[Event "Leningrad Team-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chachibaia, Davit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1982.07.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[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 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qf3
e5 9. Nf5 Bxf5 10. exf5 Qa5 11. O-O-O e4 12. Qe2 Qxf5 13. h3 Qa5 14. g4 Nc6 15.
Qb5 Qc7 16. g5 Nh5 17. Rg1 a6 18. Qc4 g6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. f5 gxf5 21. Bb6 Qc8
22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Nxe7+ Kg7 24. Nxc8 Rfxc8 25. Rxd6 {..} 1-0

[Event "Leningrad Team-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Geisler, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1982.07.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3
O-O 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Rg1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Qg3 Ng4 $6 14. Nd5
$16 Bg5+ (14... Qd8 $142 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bc3 Qc5 17. Be2 Qf2) 15. Kb1 Qd6
16. Be2 $18 Bf4 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Qc3 (18. Qh4 $142 Qh6 19. g3 f3 (19... Qxh4
20. gxh4 f5 (20... h5 21. h3) 21. Bc4+) 20. Bxf3 Qe6 21. Be2) 18... Qg6 19. Bc5
Be6 (19... Re8 20. Bb5) 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Bxg4 Bxg4 22. Rd4 h6 23. Qd2 Qb6 24.
Rf1 Be6 25. Rxf4 Kh7 26. Rf3 Rc8 27. a3 Rc5 28. Rd6 Qc7 29. Rg3 Rc4 30. Qd3 g6
31. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 32. e5 1-0

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nh2
a5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Bxa4 Nb4 18. Nc3 f5 19. f4 c5 20. Nxe4 cxd4 21. Nf6+ Bxf6
22. Qxd4 Bh4 23. Red1 fxg4 24. hxg4 Be4 25. Bb3 Kh8 26. f5 Qb8 27. Nf1 Nc6 28.
Qc3 Nxe5 29. Bxd5 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Bf6 31. Qxf6 gxf6 32. Bxe4 Ne5 33. Bf4 Qb4 34.
Ng3 Nxg4 0-1

[Event "Leningrad U20-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B16"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1983.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. c3 Bf5 7. g3 e6 8.
Bg2 Qc7 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. b4 (11. Qe2 Bg4 12. Be3 h5 13. c4 h4 14.
b4 hxg3 15. fxg3 f5 16. d5 c5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. a3 Bd6 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rab1
Ne4 {0-1 Sigurjonsson,G (2435)-Hodgson,JM (2395)/Brighton 1982 (28)}) 11... Be4
12. Qe2 f5 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nb6 15. c4 Bxb4 16. Rb1 Qe7 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 18.
Rxb4 Qe7 19. a3 Nd7 20. Bf4 e5 21. Rfb1 Rhe8 22. dxe5 Nc5 23. Qh5 Rd7 24. Qxf5
Rf8 25. Qh3 Ne6 26. Be3 Qf7 27. Qg4 h5 28. Qe4 Nd8 29. Bxa7 h4 30. Bc5 hxg3 31.
hxg3 Rh8 32. Ra4 Kb8 33. Qc2 Rc7 34. Ba7+ Kc8 35. Bb6 Kb8 36. Bxc7+ Qxc7 37.
Qe4 Qd7 38. e6 Qxe6 39. Qf4+ Kc8 40. Ra8+ Kd7 41. Rd1+ Ke7 42. Qc7+ Kf6 43. Rd6
1-0

[Event "Leningrad U20-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1983.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. d3 f6 7. Be3 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Qd7 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bf7 12. Qe2 O-O-O 13. Rfd1 c5 14. N4b3
Qc6 15. Na5 Qe6 16. Ndb3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Qxe4 18. Qd2 Qe8 19. Bxc5 Nh6 20. Bxf8
Rxf8 21. Qb4 b6 22. Nc6 Bxb3 23. Rd8+ Qxd8 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Qxb3 Kb8 26. g4 g5
27. Qe6 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch57 sf Gr1"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1983.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fedorov, Vladislav"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1983.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[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. g4 e5 10. Nde2 Be6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfd8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Qxd2
15. Rxd2 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Bh3 h6 18. Bg4 hxg5 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. Ng3 g4 21.
Nxh5 gxf3 22. Rg1 Nf5 23. Nxg7 Nxg7 24. Rf2 f5 25. Bh6 Rd7 26. Rxf3 f4 27. c4
Rc8 28. b3 b5 29. cxb5 Rc5 30. a4 Rxd5 31. Kc2 Kh7 32. Rh3 Rc7+ 33. Kb2 Kg8 34.
Ka3 Rdc5 35. Kb4 Rc2 36. a5 Rb7 37. a6 Rf7 38. b6 axb6 39. Kb5 e4 40. Bxg7 Rxg7
41. Rxg7+ Kxg7 42. Rh4 e3 43. Rg4+ Kh6 44. Rxf4 e2 45. Re4 Rc5+ 46. Kxb6 Re5
47. Rxe2 Rxe2 48. b4 d5 49. Kc5 Ra2 50. b5 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch57 sf Gr1"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1983.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maltsev, Aleksandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1983.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. Nb3 Ba7 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Rad1 Ng6 12. Rfe1 Nf4 13. Qd2 Nxd3 14. Qxd3
dxe4 15. Rxe4 f6 16. Rh4 g6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Re4 Bf5 20. Qc4+ Qf7 21.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rc4 g5 23. h4 Be6 24. Re4 g4 25. Ne1 Rad8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Nd3
Bf5 28. Rc4 g3 29. Nbc5 b5 30. Rc3 e4 31. Nb7 Rd5 32. Rxc6 exd3 33. Nd6+ Kg6
34. Nxf5 Rxf5 0-1

[Event "Leningrad-ch57 sf Gr1"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1983.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maslov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1983.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[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 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8.
Ndb5 Qb8 9. Bf4 Ne5 10. Qd4 a6 11. Rd1 axb5 12. Bxe5 Bd7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qxd6
Bxd6 15. Rxd6 b4 16. Nd1 Rxa2 17. Rb6 Bc6 18. Rxb4 Ke7 19. Ke2 Rha8 20. Nc3 Ra1
21. Rxa1 Rxa1 22. Nd1 Kd6 23. Ne3 Nd7 24. f4 f6 25. c3 g6 26. Nc2 Rg1 27. Kf2
Rc1 28. Rd4+ Kc5 29. Rd2 e5 30. Nb4 Bb5 31. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch57 sf Gr1"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1983.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shterengas, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1983.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4 Nf6 7. d4 Bg7 8.
e4 Bg4 9. Ne5 Bc8 10. Be3 O-O 11. Bc4 a6 12. a4 c5 13. O-O cxd4 14. Rfd1 Nbd7
15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Bxd4 Qc7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Qf4 Nf3+ 20. Qxf3 Bg4
21. Qe3 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Qc4 23. Be5 Qe6 24. h3 Rc8 25. Ne2 Rc4 26. Nd4 Qd5 27.
Qe2 Rc5 28. Nf3 Qc4 29. Qe3 Nd5 30. Qe1 h6 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qe5+ Nf6 33. Qxe7+
1-0

[Event "URS U18-ch"]
[Site "Kirovabad"]
[Date "1984.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1984.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 h5 4. Nf3 h4 5. Nxh4 Rxh4 6. gxh4 Qxh4 7. Bg2 Bc5 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Qf3 d6 10. Qg3 Qