20. Be5 $1 $16) (17... Qf6 18. Qxf6 Bxf6 19. Rxd6 $16)
18. f4 {Den Bauern sollte man nicht geben - Weiß hat keine ausreichende
Kompensation dafür.} (18. c4 Qxf3 $15) 18... d5 $11 {Beide Seiten haben ihre
Stärken und Schwächen, die Stellung hält sich im Gleichgewicht.}) 16... f6 $1 {
Das sieht verrückt aus, ist aber ein sehr starker Zug. Weiß hat keinen
weißfeldrigen Laeäufer, um die Schwäche der weißen Felder im schwarzen Lager
auszunutzen. Schwarz seinerseits will den König mittels Rf7-Bf8 sichern und
auch d5 spielen.} (16... Bf6 $2 17. Qxd6 $16) 17. Rg4 Rf7 $1 $146 ({In der
Vorgängerpartie spielte Gelfand} 17... Qxf3 18. Rhg1 Rf7 19. Bh6 Bf8 20. Bxg7
Rxg7 21. Rxg7+ Bxg7 22. h6 Kh8 {und hätte nun nach} 23. hxg7+ $1 (23. Rxg7 $2
Rg8 24. Rxg8+ Kxg8 25. Qe1 Kf7 $11 {Jakovenko - Gelfand (Astrakhan, 2010)})
23... Kg8 24. Qxd6 {eine sehr schwere Stellung gehabt:} Re8 25. Qd7 Qe2 26. b3
$18) 18. Rf4 (18. Rhg1 $2 {Nun kann Weiß die Türme nicht verdoppeln, weil der
Bauer h5 hängt.} Qxh5 $15) (18. h6 g6 $11 {Es ist nicht zu sehen, wie Weiß mit
seinem Angriff voran kommen kann.}) 18... Qe6 19. Re4 Qf5 20. Rf4 Qe6 21. Re4
Qd7 $5 {Schwarz schätzt seine Stellung als vielversprechend ein und will die
Züge nicht zum dritten Mal wiederholen.} 22. c4 {Richtige Entscheidung - man
sollte d5 verhindern.} (22. h6 g6 23. Rg1 d5 24. Reg4 Qe6 $15) 22... Bf8 23.
Rg4 Qf5 24. Rf4 Qe6 25. Re4 Qf5 26. Rf4 Qe6 27. Re4 Qd7 {Schwarz lehnt wieder
das Remisangebot ab, sieht jedoch ziemlich planlos aus.} 28. Rg4 b6 {Die Idee
hinter diesem Zug ist den Turm a8 ins Spiel zu bringen, sodass der Bauer a7
nicht verloren geht.} 29. Qd3 f5 $1 {Richtige Prophylaxe! Weiß hatte seine
erste richtige Drohung in Sicht.} (29... Re8 $2 30. h6 g6 31. Rxg6+ $3 hxg6 32.
Qxg6+ Bg7 (32... Kh8 33. Rg1 Bg7 34. hxg7+ Rxg7 35. Qxf6 $16) 33. hxg7 Rxg7 34.
Qxf6 $16 {Weiß hat die besseren Karten, weil der schwarze König sehr offen
steht. Die Bauern d6 und c6 sind auch anfällig.}) 30. Rd4 Re8 31. Bf4 Rf6 32.
Rd1 h6 33. b3 Ree6 {Wie so oft in dieser Variante, greifen alle weißen Figuren
an, alle schwarzen verteidigen, und dabei kann Weiß nicht durchbrechen, weil
nicht genug Material auf dem Brett ist.} 34. Bg3 Qe8 35. Bh4 Rf7 36. Bg3 f4 37.
Rxf4 {Der einzige Zug.} (37. Bxf4 $2 c5 38. Re4 Rxe4 39. fxe4 Rxf4 $19) (37.
Bh4 Re5 38. Qg6 Rff5 $17) 37... Rxf4 38. Bxf4 Qxh5 $15 {Weiß hat
offensichtlich was falsch gemacht.} 39. Bc1 (39. Rg1 Rf6 $15 {und Schwarz
drückt auf der f-Linie.}) 39... Qg6 $1 {Da der schwarze König schwächer ist
als der weiße, muss Schwarz die Damen tauschen. Damit werden seine Bauern am
Königsflügel beweglich. Weiß kann dem Tausch nicht entgehen, weil ansonsten
die schwarze Dame das sehr wichtige Feld f5 einnehmen wird.} 40. Qxg6 (40. Qf1
Qf5 $15) 40... Rxg6 41. Be3 Rf6 $2 {Wie so oft in den heutigen Partien, wenn
es zum Endspiel kommt, fällt die Spielqualität gewaltig. Statt des schnellen,
dynamischen Spiels muss Schwarz seinen König ins Zentrum bringen.} (41... Kf7
$1 42. Kc1 Ke6 $17 {Die weiße Lage ist sehr traurig.}) 42. f4 Rf5 $2 {Jetzt
auch, der beste Zug ist natürlich Kf7!} (42... Kf7 43. Kc1 Ke6 44. Kd2 Kf5 $17)
43. c3 d5 44. cxd5 Rxd5 45. Rg1 (45. Rxd5 cxd5 $19 {Das Läuferendspiel ist
verloren - der schwarze entfernte Freibauer entscheidet die Partie.}) 45... Kf7
46. Kc2 g6 47. c4 Rd7 48. f5 $1 {Die beste Chance, die Weiß hat. Wenn Schwarz
demnächst mit seinem König nach f5 gekommen wäre, hätte Weiß aufgeben können.}
gxf5 49. a4 c5 50. Rh1 Kg6 51. Rg1+ Kf6 52. Rh1 Kg6 53. Rg1+ Kh7 {Hier bitte
schön: der schwarze König ist nun am Rande des Brettes und ein konkreter
Gewinnplan ist schwer zu finden.} 54. Rh1 a5 55. Rh5 Kg6 56. Rh1 {Weiß sieht,
dass Schwarz die Schachgebote nicht verhindern kann.} Bg7 (56... Rh7 57. Rg1+
Kf6 58. Bf4 h5 59. Bg5+ (59. Kd3 $2 Bh6 $19) 59... Kf7 60. Rd1) 57. Rg1+ Kh7
58. Rh1 Bf8 59. Rh5 Kg6 60. Rh1 {Schwarz weiß nicht, was zu tun.} Rd6 61. Bf4
Re6 62. Kd2 h5 63. Re1 $1 {Deswegen hat Weiß den König nach d2 und nicht nach
d3 gestellt.} (63. Rg1+ $2 {Hier funktionieren die Schachgebote nicht mehr:}
Kf7 64. Rh1 Bh6 $19) 63... Rc6 {Schwarz darf die Türme nicht tauschen.} (63...
Rxe1 64. Kxe1 Bg7 $8 (64... h4 65. Bc7 h3 66. Kf1 $16 {und Weiß steht sogar
besser, weil er zwei Bauern am Damenflügel gewinnt.}) 65. Bc7 Bc3+ 66. Ke2 Bb4
67. Bxb6 $11) 64. Ke3 Re6+ 65. Kd2 Rf6 66. Be5 {Nun wird es ganz schwer, was
zu machen - die weißen Figuren stehen auf ihren besten Positionen.} Rc6 (66...
Bh6+ 67. f4 Re6 68. Rg1+ Kf7 69. Kd3 $11) 67. Rg1+ Kf7 68. Ke3 Bh6+ 69. f4 $11
{Die schwarze Figuren sind zu passiv, Weiß hat sich gerettet.} h4 70. Rh1 Re6
71. Kf2 Bg7 72. Bxg7 Kxg7 73. Rxh4 Re4 74. Kf3 Re1 75. Rh3 {Im weiteren alles
was Weiß braucht, ist, seinen Turm auf h3 oder g3 zu halten, und mit dem König
auf den Feldern f2-g2 herumzulaufen. Der schwarze König hat kein Durchkommen
und das Bauernendspiel ist selbstverständlich remis.} Rb1 76. Rg3+ Kf6 {
Schwarz muss auf die f-Linie.} (76... Kh6 77. Rh3+ Kg6 78. Rg3+ Kh5 79. Rh3+
Kg6 80. Rg3+ $11) 77. Kg2 Rb2+ 78. Kf1 Rh2 79. Kg1 Rd2 80. Kf1 Rd4 81. Rf3 Kg6
82. Kg2 Kh5 83. Kh3 Re4 84. Kg3 Re1 85. Rd3 Rg1+ 86. Kh3 Rg4 87. Rf3 Rh4+ 88.
Kg3 Rh1 89. Re3 Rg1+ 90. Kh3 Rf1 91. Kg3 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Nisipeanu,LD"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 ({No surprises, allthough Teimour
also plays} 4... e5 {occasionally.}) 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 {The most precise move order.} (
12... a5 {allows White the extra possibilty of} 13. Qf3 Bg5 14. h4 Bh6 15. g4 {
with chances for the initiative.}) 13. g3 (13. Be2 {is a more popular setup.})
13... Be6 $5 {A novelty.} (13... Bg5 14. Bg2 Qa5 {followed by Qc5, as
recomended by Sveshnikov specialist Dorian Rogozenco, is considered to be the
critical test for White's setup.}) 14. Bg2 (14. h4 $5 {might be a better try
for an advantage, but I was not sure about the position after} Bxd5 15. cxd5
Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qd3 (17. Bd3 {is probably the right move, followed by
Kf1-g2 with a slight edge for White}) 17... Rc8 18. Bh3 Rc5 19. O-O Qc7 20.
Qxa6 Rc2 21. Rab1 d3 22. Qxd3 Bxb2 {with enough compensation for the pawn.})
14... a5 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qd3 g6 ({Maybe more consistent with Black's play was} 
16... Bxd5 {as indicated by Rogozenco, but I still prefer White after} 17. cxd5
Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bh3 Rc5 20. Rac1 Qc7 21. Rxc5 Qxc5 22. Bd7 $14) 17. Nxf6+
$1 {This is the only way White can hope for an advantage, but still it took me
a long time to give up the 'good knight' for the 'bad bishop'.} (17. a3 bxa3
18. Qxa3 Bg7 $11) 17... Qxf6 18. b3 $14 {White's position is easier to play,
but no real damage is done for Black yet.} Qe7 19. Rad1 $5 (19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20.
a3 Qb7 {was not convincing and therefore I decided to play on the kingside
first.}) 19... Rfd8 (19... Qa7 20. Kh1 Rcd8 21. f4 {looks promising for White.}
) 20. h4 $5 ({I was not entirely convinced by} 20. f4 f6 21. f5 Bf7 22. fxg6
hxg6 23. Ne3 Be6 (23... Nd4 24. Ng4 Be6 25. Nxf6+ Kg7 {is also not that clear})
24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 e4 26. Qxe4 Ne5 {with compensation for the pawn.}) 20...
Kh8 {The start of a wrong plan.} ({Better was} 20... a4 21. Kh2 Ra8 22. Bh3 {
, but I still prefer White here.}) 21. Kh2 f5 $2 {This is the first real
mistake, but from a practical point of view, it is already the decisive one.} (
21... Ra8 22. Bh3 a4 {was still possible.}) 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Bxc6 $1 {An
excellent decision. After this exchange the difference between the remaining
minor pieces will be marked.} (23. Ne3 e4 24. Qe2 Ne5 {is fine for Black.})
23... Rxc6 24. f4 $16 Rcc8 (24... e4 {was possibly better, but then Black has
to admit positional defeat and this is something that top players simply hate.}
) 25. Qe3 Qg7 26. Rf2 $1 {With time trouble approaching, I tried to prevent
any sort of counterplay, since the d6-pawn is now hopelessly weak.} Rd7 $6 (
26... d5 $1 {was by far the best chance to complicate White's task.} 27. Rfd2 {
I tought that this simple move is winning on the spot, but in fact things are
not so simple after} Re8 $1 28. cxd5 Bxd5 29. Nxb4 Bxb3 30. Qxb3 axb4 31. Qxb4
Rg8 {with some chances to survive for Black.}) 27. Nd4 $1 {Transfering the
knight to b5 by tactical means.} Qg4 28. Rdd2 Re8 29. Nb5 (29. fxe5 Qh3+ $1 {
might be still winning for White, that is if you survive the heart attack
first.}) 29... d5 {Desperation, but Black's position is already lost.} 30. Nd6
$1 $18 Red8 31. Qxe5+ Qg7 32. c5 Qxe5 33. fxe5 Rc7 34. Rc2 d4 35. Rfd2 f4 36.
gxf4 d3 37. Rxd3 Bf5 38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. Rg2+ 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nge2 a6 6. a4 e6 7. O-O d5 8. exd5
exd5 9. Ba2 Bg4 10. f3 ({The less committing} 10. h3 {was also possible, since
the natural answer} Bh5 {drives the bishop away from the potential weakness on
d5. White can consider then} 11. g4 Bg6 12. d3 {and it is not simple for Black
to exploit weaknesses on opponent's kingside, while his center remains shaky.})
(10. d3 Bd6 11. h3) 10... Be6 11. d3 Nc6 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Nce2 O-O
15. c3 {Black has a pleasant position and Carlsen tries to expand on the
queenside.} b5 16. Bb1 Rab8 ({The immediate} 16... b4 {deserved attention,
avoiding the exchange of a-pawns.}) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bc2 Bd6 19. Qe1 {
Radjabov chooses the waiting strategy. A reasonable approach, since White's
only problem are the weaknesses created by the move 10.f3 and he is able to
cover them.} ({There was nothing wrong with} 19. d4) 19... Rfe8 20. Qf2 Qc7 21.
Kh1 b4 22. d4 {Carlsen: "A very good move". Radjabov rightly calculated that
in the following tactical complications White keeps the balance.} bxc3 23. bxc3
cxd4 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxh7+ {Forced. Other moves leave Black with an extra
pawn.} (25. Qxd4 $2 Qxc2) (25. Nxd4 $2 Bxf4) (25. Nxe6 $2 Nxe6) 25... Nxh7 26.
Qxd4 Be5 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Bf4 Bxd4 29. Bxc7 Bxa1 30. Bxb8 Rxe2 31. Rxa1 {
The endgame should of course be a draw, but the passed d-pawn leaves Black
with possibilities to play on. Although in the next part Carlsen improved the
position as much as possible, White's defensive resources are always
sufficient.} Ng5 32. Kg1 Ne6 33. Rd1 d4 34. Kf1 Rb2 35. Be5 Rb5 36. Bg3 Kh7 37.
Bf2 Kg6 38. Ke1 Rb4 39. h4 Kf5 40. g3 Ke5 41. Ke2 Kd5 42. Rd2 Ra4 43. Rb2 Nc5
44. Rd2 Nb3 45. Rc2 Ra7 46. h5 f6 47. Rb2 Re7+ 48. Kd3 Nc5+ 49. Kd2 Ra7 50. Ke2
Ra4 51. Rd2 Nd7 52. Be3 Ne5 53. g4 Nf7 54. Bf4 Nd8 55. Rb2 Ne6 56. Bd2 Ra1 57.
Rb5+ Kc4 58. Ra5 {A somewhat risky move, requiring precise calculation.} ({
The simplest way was pointed out by Carlsen:} 58. Rb6 Nc5 59. h6 gxh6 60. Rxf6
$11) 58... Nf4+ 59. Kf2 Rxa5 60. Bxa5 Kd3 61. Kg3 Ne2+ 62. Kf2 Nf4 63. Kg3 Ke3
64. g5 $1 {A precise move, which secures the draw. After other continuations
White is in troubles.} fxg5 65. Kg4 d3 66. Kxg5 Kxf3 67. h6 Ne6+ 68. Kg6 gxh6
69. Kxh6 Ke2 70. Kg6 Nd4 71. Kf6 Nc6 72. Bc3 Ne5 73. Kxe5 d2 74. Bxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 {Surprise! Ponomariov played many
different systems against King's Indian Defence, but he never played the
Samisch Variation. Apart from its surprising effect, Ponomariov must have
taken into consideration the fact that in spite of his vast experience with
the KID Radjabov faced the Samisch only few times.} O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. Bg5 $1 {
As pointed out by Ponomariov, after Black's previous move this is the most
precise reaction. White is trying to provoke h7-h6 in order to win time later
on.} c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. d5 h6 {Although taking on h6 is not convenient for
White now, sooner or later Black will have to protect the h6-pawn anyway.} 10.
Be3 (10. Bxh6 {is answered with} Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qh4+ {and Black achieves a
favourable exchange of pieces.}) 10... cxd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. Nc1 b5 (12... Nh5
$5) 13. Be2 Nb6 14. O-O {Now the pawn h6 is hanging and Black must waste a
tempo to protect it.} Kh7 15. b4 {White is better. His bishops are well places
and he is ready for queenside activity, while Black didn't even start yet his
counterplay on the kingside.} Nh5 16. a4 {Now in all cases Black will remain
with pawn weaknesses on the queenside.} ({After the game Radjabov said that
also strong for White is to bring the knight to a5 by playing} 16. Nb3) 16...
Nc4 (16... Nxa4 17. Nxa4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 f5 19. b5 {is clearly better for White.}
) 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. N1e2 f5 19. exf5 ({After the direct} 19. Qa2 {Black gets a
typical KID attack:} f4 20. Bf2 g5 21. h3 Nf6 22. Qxc4 h5 {with compensation
for the pawn.}) 19... gxf5 {The first critical position.} 20. f4 {This
standard move is double-edged.} ({After} 20. Qa2 {Black probably must give up
a pawn and try to get some counterplay, although his compensation is hardly
sufficient. If Black is trying to protect it with} Qc7 {then after} 21. b5 {
White's chances are clearly preferable.}) 20... Bd7 21. Rab1 Re8 22. Kh1 Rb8
23. Rf3 (23. b5 $5) 23... Nf6 $1 24. h3 Nh5 25. Bg1 e4 {The second critical
moment.} 26. Re3 $2 ({White should have played} 26. Rff1 Bxc3 {Of course Black
is not forced to take the pawn, but then the retreat of the rook to f1 is
clearly preferable than the game.} 27. Qxc3 (27. Nxc3 $2 Ng3+) 27... Bxa4 28.
Ra1 Bb5 29. Bd4 {and a strong dark-squared bishop secures White compensation
for the pawn.}) 26... Qh4 $1 {Now all White pieces are misplaced and things
are suddenly becoming really bad for him.} 27. Bh2 Rg8 28. Qd1 Rb7 ({Radjabov
saw} 28... Bxc3 {but he believed that Ponomariov calculated it and White must
have a defence. In the upcoming time-trouble Teimour decided to believe his
opponent and simply play something else. In fact Black gets a decisive
advantage:} 29. Rxc3 (29. Nxc3 Nxf4) 29... Qf2 30. Qf1 Qxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Rxb4) 29.
Qf1 Rgb8 30. g3 Qd8 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Nf6 (32... Bxb5 33. g4 Nf6 {is a
transposition to the game.}) 33. g4 Bxb5 34. Qg2 ({Also after} 34. gxf5 Bd7 35.
Rxb7 Rxb7 {Black is clearly better.}) 34... Bd7 35. Rg1 fxg4 36. hxg4 Nxg4 37.
Rg3 Qh4 (37... h5 {is another way to win.}) 38. Rxg4 Bxg4 39. Qxg4 Qxg4 40.
Rxg4 Rb2 {The time-trouble is over and White is helpless against the activity
of black pieces.} 41. f5 R8b3 42. f6 (42. Nxe4 $2 Rxe2) ({Radjabov mentioned
that White's best practical chance was} 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. Bxd6 {although
Black should be winning here too after}) 42... Bxf6 43. Nxe4 Bh8 44. N4g3 ({
Also after} 44. N2g3 Be5 {White is completely paralyzed.}) 44... c3 45. Rc4 Be5
46. Nc1 Rb1 47. Nge2 R3b2 48. Bg1 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[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. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxd4 12. Qd1 Ne6 13. Bf5 c6 {A rare
move. Gelfand played once before 13...d4:} (13... d4 14. Ne2 d3 15. Nf4 Nd4 16.
Bxd3 O-O 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Qb1 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2758)-Gelfand, B (2733)
/Mexico City 2007}) 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Qg4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 O-O 17. Rb1 Qc7 18. Bh6
(18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 {is equal.}) 18... Bd6 $2 {Already the decisive
mistake.} ({Necessary was} 18... Bf6 19. Qh3 Rfe8 20. Bxh7+ Kf8 {with a messy
position.}) 19. Qh3 $1 Rfe8 ({After} 19... gxh6 20. Qxh6 {White will win back
material and remain with a powerful attack.}) 20. Bxg7 $1 {This bishop
sacrifice destroys the pawn shelter of the black king. White wins in all
variations.} Bxh2+ {Trying to confuse White. Unfortunately for Gelfand, there
is no escape for Black.} (20... Kxg7 {doesn't change anything:} 21. Qxh7+ Kf6 (
{or} 21... Kf8 22. Rxb7 $1 Qxb7 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6) 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Qh6+
Ke7 24. Rxe6+ fxe6 25. Rxb7 $1 Qxb7 26. Qg7+ {wins}) 21. Kf1 $1 ({Going to h1} 
21. Kh1 {is worse in view of} Kxg7 22. Qxh7+ Kf6 23. Bxe6 Rh8 {and Black has
some time to defend thanks to the counterplay on the h-file.}) ({And of course
not} 21. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Nxg7 {with advantage for Black.}) 21... Kxg7 22.
Qxh7+ Kf6 (22... Kf8 {also leads to a decisive attack for White:} 23. Qh6+ Kg8
24. Re4 Bf4 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Rbe1) 23. Bxe6 Bf4 (23... Rxe6 {loses after} 24.
Qh6+ Kf5 ({or} 24... Ke7 25. Rxe6+ fxe6 26. Rxb7 Qxb7 27. Qg7+) 25. Rxe6 fxe6
26. g4+ Kxg4 27. Qg6+ Kh4 28. Rb4+ Bf4 29. Qg3+ Kh5 30. Rxf4) 24. Qf5+ Kg7 25.
Rb4 $1 {Bringing the queen's rook into attack is the last finesse.} Rxe6 26.
Rxe6 fxe6 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Rxf4 {The rest is clear. In order to defend Black
will lose material.} Qh7 29. Qxe6 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Qh5+ 31. g4 Qb5+ 32. Kf3 Qd3+
33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Qxd5 cxd5 35. Rf7 b5 36. Rd7 a6 37. f4 Rc8 38. f5 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. d4 O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. Rc1 Bd7 ({Another way to fight for
equality is} 12... Ne4) 13. Bd6 Re8 14. e3 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. Ne5 Rc8 17.
Qe2 Qe7 {White is slightly better because of two factors: his knight is active
on e5 and the black bishop is passive on d7. A big virtuoso to play such
positions was Anatoly Karpov, but objectively speaking it is more difficult
for White here to win than for Black to make a draw.} 18. f4 h5 19. h3 Kg7 20.
Bf3 Rh8 21. Kg2 a6 22. Rh1 Rh7 23. Qd2 Rhh8 {Since there is no much Black can
do, Radjabov wisely decided to wait for the moment.} 24. g4 {This suddenly
allows Black to simplify the position.} ({Radjabov would have had to solve
bigger problems after} 24. Qf2 Rh7 25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4 Rxh1 27. Rxh1 Rh8 28.
Rxh8 Kxh8 29. g5 Ne8 30. e4 dxe4 31. Nxe4) 24... hxg4 25. hxg4 Nxe5 $1 26. dxe5
Ne4 $1 {With this move Radjabov shows one of his greatest skills - to feel the
right moment for concrete actions. Having less space it is vital for Black to
exchange his knight.} 27. Bxe4 ({After} 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Bxe4 {Black plays}
Rxc1 29. Qxc1 (29. Rxc1 Qh4) (29. Rxh8 Rc4 30. Bd3 Rxf4 31. exf4 Bc6+ 32. Kg3
Kxh8 $11) 29... Rxh1 30. Qxh1 (30. Kxh1 Qh4+) 30... Qb4 31. Qb1 Qd2+ 32. Kf3
Qh2 {winning back the pawn, with equality.}) 27... dxe4 28. Kg3 ({Certainly not
} 28. Nxe4 $2 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Bc6) 28... Bc6 29. Qd6 Qxd6 ({Wrong is} 29... Rce8
30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. Rd1 {followed by Rd4.}) 30. exd6 Rxh1 31. Rxh1
Rd8 32. Rd1 {At the first sight the endgame looks better for White thanks to
his potential superiority of the knight versus the bishop in such a structure,
but in reality Black is out of danger, since the pawn on d6 is rather weak and
there are no ways to penetrate into Black's camp.} f5 ({Another way is to
simply play} 32... Rd7 33. g5 Rd8 34. b4 b5 {and wait. There is little White
can do to improve his position.}) 33. b4 b5 34. a3 Kf7 35. Ne2 {Wang Yue
decides to sac the pawn on d6 in order to transfer the knight to c5. The
position still remains equal.} Bd5 36. Nd4 Rxd6 37. Nb3 Rd8 38. Nc5 Kf6 39. Rh1
({If} 39. g5+ Kf7 40. Ra1 {then} Bc4 41. a4 bxa4 42. Rxa4 Rd2 43. Nxa6 Re2 {
and White is suddenly facing the risk of losing.}) 39... Kg7 40. Rd1 Kf6 41.
Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
b5 9. a4 bxa4 10. Rxa4 {A new move} ({Previously White fought for advantage
with} 10. e4) 10... cxd4 11. Rxd4 $5 (11. exd4 Bb7 {is equal}) 11... Bb7 12.
Nc3 Bc5 13. Rh4 {A double-edged plan. The rook is certainly active if Black
castles short, but Nisipeanu showed that White might end up with the rook out
of the play.} Be7 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Rh3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. e4 Nc5 ({Certainly
not} 17... Qxc3 $2 18. Bb2 Qc7 19. Bxg7) 18. Bc2 e5 19. Rh5 Bf6 20. Ng5 ({After
} 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 h6 22. Nf3 f6 23. Nh4 O-O {Black's position is at
least not worse.}) 20... h6 21. Nf3 Bc8 22. h3 Be6 23. g4 g5 $1 {Now the rook
on h5 is in real danger. Black has several ways to attack it, for instance Bg7,
Nd7-f6, or the plan from the game. White needs to be very creative to keep the
balance and Radjabov manages to do so.} 24. Rd1 Bd7 25. Rd5 $1 Ne6 {The threat
is 26...Ng7.} 26. Qd1 (26. h4 Qxc3 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Rxh8+ Bxh8 29. Bxg5 $11)
26... Bb5 (26... Ng7 $4 {runs into} 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Ba4) 27. h4 Qxc3 ({After
} 27... Ng7 28. hxg5 Nxh5 29. gxf6 Nxf6 30. Rxe5+ Kf8 31. g5 {White has a
strong initiative.}) 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rxh8+ Bxh8 30. Bxg5 {Being in mutual
time-trouble both players agreed to a draw. The position is of course
complicated and a lot of play is still possible, but objectively the position
is indeed about equal.} ({Perhaps it was slightly easier to play with Black
after} 30. Bxg5 Nxg5 31. Nxg5 Bf6 32. Nf3 Rd8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {This was my best game in the tournament. After an interesting tactical
skirmish in the middlegame I kept the pressure on in the endgame, and it paid
off, as it often does :) Dies war meine beste Partie im Turnier. Nach einem
interessanten taktischen Scharmützel im Mittelspiel hielt ich den Druck im
Endspiel aufrecht, und es zahlte sich aus, wie so oft :)} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3
g6 {Not really surprising, as Radjabov has frequently used the Dragon over the
past few years. Nicht wirklich überaschend, denn Radjabov hat den Drachen im
Lauf der letzten Jahre häufig angewendet.} 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7.
Bc4 Qa5 {This one, however, was rather unexpected. He refuses to transpose to
the Dragon after all. Das kam aber schon recht unerwartet. Er weigert sich
doch noch, in den Drachen überzugehen.} 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1
{The other main line here is 11.f4. Das andere Hauptabspiel hier ist 11.f4.}
Rfc8 12. Qe2 {Not the most usual move, but I recalled the game Akopian-Bacrot
from last year, where White was held convincingly and thought it would make
sense to deviate early on. Nicht der üblichste Zug, aber ich erinnerte mich an
die Partie Akopian-Bacrot aus dem letzten Jahr, wo Weiß überzeugend auf
Distanz gehalten wurde, und hielt es für sinnvoll, frühzeitig abzuweichen.} Qh5
{A normal manoeuvre in this line. After the queen swap Black would obviously
be fine with his extremely solid structure. Ein normales Manöver in diesem
Abspiel. Nach dem Damentausch stünde Schwarz mit seiner extrem soliden
Struktur offensichtlich gut.} 13. Nf3 h6 {This, in connection with his next
move, is also a well established plan. Dies, in Verbindung mit seinem nächsten
Zug, ist ebenfalls ein wohl etablierter Plan.} 14. Rad1 g5 15. Nd5 {There
really wasn't much else to do, as Black's plan of... g5-g4 had to be countered
somehow, and Nd4 clearly wasn't an option. Etwas anderes gab es eigentlich
nicht, denn der schwarze Plan ...g5-g4 musste irgendwie gekontert werden, und
Nd4 war eindeutig keine Möglichkeit.} Nxd5 (15... g4 {is now well met by 16.
Nh2. wird jetzt gut mit 16.Nh2 beantwortet.}) (15... Nxe4 16. Bd4 $1 {is also
inadvisable. ist ebenfalls nicht ratsam.}) (15... Qg6 {also deserves to be
mentioned, not for its merits, but for the refutation: 16.Ne5! ist verdient es
ebenfalls, erwähnt zu werden, nicht wegen der Güte des Zuges, sondern wegen
der Widerlegung: 16.Ne5!}) 16. Bxd5 $1 {Clearly the best practical decision. I
checked it for a while to make sure, that I am not worse in any of the main
lines. The move does not lead to an advantage for White, but it is much more
challenging for Black than Eindeutig die beste praktische Entscheidung. Ich
prüfte sie eine zeitlang, um sicherzugehen, dass ich in keinem der
Hauptabspiele schlechter stand. Der Zug führt zwar nicht zu einem Vorteil für
Weiß, stellt Schwarz aber vor wesentlich größere Aufgaben als} (16. exd5 Ne5
17. Nxe5 Qxe2 18. Rxe2 Bxe5 {which was actually played in an earlier game
Bologan-Malakhov. In fact, Black might even have a slight initiative here, as
he has a clear plan of pushing the queenside pawns, and 19.Bd4 can even be met
by 19... f6!? , was übrigens in einer früheren Partie Bologan-Malakhov
gespielt. Tatsächlich könnte Schwarz hier sogar eine leichte Initiative haben,
da er den klaren Plan besitzt, die Damenflügelbauern vorzustoßen, und 19.Bd4
kann sogar mit 19... f6!? beantwortet werden.}) 16... Bxb2 {Clearly the best
move, but as he spent quite a bit of time on it, his first real think in the
game, I felt quite good about my chances nevertheless. Klar der beste Zug,
aber da er dafür doch ein bisschen Zeit verbrauchte, sein erstes wirkliches
Nachdenken in der Partie, hatte ich trotzdem ein ganz gutes Gefühl bezüglich
meiner Chancen.} (16... e6 17. Bxc6 (17. Bb3 Bxb2 18. Rxd6 Be8 {is probably
okay for Black. ist wohl okay für Schwarz.}) 17... Bxc6 18. Bd4 e5 (18... Bf8
19. c4 $14) 19. Bc3 {should leave White with some advantage, as the many
weaknesses in the black position should be worth the price of giving Black the
bishop pair. sollte Weiß einigen Vorteil überlassen, denn die vielen Schwächen
in der schwarzen Stellung sollten den Preis wert sein, Schwarz das Läuferpaar
zu geben.}) 17. Rb1 (17. Qb5 {is harmless, as Black has the pleasant choice of
ist harmlos, denn Schwarz hat die angenehme Wahl zwischen} Be5 (17... Bf6 18.
Qxb7 Be8 {is the other decent option, when Black should have a good game due
to my relatively misplaced queen. ist die andere anständige Möglichkeit,
wonach Schwarz gutes Spiel haben sollte aufgrund meiner relativ deplatzierten
Dame.}) 18. Qxb7 Bxh3 19. gxh3 Qxf3 20. Bxc6 Qxh3 21. Qd7 g4 22. f4 $1 {
with a perpetual. mit Dauerschach.}) 17... Bc3 $1 {Once again the sharpest
move is also the best. Einmal mehr ist der schärfste Zug auch der beste.} (
17... Bf6 18. Rxb7 Be8 19. Qa6 {gives White the initative due to the neat
trick gibt Weiß die Initative wegen des feinen Tricks} e6 20. Rxa7 $1 (20. Bb3
{is probably better for White as well. ist wahrscheinlich auch besser für Weiß.
}) 20... Nxa7 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxa7) 18. Rxb7 Bxh3 (18... Bxe1 {was the
obvious alternative, and naturally what I had calculated the most, as it at
least temporarily wins an exchange. In the end, it should probably lead to a
draw. war die offensichtliche Alternative und natürlich das, was ich am
meisten berechnet hatte, da es zumindest vorübergehend eine Qualität gewinnt.
Letztendlich sollte es wohl zu einem Remis führen.} 19. Rxd7 Bc3 20. Qb5 a6 {
A useful zwischenzug Ein nützlicher Zwischenzug} (20... Ne5 {gives White the
extra option of gibt Weiß die zusätzliche Möglichkeit zu} 21. Rxe7 Rab8 22. Qf1
$1 {retaining my active rook and clearly better chances , was meinen aktiven
Turm und klar bessere Chancen behauptet.}) 21. Qb6 Ne5 22. Rxe7 Rab8 23. Rb7
Rxb7 24. Qxb7 Rf8 25. Qc7 {and here I concluded that White would at least not
be worse after 25... Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Be5 27.Kg2. In fact, White might be a bit
better here, as my bishops are really powerful. und hier folgerte ich, dass
Weiß nach 25... Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Be5 27.Kg2 zumindest nicht schlechter stehen
würde. Tatsächlich könnte er hier ein bisschen besser stehen, denn meine
Läufer sind wirklich kraftvoll.} g4 $1 {However, as pointed out by the engines,
ruins things a bit. allerdings, wie von den Engines angezeigt, ruiniert die
Sache ein bisschen.} 26. hxg4 Qxg4 27. Kf1 (27. Nh2 Qd1+ 28. Nf1 Qg4 {leads to
the same result führt zu dem gleichen Resultat.}) 27... Bb4 $1 28. c3 Nxf3 29.
gxf3 Qxf3 {and as often happens in chess, perpetual check is the logical
result in the end. und wie es so oft im Schach geschieht, ist am Ende
Dauerschach das logische Resultat.}) 19. Nxg5 {I spent quite a bit of time on
this one, as I really wanted to make the tempting Hierfür verbrauchte ich
ziemlich viel Zeit, denn ich wollte unbedingt das verlockende} (19. gxh3 Bxe1
20. e5 {work. Unfortunately, it leads nowhere after the simple zum
Funktionieren bringen. Leider führt dies zu nichts nach dem einfachen} Nxe5 (
20... e6 21. Bxe6 {was my main point, which would lead to an elegant draw: war
meine Hauptpointe, was zu einem eleganten Remis führen würde:} Nxe5 $8 (21...
fxe6 22. Qd3 {and wins. und gewinnt.}) 22. Nxe5 Qxe2 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 {The only
move that doesn't lose immediately, but enough to force me to give perpetual
check Der einzige Zug, der nicht sofort verliert, aber genau, um mich zu
ewigem Schach zu zwingen.} 24. Ng6+ Kh7 $8 (24... Kg7 25. Bd4+ Qe5 26. Nxe5
dxe5 27. Bxe5+ Kf8 28. Be6 {and the white attacking forces are way too strong:
und die weißen Angriffskräfte sind viel zu stark:} Rxc2 29. Bd6+ Ke8 30. Rg7
Bxf2+ 31. Kf1 {and mates! nebst Matt!}) 25. Be8+ Kg8 $8 26. Bf7+ $11) 21. Rxe7
Bc3 $1 {and White has already run out of steam. und Weiß ist bereits der Dampf
ausgegangen.}) 19... Qxe2 20. Rxe2 {I still had hopes of retaining an
initiative here, but following his next move, made after a considerable amount
of thought, those hopes were more or less dashed. In general, I felt that we
both handled the complications that started on move 16 very well. Hier hatte
ich noch immer Hoffnungen, eine Initiative zu behaupten, aber nach seinem
nächsten Zug, gespielt nach beträchtlichem Nachdenken, waren diese Hoffnungen
mehr oder weniger dahin. Allgemein hatte ich das Gefühl, dass wir beide die im
16. Zug begonnenen Komplikationen sehr gut bewältigt hatten.} Bg4 $1 (20...
hxg5 21. gxh3 Bf6 22. f4 Nd4 23. Rf2 $5 {is what I was counting on. Even
though Black should still make a draw here, White has some chances as ist,
worauf ich gezählt hatte. Obwohl Schwarz hier noch immer Remis machen sollte,
hat Weiß einige Chancen, denn} (23. Rg2 {also forces some accurate play from
Black: verlangt Schwarz ebenfalls genaues Spiel ab:} Nxc2 24. Bd2 e6 25. Bb3
Nd4 26. fxg5 Bd8 $1 (26... Be5 27. g6 f6 28. h4 {is not a good idea for Black.
ist keine gute Idee für Schwarz.}) 27. g6 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Bxc7 29. gxf7+ Kxf7 {
and Black is relatively safe. und Schwarz steht relativ sicher.}) 23... Nxc2
24. fxg5 Nxe3 25. gxf6 Nxd5 26. exd5 {does not seem to be a 100% draw yet,
although a few more good moves will probably do the job for Black. scheint
noch kein 100-prozentiges Remis zu sein, obwohl ein paar gute Züge die Sache
für Schwarz wahrscheinlich klarmachen werden.}) 21. Nf3 {Retreating is the
only way to continue the fight, though with limited hope of success. Der
Rückzug ist der einzige Weg, den Kampf fortzusetzen, wenngleich mit begrenzten
Hoffnungen auf Erfolg.} (21. Nxf7 {is why I thought that 20...Bg4 wouldn't
work ist der Grund, weshalb ich dachte, dass 20...Bg4 nicht funktionieren
würde.} Bxe2 22. Ne5+ {and now every move but one would lead to the complete
collapse of the black position. Check for yourselves! und jetzt würde jeder
Zug außer einem zum kompletten Zusammenbruch der schwarzen Stellung führen.
Überlegen Sie selbst!} (22. Nxd6+ Kh8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 {is obviously not a very
bright winning attempt ist offensichtlich kein besonders intelligenter
Gewinnversuch}) 22... Kh8 $1 {is once again the only move, and once again
entirely sufficient. I had missed this little detail in my preliminary
calculations. ist einmal mehr der einzige Zug, und einmal mehr völlig
ausreichend. Dieses kleine Detail hatte ich in meinen Vorausberechnungen
übersehen.} 23. Nxc6 e6 {This is the (relatively obvious) point, which would
not have been possible after any other king move. Now White is lucky to have a
bailout with Das ist die (relativ offensichtliche) Pointe, die nach jedem
anderen Königszug nicht möglich gewesen werde. Nun kann Weiß sich glücklich
schätzen, einen Rettungsanker zu haben mit} 24. Ne7 exd5 25. Ng6+ $11) 21... e6
22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Bxh6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Ra6 {A very reasonable approach, steering
the game towards a rook ending that is almost certainly drawn. Eine sehr
vernünftige Herangehensweise, die Partie wird in Richtung eines Turmendspiels
gesteuert, das fast sicher remis ist.} (24... a5 {preparing ...Rac8 would also
have been a decent idea, as zur Vorbereitung von ...Rac8 wäre ebenfalls eine
vernünftige Idee gewesen, denn} 25. f4 Bg7 {looks like slightly improved
version of the game. wirkt wie eine leicht verbesserte Version der Partie.})
25. Rc7 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 {On the other hand, I felt obliged to try at least a
little with my extra pawn and therefore nominal advantage. I was encouraged by
the fact that he had spent quite a bit of time on the preceding complication,
and had about 15 min left here. Even though that is not really time trouble,
it is not completely comfortable either if the position is just a little
complicated. Additionally, Gelfand looked set to beat Nisipeanu already, and
the prospect of a one-point lead instead of half a point was in no way
discouraging. Andererseits fühlte ich mich verpflichtet, mit meinem Mehrbauern
und ergo nominalem Vorteil es zumindest zu versuchen. Ermutigt wurde ich dabei
durch die Tatsache, dass er über der vorangegangenen Komplikation ziemlich
viel Zeit verbraucht und hier etwa noch 15 Minuten hatte. Auch wenn dies noch
keine richtige Zeitnot ist, ist es auch nicht völlig bequem, wenn die Stellung
nur ein bisschen kompliziert ist. Außerdem sah es bereits so aus, als würde
Gelfand Nisipeanu schlagen, und die Aussicht auf einen ganzen Punkt Vorsprung
statt eines halben war keineswegs demotivierend.} 27. c3 $5 {It might look
weird to move the pawn one square instead of two, but I thought I was being
quite clever as I would probably play f4 at some point anyway. Then it might
be a good thing that once the c-pawn is captured in some lines, the e4-f4 pawn
pair will not be in danger as well. Es mag seltsam wirken, den Bauern ein Feld
zu bewegen anstatt zwei, aber ich hielt mich für ziemlich clever, denn an
irgendeiner Stelle würde ich wahrscheinlich sowieso f4 spielen. Dann könnte es
eine gute Sache sein, dass, wenn der c-Bauer in einigen Varianten geschlagen
wird, das Bauernpaar e4-f4 nicht ebenfalls in Gefahr ist.} Rb8 28. f4 {The
only way to play for a win is to create some threats to his king at some point.
The text prepares Re3-g3, as well as e4-e5. Der einzige Weg, auf Gewinn zu
spielen, besteht darin, an irgendeinem Punkt ein paar Drohungen gegen seinen
König aufzustellen. Der Textzug bereitet Re3-g3 vor wie auch e4-e5.} Rbb6 {
Preparing a rook exchange with ...Rc6, when it would be a 100% certain draw.
Bereitet einen Turmtausch mit ...Rc6 vor, wonach es ein 100% sicheres Remis
wäre.} (28... Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Ra1 30. Rb2 Rb6 31. Rd2 Ra6 32. Rd3 {would be very
similar to the game. wäre ganz ähnlich der Partie.}) 29. Rd7 {The only way to
continue playing for a win. Der einzige Weg, weiter auf Gewinn zu spielen.} Rc6
30. Re3 Rxa2 31. e5 dxe5 32. fxe5 Rc5 $6 {Falling right in with my plans.
Fällt direkt auf meine Pläne herein.} (32... Kg6 $1 33. Rf3 Rc5 34. Rfxf7 Rxe5
35. Rxa7 Rxa7 36. Rxa7 Rc5 37. Ra3 Kf5 {would have brought the game to its
logical conclusion. hätte die Partie zu ihrem logischen Abschluss gebracht.})
33. Rg3+ $1 {Now Black is forced to the eight rank, Nun wird Schwarz auf die
achte Reihe gezwungen,} Kf8 ({as denn} 33... Kh6 $4 34. Rd8 Kh7 35. Rd4 {
would have been an inglorious end for Black. wäre ein unrühmliches Ende für
Schwarz gewesen.}) 34. Rf3 Rxe5 35. Rfxf7+ Ke8 {However, it's still a draw.
Trotzdem, es ist immer noch Remis.} 36. Rfe7+ Kf8 37. Rh7 Kg8 38. Rdg7+ Kf8 39.
Rb7 Kg8 $6 {Now Black's task is very complicated indeed. Jetzt ist die Aufgabe
von Schwarz tatsächlich sehr kompliziert.} (39... Rg5+ 40. Kf1 Kg8 41. Rxa7 (
41. Rhe7 Rf5 $1) 41... Rxa7 42. Rxa7 Rc5 43. Ra3 Kf7 44. Ke2 Kf6 45. Kd3 Rd5+ {
was still a relatively straightforward draw. war noch immer ein relativ
geradliniges Remis.}) 40. Rhg7+ Kh8 41. Rge7 Rg5+ 42. Kf1 Rc2 43. Rbc7 a5 $2 {
This seems to me to be the decisive mistake. Dies scheint mir der
entscheidende Fehler zu sein.} ({He could probably still have held the
position with Er hätte die Stellung wahrscheinlich immer noch halten können mit
} 43... Rg6 $1 44. Re8+ Rg8 45. Rxe6 Rf8 {which is the big difference compared
to the game , was der große Unterschied verglichen mit der Partie ist.} 46. Re2
Rc1+ 47. Kg2 Rg8+ 48. Kf3 Rg7 {It is hard to say whether this is winning for
White or not, but my feeling is that it is closer to a draw than a win for
White. Es ist schwer zu sagen, ob dies für Weiß gewonnen ist oder nicht, aber
mein Gefühl sagt, dass es einem Remis näher ist als einem Gewinn für Weiß.})
44. Rxe6 a4 45. Ra6 Rg4 (45... Rg7 {is probably what he had been counting on,
but after the accurate ist wahrscinlich, worauf er sich verlassen hatte, aber
nach dem genauen} 46. Rh6+ $1 Kg8 47. Rc8+ Kf7 48. Ra6 {now Black is still in
a real bind, as the g7-rook cannot move due to Rc7+ and Ra8 with mate. ist
Schwarz jetzt noch immer richtig gebunden, da der g7-Turm wegen Rc7+ und Ra8
mit Matt nicht ziehen kann.} Ra2 49. c4 a3 50. c5 Ra1+ 51. Ke2 a2 52. Kf3 {
and White should win. und Weiß sollte gewinnen.}) 46. c4 {This pawn naturally
cannot be taken by either rook due to the check on a8. Dieser Bauer ist
natürlich von keinem der beiden Türme zu nehmen wegen des Schachs auf a8.} Rg7
47. Rxg7 Kxg7 48. Rxa4 {This is a technical win. Dies ist ein technischer
Gewinn.} Kf6 49. Kg2 Ke5 50. Ra5+ $1 {My only problem was the passive rook on
a4. Now it will be activated either in front of, or the other side of the
c4-pawn. Mein einziges Problem war der passive Turm auf a4. Nun wird er
aktiviert, entweder vor dem oder auf der anderen Seite des c4-Bauern.} Ke6 (
50... Kf4 51. Rc5 $18) (50... Kd4 51. Rd5+ $1 Kxc4 52. Rd8 {cuts off the king
and wins easily: schneidet den König ab und gewinnt leicht:} Ra2 53. Kg3 Ra7
54. f4 Rg7+ 55. Kf3 Rf7 56. Kg4 Rg7+ 57. Kf5 $18) 51. Rc5 Kd6 52. Rd5+ Ke6 53.
Rd4 Ke5 54. Rh4 Rc3 55. c5 {Exploiting the opportunity to advance the pawn.
The pawn endings are always won. Nutzt die Gelegenheit, den Bauern vorzurücken.
Die Bauernendspiele sind immer gewonnen.} Kf5 56. Rh8 $1 {The most accurate.
Am genauesten.} Kf4 57. Rc8 Ke5 58. c6 Kd6 59. f3 {Preparing Kg3 and Kg4
followed by f4 and so forth. Bereitet Kg3 und Kg4 vor, gefolgt von f4 und so
weiter..} Rc5 60. Kg3 Rg5+ 61. Kh4 Rg1 62. f4 Ke7 63. c7 Rc1 {Sets a final
trap. Stellt eine letzte Falle.} (63... Kd7 64. Rd8+ Kxc7 65. Rd2 {wins easily.
gewinnt leicht.}) 64. Kg5 (64. Rh8 {or Rg8 was not to be recommended! oder Rg8
war nicht zu empfehlen!}) 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
h3 a5 9. a3 ({One of the most famous games of the recent years went} 9. a4 Nd4
10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Re1 Ra6 $1 12. Qh5 Nb4 13. Na3 Rg6 14. Bf4 b6 15. Qf3 Be6 16.
Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qe4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Qxd4 Qg5 20. g3 Qf5 21. g4 h5 {with a
decisive attack for Black. Karjakin,S (2723)-Gelfand,B (2758)/Khanty Mansiysk
2009}) 9... Nd4 10. Nxd4 ({Probably better is the previously played} 10. Ba2)
10... exd4 11. Re1 {White threatens to take on d5 and e7, but...} Ra6 $1 {
This is the manoeuvre from the above mentioned game of Boris Gelfand.
According to Radjabov he realized soon that Black has a comfortable play and
got disappointed with the opening outcome.} 12. Qf3 (12. Bxd5 Qxd5 13. Rxe7 Rg6
{leads to a forces draw:} 14. f3 Bxh3 15. Re2 Qxf3 16. Qf1 Bxg2 17. Rxg2 Rxg2+
18. Qxg2 Qd1+ 19. Qf1 Qg4+ 20. Qg2 Qd1+) ({After} 12. Qh5 {Black play
similarly to the game:} Re6) 12... Re6 13. Rxe6 Bxe6 14. Nd2 c6 15. Ne4 a4 16.
Bc4 b5 17. Ba2 {Black has a slight plus thanks to his space advantage.} Nc7 18.
Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Ng3 $1 {This manoeuvfre of the knight to f5 helps White to keep
the balance.} Qd5 {Otherwise White can develop an initiative on the kingside.}
20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Bd2 Rc8 22. Rc1 {The only real weakness in the position is
the pawn on c2. But Black can attack it only once with the rook, therefore
White has no troubles to maintain equality.} g6 23. Ne2 f5 24. g3 Kf7 25. h4
Bf8 26. Kg2 h6 27. f4 Bg7 28. Ng1 Bf6 29. Nf3 Ke7 30. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[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
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Ng5 Bg6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21.
h5 Bxh5 22. Qxh5 hxg5 23. Rd1 Rf8 24. Rd3 Qe1+ 25. Kh2 Qxf2 {This is a
theoretical position, which since 2002 has been known to lead to a forced draw.
Therefore Radjabov's choice is difficult to explain.} 26. Qxg5 {Formally this
is a new move, which nevertheless was mentioned by Gelfand back in 2002 as
harmless.} (26. Rh3 Qf4+ {with equality was met in 2002 in two games of
Gelfand. Since then the variation is considered to be a draw.}) 26... Qf6 27.
Qxf6 gxf6 28. Rg3+ Kh8 29. Rh3+ Kg7 30. Rg3+ Kh8 31. Rh3+ Kg7 32. Rg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[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. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nd5 f6 12. Bf4 d3 {The d-pawn will be lost
anyway, so Black is trying at least to gain some time by attacking later a
piece on d3.} (12... c6 {catches the knight, but White takes two important
central pawns and has a powerful initiative. The first player who implemented
this idea with the White pieces was Gelfand's second, Alexander Huzman:} 13.
Bxd6 cxd5 14. exd5 Qd8 15. c5 f5 16. Qb3 Rf7 17. h3 Nh6 18. Bc4 Bf6 19. Ne5 Rg7
20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Nc6 Qd7 {and White is better, Huzman,A (2577)-McShane,L 
(2625)/Saint Vincent 2005. Later White's play was even improved: 16.Bxa6 bxa6
17.Bxf8 Bxf8 18.d6, with almost winning position for White.}) (12... c5 13.
Bxd6 Rf7 {runs into the simple} 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Bxg4 {winning.}) (12... Qxe4
{is also bad due to} 13. Bd3 ({or} 13. Bf1 Qf5 14. Ne7+)) 13. Qxd3 $1 {A new
move, made after half an hour of thinking.} (13. Bxd3 Ne5 14. Be2 {was met in
just one game before.}) 13... Ne5 ({After} 13... Nc5 14. Qc2 {the pawn c7 is
under attack and Black has no time to take on e4:} Qxe4 $2 15. Qxe4 Nxe4 16.
Nxc7 Rb8 17. c5 $1 {with the threat Bc4+.}) 14. Qd2 {Now comparing to 13.Bxd3
White has the queen placed on d2, so basically White won an important tempo.
On the other hand soon White will place the queen to c2, that's why the
immediate 14.Qc2 is probably better.} Qf7 15. Rad1 {This natural move allows
Black to centralize his knight from a6 with tempo.} (15. b4 $5) 15... Nc5 16.
Qc2 c6 17. Nc3 (17. Ne3 Ne6 18. Bg3 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. c5 Kh8 {
looks good for Black.}) 17... f5 {Now White must play accurately to keep the
balance.} (17... Nxc4 $2 {loses due to} 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxd6 Re8 ({or} 19...
Rd8 20. Bxc5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qxc5 22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. Qf7) 20. Rd4) 18.
Bxe5 {A very dubious decision. Instead White had to choose between two other
options:} (18. Ng5 Qf6 19. b4 Nf7 (19... Na6 20. Qb3 h6 $4 {runs into} 21. Rxd6
Qxd6 22. c5+) 20. bxc5 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxc3 22. cxd6 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 {with
compensation for the exchange.}) (18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Be3 Ne6 20. exf5 gxf5 21.
f3 Nd4 22. Qa4 {with a complicated position.}) 18... dxe5 19. b4 Ne6 20. c5 Nd4
21. Nxd4 {This just doesn't work.} ({It was necessary to run away with the
queen, for instance} 21. Qa4 {White is worse, but better than the game.}) 21...
exd4 22. Nb1 Be6 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Bd3 a5 {Now the rook from a8 enters the
game and White is not able to hold the position any longer.} 25. b5 (25. a3 {
loses to} axb4 26. axb4 Ra2) 25... cxb5 26. Na3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Rac8 28. Rf1 ({Or
} 28. Nxb5 Rxc5 29. Qxc5 Qxf2+ {and mate}) 28... Qd5 29. Qd2 b4 30. Nb5 Rxc5
0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[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 "Vietnam"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nd2 cxd4 7. Nb3 Qb6 8.
Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Nd4 e5 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Bxe5 Be6 13. e4 Nd7 14. Bd4
Rxa2 15. Rxa2 Bxa2 16. Ne2 f6 17. Kf2 Bd6 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Be2 g6 20. Ra1 Ke7
21. Be3 b5 22. b4 Ne5 23. Ra7 Rb8 24. Nf1 Nc4 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Nd2 Be6 27. f4
Kd7 28. g3 f5 29. Bb6 Bc7 30. Bxc7 Kxc7 31. exf5 Bxf5 32. Nf3 Re8 33. Ra1 Kd6
34. Ne5 Rc8 35. Rd1+ Ke7 36. g4 Be6 37. Re1 Kd6 38. Kg3 c5 39. Kh4 cxb4 40.
cxb4 Rc2 41. h3 Rc3 42. Rd1+ Ke7 43. Rd3 Rxd3 44. Nxd3 Kf6 45. Nf2 Bd5 46. Nd1
Bf3 47. Ne3 Be4 48. g5+ Ke6 49. Kg4 Bc6 50. h4 Be8 51. Kf3 Bc6+ 52. Ke2 Be4 53.
Kd2 Bc6 54. Kd3 b6 55. Kd4 Bf3 56. Kd3 Bc6 57. Ke2 Be4 58. Kf2 Bc6 59. Kg3 Be8
60. Kg4 Bf7 61. Kf3 Be8 62. Ng4 Bc6+ 63. Ke3 Bb7 64. Nf6 h6 65. Ne4 hxg5 66.
hxg5 Bc6 67. Ng3 Be8 68. Kd4 Bd7 69. Ke4 Bc6+ 70. Kd4 Bd7 71. Ke4 Bc6+ 72. Kd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Meshkov, Yuri A"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 "IBCA"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h5 7. Qe2 f6 8. e5
fxe5 9. Qxe5 Nf5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nbd2 d6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qe4 Rb8 14. O-O-O
O-O 15. c3 Qb7 16. b3 a5 17. Ng5 a4 18. f3 Qa6 19. Qxa4 Qxa4 20. bxa4 Ne3 21.
Rdg1 Ra8 22. g3 Rxa4 23. Re1 Nf5 24. Nge4 Rxa2 25. Kb1 Ra4 26. Kc2 Ba6 27. Ra1
Ne3+ 28. Kb3 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Rb8+ 30. Ka2 Bxd3 31. Nxd6 Nd5 32. N6e4 c4 33. Re1
Kf8 34. Ka1 Ke7 35. Nc5 Nxc3 36. Rxe6+ Kf7 37. Rxc6 Ra8+ 38. Ra6 Rxa6+ 39. Nxa6
Ne2 40. Nb4 Nxg3 41. Nxd3 cxd3 42. Kb2 Ne2 43. Ne4 Kg6 44. Nf2 d2 45. Kc2 Nd4+
46. Kxd2 Nxf3+ 47. Ke3 Nxh4 48. Kf4 Nf5 49. Ne4 Nd4 50. Nd6 Ne6+ 51. Ke5 Ng5
52. Kf4 Nf7 53. Nf5 Kf6 54. Ne3 g5+ 55. Kg3 Nd6 56. Ng2 Nf5+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Re1 Rb8 12. a4 Ne5 13. b3 c5 14. Nc2 Be6 15. Bb2
h5 16. Rb1 Bh8 17. Ne3 Nc6 18. Ncd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nd4 20. Nc2 Nxc2 21. Qxc2 Nd7
22. f4 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 b5 24. axb5 Rxb5 25. Qa1 Qb6 26. Kh2 Rb4 27. e5 dxe5 28.
fxe5 Rd4 29. e6 fxe6 30. b4 Nf8 31. bxc5 Qxc5 32. Qxa6 Rd2 33. Qc6 Rc8 34. Qxc5
Rxc5 35. dxe6 Rcc2 36. e7 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 "India"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. h3 Qa5 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bf1 Re8 13. Be3 c5 14. Nf3 Nxf3+ 15.
Qxf3 Nd7 16. Nb5 Ne5 17. Qe2 Rd8 18. Red1 Be6 19. b3 a6 20. Bd2 Qb6 21. Nc3 Nc6
22. Rac1 Nd4 23. Qd3 Qa7 24. Ne2 b5 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. Qxc3 Qe7 28.
Rd2 b4 29. Qe3 Rd7 30. Rcd1 f6 31. Be2 Re8 32. Kg2 a5 33. Bg4 Bxg4 34. hxg4
Qxe4+ 35. Qxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Rxd6 Re2 38. Rxf6 Rxa2 39. Rc6 a4 40.
bxa4 b3 41. Rb6 Rxa4 42. Rxb3 Rxc4 43. Rb8+ Kg7 44. Rb7+ Kh6 45. f4 g5 46. Kf3
Rc3+ 47. Kf2 Rc2+ 48. Kf3 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 c5 8. Nc3
bxc4 9. bxc4 O-O 10. Rb1 d6 11. Ba1 Bc6 12. e3 Nbd7 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Rc8 16. Be2 Rc7 17. Bd3 Qa8 18. Qe2 Rfc8 19. Rb3 e5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21.
cxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxa6 Ra8 23. Bd3 Qa5 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Bc4 Rf8 26. Rb5 Qa7 27.
Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Bf6 29. Re8 g6 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Bb3 Kg7 32. Rd1 h5 33. h4
Qb7 34. Bd5 Qb4 35. Kg2 Re7 36. Qf3 Re5 37. Qb3 Qe7 38. Bc6 Qc5 39. Bf3 Qc7 40.
a4 Ra5 41. Rd3 Qa7 42. Qd1 Rf5 43. Rd7 Qc5 44. Qd3 Bc3 45. Rb7 Qd4 46. Qxd4+
Bxd4 47. Rd7 Bb6 48. Rd6 Bc5 49. Rd2 Bb6 50. Bd5 Bxf2 51. Be4 Re5 52. Kxf2 Rxe4
53. Ra2 Re6 54. a5 Ra6 55. Ke3 Kf6 56. Kf4 Ke6 57. Kg5 Ke5 58. Ra4 f5 59. Ra1
Ke4 60. Rf1 Ke5 61. Rf2 Ke4 62. Rf1 Ke5 63. Ra1 Ke4 64. Ra3 Ke5 65. Ra4 Kd5 66.
Kf4 Ke6 67. Ke3 Ke5 68. Kd3 Kd5 69. Ra1 Kc5 70. Kc3 Kd5 71. Kb4 Kc6 72. Kc4 Kc7
73. Kd5 Kd7 74. Ra3 Kc7 75. Ke5 Kd7 76. Kd5 Kc7 77. Ke5 Kd7 78. Kf4 Ke6 79. Kg5
Kf7 80. Ra1 Ke7 81. Ra3 Kf7 82. Ra4 Ke7 83. Ra2 Kf7 84. Ra3 Kg7 85. Ra4 Kf7 86.
Ra1 Ke7 87. Rb1 Rxa5 88. Kxg6 Ra3 89. Re1+ Kd6 90. Rg1 Ke5 91. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Qb3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qb6 14. Qc2 a5
15. Be3 Qc7 16. a4 g6 17. h4 h5 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Kg2 Kg7 20. Bf4 e5 21. Be3
exd4 22. cxd4 Qd6 23. Qb3 Qb4 24. Qxb4 axb4 25. a5 Ra8 26. Ra1 Red8 27. Ra4 Nf8
28. Rxb4 Rxa5 29. Rxb7 Bxd4 30. Bxc6 Ne6 31. Bxd4+ Nxd4 32. Be8 Rf5 33. Ree7
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. g4 Be6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nd4 Qd7
15. Kb1 d5 16. g5 Nh5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. e5 Qd5 20. Ne2 Qg2 21. Rdg1
Qd5 22. Qc1 b5 23. Ng3 b4 24. Rd1 Qb7 25. Nxh5 gxh5 26. Qd2 Rcd8 27. Qe2 Qe4
28. Rhe1 b3 29. Rd2 Rd5 30. Ka1 Rfd8 31. Rxd5 Qxd5 32. cxb3 cxb3 33. Rc1 h4 34.
Qc4 bxa2 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. h3 Kf7 37. Kxa2 h6 38. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D25"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Be2 Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 c5 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Rfc1 Rfc8 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxb6
Nxb6 15. Bxc3 Na4 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bc4 b5 18. Ba2 Nfe4 19. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 "Russia III"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nf3 d5 8.
Bxd5 Bg4 9. d3 O-O-O 10. Be3 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Rxd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. O-O Bxf3 14.
gxf3 Bd6 15. f4 Qh4 16. Kh1 Qh3 17. Rg1 Nf3 18. Rg2 g5 19. c4 gxf4 20. Qa4 Kd8
21. c5 Nh4 22. Rag1 Be5 23. Bxf4 Nxg2 24. Rxg2 Qf3 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Qh4+ f6
27. h3 Rg5 28. Qe4 Qxh3+ 29. Kg1 f5 30. Rxg5 fxe4 31. dxe4 Qh6 32. Rg8+ Ke7 33.
b4 Qf4 34. Rg3 Kf6 35. Re3 Ke5 36. a3 h5 37. Kg2 Qg4+ 38. Kh1 a6 39. Kh2 h4 40.
a4 Qd1 41. Rh3 Kxe4 42. Rxh4+ Kf3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dambacher, Martijn"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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 "Eynatten"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. b4
Na6 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. a4 h5 18. Nd3 b6 19. Be1 Bh6 20. Bd2 Rf7 21. Nf2 Rg7 22.
Kh1 Nf8 23. g4 fxg3 24. hxg3 Ng6 25. Nxd6 cxd6 26. Bxa6 Qf6 27. Bb5 Bxb5 28.
axb5 Rf8 29. Rc3 Qe7 30. Qe2 Kh8 31. Rfc1 Rh7 32. Rc8 g4 33. Bxh6 Rxh6 34. Kg2
Rh7 35. Rxf8+ Qxf8 36. fxg4 h4 37. Rh1 Kg8 38. Nd3 Qe8 39. Qe3 Qxb5 40. Qg5 Rg7
41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qf6 Qxd3 43. Rxh4+ Nxh4+ 44. Qxh4+ Kg6 45. Qh5+ Kf6 46. Qh6+
Kf7 47. Qe6+ Kf8 48. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 "Chernigov"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 Nbd7 6. Ng3 h5 7. h4 a6 8. Be2
c5 9. d5 Ne5 10. a4 Bd7 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Nf1 e6 14. Ne3 Nfg4 15.
dxe6 fxe6 16. Nxg4 hxg4 17. Bg5 Nf7 18. Qd2 Bc6 19. Bxg4 Nxg5 20. Qxg5 Qf7 21.
Qd2 O-O-O 22. g3 Kb8 23. O-O Bd4 24. Ne2 g5 25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. h5 e5 27. Qe2 Qh7
28. f3 Be8 29. Kg2 Bxh5 30. Rh1 Qf7 31. Bf5 Qf6 32. g4 Bf7 33. b3 Rxh1 34. Rxh1
Rh8 35. Qe1 Rh6 36. Rxh6 Qxh6 37. Qa5 Qf8 38. Qb6 Qe7 39. Kf2 Qc7 40. a5 Qe7
41. Ke2 Be8 42. Kd3 Bc6 43. Kd2 Qc7 44. Kd3 Be8 45. Be6 Bd7 46. Qxc7+ Kxc7 47.
Bd5 b6 48. b4 Bc6 49. Kd2 Ba4 50. Kc1 bxa5 51. bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.21"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Economist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qe2 Nge7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. O-O-O Be6 10. f4 Kh8 11. Kb1 Qe8 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. g4 f6 14. h4 Qf7
15. f5 Bxb3 16. cxb3 Ne5 17. g5 Rad8 18. Bg2 Rd7 19. Rhf1 Rfd8 20. Qe3 Re8 21.
Qg3 Red8 22. Qe3 Re8 23. Qg3 Red8 24. Rd2 c6 25. Qf4 b5 26. Rfd1 Qg8 27. Rd4
Qf7 28. R4d2 Qg8 29. Bh1 Qf7 30. Rd4 Qh5 31. b4 Qg4 32. Qxg4 Nxg4 33. Rg1 Ne5
34. Rf1 Nf7 35. Rg1 Ne5 36. Rf1 Nf7 37. Rg1 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.22"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[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 "St Petersburg CC"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2
Bf5 9. e3 a5 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Qe2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Rfc1 e6 14. Bf1 dxc4 15.
bxc4 c5 16. Nd2 Bc6 17. Rab1 b6 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 cxd4 20. exd4 Rc8 21. Rb5
Qc7 22. Kg1 a4 23. Rb4 Ra8 24. Ne4 Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Rcb1 Rad8 27. Qe3 Qd7
28. Rd1 Rc8 29. Qd3 Qc7 30. Qf3 Bg7 31. Rd3 a3 32. Bd2 Qc6 33. d5 exd5 34. cxd5
Qc2 35. d6 Qxa2 36. Kg2 Qe6 37. Rxa3 Qxd6 38. Rd3 Qe6 39. Qd5 Rfe8 40. Qxe6
Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.23"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[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 "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Rb8 10. a3 Qb6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Qf3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. Qe2 Qa5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.10.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Meszaros, Tamas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 Qd8 11. d5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 exd5 13. Bxd5 Qc7 14. Qe2
Re8 15. Rfe1 Nc6 16. Qc4 Na5 17. Qf4 Be6 18. c4 Rad8 19. Rad1 Nc6 20. a3 Qa5
21. Qe3 Kf8 22. h3 Kg8 23. Kh2 Kf8 24. Rd2 Kg8 25. Red1 Ne7 26. Qe4 b5 27. Bxe6
fxe6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. cxb5 Nd5 31. Qc4 Qb6 32. a4 Kf7 33. Nd2
Qc7 34. Qe4 Qa5 35. Nc4 Qc3 36. a5 Ke7 37. Nd6 Qxa5 38. Qg6 Nc7 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.10.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Meszaros, Tamas"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
d5 9. e5 Qb6 10. d3 Ng6 11. h4 h5 12. g3 Nge7 13. a4 Rc8 14. Nbd2 Nf5 15. axb5
axb5 16. d4 cxd4 17. Bxf5 dxc3 18. bxc3 exf5 19. e6 Be7 20. Nb3 O-O 21. Be3 Qd8
22. exf7+ Rxf7 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Qd6 25. Qxb5 Ne5 26. Bf4 Nf3+ 27. Kg2
Nxh4+ 28. Kh3 Qg6 29. Nd4 Qg4+ 30. Kh2 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Nh4+ 32. Kh2 Nf3+ 33. Kg2
Nh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Ne5 10. O-O d6 11. f4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 h6
15. Bh4 exd4 16. e5 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. exf6 g5 19. Rad1+ Bd7 20. Bg3 Re8
21. Rd3 c2 22. Rd2 Re6 23. Rxc2 Ke8 24. Rd2 Rc8 25. c5 Bb5 26. Rf5 b6 27. a4
Bxa4 28. Bd6 Bd7 29. Rfd5 Rxf6 30. Be5 Re6 31. cxb6 Rc1+ 32. Kf2 Bc6 33. Rd8+
Ke7 34. Bb2 Rc4 35. g3 Ra4 36. b7 Bxb7 37. R2d7# 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.10.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "David, Alberto"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 c5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. b4 Be6 15. Bf2
d5 16. Na4 d4 17. Nc5 Bf7 18. Ndb3 Kh8 19. Na5 Qc7 20. Qa4 f5 21. O-O Rac8 22.
Rac1 Nhg8 23. Qa3 Nf6 24. Bd3 Bg8 25. Rfe1 Nh5 26. Bf1 Nf6 27. Nab3 fxe4 28.
Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Nf5 30. Rce1 Rfd8 31. Nc5 Nd6 32. Bg3 Nxe4 33. Rxe4 Ra8 34.
Na6 Qd6 35. Bd3 Be6 36. c5 Qd7 37. Rxe5 Re8 38. Be4 Bc4 39. Rxe8+ Rxe8 40. Nc7
Rxe4 41. fxe4 d3 42. Bd6 Bd4+ 43. Kh1 Qg4 44. Qc1 Qe2 45. Bf4 Bb2 46. Qg1 d2
0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. O-O d6 8. Qd3
Nbd7 9. Qg3 O-O 10. Bh6 Ne8 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rad1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Be2 Bd7
15. Bg5 Ng6 16. h4 f6 17. Bc1 e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Ne7 20. Qh3 d5 21. c4
Nd6 22. cxd5 Nexf5 23. Bg4 Nd4 24. c3 N4b5 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. Rd3 Qe7 27. h5 Rad8
28. h6 g6 29. a4 Nc7 30. Ba3 f5 31. c4 Rfe8 32. f4 Nxe6 33. fxe5 Ng5 34. Qg3
Qxe5 35. Qxg5 Kg8 36. Bb4 Ne4 37. Qe3 Qb2 38. Qb6 Rd7 39. a5 Qe5 40. Qe3 Qf6
41. Bc3 Qd6 42. Ba1 Qc5 43. Rd4 Qxa5 44. g4 Nf6 45. Qg5 Qb6 46. c5 Qb3 47. gxf5
Re3 48. Kh2 Re2+ 49. Kg1 Qh3 50. Rh4 Ne4 51. Rxh3 Nxg5 52. Rg3 Ne4 53. Rg4 Rxd5
54. fxg6 hxg6 55. Rxg6+ Kh7 56. Rg4 Rg5 57. Rxg5 Nxg5 58. Rf5 Re1+ 59. Kf2 Rxa1
60. Rxg5 Kxh6 61. Rd5 Rb1 62. c6 bxc6 63. Rd6+ Kg5 64. Rxc6 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nc4 Nf6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qxd6 Be6 12. Nd5 Bg5 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14.
Ncb6 Rd6 15. Nc4 Rdd8 16. Ncb6 Rd6 17. c3 g6 18. Rd1 Kg7 19. Bc4 Bd8 20. Bb3 f5
21. Nc4 Rd7 22. Ncb6 Rd6 23. Nc4 Rd7 24. Ncb6 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. b3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Bb2 Nc6 8.
c3 dxc3 9. dxc3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. c4 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Na3 d6 14. Nc2 Rd8
15. Qd2 e5 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Qe3 Qe7 18. Rd2 g6 19. Rfd1 Kg7 20. h3 h5 21. Qc3
Kg8 22. Ne3 Rac8 23. Nc2 Kh7 24. Qg3 b6 25. Qe3 Rd7 26. Bf1 Rcd8 27. Qc3 Qg5
28. Qe3 Qf6 29. Qc3 Kg7 30. Nb4 Nd4 31. Nc2 Nc6 32. Nb4 Nd4 33. Nc2 Nxc2 34.
Qxc2 Qe7 35. Qc3 Kg8 36. Qb4 Kg7 37. a4 Qg5 38. Rxd6 Qe7 39. Rxd7 Qxb4 40. Rxd8
Qxb3 41. a5 bxa5 42. Rc1 Qb2 43. Rdd1 Bd7 44. c5 Bc6 45. f3 a4 46. Bc4 a3 47.
Bd5 Ba4 48. Re1 a2 49. c6 Bc2 50. Bxa2 Bd3 51. c7 Ba6 52. Bd5 Bc8 53. Red1 h4
54. Rc4 Qb6+ 55. Kh2 Qf2 56. Rdc1 Bxh3 57. R4c2 Qg3+ 58. Kg1 Bc8 59. Kf1 h3 60.
gxh3 Ba6+ 61. Bc4 Qxf3+ 62. Ke1 Qe3+ 63. Kd1 Bc8 64. Bf1 Qxe4 65. Rd2 Qa4+ 66.
Ke1 Qe4+ 67. Kd1 Qf3+ 68. Ke1 Qe3+ 69. Kd1 a5 70. Rd8 Qf3+ 71. Ke1 Qe3+ 72. Kd1
Qb3+ 73. Ke1 Qb4+ 74. Kd1 Be6 75. c8=Q Bxc8 76. Rdxc8 Qd4+ 77. Ke1 a4 78. R8c4
Qe3+ 79. Kd1 a3 80. R4c2 Qf3+ 81. Ke1 e4 82. Bc4 e3 83. Bd3 Qg3+ 84. Ke2 Qf2+
85. Kd1 Qf3+ 86. Ke1 Qxh3 87. Ke2 Qg3 88. Rf1 a2 89. Bc4 Qg2+ 90. Kxe3 Qxc2 91.
Rxf7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3
Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bd6 11. e4 dxc4 12. e5 Qf4 13. Ne2 Qg4 14. h3 Qxf3 15.
gxf3 cxd3 16. Qxd3 Be7 17. f4 Nb6 18. Kh2 f5 19. Nc3 Bd7 20. Rg1 Rad8 21. Rg6
Rf7 22. Rag1 Bh4 23. Qf3 Kf8 24. Qg2 Ke7 25. Rxg7 Rdf8 26. Qf3 Be8 27. R1g2 Nc4
28. Qe2 Nb6 29. Qh5 Bxf2 30. Qxh6 Be3 31. Rxf7+ Rxf7 32. Re2 Bxd4 33. Qh4+ Kf8
34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qh4+ Kd7 36. Rd2 c5 37. Ne2 Nc4 38. Rd3 Nxb2 39. Rb3 Nd1 40.
Rxb7+ Kc6 41. Rxf7 Bxf7 42. Qe7 Bh5 43. Nxd4+ cxd4 44. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.11.01"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[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. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qb6 13. Qe2 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4
15. Rd1 e5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Rac1 a5 18. Rd3 a4 19. h4 Re6 20. Bh3 f5 21. Ng5 Rc6
22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Bxf5 Nf8 24. Rf3 Ba6 25. Qe4 Bc4 26. Qg4 gxf5 27. Qxf5 Ng6
28. Qd7 Qa7 29. Qxc6 Bxa2 30. b3 Bxb3 31. Rxb3 axb3 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ Kg8
34. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.11.01"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[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. Qa4
Nc6 9. Be2 Bg4 10. Be3 b5 11. Qd1 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nh5 13. d5 Na5 14. Rc1 f5 15.
f4 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 Nf6 17. exf5 Nxd5 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Qc2 Rf6 20. Bd4 Qe8 21.
Rg1 e5 22. Bxe5 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Rc6 24. Qh3 Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qh4+ Kf8 27. Bf3
Rc1+ 28. Ke2 Rxg1 29. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.11.01"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 a6 11. a4 Na5 12. Bd3 Nc4 13. Bc1 e5 14. fxe5 dxe5 15.
Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Bb4 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rfd8 19. Qg4 Nd6 20. f6 g6 21. Bd5
Nf5 22. Be4 Nd6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qxb4 Qxc2 25. Be3 Qc4 26. Qe1 Nf5 27. Bb6 Re8
28. h3 Qh4 29. Qxh4 Nxh4 30. Rad1 Nf5 31. Rd7 Ng3+ 32. Kg1 Nxf1 33. Kxf1 Re6
34. Bd8 Rc8 35. g4 e4 36. Ke2 e3 37. Ba5 Rc2+ 38. Kf3 e2 39. g5 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 14th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2010.11.01"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O c6 8. e4
e5 9. h3 Qb6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rb1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Na4 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qc7 15.
Qc2 c5 16. Nb5 Qd8 17. Rbd1 a6 18. Na3 Qc7 19. Nc3 Nc6 20. Qb1 Nd4 21. Nc2 Be6
22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Bd7 25. b3 Qb6 26. Bc1 a5 27. Bb2 a4 28.
Qd3 Bb5 29. Bxd4 Bxd3 30. Bxb6 Bc2 31. Rc1 Rec8 32. e5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 dxe5 34.
d6 Bf5 35. Rxc8+ Rxc8 36. bxa4 e4 37. g4 Bd7 38. Bxe4 Rc4 39. Bxb7 Rxa4 40. Bd5
Kf8 41. Bc7 Rd4 42. Bb3 Ke8 43. f3 Bc6 44. Kf2 Rd3 45. Ke2 Rxf3 46. Ba4 Rc3 47.
Kd2 Rc4 48. Bxc6+ Rxc6 49. a4 Kd7 50. a5 Rc4 51. g5 Kc6 52. Kd3 Ra4 53. Kc3 Rh4
54. Kb2 Re4 55. Kc3 Rh4 56. Kb2 Kd7 57. Ka2 h5 58. a6 Rxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
Nd2 g6 9. c4 Ba6 10. Nf3 Qb4+ 11. Kd1 Rb8 12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Bd3 Bg7 14. a3 Qb7
15. Re1 O-O 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. b4 d5 18. c5 Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Bg4 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Qd8 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qa4 Nd5 15.
Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Nd2 Nc6 18. Bf3 Qd7 19. d5 Nd4 20. Qxd7 Bxd7 21. b3
Bb5 22. Rfe1 Nc2 23. Red1 Bb2 24. Rb1 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Ba3 26. Nc4 Bc5 27. Kf2 b6
28. Rbc1 f6 29. Ke2 Rfd8 30. h4 a5 31. h5 Kg7 32. e4 a4 33. Bg4 Ra8 34. Rc2
axb3 35. axb3 Ra3 36. Rd3 Ra1 37. Rd1 Rda8 38. Rxa1 Rxa1 39. hxg6 hxg6 40. Kd2
Rb1 41. Kc3 Ba6 42. Rb2 Rc1+ 43. Rc2 Re1 44. Bf3 b5 45. Nb2 Bd6 46. Nd3 Ra1 47.
b4 Bc8 48. Nc5 g5 49. Kb2 Ra7 50. Be2 Be5+ 51. Kb3 Ra1 52. Bxb5 Rb1+ 53. Kc4
Bg4 54. Ne6+ Kf7 55. Ra2 Rc1+ 56. Kd3 Rc3+ 57. Kd2 Rg3 58. Ra8 Rxg2+ 59. Kc1
Bxe6 60. Be8+ Kg7 61. dxe6 g4 62. Bf7 g3 63. Rg8+ Kh7 64. Kd1 Rb2 65. Rg4 g2
66. Rh4+ Kg7 67. Rg4+ Kh6 68. Kc1 Rf2 69. Rg6+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O h6 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nc3
Ngf6 9. Be3 Qxb3 10. axb3 a6 11. Ra4 Be7 12. b4 dxc4 13. dxc4 Bc2 14. Raa1 Bxb4
15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Na4 O-O 17. h3 e5 18. Nb3 Rfe8 19. Rfc1 Bf8 20. Nbc5 Nxc5 21.
Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Rad8 23. Be3 Be4 24. Bf1 Bf5 25. Bg2 Be4 26. Bf1 Bf5 27. b4
Ne4 28. Bg2 Nd2 29. Ra3 Be6 30. Rac3 f5 31. Kh2 Ne4 32. Rd3 Rxd3 33. exd3 Nf6
34. Rb1 Rd8 35. Bf1 e4 36. dxe4 Nxe4 37. Re1 Kf7 38. Be2 Rd7 39. b5 axb5 40.
cxb5 Nc3 41. bxc6 bxc6 42. Bh5+ g6 43. Bf3 Bd5 44. Bxd5+ cxd5 45. Bxh6 d4 46.
Kg2 Ne4 47. h4 d3 48. Be3 Nc3 49. Rc1 Ne4 50. Kf1 Rb7 51. Rd1 Rb3 52. Ra1 Rb2
53. Rd1 Rb3 54. Ra1 Rb2 55. Rd1 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 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 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Be3 Na6 15. Qd2
Nf4 16. Bf3 Nb4 17. O-O Nbd3 18. gxf4 exf4 19. Qxd3 fxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxb2 21. Rab1
Be5 22. Rxb7 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Rf4 24. f3 Qc8 25. Rfb1 Qh3 26. Rxc7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. a4 b4 13. Ncd5 a5 14. Re1 Rc8 15.
c3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nb8 18. c4 g6 19. Rb1 Nbd7 20. Rb5 Nc5 21. Bf1
Nfd7 22. Bd2 Ra8 23. Nc2 Nxa4 24. Nd4 exd4 25. Qxa4 Nc5 26. Qa3 a4 27. Bb4 Qd7
28. Rd1 Nb3 29. Bd3 Rfc8 30. h3 Qc7 31. Rb1 Bf8 32. g3 Rcb8 33. Kg2 Qb7 34. Be2
d3 35. Bf3 Qxb5 36. Bc3 Qxc4 37. Bf6 d2 38. Qb2 Rc8 39. Qa3 Qd3 40. Qb2 Qc4 41.
Qa3 Qc1 42. Qa2 Rc2 43. Bb2 a3 44. Bxc1 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d3
Rb8 9. h3 a6 10. f4 Bd7 11. a4 Ne8 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Rb1 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15.
cxb5 Bxb5 16. g4 Nc7 17. Ng3 e6 18. f5 Qh4 19. Bf2 Qg5 20. h4 Qd8 21. g5 exf5
22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Bg3 f6 25. Rxf5 fxg5 26. Rxg5 Kh8 27. Ne4 Ne6
28. Rxg7 Nxg7 29. Bxd6 Qxh4 30. Qd2 Rbd8 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Qc3 Qf4 33. Qxc5
Bxd3 34. Re1 Bxe4 35. Rf1 Rg8 36. Qe5 Ba8 37. b4 Re8 38. Qf6 Bd5 39. b5 Kg8 40.
b6 Ne6 41. Qe5 Bb7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. d5 Qb6 5. Nd2 Qxb2 6. Nxe4 Qb4+ 7. c3 Qxe4 8.
e3 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Rc1 d6 11. h4 g4 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Nf4 Nb6 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qxg4 Rg8 17. Qe2 Be5 18. f3 Qa4 19. Bh2 Nf6 20. c4 Qa5+ 21. Kf2
O-O-O 22. g4 Nd7 23. Rb1 Kb8 24. Rb5 Qa4 25. Bg3 Nb6 26. Rc1 Rde8 27. Qc2 Qxc2+
28. Rxc2 e6 29. Rb3 Kc7 30. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d4 Bg7 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 e5 8.
Nf3 d6 9. b3 Ne7 10. Ba3 c5 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Nc3 Qb6 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Qe3 O-O
15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Qa5 17. Bb2 Nc6 18. Nd5 Nd4 19. Rc1 Kh8 20. c3 Ne6 21. a3
f5 22. b4 Qa4 23. c4 Bb7 24. b5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Nd4 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Qb3 Qa5 28.
Qb4 Qb6 29. Nb3 e4 30. a4 d3 31. a5 Qb7 32. Rb1 Rfe8 33. b6 f4 34. Qd2 axb6 35.
Qxf4 bxa5 36. Nxa5 Qa6 37. Nc6 Ra8 38. Rxe4 Rf8 39. Qd2 Qa2 40. Qxa2 Rxa2 41.
Rd1 Rfxf2 42. Re8+ Bf8 43. Rxd3 Rxg2+ 44. Kf1 Kg7 45. Rf3 Rxh2 46. Kg1 Rhg2+
47. Kf1 Rgc2 48. Kg1 Rc1+ 49. Rf1 Rxf1+ 50. Kxf1 Kf7 51. Rc8 h5 52. Nd8+ Kf6
53. Ne6 Be7 54. Rc6 Ke5 55. Rc7 Bf6 56. Nf8 g5 57. Rf7 Bd8 58. Ng6+ Ke4 59. Rd7
Kf3 60. Rf7+ Kg3 61. Rd7 Bb6 62. Rxd6 Bd4 63. Ne7 Kf3 64. Ke1 Be3 65. Rf6+ Bf4
66. Kd1 Rd2+ 67. Ke1 Rc2 68. Kd1 Rc1# 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. c3 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Nb3 Rc8 13. Nbd4 Nc7 14. Be3 Na8 15.
h3 Bh5 16. Ne2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nb6 18. b3 Nbd7 19. Bd4 Nb8 20. b4 Ncd7 21. b5 a6
22. a4 Qa5 23. Qb1 Rc4 24. Qd1 Nc5 25. bxa6 bxa6 26. Nf4 Nbd7 27. Bg2 Rxa4 28.
Rb1 Qc7 29. Nh5 Rb8 30. Qg4 g6 31. Rxb8+ Qxb8 32. Nf4 Nf8 33. h4 Nb3 34. Rb1
Ra1 35. Rxa1 Nxa1 36. h5 Nb3 37. h6 Nxd4 38. cxd4 a5 39. Qd1 Bg5 40. Nd3 Bxh6
41. Qa4 Qa7 42. Nc5 Bg5 43. Bf1 Be7 44. Na6 Qb6 45. Qe8 Bb4 46. Nb8 Qxd4 47.
Nd7 Bc5 48. Nxc5 Qxc5 49. Bb5 Qc7 50. f4 Kg7 51. Kg2 h5 52. Kf2 Qa7+ 53. Kg2
Qe3 54. Qe7 h4 55. Qxh4 Qc5 56. Qf6+ Kg8 57. Be8 Qc7 58. Kh3 Nh7 59. Qh4 Kg7
60. Bb5 Qa7 61. Ba4 Qd4 62. Be8 Qa7 63. Ba4 Qc7 64. Qg4 Qc4 65. Qd1 d4 66. Bb3
Qc3 67. Bc2 Nf8 68. Kg2 Nd7 69. g4 Nc5 70. f5 d3 71. f6+ Kg8 72. Qf3 Qxc2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E72"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. g3 e5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. d5 Nd4
9. O-O Bg4 10. Qd3 Nd7 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Nb5 Ne5 13. Qd2 Nxc4 14. Qb4 Be2 15.
Re1 a5 16. Qb3 a4 17. Qc2 d3 18. Qxc4 a3 19. Rb1 d2 20. Qxe2 dxe1=Q+ 21. Qxe1
axb2 22. Bxb2 Rxa2 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. e5 Re8 25. e6 Qf6 26. Nxc7 Re7 27. Nb5
fxe6 28. Nc3 exd5 29. Qxe7+ Qxe7 30. Nxa2 Qe5 31. Nb4 d4 32. Bf1 Qc5 33. Nd3
Qa7 34. h4 Kf6 35. Rb5 h6 36. Rd5 Qb6 37. Nf4 g5 38. hxg5+ hxg5 39. Ne2 Qc6 40.
Rf5+ Kg6 41. Nxd4 Qe4 42. Rb5 Qxd4 43. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 8. e4 Be7
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Qd2 Nbd7 14. b3 Bf8 15. h3
Rac8 16. Be3 Qb8 17. g4 Qa8 18. f3 g6 19. h4 Qb8 20. Qf2 Ne5 21. Red1 Bg7 22.
h5 d5 23. Bf4 dxe4 24. Qg3 Nfd7 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 b5 27. h6 Bh8 28. Nxb5
axb5 29. Rxd7 Qb6+ 30. Be3 Qc6 31. Rdd1 bxc4 32. bxc4 Qa4 33. c5 Nc4 34. Bf2
Qxa2 35. Qf4 Be5 36. Qf3 Qa4 37. Bf1 Na5 38. Kg2 Nc6 39. Rc4 Qa2 40. Kg1 Rcd8
41. Rcc1 Nd4 42. Qe3 Qa4 43. c6 Nxc6 44. Rxd8 Rxd8 45. Qc5 Nd4 46. Qe7 Re8 47.
Rc4 Rxe7 48. Rxa4 Nc6 49. Ra8+ Nb8 50. Bc5 Rb7 51. Kf2 f6 52. Bc4 Kf7 53. Ke3
Nd7 54. Ba3 Rc7 55. Bb5 g5 56. Ke2 Nc5 57. Be8+ Ke7 58. Bg6 Kd6 59. Rd8+ Kc6
60. Be8+ Kb6 61. Bxc5+ Kxc5 62. Rd7 Rxd7 63. Bxd7 Kd6 64. Be8 Ke7 65. Bb5 Bd6
66. Kf3 Kf7 67. Bd7 Bf8 68. Bb5 Bc5 69. Bc4 Ke7 70. Bb3 Kd6 71. Ba2 Ke5 72. Bb3
Bf8 73. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Bg7
8. Be3 Nd7 9. Nd2 h5 10. Kc2 e5 11. h4 Bh6 12. Nc4 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 c6 14. Rd1 Nc5
15. f3 Be6 16. Bc4 Rd8 17. g3 Ke7 18. b4 Nd7 19. Bxe6 Kxe6 20. Nc4 Nb6 21. Nxb6
axb6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nf3 f5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Rb1
O-O 9. b4 h6 10. b5 Ne7 11. a4 Be6 12. a5 Rc8 13. Nd2 b6 14. Bb2 g5 15. axb6
axb6 16. e3 Qd7 17. f4 Ng6 18. Nd5 Ng4 19. h3 Nf6 20. Qe2 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Bf7 22.
Nc4 Rce8 23. Qf2 exf4 24. exf4 gxf4 25. gxf4 Bxb2 26. Rxb2 Kh7 27. Kh2 Qd8 28.
Ne3 Qf6 29. Ra2 Re7 30. Nc2 Rfe8 31. Nd4 Nh4 32. Bh1 Rg8 33. Rg1 Rxg1 34. Qxg1
Ng6 35. Qf2 Re8 36. Ra7 Rc8 37. Qe3 Re8 38. Qf2 Rc8 39. Qe3 Ne7 40. Ne6 Qb2+
41. Bg2 Rg8 42. Qf3 Bh5 43. Qf1 Nxd5 44. Nxc7 Rg7 45. Nxd5 Rxa7 46. Ne3 Qxb5
47. Nxf5 Bg6 48. Ng3 Rf7 49. f5 Kg7 50. Qa1+ Qe5 51. Qxe5+ dxe5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
b6 9. b3 O-O 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. e4 dxc4 13. h4 h6 14. Rab1 cxb3 15.
axb3 Bb7 16. b4 Ba8 17. Bf4 a5 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Ne5 Bb4 20. Na2 c5 21. Nxd7
Nxd7 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Re8 24. Nc3 Nf6 25. Nb5 Nh5 26. Bd2 Qd7 27. Nc3 Nf6
28. Bf4 c4 29. Rd4 Red8 30. Rbd1 Qa7 31. Be5 Nd7 32. Bf4 Nf6 33. Be5 Nd7 34.
Bf4 Bc5 35. R4d2 Nf6 36. Bh3 Bb4 37. Bxc8 Rxc8 38. Be5 Nd7 39. Bd4 Qa6 40. Qf5
Qb7 41. Re2 Rd8 42. Rde1 Nf8 43. Re8 Qb8 44. Rxd8 Qxd8 45. Qe5 f6 46. Qe8 Qxe8
47. Rxe8 Bb7 48. Rb8 Bxc3 49. Bxc3 Bxd5 50. Bxa5 Kf7 51. Rd8 Be4 52. Bb4 Ne6
53. Rd7+ Kg8 54. Re7 Bd5 55. Kf1 h5 56. Bc3 Nc5 57. Rc7 Ne4 58. Bb4 g5 59. Ke2
gxh4 60. gxh4 f5 61. f3 Nf6 62. Bc3 Ne8 63. Re7 Bf7 64. Ke3 Kf8 65. Bb4 Kg7 66.
Bc3+ Kf8 67. Ra7 Kg8 68. Be5 Bd5 69. Kf4 Kf8 70. Bc3 Kg8 71. Ra5 Be6 72. Ke5
Nc7 73. Rc5 Na6 74. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bh6 e5 8.
Bxg7 Kxg7 9. O-O-O Qe7 10. h4 h5 11. Ng5 c6 12. f3 Nb6 13. Be2 Be6 14. Rhf1 Bc4
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. Rxd7
Nfxd7 21. b3 Kf8 22. Kb2 Ke7 23. Nc1 Nc5 24. Kc3 f6 25. Nh3 Ne6 26. a4 a5 27.
Nf2 Nd7 28. Ne2 b5 29. axb5 cxb5 30. Kb2 b4 31. Nd3 Nb6 32. Ra1 Kd6 33. c3
bxc3+ 34. Nxc3 Nd4 35. Nc1 Rb8 36. N3e2 Nc4+ 37. Kc3 Ne3 38. Rxa5 Nxg2 39. Nxd4
exd4+ 40. Kxd4 Nxh4 41. Ke3 Ng2+ 42. Kf2 Nf4 43. Ra6+ Ke5 44. Ra5+ Ke6 45. Ra6+
Ke5 46. Ra5+ Kd4 47. Ra4+ Kc3 48. Ra6 Kd2 49. Rxf6 g5 50. Ne2 Nd3+ 51. Kf1 Rxb3
52. Ng3 Rb1+ 53. Kg2 Nf4+ 54. Kf2 h4 55. Nf5 h3 56. Rd6+ Kc3 57. Rc6+ Kd2 58.
Rd6+ Kc3 59. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "208"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Bc1 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. Be2
e6 9. O-O exd5 10. exd5 Bg4 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Re8 13. Qd3 Na6 14. Nc4 Qd8
15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Nh5 18. Be3 Qd7 19. a3 Re8 20. h3 Nc7 21.
a4 Na6 22. Qd2 Nb4 23. Re2 Nf6 24. b3 h5 25. Kf1 Qf5 26. Nb5 Ne4 27. Qd1 a6 28.
Nbxd6 Nxd6 29. Nxd6 Bxd6 30. c4 Qd3 31. Qxd3 Nxd3 32. Rd2 Ne5 33. a5 f5 34. Rd1
Kf7 35. g3 Nd7 36. Kg2 Re4 37. Rc1 f4 38. Kf3 Re8 39. gxf4 Nf6 40. Rd1 Ne4 41.
Rc1 Kf6 42. b4 Kf5 43. bxc5 Bxc5 44. Rd1 Bd6 45. Rb1 Re7 46. Re1 Bb4 47. Ra1
Nd2+ 48. Kg2 Nxc4 49. Bd4 Bd6 50. Ra4 Nd2 51. Be3 Nb3 52. Bb6 Re4 53. Ra2 Rxf4
54. Rb2 Nd4 55. Rd2 Ke5 56. Rd3 Kxd5 57. Rg3 Rf6 58. Rd3 Bc5 59. Bc7 Kc4 60.
Rd1 Nb3 61. Rd7 Rxf2+ 62. Kg3 Rf5 63. Rg7 g5 64. Rh7 h4+ 65. Kg4 Rd5 66. Rg7
Be3 67. Kf3 Bd2 68. Bb8 Bxa5 69. Rxb7 Bb4 70. Ba7 a5 71. Rc7+ Kb5 72. Ke4 Rd1
73. Be3 Nc5+ 74. Kf3 Rd5 75. Rg7 a4 76. Bxg5 a3 77. Bxh4 a2 78. Ra7 Ba5 79. Be1
Bxe1 80. Rxa2 Kc4 81. Rc2+ Bc3 82. Re2 Nb3 83. Re4+ Nd4+ 84. Kg4 Kd3 85. Re8
Nc2 86. h4 Ne3+ 87. Kf4 Rd4+ 88. Kf3 Nf5 89. h5 Rh4 90. Rd8+ Nd4+ 91. Kg3 Rxh5
92. Kg4 Rh1 93. Kf4 Rf1+ 94. Kg4 Bd2 95. Rd7 Rg1+ 96. Kh5 Ke4 97. Re7+ Kf5 98.
Rf7+ Ke6 99. Rf8 Rg5+ 100. Kh4 Nf5+ 101. Kh3 Bf4 102. Re8+ Kf7 103. Re4 Bd6
104. Rf4 Rg3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. c3 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3
e6 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Nc4 Kb8 14. Nfd2 f5
15. f3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 d5 17. Na3 Qd6 18. f4 Rdg8 19. Nb3 b6 20. Qf2 gxf4 21.
gxf4 Bf6 22. Be2 Ne7 23. Nb5 Qc6 24. Nc1 Qb7 25. Na3 Nc8 26. Nd3 Nd6 27. Bf3
Qa6 28. Nc2 Ba4 29. Ncb4 Qb7 30. Rdg1 Bb5 31. Ne5 Bxe5 32. fxe5 Ne4 33. Bxe4
dxe4 34. b3 a5 35. Nc2 Bd3 36. Kb2 Rg6 37. Ne1 Ba6 38. Nc2 Rhg8 39. c4 b5 40.
cxb5 Qxb5 41. Qd2 Qb6 42. Ka1 Bd3 43. Ne1 Bb5 44. Nc2 Kb7 45. Rh2 Bd3 46. Ne1
Ba6 47. Nc2 Rd8 48. Rgh1 Rdg8 49. Ne1 Rh8 50. Nc2 Ka7 51. Rh4 Rhg8 52. Ne1 Rh8
53. Nc2 Rhg8 54. Ne1 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O
Re8 9. Qc2 c6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. h3 a6 12. a4 exd4 13. Nxd4 a5 14. b3 Nc5 15. Bb2
h5 16. Re1 Ra6 17. Rad1 Rb6 18. Nb1 Nfe4 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Ne4 21. Rdd1 Bd7
22. Ba3 Nc5 23. Qd2 Nxb3 24. Nxb3 Rxb3 25. Bxd6 Qe6 26. Rb1 Qxc4 27. Rec1 Qxa4
28. Rxb3 Qxb3 29. Qxa5 Be6 30. Be5 b6 31. Qa1 Bxe5 32. Qxe5 c5 33. Qa1 Qa2 34.
Qf6 Qa7 35. Bc6 Qe7 36. Qxe7 Rxe7 37. Rb1 Bc8 38. e4 Re6 39. Bd5 Rd6 40. h4 Be6
41. Bxe6 Rxe6 42. Kg2 c4 43. Kf3 Kg7 44. Ke3 Rc6 45. Kd4 c3 46. Kd3 c2 47. Rc1
Kf6 48. f4 Ke6 49. Rxc2 Rxc2 50. Kxc2 Kd6 51. Kd3 Kc5 52. Kc3 b5 53. e5 b4+ 54.
Kb3 Kb5 55. g4 hxg4 56. f5 gxf5 57. h5 g3 58. h6 g2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[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 O-O 13. Be2 Bh6 14. O-O Kh8
15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Nde3 Rb8 18. Ra2 Ne7 19. Qa1 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21.
Rxa5 Rxb2 22. Qxb2 Qxa5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. Ne3 Be6 25. Bg4 Bxe3 26. Bxe6 Qb6 27.
Qxb6 Bxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Bh2
Nbd7 9. a4 a6 10. c4 Re8 11. Nc3 e5 12. Re1 a5 13. Nb5 Ne4 14. Bf1 Rc8 15. Na7
Rb8 16. Nb5 f5 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Na7 Ra8 20. Nb5 Bc6 21. Qc2 Qc8 22.
Nd2 Nef6 23. Be2 Qb7 24. Bf3 e4 25. Be2 Rad8 26. Rb1 Nf8 27. b4 axb4 28. Rxb4
Ne6 29. Nc3 d5 30. a5 f4 31. axb6 cxb6 32. Reb1 f3 33. Rxb6 Qc8 34. cxd5 Bxd5
35. Ba6 Qa8 36. Nxd5 Qxd5 37. Be5 fxg2 38. Bc4 Qa8 39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Bxe6 Nh5
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. a3 e6 8. b4
cxb4 9. axb4 d5 10. b5 Ne7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ba3 Re8 13. d4 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Ne5 Nd5 16. e3 f5 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Rfc1 a5 19. bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bf1 Ra8 21. Bb5
Bf8 22. Bxf8 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Rxf8 24. Bc4 Qd6 25. Qb2 b6 26. Ra7 Rc8 27. h4 Rc7
28. Ra6 Rb7 29. Kh2 Kg7 30. Be2 Qc7 31. Bc4 Ra7 32. Rxa7 Qxa7 33. Qb5 Qb7 34.
Qe8 Bg8 35. Qd8 Qe7 36. Qa8 Nf6 37. Bxg8 Nxg8 38. Qc6 Nf6 39. Qxb6 h5 40. Kg2
Qe8 41. Qc7+ Kg8 42. Kg1 Ng4 43. Nc6 Qa8 44. Ne7+ Kf7 45. Nxf5+ Kf6 46. Nd6 Ke6
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4
Bg4 9. Qe1 Nd4 10. Qf2 h6 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nf3 b5 13. Bd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxf3+ 15.
Qxf3 Bc6 16. fxe5 Bxd5 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. exd5 Bf6 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. c3 b4 21. Kh1
bxc3 22. bxc3 Bxc3 23. Rab1 Qg6 24. d6 Ba5 25. Qd5 Bb6 26. Rfe1 Rad8 27. Qc4
Rxd6 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Qe4 Bc7 30. Kg1 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Bg3 32. Rec1 f5 33. Qd5+
Kh8 34. Ke2 Re8+ 35. Kd1 Qg1+ 36. Kc2 Qf2+ 37. Kb3 Qd2 38. Ka4 Re5 39. Qc4 Kh7
40. Rc2 Qg5 41. Rb8 Qe7 42. Rcb2 Qd7+ 43. Qb5 Qd4+ 44. Qc4 Qd7+ 45. Qb5 Qd6 46.
Rb7 Rd5 47. Rxa7 Rd4+ 48. Ka5 Be1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Bd3 e5 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. dxe5 Nxe4 14. Qc2 Bf5
15. Bd3 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxa2+ 18. Rc2 Qa5 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Qd6 Qxd6
21. exd6 b6 22. c4 Rfd8 23. Rd2 Rd7 24. Bf4 f6 25. h4 Rad8 26. g4 h6 27. Bg3
Bf8 28. Kg2 g5 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Re1 Red8 31. h5 Kf7 32. Ra1 Re8 33. Rda2 a5 34.
Rb2 Re4 35. Rxb6 Rxg4 36. Kf2 Rxc4 37. Rxa5 Rb4 38. Rc6 Rb2+ 39. Kf1 Rb3 40.
Kg2 Rb2+ 41. Kh3 Rb3 42. Rc7 Ke6 43. Rxd7 Kxd7 44. Ra7+ Ke6 45. d7 Be7 46. Kg2
Rd3 47. Ra8 Rxd7 48. Rh8 c4 49. Rc8 Kd5 50. Nd2 f5 51. Nxc4 f4 52. Nb6+ Ke6 53.
Nxd7 Kxd7 54. Rh8 fxg3 55. Rxh6 Ke8 56. Kxg3 Kf7 57. Rg6 Ba3 58. Kg4 Bc1 59.
Kf5 Bb2 60. h6 Ba1 61. Rxg5 Bb2 62. Rg6 Bc3 63. Rc6 Bb2 64. Rc7+ Kg8 65. Ke4
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nbd2 e6 8. c4
Be7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. c5 Qc7 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Bg6 14. Be2 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. Qc3 f6 18. b4 a6 19. a4 Re8 20. Bg3 e5 21. Rfe1 Bf8
22. Qb3 Bf7 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Qd8 25. b6 Ra5 26. Bg4 h5 27. Bf5 g6 28. Bc2
Qa8 29. Qc3 Ra3 30. Nb3 Bg7 31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 Qc8 33. Ra7 f5 34. f4 exd4
35. exd4 Nf6 36. Qd3 Ne4 37. Bh4 Bf6 38. Bxf6 Nxf6 39. Qd2 Ne4 40. Qc1 Ng3 41.
Bd3 Re7 42. Kf2 h4 43. Nd2 Ne4+ 44. Kg1 Nxd2 45. Qxd2 Qe8 46. Kf2 Kh7 47. Be2
Qd8 48. Bf3 Qe8 49. Ra1 Qb8 50. Kg1 Qh8 51. Qf2 Qf6 52. Ra7 Kg7 53. Be2 Be6 54.
Ba6 Bc8 55. Ra8 Qe6 56. Qxh4 Re8 57. Ra7 Re7 58. Kh2 Rf7 59. Bf1 Qe3 60. Ra8
Rf8 61. Qg5 Qxd4 62. h4 Qf6 63. Kg3 Qxg5+ 64. fxg5 f4+ 65. Kf2 d4 66. Ra7 Rd8
67. Bd3 Rd5 68. Ra8 Bf5 69. Bxf5 Rxf5 70. Ra7 Rf7 71. Ke2 Rd7 72. Kd3 Kf7 73.
Ra4 Rd5 74. Rxd4 Rxc5 75. Rxf4+ Kg7 76. Rd4 Kf7 77. Rd7+ Ke6 78. Rxb7 Rb5 79.
Rb8 Kf5 80. Rf8+ Kg4 81. Rf6 Rxb6 82. Rxg6 Kxh4 83. Rg8 Rb5 84. g6 Kh5 85. Ke4
Rg5 86. Kf4 Rxg6 87. Rh8+ Rh6 88. g4+ Kg6 89. Rc8 Kg7 90. Rc7+ Kg8 91. Kf5 c5
92. Rc8+ Kg7 93. Rxc5 Rf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. h3 Bf5 8. O-O
c5 9. d5 Na6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 e6 12. e4 exd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. Bf4 Nb4 15.
Qb1 c4 16. Nd2 Rc8 17. Be3 Nh5 18. g4 Qh4 19. Kg2 Nd3 20. gxh5 Be5 21. hxg6
fxg6 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Qd1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 a6 7. Ba4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nxe4 9. d5 Na7 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 Nxa4 13. Qxa4 Nb5 14. Qb3 O-O 15.
a4 Nd6 16. Nc3 Nf5 17. Bb6 Qe8 18. d6+ e6 19. Nd5 Qf7 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Ba7 Nxd6
22. Bxb8 Nf5 23. Ba7 d5 24. Rac1 Rd8 25. Bb6 Rf8 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 e5 28.
Bb6 d4 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Nd5 Ke6 31. Nf4+ Kf5 32. Ne2 Bh6 33. Nxd4+ Kg4 34.
h3+ Kh5 35. Rc5 Bd7 36. Rc7 Rf7 37. Nf3 Bg7 38. g4+ Kh6 39. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8.
Bg2 Be7 9. O-O Bh5 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Bf4 a5 12. a3 a4 13. Nc1 Nb6 14. Qd3 Bg6 15.
Qd1 Be4 16. Nd3 Nbd5 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. e3 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Qb5 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. Bf1
h6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Rac1 b6 24. Nfe5 c5 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Nc4 Qb7 27. Nde5 Rd5
28. f3 Bh7 29. e4 Rd4 30. Na5 Qa8 31. Nac6 Bd6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Ne6 12. Qh4 f6 13. Ne4 fxe5 14. Nfg5
Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Qc7 16. Rad1 d5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Rxd5 Bb7 19. Rd2 Rf5 20. h3 Qc6
21. f3 Re8 22. Be3 a6 23. Red1 Qc8 24. Rd7 Qc2 25. R1d2 Qb1+ 26. Kh2 Bxe4 27.
Qxe4 Qxa2 28. b4 Qe6 29. Ra7 Rf6 30. Rdd7 h6 31. Rdb7 Qf5 32. Bc5 Qxe4 33. fxe4
Bf8 34. Rb6 Rxb6 35. Bxb6 e6 36. Ba5 Rb8 37. Rxa6 Bxb4 38. Bc7 Re8 39. Bxe5 Kf7
40. g4 Bf8 41. Kg3 Re7 42. h4 Rd7 43. Kf4 Be7 44. g5 hxg5+ 45. hxg5 Rd1 46. Ra7
Rf1+ 47. Ke3 Ke8 48. Ra8+ Kd7 49. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Re1
h6 9. Nf1 Nh5 10. Ne3 Nf6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 Nh7 14. Nh4 Bf6 15. Nf3
Bg7 16. g4 Bf6 17. h4 Bd7 18. Kg2 Qc8 19. Kg3 Bg7 20. Rg1 Nf6 21. Nh2 Rf8 22.
Kg2 Nh7 23. Kh1 Kh8 24. Bd2 a6 25. Rg2 c5 26. a4 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rxa8 Qxa8
29. b4 Qa7 30. Rg1 Rb8 31. Qa1 Qc7 32. Qa3 Nf6 33. bxc5 dxc5 34. cxb5 Bxb5 35.
Rb1 Nc8 36. Bd3 Bxd3 37. Rxb8 Qxb8 38. Qxd3 Nd6 39. f3 Nd7 40. Nhf1 Qb2 41. Kg2
Kh7 42. Qa6 Nb6 43. Qd3 c4 44. Qc3 Qb5 45. Qb4 c3 46. Bxc3 Qe2+ 47. Kg3 Nbc4
48. Nxc4 Nxc4 49. Qb1 Bf8 50. Qe1 Qd3 51. Ba1 Bc5 52. g5 h5 53. Qc1 Qe2 54.
Bxe5 Bf2+ 55. Kf4 Bxh4 56. Bf6 Qd3 57. Qa1 Qc2 58. Qa8 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. g5 Nh5
9. Bxh5 gxh5 10. Qxh5 Re8 11. Nge2 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nd7 13. Ng3 Ne5 14. Nf5 Ng6
15. Nxg7 Rxe4+ 16. Be3 Kxg7 17. Nf6 Rh4 18. Qe2 Be6 19. b3 b5 20. f4 bxc4 21.
O-O-O Qa5 22. Rxd6 c3 23. Qc2 Qa3+ 24. Kd1 c4 25. Qxc3 Qxd6+ 26. Kc1 Kf8 27.
Rd1 Qa3+ 28. Kd2 Rxh2+ 29. Ke1 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 e6 7. Nf4 Bd6 8. h4
Bxf4 9. Bxf4 h6 10. c3 Nf6 11. Be2 O-O 12. Qd2 Nd5 13. h5 Bh7 14. Bf3 Nxf4 15.
Qxf4 Nd7 16. O-O a5 17. Rad1 a4 18. c4 Nf6 19. Rd2 Qa5 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Qe3
Rd7 22. Qc3 Qb6 23. Nf1 Rad8 24. Ne3 Qa7 25. d5 cxd5 26. cxd5 e5 27. Qxe5 Re8
28. Qf4 Be4 29. Rd4 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 a3 31. b4 Re5 32. d6 Rxh5 33. Nf5 Rg5 34.
Ne7+ Kh8 35. Rc4 Qb6 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Qd3+ g6 38. Rc4 Qb5 39. Qb3 Kg7 40. Rf4
Qe5 41. Rfd4 Rh5 42. Qg3 Qxg3 43. fxg3 Ne8 44. Nc8 Rb5 45. Re1 Nf6 46. Rc4 Kf8
47. Rc7 Rxb4 48. Re7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 h5 6. h4 Be6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nge2 Ne7
9. Bg5 c6 10. Qd2 a5 11. b3 Nc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4
Rae8 16. Nde2 Nc8 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Qc2 Bg4 19. Rde1 Qc7 20. Be3 Re7 21. Bg5 Ree8
22. Be3 Nb6 23. Qd2 Nc8 24. Bd4 Bxe2 25. Rxe2 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Ne6 27. Qd2 Qb6 28.
Na4 Qa7 29. Re3 Rd8 30. Kh2 Nb6 31. Nc3 Nd7 32. f4 Nf6 33. Bh3 Rfe8 34. f5 gxf5
35. Rxf5 Nd7 36. Rxh5 Ne5 37. Ne2 Ng7 38. Rh6 d5 39. cxd5 cxd5 40. Kg2 dxe4 41.
Qc1 Nd3 42. Qg1 Ne1+ 43. Kh1 Nf3 44. Qc1 Rd3 45. Rxf3 exf3 46. Nf4 Rde3 47. Qc4
Re1+ 48. Bf1 Qf2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 b6 8. a4
Ba6 9. Bb5+ Bxb5 10. axb5 h6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Nh4 Ng6 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. Qg4 Qf7
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. c4 Qf5 17. Qxf5 gxf5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rd1 d4 20. Ba3 Nd7 21.
e6 Nf8 22. Bxc5 Nxe6 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 O-O 25. c4 Rf7 26. c5 Rb8 27. Rb4
Rc7 28. Rc1 Kf7 29. g3 Ke6 30. Rbb1 Kd5 31. c6 Rb6 32. Kg2 a6 33. bxa6 Rxa6 34.
Rb7 Rxb7 35. cxb7 Rb6 36. Rc7 g5 37. Rh7 g4 38. h3 gxh3+ 39. Kxh3 Ke4 40. Kg2
Rb3 41. Re7+ Kd5 42. Kh3 Kd6 43. Rh7 Ke5 44. f3 Rb2 45. Rf7 Ke6 46. Rc7 Kf6 47.
f4 Ke6 48. Rh7 Kd5 49. Re7 Kd6 50. Re5 Rxb7 51. Rxf5 Ke6 52. Rh5 Rh7 53. Ra5
Rh8 54. Kh4 Kf6 55. Kh5 Kg7 56. Ra7+ Kf6 57. g4 Rf8 58. Kxh6 Rh8+ 59. Rh7 Rg8
60. g5+ Kf5 61. Rf7+ Kg4 62. Kh7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "37"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. c4 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 e6 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Be3 Qa5 12. a3 Be7 13. b4 Qc7 14. Rc1 O-O
15. d5 Rad8 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Ng5 Bf7 18. Qc2 Ne5 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21.
f4 Ned7 22. Rcd1 a5 23. Qb3 axb4 24. axb4 Nf8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1 Qc7 27. Bf3
Ng6 28. g3 e5 29. f5 e4 30. Bg2 Ne5 31. c5 Kh8 32. Bf4 Rf8 33. Qe6 Re8 34. Bxe5
Bxc5+ 35. bxc5 Qxe5 36. Qxe5 Rxe5 37. Rb1 e3 38. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "38"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. d4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Bd6 Re8 15.
e3 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Ne5 Qa5 18. a3 Rec8 19. h4 Be8 20. Nd3 Kg7 21. g4 Qd8
22. f4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Nc5 Qxh4 25. Nxe4 Ne7 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nd6 Rb8
28. e4 Bd7 29. Qf3 Nc8 30. Nc4 Bb5 31. b3 Nb6 32. f5 exf5 33. gxf5 Nxc4 34.
bxc4 Bxc4 35. f6+ Kg8 36. Rc1 b5 37. d5 Qg5 38. Rd1 Qe5 39. Qf2 Rb6 40. Qd4 Qg5
41. e5 Be2 42. Qd2 Qxe5 43. Re1 Rxf6 44. Qxe2 Qd6 45. Qe5 Qb6+ 46. Qe3 Qc7 47.
Rc1 Qd7 48. Rc6 Rf5 49. d6 Rg5 50. Qf3 Qe6 51. Qf2 a5 52. Ra6 b4 53. axb4 axb4
54. Rb6 b3 55. Qd2 Qe5 56. Rxb3 Qa1+ 57. Kf2 Qa7+ 58. Re3 Rf5+ 59. Kg1 Re5 60.
Kf2 Rf5+ 61. Kg1 Re5 62. d7 Rxe3 63. d8=Q+ Kh7 64. Q8d4 Re1+ 65. Kh2 Qb8+ 66.
Q4f4 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 dxc4 13. Rxc4 (13. Bxc4 b6 {
Topalov,V (2805)-Anand,V (2787)/Sofia 2010/CBM 136/[Giri,Anish] (0-1, 56)})
13... e5 14. Qc2 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nb6 16. Rc5 Rd8 $5 $146 ({This looks more
active than} 16... Nd7 17. Ra5 {Ivanchuk,V (2779)-Carlsen,M (2776)/Linares
2009/CBM 129 (1/2, 22)}) 17. Bf3 Be6 18. Rc1 ({After} 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 {, the
superior major piece activity at least compensates for the theoretical
advantage of a bishop over a knight in open positions.}) 18... Bd5 $11 {
Black has completed his development and neutralised White's queenside pressure.
} 19. a3 Nd7 20. Rc3 Nf6 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rc4 Re8 23. h3 Ne4 24. b4 a5 25. Rb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 $5 {
An interesting nuance.} ({In recent games, White has failed to obtain an
advantage after} 7. Qc2 b5 $5 {(a move that had been considered "impossible"
for many decades).}) 7... a6 {The only limitation for White is that 8.a4 is
not possible anymore, but Kramnik is a specialist of 8.Qxc4 anyway.} 8. Qxc4 b5
9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Rd1
$5 {A rare move, probably intended to maintain White's flexibility.} ({Against
the more popular} 15. Nc3 {Black's safest answer is} Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Qd6 {
, a move introduced by Karpov decades ago. Kramnik also seems to trust it,
since he used it with Black in a recent game:} 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd7 19.
Rac1 $5 $146 {Le Quang,L (2681)-Kramnik,V (2790)/Dortmund 2010/CBM 138/[Le
Quang Liem] (1/2, 41)}) 15... Nxf4 16. Qxf4 $5 $146 (16. gxf4 {Johannessen,L 
(2538)-Sammalvuo,T (2445)/Gausdal 2004/CBM 104/[Ribli] (1-0, 36)}) 16... Bd6 ({
I assume that after} 16... Qd6 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd7 {he would play} 19.
Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Nd2 {, sending the knight onto a more promising route than after
Nb1-c3, with either Nb3 or Nf3.}) 17. Qh4 (17. Qe3 $5 {may be worth giving a
try. After} Nd7 18. Nbd2 {, the thematic} c5 {does not bring complete equality
after} 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 $14 {and White retains the more pleasant position,
although the presence of opposite coloured bishops creates a certain drawish
tendency.}) 17... Qxh4 18. Nxh4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nd7 20. Nc3 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Be7 22.
Nf3 c5 23. a4 (23. d5 $5 {looks more active, but the black queenside majority
may become dangerous later.}) 23... bxa4 24. Nxa4 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Bf6 26. Rd6 Ne5
27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. f4 Bf6 30. Rc6 Rb8 31. Rxa6 g6 32. Nc5 Rxb2
33. Kf3 Bd4 34. Nd3 {White's symbolic advantage proved impossible to convert
even for a player with such brilliant technique as Kramnik.} Rb8 35. Rd6 Bf6
36. g4 Rd8 37. Rc6 Be7 38. g5 h6 39. h4 hxg5 40. hxg5 Rd7 41. Ne5 Rb7 42. Rc8+
Kg7 43. Re8 {lthough Black's position looks ridiculously passive, the presence
of pawns on just one wing keeps the game within drawish limits.} Rc7 44. Ng4
Rb7 45. e3 Rc7 46. Ke4 Rd7 47. Nh6 Bf8 48. Rc8 Rb7 49. Kf3 Ra7 50. e4 Ra3+ 51.
Kg4 Ra7 52. Kh4 Bb4 53. Kg4 Bf8 54. Rb8 Rd7 55. Kf3 Ra7 56. e5 Ra3+ 57. Kg2
Ra2+ 58. Kg3 Ra3+ 59. Kg4 Ra7 60. Rc8 Rb7 61. Ra8 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. Qc2 b6 14. Bd3 Nf6
$5 {[%mdl 512] A fresh idea by GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov - and probably the
easiest way to equalise!} (14... c5 {was played automatically for many decades:
} 15. Bh7+ (15. Be4 Rb8 16. O-O Ba6 (16... a5 17. Rd1 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. a3
Re8 20. h3 e5 21. Qe4 Rbb8 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. f4
Ree8 26. Kf2 Red8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Ke2 Rc8 29. Kd3 b5 $11 {1/2 Van Wely,L 
(2681)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2672)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (48)}) 17. Rc1 Rfc8 18.
dxc5 Rxc5 19. Nd4 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Rc8 21. Qd2 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Ne5 23. Qc3 g6 24.
h3 Qd6 $2 (24... Qc5 25. Qxc5 bxc5 26. Nb3 c4 27. Nc5 Bb5 28. a4 Nd7 $1 29.
Nxd7 Bxd7 30. a5 Kf8 $11) 25. b4 {[%cal Rb4b5] 1-0 Grischuk,A (2736)-Jakovenko,
D (2736)/Moscow 2009/EXT 2010} Nd7 26. b5 Qc5 27. Qxc5 bxc5 28. bxa6 cxd4 29.
exd4 Nf6 {, and still Black should not lose}) 15... Kh8 16. Be4 Rb8 17. O-O Ba6
(17... b5 18. Rc1 b4 19. Rb3 a5 {1/2 Arutinian,D (2584)-Dobrowolski,A (2335)/
Legnica 2008/EXT 2010 (44)} 20. a4 $1 f5 21. Bc6 cxd4 22. exd4 Ba6 23. Re3 Rbc8
24. Qb3 $14 {[%csl Re6]}) (17... Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Rc1 (19. dxc5 $5 Nxc5
20. b4 Na6 21. a3 $14) 19... a5 (19... cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nf6 21. Nc6 Qe8 22. e4 e5
23. b4 $16 {1-0 Pirc,V-Gawlikowski,S/Karlovy Vary 1948/MCD (43)}) 20. a3 Rd8
21. h3 Kg8 22. Rd1 g6 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. b3 Rdb8 25. a4 $14 {1-0 Zakhartsov,V 
(2602)-Grabinsky,V (2303)/Cappelle la Grande FRA 2011/The Week in Chess 852 
(37)}) (17... a5 18. Rd1 (18. Bc6 cxd4 19. Nxd4 e5 20. Bxd7 Bxd7 21. Nc6 Bxc6
22. Rxc6 Rfd8 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. g3 Rbd8 25. Qe4 Qe6 26. Kg2 {1/2 Lysyj,I (2631)
-Ovsejevitsch,S (2594)/Dresden 2010/CBM 137 Extra}) 18... Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20.
a3 Rc8 (20... Re8 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Ne5 $36) 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Rbc7 23. Rc1
$14 {1-0 Van Wely,L (2677)-Volokitin,A (2684)/Foros 2008/CBM 125 (41)}) (17...
Nf6 $5 18. dxc5 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 bxc5 20. Qc2 Bb7 21. Nd2 Rfd8 22. f3 Ba6 23. Rf2
Rd7 24. Nb3 Rbd8 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Nxd2 Qd7 27. Ne4 Qb5 28. Ng3 Qd7 29. Ne4 Qb5
30. Ng3 Qd7 {1/2 Dydyshko,V (2555)-Kriebel,T (2296)/Frydek Mistek CZE 2011/The
Week in Chess 860}) 18. Rc1 Rfc8 19. h3 Kg8 20. Qa4 Bb7 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Qb5
Rbc7 23. b4 Qd6 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. dxc5 Nxc5 $11 {1/2 Sakaev,K (2634)-Lysyj,I 
(2578)/Krasnoyarsk 2007/CBM 120 (36)}) 15. Rxc6 (15. e4 Bb7 16. O-O Rac8 $11 {
[%cal Yc6c5,Gb7e4]}) 15... Nd5 16. Qb3 Nb4 17. Rc1 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Bb7 {That's
the point. Black's development advantage compensates for his material deficit.}
19. O-O (19. a3 $5 {, with the idea not to give up the a2-pawn, can be met with
} a5 $5 {preventing castling.}) 19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 {Draw agreed
in the stem game Van Wely - Kasimdzhanov (Khanty-Mansiysk 2010).} Qd5 22. Qe4
Qxa2 {Black has regained the pawn; White has insufficient resources to create
a dangerous attack along the g-file.} 23. Rg1 Rfc8 24. Qb7 (24. Rcf1 Qd5) 24...
Rf8 25. Rc7 Qxb2 (25... Rad8 $6 26. Qe4 Qd5 27. Rxa7) 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxa8+
Kh7 28. Qe8 Rc7 29. Qxe6 Qxf2 30. Qe4+ Kg8 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Qe4+ Kg8 33. Qe8+ (
33. h3 $5 {[%cal Yg1g2] was a way to continue fighting but after} Qc2 34. Qe8+
Kh7 35. d5 Qf5 (35... Qc5 $5) 36. Qe4 Qxe4 37. fxe4 Re7 $1 38. d6 Re8 $1 {
the rook ending proves to be drawn.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 {In order to get a stable blockade on
d4 White needs to spend time on relocating his bishop.} Bf6 12. Be2 Bxe5 13.
Nxe5 Be6 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. O-O $146 (16. Rd1 Rc6 $5 (16... Nb3 17.
Qxb6 axb6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rc1+ 20. Bd1 $14 {Wojtaszek,R (2721)-Berkes,F 
(2693)/Paks 2011/ (1-0, 39)}) 17. O-O Nb3 18. Qh4 (18. Qxb6 Rxb6 $132) 18... h6
19. Bd3 Rac8 20. h3 a5 $11 {Georgiev,K (2672)-Meier,G (2653)/Pamplona 2009/CBM
134 (1/2, 25)}) 16... Nb3 (16... Rc6 17. Rac1 Nb3 18. Qxb6 axb6 (18... Rxb6 $6
19. Rc7 $14) 19. Rb1 Rac8 $132) 17. Qxb6 axb6 {In view of the unstoppable
invasion on c2, Black has entirely adequate counterplay, compensating for the
structural defects.} 18. Rab1 (18. Rad1 Rc2) 18... Bf5 19. Rbd1 Rc2 20. Rxd5
Rxb2 21. Re1 Be6 22. Rb5 Rxa3 23. Rxb6 Raa2 24. Rxb7 g5 25. Bf1 h6 26. Nd4 Nxd4
27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. exd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff blitz"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4
Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Nf1 c6 12. Ng3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bb3 Re8 15.
Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Be6 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Qf2 Qf7 21. Rf1
Qf8 22. Nd2 Kh8 23. Nde4 Nge7 24. Qe2 Bg8 25. Rf2 f5 26. Rdf1 f4 27. exf4 Nxf4
28. Qg4 Bxb3 29. axb3 Neg6 30. d4 Qg8 31. Rf3 Ne6 32. Nf5 exd4 33. Qg3 Rf8 34.
Ned6 dxc3 35. bxc3 Rd7 36. h4 Rf6 37. h5 Ne7 38. Nh6 gxh6 39. Qe5 Nd5 40. Rxf6
Nxf6 41. Qxf6+ Rg7 42. Nf5 Qf8 43. Nxg7 Qc5+ 44. Kh1 Nxg7 45. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff blitz"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. e3 c5
9. Nc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 Qd8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15.
Bg2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nd7 17. d5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Bf6 19. Rad1 Bxb2 20. Qxd7 a5 21.
Rfe1 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Ba3 23. Bd5 Bc5 24. Re4 Rfd8 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Be6 Rxd7 27.
Bxd7 Rd8 28. Bb5 Rd2 29. Rf4+ Ke7 30. a4 Rd4 31. Rf3 Rd6 32. Rf4 Rf6 33. Re4+
Re6 34. Rg4 g6 35. Kg2 h5 36. Rc4 Kf6 37. Rf4+ Kg7 38. Rc4 Kf6 39. h4 Re5 40.
Rc3 Rd5 41. Rc2 Re5 42. Rd2 Kg7 43. Bc4 Kf6 44. Rd8 Kg7 45. Bd3 Re6 46. Bc4 Rd6
47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Re8 Rd2 49. Be2 Kg7 50. Re6 Rb2 51. f4 Rxb3 52. Bb5 Re3 53.
Rc6 Kh7 54. Rc7+ Re7 55. Rc8 Kg7 56. Bd3 Rd7 57. Be4 Rd2+ 58. Kh3 Rd7 59. Rc6
Rd6 60. Rc7+ Kf6 61. Bc2 Rd4 62. Bb3 Be7 63. Bc4 Rd6 64. Kg2 Rd2+ 65. Kf3 Rd6
66. Ke4 Rd8 67. Bd5 Rd6 68. Rb7 Rd8 69. Rxb6+ Rd6 70. Rb5 Bd8 71. Rb7 Be7 72.
Ra7 Rb6 73. Rxa5 Rb4+ 74. Kf3 Rd4 75. Ra6+ Kg7 76. Be4 Rd6 77. Rxd6 Bxd6 78. a5
Bc5 79. a6 Kf6 80. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff blitz"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nf4 13. Be3 Nxe2+ 14. Nxe2 f5
15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Ng3 Qf7 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. b3 a5 19. a4 Be5 20. Bf4 Bg7 21. Kh1
b6 22. Be3 Re6 23. Ne2 Ree8 24. Nc3 Bc6 25. exf5 Qxf5 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Re5
28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. cxd5 Qf7 30. Qc4 Re7 31. h3 Rae8 32. Rc2 h5 33. Kh2 Kh7 34.
Rfc1 Rd7 35. f4 Rde7 36. Qd4 Kg8 37. Qf2 Rf8 38. Rc4 Qg7 39. Re1 Rfe8 40. Rxe7
Rxe7 41. Qg3 Qf6 42. h4 Kg7 43. Qg5 Kf7 44. Rc2 Qf5 45. Rc3 Qf6 46. Qxf6+ Kxf6
47. Kg3 Kf5 48. Kf3 Re4 49. Rc4 Re7 50. g3 Kf6 51. Re4 Rf7 52. Re6+ Kf5 53. Re8
Kf6 54. Ke4 Kg7 55. Re6 Kh7 56. Kf3 Kg7 57. g4 hxg4+ 58. Kxg4 Kh7 59. h5 gxh5+
60. Kg5 Kg8 61. f5 Rh7 62. f6 h4 63. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff blitz"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Bb6 8. Ba4
Ne7 9. Bc2 c6 10. h3 Ng6 11. d4 Re8 12. Re1 h6 13. Nf1 d5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Rxe5 16. Bf4 Re8 17. e5 Nh7 18. Qd3 Nf8 19. Rad1 Qh4 20. Bg3 Qg5 21. Kh2
Qg6 22. Qd2 Bf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Ne3 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 Rad8 26. Qd4 b6 27. Rf3 Qe6
28. Rfd3 Rd7 29. f4 Qf5 30. Qa4 Rc8 31. c4 Ne6 32. b4 Rcd8 33. Qxc6 Nxf4 34.
Rd4 Ne2 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. cxd5 Nxg3 37. Kxg3 Rc8 38. Qb5 Qxe5+ 39. Kf2 Rc2+ 40.
Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kh1 Qd6 43. Qe8+ Qf8 44. Qe4 Rc7 45. d6 Rd7 46. Qc6
Qe8 47. b5 g6 48. a4 Qe6 49. Qc8+ Kg7 50. Qc3+ Qf6 51. Qc6 Qe6 52. Kg1 h5 53.
Qc3+ Qf6 54. Qc6 Qe6 55. Qc3+ Qf6 56. Qg3 h4 57. Qa3 Qe5 58. Qb4 g5 59. Qg4
Qe3+ 60. Kh1 Rxd6 61. Rxd6 Qe1+ 62. Kh2 Qe5+ 63. g3 Qxd6 64. Qxg5+ Kf8 65. Qxh4
Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Rc1 O-O 8. e3
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. d5 $5 ({Decades ago, Kasparov
managed to cause a lot of headache to Karpov with the then unexplored} 12. h3
exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 {. Nowadays, there are tons of theory in this
variation.}) 12... Nb6 13. b3 $5 {Almost a novelty.} ({In the event of the
more natural} 13. Bb3 {, White has to reckon with ...e5-e4.}) 13... Bf5 14.
dxc6 bxc6 15. e4 Bg4 16. Be2 Bxf3 $146 {Only this is new, with respect to a
game played by correspondence.} (16... Qe7 {Malmstroem,J (1909)-Kuhne,D (2009)/
DESC email 2001/Corr 2004 (1/2, 56)}) 17. Bxf3 Be7 18. Qc2 Bb4 19. Bg4 Ba3 20.
Rcd1 Qe7 21. Nb1 $1 {The knight is heading for f3. A similar manoeuvre
provoked amazement in a famous game Karpov-Spassky, ages ago.} Bc5 22. Nd2 Bb4
23. Nf3 Qf6 24. Rd3 Rfd8 25. Rfd1 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 $14 {White has the better
structure and controls the only open file. His advantage is stable, but not
easy to increase. Kramnik was not able to exploit the presence of
opposite-coloured bishops to create a mating attack, but the same factor
served Radjabov quite well in his bid to achieve a draw in the endgame.} g6 27.
h4 h5 28. Bh3 Re8 29. g3 Qe7 30. Kg2 Qc5 31. Ng5 Kg7 32. Qe2 Qe7 33. Qc2 Qc7
34. Qc1 Be7 35. a4 Rd8 36. Rxd8 Bxd8 37. Nf3 f6 38. g4 hxg4 39. Bxg4 Nd7 40. h5
Nf8 41. Qc4 gxh5 42. Bxh5 Qd7 43. Kg3 Bb6 44. Nh4 Kh8 45. Qf7 Qxf7 46. Bxf7 Kg7
47. Bc4 Bc5 48. f3 Ng6 49. Nf5+ Kf8 50. Kg4 Ne7 51. Ng3 Kg7 52. Be6 Bb4 53.
Nh5+ Kg6 54. f4 exf4 55. Nxf4+ Kg7 56. Bc4 Bd6 57. Ne6+ Kg6 58. a5 Bb4 59. a6
Bd6 60. Nd4 Be5 61. Nf3 Bd6 62. Be6 Kh6 63. Bd7 Kg7 64. Nd4 Be5 65. Ne6+ Kh6
66. Nd8 Bc7 67. Ne6 Bd6 68. Nd4 Be5 69. Nf3 Bd6 70. Nd2 Kg7 71. Nc4 Bc5 72. Kf4
Bb4 73. Ke3 Bc5+ 74. Kd3 Ng6 75. Bxc6 Ne5+ 76. Nxe5 fxe5 77. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 {A draw
was agreed in this position in the sixth (rapid) Grischuk-Kramnik game. In the
eighth game they were even faster, sealing the same result after 8.Bd3.} ({
The eighth game deviated with} 14. Kg2 Bf6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Qc2 Rfa8 17. Rab1
axb4 18. axb4 Ra3 19. Rb3 Rxb3 20. Qxb3 Qb7 21. Rb1 h6 22. h4 h5 23. Ne5 {
1/2 Radjabov,T (2744)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Kazan 2011}) 14... Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8 16.
Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Bf6 18. Rfc1 Ra3 19. Qe1 bxc5 20. bxc5 Qa5 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22.
fxe5 Bg5 23. Rc2 Bd8 24. Kg2 h6 25. h4 Qa6 26. Qd1 Ra1 27. Rcb2 Rxb1 28. Qxb1
Qc4 29. Ne2 Be7 30. Kf1 Bf8 31. Rb4 Ra1 32. Qxa1 Qxb4 33. Qa6 Qb1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+
35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ng1 Qe4 37. Ne2 Qh1+ 38. Ng1 Qe4 39. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 {An interesting psychological moment. Radjabov challenges his opponent
with his own weapon.} 9. g3 $5 {An unsuccessful attempt to deviate from the
familiar paths.} Nxc3 $146 {Black does not let himself be distracted from his
main plan, even if White has chosen a different way of developing his kingside.
} (9... Qb4 {Galojan,L (2324)-Gavasheli,A (2191)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 123 Extra 
(1-0, 51)}) 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 14. Rc3 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Nb6 16. Qc2 Rd8 17. e3 Be6 18. a3 Bd5 $11 {During all this sequence,
Radjabov has just copied Kramnik's moves from the first game of the match,
with a similar result.} 19. b4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nd5 21. Rc5 a6 22. Rc1 g6 23. Nf3
Re8 24. Rc4 Rad8 25. Rd4 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Kg2 Bf6 15. Bxa6
Rxa6 16. Qc2 Rfa8 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 Ra3 19. Rb3 Rxb3 20. Qxb3 Qb7 21. Rb1
h6 22. h4 h5 23. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 {Radjabov shows fighting spirit and
returns to his beloved King's Indian. Several weeks ago in Kazan he managed to
hold equality against Kramnik by employing the Queen's Gambit Declined.} 5. Be2
O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. f4 c6 8. Qd2 Nc7 9. Bf3 {A rare plan. Usually White develops
the knight on f3.} Ne6 10. Bh4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Rd1 Be6 13. b3 a5 14. Nge2
Qc7 $2 {An inexplicable mistake. The c7-square is bad for the queen due to the
knight moves to b5 and d5, and this is a very important factor in many
concrete variations.} 15. O-O {Now White already has a clear advantage.} a4 $2
{This leads to a strategically lost position. Probably the best Black could do
was to remove the queen from c7...} 16. f5 $1 gxf5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf6 exf6
({Or} 18... Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nxf6+ exf6 21. b4) 19. b4 Ne6 (19... Nd3 {
loses a piece after} 20. Bh5 Qb6+ 21. c5 dxc5 22. Nd5) 20. Nb5 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 {
[%csl Rd6,Rf6,Rg7] It is just a question of time before Black's position
collapses.} Ng5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Rxf5 Ne4 24. Qd3 Rfe8 25. Ned4 Rac8 26. Rf4
Bf8 27. Rdf1 Re5 28. a3 Kh8 29. Nf5 Rd8 30. Nc3 Nxc3 31. Qxc3 Rde8 32. Rg4 Qc8
33. Qg3 h5 34. Rg8+ Kh7 35. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 {A quiet and safe variation against the
Slav. By choosing it White usually wants to play for a slight advantage with
as little risk of losing as possible.} Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Bd6 9. g3 ({The immediate} 9. b3 {is bad in view of} Bxh2+ ({or the
immediate} 9... Ne4) 10. Kxh2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Qxh4+ 12. Kg1 Bxe4) 9... Qe7 10. b3
Ne4 11. Bb2 ({It is not recommended to take on g6 before Black castles short:} 
11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bb2 Ndf6 {and Black will castle long, using the open h-file
for a direct attack against the white king.}) 11... Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bb4 13. Bxb4
({White can't avoid the exchange of bishops:} 13. Bb2 Ba3) 13... Qxb4 14. c5
O-O 15. a3 Qa5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. b4 {[%cal Ge6e5,Gb4b5] White's space
advantage and the superiority of the bishop over the knight secure Radjabov a
comfortable small, but lasting advantage.} Qc7 (17... Qd8 {deserved attention
with the idea to meet} 18. f4 {with} (18. b5 e5) 18... g5 {but such decisions
are always difficult to make in a practical game, because there is no clear
answer to which pawn structure would be the best in a future play.}) 18. f4 {
Now that White has prevented ...e6-e5, he can slowly prepare the advance of
his b-pawn.} a6 19. Bd3 (19. g4 $5) 19... f5 {[%cal Gg3g4,Ga3a4,Gb4b5] Black's
position is unpleasant; he must always watch out for his opponent's active
plans on both sides. Until the end of the game Radjabov tried hard to achieve
progress, but Karjakin defended accurately and achieved the desired draw
rather convincingly.} 20. Qe2 ({Radjabov also considered} 20. g4 Nf6 21. g5 Ne4
{but decided to keep the pawn on g3.}) 20... Nf6 21. Kg2 Qe7 22. a4 Ne4 23. h4
Ra7 {This somewhat strange-looking preparation to double rooks on the a-file
is designed to be ready for White's b4-b5.} 24. Rh1 Nf6 25. Qb2 Rfa8 26. Be2 (
26. b5 axb5 27. axb5 Qd8 28. b6 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Rb8 $1 {"is just a draw" -
Karjakin.}) 26... Qf8 (26... Qf7 {was somewhat more accurate, to rule out the
immediate 27.h5.}) 27. Qc2 (27. h5 {was an attractive alternative. After} Qf7 (
27... Nxh5 28. Bxh5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 Kf7 30. Rah1 {is rather difficult for Black.}
) 28. hxg6 Qxg6 29. Rh4 {Black keeps on struggling in an unpleasant position.})
27... Kf7 28. Rab1 Qe7 29. Rb3 Rh8 30. Bf3 Rha8 31. Qe2 Rh8 32. Rhb1 Ne4 33.
Qe1 Nf6 34. R1b2 Rha8 35. Qb1 Qd8 36. Ra2 Ng8 37. Qb2 Ne7 38. Be2 Qd7 39. Ra1
Ng8 40. Rba3 Ne7 41. Rh1 Ng8 42. Bd3 Nf6 43. Rha1 Ng8 44. Kf3 Ne7 45. Ke2 Ng8
46. b5 {Finally Radjabov advances the b-pawn.} axb5 47. axb5 Rxa3 48. Rxa3 Rxa3
49. Qxa3 cxb5 {Otherwise the advance of the pawn to b6 followed by Qa7 is very
unpleasant for Black.} 50. Qa5 Ne7 (50... Nf6 51. Bxb5 Qc8 {also holds the
position.}) 51. Bxb5 Nc6 52. Qa4 Qc8 {White is still better, of course, but he
cannot make much progress.} 53. Kd3 Ke7 54. Kc3 Kd8 55. Kb3 Kc7 56. Kb2 Kb8 57.
Kc3 Kc7 58. Kd2 Kd8 59. Kd3 Ke7 60. Ke2 Kf7 61. Ke1 Ke7 62. Kf2 Kf7 63. Be2 Qd8
64. Bb5 Qc8 65. Kf3 Ke7 66. Kg2 Kf7 67. Be2 Qd8 68. Qb5 Qc7 69. Bd3 Kf6 70. Kh3
Kf7 71. Qa4 Qc8 72. Be2 Kf6 73. Kh2 Kf7 74. Kg1 Kf6 75. Kf1 Kf7 76. Ke1 Ke7 77.
Kd2 Kd7 78. Qa1 Kc7 79. Bd3 Qd8 80. Bb5 Qc8 81. Kc3 Qb8 82. Qa4 Qc8 83. Bxc6
bxc6 84. Qa5+ Kd7 85. Qa7+ Qc7 86. Qa8 Qc8 87. Qxc8+ Kxc8 88. Kb4 Kb7 89. Ka5
Ka7 90. Kb4 {So far the longest game of this year's Kings Tournament.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 {After the first round loss in the King's Indian Radjabov decides the
change openings in favour of the solid Queen's Gambit Declined.} 2. Nc3 d5 3.
d4 Be7 4. Nf3 {Carlsen also changes the variation he used in the first round.}
({Against Nakamura Magnus played} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4) 4... Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6.
e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 (
{One month ago Kramnik didn't achieve much against Radjabov either:} 12. Be2
Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. O-O Nb3 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Rab1
Bf5 19. Rbd1 Rc2 20. Rxd5 Rxb2 21. Re1 Be6 22. Rb5 Rxa3 23. Rxb6 Raa2 24. Rxb7
g5 25. Bf1 h6 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2788)
-Radjabov,T (2744)/Kazan 2011.}) 12... Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qe7 {Possibly this caught
Magnus a bit by surprise.} ({More often Black continues} 13... Qd6) 14. Qf4 Qe4
15. Qxe4 dxe4 16. Nd4 {White's dominating knight looks very strong, but Black
will quickly develop pieces and then either exchange White's knight, or drive
it away from d4. Radjabov shows that Black can achieve a draw without many
difficulties.} Be6 {A new move. Radjabov prepares to exchange knights via b3.}
(16... Bd7 17. Bc4 Rac8 {has been played before.}) 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. O-O Nb3 $1
19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rad1 Kf7 {White cannot exploit the isolated doubled pawns,
which means that the better pawn structure is not an important factor in the
evaluation of the position. What matters is that the knight on b3 is very
annoying for White, while the black king is more active.} 21. f4 $5 {An
interesting attempt to gain more space and change the pawn structure.} ({
The alternative was} 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1) 21... Kf6 22. Kf2 ({Radjabov was
concerned about} 22. g4 {but Black has sufficient counterplay after} Rac8 23.
g5+ Ke7 24. f5 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Nd2) 22... Nd2 23. Rfe1 Rac8 24. Rc1 Nb3 25. Rc4
Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Nc5 27. Ke2 (27. b4 Nd3+) 27... b5 $5 28. Ba2 ({After} 28. Bxb5
Rb8 29. a4 a6 {it is rather White who must play precisely to achieve a draw.})
28... Nd3 {Black's domination forces White to play accurately to maintain the
balance.} 29. Rd1 (29. Rb1 Rc8 30. Kd2 Rd8 31. Ke2 {was a reasonable
alternative} ({but not} 31. Kc3 Rc8+ 32. Kd4 Nc1 $1 33. Ra1 Nxa2 34. Rxa2 Rc4#
{with a sudden mate})) 29... Rc8 30. Bb1 Nxb2 31. Rd7 Na4 32. Bxe4 ({Ater the
game both players established that after} 32. Kd2 a5 33. g4 Nc5 34. Ra7 b4 35.
axb4 axb4 36. g5+ Kg6 {Black has strong counterplay.}) 32... Nc5 33. Rd4 Nxe4
34. Rxe4 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 Ra2 36. Rb4 a6 37. Rb3 Ke7 38. Rd3 Rb2 39. h3 a5 40. g4
a4 41. Ke4 b4 42. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 {The Schliemann Gambit is a rare guest on the
top level, but in the last year's Kings' Tournament it already happened in one
of Nisipeanu's games. However, that time the Romanian was on the Black side of
the board, achieving a rather convincing draw against Carlsen. On the other
hand Radjabov has implemented the Schliemann before, so it is very interesting
to watch the game of the specialists in this rare, but sharp opening.} 4. d3 ({
The game Carlsen,M (2813)-Nisipeanu,L (2672) from the Kings' Tournament 2010
went} 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. f4 Qxf4 10.
Ne5+ c6 11. d4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bg5 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Bd6 16. Rhf1
Rhe8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rxf6 Bxe5 19. Rxe6 Rxe6 20. Bxe6+ Qxe6 21. dxe5 Qh6+ 22.
Rd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 e3 24. Qe2 Qg5 25. Kd1 Kc7 26. Qd3 Qh5+ 27. Kc1 Qh6 28. Kd1
Qh5+ 29. Ke1 Qxh2 30. Qd6+ Kc8 31. Qf8+ Kc7 32. Qe7+ Kc8 {with a draw.}) 4...
fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 (6... Nxe4 {would be too much. Then} 7. Re1 d5 8.
Nxe5 {and Black is in troubles.}) 7. Qd3 Nd4 {Even this rare continuation has
been played by Radjabov before, so it shouldn't have caught Nisipeanu
unprepared.} ({Much more often Black plays} 7... d6 {though. Here are few
examples from Radjabov's practice:} 8. Qc4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5
Nd4 12. Bxd7+ ({Or} 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. a4 a6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16.
fxe3 O-O-O 17. Rf2 Rdf8 {in 2008 Radjabov achieved two draws with this
position, against Topalov and Carlsen.}) 12... Qxd7 13. Nxe5 Qf5 14. Nd3 O-O-O
15. a4 Rhe8 16. Kh1 g5 17. Be3 Nf3 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rfd1 Re4 20. Qf1 Nd4 21.
Qd3 Qe5 22. Bxg5 Re8 23. Bd2 Rh4 24. h3 Qxd5 25. c4 Qc6 26. Qg3 Nf5 27. Qd3 Nd4
28. Qg3 Nf5 29. Qd3 Nd4 30. Qg3 Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov,S (2752)-Radjabov,T 
(2751)/Baku 2008}) 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Nd2 a6 10. Ba4 {On c4 the bishop looks more
active, but on the other hand it allows Black the plan with queenside castling.
From a4 the bishop prevents d7-d6.} (10. Bc4 Qe7 11. Nf3 Ba7 12. Nh4 d6 13. Bg5
Be6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 O-O-O 16. Be6+ Kb8 17. c4 h6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3
Nh7 20. Rad1 Ng5 21. Bd5 c6 22. Be4 Rd7 {was perfectly playable for Black in
Svidler,P (2746)-Radjabov,T (2751)/Baku 2008. The game also ended in a draw on
move 41.}) 10... Qe7 11. Nf3 Bb6 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bxf6 ({After} 13. Bb3+ Kh8 14.
Nh4 {Black prevents 15.Nf5 with} d6) 13... gxf6 {Only this is a new move.} (
13... Qxf6 14. Qd5+ Kh8 15. Qxe5 Qxe5 16. Nxe5 Bd4 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Bxd7 {
left Black with a difficult fight for a draw in Collins,S (2436)-Jones,G (2575)
/Kilkenny 2010.}) 14. Nh4 d6 15. Kh1 Kh8 16. f4 Bg4 {Black would be happy to
provoke the advance h2-h3, so that later White won't have this square for his
queen or rook.} 17. c3 (17. h3 Be6 18. Bb3 Rad8 ({or even} 18... Bd7) 19. Rad1
c6 {leads to a position with chances for both sides.}) 17... Rad8 18. Bb3 c6
19. Qg3 Qg7 (19... Bc8 20. f5 Qg7 21. Qh3 {leaves White with attacking
prospects.}) 20. fxe5 {An important moment.} fxe5 ({Black could fight for an
advantage with} 20... dxe5 21. h3 Be2 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rfe1 Rd2 24. Nf5+ Kg6
25. Ng3 Bd3 26. Rad1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Be6 {and here the strong} Kg5 {
allows Black to activate the king. White's task to keep the balance is far
from simple. For instance after} 29. Bc8 Rxc8 30. Rxd3 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 32.
Ne2 f5 33. exf5 Kxf5 34. Kg1 Ke4 {the black king decisively penetrates into
White's camp.}) 21. h3 Bc8 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. g4 {White prepares the check on
f5 and after the exchange of the minor pieces on that square, the
opposite-coloured bishops will lead to a drawish endgame.} Be3 24. Nf5+ Bxf5
25. Rxf5 Rxf5 26. gxf5 d5 27. Rd1 d4 28. cxd4 Bxd4 29. Be6 Kf6 30. Kg2 Re8 ({Or
} 30... b5 31. b3 c5 32. Kf3 $11) 31. b3 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 {The Sicilian Najdorf is
extremely complex and it often leads to very sharp positions. The present game
is just another proof of this.} 6. Bg5 Nbd7 ({The main move is} 6... e6) 7. f4
e5 8. Nf5 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Be2 {As a compensation for the
sacrificed pawn White has an obvious lead in development and very active
pieces. Black must continue to play very sharply in order to justify his risky
opening plan.} h6 12. Bh4 exf4 13. O-O {A new move in this wild position. As
Radjabov put it after the game: "These days you can't remember all the
variations. It is important to know the general ideas". Indeed, the
Azerbaijani GM managed very well to cope with Nakamura's outstanding opening
preparation.} ({In the only game played so far (Ganguly,S (2651)-Spoelman,W 
(2547)/Wijk aan Zee 2011) White was successful with} 13. Bf2 Nc5 14. O-O Bxf5
15. exf5 Be7 16. Bd4 O-O 17. Rf3 {but there are certainly many ways to improve
for Black.}) 13... g6 ({After} 13... g5 14. Bf2 {White's compensation for the
two sacrificed pawns is enormous. The immediate threat is 15.Rb3 followed by
16.Nxd6.}) 14. Rxf4 $1 {White must play actively and the piece sacrifice is a
logical follow-up to the previous play.} g5 (14... gxf5 15. Rxf5 {is bad,
since White is not only threatening to recapture the knight on f6, but also to
catch the queen with 16.Rb3:}) 15. Rb3 Qa5 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 gxf4 (17...
gxh4 18. Rxf6 {is hardly an option for Black.}) 18. Ra3 ({After} 18. Bxf6 Nxf6
19. Qxf6 Rg8 {the position remains double-edged. The important point is that}
20. Nd5 {is answered by} Qe1+ 21. Bf1 Rxg2+ $1 22. Kxg2 Qxe4+ 23. Kf2 Qxd5 {
and Black is better:}) 18... Qb6+ 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Bxf6 Rg8 21. Rb3 Nd7 22.
Nd5 Rg6 23. Bd4 {Until this moment Nakamura had played all the moves extremely
quickly, spending less than 10 minutes altogether and openly showing that this
was his home preparation. Only now for the first time did the American stop
blitzing out moves and took about 15 minutes before continuing.} ({After the
game Nakamura revealed that his opening preparation went as far as this:} 23.
Nc7+ Kf8 24. Bb2 Ra7 25. Ba3+ Kg7 26. Ne8+ Kh7 27. Nd6 Ra8 28. Bh5 Rg7 29. Bxf7
Ne5 30. Bd5 f3 31. g3 Bh3 32. Bb2 Rf8 33. Nf5 Re7 34. Bg8+ Kh8 35. Bd5 Kh7 {
with repetition and a draw. All these moves are the best for both sides! There
is little to comment on that... Except maybe that chess has become very deep
these days indeed and that the homework in opening preparation fully pays off.}
) 23... Rc6 24. c4 b5 25. cxb5 ({Radjabov thought that} 25. c5 Rb8 26. Nxf4 b4
{would favour Black. At least from the practical point of view taking on b5
was certainly a wiser decision: with little time there was no point in
complicating matters.}) 25... axb5 26. Nc3 ({Both players thought that} 26.
Bxb5 Rc1+ 27. Kf2 Rxa2+ 28. Kf3 Kd8 {would favour Black.}) 26... Ba6 27. Kf2 {
Here Nakamura missed the chance to set more serious problems to his opponent.}
Rd6 ({After} 27... Nc5 {White's task would have been more complicated, since
there are many possibilities, but no clear way to achieve equality.}) 28. Rb4
$1 {White is still a clear exchange down, but the strong bishop on d4 together
with weak black pawns provide White sufficient compensation to keep the
balance.} f6 (28... Rc8 {is hardly an improvement:} 29. Nxb5 Bxb5 30. Bxb5 Rc2+
31. Kf3 Rxa2 32. Kxf4 {with the idea} Rxg2 33. e5 Rdg6 34. Ra4 {and White gets
counterplay.}) 29. Kf3 Rc8 (29... Ne5+ 30. Kxf4 Nc6 {would have kept some
practical chances for a win.}) 30. Nxb5 Bxb5 31. Bxb5 Ke7 {After 32.a4 White
has nothing to fear, so the players agreed to a draw. It must be said that
some spectators felt sorry that in the tournament regulations the players are
allowed to agree to a draw after move 30.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 {Many chessplayers say that the best way to prepare against Ivanchuk is
not to prepare at all, because the Ukrainian can play everything. Ivanchuk has
played this particular position three times in his career.} Bb4+ (8... Nc6 9.
Bc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 {was Van Wely,L (2605)-Ivanchuk,V (2740)/Monte Carlo 1998})
9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 b6 ({Twice in the past Ivanchuk played} 11...
Nd7) 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nc6 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. h3 {A new move. Usually White
is trying to build an initiative in the center, or an attack on the kingside.}
({Here is an example of a typical White attack:} 15. Qf4 Na5 (15... Qf6 16. Qg4
Qg6 {is what Radjabov didn't like.}) 16. Bd3 Nc4 17. Rc1 b5 (17... Qd6 18. Qh4
$1) 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. e5 Qb6 20. Ng5 h6 21. Nh7 Rfd8 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Qf5 g6
24. Qf4 Kg7 25. e6 Rd6 26. Ne8+ {and Black resigned before being mated in the
game Mecking,H - Guillen Ramirez,J/Ayamonte 2006}) ({The critical continuation
however is} 15. d5) 15... h6 16. Qf4 Na5 ({Now after} 16... Qf6 17. Qg4 {
Black doesn't have 17...Qg6.}) 17. Bd3 Nc4 18. Rc1 ({After the game Radjabov
was keen to justify his 15th move and after some brief analysis both players
produced the following line:} 18. Re2 Qd6 19. e5 Qa3 20. Nh2 Nb2 21. Rxb2 (21.
Re3 Nxd3 22. Rexd3 Rc3) 21... Qxb2 22. Ng4 Rc3 23. Kh2 ({or} 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24.
Qxh6 Rxd3 25. Qg5+ {and draw}) 23... Qa3 ({After} 23... Qxa2 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25.
Qxh6 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Be4 27. Rg3+ Bg6 28. h4 Qxf2 29. h5 {White wins}) 24. Nxh6+
gxh6 25. Qxh6 Rxd3 26. Qg5+ {with a draw. Indeed, 18.Rc1 was in no way
inferior to the game.}) 18... Qd6 $1 {A subtle use of the inclusion of the
moves h3/h6. Now if White avoids the exchange of queens, he takes the risk of
ending up worse. Therefore Radjabov wisely decides to enter the endgame and
make a draw.} 19. Qxd6 ({After both} 19. Qh4 Nb2 20. Bf1 Na4) ({and} 19. e5 Qb4
{Black is doing more than fine - he is fighting for advantage.}) 19... Nxd6 20.
Nd2 Rc6 21. f3 Rfc8 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23. Rd1 {In the endgame only Black can be
potentially better thanks to his queenside pawn majority (the possibility to
build a passed pawn on the b-file can be important in many types of endgames).
But with accurate play White holds the balance.} Rc3 24. Nb1 Rc7 25. Nd2 Bc8
26. Kf2 Bd7 27. Rb1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. g4 f6 30. h4 e5 31. d5 b5 32. a3 a6 33.
h5 Nb7 34. Nb3 Kd6 35. Kd2 Rc8 36. Be2 Kc7 37. Nc1 ({At the press conference
Radjabov demonstrated the dangers of White's position if he exchanges the
wrong pieces:} 37. Rc1+ Kb6 38. Rxc8 Bxc8 39. Kc3 Nc5 40. Nxc5 Kxc5 41. Bf1 a5
42. Be2 Bd7 43. Bf1 Be8 44. Be2 Bf7 45. Bf1 f5 $1 {and White's position
becomes extremely shaky.}) 37... Nd6 38. Na2 a5 {So Ivanchuk succeeded in
advancing his pawns to the fifth rank, but he doesn't manage to go any further,
since a pawn on b4 can easily become very weak if not properly supported.} 39.
Nc3 Rb8 40. Rc1 Kd8 (40... Kb6 41. Rb1 {and Black cannot do much, since} Kc5 {
runs into} 42. Na4+) 41. Rb1 Rb7 ({This is an example of the wrong advance
b5-b3:} 41... b4 42. axb4 Rxb4 43. Rxb4 axb4 44. Na2 b3 45. Nc3 Kc7 46. Kc1 {
and Black will lose the b-pawn.}) 42. Bd3 Kc7 43. Kc1 {anticipating a possible
advance of the b-pawn Radjabov brings the king closer to the b-file.} ({
At the press conference the players established that even allowing the advance
of the b-pawn wouldn't be tragic for White. For instance:} 43. Be2 b4 44. axb4
Rxb4 45. Rxb4 axb4 46. Na2 b3 47. Nc3 {is also a draw.}) 43... Kb8 44. Rb3 Ka7
{With the last move Ivanchuk is setting a trap.} 45. Rb1 {Radjabov is accurate
and sidesteps it.} (45. Kb2 {allows Black to get the passed a-pawn (the
further Black's passed pawn is from the centre, the worse it is for White).} b4
$1 46. axb4 a4 $1 47. Ra3 (47. Nxa4 $2 {loses a piece} Bxa4 48. Ra3 Rxb4+ 49.
Kc3 Rd4) 47... Rxb4+ 48. Kc2 Kb6 {with advantage for Black.}) 45... Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 {In the Kings' Tournament nobody is surprised by
the Schliemann Gambit any more.} 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 ({Nisipeanu preferred
here the variation starting with} 5... d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5 {were the
games Carlsen-Nisipeanu, 2010 and Karjakin-Nisipeanu 2011.}) 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.
Qe2 Be7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxe5 Qe6 ({Black much more often plays} 9... O-O) 10.
Nf3 Qxe2+ {Strictly speaking, only this is a new move, but in principle
Black's entire conception is quite remarkable: Black enters an endgame a pawn
down in the belief that the bishop pair will secure enough compensation for a
draw. Such a conception is typical for instance of the Marshall Attack of the
Ruy Lopez.} (10... d6) ({and} 10... Qf7 {have been played before.}) 11. Kxe2 c5
12. Re1 Bb7 13. Kf1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rf8 {This looks like the critical position
for the evaluation of the entire line starting with 9...Qe6. In his home
preparation Radjabov came to the conclusion that it is a draw.} 15. Kg2 ({
A possible try to play for an advantage is} 15. d4 cxd4 16. Bg5 Rf7 17. Re4 d5
18. Re5 Rd8 19. Rae1 Rd7 20. b4 h6 21. Bxe7 Rfxe7 22. Re6 $1 ({Black is out of
danger in the pawn endgame:} 22. Rxe7+ Rxe7 23. Rxe7+ Kxe7 24. Ke2 Ke6 25. Kd3
Ke5 26. b5 g5)) 15... Rf5 16. d3 d5 17. f4 Rf7 ({Radjabov indicated that Black
can play even the direct} 17... Kd7 {and after} 18. Re5 Raf8 19. Rxf5 Rxf5 20.
Bd2 g6 {just wait with Bd6 and c6.}) 18. Re5 O-O-O 19. Rb1 ({After} 19. Bd2 {
Radjabov was ready to demonstrate another line of his home preparation:} Bf6
20. Re6 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Bd4 22. c3 Bf6 23. Ra6 d4 24. c4 Be7 25. Rxa7 Kd7 {
"and this is equal according to my computer" (Radjabov).}) 19... c6 20. Bd2 Bd6
21. Re6 Kd7 22. Rbe1 Rdf8 23. R1e2 {It is obvious that Black is out of danger
here.} Rf6 {The most precise, exchanging one pair of rooks.} ({Certainly not} 
23... Bxf4 $2 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Re7+) 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Be3 Re6 (25... Rg6+) (
25... d4 26. Bd2 Bxf4 27. Bxf4 Rxf4 28. Re5 Kd6 29. Re8 Rf7 30. Kg3 Re7 31. Ra8
(31. Rxe7 Kxe7 32. Kf4 Kf6 33. Ke4 h5 (33... a5 34. a3) 34. b4) 31... Re2 32.
Rxa7 Rxc2) 26. Kf3 d4 27. Bd2 Rxe2 28. Kxe2 Ke6 29. Kf3 Kf5 30. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 {This continuation
is less popular than 6...c5 and 6...Nbd7.} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3
Qa5+ 10. Ke2 (10. Nd2 Ba6 {is equal.}) 10... Ba6 11. a3 c5 12. b4 Bxd3+ 13.
Qxd3 Qa4 (13... cxb4 14. axb4 Qd5 (14... Qxb4 $2 15. Rhb1) 15. b5 {gives White
an advantage.}) 14. bxc5 (14. Rhc1 {has been played before. Then Black keeps
equal chances with 14...Nd7, but not} cxb4 $2 15. axb4 Qxb4 $2 16. Rcb1 {
and White traps the queen.}) ({At the press conference Radjabov revealed that
during the game he was calculating sharp variations starting with} 14. h4 Nd7
15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Be5 c4 17. Qb1 g6 18. h5 Nd5 19. hxg6 {when Black should
continue} f6 {and now probably the strongest move for White is} (19... Nc3+ {
can lead to a nice mate:} 20. Kf1 Nxb1 21. gxh7#) 20. Kf1 {defending from the
fork on c3. My computer says the position is .... equal. Here is why:} fxe5 21.
Nf7 Bf6 22. Qe4 Bg7 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Kg8 {with a draw by repetition. When
seeing such variations one can hardly avoid thinking about the draw death for
chess.}) 14... bxc5 15. Rhc1 Nd7 16. Qc4 Qa5 {Carlsen keeps the queens on,
trying to exploit the fact that the opponent's king is in the centre. But the
position is very close to equal anyway.} (16... Qxc4+ 17. Rxc4 Nb6 18. Rc2 Rfc8
19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Bxc5 {is equal.}) 17. dxc5 ({After} 17. Qc3 Qa6+ 18. Qc4
{Black might consider} Qc6) 17... Nxc5 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. Qb5 ({Another
possibility was} 19. Kf1 Rfd8 {and only now} 20. Qb5 {when Black cannot avoid
the exchange of queens, with an equal endgame.}) 19... Qd8 (19... Qxb5+ 20.
Nxb5 a6 {would be just bad in view of} 21. Na7 Ra8 22. Nc6 Bf6 23. Rab1 {
and White is clearly better.}) 20. Nc6 Qd7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Be5 (22. Rc4 {
is somewhat better, preparing to double the rooks on the c-file.}) 22... Ne4 $1
23. f3 (23. Qb4 Qh4 24. Bg3 Qg4+ 25. Kf1 {is also about equal.}) 23... Qg5 24.
fxe4 {Black has many ways to force a draw.} Rcd8 (24... f6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26.
Qd7 Qxg2+ 27. Ke1 Qg1+ 28. Ke2 Qg2+ $11) (24... Qxg2+ 25. Ke1 (25. Kd3 $2 Rfd8+
26. Bd4 Rb8 {leads to troubles for White.}) 25... Qg1+ 26. Kd2 Rfd8+ 27. Bd4
Rxd4+ 28. exd4 Qf2+ 29. Qe2 Qxd4+ 30. Qd3 Qf2+ 31. Kd1 Qg1+ $11) (24... Rxc1
25. Rxc1 f6 26. Qd7 Qxe5 27. Rc7 f5 28. exf5 Rxf5 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8
$11) 25. Qb2 Qxg2+ 26. Ke1 Qg1+ 27. Ke2 Qg2+ 28. Ke1 Qg1+ ({Both players came
to the conclusion that} 28... Qxe4 {does not offer Black real winning chances.}
) 29. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nge7 (8... Nf6 9. Bg5 {transposes to a Sveshnikov Sicilian.}) 9. c4 Nxd5 10.
cxd5 (10. Qxd5 Bd7) (10. exd5 Nd4 11. cxb5 Be7 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Bd2 e4 14. bxa6
O-O 15. Be2 Bf6 16. Nc4 Bxa6 17. O-O Nd4 18. Rc1 Bb5 19. Bc3 Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2
Rxa2 21. Qxe4 {1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M (2690)-Radjabov,T (2729)/Wijk aan Zee 2007})
10... Nd4 11. Bd3 g6 12. Nc2 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Be3 (14. Nxd4 exd4 15. a4 Bd7
{is about equal.}) 14... Kh8 15. Rc1 f5 16. f3 Bd7 17. Qd2 f4 18. Bf2 g5 {
Radjabov allows his opponent to win the pawn on d4, rightly assessing that
after the exchange of most of the pieces Black will be able to achieve a draw.}
19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Be2 Qb6 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. b4 ({After the game
Nakamura tried to look for an advantage by advancing the pawn on the kingside
with} 23. h4 {but Black still keeps the balance:} h6 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. g3 Be5
26. gxf4 gxf4 {and if} 27. Bd3 {(with the idea to run with the king to e2),
then Black even manages to take over the initiative with} Bh3 $1) (23. Kf1 {
deserves attention first, and if} b4 {then} (23... Be5 {is probably better.})
24. h4) 23... Be5 24. a3 Kg7 25. Kf1 Kf7 26. Ke1 Qc7 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Qxd4
Qc3+ 29. Qxc3 Rxc3 30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. Bxd3 {White is a pawn up and as Nakamura
admitted at the press conference, he was quite optimistic during the game
about his chances here. But with accurate defence Black is able to achieve the
draw.} h5 32. g3 h4 $1 (32... Kf6 33. gxf4 gxf4 34. h4 $1 {looks risky for
Black, since unlike in the game he doesn't have the h5-square for the bishop.})
33. gxf4 gxf4 34. Kd2 Kf6 35. Kc3 Ke5 36. a4 Be8 37. Be2 Bd7 38. Bf1 Be8 39.
axb5 axb5 40. Kd3 ({After} 40. Bh3 {Black has the reply} Bh5 {That's why the
zugzwang ideas don't really work in this endgame.}) 40... Bd7 41. Ke2 Kd4 42.
Kd2 Ke5 ({There is no point for Black to go for} 42... Be8 43. Bh3 Kc4 44. Bc8)
43. Kd3 Bc8 44. Kc3 Bd7 45. Kd3 Bc8 46. Kc3 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Nisipeanu,LD"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 {Somehow, I had the feeling that this little move surprised my
opponent. In the previous rounds I had used 1...e5 as my main weapon, but
after two unnecessary losses with it, I considered that I should switch to
something else.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 {This is
the main weapon of Radjabov against the Caro-Kann, a tricky line, but
certainly less dangerous than the main line.} e6 ({In fact, before the game I
had decided to play} 6... Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 {as Anand and Leko played against
Radjabov. Black is very close to equality here, but has zero winning chances
and therefore I decided to choose a more risky line.}) 7. Nf4 Bd6 8. h4 Bxf4 9.
Bxf4 h6 10. c3 Nf6 11. Qb3 Nd5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. c4 Nf6 14. Qa3 {Teimour played
this move confidently and to be honest, I got a little bit worried.} c5 $5 $146
({My initial plan} 14... Nbd7 15. Bb4 c5 16. dxc5 a5 {felt too risky after} 17.
c6 Qxc6 18. Bd6) 15. dxc5 ({I was almost certain that my opponent would go for
} 15. Qxc5 Qxc5 16. dxc5 {after which the best move is} Nfd7 $1 (16... Nbd7 17.
c6 bxc6 18. Be2 Ne5 19. Bc3 Nd3+ 20. Bxd3 Bxd3 21. b3 {is slightly better for
White.}) 17. Bc3 (17. Be3 Na6 18. c6 bxc6 {is ok for Black}) 17... O-O 18. h5
Bh7 19. b4 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1+ 22. Bxa1 Nc6 23. Bc3 Ra8 $44 {with
enough compensation for the pawn.}) 15... O-O 16. Be2 Nc6 $1 {Instead of
trying to win the pawn back immediately Black is playing for the initiative.} (
16... Nbd7 17. Be3 a5 18. O-O Rac8 19. c6 $14) 17. O-O (17. Be3 a5 18. Qc3 Nb4
19. O-O Nc2 20. Rad1 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Nd7 $11) 17... Nd4 18. Bd1 ({I was hoping
for} 18. Bd3 Rad8 $1 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Ba5 b6 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Bb4 Rf7 23.
Rad1 Ng4 {with a powerful initiative for Black.}) 18... a5 19. Rc1 ({Less good
is} 19. Qe3 Qxc5 20. Bc3 e5 $15) 19... Rfd8 20. Be3 Nc6 $5 (20... Rac8 21. Re1
(21. f4 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 {is good for Black}) 21... e5 22. Bd2 {is about
equal, but less tricky!}) 21. Bf3 (21. Be2 Nb4 22. Rfd1 Nc2 23. Qc3 Nxe3 24.
Qxe3 (24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxe3 Rc8 26. Rd1 Nd7 27. c6 bxc6 $11) 24... Nd7 $11)
21... Ne5 (21... Nd4 {was also possible, but I had more aggressive intentions.}
) 22. Be2 Neg4 23. Bxg4 ({There was the safer, but also less ambitious} 23.
Rfd1 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Nd7 {with complete equality.}) 23... Nxg4 24. Rfd1 Qe5 $1 {
At this point I became quite optimistic about my prospects and I was really
hoping that Teimour would not go for the 'forced draw'. More about it later.}
25. Nf1 Qf6 26. Rxd8+ $6 ({Better was} 26. Rd6 Qxh4 27. Rcd1 Rdc8 {which leads
to an unclear position.}) 26... Rxd8 27. Qxa5 Rd3 28. Qa8+ {A good practical
choice, which we both thought led to a forced draw. Other moves lead to
advantage for Black:} (28. Qe1 Qxb2 29. Rb1 Rxe3 30. Nxe3 Qxb1 31. Qxb1 Bxb1
32. Nxg4 Bxa2 33. Ne5 $1 (33. Ne3 Kf8 34. Kf1 Ke7 35. Ke2 Kd7 36. Kd3 Kc6 37.
Kd4 f6 $19) 33... f6 34. c6 bxc6 35. Nxc6 Bxc4 $17) 28... Kh7 29. Qxb7 Rxe3 $1
30. fxe3 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 Qf2+ 33. Kh1 Qh4+ ({It seems that Black is
winning after} 33... Bd3 {but I lacked time and focus to find the winning line.
Thus, the 'forced draw' could have easealy been a forced loss after} 34. Qf3
Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Bxf1 36. g3 Qh5 $1 {the move that I missed in my calculations} ({
I only calculated} 36... Qh2+ 37. Kxf1 Qxb2 38. Qxg4 Qxc1+ 39. Kf2 {and Black
can not hope for more then a draw here.}) 37. Qh1 Bh3 38. Rf1 f5 39. c6 Ne5 40.
c7 Qg4 {and Black's attack is quicker then the c-pawn.}) 34. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. f3 f5 11. g4 Kh8 12. Nd3 f4 13. b4 g5 14. c5 h5 15. h3 Nf6
16. Ba3 Rf7 17. Rc1 Ng6 18. b5 hxg4 19. hxg4 dxc5 20. Nxc5 Bf8 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22.
dxe6 Rh7 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. Bxf8 Nxf8 25. Bc4 Re8 26. Rfd1 Nxe6 27. Bxe6 Rxe6
28. Rd8+ Re8 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 30. Nd5 Rd7 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. a4 Kf7 33. Ke2 Nf6 34.
Nb4 Ke6 35. Nd3 Rh7 36. Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. c3 Bb6 8. Bb3
Ne7 9. h3 c6 10. Re1 Ng6 11. d4 h6 12. Bc2 Be6 13. Nf1 Qc7 14. Be3 Rad8 15. Qc1
Rfe8 16. Ng3 Qd7 17. a4 Bc7 18. a5 a6 19. Ra4 Qe7 20. c4 Qf8 21. d5 Bd7 22. Ra3
Rc8 23. Qd2 Ne7 24. Bb1 Rb8 25. Rb3 Rec8 26. Nh4 Qd8 27. Ra3 Nh7 28. Nhf5 Nxf5
29. exf5 Qf8 30. Nh5 Bd8 31. f6 Bxf6 32. Bxh6 Qe7 33. Bxg7 Bg5 34. f4 Bh4 35.
g3 Nf6 36. fxe5 Nxh5 37. Qh6 f5 38. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. O-O f5 14. Nxf5 Nxf5 15.
exf5 Bxf5 16. Qd2 Kh8 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Bg4 Bg6 19. Rde1 Nc2 20. Rc1 Nb4 21. Be2
a5 22. b3 Na6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nc5 25. Qd2 Qd7 26. f3 Rae8 27. Rcd1 h6 28.
Nd5 b6 29. Rfe1 Ne6 30. Bf2 Qf7 31. Re2 Be5 32. Re4 Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 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 Qd6 11. Ne5+ c6 12. Bc4 Be6 13. c3 Be7 14. Bg5 O-O
15. O-O Rae8 16. Rae1 Bxc4 17. Qxc4+ Qd5 18. Rf5 Qxc4 19. Nxc4 Nd5 20. Rxf8+
Bxf8 21. g3 c5 22. Ne3 cxd4 23. Nxd5 Re5 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Bxf6 Rb5 26. Bxd4
Rxb2 27. Bxa7 Rxa2 28. Bd4 Bg7 29. Rxe4 Bxd4+ 30. Rxd4 b5 31. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d3 Bd6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Nc3 Ngf6 10. e4 O-O 11. exd5 cxd5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. Nxg6 hxg6
15. d4 Ne6 16. Be3 Nf4 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Rad1 b5 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 20. Rfe1 Rb6 21.
Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxd5 Rd8 24. Bb3 Kf8 25. Re4 g5 26. Rde1 Rb7 27. h4
g6 28. Kg2 a5 29. Rh1 a4 30. hxg5 Bxg5 31. Rh8+ Kg7 32. Rxd8 Bxd8 33. Bd1 Rd7
34. Be2 Bf6 35. Bxb5 Rxd4 36. Kf3 Rxe4 37. Kxe4 Bxb2 38. Bxa4 Kf6 39. Bb3 Ba3
40. f4 Ke7 41. f5 gxf5+ 42. Kxf5 f6 43. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bc2
Bg4 9. a4 g6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bg7 14. e5 dxe5
15. Rxe5 Nd7 16. Re1 O-O 17. Be4 Rc8 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. d4 cxd4 20. Rxe7 Ne5 21.
Qf4 dxc3 22. Nxc3 b4 23. Qxb4 Bf8 24. Bh6 Bxe7 25. Qxe7 Re6 26. Qc5 Qb8 27. Qd4
Qb6 28. Qd5 Nc6 29. Qd2 Qd4 30. Qc1 Qe5 31. Be3 Nd4 32. Qf1 Nf5 33. Bd2 Qd4 34.
Qc1 h5 35. Nb5 Qd7 36. Nc3 Qd3 37. Bg5 Kh7 38. Qf4 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Qf1 0-1

[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 "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1
{Grischuk played this rare move against Kramnik but didn't get any advantage.}
(8. cxd5) (8. dxc5) 8... cxd4 (8... Qa5 9. Nd2 (9. a3 Ne4 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. exd4
Ndf6 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. Rb1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bc6 $11 {1-0 Shulman,Y 
(2568)-Saidy,A (2374)/Las Vegas 2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4
11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Kh8 16. dxe6 {
1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Kazan 2011/CBM 143/[Marin]}) 9. Rxd4 (9.
exd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bd3 (11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Bg5 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Ne5 Rc8
15. Qd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. c4 Rfd8 $11 {1/2 Caoili,A (2309)
-Mkrtchian,L (2409)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (42)}) 11... Nbd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Ne5
Bb4+ 14. Bd2 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Bg4 16. f3 Bh5 17. O-O Qb6 18. Bf5 Rfe8 19. Rfe1
Bg6 $11 {1/2 Bromberger,S (2491)-Heinzel,O (2401)/Augsburg 2007/CBM 122 Extra 
(43)}) 9... Qa5 10. Bg3 (10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ra4 Qc5 12. Rc4 Qa5 13. Ra4 Qc5 $11
14. Bg5 $6 f6 15. Bh4 N7b6 $17 {0-1 Vanderhallen,N (2225)-Baert,A (2194)/
Belgium 2007/CBM 120 ext (54)}) 10... Nb6 11. Nd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 (12...
Nfd5 13. O-O (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bf6 15. Nb3 Qh5 16. Be2 Qg6 17.
Bd3 Qh6 18. Re4 Bd7 19. c4 Rac8 20. c5 Nd5 $11 {0-1 Kovacevic,A (2558)-Kovacs,
A (2348)/Lechenicher SchachServer 2009/Telechess CBM 139 (38)}) 13. Nxc4 Qa6
14. O-O {White keeps some pressure in the centre so Black should play
accurately.} Bd7 (14... Nd5 $5 15. e4 (15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 Be6 {[%csl Rd4]})
(15. Rxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Bd8) 15... Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxa2 (16... f6 17. Qb3 $1) 17.
b4 Qa6 18. Rfd1 $44 {Black's extra pawn should enable him to equalise despite
White's obvious compensation.}) 15. Rfd1 (15. Bd6 $142 Bxd6 16. Nxd6 Bc6 17. e4
$1 {[%csl Rc6]} Qb6 18. Rfd1 $14 {- game}) 15... Bc6 (15... Nd5 $6 {is dubious
now due to} 16. Rxd5 $1 exd5 17. Nxd5 {e.g.} Bd8 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Nb4 Bf5 $1 (
19... Qb5 $2 20. Rd5) 20. Qb3 Qb5 21. Rd5 Qd7 22. Bc5 Qe6 23. Nd6 a5 $1 24. Re5
$1 (24. Nxe8 $143 axb4 25. Nd6 Bc2 $1 26. Qc4 b3 $1) 24... axb4 $1 (24... Qxe5
25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Nxe8 $18) 25. Rxe6 Bxe6 26. Qxb4 Rxa2 27. f4 Re7 28. Nxb7 $16
) 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Bd5 $1 ({If now} 17... Nd5 {then} 18. a3 $1 Rad8 (18...
Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Bd5 20. Nf5) 19. Nce4 {, and White maintains the pressure.}) 18.
Ndb5 Qb6 19. e4 $6 (19. Nxd5 $142 Nxd5 20. Nc3 $11) 19... Bc6 $6 {Missing} (
19... Bxe4 $1 20. Rxe4 (20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 (21. Nc7 Rac8) 21... Qxb5 22.
Rb4 Rfd8 $1) 20... Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Rfd8 {, and it is White who must fight for
equality.}) 20. Nd6 (20. e5 $5 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Nc7 Rac8 23. Nxd5 Rxc2 (
23... exd5 24. Qd2 {[%csl Rd5]}) 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Rb4 $14 {_|_}) 20... e5 (
20... Rfd8 $5 {[%cal Yf6e8]}) 21. R4d3 Rad8 22. h3 Rd7 23. Qd2 (23. Na4 $142 $1
Bxa4 24. Qxa4 Rfd8 25. Nc4 $1 Qe6 26. Nxe5 $1 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 {winning a pawn
although it is not easy to convert.}) 23... h6 $6 (23... Rfd8 $142 24. Qg5 Bxe4
$1) 24. Nf5 Rfd8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 $14 {[%csl Gd5]} Ne4 27. Qe2 $1 (27. Qe3
Nd6 28. Nxd6 Qxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxd6 30. Rxe5 Kf8 $11 {[%cal Yg7g6,Yf7f6]}) 27...
Nd6 28. Nxh6+ {[%mdl 640] This sacrifice is only enough for a draw.} (28. Qxe5
Nxf5 29. Qxf5 Qxb2 $11) (28. Rb3 $1 {was a useful intermediate move to push
Black's queen from b6:} Qa5 (28... Qc5 $143 29. Nxh6+ gxh6 30. Rg3+ Kf8 31.
Qxe5 Re8 32. Qf6 Re2 33. Qxh6+ Ke7 34. Qh4+ Kf8 35. Rc3 $1 $40) (28... Qc7 29.
Nxh6+ gxh6 30. Rg3+ Kf8 31. Qxe5) (28... Qa6 29. Nxh6+ gxh6 30. Rg3+ Kf8 31.
Qxe5 Re8 32. Qg7+ Ke7 33. Rc1 $40 Kd8 34. Qf6+ Rde7 (34... Ree7 35. Rg8+ Ne8
36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Qh8#) 35. Rgc3 $18 {[%cal Rc3c6]}) 29. Nxh6+ $1 (29. Nxd6
Rxd6 30. Ra3 Qc5 31. Qxe5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qxf7 Rf5 35. Qxb7
Qxf2+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Rg3 Rg5 38. Qf3 Qb8 {should be a draw}) 29... gxh6 30.
Rg3+ Kf8 31. Qxe5 Re8 32. Qf6 $40) 28... gxh6 29. Rg3+ Kf8 30. Qxe5 Re8 31. Qf6
(31. Qg7+ Ke7 32. Rb3 (32. Rc1 Rc7) 32... Qa6 {[%cal Ye7d8]} 33. Rc1 Kd8 34.
Qf6+ Ree7 {, and Black holds on}) (31. Qf4 $6 Ne4) 31... Ne4 $1 {That's the
difference! The h6-pawn is protected, and White must give a perpetual.} 32.
Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qe5+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.26"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Egypt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EGY"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Be6 12. a3 N6d7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. h3
Qd6 15. Na4 f6 16. Nh4 Re7 17. b4 a5 18. Nc5 axb4 19. axb4 b6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21.
b5 c5 22. Nf5 Qc7 23. e4 Rae8 24. Rd1 dxe4 25. Bc4 Qf4 26. Ne3 f5 27. Qa2 g6
28. Bxe6+ Nxe6 29. Nd5 Qb8 30. dxc5 Ndxc5 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Nxe8+ Qxe8 33. Qa7+
Kh6 34. Qxb6 Qe7 35. Qd6 Qg5 36. h4 Qf6 37. Rd5 Nd3 38. Rxd3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "De la Paz Perdomo, Frank"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 c4 6. O-O Nge7 7. d4 cxd3 8. Qxd3
Ng6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. b3 Be7 11. Ba3 c5 12. Qe3 Qc7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. c4 Bb7 15.
Bb2 f5 16. Rfe1 Rf7 17. Rad1 Raf8 18. Qc3 Bf6 19. e5 Be7 20. Qe3 Qc6 21. Re2 h6
22. Ba3 Rc8 23. Ree1 Bg5 24. Qe2 Nf4 25. Qf1 Bd8 26. Re3 g5 27. Nb1 g4 28. Rd6
Qc7 29. Ne1 Be7 30. Bb2 Bxd6 31. exd6 Qc6 32. Be5 Nh3+ 33. Kh1 f4 34. Rxh3 gxh3
35. Nf3 Rg7 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "De la Paz Perdomo, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. Bg5 f6 8.
Bh4 O-O 9. Qd2 d6 10. O-O-O Kh8 11. f4 a5 12. Bb5 Be6 13. Kb1 Na7 14. Ba4 c6
15. f5 Bc8 16. g4 Bc7 17. Nd4 b5 18. Bb3 a4 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. Bxe6 b4 21. Ne2
Nb5 22. g5 fxg5 23. Qxg5 Ng8 24. Qg3 d5 25. Bxd8 Bxg3 26. hxg3 Rfxd8 27. Nf4 h6
28. exd5 cxd5 29. Nxd5 a3 30. Nxb4 Rdb8 31. Bb3 axb2 32. Kxb2 Nf6 33. Rh4 Rb6
34. Nd5 Rd6 35. Rb4 Na7 36. Ra4 Nd7 37. Ra5 Ne5 38. Re1 Nec6 39. Ra6 Rb8 40.
Ne7 Rf6 41. Nxc6 Nxc6 42. Re6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. e4 b4 11. Na4 c5 12. d3 Rc8 13. b3 Nb6 14. Nb2 O-O 15.
Bf4 Nh5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. a3 a5 18. Rfc1 Rfd8 19. Qe2 e5 20. Bh3 Ra8 21. Qc2 Bc8
22. Bxc8 Rdxc8 23. Nc4 Nd7 24. Qa2 Rab8 25. Qb2 f6 26. Bd2 g6 27. Ne1 Nf8 28.
Ne3 Qd8 29. Nd5 Ne6 30. axb4 axb4 31. Ra7 Bd6 32. Nc2 f5 33. Nce3 Nd4 34. Rca1
f4 35. Nc4 Nf6 36. R1a6 Rc6 37. Rxc6 Nxc6 38. Ra6 Rc8 39. Nxf6+ Qxf6 40. Bxf4
Qe6 41. Be3 Bf8 42. Na5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[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 Nxe4 6. d4 Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. d5
Nc5 9. dxc6 Nxa4 10. cxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nbd2 e4 12. Nxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. b5 cxd5 14. cxd5 h6 15. Ne6
Bxe6 16. dxe6 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Ba3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {Radjabov uses the Italian from time to time.} Bc5
4. d3 {White delays a direct attack, in order to prepare his pieces for that.
In general, this plan is not considered as a problematic one for Black.} Nf6 5.
O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 d5 {An odd choice by Bacrot. He tries to solve all his
problems drastically} (6... d6 7. c3 Bb6 8. Bb3 Ne7 9. h3 c6 10. Re1 Ng6 11. d4
h6 12. Bc2 Be6 13. Nf1 Qc7 14. Be3 Rad8 15. Qc1 Rfe8 16. Ng3 Qd7 17. a4 $1 $14
{1-0 Radjabov,T (2744)-Harikrishna,P (2669)/Ningbo 2011/CB29_2011 (38)}) 7.
exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Nf6 $5 {This is considered the best according to engines. It
must be the move for which Bacrot decided to enter this position.} 9. h3 Bd6 $6
{An unfortunate choice. Not long after this game, Bacrot improved his play:} (
9... a6 10. a3 (10. Nxe5 $2 Qd4 11. Qe2 Nxe5 12. Nb3 Qxf2+ 13. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 14.
Kxf2 Nxc4 15. dxc4 Bf5 $15) 10... b5 11. Ba2 Bb7 {e5 is still untouchable} 12.
Nf1 e4 13. dxe4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nxe4 {the position is roughly equal} 15. Be3 Bd6
16. N1d2 Ne5 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. c3 Rfd8 20. Bg5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bc6
22. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S (2715)-Bacrot,E (2705)/Rogaska Slatina 2011/
CB39_2011}) 10. a3 $1 {This is the point! White has not weakened his pawn
structure yet, therefore, he frees a2 for his bishop and prepared a queenside
assault with b4.} a6 11. Ba2 Bf5 12. b4 Re8 13. Bb2 h6 14. Ne4 (14. Nc4 e4 {
This is the only move that might have stopped Radjabov from playing his move.
Otherwise, it is evident that after ...Nd7 White is clearly better.} 15. Nxd6
Qxd6 16. Nh4 Bh7 17. dxe4 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Nxe4 {White is clearly better thanks
to his pair of bishops, on the other hand, it is not evident how White would
increase his pressure. Radjabov prefers to keep the queens on the board.})
14... Be6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. c4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 a5 18. c5 Bf8 19. Qb3 axb4 20.
axb4 {Black has no evident weakness, nevertheless a plan!} Rxa1 21. Rxa1 b6 22.
b5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qd5 {The critical moment.} Qxd5 $4 {A horrible
miscalculation by Bacrot.} (24... Qg5 $1 {would have kept things in place for
Bacrot.} 25. c6 (25. cxb6 $2 Qxd5 26. exd5 Rxb6 $15 {White loses a pawn}) (25.
Bxd4 bxc5 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. Bc3 Rxe4 28. Ra8 f6 29. Rc8 Ra4 $1 30. Rxc7 Ra3 31.
Be1 (31. Bd2 $4 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Bd6+) 31... Rb3 32. Rb7 Bd6 33. Kf1 $11) 25... Bc5
26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qxb5 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qxc7 Qxc6 30. Qxf7 Qxe4 $11) 25.
exd5 Re5 26. d6 $1 Rxc5 27. Bxd4 {Black loses an exchange.} Bxd6 (27... Rc4 28.
dxc7 Rxc7 29. Bxb6 Rb7 30. Ra6 f6 31. g4 Kf7 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. Bc5+ Kf7 34. Bxf8
Kxf8 35. b6 Rb8 36. h4 {The endgame is just hopeless for Black.}) 28. Bxc5 Bxc5
29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Kf1 Kg6 31. Re8 h5 32. Ke2 Kf5 33. g3 g6 34. Kf3 g5 35. g4+
hxg4+ 36. hxg4+ {White wins by creating a second weakness.} Kf6 37. Rg8 Be7 38.
Ke4 Ke6 39. Rh8 Bc5 40. Rh6+ f6 41. f4 $1 {FThe final and beautiful
breakthrough.} gxf4 42. g5 Be7 43. Kxf4 Bd6+ 44. Kg4 Be5 45. Kh5 Bd4 46. g6 f5
47. Rh7 f4 48. Rf7 {A neat game demonstrating good technique by Radjabov.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. bxc4 c5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d3 Bf5 10. Nc3 Qd7 11. Re1 Rac8 12. Rb1 b6 13. Nb5 Bh3 14. Bh1 Ne8 15.
Bxg7 Nxg7 16. Ng5 Bg4 17. Qd2 h6 18. Ne4 Kh7 19. Nec3 f5 20. f3 Bh5 21. f4 e6
22. Bg2 Rfd8 23. Kh1 Qe7 24. Qe3 Ne8 25. h3 Nd6 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Kh2 Rd7 28.
Rg1 g5 29. g4 gxf4 30. Qxf4 Bg6 31. gxf5 exf5 32. Nd5 Qd6 33. Rbf1 Kh8 34. h4
Bh7 35. Bh3 Re8 36. e4 Nb4 37. Qxd6 Rxd6 38. Bxf5 Nxd5 39. cxd5 Bxf5 40. Rxf5
c4 41. Rf4 c3 42. Rf7 Rc8 43. Rgg7 Rdd8 44. Rh7+ Kg8 45. Rfg7+ Kf8 46. Rxa7 Kg8
47. Rag7+ Kf8 48. Rd7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nfd7 10. d5 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Be5 14. Qc2 Nc5
15. O-O c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Be3 Qa5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Qxc5 Rfc8 20. a3 Bd6 21.
Qd5 Bxa3 22. Nxa3 Qxa3 23. e5 Kg7 24. Bg4 e6 25. Bxe6 Ne7 26. Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Nde2 Bg7 8.
Bg2 Bd7 9. h3 h5 10. a4 Qc8 11. Be3 Be6 12. Nd5 O-O 13. Rc1 Re8 14. b3 Rb8 15.
c4 b6 16. Nef4 Bd7 17. O-O Nh7 18. Kh2 h4 19. g4 Qd8 20. Ne2 e5 21. Qd2 Be6 22.
f4 exf4 23. Nexf4 Rb7 24. Rf2 Rd7 25. Rcf1 Ne5 26. Kh1 Nc6 27. Ne2 g5 28. Nf6+
Nxf6 29. Bxg5 Nxg4 30. Bxd8 Nxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Rdxd8 32. Qg5 Bc8 33. Nf4 Re5 34.
Qxh4 Rde8 35. Nh5 R8e6 36. Qf4 f6 37. Bf3 Rg5 38. Bg4 Rxh5 39. Bxh5 Ne5 40. Rg2
Kf8 41. Bg4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nc3 ({Another recent high level
game saw} 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nh6 $6 {This knight sortie's setbacks are more
obvious than its benefits. Black is aiming for the d4-square but if White
plays accurately, the knight is just misplaced on h6.} 7. a3 O-O 8. Rb1 a5 9.
d3 Nf5 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Ne1 $1 Nfd4 {A superfluous piece on d4!} 12. e3 Ne6 13.
Nc2 a4 14. Nd5 Na5 15. Bc3 b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. f4 {1-0 Wang Yue
(2734)-Shanava,K (2560)/Nakhchivan 2011/CB17_2011 (39). White seized the
initiative and eventually won the game.}) 5... e6 $5 {The setup Ivanchuk
chooses is more appealing, but it has its own drawback as well.} 6. d3 Nge7 7.
h4 $5 {This is one isuch drawback! White will play h5 as a result of Black's
knight being placed on e7.} h6 8. Bd2 b6 {An odd choice, which is not wrong
but gives White an additional choice. Other options are:} (8... d6 9. a3 a5 10.
Rb1 e5 11. Nh2 Be6 12. Nf1 O-O 13. Ne3 f5 14. Ned5 Rb8 15. O-O Kh7 16. b4 axb4
17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 cxb4 19. Rxb4 f4 20. h5 $5 (20. Ne4 Nf5 21. e3 fxg3 22.
fxg3 b5 23. cxb5 {1/2-1/2 Predojevic,B (2617)-Melkumyan,H (2580)/Sarajevo 2011/
CB19_2011 (47)} (23. h5)) 20... gxh5 21. Qb1 $44 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gb1h7]}) (
8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 $146 10. O-O b6 11. Qc1 $13) 10. Qc1 Bg4 11.
O-O Rc8 12. Re1 Kf8 13. Bf4 b6 14. Qd1 $13 (14. e4 $5 dxe4 15. Nh2 Be6 16. dxe4
Nd4 $13) 14... Kg8 15. Qa4 d4 {1/2-1/2 Lobron,E (2405)-Sosonko,G (2595)/Bad
Kissingen 1981/MCL (44)}) 9. h5 g5 10. Nxg5 $5 {For sure this was Radjabov's
intention, otherwise h5 was pointless.} hxg5 11. Bxg5 {Radjabov needed to win
this game in order to balance the match. Therefore he took all the drastic
measures in order to complicate things. In my opinion, Black should be ok but
the position is extremly complicated and hard to assess.} Bxc3+ $6 {A dubious
choice. This weakens the dark squares on the kingside.} (11... Bb7 12. h6 Be5 (
12... Bxc3+) (12... Bd4) 13. f4 (13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Nf6+ $8 (14. Qd2 $2 f5 $1 15.
Nf6+ Kf7 $17) 14... Bxf6 (14... Kf8 15. h7 Nf5 16. Qd2 Nb4 17. Be4 d5 18. Bxf5
exf5 19. d4 $1 Bxd4 20. Rh4 Qd6 21. Rxd4 cxd4 22. Bh4 $44) 15. Bxf6 Rh7 16. Be4
Ng6 17. Qd2 Nd4 18. O-O-O $44) 13... Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 {and Black is a tempo up
in comparison to the game.}) (11... Be5 12. f4 Bd4 13. e3 Bxe3 14. h6 Bb7 15.
h7 d6 16. Bf6 Kd7 {The position remains completely unclear.}) 12. bxc3 Bb7 13.
Qd2 {The position is still unclear, however, things are different now: White
clearly has a dangerous initiative and it is Black who has to be more precise.}
Qc7 (13... f5 14. Bf6 Rh7 15. g4 $1 Qc7 16. g5 Ng8 17. g6 Nxf6 18. gxh7 Nxh7
19. Qh6 Qe5 20. Kd2 {and White is clearly better.}) 14. Bf6 O-O-O (14... Rh7
15. Be4 Ng8 16. Qg5 Nxf6 17. Qxf6 Qd8 18. Qxd8+ Nxd8 19. Bxh7 Bxh1 20. f3 $16)
15. O-O-O Rhg8 $2 16. Bxc6 $1 {This tactical nuance gives Radjabov a clear
advantage.} dxc6 $2 {The final mistake. Radjabov conducts the technical part
masterfully.} (16... Bxc6 17. Bxe7 Rde8 18. Bg5 Bxh1 19. Rxh1 f6 20. Be3 Qc6
21. Rh4 $16) 17. h6 Rg6 18. h7 Rxf6 19. h8=Q Rxh8 20. Rxh8+ Kd7 21. d4 $1 {
It is all over now!} Qd6 22. Qg5 Rf5 23. Qh4 cxd4 24. Rxd4 Rd5 25. cxd5 Qa3+
26. Kb1 cxd5 27. Rh7 Qxc3 28. Rxf7 {A superb achievment by Radjabov.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "239"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 g6 6. a3 Bg7 7. Rb1 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. d3 Rb8 10. Bd2 Bf5 11. h3 b6 12. Ne1 Qc8 13. Kh2 Nd4 14. e3 Nc6 15. f4
Bd7 16. Nf3 Ne8 17. g4 Nc7 18. a4 Nb4 19. Qe2 d5 20. e4 dxc4 21. dxc4 Ne6 22.
Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Nd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. f5 Bxa4 26. Bh6 Qc7+ 27. Bf4 Qa7 28. b3
Bd7 29. Bxb8 Qxb8+ 30. Kh1 Qd6 31. Rbe1 Re8 32. Qd2 gxf5 33. gxf5 Kh8 34. Re4
Rg8 35. Qe2 Bf6 36. Rg4 Rxg4 37. Qxg4 Bd4 38. Be4 Qh6 39. Qg3 f6 40. d6 Be5 41.
Qg2 Bxd6 42. Rg1 Qg5 43. Qxg5 fxg5 44. Rxg5 Be5 45. Bd5 Bg7 46. Kg2 a4 47. bxa4
Bxa4 48. Kf3 b5 49. cxb5 Bxb5 50. Rg1 Bd7 51. Ke4 Ba4 52. Kd3 Bd7 53. Ke4 Ba4
54. Kf3 Bc2 55. Kf4 Bd3 56. Be4 Bc4 57. Rb1 Bd4 58. Rb7 Bf6 59. Rc7 Bf1 60.
Rxc5 Bxh3 61. Rc1 h5 62. Bf3 Bg4 63. Bxg4 hxg4 64. Kxg4 Kg7 65. Kf4 Kf7 66. Rc6
Bd4 67. Ke4 Bb2 68. Rc2 Ba1 69. Rc6 Bb2 70. Kf4 Bd4 71. Kg5 Be3+ 72. Kg4 Bd2
73. Re6 Bc1 74. Kf3 Bd2 75. Ke4 Bc1 76. Kd5 Ba3 77. Kc6 Bb4 78. Kd7 Ba3 79. Kc6
Bb4 80. Kd5 Bc3 81. Ra6 Be1 82. Ke4 Bc3 83. Ra3 Bb2 84. Rh3 Bc1 85. Rb3 Bg5 86.
Rg3 Bc1 87. Rg2 e6 88. Rc2 exf5+ 89. Kxf5 Ba3 90. Rc7+ Ke8 91. Ke6 Kd8 92. Rc4
Bb2 93. Rc2 Ba3 94. Ra2 Bb4 95. Ra4 Be1 96. Rc4 Bg3 97. Rg4 Bh2 98. Rg7 Kc8 99.
Rd7 Bc7 100. Rd3 Bb8 101. Rc3+ Bc7 102. Ke7 Kb7 103. Kd7 Bb8 104. Rb3+ Ka8 105.
Kc6 Ba7 106. Kc7 Bg1 107. Rb8+ Ka7 108. Rb1 Bh2+ 109. Kc6 Be5 110. Re1 Bg3 111.
Ra1+ Kb8 112. Ra2 Bf4 113. Ra3 Bh2 114. Rb3+ Ka7 115. Rb7+ Ka8 116. Kb6 Bg1+
117. Ka6 Bh2 118. Rh7 Bg3 119. Rh8+ Bb8 120. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. Rd1 Bf5 10. Ne1 Na6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. a3
Rac8 15. Bg5 Kf8 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Bxc1 Nc7 18. e3 Bd7 19. Bd2 e6 20. Nd3 Bb5
21. Rc1 Na6 22. Bf1 Ke8 23. b3 Bd7 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nc5 26. Rb1 Rc8 27. f3
Na6 28. Rb2 Nc5 29. a4 Na6 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. e4 dxe4 32. Bg5+ Ke8 33. fxe4 Nc5
34. Ke3 Bc6 35. Bg2 Rc7 36. b4 Nxa4 37. Rc2 b5 38. Bf1 Nb6 39. Bxb5 Rc8 40. Bd3
Bd7 41. Ra2 Na4 42. Kd4 b5 43. g4 Rc7 44. h4 Kf8 45. h5 Be8 46. Rh2 Rd7+ 47.
Ke3 Rc7 48. Bd8 Rd7 49. Ba5 Rb7 50. Kf4 Kg7 51. Rc2 Bd7 52. Bd8 Nb6 53. hxg6
fxg6 54. Bxb6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Antoniewski, Rafal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Nereto"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 Qb6 6. Be2 Nh6 7. g4 f6 8. h3 fxe5
9. fxe5 Nf7 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Na4 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Nd7 14. O-O-O b5
15. Nc3 a6 16. Bd3 Rf8 17. Ne2 Nfxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Be3 Kd7
21. Rdf1 Bg8 22. h4 Be6 23. Rfg1 Rf3 24. Bc5 Bf7 25. h5 Rg8 26. b4 Bd6 27. Nd4
Rf4 28. Rf1 Be8 29. Bxd6 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Kxd6 31. h6 c5 32. bxc5+ Kxc5 33. Rf8
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
c6 9. h3 Qa5 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bf1 Re8 13. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Heimann, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Reichenstein"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 Bf5 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. e4 Bh3 16. Be3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ra6 18. Rac1 e6 19. Nb5 exd5 20. exd5 Qf5 21.
Rxc7 Bxc7 22. Nxc7 Qe4+ 23. Qf3 Nc4 24. Bd4 Rd6 25. Nxe8 Qxe8 26. b3 Ne5 27.
Qe4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 h6 8. h3
Bb6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d4 c6 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. Be3 c5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Bc4 Be6 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. Nd2 Qc6 19. a4 Rad8 20. Qb5 Qxb5 21. Bxb5
Nd7 22. Nc4 Bc7 23. Red1 Ngf8 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Bb3 26. Nf1 a6 27. Be2 Re6
28. Bxc5 Bxa4 29. Rd2 Bc6 30. f3 Ree8 31. Bf2 Ne6 32. b4 Nf6 33. Bc4 Nf4 34.
Ra5 Rc8 35. Ne3 Bd7 36. Rc2 Be6 37. Bf1 Red8 38. Rxe5 b5 39. Nf5 Bxf5 40. Rxf5
Nd3 41. Bb6 Rd6 42. Ba5 Nd7 43. Rd5 Rxd5 44. exd5 N3e5 45. d6 Rc6 46. f4 Ng6
47. c4 bxc4 48. Bc7 Nxf4 49. Rxc4 Rxc4 50. Bxc4 Kf8 51. Bxa6 Ke8 52. b5 Ne6 53.
b6 Nxb6 54. Bxb6 Kd7 55. Bc4 Kxd6 56. Bxe6 Kxe6 57. Kf2 Kf5 58. Kf3 f6 59. Bd4
Kg5 60. Be3+ Kf5 61. Bd2 h5 62. g3 Ke5 63. Bc3+ Kf5 64. Bb2 Kg5 65. Ke4 Kg6 66.
Kf4 Kf7 67. Kf5 g6+ 68. Ke4 Ke6 69. Bc3 Kf7 70. Kd5 Ke7 71. Bd4 Kf7 72. Kd6 g5
73. g4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.10.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. Bc4 Qe7 10. a4 a6 11. Nc3 d6 12. Bg5 c6 13. Ne2 Bc5 14. c3 h6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. b4 Bb6 17. Kh1 g5 18. f3 h5 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1
Kd8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rf1 Kc7 24. Nc1 Rf8 25. Qd1 Qg6 26. Be2 g4 27. Nd3 gxf3
28. Rxf3 Rxf3 29. Bxf3 h4 30. Nb4 Qg5 31. Qe1 Be6 32. Nd3 Bc4 33. Nf2 d5 34.
Nh3 Qe3 35. Qxe3 Bxe3 36. g3 hxg3 37. hxg3 Bd2 38. Kg2 Bxc3 39. g4 d4 40. g5
Bd2 41. g6 Be3 42. Kg3 c5 43. Kh4 Bg8 44. Ng5 c4 45. Nf7 Bf4 46. Be2 d3 47. Bf1
Kd7 48. Kh5 Ke7 49. Nh6 Bxh6 50. Kxh6 Kf6 51. g7 Kf7 52. Kg5 Kxg7 53. Kf5 d2
54. Be2 c3 55. Bd1 Bc4 56. Kxe5 Bd3 57. Kd4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qe7
15. b3 Nb6 16. Bb2 Nd5 17. Qf3 f5 18. Bc1 Rf6 19. Bd2 Bd6 20. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. e4
Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Bxc4 Bb4 11. Bd6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Rd8 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rfe1
Bc6 15. Ne5 Bxe4 16. f3 Bd5 17. Be7 Rc8 18. Bxf6 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 gxf6 20. Nd6
Rxc3 21. Ne4 Rc8 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 23. Nh5+ Kf8 24. Nf6 Kg7 25. Nh5+ Kf8 26. Nf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. Nb5
Rf7 16. Ba5 b6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Be1 a6 19. Nc3 a5 20. Nb5 Bf8 21. Rc3 g4 22.
Qc2 gxf3 23. Bxf3 Ng4 24. Bf2 Nh4 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Bxh4 Qxh4 27. Ne1 Qh5 28.
Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. b3 Bf5 6. Be2 h6 7. Ba3 Nbd7 8. O-O
e6 9. Bxf8 Nxf8 10. d4 N8d7 11. Qc1 O-O 12. Qa3 Qb8 13. Rfc1 Re8 14. Qb4 Bg4
15. h3 Bh5 16. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Re1 Nf6 9. c3 a6 10. a4 h6 11. b4 Bd6 12. Qb3 b6 13. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 c6 8.
Ng3 Be6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Nf8 13. Nge2 Ng6 14. Bg3 Bd6
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. f3 Nh5 17. Qd2 Ng3 18. Nxg3 Qxg3 19. Qf2 Qd6 20. f4 f5 21.
Nb1 b6 22. Qc2 Bd7 23. Rfe1 Ne7 24. Nd2 Rac8 25. Qa4 a5 26. Nf3 Red8 27. Ne5
Ng6 28. Nf3 Ne7 29. Rc3 Be8 30. Qc2 g6 31. Rc1 Qe6 32. Ne5 c5 33. dxc5 Rxc5 34.
Qb3 Rdc8 35. Kf2 Qd6 36. Qa3 Kg7 37. Ba6 d4 38. Rd1 dxe3+ 39. Ke1 Qf6 40. Rxe3
R8c7 41. Nd3 Rc2 42. Rd2 Rxd2 43. Kxd2 Bf7 44. Qa4 Bd5 45. g4 Be4 46. Rxe4 fxe4
47. Qxe4 Rd7 48. Ke3 Nc6 49. g5 Qd6 50. Qc4 Re7+ 51. Kf2 Nd4 52. Ne5 Rc7 53.
Qd3 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 c5 13. Rb1 g5 14. Bf2 f5 15. b4 b6
16. h3 Ng6 17. g4 fxg4 18. hxg4 Nf4 19. Rh2 Qf6 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Bg3 Bd7 22.
Rb7 Bc8 23. Rb3 Bd7 24. Qb1 Nf7 25. Bd1 h5 26. Nf1 h4 27. Bf2 Rfc8 28. Ne3 Qd8
29. Bg1 Rcb8 30. Rhb2 Rxb3 31. Rxb3 Qa5 32. Kf1 Nh3 33. Bh2 Bf6 34. Qb2 a6 35.
Rb7 Bc8 36. Rb6 Bd8 37. Rb3 Ra7 38. Nf5 Kf8 39. a3 Rb7 40. Rxb7 Bxb7 41. Ba4
Bc8 42. Bc6 Qb6 43. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. d3 e5 5. b5 a6 6. bxa6 Nxa6 7. g3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Ne7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxb4 Nxb4 12. Qb3 Nec6 13. Nbd2 Qe7 14. Qb2 Ra7
15. Nb3 Rfa8 16. a3 Na6 17. Ne1 Nd8 18. Nc2 Bc6 19. f4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 c5 21. e4
Nf7 22. Nd2 Nb8 23. f5 Nd7 24. g4 Qd8 25. Rab1 Qa5 26. Nf3 Nd6 27. Kh1 Ra6 28.
Qa1 Kh8 29. g5 fxg5 30. Rg1 h6 31. h4 gxh4 32. Rbf1 b5 33. cxb5 Qxb5 34. Qd1 c4
35. dxc4 Qb7 36. Nb4 Rxa3 37. c5 Nxe4 38. c6 Qxb4 39. cxd7 Qb7 40. Kh2 Ra2+ 41.
Rg2 Qxd7 42. Nxh4 Rxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Nf6 44. Ng6+ Kh7 45. Nxe5 Qd5+ 46. Nf3 Ra2+
47. Kh1 d3 48. Kg1 Qe4 49. Rf2 Qe3 50. Nd2 Qd4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Rfe1 d5 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. h4 Rfe8 17. Ng5 Rad8 18. Nh3 Nf8 19. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. 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. Bxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 e6 13. h4 Nc6 14. e5
Rd8 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Be3 h6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Rb1 Rab8 19. Nd2 Ne7 20. Ne4 Bc6 21.
g4 Red8 22. Ke2 Nd5 23. Rhc1 Bf8 24. Bd2 Nb6 25. Be3 Nd5 26. Bd2 Nb6 27. Be3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 e6 12. O-O exd5 13. cxd5 Bd7 14. h3 h4 15. Nh1
b5 16. Bg5 b4 17. Nb1 c4 18. Bxh4 Re8 19. f4 Nd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxe4
22. Nd2 Re8 23. Ng3 Qb6+ 24. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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"]

{One of the starting rounds and my second game with White in the tournament.
Probably after the first game against Caruana, that ended in a draw, I was
eager to try for more in this one :)  Eine der Startrunden und meine zweite
Partie mit Weiß in dem Turnier. Nach der ersten Partie gegen Caruana, die mit
Remis endete, war ich in dieser wohl begierig, nach mehr zu streben :)} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 {One of the main replies in the g3 system's
theory, Black challenges White in the centre and is going to recapture on d5
with a piece after c4xd5.  Ein der Haupterwiderungen in der Theorie des
g3-Systems. Schwarz fordert Weiß im Zentrum heraus und wird nach c4xd5 auf d5
mit einer Figur wiedernehmen.} 5. Bg2 {The pawn on c4 is hanging, is it a
Queen's Gambit with bishops on the g-file? Is it a Catalan with Black's bishop
on g7? Let's call it a pawn sacrifice in the Grünfeld on move 5. Der Bauer auf
c4 hängt, ist es ein Damengambit mit den Läufern auf der g-Linie? Ist es ein
Katalane mit dem schwarzen Läufer auf g7? Nennen wir es ein Bauernopfer im
Grünfeld im 5. Zug.} dxc4 {Accepted...  Angenommen...} 6. Na3 {And now we are
back on earth, of course White is not going to let Black play with a pawn up
in such an early stage. Und nun sind wir wieder zurück auf der Erde, natürlich
wird Weiß in so einer frühen Phase Schwarz nicht erlauben, mit einem Bauern
mehr zu spielen.} Nc6 {Black has many alternatives of course. He can play ...
c7-c5 instead, or ...0-0 or ...c3. But David prefers this move and now we are
in a less explored theoretical line. Schwarz hat natürlich viele Alternativen.
Er kann stattdessen ...c7-c5 spielen oder ...0-0 bzw. ...c3. Aber David
bevorzugt diesen Zug, und jetzt befinden wir uns in einem weniger erforschten
theoretischen Abspiel.} 7. Nxc4 Be6 8. b3 {Took a pawn, defending the knight,
all by the rules. Einen Bauern genommen, den Springer gedeckt, alles nach den
Regeln.} a5 {Black is going to attack the a2-b3 chain, but he has to watch out
for Ng5!?, as after my next move it becomes a real threat! Schwarz will die
a2-b3-Kette angreifen, muss aber auf Sg5!? achten, denn nach meinem nächsten
Zug wird dies eine reale Drohung!} 9. Bb2 Bd5 {Schwarz verhindert also Ng5 und
wird als nächstes a4 spielen!} (9... a4 10. Ng5 $5 $36 (10. Nfe5 $14)) 10. Rc1
O-O (10... a4 11. bxa4 $5 (11. Ne3 $6 {This also deserves attention, since if
Black wants to keep the bishop... Dies verdient ebenfalls Aufmerksamkeit, denn
wenn Schwarz den Läufer behalten will...} Be4 $1 12. d5 $5 (12. bxa4 $13) 12...
Nb4 13. Rc4 Nbxd5 14. Rxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxg7 Nxe3 16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $3 {But this
really spoils the fun... Aber dies ist wirklich eine Spaßbremse.} (16... Rxd8
$2 17. fxe3 Rg8 18. Bb2 axb3 19. axb3 $16 Ra8 20. Ne5 $1 {Der Turm auf g8 ist
abgeklemmt, und Weiß genießt einen stabilen Vorteil, der an Gewinn grenzt!})
17. fxe3 $1 (17. Bxh8 $4 axb3 18. fxe3 $8 (18. axb3 f6 $3 {Ansonsten steht
Weiß sogar leicht besser. Und jetzt ist es Matt in 3 nach} 19. Bxf6 exf6 20.
Nd2 Ra1+ 21. Nb1 Rxb1# {Wunderbare Mattkonstruktion!!!}) 18... f6 $1 19. O-O b2
$17 {and with two pieces down, Black is almost winning, as White now has to
give 2 pieces back, by means of Ng5 etc... und mit zwei Minusfiguren steht
Schwarz fast auf Gewinn, da Weiß nun zwei Figuren zurückgeben muss, mittels
Ng5 usw...}) 17... axb3 18. axb3 Rg8 $1 (18... f6 $2 19. O-O Rg8 20. Nd4 $1 Nd6
21. Bh6 {and the bishop is out of the cage. White is better. und der Läufer
ist aus dem Käfig heraus. Weiß steht besser.}) 19. Bd4 c5 20. Ne5 cxd4 21. Bxe4
Ra1+ 22. Kf2 dxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Rxh1 24. Bxh1 f6 $11 {and I think that this
endgame is around equal. und ich denke, dieses Endspiel steht etwa gleich.})
11... Nd7 12. O-O O-O 13. e3 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 Nb6 {Recapturing back on a4... Will
auf a4 zurückschlagen...} 15. Rc2 $14 {But White retains better prospects due
to the pair of bishops! Aber aufgrund des Läuferpaars bewahrt Weiß die
besseren Aussichten!}) 11. a3 (11. O-O {is also possible, but I wanted to
prevent ...a4. Which is maybe not a threat after all :) ist ebenfalls möglich,
aber ich wollte ...a4 verhindern. Was vielleicht gar keine Drohung ist :)})
11... Qc8 {It's problematic to place pieces now, the knight on c6 is depriving
Black of the chance of pushing his c-pawn and generally piece placement is not
that obvious. Jetzt ist es problematisch, die Figuren zu platzieren; der
Springer auf c6 nimmt Schwarz die Möglichkeit, seinen c-Bauern vorzustoßen,
und generell ist die Figurenaufstellung nicht so offensichtlich.} (11... a4 12.
b4 $5 $14) 12. O-O Qe6 $2 {This move is very bad, it allows my next move and
is a miscalculation. As now Dieser Zug ist sehr schlecht, er erlaubt meinen
nächsten Zug und beruht auf einem Rechenfehler. Normaler wäre jetzt} (12... Rd8
{would be more normal, then White may just go for the e3-Qe2-Rfd1 setup
preserving better chances. ; dann mag Weiß einfach den Aufbau e3-Qe2-Rfd1
anstreben und die besseren Chancen wahren.} 13. e3 $14 (13. Qd3 $5)) 13. Ng5 $1
{Comes with a very strong effect! The tactical point of this move is the
e4-pawn push that comes next. Kommt mit sehr starker Wirkung! Die taktische
Pointe dieses Zuges ist der Vorstoß des Bauern nach e4, , welcher auf dem Fuß
folgt.} Qg4 (13... Qf5 14. e4 $1 Qxg5 (14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ne3 $18 {
with d5 after ...Qe6, White wins. mit d5 nach ...Qe6, Weiß gewinnt..}) 15. f4 (
15. h4 $5) 15... Qg4 16. exd5 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Nb8 18. Re1 {and with d6 to
follow White is almost winning. , und mit d6 im Fahrwasser steht Weiß fast auf
Gewinn.}) 14. e4 $1 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bxc4 {Black has to go here. The endgame is
very bad, but I was surprised that it's not winning outright. 2 bishops and a
strong center, also the c7-pawn is hanging in the event of Rxc4. Schwarz muss
so spielen. Das Endspiel steht sehr schlecht, aber ich war überrascht, dass es
nicht sofort gewonnen ist. Zwei Läufer und ein starkes Zentrum, außerdem hängt
nach Rxc4 der Bauer c7.} 16. Rxc4 (16. bxc4 $1 {I think this move is easier.
Keeping the central pawns strong and going for e5 next. Ich denke, dieser Zug
ist einfacher. Die Zentralbauern bleiben stark, und als nächstes folgt e5.} h6
17. Nh3 {and e5 next is a threat. und e5 is eine Drohung.} (17. d5 $5 Nb8 18.
Nh3 $14) 17... e5 $5 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. Nf4 $1 {Ich glaube, jetzt ist dieser Zug
sehr stark.} (19. f4 $6 {Überaus natürlich, aber in meinen Augen eine
Ungenauigkeit.} Rfd8 $14 {White is certainly better, but Black has good
compensation too; ...Bf8 is coming, and also a5-a4 followed by Ne3.
Furthermore it's not obvious how to stabilise the piece in order to convert
the plus pawn advantage into the full point. Weiß steht sicherlich besser,
aber auch Schwarz hat gute Kompensation; ...Bf8 kommt, und auch a5-a4 nebst
Ne3. Außerdem ist nicht leicht zu stehen, wie die Figuren zu stabilisieren
sind, um den Mehrbauernvorteil in den vollen Punkt zu verwandeln.}) 19... Ngxe5
20. Bc3 $1 $18 {and this looks technically winning for White! The knight comes
to d5, where it supports the centre, and there follows f4. und dies sieht aus
wie ein technischer Gewinn für Weiß! Der Springer kommt nach d5, wo er das
Zentrum stützt, und es folgt f4.}) 16... e6 $1 {Yes, White is still better but
I am not sure at all what is the best way here. Probably it's about a e5-Ne4
plan. Ja, Weiß steht noch immer besser, aber ich bin nicht sicher, was hier
der beste Weg ist. Womöglich etwas mit dem Plan e5-Ne4.} 17. d5 (17. e5 Nd5 18.
Ne4 $5 {And White is better, but it's far from winning. Und Weiß steht besser,
aber es ist bei weitem nicht gewonnen.}) 17... Rfd8 18. Rcc1 exd5 19. exd5 Ne7
20. Bxf6 (20. Rxc7 Nfxd5 $1 {and it's just a draw. und es ist bloß remis.})
20... Bxf6 21. Ne4 Be5 22. f4 (22. d6 Bxd6 23. Nxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 cxd6 25. Rc7
Kf8 26. Rxb7 Rc8 {and Black is worse but will be able to keep the balance I
think. und Schwarz steht schlechter, aber er wird es schaffen, das
Gleichgewicht zu halten, denke ich.}) 22... Bd6 23. Nxd6 cxd6 24. Rc7 Nf5 {
The computer likes my Rxc4 and suggests it as the first line, because he
thinks this position is winning. But there is the real compensation that Black
has due to the open files and weakened 2nd rank in White's camp.  Der Computer
mag mein Rxc4 und schlägt es als erste Variante vor, weil er meint, dass diese
Stellung gewonnen ist. Es gibt aber reale Kompensation, die Schwarz hat,
aufgrund der offenen Linien und der geschwächten 2. Reihe im weißen Lager.} 25.
Rxb7 Rac8 $5 26. Bf1 $5 {I wanted to put my bishop on c6, e8 is controlled and
by playing Rf1-f2 I could hope for b4-a4 pawn pushes. Ich wollte meine Läufer
nach c6 stellen; e8 wird kontrolliert, und mit Rf1-f2 könnte ich auf die
Bauernvorstöße b4-a4 hoffen.} (26. Rb5 $5 Ne3 27. Rb1 Nxg2 28. Kxg2 Rc2+ 29.
Kh3 Re8 30. Rxa5 Ree2 31. Rh1 Ra2 32. a4 {Yes, it's very hard for Black... But
is it winning after... Ja, Schwarz hat es sehr schwer... Aber ist es gewonnen
nach} Red2 $5 {I am not that sure. Ich bin nicht so sicher.}) 26... Rc2 (26...
Ne3 27. Re1 $16) 27. Bb5 Ne3 $2 (27... h5 $1 {This was the move that I
considered best during the game. Now Black is trying to go for Kg7-h4 to
create counterplay against my vulnerable g1-king. Dies war der Zug, den ich
während der Partie für am besten hielt. Schwarz strebt jetzt Kg7-h4 an, um
gegen meinen anfälligen König auf g1 Gegenspiel aufzuziehen.} 28. Bd7 (28. Rd3
$5 Rdc8 $1 29. Bc6 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Rc2+ 31. Kf3 Rxh2 $11) 28... Ne3 29. Re1 Nxd5
30. Ra7 $14 {White is still better but after h4 it's all very complicated and
probably holdable for Black. Weiß steht noch immer besser, aber nach ...h4 ist
alles sehr kompliziert und vermutlich haltbar für Schwarz.}) 28. Re1 Nxd5 {
A miscalculation, as the next black move shows. Eine Fehlberechnung, wie der
nächste schwarze Zug zeigt.} 29. Bc4 Nc7 $4 (29... Rd2 $1 30. a4 $16 {The
position is still very very hard for Black. But it was the only way to keep on
playing. Die Stellung ist noch immer sehr schwer für Schwarz. Aber es war der
einzige Weg, um weiterzuspielen.}) 30. Rxc7 d5 31. Rd1 $1 {This sequence was
missed by David certainly. Now White is a bishop up in a winning position. So
Black has to resign after Diese Folge wurde von David bestimmt übersehen.
Jetzt hat Weiß einen Läufer mehr, mit Gewinnstellung. Daher muss Schwarz nach}
Re8 32. Bb5 $1 {P.S.: I would like to thank the organisers for an amazing Wijk
aan Zee tournament, for keeping the traditional tournament alive! I hope this
tradition will never end and we will play and watch more and more interesting
games at this tremendous event. aufgeben.  P.S.: Ich möchte den Organisatoren
danken für eine wunderbare Veranstaltung in Wijk aan Zee, dafür, dass sie das
Traditionsturnier am Leben erhalten. Ich hoffe, dass diese Tradition niemals
enden wird und wir bei diesem fabelhaften Event noch viele viele interessante
Partien spielen und sehen werden.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. O-O (13. h4 {is the main
alternative.} f5 14. hxg5 Bxd4 15. gxh6 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Rh4 (17. Nc3 $5 {
needs testing}) 17... Bxb2 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Rb1 Bf6 $36 {0-1 Hillarp Persson,T
(2443)-Blehm,P (2530)/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084 (38)}) 13... Nxd4 (13... f5 {is
probably not quite sufficient for equality:} 14. Nxf5 Nxf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 (15...
Nd4 16. Bg4 (16. Bd3 Bxf5 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Bxf5 (18. Nd5 Rf7 19. Qd2 Kh8 20.
Rad1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Raf8 22. b3 {1/2 Gershon,A (2524)-Socko,B (2570)/Athens
2004/CBM 103 ext}) 18... Rxf5 19. Re4 Nc6 20. Nd5 Raf8 21. Qd2 Be5 22. Rae1 Qg7
23. b3 Kh8 24. Ne3 R5f7 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Ng4 Nc6 27. f3 h5 {1/2 Timoscenko,G 
(2504)-Socko,B (2570)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104}) 16... Bxf5 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Rc1
Qd7 19. Re4 c5 {1-0 Timoscenko,G (2531)-Abbasov,F (2439)/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084/
[Hecht] (40)} 20. Qd2 $14) 16. Qd2 (16. Bg4 Qc8 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Nd5 Bxg4 19.
hxg4 Rf7 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. Qd2 Qd7 22. Rad1 a5 23. Qd3 Re8 24. Nd5 $14 {1-0
Halkias,S (2406)-Blehm,P (2479)/Patras 1999/CBM 072 ext (48)}) 16... Kh8 (16...
h6 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Bg4 Qd7 19. f3 Be6 20. Bf2 Nf5 21. Nd5 c6 22. Ne3 Nd4 23.
Nc2 Nf5 24. b3 a6 25. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Vuckovic,B (2623)-Djukic,N (2494)/Cappelle
la Grande 2011/CBM 141 Extra (62)}) 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Bg4 Bg6 19. Rde1 Nc2 20.
Rc1 Nb4 21. Be2 a5 22. b3 Na6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nc5 25. Qd2 Qd7 26. f3 Rae8
27. Rcd1 h6 28. Nd5 b6 29. Rfe1 $14 {1/2 Leko,P (2717)-Radjabov,T (2744)/
Ningbo 2011/CBM 144 (32)}) 14. Qxd4 f5 15. Qd5+ Kh8 {This line was examined in
CBM 96, annotations to Halkias - Smirin by IM I.Tsesarsky.} 16. exf5 (16. f3 f4
17. Bf2 c6 18. Qd2 Nf7 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Rab1 Be6 21. b4 Qe5 22. Rbc1 Rfd8 23.
b5 {1/2 Moradiabadi,E (2542)-Kovalev,A (2533)/Vienna 2009/CBM 131 Extra}) (16.
f4 $5 fxe4 17. fxg5 Nf5 18. Nxe4 Bxb2 $6 (18... Bd7 $142 $1 19. Bf2 Bc6 20. Qd3
Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qxg5 $132) 19. Bf2 (19. Rab1 $5 Nxg3 20. Rxf8+ Qxf8 21. Rxb2 $14
{[%csl Rh8] I.Tsesarsky}) 19... Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Qe7 21. g4 Ng7 22. Re1 $44 {
1/2 Halkias,S (2542)-Smirin,I (2662)/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096/[Tsesarsky] (24)})
16... Nxf5 17. Bh2 Bd7 18. Bg4 (18. Qd2 $5 {A.Kuzmin}) 18... Nd4 $1 19. Bxd7
Qxd7 20. Rad1 Rae8 $1 {[%mdl 64] A nice tactical idea solving Black's problems.
} 21. Nb5 (21. Rxd4 $2 Rf5) (21. Qxb7 $6 g4 $1 $40) 21... Nxb5 22. cxb5 g4 23.
h4 b6 24. b3 Qf7 25. Qb7 Re2 26. Bg3 Be5 (26... Rxa2 27. Rc1 Be5 28. Rxc7 Qf5 {
was quite OK.}) 27. Rc1 {Now White could have tried} (27. Qxa7 {, and Black
has to prove his compensation for the pawn.}) 27... Qf5 28. Qxc7 Bxg3 (28...
Rxa2 $1 $11) 29. fxg3 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 (30. Kh1 $1 Rf2 31. Rxf2 Qxf2 32. Qc3+ Rf6
33. Qc8+ Rf8 34. Qxg4 {was White's last chance to play for a win although} Rg8
35. Qf4 Qxg3 36. Qxg3 Rxg3 37. Kh2 Rg4 38. Kh3 Rb4 39. Rc7 Rxb5 40. Rxa7 Rd5 {
should be enough for Black to hold his position.}) 30... Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Be2 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Qd6 14. Nf3
Bd7 15. O-O Ba4 16. Qd4 Rac8 17. Qb4 b6 18. Rac1 Bd7 19. Rfd1 Ba4 20. Re1 Bd7
21. Qh4 h6 22. Nd4 a5 23. Red1 Rfe8 24. Qg3 Qf6 25. Qf3 Qe5 26. Qg3 Qf6 27. Qf3
Qe5 28. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {This continuation is not very
popular. It is considered that Black pushes ...d7-d5 and ...c7-c5 and easily
equalises as White's d2-knight is misplaced.} d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 (
8. Ne5 {is another option.}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 (9. Bb2 {is played more often.})
9... bxc5 (9... Bxc5 {may be even simpler:} 10. Bb2 (10. a3 Bb7 11. b4 Be7 12.
Bb2 Nbd7 13. Nd4 a5 14. b5 Rc8 15. Rc1 Ne5 16. cxd5 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Bxd5 18. e4
Ba8 19. Qc2 Qd7 $11 {1/2 Van Oosterom,J (2779)-Fleetwood,D (2565)/ICCF WS 2006/
ICCF CBM 136 (79)}) 10... Nbd7 (10... Nc6 11. a3 Be7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b4 dxc4
14. Qa4 Nb8 15. b5 Qd7 16. Nd4 Rc5 17. Nxc4 {1-0 Piket,J (2659)-Kramnik,V 
(2809)/Monte Carlo 2002/CBM 087 ext (36)} Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qxb5 19. Qxa7 Nd5 $1
$11) 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Nxc5
Nxc5 17. Qd4 Nf6 {1/2 Piket,J (2575)-Karpov,A (2735)/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 063}
) 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Bb2 (11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bb2 Nbd7 (12... Na6 13. e4 $1 d4 14.
Nec4 Nd7 15. e5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nb6 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qf3 Re8 20. Rae1
$14 {1-0 Greenfeld,A (2581)-Narciso Dublan,M (2517)/Leon 2001/CBM 086 (44)})
13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e4 $1 d4 15. Re1 a5 16. Nc4 Qe6 17. a4 Nd7 18. Qh5 Nb6 19.
Nd2 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Rac1 Rab8 22. Bf1 Rfd8 23. Bb5 Rbc8 24. Ba3 Rc7 25.
Rc2 Bc8 26. h4 Bd7 27. Bxd7 Rdxd7 28. Kf1 Rd8 29. Rcc1 Rb8 30. Nf3 f6 31. Re2
Rd8 32. Rec2 {1/2 Salcedo Mederos,P (2487)-Brobakken,B (2472)/ICCF WS 2006/
ICCF CBM 132}) 11... Nbd7 {The simplest reply.} (11... a5 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. cxd5
exd5 14. Re1 a4 15. e4 d4 16. Nec4 Qa6 17. e5 Nfd7 18. Ne4 f5 $1 19. exf6 Nxf6
20. Qe2 Ra7 21. b4 $1 $36 {1/2 Nikolic,P (2620)-Granda Zuniga,J (2525)/Havana
1987/CBM 004 (33)}) (11... Qb6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 Na6 14. Rac1 Rfe8 (14...
Nb4 $5 15. Qb1 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. a3 Nc6 $11 {L.Ftacnik}) 15. a3 Rad8 16.
Rfd1 Bf8 17. e3 Ba8 18. Qb1 Nc7 19. b4 $5 cxb4 20. Nd3 Nb5 (20... a5 21. Bd4
Qd6 22. axb4 axb4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. Nxb4 Bxb4 26. Rxc7 d4 $11 {
L.Ftacnik}) 21. axb4 $14 {1-0 Ftacnik L (2574)-Speelman J (2596)/Deutschland
Inf. 83/516 2002/[Ftacnik,L] (40)}) 12. e3 (12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. cxd5 {1/2 Oll,L 
(2640)-Khalifman,A (2650)/Parnu 1996/CBM 052}) (12. Qc2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qb6 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. e4 $5 Nxe4 (15... Ng4 $5 16. Bb2 d4 17. h3 $140 Ne5 18. f4 c4 $1)
16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rfe8 19. Qf4 Qb4 20. Rac1 f6 21. Bc7 $14 {
1-0 Milos,G (2601)-Zarnicki,P (2521)/Santos 2004/CBM 103/[Ftacnik,L] (42)}) (
12. Nd3 {, evading the knight exchange, looks the most logical:} Qb6 (12... a5
$5) 13. e3 a5 14. Rb1 Bc6 (14... a4 $142) 15. Re1 a4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. b4 cxb4
18. Ba3 Qa6 19. Bxb4 Qxd3 20. Bxe7 Rfb8 21. Nf3 Bb5 22. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Murray,T 
(2573)-Gaprindashvili,P (2638)/ICCF Postal 2002/ICCF CBM 128 (74)}) 12... Nxe5
13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bb2 Bf6 $11 15. Qc2 Qb6 16. cxd5 exd5 {[%mdl 32]} 17. Rac1
Rac8 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qf5 g6 {Too passive and weakening.} (20...
Ba6 $142 21. Nf3 c4 $132) 21. Qf4 Kg7 22. h4 a5 23. e4 $1 {This undermining is
one of the typical methods of fighting against hanging pawns.} dxe4 24. Nc4 {
[%csl Gc4]} Qe6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qc7 $14 Qd5 $6 (26... Qd7 $142 $1 27. Qxd7 (
27. Qxa5 Ra8 28. Qxc5 Rxa2) 27... Rxd7 28. Nxa5 Ba6 {with good chances to
equalise.}) 27. Ne3 Qd2 28. Rc2 Rd7 (28... Qd7 29. Qxa5 $16) 29. Qxc5 Qe1+ 30.
Kh2 $16 h5 (30... h6 31. h5 $1 Nxh5 32. Bh3 f5 (32... Rd3 33. Be6 $1) 33. Qe5+
Nf6 34. g4 $1 $16 {->}) 31. Qe5 {[%cal Rg3g4]} (31. Qg5 $5 Rd5 $1 (31... Ng4+
32. Nxg4 hxg4 33. Qxg4) 32. Qf4 (32. Nxd5 $4 Ng4+ 33. Kh3 Qg1) 32... Rd7 33.
Nf5+ $5 Kg8 34. Qb8+ Kh7 $14) 31... Qb4 (31... Rd2 32. Qxa5 Rd1 33. Qxe1 Rxe1
34. b4 {, and White should convert his extra pawn.}) 32. Rc5 $2 (32. Bh3 $1 Rd8
(32... Re7 33. Qg5) 33. Rc7 $18) 32... Qd2 $2 (32... a4 $1 33. Qg5 Nh7 $1) 33.
Rc2 Qb4 34. Qg5 ({White again misses} 34. Bh3 $1) {but after long manoeuvring
finally brings home his positional advantage.} 34... Nh7 35. Qf4 Qd4 36. Bh3
Re7 37. Rc7 Qf6 38. Rc5 Qb6 39. Rc2 Qa6 40. Rd2 Qf6 41. Qb8 Nf8 42. Qd8 Ne6 {
Immediately giving up a pawn.} (42... Re5 $142) 43. Bxe6 Rxe6 44. Qxa5 Ba6 45.
Nd5 Qe5 46. Qc7 Bd3 47. Qxe5+ Rxe5 48. Nf4 Ba6 49. Nd5 Bd3 50. Nb4 Bf1 51. Nc2
Rb5 52. Ne3 Bd3 53. Rb2 Kf6 54. a4 Ra5 55. Ra2 Ke5 56. b4 Ra7 57. Ra3 Kd4 58.
b5 Kc5 59. Rc3+ Kd4 (59... Kb4 60. b6 $1 Rb7 61. Rc7 $1 Ba6 62. Rxb7 Bxb7 63.
g4 $1 $18 {[%cal Yh2g3,Yg3f4]}) 60. b6 Rxa4 61. b7 Rb4 62. Rc4+ $1 {[%mdl 64]}
(62. Rc4+ $1 Bxc4 63. Nc2+) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 Qb7 16. Qe2 b4 17. Nc2 f4 18. b3 Be6 19. Qd2 Rfb8 20. a3 bxa3 21. Rxa3
Bf6 22. Kh1 Kh8 23. Rfa1 a5 24. Be2 Be7 25. Bf3 Bd7 26. Bh5 Be6 27. Bf3 Bd7 28.
Bh5 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[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 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c4 a5 8. b3 a4
9. Bb2 Bf5 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Bc3 axb3 13. axb3 Bg4 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. h3 Bf5 16. Qa1 h5 17. Qxa8 Rxa8 18. Ra1 Rxa1+ 19. Bxa1 Bc2 20. e3 g5 21.
Bf1 g4 22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Be2 Kh7 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Bc3 Kg6 26. Kf1 Kf5 27. Ke1
Nd7 28. b4 e6 29. Nf1 Kg5 30. Nh2 Nf6 31. Bd2 Kf5 32. b5 Bf8 33. Ba5 Be7 34.
Bc7 Kg5 35. b6 Bb3 36. f4+ Kf5 37. Kf2 Bc4 38. Bd1 Bb4 39. Bd8 Ba5 40. Kg2 Bd3
41. Kf2 Ne4+ 42. Kg2 Nf6 43. Kf2 Ne4+ 44. Kg2 Nf6 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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 f5 {Die neue Mode-Eröffnung - Holländisch? Hikaru Nakamura hat sie im
A-Turnier schon zweimal angewandt und damit Boris Gelfand geschlagen.} 2. Nf3
Nf6 3. Bg5 ({Meistens wird} 3. g3 {gespielt.}) 3... e6 4. Nbd2 d5 ({Nach} 4...
Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 {kann Weiß in der Praxis auf eine gute
Statistik verweisen.}) 5. e3 Be7 6. c4 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7
10. Ne5 (10. O-O Nd7 11. Rac1 g5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qg7 14. f4 Nxd2 15. Qxd2
Bd7 16. b4 a6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. a4 Ra7 19. Qb2 b5 20. Qd4 Raa8 21. fxg5 Qxg5
22. Rf3 Kf7 23. Rcf1 {1-0 (23) Epishin,V (2635)-Pauric,I Kapuskasing 2004})
10... Nd7 11. Ndf3 {Die Neuerung.} (11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Nf3 Be8 13. Ne5 Bh5 14.
O-O Nd6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. Qa4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rc5 b6 20.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 21. Qc6 Nd6 22. Qa8+ Be8 23. Qb8 h6 24. Nc6 Qb7 25. Qxb7 Nxb7 26.
Nxa7 Nd6 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Kd2 Kd8 30. Kc3 Kc7 31. Kb4 g5 32. Nb5+
Nxb5 33. Bxb5 Bf7 34. f4 g4 35. a4 Kb7 36. a5 Kc7 37. a6 Kb8 38. Bd7 Kc7 39.
Kb5 {1-0 (39) Pomes Marcet,J (2425)-Mate Adan,J Suances 1997}) 11... Qb4+ 12.
Ke2 Ndf6 13. c5 Bd7 14. Rhb1 Be8 15. Kf1 h6 16. Kg1 Qa5 17. b4 Qc7 18. a4 a6
19. Ra3 Bh5 20. Rab3 Bxf3 (20... Ng4 $5) 21. gxf3 (21. Nxf3 Ng4 $11) 21... Ng5
22. f4 Nf7 (22... Nge4 $2 23. f3 $18 {wäre für Schwarz suboptimal.}) 23. Ng6
Rfb8 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Nd7 26. f3 ({In Betracht kam} 26. Bxf5 $5 exf5 27.
Qxf5 Nf6 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Rxb8+ Rxb8 30. Rxb8+ Qxb8 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Nxc6 {
mit drei Bauern für die Figur und aktiver Position.}) 26... Nh8 27. Ne5 Nxe5
28. fxe5 Ng6 29. Kh1 {Weiß möchte am Königsflügel eine zweite Front
eröffnen.} (29. Qb2 $5 Rc8 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Rb6 $14) 29... Qd8 30. Qg2 Nf8
31. Rg1 Qe7 32. Qb2 Rc8 33. Qd2 Ra4 34. e4 $5 ({Oder zahmer} 34. bxc6 bxc6 35.
Rb6) 34... dxe4 35. fxe4 Rd8 (35... Rxd4 36. Qxh6 cxb5 $2 37. Be2 $1 Rc7 38.
Rh3 Qxc5 39. Qh8+ Kf7 40. Bh5+ $18) 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. exf5 (37. Qxh6 Rdxd4 38.
Be2 $2 (38. exf5) 38... Ra1 39. Rbb1 $19) 37... exf5 38. Qxh6 Rdxd4 39. Qxc6
Qxe5 40. Qf3 {Weiß bietet hier Remis an und Schwarz - mit nur noch 50
Sekunden auf der Uhr nahm an.} ({Beide Spieler übersahen} 40. Qf3 Ra2 41. Rg2
(41. Qg3 Qd5+ $19) 41... Rxg2 42. Qxg2 Rxd3 43. Rxd3 Qe1+ 44. Qg1 Qe4+ 45. Qg2
Qxd3 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qa5+ 10. c3 Be7 11. Bd3 f5 12. Nf2 O-O 13. O-O Qc7 14. Be2 d6 15.
c4 Nb6 16. c5 dxc5 17. b3 a5 18. Bc4 a4 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Qe2 Qb6 21. Bd2 Ba6 22.
Nd3 Bb5 23. Kh1 Qa6 24. Rac1 axb3 25. axb3 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Nb4 27. Be3 Rfd8 28.
Ne1 Qa2 29. Qxa2 Rxa2 30. Rf2 Ra3 31. Re2 Kf7 32. Kg1 h6 33. Kf1 g5 34. g3 Rd7
35. Rd2 Rda7 36. Bf2 Rb3 37. Kg2 Ke8 38. Kf1 Raa3 39. Rcd1 gxf4 40. gxf4 Rc3
41. Bxc5 Bxc5 42. Rd8+ Kf7 43. R1d7+ Kg6 44. Rg8+ Kh5 45. Rh7 Rf3+ 46. Nxf3
Rxf3+ 47. Kg2 Rxf4 48. Rgh8 Rg4+ 49. Kh3 Nd3 50. Rxh6+ Kg5 51. Rg8+ Kxh6 52.
Rh8+ Kg5 53. Rh5+ Kf4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7
9. Be2 Nxb6 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Bg4 12. a5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc4 14. Qa4 Ne5 15. Be2
Ne8 16. Bg5 Nc7 17. f4 Nd7 18. e5 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[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 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. d4 O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. Nf3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3
O-O 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. O-O Bf5 13. Qa4 Qa5 14. Qb3 Qb4
15. Rfc1 Qxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. Rc5 Rac8 18. Rac1 Nb4 19. Ne5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Rc8
21. Bf3 b6 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. d4 Bd6 7. Nfd2 e5 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. e4 d4 13. Nd5 O-O 14. Nb3 d3 15.
Bg5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bf4 Nfd7 19. Nc1 Qb6 20. Qb3 g5 21. Bxe5
Nxe5 22. Nxd3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Rac8 25. Re3 Bc5 26. Re2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Qe2
Nc6 9. a3 Rc8 10. e4 d6 11. O-O Qc7 12. h3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15.
Bh2 Rcd8 16. Nc4 b5 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. f4 c4 19. Bc2 Rfe8 20. Rad1 Ba8 21. Bg3
Qc5+ 22. Kh2 Bf8 23. Bh4 Be7 24. Bg3 Qb6 25. Rfe1 Qe6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Nf3 Nh5
28. Nd4 Qg6 29. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. c3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. e5 Nfd7 8. f4
Nc6 9. N2f3 Be7 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Nxd4 g6 14. Be3 Qc7
15. Kh1 h5 16. Qe1 Rc8 17. Bf2 Ba4 18. Bb1 Bd7 19. Bh4 Bxh4 20. Qxh4 Qd8 21.
Qf2 Qe7 22. Bc2 Ba4 23. b3 Bd7 24. a4 O-O 25. Rae1 Bc6 26. f5 exf5 27. Nxf5
gxf5 28. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Missing moves added. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8L1K7wBg_Q Part
2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgTGbdUZQ5M Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=mAppD869lc0} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Bd3
Nbd7 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 Qb8 9. Qc2 a5 10. a3 Bh5 11. h3 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. O-O
Rh5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Kf8 17. Rfe1 Kg8 18. Rad1 Qf8 19. a4 Rd8
20. Qc2 Rf5 21. Rd3 Rh5 22. Red1 Qe7 23. Re3 Qf8 24. Qe2 Bf4 25. Red3 Bc7 26.
h4 Qe8 27. g3 Nf8 28. Ng5 f6 29. Ne4 b6 30. Re1 g5 31. hxg5 f5 32. Nd2 Rxg5 33.
Nf3 Rg4 34. d5 cxd5 35. cxd5 Re4 36. Qc2 exd5 37. Red1 Bb8 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39.
Rxd5 Qh5 40. Kg2 Qf7 41. Qd3 Ne6 42. Be5 Bxe5 43. Rxe5 Rxe5 44. Nxe5 Qf6 45.
Qd5 Kh7 46. Nd7 Qg6 47. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Missing moves added. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KayQ6bJpmTo} 1. Nf3 g6 2.
e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Re1 Nd7 7. c3 b6 8. Nbd2 Bb7 9. Nf1 Nf6
10. Ng3 h6 11. Bb5+ Nd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. h3 Qd7 15. Qd2 d5 16. Ne5
Qd8 17. f3 Nd7 18. Ng4 h5 19. Nf2 c5 20. Rad1 cxd4 21. cxd4 dxe4 22. fxe4 O-O
23. e5 Nf5 24. Bg5 Qe8 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Bc4 Kh7 27. Bb3 Qb8 28. Nd3 a5 29. Nf4
a4 30. Bc2 Be4 31. Rxe4 fxe4 32. Bxe4 Ra5 33. Be7 Re8 34. Bd6 Qd8 35. Nxh5 Qh4
36. Nxg7 Kxg7 37. Bc6 Rd8 38. Qc3 Nf8 39. d5 Kg8 40. Rf1 Ra7 41. Qe3 Rxd6 42.
exd6 Qd8 43. Qe5 Nh7 44. d7 Nf8 45. Qe8 Rxd7 46. Bxd7 Qxd7 47. Qxd7 Nxd7 48.
Rf4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e3 Nd7 6. Bd3 h6 7. c3 Ngf6 8. Qc2
Nh5 9. O-O g5 10. Bg3 Bg7 11. Rae1 Qe7 12. a4 a6 13. h3 Nxg3 14. fxg3 g4 15.
hxg4 Nf6 16. Nh2 Rg8 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Qe2 Bh8 19. Rf2 Rf8 20. Ref1 Bg7 21. Nf3
Qd7 22. g5 Qxa4 23. Nh4 Qd7 24. c4 hxg5 25. Nxg5 Bh6 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Qa4
28. Qh5 O-O-O 29. Qxh6 Qd1+ 30. Rf1 Qxd3 31. Qxe6+ Kb8 32. cxd5 Bc8 33. Qe4 Qd2
34. Nhf3 Qxb2 35. Ne6 Rd7 36. g4 a5 37. g5 Ba6 38. Re1 a4 39. g6 a3 40. g7 Rxg7
41. Nxg7 a2 42. Qe8+ Bc8 43. Nf5 a1=Q 44. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 45. Kh2 Kb7 46. Ne7 Bg4
47. Nc6 Qf1 48. Qb8+ Ka6 49. Qf8 Qe2 50. Qf4 Bh5 51. Kg3 Bg6 52. Qg5 Be4 53.
Qf4 Bxd5 54. Nb4+ Kb7 55. Nxd5 Qc4 56. Qe4 Qc6 57. Nc3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qc2 Bg7 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. h4 O-O 8. e3
Qe8 9. Nb5 Qd8 10. O-O-O c6 11. Nc3 Qe8 12. c5 d5 13. Bf4 b6 14. cxb6 axb6 15.
Ne5 Bb7 16. Be2 Ne4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. a3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 h6 20. f3 c5 21. fxe4
dxe4 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Be6 Bc6 24. Kb1 Qb8 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Qb7 27. Rhd1
Qc6 28. Rd7 Rfe8 29. Qc4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 d6 6. e5 d5 7. d3 Ne7 8. O-O
Ng6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Re1 f6 12. Bb2 fxe5 13. Na4 e4 14. dxe4 d4 15. e5
Nf4 16. Ba3 Qa5 17. Re4 Bd7 18. Bc1 Ng6 19. Ne1 Rf5 20. Nd3 Raf8 21. f4 Be8 22.
Qe2 Nh4 23. Bd2 Qd8 24. Rf1 g5 25. Naxc5 Bxc5 26. Nxc5 Qe7 27. b4 gxf4 28.
Rexf4 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Rxf4 30. Bxf4 Ng6 31. Qg4 a5 32. a3 axb4 33. axb4 Qa7 34.
Qxe6+ Bf7 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Qg4 Qa1+ 37. Kf2 Qb2+ 38. Kg3 Qxb4 39. Nd3 Qxc4 40.
Qf5 Qe6 41. Qe4 Qd5 42. Qf5 Qe6 43. Qe4 Qd5 44. Qf5 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The first round of the Tal Memorial. After an exciting blitz the day before,
everybody was ready to show that the classical part of the game, classical
chess is no less entertaining.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5.
Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qe2 {This strange-looking move is quite understandable,
White wants to develop his c1-bishop to e3, so the queen goes to e2 to support
it and avoid doubling of pawns.} Nge7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O-O f5 {The most natural,
Black is challenging White's central e4-pawn, undermining White's plans for
central domination.} 10. exf5 Bxf5 (10... Nxf5 $5) 11. h3 $5 {Trying to play
g4 without ruining the structure.} ({As the immediate} 11. g4 {would run into}
Bxe3+ 12. fxe3 Be6 $5 {when Black achieves an outpost for the knight on e5 and
probably an equal game.}) 11... Bd7 $5 {Anticipating g4 and thus opening the
f-file for the rook which is helpful in case of g4 let's say, as Black will be
able to have something like...} 12. Qd2 $5 {One more strange move, but I didnt
want to take on b6 and open a line at the same time as the bishop on f1 is
asking for air.} ({...} 12. g4 Ng6 $5 13. Nd5 Kh8 {and even though White is
maybe a little better, but I am not sure about White's pure intentions in the
centre, meanwhile Black will start to harass the pawns on g4 and f2 with ...
Qh4.}) 12... Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Kh8 (13... Qe8 $5 {I thought it's the best move, as
now Black waits for Bc4+ meanwhile preparing ...Qf7 attacking f2 with tempo
and ...Rae8 to follow.} 14. f4 $5 (14. g4 $5) (14. Bc4+ $6 Kh8 15. Rhe1 Qg6 {
attacking on g2 and I am not sure Qg3 is that good.}) 14... Qf7 15. g3 Nf5 16.
Qf2 Rae8 17. Nd5 $36) 14. Bd3 (14. f4 $5 Nf5 15. Qf3 Qh4 16. g4 Qg3 17. Qxg3
Nxg3 18. Rg1 Nxf1 19. Rgxf1 Rf7 $14) 14... Qe8 15. f4 (15. f3 {This strange
looking move is the computer's first line, let's see further:} Qf7 16. Rhe1
Rae8 17. Kb1 Nd5 {and I don't understand why White should be better?!}) 15...
Qf7 (15... Nf5 16. Qd2 Ng3 17. Rhe1 Qf7 18. Re3 Qxf4 19. Nd5 Qg5 20. Nxc7 Rad8
21. Nb5 $14) 16. Rhf1 Rae8 17. Qd2 Nb4 18. Be4 {White's plan is clear g4-f5.
Black has to take measures against it} Bc6 (18... a5 $5 19. Kb1 (19. a3 a4 20.
Nd4 Ned5 21. axb4 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Rxe4 23. f5 Rfe8 24. Kb1 {with a fighting
middlegame}) 19... a4 20. Nc1 $5) 19. Rde1 $6 (19. Kb1 $5 {deserved serious
attention, the position with 2 pieces for the rook looks better for White and
the rest is probably pressing.} Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Ned5 21. Ng5 Qg6 22. Rfe1 $1 Nxc2
(22... Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Nxf4 24. Qxb4 Qxg5 25. Qxb7 Qg3 26. Rd1 $14) 23. Rxe8 Rxe8
24. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Ne3+ 26. Kd2 Nxd1 27. Kxd1 $14) 19... Bxe4 (19... Nbd5
$1 {Certainly best, Black attacks f4-c3 and prepares ...Nf6 for an appropriate
moment.} 20. Nd1 $13) 20. Nxe4 Qc4 {It looks tempting, but in fact doesnt
achieve its goal, now Black's pieces will start their retreat.} 21. a3 Nbc6 22.
Qc3 Qd5 $2 (22... Qxc3 $1 23. Nxc3 Kg8 24. g4 $14) (22... Qb5 23. Qf3 $14) 23.
Nbd2 $1 {Now Black is suffering, White has regrouped his knights and g4-f5 is
in the air, with no counterplay on the queenside, Black is doomed to a passive
defence.} Nf5 (23... Ng6 24. g3 $16) 24. g4 Nfd4 25. Qd3 $1 b5 (25... Qa2 26.
Nb3 $1 $16) 26. Kb1 {Unnecessary prophylaxis, Nc3 was much better.} (26. Nc3 $1
$16 {was already much better for White! I thought attack is more important
here, but in fact it just wins a pawn.} Qg2 27. Nxb5 Nxb5 28. Qxb5 $18) 26...
b4 27. a4 $1 (27. Ng5 $5) 27... h6 28. Nb3 (28. Nf3 $1 {Smoother!} a5 29. f5 {
and the knight is trapped on d4 as in the game.}) 28... Re7 $4 (28... Re6 $1 {
was the only move! But still Black is doing very badly. The idea is that now,
if White plays like in the game, with Ned2 Black has} 29. Re3 $1 (29. Ned2 Rxf4
$1 {Here in the game Rxe7 would win, but now, after say Rxe6} 30. Rxe6 $2 (30.
Rxf4 $1 {is still much better...} Rxe1+ 31. Ka2 $16) 30... Rxf1+ 31. Nxf1 Qxe6
32. Nxd4 Nxd4 33. Qxd4 Qe1+ $11 {which makes the whole difference!}) 29... Kg8
30. h4 Rfe8 (30... a5 31. g5 Rf5 32. Nbd2 $1 $18 (32. Ng3 Nxb3 33. Nxf5 Nd2+
34. Kc1 Qxd3 35. cxd3 Rxe3 36. Kxd2 $16)) 31. Rfe1) 29. Ned2 $1 $18 {Ends the
battle roughly.} Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 g5 31. f5 {Black is helpless vs Re4-Nxd4.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After winning the first game vs Tomashevsky, I had to play vs McShane. Both
of us probably couldn't even imagine that Luke would play 7 decisive games in
this tournament. Moreover, almost each game at the end of this event, changed
the leader of the tournament! But for the moment we are in round 2. Let's see.
Nachdem ich die erste Partie gegen Tomashevsky gewonnen hatte, musste ich
gegen McShane antreten. Wir beide konnten nicht mal ahnen, dass Luke in diesem
Turnier 7 entschiedene Partien spielen würde. Obendrein änderte zum Ende
dieser Veranstaltung fast jede Partie den Spitzenreiter des Turniers! Aber im
Moment sind wir in Runde 2. Also dann.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6
bxc6 5. b3 {This line came into fashion especially after the match
Anand-Gelfand. So it's no surprise it was tried in the first super tournament,
just one month after the match. Dieses Abspiel kam vor allem nach dem Match
Anand-Gelfand in Mode. Daher ist es keine Überraschung, dass es auch im ersten
Superturnier nur einen Monat später versucht wurde.} d6 {Preparing ...e5, now
White reacts quickly with a pawn push, to prevent ...e5 by Black. Zur
Vorbereitung von ...e5; nun reagiert Weiß schnell mit einem Bauernvorstoß, um
eben dies von Schwarz zu verhindern.} (5... e5 {Gelfand's team concentrated on
this reply. Anand won the decisive game of the tie-break with Gelfands Team
konzentrierte sich auf diese Erwiderung. Anand gewann die entscheidende Partie
des Tiebreaks mit} 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. d4 d6 8. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Bb7
11. Na5 {Anand-Gelfand Match 2012, Moscow, Russia tie-break game 2. 1-0
Anand-Gelfand Match 2012, Moskau, Russland, Tiebreak-Partie 2, 1-0}) 6. e5 dxe5
7. Nxe5 Qd5 8. Nf3 Qe4+ 9. Kf1 Qf5 $5 {A strange-looking move, connected with
the idea to retreat the queen and avoid d3 with tempo for White. Also it has
the idea to answer 10.d3 with 10...Qf6!? thus depriving White of the a1-h8
diagonal, as he has to answer 10...Qf6 with 11.c3.  Ein seltsam aussehender
Zug, verbunden mit der Idee, die Dame zurückzuziehen und damit d3 mit Tempo
für Weiß zu vermeiden. Außerdem hat er die Idee, 10.d3 mit 10...Qf6!? zu
beantworten und so Weiß die Diagonale a1-h8 zu verwehren, da er dann 11.c3
erwidern muss.} 10. Nc3 (10. d3 $2 Qf6 $1 $17) (10. Na3 {This was tried
against me by Grischuk. White intends to play d3 now and knight is good on c4
anyway. Dies wurde von Grischuk gegen mich versucht. Weiß beabsichtigt jetzt,
d3 zu spielen, und der Springer steht auf c4 sowieso gut.} Nf6 11. d3 Nd5 12.
Nc4 Ba6 {Grischuk-Radjabov, Tal Memorial 2012, 1/2 round 6 Grischuk-Radjabov,
Tal Memorial 2012, 1/2, Runde 6.}) 10... Nf6 11. d3 Be7 {Natural development,
now White has to decide which plan to implement. Certainly to win the c5-pawn
is not as easy as it seemed and regroupment has to be done accurately as
White's king is still in the centre! Natürliche Entwicklung; nun muss Weiß
entscheiden, welchen Plan er umsetzen will. Das Gewinnen des c5-Bauern ist
jedenfalls nicht so leicht, wie es aussah, und beim Umgruppieren muss
Genauigkeit walten, da der weiße König noch im Zentrum steht!} 12. Qe2 Nd5 13.
Bd2 {As the bishop is now on d2, the c2-d3 chain becomes a bit vulnerable, so
I decided to go for concrete measures. Da der Läufer jetzt auf d2 steht, wie
die Kette c2-d3 ein wenig anfällig, daher beschloss ich, konkrete Maßnahmen zu
ergreifen.} Nb4 $5 (13... O-O {There was nothing wrong with this move, just ...
Nb4 seemed a better option. An diesem Zug war nichts auszusetzen, ...Nb4
schien nur einfach eine bessere Möglichkeit.}) 14. Be1 $6 {After this move,
it's clear that Black is slightly better at least, his plan is clear. White on
the other hand is left with passive pieces and the king in the centre. Nach
diesem Zug ist eindeutig, dass Schwarz zumindest leicht besser steht; sein
Plan ist klar. Weiß dagegen sitzt auf passiven Figuren und dem König im
Zentrum.} (14. Rc1 $5 Ba6 15. Ne4 Rd8 16. Ne1 {with an unclear game seems
better than 14.Be1 which was played in the game. mit unklarem Spiel scheint
besser als 14.Be1, was in der Partie geschah.}) 14... O-O 15. Ne4 f6 (15... a5
$5 {deserves serious attention! It looks dubious at first sight to put the
pawn on a5 where it might later become a target for White's knight, but in
fact the position is very dynamic and Black will be able to counter in the
centre if White decides to go for a pawn immediately. Verdient ernste
Aufmerksamkeit! Auf den ersten Blick wirkt es dubious, den Bauern nach a5 zu
stellen, wo er später ein Ziel für den weißen Springer werden könnte,
tatsächlich aber ist die Stellung sehr dynamisch, und Schwarz wird im Zentrum
kontern können, falls Weiß sofort auf Bauerngewinn ausgeht.}) 16. h3 e5 17. Kg1
(17. g4 Qe6 18. Ng3 Qf7 {with ...f5 always in the air I prefer Black's
position. , wonach immer ...f5 in der Luft liegt; ich bevorzuge die Stellung
von Schwarz.}) 17... Rb8 18. Kh2 Qg6 {It's not that easy to break White's
position here as f5-e4 doesn't work quickly, so both sides have to regroup for
a while. Hier ist es nicht so leicht, die weiße Stellung aufzuhebeln, da f5-e4
nicht so schnell funktionieren wird, also müssen beide Seiten eine Weile
umgruppieren.} 19. Ng3 Qf7 20. Bc3 Bd7 21. Rhe1 Rfe8 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Ng1 Rbd8 {
Now Black's pieces are on their best positions, everything is ready for some
central break with ...f5 or ...c4. Nun sind die Figuren von Schwarz auf ihren
besten Plätzen; alles steht bereit für irgendeinen Zentrumsdurchbruch mit ...
f5 oder ...c4.} 24. Bb2 Nd5 {Bringing back the knight as ...c4 doesn't work
yet. Bringt den Springer zurück, denn ...c4 funktioniert noch nicht.} 25. Kh1
Be6 {As ...c4 didn't work immediately, I decided to try a Qc7, a7-a5-a4 plan. 
Da ...c4 nicht sofort funktioniert, entschied ich mich für einen Plan mit Qc7,
a7-a5-a4.} 26. a3 {The computer suggests ...Nc7 with a Nb5-d4 maneouvre.
Interesting, but I followed my initial intentions. Der Computer regt ...Nc7 an,
mit einem Manöver Nb5-d4. Interessant, doch ich folgte meinen ursprünglichen
Absichten.} Qc7 27. Qd1 {Too passive, maybe White had to stay with Nf3. Zu
passiv, vielleicht musste Weiß bei Nf3 bleiben.} (27. Nf3 $5) 27... Nf4 (27...
a5 $5) 28. N3e2 {White is doomed to a passive defence here. The rook on a1 is
out of play and ...c4 is always in the air. Now I committed a mistake, which
later gained me a point, but from the objective point of view of course...
Hier ist Weiß zu passiver Verteidigung verurteilt. Der Turm auf a1 ist außer
Spiel, und ...c4 liegt immer in der Luft. Nun beging ich einen Fehler, welcher
mir später einen Punkt einbrachte, aber aus objektiver Sicht natürlich...} g5 (
28... Ng6 $1 {and f5-f4/f5-e4 and all the problems are there for White's king.
Even ...Nh4 is a threat! nebst f5-f4/f5-e4, und auf den weißen König warten
alle möglichen Probleme. Sogar ...Nh4 ist eine Drohung!}) (28... e4 29. Nxf4
Qxf4 30. Rxe4 Qxf2 31. Qe2 $11) 29. Nxf4 gxf4 30. Qh5 Qg7 31. Ne2 {Now jokes
are over, White is threatening g3-Rg1 or Rg1-g4 himself, also Nxf4 is in the
air etc... Of course it's ok for Black, but accuracy is needed. Nun sind die
Scherze vorbei; Weiß droht selbst g3-Rg1 oder Rg1-g4, auch Nxf4 liegt in der
Luft, usw... Natürlich ist es okay für Schwarz, aber Genauigkeit ist
erforderlich.} Be7 32. Nc3 (32. Nxf4 {doesn't work well... funktioniert nicht
gut...} Bf7 33. Qf5 (33. Qh4 $4 f5 $19) 33... exf4 34. Rxe7 Rxe7 35. Bxf6 Rd5 (
35... Bg6 $6 36. Qg5 Rd5 37. Qh4 Rh5 38. Bxg7 Rxh4 39. Bf6 Rxh3+ 40. gxh3 Re2
$11) 36. Qxf4 Qf8 $15) 32... Kh8 33. Rg1 {And here as g3 is coming, I decided
that ...Qg6 is the best. Black is at no risk there and somehow it is only
White who has to be accurate. Und hier, angesichts des kommenden g3, beschloss
ich, dass ...Qg6 am besten ist. Schwarz läuft hier kein Risiko, und irgendwie
ist allein Weiß derjenige, der genau vorgehen muss.} Qg6 34. Qf3 $6 {It's not
a losing plan, but it allows interesting options for Black. We had both been
in zeitnot for a long time already, so it's kind of blitz that influenced our
decisions. Dies ist kein Verlustplan, überlässt Schwarz aber interessante
Möglichkeiten. Wir waren beide schon lange in Zeitnot gewesen, daher war es
eine Art Blitz, was unsere Entscheidungen beeinflusste.} (34. Qxg6 $1 {with an
equal endgame: mit gleichem Endspiel:} hxg6 35. Ne4 Kg7 36. f3 g5 (36... Bd5
$11) 37. Rgd1 Kg6 38. a4 Bf7 $11 (38... Rh8 39. Kg1) (38... f5 39. Nd2 g4 40.
Bxe5 $14)) 34... Qh6 35. g4 $8 {Otherwise Black would go for ...Rg8 and no
more g4 is possible due to ...fxg3 and x h3. Ansonsten würde Schwarz ...Rg8
spielen, und g4 wäre nicht länger möglich wegen ...fxg3 und h3 hängt.} Rg8 (
35... c4 $5 36. bxc4 Qh4 $5) 36. Ne4 Rg6 37. Rg2 Rdg8 38. Rag1 Qg7 $6 {One
more move that is objectively not that good. Bd5 was better preventing any
play by White in the centre. Wieder ein Zug, der objektiv nicht so gut ist.
Bd5 war besser, was jegliches Spiel von Weiß im Zentrum unterbindet.} (38...
Bd5 $1 {and the position is around equal. und die Stellung ist etwa gleich.})
39. a4 $6 (39. Qe2 $1 Rh6 40. Rh2 Rg6 41. f3 h5 {With an unclear position, but
both sides have their chances, as Black's bishop on e7 is not the best piece
certainly. Mit unklarer Stellung, aber beide Seiten haben ihre Chancen, da der
schwarze Läufer auf e7 bestimmt nicht die beste Figur ist.}) 39... Rh6 40. Kh2
$4 (40. Nc3 {was better. h2 is a place for the rook here, to defend the
king-side. The king has nothing to do there. Suddenly White is lost after my
next move. war besser. Nach h2 gehört hier der Turm, um den Königsflügel zu
verteidigen. Der König hat dort nichts zu suchen. Nach meinem nächsten Zug ist
Weiß plötzlich verloren.} Bd5 (40... Rh4 41. Rh2 $13) 41. Nxd5 cxd5 $15) 40...
Rh4 $1 $19 {Now Luke was very upset of course as he realised that he is lost,
when the position seemed already far from dangerous. The variations are in
Black's favour and everywhere tactically Black is winning. Nun war Luke
natürlich ganz fertig, da er begriff, dass er verloren ist, und zwar in einem
Moment, als die Stellung bereits bei weitem nicht mehr gefährlich zu sein
schien. Die Varianten laufen zugunsten von Schwarz, und überall gewinnt er auf
taktische Weise.} 41. Kh1 h5 $1 (41... Qh6 $2 42. Rh2 Bxg4 43. Rxg4 Rgxg4 44.
Qxg4 Rxg4 45. hxg4 {and it's a draw. Black will not be able to break through
White's castle of pawns and the bishop on e7 alone is enough as a good
defender. , und es ist remis. Schwarz wird den weißen Bauernwall nicht
durchbrechen können, und der Läufer auf e7 taugt allein als guter Verteidiger.}
) 42. Rh2 (42. g5 {I thought this was the best. Dies hielt ich für das Beste.}
Rxh3+ 43. Qxh3 Bxh3 44. Rh2 fxg5 45. Rxh3 Qf7 46. Bxe5+ Kh7 47. f3 Qe6 (47...
Kh6) 48. Rxh5+ Kg6 49. Rhxg5+ Bxg5 50. Rxg5+ Kf7 $19) (42. gxh5 Bxh3 $3 {
This finesse is important, it's mate in 7 in fact after best defence :) Diese
Finesse ist wichtig; tatsächlich ist es nach bester Verteidigung Matt in 7 :)}
43. Rxg7 Bf1+ 44. Qh3 Rxh3#) 42... hxg4 43. Qd1 Qh7 44. Rgg2 Rg6 {Now the
second rook joins the battery on the h-file. White is helpless. Nun stößt der
zweite Turm zur Batterie in der h-Linie hinzu. Weiß ist hilflos.} 45. Qg1 Rgh6
46. hxg4 Bxg4 $1 (46... f3 47. Rxh4 fxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Rxh4 $19) 47. Nd2 f3 48.
Rxh4 fxg2+ {We had an extremely fighting tournament, maybe one of the most
amazing tournaments in my life where so many games in the event were decisive!
I hope everybody enjoyed Tal Memorial 2012 and I am very thankful to the
organisers for the great organisation once again. Wir hatten ein extrem
kämpferisches Turnier, vielleicht eines der fabelhaftesten in meinem Leben, wo
so viele Partien entschieden wurden! Ich hoffe, alle haben das Tal-Memorial
2012 genossen, und ich bin den Ausrichtern sehr dankbar für die erneut
großartige Organisation.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[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. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 Ne7 8. Nbd2
a6 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. d4 Ba7 11. Re1 b5 12. Bc2 c5 13. d5 c4 14. Nf1 Nh5 15. Bg5 f6
16. Be3 Nhf4 17. Ng3 Ne7 18. a4 Qc7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra3 Bxe3 21. Rxa8 Bb6 22.
Qd2 Qc5 23. Qe3 Qc7 24. Qd2 Qc5 25. Qe3 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[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 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 Be7 ({A never too
fashionable alternative to the main} 6... b5) 7. Re1 b5 8. Rxe4 d5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5
10. Rxe5 bxa4 {After a series of intermediate moves, the game has reached a
slightly unusual position. White has the better structure, but is slightly
behind in development, while the enemy bishop pair can be dangerous.} 11. b3 $5
(11. Nc3 {is more popular, but after} O-O 12. Rxd5 Bd6 {Black gets
compensation similarly to the Marshall Attack.}) 11... O-O 12. Ba3 $146 (12.
Rxe7 Qxe7 13. Ba3 Qg5 14. Bxf8 Bh3 15. Qf1 Kxf8 $132 {Relange,E (2490)
-Benjamin,J (2595)/Mermaid Beach 1998/CBM 062 ext (1/2, 21)}) 12... Bxa3 13.
Nxa3 Qd6 14. Nb1 f6 15. Re3 Bd7 16. Nc3 Rfe8 {White has reached a position
with the better structure, but the knight manoeuvre has cost him a lot of time.
Black is well regrouped and can prevent the knight's access to c5, which
levels the chances.} 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18. Qd2 axb3 19. axb3 Qb4 20. h3 Bb5 {
The knight is almost completely neutralised.} 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Kf7 23.
Qe3 c6 24. Nb1 a5 25. Nd2 a4 {Black even gets some microscopic initiative now.}
26. bxa4 Bxa4 27. c3 Qb2 28. Kh2 Bb5 29. Nf3 g5 30. Ng1 Qc2 31. Qg3 Qe4 32. Nf3
h6 33. Qc7+ Kg6 34. Qd6 Kf7 35. Qc7+ Kg6 36. Qd6 Kf7 37. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kan,I-Capablanca,J Moscow 1936 0-1 In Capablanca's footsteps Magnus Carlsen
really has an amazing endgame technique. His victory against Radjabov has
remained many of Capablanca's famous win against Kan in Moscow 1936. I have
only looked at the end in more detail but advise you to look at the whole game
to see how Carlsen collected small advantages and always found a way to make
progress towards his aim: Auf Capablancas Spuren Der folgende Endspielsieg
erinnerte viele an eine berühmte Partie Capablancas:} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Qg3 d6 8. Nc3 Qg6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10.
Na4 Bd4 11. c3 Bb6 12. O-O Qxg3 13. hxg3 Ng4 14. Bf4 f6 15. Rad1 h5 16. Be2 Be6
17. Nxb6 axb6 18. a3 Ke7 19. f3 Ne5 20. Kf2 b5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Ke3 h4 23.
gxh4 Rxh4 24. Rh1 Rah8 25. Rxh4 Rxh4 26. Rc1 Rh2 27. Kf2 Rh8 28. Ke3 g5 29. Bd3
Kd7 {[%cal Gd7c8,Gc8b7,Gb7b6,Gc6c5] The start of the first long king march to
make ...c6-c5 possible. Der Beginn des ersten langen Königsmarschs, um ...c5
zu ermöglichen.} 30. Ra1 Bb3 31. Rc1 Kc8 32. Kf2 Kb7 33. Kg3 Be6 34. Ra1 Kb6
35. Rc1 c5 36. Ra1 c4 37. Bc2 Kc5 38. Re1 c6 39. Bb1 Kb6 40. Bc2 Kc7 {[%cal
Gc7e7,Ge7f6,Gd6d5] Carlsen starts another march to make the advance ...d6-d5
possible. Carlsen beginnt einen weiteren langen Marsch, um ...d5 spielen zu
können.} 41. Kf2 Kd7 42. a4 bxa4 43. Ra1 Rb8 44. Ra2 d5 45. exd5 cxd5 46. Bxa4+
Kd6 47. Bc2 d4 {Finally Carlsen has achieved want he wants. But White should
be able to defend due to the reduced winning potential and the option to free
his rook by bringing his king to the queenside. Carlsen hat sein Ziel erreicht.
Weiß sollte sich allerdings gerade noch so über Wasser halten können.} 48. Be4
$1 {The bishop immediately uses its new outpost. Der Läufer nutzt seinen neuen
Vorposten sofort.} Rb6 49. Ke2 {[%cal Ge2d2,Gd2c1] Now it is White's time to
start a king march. Nun beginnt Weiß einen Königsmarsch.} g4 50. fxg4 $6 {
This opens further roads for Black's attack. Dies öffnet dem schwarzen Angriff
Zugstraßen.} (50. Kd2 {is safer as ist sicherer, denn auf} g3 {can be met by
kann folgen} (50... Bd5 51. Kc1 d3 52. Ra5 d2+ 53. Kd1 Bxe4 54. fxe4 Rxb2 55.
Rd5+ Ke6 56. Rc5 $11) (50... gxf3 51. gxf3 Bd7 52. Kc1 d3 53. Ra8 $11) (50...
Ke7 51. Kc1 d3 52. Ra5 Kf6 53. fxg4 Bxg4 54. b4 cxb3 55. Bxd3 $11) 51. Kc1 Bh3
52. Ra8 Bxg2 53. Rg8 $11) 50... Bxg4+ 51. Kd2 Be6 52. Kc2 $2 {Radjabov commits
the final mistake. Radjabov begeht den letzten Fehler.} ({At the press
conference Carlsen gave the prophylactic Auf der Pressekonferenz gab Carlsen
das prophylaktische} 52. Kc1 $1 {and also indicated what he had planned then:
an:} Bd5 53. Bxd5 Kxd5 {but White seems to be able to survive due to the lare
drawish tendency of rook endings, e.g. und Weiß kann sich wegen der großen
Remistendenz der Turmendspiele gerade noch retten:} 54. cxd4 exd4 55. Ra8 Rg6
56. Re8 Rxg2 57. Re7 d3 58. Rb7 Kd4 59. Kd1 Ke3 60. Re7+ Kf2 61. Rf7+ Kg1 62.
Rc7 Rc2 63. Rg7+ $11) 52... Bd5 53. Bxd5 ({Keeping the bishops on the board
with Es hilft nicht, den Läufer mit} 53. Bg6 {does not help: auf dem Brett zu
behalten:} d3+ 54. Kd2 Bxg2 55. Ke3 Bd5 56. Bh5 Kd7 {and the blockade will be
broken sooner or later. A few sample lines run und die Blockade wird früher
oder später gebrochen werden, z.B.} 57. Bd1 (57. Bg4+ Kc7 58. Ra5 Kd6 59. Ra2
Bc6 60. Bd1 Rb7 61. b4 cxb3 62. Rb2 e4 63. Kd4 (63. Rxb3 Rh7 $19) 63... Bd5 64.
c4 Rb4 65. Bxb3 Bc6 66. Kc3 Rb8 67. Kd4 d2 $19) 57... Kc7 58. Ra5 Kd6 59. Ra2
Rb5 60. Bh5 (60. Ra6+ Kc5 61. Ra2 Bc6 62. Bg4 (62. Ba4 Rb7 63. Bxc6 Kxc6 64.
Ra4 Kc5 65. Ra2 Rh7 66. Ra5+ Kd6 $19) 62... Rb8 63. Ra5+ Kd6 64. Ra2 Rg8 $19)
60... Kc5 61. Bg4 Bc6 62. Be6 e4 63. Bf7 (63. Ra4 Bd5 $19) 63... Rb7 64. Ra5+
Kb6 65. Rf5 Rd7 66. Bh5 Rg7 67. Kd4 Rg1 68. Kxc4 d2 69. Kd4 d1=Q+ 70. Bxd1
Rxd1+ $19) 53... d3+ $1 {An all important zwischenschach. Das entscheidende
Zwischenschach.} ({The direct Das direkte} 53... Kxd5 $2 {spoils it due to
verdirbt es wegen} 54. cxd4 exd4 55. Ra5+ Ke4 56. Ra8 {as Black's king has no
hiding place, e.g. denn der schwarze König kann sich nicht verstecken, z.B.}
d3+ 57. Kc3 Rb3+ 58. Kxc4 d2 59. Rd8 Rxb2 60. Kc3 $11) 54. Kd2 Kxd5 55. Ke3 Rg6
56. Ra5+ Ke6 57. Ke4 ({The pawn endgame is lost after Das Bauernendspiel ist
verloren:} 57. Ra6+ Kf5 58. Rxg6 Kxg6 {due to White's backward b-pawn, e.g.
Der weiße Bauer b2 kann nicht eingreifen.} 59. b4 cxb3 60. Kxd3 e4+ 61. Kxe4 b2
$19) (57. b3 Rg3+ 58. Ke4 Rg4+ 59. Ke3 Kf5 60. bxc4 Rg3+ 61. Kf2 (61. Kd2 Ke4
$19) 61... Kf4 62. Rd5 e4 63. c5 (63. Rd8 d2 64. Rf8+ Ke5 65. Rd8 Rd3 $19)
63... e3+ 64. Kf1 e2+ 65. Ke1 Ke4 66. Rh5 Rxg2 67. Kd2 Rg1 $19) (57. Kf2 Rf6+
58. Ke3 (58. Ke1 e4 59. Rh5 e3 60. Rh3 e2 61. Rh1 Kf5 62. Kd2 Kg4 $19) 58...
Rf1 $19) 57... Rg4+ 58. Kf3 Rf4+ 59. Ke3 Rf1 {and Radjabov resigned as Carlsen
mighty passed pawns will decide the day, e.g. und Radjabov gab auf, weil
Carlsens mächtige Freibauern den Tag entscheiden werden, z.B.} (59... Rf1 60.
g4 Re1+ 61. Kd2 Re2+ 62. Kd1 e4 63. Rc5 Rxb2 64. Rxc4 Ke5 65. g5 e3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 {Dieses System wurde populär
nach dem Weltmeisterschaftskampf zwischen Anand und Gelfand. Die Alternative
ist 5.d3.} (5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 (6. b3 d6 7. e5 Ng6 8. h4 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10.
Nd2 c4 11. Nxc4 Ba6 12. Qf3 Qd5 13. Qxd5 cxd5 14. Nxe5 f6 15. Nf3 e5 $44 {
Schwarz hatte ausreichende Kompensation in Anand-Gelfand (Moscow, 2012)}) 6...
Qc7 ({Nach} 6... Ng6 7. h4 Qc7 {kommt Weiß zu gutem Spiel.} 8. h5 Nf4 9. Qd2 e5
10. Qc3 Nxg2+ 11. Kf1 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. h6 $44 {Najer-Eljanov (Warsaw,
2005)}) 7. Ng5 e5 8. O-O (8. f4 exf4 9. O-O Ng6 10. Qh5 d6 11. Bxf4 Nxf4 12.
Rxf4 g6 13. Qf3 Bg7 14. Rxf7 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Qd8 16. c3 Be5 17. Rg7 Qf6 18. Qxf6
Bxf6 19. Rxh7 O-O 20. Na3 Bxg5 $17 {Karjakin-Carlsen (Bilbao, 2007)}) 8... h6
9. Nh3 g5 10. f3 d6 11. Nf2 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 $11 {Marcelin-Lautier (France,
2003)}) 5... d6 {Gelfand spielte zwei Mal 5...e5 und konnte in beiden Partien
ausgleichen.} (5... e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. d4 (7. Bb2 d6 8. Nc4 (8. Nxc6 Qc7 $19)
8... d5 9. Ne3 d4 10. Nc4 Qxe4+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 Be6 {Könnte Weiß seinen
Springer auf a4 stellen, würde seine Stellung besser sein, doch der Springer
kann nicht nach a4 kommen, und daher hält Schwarz das Gleichgewicht.} 13. d3
Nf6 $11 {Anand-Gelfand (Moscow, 2012)}) 7... d6 8. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.
Kxe2 Bb7 11. Na5 (11. d5 Ne7 $1 12. Nxe7 Bxe7 13. Nc3 (13. c4 Bf6 $19) (13. Rd1
Bf6 14. c3 Kd7 $44) 13... Bf6 14. Bb2 Kd7 15. Rad1 Rae8+ 16. Kf3 Bd4 $44 {/\Re5
}) 11... Bxg2 12. Rg1 {Anand-Gelfand (Moscow, 2012)} Be4 $1 13. dxc5 dxc5 $11)
6. e5 {Das ist sicherlich die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung.} (6. O-O e5 7. c3 f5
8. exf5 Bxf5 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 e4 $132) 6... dxe5 (6... d5 {Schwarz riskiert
mit dem schlechten Läufer c8 zu verbleiben. Auch der Bauer c5 ist sehr
anfällig.} 7. d3 Ne7 8. O-O Ng6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 {Weiß will mittels Na4-Ba3
gegen den Bauern c5 spielen.} O-O 11. Re1 f6 12. Bb2 fxe5 13. Na4 e4 14. dxe4
d4 15. e5 Nf4 16. Ba3 $14 {Caruana-Radjabov (Moscow, 2012)}) 7. Nxe5 Qd5 {
Schwarz sollte nicht versuchen, den Turm auf a1 zu nehmen.} (7... Qd4 8. Nc4
Qxa1 (8... Ba6 9. Bb2 Qe4+ 10. Ne3 $16) 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. O-O Bxc4 11. bxc4 Bd6
12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Ba3 Qxf1+ 14. Kxf1 O-O-O 15. Na4 $16 {Zhao Jun - Zhang
Pengxiang (Moscow, 2004)}) 8. Nf3 Qe4+ 9. Kf1 (9. Qe2 Qxc2 $15 {Schwarz hat
eine sehr solide Stellung, so dass Weiß keine ausreichende Kompensation
bekommen kann.}) 9... Qf5 (9... Nf6 10. d3 Ba6 11. Qe2 Qd5 12. Nc3 {Weiß
entwickelt seine Figuren. Die Stellung seines Königs spielt dabei keine Rolle,
weil die Stellung geschlossen ist und Schwarz den weißen König nicht angreifen
kann.} Qd8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Bb2 $16 {Caruana-Vazquez Igarza (Madrid, 2006)}) 10.
Na3 $5 {Es bietet sich an d3 zu spielen, doch Schwarz hat darauf eine starke
Antwort.} (10. d3 Qf6 $1 {Nun muss Weiß c3 spielen und das Feld d3 schwächen:}
11. c3 Ba6 $17) (10. Nc3 $5 {Das könnte allerdings stärker sein, weil das
beste Feld für den Springer das Feld a4 ist.} Nf6 11. d3 Be7 12. h3 h5 13. Bg5
$14) 10... Nf6 11. d3 Nd5 12. Nc4 Ba6 {Nun will Schwarz unter Umständen auf c4
nehmen und es wird ziemlich schwer für Weiß, den Bauern c5 zu gewinnen.} 13.
Qe2 $2 {Erlaubt Schwarz seine Idee sofort durchzuführen.} (13. h3 $5 Bxc4 14.
bxc4 Nf4 (14... Qf6 $4 15. Bg5 $18) 15. g3 Ng6 (15... Nxh3 16. Kg2 $18) 16. Rb1
Bd6 17. Kg2 $14) 13... Bxc4 14. bxc4 Qf6 $1 {Das Spiel wird mehr oder weniger
forciert.} 15. Rb1 (15. d4 Nb6 (15... cxd4 16. cxd5 d3 17. Qe5 $18) 16. Be3 Na4
$11 {Schwarz wird seine Hauptschwäche los und dazu wurde die weiße
Bauernstruktur ruiniert.}) 15... Nc3 16. Bb2 Rb8 (16... Nxe2 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18.
Kxe2 $16 {Weiß hat die bessere Bauernstruktur, Springer gegen Läufer in fast
geschlossener Stellung und die Kontrolle über die b-Linie.}) 17. Qe1 Bd6 18.
Bxc3 {Weiß hat sonst fast nichts zu ziehen.} (18. Nd2 Bf4 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxf6
Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Nd2+ 22. Ke2 Nxb1 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Bb2 Rxg2 $15) 18... Rxb1 19.
Bxf6 {Auch dieser Zug ist erzwungen.} (19. Qxb1 Qxc3 20. g3 (20. Qb7 O-O 21.
Qxc6 Rd8 22. Qa4 Qa1+ 23. Ne1 Rb8 24. Qxa7 g6 25. h4 Rb1 $17) 20... O-O 21. Kg2
Rb8 $17) 19... Rxe1+ 20. Kxe1 gxf6 21. Ke2 Kd7 22. Rb1 Kc7 {Weiß hat
sicherlich einen kleinen Vorteil bekommen, doch die Frage ist, ob man die
schwarze Festung durchbrechen kann. Der Turm hat keine Einbruchsfelder auf der
b-Linie, das Feld e4 wird dem Springer durch den Zug ...f5 genommen.} 23. g4 $1
{Weiß verhindert den Zug ...f5.} h6 (23... h5 $5 {ist ebenfalls spielbar.} 24.
g5 (24. h3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Rg8 26. Rh1 Kd7 27. Rb1 Kc7 $11) (24. gxh5 Rxh5 25.
Rg1 Rh7 26. h4 f5 $11) 24... Be7 25. h4 Rg8 26. gxf6 Bxf6 $11) 24. Nd2 h5 25.
gxh5 (25. h3 hxg4 26. hxg4 Rh2 27. Ne4 Be7 $11) 25... Rxh5 26. Nf3 Rh8 27. a4
$5 {Die Idee von Weiß ist es, a5-a6 zu spielen.} a5 $1 (27... f5 28. a5 a6 (
28... Be7 29. a6 Rb8 30. Rxb8 Kxb8 31. h4 $18) 29. Rb6 Ra8 30. h4 $16) 28. Rg1
Kd7 {Will der Turm auf der g-Linie eindringen, muss der König auf d7 stehen,
um nach Rg7 immer ...Ke7 zu haben.} 29. Nd2 $5 {Weiß sieht die einzige Chance
in einem Bauernopfer und der überführung des Springers nach b3.} Rxh2 30. Nb3 (
30. Ne4 f5 31. Nxd6 Kxd6 32. Rg8 Rh1 33. Ra8 Rc1 34. Kd2 Rf1 35. Ke2 Rc1 $11)
30... Rh8 31. Rg7 (31. Nxa5 Ra8 32. Nb3 Rxa4 $15) 31... Ke7 (31... Rf8 32. Nxa5
Ra8 33. Nb3 Ke7 34. a5 Bc7 35. Rg1 Be5 $11) 32. Nxa5 Ra8 {Nach allen Versuchen
konnte sich Schwarz doch leicht verteidigen.} 33. Nb7 Rxa4 34. Nxd6 Kxd6 35.
Rxf7 f5 36. Rf8 Ra2 37. Kd2 Ra1 38. Rd8+ Kc7 39. Re8 Kd6 40. Rd8+ Kc7 41. Re8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[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 {The Grünfeld Defense
also features this interesting type of fight after an early exchange of queens.
Can the defender eliminate the rather active pieces of the opponent?} Rd8 (
12... b6 13. O-O Bb7) 13. d5 Na6 {Caruana is drifting from the main lines
proved to offer equality in this line. Black has had a positive experience
with the transfer of the knight to the f6-square with 13...Nd7.} (13... e6 14.
Bc4 exd5 15. Bxd5 Nc6 16. O-O Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Be3 Rd6 19. Rfd1 $16 {
1-0 Brestak,J (2300)-Palecek,P/Michalovce 1989 (60)}) (13... Nd7 14. Bb4 Bf8
15. O-O (15. Nd4 Nf6 16. f3 e6 17. Ba5 b6 18. Bd2 h6 19. Nc6 Re8 20. Bc3 Nh5
21. Nd4 exd5 22. Bb5 Re7 23. Bb4 Rc7 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. exd5 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,M 
(2505)-Herzog,J (2200)/Bern 1989 (89)} Bb7 26. d6 Rc5 $17) 15... Nf6 16. Bd3 e6
17. Bc3 Ne8 18. Ne5 exd5 19. exd5 Nc7 20. Be4 Nxd5 21. Rfd1 Be6 22. Bxd5 Bxd5
23. Ng4 {1/2-1/2 Najer,E (2455)-Odeev,H (2430)/Moscow 1998 (26)} Bg7 24. Nf6+
Bxf6 25. Bxf6 Bxa2 $17) 14. Rc1 (14. Bg5 Kf8 15. O-O Nc5 16. Nd2 b6 17. Rfc1
Bd7 18. Be3 Na4 19. Ba6 Bc8 20. Bf1 f5 21. f3 Bf6 (21... Bd7 22. Ba6 Nc3 23.
Rb3 Rac8 24. Kf2 Nxa2 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 $11) 22. Rb4 Bd7 {0-1 Yevseev,D (2503)
-Dvoirys,S (2562)/Novgorod 1999 (64)} 23. Ba6 $14) (14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. O-O (15.
Ba5 Rd7 16. Nd2 f5 {1/2-1/2 Csizmadia,L (2363)-Blasko,I (2336)/Hungary 2008})
15... f5 16. Ba5 Rd7 17. Rfd1 fxe4 18. Ng5 Bb7 19. Ne6 Rc8 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 $17 {
0-1 Riha,A-Dvoirys,S (2590)/Oberwart 1999 (42)}) 14... f5 {Out of two ways to
undermine White's centre the second player chooses the more dubious one. In
future games it is realistic to expect to see a preference for the more
conservative move 14...e6!} (14... e6 $1 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 exd5 17. exd5 Nb4
18. d6 Be6 $11) 15. e5 h6 $6 (15... Rxd5 $5 16. Bc4 Be6 17. O-O h6 18. Be3 Kf8
19. Rb1 Bf7 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rfd1 $14) 16. Bc4 Kh8 {Even the best chess
players sometimes play one phase of the game not on the highest level. Later
they must often work hard to compensate for the damage.} (16... Kh7 17. h4 Nc5
18. Bb4 (18. Bc3 b5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 20. Bc4 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Nxa6 $14) 18... b6 19.
Bxc5 bxc5 20. d6 Bf8 21. Rb1 a5 22. dxe7 Bxe7 23. Ke2 $14) 17. O-O (17. Ke2 Nc7
18. d6 exd6 19. Bf7 Na6 20. Nh4 $14) 17... g5 (17... Nc7 18. Rfd1 Nxd5 (18...
Rxd5 19. Bb3 Rd7 20. e6 Nxe6 21. Bxe6 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Bxe6 23. Re1 Bc4 24. Rxe7
$16) 19. Ba5 Be6 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Rc2 Bg8 22. e6 Nb4 23. Rxd8 Nxc2 24. Nh4 Kh7
25. Nxg6 $18) 18. Rfd1 (18. Rfe1 Kh7 19. Bd3 Kg6 20. g4 Rxd5 21. Rxc8 Rxd3 22.
gxf5+ Kxf5 23. Rxa8 Rxf3 24. Rxa7 $16) 18... f4 $6 {Black's counterplay on the
kingside smacks of desperation. The defender was positive, that the normal
moves are leading into a difficult position.} (18... Bd7 19. Re1 Nc5 20. h4 g4
21. Nd4 Rac8 22. Bf4 $16) 19. Bxa6 (19. h3 Bf5 20. h4 Be4 (20... g4 21. Nd4 $18
) 21. hxg5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 hxg5 23. Ba5 b6 24. Bxa6 bxa5 25. Re1 Rab8 26. Kg2 $16
) 19... bxa6 20. Ba5 Rg8 (20... Rd7 21. e6 Rb7 22. h4 g4 23. Nd4 $16) (20...
Re8 21. Rc7 g4 22. Nh4 Kg8 23. d6 exd6 24. exd6 Bf6 25. Ng6 Bf5 26. Nxf4 $16)
21. e6 $2 {Radjabov must have been very happy with his position, but it does
not mean that any normal move will enhance his advantage. White is missing a
golden opportunity to force a near winning superiority.} (21. Rc7 $1 g4 (21...
e6 22. d6 g4 23. Nd4 Bxe5 24. Nc6 $18) 22. Nh4 Bxe5 23. Rxe7 Bf6 24. Rf7 Bb2
25. Re1 Rb8 26. d6 $18) 21... Rb8 22. a4 (22. Rc7 Rb5 23. Be1 Bf6 $14) 22...
Bb7 23. Rc7 g4 (23... Bf6 24. h3 h5 25. Rd7 $16) 24. Nh4 Bf6 25. Nf5 {The
gifted player from Azerbaijan has probably not suspected, that his huge plus
could dissipate into something miniscule. On the way to finish he will ignore
many ideas, that might have made his winning chances more realistic.} (25. g3
$5 f3 26. d6 exd6 27. Rf7 Be5 28. Bc7 Rbc8 29. Nf5 $16) 25... Bxd5 $1 26. Nxe7
Bxe7 27. Rxe7 Rg5 28. Bc7 $6 {The bishop is hitting the rook and the pawn f4,
but the other route via the d2-square might have been more unpleasant for the
defender.} (28. Bd2 $5 Rf5 (28... Rf8 $2 29. Bc3+ Kg8 30. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 31. Rg7+
Kh8 32. Rd7+ $18) 29. Re1 Kg8 30. Rxa7 $16) 28... Rb4 29. Re8+ $2 {[%mdl 256]
One of the attraction of chess played by human beings are the emotions
reflected in the choices of moves. White must have been becoming nervous about
the difficulties with reaching the goal and it does not help with finding the
best solutions.} (29. Rc1 Re4 (29... Kg8 $2 30. Be5 $1 Rc4 31. Rxc4 Bxc4 32.
Re8+ Kh7 33. Rh8+ Kg6 34. e7 $18) 30. Ba5 Bxe6 31. Bc3+ Kg8 32. Rb1 $16) (29.
g3 $5 fxg3 (29... f3 30. Bf4 Rh5 31. h3 gxh3 32. g4 Rg5 33. Bxg5 Rxg4+ 34. Kh2
Rxg5 35. Rc1 $18) 30. fxg3 Kg8 31. Bf4 Rf5 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. e7 Bf7 34. Ra8 Re4
35. Rxa7 Be8 36. Rxa6 $16) 29... Rg8 (29... Kh7 30. e7 (30. Re1 Rg6 31. Ba5 Re4
32. Rxe4 Bxe4 33. Bc3 Rg8 $14) 30... Re4 31. Bd6 Bc6 32. Rd8 Kg7 $14) 30. Be5+
Kh7 31. Re7+ Kg6 32. Rxa7 Re4 33. Bxf4 {The domination of the white pieces has
become a matter of the past. The lion's share of former advantage has gone up
the chimney.} (33. Bc3 Bb3 34. Rb1 Ba2 35. Rb6 (35. Ra1 Rc8 36. f3 Re2 37. Rg7+
Kf5 38. fxg4+ Kxe6 $11) 35... Rxe6 36. Raxa6 Kf5 37. Rb5+ Kg6 $14) 33... Bb3
34. Rb1 Bxa4 35. Be3 Bb5 {Caruana has survived the unpleasant middlegame and
can now even choose to play a safer line. Sufficient was also the more
enterprising line after 35...Rxe6.} (35... Rxe6 36. Rb4 Bd1 37. Rd7 a5 38. Rbb7
(38. Rf4 Be2 39. Rd2) 38... Bc2 $11) 36. e7 Re8 (36... Rc8 $5 37. h3 g3 38. Re1
Rc6 39. fxg3 Rce6 40. Kf2 Rxe7 $11) 37. Bc5 Rc8 38. Be3 (38. Bd6 Rd4 39. Be5
Rd7 40. Rxd7 Bxd7 $11) 38... Re8 39. Rd1 h5 40. Rd5 h4 41. h3 {Right after the
time control Radjabov indirectly admits his failure. Defence will become very
easy and chances for a win will be purely academic.} (41. Rb7 h3 42. Rb6+ Kf7
43. Rh5 R8xe7 44. gxh3 gxh3 45. Rh7+ Kg8 46. Rxh3 Rg4+ 47. Rg3 Rxg3+ 48. hxg3
Kf7 $11) 41... gxh3 42. gxh3 R4xe7 43. Rxe7 Rxe7 44. Rg5+ (44. Rd4 Rh7 45. f3
Kf5 46. Kf2 Ke5 $11) 44... Kf6 45. Rg4 Rh7 46. Bg5+ Kf7 47. Bxh4 {The white
pawns are isolated and the demise of one will inevitably lead to a drawish
position.} (47. Rf4+ Kg8 48. Bd8 Bd7 49. Kh2 Rf7 $11) 47... Bd7 48. Rf4+ Kg8
49. Kh2 a5 50. Kg3 Rg7+ 51. Kh2 Rh7 52. Rd4 a4 53. Rd3 a3 $1 {The witty
reminder, that Black has nothing to fear any more. Naturally it was also
possible to accept the completely drawish rook endgame.} (53... Rxh4 54. Rxd7
Rf4 55. Kg3 Rf7 56. Rd3 Ra7 57. Ra3 Kf7 $11) 54. Bf6 a2 55. f4 Rf7 56. Be5 Rh7
57. Ra3 Be6 58. Kg2 Kf7 59. Ra7+ Kg8 60. Ra6 Bxh3+ 61. Kg3 Bd7 62. Rxa2 Rh3+
63. Kg2 Rd3 {Black has survived a very precarious middlegame. Radjabov
certainly left the playing arena quite unsatisfied.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. O-O ({If} 5. cxd5 {, theory
recommends} Bxf3 6. Bxf3 cxd5 {/\...Nc6, ...Qd7 as the best way to neutralise
White's early initiative.}) 5... Nd7 {This looks like a premature commitment.}
(5... Nf6 $5 {would maintain the aforementioned way of meeting the exchange on
d5.}) 6. cxd5 cxd5 ({With the knight away from the c6- and d4-squares and with
the d7-square unavailable for the queen, giving up the bishop makes little
sense:} 6... Bxf3 7. Bxf3 cxd5 8. Qb3 $14) (6... exd5 {leads to more complex
play, but White's position tends to be more pleasant.}) 7. Qb3 Qb6 {Relatively
best.} (7... Rb8 {is a bit passive:} 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. d4 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nc6 11. Rd1
Qb6 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 $36 {Loginov,V (2510)-Solozhenkin,E (2508)
/St Petersburg 2006/CBM 112 ext (1-0, 23)}) (7... Nc5 {also leads to an
initiative for White after:} 8. Qb5+ Qd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. d3 Ne7
12. Nd4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. d4 Bd6 15. e4 $14 {Vladimirov,E (2585)-Kharlov,A
(2535)/Tilburg 1993/CBM 039/[Horn,Pe] (1-0, 48)}) 8. Qxb6 Nxb6 ({The knight is
misplaced here, but} 8... axb6 {would create permanent weaknesses.}) 9. Nc3 a6
10. d3 Nf6 11. Ne5 Bh5 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. f4 {White is slightly
ahead in development and has a clear plan of advancing his kingside pawns.
With his h5-bishop out of play, Black finds it more difficult to display any
form of activity.} Bb4 15. Kf2 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. h3 Bg6 18. g4 h5 {Maybe
more ambitious than the position allows.} (18... h6 $5) 19. Bf3 (19. f5 $5 {
[%csl Gd5]}) 19... Bh7 (19... hxg4 20. hxg4 {would open the h-file for the
white rooks, putting the black king and light-squared bishop in some danger.})
20. gxh5 $5 {Just a pawn, plus the open file.} Kf8 21. Rg1 Rc7 22. Rg2 Be7 23.
Bd4 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Rag1 Ne8 (25... d4 $5) 26. Rg4 {Maybe too slow.} (26.
e4 $5 $14) 26... d4 27. Na4 Rd8 28. Rg5 Bf5 29. b4 Rc2 $132 {Black has managed
to defend his kingside properly and can generate some queenside threats
already.} 30. Nc5 b6 31. Ne4 Rxa2 32. Rc1 Rb2 33. Ra1 Nc7 34. Rag1 Nd5 35. Rxg7
Nxf4 36. Rg8+ Ke7 37. Rxd8 Nxh3+ 38. Kg3 Nxg1 39. Rb8 Nxe2+ 40. Bxe2 Rxe2 41.
Rb7+ Kf8 42. Nd6 {Setting up a drawing mechanism.} Bxd3 43. Rxf7+ Kg8 44. h6
Re5 45. Rg7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. b3 {Diese Variante wird selten gespielt und
das zurecht.} Nge7 {Dieser Zug sieht sehr logisch aus. Jetzt will Schwarz ...
a6 spielen, und dann, falls Weiß auf c6 nimmt, mit dem Springer zurücknehmen.}
5. O-O (5. Bb2 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. O-O {-> siehe die Partie.}) 5... a6 6. Bxc6
Nxc6 7. Bb2 b6 $5 {Vorsichtig gespielt. Meistens geht der Bauer nach b5, aber
dann kann er nach a4 Angriffsziel der weißen Figuren werden.} (7... b5 8. a4 b4
9. d3 d6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd2 $14 {Sjugirov-Nuri 
(Aix-les-Bains, 2011)}) 8. Qe2 {Man kann diesen Zug als Experiment bezeichnen.
Im weiteren Verlauf hat Weiß überhaupt nichts erreicht.} (8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4
Bb7 10. Nd2 f6 $1 {Schwarz kann sonst seinen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer nicht
entwickeln.} (10... Bc5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Be5 Qg5 14. Bg3 h5 15.
Nf3 Qg4 16. Ne5 Qxe4 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxh5 $16) 11. Qg4 Kf7 {Solches Spiel
ist nur möglich, weil Weiß keinen weißfeldrigen Läufer mehr hat.} 12. Rad1 Qc7
13. Nc4 b5 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Ne3 Ne5 16. Nf3 Ng6 17. Qg4 Rd8 $132 {
Adams-Edouard (Rijeka, 2010)}) (8. c4 Bb7 9. Re1 (9. Qe2 Qc7 10. d4 cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd2 (13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bf6 Qxe4 $15) 13... O-O 14.
Qg4 f6 15. a3 a5 $11 {Minasian-Shabalov (Los Angeles, 2003)}) 9... Qc7 10. Nc3
(10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qh5 O-O 14. Nd2 f6 $11 {Peng
Xiaomin-Wu Wenjin (Tianjing, 2003)}) 10... Bd6 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Ne7 13.
Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bf6 Rg6 15. Bxe7 Bxe7 16. Nh4 Kf8 17. Nxg6+ hxg6 18. Qf3 $132 {
Movsesian-Timofeev (Sarajevo, 2007)}) 8... Bb7 9. Rd1 {Dieser und der nächste
Zug von Weiß sind nicht konsequent.} (9. c3 Be7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. d5
exd5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Nc3 Bf6 $15) 9... Qc7 10. c3 {Was der Turm nun auf d1
macht, ist eine große Frage.} (10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 $15)
10... Ne5 $1 {Richtig gespielt. Es kann sein, dass Weiß auf 10...Be7 hoffte.} (
10... Be7 $6 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 d5 (12... O-O 13. d5 $14) 13. Nc3 dxe4 14.
Nxe4 O-O 15. d5 exd5 16. Nc3 $14 {Hier sieht man, dass der Turm auf d1 seinen
Platz gefunden hat.}) 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 {Nun kann Weiß nicht gleich d4 spielen.}
12. d3 (12. d4 $4 Qxe4 13. Qxe4 Bxe4 $19) (12. f3 $2 {Schwarz entwickelt eine
sehr starke Initiative am Königsflügel.} Bd6 13. g3 O-O 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4
Qh5 16. Nd2 f5 $15) 12... d5 {Ebenfalls spielbar ist ...Bd6.} (12... Bd6 13. g3
Qg5 14. Nd2 O-O $11) 13. Nd2 Bd6 14. g3 Be7 {Es ist immer gut, die Schwäche
der weißen Felder zu provozieren.} 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc7 17. Rac1 Qd7 18. e5
$15 {Weiß muss das Zentrum schließen, sonst wird die lange Diagonale geöffnet.
Nun haben wir eine typische französische Bauernstruktur auf dem Brett, nur hat
Weiß seinen guten weißfeldrigen Läufer schon abgetauscht und hat dadurch
überhaupt kein Spiel. Schwarz steht einfach besser.} O-O 19. Nb1 {Weiß will
die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer tauschen.} b5 {Schwarz will nach Ba3 einfach ...b4
spielen.} (19... a5 $5 20. Ba3 Bb4 $1 (20... Bxa3 21. Nxa3 Ba6 22. Qe3 Rac8 $11
{Der schwarze Läufer ist aktiv geworden und dadurch ist der Ausgleich
garantiert.}) 21. Bxb4 $1 axb4 22. Qd2 Qe7 23. Rc2 $1 {Weiß hat genug Zeit, um
die Initiative von Schwarz zu neutralisieren.} Rfc8 24. Rdc1 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 h6
26. Nd2 Rc8 27. Qb2 Rc7 28. Rc2 Ba6 29. Qc1 Ra7 $132) 20. Nc3 {Nun kann
Schwarz nicht ...b4 spielen.} (20. Ba3 b4 21. Bb2 a5 $17) 20... Bc6 (20... b4
21. Na4 Qb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Rc7 Rfe8 24. Rxb7 bxa4 25. Rc1 axb3 26. axb3 Kf8
(26... Ra2 $4 27. Rxe7 $18) 27. Rcc7 Ra2 28. Bc1 $14) 21. Qg4 f5 $1 {Sonst
bekommt Weiß eine gewisse Initiative.} (21... b4 22. Ne2 a5 23. Nf4 Kh8 24. Nh5
Rg8 25. Rc2 $36) 22. exf6 {Erzwungen. Wenn Weiß mit der Dame zurückgeht, dann
wird er überhaupt kein Spiel haben.} Rxf6 (22... Bxf6 23. Ne2 $36 {/\Nf4}) 23.
Ne2 Bd6 {Auch 23....Rg6 sieht nicht schlecht aus.} (23... Rg6 24. Qf3 Bd6 $15 {
/\Rf8}) 24. Rc2 $1 {Sehr starker Zug! Die Idee davon ist nicht Rdc1 zu spielen,
sondern Nc1-Nd3-Nc5/Ne5! Das Feld c1 wurde für den Springer frei gemacht.} b4
$1 {Schwarz muss das Springermanoever verhindern.} (24... Raf8 $6 25. Nc1 Rf3
26. Nd3 Qf7 27. Rf1 Rxd3 28. Qe2 $1 (28. Rxc6 Rd2 29. Rxd6 Rxf2 $19) 28... Rf3
29. Rxc6 $16) 25. Nc1 Bb5 $1 26. Nd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 {Nach einer Folge der
stärksten Züge für beide Seiten ist die Stellung ausgeglichen.} Rc8 28. Rdd2
Rff8 {Nun werden alle Türme auf der c-Linie abgetauscht und die Partie endet
in einem remislichen Endspiel.} 29. Qe2 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Rc8 31. Bc1 Rxc2 32. Qxc2
$11 {Keiner kann in dieser Stellung auf Gewinn spielen, weil beide Seiten ihre
Schwächen haben, die sich ausgleichen.} Qe8 33. f4 g6 34. Be3 Kf7 35. Kg2 Qd7
36. Bf2 Be7 37. Be3 Bd6 38. Bf2 Be7 39. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[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 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bf4 h6 13. Qc2 Nfxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxd4
15. Qd2 Bg7 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Bxh6 Be6 18. Qf4 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qf6 20. b3 c6 21.
Qe3 Bxh3 22. Qxc5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 b6 24. Qb4 Kg7 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Re1 Rxe1 27.
Qxe1 Qb2 28. Qe3 Qxa2 29. Qd4+ Kg8 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qd4+ Kg8 32. Qd8+ Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[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 b6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qd3 e6 12. Bg5 Ba6 13. Qe3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nc6
15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Rbc1 Rac8 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Rfe8 19. Qb5 Nb7 20. Qa4 Nd6
21. Bf4 Rcd8 22. Nd2 b5 23. Qc2 Qb7 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Ne4 Rdd8 26. Nxc5 Qc8 27.
Nb3 Re5 28. d6 Qb8 29. d7 Qc7 30. c4 bxc4 31. Qxc4 Qxc4 32. Rxc4 Rxd7 33. Rdc1
Bh6 34. Rb1 Re2 35. Ra4 Rc7 36. h4 Bg7 37. Rd1 h5 38. Rd2 Rxd2 39. Nxd2 Bf8 40.
Ne4 Be7 41. g3 Kg7 42. Kg2 f5 43. Nd2 Bc5 44. Kf3 Bb6 45. Nc4 Kf6 46. Rb4 Bc5
47. Ra4 Bb6 48. Nxb6 axb6 49. Rb4 Rc6 50. Kf4 Re6 51. a3 Rd6 52. Ke3 g5 53. Rb5
Re6+ 54. Kd3 Rd6+ 55. Kc4 gxh4 56. gxh4 Ke6 57. a4 Rc6+ 58. Kb3 Rd6 59. f4 Rd3+
60. Kc4 Rd6 61. Re5+ Kf6 62. Rd5 Ke6 63. Rb5 Rc6+ 64. Kb4 Rd6 65. Kb3 Rd3+ 66.
Kc4 Rd6 67. Re5+ Kf6 68. Re8 Rd1 69. Rb8 Rb1 70. Kc3 Ke6 71. a5 b5 72. Kd4 Kd6
73. Rb6+ Kc7 74. Ke5 b4 75. Kxf5 b3 76. Kg5 Ra1 77. Rxb3 Rxa5+ 78. Kg6 Kd7 79.
Rb4 Ra6+ 80. Kg7 Ke6 81. Rb5 Ra7+ 82. Kg6 Ke7 83. f5 Ra4 84. f6+ Ke6 85. Rb6+
Ke5 86. f7 Rg4+ 87. Kxh5 Rf4 88. Kg6 Rg4+ 89. Kh7 Rxh4+ 90. Kg7 Rg4+ 91. Rg6
1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nh5 10. g4 Nf6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Kh1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Be6 15.
Qd2 g5 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f4 gxf4 19. Qxf4 Qg5 20. Qg3 Ne5 21. b3
Kh7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rg8 24. Rf4 Rg7 25. Rdf1 Rh8 26. Bd3+ Nxd3 27. Qxd3+
Qg6 28. Qe3 Ra8 29. h3 Qg5 30. Qf2 Re8 31. Rxf7 b6 32. Rxg7+ Qxg7 33. Qf7 Re7
34. Qf5+ Qg6 35. Kg2 Re2+ 36. Rf2 Qxf5 37. gxf5 Re5 38. Kg3 Kg7 39. Kg4 Kf6 40.
Kh5 b5 41. h4 bxc4 42. bxc4 Re4 43. Rh2 Rxc4 44. Kxh6 Rd4 45. h5 Rxd5 46. Kh7
Kf7 47. h6 Rxf5 48. Rg2 Rf1 49. Rg7+ Kf8 50. Rg8+ Kf7 51. Rg7+ Kf8 52. Rg8+ Kf7
53. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. h3 Bh5 8. b3
e6 9. O-O Qa5 10. Qc2 Ba3 11. Nh4 O-O 12. Rb1 Bxc1 13. Rfxc1 Rfe8 14. f4 Qd8
15. Nhf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 c5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Ne5 cxd4 19. exd4 Qb6 20. Qf2 Nf8
21. f5 Rac8 22. Re1 h6 23. Rbd1 N8h7 24. h4 h5 25. Bb1 Re7 26. Re2 Rce8 27.
Rde1 Qa5 28. Bd3 Qc3 29. g3 Kf8 30. Kg2 Kg8 31. Rc2 Qb4 32. Rce2 Qc3 33. Rc2
Qb4 34. Rce2 Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ismagambetov, Anuar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[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. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 Nc5 11. h3 Bd7 12. Bf4 h6 13. Kh2 a5 14. Ndb5 Bc6 15.
Qc2 h5 16. Rad1 Nfd7 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Ne6 19. Rd3 Ndc5 20. Rde3 g5 21. Nd5
gxf4 22. gxf4 Bxd5 23. Rg3+ Kf8 24. exd5 Nxf4 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qh7 Ng6 27.
Re3 Qd8 28. Rf3 Ne5 29. Rg3 Ke7 30. f4 Qh8 31. Qxh8 Rxh8 32. fxe5 dxe5 33. Rg5
Kf6 34. h4 e4 35. Bf1 e3 36. Be2 Ne4 37. Rxh5 Rg8 38. Bd3 Rg4 39. Rh8 Ke5 40.
h5 Kd4 41. Be2 Rf4 42. Rg8 f5 43. Kg1 Nf2 44. Rg2 Ng4 45. Rg3 b6 46. Rg2 Re4
47. Kf1 Ke5 48. Bxg4 fxg4 49. h6 Rxc4 50. h7 Rc1+ 51. Ke2 Rh1 52. Rxg4 Rxh7 53.
Kxe3 Rh2 54. a4 Rxb2 55. Rg7 Kd6 56. Rg5 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. c4 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 9. d4 d5 10. Ne5 e6 11. e3 Ne4 12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 cxd4 14. exd4 Rc8 15.
Rac1 Nb8 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Qe3 Ba8 19. h4 dxc4 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21.
bxc4 Qc7 22. Ng4 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qf3 Be7 25. Bd2 Rad8 26. Bf4 Bd6 27.
Bg5 Be7 28. Bf4 Bd6 29. Be3 Bf8 30. h5 Rd7 31. Kg2 Qb7 32. d5 e5 33. hxg6 hxg6
34. Bg5 f5 35. Rh1 b5 36. Rb1 Qc7 37. cxb5 Qc4 38. Bh6 Qxd5 39. Qxd5+ Rxd5 40.
Bxf8 Rxf8 41. a4 Rfd8 42. Rhc1 Kg7 43. Rc7+ R8d7 44. Rxd7+ Rxd7 45. a5 Kf6 46.
Kf3 e4+ 47. Ke3 Rd3+ 48. Ke2 Rd7 49. b6 axb6 50. axb6 Rb7 51. Ke3 Ke5 52. Rb5+
Ke6 53. g4 fxg4 54. Kxe4 Kd6 55. Kf4 Kc6 56. Rb2 Rf7+ 57. Kxg4 Kb7 58. Kg5 Rf3
59. Kxg6 Rf8 60. Kg5 Rg8+ 61. Kf4 Rf8+ 62. Kg3 Rg8+ 63. Kf3 Rf8+ 64. Ke2 Re8+
65. Kf1 Rf8 66. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 Nh5 11. g4 Nf6 12. Bf4 h5 13. g5 Nh7 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Rad1
Nd7 16. Rg1 Ne5 17. Nc2 Be6 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. Qe1 a6 20. Qg3 Bc8 21. h4 b5 22.
cxb5 axb5 23. a3 Nf8 24. Qh2 Ne6 25. Bg3 Nc5 26. Qg2 Be6 27. b4 Nb3 28. Be1 Qa7
29. Nc2 Nc4 30. f4 Nxa3 31. Nxa3 Qxa3 32. f5 Bc4 33. Bxh5 gxh5 34. f6 Bh8 35.
g6 Bxf6 36. Nd5 Bxd5 37. exd5 Qb2 38. gxf7+ Kf8 39. Qg8+ Ke7 40. f8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. bxc4 c5 11. Ne5 Bh5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Nb3 a5 14. g4 Bg6 15.
g5 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 Ne8 17. h4 Nd7 18. a4 e5 19. Ke2 f6 20. g6 hxg6 21. Rag1 Qc6
22. h5 g5 23. h6 Kf7 24. Nd2 g6 25. h7 Rh8 26. Rh6 Ng7 27. Rxg6 Ne6 28. Rh6 Bf8
29. Rh3 Re8 30. Kf1 e4 31. Nxe4 Qxe4 32. Ne5+ Qxe5 33. Bxe5 Nxe5 34. Qf5 g4 35.
Rh4 Ng5 36. Rh5 Ngf3 37. Rxg4 Rd8 38. Rg3 Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Rg1+ 40. Kh3 Rh1+ 41.
Kg2 Rg1+ 42. Kh3 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[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. Qc2
Re8 9. Rd1 c6 10. e4 a5 11. b3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bf4 Ng4 14. h3 Ne5 15. Be3
Qe7 16. f4 Ned7 17. Re1 Na6 18. a3 Ndc5 19. Bf2 Be6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Qb1 Bd7
22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Ne6 24. Nde2 Qf8 25. Bb6 Rc8 26. e5 d5 27. cxd5 cxd5 28.
Nxd5 Bc6 29. Nec3 Nxb4 30. f5 Nxd5 31. Nxd5 gxf5 32. Qxf5 Qa3 33. Bf2 Rcd8 34.
Rd3 Qa4 35. Be4 Kf8 36. Rf3 Rd7 37. Nb6 Bxe4 38. Rxe4 Qb5 39. Nxd7+ Qxd7 40.
Kg2 Kg8 41. Rb4 b5 42. Qd3 Qxd3 43. Rxd3 Bxe5 44. Rxb5 Bf6 45. Rd7 Rd8 46.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 47. Kf3 Kg7 48. h4 Bf6 49. Ke4 Be7 50. Kf5 Bf6 51. Rd5 h5 52. Ba7
Bc3 53. Bb8 Bb4 54. Be5+ Kg8 55. Rb5 Be7 56. Rb8+ Nf8 57. Re8 Bc5 58. Kg5 Kh7
59. Kxh5 Ng6 60. Kg5 Bf2 61. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. b3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d3 h6
9. Nbd2 c5 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Re1 d4 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. b4 e5 15. e3
dxe3 16. Rxe3 Ng4 17. Re1 Rad8 18. Nxe5 Bf6 19. Qf3 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Qxf5
Nxd3 22. Re2 Nxb4 23. a3 Nc6 24. Qxc5 Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Rd1
Qb6 28. Qxb6 axb6 29. Rb1 Re4 30. Rxb6 Rxc4 31. a4 Rxa4 32. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
Ng4 9. Nxg4 Bxg4 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nxd5 e6 13. Nc3 Nxd4 14. Bxb7 Rb8
15. Bg2 Qc8 16. Qd3 Bc6 17. Rb1 Rd8 18. Qc4 Bxg2 19. Qxc8 Rdxc8 20. Kxg2 Rxc3
21. bxc3 Rxb1 22. cxd4 Bxd4 23. Bh6 Rxf1 24. Kxf1 f6 25. Bd2 e5 26. e4 Kf7 27.
Ke2 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. Bb3 a5 13. Nc4 Bg4 14.
Nxb6 cxb6 15. Bc4 Qf6 16. Bd5 Rad8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxd4 20.
Qxc6 Qxb2 21. a4 Qd4 22. Rc4 Rd6 23. Qc7 Qf6 24. Re1 g6 25. g3 Re6 26. Rd1 Qf3
27. Rf1 Qd5 28. Rf4 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. Rd1 Rc7 31. Rd6 Rb8 32. Kg2 Kg7 33.
Rff6 b5 34. axb5 Rxb5 35. Ra6 Rbb7 36. Rf3 Ra7 37. Rb6 Rcb7 38. Rc6 a4 39. Ra3
Rb4 40. h4 h5 41. f4 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 Rab7 43. Rcc3 R2b3 44. Ke4 Rxc3 45. Rxc3 Ra7
46. Ra3 Kf6 47. Kd5 Kf5 48. Kc6 Kg4 49. Kb6 Ra8 50. Kb7 Rd8 51. Kc6 Rd4 52. Kc5
Re4 53. Kd5 f5 54. Rc3 Re1 55. Ra3 Kh3 56. Rxa4 Kxg3 57. Ra6 Kxh4 58. Rxg6 Re4
59. Rg8 Rxf4 60. Ke5 Rf1 61. Rf8 Kh3 62. Kd4 Rf3 63. Rg8 h4 64. Rg7 Kh2 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. a3 Nf6 8. Be3
c4 9. Nc3 cxd3 10. cxd3 O-O 11. d4 Ba6 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. O-O-O Bc4 14. Ne5 Be6
15. f4 a5 16. g4 Nd7 17. f5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 b5 19. fxe6 Qxe6 20. Ne2 b4 21. a4 c5
22. Rd5 Qa6 23. Rhd1 Rfc8 24. Kb1 c4 25. Nd4 e6 26. Rd7 c3 27. b3 Bxe5 28. Nb5
Rab8 29. Bh6 Qb6 30. Rf1 Rb7 31. Rfxf7 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 Qg1+ 33. Ka2 Ra8 34. Nc7
Rc8 35. Nxe6 Qf1 36. Ng5 Re8 37. Rd1 Qa6 38. Qf2 Bf6 39. e5 Bxg5 40. Bxg5 Qc6
41. Rf1 Qe6 42. Bh6 Qe7 43. e6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qe7 8.
Qxe7+ Ngxe7 9. Nc3 d5 10. Bd2 Be6 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. f3 Kc7 13. b3 f6 14. exd5
Nxd5 15. Nxd5+ Rxd5 16. Bd3 h6 17. Be4 Rd7 18. Bc3 Rhd8 19. Rxd7+ Rxd7 20. Re1
Bd5 21. Bf5 Rd8 22. Kb2 Bf7 23. Bd3 Bd5 24. a4 a5 25. Re3 Nb4 26. Bf5 Nc6 27.
g3 b6 28. f4 Re8 29. fxe5 Nxe5 30. Bd4 Bc6 31. h4 Nf3 32. Rxe8 Bxe8 33. Bf2 g5
34. Kc3 Bc6 35. Kb2 Be8 36. c3 Bc6 37. Ka3 Bd5 38. Bc2 Bc6 39. c4 Bd7 40. Be4
Bc6 41. Bf5 Be8 42. Kb2 Bc6 43. Kc3 Be8 44. Be4 Bc6 45. Bf5 Be8 46. Be6 Bc6 47.
Bg4 Be4 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. c5 bxc5 50. Bxc5 f5 51. Bh5 Bd5 52. Be3 Kc6 53. Bg6
Be6 54. Be8+ Kb7 55. Bb5 Bd5 56. Bd3 Be6 57. Bc2 Kc6 58. Bd1 Bd5 59. Be2 Kb7
60. Bd1 Be4 61. Bc5 Bd5 62. Bd6 Kc6 63. Be7 Kd7 64. Bf8 Kc6 65. Bg7 Kc7 66. Be2
f4 67. gxf4 gxf4 68. Bh6 Bxb3 69. Bxf4+ Kd8 70. Bxf3 Bxa4 71. Kd4 Bb3 72. Bd6
Kd7 73. Ke5 a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Na3 Bg7 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. Qb3 Nh6 8. d4
O-O 9. dxc5 Nd7 10. Qb4 a5 11. Qb5 Qc7 12. Be2 Nxc5 13. Be3 b6 14. Qc4 Nf5 15.
Bxc5 bxc5 16. Nb5 Qb6 17. a4 Be6 18. Qf4 Bd5 19. O-O e5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5
Bxg2 22. Rfe1 Bc6 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Nxc7 Rac8 25. Nb5 Rcd8 26. Rad1 Nh4 27. Rd6
Rxd6 28. Nxd6 Rd8 29. Nc4 Re8 30. Ne3 f5 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Bb5 Bxb5+ 33. axb5 Nf3
34. Ra1 f4 35. Nc4 a4 36. b6 g5 37. b7 g4 38. Nd6 Rb8 39. Rxa4 Ke7 40. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Chadaev, Nikolay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. h3 Ne4 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Bb4
15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. e4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 a5 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Rfc1 Nf6 20. Qe3 Rab8
21. Ne5 a4 22. Re1 axb3 23. axb3 Qd6 24. Rbd1 Ra8 25. Rd3 Ra2 26. Qf4 Rf8 27.
Ree3 Kh8 28. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "228"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. a3
c4 9. Nc3 cxd3 10. cxd3 c5 11. Be3 b6 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Rfe1 Qc7 15.
Qc1 Rfd8 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Qe3 Nh5 18. Bh2 Nf6 19. Rd2 Qe8 20. Red1 Bc6 21. Be5
Ba4 22. Re1 Bc6 23. Red1 Bb7 24. Qg5 a6 25. Qe3 b5 26. Rc1 c4 27. d4 e6 28. Qf4
Nh5 29. Qe3 Nf6 30. Qf4 Qe7 31. Rcd1 Re8 32. Re1 Rcd8 33. d5 Nh5 34. Qh2 exd5
35. exd5 f6 36. g4 fxe5 37. gxh5 gxh5 38. Rde2 Bxd5 39. Nxe5 Qb7 40. Qg3 Re6
41. Kh2 Rde8 42. f4 Rf6 43. Qg5 h6 44. Qxh5 Bf7 45. Qg4 Qc8 46. Qg3 Qf5 47. Ne4
Qxf4 48. Nxf6+ Qxf6 49. Rg1 Bh5 50. Reg2 Qxe5 51. Qxe5 Rxe5 52. Rxg7+ Kf8 53.
Ra7 Bf7 54. Rf1 Re7 55. Rxe7 Kxe7 56. Kg3 a5 57. Kf4 b4 58. axb4 axb4 59. Ke5
c3 60. bxc3 bxc3 61. Rc1 Be6 62. Rxc3 Bd7 63. h4 Bg4 64. Rc7+ Ke8 65. Kf6 h5
66. Re7+ Kd8 67. Rg7 Ke8 68. Kg5 Kf8 69. Ra7 Ke8 70. Kf4 Kf8 71. Ke5 Ke8 72.
Kd6 Kf8 73. Rh7 Ke8 74. Re7+ Kf8 75. Re5 Kf7 76. Kd5 Kf6 77. Ke4 Bf3+ 78. Kf4
Bg4 79. Re1 Bd7 80. Rd1 Bg4 81. Rd6+ Ke7 82. Ke5 Kf7 83. Rb6 Bd1 84. Rb7+ Kg6
85. Rb2 Bg4 86. Rf2 Kg7 87. Kd6 Kg6 88. Ke7 Bf5 89. Rf4 Bg4 90. Rf6+ Kg7 91.
Rf7+ Kg6 92. Kf8 Be6 93. Rf2 Bf5 94. Rf4 Kf6 95. Rf2 Kg6 96. Ke7 Bg4 97. Rf6+
Kg7 98. Rf1 Kg6 99. Kf8 Bf5 100. Kg8 Be6+ 101. Kh8 Bg4 102. Ra1 Kf7 103. Kh7
Kf6 104. Kh6 Kf7 105. Ra5 Kf6 106. Rg5 Kf7 107. Rg6 Bf3 108. Rg1 Bg4 109. Rf1+
Ke7 110. Kg5 Ke6 111. Re1+ Kf7 112. Re5 Bd1 113. Kf4 Bg4 114. Rxh5 Bxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[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. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Bg2 Qe7 12. Qc2 Rfd8 13. e3 a5 14. Rfe1 h5 15.
h3 Ne8 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Ne2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Nef6 19. a3 Ra8 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. cxd5
cxd5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Ncd7 24. Ra1 Qd6 25. Nf3 Rdc8 26. Ra5 Rxa5 27. bxa5
Qa6 28. Rd1 Rc5 29. Ra1 Qxd3 30. Qxb7 Qc3 31. Rf1 Rxa5 32. Nd4 Ra1 33. Qb5
Rxf1+ 34. Bxf1 Ne5 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qxe5 Ne4 37. Qf4 Kg7 38. Qb8 Kh7 39. Qa7
Kg8 40. Qa2 Qc1 41. Qc2 Qe1 42. Nf3 Qa1 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Bd3 Nf6 45. Qb1 Qc3 46.
Qc2 Qa1 47. Qc7 Qa3 48. Ne5 Qf8 49. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 Nh5 9. Be3 b6 10. g4 Nf6 11. Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 Qd6 13. Qe3 Ne8 14. Ne2 f6 15.
Nd2 Ba6 16. b3 Nc7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f4 Ne6 19. f5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Qf2 b5
22. Qh2 Qe7 23. a4 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Bb5 25. Ra5 Qd8 26. Ra1 a5 27. O-O Qe7 28.
Rae1 Kh8 29. e5 gxf5 30. Rxf5 a4 31. bxa4 Bxa4 32. Qf2 fxe5 33. Rexe5 Rxf5 34.
Qxf5 Qf8 35. Qxf8+ Rxf8 36. Rxc5 Bb5 37. Kg2 Re8 38. Kf2 Kg7 39. Nf3 Rd8 40.
Ng5 Kg6 41. h4 Rf8+ 42. Kg3 Re8 43. h5+ Kg7 44. Nf3 Rd8 45. g5 Rd6 46. Kf4 Rd8
47. Ke4 Re8+ 48. Kxd4 Rf8 49. Ke4 Re8+ 50. Re5 Rf8 51. Re7+ Kg8 52. Ne5 Ba4 53.
h6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[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 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. e3
f6 9. Bh4 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rfe1 f5 14. a3 Qe8 15.
Ne2 Nf6 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Nf4 Ng6 19. b3 Rf6 20. Nxg6 Qxg6 21. Ne5
Qh5 22. Qe2 Qxe2 23. Rxe2 f4 24. Rc1 Re8 25. a4 fxe3 26. fxe3 Nf7 27. Nd3 Rfe6
28. Rce1 a5 29. h3 Nd6 30. Ne5 Nf7 31. Nd3 Nd6 32. Ne5 Nf7 33. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 e5 6. a3 d6 7. Rb1 a5 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Ne1 Be6 10. Nd5 Rb8 11. d3 O-O 12. Nc2 b5 13. Nce3 b4 14. b3 Qd7 15.
axb4 Nxb4 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Ra1 e4 19. dxe4 Bxa1 20. Qxa1 Nc6 21.
f4 Nd4 22. f5 Nxb3 23. Qd1 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Rb4 25. Ng4 f6 26. Qc3 gxf5 27. exf5
Qg7 28. fxe6 Qxg4 29. e7 Re8 30. Bd5+ Kg7 31. Qxf6# 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 b4 12. Ncd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bg5 14. Bxg5
Qxg5 15. O-O Rb8 16. Qd3 a5 17. a3 Be6 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 Rxb4 20. Rxa5
Rxb2 21. Qxd6 Rxc2 22. Rxe5 Qd2 23. Qxd2 Rxd2 24. Rc5 Rb8 25. Rcc1 g6 26. Rfd1
Ra2 27. Rb1 Rc8 28. Ra1 Rb2 29. Rac1 Ra8 30. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rac1 a5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Nc5
15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. b3 Rfd8 17. Nb1 Nfe4 18. Bc7 Rdc8 19. Bf4 Rd8 20. Be3 Bg5 21.
f4 Bf6 22. Nd2 Nc3 23. Bxc5 Nxe2+ 24. Kf2 Nxc1 25. Be3 Nxa2 26. Rh1 Bd4 27. Ne4
Nb4 28. Bf1 a4 29. bxa4 Rxa4 30. Be2 Ra2 31. Rb1 Nc2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 g6 16. h4 Kg7 17. Ng5 Bf6 18. h5 axb4 19. axb4 bxc5 20. bxc5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1
Bxg5 22. fxg5 e5 23. Ne2 Re8 24. Qf3 exd4 25. Nxd4 Kg8 26. h6 Qe5 27. Ra7 Qxd4
28. Rxd7 Rf8 29. Rc7 Qe5 30. Qf6 Qxf6 31. gxf6 d4 32. Rxc6 Rd8 33. Rd6 Rc8 34.
Rxd4 Kf8 35. Rd5 Ke8 36. g4 Ra8 37. g5 Ra4 38. Kf1 Re4 39. c6 Rc4 40. Rd6 Rc2
41. Ke1 Rc5 42. Kd2 Rc4 43. Kd3 Rc1 44. Kd4 Rc2 45. f4 Rc1 46. Ke3 Rc2 47. Kd3
Rc1 48. Kd2 Rc4 49. Ke2 Rc1 50. f5 gxf5 51. g6 fxg6 52. Rd7 Rxc6 53. Rxh7 Rc2+
54. Kf3 Rh2 55. Kf4 Rh5 56. Ke5 Kf8 57. Ke6 Kg8 58. Rg7+ Kf8 59. h7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Na3 Qd5 6. Qc2 Bf5 7. Qxc4 Qxc4 8.
Nxc4 Nbd7 9. d3 Nb6 10. Na5 O-O-O 11. O-O e6 12. Ne5 Bg6 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. Rfc1 Nfd5 16. a3 Be5 17. Rab1 Kb8 18. h4 Bc7 19. Nb3 Ne7 20. Nc5 Nf5
21. b4 a6 22. a4 Nd4 23. Kf1 Nd7 24. e3 Nf5 25. Ke2 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 Nd6 27. d4
Rh5 28. Bf3 Rhh8 29. Be1 Bb6 30. Rc2 Ba7 31. Bc3 Rhe8 32. Ba1 Rc8 33. Bc3 Bb6
34. Bd2 Bd8 35. Rcc1 Bf6 36. Rc2 Rcd8 37. Rh1 Rh8 38. Rc5 Rde8 39. Bg2 Ka7 40.
h5 gxh5 41. Rhxh5 g6 42. Rxh8 Rxh8 43. Rc1 Kb8 44. Bc3 Nc8 45. b5 axb5 46. axb5
cxb5 47. Rb1 Na7 48. Bb4 Bd8 49. Bc5 Bc7 50. d5 exd5 51. Bxd5 Rh5 52. e4 f5 53.
Be3 Rh8 54. Bf7 fxe4 55. Bxg6 Bd6 56. Bxe4 b4 57. Bd2 Nb5 58. Bxb4 Re8 59. Kd3
Bxb4 60. Rxb4 Nd6 61. Bd5 Kc7 62. Rb2 Re5 63. Kd4 Re1 64. g4 Rg1 65. f3 Rd1+
66. Ke5 Re1+ 67. Kf6 b5 68. Rc2+ Kd7 69. f4 Ne8+ 70. Kg5 Nc7 71. Bf7 b4 72. f5
Re4 73. Rd2+ Ke7 74. Bb3 Nb5 75. f6+ Ke8 76. Ba4 Re5+ 77. Kg6 Rc5 78. f7+ Ke7
79. Re2+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nd4 Bc8 13. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 Be7
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15.
h3 Bf8 16. g4 g6 17. f4 Qb8 18. Qf2 e5 19. Nde2 d5 20. fxe5 Bc5 21. Nd4 Nxe5
22. Na4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Nxc5 bxc5 25. Ne2 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 exf3 27. Ng3
Rcd8 28. Bc3 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nh2 Nh5 13. Ng4 f6 14. g3 Be6
15. Ne2 Rad8 16. O-O-O Kh8 17. f4 Rde8 18. Rhf1 exf4 19. gxf4 Qd7 20. Qe3 Ng7
21. Qg3 Qe7 22. Kb1 Bc8 23. Ne3 Nf5 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Nc3 Qf7 26. Rg1 c4 27.
Qh4 cxd3 28. cxd3 b5 29. Rde1 b4 30. Na4 fxe4 31. dxe4 b3 32. Nc3 bxa2+ 33. Ka1
Be6 34. f5 Bc4 35. Rg6 Rd8 36. Reg1 Rd2 37. Qh6 Rd7 38. e5 fxe5 39. f6 Rfd8 40.
Rg7 Bd3 41. Rxf7 Rxf7 42. Rg7 Rdf8 43. Rxf7 Rxf7 44. Qe3 Bc4 45. Qxe5 Kg8 46.
Qg5+ Kf8 47. Qf4 Be6 48. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. a4 b6 8. e5
dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. h3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bh6 Bg7 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Rd1 Qc8
15. a5 Nd7 16. Bg4 e6 17. Qe3 b5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Nf6 20. Qe5 c5 21. Rd6
Qc7 22. Bf3 Rfd8 23. Bxb7 Rxd6 24. Rf1 Qxb7 25. Qxd6 b4 26. Na4 c4 27. Nb6 Re8
28. Qxb4 Rc8 29. Qc3 Rc5 30. Rd1 e5 31. b4 Ne4 32. Qe3 Rb5 33. c3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[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 Be7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
c4 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Rd1 Be6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bd7 15.
d5 Na5 16. Rd2 Re8 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Rad1 b5 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Nf3 Bb8
22. d6 b4 23. Neg5 hxg5 24. Nxg5 g6 25. Bd5 Bf5 26. d7 Bxc2 27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28.
Bxe8 Rd8 29. Rxc2 Qf6 30. h4 Nc6 31. Re2 Be5 32. Kg2 Nd4 33. Re4 c3 34. bxc3
bxc3 35. f4 c2 36. Rc1 Qb6 37. fxe5 Qb2 38. Ree1 Ne2 39. e6 Nxc1 40. e7 Kh6 41.
Ne6 Nd3 42. exd8=Q c1=Q+ 43. Kh3 Nf2+ 44. Kg2 Nd3+ 45. Kh3 Nxe1 46. Qg5+ Qxg5
47. hxg5+ Kh7 48. d8=Q Qe2 49. Kh4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Chadaev, Nikolay"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 Bg7 6. d3 b6 7. Nc3 e5 8. O-O
Ne7 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Na4 Ra6 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bh6 f6 14. Nc3 Be6 15. b3
Raa8 16. Nh2 g5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a4 Ng6 19. Ne2 Qd7 20. Qe3 Kh8 21. Kh1 Rg8
22. Rg1 Raf8 23. Raf1 Nf4 24. Ng3 h5 25. Ne2 Rg7 26. h4 Qf7 27. f3 Rfg8 28.
hxg5 fxg5 29. Nxf4 gxf4 30. Qf2 Rg3 31. Rd1 h4 32. Qe2 Qh5 33. Qf2 R8g7 34. c3
Kh7 35. d4 cxd4 36. cxd4 Bxb3 37. Rb1 Bxa4 38. dxe5 Qxe5 39. Ng4 Qe6 40. e5 Bb3
41. Nf6+ Kh6 42. Ng4+ R7xg4 43. fxg4 Qxg4 44. Rbf1 Rh3+ 45. gxh3 Qxh3+ 46. Qh2
Bd5+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. h4 h6 8. a3 d5
9. Bd2 b6 10. Rb1 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 dxc4 13. dxc4 Nf5 14. e3 Qe7 15. Qe2
Rad8 16. Red1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Ne4 Rd7 19. Be1 Rfd8 20. b4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Rxd1 22. Qxd1 Kg7 23. Qd3 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Qd6 25. Qe2 h5 26. Kg2 Qc7 27. Qd3 Qd6
28. Qc2 Qc7 29. Qd3 Nd6 30. b5 Nxe4 31. Qxe4 Qd6 32. a4 Bf6 33. Qc2 Qd7 34. a5
Qb7+ 35. Kf1 Qf3 36. Qd3 Qg4 37. a6 Qh3+ 38. Ke2 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Kh7 40. Kg2 Kg7
41. e4 e5 42. f3 Qe6 43. Qd5 Qxd5 44. exd5 Be7 45. g4 Bd6 46. Bc3 f6 47. Kf2
Kf7 48. Ke3 f5 49. gxh5 gxh5 50. Ke2 Ke8 51. Bd2 Kf7 52. Bg5 Ke8 53. Ke3 Kd7
54. Bf6 Ke8 55. Kd3 Kd7 56. Ke3 Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O
c6 9. b4 exd4 10. exd4 Nb6 11. c5 Nbd5 12. Rb1 Bg4 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Re1 Qd7 15.
Ba3 a6 16. Nf4 Bf5 17. Ncxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rbc1 Be4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.
d5 Qa4 22. Qe3 a5 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 a4 25. Rb1 f5 26. c6 b5 27. Bb2 a3 28.
Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Ra1 Ra7 30. Ra2 Kf6 31. f4 g5 32. Kf2 h6 33. Ke3 Rea8 34. Rf1 g4
35. Rh1 h5 36. h4 Ke7 37. Rc1 Kd8 38. Rd1 Kc7 39. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. b3 e5 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. d3 Nge7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
d6 9. O-O h6 10. a3 Be6 11. Nd2 d5 12. Rb1 Rc8 13. Re1 d4 14. Na4 b6 15. b4
cxb4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Ba3 Nbc6 18. Ne4 Rc7 19. c5 bxc5 20. Naxc5 Bd5 21. Qa4
f5 22. Nb7 Rxb7 23. Rxb7 fxe4 24. dxe4 Be6 25. Rc1 Rf7 26. Bxe7 Nxe7 27. Qxa7
Nc8 28. Qa6 Nd6 29. Rxf7 Bxf7 30. h4 Bf8 31. Rc6 Qb8 32. Bf3 Kg7 33. Kg2 h5 34.
Rc5 Ne8 35. Ra5 Nf6 36. Qc6 Qd6 37. Qb5 Nd7 38. Ra7 Be6 39. Ra6 Qe7 40. Ra7 Qd6
41. Qb7 Qe7 42. Qc6 Kf7 43. Rb7 Qd6 44. Qb5 Be7 45. Ra7 Nc5 46. Ra8 Nd7 47. Rc8
Qb6 48. Qa4 Qb7 49. Rc1 Nf6 50. Qa5 Nd7 51. Qd2 Kg7 52. Qa5 Kf7 53. Qd2 Kg7 54.
Qa5 Kf7 55. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Qe8 8. g4 a5
9. Rg1 Kh8 10. Be3 Nfd7 11. h4 Na6 12. h5 Ndc5 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. Be2 Bd7 15.
Qd2 Nb4 16. Rh1 Kg8 17. Ng5 h6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Nxe6 20. c5 Nf4 21. O-O-O
Kh7 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Kb1 Qf7 24. a3 Nc6 25. Nb5 Rad8 26. Rc1 d5 27. exd5 Rxd5
28. Qc2 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. cxd4
Bg4 9. Be3 e6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. h3 Bf5 12. O-O Rc8 13. a3 Na5 14. Ba2 Nac4 15.
Nxc4 dxc4 16. Bb1 Bxb1 17. Rxb1 O-O 18. Rc1 Nd5 19. Qa4 Qb6 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21.
Qxc4 Qxb2 22. a4 h6 23. Rc1 a6 24. Rc2 Qb1+ 25. Rc1 Qb2 26. Rc2 Qb6 27. Nd2 Qa5
28. Kh2 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qb3 Rb8 31. Ne4 Qa4 32. Qd3 b4 33. Rb2 Ra8 34. Rb3
Qa2 35. Bxh6 Ra3 36. Rxa3 Qxa3 37. Qxa3 bxa3 38. Bc1 Bb4 39. Nc5 a2 40. Bb2 Bc3
41. Bxc3 Nxc3 42. Nb3 Ne2 43. Na1 Kh7 44. g3 Kg6 45. Kg2 Nxd4 46. f4 Kf5 47.
Kf2 Ke4 48. h4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. h3 Bh5 8. d3
Ngf6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qb3 Nc5 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Nd4 Ne6 13. Be3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nd7
15. f4 f6 16. Kh2 Bf7 17. Rad1 c5 18. Bf2 d4 19. Ne4 Re8 20. e3 dxe3 21. Bxe3
Bf8 22. Rfe1 Rc8 23. Bf2 b5 24. b3 Qa5 25. Bf3 Qa6 26. Kg2 Bd5 27. g4 Qb7 28.
Bg3 Kh8 29. Re3 Nb6 30. Qf2 c4 31. Qe2 c3 32. Qc2 b4 33. Rde1 Bc6 34. R3e2 Qd7
35. f5 Rcd8 36. Re3 Nd5 37. R3e2 Nc7 38. a4 bxa3 39. Bxc7 Qxc7 40. Qxc3 Qb6 41.
g5 Bb4 42. Qa1 Qd4 43. Qxd4 Rxd4 44. Rc1 Bxe4 45. Bxe4 fxg5 46. Rc7 a5 47. f6
gxf6 48. Rf2 Re7 49. Rc6 Rd6 50. Rc4 Kg7 51. h4 h6 52. Kh3 h5 53. hxg5 fxg5 54.
Kg3 Rf6 55. Rh2 Bd6+ 56. Kg2 Bxh2 57. Kxh2 a2 58. Ra4 Rf2+ 59. Kg3 Rb2 60. Rxa5
Rc7 61. Rxg5+ Kf6 62. Rf5+ Ke6 63. Ra5 Rc1 64. Kh4 a1=Q 65. Rxa1 Rxa1 66. Kxh5
Ke5 67. Kg6 Rxb3 68. Kf7 Kd4 69. Ke6 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 Nh5 11. g4 Nf6 12. Be3 h5 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Rad1
Nb6 16. a4 d5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Nb5 Bh3 20. Rfe1 dxe4 21. Nd6 Nc6
22. Nxe8 Rxe8 23. f4 Qe6 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Ne7 26. Rb5 b6 27. Bf1 Bd7 28.
Rb3 Nf5 29. Bb5 Bxb5 30. axb5 Bf8 31. Kg2 Bd6 32. Bc1 Bc5 33. Bd2 Nd4 34. Rc3
Nxb5 35. Rc4 Nd6 36. Rcc1 Nf5 37. b4 Bd6 38. Rc4 e3 39. Bc3 b5 40. Rc6 Bxf4 41.
Bf6 Nh4+ 42. Kf1 Nf3 43. Re2 Nxg5 44. Bxg5 Bxg5 45. Rc5 Bf4 46. Rxb5 Kg7 47.
Rb7 a6 48. Rc2 Re6 49. Ke2 Bxh2 50. Rc4 Bg3 51. Rd4 h4 52. Rdd7 Rf6 53. Kxe3 h3
54. Rd1 h2 55. Rh1 Bf2+ 56. Ke2 Bg1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 d6 8. Nf3 Nbd7
9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Nd2 Nxb6 12. a4 Nfd7 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. h3 a5 15. Rd1
Rc8 16. b3 f5 17. Bb2 fxe4 18. Ndxe4 c4 19. Bg4 Kh8 20. Be6 Ba6 21. Nb5 c3 22.
Bxc3 Bxc3 23. Nbxc3 Rc7 24. Qd2 Nf6 25. Qh6 Nbd7 26. Rac1 Ne5 27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28.
Ne4 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Qf8 30. Qxf8+ Rxf8 31. Rc7 Bd3 32. Nd2 Rf4 33. Rxe7 Rd4 34.
Ra7 Be2 35. Nc4 Bxc4 36. bxc4 Nxc4 37. g3 Nb2 38. Rxa5 Nxa4 39. Ra6 Nc5 40.
Rxd6 Nxe6 41. Rxe6 Rxd5 42. Re7 Kg8 43. Kg2 Rd3 44. Kf1 Rd2 45. Kg2 Rd3 46. Ra7
Rb3 47. Rc7 Ra3 48. Kf1 Ra2 49. Rd7 Rb2 50. Kg2 Rb3 51. g4 g5 52. f3 h6 53. Kg3
Ra3 54. Kf2 Rb3 55. Kg2 Ra3 56. Rd4 Kg7 57. f4 gxf4 58. Rxf4 Rb3 59. Rf5 Ra3
60. Rf3 Ra4 61. Kg3 Rb4 62. Rc3 Rb7 63. h4 Ra7 64. Rd3 Rb7 65. Re3 Ra7 66. Kf4
Ra4+ 67. Re4 Ra7 68. Rd4 Rf7+ 69. Ke5 Re7+ 70. Kf5 Rf7+ 71. Ke6 Rf6+ 72. Ke5
Rf7 73. Rd6 Re7+ 74. Kf5 Rf7+ 75. Ke5 Re7+ 76. Kd5 Rf7 77. Re6 Rf4 78. Re4 Rf7
79. Kd6 Rf6+ 80. Kd5 Rf7 81. h5 Ra7 82. Ke6 Ra6+ 83. Kf5 Ra5+ 84. Re5 Ra7 85.
Rd5 Rf7+ 86. Ke6 Rf4 87. g5 hxg5 88. Rxg5+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. Qc2
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nb6 10. Rd1 Nxc4 11. Ncb5 a6 12. Qxc4 axb5 13. Nxb5 Ne8 14. Qb4 c6
15. Nxd6 Nxd6 16. Qxd6 Be6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Bg5 Ra8 20. a4
Bxb2 21. Rb1 Rxa4 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxb2 Kg7 24. f3 Ra2 25. Rxa2 Bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[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 Nf6 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. Nf3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. a4 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bb5 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Bg4 8. Ne2
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ng3 Nh5 11. h3 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Bd7 13. g4 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Qe7
15. Qe1 f6 16. Nh4 g6 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Rb1 Bb6 19. b3 d5 20. Nf3 Re8 21. Qg3 Bc5
22. Rbe1 dxe4 23. dxe4 Bd6 24. Re2 c5 25. Nd2 Be6 26. Qd3 g5 27. Qxa6 Kh8 28.
Nc4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Rg8 30. h4 gxh4 31. g5 Rg6 32. Ref2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bf4 d6 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. Rfd1 Nf6 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qb3 Qc8 14. d5 e5 15.
Bd2 a5 16. Qe3 Re8 17. b3 h6 18. Bc3 Bf5 19. Nd2 Bh3 20. f3 Nh5 21. Qf2 Bxg2
22. Qxg2 f5 23. e4 f4 24. g4 Nf6 25. Kf2 Nh7 26. Ke2 Bh4 27. Kd3 Ng5 28. Kc2
Kf7 29. a3 Rh8 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 h5 33. gxh5 Rxh5 34. c5 bxc5
35. bxc5 Rh6 36. c6 Nh7 37. Ra7 Bd8 38. Nc4 Rg6 39. Qf1 Rh6 40. Nb6 Qh3 41.
Qxh3 Rxh3 42. Na8 Rxf3 43. Nxc7 Kg6 44. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Rb1 Nc6 8. b4
h6 9. b5 Ne7 10. a4 Be6 11. d3 Rb8 12. e4 Nd7 13. Be3 b6 14. Nd5 Nc5 15. a5
Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bd7 17. Qc2 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Nd2 Qd7 21. Qc4 h5
22. h4 Bh6 23. Ne4 Rb7 24. Rb3 Kg7 25. Rfb1 Rfb8 26. Nc3 Rf8 27. b6 axb6 28.
axb6 Rfb8 29. bxc7 Qxc7 30. Nb5 Qd7 31. Nxd6 Rxb3 32. Nxf5+ gxf5 33. Rxb3 Rxb3
34. Qxb3 f4 35. Qb6 fxg3 36. fxg3 Be3+ 37. Kh2 Bd4 38. Be4 Qf7 39. d6 c4 40.
Qc7 c3 41. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 Qb6 5. e3 g6 6. d6 Bg7 7. dxe7 Ne4 8. c3
Bb7 9. Bf4 Kxe7 10. Nbd2 d5 11. Bd3 Rd8 12. h4 h6 13. Qc2 f5 14. O-O Nd7 15.
Be2 Kf7 16. a4 a6 17. Rfd1 Kg8 18. Bf1 Kh8 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Nd2 c4 21. axb5
axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nxe4 Qe6 24. Nd2 Nc5 25. Be2 Rf8 26. Bg3 Qf7 27. Ra1 Kg8
28. Ra7 Ra8 29. Rxa8+ Bxa8 30. Qb1 Bc6 31. Bd1 Bf6 32. Bc2 Kg7 33. Nf3 Qe8 34.
Nd4 Bd7 35. Qa1 Na4 36. b3 cxb3 37. Bxb3 Qc8 38. Bxd5 Qxc3 39. Qd1 b4 40. Ne6+
Bxe6 41. Bxe6 Qa1 42. Qxa1 Bxa1 43. Bd6 Bc3 44. Kf1 Nb6 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Bb3 g5
47. hxg5+ hxg5 48. Kd3 Nd7 49. f4 gxf4 50. exf4 Be1 51. g4 Bg3 52. Ke4 Bf2 53.
Bxb4 Nc5+ 54. Kf3 Bd4 55. Bc2 Ne6 56. Bb3 Bc5 57. Bxc5 Nxc5 58. g5+ Kf5 59.
Bc2+ Ke6 60. Kg4 Kf7 61. f5 Nd7 62. Kf4 Ke7 63. Bb3 Kf8 64. f6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wiedenkeller, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Luxembourg"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LUX"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Nd4 9. Rb1 c5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. b4 Nd7 12. Be3 Nb6 13. c5 dxc5 14. bxc5 Nd7 15.
Na4 Qc7 16. Bc4 Nf6 17. f3 Nh5 18. Nb2 Qa5 19. Nd3 Be6 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Qc2
Rab8 22. g4 Nhf4 23. Nexf4 exf4 24. Nxf4 Bh6 25. Ng2 Bxe3+ 26. Nxe3 Nd4 27. Qf2
Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Qxc5 29. Kh1 Qc3 30. Kg2 Ne6 31. Qe1 Qa3 32. Qf2 Qc3 33. Rb3 Qf6
34. Qb2 Qf4 35. Nc4 Rd8 36. Qe2 Qc1 37. Qb2 Qxc4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ziska, Helgi Dam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Faroe Islands"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FAI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Rc8 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Qb6 9. Bc2 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Nb3 Bxf2+ 12. Ke2 Nh6 13. Nc3 Ng4 14. a4 Bg3
15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. Bb3 O-O 19. h3 Nf6 20. Be3 a6 21.
Rac1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bg5 Nh5 24. Kd2 Ng3 25. Rhe1 b4 26. Ne2 Ne4+ 27. Kd1
Nc5 28. Bc2 e5 29. Bd2 Na4 30. Rb1 Rxc2 31. b3 Rcc8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 a6 7. c3 d6 8. Bb3
Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Bc2 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Ng3 Rad8 15.
Qe2 Qd7 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nd5 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 Bf5 20. Ne5 Nf4 21. Qf2
Nxe5 22. Bxf5 Ned3 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qd2 Qb5 25. b3 c5 26. Bxd3 Qxd3 27. Qxf4
Qxc3 28. Rc1 Qxd4+ 29. Qxd4 cxd4 30. Kf2 Rd5 31. Ne4 Re5 32. Nd2 d3 33. Re1 Ra5
34. a4 Rf5+ 35. Nf3 b5 36. Re5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[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 "Canada"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. Rc1 Rf6 14. Nd3 b6 15. b4
Rh6 16. c5 a6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. b5 Qe8 19. g4 fxg3 20. Bxg3 Ng6 21. bxa6 Bxa6
22. Nf2 Nf4 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. Ng4 Rg6 25. Ne3 Nc5 26. Kh1 Qd7 27. Nf5 Bf6 28.
Qd2 Bd8 29. Rb1 Ra5 30. Rg1 Nh3 31. Rg2 h6 32. Qe2 Kh7 33. Nb5 Ra4 34. Qc2 g4
35. fxg4 Ng5 36. Nfxd6 Rxd6 37. Bxe5 Rg6 38. Nc3 Rc4 39. Qe2 Rxc3 40. Bxc3
Ngxe4 41. Bd4 Qxd5 42. Bxc5 bxc5 43. Qc2 Bh4 44. Rf1 c4 45. Rf5 Qd3 46. Rf4 Re6
47. a4 Ng3+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 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 12. h4 Rxg5 13. hxg5 Nd5 14. g6 fxg6 15.
Qg4 Qe7 16. Bg2 N7b6 17. Qxg6+ Qf7 18. Be4 Ne7 19. Qg4 Qg7 20. Qf3 Nbd5 21. Rh7
Qg8 22. Ke2 Nf5 23. Qh5+ Kd8 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. Qh4+ Ke8 27. Qh5+
Kd8 28. Rh8 Qg7 29. Rh1 f4 30. Rh4 fxg3 31. Rf4 Bd7 32. Rhxf8+ Kc7 33. Rxa8 g2
34. Rxa7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. c4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Be3 c5 10. Qd2 d6 11. Bh6 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Nf6 13. Rac1 Qc7 14. b3 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ 17. f3 Rfc8 18. e4 a6 19. a4 Rc5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rc2
Nd7 22. Rdc1 Kg8 23. h4 Rac8 24. b4 Re5 25. Rb1 Qa8 26. b5 Rec5 27. Nc6 R8xc6
28. bxc6 Qxc6 29. Qb4 h5 30. Qb3 Kg7 31. Kf2 f6 32. Kg2 Ne5 33. Rbc1 Kh7 34.
Rc3 Kh8 35. R3c2 Kg7 36. Rc3 Ra5 37. Ra1 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[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
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bf4 h6 13. Rb1 a5 14. b3 a4 15. Kh2
axb3 16. axb3 h5 17. Qd2 h4 18. gxh4 Nh5 19. Bg5 Be5+ 20. f4 Qxg5 21. hxg5
Bxf4+ 22. Qxf4 Nxf4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Ra2 26. Re3 Rd2 27. b4
Na6 28. b5 Nc5 29. Nb3 Nxb3 30. Rxb3 Rc2 31. b6 c5 32. Ra3 Rb2 33. Kg3 Kf8 34.
h4 Rxb6 35. Bf3 Rb4 36. h5 gxh5 37. Bxh5 Ba4 38. Ra2 Rxc4 39. Rf2 Rc3+ 40. Kh4
Rc4+ 41. Kg3 Be8 42. g6 Rc3+ 43. Kh4 Rc1 44. gxf7 Rh1+ 45. Kg4 Rg1+ 46. Kh4
Rh1+ 47. Kg4 Ba4 48. Kg5 Bb3 49. Rf5 Bc4 50. Kf6 Rf1 51. Rxf1 Bxf1 52. Ke6 c4
53. Kxd6 Bg2 54. Kc5 c3 55. Bg6 b6+ 56. Kd4 Bxd5 57. Kxd5 c2 58. Bxc2 Kxf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{The only previous game between us was played in an European Championship
under 10 in 1996. It ended up with a draw, Teimur won that tournament and I
finished fifth. As can be seen, we had to wait a bit for the next game... Die
einzige frühere Partie zwischen uns war 1996 bei einer U10-Europameisterschaft
gespielt worden. Sie endete mit Remis, Teimur gewann dieses Turnier, und ich
wurde Fünfter. Wie man sieht, mussten wir auf die nächste Begegnung ein
bisschen warten...} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 {King's Indian Defence, not
a surprise at all but recently Teimur also had some games in the Queen's
Gambit. Königsindische Verteidigung, keineswegs eine Überraschung, wobei
Teimur in letzter Zeit auch ein paar Partien im Damengambit hatte.} 4. e4 d6 5.
Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 {The Bayonet Attack, recently the
most fashionable choice against the King's Indian. Der Bayonett-Angriff, in
letzter Zeit die populärste Wahl gegen den Königsinder.} Nh5 10. Re1 ({At the
same tournament, in my game against GM Morovic Fernandez, I played Bei
demselben Turnier, in meiner Partie gegen GM Morovic Fernandez, spielte ich} 
10. g3 {and I managed to win that game. For this game I had another idea in
mind. und konnte gewinnen. Für diese Begegnung schwebte mir eine andere Idee
vor.}) 10... f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 ({In my previous games I used to play In
meinen früheren Partien spielte ich immer} 12. f3) 12... c6 13. dxc6 $1 $146 {
A very interesting novelty, although I've found some correspondence games with
this position. It's not very difficut to guess that it was one of the fruits
of working for the World Champion. At the first glance it doesn't look too
dangerous for Black as White is giving up the centre, but the position is very
concrete and I was hoping to get some surprise value as well. Eine sehr
interessante Neuerung, obwohl ich ein paar Fernschachpartien mit dieser
Stellung gefunden habe. Es ist nicht sonderlich schwer zu erraten, das dies
eine der Früchte des Arbeitens für den Weltmeister war. Auf den ersten Blick
wirkt es nicht allzu gefährlich für Schwarz, da Weiß das Zentrum aufgibt, aber
die Stellung ist sehr konkret, und ich hoffte, auch ein bisschen von dem
Überraschungseffekt zu profitieren.} bxc6 {I was glad that already here Teimur
spent some time on this move, so I was able to surprise my opponent. Ich war
froh, dass Teimur bereits an diesem Zug einige Zeit überlegte, ich hatte
meinen Gegner also überraschen können.} ({I can't recommend Nicht empfehlen
kann ich} 13... Nxc6 $6 14. exf5 {and now it's impossible to take , und nun
ist das Schlagen} gxf5 {because of unmöglich wegen} 15. Bd5+ $1) 14. exf5 gxf5
15. b5 e4 {A very important moment. I already had a huge time advantage and
the position remains very complicated. Ein ganz wichtiger Moment. Ich hatte
bereits einen Riesenzeitvorsprung, und die Stellung bleibt sehr kompliziert.}
16. Be2 c5 $6 {The most practical choice, but not the best one. Die
pragmatischste Wahl, aber nicht die beste.} ({The most principled was Am
prinzipiellsten war} 16... d5 $1 {but it's not simple to make such a move when
you know that your opponent is still in his preparation allerdings ist es
nicht leicht, einen solchen Zug zu machen, wenn man weiß, dass sich der Gegner
noch in seiner Vorbereitung befindet.} 17. Be3 ({I also considered Ich erwog
auch} 17. cxd5 $5 Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rb1 {and the position remains very
complicated because it's not so easy for Black to move his central pawns. und
die Stellung bleibt sehr kompliziert, da es für Schwarz nicht leicht ist,
seine Zentrumsbauern zu bewegen.}) 17... Ng4 $1 18. Bd4 Ne5 19. cxd5 cxd5 {
with unclear play. mit unklarem Spiel.}) (16... h6 {was also possible, but I
liked my position after war ebenfalls möglich, aber mir gefiel meine Stellung
nach} 17. Nh3 d5 18. Be3 Ng4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 $14) 17. a4 $1 {That was my
first independent move and I liked this a lot. It's quite a typical idea in
the Bayonet to activate the rook via the 3rd rank. Dies war mein erster
eigenständiger Zug und er gefiel mir sehr. Es ist eine typische Idee im
Bayonett-Angriff, den Turm über die 3. Reihe zu aktivieren.} Ng6 18. Ra3 $14 {
It's obvious that White got a comfortable position after the opening. Black
has too many weaknesses, so I was quite optimistic about my chances at that
point. Es ist offensichtlich, dass Weiß nach der Eröffnung eine bequeme
Stellung erhalten hat. Schwarz hat zu viele Schwächen, daher war ich an dieser
Stelle bezüglich meiner Chancen recht optimistisch.} Kh8 19. Nd5 $1 h6 20. Nh3
Be6 21. Nhf4 Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Bf7 {After some logical moves from both sides, I
spent a lot of time on this position. The problem is that White has many
promising ideas and it's not so simple to choose the best one. Nach einigen
logischen Zügen von beiden Seiten verbrauchte ich für diese Stellung eine
Menge Zeit. Das Problem ist, dass Weiß viele aussichtsreiche Ideen hat, und es
nicht so leicht fällt, die beste zu wählen.} 23. Bb2 $5 {The most logical, but
I think there was the even stronger Am logischsten, aber ich glaube, es gab
das noch stärkere} (23. Rh3 $5 Qe7 (23... d5 $6 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Qxd5 26.
Bxh6 $18) 24. Bb2 Rad8 25. Qb3 Rg8 26. Rh4 $1 {and that's the move I missed in
my calculations. Qh3 is a huge threat, so Black has nothing better than the
forced line after , und das ist der Zug, den ich in meinen Berechnungen
übersehen hatte. Qh3 ist eine gewaltige Drohung, daher hat Schwarz nichts
Besseres als das forcierte Abspiel nach} Ng4 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qh3 Ne5 29.
Rxh6 Qg5 30. Rh7+ Kf8 31. Qe3 $1 {and White is probably almost winning here. ,
und hier steht Weiß wahrscheinlich fast auf Gewinn.}) 23... d5 24. cxd5 Nxd5
25. Qa1 ({The immediate Das sofortige} 25. Bxg7+ $1 {was stronger: war stärker:
} Kxg7 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Rg3+ $1 Kh7 28. Qxd5 Bxd5 29. Rc3 $16 {with very good
winning chances for White. mit sehr guten Gewinnchancen für Weiß.}) 25... Bxb2
26. Qxb2+ Qf6 27. Qxf6+ Nxf6 28. Rc3 $16 {After a series of forced moves an
interesting endgame appeared. It's clear that White is better, although I was
not sure how serious my advantage is. Nach einer Serie forcierter Züge hat
sich ein interessantes Endspiel ergeben. Es ist klar, dass Weiß besser steht,
wenngleich ich nicht sicher war, wie ernst mein Vorteil ist.} Rac8 $6 (28...
Rfc8 {was better, but even here, after war besser, aber selbst hier nach} 29.
Rec1 ({The main idea of ...Rfc8 can be seen after Die Hauptidee von ...Rfc8
sieht man nach} 29. Rd1 Rab8 $1 {and White doesn't have und Weiß hat kein} 30.
Rd6 {wegen einfach simply because of} Rb6) 29... Nd7 30. Rd1 Ne5 31. Nd5 $1 {
and White is still better. steht Weiß nach wie vor überlegen.}) 29. Rec1 $6 {
In time trouble both sides make mistakes. In Zeitnot machen beide Seiten
Fehler.} ({I missed the very strong idea Ich übersah die bärenstarke Idee} 29.
Rd1 $1 c4 30. Rd6 Kg7 31. Ra6 $1 {and Black can't protect everything und
Schwarz kann nicht alles decken:} Rc7 32. Rg3+ $1 Ng4 33. h3 c3 34. Rc6 Rxc6
35. bxc6 Rc8 36. Rxc3 (36. hxg4 $4 Rxc6 $11) 36... Nf6 37. Rc5 $18) 29... Nd7
30. Bc4 $1 {This position I'd seen when I was playing 25.Qa1. I thought I have
good winning chances but I understood it might be not so simple to convert it
into victory. Diese Stellung hatte ich gesehen, als ich 25.Qa1 spielte. Ich
dachte, ich hätte gute Gewinnchancen, begriff aber, dass es nicht so leicht
sein könnte, es in einen Sieg umzumünzen.} Kh7 ({Objectively speaking,
Objektiv gesehen war} 30... Nb6 $5 {was better, but even here after besser,
doch auch hier nach} 31. Bxf7 Rxf7 32. a5 Nd7 33. Ne6 $1 {Black's position
would be very difficult. wäre die Stellung von Schwarz sehr schwierig.}) 31.
Be6 $1 Bxe6 32. Nxe6 Rfe8 33. Nxc5 $16 Nb6 34. g3 $2 {With this natural move I
almost spoiled all of my winning chances. Mit diesem natürlichen Zug machte
ich fast all meine Gewinnchancen zunichte.} ({During the game I saw Während
der Partie sah ich} 34. Nb3 {but I was not sure of the position after , war
aber nicht sicher bezüglich der Stellung nach} Rxc3 35. Rxc3 Nxa4 36. Rc7+ Kg6
37. Rxa7 Rd8 $1 38. h4 Rd3 $1 39. Na5 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Nc5 {It seemed to me that
Black will get dangerous counterplay after ...f4 Mir schien, dass Schwarz nach
...f4 gefährliches Gegenspiel bekommen wird.}) ({I should play Spielen sollte
ich} 34. a5 $1 Nd5 35. Rc4 e3 36. fxe3 Nxe3 37. Rd4 $1 {and now after , und
jetzt nach} Re5 {White wins after gewinnt Weiß mit} 38. Rd7+ $1 Kg6 (38... Kg8
39. Rxa7 Rexc5 40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. b6 $18) 39. Rd6+ Kf7 40. Rc6 $18) 34... f4 $2
{I was lucky that my opponent missed his chance to save the game, although it
has to be said it was not so simple in time trouble. Ich hatte Glück, dass
mein Gegner seine Chance verpasste, die Partie zu retten, obwohl zu sagen ist,
dass es in Zeitnot nicht so einfach war.} (34... Re7 $1 35. a5 (35. Nxe4 Rxe4
36. Rxc8 Nxc8 37. Rxc8 Rxa4 38. Rc7+ Kg6 39. Rc6+ Kh5 $1 40. Ra6 Rb4 {and
Black will hold it easily und Schwarz wird es mühelos halten.}) 35... Nd5 36.
Rc4 Rec7 {and I don't see how White can improve in this position. , und ich
sehe nicht, wie Weiß sich in dieser Stellung verbessern kann.}) 35. gxf4 Nd5
36. Rc4 e3 $5 37. fxe3 Nxe3 38. Rd4 Re7 $1 {Here I realised that things are
not simple at all. White is two pawns up, but I had to face some practical
problems. Hier wurde mir klar, dass die Sache keineswegs einfach ist. Weiß hat
zwei Bauern mehr, aber ich sah mich mit einigen praktischen Problemen
konfrontiert.} 39. h3 $1 {During the game I was very happy with this move. I
thought it was essential not to allow counterplay connected with ...Ng4 tricks.
Während der Partie war ich sehr zufrieden mit diesem Zug. Ich hielt es für
notwendig, kein Gegenspiel in Verbindung mit ...Ng4-Tricks zu erlauben.} Rg8+
40. Kf2 Rg2+ 41. Kf3 Rh2 42. Rd7 $1 Rxh3+ 43. Kf2 $1 {It's never too late to
make a mistake. Es ist nie zu spät, einen Fehler zu machen.} (43. Ke2 $6 Rxd7
44. Nxd7 Nd5 $1 {and suddenly Black has good drawing chances. und plötzlich
hat Schwarz gute Remischancen.}) 43... Rxd7 (43... Rh2+ 44. Kg3 $18) (43...
Ng4+ 44. Kg2 Rhe3 (44... Rxd7 45. Kxh3 $1) 45. Rxe7+ Rxe7 46. a5 $18) 44. Nxd7
Kg6 45. Rc7 $1 {The only move, but to be fair, not the most difficult to find.
Der einzige Zug, aber um fair zu sein, auch nicht so schwierig zu finden.} h5
46. Rxa7 h4 47. b6 Ng4+ 48. Ke2 Re3+ (48... Rb3 49. b7 h3 50. Ra6+ $1 Kf5 51.
Nb6 h2 52. b8=Q h1=Q 53. Ra5+ $18) 49. Kd2 h3 50. b7 Rb3 (50... Re8 51. Ra8 h2
52. Rxe8 h1=Q 53. b8=Q {and Black has no perpetual. und Schwarz hat kein
Dauerschach.}) 51. Ra6+ $1 Kh5 52. Nb6 {Black resigned because of Schwarz gab
auf wegen} (52. Nb6 h2 53. b8=Q h1=Q 54. Ra5+ Kh4 55. Qh8+ {Probably one the
best games in my life so far, although I didn't avoid some mistakes.
Wahrscheinlich eine der besten Partien meines Lebens bisher, wenngleich ich
ein paar Fehler nicht vermeiden konnte.}) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd4 Qd6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Rc1
Qa6 15. Rxc5 b6 16. Rc4 Qxa2 17. Rb4 Rfc8 18. Qa1 Qd5 19. Qa4 h5 20. Rc1 Rxc1+
21. Bxc1 Rc8 22. Be3 Bf6 23. h4 Rc7 24. Kh2 Qc6 25. b3 Bc3 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 27.
Ra4 Rc7 28. Kg2 Kf8 29. Kf3 Ke8 30. g4 hxg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qe2 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. O-O
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb4 12. Bb5+ c6 13. a3 cxb5 14. axb4 Qd7
15. Rb3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Rc4 18. Ra1 a6 19. Ne1 Qe7 20. Rab1 O-O 21.
Rg3 f5 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. c3 e5 24. Nd3 e4 25. Ne5 Rc7 26. Ra1 Bc8 27. Re3 Qg5
28. Qa2 Qd8 29. Rae1 Kh8 30. f3 exf3 31. Nxf3 Rcf7 32. Re5 h6 33. Qxd5 Qxd5 34.
Rxd5 Bb7 35. Rd6 Bxf3 36. gxf3 Rxf3 37. Rxb6 Rxc3 38. Rxa6 Rc2 39. Rf1 Rxf1+
40. Kxf1 Rxh2 41. Rb6 Rd2 42. Rxb5 Rxd4 43. Ke2 Kh7 44. Ke3 Rg4 45. Kd3 Kg6 46.
Rb6+ Kg5 47. b5 h5 48. Rd6 Rg1 49. Rd5+ Kg4 50. Rd4+ Kf3 51. Rb4 Rd1+ 52. Kc2
Rd7 53. b6 Rb7 54. Kd1 g5 55. Ke1 Kg2 56. Rb2+ Kg1 57. Ke2 g4 58. Ke3 g3 59.
Kf3 h4 60. Kg4 g2 61. Kh3 Kf1 62. Rxg2 Rxb6 63. Rg4 Rh6 64. Rxh4 Rxh4+ 65. Kxh4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Arnaudov, Petar G"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B39"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. e4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8.
Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Rc1 b6 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Nd5 O-O 13. Be2 Nc5 14. f3 e6
15. Nc3 a5 16. O-O Bc6 17. b3 Rc8 18. Bd1 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Ne2 d5 21. Bc2
Rf7 22. cxd5 Rd7 23. Nf4 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Qe2 Bd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. a3
Qf6 28. Qe1 Qf4 29. g3 Qd6 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Nd3 32. Bxd3 Rxc1 33. Qxc1 Rxd3
34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. Rf2 Qxb4 36. Qxe6 Qc5 37. Kg2 Re3 38. Qa2 b5 39. Rc2 Rc3 40.
Rxc3 Qxc3 41. Qa7+ Kh6 42. Qe7 Qc2+ 43. Kh3 Qf5+ 44. Kg2 Qc2+ 45. Kh3 Qf5+ 46.
Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 "Oslo Schakselskap"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bd6 8. a4
h6 9. c3 O-O 10. Nh4 Re8 11. Qf3 Bf8 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8
15. Qg3+ Kh8 16. Bxf7 Bg7 17. Nf5 Rg8 18. Bxg8 Qxg8 19. Na3 b4 20. Nb5 Ne8 21.
f4 Bb7 22. fxe5 Ba6 23. Nbd4 Nxe5 24. Ra1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.15"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Qe3 Nf6 7. h3 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 b6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. b3 Bb7 13. Ba3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Bf8 15.
b4 Nb8 16. Bb2 Nbd7 17. Bd3 Rab8 18. a3 Ba8 19. Re1 Qb7 20. Qg5 Rbc8 21. Nb1
Be7 22. Nbd2 Nf8 23. Qe3 Rc7 24. Rc2 Rec8 25. Rec1 N8d7 26. Qe2 Qa7 27. Bd4 Rd8
28. Be3 Rdc8 29. Bf4 Rd8 30. Be3 Rdc8 31. Bf4 Rd8 32. Be3 Rdc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.16"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 d5 7. c4 O-O 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14.
Ba3 Bg4 15. Bxc6 Rc8 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bxe7 Bxe2 18. Bxd8 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Rxd8
20. Re1 Bxc3 21. Re8+ Rxe8 22. Bxe8 Bd4 23. Ba4 Kf8 24. Bb3 Bb6 25. Bc4 Bc5 26.
Bb3 Bb6 27. Bc4 Bc5 28. Bb3 Bb6 29. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.17"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e3 e5 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. a3 d6 8. d3 a5
9. Nb5 O-O 10. Nec3 f5 11. Bd2 Kh8 12. Rb1 Be6 13. Nd5 Bg8 14. O-O Nxd5 15.
cxd5 Na7 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Nxa7 Rxa7 18. a4 Bf7 19. Bc3 Be8 20. Ra1 b5 21. axb5
Qxb5 22. Qc2 a4 23. f4 Re7 24. e4 Bd7 25. Rf2 Rfe8 26. Raf1 exf4 27. gxf4 Qb3
28. Qxb3 axb3 29. Rc1 Bb5 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rc3 fxe4 32. dxe4 c4 33. Kf1 Bd7
34. Ke1 Bf5 35. Re2 Bxe4 36. Rce3 c3 37. Rxe4 Rxe4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. e3 e5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Qc2 Nxe5 13. Nd4 Qg6 14. f3 Nd6
15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. e4 c5 17. Bf4 f6 18. Nb3 b6 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. O-O-O Rd8 21.
Bc4+ Kf8 22. Bd5 Bb7 23. Nd2 Ke7 24. h4 Kf6 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 26. Nc4 Rd4 27. Ne3
Rh8 28. Nd5+ Kf7 29. Kc2 Nd6 30. g3 Ke6 31. Rde1 Rf8 32. Rhf1 b5 33. Nc7+ Kd7
34. Nd5 c4 35. Nc3 a5 36. Nd5 Rd3 37. Re3 Nxe4 38. Nb6+ Kc6 39. Rxe4 Kxb6 40.
Rxe5 Rf6 41. g4 Rfd6 42. Rfe1 Rxf3 43. Re6 Kc6 44. R1e4 Rf6 45. Rxf6 Rxf6 46.
Re5 Kb6 47. Rg5 b4 48. axb4 axb4 49. h5 Kc6 50. Kc1 b3 51. Kd2 gxh5 52. gxh5
Rf2+ 53. Kc3 Rc2+ 54. Kb4 Rxb2 55. Kxc4 Rh2 56. Rg6+ Kd7 57. Rxg7+ Ke6 58. Rg6+
Kf5 59. Rb6 Rxh5 60. Rb5+ Kg4 61. Rxh5 Kxh5 62. Kxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Rd8 13. h3 Be6 14. Qd3 Bd5
15. Qb5 a6 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Bxd5 Rxd5 18. Rb1 Rc8 19. Bd2 Rd7 20. Rfd1 Rc4 21.
Nf4 e5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Be3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxa4 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Rd7 Nc4 27.
Bd4 Bxd4 28. cxd4 Kf8 29. Rxb7 Nd6 30. Rb8+ Kg7 31. Ra8 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. Bf4
Bf5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nd2 c5 11. e4 Bd7 12. Re1 Ng4 13. Qc2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15.
Ne2 b4 16. Nf3 Bb5 17. Rad1 Nc4 18. h3 Nge5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Nc1 Qa5 21. b3
Rfc8 22. Qd2 c4 23. Bh6 c3 24. Qf4 Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Qa3 26. Qe3 c2 27. Rd4 Rc3 28.
Qd2 Nd3 29. Nxd3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Bxd3 31. e5 Rc8 32. Qc1 Qxc1 33. Rxc1 dxe5 34.
f3 Ra8 35. Kf2 Rxa2 36. Ke3 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd4 Qd6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Rc1
Qa6 15. Rxc5 b6 16. Rc2 Qxa2 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Ra8 20. b4 Qb3
21. Rc4 a5 22. Bxb6 a4 23. Qc2 Bb2 24. Rc8+ Rxc8 25. Qxc8+ Kg7 26. Bc5 a3 27.
Bxe7 h5 28. d4 Bxd4 29. Bc5 Bxc5 30. Qxc5 Qb2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. Bf4 c6 8. e4
Qa5 9. b4 Qd8 10. Be2 b5 11. Qb3 a5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Qc3 Bxd5 15. a3
axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1+ 17. Qxa1 Nd7 18. O-O f6 19. exf6 exf6 20. Qc3 g5 21. Be3
Re8 22. Ra1 Nf8 23. Bd1 Ne6 24. Bc2 Bf8 25. Nd2 Qe7 26. Qd3 Qf7 27. Rb1 Nc7 28.
Qf5 Be6 29. Qf3 Nd5 30. Ne4 g4 31. Qd1 Nxb4 32. Bb3 Bxb3 33. Qxg4+ Kh8 34. d5
Bc2 35. Nxf6 Rxe3 36. Rf1 Re5 37. Qf4 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B39"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8.
Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 b6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O O-O 13. f3 Bc6 14. Kh1 a5
15. Rab1 Nc5 16. b3 e6 17. a3 Qf6 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Rfc8 20. Rfd1 Qd8 21.
Bf1 Ra7 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bf4 d5 24. exd5 exd5 25. Bg3 Rd7 26. Bf2 d4 27. Re1 d3
28. Red1 Kg7 29. Be3 h5 30. Qf2 Rd6 31. Bf4 Rd5 32. Be3 Qd7 33. Rd2 Qxb5 34. b4
axb4 35. axb4 Na4 36. Rb3 Nc3 37. Bxb6 Qa4 38. Rbb2 Nd1 39. Rxd1 Qxd1 40. Rd2
Qb1 41. Bc5 Bc3 0-1

[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 "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 Nh5
9. g4 Nf6 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Qd2 exd5 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Bb1 Re8 14. Kf1 c4 15. Kg2
Na6 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. Qf4 Qb6 20. Bg5 Qxb2 21. Bxf6 Qxc2
22. Re2 Nd3 23. Qxd6 Bxf6 24. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Ne1 Bg6 13. Nd3 Qa5 14. Nf4 Nd6
15. Nc3 Rfd8 16. h4 e5 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. d5 c5 19. h5 gxh5 20. Qxh5 g6 21. Qe2
c4 22. e4 Nc5 23. Bd2 b5 24. Qe3 Qc7 25. Bh3 Rb8 26. Kg2 b4 27. Ne2 Ndxe4 28.
Be1 Bg5 29. Qf3 f5 30. a3 bxa3 31. Qxa3 Rd7 32. g4 f4 33. Ng1 Nd3 34. Rxd3 cxd3
35. Qxd3 Nf6 36. Qxg6+ Rg7 37. Qf5 e4 38. Bc3 f3+ 39. Kh1 Qd7 40. Qe5 Re8 41.
Qd4 Rh7 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. exd5 Qa5 16. O-O Qc5+ 17. Kh1 a5 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Re4 e5 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21.
Rfe1 Bd7 22. Qf4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Bc6 24. Rc4 Qf2 25. Qd4+ Qxd4 26. Rxd4 d5 27.
Kg1 Kf6 28. Kf2 Ke5 29. Ke3 Re8 30. Kd3 Bb7 31. c3 bxc3 32. bxc3 Ba6+ 33. Kd2
Bb7 34. f4+ Kd6 35. Bxd5 Bxd5 36. c4 Kc5 37. Rxd5+ Kb4 38. Rb5+ Kxa4 39. g3 Re4
40. Kd3 Re7 41. Rb6 Rd7+ 42. Kc3 Rc7 43. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8.
Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Re1
Nd7 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. Qe2 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Rd8 20. Rb1
Rd7 21. Ra5 Kf8 22. Be4 Rc7 23. c5 h6 24. h4 Ke7 25. Kg2 Kf6 26. Bf3 Ke7 27.
Rb4 g6 28. Rb3 Kf6 29. Rba3 Kg7 30. Rb3 Kf6 31. Rb4 Ke7 32. g4 Kf6 33. g5+ hxg5
34. hxg5+ Ke7 35. Kg3 Rb8 36. c6 b6 37. Raa4 e5 38. Rb5 f6 39. Rh4 fxg5 40.
Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. exd5 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. h3 Qh4 13. Kf1 Bf5 14. f4 Nd7 15.
Nf3 Qe7 16. Re1 Nb6 17. b3 Qf6 18. Nd1 Be4 19. Nf2 Rae8 20. Bd4 cxd4 21. Nxe4
Qe7 22. Kf2 Nd7 23. Nxd4 Qd8 24. Nf3 Qb6+ 25. Kg3 f5 26. Nf2 Nf6 27. Kh2 Ne4
28. Nxe4 fxe4 29. Nh4 Kh7 30. Rhf1 Bf6 31. g3 Bxh4 32. gxh4 Rf5 33. Qe3 Qa5 34.
Re2 a6 35. Rg2 Qc7 36. Rfg1 Qf7 37. Rg4 h5 38. Rxg6 Qxg6 39. Rxg6 Kxg6 40. Kg3
Kg7 41. Kg2 Kh7 42. Kf2 Kg7 43. Qd4+ Kf7 44. Ke3 Rf6 45. Qb6 Re7 46. b4 Rg6 47.
c5 Rg3+ 48. Ke2 Rg2+ 49. Kf1 Rd2 50. cxd6 Rd7 51. Qc5 e3 52. Qc8 Rxd6 53. Qc7+
Ke8 54. Qxd6 e2+ 55. Ke1 Rxa2 56. Qe6+ Kd8 57. d6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. Nc3 e5 8. Be3
Ne7 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 a5 11. Nh2 Be6 12. O-O g5 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Ng3 a4 15. Nh5
f6 16. Rfd1 Qe8 17. Qe2 Ng6 18. g3 Rd8 19. Kg2 Rd7 20. Rh1 f5 21. Nxg7 Rxg7 22.
exf5 Rxf5 23. f3 Qf7 24. Ng4 Kh7 25. Nf2 Rxf3 26. Qxf3 Nh4+ 27. gxh4 gxh4+ 28.
Ng4 Bd5 29. Qxd5 Qxd5+ 30. Kh2 Qd6 31. Rhf1 e4+ 32. Bf4 Qe6 33. Rae1 h5 34.
Rxe4 Qg6 35. Ne3 Rf7 36. Rg1 Qf6 37. Rg5 Qxb2 38. Rxh5+ Kg6 39. Re6+ Rf6 40.
Rh6+ Kg7 41. Rexf6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 h6 10. Bf4 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Rab1 a5 14. Qc2 Bb4
15. Rfc1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Ne5 Nf6 18. a3 Bd6 19. Bh2 Qe7 20. b4 Nd5 21.
bxa5 Bxa3 22. Rd1 Rxa5 23. Nc4 Ra6 24. Be5 Bb4 25. Rdc1 b5 26. Nd2 Nc3 27. Nxe4
Nxb1 28. Rxb1 f6 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Bxf6 Qc7 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33.
Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Nd2 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. c4 Nbd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8.
Qb3 Qb6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Rc1 e6 12. e4 Bg6 13. exd5 Qxb3 14. Nxb3
exd5 15. Rc7 Rb8 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Kf2 Be7 18. Nh3 Bf5 19. Re1 Be6 20. Nc5 Bxc5
21. dxc5 Na8 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Ng5+ Ke7 24. Rxe6+ Kd7 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Rd6+
Ke7 27. Rxd5 Nc7 28. Re5+ Kf6 29. f4 h6 30. Ne4+ Kg6 31. g4 a5 32. Re7 Nd5 33.
f5+ Kh7 34. Rd7 Re8 35. Kf3 Rxe4 36. Rxd5 Rb4 37. b3 a4 38. Rd3 Rb5 39. Rc3
axb3 40. axb3 Kg8 41. Ke4 Rb4+ 42. Kd5 Rxg4 43. Rc4 Rg5 44. Ke6 Rg2 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 e5 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a3 a5 7. O-O Nge7 8. Ne1
d6 9. Nc2 h5 10. d3 h4 11. Ne3 Nd4 12. Rb1 hxg3 13. fxg3 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Rxh3 15.
Ned5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 a4 17. e3 Nb3 18. Rxf7 Rxg3+ 19. hxg3 Kxf7 20. Qf3+ Kg8 21.
Qg4 Qe8 22. e4 Nd4 23. Bg5 Qe6 24. Ne7+ Kf7 25. Rf1+ Ke8 26. Qh4 Kd7 27. Qh7
Qg4 28. Qxg7 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Qg4+ 31. Kh2 Qh5+ 32. Kg2 Qxg5+ 33. Kh2
Qh4+ 34. Kg2 Ne6 35. Nxg6+ Nxg7 36. Nxh4 Ne6 37. Rf7+ Kc6 38. Nf5 Nf4+ 39. Kf3
Nxd3 40. Ne7+ Kb6 41. Nd5+ Ka7 42. Nc3 Nxb2 43. Nb5+ Kb6 44. Nxd6 Rb8 45. Rf6
Ka5 46. Ke2 b6 47. Rf7 Ka6 48. Kd2 Rh8 49. Kc3 Nd1+ 50. Kc2 Ne3+ 51. Kd3 Rd8
52. Rf6 Ng4 53. Rg6 Nf2+ 54. Kc2 Rd7 55. Nc8 Rb7 56. Nd6 Rb8 57. Kd2 Rd8 58.
Kc2 Nh3 59. Nb5 Rd7 60. Re6 Ng5 61. Rxe5 Nf3 62. Re8 Nd4+ 63. Nxd4 Rxd4 64. Kc3
Kb7 65. e5 Re4 66. e6 Kc7 67. e7 Kb7 68. Kb2 Re3 69. Kc2 Kc7 70. Kd2 Re5 71.
Kc3 Re3+ 72. Kd2 Re6 73. Kc3 Re5 74. Kc2 Kd7 75. Rb8 Rxe7 76. Rxb6 Re3 77. Kb2
Re2+ 78. Kb1 Re4 79. Kb2 Rxc4 80. Rh6 Re4 81. Kc3 Rf4 82. Rg6 Kc7 83. Ra6 Kb7
84. Rh6 Rg4 85. Rf6 Rd4 86. Rh6 Kc7 87. Rg6 Rd6 88. Rg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nh6 7. Nc3 b6 8. Be3
f6 9. Qd2 Nf7 10. a3 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Nh2 Be6 13. Kh1 Qd7 14. Rae1 Rad8 15.
b3 g5 16. g4 Nh8 17. h4 h6 18. f3 Ng6 19. h5 Nf4 20. Rg1 Rfe8 21. Nf1 Bf8 22.
Ng3 c4 23. bxc4 Bxc4 24. Nf5 Be6 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Ne2 Bxf5 27. gxf5 Qf7 28.
Nxf4 Bxa3 29. Ng6 Kh7 30. f4 Bd6 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Kg2 Be5 33. Qe2 c5 34. Rb1
Rd7 35. Rgd1 Bb8 36. Kf3 Rd5 37. Qg2 Rxf5+ 38. exf5 Qd5+ 39. Kf2 Re2+ 40. Kxe2
Qxg2+ 41. Ke3 Bg3 42. Rf1 Qxc2 43. Rbd1 a5 44. d4 Bd6 45. dxc5 Bxc5+ 46. Kf3
Kh6 47. Kg3 a4 48. Rd8 Qc3+ 49. Kg2 Qc2+ 50. Kg3 Qc3+ 51. Kg2 Kxh5 52. Rf3 Qc2+
53. Kg3 g4 54. Nf4+ Kh6 55. Ne6 Kh7 56. Rd7+ Kg8 57. Rfd3 Qf2+ 58. Kxg4 Qe2+
59. Kg3 Qf2+ 60. Kg4 Qe2+ 61. Kf4 Qe5+ 62. Kg4 Qe2+ 63. Kg3 Qf2+ 64. Kg4 Qe2+
65. Kg3 Bf2+ 66. Kf4 Qe5+ 67. Kf3 Qxf5+ 68. Nf4 Bc5 69. R3d5 Qb1 70. Kg4 a3 71.
Rb7 Qg1+ 72. Kf3 Qf1+ 73. Kg4 Qg1+ 74. Kf3 Qh1+ 75. Kg4 Qg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. a4 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. b3 a6 10. a5 e5 11. Bb2 e4 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Qc1 Nf8 14. Ba3 h5 15. Bxd6
Qxd6 16. Qa3 Qd7 17. Na4 Qf5 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Qb4 Rc7 21. Qd6 Rd7
22. Qg3 Ng6 23. h3 h4 24. Qh2 c5 25. cxd5 cxd4 26. d6 d3 27. Bd1 Ne5 28. Nc4
Re6 29. Nb6 Rdxd6 30. b4 Nfd7 31. Bb3 Rg6 32. Nc8 Nf3+ 33. Kh1 Nxh2 34. Ne7+
Kf8 35. Nxf5 Nxf1 36. Nxd6 Nd2 37. Rd1 Nxb3 38. Nxe4 d2 39. Kg1 Rc6 40. Kf1 Rc1
41. Ke2 Nf6 42. Nxd2 Rxd1 43. Kxd1 Nxd2 44. Kxd2 Nd5 0-1

[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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Rb1 d6 6. e3 f5 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. d4 e4
9. h4 O-O 10. Nf4 Ne7 11. b3 c6 12. Ba3 Rf7 13. Qd2 d5 14. Bf1 Bf8 15. Be2 a6
16. Rc1 b5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bc5 Qd7 19. b4 Bb7 20. Qb2 Bc6 21. Qb3 Nc8 22. Ra1
Qb7 23. Ne6 Be7 24. h5 Nb6 25. Ng5 Rff8 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Kf1 Nc4 28. Kg2 Qd7
29. Rh2 Kg7 30. Rah1 Rh8 31. Qd1 Rxh2+ 32. Rxh2 Rh8 33. Rxh8 Kxh8 34. Bxc4 bxc4
35. Nf7+ Kg7 36. Ne5 Qe8 37. Bxe7 Qxe7 38. Nxc6 Qb7 39. Qa4 Ng4 40. b5 axb5 41.
Qxb5 Qa8 42. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[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. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
e6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 e5 4. d3 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. c4 Nge7 8. Nc3 h6
9. Nd2 Be6 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 d5 12. Qc2 b6 13. Rfb1 d4 14. Na2 a5 15. Bc1 Qd7
16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Nb3 Bh3 19. Bd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Ra4 21. Nac1 Ra3
22. Na2 Qd6 23. Rb2 Rfa8 24. Rab1 e4 25. Nbc1 e3 26. Be1 exf2 27. Bxf2 R8a4 28.
Qd2 Nf5 29. Nxb4 Ne3+ 30. Bxe3 dxe3 31. Qxe3 Nxb4 32. Rb3 Rxb3 33. Rxb3 Kh7 34.
Qf3 Ra7 35. h4 h5 36. Rb1 Qc5 37. Nb3 Qe7 38. Nc1 Nc2 39. Rxb6 Ne1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8.
Nd5 Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qb6 10. e3 d6 11. O-O Na6 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bd2 Rac8
15. b4 Qb8 16. b5 Nc7 17. Qe2 e6 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Rac1 d5 21.
Bb4 Rfd8 22. Qd3 d4 23. e4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Bf1 h5 27. f4
Qc1 28. Kf2 Qa1 29. a6 bxa6 30. bxa6 Bf8 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Qd2 Bc8 33. f5 Bxa6
34. Qb4+ Kg7 35. Bxa6 Qxa6 36. Qxd4+ Kh7 37. fxg6+ Kxg6 38. Qd5 Qe6 39. Qd3 a5
40. Qb5 Qa2+ 41. Kf3 Qa3+ 42. Kf2 Qa2+ 43. Kf3 Qa3+ 44. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Rfd1 g5 14. Qg4 Qe7
15. c5 dxc5 16. h4 Qf6 17. Qa4 O-O 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Qg4 Rfd8 20. Nxg5 Ne5 21.
Qh5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Kg7 23. f4 Ng6 24. Qf3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rh1 Rh8 27. Rxh8
Nxh8 28. Qb7 e5 29. c4 exf4 30. gxf4 Ng6 31. e3 Qe7 32. Qd5 Nh4+ 33. Kf2 Ng6
34. a3 Qc7 35. Ke2 Kf8 36. Qf5 Kg7 37. Qd5 Kf8 38. a4 Kg7 39. Ne4 Kf8 40. Nd6
Qd7 41. f5 Nh4 42. Qe5 Qxa4 43. Qh8+ Ke7 44. Qxh4+ Kxd6 45. Qf6+ Kc7 46. Qxf7+
Qd7 47. Qg6 Kd8 48. Kf3 Qd3 49. Qg8+ Ke7 50. Qh7+ Kf8 51. Qh6+ Kf7 52. Qe6+ Kf8
53. Kf4 Qd2 54. f6 Qh2+ 55. Ke4 Qh7+ 56. Kd5 Qb7+ 57. Kd6 a5 58. e4 a4 59. Qd7
Qb8+ 60. Kd5 Qa8+ 61. Kd6 Qb8+ 62. Kc6 Qe8 63. e5 a3 64. e6 a2 65. Kb7 Qxd7+
66. exd7 a1=Q 67. d8=Q+ Kf7 68. Qe7+ Kg6 69. f7 Qh1+ 70. Kxb6 Qb1+ 71. Kc7 Qa2
72. f8=Q Qa7+ 73. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 axb4 11. Bxb4 b6 12. a4 Ne8 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Nb5 f5 15. Nd2
fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf5 17. a5 bxa5 18. Bxa5 Nd4 19. Qd3 Bf5 20. f3 Kh8 21. Bc3 Nxb5
22. cxb5 Nf6 23. Bd2 Nd7 24. Be3 Nc5 25. Qc4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Qf8
28. Ra3 Bh6 29. Bf2 Qe7 30. g3 Rf8 31. Be2 Qf6 32. Rf3 Qe7 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34.
Kg2 Bd2 35. Bxc5 dxc5 36. Qd3 Bg5 37. Qf3 Qxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Be7 39. Bd3 Bd6 40.
Be2 Be7 41. Bd3 Bd6 42. Be2 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8.
Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Qe2
Bd6 15. Re1 Ne8 16. Nf3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Bc8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Qe4 b6 20. Qe2 Bb7 21.
Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Bf4 f6 23. Nf3 e5 24. Be3 Bc5 25. Qd3 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 Nd6 27. Qd5+
Kh8 28. Nh4 Rbb8 29. Rd1 Rbd8 30. Red3 Nb7 31. Qb5 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Nc5 33. Rd5 f5
34. Nf3 e4 35. Rxf5 Rc8 36. Nd4 Qe7 37. Qb2 e3 38. Qe2 exf2+ 39. Rxf2 Qxe2 40.
Rxe2 g6 41. Re7 a5 42. Nb5 Rc6 43. Nd4 Rc8 44. Nb5 Rc6 45. Nd4 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Kh1 Ne8 10. Ne1 f5 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Nc2 Bd7 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bd2 Qe7 16. Qe2 Rae8 17. Rae1 Qd8 18. Qd1 Nh4 19. f3 Nf5 20. g4 Nh4 21. g5 Nh5
22. gxh6 Bf6 23. Rg1 Kh7 24. Ne4 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qe2 Kxh6 27. Qf2 Rh8 28.
Re2 b6 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Re5 31. Nf2 Qf6 32. Be4 Nf5 33. Ng4+ Kg7 34. Qc3
1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. Bf4
Nd7 9. Qd2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bh6 Nb6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. b3 f5 14. Qb2 Be6 15.
Nd5 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. b4 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Na7 19. d6 c6 20. e4 Qf6 21. exf5 e4
22. Nd4 c5 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. Qb6 Nd3 25. Bxe4 Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Rxe4 27. Qxb7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nd4 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 O-O ({In my article published in CBM
143 I focussed on} 4... d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 {Eventually, I had the occasion to test
the line against a very strong opponent, see Cheparinov,I (2710)-Marin,M (2447)
Leon 2012 CBM 152 [Marin,M] (1/2, 31)}) 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 $5 {A hypermodern
treatment of the position that has become fashionable recently.} (6... d5 {
is the main line.}) 7. Be2 {The most flexible and probably the best move.
Obviously, Black wants to play ...e5 followed by ...exd4, transposing to some
sort of KI or Old Indian, where the knight is not especially well placed on d2.
In principle, after the exchange in the centre, Black would like to regroup
his minor pieces according to the plan ...Nfd7, ...Bf6 and ...Nc6. We can
understand now that White is interested in provoking ...Nbd7 as a preparatory
move for ...e5; the game move is best suited for this purpose.} (7. Bd3 {
looks active, but exposes the bishop:} e5 $5 8. O-O (8. b4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nfd7
10. Rb1 a5 11. O-O Bf6 12. Nc2 axb4 13. axb4 Nc6 14. Ne3 Nb6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16.
cxd5 Ne5 17. Be2 c6 $11 {Rodshtein,M (2616)-Gharamian,T (2661)/Cappelle la
Grande 2013}) ({The critical line is} 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 {Black seems to get
some compensation in view of his better development and the weakness of the
d4-square, but only practice will tell whether this is enough. Here is a
possible line:} Ng4 10. Ndf3 Bf6 11. Nxg4 Bxg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nc6 14. Qe3
Qe7 15. O-O Rad8 16. Rb1 Rfe8 17. b4 Ne5 18. Be2 Ng6 {This seems to more or
less work for Black, but somehow it is up to White to choose the moment when
to return the pawn while maintaining some pressure with his bishop pair.}) 8...
a5 9. b3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 (10... Nfd7 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Rb1 Nc5 13. Bc2 Nc6 $11)
11. Bb2 Bf8 12. h3 c6 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. b4 g6 15. Bf1 Bg7 16. Qc2 axb4 17. axb4
Rxa1 18. Bxa1 Qe7 19. Bc3 {Cheparinov,I (2665)-Hess,R (2572)/Moscow 2011/CBM
141 (1/2, 52)}) (7. b4 {also is an open invitation to ...e6-e5.} a5 8. b5 e5 9.
dxe5 (9. Bb2 exd4 10. Nxd4 {Bulski,K (2549)-Antoniewski,R (2557)/Czech
Republic 2012 (1/2, 23)} Nbd7 11. Be2 Nc5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. O-O Bf8 14. f3 g6
$132) 9... dxe5 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bc5 13. Be2 Qe7 14. Bxf6
gxf6 (14... Qxf6 $44) 15. Qc1 f5 16. O-O fxe4 17. Nxe4 Bd4 18. Bf3 (18. Ng3
Bxa1 19. Qxa1 $44) 18... Be6 (18... Bg4 $1 $44) 19. Ra2 $16 {Georgiev,K (2666)
-Arsovic,Z (2441)/Struga 2005/CBM 108 ext (1-0, 49)}) ({In a game played just
a few days before writing these lines, I faced} 7. Qc2 {This does not seem to
be a problem, White cannot get an advantage by moving with his queen when half
of his army is undeveloped.} Nfd7 $1 (7... Nbd7 {more or less justifies
White's experiment.} 8. g3 e5 9. Bg2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. O-O a5 12. b3 Bf8
13. Bb2 c6 14. h3 g6 15. Bc3 Bg7 16. b4 {Hamitevici,V (2415)-Campos Moreno,J 
(2484)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (0-1, 36)}) 8. b4 (8. Be2 e5 9. d5 a5 10.
b3 Nc5 11. Rb1 f5 $36 {In this line we can feel that White has not only lost a
valuable tempo with Qc2, but also exposed the queen with it.}) 8... a5 $6 {
Careless.} (8... e5 9. Bb2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bf6 {/\...Nc6}) 9. b5 $1 {Taking the
c6-square away from the b8-knight.} ({I was relying on} 9. Bb2 axb4 10. axb4
Rxa1+ 11. Bxa1 e5 12. d5 Na6 13. Bc3 c5 $5 $132 {, which would jusitfy the
migration of my knights to the queenside.}) 9... e5 10. Bb2 exd4 11. Nxd4 {
Black has some stability on the dark squares, but will need to spend some time
to develop his knights. In the meanwhile, White will build up his kingside
attack.} Nc5 12. g3 Nbd7 13. Bg2 Nb6 14. Rd1 Bg4 15. f3 Bd7 16. O-O c6 17. bxc6
bxc6 18. f4 Qc7 19. N2f3 $14 {Erdos,V (2634)-Marin,M (2552)/Bratto 2013/ (1-0,
33)}) 7... Nbd7 (7... Nfd7 {does not seem to work out well here:} 8. b4 $1 (8.
O-O $6 e5 9. d5 a5 10. b3 Nc5 11. Bb2 f5) 8... e5 9. d5 $1 a5 10. Bb2 axb4 11.
axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 $1 {An important detail: we can see that the queen is more
useful on its initial square than on c2, ensuring the stability of the wings.
For instance, the aforementioned plan does not work:} Na6 13. Bc3 c5 14. dxc6
$1 bxc6 15. c5 $1 $36) 8. b4 e5 9. Bb2 a5 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 {It is
hard to give a definitive evaluation to this position. Black has no immediate
worries and disposes over a coherent plan of regrouping. However, he cannot
claim equality yet, unless he dissolves the white centre somehow. The
character of the position is similar to that from the Hedgehog lines or the ...
exd4 lines in the fianchetto KI, systematically examined for the first time at
Zurich 1953.} 12. Qc2 (12. f3 Bf8 13. Qc2 c6 14. Kh1 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16.
Bxa1 Ne5 17. Rd1 g6 18. Bf1 Bg7 19. N2b3 $14 {Rodshtein,M (2609)-Tomashevsky,E
(2708)/Biel 2010/CBM 138/[Krasenkow] (1/2, 60)}) 12... Bf8 13. N4b3 $6 $146 {
In one of his famous comments in the equally famous book on the Zurich 53
Candidates tournament, Bronstein underlines the fact that retreating with the
d4-knight usually offers Black counterplay. Boris surely knew that, since he
has huge experience with both colours in the KI, but for some reason he lets
himself be decoyed on to the wrong track.} (13. Nf5 g6 14. Ne3 Bg7 15. Bc3 c6
16. Rad1 (16. bxa5 Nc5 17. f3 Nh5 $17) 16... Qe7 17. Rfe1 axb4 18. axb4 Qf8 19.
Bf1 b6 20. f3 Bb7 21. Qb2 Ra7 22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Ndc4 $14 {Potkin,V
(2626)-Tomashevsky,E (2708)/Irkutsk 2010/CBM 138 (1/2, 36)}) 13... axb4 14.
axb4 Rxa1 15. Rxa1 c6 {Suddenly, it is not easy to prevent ...d5.} 16. Bf1 (16.
Bc3 d5 {[%csl Ge2]}) ({The only way to maintain the stability in the centre
would be} 16. Nd4 {, but this would mean throwing away two tempi. Play would
continue} g6 (16... d5 $6 17. exd5 Bxb4 18. dxc6 $16) 17. Bf1 Bg7 {I cannot
claim that Black has equalised, but he must have better chances to do it in
the near future; time is important in chess!}) 16... d5 17. exd5 Bxb4 (17...
cxd5 $2 18. c5 $16) 18. dxc6 bxc6 $11 {The position has become equal and dull.
Black has no problems whatsoever.} 19. Nd4 Qc7 20. N2f3 Bf8 21. g3 Bb7 22. Bg2
Qb6 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 c5 25. Nb5 Bc6 26. Qe2 Qb7 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Bxc6
Qxc6 29. Ng2 g6 30. Nc3 h5 31. Nf4 Qe8 32. Kf1 Qxe2+ 33. Kxe2 Nd7 34. Nd3 Nb6
35. Ne4 Nxc4 36. Nexc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 f5 {After draws in the initial round both players are
perky and still full of fighting spirit. Ivanchuk with his incredibly wide
repretoire is the first to show his ambitions by going for the Leningrad Dutch.
} 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 {An important theoretical position.
The text move has a long history and has its fans even nowadays.} ({The
revival of the Dutch in the 1980s and 1990s, led by Malaniuk, M.Gurevich, P.
Nikolic and also Topalov, who was just an emerging star at that time, was
connected mainly with} 7... Qe8 {However, this continuation has fallen
somewhat out of fashion, one of the plausible ways to fight for an edge is} 8.
Nd5 $5 (8. d5 {is the main move, which occurs in more than half of the games
which reach this position.}) 8... Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qb5 10. Ng5 c6 11. a4 Qb6 12. a5
Qb5 (12... Qxd4 13. Qb3 $36) 13. e4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd5 15. Nc3 Qd7 16. Nxd5 e6
17. Nf4 d5 18. Re1 Qf7 19. Be3 Nc6 20. Qd2 Bd7 21. h4 Rac8 22. Ra3 Ne7 23. Nd3
Nf5 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nxe3 26. Raxe3 Qe7 27. Rc3 Rxc3 28. bxc3 Qc5 29. Rb1
Bc6 30. h5 $14 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2682)-Kuzubov,Y (2615)/Plovdiv/2012/}) ({
The sharpest option is the risky} 7... Nc6 8. d5 $142 ({Ivanchuk could have
hardly have hoped for the repetition of} 8. b3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Ba3 Re8 11.
e4 $6 (11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Rad1 $11) 11... Nd4 12. Re1 c6 13. exf5 $2 (13. Bc5 $5
$13) 13... Bxf5 14. Nh4 Bc2 15. Qc1 e4 16. Bb2 Bd3 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. Qd2 Rad8 19.
Rac1 Qh5 20. Kh1 g5 $19 {Radjabov,T (2735)-Ivanchuk,V (2751)/Odessa rpd/2008/})
8... Ne5 (8... Na5 9. Qa4 (9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. b3 d5 13.
cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Ba3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6 17. Nf3 {1/2, Aronian,L 
(2805)-Nakamura,H (2751)/Wijk aan Zee/2011/} b6 $11) 9... c5 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11.
Rd1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Ng5 Nd4 14. Be3 $1 Bd7 15. Qb4 Nc2 16. Qxb7 Nxe3 17.
fxe3 Rf5 18. Qxe4 Rb8 19. Rd5 Bxb2 20. Rxf5 Bxf5 21. Qh4 h5 22. Rf1 Qb6 23. Kh1
$1 Rf8 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Ne6 Be4+ 26. Qxe4 Rxf1+ 27. Kg2 Rf6 28. Nf4 $40 {
Zielinski,S-Schroeder,G/corr/2012/}) 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c5 Kh8 11. Qb3 h6 12. Rd1
g5 13. Bd2 a6 14. Be1 (14. Na4 $5 $36) 14... Qe8 15. d6 exd6 16. cxd6 c6 17.
Na4 e4 18. Nc5 Nd5 (18... f4 19. Bc3 e3 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. d7 exf2+ 22. Kf1 Bxd7
23. Nxd7 Re6 {Giri,A (2690)-Aronian,L (2808)/Monte Carlo rpd/2011/} 24. Bf3 $16
{/+-}) 19. d7 Bxd7 20. Qxb7 Be6 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Rc2 $14 {
Mekhitarian,K (2531)-Pogosian,V (2146)/Golden Sands/2012/}) 8. Rb1 {This move
became popular after Kramnik used it to beat Nakamura in Wijk 2010.} ({Earlier
White played almost exclusively} 8. d5 {, but in recent practice Black has
been doing quite fine after} e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Ng5 Bd7
{and now:} 13. Qc2 ({Direct, but unpromising is} 13. Qd2 h6 14. Nh3 Be6 15.
Rad1 Rad8 16. Ba3 Nc5 17. f4 Qc7 18. Nf2 Rfe8 19. Kh1 $6 Qb6 20. Qc2 d5 $1 21.
cxd5 cxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxc5 Qc7 {Gelfand,B (2751)-Kamsky,G (2762)/
Tashkent/2012/} 24. Rd3 $1 b6 25. Rfd1 $15 {For more details see the notes to
this game by Ftacnik in CBM 152.}) 13... Rad8 14. Rad1 Nc5 (14... Rfe8 15. e3
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 Qf7 25. Nb6 Nf8 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Nc4 $16 {
Berczes,D (2450)-Pavasovic,D (2534)/HUN-chT/2006/}) (14... Bc8 15. Nf3 Rfe8 16.
e3 d5 17. cxd5 Nb4 18. Qc1 Nfxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne1 Be6 22.
Nd3 Bf7 23. Rd2 Nf6 24. Rfd1 Rd7 25. Qc5 Red8 $11 {Torre,E (2570)-Kovacevic,V 
(2540)/Indonesia/1983/}) 15. e3 (15. b4 Ne6 16. Nf3 f4 17. Qd2 Bc8 18. b5 Nd7
$132 19. bxc6 {1/2, Petkov,S (2387)-Tucci,A (2404)/corr/2009/}) 15... Ng4 16.
Nf3 Ne4 $5 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 Nf6 20. h3 Be6 21. Rd2 Bg8 22.
Ne2 d5 23. cxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Re8 26. Nc3 Qe5 27. Qc1 Re7 $11 {
1/2, Nyvlt,Z (2444)-Tauber,H (2431)/corr/2010/}) ({Another way to fight for an
opening advantage is the restrained} 8. b3 Qc7 (8... Qe8 {is played more often,
transposing into 7...Qe8 lines.}) 9. Ba3 Re8 10. Qc1 a5 (10... e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. e4 $13 {/+/=}) 11. Rd1 Na6 12. Ne1 Nb4 13. Nc2 Nxc2 14. Qxc2 e5 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. Bd6 Qf7 17. Na4 Nd7 18. e4 f4 19. c5 Bf8 20. f3 Kg7 21. Qc3 fxg3 22.
hxg3 Qf6 23. Rac1 h5 24. f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 $16 {Aronian,L (2825)
-Nakamura,H (2775)/Moscow blitz/2012/}) 8... Ne4 {Perhaps Black should look
for an alternative already to this knight sortie. However, it's not so easy to
prove full equality in the positional struggle:} (8... Na6 9. b4 (9. d5 Bd7 10.
b4 Qe8 {once again leads to positions from the 7...Qe8 branch. One of the most
recent examples:} 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. a3 Nc7 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. e3 h6 15. c5 $1 dxc5
16. bxc5 Ncd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxd5+ e6 20. Qc4 Be7 21. Ne5 Rxc5
22. Qd4 $36 {Wojtaszek,R (2723)-Hoang Thanh Trang (2469)/Gibraltar op/2013/})
9... Nc7 10. a4 Be6 11. Qd3 Kh8 12. b5 Bg8 13. Ba3 Qd7 14. Rfc1 Rfc8 15. e4
fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Ne8 18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Qe2 Qg4 20. Nf3 Qd7 21. Rc3
cxb5 22. axb5 a6 {Gelfand,B (2736)-Van Wely,L (2688)/ECC Eilat/2012/} 23. b6 $5
$36) (8... a5 9. Qb3 Kh8 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. d5 c5 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. a4
Nb4 15. Ng5 Qc8 16. Nb5 h6 17. Nh3 Ne4 18. Be1 Kh7 19. f3 Nf6 20. Bc3 Bxb5 21.
axb5 e5 22. Nf2 Nd7 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. e4 f4 25. Bd2 h5 26. Bh3 $14 {Wojtaszek,R 
(2723)-Cmilyte,V (2515)/Gibraltar/2013/}) (8... Qe8 9. d5 $5 (9. b4 e5 10. dxe5
dxe5 11. e4 f4 12. b5 Bg4 13. bxc6 Nxc6 14. Rxb7 Qc8 15. Rxg7+ Kxg7 16. gxf4
Nd4 17. fxe5 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd5 20. Qg3 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Qg4+ 22.
Kh1 Qxe4+ 23. f3 Qe2 24. Kg1 Rf5 $13 {Khenkin,I (2655)-Bartel,M (2635)/
Bundesliga/2012/}) 9... Na6 10. Nd4 (10. b4 {- 8...Na6}) 10... Bd7 11. b3 Nc7
12. Bb2 cxd5 $6 (12... c5 $142 $132) 13. Nxd5 Nfxd5 14. cxd5 Qf7 15. Ne6 Nxe6
16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Bf3 f4 19. Qd2 Rb5 20. Bxg7 Qxg7 21. Rbc1 Bh3
22. Rfd1 g5 23. Rc7 $16 {Bosiocic,M (2562)-Bartel,M (2665)/Plovdiv/2012/}) 9.
Qc2 {Instead of swapping the knight, White forces Black to do it himself.} (9.
Nxe4 fxe4 10. Nd2 d5 11. e3 {gives White a more compact pawn structure, but
Black has probably more than one way to hold his own. The reason, why Kramnik
chose the text on move 9, was allegedly} Be6 (11... a5 12. b4 axb4 13. Rxb4 e6
14. Qc2 Nd7 15. Ra4 Rxa4 16. Qxa4 Rf7 17. Ba3 Nf6 18. Qa8 Ng4 19. Bb4 h5 20. h3
Nh6 21. Nb3 Bf8 22. Nc5 Qe8 23. Rb1 Nf5 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 h4 $132 {Bokar,J 
(2571)-Timmerman,G (2703)/corr/2006/}) (11... Nd7 12. b4 a6 13. Qb3 e6 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. Bb2 b5 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 Nb6 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Rf1 Qe8
21. Qd1 a5 22. Bc3 axb4 23. Bxb4 Rxa2 24. Rf7 Nc4 $1 $11 {Bu Xiangzhi (2695)
-Nakamura,H (2733)/Cap d'Agde rpd/2010/}) 12. b4 b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 Nd7 16. Qa2 Bf7 17. Nb3 Nb6 18. Na5 e6 19. Bd2 Be8 20. b5 Rf7 21. Rfc1
a6 22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. Qb2 Nd7 24. Nc6 Qa8 25. Qb7 Bf6 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 27. Bb4 Nf8
$11 {Tallaksen,G (2326)-Reinderman,D (2509)/Gausdal/2005/}) 9... Nxc3 (9... e5
10. dxe5 (10. Rd1 Qf6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nd7 14. c5 e4 15. Bd4
Qe7 16. Bxg7 Qxg7 17. Nd4 a5 18. Rbc1 Nf6 19. e3 g5 20. Bf1 Kh8 21. Bc4 Re8 22.
Ne2 Nd7 $132 {Tomashevsky,E (2733)-Wang Hao (2739)/St Petersburg/2012/CBM 149 
(60)}) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 $5 (11. Qxc3 dxe5 12. e4 f4 $5 (12... Na6 13. b4 Nc7
$2 14. Nxe5 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Re8 {Zhou Jianchao (2625)-Lu,S (2514)/
Beijing/2012/} 17. Qc3 $1 Rxe4 18. Bb2 $18) 13. b4 (13. Nxe5 $2 g5 {[%csl Re5]}
) 13... g5 (13... Bg4 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. c5 Nd7 16. Rbd1 Rf7 17. Rd6 Raf8 18. Qb3
Kh8 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 fxg3 21. fxg3 $36 {Malisov,B (2320)-Veremeichik,V 
(2300)/Minsk/1978/}) 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. Rbd1 Nd7 17. c5 Bf6 18. a3 g4
19. Nd2 {Ionesi,C (2232)-Grunberg,M (2403)/Predeal/2006/} Qf7 $13) 11... dxe5
12. Ba3 {- 9...Nc3}) 10. bxc3 e5 {Consistent central play, but now White's
lead in development starts to show.} (10... Na6 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. c5 $1 Nc7 (
12... dxc5 13. Qb3+ e6 14. Ne5 $44) 13. cxd6 exd6 14. c4 Ne8 15. d5 cxd5 {
Matlakov,M (2630)-Jakubiec,A (2528)/CZE-chT/2011/} 16. Rxd5 Qc3 17. Qxc3 Bxc3
18. c5 $1 $36) (10... Qa5 11. c5 $1 dxc5 12. Qb3+ e6 13. Bf4 Re8 14. Ne5 cxd4
15. cxd4 Qd8 16. Qc2 g5 17. Be3 $32 Nd7 {Giri,A (2517)-Reinderman,D (2560)/
Hilversum/2009/} 18. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 19. Qxc6 Rb8 20. Bxg5 $16) 11. dxe5 $5 {
Logically opens the centre while Black's queenside pieces are still asleep.
The only drawback the text move could have is that it makes the doubled
c-pawns more vulnerable, but to profit from this Ivanchuk first has to survive
White's direct and dangerous onslaught.} ({Instead, Kramnik opted for} 11. Rd1
e4 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3 g5 14. f3 d5 15. Nf2 Rf7 $5 (15... Kh8 16. cxd5 (16. Ba3
Rf7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. c4 Nc6 19. cxd5 {Vazquez Igarza,R (2566)-Moreno Tejera,E
(2319)/Madrid/2012/} Nxd4 20. Qd2 exf3 21. exf3 Rd7 22. d6 b6 $132) 16... cxd5
17. c4 e3 (17... Nc6 18. e3 exf3 19. Bxf3 dxc4 20. Qxc4 f4 {Tanygin,V (2167)
-Taztdinov,R (2223)/Sterlitamak/2010/} 21. exf4 Bf5 (21... Nxd4 22. Be4 $16 {
[%csl Rd4]}) 22. Rb5 Rc8 $14) 18. Nd3 Nc6 19. Bxe3 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1
f4 22. Rb5 Qf6 23. Rxd5 Be6 $2 (23... Be3 $5) 24. Nxf4 $1 gxf4 25. R5xd4 fxg3
26. hxg3 $18 {Kramnik,V (2788)-Nakamura,H (2708)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/ For more
details about this game, which was already mentioned above, see the notes by
Marin in CBM 135.}) 16. Ba3 Be6 17. fxe4 fxe4 18. Rf1 Na6 19. Nd1 Rxf1+ 20.
Bxf1 Qa5 21. Qb2 Rd8 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. e3 Nb8 24. Qb4 Nc6 25. Qxb7 Nxd4 26.
cxd4 Qxa3 $11 {Levin,E (2486)-Sivuk,V (2432)/Donetsk/2011/ Here Black managed
to finish his development without suffering any major damage.}) 11... dxe5 12.
Ba3 Rf7 (12... Re8 13. Rfd1 (13. e4 Na6 14. Qa4 Qc7 15. Bh3 Bf8 16. exf5 gxf5
17. Nh4 f4 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. Nf5 Re6 20. Rfd1 e4 21. c5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23.
Qc4 Qe5 $132 {Rau,M (2006)-Alf,H (2090)/corr/2008/}) 13... Nd7 14. e4 (14. c5
Bf8 15. e4 Qf6 16. Qe2 Bxc5 17. Qc4+ Qe6 18. Qxe6+ Rxe6 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rd8+
Kg7 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bh3 {Packroff,H (2222)-Polsterer,H (2463)/corr/1999/} Rf6
23. Nxe5 Rf8 $11 {[%cal Yc8e6]}) 14... fxe4 (14... Qf6 15. Rd6 Re6 16. Rbd1 Bf8
17. Rxe6 Qxe6 18. Bxf8 Nxf8 19. Rd8 Qe7 20. Qd2 fxe4 21. Qg5 $1 $16 {1-0 Xiu,D
(2492)-Mu Ke (2286)/Beijing 2012/EXT 2013 (25)}) 15. Nd2 e3 16. Ne4 $5 (16.
fxe3 Bf8 17. c5 (17. Bb4 Qb6 18. Ne4 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Bxb4 20. cxb4 Rf8 21. Re1
Qh6 22. c5 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Rxf6 24. Rxe5 Bh3 {1/2, Raijmaekers,R (2433)-Pirs,M 
(2328)/corr/2009/}) 17... Bxc5 18. Ne4 Bxa3 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Qxa3 Qe7 21. Nd6
Rf8 22. c4 Nf6 23. c5 Nd5 24. Rd3 Qg7 25. Rdb3 a5 26. e4 Nf6 27. Nxc8 Raxc8 28.
Rxb7 Qh6 $14 {Yloenen,A (2051)-Chouraqui,G (2249)/corr/2008/}) 16... Qa5 (16...
exf2+ 17. Qxf2 $40) 17. Bd6 Nb6 18. Rb4 exf2+ 19. Qxf2 Bg4 20. Re1 Nc8 21. Rxb7
Nxd6 22. Nxd6 Rf8 23. Qe3 $14 {Witzschel,P (2372)-Chiricuta,M (2208)/corr/2009/
}) 13. Rfd1 Qe8 $6 $146 {A novelty, but undoubtedly unintentional - Ivanchuk
was consuming too much time to be still in his preparation.} ({It seems that} 
13... Nd7 $142 $1 14. e4 Bf8 {gives Black better chances to unravel his
queenside. Although his position is definitely dangerous, in previous practice
White hasn't achieved too much:} (14... fxe4 15. Qxe4 $32 {[%csl Re5]}) 15.
Bxf8 (15. Nxe5 $5 Bxa3 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. exf5 Qe7 (17... Qc7 $5 $14) 18. Re1 (
18. Bh3 $5 $36) 18... Qf6 19. fxg6+ hxg6 20. Re4 (20. Re3 $142 $13 {/+/=})
20... Nc5 $1 21. Rf4 Bf5 22. Be4 Nxe4 23. Rxb7+ Be7 24. Rxe4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Qe6
26. Qh4 Qf6 27. Qe4 Qe6 28. Qh4 Qf6 {1/2, Sales,J (2340)-West,G (2350)/
Melbourne/2005/}) (15. c5 $5 Qf6 16. c4 Nxc5 17. Bb2 Bd6 18. Rxd6 Qxd6 19. Nxe5
$44) 15... Qxf8 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Ng5 Re7 18. Rd6 Nc5 19. Qd1 (19. Qe2 $5 Bd7
20. Rbd1 $14) 19... Be6 20. Qd2 Bd7 21. Qe3 b6 22. Rbd1 {1/2, Moreno,A (2383)
-Polsterer,H (2448)/corr/2009/} Rc8 $13) (13... Rd7 14. e4 fxe4 15. Nd2 e3 16.
fxe3 Bf8 17. c5 $36 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Yd2c4,Yd2e4]}) 14. e4 {The difference now
is that Black has to reckon with the sortie Ng5.} f4 (14... Bf8 15. Qb3 $5 $36
(15. c5 Na6 16. Bf1 $14 (16. Rd6 $5 $44))) (14... fxe4 $2 15. Ng5 $40 {[%cal
Rf5e4,Re4d6]}) (14... Bf6 $5 15. Bd6 fxe4 16. Nd2 e3 17. fxe3 (17. Ne4 $5 $44)
17... Bg5 $14) 15. Rd3 $5 {Prepares doubling on the open file. However, White
had more than one tempting alternative:} (15. Ng5 Rf6 (15... Rd7 16. Rxd7 Nxd7
17. c5 $16) 16. Rd3 $36) (15. Bd6 h6 (15... Bg4 16. Ng5 Rd7 (16... Bxd1 17.
Qxd1 Rd7 18. Bh3 b6 19. c5 $1 $16) 17. f3 h6 18. Nh3 Be6 (18... Qe6 19. fxg4
Rxd6 20. gxf4 $16) 19. gxf4 $36) 16. Nh4 Kh7 17. c5 Nd7 18. Bh3 $32 (18. Qa4
$36)) 15... fxg3 $6 {Now Black doesn't have to calculate with gxf4 in the
future, but releasing the tension makes life easier also for White.} (15... Nd7
{gives White a choice between strengthening his position with} 16. Rbd1 $36 ({
or an attractive tactical solution} 16. Ng5 $5 Rf6 17. Bh3 h6 18. Rxb7 Bxb7 19.
Bxd7 Qb8 20. Ne6 $16 {The latter is naturally preferred by the metal friend...}
)) 16. hxg3 Na6 (16... Bf8 17. Rbd1 Nd7 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Qd2 Nf6 (19... Nb6
20. Qg5 $16 {- this is an extra option White wouldn't have without 15...fxg3.})
20. Rd8 Qe7 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Qd8+ Qxd8 (22... Ne8 23. Bh3 $18) 23. Rxd8+ Ke7
24. Rh8 b6 25. Nxe5 Bb7 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 $14 {/+/-}) 17. Ng5 $16 Rc7 {Other moves
are not much better:} (17... Rf8 18. Bh3 $1 (18. Bxf8 Qxf8 $14) 18... Bxh3 19.
Nxh3 $16 {[%cal Ra3f8,Rb1b7]}) (17... Rd7 18. Rxd7 Bxd7 (18... Qxd7 19. Qb3 $1
$18 {[%cal Rc4c5,Rb1d1,Rg2h3]}) 19. Rxb7 $16) 18. Bd6 Bf6 {Black tries to
stave off the attack with an exchange sacrifice.} (18... Rd7 19. c5 Kh8 (19...
h6 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Ne6 $18) 20. Bh3 $16 {/+-}) 19. Qd2 $1 {[%mdl 192]
Radjabov already seeks a more direct tactical solution.} Rd7 (19... Rg7 20.
Bxe5 $1 $18 {is similar to the game.}) 20. Bh3 Rg7 (20... Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Bxg5 (
21... Be7 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxb7 $18) 22. Qxg5 Bxh3 23. Rxb7 {[%cal Rg5h6]} Nc5
24. Re7 Nxe4 (24... Qf8 25. Rxg6+ $18) 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxg6+ hxg6 27. Qxg6+
Kf8 28. Qxe4 $18) (20... Nc5 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Kg2 $18 {/\} Nb6 23. Nxh7 $1 $40
) 21. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 (21... Qxe5 22. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 23. Qxd8+) (21... Bxg5 22. Qxg5
Bxh3 23. Bxg7 Nc5 (23... Qxe4 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kxg7 26. Rxb7+ Kh6 27. f3
$1 Qe1+ (27... Qxf3 28. Qh4+ Qh5 29. Qf4+ Qg5 30. Qf8+ Kh5 31. Rxh7+ Kg4 32.
Rh4+ $18) 28. Kh2 Qf2+ 29. Kxh3 Qf1+ 30. Kh4 Qh1+ (30... Qxc4+ 31. f4) 31. Kg4
Qh5+ 32. Kf4 Qf5+ 33. Ke3 Qc5+ 34. Ke2 Qxc4+ 35. Kf2 Qxa2+ 36. Kg1 $18) 24. Re3
(24. Qxc5 $4 Qxe4 25. f3 Qxd3 $19) 24... Kxg7 25. Qxc5 $18) 22. Rd8 Bxh3 23.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nxh3 $18 {White has a decisive material advantage and the rest
should be a matter of technique. However, we are still in for some excitement..
.} Nc5 25. Qe3 Bd6 26. f3 Ne6 (26... Rd7 27. Kg2 Be7 28. Nf2 Red8 29. Rb2 $18 {
[%cal Ye4e5,Yf2e4]}) 27. Kg2 g5 {[%cal Yg5g4,Ye6f4]} (27... Bc5 28. Qe2 Rd7 29.
Rd1 $18 {gradually loses, so Ivanchuk's last hope is a counterattack.}) 28. Nf2
h5 (28... Nf4+ 29. Kf1 Nh5 30. Qxa7 Bb8 31. Qa8 $1 Rf8 32. Rxb7 Bxg3 33. Rxg7+
Kxg7 (33... Nxg7 34. Qxc6 Rxf3 35. Kg2 Rxf2+ 36. Kxg3 $18) 34. Qa5 $18) (28...
Bc5 29. Qe2 {[%cal Yf2g4]} h5 30. e5 $18 {[%cal Yf2e4,Ye4f6]}) 29. Qxa7 ({
The text move is probably good enough, but a more technical route was} 29. e5
$5 Nc5 (29... Nf4+ 30. Kf1 Rxe5 31. Qd4 $18) (29... Bc5 30. Qe2 Bxf2 31. Qxf2
$18) 30. Qd4 $1 Be7 31. Ne4 $18) 29... Bc5 30. Qa4 Rf8 (30... g4 $5 31. f4 Bxf2
32. Kxf2 Nc5 33. Qc2 Nxe4+ 34. Kg2 $16 {/+-}) 31. Nd3 h4 32. Qa5 ({Simpler was
} 32. Nxc5 $142 $1 Nxc5 33. Qa7 Nd3 (33... g4 34. fxg4 Nxe4 35. Rxb7 Rxg4 36.
Rb8 $18) 34. Rxb7 $18 (34. Qd4 $5)) 32... b6 33. Rxb6 $2 {The idea was to
simplify into a won endgame, but this could have achieved the exact opposite,
as it misplaces both White's major pieces.} (33. Qa4 $18 {still seems good
enough.}) 33... Bxb6 $2 {Black was too short of time (he will indeed lose on
time on the following move) to make use of his fantastic chance. Needless to
say, Houdini points it out almost immediately:} (33... g4 $3 34. f4 (34. fxg4
Rxg4 35. Rxc6 (35. Nxc5 Rxg3+ 36. Kh1 Rf1+ 37. Kh2 Rf2+ $11) 35... Rxg3+ 36.
Kh2 Bg1+ 37. Kh1 Be3 38. Qd5 Rf1+ 39. Kh2 Bg1+ 40. Kh1 Bf2+ $11) (34. Nxc5 $2
gxf3+ 35. Kf1 (35. Kh2 hxg3+ 36. Kh3 Rf6 $19) 35... hxg3 36. Nd3 (36. Rb1 Rh7
37. Ke1 (37. Kg1 Nf4 $19) 37... Rh2 $1 $19) 36... g2+ 37. Kg1 Nf4 $1 38. Nxf4
f2+ $19) 34... h3+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kf1 Rh7 36. Nf2 h2 37. Nh1 Rd8 {and White just
barely scrapes a draw with} 38. Rxc6 (38. Rb1 Ra7 $1 $19 {[%csl Ra5]}) 38...
Rd1+ 39. Ke2 Rxh1 40. Rxc5 Re1+ 41. Kf2 Nxc5 (41... h1=Q 42. Rc8+ Kf7 43. Rc7+
Nxc7 44. Qxc7+ $11) 42. Qd8+ Kf7 43. Qd5+ Ne6 44. Qf5+ Kg7 45. Qxe6 h1=Q 46.
Qe7+ $11) 35... Rd8 (35... Rd7 36. Nxc5 Rd2+ 37. Kg1 Ng5 $1 $11 {[%cal Yg5f3,
Yf3h2]} (37... Nxf4 $5 38. gxf4 g3 39. Rb1 Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rh2+ 41. Kg1 Rg2+ 42.
Kf1 Rf2+ $11 43. Ke1 $4 h2)) 36. Nxc5 Rd2+ 37. Kg1 h2+ 38. Kh1 Rd1+ 39. Kxh2
Rh7+ 40. Kg2 Rd2+ 41. Kg1 Rd1+ 42. Kf2 Rh2+ 43. Ke3 Re1+ 44. Kd3 Rd1+ 45. Ke3
Re1+ $11) 34. Qxb6 hxg3 $138 (34... hxg3 35. Kxg3 Nf4 (35... Rd7 36. Qxc6 Rxd3
37. Qxe6+ Rf7 38. Qg6+ Kf8 39. Qh5 $5 g4 40. Kxg4 Rdxf3 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qe5+
$18) 36. Qxc6 Rg6 (36... Nxd3 37. Qd5+) 37. Qb5 $18) (34... g4 $142 35. f4 Rd8
36. Qe3 (36. Qxc6 $2 Rg6 {[%cal Rd8d3,Re6f4]}) 36... h3+ 37. Kh2 Rgd7 38. Qe2
$1 {[]} Rxd3 39. Qxg4+ Kf7 (39... Ng7 40. f5 R8d6 41. Qg5 $18) 40. Qf5+ Ke7 41.
Qh7+ Ke8 42. e5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E83"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Javakhadze,Z/Alejandro Ramirez"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[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
Na5 (8... Ne5 {is well known theory.}) 9. Ng3 a6 10. Be2 Nd7 $5 11. Rc1 b5 {
The game transferred to the Benko Gambit but with one big difference. You
don't usually meet the knight on a5 there. Another major difference is that
Black doesn't have a strong lead in development, as he usually has. On the
other hand White's knight on g3 might be misplaced.} 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bxb5 Ne5
14. O-O Nac4 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qe2 Nxb2 $6 {A strange decision by
Radjabov. He obviously understimated the power of two pieces.} (17... h6 18.
Bf4 Rfb8 {leads to the typical Benko type of positions.} 19. b3 Na3 $1 {
And the blockade is hard to break through, while White has no active prospects
anywhere else on the board.}) 18. Qxb2 Nd3 19. Qd2 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Bxc3 21. Rxc3
Rfb8 22. Qc2 f6 23. Bc1 Qa4 24. a3 {Svidler has protected all his weakneses
and now he will gradually improve the coordination of his pieces. The rest is
just a matter of technique.} Kf7 25. Nf1 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 f5 27. Nd2 Ra4 28. Nc4
fxe4 29. fxe4 Rb3 30. Kf2 Ke8 31. e5 Ra6 32. exd6 exd6 33. Ke2 Kd7 34. Bf4 h5
35. h4 Ra4 36. Kd2 Rb1 37. Kc3 Ra6 {White has achieved a nearly perfect setup:
his king controls c4, which cements the knight that beautifully attacks d6 and
defends a3. The rest is really easy for Svidler. Most accurate now was Rc1
since the trade of rooks is impossible, but anything really wins.} 38. Re2 (38.
Rc1 $1 Rxc1+ 39. Bxc1 Ra7 40. Bf4 {and White will give back the two pieces for
a rook on d6, and be up a pawn in a winning king and pawn endgame.}) 38... Rd1
39. Re6 Rxd5 40. Rxg6 Rd4 41. Bxd6 Rxh4 42. Ne5+ Kc8 43. Rg8+ Kb7 44. Bxc5 Re6
45. Rg7+ Kc8 46. Nc4 Rg4 47. Nd6+ Kb8 48. Rb7+ Ka8 49. Rd7 Rg8 50. Nc4 Rxg2 51.
Bd6 Rxd6 52. Nxd6 h4 53. Rh7 Rh2 54. Kb4 h3 55. Ka5 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bg5 Bxc3 (11... Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qb8 $5 {- see
Gelfand - Kramnik in this issue.}) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Qc7 14. Bd3 (14. Nd2
Rfe8 15. f4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bb3 f5 18. Bh4 Rac8 19. c4 h6 20. Qe3 Kh7 21.
a4 Qc6 22. Rf2 a6 23. Ra1 Nf8 24. Rb2 Ng6 $132 {0-1 (41) Cordova,E (2539)
-Steingrimsson,H (2550) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 14... Ng4 {One of many ways to
equalise in this harmless system. Practice has also seen:} (14... Rac8 15. c4
h6 $1 ({but not} 15... Bxf3 $2 16. Qxf3 {1/2 (49) Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V 
(2791) Moscow 2012 CBM 149 [Postny,E]} e5 17. Bf5 $16) 16. Bh4 Nh5 $11) (14...
Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. c4 h6 17. Bd2 Qd6 $5 18. Bc3 Ng4 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Ngf6 22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. fxg3 Red8 24. Red1 Re8 25. Re1 Red8 26. Red1
Re8 27. Re1 {1/2 (27) Wojtaszek,R (2721)-Meier,G (2650) Mulhouse 2011}) (14...
h6 $5 15. Bh4 (15. Bd2 Ng4) 15... Nh5 16. Qe3 Qf4 17. Be7 Rfe8 18. Ba3 Bxf3 19.
Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Ndf6 21. Rfd1 {1/2 (21) Van der Stricht,G (2430)-Kveinys,A 
(2537) Charleroi 2007}) 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Ngf6 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. c4 {
After quite a dull opening, a typical middlegame has arisen, with hanging
pawns and B+N vs 2N. It often arises from completely different openings like
the Sicilian with 2.c3. The position is equal although both sides can try to
outmanoeuvre their opponent. Once I managed to succeed against GM Sune Berg
Hansen but, of course, it is less likely at the super-GM level.} h6 19. Bh4 Qb7
20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. a4 Qa6 22. Qa2 Rc6 23. Qb3 Rec8 24. Bxf6 (24. Nd2 Ne8 {
- White will have to exchange this knight on d6 anyway.}) 24... Nxf6 {The rest
consists of Black's fruitless attempts to get some winning chances.} 25. Ne5
Rd6 26. Red1 Rcd8 27. Qb4 Qc8 (27... Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Qe7 Qxa4 30. Qxf7+
$11) 28. Nf3 Ne4 {[%cal Ye4g5]} 29. h4 Nf6 30. a5 Ng4 31. axb6 axb6 32. Re1 Rc6
33. Qb5 Qc7 34. Re4 Rd5 35. Qb3 h5 36. Ree1 Rf5 37. Qd3 g6 38. Rc2 Qd6 39. Rd1
Rc8 40. Qe2 Rd8 41. Rcd2 Qc6 42. Rc2 Qc7 43. Rcd2 Rc8 44. Rc2 Ra5 45. Rdc1 Qd6
46. Qe4 Rf5 47. g3 Nf6 48. Qe3 Ng4 49. Qe4 Nf6 50. Qe3 Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 g6 14. Re1 Ba6 15. Qc2
Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Ra7 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 Rfa8 19. Nc1 Ra3 20. Nd3 Bf6 21. Kg2
Qb7 22. Rec1 Kg7 23. Qd1 b5 24. Nde5 R8a4 25. Rc2 Bd8 26. Qe2 h6 27. Nd3 Nf6
28. Nfe5 Nd7 29. Rcb2 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Qd7 31. Rb3 Be7 32. Ne1 Qa7 33. Nc2 Rxb3
34. Rxb3 Bxc5 35. bxc5 Qxc5 36. Ne3 h5 37. Qc2 Qb6 38. Rb2 Re4 39. Rb1 c5 40.
Nd1 Qc6 41. Nc3 Rc4 42. Qd3 b4 43. Ne2 Qa4 44. f5 Qc2 45. Qxc2 Rxc2 46. Nf4
gxf5 47. Nxh5+ Kh6 48. Nf6 Ra2 49. Nd7 Ra5 50. Nxc5 Rxc5 51. Rxb4 d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[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 Nf6 4. d3 {A perfectly reasonable way of avoiding
the Berlin line, which is one of the main weapons of Aronian.} Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6.
O-O {A very popular line nowadays.} Re8 $5 {A very logical move. Black's idea
is waiting with d6, first a6 Ba4 b5 and in the event of Bc2, Black can
immediately play d5.} (6... d6 {is the main line.}) 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3
(9. Bc2 d5 {as I mentioned before.}) 9... d6 {Now we have transposed to C78
Arkhangelsk d3 line.} 10. Re1 ({A few months ago Aronian had a blitz game with
} 10. h3 Be6 11. Re1 Bb6 12. Nf1 d5 (12... h6 13. Ng3 Bxb3 14. axb3 a5 15. Nh2
Qd7 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 f6 18. Nf5 Ne7 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 d5 $13 {
Dominguez Perez-Karjakin, Moscow blitz 2009}) 13. Qe2 Na5 14. Bc2 dxe4 15. dxe4
Bc4 16. Qd2 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 c5 19. Re1 c4 $11 {Fressinet-Aronian,
Beijing blitz 2012}) 10... Be6 11. Nf1 Bxb3 $146 (11... Bb6 12. h3 {transposes
to 10.h3}) 12. axb3 d5 {This type of position can be reached from the Italian
Game with an extra b5. The a6 P looks a little bit weak, but it's not a real
problem for Black.} 13. Qc2 ({In the event of} 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. dxe4 (14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Rxe4 Bb6 {Black looks very nicely placed.}) 14... Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Ng4
$11 {Black can equalise easily.}) 13... h6 14. Ng3 (14. b4 {is also
interesting to avoid a5} Bf8 15. Ng3 {but Black has} a5 {with an equal
position.}) 14... a5 {Now Black has gained some space.} 15. h3 Qd7 16. Be3 Bf8
{is a very ambitious move. Aronian doesn't want to exchange, his B is a very
useful defender on f8 and neutralises Nf5.} 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. g4 {
A little bit risky, but the only plan for the attack.} (19. Bc1 {is also
possible, sometimes threatening with exd5. Probably Radjabov wanted to avoid}
dxe4 20. dxe4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rd8 $11 {and Black could equalise without any
problems.}) 19... dxe4 20. dxe4 Ne7 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Ra1 Ra8 23. c4 b4 24. g5
hxg5 25. Nxg5 Qc8 26. Nxe7+ Bxe7 27. Kh2 Ra6 $1 {A very good move. The
powerful R on a6 can go to the kingside at an important moment...} 28. Rg1 Nd7
29. Qe2 Rg6 {and that moment has arrived.} 30. Qh5 Nf6 (30... Nf8 $1 {was the
best move} 31. Nf3 Rxg1 32. Kxg1 f6 $132 {looks good for Black.}) 31. Qf3 Rh6
32. Ne6 ({After} 32. Nxf7 $5 {White can force a draw} Kxf7 33. Bxh6 gxh6 34.
Qg3 Qd7 35. Qg6+ Ke6 36. Qf5+ Kf7 37. Qg6+ {with perpetual check.}) (32. Ra1 $5
{an unexpected decision, the R suddenly leaves the queenside and attacks
Black's weakest pawn.}) 32... Rh7 33. Ng5 Rh4 {Black is avoiding the
repetition of moves.} 34. Rg2 $6 (34. Ra1 $142 {is also preferable here, just
like two moves before.}) 34... Qd7 35. Rg1 {White tries to hold his position.}
g6 36. Bc1 $6 (36. Ra1 Qd8 $1 37. Rxa5 {a very complicated battle arises after}
Ng4+ $1 38. Kg3 Bxg5 39. Rd5 $1 Bf4+ $1 40. Bxf4 Qf6 $1 41. hxg4 exf4+ 42. Kg2
Kg7 $132 {with strong counterplay for the pawn.}) 36... Qe8 37. Be3 a4 $1 {
Black has protected his king's position so now he can start the breakthrough.}
38. bxa4 Qxa4 39. Bc1 b3 (39... Qc2 {was also strong} 40. b3 Kg7 $15) 40. Qg3
Rh5 41. Qd3 Qc6 42. Be3 Rh4 43. Kg3 Rh8 44. Kh2 Kg7 {Black improves his pieces.
} 45. c5 Qa4 46. Qc3 Re8 47. Qd3 $6 (47. Qxe5 $4 Bd6 $19) ({Maybe} 47. Re1 {
was the best defence.}) 47... Rd8 48. Qc3 Qb5 49. Kg2 (49. Ra1 Rd3 50. Qa5 Qd7
$15) 49... Rd3 $1 50. Qc1 $6 (50. Qxe5 Bd6 $1 51. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 52. Qg5 Rxe3 $1
53. Qxe3 Qxc5 54. Qxc5 Bxc5 55. Rc1 Bd6 $15 {also gives good chances for Black.
}) 50... Nh5 (50... Nd7 $1 {was stronger, but the text move is also very
unpleasant for White.}) 51. Nf3 Qb4 52. Qe1 Qa4 53. Nxe5 $2 {Loses immediately.
} ({After} 53. Qe2 {the fight can continue, but in a practical game it's very
difficult to hold for White.}) 53... Qxe4+ 54. Nf3 Nf4+ 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[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. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 {The Anand setup, not easy to
handle with White and maybe too complex for the style of Carlsen, who rarely
embarks such early battles of principle.} d6 (5... e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Bb2 (7. d4
d6 {Anand,V (2791)-Gelfand,B (2727)/Moscow 2012/CBM 149/[Stohl,I] (1-0, 77)})
7... d6 8. Nc4 d5 {Anand,V (2791)-Gelfand,B (2727)/Moscow 2012/CBM 149/[Kritz,
L] (1/2, 25)}) 6. O-O ({Radjabov must have felt confident about this position,
since he had had it twice recently:} 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qd5 8. Nf3 Qe4+ 9. Kf1
Qf5 10. Nc3 (10. Na3 Nf6 {Grischuk,A (2761)-Radjabov,T (2784)/Moscow 2012/CBM
149/[Kritz,L] (1/2, 41)}) 10... Nf6 11. d3 {McShane,L (2706)-Radjabov,T (2784)/
Moscow 2012/CBM 149/[Radjabov] (0-1, 48)}) 6... Ne7 ({It is instructive to
followe how a living legend fought for the control on the dark squares by
somewhat extravagant means.} 6... e5 7. Re1 g5 8. d3 h6 9. c3 Bg7 10. Na3 Ne7
11. Nc4 O-O 12. Ne3 f5 {This youthful way of playing, with ...f5 and ...g5,
yielded Korchnoi many impressive wins throughout his career; the latest
remarkable example is his win against Caruana in Gibraltar 2011.} 13. b4 f4 $36
{Boehnisch,M (2374)-Kortschnoj,V (2552)/Velden 2009/CBM 129 Extra (0-1, 40)})
7. e5 {This is the modern treatment of the problem of the dark squares in the
centre. There are other ways, though:} (7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 e5 9. Qe3 f6 10. c4
d5 $132 {Dolmatov,S (2550)-Whitehead,J (2325)/Chicago 1983/EXT 99 (1/2, 43)}) (
7. c3 Ng6 8. d4 {Becerra Rivero,J (2480)-Blanco Fernandez,A (2345)/Havana 1994/
EXT 97 (1/2, 61)} cxd4 9. cxd4 Ba6 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Nc3 Qa5 $132)
7... Ng6 8. exd6 Bxd6 (8... e5 {may define the central structure too soon:} 9.
Na3 Bxd6 10. Nc4 $14) 9. Nc3 {Maybe this move is not bad, but in the game
Carlsen will not manage to justify this way of developing the knight. So, I do
not know whether to attach the question mark to the last move or simply to the
whole of the following sequence.} (9. d4 {remains an alternative:} cxd4 $140
10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Ba3) ({but} 9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc4 {looks more flexible. True,
without a pawn on e5, Black can play} Be7 {keeping c5 well defended and
followed by ...f6 and ...e5 later.}) 9... e5 10. Re1 O-O 11. d3 f5 $1 {The
start of a courageous plan; Black does not fear any ghosts. Black has two
relatively weak pawns, on c5 and e5, but he can defend them well enough. White
seems to have comfortable play, but soon he will end up short of constructive
plans.} 12. Ba3 Be6 13. Na4 Qe7 14. c4 Rad8 15. Qe2 Bc8 {Black has completed
his superb regrouping plan and is ready to launch the attack. It looks as if
the colours have been switched, since it is Black who dictates the events
after the opening. Having been outplayed, White needs some tactical
inventiveness to stay in the game, but he will fail here, too.} 16. Qe3 {
Not a good square and area for the queen, that goes without saying.} (16. Rad1
Nf4 (16... e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Rxd1 21. Bxc5
$44) 17. Qc2 Rde8 $36) 16... f4 $5 {[%cal Gc8g4] Not the only possible plan.} (
16... Nf4 17. Bb2 (17. Bxc5 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxc5 19. Qc3 e4 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Nxc6
Qc7 22. Nxd8 Bxh2+ 23. Kf1 Be5) (17. Nxe5 Nxg2 18. Kxg2 f4 19. Qe4 Bxe5 20.
Qxe5 Qh4 21. Bb2 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 Rf6 $19) 17... e4 18. dxe4 fxe4 19. Qxe4 Nh3+ 20.
Kf1 Qg5 $5 21. Re2 (21. Nxg5 Rxf2#) (21. Re3 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Bxh2 $40) 21... Rxf3
22. Qxf3 Bg4 $40) 17. Qe4 $6 {Playing with fire again. This square is supposed
to be left available for the knight.} (17. Qe2 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Qe4 {At
least now there is some stability for the queen in the centre.}) 17... Kh8 {
Unnecessarily cautious, but good enough. The attack is very much on still.} (
17... Rf5 $5 18. Rad1 Nh4 (18... Rh5 19. d4 cxd4 20. Nxd4) 19. h3 Rh5 20. Nxh4
Qxh4 21. Qf3 Rg5 22. Kf1 Rf8 $40 {/\...Rf6, /\...Rg3, /\...Rxg2!?}) 18. Rad1
Bg4 19. Rd2 Bxf3 {The problem with this plan is that White has chances to
consolidate on the light squares if he does not get killed by the attack.} 20.
Qxf3 Nh4 21. Qe4 $2 {But this loses at once, or should have done so...} ({
He should have defended the h3-c8 diagonal with} 21. Qg4 {, although the
position reemains dangerous after} Rf5 $40 {/\...Rdf8, ...h5}) 21... f3 22. g3
Ng2 $19 23. Nc3 (23. Red1 Qe6 $19 {[%cal Ge6h3]}) 23... Qe6 $2 {Offering White
an unexpected chance to stay in the game.} (23... Nxe1 24. Qxe1 Bc7 {[%cal
Gc7a5]} 25. d4 Qf7 $19 {Black is an exchange up and keeps mating threats. I
doubt that even a player with Carlsen's survival skills would have continued
playing on in this position.}) 24. Re3 $3 $17 {[%csl Gf3]} Nxe3 25. fxe3 {
Suddenly, White has got some space and stability on the light squares. He
should lose, of course, but Black still needs to find a constructive plan for
breaking open the fortress.} f2+ $2 $15 {Hallucinating. There is no attack
after this and White is more or less OK with one pawn for the exchange.} 26.
Rxf2 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 Rf8+ 28. Ke2 Qh3 29. Qh1 Be7 30. Ne4 Qg4+ 31. Kd2 Qh3 32.
Ke2 h5 33. Bb2 Qg4+ 34. Kd2 Qh3 35. Ke2 Qg4+ 36. Kd2 Qh3 37. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. e4
Bb4 9. Qe2 d6 {White has systematically failed to impose his point of view in
this line. This game is no exception. One important thing Black needs to know
is that the exchange on c3 is premature when the white bishop is on c1.} 10. f4
(10. Bd2 a5 11. f4 Nc6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bg2 e5 (13... a4 14. Nd2 Bxc3 15. bxc3
b6 16. Rb1 Nd7 17. Qf2 Rb8 18. O-O O-O 19. g4 {Morozevich,A (2748)-Leko,P 
(2732)/Tashkent 2012/CBM 152/[Ftacnik,L] (1-0, 42)}) 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 a4
16. Nd2 Ng4 {Fridman,D (2667)-Anand,V (2780)/Baden-Baden 2013/CBM 153/[Stohl,I]
(1/2, 58)}) 10... Nc6 (10... Bxc3+ $2 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. Ba3 $1 Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5
14. Bb4 Qa4 15. Bg2 $16 {Romanishin,O (2513)-Borosova,Z (2307)/Presov 2010/CBM
136 Extra (1-0, 26)}) 11. Be3 (11. Bg2 e5 $1 {does not change the situation
essentially.} 12. Bd2 (12. Be3 Nd4 $1 $17) 12... O-O (12... a5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14.
exd5 a4 15. dxc6 axb3 16. a3 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 O-O 18. cxb7 Bxb7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20.
O-O $13 {Nezar,M (2399)-Tregubov,P (2647)/Nancy 2009/CBM 129 (1-0, 48)}) 13.
Nb5 (13. f5 Bd7 14. Qd3 Nd4 15. Rd1 Bc6 16. Rf1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nd7 18. Qc2 f6
19. Ke2 Nc5 $15 {Karpov,A (2750)-Gulko,B (2610)/Linares 1989/CBM 011 (1/2, 24)}
) 13... exf4 14. gxf4 Re8 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 {/\ ...Bg4, ...Rxe4-+ Portisch,L (2610)
-Sax,G (2610)/Brussels 1988/CBM 007 (1-0, 42)}) 11... Bxc3+ {Now is a good
moment for this exchange.} ({However,} 11... Qc7 {seems to be OK, too.} 12. Bd2
{(+/= Portisch - practice has proved this evaluation to be too optimistic.)}
O-O 13. Bg2 a5 (13... e5 14. O-O Be6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bc5 18.
fxe5 Bxd4+ 19. Kh1 Bxe5 {Cifuentes Parada,R (2500)-Riemersma,L (2440)/
Netherlands 1994/EXT 98 (1/2, 46); with perfect play for Black.}) 14. O-O (14.
a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 e5 16. f5 Bd7 17. Qe3 a4 18. Nd2 Na5 $15 {Swoboda,E (2200)
-Danner,G (2335)/Austria 1979/EXT 98 (0-1, 40)}) 14... Bxc3 15. Bxc3 e5 16. Kh1
b6 17. Nd2 a4 18. b4 axb3 19. axb3 {1/2 Drasko,M (2505)-Ivanovic,B (2530)/
Yugoslavia 1989/CBM 013}) 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bg2 e5 $1 {Quite wisely, Gelfand
decids to take over the control on the dark squares without wasting time with
castling.} ({The main move is} 13... O-O {, but this offers White some chances
for the initiative, although Black seems to be fine here, too:} 14. c5 (14. O-O
b6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Ba6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. e5 Nd5 $1 {Carlsen,M (2675)
-Volokitin,A (2662)/Biel 2006/CBM 114/[Marin,M] (32, 0-1)}) 14... dxc5 15. Bxc5
Rd8 16. e5 Na5 17. Bb4 Nxb3 18. axb3 Nd5 19. Qc4 Qxc4 (19... Qd7 20. Qd4 Nxb4
21. Qxd7 Bxd7 22. cxb4 Bb5 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Ba6 {1/2 Kramnik,V (2790)-Salov,V
(2680)/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 063/[Ribli]}) 20. bxc4 Ne3 (20... Nxb4 21. cxb4
Rd4 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 $14) 21. Be4 (21. Kf2 $11) 21... Nxc4 (21... Bd7 22.
Kf2 Nxc4 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Rxa7 Bc8 25. Bf3 Rd2+ 26. Be2 Bb7 27. Rha1 Be4 28.
Ke1 $18 {Smirnov,P (2631)-Tomashevsky,E (2641)/Sochi 2007/CBM 118 (1-0, 35)})
22. O-O Ne3 (22... a5 $1 $15 23. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 f5 $1 {[%csl Gb4,Ge4]})
23. Rfc1 Nd5 24. Bc5 b5 25. Bxa7 Bb7 26. Bg2 h6 27. Bd4 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Ra8 29.
Rb1 Bc6 $11 30. Bf1 Ra3 31. Bxb5 {1/2 Morovic Fernandez,I (2535)-Izeta
Txabarri,F (2380)/Ponferrada 1991/EXT 99}) ({The move order starting with} 
13... b6 $6 {is wrong:} 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Nd4 $36 {[%cal Gd4b5,
Gb5d6]}) 14. c5 {Practically forced; otherwise the c4-pawn would be too weak
to deal with after ...b6.} (14. f5 b6 15. g4 Ba6 16. g5 Nd7 17. O-O Na5 $5 18.
Nxa5 bxa5 19. Rfd1 Nb6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Rab1 Bxc4 22. Qf2 b5 23. f6 g6 24. Rb2
Rd8 25. Rbd2 h6 $17 {Wells,P (2520)-Emms,J (2502)/Southend 2008/CBM 123 Extra 
(1-0, 41)}) (14. O-O b6 15. a4 Ba6 {Suetin,A (2430)-Kindermann,S (2585)/Bern
1995/EXT 2000 (1-0, 41)}) 14... b6 $5 $146 {The most logical complement to the
previous move.} (14... Bg4 15. cxd6 (15. Qb5 a6 16. Qb6 Qxb6 17. cxb6 Be6 18.
O-O-O Ke7 {Ftacnik,L (2568)-Kovacevic,A (2582)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (1/
2, 28)}) 15... Qxd6 16. Qb5 a6 17. Qc4 (17. Qxb7 Qd3 18. Qxc6+ Nd7 19. Qxa8+
Ke7 20. Bc5+ Nxc5 21. Qa7+ Ke8 22. Qb8+ Ke7 $11 {Korchnoi,V}) 17... Be6 18. Qe2
b5 $13 {Morovic Fernandez,I (2535)-Kortschnoj,V (2640)/Vina del Mar (m/2) 1988/
[Portisch,L] (0-1, 36)}) 15. cxd6 Qxd6 16. O-O O-O 17. f5 {Too straightforward.
} ({It would have been a good idea to force the queen to make up her mind
before deciding the kingside configuration.} 17. Rfd1 Qc7 (17... Qa3 $6 {
does not work now:} 18. Qb5 Bb7 19. Bc5 $1) 18. f5 $13) 17... Rd8 18. Rfd1 Qa3
$1 {Putting very unpleasant pressure on the white queenside. In some cases,
the simple ...Ba6-c4 would win material.} 19. Rxd8+ (19. Qb5 Bb7 20. Bc5 $2 {
does not work now because of} Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qxa2 $19) 19... Nxd8 20. Bg5 ({
The attack based on the massiev pawn advance seems to be too slow:} 20. g4 Ba6
21. Qf3 Nb7 22. g5 Ne8 23. f6 g6 24. h4 Rd8 25. h5 Bc4 26. hxg6 hxg6 {White is
far from creating decisive threats yet, while his queenside problems are
chronic.}) 20... Ba6 21. Qd2 Qe7 22. Rd1 ({Objectively,} 22. Bf1 $15 {may have
been better, since the g2-bishop is passive while its rival is killing.
However, this would be equivalent to stategic surrender, so we can understant
White's reluctance to play it.}) 22... Nb7 23. Bf3 Rd8 24. Qc1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1
Nd6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qe3 Qc7 $17 {White's attack has come to an end before
even starting seriously, while his weaknesses are hard to defend.} 28. a4 $6 {
Creating even more weaknesses.} Qd7 29. a5 Nxe4 30. Bc2 Qb5 31. Qf3 Ng5 32. Qg2
bxa5 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Ne4 {This order of
moves is slightly inaccurate.} (6... O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 $140 Qxe7 9. cxd5
Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8) 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3
c6 (10... Qd6 11. e3 O-O (11... Nc6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Ne7 14. c4 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 Ng6 16. Rfc1 c6 17. Bd3 Rb8 18. Qa4 a6 19. Rab1 b5 20. Qc2 Bb7 21. Nd2 Ne7
22. Qc5 $16 {1-0 (63) Najdorf,M-Thomas,G Buenos Aires 1939}) 12. c4 dxc4 13.
Bxc4 Nc6 (13... Nd7 14. O-O c5 15. Rfd1 $14) 14. Qc3 Bg4 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. O-O
Ne7 17. Rfc1 c5 {0-1 (38) Grau,R-Eliskases,E Buenos Aires 1939} 18. Ne4 cxd4
19. Nxd6 dxc3 20. Nxb7 Rd7 21. Nc5 Rc7 22. Rxc3 Rxc5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxc5
$14) 11. e3 O-O {We've got a position from the main line of the Lasker System 
(see annotation to move 6), with 11...c6 instead of the more accurate 11...Rd8.
} 12. Be2 {White decides not to hurry up with c3-c4.} (12. c4 Be6 13. Rb1 Nd7
14. Bd3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qxb4+ 18. Rxb4 Rfc8 19. Ke2 c5
20. dxc5 Rxc5 {1/2 (20) Portisch,F (2425)-Lengyel,L (2415) Budapest 1977}) (12.
Bd3 Be6 13. O-O c5 $1 14. Qa3 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Qd8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Bb5 Nf6 $11 {
1/2 (22) Bilek,I-Flesch,J Miskolc 1963}) 12... Nd7 (12... Be6 13. O-O c5 14.
Ne5 $5) 13. O-O Nf6 14. Rfc1 (14. a4 Ne4 15. Rfc1 Re8 (15... Bg4 $5) 16. c4
dxc4 17. Bxc4 Nd6 18. Bf1 Be6 19. Qb4 Rac8 20. a5 Ne4 21. Rab1 Rc7 22. Rb2 Qxb4
23. Rxb4 c5 $11 {1/2 (36) Furman,S-Liberzon,V Moscow 1969}) 14... Bg4 15. c4
dxc4 16. Qxc4 {If Black doesn't manage to push ...c6-c5 in this structure,
White will keep a slight edge.} Rfe8 {[%mdl 32]} (16... Rac8 $5 {looks more
logical. Then ...c6-c5 will be a realistic eventuality.}) 17. h3 Be6 18. Qc5
Qc7 (18... Bd5 $5 {I am not sure Black should avoid the queen exchange.}) 19.
Rc2 Bd5 20. Rac1 Qd8 21. Qa3 Ne4 22. Ne5 Nd6 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Qd7 25. Qb4
Rad8 26. a4 Qe6 27. Ne5 f6 28. Nd3 Qf7 29. Qa5 a6 30. Nc5 Rc8 31. Qb4 Rcd8 32.
Qb6 Rc8 33. Rb1 Re7 34. Nd3 Rce8 35. Qb3 Qxb3 36. Rxb3 {After a lot of
manoeuvring, White has managed to weaken Black's queenside (forcing ...a7-a6)
and, only after that, exchange queens. Of course, it is an important
difference.} Kf7 37. g4 g5 38. Nc5 Rc8 39. Kg2 Rcc7 40. Nd3 Kg6 41. Nc5 h5 $1 {
That's right. Black should seize the initiative on the kingside to avoid a
"second weakness" there.} 42. Rb1 Ne4 $6 {The exchange of knights deprives
Black of counterplay.} (42... hxg4 43. hxg4 Rh7 $1 {[%cal Yh7h4,Yc7h7] was the
correct plan.} 44. Ne6 {is harmless due to} Rc8) 43. Nxe4 Rxe4 {[%mdl 4096]}
44. Kf3 Ree7 45. e4 Rcd7 46. Ke3 Rd5 47. f3 Rd6 48. Rb6 Red7 49. Rd2 hxg4 {
The h-file will be exploited by White but otherwise he would have another good
plan: d4-d5.} 50. hxg4 Kf7 51. a5 Ke7 52. Rb1 Kf7 $6 (52... Kd8 $142) 53. Rh1
Kg7 54. Rh5 Rd8 (54... Kg6 55. Rd1 $22 (55. Rdh2 $2 {is premature due to} Rxd4)
55... Rd8 (55... Kf7 56. Rh7+ Ke6 57. Rxd7 Rxd7 58. Rh1 $16) 56. Rdh1 Kf7 (
56... Rxd4 $2 57. Rh7) 57. Rh7+ Ke6 58. Rd1 {, and Black must exchange rooks,
after which White has easy play:} R6d7 59. Rxd7 Kxd7 60. Rh1 {etc.}) 55. Rd1 (
55. e5 {was already possible:} Rd5 56. Rb2 $5 (56. Rdh2 Kf7 57. Rh7+ Ke6 58.
R2h6 Rxd4 59. Rxf6+ Kxe5 60. Rf5+ Ke6 61. Rxg5 {is probably also good}) 56...
Rb5 (56... Rxd4 57. Rxb7+ R4d7 58. Rxd7+ Rxd7 59. exf6+ Kg6 60. f4 $1 gxf4+ 61.
Kxf4 Kxf6 (61... Rd4+ 62. Ke5 Rxg4 63. Rh8 Kf7 64. Rh7+ Kf8 65. Ra7) 62. Rh6+
Kg7 63. Rxc6 {, and White should win}) 57. Rbh2 Kf7 58. Rh7+ Ke6 59. R2h6 Rf8
60. f4 $1 gxf4+ 61. Ke4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg4g5]}) 55... R8d7 $6 (55... R6d7 $1 {
was more stubborn. Then White should probably continue} 56. Rdh1 Rxd4 57. Rh7+
Kg8 58. Rh8+ Kf7 59. R1h7+ Ke6 60. Rxd8 Rxd8 61. Rxb7 Rd1 62. Rb6 {keeping
winning chances.}) 56. e5 $1 Rd5 57. Rdh1 Kf7 58. Rh7+ Ke6 59. Rxd7 {White has
managed to trade the pair of rooks in the best possible way. Now he wins the
f6-pawn and the game.} Kxd7 60. Rh7+ Ke6 61. Rh6 c5 62. Rxf6+ Ke7 63. Rb6 Rxd4
(63... cxd4+ 64. Ke4 Rxa5 (64... Rd7 65. e6 Rd6 (65... Rc7 66. Kxd4 Kf6 67. Kd5
Ke7 68. Rb4 $18) 66. Rxb7+ Kxe6 67. Rb6 $1 Rxb6 68. axb6 Kd6 69. b7 Kc7 70. f4
$18) 65. Rxb7+ Ke6 66. Rb6+ Ke7 67. Kxd4 Ra4+ 68. Kd5 Ra3 69. Ke4 a5 70. Rg6
$18) 64. Rxb7+ Ke6 65. Rg7 Ra4 66. Rxg5 Rxa5 67. f4 Ra3+ 68. Kd2 Ra2+ 69. Kc3
Rf2 70. Rg6+ Kd5 71. Rd6+ Ke4 72. Rf6 a5 73. e6 Kd5 74. f5 Re2 75. Rf8 Kd6 76.
f6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[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 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Re1 b6 17. Nd4 Bd7 (17... Bxe2 $6 {allows the radical
activation of the e1-rook:} 18. Rxe2 Qc4 19. Rc2 Qa6 20. Rc7 $16 {Iskusnyh,S 
(2457)-Zablotsky,S (2540)/Tomsk 2009/EXT 2010 (1/2, 38)}) 18. Ra1 Qb2 19. Rb1
Qa2 20. Ra1 Qb2 21. Rb1 Qa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 ({Kramnik more often than not prefers the Classical
King's Indian with} 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 {However, the
fianchetto shouldn't have been too surprising for Radjabov, as he used it
already in round 3 against Grischuk (and subsequently against Gelfand).}) 3...
c5 {Radjabov naturally follows his own repertoire. Grischuk and Gelfand both
went for the Grünfeld with} (3... d5) ({and} 3... c6 {respectively.}) 4. Nf3
Bg7 (4... cxd4 $143 {is premature:} 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Nc3 $142 $1 (6. b3 {is not
forceful enough:} Bg7 (6... b6 $1 7. Bg2 Bb7 $11) 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O
Qd7 $6 (9... Nc6 10. Bb2 Qb6 11. Bxd5 Nxd4 12. e3 Be6 $1 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14. Bxg7
Nxg7 15. Nc3 O-O {/\} 16. Qd7 Rfc8 17. Nd5 Qd8 $1 $11 {Kasparov}) 10. Bb2 O-O
11. Qc1 Rd8 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxc6 bxc6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Karpov,A 
(2710)-Kasparov,G (2735)/Brussels/1987/} 16. Nc3 $14 {Kasparov}) 6... Bg7 (6...
Qxc4 7. e4 (7. Bg5 $6 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. Ncb5 Qxa2 11. Ra1 Qxb2 12.
Rb1 Qa2 13. Ra1 Qb2 14. Rb1 Qa2 15. Ra1 {1/2, Kilgus,G (2354)-Stohl,I (2545)/
Vienna/2008/}) 7... Qc5 8. Ndb5 Na6 9. Be3 Qc6 10. Rc1 $32 {+/-}) 7. Ndb5 $1 (
7. Bf4 d6 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Ncb5 Qc8 10. Bxd6 $2 {Ornstein,A (2430)-Akesson,R 
(2445)/Norrkoeping/1988/} Ne4 $1 11. Bxb8 Bxd4 12. O-O-O Bg7 13. Bh3 O-O 14.
Bxd7 Qxb8 $17) 7... Qc6 (7... Qxc4 8. e4 Qc6 9. Bg2 $1 (9. Bf4 Na6 (9... O-O $1
10. Nc7 g5 11. Be5 Nxe4 $13) 10. Bg2 d6 11. Bf3 Qb6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. a3 O-O 14.
b4 Qd8 15. Rc1 h5 16. h3 Nd7 17. Bg2 {Claesen,P (2230)-Langner,L (2345)/
Antwerp/1992/} Nb6 18. O-O Nc7 19. Nxc7 Qxc7 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nc7 Rb8 22. a4 Bd7
23. a5 Na4 24. Bxa7 Rc8 $132) 9... a6 10. O-O axb5 11. e5 $40 {Kasparov}) 8. e4
a6 (8... Nxe4 $2 9. Nd5 $18) 9. Nd4 Qc7 10. Bg2 d6 11. b3 Nc6 12. O-O O-O 13.
Bb2 $14 {()}) 5. Bg2 cxd4 ({Just as in the previous note, White should
sacrifice a pawn for development even after} 5... Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qd3 cxd4
8. Nxd4 Nc5 9. Qd1 Nc6 10. e3 Ne6 11. O-O $1 (11. Nxe6 $6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 dxe6
13. O-O O-O 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. c5 e5 16. c4 Bf5 17. Bd2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Bg4 19. f3
Be6 20. Bf1 e4 $1 $17 {Ponomariov,R (2726)-Volokitin,A (2704)/UKR-ch Kiev/2012/
}) 11... Qc5 (11... O-O $142) 12. Ndb5 a6 13. Na4 Qxc4 14. Nbc3 Rb8 15. Nb6 Qc5
16. Ncd5 O-O 17. b4 Qd6 18. Nc4 Qxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxa1 20. Nb6 $16 {Supatashvili,K
(2479)-Bagaturov,G (2501)/Tbilisi/2000/}) 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 ({Black easily
holds the balance after} 7. Nc2 Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 Qd7 11. Nd5 Bh3
12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Rc1 e6 16. Qe1 Ne7 17. Ne3 b5 18.
Qa5 a6 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. Qe1 Qb7 21. Nd3 Rac8 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nc2 Ne7 24. Ncb4
Ne4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. f3 Nf6 27. Qf2 e5 28. e4 d5 $11 {Aronian,L (2802)-Giri,A
(2720)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/}) ({It's difficult to advantageously break the
symmetry after} 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 {, Radjabov's own games provide ample
proof that Black should gradually equalise:} 9. Nb5 (9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6
11. Nxc6 (11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Qb4 Rae8 16. Bg5
Bf6 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bh6 {1/2, Khalifman,A (2616)-Vescovi,G (2660)/
Moscow/2010/}) 11... bxc6 12. Ba3 (12. Bxc6 Bh3 $11) (12. Bg5 Ba6 13. Bf3 Bxc3
14. Rc1 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bb4 16. Rxc6 Bb7 17. Rc7 Bxf3 18. exf3 Bd6 19. Rd7 f6
20. Be3 {1/2, Kirov,N (2420)-Witkowski,S (2330)/Lodz/1979/} a5 $11) 12... Bg4
13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bxe7 Bxe2 16. Bxd8 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Rxd8 18. Re1
Bxc3 19. Re8+ Rxe8 20. Bxe8 Bd4 $11 {Svidler,P (2747)-Radjabov,T (2792)/ECC
Eilat/2012/}) 9... Be6 (9... a6 10. N5c3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Nc6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qc1
$6 (13. Qa4 $142 $1 Qc7 14. Rac1 $11 {/+/=}) 13... Rc8 14. Rd1 Qa5 15. Bf3 Rfd8
16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Nd4 $15 {Dautov,R (2609)-Radjabov,T (2667)
/Mulhouse/2005/}) 10. N1c3 (10. Nd4 Bc8 $11) (10. e4 $6 Nb4 11. N1c3 Qa5 12.
Bf4 Bc4 13. a3 {Gazik,R (2155)-Szymanowska,K (2100)/Sopot/} Nd3 $36) 10... Nxc3
11. Nxc3 Nc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Qa3 Rfd8 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Rac1 Rac8
17. Bxa7 Rd2 18. b4 Bxc3 19. bxa5 Bxa5 20. Bxb7 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rd7 22. Rb1 Bxa2
23. Rb2 Bc3 24. Rxa2 {1/2, Morozevich,A (2771)-Radjabov,T (2761)/Wijk aan Zee/
2009/}) 7... Qc7 {Radjabov plays his pet move.} (7... Nc6 8. O-O {- A39 is the
main alternative, which leads to a theoretical position of a different type.})
8. b3 {Other moves promise White nothing:} (8. Nd5 Nxd5 (8... Qxc4 9. Nxe7+ Kh8
10. Nxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O Nc6 12. e3 (12. Nc2 Re8 13. Ne3 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5
Qxe2 16. Bxf7 Re7 17. Qxe2 Rxe2 18. Rb1 Rf8 19. Bc4 Rexf2 20. Rxf2 Bd4 21. Bf4
g5 22. Kg2 Bxf2 23. Bxg5 Bd4 24. Rd1 Bxb2 25. Rxd7 Ne5 {1/2, Wojtaszek,R (2569)
-Fressinet,L (2638)/Warsaw/2005/}) (12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. b3 Qc3 14. Bd2 Qe5 15.
Rc1 Rd8 16. Rc2 Ne4 17. Qc1 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Rxd2 19. Qxd2 Qd4 $11 {Khurtsidze,N 
(2418)-Lomineishvili,M (2396)/Tbilisi/2005/}) 12... Nxd4 13. exd4 d5 14. Be3
Rc6 15. Bf3 Rac8 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 20.
Bxc1 Ne4 21. Be3 f5 $11 {Sargissian,G (2602)-Radjabov,T (2667)/Moscow/2005/})
9. cxd5 Qa5+ (9... Qb6 10. e3 d6 11. O-O Na6 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bd2 Rac8
15. b4 Qb8 16. b5 Nc7 17. Qe2 e6 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Rac1 d5 21.
Bb4 Rfd8 22. Qd3 d4 23. e4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 $132 {Wang Hao (2737)-Radjabov,T 
(2793)/Beijing blindfold rpd/2012/}) 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 d6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Nb3
Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 a5 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Kd2 Bd7 18. Rhc1 a4 19. b4 axb3
20. axb3 Ra2+ 21. R1c2 Ra1 22. b4 Na6 23. Rb2 Ra4 24. Nc2 Rc8 $11 {Karpov,A 
(2619)-Gashimov,V (2758)/Moscow blitz/2009/}) (8. Qa4 d6 9. Ncb5 Qd8 10. O-O a6
11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Qd1 Nc6 13. b3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc6 15. Bb2 Ne4 16. Qe3 Nxc3 17.
Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc7 20. Qd3 Rfc8 $11 {Drozdovskij,Y (2558)
-Radjabov,T (2747)/Odessa rpd/2007/}) (8. Ndb5 $5 Qxc4 9. b3 Qc5 10. Be3 Qb4
11. a3 Qa5 12. b4 Qd8 13. Nxa7 Ng4 14. Bd4 Bxd4 (14... Nc6 $5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16.
Nxc8 Rxc8 $132) 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qxg4 Rxa7 17. Qf4 (17. O-O d5 $11) 17... e5
18. Qc4 b5 $5 19. Qb3 $2 (19. Nxb5 Ba6 20. Bxc6 Rc7 21. Qd5 Rxc6 22. O-O $14)
19... Bb7 20. Qb2 Qa8 21. O-O Nd4 $36 {Tregubov,P (2607)-Kurnosov,I (2549)/
Kazan/2005/}) (8. Qd3 Nc6 9. O-O d6 10. b3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. Bb2 Rfc8 13.
Rac1 a6 14. Na4 Ne8 15. Qd2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Bd7 17. c5 Bxa4 18. bxa4 dxc5 19.
Qxb7 Ra7 20. Qb3 Nd6 21. Rfd1 Qa5 22. Rd5 Rac7 23. Qc2 Nf5 24. Qd1 Kg7 25. Bh3
e6 26. Bxf5 exd5 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Qxd5 Qxa4 $11 {Bocharov,D (2647)-Shomoev,A 
(2567)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) 8... d5 $1 {The point of Black's setup, otherwise
White would just finish his development and enjoy a space advantage, while
Black's queen is not ideally placed either.} 9. Ndb5 {White should refrain
from accepting the sacrifice, the pawn is poisoned:} (9. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 10. Bxd5
e6 {[%csl Rd4,Rd5]} 11. Nb5 (11. Bg2 Rd8 $19) 11... Qe5 $19) (9. Bxd5 $6 Bh3
10. Bb2 (10. Ndb5 Qc8 11. e3 Rd8 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Rc1 e6 15. Na4
Nxa2 16. Rc2 exd5 17. Rxa2 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Qf5 19. Nac3 Rac8 20. Qe2 Ne4 {
0-1, Ledger,A (2424)-Dragomirescu,R (2358)/Plovdiv/2012/}) 10... Rd8 11. Qc1 e6
12. Bf3 a6 13. Nc2 Nc6 14. Qf4 Ne5 $40 {[%csl Re1]} 15. Rc1 h6 16. Na4 Nfd7 17.
Ne3 g5 18. Qe4 Nxf3+ 19. exf3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Qa5+ {0-1, Hansen,C (2595)-Gelfand,
B (2665)/Cap d'Agde rpd/1996/}) ({Very similar to the game is} 9. O-O dxc4 10.
Ncb5 Qd8 (10... Qb6 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. Ba3 Qa5 14. Qb3 Re8 15. Rfd1
Rb8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nc5 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. Bxb4 Na4 20. Rac1 Be5 21. e4 Bd6
22. a3 Bd7 23. f4 Rbc8 24. e5 Bxb4 25. axb4 Nb2 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 $132 {Leko,P 
(2751)-Carlsen,M (2776)/Nice rpd/2009/}) 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Ng4 $1 (12... e5
$6 {[%csl Rg7]} 13. Nb3 Nc6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Nd5 Re8 16. Rb1 Nf8 $2 17. Nc5 b5
18. Ne4 Nd4 19. Bg5 Qa5 20. Ndf6+ {1-0, Izoria,Z (2489)-Kocovski,I (2324)/
EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 13. e3 Nc6 14. Rb1 (14. Nce2 Nge5 (14... Qc7 $1 $11 {
[%cal Yf8d8]}) 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. c5 Bg4 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. h3 Bxe2 $6 (18... Bd7
$142 $132) 19. Qxe2 Nxd4 20. exd4 Nc6 21. Bf4 Qc8 22. d5 Nd4 23. Qe4 Qxc5 24.
Rxb7 e6 25. d6 Nf5 26. d7 e5 {Grischuk,A (2711)-Radjabov,T (2735)/Odessa rpd/
2008/} 27. Bg5 $5 Nd6 28. Qa4 Nxb7 29. Bxb7 $16 {[%csl Gd7]}) 14... Nxe3 15.
Bxe3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Nd5 Kg7 19. Nxe7 (19. Rfe1 b5 20.
Nxe7 Ra7 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nc6 {1/2, Borovikov,V (2601)-Polzin,R (2494)/
Paleochora/2010/}) 19... Be6 20. Nd5 Rac8 21. Ne3 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rb2 Rfd8
24. Rd1 {1/2, Aronian,L (2739)-Radjabov,T (2735)/Morelia/Linares/2008/}) 9...
Qa5 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Qd8 {It's best to retreat with the exposed queen
immediately:} (11... Nc6 $143 12. O-O Ng4 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Rc1 a6 15. Nbc3 e6
16. Ne3 Nge5 17. c5 Qe7 18. Ne4 Rd8 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Bc3 $16 {Dautov,R (2623)
-Cvitan,O (2532)/Mallorca olm/2004/ For more details see the notes to this
game by Dautov in CBM 104.}) 12. O-O a6 (12... Nc6 13. Rb1 (13. Nd5 a6 14. Nbc3
Nd7 15. Rc1 e6 16. Nf4 Nc5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7 19. Nd3 Qc7 20. Re1 Rab8
21. c5 Rfd8 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Nd4 24. e3 Nb5 25. Rb3 e5 26. a4 Na7 27. Qa1
f6 28. Reb1 Bc6 $11 {Tesic,D (2348)-Baklan,V (2610)/Trieste/2012/}) (13. Rc1
Be6 14. Na4 Qc8 15. Bf4 Bh3 16. Qb3 Qf5 17. Qf3 Rad8 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Rfd1 Ng4
20. Qg2 Qh5 $132 {Prohaszka,P (2547)-Polzin,R (2460)/AUT-chT/2012/}) 13... Be6
(13... Bf5 $5 14. e4 Bg4 $13) 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Nc7
Qxa2 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 (18... Rd8 19. Rxb7 Rxd2 20. Qb3 $14) 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Qc1
Qxe2 21. Rxb7 Ne5 22. Qc7 Rf8 23. Rbb1 {Rustemov,A (2544)-Jochens,A (2298)/
Bundesliga/2013/} h5 24. Qxa7 h4 $44) 13. Na3 Bf5 14. Nc2 (14. Rc1 Nc6 15. c5
Qd7 16. Bf4 Qe6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rad8 19. Nc4 Be6 20. Ne5 Nd5 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 $11 {Rustemov,A (2495)-Dydyshko,V (2575)/
Minsk/1996/}) 14... Nc6 15. Ne3 Qd7 $6 $146 {Obviously insufficiently prepared
for White's opening choice, Radjabov was spending oceans of time remembering
his preparation and here came up with a rather dubious novelty.} ({It's not
clear what Kramnik had on his mind after} 15... Qd4 $142 $1 16. Rc1 (16. Nxf5
gxf5 17. Rc1 Rad8 {just transposes to Gelfand-Sokolov below.}) 16... Be4 $5 (
16... Rad8 {An interesting, albeit untested possibility is} 17. Qb3 $5 (17.
Nxf5 gxf5 18. Nd5 Ne4 19. Be3 Qxd1 (19... Qb2 $5 $13) 20. Rfxd1 e6 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Nb6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rb1 Bd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rb2 Kg7 27. c5
Rb4 28. Rd2 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Rc1 30. Nd7 f5 31. Rb2 Na5 $11 {Gelfand,B (2700)
-Sokolov,I (2665)/Wijk aan Zee/1996/}) 17... Be4 (17... Qxd2 18. Bxc6 {[%csl
Rb7][%cal Rf1d1]} Ng4 19. Nxf5 (19. Rfd1 $6 Bxc3 20. Rxd2 Bxd2) 19... bxc6 $5
20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Nxc6 Rd6 $44 {/\} 22. Ne7 Re6 23. Ned5 Qh6 24. h4 g5) 18.
Qxb7 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne5 20. Rfd1 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Qxc4 22. Qxe7 Rfe8 $44) 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. Be1 Nc5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Nc2 Bf6 22. Ba5 Rab8 23. Rb1
Rb7 (23... Ne4 $5 {[%cal Ye4c3,Ye4d6]}) 24. Rxb7 Nxb7 25. Bb6 c5 26. Ne3 Bd4 $2
(26... Rc8 $1 27. Nd5 Kg7 $11) 27. Nd5 e6 28. e3 Be5 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Rd1 Bd6
31. Nc6 Rc8 32. Nd8 Nxd8 33. Rxd6 Rc6 34. Rxc6 Nxc6 35. Bxc5 $14 {Aronian,L 
(2675)-Nataf,I (2565)/Mallorca olm/2004/}) (15... Be6 16. Rb1 Rb8 (16... Rc8
17. Na4 $5) 17. Ncd5 $14) 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 {Keeps his pawn-structure intact, but
the Pb7 will be more vulnerable.} (16... gxf5 17. Rb1 Rad8 $14 {also deserved
attention and was roughly equivalent.}) 17. Rb1 $14 {[%csl Gd2,Gg2][%cal Gh1a8]
[%mdl 2048] White can be satisfied with the outcome of the opening. His pieces
are well coordinated and the bishop-pair gives him a pleasant and almost
riskless pull, especially powerful is the unopposed Catalan Bg2.} Rad8 (17...
Rab8 18. Nd5 Rfd8 19. Rb6 $5 $14) 18. Qc1 (18. Rxb7 Na5 19. Rb4 Qe6 {regains
the pawn:} {However, even here White has a pull after} 20. Qc2 $5 (20. Nd5 Nxc4
21. Rxc4 Nxd5 $11) (20. Bd5 Qh3 {[%cal Rf6g4]} 21. Bf3 Ng4 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23.
Nd5 Nxc4 24. Nxe7+ Kh8 25. Nc6 Rd5 26. Na5 (26. Qc1 Qxe2) 26... Rxa5 27. Rxc4
Qxc4 28. Bxa5 Qxa2 $11) 20... Nxc4 21. Bf4 $14) 18... Qe6 {Here the queen will
be vulnerable (even later on move 21).} (18... Rd7 $5 19. Nd5 Rfd8 $132 {
deserves attention.}) 19. Re1 (19. Nd5 Nd4 $11 {leads nowhere, Kramnik's move
prepares the knight sortie.}) (19. Rxb7 $5 Na5 20. Rb4 Nxc4 21. Bf4 $14) 19...
Qxc4 (19... Ne5 20. c5 Nc4 21. Bg5 $14) 20. Rxb7 Ne5 $6 (20... Na5 $142 $1 21.
Rb1 (21. Rxe7 Qc5 22. Re3 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Nc4 $11) 21... Qe6 (21... Rc8 22. Qa3
$14) (21... Ng4 {[%cal Rd8d2]} 22. Ne4 Qxa2 23. Bb4 (23. h3 Nxf2 24. Bxa5 Nxh3+
25. Bxh3 Qxa5 $13) 23... Rc8 24. Qg5 {[%csl Ra5,Rg4]} Nc6 25. Qxg4 Nxb4 26.
Rxb4 f5 27. Qg5 fxe4 28. Bxe4 $14) 22. Bf4 Rc8 23. Qa3 Nc4 24. Qb3 Nh5 $132)
21. Bf4 (21. Rxe7 $1 {was possible here, contrary to the above line after} Qc5
{White has} 22. Rb7 $16) 21... Qe6 22. h3 ({More energetic was} 22. Qa3 $5 Rfe8
(22... Rd7 23. Rxd7 Nexd7 24. Rc1 $36) 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 $36) 22... Nc4 (
22... Rd7 23. Rxd7 Nexd7 24. Qa3 $36) 23. e4 $5 {[%cal Yc3d5]} ({A plausible
alternative was} 23. Rd1 $14) 23... Ne5 {[%cal Re5d3]} (23... Rd7 24. e5 (24.
Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Nd5 $14) 24... Nh5 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Nd5 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 $36) 24.
Bxe5 $1 {A simple solution, even with the opposite-coloured bishops White
retains his pressure.} ({Playable, but more complex was} 24. Qa3 Rfe8 (24...
Nd3 25. Rxe7 Qc8 (25... Qxe7 26. Qxe7 Nxe1 27. e5 (27. Qb7 $36) (27. Bh1 $5)
27... Nxg2 28. Kxg2 Nh5 29. Qc5 $14) 26. Rc7 Qe6 27. Rb1 Nxf4 28. gxf4 Rd3 $14
{/<=>}) 25. Reb1 {[%cal Yc3d5]} Nc4 26. Qa4 Nd6 27. Rc7 Nh5 28. Qxa6 Nxf4 29.
gxf4 $14) 24... Qxe5 25. Nd5 Rfe8 (25... Kh8 26. Nxe7 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Nd5
$16) (25... Nxd5 $5 26. exd5 Qd6 (26... Rc8 27. Qd1 {doesn't change the issue
- Black will lose a pawn.}) 27. Rexe7 Bd4 $14 {/+/- was possibly better. Black
is a pawn down, but he got rid off the dangerous knight and the central passed
pawn is blockaded. Further exchanges of major pieces would enhance Radjabov's
drawing chances.}) 26. Nb4 Rd7 (26... Rc8 27. Nc6 Qe6 28. e5 Nd7 29. f4 $16 {
[%csl Gc6,Rg7] ()}) 27. Nc6 Qe6 28. Rb6 $6 (28. Rb3 $142 $1 Rc7 29. Rc3 {
[%csl Gc6]} Bh6 (29... Qxa2 $2 30. e5 Nd5 (30... Nd7 31. Nxe7+ $18) 31. Ra3 $18
{[%csl Rd5]}) 30. f4 $5 (30. Qxh6 Rxc6 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. e5 Nd5 (32... Qc3 33.
Qe3 Qxe3 34. Rxe3 Nh5 $8 35. Ra3 $16) 33. e6 $1 fxe6 34. h4 $44 {->}) 30...
Rec8 31. e5 Nh5 32. Kh2 $36) (28. Rb4 $5 $14) 28... Qxa2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
Towards the end of the Candidates Radjabov was totally out of form, here he
commits a decisive tactical error.} ({Bitter is that it comes exactly at the
moment, when he could have solved his problems with} 28... Rc7 $1 29. Rxa6 (29.
e5 Nd5 30. Bxd5 (30. Rxa6 Nb4 $17 {[%cal Rb4a6,Rb4c6,Rb4d3]}) 30... Qxd5 $15 {
[%csl Rc6,Re5]} {/\} 31. Rxa6 $2 Qb5) 29... Nd7 {[%cal Rd7e5,Rd7b8]} 30. e5
Nxe5 (30... Rec8 $2 31. Bd5 Qxh3 32. e6 $18) (30... Nb8 31. Rb6 Kh8 $5 (31...
Bxe5 32. Rb5 Nxc6 33. Rexe5 Qd6 34. Rbc5 Nd4 $132) 32. Re2 Rec8 33. Rc2 Nxc6
34. Rbxc6 Rxc6 35. Rxc6 Rxc6 36. Qxc6 Qxc6 37. Bxc6 Bxe5 $11) 31. Qd1 (31. f4
$2 Qc8 $19) 31... Rec8 (31... Qc8 32. Qa4 $11) 32. Ra5 Rxc6 33. Bxc6 Qxc6 34.
Raxe5 $11) 29. e5 {[%csl Rf6]} Nd5 (29... Nh5 30. g4 $18) 30. Rb2 Qa4 (30...
Qa3 31. Rb8 $18) 31. Bxd5 Rxd5 32. Rb4 Qa2 33. Nxe7+ $1 $18 Kh8 ({Black loses
an exchange, as he quickly gets mated after} 33... Rxe7 34. Qc8+ Bf8 35. Rb8
Re8 36. Qxe8 Qa3 37. e6 $18) 34. Nxd5 Qxd5 35. Qc4 Qxc4 36. Rxc4 Bxe5 (36...
Kg8 37. f4 $18) 37. Kf1 {[%cal Rf2f4]} ({Black has seen enough and doesn't
want to suffer anymore:} 37. Kf1 Re6 $8 38. Rce4 Bc3 39. Rxe6 fxe6 40. Rxe6 $18
{is a simple technical win.}) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. e3 Bf5 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Be2 Rfc8 13. O-O c5 14. b3 $146
{Aimed at maintaining the tension.} (14. Rac1 c4 {was played in a few games,
the most notable being} 15. a4 a6 16. Nd2 b5 {Arab,A (2374)-Ivanchuk,V (2716)/
Tripoli 2004/CBM 102 (0-1, 83)}) 14... Qb6 15. dxc5 {This does not imply the
weakening ...Qxc3 bxc3 anymore and is fully jusified.} Nxc5 16. b4 Na4 17. Qe5
Nc3 {Black has an active position, but in the long run the blockade on d4
makes White's play simpler from a practical point of view. This explains why
Black eventually had to defend a theoretically drawn ending with two pawns
less.} 18. Rfe1 Bg4 19. Bd3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qe6 21. Qd4 Rc6 22. b5 Rc7 23. Kh1
Re8 24. Rg1 Qe5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Rg4 Kf8 27. a4 Rc5 28. Rd4 g6 29. h3 Re6 30.
Kg2 Kg7 31. Rb4 b6 32. Rd4 f5 33. Kf1 Kf6 34. Ke1 Re7 35. Kd2 Rc8 36. Ra3 Rec7
37. Ra1 g5 38. Rb4 Rd8 39. Rd4 Rdc8 40. Ra3 h5 41. h4 g4 42. Rf4 gxf3 43. Bxf5
Ke5 44. Rxc3 Rxc3 45. Bxc8 Rxc8 46. Kd3 Rc1 47. Rxf3 Rc4 48. Rf7 Rxa4 49. f4+
Ke6 50. Rh7 Ra3+ 51. Kd4 Ra4+ 52. Kd3 Ra3+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Kf3 Ra3 55. Rh6+
Ke7 56. Rxh5 d4 57. Re5+ Kf6 58. Re4 dxe3 59. Rxe3 Ra5 60. Re5 a6 61. bxa6 Rxa6
62. Rb5 Ra1 63. Rxb6+ Kf5 64. Rb5+ Kf6 65. Kg4 Rg1+ 66. Kh5 Rh1 67. Ra5 Rh2 68.
Ra8 Rh1 69. Rg8 Kf7 70. Rg4 Kf6 71. Rg8 Kf7 72. Rc8 Kf6 73. Rc5 Rh2 74. Rg5 Rh1
75. Kg4 Rg1+ 76. Kf3 Rf1+ 77. Kg3 Rg1+ 78. Kf2 Rh1 79. h5 Rh4 80. Kg3 Rh1 81.
Ra5 Rg1+ 82. Kf2 Rh1 83. Kg2 Rh4 84. Kf3 Rh1 85. h6 Rxh6 86. Ra6+ Kf5 87. Rxh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. g3 {A rare plan in the
4.Qc2 system.} O-O 7. Bg2 e5 8. O-O (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. O-O c6 11.
Rd1 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. c5 Bf5 16. Rd6 Bxe4 17. Bxe4
Rfd8 18. Rad1 $14 {1-0 (59) Rajlich,I (2399)-Lomineishvili,M (2437) St
Petersburg 2009}) 8... c6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 c6 10. a3 Bc5 11. Rd1 Ne5 12. Na4
Qe7 13. Nxc5 dxc5 {1/2 (46) Foisor,O (2495)-Hergott,D (2320) Saint John 1988}
14. Nf3 $14) 9. Rd1 Re8 (9... Qe7 $5 {is probably more accurate} 10. dxe5 $140
Nxe5) 10. dxe5 $1 {Otherwise 10...e4.} (10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 e4 12. Ne1 h6 13.
Bf4 Nf8 14. Nc2 Ng6 15. Be3 d5 16. b3 Be6 17. h3 Qd7 18. Kh2 h5 $36 {0-1 (43)
Vitiugov,N (2594)-Tomashevsky,E (2646) Moscow 2007}) 10... dxe5 11. a3 (11. Ng5
h6 12. Nge4 {is positionally wrong: White should not trade knights as Black's
minor pieces get in each other's way.} Qc7 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 f5
16. Nd2 Nf6 17. e4 a5 18. Rb1 axb4 19. axb4 Qf7 $132 {0-1 (46) Paulsen,D (2240)
-Kuzmin,G (2545) Dortmund 1981}) 11... Bxc3 (11... Bf8 {deprives Black's
d7-knight of a comfortable square.} 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 $14) 12. Qxc3 Qe7 13. b4
{A courageous move, active but weakening the c4-pawn (square).} Nb6 14. Be3 $6
(14. a4 $5 e4 $140 15. Ng5 h6 16. a5 Nbd7 17. Nh3 $14) 14... Ng4 15. Nd2 ({
It is hard to say whether White missed} 15. Bc5 $2 Na4 $1 {or simply made a
mistake in evaluation but after the exchange of his important dark-squared
bishop the position roughly equalises.}) 15... f5 16. h3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 e4 (
17... Qf7 $5 18. Rac1 Be6) 18. Rac1 $6 (18. c5 Nd5 19. Qd4 {[%cal Yd2c4,Yc4d6]}
b5 $5 {leads to complex play. After the passive text move Black seizes the
initiative.}) 18... Be6 19. Qc3 (19. c5 Nd5 20. Qd4 Rad8 21. Qe5 Nc7 $1 {
, and White's knight can't get to c4 anymore.}) (19. f3 exf3 20. exf3 {(S.
Zagrebelny) is hardly enough: after} Qf6 21. Bf1 Bf7 22. Qf2 Na4 {White's
position is very unpleasant.}) 19... Rad8 20. Bf1 (20. c5 Nd5 21. Qe5 {was
relatively better after all.}) 20... c5 $6 {Black fails to demonstrate
prophylactic thinking (how to anticipate White's idea 21.e3 ?) and misses a
strong resource:} (20... Bf7 $1 21. e3 {(what else?)} Bh5 22. Re1 Nd7 $17 {
[%cal Yd7e5] (indicated by S.Zagrebelny and other commentators)}) 21. bxc5 Na4
22. Qb4 Nxc5 23. Nb3 {After this the position nearly equalises.} Rxd1 24. Rxd1
Na6 (24... Nxb3 25. Qxb3 Rc8 26. e3 {is hardly enough, too.}) 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26.
e3 Kf7 27. Be2 b6 28. Rd8 Nc5 29. Nd4 (29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Rb8 {was good enough.
But after the text move White obtains a strong outpost on d4, compensating for
Black's c5 stronghold.}) 29... Kf6 30. Kf1 Rd7 31. Rf8+ Bf7 32. Ke1 g6 33. h4
h6 34. Rc8 Be6 35. Rf8+ Rf7 36. Rh8 Rc7 37. Nb5 Rd7 38. Nd4 h5 {Otherwise
h4-h5 could be an issue.} 39. Rf8+ Bf7 40. Rc8 Ke5 41. Ra8 a6 42. Rc8 Rd6 43.
Nc6+ Kf6 44. Nd4 Be6 45. Rf8+ Ke7 46. Ra8 Rd7 47. Rb8 (47. Kd2 {was simpler.})
47... Rb7 48. Rxb7+ {Why? White's rook was more active, and Black couldn't
make any progress. The minor piece endgame should also be drawn but it
requires accuracy from White as Black has ways to improve his position.} Nxb7 {
[%mdl 4096]} 49. Kd2 Kd6 50. Kc3 Bf7 51. Nb3 Ke5 52. Bf1 a5 53. Be2 Be6 54. Bf1
Bd7 55. Be2 Ba4 56. Nd4 Nc5 57. Kb2 Be8 58. Kc3 Bf7 59. Nc6+ Kd6 60. Nd4 Nd7 {
Black finds a plan: ...Ke5, Nc5 and ...a4 with a semblance of zugzwang.} 61.
Nb5+ Kc5 62. Nd4 Ne5 63. Nb3+ Kc6 64. a4 $6 {A move, which amazed spectators
and commentators. In normal circumstances a strong GM would never make such a
move (creating a new serious weakness in his camp) even at gunpoint. GM
Teimour Radjabov was probably in extremely bad shape. Meanwhile, the zugzwang
was just an illusion; White simply needs to realise that he can play f2-f3 at
some point:} (64. Nd4+ Kd6 65. Nb3 a4 66. Nd2 Kc5 {Zugzwang?} 67. f3 $1 (67.
Bd1 Ng4 68. Bxa4 Nxf2 {is indeed risky}) 67... exf3 68. Nxf3 Nxf3 (68... Nxc4
69. Bxc4 Bxc4 70. Ne5) 69. Bxf3 Bxc4 {- White loses a pawn but after} 70. e4
Be6 71. exf5 Bxf5 72. Bg2 {Black can never break through.}) (64. Kd4 Kd6 65.
Nd2 Nc6+ 66. Kc3 {[%cal Yf2f3] was possible, too.}) 64... Kd7 65. Nd4 Kd6 66.
Nb5+ Kc5 67. Nd4 Be8 68. Nb3+ (68. Kb3 Bd7 {This is indeed zugzwang!} 69. f3 (
69. Bf1 Ng4) (69. Nc2 Nd3) 69... exf3 70. Nxf3 Ng4 $19 {is now a completely
different story!}) 68... Kd6 69. c5+ Kc7 $1 (69... bxc5 70. Nxa5 Bxa4 71. Nc4+
{is a draw.}) 70. Kd4 Nc6+ 71. Kc3 Ne7 $1 72. cxb6+ Kxb6 73. Nd2 Bxa4 74. Nc4+
Ka6 $1 75. Na3+ Kb7 76. Nc4 Ka6 77. Na3+ Ka7 $1 {Black holds his extra pawn
and gets fair winning chances.} 78. Kd4 (78. Nc4 Bb5) 78... Nc6+ 79. Kc5 Ne5 (
79... Nb4 $5 80. Nb5+ Kb7 81. Nc3 Bb3) 80. Nc4 $2 {Probably the decisive
mistake.} (80. Kd4 $1 {was the right way although even after} Nd3 {
(recommended by Alexey Dreev during a live broadcast)} (80... Nc6+ 81. Kc5 Nb4
{is possible, too}) 81. Bxd3 exd3 82. Kxd3 Bb3 {we can't assume it is a clear
draw.}) 80... Nd3+ 81. Kd4 ({Now} 81. Bxd3 exd3 82. Kd4 Bc2 83. Kc3 a4 {
is hardly enough for a draw - both White's pieces are paralysed, and Black's
king goes forward.}) 81... Nc1 $1 ({White probably expected something like} 
81... Nxf2 82. Nxa5 Nh1 83. Ke5 Nxg3 84. Bc4 Kb6 85. Nb3 {with good chances to
recapture one of Black's pawns and survive}) 82. Bf1 Bb5 83. Nxa5 $2 {
Desperation under time pressure.} (83. Kc3 a4 84. Kb2 Nd3+ (84... Nb3 $5) 85.
Bxd3 exd3 86. Nd2 Kb6 {leads to a setup mentioned in the comment to White's
81st move.}) 83... Bxf1 84. Nc6+ Kb6 85. Ne7 Nd3 86. Nxg6 Kc7 87. Ne7 Bh3 88.
Nd5+ Kd6 89. Nf6 Bg4 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.04.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. Bd3 dxc5 10. O-O Nc6 {This line was examined in my opening survey in
CBM 132.} 11. Nd5 {Two recent examples featuring other options for White:} (11.
a3 $6 Nd7 12. Rc1 e6 13. Bh4 Qc7 14. Qd2 b6 15. Bb1 Bb7 16. Ne2 Nde5 17. Nxe5
Qxe5 18. Nc3 Nd4 $15 {1-0 (36) Conquest,S (2532)-Glek,I (2424) Otranto 2011}) (
11. Qe2 Nd7 (11... e6 $5) 12. Nd5 Re8 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Bf4 Nde5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5
16. Rad1 e6 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Bb1 Qe7 19. Bg3 Red8 $6 (19... b5 $1) 20. f4 Nc6
21. e5 Nd4 22. Qf2 $16 {[%cal Rg3h4] 1-0 (52) Kourousis,E (2324)-Saric,S (2462)
Kavala 2012}) 11... Be6 $146 {[%cal Yb7b5][%mdl 8] This is more active than
the previously played} (11... Qd8 12. Re1 h6 (12... Be6 13. Qb3 b5 14. Rad1 Rb8
15. Qa3 Nd7 16. Bf4 Ra8 17. e5 Kh8 18. Be4 $16 {1-0 (34) Kazhgaleyev,M (2606)
-Evdokimov,A (2500) Paris 2006 CBM 132 [Krasenkow]}) 13. Bf4 e6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6
15. Bd6 Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qxa2 {1-0 (37) Gheorghiu,F-Pavlov,M Bucharest 1965} 17.
Bxc5 $1 Re8 (17... Rd8 18. Re2 Qa5 19. Bb6) 18. e5 $36) 12. Qb3 {Hardly a
fortunate move since Black can play 12...b5 anyway.} (12. Re1 $5 Rfe8 $1 (12...
b5 13. Nxe7+ $1 Nxe7 14. e5) 13. Bd2 $5 Qd8 14. Bc3 $14) 12... b5 $1 {Logical.}
13. Rac1 ({The tactical justification of Black's last move:} 13. cxb5 axb5 14.
Bxf6 exf6 15. Bxb5 (15. Qxb5 Nb4 $1 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. Nxb4 cxb4 $44) 15... Rab8
16. a4 Na7 {, and Black should equalise.}) 13... bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxe4 (14... Rab8
15. Qc2 $1 (15. Qd3 $143 Rxb2) 15... Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Rxb2 17. Qe4)
16. exd5 Nd4 17. Qd3 $14) 15. Qb7 {White could have probably kept a tiny plus
due to his better pawn structure after simplifications starting with} (15.
Nxe7+ $5 {, e.g.} Nxe7 16. Bxe7 (16. Bxe6 Nxg5 17. Nxg5 c4 $1 18. Qe3 fxe6 19.
Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Qxe7 Rae8 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Qd7 Re2 $15) 16... Rfe8 (16... Rfb8
17. Qd3 Ra7 18. Bxe6 Rxe7 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. Qxe4 Qxa2 21. Ra1 $1 Qb3 22. Rxa6
$14) 17. Bxe6 Rxe7 18. Bd5 Rae8 19. Rce1 $14) 15... Rac8 (15... Bxd5 16. Bxd5
Nxg5 17. Nxg5 Ne5 {was probably good enough for equality, too, e.g.} 18. Qxe7 (
18. f4 Qd2 $5) 18... Rac8 19. f4 $2 Rc7 20. Qd6 Rd7 {(Indicated by IM M.Notkin)
}) 16. Bxe7 $5 (16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Qxe4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nf5 $11) 16... Bxd5 $6 (
16... Rfe8 {was simpler, with a probable draw after} 17. Rfe1 $1 Bxd5 18. Bxd5
Nxe7 19. Rxe4 Nxd5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Qxd5 {(M.Notkin)}) {After the text move
White obtains a 2R vs Q ending (+opposite-coloured bishops). It is potentially
dangerous for Black since White's pieces can launch a strong attack on Black's
king. Everything will depend on Black's ability to prevent White's activation.}
17. Bxf8 ({Black has no problems after} 17. Bxd5 Rc7 $1 18. Qxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxf8
Bxf8 20. Bxc6 Nf6) 17... Rb8 $1 18. Qxb8 (18. Qd7 $1 Rd8 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Bxd5
Bxf8 21. Bxe4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. a3 {apparently gives White more chances.})
18... Nxb8 19. Bxd5 Kxf8 20. Bxe4 Nd7 {Black wins one of White's queenside
pawns - an important factor!} 21. b3 Qxa2 22. Rcd1 Ne5 23. Rd8+ Ke7 24. Rb8
Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Bd4 26. g3 (26. Bd5 Bxf2+ $1 27. Rxf2 Qa1+ {regaining the d5
bishop with a check on the next move.}) (26. Rb7+ Ke6 27. Re1+ Kf6 28. Re2 {
is premature due to} Qa1+ 29. Kh2 Qf1 {(M.Notkin)}) 26... a5 $2 {A theoretical
mistake allowing White's rook to come out.} (26... Kf6 27. Bd5 $140 $6 Qe2 $1
28. Rb7 Qe5 $1 29. Rxf7+ Kg5) ({or} 26... Qd2 {(M.Notkin) was correct. Black
should not lose in that case.}) 27. Re1+ Kf6 28. Re2 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 a4 $2 {
A fatal idea. Black's a-pawn can now queen but his king comes under a mating
attack. Black would do better to defend passively, protecting his f7 pawn with
the queen:} (29... Qf5 {or so. White's advantage is probably insufficient for
a win after all.}) 30. Rb7 $1 a3 (30... Qd3 31. bxa4 {[%csl Ga4] was a lesser
evil but the a-pawn is likely to bring White a victory.}) 31. Bd5 a2 32. Rxf7+
Kg5 33. h4+ (33. Ree7 $1 {was even more accurate.}) 33... Kh6 34. Ree7 g5 $8
35. Be4 $1 (35. Be4 Qxe4+ 36. Rxe4 a1=Q 37. Re6+ Kh5 38. g4+ $3 Kxg4 (38...
Kxh4 39. Rh6+ Kxg4 40. f3#) 39. f3+ Kxh4 40. Rxh7#) 1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 f5 {Das Spanische Jänisch-Gambit gehört zum
ständigen Repertoire von Teimour Radjabov.} 4. d3 ({Zur Hauptvariante führt} 
4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 {und nun hat Schwarz die Wahl:} d5 ({oder} 5... Nf6 6.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxe5 Qe6 10. Nf3 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 c5 12.
Re1 Bb7 13. Kf1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rf8 15. Kg2 Rf5 16. d3 d5 17. f4 Rf7 18. Re5
O-O-O 19. Rb1 c6 20. Bd2 Bd6 21. Re6 Kd7 22. Rbe1 Rdf8 23. R1e2 Rf6 24. Rxf6
Rxf6 25. Be3 Re6 26. Kf3 d4 27. Bd2 Rxe2 28. Kxe2 Ke6 29. Kf3 Kf5 30. h3 {
1/2-1/2 (30) Karjakin,S (2776)-Radjabov,T (2744) Medias 2011}) 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7.
Nxc6 Qg5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. f4 Qxf4 10. d4 Qd6 11. Ne5+ c6 12. Bc4 Be6 13. c3 Be7
14. Bg5 O-O 15. O-O Rae8 16. Rae1 Bxc4 17. Qxc4+ Qd5 18. Rf5 Qxc4 19. Nxc4 Nd5
20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. g3 c5 22. Ne3 cxd4 23. Nxd5 Re5 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Bxf6 Rb5
26. Bxd4 Rxb2 27. Bxa7 Rxa2 28. Bd4 Bg7 29. Rxe4 Bxd4+ 30. Rxd4 b5 31. Rd5 {
1/2-1/2 (31) Karjakin,S (2788)-Radjabov,T (2744) Ningbo 2011}) 4... fxe4 5.
dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bxc6 (7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg5 d6 9. Nd5 Kh8 10. c3 Ne7 11.
Nxf6 gxf6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Ng6 14. Nd2 c6 15. Bd3 Be6 16. Rf2 Qb6 17. Nf1
Rf7 18. Qh5 Rg8 19. Re1 d5 20. Ng3 d4 21. exd4 exd4 22. e5 dxc3 23. Bxg6 Rxg6
24. bxc3 Bg4 25. Qh4 fxe5 26. Ne4 Be6 27. Kh1 Rxf2 28. Nxf2 Qb2 29. Rd1 Qe2 30.
h3 h6 31. Kh2 Qe3 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rb8 Rg7 34. Rf8 Qg5 35. Qe4+ Qg6 36. g4 Bxa2
37. Qxe5 Qe6 38. Qf4 Rf7 39. Rxf7+ Qxf7 40. Qe4+ Kg7 41. Nd3 Qc7+ 42. Ne5 Qd6
43. Kg3 a5 44. Qf4 a4 45. g5 hxg5 46. Qxg5+ Kf8 47. c4 c5 48. Qf5+ Ke7 49. Kg2
Bb3 50. Qe4 b6 51. Ng4+ Qe6 52. Qb7+ Kf8 53. Qb8+ Kg7 54. Qc7+ Kg6 55. Qf4 Bc2
56. Qh6+ Kf7 57. Qf4+ Kg7 58. Qc1 Be4+ 59. Kg3 Qd6+ 60. Kh4 Qe7+ 61. Kg3 Qd6+
62. Kh4 Kf7 63. Qb2 Bf5 64. Qf2 Kg6 65. Qa2 Bxg4 66. hxg4 Qd8+ 67. Kg3 Qd3+ 68.
Kh4 a3 69. Qa1 Kf7 {0-1 (69) Anand,V (2817)-Ivanchuk,V (2765) Sao Paulo/Bilbao
2011}) ({Die genaueste Zugfolge scheint} 7. Qd3 d6 8. Qc4 {zu sein:} Qe7 9. Nc3
Bd7 (9... Be6 $2 10. Nd5 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Nxc7+ $16) 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5
Nd4 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxe5 Qf5 14. Nd3 O-O-O 15. a4 Rhe8 16. Kh1 g5 17. Be3
Nf3 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rfd1 Re4 20. Qf1 Nd4 21. Qd3 Qe5 22. Bxg5 Re8 23. Bd2 Rh4
24. h3 Qxd5 25. c4 Qc6 26. Qg3 Nf5 27. Qd3 Nd4 28. Qg3 Nf5 29. Qd3 Nd4 30. Qg3
Nf5 {1/2-1/2 (30) Mamedyarov,S (2752)-Radjabov,T (2751) Baku 2008}) 7... bxc6
8. Nxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Na4 (10. Nxc6 Qe8 11. Nd4 Nxe4 {bringt Weiß nichts
ein.}) 10... Qe8 11. Nd3 Nxe4 12. Naxc5 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 dxc5 {Im Ergebnis der
weißen Manöver hat Schwarz einen Triple-Bauern auf der c-Linie erhalten, der
seine Damenflügelmehrheit entscheidend entwertet. Auch der a-Bauer ist sehr
schwach geworden.} 14. Be3 Qg6 15. Qd3 Bf5 16. Qc4+ Be6 (16... Kh8 $5 17. Qxc5
(17. c3 $2 Bh3 $19) (17. Kh1 Bxc2 18. Qxc5 Bd3 19. Rfe1 Be4 20. Qg5 $11) 17...
Bxc2 18. f3 (18. Rac1 Be4 19. Qg5 Qxg5 20. Bxg5 Bd5) 18... Bd3 19. Rf2 $14) 17.
Qe2 {Sonst folgt unangenehm Lh3} c4 (17... Rae8 $5 {mit der Idee} 18. Z0 Bh3
19. f3 Rxe3) 18. f3 a6 19. Bd4 Rae8 20. Kh1 Bd5 21. Qd2 Re6 22. Bc3 h6 23. Rf2
Kh7 24. Raf1 Rf5 25. Re1 Rd6 (25... Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Rf8 27. Qe7 Qf7 28. Re2 Qxe7
29. Rxe7 Rf7 30. Re8 {und der a-Bauer wird fallen.}) 26. Be5 Rd7 27. Qc3 Qg5
28. Rfe2 Rdf7 {Es droht Txf3.} 29. Re3 h5 30. R1e2 Qg6 31. h3 Qg5 32. Kh2 h4
33. Qd4 Re7 34. Qg4 Kg8 ({Nach} 34... Qxg4 35. hxg4 Rff7 {erobert Weiß auch
die e-Linie.} 36. Bc3 Rxe3 37. Rxe3) 35. Bc3 Rxe3 36. Rxe3 Kf7 (36... Qxe3 $2
37. Qxg7#) 37. Be1 Qf4+ (37... Qxe3 38. Qxf5+ $18) 38. Qxf4 Rxf4 39. Ra3 {
Mit dem Fall des a-Bauern ist die Partie entschieden.} Rd4 40. Rxa6 g5 41. Ra7
Rd1 42. Rxc7+ Ke6 43. Bb4 c3 44. Bxc3 Rc1 45. Rg7 ({Nach} 45. a4 Rxc2 46. Rg7 {
hat Schwarz noch} Bxf3 {.Nach} 47. Rxg5 Bd5 48. a5 {liegen die Trümpfe aber
auch hier auf Seiten von Weiß.}) 45... Bxa2 (45... Rxc2 46. Rxg5 Bxf3 {
führt zur obigen Variante.}) 46. Rxg5 Rxc2 47. Rg6+ Kd7 48. Rg4 Bd5 49. Kg1
Rc1+ 50. Kf2 Rc2+ 51. Kf1 Be6 (51... Rc1+ 52. Ke2 Rc2+ 53. Kd3 $18) (51... Be6
52. Rxh4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 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 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxe2 19. Kg2 b6 20. Qe5
Rfe8 21. Rfc1 Qd3 22. h4 Rac8 23. Ra1 a5 24. Rc7 Rxc7 25. Qxc7 Qd4 26. Rb1 Qc5
27. Qa7 Qd6 28. Rxb6 Qf4 29. Qd7 Kf8 30. Ra6 Qxh4 31. Qg4 Qxg4+ 32. fxg4 e6 33.
Rxa5 exd5 34. exd5 Ke7 35. Kg3 Kd6 36. f3 Re5 37. Ra7 Re7 38. Ra8 Kxd5 39. Rh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. a3 Nbd7 13. Ba5 Rc8 14. Nbd2 Nb6 15.
Nb3 Bd5 16. Qc2 Be4 17. Qc1 Bd5 18. Qc2 Be4 19. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bg5 Qa5 8.
Bxf6 dxc4 9. Qxc4 gxf6 10. Rc1 Qxc5 11. Qh4 Ke7 12. g3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 b6 14.
Bg2 Bb7 15. O-O h5 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. Rb1 Rc7 18. Rfd1 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Qg5 20. d5
Qxh4 21. d6+ Ke8 22. dxc7 Qc4 23. Rbc1 Qxc1 24. Rxc1 Bc8 25. Rd1 Ke7 26. h4 e5
27. Bf3 Be6 28. Rc1 Bc8 29. Rd1 Be6 30. Bb7 Bc8 31. Bxc8 Rxc8 32. Rc1 b5 33. f3
b4 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 a5 36. Rc4 a4 37. Rxb4 Rxc7 38. Rxa4 Kf8 39. Kf2 Rc3
40. e3 Kg7 41. Ra8 Rc2+ 42. Kf3 Rh2 43. h5 Rh3+ 44. Kf2 f5 45. gxf5 Rxh5 46. e4
Rh3 47. Ra6 Rd3 48. a4 Rd4 49. Ke3 Rb4 50. a5 Ra4 51. Kf3 Ra3+ 52. Kg4 Ra1 53.
Ra8 Kf6 54. Ra6+ Kg7 55. Rb6 Rxa5 56. Kg5 Ra1 57. f6+ Kh7 58. Rb8 Rh1 59. Rb7
Rg1+ 60. Kf5 Rf1+ 61. Kxe5 Kg6 62. Rb2 Rg1 63. Rf2 Rg5+ 64. Kd6 Ra5 65. e5 Ra6+
66. Kd5 Ra5+ 67. Kd4 Ra4+ 68. Kd3 Ra3+ 69. Ke4 Ra4+ 70. Ke3 Ra3+ 71. Kd4 Ra4+
72. Kc5 Ra5+ 73. Kd6 Ra6+ 74. Kd7 Re6 75. Rg2+ Kf5 76. Rg7 Kxe5 77. Rxf7 Rxf6
78. Rxf6 Kxf6 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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O 13. Nd4 Re8 14. Nxf5 Rxe5
15. Nxh6+ Kg7 16. Ng4 Re7 17. O-O-O Bxc3 18. f3 Qxa2 19. fxe4 Qa1+ 20. Qb1
Bxb2+ 21. Kc2 Qa4+ 22. Kxb2 Rxe4 23. Rd4 Rxd4 24. exd4 Qxd4+ 25. Ka3 Qxg4 26.
Qxb7 Qd4 27. Qxa8 Qc3+ 28. Ka2 Qc2+ 29. Ka3 Qc3+ 30. Ka2 Qc2+ 31. Ka3 Qc3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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. 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. h4 Be6 14. g3 a5 15.
b3 a4 16. Rb1 axb3 17. axb3 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Na5 19. Bh3 Qb6 20. Qd2 Rfb8 21. O-O
Ra7 22. Rfc1 Rc7 23. Ne3 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Bd8 25. Qb2 g6 26. Bd7 Qa7 27. Bc6 Bb6
28. Ng4 Qe7 29. Qd2 h5 30. Ne3 Bc5 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Ba4 Rc8 33. Nc2 Rb8 34. Qd3
Qc7 35. Ne1 Bd4 36. Qe2 Nb7 37. Nd3 Nc5 38. Rc1 Qa7 39. Nxc5 Bxc5 40. Rc2 Qe7
41. Bc6 Rh8 42. Ra2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bd7 h4 45. Qg4 Qxg4 46. Bxg4 hxg3 47.
fxg3 Rb8 48. Bd7 Rb7 49. Bg4 Ra7 50. Rxa7 Bxa7 51. Bd7 Bc5 52. Bg4 Ba7 53. Bd7
Bc5 54. Bg4 Ba7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Bf6 12. Be5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Re8 14. Nf3
Qb6 15. Rc1 Ne6 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. exd4
Rac8 21. Kd2 Kf8 22. Bd3 Ke7 23. h4 h6 24. g3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Bxc8
27. Ke3 g5 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Bc2 Bd7 30. Bd3 Bc8 31. Bc2 Bd7 32. Bd3 Bc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8.
Be3 Qd7 9. Nbc3 O-O-O 10. a4 Nxe5 11. Be4 f5 12. a5 Nbc4 13. Bxb7+ Kxb7 14.
Qb3+ Ka8 15. dxe5 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Rxd5 19. Kf2 g6 20.
Rhd1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Bg7 22. Rd5 Rb8 23. Nd4 Rxb2+ 24. Kf3 Kb7 25. Ne6 Bh8 26.
Rc5 c6 27. Nd8+ Ka6 28. Rxc6+ Kxa5 29. Re6 Ka4 30. Rxe7 a5 31. Re8 Bg7 32. Ne6
Bh6 33. Re7 Rb5 34. Nd4 Bg5 35. Re8 Rc5 36. Ne2 Ka3 37. g3 a4 38. h4 Bh6 39. e6
Re5 40. Nf4 Bxf4 41. Kxf4 Re4+ 42. Kg5 Rxe3 43. Kf6 Rxg3 44. e7 Re3 45. Rb8 Ka2
46. Rb6 Rxe7 47. Kxe7 a3 48. Kf6 Ka1 49. Kg7 a2 50. Kxh7 f4 51. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Be3 (8. Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 b4 12. Ncd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bg5 14.
Bxg5 Qxg5 15. O-O Rb8 16. Qd3 a5 17. a3 Be6 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 Rxb4 20.
Rxa5 Rxb2 21. Qxd6 Rxc2 22. Rxe5 Qd2 23. Qxd2 Rxd2 24. Rc5 Rb8 25. Rcc1 g6 26.
Rfd1 Ra2 27. Rb1 Rc8 28. Ra1 Rb2 29. Rac1 Ra8 30. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 (30) Karjakin,S
(2779)-Radjabov,T (2788) Astana 2012}) 8... Nf6 9. Nc4 b5 10. Nb6 Rb8 11. Nxc8
Qxc8 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O b4 14. Nd5 Nxe4 15. a3 Bd8 16. Qd3 Nf6 17. Nxb4 Nxb4
$146 ({Predecessor:} 17... h5 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. b4 d5 20. Bc5 Re8 21. c4 d4 22.
Rfd1 Bc7 23. Rab1 Rbd8 24. Qf5 e4 25. b5 Qb7 26. b6 Bb8 27. Rb3 Re5 28. Qh3 Qc6
29. Bxd4 {0-1 (29) Sulskis,S (2582)-Radjabov,T (2656) Tallinn 2004}) 18. axb4
Rxb4 19. Qxd6 Rxb2 20. Bxa6 Qxc2 21. Rac1 Qa4 ({Black is okay but now has to
find the very accurate} 21... Qb3 $1 {The difference to the move in the game
is that after} 22. Rc8 {Black has} Qd5 {and after} 23. Qa3 {there is the
important resource} Ra2 $1) 22. Rc8 Nd7 23. Rfc1 Rb8 24. R8c6 Qg4 25. Bc8 Rxc8
26. Rxc8 Bf6 27. R8c7 Rd8 28. Rd1 Be7 29. Rxd7 Bxd6 30. Rxd8+ Bf8 31. h3 Qa4
32. Rc1 f5 33. Rcc8 Kf7 34. Rxf8+ Kg6 35. g3 h5 36. h4 Qg4 37. Bg5 f4 38. Bxf4
exf4 39. Rc6+ Kh7 40. Rxf4 Qd1+ 41. Kh2 Qd5 42. Rc7 Kg6 43. Rff7 Qxf7 ({
Black could have tried to trick White with the stalemate idea} 43... Kh6 44.
Rxg7 Qg2+ $1) 44. Rxf7 Kxf7 45. g4 1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Kc2
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bxe7 Rdc8+ 17. Kb1 Rxc1+ 18. Kxc1 Re8 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Bxc4
Rxe4 21. Nd2 Bh6 22. Kb2 Bxd2 23. Bxd2 Rxc4 24. Be3 b6 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Bxc1
Kf8 27. Kc3 Ke7 28. Ba3+ Ke8 29. Bc1 Ke7 30. Ba3+ Ke8 31. Bc1 Ke7 32. Ba3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c6 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. d3
Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Ne8 11. Qd2 Nc7 12. Nh2 f6 13. d4 Bf7 14. b3 b5 15. cxb5
cxb5 16. Rfd1 b4 17. Na4 a5 18. Rac1 Nb5 19. Nf3 Rb8 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Ng5 Bxg5
22. Bxg5 Qe8 23. Be3 Be6 24. Qe2 h6 25. Kh2 Nf6 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Nd7 28.
Rxd6 Nxd6 29. Bxd6 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Bxf8 Nxf8 32. Nb6 Qc7 33. Nd5 Qe5 34.
Nf4 Bf7 35. Qa6 Ne6 36. Nd5 Ng5 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Qxf5 39. exf5 Be8 40. Ne3
Nf7 41. Nc4 a4 42. Bd5 axb3 43. axb3 h5 44. Kg2 Kh6 45. h4 g5 46. fxg6 Kxg6 47.
Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Bg4 10. Qc1 Qd7 11. d3 Qf5 12. Bb2 Bh3 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rfd8
15. Qd1 Rac8 16. Qe2 Qe6 17. Rfe1 b5 18. a4 c4 19. Bd4 a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nf3
Nd7 22. Ra5 cxb3 23. cxb3 b4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qb2+ Qf6 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. exd4
e6 28. Rea1 Rc3 29. Rb5 Rb8 30. Rxb8 Nxb8 31. Ne5 Nc6 32. Nxc6 Rxc6 33. Ra4 Rc3
34. Rxb4 Rxd3 35. Kf1 Rd2 36. Ke1 Rb2 37. Rb7 g5 38. h3 h5 39. Kf1 Rd2 40. Rb4
g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Ke1 Rb2 43. Rb8 Kg6 44. Rb7 f6 45. Rb6 Kf5 46. b4 e5 47.
dxe5 fxe5 48. b5 Ke4 49. Rb8 d4 50. b6 Kd3 51. Kf1 Kd2 52. b7 d3 53. Rg8 Rxb7
54. Rxg4 Kc3 55. Rg8 Rb1+ 56. Kg2 d2 57. Rc8+ Kb2 58. Rd8 d1=Q 59. Rxd1 Rxd1
60. Kf3 Re1 61. g4 Kc3 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. e3 g6 8.
Nbd2 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. Ne5 Nh5 12. Nd3 Qa5 13. Bh2 e5 14. O-O Nf6
15. a4 Qc7 16. Nf3 b6 17. Nb4 Nxb4 18. Qxb4 a5 19. Qb3 Bb7 20. Rfd1 Nd7 21. Bb5
Nc5 22. Qa2 Re7 23. Rac1 Rd8 24. c4 d4 25. Nxd4 Red7 26. Rf1 Rd6 27. Ne2 Rd2
28. Nc3 Qe7 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. cxd5 R8xd5 31. Qc4 h5 32. b4 axb4 33. Qxb4 Qf6 34.
Bc4 Rd8 35. a5 Nd3 36. Bxd3 R2xd3 37. axb6 Rb8 38. b7 Qe6 39. Rfd1 Rb3 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Rad1 Nb6 14. f4 Bc4
15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. c3 a6 19. N5d4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 e6 21.
Rd3 Qc7 22. Qf2 h6 23. Bh4 Qd7 24. Rf1 Nc4 25. Rh3 a5 26. e5 Qb5 27. Bf6 Bxf6
28. exf6 Qf5 29. Qh4 h5 30. Rg3 a4 31. Nc1 Nb6 32. Ne2 Nd5 33. Nc3 Qxf6 34.
Qxh5 Nxc3 35. bxc3 Rxc3 36. Qd1 Rxg3 37. hxg3 b5 38. d5 e5 39. f5 g5 40. Qd3
Rb8 41. Rb1 Kg7 42. g4 Qe7 43. Rxb5 Qa7+ 44. Kf1 Qa6 45. Rb3 axb3 46. Qxa6 b2
47. f6+ Kg8 48. Qxd6 b1=Q+ 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. f3 c6 7. Qd2 h5 8. Bd3 a5
9. Nge2 Na6 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 e5 12. Bc4 Nb4 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. Bh6 Kh7 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nb1 Rad8 20. Qc3 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Nd2 Na2 24. Qe3 Nb4 25. Qc3 Na2 26. Qe3 Nd7 27. Kg1
Qb6 28. Qxb6 Nxb6 29. b3 Nb4 30. c3 Nd3 31. Kf1 Nd7 32. Nc4 b6 33. g3 Kf6 34.
h4 Ke7 35. Kg2 Kd8 36. f4 N3c5 37. fxe5 Nxb3 38. Nf4 Nbc5 39. Nxg6 Nxe4 40. g4
b5 41. gxh5 Ke8 42. h6 Nf8 43. Nd6+ Nxd6 44. Nxf8 Nf7 45. Nxe6 bxa4 46. h7 a3
47. Nd4 a2 48. Nc2 Ke7 49. Kf2 Ke6 50. Ke2 Kxe5 51. Kd2 Ke4 52. Kc1 Kd3 53. Kb2
c5 54. h5 a4 55. Na3 a1=Q+ 56. Kxa1 Kxc3 57. Nb5+ Kd3 58. Kb2 c4 59. Ka3 c3 60.
Nxc3 Kxc3 61. Kxa4 Kc4 62. Ka3 Kd5 63. Kb4 Ke5 64. Kc5 Kf6 65. Kd5 Kg7 66. Ke6
Ng5+ 67. Kf5 Kxh7 68. Kxg5 Kg7 69. h6+ Kh7 70. Kf4 Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nf5 Bxf5 7. exf5 Qd7 8.
g3 Qxf5 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. c3 Qd7 14. a4 Bd8
15. b4 Ne7 16. Bg2 d5 17. Qb3 Rc8 18. Rd1 Qc6 19. Bb2 e4 20. b5 Qe6 21. a5 Bc7
22. Ba3 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxe4 Qe5 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxc3 27. Rxe5
Rxb3 28. Rd1 Ra3 29. b6 axb6 30. axb6 Rb3 31. Rd6 g6 32. Re7 Kg7 33. Rxb7 h5
34. h4 Rb2 35. Kg2 Re8 36. Rdd7 Rf8 37. Kf3 Rb4 38. Ke3 Rb2 39. f3 Rb3+ 40. Ke4
Re8+ 41. Kd4 Rxf3 42. Rbc7 Re1 43. b7 Rb1 44. Kc5 Rc3+ 45. Kd6 Rd3+ 46. Ke7
Rxd7+ 47. Kxd7 g5 48. Kc8 Kg6 49. Rc5 f5 50. Rc6+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. a3 e6 7. b4 Nge7 8. Rb1
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bb2 cxb4 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Ne4 e5 13. d3 a5 14. Qd2 Bb7 15.
Ba3 d5 16. cxd5 Nexd5 17. Rfc1 Re8 18. h4 f5 19. Neg5 h6 20. e4 Nf6 21. Bxb4
axb4 22. Qxb4 hxg5 23. Nxg5 Qe7 24. Qxb6 Rac8 25. exf5 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Bxg2 27.
Kxg2 gxf5 28. Qb3+ Kh8 29. Rc6 Qd7 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ Kg6 32. Rb6 Rd8 33.
Kg1 Qd5 34. Qxd5 Rxd5 35. Nf3 Kf7 36. Ng5+ Ke7 37. Rb7+ Nd7 38. Rb3 Bf6 39. Nf3
Nc5 40. Ra3 Nxd3 41. h5 e4 42. Nh2 Bd4 43. h6 Kf7 44. Kg2 Rd6 45. g4 Rxh6 46.
gxf5 Nf4+ 47. Kg3 Rh3+ 48. Kxf4 Rxa3 49. Kxe4 Bxf2 50. Ng4 Ra4+ 51. Kf3 Bd4 52.
Ke4 Bb2+ 53. Kf3 Bc1 54. Kg3 Ra5 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nh6 7. O-O b6 8. a3
O-O 9. Be3 f6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 e5 12. Nbd2 Nf7 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Nfd2 f5 15.
f3 f4 16. Bf2 g5 17. Ra6 h5 18. Qa1 g4 19. fxg4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Rxa7
Rxa7 22. Qxa7 Qg5 23. Bxb6 Re8 24. Nf3 Qh5 25. Ncd2 Re6 26. Kf2 Rg6 27. Ke1 Ng5
28. Kd1 Ne6 29. Kc1 Bf8 30. Qb8 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Rg2 32. Qc8 Qg6 33. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 f6
8. h4 h5 9. e5 Bg4 10. exf6 exf6 11. Bd3 Kf7 12. Bf4 Bc5 13. Kc2 c6 14. Nd2 Nd7
15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Rad1 Be7 17. f3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 fxe5 19. g3 Rad8 20. Rhe1 Bxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Re1 Bc5 24. Re2 Be7 25. Bd3 Bf6 26. Re4 Rd7 27. a4
Kg7 28. Re2 Kf7 29. Rg2 Rd6 30. Be4 Bd8 31. Re2 Bc7 32. Re1 Bd8 33. Bd3 Bf6 34.
b4 Kg7 35. Be4 Kf7 36. Rb1 Rd7 37. b5 cxb5 38. Rxb5 b6 39. a5 Rd6 40. axb6 axb6
41. Rb1 Be7 42. Rb5 Bf6 43. c4 Kg7 44. c5 bxc5 45. Rxc5 Rd7 46. Rc6 Kf7 47. Rb6
Kg7 48. Ra6 Kf7 49. Kb3 Kg7 50. Kc4 Kf7 51. Rb6 Rc7+ 52. Bc6 e4 53. fxe4 Be5
54. Kd5 Bxg3 55. e5 Bxh4 56. Rb3 Be7 57. Rf3+ Kg7 58. Rb3 h4 59. Rb7 Rxb7 60.
Bxb7 h3 61. Ke4 h2 62. Kf4 Bc5 63. Kg4 Bd4 64. e6 Kf6 65. Bd5 h1=Q 66. Bxh1
Kxe6 67. Be4 Kf6 68. Bxg6 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {A tricky move order.} ({Since Radjabov seem to be
well prepared after} 3. Bb5 e6 {, Karjakin induces ...g6 before playing his
bishop to b5.}) 3... g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. d3 Nge7 7. Bc4 {This may be a
preparation for either Bg5 or Ng5.} ({Yet,} 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3 {Hansen,
C-Gruenberg,R Esbjerg 1980 (1-0, 39), looks pleasant for White all the same.})
7... h6 {Hard to say whether this is really necessary. What could Black had
feared after 7...0-0?} (7... O-O $5 8. Bg5 {This looks like the critical line.}
(8. Ne1 {Morozevich,A (2732)-Ivanchuk,V (2716)/Monaco 2004/CBM 099 ext (1-0,
41), does not look like a refutation of the last move.}) (8. Ng5 h6 9. Nh3 d6
10. f4 Na5 {Naumkin,I (2470)-Krasenkow,M (2380)/Norilsk 1987/EXT 97 (0-1, 29),
also is far from clear.}) 8... h6 {0-1 (32) Planinec,A (2475)-Parma,B (2540)
Belgrade 1978} 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. a4 {with nice play on the light squares.}) 8.
a3 $5 $146 O-O 9. b4 {Played in the spirit of the Evans Gambit!} d6 (9... cxb4
10. axb4 Nxb4 11. Ba3 Nbc6 (11... Nec6 12. Nb5 {[%csl Gf8][%cal Gc2c3]} Re8 13.
Nd6 $16) 12. Bd6 $16) 10. bxc5 dxc5 11. Re1 Kh7 12. Nd5 $14 {Starting with
this moment, White consistently increases his domination on the light squares.}
Be6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Bd5 Nd4 15. Nd2 Bxd5 16. exd5 Rad8 17. c3 Nb5 18. c4 Nd4
19. a4 Qd7 20. Rb1 b6 21. Bb2 Rfe8 22. a5 Qc7 23. Qa4 f5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bxd4
cxd4 26. Qc6 Qxc6 27. dxc6 Rc8 28. Rxb6 Re6 29. f4 e4 30. dxe4 fxe4 31. Rxe4
Rexc6 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Re7 Kg8 34. Rd7 Bf8 35. Ne4 d3 36. Kf2 Ba3 37. Rd4 Kf7
38. Ke3 Bc1+ 39. Nd2 Bxd2+ 40. Kxd2 Ra6 41. c5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
d4 Nf6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 $146 ({Deviating from the natural developing
move} 10... Bd7 {which eventually led Black to defeat in Carlsen,M (2872)
-Gelfand,B (2740)/London 2013/CBM 154/[Nielsen,PH] (1-0, 48)}) 11. h3 Be7 12.
c4 Ng6 13. Nc3 Qc7 {Black's position would be absolutely comfortable if he did
not have the weakness on b6. Still, in the game White did not manage to get
anything special out of it.} 14. Na4 Bd7 15. Qb3 O-O 16. Qb6 Qe5 17. Bd2 Ne4
18. Nc3 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. b3 Rac8 21. Be3 Rfd8 22. Red1 Be8 23. g3 Ne5 24.
Bg2 Nc6 $11 {Black is perfectly mobilised and has no problems at all.} 25. Nxc6
Bxc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. f4 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke8 29. Ke2 Rb8 30. g4 f5 31. Rac1 g6 32.
Rd4 Rxd4 33. Bxd4 Rd8 34. Rd1 Nd7 35. Na4 Bd6 36. gxf5 exf5 37. Kf3 Be7 38. Nb2
Nf8 39. Be3 Rxd1 40. Nxd1 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. Qa4 ({In my repertoire book based on 1.c4, I examined} 9. Rb1 Nc6
10. Qa4 {After some time, my friend IM Lucian Vasilescu, who followed the
repertoire suggested in the book faithfully, complained that he had met some
problems after} Qc7 {Still, this looks to be pleasant for White, only if he
bases his play on d2-d4.} 11. d4 $1 (11. Ba3 b6 12. d4 Bf5 13. Rbc1 Rab8 14.
Nd2 Na5 15. e4 Bd7 16. Qd1 e5 17. d5 b5 {Nanu,C (2520)-Shishkin,V (2492)/Baia
Sprie 2012 (0-1, 53)}) (11. Qh4 Rd8 12. d3 b6 13. c4 Bb7 14. Bf4 e5 15. Bg5 Rd6
16. Bh6 f6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rb2 Re8 $15 {Vasilescu,L (2295)-Danilov,I (2441)/
Brasov 2011/CBM 144 Extra (0-1, 34)}) 11... Bf5 (11... Bd7 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Qa3
cxd4 14. cxd4 Bf5 15. Rbd1 e6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 h6 18. h4 {Stein,L (2605)
-Polugaevsky,L (2640)/Leningrad 1971/URS-ch (1-0, 36)}) 12. Bf4 Qa5 13. Qxa5
Nxa5 14. Rb5 b6 15. dxc5 Bd7 16. Rxa5 (16. Rb2 Bxc3 17. Rc2 Bf6 18. cxb6 axb6
19. Rc7 Rad8 20. Ng5 $36) 16... bxa5 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rac8 19. Bd4 Bc6 $17
{Tikkanen,H (2566)-Giri,A (2693)/Malmo 2012/CBM 149 (0-1, 44)}) 9... Qd7 $146 {
This novelty will not offer Black easy life.} ({To me, the most reliable
continuation looks to be} 9... Bd7 10. Qa3 Na6 11. Rb1 Bc6 {Rodshtein,M (2609)
-Howell,D (2616)/Biel 2010/CBM 138/[Ftacnik] (1/2, 52)}) (9... Nd7 {is
relatively popular, but a bit passive:} 10. Rb1 (10. d4 Nb6 11. Qa5 cxd4 12.
cxd4 Be6 13. Rb1 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 $11 {Malakhov,V (2707)-Zhou Jianchao (2623)/
Sochi 2009/CBM 131 Extra (1/2, 51)}) 10... Qc7 (10... Nb6 11. Qa5 Bf5 12. Rb5
c4 13. Nd4 Bd7 {Xu Jun (2486)-Li Chao2 (2646)/Qingdao 2011 (1/2, 58)} 14. Bxb7)
11. d4 Nb6 12. Qa3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Bf4 Qc4 15. e4 $1 $16 {Zhou Jianchao 
(2636)-Melkumyan,H (2600) Martuni 2011 (1-0, 38)}) 10. Qc4 Na6 11. Rb1 Rb8 ({
With his pieces developed on unusual squares, Black does not seem to be ready
to prevent d2-d4:} 11... e5 12. d3 Rb8 13. a4 b6 14. Ng5 Nc7 (14... h6 15. Bh3
Qc7 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Ne4 $16) 15. a5 $14) 12. d4 $14 {The resulting position
can be described as a Grünfeld with a black knight on a6. Not really appealing.
} b5 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. Rd1 Qe8 15. Bf4 Rb6 16. Qc2 Bf5 17. e4 Bg4 18. Be3 {
There is no way to prevent the advance of the d4-pawn.} Rbd6 (18... e6 19. dxc5
$16) (18... cxd4 19. cxd4 e6 20. d5 Rbd6 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 $16) 19. d5 $16
e6 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 exd5 (21... e5 22. Be2 $18 b4 (22... c4 23. a4) (22...
Rb8 23. a4) 23. a3 $5) 22. exd5 c4 $5 {A desperate attempt to get some
counterplay, which will be almost crowned by success.} 23. Bxa7 Rc8 24. Qb2 Qd7
(24... b4 25. Bd4 $16) 25. Bd4 $6 {This lets a big part of the advantage slip
away.} (25. Be3 $1 $16 Nc5 (25... Qxh3 26. Qxb5) 26. Qxb5) 25... Qxh3 26. Qa3 (
{The problem is that after} 26. Qxb5 $6 {White's pieces are hanging:} Bxd4 27.
Rxd4 Rb8 28. Qxb8+ Nxb8 29. Rxb8+ Kg7 $11) (26. a4 $5 $14 bxa4 27. Qa3) 26...
Qd7 27. Kg2 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 {Black has a normal position, but the next phase of
the game will be marred by mistakes on both sides.} Rc5 $6 (28... Nc5 $132 {
[%csl Gd3]}) 29. Re1 Kg7 (29... h5 $5) 30. Qc1 Nc7 31. Qd2 h5 32. Rf4 $2 (32.
Rh1 $1 $36 {[%cal Gg3g4]}) 32... Rcxd5 $6 (32... Rdxd5 33. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 34. Qxd5
Nxd5 35. Rf3 g5 $13) 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rd4 $14 Qc6 35. Rxd5 Nxd5 $2 (35...
Qxd5+ 36. Qxd5 Nxd5 $14 {With his queenside pawns weak, White may not be able
to reach more than an ending with 2P vs 3P on the same wing, with an
inevitable draw.}) 36. Qd4+ Kh7 37. Kg1 $18 {With queens on the board, WHite
has a decisive attack.} Nf6 38. Re7 Kg7 39. Re5 Kh7 40. a3 Qa6 41. Qc5 h4 42.
Qf8 hxg3 43. Qxf7+ Kh8 44. Re7 gxf2+ 45. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Nfd7 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qa3 b6 14. a5 bxc5
15. a6 c4 16. Qa5 Qxa5 17. Rxa5 Nc6 18. Ra2 Nde5 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bc1 Rb8 21. Nh3
Rb1 22. Kd2 Rb6 23. Bxc4 Nb8 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Nf2 Bxa6 26. c4 Rc6 27. Kc3 Rfc8
28. Ra4 Nfd7 29. Be3 Nb6 30. Bxb6 axb6 31. Kd4 b5 32. cxb5 Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[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. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. Bd2 e6 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bb4 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nbd2 Rfb8 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14.
Qc3 Qb4 15. Qxb4 Rxb4 16. b3 Nd7 17. a3 Rb6 18. b4 a5 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4
Rxa1 21. Rxa1 f6 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Rxb4 24. Nd4 Rc4 25. Nxc6 Rxc5 26. Ne7+
Kf7 27. Nxf5 exf5 28. Ra7+ Kg6 29. g3 h5 30. Rd7 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 a6 {Black has several options to achieve a
playable position.} (11... Bd6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be2 a6 14. Nh4 $1 {A typical
manoeuvre when you are fighting against the isolated pawn} Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Re8
16. Rc1 Ne4 17. Nf5 Be5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Nfd4 Qd7 20. Nf4 Rae8 21. Nxc6 bxc6
22. Qc2 c5 23. Rfd1 $14 {Kramnik,V-Polgar,J Presidents Cup Baku AZE 2010 1/2-1/
2 (67)}) (11... Rc8 12. Rc1 a6 (12... Bd6 13. h3 Bh5 14. Be2 a6 15. Nh4 Bxe2
16. Nxe2 Be5 (16... Re8 $5 17. Nf3 Ne4) 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qd4 Re8 19. Nf5 Rxc1
20. Rxc1 Qd7 21. Nfg3 $14 {Grachev,B-Chadaev,N TCh- RUS Loo 2013 1-0 (54)}) 13.
Be2 Ba7 {leads to the game Topalov,V-Karjakin,S.} 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nh4 Bg6 16.
Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bf3 d4 18. exd4 Bxd4 19. Na4 Bxb2 20. Nxb2 Nd4 21. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 22.
Qxf3 Qxc8 $11 {Topalov,V-Karjakin,S Stavanger NOR Blitz 2013 0-1 (64)}) 12.
Bxc6 (12. Be2 Ba7 13. Rc1 Qd7 (13... Rc8 {leads again to Topalov,V-Karjakin,S.}
) 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Ne5 $2 {It's hard to believe, but after this logical move
White's position became very difficult} (15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rfe8 $11) 15...
Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rfe8 18. Qb2 $6 (18. Bb2 b5 19. Nc3 Nxf2 20. Rxf2
Bxe3 21. Qf1 Re6 22. Nd1 Bxc1 23. Bxc1 Rae8 $17) 18... b5 19. Bxg7 bxa4 20. Bh8
f6 (20... Qg4 $1 21. Rc7 a3 22. Qa1 Nxf2 23. Rxf2 Bxe3 $19) 21. Bxf6 a3 22. Qa1
Nxf6 23. Qxf6 d4 $17 {Lauber,A-Landa,K Bundesliga Hamburg 2012 0-1 (42)}) 12...
bxc6 13. Rc1 Ba7 (13... Bd6 14. Ne2 Rc8 (14... c5 $5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5
Rad8 $44) 15. Ng3 (15. Ne5 $5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qe8 17. Nf3 $14) 15... Re8 16. Qd3
Ne4 17. Nd2 $6 Nxg3 18. hxg3 h5 19. Nf3 Bxf3 $6 20. gxf3 Qg5 21. f4 Qg4 22. Kg2
h4 23. Rh1 $1 hxg3 24. Rh3 $3 $16 {1-0 Peralta,F-Swinkels,R/Wijk aan Zee NED
2013 (31)}) 14. Ne2 {A simple but strong move. In one game White tried his
knight on c5. Nothing good came of it.} (14. Na4 $6 Qd6 15. Rc4 $6 Qe6 16. Nc5
Qc8 17. Rc1 Ne4 18. b4 Bxc5 19. bxc5 f6 20. Qd4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Ng5 $15 {0-1
Nielsen,U-Sax,G/Vejle 1994/CBM 040 (46)}) 14... Qd6 (14... Bxf3 15. gxf3) 15.
Be5 Qe7 16. Ned4 (16. Rxc6 $4 Bxf3 17. Bxf6 Qd7 $19) 16... Bxf3 $6 {T.
Radjabov decided to play solidly. This desire is very understandable to anyone
who has seen M. Carlsen's elo. However it seems that 16...c5 was stronger.} (
16... c5 17. Nc6 Qe6 18. Bxf6 (18. Nxa7 $2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxe5 20. Nc6 Qd6 21.
Na5 Qb6 $17) 18... Qxc6 19. Be7 Rfc8 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. b4 Qb5 22. bxc5 Rxc5 23.
Rxc5 Qxc5 $11 {The position is very close to equal.}) 17. Nxf3 Rfc8 18. Qd3 a5
(18... Ne4 $5 19. Bb2 a5 20. Rc2 a4 21. Rfc1 axb3 22. axb3 Qe6 $14 {White is
slightly better, but it seems to me that if Black plays precisely he is out of
danger.}) 19. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 20. Rc2 Rd8 (20... a4 $6 21. b4 Qd6 22. a3 g6 23.
Rfc1 Rc7 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Rac8 26. Rc5 $16) 21. Rfc1 c5 (21... d4 $6 22.
e4 $1 (22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Qc3 g6 25. Qxc6 Qxc6 26. Rxc6 a4 $14 {
the endgame is rather drawish}) 22... c5 {Black's bishop, which is responsible
for the c5-pawn, is not a very active piece. Gradually White will create an
attack on the kingside.}) 22. e4 $6 (22. Qb5 $1 h6 (22... Bb6 23. Ne5 $1 Qxe5
24. Qxb6 $16) 23. Qxa5 Bb6 24. Qd2 Ba5 25. Qd3 Bb4 26. a4 $16 {Black doesn't
have compensation for the pawn.}) 22... Qg6 $1 23. Re1 dxe4 $1 {Black has an
almost equal endgame.} (23... d4 $6 {See the comments to the 21st move.}) 24.
Qxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Rd1+ 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Nxe1 Rd8 28. Kf1 (28. a4 $6 Rd1 29.
Kf1 Rb1 30. Rc3 g6 {Black's rook is very active.}) 28... a4 $1 29. bxa4 $1 {
The only chance to play for a win.} Rd4 30. a5 Ra4 31. Rd2 Kf8 32. Nd3 f6 (
32... c4 $2 33. Nb2 Rb4 (33... Rxa2 34. Nxc4 $16) 34. a3) 33. Nb2 Rxa5 $1 (
33... Rxa2 $2 34. Nc4 Ra4 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Ra8 Rxc4 37. Rxa7+ Kf8 38. Rc7 $1
$16) 34. Nc4 Ra4 $11 35. Rc2 Ke7 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Kd3 Kd5 38. a3 h5 39. h3 h4
40. Rc1 g6 41. Rc2 $1 g5 42. Rc1 $22 {Black's king and rook are placed
perfectly. Unfortunately he is forced to remove one of them and White will
play Re1.} Ra6 $1 (42... Bb8 $4 43. Nb6+) 43. Re1 Bb8 44. Re7 Bf4 (44... Be5
45. a4 Bd4 46. Re2 Be5 47. a5 Bd4 $11 {I don't see how White can make any
progress}) 45. Kc3 f5 $2 {A very serious mistake.} (45... Be5+ $1 46. Kb3 (46.
Kd3 Bd4 47. f3 Be5 $11) 46... Kd4 47. a4 (47. Rd7+ Ke4 48. a4 Bd4) 47... Kd3
48. a5 Bd4 49. f3 Ra8 50. Re6 (50. Rb7 $2 Ke2) 50... Rb8+ 51. Rb6 Ra8 52. Re6
$11) 46. Kb3 g4 47. a4 gxh3 48. gxh3 Rg6 49. a5 $16 Rg1 50. a6 Rb1+ 51. Kc3 $6
(51. Ka2 $1 {The endgame should be winning for White} Rb4 (51... Rb8 52. a7
Kxc4 53. axb8=Q Bxb8 54. Kb2 $18) 52. Ne3+ Bxe3 53. Rxe3 Rb8 54. a7 Ra8 55. Ra3
$18) 51... Rc1+ 52. Kd3 $6 (52. Kb3 $1 Rb1+ (52... Rxc4 53. Rd7+ Bd6 (53... Kc6
54. Kxc4 Kxd7 55. a7) 54. Rxd6+ Kxd6 55. Kxc4 Kc6 56. a7 $18) 53. Ka2) 52...
Rd1+ 53. Ke2 $2 (53. Kc3 $1 {He should have changed his mind and put his king
on a2} Rc1+ 54. Kb3 Rb1+ 55. Ka2) 53... Ra1 54. Nb6+ Kd6 55. Rg7 Kc6 56. Rg6+
Kb5 57. Nd5 Be5 $2 {After this weak move Black is in trouble again. He could
make a draw after 57....Ra2.} (57... Ra2+ $1 58. Kf3 Bd2 $1 59. Rd6 Kc4 60. Ne7
Ra3+ 61. Kg2 (61. Ke2 Bf4 62. Re6 Rxh3 63. Nxf5 Kb5 $11) 61... Ra2 62. Re6 (62.
Nxf5 Be1 $11) 62... f4 63. Kf3 Kb5 64. Nd5 c4 65. Ke4 Be1 $1 66. Rg6 c3 67. Rg1
Ra1 68. Nxc3+ Kxa6 69. Ne2 Ra4+ 70. Kf3 Ra3+ 71. Kxf4 Bxf2 $11) 58. Rb6+ Kc4
59. Ne3+ Kc3 60. f4 $1 Bd4 61. Nxf5 c4 62. Rc6 Rh1 $2 (62... Bg1 $1 {The most
stubborn continuation.} 63. Ne3 (63. Nxh4 $6 Kb4 64. Ng6 Bd4 $13) 63... Ra2+
64. Kf3 Kd4 65. Nxc4 Kd5 66. Ne5 Bd4 67. Rf6 (67. Rh6 Bxe5 68. Rh5 (68. fxe5
Kxe5 69. Rh5+ Kf6 70. Rh8 Kg7 71. Ra8 $11) 68... Ra3+ $1 (68... Rxa6 $2 69.
Rxe5+ Kd6 70. Kg4 $18) 69. Kg4 Ke6 70. Rxe5+ Kf6 71. Rh5 Kg7 72. Kxh4 Rxa6 {
a theoretical draw}) 67... Bxe5 68. Rf5 Ke6 $1 69. Rxe5+ Kf6) 63. Nd6 $18 {
Now Black's position is completely hopeless.} Rh2+ 64. Kf3 Kd3 65. Rxc4 Rxh3+
66. Kg4 Rh1 67. Ra4 Bf2 68. Ra3+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. Qa4+ {Ever since I have
started studying the Catalan, I got to know that such early checks do not
offer White much. There was a strong temptation to question this long
established rule, but it failed every time. This game will confirm the old
evaluation.} Bd7 7. Qxc4 Bc6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 (9. Bg5 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 {
At the cost of spoiling his structure, Black keeps all his pieces on optimal
positions.} ({In a historic game, he got into unexpected problems after} 10...
Nxf6 11. dxc5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxc5 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Nc3 Qxb5 15. Nxb5 Ke7 16. b4
Bxb4 17. Nxa7 Rc7 18. Rfc1 $36 {Kasparov,G (2690)-Kortschnoj,V (2610)/London
1983/Candidates/[ChessBase] (1-0, 46). Black lost the b7-pawn soon and after a
tough defence, the game.}) 11. Nc3 b5 $132 {Inkiov,V (2485)-Pinter,J (2575)/
Zagreb 1987/CBM 004/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 36)}) 9... Rc8 10. Be3 {Quite provocative.}
({The cautious} 10. Qd3 {does not offer much either:} cxd4 (10... Be7 11. Rd1
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. Be3 Qc6+ 16. Kg1 Ne5 17. Na5
Qc7 18. Qb5 a6 19. Qxb7 {Kurajica,B (2520)-Todorovic,G (2435)/Biel 1991/EXT
2000 (1-0, 74)} Qxb7 20. Nxb7 Nc4 $15) 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Bc5 13. Nb3 O-O
14. Bf4 Bb4 15. Nb5 {Alburt,L (2535)-Pinter,J (2540)/Taxco 1985/IZT (1/2, 55)}
Qb6 $11 {[%cal Gf6d5]} 16. Be3 Nc5) (10. Bg5 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qf4 h6 13.
Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Rfd1 $6 (14. Qxf6 {is somewhat better, but does not cause Black
problems.} Nxf6 15. Rfd1 Ke7 {In fact, with his king ready for centralisation,
Black may even get the better chances in the long run.}) 14... Qxf4 15. gxf4 {
[%csl Gf4]} Bb4 16. Rac1 Ke7 17. a3 $6 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20.
bxc3 Rc8 (20... Nc5 21. f5 $5) (20... b6 $15) 21. Bxb7 Rxc3 22. Ra1 Nc5 $15 {
Bacrot,E (2709)-Kortschnoj,V (2623)/Odessa (rapid) 2007/CBM 119 (1/2, 51). As
we see, Korchnoi did not abandon his old line despite the unfavourable result.}
) 10... b5 $1 11. Qd3 (11. Nxb5 $2 Nb6 12. Qb3 c4 $19) 11... b4 12. Nb1 c4 $5 {
Usually, Black does not release the tension so easily in this structure, but
the bishop's presence in front of the e2-pawn will cause White problems
setting his centre in motion.} 13. Qc2 (13. Qxc4 $2 Bxf3) 13... Be7 14. a3 $146
{This novelty is not too impressive.} (14. Bg5 Be4 15. Qa4 O-O 16. Nbd2 Bc6 17.
Qc2 Nb6 18. Rac1 Ba4 19. Qb1 c3 20. Nb3 Bb5 $17 {Vaulin,A (2490)-Sherbakov,R 
(2580)/Elista 1997/CBM 059/[Hecht] (0-1, 78)}) 14... b3 $5 {Anand correctly
evaluates that White will not get any profit from the control of the c3-square.
} (14... a5 15. axb4 axb4 {looks entirely acceptable, though.}) 15. Qc1 Nb6 16.
Nc3 Nfd5 {As we see, both knights are ready for undermining the blockade on c3.
} 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Ne5 $6 ({White would win a tempo over the game with} 18. Re1
{[%cal Ge2e4]} Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Be4 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Na4 {, but this is not
that relevant for the evaluation of the position since} 22. e4 {is strongly
met with} f5) 18... Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Na4 $17 {This knight paralyses
the white queenside.} 21. Re1 f5 22. f3 Bg5 23. e3 Bf6 {White has two minor
pieces installed on stable squares, but they are both exposed to an exchange
at a moment that can be chosen by Black at his own convenience.} 24. e4 {
This looks like premature activity and will only make things worse.} Bxe5 25.
dxe5 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd3 {The most ambitious approach, keeping the mighty knight.
} ({However,} 26... Nxc3 {is also quite promising} 27. Qxc3 Qd3 28. Re3 Qxc3
29. Rxc3 Rfd8 $17) 27. Re3 Qd5 28. Qe1 Rfd8 29. Rc1 Qb5 30. Rd1 Rd3 {Black's
domination on the light squares is overwhelming now.} 31. Rexd3 (31. Rc1 Qd5 {
[%cal Gc8f8]}) 31... cxd3 32. Bd4 Qc4 33. Be3 Nxb2 34. Rc1 d2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[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 {This is an open invitation to transposing to the Sveshnikov, but I
somehow fail to see the point of using a different move order. Which lines did
Black wish to avoid? Not the topical ones, for sure, since they all are
connected with the position arising after 9.Bg5.} (8... Nge7 {would be in the
spirit of the Kalashnikov move order.}) 9. c4 $5 {A plan that is known from
the lines with 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 and only now 11.c4.} b4 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6
11. Nc2 Be7 {A rare move, advocated by the pioneer of the Kalashnikov and
Sveshnikov variation.} (11... Qg6 12. Ne3 (12. Qd5 {Anand,V (2757)-Shirov,A 
(2715)/Linares 2002/CBM 088/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 31)}) 12... Be7 13. g3 O-O (13...
h5 {Grischuk,A (2701)-Fedorov,A (2604)/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096/[Postny] (1/2, 35)
}) 14. Bg2 {Bologan,V (2652)-Tregubov,P (2627)/Belfort 2002/CBM 090/[Bologan] 
(1-0, 30)}) 12. g3 h5 $146 {I wonder which were Nakamura's feeling when seeing
this move. At Wijk aan Zee he lost badly against Carlsen using the same
radical advance of he h-pawn in a similar position.} (12... O-O 13. Bg2 Bb7 14.
O-O Qg6 (14... Bd8 15. Be3 a5 {1/2 Stefansson,H (2549)-Sveshnikov,E (2508)/
Riga 2004/CBM 101 ext (29)}) 15. b3 a5 {1-0 Shirov,A (2736)-Sveshnikov,E (2557)
/Tallinn 2004/CBM 100 (40)}) 13. h3 Qg6 14. Bg2 h4 15. g4 O-O 16. O-O Be6 17.
Ne3 Rac8 18. b3 Rfd8 19. a3 $14 {Despite the weaknesses on f4 and d4, White
controls the position firmly. Black has no favourable pawn breaks and his
queen is passive.} bxa3 20. Nf5 Bg5 21. Rxa3 a5 22. Bb2 Rd7 23. Bc3 Bd8 24. Kh1
Qh7 25. f4 Bb6 26. Ra2 Bc5 27. Rd2 f6 28. Nxd6 Rb8 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. Nf5 g6 31.
Nh6+ Kh8 32. Rf6 Rxd2 33. Bxd2 Qd7 34. Qe1 Kg7 35. Rf1 Rxb3 36. Bg5 Qd3 37. Nf7
Qg3 38. Qd2 Bxc4 39. Bf6+ Kf8 40. Nxe5 Qxh3+ 41. Bxh3 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[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. 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. Rxb7 Bxf3 14.
Bxf3 Bxd4 15. Bb4 Nc6 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. Bg5 Bb6 18. h4 Nd4 19. Bf6 Qc4 20. Bxd4
Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. g3 Kf8 24. Kf1 Bb6 25. h5 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1
Rxe4 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Bb3 f5 29. Bf7 Re7 30. Rxe7 Kxe7 31. Bxg6 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 b6 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Bb4 Ra8 13. a4 Nh5 14. Re1 Nf4 15.
Bf1 f5 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. Nd2 Bxb5 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Nh5 20. g3 Nf6 21. Bh3
h5 22. Bc3 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Nf5 25. Qe1 Qg5 26. Bf1 Nh6 27. Bd2 Qf5
28. Bxh6 Bxh6 29. Bd3 Qf3 30. Qe2 Kg7 31. h4 Bc1 32. Bc2 Ba3 33. Qxf3 Rxf3 34.
Re3 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 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. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bd4 c5 14. Be5
Rb6 15. b3 Nxe4 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Be5 Bd6 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Be5 20. Rb1 Ke7
21. Bd3 Rg5 22. Qf3 Qg8 23. Rbe1 Qg7 24. Kh1 a5 25. Re3 f6 26. Re4 Rb4 27. c4
Rb6 28. Rh4 h6 29. g4 Rb8 30. Qh3 Rh8 31. Be2 Bd4 32. Rh5 Qg6 33. Rxg5 Qxg5 34.
Qd3 Rb8 35. g3 a4 36. Rb1 axb3 37. Rxb3 Rxb3 38. axb3 Kd6 39. b4 Qc1+ 40. Bf1
Qb2 41. bxc5+ Ke5 42. Qf3 Qf2 43. Qxf2 Bxf2 44. Bg2 Bxc5 45. Bb7 Kd4 46. Bc8 e5
47. Bxd7 e4 48. g5 hxg5 49. Kg2 e3 50. Bg4 Kd3 51. Kf1 Kd2 52. Be2 f5 53. g4
fxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Rc1 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 fxe4 17. Bf1 e3 18. fxe3 fxe3 19. Rcxe3 a5 20. b5 c6 21.
bxc6 bxc6 22. Rd3 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 d5 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Rad8 27.
Qe4 Rf6 28. e7 Re8 29. Qd5+ Kg7 30. Qe5 Qf2 31. Bb5 Kh7 32. Qa1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bb2 Nbd7 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Be7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. e4 a5 10. a3 Bh5 11. Qe2 Qb8 12. Rfe1 h6 13. h3 dxe4 14. dxe4 Rd8 15.
Rad1 Bg6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nc4 Nc5 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Ne4 20. Rd4 Nxd6 21. Ne5
Nf5 22. Rd2 Nfe7 23. Nxg6 Nxg6 24. Be4 Nde7 25. h4 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 f6 27. Qe2 Nf8
28. Bd3 Qd6 29. Rd1 Qc7 30. Qg4 Kf7 31. Re1 Rd8 32. Bc3 b6 33. Bb2 Qd6 34. Re4
Rd7 35. Qh5+ Neg6 36. Rd4 Qe7 37. Bxg6+ Nxg6 38. Rg4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[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"]

 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[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"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Bb5 Rd8 14.
Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rhd1 Rb8 16. Ke1 Be6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 a5 20.
a3 Rb5 21. Rxc6 Rxe5 22. f3 Rb5 23. Rb6 Rxb6 24. Bxb6 a4 25. Bc5 Kf8 26. Kd2
Ke8 27. Ke3 Kf8 28. Bb4 Ke8 29. Bc5 Kf8 30. Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qf4
Ne7 9. b3 Ng6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nc3 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Qc2 d5 15.
cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Rxd5 17. Rxd5 Bxd5 18. h4 h6 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Qc7 Bc5 21.
Qxb7 Bxb7 22. Ne1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 h5 24. Rd1 Nf8 25. Nd3 Rd8 26. Rc1 Bd6 27. Kf3
f6 28. Rc6 Ng6 29. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
d4 Nf6 9. Be3 Nd5 10. Bc1 Nf6 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bc1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4
15. Qxd4 Bd6 16. Qa4+ Kf7 17. Qb3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. Be2 Qc7 8.
Nb3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. h3 O-O 13. Be3 Rd8 14. Qc1 Bd7
15. a3 Rac8 16. Rd1 Be8 17. Qc2 Ne7 18. Bd4 Ng6 19. Bf1 Bc6 20. Re1 Nf4 21. g3
Ng6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Ne4 Be5 24. Bg2 f5 25. Ned2 h5 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Re3 h4
28. Rae1 Bb8 29. c5 hxg3 30. fxg3 b6 31. Nc4 bxc5 32. Rc3 Kg7 33. Qf2 Rh8 34.
Qg2 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 f4 36. g4 f3+ 37. Kxf3 Rxh3+ 38. Ke2 Rh2+ 39. Kd1 Bf4 40.
Re2 Rd8+ 41. Ke1 Rh1+ 42. Kf2 Rdd1 43. Kf3 Rhg1 44. Nxc5 Bg5 45. Ne3 Rd4 46.
Kf2 Bxe3+ 47. Rexe3 Rdxg4 48. Rg3 R4xg3 49. Rxg3 Rc1 50. Rc3 Rd1 51. b4 Rd6 52.
Rd3 Rc6 53. Rd7 a5 54. Ke3 axb4 55. axb4 Rb6 56. Rb7 Rxb7 57. Nxb7 Ne7 58. b5
f5 59. Kd4 Kf6 60. Nc5 e5+ 61. Kc4 f4 62. b6 f3 63. b7 Nc6 64. Kd5 Nb8 65. Ne4+
Kf5 66. Nf2 Na6 67. Ne4 Kf4 68. Nf2 Nb8 69. Nd3+ Ke3 70. Nxe5 f2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d4 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 d5 12. Ng4 Be7 13. Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. c3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 d6
9. Bh2 Nbd7 10. a4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 a6 12. Qb3 Bc6 13. c4 e6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1
Rab8 16. Nb1 Ne4 17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5 Bb7 19. Nfd2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 b5 21. axb5
axb5 22. Qxb5 Bxd5 23. Qd3 Nb6 24. Na3 Qc6 25. Bf1 c4 26. Qc2 Rbc8 27. Nb1 Be4
28. Qd1 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 d5 30. Rc1 Qb5 31. Rcc2 Bf6 32. Qf3 Kg7 33. Bf4 Qc6 34.
g4 h6 35. Bg2 Qe6 36. Qd1 Rd7 37. Bg3 Rcd8 38. Re2 Na4 39. Red2 Nxb2 40. Qb1
Nd3 41. Ra2 Qc6 42. Ra5 Bc3 43. Rda2 Bxa5 44. Rxa5 Qf6 45. Bf1 Ne5 46. Qc1 Nf3+
47. Kg2 Ng5 48. Qc2 Ne4 49. Bh2 Rb7 50. Ra2 Qe6 51. Be2 Kg8 52. Bf3 Ng5 53. Bf4
Nxf3 54. Kxf3 g5 55. Bg3 d4 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[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"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Qc2 e5 8. Nc3
exd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Ne5 11. b3 c6 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Bc1 Bc5 14. Bb2 Bg4 15.
h3 Bh5 16. Ne4 Bg6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qc1 a4 19. Bc3 axb3 20. axb3 h5 21. Qb2
Qe7 22. Rfe1 Ra6 23. Ra1 Rb6 24. Qa2 Nd7 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. b4 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 c5
28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. b5 Be4 30. f3 Bf5 31. e4 Be6 32. Qa5 Qd8 33. Qc3 Bd7 34. f4
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Qe8 7. Nf3 {White
doesn't want to close the centre after ...e7-e5; otherwise he should take
measures against ...Nf6-h5, e.g.} (7. Be2) ({or} 7. g4 $5) 7... e5 (7... Na6 {
leads to one of the lines of the Bagirov system (5.Nf3, 6.h3).}) 8. dxe5 $1 {
This is very strong in the particular situation.} (8. d5 Nh5 $1 {, e.g.} 9. Qd2
(9. g3 f5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. exf5 {1-0 (62) Khotenashvili,B (2512)-Lomineishvili,
M (2351) Belgrade SRB 2013} gxf5 $132) 9... Na6 10. Bh6 Bd7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12.
g3 f5 13. Bg2 Nc5 14. O-O f4 15. b4 Na6 16. g4 Nf6 17. Rab1 Qe7 18. Nh2 h5 $132
{0-1 (29) Delitzsch,J (2278)-Baklan,V (2617) Bad Wiessee 2011}) 8... dxe5 9.
Nd5 $1 (9. Be2 {is less energetic:} c6 (9... Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Qc2 Ne6 12.
Be3 Nh5 13. Rfe1 f5 14. Rad1 c6 15. Na4 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Nef4 $132 {0-1 (41)
Cramling,P (2525)-Jonsson,H (2340) Sweden 1994}) 10. Qd6 Nbd7 11. O-O h6 12.
Bh4 Kh7 13. Rad1 Rg8 14. Rd2 Nh5 15. Rfd1 Nf4 16. Qe7 (16. Be7 $5) 16... g5 17.
Qxe8 {1/2 (17) Dydyshko,V (2495)-Shulman,Y (2520) Ostrava 1998}) 9... Nxd5 10.
cxd5 c6 (10... f5 11. Rc1 $1 Qf7 12. Be3 Kh8 13. Ng5 Qe7 14. h4 b6 15. Qc2 Na6
16. a3 h6 17. Qc6 $18 {1-0 (20) Petkov,V (2559)-Bailet,P (2440) Cappelle la
Grande FRA 2013}) 11. Bc4 (11. d6 $5 {is double-edged:} f6 12. Qb3+ Kh8 13. Be3
Nd7 {1-0 (49) Szilagyi,P (2360)-Fodor,I (2281) Hungary 2008} (13... Qe6 $142 $5
{M.Golubev}) 14. h4 $1 $36 (14. a4 $5 Nb6 $140 15. a5)) 11... Nd7 (11... cxd5
$5 12. Bxd5 (12. exd5 $2 e4) 12... Na6 $5 {[%cal Ya6b4,Ya6c7]} (12... Nd7 $5 {
[%cal Yd7b6,Yc8e6]})) 12. O-O Nb6 13. Bb3 cxd5 14. exd5 {[%csl Gd5][%mdl 36]
Black has not equalised: White's strong passed pawn, supported by his
b3-bishop, gives him a clear plus.} h6 15. Be3 Qd8 {Passive defence is
hopeless but here and further on Black has no comfortable ways to change the
situation.} (15... e4 16. Nd2 $1 Qe5 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Re1 $16) 16. Qd2 Kh7 (
16... e4 17. Nd4 Nxd5 18. Bxh6 $16 {[%csl Gb3]}) 17. Rfe1 Re8 (17... e4 18.
Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Rxe4 Qd6 20. Rae1 $16) 18. Rac1 e4 19. Nh2 {[%cal Ye3f4]} Qd6 20.
Bf4 Be5 21. Rxe4 Bxf4 22. Rxf4 $18 {White has won a pawn while still keeping
his positional advantage.} (22. Qxf4 $5 Qxf4 23. Rxf4 Kg7 24. Rc7) 22... Bf5 (
22... Kg8 23. Rh4 $1 g5 (23... h5 24. Qh6 Qf8 25. Qg5) 24. Rd4 $40 {[%cal
Yf2f4,Yh3h4]}) 23. g4 Be6 24. Nf3 g5 (24... Bxd5 25. Rxf7+) 25. dxe6 $1 Qxf4
26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. Rc7 Kh8 28. Rxf7 {[%csl Ge6]} Rad8 29. e7 Rb8 30. g5 Rg8 31.
Bc2 Rg7 32. Rf8+ (32. Rf8+ Rg8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Bg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 ({Currently White's main try
in the Anglo-Grunfeld is} 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 (6... Be6 7. Qc2 Bg4 8. e3 $5 (
8. Qe4 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 c6 10. e3 Bg7 11. Be2 e5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Qe4 Qe7 14. Bd2
N8d7 15. Qc2 O-O 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Be1 a4 19. Rab1 Nc5 20. Bf1 Red8
21. g3 Bg7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. b4 axb3 24. axb3 $11 {[%csl Ge1,Gf1] /+/=,^^,
Gelfand,B (2740)-Svidler,P (2747)/London Candidates/2013/}) 8... Bxf3 9. gxf3
Bg7 10. f4 e6 11. Bg2 c6 12. h4 h5 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Bd2 N8d7 15. O-O-O O-O 16.
Kb1 Nd5 17. Ng5 Rfd8 18. e4 Nc7 19. f5 Nf8 20. fxg6 Nxg6 21. Be3 Nb5 {Le Quang,
L (2702)-Svidler,P (2746)/Tromso WCup rpd/2013/} 22. Qc4 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24.
Qb3 $16) 7. e4 Bg4 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Ng5 O-O 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Na6 12. Qh3 h6
13. Nf3 h5 14. Rg1 (14. g4 hxg4 (14... Qd7 15. Rg1 Nb4 16. Qh4 hxg4 17. Rxg4
Rfd8 18. Kf1 e5 19. Bd2 Nd3 20. b3 exd4 21. Ng5 c5 22. Nf4 Ne5 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24.
Nfe6+ fxe6 25. Rf4+ Ke7 26. Qxg7+ Kd6 27. Rf7 $1 Qb5+ 28. Kg1 {1-0,Lupulescu,C
(2634)-Nedilko,V (2396)/EU-ch Legnica/2013/}) 15. Qxg4 Nd7 16. e5 Nb4 17. O-O (
17. Kf1 $5 $14 {[%cal Yh2h5] /\h4-h5}) 17... Re8 18. e6 (18. Bd2 $142) 18...
Nf8 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Nf4 Qd7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Nfe6 (22. Qxd7 $142 $11 {
but White had to win this game...}) 22... Bf6 23. Re1 $2 Nc2 24. Re4 Nxa1 25.
Nh7 Nxe6 26. Qxg6+ Ng7 $19 {Navara,D (2715)-Hammer,J (2605)/Tromso WCup rpd/
2013/}) 14... Nd7 15. e5 (15. g4 Nf6 16. Ng5 hxg4 17. Rxg4 Qc8 18. f3 Rd8 19.
e5 Nxg4 20. fxg4 f6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qxg6 fxg5 23. e6 Kg8 24. Bxg5 Rd5 25. Qf7+
{1/2, Jakovenko,D (2734)-Sutovsky,E (2671)/RUS-chT Loo/2013/}) 15... Nb4 16. g4
Nc2+ 17. Kf1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. gxh5 Qc8 20. Rg4 Qf5 21. dxe5 Rad8 22. hxg6
{, here the engine gives the line} fxg6 $1 (22... Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Ne1+ $2 (23...
fxg6 $142 24. Qb3+ Rd5 (24... Kg7 25. Bh6+ Kxh6 26. Qh3+ Qh5 27. Rxg6+ Kxg6 28.
Qxh5+ Kxh5 29. Rxd1 $16) 25. Qg3 $36) 24. Kg3 Qf3+ 25. Kh4 Qxf2+ 26. Kg5 f6+
27. Kh6 f5 28. Rg3 Qxe2 29. Kg5 $18 {Cheparinov,I (2678)-Sutovsky,E (2660)/
Poikovsky/2013/}) 23. Nf4 (23. Kg2 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 Rd1+ 25. Ng1 Qf3+ $1 26. Qxf3
Rxf3 27. Rb1 Rff1 $36) 23... Rd1+ 24. Ke2 Re1+ 25. Kd2 Rd8+ 26. Kc3 Nxa1 27.
Rxg6+ Qxg6 28. Nxg6 Rxc1+ 29. Kb4 Rd4+ 30. Ka3 Nc2+ 31. Kb3 Na1+ $11) 5... c5
6. Bg2 Nc6 7. h4 $5 {Radjabov needs a win, so he understandably strives to
complicate the issue.} ({The standard} 7. O-O Bg7 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 O-O 10.
Be3 {is rather soft:} Bd7 ({Slightly more risky, but also quite playable is} 
10... Bxb2 11. Rb1 Bf6 (11... Bg7 12. Qa4 (12. Nd4 Qxa2 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc6
Bh3 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. Re1 Bc3 $11 {wins the exchange back and Black has no
problems whatsoever}) 12... Qd7 13. Bxc5 b6 14. Be3 Nd4 15. Qd1 Bb7 16. Nxd4
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Qb3 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Rc5 21. e3 Qd6 22. d4
Ra5 23. Rc2 e5 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Rcd2 Qd5+ 26. Qxd5 {1/2,Kramnik,V (2801)
-Grischuk,A (2761)/Moscow blitz/2012/}) 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Qb5 $5 (13. Bxc5 b6 14.
Bxb6 Nd4 15. Qd1 axb6 16. Nxd4 Rxa2 17. Qb3 Rd2 18. Qb4 Ra2 19. Qb3 Rd2 20. Qb4
Ra2 {1/2,Nakamura,H (2708)-Leko,P (2739)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/}) 13... b6 (13...
Qe6 14. Qxc5 Qxa2 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. Ne4 Bg7 17. Rfe1 Be6 18. Rxb7 Rac8 19. Ng5
Bd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qc1 Qa6 22. Qb1 Nd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Qb3
Rdc5 26. Kg2 R8c7 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 $11 {Malakhov,V (2709)-Popov,I (2627)/RUS-chT
Loo/2013/ Although White went on to win a long game, at this moment the
position is still equal.}) 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Ne4 Rab8 16. Bf4 Qc8 $1 17. Bxb8 Nd4
18. Nxf6+ exf6 19. Qb2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc6+ (20... Qb7+ 21. f3 Re8 22. Rbe1 Qxb8
23. e3 Nf5 24. Kf2 Qd6 25. d4 c4 26. a3 h5 $44 {Dos Santos,M (2422)-Cunha,E 
(2111)/corr/2008/}) 21. f3 Rxb8 22. e3 Nf5 23. Qf2 h5 24. Kg1 Re8 25. Rfe1 Re6
26. Rb2 Qe8 27. Rbe2 Qd7 28. Rd2 Qe7 29. Rde2 Qd7 $11 {1/2,Jakovenko,D (2724)
-Cheparinov,I (2678)/Poikovsky/2013/}) 11. Nd4 Qd6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6
14. Rc1 Qa6 $5 ({Probably even stronger than} 14... Qe6 15. Rxc5 Qxa2 16. Rb5
Qa6 (16... b6 17. Qa1 Qe6 $1 $14 (17... Qxa1 18. Rxa1 Rfb8 19. Ra6 Kf8 20. Rb4
Be5 21. Rba4 b5 22. Ra2 Rb7 23. b3 Bb8 24. Bc5 Ke8 25. d4 Kd7 26. e4 e6 27. b4
$16 {Karpov,A (2725)-Ribli,Z (2610)/Amsterdam/1980/})) 17. Qb3 b6 18. Rb4 Rfb8
19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Rbc4 (20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Qd5 Rb8 22. Bf4 Qb7 23. Rb5 e6 24. Qb3
Rc8 $11 {Malakhov,V (2712)-Nielsen,P (2665)/TUR-chT Konya/2012/}) 20... Qb7 21.
Qa3 Rxc4 22. dxc4 h5 23. b4 {Alekseev,E (2700)-Kurnosov,I (2674)/RUS-chT
Dagomys/2010/} a5 $5 24. c5 bxc5 25. bxa5 Qb4 26. Bxc5 Qxa5 27. Qxa5 Rxa5 28.
Bxe7 Re5 $11) 15. Rxc5 (15. Bxc5 Bxb2 16. Rc4 Bf6 17. Qb3 b6 18. Bb4 Rfc8 19.
Rfc1 Qb7 20. a4 Rab8 21. Bd2 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 a6 23. Qc7 b5 $11 {Stohl,I (2335)
-Jablonicky,F (2200)/Trnava/1983/}) 15... b6 (15... Qxa2 16. Rb5 {-14...Qe6})
16. Rc4 (16. Rc2 Qxa2 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Ra8 20. b4 Qb3 21.
Rc4 a5 22. Bxb6 a4 $36 {[%csl Ga4] Giri,A (2720)-Radjabov,T (2793)/Beijing rpd/
2012/}) (16. Rc7 Qxa2 17. Rxe7 Qxb2 $132 {[%csl Ga7,Gb6]}) 16... Qxa2 17. Rb4
Rfc8 18. Qa1 Qd5 19. Qa4 h5 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Rc8 22. Be3 Bf6 23. h4 (23.
Qxa7 Rc2 $11) 23... Rc7 24. Kh2 Qc6 25. b3 Bc3 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 27. Ra4 Rc7 $11 {
Radjabov,T (2788)-Ivanchuk,V (2769)/Istanbul olm/2012/}) 7... h6 ({Svidler
wants to avoid the tension after} 7... Bg7 8. h5 O-O $5 (8... 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 $14
{Nepomniachtchi,I (2711)-Kamsky,G (2741)/Khanty-Mansiysk WCup/2011/}) (8... e6
9. h6 Bf6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. b4 $5 cxb4 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Nc5 Rc8 15.
O-O b6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. e4 Nf6 18. Qe2 $44 Ng4 $2 19. Bh3 Nxh6 20. Qe3 $1 g5
21. Nxg5 f5 22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Qxe6+ Qxe6 24. Nxe6 $18 {Ding,L (2714)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2719)/Biel/2013/}) 9. hxg6 hxg6 10. Qa4 e6 11. Kf1 $5 (11. Ne4 Qb6
12. Neg5 Ncb4 13. d3 Bd7 14. Qd1 Rfd8 15. a3 Nc6 16. Kf1 Na5 17. e4 Ne7 {
Wang Hao (2752)-Naiditsch,A (2710)/Dortmund/2013/} 18. Nh7 $5 Bb5 19. Ne1 $132)
11... Bd7 (11... Rb8 12. Rb1 Bd7 13. Qc4 b6 14. d3 Na5 15. Qg4 e5 16. Qh4 Qxh4
17. Rxh4 Ne7 18. Bh6 Nac6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd2 f6 $11 {Sunye Neto,J (2415)
-Ftacnik,L (2470)/Hastings/1980/}) 12. Qc4 Rc8 $5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 c4 15.
Qd6 Re8 16. Rh4 Re6 17. Qf4 Nb4 18. d4 Nc2 19. Rb1 Bc6 $44 {Khenkin,I (2655)
-Olszewski,M (2532)/Bundesliga/2013/ However, subsequently Black will after
all go for complications to create tactical counterplay.}) 8. O-O ({Until now
White usually tried} 8. d3 Bg7 9. Bd2 {, but Black is fine after} Be6 (9... Nc7
$5 10. O-O Qd7 11. a3 b6 12. Rb1 Bb7 13. b4 Ne6 14. Bh3 (14. Qa4 O-O 15. Rfc1
$13) 14... Ncd4 15. Ne1 (15. bxc5 Nxf3+ 16. exf3 O-O $44) 15... cxb4 16. axb4
Rd8 17. e3 Nf5 18. d4 O-O 19. Nf3 $2 Nexd4 $1 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd7 Nf3+ $36 {
Damljanovic,B (2540)-Moreno Carnero,J (2425)/Zaragoza/1998/}) 10. Qc1 (10. Rc1
Rc8 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bc3 O-O 13. a3 Nd4 14. O-O Qd7 15. b4 Bd5 16. e4 Bc6 17.
bxc5 Ba4 18. Qd2 $2 (18. Qe1 $11) 18... Nb3 19. Qb2 Nxc1 20. Bxg7 Nxd3 21. Qa1
Rfe8 22. Bxh6 e5 $17 {Larsen,B (2620)-Sosonko,G (2535)/Tilburg/1979/}) 10...
Rc8 11. O-O b6 12. Re1 Nf6 $5 (12... Nd4 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Qd1
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. Kg1 O-O 18. Qa4 $11) 13. Bf4 Ng4 14. Nd1 Nb4 15. a3 Nc6
16. Ne3 Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Na5 18. Nd2 c4 $1 19. dxc4 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 Rxc4 21. Qb1 O-O
22. Rc1 Qc8 23. a4 Qa6 24. Rxc4 Qxc4 $36 {Illescas Cordoba,M (2608)-Salgado
Lopez,I (2614)/ESP-ch Linares/2013/}) 8... Bg7 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. d3 O-O $146 {
[%mdl 72] A novelty, which leads to a tactical mess almost by force. However,
Svidler probably foresaw it already in his preparation.} (10... Qd6 $143 11.
Be3 $1 Rb8 12. Nd2 b6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 16. Nxe5 Qa8 17.
Nf3 Rb7 18. Qa4+ Rd7 19. Be5 f6 20. Bc3 O-O 21. Rfe1 Re7 22. b4 $14 {Matjushin,
G (2431)-Biriukov,O (2378)/St Petersburg/2002/ Black didn't have suffcient
compensation for the missing pawn.}) 11. Be3 Qh5 $1 ({The position without the
inserted moves h4 and h6 was mentioned in the note to 7.h4!? Here Black can't
play the analoguous} 11... Bd7 $2 {due to} 12. Qc1 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rh6]}) 12.
Rc1 (12. Qc1 b6 $5 (12... Nd4 13. Bxd4 (13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bf3 Bg4 15. Bxg4 Qxg4
16. Bxh6 Rfc8 17. Qg5 Qxg5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Bd2 Rc2 $11) (13. Re1 Bg4 $11) 13...
cxd4 14. Qc4 (14. Qc7 Qb5 15. Qxe7 Re8 $132) 14... Be6 15. Qb4 a5 16. Qxe7 Qb5
17. b3 Rfe8 18. Qd6 Qd7 $5 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Rfe1 Rac8 $44) 13. Nh2 (13. d4 Ba6
$36) 13... Bd7 14. Bf3 Qe5 15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qxb2 17. h5 Qg7 18. Qg5 Qf6
$11) 12... b6 $8 13. d4 {The only principled move.} (13. Ng5 Bg4 $1 ({More
ambitious than} 13... hxg5 14. Bxc6 Bg4 $132) 14. Bxc6 Bxe2 15. Qc2 Rac8 {
, which can be better only for Black.} (15... hxg5 16. Bxa8 Bxf1 $11)) 13...
Rd8 $1 14. Nd2 (14. Qa4 cxd4 15. Bd2 (15. Qxc6 Bd7 16. Qe4 dxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxb2
$36) 15... b5 16. Qa3 Bd7 $15) 14... cxd4 15. Bf4 {The forcing play continues.}
(15. Bxc6 $143 $6 dxe3 16. Bxa8 exd2 17. Bf3 (17. Rc2 $2 Bf5) (17. Bg2 Qa5 $17)
17... Qa5 18. Rc2 Bf5 $5 19. e4 Bh3 20. Bg2 Bc8 $36 {[%csl Gd2]}) 15... d3 $1 {
More exciting than} (15... e5 16. Bxh6 $5 (16. Bxc6 Rb8 17. Bxh6 Bxh6 $1 $11 {
/=/+}) 16... Qxh6 (16... Bxh6 17. Ne4 Kg7 18. Rxc6 $14) 17. Bxc6 Rb8 18. Ne4
Bg4 $132) 16. Re1 (16. exd3 Bg4 $8 17. Qe1 (17. Qa4 Nd4 $36) 17... Nd4 18. Bxa8
Ne2+ 19. Kh2 Nxc1 20. Qxe7 Rxa8 21. Rxc1 Be6 $44 {[%csl Ra2,Rb2][%cal Rg6g5]})
(16. Qa4 Nd4 $1 17. Bxa8 Nxe2+ (17... Bd7 18. Qxa7 Nxe2+ 19. Kh2 Nxf4 20. Bf3
Qf5 21. Qxb6 Re8 $44) 18. Kh2 Bg4 $5 19. Qxa7 (19. Bc6 g5 $40 20. Bc7 gxh4 21.
Kg2 Rd4 22. Qxa7 hxg3 23. Rh1 Qg5) 19... g5 $5 (19... Nxf4 20. Rc4 $1 (20. gxf4
$2 Qxh4+ 21. Kg1 Bh3 22. Bg2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qg4+ 24. Kh1 Qxf4 $19 {[%cal Rf4d2,
Rg7e5]}) 20... Ne2 21. Be4 Re8 $44 {/\} 22. Bxd3 Be5 23. Kg2 Nf4+ 24. gxf4 Bf3+
$1 25. Nxf3 Qg4+ 26. Kh2 Bxf4+ 27. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 28. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) 20. Bc7 gxh4
$40) 16... Nd4 $8 (16... dxe2 $6 17. Qa4 b5 18. Qa3 $14) 17. Bxa8 Bg4 (17...
Nxe2+ 18. Kg2 (18. Rxe2 dxe2 19. Qe1 (19. Qc2 Bf5 20. Be4 Rc8 21. Qb1 Rxc1+ 22.
Qxc1 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Qd5 $17) 19... Bg4 20. f3 Be6 21. Be4 Bxb2 22. Rc2 Be5 23.
Be3 g5 $44) 18... Bg4 19. Bf3 (19. f3 Be6 $36) 19... Bxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Nxf4+ 21.
gxf4 Qg4+ 22. Kf1 (22. Kh2 $2 d2 23. Nxd2 Qxf4+ $17) 22... Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Qg4+
$11) 18. f3 (18. Bb7 Nxe2+ 19. Rxe2 dxe2 20. Qc2 (20. Qe1 Bxb2 $15) 20... g5
$44) 18... dxe2 19. Qa4 Rxa8 20. fxg4 Qxg4 $44 {[%csl Rg1] Just as in most of
the above lines, even here Black has excellent compensation - for the Rook he
has 3 pawns, White's king is permanently exposed.} 21. Kg2 (21. Kf2 g5 $1 22.
hxg5 hxg5 23. Bc7 Qf5+ 24. Kg2 Qd3 25. Bxb6 Be5 $1 (25... Qxd2 26. Bxd4 Bxd4
27. Qc4 $11) 26. Qa3 $8 Qxa3 27. bxa3 axb6 $36) 21... Rd8 {Immediately
activating the Rook is more natural than} (21... b5 22. Qa5 e5 23. Be3 Nf5 24.
Bf2 a6 $1 25. Qc7 $5 e4 26. Qc6 Nxh4+ 27. Kh2 Rd8 28. Qxe4 Qxe4 29. Nxe4 Nf3+
30. Kg2 Nxe1+ 31. Rxe1 f5 32. Nc5 Rd2 $11) 22. Bc7 (22. Rc4 Nf5 {[%cal Rf5h4,
Rd8d2] already forces White to seek a perpetual with} 23. Kh2 $5 Rxd2 24. Rc8+
Kh7 25. Qe8 g5 26. Qxf7 gxf4 27. Qg8+ Kg6 28. Qe6+ $11 {Radjabov must play for
more, but, as we will se, this is extremely dangerous.}) 22... Rd7 23. Rc4 (23.
Bb8 b5 $1 (23... Rd8 24. Bc7 Rd7 $11) 24. Qb4 a5 25. Qxa5 Nf5 $19 {[%cal Rd7d2,
Rd7d3]}) 23... Qf5 $1 (23... b5 24. Qxb5 Nxb5 25. Rxg4 Rxd2 26. Ba5 Rxb2 27.
Rb4 Rxb4 28. Bxb4 Bc3 $11 {is enough to hold the balance, but Svidler realizes
he can hold the tension without risk.}) 24. Qxa7 $6 {Objecitvely White should
have tried to bail out, but this risky move puts him on the very edge.} ({
The machine recommends} 24. Rcc1 {for a while, but this is also dangerous after
} Kh7 $36 ({Of course Black can also repeat the position with} 24... Qg4 $11))
({The safest choice was probably} 24. Rxd4 $5 Rxd4 25. Qe8+ Kh7 26. Nf3 $1 (26.
Rxe2 Qd5+ 27. Nf3 Rd3 28. Rf2 Bd4 29. Rf1 (29. Qxf7+ Qxf7 30. Ng5+ Kg8 31. Rxf7
Rd2+ 32. Kh3 Bf6 $1 33. Ne4 Rxb2 $17) 29... Rd2+ 30. Kh3 Re2 $1 $17 {/\} 31.
Ng5+ hxg5 32. Rxf7+ Bg7 33. Qf8 Qg2+ 34. Kg4 Re4+ 35. Kxg5 Qd2+ 36. Bf4 Qd5+
37. Kg4 Qd1+ 38. Kh3 Qf1+ 39. Kg4 Rxf4+ $1 40. Rxf4 Qd1+ $19) 26... Rd3 27. Qc6
Bxb2 (27... Rd5 28. Bf4 Rc5 29. Qb7 e5 30. Be3 Rc2 31. Nd2 $11) 28. Rxe2 Rc3
29. Qb7 $11 Rc2 30. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 31. Kh3 Qb1 32. g4 Qxa2 33. Qe4 $132) 24... Nc2
$1 25. Rxe2 Ne3+ {With this and his following move Svidler already rightly
spurns an immediate draw.} (25... Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Ne1+ 27. Kh2 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Ne1+
$11) 26. Kh2 Nxc4 $1 (26... Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Nf1+ 28. Kg2 (28. Kg1 Nxd2 $40) 28...
Ne3+ (28... Nxd2 $143 $6 29. Qa8+ Kh7 30. Rf4) 29. Kh2 Nf1+ $11) 27. Nxc4 Qc5
$6 {After this simple move White survives the attack.} ({Golubev indicates the
difficult, but stronger line with} 27... Qg4 28. Rc2 Qe4 29. Na3 Rd1 30. Rg2
Bd4 31. Qa6 (31. Nc2 Bg1+ 32. Rxg1 Rd2+ 33. Kh3 h5 $1 $19) 31... Qe1 (31...
Bg1+ 32. Rxg1 Rd2+ 33. Kh3) 32. Kh3 Qh1+ (32... Qe6+ $11 33. g4 $2 Qe3+ 34. Bg3
Be5 $19) 33. Rh2 Qc6 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qg4 Rd3 36. Bf4 e5 $17 {/\} 37. Bd2 $2
Bf2 38. Rxf2 Qh1+ 39. Rh2 Qf1+ 40. Rg2 Rxd2 $19) 28. b3 Rxc7 29. Qxb6 Qxb6 30.
Nxb6 e6 31. Nc4 Bd4 $132 {The resulting endgame is roughly equal, but still
very sharp.} 32. Rc2 {White prepares the advance of the Pb3.} (32. a4 e5 33.
Ra2 Rb7 34. a5 Rxb3 35. a6 Rb8 {leads nowhere}) 32... e5 33. b4 e4 (33... Rb7
34. a3 Kf8 $11) (33... Kf8 $5 34. b5 e4 35. a4 Bb6 36. Kg2 Ke7 $11) 34. a4 f5 (
34... Kf8 $5 {/\} 35. Na3 Rc3 36. Rxc3 Bxc3 37. Nc2 Ke7 38. a5 Kd6 $11) 35. a5
(35. Na3 $5 Rxc2+ (35... Rd7 $6 36. b5 g5 37. a5 f4 38. b6 Kf7 39. Nc4 $16) (
35... Rc3 $2 36. Rxc3 Bxc3 37. Nc2 e3 38. a5 e2 39. a6 Bd4 40. Kg2 $19) 36.
Nxc2 Ba7 37. a5 Kf7 38. b5 Bc5 39. b6 Ke6 40. b7 Ba7 41. Nd4+ Kd5 42. Nb5 Bb8
43. a6 Kc6 44. a7 Bxa7 45. Nxa7+ Kxb7 46. Nb5 Kc6 47. h5 gxh5 48. Nd4+ Kd5 49.
Nxf5 Ke5 $11 {holds, but just barely}) 35... Rb7 $1 {This finally forces a
draw.} 36. Rd2 $8 e3 $1 37. Rxd4 (37. a6 exd2 38. axb7 d1=Q 39. b8=Q+ Kg7 $11)
37... e2 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Nd6+ $2 (39. Ne5+ Ke7 (39... Kf6 $2 40. Nf3) 40. Nc6+
(40. a6 e1=Q 41. axb7 Qf2+ $11) 40... Kf7 $8 41. Ne5+ $8 {was the normal
continuation, leading to a perpetual.}) 39... Kf6 $1 (39... Ke7 $2 40. Re8+
Kxd6 41. Rxe2 Rxb4 42. Ra2 $14 {/=}) (39... Ke6 40. Nxb7 Ke7 41. Rd7+ $1 $11)
40. Rf8+ ({In a different match situation Svidler would have certainly
continued, as} 40. Rf8+ Ke6 $1 41. Nxb7 Ke7 $17 {/-+ is almost winning for
Black.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O b6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. e4 d4 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Ne5 Bb7
15. Qg4 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Rfxc8 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 a5 19. f3 a4 20. Kf2 Ba6 21.
Ke2 Rc6 22. Kd3 Rb6 23. Rf2 Kf8 24. Bxa6 Raxa6 25. Rc4 Ke8 26. Rfc2 Kd7 27. Bc1
g6 28. f4 f5 29. Re2 Re6 30. e5 h5 31. g3 Kc6 32. h3 Kd5 33. Rg2 Reb6 34. h4
Rb5 35. Rgc2 Bd8 36. Bd2 Bb6 37. Bc1 Bd8 38. Re2 Ke6 39. Rec2 Be7 40. Re2 Bf8
41. Rec2 Be7 42. Re2 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O c6 8. d3
Bc5 9. Nc3 Ngf6 10. Qb3 Bb6 11. Na4 O-O 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Nd4 Nc5
15. Qc3 Nfd7 16. b3 f6 17. Bb2 Qc7 18. Qc2 Bf7 19. a4 Ne5 20. b4 Ne6 21. Nxe6
Bxe6 22. Bd4 Rac8 23. a5 bxa5 24. Rxa5 Qd7 25. Kh2 Nf7 26. Bc5 Nd6 27. Bxd6
Qxd6 28. Qc5 Qc7 29. Ra7 Bf5 30. b5 Qb8 31. Qb6 Bxd3 32. Rxb7 Qd6 33. bxc6 Rxc6
34. Qa7 Bg6 35. Rd7 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. O-O Qc7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nh4
d6 9. f4 b5 10. Bd2 Bb7 11. h3 b4 12. Ne2 a5 13. c4 bxc3 14. bxc3 d5 15. e5 Nd7
16. Nf3 O-O 17. g4 Ba6 18. Qc2 Rab8 19. Ng3 Qb6 20. Rab1 Qa7 21. Rbe1 Bxd3 22.
Qxd3 c4+ 23. Be3 cxd3 24. Bxa7 Nxa7 25. f5 Nb5 26. Rd1 Nc5 27. Nd4 Nxc3 28. Rc1
Bg5 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[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. Qb3
Kh8 9. Rd1 Na6 10. Rb1 Qe8 11. Qa3 Nc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. Be3 b6 14. b4 Ng4 15. Bd4
Nf6 16. c5 dxc5 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. bxc5 Ne6 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Qb3 Nxd4 21. Nxd4
Bxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This first round of the Kings Tournament started with a quiet draw between
Teimour Radjabov and Ruslan Ponomariov. It is very difficult to get an
advantage against classical openingsќ, concluded Radjabov after the game.
Indeed, Black didn't have any problems to equalise and on move 31 the draw was
agreed. The encounter Nisipeanu-Caruana was much more exciting. The Romanian
grandmaster surprised his opponent in the opening with the hyper-aggressive
move 5.h4 against the Gruenfeld, but something went wrong and Black didn't
have any opening problems, to say the least. Soon Caruana got clearly better
prospects, but allowed White a nice combination, which should have saved
Nisipeanu. With little time on the clock the Romanian GM missed a forced draw
though. Later in the worse position on moves 39 and 40 White made further
mistakes, allowing Caruana to achieve a decisive advantage, which the Italian
converted into a full point on move 57.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
5. Bg5 Nbd7 {An invitation to play the Cambridge-Springs Variation: 6.e3 Qa5.}
6. cxd5 {Radjabov goes for a safer line: the Exchange Variation of the Queen's
Gambit.} exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nh5 {This move has been popular lately and it
was used also by Ponomariov earlier in a rapid and a blitz game. Black
exchanges the dark-squared bishops, which strategically seems to favour White,
but on the other hand it frees more squares for the black pieces as well.} 9.
Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 {Usually White is trying to fight for the advantage in this
system by castling long. However, as mentioned by Radjabov after the game, the
latest games showed that White is also taking some risks with his king on the
queenside.} (10. O-O-O Nb6 11. h3 Be6 12. Bd3 O-O-O 13. Nd2 Kb8 14. Nb3 g6 15.
g4 Ng7 16. f3 h5 17. Kb1 Bc8 18. Qf2 Ne6 19. Ne2 Qd6 20. Ng3 hxg4 21. hxg4 Qb4
22. Qd2 Qd6 23. Qg2 Qb4 24. Qd2 Qd6 25. Qg2 Qb4 {1/2-1/2 Jakovenko,D (2713)
-Ponomariov,R (2743) Khanty-Mansiysk (rapid) 2013}) 10... g6 11. O-O O-O 12.
Rfb1 (12. Rab1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Ng7 14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nf3 Bxd3
18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. b4 a6 20. a4 Nd6 21. b5 cxb5 22. axb5 a5 {and Black had
advantage in the blitz game Giri,A (2714)-Ponomariov,R (2723) Beijing 2011.})
12... Nb6 13. Qb3 Bf5 14. Rc1 {Radjabov's idea to provoke the bishop on f5 was
to slow down Black's possible plan with the advance of the f-pawn.} Nf6 {
Ponomariov rearranges his knights after which Black is very close to complete
equality.} 15. a4 (15. Qa3 {was a move suggested after the game, but it is
also not sufficient:} Qxa3 16. bxa3 Nc8 17. a4 a5 {and Black is fine.}) 15...
Nc8 16. Qa3 a5 ({Slightly more precise is} 16... Qxa3 17. Rxa3 a5 $11 {
(Radjabov)}) 17. Qxe7 Nxe7 18. b3 Nc8 19. Ne5 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 21. Rab1 Nd6
22. b4 axb4 23. Rxb4 {Black has just one weakness on b7, which he easily
protects.} Ra5 24. Rb6 Rfa8 25. f3 f5 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Bd3 Ke7 28. h4 Be6 29.
Rcb1 R8a7 30. Kg3 h6 31. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The second round of the Kings Tournament finished with two draws. In both
games Black didn't have opening problems and equalised rather comfortably. In
Wang Hao-Radjabov White was trying to squeeze out an advantage in a typical
middlegame position against an isolated queen's pawn, but Black's active
knights always secured Black good play. The draw was agreed on move 36 in an
equal rooks endgame. Having the black pieces Nisipeanu surprised Ponomariov in
the opening by choosing the Petroff Defence. Black quickly achieved a
comfortable position and in order to create some activity the former World
Champion decided to launch an attack on the kingside. However, with his
powerful centralised pieces Black's position was very solid and he never was
in real danger. Both players showed good tactical skills and a forced play led
to an equal endgame, where the draw was agreed also on move 36. Thus after two
rounds Caruana had one point out of one game, Ponomariov and Radjabov had one
point out of two games, Wang Hao and Nisipeanu had half a point, but the
Chinese GM had played just one game, whereas Nisipeanu had played two games.} 
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 {From the English Opening the
game has transposed to one of the quiet lines of the Tarrasch Defence. In a
symmetrical position White hopes to use his extra tempo and achieve some
advantage. Practice shows that Black doesn't have particular problems in this
line.} 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Bd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Be2 Re8 12.
O-O Bg4 13. b5 ({More often White plays} 13. Rc1) 13... Na5 ({It makes less
sense for Black to play} 13... axb5 14. Nxb5 {and White achieves the desired
regrouping of pieces, although even here the position is very close to equal.})
14. bxa6 bxa6 15. Na4 Nc4 16. Bd4 ({In two previous games with this position
White took the pawn} 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxd5 {but then Black can try to use his
piece activity with} Ne5 {(which wasn't played before), with good compensation.
}) 16... Ne4 17. Nc3 {In this position Radjabov took almost 20 minutes to
decide how to continue. Indeed, there are several options and many variations
to calculate.} Qa5 $5 ({The tempting} 17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ncd2 {leads to a
position where only White can try to play for a win:} (18... Ned2 $2 19. Bxd5 {
is bad for Black.}) 19. Bxe4 $1 (19. Re1 $4 {loses due to} Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qh4+
21. Kg1 Qxf2+ 22. Kh2 Re6) 19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 ({Also after} 20... Rxe4
21. h3 {White can claim an edge.}) 21. Qa4 {White has a small plus, but the
most likely result is draw anyway.}) 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. h3 ({
After the immediate} 20. Bxg7 $2 {Black has} Bxh2+ ({or} 20... Rd8 21. Bd4 Qh5
{with a powerful attack}) 21. Kxh2 Kxg7 {with advantage for Black.}) 20... Bxf3
{The correct decision. As demonstrated by Radjabov after the game, the
alternatives are in White's favour:} (20... Bxh3 21. gxh3 Qh5 (21... Qf5 22.
Ne1 (22. Nh2 $2 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Rh4 $19) 22... Qxh3 23. f4 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 Qxe3+
25. Kg2) 22. Nh2 $1 Qxh3 23. f4 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kg2 $16) ({After} 20...
Bh5 {White can already take the pawn} 21. Bxg7 Re6 (21... Rd8 22. Bd4) (21...
Kxg7 22. Qxd6 Bxf3 23. gxf3 $16) 22. Bd4 Rg6 23. Re1) 21. Qxf3 Rae8 22. Rfc1 (
22. Rac1 $5 Bxa3 23. Rxc4) 22... Qd5 $1 23. Rd1 Be5 24. Bc3 Qe6 25. Rac1 Bxc3
26. Rxc3 g6 27. Qg3 Qf6 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Qf3 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qb6 31. Rc3 Qc5 32.
Qc1 h5 33. f3 Re6 34. Rxc4 Qxe3+ 35. Qxe3 Rxe3 36. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "231"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 {A
variation played by Radjabov before: White is heading for a small,
long-lasting advantage.} Nxc5 8. Bg2 b6 ({The main continuation is} 8... Nce4
9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 {which has been seen a
few times in Radjabov's practice.}) 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nb5 {The weakness of square
d6 is one of Black's main problems in this variation and Radjabov is trying to
use it right away.} Nce4 (10... d6 $4 {would just lose the bishop after} 11. a3
) 11. Ng5 {The only way to fight for an advantage.} ({Nothing is achieved by} 
11. a3 Be7 12. Ng5 Nc5 13. b4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 h6 $5 15. bxc5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Rc8
17. cxb6 Qxb6 {with sufficient counterplay for Black.}) 11... d5 ({After} 11...
a6 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 axb5 15. cxb5 {White remains with an
extra pawn.}) 12. Rd1 ({Another tempting option looks to be} 12. a3 Be7 13.
Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bf4 {with the idea that if} a6 $2 {then White has} 15. Nc7 Rc8
16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Rfd1 {winning.}) 12... Qe7 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. a3 a6 {Black
must go for a more or less forced variation that ends with a pleasant edge for
White.} (14... Bc5 {is worse:} 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. b4 a6 17. bxc5 axb5 18. cxb5
bxc5 (18... Qxc5 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Be3 {is also difficult for Black}) 19. a4 {
and White is clearly better.}) 15. axb4 axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. cxd5 exd5 18.
Be3 {The kind of position White is happy to achieve in this opening variation:
his bishop pair secures White a stable advantage and basically the draw is the
most Black can dream of.} Rc8 19. Qb3 h6 20. Bxb6 Rc4 21. Bd4 Ng5 $1 {The
knight goes to e6 in order to disturb the stability of White's centralised
bishop on d4.} (21... Rxb4 {runs into a highly unpleasant pin} 22. Qa3 {
and Black is in big troubles.}) ({and} 21... Qxb4 {leads to un unpleasant
endgame:} 22. Qxb4 (22. Qe3 $5) 22... Rxb4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Bc3 Rc4 25. Rd8+
Kh7 26. Rd7 b4 27. Be5) 22. Qd3 ({The Azerbaijani GM wasn't willing to weaken
the light squares with} 22. e3 {due to} Bc8 {"which can be unpleasant in the
approaching time-trouble" (Radjabov).}) 22... Ne6 23. Be5 ({Another option was
} 23. Bc3 d4 24. Bd2) 23... d4 (23... f6 $2 24. b3 $1) 24. b3 Rc3 25. Qxb5 Bxg2
26. Kxg2 Rxb3 27. Qd5 ({In the event of} 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. Bd6 Qd7 29. Qb6 Rb2 {
the activity of the rook secures Black sufficient compensation to keep the
balance.}) ({Also after} 27. Ra1 {Nisipeanu was going to continue with the
active} Qg5 {(with the idea Qf5 and Ng5). Then for instance} 28. Qd5 $4 {
would run into a nice fork} Nf4+) 27... Rxb4 (27... Qxb4 28. Bxd4 Nxd4 29. Rxd4
Qb7 {leads to a theoretically drawish endgame, but Black still must defend it
for a long time and Nisipeanu wanted to avoid it.}) 28. Qa8+ ({White had at
his disposal the tricky move} 28. e3 $1 {with the idea that} dxe3 $2 {runs into
} 29. Bd6) ({The immediate} 28. Bd6 {brings White nothing due to} Qb7) 28...
Kh7 29. Qe4+ g6 30. Bxd4 Qd6 31. Qe5 (31. e3 {allows counterplay with} Ng5)
31... Qxe5 32. Bxe5 Re4 33. Bc3 Rxe2 34. Rd7 Rc2 $2 ({When finally the draw
was practically achieved, Nisipeanu had a hallucination. He panicked, thinking
that} 34... Kg8 {is impossible because of} 35. Rd8+ {with mate... As the
result the Romanian GM had to work for few more hours and another 82 moves
before reaching the draw.}) 35. Rxf7+ Kg8 36. Rf3 Ng5 37. Re3 Ne4 38. Be1 Nf6
39. Re7 {The endgame is unpleasant for Black, although with a precise defense
it must be a draw.} h5 40. h3 Nd5 41. Rd7 Nf6 42. Ra7 Ne4 43. Ra4 Nf6 44. Kf3
Kf7 45. Ra7+ Ke6 46. Ra6+ Kf7 47. Ra5 Ke6 48. Bb4 Ne4 $1 {If Black exchanges
the knight for the bishop there will be a relatively simple draw.} 49. Be1 (49.
Kxe4 Rc4+) 49... Nc5 ({Missing} 49... Rc1 $1 {and Black achieves the task to
exchange the minor pieces:} 50. Ra6+ (50. Bb4 Rc2) (50. Ke2 Nc3+ 51. Kd2 Rd1+)
50... Kf7 51. Ba5 Ng5+ 52. Kg2 Ra1 {and White will have to exchange the rooks
soon, which is also a relatively simple draw.}) 50. Ke3 Rc4 51. f3 Nd7 52. Kd3
Rc6 53. Bc3 Nc5+ 54. Ke2 Ne4 55. Be1 Nd6 56. g4 hxg4 57. hxg4 Nc4 58. Rg5 Kf6
59. Bh4 Re6+ 60. Kf2 Ne5 61. f4 Nc6 62. Rd5+ Kf7 63. Kf3 Nb4 64. Rd7+ Ke8 65.
Rd8+ Kf7 66. Bf2 Nc6 67. Rd5 Ne7 68. Rd7 Ke8 69. Rb7 Rc6 70. Bd4 Nd5 71. Kg3
Nc7 72. Be5 Ne6 73. g5 Ra6 74. Bf6 Kf8 75. f5 Nxg5 {Nisipeanu decides to give
up the knight right away and go for the theoretically drawn endgame.} (75...
gxf5 76. g6 {was White's idea and Black will have to give the knight anyway.})
76. Bxg5 gxf5 77. Kf4 Ke8 78. Kxf5 (78. Re7+ Kf8 79. Kxf5 Ra5+ 80. Kf6 Ra6+ $1
$11 ({but not} 80... Rxg5 $4 81. Ra7 {and White wins})) 78... Rd6 79. Rh7 Rd7
80. Rh8+ Kf7 {Black's main defensive setup.} 81. Bf6 Rd5+ 82. Be5 Rd7 83. Rh6
Ke8 84. Bd6 Rf7+ 85. Ke6 Re7+ $1 {The main idea of Black's defensive method.
Radjabov tried for 30 more moves, but in vain: Nisipeanu defended precisely.}
86. Kd5 Rg7 87. Rf6 Rf7 88. Re6+ Kd7 89. Rh6 Rf5+ 90. Be5 Rf7 91. Rb6 Ke8 92.
Bf6 Rd7+ 93. Ke6 Re7+ 94. Kf5 Rc7 95. Rd6 Rd7 96. Re6+ Kf7 97. Be5 Rd5 98. Rh6
Rd7 99. Bd6 Ke8 100. Rh8+ Kf7 101. Ke5 Kg6 102. Ke6 Rf7 103. Rg8+ (103. Be5 {
leads to a similar stalemate idea:} Rf6+ $1 {chasing away his opponent's king.}
) 103... Rg7 104. Rf8 Kg5 105. Rf1 Rg6+ 106. Ke5 Kg4 107. Bc5 Rg5+ 108. Kd4 Rf5
109. Rg1+ Kf3 110. Bd6 Kf2 111. Rg4 Ra5 112. Bb4 Kf3 113. Rh4 Rg5 114. Rf4+
Kxf4 115. Bd2+ Kf3 116. Bxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Today Caruana increased his lead by beating Radjabov with the white pieces.
The opening looked very okay for Back, but the Azerbaijani GM overestimated
his position and gave up a pawn for attacking prospects. Caruana took the pawn
and prepared for defence, when suddenly Radjabov miscalculated something and
wrongly sacrificed the rook, only to resign a few moves later. In
Ponomariov-Wang Hao the players displayed another Petroff Defense. After a
strong novelty by Ponomariov White quickly got a slightly more pleasant rook
endgame, which might have been extremely unpleasant for Wang Hao, had the
Ukrainian GM started to advance his passed pawn. Having missed this
opportunity White got no more chances to play for a win and the draw was
agreed on move 47.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {No Open Sicilian (3.d4) today.
Radjabov is a renowned specialist of the Sveshnikov Sicilian - an opening with
a lot of theory, which forced even the World Champion Anand to put aside 3.d4
in favour of 3.Bb5 during the 2012 World Championship match.} e6 4. O-O Nge7 5.
d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 ({Less than two weeks ago Caruana won a highly important
game versus Gelfand in the Paris Grand Prix tournament. Gelfand played} 6...
Qb6 {and lost after a long and complicated middlegame fight.}) 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Be2 {This is a new move. Caruana was heading for a Maroczy pawn structure 
(pawns on c4 and e4).} ({After the immediate} 8. c4 {the bishop on b5 looks
misplaced.}) 8... O-O 9. c4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bf6 {"I underestimated the plan with
Be7-f6", said Caruana after the game. "Now Black has a good game", continued
the Italian GM.} 11. Qd2 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. f3 {After the game Caruana was
somewhat sceptical about this move and suggested as a possible improvement for
White 13.Bd3 in order to keep the possibility to play f2-f4.} Qe7 14. a4 {
The hidden idea of this move was to be able to protect the bishop on e3 if
Black plays d5.} ({Caruana rejected} 14. Rfd1 {in view of} d5 15. cxd5 Bxc3 16.
Qxc3 exd5 17. exd5 Rfe8) 14... Rad8 ({The idea of White's previous move can be
seen in the following variation:} 14... d5 15. cxd5 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 exd5 17. exd5
Rfe8 18. Ra3) 15. Ra3 Be5 16. a5 {The critical moment according to Caruana.} f5
$6 {This aggressive move allows White to create a permanent weakness in
Black's structure - the pawn on b6.} ({Black should be doing fine after} 16...
bxa5) 17. axb6 axb6 18. exf5 (18. Bxb6 {is too early in view of} Qh4 {and if}
19. h3 $2 {then} Qg3) 18... Rxf5 19. Bd3 Rh5 20. h3 Bb8 (20... Nh4 21. Be4 $14)
21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Bxb6 {Black has compensation for the sacrificed pawn thanks
to his bishop pair and some attacking prospects, but objectively it is
probably not entirely enough and White's chances are preferable.} Rf8 23. Ne2 {
An important resource to cover the weakened squares f4 and g3.} Rh4 ({Another
option to play for compensation was indicated by Caruana after the game:} 23...
d5 24. c5 (24. cxd5 $2 Qd6) 24... e5) 24. Qd3 Kh7 $6 25. Bf2 Rxh3 $2 {
Something went wrong in Radjabov's calculations. Black had to retreat the rook,
although there is no attack any longer and White would have had a clear
advantage. However, the move in the game just loses.} 26. gxh3 Qg5+ 27. Kh1
Rxf3 (27... Qh5 28. Kg2 $1 $18) 28. Qxf3 Qe5 ({or} 28... Bxf3+ 29. Rxf3 {
with a large advantage for White.}) 29. Bg3 $1 Qxe2 $2 ({After the most
stubborn} 29... Qxb2 30. Bxb8 Bxf3+ 31. Raxf3 Qxb8 {Black could have put up a
long resistance, even if his position is objectively lost.}) 30. Qxb7 Qxf1+ 31.
Kh2 {Radjabov resigned due to} (31. Kh2 Qf2+ 32. Qg2 {and White remains with a
rook up.}) 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 ({Another plan is} 5. c3) ({
Yesterday Caruaa won against Radjabov by playing} 5. d4 {but the result wasn't
due to the outcome of the opening.}) 5... a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 ({Much more often
Black recaptures with the knight on c6 -} 6... Nxc6 {However, Radjabov's 6...
bxc6 is rather typical as well: Black has a compact pawn mass in the center
and would like to keep the knight closer to his king.}) 7. d4 {Amazingly,
nobody had played this move before.} (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 {happened in
Kamsky,G (2741)-Radjabov,T (2793) Zug 2013.}) (7. c3 {now is less dangerous
for Black in view of} Ng6 8. d4 d5 {and the knight is well placed on g6.}) ({
Another important option for White is} 7. b3) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 Ng6 9. Be3 d6
10. Nbd2 e5 11. Qd3 Be7 12. Nc4 Bg4 13. Rad1 O-O $1 (13... Bxf3 14. Bb6 $1 Bxe4
15. Rxe4 Qb8 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 {and Black cannot take on b6 because of}
Qxb6 18. Rb4 {(Ponomariov)}) 14. Nxd6 Bxd6 (14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nh4 16. Rf1 (
16. Nf5 Nxf3+ 17. Kf1 Nxe1 18. Qe2 Qe8 19. Bh6) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Kg2 (17. Kh1
Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qh4) 17... Nh4+ 18. Kh1 g6 19. Bh6) 15. Qxd6 Qc8 {"Somehow I
made all logical moves and then suddenly White was worse", said Ponomariov
after the game.} 16. Qd3 ({The only way for White to keep some advantage was} 
16. Rd3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qh3 18. Qd7 $1 f5 (18... Qxf3 $2 19. Bc5) 19. Bg5 $1 Qh5
(19... h6 20. f4 Qh5 21. exf5) 20. h4 {but this is easier to advise than to
play in a practical game. White's idea is} Nxh4 (20... h6 21. exf5 Nxh4 22.
Bxh4 Qxh4 23. Re4) 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Bxh4 Qxh4 23. Qxe5 Rae8 24. Qg3 {and in
spite of the exposed position of the white king it is difficult for Black to
create threats.}) 16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qh3 {Now Black has some advantage,
although with accurate play White can defend successfully, and this is what
happened in the game.} 18. Qf1 Qxf3 19. Rd3 Rfd8 20. Bg5 (20. Qg2 $2 Nh4) 20...
Rxd3 21. Qxd3 Qh5 22. Qg3 h6 23. Be3 Nh4 24. Kh1 Rd8 (24... Nf3 25. Bxh6 g6 26.
Re3 Nd2 27. Qg5 Qd1+ 28. Qg1 Qh5 (28... Qxc2 $2 29. Re2) 29. Qg5 $11) 25. Rg1
Qf3+ (25... g5 26. h3 Qf3+ 27. Qxf3 Nxf3 28. Rc1 f5 29. exf5 e4 {was suggested
by Ponomariov after the game as a possible plan for Black, but the players
agreed that White has nothing to fear after} 30. c4 Kf7 31. b4 Kf6 32. a4 Rb8
33. Rb1) 26. Qxf3 Nxf3 27. Rc1 Ng5 28. Bxg5 ({A more precise move was} 28. Re1
f6 ({After the game Radjabov showed that with White's help Black has a nice
mate:} 28... Nf3 29. Re2 g5 30. Kg2 g4 31. Kg3 $4 h5 32. h3 Rd1 $1 33. hxg4
Rg1+ 34. Kxf3 hxg4#) (28... Nxe4 29. Bb6 Rb8 30. Ba7) 29. Kg2 $11) 28... hxg5
29. Kg2 g4 {Black has some advantage thanks to his control over the d-file,
but White achieves a draw rather easily.} 30. h3 $15 gxh3+ 31. Kxh3 Rd4 32. f3
Rd2 33. b4 g6 ({Coming with the king to the centre is also an easy draw:} 33...
Kf8 34. a4 Ke7 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 cxb5 37. Rb1 Rxc2 38. Rxb5) 34. a4 Kg7 35.
b5 cxb5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rb1 f5 38. Rxb5 Kf6 39. Rb6+ Kg5 40. Re6 Kf4 41. Rxg6
fxe4 42. fxe4 Rxc2 43. Re6 Re2 44. Re8 Kxe4 45. Kg3 Kd3 46. Ra8 Rc2 47. Ra3+
Rc3 48. Ra2 Ke3 49. Kg2 e4 50. Kg3 Rd3 51. Kg4 Rc3 52. Kg3 Rc8 53. Ra3+ Kd4 54.
Kf2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Even playing until all fighting resources were exhausted didn't produce
decisive games in the 7th round of the Kings Tournament. Radjabov with the
White pieces against Wang Hao achieved a slight advantage in the Schlechter
Variation, which wasn't enough to create big problems for the Chinese GM and
the game was drawn on move 44 in a bishop endgame with equal material.
Nisipeanu-Ponomariov saw a classical line of the Nimzo-Indian, where in a
complicated middlegame Black managed to gain an advantage. However, today
Nisipeanu saved half a pawn with the help of the a1-square and he did so twice:
first the Romanian GM placed the queen in the corner, which was a very strong
idea, helping White to gain the highly important pawn on g7. And then in the
bishop endgame Nisipeanu used the well-known motif of a wrong squareќ, when
even a bishop up with a marginal pawn is not enough for a win. The draw was
agreed on move 52.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 {The Schlechter
Variation is a mix between Slav and Grünfeld. The American GM Gata Kamsky is
considered to be the leading specialist for Black in this opening.} 5. Nf3 Bg7
6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e6
{"Any player who has the Schlechter Variation in his repertoire should be
ready to defend this kind of position. Black is solid, although somewhat
passive. The presence of the bishop in fianchetto has two consequences. The
positive aspect is that the thematic opening of the centre with e3-e4 is
somewhat inhibited. On the other hand, the queenside dark squares have been
left slightly unattended, which may make itself felt. Black has placed all his
pawns on light squares, in order to restrict the f3-bishop. This will give
White a free hand on the dark squares, allowing him to annoy Black with moves
such as Bb4 or Ba5" (M.Marin).} 13. Qc2 ({Magnus Carlsen treated White's
position differently:} 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Ba5 $5 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5] An interesting
idea to exploit the weaknesses in Black's queenside.} Qe7 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Qb4
Qxb4 17. Bxb4 {with a slightly better endgame for White in Carlsen,M (2710)-Bu
Xiangzhi (2685) Biel 2007}) 13... Nd7 14. Rfd1 ({After} 14. e4 {(which is one
of White's main plans in such a pawn structure: to open the position for his
bishops) Black can consider the interesting answer} e5 $5) 14... Re8 15. a4 Qc7
16. Be1 {A move which shows that Radjabov is not willing to play for e3-e4.
Instead, the Azerbaijani GM prepares the advance of the b-pawn.} Rac8 17. Be2
dxc4 {Wang Hao doesn't wish to wait passively. With all his pieces placed
optimally the Chinese GM decides to release the tension and to simplify the
position.} 18. Qxc4 (18. bxc4 c5 {offers Black a comfortable position,
according to Radjabov.}) 18... c5 19. Rac1 Qb8 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Qe4 (21. Qf4)
({and} 21. Qb4 {were other attractive options. Everywhere White is slightly
better thanks to his bishop pair.}) 21... Nf6 22. Qd3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Kf1 h5 26. Qc4 {Both sides were thinking that with queens on
the board Black's defence would be more difficult, but Radjabov didn't see a
clear way for White to keep the queens on without allowing Black some
counterplay.} ({For instance} 26. Bf3 Nd7 27. Qe4 Qc1 28. Qxb7 Nc5 {with
activity for the pawn (Radjabov).}) 26... Qxc4 27. Bxc4 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ne4 $1 29.
f3 Nd6 {The knight is optimally placed on d6 and Black needs just a little
accuracy in order to reach the draw.} 30. Bd3 Ke7 31. e4 f5 $1 32. Ke3 fxe4 33.
Bxe4 Nxe4 34. Kxe4 Kd7 35. g4 Ke8 36. Bg3 Kf7 37. Bh4 Bb2 38. Kf4 e5+ {The
most precise defence, even if} (38... Bc1+ 39. Ke5 Ba3 {is also a draw.}) 39.
Ke4 Ke6 40. Be1 Ba3 41. b4 b5 42. axb5 axb5 43. Bd2 (43. Bc3 {brings nothing
either:} Bc1 44. Bxe5 Bd2 {and the b4-pawn falls}) 43... Bb2 44. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 {The safe Alapin Sicilian. A somewhat expected choice from
Nisipeanu, who is on the second place in tournament and doesn't really need to
take major risk.} Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 ({
Other options are} 7... e6) (7... Nb6) 8. Nxe5 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11.
Bf4 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 (12. dxe5 O-O 13. Re1 d4 14. Nd2 Qd5 {is good for Black.})
12... O-O 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Nc3 Qd7 15. Qd2 {Not much can happen in such a
position.} Rfe8 16. Bg3 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Nxd5 Qe4 20. Nc3
Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. f3 Be6 23. Bf2 Nc6 24. a3 a6 25. Ne2 Bc4 26. Nd4 Nxd4
27. Bxd4 f6 28. Kf2 Kf7 29. h4 h6 30. Ke3 Ke6 31. g4 Bb3 32. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Fabiano Caruana became the winner of Kings Tournament 2013. After a quick
draw in the last round with the black pieces against Radjabov, the Italian GM
had scored 5 points out of 8 and secured the first place. Wang Hao-Ponomariov
was a long game, where Black equaliaed after the opening, but then started to
face some problems which the Ukrainian GM failed to solve. In the resulting
endgame with rooks and opposite-coloured bishops Wang Hao won a pawn and then
converted his material advantage to achieve his second win in a row in
Bucharest.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5
Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Qh5 O-O 13. Ne4 Nc6 14.
Bxh6 {Although this move has been already played, there is practically no
theory in this variation and after the game the players discussed the move 14.
Bg5. Their first conclusion was that Black should be doing fine after both 14..
.Qd7 and 14...Nce7.} gxh6 15. Qxh6 f5 16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Qg6+ Kh8
19. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ahlander, Bjorn"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. exd5 Ng4 10. f4 Qe7 11. Rf3 f5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Re3 Qd8 14. Bd2 Na6 15.
a3 Bd7 16. Qc2 Qb6 17. Re1 Rae8 18. Ng3 Qd8 19. Qb3 b6 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Qxb5
Nc7 22. Qc6 Nd7 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Re8 26. Nf1 Rxe3 27. Nxe3
Nf6 28. Kf2 Qe7 29. Qb7 Kf7 30. Qc8 Nce8 31. g4 Ne4+ 32. Bxe4 Qxe4 33. Qd7+ Kf8
34. gxf5 Qxf4+ 35. Ke2 Qh2+ 36. Kd3 Qxh3 37. Qxa7 gxf5 38. Qd7 Qh5 39. Nxf5
Qd1+ 40. Ke3 Qe1+ 41. Kd3 Qd1+ 42. Ke3 Qe1+ 43. Kd3 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4
Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Qd2 h6 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Bh3 14. Rfe1 Nh5
15. Kh1 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Bg5 17. Qg3 Be6 18. Re2 Bh4 19. Qg2 Bf6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21.
Qh3 Qe7 22. Rg2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rf6 24. Rag1 Raf8 25. f4 Kh7 26. e5 dxe5 27. fxe5
Rf5 28. Rg6 Rxe5 29. Qg4 Rg5 30. Rxe6 Qf7 31. Qe4+ Kg8 32. Rxg5 hxg5 33. Qe2
Qf1+ 34. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 35. Kg2 Ra1 36. Re7 Rxa2 37. Rxb7 Rxc2+ 38. Kf3 Rxc3 39.
Ke4 a6 40. Ra7 Ra3 41. Rc7 Ra4+ 42. Kf5 Rd4 43. Rxc5 Rxd3 44. Ra5 Rd6 45. Kxg5
Kf7 46. h4 Rb6 47. Kg4 Kg6 48. h5+ Kf6 49. Rf5+ Ke7 50. Rg5 Kf7 51. Ra5 Ke8 52.
Rg5 Rb1 53. Kf3 Rf1+ 54. Ke2 Rf7 55. Rg6 Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. O-O O-O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Nbd2 Nxd4
8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Qb4 Qb6 11. Qc3 Be6 12. Nxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 e6 14.
Be3 Qb4 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Rfc1 Rd7 17. Bxa7 Qa5 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Bd4 h5 20. Qb3 h4
21. Rc4 b5 22. Rcc1 hxg3 23. hxg3 Nf4 24. gxf4 Rxd4 25. e3 Rd2 26. a4 b4 27.
Qc4 Bc5 28. Qb5 Qxb5 29. axb5 Rh5 30. Bf3 Rf5 31. Be4 Rh5 32. Bf3 Rf5 33. Be4
Rh5 34. Bf3 Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.24"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Ne2 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nbc3 Nge7 10. O-O Be6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Rfe1 Kh8
15. Kh1 Nf5 16. Nfxd5 Nfxd4 17. Bh6 f6 18. Bxg7+ Qxg7 19. Qc1 g5 20. Rd1 Qf7
21. Ne3 Qh5 22. Nf1 Bh3 23. Bxh3 Qxh3 24. f4 Qh5 25. Rd3 Qg6 26. Rd2 b5 27. Qb1
f5 28. b4 gxf4 29. gxf4 Rg8 30. Ng3 Qh6 31. Rg2 Qxf4 32. Qf1 Qxf1+ 33. Rxf1
Rgf8 34. Nge2 a6 35. Nxd4 Rxd4 36. a3 Ne7 37. Ne2 Rd2 38. Nf4 Rxg2 39. Kxg2 Ng6
40. Kg3 Re8 41. Nd3 Rd8 42. Nc5 f4+ 43. Kg4 Rd2 44. Nxa6 Ra2 45. Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.08"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
h6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc1 Ng4 11. Bd2 Kh7 12. h3 Nf6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Rd1 c6 15.
c5 Nc7 16. b4 Qe7 17. a3 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Bc4 e4 20. Nd4 Ne5 21. Nce2 Nxc4
22. Qxc4 Be6 23. Qc2 Nd5 24. Nf4 Bg8 25. Rab1 Rad8 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Ne2 Be5
28. Nf4 Rg8 29. g3 Qf7 30. Qe2 Bc4 31. Qe1 Bd3 32. Nxd3 exd3 33. Kh2 h5 34. h4
Qd5 35. Qh1 Rg7 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Rb3 Rgd7 38. Kg2 f4 39. gxf4 Bf6 40. f5 d2
41. Bf4 Rxf5 42. Rxd2 Rxd2 43. Bxd2 Bxh4 44. Be3 Bg5 45. Rd3 Bxe3 46. Rxe3 Kg6
47. Re7 Rf7 48. Re6+ Kf5 49. Rh6 Kg5 50. Rh8 Rd7 51. Rg8+ Kf5 52. Rh8 Kg5 53.
Rg8+ Kf5 54. Rh8 Kg5 55. Rg8+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.10"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 {This game proved to be decisive for our team, we finally won with a 2.
5-1.5 score.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3
c5 8. Rb1 {A very popular line nowadays, along with many other lines of which
recent chess theory is full.} O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12.
O-O Bg4 13. Be3 $5 (13. Bg5 {is more common, with immense complications and
theory behind it. I have used it myself many times.}) 13... Nc6 14. Rxb7 Rab8
15. Rc7 {15.Rxb8 is an alternative of course, the white rook has just 2
squares here :)} Rfc8 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. h3 Bd7 (17... Bxf3 $5 {I will leave
all the theoretical part for those who love theoretical discoveries.}) 18. d5
Nb4 $5 19. d6 (19. Bd4 {seemed too simple and harmless to me.}) 19... a5 {
This move gives White some chances in complications.} (19... Qe6 20. Ng5 Qxd6
21. Qb3 e6 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxb4 Bc3 {and probably there is
enough compensation here, as a pawn is very strong and even endgames with 4-4
with knight and bishop against rook are hard to win.}) (19... exd6 $5 20. Qxd6
Bxh3 $5 {A very interesting try, but Black has to see all the consequences of
course} 21. Qxb4 (21. Bd1 Bf8 $1 22. Qf6 Bg7 $11) 21... Qxe2 22. Re1 Qa6 $1 23.
gxh3 Bc3 24. Qe7 Bxe1 25. Nxe1 {and certainly Black's king position is
vulnerable, the diagonal a1-h8 is weakened, but White's king is not safe
either and material is quite reduced, so a draw is the normal outcome.}) 20.
dxe7 Qe6 21. Bb6 $5 (21. Bg5 $1 {looked good too:} h6 22. Bh4 $1 Be8 $8 (22...
g5 $2 23. Nxg5 $3 (23. Bg3 Qxe7 24. Bd6 Qe6 25. e5 {looked good to me, but
there is an even stronger option}) 23... hxg5 24. Bxg5 $16 Qc6 25. Qd2 {
and just this move, enough for domination! Rd1 next move and Bg4 to follow.})
23. Nd2 {Now Black has to find ...Rc7, and he is still in a worse position.}
Rc7 24. Bg4 $14) 21... Qxe7 (21... a4 22. Ba5 $1 {An important move! Now the
d5-square becomes available for the white queen} (22. Bd8 Be8 23. Ng5 Qc6 24.
Ba5 {with a very sharp fight, which eventually ends in a draw with a lot of
exciting lines} Qb7 (24... a3 25. Bxb4 a2 26. Qd5 a1=Q 27. Rxa1 Bxa1 28. Nf3 {
which is equal, dynamically equal, neither side can make progress here}) 25.
Bg4 Rb8 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 $1 27. Qf3+ Bf6 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. e5 Qxe7 30. exf6 Qxf6
31. Qe3 $11) 22... Na2 {and now it's very pretty!} (22... Nc6 23. Bb5 $1 {
and eating the a4-pawn is what White will do on the next move, as:} a3 $2 24.
Bb4 a2 25. Ng5 a1=Q 26. Nxe6 $18 {leaves Black without a single chance of
survival}) 23. Ba6 $1 Rc5 24. Bb6 Rc6 25. Qxa4 $1 Rxb6 26. Rd1 $1 $16) 22. Bxa5
{I'm a pawn up, but the task is far from easy.} Nc6 $6 (22... Na2 $1 {getting
two bishops and enough counterplay for the pawn finally} 23. Qb1 Nc3 24. Bxc3
Rxc3 25. Rd1 $14 {White is certainly better, but converting the e4-pawn with
two bishops, is not an easy task for sure, probably Black's compensation is
enough for a draw.}) 23. Bb6 $16 Ne5 24. Nxe5 (24. Nd2 {was my first intention
but:} Bh6 $1 25. Bd4 Bf4 {and I wasn't sure how to proceed as} 26. Qa1 $3 (26.
g3 Bh6 {with full compensation}) 26... Bxh3 {Compy points out a brilliant
variation:} 27. gxh3 Qg5+ 28. Bg4 Nxg4 29. Nf3 Qh5 30. Kg2 $3 {White is not
even threatening hxg4! But Black is out of moves!} Re8 31. Qa4 Rf8 32. Rb1 Ne5
33. Bxe5 Bxe5 34. Rb5 f6 35. Qa2+ Kh8 36. Qe6 Qh6 37. Rb7 Ba1 38. Qd6 {and
White is almost winning with Rb8 and e5 to follow.}) 24... Bxe5 25. Bd4 (25.
Be3 {This move is much stronger, keeping one pair of bishops helps White, I
thought} Bb8 $5 {Starting to exert pressure along the b8-h2 diagonal} 26. Qd4 {
avoiding any Qe5 ideas and still keeping a healthy e4-pawn} Bc6 27. f3 Qc7 28.
Rc1 {and check on h2 is not a deadly threat, after all!:)}) 25... Bc6 26. Bxe5
Qxe5 27. f3 Bb5 28. Bxb5 Qxb5 29. Qd2 Qb6+ 30. Kh1 Rd8 31. Qg5 {Certainly
White has some chances, but the chances to hold are not worse.} Kg7 32. h4 Qf6
33. Qxf6+ Kxf6 34. Rc1 h5 35. Kh2 Rd2 36. Kg3 Ke6 37. Rf1 {Trying to bring the
king to f4, Rf2 and then Kf4 is the plan} Ra2 38. Rf2 Ra1 39. Kf4 Kf6 40. Rd2
Ra5 41. Rd7 Ra2 42. g3 Ra3 43. Rb7 Kg7 44. Rb6 Rc3 45. Ra6 Rb3 46. Ra5 Rc3 47.
Rg5 Ra3 48. Rd5 Rb3 {Even though it is all looking beautiful, no real progress
is possible without pawn pushes.} 49. g4 hxg4 50. Kxg4 Kf6 51. h5 gxh5+ 52.
Rxh5 Ke6 53. f4 f6 54. Ra5 Rb4 55. f5+ Kf7 56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Kh5 Rxe4 58. Kg6
Rg4+ 59. Kxf6 {A theoretically drawn position. But the black side has to know
few little tricks on the way.} Rb4 60. Ra8+ Kh7 61. Re8 Rb1 62. Kf7 Ra1 63. f6
Ra7+ 64. Re7 Ra8 {Correct!} 65. Re6 {The last trick...} Ra7+ {And finally
Black makes the decisive mistake. Only two moves were able to hold the balance,
they were ...Rb8 and ...Kh6.} (65... Rb8) (65... Kh6) 66. Kf8 {Now White is
suddenly winning.} Ra8+ 67. Re8 Ra6 68. f7 Ra7 69. Re1 Ra8+ 70. Ke7 Ra7+ 71.
Kf6 Ra6+ 72. Re6 Ra8 73. Re8 Ra6+ 74. Ke5 {And with this sudden end to a long
fight, we had scored an important victory over the strong opposing team.} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 Be7 7. Re1 b5 8.
Rxe4 d5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 bxa4 11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Re8 14.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Nb1 axb3 16. axb3 Bf5 17. Nc3 Qc6 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Rc1 Qe6 20. f3
h5 21. Kf2 Qd6 22. g3 h4 23. Ne2 Qf6 24. Re1 hxg3+ 25. hxg3 g5 26. Nc3 Rxe1 27.
Kxe1 Bg6 28. Nxd5 Qxf3 29. Qxg5 Qe4+ 30. Ne3 Qxd4 31. Qf4 c5 32. Ke2 Bh5+ 33.
Ke1 Bg6 34. Ke2 Bh5+ 35. Ke1 Bg6 36. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qb3 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 Nxb6 10. b3 Ne7 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. e3 Kd7 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Kb1
Bf6 15. d4 Rac8 16. e4 Nb4 17. a3 dxe4 18. Nxe4 N4d5 19. Rc1 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rb8
21. Ka2 Be7 22. Nc5+ Kd8 23. b4 Nc8 24. Nd3 Ncb6 25. Kb3 Rc8 26. Nc5 Rc7 27.
Re1 Nd7 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Bc1 g5 30. f4 Bf6 31. Be3 g4 32. Nd3 Nb6 33. Ne5 h5
34. f5 Nc4 35. Bf4 Re7 36. Rd1 Nd6 37. Nxg4 hxg4 38. Bxd6 Re2 39. Rc1 Rxh2 40.
Rc5 Bxd4 41. Rxd5 Bb6 42. Bc5+ Kc7 43. Bxb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Ne5
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Ba3 Qa6 14. Qxa6
Bxa6 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. e3 e6 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Rab1
Rab8 21. Ke2 Ke7 22. Kd3 Rb6 23. Rb3 Reb8 24. Reb1 Kd6 25. c4 c5 26. Rxb6+ axb6
27. a4 cxd4 28. Kxd4 dxc4 29. Kxc4 Kc7 30. Rd1 Kc6 31. Kb4 h5 32. e4 Ra8 33.
Rd3 Ra5 34. f4 Ra8 35. Rc3+ Kb7 36. Rd3 Kc6 37. Rc3+ Kb7 38. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Rc1
c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Bb5 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Nf6 13. O-O Qxd4 14. Nxd4
Rd8 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. f4 Ned5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Kf2 Kf8 20. Rxc8
Rxc8 21. Bf3 Ne7 22. h4 Ke8 23. Rd2 Rc7 24. h5 f6 25. Ne2 Bc6 26. Nd4 Bd7 27.
g4 Nc8 28. Rc2 Rxc2+ 29. Nxc2 Nd6 30. b3 Ke7 31. Kg3 a5 32. Nd4 b6 33. Ne2 Be8
34. Nc3 b5 35. a3 a4 36. bxa4 bxa4 37. Bd1 Nc4 38. Kf2 Nxa3 39. Bxa4 Bxa4 40.
Nxa4 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.16"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Papaioannou, Ioannis"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 c5 6. c3 Qb6 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Rfe1 Rfc8 11. Bf1 c4 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 dxe4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 b5 17. a3 b4 18. cxb4 Nxb4 19. Rc1 Nd3 20. Rc2 b5 21. g3
e6 22. Re3 b4 23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rxd3 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Rb1 27. axb4
Rxb2 28. d5 exd5 29. Rxd5 Rxb4 30. Rd2 Kg7 31. h3 h5 32. h4 Ra4 33. Rc2 Rb4 34.
Rd2 Ra4 35. Rc2 Rb4 36. Rd2 Ra4 37. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.17"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Be7 11. Bf4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 O-O 13. Rfd1 Nf6 14. Qc2 Qa5
15. Ne5 Nh5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Qe2 g6 18. Bh6 Rfe8 19. Rd3 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21.
Qe3 f6 22. Nf3 Ng7 23. Re1 Rad8 24. h3 Rf7 25. Red1 Re7 26. b3 Nf5 27. Qe4 Kg7
28. R3d2 Qa5 29. g3 Nd6 30. Qe2 Rdd7 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. Rd3 Nd6 33. Re3 Nf5 34.
Re4 Qd8 35. g4 Nd6 36. Re3 Ne8 37. Re1 Nc7 38. h4 Re8 39. Re4 Rf7 40. g5 Ref8
41. Rf4 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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. a4 Ra8 13. Ba3 Nf4 14. Bf1 b6 15.
Nd2 Kh8 16. Nb5 f5 17. Bb4 Bd7 18. g3 Nh5 19. a5 bxa5 20. Bxa5 Bxb5 21. cxb5
Bh6 22. Qc2 Bxd2 23. Bxd2 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Nf6 26. Qc4 Nexd5 27. Bg5
Qd7 28. Bg2 Nb6 29. Qc2 Rf7 30. Ra7 Kg7 31. Qc1 h5 32. h3 Nfd5 33. Be4 Qe6 34.
Kg2 Nc4 35. Bd8 Rd7 36. Bg5 Rf7 37. Bd8 Rd7 38. Bg5 Rf7 39. Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[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. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O a5
15. Qd3 Be6 16. Rfd1 b4 17. cxb4 axb4 18. b3 g6 19. Qa6 Qc8 20. Qxc8 Rfxc8 21.
Ba6 Rd8 22. Nc7 Rd7 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bc4 Kf7 25. a3 bxa3 26. Rxa3 Ne7 27. Ra5
d5 28. exd5 exd5 29. Bxd5+ Rxd5 30. Raxd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Rc8 32. Ne1 Rc1 33.
Rxe5 Bd2 34. Kf1 Rb1 35. Re2 Bxe1 36. Rxe1 Rxb3 37. Re3 Rb1+ 38. Ke2 h5 39. Kf3
Kf6 40. Kg3 Rb4 41. Rc3 g5 42. f3 Ra4 43. Rc6+ Kf5 44. Rc5+ Kf6 45. Rb5 h4+ 46.
Kh3 Kg6 47. Re5 Rf4 48. Re4 Kh5 49. Re6 Rf5 50. Rc6 Rf4 51. Rd6 Rf5 52. Re6 Rf4
53. Re3 Rf6 54. Re8 Rf4 55. Rh8+ Kg6 56. Rg8+ Kh5 57. Rh8+ Kg6 58. Rb8 Kh5 59.
Rb7 Kg6 60. Rc7 Kh5 61. Rh7+ Kg6 62. Rh8 Kg7 63. Re8 Kg6 64. Re4 Kh5 65. Re6
Rf5 66. Re4 Rf4 67. g4+ hxg3 68. Kxg3 Rf5 69. Re8 Ra5 70. Rh8+ Kg6 71. Rg8+ Kf5
72. Re8 Ra1 73. Rf8+ Kg6 74. Rg8+ Kf5 75. Rf8+ Kg6 76. Rg8+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3
Bf5 9. Qc1 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O O-O 13. a3 a5 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Nd2 Qg5 16. Re1 h5 17. Bf1 h4 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 h3 20. g3 Qe7 21. Qb2 b5
22. Qc3 Qd6 23. g4 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Bxg4 25. Nxe4 Qe6 26. Ng3 Nf6 27. Qc5 Ne4 28.
Nxe4 Qxe4 29. Rc1 Be6 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. dxe5 Ra8 32. f3 Ra4 33. Rxc6 Rxb4 34.
Kf2 Rb1 35. Bd3 Rh1 36. Bxb5 Rxh2+ 37. Kg1 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Rf2 39. Bc4 Bxc4 40.
Rxc4 Rxf3 41. Re4 Kf8 42. e6 f5 43. e7+ Ke8 44. Re5 g5 45. e4 g4 46. exf5 g3
47. Re1 Rxf5 48. Kg1 Rf3 49. Kh1 Rf7 50. Rg1 Rg7 51. Ra1 Rxe7 52. Kg1 Kf7 53.
Kf1 Re3 54. Kg1 Kf6 55. Ra6+ Kg5 56. Ra5+ Kf4 57. Ra1 Rd3 58. Rf1+ Ke3 59. Re1+
Kf3 60. Kh1 Kf2 61. Rg1 Ke2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. 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. g4 Ng6 14. Nd3 h5 15. h3 Rf7
16. c5 hxg4 17. hxg4 dxc5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Bf8 20. b4 Rh7 21. Kg2 Bd7 22.
Qb3 Kg7 23. Rh1 Nh4+ 24. Kf2 Bd6 25. Bb5 Qe7 26. Qc4 Bc8 27. Ba4 a6 28. Bxd6
cxd6 29. b5 Qd8 30. Ke2 Qb6 31. Qd3 Bd7 32. Rab1 a5 33. Nd1 Rc8 34. Nf2 Rhh8
35. Rhc1 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Ng2 37. Kf1 Rh2 38. Kg1 Ne1 39. Qe2 Rxf2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 9. Bb5 e6 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Nf3 a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Qb3 Be7 14. Ne5 O-O
15. O-O Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Na4 Rab8 19. Qc3 Rfc8 20. Rac1 h5
21. b3 h4 22. h3 Rb5 23. Rc2 e5 24. Rfc1 e4 25. Qd2 Qd6 26. Rc3 g5 27. Qc2 Nb8
28. Qe2 Qg6 29. Nc5 Kg7 30. f3 exf3 31. Qxf3 Re8 32. Rf1 Re7 33. Qg4 Rxc5 34.
dxc5 Nd7 35. Qf5 Qxf5 36. Rxf5 Kg6 37. Rf1 Re4 38. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 h6 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15.
h3 Bd4 16. Ne2 Bb6 17. Ng3 Re8 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Rad1 Qe6 20. Rfe1 a6 21. e5 Nd5
22. Bf5 Qe7 23. Bc1 Kh8 24. Bg4 Rad8 25. Nf5 Qc5 26. Qd2 Qf8 27. Nd6 Re7 28.
Bf3 Ba8 29. Qc2 Bc7 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Be3 Bxd6 32. exd6 Rxd6 33. Bd4 Kg8 34.
Qc3 Rc6 35. Qg3 Rg6 36. Qf4 Re4 37. Qd2 Bc6 38. f3 Rxe1+ 39. Rxe1 Bd7 40. Kh2
Qb8+ 41. Be5 Qd8 42. Qf4 Re6 43. Bc3 Rxe1 44. Bxe1 Be8 45. Bc3 f6 46. Bd4 Bg6
47. Kg1 Kh7 48. h4 Qe7 49. Kf2 b4 50. Qe3 Qb7 51. Qb3 a5 52. axb4 Qxb4 53. Qxb4
axb4 54. b3 Bc2 55. Bc5 Bxb3 56. Ke3 Kg6 57. Bxb4 Kh5 58. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 a6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Re1 Ba7 11. Nf1 Rb8 12. Qc2 h6 13. Ng3 a5 14. Be3 Bxe3 15.
Rxe3 c5 16. d4 Qd7 17. b3 Qc6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. c4 Nh7 20. Qc3 f6 21. Qxa5 Nf8
22. Ne2 Ne6 23. Nc3 Nd4 24. Nd5 Nc2 25. Rae1 Rb7 26. R3e2 Nxe1 27. Nxe1 Qd6 28.
Rd2 Kh8 29. Nd3 c6 30. Ne3 Qd8 31. Qc3 Rd7 32. Nf1 Qb6 33. Nb2 Rd4 34. Na4 Qb4
35. Qxb4 cxb4 36. Rxd4 exd4 37. Nd2 f5 38. f3 fxe4 39. fxe4 Rf8 40. Nc5 Kg8 41.
Nd3 Bb7 42. Nxb4 Kf7 43. Nd3 Ke7 44. a4 Kd6 45. e5+ Kc7 46. a5 Bc8 47. Nc5 Bf5
48. g4 Bc8 49. Kg2 h5 50. Kg3 hxg4 51. hxg4 Rh8 52. Nf3 Rd8 53. Nd3 Be6 54. Nc5
Bg8 55. Kf2 Rf8 56. Ke2 Rf4 57. g5 Rg4 58. e6 Kd6 59. a6 Rg2+ 60. Kf1 Ra2 61.
b4 Bxe6 62. Nxe6 Kxe6 63. Nxd4+ Kd6 64. b5 cxb5 65. cxb5 Kc5 66. Ne6+ Kxb5 67.
Nxg7 Rxa6 68. Nf5 Rg6 69. Nd4+ Kc4 70. Nf3 Kd5 71. Kg2 Ke4 72. Kg3 Kf5 73. Nh4+
Kxg5 74. Nxg6 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a3 Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rb1 a5 10. Ne1 Be6 11. Nc2 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Ne3 Nde7 14. Nc4 h6 15.
Be3 b6 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Qd1 Rb8 18. f4 Nf5 19. Bd2 b5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. fxe5
Bxe5 22. Kh1 Be6 23. Ne4 Bd4 24. Qe1 Ne3 25. Bxe3 Bxe3 26. Qc3 Bd4 27. Qc1 c4
28. Qxh6 Bg7 29. Qf4 cxd3 30. exd3 Qxd3 31. Rbd1 Qe2 32. Nf6+ Bxf6 33. Qxf6
Rbc8 34. Rde1 Qh5 35. Re5 Qh7 36. Rxb5 a4 37. Rb4 Bb3 38. Rbf4 Qg7 39. Qxg7+
Kxg7 40. R4f2 f5 41. Bf3 Rfd8 42. Kg1 Rd4 43. Re1 Rcd8 44. h4 Kf6 45. Rfe2 Bc4
46. Rc2 Bb3 47. Rce2 Bc4 48. Rc2 Bb3 49. Rc6+ R8d6 50. Rxd6+ Rxd6 51. Kf2 Rd3
52. Re3 Rd2+ 53. Re2 Rd3 54. Bg2 g5 55. hxg5+ Kxg5 56. Re3 Rd2+ 57. Re2 Rd3 58.
Re3 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 d6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Re1 Ng6 8.
Na3 Be7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. e5 d5 11. Ne3 f6 12. Bb2 a5 13. a4 Rb8 14. d3 Qc7 15.
Ng4 f5 16. Ne3 Bd7 17. Qc1 Be8 18. Nf1 Nh8 19. Ba3 Nf7 20. Qe3 Qb6 21. Qd2 Rb7
22. Ng3 Qa7 23. Ne2 g5 24. Ng3 g4 25. Nd4 Bg5 26. f4 gxf3 27. Qf2 cxd4 28. Nh5
c5 29. Qxf3 Kh8 30. Kh1 Rg8 31. Qh3 Rg6 32. Qf3 Rh6 33. Re2 Rc7 34. Rf1 Qb8 35.
Nf6 Bxf6 36. exf6 Rxf6 37. Qf4 Qd8 38. Bc1 Rg6 39. Qf2 Kg8 40. Bf4 Rd7 41. Rfe1
Re7 42. Bg3 Qb6 43. Bh4 Rb7 44. Qf3 Qd6 45. Bg3 Qc6 46. Qf4 Bd7 47. Qh4 Qc8 48.
Qe7 Bxa4 49. Qh4 Be8 50. Ra1 Ra7 51. Be1 Qd8 52. Qf4 Bd7 53. b4 e5 54. Qf2 cxb4
55. Bxb4 a4 56. c3 Rb7 57. Qe1 dxc3 58. Bxc3 d4 59. Bb4 Bc6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[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 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 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. h4 h5 8. Bg5 d6
9. O-O O-O 10. a3 a5 11. Qd2 f6 12. Bh6 e5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne1 Be6 15. Nc2 d5
16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Rfc1 Rc8 18. Rab1 b6 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. b4 cxb4 21. axb4 Nxb4
22. Nxb4 axb4 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxb4 b5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qe7+ Qf7 27. Qxf7+
Kxf7 28. Rxb5 Rc7 29. f4 exf4 30. gxf4 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Re1 32. Rb2 Ke6 33. Kf3 Rh1
34. Rb6+ Kf7 35. d4 Rxh4 36. d5 Rh1 37. Rb7+ Ke8 38. e4 Re1 39. Rg7 Rd1 40.
Rxg6 f5 41. Rg5 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 fxe4 43. Rxh5 Ke7 44. Re5+ Kf6 45. Rxe4 Rxd5 46.
Kf3 Kf5 47. Re5+ Rxe5 48. fxe5 Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qxa2 11. O-O Qe6 12. Bd3 b6 13. d5 Qd6 14. c4 Nc6
15. h3 e5 16. Qa4 Ne7 17. Bc3 Bd7 18. Qd1 f5 19. Qe2 Rae8 20. exf5 Nxf5 21.
Bxf5 gxf5 22. Qb2 Re7 23. Rfe1 e4 24. Bxg7 Rxg7 25. Ne5 f4 26. Nxd7 f3 27. g4
Qh6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Ba4 Qa5 7. Rb1 a6 8.
Nxd4 cxd4 9. b4 Qd8 10. Ne2 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. d3 d5 13. f3 e6 14. Bb2 Ne7 15.
Qe1 dxe4 16. dxe4 O-O 17. Qf2 Nc6 18. a3 a5 19. bxa5 Qxa5 20. Nf4 Qa7 21. Rfd1
Rfd8 22. Nd3 Na5 23. Bc1 Nc4 24. h4 h5 25. Re1 Bc6 26. Bg5 Rdc8 27. e5 Qd7 28.
a4 Na5 29. axb5 Bxb5 30. Nf4 Nxb3 31. Rxb3 Ba4 32. Rb2 Rab8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34.
Rd1 Qc7 35. Rxd4 Bxc2 36. Bf6 Bxf6 37. exf6 Bf5 38. Qe3 e5 39. Nd5 exd4 40. Qh6
Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1
Qe7 9. a4 a5 10. b3 Nh5 11. Nc4 Re8 12. Bf1 Nhf6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Ba3 Qe6 15.
Ng5 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Nxg4 17. Rad1 h6 18. Nf3 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Na3 c6 21. Nc4
Nc5 22. h3 Nf6 23. Nfxe5 Be6 24. f3 Nxb3 25. Nb6 Rad8 26. Bc4 Bxc4 27. Nexc4
Ke7 28. Rb1 Nc5 29. Nxa5 Nfd7 30. Nac4 Nxb6 31. Rxb6 Rd3 32. Rc1 Red8 33. Kf2
g5 34. Ke2 Kf6 35. a5 h5 36. Rc2 R3d7 37. Rd2 Na4 38. Rb3 Nc5 39. Rxd7 Rxd7 40.
Rb4 Ne6 41. g3 h4 42. e5+ Kg6 43. gxh4 Nf4+ 44. Kf1 gxh4 45. Nd6 Nxh3 46. Rxb7
Rd8 47. Rxf7 Ng5 48. Rf6+ Kh5 49. Nf5 Nxf3 50. Kf2 Ng5 51. Rh6+ Kg4 52. Ne3+
Kh3 53. e6 Re8 54. a6 Nxe6 55. a7 Nc5 56. Nf5 Kg4 57. Nd6 Ra8 58. Rg6+ Kf4 59.
Rg7 h3 60. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Ndb5 Nxc3
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nxc3 Bg7 10. Bd2 Be6 11. g3 Nc6 12. Bg2 Ke8 13. O-O-O f5 14.
Kb1 Kf7 15. Na4 Rad8 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rc8 19. Rc1 Nd8 20.
b3 Bd7 21. Kb2 e6 22. e4 Ke7 23. exf5 gxf5 24. a4 a6 25. Re1 Bc6 26. Bf1 Kf6
27. f4 Nf7 28. Bd3 Nd6 29. Re3 Rd8 30. Kc2 Rc8 31. Kb2 Rd8 32. b4 Rc8 33. Kb3
h6 34. Re5 Nf7 35. Re3 Nd6 36. b5 axb5 37. axb5 Bg2 38. Kb4 Bh1 39. Re1 Bf3 40.
Re3 Bg2 41. Re5 Bf3 42. Rc5 Rd8 43. Re5 Rc8 44. Re3 Bg2 45. Re1 Bf3 46. Re3 Bg2
47. Re1 Bf3 48. Re3 Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb2
Bf5 9. e3 Nd7 10. Qe2 a5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qb5 Qc7
15. Rfc1 Qc6 16. Qe2 Rfc8 17. Bh3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 e6 19. a4 Qb6 20. Qd1 Bf8 21.
Bf1 Bb4 22. Bb2 Nf6 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rc7 25. Bd3 Qd6 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27.
Qc2 Qxc2 28. Bxc2 g5 29. h3 h5 30. f3 g4 31. hxg4 hxg4 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Bc1 Ke7
34. Bd3 b6 35. Bc2 Kd7 36. Bd3 Ke7 37. Bc2 Kd7 38. Bd3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3 12. Bc4 Bg7 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Bb2 Ba6
15. Rfc1 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 e6 18. d6 e5 19. Nxe5 Qe6 20. f4 Rd8 21.
Ng4 Qxd6 22. Rc1 Nc6 23. e5 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxf4 25. Rf1 Qg5 26. Qe4 Rac8 27. Rbf2
Rd4 28. Qf3 Rxg4 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qd7 Ne7 31. Rf7 Rd4 32. Qxe7 Qxe7 33. Rxe7
Rcd8 34. Kg1 R4d7 35. Rf8+ Rxf8 36. Rxd7 Re8 37. Rxa7 Rxe5 38. Rb7 Re6 39. Rc7
Re2 40. a4 Ra2 41. Rc6 Rxa4 42. Rxb6 Ra2 43. Rb7 Rc2 44. Rc7 c4 45. h4 h5 46.
Kh2 Rc3 47. g3 Rc2+ 48. Kh3 Kg8 49. Rd7 Kf8 50. Rc7 Kg8 51. Rd7 Rb2 52. Rc7 Rb4
53. Kg2 Kf8 54. Kf3 Rb3+ 55. Kf4 c3 56. Kg5 c2 57. Kxg6 Rxg3+ 58. Kxh5 Rg2 59.
Kh6 Ke8 60. h5 Kd8 61. Rc3 Ke7 62. Kh7 Kf6 63. h6 Kf5 64. Rc5+ Ke4 65. Rc4+ Kd3
66. Rxc2 Kxc2 67. Kh8 Kd3 68. h7 Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. O-O a4 13. f4 Qa5 14. Kh1 Rfc8
15. b3 axb3 16. axb3 Kh8 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Qe2 Bc6 19. Nd5 Re8 20. b4 Qd8 21. Nc3
b6 22. e5 Kg8 23. Bh4 Nh5 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Qb8 26. g4 Nf6 27. exf6 exf6
28. Qg2 Ra3 29. Nd5 Qa7 30. Rce1 Re6 31. f5 Re5 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. Nxf6+ Kg7 34.
Rxe5 dxe5 35. fxg6 hxg6 36. Ne8+ Kg8 37. Nd6 Ra1 38. Qf3 Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1 Qd7 40.
Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[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. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Be3 Nhf6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7
15. b3 f5 16. Bc1 Bd6 17. a4 a5 18. Ba3 Qe7 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. e3 Nf6 21. Qd2
Ne4 22. Nxe4 fxe4 23. Rac1 Rf7 24. Qb2 Rcf8 25. Rd2 Ba6 26. c5 Qb8 27. cxb6
Qxb6 28. Qc3 Rc7 29. Qc5 Rb8 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Qa6+ 32. Kg2 Rxb3 33. Qd6
Qc8 34. Rc5 Rb1 35. Rdc2 Rb6 36. Rxa5 h6 37. Rac5 Kh7 38. a5 Ra6 39. h4 Qd7 40.
Qxd7 Rxd7 41. Rxc6 Rxa5 42. Rxe6 Ra1 43. Re5 Ra5 44. h5 Ra6 45. Rc5 Rad6 46.
Ra5 Kg8 47. Ra8+ Kf7 48. g4 Re6 49. Rf5+ Rf6 50. Kg3 Rxf5 51. gxf5 Rb7 52. Ra5
Kf6 53. Rxd5 Kg5 54. Re5 Rb1 55. Rxe4 Kxf5 56. Rf4+ Kg5 57. d5 Kxh5 58. Rd4 Rb7
59. d6 Rd7 60. Kf4 Kg6 61. Ke5 Kf7 62. e4 h5 63. Kd5 Ra7 64. Rc4 Ra5+ 65. Rc5
Rxc5+ 66. Kxc5 h4 67. d7 Ke7 68. Kc6 Kd8 69. e5 h3 70. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 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 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4
Nxb4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. b5 Bd7 18. Nc3 Qb6 19. Be2 Kh8 20. O-O Bd8
21. b3 f5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Bd3 Be6 24. Bc4 Bf5 25. Ra2 Bg5 26. Nd5 Qd8 27. Qe2
Qc8 28. Rxa5 Qc5 29. Ra6 Bd7 30. b4 Qd4 31. Rxd6 Bg4 32. Qd3 Qb2 33. b6 Bh4 34.
Qe3 Qc2 35. Bd3 Qb2 36. Rc6 Rbd8 37. Rc5 Qa2 38. Bc4 Qb2 39. b7 h6 40. Ba6 Bg5
41. Qc3 Qa2 42. Bc4 Qa7 43. Rc7 Bh4 44. g3 Bg5 45. Qxe5 Rd7 46. Rxd7 Bxd7 47.
Qd6 Rd8 48. Qc7 Bh3 49. Re1 Rf8 50. Qc5 Qb8 51. Bf1 Bxf1 52. Rxf1 Rd8 53. Qc6
Kh7 1-0

[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 "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[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. Nf3 g6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 b6 8. e4
Bb7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bf4 d6 11. h3 Ne8 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Nh4 e6 14. f4 Qd7 15. Qd2
Kh7 16. Rae1 f5 17. g4 Rd8 18. Kh2 Bf6 19. Nf3 Ng7 20. Bg1 Rde8 21. Qd1 Kg8 22.
Qd2 Ba8 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Nb5 e5 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Qg2 Kh7 28. g5
hxg5 29. fxg5 Be7 30. g6+ Kh8 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Bxd4 d5 33. Qf3 Bf6 34. Qf4 Kg8
35. Qh6 Ne6 36. Rxe6 Bxd4 37. Rfe1 Qg7 38. Qf4 Bc5 39. h4 dxc4 40. h5 Qd4 41.
Qxd4 Bxd4 42. dxc4 Bg7 43. Re7 f4 44. Kg2 Rf5 45. Rd7 Rxh5 46. Ree7 Bf6 47. Rf7
Rg5+ 48. Kf3 Rxg6 49. Kxf4 Bxb2 50. Rxa7 Rxa7 51. Rxa7 Rc6 52. Ra4 Kf7 53. Ke4
Ke6 54. Kd3 Kd6 55. Rb4 Ba3 56. Rb5 Kc7 57. Kc3 Rh6 58. Kb3 Rh3+ 59. Ka4 Bc5
60. Rb3 Rh4 61. Kb5 Rh8 62. Rh3 Rxh3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[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 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 Ng6 8.
e5 f6 9. Re1 Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 fxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 d6 14. Re3 e5
15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Re1 Bg6 18. a3 Rae8 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Qb7 21. c3
Qb8 22. Ba3 d5 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. bxc5 a5 25. h3 Re7 26. Bb2 Rfe8 27. c4 dxc4 28.
dxc4 e4 29. Rg3 e3 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Be4 32. Bc3 Qa7 33. Qg4 Bg6 34. Rd1
Qxc5 35. Bd4 Qxc4 36. Qd7 Qf7 37. Qxc6 Be4 38. Qd6 Re6 39. Qd8+ Re8 40. Qxa5 h6
41. Rf1 Qg6 42. Qa2+ Qe6 43. Qb2 Qg6 44. Rf4 h5 45. Qa2+ Qe6 46. Qxe6+ Rxe6 47.
Kh2 Re7 48. g4 hxg4 49. Rxg4 Bf5 50. Rg5 g6 51. Rg2 Rc7 52. Kg3 Kf7 53. Rb2 g5
54. Rb6 Be6 55. Rb8 Kg6 56. Re8 Bf7 57. Re5 Rc6 58. Ra5 Re6 59. Kf3 Be8 60. Ra7
Bf7 61. Rc7 Rd6 62. Kg3 Re6 63. Rc5 Rd6 64. Rc1 Re6 65. Rf1 Be8 66. Rf2 Bf7 67.
Rb2 Be8 68. Rb1 Bf7 69. Ra1 Rc6 70. Rg1 Bd5 71. h4 gxh4+ 72. Kxh4+ Kf7 73. Rg7+
Ke6 74. Kg5 Be4 75. Kf4 Bd3 76. e4 Rc4 77. Rg6+ Kf7 78. Rd6 Ke7 79. Rd5 Bc2 80.
Ke5 Rc6 81. Bc5+ Kf7 82. Kd4 Bb3 83. Rd7+ Kg6 84. e5 Be6 85. Rd8 Ra6 86. Bd6
Rc6 87. Rf8 Bf7 88. Rb8 Rc4+ 89. Kd3 Rc1 90. Rb2 Rd1+ 91. Ke3 Re1+ 92. Kd4 Rd1+
93. Kc5 Rc1+ 94. Kb6 Bd5 95. Rf2 Rc6+ 96. Kb5 Rc1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[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. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be3 f5 6. d5 Ne5 7. exf5 Bxf5 8. Be2
Nf6 9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. O-O Qd7 12. Re1 a6 13. Bd4 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6
15. Qd2 e5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bh6 Rad8 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qe3 a5 21.
b3 h6 22. h3 g5 23. Rd2 Bg6 24. Red1 Re7 25. Be4 Bf7 26. Bf3 Red7 27. Re1 Re7
28. Red1 Red7 29. Re1 d5 30. Qc5 e4 31. Bg4 Qf4 32. Rdd1 Nxg4 33. hxg4 Qxg4 34.
cxd5 cxd5 35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. Na4 Qf5 37. Nc5 Re7 38. Nxe4 Re6 39. Ng3 Qf6 40.
Rxe6 Qxd4 41. Rxd4 Bxe6 42. Ne2 Re8 43. Rd2 Bf7 44. f3 Kg7 45. Kf2 Kf6 46. Nd4
h5 47. Rc2 Ra8 48. Rc6+ Ke7 49. Ke3 a4 50. b4 a3 51. b5 Be8 52. Re6+ Kf7 53.
Re5 Ra4 54. Rxg5 Rb4 55. Rxh5 Rb2 56. Rh7+ Kf6 57. Rh6+ Kg7 58. Ra6 Rxa2 59. b6
Rb2 60. Rxa3 Rxb6 61. Rb3 Ra6 62. g4 Bf7 63. f4 Ra1 64. Rb6 Re1+ 65. Kd3 Rg1
66. Nf5+ Kh7 67. Rh6+ Kg8 68. Rf6 Be8 69. g5 Rd1+ 70. Ke3 Bb5 71. g6 d4+ 72.
Nxd4 Bd3 73. f5 Bb1 74. Rd6 Re1+ 75. Kf4 Rf1+ 76. Kg5 Kf8 77. Kf6 Ke8 78. g7
Ba2 79. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[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 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nd4 Bc8 13. Nb5 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[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. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 d6 8. Bb5+
Nbd7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3 f5 12. e4 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 d5
15. Ned2 Bg7 16. Re1 O-O 17. Nf1 Qf6 18. Ng3 Qg6 19. Re3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nf6 21.
Nc6 Rae8 22. Ne5 Qg5 23. Qa4 b5 24. Qxa6 h5 25. Nf3 Qf4 26. Qxb5 Rb8 27. Qe2 h4
28. Nf1 Ne4 29. Nd4 Rb7 30. Nb3 f5 31. f3 Ng5 32. Nc5 h3 33. Nxb7 hxg2 34. Qxg2
Kh7 35. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[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. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Qf3 g6 8. h3
Na6 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. Nge2 a5 11. O-O h5 12. Nf4 g5 13. Nd3 Kf7 14. Qe2 Qe7 15.
f4 g4 16. h4 Ba6 17. g3 Rhe8 18. Kf2 Kg7 19. b3 Qc7 20. Qd2 Re7 21. Rfe1 Bb5
22. Nc5 Qb6 23. N3a4 Qc7 24. Rac1 Rae8 25. c3 Kg6 26. Rc2 Bxa4 27. Nxa4 Re6 28.
Qd3 Re4 29. Rce2 Qb7 30. Rc1 Ba3 31. Rce1 Bd6 32. Kf1 Qb5 33. Nb2 Ba3 34. Kf2
Bxb2 35. Qxb5 cxb5 36. Rxb2 Rc8 37. Rc2 a6 38. Rec1 Rce8 39. Re1 Rc8 40. Ke2
Re7 41. Kd3 Rc6 42. c4 dxc4+ 43. bxc4 bxc4+ 44. Rxc4 Rb6 45. Rc2 a4 46. Rec1 a3
47. Rc3 Rb2 48. R1c2 Rb1 49. Rxa3 Rg1 50. Rxa6 Rxg3 51. Re2 Rh3 52. d5 Rxh4 53.
d6 Rd7 54. Kd4 Rh1 55. Kd5 h4 56. Ke6 Rd8 57. Ke7 Rg8 58. d7 Rg7+ 59. Ke6 Rxd7
60. Kxd7 h3 61. Ra8 Kg7 62. Rc2 g3 63. Rcc8 Rb1 64. Rh8 Rb7+ 65. Kc6 g2 66.
Rag8+ Kf7 67. Rg3 Ra7 68. Rhxh3 Rxa2 69. Rh7+ Ke6 70. Rhg7 Rc2+ 71. Kb5 Rb2+
72. Ka4 Ra2+ 73. Kb3 Re2 74. Rxg2 Rxe3+ 75. Kc2 Kd5 76. Rd2+ Kc6 77. Rd4 Kc5
78. Rgd7 Rf3 79. R7d5+ Kc6 80. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Nd7 13. Bd2 Nf6 14. a4 Ne4 15.
Rb1 Qe7 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Be1 Rc7 19. a5 Nd6 20. axb6 axb6 21. b5
c5 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Qd1 Ra8 24. h3 h5 25. Bf1 Ne4 26. b6 Rcc8 27. Bd3 Rc6 28.
Bf1 Rd8 29. Qa4 g5 30. Nh2 Rg6 31. Qd1 g4 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Nxg4 d4 34. exd4
Bxd4 35. Qe2 Qh4 36. Ne3 Re8 37. Nf5 Qf4 38. Nxd4 cxd4 39. f3 d3 40. Qxd3 Ng5
41. Kf2 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[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. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qg6 10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 Rd8 12. a3 Bf8 13. Be2 Ne7 14. O-O c6
15. b4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bd3 a5 19. Rb1 axb4 20. axb4 Ra3 21.
Ne1 Bd7 22. Rcb2 Rda8 23. Kf1 g6 24. Ke2 b6 25. h3 Kg7 26. Nc2 R3a4 27. Kd2 Be7
28. Ne1 Bh4 29. Ke2 Bf6 30. Rc2 Be7 31. Rcb2 Be8 32. Nc2 h5 33. Ne1 Bf6 34. Rc2
Ra2 35. Kd2 Bd7 36. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 37. Nc2 Bh4 38. f3 Be7 39. Kc3 Ra8 40. e4 dxe4
41. fxe4 h4 42. Bc4 Be8 43. Bb3 c5 44. bxc5 bxc5 45. d5 Bf6+ 46. Kd3 Rb8 47.
Ba2 Rxb1 48. Bxb1 Bb5+ 49. Ke3 Bg5+ 50. Kf3 Kf6 51. Na3 Ba6 52. Ba2 Ke5 53. Bc4
Bc8 54. Nb5 f5 55. exf5 Bxf5 56. d6 Bd7 57. Bd3 Bd8 58. Bc4 g5 59. Ke3 Ba5 60.
Be2 Be1 61. Bd3 Bg3 62. Bc4 Bf4+ 63. Kf2 Ke4 64. Be2 Kd5 65. Nc3+ Kxd6 66. Ne4+
Kc6 67. Bf3 Kb5 68. Nf6 Be6 69. Nd5 Be5 70. Ke3 Bf5 71. Ne7 Bf4+ 72. Kf2 Bd3
73. Nd5 c4 74. Ke1 Kc5 75. Nc3 Kd4 76. Nb5+ Ke3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. d3 a6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. a4 Ne8 11. Be3 Nc7 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne6 14. Nde2 Nc5 15.
b4 Nd7 16. f4 Nf6 17. h3 Be6 18. Nd5 Rc8 19. Nb6 Rc7 20. Nc3 Nd7 21. Ncd5 Bxd5
22. exd5 Ncb8 23. a5 Qe8 24. Qd3 Nxb6 25. axb6 Rc8 26. c5 Qa4 27. Rfc1 dxc5 28.
bxc5 Rfd8 29. Qb3 Qe8 30. c6 Rd6 31. cxb7 Rcd8 32. Rc7 Nd7 33. Rbc1 a5 34. Qb5
e6 35. Rc8 Bf6 36. Rxd8 Bxd8 37. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[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 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Re8 8.
O-O e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Bf4 Re8 12. h3 c5 13. Nf3 b6 14. Qc2 Bb7
15. Bb5 Rf8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Bf1 b5 18. a4 Qb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb3 c4 21. Qb4
Bc6 22. b3 Rfc8 23. Nd4 Be8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Qb2 Qa5 27. Be5 Ne4
28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Rc1 Qa2 30. Qxa2 Rxa2 31. Ne2 Nd2 32. Nd4 Nb3 33. Rb1 Nxd4
34. cxd4 c3 35. Bd3 b4 36. Rxb4 c2 37. Bxc2 Rxc2 38. f3 f5 39. h4 Rd2 40. Rb7+
Bf7 41. Kf1 h6 42. Ra7 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Re7 Kf6 45. Re5 Bc4+ 46. Kg1 Re2
47. Rc5 Be6 48. Re5 Rd2 49. Kh2 Bf7 50. Kg1 Bg6 51. Kh2 f4 52. exf4 gxf4 53.
Rd5 Bf7 54. Rc5 Rxd4 55. Rc2 Bg6 56. Rb2 Rd8 57. g3 Rd4 58. Kh3 Bf5+ 59. Kg2
Kg5 60. gxf4+ Kxf4 61. Kf2 Be6 62. Re2 Bd5 63. Re3 Rd2+ 64. Re2 Rd3 65. Ke1 Rc3
66. Kd2 Ra3 67. Re7 Rb3 68. Kc2 Ra3 69. Kb2 Ra4 70. Kc3 Kf5 71. Rd7 Be6 72. Rd4
Ra8 73. Kd3 Ra3+ 74. Ke2 Ke5 75. Re4+ Kd5 76. Kf2 Bf5 77. Re3 Ra4 78. Kg3 Be6
79. Re4 Ra8 80. Kf4 Rf8+ 81. Ke3 Kd6 82. Rd4+ Bd5 83. Rf4 Re8+ 84. Kd4 Ra8 85.
Ke3 Ke5 86. Rd4 Ra3+ 87. Rd3 Ra5 88. Rc3 Be6 89. Rd3 Rc5 90. Ra3 Bf5 91. Rb3
Bg6 92. Ra3 Bc2 93. Ra8 Bb3 94. Re8+ Be6 95. Rd8 Bf7 96. Rd3 Bg6 97. Ra3 Bh5
98. Rb3 Kf5 99. Ra3 Re5+ 100. Kf2 Be8 101. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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. a4 O-O
9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 b6 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Nc2 a5 13. Qa3 Qxa3 14. Rxa3 Na6 15.
Ne5 Rfc8 16. Rd1 Kf8 17. Raa1 Ke7 18. Rac1 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Kxd7 20. Ne1 Ke7 21.
Nd3 Rab8 22. Rc3 Nb4 23. Nxb4 axb4 24. Rc2 Ba6 25. c5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Bxe2 27.
Rdc1 g5 28. f4 gxf4 29. gxf4 Kd6 30. Kf2 Bd3 31. Ke3 Ba6 32. Bf3 Bb7 33. Be2
Rg8 34. Kf2 Ra8 35. a5 Rgc8 36. Rg1 Ba6 37. Bxa6 Rxa6 38. Ra1 Rg8 39. Ra4 Rb8
40. Kg3 Rg8+ 41. Kf3 Rb8 42. Kg3 Rg8+ 43. Kf3 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. Bg3 Nf6 5. e3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg7 7. h4 g4 8. Bc4 Nc6
9. Ne2 e5 10. c3 Qe7 11. Qb3 a6 12. h5 b5 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Qa3 Kf7 15. Bh4 Qd7
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ng3 Ne7 18. Bc2 a5 19. O-O c5 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Rad1 Qc6 22.
c4 b4 23. Qd3 Rad8 24. Qe2 e4 25. b3 Be5 26. Ngxe4 fxe4 27. Nxe4 Bf5 28. Ng3
Bxc2 29. Qxc2 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Bxg3 31. fxg3 Qe6 32. Rf1+ Ke8 33. Qf2 Qe5 34. Qf7+
Kd7 35. Rd1+ Kc8 36. Rf1 Rd8 37. Kh2 Rd2 38. Qe8+ Kc7 39. Rf8 Nc6 40. Qg6 Qxe3
41. Rf6 Ne7 42. Qe8 Rd1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bxd6
Qxd6 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. b3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. c4 Be6 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Nc5 Ne4
15. Nxe6 Nc3 16. Qd2 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Qxe6 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Rad1 Qe6 20. Qd2 a5
21. Qd4 a4 22. Qb6 axb3 23. axb3 Rf7 24. Rd4 Raf8 25. g3 Rd7 26. Rfd1 Rff7 27.
b4 h6 28. h4 Kh7 29. h5 Rfe7 30. Qc5 Rxd4 31. Qxd4 Qf7 32. Qc5 Qxh5 33. Rd8 Qf7
34. Qd6 Qe6 35. Qd4 Qe4 36. Qd6 Qe5 37. Qd3 Qf6 38. Kg2 Rf7 39. Re8 g6 40. Qc4
h5 41. Qf4 Re7 42. Rd8 Qe6 43. Qb8 Qe4+ 44. Kg1 Qe5 45. Qxe5 Rxe5 46. Rd7+ Kh6
47. Rxb7 Rb5 48. Rc7 Rxb4 49. Rxc6 h4 50. gxh4 Rg4+ 51. Kf1 Rxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O Bg4 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Re1 Bb8
15. Na4 Qd6 16. g3 Ne4 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Rxc5 Rcd8 19. Rc2 Ba7 20. Rd2 h6 21.
Nd4 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Qe6 24. Red1 Rd7 25. Bb2 Red8 26. Qf3 f6 27.
Qe2 Ne7 28. Bd4 Nc6 29. Bb2 Ne7 30. Bd4 Nc6 31. Bb2 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[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, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Qe8
9. Be2 Na6 10. Nh2 Nf6 11. Ng4 Nd7 12. Nh6+ Kh8 13. h4 f5 14. h5 Ndc5 15. hxg6
Qxg6 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Be3 Nb4 19. Kd2 Qg6 20. a3 Nbd3 21. Qc2 e4
22. b4 Nxf2 23. bxc5 Nxh1 24. Rxh1 Rae8 25. Nb5 dxc5 26. Nxc7 Re7 27. Nb5 a6
28. Bxc5 Qg5+ 29. Be3 Qxg3 30. Nd4 Qd6 31. Qb3 b5 32. Qb4 Qxb4+ 33. axb4 bxc4
34. Bxc4 Bf6 35. Ne6 Rb8 36. Bc5 Reb7 37. Ke3 Bc3 38. d6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bc4 Bf6
15. Rfd1 Qd7 16. Nf5 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 exf5 18. Rxd5 Qc8 19. Rc1 g6 20. b4 Ne4 21.
f3 Ng5 22. e4 Qe8 23. Qd2 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Qxe4 25. Rd4 Qe7 26. Re1 Qc7 27. Rh4 h5
28. Rd4 Rad8 29. Rd1 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Qe7 31. a3 Rc8 32. h3 h4 33. Bd5 Qg5 34.
Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 a6 13. Na4 Nd7 14. Nc5
Nxc5 15. Rxc5 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 Ne7 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rxc8+ Nxc8 19. Qc3 Ne7 20.
Ne5 f6 21. Nd3 b6 22. a4 a5 23. b4 axb4 24. Nxb4 Kf7 25. h3 Qd7 26. Qc2 Qd6 27.
Qc3 Qd7 28. Qc2 Qd6 29. Qc3 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4
Bd7 15. f3 Rfd8 16. Kd2 Ne6 17. Bd3 Kf8 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. h4 h6 20. Rxc8 Rxc8
21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Kxc1 Nxd4 23. exd4 Ke7 24. Kd2 b6 25. Ke3 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27.
g4 f6 28. b4 Kd6 29. Be2 Be8 30. Bd3 Bd7 31. Be2 Be8 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Be2 Be8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "263"]
[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. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 c5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. a4
Rc8 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. a5 Rfd8 17. axb6 axb6 18. Ra7 Ra8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Qb4 h6
21. h3 Rc8 22. Nd2 Qc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Bf1 Bc6 25. f3 Rc2 26. Nc4 g5 27. Rb1
Kg7 28. Nxb6 Nxb6 29. Rxb6 h5 30. Bd3 Rd2 31. Bc4 Ba4 32. d5 Rd4 33. Bb5 Rb4
34. d6 Bxb5 35. d7 Rd4 36. Rxb5 Rxd7 37. Rxg5+ Kh6 38. h4 f6 39. Rc5 e5 40. Rd5
Ra7 41. Rd2 Kg6 42. Kf2 Ra4 43. g3 Rb4 44. Ke3 Rb1 45. Kf2 Rb3 46. Re2 Ra3 47.
Kg2 Rb3 48. f4 exf4 49. gxf4 Kf7 50. Ra2 Re3 51. Ra7+ Kf8 52. Ra4 Kf7 53. Ra7+
Kf8 54. Ra5 Rxe4 55. Kf3 Re1 56. Rxh5 Kg7 57. Rc5 Rg1 58. Ke4 Rh1 59. h5 Kh6
60. Ra5 Rh2 61. Ra8 Kg7 62. Ra7+ Kh6 63. Kf5 Rxh5+ 64. Kxf6 Rb5 65. Re7 Rb8 66.
f5 Rf8+ 67. Ke6 Kg5 68. Rg7+ Kh6 69. Rf7 Ra8 70. Rd7 Kg5 71. Rg7+ Kh6 72. Rg6+
Kh7 73. Ke5 Ra5+ 74. Kf4 Ra1 75. Rg2 Ra4+ 76. Kg5 Kg7 77. Re2 Ra1 78. Re7+ Kg8
79. Kg6 Rg1+ 80. Kf6 Rf1 81. Rd7 Rf2 82. Rg7+ Kf8 83. Rd7 Kg8 84. Rd8+ Kh7 85.
Re8 Rf1 86. Re5 Kg8 87. Rd5 Rf2 88. Ke6 Kg7 89. Rd7+ Kf8 90. Kf6 Kg8 91. Rg7+
Kf8 92. Rc7 Kg8 93. Rc8+ Kh7 94. Rc1 Kg8 95. Rg1+ Kf8 96. Kg6 Rf3 97. Rb1 Rg3+
98. Kf6 Kg8 99. Rb8+ Kh7 100. Kf7 Rg7+ 101. Ke6 Ra7 102. Re8 Ra5 103. f6 Ra6+
104. Kf7 Ra7+ 105. Re7 Ra8 106. Rd7 Rb8 107. Ra7 Kh6 108. Re7 Ra8 109. Re8 Ra7+
110. Ke6 Ra6+ 111. Kf5 Ra5+ 112. Re5 Ra8 113. Re1 Ra5+ 114. Ke6 Ra6+ 115. Kf7
Ra7+ 116. Re7 Ra8 117. Re6 Kh7 118. Re5 Ra7+ 119. Re7 Ra8 120. Rd7 Kh6 121. Rd1
Ra7+ 122. Ke6 Ra6+ 123. Ke7 Ra7+ 124. Rd7 Ra8 125. Rd8 Ra7+ 126. Ke6 Ra6+ 127.
Kf7 Ra7+ 128. Ke8 Kg6 129. f7 Rxf7 130. Rd6+ Rf6 131. Ke7 Rxd6 132. Kxd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[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 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 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. a5 Qe7
15. Rfd1 Bd5 16. Qd3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c6 18. h4 h5 19. e3 g6 20. Kg2 Kg7 21. Qc4
Rad8 22. Qb3 Rd7 23. Na4 Rdd8 24. Nb6 Rfe8 25. Nc4 Rb8 26. Rd3 e5 27. dxe5 Bxe5
28. Rad1 Qc5 29. Qa4 Bc7 30. Rd4 Be5 31. b4 Qe7 32. R4d3 Bc7 33. Qb3 Rbd8 34.
Qc3 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Kg8 36. Rd1 Nd7 37. Qd4 Ne5 38. Nxe5 Bxe5 39. Qd7 Bc3 40.
Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rb1 Rd7 42. Rb3 Bf6 43. Kf1 Rd2 44. Bg2 Be7 45. Bh3 Rd5 46. Bc8
Rb5 47. Rd3 Bxb4 48. Rd7 Bxa5 49. Rxb7 Rxb7 50. Bxb7 c5 51. Bxa6 Kg7 52. Bc4
Bc7 53. Ke2 f5 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. e4 fxe4+ 56. Kxe4 Be5 57. f4 Bc3 58. Kf3 Be1 59.
Bd3 Kg7 60. f5 gxf5 61. Bxf5 c4 62. g4 hxg4+ 63. Kxg4 c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. a4 c5 12. Rfd1 cxd4 13. exd4 Qe8 14. d5 exd5 15.
Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nc5 18. Re5 Ne6 19. Bg5 Bc5 20. b3 Qc6 21. Qe4
Rac8 22. Be3 Rfd8 23. h4 h6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Rc1 Rcd6 26. Kf1 a5 27. Rc3 Rd1+
28. Ke2 Rb1 29. Nd2 Rb2 30. Rd3 Rc8 31. g3 Kf8 32. Kf3 Bxe3 33. Kxe3 Rcc2 34.
h5 Ke7 35. f4 Rc1 36. Nc4 Re1+ 37. Kf3 Rxe5 38. fxe5 Rxb3 39. Rxb3 Nd4+ 40. Ke4
Nxb3 41. Nxb6 f6 42. Kd5 fxe5 43. Kxe5 Kf7 44. Kd5 g6 45. hxg6+ Kxg6 46. Kc4
Nd2+ 47. Kb5 Ne4 48. Kxa5 Nc3 49. Nc4 Kf5 50. Ne3+ Ke4 51. Ng4 Nxa4 52. Kxa4
Kf3 53. Nxh6 Kxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[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 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. d4
e5 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. d5 c4 13. Nbd2 Nc5 14. Rb1 Nfd7 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Nf1 Ba6 17. Ng3 g6 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Qh6 Bf8 20. Qh4 b4 21. cxb4
Qxb4 22. Ng5 Nf6 23. Nh3 Bg7 24. Bh6 Bc8 25. Bg5 Nfd7 26. Bh6 Nf8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7
28. Qg5 Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Ng5 Qb7 31. Qxd6 Qe7 32. Qxe7 Rxe7 33. Nf3 Bg4 34.
Ne2 Rb7 35. Nc3 Nfd7 36. Rdc1 Bxf3 37. gxf3 Nf6 38. Nd1 Nh5 39. Ne3 Nf4 40. Kf1
Rb4 41. Bd1 Ncd3 42. Rxc4 Rxb2 43. Rxb2 Nxb2 44. Rc1 Nbd3 45. Rb1 Ra2 46. Bc2
Nc5 47. Rc1 Kg7 48. Rd1 h5 49. h4 Rb2 50. Ke1 Kf8 51. Kd2 Rb8 52. Ra1 Ke7 53.
Ra7+ Rb7 54. Ra5 Rc7 55. Rb5 Nb7 56. Nc4 Nd6 57. Nxd6 Kxd6 58. Rb6+ Kc5 59. Rf6
Ng2 60. Ba4 Ra7 61. Be8 Kd4 62. d6 Ra2+ 63. Kc1 Kc3 64. Kb1 Rb2+ 65. Ka1 Ne1
66. Ba4 Rb4 67. d7 Rxa4+ 68. Kb1 Rd4 0-1

[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 "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Negi,P"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 {Possibly a surprise already. Radjabov played the French for a long
time in his youth, but we haven't seen him go for it much in recent years.} 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 {The heavily theoretical position - and now
White has the first major diverging choices.} 12. Qe2 (12. Bb3 {was the
classical main line.} Bd6 13. Nf5 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 O-O 15. Nxg7 Rd8 16. Qf3 Kxg7
17. Bh6+ Kg6 {is an insanely complicated line where the debate is still going
on - but players with White don't seem as confident anymore. The latest game
was:} 18. c3 Nh5 19. Be3 f5 20. g4 Nf6 21. gxf5+ exf5 22. Rg1+ Bxg1 23. Rxg1+
Ng4 $17 {0-1 (31) Laznicka,V (2681)-Lupulescu,C (2643) Yerevan 2014}) 12... Bc5
$5 (12... Bd6 {leads to much messier positions after} 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxf6 (14.
Bd3 {allows Black the extra option of ...Nd5 besides ...Bh2 as well.}) 14...
gxf6 15. Bd3 Bxh2+ $1 (15... f5 {seems safer, but I think White gets an easier
initiative here:} 16. Qh5 Be5 17. c3 Kh8 18. Re3 $14 (18. Nf3 Bg7 19. g4 Qf4
20. gxf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 (62) Kamsky,G (2741)-Lou,Y (2484) Tromso 2013})) 16. Kf1
(16. Kh1 Bf4 17. Qh5 f5 18. g4 Rd8 19. Nf3 Qc6 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Re7 {1/2-1/2 
(21) Fercec,N (2460)-Saric,A (2513) Pula 2012}) 16... Bf4 17. g3 Rd8 $1 18. c3
(18. Qe4 f5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Qxf4 Qxf4 21. gxf4 Kg7 $11 {seems drawish}) 18...
Bh6 $1 19. Qh5 Bg7 20. Bxh7+ Kf8 $11 {1-0 (47) Giri,A (2552)-Wiedenkeller,M 
(2434) Ohrid 2009; and Black is extremely safe.}) 13. c3 b5 (13... h6 14. Nf5
$1 {is horribly dangerous for Black.} O-O (14... Kf8 15. Nd4 $14) 15. Nxh6+
gxh6 16. Bxh6 Be7 17. Rad1 Rd8 (17... e5 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Qxe5 $16 {1-0 (71)
Gyger,T (2396)-Volovici,D (2489) ICCF 2009}) 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1 {White
gets a dangerous slow initiative.} Kh7 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Rd4 Kg8 22. Bh6 e5 23.
Qe3 Ng4 24. Qg3 Bf8 25. Rxg4+ Bxg4 26. Qxg4+ Kh8 27. Bg5 Bg7 28. h4 $18 {
1-0 (50) Siefring,C (2349)-Woznica,M (2261) ICCF 2010}) (13... O-O 14. Bg5 {
gives White a better version compared to 13...b5 and 14...0-0.}) 14. Bb3 (14.
Bd3 O-O 15. Bg5 Nd5 $1 {White wanted to avoid this move with Bb3.} 16. Qh5 g6
17. Qh4 Be7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. a4 b4 21. cxb4 Rd8 22. Be4 Rb8 23.
Nc2 Bb7 $11 {0-1 (51) Azarov,S (2603)-Fridman,D (2604) Riga 2014}) 14... O-O
15. Bg5 Bb7 (15... Nd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rad1 {is slightly unpleasant for
Black.}) 16. Bxf6 (16. Rad1 Ne4 {doesn't seem too impressive for white.}) 16...
gxf6 17. Qh5 Bxd4 $146 {A novelty, but I am not sure if it was a prepared one.}
({The critical move seems to be} 17... Kh8 $1 {which leads to a pawn sacrifice
after} 18. Qh6 Rg8 19. Qxf6+ Rg7 20. g3 Be7 21. Qe5 Bd6 22. Qe2 (22. Qf6 Be7 {
was drawn in a correspondence game}) 22... Rag8 23. Kf1 {This is probably the
key position to analyse further. It's possible that Karjakin analysed it in
sufficient depth and felt White can try... but my impression is that Black
should just have excellent compensation after} Rg6 $44) 18. cxd4 Qf4 19. Re3
Be4 {Black manages to keep his kingside safe, but here White could get a one
sided edge.} 20. g3 (20. d5 $1 Bg6 (20... exd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 {will be
suffering as well}) 21. Qe2 (21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. Rxf3 exd5 23. Bxd5 Rad8 24. Bb3
Rd2 $11) 21... exd5 22. Bxd5 Rad8 23. g3 $14 {It's clear that only White can
continue trying here, although Black is close to equality.}) 20... Qf5 21. Qxf5
(21. Qe2 Bd5 22. Bc2 Qh3 $11) 21... Bxf5 22. g4 Bg6 23. f4 f5 24. g5 {White
was obviously hoping to exploit the g6-bishop - but there doesn't seem to be
any easy way to punish Black for the temporary misplacement.} Kg7 (24... Rad8
25. d5 exd5 26. Rd1 d4 27. Red3 {and the bishop on g6 seems worrying here.})
25. Rd1 h6 26. gxh6+ Kxh6 27. Kf2 Kg7 28. d5 exd5 29. Rxd5 Rae8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 {
White seems to have a more pleasant endgame, but it's possibly just a visual
edge. As we see in the game, Radjabov made a draw with surprising ease. Or
perhaps, it's only Magnus who can win such endgames.} 31. Bc2 Rh8 32. Kg3 Re8
$1 {The typical idea - it's hard to deal with such an active rook. White had
to try} 33. Rd2 Re3+ 34. Kf2 Rh3 {but now the rook is even more active.} 35.
Kg2 Re3 36. Kf2 Rh3 37. Ke1 Bh5 {There was no need to sacrifice the pawn.} (
37... Rh4 38. Rf2 Kf6 $1 {Black could have brought out his own king on time.}
39. Kd2 Ke6 40. Kc3 Kd5 41. Kb4 {was perhaps what Black was worried about -
but the black king's activity sems to give him enough counterplay} Kd4 $1) (
37... b4 {was perhaps the easiest. There is no easy way for White to improve.})
38. Bxf5 Re3+ 39. Kf1 b4 {It's hard to actually convert this extra pawn, but
there were definitely better tries...} 40. Bd3 (40. Kg2) (40. Bc8 Re4) 40...
Rf3+ 41. Kg2 Rxf4 42. Bxa6 f5 43. Rf2 Rg4+ 44. Kf1 Rh4 45. Be2 Bf7 46. Bd3 f4
47. a4 bxa3 48. bxa3 Rh3 49. Rd2 Be8 50. Ke1 Kf6 51. Kd1 Ke5 52. Re2+ Kd4 53.
Bf5 Ba4+ 54. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[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
b4 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bb7 11. a3 bxa3 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nd2 axb2 14. Bxb2 O-O
15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qc7 17. Qc2 h6 18. Nb3 c5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21.
dxc5 Rfc8 22. Rc1 a5 23. c6 Qb5 24. c7 a4 25. h3 Qa5 26. Rd3 a3 27. Rd7 a2 28.
Ra1 Ra7 29. Rxa2 Raxc7 30. Rxa5 Rxc2 31. Raa7 Rf8 32. Rdc7 Rxc7 33. Rxc7 g6 34.
h4 Kg7 35. g3 h5 36. Kg2 Kf6 37. Kf3 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kf6 39. Kf3 Kg7 40. Kg2 Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Rxb7 Bxf3 14.
Bxf3 Bxd4 15. Bb4 Rd8 16. Qc1 Na6 17. Bxe7 Rac8 18. Qg5 Nc5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20.
Bg4 Rd2 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Bxc8 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qc4 24. Qf4+ Kg7 25. Qe5+ Kh6 26.
Qf4+ Kg7 27. Qe5+ Kh6 28. Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 Bh5 (7...
Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Qa4 dxc4 (
13... Qc7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qc2 Nb6 (15... O-O-O $5 16. O-O-O Kb8 17. Kb1 Nf8
18. e4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Ng6 $11) 16. b3 a5 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Ne2 Bd6
19. a4 Qe6 20. f3 Bb4 (20... Ba3 $5 21. Rd1 Bb4) 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Kf2 $14 {
Tomashevsky,E (2708)-Sjugirov,S (2612) Moscow 2009 1-0 (77)}) 14. Qxc4 Nd5 15.
O-O-O Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Nf6 17. e4 Rd8 18. Rd3 O-O 19. Kb1 Rd7 20. Bd2 Rfd8 21. Be3
Qa5 22. Rhd1 c5 $11 {Grachev,B (2668)-Potkin,V (2626) Irkutsk 2010 0-1 (80)})
8. h3 g5 (8... Be7 {see 7...Be7}) (8... Nbd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. g5 Ng8 11. Nxg6 hxg6
12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Bd2 Nf5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nb5 Bd6 16. Qa4 a6 17. Rc1 Ke7 18.
Nxd6 Nxd6 $11 {Carlsen,M (2776)-Movsesian,S (2751) Wijk aan Zee 2009 1/2 (39)})
9. Nf3 (9. g4 gxh4 10. gxh5 Na6 (10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Na6 12. c5 Nc7 13. b4 a6
$11) 11. Bd2 Rg8 12. O-O-O Qxb3 13. axb3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Be2 Bb4 $11 {
Postny,E (2595)-Sandipan,C (2641) Germany 2010 0-1 (42)}) 9... h6 (9... Bxf3
10. gxf3 h6 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Kb1 a6 15. e4 dxc4 16.
Bxc4 (16. h4 $1 gxh4 17. Bxc4 $16) 16... O-O-O 17. Be3 c5 18. d5 Nb6 19. Bb3
exd5 20. exd5 $14 {Grachev,B (2680)-Tischbierek,R (2436) Biel 2011 1-0 (39)})
10. Bd3 (10. c5 {An interesting side line. Maybe it will soon be the
fashionable line.} Qc7 (10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Bg7 12. b4 $14) 11. Bd3 Rg8 12. Qc2
Nbd7 13. b4 Bg6 14. Bxg6 Rxg6 15. Bb2 (15. a4 $5 h5 16. e4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4
18. Qxe4 $14) 15... h5 16. Ne2 $6 (16. h4 $5 g4 17. Ng5) 16... g4 17. Ne5 Nxe5
18. dxe5 Nd7 19. hxg4 Rxg4 20. Nf4 Nxe5 21. Rxh5 {1/2 (21) Eljanov,P (2761)
-Sandipan,C (2641) Plovdiv 2010. It seems to me that Black could continue
playing:} Nc4 22. Bf6 Rxf4 $1 23. exf4 Qxf4 $44) ({Once Alexander Morozevich
played} 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 Qxb3 12. axb3 Rg8 (12... Na6 $5 13. c5 (13. hxg5 Nb4
14. Ra4 Nxg4 15. c5) 13... Nb4 14. Ra4 a5 $13) 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. c5 Nxg4 15. b4
$5 (15. Nxg5 Bc2 16. f4 Bxb3 17. Ra3 Bc2 18. e4 $44) 15... f6 16. b5 cxb5 17.
Rg1 Nh6 18. Nxb5 Kd7 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Nxa7 Nc6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 $11 {Morozevich,
A (2771)-Smeets,J (2601) Wijk aan Zee 2009 1-0 (49)}) ({Another popular line is
} 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nd3 Na6 12. h4 Bg7 13. Qa4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Bg6 15. Bd2 Nc7 16.
g3 a5 (16... e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ne6 21. O-O-O
$14) (16... O-O-O $5 17. Bg2 Kb8 18. Na4 Qa6 $11) 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rxh8+ Bxh8
19. Bg2 Qa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 $16 {Giri,A (2717)-Zontakh,A 
(2556) Sochi 2012 1-0 (31)}) 10... Nbd7 11. g4 (11. Qc2 {threatening g4} Rg8
12. Bd2 Qc7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bf5 Bd6 16. h4 Nxg4 17. hxg5 hxg5 18.
Nxg5 Qd8 19. f4 Qf6 20. Bxg6 (20. Nge4 $5 dxe4 21. Bxg4 Bxf4 $1 22. O-O-O $44)
20... Rxg6 21. Rf1 (21. O-O-O $1 Nf2 22. Rh7 Nxd1 23. Rxf7 Nxc3 24. Rxf6 Nxa2+
25. Kb1 Rxf6 26. Kxa2 $14) 21... Nh2 $11 {Stefanova,A (2557)-Cramling,P (2548)
Istanbul 2009 0-1 (70)}) 11... Qxb3 12. axb3 Bg6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Ke2 Bg7 15.
Bd2 O-O 16. Be1 $146 (16. Rag1 {the straightforward approach} Ne4 17. Be1 e5 $5
18. cxd5 Nxc3+ $6 (18... cxd5 19. Nxd5 exd4 20. Nxd4 Rae8 21. Nb5 Ne5 {
threatening ...Nf3} 22. Nd4 Nd7 $11) 19. Bxc3 e4 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 cxd5 22.
Rd1 $14 {Cmilyte,V (2511)-Muzychuk,A (2593) Dilijan 2013 0-1 (68)}) 16... a6
17. h4 gxh4 $8 ({Black can't play} 17... Nxg4 $2 {due to the simple line} 18.
hxg5 h5 (18... hxg5 19. Nxg5) 19. Nh4 Kf7 20. f3 $18) 18. g5 (18. Rxh4 $2 g5
19. Rh1 Nxg4 $17) 18... hxg5 19. Nxg5 Rfe8 $1 (19... Rae8 {looks more natural
but after} 20. Rxh4 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Rd1 {Black can't
protect his pawn} Nf7 24. Nh3 (24. Nxf7 $6 Rxf7 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Bxb2 $11
) 24... Rc8 25. Rb4 b5 26. Nf4 $16) 20. Rxh4 e5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Rd1 Rad8 ({
Black can't close the centre with} 22... e4 $2 {because of the following lines:
} 23. Bd2 Rac8 (23... b5 24. Rg1 b4 25. Na4 a5 26. Nh3 Kf7 27. Nf4 Nf8 28. Nc5
$16) (23... Nf8 24. Rg1 Red8 25. Nh3 Kf7 26. Nf4 Rac8 27. b4 $16) 24. Rg1 Rc6
25. Nh3 Nf8 26. Nf4 $16) 23. Nf3 $5 {Teimour still wants to provoke e4.} (23.
dxe5 Nxe5 24. Na4 Rc8 25. Bc3 {It seems that due to the isolated pawn White
gets something of an edge, however if we continue this line, we'll see that
after} Ned7 {Black threatens b5 and White has nothing better than an equal
game after} 26. Bd4 Rc2+ 27. Rd2 Rxd2+ 28. Kxd2 Ne4+ 29. Nxe4 dxe4 $11) 23...
exd4 {Hikaru insists on playing with the isolated pawn on d5.} ({I don't see
anything bad for Black after} 23... e4 24. Ng5 Nf8 25. Bd2 Ne6 26. Nxe6 Rxe6
27. Na4 Rc6 28. Nc5 Rb8 29. Rg1 Kf7 $11 {with a very solid position.}) 24.
Rhxd4 Nb6 25. Rb4 Rd6 26. Na4 $1 {Of course he improves his pawn structure if
he can do it.} Nxa4 27. bxa4 Re7 28. Bc3 $2 {I think that after 28.Bc3 White
lost most of all his advantage.} (28. Rc4 $1 Rd8 29. Ba5 Rde8 30. Rc2 Rd7 31.
Rcd2 $14 {Black has to do some unpleasant work to save the game.}) 28... Ne4
29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Nd2 Rc6 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Rdd4 (32. Rd2 {Probably Radjabov
shouldn't have traded rooks, but even in this case I don't think that he would
get good chances to win.} Rc1 33. Rb6 Kf7 34. Rd4 Rc2+ 35. Kf1 Kg7 36. Rdb4
Rcc7 (36... Rf7 37. Rxb7 Rcxf2+ 38. Ke1 Rh2 39. R4b6 a5 $11)) 32... Rc2+ 33.
Rd2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 {White has some chances to win, but objectively the
position is completely drawish. White can't win the pawn on e4 because he has
his own weakness on f2. Nevertheless Black has to play precisely.} Kf6 35. Rb6+
Kf5 36. Ke2 Rc7 37. Kf1 Rd7 38. Kg2 Rf7 (38... g5 $1 {I think that this is the
most reliable setup for Black is connected with the pawn on g5.} 39. Kg3 Re7
40. b4 Rc7 41. a5 (41. b5 a5) 41... Re7 42. b5 axb5 43. Rxb5+ Re5 $11) 39. b4
Kg5 40. a5 Re7 41. Kg3 Rf7 42. Re6 Kf5 43. Rd6 Re7 {Hikaru Nakamura calculated
the pawn endgame till the end. Let's check it.} 44. Rb6 (44. Rd5+ Re5 (44...
Ke6 $2 45. Rg5 Kf6 46. Kf4) 45. Rxe5+ Kxe5 46. Kg4 Kd5 47. Kg5 (47. Kf4 Kc4 48.
Kxe4 Kxb4 49. Kd5 Kxa5 50. e4 b5 51. e5 b4 52. Kc4 Kb6 (52... Ka4 $2 53. e6 b3
54. e7 b2 55. e8=Q+ $18) 53. Kxb4 Kc6 54. f4 Kd5 55. Ka5 g5 $11) 47... Kc4 48.
Kxg6 Kxb4 49. Kf5 Kxa5 50. Kxe4 b5 51. f4 Kb6 52. f5 Kc6 $11) 44... Rf7 45. b5
axb5 46. Rxb5+ Ke6 47. Kg4 Rxf2 48. Rxb7 Rf5 49. a6 Ra5 50. Rb6+ Kf7 (50... Ke5
{seems to me a less difficult way to save the game than 50...Kf7.} 51. Rxg6 Ra1
52. Rc6 Rg1+ 53. Kh5 Ra1 54. Kg6 Ra3 $11) 51. Kf4 g5+ {Black is forced to give
up the e4-pawn. Any avarice could be punished.} (51... Ra4 $2 52. Ke5 Kg7 53.
Kd5 g5 54. Kc6 g4 55. Kb7 g3 56. Rb2 Ra1 57. Rg2 Rb1+ 58. Ka8) 52. Kxe4 g4 53.
Kf4 Ra4+ 54. Kg3 Re4 (54... Kg7 55. Rb7+ Kf6 56. Ra7 Ra3 57. Kxg4 Rxe3 58. Kf4
Ra3) 55. Rb8 Rxe3+ 56. Kxg4 Ra3 57. Ra8 {Black has to play precisely.} Ra5 $1 {
Of course Nakamura knows such rook endings.} 58. Kf4 Kg7 59. Ke4 Rb5 60. Ra7+
$1 {A little trap.} Kg6 $8 (60... Kf6 $4 61. Kd4 Rb6 62. Rh7 $1 Kg6 63. a7 Ra6
64. Rb7 Ra5 65. Kc4 Kf6 66. Kb4 $18) (60... Kh6 $4 61. Rc7 Ra5 62. a7 Kg6 63.
Kd4 Kf6 64. Kc4 Ke6 65. Kb4 Ra1 66. Kb5 $18) 61. Kd4 (61. Rb7 Ra5 62. a7 Kf6
63. Kd4 Ke6 64. Kc4 Kd6 65. Kb4 Kc6 $11) 61... Rb6 $11 62. Ke5 Rc6 63. Ra8 Kg7
64. Ra7+ Kg6 65. Re7 Rxa6 66. Re6+ Rxe6+ 67. Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{5th round of the Shamkir Chess 2014, Vugar Gashimov's memorial. We were in
different tournament situations, I was on 50 percent, Magnus was at +1 after
he lost to Caruana before this game with Black. Certainly an interesting fight
was ahead! It's always interesting to play against the World Champion and I
have enjoyed this fight.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 {King's
Indian Defence. No comments.} 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 {There are so many moves and
plans in the opening phase, but annotating the game and working on chess ECO
is quite different. I will not get far in theoretical debris but will show few
most recent examples here:} e5 (6... h5 7. Be2 a6 (7... Nbd7 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 a5
10. a3 Nc5 11. h4 Ng4 {which is a bit similiar to our game in Nabaty-Smirin
Skopje 2013, which ended in a draw.}) 8. O-O c5 9. d5 e5 {with a real mix of
all the possible plans in Bologan-Mamedov, 2014 Euro Cup Rhodes, ended in a
draw.}) 7. d5 a5 8. Be2 Na6 9. h4 {It's not as agressive as it looks, only if
Black allows h5 it becomes a kind of tactical and offensive approach, in
general it's more a positional move to play Bg5 after h5 and get Qd2-0-0-0
faster.} h5 (9... c6 10. h5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Be3 Qb6 {It was played in
Lutz-Gelfand, Horgen 1994. Gelfand won this game. Lutz never castled and tried
a Nf1-d2 plan, which is going nowhere as after Nc4 Black may just go back to
c7 threatening ...b5 later on. The Computer suggests to change directions here
and go for 0-0 h6-Qd2 and playing on the queenside. Claims White is better but
it's far from obvious for a practical game.} 13. O-O Bd7 14. h6 Bh8 15. Qd2 a4
16. f3 Rfc8 {with mutual chances!}) 10. Bg5 Qe8 (10... Nc5 $6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12.
Nxh5 Ncd7 {To be honest I didn't even consider this. Too beautiful.} 13. Nxg7
Kxg7 14. f4 $36) 11. Qd2 Nc5 (11... Nh7 $5 12. Be3 Qe7 (12... f5 $2 13. exf5
gxf5 14. Bxh5 Qd7 15. f4 {and there is no way to have counterplay here, White
is too solid}) 13. Nf1 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Bg5 Nxg5 16. Qxg5 Qxg5 17. hxg5 a4
{and I am sure Black has strong compensation for the pawn on the h-file.}) 12.
O-O-O (12. Nb5 {Computer's suggestion that I saw during the game, as if the
queen goes to d8 there are some Bxh5 in the air. Black can just defend the
pawn with some ...Qd7 or other move. But...} Ncxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qe3 Nxg5
15. Nxc7 Qa4 16. Nxa8 Qb4+ 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Ne4+ 19. Ke1 Nc5 $44 {
and I would prefer to play with Black here.}) (12. f3 {is probably the most
natural instead of 0-0-0, not to allow ...Ng4 move.} Nh7 $5 13. Be3 b6 14. Bd3
f5 $132) 12... Ng4 $1 {Important move, now White has to change his e2-bishop
for the knight.} 13. Bxg4 (13. Rdf1 f6 {and White will eventually play Bxg4
anyway. Even though after Bxg4 for White here, Black has ...fxg5!? besides
taking on g4 with the c8-bishop.}) (13. Qe1 f6 14. Bd2 Bh6 {is quite OK for
Black.}) 13... Bxg4 14. f3 (14. Rdf1 Bd7 {and the rook is far from defending
its monarch! ...b5 is coming!}) 14... Bd7 15. Be3 b6 (15... b5 16. cxb5 Bxb5
17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nf1 {I didnt like this position that much, g4 is coming
somewhere and I am not sure how to organize direct threats on the b-line.}) 16.
Kb1 Kh7 (16... f5 {was already possible here, I wanted to wait for Nge2 first
as it looked to me that White doesn't have any improving ideas} 17. exf5 gxf5)
17. Qc2 a4 (17... Bh6 {this is ok, but I didn't want to allow any Bxc5-a4 ideas
} 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. a4 {and even though I was sure that Black is ok, I didn't
like to allow a4-Nb5 here with pressure on a5 later on.}) 18. Nge2 f5 19. exf5
gxf5 (19... Bxf5 {I thought it's about equal and gxf5 is more fighting} 20. Ne4
Nxe4 21. fxe4 Bg4 22. Rdf1 a3 {Black is even slightly better here, but draw is
the most normal outcome.}) 20. Rh3 {The rook looks a bit naive on this square
with f3-Be3 standing, nevertheless the threat is clear Rg3-g5, sometimes with
ideas of eleminating the g7-bishop.} Kh8 $1 {Fighting against the Rg3-move, ...
f4 is threatening now with ...Bf5 idea, White had to do something, otherwise
Rhh1 is the only option.} 21. f4 {The most logical reaction, playing Rhh1
looked awful, now the rook is heading to g5 again after Rg3 if Black is not
taking measures!} Ne4 $5 {Good move, preventing Rg3, now ...Qg6 is coming next
and the bad position of White's pieces starts to tell, but including ...a3 was
even better.} (21... a3 $1 22. b3 Ne4 {All the ensuing complications like in
the game, are better with the a3-pawn creating new threats to White's king.})
22. Nxe4 {Carlsen is not going to passively wait here, he prepares an exchange
sacrifice with great complications where Black's weak king may become an
important factor as I was already running short on time.} (22. Rf3 a3 23. b3
Qg6 24. g3 {was possible to try some kind of fortress, even though Black may
slighly improve the position of his pieces and it's not sure what White wil do
next.}) 22... fxe4 23. Rg3 Bg4 24. Rxg4 $8 hxg4 25. f5 Rxf5 26. Ng3 Rf8 27.
Qxe4 {White has blocked all the center, h5-h6 is coming, I considered ...Rf4
somewhere to open up the g7-bishop, but it didn't seem to offer winning
chances.} Qd7 (27... a3 {This is always good, there was no need to wait with
this move, mating ideas are always there around White's king after a3.} 28. b3
Rf7 $1 {I have tried to figure out how to bring my queen to h7, I was mostly
considering Qf7-Bf6 or Qf7-Qg8-h7, but this neat way is also very nice
especially having ...a3 already played!} 29. Qxg4 Qg8 30. Ne4 Qh7 {Now ...Rf4
is in the air, Black is just winning.} 31. Re1 (31. Kc1 Rf4 $3 32. Bxf4 Qxe4
33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Bg5 Rf8 $19) 31... Bf6 $19 {and when the a-rook joins the
party, White is helpless.}) 28. a3 {White is trying to hide his king on a2 and
profit from Black's king position with h5-h6.} (28. h5 a3 {then ...Bf6, we saw
it above.}) 28... b5 $1 {Very strong move, Magnus said on the press conference
that he thought that the compensation is very strong for White, but after this
move the position started to be really shaky for White.} 29. c5 (29. cxb5 Qxb5
30. Qg6 Rab8 31. Rd2 e4 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33. Qg6 Rf6 {and Rbf8 or ...Qb3, White's
king is too weak now!}) 29... dxc5 $1 {Two very important moves starting from
b5!, now lines are open for Black's rooks and they developing a strong play
against White's king.} 30. h5 c4 (30... Ra6 {I thought about this, but ...c4
looks much stronger to me now too after checking it back home.}) 31. h6 (31.
Ka2 {This was interesting, finally revealing the idea of a3!, but White is
still in trouble after} Rae8 32. h6 Bf6 {even though White have had to choose
this option, his position falls apart anyway as ...Qh7 and ...c3 is a real
threat.} 33. Nh5 Qh7 34. Qxg4 c3 35. Bc1 Qg8 $17) 31... Bf6 32. Bc5 Rf7 (32...
Qh7 $6 {Trying to release the tension and White's pressure on Black's king
wouldn't work due to} 33. Bxf8 Qxe4+ 34. Nxe4 Rxf8 35. Rf1 $11) 33. Rf1 (33.
Nh5 Rg8 $19) 33... Re8 $1 {This simple move is very important, otherwise Nh5
could be really dangerous, Pe5 is protected and Black can regroup with Bg5-f4
or Bd8.} 34. Bb4 {There is no good advice for White here, the position is
already lost.} (34. Qg6 Qxd5 35. Rxf6 Qd1+ 36. Ka2 Qb3+ 37. Kb1 c3 $3 {It wins
according to the computer, but I didn't see the exact path after} (37... Rd8
38. Rd6 Rdf8 {I saw only this idea} 39. Rf6 c3 40. Rf2 Qd1+ 41. Ka2 cxb2 {
and Black is winning}) 38. Rf2 Rd8 (38... Qd1+ 39. Ka2 b4 $3 {This is even
simplier according to the engine. As now if the bishop takes on b4, White is
unable to defend against ...Rd8 with Be3-c1!} (39... cxb2 $4 40. Rxb2 Qd5+ 41.
Ka1 $11 {and compared to the line with Rdf8, the rook on f7 is hanging}) 40.
Bxb4 Qb3+ 41. Kb1 Rd8 $19) 39. Be3 Rd1+ 40. Bc1 b4 $19) 34... Bg5 {I had
around 1 minute here, but I was able to calculate all of my next moves and
Magnus's ideas. ...c6 is a very important finesse.} 35. Nf5 {Otherwise Black
plays Bf4 anyway.} c6 $1 {Killing move,black is completely winning} (35... Bf4
36. Nh4 {and things are very complicated again!}) 36. Bd6 (36. d6 Ref8 $19 {
the diagonal a3-f8 is blocked, Black is a rook up now.}) 36... Bf4 37. Ng7 (37.
Rxf4 exf4 38. Be5+ Rxe5 39. Qxe5+ Kh7 40. Nd6 cxd5 $19) 37... Qxd6 38. Nxe8
Qxd5 {Everything is forced here.} 39. Qxd5 cxd5 40. g3 Kh7 $1 {My first
intention having few seconds, was to play ...Re7 here, which was also good,
but ...Kh7 seemed to be a more clear cut win.} (40... Re7 41. Nf6 {with few
more tricks in the air as after} Bxh6 42. Rh1 (42. Nxd5 Rd7 {and I wasn't sure
if it's that easy to win as Pb5 is too weak, even though Black is objectively
winning here too}) 42... Kg7 43. Rxh6 Re6 $1 {You have to see this move from
far.}) 41. gxf4 (41. Nd6 Rd7 42. Nxb5 Bxg3 {Black has too many pawns, the
d-pawn is promoted very fast.}) 41... exf4 42. Nd6 {Otherwise pawns are going
forward without any obstacles.} Rf6 43. Nxb5 {It took me some time here, to
understand which pawn push is better, finally it seems to make no real
difference, which pawn moves leading to a win.} f3 (43... g3 44. Nd4 Kxh6 45.
Kc2 Kh5 46. Nf3 Kg4 47. Ne5+ Kh3 $19) 44. Nd4 Kxh6 (44... Rf4 45. Ne6 Re4 $2
46. Ng5+ Kxh6 47. Nxf3 gxf3 48. Rxf3 {and I don't see how Black can win this
endgame.} Kg5 49. Rf8 d4 50. Kc1 d3 51. Kd1 Re2 52. Rg8+ $11) 45. Kc2 Kg5 {
The king helps to march with f- and g-pawns, White can do nothing here.} 46.
Kd2 f2 47. Ne2 Rf3 48. Kc2 Kh4 49. Rh1+ (49. Nd4 Rf6 $19) 49... Rh3 50. Rf1 g3
51. Kd2 Kg4 {Carlsen resigned as the black king comes to f3 and g2. I am happy
about my play in the zeitnot part and in the middlegame around move 30-40 in
time scramble I was able to find all the best moves. I hope that this
tournament becomes traditional and I'm very thankful to both players and
organisers for the perfect tournament.} 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. Bb3 Re8 8. O-O
a6 9. Re1 h6 10. Nf1 Ba7 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. d4 d5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bf4 Qd3 18. Qa4 Qb5 19. Qxb5 axb5 20. h4 e3 21.
Bxe3 Rxe5 22. Bxa7 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxa7 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. a3 c5 26. Re7 Kg6 27.
g3 Kf6 28. Rc7 b4 29. cxb4 cxb4 30. axb4 Ra2 31. Rxb7 Rxb2 32. Kg2 g5 33. Rb6+
Kg7 34. h5 g4 35. Kf1 Kg8 36. b5 Kg7 37. Rb8 Kf6 38. b6 Kg5 39. Ke1 Kxh5 40. b7
f5 41. Kd1 Rb1+ 42. Ke2 Rb2+ 43. Kd3 Rb3+ 44. Kd4 Rb4+ 45. Kd5 Rb2 46. Ke6 Rb6+
47. Kxf5 Rxb7 48. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 c5 8.
Nc3 Qc7 9. O-O b6 10. d4 Bb7 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. e4 Qe7
15. Qe2 b5 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Qe3 Qb7 21.
Rxc5 Rxc5 22. Qxc5 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Rd6 Qe4 25. Rxa6 Qb1+ 26. Kg2 Qe4+
27. Kg1 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 {The King's Indian is one of the main weapons of
Radjabov.} 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 (9...
g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 {is also very popular.}) 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 f5 (11... Nh6 {
is the common main line.}) 12. Bxg4 fxg4 13. Bg5 {Important, otherwise h6.} h6
14. Be3 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. b4 d5 $146 {A novelty by Radjabov.} ({A few month
ago} 16... Be6 {was tried} 17. O-O g5 18. b5 Qd7 19. bxc6 Nxc6 20. Nd5 Rab8 21.
Nb3 a5 22. a4 Rb7 23. c5 Rfb8 $13 {with an unclear fight, Van Wely-Rapport,
Wijk aan Zee 2014.}) 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Bc5 e4 {A logical decision. Black opens
the long diagonal for his B, on the other hand, this was also a risky choice.}
(18... d4 19. Nce4 Be6) 19. Bxe7 {A very ambitious move. Caruana sacrifices an
exchange and he will have very active pieces.} Qxe7 20. Nxd5 Qf7 21. O-O Bxa1
22. Qxa1 {A very interesting position. Black is an exchange up, but he gives
up his important dark-squared B and White has a great d5N too.} Bf5 23. Ne3 {
At first sight this is a slightly strange idea, because the strong d5N is
coming back. On the other hand, White would like to activate his another N
from b3, but the immediate} (23. Nb3 $2 {could have been met by} Be6 $1 $17 {
and White is in big trouble.}) 23... Rad8 24. Nb3 Be6 25. Qc1 h5 26. Nc5 Rd4
27. Qc3 Rxc4 {Radjabov gives back the exchange, because White's pieces are too
active. Moreover the R cannot now be taken.} 28. Qb2 ({Of course} 28. Nxc4 $2 {
is not working, because of} Bxc4 $19 {and Black is better, as the f1 R can't
move.}) 28... Rxc5 29. bxc5 Bxa2 30. g3 {A logical practical move, White opens
his back rank. On the other hand} (30. Ra1 {was slightly more accurate} Be6 31.
Ra6 {and White immediately activates his R.}) 30... Be6 31. Ra1 Kh7 $6 {
A small inaccuracy.} (31... Qg7 $1 {was better,} 32. Qb1 Qf6 33. Qe1 Rc8 34.
Rxa7 Rxc5 $13 {and Black hasn't got any problem.}) 32. Ra4 Qg7 33. Qd2 Rf7 34.
c6 Qe5 35. Ra5 Qc7 36. Qc3 $1 {White is threatening to play with Re5.} Qd6 37.
Rb5 ({Now} 37. Re5 $6 {is dubious, because} Rc7 38. Rc5 Bf7) 37... Bc8 38. Qc2
a6 $6 (38... Rc7 $1 {was the exact reply,} 39. Qxe4 Kg7 $1 {and after this
cool-blooded move, Black is fine.}) 39. Rd5 Qf6 40. c7 {The critical point of
the game.} Rf8 $2 {A decisive mistake, probably in time trouble.} (40... Qg7 {
was better} 41. Rc5 (41. Qxe4 Qa1+ 42. Kg2 Qc3 {is transposing to 40...Qa1.})
41... a5 {and}) ({or} 40... Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Qg7 $1 {It is very important to
attack the c7 P!} 42. Rc5 (42. Qxe4 Qc3 $1 (42... Rxc7 $2 {is losing, as} 43.
Rxh5+ $18) 43. Rxh5+ Kg7 {and Black hasn't got any problem.}) 42... a5 43. Qxe4
Rxf2+ $1 {This is the point of 40...Qa1!} 44. Kxf2 Qf8+ $11 {and Black can
hold his position.}) 41. Qd2 $1 $18 {A very strong move! Now the c7 P is not
hanging, so Caruana immediately improves his Q's position. Black is in a big
trouble.} Qf7 42. Rd8 Kg8 43. Qd5 Kg7 44. Qd4+ Kh6 45. Nc4 Be6 46. Qc5 Rg8 47.
c8=Q {The practical solution.} (47. Nd2 $18 {was also nice.}) 47... Bxc8 48.
Rxc8 Rxc8 49. Qxc8 Qd5 50. Ne3 Qd3 51. Qh8+ Kg5 52. Qf8 {and Black can't avoid
the mate. A great win by Caruana!} 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[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. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2
Rb8 16. a4 c5 17. d5 Bc8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bd3 Nh5 20. Bf1 Ndf6 21. Ra7 Nf4 22.
Qa1 Ng6 23. Qa5 Qxa5 24. Rxa5 Bd7 25. Rea1 Rb7 26. Ne1 Reb8 27. Nc2 Ne8 28. Ra8
Rxa8 29. Rxa8 Nc7 30. Ra5 Be7 31. c4 Bg5 32. Ne3 Bxe3 33. fxe3 b4 34. Bd3 Kf8
35. Kh2 Ke7 36. Nf3 Rb8 37. Ra7 Kd8 38. Bc1 Ra8 39. Rxa8+ Nxa8 40. Bd2 Nc7 41.
Be1 Ne8 42. Nd2 Nf6 43. Bc2 Nf8 44. Bd3 Ke7 45. Bc2 N8h7 46. Nf1 Kf8 47. Bf2 g6
48. Be1 Kg7 49. Bf2 h5 50. Be1 Ng8 51. Bf2 Nh6 52. Nd2 g5 53. g3 Nf6 54. Kg2
Nhg8 55. Bd3 Ne7 56. Be2 Ng6 57. Bd1 Kh6 58. Be2 Ne7 59. Bd1 Kg6 60. Be2 Neg8
61. Bd1 Nh6 62. Be2 Nhg8 63. Bd1 Ne7 64. Be2 Nc8 65. Bd1 Nb6 66. Be1 Ng8 67.
Bf2 Nh6 68. Be1 f6 69. Bf2 Nf7 70. g4 hxg4 71. hxg4 Nd8 72. Nf1 Nb7 73. Ng3 Na5
74. Nf5 Nb7 75. Kf1 Kf7 76. Ke2 Bc8 77. Kd3 Ke8 78. Ng3 Na5 79. Nf1 Kd8 80. Nd2
Kc7 81. Kc2 Bd7 82. Be2 Nc8 83. Nf1 Ne7 84. Ng3 Ng8 85. Nf5 Bxf5 86. exf5 e4
87. Bg3 Nh6 88. Bd1 Kd7 89. Be2 Ke7 90. Bd1 Nb7 91. Kd2 Nd8 92. Ke1 Ndf7 93.
Kf2 Ne5 94. Bxe5 fxe5 95. Be2 Ng8 96. Ke1 Nf6 97. Kd2 Kf8 98. Ke1 Ke7 99. Kd2
Kf8 100. Ke1 Ke7 101. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[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 Bd7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Rd1 Kc8 12. b3 b6 13. Ne2 c5 14. Bb2 Bc6
15. Ne1 h5 16. c4 Kb7 17. Nf4 h4 18. Nd5 Re8 19. Nc2 Be7 20. Rd3 Bg5 21. Ne1 a5
22. Nf3 Bd8 23. a4 Kc8 24. Rad1 Rh6 25. Nh2 Rh5 26. Ng4 Rhh8 27. f4 Rh5 28. Kh2
Rhh8 29. Bc3 Rh5 30. Bb2 Rhh8 31. Bc1 Rh5 32. Be3 Rhh8 33. Kg1 Rh5 34. Bf2 Rhh8
35. Nh2 Rh5 36. Nf3 Rhh8 37. Nd2 Rhg8 38. Nf3 Rh8 39. Kh2 Rh5 40. Re1 Rh6 41.
Rdd1 Rg6 42. Be3 Rh6 43. Rd3 Rhh8 44. Bc1 Rh6 45. Bb2 Rh5 46. Bc1 Rh6 47. Nd2
Rhh8 48. Ne4 Rh6 49. Bb2 Bd7 50. Red1 Be6 51. Bc3 Rh5 52. Bb2 Rh6 53. Rf3 Rh5
54. Bc3 Kb7 55. Kg1 Kc8 56. Kf2 Kb7 57. Kg1 Kc8 58. Rfd3 Rh6 59. Bd2 Rhh8 60.
Re1 Nd4 61. Bc3 Nf5 62. Kh2 Rh5 63. Red1 Rhh8 64. Be1 Kb7 65. Bf2 Kc8 66. Ndc3
Be7 67. Nd2 Kb8 68. Nf3 Ref8 69. Ne4 Bc8 70. Nc3 Be6 71. Be1 Bc8 72. Bf2 Be6
73. R3d2 Bc8 74. Re1 Rh5 75. Nd5 Bd8 76. Red1 Rhh8 77. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Amin, Bassem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. c3 d5 8. Re1 h6
9. h4 b6 10. e5 Ba6 11. d4 Qd7 12. Bf4 Nf5 13. a3 Rc8 14. b4 cxd4 15. cxd4 h5
16. Qd2 Bc4 17. Nc3 b5 18. Bg5 O-O 19. Bh3 a5 20. Rab1 axb4 21. axb4 Qa7 22.
Bxf5 exf5 23. Bf6 Rfe8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nd1 Nd8 26. Ng5 Nc6 27. Nf3 Ra8 28.
Ne3 Qe7 29. Rb2 Ra3 30. Rd1 Rea8 31. Kg2 R8a4 32. Nc2 Rd3 33. Qe1 Nxb4 34. Nxb4
Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Rxb4 36. Rxb4 Qxb4 37. Qa1 Qa4 38. Qc1 Qa7 39. Qg5 Qb6 40. Qe7
Qe6 41. Qb7 Kf8 42. Ng5 Qe7 43. Nh7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Michalik, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[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 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 Ng6 8.
Ng5 f6 9. Nh3 Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Qh5 d5 12. f5 exf5 13. exf5 Ne5 14. Nf4 Bd6
15. Bd2 Qe8 16. Qh3 Ra7 17. Kh1 Re7 18. Nce2 Ng6 19. Ng3 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21.
Rxf4 Re1+ 22. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 23. Rf1 Qd2 24. Nh5 g6 25. Qg3 Qe2 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. h3 Bh5
9. O-O e6 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. c5 Be7 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Qc7 14. a4 O-O 15. Nd3
a5 16. b4 Rfb8 17. axb5 Rxb5 18. Bc3 Qb7 19. Rxa5 Rbxa5 20. bxa5 Ne4 21. Bb4
Bd8 22. f3 Qb5 23. Qc2 Bg5 24. Nef4 Bxf4 25. exf4 Ng3 26. Rb1 Qc4 27. Qxc4 dxc4
28. Kf2 cxd3 29. Kxg3 Rb8 30. Kf2 Nf6 31. a6 Nd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[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. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. h3 Qe7 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Ne2 Bf5 14. Rc1 Nxf2
15. Rxf2 Bxd3 16. Rxc5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxc5 18. Ng5 d4 19. Qh5 h6 20. Qxf7+ Kh8
21. Ne6 Qe5 22. exd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. Qc4 Qe3 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Qc8+ Kh7
27. Qf5+ Kh8 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[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. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bb5
a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. a4 b4 14. h3 h6 15. Ne3
Rb8 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Bb3 Bf8 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Ba2 Qb7 20. cxb4 Nxb4 21. Na5 Qc7
22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Nc4 Nc6 24. Bc3 Nd7 25. Ne3 Nf6 26. Nc4 Nd7 27. Ne3 Nf6 28.
Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1
Nbd7 9. Ne5 a6 10. Qf3 Be7 11. Qh3 c5 12. a3 c4 13. Be2 b5 14. Qg3 Ne8 15. Bf3
f5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Be5 Nf6 18. Ne2 Rad8 19. Nf4 Bd6 20. b4 Bc6 21. h4 Rf7 22.
h5 Qe7 23. c3 Be8 24. Red1 Rf8 25. Qg5 h6 26. Qh4 Kh7 27. Qg3 Kh8 28. a4 Bxe5
29. dxe5 Nh7 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra6 Ng5 32. Rda1 Bf7 33. R1a5 Qe8 34. Rb6 Rb8
35. Raxb5 Rxb6 36. Rxb6 Qa4 37. Kh2 Ra8 38. Rb7 Kg8 39. Ne2 Qc6 40. Re7 Kf8 41.
Nd4 Qc8 42. Rxf7+ Kxf7 43. Bd1 Kg8 44. Bc2 Qe8 45. Qh4 Ra2 46. f4 Ne4 47. Bxe4
dxe4 48. Kh3 Ra1 49. Kh2 Kh7 50. b5 Rc1 51. b6 Rb1 52. b7 Rxb7 53. g4 Rb2+ 54.
Kh3 Qa4 55. g5 hxg5 56. Qxg5 Qd1 57. Qg6+ Kh8 58. Qe8+ Kh7 59. Qg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb7 7. g3 O-O 8.
Bg2 a5 9. b3 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qb2 a4 13. b4 b5 14. cxb5 Nb6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Rfe1 Rab8 19. Qd2 Qd8 20. e3 Qf6 21. Qe2
Qf5 22. Nh4 Qd5 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Rc6 Qd5 25. Rec1 Na8 26. Ng2 Qb3 27. R1c3
Qb1+ 28. Qf1 Qxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Kf8 30. e4 Ke7 31. Ra6 Nb6 32. Ne3 Rb7 33. Ke2 Kd7
34. f3 h5 35. Kd3 g6 36. Nc4 Nxc4 37. Rxc4 Rxb5 38. Rxa4 Rb7 39. Ra5 f5 40. Ke3
Rf8 41. e5 d5 42. Rc2 g5 43. Ra6 f4+ 44. gxf4 gxf4+ 45. Kd3 Rg8 46. Rcc6 Rg6
47. Rc2 Rg8 48. Rac6 h4 49. a4 Ra8 50. a5 Raa7 51. R6c5 Rxb4 52. Ra2 Rb3+ 53.
Rc3 Rxc3+ 54. Kxc3 Kc6 55. Kb4 Rb7+ 56. Kc3 Ra7 57. Kb4 Rb7+ 58. Kc3 Ra7 59.
Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bd2 b6 10. e4 Ne7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Bd3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Ne2 Rfd8
15. O-O Rac8 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Qe1 Nb8 18. h4 h6 19. Ng3 Nbc6 20. Rd1 cxd4 21.
cxd4 Qa6 22. Nh5 Qxa3 23. f4 Qa5 24. Qe2 f5 25. Rf3 fxe4 26. Rg3 Nf5 27. Qg4
Rc7 28. d5 Nxg3 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Nxg3 Qa3 31. Nf5 Ne7 32. d6 Nxf5 33. dxc7
Qxe3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 a5 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb4+ 13. Ke2 a4 14. Rhd1 Nd7
15. Kf1 Qb6 16. Kg1 Be7 17. Qe2 Qa6 18. Rac1 Rfe8 19. Qc2 Bf6 20. h3 h6 21. Rd2
b5 22. c5 Be7 23. Rd3 Nf6 24. Ne5 Rad8 25. Qe2 Nd5 26. Re1 Bf6 27. Ng4 b4 28.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 29. Be5 Nd5 30. Qg4 f6 31. Rg3 Qb7 32. Bf4 Kh8 33. Bd2 Qf7 34. Qe2
e5 35. dxe5 Rxe5 36. Qc4 Qe7 37. Rxe5 Qxe5 38. b3 a3 39. Kh2 Qb2 40. Qg4 f5 41.
Qh4 Rd7 42. Bxh6 Kg8 43. Qh5 Qe5 44. Qg6 f4 45. Rg5 Qe7 46. Bxg7 Qxg5 47. Qxg5
Rxg7 48. Qf5 Nc3 49. Qc8+ Kh7 50. Qxc6 Nxa2 51. Qe4+ Kg8 52. c6 Kf8 53. Qxf4+
Rf7 54. Qb8+ Kg7 55. c7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Rc1 Bb6 13. Bd2 Qg4 14. e3 Qh5
15. Nh4 Bg4 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. Nxf3 d4 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4
21. Rc7 Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bd4 23. Rbxb7 Bb6 24. Rd7 Rad8 25. Kf1 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Rd8
27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Ke2 Kf8 29. Kd3 Ke8 30. Kc4 a6 31. Kc5 Kd7 32. g4 g6 33. f3
Bc7 34. h3 Bd8 35. Bh6 Bc7 36. h4 Bd8 37. h5 Bc7 38. Bg5 Ba5 39. Bf4 Bd8 40.
Bd2 Bc7 41. f4 gxh5 42. gxh5 f5 43. Be3 Bd8 44. Kd5 Bc7 45. a4 Bd6 46. Bd2 Bc7
47. Kc5 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[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. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 a6 7. Bb3 O-O 8. O-O
Ba7 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bc2 h6 12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Ng3 Rad8 15.
Qe2 Qd7 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nd5 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 Bf5 20. Ne5 Rxe5 21.
dxe5 Nf4 22. Qf2 Bxc2 23. Qxf4 Qe6 24. b3 Bg6 25. Rac1 Re8 26. Ne2 Nxe5 27. Nd4
Qd5 28. Rcd1 f6 29. Nf3 Qc5+ 30. Kh2 Qxc3 31. Nxe5 fxe5 32. Qg3 Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3
Re7 34. Rd5 e4 35. Kf4 Kh7 36. Ke3 Be8 37. Rf1 Bc6 38. Rd2 Kg6 39. g4 Re5 40.
Kd4 Rd5+ 41. Ke3 Re5 42. Kd4 Rd5+ 43. Ke3 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[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. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. Bb3 Be6 8. O-O
Bxb3 9. Qxb3 Rb8 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 Qd7 12. Nf1 Bb6 13. Ng3 Qe6 14. Qc2 h6 15.
Nh4 d5 16. Nhf5 Rbd8 17. Be3 dxe4 18. dxe4 Ne7 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. a3 Nxf5 21.
Nxf5 g6 22. Ne3 b5 23. Rad1 c6 24. f3 Qe7 25. Re2 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Rd8 27. Rd2
Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Kg7 29. Ng4 h5 30. Nxf6 Qxf6 31. Qd7 Qf4 32. Qxb7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2
Qf4+ 34. Kg1 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Ne4 4. Bf4 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Ngf3
e6 9. Qa4 Nd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne5 Ndxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. Bg3 Bh5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Qc2 Bg6 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Rad1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qe7 19. e4 Rad8 20. e5 f5 21.
exf6 Qxf6 22. Kh1 e5 23. f3 Kh8 24. Qb5 Qf7 25. Rfe1 Rfe8 26. Nc5 h6 27. Na4
Ba5 28. Nc5 Bb6 29. Na4 Ba5 30. Nc5 Bb6 31. Na4 Ba5 32. Nc5 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 7. Nbd2 e6 8.
Bd3 Bd6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bh5 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Bh4 a6 14. a4 Rab8
15. h3 Rfe8 16. Qe3 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Bg3 Bd6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21.
Nf3 Ne7 22. Bh2 Qc4 23. g4 b5 24. axb5 Rxb5 25. b4 Ra8 26. Ng5 Nc6 27. Qf3 Nd8
28. Re3 a5 29. bxa5 Raxa5 30. Rae1 Ra2 31. h4 Ra4 32. Bg3 Qxg4 33. Qxg4 Rxg4
34. f4 f6 35. exf6 gxf6 36. Nh3 Nc5 37. Nf2 Rxg3+ 38. Rxg3 Kf7 39. Re2 Nc6 40.
Kg2 Ne7 41. Rh3 Nf5 42. Ra2 Rb7 43. h5 gxh5 44. Rxh5 Kg6 45. Rh3 Rc7 46. Ra8
Rg7 47. Kf3 Nb3 48. Rh1 Nd2+ 49. Ke2 Ng3+ 50. Kxd2 Nxh1 51. Nxh1 Kf5 52. Ke3
Rg4 53. Rf8 Rg1 54. Rh8 Rc1 55. Ng3+ Kg6 56. Ne2 Rc2 57. Re8 Kf7 58. Rc8 Ra2
59. Rd8 Ra3 60. Rc8 Ra1 61. Nd4 Re1+ 62. Kf2 Re4 63. Kf3 e5 64. Rc7+ Kg6 65.
fxe5 fxe5 66. Nc6 Kf6 67. Nb4 Ke6 68. Rc6+ Kd7 69. Nxd5 Re1 70. Ra6 Rd1 71. Ke4
Re1+ 72. Ne3 Rc1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[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. c4 h6 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Ne4 Be6 14. b3
Be7 15. Ng3 Ke8 16. Nh5 Rg8 17. g4 Rd8 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 c5 20. Kg2 a6 21.
Kg3 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rc1 c4 24. Nd4 Nxe5 25. Nxb5 Kd7 26. Nf4 Rb8 27. Nxe6
fxe6 28. Rd1+ Kc8 29. bxc4 Nxc4 30. Na7+ Kb7 31. Rb1+ Nb6 32. Nb5 Ra8 33. Bf4
Rxa2 34. Bxc7 Bc5 35. Bxb6 Bxb6 36. Nd6+ Kc6 37. Ne4 Ra3+ 38. Kg2 Bd4 39. Rd1
Kd5 40. f3 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Rc2 42. Kh4 g6 43. Kg3 Ke5 44. h4 Be3 45. Kh3 Bf4 46.
Ng3 Bxg3 47. Kxg3 Rc7 48. Rd8 Kf6 49. Rg8 Kf7 50. Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[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. Be2 Be7 10. h3 h6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Bd1 Qd8 14. Bc2 b5 15.
Re1 b4 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qd5 20. Qe3 bxc3 21.
bxc3 Bf6 22. Re1 Ne7 23. Be5 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Rab8 25. Qf4 Rf8 26. R4e2 Rb7 27. h4
Qa5 28. Nxc4 Qxc3 29. Nd6 Rd7 30. Ne4 Qb4 31. Rd2 Nd5 32. Qg3 f5 33. a3 Qa5 34.
Qg6 fxe4 35. Qxe6+ Rdf7 36. Rdd1 Kh8 37. Rxe4 Nc3 38. Re5 Qxa3 39. Rf1 Qb4 40.
d5 Qxh4 41. g3 Qf6 42. Re3 Nb5 43. Qg4 Nd4 44. Kg2 Nf5 45. Re4 Qd6 46. Rd1 Ne7
47. Rd2 Qg6 48. d6 Qxg4 49. Rxg4 Nf5 50. Rf4 Nxd6 51. Rxd6 Rxf4 52. gxf4 Rxf4
53. Kg3 Ra4 54. f4 Kh7 55. f5 a5 56. Rd7 Kg8 57. Ra7 Kf8 58. Kf3 Ra1 59. Kg4 a4
60. Kh5 Rg1 61. f6 Rg5+ 62. Kh4 gxf6 63. Rxa4 Kf7 64. Ra8 Rb5 65. Kg4 Rb7 66.
Kf5 Rb5+ 67. Kf4 h5 68. Rh8 Kg7 69. Ra8 Kg6 70. Rg8+ Kf7 71. Ra8 h4 72. Kg4
Rb4+ 73. Kf5 h3 74. Ra7+ Kg8 75. Kxf6 h2 76. Ra1 Kh7 77. Rh1 Rb2 78. Kg5 Kg7
79. Kg4 Kg6 80. Kg3 Kg5 81. Rxh2 Rxh2 82. Kxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lenic, Luka"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. Nec3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Ne8 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Nd2 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. b4 Rf6 14. g4 Bf8 15. Kg2 h5
16. h3 Rh6 17. Rc1 Qf6 18. Na4 a5 19. a3 Qh8 20. Rh1 hxg4 21. fxg4 b6 22. Bf3
axb4 23. axb4 Ndf6 24. Nc3 Bd7 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 Be7 27. Nb5 Kf7 28. Na7
Kg6 29. Nc6 Bf8 30. Nb3 Qh7 31. Nc1 Kg7 32. Nxe5 dxe5 33. Qxe5 Kg8 34. Nd3 Nxg4
35. Bxg4 Bxg4 36. Qxe8 Rxh3 37. Rxh3 Qxh3+ 38. Kg1 Qxd3 39. Qg6+ Bg7 40. Qxg5
Qd1+ 41. Kh2 Qf3 42. Qd8+ Kf7 43. Qxc7+ Kg6 44. Qxb6+ Kh7 45. e5 Bh3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bb4 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Ne4 12. Qd3 g5 13. Bg3 h5 14. Nd2 Nxd2
15. Qxd2 h4 16. Be5 f6 17. Bd6 Kf7 18. a4 Nb6 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Qc1 a5 21. Ba3
Nd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qd2 e5 24. Rad1 e4 25. f3 Qe6 26. f4 g4 27. b3 g3 28. h3
Qf5 29. c4 Rhd8 30. Qe2 Kg6 31. Rc1 Qh5 32. f5+ Kh6 33. Qb2 Rd7 34. Rf4 Rg8 35.
Rcf1 c5 36. cxd5 Rxd5 37. dxc5 Rf8 38. Rxe4 Rd1 39. Ref4 Rxf1+ 40. Rxf1 Kg7 41.
Qd4 Rf7 42. Rf4 Re7 43. Rg4+ Kf7 44. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O c6 8. b4 h6
9. b5 Be6 10. bxc6 bxc6 11. d5 cxd5 12. Nd4 Bf7 13. cxd5 Na6 14. Bb2 Nc7 15.
Nc6 Qd7 16. Rb1 Rfc8 17. Ba1 Na6 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Rfd1 Nc5 20. h3 Rc7 21. Nd4
Rac8 22. Qe3 Nce4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Nb5 Rc5 27.
Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Nc3 Ba8 29. Qd4+ Kh7 30. Rb3 Qxh3 31. Ne4 Rh5 32. f3 Bxe4 33.
fxe4 Rf8 34. Rf3 Rxf3 35. exf3 Qxg3+ 36. Kf1 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 e5 12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Nc3 Rad8 14.
dxe5 Rxd1+ 15. Qxd1 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qe6 17. f3 Qb6+ 18. Kg2 Qxb2 19. Qc1 Qb6 20.
Rb1 Qc6 21. Qd2 a6 22. e4 h6 23. Qd4 Bc8 24. Be5 Be6 25. Rb2 Ne8 26. Rd2 f6 27.
Bf4 g5 28. Be3 Nd6 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Bxc5 Rd8 31. f4 Bf7 32. Kf3 Kg7 33. Rd4 Nb7
34. Rxd8 Nxd8 35. Be7 Nc6 36. Bc5 Nd8 37. Ke3 Nb7 38. Be7 Nd6 39. a4 Nc8 40.
Bd8 c6 41. f5 Nd6 42. Kd4 c5+ 43. Ke3 Nc8 44. Bc7 Kf8 45. e5 fxe5 46. Bxe5 Ne7
47. Ke4 Ke8 48. Bd6 Ng8 49. Ke5 h5 50. Bxc5 Nh6 51. h3 g4 52. h4 Bg8 53. Ne4
Kd7 54. Nf6+ Kc6 55. Bd4 Bf7 56. Be3 Ng8 57. Ne4 Ne7 58. Ng5 Bd5 59. f6 Ng6+
60. Kf5 Nh8 61. Bd4 Kd6 62. a5 Kd7 63. Ke5 Kc6 64. Kf5 Kd7 65. Ne4 Bxe4+ 66.
Kxe4 Ke6 67. Bc3 Nf7 68. Kd4 Nd6 69. f7 Kxf7 70. Kd5 Nf5 71. Be5 c3 72. Bxc3
Nxg3 73. Kc6 Ne2 74. Be1 g3 75. Kb6 g2 76. Bf2 Nd4 77. Bxd4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. Nb5 Nd5 8.
Bg3 a6 9. Nc3 Nb4 10. Nf3 N8c6 11. dxc5 Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Qxd3 13. cxd3 Bxc5 14.
Ne4 Be7 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd6 f6 17. d4 Kf7 18. O-O Rd8 19. Bc5 Bd7 20. Rac1
Be8 21. a3 Rd5 22. b4 Rad8 23. Bb6 R8d7 24. Rfe1 g5 25. h3 h5 26. g4 h4 27. Kf1
Ne7 28. Bc7 Ng6 29. Bh2 a5 30. Rc8 axb4 31. axb4 Ne7 32. Ra8 Nc6 33. Rc1 Nxb4
34. Rcc8 Re7 35. Be5 Bb5+ 36. Kg1 fxe5 37. Nxg5+ Kg6 38. Rg8+ Rg7 39. Nxe6 Rxg8
40. Rxg8+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. b3 Qb7+ 11. Kg1 O-O 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Nf3 Na6 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. Bxg7 Ne3 16. Qd2 Kxg7 17. Qxe3 d5 18. Rac1 Nc5 19. h4 h5 20. b4 Ne6 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Qxd4+ f6 23. cxd5 Rxd5 24. Qe4 Qd7 25. a3 Rd8 26. Rc2 g5 27. Kg2 Rd4
28. Qc6 gxh4 29. Qxd7 R8xd7 30. gxh4 Rxh4 31. f3 Rhd4 32. Kf2 R4d5 33. Rfc1 Kf7
34. Rc8 Re5 35. R1c2 a5 36. bxa5 Rxa5 37. Rb8 Rd6 38. Rc3 Re6 39. Rb3 Kg6 40.
R8xb6 Rxb6 41. Rxb6 Rxa3 42. Rb7 e5 43. Rb8 h4 44. Rg8+ Kf5 45. Rh8 Ra4 46. e4+
Kg5 47. Rg8+ Kh5 48. Rh8+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Yudin, Sergei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nb5 Na6 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. a3 Be7 10. Qf3 Nc5 11. Nde4 Ncxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.
Bd3 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Rd8 16. h4 Bd7 17. Qe4 h6 18. Be3 b6 19. Re1 Rac8 20. Rh3 Bb5
21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Rf3 Bxd3+ 23. cxd3 Qh5 24. Bxh6 Ke7 25. Rxf6 Rg8 26. Bg5 Qxh7
27. Rh6+ f6 28. Bxf6+ Kf7 29. Rxh7 Kxf6 30. Rh5 Rc2 31. Rhe5 Re8 32. R5e2 Rc5
33. g3 a5 34. Kg2 Rd5 35. Re3 Rd6 36. Rc1 Red8 37. Rc3 R8d7 38. g4 b5 39. f3
Rd5 40. Kg3 R7d6 41. h5 Rd7 42. Rc6 Re7 43. Rb6 a4 44. Re4 Rc5 45. Rf4+ Kg5 46.
Rb4 e5 47. R6xb5 Rxb5 48. Rxb5 Kf6 49. Rb6+ Kf7 50. Rb4 Rd7 51. Rxa4 Rxd3 52.
Rb4 Kf6 53. a4 Kg5 54. a5 Rd6 55. Ra4 Ra6 56. b4 e4 57. fxe4 Rd6 58. a6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Rad8 12. Rac1 a6 13. Qb3 Be6 14. a3
Bxc3 15. Rxc3 Rb8 16. Rfc1 Na5 17. Qb4 Nc6 18. Qa4 Bd7 19. Qb3 Qd6 20. Rc5 Ne7
21. Rxc7 Bc6 22. Qb6 f6 23. g3 Rfd8 24. Nh4 Nc8 25. R1xc6 Nxb6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6
27. Nf5 Rd7 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Rxd7 Nxd7 30. Nxd5 Rc8 31. Nc3 b5 32. Bg4 Rc7 33.
Nd5 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Ke8 35. Bf5 Rd1 36. Nc7+ Ke7 37. Nxa6 Rd2 38. b4 Nb6 39. Nc7
Nc4 40. Kf3 Nxa3 41. h4 Rb2 42. h5 Kf7 43. Be6+ Kf8 44. Na6 Nc2 45. Bd7 Nxb4
46. Bxb5 Nc2 47. Nc7 Ne1+ 48. Ke4 Rxf2 49. Ne6+ Kf7 50. Bc4 f5+ 51. Ke5 Nf3+
52. Kd6 Kf6 53. Nf8 Kg5 54. Ne6+ Kxh5 55. d5 Ng5 56. Ke7 Kg6 57. d6 Rd2 58. Nd4
Ne4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 O-O 6. Ne2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nec3 Re8
9. Be2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. a4 a6 13. Na3 Bd7 14. h3 c4 15. Nxc4
Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Nh5 17. Rf2 Rc8 18. Bf1 f5 19. Bd4 Bh6 20. Qb3 Rb8 21. Re1 Bf4
22. Ne2 Bd2 23. Rd1 Bh6 24. exf5 gxf5 25. f4 b5 26. Qf3 Nf6 27. Ng3 bxa4 28.
Nh5 Nxh5 29. Qxh5 Bg7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Rd3 Qf6 32. Rg3+ Kh8 33. Bd3 Rf8 34.
Rg5 Rxb2 35. Rxb2 Qxb2 36. Qh6 Qf6 37. Rg6 Qd4+ 38. Kh2 Rg8 39. Rxd6 Qb2 40.
Bf1 Bb5 41. Rb6 Qg7 42. Qxg7+ Kxg7 43. Bxb5 axb5 44. Rxb5 Ra8 45. Rb2 a3 46.
Ra2 Kf6 47. Kg3 Ra4 48. Kf3 Ke7 49. g4 Kd6 50. gxf5 Kxd5 51. Kg4 Kc4 52. f6 Kb3
53. Ra1 Kb2 54. Rh1 a2 55. f7 Ra8 56. Kf5 a1=Q 57. Rxa1 Kxa1 58. Kf6 Kb2 59.
Kg7 Kc3 60. Kxh7 Kd4 61. Kg7 Ke4 62. h4 Kxf4 63. h5 Kg5 64. h6 Ra7 65. h7 Ra6
66. f8=Q Rg6+ 67. Kh8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ringoir, Tanguy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 d6 8. b4 e5
9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 Qc7 11. Re1 fxe4 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Ngxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Na6
15. Qb3 Rad8 16. Be3 Qf7 17. b5 cxb5 18. cxb5 Qxb3 19. axb3 Nb4 20. Rec1 a6 21.
bxa6 bxa6 22. h4 h6 23. Bc5 Nd3 24. Bxf8 Nxc1 25. Bxg7 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 Kxg7 27.
Nc5 Bc2 28. Rxa6 Nxb3 29. Ra7+ Kh8 30. Nd7 Rd2 31. Kg1 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rd2 33. Nf6
g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Ng4 Bf5 36. Nxe5 Rxf2 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nxg5 Nd4 39. Ra4
Rd2 40. Ra8+ Kg7 41. Kg1 Kf6 42. Nh3 Bxh3 43. Bxh3 Nf3+ 44. Kf1 Nh2+ 45. Ke1
Nf3+ 46. Kf1 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. Nc4 Be6 10. Ne3 a6 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. f4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Kh1 Qc7 15.
Bd2 b4 16. b3 Nd4 17. Rc1 Ra8 18. f5 Ra2 19. g4 Bb5 20. Rg1 Rfa8 21. Nf3 Nd7
22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Bg5 Nf6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Nxf6+ exf6 26. Nxd4 cxd4 27. Qd2 g5
28. Qxb4 Qb6 29. e5 dxe5 30. c4 dxc3 31. Rxc3 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 O-O 8.
e3 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Be2 Qg6 11. O-O Bh3 12. Ne1 Rfd8 13. Rc1 a6 14. Kh1 Be6
15. Nd3 Bd6 16. Rfd1 Ne7 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Qb3 c6 19. N3a4 Rb8 20. Nc3 h5 21. Bd3
Qf6 22. Qc2 h4 23. h3 Bxh3 24. gxh3 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Qxh3 26. f3 Qxf3 27. Qf2 Qg4+
28. Qg2 Bg3 29. Ne2 Rd6 30. Rf1 Ng6 31. Rf3 Rf6 32. Rcf1 Re8 33. Nxg3 h3 34.
Qf2 Rxf3 35. Qxf3 Qxf3 36. Rxf3 Nh4 37. Rf4 Ng2 38. Rf2 b6 39. Bxa6 bxc5 40.
dxc5 Nxe3 41. Be2 Rb8 42. b3 Ra8 43. a4 Rb8 44. Rf3 d4 45. Nf1 Nd5 46. a5 Nc3
47. Bc4 Kh7 48. a6 f6 49. Rxh3+ Kg6 50. Rg3+ Kh6 51. Rg4 Rd8 52. Nd2 g6 53. Nf3
d3 54. Nd2 f5 55. Rh4+ Kg5 56. Rh3 Ne2+ 57. Kf2 Nf4 58. Rg3+ Kf6 59. b4 Rb8 60.
Ke3 g5 61. Kf2 Rxb4 62. Re3 Rb2 63. a7 Rxd2+ 64. Kf1 Rd1+ 65. Re1 Rd2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 c5 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Qe2 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O Bc6
15. f4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Bc2 e5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21.
Qd3 Qe4 22. Qxe4 dxe4 23. Rad1 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rf8+ 25. Ke1 Bb5 26. Bxe4 Rf1+
27. Kd2 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Kf7 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4 Ke6 31. Kd2 Ke5 32. Bf3 Bc4 33.
a3 g5 34. Kc3 Be6 35. Kd3 Bb3 36. Kd2 Bc4 37. g3 Be6 38. h4 Bc4 39. hxg5 hxg5
40. Kc3 Be6 41. Kd3 Bb3 42. Bg2 Be6 43. Ke2 Bg4+ 44. Bf3 Be6 45. Kd3 Bb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Amin, Bassem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[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. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Nf5 11. c3 d6 12. Nd2 Bg5 13. Bd3 Ne7 14. Qh5 Ng6
15. Nf3 Bxc1 16. Raxc1 Qf6 17. Qg5 Qxg5 18. Nxg5 Bd7 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Re7 Rad8
21. Rce1 a5 22. d5 c6 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. h3 d5 25. g4 c5 26. R1e5 Bc8 27. Rc7 d4
28. cxd4 cxd4 29. Ree7 d3 30. Re1 Ba6 31. Rd1 Rfe8 32. Nf3 Re2 33. Rd2 Rde8 34.
Rc6 Bb7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Bg4 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 e6 11. a3 a5 12. Rc1 a4 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bf4 Nb6 15.
Rfd1 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Rxc4 Qa5 18. Be5 Rfd8 19. Qc2 Qa6 20. Rc1 Nd7 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qc3 Kg8 23. e4 Nf6 24. Qe3 Kg7 25. Ne5 Qb6 26. Rb4 Qc7 27. Qf4
Qe7 28. Qe3 Ne8 29. Nc4 Nd6 30. Nb6 Ra6 31. Nxa4 e5 32. Nc5 Raa8 33. dxe5 Qxe5
34. Nxb7 Nxb7 35. Rxb7 Rd4 36. Re1 Rad8 37. Qf3 R8d7 38. Rxd7 Rxd7 39. b4 Rd2
40. Qe3 Ra2 41. Rc1 Qb2 42. Qc3+ Qxc3 43. Rxc3 h5 44. h4 Kf8 45. f3 Ke7 46.
Rxc6 Rxa3 47. Rb6 Rb3 48. Kh2 Rb2 49. Rb7+ Ke6 50. b5 Ke5 51. Rxf7 Rxb5 52. Kg3
Ke6 53. Ra7 Rb2 54. Ra6+ Kf7 55. Ra1 Kf6 56. Rf1 Ra2 57. Rf2 Ra1 58. Rb2 Ra6
59. Kf4 Kf7 60. Rd2 Kf6 61. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. d5 d6 4. dxe6 Bxe6 5. Nd4 Bd7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. c3 Nxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Qb3 Bc8 13. Nf3 c6 14. Ne5 Qb6 15.
Qd3 a5 16. a4 Ne4 17. b3 Be6 18. Ba3 Bxa3 19. Rxa3 Rae8 20. e3 Qb4 21. Raa1 Bc8
22. Rfc1 Qd6 23. f3 Nf6 24. Qc3 Qc7 25. b4 axb4 26. Qxb4 g5 27. f4 gxf4 28.
exf4 Ne4 29. a5 Rf6 30. Qb6 Qg7 31. a6 bxa6 32. Rxc6 Ref8 33. Rxf6 Qxf6 34.
Qxf6 Rxf6 35. Rc1 Bb7 36. Rc7 Rb6 37. Bh3 Rb1+ 38. Kg2 Nd6 39. Rd7 Nc4 40. Kf2
Rb2+ 41. Ke1 Ne3 42. Re7 Rxh2 43. Rxb7 Rxh3 44. Kf2 Ng4+ 45. Nxg4 fxg4 46. Kg2
Rh6 47. Rd7 a5 48. Ra7 Rb6 49. Rxa5 Rb2+ 50. Kf1 Rb3 51. Kg2 Rb2+ 52. Kf1 Rb3
53. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[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. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nb3 Bd6 9. Ng5 Qe7 10. Nxe6 Qxe6 11. Na5 Rb8 12. a4 O-O 13. Nc4 b6 14. Kh1 a5
15. b3 Rbe8 16. Qh5 c5 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. Qg3 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21.
Rae1 Qf7 22. f3 Re6 23. Qf2 Qe8 24. Re2 Rff6 25. Rfe1 h6 26. Re4 Qh5 27. Qh4
Qf7 28. Qh3 Kh7 29. f4 Re7 30. Kg1 Re8 31. g4 Rg6 32. Kh1 Rf6 33. f5 Kg8 34.
Qg2 Qf8 35. Rf1 g6 36. Bxh6 Qf7 37. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Obodchuk, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "IPCA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. h3 a5 11. d5 Na7 12. e4 Bd7 13. Bf4 c6 14. Be5 Bh6 15.
Qe2 cxd5 16. exd5 Qc8 17. Bd4 Nc4 18. a4 Nd6 19. g4 Qc4 20. Qe5 f6 21. Qg3 b5
22. b3 Qb4 23. Rfb1 Nf7 24. Ne4 Nc8 25. Nc5 Ng5 26. Nxg5 Qxd4 27. Nge6 Bxe6 28.
Nxe6 Qb4 29. d6 Nxd6 30. Bxa8 Rxa8 31. Qf3 Rb8 32. axb5 Qxb5 33. Nd4 Qb6 34.
Nc6 Re8 35. Rxa5 f5 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Qd4+ Qxd4 38. Nxd4 e5 39. Nc6 e4 40. Rd5
Bf8 41. Rbd1 e3 42. fxe3 fxg4 43. hxg4 Rxe3 44. b4 Re6 45. Nd8 Re3 46. Rxd6
Bxd6 47. Rxd6 Re4 48. b5 Rxg4+ 49. Kf2 Rb4 50. b6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 Re8 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Ne2
Bxf4 15. Nxf4 Qb6 16. b3 Bd7 17. Nh5 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 g6 19. Qh4 c5 20. Qg5 Qd6
21. Rad1 Bc6 22. Qd2 Bb7 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 d4 26. f3 Kg7
27. Qe8 Bd5 28. Qa4 Qc7 29. Bc4 Bc6 30. Bb5 Ba8 31. Bc4 g5 32. Qe8 Bc6 33. Qe1
h6 34. Kf2 h5 35. Kg1 Qf4 36. Bd3 Bd7 37. Qe2 Qe3+ 38. Qxe3 dxe3 39. Kf1 f5 40.
g3 f4 41. g4 Kf6 42. Ke2 h4 43. Kd1 a5 44. c3 a4 45. Bf1 Bc6 46. Be2 Ke5 47.
Kc2 c4 48. Kb2 Kd6 49. b4 Kc7 50. a3 Kb6 51. Kc1 Kb5 52. Kd1 Be8 53. Ke1 Bg6
54. Bd1 Bd3 55. Be2 Kb6 56. Bd1 Kb5 57. Be2 Kb6 58. Bd1 Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
O-O Qa5 9. e3 d6 10. Bd2 Qa6 11. b3 Bg4 12. Qe1 Rac8 13. h3 Bd7 14. Qe2 Rfd8
15. Rfe1 e6 16. Rac1 d5 17. cxd5 Qxe2 18. Rxe2 Nxd4 19. exd4 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 exd5
21. Bxd5 Bxd4 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bh6 Bc5 24. Rd2 Be7 25. h4 b6 26. Rc2 Bf5 27.
Rc7 Rd7 28. Rxd7 Bxd7 29. a4 Bf8 30. Bf4 Bc5 31. Bh6 Bf8 32. Bf4 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Marjanovic,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Serbia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 {The new main line. In the past 4.Nc3 was
required.} fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O ({Moves played less often are} 6. Qd3 {
(Caruana,Karjakin)}) (6. Qe2 {(Short)}) (6. Bg5 {(Ivanchuk)}) ({and} 6. Nc3 {
(Vachier Lagrave)}) ({while} 6. Be3 $5 {was an interesting attempt by Gashimov.
}) 6... d6 {With the desire to avoid home preparation.} ({Until this game
Teimour had played the more common} 6... Bc5) 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be3 $5 {A rare
continuation, played once by Sutovsky. Usually White has played 8.Qd3, while 8.
a3 (Svidler) or 8.Bc4 (Vachier Lagrave) deserve attention.} a6 $146 {A novelty}
({If} 8... O-O 9. Bc4+ (9. Qd3 Kh8 10. a3 Qe8) (9. h3 $5) 9... Kh8 10. Ng5 Qe8
11. Ne6 Na5 (11... Qf7 12. Nxc7 Qxc4 13. Nxa8 $14) 12. Bb5 (12. Nxc7 Qd7 13.
Nxa8 Nxc4 {is not clear}) 12... c6 13. Nc7 $14 {with a slight advantage}) 9.
Be2 (9. Bc4 Na5 10. Be2 O-O 11. Qd3 $14) 9... Bg4 (9... Be6 10. Ng5 Bg8 11. f4
$14) (9... Ng4 10. Qd5 $5 $14) 10. h3 Bh5 (10... Be6 11. Ng5 Bg8 12. Nd5 $14)
11. Ng5 (11. Nxe5 Bxe2 12. Nxc6 Bxd1 13. Nxd8 Bxc2 14. Ne6 Kd7 15. Nxc7 Kxc7
16. Rac1 Bxe4 17. Nxe4+ Kd7 18. Nc3 $14 {Perunovic}) 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qd7
13. Qc4 Nd8 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 $14 {White stands slightly better} Qc6 (15...
h6 16. Nf3 Ne6 17. Be3 $14) 16. Qd3 (16. Qxc6+ bxc6 17. e5 Nh5 18. exd6 cxd6
19. Bd2 $14) 16... h6 17. Nf3 Ne6 18. Be3 O-O (18... O-O-O 19. b4 (19. Nd5 Rde8
20. b4 $14) 19... d5 (19... Kb8 20. a4) 20. Ne5 Qe8 21. Nxd5 Bd6 22. Nc4 Bxb4
23. Rab1 Bc5 24. Kh1 $16) (18... Nc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Nd4 O-O-O 21. Kh1 $14)
19. Nh4 Nc5 $2 {A mistake. Black overlooked the following intermediate move.} (
{It was better to play} 19... Qe8 20. Nf5 Bd8 $14) ({or} 19... Bd8 20. Ng6 Re8
21. Rf5 $14) 20. Ng6 $1 Rf7 21. Qc4 Re8 (21... Bf8 22. e5 d5 23. Qe2 $18) 22.
e5 (22. Nh8 $1 Kxh8 23. Qxf7 {wins an exchange.}) 22... dxe5 $4 {A blunder.} ({
A better try was} 22... b5 $1 23. Qf4 (23. Qd4 $14) (23. Qe2 $14) 23... Bd8 24.
Rae1 (24. Qf5 b4 25. Nd1 Re6 $1 26. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 27. Rf2 Re8 28. e6 $14) 24...
Nce4 25. Bd4 (25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Qg4 h5 $11) 25... Qc4 26. Nxe4 dxe5 27. Nxe5
Qxd4+ 28. Kh1 Rxe5 (28... Qxe5 29. Nxf6+ Bxf6 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. Qf3 $16) 29.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 30. Qxd4 Rxe1 31. Qf2 Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 Bxb2 33. Qe2 {or 33.Qd3 and
White has a small advantage in this endgame.}) 23. Nxe7+ $1 (23. Qxf7+ {
also wins:} Kxf7 24. Nxe5+) 23... Rexe7 24. Qxc5 $18 {White has a decisive
advantage.} Qe6 25. Rad1 Kh7 26. Nd5 (26. Qb4) 26... Ne4 27. Qc4 (27. Qb4 $1
Ng3 28. Nxe7 Nxf1 29. Qe4+ $18) 27... Ng3 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29. Bf2 Nf5 30. Ne3 Qg6
31. Nxf5 Qxf5 32. Bg3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8.
Ne5 O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Rb8 11. Bb5 e5 12. Be2 Ne4 13. O-O Be6 14. Na4
exd4 15. exd4 Rb4 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Nc3 Rxb2 18. Qc1 Qb8 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rb1
Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Qxb1 22. Rxb1 Be6 23. Rb7 Bxa2 24. Rxa7 Be6 25. f3 Rd8 26. Ra4
Bd7 27. Rb4 Bc6 28. fxe4 Bxe4 29. Kf2 Bf8 30. Rb2 Bg7 31. Rb4 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
O-O b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rac1 Qe7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nb5 a6 14. Rc7
Rab8 15. Rxb7 Rxb7 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Nd6 Qa8 18. Rc1 Nb8 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Qc3
Nxc6 21. Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Rb8 23. f3 Kf8 24. e4 dxe4 25. fxe4 Rd8 26. d5 exd5
27. exd5 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxb6 Rd2 30. a4 g5 31. b4 Rb2 32. g4 Kg7 33. a5
f6 34. h3 Kg6 35. Kf1 h5 36. gxh5+ Kxh5 37. Rxf6 Rxb4 38. Rxa6 Rb1+ 39. Ke2
Rb2+ 40. Kd1 Ra2 41. Kc1 Ra3 42. Ra8 Kg6 43. a6 Kg7 44. Kb2 Ra5 45. Kb3 Ra1 46.
Kb4 Rb1+ 47. Kc5 Rc1+ 48. Kb6 Rb1+ 49. Ka7 Rb3 50. Rb8 Rxh3 51. Rb5 Kf6 52. Kb6
g4 53. a7 Rh8 54. Kb7 Rh7+ 55. Ka6 Rh8 56. Rb8 Rh1 57. Rb6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. O-O
a6 9. c4 Nbc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Rd1 Qb7 14. Bf3 Be7
15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Nb3 Bc2 18. Rdc1 Bxb3 19. axb3 Rfc8 20. Bc5 h6
21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rxc6 Qxe5 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Qxa6 Rb8 25. Qd3 Qxb2 26. Rb1
Qe5 27. g3 Qd6 28. Rd1 d4 29. Qxd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[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 "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e3 Bg7 7. f4 c5 8. dxc5
N6d7 9. Ne4 Bxb2 10. Rb1 Bg7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Qc2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. O-O Qc7
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Be4 Bd7 17. Bc3 Rac8 18. Rfd1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Be8
21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Qe5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qc7 25. Qc3 f6 26. Rd5 Kg7
27. Qd4 Qc6 28. h3 Rc7 29. Kh2 b6 30. cxb6 Qxb6 31. Qxb6 axb6 32. Kg3 Ra7 33.
Rb5 Ra6 34. a4 Kf7 35. Rb4 Ke6 36. Rd4 Ra5 37. Rb4 Ra6 38. Rd4 Ra5 39. Rb4 Ra6
40. Rd4 Ra5 41. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. a4 c5 10. O-O b4 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Be7 13. Rfc1 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15.
Qd3 O-O 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. Ndf3 cxd4 19. Qb5 Qe4 20. Nc6 Nd5 21.
Nxe7+ Nxe7 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Rd1 Nd6 24. Qe5 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 f6 26. Ng6 Rb8 27.
Rxd4 Rb6 28. a5 Ra6 29. Rxb4 Rxa5 30. Rb8+ Kf7 31. Nh8+ Ke7 32. Ng6+ Kf7 33.
Nh8+ Ke7 34. Ng6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[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 "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Westerberg, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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 "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Stockholm Viking"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. Nbd2 Bxc4 8.
Nxc4 Bc5 9. Qb3 Nge7 10. Qxb7 Rb8 11. Qa6 O-O 12. a3 Qd7 13. Bf4 Bb6 14. Rfe1
Ng6 15. Bg3 Rfe8 16. Rad1 Rbd8 17. b4 Qe6 18. Qb5 f6 19. h3 Kh8 20. Nxb6 cxb6
21. Rd2 Qd7 22. Kf1 Re6 23. Rc1 Qb7 24. Qc4 Rde8 25. Qd5 Qa8 26. Rdc2 Nce5 27.
Nxd4 Qxd5 28. exd5 Rd6 29. Rc8 Rg8 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Rc7+ Rd7 33.
d6 Ke8 34. Nf5 Rxc7 35. dxc7 Kd7 36. Nxg7 Kxc7 37. f4 Nc4 38. f5+ Nge5 39. Ne8+
Kc6 40. Nxf6 Nf7 41. Nxh7 Nxa3 42. Be1 Kd5 43. g4 Ke4 44. Ke2 Nc4 45. Nf6+ Kf4
46. Nh5+ Kg5 47. Kf3 a5 48. h4+ Kh6 49. Nf6 a4 50. g5+ Kg7 51. Bc3 a3 52. Ng4+
Kg8 53. g6 a2 54. Nf6+ Kf8 55. Nd7+ Ke7 56. gxf7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.15"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "SHSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. e5 Ne4 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 b6 12. h4 Ba6 13. h5 h6 14. Rh4 f5
15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Bf4 Ke7 17. a4 c5 18. a5 Bb7 19. Bc7 Bc6 20. Be2 Rhf8 21.
axb6 axb6 22. Rd1 Rfc8 23. Be5 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxf6+ gxf6 26. Rg4 Kf7 27.
Rg3 Be4 28. Rg4 f5 29. Rg3 f4 30. Rg4 e5 31. g3 Bf5 32. Rh4 fxg3 33. fxg3 Kf6
34. Rh1 Kg5 35. g4 Be6 36. Kf2 Kf4 37. Rf1 e4 38. Ke1+ Kg5 39. Rf2 Ra8 40. Kf1
e3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 Qc7 {This line is one of the most
complicated English Attacks. Black has played b4 and wants to play d5, but 11..
.d5 doesn't work because of 12.exd5 Nxd5 Nf4 with great pressure on the centre.
} (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nf4 $36) 12. h4 d5 {And this is one of the
tabiya positions of this system. White has many choices, but some of them are
risky and very hard. In the game Radjabov preferred to try something new with
13.g5.} 13. g5 $5 (13. Nf4 {- see Morozevich-Vachier Lagrave CBM 132}) (13. Ng3
{is also interesting as the N can't be taken}) (13. Bf4 {is the most popular
move.}) 13... hxg5 14. exd5 Nxd5 (14... e5 {was played in a correspondence
game, but it led to a very complicated fight after} 15. Nc6 Rxh4 16. Rg1 Bb7
17. Bxg5 $13 {Mueller-Pezzica, corr. 2010}) 15. Bxg5 N7f6 $146 {This is
Sasikiran's novelty.} (15... N7b6 16. Nf4 {is similar}) (15... e5 16. Re1 {
with a very complicated position, which is very unclear, even for the
computers.}) 16. Nf4 Bd6 $1 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Kb1 (18. Nf5 Be5 $1 {and Black
holds.}) 18... Bb7 (18... Be5 {or}) (18... Rb8 {are the other possible moves.})
19. Qe1 (19. Bh3 $1 {was stronger with the plan of Nxe6} Bf4 $1 20. Qe1 $1 Kf8
$1 {The only move} 21. Bxe6 $1 Re8 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Ne2 $1 Qc4 24. Bxd5 Bxd5
25. b3 Qc5 26. Rd3 $14) 19... Be7 $6 {The first mistake.} (19... Be5 $1 $13)
20. Bh3 $1 Bxg5 {And the second one, but other moves are bad as well.} (20...
e5 $1 21. Bxe7 (21. Nf5 Bxg5 22. hxg5 O-O-O $44) 21... Nxe7 22. Nb3 Nd5 23. Rg1
$36) 21. hxg5 Nf4 $1 {The best chance, but White has...} (21... O-O-O 22. Nxe6
$1 $18) (21... e5 22. f4 $1 $18) 22. g6 $1 {...with a dangeous attack.} O-O-O
$1 (22... Rxh3 23. Rxh3 Nxh3 24. gxf7+ Qxf7 25. Nxe6 Qe7 $1 26. Qe5 Ng5 27.
Nxg7+ Kf7 28. Qf5+ Kg8 29. Nh5 $18) 23. gxf7 Qxf7 $1 (23... Nxh3 24. Rxh3 $16 (
24. Qxb4 $16)) 24. Qxb4 Nxh3 $2 {But this is losing.} ({A more resilient try
would have been} 24... Qd7 $1 25. Qc4+ (25. Qc5+ Qc7 26. Bxe6+ Nxe6 27. Nxe6
Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qxc5 29. Nxc5 Bxf3 30. Rg1 g5 {and somehow Black has drawing
chances}) 25... Kb8 26. Nc6+ $1 Qxc6 27. Qxf4+ Qc7 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Qg4 Rd2
30. Rc1 e5 31. Bf1 $16) 25. Qc5+ Kb8 26. Rxh3 $1 Qd7 (26... Rxh3 27. Nc6+ Bxc6
28. Qb6+ $18) 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Qe5+ Ka8 29. Kc1 (29. f4 $18) 29... Rc8 30. Rd3
Qa4 31. Kb1 Rh8 32. b3 Qa3 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Rd3 Rh8 35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Qxg7 Qa5 37.
Qg1 e5 38. Ne6 Rc8 39. Qe3 Rc3 40. Rd8+ Qxd8 41. Qxc3 Qf6 42. Nc5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[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 "Padova"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ke7
14. Rhc1 Rd8 15. Rc7+ Rd7 16. Rac1 Kd8 17. Rxd7+ Kxd7 18. g4 h6 19. f4 Rb8 20.
h4 b6 21. Bc6+ Ke7 22. e4 Bd7 23. h5 f6 24. Bxd7 Kxd7 25. e5 b5 26. Rc5 Rb6 27.
Kd3 fxe5 28. dxe5 a5 29. f5 a4 30. Kc2 b4 31. Ra5 b3+ 32. axb3 axb3+ 33. Kb2
exf5 34. gxf5 Ke7 35. Ra7+ Kf8 36. Ra8+ Ke7 37. Ra7+ Kf8 38. Ra8+ Ke7 39. Ra7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.19"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Lysyj, Igor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[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 "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. h3 g4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15.
Qd2 Qd7 16. Nh2 Nd4 17. Nxg4 Nxg4 18. Bd1 Kh8 19. Qd3 Rf7 20. Nb5 Raf8 21. Nxc7
Nxf2 22. Bxf2 Qxc7 23. Bh5 Rf4 24. g3 R4f6 25. Be3 Qe7 26. Kg2 Bh6 27. Bg1 Qg7
28. Rxf6 Rxf6 29. Rf1 Bf4 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. Kh3 Be5 32. Rxf6 Qxf6 33. Kg2 Kg7
34. Qf3 Qxf3+ 35. Kxf3 d3 36. Ke3 Bxg3 37. Kxd3 Be5 38. b3 Kf6 39. Ke3 Kg5 40.
Be8 Kg4 41. Bd7+ Kg3 42. Be8 b6 43. Bf7 Bb2 44. Be8 a5 45. a4 Kg4 46. Kf2 Kf4
47. Kg2 Kxe4 48. Bb5 Kd4 49. Kh1 Ba1 50. Kg2 Kc3 51. Kh1 Kxb3 52. Kg2 Kc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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 "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. h4
Bd7 9. h5 h6 10. Rh4 Qa5 11. Bd2 O-O-O 12. Rb1 c4 13. Qc1 Kb8 14. Be2 Ka8 15.
Kf1 Qc7 16. Bf4 Nc8 17. Rh3 Nb6 18. Nh4 Na4 19. g4 Rdf8 20. Bd2 Rhg8 21. Kg1
Be8 22. Ng2 Qe7 23. Bf4 Bd7 24. Rg3 Bc8 25. Ra1 Rh8 26. Rb1 Rhg8 27. Ra1 Rh8
28. Rb1 Rhg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 d6 {Black adopts
a Bogo-Indian setup, with the difference that the e-pawn has reached e5
without losing a tempo with ...e7-e6. On the other hand, the Bogo system based
on Bxd2+, ...d6 and ...e6-e5 is not the nost critical.} 7. Nc3 ({Black's king
has little trouble reaching safety after} 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nf3 Re8
10. Nc3 Kc7 11. O-O a5 $11 {[%csl Gc5] Tsanas,A (2282)-Postny,E (2641) Porto
Rio 2014 (0-1, 36)}) 7... O-O 8. e3 {This looks White's best chance for
retaining an edge. White prepares Nge2 without obstructing his bishop. The
evaluation of the lines given below has not changed with the passing of
decades, so I will just examine the most recent examples in each case.} (8. e4
Nbd7 9. Nge2 {allows the Old Indian type of plan} a6 10. O-O b5 {, taking
advantage of the fact that there is no pressure along the long diagonal.} 11.
Rfd1 Bb7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bh3 Nb6 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. c5 Nc4 16. Qc1 Bc8 17. Bxc8
Rfxc8 18. b3 Na5 19. Qe3 Rd8 $11 {Meier,G (2623)-Raznikov,D (2481) Warsaw 2013
(1/2-1/2, 44)}) (8. Nf3 {allows Black to gain space in the centre.} e4 9. Ng5
d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. f4 Nc6 12. O-O Bf5 {Apicella,M (2540)-Cornette,M (2568)
Caen 2011 (1/2-1/2, 22)}) ({The symmetrical position resulting after} 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 {is quite safe for Black. One important problem for White is
that his bishop is restricted by the c6-pawn.} 10. Nf3 Re8 (10... e4 $5 11. Ng5
e3) 11. O-O Na6 12. Rfd1 Bf5 13. Nd2 Red8 14. Nb3 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Bc2 16. Ra1 $1
{The only way to prevent the exchange on b3 followed by ...Nb4.} (16. Rc1 Bxb3
17. axb3 Nb4) 16... Rc8 (16... Bxb3 $2 17. axb3 {[%cal Gg2c6]} Nb4 18. Ra5 $1
Nd7 19. Bh3 $16) 17. Na5 Rc7 18. a3 $6 ({White could pose more problems to his
opponent by inserting} 18. Rc1 $1 Bf5 {before starting the queenside attack
with} 19. a3) 18... Nc5 19. Rc1 (19. b4 Nb3 20. Nxb3 Bxb3 21. c5 Kf8 $11) 19...
Bb3 20. Bh3 Kf8 $132 {Socko,B (2647)-Kulaots,K (2586) Legnica 2013 (1/2-1/2,
56)}) 8... Be6 9. Rd1 $5 {This is the move I recommended in my English
repertoire book, but in the meanwhile theory has moved ahead.} ({The natural} 
9. b3 {allows the following operation in the centre.} exd4 10. Qxd4 (10. exd4
d5 11. c5 b6 12. cxb6 axb6 13. Nge2 Qd6 14. O-O Nbd7 {Black does not have the
least problem, Dvirnyy,D (2549)-Romanishin,O (2494) Porto San Giorgio 2013 (1/
2-1/2, 26)}) 10... d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nge2 ({White's advantage in the
Isolani position is purely symbolical, mainly because of the weakness of his
kingside:} 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. Ne2 Nc6 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. O-O Rfd8 17.
Rfd1 Rac8 18. Rac1 g6 19. Kg2 Qf5 {[%cal Gf5e4] Papin,V (2510)-Vishnu,P (2505)
Chennai 2013 (1/2-1/2, 26)}) 12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nd7 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nd4 {
The position is close to equality, but White's play is easier, Bacrot,E (2721)
-Saric,I (2666) Poikovsky 2014 (1-0, 45)}) 9... Na6 (9... Bxc4 10. dxe5 $16)
10. b3 exd4 11. Qxd4 Nb4 (11... Qa5 12. Qd2 Nc7 13. Nge2 d5 14. cxd5 Ncxd5 15.
Nxd5 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 {The same structure as in the last comment, but
without queens.} 17. f3 (17. O-O Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rfd8 $11 {Reinderman,D (2575)
-Giri,A (2585) Groningen 2009 (1/2-1/2, 22)}) 17... Rad8 18. Kf2 (18. O-O $5)
18... Ng4+ $5 (18... Be6 19. Rhd1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Rc8 {[%cal Gg8f8,Gf8e7]}) 19.
fxg4 Bxg2 20. Rxd8 Bxh1 21. Rd1 Bd5 22. Nf4 Be4 23. Rd7 g5 $6 (23... Rb8 24.
Nd3 {[%cal Gd3c5]} Bxd3 25. Rxd3 Kf8 26. Rd7 Ke8 27. Rc7 Rd8 28. Rxb7 Rd2+ 29.
Kf3 Rxa2 $11) 24. Nd3 (24. Nh3 $1 {[%cal Gd7b7,Gh3g5]}) 24... Bxd3 25. Rxd3 f6
26. h4 {1/2-1/2 Ringoir,T (2506)-Romanishin,O (2495) Elgoibar 2013}) 12. Qd2 (
12. Rd2 Qa5 13. Nge2 d5 14. cxd5 Nbxd5 15. O-O Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. Nxc3 Rfd8
18. Rfd1 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Kf8 20. e4 Ke7 21. f4 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. e5 Nd7 24.
Ne4 f6 $11 {Collutiis,D (2486)-De Verdier,M (2375) Bugibba 2012 (1/2-1/2, 35)})
12... Bf5 $1 {This forcing move seems to deprive White of any possibilities to
retain an advantage. He might have to look for a deviation much earlier.} 13.
e4 Re8 14. Nge2 (14. Nce2 {[%csl Gb4,Gf5] wins a piece but makes White fall
behind in development.} Nxe4 15. Qxb4 c5 16. Qxb7 (16. Qa3 Nc3 17. Rc1 Qf6 $40)
16... Qf6 $40) (14. f3 $2 d5 $1 {Zakhartsov}) 14... Nxe4 $1 {Not a proper
piece sacrifice, as Black will retrieve it by force.} 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4
Rxe4 17. Qxb4 Qe7 18. Rd2 Re8 19. O-O c5 $1 {Removing the pawn from an exposed
square with gain of time.} (19... Rxe2 $6 20. Rxe2 Qxe2 21. Qxb7 {[%csl Gc6]}
c5 $6 {If this is necessary, then Black should have really played it earlier!}
(21... Qxa2 22. Qxc6 Rf8 $14) 22. Qxa7 h5 23. Qd7 Re6 24. a4 $16 {Toth,C (2366)
-Bronstein,L (2355) Rio de Janeiro 2011 (1/2-1/2, 52)}) 20. Qb5 $146 {Not
changing anything.} (20. Qa3 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Qxe2 22. Qxa7 b5 {Zakhartsov,V 
(2560)-Pijpers,A (2338) Dieren 2013 CBM 156 [Zakhartsov,V] (1/2-1/2, 22)})
20... Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Qxe2 22. Qxb7 Qxa2 23. Qd7 Rf8 24. Qxd6 Qxb3 25. Qxc5 g6
26. Qxa7 Qxc4 27. Qe3 Qe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Re1 Kf7 30. Kg2 Rd8 31. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[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 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd2 Kc8 14.
Nf3 Be7 15. Rd3 b5 $146 {From the structural point of view, a unusual move,
but Black had some concrete ideas in mind.} ({The more natural} 15... c5 {
has the drawbacks of taking the c5-square away from the bishop, allowing its
exchange with} 16. Bg5 {as in the recent game Caruana,F (2801)-Negi,P (2645)
Tromso 2014 CBM 162 [Marin,M] (1-0, 57)}) 16. Bg5 Bc5 17. Be3 {White insists
with his idea, but Black's novelty allows Black to maintain the coherence of
his play.} Bb6 (17... Be7 $6 {would offer White a developing tempo for free.})
18. Ng5 {This knight incursion is typical for the Berlin Defence, but in this
position it is has more venom than usual.} h6 {The most common way of
answering the attack against f7. In most cases, the knight is trapped
somewhere deep in Black's territory.} ({The alternative is not too appealing:} 
18... Be6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rad1 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Rd8 {This ending may be
defensible, but it is not too pleasant to play it with Black.}) 19. Nxf7 Rf8
20. Nd8 $3 {[%cal Ge5e6,Ge6e7] The hidden point behind the knight incursion.
Amazingly, the knight is not easy to get.} Bxe3 (20... Kxd8 21. e6 Bxe3 22.
Rxd7+ Ke8 23. fxe3 $16) (20... Rxd8 21. Rad1 Bxe3 22. fxe3 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Re8
23. Rxd7 Rxe5 24. Rxg7 Rxe3 25. Rdd7 $16) 21. fxe3 Bxg4 $5 {The only way of
avoiding the aforementioned endings.} 22. Rf1 {After this move the game will
enter an approximately equal rook ending.} ({White could have tried} 22. Nxc6
Bxh3 23. a4 $14 {Pawns are equal and in the long run Black's connected passers
could become dangerous. However, for the time being White has a strong
queenside initiative.}) 22... Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Bxh3+ 24. Kf2 Bd7 {After it has
completed its kamikaze mission, the bishop retreats in order to restart the
fight against the knight.} 25. e6 ({The knight would not have a future after} 
25. Nf7 {Black could choose between a whole series of useful moves, my
favourite being} c5 $5) 25... Kxd8 ({Black should not avoid the rook ending
either. If} 25... Be8 $2 26. e7 $18 {the king cannot free the rook since ...
Kb7 is impossible. The immediate threat is Ne6 followed by Rd8, which is not
parried by} Bd7 27. Ne6 $1) 26. Rxd7+ Ke8 27. Rxg7 Rd8 28. Rxc7 {Starting the
mutual pawn massacre.} (28. Ke2 Rd6 $11) 28... Rd2+ 29. Kf3 Rxc2 30. Rxa7 Rxb2
31. Kf4 Rb4+ 32. Ke5 {With the pawn on e5 still, White would have had
excellent winning chances based on the king's intrusion to e6, but the way it
is he cannot make headaway in the centre.} Ra4 33. Rc7 Rxa2 34. Rc8+ Ke7 35.
Rc7+ Ke8 36. Rxc6 h5 37. Rc8+ Ke7 38. Rc7+ Ke8 39. Rc8+ Ke7 40. Rc7+ Ke8 41. e4
b4 42. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 {This used to be a main
branch of my repertoire. I mainly aimed to get a hedgehog type of position,
but as we will see Black can think differently.} 6. a3 {Hoping to reach a
Paulsen Hedgehog with e2-e4.} (6. e4 {would transpose to the Paulsen
immediately, but White needs to be prepared against} Bb4 {Hansen,E (2593)
-Smirin,I (2656) Tromso ol (Men) 41st 2014 (6.2) 1-0 See for instance the
extensive notes to the recent}) (6. g3 {is an important alternative, but it
seems to offer White very little after} Qc7 7. Bg2 ({There are no recent
examples with} 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. e4 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 {meaning that the
old assessment of the position as comfortable for Black has not been shaken -
yet.}) 7... Qxc4 {Black can bravely take the pawn. The most notable example is
that of a former World Champion:} 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. O-O Be7 11. Na4 O-O
12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Qa4 Re8 14. Rc3 Bf8 15. Rd1 h6 16. a3 Qxb6 17. Nxc6 Qxb2 18.
Rc2 bxc6 19. Rxb2 Rxb2 {Papaioannou,I (2606)-Kramnik,V (2797) Istanbul 2012 (1/
2-1/2, 30)}) 6... d5 $5 {A relatively rare move.} ({Most games transpose to a
Paulsen without ...Bb4 after} 6... Qc7 7. e4 {The modest move a2-a3 will prove
useful later when White will play b2-b4, without fearing that ...d6-d5 would
leave the b4-pawn hanging. The move played in the game is similar to the by
far more popular 5...d5 (one move earlier). As we will see, the insertion of
the moves ...a7-a6 and a2-a3 allows Black to become ambitious in the centre.})
7. cxd5 {This is the standard reaction.} (7. Bf4 Be7 (7... dxc4 {may be more
challenging.} 8. e3 Nbd7 {[%cal Ge6e5,Gb7b5]} 9. Qa4 Bc5 $132) 8. e3 O-O 9. Rc1
Nbd7 10. Bg3 Nb6 11. cxd5 Nbxd5 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Nd5 14. Rc2 {White's
position is a bit more pleasant, Stojanovic,M (2584)-Barlov,D (2471)
Kragujevac 2009 (1/2-1/2, 30)}) 7... Nxd5 8. Bd2 {This is an approved move in
the 5...d5 line. White hopes for an exchange on c3, activating his bishop.} e5
$5 $146 {It is here that we can notice the differences induced by the moves ...
a7-a6 and a2-a3. In the 5...d5 line, 7...e5 would allow 8.Ndb5 with pressure
on the weakened d5-square.} (8... Be7 {looks a bit passsive, but should be
playable.} 9. e3 e5 $6 {After the insertion of 8...Be7 and 9.e3, this pawn
advance is less convincing.} (9... O-O $5 {looks safer.}) 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qc2
$1 exd4 (11... O-O 12. Nf3 $36 {[%cal Gf1c4]}) ({The drawback of having
developed the bishop before playing ...e6-e5 is felt after} 11... Nd7 12. Nf5
$36) 12. Qxc8+ Bd8 13. Qc4 Qxc4 14. Bxc4 dxe3 15. Bxe3 Bf6 16. O-O-O $14 {
With a pleasant ending for White due to his active bishop pair, Dizdarevic,E 
(2509)-Berebora,F (2397) Sibenik 2005 (1-0, 66)}) (8... Nf6 {is a good solid
move:} 9. Bg5 Be7 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 Nd5 (12... b5 $11 {looks
simpler}) 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5 Nbc6 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Rd1 {With just slightly
more pleasant play for White, Borgo,G (2420)-Caruana,F (2474) Cremona 2006 
(0-1, 33)}) (8... Bc5 {is active, but demands accuracy in the next phase.} 9.
Nb3 Ba7 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 {This is a bit too provocative - the queen is exposed in
the centre.} (10... exd5 $5 11. Bc3 O-O 12. e3 Nc6 13. Nd4 Qg5 14. Nf3 Qd8 {
[%csl Gd5]} 15. Be2 Bf5 16. O-O Be4 $132) 11. Bc3 Qf5 (11... Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 f6
13. g3 Nc6 14. Bg2 Bd7 15. Na5 $14) 12. Nd4 (12. e3 {[%cal Gf1d3]} Qg6 13. Na5
O-O 14. Qf3 $16) 12... Qg6 13. h4 (13. e3 $5 $14) 13... e5 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. h5
Qf6 16. e3 $13 {Holm,S (2375)-Sznapik,A (2425) Oslo 1983 (1-0, 37)}) 9. Nf3 {
[%csl Ge5]} ({With the black bishop on f8,} 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Qc2 Nd7 {is fine
for Black, for if} 11. Nf5 Nf6) 9... Nxc3 {This will prove enough for
equalising even though it may seem to be a slight concession.} ({Maintaining
the tension with} 9... Nc6 {was entirely possible, too:} 10. e4 Nf6 11. Bc4 Bc5
{White has an extra tempo (Bc1-d2) and the right to move in a symmetrical
position. But the bishop is not too effective on d2, so the position is close
to complete equality.}) 10. Bxc3 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 f6 $1 {The key to the exchange
on c3. The black central pawn chain restricts the enemy bishop and knight,
neutralising White's initiative. The only thing left for White is playing for
the light squares.} (11... e4 $2 12. Nd2 {offers White too much play.} f5 (
12... e3 13. fxe3 b5 14. g3 Bb7 15. Rg1 Nd7 16. Bh3) 13. g4 e3 14. fxe3 fxg4
15. Nc4 Nc6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. h3 gxh3 19. Bxh3 Rd8 20. Bf5 Rxd1+
21. Kxd1 h6 22. Kc2 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Gc3,Gf5,Rg7]}) 12. e3 Be6 13. Nd2 Nc6 14.
Bc4 Kf7 $1 {In this case it surely is better to keep the tension.} ({If} 14...
Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Rd8 16. Ke2 Be7 17. g4 {White has some chances for a more
pleasant ending, since} h5 {can be met with} 18. g5 {due to the hanging
e5-pawn. In the game, the king will reach e6 soon, avoiding this possibility.})
15. Ke2 Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d2] Forcing White to release the tension himself and
activate the black king.} 16. Bxe6+ Kxe6 17. Nc4 Be7 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rc1 (19.
g4 h5 $5 {[%csl Ge5]}) 19... f5 {With his king active, Black even starts
displaying some ambition.} 20. f3 h5 21. h3 g6 {The safest way of arranging
the pawns.} (21... g5 22. g4 {would create a potential weakness on g5, which
could prove important in an ending with bishops of the same colour.}) 22. Na5
Nxa5 23. Bxa5 Rd5 {I guess that by now both players were aware of the fact
that they were just marking time until move 30 in order to be allowed to offer
a draw.} 24. Be1 Rc5 25. Rxc5 Bxc5 26. Kd3 Kd5 27. e4+ fxe4+ 28. fxe4+ Kc6 29.
Bc3 Bd6 30. a4 b5 31. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 {The Russian
grandmaster deviates from the main lines of the KID.} c5 7. Nf3 {Now the game
will tranpose to a Maroczy with a somewhat useless move h2-h3 for White.
Perhaps, the character of the position could still suit Dmitry in this game.} (
7. d5 {is much more popular and ambitious and leads to a complex fight:} e6 (
7... b5 8. cxb5 a6 9. a4 Qa5 10. Bd2 axb5 (10... Qb4 11. Bd3 c4 12. Bc2 $14)
11. Bxb5 Ba6 12. Ra3 Nbd7 13. Nf3 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Qb6 15. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Salgado
Lopez,I (2621)-Fedoseev,V (2548)/Plovdiv 2012/CBM 148 (40)}) 8. Nf3 (8. Bd3
exd5 9. exd5 Na6 10. Nf3 Nb4 11. Bb1 b5 12. a3 Qa5 $132 {0-1 Aleksandrov,A 
(2604)-Kokarev,D (2635)/Moscow RUS 2013 (32)}) 8... exd5 9. exd5 Qa5 10. Bd2 (
10. Qd2 $5) 10... a6 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2764)-Ding Liren
(2702)/Beijing CHN 2012 (25)}) 7... cxd4 ({Black can hardly avoid the Maroczy
pawn structure, as we can see in the following example:} 7... Qa5 8. Bd3 Nfd7
9. O-O Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 (10... Qb6 11. Rb1 cxd4 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. f3
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16. Qxd4 e5 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Nc3 $14) 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4
Bxd4 13. Qxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A (2655)-Efimenko,Z (2660)/Dagomys 2008/CBM
124 (57)}) 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be2 Nxd4 {Black is interested in swapping the minor
pieces, since White has a space advantage.} 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. O-O a5 $146 (11...
Bc6 12. Qc2 ({The text move looks stronger than the previously played:} 12. Qd3
a5 13. Rad1 (13. b3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Kg8 16. Rfd1 Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Lysyj,I (2598)-Sharafiev,A (2412)/Belgorod 2009/EXT 2010 (28)}) 13... Nd7 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Kg8 16. f4 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Kf2 Nd7 20. Ke3
Nc5 21. g4 h6 22. h4 Kg7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lysyj,I (2596)-Kokarev,D (2582)/
Novokuznetsk 2008/CBM 126 (79)}) 12... a5 {could be another order of moves.} (
12... Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. b4 $14) (12... Qa5 13. Rab1 Qg5 14. f4 Qh4 15. Rf3
$14)) 12. Qc2 $5 {GM Andreikin comes up with a new setup, which may pose Black
some problems.} ({After} 12. Qd3 Bc6 {the game could transpose to the above
mentioned games of GM Igor Lysyj.}) 12... Bc6 13. Rad1 Nd7 (13... Qc7 $5 14.
Nd5 (14. f4 Nd7 {looks normal for Black.}) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Rfc8 {might be
more accurate, although White's position seems somewhat better.}) 14. Be3 ({
Black's position would be rather passive after:} 14. Bxg7 $5 Kxg7 15. Bg4 $1
Nc5 (15... Ne5 16. c5 Nxg4 17. hxg4 $14) (15... Re8 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Rfe1 $14)
16. e5 h5 17. Be2 Re8 18. b3 Qc7 19. exd6 exd6 20. Qd2 $14) 14... a4 $1 {
Teimour correctly seizes space on the queenside. Now the queen gets a
comfortable square on a5.} (14... b6 15. Rfe1 Nc5 16. Bf3 Rc8 17. b3 $14) 15.
c5 {This ambitious continuation is the only way to pose some concrete problems.
} (15. Nd5 Rc8 (15... e6 16. Nb4 Qc7 17. f4 $14) 16. Qd2 Nc5 $11) (15. Rfe1 Qa5
16. Nd5 Rfe8 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. Bg5 Nc5 $132) 15... dxc5 16. Bxc5 Re8 $1 {An
accurate defence.} ({The following piece sacrifice looks tempting, but doesn't
solve all the problems after:} 16... Nxc5 17. Rxd8 Rfxd8 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5
Rac8 20. Rc1 $14) 17. Ba3 (17. f4 Qa5 18. Ba3 Nc5 19. e5 Rad8 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21.
Rxf3 Ne6 22. Rff1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Rd8 $11) 17... Rc8 18. Qd2 (18. Nxa4 Qa5 19.
Nc3 Nb6 $11) 18... Nf6 19. Qf4 ({After} 19. e5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4
22. Bb5 Bc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Re1 Rc7 {Black should be able to neutralise some
of his opponent's pressure.}) 19... Qa5 {Black is ready to solve all the
problems by means of e7-e5, so White's next move is obvious.} 20. e5 Nd7 21. e6
fxe6 {White has obvious compensation for a pawn, since there are a couple of
weaknesses in the opponent's camp.} 22. Bg4 $1 {Dmitry finds the best way to
develop his initiative.} (22. Bc4 Nf8 23. Rfe1 b5 24. Bxe6+ Nxe6 25. Rxe6 Bxc3
26. bxc3 Qxc3 27. Bxe7 Qc4 28. Qf6 Qxa2 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Qxc6 Rxe7 31. Rd8+
Kg7 32. Qc3+ Kh6 $11) 22... Nf8 23. Rfe1 (23. Rd3 Rcd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Nxa4
Qd4 26. Qxd4 Bxd4 27. Nc5 Bd5 $11) 23... Rcd8 24. Rxd8 ({It looks like this is
the only moment, when White's play could be improved upon:} 24. Bb4 $1 Rxd1 25.
Bxd1 Qa6 26. a3 $14) 24... Qxd8 25. Bf3 {White's position still looks quite
promising, but Teimour finds a concrete way to solve the problems.} (25. Rd1
Qa5 26. Bb4 Qe5 27. Qd2 Bf6 $11) 25... Bxc3 $1 26. bxc3 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Qd5 $11 {
The material balance is reduced, so White is unable to develop a serious
attack.} 28. Qe2 Qc6 (28... Nd7 29. c4 Qc6 30. Qxe6+ Qxe6 31. Rxe6 Kf7 32. Re2
b6 33. Kf1 e6 $11) 29. c4 Kf7 30. Rb1 (30. Bb2 Nd7 31. Qg4 Nf6 32. Qh4 h5 $11)
30... Nd7 31. Rb4 ({Nor was anything promised by:} 31. Qd2 Nf6 32. Rb5 Qxc4 33.
Rxb7 Nd5 34. Qh6 Nf6 35. Bb2 e5 $11 36. Bxe5 $140 $2 Qd5 37. Bxf6 Qxb7 38. Be5
Ke6 $17) 31... Rc8 32. Qd1 Ra8 (32... Ne5 33. c5 Qd5 34. Qxa4 Nd3 35. Rb3 Nxc5
$11) 33. c5 e5 34. Qb1 Nxc5 ({After} 34... Ra7 35. Qb2 Kg8 36. Rb5 $11 {
neither side can make any progress.}) 35. Rb5 Ne6 36. Rxb7 Re8 (36... Nc7 {
was slightly more accurate:} 37. Rb6 Qc4 {, but the text move is also
sufficient for a draw.}) 37. Qb4 Nc7 38. Rb6 (38. Ra7 Nd5 39. Qe4 Rd8 40. Qxe5
Rd7 41. Rxd7 Qxd7 $11) 38... Qd5 39. Qh4 h5 40. Qxa4 Ne6 {Black has completely
consolidated.} 41. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. Bd3 c5
15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 a5 17. Rc1 Ba6 18. Bc6 Rfc8 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21.
Rxc5 bxc5 22. b3 Rc8 23. Qc3 a4 24. Qa5 Bb7 25. Qxa4 Qxa4 26. bxa4 Ra8 27. Rxc5
Rxa4 28. Rc2 Bd5 29. Ne5 Rxa2 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. f3 f6 32. Nd7 e5 33. e4 Bb3 34.
Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. b3 Ne4 ({As an
alternative way, one might recommend} 6... d5 7. Bb2 e6 8. d3 b6 $5 9. Nbd2 Bb7
10. e4 c5 11. exd5 exd5 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Re1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 (
15... Re8 16. Rxe8+ Nxe8 17. cxd5 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Bxd5 $11) 16. Ne5 Re8 17. Ndf3
dxc4 18. Rxc4 Bd5 $11 {Fressinet,L (2717)-Dubov,D (2614) Dubai UAE 2014 1-0 
(65)}) 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. Rc1 (10. Ne5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxe5 $5 (
11... Nd7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rc1 (13. Bxd5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Rc8 15. Rc1 Rc5 16. Bg2
(16. Bxb7 $4 Qc7 $19) 16... Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 $11) 13... Be4 $6 14. Bh3 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Ra6 16. Qd2 a4 17. Bd4 $14 {Goldin,A (2585)-Svidler,P (2635)
Novosibirsk 1995 1-0 (25)}) 12. dxe5 dxc4 13. Qc1 ({I think stronger is} 13.
bxc4 Qxd1 (13... Qc7 14. Qc1 Nd7 15. Qh6 Rad8 16. h4 Nc5 17. Rac1 b6 18. h5 $14
) 14. Rfxd1 Nd7 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Rd2 Kf8 17. Rcd1 Ke8 {with good chances to
get an equal game.}) 13... cxb3 14. axb3 Qb6 {Certainly White has some
compensation for the pawn but I think it is enough only for an equal game.} 15.
Qa3 (15. Qh6 $5 Qxb3 16. Rfc1 Nd7 17. e6 Nf6 18. exf7+ Qxf7 19. Bxa5 $44) 15...
Nd7 (15... Re8 $5 16. Ra2 (16. Bxa5 $6 Qb5 17. Qb4 Qxe5) 16... Be6 17. Rfa1 $44
) 16. Qxe7 Qxb3 17. Bxa5 $6 Rfe8 18. Qh4 Nxe5 19. Rfc1 Ng4 $17 {Bachmann,A 
(2619)-Gabuzyan,H (2537) Albena BUL 2014 1/2 (60)}) (10. e3 Nxc3 (10... Nd7 11.
Qe2 (11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 cxd5 13. Ne5 Nf6 $11) 11... Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nf6 13.
Rfc1 Be4 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e6 16. b4 Ne4 17. Be1 axb4 18. Bxb4 Re8 (18...
c5 $1 {leads to enormous complications} 19. cxd5 $1 (19. dxc5 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Qg5
$3 21. cxd5 Qe5 22. Rd1 Rxa2 $17) (19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. cxd5 (20. dxc5) 20... Nd7
21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Qxb7 Rb8 $15) 19... Ng5 $1 20. Qg2 cxb4 21. h4 e5 $1 22. dxe5
Bxe5 23. Rab1 Rxa2 $15) 19. a4 h5 $11 {Bu,X (2708)-Radjabov,T (2751) Sofia
2008 1/2 (45)}) 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qe2 e6 (12... a4 13. Qb2 (13. cxd5 $6 Qxd5 14.
b4 Nd7 (14... Na6 $5 15. Rfd1 Nc7) 15. Rfd1 Qh5 16. h3 Rfc8 17. Rac1 $11 {
Nikolic,P (2645) -Karpov,A (2770) Monte Carlo 1996 1-0 (60)}) 13... Nd7 14.
Rfc1 Qb6 15. c5 (15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 e6 17. Nd3 Rfc8 $11) 15... Qc7 16. b4 b5
17. cxb6 Nxb6 18. Qe2 a3 19. Nd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Na4 $11 {Malakhov,V (2721)-Li,C
(2613) China 2010 1/2 (44)}) 13. Rfc1 Nd7 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qe7 16. Rab1
Rfd8 17. a4 Nb6 18. Qd1 Ra7 19. c5 Nd7 20. b4 (20. Qd2 Rda8 21. f4 f5 22. Bd3
Nf6 $11) 20... axb4 21. Rxb4 e5 $11 {Nikolic,P (2605)-Li Chao2 (2711) Solingen
GER 2014 1/2 (54)}) 10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. e3 e6 13. Bh3 Nd7 $146 (13...
dxc4 14. bxc4 c5 15. Qe2 Bxf3 (15... Nc6 16. Nd2) 16. Qxf3 cxd4 17. exd4 Bxd4
18. Qxb7 Ra7 19. Qb2 $14) (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 a4 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Qc2 axb3 17.
axb3 Qe7 18. Ra1 $14 {Dizdar,G (2535)-Moradiabadi,E (2445) Mallorca 2004 1/2-1/
2 (30)}) 14. Qe2 (14. Nd2 Bd3 15. Re1 b5 16. cxb5 {The solid continuation is}
Bxb5 (16... cxb5 {leads to complicatons or to the worse position.} 17. Nf1 Bf5
$1 {I think that 99.9% players can play this only after analysis with the
computer.} (17... Bxf1 $6 18. Bxf1 b4 19. Bb2 $14) 18. g4 {it seems that Black
loses his bishop but} Qh4 $1 19. Kg2 Be4+ $1 20. f3 Nf6 $1 21. Ng3 b4 22. Bb2
h5 $1 23. gxh5 Bf5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 $11) 17. Bg2 a4 18. b4 Nb6 $11) 14... Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Nf6 16. Qe2 Ne4 17. Be1 f5 $5 {An ambitious way. It seems to me that
Black could get an equal game after} (17... a4 18. Qc2 (18. b4 Nd6 19. c5 Nb5 (
19... Nc4 $6 {the knight can achieve nothing from c4} 20. f4 f5 21. Qd3 Qe7 22.
Rf2 $14) 20. f4 Qe7 21. Rf2 f6 22. Qg4 (22. Bd2 e5 23. dxe5 $8 (23. fxe5 $2
fxe5 24. dxe5 Rxf2 25. Qxf2 Rf8 26. Qe2 Qxe5 $17) 23... fxe5 24. f5 e4 25. Rcf1
Nc3 26. Bxc3 (26. Qg4 $6 gxf5 27. Rxf5 Rxf5 28. Qxf5 Nxa2 $17 {the a-pawn is
too dangerous}) 26... Bxc3 27. a3 $11) 22... e5 23. dxe5 fxe5 24. Qe6+ Qxe6 25.
Bxe6+ Kh8 26. fxe5 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 Bxe5 $11) 18... axb3 19. axb3 Qb6 20. Bg2 f5
21. f3 Ng5) 18. Bg2 g5 19. b4 $6 {This plan is too slow.} ({Alexander could
have got superior game after} 19. g4 $1 Qd7 (19... a4 20. Bb4 Rf7 21. f3 Nd6
22. Kh1 Kh8 23. Qc2 $14) (19... Nf6 20. gxf5 exf5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rc5 Ne7 23.
Qc2 $14) 20. gxf5 exf5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. f3 Nf6 23. Bg3 Rac8 24. Be5 Rfe8 25.
Qd3 $14) 19... axb4 20. Bxb4 Rf7 21. a3 Nd6 $11 {White has the bishop pair but
the opponent's knight could be placed on c4, the a3-pawn is rather weakand it
is not easy to play Ra1, a4, a5, a6 because it takes too much time.} 22. cxd5
exd5 23. Rc2 Qd7 24. Qh5 h6 25. f4 $6 {Alexander wanted to prevent f5-f4 but
this move creates a weakness on e3.} (25. Ra2 Qe6 26. a4 f4 27. Bh3 Qf6 28.
Bxd6 Qxd6 29. exf4 gxf4 30. Re2 Re7 31. Rfe1 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Rf8 $11) 25... Nc4
26. Re2 (26. Re1 g4 (26... Re8 $6 27. fxg5 Rxe3 28. Rd1 hxg5 29. Qxg5 $11) (
26... gxf4 $5 27. gxf4 Nxe3 $5 {Objectively, it leads to Black's advantage,
but it wouldn't be easy to find the best plan over the board.} 28. Rxe3 Bxd4
29. Rce2 Re8 30. Bd2 Re6 31. Kh1 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Rxe3 33. Bxe3 d4 34. Bd2 Qe6 $15
) 27. Bf1 b5 28. h3) 26... g4 {Teimour didn't want to play with rook + 2 pawns
against 2 bishops and found a strong alternative.} (26... Nxe3 27. Rxe3 Bxd4
28. Rfe1 Re8 29. Bd2 gxf4 30. gxf4 Bxe3+ 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Bxe3 d4 33. Bd2 Qe6
$15) 27. Kh1 ({White couldn't play} 27. h3 $2 {due to the line} Re8 28. Rfe1
Rxe3 $1 29. Rxe3 Nxe3 $1 (29... Bxd4 $2 30. Bc3 $1 Bxe3+ 31. Rxe3 Nxe3 32. Qg6+
Kf8 $8 (32... Rg7 $2 33. Bxg7 Qxg7 34. Qe8+) 33. Bb4+ Re7 34. Qf6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+
Kf7 36. Qh7+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ $11) 30. Rxe3 Bxd4 31. Bd2 Qe6 32. Kf2 Re7 $19) 27...
Qe8 28. h3 Re7 $1 29. Qxe8+ $6 {This leads to a bad endgame.} ({The last
chance was to play} 29. Qxf5 $5 Rxe3 30. Ree1 Raxa3 31. Qxg4 Rab3 32. f5 Rxe1
33. Rxe1 Qf7 $17 {and if} 34. Re7 {then} Ne3 $1) 29... Rexe8 30. Rfe1 (30. hxg4
Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Nxe3 32. Re1 Bxd4 33. gxf5 c5 $19) 30... h5 31. Bf1 (31. hxg4
hxg4) 31... Re6 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Rh2 $2 {A blunder} ({However even after} 33.
Kg2 Ra4 34. Kf2 Nxa3 35. Bxa3 Rxa3 36. Rb1 b5 $19 {White's position is lost.})
33... Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Nxe3 35. Bd3 Bxd4 36. Re2 c5 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
e5 {This is the old main line, which is consistently employed by Dominguez.} (
8... Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 {is more common on the top level as played by Svidler
against Caruana in the previous round.}) 9. d5 c6 10. h4 cxd5 11. exd5 N8d7 (
11... h5 12. g4 $1 hxg4 13. h5 $36 {1-0 (51) Moiseenko,A (2664)-Timofeev,A 
(2661) Saint Vincent 2005}) 12. h5 Nf6 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 Rc8
{All theory so far. Here White has a choice: either to make one more
prophylactic move, or to push forward the d-pawn.} 16. d6 {I've played it
myself years ago, even before the whole line starting with 3.f3 got so popular.
Can't complain about the results so far.} (16. Ka1 {appeared in a world
championship match.} e4 17. Bd4 Na4 18. Nge2 Qa5 19. Nxe4 Qxd2 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6
21. Rxd2 Rf5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. d6 Rfc5 $6 (23... Nb6 24. Nc3 Rd5 $1 $11) 24.
Rd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 (37) Anand,V (2791)-Gelfand,B (2727) Moscow 2012}) 16... e4 $1
{Opening up the long diagonal is the best. The position is very sharp.
Dominguez has already played it twice, so Radjabov was, obviously, prepared.} (
16... Bf5+ $6 17. Ka1 e4 18. Bh6 $14 e3 $6 19. Bxe3 Nfd5 20. Nxd5 Rc2 21. Ne7+
Qxe7 22. Qxc2 Qxe3 23. Qb3+ Qxb3 24. axb3 $18 {1-0 (43) Postny,E (2432)
-Greenfeld,A (2570) Tel Aviv 2001}) (16... Nc4 $6 17. Bxc4+ Rxc4 18. Nge2 Be6
19. Bh6 $14 Qd7 $2 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qe3 $18 {[%csl Re5] 1-0 (29) Postny,E 
(2434)-Mikhalevski,V (2532) Givataim 2000}) 17. Ka1 (17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bg5 Qe8
19. Nf3 Rf7 $1 20. Re1 (20. Be7 Rxc3 $1 21. bxc3 Qc8 22. Rc1 Na4 23. Ng5 Qc5 $1
24. Nxf7 Nxc3+ 25. Rxc3 Bxc3 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Qd5 Qb4+ 28. Qb3 Qxe4+ {1/2-1/2 
(33) Grischuk,A (2779)-Dominguez Perez,L (2723) Thessaloniki 2013; with a
perpetual check.}) 20... Ne5 21. Bh6 Nec4 22. Qc1 Be5 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Nxe5
Qxe5 25. Rhf1 Nxd6 26. Rxf7 Nxf7 27. Bf4 Qe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 (42) Wojtaszek,R 
(2735)-Dominguez Perez,L (2760) Tromso 2014}) 17... Re8 $6 $146 {Perhaps too
slow for such a sharp position.} (17... Na4 {is the real test. It would
curious to see what Radjabov has prepared here.} 18. Nge2 Qa5 19. Bd4 Nc5 $6 (
19... Nxc3 20. Nxc3 Be6 $132) 20. Nc1 Ne6 21. Nb3 Qb4 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nxe4
Qxd2 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Nxd2 $16 {1/2-1/2 (65) Feller,S (2640)-Salgado Lopez,I
(2623) Belfort 2012}) 18. Nh3 Nc4 (18... Na4 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21.
Qxc1 {[%cal Gc1c4,Gf1c4]} b5 22. Bc4+ $1 bxc4 23. Qxc4+ Kh8 24. Nf4 Nh5 $1 25.
Nxh5 gxh5 26. Qxa4 exf3 27. Bd4 fxg2 28. Rg1 Rf8 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rxg2+ Kh8
31. Rd2 Rf1+ 32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Qxd1 Qd7 {Soon the h-pawns will be exchanged
for the d-pawn, so Black should hold.}) 19. Bxc4+ Rxc4 20. Ng5 {Radjabov
dedicated one hour to this move!} (20. Bh6 {was the main alternative to
consider.} Bh8 (20... exf3 21. gxf3 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Bxh3 23. Qxh3 Qd7 24. Nd5
Qxh3 25. Nxf6+ Kf7 26. Rxh3 Rd4 $1 27. Rxh7+ Kxf6 28. Rc1 {I believe, Black
can defend it with accurate play, but it's definitely an unpleasant task.}) 21.
Ng5 exf3 22. Rhe1 $1 fxg2 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Nd5 Bg7 $1 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Qd5+
Be6 $1 27. Nxe6 Qc6 28. Nf4+ Qxd5 29. Nxd5 Rd4 30. Nxf6+ Kf7 31. Rg1 Kxf6 {
Black might survive here. The passed pawns shouldn't be underestimated.}) 20...
exf3 21. Nxf3 (21. gxf3 $6 {is worse. After} Qa5 {The knight on g5 might be
hanging in some lines. For example: White can't play} 22. Bd4 $2 {now in view
of} Rxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxg5) 21... Ng4 (21... Qa5 {was another tempting option, but
it was impossible to calculate everything. Objectively, White is better. Here
are few sample lines:} 22. Rhe1 b5 23. Bd4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 b4 25. Nb1 Rc6 26. Re7
Ra6 27. a3 Rxd6 (27... bxa3 $2 28. b4 $1 {[%cal Gd2a2]} Qd5 29. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7
30. Bxf6+ Kxf6 31. Qxd5 $18) 28. Qe3 (28. Bxf6 Rxd2 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 30. Nbxd2
bxa3 31. b3 Qf5 32. Bd4 $14) 28... Qd8 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Qf7 Qg8 31. Be5 Rb6 32.
Rxd7 Nxd7 33. Qxd7 Bxe5 34. Nxe5 bxa3 35. Nxa3 $14) 22. Nd5 $2 {Teimour
shouldn't give up his bishop.} (22. Bxa7 $1 {would have been very greedy and
unnatural for a human player to grab a seemingly irrelevant pawn. However,
concrete lines do prove an advantage for White:} Qa5 (22... Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qa5
24. Rhe1 $1 Ra8 25. Bb6 Qxc3+ 26. Qxc3 Rxc3 27. Bd4 Rc2 28. Bb2 $16 {[%cal
Ge1e7]}) 23. Qd5+ Qxd5 24. Nxd5 Re2 25. Bd4 Nf2 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28.
Rxc1 Re6 29. Rc7 Rxd6 30. Nc3 $16) 22... Nxe3 23. Nxe3 Ra4 24. Nd5 Be6 {
The bishops are now exceptionally powerful.} 25. Ne7+ Rxe7 26. dxe7 Rxa2+ ({
After} 26... Qxe7 $1 {Black could try for more than a draw.} 27. Qd8+ Qf8 28.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 {[%csl Ge6,Gg7]} 29. Rxh7 Kg8 30. Ng5 (30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. a3 Kf6 $15
) 30... Bf6 31. Nxe6 Kxh7 $15) 27. Kb1 Rxb2+ {Now we are heading to a forced
draw, calculated by both grandmasters.} (27... Qxe7 28. Qd8+ Qf8 29. Qxf8+ Kxf8
30. Nd4 {That's the difference between 27...Qxe7 and 26...Qxe6. The rook on a4
was covering the d4-square.}) 28. Qxb2 Bf5+ 29. Ka2 Be6+ (29... Qa5+ 30. Qa3
Be6+ 31. Kb1 Bf5+ {was another version of perpetual check.} 32. Rd3 $2 Qxa3 33.
e8=Q+ Bf8 $17) 30. Kb1 Bf5+ 31. Ka2 Be6+ 32. Kb1 {[%mdl 64] Spectacular game!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Tomashevsky,E"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in Round 8, and before that moment I had had 7
consecutive draws. Some of them were full of emotions, but nevertheless I was
hoping to create something special...} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Surprise,
if we can consider the Grünfeld as a surprise nowadays! Teimour was playing
this for only the second time in his practice. Of course, I couldn't ignore
this option, bearing in mind how popular this opening is and also some
transformation of Radjabov's repertoire, but more expected were the King's
Indian, 2...e6 (Tomashevsky - Radjabov, Dubai (rapid) 2014) or the Queen's
Gambit.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {Strangely enough, that day I had looked at the
Grünfeld a little directly before the game, and it looked logical to spend the
time for the line which has already been played by Teimour. After the cursory
checking of my file it was hard to believe that my opponent would play this
line once again, especially having a wide choice of opening. But actually he
did it, and the question is: what if I had checked this in detail!?..} Nb6 6.
e3 Bg7 7. f4 {An ambitious but strategically risky plan, played for the first
time in serious practice by P. Svidler against B. Gelfand (Candidates 2013,
London). Black has a lot of reactions here.} c5 {The immediate counterstrike
on White's pawn centre looks natural and has been employed not only by Teimour
(in Parligras - Radjabov, Olympiad, Tromso 2014) but also by Caruana, Giri and
some other strong GMs.} 8. dxc5 N6d7 9. Ne4 {Here the central play is stronger
than the "random"} (9. Na4 e5 {and Black is doing fine.}) 9... Bxb2 10. Rb1 Bg7
11. Bc4 ({Parligras played} 11. Nf3 O-O (11... Nf6 $5) 12. Qc2 {which is also
reasonable, but Black gradually equalised.}) 11... O-O ({After} 11... Nf6 {
White has at least} 12. Ng5 e6 13. N1f3 {most likely transposing to the game.})
12. Nf3 Nf6 {Looks natural, but here Black took a good moment to think about
alternatives. I don't want to go deeply into the theory of this variation; in
fact some continuations have already been checked, such as} (12... Qc7) (12...
Nc6) ({and 5 days before our game N. Sedlak tried against A. Korobov in the
Croatian league the interesting} 12... Na6 $5) 13. Neg5 ({More aggressive than
} 13. Nxf6+ {though E. Gleizerov, using this move, managed to win a nice game
against B. Bok in June.}) 13... e6 (13... Nc6 $5 14. O-O h6 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16.
Ne5 e6 {- see the variations below}) (13... h6 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Ne5 e6 {
in the best case for Black this will transpose to the game.}) 14. O-O h6 {
Principled but extremely risky. It's very dangerous to make such a move, if
you don't calculate (or remember) an exact way to draw. But I understand
Teimour, who spent a lot of time in the opening:} (14... Nc6 $5 {delivers
White slight but comfortable and safe pressure. At the same time, it was a
more reliable choice, because of} 15. Bc3 ({sharper is} 15. Qc2 $5 Qe7 16. Bd3
{, but here Black has an unclear} e5 {, for example:} 17. f5 (17. fxe5 {
doesn't promise anything in view of} Nxe5 (17... Ng4 $5) 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Ne4
Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Rb8 21. Be1 Qc7 $1 22. Bg3 Be5) 17... gxf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5
Rad8 $132) 15... Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Nd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rd3 {is not too sad for
Black, he can hope to equalise with accurate play.}) 15. Nxf7 $1 {This
beautiful and strong idea was found some months ago by my friend and second,
GM Alexey Ilushin. It's a pleasure to make such a move, especially after a
series of draws:) Of course, my intention wasn't an inglorious knight retreat
to h3. White's forces are mobilised well, in contrast with the Black's
queenside, so, it's time to fight!} Rxf7 16. Ne5 Rf8 $2 {The most natural move
but at the same time a real mistake, after which White's initiative grows into
a dangerous attack! The task wasn't trivial for Black. Let's take a look:} (
16... Ne4 $2 {is clearly bad:} 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 (17... Qxd2 18. Qf3 $1 {and
Black's position is hopeless:} Nxc5 19. f5 gxf5 20. Rbd1 Qc2 21. Qh5 Nc6 22.
Rxf5 {, crushing.}) {An easier way is} 18. Qc2 ({There is no need for} 18. f5
$5 gxf5 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 (20... Qe7 21. Qxf5) 21. Qe8+ Kh7 22. Qxc8
{although it's also good for a big advantage.}) 18... Nxd2 19. Rbd1 $16) ({Or} 
16... Qc7 $2 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Rxf5 Nbd7 20. Bc3 Qe7 21. Qd6 (21.
Rf1 $5 {is also interesting:} Nxc5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qh5 Bd7 24. Qg6+ Bg7 25.
Rxb7 $1) 21... Qxd6 22. cxd6 {- White dominates}) ({A much stronger move is} 
16... Nc6 $5 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. f5 (18. Qc2 {is quite slow:} Kg8 (18... Ne7 19.
Kh1 Kg8 20. e4) 19. Bc3 Kh7 20. Bd3 Qe8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Be4 {, though White
still keeps some pressure.}) 18... gxf5 19. Rxf5 Kg8 20. Qc2 {- Black has
managed to avoid any immediate serious trouble, but his defence remains
difficult and requires a lot of precision.} Kh8 (20... Nd5 21. Rf3 Qe7 22. Rg3
{- here this precision hasn't been demonstrated}) (20... Ng4 $5 21. Rd1 Qh4 22.
h3 Nge5 23. Bb3 Qg3 24. Bc3 $5 ({White has a number of alternatives, for
example} 24. Rf4 $5 {and the whole variation isn't forced at all for both
sides.}) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Kh8 26. Bxe5 exf5 27. Qc4 Be6 $1 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7
29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Bxe6 Kf6 {- it looks like Black need to search for an escape
in these complications.}) 21. Rf4 {and White has excellent attacking prospects
with rough material equality}) ({I remembered that the main line in our
analyses was} 16... Re7 $1 17. Nxg6 ({Interesting but absolutely unclear is} 
17. Qc2 $5) 17... Rc7 $1 {In my opinion, a rook manoeuvre which is very hard
to find for a human.} 18. Ba5 ({The main alternative is} 18. f5 $5 {, but after
} Rxc5 {double-edged play arises. Though, a draw by repetition is quite likely,
for example} 19. Qb3 Nc6 20. fxe6 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxd2 22. e7+ Kh7 23. Nf8+ Kh8 {
with perpetual in different versions.}) 18... Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Rxc5 {and as the
result of following the semi-forced variation:} 20. Ne7+ (20. Rd8+ Kf7 21. Ne5+
Ke7 22. Ng6+ Kf7 23. Ne5+ Ke7 $11) 20... Kh7 21. Bd3+ Kh8 22. Bb4 Rc7 23. Bd6
Rxe7 24. Bxe7 Nd5 25. Be4 Nc6 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Ba3 d4 28. exd4 Nxd4 29. Rd2
Kg8 30. h3 {White has some initiative in the endgame, but things are going to
a draw}) ({The immediate} 16... Rc7 $6 {is worse:} 17. Ba5 Qxd1 18. Rbxd1 $1 ({
if} 18. Rfxd1 Rxc5 ({with the rook on b1 instead of f1} 18... Rd7 $2 {is bad
in view of} 19. Bxe6+ Kh7 20. Rdc1 $5 ({or} 20. Nxd7 Nbxd7 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22.
Rbc1)) 19. Rd8+ Kh7 20. Bd3 Rxe5 21. fxe5 Nc6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
Rxb7+ Kg8 25. Be1 Ne5 26. Be4 Rc4 27. Bb1 Ng4 {then Black can survive.}) 18...
Rd7 $1 ({Here, on the contrary, Black is going into trouble after} 18... Rxc5
$2 19. Rd8+ Kh7 20. Bd3 Rxe5 21. fxe5 Nc6 22. exf6) 19. Bxe6+ Kh7 20. Nxd7 Bxd7
21. f5 gxf5 22. Bxf5+ Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Kg6 24. Rf3 Nbd7 25. c6 bxc6 26. Rd6 $1 Ne5
27. Rf4 $1 {White has made a lot of excellent moves and obtained an obvious
advantage in the endgame, but it is still unclear whether it is enough for a
win or not.}) 17. Nxg6 Re8 ({Even worse is} 17... Rf7 18. f5 {with a decisive
attack.}) 18. f5 {All I remembered about this position was an evaluation "
White has a strong attack", but unfortunately I didn't manage to realise how
powerful it is in fact. Vishy Anand once called a similar situation "99%
knowledge", meaning that sometimes you need to remember 100% details or don't
remember anything and simply play chess. Really, if I didn't have any analysis
in this line, I [you can expect something like "would never have sacrificed on
f7", but no:)] could simply look at the position and realise that White is
simply close to winning!} Na6 {Here Teimour suddenly started to play quickly
and confidently, trying the best practical chance. This move at least forces
White to do something immediately.} (18... Ne4 $2 {just loses:} 19. Qc2 $1 Nxd2
20. Rbd1 Qg5 21. Rxd2 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1) (18... Nc6 {also doesn't help:} 19. Qc2 $1
{The key move for this position. It stops Black's counterplay and creates
harmonious crucial attack. Black has no good moves.} Nd5 20. fxe6 {White
doesn't even need to hurry up here, but this move wins beautifully.} Bxe6 (
20... Rxe6 21. Nf4 Nxf4 22. Rxf4) 21. Rxb7 Rb8 22. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 23. Nf4 {
- despite White being a rook down, he needs to show only minimal accuracy for
a win}) ({Comparatively best is the desperate} 18... b5 {, but in practice
after} 19. cxb6 {(both captures on b5 are also suitable)} axb6 20. Nf4 {
White attacks for free and totally at his ease and he can reach a big
advantage without any difficult decisions.}) 19. c6 $2 {Tempting but wrong! By
spending a lot of time, I had convinced myself that this was the way to the
serious advantage which had been promised in our analysis, and after that I
wasn't looking for anything else.} ({Of course, I started to check} 19. Qc2 $1
Nxc5 {but totally missed the strongest and logical} 20. Bc3 $1 ({I considered
only the direct threat} 20. Bb4 $5 {which in fact is also winning, but in much
more complicated way, and here my missing it is understandable.} Nce4 21. Rfd1
Qb6 22. Rd4 $1 {Even this manouevre isn't so obvious, but it's only the
beginning of the variation:} Kh7 $1 23. Be7 $1 Qc7 ({but} 23... Qa5 {is a bit
more tenacious:} 24. Bxf6 exf5 25. Bxg7 Kxg6 26. Bb5) 24. Rxe4 Nxe4 25. f6 $1
Nxf6 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Rf1 $1 Kg7 (27... Qg7 28. Nf4+ Kh8 29. Nh5) 28. Nf4 {
, and finally the rest is easy.}) 20... Nce4 {although I saw the key idea of
trapping the black queen in similar lines:} (20... Nfe4 {also doesn't help:}
21. f6 $1 {The engine suggests some other ways, but for a human this is the
simplest.} Bxf6 (21... Nxf6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne5 $1 {} Bg7 24. Qg6) 22. Bxf6
Qd2 (22... Nxf6 23. Rbd1) 23. Qb2 $5 (23. Qxd2 $5 Nxd2 24. Bb5 Bd7 25. Bxd7
Nxd7 26. Rxb7) 23... Qxb2 24. Bxb2 Nd2 25. Bb5 {and even in the endgame
Black's position is just terrible.}) 21. Rfd1 ({The computer approves of the
even less precise} 21. Rbd1 Qb6 22. Bd4 Qc6 23. Rf4 $1) 21... Qc7 $2 {doesn't
work, and} ({after} 21... Nd6 {the toughest is} 22. Be5 Nfe4 23. f6 $1 Bxf6 24.
Bxd6 Nxd6 25. Bb5) 22. Bxf6 $1 {winning. If Black's knight can't occupy the
e4-square, his position is simply hopeless. So here I missed a quite easy win.
But I have at least one good explanation: the phase of switching from home
preparation to playing mode is one of the most difficult and full of mistakes
in modern chess.:)}) 19... bxc6 20. fxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxa6 Ne4 22. Bb4 {During the
game I thought that White must hold Black's counterplay, consolidate and get a
solid advantage, but now I understand that I sold out too cheaply. It's
obvious that an extra pawn with poor coordination of pieces isn't the maximum
profit from such great domination as White had few moves earlier.} Bxa2 $1 {
I underestimated this simple move, mainly considering} (22... Qb6 $2 23. Qe2) (
{or} 22... c5 $6 {after which} 23. Qc2 $1 {leads to a great scenario for White
(in post-mortem we discussed here less suitable opportunities)}) ({But my
mistake is especially accentuated by the fact that even after the simple} 22...
Qxd1 $5 23. Rbxd1 Rab8 (23... c5 {is worse:} 24. Ba5) 24. Ne7+ (24. a3 c5 25.
Ba5 Bc3) 24... Kh8 25. Ba3 Nc3 26. Rde1 Bxa2 {Black should hold without
serious problems.}) 23. Ne7+ Kh8 {The last interesting moment in the game.} 24.
Qxd8 {This move forces a draw.} ({I could try to continue with} 24. Qg4 $5 {
which hardly changes the result.} {Teimour was going to answer with the human}
Rxe7 {, demolishing the dangerous knight.} ({I also didn't like} 24... Bxb1 25.
Ng6+ Kh7 26. Qf5 Ng5 $1 27. Qxb1 {and after some "normal" moves like} Rb8 {
White needs to give a perpetual} ({just no} 27... Qb6 $4 {- we demonstrated
this variation at the press-conference. White mates in 5!} 28. Nf8+ Kh8 29.
Qh7+ $1 Nxh7 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Bc4+ Re6 32. Bxe6#) 28. Nf8+ Kh8 29. Ng6+ Kh7 $11
) (24... c5 {is also enough for equal chances:} 25. Ng6+ Kh7 (25... Kg8) 26.
Qf5 Kg8) ({Black's position is already solid enough for} 24... Nf6) ({or} 24...
Ng5 {to be possible, but there is no need for these adventures.}) 25. Bxe7 Qxe7
26. Rb7 Qe5 27. Rf5 Qa1+ 28. Rf1 Qe5 {=}) (24. Rf4 {in practice is dangerous
for White too:} c5 25. Rxe4 Qxd1+ (25... Rb8 $5) 26. Rxd1 cxb4 27. Bb5 Kh7) ({
after} 24. Bb7 Qb6 25. Bxa8 Bxb1 26. Qxb1 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Rxa8 {The draw can be
reached by any number of ways, some of them are quite nice, like} 28. Ng6+ Kh7
29. Nf8+ (29. Ne7 Kh8) 29... Bxf8 (29... Kh8) (29... Kg8 30. Qa2+ Kh8) 30. Re1
Qg5 31. Rxe4 Qg6 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Re7+ Kh8 $1 34. Qa1+ Qf6 35. Rxa7 $11) 24...
Raxd8 25. Nxc6 Bxb1 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxb1 Rb8 $1 {Due to the pin Black forces
the exchange of his knight for White's dark-squared bishop, reaching an
absolutely drawish endgame.} 28. Bd3 Nc3 29. Bxc3 Rxb1+ 30. Bxb1 Bxc3 31. Kf2 {
, and the draw was agreed. A short but dramatic battle!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 {Starting with the '90s, this
used to be a very effective weapon in Kramnik's hands, but in the meanwhile
Black seems to have found ways of neutralising White's slight pressure.} cxd4
6. Nxd4 dxc4 7. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 bxc6 9. Bg2 Nd5 10. Ne3 e6 11. Nxc4 Ba6 12.
Na5 ({Another move favoured by Kramnik is} 12. b3 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2
Nb4 15. Kd1 O-O-O 16. a3 Nd5 17. Rc1 Kb7 18. Ke1 $1 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Leko,P 
(2738) Miskolc m rapid 2007 (5) 1-0 as in}) 12... Rc8 {Black intends proving
that the c-pawn is not weak at all.} ({Alternatively, he could fight for
counterplay which would suppsedly compensate for this weakness with} 12... Bb4+
{Lautier,J (2672)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2527) FRA-ch Chartres 2005 (9) 1/2 as,
for instance, in}) 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Rc1 c5 15. b3 O-O 16. O-O Rfd8 {
Over-protecting the knight and threatening to take on e2.} (16... Bxe2 $4 17.
Rfe1 Ba6 18. Bxd5 $18) 17. Bf3 {The opening is over and Black is slightly
ahead with the mobilisation of pieces. White still has to regroup in order to
endanger the c5-pawn.} Bf6 $146 ({In earlier games Black played} 17... Kf8 18.
Rfd1 Bf6 (18... Ke8 {Kramnik,V (2766)-Navara,D (2719) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2007 
(4) 1/2}) 19. Be1 (19. e4 {weakens the d4-square too early.} Nb4 20. Rxc5 Rxc5
(20... Nxa2 21. Nc6 Nc3 22. Bxc3 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Bb7 $11) 21. Bxb4
Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Be7 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Bc2 e5 {The knight can return into play
only through c4, but this would lead to a completely drawn opposite-coloured
bishops ending after ...Bxc4.} 25. a4 f6 26. Nc6 Bb7 27. Na5 Ba6 28. Nc6 Bb7
29. Na5 Ba6 30. Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Kopylov,M (2463)-Berelowitsch,A (2571) Hamburg
2006}) 19... Bg5 (19... Nb4 $5 {is simpler}) 20. Rc2 Nb4 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.
Bxb4 (22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxb4 Be7 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 {leads to a familiar position.
Even with the pawn on the better e3-square it is hard for White to convert his
material advantage.}) 22... cxb4 23. Nc6 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Bu,X (2675)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2722) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011. Even though these games ended
peacefully, the presence of the king on f8 allows the pseudo-sacrifice on c5
under several circumstances, which may be annoying for Black. This makes the
novelty quite natural.}) 18. Rc2 {White's desire to double rooks along the
c-file is understandable, but the last move allows Black to force a draw at
once.} (18. Rfd1 Nb4 $5 19. Bxb4 Rxd1+ (19... cxb4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nc6 Rc8
22. Rc2 Kf8 23. Nxb4 $14 {Even with the knight on a safe square the ending
would be anything but easy to win against the two strong bishops. However, the
main continuation is better.}) 20. Rxd1 cxb4 21. Rd7 Bb5 22. Rxa7 g6 {The
queenside structure and the presence of rooks favour Black, who should have
little trouble holding.}) ({A neutral move such as} 18. Kg2 {does not prevent
the thematic knight move either:} Nb4 19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Nc6 Bg5 $1 21. Nxd8 (
21. Rc5 Bb7) (21. Rc2 Bb5 22. Nxb4 Rxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 $11) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1
Bxc1 23. Nc6 Bd2 24. Nxa7 f5 {Once again, White has very few chances to get
anything out of his extra pawn.}) ({White could have inhibited ...Nb4 with} 18.
a4 $5 g6 ({The difference is that after} 18... Nb4 $2 19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Nc6 {
the b5-square is not available and the a4-pawn is a potential candidate to
promotion, rather than a backward pawn on a2.}) 19. Rc2 Nb4 (19... Kg7 20. Rfc1
$14) 20. Bxb4 cxb4 21. Nc6 Rd7 22. Rfc1 Bb7 23. Nxb4 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Bxf3 25.
exf3 Rb7 26. Rc4 a5 27. Nc6 Rxb3 28. Nxa5 Rxf3 $11 {In view of all these lines,
Karjakin's novelty seems to more or less solve Black's problems.}) 18... Nb4 $1
$11 19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Nc6 Bb5 21. Rfc1 Bxc6 {The rest is uninteresting. Both
players were heading for move 30 and a draw.} 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 a5 24. Be4
Rd1+ 25. Kg2 g6 26. Rc5 Rd2 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28. Bxc2 Kf8 29. Bd3 Ke7 30. e3 Bc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[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. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 {A solid move if Black is content with a
draw. If he wishes more, it can also be a psychological trick, inviting White
to display his level of ambitions. but in top level events a draw by
repetition at this stage of the game is out of the question, of course.} 12.
Bf4 (12. a3 {Rodshtein,M (2609)-Giri,A (2672) Biel 2010 CBM 138 [Stohl,I] (1-0,
39)}) 12... Nd5 13. Rd1 $5 {A relativey rare move.} ({The main line goes} 13.
Nc3 {The latest annotated game went} Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Nd7 15. Rac1 $146 {
Andreikin,D (2687)-Bruzon Batista,L (2693) Havana 2011 CBM 143 [Ftacnik,L] 
(1-0, 48)}) 13... Nxf4 {Abstractly, I would consider this a concession. Since
White has delayed the development of his queen's knight, it is to be expected
that he is planning Nbd2. But this would not be too effective with the queen
on c1.} (13... Nd7 14. Nc3 Nxf4 15. Qxf4 Bd6 16. Qe3 {Ponomariov,R (2739)-Leko,
P (2752) Moscow 2009 CBM 133 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 31)}) 14. Qxf4 (14. gxf4 {
is just illogical, this is not what White was playing for.} c5 (14... Bd6 $5 {
Andersen,M (2461)-Berger,S (2400) Germany 2013 (1/2-1/2, 56)}) 15. dxc5 Qc7 16.
Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bxc5 $11 {Johannessen,L (2538)-Sammalvuo,T (2445) Gausdal
2004 CBM 104 [Ribli] (1-0, 34)}) 14... Qd6 $6 $146 {Black adopts a popular
setup in the 13.Nc3 variation, but things are different here.} (14... Bd6 {
Kramnik,V (2785)-Radjabov,T (2744) Kazan 2011 CBM 143 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 61)})
15. Nbd2 $1 {[%cal Ga1c1] Suddenly, it appears that it will not be easy for
Black to free his position with ...c7-c5. And actually this move could also
deserve a "N".} ({Indeed,} 15. Nc3 Nd7 {would transpose to a known position,
Romanishin,O (2550)-Janjgava,L (2470) Simferopol 1988 (1-0, 41)}) 15... Nd7 (
15... c5 16. Qxd6 Bxd6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rac1 Bb6 19. Ne5 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Rb8,
Rc5]}) (15... Qxf4 16. gxf4 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rac1 Bb6 19. Ne5 $14) 16. Rac1
$14 {White has completed his development and is ready to fight for the
blockade on c5 with Nb3. Besides, there are tricks based on Nf3-e5 all the way.
} Rad8 {Over-protecting d7 in view of the aforementioned tactical threat, but
neglecting the c-file completely. Black has a wide choice, but none of the
available continuations is entirely satisfactory.} (16... Rac8 17. Qxd6 $1 cxd6
(17... Bxd6 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Nxd7 Rfd8 20. Kxg2 Rxd7 21. Rc6 $16) 18. Ne5 Bxg2
(18... dxe5 19. Bxb7 {We can see why it was a good idea to wait with this
trick until the rook occupied the c8-square. With the rooks on a1 and a8,
Black could answer ...Ra7, defending everything.} Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bg5 21. Rc2
exd4 22. Bxa6 b4 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Rc7 $14) 19. Nxd7 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rd8 21. Kxg2
Rxd7 22. Nb3 $14) (16... Rfd8 $2 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Qxf7+ $1 $18) (16... Qxf4 17.
gxf4 Rac8 (17... c5 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Nxd7 Rfd8 20. Nxc5 $14) 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19.
Kxg2 ({This is more active than} 19. Nxd7 Rfd8 20. Kxg2 Rxd7 21. Nb3 c6 {
since in the main line White will have better control in the centre.}) 19...
Nxe5 20. fxe5 c6 21. Nb3 $14) (16... c5 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nc4 $36
) 17. Nb3 {Calmly continuing his plan.} (17. Rxc7 $2 {did not work due to} e5
$1 18. Rxd7 exf4 $17) ({But the plan initiated by} 17. Qxd6 {looks entirely OK.
} Bxd6 (17... cxd6 18. Rc7 $36) 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 f5 20. Nd3 $14 e5 21. Nb3
$14 {[%csl Ga5,Ra6,Gc5,Gc6]}) 17... Bd5 18. Nfd2 Nb6 $6 {This loses a pawn
with just some compensation. But Black was under unpleasant pressure anyway.}
19. Rxc7 Bxb3 $2 {After giving away the control over the light squares Black
lands up in a very bad position.} (19... e5 $2 20. Qxe5 $18) ({Good or bad,
Black should have chosen something like} 19... Qxf4 20. gxf4 Bd6 21. Ra7 Na4
22. Rb1 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. e3 Rc8 26. Na1 $14 {White is a
pawn up and has stopped Black's counterplay. Whether he will manage to rid
himself of the queenside pressure - that is another question.}) 20. Nxb3 Nc4 ({
Possibly, Radjabov overlooked that the last exchange had cleared the c1-f4
diagonal, allowing White to meet} 20... e5 {, based on the pin of the d-pawn,
with} 21. Qc1 $1 $18) 21. Qxd6 Bxd6 22. Ra7 a5 (22... Nxb2 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Rc6
Rxc6 25. Bxc6 $16) 23. Rb1 Bb4 24. a3 (24. e3 $16) 24... Nd2 $2 {The decisive
mistake in a difficult position.} (24... a4 $5) 25. axb4 Nxb1 26. bxa5 {
[%cal Gg2e4] Even if Black could save his knight the a-pawn sustained by the
Catalan bishop would give him a hard time. But with the knight prisoner on b1,
his game is just lost.} f5 {[%csl Ge4]} (26... Rc8 27. Be4 $18) 27. Rc7 e5 28.
Rc1 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. e4
Bg4 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Bg2 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
b4 Qe7 16. Ne2 a5 17. b5 cxb5 18. cxb5 Nxb5 19. a4 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxd4
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Nc5 23. Rad1 Rfd8 24. Rfe1 Rab8 25. e5 dxe5 26. Qxe5 Qxe5 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxe5 Nxa4 29. Rxa5 Rd1+ 30. Bf1 Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Rb1 h6 10. d3 Rb8 11. Nh4 Be6 $146 {A logical novelty. Black simply
finishes the development, moreover the a2-pawn can be left hanging.} (11... Ne7
{has also been tried} 12. Qh5 c6 13. c4 Be6 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 f5 $13 {
with an unusual structure, Kosanovic-Radulov, Budapest 2001.}) 12. Qh5 Ne7 ({
The unsuspecting} 12... Bxa2 $2 {could have been met by} 13. Bxh6 $3 gxh6 (
13... Bxb1 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nf5+ $18 {and White gives mate.}) 14. Qxh6 Ne7 (
14... Be6 15. Be4 $18) 15. Ra1 Be6 ({or} 15... Bd5 16. Ra4 $18) 16. Be4 $18 {
and White is completely winning.}) 13. f4 {An ambitious reply. White ignores
the a2 P, he concentrates for his attack on the kingside. On the other hand,
this is a little bit risky too.} ({In the event of} 13. c4 Qd7 {and the queen
has to go back, otherwise Bg4 traps it.}) 13... exf4 14. gxf4 $6 {An
inaccuracy. White would like to push his fP such as with f5-f6, but he gives
up his a2P.} (14. Bxf4 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 Bxa2 16. Rxb7 (16. Rd4 $5 {an interesting
intermediate move, but} Qc8 17. Re1 Be6 {and Black is a P up.}) 16... Rxb7 17.
Bxb7 Be6 {and thanks to the passed a-pawn, Black's position is more
comfortable.}) 14... Nd5 {A solid human reaction.} ({The engine immediately
suggests the greedy} 14... Bxa2 $1 15. Ra1 ({In the event of} 15. f5 $5 f6 $1 (
15... Bxb1 $2 {is bad, because of} 16. f6 $1 $18 {and suddenly White has a
decisive attack!}) 16. Ra1 Bf7 17. Ng6 Qe8 $17 {and Black is better.}) 15...
Bd5 $1 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 $15 {and Black is a healthy pawn up.}) 15. Bxd5 ({The
tempting} 15. f5 $2 {does not work, as} Nf6 16. Qf3 Bxa2 17. Rxb7 Bc5+ 18. d4 (
18. Kh1 $2 Rxb7 19. Qxb7 Ng4 $19 {and White has no hope.}) 18... Rxb7 19. Qxb7
Bxd4+ 20. cxd4 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Qxh4 $17 {and Black is much better.}) 15... Bxd5
16. Nf5 Bc6 $2 {A very logical human move, but this misses White's wonderful
reply!} (16... Qf6 17. Nxh6+ (17. Be3 Rbe8 18. Bd4 Qg6+ 19. Qxg6 fxg6 20. Nxd6
cxd6 $11 {with an equal position.}) 17... Qxh6 18. Qxd5 Rfe8 $44 {with a nice
compensation for the P.}) 17. Be3 $2 {The most natural reply.} ({However, the
computer suggests the really strange} 17. Kf2 $3 {. White simply prepares for
the very dangerous Rg1 and Black's king is in a big trouble.} Qf6 (17... Bc5+
18. d4) 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. Be3 $1 $18 {and Black can't defend against White's
decisive attack.}) 17... Qf6 18. Bd4 Qg6+ 19. Qxg6 fxg6 20. Nxd6 cxd6 $11 {
The position is completely drawish, because of the opposite coloured Bs and
the Rs are not active enough. The subsequent moves will not change the
situation.} 21. Rbe1 Rbe8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Bxa7 Ra8 24. Bb6 Rxa2 25. Rf2 Ba4
26. Bc7 d5 27. Be5 Kf7 28. Kg2 h5 29. h4 Bd7 30. Kg1 Bg4 31. Bd4 b5 32. Be5 Ra7
33. Kg2 Ke6 34. Bd4 Re7 35. Be5 Kf5 36. Rf1 Ra7 37. Rb1 g5 $5 {Karjakin tries
to create some counterplay.} (37... Ra2 38. Rc1 $11) 38. Bd4 ({In the event of
White capturing the P with} 38. hxg5 Ra2 (38... h4 $2 39. Rh1) 39. Kg3 (39.
Rxb5 $2 h4 $1) 39... Rxc2 40. Rxb5 Re2 (40... h4+ 41. Kxh4 Rh2+ 42. Kg3 Rh3+
43. Kf2 Rf3+ 44. Kg1 Rxd3 $11 {is also a drawish endgame.}) 41. Rxd5 Re3+ 42.
Kg2 Re2+ (42... Bf3+ 43. Kf2) 43. Kf1 Bf3 44. Bxg7+ Kg4 45. Be5 ({if} 45. f5 h4
46. Rd6 h3 47. Rh6 Rd2 48. f6 Kf4 $1 49. Rxh3 Rd1+ 50. Kf2 Rd2+ $11 {with a
beautiful draw.}) 45... h4 $1 {White is 3 Ps up, but Black is too active.} 46.
g6 h3 47. Rd8 h2 48. Rh8 Kg3 49. g7 Rf2+ 50. Ke1 Re2+ $11 {with perpetual
check. What an interesting variation in the endgame!}) 38... Ra2 39. fxg5 Rxc2+
40. Kg3 Rd2 41. Bxg7 Rxd3+ 42. Kf2 Rh3 43. Rxb5 Rxh4 44. Rxd5+ Kg6 45. Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ke7
14. Rhc1 Rd8 15. Rc7+ Rd7 16. Rac1 Kd8 17. Rxd7+ Kxd7 18. g4 h6 19. f4 Rb8 20.
g5 hxg5 21. fxg5 b6 22. g6 fxg6 23. Be4 Kd6 24. Rc6+ Kd7 25. Rc1 Kd6 26. Bxg6
Bd7 27. h4 Rf8 28. h5 Rf2 29. Rg1 Bb5 30. Bd3 Bxd3 31. Kxd3 Rf5 32. Rxg7 Rxh5
33. Rxa7 e5 34. Ra4 Rh3+ 35. Kd2 e4 36. Rb4 Kd5 37. Rxb6 Kxd4 38. Rb4+ Ke5 39.
Rb3 Rh1 40. Ke3 Rh3+ 41. Kd2 Rh1 42. Rb2 Kd4 43. a3 Ra1 44. Rb4+ Ke5 45. Rb3
Kf4 46. e3+ Kf3 47. Kc3 Re1 48. Kd4 Rd1+ 49. Kc4 Rc1+ 50. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. fxe6 axb3 17. cxb3 fxe6 18. Bh3 Rxa2 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Bc4
Qa8 22. Rhf1 Rxf1 23. Rxf1 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Rxf1 25. Bxf1 d5 26. Qf2 g6 {The first
new move of the game! Both sides had analyzed this variation very deeply, but
with different engines! Sources say that MVL analyzed this very deeply with
Houdini, while Radjabov used either Stockfish, Komodo or his own eyes. Who was
right?} (26... Qc6+ 27. Kb1 d4 28. Bd2 {was seen a couple of times in the
Playchess Fresstyle tournament of 2007. (That is, half machine half human
matches).}) 27. h4 Qf8 28. Qxf8+ Nxf8 29. Ba7 dxe4 30. Bb8 (30. Nxe4 $16 {
Is what my Stockfish says. But I don't know how reliable it is!}) 30... Nfe6
31. Nxe4 h6 32. Bc4 hxg5 33. hxg5 Kg7 34. Kd3 Kf8 35. Ke3 Bd8 36. Bxe6 Nxe6 37.
Bxe5 Nxg5 {Now it is clear the game will end in a draw. The material is too
reduced.} 38. Bd6+ Ke8 39. Bxb4 Nxe4 40. Kxe4 Kd7 41. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qb6 9. e3 {A couple of GM games had continued with e3 in stead.} Qxb2 10.
Bb5+ Nd7 11. Rc1 O-O {with equal material, the pair of bishops and a solid
position Black shuld be happy with the opening situation.} 12. O-O a6 13. Bxd7
Bxd7 14. d6 exd6 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. Qf3 Rc8 17. Rb1 Qxa2 18. Rxb7 Rc5 19. Nb4 Qa4
20. Nxa6 Bc6 (20... Rg5 21. h4 $1 (21. Nb4 Bg4 22. Qf4 Bh3 $17) 21... Rh5 22.
Nb4 {keeps some compensation for White.}) 21. Nxc6 Rf5 22. Rb4 Qxa6 23. Rf4
Rxf4 24. exf4 Bf6 {The position is now unwinnable.} 25. Nb4 Qc4 26. Nd5 Kg7 27.
f5 Qd4 28. Rd1 Qe5 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. g3 (30. Nxf6 Qxf6 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Rxd6+
{is an extra pawn in an endgame that is not hard to hold.}) 30... Re8 31. h4
Bd8 32. Nf4 Qe4 33. Qg4 Bb6 34. h5 Bc5 35. Rf1 Qf5 36. Qxf5 gxf5 37. Rb1 Re7
38. Kg2 Ra7 39. Rb3 Kh6 40. Rf3 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ Andreikin, Dmitry Radjabov's novelty on move 22 of a
fashionable line of the Berlin was not impressive at all. Andreikin equalized
easily and Radjabov had to force a perpetual before he ended up worse.} 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 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1
Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Ne7 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Kg2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+
Kxd8 21. Rh1 Nd5 22. Rh8+ {A novelty on move 22. Anand-Karjakin from the
Candidate's was the game they were following.} Kd7 (22... Re8 {is the computer
suggestion, saying Black is slightly better, but surely Radjabov had some deep
preparation in this line}) 23. Bg3 g5 24. Rg8 Nf4+ 25. Bxf4 gxf4 26. Rg5 Rg6
27. Rh5 Rxg4+ 28. Kf3 Rg1 29. Kxf4 Rf1 {White doesn't have any real winning
chances in this endgame.} 30. Ke3 Ra1 31. f4 Rxa2 32. f5 Rxc2 33. Rh7 Ke8 34.
Kf4 f6 35. e6 a5 36. Rh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[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 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3
(14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Ne7 {was the game Radjabov played yesterday
with White.}) 14... Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4 Nxh4 19.
f3 Rd8 20. Kf2 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 Nf5 22. Rh1 Bxa2 23. Rxh5 Be6 24. g4 {The novelty.
} (24. Bxc7 Rh6 25. Rxh6 Nxh6 26. g4 {was drawn at thist m oment in the game
Alekseev-Grachev from this year.}) 24... Nd6 25. Rh7 f5 (25... Nf7 {is the
computer's suggestion, as it is not a big fan of the c7 pawn.}) 26. g5 (26.
Rxc7 Nb5 27. gxf5 Bxf5 28. Rxb7 Bxc2 {looks unwinnable, though the computer
claims W hite is better.}) 26... Nf7 27. Rh5 Rg8 {White's down a pawn but his
g5 passer is the most dangerous thing on the board. That being said it is
blocked. This game isn't going anywhere.} 28. Kg3 Rh8 29. Rxh8+ Nxh8 30. Bxc7
Ng6 31. Nc3 Kd7 32. Bb8 a5 33. Na4 Kc8 34. Bf4 b5 35. Nc5 Ba2 36. c3 a4 37. Bd6
Bd5 38. f4 Kd8 39. Kf2 Nh4 40. Ke3 Ke8 41. Nd3 Be4 42. Nf2 Bd5 43. Ba3 Kf7 44.
Kd4 Ke6 45. Nd3 Ng6 46. Nc5+ Kf7 47. Na6 Nxf4 48. Ke5 Nd3+ 49. Kxf5 c5 50. g6+
Kg8 51. Nxc5 Nxc5 52. Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 {This strange looking
move actually transposes to a position usually reached with another move order.
} b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. e3 c5 10. Ne5 Bf5 11. Bb5 a6 (11... cxd4 {
Gustafsson-Adams, 2010}) 12. Bc6 Nxc6 13. Nxc6 Qd7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. dxc5 Qxc5
16. O-O {White has a minimal edge, but with the opposite colored bishops this
is obviously going to a draw.} Rac8 17. Rc1 Qxc1 18. Qxc1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Kf1 f6 22. Ke2 Bf5 23. Kd2 Kf7 24. Bc7 b5 25. Kc3 Ke6 26. Kd4 h5
27. Kc5 Be4 28. f3 Bd3 29. Kb6 b4 30. axb4 Bf1 31. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qb3 c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. Qe3+ Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14.
Rc1 Kd6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Kd2 Ne6 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. e3
e5 21. Bd3 a5 22. h4 Rc6 23. Rb1 Rb6 24. b4 axb4 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. axb4 g5 27.
hxg5 hxg5 28. g3 Ke7 29. f4 Kf6 30. Bc2 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[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 Bb4 {actually kind of rare. We have
seen a lot of duels recently with 11...Be7, but with the amazing draw rate in
that line it is refreshing to see something slightly different.} 12. Ne4 (12.
Ne2 Be6 13. Rfd1 Bd5 {Bacrot-Sargissian, 2014}) 12... Be6 13. c3 Be7 14. Rfe1
Rd8 15. Neg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Ke7 17. Ne4 Rd5 18. Rad1 b6 19. b3 h4 20. c4 Rd4 21.
g4 (21. Bg5+ Kd7 22. Rxd4+ Nxd4 23. Rd1 c5 24. Be3 Kc6 25. Bxd4 Rd8 $11) 21...
hxg3 22. fxg3 c5 23. h4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nd4 25. Kf2 Bf5 26. Nc3 Ke6 27. Rd2 Rc8
28. Ne2 Nc6 29. Bg5 Bg4 30. Nf4+ Kxe5 31. Nd5 Ke4 32. Bf4 Ne5 33. Nc3+ Kf5 34.
Nd5 Ke4 35. Nc3+ Kf5 36. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 {This line isn't so popular
right now.} d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 (8... d5 {was the super famous
Karpov-Kasparov game from 1985, but since then we know this line is not sound.}
) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Qc2 Rb8 15.
Rac1 Ba8 16. Nab1 e5 17. Qd2 g6 18. Bf1 Kh8 19. f3 Ne6 20. Nd5 Bg5 21. Bxg5
Nxg5 22. Nbc3 Nd4 23. Qe3 Nge6 {the position is locked up and White's hold on
d5 is not more important than Black's on d4.} 24. f4 f6 25. Rd2 b5 26. cxb5
axb5 27. b4 Bc6 28. Rf2 g5 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. Rd1 Qd7 31. Rdd2 Qg7 32. Rxf8+
Rxf8 33. Rf2 Nf4 34. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.11.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 dxc4 7. Nxc6 Qxd1+
8. Nxd1 bxc6 9. Bg2 Nd5 10. Ne3 e6 11. Nxc4 Ba6 12. Na5 Rc8 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Rc1
c5 15. b3 O-O 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Bf3 Bf6 (17... Kf8 {was drawn eventually in
Kramnik-Navara, 2007.}) 18. a4 Nb6 19. Be3 c4 (19... Nd5 {just looks like a
repetition.} 20. Bd2 $11 (20. Rxc5 Nxe3 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 (21... Nxf1 22. Rc6 $1
$16) 22. fxe3 Bg5 $11)) 20. Nxc4 (20. b4 $5 Nxa4 21. Nc6 Rd7 22. Nxa7 Rxa7 $1
23. Bxa7 c3 {is not entirely clear.}) 20... Bxc4 21. bxc4 Nxa4 22. Bxa7 Rc7 23.
Be3 Rdc8 24. c5 Nxc5 25. Bf4 e5 26. Be3 h6 27. Bg4 Ne6 {with all the pawns on
the same side of the board this is clearly going to be drawn.} 28. Rb1 Re8 29.
Rb6 Bg5 30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Bxg5 hxg5 33. Rb1 Kf7 34. Rb4 Kf6 35.
Kg2 Rc2 36. Kf3 Ra2 37. h3 Kf5 38. e4+ Kg6 39. Rb8 Ra4 40. Rb2 Rc4 41. Re2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[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. O-O Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Qh3 h6 15.
Nf3 Qc8 16. Qh4 g5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Nxg5 Rd8 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. Bg4 e6 21. Rd3
Ne5 22. Rg3 Qxc5 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Bh5 Qd4 25. Nxe6+ Bxe6 26. Qxg7+ Ke7 27. Qg5+
Kf8 28. h3 Nd3 29. Rf1 Qf4 30. Qg7+ Ke7 31. Rf3 Qe5 32. Rxf7+ Bxf7 33. Qxf7+
Kd6 34. Rd1 Kc5 35. Bf3 Nxb2 36. Rc1+ Nc4 37. Bxa8 Rxa8 38. a4 Kb6 39. Rb1 Rc8
40. axb5 axb5 41. Qd7 Rc7 42. Qd8 Qd6 43. Qb8+ Rb7 44. Rxb5+ Kxb5 45. Qxb7+ Kc5
46. Qf3 Qh6 47. Qf5+ Kd6 48. Kh2 Nb6 49. f4 Nd5 50. Qe5+ Kc6 51. g3 Qg6 52. Qe2
Qf6 53. h4 Kd6 54. h5 Qf5 55. h6 Nf6 56. Kg2 Qd5+ 57. Kh2 Qf5 58. Kg2 Qd5+ 59.
Qf3 Qf5 60. g4 Nxg4 61. h7 Qxh7 62. Qxg4 Qe4+ 63. Kg3 Ke7 64. Qg5+ Kf7 65. Qb5
Kf6 66. Qa6+ Kf7 67. Qd6 Qg6+ 68. Qxg6+ Kxg6 69. Kg4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 Qe8 8. Bd3
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b4 Nh5 12. Re1 Ndf6 13. Nc4 Nh7 14. Bf1 Be6
15. a4 a6 16. Ne3 f6 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qe6 19. Qb3 Ng5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21.
Na5 Qxb3 22. Nxb3 b6 23. Red1 Nf4 24. Kf1 Rfd8 25. a5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bf8 27. g3
Ne6 28. h4 g4 29. Nh2 f5 30. Rd5 Kf7 31. Rxe5 Kf6 32. Rd5 c6 33. Rd7 b5 34. f3
gxf3 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Nxf3 c5 37. bxc5 Bxc5 38. Ng5 Be3 39. Nxe6 Kxe6 40. Rd3
Ba7 41. Kg2 Rh8 42. Nd2 f4 43. Nf3 fxg3 44. Ng5+ Kf5 45. Kxg3 Bb8+ 46. Kh3 Rc8
47. Rf3+ Bf4 48. Kg2 Kg4 49. Ne4 Rc4 50. Nf6+ Kxh4 51. Nd5 Kg4 52. Nb4 Be5 53.
Nd5 Bf4 54. Nb4 Be5 55. Nd5 Kg5 56. Ne3 Rf4 57. Nd5 Ra4 58. Ne7 Ra2+ 59. Rf2
Rxf2+ 60. Kxf2 Bxc3 61. Nc6 Kf4 62. Nb8 Be5 63. Nxa6 Bd6 64. Ke2 Ke4 65. Kd2
Kd4 66. Kc2 Kc4 67. Kb2 b4 68. Nxb4 Kxb4 69. a6 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. bxc4
c5 9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 e6 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Nb5 Ne4 14. Qd3 a6 15.
Qxe4 axb5 16. Bb2 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bd7 18. Qf4 Qb8 19. Qe3 Na5 20. Be2 Bc6 21. Ne5
Bd5 22. Bb5 Nc6 23. a4 Rc8 24. Rfc1 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Qd8 27. g3 Rc8
28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Qc3 Qd8 30. h4 h5 31. Qd4 Qc7 32. Qc3 Qb8 33. Qd4 b6 34. Qe3
Ba8 35. f3 Qb7 36. Be2 Qc6 37. Kf2 Bb7 38. Bd4 Qxa4 39. Bxb6 Qc2 40. Bd4 Ba6
41. Qe4 Qd2 42. Qe3 Qa2 43. Kf1 Qb1+ 44. Kf2 Qc2 45. Qe4 Qxe4 46. fxe4 Bxe2 47.
Kxe2 Kf8 48. Kd3 Ke8 49. Kc4 Kd7 50. Kb5 Bh6 51. Kc4 Kc6 52. Bf2 Bc1 53. Bd4
Ba3 54. Kb3 Bc1 55. Kc4 Bd2 56. Bf2 Ba5 57. Be3 Be1 58. Bf4 Kb6 59. Be3+ Kc7
60. Bf4 Kc6 61. Kd3 Kb5 62. Ke2 Bc3 63. Kd3 Ba1 64. Be3 Bxe5 65. Bf2 Kb4 66.
Be1+ Kb3 67. Bf2 Bd6 68. Be1 Kb2 69. Bf2 Kc1 70. Ke2 Kc2 71. Be1 Bc7 72. Bf2
Kc3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 d6 5. d5 Ne7 6. Bg5 Nd7 7. c4 h6 8. Be3 g6
9. Nc3 Bg7 10. g4 a5 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. h4 h5 13. g5 O-O 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. Bh3 Bxh3
16. Rxh3 c6 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. O-O-O Qd7 19. Rd3 cxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Qg4
22. f3 Qxh4 23. Ne4 b6 24. d6 Rfd8 25. Kb1 Qf4 26. Qa4 Qf5 27. Qc6 Rab8 28. a3
Qe6 29. Qb5 Bf8 30. Qb3 b5 31. Rd5 bxc4 32. Qc3 Rb3 33. Qxa5 Rdb8 34. d7 Rxb2+
35. Ka1 Be7 36. d8=Q+ Bxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kg7 38. Qxc5 Rb1+ 39. Rxb1 Rxd8 40. Rb6
Qf5 41. Rf6 Qh3 42. Qxc4 Rd1+ 43. Ka2 Qd7 44. Rb6 h4 45. Rb8 h3 46. Qc5 Qd5+
47. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Ne5 Nf6
15. Ne4 Nfd5 16. Nc3 Bd7 17. Be4 Bc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qd2 Qd6 20. Rfd1 Rfb8
21. b3 Nxc3 22. Rxc3 Rd8 23. h3 Rab8 24. Rc4 Rb5 25. Bf3 a5 26. Qc3 Nd5 27. Qc1
Rb6 28. g3 Nb4 29. Rd2 Rdb8 30. Kg2 Qd8 31. Rc5 Rb5 32. Bxc6 Nxc6 33. Rxb5 Rxb5
34. Qxc6 Rd5 35. a3 e5 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Rd6 38. Qb7 exd4 39. Ra2 d3 40. Rd2
Qg5 41. Qb8+ Rd8 42. Qf4 Qb5 43. Qe4 g6 44. g4 Rd5 45. Kg1 Kg7 46. Kg2 Qd7 47.
Kg1 h5 48. gxh5 Rg5+ 49. Kh2 Qd6+ 50. f4 Rd5 51. hxg6 fxg6 52. b5 Rd4 53. Qe5+
Qxe5 54. fxe5 Kf7 55. b6 Ke6 56. b7 Rb4 57. Rxd3 Rxb7 58. Rd6+ Kxe5 59. Rxg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+ Kf8 10. Qf4 Bf6 11. h4 Kg7 12. e3 c6 13. Bd3 h6 14. Nf3 Be6
15. O-O-O Nd7 16. g4 Qb8 17. Rhg1 Be7 18. Qxb8 Raxb8 19. Ne2 Bd6 20. Nf4 Rbe8
21. Rg2 a6 22. Bc2 Nf6 23. Rdg1 Bc8 24. Nd3 Ne4 25. Nfe5 Bc7 26. b4 a5 27. a3
Nd6 28. Nc5 Nc4 29. Nxc4 dxc4 30. Kb2 b6 31. Ne4 axb4 32. axb4 Be6 33. Ra1 Ra8
34. Rgg1 Rxa1 35. Rxa1 Bxg4 36. Ra7 Rc8 37. Nd2 b5 38. Be4 Bd8 39. Nf3 Bf6 40.
Ne5 Bxe5 41. dxe5 Rd8 42. Kc3 Be6 43. Rc7 Ra8 44. Rxc6 Ra2 45. f4 Ra3+ 46. Kd4
Rb3 47. h5 Rxb4 48. Kc5 Ra4 49. hxg6 c3 50. Bd3 Bc4 51. Bf5 Ra2 52. gxf7 c2 53.
Rg6+ Kxf7 54. Rg1 Be6 55. Bg6+ Ke7 56. f5 Bb3 57. f6+ Ke6 58. f7 Ra8 59. Kb4
Bc4 60. Bxc2 Kxf7 61. Rg6 Re8 62. Rf6+ Kg7 63. Rg6+ Kf7 64. Rf6+ Kg7 65. Rg6+
Kf7 66. Rf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5
9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Nd7 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O h6 15.
Rfb1 Bc6 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Nd6 a6 18. Bf3 f6 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Be3 Nb8 21. Re1
Nc6 22. Bxh6 fxe5 23. dxe5 gxh6 24. Re3 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Qf6 26. Rg3+ Kh7 27. Qe3
Rg8 28. Re1 Raf8 29. f3 Rg7 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7 31. Ne4 a5 32. Qe2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxc5 11. e3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. b4
Qe7 15. O-O Rd8 16. Qb2 Bd7 17. Rac1 Be8 18. Be2 Rac8 19. Nb3 Rc7 20. h3 Rdc8
21. Bf3 b6 22. Rfd1 h6 23. g3 f6 24. Bg2 Ne5 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Nd4 Ba4 27. Rc1
Kf7 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Qa2 Qc4 30. Qa1 Ke7 31. Bf1 Qd5 32. Qc3 Bc6 33. Nxc6+
Qxc6 34. Qxc6 Nxc6 35. Bb5 Ne5 36. Kf1 Nf7 37. Ke2 Nd6 38. Bd3 e5 39. Kd2 g5
40. Kc3 Kd7 41. Bc2 Kc6 42. Bd3 Kd5 43. Kd2 Nc4+ 44. Kc3 Nd6 45. Kd2 f5 46. a4
f4 47. exf4 exf4 48. gxf4 gxf4 49. Ke2 Kd4 50. Bc2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
a4 a5 9. d4 O-O 10. Be3 Bf5 11. Qe2 Nb4 12. Rac1 c6 13. Ne5 N6d5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Bc3 Rad8 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. h3 h5 19. Rcd1 Qc7 20. Rc1 c5 21.
dxc5 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qxc5 23. c4 b6 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Rd2 26. Nc6 Kf8 27. Rb3
Bd7 28. c3 Bxc6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 Ng6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8.
Bd3 Nc5 9. Bc2 d6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. O-O O-O 13. Bxf5 gxf5 14. Qh5 g6
15. Qh6 Bf6 16. Bd4 Nd3 17. Nf3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Bc5 Re8 20. Rad1 Qd7 21.
c4 b6 22. Ba3 a5 23. Rd3 Bg7 24. Qc1 e4 25. Rh3 c6 26. Qf4 cxd5 27. Qh4 f6 28.
Qh7+ Kf7 29. Rh6 Rg8 30. Qxg6+ Ke6 31. Rh5 Rad8 32. Qxf5+ Kf7 33. Qxd5+ Qxd5
34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. cxd5 Rd8 36. Rd1 f5 37. g3 b5 38. b3 b4 39. Bc1 Rc8 40. Be3
Ke7 41. d6+ Kd7 42. Rd5 a4 43. bxa4 Rc2 44. Rb5 Rxa2 45. Rxb4 Kxd6 46. Rb6+ Kd5
47. Rb5+ Ke6 48. a5 Bc3 49. Rb6+ Kd5 50. a6 Bd4 51. Bxd4 Kxd4 52. Rd6+ Ke5 53.
Rb6 Kd4 54. h4 e3 55. fxe3+ Ke4 56. h5 Kf3 57. h6 Kxg3 58. Rg6+ Kf3 59. h7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. e3 b6 8. c4 Ba6
9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Na3 Bb7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. e4 Ndb4 15. d4
cxd4 16. a3 d3 17. Qf1 Na6 18. Qxd3 Nc5 19. Qc3 e5 20. Nfxe5 Nxe5 21. Qxe5 Qxe5
22. Nxe5 Nxb3 23. Rd7 Nxa1 24. Rxe7 Ba6 25. Rxa7 Rc2 26. Rxa6 Rxb2 27. Bf1 Rb1
28. Kg2 Nb3 29. Bc4 Nc5 30. Ra7 h6 31. Bd5 Rb2 32. Nxf7 Kh7 33. e5 Rd2 34. Bc4
b5 35. Bxb5 Ne4 36. e6 Rxf2+ 37. Kg1 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[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. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8
15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Re2 Qd8 18. Ref2 Bf8 19. Qh3 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21.
Be3 Bc8 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Qh4 Rd6 24. Rf3 h6 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Qf2 Be6 27. Rxf6
Bxf6 28. a4 b4 29. Nd1 a5 30. Ne3 Qd4 31. b3 Rd8 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33. Bxc4 Qxf2 34.
Rxf2 Rd1+ 35. Rf1 Rd2 36. Bd3 Kf8 37. g3 Ke7 38. Rg1 Bg5 39. Rg2 Kd6 40. Rxd2
Bxd2 41. Kg2 Kc5 42. Kf3 Kd4 43. g4 Bg5 44. Bc4 f6 45. h3 Kc3 46. Bd3 Kd2 47.
Kf2 g6 48. Kf3 Bh4 49. Bc4 Kxc2 50. Bf7 Kc3 51. Bd5 Kd3 52. Bc6 Kc2 53. Bd5 Kc3
54. Bc4 Bg5 55. Bf7 Bc1 56. Bc4 Kd4 57. Be6 Kd3 58. Bc4+ Kc3 59. Be6 Bf4 60.
Bf7 h5 61. gxh5 gxh5 62. Be6 h4 63. Bc4 Kd4 64. Be6 Kd3 65. Bc4+ Kd2 66. Be6
Kc3 67. Bd5 Kd3 68. Bc4+ Kd4 69. Be6 Bg5 70. Bf5 Kc3 71. Be6 f5 72. exf5 Kd4
73. Bc4 e4+ 74. Ke2 Bf6 75. Bb5 Ke5 76. Bd7 Kf4 77. Bc6 e3 78. Bf3 Bd4 79. Bg4
Ke4 80. f6 Bxf6 81. Bd7 Kd4 82. Be6 Bg5 83. Bd7 Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Qb1 Qe7 17. Rfd1 f5 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Be5 20. Nf3 Bg7 21.
Nf4 Ne4 22. Kg2 Qb4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rc5 25. Nd3 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Qc4 27. Qf4
Qc8 28. Qe3 Qb7 29. Qc1 h6 30. Kg1 a5 31. Qc2 a4 32. h3 Bf6 33. g4 fxg4 34.
hxg4 Ng5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. f3 Kg7 37. Kg2 Qd5 38. b3 axb3 39. axb3 Bd4 40. Qd2
Bf6 41. b4 Qd4 42. Qc1 Be7 43. Kf1 Qc4 44. Qe3 Bf6 45. Qc5 Qb3 46. Kf2 Qd1 47.
Qb6 Bc3 48. Qe3 Bf6 49. Qc5 Qd2 50. Qxb5 Bd4+ 51. Kf1 Qd1+ 52. Ne1 Bc3 53.
Qxg5+ Kh8 54. Qh4+ Kg7 55. b5 Ba5 56. Qf2 Qb1 57. Qg3 Qxb5 58. Nd3 Bc3 59. Qf4
Qd5 60. Kg2 Bf6 61. Qb4 Bg5 62. Qc3+ Bf6 63. Qc2 Bg5 64. Nf2 f5 65. Qc7+ Kg6
66. e4 fxe4 67. Nxe4 Qa2+ 68. Kh3 Qd5 69. Qb8 Kg7 70. Qb2+ Kh7 71. Qf6 Bh6 72.
Qf7+ Kh8 73. g5 Bg7 74. Kg4 Qa2 75. Qe8+ Kh7 76. Kh3 Qe2 77. Qh5+ Kg8 78. Ng3
Qd3 79. Qg4 Qd5 80. Ne4 Qb3 81. Nf6+ Kf7 82. Qh5+ Ke7 83. Qe8+ Kd6 84. Qd7+ Ke5
85. Ng4+ Kf4 86. Qf7+ Kxg5 87. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. gxf3 Nd7 5. c4 c6 6. e3 Ngf6 7. Nc3 e6 8. d4
g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Qc2 a6 11. h4 b5 12. a4 bxc4 13. bxc4 O-O 14. cxd5 cxd5 15.
a5 Qb8 16. Na4 Rc8 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. Kf1 Qxa5 19. Qd2 Qd8 20. Ba5 Qe8 21. Kg2 e5
22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Bc3 Qe6 24. Bd4 Rc6 25. Rhc1 Rac8 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Nb2 Nh5
28. Bxg7 Nxg7 29. Bd3 Ne5 30. Ra4 Nxd3 31. Nxd3 Nf5 32. Nf4 Nxh4+ 33. Kg3 Nf5+
34. Kg2 Qe5 35. Nxd5 Rd6 36. e4 Nh4+ 37. Kf1 Nxf3 38. Qe3 Nh2+ 39. Kg2 Ng4 40.
Qg3 Qxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Nf6 42. Ne3 Re6 43. f3 Kg7 44. Nc2 Nd7 45. Rb4 h5 46. Rb7
Ne5 47. f4 Ng4 48. e5 g5 49. Nd4 gxf4+ 50. Kxf4 Rxe5 51. Nf5+ Kf6 52. Ng3 Re6
53. Nxh5+ Kg6 54. Kxg4 f5+ 55. Kh4 Re4+ 56. Kg3 Kxh5 57. Rg7 Rg4+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[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 Nf5 11. c3 d6 12. Nd2 Bg5 13. Nf3 Bxc1 14. Qxc1
Nh4 15. Qf4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 c6 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Re3 Qg5 19. Rae1 d5 20. Bd3 Rae8
21. g3 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 Qxe3 23. Rxe3 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. Bf5 Kf8 26. Kg2 Ke7
27. Kf3 h6 28. Kf4 f6 29. h4 b6 30. b4 Kd6 31. a3 Bf7 32. Bd3 Be6 33. Ke3 g5
34. f4 b5 35. Bg6 gxh4 36. gxh4 f5 37. Bh5 Ke7 38. Kd3 a6 39. Ke3 Bd7 40. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Nge7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. Be3 Nd4 8. h3
Nxe2 9. Qxe2 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 f5 11. O-O-O fxe4 12. dxe4 Qe8 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4
Bd7 15. Rhg1 Kh8 16. Rdf1 Bc6 17. Kb1 a6 18. a3 Rd8 19. Qd4 Qf7 20. Bf3 Qf6 21.
Qxf6 Rxf6 22. f5 Rdf8 23. Be2 g6 24. fxg6 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Nxg6 26. Be2 Kg7 27.
Kc1 Rf4 28. Kd2 Rh4 29. Bg4 Kf6 30. Rf1+ Ke7 31. b3 Ne5 32. Bf5 Bb5 33. Nd5+
Kd8 34. c4 Bc6 35. Nc3 b5 36. cxb5 Bxb5 37. Rf2 Bd7 38. Rg2 Bxf5 39. exf5 Rxh3
40. Rg7 Nf3+ 41. Ke3 Nh4+ 42. Kd2 Nxf5 43. Rf7 Nd4 44. Nd5 Nxb3+ 45. Kc2 Nd4+
46. Kd2 c6 47. Nf4 Rxa3 48. Rxh7 d5 49. Nd3 Kc8 50. Nc5 Nb3+ 51. Kc3 Nxc5+ 52.
Kb4 Ra4+ 53. Kxc5 Rc4+ 54. Kd6 a5 55. Ra7 a4 56. Rh7 d4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qc2 c6 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. f3 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bf6 13. Bb4 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Nf4 Nf6 16. Nd3 Bd7 17. e3 Be8 18. Re1 Rd8 19. b4 Kh8 20. a4 a6 21. Qc3 Kg8
22. Rab1 Kh8 23. Nc5 Bg6 24. Rb2 Rfe8 25. Nd3 Nd7 26. f4 Nb6 27. Rbb1 Nxc4 28.
Ne5 Nd6 29. Qc5 Rc8 30. Rbc1 Red8 31. Bf1 Be8 32. Bd3 Qf6 33. Qb6 Qe7 34. Qc5
Kg8 35. Rc2 Rb8 36. Rec1 h6 37. Qb6 g5 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 Rdc8 40. bxc6 bxc6
41. Qa6 Ra8 42. Qb6 Rab8 43. Qa6 Rc7 44. Nxc6 Bxc6 45. Rxc6 Rxc6 46. Rxc6 Rd8
47. Qb6 g4 48. Rc7 Rd7 49. Rc6 Kg7 50. Kg2 Rb7 51. Qa6 Ra7 52. Qb6 Rb7 53. Qa6
Rd7 54. Qb6 h5 55. Bf1 Qd8 56. Qc5 Ne4 57. Qc2 Kf6 58. Bd3 Nd6 59. Qc5 Qb8 60.
Rb6 Qd8 61. Bb5 Ne4 62. Rxe6+ Kxe6 63. Bxd7+ Qxd7 64. Qb6+ Nd6 65. Qa6 Qb5 66.
Qa2 Qd3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. d3 e4 12. dxe4 Qxe4 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qa4 Bd7
15. Qh4 Qxh4 16. Nxh4 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Be4 d3 20. Bxd3 Bxb2
21. Nf3 Rfd8 22. h4 Be8 23. Kh2 Bxa3 24. Ra1 Bc5 25. Rac1 Bb6 26. Ne5 Rbc8 27.
Kg2 Kg7 28. Nf3 Bc6 29. Ba6 Rc7 30. Rb1 Be4 31. Rbc1 Rd6 32. Rxc7 Bxc7 33. Bc4
a5 34. Ra1 Rc6 35. Bd3 Bd5 36. Kf1 Rd6 37. Nd2 Rd8 38. Rc1 Bd6 39. Nc4 Bb4 40.
Ra1 Bc3 41. Ra3 Bb4 42. Ra1 h6 43. f4 Be6 44. Ra4 Bd7 45. Ra1 a4 46. Rb1 Bf8
47. Rb7 Bc6 48. Ra7 Ra8 49. Rc7 Be8 50. Nb6 Rb8 51. Nd7 Bxd7 52. Rxd7 a3 53.
Bc4 Rc8 54. Rxf7+ Kh8 55. Bd5 Bg7 56. Ra7 Rd8 57. e4 Bb2 58. Ke2 Rc8 59. e5 g5
60. hxg5 hxg5 61. e6 gxf4 62. gxf4 Bf6 63. Kd3 Kg8 64. Ke4 Kf8 65. Rf7+ Ke8 66.
Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[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. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 h6 11. h3 Be6 12. g4 Ne7 13. Nd4 Rd8 14. Bf4
Nd5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Ne2 Bc5 17. Kg2 Kf7 18. Bd2 b5 19. c3 a6 20. Ng3 Rd7 21.
Ne4 Be7 22. Kf3 Rhd8 23. Be3 g5 24. Bd2 c5 25. Ke2 c4 26. Rf1 Kg6 27. Rad1 b4
28. Rc1 a5 29. cxb4 Bxb4 30. Be3 c3 31. bxc3 Be7 32. Rc2 a4 33. Rfc1 Rb8 34.
Rd2 Rdd8 35. c4 Nb4 36. Rcd1 Rxd2+ 37. Rxd2 a3 38. Nc3 Nc6 39. Nb5 Nxe5 40.
Nxc7 Nxc4 41. Rc2 Rb2 42. Kd3 Ne5+ 43. Kd2 Bb4+ 44. Kd1 Kf7 45. Bd4 Nd3 46. Na6
0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. c3 Qd3 8.
hxg4 hxg4 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. Nxd3 Bh2+ 11. Kh1 Bg3+ 12. Kg1 Bh2+ 13. Kh1 Bg3+ 14.
Kg1 Bh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[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. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Nd1 Bb7 12. c3 f5 13. a3 Na5 14. Qe1 Rc8 15. Kh1
Nc4 16. Bc1 Na5 17. Be3 Qe8 18. Rg1 Rf7 19. g4 fxg4 20. Rxg4 Nf8 21. Bd3 Qa4
22. Qg1 Nc4 23. Bc1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Qb3 25. Qf1 Bc6 26. Rg3 Bb5 27. Ng5 Bxg5 28.
Bxh7+ Nxh7 29. Rxb3 Nd2 30. Qh3 Nxb3 31. Qxb3 Bxf4 32. Nc3 Bd3 33. Qxb6 Ng5 34.
h4 Ne4 35. Bxf4 Nxc3 36. bxc3 Bf5 37. Bd2 Kh7 38. Kg1 Rcc7 39. Rf1 Rb7 40. Qxa6
Rb2 41. Qe2 Ra7 42. Qh5+ Kg8 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qh5+ Kg8 45. Bc1 Rc2 46. Qe8+ Kh7
47. h5 Be4 48. Rf8 Rxc1+ 49. Kf2 Kh6 50. Qd8 Kxh5 51. Rh8+ Kg6 52. Qe8+ Rf7+
53. Ke2 Rc2+ 54. Kd1 Rcf2 55. Rf8 Bc2+ 56. Kc1 Ba4 57. Qxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. c3
g6 15. h4 Qf6 16. Kg2 h5 17. Qd2 Kg7 18. a4 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Nb6 20. a5 Nd5 21. Qe2
a6 22. Qc2 Rd7 23. b4 Ne7 24. Re5 Nf5 25. Qc1 Rad8 26. Re4 Re8 27. Qf4 Nd6 28.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. Re5 Nf5 30. Rae1 Red8 31. R1e2 Ne7 32. Re1 Nd5 33. Rc1 Rd6 34.
Re2 Ke7 35. Be4 Nf6 36. Bf3 Rg8 37. Re5 Nd7 38. Re3 Kf6 39. Be4 Rd8 40. f4 Kg7
41. Bf3 Nf6 42. Re5 Nd7 43. Re3 Nf6 44. Re5 Nd7 45. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 g6 3. g3 Nf6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. Re1 Nc6 8. c3
Bg4 9. Nbd2 Rb8 10. h3 Bd7 11. d4 b5 12. e5 Ne8 13. exd6 exd6 14. dxc5 dxc5 15.
Ne4 c4 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Nc5 Nf6 18. Bg5 Nb8 19. Ne4 Qb6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qd2
Rfe8 22. Be3 Qa6 23. Bd4 Kg7 24. Ne5 Re7 25. Ng4 Bxg4 26. Rxe7 Bf5 27. Rae1 Nd7
28. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. Nd3 Bb6 8.
e5 c6 9. exf6 Re8+ 10. Kf1 Qxf6 11. b4 d6 12. Bb2 Qh4 13. h3 Bf5 14. g4 Bxd3+
15. cxd3 Nb3 16. Rh2 Nxa1 17. Bxa1 d5 18. Ne2 Bc7 19. Rh1 Bb6 20. Ng3 g6 21.
Kg2 Re6 22. Qf3 Rae8 23. b5 Qe7 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Bb2 Qb4 26. Bb3 Qxd2 27. Bc1
Qc3 28. Bg5 Qd4 29. Rf1 Qe5 30. Bf4 Qd4 31. Bg5 Qe5 32. h4 Qg7 33. Rc1 Qb2 34.
Rc2 Qd4 35. h5 a5 36. a4 Qb4 37. Ba2 Qxa4 38. Rb2 Qd4 39. Rb1 a4 40. hxg6 hxg6
41. Rh1 a3 42. Rh6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. e4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qe6+ 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
Qxe6 Bxe6 9. Nd4 Bc8 10. O-O Rd8 11. Nb3 c6 12. d3 Na6 13. a3 Nd5 14. Bd2 b6
15. Rfe1 e6 16. Rab1 Bb7 17. h4 c5 18. Ne4 Rd7 19. Nc1 Nf6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Ne2 Rc8 23. Nc3 Rd7 24. Ne4 Bg7 25. b3 Nc7 26. Kg2 Nb5 27. a4 Nd4
28. Rbc1 f5 29. Nc3 Kf7 30. f4 a6 31. Ne2 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Be3 Ra7 34. Nxd4
cxd4 35. Bf2 Ra2 36. Re2 h6 37. Kf3 Rc6 38. Bg1 Bf6 39. Bf2 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5
41. g4 Kg6 42. Rce1 Rcxc2 43. Rxc2 fxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Rxc2 45. fxg5 Rxf2 46. gxf6
Kxf6 47. Rc1 Rd2 48. Rc5 Rxd3 49. Rxb5 Re3 50. Rb8 e5 51. b4 d3 52. b5 e4 53.
Kf4 d2 54. Kxe3 d1=Q 55. Kxe4 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O Bg4 9. Re1 Qc7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Be2 Rfe8 13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
f5 15. f4 Bxf4 16. Qf3 Bxe3+ 17. Rxe3 Rxe3 18. Qxe3 Nf6 19. Nf3 Re8 20. Qg5 Qd7
21. c3 h6 22. Qd2 Ne4 23. Qe3 Qd5 24. b3 f4 25. Qd3 Ng3 26. c4 Qe4 27. Qxe4
Rxe4 28. Rd1 Kf8 29. d5 c5 30. Rd2 Ke7 31. Kf2 Kd6 32. Rc2 g5 33. Rd2 Re3 34.
Rc2 a5 35. Rb2 Rc3 36. a3 Rc1 37. Nd2 f5 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Ne4+ 40. Ke2 Rg1
41. bxc5+ Nxc5 42. Rb6+ Kc7 43. Rxh6 Rxg2+ 44. Kd1 Rg3 45. Ke2 Re3+ 46. Kf2
Nd3+ 47. Kg1 Re1+ 48. Nf1 Re2 49. Rg6 Ne5 50. Rg7+ Kd6 51. Nh2 Nxc4 52. Rxg5
Ne3 53. Nf3 b5 54. Nd4 Rb2 55. Nxf5+ Kc5 56. d6 Nxf5 57. d7 Rd2 58. Rxf5+ Kc4
59. Rxf4+ Kc3 60. Rf3+ Kc4 61. Rf4+ Kc5 62. Rf5+ Kc6 63. Kf1 b4 64. Ke1 Rxd7
65. Rf2 Kb5 66. Rd2 Rc7 67. Kd1 Ka4 68. Rc2 Rg7 69. Kc1 Ka3 70. Rc8 Rg1+ 71.
Kd2 b3 72. Ra8+ Kb2 73. h4 Rg6 74. Rh8 Rd6+ 75. Ke3 Kc2 76. Rc8+ Kd1 77. Rb8
Kc2 78. Kf4 Kc3 79. Kg5 Rd5+ 80. Kg6 Rd6+ 81. Kg5 Rd5+ 82. Kg6 b2 83. Rxb2 Kxb2
84. h5 Rxh5 85. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5
Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Nc3 Nd5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Nxc4 Rd8 13. Rc1 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Bd7 15. O-O Be8 16. Na5 Nxa5 17. Bxa5 Bb6 18. Bb4 Bb5 19. Bxb7 Bxe2 20. Bxa8
Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Rxa8 22. a4 f6 23. Rc4 e5 24. Bc3 Kf7 25. a5 Bd8 26. Rc6 a6 27.
Ke2 Ke8 28. Bb4 Rb8 29. Bc3 Ra8 30. f4 Kd7 31. Rc4 exf4 32. gxf4 Rb8 33. Kf3
Rb5 34. b4 Be7 35. Ke4 f5+ 36. Kd3 Bd6 37. Ke3 g6 38. h3 Rd5 39. Bd4 Rb5 40.
Bc3 h6 41. h4 Be7 42. Be1 Bd6 43. Bc3 Be7 44. Be1 h5 45. Kd3 Bd6 46. Bd2 Be7
47. Be1 Bd6 48. Bd2 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 c6 8. Be2
Be6 9. Qd3 Na6 10. O-O Qb6 11. h3 Rad8 12. a3 Bc8 13. Be3 Qc7 14. b4 Nb8 15.
Qc2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Rac1 e6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Nbd7 20. e5 Nh5 21. Bxd8
Qxd8 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Ne4 Kh7 24. Bf1 Ng7 25. a4 Be7 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5 Nb6
28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Qa5 Bd7 30. Nc5 Nd5 31. Qxd8 Rxd8 32. Nxd7 Rxd7 33. Rxc6 Nf5
34. g3 Kg7 35. h4 Bb4 36. Rc4 Ba5 37. Bh3 Nfe7 38. Bf1 Nf5 39. Ra1 Bb6 40. Rb1
Ba5 41. Rb5 Bd8 42. Rb8 Bc7 43. Rb7 Re7 44. Rc1 Bb6 45. Rxe7 Ndxe7 46. Rc4 Nd5
47. Bd3 Nfe7 48. Be4 Nc7 49. Kg2 Kf8 50. Rb4 Ba5 51. Ra4 Bb6 52. Nd2 Kg7 53.
Nb3 f5 54. exf6+ Kxf6 55. Nc5 Bxc5 56. dxc5 Ke5 57. f4+ Kf6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 c6 8. h3
Ne8 9. O-O f5 10. c5 Bf6 11. b4 Qe7 12. b5 Nxc5 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Rc1 Nb7 15.
Na4 Ned6 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Nxc6 Qe8 18. Nc5 Bxc6 19. Na6 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bd6 12. O-O Rb8 13. Bb2 b6 14. e4
Bb7 15. Rfc1 f6 16. a4 Kd7 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Bc5 19. Bf3 Rhe8 20. Rd1 Ke7
21. a5 Kf8 22. Bc1 Rbd8 23. axb6 axb6 24. Rb1 Re7 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Rxe3
27. Rxb6 Rxf3 28. Rxb7 Re3 29. d6 Re6 30. Rc1 Rexd6 31. Rcc7 g5 32. Rxh7 Rd2
33. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 c5 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qc7 14.
f3 Bb7 15. Kf2 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rhd1 f5 18. Rd4 Qb7 19. Qa3 a6 20. Rad1 h6
21. Bf4 a5 22. Be5 Kh7 23. Qe3 Rf7 24. Rh4 Kg8 25. Bc3 a4 26. a3 Qa7 27. Rdd4
Re8 28. Qe5 Qb8 29. Qe3 Ree7 30. Ke1 Qc7 31. Rd2 Qa7 32. Bd4 Qc7 33. Qc3 Qc6
34. Qe3 Rb7 35. Bc3 Qb6 36. Rhd4 Qc7 37. Kd1 Qc6 38. Qe5 Qc7 39. Qxc7 Rbxc7 40.
Ke1 Kh7 41. Rf4 g5 42. Rfd4 h5 43. Kf2 g4 44. Rf4 Kg6 45. Be5 Rb7 46. Rfd4 gxf3
47. exf3 Rb3 48. Rf4 Rfb7 49. Bc3 Rxc3 50. bxc3 Rb3 51. Rc2 e5 52. Rh4 Rxa3 53.
Rd2 Bf7 54. Rd6+ Kg7 55. Ra6 Ra2+ 56. Ke3 Ra1 57. Kd2 a3 58. h3 a2 59. Kc2 Rf1
60. Rxa2 Rf2+ 61. Kb1 Rxf3 62. Ra7 Rxc3 63. Rxh5 Kg6 64. g4 fxg4 65. hxg4 Rf3
66. Ra6+ Kg7 67. Rg5+ Kf8 68. Rxe5 c3 69. Rf5 Rxf5 70. gxf5 Bd5 71. Kc2 Be4+
72. Kxc3 Kf7 73. f6 Bf5 74. Kd4 Bg4 75. Ke5 Bf3 76. Ra7+ Kf8 77. Rc7 Bg4 78.
Kd5 Bf3+ 79. Ke5 Bg4 80. Rc4 Bf3 81. Ke6 Bb7 82. f7 Ba6 83. Rh4 Kg7 84. Rg4+
1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. bxc4
c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Ne8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nc3 Rb8 14. a4 Bd7 15.
a5 Nd6 16. Qc1 Nf5 17. Qb2 Kg8 18. Rfb1 Nd4 19. e3 Nc6 20. Nd5 Be6 21. Qc3 Qd6
22. Rb5 Rfc8 23. Rab1 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rc7 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qb3 Rd7 27. Qa3 Rc8
28. h4 h5 29. Qb3 Rcc7 30. Qc2 e5 31. R5b2 Rd6 32. e4 Qd7 33. Rb3 Qe7 34. Kg2
Kh7 35. Qb2 Rdd7 36. Qd2 Qe6 37. Qe3 Qa6 38. Rb5 Qd6 39. R5b3 Qa6 40. Qg5 Qe6
41. Qe3 Qa6 42. Rb5 Qd6 43. R5b3 Qa6 44. Qd2 Qe6 45. Qe3 Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Bxg3 8.
hxg3 Qe7 9. Ne5 Nd7 10. Qg4 Ndxe5 11. dxe5 f5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14.
Qh5+ Kd8 15. O-O-O Kc7 16. Nf3 Raf8 17. e4 d4 18. cxd4 cxd4 19. Kb1 e5 20. Rc1
Kb8 21. Bc4 Be6 22. Nd2 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rc8 24. Rhc1 Qd7 25. Qf3 Rhf8 26. Nb3 b6
27. Nd2 Kb7 28. a3 Qe6 29. Qd3 Rc7 30. f4 Rfc8 31. Nf3 Qg4 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. b4
a6 34. a4 Qxg3 35. R1c2 Qg7 36. Qb3 Qd7 37. b5 axb5 38. Qxb5 Na7 39. Qxd7 Rxd7
40. Nxe5 Rxc4 41. Rxc4 Re7 42. Nf3 Rxe4 43. Rxd4 Rxd4 44. Nxd4 Nc6 45. Ne6 Ka6
46. g4 h6 47. g5 hxg5 48. Nxg5 Ka5 49. Ne4 Kxa4 50. Kb2 Kb4 51. Nc3 Kc4 52. Na4
b5 53. Nc3 b4 54. Na2 Ne5 55. Nxb4 Nd3+ 56. Nxd3 Kxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. O-O d4
9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 Qb6 11. Na3 Nd7 12. Nc2 e5 13. d3 a5 14. Rb1 Bd6 15. a3
Qc7 16. Ba1 b6 17. b4 Bb7 18. Nd2 axb4 19. axb4 Nf6 20. b5 Nd8 21. Qe2 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Ne6 23. Nb3 Ra2 24. Rb2 Rfa8 25. Reb1 h5 26. h4 g6 27. Ncxd4 Rxb2 28. Bxb2
exd4 29. Qf3 Ra2 30. Qxf6 Be5 31. Qf3 Kg7 32. Qd5 Bf6 33. Qc6 Qe5 34. Qe4 Qxe4+
35. dxe4 d3 36. e5 Be7 37. Kf3 Nc5 38. Nxc5 Bxc5 39. Bc3 Rxf2+ 40. Ke4 d2 41.
e6+ Kf8 42. Rd1 fxe6 43. Bxd2 Re2+ 44. Kf3 Re5 45. Bf4 Rf5 46. Ke4 Ke7 47. Ra1
e5 48. Ra7+ Ke6 49. Bg5 Rf1 50. Rg7 Re1+ 51. Kd3 Kf5 52. Rf7+ Kg4 53. Rf6 Kxg3
54. Rxg6 Kf3 55. Rf6+ Kg4 56. Rg6 e4+ 57. Kd2 Bb4+ 58. Kc2 Kf3 59. Rxb6 e3 60.
Rf6+ Ke4 61. Re6+ Kd4 62. b6 Re2+ 63. Kb3 Bc3 64. Bxe3+ Kd3 65. Rd6+ Kxe3 66.
Re6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bc1 Nf6 10. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. b3 a5 7. c4 Bf5 8. Nc3 O-O
9. Bb2 Ne4 10. e3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 a4 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. bxa4 Nc6 14. Qb3 Be4 15.
Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd7 17. Qb5 Ra7 18. a5 Rfa8 19. Rab1 Qf5 20. Nb3 Qe4+ 21. Kg1
e5 22. Nc5 Qf3 23. Nxb7 exd4 24. Qxc6 dxc3 25. Rb5 h5 26. Rxd5 Kh7 27. h4 Rc8
28. Rxh5+ Qxh5 29. Qxc8 c2 30. a6 Qd1 31. Qc4 Ra8 32. Na5 Bb2 33. Nb3 Kg7 34.
Qc6 Ra7 35. Kg2 Qd3 36. Nc1 Qd2 37. Nb3 Qe2 38. Nc1 Rxa6 39. Qc8 Qd1 40. Qxa6
Bxc1 41. Qa4 Qd2 42. Qb3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Rc1 e5 10. d5 Qd6 11. Nf3 f5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. f3 Bd7 15.
Be2 f4 16. Bf2 g5 17. h4 h6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. g4 Rac8 20. Rb1 Rf6 21. Nc4 Nxc4
22. Bxc4 b6 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rh6 25. Rxh6 Bxh6 26. Qa4 Rc7 27. Ke2 Bf8 28.
Qa6 Rh7 29. a4 Rh1 30. Qc8 Ra1 31. a5 Ra2+ 32. Kf1 Qh6 33. Qe6+ Qxe6 34. dxe6
Rxa5 35. Rxa5 bxa5 36. Ke2 a4 37. Kd3 a3 38. Kc2 c4 39. Bxa7 Kg7 40. Bb6 Be7
41. Kb1 Kf6 42. Ka2 Kxe6 43. Bc7 Kf6 44. Bb8 Ke6 45. Bc7 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[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. Rd1 Be7 12. Ne2 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. f3
Bf5 15. c3 Bc2 16. Rd2 Bf5 17. g4 Be6 18. Kg2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Bg5 20. Rd1 Bxc1
21. Rdxc1 Ke7 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. a3 c5 24. Ng3 b6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Re1 g6 27.
Kf2 Rd2+ 28. Re2 Rd1 29. Ne4 Rb1 30. Rd2 c6 31. Ng5 Bd5 32. f4 Rh1 33. Re2 Rh2+
34. Ke3 Rh4 35. Rf2 a5 36. Re2 b5 37. Rf2 Rxg4 38. Rh2 b4 39. axb4 cxb4 40.
cxb4 axb4 41. Rd2 f6 42. exf6+ Kxf6 43. Ne4+ Kf5 44. Nd6+ Ke6 45. Nb7 Rg3+ 46.
Kd4 Rf3 47. Nc5+ Kd6 48. Nd3 b3 49. Rh2 Be6 50. Ke4 Rg3 51. Kd4 Rf3 52. Ke4 Rg3
53. Kd4 Bf5 54. Nc5 Rf3 55. Rh4 Rf2 56. Nxb3 Rxb2 57. Na5 c5+ 58. Kc3 Rc2+ 59.
Kb3 Kd5 60. Rh8 Rf2 61. Rd8+ Ke4 62. Nb7 Kxf4 63. Nxc5 g5 64. Rf8 Ke3 65. Re8+
Kd4 66. Kb4 g4 67. Nb3+ Kd3 68. Rg8 Rb2 69. Rd8+ Ke3 70. Ka3 Rf2 71. Re8+ Kf4
72. Nc1 Be4 73. Rf8+ Ke3 74. Rg8 Rf4 75. Nb3 Bd5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[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. O-O Qc7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. e4 Bxg3 13. hxg3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 g6 16. Qe3 Ne7 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Qe2 Rad8 19. Rfe1 Kg7 20. Rad1 Nf6 21.
a3 Rd6 22. Nc4 Rd5 23. Qc2 Rfd8 24. Bf1 h5 25. Ne3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1
Nd5 28. Qd2 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 a5 30. b4 axb4 31. cxb4 cxb4 32. axb4 e5 33. Qa7 Qc6
34. Qa5 Qe4 35. Qc5 Qd4 36. Qc7 Qxb4 37. Qxe5+ Kg8 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Kh2 Qe7 40.
Qa7 Qe4 41. Qa1+ Kg8 42. Qf6 Qc6 43. Qf4 Kg7 44. f3 Qf6 45. Qxf6+ Kxf6 46. Kg1
Bd5 47. Kf2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 a5
9. Nh2 Na6 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Ng4 Nd7 12. Nh6+ Kh8 13. h4 Ndc5 14. g4 f5 15. h5
fxe4 16. hxg6 Qf6 17. Nf5 Qxg6 18. Nxg7 Bxg4 19. Ne6 Nd3+ 20. Bxd3 exd3 21. Rg1
Qf5 22. f3 Bxf3 23. Bh6 Bxd1 24. Bg7+ Kg8 25. Bxf8+ Bg4 26. Bh6 Nb4 27. Rd1
Nc2+ 28. Kd2 Qf2+ 29. Kc1 Ne3 30. Kb1 Nxd1 31. Rxg4+ Kf7 32. Rg7+ Ke8 33. Nxc7+
Kd8 34. Ne6+ Ke8 35. Rg8+ Kd7 36. Rg7+ Ke8 37. Rg8+ Kd7 38. Rg7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6 12. Qc4 b5 13. Qxc6 Bd7 14. Qd6 Re8
15. Bg5 b4 16. Qxb4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxg5 18. O-O Rab8 19. Qd6 Be6 20. f4 Qh4 21.
Rad1 Bf8 22. Qa6 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rxb2 24. Bf3 Qxf4 25. d6 Rb6 26. Qxa7 Qe3+ 27.
Kh1 Rxd6 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. Rxd6 Bxd6 30. Bd5 Re7 31. a4 Bb4 32. Rb1 Bc3 33. g3
Rd7 34. Rb5 Ra7 35. Rb7 Rxb7 36. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. c4 Be6 12. Rc1 c6 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. Be2 Nb6
15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Qb2 Na4 17. Qd2 Qa3 18. Bc4 Nb2 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Ne5 Na4 21.
Rc2 Qa3 22. O-O Qe7 23. Ra1 Nb6 24. Qa5 Rfd8 25. Bf1 Qd6 26. Rcc1 Nd7 27. Nd3
a6 28. Qc3 Be4 29. Qb3 Rab8 30. h3 Re8 31. Nf4 Nf6 32. Bc4 Qe7 33. Ra5 Qd7 34.
Rca1 Qc7 35. Qa2 Rbd8 36. Qb2 Re7 37. Bf1 Nd5 38. Ne2 Bd3 39. R5a3 Bb5 40. Nc3
Bxf1 41. Rxf1 f5 42. Nxd5 Rxd5 43. g3 Kh7 44. Rc1 Rf7 45. Rac3 Rfd7 46. h4 Qd6
47. Qb1 Qg6 48. Kh2 Rb5 49. Qa2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nb6 11. c5 Nc4 12. Qb3 Nxb2 13. Qxb2 Qc7 14. e3 Rad8
15. a4 Ne4 16. a5 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Be4 18. a6 b5 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Rac1 c5 21. Qa3
Qa7 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 Bd3 25. Ra5 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Rd7 27. Ne1
Bc3 28. Ra3 Bb4 29. Ra4 Bc5 30. Bc6 Rc7 31. Bb7 Ba7 32. Ke2 Rd8 33. Ra2 Rd6 34.
Nf3 Rb6 35. Rd2 Kg7 36. h4 Rb5 37. Ra2 e6 38. Nd4 Rb6 39. Ra5 Rb2+ 40. Kf3 Rc3
41. Rb5 Rcc2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2 43. Nc6 Bc5 44. Ne5 Ra2 45. Nd3 Bb6 46. Ne5 f5 47.
Bc8 Ra1 48. Ke2 Ra2+ 49. Kf3 Bc5 50. Nd3 Ba7 51. Nb4 Ra4 52. Nc6 Bb6 53. Ne5
Ra2 54. Bxe6 Rxa6 55. Bc4 Ra4 56. Be2 Ra2 57. Nd3 Ba7 58. Bf1 h6 59. Nb4 Rd2
60. Nd3 Kf6 61. Nb4 g5 62. hxg5+ hxg5 63. Bc4 Bc5 64. Nd3 g4+ 65. Kg2 Bxe3 66.
Kf1 Bd4 67. Ke1 Rc2 68. Bd5 Rc3 69. Ke2 Bxf2 70. Nxf2 Rxg3 71. Nd3 Kg5 72. Bc6
Rh3 73. Bg2 Rh8 74. Kf2 Rb8 75. Bc6 Rb6 76. Ba8 Rb3 77. Ke2 f4 78. Ne5 Re3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15.
Bd2 Be7 16. Ng5 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. Bc3 Rac8 20. g3 Rc4 21. h4
Bb4 22. a5 Qb5 23. Kg2 Rec8 24. Rfb1 Nf8 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26. Qa3 Qxa3 27. bxa3
R8c7 28. Rb5 Nd7 29. Rab1 b6 30. axb6 axb6 31. R5b4 f6 32. a4 Kf7 33. exf6 gxf6
34. Nd2 Rc2 35. R1b2 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Rc3 37. Ra2 Rc7 38. Nb3 Ke7 39. a5 Ra7 40.
Ra1 bxa5 41. Rxa5 Rxa5 42. Nxa5 e5 43. Nb3 Nf8 44. Kf3 Ne6 45. Ke3 Ng7 46. g4
Ne6 47. f3 Nf4 48. Kf2 Kd6 49. Kg3 Kc6 50. g5 Nh5+ 51. Kh3 exd4 52. Nxd4+ Kc5
53. Ne6+ Kd6 54. Nd4 f5 55. Kg2 Kc5 56. Ne6+ Kc4 57. Kf2 d4 58. Ke2 Kc3 59. Nc5
Nf4+ 60. Kf2 d3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Nf1 h6 10. Ba4 Qe7 11. Ng3 Rae8 12. d4 a6 13. h3 Kh7 14. Bc2 Qd8 15. Be3
Qc8 16. d5 Ne7 17. c4 Nfg8 18. c5 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Rc1 Qd8
22. Nh5 Nf6 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Qd2 f4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 Nfxd5 27. Qg3+ Kh8
28. Qxd6 Rf6 29. Qe5 Bc6 30. Nd4 Qd6 31. Nxc6 bxc6 32. Qe4 Rf7 33. Rcd1 Qf6 34.
Qd4 Rg8 35. g3 Qxd4 36. Rxd4 Rgf8 37. Re6 Rf6 38. Rxf6 Rxf6 39. Ra4 c5 40. Bd3
Nc7 41. Rc4 Ne6 42. Re4 Nc6 43. Bxa6 Ng5 44. Re8+ Kg7 45. Kg2 Nf7 46. Re3 Nd6
47. Be2 Nd4 48. Bd3 c4 49. Bf1 N4f5 50. Rf3 Rg6 51. Rf4 h5 52. Bxc4 Nxc4 53.
Rxc4 Rd6 54. Rc2 Kf6 55. b4 Ra6 56. b5 Ra5 57. Rb2 Nd6 58. b6 Nb7 59. h4 Ke6
60. f3 Ra4 61. Rb5 Rxa2+ 62. Kh3 Ra3 63. f4 Ra6 64. Rxh5 Nd6 65. b7 Rb6 66.
Re5+ Kf6 67. h5 Rxb7 68. g4 Rb1 69. g5+ Kf7 70. h6 Rh1+ 71. Kg2 Rh4 72. Kg3 Rh1
73. Rd5 Ke6 74. Re5+ Kf7 75. Ra5 Kg6 76. Ra6 Rd1 77. Kg4 Rg1+ 78. Kf3 Rd1 79.
Ra8 Rf1+ 80. Kg4 Rg1+ 81. Kf3 Rf1+ 82. Ke3 Nf5+ 83. Ke4 Re1+ 84. Kd3 Re3+ 85.
Kd2 Rf3 86. Ra6+ Kh7 87. Ra4 Kg6 88. Ke2 Re3+ 89. Kf2 Re6 90. Ra3 Nxh6 91. gxh6
Kxh6 92. Rg3 Rg6 93. Rxg6+ Kxg6 94. f5+ Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 a6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 d6 8. O-O
Re8 9. h3 Be6 10. Nc4 b5 11. Ne3 Bb6 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ng5 Bxb3 15.
Qxb3 Qd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nd8 18. Be3 h6 19. Bxb6 Rxb6 20. Nf3 Ne6 21.
Rfd1 Nf4 22. Qb3 d5 23. Nh4 Nxh3+ 24. gxh3 Qxh3 25. Nf5 Rg6+ 26. Ng3 Rxg3+ 27.
fxg3 Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Re6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Bd6 Re8 13. a4 a5 14. Nc4 Na6 15. e4
Nb4 16. Nb5 Ba6 17. g4 Bxb5 18. axb5 f5 19. gxh5 fxe4 20. hxg6 Qg5 21. gxh7+
Kh8 22. Nxb6 Qh6 23. Nc4 Nd3 24. Bg3 Nxb2 25. Nxb2 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Bd4 27. b6 e3
28. b7 exf2+ 29. Kh1 Rab8 30. Qg4 d6 31. Bxf2 Bxf2 32. Rxf2 Qxh7 33. Rb3 Rg8
34. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. dxe6
Bxe6 (8... fxe6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Kh1 a6 11. a4 Qe7 12. Bc4 Nh5 13. f5 $1 $36 {
with a nice initiative for White, Kr.Szabo-Z.Szabo, Hungary chT 2009.}) 9. f5
gxf5 $5 $146 {A quite strange novelty. Black weakens his kingside, however he
would like to gain the centre with ...d5.} (9... Bd7 10. O-O Bc6 11. Qe1 Re8
12. Qh4 Nbd7 13. fxg6 hxg6 {(Abdulla-F.Abbasov, Baku 2011)} 14. Ng5 $36 {
was the strong reply, and White has some attacking chances on the kingside.})
10. exf5 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 {More solid than 11...d5.} ({Nevertheless} 11... d5
12. Bg5 Bc6 {was also an interesting possibility.}) 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Bc4 {
White has avoided ...d5 and the B looks active on the a2-g8 diagonal. On the
other hand after ...Nb6 the B has to leave the diagonal.} h6 14. Bh4 Nb6 ({
The engine suggests the interesting} 14... Re8 $5 {, and in the event of} 15.
Qxd6 Ne5 16. Qxd8 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Raxd8 $44 {with nice compensation for the P.})
15. Bb5 Re8 (15... d5 $5 {was also an alternative.}) 16. Qd3 d5 17. Rae1 Rxe1
18. Rxe1 Nbd7 (18... d4 $5 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd6 $13 {and the b5 B can be
in trouble.}) 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. b3 Qa5 21. h3 Qb4 22. Bf2 Nh5 23. Na4 Nhf6 (
23... c4 $142 {was more accurate} 24. Qe3 Nhf6 {and Black doesn't have any
problem.}) 24. Qa6 {Radjabov doesn't want to repeat with 24.Nc3, he would like
to attack Black's queenside.} (24. c4 $5) 24... Qb5 25. Qxb5 cxb5 26. Nxc5 Nxc5
27. Bxc5 Rc8 28. Bxa7 Rxc2 {White is a P up, but Black is becoming really
active; he has enough compensation for the P.} 29. a4 ({The passive} 29. Ra1
$142 {was the last chance for White to keep the material advantage.} Ne4 30.
Bd4 b4 31. a4 bxa3 32. Rxa3 Bxd4+ 33. Nxd4 Rd2 {and Black has some
compensation, but still he needs some accurate moves in order to equalise.})
29... bxa4 30. bxa4 Ra2 31. Rb1 Rxa4 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rb7 Kg8 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35.
Rb7 Kg8 {and finally it is a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. b3 g6 5. c4 bxc4 6. bxc4 c5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Rb1
Bc6 9. d4 Bg7 10. d5 Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 Bc8 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Ne8 15.
Qc2 Rb8 16. Nb5 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 Rb7 18. Nd2 a6 19. Nc3 Rxb2 20. Qxb2 e5 21. dxe6
fxe6 22. f4 g5 23. Ne2 gxf4 24. gxf4 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Nexf6 26. Bf3 Bb7 27. Kf2 Bc6
28. Rd1 e5 29. Nb3 Bxe4 30. Rxd6 exf4 31. Nxf4 Bxf3 32. Kxf3 Ne5+ 33. Ke2 Nfg4
34. Nd3 Nxc4 35. Re6 Nxh2 36. Nbxc5 a5 37. Ne5 Nxe5 38. Rxe5 Rf2+ 39. Kxf2 Ng4+
40. Kf3 Nxe5+ 41. Ke4 Nc6 42. a4 Kf7 43. Kf5 h6 44. Kg4 Kg6 45. Kh4 Nd4 46. Nb7
Nb3 47. Kg4 h5+ 48. Kh4 Kh6 49. Nd6 Nd4 50. Nf7+ Kg7 51. Ne5 Kf6 52. Nc4 Nb3
53. Nxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15.
Qe2 Rfa8 16. b5 cxb5 17. c6 Qxc6 18. Nxb5 Rc8 19. Rac1 Qxc1 20. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 21.
Kg2 Ra8 22. f5 Rc6 23. h4 a4 24. h5 h6 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Bc5
28. Qg4 d4 29. Qf3 Rcc8 30. Nc7 d3 31. Nxa8 d2 32. Qd3 Rxa8 33. Qxd2 Bxa3 34.
Qa2 Bc5 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Qc6 Ra7 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40.
Qg6+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Ding Liren"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O {Here comes the King's
Indian Defence, which I started to play with the black pieces since I was a
child. My opponent, Teimour Radjabov, is a prominent expert in this opening
and comes up with important ideas from time to time. I had studied his games
carefully to improve my understanding of the KID.} 6. h3 e5 7. d5 {I have had
this position with both sides and come to the conclusion that maybe the plan
of 7...Nh5 followed by ...f5 suited the spirit of the position most.} Nh5 {
Another popular move is 7...a5, with the idea of ...Na6-c5 or Nfd7-c5:} 8. g3
f5 {Many player prefers 8...Qe8, to control the e6-square first.} (8... Qe8 9.
Be2 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Nh4 (11. Ng5 Nf6) 11... Nf6 {unclear.}) 9. exf5 gxf5
10. Ng5 Qe8 {An important move in my opinion, introduced by Maxim Rodshtein.}
11. Be2 (11. c5 Nf6) (11. g4 Nf4 {is the point behind 10...Qe8.}) 11... Nf6 12.
Be3 (12. g4 {is not as annoying as in the previous line.} h6 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14.
dxe6 Qxe6 15. gxf5 Qxf5 16. Rg1 Kh8 {prepares ...Nc6-d4, Black is out of
danger.  Now (in the game) he will play 13.Nf3 in the event of 12...h6; the
position looks a little bit quiet.}) 12... Na6 13. Qd2 Bd7 {An inaccuracy. I
was calculating the variation after 13...h6 or 13...Nc5, but I couldn't make
either of them work, so in the end I just played a useful waiting move.} ({
I should have played} 13... Nc5 14. b4 (14. O-O-O h6 15. Nf3 (15. Bxc5 hxg5 ({
Or} 15... dxc5 16. Nf3 e4 17. Nh4 Qf7) 16. Ba3 Qg6 17. Kb1 b6 {Black is fine.})
15... Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc2 {Compared to the game, I can act on the
queenside immediately} c6 $1 {with an extremely complicated position, for
example} 18. dxc6 (18. g4 cxd5 19. Rxd5 Be6) 18... bxc6 19. g4 d5 20. gxf5 Bxf5
21. Nh4 Bh7 22. Rhg1 Ng5 23. Qd2 Ne4 {This might be a repetition.}) 14... Na4
15. Nb5 (15. Nxa4 Qxa4 16. O-O (16. b5 a6) 16... Qe8 $1) 15... Qe7 $1 {I had
missed this simple and strong move. Or should I say I don't want to leave my
knight on a4, but he can't find a safe place for his king either.}) (13... h6
$6 14. Nf3 Nc5 (14... Kh7 15. Nh4) 15. Bxh6 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc1 $1 {
White is a healthy pawn up.} ({Of course not} 17. Qe3 f4 18. Qxe4 Bf5)) 14.
O-O-O h6 ({I played 14...h6 first because I wanted to avoid the possibility
after} 14... Nc5 {of} 15. g4 h6 16. Ne6 $5) 15. Nf3 ({Now} 15. Ne6 {doesn't
work} Bxe6 16. dxe6 Qxe6 17. Bxh6 Ne4) 15... Nc5 16. Nh4 {Now he's threatening
17.g4.} ({Here I was afraid of the variation starting with} 16. g4 Nce4 17.
Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qc2 Nxf2 19. Bxf2 fxg4 20. hxg4 e4 21. g5 {and now} h5 $1 {
is the very important detail. It seems Black can hold his own.} (21... exf3 22.
Bd3) 22. Rde1 Bg4 (22... Qf7 {is also possible, but harder to find over the
board} 23. Qxe4 Rae8 24. Qd3 Qf4+ 25. Qd2 Bxb2+ $1 26. Kc2 Qxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Bg4
$11) 23. Bd4 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rxf3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rxe4 Qf7 27. Qe2 (27. Rhe1
Rf1 28. Qc3+ Kg8) 27... Rf2 28. Qxh5 Qxh5 29. Rxh5 Raf8 {with approximately
equality.}) (16. Bxc5 dxc5 {didn't cross my mind.}) 16... Nce4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4
18. Qc2 Ng5 {The only move, but a prefectly acceptable one.} (18... Qd8 {
fails to} 19. Bd3) (18... Nc5 19. g4) 19. Bd3 {A very interesting idea. He
wanted to provoke ...e4 and fix my pawn structure.} (19. Kb1 {is a little bit
slow.} Ba4 $1 20. b3 Bd7 21. Bd3 Qf7 {Black can attack through the long
diagonal.}) 19... e4 (19... Qf7 {is stronger.} 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Rae8 22.
Rde1 (22. fxg5 Rxe3 23. gxh6 Bxh6 24. Kb1 Qf6 25. Rhg1+ Bg7 $1) 22... Ne4 23.
Rhg1 Kh7 {with energetic play Black keeps the balance.}) 20. Be2 {Now I can
conclude that the position is slightly better for White.} Rc8 (20... Ba4 21. b3
Bd7 22. Ng2 a5 23. a4 $1) (20... a5 21. Ng2 a4 22. Nf4 (22. a3 b5 23. c5 b4)
22... a3 23. b3) (20... b5 21. c5) (20... Rb8 {is another way to support the ..
.c5 idea.} 21. Kb1 c5 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rf6 25. Rhd1 $14) 21.
Kb1 c5 22. dxc6 Rxc6 {He has many choices here.} 23. Qd2 (23. Qb3 Kh7 24. Qxb7
Ne6) (23. c5 {deserves attention:} dxc5 24. Bb5 Rc7 (24... Ne6 $5) 25. Rxd7
Rxd7 26. Bxc5 Rff7 27. Bxa7 Qe5 28. Bxd7 Rxd7 29. Ng6 Qb5 {White is a pawn up,
but Black can get typical KID-like counterplay.}) (23. Bd4 Qf7 24. Bxg7 Qxg7)
23... Be6 (23... Qf7 $5) 24. Bxg5 (24. Bd4 {is a safer way to play} Qf7 (24...
Bxc4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 (25... Bxe2 26. Bxh6) 26. Qd4+) 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 (25... Qxg7
26. Ng2 Bxc4 27. Bxc4+ Rxc4 28. Ne3 Rc6 29. Qd5+ Qf7 30. Nxf5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5)
26. Qd4+ Kh7 27. b3 {White has a solid advantage.} f4 28. Bg4 $1) 24... hxg5
25. Qxg5 {I thought I must have enough compensation for the pawn, but I can't
find the best move.} Ra6 (25... b5 $1 26. Bh5 (26. cxb5 Ra6 $3 27. a3 (27. bxa6
Qa4) 27... Rxa3 $1 28. bxa3 Ba2+ $1 29. Kc2 Qc8+ {I think I must win the best
game prize (if there is one) if I can get this position over the board.}) 26...
Qb8 $1 27. Ng6 (27. c5) 27... bxc4 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Rd2 Rb6 30. Ng6+ Kh7 (30...
Kg8) 31. Nxf8+ Kg8 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nxe6+ Kh6 34. Rc1 Kxh5 35. Rxc4 {is
probably equal, but Black has the easier play.}) (25... Rb6 26. Rd2) (25...
Rxc4 {leads to a draw almost by force.} 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. Nxf5 Rxf5 28. Qxf5
Qa4 29. a3 Qb3 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8) 26. Rd2 ({If} 26. b3 {then} b5 {
will be more powerful} 27. cxb5 $2 Bxb3) 26... b5 {A mistake. During the game
I was hesitating between 26...b5 and 26...Qa4.} (26... Qa4 27. b3 {Now Black
can choose between giving perpetual or playing on} (27. a3 {is bad in view of}
Qb3 28. Ng6 (28. Qe3 Rxa3) 28... Rf6 $1 {This's what I missed} 29. Ne7+ (29.
Nf4 Bf7 (29... Rxa3 30. Nh5)) 29... Kf8 (29... Kh8 $5) 30. Nd5 (30. Ng6+ Rxg6
31. Qxg6 Rxa3 32. Qxe6 Qa2+) 30... Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxa3 32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Qxf5+
Ke7 34. Qxe4+ Be5 35. Qh7+ Kd8 36. Qg8+ Kc7 37. Qf7+ Kb6 38. c5+ dxc5 39. Qxb3+
Rxb3 40. f4 Bd4 {Black has good winning chances.}) 27... Rb6 (27... Qa5 28. Rc1
) (27... Qxb3+ 28. axb3 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Ra2+ $11) 28. Qe3 Qa5 29. Rc1) 27. Rc1 {
I had only considered this, but missed a strong continuation.} (27. g4 $1 $16
Qd8 (27... fxg4 28. hxg4 bxc4 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. gxf5 Qa4 31. a3) (27... e3 28.
fxe3 (28. Qxe3 f4) 28... bxc4 29. Rg1 $1 (29. gxf5 Bxf5+) 29... c3 30. Nxf5
Bxa2+ 31. Kc1 cxd2+ 32. Kxd2 Qe5 33. Bxa6 Qxb2+ 34. Ke1) (27... Bxc4 28. Bxc4+
bxc4 29. Nxf5) 28. Qxd8 Rxd8 29. Nxf5 bxc4 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Rc1 Rc8 32. Rc3 d5
33. f3 {Maybe the best I can get is such an endgame with a pawn down.}) 27...
Qf7 {I offered a draw here because I can't figure out what's going on and I
wanted to enjoy the rest day in a good mood.} 28. Ng6 (28. b3 {is very natural,
but can't yield White any advantage.} bxc4 29. Bxc4 Bxc4 30. Rxc4 Kh7 $1 31.
Ng2 d5 32. Rcd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Rd6 34. h4 $5 {with a complex battle ahead.}) ({
Now} 28. g4 {is less effective} fxg4 29. hxg4 Qf6 $1 $11) ({This computer line
shows how difficult it is to handle the position:} 28. Qg6 Rc6 29. Rdc2 f4 30.
Qxe4 d5) 28... Bf6 {I wanted to drive his queen away from g5 and avoided the
possibility of ...Ne7.} 29. Qh6 {Surprisingly, this is the decisive mistake.
He should manage to exchange queens by means of 29.Qh5:} (29. Qh5 bxc4 (29...
Rb8 30. Nf4) 30. Nxf8 (30. Rxc4 $5) 30... Qxh5 31. Bxh5 Kxf8 {Although Black
has a strong pawn centre and can't be worse.}) (29. Ne7+ {is bad in view of}
Kh7) 29... Rb8 {Now all my pieces are well-placed.} 30. Nf4 Bxc4 31. Rxc4 (31.
Bxc4 {also loses:} bxc4 32. Nd5 Bxb2 33. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Qxd5 35. Qg6+ Kf8
36. Qf6+ Ke8) 31... bxc4 32. Nd5 Bg7 {The only move, but good enough.} ({
Of course not} 32... Bxb2 33. Ne7+ Qxe7 34. Bxc4+) 33. Qg5 c3 {The only
winning move, but not very hard to find.} 34. Bc4 {The best practical choice.}
(34. Nxc3 Rc6 35. Nd5 Qxd5 $1 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rxd5 Rbc8 {White is left with
no hope.}) 34... cxd2 ({I thought} 34... Kf8 {might be simpler but turned it
down because of} 35. Rc2 Rc6 36. Bb3 {I had missed a clever move 35...Ra5!})
35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nh7+ Ke8 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qxf5+ Kg8 39. Kc2 {A blunder,
maybe he overlooked my 40th move.} (39. Qd5+ {is critical} Kxh7 (39... Kh8 40.
Kc2) 40. Qxe4+ {I calculated until here, thought that I definitely could hide
my king somewhere, but it's not an easy task.} Kh8 41. Qh4+ Kg8 42. Qc4+ Kf8
43. Qf4+ Ke7 44. Qe4+ Be5 45. Qh7+ Ke6 46. Qg6+ Bf6 {It's important to put the
bishop on f6.} 47. Qe4+ Kf7 48. Qh7+ Kf8 49. Qh6+ Kg8 $1 50. Qg6+ Bg7 51. Qe6+
Kh8 {and White has run out of checks} 52. Kc2 Rxa2 $19) 39... Rxb2+ 40. Kd1
Rb1+ {He couldn't avoid losing the queen so he resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
b3 Nd7 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Bg5 $5 {An interesting idea.} (11. Rb1 {
this move must be played sooner or later} b6 12. g3 f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Qe2 (
14. Be3 Qe8 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. Ne4 Raf8 17. Kg2 Nf6 18. Qe2 $6 (18. f3 Nxe4 19.
dxe4 R5f7 20. Qe2 $11) 18... Nxe4 19. dxe4 Rf3 $1 20. Kg1 Qxe4 $17 {1/2-1/2 
(61) Anand,V (2785)-Aronian,L (2815) Dubai UAE 2014}) 14... Nc5 15. Be3 Ne6 16.
Nd2 Qf6 17. Qg4 Rf8 18. Ne4 Qf7 19. a4 h5 20. Qe2 Be7 21. a5 Qg6 22. axb6 axb6
23. Kh1 Rf3 $132 {1/2-1/2 (48) Carlsen,M (2843)-Aronian,L (2816) Sao Paulo/
Bilbao BRA/ESP 2012}) 11... Be7 (11... f6 12. Be3 b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. c3 c6
15. a4 a6 16. Nh4 Rf7 17. Nf5 Bf8 $13) 12. Be3 Bd6 13. g3 g6 ({The alternative
might look premature:} 13... f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. Nd2 Qe8 16. Qg4 Qe6 17. Ne4
Raf8 18. a4 $5 h5 19. Qh3 Qg6 20. a5 b6 21. axb6 axb6 22. Qg2 c5 23. Ra7 $36)
14. Nh4 $6 {A serious innacuracy, it was much better to play} (14. Rb1 $1 {
important prophylaxis} b6 {and only now} 15. Nh4 {I will give few possible
ideas how the game might continue:} Bc5 (15... Re8 16. Ng2 Nf8 ({Black can
also try} 16... Bf8 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 f5 19. e5 Nc5 20. Qf3 Qd7 21. Kh1 b5 {
with interesting play ahead of us}) 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 f5 19. e5 Be7 20. d4
$36) 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Kh1 Bf8 18. Qd2 Qe7 19. Ng2 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Qf8 21. Qd2 Nc5
22. f4 Rad8 23. Qf2 exf4 24. gxf4 f5 25. e5 Ne6 26. Rbd1 c5 27. c3 $14) 14...
b5 $1 {After this move Black is already equal. His counter play on the
queenside is obvious.} 15. Qg4 Nf6 16. Qf3 Nd7 {Safe play, Black could go with
more consistent with} (16... bxc4 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Rfd1 Qd6 $1 19. dxc4 Qe6 20.
Ng2 Rab8 21. Rab1 Nd7 $13) 17. a4 $2 {This move is rather pointless, perhaps
he wanted to have a5 in order to stop ...Nb6 at some point. It is obvious that
White lost the thread of the game at this moment.} bxc4 18. dxc4 Qe7 19. Rfd1
Qe6 $1 $15 {now the initiative is on thr black side.} 20. Qe2 Rfb8 21. Nf3 Rb4
$17 {Black is clearly better now.} 22. Nd2 a5 23. c3 Rb2 24. Rdb1 Rab8 25. Rxb2
Rxb2 26. Rb1 Rxb1+ 27. Nxb1 Bc5 28. Bh6 $6 {It is difficult to suggest
anything better for White so his idea to look for tactics is his only chance.}
(28. Nd2 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Nb6 30. Qc5 Qd6 $1 $17) 28... Nb6 29. Nd2 Nxa4 30. Nb3
Nxc3 31. Qd3 Bd4 $19 32. Nxa5 Qg4 {Black could have finished off the game much
more quickly:} (32... Qf6 $1 {with the threat of ...g5} 33. Be3 Qf3 34. Nxc6
Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nc1 {with mate to follow.}) 33. Nxc6 Qxe4 34. Qxe4 Nxe4 35. Kg2
Nd6 36. c5 Bxc5 37. Nxe5 Nf5 38. Bd2 f6 39. Nd7 Bd4 40. Ba5 c6 41. Nb8 c5 42.
Nc6 Bb2 43. Bb6 c4 44. Kf3 Kf7 {After the excitement before the first time
control, things have settled down and Black is a clear pawn up.} 45. g4 Nd6 46.
Ke3 Ke6 47. f3 Nb5 48. Nb4 Bc1+ 49. Kf2 Bd2 50. Nc2 Kd5 $19 {Now we can say
that Black is winning: he has successfully pushed back the white pieces and
the dominating position of the black king decides the game.} 51. Ke2 Bf4 52. h4
Kc6 53. Bd8 Nc3+ 54. Ke1 Nd5 55. Ke2 Kb5 56. Nd4+ Kb4 57. Ne6 Be5 58. Kd2 c3+
59. Kd3 Kb5 60. Kc2 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 {These
variations with the queen on f3 are gaining some popularity. The idea is to
quickly 0-0-0 and maybe g4-g5.} Ne5 8. Qg3 h5 {Black plays to cause discomfort
for the White queen. It also prepares Ng4 in case of a quick f4.} 9. O-O-O h4
10. Qh3 b5 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 {White has lost the pair of bishops but
has a huge advantage in development. What exactly he can accomplish with this
will determine who stands better.} 13. f5 Bb7 {Sacrifices on e6 are looming
after this mo ve, but nothing seems to work just yet.} 14. Rhf1 Rc8 {Giri
continues his own develompent without yet paying attention to any of White's
threats.} 15. fxe6 (15. Nf3 $5 {with the idea of Ne5 looks somewhat illogical,
but it might not be so easy to meet.} f6 $1 {Is the computer suggestion, and
computers are very good in these positions, so it might worth a look.}) 15...
dxe6 16. Rxf7 $5 {An interesting sacrifice. Clearly this rook must be taken.
Black is being punished for his lack of development, but his pieces are still
very close to his king, providing good chances to set up a good defense.} (16.
Rd3 $5) 16... Kxf7 17. b3 (17. Nf3 {threatens Ne5+. Black has only one good
move, but it seems to be sufficient.} Rh5 18. Rd7+ Be7 19. Rxb7 Qf1+ $1 20. Nd1
Qd3 $1 {with a very murky position.}) 17... Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Qxc3 19. Qxe6+ Kf8 20.
Rf1+ Nf6 21. Rxf6+ {Now the game is a forced draw. White is getting mated and
he is running out of pieces to attack with, but his queen alone can force the
perpetual check.} gxf6 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 23. Qg6+ Kf8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 (24... Ke8 25.
Qg6+ Kd7 26. Qe6+ Kd8 27. Bg5+ Kc7 28. Bf4+ $11) 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bb7 14.
Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rfc8 16. Bf1 g6 17. Bg2 Rab8 18. f4 b5 19. Ne2 Nce4 20. R6d4
Nc5 21. Bf3 Kf8 22. Kg2 h6 23. b3 a6 24. h3 Ke7 25. e4 Kf8 26. Ng3 Ng8 27. Rd6
a5 28. f5 gxf5 29. exf5 Ne7 30. Bg4 Nd5 31. fxe6 Nf4+ 32. Kf3 Ncxe6 33. Ne4 a4
34. Rd7 Rb6 35. Bxe6 Nxe6 36. h4 axb3 37. axb3 Nc5 38. Rc1 Rbc6 39. Nxc5 Rxc5
40. Rxc5 Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 b5 (7...
h5 {is the usual move}) 8. Bg5 {White plays for the d5-square positionally.} (
8. g4 {is more in the spirit of this line} Bb7 9. Bg2 Be7 10. Ng3 $14) 8...
Nbd7 {Black wants to take on f6 with the N.} 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nec3 Rc8 (10... Be7
{led to a slightly better position for White} 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. a4 bxa4 13.
Rxa4 O-O 14. Bc4 Nc5 15. Ra2 $14 {1/2 (45) Heberla,B (2556)-Antoniewski,R 
(2550) Frydek-Mistek CZE 2014}) 11. Nxf6+ $146 (11. a4 {has been played before}
b4 12. Nxb4 Qa5 13. Nbd5 Nxe4 $132 {1-0 (75) Czarnota,P (2526)-Mazurkiewicz,M 
(2223) Katowice POL 2014}) 11... Nxf6 (11... gxf6 $5 {is also interesting in
the spirit of the Sveshnikov System} 12. Be3 Qa5 $13 (12... Rg8 $13) (12... f5
$13)) 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Be7 $1 {Black has to play this move, the d5 N can't be
taken.} (13... Bxd5 14. exd5 $14) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxb4 (15. b3 {prepares Bc4,
but is obviously not dangerous for Black} O-O 16. Bc4 a5 $11) 15... O-O (15...
Rc5 16. Nxa6 Bxa6 17. Bxa6 Qa5+ 18. b4 $1 Qxb4+ 19. Kf1 O-O 20. c4 $14) 16. c3
Bxe4 (16... Rc5 17. Bxa6 Bxe4 {transposes to the game.}) 17. Bxa6 Rc5 18. O-O
Ba8 {Black prepares for ...d5.} 19. Re1 $1 {I like this move , White wants to
move his B to f1, which will be useful to defend the g2 B just in case.} d5 20.
Bf1 $1 e4 {Black's play is also very logical, he gains space and makes d4
stronger in the future.} 21. Nc2 $1 {White also plays very well, the N will be
very well placed on d4.} Be5 (21... Qb6 {is a queenside try} 22. Ra2 $14) 22.
Nd4 Bb8 (22... Qb6 23. Ra2 $14) 23. g3 $1 {A good prophylactic move.} Qb6 24.
Qe2 $1 {A very good move. In the event of Qg6, he keeps the possibility of Qg4
and prepares for Qa6.} (24. Ra3 {would be very interesting} f5 $1 (24... Qxb2
25. Rb3 Qa2 26. Bb5 $18) 25. f4 $1 g5 $1 26. Qh5 $1 gxf4 27. Qg5+ $1 Kh8 28.
Rb3 $1 Qa7 29. Rxb8 $1 Qxb8 $13) 24... Rcc8 (24... f5 25. Qa6 $1 Qxb2 26. Red1
$16) 25. a5 $16 Qg6 26. Qg4 Qh6 27. h4 $1 {Preparing Qg5.} Kh8 (27... Be5 28.
Qg5 Qxg5 29. hxg5 $16) 28. Qg5 Qd6 (28... Qxg5 29. hxg5 $16) 29. Nf5 Qe5 30. f4
$1 h6 31. Qxh6+ gxh6 32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. Be2 Rb8 34. Ra2 Kh7 (34... Rb3 35. Bd1
$16) 35. Rd1 Rb3 36. Kf2 Rfb8 37. Rd2 Kg6 38. Ne7+ (38. g4 $16 {is also good,
if you are afraid of the bishops of opposite colours.}) 38... Kf6 39. Nxd5+
Bxd5 40. Rxd5 Rxb2 41. Rxb2 Rxb2 42. Ke3 (42. a6 Bb8 43. g4 Ra2 44. Rd7 Ke6 45.
Rb7 Bd6 $14) 42... Bxg3 43. a6 Bh2 $2 (43... Rc2 $1 44. Bb5 Rxc3+ 45. Kxe4 Ra3
{is a better chance.}) 44. Bc4 $1 {White exploits the advantage with nice play.
Kxe4 followed by Rf5 can't be defended.} Rc2 45. Kxe4 Rxc3 46. Rf5+ Kg7 47.
Rxf7+ Kg6 48. Bd5 Bg1 49. Rf1 Bc5 50. Ke5 Ra3 51. Rf6+ Kh5 52. Rf4 Kg6 53. Rg4+
Kh7 54. Be4+ Kh8 55. Rg6 h5 56. Rc6 Bf8 57. Kf6 Kg8 58. Bd5+ Kh7 59. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {An Anti-Berlin that has done well this
tournament. MVL beat Giri with it.} Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
h3 h6 {The game will be quite strategical. White has the structural advantage
but Black can remain solid and in the long run he has the pair of bishops.} 9.
Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 a5 11. Ng3 Rb8 12. b3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Ra8 $6 {Black's last few
moves are difficult to understand. Now White gets a slight edge by building up
his center.} 14. c3 Bc5 15. d4 Bb6 (15... exd4 16. cxd4 Bb6 {changes the
character of the position to something more agreeable with the pair of bishops,
but it still looks more pleasant to be White.}) 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. c4 Nh7 18.
Qe2 Nf8 19. Be3 c5 {Even though this is (some) engines recommendation and the
move that Radjabov chose... it is so painful to see this bishop on b6 trapped
as it is.} (19... Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Qe7 {at least there is no entombed bishop on
b6 here.}) 20. Rad1 Qf6 21. Nh5 Qe7 22. Nh2 {White starts a slow but standard
attack on the kingside. And why not? It's not like Radjabov's pieces on the
queenside are doing much at the moment.} Kh7 23. Qf3 f6 (23... a4 24. Ng4 Ng6 {
was a better choice, probably.}) 24. Ng4 {Already White threatens nasty
sacrifices} Bxg4 (24... a4 25. Ngxf6+ gxf6 26. Nxf6+ Kg6 27. Nxe8 Qxe8 28. Rd5
{with a strong attack.}) 25. Qxg4 Red8 $2 (25... g6 $1 {Black absolutely
needed to take control over some lightsquares!}) 26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. f4 Rxd1 28.
Rxd1 exf4 29. Bxf4 Qe6 30. Rd3 Re8 {Missing White's blow, but Radjabov's
position was already delicate.} 31. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 32. Qh5 {Black cannot hope to
hold his kingside together, much less with that bishop stuck on b6.} Nh7 33.
Bxh6+ Kh8 34. Qg6 Qg8 35. Bg7+ Qxg7 36. Qxe8+ {The rest is easy. For all
practical purposes White is up the echange.} Qf8 37. Qe6 Qh6 38. e5 Qc1+ 39.
Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[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. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21.
Bf4 Bxf4 22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4
27. f3 Re5 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 a5 30. Rc1 Rg5+ 31. Kf2 Kf8 32. Bd3 Nb4 33.
Bxh7 g6 34. Rd1 Nxa2 35. Ra1 Nb4 36. h4 Rh5 37. Bxg6 Rxh4 38. Kg3 Rd4 39. Rxa5
Rd2 40. b3 Rb2 41. Ra3 Kg7 42. Be4 Kf6 43. Kf4 Ke6 44. Ke3 Nc2+ 45. Bxc2 Rxc2
46. Kd4 Rd2+ 47. Kc5 Rc2+ 48. Kb6 Rc3 49. f4 Kd6 50. f5 Rf3 51. f6 Rxf6 52. b4
Kd5 53. Ra5+ Kc4 54. Rc5+ Kxb4 55. Rxc6 Rxc6+ 56. Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Bg2 b5 12. Qe3 Qxe3 13. fxe3 bxc4 14.
Bxc6 dxc6 15. Nxc4 Ba6 16. Nd2 Rb8 17. b3 Ke7 18. Ne4 Rhd8 19. Rc1 e5 20. Kf2
Rb6 21. Rc5 Rd5 22. Rhc1 f5 23. Ng5 h6 24. Nf3 Kd6 25. R5c2 Kc7 26. h3 g6 27.
h4 Bb7 28. e4 fxe4 29. Nd2 Bc8 30. Ke3 Bf5 31. Rc5 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Rb5 33. Rc4
Ra5 34. a4 h5 35. Nxe4 Bxe4 36. Kxe4 Rd5 37. e3 Kd6 38. Rc2 Rd1 39. Rf2 Ke6 40.
Rf8 Rg1 41. Re8+ Kd6 42. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5
Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Nxc4 Rd8 11. Be3 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Rc1 Nd5 14. Bd2
Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bd7 17. f4 Kf8 18. Kf2 Ke7 19. Rhc1 f6 20. a3 Rab8
21. Nd2 Nd4 22. Nb3 Nxb3 23. Rxb3 Rdc8 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. g4 h6 26. h4 b6 27.
Rc3 Kd6 28. Rd3+ Kc7 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 Bb7 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. e4 fxg5 33.
fxg5 Kc6 34. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h4 c5 7. d5 b5 (7... e6 {
is another perfectly reasonable way to play, taking the game down Benoni like
paths.} 8. h5 exd5 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. cxd5 Qe7 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Bg4 Ne5 13. Bxc8
Raxc8 14. Nf3 Nf7 15. Qc2 Nxg5 16. Nxg5 Nxd5 17. Nxh7 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Rf7 19.
O-O-O Nf4 20. Qd2 c4 21. Qe3 Qe5 {0-1 (21) Williams,S (2350)-Gallagher,J (2519)
Birmingham 4NCL 2001. Travelling back with Joe Gallagher after the game, I
asked his opinion on this h4 idea. Joe is something of an expert on the King's
Indian having written a few books on the subject. He didn't seem to rate the
reply at all pointing out that "Black never gets mated in the King's Indian!"})
8. cxb5 a6 9. bxa6 {Critical of course.} (9. b6 {is playable, but can hardly
be considered the most testing.} Qxb6 10. h5 e6 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Nf3 exd5 13.
exd5 Bg4 {with easy play for Black in the game Sevillano Garcia,J (2200)-Miles,
A (2550) Benasque 1997.}) 9... Qa5 (9... Bxa6 10. h5 gxh5 {this looks rather
ugly, presumably Black was concerned about the threat of taking on g6 with an
attack down the h-file.} 11. Nh3 Qa5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nf4 Ne5 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15.
Nxh5 Nxh5 16. Qxh5 Rfb8 17. Re1 Qc8 18. Re3 Qg4 19. Qh1 $1 {with good
attacking chances for White in Jobava,B (2704)-Khader,S (2411) Alushta 2011.})
10. Bd2 Bxa6 11. h5 Nbd7 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Bxa6 {Jobava is the first to
deviate from a previous game of his; presumably he was afraid of an
improvement.} (13. Kf1 Rfb8 14. b3 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nfg4 $6 ({the simple} 15... Nxf3
$1 16. gxf3 Bxe2+ 17. Nxe2 (17. Qxe2 $2 Rxb3 $15) 17... Qa3 {was surely the
improvement Radjabov had in mind with good play for Black.} 18. Kg2 Nh5 19. Bc3
Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Nf4+ 21. Kg3 Nh5+ 22. Kg2 $11) 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Na4 Bxe2+ 18.
Qxe2 Qa6 19. Rc1 {when White remained in control in the game Jobava,B (2734)
-Atalik,S (2603) Burgas 2012.}) 13... Qxa6 14. Nge2 Rfb8 15. Rb1 Rb4 16. a3 Rb7
{But this now looks like a good Benko for Black. He has the plan of ...Ne5-d3,
for example.} 17. O-O Rab8 18. Qc2 Ne5 19. f3 Qd3 $1 (19... Nd3 {was also
possible, with the plan of ...c4, reinforcing the "octopus" on d3. But the
move played in the game was simpler, and quickly induces a blunder.}) 20. Rfc1
$2 (20. Qxd3 Nxd3 21. b4 $1 {was forced.} cxb4 22. axb4 Nxb4 {and Black has
good pressure, but White has chances to hold.}) 20... Qxc2 $2 ({Coming to the
end of a 13 round slog, it was not easy to summon up the energy to find the
sacrifice} 20... Nxf3+ $3 21. gxf3 Qxf3 {after which White is in grave trouble.
The immediate threat is ...Ng4. But it's easy to say this sitting here with
our engines. At the board this doesn't seem so clear, you might just think
that White will consolidate his extra piece and win the game.} 22. Rf1 {
is the critical defence.} (22. Qd1 {you would probably dismiss in your
calculations as this leaves a couple of pawns en prise.} {or simply} Nxe4 {
gaining another pawn and retaining an attack.} (22... Qg4+ 23. Kh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg2
Ng4 {looks very strong; for example} 25. Qh1 Qf2+ 26. Kh3 Bxc3 $1 27. Bxc3 f5
$1 ({but not} 27... Qxe2 $2 28. Re1 Nf2+ 29. Kg2 {and White turns the tables.})
) ({the simple} 22... Rxb2 {leaves White in trouble as well. His whole game is
falling apart.} 23. Qf1 Qd3 $17)) 22... Qg4+ $1 23. Kf2 (23. Kh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg2
Ng4 $1 {is not an obvious line to see from afar. At first it seems as if} 25.
Bf4 {might hold, but then} g5 $1 {and if the bishop moves there is a nasty
fork on e3} 26. Rh1 Qf2+ 27. Kh3 Qf3+ 28. Bg3 Ne3 $19) 23... Qh4+ 24. Kf3 Qh3+
25. Kf2 Ng4+ 26. Ke1 Nh2 $1 {when White is in trouble.}) 21. Rxc2 Nc4 22. a4
Nxb2 23. a5 Nd3 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 {The smoke has cleared somewhat and we are left
with a rather unclear endgame. Black enjoys a decent structure and good piece
activity but while the White a-pawn stays on the board it remains a formidable
weapon.} 25. Ra2 Nb4 26. Ra4 Nd7 27. Nd1 Na6 28. Kf1 Ne5 29. Nc1 Rb1 30. Ke2
Kf8 31. g4 Nd7 32. g5 Bd4 33. Kd3 Ne5+ 34. Kc2 Rb8 35. f4 Nf3 36. Ne2 Nxd2 37.
Kxd2 Bg7 38. Ne3 Rb2+ 39. Ke1 Rb1+ 40. Kf2 Rb2 41. e5 $1 {The old "sweeper
sealer". Jobava wishes to take the g7-bishop out of the game.} Rd2 (41... dxe5
42. f5 $1 {is White's idea, when the g7-bishop remains out of the game and in
general White's position is much easier to play; his pieces are much more
active.}) 42. Kf3 Ke8 43. exd6 exd6 44. Ng3 (44. f5 $1 gxf5 45. Ng3 {was
strong. In general it's not easy for Black to solve his problems and the rook
on a4 is potentially very mobile; not only does it support the passed a-pawn,
it can also leap across to the kingside at some point, with Rh4-h7.}) 44... Kd7
45. Ne4 Rb2 46. Nc4 Rb4 $2 {Perhaps Radjabov decided that exchanging rooks
would bring the game close to a draw, but even so this seems like a very risky
choice.} (46... Rb3+ 47. Kg4 Bf8 {wasn't a particularly pleasant choice, but
would have kept his position together.}) 47. Rxb4 cxb4 48. Nexd6 b3 49. Nxf7 b2
50. Nxb2 $2 (50. Nd2 Bc3 51. Ne5+ $1 Kc7 52. Nb1 Bxa5 53. Nxg6 {looks winning.}
) 50... Bxb2 51. Ne5+ Ke7 $2 (51... Bxe5 52. fxe5 Nc5 $1 {was a draw, but
again at the end of a long game at the end of an exhausting tournament it
wasn't easy to see this. The point is White cannot easily approach the
queenside as the squares d4 and d2 are "mined" to a check on b3.} 53. Ke2 Kc7
54. Kd1 Na6 $1 (54... Nd3 $2 55. e6 Nf4 56. e7 Kd7 57. d6 $18) 55. Kd2 Nb4 56.
d6+ Kc6 57. Kc3 Na6 $1 {and White can not make any progress. An instructive
ending!}) 52. Nxg6+ {Now White gains too many pawns and is winning.} Kd6 53.
Ne5 Bxe5 (53... Kxd5 54. g6 Bxe5 55. fxe5 $18) 54. fxe5+ Kxd5 55. g6 Ke6 56.
Kg4 Nc7 57. Kh5 Kxe5 58. g7 Ne8 59. g8=Q Nf6+ 60. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bd3 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 c6 10. Re1 Ne8 11. Qe2 Bf6 12. Ne4 d5 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. b3
Re8 15. Qf1 Ne4 16. f3 Re6 17. Re3 Nc5 18. Bb2 Rxe3 19. dxe3 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Be6
21. Qd4 f6 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. e4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Re8 25. Qe3 Bf5 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27.
Rd2 Rd7 28. Rxd7 Bxd7 29. Bd4 a6 30. Kf2 Bf5 31. c3 Bb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d4 Ne4 8. Bd2
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. d5 e5 11. e4 Nd7 12. b4 g6 13. Bh3 a5 14. a3 Nf6 15. Qe2
Ne8 16. Nd2 Ng7 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. a4 f5 19. Nb3 Ra6 20. a5 Bc8 21. axb6 Rxb6
22. Na5 f4 23. Nc6 Rxc6 24. Ra8 Bg4 25. Rxd8 Bxe2 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. dxc6 Bxf1
28. Kxf1 fxg3 29. fxg3 Ke8 30. Ke2 Kd8 31. Kf3 Bg5 32. Bg4 Ne8 33. h4 Bc1 34.
Nd5 Ng7 35. Bd7 g5 36. Nf6 gxh4 37. gxh4 h6 38. Kg4 Be3 39. Bf5 Bf2 40. Nd5 Be1
41. Nf6 Bf2 42. h5 Be3 43. Bd7 Bg5 44. Nd5 Bd2 45. Bf5 Bg5 46. Bd7 Bd2 47. Bf5
Bg5 48. Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 c5 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qe7 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bb6 14. Na4 Bd7
15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Qb3 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Be2 Na7 20. Nd2 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Qc3 Nd6 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Bc6 26. Qd4 b5 27.
f3 Qd7 28. Qxd7 Bxd7 29. f4 f6 30. Kf2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 a6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Ra2 h6 14. Nh4 Rfb8 15.
Nf5 Qe6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. b5 Qe6 18. a4 axb5 19. axb5 Ne4 20. Ba3 Ra7 21. Bb4
Rxa2 22. Nxa2 Nec5 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Qc3 cxb4 25. Nxb4 Rc8 26. Rc1 Ne5 27. Qd4
c6 28. Bf1 cxb5 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Nxd5 Bd7 31. Nc7 Qe7 32. Nxb5 Nf3+ 33. gxf3
Qg5+ 34. Kh1 Bxb5 35. Bxb5 Qxb5 36. Kg2 g6 37. f4 Qc6+ 38. e4 Qc1 39. Qe5 Qd1
40. h3 Qd2 41. f5 Qg5+ 42. Qg3 Qf6 43. h4 Qd4 44. Qg4 h5 45. Qf4 Kg7 46. fxg6
fxg6 47. Qc7+ Kf8 48. Qc6 Kg7 49. Qe6 Qd8 50. Qe5+ Kh7 51. Qg5 Qd4 52. Qe7+ Kg8
53. Qe6+ Kg7 54. Qd5 Qf6 55. Qg5 Qd4 56. Qf4 Kg8 57. Kg3 Qc3+ 58. Qe3 Qe5+ 59.
f4 Qd6 60. e5 Qd1 61. Kf2 Qc2+ 62. Qe2 Qc5+ 63. Kf3 Qd5+ 64. Ke3 Qc5+ 65. Ke4
Qb4+ 66. Kf3 Qc3+ 67. Kg2 Qd4 68. Qc2 Kg7 69. Kf3 Qd8 70. f5 gxf5 71. Qxf5 Qxh4
72. Qd7+ Kf8 73. e6 Qg4+ 74. Ke3 Qg3+ 75. Ke4 Qg4+ 76. Ke5 Qg5+ 77. Ke4 Qg4+
78. Ke5 Qg5+ 79. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 dxc3 {The most fashionable move.
This is one of the sharpest lines in the French Winawer.} 12. Qd3 (12. h4 {
is the another main line.}) 12... d4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bd7 15. Rg1 Nf5 16.
Qf2 Qc6 17. g4 (17. Bd3 {is far more common continuation, for example:} Qd5 18.
Rb1 Bc6 19. Rb3 O-O-O 20. Rxc3 Kb8 21. g4 Nd4 22. Rg3 Qh1+ 23. Bf1 b6 24. Bb2
Be4 25. a4 Rd5 $132 {Leko-Caruana, Dortmund 2012 with a very unclear game.})
17... Qe4+ 18. Qe2 ({Of course} 18. Be2 $2 {is losing, as} Nd4 $19 {and Black
is winning.}) 18... Qd5 (18... Qa4 19. Qf2 Qe4+ 20. Qe2 Qa4 21. Qf2 Qe4+ {
1/2 Kokarev-Nepomniachtchi, Moscow 2013.}) 19. Bg2 Qc5 20. Qf2 Nd4 21. Be4 {
Now White is threatening Be3.} (21. Be3 $4 {wasn't possible immediately,
because of} Nxc2+ $19) 21... O-O-O 22. Be3 Bc6 23. Bd3 $146 {The first novelty
in the game.} (23. Rd1 Bxe4 24. Bxd4 Qxa3 25. Rg3 Qa5 26. Rxc3+ Bc6 27. h3 Rd7
28. Qd2 Qd5 29. Bg1 Qe4+ 30. Qe3 Rxd1+ 31. Kxd1 Qg2 32. Qf2 Rd8+ 33. Kc1 Qe4
$44 {Pheby-Anderson, corr 2011 with some compensation for the pawn.}) 23... Qd5
{Radjabov has centralised his Q, and got out of the pin, moreover he is
threatening ...Nf3+.} ({Nevertheless the engine suggests} 23... Rd7 $5 24. h4
Rgd8 25. Rg3 (25. h5 Bb5 ({or even} 25... Qb6 {.})) 25... Qb6 {followed by ...
Qb2 and White is a little bit uncomfortable.}) 24. Bxd4 {White has to simplify
the position, otherwise he can't prevent ...Nf3+.} Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Rb1 {
Vachier couldn't protect the f4-pawn, that's why he activates his rook.} Rxf4
27. Rb4 Rxb4 28. axb4 Rh8 29. b5 Be8 $6 {Too passive.} ({In the event of} 29...
Bd5 $1 {probably Black worried about his f7-pawn after} 30. Rf1 {, but} Rxh2 ({
or} 30... Rh3 $5) 31. Rxf7 Rg2 32. Rg7 Rg3 $11 {should be a drawish endgame.})
30. Rh1 Kc7 31. h4 {The most natural move, but this leads to a draw quickly,
because Black wins the b5-pawn.} (31. Kf2 $1 {was more accurate} Kb6 (31... Rh3
32. Kg2 $16) 32. Kg3 $1 Bxb5 33. Rb1 a6 34. Rb3 $14 {and White has a slightly
better R endgame.}) 31... Kb6 32. h5 (32. Kf2 Bxb5 33. Rb1 a6 $11 {is also a
drawish endgame.}) 32... Bxb5 33. Ke2 Bxd3+ 34. Kxd3 Kc5 35. Rf1 Rg8 36. Rxf7
Rxg4 37. Kxc3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[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
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 {This move has become more popular than dxe5 lately,
but both demand too great an effort of memory. And in this game the memory of
one player failed...} 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 g5 {Here there are two very
serious options:} (12... Nfd7) (12... Nd5) 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. Rb3 Qxa2
16. Be2 {This move is relatively new; top players have tried here} (16. Qc3 b6
{was Sjugirov-Nepomniachtchi from 2009.}) 16... Nc5 $2 {Immediately a mistake.
Grischuk said after the game that he had analysed this position for the last
time about 6 years ago!} ({The correct way is here} 16... Qa1+ 17. Bd1 {
and only now} (17. Kf2 $5 Nxg3 $1) 17... Nc5 {promises Black good chances, but
all these lines in analysis are usually drawn!}) 17. Nc3 $1 Nxb3 ({Now} 17...
Qa1+ {loses:} 18. Rb1 Ne4 19. Rxa1 Nxd2 20. Bxh5) 18. Nxb3 Bb4 $2 {This is the
decisive mistake.} (18... Nxg3 19. Nxa2 Nxh1 20. Kf1 {Black will lose his
knight on h1 and White would need just to show good technique.}) 19. Bxh5 Qb2
20. O-O $1 Qxc3 (20... O-O 21. Be1 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 {leaves White
with a completely winning position with two pieces for a rook. There is no
defence against Bb4.}) 21. Bxf7+ Ke7 22. Qf2 {The decisive move - the threat
of Qf6+ is unstoppable.} Kd7 23. Qb6 $1 {The attack from the other side is
more precise than the other way.} (23. Qf6 Rf8 24. Be1 Qc4 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26.
Bxe6+ Kc7 27. Qxf8 {was also winning.}) 23... Rf8 24. Be1 $1 {So, a memory win
or a memory loss?} 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Qd2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. Bc4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 exd5 12. Bxd5 Nd7 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. O-O Re8
15. Rfe1 Bg4 16. Ng5 Be6 17. c4 Bxd5 18. exd5 b5 19. cxb5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5
21. Ne4 a6 22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. Nxc5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rxa2 25. g3 Nf6 26. Ne4 Nxe4
27. Rxe4 Ra1+ 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. h4 h5 30. Re3 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nxc4 Qc7 12. O-O Nd5 13. Rac1 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Be7 15. Bd3 g6 16. Ne5 c5 17. Be4 f6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Qxg6+ Kh8
21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. c3 c5 6. dxc5 Nbd7 7. Nb3 O-O 8.
e3 Qc7 9. Bb5 Rd8 10. Bxd7 Bxd7 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Be5 Bb5 13. Qd4 b6 14. Qb4 Bc4
15. cxb6 axb6 16. Nbd2 Bf8 17. Nxc4 dxc4 18. b3 Nd7 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20. bxc4 Nxe5
21. Nxe5 Bg7 22. f4 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Rd3 24. Kf2 Rxc3 25. Rhb1 Rxc4 26. Rxb6 Rc2+
27. Kf3 Raxa2 28. Rxa2 Rxa2 29. h4 Kg7 30. Rb7 e6 31. g3 h6 32. Rb5 Ra1 33. Kf2
h5 34. Rb4 Ra5 35. Re4 g5 36. hxg5 Kg6 37. Kf3 Kxg5 38. Rf4 Rxe5 39. Rxf7 Rf5+
40. Rxf5+ Kxf5 41. e4+ Kg5 42. Kf2 Kg4 43. Kg2 e5 44. Kf2 h4 45. gxh4 Kxh4 46.
Ke1 Kg4 47. Kd1 Kf4 48. Ke1 Kxe4 49. Ke2 Kf5 50. Kf3 e4+ 51. Ke3 Ke5 52. Ke2 e3
53. Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[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
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Ng5 Bg6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21.
Nh3 Qe4 22. Nf4 (22. Qg3 {is another idea.}) 22... Ne5 23. dxe5 Qxc4 24. e6
fxe6 {The first new move of the game. These kind of deep lines were somewhat
popular in the Petroff many years ago, but, mainly due to the popularity of 4.
Nc3, they have died off somewhat.} 25. Qxg6 Qxf4 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Rd1 Rf8 28.
f3 Qxh4 29. Rxd6 {Even though the players keep going for a while, it's almost
impossible for either side to make progress. White is pretty active, but if he
ever takes a pawn it's very likely he will run into a perpetual check, while
Black has no good way of using his rook for now, and if he does he too will
face a perpetual check.} Qg5 30. Rd7 Qc5+ 31. Kh2 Qh5+ 32. Kg1 Re8 33. Qg4 Qxg4
34. fxg4 b6 35. Rxa7 Rc8 36. Ra6 Rxc3 37. Rxb6 Rxa3 38. Kh2 Kh7 39. Rc6 Rd3 40.
Ra6 Kg8 41. Ra7 Re3 42. Rb7 Kf8 43. g5 hxg5 44. Rb5 Kf7 45. Rxg5 Kf6 46. Ra5 g5
47. g4 Rb3 48. Rf5+ Kg6 49. Kg2 Rb4 50. Kg3 Rb3+ 51. Kg2 Rb4 52. Kg3 Rb3+ 53.
Kg2 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[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. g3 f5
9. exf5 gxf5 10. Nh4 Nf6 11. Bg5 Na6 12. Bd3 h6 13. Be3 Nh7 14. Qh5 e4 15. Bc2
Nb4 16. O-O-O Nxc2 17. Kxc2 Bd7 18. Bd4 Qg5 19. Qe2 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qf6 21. Qe3
Ng5 22. Ne2 a5 23. Nf4 Kh7 24. Kb1 b6 25. Rc1 Rae8 26. Rd2 Rf7 27. Rdc2 Rfe7
28. Nhg6 Rg7 29. Nh4 Rge7 30. Nhg6 Rg7 31. Nh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8.
Qa3 c5 9. Qxc5 Nc6 10. e4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. Qa3 a6 14. Be2
Qc8 15. O-O Qc5 16. Bh6+ Ke8 17. Qxc5 Bxc5 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Rfd1 Bb4 20. Bg7
Rg8 21. Bd4 Bc5 22. f4 f6 23. Nb5 Bxd4+ 24. Nxd4 Kf7 25. Nxe6 Kxe6 26. Bg4+ f5
27. exf5+ gxf5 28. Re1+ Kf6 29. Bf3 Rgd8 30. Bxb7 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 e6 32. Bxa6 Ra8
33. Bb5 Rxa2 34. Rb1 Ra5 35. Bf1 Ra4 36. b4 Nd5 37. b5 Nxf4 38. b6 Ra8 39. g3
Nd5 40. Bg2 Ke5 41. b7 Rb8 42. Kf2 Kd6 43. Bxd5 Kxd5 44. Ke3 e5 45. Rb5+ Kc6
46. Rxe5 Rxb7 47. Rxf5 Kd6 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. g4 Rg7 50. Ra5 Rg8 51. Re5+ Kf6 52.
Rf5+ Kg7 53. Rg5+ Kh6 54. Re5 Rf8+ 55. Kg3 Rf7 56. h4 Kg7 57. Rg5+ Kh8 58. Rf5
Ra7 59. Kf4 Kg7 60. Rg5+ Kh6 61. Rd5 Kg7 62. Ke5 Re7+ 63. Kf5 Rf7+ 64. Ke6 Rf4
65. Rg5+ Kh6 66. Rg8 Rf6+ 67. Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. Rac1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rxc2 Kf7 20. Rd2 Rd5
21. Rfd1 Rhd8 22. Kf1 Bf6 23. Ke2 a5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Kd3 Be7 26. Kc2 a4 27.
b3 axb3+ 28. axb3 b4 29. c4 dxc4 30. Rxd8 cxb3+ 31. Kxb3 Bxd8 32. Kxb4 Ke6 33.
Kc4 Be7 34. f3 h5 35. g4 h4 36. h3 Ke5 37. Bd2 g6 38. Be3 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3
Be6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. b3 Be7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Bg5 Nh7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
f4 exf4 16. gxf4 Nf6 17. Qd4 O-O 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Bd7 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21.
Rxd6 Bc6 22. e5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nfe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Rd4 f5 26. c4 h4 27. Kf3
b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. cxb5 Rc2 30. Red1 Rb2 31. R4d3 g5 32. Ke3 gxf4+ 33. Nxf4
Nf2 34. Rg1+ Kh8 35. Ng6+ Kh7 36. Rd7+ Kh6 37. Ne7 Rf8 38. Ng8+ Rxg8 39. Rxg8
Nxh3 40. Rh8+ Kg6 41. Rxh4 f4+ 42. Kd3 Rxb3+ 43. Kc4 Re3 44. b6 f3 45. Rxh3 f2
46. Rh1 Re1 47. Rd1 Rxe5 48. Rhf1 Re6 49. Rb1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[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. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Be6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8.
Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Qe7 10. Nxe6 Qxe6 11. Qg4 Qg6 12. Bd2 O-O-O 13. Bc3 f6 14. a4 a6
15. Nd2 Qxg4 16. hxg4 h6 17. Nc4 Nc5 18. Ne3 Ne6 19. Nf5 Rd7 20. g3 Re8 21. Ke2
Bc5 22. Raf1 b5 23. f4 Bd6 24. Bd2 Kb7 25. Be3 Bc5 26. Bc1 Bd6 27. b3 bxa4 28.
bxa4 c5 29. Be3 Kc6 30. Rb1 exf4 31. Nxd6 f3+ 32. Kxf3 Rxd6 33. Ke2 Nd4+ 34.
Kd2 Nf3+ 35. Ke2 Nd4+ 36. Kd1 Nf3 37. Rh5 Ne5 38. Ke2 Rde6 39. Rb3 c4 40. Rc3
Kd7 41. Bf4 cxd3+ 42. cxd3 Rb8 43. d4 Rb2+ 44. Ke3 Nxg4+ 45. Kf3 Nh2+ 46. Rxh2
Rxh2 47. Rxc7+ Ke8 48. d5 Re7 49. Rc8+ Kf7 50. Bd6 Rd7 51. Bc5 Rc2 52. Rc6 h5
53. a5 g5 54. Ke3 h4 55. gxh4 gxh4 56. Bb6 Rxc6 57. dxc6 Rd6 58. c7 Rc6 59. Kf4
Rc3 60. Kg4 h3 61. Bd4 Rxc7 62. Kxh3 Rc4 63. Bb6 Rxe4 64. Kg3 Ke6 65. Kf3 Kd5
66. Kf2 f5 67. Kf3 Kc6 68. Kf2 Kb5 69. Kf3 Ra4 70. Bd8 Rxa5 71. Kf4 Kb4 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
Bd3 Ne5 9. Be4 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. Bxf3 Rb8 12. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Nde2 b5 13. Nd5 a5 14. Bb6 Qe8 15.
Kb1 Rb8 16. Be3 Ne5 17. Bd4 Nc4 18. Qg5 Nxd5 19. exd5 e5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Ng3 Qd8 23. Qxd8 Rbxd8 24. Rhf1 d5 25. b3 Nd6 26. Kb2 b4 27. Rd2 a4
28. f4 a3+ 29. Kc1 Nb5 30. Ne2 g5 31. f5 Bc8 32. fxe6 Bxe6 33. Nd4 Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 b6 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Rfd1
Nf6 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Bf3 Rfd8 17. Qf5 Qe6 18. g4 Ba8 19. Rac1 Bd6 20. Nd3 Be7
21. Bg3 g6 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Bh4 Kf7 24. Ne5+ Kf8 25. h3 Nd7 26. Bg3 Bf6 27.
Nxd7+ Rxd7 28. Rc2 c4 29. b3 c3 30. Be2 d4 31. exd4 Be4 32. Rcc1 Rxd4 33. Bc4
Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 c2 35. Re1 Rd8 36. Bf4 Rd1 37. Rf1 Bb2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 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. Bd3 Nb4 13. Qf3 Bf8 14. a5 Bd7 15.
Qg3 Rac8 16. Nf3 Nh5 (16... Bc6 17. Bd4 Nd7 18. Nd1 e5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Bc3
Nxd3 21. cxd3 Bc5 22. Nf2 Bxf2 23. Rxf2 f6 24. Nh4 Kh8 25. Nf5 Nf8 26. Re1 Ng6
27. h4 Nf4 28. h5 Nxh5 29. Qh4 Nf4 30. Rxf4 exf4 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Qxf6+ Kg8
33. Qg5+ Kf7 34. Rf1 Re7 35. Rxf4+ Ke8 36. Bb4 Rd8 37. Bxe7 Qxe7 38. Qh5+ Kd7
39. Rf7 Qxf7 40. Qxf7+ Kc8 41. Qf5+ Rd7 42. d4 {1-0 (42) Mamedov,R (2638)
-Shomoev,A (2567) Moscow 2009}) {[#]} 17. Qh4 g6 $2 ({Nötig war} 17... Nxd3
18. cxd3 Nf6 19. Bb6 Qb8 20. g4 $40) 18. g4 $18 Be7 19. Ng5 Nf6 (19... Bxg5 20.
fxg5 Ng7 21. Bb6 Qc6 22. Rf3 Z0 {und} 23. Rh3 $18) 20. Bb6 Qc6 21. Bd4 (21. Ra4
$1 Nxd3 22. cxd3 h5 23. Rc4 $18 {mit Damengewinn.}) 21... h5 22. gxh5 Nxh5 23.
Be2 e5 24. Bxh5 Bxg5 (24... gxh5 25. Qxh5 Bxg5 26. Qxg5+ {Alles gewinnt.} Kf8
27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Bc5+ Qxc5 29. Qh6+ Ke7 30. Qf6+ Kf8 31. Qxf7#) 25. Qxg5 Bf5
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 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. a4
Rb8 16. Bd3 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. axb5 axb5 19. d5 c4 20. Bc2 Nc5 21. Bd2 Nfd7
22. Bc3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Qd2 Qb6 25. Bb4 Ra8 26. Nf1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Ra8 28.
Rxa8 Bxa8 29. Qc3 Bd6 30. Nd2 Bb7 31. b3 Ba6 32. bxc4 bxc4 33. Nxc4 Bxc4 34.
Qxc4 Nxe4 35. Qxe4 Qxb4 36. Qxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[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. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 Nfd7 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qd3 Bg7 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Qa3 Qd6 11. O-O Qxa3 12. Nxa3 N8d7 13. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 e5 8. Bb5+
Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nf5 g6 11. Nxh6 Bxh6 12. g5 Ng4 13. gxh6 Nxe3 14. fxe3
Nc6 15. Qf3 O-O-O 16. O-O-O Rxh6 17. Qf6 Qe6 18. Rhf1 Rxh2 19. Qxf7 Qxf7 20.
Rxf7 Nb4 21. a3 Rxc2+ 22. Kb1 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Na6 24. Rg1 Nc5 25. Kc2 Rd7 26.
Rxd7 Kxd7 27. Rg4 Kc6 28. c4 g5 29. Rxg5 Nxe4 30. Rg8 a5 31. Rc8+ Kd7 32. Ra8
b6 33. Kd3 Nc5+ 34. Ke2 Ne4 35. Rg8 Kc6 36. Rg4 Nc5 37. Rh4 Nb3 38. Rh8 Nc5 39.
Kf3 Nb3 40. Rh2 Nc5 41. Rg2 Na4 42. Ke4 Nc3+ 43. Kd3 Na4 44. Ke4 Nc3+ 45. Kd3
Na4 46. Rh2 Nc5+ 47. Ke2 Na4 48. Kd2 Nb2 49. Kc3 Na4+ 50. Kb3 Nc5+ 51. Kc2 Na4
52. Rh6 Nc5 53. Kd2 Ne4+ 54. Kd3 Nc5+ 55. Ke2 Ne4 56. Rh4 Nc5 57. Kf3 Nd3 58.
Rh2 Nc5 59. Rc2 Nd3 60. Ke4 Nc5+ 61. Kf5 Nd3 62. Ke4 Nc5+ 63. Kf5 Nd3 64. Rd2
Nc5 65. Rd1 Na4 66. Ke6 Nc5+ 67. Ke7 Ne4 68. Rd5 Kc7 69. Rd3 Kc6 70. Rd5 Kc7
71. Rd1 Kc6 72. Rd5 Kc7 73. Rd1 Kc6 74. Kd8 Kc5 75. Kc7 a4 76. Rb1 Kxc4 77.
Rxb6 d5 78. Re6 Nc3 79. Rxe5 Kb3 80. Re8 Kxa3 81. Rb8 Nd1 82. Kd6 Nxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c5 7. dxc5 Nd7 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. a3 Qxc5 11. Rc1 Qb6 12. Nf3 Nc5 13. Bc4 Bg4 14. Nd4 a5
15. O-O Rac8 16. h3 Bd7 17. Rc2 Bg7 18. Rfc1 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Na4 20. Ncb5 Nc5 21.
Ba2 Na6 22. Bc4 Bf6 23. b3 Kf8 24. Rd1 Nc7 25. Nxc7 Rxc7 {White has an
excellent position. Up a pawn and trying to convert. Svidler, however, goes
for the kill when it was not ready} 26. Ne6+ $2 Bxe6 $2 (26... fxe6 $1 27. dxe6
{it looks like Black loses the bishop, but this is not the case} Rxc4 $1 28.
Rxc4 (28. Rxd7 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 {is an extra piece for Black.}) 28... Bxe6 29.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 {gives Black two beautiful bishops and a winning position against
the rook.}) 27. dxe6 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 fxe6 $6 29. Qd8+ {Now White's attack is
decisive.} Kg7 30. Bxe6 Rc6 31. Qg8+ Kh6 32. Qf8+ (32. h4 $1 Rxc2 33. Qf8+ Bg7
34. Qf4+ Kh5 35. Qg5#) 32... Bg7 33. Rxc6 Qxc6 34. Qxe7 g5 35. Bf5 Qc3 36. g3
b5 37. h4 Qf6 38. hxg5+ {The endgame is trivially winning with three extra
pawns.} 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2
Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O Nde5 12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Be3 b5
15. f4 Bb7 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. g5 Na5 18. Qe1 Qc7 19. Rc1 Nc4 20. Nd1 d5 21. exd5
Rfd8 22. Nf2 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nd3 a5 25. h4 b4 26. h5 Qb7 27. Qe2 a4 28.
h6 b3 29. cxb3 axb3 30. Rhd1 Ra5 31. Nc5 Rxa2 32. Rxc4 Rca8 33. Kc1 Qb5 34. Qd3
Ra1+ 35. Kd2 R1a2 36. Bd4 Qa5+ 37. Ke3 e5 38. fxe5 Bxg5+ 39. Kf3 Bxh6 40. Bc3
Qb6 41. Qd6 Qb8 42. Qxh6 Ra1 43. Rxa1 Rxa1 44. Qc6 Rd1 45. Rd4 Rg1 46. Kf2 Rg6
47. Qd7 Rf6+ 48. exf6 Qh2+ 49. Ke3 Qg3+ 50. Ke4 Qg2+ 51. Ke5 gxf6+ 52. Kd6 h5
53. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. Nc3 Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 f6 12. Nd3 Nb6 13. b3 f5 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Qd2
Qe7 16. Rfc1 Nc8 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Nb5 Kh8 19. Bf2 a6 20. Nc3 b5 21. a4 b4 22.
Na2 a5 23. Rc5 Nd6 24. Rac1 Rfc8 25. Qd3 Ne7 26. e3 Ne4 27. Rxc8+ Nxc8 28. Be1
Ncd6 29. Rc2 g5 30. Nc1 Rc8 31. Ne2 g4 32. Qd1 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Qc8 34. Qxc8+ Nxc8
35. h3 h5 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. Nc1 Bf8 38. Nd3 Bd6 39. Nb2 Kg7 40. Bf1 Kf7 41. Ba6
Na7 42. Nd3 Ke7 43. Kg2 Kd7 44. Nf2 Nf6 45. Bd2 Kc7 46. Bc1 Kb6 47. Be2 Nc6 48.
Bb2 Bf8 49. Bb5 Na7 50. Bd3 Nc8 51. Be2 Nd6 52. Nd3 Nde4 53. Ne5 Kc7 54. Bd3
Bd6 55. Nf7 Kd7 56. Ne5+ Kc7 57. Nf7 Nd2 58. Bc2 Nfe4 59. Bc1 Nf3 60. Bxe4 dxe4
61. Kf2 Kd7 62. Ke2 Ng1+ 63. Kd1 Bc7 64. Bb2 Ke7 65. Nh6 Bb6 66. Kd2 Nf3+ 67.
Ke2 Ng1+ 68. Kf2 Nf3 69. Ke2 Ng1+ 70. Kd2 Nf3+ 71. Ke2 Ng1+ 72. Kd1 Nf3 73. Ke2
Ng1+ 74. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. Be3 Nec6 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Bb5 Be7 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qa4
O-O 15. Rd1 c5 16. Bc3 Qe8 17. Qxe8 Rfxe8 18. Na3 Red8 19. Nc4 Bd3 20. b3 Bxc4
21. bxc4 Kf8 22. Kf1 Ke8 23. Ke2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rb8 25. g4 Rb6 26. Kd3 Ra6 27.
Ra1 Bd8 28. Kc2 g5 29. a3 f6 30. exf6 Kf7 31. Rb1 Bxf6 32. Rb7+ Kg6 33. Bxf6
Kxf6 34. Kb3 h6 35. a4 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Qe7 9. b3 Ne4 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Bf4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bc5 14. Rac1 b6
15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Qd2 h6 17. Be3 Bb4 18. Qd1 Ba6 19. f3 exf3 20. Bxf3 Rac8 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bg4 Bc5 23. Bd4 Re8 24. Rf4 Bb5 25. Kg2 Rc8 26. Qd2 Be8 27. Qd3
Bf7 28. Rf1 Rc7 29. h4 Qe8 30. Rc1 Bg6 31. Qd2 Be4+ 32. Bf3 Bxf3+ 33. exf3 Qc8
34. Qc3 Qa6 35. Rc2 Rf7 36. Bxc5 bxc5 37. Qxc5 Qd3 38. Rf2 Kh7 39. h5 Qf5 40.
Qc2 Kg8 41. Qxf5 Rxf5 42. f4 Rxh5 43. Rc2 g5 44. Rc7 gxf4 45. gxf4 Rf5 46. Kf3
Rf7 47. Rc6 Re7 48. b4 h5 49. b5 Kf7 50. a4 h4 51. Rd6 h3 52. Kg3 Kg6 53. Kxh3
Kf5 54. Kg3 Ke4 55. a5 d4 56. a6 Ke3 57. Kg4 Rg7+ 58. Kh5 d3 59. f5 exf5 60. e6
d2 61. Kh6 Rg8 62. Kh7 Rb8 63. Kg6 f4 64. e7 Re8 65. Kf7 Rh8 66. Rd8 Rh7+ 67.
Kf6 Rxe7 68. Kxe7 f3 69. b6 f2 70. b7 f1=Q 71. b8=Q d1=Q 72. Qe5+ Kf2 73. Qf4+
Ke2 74. Qe4+ Kf2 75. Rf8+ Kg3 76. Qg6+ Kh2 77. Rh8+ Qh3 78. Rxh3+ Kxh3 79. Qe6+
Kh4 80. Qc4+ Kg5 81. Qc5+ Kg6 82. Qxa7 Qe1+ 83. Kd7 Qd2+ 84. Kc8 Qc3+ 85. Qc7
Qf3 86. a7 Qa8+ 87. Kd7 Kh5 88. Qc5+ Kh4 89. Kc7 Kh3 90. Qb6 Qe4 91. Qh6+ Kg4
92. Qg7+ Kh3 93. Qh8+ Kg4 94. Qc8+ Kh4 95. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[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 Bg7
9. O-O Nh6 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bd5 c6 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. Nbd2 Nxb3 15.
Qxb3 Qe7 16. Ng5 Nf7 17. f3 Bh6 18. fxg4 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Nxg5 20. Qb6 Rf8 21.
Rad1 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Rd8 23. h4 Ne6 24. g5 d5 25. exd5 Qc5+ 26. Qxc5 Nxc5 27.
dxc6 bxc6 28. Nc4 e4 29. Re1 Kf7 30. Kh2 Rd5 31. Re2 Rd1 32. b4 Na4 33. Rxe4
Nxc3 34. Rf4+ Ke7 35. a3 Nd5 36. Re4+ Kd7 37. g3 Ra1 38. Kh3 c5 39. Re5 Kc6 40.
bxc5 Kxc5 41. Ne3 Kd4 42. Rxd5+ Kxe3 43. Rd7 Rxa3 44. Rxh7 Kf2 45. Rf7+ Kg1 46.
Rf6 a5 47. Rxg6 a4 48. h5 Ra2 49. Ra6 a3 50. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bogdanovich, Stanislav"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. c3 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. e4 h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. Re1 Qe8 12. a4 a6 13. Qc2 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bc4
Kh8 16. Re3 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Rae1 e4 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Ba2 Ng4 21. Ne6 Nxe3
22. fxe3 Rf7 23. Rf1 Rd7 24. Rxf5 Qg6 25. Rf2 Qg4 26. g3 Re8 27. Nd4 c5 28. Nf5
Bd5 29. Bc4 Bxc4 30. Nxc4 Rf8 31. Nxg7 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Rxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Nxg7 34.
Qf8+ Kh7 35. Ne5 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 Qh1 37. Qc8 Rxh2+ 38. Kg4 Rf2 39. Qd7 Qf1 40. Bd8
h5+ 41. Kh4 Rf5 42. g4 Qf2+ 43. Kh3 hxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Qg2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nc3
Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Re8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O Ne4 14. Rfc1 Re6
15. Be1 a6 16. b4 b5 17. Qe2 Rc8 18. a4 Nb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra6 Nc4 21. Rca1
g6 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qf3 Qg5 24. Ra7 Rf6 25. Qe2 Kg7 26. f4 Qf5 27. Bh4 Rd6 28. g4
hxg4 29. hxg4 Qe6 30. Re7 Nc3 31. Qf3 Nd2 32. Qg2 Rh8 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34. f5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[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. Nc3 h5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Nf4 Rd8 14.
Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Ng5 Rh6 16. g3 Rf8 17. Rd3 Bc8 18. Re1 Re8 19. f3 Kf8 20. Kf2 a6
21. h3 Ne7 22. g4 hxg4 23. hxg4 Ng6 24. Nxg6+ Rxg6 25. Nh3 Rh6 26. Nf4 Rh2+ 27.
Ng2 Ke7 28. Re2 Reh8 29. Ke3 R8h3 30. Nf4 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Rh2+ 32. Kd1 g6 33.
Rd2 Rh1+ 34. Ke2 a5 35. Ke3 b6 36. Ne2 Bd7 37. Ng3 Rh3 38. Rg2 Be6 39. b3 a4
40. Ne4 Rh1 41. Nf6 Ra1 42. c3 axb3 43. axb3 Re1+ 44. Re2 Rxe2+ 45. Kxe2 Bxb3
46. f4 Be6 47. Kf3 c5 48. Ke4 b5 49. f5 gxf5+ 50. gxf5 Ba2 51. Nd5+ Kd7 52. Ne3
Kc6 53. Ng4 Bb1+ 54. Kf4 b4 55. cxb4 cxb4 56. e6 fxe6 57. Ne5+ Kd6 58. f6 Bh7
59. Nc4+ Kd7 60. Ke5 b3 61. Nb2 Bg8 62. Nd3 Ke8 63. Kf4 c5 64. Nb2 c4 65. Na4
Kf7 66. Ke5 Bh7 67. Kd4 Bd3 68. Ke5 c3 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[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. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 Rc8 14. Qb5 Ne4
15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Nxc3 19. Qb4 Nd5 20. Bxd8 Nxb4
21. Be7 Nc2 22. Bxf8 Nxa1 23. Bb4 Nc2 24. Bc3 Na3 25. d5 Nb5 26. dxe6 Nxc3 27.
exf7+ Kxf7 28. bxc3 Ke6 29. Rd4 Rxc3 30. Rxe4+ Kd6 31. a4 a6 32. f4 b5 33. axb5
axb5 34. Kf2 Rc7 35. Ke3 Ra7 36. Re5 Kc6 37. Kd4 Ra4+ 38. Kc3 Ra2 39. f5 Kd6
40. Re6+ Kd7 41. Kb3 Rd2 42. g4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nfd7 7. Bh2 e5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Qe2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Nc5 17. Qc4 a5 18. Nb5 Nd8 19. Bxb7 Ndxb7 20. Na7 Qe6 21. Qxe6
Rxe6 22. b3 f6 23. Nb5 c6 24. Nc3 Nd6 25. Nd2 Bf8 26. f3 Ree8 27. Bg3 Kf7 28.
Bf2 Red8 29. Kf1 Na6 30. Ke2 Be7 31. e4 Nb4 32. Rc1 Ke6 33. Nd1 Bf8 34. Be3 Rd7
35. c3 Na6 36. Nb2 b5 37. Ra1 Nb7 38. b4 Nc7 39. Rec1 Kf7 40. axb5 Nxb5 41.
bxa5 Ba3 {[#]} 42. Rxa3 (42. Rc2 {gefiel Weiß nun nicht:} Bxb2 43. Rxb2 Nxa5 {
und man kann wegen Sc3 nicht auf a5 nehmen. Nach} 44. Kf2 {hängt der Sa5 aber
wirklich und die Fesselung auf der b-Linie muss bedient werden.} Nb7 45. c4
N5d6 46. Rb6 $14) 42... Nxa3 43. a6 {Vorpreschende Randbauern werden ja
neuerdings "Carlsen-Bauern" genannt. der Freibauer wiegt die Qualität auf.}
Nd6 44. Nd3 Ndc4 45. Nxc4 Nxc4 46. Bc5 Rbd8 47. Rd1 Ra8 48. Ra1 Rad8 49. Nb4
Rd2+ 50. Kf1 Rd1+ 51. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 52. Ke2 Ra1 {[#]} 53. a7 {Fast ist der Bauer
schon auf der Grundreihe angekommen.} (53. Kd3 $5 Nb2+ 54. Kc2 Na4 55. Bf2 c5
56. a7 Nxc3 57. Kxc3 Rxa7 58. Bxc5 $16) 53... Ke6 54. Nxc6 Nd6 55. Kd3 Nc8 ({
Besser war} 55... Kd7) 56. Kc4 Kd7 57. Kb5 Kc7 {[#]} 58. Na5 {Nun droht a8D.
Was tun?} Rb1+ 59. Kc4 (59. Ka6 Nb6 60. Bb4 Na8 {und es geht nicht weiter.})
59... Nxa7 60. Bxa7 Ra1 61. Kb5 Rb1+ 62. Ka6 Rb2 {[#] Die weißen Truppen sind
nun auf der a-Linie etwas abgeklemmt. Und einige Bauern am Königsflügel
werden fallen. Aber Weiß hat ja noch einen Freibauern.} 63. c4 Rxg2 64. Bb6+
Kc8 65. c5 Rf2 66. c6 Rxf3 67. Nc4 {Droht Matt in 3.} Rd3 68. Kb5 f5 69. Kc5
Rc3 70. Kd5 (70. Kd5 f4 71. Nd6+ Kb8 72. Ba7+ $1) 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O
Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rfd1 Ba5 11. a4 Nbd7 12. b4 Bxb4 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxb4 Re8
15. a5 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Nd5 17. Bd6 N7f6 18. Be5 Ne4 19. Qc2 Ndc3 20. Rd3 f6 21.
Bg3 Nb5 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Qd5 24. Rc1 Rad8 25. h3 Rd7 26. Qb2 Qe6 27. Rdc2
Red8 28. Rc5 Rd5 29. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Ne1
O-O 9. Nd3 Qe7 10. b4 Ne4 11. Qc2 Bxb4 12. Nxb4 Qxb4 13. a4 Qa5 14. Nb3 Qd8 15.
Ba3 Rf7 16. f3 Nef6 17. e4 Nb6 18. Nd2 Bd7 19. a5 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Bc5
Qe8 22. Rab1 b6 23. axb6 axb6 24. Rxb6 fxe4 25. fxe4 Ng4 26. Qe2 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1
Nf6 28. Rb1 e5 29. d5 cxd5 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Bg2 Bc6 32. Qxc4 Qe6 33. h3 Re8
34. Re1 Nf6 35. Qxe6+ Rxe6 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. Rxe5 h6 38. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qb3 e6 9. Bb5 Bg7 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 O-O 12. O-O Nce7 13. Rfe1 g5 14. Bc4 Kh8
15. h3 b6 16. Rac1 h6 17. a3 Nc7 18. Rcd1 Ned5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rc1 Qd7 21.
Rxe6 Bb7 22. Rce1 Rad8 23. Qd3 f5 24. Ba2 Qf7 25. R6e2 Qh5 26. Ne5 Rd6 27. f3
Qh4 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Bb4 Rff6 30. Bxd6 Rxd6 31. Qxf5 Qxd4+ 32. Kh1 Kg8 33. Ng6
Bf7 34. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. O-O d6 12. Rc1 Ne5 13. f4 Ned7 14. Bf3 Rb8 15.
Nd2 a6 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. g4 Rfc8 18. g5 Ne8 19. h4 Qd8 20. Bg4 Bf8 21. f5 Qe7 22.
Rf2 Ne5 23. Rcf1 Nc7 24. Bd4 exf5 25. Rxf5 Ne6 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Rxf7 Qc5+ 28.
Kg2 Nf4+ 29. R7xf4 exf4 30. Be6+ Kh8 31. Bxc8 Rxc8 32. Rxf4 Bd6 33. Rf7 Qe5 34.
Nf1 Bc6 35. Qf3 Re8 36. Ng3 Kg8 37. Nf5 Bf8 38. Ra7 Kh8 39. b4 Rd8 40. Nd5 Bd7
41. Rb7 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. a3
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxc3 11. Nxc6 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 bxc6 13. Be3 Rb8 14. Bxc5
Re8 15. Qf3 Rxb2 16. Rab1 Bd7 17. Rxb2 Bxb2 18. d4 Bf5 19. Qxc6 Bd3 20. Rd1 Bc2
21. Rf1 Bd3 22. Rd1 Bc2 23. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3
c5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. e3 Bg4 11. h3 Bf5 12. Qe2 Qc8 13. Kh2 Be4 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15.
Rac1 a6 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Ncd2 Bf5 18. e4 Bd7 19. d5 Na5 20. Nf1 Ba4 21. Re1 c4
22. Ba3 Bf8 23. N1d2 Nd7 24. Bb4 b5 25. Nd4 Ne5 26. f4 Nd3 27. e5 Rac8 28. Rb1
Nxe1 29. Rxe1 Nb7 30. Nc6 Re8 31. Ne4 a5 32. Ba3 Nd8 33. d6 Qxc6 34. Nc5 b4 35.
Bxc6 Bxc6 36. d7 Bxd7 37. Nxd7 bxa3 38. Nb6 Rc5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O
9. Nbd2 b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Rc1 a5 12. Ndf3 Na6 13. e3 Rfc8 14. Qe2 Nb4 15. a3
Na6 16. Ra1 Ne4 17. Rfc1 c5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Rd1 b5 21. Ncd2 c4
22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Rac1 Bd3 25. Rxd3 cxd3 26. Qxd3 Rcb8 27. Nd2
Ra7 28. Nc4 Rd8 29. Qc2 Nb8 30. e4 fxe4 31. Bxe4 h6 32. Re1 Qd7 33. d5 exd5 34.
Bf5 Qc6 35. Be6+ Kh8 36. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Papin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. d4 O-O 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bb7 12. Red1 d6 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. b3 Qc7
15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qe3 Kh8 18. Ne1 Rg8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Ng2 Qc7 21.
Qf3 Rac8 22. Rb1 Qc5 23. Nf4 Rc7 24. a4 Qc6 25. Qh5 Rg7 26. Qb5 Qa8 27. Qh5 Qc6
28. Rd3 Qe4 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 f5 31. Rd3 Rg8 32. Kg2 Rgc8 33. h4 Kg7 34.
Nh5+ Kg6 35. Nf4+ Kg7 36. Rbd1 Rc6 37. Nh5+ Kg6 38. Nf4+ Kg7 39. Re3 Kf8 40.
Nd3 R6c7 41. Ne1 Rc6 42. Nf3 Bf6 43. Red3 Ke7 44. Nd2 Rd8 45. e4 fxe4 46. Nxe4
Bg7 47. Re1 Bf8 48. Rf3 h6 49. Nf6 Bg7 50. Nd5+ Kf8 51. Rxe6 Re8 52. Rxe8+ Kxe8
53. Re3+ Kf8 54. Re7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Qb6 6. Qb3 e6 7. Ngf3 Be7 8. Qxb6
axb6 9. a3 Bd7 10. Be2 h6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. h3 Rfc8 13. O-O Be8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Bc6 16. Rfc1 Nd7 17. Bg3 b5 18. Nf3 c4 19. Bd1 Nb6 20. Nd2 Ra6 21. Rab1
Rca8 22. Bc2 Na4 23. Bxa4 bxa4 24. f3 f6 25. Re1 Be8 26. e4 Bf8 27. Re2 Rb6 28.
Bc7 Rc6 29. Bg3 Bg6 30. Rbe1 Kf7 31. Bf4 Bh7 32. g4 Rb6 33. Nf1 Rc8 34. Bg3 Rb5
35. Rf2 Rc6 36. Ree2 Rcb6 37. Bc7 Rc6 38. Bg3 Bg6 39. Bf4 Rc8 40. Ng3 Rd8 41.
Kg2 Bh7 42. h4 Rd7 43. Nf1 Be7 44. Bg3 Rd8 45. Kg1 Rd7 46. Kg2 Rd8 47. Bc7 Rc8
48. Bg3 Bf8 49. Kg1 Rd8 50. Kg2 Rd7 51. Kg1 Rb3 52. Kg2 Rb6 53. Kg1 Rb5 54. Kg2
Rd8 55. Bc7 Rc8 56. Bg3 Be7 57. Kg1 Rc6 58. Kg2 Bf8 59. Kg1 Rcb6 60. Bc7 Ra6
61. Bg3 Rb3 62. Kg2 Bxa3 63. bxa3 Rxa3 64. Re3 Rb3 65. exd5 a3 66. dxe6+ Rxe6
67. Rxe6 Kxe6 68. Re2+ Kd7 69. Ra2 Rxc3 70. Be1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. d3 h6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 O-O
9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Bh7 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. a3 a5 13. Rac1 Bd6 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Qe7 17. Rcd1 Red8 18. Qc3 e5 19. Rd2 Bxa3 20. Bxa3 Qxa3 21.
Red1 Qe7 22. Rd6 Nf6 23. Qxe5 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxe4 26. Nd7 Nxd7 27.
Bxe4 Nc5 28. Bc2 Kf8 29. Kf1 Ke7 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Re1+ Kf6 32. Rc1 g5 33. Ke2
Ne6 34. Ke3 b6 35. Bd1 Rd6 36. Rb1 c5 37. Bf3 Nd4 38. Bd5 Nc2+ 39. Ke4 Nb4 40.
f4 Nxd5 41. cxd5 gxf4 42. gxf4 b5 43. Rc1 a4 44. bxa4 bxa4 45. Rxc5 Ra6 46. d6
a3 47. Re5 a2 48. d7 Rd6 49. Ra5 Rxd7 50. Ra6+ Kg7 51. Rxa2 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. d4 d5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Rd8 9. h3 h6 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 Na6 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Rfd1 g5 14. Bc1 Bf5 15.
Ne1 e5 16. e3 Nec7 17. g4 Bh7 18. Ra3 Ne6 19. Nf3 exd4 20. exd4 Bc2 21. Rd2 Be4
22. Ra4 Nf4 23. Rd1 Bc2 24. Rd2 Bxb3 25. Ra3 Bc4 26. b3 Bd3 27. Rd1 Be2 28.
Nxe2 Nxe2+ 29. Kf1 Nxc1 30. Rxc1 Nc7 31. Rca1 a6 32. Rd1 Re8 33. Ra2 Re7 34.
Re2 Rae8 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. Rd2 Nb5 37. Rd3 Re4 38. Re3 Bxd4 39. Rxe4 dxe4 40.
Nxd4 Nxd4 41. b4 Nc2 42. Bxe4 Nxb4 43. Bf5 a5 44. Ke2 Na6 45. Kd3 Nxc5+ 46. Kd4
b6 47. Ke5 a4 48. Bb1 a3 49. Kd6 Ne4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 Bg4 8. O-O
Rc8 9. Be3 Nh6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nf5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Qd2 Nxe3 14. fxe3 e5
15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nc3 exd4 18. exd4 Rfe8 19. Rf3 Qh4 20. Qf2 Qxf2+
21. Kxf2 Re7 22. Re3 Kf8 23. Rxe7 Kxe7 24. b3 Kd7 25. Ne2 Re8 26. Kf3 Bh6 27.
Rd3 a5 28. g4 Bg5 29. d5 c5 30. Ng3 Bh4 31. Ne4 h6 32. Rd1 f5 33. gxf5 gxf5 34.
Nc3 Bg5 35. Rd3 Re1 36. Nd1 Ke7 37. Nf2 Kf6 38. a4 Re8 39. Nd1 Re1 40. Nf2 Re8
41. Nd1 Re1 42. Nf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3
Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfe1 Rc7
15. Rad1 d6 16. Bb1 Qc8 17. e4 Ba6 18. Bd3 Nf4 19. Bxa6 Nxe2+ 20. Bxe2 Rc2 21.
Rb1 Qd7 22. Bd3 Rc7 23. g3 b5 24. Kg2 Rfc8 25. h4 a6 26. Rbd1 Nc6 27. Nf1 Na5
28. d5 e5 29. Ne3 Nb3 30. Nf5 g6 31. Ne3 Rc1 32. h5 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Rc1 34. hxg6
fxg6 35. Rxc1 Nxc1 36. Bc2 Ne2 37. Bd3 Nd4 38. Nxd4 exd4 39. Nc2 Qa7 40. f4 Qc5
41. Kf3 a5 42. Ke2 b4 43. axb4 axb4 44. Kd1 h5 45. Ne1 Qa5 46. Nc2 Kg7 47. Bc4
Qc5 48. Bd3 Kf6 49. Ke2 b3 50. Na3 Qc1 51. Nc4 Qg1 52. e5+ Ke7 53. exd6+ Kd8
54. Kf3 Qd1+ 55. Ke4 Qe1+ 56. Kxd4 Qxg3 57. Be4 Qxf4 58. Ne5 Qf6 59. Bxg6 h4
60. Ke4 h3 61. Bf5 Qh4+ 62. Kf3 Qh5+ 63. Kf4 Qh6+ 64. Ke4 Qh4+ 65. Bg4 Qe1+ 66.
Kf4 Qd2+ 67. Ke4 Qe1+ 68. Kf4 Qf2+ 69. Ke4 Qc2+ 70. Kf4 Qd2+ 71. Ke4 Qg2+ 72.
Kf4 Qd2+ 73. Ke4 h2 74. Nc6+ Ke8 75. d7+ Kf7 76. d8=Q h1=Q+ 77. Bf3 Qhe1+ 78.
Kf5 Qd3+ 79. Kg4 Qg1+ 80. Kf4 Qde3+ 81. Kf5 Qxf3+ 82. Ke5 Qgg3+ 83. Kd4 Qgf2+
84. Kc4 Qe4+ 85. Kb5 Qfe2+ 86. Kb6 Q2e3+ 87. Kb7 Qe8 88. Qc7+ Kg6 89. d6 Q3e6
90. d7 Q8xd7 91. Ne5+ Qxe5 92. Qxd7 Qe4+ 93. Kb6 Qe3+ 94. Kb7 Kf6 95. Qc6+ Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Qa5 9. e3 d6 10. Nb3 Qh5 11. Qxh5 Nxh5 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Rac1 Ne5 14. c5 Nd3
15. Rc2 dxc5 16. Na4 Bf5 17. Naxc5 Nxf2 18. e4 N2xe4 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Nxf5 gxf5
21. Rfc1 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 Bh6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 e5 4. c4 c5 5. d3 g6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6
9. Nc3 Re8 10. Nd2 h6 11. a3 Be6 12. Nde4 a6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bf3 Rb8 15. Rb1
Bg7 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Ba3 Nc6 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Qc2 Bf8 21. Rb2 b5
22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. Rxb5 Nd4 25. exd4 Bxb5 26. Qb3 Qd7 27. Rb1 Ba4
28. Qd5 Rc8 29. dxe5 Bc6 30. Qd4 dxe5 31. Qxd7 Bxd7 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Kf1 Rc2
34. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[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 c5 9. Qxc5 Nc6 10. e4 Rc8 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bxc6 Rxc6 13. Qb4 Rc4 14. Qa3
Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. O-O a6 17. b3 Re8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qc8 20. Rc1
Qd8 21. Qb4 Nd7 22. Qxb7 Qc8 23. Qxc8 Rxc8 24. f3 f6 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. Ne2 Rxc1
27. Bxc1 Nb8 28. Ke3 Nc6 29. Bd2 f5 30. Bc3 fxe4 31. fxe4 Bd7 32. Nf4 Nd8 33.
Nd3 Bc8 34. Ne5+ Ke6 35. a4 Nf7 36. Nd3 Kd7 37. h4 Kc6 38. Nb4+ Kd7 39. Nd5 Bb7
40. Bb4 Nd6 41. Nc3 Ne8 42. Bc5 Nf6 43. b4 e5 44. b5 axb5 45. axb5 Ke6 46. Ba3
h6 47. Bf8 g5 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. Ba3 Ng4+ 50. Ke2 Nf6 51. Kd3 g4 52. Bc1 Kd6 53.
Be3 Ba8 54. Bg5 Nd7 55. Be3 Nf6 56. Bf2 Bb7 57. Be3 Ba8 58. Bc1 Bb7 59. Ba3+
Ke6 60. Bb4 Ba8 61. Bc5 Bb7 62. Bf2 Kd6 63. Bh4 Nd7 64. Ke3 Kc5 65. Be7+ Kc4
66. Nd1 Kxb5 67. Nf2 Nb6 68. Nxg4 Nc4+ 69. Kd3 Nb2+ 70. Kc3 Na4+ 71. Kd3 Nb2+
72. Ke3 Nc4+ 73. Kd3 Nb2+ 74. Kc3 Na4+ 75. Kd2 Bxe4 76. g3 Nb6 77. Nxe5 Nc4+
78. Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 e6 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3
d6 9. h3 Na6 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Bd7 12. e4 Qb6 13. a3 Rac8 14. Bc4 Nh5 15. Qd3
Nc7 16. Rb1 a6 17. a4 Qa7 18. a5 b5 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Be3 Nb5 21. Ne2 f5 22. e5
dxe5 23. d6+ Kh8 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nf7+ Kh7 26. b4 Nd4 27. bxc5 Qxc5 28. Bxa6 Ra8
29. Rec1 Qa5 30. Bb7 Rab8 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Bd2 Qa2 33. Qc4 Qxd2 34. Bf3 Rxb1
35. Rxb1 Re1+ 36. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Kh2 Nf6 38. Bc6 Qc3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 a6 {Im Blitzen spielt Carlsen gerne extravagante
Eröffnungszüge. Letzlich ist das nur Zugumstellung.} 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 e6 5. b3
c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6 8. Nbd2 g6 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5
Nd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nf3 Qa5 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Bc3 Qc7 17. Qd2 Nf6
18. Ba5 Ne4 19. Bxc7 Nxd2 20. Bb6 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bh6 {1/2-1/2 (21) Polugaevsky,
L (2605)-Kortschnoj,V (2625) Antwerp 1993}) 9... Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 b6 12.
Re1 Bb7 13. a3 Rc8 14. Qe2 dxc4 15. bxc4 Re8 16. h3 Qc7 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. Ne5 Nf5
19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Ndf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Ne4 22. Re2 Qd6 $2 {Gibt die Deckung von
f7 auf.} (22... Rcd8 $17) 23. Qb3 (23. Rxe4 fxe4 24. Qxf7+ $18) 23... Bxe5 24.
dxe5 Qc6 25. Qe3 Rcd8 (25... Re6 {hält die Diagonale b2-h8 geschlossen.}) 26.
f3 Nc5 {[#]} 27. e6 {Ermöglicht nun Drohungen auf der langen Diagonalen.
Objektiv ist noch nichts Schlimmes passiert, aber Schwarz muss aufpassen.} Nd3
(27... Rxe6 28. Qc3 f6 29. Rxe6 Qxe6 30. Qxf6 Qxf6 31. Bxf6 Rd3 $11) 28. Rd1 {
[#]} Nf4 $2 ({Richtig war} 28... f4 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. fxe4 Nxb2 31. Rxd8 Rxd8
32. Rxb2 (32. exf7+ Kxf7 33. Rxb2 $15) 32... fxe6 33. Rxb6 $11) 29. Ree1 $2 ({
Es gewann} 29. Red2 Nxe6 30. Qc3 $18) 29... Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Nxe6 $2 (30... Qc5 {
erzwingt Damentausch und beseitigt damit die schlimmsten Gefahren.}) 31. Qc3
$18 {und aus.} f6 32. Qxf6 Rf8 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qxh7+ Ke8 35. Qxg6+ Ke7 36. Kh1
Qxc4 37. Be5 Rf7 38. Bd6+ Ke8 39. Qg8+ Nf8 40. Bxf8 Qe2 41. Bb4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 b5 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. c4
bxc4 9. Ndxc4 c5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qa4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bc6 14. Qa3 Nh5
15. Rfd1 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Bb5 17. e4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 dxc4 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. Bf3 Rd3
21. Qxa7 Rxf3 22. Qxe7 Rxf4 23. a4 Rxe4 24. a5 Rxe5 25. a6 Rd5 26. Qb7 Rdd8 27.
a7 g6 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Kg3 h5 30. h4 Kf6 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Kg3 Kf6 33. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. d4 O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Bf2 f6 13. Nd3 f5 14. e3 Nc4 15. g4
Kh8 16. b3 Nd6 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rc1 Rac8 20. Kh1 b5 21. Bh4 b4 22.
Na4 Ne4 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Ne7 25. Qc2 Rxc5 26. Qxc5 Nc8 27. gxf5 gxf5 28.
Qxb4 Nd6 29. Rc1 Ne4 30. Bxe4 fxe4 31. Qe7 Qb5 32. Rg1 Rg8 33. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 c5 5. c4 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d4
Nd7 9. Qd2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Rd1 h6 12. Nc3 f5 13. Nb5 Kh7 14. Qd6 a6 15.
Nc7 Rf6 16. Ne6 Qg8 17. Nfg5+ hxg5 18. Nxg5+ Kh8 19. Qc7 Qd8 20. Bxe5 Qxc7 21.
Bxc7 Rf8 22. Rac1 Nd4 23. Kf1 Be5 24. Bxe5+ Nxe5 25. e3 Ne6 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27.
Rd6 Bc8 28. Rcd1 Kg7 29. R6d5 Nc6 30. Rxc5 Rf6 31. b4 Nxb4 32. Rc7+ Rf7 33.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rd8 Rb8 35. h4 Nc6 36. Bd5+ Be6 37. Rd7+ Kf6 38. Rd6 Nd8 39. Rb6
Rc8 40. Ke2 Rc7 41. Kd3 Nc6 42. f4 a5 43. a3 Rd7 44. e4 fxe4+ 45. Kxe4 Re7 46.
Kf3 Nd4+ 47. Kf2 Rc7 48. Rxb7 Rxb7 49. Bxb7 Bxc4 50. g4 a4 51. Ke3 Nc2+ 52. Kd2
Bb3 53. Be4 Nxa3 54. g5+ Kg7 55. f5 gxf5 56. Bxf5 Bf7 57. Kc3 Nb5+ 58. Kb4 a3
59. Bb1 Bg6 60. Ba2 Bf7 61. Kxb5 Bxa2 62. Ka4 Bf7 63. Kxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Rd1 b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 Rc8 14. Qb5 Ne8
15. Qd3 Nd6 16. Nc3 f5 17. Be1 Nf6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Rc2 Rc4 20. Rdc1 Rfc8 21.
e3 Nfe4 22. b3 R4c7 23. Ne2 g5 24. h3 Nf6 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Qc3
Qxc3 28. Nxc3 Kf7 29. Bf1 Nfe4 30. Ne2 Nf6 31. Nc1 Nd7 32. Nd3 Bf6 33. Be2 Nb8
34. Kg2 Nc6 35. a3 Be7 36. a4 a5 37. g4 f4 38. Bf3 fxe3 39. fxe3 Bf6 40. Bg3
Ke7 41. Kf1 Kd7 42. Ke2 h6 43. Bg2 Nf7 44. Bh2 Be7 45. Bg3 Bd6 46. Be1 Nb4 47.
Nxb4 Bxb4 48. Bf2 Nd6 49. Kd3 Kc6 50. Bg3 Nf7 51. e4 Bd6 52. Be1 Bb4 53. Bf2
Bd6 54. Be3 Bg3 55. Bd2 Nd6 56. Bf3 Bh2 57. e5 Nf7 58. b4 axb4 59. Bxb4 Bg1 60.
Be2 Kd7 61. Kc3 Be3 62. Bb5+ Kd8 63. Kd3 Bf2 64. Bf8 Bg1 65. Bb4 Bf2 66. Bc3
Bg1 67. Ke2 Bh2 68. Kf3 Bf4 69. Bb4 Bc1 70. Ke2 Bb2 71. Kd3 Bc1 72. Kc2 Be3 73.
Kd3 Bc1 74. a5 bxa5 75. Bxa5+ Ke7 76. Bb4+ Kd8 77. Kc3 Be3 78. Bd3 Kd7 79. Bf8
Ke8 80. Bc5 Nd8 81. Bb5+ Kf7 82. Bb6 Ke7 83. Bc5+ Kf7 84. Kd3 Bf2 85. Bb4 Bg1
86. Bd7 Bf2 87. Bc3 Ke7 88. Bb5 Kf7 89. Ke2 Bg3 90. Kf3 Bh4 91. Ba5 Ke7 92.
Bb4+ Kf7 93. Bc3 Nb7 94. Bd3 Nd8 95. Bb5 Nb7 96. Ba4 Nd8 97. Ba5 Ke7 98. Bb4+
Kf7 99. Ke2 Bg3 100. Ba5 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 e6 10. bxc3 Bg7 11. Ba3 Bf8 12. Bc1 Bg7 13. Ba3 Bf8 14. Bc1 Bg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Be3 Qd8 10. Bg2 Be6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Nxe6
fxe6 15. Bf4 Rad8 16. Qa4 a6 17. Rfd1 Bd6 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. Rf1 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6
21. Qb3 Qe7 22. f4 Kh8 23. Qa4 Bb4 24. Kh1 Rc8 25. a3 Bc5 26. Rcd1 Be3 27. Rd3
Ba7 28. Qd1 Rcd8 29. b4 Qc7 30. e3 Qe7 31. Qb3 Qc7 32. Rfd1 Qe7 33. Ne2 Bb6 34.
e4 dxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxd3 36. Rxd3 e5 37. Qd5 Rd8 38. Qc4 Rd6 39. Kg2 Bd4 40. f5
Qd8 41. Qf7 Rd7 42. Qg6 Qf6 43. h4 Rd8 44. Qxf6 gxf6 45. Bxc6 bxc6 46. Kf3 Bb6
47. Rxd8+ Bxd8 48. Nc3 Kg7 49. Kg4 Be7 50. Ne4 Bf8 51. Kh5 Be7 52. g4 Bd8 53.
Nc5 Be7 54. Ne6+ Kh7 55. g5 fxg5 56. hxg5 Bxg5 57. Nxg5+ hxg5 58. Kxg5 Kg7 59.
f6+ Kf7 60. Kf5 e4 61. Kxe4 Kxf6 62. Kd4 Ke6 63. Kc5 Kd7 64. Kb6 Kd6 65. Kxa6
c5 66. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b3 e5 4. Bb2 e4 5. Ng1 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. e3 O-O 8. d3
Be5 9. Qd2 Re8 10. dxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 Rxe4 13. Nf3 d6 14. Be2
Qa5+ 15. Nd2 Re8 16. O-O Bf5 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Nf1 Bg6 19. Ng3 Qc7 20. Rd2 a5
21. Rad1 h6 22. h3 Re7 23. Bd3 Re6 24. Bxg6 Rxg6 25. Nh5 Ne7 26. Nf4 Rf6 27.
Qc3 b6 28. Rd3 Qc6 29. Qd2 Kh7 30. f3 Qc7 31. e4 g5 32. Nd5 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rb8
34. a4 Qe7 35. Rxd6 Rg8 36. Rxf6 Qxf6 37. Qd6 Qc3 38. Qxb6 h5 39. Qxc5 Qxb3 40.
Qf5+ Rg6 41. Qxf7+ Kh6 42. Qf8+ Rg7 43. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d3 Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. Rb1
a5 9. b3 h6 10. Bb2 Be6 11. e3 Qd7 12. d4 exd4 13. exd4 Bf5 14. Rc1 Nb4 15. Ne1
Bh3 16. a3 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfe8 18. Qd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. d5 Bxb2
22. Qxb2 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rfe1 Rae8 25. Qd2 a4 26. b4 h5 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28.
Re1 Qf5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Qc2 Qd4 31. Qxa4 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+ 34.
Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Charmeteau, Sven"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2257"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. Qe2 d4 7. Nd1 a6 8. Bxc6+
Nxc6 9. Nf2 Be7 10. c3 b5 11. b3 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bb2 dxc3 14. dxc3 c4 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Qxc4 Na5 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Ne5 f6 19. Ned3 Nc4 20. Rab1 a5 21. Bc1
Qc6 22. a4 Ba6 23. Qa2 Kh8 24. Re1 Rab8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Nb2 Nxb2 27. Bxb2 Bc4
28. Qb1 Qb6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Belorechensk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[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. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Ne4 Ng6 12. Re1 h6 13. Kh2 c5 14. Be3
b6 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Nc3 Rd8 17. Nb5 Rd7 18. Nxa7 Be7 19. Nd2 Nxe5 20. Nb5 Bc6
21. a4 f6 22. Bf4 Ng6 23. Bg3 f5 24. Nxc7+ Kf7 25. Nc4 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bxa4 27.
b3 Bc6 28. Nd6+ Bxd6 29. Rxd6 f4 30. Rxc6 fxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Rc8 32. Ne6 Re8 33.
Nf4 Nxf4 34. Kxf4 Re2 35. Kf3 Rxc2 36. Rxb6 c4 37. b4 c3 38. Ke3 Rb2 39. g4 c2
40. Kd2 c1=B+ 41. Kxc1 Rxf2 42. Rc6 Rf3 43. b5 Rxh3 44. b6 Rg3 45. Kb2 Rxg4 46.
Rc3 Rg2+ 47. Ka3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Padova"]
[BlackTeam "Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 Ne8 12. O-O Rb8 13. Be3 Nc7 14. f4 b5 15.
e5 bxa4 16. Nge4 dxe5 17. f5 gxf5 18. Rxf5 Nb6 19. Rg5 f5 20. Qe1 fxe4 21.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Qxe5+ Qf6 24. Qxc7 Nd7 25. Rf1 Rb7 26. Qc6 Qxc6 27.
dxc6 Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 Rxb2 29. Nxa4 Rb3 30. cxd7 Bxd7 31. Bxc5 Bxa4 32. Bd4+ Kg8
33. Bc4+ Kf8 34. Bxb3 Bxb3 35. Kf2 a5 36. Ke3 Bd5 37. g4 a4 38. h4 Kf7 39. Bb2
h6 40. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bd6 12. O-O Rb8 13. e4 b6 14. Bb2
f6 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Rfd1 Kd7 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Ke7 19. Rc3 Rhd8 20. Ba3 Rbc8
21. Re1+ Kf8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bxd6+ Rxd6 24. Rc1 Bb7 25. Rc7 Bxd5 26. Bxd5
Rxd5 27. Rxa7 b5 28. Kg2 b4 29. Rb7 Ra5 30. Rxb4 Rxa2 31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Rb7+ Kf8
33. Rb8+ Kf7 34. Rb7+ Kf8 35. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.23"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[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. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Bg5 Nf8 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Bh6 Nd7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8
Bxa8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ra1 Bb7 24. Bf1 Qc7 25. Rd1 Nb6 26. b3 f6 27. Ne1 d5 28.
exd5 Nxd5 29. c4 bxc4 30. bxc4 Ndf4 31. dxe5 fxe5 32. Qd7+ Re7 33. Qxc7 Nxc7
34. Nf3 c5 35. Nxe5 Nce6 36. f3 Nd4 37. Nd3 Nxd3 38. Bxd3 Bc6 39. Ra1 h5 40. h4
Re3 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Ne4+ Bxe4 43. Bxe4 Rc3 44. Ra6+ Ke5 45. Rxg6 Rxc4 46. Rg5+
Kf6 47. Rxh5 Ne2+ 48. Kh2 Rc1 49. g4 c4 50. g5+ Ke7 51. Rh7+ Kd6 52. Rh8 Rf1
53. Kg2 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]
[WhiteClock "0:48:34"]
[BlackClock "0:31:49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Nf3 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 Rbxc8 17. Rb7 Bc5 18. Rc1 f6 19. Be3 Bxe3 20.
Rxc8 Rxc8 21. fxe3 Rc2 22. Rxa7 Rxe2 23. Rxe7 Rxa2 24. h4 h5 25. Kf1 Kf8 26.
Rb7 Kg8 27. Re7 Kf8 28. Rb7 Kg8 29. Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]
[WhiteClock "0:31:36"]
[BlackClock "0:11:07"]

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 Bd7 10. Nc3 h6 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rad1 c5 14. g4 Ne7
15. Kg2 Be6 16. Kg3 Kb7 17. Ne4 a5 18. a4 Nc6 19. c4 Be7 20. Ng1 g5 21. Ne2 h5
22. f4 hxg4 23. hxg4 gxf4+ 24. Nxf4 Bh4+ 25. Kf3 Rhg8 26. Rg1 Bg5 27. Nxe6 fxe6
28. Nf6 Rg6 29. Ke4 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Bxf6 31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32. g5 Rg6 33. Kf4 Rag8
34. Rg3 Kc6 35. Rdd3 R6g7 36. Rd2 Rf7+ 37. Kg4 Rfg7 38. Kf4 Rf7+ 39. Kg4 Rfg7
40. Kf4 Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.16"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]
[WhiteClock "0:20:18"]
[BlackClock "0:19:43"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Be2 Qa5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. d5 c4 13. Bd4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 b5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h4 f6 17. f4 Nc5 18. Qe3 Rac8 19. h5 Qb6 20. Rb1 a6 21. Rd1
b4 22. Rg1 bxc3 23. hxg6 h6 24. e5 fxe5 25. fxe5 Rf5 26. Bg4 Rg5 27. Qxc3 Nd3+
28. Rxd3 cxd3 29. Qxc8 Qb1+ 30. Kd2 Qxg1 31. Qe6 Qxf2+ 32. Kxd3 Qg3+ 33. Kc2
Qf2+ 34. Kd3 Qf1+ 35. Kc3 Qc1+ 36. Kd3 Qa3+ 37. Ke4 Rxg6 38. Qd7 h5 39. Bxh5
Rg3 40. Kf5 Rg6 41. Ke4 Qb4+ 42. Kf3 Rg5 43. d6 Qc3+ 44. Kf2 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteClock "0:29:58"]
[BlackClock "0:30:14"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Qd3 h6 14. a3 Nde7
15. Bf4 Qxd4 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qg3 Nf5 18. Qh3 Qb6 19. Rac1 e5 20. Bd2 Nd4 21.
Qg3 Qxb2 22. Bxh6 Nf5 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Bh7 26. Qxe5 Qxa3 27.
h4 Rad8 28. Ra1 Qd6 29. Rxa7 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 Rfe8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rc7 Be4 33.
f3 Bd5 34. Kf2 g6 35. Nxd5 cxd5 36. Rd7 Re5 37. f4 Re4 38. Kf3 Rd4 39. Ke3 Rd1
40. Ke2 Rd4 41. Ke3 Rd1 42. Ke2 Rd4 43. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]
[WhiteClock "0:43:34"]
[BlackClock "0:16:18"]

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 Bg4 10. Qxd8 Nxd8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Kg7 13. Nxc7 Rc8 14. Nd5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne6 16. Kg2 Nf4+ 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Rd5 Rxd5 20.
exd5 b6 21. Rb1 a5 22. b4 axb4 23. Rxb4 Ra8 24. a4 Bd4 25. Bd1 Bc5 26. Rb2 Ra7
27. Kf1 Kf6 28. Rd2 Ke5 29. Bb3 Kd6 30. Re2 Re7 31. Ra2 Bb4 32. Ra1 h5 33. h3
Kc5 34. Rd1 Kd6 35. Rb1 Kc5 36. Rd1 Kd6 37. Rb1 Kc5 38. Rd1 Kd6 39. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 {
A dangerous line, (I am talking here from my own experience), in the sense
that White must be really vigilant in order to meet the line. It is all about
plans and ideas in this line. I learned that lesson the hard way a long time
ago in this line when I lost to Psakhis in a last round game for first place
in the Andorra open. I had another tough game in this line with WGM Lagno in
Wijk an Zee a long time ago; she played brilliantly for her age then.} 8. Qb1 {
My preference would be 8.Qg4! and I did play that against Huzman in the last
round of the Biel Open 2002; this time it was sucessful.} (8. h4 Nc6 9. h5 Nge7
10. h6 gxh6 11. Nf3 cxd4 12. Rh4 Ng6 13. Rxh6 dxc3 14. Bxc3 Bd7 15. g3 Rc8 16.
Bd3 d4 17. Bd2 Ncxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qe2 Nxd3+ 20. cxd3 Rc5 21. Bb4 Qc6 $5
22. Bxc5 Qxc5 $44 {0-1 (39) Almasi,Z (2689)-Kovalenko,I (2700) Bastia (rapid)
2015}) 8... c4 {Kovalenko has obviously been very sucessful with this line
recently.} 9. Nf3 (9. Nh3 Nc6 10. Nf4 Bd7 11. Nh5 g6 12. Nf4 O-O-O 13. Be2 f6
14. exf6 Nxf6 15. O-O Ne4 16. Be1 Rhf8 17. g3 g5 18. Ng2 e5 19. f3 Nf6 20. dxe5
Nxe5 21. Bf2 Bh3 22. Bd4 Nc6 23. Bc5 Rfe8 $17 {0-1 (33) Kogan,A (2540)
-Kovalenko,I (2700) Bastia (rapid) 2015}) 9... Nc6 10. h4 Bd7 11. h5 h6 12. Be2
({Another possible plan is} 12. g3 O-O-O 13. Bh3 Nge7 14. O-O Kb8 15. Nh4 Rdg8
16. Qd1 g6 17. Kh2 Nf5 18. Ng2 Ng7 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. Ng4 g5 22. Nf6
Rf8 23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 {1-0 (40) Najer,E (2653)-Demchenko,A (2613)
Vladivostok 2014; with complicated play but at least in this game White showed
a good plan.}) 12... O-O-O 13. Nh4 (13. O-O Nge7 14. Nh2 Rdf8 15. Ng4 Be8 16.
Qb2 b6 17. Bf4 Nf5 18. Ne3 Nfe7 19. Bg3 f5 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Bd6 Kd7 22. Bf4
Kc8 {1/2-1/2 (40) Alekseev,E (2683)-Bauer,C (2664) Eilat 2012; with a highly
interestesting and complicated game.}) 13... Nge7 14. Qc1 $6 {He wants to
prevent g5, but that is not possible.} (14. Be3 Kb8 15. f4 Nc8 $5 16. O-O N8e7
$5 {Coming back!? obviously not satisfied with the Nb6-a4 manoeuvre.} 17. Rf2
Rdg8 18. g4 g6 $1 19. Kh2 gxh5 20. gxh5 Nf5 21. Nxf5 exf5 22. Bf3 Qa5 23. Qe1
Ne7 24. Rf1 Be6 25. Bf2 Re8 26. Rg1 Rhg8 27. Rxg8 Rxg8 28. Bh4 Nc8 {1/2-1/2 
(42) Najer,E (2652)-Al Modiahki,M (2579) Moscow 2006; with unclear play.})
14... Rdf8 15. Bf4 Qa5 16. Bd2 (16. Qd2 g5 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Bh2 g5 19. Nf3 Be8
{Black is more than fine.}) 16... g5 $1 17. Nf3 f6 18. exf6 Rxf6 {Black has
already achieved a perfect position in this line.} 19. O-O Qc7 20. Nh2 Nf5 21.
Ng4 Rff8 22. Qb2 {Sad, but Radjabov's play in this game was conducted without
any plan...} (22. Be1 {wih the idea to advance f4} Be8 $1 {Black is better.})
22... Nd6 23. Rae1 Ne4 24. Bc1 Be8 25. Ne3 Nf6 26. g4 Ne4 $17 {Black provoked
g4 on purpose to weaken the kingside.} 27. Ng2 Rf6 28. Bd1 Rhf8 29. f3 Qg3 $1
$19 30. Be3 Rxf3 31. Bxf3 Rxf3 32. Rxf3 Qxf3 33. Rf1 Qxg4 34. Qa1 Qxh5 35. Rf8
Kd7 36. Qe1 Ke7 37. Rf1 Qh3 38. Bf2 Bh5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.21"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{This game is highly unusual and shows perfectly how Richard Rapport likes to
play.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 {The Trompowsky!} d5 3. e3 $5 {He doesn't really want
to take on f6 and play the Trompowsky, maybe he would like to play the Torre?!}
c5 4. Nc3 $5 {Veresov?!!} e6 5. Nf3 {This my dear friends is no opening system.
It's just a cocktail of all the respectable opening lines to create an unusual
variation.} Nc6 6. a3 $5 {For normal people like me this move would mean
playing dxc5 followed by b4. But on Planet Rapport it means creating a square
on a2 for your c3-knight!} Be7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Be7 {Black has a
very comfortable position out of the opening, but then Richie never really
tried for an opening advantage, did he?} 10. e4 d4 11. Na2 $5 {See how the
move a2-a3 was useful!} (11. Ne2 e5 $11 {is a perfectly fine position for
Black.}) 11... e5 (11... a5 {trying to stop Nb4 is met with} 12. e5 $1 Nd5 13.
Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nc1 $14 {and White is clearly better as the d4-square is quite
weak.}) 12. Nb4 Nd7 (12... Nxb4 13. axb4 Qc7 14. Bd2 Be6 $11 {was a much
better way to play.}) 13. Bd2 (13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd5 Qd6 $11 {Black has no
real problems in this position.}) 13... a5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4
Bb7 17. Qe2 Qb6 (17... c5 18. b5 Qc7 $11 {and Black cannot be really worse
here.}) 18. c3 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 dxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxb4 21. Rb1 c5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23.
Bxe5 $11 {The last few moves have been pretty normal, nothing unusual. The
position is round about equal. The pawn on c5 is pretty much the imbalancing
feature in the position. It could either be a weakness or a strength. But
overall if the pawn doesn't exist the the 4 vs 3 on the kingside will be
nearly impossible to win. Hence, this position should surely not be anything
much for White.} Re8 {.} 24. Ba1 Qe6 $6 {The start of a wrong plan. Look how
White slowly strengthens his position move by move as Black struggles to find
a plan.} (24... Bc8 $1 {Re-routing the bishop to e6 looks quite good.} 25. Bc4
Be6 26. f3 Qd6 27. Qb2 f6 $11) (24... c4 $2 25. Qb2 $18) 25. f3 Ra8 26. Bc4 Ba6
{Getting into a tactical melee against Rapport is not such a great idea.} (
26... Qe7 27. Qb2 Qf8 28. Rd1 $14 {Just shows how White has improved his
position and Black has not been able to do much.}) 27. Qb2 $1 {Threatening a
mate on g7.} Qg6 28. Qa2 $1 {The bishop on a6 is pinned and there's pressure
on the f7-pawn. Meanwhile the bishop on b4 is currently completely out of the
game.} Bb7 29. Rd1 $1 {Back rank weakness reminder.} h6 30. Qb2 {Rd7 is quite
a deadly threat now.} Bc6 {.} 31. Qe5 $1 {Basically there is no real threat in
this position, but the black pieces are just so badly tied down. The queen has
to defend g7, the bishop on c6 has taken care of a rook invasion on d7 and the
bishop on b4 is practically out of the game. The rook on a8 looks free to move,
but what can a lone man do!} Kh7 32. h4 $1 {With the deadly threat of h5 Qg5
Bxf7.} f6 33. Qc7 $1 Be8 34. Be6 {Bf5 is a monsterous threat.} Kh8 35. Qb7 Ra3
36. Qe7 $1 {The check on f8 cannot be prevented. What a game by Rapport!
Unusual opening, creative middlegame play and then razor sharp calculation to
finish off the game! He is truly a great player.} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.22"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]
[WhiteClock "0:12:21"]
[BlackClock "0:17:34"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bb7 14.
Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nb7 16. R6d4 Rfd8 17. Nb5 Rxd4 18. Nxd4 Rd8 19. Be2 a5 20.
Rc1 Kf8 21. Kf1 g5 22. a3 h6 23. Ke1 Nd5 24. Rc6 Rd6 25. Rc4 Rd7 26. Rc8+ Rd8
27. Rc6 Rd6 28. Rc8+ Rd8 29. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8.
Nb3 Be7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. Na5 Nd5 12. Nxc4 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Bd7 14.
Nc3 Rc8 15. Ne5 Bb4 16. Ne4 Bb5 17. a3 Be7 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Rfd1
Rg8 21. Rac1 g5 22. fxg5 Rxg5 23. Kf1 Rc5 24. Ne4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 f5 26. Nd2 Kd7
27. e3 Bf6 28. b4 b6 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. Rc1 Kd7 31. Rd1 Ke7 32. Rc1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 e6 9. O-O Ngf6 10. Bf4 Be7 11. c4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Qc2 Rfe8 14. Ne5
Rad8 15. h3 Nf8 16. Rd3 c5 17. Rb3 Qa6 18. Ra3 Qb6 19. Rb3 Qa6 20. Ra3 Qb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Be2 {Diagramm [#]} ({
Giri spielt diese Variante nicht zum ersten Mal:} 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nb3 Na5 15.
Rc7 Rfd8 16. a3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Ba5 18. Rxb7 Ba4 19. Rxe7 Bxb3 20. Nc5 Bb6 21.
Nxb3 Rxd3 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 Rb8 24. Rxa7 Rxb2 25. Ra4 Ra2 26. h4 g6 27. g3
Kg7 28. Kg2 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. g4 Kf6 31. Re1 Rdd2 32. Rf1 Rd3 33. Re1 Rdxa3
34. Rxa3 Rxa3 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. d5 e5 37. Rb1 Rd3 38. Rb7+ Kf6 39. Rb6+ Ke7 40.
Rb7+ {1/2-1/2 (40) Gelfand,B (2744)-Giri,A (2776) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) 13...
Nc6 14. a3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Ba5 16. Qc5 Bd8 17. Bf3 Bc6 18. Rfd1 Bxe4 19. Qxe7
Bxe7 20. Bxe4 Bf6 {Diagramm [#] Vollkommen spannungsfreie Strukturen, die
Damen sind getauscht, ungleiche Läufer - eine Partie mit vorhersagbarem
Ergebnis.} 21. b4 Rad8 22. g3 Bb2 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rc7 Bxa3 25. Rxb7 Kf8 26.
Rxa7 Bxb4 27. Ra8 Rxa8 28. Bxa8 Bc5 29. Kg2 Bb4 30. Be4 Bc5 31. h3 Bb4 32. Bf3
g5 33. g4 Bc5 34. Be4 Bb4 35. Bf3 Bc5 36. Be4 Bb4 37. Bf3 Bc5 38. Be4 Bb4 39.
Bf3 Bc5 40. Be4 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 (4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 {ist das System, das
zuletzt von Radjabov gespielt wurde - wenn auch nur in Blitz und Rapid.} dxc4
6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6 12. Qc4 b5
13. Qxc6 Bd7 14. Qd6 Re8 15. Bg5 b4 16. Qxb4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxg5 18. O-O Rab8
19. Qd6 Be6 20. f4 Qh4 21. Rad1 Bf8 22. Qa6 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rxb2 24. Bf3 Qxf4 25.
d6 Rb6 26. Qxa7 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rxd6 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. Rxd6 Bxd6 30. Bd5 Re7 31.
a4 Bb4 32. Rb1 Bc3 33. g3 Rd7 34. Rb5 Ra7 35. Rb7 Rxb7 36. Bxb7 {1/2-1/2 (36)
Radjabov,T (2734)-Aronian,L (2797) Beijing 2014}) 4... Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O {das aggressive Lc4-System ist ein
gerne gesehener Gast aller Grünfeld-Spieler. Schwarz hat an dieser Stelle eine
große Auswahl interessanter Züge, alle führen zu zweischneidgem und scharfem
Spiel} Qc7 (10... Bg4 11. f3 Na5 {war eine der Hauptvarianten aus den
KuK-Zeiten} 12. Bxf7+ (12. Bd3 $5 {gilt heute als vielversprechendster Ansatz}
cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6) 12... Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1
Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Bf2 Rf8 17. Kg1 Bh6 18. h4 Qf7 19. Bg3 Be3+ 20. Kh2 Qc4 21.
Rb1 b6 22. Rb2 Qd5 23. Qd3 Nc4 24. Rb1 b5 25. Kh3 a6 26. Ng1 cxd4 27. Nf3 Rd8
28. a4 dxc3 29. Qxc3 Qe6 30. Kh2 bxa4 31. Rb4 Nd2 32. Rxa4 Nf1+ 33. Kh3 Rd1 34.
Qc2 Rc1 35. Qe2 h5 36. Be1 Qd7 37. Qxa6 Ra1 38. Qxg6+ {1-0 (38) Karpov,A (2700)
-Kasparov,G (2740) Seville 1987 MainBase [Bulletin]}) 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. f4 (12.
h3 {spielte Radjabov in einer früheren Partie, die konkrete Idee dahinter ist
einfach das entlastende ...Lg4 zu verhindern} a6 13. Bf4 (13. f4 b5 14. Bd3 e6
$13) 13... Qa5 14. Qb3 e6 15. a4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Be3 Rd6
19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. Bxb5
Bb7 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. f3 f5 27. Bd3 fxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Kf7 30. Kf1 h5
31. Kg1 Bd6 32. Kf1 Bf8 33. Kg1 Bd6 34. Kf1 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 (34) Radjabov,T (2757)
-Carlsen,M (2772) Nanjing 2009 CBM 133 [Krasenkow,M]}) (12. Bf4 $5 Qd7 13. d5
Na5 14. Bd3 b5 $13) 12... Bg4 {Weiß steht unter Druck und muss den Angriff
fortsetzen} 13. f5 (13. d5 e6 $15) 13... gxf5 14. h3 cxd4 15. Bxf7+ {die
Stellung scheint sehr scharf und komplex zu sein, doch wie so oft in moderner
Eröffnungsvorbereitung, weist die Engine einen Weg ins Remis} Kxf7 16. Qb3+ e6
17. Nxd4 {aufgrund der taktischen Finesse, dass nach der Öffnung der c-Linie
die schwarze Dame hängt, gewinnt Weiß die geopferte Figur zurück - die
Stellung ist danach jedoch sehr vereinfacht und Safarli hat keine Probleme,
das Remis zu sichern.} Nxd4 (17... Bxd4 $2 18. cxd4 Be2 $2 (18... Qb6 19. hxg4
$14) 19. Rxf5+ Kg7 20. Rxc6 Qxc6 21. Bh6+ $3 Kxh6 22. Qe3+ Kg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24.
Qf6+ Kg8 25. Rg5#) 18. cxd4 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. hxg4 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 22.
exf5 Rxg4 23. Rc7+ Kf6 24. fxe6+ Kxe6 25. Rxb7 Rxa2 26. Rxb6+ Ke5 27. Rf2 Rxf2
28. Kxf2 Kf5 29. Kf3 Rf4+ 30. Kg3 Rg4+ 31. Kf3 Rf4+ 32. Kg3 Rg4+ 33. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 (8. Be3 {is much more popular.}) 8... b6 {A rare move.} ({Radjabov had
already played in a blitz game the common} 8... Nh5 {,} 9. Be3 b6 10. g4 Nf6
11. Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 Qd6 13. Qe3 Ne8 14. Ne2 f6 {Grischuk-Radjabov, Astana blitz
2012, with a balanced position.}) 9. Qd2 Re8 10. O-O-O a5 11. Ne5 $5 $146 {
An interesting novelty by Caruana.} (11. g4 a4 12. Be5 b5 13. g5 (13. Ne2 $5)
13... Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2 e5 (15... Qd6 $5) 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. fxg3 {
(Dolzhikova-Aslanian, Nikolaev 2008)} Qe7 {with a balanced middlegame.}) 11...
b5 {Black also continues his attack on the queenside.} 12. Qe3 ({The greedy} 
12. Nxc6 $6 {is too dangerous, as} Qb6 13. Ne5 a4 $36 {and Black has a strong
initiative for the P.}) 12... Qb6 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. f4 a4 {Both players continue
their plan.} 15. Rhf1 e6 $6 {Black wants to prevent f5, but this is too
passive.} ({Probably} 15... Nd7 {was more accurate} 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. e5 (17.
f5 $2 {is bad, because of} a3 $1 {and thanks to the h8-B Black has a strong
attack.}) 17... f5 $1 $132 {with a double-edged fight.}) 16. g4 a3 $6 {Another
inaccuracy.} ({In the event of} 16... b4 17. Nb1 b3 18. cxb3 axb3 19. a3 $14 {
followed by Nd2-c4 White is more comfortable.}) 17. b4 $1 {A very smart
solution for the queenside.} Nd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. e5 $1 {White doesn't hurry
to take on c5. First he completely closes in the h8-B, moreover he frees the
e4-square for the N.} f5 $8 {The only move, otherwise Ne4 is too dangerous.}
20. Ne2 Bg7 {Black tries to exchange his passive B.} 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. h4 $1 {
A very strong reaction; White simply concentrates on the attack on the
kingside.} fxg4 23. h5 {The h-P is like a battering ram!} gxh5 24. Ng3 (24. f5
$5 {was also very strong.}) 24... Kh8 25. Nxh5 $18 {White has a decisive
attack on the queenside. Black can't avoid Nf6.} Re7 26. Nf6 Be8 27. f5 exf5
28. Rxf5 Qc7 29. Rg5 Rg7 30. Rh1 Bg6 31. Rxg4 Qf7 {Black tries hard to defend
himself, but his position is hopeless.} 32. Kb1 {A cool-blooded reply by
Caruana.} ({Nevertheless} 32. Qxc5 {was stronger:} Qxa2 33. Qxc6 Qb2+ 34. Kd2
$18 {and White is winning.}) 32... cxb4 33. Qd4 Bf5 $6 {Loses immediately, but
Black's position was already bad.} (33... Qa7 $142 {was tougher.}) 34. e6 $1 {
Another strong blow, this isn't the only winning move.} Rxg4 35. exf7 Rxd4 36.
Ne8 $1 {What a brilliant finish!} 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ne5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Bxh7 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Nxh7 13. e6 Qd5 14. Qxd5
cxd5 15. Ne2 fxe6 16. Nf4 Rg8 17. Nxe6 Rc8 18. c3 Kf7 19. Nxf8 Rgxf8 20. Be3
Nf6 21. Bxa7 b6 22. Bxb6 Rb8 23. Bd4 Rxb2 24. a4 e5 25. Bxe5 Ng4 26. Bd4 Nxf2
27. Bxf2 Kg8 28. Kg1 Rfxf2 29. Rh2 Ra2 30. Rxa2 Rxa2 31. g3 Ra1+ 32. Kf2 Ra2+
33. Kg1 Ra1+ 34. Kf2 Ra2+ 35. Kg1 Ra1+ 36. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This top-level encounter essays a trendy & sound variation for Black in the
French Winawer.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5
{This is dubbed by French expert Moskalenko as the Portisch-Hook Variation.
Notable practicioners of this variation recently are GMs Kovalenko, Akopian
and Bartel.} (6... Ne7 7. h4 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qa4 9. h5 h6 10. Nf3 Nbc6 {transposes
to the main game.}) 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. h4 {The more accurate move order.} (8. Nf3 {
first can be met with} b6 $1 {with the idea to trade light-squared bishops
giving Black an easy game.}) 8... Nc6 (8... b6 $6 {is not effective as White
has the possibility to quickly pressure Black's kingside:} 9. h5 h6 10. Qg4 $1
Kf8 11. Rh3 $36) 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. h5 h6 {Here we have actually transposed into
one of the tabiya positions of the standard Winawer 6...Ne7 7.h4--see line
under move 6.} 11. Rb1 ({the more popular move is} 11. Rh4 c4 12. Rf4 Bd7 13.
g3 Rf8 14. Bh3 O-O-O {White has good statistics in this position owing to his
space advantage, but I believe Black can hold this position if he knows where
to place his pieces:} 15. Kf1 (15. Nh4 Rde8 $1) 15... Kb8 16. Kg1 (16. Nh4 Rde8
$1) 16... Ka8 17. Nh4 $1 Rde8 18. Rc1 Nd8 $11 {0-1 (40) Vishnu,P (2463)-Gong
Qianyun (2349) Yangon MYA 2014. For more analysis on this line, see my
annotations in Tomzcak-Bartel in CBM 172.}) 11... c4 {One of the typical plans
in this variation is to close the centre and castle queenside.} 12. g3 b6 $146
({A move played before was the unecessary pawn sac} 12... Bd7 $6 13. Rxb7 O-O-O
14. Qb1 Qa6 15. Rb2 (15. Rb3 $5) 15... Kc7 16. Bh3 Rb8 17. Rxb8 Rxb8 18. Qc1
Rb5 19. O-O $16 {1-0 (44) Kalegin,E (2467)-Yakimenko,A (2211) St Petersburg
2011}) 13. Bh3 Bd7 14. O-O O-O-O $11 {Black has secured his king safety and
can choose to create play on either side of the board depending on what White
does.} 15. Nh4 Rdg8 ({Taking the king to a8 first is also possible:} 15... Kb8
16. Ng2 (16. f4 g6 $1) 16... Ka8 17. Re1 Rdg8 $11) 16. Ng2 Kb8 17. Re1 Bc8 18.
Kh2 Ka8 19. Bf4 Rf8 $1 {Preparing a possible pawn break. Both sides are solid,
and the nice thing is that Black can choose to play quietly and prepare things.
} (19... g5 20. Bd2 {and there is no good follow-up for Black.}) 20. Qc1 $6 ({
It was necessary to play the prophylactic} 20. Bd2 $1 g5 $6 (20... g6 21. hxg6
fxg6 22. Nf4 Nd8 $13 (22... g5 23. Nxe6 Rxf2+ 24. Kg1 Bxe6 25. Bxe6 Rhf8 26.
Bg4)) (20... Rfg8 $11) 21. f4 $1 gxf4 22. Bxf4 Ng8 23. Nh4 $14 {and Black only
weakened his kingside.}) 20... Rhg8 {Black is still fine, but now White has
time to neutralise any future breaks on the kingside.} (20... g5 $1 {is worth
a try to reach an imbalanced game:} 21. Bd2 (21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Be3 g5 $36 23.
f4 Rfg8 $1 (23... gxf4 $6 24. Nxf4 Nd8 25. Nh5 $13) ({but} 23... Rhg8 {
although not as strong could provide good compensation for the pawn} 24. fxg5
hxg5 25. Bxg5 Rf2 26. Rb2 (26. Qe3 Rxc2 (26... Qxc2 $6 27. Rbc1 Qa2 28. Ra1 $11
) 27. Rbc1 (27. Bf6 Qxa3) 27... Rb2 28. Ra1 Qc2 $17) 26... Qxa3) 24. fxg5 hxg5
25. Bxg5 Qa5 $1 {this move isn't easy to spot otb} 26. Bxe7 (26. Bd2 Nf5) (26.
Qd2 Nf5 27. Nh4 Rh5 $17) 26... Nxe7 27. Re3 Nf5 $40) 21... Ng8 $1 {a very
strong manoeuvre to get the knight on to f6 after a future f6 exf6, which is
the reason why in some lines Black delays the development of the knight on g8.}
(21... Rhg8 22. Ne3 $1 f5 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Ng4) 22. f4 {otherwise f6/f5 is
coming} Rh7 $5 {another useful manoeuvre} (22... f6 23. Rf1 gxf4 (23... fxe5
24. fxg5) 24. Rxf4 $11) (22... f5 $5 23. fxg5 (23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Bxe6 Bxe6 25.
Rxe6 Nd8 $1 (25... Ne4 26. Ne3 $132) 26. Re7 Re8 $36) 23... hxg5 24. Bxg5 Rxh5
$40) 23. Rf1 (23. fxg5 $6 hxg5 24. Bxg5 (24. g4 f6 25. exf6 (25. Rf1 Rhf7)
25... Nxf6 26. Bxg5 Ne4 $36) 24... Rxh5) (23. g4 f6 24. exf6 gxf4 25. Nxf4 Nxf6
26. Ng6 Rg8 27. Rf1 Ne4 $15) 23... f5 24. exf6 g4 $1 25. Bxg4 Nxf6 26. Bf3 Rg8
27. Nh4 Ne7 $36 {[%csl Rg3,Rh5][%cal Gh7g7,Gg8g3,Ga4e8,Ge8h5] with strong
compensation in the form of good squares for the Black pieces and targets of
attack.}) 21. Re2 Rh8 (21... g5 $2 22. hxg6 fxg6 (22... Nxg6 23. Bxh6) 23. Bxh6
$16) 22. Re1 $6 Rh7 $6 (22... g5 $1 {another chance! This goes to show that
neither side wants to take risks and both are content with a draw.}) 23. Bd2
Rhh8 24. Re2 Rh7 {This is the nature of this variation - when the centre gets
closed up, both sides can choose to do nothing (avoid pawn breaks) and the
game is essentially a blockade as the following moves show:} 25. Kg1 Rhh8 26.
Ra1 Rh7 27. Kh2 Rhh8 28. Ne3 Ng8 29. Ng2 Nge7 30. Bf4 Ng8 31. Bd2 Nge7 32. Bf4
Ng8 33. Bd2 {A solid game from Black who actually had chances to go for more,
but only if he had wanted to!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[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 Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 {Diagramm [#] Eine bereits hundertfach erreichte
Stellung. Weiß hat einen Bauern geopfert, aber nach dem Verschwinden des Be6
ist das Feld f5 für den weißen Springer zugänglich - zusammen mit dem Druck
in der d-Linie und dem rückständigen Bauern d7 besitzt der Anziehende
reichlich Kompensation und Schwarz tut gut daran, den Bauern beizeiten
zurückzugeben.} 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. Nh4 O-O ({Nur eine Blitzpartie, aber sie
illustriert, was passiert, wenn Schwarz den Bauern zu halten versucht:} 12...
g6 13. Bh6 Bf8 14. Bg5 Bg7 15. Nc3 h6 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. Rd2 g5 19.
Rad1 a6 20. Nd6 Nxd6 21. Bxd6 b5 22. Qa3 gxh4 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. Rxd7 Qb6 25.
Qf3 Nd8 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Bxb7 h3 30. Qxh3 Qd1+ 31.
Kg2 Qxe2 32. Qf5 Kg7 33. Be4 Qxb2 34. Qh7+ Kf6 35. Qh8+ Bg7 36. Qd8+ Ke6 37.
Qd5+ Ke7 38. Qb7+ Kd8 39. Qa8+ Kc7 40. Qb7+ Kd8 41. Qa8+ Kc7 42. Qb7+ Kd8 43.
Qb6+ {1/2-1/2 (43) Sychev,K (2415)-Navara,D (2730) Minsk 2015}) 13. Nf5 d5 14.
Nc3 Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 ({Oder} 16. Rxd4 Qe8 17. Qxe8 Rfxe8 18. Rd1 Bb4
19. Bd2 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Rxe2 21. Bf3 Re6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 g6
25. Rad1 Rc6 26. Rd7 Rc2 27. Rb7 Rxb2 28. Rdd7 Rf8 29. Rxa7 b5 30. Rdb7 b4 31.
h4 h5 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Ra4 Rc8 34. Rbxb4 Rcc2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. Ra7 Kf6 37. a4
Ra2 38. Ra8 Kf5 39. a5 Ra3 40. Ra7 Kf6 41. Ra8 Kf5 42. Ra7 Kf6 43. a6 Ke6 44.
f3 Kf6 45. Kf2 Ke5 46. Ke2 Kf6 47. Ra8 Kf5 48. Kf2 Kf6 49. g4 Ke5 50. a7 Kf6
51. gxh5 gxh5 52. Rh8 Rxa7 53. Rxh5 Ra1 54. Rb5 Rh1 55. Kg3 Kg6 56. Rb6+ f6 57.
Rb5 Kh6 58. Kg4 Kg6 59. h5+ Kh6 60. f4 Rg1+ 61. Kf5 Kxh5 62. Kxf6+ Kh6 63. Rb2
Rg6+ 64. Kf7 Rg7+ 65. Kf8 Rg4 66. Rb4 Kg6 67. f5+ Kxf5 68. Rxg4 Kxg4 {1/2-1/2 
(68) Nakamura,H (2776)-Harikrishna,P (2723) Caleta 2015}) 16... Bc5 17. Qh4 Ne4
18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bc6 23. Nd5
Bxd5 24. Rxd5 {Diagramm [#] Die Stellung ist völlig ausgeglichen. Der weiße
König kann die schwachen Bauern bequem von f2 aus schützen, ohne selber
angegriffen werden zu können.} Rc8 25. Rd7 h5 26. Rxa7 Rc2 27. Kf2 Rxb2 28. a4
g6 29. a5 bxa5 30. Rxa5 f5 31. h4 Kg7 32. Ra7+ Kf6 33. Ra6+ Kf7 34. Ra7+ Kf6
35. Ra6+ Kf7 36. Ra7+ {Diagramm [#] Die Partie dauerte nur zwei Stunden und
trotzdem ist das Brett fast vollkommen leergefegt. Der Zuschauer, der sich
"erst später zugeschaltet" hatte, wähnte sich fast beim Schnellschach.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Iotov,V"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 {A line with increasing popularity in the last
several years that has eagerly been played by many GMs.} d5 4. e3 (4. Qd2 Bg7 (
4... c6 5. f3 $5 b5 6. a3 Bg7 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 Qd6 9. e3 e5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11.
Nge2 a6 12. b4 a5 13. O-O {1-0 Jobava,B (2713)-Winants,L (2545)/Tromso NOR 2014
}) 5. Bh6 (5. O-O-O $5) 5... O-O (5... Bxh6 6. Qxh6 Bf5 (6... c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8.
O-O-O Qxc5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Nge2 Bf5 11. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2810)-Dominguez
Perez,L (2726)/Beijing CHN 2014}) 7. Qd2 c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. f3 h5
11. Bb5 Qd6 12. Nge2 a6 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 14. O-O h4 $11 {1-0 Jobava,B (2661)
-Demchenko,A (2589)/Gjakova KOS 2016}) 6. Bxg7 Kxg7 7. Nf3 b6 8. O-O-O Bb7 9.
h4 h5 10. Ne5 c5 11. e3 Nc6 12. Be2 Rh8 13. f4 e6 14. Kb1 Ne7 15. g4 $14 {
0-1 Ponomariov,R (2744)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2720)/Moscow RUS 2010}) 4... Bg7 5.
Be2 c6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Qa5 {Radjabov prepares for a queenside attack with
b5-b4.} (7... O-O 8. Qd2 (8. Ne5 Qb6 $5 $132) 8... Nbd7 9. Ne5 (9. O-O-O b5 $36
) 9... Nxe5 10. Bxe5 $14) 8. Qd2 (8. Nd2 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4,Yd2b3] A typical
response to ...Qa5 ideas in a variaty of chess positions. Furthermore, White
prepares a possible f3-e4 central push.} h5 9. Nb3 Qd8 10. Qd2 O-O 11. f3 a5
12. a4 $14) 8... Bg4 $1 {Exchanging the light-squared bishops is Radjabov's
main priority in this position. Without them, the black knight would always be
able to safely retreat to h5, if needed.} 9. Ne5 (9. b4 Qd8 $1 10. b5 O-O $11)
9... Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Qa6 $5 {The more pieces are exchanged, the easier
Radjabov's defence becomes.} (10... Ne4 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O (12... Qxc3
$6 13. Rab1 b5 14. Rb3 Qa5 15. e4 Qd8 16. Qe3 h5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxb8 Qxb8 19.
Nxf7 Qc8 20. Nxh8 Bxh8 21. e5 $16) (12... Bxe5 13. Bxe5 O-O 14. h5 $40) 13. c4
$14) 11. Qf3 (11. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Gf2f3,Ge3e4]}) 11... Nbd7 (11... h5 12. O-O-O (
12. g4 hxg4 13. Nxg4 Nbd7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. O-O-O Nh5 $11) 12... Nbd7 13. Kb1
$14) 12. a3 $6 {Simply, a waste of time! Eljanov could have used that time to
initiate a kingside attack rather than prevent a possible b5-b4 push.
Furthermore, even if the b5-b4 push is to happen, the a3-pawn could become a
possible weakness in White's queenside defence.} (12. g4 $1 b5 13. Nd3 Qb7 14.
g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1+ 16. Qxh1 Nh5 17. Bh2 $14) 12... Nxe5 $6 (12... h5 $1 {
Preventing any g4 shenanigans.} 13. Qh3 {[%csl Ye6][%cal Gh3e6,Ge7e6]} (13.
O-O-O e6 $11 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 b6 $1 $11 {[%cal Ga6c8]} (
14... b5 $6 15. Na2 $1 $14 {[%csl Yd3][%cal Ga2b4,Gb4d3]})) 13. Bxe5 O-O 14. g4
Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h5 (16. O-O-O $142 {The move order in this situation
appears to make almost zero difference, but I would still argue that leaving
more options in the positions is always vital!}) 16... g5 17. e4 $6 {There is
no need for Eljanov to rush with the central push, especially when the king is
still in the centre.} (17. O-O-O $142 Nf6 18. Kb1 b5 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 $14 {
[%csl Yc5][%cal Ge4c5]}) 17... e6 (17... dxe4 $5 18. Qxe4 (18. Nxe4 Qa5+ 19.
Nc3 Nf6 20. O-O-O Rad8 21. Rd3 Rd7 $11) 18... Qb6 19. O-O-O Qc7 20. f4 Qxf4+
21. Qxf4 gxf4 22. Rhf1 Rg8 23. Rxf4 Nf6 $132) 18. Qe3 (18. O-O-O b5 19. Qd3
Rab8 20. f4 gxf4 21. Rhg1 $1 (21. Rhf1 Qa5 22. Rxf4 b4 23. axb4 Qxb4 24. b3 c5
$1 25. exd5 e5 26. Rf5 Qa3+ 27. Kd2 $8 cxd4 28. Ne4 Qa5+ 29. Kc1 Qa1+ 30. Kd2
Qa5+ $11) 21... Qb6 22. g5 b4 23. gxh6+ Kh8 24. Ne2 e5 $1 $132) 18... dxe4 (
18... f5 $1 {Utilising the enemy's unsafe king position.} 19. gxf5 exf5 20. e5
Rf7 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6]} 21. O-O-O Nf8 $132) 19. Nxe4 Qa5+ 20. c3 Qc7 $11 {
Having no weaknesses and acquiring a firm control over the square f4, it
appears that Radjabov has solved all his problems! The rest of the game is
simply a matter of playing solid chess.} (20... f5 $1 21. Nxg5 $5 (21. Nc5 Nxc5
22. Qe5+ Rf6 23. dxc5 Qa4 24. gxf5 Re8 $1 $36) 21... hxg5 22. Qxg5+ Kf7 23. Qf4
Qa4 $1 24. g5 Qb3 $13) 21. O-O-O Nb6 22. Kb1 (22. Nc5 Nd5 23. Qe5+ Qxe5 24.
dxe5 b6 25. Ne4 f6 26. exf6+ Nxf6 27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28. Rd7+ Rf7 29. Rhd1 Raf8 $11)
22... Nd5 23. Qd2 b5 24. Nc5 a5 25. Rhe1 Qf4 $6 (25... Nf4 $11) 26. Qe2 (26.
Qxf4 $1 {Maybe Eljanov's last chance to fight for the positional advantage. It
is also important to note that this endgame would be easily equalised if the
knights are also exchanged - something to consider when fighting for the
advantage.} Nxf4 27. a4 $14) 26... Rad8 (26... Rfb8 $5 {[%csl Ga5,Ya8,Gb5,Yb8]}
) 27. Nd3 Qd6 28. Qd2 Rb8 29. Qc2 Rfd8 30. Nc5 Nf4 31. Qe4 Qd5 32. Nd3 (32. f3
$5 {[%csl Ye4]}) 32... Qxe4 33. Rxe4 Nxd3 34. Rxd3 a4 $11 35. Kc2 Rd5 36. Re5
Rbd8 37. Rde3 R8d7 38. Kd3 Kf8 39. Ke4 Ke7 40. Kf3 R7d6 41. Ke2 Rd8 42. Kf3
R8d6 43. Ke2 Rd8 44. Kf3 R8d6 {With very few major mistakes having been made,
I consider this to be a decent game by both players!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Mandiza, Farai"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2363"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zimbabwe"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ZIM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 a6 5. a4 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. h3 Qb6
9. Ra3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. a5 Bf5 12. Qxc3 Qa7 13. Qb4 c5 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. Rb3
Nd7 16. Nd4 Nxc5 17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Ra3 Ne4 19. Qxe7 Bf8 20. Qe5 Bxa3 21. bxa3
Qc5 22. Qxf5 Qxa5+ 23. Ke2 Qd2+ 24. Kf3 Qxf2+ 25. Kg4 h5+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Pancevski, Filip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. a4 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a5
exd4 9. Qxd4 Nc5 10. h3 Ne6 11. Qe3 c6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Be3 Nd7 15.
Na4 Bf6 16. Qd2 Ndc5 17. e5 Nxa4 18. exd6 Qd7 19. Rxa4 c5 20. Bb3 b5 21. axb6
Bb7 22. c3 Qb5 23. Qc2 Red8 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Qc6 27. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Almasi,Z"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{The game was played at the Olympiad in round 3, Azerbaijan vs Hungary.} 1. e4
e6 {The first little surprise. In the last couple of years Teimour has played
the Berlin Defense mostly, but of course he has played the French a lot in the
past.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 {The French was not in my vision at the preparation and
I tried to avoid Teimour's preparation. Likely I also had something up my
sleeve...} c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9.
Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 {The good old line. Here White has several options and
setups. Like putting the bishop on b3 and keeping up the pressure on e6 or
playing with Re1 or anything else with the power of surprise.} 11. Re1 Qc7 12.
Bf1 {I already played this line against Goganov in the Haaselbachen Open and I
managed to win the game. Of course since I played this game in May, I had done
some analysis. The other options are 12.Bd3, 12.Bb3 or 12.Qe2.} Bd6 {Because
neither of us had checked this line before the game,Teimour also was not sure
about his decision. 12...Be7 is more solid:} (12... Be7 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Bf4 Bd6
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qg3 (17. c4 Bd7 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Qe3 h6 20. g3 b5
21. Bg2 Rac8 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rc1 Qd6 24. a3 b4 25. axb4 Qxb4 26. b3 Be8 27.
Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Ra1 Rc3 29. Qf4 Qc5 30. Qd2 e5 31. Nf5 e4 32. Qd4 Qxd4 33. Nxd4
Rd3 34. Nf5 Bd7 35. Ne3 Rxb3 36. Rd1 Bb5 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Rb8 Rb1+ 39. Bf1 Bd3
40. Rxb1 Bxb1 41. Bc4 Kg8 42. Kg2 Nd7 43. g4 Ne5 44. Bd5 g6 45. Kg3 Kg7 46. Nc4
Ba2 47. Nxe5 Bxd5 48. Kf4 g5+ 49. Ke3 Kf6 50. Nd7+ Ke6 51. Nc5+ Kd6 52. Nxe4+
Ke5 53. Ng3 Be6 54. Nh5 f5 55. f4+ gxf4+ 56. Nxf4 fxg4 57. Nxe6 Kxe6 {1/2 (57)
Tomashevsky,E (2728)-Harikrishna,P (2753) Huai'an CHN 2016}) 17... Qxg3 {
1/2 (17) Baklan,V (2618)-Vitiugov,N (2728) Biel SUI 2016}) 13. g3 {I
remembered that something like Nf5 is good and is a possiblemove, but I could
not remember the games and the exact lines. That is why I chose the text and
not h3, because the bishop has a nice diagonal on h1-a8, which is not
aggressive, but very human and still has the opportunity to fight for an
advantage.} (13. Nf5 $5 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 O-O (14... Kf8 15. Qd4 exf5 16. Qxf6 h6
17. Qd4 Bd6 18. Bc4 Bd7 19. b3 Qc5 20. Qh4 (20. Qd3 $5 b5 21. Ba3 bxc4 22. Bxc5
cxd3 23. Bxd6+ Kg8 24. c4 $14) 20... b5 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Bd5 Bc6 23. Rad1 Kg8
24. Qh5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 g6 26. Qd1 Bf8 27. Bd4 Rh7 28. Bf6 Qb6 29. Bd4 Qc6 30.
Bb2 f6 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Qxd8 Rf7 33. Re8 Qxc2 34. Ba3 b4 35. Bxb4 Qc1+ 36. Re1
Qc7 37. Qxc7 Rxc7 38. Re8 Rf7 39. Ra8 Kg7 40. Bxf8+ Rxf8 41. Rxa6 g5 42. b4 Rd8
43. b5 Rd2 44. b6 Rb2 45. g3 Kg6 46. Kg2 h5 47. a4 f4 48. gxf4 g4 49. a5 h4 50.
Ra8 Kf5 51. Rh8 h3+ 52. Kg3 Rb3+ 53. Kh2 Rb2 54. a6 Rxf2+ 55. Kg1 g3 56. Rxh3
Kg4 57. Rh8 Rb2 58. a7 Rb1+ 59. Kg2 Rb2+ 60. Kf1 g2+ 61. Kg1 Kg3 62. Rg8+ Kh3
63. a8=Q {1-0 (63) Shankland,S (2656)-Chandra,A (2477) Saint Louis USA 2016})
15. Nxg7 Rd8 16. Bd3 (16. Qf3 Kxg7 17. Bh6+ Kg6 18. Bd3+ Rxd3 19. cxd3 Nh5 20.
Rac1 Qe7 21. Kxh2 Kxh6 22. Re5 f5 23. Kg1 Qb4 24. Rc7 Rb8 25. Qe3+ Kg6 26. Rec5
b6 27. Rc4 Qf8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qxe6+ Kg5 30. Rxc8 Qb4 31. Rg8+ {1-0 (31) Xu
Huahua (2125)-Jiang,Z (1891) Zhongshan CHN 2013}) 16... Kxg7 17. Qd2 Bf4 (17...
Ng8 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. f4 f6 20. Qh4 Qg7 (20... Bxf4 21. Bxf4 Qg7 22. Re3 e5 23.
Rg3 $40 Qf7) 21. Kxh2 Bd7 22. Re3 Qh6 23. Rh3 Qxh4 24. Rxh4 h6 25. Rh3 $16) 18.
Qxf4 Qxf4 19. Bxf4 Nd5 20. Bd2 f6 21. Re4 e5 22. Rh4 f5 23. f3 Nf6 24. Bc3 Bd7
25. Bxe5 Re8 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. Rxh7 Bc6 28. Kg1 Rad8 29. Kf2 Bb5 30. Rd1 Rc8
31. Rd2 Bc6 32. Rh5 Bd7 33. Re2 Rxe2+ 34. Kxe2 Rg8 35. Kf2 Rg7 36. f4 Be6 37.
g3 {1-0 (37) Tomashevsky,E (2728)-Wang Hao (2717) Huai'an CHN 2016}) 13... O-O
14. Bg5 Be5 {Here Black already started to use his time and tried to find the
best way. This was a logical move, but there are a couple of lines, where
Black had to choose between a sharp or worse position, which is not a happy
thing to have to do in a team event.} 15. c3 {I was still in my book.} Nd5 (
15... h6 {was the critical line.} 16. Nf3 $1 Bxc3 17. Rc1 $1 hxg5 18. Rxc3 {
with an unclear position, but with a dangerous black king structure, and who
likes it when the opponent is attacking your king?!}) 16. Bg2 {This was the
first point when I spent more time on my position, because I wanted to find
the best move to get an advantage. I calcuated several lines, but after 40
minutes thinking decided to play Bg2 and not sacrifice any material without
seeing good compensation.} (16. c4 {was my first idea... which could be the
most logical reaction to ...Nd5:} Nf6 {this was my problem, where I did not
see how to continue. Now my knight does not have a safe place on d4 and ...Rd8
is threatening, followed by ...Bxb2. So I would give up too many squares with
16.c4.} (16... Bf6 17. cxd5 Bxg5 18. dxe6 {This is a clear pawn up for White,
Qb3 is coming}) (16... Nb6 $2 17. Nf3 $1) 17. Nf3 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Ba3 {Here maybe
I have compensation, but it is not neccessary to do this.}) (16. Nf3 Bf6 ({
but also possible is} 16... Bd6)) 16... h6 17. Bd2 Nf6 {This was too
circumspect! Black tries to defend against the white queen running to h5 or g4
and attacking the black king, but loses a tempo.} (17... Bxd4 18. cxd4 Bd7 {
could be a logical alternative, but you should see the point after} 19. Qg4 Bc6
$1 20. Bxh6 f5 21. Qg5 {The position is unclear, both sides have chances.}) (
17... b5 18. Qg4 $40 {followed by Qh4 or Qh5 in the event of ...Kh8.} Kh8 19.
Qh5) 18. Qf3 {I tried to develop my pieces and to protect against the black
plan of ...Bd7. Also putting some pressure on the h6-pawn in case Black would
like to exchange the d4-knight.} (18. Qe2 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Bd7) 18... Rd8 (18...
Bd6 {was an interesting alternative to help the bishop escape from e5 while
not blundering the h6-pawn:} 19. Rad1 {Probably White is little bit better,
with a nice playable position.} (19. Bxh6 $2 e5 20. Nf5 e4 (20... gxh6 21.
Nxh6+ Kg7 22. Nf5+ $11) 21. Rxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxg7 Bxf5 23. Bxf8 Bg6)) 19. Rac1 (
19. Nb3 {was an alternative with the idea of c4-Ba5 later and just to protect
against the black plans.}) 19... Nd5 {The knight move again. It was not easy
to develop the c8-bishop, that is why Teimour decided to close the long
diagonal and was trying to play ...b5 or ...Bd7.} 20. Qg4 $14 {But now the
black knight does not control the g4-square anymore, I have chances to put
pressure on the black king.} f5 $2 {This was too scary and the black position
becomes very weak.} (20... Bf6 {was the right move! The h6-pawn does not hang
because ...e5 is coming.}) 21. Qe2 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Qf7 {Now Black is completely
punctured on the black squares, and he has a big weakness on e6 and still
difficulties to develop his bishop. The only piece which holds the black
position together is the d5-knight, but not for long.} 23. Qe5 {Centralising
the queen is always a good idea..} Bd7 (23... b6 24. Rc6) {Now the time has
come.} 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rc7 {Entering to the 7th rank, pinning the bishop and
causing trouble in the black position.} Re8 26. Qd6 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Qe6 28. Bb4
$1 {A very strong move, but here I almost missed my winning chances, because I
did not see what would happen after 28.Qxd7. But I triple checked and I found
the defence for Black, which was not difficult.} (28. Qxd7 Qxe1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+
30. f3 Qxd4 $1 {of course not} (30... Qe2+ 31. Kh3 Qf1+ 32. Kh4 g5+ 33. Kh5
Qxf3+ 34. Kg6 {getting mated.})) 28... Qxd6 (28... Rd8 $2 29. Qe7 {winning a
piece.}) 29. Bxd6 {We have opposite coloured bishops, but the quality gap
between the pieces will decide the fate of the game.} Be8 (29... Rd8 30. Be7) (
29... Bc6 30. Be5) 30. Be5 g5 31. Rg7+ {A check to chase the black king to a
bad place.} Kf8 32. Rxb7 h5 33. b3 {To prepare for a5. To stabilise the black
a-pawn on a dark square and not let the e8-bishop get out into the game.} ({
I had an idea to close out the black rook, but after ...a5 it can escape:} 33.
Bb8 a5 34. b3 Ra6) (33. Bg7+ Kg8 34. Bh6 g4) 33... Rc8 34. Bg7+ Kg8 35. Bh6 g4
{Threatening ...Bb5.} 36. a4 $1 Rc6 37. Bf4 {White is a pawn up, has a safe
king and a great bishop. This should be enough to convert the position into a
full point.} Rc2 38. Re7 Bf7 39. Rb7 {I just did not want to decide on any
forced line before move 40.} (39. Ra7 Rb2 40. Rxa6 Rxb3 41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. a5 {
This was easily winning.}) 39... Rb2 40. Rb8+ Kh7 {I could completely close
out the light-squared bishop, and it was time to push my pawns.} 41. b4 (41.
Kf1 {Maybe could be better to run out with the king from the danger zone and
then pushing the pawns:} Rb1+ 42. Ke2 Rb2+ 43. Ke3) 41... Ra2 42. a5 {I know,
this looks ugly, but the black bishop can not get into the play.} (42. b5 $2
Rxa4 43. b6 Rb4 {and it's not easy to convert the pawn.}) 42... Ra1+ 43. Kg2
Rb1 44. Be5 $1 Be6 {He can not bring the bishop to g6, because he is always
geting mated on h8.} 45. Rb6 $1 Bf7 46. Rxa6 {I had to calculate the line
precisely to win the game.} Be8 {Of course. Finally the bishop comes out, but
not in time.} 47. Ra7+ Kh6 48. Rb7 $1 Ba4 49. Rb6+ Kh7 50. f4 $1 {An important
move! Black does not have mating threats any more.} h4 51. gxh4 {The only and
safest way.} (51. a6 h3+ 52. Kf2 Rb2+ 53. Ke1 Rb1+ (53... Rxh2 54. Rb7+ Kh6 55.
a7 Rh1+ 56. Kf2 $1 h2 57. Kg2 $1) 54. Kd2 Rb2+ 55. Kc1 Rxh2 $11 {and only
equality!!}) 51... Rb2+ 52. Kg1 Rb1+ 53. Kf2 Rb2+ 54. Ke1 Rb1+ 55. Kd2 Rb2+ 56.
Kc1 Rxh2 (56... Rc2+ {this could be a better try, but is also losing:} 57. Kb1
Rxh2 58. Rb8 Bc2+ 59. Kc1 Bd3 60. b5 g3 61. h5 Rxh5 62. a6 $18) 57. Rb8 Rc2+
58. Kb1 Kg6 {Otherwise h5 is coming and there is no defence against mate on h8.
} 59. a6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O Ba7 7. Bb3 d6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 h6 12. Bc2 d5 13. Qe2 b5 14. Bd2 Bc5 15. Ng3
Bf8 16. Rad1 g6 17. Bb1 Bg7 18. Bc1 dxe4 19. dxe4 Qe7 20. Be3 Rad8 21. Nd2 Na5
22. b4 Nb7 23. a4 c6 24. Bc2 Nd7 25. Bd3 h5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Nf3 Nd6 28. Nf1
Nc4 29. Ra1 Ra8 30. Bxc4 Bxc4 31. Qc2 c5 32. bxc5 Nxc5 33. N1d2 Be6 34. Rxa8
Rxa8 35. Qb1 Na4 36. Qxb5 Nxc3 37. Qd3 Rc8 38. Kh2 Qd7 39. Qa6 Qc6 40. Qxc6
Rxc6 41. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{This game will remain memorable for me as I was facing off against one of my
KID idols!} 1. d4 d5 ({After the game I told Radja, "You should play KID more :
), I was inspired to take up the mantle thanks to your spectacular results!"} 
1... Nf6) 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 $5 {An interesting
and safe line, perfect for team events :).} c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. e3 (8. Qxd8 Rxd8
{is another line which also should be fine for Black.}) 8... Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Bxc5
10. Bxc4 Bb4 $5 {An interesting concept which more or less fixes the line for
Black.} 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 {White can't hope to get an advantage due to
the slightly weakened pawn structure.} 13. Bd6 Re8 14. Bb5 (14. Ne5 Ba6 $11) (
14. Nd4 Ba6 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Be2 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Nbd7 $11) 14... Bd7 15. Be2 $1 {
The key idea, now the bishop is misplaced on d7.} Nc6 16. Rc1 $5 {Since the
direct way didn't work I had to switch gear.} ({Another option was} 16. Ne5
Red8 $5 {looked like the simplest.} ({Also possible is} 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bc6
(17... Red8 18. Rd4 Bc6 19. c4 $36) 18. Rd6 Rac8 19. Ba6 Ne4 $1 20. Rd4 Rcd8
$11) 17. Nxd7 (17. Bf3 Rac8) 17... Rxd7 18. Bg3 Na5 $11) (16. c4 Ne4 $11) 16...
Ne4 17. Ba3 (17. Rfd1 {was my first intention but after} Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Re7 $1 {
[%cal Gd7e8,Ge7c7] Black gets fantastic coordination and ideal piece locations
and has chances to take over since White will not be in time to get rid of the
c-pawn.} 19. c4 Na5 $132) 17... Rec8 (17... Rac8 18. Bd3 (18. Rfd1 Nb8 $1 $11)
18... f5 {A necessary evil.} (18... Nf6 19. Ba6) 19. c4 {White's position
looks more comfortable but after} Na5 20. Ne5 Red8 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. c5 Bb5 23.
Rfe1 Nc6 $11 {Black liquidates.}) 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Bxc5 bxc5 {
I was under the impression that I had a slight pull but it is really tiny.} 21.
Rb1 (21. Ng5 h6 22. Ne4 Ne5 23. Ba6 Rc7 24. Rb1 Ba4 $1 {Black looked totally
fine here.}) (21. Be4 Rab8 $11) 21... h6 (21... Rab8 {looked much easier.} 22.
Kf1 {and only now} (22. Ba6 Rd8 $11) 22... h6 $11) 22. Ba6 ({White's best
chance lay in} 22. Rb5 $1 Nd8 23. Rb2 {with a slight initiative due to more
active pieces.}) 22... Rd8 23. Nd2 Ne5 24. Ne4 c4 (24... Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Ba4 26.
Rd2 Rb8 27. h3 {looked more comfortable for White, but Black has} Nd7 $1 {
with equality.}) (24... Rab8 25. Nxc5) 25. Nd6 Rab8 $1 {A strong retort,
equalising easily.} (25... Ba4 26. Rd4 Bc2 27. Rb7 Nc6 28. Rd2 $14) 26. Rxb8
Rxb8 27. Nxe8 (27. Nxc4 Ba4 $1 28. Ra1 (28. Rc1 $2 Nd3 {[%csl Ra6]}) 28... Nxc4
29. Bxc4 Rc8 30. Bb3 Bxb3 31. axb3 Rxc3 $11) 27... Rxe8 28. h3 (28. f4 Ng4 29.
e4 e5 $11) 28... Rb8 29. Rd4 (29. f4 Rb6 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Bc8 {This was my
intention but looked little bit risky, I was running bit short of time and we
were already on 2-0 so I decided to stay solid.}) 29... Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Rb2 31.
Kg3 Rxa2 32. Bxc4 Rc2 (32... Ra3 $5 33. f4 (33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rc8 g5 {with an
interesting endgame.}) 33... Ng6 (33... Nc6 34. Rd6) 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. f5 $1 (
35. Bd3 Rxc3) 35... exf5 36. Bxf7 h5 $11) 33. Bd3 Nxd3 34. Rxd3 a5 35. Rd8+ Kh7
36. Ra8 Rxc3 37. Rxa5 {Thanks to the stunning victories on Board 1 & 3 by Hari
and Vidit, we won the match convincingly.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. h3 b6 7. e4 Bb7 8. Qc2
e5 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Re8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rxe5 13. O-O Qe8 14. Bf4 Re6
15. f3 d5 16. Bxc7 Rc8 17. Bg3 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4
21. Rae1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Qd7 23. Qe4 Bf6 24. Kh2 b5 25. Re3 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 27.
Re8+ Kg7 28. Be5 Bxe5+ 29. Rxe5 a6 30. a4 bxa4 31. Ra5 Rb6 32. Rxa4 Rxb2 33.
Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. O-O
Ba6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. a4 c5 12. a5 b5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Qb2 O-O 15. e4
N5f6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 b4 19. Qe3 c4 20. bxc4 Bxc4 21. Rdb1 Rb8
22. Be1 Rb5 23. Nd2 Bd5 24. Nb3 Nb8 25. Bf1 Rb7 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. a6 Nc6 28.
dxc5 Rb8 29. Ra4 Qd7 30. Raa1 b3 31. Rb2 Rfc8 32. Rab1 h6 33. f4 Ne7 34. Bf2
Qa4 35. Qe2 Be4 36. Rd1 Bc2 37. Rd2 Qa1 38. Rbxc2 bxc2 39. Rxc2 Rb1 40. Kg2 Qa4
41. Rd2 Nd5 42. f5 Rcb8 43. f6 R8b3 44. Rd4 Qc6 45. Kh3 R3b2 46. Qg4 g5 47. Qh5
Kf8 48. Qxh6+ Ke8 49. Qxg5 Rxf2 50. Qg8+ Kd7 51. Qxf7+ Kc8 52. Qg8+ Kc7 53.
Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E75"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2
exd5 9. exd5 Qb6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Rae1 Nd7 14. b3 Rfe8
15. Qc1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qa5 17. a4 Qb4 18. Qd1 Bc3 19. Re7 Rxe7 20. Bxe7 Be5 21.
Bg5 Re8 22. h4 Bd4 23. g3 Qc3 24. Kg2 Qb2 25. Bc1 Qa2 26. h5 Ne5 27. Be2 Kg7
28. Kh3 f5 29. Kg2 b6 30. Qd2 Qxd2 31. Bxd2 Nd7 32. Bf3 Ne5 33. hxg6 hxg6 34.
Be2 Nd7 35. Bf3 Ne5 36. Be2 Nd7 37. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. a4
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. d4 h6 12. Bf1 Re8 13. a5 Bd7 14. b4 Bc6 15. d5
Bd7 16. c4 Nf4 17. c5 g5 18. Nc4 Qe7 19. Be3 Bb5 20. Rc1 Nxe4 21. cxd6 Nxd6 22.
Bxf4 gxf4 23. Ncxe5 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Nb5 25. Qd2 Qf6 26. Re4 Qg7 27. Rxf4 Rxe5 28.
Rg4 Rh5 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. g4 Rxh3 31. Kg2 Rxf3 32. Kxf3 Rd8 33. g5 Rd6 34.
gxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.13"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Atabayev, Maksat"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkmenistan"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TKM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. c3 Rfd8 14. Qc2 h5
15. Rad1 Kh7 16. Qc1 Qf8 17. g4 hxg4 18. hxg4 Qe7 19. g5 Nd7 20. Rd5 Nb6 21.
Bxb6 cxb6 22. Qe3 Qc7 23. Rfd1 Ne7 24. R5d2 Nc6 25. Rd5 Ne7 26. R5d2 Nc6 27.
Rd5 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Div Honor"]
[Site "Monzon"]
[Date "2016.09.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Merida Patrimonio"]
[BlackTeam "Sestao Fundacion EDP"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Bf8 14. Kh1 Bd7 15.
Qd2 Rc8 16. Nb3 d4 17. Nxd4 Bxc5 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rad1 Qe7 21.
Qd4 Qe5 22. Bc4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 b5 24. Bb3 Be6 25. Re1 a5 26. h4 Bd7 27. Rxe8+
Bxe8 28. a3 Kf8 29. Kg1 Ke7 30. g4 h6 31. Kf2 Bc6 32. Rf4 Re5 33. Rd4 Rc5 34.
Rf4 Re5 35. Rd4 Rc5 36. Ke3 Re5+ 37. Kf2 Rf5 38. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Div Honor"]
[Site "Monzon"]
[Date "2016.09.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sestao Fundacion EDP"]
[BlackTeam "Magic Extremadura"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. e3 b5 8. b3
cxb3 9. axb3 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Rc1 a6 13. Ne1 Nb4 14. Bxb7 Rxb7
15. Bxb4 Bxb4 16. Rxa6 Qd5 17. Qc2 Bxe1 18. Rxe1 Rb6 19. Nc3 Qc6 20. Ra2 h5 21.
Ne2 Qf3 22. Nf4 Rc6 23. Qe2 Qxe2 24. Nxe2 Nd5 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Nb4 27.
Ra5 Rb8 28. Ne2 e5 29. dxe5 Nc6 30. Ra1 Nxe5 31. Rc1 Ra8 32. Rxc7 Nf3+ 33. Kg2
Ne1+ 34. Kf1 Nf3 35. Nd4 Nxh2+ 36. Kg2 Ng4 37. Rc2 b4 38. Nc6 Ra6 39. Nxb4 Rb6
40. Rc4 g5 41. Re4 Kg7 42. Rd4 Kg6 43. e4 f6 44. f3 Ne5 45. Nd3 Rxb3 46. Nxe5+
fxe5 47. Rd6+ Kg7 48. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Div Honor"]
[Site "Monzon"]
[Date "2016.09.28"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solvay"]
[BlackTeam "Sestao Fundacion EDP"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 Be6 9. Nc4 Rb8 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxd5 Nb4 13. Qd2 d5 14. a3
dxc4 15. axb4 Rd8 16. Qe3 Qg6 17. c3 Be7 18. h4 O-O 19. h5 Qg4 20. g3 b5 21.
Be2 Qe6 22. O-O Rd6 23. Rfd1 Rfd8 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 g6 27.
Qd2 Qc6 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Bf3 Kg7 30. Kg2 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Div Honor"]
[Site "Monzon"]
[Date "2016.09.29"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Banusz, Tamas"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jaime Casas"]
[BlackTeam "Sestao Fundacion EDP"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd2 Qc8 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. b4 h6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Rc1 Nd4 15.
Bxd4 exd4 16. Nb3 c5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxd4 Bh3 19. Nb5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Re5 21.
f4 Re4 22. Nd6 Qe6 23. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 24. Rf3 Re8 25. Rc2 g5 26. h3 Ne6 27. Qd3 Nd4
28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. Nxe3 gxf4 31. gxf4 Nxc2 32. Nxc2 Kf8 33. Ne3 Ke8
34. Nf5 Bf8 35. e4 Kd7 36. e5 Kc6 37. Kf3 Kc5 38. Ke4 a5 39. Kd3 a4 40. Kc3 b6
41. Nd6 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Div Honor"]
[Site "Monzon"]
[Date "2016.09.30"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sestao Fundacion EDP"]
[BlackTeam "Gros Xake Taldea"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8.
Nf3 Bg7 9. Qb1 b6 10. Ng5 Bd5 11. e4 h6 12. exd5 hxg5 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+
Nxd7 15. Bxg5 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Rc1 bxc3 18. Rxc3 Rb8 19. Rxc4 Nb6 20. Rxc7 Nxd5
21. Rc5 e6 22. Bb5+ Kf8 23. O-O Bxd4 24. Rc4 e5 25. Rfc1 Kg7 26. g3 Rb6 27. Kg2
a6 28. Bc6 Nf6 29. h3 Rb2 30. R1c2 Rhb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Div Honor"]
[Site "Monzon"]
[Date "2016.10.01"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Atocha VTI"]
[BlackTeam "Sestao Fundacion EDP"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
b6 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. b3 Ba8 13. Re1 a6 14. a4 e6 15. g4 h6
16. Qd2 Nc5 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Nde2 Qb8 20. Ng3 Kh7 21. g5 hxg5 22.
Bxg5 e5 23. h4 Ne6 24. Bh3 Nd4 25. Qd3 Nd7 26. b4 f6 27. Nge2 Qc7 28. Nxd4 exd4
29. Nd5 Qxc4 30. Bxd7 fxg5 31. Qh3 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. Bg2 e5 6. c4 c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d3 O-O
9. Nd2 Be6 10. Nde4 h6 11. Qd2 Ne8 12. Nd5 Ne7 13. Nec3 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Nc7 15.
Nc3 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. O-O Rc8 18. Rfc1 b6 19. a3 Ne7 20. b4 c4 21. Rd1 cxd3
22. Qxd3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Nf5 27. e4
Nd6 28. Ne3 Nc4 29. Bc1 Kf8 30. Bf1 Nxe3 31. Bxe3 Ke7 32. f3 Kd6 33. Kf2 Kc6
34. Ke1 Bf8 35. Kd2 a5 36. Kc3 axb4+ 37. axb4 b5 38. Bd3 h5 39. Be2 Be7 40. Bd3
f6 41. Bf1 Bd6 42. Bg2 Bc7 43. Bc5 Bd6 44. Be3 Bc7 45. f4 Bf7 46. h4 Bb6 47.
Kd2 Bxe3+ 48. Kxe3 Kd6 49. Bh3 Be6 50. f5 gxf5 51. exf5 Bc4 52. g4 hxg4 53.
Bxg4 Ke7 54. Bf3 Kf7 55. Bh5+ Kg7 56. Be8 Kh6 57. Ke4 Kg7 58. Ke3 Kh6 59. Ke4
Kg7 60. Ke3 Kh6 61. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[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 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 d5 7. Nxf6+ gxf6
8. d4 e4 9. Nh4 Be6 10. c3 Qd7 11. Qh5+ Bf7 12. Qf5 Be6 13. Qh5+ Bf7 14. Qf5
Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 c6 8. Qc2
Nh5 9. O-O Nxf4 10. exf4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nf6 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. g3 Bf6 14. Ne4 b6
15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Rac1 Rc7 18. Bd3 g6 19. a3 Qe7 20. Ba6 Ba8 21. Bc4
c5 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Rd2 Ne4 25. Rd3 Nd6 26. Ba2 Nf5 27. Nf3 Rd8
28. Bb1 Rcd7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Be4 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Qb5 32. b4 cxb4 33. axb4 Qd5
34. Qxd5 exd5 35. Ra1 Rd7 36. Ne5 Rb7 37. Ra5 d4 38. Nd3 h5 39. Kf1 Rc7 40. Nc5
Ne7 41. Nd3 Kg7 42. Ke2 Rb7 43. Kd2 Nc6 44. Ra4 Rb6 45. Ra2 Kf6 46. Ra4 Kf5 47.
f3 Ke6 48. Kc2 Kd5 49. Ne5 Nxb4+ 50. Kd2 a6 51. Nxf7 Nc6 52. Ne5 Rb2+ 53. Kc1
Rb6 54. Nxg6 Nb4 55. Ne5 Rb5 56. Kd2 a5 57. h3 Na6 58. Ra2 Nc5 59. Nd3 Nxd3 60.
Kxd3 Rb3+ 61. Kd2 Rxf3 62. Rxa5+ Kc4 63. Ra4+ Kd5 64. Ra5+ Kc4 65. Ra4+ Kc5 66.
Ra5+ Kb4 67. Rxh5 Rxg3 68. Rh8 Kc4 69. Rc8+ Kd5 70. f5 Rxh3 71. f6 Rf3 72. Rd8+
Ke5 73. Re8+ Kd5 74. Rd8+ Ke5 75. Re8+ Kd5 76. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "253"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. O-O e6 6. c4 Rd8 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qb3 Qb4 12. Qxb4 Ndxb4 13. Rfd1 Nd5 14. e3
Nce7 15. Ne5 f6 16. Nc4 c6 17. Rac1 Bg6 18. Na5 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Rd7 20. Rcc1 Kf7
21. Nb3 Rc7 22. Nc5 Rhc8 23. b4 b6 24. Nb3 Nd5 25. a3 f5 26. Bf3 Ke7 27. Kg2
Bf7 28. Nd2 Nf6 29. Nc4 Nd7 30. Rc2 g5 31. Kg1 g4 32. Bg2 h5 33. Rdc1 Bg6 34.
Rc3 Bf7 35. h4 gxh3 36. Bxh3 c5 37. dxc5 bxc5 38. b5 Nb6 39. Bf1 Be8 40. Rb1
Rd8 41. Rcc1 Kf6 42. Be2 Rd5 43. Kf1 Rh7 44. Bf3 Rd3 45. Ke2 Rd8 46. Na5 Rc8
47. Nb7 Rhc7 48. Nd6 Rd8 49. Nxe8+ Rxe8 50. Bc6 Rb8 51. Rxc5 Nd7 52. Rcc1 Ne5
53. Rb4 Rb6 54. Rh1 Nxc6 55. bxc6 Rcxc6 56. Rxh5 Rxb4 57. axb4 Rc2+ 58. Kf3 Rb2
59. Rh4 e5 60. Rc4 e4+ 61. Kg2 Kg5 62. Rd4 a6 63. Rc4 Rb1 64. Rc6 Rxb4 65. Rxa6
Rb2 66. Ra8 Rb1 67. Rg8+ Kf6 68. g4 fxg4 69. Rxg4 Kf5 70. Rh4 Rb2 71. Kg3 Rc2
72. Rf4+ Ke5 73. Kg4 Rd2 74. Rf8 Rb2 75. Rf7 Rc2 76. Rf5+ Ke6 77. Kg5 Rd2 78.
Rf8 Rb2 79. Kg6 Ke7 80. Rf4 Kd6 81. Rf6+ Ke5 82. Rf8 Rc2 83. Kg7 Ke6 84. Rf6+
Ke5 85. Kf7 Rc7+ 86. Kg6 Rc2 87. Rf8 Rb2 88. Rf7 Rc2 89. Kg7 Ke6 90. Rf4 Ke5
91. Kf7 Rc7+ 92. Kg6 Rc2 93. Kg5 Rb2 94. Kg4 Rc2 95. Kg3 Rb2 96. Rh4 Rc2 97.
Rh8 Kf5 98. Re8 Rb2 99. Ra8 Rc2 100. Kh4 Ke5 101. Re8+ Kf5 102. Kg3 Rb2 103.
Rf8+ Ke5 104. Kg4 Rc2 105. Kg5 Rb2 106. Rf5+ Ke6 107. Kg6 Rc2 108. Rf8 Ke5 109.
Rf5+ Ke6 110. Kg5 Rb2 111. Kg4 Rc2 112. Rf4 Ke5 113. Kg3 Rb2 114. Rh4 Kf5 115.
Rh5+ Ke6 116. Rh2 Rc2 117. Kf4 Kd5 118. Rh5+ Ke6 119. Rh2 Kd5 120. Kf5 Rb2 121.
Rg2 Ra2 122. Kf6 Ra6+ 123. Kf5 Ra2 124. Rh2 Rb2 125. Kf4 Ra2 126. Kg3 Ke5 127.
f4+ 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Nb4 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Bd2 Bf8 14. a5 d5 15. exd5
Nfxd5 16. Ncxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bc3 g6 19. b3 Bg7 20. Rfe1 Qd7 21. Qf2
Rac8 22. Re2 Qd6 23. Rae1 Re6 24. Qh4 Rce8 25. Bd2 Bf6 26. Qf2 Bg7 27. Kh1 h5
28. Be3 Rc8 29. h3 Qc6 30. Qh4 Bf6 31. Qg3 Bg7 32. Qf2 Qd6 33. Bg5 Rce8 34. Qh4
Bxc4 35. Qxc4 Qc7 36. Bd2 Kh7 37. Bc3 Qc6 38. Re4 Qd6 39. Bd2 Qc6 40. R4e2 Qd6
41. Be3 Bf8 42. Qh4 Qc7 43. Bd2 Kg8 44. Re4 Bg7 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 f5 47.
R4e2 Kf7 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Rg1 Qc6 50. Qh5+ Kg8 51. Reg2 R8e7 52. Qxf5 Rf6 53.
Qh5 Qxf3 54. Qxf3 Rxf3 55. Bg5 Ref7 56. Rh2 Rf1 57. Be3 Rxg1+ 58. Kxg1 e4 59.
dxe4 Re7 60. Bxc5 Rxe4 61. Rd2 Bc3 62. Rd8+ Kf7 63. Rd7+ Ke6 64. Rxb7 Bxa5 65.
c4 Re1+ 66. Kf2 Rb1 67. b4 Bd8 68. Ra7 a5 69. Ra6+ Kf5 70. Ra8 Bh4+ 71. Ke2
axb4 72. Kd3 b3 73. Rb8 Bf6 74. Rb5 Ke6 75. Ba3 b2 76. Bxb2 Rxb2 77. Rxb2 Bxb2
78. c5 Kd5 79. c6 Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "364"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. O-O b6 11. b4 a5 12. a3 Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Bf6 16. Nd2 Rfb8 17. Reb1 g6 18. Kg2 Ra7 19. h4 Rba8 20. Nb3 axb4 21. axb4
Rxa1 22. Nxa1 bxc5 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Qa5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Nb3 Qb4 27. h5
Kg7 28. Qe3 gxh5 29. Nd2 Qc3 30. Qe2 Qc2 31. Rb7 Rf8 32. Qe3 d4 33. Qe1 Qxc5
34. Qe6 Qd5+ 35. Qxd5 cxd5 36. Rb5 Rd8 37. Nb3 d3 38. Kf3 h4 39. gxh4 Bxh4 40.
Ke3 Re8+ 41. Kxd3 Bxf2 42. Rxd5 Re3+ 43. Kc2 Rf3 44. Rg5+ Kf6 45. Rh5 Kg6 46.
Rg5+ Kh6 47. Rf5 Kg7 48. Rg5+ Kf6 49. Rh5 Rxf4 50. Rxh7 Kg6 51. Rh8 Be3 52. Kd3
Bb6 53. Nd2 Rd4+ 54. Ke2 Ra4 55. Rc8 f6 56. Rc6 Ba7 57. Rc2 Kf5 58. Nf3 Kf4 59.
Ne1 Re4+ 60. Kf1 f5 61. Nd3+ Ke3 62. Ne1 Kf4 63. Rc7 Bb6 64. Ng2+ Kf3 65. Rc3+
Kg4 66. Rb3 Bc5 67. Rc3 Bd4 68. Rd3 Bc5 69. Rc3 Bd4 70. Rd3 f4 71. Ne1 Bc5 72.
Rd8 f3 73. Rg8+ Kf4 74. Nd3+ Ke3 75. Nxc5 Rc4 76. Re8+ Kf4 77. Nd3+ Kg3 78.
Rg8+ Rg4 79. Rf8 Ra4 80. Ne1 Ra3 81. Rf7 Rc3 82. Rf6 Ra3 83. Rg6+ Kf4 84. Rg8
Rc3 85. Kf2 Ra3 86. Rf8+ Ke5 87. Nxf3+ Ke6 88. Kg3 Kd5 89. Rf5+ Ke6 90. Re5+
Kd6 91. Rh5 Ke6 92. Kf4 Ra4+ 93. Ke3 Kf6 94. Nd4 Kg6 95. Re5 Ra1 96. Kf4 Rf1+
97. Nf3 Kf6 98. Re2 Ra1 99. Re4 Rf1 100. Ra4 Ke6 101. Ke4 Kd6 102. Ra6+ Kc5
103. Ra8 Kd6 104. Rd8+ Ke7 105. Rd5 Ra1 106. Kf5 Rf1 107. Rd3 Rf2 108. Ke4 Re2+
109. Kf4 Rf2 110. Ra3 Kf6 111. Ra6+ Ke7 112. Ke4 Re2+ 113. Kd5 Rf2 114. Nd4 Rd2
115. Ke5 Kf7 116. Rf6+ Ke7 117. Rd6 Rf2 118. Rd5 Kf7 119. Rd6 Ke7 120. Ra6 Kf7
121. Ne6 Re2+ 122. Kf5 Rf2+ 123. Nf4 Rf1 124. Ra7+ Ke8 125. Ke6 Re1+ 126. Kd6
Rd1+ 127. Nd5 Kf8 128. Rb7 Kg8 129. Ke6 Re1+ 130. Kf5 Rf1+ 131. Nf4 Kf8 132.
Ke5 Ke8 133. Ke6 Re1+ 134. Kd6 Rd1+ 135. Nd5 Kf8 136. Rd7 Re1 137. Rb7 Rd1 138.
Ra7 Kg8 139. Rb7 Kf8 140. Rc7 Kg8 141. Ke5 Re1+ 142. Kf5 Rf1+ 143. Kg5 Rg1+
144. Kf5 Rf1+ 145. Ke6 Re1+ 146. Kd6 Rd1 147. Rd7 Kf8 148. Kc7 Rc1+ 149. Kd8
Rd1 150. Rd6 Kf7 151. Kd7 Rd2 152. Kc6 Rc2+ 153. Kd7 Rd2 154. Rf6+ Kg7 155. Rf5
Rd1 156. Re5 Kf7 157. Kd6 Rd2 158. Rf5+ Kg6 159. Rf1 Kg7 160. Ke6 Re2+ 161. Kf5
Ra2 162. Rc1 Rf2+ 163. Nf4 Kf7 164. Rc7+ Kf8 165. Ke5 Ke8 166. Ke6 Kd8 167.
Rd7+ Kc8 168. Nd5 Kb8 169. Kd6 Rd2 170. Rh7 Rd1 171. Rg7 Rd2 172. Rg1 Kb7 173.
Rb1+ Kc8 174. Rb5 Rd1 175. Rb2 Rd4 176. Kc6 Rc4+ 177. Kd6 Rd4 178. Rc2+ Kb7
179. Rc7+ Kb8 180. Rd7 Rd1 181. Kc5 Rc1+ 182. Kb5 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 b6
9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Rad1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 Nh5 16. Bh2 Bg5 17. Ba6 Bf4 18. Bxc8 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Nf4 20. Bxd7 Qh4 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Re1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qe2 g6
15. Qe3 Bf6 16. Qh6 Bg7 17. Qh4 Ne7 18. Ng5 h5 19. Be4 Nf5 20. Qh3 Bxe4 21.
Nxe4 Qd5 22. Bg5 f6 23. Bd2 Rac8 24. a4 Rc6 25. Qd3 Rfc8 26. h3 Kf7 27. Qb5 Bf8
28. Rab1 Be7 29. Qa6 Qd7 30. Qb5 g5 31. Qe2 Rh8 32. Rb5 Rcc8 33. g3 Qc6 34. Qd3
Qc4 35. Qf3 g4 36. Qf4 gxh3 37. Rxf5 exf5 38. Qxf5 Rcg8 39. Qd7 Kf8 40. Nd6 h2+
41. Kxh2 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[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 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Nxe5 O-O 9. Nd3 Nxe4 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Nd2 d6 13. b4 Qf6 14. a4 Nf4
15. c4 Qg6 16. Bxf4 Rxf4 17. Ra3 Bg4 18. f3 Bh3 19. Rf2 Re8 20. Re2 Rff8 21.
Nf1 a6 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 cxb5 24. cxb5 Re5 25. Ng3 Rxb5 26. Rc3 Bf5 27. Rxc7
Rb1 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Qf6 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Rd2 Bg6 32. Qd4 Qxd4+ 33. Rxd4
Rd8 34. Ne2 Kg8 35. g4 Bf7 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Ra4 Rc8 38. Nd4 g6 39. Ke3 Re8+ 40.
Kf4 Re7 41. Ra6 d5 42. h4 h6 43. Nc6 Re6 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. Ne5 Re7 46. Rd8 Ra7
47. Rd6 Ra4+ 48. Kg3 Ra7 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 Re7 51. Kf4 Ra7 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53.
Kd4 Ra4+ 54. Kc5 Ra7 55. Rf6 Be8 56. Kxd5 Ra5+ 57. Ke4 Ra4+ 58. Ke3 Ra3+ 59.
Kd4 Ra4+ 60. Kc3 Ra7 61. f4 Rb7 62. Kc4 Ra7 63. Kc5 Rb7 64. Re6 Bf7 65. Rb6 Ra7
66. Nc6 Rd7 67. Ne5 Rd5+ 68. Kc6 Rd4 69. Rb7 Rxf4 70. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[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 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Re1
Ba7 9. Bb3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2 d5 13. Qe2 d4 14. Ng3 Nd7 15.
Bd2 b5 16. a3 a5 17. Qd1 Bb6 18. Ne2 a4 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Nfxd4
exd4 22. Nf4 Bb3 23. Bb4 Bxc2 24. Rxc2 Ne6 25. Qg4 Rc8 26. Rec1 Nxf4 27. Qxf4
Re6 28. Bc5 c6 29. Bxb6 Qxb6 30. Rc5 b4 31. Qd2 bxa3 32. bxa3 Qb3 33. Ra1 Rb8
34. Rc2 Rg6 35. Kh2 h5 36. Rc4 Qb2 37. Qxb2 Rxb2 38. Kg1 Rf6 39. Rf1 Rb3 40.
Rxd4 Rxa3 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. f4 Rg6 43. f5 Rg3 44. Rc8 Ra2 45. Rf2 Rxf2 46. Kxf2
Rxd3 47. Rxc6 f6 48. Ra6 a3 49. h4 Kg8 50. Ra7 Rb3 51. Ke2 Rg3 52. Kf2 Rb3 53.
Ke2 Rg3 54. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Commercon, Simon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2266"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Odlar Yurdu"]
[BlackTeam "Bieles The Smashing Pawns"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LUX"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nb5 Qd8 7. Bf4 Na6 8.
c3 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O c6 11. Na3 Nc7 12. Nc4 Ncd5 13. Be5 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7
15. Qd2 Bg4 16. Nce5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qd6 18. Rfe1 Nf5 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Be4 Ng7
21. Qc1 Nh5 22. Bf3 Nhf6 23. c4 Nb4 24. a3 Na6 25. Qh6 c5 26. Bxb7 cxd4 27. b4
Nb8 28. c5 Qc7 29. Bf3 Nfd7 30. Rxd4 Nxe5 31. Rh4 Nxf3+ 32. gxf3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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 "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Odlar Yurdu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15.
Bd2 Qa5 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Nb8 19. a5 Nc6 20. Ra4 Rec8 21. Rc1
Ne7 22. Raa1 Nc6 23. Ra4 Ne7 24. Raa1 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.08"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[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 "Odlar Yurdu"]
[BlackTeam "Itaka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Be4 10. Rd1 d6 11. Qe3 d5 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 c6 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Bd2 Qd6 16. Rac1 f6 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Rdc1 Rc7 20. Bb4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 "Odlar Yurdu"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Ne4 Qxa2 14. Rd1 Qd5
15. Qe3 Qxe5 16. Be2 Bc5 17. Bg3 Qd5 18. c4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qa5+ 20. Rd2 O-O 21.
Bd6 f5 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 23. Nd6 Nbd7 24. Bf3 Rb8 25. Kf2 Qc5 26. Rb1 b6 27. Qxc5
Nxc5 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxb6 Ncd7 30. Rxa6 Rxc4 31. Ra7 Kf7 32. Rdxd7+ Nxd7 33.
Rxd7+ Kf6 34. h3 g6 35. g3 h5 36. h4 g5 37. hxg5+ Kxg5 38. Rg7+ Kf6 39. Rh7 f4
40. gxf4 Rxf4 41. Rxh5 Rf5 42. Rh6+ Ke7 43. Ke3 Ra5 44. Bg4 Ra3+ 45. Kf4 Ra4+
46. Kg5 Re4 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. Ra7 Re1 49. Kg6 Re4 50. Kg5 Re1 51. Bh5 Rg1+ 52.
Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Heimann, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Odlar Yurdu"]
[BlackTeam "Riehen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Be7 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Nb3 O-O 12. O-O Qc7 13. a4 b6 14. Qg3 Kh8 15.
Be3 Bb7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Qf2 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Nc5 19. Rfd1 h6 20. Bf1 Nfd7 21. Kh1
Rb8 22. Bf4 Nf6 23. a5 Nxb3 24. axb6 Qc5 25. cxb3 Qxf2 26. Rxf2 Bc6 27. Be3 Nd7
28. Ra1 Bg5 29. f4 Bf6 30. Ra5 Nc5 31. e5 Bh4 32. Rc2 Nxb3 33. Ra3 d5 34. Rxb3
d4 35. Ne2 Be4 36. Nxd4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[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 "Odlar Yurdu"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3 Ne4 14.
Qb5 c5 15. Qxc4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Qe3 Qh5 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. Qg5
Qh3 21. Qh4 Qxh4 22. gxh4 Bc4 23. f3 Rxe2 24. Rxe2 Bxe2 25. Kf2 Bc4 26. Be3 Rd3
27. Bxc5 Rxc3 28. Bxa7 Ra3 29. Bc5 Rxa2+ 30. Rxa2 Bxa2 31. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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 "Odlar Yurdu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. b3 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. Nc3 {This is the new Jobava/Rapport fashion; it's a
copy of the King's Indian development setup (g3, Nf3, Bg2, O-O) on the other
flank! Here White also needs to add Qd2 and O-O-O to the mix.} Nf6 4. d4 e6 5.
f3 $6 {Rapport is known to be one of the most creative players of this
generation. Once again he shows a great desire to get his opponent out of
standard positions. Here I think it is dubious, because Black has a simple and
clean development plan.} (5. Nf3 {it would be weird to develop calmly after
such an exotic start} Be7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O $11 {and we simply have a
position where the c3-knight is misplaced (White should play c4 beforehand in
these cases, so then the c-pawn helps to build a nice centre).}) 5... d5 6. Qd2
Be7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. e3 c5 9. Kb1 Nc6 10. Nge2 Rc8 11. g4 c4 $1 {A typical idea
used in the French Defence, to create a strong pawn assault against the
opponent's king.} 12. g5 (12. bxc4 $2 {hoping for} dxc4 $2 (12... Na5 $1 $17 {
[%cal Ga5c4] puts White in a horrible position}) 13. e4 $36 {could be
interesting for White.}) 12... Ne8 13. h4 Ba6 14. Nf4 $6 (14. e4 $1 {has to be
tried - Black is building a strong flank attack, and White needs to create
some sort of a central counterplay. In a battle between attacks, Radjabov will
be in the driver's seat.} b5 15. exd5 exd5 16. bxc4 $1 bxc4 (16... dxc4 $2 17.
d5 $1 $36) (16... Nd6 17. Nf4 $1 $132 {[%csl Rd5] avoiding ...Nxc4 at all
costs, and White attacks the d5-pawn, achieving the aforementioned central
counterplay}) 17. Ka1 Rb8 18. f4 {followed by Bg2. I prefer Black's position,
but there is play} Nc7 19. f5 $132) 14... b5 15. Qg2 Qa5 {It starts to get
really messy around here, Black has too many pieces on the queenside. I would
think that White has to play 16.g6! and start something as soon as possible.}
16. h5 (16. g6 $5 Bb4 (16... hxg6 {normally helps White's attack} 17. h5 g5 18.
h6 $1 g6 19. Nh3 $1 $40) 17. gxh7+ Kxh7 18. Nfe2 {and White could try
something with h5, e4. The queenside looks safe for a while} Ne7 {threatening .
..cxb3} 19. h5 cxb3 (19... Nf5 {[%csl Re3]} 20. Qf2 cxb3 21. axb3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3
Rxc3 23. e4 dxe4 24. fxe4 $132) 20. axb3 Bxc3 21. Nxc3 Rxc3 22. Bxc3 Qxc3 23.
Bd3+ $40 {with good attacking prospects.}) 16... Bb4 17. Ncxd5 $2 {Too
optimistic, White doesn't actually threaten Nf6+ after the sacrifice, and will
lack defensive pieces on the queenside.} (17. Nfe2 $5 {similar to the analysis
after White's 16th move} Ne7 $40 {[%cal Rc4b3,Rc8c3]} 18. g6 {there is a big
difference here, Black can play 18...h6! because the white knight is no longer
on f4 -} h6 $1 19. gxf7+ Rxf7 $17) 17... exd5 18. Nxd5 Rd8 19. f4 (19. Nf6+ $2
gxf6 20. gxf6+ Kh8 $19 {[%csl Ge8][%cal Ge8g7] the e8-knight plays an
important role now!}) (19. c3 Ba3 $1 (19... Rxd5 $2 20. cxb4 Nxb4 21. Bc3 $1 {
surprisingly enough, White is in the game, despite being a piece down for only
a pawn, and having a weak king. Qd2 is a strong threat.} Qa3 22. e4 Rd8 23. Qd2
Nc6 24. Bb2 $40 {followed by h6 and d5, potentially creating a very strong
attack against the black king}) 20. Bxa3 Qxa3 21. e4 Rxd5 $1 22. exd5 Ne7 $17)
19... Ba3 20. Ba1 Bb7 $1 {[%cal Gb7h1] Preparing a devastating sacrifice.} 21.
Be2 Rxd5 $1 22. Qxd5 Nd8 (22... Nd6 $5 $19 {was the best, threatening the
decisive ...Nb4 followed by ...Be4.}) 23. Qd7 $6 (23. Qe5 $1 {was the last
chance to survive} Nc6 $1 (23... Nd6 $2 24. d5 $1 $16 {[%cal Ga1g7] look who
just woke up!}) (23... Bxh1 24. Rxh1 $44 {is not clear at all, White has too
many pawns and a strong structure}) 24. Qd5 Nd6 $19 {transposing to Black's
22th move analysis.}) 23... Be4 {Now Black wants to bring the knights back
into the game and decide.} (23... Bxh1 $6 24. Rxh1 {although White should be
lost, he has some chances to survive}) (23... Nd6 $1 {was much stronger} 24. d5
Bc8 $1 25. Qe7 Re8 $1 $19 {winning the lonely white queen!}) 24. Rhf1 $2 (24.
d5 $1 {the last try, and a good one} Qb4 $1 (24... Nd6 25. g6 $1 $132) 25. Be5
$1 cxb3 26. axb3 Qxb3+ 27. Ka1 {and by some miracle, Black is not winning
right away (it is important to notice the three black pieces sitting on the
1st rank)} Bb2+ 28. Bxb2 Qa4+ 29. Kb1 Qxc2+ 30. Ka2 Qxe2 {[%cal Ge2c4,Gc4a4]}
31. Ka1 Bxh1 32. Rxh1 b4 $1 33. Qa4 (33. Qxd8 $2 Qa6+ 34. Kb1 Nd6 $1 35. Qe7 b3
$19 {and Black wins with ...Qa2 and ...Rc8 next.}) 33... Qxe3 34. Qxb4 Nc7 $19)
24... Nd6 25. f5 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6b4] White can't handle it anymore.} 26. g6 Nb4
$1 27. Bc3 cxb3 28. gxf7+ Rxf7 {...and White resigned since the threats are
completely unstoppable. A convincing win from Radjabov, a very talented and
classical player, who achieved his peak rating in 2012 with an impressive 2793.
He still is a player to be reckoned with.} 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b3 a5 11. Bb2 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Be4 13. Qe3 d5 14. Rac1 c6 15.
a4 Rc8 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Re8 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Rc2 Qd7 20. Rdc1 Bf8 21. Qd3
Red8 22. Nf3 Qb7 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Ng5 g6 25. Qf3 Bg7 26. h4 Qd7 27. Rd2 h6 28.
Ne4 f5 29. Nc3 Nxc3 30. Bxc3 Qd5 31. Qxd5 Rxd5 32. Rdc2 c5 33. e3 cxd4 34. Bxd4
Rxc2 35. Rxc2 Bxd4 36. exd4 Rxd4 37. Rc6 Rb4 38. Rxe6 Kf7 39. Re3 g5 40. hxg5
hxg5 41. Kf3 Kf6 42. Ke2 f4 43. gxf4 gxf4 44. Rd3 Kf5 45. Rd5+ Ke4 46. Rd3 b5
47. axb5 Rxb5 48. Rc3 Kd4 49. Rc4+ Ke5 50. Ra4 Kf5 51. f3 Kg5 52. Kf2 Rxb3 53.
Rxa5+ Kh4 54. Ra2 Kh3 55. Rc2 Ra3 56. Rb2 Kh2 57. Rc2 Ra1 58. Rb2 Rc1 59. Ra2
Rg1 60. Ra4 Rg2+ 61. Kf1 Kg3 62. Rxf4 Rf2+ 63. Ke1 Rxf3 64. Rxf3+ Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 Nb6 11. O-O g6 12. Ng3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 O-O 14. Rfe1
Be6 15. Ne2 Rfe8 16. Nf4 Bd7 17. a3 Qd6 18. Rac1 Kg7 19. Qc5 Qf6 20. b3 h5 21.
a4 Rad8 22. Qb4 Rb8 23. Qa5 Ra8 24. Qb4 Rab8 25. Qa5 Ra8 26. Qb4 Rab8 27. Qa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. Bh4 d6 5. e3 g5 6. Bg3 Nh5 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. c3
Nd7 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Qe2 a6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Nf1 Rb8 13. h4 b4 14. c4 g4 15. N3d2
Nxg3 16. Nxg3 Nf6 17. f3 h5 18. Rhf1 Bb7 19. Bc2 Bc6 20. Rde1 a5 21. Qd1 Qd7
22. e4 Qd8 23. Kb1 Bh6 24. fxg4 hxg4 25. Rf2 Ng8 26. Qxg4 Qe7 27. Ref1 Bxd2 28.
Qg7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qe2 Be7
8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxe5 Qe6 10. d4 O-O 11. Nd3 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 d6 13. Be3 a5 14. a4
Bf5 15. Kd2 Bf6 16. Rad1 Rab8 17. b3 h6 18. Kc1 Rfe8 19. Rhe1 Kf7 20. Nb2 Be6
21. f3 g5 22. Bf2 Bd5 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Re1 Rg8 25. h3 h5 26. Nc4 g4 27. hxg4
hxg4 28. Nxa5 gxf3 29. gxf3 Ra8 30. b4 Bxf3 31. Kd2 Bd5 32. Be3 Be6 33. Rf1 Kg6
34. Rg1+ Kf7 35. Rf1 Kg6 36. Rg1+ Kf7 37. Rh1 Kg6 38. c3 Bd7 39. Ra1 Rh8 40.
Rg1+ Kf7 41. Rg2 Rh1 42. Rf2 Kg6 43. Nb3 Bf5 44. Nc1 Bh4 45. Rg2+ Kf7 46. Bf2
Bh3 47. Bxh4 Bxg2 48. Bd8 Bd5 49. Bxc7 Rh2+ 50. Kd3 Rh3+ 51. Kd2 Rh2+ 52. Kd3
Ke6 53. Ne2 Kd7 54. Bb6 Rh3+ 55. Kd2 Bc4 56. Nf4 Rh4 57. Ke3 Rg4 58. d5 cxd5
59. Bd4 Rg1 60. a5 Kc6 61. Kf2 Rf1+ 62. Ke3 Kb5 63. Nd3 Rf8 64. Nf4 Ka4 65. Nh5
Re8+ 66. Kf4 Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[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.
Nc3 Bf5 9. Re1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Re2 Qd7 13. Bf4 a6 14. Rae1
Rae8 15. h3 Bd8 16. Bg3 Rxe2 17. Rxe2 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. c4 dxc4 20. Qxc4
Qd7 21. c3 b5 22. Qe2 Qe6 23. Kf1 Na5 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Ke2 Kf7 26. Kd3 c6 27.
Nd2 Be7 28. Bc7 Nb7 29. c4 Ke8 30. Ne4 Kd7 31. Be5 g6 32. c5 Nd8 33. f4 Nf7 34.
g4 Bd8 35. g5 Be7 36. h4 Bd8 37. Ke2 a5 38. Bf6 Bc7 39. Be5 Bd8 40. Bf6 Bc7 41.
Be5 Bd8 42. Bf6 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Nd7 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 dxc4 14. Rxc4 Nxe5
15. Re4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qc7 17. Bc4 b5 18. Bb3 c5 19. Bd5 Rb8 20. Qh5 Bb7 21.
Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Rd1 c4 23. Rg4 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Rd4 Rd7 26. Qxb5 Rxd4 27.
exd4 Qxd4 28. g3 g6 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. Qe2 c3 31. bxc3 Qxc3 32. Qa6 Qd4 33. h4 g5
34. hxg5 hxg5 35. a4 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qd5+ 37. Kg1 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Re1 Bg7
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Kh8 11. a4 Bd7 12. a5 a6 13. Bd3 Rae8 14. Nf1 Nh7 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. b3 Nb8 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Ba3 c5 19. Bc4 Rd8 20. Qe2 Nc6 21. Bxe6 fxe6
22. Nc4 Rf4 23. Qe3 g5 24. Bxc5 Qf6 25. Rad1 Rg8 26. Bd6 g4 27. Nfxe5 Nxe5 28.
Bxe5 Qxe5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. hxg4 Rfxg4 31. g3 h5 32. Kf1 Rf8 33. Ke2 Nf6 34.
Qc5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Nd2 Be6 11. a4 Qd7 12. Ne4 Be7 13. c4 Nd4 14. Bb2 Rad8 15.
a5 f5 16. Nd2 Bf6 17. Nf3 e4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Re1 Bf7 21. dxe4
Qxc4 22. Qb1 Qc5 23. Qxb7 Rd2 24. Re3 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Rxf2 26. Qe5 Qxc2 27. Be4
Qd2 28. Rd3 Qe2 29. Re3 Rf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qxe3+ 31. Rf2 Re8 32. Qxc7 Qe1+ 33. Rf1
Qe3+ 34. Rf2 Be6 35. Qc6 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Bh3+ 37. Kxh3 Qxe4 38. Qd7 Re5 39. Qf7+
Kh7 40. Rf4 Qd5 41. Qxd5 Rxd5 42. Ra4 a6 43. Kg4 Kg6 44. h4 Rb5 45. Kf4 Kh5 46.
Kf3 g5 47. hxg5 hxg5 48. Ra3 Rc5 49. Kg2 Kg4 50. Ra4+ Kf5 51. Kf3 Rc3+ 52. Kf2
Rc2+ 53. Ke3 Rb2 54. Rc4 Rb3+ 55. Kd4 Ra3 56. g4+ Kxg4 57. Kc5+ Kf3 58. Kb6 g4
59. Kxa6 g3 60. Rc8 g2 61. Rg8 Rb3 62. Ka7 Kf2 63. Rxg2+ Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 Bf5 7. c4 Qc8 8. h3 c5
9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Bh6 11. d5 Bxc1 12. Qxc1 Nd4 13. g4 Bd7 14. Qh6 Nxf3+ 15.
Bxf3 Ne8 16. Ne4 f6 17. h4 Bxg4 18. h5 gxh5 19. Ng5 fxg5 20. Qxg5+ Kf7 21.
Qxh5+ Bxh5 22. Bxh5+ Kg8 23. Rg1+ Ng7 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Rxe7+ Rf6 26. Bxf6+ Kg8
27. Rg7+ Kf8 28. Rxh7 Qf5 29. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6 12. Nf3 Nb6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Qc2 f5
15. Rfd1 Qd6 16. e3 Rad8 17. Qe2 a5 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qe6 20. Re1 Qd5+ 21.
Kg1 e5 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. bxc4 Qe6 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Rad1 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Qxc4 27.
Qxb7 Qxa2 28. Qxc6 Rc8 29. Qd5+ Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Ra8 31. Ra1 a4 32. Rd4 a3 33. Rd3
Kg7 34. h4 Rf7 35. Rdxa3 Rxa3 36. Rxa3 Rb7 37. Ra2 h5 38. Kg2 Rb6 39. Kf3 Kf6
40. Ra4 Rb2 41. Ra6+ Kf7 42. Rd6 Ra2 43. Rd1 Kf6 44. Re1 Rb2 45. Re2 Rb6 46.
Ra2 Rc6 47. Ke2 Rd6 48. Rd2 Ra6 49. Rc2 Rb6 50. Ra2 Rd6 51. Rc2 Ra6 52. Kd3
Rd6+ 53. Kc3 Rc6+ 54. Kd2 Rd6+ 55. Kc1 Ke5 56. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Be7 15.
Ng5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Bg6 17. Be2 Qxg5 18. Bxg5 Nb8 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. Bc3 Rfc8 21. a5
a6 22. f3 Na7 23. Rfc1 Nb5 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. Bb4 Rc4 26. Rxc4 bxc4 27. Kf2 f6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Qe7 8. Be3 a5
9. g4 Na6 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. a3 Nac5 12. Be2 f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. Qc2 f4 15. Bxc5
Nxc5 16. Bg4 Bf6 17. O-O-O Kh8 18. Kb1 Rg8 19. Rdg1 Bd7 20. Qd1 Qf7 21. Nb3
Nxb3 22. Qxb3 Bh4 23. Nd1 h5 24. Qf3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Qe7 26. g5 Qh7 27. Rxh4 Qxh4
28. Rh1 Qxh1 29. Qxh1+ Kg7 30. Qh6+ Kf7 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32. g6 Rf8 33. Qg7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Ne5
a4 9. Ndf3 Ne4 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Be3 Nd6 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Qc7 Qxc7
15. Rxc7 Bf6 16. Nd2 Na6 17. Rcc1 Be6 18. f4 Rfc8 19. a3 Bg7 20. Bf2 f5 21.
Rfd1 Ne4 22. Be1 Nc7 23. e3 Ne8 24. Bf1 N8d6 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Bb4 Bb3 27. Re1
Be6 28. Kf2 Bf6 29. h4 Kg7 30. Be2 h5 31. Rg1 Bxe5 32. fxe5 Nc4 33. Bxc4 Bxc4
34. Bxe7 Kf7 35. Bc5 Bd5 36. Rc3 Rc6 37. Kg2 b6 38. Bb4 Rxc3 39. bxc3 Ke6 40.
Rh1 Rh8 41. Kf2 Rg8 42. Rb1 Rc8 43. Ke2 Ba2 44. Rg1 Bc4+ 45. Kd2 Bb3 46. Rh1
Bc4 47. Rb1 Ba2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Bf6 12. Be5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Qb6 14. Qd4
Be6 15. Rd1 Rac8 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. O-O h6 18. h3 Rc7 19. Nd2 Nd7 20. Qxb6 Nxb6
21. Rc1 Rdc8 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Bd3 Kf8 24. Nf3 Na4 25. Rb1 Ke7 26. Nd4 a6 27.
h4 Kd6 28. Kf1 Bd7 29. Ke1 h5 30. Be2 g6 31. Kd2 Nc5 32. f3 Rc8 33. Rc1 Rg8 34.
Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Be2 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Bg4 7. Ng5 Bxe2 8.
Qxe2 h6 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh3 Bg7 11. Nf3 e6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bf4 O-O-O
15. a4 Bf8 16. Be3 Kb8 17. a5 Bg7 18. Bf4 Rdg8 19. Bg3 Nc5 20. Nd2 h5 21. Bf4
g5 22. Bxg5 Bxe5 23. Be3 Nd7 24. a6 b6 25. Nf3 Bd6 26. c4 Ne5 27. cxd5 cxd5 28.
Bd4 Nxf3+ 29. Qxf3 Rh6 30. Kf1 Rhg6 31. g3 Rg4 32. c3 R4g5 33. Qd3 h4 34. Re3
hxg3 35. hxg3 e5 36. Rae1 Rd8 37. f4 exd4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Al Sayed, Mohammed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 g6 7. Bf4 Bf5 8. Qc1
Nbd7 9. h3 Qa5 10. g4 Be4 11. Bg2 Bg7 12. Bd6 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O-O 14. O-O Nb6
15. b4 Qa6 16. b5 Qa5 17. Bg3 h5 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. g5 Ne8 20. Qf4 Nd6 21. Rfc1
Kd7 22. Rab1 Nbc4 23. e4 Rb8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. exd5 Re8 26. dxc6+ Kc8 27. Ne4
Bf8 28. Rxc4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Borisek, Jure"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Nxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Na4 Qe8 11. Nxc5 Qxe5 12. Nd3 Qxe4 13. f3 Qd4+ 14. Nf2
Qb6 15. b3 Ba6 16. Re1 Rae8 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Bb2 Qe3 19. Bd4 Qg5 20. c4 c5 21.
Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne4 Qe5 23. Qd5+ Qxd5 24. cxd5 Bd3 25. Nc3 a6 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Rd1
Bf5 28. g4 Bd7 29. h4 h6 30. h5 a5 31. Rd3 Rb8 32. Ne4 Rb4 33. Ke3 Bb5 34. Rd2
Ba6 35. Nc3 Bc8 36. Ne2 a4 37. bxa4 Rxa4 38. Nc3 Ra3 39. Kd3 Kf6 40. Rb2 Ra8
41. Ke4 Kg5 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Kf4 Ba6 44. Ne4+ Kf7 45. g5 Rf8 46. gxh6 gxh6 47.
Kg3 Ke7 48. Kg4 Bc4 49. Rb7 Kd7 50. Nc3 Rg8+ 51. Kf4 Rg5 52. Ne4 Rxh5 53. Rb8
Rh1 54. Nf6+ Ke7 55. Kf5 Bd3+ 56. Ne4 Rf1 57. Kf4 Be2 58. Ke3 Bc4 59. Rc8 Kd7
60. Rh8 Bxd5 61. a4 Ra1 62. Rxh6 Rxa4 63. Nf6+ Kc6 64. f4 Ra3+ 65. Kd2 Rf3 66.
Rh5 Be6 67. Rh7 Rxf4 68. Ne8 Bd7 69. Ng7 Rf7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c3 e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. a3 d5 8. e4 Nbc6
9. Re1 h6 10. b4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. Be3 c4 13. a4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 f5 15. Na3
f4 16. Bc5 b6 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Nd2 Rac8 19. Bf1 fxg3 20. hxg3 Kh7 21. Ndxc4
Rfd8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Ne3 h5 24. Bc4 Bc8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Bg4 27. Ne3
Bf3 28. Bd3 Ng8 29. Nac4 Nf6 30. Nd2 Bg4 31. Nxg4 Nxg4 32. Kg2 Kg8 33. Nc4 Bh6
34. Be2 Nf6 35. f3 Nd7 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Bf1 g5 38. Bh3 g4 39. fxg4 Nf6 40. Kf3
hxg4+ 41. Bxg4 Ke7 42. Bf5 Bc1 43. g4 Ne8 44. Nxe5 Bd2 45. Nc6+ Kf6 46. e5+ Kg5
47. Bd7 Nc7 48. Ke4 Bxc3 49. b5 a6 50. Kd3 Bb2 51. Kc4 axb5+ 52. axb5 Kg6 53.
Bf5+ Kf7 54. g5 Ba3 55. Nb8 Bb2 56. Nd7 Ke7 57. g6 Ba1 58. Nxb6 Bxe5 59. Nd5+
Kd6 60. Nxc7 Kxc7 61. Kd5 Bc3 62. Ke6 Kb6 63. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Ne5 c5 10. f4 Nc6 11. Kh1 Ne4 12. Bb5 Rc8 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. dxc5 Nxe5
15. fxe5 Rxc5 16. Ba4 Rxe5 17. Bb3 Bd5 18. Qe2 Bxb3 19. axb3 a5 20. Bd2 Qd3 21.
Qf2 Re6 22. Bc3 Bf6 23. Rfd1 Qb5 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Qc2 Re8 26. h3 h6 27. Rd4
Qe5 28. b4 axb4 29. Rxb4 Kh7 30. Rd4 Ree6 31. Kg1 Re8 32. Raa4 Rfe6 33. Ra7 Rf6
34. Raa4 Rfe6 35. Ra7 R8e7 36. Ra8 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. c4 d6 4. g3 e5 5. Bb2 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6
9. Nd2 Rb8 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Qd7 12. Re1 Bh3 13. Bh1 h5 14. Nde4 Nh7 15. Nd2
h4 16. Nd5 hxg3 17. hxg3 Ne7 18. e3 Be6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bg2 Ng5 21. f4 Nh3+
22. Bxh3 Bxh3 23. Qf3 e4 24. Nxe4 Bxb2 25. Rc2 Bg7 26. g4 f5 27. Qxh3 fxe4 28.
Rh2 exd3 29. f5 Be5 30. Rg2 Kg7 31. g5 Rxf5 32. Qh6+ Kf7 33. e4 Bd4+ 34. Kh1
Rh8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 c6 12. c4 Be6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Bc4
Bxf3 15. gxf3 b6 16. O-O Nd7 17. Rfd1 Kh8 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. Bf1 c5 20. Qa3 Qg5+
21. Bg2 cxd4 22. f4 Qh5 23. Rxd4 Nc5 24. h3 a5 25. Rb1 Qg6 26. Rbd1 Qf6 27. Qc1
Qe7 28. Qb1 Ne6 29. Rd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Qc7 31. Qf5 Nc5 32. h4 Qe7 33. h5 Kg8 34.
Qe5 Qxe5 35. fxe5 Rb8 36. f4 Kf8 37. Kf2 a4 38. Ke2 Ke7 39. Rd6 a3 40. Bd5 Na4
41. Rc6 Kd7 42. Rc4 b5 43. Rc2 f6 44. e6+ Kd6 45. e4 Nc5 46. f5 b4 47. Ke3 Rb5
48. Rd2 Ke7 49. Bc4 Rb7 50. Rd5 Rc7 51. Kd4 b3 52. Bxb3 Nxb3+ 53. axb3 Ra7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
O-O c6 9. b3 b6 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. a4 Ne4 12. Bc1 Bb4 13. Ba3 Qe7 14. Bxb4 Qxb4
15. Nbd2 f5 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. e3 Bb7 18. Ne1 Qe7 19. Qb2 c5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21.
Nxe4 fxe4 22. Nc2 a5 23. h3 Qf7 24. Rd2 cxd4 25. exd4 Qe7 26. Re1 Nf6 27. Ne3
Qb4 28. Qb1 Qxd2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pichot, Alan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Qe2 d5 8.
Neg5 e4 9. Ne5 Qe7 10. d4 a5 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Qd2 Rg8 13. Nxc6 Qd7 14. Ne5 Qf5
15. h3 h6 16. g4 Qc8 17. Ngf7 g5 18. Bg3 Rb8 19. c3 Qb7 20. b3 Qb5 21. h4 Rb6
22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rb1 Re6 24. a4 Qb6 25. Nxg5 Re7 26. Qf4 c5 27. dxc5 Qxc5 28.
Qxf6 Qxc3+ 29. Kd1 Qd4+ 30. Ke1 Qc3+ 31. Kd1 Qd4+ 32. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Qc2 h6 12. O-O b6 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Be4 Bb7
15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Be3 Nd7 17. c4 Rac8 18. Qb3 Qc7 19. Rac1 Nf6 20. h3 Rfd8 21.
Rfe1 Kg8 22. a4 Bf4 23. Rc2 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Nd5 25. Re1 Ne7 26. Rec1 Nc6 27. Qb2
Qd7 28. Rd1 Na5 29. Qa2 Qc6 30. Ne5 Qe4 31. Re2 Qf4 32. d5 Rd6 33. g3 Qf5 34.
Rd4 Rc7 35. Rf4 Qxh3 36. Re1 exd5 37. cxd5 Re7 38. Re3 Qc8 39. Qe2 Rxd5 40.
Rfe4 Re6 41. Nd3 Rxe4 42. Rxe4 Rd8 43. Ne5 Qc1+ 44. Kg2 Qg5 45. Qf3 Qf6 46. Qe2
Nc6 47. Ng4 Qg6 48. Rf4 h5 49. Ne3 Re8 50. Qb5 Qe6 51. Qxh5 Ne5 52. Re4 Qc6 53.
f3 g6 54. Qh6 Nd3 55. Nf5 Qd5 56. Kh3 Nf2+ 57. Kh4 Rxe4+ 58. fxe4 Qxe4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Khusnutdinov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nd2 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 Qxc5 7. Nf3 Nc6
8. e3 d6 9. Be2 g6 10. c3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Bd7 13. Bg3 Rac8 14. h3 Rfd8
15. Rac1 Qb6 16. Nd4 d5 17. Bh4 Re8 18. Nf3 e6 19. c4 Qa5 20. Qxa5 Nxa5 21.
cxd5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 exd5 23. b3 Rc8 24. Rd1 Be6 25. Bd3 Nc6 26. Bg3 h6 27. Bb1
Kf8 28. Bd6+ Ke8 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Bc5 b6 31. Ba3 Rc8 32. Bd3 f5 33. Ba6 Rc7 34.
Bd6 Rd7 35. Bg3 Rd8 36. Bb5 Rc8 37. Be5 Kf7 38. Bxg7 Kxg7 39. Bxc6 Rxc6 40. Nd4
Rd6 41. Rc1 Kf6 42. Rc7 a6 43. f4 Bd7 44. Kf2 Ke7 45. b4 a5 46. a3 axb4 47.
axb4 Kd8 48. Ra7 b5 49. Kf3 Rb6 50. g4 fxg4+ 51. hxg4 h5 52. g5 Be8 53. Kg3 Kc8
54. Ra8+ Kd7 55. Nf3 Ke7 56. Ra7+ Kf8 57. Ne5 d4 58. e4 Rd6 59. Ra3 Bf7 60.
Ra8+ Be8 61. Ra3 Bf7 62. f5 gxf5 63. exf5 Bc4 64. Ra8+ Ke7 65. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 g6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qf3 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O 14. b3 c6
15. Bc4 Qc7 16. a4 Re8 17. Ba3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Rad1 b5 20. Qd3 a6 21. Bc5
Bf8 22. Be3 Rd6 23. Qc3 Rad8 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. g3 Qb4 26. Qxb4 Bxb4 27. Rb1 Kg7
28. Kf1 Bc3 29. Ke2 f5 30. f3 h5 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Kxd1 Kf7 33. Ke2 Ke6 34. h3
Bb4 35. g4 fxg4 36. fxg4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mareco, Sandro"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[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 a5 10. Nd3 c6 11. f3 Nh5 12. Be3 c5 13. a3 f5 14. b4 b6 15. bxc5
bxc5 16. Rb1 Nf4 17. Nb5 g5 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bxc5 Qd7 20. Bf2 Neg6 21. c5
Nxe2+ 22. Qxe2 Ba6 23. c6 Qf7 24. Qc2 g4 25. Bc5 Rfd8 26. fxg4 Bxd3 27. Qxd3
fxe4 28. Qb3 Nf4 29. d6 Qxb3 30. Rxb3 Bf8 31. c7 Rdc8 32. Rfb1 Ne6 33. Rb8 Nxc7
34. dxc7 Bxc5+ 35. Kf1 Bd6 36. R1b7 Kf8 37. Ke2 Raxb8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Be2 c5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nb3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qa4 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. cxd4
Qb4+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bd7 18. Bf3 Nd5 19. Kd2 Rfc8 20. a3
Kf8 21. Nd6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Bc6 23. Nc4 Ke7 24. Na5 Kd7 25. Be2 Ne7 26. f3 Rc8
27. e4 Rc7 28. Bd3 h6 29. Rc3 Ba4 30. Nc4 f6 31. Rc1 b6 32. Rc3 g5 33. g3 Bc6
34. Ne3 Ba4 35. Ng4 Rxc3 36. Kxc3 Ng8 37. Be2 h5 38. Ne3 Ne7 39. f4 gxf4 40.
gxf4 h4 41. Ng4 Ng8 42. Bc4 Bc6 43. d5 exd5 44. exd5 Bb7 45. d6 Bf3 46. Ne3 Nh6
47. Bd3 Kxd6 48. Kd4 Bc6 49. Nc4+ Ke7 50. Ne3 Kd6 51. Nc4+ Ke7 52. Ne3 Bb7 53.
Be2 Kd6 54. Nc4+ Ke7 55. Ne3 Bc6 56. Bd3 Bb7 57. Be2 Kd6 58. Nc4+ Kc7 59. Ne3
a6 60. Nd5+ Bxd5 61. Kxd5 b5 62. Ke6 f5 63. Kf6 Ng4+ 64. Kxf5 Ne3+ 65. Kg5 Kd6
66. Kxh4 Nc2 67. Kg5 Nxa3 68. h4 b4 69. h5 b3 70. h6 b2 71. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2
Bf5 9. Nbd2 a5 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Nh4 Nxd2 12. Nxf5 gxf5 13. Qxd2 e6 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Rec1 Qb6 16. e3 Rfc8 17. Bf1 Bf8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rc6 20. Qd1 Nf6 21.
Rc2 Be7 22. Bd3 Qc7 23. Qc1 Qb6 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. Qc2 Kf8 26. Kg2 Kg8 27. h3 h5
28. Be2 Kg7 29. Qd1 Kg6 30. Bd3 Kg7 31. Be2 Kg6 32. Qd3 Kg7 33. Bc1 Bb4 34. Qa6
Qc7 35. a3 Bd6 36. Bd2 Ne4 37. Bxa5 Qb8 38. Be1 Qxb3 39. Bxh5 Qb1 40. Qa7 Qxe1
41. Qxf7+ Kh8 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. Qxe6+ Kg7 46. Qg6+ Kh8
47. Qxf5 Bxg3 48. Qf8+ Kh7 49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. Qf8+ Kh7 51. Qf5+ Kh8 52. Qf8+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rfd1 Qa5 11. a3 Qa6 12. b3 Rfd8 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bh4 Re8
15. Nd2 e5 16. cxd5 Qxe2 17. Nxe2 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Nc4 exd4 20. Nxd4 g6
21. h3 a5 22. Rac1 N7b6 23. Nxb6 Nxb6 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Nd7 26. Nb3 Nf6 27.
Nd4 Nd7 28. Nb3 Nf6 29. Nd4 Nd7 30. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. h3 O-O
9. Bb3 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nf1 Rae8 12. Ng3 Kh8 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. d4 Qe7 15.
d5 Nb8 16. c4 Nbd7 17. b4 Nh7 18. Bb2 Ra8 19. Rc1 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 b6
22. Qd3 Ng5 23. Ra1 h5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Ra1 Rxa1+ 26. Bxa1 Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Bh6
28. Bc3 Kh7 29. Nf1 Kg7 30. g3 Qd8 31. Kg2 Qa8 32. Qd3 Qa2 33. Nd2 Kg8 34. Qb1
Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 Bb4 13. Qd3 Nce7 14. Rac1 b6 15.
Bh4 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Red1 f6 18. Bg3 Rc8 19. b3 Nf5 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. h3 Ne7
22. Bb5 Qd8 23. Bc4 Qe8 24. Qe2 Qf7 25. Rc2 Rfd8 26. Rdc1 Ba3 27. Re1 Kf8 28.
Bd2 Bd6 29. Rec1 Qe8 30. Qd3 Qg6 31. Qxg6 hxg6 32. Be3 Rc7 33. Nd2 Bb4 34. Bf4
Rcc8 35. Be3 g5 36. Ba6 Rxc2 37. Rxc2 Nf5 38. Bc4 Rc8 39. Nf1 Nd6 40. Bd2 Ba3
41. Ne3 Nxc4 42. bxc4 Bc6 43. a5 Bd6 44. axb6 axb6 45. Rb2 Bc7 46. Bb4+ Kf7 47.
d5 exd5 48. cxd5 Bd7 49. d6 Bd8 50. g4 g6 51. Ra2 f5 52. gxf5 gxf5 53. Re2 Rc1+
54. Kh2 Bc6 55. Re1 Rxe1 56. Bxe1 Ke6 57. Bb4 Bf6 58. Kg1 b5 59. Bc5 Be5 60.
Nc2 Bd7 61. f3 Kd5 62. Be3 f4 63. Bd2 Bxh3 64. Nb4+ Kc4 65. Kh2 Bd7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Be2 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Be6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd3
Rad8 15. Bb1 Qe8 16. Ne2 Bd6 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Ng3 g6 19. e4 Bf4 20. Rc3 d4 21.
Rb3 Qe7 22. Ne2 Bd6 23. f4 e5 24. f5 gxf5 25. Ng3 f4 26. Nf5 Qf7 27. Rh3 Bf8
28. Bc2 Kh8 29. Bb3 Qg6 30. Kh1 Ne7 31. Nh4 Qg7 32. Qh5 d3 33. Qxe5 d2 34. Rd1
Nc6 35. Qh5 Nd4 36. Rxd2 Rfd6 37. e5 Rc6 38. Bd1 Re6 39. Rhd3 Rxe5 40. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. h3
Nb6 9. Bb5 Bd6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ne4 f6 14. Be3 Be6 15.
d4 Nc4 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Qe2 Ng6 21.
Rad1 Qb7 22. b3 Rae8 23. Qd2 Qe7 24. Qd3 Nf4 25. Qxa6 Nd5 26. Bd2 Qd7 27. Rxe6
Rxe6 28. c4 Ne7 29. Qa5 Kf7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Be3 g6 32. Qf3 Nf5 33. Rd3 h5 34.
a4 Qc7 35. g3 Kf7 36. Kg2 Qb7 37. a5 Qa6 38. Bb6 Ne7 39. Qf4 Nc8 40. Qh6 Nxb6
41. axb6 Qxb6 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Qxg6 Qc5 44. Rf3 Ke7 45. Qg8 Qd4 46. Qh7+ Kd8
47. Qxh5 Qe4 48. Qf5 Qe1 49. h4 Ke7 50. h5 Qc1 51. Qd3 Kd7 52. Re3 Rxe3 53.
Qxe3 Qc2 54. Qf3 Ke7 55. Qxc6 Qxb3 56. h6 Kf7 57. Qd7+ Kg6 58. Qg7+ Kf5 59. h7
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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. Bg5 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ne5 Nb8 11. Rc1 Nfd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. f4 Nxe5 14. fxe5
Nd7 15. Qe2 f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Rxf6 Nxf6 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Rf1 Rf8 20. Ne5 Rf6
21. Rf3 Ng5 22. Rf1 Nf7 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. Nf3 cxd4 26. exd4 Nd6
27. Qf4 Nc4 28. b3 Nd6 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Qf4 b5 31. h3 a5 32. Qg3+ Kf8 33. Qf4
b4 34. Qe3 Nf5 35. Qd2 bxc3 36. Qxc3 Qb4 37. Qc8+ Kf7 38. Qc7+ Ne7 39. Qf4 Nf5
40. Qc7+ Ne7 41. Qf4 Nf5 42. Qc7+ Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[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. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Nc3
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. Ne5 Nfd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Silver,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Nd7 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 Bd6 9. Bg5 $146 (9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Re1 b6 11. Nc4 Bb7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Ncxe5
Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 (31) Brkic,A (2584)-Roiz,M (2605) Baku 2016}) 9...
f6 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. Bh4 b6 12. Nbd2 Ba6 13. Rfe1 Qe7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Qxe5 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Qa4 b5 20. Qa5 Bg4 21. f3 Be6
22. Nf1 d5 23. exd5 Qc5+ 24. Ne3 Bxd5 25. a3 Rfe8 26. Qb4 Qb6 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28.
Rxd4 Re7 29. Kf2 Rae8 30. Rdd1 Bb3 31. Nf5 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Be6 34.
Nd4 Bd5 $2 {This is a serious mistake which compromises Black's position
almost irreversibly. The reason is twofold: Black's king is still a long way
away on h8, so what he needs is to keep White at bay while he puts his king on
the Express Train. The problem is that now White has Kd2-c3 and b3-c4 at his
disposal, which will gain a vital tempo attacking the bishop, and each tempo
Black cannot use to bring his king into play is near fatal.} (34... Bd7 $1 {
was the right move.}) 35. Kd2 $1 $16 a6 $2 {They say a mistake rarely comes
alone, and we see it here. Not only should Black be rushing his king and
therefore playing ...Kg8, but the last thing he should be doing is placing his
pawns on the same color as his bishop unless absolutely unavoidable.} 36. Ke3
Kg8 37. Nf5 $1 {The threat is clear: Kd4-c5-b6. White is now winning.} Kf7 38.
Kd4 $1 Be6 39. Ne3 Ke7 40. Kc5 Kd7 41. Kb6 f5 42. f4 {There is no rush to take
on a6 since a6 cannot be defended anyhow. Now White has placed his pawn on a
dark square, out of the bishop's reach, blocking the f5-pawn where it hampers
the bishop.} g5 43. g3 gxf4 44. gxf4 Kd6 45. Kxa6 Kc7 46. Ka5 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Re8 8.
O-O e5 9. Bh4 c6 10. Bg3 e4 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bf8 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Bh4 h6
15. c4 Be6 16. Rc1 Kg7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Nb1 Qb8 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Bb5 Bxh2 21.
g3 g5 22. Bxd7 Bxd7 23. Kxh2 gxh4 24. Nc3 Qd6 25. Qh5 hxg3+ 26. fxg3 f5 27. Ne2
Rac8 28. Nf4 b6 29. Rg1 Rf8 30. Kh1 Rc6 31. Qh4 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rc8 33. Rf1 Rf8
34. Rf2 Rf7 35. Rc2 Rf8 36. Qh5 Rf7 37. a3 Re7 38. b4 Rf7 39. Qh4 Rf8 40. Nh5+
Kg6 41. Nf4+ Kg7 42. Qh5 Rf7 43. Kh2 Re7 44. Qe2 Be8 45. Qa6 Bf7 46. Qc8 Qd7
47. Qb8 Qb7 48. Qxb7 Rxb7 49. a4 Kf6 50. Rc6+ Kg5 51. Kh3 Rd7 52. a5 bxa5 53.
bxa5 Rb7 54. a6 Rb3 55. Rc7 Kf6 56. Rxa7 Rxe3 57. Rc7 Ra3 58. a7 Ra2 59. Rb7 e3
60. g4 fxg4+ 61. Kxg4 h5+ 62. Kf3 Ra3 63. Ng2 h4 64. Nxe3 h3 65. Kf4 Be6 66.
Nf1 Ra4 67. Kg3 Ra3+ 68. Kf4 Ra4 69. Kf3 Ra3+ 70. Ne3 Kg5 71. Rg7+ Kf6 72. Rc7
Kg5 73. Rg7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nb3 Na5
15. Rc7 Rfd8 16. Nxa5 Bxa5 17. Rxb7 Qf8 18. Qh5 Bb6 19. Ng5 f5 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21.
Nxe6 Be8 22. Qf3 Qf6 23. Rxg7+ Kh8 24. Qb7 Rab8 25. Rh7+ Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27.
Rh7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf4 12. Rfd1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 14. Qxd4
Nxe2+ 15. Nxe2 b6 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Qg5 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Qd2
Qe5 21. Qd4 Qg5 22. Qd2 Qe5 23. Qd4 Qg5 24. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 c5 12. Qxc4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14.
Qh4 Qb7 15. Nc3 Be6 16. Bg5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. b3 f6 19. Be3 Qb5 20. Rfe1 a5
21. f3 Rfc8 22. Kf2 a4 23. Qe4 axb3 24. axb3 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Qxb3 26. Ra8 Rxa8
27. Qxa8+ Kf7 28. Qe4 Kg8 29. Qa8+ Kf7 30. Qe4 Kg8 31. Qa8+ Kf7 32. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. c4 Qc7 14. Re1 Rac8
15. Qe2 h6 16. Bd2 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Qd6 18. Bc3 Qf4 19. Qe3 Qc7 20. h3 Ba8 21. Bb2
Qb7 22. Bf1 Qb8 23. a4 Re8 24. Nd2 Bc6 25. Ra1 Nf8 26. Qb3 Qf4 27. Qe3 Qc7 28.
Bd3 Ng6 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. f3 g5 31. Qe5 Qd7 32. a5 b5 33. Ba3 a6 34. cxb5 Bxb5
35. Ne4 Nxe4 36. fxe4 Qf7 37. Rac1 Red8 38. Bc5 Qf6 39. Qxf6 gxf6 40. Kf2 Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 {The Fischer-Sozin
Attack is not seen a lot these days.} e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 $5 {A bit of fresh
air, although it has been studied and played before.} ({There's just too much
theory in} 8. O-O) 8... Be7 (8... b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. f4 Qa5 {is one
interesting, albeit much riskier, line}) 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. e5 Bb7 11. exd6 Bxd6
12. Qe3 Bc5 13. O-O-O Nc6 {The key position.} 14. Bxf6 (14. Qxe6+ $3 {was the
bombshell of 2008, courtesy of Vassily Ivanchuk.} fxe6 15. Nxe6 {Here his
opponent, Sergey Karjakin chose} Qe5 {which is OK} ({later} 15... Bd6 {was
found more reliable:} 16. Rhe1 Kd7 17. Nxc7 Kxc7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nd5+ Kb8 20.
Nb6 Bf4+ 21. Kb1 Ra7 22. Nd7+ Ka8 23. Nb6+ {Karjakin-Gashimov, 2010.}) 16.
Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Ne6+ Kf7 (17... Ke7 18. Rhe1 Bxf2 19. Rxe5 Nxe5 20. Ng7 Nc4 $11)
18. Rhe1 {but made a terrible mistake here} Qxe1 $4 ({still} 18... Bxf2 {
was the move.}) 19. Nxc5+ Kg6 20. Rxe1 Kxg5 21. Nxb7) 14... gxf6 15. Nd5 Qe5
16. Qxe5 Nxe5 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Nxa8 Bxg2 {Guess what, this whole thing has
been known to theory.} 19. Rhe1 $1 {A novelty and the improvement.} ({On the
previosly played} 19. Rhg1 Bxa8 20. Rg7 $15 {Fernandez Cardoso-Hernandez
Carmenates, 2011}) 19... Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Nf3 21. Rxe6+ fxe6 22. Rg4 Rxa8 23. Rxg2
Kf7 24. Rg3 Nd4 25. Rh3 Kg6 26. Rg3+ Kf7 27. Rh3 Kg6 28. Rg3+ Kf7 {It is not
the first game of Radjabov's in this tournament that followed a theoretical
path to a forced draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
O-O Nf6 9. b3 Bd6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. N2f3 Qe7 14. Qe2 Bb8
15. Rfd1 Qd6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Ba6 Rcd8 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qc2 Rde8
21. g3 Bg4 22. Ng5 Bxd1 23. Nxe4 Bxc2 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxc2 Rc8 26. Kf1 f5 27.
f3 Kf7 28. e4 fxe4 29. fxe4 dxe4 30. Rc4 c5 31. Rxe4 Rc6 32. Ra4 a6 33. Ke2 g5
34. Bc1 h6 35. Re4 Be7 36. Be3 Re6 37. Rc4 g4 38. Kd2 Rd6+ 39. Kc1 h5 40. Rxc5
Re6 41. Rc3 Bb4 42. Rd3 Rd6 43. Kc2 Ke6 44. Bd4 Kd5 45. Ba7+ Kc6 46. Rxd6+ Kxd6
47. Kd3 Kd5 48. a4 Be7 49. Bf2 Bb4 50. Bb6 Be7 51. Kc3 h4 52. gxh4 Bxh4 53. Bc7
Be1+ 54. Kd3 Bf2 55. b4 Bd4 56. Ke2 Kc4 57. Bd6 Bg1 58. a5 Bxh2 59. Bxh2 Kxb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rfe1
Nf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. a5 bxa5 17. Rxa5 Qc7 18. Rc1 Qd8 19. Re1 Qc7 20. Qb4 Rfb8
21. Qa3 Rc8 22. h3 Qf4 23. d5 exd5 24. e5 Ne4 25. Qe7 Bc6 26. e6 Rf8 27. exf7+
Rxf7 28. Qb4 Re8 29. Qd4 Ng5 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. Nxg5 hxg5 33.
Rxd5 g4 34. Rd8 Kf7 35. Ra8 gxh3 36. Rxa7+ Kf6 37. gxh3 Bf7 38. Be2 Be6 39. Ra6
Ke7 40. Ra7+ Kf6 41. Ra6 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rad1 Ne4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 Re8
15. dxc5 Ndxc5 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. Rc1 Bf8 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Nb1 Qb7 20. Nc3 Red8
21. Rc2 a6 22. h3 b5 23. Rdc1 Ne6 24. Qd3 Rc5 25. Ne2 Rdc8 26. Nfd4 Rxc2 27.
Rxc2 N4c5 28. Qd1 Nxd4 29. Bxd4 Ne6 30. Rd2 a5 31. Bb2 Rc5 32. Nd4 Nxd4 33.
Bxd4 Rc6 34. Bb2 Rc5 35. Bd4 Rc6 36. Bb2 Rc5 37. a3 Qc6 38. Kh2 h6 39. g3 b4
40. a4 Be7 41. Bd4 Rc1 42. Qg4 Bf6 43. Bxf6 Qxf6 44. Kg2 Rc5 45. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Ne5
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bc3 O-O 11. Nd2 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 Nc5
15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[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
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Ne4 Qxa2 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Be2 O-O 18. O-O f5 19. Qh6 Qxc2 20. Rf3 f4
21. Rh3 Rf7 22. Rhd3 Qxe2 23. Rd8+ Rf8 24. Nf6+ Kf7 25. Qxh7+ Kxf6 26. Qh6+ Kf7
27. Qh7+ Kf6 28. Qh6+ Kf7 29. Qh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 Nh5 9. Be3 Qd6 ({A few years ago Radjabov played} 9... b6 10. g4 Nf6 11.
Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 Qd6 13. Qe3 Ne8 14. Ne2 f6 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. b3 Nc7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7
18. f4 Ne6 19. f5 Nd4 $13 {Grischuk-Radjabov, Astana blitz 2012, with a
complicated middlegame.}) 10. Qd2 e5 11. O-O-O b5 (11... Be6 {is the other
move,} 12. g4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. e5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rhe1 {
(Rohit-Reinderman, Groningen 2008)} Qd4 17. Re4 Qd6 $11 {with a balanced
position.}) 12. Ne2 b4 {Black starts his attack on the queenside, while White
also comes on the kingside.} 13. g4 Nf6 14. Ng3 a5 15. c4 {At first this is a
strange move, but White wants to close the queenside as much as possible.} (15.
Bh6 a4 $13) 15... a4 16. Rhg1 {The rook is useful on the g-file. White's plan
is Bh6 to exchange the g7-bishop and try to sacrifice with Nf5.} (16. Bh6 Ne8 {
is similar to the text move.}) 16... Kh8 17. Bh6 Ne8 {Important defending move.
The knight wasn't active on f6 he needs to protect the g7-bishop.} 18. Bxg7+
Kxg7 (18... Nxg7 {could have been met by} 19. Qh6 {with some pressure on the
kingside.}) 19. Nf5+ $2 {A brave sacrifice, but this is a mistake at this
moment. White's main idea is this Nf5, but at a favourable moment. Now Black
has a nice defence.} ({The solid} 19. Qe3 {leads to a balanced middlegame.})
19... gxf5 20. gxf5+ Kh8 21. Qg5 Ra7 $1 {The correct reply! The rook is very
important on the 7th rank; he would like to play ...f6.} ({The immediate} 21...
f6 $2 {is bad, as} 22. Qh5 Ra7 (22... Ng7 $2 23. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25.
Nh4 $1 $16 {followed by Ng6 with a decisive attack.}) 23. Nh4 Rg7 24. Ng6+ Rxg6
25. fxg6 Qe7 26. Rdf1 $1 $40 {preparing for f4 with unpleasant pressure for
Black.}) 22. Rg4 ({Now} 22. Nh4 $2 {could have been met by} a3 $1 23. b3 Qd4
$19 {and suddenly Black has a winning attack.}) 22... f6 23. Qh6 {White is
threatening Rdg1, Nh4 and Black can't defend against his attack.} Rff7 $1 {
The right move! Black prepares for ...Rg7.} ({The straightforward} 23... Rg7 $4
{loses immediately, because of} 24. Rxg7 Nxg7 25. Ng5 $1 $18 {and the pawn is
pinned against the queen; White is winning.}) 24. Rdg1 Rg7 25. Rxg7 Nxg7 $1 {
The only move!} (25... Rxg7 $4 {loses again,} 26. Rxg7 Nxg7 27. Ng5 $1 $18 {
and wins.}) 26. Ng5 Ne8 $1 {This is the point! Now Black is safe.} 27. Nf3 Ba6
(27... Rf7 $19 {was also fine.}) 28. Rg6 {Threatening Nxe5.} ({In the event of
} 28. Nh4 Ng7 $19) ({the engine suggests} 28. Nxe5 {as the best practical
chance,} fxe5 29. Rg6 Qe7 30. Rxc6 Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Nxg7 32. Rxc5 {, but} Nh5 $19
{followed by ...Nf4 and Black should be winning.}) 28... Rf7 $1 29. Ng5 Bxc4 $1
{This is the point of 27...Ba6!} (29... Rd7 $2 {could have been met by the
brilliant} 30. f4 $3 Bxc4 (30... exf4 31. e5 $1 $18) 31. fxe5 $18 {and White
crushes Black's position.}) 30. f4 {Vallejo tries to complicate the position,
but he is losing already.} ({If} 30. dxc4 Rd7 $1 $19 {and suddenly White gets
mated!}) ({or} 30. Nxf7+ Bxf7 $19 {is also hopeless for White.}) 30... exf4 31.
e5 Qe7 $1 {The nice cool-blooded reaction.} 32. Nxf7+ Bxf7 33. Rg1 Bxa2 $19 {
Black is completely winning. The remaining moves are not difficult.} 34. e6 f3
35. Qf4 Bd5 36. Qb8 c4 37. Kd2 c3+ 38. bxc3 bxc3+ 39. Kc2 a3 40. Rg4 a2 41. Qg3
a1=N+ 42. Kd1 c2+ 43. Kd2 c1=Q+ 44. Kxc1 Qc5+ 45. Kd2 Nb3+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8.
Nf3 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ (9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. O-O Bxb5 12. Rxb5 Qc7
13. Qb3 b6 14. d5 exd5 15. Rxd5 Nd7 16. Bb2 Nc5 17. Qc3 Bf6 18. e5 Be7 $11 {
0-1 (35) Shishkov,A (2365)-Kulaots,K (2572) Viljandi 2014}) {was met with a
strong novelty:} 9... Nxd7 $1 (9... Qxd7 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 O-O 12. Nf3 Bf6
13. O-O b5 {1/2 (48) Aronian,L (2785)-Vallejo Pons,F (2709) Sharjah 2017} 14.
Be3 $5) 10. Rxb7 $6 {(otherwise Black has no problems but now White's rook
gets into trouble, and he must sacrifice an exchange without getting enough
compensation)} cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Qd2 Qc8 13. Rxe7+ Kxe7 14. Nf3 f6 15. O-O
Kf7 16. e5 f5 17. g4 Rd8 $15 {0-1 (60) Nepomniachtchi,I (2751)-Hou Yifan (2652)
Moscow 2017}) 8... O-O (8... Nd7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Qc8
13. d5 $1 $14 {1-0 (24) Narciso Dublan,M (2528)-Mascaro March,P (2375)
Barcelona 2012}) 9. Bc4 {[%cal Yd4d5]} (9. Bd3 cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. d5 $14 {
1/2 (20) Vareille,F (2430)-Bricard,E (2455) Chambery 1994}) 10. cxd4 Nc6 11.
O-O Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bb2 Qd8 $13 {0-1 (27) Gonda,L (2507)-Kantorik,M 
(2288) Heviz 2008}) 9... Nc6 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. O-O b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13.
Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Bb5 Bf6 16. h3 Qc7 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Rbc1 Qf4 19. Rxc8
Rxc8 20. d5 $16 {1-0 (41) Vitiugov,N (2739)-Adly,A (2589) Tsaghkadzor 2015}) (
9... Nd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qe2 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14. Bf4 $1 Qxf4 15.
Bxb7 Rab8 16. Bc6 Qc7 17. Bd5 Bf6 18. c4 $14 {1-0 (20) Vitiugov,N (2700)-Miton,
K (2626) Czechia 2013}) 10. O-O b6 (10... Qc7 11. Qe2 b6 12. Rd1 (12. d5 $5)
12... Na5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. d5 c4 15. Bc2 e5 16. Be3 Bc8 17. h3 Rd8 18. Rf1 Bd7
19. Nd2 $14 {1/2 (41) Polugaevsky,L-Petrosian,T Soviet Union 1970}) 11. Bf4 {
A logical move restricting the mobility of Black's queen.} (11. Be3 Bb7 (11...
cxd4 $142 12. cxd4 Bb7) 12. dxc5 Na5 13. Bd3 Bxc5 (13... bxc5 {0-1 (40)
Jochens,A (2274)-Levin,F (2503) Germany 2015} 14. Bf4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rd8]}) 14.
Bxc5 bxc5 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Qe3 $14) 11... Bb7 12. Re1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 $6 {
A strange decision. Teimour Radjabov probably missed something here.} (13...
Rc8 $142 {, and Black should equalise.}) 14. Qd2 Nc6 {Sad necessity.} ({
Perhaps Black planned} 14... Rc8 15. Rxb4 a5 16. Ra4 Bc6 17. Qd1 b5 {
overlooking a strong counterblow:} 18. d5 $1 exd5 (18... bxa4 19. dxc6) (18...
Be8 19. d6 Bh4 20. Bxb5 Bxb5 21. Ra3) 19. exd5 Bd7 20. d6 Bf6 21. Bxb5 Bxb5 22.
Rae4 $16) 15. d5 Na5 16. Bb5 exd5 17. exd5 Bc5 (17... Bxd5 $2 18. Rxe7 Bxf3 19.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. gxf3) (17... Bd6 $142 18. Rbd1 Qc7 $14) 18. Rbd1 $16 {[%csl Ra5,
Gd5]} Bd6 {Simply losing a tempo but Black hardly had anything better.} 19. Ne5
(19. Ng5 $142 $5 {[%cal Yg5e4]}) 19... a6 20. Bf1 $6 {[%mdl 32] Too passive.} (
20. Bd3 $142 Rc8 21. Qe2 (21. Qe3 $5 {[%cal Ye3h3]})) 20... Rc8 21. Nc6 {
This leads to simplifications. However, most of White's advantage has already
vanished.} (21. Qd4 $5) 21... Bxf4 22. Qxf4 Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qc7 24. Rd6 Nxc6 25.
Rc1 (25. Bxa6 Rcd8 26. Red1 Na5 $14) 25... Qb8 26. Bxa6 Ne5 $1 {[%mdl 2112]
This tactical trick enables Black to survive.} 27. Rcd1 Rc5 28. Qb4 {And
White's queen takes a wrong way from an active position to a passive one.} (28.
a4 $142 $14) 28... Nc6 29. Qb2 (29. Qf4 b5 $1 {[%csl Ra6]}) 29... Rd8 {Even
simpler than} (29... b5 $5 30. R6d5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 b4) {Black gets rid of
White's active rook and solves his problems. With such a small number of pawns
(and with queens on the board), the advantage of White's bishop over Black's
knight is minimal.} 30. Rxd8+ Nxd8 31. Rb1 (31. Rb1 Ne6 32. g3 Rc6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. b3 Nb6 14. Bb2 Nxd5
15. Qc4 Nb4 16. Rfd1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bc5 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Nxd4 Bd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[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 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 h5 15.
Nb6 Ra6 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bc4 Ra8 19. Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[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. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nh5 12. Bd2 Nhf6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc6 Bxc6
15. Qxc6 Rc8 16. Qb5 Ne8 17. Qd3 Nd6 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. b3 Qd7 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21.
Rc2 Nde4 22. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qb6
15. Qe2 e5 16. dxe5 Ndxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. b3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Bd5 Qa5 25. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1
Qxc3 27. Bd5 b6 28. Bxc6 Qxc6 29. Qd3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Who would have thought that out of a so-called boring opening, we would get
into very sharp play at some point, I managed to outcalculate my opponent in
the sharp struggle. Anyway, let's look at the game!} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 $5 {
Not the most usual way to play this position, Black normally starts with ...b6.
Here Anish started to think longer, remembering what was the difference and he
remembered it right, but we considered the ensuing position as normal for
Black.} 10. Qc2 {Came after a long think.} h6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Ne5 {This idea
makes all the difference, otherwise the game would follow the normal path by
g3.} Nxe5 13. fxe5 Bd7 (13... b6 {instead of the text move deserves attention,
but we thought that it's a possible way for Black, not showing his cards
earlier than needed.}) 14. a3 {White can start with f4, b4 and so on.} b6 15.
b4 bxc5 16. bxc5 f6 17. f4 Rab8 {This was all going by my notes, Black should
not rush with ...f5 or ...f6xe5 and keep the tension in the centre as much as
he can. ...Qa5 comes next and White should decide what he is doing, Anish
spent a lot of time here, maybe around an hour!} 18. g3 Qa5 19. Ne2 {Here
Anish offered a draw, which in normal circumstances and normal time, I would
probably accept, but in these conditions where he had less time and probably
felt uncomfortable playing this position, I decided that it was my chance and
that I had to play on.} Be8 (19... Bc8 $5 {The computer's suggestion is
probably even easier, Black goes for ...Ba6 and the position is always good
for Black.}) 20. Bg6 $2 {This is already a real mistake, which came quite fast
from Giri, I did not expect this move. White should probably play calmly or go
for exf6} (20. h3 {I was expecting this more, but maybe exf6 is the right way
for White,}) (20. exf6 $1 Bxf6 21. g4 $1 {and even although the position is
unclear of course, White is by no means worse.}) 20... Bxg6 21. Qxg6 Qd2 $1 {
An important manoeuvre, the queen is very annoying on e3. Now Black has the
upper hand: around 1 hour more on the clock and all the pleasures of deciding
between the middlegame or pleasant endgames with the b-file occupied.} 22. Rf2
Qe3 {White is already in serious trouble practically; the centre is hanging
totally.} 23. Qg4 {I would call it a mistake if practically this would be easy
to face. I saw ...Kf7 here as well as ...Rf7, but I concentrated my
calculations on ...Kh8 and ...Kh7 somehow. I was sure I had to keep the queens
on, which is a mistake, but in the game it proved to be a crucial decision!} (
23. Rc1 {Practically maybe the way, but a very hard move to play, a3 is
hanging and even ...Qe4 secures a stable advantage for Black.} Qe4 $1 $15 (
23... Qxa3 24. Kg2 {with chances to save the game.})) 23... Kh7 $2 {This
played out nicely in the game but objectively it's a mistake.} ({I
miscalculated the line after} 23... Kf7 $5 {The most simple to play the
position without risk and just press for the rest of the game with easy plans
like ...Rb2-Rfb8 and Bd8-a5} 24. f5 (24. Qh5+ g6 $1 $17) (24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. Rxf3
Rb2 26. Nc1 Rfb8 $15) 24... fxe5 25. Qg6+ Kg8 $19) (23... Rf7 $5 {could have
been even stronger, but when I saw the line over the board, I could not
somehow believe it works. But it does!} 24. Qxe6 Rb2 25. Re1 Bd8 $1 {and here
I told my self why? Why go for this when I am not sure if it works or not, if
I have a stable advantage with ...Kh7 and ...Kf7.}) 24. Qxe6 Rbe8 25. a4 $4 {
Blunder. This came as a complete surprise, but in time pressure it's not easy
to make the right decisions. Anish probably missed the queen move that came
later.} (25. Qxc6 fxe5 26. Qxd5 exd4 27. Rd1 {Here in my calculations I saw
that I have ...Rd8 but thought that ...d3 was good, when White can just take
with the rook!!! and avoid the pin on the g1-a7 diagonal by ...Bxc5!} Rd8 (
27... d3 28. Rxd3 $1 {Of course!} (28. Qxd3+ Qxd3 29. Rxd3 Bxc5 $19)) 28. Qe5
Qxe5 29. fxe5 Bxc5 30. Rxf8 Bxf8 {Slightly better still, but it's not the kind
of convertible advantage.}) (25. Qf5+ {was also much better than the move in
the game:} Kh8 {I was planning this. I thought I was slightly better. But in
fact I have to make a draw.} (25... g6 26. Qd7 fxe5 27. Raf1 exd4 28. f5 {
and it ends in a draw, but Black should be accurate}) 26. e6 Bd8 27. Rd1 Rxe6
28. Rd3 Qe4 29. Qxe4 dxe4 30. Rb3 f5 $11) 25... fxe5 26. Qxe5 Qd3 $1 $19 {
Now the white queen is trapped and the position is hopeless due to the fact
that the knight on e2 and the d4-pawn together with White's king are extremely
weak and impossible to defend. Also the queen is almost trapped.} 27. Qh5 Bf6
28. Raf1 {Here it was maybe easier to play simple moves, but I thought I was
winning by force, which proved to be correct, otherwise ...Kg8 or ...Re3 or
some other move putting more pressure on White to make decisions, would be
just winning calmly.} g6 29. Qg4 h5 30. Qd7+ Re7 31. Qd6 {This is all forced!}
Kg7 $1 32. Nc1 Qf5 $1 {An important move, I was playing to trap the white
queen, which in the end was not successful, but White had to weaken his king
in order to protect the queen on d6.} 33. Rd1 {To play Re2 next and try to
rescue the queen.} Rfe8 $5 {But I was very excited by the idea of ...Bxd4!!} (
33... h4 $3 {The computer suggests this as easier, but probably any black move
is enough to win the game. It is impossible to play this position as White, d4
hanging, the king weak, the queen almost trapped and the knight is completely
out of play. There is nothing to do here with White, ...hxg3, ...Qh3 are
threatening.}) 34. Qxc6 Re1+ 35. Rf1 Bxd4+ $3 (35... Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Qc2 {
Possible but hard to know if it's completely winning.}) (35... Rxf1+ $5 36.
Rxf1 Bxd4+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kh3 Kh6 $3 $19 {and Black goes for ...Qf5, ...Re3
and ...h4 with a winning position.}) 36. Rxd4 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 (37. Kg2 Ree1 $19
(37... Qc2+ 38. Kh3 (38. Kxf1 Qxc1+ 39. Kg2 Re2+ 40. Kh3 Kh6 $19) 38... Rh1 $19
)) 37... Qh3+ 38. Kf2 Qxh2+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+ 40. Kf2 Re1 {White can't escape with
the king, ...Qf1 is threatening mate, or ...Qg1, ...Re3. I was very happy
about this game. Starting the tournament with a win is a great pleasure and
for a long time I had not had such a start! It proved to be important for my
overall result I think!} 0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4
d5 9. exd5 $1 {A modern treatment of this well-known variation.} cxd5 10. Ne5
O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bf4 {A relatively fresh idea.} (12. cxd5 Nxe5 13. d6 (13.
dxe5 Nxd5 14. Rc1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 17. Qf3 {leaves White with
only the smallest of advantages.}) 13... Nc6 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15. Bg5 h6 16. d5
Na5 $1 {Anand-Carlsen, WCh Sochi, 2014}) 12... Na5 13. Rc1 (13. Bg5 $5 {
is counterintuitive - why move the bishop again - but it brought White success
in van Wely-Tkachiev} Rc8 (13... Ba6 $5) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Re1 $14) 13... dxc4 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Nxc4 {This isn't your
Grandfather's IQP position. Seemingly White has committed a cardinal sin of
trading his light-squared bishop, but he's not playing for a kingside attack
just yet. Black has his own set of problems: an awkward Nb7 and general
weakness of the light squares caused by b7-b6.} Bb4 (15... Na5 16. Ne3 $1 {
aiming at d4-d5.}) 16. Bg5 $1 {It's all about the d5-square.} Nd6 17. Nxd6 Bxd6
({It's undertandable Pavel didn't want to weaken his king. Possible lines,
such as} 17... Qxd6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 Qd8 20. Rc4 Be7 21. Nc3 Rc8 22. Ra4
$1 a5 23. d5 {did seem unnerving.}) 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. Nxd5 Be5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. b4 {What we have here is a symmetrical pawn structure in a open position,
with Black supposedly keeping a better minor piece. So, why isn't this equal?
The answer to this mystery lies in the activity of the white pieces and
Black's struggles to find a safe square for his queen.} Qd6 ({Suppose, he does
everything by the book:} 21... g6 22. Qf3 Bg7 {hides the bishop,} 23. Rfd1 Qg5
{lets the queen out,} 24. h4 Qe5 25. Rc7 b5 {improves the queenside pawn
structure,} 26. Re7 Qd6 27. Rd7 $1 Qe5 28. Kg2 {and then what? Black is
practically out of moves. Sample lines to illustrate his problems are:} h5 (
28... a6 29. Nb6 Rab8 30. R7d5 Qe7 31. Nd7) (28... a5 29. bxa5 Rxa5 30. Ne7+
Kh8 31. Nc6) 29. Re7 Qd6 30. Rb7 Qe5 31. a3 $1 ({not even} 31. Rxb5) 31... Rae8
32. Rxb5 {with a decisive advantage for White everywhere.}) 22. Qf3 Rac8 23.
Rcd1 $1 {There was no way that Teimour was going to trade rooks.} Rfe8 24. b5
$6 {The one and only inaccuracy by Radjabov until time trouble.} ({Instead,
the prophylactic} 24. Kg2 $1 {would pose an interesting dilemma to his
opponent: should Black just stay put or should he attempt a bailout?} Be7 $5
25. Rfe1 Bf8 26. Ne7+ Bxe7 27. Rxd6 Bxd6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qc6 Re6 30. Qa8+
Bf8 31. a3 Re7 {Can this be held? White will certainly try his best.}) 24...
Be7 25. Rd4 (25. Rfe1 Bf8 26. Ne7+ $4 {now meets with} Rxe7 27. Rxd6 Rxe1+ 28.
Kg2 Bxd6 $19) 25... Bf8 26. Rfd1 Rc5 $2 {An unfortunate idea.} ({It was high
time to work out a queen trade,} 26... Qe6 27. Kg2 (27. Rg4 Qe2) 27... Qe2 28.
Ra4 Qxf3+ 29. Kxf3 {and Black doesn't have to fear losing the a-pawn:} Rc5 ({or
} 29... Rc2 30. Rxa7 Bc5 31. Ne3 Rc3) 30. Rxa7 Rxb5 31. Nc7 Rf5+ 32. Kg4 Ree5
$11) 27. a4 Qe6 28. Rg4 Kh8 ({Black falls victim to the back rank weakness
after} 28... Qe2 $2 29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Rd8) 29. Rf4 Kg8 30. h4 Rc2
31. Kg2 h6 32. h5 {Pavel seemed to have run out of useful moves, and, possibly,
the clock had become an issue as well.} Rcc8 33. Rdd4 $3 {Powerful
centralisation, reminiscent of the classic game Spassky-Fischer, Mar del Plata
1960.} Bc5 34. Rde4 Qd7 35. Rg4 $1 Kf8 (35... Kh8 36. Nf6) 36. Ref4 {A little
hesitation that spoils it a bit.} ({Already,} 36. Rxg7 $1 {was decisive:} Rxe4
(36... Kxg7 37. Qc3+ f6 38. Nxf6) 37. Rg8+ $1 Kxg8 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Nxd7 Re6
40. Qg4+ Kh7 41. Ne5 $1 Rxe5 42. Qxc8 Rxh5 43. Qd7 Kg6 44. f4 {and the rest is
automatic.}) 36... Bd6 ({Pavel's best chance was} 36... Red8 37. Rxf7+ Qxf7 38.
Rf4 Rd7 39. Rxf7+ Rxf7 40. Nf4 Kg8 41. Qd5 Re8 {White should win, but it would
take some time.}) 37. Rd4 (37. Rxg7 $1 Bxf4 38. Rg8+ {the same motif again.})
37... Qb7 38. Rxg7 $1 {Finally Teimour lands a mortal blow.} Be5 (38... Kxg7
39. Rg4+ Kf8 40. Rg8+ Kxg8 41. Nf6+ Kf8 42. Qxb7 Rc7 43. Qd5 Re6 44. Qa8+ Kg7
45. Ne8+) 39. Rg8+ Kxg8 40. Nf6+ Bxf6 41. Rg4+ {Despite the uncertain finish,
this game is a masterpiece by Radjabov.} 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[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. Na3
Ne4 9. Bf4 Nd7 10. Qc2 f5 11. Rad1 g5 12. Bc1 Nd6 13. Ne5 Qe8 14. Qb3 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Ne4 16. Nc2 b6 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Qc2 a5 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Nf3 b5 21. cxd5 cxd5
22. Qd3 b4 23. Nd4 f4 24. Bc1 Nc5 25. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4
Bd7 15. f3 Rfc8 16. Kd2 Ne6 17. Bd3 Nxd4 18. exd4 Kf8 19. Rhe1 h6 20. Rac1 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Qb3 cxd4 11. Qxb4 Nc6 12. Qa3 dxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. Rxc3
Bd7 15. Ke2 Rfd8 16. Rd1 Be8 17. Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[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 d6 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Nbd2 Qb8 13. exd6 exd6 14. Qc2 Qd8
15. h4 Qd7 16. Nc4 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Bxc4 18. dxc4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rd1 Re4
21. g3 Qe6 22. Qa4 Qd7 23. Qc2 Qe6 24. Qa4 Qd7 25. Kg2 Bf8 26. Nd2 Re2 27. Qc2
Bh6 28. Qd3 Qe7 29. Kf1 Re6 30. Bxh6 Nxh6 31. Nf3 Nf7 32. b4 Kg7 33. a4 Qf6 34.
Kg2 f4 35. g4 h6 36. b5 cxb5 37. cxb5 Re7 38. c4 Qe6 39. Nh2 Qf6 40. Nf3 Qe6
41. Nh2 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Lenderman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
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{Today the choice was clear to me, since we had a decisive game on one of the
top boards, and also it was a nice, clean game by Radjabov, who is in
excellent form in this tournament.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 (2... g6 3. Nc3 d5 4.
cxd5 Nxd5 {is another common line for Grünfeld players, but these days many
players don't want to venture here, since White has a lot of additional
dangerous options here.}) 3. Nc3 d5 {As far as I know, the most common way for
Grünfeld players to play against this White's move order.} (3... g6 4. d4 cxd4
5. Nxd4 d5 {is also a common way for Grünfeld players to play, but still, I
think White has some pressure here if he knows the line well.} (5... Bg7 6. e4
{leads to a Maroczy Bind Structure, which most Grünfeld players wouldn't want
to play, since this is basically suffering for most of the game, and there
aren't as many dynamic options for Black here.})) 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 (5. e4 {
is also a very common move here, after which Black usually plays ...Nb4 and
leads to very sharp positions.} Nb4) 5... Nxc3 {Definitely not the only move
here.} (5... e6 {As far as I know this is the most common alternative, which
will most likely lead to an IQP (isolated pawn position), where White has the
isolated d4-pawn but will have attacking chances.} 6. d4) (5... Nc6 {isn't
played as often because of the unpleasant...} 6. Bb5 {After which Black will
probably still have to eventually play ...e6, but now he has allowed a
slightly annoying pin, and therefore some concessions.}) (5... g6 {is also not
as accurate, right away, since here after a strong queen move, disturbing
Black's harmony, he has to make some annoying concessions, for example...} 6.
Qa4+ $1 {This is already unpleasant for Black.} Bd7 (6... Nc6 7. Bb5 $14) 7.
Qb3 $14) 6. dxc3 {And this is the first somewhat surprising move. Almost
exclusively White plays bxc3. However, Radjabov, one of the leaders at +2,
playing Svidler, who has 3.5/6, half a point behind, decided to put the ball
in Black's court to try to create some kind of a battle in a dry position.
That,along with the fact that as far as I can tell, Svidler doesn't like
positions that are too dry. One game that comes to mind is Karjakin-Svidler
from the 2015 World Cup Finals, where Svidler just needed a draw to win the
finals, as he had been leading 2-1, but wasn't able to defend a slightly
unpleasant but tenable position. This no doubt had an impact on Radjabov's
decision to play this kind of a position this round. Needless to say, it paid
off big time for him in this game.} Qxd1+ (6... Qc7 {Perhaps this deserves
attention. This is already a rare position though.}) 7. Kxd1 Bf5 {This move is
designed against a quick e4. It's an interesting option but definitely not the
only option.} (7... Nc6 {is an alternative which Nepo tried against Vidit in
the last Olympiad. He'd also tried ...b6 the game before against Wang Yue.} 8.
e4 b6 9. Kc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 f6 11. Rd1 e5 12. Bc1 (12. Bg3 $5 {Maybe this move
here or somewhere earlier was a possible improvement for Radjabov.}) 12... Na5
13. Bb5+ Kf7 14. Rhe1 a6 15. Bc4+ Nxc4 16. Rd7+ Be7 17. Rxb7 Rhb8 18. Rxb8 Rxb8
19. b3 Nd6 20. Nd2 b5 $11 {1/2 (37) Vidit,S (2669)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2740)
Baku AZE 2016. Black equalised comfortably and went on to draw without
particular problems.}) (7... b6 8. e4 Bb7 9. Bb5+ Bc6 10. a4 a6 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6
12. Kc2 e6 13. Rd1 Be7 14. Bf4 Ra7 15. Nd2 $14 {1/2 (47) Wang Yue (2728)
-Nepomniachtchi, I (2719) Moscow RUS 2016. Here White has some pull, in a game
which ended up being a draw in 47 moves.}) 8. Nd2 Nc6 9. e4 {So, White got in
e4 anyway, but Black's idea was to force White's knight to d2 first, so that
White has a harder time developing his bishop on c1.} Be6 {This is according
to my database a novelty, and possibly not the best one.} (9... Bd7 {was
played by the late Walter Browne all the way back in 1979.} 10. Kc2 O-O-O 11.
Nb3 e6 12. Be3 b6 13. Ba6+ Kc7 14. a4 Ne5 15. f3 Bd6 16. Be2 Bc6 17. Nd2 f5 {
1/2 (42) Andersson,U (2560) -Browne,W (2540) Banja Luka 1979; with a complex
game, which ended up in a draw in the end. But certainly both sides could
probably make subtle improvements before.}) 10. Kc2 g6 (10... O-O-O {This move
deserves attention as well, since it stops Bc4 because of ...Rxd2!. However,
White has annoying options here as well.} 11. Nb3 (11. Bc4 $4 Rxd2+ $19) (11.
Nf3 $5 {is also interesting, trying to induce the move f6 at some point.} f6
12. Be3 b6 13. Ba6+ Kb8 14. Bf4+ Ka8) 11... b6 12. Ba6+ Kb8 13. Bf4+ Ka8 14.
Rhd1 Rxd1 15. Rxd1 g6 16. Nd2 Bg7 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Rd8 19. Rd5 $14 {
White has a slight pull here, but it certainly looks like Black should be able
to hold.}) 11. Bc4 Bd7 {Now it's starting to look like Black's strategy didn't
work. He's losing too many tempi and White is putting his pieces on decent
squares.} (11... Bxc4 12. Nxc4 $14 {is also slightly unpleasant though. White
has a plan with Be3 and a4 after ...b6. Black's bishop is a slight problem, in
where it's very useful.}) 12. Nb3 b6 13. a4 {An important move, not only
thinking about playing a5, but also preparing to play Bb5 after ...Ne5.} Ne5
14. Bb5 a6 $6 {But this move already seems like a real inaccuracy. I don't
think it was necessary to create additional weaknesses.} (14... Bg7 15. Bf4
O-O-O {still seems tenable for Black.}) 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Be3 e6 17. Rhd1
O-O-O 18. Nd2 $16 {Now White already has a serious advantage. White's knight
is getting back to c4, its dream square, while Black is tied down to the
weakness on b6. In general, the main reason White wanted to swap off the
light-squared bishops was because he wanted to have his knight unopposed on c4,
where it can't be bothered by Black's bishop, and also sometimes the white
knight and bishop are redundant on the light squares.} Be7 19. Nc4 Kb7 20. a5
$1 Rhf8 {The problem for Black is that...} (20... b5 $2 {only makes things
worse because of...} 21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. Rxd6 $18 {and Black is just collapsing
here with his weaknesses.}) 21. axb6 Nxb6 22. Na5+ Kc7 23. Bf4+ Bd6 24. Bh6 $1
{A very important decision here. White didn't want to trade off the dark
squared bishops since then he would not have enough fire power to really apply
maximum pressure on Black's weaknesses.} (24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Nb3 (25. Rd1 Nc8
26. Nc4 Rfd8 27. b3 f6 28. Nxd6 Nxd6 {and since the pawn endgame is going to
be drawn, Black will be able to untangle himself eventually with ...Kc6, and
even though he's worse, he can still fight here.}) 25... c4 26. Nc5 Ra8 27.
Nxa6+ Kc6 28. Bxd6 Kxd6 29. Rd1+ Kc6 30. Nb4+ Kc5 {would have won a pawn for
White, but Radjabov correctly assessed that in this position Black would have
better chances o holding than in the game, since he was able to get his pieces
very active and trade off or eliminate his weaknesses just at the cost of a
pawn. This is still promising for White but it shows incredible patience not
to go for this line, which I'm sure Radjabov saw.}) 24... Rfe8 25. Nb3 {
Black still won't be able to avoid material loss in the long run, but here he
also keeps his active bishop, while Black's bishop on d6 is quite restricted
and can't do much.} Ra8 26. Be3 Nd7 27. Ra5 Kc6 28. Rda1 Kb6 29. R5a4 Rec8 30.
Na5 Be7 $6 {Loses in one move, but the position was already probably lost.} (
30... Kc7 31. Nc4 Be7 {would have prolonged the game, but White should still
be winning.} 32. Rxa6 (32. Bf4+ {Though the computer even doesn't want to take
the pawn.} Kb7 33. Na5+ Kb6 34. Rd1 Ra7 35. Nc4+ Kc6 36. Ra3 {and due to the
deadly threat of Na5+ with a mating attack, Black is already forced to play
the pathetic...} e5 37. Bxe5 Nxe5 38. Nxe5+ Kc7 39. Rd7+ Kb8 40. Rb3+ Ka8 41.
Rd1 {But this is equivilant to resignation.}) 32... Rxa6 33. Rxa6 {should be
enough for a winning advantage.}) 31. Rb4+ {Black resigned since is losing
after} (31. Rb4+ Kc7 32. Rb7+ Kd8 33. Rd1 Rc7 34. Nc6+ {and Black will lose at
least a piece. A very nice game by Radjabov and this puts him in a commanding
position to be able to win this tournament.}) 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[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 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 b6 12. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Lenderman,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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{There were some other interesting games this round, besides this draw between
the leaders, but in the end I decided that since this was a critical game for
the final tournament standings, and it was an interesting battle, it deserved
to be the choice.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 (3... Bc5 {is also very
common leading to the traditional Italian Game.}) 4. d3 (4. Ng5 {is also
interesting, leading to a very sharp game after d5.} d5 5. exd5 Na5 (5... Nxd5
$6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 $40 {is a very dangerous attack for White,
called the Fried Liver Attack.}) 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 {This move has
been sort of the new main line these days and leads to very sharp play.} (8.
Be2 h6 $44 {was the old main line.})) 4... Bc5 {And now we transpose into the
main line.} (4... Be7 {is an additional line, which has the benefit of being
flexible with ...Nf6 instead of ...Bc5.}) (4... h6 $5 {Even this is
interesting, as it allows the opportunity to play with ...d6 and ...g6 and ...
Bg7, while stopping Ng5.}) (4... d6 $2 {Of course is a mistake here, since now
White will play...} 5. Ng5 $1 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 (6... Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6
9. Ba4 $16 {Here Black barely has any compensation for the pawn.}) 7. Nxf7 {
and he is up a tempo.}) 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 O-O 8. h3 h6 {Black deviates
from another game Nepomniachtchi played before. However, this position after ..
.h6 did occur in the game Nepo-Mamedyarov, so it's likely that the top
Azerbaijan players had studied this position together.} (8... Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6
10. d4 Ba7 11. Re1 exd4 12. cxd4 e5 13. Be3 d5 14. Nc3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16.
Bxd4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 {1/2 (40) Nepomniachtchi,I 
(2719)-Yu Yangyi (2737) Moscow RUS 2016. Where White had a very small pull but
Black held on...}) 9. Re1 Ba7 {Deviating from Mamedyarov. This is still a very
theoretical position though.} (9... Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6 12. b4 Ba7
13. Qc2 d5 14. Nb3 $14 {1-0 (54) Nepomniachtchi,I (2740)-Mamedyarov,S (2761)
Moscow RUS 2016; is already a bit unpleasant for Black and White later on won
a very nice game.}) 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. d4 (11. Nf1 $5 {has been tried a few
times by Anish Giri.}) 11... Ng6 12. Bf1 Re8 13. Qc2 (13. a5 $5 {was tried by
Kramnik against Radjabov in the Olympiad, with a lot of success, but I'm sure
Radjabov did a lot of work on this position. In general, when top players lose
in a certain line they usually know it really deeply next time, so very often
the next opponents don't go into that line, assuming they will be better
prepared.} Bd7 14. b4 Bc6 (14... d5 {Possibly this was Radjabov's improvement.}
) 15. d5 Bd7 16. c4 Nf4 17. c5 g5 $6 (17... dxc5) 18. Nc4 $16 {1-0 (34)
Kramnik, V (2808)-Radjabov,T (2722) Baku AZE 2016. From here White won a very
nice game.}) 13... Nh7 14. dxe5 {This is a novelty according to my database.} (
14. Nb3 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Ng5 18. Bxa7 Rxa7 {0-1 (69)
Dragnev,V (2515)-Zilka,S (2523) Lesnica SVK 2017. And here Black was
comfortable and even later on won.}) 14... dxe5 15. Nc4 Qf6 16. Ne3 Ne7 (16...
Nf4 {seems like a reasonable alternative:} 17. Nf5 {would lead to a complex
game though, and probably the idea of ...Ne7 was to prevent Nf5.}) 17. Ng4 {
I am not sure about the objective value of this move.} (17. Be2 {Maybe at this
point objectively it was better to play a humble move like Be2 to try to
maintain equality, but of course Nepo needed the win, being a half a point
behind, so he was willing to take some risks to unbalance the game.}) 17...
Bxg4 18. hxg4 Ng6 19. Bc4 Rad8 20. a5 $6 (20. Be3 {Again, perhaps it was
better objectively to steer the game to equalish grounds.}) 20... Nf4 21. Nh2
$6 {This move makes matters worse for White.} (21. Rf1 {was objectively a
better defence but here Black is the only one who can be better.} Ng5 22. Nxg5
Qxg5 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qe2 c6 {And only Black can be better. White can't
really dream of winning such a position at an elite level, if Black is ok with
a draw.}) 21... Rd7 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Ne6 $17 {Now Black is much better.
White's pawn structure is really spoiled with a pair of doubled isolated pawns.
} 24. Rf1 Qe7 25. b4 Nhg5 $6 {Here, however, Black lets go of a big portion of
his advantage. This move wasn't so logical since now the knight on e6 isn't as
happy, and the knights become redundant.} (25... Nf6 $1 26. Rf5 Qd6 (26... Ng5
{should also be sufficient.}) 27. Raf1 Ng5 $19 {and Black is basically already
winning material here.}) 26. Nf3 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 {Now thanks to the threat of
the e5-pawn, at least White was able to fix his pawn structure. He's still
worse with a weak king though and really never risked winning the game.} Qg5
28. Rae1 Red8 29. Qh2 Rd2 30. Re2 Rd1 31. Bd5 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 c6 33. Bxe6 Rd1+
$1 {An important in-between move AKA a 'zwischenzug'.} (33... fxe6 34. Rd2 $11
{is just equal.}) 34. Kf2 fxe6 35. Qh5 $1 {White finds the best defensive
resource here, transposing into a rook endgame with excellent drawing chances.}
Qxh5 36. gxh5 Kf7 37. Rb2 Rc1 38. Rd2 Ke7 39. Rd3 Rh1 40. Kg2 Rxh5 41. c4 {
White is in time to create counterplay.} Rg5+ 42. Kh2 Rh5+ 43. Kg2 Rg5+ 44. Kh2
h5 {Black could've forced a draw here, but at this moment Grischuk hadn't
officially drawn yet, and had Grischuk won, Radjabov would not have won clear
first. So he still tried to press. Besides Radjabov really has no risk here.
However, maybe a slightly better way to press was with ...Rg6!?} (44... Rg6 $5
45. b5 axb5 $1 46. cxb5 Rf6 $1 {and here after this unusual move, ...Rf6,
Black still has some winning chances. However, finding a variation like that
isn't natural for the human eye, giving White a passed pawn, especially when
all you really need is a draw, the last thing you want to do is to take an
unnecessary risk.} (46... cxb5 47. Rb3 $11)) 45. b5 h4 46. Kh3 (46. bxa6 bxa6
47. c5 Rg3 48. Rd6 Rxf3 49. Rxc6 Rxe3 50. Rxa6 Rxe4 51. Ra7+ $1 Kd8 $1 52. c6 {
would've also secured a draw, and in fact Black had to play Kd8, or else he
could even risk losing here, since White's 2 passed pawns are more dangerous
than Black's 4.}) 46... Rg3+ (46... Rg1 {might have offered slightly better
winning chances but I'm pretty sure this should be a draw as well.} 47. bxa6
bxa6 48. Kxh4 Ra1 49. Rb3 Rxa5 50. Kg5 Ra1 51. c5 {and White has enough
counterplay.}) 47. Kxh4 Rxf3 48. bxa6 bxa6 49. c5 {Now the game peters out to
a draw by force.} Rf1 50. Rd6 Ra1 51. Rxc6 Rxa5 52. Kg5 Kd7 53. Rd6+ Ke7 54.
Rc6 Kd7 55. Rd6+ Ke7 56. Rc6 {A very nice last round battle. Nepo really tried
hard to create chances but Radjabov was really prepared well in the opening,
and also was in excellent form in the event and only he could have won this
game. Congratulations to Radjabov on a huge result, which possibly even
giveshim some outside chances to qualify for the Candidates.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ziska, Helgi Dam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 a5
9. Be2 Na6 10. Nh2 Nf6 11. Ng4 Nd7 12. Nh6+ Kh8 13. h4 Ndc5 14. g4 f5 15. h5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ziska, Helgi Dam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
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[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
d4 Nf6 9. Be3 Nd5 10. Bc1 Nf6 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. c4 Qc7 14. Nc3 Be7
15. h3 O-O 16. Rc1 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Bc6 18. Qb6 Qe5 19. a3 Bd6 20. g3 Bc7 21. Qb3
Ne4 22. Bg2 Nxg3 23. fxg3 Qxg3 24. Qc2 f5 25. Bc5 f4 26. Qf2 Qg6 27. Bxf8 Rxf8
28. Qe2 Bb6+ 29. Kh1 f3 30. Qxe6+ Qxe6 31. Rxe6 fxg2+ 32. Kh2 Rf1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d3 Na5 5. Qf3 Nxc4 6. dxc4 d6 7. Nge2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a4 Be6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Ng3 Bg5 12. Nf5 Bxc1 13. Raxc1 g6 14. Ne3 a5
15. Rcd1 Nc5 16. Qg3 Qf6 17. f3 Qg7 18. Qe1 b6 19. Ned5 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21.
Qd2 Raf8 22. Ne4 Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Qf7 24. Rfe1 h5 25. Qxf7+ R8xf7 26. Nc3 g5 27.
Nd5 Kh7 28. Ne3 R5f6 29. Rd2 Ne6 30. c3 Rg6 31. b4 Rg8 32. Rb1 Ra8 33. Ra1 axb4
34. cxb4 Nd4 35. Raa2 c6 36. b5 Rc7 37. Rdb2 Ne6 38. Rd2 Nd4 39. Kf2 Kg6 40.
Rdb2 Nf5 41. Rd2 Nd4 42. bxc6 Rxc6 43. Nd5 Ra7 44. Rdb2 Rxc4 45. Rxb6 Rcxa4 46.
Rxd6+ Kg7 47. Rxa4 Rxa4 48. Rd7+ Kg6 49. Rd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8.
Qe2 Bd6 9. Qg4 Kf8 10. f4 Nf6 11. Qf3 e5 12. O-O exf4 13. Bxf4 Bxf4 14. Qxf4
Qxf4 15. Rxf4 d6 16. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 c6 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. a3 Be7 8. Bd3
c5 9. Rb1 O-O 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Ne5 c4 12. Be2 Rfd8 13. Bg5 Nc7 14. Bh5 Be8 15.
Ng4 Nb5 16. O-O Nxg4 17. Bxe7 Qc7 18. Bxg4 Qxe7 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. c3 Bc6 21.
Bf3 b5 22. Re1 a5 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. h3
Ra2 28. Qf1 bxc3 29. bxc3 Ra4 30. Re5 Qa3 31. Qe1 Ra5 32. Rxa5 Qxa5 33. Rb4 Rc8
34. Qf1 Qd5 35. Qb1 g6 36. Rb5 Qd6 37. Qa2 Qf4 38. Qa1 Qe4 39. Re5 Ra8 40. Qc1
Qb7 41. Rc5 Qb3 42. Rc7 h5 43. Qf4 Rf8 44. Qc1 Rd8 45. h4 Kg7 46. Qf4 Rf8 47.
Qe3 Kg8 48. g3 Rd8 49. Qf3 Rf8 50. Kg2 Kg7 51. Qe3 Kg8 52. Rc5 Rb8 53. Qf3 Kg7
54. Rc7 Rf8 55. Rb7 Qc2 56. Rb4 Rc8 57. Rb7 Qf5 58. Qxf5 gxf5 59. Kf3 Kf6 60.
Kf4 Rc6 61. Rb8 Rc7 62. Rh8 Kg6 63. Ke5 Kg7 64. Ra8 Rb7 65. Rc8 Rb1 66. Rxc4
Rf1 67. d5 Re1+ 68. Kd6 exd5 69. Kxd5 Re2 70. Rf4 Kf6 71. c4 Rd2+ 72. Kc6 Ke5
73. c5 Rc2 74. Kb6 Ke6 75. Rf3 Ke5 76. c6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Nc3 b5 8. Re1
Bb7 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. a3 Qc5 13. Be3 Qe5 14. Bf4 Qh5 15.
Qe3 Bc5 16. Qd2 O-O 17. Bg3 e5 18. Kh1 d6 19. f3 h6 20. b4 Bd4 21. Bf2 Bxc3 22.
Qxc3 Rac8 23. Qd2 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. a4 Rfd8 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bb6 Rd6 28.
Bc5 Rdd8 29. Be7 Rd7 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Bxb5 Bc6 32. Bd3 Bb5 33. Ra3 Rcd8 34. h3
Bxd3 35. Rxd3 Rxd3 36. cxd3 Qg5 37. Qc3 Qf5 38. Re4 Qd7 39. Qd2 h5 40. b5 Kg7
41. b6 Qxd3 42. Qxd3 Rxd3 43. Rb4 Rd8 44. Kg1 f5 45. Kf2 Kf6 46. b7 Rb8 47.
Rb6+ Kg5 48. g3 f4 49. g4 hxg4 50. hxg4 f5 51. gxf5 Kxf5 52. Ke2 Kg5 53. Kd3
Kf5 54. Rb5 Rd8+ 55. Kc4 Rb8 56. Kd5 Kf6 57. Kd6 e4 58. fxe4 f3 59. Rf5+ Kg6
60. Kc7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Nc3 d6 8. a4
b6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Qf3 Nbd7 11. Qg3 Ne5 12. f4 Nxd3 13. cxd3 O-O 14. Be3 Bb7 15.
f5 e5 16. Nf3 Kh8 17. Kh1 Rae8 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. Bg5 Nh5 20. Qg4 Bxg5 21. Nxg5
Nf6 22. Qh3 h6 23. Nf3 d5 24. g4 dxe4 25. dxe4 Qa8 26. Nd2 Kg8 27. Qh4 Rd8 28.
g5 hxg5 29. Qxg5 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 31. Kg1 Bxf5 32. Rxe5 Bg6 33. Nd5 Nxd5 34.
Qxd5 Qb8 35. Rce1 Qc8 36. Qd4 f6 37. Rd5 Bf7 38. Rd6 b5 39. a5 Qf5 40. Re4 Qg5+
41. Kf2 Qf5+ 42. Kg3 Bg6 43. Rf4 Qb1 44. Rd8 Qe1+ 45. Kh3 Qe6+ 46. Kg2 Qe2+ 47.
Kh3 Qe6+ 48. Kg3 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qe2+ 50. Kg1 Qe1+ 51. Rf1 Qxa5 52. Rd1 Rxd8 53.
Qxd8+ Qxd8 54. Rxd8+ Kf7 55. Ra8 Bd3 56. Ra7+ Kg6 57. b4 f5 58. Kf2 Kf6 59.
Rxa6+ Kg5 60. h4+ Kh5 61. Ke3 Bc4 62. Kf4 g6 63. Ra8 Kh6 64. Rb8 Be2 65. Rh8+
Kg7 66. Re8 Bf1 67. Kg5 Kf7 68. Re5 Bd3 69. Rd5 Be2 70. Rd6 Bh5 71. Rb6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Ngf3 Nbd7 6. c4 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Qc2 Bh5 10. O-O Bg6 11. c5 Qd8 12. b4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O 14. b5 Rc8 15.
bxc6 Rxc6 16. Qb5 Qc7 17. Nb3 a6 18. Qa4 b6 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Bf4 Qa7 21. cxb6
Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Qxb6 24. Nb3 Qb5 25. Qa5 Qc4 26. Qc7 Qxc7 27.
Bxc7 Ne4 28. Ba5 Nb8 29. Ne5 f6 30. Nd3 Kf7 31. f3 Nd6 32. Kf2 Nc4 33. Bc3 Nd7
34. e4 Bd6 35. Bb4 Bc7 36. h3 a5 37. Bc3 Ke7 38. g4 Bb6 39. Ke2 Bc7 40. Be1 Kf7
41. Ndc5 Nxc5 42. dxc5 dxe4 43. fxe4 Ke7 44. Bc3 Kd7 45. Kd3 Na3 46. Bxa5 Be5
47. Bb4 Nb5 48. a4 Na7 49. Bc3 Bb8 50. Nd4 Nc6 51. Nf3 Bf4 52. Kc4 Kc7 53. Nd4
Nxd4 54. Bxd4 Kc6 55. a5 Bb8 56. a6 Ba7 57. e5 fxe5 58. Bxe5 g6 59. Bd6 e5 60.
Bxe5 Bxc5 61. Bd4 Be7 62. Be3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. a4
c5 9. a5 Qc7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ne5 c4 12. Bc2 b5 13. f4 Nbd7 14. Qf3 b4 15. g4
Rab8 16. g5 Ne8 17. Qh3 g6 18. Ndf3 Bc8 19. Ba4 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rb2 21. Ng4 f5
22. Nge5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Nc7 24. O-O a6 25. Qh6 Rd8 26. Nxg6 hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8
28. Rf3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the last blitz game between Radjabov and Artemiev in the FIDE World
Cup.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Be3 (7.
a3 {is the other main move.}) 7... b6 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. f3 Bd6 10. g3 (10. Ndb5 $2
{is not working, because of} axb5 11. Nxb5 Bb4+ $19 {and White has lost a
piece.}) 10... h5 $5 {The most ambitious reply! Black wants to create a
weakness on g3.} (10... Be7 {has also been tried,} 11. Qb3 Bc5 (11... d6 $5)
12. Na4 d6 13. Qc3 Bc6 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Nc2 O-O 16. Be2 Nbd7 17. O-O $14 {
Ajrapetjan-Miroshnichenko, Alushta 2007, and White has a comfortable position.}
) 11. Qd2 {Threatening with Ndb5!} Be7 $2 {A logical move, but here this is a
mistake.} (11... Be5 12. Bg2 $14 {followed by f4, it looks also fine for White.
}) 12. Be2 $2 {An error in reply!} ({The fantastic} 12. Nd5 $1 {was working
now,} exd5 13. cxd5 Qd8 ({or} 13... Qe5 14. Nf5 $1 $16) 14. Nf5 $1 $16 {
with a very strong attack!}) 12... d6 13. O-O Nbd7 {This is a normal Hedgehog
system, where White has played g3.} 14. Qe1 {White wants to put his bishop on
f2.} (14. Rfd1 {would be the natural continuation.}) 14... O-O 15. Qf2 Ne5 16.
Rfd1 Rac8 17. b3 (17. b4 $5 {is the typical plan,} Qb8 (17... Nxc4 $2 {is bad,
because of} 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Qb2 $1 $16 {followed by Nd5.}) 18. Na4 Nfd7 $13 {
with an unclear middlegame.}) 17... Qb8 18. Rc2 Rc7 19. Rdc1 Rfc8 20. h3 d5 $5
{This is the typical break-through in the centre, however it is not sure this
was the best moment.} ({The solid} 20... Ned7 {was also possible.}) 21. f4 $1 {
The right reply! White gains some space with f4, e5.} Ned7 22. e5 Ne4 23. Nxe4
dxe4 24. Bxh5 Nc5 {Of course Black has compensation for the pawn. However
White should continue the pressure.} 25. Qe2 (25. f5 $1 {was the best reply,}
Rf8 $1 {Nice defensive move!} (25... exf5 $2 26. Qxf5 $18 {is hopeless for
Black.}) ({or} 25... Nd3 $2 {could have been met by} 26. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 27.
fxe6+ Kg8 28. Qf7+ Kh7 29. Nf5 Bf8 30. e7 $18 {is also winning for White.}) 26.
f6 Nd3 27. fxe7 $1 Rxe7 (27... Nxf2 $2 28. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 29. Rxf2 $18 {and
White has too many pieces for the queen.}) 28. Qh2 $1 {A very deep move!} Qxe5
29. Be2 Rd7 (29... Nxc1 30. Rxc1 $16) 30. g4 $1 {This is the point of 28.Qh2!}
Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nxc1 32. Rxc1 Rfd8 33. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 34. Bxb6 $14 {and White is
slightly better.}) 25... Nd3 (25... Bf8 $5 {is safer.}) 26. Rf1 ({The brilliant
} 26. Nxe6 $3 {worked here,} Nxc1 (26... fxe6 27. Bg6 $1 $16 {followed by Qh5.}
) 27. Qg4 $1 fxe6 28. Bg6 $1 $18 {with a decisive attack! What a wonderful
tactical blow!}) 26... Bc5 27. Rd2 Rd7 28. Nc2 b5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Ne3 Qd8 31.
Rdd1 Qb6 32. Kh2 Rc8 33. h4 (33. f5 $1 {was strong to create an attack on the
kingside.}) 33... Rcd8 34. Bg4 Qa5 {Threatening with ...Nxe5 followed by ...
Rd2.} 35. Kg1 Qc3 36. h5 bxc4 37. bxc4 $6 (37. Nxc4 {was more accurate.}) 37...
Nc5 38. Rxd7 Rxd7 39. Rd1 $2 {A logical move, but this is the decisive mistake!
} (39. Qe1 {was the only move,} Qa3 40. Qf2 Rd3 $15 {and Black also continues
the pressure.}) 39... Rxd1+ 40. Nxd1 Qxg3+ $19 41. Qg2 Qxf4 42. Be2 Qxe5 43.
Ne3 Qf4 44. Ng4 Kh7 45. h6 gxh6 46. Qh3 Qg5 47. Kf1 Qf4+ 48. Kg1 Qg5 49. Kf1
Qf4+ {and the draw was agreed, because Black won the match.} (49... f5 $19)
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8.
Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. g3 g6 11. Bg2 Bh6 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Ncd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Ne7 16. a4 Qb6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qe2 Ra8 19. b4 Qb7 20. Ra5 Bxe3 21.
fxe3 Rxa5 22. bxa5 Kg7 23. Rb1 Qc7 24. Rxb5 Qxc2 25. e4 Qa4 26. Rb7 Neg8 27. a6
Rc8 28. Rb4 Qa3 29. Rb1 Qa4 30. Rc1 Rb8 31. Bf3 Rb3 32. Rc6 Qd4+ 33. Qf2 Qa4
34. a7 Ra3 35. Be3 Nxe4 36. a8=Q Nxf2 37. Qxa4 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 Rxa4 39. Bc1 Ne7
40. Rc2 Nf5 41. Kxh3 Nd4 42. Rf2 f5 43. Kg2 Ra5 44. Rb2 Kf6 45. Bd2 Ra3 46. Bd1
g5 47. Bb4 Ra1 48. Be2 Nxe2 49. Rxe2 Ra6 50. Rc2 Rb6 51. Ba5 Rb5 52. Bd8+ Kg6
53. Rd2 Rb7 54. Rc2 Rb5 55. Rd2 Rb7 56. Rc2 Rb5 57. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. e5 Qd8 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. Rad1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. cxd4
Bc6 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. d5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Qe7 20. h3 Nb6
21. Rd4 Qe6 22. Rg4 Nd5 23. Qd2 Ne7 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. Qc3 Rad8 26. e6 f6 27. Qg3
g5 28. Qf3 Qa5 29. Qxf6 Qxe1+ 30. Kh2 Rf8 31. Qxh6 Rd5 32. Rxg5+ Rxg5 33. Qxg5+
Kh8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Hamitevici, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3
O-O 9. Ba3 c5 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Nb5 Be7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Re1 a6 14. Nc3 Ne4 15.
Ne2 Ndf6 16. Ne5 Bf8 17. f3 c4 18. Bxf8 cxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxf8 20. fxe4 Nxe4 21.
Ng3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 f6 23. Nf3 Qd6 24. Qf5 Rac8 25. Qf4 Qe6 26. Rc7 Bc6 27. g4 g5
28. Qg3 Bd7 29. a4 a5 30. Re2 Rxc7 31. Qxc7 Rc8 32. Qb7 Qd6 33. e4 dxe4 34.
Qxe4 Re8 35. Qd3 Rxe2 36. Qxe2 Bxg4 37. Qe3 Qe6 38. Qc3 Kf7 39. Kf2 h5 40. Qc2
Bf5 41. Qc7+ Kg6 42. d5 Qxd5 43. Qxb6 Be4 44. Qe3 h4 45. Qc3 Qf5 46. Kg1 h3 47.
Qc4 Bd5 48. Qe2 hxg2 49. Kxg2 Kf7 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 e5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bf3 d5 14. Na4 Bf5
15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rc1 Ne4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ Qf6 19. Rfd1 Qxd4 20. Rxd4
Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rxd5 Rc2 23. g4 Ng5 24. Kg2 Nxf3 25. Kxf3 Be6 26. Rd3
Rxa2 27. Nc5 Kf6 28. h4 a5 29. g5+ Ke7 30. Nxe6 Kxe6 31. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

{In this important match (we had started with a loss in this championship and
were in a must win situation almost in every game), I had White and the only
goal was to try pressing as much as I could. Improvisation started more or
less from the first moves, when we finally got in a more or less classical
structure arising from a Nimzo with e3.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5
5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 $5 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 {is more common}) 8.
Ne2 b6 9. O-O Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qd3 {Now even if the
position looks innocent at first sight, the plan for White is clear: f3-e4 and
creating threats on the king's flank. Black has to play cautiously not to
allow a furious attack.} Qc8 13. f3 Nb8 14. e4 Qa6 15. Qe3 {The computer
suggests Qxa6 followed by e5 and a4, but I honestly don't think it's the way
to play for a win.} Nc6 16. Ng3 Kh8 {An interesting move; Black prepares for
the Qg5 move where he can always protect g7 by ...Rg8.} 17. a4 {I was trying
to free my bishop on c1 as I thought it's the only badly placed piece in
White's camp. Attack does not work yet and making useful moves makes sense for
now.} Na5 {Very logical, Black goes for the c4-square and will decide about
the c1-bishop, if he should capture or not.} 18. e5 Nd7 19. Ba3 (19. Qg5 Qd3 {
and I was not sure what to do! The queen may come to g6 followed by ...f6 for
example, c3 hanging and the knight is coming to c4 or b3.}) 19... Nc4 20. Qg5 {
It all looks dangerous for Black at first sight, but I thought that Black can
go for ...Nxa3 followed by ...Qd3 and it seemed to me that the position is ok
for Black, even though there are still a lot of tricks in the air,
Nh5-Qe7-f4-f5 somewhere, but of course if was a viable option. The computer
suggests even ...Rfe8 and after Nh5 Rg8:)} f6 {This came as a surprise! Black
weakens the e6-pawn and gives a lot of targets for my pieces to attack.} (20...
Rfe8 21. f4 (21. Nh5 $6 Rg8 22. Qe7 Qc8 23. Qxf7 Ndxe5 $3 24. dxe5 Nxa3 $1 $17)
21... f6 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qh4 Nxa3 24. Rxa3 $13) 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Nh5 $1 {
An important move; the rook should go to f7 now.} Rf7 23. Rfe1 {I thought that
the position could be equal, but playing Black here is harder at least. He has
to protect the e6-pawn and watch out for tricks with the last rank being
weakened.} Nxa3 $1 (23... b5 $2 24. axb5 Qxb5 25. Bb4 $1 {I was hoping for
this!} Qc6 {it looks like Black is fine but...} 26. Rxa7 $3 Rxa7 27. Qd8+ Nf8
28. Bxf8 $18) 24. Rxa3 Re8 25. Nf4 Qc8 $1 {Very strong defence by Black, I was
already worried about the e5 thrust, that's why all my thoughts were to
protect against it.} 26. Re3 {Defending c3 in order to bring the rook from a3
to e1.} Rf5 $2 {The first bad move comes here, Black had to go for
complications after ...e5, but my opponent did not have enough time here to
calculate the consequences.} (26... e5 $1 {worried me the most!} 27. Nxd5 exd4
28. cxd4 Qc1+ 29. Kf2 Qd2+ 30. Kg3 Ref8 $1 {I was not sure what this is, but
thought that Black should play this way for sure and the computer agrees.} 31.
Ne7 $1 {with some slight pressure but Black should keep it all. For example,
one very strong move being} Qb4 $3 $11 {with the idea to play ...Qd6+ and ...
Qxd4 later to follow.}) 27. Qg3 Qb8 $2 {One more bad move by Black in an
already not so pleasant position.} (27... Qc6 $1 {Active defence was
preferable; the queen stands much better here, eyeing a4 and c3 as well as
protecting e6 but after say} 28. Nd3 $14 {White still maintains some pressure.}
) 28. Nd3 $1 e5 29. Ra2 $1 {I like this move and now after seeing that the
computer thinks it is the best move here, even more so, I was hesitating if I
have to go 29.Qe1 instead but I did not like some things there. As shown in
the lines, the computer says that Ra1 is the best, but I wanted to protect the
second rank, feeling, as I did, that in endgames it could be important.} (29.
Qe1 $5 e4 30. fxe4 dxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Qxe4 Rf8 {and I was not sure here
how to convert my advantage at all. c3 is weak my king is not great and ...Nf6
is always in the air.}) 29... exd4 30. Qxb8 Rxb8 31. cxd4 Rf7 32. Rc2 Kg8 33.
Re6 $1 {A strong move, with the idea to attack d5 or bring the rook to the
c-line and fully occupy the c-file and the 7th rank.} Nf6 34. Ne5 Rfb7 35. Rec6
$6 (35. g4 $1 {The computer points out this very strong move, that would end
the game much faster. Now there is simply no move for Black: the rook goes to
d6 and h4 is coming, the king comes to g3 and the position is completely lost
for Black.}) 35... h6 36. h4 b5 37. axb5 Rxb5 38. Ra6 R5b7 39. Rca2 Kh7 (39...
Nh5 $1 {would be much more tenacious, Black wants to bring the knight to f4.}
40. Kh2 $1 Rb2 41. Rxa7 Nf4 42. Nd7 Rxa2 43. Rxa2 Rc8 44. Kg3 Ne6 45. Nb6 $16 {
3 vs 2 with knights and rooks is a hard constellation to hold, but it would be
the best chance for Black!}) 40. Rxa7 Rxa7 41. Rxa7 Rb4 $2 {Losing move!} (
41... Nh5 $1 {was still the best!} 42. g4 Nf4 43. h5 $1 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Nxd4 45.
Rd7 {with good chances for White, but still Black has chances!}) 42. Nc6 $1 Rc4
43. Nd8 Nh5 44. Ne6 Rc1+ 45. Kh2 Re1 46. Ra6 Nf6 47. g4 {White's play is very
simple: the king comes to g3 and many pawns make Black's task impossible, g5
is threatening all the time and Black's king is very weak. Here I was sure
that I was winning already.} Kg8 48. g5 $1 hxg5 49. hxg5 Nh7 50. g6 Nf8 51. Nf4
Rd1 52. Ra8 {Black resigned! An important victory as we managed to win 2.5-1.5
due to my win and the win of Rauf that day. This helped us a lot in chasing
the title!} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15.
Re1 Bf5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 Rd8 19. Re1 Qd7 20. Qf4 Nd5 21. Nxd5
cxd5 22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rc1 Bxd4 26. Rd1 Bxb2 27. Rxd5
Rxd5 28. Bxd5+ Kf8 29. Bxb7 Ba1 30. Kg2 g5 31. Ba8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qb3 {I analysed this line in my Modern Trends - Symmetrical English article in
CBM180. For this reason I will not comment again on the initial phase of the
game.} e6 9. Bb5 Bg7 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Na4 Qd6 13. Re1 Rb8 14. Qd3
c5 15. Nxc5 Nb4 16. Qc3 Bb7 17. a3 (17. Ne5 Qd5 18. Nxb7 Rxb7 19. b3 Rbb8 $44 {
½-½ (38) Matlakov,M (2707)-Wei,Y (2728) Khanty-Mansiysk 2017 CBM 179 [CBM
180 EO symmetrical]}) 17... Nd5 18. Qd3 Ba8 ({In my initial comments I
attached to this move a "?" writing: Wasting an important tempo.} 18... Ne7 19.
b4 Nf5 $44 {was better. But the novelty below proves I was wrong.}) 19. b4 Rbc8
$1 $146 {You may forgive me for not taking this move seriously in my initial
comments. What is Black doing? Placing a rook on a well defended file? But the
idea is very deep. First of all, the rook moves out of the enemy bishop's
range, preventing White from winning an important tempo in certain lines.
Secondly, White frequently plays Ne4 to help his development in one way or
another, and then the control of the c-file will be important, allowing Black
to play for ...Qc2.} (19... Ne7 {Harutyunian,T (2515)-Vakhidov,J (2561) Moscow
2017 (1/2-1/2, 60)} 20. Ne4 $1 Qb6 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bf4 $14) (19... Rbd8 20. Ne4
Qb6 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bd2 $14) 20. Ne5 {Here are a couple of altenatives
illustrating the previous comment:} (20. Ne4 Qc6 21. Bd2 Qc2 $44) (20. Bd2 Ne7
21. Ne4 Qd5 22. Bg5 f6 23. Bd2 (23. Bf4 {does not attack a rook anymore and
can be also met with} g5) 23... g5 24. h3 h5 $132) 20... Ne7 $44 {The start of
the standard regrouping, increasing the pressure on the d4-pawn. White's extra
pawn is not too relevant yet and Black's bishops are both very strong. The
positon is basically equal.} 21. Bb2 Nf5 22. Rad1 Rfd8 23. Qe2 Qe7 24. Ne4 {
As we will see, White's main plan is advancing his queenside pawns, as in the
rest of the board it is hard to display activity. But why then did White
retreat with his knight?} ({One possible answer is that} 24. b5 $2 {leaves the
c5-kight slightly hanging:} Nh4 25. f3 Bxe5 26. Qxe5 {Unfortunately forced.}
Rd5 27. Qe3 Rg5 $19) ({White could also try regrouping as in the game with his
knight on c5, but the hanging issue would always be there.} 24. f3 Rd5 25. Qf2
h5 26. Rd2 Rcd8 27. Red1 a5 $5 28. Bc3 axb4 29. axb4 Nd6 $44 {[%cal Gd6b5]})
24... Qh4 25. f3 {For now this looks like a solid move but later it will turn
into a weakness.} (25. g3 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Rc2 $44) 25... Rd5 26. a4
{Finally the plan.} (26. Nxf7 {leads to unclear consequences.} Kxf7 27. Ng5+
Qxg5 28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Qxc8+ Rd8 $13) ({But} 26. f4 $5 {deserves atention. As
shown below the pawn is not too tasty and White may grab space with g2-g4 soon.
} Rcd8 (26... Qxf4 $6 27. g3 Qh6 28. Ng4 Qh3 29. Ngf6+ Bxf6 30. Nxf6+ Kg7 31.
Nxd5 Bxd5 32. Rc1 $14 {with insufficient compensation for the exchange.}) 27.
Qf2 a5 $5 ({Retrieving the pawn leads to an unpleasant endgame almost by force:
} 27... Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Nxd4 29. Ng4 Rf5 30. g3 h5 31. Nh6+ Bxh6 32. Rxd4 Rxd4
33. Bxd4 Bxe4 34. Rxe4 $14) (27... Qe7 28. Rd2 {and White still keeps his
extra pawn although it is not clear how he would make progress.}) 28. g4 Bxe5
29. Qxh4 Nxh4 30. fxe5 Nf3+ (30... Rb5 31. Kf2 axb4 32. a4 Ra5 33. Bc1 $14 {
Black faces some problems of coordination, but the position remains not clear.}
) 31. Kf2 Nxe1 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Nxd5 Bxd5 34. Rxe1 $14 {White's advantage
looks rather symbolic, due to opposite coloured bishops.}) 26... h6 {A
mysterious move, proving that Black is confident. He clears the h7-square for
the king and prepares a later ...g6-g5.} ({But there is nothing against the
immediate} 26... Qd8) 27. b5 Qd8 28. Rc1 ({The central pawn is lost as} 28. Qf2
$2 {drops a piece to} Bxe5) 28... Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Nxd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. Nc6 {
White has finally managed to neutralise one of the bishops.} Bxc6 {Not really
necesary but not wrong either.} (31... Qc7 32. Qc2 (32. Rc4 Rd5 {[%cal Ga7a6]})
32... Rd5 {and Black is at least fine, as White cannot display much activity.})
32. bxc6 Be5 33. Qc2 Qc7 $6 $14 {"The queen is a bad blocker!" Of course
Nepomniachtchi knew that, but the temptation to provoke g2-g3 was probably too
strong. But actually g2-g3 is a useful move, ensuring the king some breathing
space and restricting the bishop.} ({AFter} 33... Bc7 $1 {the most
constructive move seems to be} 34. g3 {anyway, when Black is absolutely stable
and can choose whether to sit and wait or display some activity.} f5 (34... g5
$11) (34... Kg7 $11) 35. Nc5 (35. Nf2 Rd2 $36) 35... Qd5 $132) 34. g3 Rb4 35.
Kh1 Kg7 36. Qd1 {Possibly not the strongest but from a practical point of view
brilliant as it caused an immediate blunder. Black was probably scared by the
threat Qd7, which is not so terrible actually.} (36. Nf2 $5 Bd4 37. Nd3 Rb8 38.
Qc4 Rd8 39. Kg2 $14) 36... Bd4 $2 {Optically logical but losing.} (36... Rd4
37. Qb3 Qd8 $5 $132 38. Nc5 {This allows an unexpected drawing combination.}
Bxg3 39. hxg3 Rh4+ 40. gxh4 Qxh4+ 41. Kg2 Qg5+ 42. Kf2 Qd2+ {with a perpetual.}
) (36... a5 37. Kg2 $5 {The king is heading for the relatively safest h3.} (37.
Qd7 {is not too dangerous.} Qxd7 38. cxd7 Rd4 39. Rc5 Bf6 40. Rc8 Be7 (40...
Rxd7 $4 41. Rg8+ $1) 41. Nc5 Rd5) 37... Rb6 38. Qd7 g5 39. Kh3 {[%cal Gc1c5]}
Rb4 40. Rc5 g4+ $5 (40... Rxa4 41. Qxc7 Bxc7 42. Nc3 Rb4 43. Nb5 Bb6 44. Nd6 (
44. c7 Rxb5) 44... Rd4 45. c7 Bxc7 46. Ne8+ Kg6 47. Nxc7 a4 {wih drawing
chances due to the weakened kingside.}) 41. Kxg4 Rxa4 {The knight is pinned
now.} 42. Kh3 Rd4 43. Qxc7 Bxc7 44. Nc3 Rd8 45. Nb5 Rc8 46. Kg4 $14) 37. Nd6 $1
$18 {The double threat Ne8+ and Nb5 wins.} Kh7 38. Nb5 Rxb5 39. axb5 e5 40. Qb3
Kg7 41. Qd5 Be3 42. Rd1 Qb8 43. Re1 Bd4 44. f4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. c3 Bb6 10. Nc4 Bc7 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Bg5 d5 13. Nxe5 dxe4 14. d4 c5 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Bxe4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Qc2 g6 20. Rfe1 Qa5 21.
a3 Qb6 22. Qc3 Bd7 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. axb4 Rfe8 25. g3 Bc6 26. Bxc6 Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 bxc6 28. Rc1 Rd8 29. Rxc6 Rd4 30. Ra6 Rxb4 31. Rxa7 Rxb2 32. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. Ne5
Qb6 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 e6 12. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 {A version of the
King's Indian Averbakh} ({that is similar to the} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 {line.})
6... e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 {This powerful pawn thrust has been giving King's
Indian devotees headaches since the 1950's. White combines a restrictive
strategy of preventing f7-f5 with direct attacking ideas on the h-file.} ({
White can also try the immediate} 8. h4 Na6 9. h5 Nc5 10. Qc2 {Rapport-Al
Sayed, 2016.}) 8... Na6 9. h4 ({Another participant in this tournament, the
Russian Alexander Riazantsev, may be acknowledged as the best expert on this
line. He actually prefers} 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 {leaving White with a chance to
open the h-file at an appropriate moment.}) 9... Nc5 10. f3 h5 $1 {This is the
only way to stop White's offensive. Radjabov knows his King's Indian, that's
for sure.} 11. g5 Nh7 12. Kd2 $6 {This extravagant move is not so bad. Vallejo
had his ideas, but he underestimated the importance of maintaining pressure on
the d-file to fight against c7-c6.} ({The routine} 12. Qd2 {accomplishes just
that. As Black goes for} f6 {he finds himself a bit short of counterplay after}
(12... c6 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Ne6 {offers
insufficient compensation.}) 13. O-O-O fxg5 14. hxg5 Bd7 15. Nh3 Qe7 16. Kb1
Rf7 17. Nf2 Raf8 18. Rdg1 {He can try the thematic} Rf4 {seen in the
abbreviated game Riazantsev-Amonatov, 2015 where a draw was agreed at that
moment, but White need not take him up on the offer and simply continue with}
19. Rg2 {inviting} Nxg5 $6 20. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 21. d6 $1 cxd6 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Nxf4
Rxf4 24. Qxd6 {with a winning advantage.}) 12... Bd7 (12... f6 13. gxf6 Bxf6
14. Qe1 {was the idea of the king move. Then White would indeed have had a
great game with his queen emerging on the kingside.}) 13. Nh3 c6 $1 {I became
acquainted with then very young Teimour's King's Indian skills during our one
and only encounter at the chess board at the World Cup, Hyderabad, 2002. I
don't recall many other occasions when I got outplayed on the white side of
the KID in such a resolute manner. Radjabov simply has a great feel for these
structures. Too bad the strength of the opposition he faces and tournament
standings concerns prevent him from employing the KID in every game.} 14. Nf2
cxd5 15. exd5 (15. Nxd5 {looks good structure-wise, but what will happen to
White's position once his proud Nd5 is traded? For example,} f6 16. gxf6 Nxf6
17. Kc2 Nxd5 18. Qxd5+ Be6 19. Qd2 b5 $1 {White is already on the back foot
and might be content with defending in the endgame:} 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Qxd8
Rfxd8 22. cxb5 Rd4 {etc.}) ({It takes quite a nerve to calmly recapture the
usual way,} 15. cxd5 $5 {and continue with} a4 16. Nd3 Nxd3 17. Bxd3 b5 18. a3
{Perhaps, the remote position of the other black knight will help White.})
15... f5 16. gxf6 Nxf6 17. Bxc5 {Forced, as White needs to establish control
over the e4-square.} dxc5 18. Kc2 a4 $1 19. Qd2 (19. a3 {only seems safe.
Black will proceed with} e4 20. fxe4 Qb6 {where the weakness of the b3-square
is telling.}) ({The right move was} 19. Nfe4 {and soon we will see why.}) 19...
a3 20. b3 e4 $1 {For a true KID player this move comes naturally. It's all
about activating the Bg7!} 21. fxe4 Ng4 22. Nxg4 hxg4 23. h5 {The passive
position of the white pieces makes this counter-attacking attempt irrelevant.}
({All the same,} 23. Rag1 {was useless. After} Qe7 24. Bxg4 $2 {loses to} Bxc3
25. Kxc3 Bxg4 26. Rxg4 Qg7+ 27. Kc2 Rf2 $1 {Nice tactical motif.}) 23... Rf2
24. h6 (24. hxg6 Qe7) 24... Be5 25. Raf1 g3 26. Rxf2 ({On} 26. Nd1 {Black had}
Rh2 27. Rxh2 gxh2 $19) 26... gxf2 27. Nd1 Qf6 28. Rf1 ({At least, White could
have resisted longer after} 28. Qe3 Bd4 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Bxf3 Rf8 31. Bg2 Kh7)
28... Bd4 $19 29. Nxf2 {What else?} Bxf2 30. e5 {But it's easy to spot a
refutation.} Qxe5 31. Rxf2 Bf5+ 32. Kd1 Qa1+ 33. Qc1 Qxa2 {That pawn didn't
make it all the way to a3 for nothing!} 34. Rxf5 Qxb3+ 35. Kd2 Qa2+ 36. Ke1 Qb2
$1 37. Qf4 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. b3
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Bd6 17. Ne5 f5 18. Qf3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bc5 20. Bc3 a5 21.
Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 $1 {An intriguing line.
Usually, White doesn't combine the Rossolimo with an Open Sicilian, but here
the black knight is on e7.} cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 (6... a6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6
9. Qc3 $1 {is the key line. The active queen is interfering with Black's
development.}) 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Nc3 Qc7 10. f4 {In this normal
Sicilian pattern White has moved his light-squared bishop twice, but it also
took two moves for the black knight to reach g6, which arguably is an inferior
position to the usual f6.} Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b6 $1 12. Qd2 {Hikaru easily
sidesteps a trap.} (12. Rad1 $2 Bc5 13. Qd2 Nxf4) ({but he could have done the
same with} 12. g3) 12... Bb7 13. Rad1 Bc6 {Black has emerged with a playable
position. Of course, when playing Nakamura one has to expect a long, tough
game regardless of how successful your opening turned out to be.} 14. a3 Bf6 $5
{Teimour's idea was to provoke e4-e5.} ({There seemed to be nothing wrong with
} 14... Rad8 15. g3 d5) 15. g3 Rac8 16. e5 Be7 17. h4 $1 Rfd8 18. h5 Nf8 19.
Ba6 Rb8 20. Qd6 $5 {Often, queen sacrifices produce more excitement from
spectators than deserved. Here it is a cute way to take the game into an
ending with opposite colourd bishops.} ({Apparently, HIkaru was not fully
satisfied with} 20. Qe2 d6 21. Qc4 d5 22. Qe2 Bc5) 20... Bxd6 21. exd6 Qc8 22.
Bxc8 Rbxc8 {Black's game isn't that cramped by the presence of the white pawn
on the 6th rank, yet there's the typical lack of communication lines between
the flanks. Nakamura has to be very quick with his play on the queenside.} 23.
a4 $1 {Doing just that!} h6 24. Ra1 Ba8 ({A sharper move was} 24... Nh7 25. Nb5
Be4 26. c3 Nf6 27. Nxa7 Rb8 $13) 25. a5 Rc6 26. Rfd1 b5 $2 {Leaving White's
a-pawn alive was a big mistake that ultimately cost Radjabov the game.} ({
Instead,} 26... bxa5 27. Bxa7 (27. Rxa5 a6) 27... Ra6 28. Be3 Rb8 29. b3 Bf3
30. Rd2 Nh7 31. Na4 Nf6 32. Nc5 Raa8 {looks about even.}) 27. a6 $1 b4 28. Nb5
Rxc2 29. Rd2 Rdc8 (29... b3 30. Rxc2 bxc2 31. Bxa7 e5 32. Rc1 Be4 33. Nc3 Bd3
34. Bb6 Ra8 35. a7 {brings no relief.}) 30. Nc7 Rxd2 31. Bxd2 Bc6 32. Be3 Nh7 (
{There was a defensive idea} 32... e5 {to force a knight swap, but the
resulting opposite-coloured bishop endgame with rooks present would be very
tough for Black, whose king is late in coming to help.}) 33. Bxa7 Nf6 34. Bc5
Ne4 {Whatever gains Black may achieve on the kingside are absolutely
irrelevant in the face of White's advantage on the other side of the board. As
expected, Nakamura wrapped the game up in the most efficient manner.} 35. Bxb4
Nxg3 36. a7 Ne2+ 37. Kh2 Nxf4 38. Ra6 Be4 39. Rb6 Nxh5 40. Rb8 Rf8 41. Bd2 Nf6
42. b4 1-0

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 ({The reverse Benko} 4. b4 {might be a more
challenging attempt, but, of course, there would be more risk involved.}) 4...
Nc6 5. O-O e5 6. d3 Nf6 7. e3 Be7 8. exd4 cxd4 {Hari prefers a more combative
continuation.} ({Usually Black just replies with} 8... exd4 {In this
symmetrical Benoni structure White has hardly anything better than} 9. Bf4 O-O
10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 {but} Ng4 {equalises:} 12. Bf4 (12. Re1 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Bd6
14. Re1 Bf5 $11 {Caruana-Anand, Champions Showdown 2016}) 12... Bd6 {
Kramnik-Anand, Blitz 2013.}) 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Na3 ({Another option is the old
Fischer plan,} 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. g4 a5 12. Ne4 {Of course, all this is lifted
from regular Modern Benoni games. Here White is a tempo ahead, but it remains
to be seen how important it will turn out to be,}) 10... O-O 11. Nc2 a5 12. b3
f6 13. Nd2 Nc5 {It's generally believed that in Benoni structures Black (in
this case White) benefits from a trade of one pair of knights.} ({Therefore, a
more challenging try is} 13... Kh8 $5 {Later in the game we will seee how
important it is for the king to step away from checks on that diagonal.}) 14.
Ne4 Bf5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. a3 Rb8 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Qf3 Bg6 19. h4 h5 20. Rd1 Rfe8
({The most principled line was} 20... e4 $5 21. dxe4 Ne5 22. Qf4 b5 $1 {
A great shot, which Harikrishna must have missed.} (22... d3 23. Ne1 Rbd8 {
is answered by} 24. b4 $1 axb4 25. axb4 {where} Bxb4 $2 26. Nxd3 Nxd3 27. Qxd6
Rxd6 28. Rxb4 {leaves White well on top}) 23. b4 {and only now Black plays} d3
$1 24. Ne1 (24. bxc5 $4 dxc2 {and Black will get a new queen while going up a
whole rook}) 24... axb4 25. axb4 Bxb4 {and there's no} 26. Nxd3 {on account of}
bxc4 $19 {It's impossible to foresee all possible lines, but the breakthrough
in the centre is thematic in all Benoni variations.}) 21. b4 $1 {Now Radjabov
is in time to defuse the situation} axb4 22. Qd5+ {That check we talked about
in the note to Black's 13th move sure comes in handy.} Qxd5 23. Bxd5+ Kh7 24.
axb4 Bf8 25. Kf1 Rec8 26. b5 Na5 27. Rb2 e4 $1 {Otherwise Black can get worse.}
28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. dxe4 Nxc4 30. Ra2 Nd6 31. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A game between players in the middle of the crosstable could not be so
decisive unless one of them (Radjabov in this case) is trying to win GP points
in order to earn a spot in the Candidates tournament next year. In what seemed
to be a dull encounter, the Russian "professor" (Tomashevsky's nickname based
on an online blitz account!) managed to grind out his small advantage and
convert it into a full point. Now, Radjabov's chances to qualify are
substantially reduced unless he manages to pull off a number of wins in the
coming rounds!} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 {Radjabov opts
for the Pirc Defence!} O-O 6. O-O c6 (6... Nc6 {is a fine playable move which
has actually been played in a game between my two favourite world champions!}
7. d5 (7. h3 {This line is very benign indeed!} e5 8. Be3 Re8 9. Bb5 exd4 10.
Nxd4 Bd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. c3 Rb8 16.
Qd2 a5 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. Rfe1 Qb7 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bf1 c5 21. Re1 Rxe1 22. Qxe1
h6 23. Bc1 a4 24. Qe7 Qc6 25. Qd8+ Kh7 26. c4 d4 27. b3 Bf5 28. Qe7 axb3 29.
axb3 Be6 30. Qa7 Qd6 31. Bd3 Qe5 32. Bd2 Bf5 33. Bf1 Be6 34. Bd3 Qh5 35. Qa1
Bf5 36. Bf1 Bc2 37. b4 cxb4 38. Bxb4 Be4 39. Qe1 Qf5 40. Bd2 h5 41. f3 Bc6 42.
Qe7 Qc2 43. Bf4 Qf5 44. Qg5 Qe6 45. Bd3 Kg8 46. Qd8+ Kh7 47. Qg5 f5 48. Kh2 Qf6
49. Qg3 Qe7 50. Qf2 Bf6 51. Qc2 h4 52. Qf2 Kg7 53. Bd2 Be5+ 54. Kg1 Qa3 55. Qe2
Qd6 56. Bg5 Bf6 57. Bxf6+ Kxf6 58. Kf1 Qf4 59. Qf2 Ke5 60. Qe1+ Qe3 61. Qa5+
Ke6 62. Qa3 Kf7 63. c5 Kf6 64. Qb3 Kg5 65. Bc2 Kf4 66. Qxe3+ Kxe3 67. Ke1 d3
68. Bb3 d2+ 69. Kd1 Bb5 70. Kc2 f4 71. Kc3 g5 72. Kb4 Be8 73. Ka5 Kf2 {0-1 (73)
Harmon Vellotti,L (2454)-So,W (2808) chess.com INT 2017}) 7... Nb8 8. Re1 e5 9.
dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bf4 h6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Ne4 15. Nxe4
Bxe5 16. Nf3 Bg7 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bc4 Be8 19. Neg5+ hxg5 20. Nxg5+ Kg8 21. Qf4
Nd7 22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Bxf7+ {1-0 (23) Tal,M (2560)-Petrosian,T (2640) Moscow
1974}) 7. a4 Nbd7 (7... b6 8. h3 Bb7 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Re1 c5 12. exd6
Nxd6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Be5 a5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Qe5
Rac8 19. Nd4 Rfd8 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 e6 22. Rd4 Ne8 23. Qxc7 Nxc7 24. Red1
Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Kf8 26. Ne5 Ke7 27. Nc6+ Ke8 28. Nb5 Nxb5 29. axb5 Nb7 30. c4 Nd8
31. Ne5 Rc7 32. f4 f6 33. Ng4 Ke7 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Rxd8 Rxc4 36. Rf8+ Ke7 37.
Rb8 Rxf4 38. Rxb6 Rb4 39. Rb7+ Kd6 40. Rxh7 Rxb2 41. Ra7 Rxb5 42. Ra6+ Kc5 43.
h4 Kb4 44. Rxe6 a4 45. Rxg6 a3 46. Ra6 Ra5 47. Rb6+ Ka4 48. Rb1 a2 49. Ra1 Kb3
50. Kf2 Kb2 51. Rh1 Rc5 {0-1 (51) Horvath,A (2498)-Aronian,L (2795) Germany
2017}) 8. a5 Qc7 9. Be3 e5 10. h3 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 Rd8 12. Qb1 $1 Nf8 13.
Qa2 Be6 14. Qa3 h6 $13 {is a common tabiya of this line. Tomashevsky has more
tricks up his sleeve to test Radjabov.}) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. Bc4 Nf8 (
12... Nxe4 $4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Bxf7+ {and due to the fork on g5 Black is
losing!}) (12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Be6 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17.
Qc4 {with a slight edge for White but Black is very solid!}) 13. Re1 Be6 14.
Bf1 $1 {An important retreat! Black lacks space and White avoids exchanging
pieces!} N8d7 15. Ng5 a6 16. Qd2 c5 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Bf4 (18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bg5
{looks more promising that what Tomashevsky played!}) 18... Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6
20. Na4 Nf7 (20... Nh5 {I am not sure this active move is any better!} 21. Bh2
Nc6 22. Rad1 Be5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Nb6 {with an unpleasant edge for White.})
21. Rad1 Nh5 22. Be3 Nf6 23. Bf4 Qc6 $6 {Maybe Radjabov lost objectivity at
this point. He could repeat and see what Tomashevsky had up his sleeve.} 24.
Nc3 Kh8 25. b3 h6 $6 {A weakening move but obviously Radjabov is trying to get
something out of this position. Yet, his endeavours are only self-destructive
as he ends up having a losing position in only a few moves!} 26. Bd3 g5 27. Bh2
Nd7 28. Ne2 Nfe5 (28... Nde5 29. f4 c4 $1 {would have created a manageable
mess for Black!}) 29. f4 $1 gxf4 30. Nxf4 Bf6 $2 {The black king is now
exposed and his pawn structure is vulnerable. Tomashevsky does not play it
like a machine but his technique is good enough to beat Radjabov today!} 31.
Kh1 (31. Be2 Nf8 32. Nd3 Kh7 33. Rf1 Bg7 34. Nxe5 {with simply a winning
position for White.}) 31... Kh7 32. Rf1 Bg5 33. Qe2 (33. Be2 Nf6 34. Qe1 $1 $18
{is also winning but only easy to evaluate by engines!} Nfd7 35. Bh5 Re7 36. h4
Bf6 37. Qg3 $18) 33... Nf6 34. Nh5 Rf8 35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. Nxf6+ Bxf6 37. Bc4 {
It is true that there exist opposite coloured bishop on the board but given
the fact that the black king is weak and his pawn structure is fully
undermined, White's winning chances are close to decisive.} Qe8 38. Qg4 Rxd1
39. Rxd1 Rg8 {equivalent to resignation.} (39... h5 40. Qxe6 Qxe6 41. Bxe6 Rd8
42. Bd5 h4 {would have put up a much better resistance.}) 40. Qxe6 Qxe6 41.
Bxe6 Rd8 42. Bd5 Kg7 43. g3 Rd7 44. h4 Bd8 45. Ra1 Kf6 46. Kg2 Kg6 47. Kf3 Rg7
48. c3 h5 49. Ra2 Kf6 50. Kg2 Kg6 51. Kf2 Kf6 52. Kf3 Kg6 53. b4 $1 {White is
a pawn up and the pawn on b7 is a fixed target, which Tomashevsky goes after
gradually!} cxb4 54. cxb4 Kh6 55. Rc2 Be7 56. Rb2 Bd8 57. Rb3 {The position
should be objectively lost but there is a long way to resignation, however
Radjabov was either disgusted by the game or simply had got tired and
blundered right away!} b6 $4 58. b5 $1 (58. b5 bxa5 (58... axb5 59. a6 Ra7 60.
Bb7 Be7 61. Rxb5 Bc5 62. g4 $18) 59. b6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 {I have examined this line in the article published with CBM
126. In the early opening phase I shall insert only some newer games, some of
them featuring new ideas not mentioned in the article.} 3. d4 {The critical
test to Black's setup.} ({If} 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7.
Be2 Re8 8. f3 c6 {Black simply saves a tempo when carrying the plan of
breaking the centre. Here is a recent example:} 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Qd2 d5 11. cxd5
Nxe4 12. Nxe4 cxd5 13. Be3 dxe4 14. Nb5 Qf6 15. Nc7 {Things have turned
turbulent, but everything will settle down soon.} Rd8 16. Bg5 Rxd2 17. Bxf6 Rc2
18. Bxg7 Rxc7 19. Bc3 exf3 20. Bxf3 Be6 {Lenderman,A (2618)-So,W (2773) Saint
Louis 2016 (½-½, 72), White's bishop pair offers him compensation just
enough to count on a draw. Black seemed to have chances at some point but it
all ended peacefully.}) 3... Nf6 4. Nf3 exd4 ({In another recent game Black
tried changing the move order:} 4... Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nxe4 6. Qc2 f5 7. Nxe5 c5 8.
Bd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. Nd3 Qe7+ 11. Be2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. O-O O-O {
White has a strong centre and Black's king is exposed. White instructively
exploits the latter circumstance.} 14. Bf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Bd5+ Kh8 17.
Nf4 Qf6 18. Nxg6+ $1 Qxg6 19. Qxd4+ Qg7 20. Qf4 $16 {Jakovenko,D (2704)
-Kokarev,D (2643) Khanty-Mansiysk 2016 (1-0, 39)}) 5. e5 Bb4+ ({Another
possible deviation from the main line is} 5... Ne4 6. Qxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kd1 f5 8.
exf6 Nxf6 9. Bg5 ({This pinning move seems stronger than exchanging bishops
with} 9. Bh6 Bf8 10. Bxf8 Kxf8 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Qd2 Kg7 13. h3 d6 14. g4 Re8 $13
{Gajewski,G (2634)-Kolosowski,M (2421) Poland 2017 (0-1, 34)}) 9... O-O 10. Qh4
Nc6 11. Kc2 Be7 12. Nc3 d5 $5 13. Rd1 {White is just in time to reach some
sort of safety with his king. The pressure along the d-file and h4-d8 diagonal
combined with the relative weakness of the enemy king leave him on top.} Bf5+
14. Kc1 Ne4 15. cxd5 Nxc3 16. Bc4 Nxa2+ 17. Bxa2 Nb4 18. Bb3 Bxg5+ 19. Nxg5 h5
{Black seems to have consolidated but...} 20. g4 $1 Bxg4 21. Rd4 {Reinderman,D
(2573)-Leenhouts,K (2502) Belgium 2017 (1-0, 29) With a double attck against
Black's minor pieces,}) 6. Bd2 Qe7 7. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 8. Qd2 Qxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 Nh5 10.
Nxd4 Nc6 11. N2f3 $5 $146 {White defends the e5-pawn and keeps the tension in
the centre.} ({The strength of the double pawns structure arising after} 11.
Nxc6 dxc6 {was known long before the Berlin Defence became popular. As in the
Ruy Lopez, the far advanced e-pawn is partly a weakness. In my article I have
examined the following games:} 12. O-O-O Bf5 13. f3 (13. g3 Ng7 14. Bg2 {
Stean,M (2505)-Jansa,V (2475) Smederevska Palanka 1982 MCL [Belov] (1/2-1/2,
47)}) 13... Ng7 {Polugaevsky,L (2635)-Timman,J (2600) Bugojno 1980 (0-1, 39)
with a reasonably stable blockade on the light squares.}) 11... b6 {Apparently
the most reasonable move, aiming to speed up Black's development.} ({If} 11...
a6 {preventing Nb5, White gains a tempo for his development.} 12. O-O-O O-O ({
In the line above, the king usually goes to e7, but without the prior exchange
on c6 this seems premature:} 12... Ke7 13. g3 Ng7 14. Bh3 $14 {The point is
that Black needs to increase the pressure on e5 in order to provoke Nxc6.}) 13.
g3 Re8 14. Nxc6 dxc6 15. Bg2 Bg4 16. Rhe1 Ng7 17. Rd2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 {With just
some chances for a White advantage.}) 12. Nb5 (12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. O-O-O c5 $11 {
[%cal Gc8b7] is entirely viable for Black.}) 12... Kd8 13. O-O-O Re8 14. g3 a6
({Pawn grabbing yields White the initiative:} 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Bg2
Rb8 17. Nxa7 Ke7 18. f4 $36) 15. Nbd4 ({The only move as} 15. Nc3 $2 {loses
the pawn to} Nxe5) 15... Bb7 ({The pawn is taboo now:} 15... Nxe5 $2 16. Nxe5
Rxe5 17. Nc6+) 16. Nxc6+ Bxc6 17. Bh3 $5 {An interesting indirect defence of
the knight.} f5 {In one way or another Black cannot avoid this move so it is
best to play it at once, without commiting himself in any way.} (17... Bxf3 $2
18. Rxd7+ Kc8 19. Rxf7+ Kb7 20. Rxf3 $18) (17... Kc8 18. Rd3 f5 19. Re1 {
offers White some time to consolidate his central pawn.}) 18. Bg2 {Black has
more space but apart from the well defended d7-pawn Black has virtually no
weaknesses. Besides, he has ideas of attacking or simply blocking the e5-pawn.
And since the centre is obviously White's by now, it is clear that he has to
play on the wings. Which Li Chao does, but not on the ing where that was most
needed.} b5 $6 {The threat ...bxc4 is not that bothering, which turns the last
move into a loss of time.} (18... g5 $5 {seems like a better way to keep
chances for equality:} 19. Rhe1 (19. h4 $2 g4 20. Ne1 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Rxe5 $17)
19... Kc8 20. Re2 Kb7 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Re7 {followed by ...Rae8 or ...Rf8,
with normal play for Black.}) 19. Rhe1 $1 {A strong centralizing move, freeing
the knight and ignoring Black's slow queenside plan.} bxc4 (19... g5 {arrives
a bit late already:} 20. Bh1 (20. Nh4 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 $14) 20... h6 21. Nd4 Bxh1
22. Rxh1 $14 Rxe5 $2 23. Nc6+) 20. Nh4 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Rb8 22. Rd4 {White has
now the initiative along the central files and will most likely retrieve the
pawn.} g5 {Due to the insufficient coordination, this move fails to solve
Black's problems already. Li Chao probably expected f2-f4 soon and hoped to
get a target on f4, or else isolate the e5-pawn frome his collegues with ...
g5-g4, but none of these will not happen.} 23. Red1 $5 {Trying to get the most
out of the initiative.} (23. Rxc4 {was also good, for instance} g4 24. Nh4 Ng7
25. f4 gxf3 26. Nxf3 $14) 23... Rxe5 ({Passive defence with} 23... Re7 {
also comes into consideration:} 24. Ne3 Rb5 (24... Ng7 25. f4 $14) 25. Nxf5 Rf7
26. Nh6 {[%cal Gf2f4]} Rxf2 27. Rxd7+ Kc8 28. Ng4 Rfxb2 29. Rxh7 {The knight
seems to be trapped, but White will not have the time to take it:} Rxa2 30. Rd4
(30. Rxh5 Rbb2 {[%cal Gc4c3] with a decisive counter-attack.}) 30... c3 31. Rc4
Rbb2 32. Rxc3 Re2 33. Rhxc7+ Kd8 {and White has nothing better than} 34. Rc2 {
with a probable draw due to the reduced material.}) 24. Rxd7+ Kc8 25. Rxh7 Nf6
26. Rh8+ (26. Rf7 Rb6 27. Ne3 $14) 26... Kb7 27. Rxb8+ Kxb8 28. Ne3 (28. h4
gxh4 29. gxh4 {is an interesting alternative, apparently spoilig the own
structure but turning the h-pawn into a dagerous runner.}) 28... f4 $6 {
This allows White keeping his structural integrity, making the rest a simple
matter of technique.} (28... c3 $5 {was necesary, for instance:} 29. bxc3 Rc5
30. Kb2 f4 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. Rd8+ Kb7 33. Nd1 Rh5 34. Rd4 Rxh2 35. Rxf4 {
White keeps his extra pawn but with so few pawns on board and imperfect
structure he can never be sure if he would win.}) 29. Nxc4 Re2 30. Rd2 Re1+ 31.
Kc2 Kb7 32. Kd3 Rh1 33. gxf4 gxf4 34. f3 Rf1 35. Ne5 Re1 36. Ng4 Nd5 ({There
is no drawing chance in the rook ending:} 36... Nxg4 37. fxg4 Rg1 38. h3 Rg3+
39. Ke4 f3 40. Kf4 Rg2 (40... Rxh3 41. g5 $18) 41. Ke3 $1 Rg3 42. Rh2 $18) 37.
h4 c5 38. h5 {The pawn is unstoppable already. Despite his good will, Li Chao
will not manage creating a network tight enough against the enemy king.} Nb4+
39. Kc4 Rc1+ 40. Kb3 Nc6 41. h6 Nd4+ 42. Ka3 Nxf3 43. h7 Nxd2 44. h8=Q Nc4+ 45.
Ka4 Nb6+ 46. Kb3 a5 47. Qf6 a4+ 48. Ka3 Ka6 49. Qxf4 Nc4+ 50. Kxa4 Nxb2+ 51.
Kb3 Nd3 52. Qd6+ Kb5 53. a4+ 1-0

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{An important game for me as I had managed to win the game against Li Chao
right after the loss to Tomashevsky. This game, should I win it, would give me
the chance to qualify by winning the last game. I was trying to complicate
matters.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {The King's Indian was for sure what he expected,
but...not this time :)} 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8.
Bd2 Nxd2 $5 9. Qxd2 d6 10. Rad1 Nd7 11. Rfe1 c5 12. e4 a6 {An interesting move,
but maybe ...cxd4 is better practically speaking. I was expecting d5 and then
the position would be looking like a King's Indian :) I was much better on
time here already.} (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 a6 14. f4 Qc7 (14... Rc8 $5) 15. e5
dxe5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qxd7 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Qxd7 19. Rxd7 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 exf4 $11)
13. d5 e5 {Now it reminds one of a King's Indian: the plan is clear, but Boris
is also aware of plans in the King's Indian, a fair fight!} 14. b3 g6 15. Rf1
Bc8 {Bringing pieces into play, ...b5 is also in the air.} (15... b5 16. cxb5
axb5 17. Nxb5 Ba6 18. a4 $11) 16. Ne1 {Here is the interesting moment, I felt
sure I was doing everything right, but maybe...} Rb8 (16... Bg5 $5 17. Qc2 Bh6
18. Nd3 Nf6 $5 {and this is very tricky for both, this is an interesting way
to play the position for Black.}) (16... b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Ba6 19. a4
Bxb5 20. axb5 Qb6 21. Qc2 Qxb5 22. Nf3 $11 {I thought it's close to a draw,
and rightly so.}) 17. a4 f5 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 {It looks like
I did everything right, but where are the chances? My thoughts were going over
the lines, over and over again, but I could not find the right way to
complicate the position, but anyway I thought I had to play this:} b5 21. a5 $1
{Practically the move is good (it gives me chances) and I was happy about it,
I can get positions where I am a pawn up, and come what may, what happens,
happens, as a fight lies ahead.} (21. axb5 axb5 22. Nf3 bxc4 23. bxc4 Nf6 24.
Nfg5 {and I am not sure I would have chances to win the game!}) 21... bxc4 22.
bxc4 Rb4 $1 23. Rc1 Nf6 24. Ng5 {I think we played very strongly up to this
moment, both of us. Now I was not sure how to continue, but I thought, ok, I
will grab the pawn, if I lose I lose, but I will do that. As Korchnoi said,
grab the pawn... if you don't see you are lost, just grab it, you can win as
well, it's what he taught me in the training sessions and did it quite nicely
in our rapid training games :)} Qxa5 $6 {Not a great move objectively but
great practically :) it proved to be at least!} (24... Bf5 $1 25. Ne6 Bxe6 26.
dxe6 d5 $1 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Qxd5 Qxd5 29. cxd5 Rd4 {is slightly better for
Black, but come on let's be fair, it's a draw.}) 25. Nd3 Ra4 26. Qe3 Qd8 27.
Rce1 Bf5 {I found this idea from far back with ...Nxd5! and was going for it,
but actually I was worried about Ne6, even though my position is still fine
and fighting which suited me at that moment.} 28. Bh3 (28. Ne6 $1 Qc8 29. Nxf8
Bxf8 30. Ne5 $1 {I must tell you the truth: This would be very hard to meet
over the board and I am lucky I did not get this position. But objectively
Black is good.} dxe5 31. fxe5 Ng4 32. Qf4 Bh6 33. Qg3 Rxc4 34. e6 {Oh oh oh,
can you imagine how pleasant it is? pawns are coming! Mass! but...} Bg7 $1 35.
Rxf5 Bd4+ 36. Kh1 gxf5 37. e7 Qe8 38. d6 Kg7 $3 39. h3 Rc3 40. Qf4 Qh5 41. Re2
$1 $11) 28... Nxd5 $1 {This came as a surprise for Boris.} 29. cxd5 Bxg5 30.
Bxf5 (30. fxg5 $5 {Maybe it was easier for White} Re4 (30... Bxh3 31. Rxf8+
Kxf8 32. Qxh3 Qxg5+ 33. Kh1 Qxd5+ 34. Kg1 {and it seems equal as Black's king
is also vulnerable}) 31. Qg3 Rxe1 32. Nxe1 Bxh3 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Qxh3 Qxg5+
35. Qg2 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 a5 37. Kf3 a4 38. Nc2 Ke7 39. Ke4 Kf6 40. Na3 $11) 30...
Rxf5 31. Qe6+ (31. fxg5 Qxg5+ 32. Qxg5 Rxg5+ 33. Kh1 Rxd5 34. Nf4 Rf5 35. Ne6
c4 36. Rxf5 gxf5 37. Kg2 {The computer claims that it's drawish, but it's not
easy to assess.}) 31... Kg7 32. fxg5 Qxg5+ 33. Kh1 Ra2 34. Qe7+ (34. Qe4 $1 {
was the easiest way to secure equality:} Qd2 35. Qe7+ Kh6 36. Nf2 (36. Qh4+ Rh5
37. Qf2 $11)) 34... Qxe7 35. Rxe7+ Kf8 {Here it's already tricky and the pawns
are nasty.} 36. Ree1 {I was hesitating here on the move orders. It is hard to
decide: should you leave the rook on f5, should you go for ...Rxf1 and bring
in the king. The game was important but at the last moment I decided on ...
Rxf1.} Rxf1+ (36... a5 37. Nf4 a4 38. Ne6+ Kf7 39. Ng5+ Kg7 40. h4 $11) 37.
Rxf1+ Ke7 {And when we discussed it with Boris, the computer shows a very
strong and non-human way of handling this position, which was really hard to
find.} 38. Re1+ $2 (38. Nf2 $3 {The point is that if Black takes on d5 with
Rd2xd5, White attacks on a6 at the last moment!} a5 (38... Rd2 39. Kg2 Rxd5 40.
Ra1 $1 $11 {It's easy when you put it all on the screen and watch the lines
unfold, but during the game we both missed it and it's not obvious at all
believe me :)} c4 41. Rxa6 Rg5+ 42. Kf1 d5 43. Ra7+ $11) 39. Kg2) 38... Kd7 {
Still holdable but now it's more like a study rather than a practical game.}
39. Re3 (39. Nf4 $3 a5 40. Ng2 $3 a4 41. Ne3 $1 {and White draws the game!!!!
Amazing geometry!}) 39... a5 40. Rh3 $4 {This seems to be losing.} (40. Nf4 $3
{But here it's already very hard to play with White:} a4 (40... Rd2 41. Rh3 Kc7
42. Kg1 $1 a4 43. Ra3 g5 44. Ne6+ $11) 41. Kg1 a3 42. Ne2 {Great plan, now if :
} Rc2 43. Kf2 a2 44. Ra3 Kc7 45. Ke3 c4 46. Ra4 Kb6 47. Nd4 Rxh2 48. Ne2 $11)
40... h5 $1 41. Nf4 (41. Kg1 {would still put up much more resistance:} Kc7 42.
Ne1 Rd2 43. Kf1 Rxd5 44. Ra3 Kb6 45. Ke2 $17) 41... a4 {I am very proud of
this game because of the level of tension, even if White could draw with the
right play or Black could be in trouble in the event of White playing the best
moves, I had achieved what I needed to in a very fighting manner and it was
that which really matters. Bravo to Boris for putting up the great fight he
did. It is really a game to look back on and enjoy the emotions and the fight
again and again.} 42. Nxg6 a3 43. Rf3 c4 $1 44. Nf4 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 a2 46. Ra3 c3
47. Ne2 c2 48. Kf2 Rh1 {White resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. g3 O-O 8.
Bg2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Rc1 Rfd8 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. Rfd1
Nf6 15. Qa4 Ba8 16. b3 a5 17. c5 Nd7 18. cxb6 Qb4 19. Qxb4 axb4 20. e3 Rxb6 21.
Nf3 Bb7 22. Rc2 Ra8 23. Bf1 Kf8 24. Rdc1 Ke7 25. Ne1 Ra5 26. Kg2 Kd6 27. Nd3
Ba6 28. Nc5 Bxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Kc7 30. Nd3 Ra8 31. f4 Kd6 32. g4 Rc8 33. h4 Nf6 34.
Ne5 Rc7 35. Kg2 Ne4 36. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14.
Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne7 17. Nf3 Rh8 18. Nd4 Nd5 19. Bg5 Nxc3 20. Rd3
Na4 21. f4 Nc5 22. Rc3 Na4 23. Rg3 c5 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. f5 Kf7 26. Bh4 Rag8 27.
Rb1 Nb6 28. fxe6+ Kxe6 29. Rg6+ Kf7 30. Rg5 Ke6 31. a4 Nxa4 32. Rxb7 Nc3 33.
Rxc7 Ne4 34. Rg6+ Kf5 35. Ra6 g5 36. Be1 Re8 37. Raxa7 Rxe5 38. Rf7+ Ke6 39. c4
Re8 40. Rg7 Kf5 41. Rgf7+ Ke6 42. Rg7 Kf5 43. Rgf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[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
Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Be7 15.
Ng5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Bg6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Be2 Nb8 19. Be3 Nc6 20. Rfc1 Rdc8 21.
Rc3 Nb4 22. Raa3 a5 23. h4 h6 24. g4 Nc2 25. Rab3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bc2 27. Rxc8+
Rxc8 28. Rxb7 Bxa4 29. Ra7 Bd1 30. Bxd1 Rc1 31. Rxa5 Rxd1+ 32. Kf2 Rd2+ 33. Kf3
Rxb2 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. Ra7 Kg8 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Ra7 Kg8 38. Ra8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Re8 11. h3 Be6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Nd2 Qa5 14. Bf4
Qb4 15. Bg3 Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qxa2 17. Rxb7 Qd5 18. Rc7 Rec8 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Qa1
Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Qxa7 Qc2 23. Nf3 Qc6 24. Ra1 Ne4 25. d5 Qc3 26. Kh2 Ndf6
27. Ra6 Qb4 28. Qc7 Qb8 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Bxd6 Re8 31. Be5 Nxd5 32. Bd4 Nc7 33.
Ra2 Ne6 34. Be3 Nd6 35. Rc2 Nf5 36. Rc3 Nxe3 37. Rxe3 Nc7 38. Rc3 Ne6 39. Re3
Nc7 40. Rc3 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Bd6 17. Rfe1 Bb4 18. Rf1 Bd6 19. Rfe1 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Qe2 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Ra7 16. Rfc1 Rfa8 17. cxb6 Qxb6 18. b5 a4 19. f5 c5 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Qe3 Rb7 23. Rab1 Nb3 24. Qxb6 Rxb6 25. Rc2 Bf6 26. Nxa4 Rxb5 27. Nc3
Rb7 28. Ne2 Rab8 29. Nf4 Nd4 30. Rxb7 Nxf3+ 31. Kg2 Ne1+ 32. Kf1 Rxb7 33. Kxe1
Kf7 34. a4 Ra7 35. Ra2 g5 36. Nd3 Ke7 37. f4 gxf4 38. gxf4 Kd6 39. Ke2 Bc3 40.
Ke3 Ba5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[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
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 g5 13. exf6 gxh4 14. Be2 Qa5
15. O-O Nd7 16. Kh1 Qg5 17. Qe1 Nxf6 18. Nf3 Qg7 19. Ne5 Be7 20. Na4 O-O 21.
Nb6 Rb8 22. Rb3 Ne4 23. Ned7 Bxd7 24. Nxd7 Qg5 25. Nxb8 Rxb8 26. Bh5 Nd2 27.
Rxf7 Nxb3 28. Qxe6 Kh8 29. Rxe7 Rf8 30. Kg1 Qxh5 31. cxb3 Qd1+ 32. Qe1 Qd4+ 33.
Qe3 Qd1+ 34. Qe1 Qd4+ 35. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. b3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. bxc4
c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Qc1 Bd7 12. Nd2 Nc6 13. e3 Rac8 14. Bc3 Nxd4
15. exd4 Bf5 16. Qa3 Bd3 17. Rfe1 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Rxc4 19. Rab1 Qa6 20. Qxa6 bxa6
21. Bb4 Rxd4 22. Bxe7 Re8 23. Bc5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rd2 25. Rb1 Nd7 26. Bxa7 Bd4
27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Bf1 Ra4 29. Rb7 Nf8 30. Rb6 Rxa2 31. Rxa6 Rxa6 32. Bxa6 Ne6
33. Bf1 Nf8 34. Ba6 Ne6 35. Bf1 Nf8 36. Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[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
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Ne2 Nc5 15. Bf4
Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Nfxd7 17. Ned4 Be7 18. b4 cxb3 19. axb3 b4 20. Rfe1 O-O 21. Bc7
g6 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. Ba5 Rfe8 24. Re3 e5 25. Ne2 Nf6 26. Bxb4 Ncxe4 27. Bxe4
Nxe4 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. Ng3 Nxg3 30. hxg3 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Rc5 32. b4 Rb5 33. Ra1
Re6 34. Rea3 Rxb4 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Rxa6 Rb5 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Ra7+ Kg8 39. Ra8+
Kg7 40. Ra7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4 exf4 8.
Bxf4 d5 9. exd5 Nd4 10. Nge4 b5 11. d6 Nxe4 12. dxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxe4 bxc4 14. O-O
cxd3 15. cxd3 Rd8 16. Qh5 Bf5 17. Rae1 Bg6 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Nxc5 Rac8 20. Nb7
Rd7 21. Nc5 Rdd8 22. Nb7 Rd7 23. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.24"]
[Round "1.34"]
[White "Yarmonov, Igor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "IPCA"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nfd7 7. e4 e5 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Bc4 Qe7 12. Qe2 Nc5 13. h4 h5 14. f3 Ne6 15.
g3 c6 16. a4 a5 17. Nb3 Kh8 18. Bb6 Nd4 19. Qf2 Nxb3 20. Bxb3 Re8 21. Bc5 Qf6
22. Be3 Qe7 23. Bc5 Qf6 24. Be3 Qe7 25. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d3
h6 9. Nd5 d6 10. c3 Rb8 11. d4 Ba7 12. Be3 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 exd4 14. cxd4 Ne7 15.
Bb3 Bg4 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bc2 Bh7 20. g5 h5 21. Nh4 d5 22.
e5 Bxc2 23. Rxc2 Qd7 24. Kh2 g6 25. f4 Nf5 26. Nxf5 Qxf5 27. Rc6 Rfe8 28. Rf6
Qe4 29. f5 Qxe3 30. fxg6 Bxd4 31. gxf7+ Kg7 32. fxe8=N+ Rxe8 33. Rf7+ Kg8 34.
Qxh5 Bxe5+ 35. Kh1 Qe4+ 36. Qf3 c5 37. Rd7 Bxb2 38. Rxd5 Qxf3+ 39. Rxf3 c4 40.
Rc5 c3 41. Rf2 b4 42. h4 Bc1 43. h5 Bd2 44. h6 Re7 45. Kg2 Kh7 46. Rxd2 cxd2
47. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.27"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. d5 c6 14. Be3
cxd5 15. Qd2 Nc7 16. Na3 d6 17. Nc2 Bf5 18. Nb4 Be4 19. Rd1 a5 20. Nc2 Qd7 21.
a3 Re8 22. Nd4 h6 23. Ne2 Qc6 24. Ng3 Bg6 25. Be2 Qa4 26. Bd4 Bg5 27. Be3 Bxe3
28. fxe3 Re5 29. Bf3 Qe8 30. Kf2 Qe7 31. Ne2 Be4 32. Bxe4 Qh4+ 33. Ng3 Rxe4 34.
Kg1 Re5 35. Rf1 g6 36. Ne2 Qe4 37. Rf3 Ne6 38. Ng3 Qh4 39. Nf1 Qe7 40. Qd3 Ng5
41. Rf4 Ne4 42. Qd4 Nc5 43. Rf3 Qe8 44. Qh4 Ne6 45. Rf2 h5 46. Rd2 Nc5 47. Qe1
Ne4 48. Re2 Qb5 49. Qd1 h4 50. h3 Ng3 51. Rd2 Qc5 52. Rd4 Nxf1 53. Kxf1 Rxe3
54. Qd2 Re5 55. Kg1 Re4 56. Kh2 Rxd4 57. cxd4 Qb6 58. b4 axb4 59. axb4 Kg7 60.
Qf4 Qd8 61. Qg4 b6 62. b5 Qe7 63. Qf3 Qe4 64. Qc3 g5 65. Kg1 Kg6 66. Kh2 f6 67.
Qb4 Qd3 68. Kh1 Kf5 69. Kh2 Ke4 70. Qe1+ Kxd4 71. Qe8 Qe3 72. Qc6 Ke4 73. Qe8+
Kd3 74. Qd7 Ke2 75. Qd8 Kf1 76. Qxf6+ Qf4+ 77. Qxf4+ gxf4 78. Kh1 d4 79. g4
hxg3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Bb3 exd4 13. exd4 Re8 14. h3 Nb6 15.
Re1 Bf5 {A well-known line, considered satisfactory for Black since the 80s.}
16. g4 {This old idea has been recently revived. White wants to oust Black's
bishop from the a2-g8 diagonal and thus prevent possible (in future) ...Bf5-e6.
} (16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qd2 Qd7 18. Re1 a5 $11 {(the simplest) has been tried in
dozens of games.}) 16... Bg6 (16... Be6 {looks a bit illogical now; still,
Black's keep good chances to equalize:} 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 (
19. Qb3 Qe7 20. Re1 Re8 21. Kg2 Qd7 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Nc5 Qc7 24. Re4 b6 25. Nd3
$14 {/= 1/2 (42) Halkias,S (2550)-Rychagov,A (2537) Chalkidiki 2002}) 19... Qe7
20. Re1 Re8 (20... Rd8 21. Qxe6+ Qxe6 22. Rxe6 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Re8+ Kh7
25. Rb8 $14) 21. Qc2 Qf7 22. Ne4 Rd8 23. Nc5 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Rxd4 25. Nxe6 Rd6
26. Qe4 Rd5 27. f4 Nd7 28. Nd8 Qf6 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Qe4+ Kg8 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32.
Qe4+ {1/2 (32) Gelfand,B (2695)-Kramnik,V (2770) Dortmund 1997}) (16... Rxe1+
$5 17. Qxe1 Bd3 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nd5 20. Bxd5 ({perhaps White should try
something else like} 20. Kg2) 20... cxd5 21. Qf5 Qb6 22. Rc8+ (22. Qxd5 Rd8 {=}
) 22... Rxc8 23. Qxc8+ Kh7 24. Qf5+ Kg8 $11 {1/2 (26) Piket,J (2630)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2704) Vlissingen 2001}) 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 Qd7 (18... Rd8
19. Re1 (19. Qf4 $5) 19... Qd7 20. Qf4 Nd5 21. Nxd5 (21. Bxd5 $5 cxd5 22. a3 {
[%cal Yf3e5] gives White some chances to fight for an edge}) 21... cxd5 22. Ne5
Qd6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 $11 {1/2 (31) Erdos,V (2624)-Radjabov,T (2741)
Heraklio 2017}) 19. Qf4 {Interestingly, White gives up the e-file.} (19. Re1 a5
20. a3 a4 21. Ba2 Rd8 22. Qf4 {1/2 (46) Anton Guijarro,D (2652)-Korneev,O 
(2513) Linares 2018} {, and now Black could have simply played} Bxd4 23. Rd1 c5
$11 {, e.g.} 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Bxf7+ Bxf7 26. Qxf7+ Kh7 {, and White must give a
perpetual.}) 19... Re8 20. Rd1 Qc8 $6 {Too passive.} (20... Qd8 $6 21. Kg2 Qb8
22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 c5 25. Rd6 $16 {1-0 (41) Halkias,S (2560)
-Michos,T (2216) Greece 2003}) (20... Nd5 {is the most logical continuation,
which brought Black equality in a couple of games:} 21. Bxd5 ({perhaps Teimour
Radjabov planned} 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Ne5 Qe6 23. Re1 {, continuing fightling})
21... cxd5 22. Ne5 Qe6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Qc7 Rf8 25. Qxb7 {1/2 (25) Moskalenko,
V (2475)-Khalifman,A (2530) Riga 1988} Bxd4 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Nxd5 Bxb2 $11)
21. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rd8 (22... Nd7 23. Ne4 $1 {was probably missed by
Gabriel Sardissian. Still, it was better for Black than the text move, after}
Re7 ({but not} 23... Rxe5 $2 24. Rxd7 Rxe4 25. Bxf7+) 24. Nf6+ $5 (24. Nd6 Qc7
{[%cal Rd7e5]}) 24... Nxf6 (24... gxf6 $2 25. exf6 Re4 26. Qxh6 $18) 25. exf6
Re4 26. Qd6 Qe8 $14) 23. Rd4 {[%csl Gd4] White is clearly better now, due to
his centralization and kingside pawn advantage; besides, Black's knight is
placed extremely poorly.} Qc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Overlooking or underestimating
White's tactical blow.} (23... c5 {was relatively better:} 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.
e6 fxe6 26. Bxe6+ Kh7 $16) 24. e6 $1 Rc8 (24... Qxf4 25. Rxd8+ Kh7 26. e7 $18)
25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Rd8+ Kh7 27. f4 $1 fxe6 28. f5 $1 Bf7 (28... exf5 {loses a
piece after} 29. Bg8+ Kh8 30. gxf5 $1 Rc8 31. Rxc8 Nxc8 32. Be6) 29. fxe6 $18 {
This passed pawn decides the game.} Bg6 30. h4 $1 h5 31. gxh5 Bxh5 32. Bc2+ Bg6
33. Ne4 Bf5 34. Ng5+ Kg6 35. e7 $1 {[%mdl 64]} Rxe7 36. Rd6+ Kh5 37. Bxf5 Kxh4
38. Rg6 Kg3 39. Ne6+ Kf3 40. Rg4 Ke3 41. Rg3+ Kd2 42. Rg2+ Kd1 43. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.30"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qb3 O-O 8.
Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. e3 Nxc3 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Rxc3 Qb4 13. Bd3 Qxb3 14. Rxb3
b6 15. Rc3 Bb7 16. a3 Rac8 17. Ke2 Na5 18. Rhc1 Nb3 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rxc8+
Bxc8 21. Bc4 Na5 22. Bd3 Nb3 23. Bc4 Na5 24. Bd3 Nb3 25. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.01"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. d4
Bb7 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Re1 Qh4 13. h3 c5 14. Ne4 Bc7 15. Rb1
Nd7 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bc6 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Qe2 e5 20. Be3 e4 21. Bc2 Rxa2
22. Bxb6 Be5 23. Bd4 Bc7 24. Bb6 Be5 25. Bd4 Bc7 26. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.02"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 {This line was examined in detail by
GM Igor Stohl in CBM 167, annotations to the game Topalov-Aronian.} Bxc3 12.
bxc3 Rfd8 (12... Qe7 $5 13. Be2 (13. Qc2 Na5 {[%cal Yc7c5]}) 13... e5 (13... b6
14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Qb2 c5 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Bb5 Rc7 {
0-1 (47) Fressinet,L (2687)-Giri,A (2782) Paris 2016}) (13... Rfc8 14. Nd2 Nd8
15. Qb3 c5 16. a4 Rc7 17. Qa3 Kf8 18. Ne4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qxa3 20. Rxa3 Ke7 21.
a5 {1/2 (21) Khalifman,A (2624)-Pourramezanali,A (2506) Moscow 2016}) 14. Qb3
b6 15. Qc4 Rac8 16. Nd2 Na5 17. Qb4 c5 18. Qa3 Rfe8 19. d5 e4 20. c4 Qg5 21.
Kh1 Rcd8 $132 {1-0 (62) Fedoseev,V (2601)-Aleksandrov,A (2586) Khanty-Mansiysk
2013}) 13. Be2 {Or else:} (13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Qxe7 (14. Qb2 Na5 15. Bd3 c5 16. e4
Be8 17. Rad1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 $11 {1/2 (67) Shankland,S (2661)-Aronian,L 
(2770) Tsaghkadzor 2015}) 14... Nxe7 15. Rab1 (15. Ne5 Be8 16. Rfb1 Rab8 17. a4
b6 18. a5 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. f3 Kf8 21. Kf2 Ke7 $11 {1/2 (46) Navara,D 
(2730)-So,W (2773) Wijk aan Zee 2016}) (15. a4 c5 16. Rfb1 Rab8 17. Ne5 Be8 18.
a5 Rdc8 19. Bb5 Rc7 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Nd3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Nd5 23. g3 Rec8 $11 {
1/2 (45) Sargissian,G (2679)-Fressinet,L (2702) Douglas 2015}) 15... b6 16. Ne5
Be8 17. e4 Nc8 18. f3 Nd6 19. Be2 Kf8 20. Kf2 Rac8 21. Nd3 Nb7 22. Nf4 c5 23.
Ba6 Rc7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. dxc5 Rd2+ 26. Kg3 Rxa2 $11 {1/2 (39) Karjakin,S 
(2782)-Aronian,L (2764) Stavanger 2018}) (13. Qc2 Na5 14. Bd3 (14. Be2 c5 15.
Ne5 Be8 16. Qe4 Nc6 17. f4 Rac8 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. c4 f5 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qe5
cxd4 22. Rxd4 Kf7 $13 {1/2 (35) Bu,X (2711)-Le,Q (2712) Ho Chi Minh City 2017})
14... c5 15. Ne5 (15. Rab1 Rac8 16. Qe2 Be8 17. Ne5 Qe7 18. f4 cxd4 19. cxd4
Rc3 20. Bb5 f6 21. Ng4 {1/2 (21) Mareco,S (2644)-Real de Azua,E (2484) Buenos
Aires 2017}) 15... Be8 16. f4 Qe7 (16... Rac8 $143 {1/2 (50) Sanikidze,T (2537)
-Libiszewski,F (2533) Drancy 2016} 17. f5 $1 cxd4 $140 18. exd4 Rxd4 19. fxe6
$1 Qxe6 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 Qb6 (21... Qd5 22. Nf3) 22. Rab1 Rb4+ 23. Kh1 {
with material gains for White}) 17. Qf2 (17. f5 f6 $1 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Bf7
20. Qe4 Re8 $11) (17. Qe2 Rac8 18. f5 f6 19. Ng4 {0-1 (44) Hansen,C (2621)
-Hammer,J (2665) Oslo 2015} h5 20. Nf2 e5 $36) 17... Nc6 18. Qg3 f5 19. Nf3
Rac8 20. Qf2 cxd4 21. exd4 Qa3 $132 {1/2 (32) Ribli,Z (2555)-Movsesian,S (2677)
Germany 2016}) 13... Be8 (13... e5 $5 14. Qb3 b6 15. Rfd1 Bf5 $132 {I.Stohl})
14. Qa3 Qe7 15. Qb2 b6 (15... Na5 $143 16. Qb4 $1 Qxb4 17. cxb4 Nc6 18. Rab1
$14 {1-0 (58) Topalov,V (2798)-Aronian,L (2780) Stavanger 2015 CBM 167 [Stohl,
I]}) 16. c4 $146 {The only active plan for White.} (16. Nd2 Na5 17. Nb3 (17.
Qb4 c5) 17... Nxb3 18. axb3 a5 19. Bf3 (19. b4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Kf8 21. Bf3 Qxb4
22. cxb4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Ke7 $11 {1/2 (32) Vachier Lagrave,M (2731)-Aronian,L 
(2765) Saint Louis 2015}) 19... Rab8 20. b4 c5 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Qa3 a4 23.
Qxc5 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Rdc8 $11 {1/2 (31) Pelletier,Y (2540)-Movsesian,S (2671)
Heraklio 2017}) 16... Na5 17. e4 c5 {This move allows White to obtain a
comfortable edge. Other plans deserve more attention for Black:} (17... f6 {
[%cal Ye8g6,Ye8h5]}) (17... Qf6 $5 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Yc7c5]} 18. Qc2 Nc6 19. d5
Ne5) 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 b5 {Black wants to destroy White's centre.} ({
In case of the natural} 19... Nb7 20. Bd3 {[%cal Yf1e1] White's control of the
e-file guarantees him the better prospects.}) 20. cxb5 {White improves on the
following game played earlier at the Olympiad:} (20. Rfe1 bxc4 21. Qc3 Qc7 22.
Rad1 Nb7 23. Bxc4 Qa5 24. Rc1 (24. Qc1 $5) 24... Qxc3 25. Rxc3 Na5 26. Bd3 c4
27. Be4 Rac8 28. Nd4 Kf8 $11 {1/2 (35) Nakamura,H (2763)-Vidit,S (2711) Batumi
GEO 2018}) 20... Rxd5 21. Rfe1 $14 {White has a superiour pawn structure (and
a chance to create a queenside passed pawn); besides, Black's a5 knight,
albeit blockading, is placed poorly.} Qd8 (21... Rad8 $5 22. Qc3 Qc7 $14) 22.
Qc3 {[%csl Ra5]} c4 23. Rad1 {[%mdl 32]} Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qb6 25. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4]
[%cal Rd4f5] Centralization!} Bd7 26. a4 a6 {This is harmless as Black will
not be able to take on b5 any time soon.} 27. h3 (27. g4 $5) 27... Rd8 $6 {
[%mdl 8192] A tactical blunder in a poor position.} (27... axb5 28. axb5 Rc8 (
28... Rd8 29. Ra1) 29. Bf3 $16) 28. bxa6 {It turns out that Black has problems
recapturing this pawn!} Bc8 (28... Qxa6 $2 29. Nf5 $18) 29. Rd2 $1 Rf8 {
Again the a6 pawn is invulnerable due to 30.Nf5.} 30. Rb2 (30. Bg4 $5 {, to
gain the f5 square for the knight, was even stronger.}) 30... Qxa6 31. Rb5 Nb7
32. Bxc4 (32. a5 $5 $18) 32... Nd6 (32... Qxa4 $2 33. Rxb7 $1 Bxb7 34. Nf5 $18)
33. Rb4 Nxc4 34. Rxc4 Be6 {It was probably more stubborn to keep the bishop:} (
34... Bd7) 35. Nxe6 Qxe6 36. Rc6 Qf5 37. a5 {White's outside passed pawn
should bring him a victory.} Rb8 (37... Re8 38. a6 Re2 {was Black's last
chance but after} 39. Qd4 {White overcomes all minor problems, e.g.} Ra2 40. a7
Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qb7 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Rc7 Qe4 44. Qd6 $1 ({but not} 44. Rxf7 $2
Rxa7 $1 45. Rxa7 $140 Qf4+ $11) 44... Rxf2 45. Qg3 {[%cal Rc7c8]} Ra2 46. Rxf7
{etc.}) 38. a6 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Qg3 Qxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Ra1 42. Kf4 Ra5 43. Ke4
Kf8 44. Rc8+ Ke7 45. Rc7+ Ke6 46. a7 Ra4+ 47. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.03"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. h4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. h5 h6 14. Ne5 Bd6
15. O-O c5 16. Rb3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Qc7 18. Bb2 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxe5 Bd7
21. Rc1 f6 22. Bd6 Rfc8 23. Rbc3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. f3 e5 27.
g4 Bd7 28. a3 Kf7 29. Kf2 Ba4 30. Bb4 Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.04"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne1 Bd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4
15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nc2 Ne6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Ne3
g6 21. Kf1 f5 22. f3 exf3 23. Bxf3 Bxf3 24. exf3 Kf7 25. f4 Rd2 26. Rc2 Rxc2
27. Nxc2 Ke7 28. Ke2 Kd6 29. Kd3 Kc5 30. a3 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.05"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Popovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Serbia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 a6 11. Ba4 Nd8 12. d4 Ne6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nc5
15. Nd3 Nxa4 16. e5 g5 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Bg3 Nxc3 19. Qh5 Qg6 20. Qf3 Nb5 21.
Be5 Qf5 22. Qg3 f6 23. Bxc7 Bd7 24. Bb6 Rac8 25. a4 Nc3 26. a5 Rfe8 27. Rxe8+
Rxe8 28. Qf3 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Qxf3 30. gxf3 Bh3+ 31. Ke1 Nd4+ 32. Kd2 Nxf3+ 33. Kc3
Bg2 34. Ra4 Nxh2 35. Rd4 h5 36. Rd7 Bc6 37. Rc7 Nf3 38. Nb4 h4 39. Nxc6 bxc6
40. Rxc6 h3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 O-O 8. Re1
Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. c4 Ng6 15.
Nf1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ng3 bxc4 18. dxc4 Re8 19. Qc2 Qb8 20. Reb1 Qb7 21. c5
dxc5 22. bxc5 Qc6 23. Rc1 Nd7 24. Ra5 Reb8 25. Ba3 Nf4 26. Nf5 Re8 27. g3 Ne6
28. Kg2 Nf6 29. Re1 Nd7 30. Rc1 Kh7 31. Qc4 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Ndxc5 33. Bxc5 Ra4
34. Qd5 Qa8 35. Qd7 Kg8 36. Nxe5 Ng5 37. Nc6 Raxe4 38. Nfe7+ Kh7 39. Ra1 Ra4
40. Rxa4 Qxa4 41. Qxe8 Qe4+ 42. Kf1 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. b3 e4 12. Nd4 Nxd5 13. Nxe4 b6 14. b4 Nxb4 15.
Ba3 c5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bxa8 Ba6 18. Bg2 Bxf1 19. Bxf1 Nb7 20. Bxb4 Bxd4 21.
exd4 cxb4 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Qd2 b3 24. Qxa5 Nxa5 25. axb3 Rd8 26. b4 Nc6 27. b5
Nxd4 28. Ra1 Rd7 29. Kg2 Rb7 30. Ra2 Nxb5 31. Bxb5 Rxb5 32. Rxa7 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 {Now Black can take his pick
of normal moves, of which ... d6, ...Nf6 and ...Qc7 are the top ones. The
first two transpose to other Sicilians, while the text keeps the game in
Taimanov/Paulsen land.} Qc7 (5... Bb4 $5 {is worth mentioning as a quirk: the
position after} 6. Nxc6 (6. Be2 Nge7 $5) 6... bxc6 7. Qd4 Bf8 {seems oddly
playable for Black.}) 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 $5 {This move gets played every so
often, but ...Nf6 is, for most people, virtually automatic. Like most
sidelines, there is a reason it hasn't caught on, but White has to be very
incisive.} (7... Nf6 8. O-O-O {and now} Bb4 {gets most of the airtime.} (8...
b5 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Nb3 $14)) 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bb7 10. f3 (10. Be5 $5 {
has a critical look to it, trying to make Black spend a tempo on ...d6 before
castling.} Qc6 11. f3 Nf6 12. a3 Rd8 (12... Be7 13. g4 O-O 14. g5 Nh5 15. Kb1
$14 {White has got all 'his' moves in, while a queenside attack from Black is
still a long way off.}) (12... b4 13. axb4 Bxb4 14. Qg5 $14) 13. g4 d6 14. g5
Nd7 15. Bd4 $40) 10... Nf6 11. Qg5 $6 {With this move, White risks being
slightly worse. It doesn't threaten anything, nor does it in any real sense
tie down the f8-bishop, being that Black can easily dislodge or trade the
queen with ...h6 later.} (11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 {trying to win the bishop pair is
indeed worth a closer look, but I think Black is fine after the
precarious-looking} Rc8 (12... Nb4 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. a3 Nd5 16.
Bxg7 $14) 13. Kb1 Nb4 14. Bd3 Bd5 $1 $132) 11... Rc8 $1 {Gaining a tempo.} 12.
Bd3 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxf6 Rg8 $15 {threatens both ...Bg7 and ... b4, while
tying down the f1-bishop.}) 12... h6 $1 {And just like that, Black is
completely fine.} 13. Qg3 Qxg3 14. hxg3 Bc5 {Reaching a standard Sicilian
endgame in which Black's usual plus of the central majority is offset by the
half-open h-file. That being said, I would prefer playing Black.} 15. Ne2 (15.
Bxf6 gxf6 $36 {is not a position the engines understand when they say it's '0.
27'}) 15... Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Ke7 17. Kd2 Rc7 (17... d6 {is tempting, to try and
put the knight on c5. The tempi saved on ...Bc8-d7 mean that Black is able to
think about central breaks, e.g.} 18. c3 Nd7 19. Ra1 Nc5 20. Bc2 Kf6 21. Rhe1
Rhd8 {With ...e5 and ...d5 to come sometime soon.}) 18. c3 Rb8 19. Ra1 Bc8 20.
b4 $5 (20. g4 d6 21. a3 Bd7 22. Nc2 a5 23. Ne3 Bc6 $11 {was a good way to
reach a position where neither side can break}) 20... d6 21. a4 e5 22. Ne2 (22.
Nc2 $5 {is a computer move, preparing various tactics against ...d5 that,
ironically, centre on that same square.} d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. axb5 axb5 25.
Rhe1 Kf6 $6 (25... Be6 $1 26. Rxe5 Kf6 27. Ree1 Nxc3 28. Nd4 Rd8 $1 29. Nxe6
fxe6 30. Rec1 Nd5 31. Rxc7 Nxc7 $11) 26. Ne3 $14 {With the better bishop.})
22... Bd7 23. axb5 Bxb5 24. Rhc1 (24. Ra5 {is rejected by the human eye once
it sees the apparent impossibility of preventing ...Nb6-c4, but} Nd7 (24... d5
25. exd5 Rd8 26. c4 Bxc4 27. Rc1 Rdc8 28. Rc3 Bxd5 29. Bxa6 Rxc3 30. Nxc3 Rd8
31. Ke3 $14) 25. Kc2 $5 {leads to a game- probably a good one for White, since
Black has made no effort to push his still-good central pawns.}) 24... Bxd3 25.
Kxd3 d5 26. exd5 Nxd5 27. Kd2 Rd8 28. Ke1 Rdc8 $1 {Not giving the pawns a
chance to get rolling. If White had time for say Ra5, that would be a problem.}
29. Rxa6 Nxb4 30. cxb4 Rxc1+ 31. Nxc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[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 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Nf5 13. Bf4 d6 14. Bd3
Be6 15. Nd2 Bg5 16. Qe4 d5 17. Qe5 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Qd6 19. Qf3 g6 20. Re1 Ng7 21.
Nf1 Re8 22. Ne3 Bf5 23. Bf1 Bd7 24. Qd1 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Rxe1 26. Qxe1 Bxf5 27.
Qe8+ Kg7 28. Qb5 Bc8 29. g3 c6 30. Qe2 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Howell,David"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 {
This is the most tricky of White's two continuations. It also scores better
than the alternative.} (7. Nbxd2 {is equally popular and was chosen by Carlsen
in his game against Caruana from Norway in 2018:} a5 8. c3 Nbd7 9. exd5 cxd5
10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nf1 b5 13. a4 b4 14. cxb4 axb4 15. Ne3 Bb7 16. d4
e4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. Qd4 Re7 20. Rac1 $14 {with good compensation
for the pawn in Carlsen-Caruana, Norway Chess 2018 (1-0)}) 7... a5 {A common
idea, although it is unclear whether the insertion of the a-pawn moves is
beneficial for Black.} (7... Qd6 {and}) (7... O-O {are both more popular than
the text.}) 8. a4 O-O ({It is worth pointing out that the natural} 8... dxe4 $6
{is a mistake due to very concrete reasons:} 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 11.
dxe4 Qe7 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. f3 $14 {and the material imbalance should favour
White.}) 9. exd5 Nxd5 {After this, Black must play extremely accurately to
maintain the balance.} (9... cxd5 $1 {leads to some fascinating variations
which would justify the inclusion of 7...a5:} 10. Nxe5 Nc6 $1 ({not} 10... Re8
$6 {which leads to a safe advantage for White with natural moves:} 11. d4 Nc6
12. O-O Nxe5 13. dxe5 Rxe5 14. Nc3 $14) 11. d4 (11. Nxc6 Re8+ $36 {is awkward
to meet.}) 11... Qb6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. O-O Ne4 {and Black's active pieces give
him sufficient compensation for the pawn. For example:} 14. Qd1 Rb8 15. Nc3 Nd6
$1 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Rad1 Ba6 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 $44 {White's bishop on b3 is poor
and the d4-pawn is weak. Black's compensation is undeniable.}) 10. O-O f6 11.
h3 Be6 $6 {Allowing a dangerous initiative.} (11... c5 {looks slightly
counterintuitive, but seems to be Black's best chance to equalise. The idea is
simply to prevent any central pawns (as seen in the game). Surprisingly, White
may continue as if nothing happened:} 12. d4 $5 (12. Nc3 Be6 $11) 12... cxd4
13. Nxd4 $1 Nc6 $1 (13... exd4 14. Qxd4 Be6 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Qe4 Re8 17. Nc3 $1
$14 {and White will regain his piece thanks to the many pins.}) 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. Nc3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Rb8 $11 {and it appears that any simplifications should
lead to a draw.}) 12. d4 {Seizing the moment.} e4 13. Re1 $1 {The point behind
White's last.} Bxh3 (13... Bf5 {would have been a tricky idea:} 14. Nh4 (14.
Qf4 $1 Bg6 15. Nh4 f5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Na3 $14) 14... Bc8 {with double-edged
play, for example:} 15. Rxe4 $2 f5) (13... f5 $6 14. Ng5 $14 {is simply better
for White.}) 14. Rxe4 $14 Bf5 15. Re2 Kh8 16. Nc3 b6 {This makes sense, but
again Black's plan is very slow.} (16... Bg4 {would have been an interesting
try}) ({while} 16... Na6 17. Rae1 Nac7 {would have kept White's advantage to a
minimum.}) 17. Rae1 Ra7 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qf4 Bg6 20. c3 Rd7 21. Nh4 Bh5 (21...
Be4 $2 {would have fallen into a well-known tactical motif:} 22. Rxe4 $1 dxe4
$2 (22... g5 23. Qh2 dxe4 24. Ng6+ Kg7 25. Nxf8 Qxf8 26. Rxe4 $18) 23. Ng6+ $1
hxg6 24. Qh4#) 22. Re3 $6 {The first blemish. Radjabov starts to err.} (22. g4
$5 {is difficult to play for a human. It feels that White's advantage can be
nurtured without the need for such risks. However, this was the moment to
strike.} Bf7 (22... g5 23. Qh2 gxh4 24. gxh5 $18 {is hard to evaluate at first,
but White's more active pieces ensure a decisive advantage.}) 23. Nf5 $16 {
and White will soon drum up a big attack.}) (22. Qh2 $1 {is also strong,
eyeing up the black king from afar:} Bxe2 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25. Qxh7
$1 Qe8 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qxe8+ Kxe8 28. Rxe2+ Kf7 29. f4 $16 {with a healthy
extra pawn.}) 22... g5 $1 {Duda doesn't miss his chance to activate his pieces.
} 23. Qf5 Nc6 24. Nf3 Ne7 25. Qb1 {A sign that things have not gone according
to plan. White is forced to retreat.} Ng6 26. Bc2 Rg7 27. Bf5 {Feeling the
tide beginning to turn and lacking a productive plan, Radjabov decides to
repeat moves.} (27. Nh2 $1 $14 {would preserve some advantage, aiming to bring
the knight to fresher pastures.}) 27... Ne7 28. Bd3 Ng6 29. Bf5 (29. Nh2 $14)
29... Ne7 30. Bd3 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 {The 'Kramnik line'.} Be4 (10... Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4 12. Qb3
Nc6 (12... Bd5 13. Qe3 Nbd7 14. Ba5 Bd6 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Ng5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qa8+
18. Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 $36 {Hammer,J-Ivanchuk,V Plovdiv 2010}) 13. e3 Qa8 14.
Qd1 b4 15. Be1 (15. Qf1 $5 {attracted some attention a while back, as a result
of some games from Giri and others.}) 15... Bd5 16. Nbd2 Nb8 17. Nh4 Bxg2 18.
Nxg2 Nbd7 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 c5 21. Nf4 $14 {Damljanovic,B-Efimenko,Z
Zlatibor 2007}) (10... Nbd7 11. Ba5 Rc8 12. Nbd2 $14) 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qc8
13. Ba5 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 ({The high-level precedent is a game between another
Chinese player and another early post-Soviet grandmaster.} 14... Qxc5 15. Qxc5
Bxc5 16. Nbd2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Nbd7 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Kxg2 $14 {
Wang,Y-Ponomariov,R Medias 2010}) 15. Nbd2 Nbd7 16. Nb3 Ba7 17. Qf4 Nb6 (17...
Bd5 {followed by ...Qb7 might have given White a little bit less to nibble on.}
) 18. Bxb6 Bxb6 19. Rac1 Qe8 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Qf3
Qd6 24. Nd3 {It is hard to dispute that White has something, based on the
c-file, but actually improving his play to prosecute that advantage is another
matter.} Nd5 25. Nbc5 a5 26. Ne4 Qb8 27. h4 h6 28. b3 b4 29. Rc4 Rd8 30. g4 Ne7
31. g5 Ng6 32. Qg3 Qxg3+ 33. fxg3 Ne7 34. g4 hxg5 35. Nxg5 Nd5 36. Kf3 Be3 37.
Ne4 g6 38. Nf6+ Nxf6 39. Kxe3 Nd5+ 40. Kf3 Kg7 41. g5 Rh8 42. e3 Nb6 43. Rd4
Nd5 44. Ne5 f6 45. Nc4 fxg5 46. hxg5 Rf8+ 47. Kg4 Rf2 {Now this is dead level.
Black has played precisely, and proven once more the truism that +/= just
means there is a different level of demand on the two players in order to make
a draw.} 48. e4 Nc3 49. Rd7+ Rf7 50. Rxf7+ Kxf7 51. Nxa5 Nxa2 52. Kf4 Nc1 53.
Ke3 e5 54. Kd2 Na2 55. Kd3 Ke6 56. Nb7 Nc3 57. Nd8+ Kd6 58. Nf7+ Ke6 59. Nd8+
Kd6 60. Nf7+ Ke6 61. Nh8 Nd1 62. Ke2 Nc3+ 63. Kd3 Nd1 64. Nxg6 Nf2+ 65. Ke3 Nh3
66. Nf8+ Ke7 67. Nh7 Kf7 68. Kf3 Kg6 69. Nf8+ Kf7 70. Nd7 Nxg5+ 71. Ke3 Ke6 72.
Nb6 Kd6 73. Nc4+ Ke6 74. Nb2 Kd6 75. Nc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ {In search of a new weapon
against the Ragozin defence, White revisits the 1930's theory.} ({Both} 5. Bg5)
({and} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 {are topical.}) 5... Nc6 {It's all about the
placement of the black knight ahead of its c-pawn, which according to the
classical principles of the Queens Gambit puts Black in disadvantage.
Vyacheslav Ragozin made an important contribution by arguing the point.} 6. e3
O-O 7. Qc2 {[#] Sooner or later White has to return the queen to her proper
spot, so it can be done right away.} (7. Bd2 {is best answered by the immediate
} dxc4 $1 8. Bxc4 Bd6 {getting ready for e6-e5, which is the main idea in the
Ragozin.} 9. O-O e5 10. h3 a6 11. Qc2 exd4 12. exd4 b5 $1 13. Be2 Nb4 14. Qd1
Bb7 {Yermolinsky-D.Zilberstein, San Francisco 2007}) 7... Re8 {Vidit settles
on one of the most popular choices.} ({Others include} 7... dxc4 {which may
eventually transpose to the game,}) (7... Ne7 {which I view as admission of
guilt, as Black is trying to reposition the "badly placed" knight,}) ({and,
finally my personal favorite} 7... b6) 8. Bd2 Bd6 {Black's idea is to wait for
the white light-squared bishop to come out before taking on c4. I wonder if
it's worth the trouble.} 9. h3 ({The point of Black's early rook move is
visible after} 9. c5 Bf8 {where the threat of e6-e5 forces White into} 10. Bb5
Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne5 {which, incidentally, might not be so bad for him.})
9... a6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 h6 {[#] So, Black has won a local
battle for a tempo (Bf1-e2xc4), but what are his accomplishments? The Bd7 move
might have made sense when the white queen was on a4, but now it looks like a
waste of time. In the meantime, thanks to the Re8 move Black must guard the
g5-square before moving the e-pawn forward.} 13. g4 $3 {No matter what your
engines say I absolutely admire Radjabov's concept. If Black can be punished
for his opening transgressions it must be done in a resolute fashion.} (13. O-O
e5 14. Rae1 Qe7 15. Nh4 {Aronian-Giri, 2017}) 13... e5 {A classic strategy of
meeting a flank attack with counterstrike in the centre, but it's wrought with
dangers of opening the diagonal for the white bishop.} (13... b5 14. Ba2 b4 {
deserved attention.}) 14. g5 b5 ({Here and on the next move Vidit should have
tried a a piece sacrifice:} 14... Nxd4 15. exd4 exd4+ 16. Ne2 b5 17. Bd3 hxg5
18. Nxg5 c5) 15. Ba2 exd4 {This will meet with a devastating response. [#]} ({
Still,} 15... Nxd4 16. exd4 exd4+ 17. Ne2 Qe7 18. Nfxd4 hxg5 {was there for
the taking.}) 16. gxh6 $3 {Guess who's coming to dinner - White threatens Qg6!}
dxc3 ({The only way to deal with it was} 16... Bf4 17. O-O-O Bxh6 (17... dxc3
18. exf4 cxd2+ 19. Rxd2 Qe7 20. Qg6 {is White's signature attacking line.}) 18.
exd4 Bxd2+ 19. Qxd2 {and now counterattack -} b4 $1) 17. Bxc3 Be6 ({Now} 17...
Bf4 18. Qg6 Bxh6 {still saves the king, but at the cost of a piece.} 19. Rd1 $1
({Not} 19. O-O-O Qe7 20. Bxf6 {as} Qc5+ 21. Bc3 Be6 {turns the tables.}) 19...
Qe7 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rxd7 {with large advantage to White.}) 18.
Bxe6 ({Aesthetically White doesn't want to put his rook on a2, but} 18. Rg1
Bxa2 19. Rxg7+ Kf8 20. Rxa2 Be5 21. Ng5 {actually works for him.}) 18... Rxe6
19. Rg1 {[#]} Ne8 {Clearing out that square was one of the ideas of 17...Be6,
but just focusing on the defense isn't going to cut it.} ({Black needed to
introduce an element of counterplay:} 19... Nh5 20. Bxg7 Bg3 $3 {albeit White
has a choice of good responses to it, the most efficient being} 21. Rd1 Qe7 22.
Ke2 Re8 23. Bc3 Rxe3+ 24. Kf1) 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. Rxg7+ Kf8 22. Qh7 {From this
point on White's attack is irresistable.} Qf6 23. Ng5 Rxe3+ 24. Kf1 Nd8 25.
Qg8+ Ke7 26. h7 Bg3 {[#]} 27. Ne4 $1 {Still, Teimour had to see this one and
keep his nerve in the face of time trouble.} Rxe4 (27... Qf3) 28. Rxg3 Rh4 29.
Rd1 {A final stroke in this truly brilliant game. Black is forced to part with
a rook.} Rxh7 30. Re3+ Ne6 31. Qxa8 Rh8 32. Qc6 Kf8 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. Rd8+ Kg7
35. Qc3+ f6 36. Qxc7+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 8. a4 h6
9. Nbd2 Ba7 10. h3 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Rb1 Rd8 15. b5
Ne7 16. Nc4 Ng6 17. b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Nh4 Bc8 {
This is of course a provocation, but as we shall see, neither unprecedented
nor necessarily bad.} 8. Bd2 (8. Qc2 e6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 (10... b5 $5
$132) 11. dxc5 Bxc5 $14 {In the symmetrical pawn structure White's advantage
became magnified and he eventually won in Vitiugov,N -Fedoseev,V St Petersburg
2017.}) 8... e6 9. c5 Nbd7 (9... e5 {is possible immediately and this doesn't
lose the bishop-pair, but} 10. Nf3 {then forces Black, if he wants an
independent move, to play the position with opposite-side castling after} e4
11. Ne5 Be7 12. O-O-O $132) 10. Nf3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Na4 Bxc5
$5 {It is an unconventional decision to give up the bishop pair in this way,
with the position quite open and the rook still on a7.} (13... Nxc5 14. Nxc5
Bxc5 15. Bd3 $14 {is likely to just be good for White}) (13... Nxe5 14. Bc3 f6
15. e4 $1 $40 {is not ideal}) 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Qc2 Ne4 {However, of course, a
big point of Black's play has been that the bishop pair will probably be
returned, barring some largish concessions.} 16. Bd3 ({Let us outline what
Black might have intended after} 16. Bb4 {. Probably he would have continued
chasing the bishop down:} Qb6 {A common theme is that White cannot possibly
allow ...Qa5+.} 17. Qa4 (17. Qb3 Be6 18. Bd3 c5 $11) 17... Bd7 18. Qa5 $5 {
Appearing to save the bishop-pair, but} (18. Qb3 c5) 18... Qxa5 19. Bxa5 b6 $1
{wins it anyway. Now} 20. Bxb6 (20. Bb4 a5 21. Ba3 b5 $15) 20... Rb7 21. Bd4 c5
$1 22. Bc3 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Rb2 24. Bxa6 Ke7 $44 {would probably follow, when
Black has full compensation for the 2 pawns.}) 16... Nxd2 17. Qxd2 O-O 18. O-O
f6 19. exf6 (19. f4 $5 {is apparently most testing, but a human would have
nightmarish visions of his doubled e-pawns being played around with before
being taken at the classiest moment when there is absolutely no compensation.}
fxe5 20. fxe5 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Be6 $44) 19... Qxf6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Be6 {
A slightly interesting decision in that Black seems to think the presence of
bishops could favour him.} (21... Bf5 $11) 22. b3 Raa8 23. Qc2 g6 24. Rad1 Rad8
25. Rfe1 {White starts to drift a little bit, leaving his bishop 'biting on
granite'.} Kg7 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Rd8 28. Qc2 Qd4 29. h3 Qb4 30. Re2 Bf7 31.
Bf3 Rd4 32. g3 Qd6 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. h4 a5 35. Qb2 b6 36. Qc3 c5 {The position
is still dead level, but Black has improved his position more than White has,
if that makes any sense.} 37. Qe3 Qf6 38. Qc3 Qd8 39. Qe3 Qd6 40. Qg5 Kg7 41.
Qe7 Rd3 (41... Qxe7 42. Rxe7 Rd2 {doesn't threaten the a2-pawn, and so White
has time to get active:} 43. Rb7 $11) 42. Qb7 Qf6 (42... Rxf3 43. Qxf3 Bd5 44.
Re7+ Kh6 45. Re4 $1 $11 {had to be calculated by both sides: Black has nothing.
}) 43. Bc6 Kf8 44. Qb8+ Rd8 45. Qb7 Rd6 46. Bf3 ({With White's sudden flurry
of tricks there may have come the notion that this would be a good time to
encourage trades:} 46. Re4 $1 {and Black needs to stay equal, which he can do
in principled fashion by} Qd8 $1 47. Rf4 Rf6 $11) 46... h5 47. Qa8+ Kg7 48. Qb7
Kf8 49. Qa8+ Qd8 50. Qb7 ({The ending after} 50. Qxd8+ Rxd8 {could not
realistically have been won by either side, but at least Black would be in
more of a position to pretend.}) 50... Rd7 51. Qc6 Kg7 52. Qe4 Rd3 53. Qb7 Qd7
54. Re7 $6 {White is getting tired of playing around, but in playing this
pseudo-active move he forgets that (for tactical reasons) it will not prove
possible to prevent ...c4.} (54. Qxb6 $4 Rxf3 55. Kxf3 $2 Qg4+ 56. Ke3 Qd4+ 57.
Kf3 Bd5+ {is the point.}) 54... Qxb7 55. Rxb7 Rd6 56. Be4 Kf6 57. Kf3 (57. Rc7
a4 {has much the same effect}) 57... c4 58. bxc4 Bxc4 59. a3 Ke5 60. Ke3 Bd5
61. f4+ {Continuing to be accurate. With the slightly more active king it
isn't that surprising that it is Black operating within a greater margin of
error.} ({In the pure rook ending after} 61. Bxd5 Kxd5 {Black would now have
something, although White holds the balance with precise play starting} 62. f3
$15) 61... Ke6 62. Rb8 Bxe4 63. Kxe4 Rc6 64. a4 Rc4+ 65. Kf3 Rc3+ 66. Ke4 Rb3 {
You have to credit Fedoseev with continuing to find ways to play on!} 67. Rg8 (
{White had to take some kind of drastic action, mostly relating to the g-pawn.
There was the choice between the game's mechanism and} 67. Rb7 Kd6 68. g4 $5
hxg4 69. Rg7 Rb4+ 70. Ke3 Rxa4 71. Rxg6+ Kc5 72. Rxg4 Ra1 {, where humans
might hesitate to take on the divided pawns.}) 67... Kf7 68. Rb8 Kf6 69. Rf8+
Ke7 70. Rg8 Rxg3 71. Ke5 Re3+ 72. Kd4 Rg3 73. Ke5 Kf7 74. Rb8 Re3+ 75. Kd4 Re6
{Black manoeuvres, trying to get a better version next time with his rook on
the back rank.} 76. Kd5 Ke7 77. Rg8 Rd6+ 78. Ke5 Kd7 79. Rg7+ $4 {It is here
that White decisively loses the thread.} (79. Rf8 {is a tricky move to make,
simply preparing Rc8+ (a few other moves along the back rank also do this.)
Not least because Black can now try to defend his g-pawn from behind or swap
it for the a-pawn.} Rd1 80. Rg8 Rg1 {I suspect the problem was that with
Black's rook on g3, White knew he would have f5 in similar positions. However,
it turns out that here,} 81. Kf6 $1 Rg4 82. Rg7+ $1 {draws, due to the
discovered-check motif} Kc6 $2 83. Rxg6 Rxf4+ $4 84. Kg5+ $18) 79... Kc6 80.
Rg8 Kc5 $1 81. Rc8+ Rc6 82. Rxc6+ Kxc6 83. Kf6 b5 84. axb5+ Kd6 {White is lost.
} ({The problem is that on d6, Black's king performs all three of the
following duties: 1) Prevents Ke5-d4-c3 etc (unlike Kd7) 2) Catches a rogue
b-pawn in an economical fashion, winning a tempo for the main pawn-race 3)
Wins a critical tempo later on in the pawn race, as we shall see:} 84... Kd6
85. Kxg6 a4 86. f5 a3 87. f6 a2 88. f7 Ke7 $1 {Now if White had Kg7 all would
be well, but now this is met by a coronation with check.}) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 c6 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Nbd2 Bg6 15.
Nb3 Qc7 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Rfd8 18. b4 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 a5 20. a3 Rd8 21. Qe1
Be4 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 axb4 24. axb4 Nd5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Qd4 Bxf3 27. Bxf3
e5 28. Qg4 Qe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[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. Be2 Bg5 14. O-O Kh8
15. a3 Ne7 16. Ncb4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Qd3 Qc8 19. Rad1 a5 20. Qg3 h6 21. h3
Qc6 22. Qd3 Qd7 23. Qg3 Qc6 24. Qd3 Qd7 25. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h3
Nd7 9. Bd3 h5 10. gxh5 Ndf6 11. h6 Nxh6 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. Nf3 Bf5 14. Ne5 Bxd3
15. Nxd3 Nh5 16. Bh2 Qxh3 17. O-O-O Qf5 18. Qb3 b5 19. f3 O-O 20. e4 Qxf3 21.
Ne5 Qe3+ 22. Kb1 b4 23. Nxc6 bxc3 24. Nxe7+ Kh7 25. Rhe1 Qf2 26. Be5 f6 27. Bd6
Rfd8 28. Bc5 Qxb2+ 29. Qxb2 cxb2 30. exd5 Rd7 31. d6 Ng3 32. Kxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[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 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Nf5 13. Bf4 d6 14. Nd2
Be6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qd2 c6 17. Bd3 Qd7 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 h6 20. Bf4 g5 21.
Bxf5 Bxf5 22. Bg3 d5 23. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. h3 d6 7. a4 a5 8. Nbd2
Nd7 9. Re1 Nb6 10. Bb3 Kh8 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nf1 Bg6 14. Ng3 Bf6 15.
Ne4 d5 16. Nxf6 Qxf6 17. Bg5 Qf5 18. Qd2 Rae8 19. Be3 Bh5 20. Bd1 Qd7 21. Bxb6
cxb6 22. Qg5 Qf7 23. Qh4 Bg6 24. Bb3 Qd7 25. Qg3 d4 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Rxe5 dxc3
28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. bxc3 Qxd3 30. Qxd3 Bxd3 31. Rd1 Be4 32. Rd6 Bc6 33. Bd5 Bxd5
34. Rxd5 Re1+ 35. Kh2 h6 36. Rd7 Rc1 37. Rxb7 Rxc3 38. Rxb6 Rc4 39. Ra6 Rxa4
40. f4 Rxf4 41. Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Rc1 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qd1 Bb7 12. a3 a6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Nbd2 Rxc1
15. Rxc1 Qa8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Rc8 18. Bxf6 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Bxf6 20. e3 Qc8
21. Qxc8+ Bxc8 22. Bf1 e5 23. Nf3 exd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. exd4 Kf8 26. Kg2 Ke7
27. Kf3 Kd6 28. Bd3 h6 29. g4 g5 30. Kg3 f6 31. f4 a5 32. f5 Bd7 33. b4 axb4
34. axb4 b5 35. h4 Be8 36. h5 Bd7 37. Kf3 Kc7 38. Kg3 Kd6 39. Kf3 Kc7 40. Kg3
Kd6 41. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[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. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21.
Bf4 Bxf4 22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4
27. f3 Re2 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxb2 30. Bxa6 g5 31. Bc4 Kg7 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33.
a4 h5 34. h4 Kg6 35. a5 Rb7 36. a6 Ra7 37. hxg5 Kxg5 38. Ra5 h4+ 39. Kh3 Kf4
40. Rxd5 Rxa6 41. Kxh4 Rh6+ 42. Rh5 Rxh5+ 43. Kxh5 Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Kg2 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Ra7 16. Rfc1 Rfa8 17. Qd1 b5 18. Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 Ra3 20. Rb3 R3a7 21.
Qe2 Bf6 22. h4 h5 23. Rc2 g6 24. Ra2 Rxa2 25. Nxa2 Qa7 26. Rb2 Qa3 27. Qd2 Qa6
28. Nc1 Qb7 29. Nd3 Ra7 30. Nde5 Qa8 31. Qe3 Kg7 32. Rb3 Kg8 33. Ng5 Nxe5 34.
fxe5 Bxg5 35. Qxg5 Ra3 36. Rxa3 Qxa3 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40.
Qf6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 c6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. f4 f6
15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Nd2 e5 17. e3 exf4 18. exf4 Rae8 19. Rac1 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Qb6
21. b4 Nd5 22. Nf3 Nxb4 23. Qb3+ Nd5 24. Ne5 Rd8 25. a4 bxa4 26. Qxa4 c5 27.
Rb1 Qa6 28. Qxa6 Bxa6 29. Rfc1 Ne3 30. Ra1 Nxg2 31. Rxa6 Rd2 32. Nc4 Re2 33.
Kg1 Ne3 34. Re6 Rg2+ 35. Kh1 Rc2 36. Rxc2 Nxc2 37. Ra6 Ra8 38. Kg2 Nd4 39. Ra5
Re8 40. Rxa7 Re2+ 41. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. Nbd2 Qf6 8.
a3 Nge7 9. b4 Ng6 10. Bb5 Be7 11. Nc4 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Bd5 Rad8 14. Bd2
Rd7 15. Qa4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qxc6 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 d3 20. Rac1
h5 21. Rc4 g5 22. h3 g4 23. e5 Qf5 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Nd2 Rd5 26. Nf1 Rxe5 27.
Ne3 Qh5 28. Rxg4+ Kf8 29. Qf3 Bg5 30. Rd4 Qxf3 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 32. gxf3 a5 33.
Rxd3 Be7 34. bxa5 Rxa5 35. Nc4 Ra4 36. Rc3 Bf6 37. Rc2 Be7 38. Rc3 Bf6 39. Rc2
Be7 40. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 a5 10. Bd2 g6 11. Ne4 Bg7 12. Nf6+ Kd8 13. O-O-O Ba6 14. Qg4 Kc8
15. Bxa5 h5 16. Qg3 h4 17. Qg4 Qxe5 18. Bc3 Qf5 19. Qxf5 gxf5 20. Nxd7 Bxc3 21.
Nxb6+ cxb6 22. bxc3 Kc7 23. Be2 Rag8 24. Rhg1 c5 25. g3 hxg3 26. hxg3 Rh2 27.
Rgf1 f4 28. Rd2 Bc8 29. Bf3 fxg3 30. fxg3 Rxd2 31. Kxd2 Rxg3 32. Bd5 Be6 33.
Bxe6 fxe6 34. Rf7+ Kd6 35. Rb7 Kc6 36. Re7 Kd6 37. Rb7 Kc6 38. Re7 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4 12. Qc2 h6 13. O-O Nc6 14. a3
Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. e4 Ne5 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Be6 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. axb4
Rfc8 21. Rfc1 g5 22. Kf1 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 a5 24. b5 a4 25. Ke2 a3 26. bxa3 Rxa3
27. Rc7 Ra2+ 28. Ke1 b6 29. Rc6 Ra1+ 30. Kd2 Ra2+ 31. Ke1 Ra1+ 32. Kd2 Ra2+ 33.
Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. O-O
Nbc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ Nxc6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. c3 Be7 13. Nd2 Qd7 14. Nf3 Qe6
15. Qb3 O-O 16. Bb6 Bd8 17. Bc5 Na5 18. Qc2 Re8 19. Rfe1 Rc8 20. Nd4 Qd7 21.
Bb4 g6 22. Bxa5 Bxa5 23. Qb3 Rcd8 24. Re2 Qc7 25. e6 f6 26. Rd1 Rd6 27. Nf3 Qc6
28. Red2 Bb6 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxe6 32. Kf1 Re7 33. c4 Kf7
34. b4 Bc7 35. h3 Ke8 36. a4 b6 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Re4 39. c5 bxc5 40. Rxc5
Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Be4 12. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5
Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. O-O Nd5 11. Ne3 Nc6 12. N3xc4 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd4 14. Nd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.19"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e3 c5 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Nf3 Rfd8 14. e4 Be8
15. e5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rd6 Qa5 18. Rad1 Nf5 19. R6d2 Nf8 20. Bd3 Bc6 21.
Be4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rc8 23. h4 a6 24. h5 b5 25. a3 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Qb6 27. Kh2 Qa7
28. Qd3 Rc7 29. Ne4 Rd7 30. Nd6 Qb6 31. g4 Nxd6 32. exd6 f6 33. Nh4 Kf7 34. f4
Ke8 35. f5 e5 36. Qd5 Qe3 37. Ng6 Nxg6 38. hxg6 Qf4+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Kh4 Qe1+
41. Kh5 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.19"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. O-O dxe3 14.
Bxe3 h6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 Rc8 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qa5 20. Qd7
Rc7 21. Qh3 Re8 22. Rad1 Bf8 23. Bf4 Rce7 24. a3 Qb5 25. b4 a5 26. Bd6 Re6 27.
Bxf8 Rxf8 28. bxa5 Qxa5 29. Rd7 Rf6 30. Rxb7 Qxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 c5 10. Bc3 Bb7 11. Nd2 Na6 12. Rc1 Re8 13. e3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Ba3 15.
Rb1 Bf8 16. Qe2 Nb4 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Ndf3 Ne4 19. a3 Na6 20. cxd5 exd5 21. b4
Nc7 22. Nd2 Qe7 23. Ba1 Qe6 24. a4 Na6 25. Nd3 Bd6 26. Nf3 Nc3 27. Bxc3 Rxc3
28. Nd4 Qf6 29. Nb5 Rc4 30. Nxd6 Qxd6 31. Qd2 Rd8 32. h4 Qe7 33. Qb2 h6 34. Rd2
Rcc8 35. b5 Nc5 36. Nxc5 Rxc5 37. Rbd1 Rdc8 38. Bxd5 Bxd5 39. Rxd5 Rc2 40. Qe5
Qxe5 41. Rxe5 Ra2 42. Re4 g6 43. Rd7 g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Kg2 Rcc2 46. Kh3 Rxf2
47. Re5 Rxa4 48. Rxg5+ Kf8 49. Rh5 Kg7 50. Rg5+ Kf6 51. Rg4 Raa2 52. Rf4+ Rxf4
53. exf4 Ke6 54. Rb7 f5 55. Kh4 Kf6 56. Kh3 Ra5 57. Kh4 Rxb5 58. Rxa7 Rb1 59.
Kh3 Kg6 60. g4 fxg4+ 61. Kxg4 b5 62. Ra6+ Kg7 63. Rb6 b4 64. Kg3 b3 65. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. a3 a6 8. Qc2 h6
9. Bh4 Re8 10. Rd1 Rb8 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Ne4 Be7 16. O-O Qd5 17. Ned2 Qd7 18. Rc1 Bd6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Ne7 21. Bxb7
Rxb7 22. Ne4 b4 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 Nd5 25. Ne5 Qe7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Rc4
bxa3 28. bxa3 Kh7 29. g3 f6 30. Nc6 Rd7 31. Rfc1 Rb3 32. a4 Nb6 33. Rb4 Ra3 34.
a5 Nd5 35. Rb7 h5 36. h4 Ra2 37. e4 Ne7 38. Nb8 Rxd4 39. Rcxc7 Rd1+ 40. Kg2
Rdd2 41. Rxe7 Rxf2+ 42. Kg1 Rg2+ 43. Kf1 Rxg3 44. Nd7 Kh6 45. Rb8 Kh7 46. Nxf6+
Kg6 47. Ne8 Rf3+ 48. Ke1 Re3+ 49. Kd1 Rh3 50. Rxg7+ Kh6 51. Rg1 Ra1+ 52. Kd2
Rxg1 53. Rb6 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c3 c6 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. Nh4
Bg4 9. h3 Bc8 10. Kh2 Re8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nd7 14. Bg2 e5 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Rad1 Be6 19. b3 h6 20. Bd2 Rad8 21. c4
Nd3 22. Nf3 b6 23. Be3 c5 24. Rd2 Nb4 25. Rfd1 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Bf5 27. Nh4 Bb1
28. Rd7 Bxa2 29. Rxa7 Bxb3 30. Rb7 Re6 31. Bf1 Ba4 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rb7 Be8 34.
Ng2 Nc2 35. Bd3 Nxe3 36. Nxe3 Bd4 37. Nd5 Kg7 38. Nc7 Re7 39. Nxe8+ Rxe8 40.
Kg2 Ra8 41. Re7 Ra3 42. Be2 Ra2 43. Kf3 Rc2 44. Rb7 Rb2 45. h4 h5 46. Re7 Kf6
47. Rd7 Ke6 48. Rb7 f6 49. Rg7 Rb3+ 50. Kg2 Kf5 51. Re7 g5 52. hxg5 Kxg5 53.
Rh7 Rb2 54. Kf3 f5 55. Rf7 Ra2 56. Rf8 Rb2 57. Rf7 Kg6 58. Rf8 Rd2 59. Rb8 Rb2
60. Rg8+ Kf7 61. Rb8 f4 62. Rd8 fxg3 63. fxg3 Rb3+ 64. Kg2 Rb2 65. Kf3 Ke7 66.
Rd5 Rb3+ 67. Kg2 Rb2 68. Kf3 Rb3+ 69. Kg2 Rb2 70. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nc3 a6 8.
e3 b5 9. Nxb5 axb5 10. Qxa8 Bb4+ 11. Kd1 Nb6 12. Qe4 O-O 13. h4 Nd5 14. Rh3 f5
15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Be2 Kh8 17. Ke1 Bb7 18. Kf1 Rg8 19. a4 c6 20. b3 c3 21. axb5
cxb5 22. Bxb5 Qf8 23. Ra7 Qb8 24. Ra4 Nb4 25. Qe2 c2 26. Ra1 Be4 27. Ng5 Qc7
28. Bc4 Bd5 29. Rc1 f6 30. Nf3 Rc8 31. Ne1 Bxc4 32. bxc4 Qxc4 33. Qxc4 Rxc4 34.
Ke2 Bc7 35. h5 Kg7 36. Rh1 e5 37. Nxc2 Na2 38. dxe5 Nxc1+ 39. Rxc1 fxe5 40. Kd1
Kh6 41. Ne1 Rxc1+ 42. Kxc1 e4 43. Kd2 Ba5+ 44. Ke2 Kxh5 45. Nc2 Kg5 46. Nd4 Bb6
47. Ne6+ Kf6 48. Nf4 Ba5 49. g3 Ke5 50. Kf1 Bb4 51. Kg2 Be1 52. Ne2 Kf6 53. Nd4
Kg6 54. Ne6 Kf6 55. Nf4 Kg5 56. Kf1 Ba5 57. Ke2 Kg4 58. Nd5 Bd8 59. Nf4 Bg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7. a4 a6 8. b4 Ba7
9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Ne7 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. Bb3 a5 13. b5 c6 14. c4 d5 15. cxd5
cxd5 16. Qe2 Be6 17. Ng5 Bg4 18. Qf2 h6 19. Ngf3 Be6 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5
Qxd5 22. d4 Rad8 23. Rac1 exd4 24. Nxd4 Ng4 25. Qf3 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 Qxd4 27. Nc4
Qxe3+ 28. Nxe3 Ne5 29. Rc7 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Rc1 Nb6 32. Rc7 Rb8 33. Nf5
Nxa4 34. Nd6 b6 35. Nxf7 Nc5 36. Ne5 Re8 37. Nc4 Re1+ 38. Kf2 Rb1 39. Nxb6 Rxb5
40. Nc4 Ne4+ 41. Kf3 Rc5 42. Rxc5 Nxc5 43. Nxa5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 Nc6 4. exd4 Nxd4 5. Nxd4 Qxd4 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 c6 8.
O-O e5 9. d3 Be7 10. Be3 Qd8 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. d4 exd4 14. Rxd4 Be6
15. Rfd1 Bc5 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. R4d2 Rfe8 19. a3 h6 20. h3 Bf5 21.
Bf1 g5 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Kg7 24. R6d4 Re7 25. f3 Rd7 26. Kf2 Rxd4 27. Rxd4
Be6 28. Be2 Nd7 29. Ne4 Kf8 30. Nc3 Ke7 31. Rd2 Ne5 32. Rd4 f5 33. f4 Ng6 34.
fxg5 hxg5 35. Rd2 Ne5 36. Rd4 Kf6 37. Bf1 Ke7 38. Be2 Kf6 39. Bf1 Ra5 40. Be2
Ra7 41. Bf1 Ra8 42. Be2 Rh8 43. Bf1 g4 44. b3 gxh3 45. gxh3 Nf7 46. Kg3 Ke5 47.
Rd2 f4+ 48. Kf2 Ng5 49. Re2+ Kf5 50. Ke1 f3 51. Rd2 Kf4 52. Rd4+ Kg3 53. Rd6
Bxh3 54. Bxh3 Nxh3 55. Rg6+ Kf4 56. Rf6+ Kg4 57. Rg6+ Kf5 58. Rg7 Re8+ 59. Kd2
f2 60. Rf7+ Kg4 61. Ne2 Rd8+ 62. Ke3 Re8+ 63. Kd2 Re6 64. a4 c5 65. Rf8 Re4 66.
Rf7 Nf4 67. Rg7+ Kh4 68. Rh7+ Kg4 69. Rg7+ Kh4 70. Rh7+ Nh5 71. Rf7 f1=Q 72.
Rxf1 Rxe2+ 73. Kxe2 Ng3+ 74. Ke1 Nxf1 75. Kxf1 Kg3 76. Ke2 Kf4 77. Kf2 Ke4 78.
Ke2 Kd4 79. Kd2 Ke4 80. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 Nh5 7. Bd3 d6 8. O-O
Nd7 9. Be4 Bxe4 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. Nc3 Re8 12. h3 Nxf4 13. exf4 Bf6 14. Re1 g6
15. g3 Bg7 16. Qd3 Nf6 17. d5 Qd7 18. Kg2 exd5 19. cxd5 c6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.
dxc6 Qxc6 22. Rd1 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Bxb2 26. Rd8+ Kg7
27. Rd7 Bf6 28. Rxa7 b5 29. Ra5 Re2 30. a3 Rb2 31. Ne5 Bxe5 32. fxe5 b4 33.
axb4 Rxb4 34. Ra7 Kg8 35. Ra8+ Kg7 36. Ra7 Kg8 37. Ra3 Kg7 38. f4 h5 39. Kf3
Rc4 40. Rb3 Ra4 41. Rc3 Rb4 42. Ra3 Rc4 43. g4 hxg4+ 44. hxg4 Rc1 45. Ra7 Rf1+
46. Ke4 Rg1 47. Kf3 Rf1+ 48. Kg3 Rg1+ 49. Kh4 Re1 50. Kg5 Re2 51. Re7 Re4 52.
Ra7 Re1 53. Ra6 Re2 54. Ra1 Re3 55. Ra5 Re1 56. Ra7 Re2 57. Ra5 Re1 58. Rb5 Re2
59. Kh4 Re1 60. f5 gxf5 61. gxf5 Rf1 62. Kg5 Rg1+ 63. Kf4 Rf1+ 64. Ke4 Re1+ 65.
Kd5 Rf1 66. f6+ Kg6 67. Kd6 Ra1 68. Rb7 Ra6+ 69. Kd5 Ra5+ 70. Ke4 Ra4+ 71. Kd5
Ra5+ 72. Kd4 Ra4+ 73. Kc5 Ra5+ 74. Kd6 Ra6+ 75. Ke7 Re6+ 76. Kf8 Rxe5 77. Rxf7
Re6 78. Kg8 Re8+ 79. Rf8 Rxf8+ 80. Kxf8 Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.14"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 d5 8. cxd5
O-O 9. d4 Nxd5 10. Qd2 Nc7 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
Qd5+ 15. Nf3 Qxd2 16. Nbxd2 Nd7 17. Nd4 Nf6 18. Rac1 Na6 19. Nc6 Rfe8 20. Nc4
Nc5 21. b4 Na4 22. f3 Kf8 23. N4e5 Rec8 24. g4 g5 25. h4 h6 26. hxg5 hxg5 27.
Kf2 Rc7 28. Rh1 Rac8 29. b5 Kg7 30. Nd3 e6 31. Rc4 a6 32. Rxa4 axb5 33. Rb4
Rxc6 34. Rxb5 Nd5 35. Rh5 f6 36. Rb1 Rc2 37. Rbh1 Rg8 38. Rh7+ Kf8 39. Rb7 Rc7
40. Rxc7 Nxc7 41. Rc1 Nd5 42. e4 Ne7 43. Rb1 Kf7 44. Rxb6 Ra8 45. Nb4 Ra3 46.
Rb7 Kf8 47. Ke2 Ng6 48. Nc6 Nf4+ 49. Kd2 Rd3+ 50. Kc2 Rxf3 51. a4 Rf2+ 52. Kc3
Rf3+ 53. Kc4 Rf1 54. a5 Rd1 55. Kb5 Rb1+ 56. Nb4 Rxb4+ 57. Kxb4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[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 c6 11. h3 Bd6 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. b3 Be5 14. Bf4
Bxc3 15. Bxb8 Bxa1 16. Rxa1 Bg4 17. hxg4 Qxb8 18. Re1 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.
Qf4 h6 21. g3 Qd8 22. b4 g6 23. Kg2 Qe7 24. a3 Kg7 25. Qd4 Kg8 26. c3 Kg7 27.
a4 Qe1 28. a5 Qd2 29. a6 g5 30. Kf3 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qd2 32. Kf3 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd2
34. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[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. Qf3 Be6 14. Rd1 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bd3 Kf8 18. g3 g6 19. h4 h5 20. O-O Kg7 21. Rfe1
Re8 22. Rc1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qd7 24. Qd1 Re8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. b3 Qe5 27. Qe2
Qxe2 28. Bxe2 Bd8 29. Kg2 f5 30. f4 Bb6 31. Bd3 Kf6 32. Kf3 Bc5 33. Kg2 Bb6 34.
Kf3 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Chess for TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.06.15"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2019.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 10. Ng5 Bf5 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. dxe4 Nd8 14. h4
Ne6 15. g3 a4 16. Bd2 c6 17. O-O-O b5 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Qc5 20. Qxc5 Nxc5
21. Bd3 Rfd8 22. Bc2 Kf8 23. Rd2 Ke7 24. Kd1 Nb7 25. Ke2 Rxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Rd8+
27. Ke3 Nd6 28. Bd3 Rb8 29. f4 f6 30. h5 b4 31. cxb4 Rxb4 32. h6 gxh6 33. Rxh6
Rxb2 34. Rxh7+ Kd8 35. Rh5 Rxa2 36. fxe5 fxe5 37. Rxe5 a3 38. Ra5 Nb5 39. Bxb5
cxb5 40. Rxb5 Rg2 41. Kf4 a2 42. Ra5 Ke7 43. g4 Kf6 44. Ra6+ Kf7 45. Ke5 Rxg4
46. Rxa2 Rg6 47. Ra7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund 47th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2019.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[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 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 d5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Rxe5 16. Nf3 Re8 17. e5 Ne4 18. Qe2 c5 19. Nd2 Rxe5 20. f3 c4 21. fxe4
Bc5+ 22. Kh1 dxe4 23. Nf1 e3 24. Bxe3 Bxe3 25. Nxe3 Qh4 26. Qg4 Qe7 27. Qxg7+
Kxg7 28. Nf5+ Rxf5 29. Rxe7 Rf2 30. Rxb7 Rxc2 31. Rf1 Rf8 32. Ra7 Rxb2 33. Rxa6
f5 34. Rf3 Rf6 35. Rg3+ Kf7 36. Ra7+ Ke6 37. Ra6+ Kf7 38. Ra7+ Ke6 39. Ra6+ Kf7
40. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund 47th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Nbd2 Re8 8.
Bh4 b5 9. O-O a5 10. a4 Qd6 11. Bg3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bh2 Nd7 14. g4 Bg6 15.
Nb3 Bb6 16. Nh4 f6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Kg2 g5 19. c3 Nf8 20. Qc2 Qe7 21. Bg3 Ne6
22. Rfd1 Red8 23. c4 Qb4 24. axb5 cxb5 25. cxb5 Qxb5 26. Ra3 a4 27. Nd2 Bc5 28.
Rc3 Bb4 29. Rc4 Nd4 30. Qb1 Bxd2 31. Rxd2 c5 32. Rc3 Rd7 33. h4 gxh4 34. Bxh4
g5 35. Bg3 Kg7 36. Ra3 Nb3 37. Rd1 Rad8 38. Qa2 Rd4 39. Re1 Rb4 40. Qb1 Rxd3
0-1

[Event "Dortmund 47th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2019.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Rd1 Bf6 11. Qb3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qe7 14. Nf3
d6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Be3 Nc6 17. Qa3 Rfd8 18. Nd2 e4 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Nb3 Qe6 21.
Nd4 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Ne7 23. Qxa7 Ra8 24. Qxb6 Rdb8 25. Qc7 Rc8 26. Qb6 Rcb8 27.
Qc7 Rc8 28. Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund 47th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2019.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. Re1 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. d5
Ne7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Be3 h6 11. Nfd2 f5 12. f3 Nf6 13. c4 c6 14. Nc3 O-O 15.
Qb3 cxd5 16. cxd5 Rf7 17. Rac1 fxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nf5 19. Bf2 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Kh8 21.
Rc4 Qd7 22. a4 Nd4 23. Qb4 Rd8 24. Qa5 b6 25. Qb4 Kg8 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Rc6 Be5
28. Nf2 Qf5 29. Re4 Qg5 30. h4 Qg3 31. Rg4 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Kh7 33. Qc4 h5 34. Rc7
Rdd7 35. Rxd7 Rxd7 36. Re4 Rf7 37. b3 Kg7 38. Qc8 Rf8 39. Qd7+ Rf7 40. Qc8 Rf8
41. Qc7+ Rf7 42. Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund 47th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2019.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[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
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Be7 11. fxe6 Bxe6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bc4 Nbd7 14. Bxe6
Nc5 15. Bc4 b5 16. O-O bxc4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 Qxc3 19. e5 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Ne4
21. Qc6+ Kf7 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Qd7+ Kf8 24. g3 Nf2+ 25. Kg2 Ne4 26. Rb7 Qd2+
27. Qxd2 Nxd2 28. Rxf6+ Kg8 29. Rff7 h5 30. Rg7+ Kf8 31. Rgf7+ Kg8 32. Rg7+ Kf8
33. Rgf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund 47th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2019.07.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2019.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. g3 Na6 14. Bg2 Bb7
15. Ne4 Qe7 16. O-O f5 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Re1 Kf7 20. a4 a6 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Qe2 Qe7 24. Qe5 Qf6 25. Qc7+ Qe7 26. Qe5 Qf6 27.
Qc7+ Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund 47th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2019.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. h4 Bd7 12. f4 dxc3 13. h5 O-O-O 14. Qd3
d4 15. h6 Rg6 16. h7 Rh8 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bc6 19. Bd3 Rxg2 20. Be3 Rg7
21. Rh3 Nf5 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Qxa7 Rgxh7 24. Rxh7 Rxh7 25. O-O-O b6 26. Qa6+
Bb7 27. Qb5 Bc6 28. Qb3 Kb7 29. Qxc3 Rh1 30. Rxh1 Bxh1 31. Qb3 Be4 32. a4 Ka6
33. Qb5+ Kb7 34. c4 Qc6 35. Kb2 Qxb5+ 36. axb5 Bd3 37. Kc3 Be2 38. Kb4 Bf1 39.
c5 bxc5+ 40. Kxc5 Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ziska, Helgi Dam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Bd2
Qa6 9. b3 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. b4 Bf5 12. Qb3 Qd6 13. b5 Ne4 14. Bf4 Qd8 15.
Rfc1 e6 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qb4 a5 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 f6 21. Nd3
Nd7 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Rfc8 24. Rac1 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 e5 26. Be3 Rd8 27. Qc3
Bf8 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Qxc8 exd4 30. Bh6 Qd6 31. b6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ziska, Helgi Dam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 h6 7. c3 d6 8. a4 a6
9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. b4 Nh5 13. Ra2 Qe8 14. Nf1 Nf4 15.
Kh2 Qf7 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Ng6 18. Qb3 Kh7 19. a5 Qd7 20. N1d2 d5 21. d4 Qd6
22. Kg1 Kh8 23. Raa1 Nce7 24. c4 c6 25. Qc3 exd4 26. exd4 Qg3 27. Nf1 Qf4 28.
N1d2 Qg3 29. Nf1 Qf4 30. N1d2 Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Ba6 13. g3 Bf6 14. Qc2 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Ra7 16. Na4 axb4 17. axb4 Qa8 18. Nxb6 Nxb6 19. Rxa7 Qxa7 20. cxb6 Qxb6
21. Rc1 g6 22. Qc3 Rb8 23. Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Rxb4 25. Rc8+ Kg7 26. Rc7 h6 27.
Ne5 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Re4 29. h4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. fxg5 Rxe5 32. f4 Re2 33. Kf1
Ra2 34. Rb7 Kg6 35. Rc7 f6 36. Rc6 Kf5 37. gxf6 Kxf6 38. g4 Ra4 39. f5 Rxg4 40.
fxe6 Re4 41. Kf2 Rxe6 42. Rxe6+ Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 a6 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. a3 g6 15.
Qe3 Bg7 16. h3 a5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Be4
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nc5 23. Qc4 Bh6 24. Rc2 Red8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bd4 Rd5 27. b4
axb4 28. axb4 Nd7 29. Ra2 Bf8 30. Ra8 b5 31. Qb3 Kg7 32. Qxd5 exd5 33. e6+ Nf6
34. Bc5 Qxe6 35. Bxf8+ Kg8 36. Be7+ Kg7 37. Bf8+ Kg8 38. Be7+ Kg7 39. Bf8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.15"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 c6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. Nh4 Bh5 15. h3
Nd5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Qb6 20. Qc2 Nf6 21. Rfc1
Ne4 22. Bf4 h6 23. h4 Ra4 24. Rxa4 bxa4 25. Ra1 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Be3 Rb8
28. Rxa4 Qxb2 29. Qxb2 Rxb2 30. Ra7 Bf6 31. Kf1 Kg7 32. g4 Kg6 33. Ra8 Bg7 34.
Ra6 Rb4 35. Rc6 Ra4 36. Rb6 Nc3 37. Rb2 Bf6 38. Kg2 Nd1 39. Rb1 Nxe3+ 40. fxe3
Bg7 41. Rb6 Ra8 42. Rc6 Re8 43. Rc7 Bf6 44. Kf2 Bg7 45. Rb7 Rc8 46. Rb6 Rc7 47.
Ra6 Rb7 48. Rc6 Re7 49. Ra6 Rc7 50. Rb6 Bf6 51. Ra6 Kg7 52. Rb6 Ra7 53. Rc6 Rb7
54. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.15"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ne5 Bd5 17. a3 Rc8 18. Qd4 f6 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Qb2 Rfd8 21.
Rfe1 Qb8 22. Bf1 e5 23. Red1 Be6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nd2 Qd6 26. Ne4 Qd7 27. Nc3
Rc8 28. Rd1 Qc7 29. Nb5 Qb8 30. Qd2 Nc6 31. Rc1 Rd8 32. Qc2 Ne7 33. Bc4 Bxc4
34. Qxc4+ Kh8 35. Qe6 a6 36. Qxe7 axb5 37. h3 Qd6 38. Qf7 Qd3 39. Qc7 Qd6 40.
Qc2 Qd7 41. Qe2 e4 42. Rc3 f5 43. g3 Qd1+ 44. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 45. Kg2 Rd6 46. Rc8+
Kh7 47. Re8 Rd3 48. Re5 Kg6 49. g4 fxg4 50. hxg4 Rxa3 51. Rxb5 Rb3 52. Kg3 Rb2
53. Rxb6+ Kf7 54. b5 g6 55. Kf4 Rxf2+ 56. Kxe4 Rb2 57. Ke5 h5 58. Rb7+ Ke8 59.
g5 h4 60. Ke6 Kd8 61. Kf6 h3 62. Kxg6 h2 63. Rh7 Ke8 64. Rh8+ Ke7 65. e4 Ke6
66. b6 Ke5 67. Kf7 Rxb6 68. Rxh2 Rb7+ 69. Kg6 Rb6+ 70. Kh7 Rb7+ 71. Kh6 Rb8 72.
Rf2 Kxe4 73. g6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.16"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Yuffa, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Bc5 7. O-O Ne7 8.
Qg3 O-O 9. d3 Nd7 10. Kh1 f5 11. Bg5 Bd4 12. Qd6 Bf6 13. f4 Rf7 14. Bxf6 Rxf6
15. e5 Rf7 16. d4 Nc8 17. Qb4 Qb6 18. a3 c5 19. Qxb6 Ncxb6 20. Nb5 Re7 21. b3
cxd4 22. Nxd4 Nc5 23. g4 Ne4 24. Rg1 Rf8 25. gxf5 exf5 26. h4 g6 27. Rg2 Kf7
28. h5 Rh8 29. Rag1 Ree8 30. a4 a6 31. a5 Nd7 32. c4 dxc4 33. e6+ Rxe6 34. Bxc4
Nf8 35. hxg6+ hxg6+ 36. Rh2 Rg8 37. Nxe6 Nxe6 38. Rh6 Nf2+ 39. Kg2 Ne4 40. Kh2
Nf2 41. Bxe6+ Kxe6 42. Rhxg6+ Rxg6 43. Rxg6+ Kd7 44. Rb6 Kc7 45. Kg3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Yuffa, Daniil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bd2 Bb7 6. e3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Bb4 d6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O f5 11. Be1 Nd7 12. Nd2 Qg5 13. f4 Qg6 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Qa4 Nf6 17. Qc6 Qh5 18. Bf2 Rac8 19. b4 Qe8 20. d5 exd5 21.
cxd5 Qxc6 22. dxc6 Nd5 23. a3 b5 24. Rfd1 Nb6 25. Rd4 Rfe8 26. g4 Rb8 27. Rc1
a6 28. Be1 Nc4 29. Rcxc4 bxc4 30. Rxc4 h5 31. Kg2 hxg4 32. Kg3 d5 33. Rc5 Rb5
34. f5 Rd8 35. Kf4 Rxc5 36. bxc5 d4 37. exd4 Rxd4 38. Ke5 Rd8 39. Ba5 Re8+ 40.
Kd4 Re7 41. Bd2 Kf7 42. Bg5 Re8 43. Bf4 e3 44. Bxe3 Kf6 45. Bf4 Rd8+ 46. Ke4
Re8+ 47. Kd5 Rd8+ 48. Ke4 Re8+ 49. Kd5 Rd8+ 50. Ke4 Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Qe8 13. Qxe8+ Nxe8 14.
Bf4 d5 15. Nd2 Be7 16. Re1 Kf8 17. Bd3 Bd6 18. Bxd6+ Nxd6 19. f3 Bf5 20. Bxf5
Nxf5 21. Re5 Ne7 22. Re1 Nf5 23. Re5 Ne7 24. Re1 Nf5 25. Re5 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.21"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[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 b6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Bd3
Rd8 15. Rc7 Rd7 16. Rxd7 Nxd7 17. Ke2 Nf6 18. d5 Nd7 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Rc1 Rxc1
21. Bxc1 Nc5 22. Ba3 Nxd3 23. Kxd3 Kf8 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Kxd4 Ke8 26. Bc1 Kd7
27. Ba3 Ke8 28. Bc1 Kd7 29. Ba3 Ke8 30. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nb6 11. Bb3 Qxd3 12. Nxe5 Qf5 13. Nef3 Rad8 14. Qe2
Qc8 15. Qb5 Nd7 16. Bc2 Rfe8 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18. Bf5 a6 19. Qc4 Bd6 20. Qh4 Bg6
21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Ne4 Nce5 23. Nfg5 Nf8 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Qd4 Qc6 26. f3 d5 27.
h4 f6 28. Nh3 Ne6 29. Qd1 Kf7 30. Nf4 Qc5+ 31. Kh2 Rh8 32. Kg3 Nxf4 33. Bxf4
Nc6 34. Qd2 Ne7 35. Be3 Qc4 36. Kf2 Qxh4+ 37. Kf1 Qc4+ 38. Kg1 g5 39. b3 Qh4
40. Re1 Kg6 41. Kf1 Nf5 42. Qd3 g4 43. Bf2 Qh5 44. Re3 g3 45. Bxg3 Qh1+ 46. Kf2
Qa1 47. Re1 Qxa2+ 48. Kg1 Qxb3 49. Bf2 Qc4 50. Qc2 Qf4 51. g4 Qxf3 52. Qxf5+
Qxf5 53. gxf5+ Kxf5 54. Re7 b5 55. Rxg7 Rc8 56. Bd4 Rc4 57. Rb7 b4 58. Rxb4
Rxb4 59. cxb4 Ke4 60. Bxf6 Kd3 61. Bd8 d4 62. Kf2 Kc3 63. Bf6 Kxb4 64. Bxd4 a5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[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.
Nge2 Re8 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 g6 12. Bh4 Ne6 13. Kh1 b5 14. Rad1 Bb7
15. Qc1 Rc8 16. e4 b4 17. Na4 Qa5 18. b3 c5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Qe3
Qc7 22. Bg3 Bd6 23. Qd4 Bxg3 24. Nxg3 Qb6 25. e5 Nd7 26. f4 Rc3 27. Qxb6 Nxb6
28. Ne2 Rc5 29. Kg1 Ra5 30. Rd2 Nd7 31. Rc1 Nc5 32. Bb1 Ne4 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34.
Rc7 e3 35. Rd3 Rxa2 36. Rxe3 Bd5 37. h4 a5 38. Rc5 Bb7 39. Rc7 Bd5 40. Rc5 Bb7
41. Rc7 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb4 6. a3 N4c6 7. e3 e6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Be3 Qe5 14. Bf3
Nc6 15. Rfd1 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Ne4 Qe5 18. Rac1 Nd4 19. Qe3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3
Qxb2 21. Rc7 e5 22. Ng5 Qb6 23. Rxf7 Be6 24. Rxb7 Rxf3 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Nxf3
e4 27. Ne5 g6 28. Rd6 Rxa3 29. h3 Ba2 30. Rxb6 e3 31. Rb8+ Kg7 32. Rb7+ Kg8 33.
fxe3 Rxe3 34. Ng4 Re6 35. Nh6+ Kh8 36. Nf7+ Kg8 37. Ng5 Re2 38. Nxh7 Rxg2+ 39.
Kxg2 Bd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[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.
Nge2 Nbd7 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 g6 12. Bh4 Ne6 13. Kh1 b5 14. Rac1 Bb7
15. Nd1 Rc8 16. Qd2 a6 17. b4 Ne4 18. Bxe4 Bxh4 19. Bb1 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4
Qe7 22. f4 Nf8 23. Ng1 Nd7 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Ne5 Nb6 26. Nb2 Nc4 27. Nbxc4 bxc4
28. e4 Bg7 29. Rce1 Qc7 30. h4 Ba6 31. Rf2 Rb8 32. h5 Qd6 33. Qd1 dxe4 34. Bxe4
Rxb4 35. Nxf7 Kxf7 36. f5 Bf6 37. fxg6+ Kg7 38. gxh7 Qg3 39. Rf3 Qh4+ 40. Rh3
Rxe4 41. Rf1 Rb3 42. Rxh4 Rxh4+ 43. Kg1 Bxd4+ 44. Rf2 Rb2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Na3 Bxa3 8.
bxa3 Bd7 9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14.
Rc1 c5 15. dxc5 Qb2 16. Rxc4 Qxa2 17. Ra4 Rad8 18. Qc1 Qxe2 19. Rxa7 c6 20. Re1
Qa2 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qc4 23. Qd6 Qe4 24. h4 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Qe4+ 26. Kg1
Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Qe4+ 28. Kh2 Qf5 29. Kg1 Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.24"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[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 e5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Be3 Qe7 12. Bc2 Nb6 13. f4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Rd8
15. f5 Bxd4+ 16. cxd4 c5 17. Qd2 Nc4 18. Qd3 Ne5 19. Qa3 Nc4 20. Qc3 b5 21. f6
Qd6 22. d5 Re8 23. Bd3 Ne3 24. Bxb5 Rxe4 25. Ng3 Ng4 26. Rac1 c4 27. h3 Bb7 28.
hxg4 Rxg4 29. Bc6 Rxg3 30. Qxc4 Ba6 31. Qf4 Rd8 32. Rce1 Qc5+ 33. Rf2 Rc3 34.
Re7 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rc3 36. Qh6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.26"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 f6 7. Qa4 Bg7 8.
O-O Nh6 9. c4 Qb6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Re1 Nf7 12. Be3 Qb7 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. axb3 Rb8
15. Rxa7 Rxb3 16. Na4 Rb7 17. Rxb7 Bxb7 18. Nb6 d6 19. c5 e5 20. b4 Ba6 21. Ra1
Bb5 22. Nd2 Rd8 23. Ra8 Rxa8 24. Nxa8 Bf8 25. Nc7 dxc5 26. Nxb5 cxb5 27. bxc5
Nd8 28. Nb3 Nc6 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.28"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:24:27"]
[BlackClock "0:50:47"]

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21,29,-19,11,41,41,29,29,35,73,12,120,36,79,-11,52,52,74,124,125,47,129,144,
134,135,135,135,135,131,131,129,146,136,154,154,167,150,157,158,170,166,178,
161,158,131,159,137,205,176,172,168,163,170,170,166,172,165,172,228,233,177,
196,200,249,226,265,211,693,734]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5.
e3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 {Teimour used this system to masterfully outplay Svidler in
Geneva Grand Prix which he won as well.} Qc7 7. e4 e6 (7... Nc6 8. Be3 e6 9.
Nd2 {was what I played myself against MVL earlier.}) 8. Bd3 {There were 6
games in the database and in none of them this happened, so I guess one could
call this a novelty.} Be7 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. O-O O-O $4 {This loses by force it
seems, so it was obviously better to start with Bc6.} (10... Bc6 $1) 11. e5 $1
Bc6 12. Ng5 $1 {White gets a full fledged kingside attack, before Black
manages to develop the b8 knight. Bad news.} h6 13. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 14. Bc2 $1 {
Very strong maneuvre, introducing the threat of Qd3, while indirectly keeping
an eye on the g5 knight. Taking it would obviously lead to mate after Qh5+.} c4
{Black is defending very creatively but the lack of b8 knight in the defense
will not allow him to solve his problems.} 15. Re1 $1 Qd8 {A creative resource,
but White shall not blink in this game.} 16. Nh3 $1 {The engine also suggests
that Nf3 and Ne4 win, but this wins by force it seems.} Qd5 17. Nf4 Qc5 18. Bb1
$1 {Unfortunately for Black, the b1-h7 diagonal is very long. Qc2 is on the
agenda now.} Bg5 19. Nxe6 $1 {Simple tactics, those often work when one is
positionally winning.} fxe6 20. Bxg5 Qd5 {Resourceful, but White allows the
queen trade on g2 which turns out to be completely winning.} 21. Qg4 Nd7 {
This doesn't work, White continues playing the best moves.} (21... Qxg2+ 22.
Qxg2 Bxg2 23. Be7 $1 Rf7 24. Kxg2 Rxe7 25. Bg6 Nd7 26. h4 $1 {The most elegant
way to do the job.} Nf8 27. h5 $1 {paralyzes Black, who would have a lost rook
endgame ahead of himself.}) 22. Be4 Nxe5 23. Qh5 $1 Qb5 (23... Nf3+ 24. Bxf3
Qxg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Rxe6 {is dead lost, apart from being a
full pawn down, Black has 5 isolated pawns!}) 24. Bxh6 Bxe4 25. Bf4+ Kg8 26.
Qxe5 {This is the kind of opposite colored bishop position where there are no
drawing tendencies at all. These happen too sometimes. What is particularly
depressing for Black is that his bishop is limited by his own pawns. Sad!} Bd5
{Preserving the queens only worsens the odds. After f3 white king is the
safest king ever, whereas his counterpart on g8 has nothing but an isolated
pawn on g7 to protect himself.} 27. Re2 Rf5 28. Qe3 Qe8 29. f3 Qg6 30. h4 $1 {
I envisioned the bishop on e5 when I watched this game, but on g5 it is even
better, paralyzing the queen on g6.} Raf8 31. Bg5 a6 32. Rd1 Qe8 33. Rd4 Qc6
34. Rg4 Kh7 35. Bf4 {Now that the g-file is fully in White's control, he
comfortably transfers the bishop to e5.} R8f7 36. Be5 b5 37. Qf2 Qd7 38. Qg3
Rh5 39. Bd4 Qc7 40. Re5 Rhf5 41. Rg5 Kg8 42. h5 Rxg5 43. Qxg5 Qe7 44. Qg4 Rf5 {
A blunder, but the situation was absolutely hopeless, with Rg5 incoming.} 45.
Qxf5 $1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.30"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,65,13,25,25,25,25,8,15,1,-14,-16,24,-37,-29,-6,3,-55,19,23,19,29,37,
37,34,-13,16,16,56,-56,2,29,18,0,10,33,18,33,10,15,17,18,0,8,7,6,8,10,6,0,0,8,
10,13,14,4,0,0,0,0,0,-23,-13,-18,-4,-10,0,0]} 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 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Ne4 Bg4
18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21. Bf4 Bxf4 22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+
24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. a4 Re2 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bxd5+
cxd5 30. Rd1 Rxb2 31. Rxd5 Rb3 32. f3 Rxc3 33. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.01"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,71,13,-12,0,-11,-13,10,52,40,21,19,17,15,41,20,31,25,-15,-15,14,8,5,9,
5,-15,14,-9,-14,-11,22,31,12,15,14,16,23,31,31,16,38,-67,-2,0,27,3,30,18,128,
107,88,88,131,90,176,0,46,22,22,60,133,133,113,141,141,141,153,153,162,159,164,
143,170,155]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7.
Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Ndb5 a6 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. Qxd6 f6 11. Be3 Ne7 12. Bb6 Nf5 13. Qb4
Nc6 14. Qc5 Qe7 15. O-O-O d6 16. Qa3 O-O 17. g4 Nh6 18. Rg1 Nf7 19. f4 Bd7 20.
h4 a5 21. g5 Kh8 22. Qb3 Rfc8 23. Kb1 e5 24. Nd5 Bf5+ 25. Ka1 Qe6 26. gxf6 gxf6
27. a3 Rab8 28. Bg2 Rg8 29. Ne3 Nd4 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. Nxf5 Qxf5 32. Bd5 Rxg1
33. Rxg1 Nh6 34. Qb6 Qd7 35. Qxd4 Qe7 36. Ka2 Nf5 37. Qc3 b6 38. h5 Re8 39. h6
Ne3 40. Re1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.02"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfd8 19. a4 h6 20. h4 Rac8 21. Qxf5
Bxf5 22. Ne4 Bf8 23. Nc5 Nb4 24. Re5 g6 25. axb5 cxb5 26. Ne6 Bxe6 27. Rxe6
fxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kh7 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. cxb4 Rc4 31. Bf6 Bg7 32. Be7 Rc6 33. Ra2
Kg8 34. Bc5 Kf7 35. Kg2 Ke6 36. b3 h5 37. Kf3 Kf5 38. Rd2 Be5 39. Rd5 Ke6 40.
Ke4 Bf6 41. f4 Bc3 42. f5+ Kf7 43. Rd7+ Kg8 44. Bd6 gxf5+ 45. Kxf5 Bg7 46. Kg5
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxc3 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. bxc3 Qd5 10. Nf3 Bh3 11. Qb3 Bg2 12. Qxd5 cxd5 13. Rg1 Bxf3 14.
exf3 d4 15. Rb1 O-O-O 16. Rb5 Rhe8+ 17. Kd1 Bb6 18. cxd4 Bxd4 19. Rf1 Re6 20.
Bb2 Ra6 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 22. Rb2 Rda4 23. Re1 Kd7 24. Rb8 Rxa2 25. Ree8 Ra1+ 26.
Ke2 Re6+ 27. Rxe6 Kxe6 28. Re8+ Kf6 29. Rc8 Rc1 30. Ra8 Ra1 31. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.04"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. O-O Bd6 14. Qh3 h6
15. Nf3 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kf1 Bd6 19. c4 h5 20. Qh3 Kf8 21.
Rab1 Rd8 22. Bc3 Rh6 23. a4 h4 24. Kg1 Nh5 25. Bf1 Nf4 26. Qf3 Rf6 27. Qe4 Ng6
28. Rb2 h3 29. gxh3 Rf4 30. Qh1 Nh4 31. Re3 Rf5 32. Rb5 e5 33. c5 Be7 34. Qe4
Rf4 35. cxb6 axb6 36. Qh7 Ng6 37. Rbxe5 Rh4 38. Rh5 Rxh5 39. Qxh5 Bf6 40. Qb5
Nh4 41. Bb4+ Kg8 42. Re8+ Rxe8 43. Qxe8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ g6 45. d5 Nf5 46. d6 Nxd6
47. Qf4 Ne8 48. Qxc7 Nxc7 49. Bc4 Kg7 50. Bd6 Ne8 51. Bb8 Bd8 52. Be5+ Bf6 53.
Bb8 Bd8 54. Bf4 Bc7 55. Be3 Nd6 56. Bd4+ f6 57. Bd3 Nb7 58. Bc2 Nd8 59. Be4 Ne6
60. Be3 f5 61. Bc6 Kf6 62. Kg2 g5 63. Bd7 Nf4+ 64. Bxf4 Bxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.04"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 h6 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Nd2 Qe6 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Bd7 13. e3 Rad8 14. a3 Qg6
15. Qc2 Bb6 16. b4 Bf5 17. Ne4 a6 18. Rfd1 Bg4 19. Rd2 Qh5 20. Rc1 Bf3 21. Qb3
Kh7 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Re6 24. a4 b6 25. Rc1 e4 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5 Ne5 28.
Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxc7 Rxb5 30. Bxf3 exf3 31. Qd1 Rc5 32. Rxc5 bxc5 33. d4 Qf5 34.
h4 Rb8 35. Qc2 Qxc2 36. Rxc2 cxd4 37. exd4 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rd1 39. Rc3 Rxd4 40.
Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.04"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 h6 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Nd2 Qe6 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Rc1 Bd4 14. Bxd4 exd4
15. Ne4 b6 16. a3 Rac8 17. Re1 a5 18. Rc4 f5 19. Nd2 Qd6 20. Rc2 Ne5 21. Nc4
Nxc4 22. dxc4 Qxa3 23. Qxd4 Qxb3 24. Rb2 Qa3 25. c5 bxc5 26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. Rb7
Be6 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Qc3 30. Rbb1 Qe5 31. Qc6 Ra8 32. Rbc1 Qd6 33. Qxc5
Qxc5 34. Rxc5 a4 35. Rxc7 a3 36. Rc2 Rec8 37. Ra2 Rc3 38. Rb1 Ra5 39. h4 Kh7
40. Rb6 h5 41. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.04"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Bb7 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. a4 b4 13. e4 h6 14. Qc2 Bd6 15.
Be3 O-O 16. Nd2 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Nc4 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21.
Rac1 Rac8 22. Bc4 a5 23. Rfd1 Rd4 24. b3 Rcd8 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Qd3 h5 27. Rd1
Rd7 28. Bb5 Rd8 29. Bc4 Rd7 30. Bb5 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.04"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 Nbd7 12. Re1 Qe7 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxf4
15. Qxf4 c6 16. a5 Rad8 17. Red1 e5 18. Qe3 Rfe8 19. d5 e4 20. Bg2 cxd5 21.
Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Nf6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. h3 Qb4 25. b3 h5 26. Kh2 Rd5 27. Qf4
Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Qxa5 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Qxb7 Qf5 31. Kg1 e3 32. fxe3 Qe6 33. Kf2
Qf5+ 34. Qf3 Qe6 35. e4 g6 36. Kg1 Nd7 37. Qc3 Ne5 38. b4 Qd6 39. Kf2 Nc6 40.
Qc5 Qd4+ 41. Qxd4 Nxd4 42. e5 Nc2 43. Bd5 Kg7 44. e6 fxe6 45. Bxe6 Nxb4 46. Ke3
Kf6 47. Bd7 Ke5 48. Be8 Nd5+ 49. Kd3 Ne7 50. Kc4 a5 51. Kc5 Kf6 52. Kb5 Nf5 53.
Kxa5 Nxg3 54. Bb5 g5 55. Kb4 Ke5 56. Kc3 Kf4 57. Kd2 Ne4+ 58. Ke1 Kg3 59. Bd7
h4 60. e3 Nf2 61. Kf1 Nxh3 62. e4 Nf4 63. e5 h3 64. Bc6 h2 65. Bb7 g4 66. Bc6
Kh3 67. Bb7 g3 68. Bc8+ Kh4 69. Bb7 Kg5 70. Be4 Kg4 71. e6 Nxe6 72. Kg2 Nf4+
73. Kh1 Nh3 74. Bf3+ Kf4 75. Kg2 Nf2 76. Kf1 Kxf3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.10.04"]
[Round "7.10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B59"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Bg5 O-O 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Bg5 11. Bg4 Be6 12. O-O g6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nc3
Qe7 15. Qd3 Rad8 16. Rad1 a6 17. a3 Kg7 18. Qg3 h5 19. Ne2 d5 20. Qc3 Rf6 21.
Qc5 Qf7 22. c3 h4 23. h3 Rd7 24. Qb6 Re7 25. Nc5 Kh7 26. b4 d4 27. Nd3 Rd7 28.
Qc5 dxc3 29. Qxc3 Bh6 30. a4 Nd4 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Qc4 Qe7 33. Ne5 Rc7 34. Qxd4
Bf4 35. Ng4 Rf7 36. e5 Rf5 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 g5 39. b6 Rc6 40. Qe4 Rxb6 41.
Rd7 Qxd7 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Nxd7 Rb5 44. Qc4 Rd5 45. Nc5 Rfxe5 46. Nxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6
9. Nbd2 g5 10. Nf1 g4 11. N3d2 h5 12. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8.
f4 Bg4 9. Bxf6 Bxd1 10. Bxd8 Rxd8 11. c3 Be2 12. cxd4 Bxc4 13. Rc1 Bd3 14. Rxc7
Rd7 15. Rc8+ Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. dxe5 Bxb1 18. Rxb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. O-O Ne5 10. Be2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nb5 Qxd1 14.
Rfxd1 Bg4 15. Bxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 Qc7 7. c3 d6 8. h3
Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bh2 Qb6 14. Qc2 Rb8 15.
b3 Qa5 16. Rad1 Nf6 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. e5 Nb6 19. exd6 exd6 20. Bxd6 Ra8 21. Bc7
Rf8 22. Ne5 Bb7 23. Bd6 Rfe8 24. b4 Qa6 25. Ne4 Na4 26. Nd7 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 c5
28. Qe3 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Rc8 30. bxc5 Nc3 31. Qd3 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Qxd3 33. Rxd3 Nxd4
34. Nb8 h5 35. Na6 Kh7 36. g3 g5 37. Nb4 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Nd5 Rc6 40. Kg2
Ra6 41. Rd1 Rxa2 42. Rh1+ Kg6 43. Nf4+ Kf5 44. Rh7 Bf6 45. Rxf7 Nf3 46. Be7 Ra1
47. Rxf6+ Ke4 48. Ne2 Ne1+ 49. Kh2 Nf3+ 50. Rxf3 Kxf3 51. Nc3 Kxf2 52. Bg5 Ra3
53. Bd2 Ra6 54. Bf4 Kf3 55. Nb5 Ra2+ 56. Kg1 Ra1+ 57. Kh2 Ra2+ 58. Kg1 Ra1+ 59.
Kh2 Ra5 60. Nd4+ Ke4 61. Nb3 Rb5 62. Nd2+ Kd5 63. Nf1 a5 64. Ne3+ Kxc5 65. Nxg4
a4 66. Bg5 Kc4 67. Be7 Rb7 68. Bf8 Kb3 69. Kg2 Rb8 70. Bd6 Rb6 71. Bf8 Rb4 72.
Ne5 a3 73. Nd3 Rb8 74. Bxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Bb6 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc4
Ne7 9. h3 Ng6 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Bc2 Nh7 14. Be3 Qf6 15.
Nh2 Qh4 16. Qf3 Ng5 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. fxg3 Be6 19. a3 Rad8 20. Nf3 f6 21. c4 Nf8
22. Nd2 Ra8 23. g4 Bd7 24. Nb1 Nfe6 25. Nc3 Nf7 26. b4 Nfd8 27. Reb1 Nc6 28. a4
Ncd4 29. Bd1 Ra6 30. Ra2 Rea8 31. Rba1 Kf7 32. Kh2 Kg8 33. Kg3 Kf7 34. Kf2 Kg8
35. Ke1 Kf7 36. Kd2 Kg8 37. Kc1 Kf7 38. Kb1 Kg8 39. Nd5 R6a7 40. g3 Kh8 41. h4
Be8 42. Bxd4 exd4 43. Bb3 Bd7 44. Rf2 b5 45. a5 bxc4 46. Bxc4 b6 47. Rfa2 b5
48. Bb3 Nd8 49. g5 fxg5 50. hxg5 Nc6 51. gxh6 Ne5 52. hxg7+ Kxg7 53. Nf4 c5 54.
Bd5 Rh8 55. Rc2 c4 56. Kb2 cxd3 57. Rf2 Rc8 58. Rh1 Rac7 59. Nh5+ Kg6 60. Nf4+
Kg7 61. Nh5+ Kg6 62. Nf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[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
Bd7 9. Bg5 Bc6 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nxc4 Be4 14. Qe2 c5
15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. a5 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc5 20. Qf3 Qb4
21. Nb6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Bc5 23. Qxb7 Bxd4 24. exd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. h3 c5 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. a4 b6
9. Nd5 Bb7 10. c3 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 e6 12. Ba2 d5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Qc1 d4 15. Rd1
Rae8 16. h4 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Nh2 Ne5 19. f3 Ba6 20. c4 Bb7 21. a5 Nf7 22.
Bf4 Qd8 23. Bg3 Bf6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Qd2 Bxh4 26. Qf2 Bg5 27. Nf1 h5 28. Re1
h4 29. Bh2 h3 30. Ng3 Be3 31. Rxe3 dxe3 32. Qxe3 hxg2 33. f4 Rf6 34. Bb3 e5 35.
Ne4 Bxe4 36. dxe4 exf4 37. Bxf4 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 Na6 8. Nd4
Rb8 9. e4 e5 10. Nf5 d6 11. Nc3 Bc8 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. a3 Nc5 14. b4 Ncd7 15.
Ra2 Ra8 16. f4 a5 17. f5 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa2 19. Nxa2 Ba6 20. Qd3 Ra8 21. Nc3
Bb7 22. Bb2 c6 23. h3 cxd5 24. cxd5 Ba6 25. b5 Nc5 26. Qe3 Bc8 27. g4 Ne8 28.
g5 f6 29. h4 Bd7 30. Rf2 Nc7 31. Bf1 Ra5 32. Rg2 Nxb5 33. Bxb5 Bxb5 34. h5 Be8
35. Bc1 b5 36. Kh2 b4 37. Nd1 Bxh5 38. Nf2 Ra2 39. Qh3 g6 40. Qxh5 Rxf2 41.
fxg6 Rxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Nxe4 43. gxh7+ Qxh7 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. gxf6+ Nxf6 46. Qe7+
Kg6 47. Qxd6 Qh5 48. Qc5 Qe2+ 49. Kg1 Qd1+ 50. Kg2 Qxd5+ 51. Qxd5 Nxd5 52. Kf3
Kf5 53. Bb2 e4+ 54. Ke2 Kf4 55. Bd4 e3 56. Kd3 Kf3 57. Bc5 b3 58. Bxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 a5 8. Re1
Ba7 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb3 h6 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. d4 Re8 14. d5 Ne7 15.
Nh4 Kh7 16. Qf3 Qd7 17. Nhf5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Ng8 19. Qg4 g6 20. Nxh6 Qxg4 21.
Nxg4 f5 22. Ne3 Rf8 23. c4 Nf6 24. exf5 gxf5 25. g3 Kg6 26. Ng2 Ne4 27. Be3
Bxe3 28. Rxe3 a4 29. Rc1 Nc5 30. Nh4+ Kg5 31. Nf3+ Kf6 32. Rc2 Rg8 33. Kg2 Rg4
34. h3 Rg7 35. b4 axb3 36. axb3 f4 37. Re1 Nxb3 38. g4 Nc5 39. Nd2 Ra3 40. Ne4+
Nxe4 41. Rxe4 Kg5 42. c5 Kh4 43. cxd6 cxd6 44. Rc8 Rd3 45. Rh8+ Kg5 46. Rh5+
Kg6 47. Rb4 Rxd5 48. h4 Kf6 49. Rxf4+ exf4 50. Rxd5 Rxg4+ 51. Kf3 Rxh4 52.
Rxd6+ Ke5 53. Rb6 Rh3+ 54. Kg4 Rh7 55. Rb5+ Ke4 56. Rb4+ Ke5 57. Rb5+ Ke4 58.
Rb4+ Ke5 59. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 c6 8. Rc1
Nd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. b3 Bf5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
e4 Bg4 16. Be2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Be7 18. Nb1 Rc8 19. Qc2 Qd4 20. Rfd1 Qb4 21. a3
Qa5 22. b4 Qa6 23. Be2 Qb7 24. Nd2 c5 25. b5 Bg5 26. a4 c4 27. Rb1 c3 28. Nf3
Bf6 29. a5 Na4 30. Rb3 Nc5 31. Rxc3 Nxe4 32. Rc6 Ng5 33. Nxg5 Bxg5 34. g3 Qb8
35. Rd7 Rcd8 36. Rcc7 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Bd8 38. Bc4 Bxa5 39. Qf5 Qe8 40. Rxa7 Bb6
41. Rb7 Bd4 42. Qd7 Qxd7 43. Rxd7 g5 44. Kg2 Kg7 45. Kf3 Kg6 46. g4 f5 47. Rd6+
Rf6 48. gxf5+ Kxf5 49. Bd3+ e4+ 50. Bxe4+ Ke5+ 51. Rxf6 Kxf6 52. Kg2 h5 53. f3
Ke5 54. h3 h4 55. Kf1 Bb6 56. Ke2 Bc5 57. Kd3 Bb6 58. Ke2 Bc5 59. Kf1 Bb6 60.
Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 a5 8. Re1
Ba7 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb3 Qd7 11. Ng3 h6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Qf7
15. d4 a4 16. a3 exd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. Qc2 Nb6 20. Rd3 Nc4 21. Ne2
Qg6 22. Rc3 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 b5 24. Nd2 Rab8 25. g3 N6a5 26. Rd1 Nxd2 27. Rdxd2
Nc4 28. Rd1 b4 29. axb4 Rxb4 30. Nc3 Nxb2 31. Ra1 Ra8 32. Kg2 a3 33. Nb1 Nc4
34. Rca2 Rb3 35. Nd2 Nxd2 36. Rxd2 Rb4 37. Rc2 Rxd4 38. Rxc7 a2 39. Rc2 Rda4
40. Rb2 Kf7 41. h4 g5 42. h5 R8a7 43. Rb8 Ke7 44. Rh8 Kd7 45. Rxh6 d4 46. Rh7+
Kc6 47. Rxa7 Rxa7 48. h6 Kd5 49. Kf3 Kxe5 50. h7 Rxh7 51. Rxa2 Rf7+ 52. Kg4 d3
53. Kxg5 Kd4 54. f4 Ke3 55. Kg6 Rd7 56. Kf6 d2 57. Rxd2 Rxd2 58. Kxe6 Ra2 59.
f5 Ke4 60. f6 Ra6+ 61. Ke7 Kf5 62. f7 Ra7+ 63. Ke8 Ke6 64. f8=N+ Kd6 65. g4 Rg7
66. g5 Rxg5 67. Kf7 Rg1 68. Ng6 Rf1+ 69. Kg7 Ke6 70. Nf8+ Kf5 71. Kf7 Ra1 72.
Ke7 Ra7+ 73. Nd7 Ra6 74. Nc5 Rb6 75. Nd7 Rc6 76. Nf8 Ke5 77. Nd7+ Kd5 78. Nf6+
Kd4 79. Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 c6 8. Rc1
Nd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. b3 Bf5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
e4 Bg4 16. Be2 Qxd1 17. Nxd1 Rac8 18. Rc2 Rfd8 19. Ne3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bg5 21.
Re1 g6 22. g3 h5 23. h4 Bh6 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Rxc4 Rd2 26. Re2 Rxe2 27. Bxe2 Bf8
28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Rc2 Bb4 30. f4 c5 31. fxe5 Re8 32. Bc4 Rxe5 33. Rf2 Re7 34. Kf3
Bc3 35. Re2 Bd4 36. Kg2 f5 37. exf5 Rxe2+ 38. Bxe2 Kf6 39. fxg6 Kxg6 40. Ba6
Be5 41. Bb5 Bd6 42. Be8+ Kh6 43. Kf3 Bc7 44. g4 hxg4+ 45. Kxg4 Be5 46. Kf5 Bd4
47. Ke4 Bb2 48. Kd5 Ba3 49. Kc6 a5 50. Kb5 Bb4 51. h5 Kg5 52. Bg6 Kh6 53. Be8
Kg5 54. Ka4 Kh6 55. a3 Bc3 56. Kb5 Bb2 57. a4 Bc3 58. Kxc5 Bb4+ 59. Kb5 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Re1
Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Qc2 Ng4 12. Ne3 Nxe3 13. Bxe3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 a4
15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Bc4 Rfe8 18. a3 c6 19. Rae1 b5 20. Ba2 g6 21. h4
h5 22. Qd2 Kg7 23. g3 Rad8 24. Kg2 Rb8 25. Rd1 c5 26. Rf3 Qe7 27. Bd5 Rf8 28.
Ba2 Rbd8 29. Qe3 Rb8 30. Qe2 Rbd8 31. Qd2 Rb8 32. Bxe6 Qxe6 33. d4 cxd4 34.
cxd4 Rbc8 35. dxe5 dxe5 36. Qd5 Rfd8 37. Qxe6 fxe6 38. Rxd8 Rxd8 39. b3 Rd4 40.
bxa4 bxa4 41. Re3 Kf6 42. Kf3 Rc4 43. Rd3 Rc2 44. Ke3 Ra2 45. Rc3 Ke7 46. f4
Kf6 47. fxe5+ Kxe5 48. Rc5+ Kf6 49. Rc3 g5 50. Kd4 g4 51. Kc4 Ke5 52. Re3 Rf2
53. Kd3 Rf1 54. Ke2 Rb1 55. Rc3 Ra1 56. Ke3 Re1+ 57. Kd3 Rg1 58. Rc5+ Kd6 59.
Rxh5 Rxg3+ 60. Kd4 Rxa3 61. Ra5 Ra1 62. Ra6+ Kc7 63. h5 g3 0-1

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 c6 8. Rc1
Nd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. b3 Bf5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
e4 Bg4 16. Be2 Rc8 17. Nb1 Qe7 18. Qc2 Rfd8 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bg5 21. Rcd1
Rd4 22. Rxd4 exd4 23. Be2 c5 24. g3 Qd6 25. f4 Be7 26. Nd2 Qg6 27. Kh2 Bf8 28.
Nc4 Re8 29. Bd3 Qe6 30. Nxb6 axb6 31. a4 c4 32. Qxc4 Qxc4 33. bxc4 Ra8 34. Ra1
Bc5 35. e5 Kf8 36. Kg2 Ke7 37. Kf3 Ra5 38. Ke4 Kd7 39. Bc2 Ke7 40. h4 Kd7 41.
h5 Ke7 42. g4 Ke6 43. Rf1 Ke7 44. g5 Ra8 45. Rf3 Rh8 46. Rh3 Rd8 47. Bd3 Ra8
48. Bc2 Rd8 49. g6 f6 50. Bd3 Ke6 51. f5+ Ke7 52. e6 Ra8 53. Bc2 Kd6 54. Rb3
Ra5 55. Rb1 Ra7 56. Rb5 Ra5 57. Rxa5 bxa5 58. Bd1 Kc6 59. Bf3 Kd6 60. Bg2 Kc6
61. Bf1 Kd6 62. Kd3 Ke5 63. Bh3 Be7 64. Bg4 Bc5 65. Bh3 Be7 66. Bg4 Bc5 67. Bh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 a5 8. Re1
Be6 9. Bb3 Bxb3 10. Qxb3 Qd7 11. a4 Rfe8 12. Nf1 h6 13. h3 d5 14. Ng3 dxe4 15.
dxe4 Qe6 16. Qb5 Bb6 17. Be3 Na7 18. Qe2 Nc8 19. Nf5 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nd6 21. Nxd6
Qxd6 22. Nh4 Qc6 23. Nf5 Kh7 24. b3 Rad8 25. f3 Nh5 26. Rad1 Nf4 27. Kh2 g6 28.
Ng3 Kg7 29. c4 b6 30. Ne2 Ne6 31. Rd5 Nc5 32. Red1 Qf6 33. Ng3 c6 34. R5d2 Rxd2
35. Rxd2 Rd8 36. Nf1 Rxd2 37. Nxd2 Qd6 38. Qc3 f6 39. Kg3 h5 40. h4 Qd3 41.
Qxd3 Nxd3 42. Nf1 f5 43. Kh2 fxe4 44. fxe4 Kf6 45. Nd2 Ke6 46. Kg3 Kd6 47. Kf3
Kc5 48. Ke3 Nf4 49. g3 Ne6 50. Nf3 Kd6 51. Kf2 Nc5 52. Nd2 Ke6 53. Kf3 Kf6 54.
g4 Ke6 55. gxh5 gxh5 56. Ke3 Kd6 57. Ke2 Nd7 58. Kd3 Nf8 59. Nf3 Ng6 60. Kc3
Kc5 61. Kc2 Kb4 62. Kb2 Kc5 63. Kc3 Kd6 64. b4 c5 65. bxa5 bxa5 66. Kd3 Ke6 67.
Ke3 Nf8 68. Ne1 Nd7 69. Nd3 Kd6 70. Kd2 Nb6 71. Nb2 Nc8 72. Nd1 Nb6 73. Nb2 Nc8
74. Nd1 Nb6 75. Nb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 c6 8. Rc1
Nd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. b3 Bf5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
e4 Bg4 16. Be2 Rc8 17. h3 Bh5 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. g3 Qb4 21. Ne1 Bg6
22. Nd3 Qe7 23. Bg4 Rb8 24. Ne1 Rd4 25. Nf3 Rbd8 26. Bf5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rxd1+
28. Nxd1 Bxf5 29. exf5 Qd7 30. Nc3 Nd5 31. Na4 Nb4 32. Qb1 Qd5 33. Nh2 e4 34.
Ng4 Bd4 35. Kh2 Nd3 36. Qc2 h5 37. Ne3 Bxe3 38. fxe3 Qxf5 39. Nc3 Qf1 40. Qe2
Qf5 41. Qg2 Ne1 42. Qxe4 Qf1 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ f5 45. Qh1 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 a5 8. Re1
Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nf1 a4 12. h3 Re8 13. Ng3 Qb5 14. Nh4 Nd7 15.
Nhf5 d5 16. h4 Bf8 17. h5 Nc5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Rxe5 Qxd3 20. Qe1 Bd7 21. Bf4
Rxe5 22. Qxe5 Re8 23. Qxc7 Bxf5 24. h6 Ne6 25. Qc6 Rd8 26. hxg7 Bxg7 27. Be3
Bg6 28. Qxa4 d4 29. cxd4 Nxd4 30. Qa5 Nf5 31. Nxf5 Bxf5 32. Rc1 Bxb2 33. Rc5
Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 c6 8. Rc1
Nd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. b3 Bf5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
e4 Bg4 16. Be2 Rc8 17. h3 Bh5 18. Nb1 Qe7 19. Nfd2 Bg6 20. Bg4 Rcd8 21. Qe2 Rd6
22. Nc4 Rd4 23. Bf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Nd5 25. g3 Qd7 26. Ne3 Bg5 27. Rcd1 Bxe3 28.
fxe3 Nxe3 29. Rxd4 Qxd4 30. Rc1 Nd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd8 32. Rxc6 e4 33. Rc4 Qa1 34.
Rc1 Nc3 35. Rxc3 Qxb1 36. f6 Rd1 37. Qg2 gxf6 38. Re3 Rd4 39. g4 Qd1 40. Re2 e3
41. Qa8+ Kg7 42. Rxe3 Rd2+ 43. Kg3 Qg1+ 44. Kf4 Rd4+ 45. Kf3 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Bd6 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nc6 12. Rb1 Nxe5 13. Bb5+ c6 14.
Be2 f6 15. Be3 Kf7 16. a4 a5 17. f4 Ng6 18. Bh5 Re8 19. Be2 Ne7 20. c4 Nf5 21.
Bf2 e5 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. c5 Be6 24. Rxb7+ Re7 25. Rb2 Bd5 26. g4 Nd4 27. Bxd4
exd4 28. Rxd4 Rae8 29. Kf2 Re4 30. Rbd2 Kf6 31. Bf1 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Ke5 33. Rd2
Rf8+ 34. Ke1 Rf4 35. Re2+ Re4 36. Kd2 Rxe2+ 37. Bxe2 Kd4 38. g5 h6 39. gxh6
gxh6 40. h4 Bb3 0-1

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Bc4 h6 6. a4 c6 7. a5 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Qc7 10. h3 Rb8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nh4 Re8 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Qf3 b5 15.
axb6 Nxb6 16. Bb3 Nh7 17. Be3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Ra2 Ng5 20. Qe2 g6 21. h4
Nxe4 22. Nxh6+ Bxh6 23. Nxe4 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Nd5 25. Qh6 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27.
Qe3 Rf5 28. Rxa7 Qd8 29. g3 Rxb2 30. Rea1 Kg7 31. R7a2 Rxa2 32. Rxa2 Qd1+ 33.
Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Kg1 Qxa2 0-1

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.12"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Re1
Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. a4 d5 11. h3 Qd6 12. d4 Ba7 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nc4 Qe7 15.
Ncxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 c5 17. Qe2 Rae8 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. dxc5 Bb8 20. Re4 h6 21. Bd2
Nf6 22. Rc4 e5 23. Be3 e4 24. Nd4 Qc7 25. g3 Qd7 26. Kg2 Nd5 27. Re1 Rf6 28.
Nb5 Ref8 29. Rxe4 Nxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Rxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Kh7 33. Re8 Bc7
34. Nxc7 Qxc7 35. R8e5 Qc6 36. R1e4 Qd7 37. g4 Qd2+ 38. Re2 Qd1 39. Kg2 Qxa4
40. Kg3 Qb5 41. h4 a4 42. g5 hxg5 43. hxg5 Qd3+ 44. Kg4 Qd1 45. Kf5 Qd7+ 46.
Kf4 Qf7+ 47. Ke3 Qb3 48. Rd2 a3 49. g6+ Kxg6 50. Rd6+ Kf7 51. bxa3 Qxc3+ 52.
Kf4 Qc1+ 53. Ke4 Qxa3 54. Rd7+ Kg8 55. Kd5 Qd3+ 56. Ke6 Qg6+ 0-1

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Rest of the World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 h6 9. Bh4 b6 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. Qa4 Qd7 12. Qc2 Qc6 13. Qxc6 Nxc6 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. e3 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Na5 17. Nf3 Rac8 18. Ke2 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Rd7 Nc4
21. Rc1 Nxb2 22. Rc2 Na4 23. Rxa7 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Nd2 Nb6 26. Rb2 Ra6 27.
Ne4 Nd5 28. Ra2 c4 29. Kd2 f5 30. Nc3 Nxc3 31. Kxc3 Ra4 32. Kb2 Kf8 33. Ra1 Ke7
34. Rd1 Ra6 35. Rd2 c3+ 36. Kxc3 Rxa3+ 37. Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc5 12. Nb5 Rd8 13. Qe2 Ba5 14. a3 Ne4
15. Bd3 Nd6 16. Nxd6 Rxd6 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Be4 a6 19. b4 Bb6 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21.
Ne5 f5 22. Qh5 fxe4 23. Qf7+ Kh7 24. Qg6+ Kg8 25. Qf7+ Kh7 26. Qg6+ Kg8 27.
Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "USA"]
[BlackTeam "Rest of the World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Qc2 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Ra7 15.
Rab1 axb4 16. axb4 Qa8 17. Nc1 Rb8 18. Nd3 Ra2 19. Qd1 bxc5 20. bxc5 Rxb1 21.
Qxb1 Bf6 22. h4 h6 23. h5 Ra4 24. Qb2 Ra2 25. Qb1 Ra4 26. Nde5 Nxe5 27. fxe5
Bd8 28. g3 Ra3 29. Kg2 Bc7 30. Rc1 Qa6 31. Qc2 Ra2 32. Qd1 Qa3 33. Rb1 Qe3 34.
Qf1 Qc3 35. Rb7 Ra1 36. Qe2 Qc4 37. Rb2 Ba5 38. g4 Qxe2 39. Rxe2 Bc3 40. Re3
Rc1 41. Rd3 f6 42. Kg3 Rc2 43. Rd1 Kf7 44. Rb1 Bb2 45. Rd1 Bc3 46. Rb1 Bb2 47.
Rd1 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Rest of the World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Qe2 Qa8 15.
b5 cxb5 16. Qxb5 Ra7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. cxb6 Nc4 19. bxa7 Qxa7 20. Ne2 Rb8 21.
Qa4 g6 22. Ra2 Qb6 23. g3 Kg7 24. Rc1 Bf6 25. Qd1 Nb2 26. Qc2 Nc4 27. a4 Qb3
28. Qxb3 Rxb3 29. Rd1 h5 30. h4 Nd6 31. Rc1 Nc4 32. Kg2 Rb4 33. Rd1 Nd6 34.
Rdd2 Nc4 35. Rd1 Nd6 36. Kf1 Nc4 37. Rc1 Rb3 38. Ke1 Rb4 39. Raa1 Nd6 40. Rcb1
Rc4 41. Ra2 Nf5 42. Rb5 Bd8 43. Rb7 Nxd4 44. Nxd4 Rxd4 45. Rc2 Kf6 46. Ke2 Rxa4
47. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "Europe"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Nbd7 10. e5 Nd5 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Ne1 Qb6 14. Bh5 Be7 15. f4
O-O-O 16. fxg5 Bxg5 17. Nc2 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. h4 Ne4 20. Be5 Bxh4 21. Qg4
Bg5 22. Rf7 Rhg8 23. Qh3 Rd7 24. Raf1 Be7 25. Rh7 Ng5 26. Qg4 Bd6 27. Bf7 Rgd8
28. Bxe6 Nxe6 29. Rxd7 Kxd7 30. Rf7+ Be7 31. Ne3 Rf8 32. Rh7 Qa5 33. Nf5 Qe1+
34. Kh2 Rxf5 35. Qxf5 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qe1+ 39. Kh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. e3 h6 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 Bh7 8. g4 c5
9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Bg2 d4 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc4 Rad8 14. Qf3 Nd5 15.
exd4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nb4 17. Bc3 Nxc2 18. Rad1 Nd4 19. Qe3 Bf6 20. Ne5 Qd6 21.
Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Rfe1 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 b6 25. Be4 Rc8 26. Bxh7+ Kxh7
27. Re4 Rd5 28. Ra4 Rc7 29. Kg2 Kg6 30. Rd2 Rcd7 31. f4 Kf6 32. d4 g5 33. fxg5+
hxg5 34. Kf3 Kg6 35. Rc4 f6 36. a4 R5d6 37. Ke3 f5 38. Rcc2 Rh7 39. Rh2 Rh4 40.
Rcg2 Kf6 41. Rf2 Kg6 42. Rfg2 a5 43. Rh1 Rh8 44. Rhh2 Rc6 45. Kd3 Rhc8 46. Rc2
Rxc2 47. Rxc2 Rxc2 48. Kxc2 Kf6 49. Kd3 Ke7 50. Ke3 Kd6 51. Kf2 fxg4 52. hxg4
Kd5 53. Ke3 e5 0-1

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Rest of the World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]

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. b4 a5 10. bxa5 Nh5 11. Nd2 Rxa5 12. Nb3 Ra8 13. Bxh5 gxh5 14. Qxh5 b6
15. a4 Ng6 16. a5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qf3 bxa5 19. Rxa5 Rxa5 20. Nxa5 Qg5 21.
Ne2 Be5 22. h3 Bd7 23. Nb3 Ra8 24. Nbd4 Kh8 25. Rb1 h6 26. Kh1 Kh7 27. Nc6 Bxc6
28. dxc6 Ra2 29. g3 fxg3 30. Qxf7+ Qg7 31. Qf5+ Qg6 32. Nxg3 Qxf5 33. Nxf5 Ra6
34. Ne7 Kg7 35. Rb7 Kf7 36. Rxc7 d5 37. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.09"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. h3 Nd7 10. c3 Nf8 11. Qc2 Be6 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Be3 Ng6 14. Bf1 Bd5
15. Qd1 Nf4 16. Nd2 Qf5 17. Qg4 Be6 18. Qxf5 Bxf5 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21.
Na5 Be6 22. Nxb7 Rab8 23. Nc5 Kf8 24. g3 Bd6 25. b4 Re7 26. Bg2 Rc8 27. a3 f5
28. Re2 Rcc7 29. Rae1 Bc8 30. Rxe7 Bxe7 31. Nd3 Bd7 32. Re5 Bd8 33. Ra5 Be8 34.
Rxf5 f6 35. Rc5 g5 36. Bf3 Re7 37. Bxc6 Bb6 38. Rf5 Bg6 39. Rxf6+ Kg7 40. Rf3
Bc7 41. Ne5 Bxe5 42. dxe5 Rxe5 43. Re3 Rxe3 44. fxe3 Kf6 45. Kf2 Ke5 46. a4 Bf5
47. h4 gxh4 48. gxh4 Be6 49. a5 Bc4 50. Kg3 Bd3 51. Kg4 Kd6 52. Bf3 Ke5 53. Kg5
Bc4 54. h5 Bd3 55. Bc6 Bc4 56. Bd7 Bd3 57. b5 Be4 58. b6 axb6 59. axb6 1-0

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.09"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Europe"]
[BlackTeam "Rest of the World"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. Rac1 a6 14. a3
Rac8 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Be2 Rfe8 17. Bg3 Bf8 18. Nb3 e5 19. Bh4 h6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6
21. Na4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Bd5 23. Bd1 Rb8 24. Nd2 a5 25. Rb1 axb4 26. axb4 Ne4 27.
Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Rb2 b5 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. bxc5 Bd3 31. Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. e4 Nd7 11. Rad1 a6 12. d5 Bf6 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15.
Qd2 Qe7 16. f4 Rfe8 17. f5 Nf6 18. h3 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a3 Ba6 21. Na2 b4
22. Nxb4 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Nd7 24. Qe3 h6 25. h4 Qf8 26. Rc1 Nc5 27. Nc6 Nd7 28. b4
h5 29. Ra1 Nb8 30. Na5 Nd7 31. Bf1 Rxa5 32. bxa5 Ra8 33. a6 Nc5 34. Be2 Nxa6
35. Bxh5 Nc5 36. Rb1 Ra4 37. Rb4 Rxb4 38. axb4 Nd7 39. Qa7 Qd8 40. Kg2 Kf8 41.
Be2 Nf6 42. Kf3 g6 43. fxg6 Qc8 44. Kg2 fxg6 45. Bf3 Qd8 46. Qe3 Kg7 47. Qg5
Qe8 48. g4 Qf7 49. Qc1 Qd7 50. Kg3 Ng8 51. g5 Qd8 52. Bg4 Ne7 53. Be6 Qf8 54.
b5 Qa8 55. Qf1 Qe8 56. Qf6+ Kh7 57. h5 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nh4
Be4 9. f3 Bg6 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. Bd2 Ng4 12. fxg4 Bxh4 13. Rac1 Qb6 14. Be1 Bxe1
15. Rfxe1 O-O 16. h3 Rae8 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. a4 Nf6 19. b3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21.
Bf3 f5 22. g5 Kf7 23. Kf2 Ke7 24. Kg3 Kd6 25. h4 h6 26. Kf4 hxg5+ 27. Kxg5 Rf6
28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. Rf1 Ref8 30. Rxf6 gxf6+ 31. Kf4 f5 32. Rg1 Rh8 33. g3 Rg8 34.
g4 fxg4 35. h5 Rf8+ 36. Kg3 Rf3+ 37. Kxg4 Rxe3 38. h6 Rf3 39. h7 Rf8 40. Kh5
Rh8 41. Kh6 c5 42. dxc5+ bxc5 43. cxd5 exd5 44. Rg8 Rxh7+ 45. Kxh7 d4 46. Re8
d3 47. Kg6 Kd7 48. Re5 Kc6 49. Re6+ Kd5 50. Re8 Kd4 51. Kf5 d2 52. Rd8+ Ke3 53.
a5 Ke2 54. Kxe4 d1=Q 55. Rxd1 Kxd1 56. Kd5 Kc2 57. Kc4 Kb2 58. Kxc5 Kxb3 59.
Kb6 Kb4 60. Kxb7 Kxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O
9. Qc1 b6 10. Ba3 Bb7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e3 Ne4 15.
Qb2 Rae8 16. Rac1 Rf6 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. b4 b5 19. a4 a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra1
Qd6 22. Ra7 Qb8 23. Rda1 Nb6 24. Ne5 Nc4 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. b5
Ref8 28. bxc6 Bxc6 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. R1a2 Rf7 31. R7a5 Rd7 32. Rc5 Rb6 33. Kg2
Kf7 34. f3 exf3+ 35. Kxf3 Rb3 36. Rc2 Rd6 37. g4 h6 38. h4 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40.
e4 dxe4+ 41. Ke3 Bd5 42. Kd2 Be6 43. Ke3 Bd5 44. Kd2 Be6 45. Ke3 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "228"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. bxc4
Nc6 9. O-O Nb4 10. Be2 b6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. a3 Nc6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Re1 cxd4 15.
exd4 Bd6 16. Bd3 Bf4 17. Rc2 Ne7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Ng6 21. h4
Bb8 22. h5 Nf4 23. h6 Qf6 24. g3 Qg6 25. hxg7 Rfd8 26. Re3 Qg4 27. Qf1 h5 28.
Kh2 Ng6 29. Qh3 b5 30. c5 Ne7 31. Qxg4 hxg4 32. Nh4 Nd5 33. Re1 Bc7 34. Ng2
Kxg7 35. Ne3 Nxe3 36. Rxe3 Kg6 37. Bc3 Rd5 38. Kg2 Rh8 39. Rb2 a6 40. a4 Rb8
41. axb5 axb5 42. Re1 e5 43. dxe5 Rxc5 44. Re3 Kf5 45. f3 Rc4 46. Rbe2 b4 47.
fxg4+ Ke6 48. Bb2 b3 49. Kf3 Bd8 50. Rd3 Be7 51. Rh2 Bf8 52. g5 Rc2 53. Rdd2
Rbc8 54. Ke4 R2c4+ 55. Kf3 Kf5 56. Rhe2 Rc2 57. e6 Rxd2 58. Rxd2 fxe6 59. Rd3
Rb8 60. Re3 Rb6 61. Re1 Kxg5 62. Ke4 Bd6 63. Bd4 Ra6 64. Kd3 Bxg3 65. Rb1 e5
66. Bc5 Rc6 67. Be3+ Kg4 68. Rxb3 Kf3 69. Bd4 Bf4 70. Bxe5 Bxe5 71. Ra3 Rc8 72.
Rb3 Rd8+ 73. Kc4+ Ke4 74. Kb5 Kd5 75. Rd3+ Bd4 76. Rb3 Ra8 77. Kb4 Rb8+ 78. Ka4
Bb6 79. Kb4 Kd4 80. Ka4 Kc5 81. Rc3+ Kd5 82. Rb3 Kc6 83. Rb1 Rh8 84. Kb4 Bd4
85. Kc4 Rh4 86. Rd1 Be5+ 87. Kd3 Kd5 88. Ke3+ Bd4+ 89. Kf3 Ke5 90. Rf1 Re4 91.
Kg3 Re3+ 92. Kg4 Ke4 93. Rf4+ Kd5 94. Rf3 Re8 95. Kf5 Rg8 96. Rf4 Be5 97. Rf3
Bd4 98. Rf4 Be3 99. Rg4 Rf8+ 100. Kg6 Bd4 101. Rh4 Be5 102. Ra4 Ke6 103. Rg4
Rh8 104. Kg5 Rf8 105. Kg6 Bf4 106. Kg7 Rf7+ 107. Kg8 Be5 108. Rg6+ Bf6 109. Rg3
Ra7 110. Re3+ Be5 111. Rf3 Rg7+ 112. Kf8 Rg4 113. Re3 Ra4 114. Kg8 Rh4 0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. b3 Qa5 10. Bb2 Be5 11. O-O Bxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Re1
Bf5 15. Na4 h6 16. a3 Rac8 17. Nc5 Qc7 18. b4 Qb8 19. f3 Re7 20. Bf1 b6 21. Na6
Rxe1 22. Qxe1 Qf4 23. Qg3 Qe3+ 24. Qf2 Qb3 25. Rc3 Qd1 26. Rc1 Qb3 27. Rc3 Qd1
28. Rc1 Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. a3
O-O 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Qc2 h6 11. Be4 Qd6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Qxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 Be7
15. Bb2 Bd7 16. Ke2 Rfd8 17. Rhd1 f5 18. Bc2 Bf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rac1 Kf7 21.
Bb3 Ke7 22. Rc5 Be8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. h3 h5 25. g3 Rd6 26. Bc2 a6 27. Bd3 Bd7
28. Rc3 Ne5 29. Nxe5 fxe5 30. e4 Kf6 31. Rc5 Rc6 32. Ke3 b5 33. Rxc6 Bxc6 34.
h4 Kg6 35. Bc2 Kf6 36. Bd1 Bxe4 37. Bxh5 Bb7 38. Be2 Bc6 39. f3 Bd5 40. Bd3 Bc6
41. Bc2 Be8 42. g4 Bg6 43. Bd3 f4+ 44. Ke2 e4 45. fxe4 e5 46. Kf2 Bf7 47. Be2
Be6 48. Ke1 Kg6 49. Kd2 Kf6 50. Kc3 Kg6 51. Kd2 Bc8 52. Bd1 Bb7 53. Kd3 Bc8 54.
Bf3 Be6 55. Kd2 Bc8 56. Kc3 Bd7 57. Kc2 Bc8 58. Kd1 Bd7 59. Ke1 Bc6 60. Kf1 Bb7
61. Kg1 Bc6 62. Kh1 Bb7 63. Kh2 Bc6 64. Bg2 Bb7 65. Kg1 Bc8 66. Bf3 Bb7 67. Kf2
Bc6 68. Bg2 Bd7 69. Kf3 Be6 70. Bf1 Bc4 71. Be2 Bb3 72. Kf2 Bc2 73. Bf3 Bb3 74.
g5 Be6 75. Bd1 Bd7 76. Bb3 Be8 77. Bd1 Bc6 78. Bf3 Bd7 79. Ke1 Bc6 80. Kf1 Bd7
81. Kg2 Bc8 82. Kf2 Bd7 83. Bd1 Bc6 84. Bf3 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. d4 d5 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bg2 Qb6 8. O-O
Rd8 9. Bd2 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qa4 Na6 12. e4 Bg4 13. Be3 Qxb2 14. Rfc1 Qb4
15. Qxb4 Nxb4 16. Rab1 c5 17. dxc5 Nd3 18. Rd1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Be2 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Nc6 22. Rb1 Rb8 23. Bb5 Nd7 24. Nd5 e6 25. Nb4 Nde5 26. Ba4 Na5 27.
Rd1 Nac4 28. Bc1 Bf8 29. c6 Kg7 30. Nd3 Nxc6 31. Bb5 N6a5 32. Nb2 Nb6 33. Bd2
Nc6 34. Bc3+ Kg8 35. Na4 Nxa4 36. Bxa4 b5 37. Bc2 Bg7 38. Bd2 Nd4 39. Bd3 Nf3+
40. Kg2 Nxd2 41. Rxd2 a5 42. Rc2 a4 43. Rc5 b4 44. Ra5 Rd8 45. Ba6 b3 46. axb3
axb3 47. Rb5 b2 48. Rb3 Bc3 49. Be2 Rd2 50. Kf1 Bd4 51. f4 Rc2 52. Bd3 Rxh2 0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. a3 Ba5 14. Nf3 Bc6
15. Qc2 Nd7 16. Nd4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qb1 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Bb6 20. Nf3 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. g3 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qd8 24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. Bxd3 Kf8 26. Nd2 Ke7
27. Ne4 Nd7 28. Kf1 Bc7 29. Nd2 Be5 30. Nc4 Bc7 31. Ke2 Ne5 32. Nxe5 Bxe5 33.
b3 a5 34. a4 b6 35. Kd1 Bd6 36. Ke2 Bb4 37. Bc4 Bd6 38. Bd3 Bb4 39. Bc4 Bd6 40.
Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Ng3 c6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O b5 10. Be3 e5 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. Bc2 Ne8 14. b4 Nd7 15.
a4 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Rb8 17. b5 Nc5 18. bxa6 Bxa6 19. Re1 Nxa4 20. Rxa4 Bc8 21. Ra7
f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Nh5 Bh8 24. Qf3 f4 25. Bd2 Qg5 26. Ng3 Qg6 27. Nge4 Ng7
28. Rea1 h5 29. Kh2 Nf5 30. Qd3 Bg7 31. Rg1 h4 32. Ne2 Rb7 33. Ra8 Rbf7 34. Bb4
Qh6 35. Rc1 Bd7 36. Ra6 f3 37. Bd2 Qh5 38. gxf3 Ng3 39. Ng1 Rxf3 40. Nxf3 Rxf3
41. Ra8+ Bf8 42. Bh6 Nxe4 43. Rg1+ Kh7 44. Qxe4+ Bf5 45. Bxf8 Rxh3+ 46. Kg2
Bxe4+ 47. Kxh3 Qf5+ 48. Rg4 Qf3+ 49. Kxh4 Qxf2+ 50. Kg5 Qf5+ 51. Kh4 Qf2+ 52.
Kg5 Qf5+ 53. Kh4 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpB"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 h6 8. Nbd2
Bh7 9. Re1 a5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. e4 c6 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. e5 Ne8 14. h4 a4 15. b4 c5
16. Bc3 Nc7 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. d4 Be7 19. Reb1 Qc6 20. Bb4 Bxb4 21. Rxb4 b5 22.
Rc1 Rfb8 23. Qe3 Na6 24. Rbb1 b4 25. Bf1 Ra7 26. Ne1 Qa8 27. Ra1 Nc7 28. axb4
Rxb4 29. Ra3 Nb5 30. Bxb5 Rxb5 31. Rca1 Nb6 32. Nd3 Nc4 33. Nxc4 dxc4 34. Ne1
Be4 35. f3 Bc6 36. Ng2 Rb2 37. Qc3 Rab7 38. Ne3 Rb1+ 39. Kf2 Rxa1 40. Qxa1 Qa6
41. Qc3 Bd5 42. Qa1 Ra7 43. Nxd5 exd5 44. Qb1 Ra8 45. c3 h5 46. Qb4 Qg6 47. Qb2
Qd3 48. Qe2 Qf5 49. Kg2 g6 50. Qb2 Kg7 51. Ra2 a3 52. Rxa3 Rxa3 53. Qxa3 Qc2+
54. Kf1 Qd1+ 55. Kf2 Qd2+ 56. Kf1 Qd1+ 57. Kf2 Qd2+ 58. Kf1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "AZE-TUR Online Battle"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Solak, Dragan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.08.08"]
[EventType "team-match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5
8. O-O Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qf3 Be6 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. Nc4 Rad8 14. Be4
Bf6 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. h3 Bd4 17. Nc2 Bb6 18. Be3 f5 19. Bb7 c6 20. Ba6 Bd5 21.
Qd1 f4 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Nb4 f3 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Bc4 fxg2 26. Bxd5+ cxd5 27.
Kxg2 Rf6 28. Qd3 Rdf8 29. Rae1 Rg6+ 30. Kh2 Qd6+ 31. Kh1 Rgf6 32. Re3 Rxf2 33.
Rxf2 Rxf2 34. Rg3 Qe5 35. Qe3 Qxe3 36. Rxe3 Rxb2 37. Re5 Rxa2 38. Rxd5 Rb2 39.
Rd7 h6 40. Kg1 Kh7 41. Rd6 b5 42. Rb6 g5 43. Kh1 h5 44. Kg1 b4 45. Kh1 b3 46.
Kg1 Kg7 47. Rb5 Kf6 48. Kf1 g4 49. hxg4 hxg4 50. Rb4 g3 51. Rf4+ Ke5 52. Rf3
Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "AZE-TUR Online Battle"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.08"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.08.08"]
[EventType "team-match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Turkey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Be2 Nh5 10. Be5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Nf6 12. O-O e6 13. Rfc1 Ne8 14. Qb3 Nd6
15. Nb5 Nxb5 16. Qxb5 Qd6 17. Nd3 b6 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. Nxb4 a5 20. Nc6 Bd7 21.
Ne7+ Kh8 22. Rc7 Rfd8 23. Rac1 Rab8 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. R1xc6 Kg8 26. f4 Bf8 27.
Kf2 Rd6 28. Rc2 Rdd8 29. Bb5 Bd6 30. R7c6 Kf8 31. Kf3 Ke7 32. a3 Rb7 33. R2c3
h5 34. g3 Rdd7 35. Ba6 Rbc7 36. Bb5 Rxc6 37. Rxc6 Rb7 38. h3 Rb8 39. g4 hxg4+
40. hxg4 Rb7 41. Ba6 Rb8 42. Bb5 Rb7 43. a4 Rb8 44. Bd3 Kd7 45. Bb5 Ke7 46. b3
Rb7 47. Bd3 Kd7 48. Bb5 Ke7 49. Ke2 Rb8 50. Kf2 Rb7 51. Kf3 Rb8 52. Ba6 Kd7 53.
Bb5 Ke7 54. Bd3 Kd7 55. Bb5 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-B"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 d6 8. a4
Ne7 9. Ne2 c6 10. Bb3 Ng6 11. Ng3 Re8 12. c3 Bb6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 d5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Re1 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Be6 19. Bc2 Qd7 20. Be3 Re8 21.
Qd2 f5 22. Re1 Qf7 23. Ne2 Re7 24. Nf4 Qf6 25. Nxg6 Qxg6 26. f3 Bf7 27. Bf2
Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Qg5 29. Kh2 Qf4+ 30. Bg3 Qxd4 31. Bxf5 Qxb2 32. Be5 Qa3 33. Qg3
Qf8 34. f4 Be8 35. Bc2 Nf6 36. Bb3+ Kh8 37. Qc3 b6 38. g4 Nd7 39. Bc2 Nxe5 40.
Qxe5 Bf7 41. Qf5 g6 42. Qf6+ Qg7 43. Qxc6 Qd4 44. Be4 Qf2+ 45. Kh1 Qf1+ 46. Kh2
Qxf4+ 47. Kg2 Kg7 48. Bf3 h5 49. Qc3+ Qf6 50. Qc7 Qb2+ 51. Kg1 Qa1+ 52. Kg2
Qb2+ 53. Kg1 hxg4 54. hxg4 a5 55. Qd6 Qf6 56. Qg3 Qd4+ 57. Kg2 Qb2+ 58. Kh3 Qc3
59. Kg2 Qc2+ 60. Kh3 Qxa4 61. Qe5+ Kg8 62. Qb8+ Kh7 63. Qxb6 Qb3 64. Qf6 a4 65.
Kh4 Qe6 66. Qc3 Qe7+ 67. g5 a3 68. Bg4 a2 69. Qa1 Qc7 70. Qf6 a1=Q 71. Qxa1
Qh2+ 72. Bh3 Qf2+ 73. Kg4 Be6# 0-1

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-B"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Bd6 9. Bh4 h6 10. Qc2 c6 11. a3 a5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rab1 Qb8 14. Bg3 Bxg3
15. hxg3 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Qd6 17. Na4 b6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bg4 20. Ne5 b5 21.
Nxg4 Rxa4 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Bxb5 Rxb4 24. Bd3 Rxb1 25. Qxb1 c5 26. Qb7 Rb8 27.
dxc5 Rxb7 28. cxd6 g6 29. Rc7 Rb3 30. Bf1 Kf8 31. f3 Rb8 32. e4 dxe4 33. Bc4
Ke8 34. Rxf7 Rb4 35. Be6 e3 36. Rxf6 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 e2 38. Rxg6 Rh1+ 39. Kxh1
e1=Q+ 40. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-B"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.22"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Kb1 Be6 14.
Bd3 Rfd8 15. f4 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Nd5 17. Bd2 h6 18. e4 Nb4 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20. f5
Bd7 21. e5 Ba4 22. b3 Bc6 23. Rhe1 a5 24. e6 a4 25. Qc4 Qxc4 26. Bxc4 Rxd1+ 27.
Rxd1 Kf8 28. exf7 axb3 29. Bxb3 Bxg2 30. Rd7 Be4+ 31. Kb2 Bxf5 32. Rxc7 b5 33.
Rb7 Bd3 34. Kc3 Bc4 35. Kb4 Rc8 36. Bxc4 bxc4 37. Kc3 Ra8 38. Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-B"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.22"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Khusnutdinov, Rustam"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

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. Bf4 Nd6 12. Rfe1 Be6 13. Qg3 Nf5 14.
Qg5 Qxg5 15. Bxg5 Nd6 16. Bf4 Bc4 17. b3 Bxd3 18. Bxd6 Bxc2 19. Bxc7 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-B"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.23"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2
Bb7 9. d4 Nd7 10. Re1 N5f6 11. Nc3 c5 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. Re2 Rb8 15.
h3 a6 16. Kh2 b5 17. f4 Qb6 18. Rd2 Bb4 19. Nde2 Rfd8 20. Rd4 Bc5 21. Rd3 Bf8
22. Qg1 Qxg1+ 23. Rxg1 b4 24. Na4 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Bd4 Rbc8 27. Kg2 Rc2
28. Kf3 Ndf6 29. Rgd1 h6 30. Bxf6 Rxd3+ 31. Rxd3 Nxf6 32. Rd8 g5 33. fxg5 hxg5
34. Nd4 Rxa2 35. Nc5 Kg7 36. Ndxe6+ fxe6 37. Nxe6+ Kf7 38. Nxf8 Rb2 39. Ke3
Rxb3+ 40. Kd4 Rxg3 41. Ke5 Re3+ 42. Kf5 Re8 43. Rxe8 Kxe8 44. Ne6 b3 45. Nc7+
Kf7 0-1

[Event "Online Olym KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2020.08.27"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Re8 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O b6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. c4 Ba6 13. cxd5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3
Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Ra2 Nb6 17. Rc2 Na6 18. f3 Rad8 19. e4 Rd3 20. Nf4 Rb3
21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Kf2 f6 23. h4 c4 24. Ne6 Nc5 25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Be3 Rc7 27. Rdc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Bh4 h6 11. a3 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Rfc1 Qb8 14. Bg3 Bxg3
15. hxg3 Nb6 16. Ne2 Nc8 17. Nf4 Nd6 18. Ne5 Qc8 19. Qc5 Qd8 20. b4 Bf5 21.
Bxf5 Nxf5 22. Qc2 Nd6 23. a4 Nd7 24. Ned3 g6 25. Rab1 Kg7 26. Nc5 Rb8 27. Nfd3
Nc4 28. Qc3 Nf6 29. Ne5 Nd6 30. Qd3 Nfe4 31. Rc2 Rc8 32. Rbc1 h5 33. Nxe4 Nxe4
34. Qe2 Qe7 35. Rb2 Nd6 36. Qf3 Qf6 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6 38. Rb3 Kg7 39. Rbc3 f6 40.
Nd3 Re7 41. Nc5 Ra8 42. Rb3 g5 43. Kf1 Kg6 44. Rc2 Rh8 45. Ke2 h4 46. gxh4 Rxh4
47. Rd3 Nf5 48. Rcd2 Rh2 49. Kf1 Rh1+ 50. Ke2 Rb1 51. Rb3 Rg1 52. g3 Rg2 53.
Kd1 Nd6 54. Re2 Rh7 55. Kc2 Rhh2 56. Nd3 Ne4 57. g4 Nxf2 58. Nxf2 Rxf2 59. Rxf2
Rxf2+ 60. Kd3 Ra2 61. b5 Rxa4 62. bxc6 bxc6 63. Rc3 Rc4 64. Ra3 c5 65. Rxa6
cxd4 66. exd4 Rc1 67. Rd6 Rg1 68. Rxd5 Rxg4 69. Rd8 Rg1 70. d5 Kf5 71. Kd4 Rd1+
72. Kc5 g4 73. Rg8 Ke5 74. Re8+ Kf4 75. d6 g3 76. Kc6 g2 77. Rg8 g1=Q 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "260"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bf4 Re8 10. Qd2 Nh5 11. Bh6 e5 12. Ne2 f6 13. Nh2 g5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15.
a3 Be6 16. b4 Qd6 17. Qc3 h5 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Rfb1 Rab8 21. Nf1
Rb6 22. Nd2 Reb8 23. Nc3 Ne8 24. Na4 Rxb1+ 25. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 26. Nxb1 c4 27. Nc5
cxd3 28. cxd3 Kf7 29. f3 Bc8 30. Kf2 Nc7 31. Nd2 Ke7 32. Ke3 Kd6 33. Ncb3 Be6
34. a4 Na6 35. d4 Nb4 36. dxe5+ fxe5 37. Na5 Nc2+ 38. Ke2 Kc5 39. Nb7+ Kb4 40.
Nd8 Nd4+ 41. Kd3 Ba2 42. h4 c5 43. hxg5 c4+ 44. Nxc4 Bxc4+ 45. Ke3 Kc5 46. f4
exf4+ 47. Kxf4 Kd6 48. g6 Ke7 49. Nb7 Kf6 50. Nd6 Ne6+ 51. Ke3 Bb3 52. a5 Kxg6
53. a6 Kg5 54. Nb5 Bc4 55. Nxa7 Bxa6 56. Nc6 Kg4 57. Kf2 Bb7 58. Ne5+ Kf4 59.
Ng6+ Kg5 60. Ne5 Bxe4 61. Kg3 Nd4 62. Kh3 Ne2 63. g3 Bf5+ 64. Kh2 Bg4 65. Nf7+
Kf6 66. Nd6 Nc3 67. Kg2 Nd5 68. Kf2 Ke5 69. Nf7+ Ke6 70. Nd8+ Kf6 71. Nc6 Ne7
72. Nd4 Ke5 73. Nc2 Nf5 74. Ne1 Ke4 75. Ng2 Nd6 76. Nf4 Kd4 77. Ng6 Ne4+ 78.
Kg2 Ke3 79. Ne5 Ke2 80. Ng6 Bf3+ 81. Kh3 Kf2 82. Nf4 Bg4+ 83. Kh4 Nxg3 84. Nxh5
Bxh5 85. Kg5 Kf3 86. Kf6 Kf4 87. Ke6 Ne4 88. Kd5 Be2 89. Kd4 Bf1 90. Kd5 Ke3
91. Ke5 Bd3 92. Kd5 Nd2 93. Ke5 Be4 94. Kd6 Kd4 95. Ke6 Nc4 96. Kf6 Ne3 97. Ke6
Nd5 98. Kd6 Bf5 99. Kc6 Ke5 100. Kc5 Bd3 101. Kc6 Nf6 102. Kc5 Nd7+ 103. Kc6
Ke6 104. Kc7 Be4 105. Kd8 Kd6 106. Ke8 Ne5 107. Kf8 Ke6 108. Kg7 Nf7 109. Kg8
Kf6 110. Kf8 Bc6 111. Kg8 Ne5 112. Kh7 Be4+ 113. Kh6 Nf7+ 114. Kh5 Kf5 115. Kh4
Bf3 116. Kg3 Ke4 117. Kh4 Kf4 118. Kh3 Nd6 119. Kh4 Nf5+ 120. Kh3 Ne3 121. Kh4
Ng2+ 122. Kh3 Be4 123. Kh2 Kf3 124. Kh3 Bf5+ 125. Kh2 Kf2 126. Kh1 Kg3 127. Kg1
Bd3 128. Kh1 Nf4 129. Kg1 Nh3+ 130. Kh1 Be4# 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
e3 c6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Bh4 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Qb8 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Ne8
15. Rab1 Nd6 16. Na4 Re8 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Ne4 19. b4 Bd7 20. a4 Qd8 21.
Qb2 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Nd4 g6 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Ke2 h5 26. Ra1 Rec8 27. f3 Ne8
28. Rcb1 Ng7 29. Kd2 Ke7 30. Kc3 Ne6 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Kd4 Ra7 33. Ra3 Rh8 34.
Rh1 Rb8 35. Rb3 Kf6 36. Rhb1 Bf5 37. Bxf5 Kxf5 38. Rh1 Re8 39. Rh4 Kg5 40. Rb1
Raa8 41. Rhh1 Re7 42. Rb3 Kf5 43. Rh4 Kg5 44. Rh1 Kf5 45. Rh4 Kg5 46. Rh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Re1 Qb6 7. Bf1 d6 8. h3
Nd7 9. Na3 Nde5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. d3 O-O 13. Be3 b6 14. a4 Be6 15.
Qc2 Rac8 16. g3 Qd7 17. Kh2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Qe8 19. Bg2 Qd7 20. f4 Qc7 21. Qf2
exf4 22. gxf4 Bd7 23. Kh1 Na5 24. Nxa5 bxa5 25. Ra1 Be8 26. d4 cxd4 27. cxd4
Qc2 28. Re2 Qb3 29. d5 Bxa4 30. Bd4 Bb5 31. Rd2 Bxd4 32. Qxd4 a4 33. Qxa7 Qb4
34. Qe3 Rc4 35. Kh2 Rdc8 36. Rad1 Rc2 37. e5 Qb3 38. Qxb3 axb3 39. d6 exd6 40.
exd6 Be2 41. Rxc2 bxc2 42. Rc1 Bd3 43. d7 Rd8 44. Bc6 Bf5 45. Ba4 Bxd7 46. Bxd7
Rxd7 47. Rxc2 Rd4 48. Kg3 Rd3+ 49. Kg2 Rb3 50. f5 Kg7 51. fxg6 hxg6 52. Rd2 f5
53. h4 Kh6 54. Kh2 Kh5 55. Rg2 Rb4 56. Rg5+ Kh6 57. Kh3 Rb3+ 58. Rg3 Rxb2 59.
Rg5 Rb3+ 60. Kh2 Rb4 61. Kh3 Ra4 62. Kg3 Ra1 63. Kg2 Ra8 64. Kg3 Ra6 65. Kf2
Re6 66. Kg3 Re4 67. Kh3 Rd4 68. Kg3 Rd1 69. Kg2 Rc1 70. Kh2 Rc3 71. Kg2 f4 72.
Rg4 Rc4 73. Kf3 Kh5 74. Rg5+ Kxh4 75. Rxg6 Kh5 76. Rg8 Kh6 77. Rg4 Kh5 78. Rxf4
Rxf4+ 79. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 e6 8. Bb5+
Bd7 9. Bd3 c4 10. Be2 b6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Qd2 Ba4 13. h4 Nc6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
O-O O-O-O 16. g3 f5 17. Kg2 Rdg8 18. Rbc1 g6 19. Qg5 Qf8 20. Rh1 h6 21. Qd2 Rh7
22. Rcg1 Rf7 23. Qc1 Kb7 24. Rh2 Nd8 25. Kh1 Be8 26. Qd2 Rh8 27. Ne1 Qa3 28.
Ng2 Qxa2 29. Qc1 Rfh7 30. Nf4 g5 31. Nh5 Bxh5 32. Bxh5 g4 33. f3 gxf3 34. Bxf3
Rg7 35. Rhg2 h5 36. Kh2 Nf7 37. Qd1 Qa3 38. Qd2 Nh6 39. Bxh5 Ng4+ 40. Bxg4 Rxg4
41. Rf2 Qe7 42. Kh1 Qg7 43. Qe3 Rhxh4+ 44. Kg2 f4 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Re1 Qb6 7. Bf1 d6 8. h3
Nd7 9. Na3 Nde5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. Nc4 Rb8 14. d3 b6
15. Be3 Be6 16. g3 Rfd8 17. f4 Rd7 18. Kh2 Rbd8 19. Be2 Bf6 20. Kg2 Bg7 21. Rf1
exf4 22. gxf4 f5 23. e5 Bh6 24. Kf2 Bd5 25. h4 Kf7 26. Rg1 Rg8 27. Rg3 Nd8 28.
Rh3 Ne6 29. Kg3 Bc6 30. Nd2 Rgd8 31. Nf3 Rxd3 32. Bxd3 Rxd3 33. Kf2 a5 34. Ng5+
Bxg5 35. hxg5 Nxf4 36. Rxh7+ Ke6 37. Bxf4 Rf3+ 38. Ke2 Rxf4 39. Rg7 Kxe5 40.
Rxe7+ Kd6 41. Rg7 Be4 42. Rd1+ Ke6 43. Rxg6+ Ke5 44. Rdd6 Rg4 45. Rxb6 Kf4 46.
Rg8 Rg2+ 47. Kd1 Ke3 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O Bb6 8. Bb3
Ne7 9. h3 Ng6 10. Re1 c6 11. Nf1 d5 12. Ng3 h6 13. Bd2 Be6 14. Qc1 dxe4 15.
dxe4 Bxb3 16. axb3 Kh7 17. Nf5 Ng8 18. Rd1 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qe6 20. Rd6 Qxb3 21. Ra3
Qc4 22. b3 Qxe4 23. Ng3 Nf4 24. Nxe4 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Nxc1 26. Bxc1 Rad8 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Be3 f5 29. Bxb6 axb6 30. Ng3 f4 31. Ne4 Kg6 32. Nxe5+ Kf5 33. Nf7 Rd1+
34. Ke2 Rg1 35. Nfd6+ Ke5 36. Ra8 Nf6 37. Nxf6 gxf6 38. Nc4+ Kf5 39. Rg8 b5 40.
Nd2 Rc1 41. c4 bxc4 42. bxc4 h5 43. g4+ fxg3 44. Rxg3 b5 45. cxb5 cxb5 46. Rb3
Rc5 47. Rb4 Kg6 48. h4 Rd5 49. Nf3 Rc5 50. Ke3 Kf5 51. Rf4+ Ke6 52. Rb4 Kd5 53.
Kd3 Kc6 54. Rf4 Rd5+ 55. Ke3 Kc5 56. Rxf6 b4 57. Rf8 Kc4 58. Rc8+ Kb3 59. Nd4+
Kb2 60. Ke4 Rd7 61. f4 Re7+ 62. Kd5 b3 63. Rb8 Rd7+ 64. Ke4 Kc3 65. Rxb3+ Kc4
66. Ne6 Rd6 67. Rg3 Rxe6+ 68. Kf5 Re8 69. Rg5 Rf8+ 70. Ke4 Re8+ 71. Re5 Rd8 72.
Kf5 Kd4 73. Kg5 Rf8 74. Re7 Kd5 75. Re5+ Kd6 76. Re4 Rg8+ 77. Kxh5 Rh8+ 78. Kg5
Rg8+ 79. Kf6 Rf8+ 80. Kg6 Rg8+ 81. Kf7 Rh8 82. f5 Kd5 83. Re1 Rxh4 84. f6 Rh2
85. Kg7 Rg2+ 86. Kf8 Kd6 87. f7 Kd7 88. Rd1+ Kc6 89. Rd4 Kc5 90. Rh4 Kd6 91.
Rh7 Ke6 92. Rg7 Rf2 93. Kg8 Rf1 94. f8=Q Rxf8+ 95. Kxf8 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Qd2 e5 11. Nh2 Be6 12. b3 Qd7 13. Ne2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Nh5 15.
f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Qd4+ 18. Kh1 Qb2 19. Nf3 Qxa2 20. Be5 Bxe5 21.
Nxe5 Qb2 22. Nxc6 Rd7 23. Rb1 Qg7 24. Qf4 a5 25. Ne5 Rde7 26. Nc4 Bxc4 27. bxc4
Qc3 28. Rxb6 Qxc2 29. Rb8 Qa4 30. Qd6 Rxb8 31. Qxe7 Qe8 32. Qxc5 a4 33. Ra1 Rb3
34. Qd5 Qb8 35. c5 a3 36. c6 Rc3 37. Qd7 Qb2 38. Rf1 Qb3 39. c7 Qe6 40. Qd8+
Kg7 41. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. Bb3
h6 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4 Ba7 12. Nf1 Qe8 13. a4 Ne7 14. Ra2 Nh5 15.
Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Qg6 17. Ng3 Nf4 18. d4 Nc6 19. Rb2 exd4 20. cxd4 a5 21. bxa5
Nxa5 22. Rc3 Rf7 23. Qc2 c6 24. Qc1 Rff8 25. h3 Qf6 26. Kh2 Ng6 27. Nh5 Qe7 28.
Kg1 e5 29. Ng3 exd4 30. Nxd4 Qe5 31. Ndf5 d5 32. Rc5 Nf4 33. Rb4 Nd3 34. Qd2
Nxc5 35. exd5 Rxf5 36. Nxf5 Qxf5 37. d6 Nd7 38. Rg4 Qd5 39. Qxh6 Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. Re1 Qb6 7. Bf1 d6 8. Na3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. d3 Nd7 12. Qd1 Rab8 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. a4 Rfd8 15.
Be3 Nf6 16. Nd2 a6 17. d4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. d5 Ne5 20. Qc2 c4 21. Ra7 Rb7
22. Rea1 Ned7 23. b3 cxb3 24. Qxb3 Rdb8 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Ra5 Qc7 27. Rxb5 Rc8
28. c4 Qd8 29. Qb4 Ne8 30. Nb3 Ra8 31. c5 Nxc5 32. Nxc5 dxc5 33. Rxc5 Nd6 34.
g3 Ra1 35. Kg2 Qa8 36. Bd3 Ra4 37. Qb3 Ra3 38. Qd1 Bf6 39. Rc6 Kg7 40. Bf4 Bd4
41. e5 Ne8 42. Bxg6 Qa7 43. Bxf7 Kxf7 44. Qh5+ Kf8 45. Rc8 Qd7 46. Bh6+ 1-0

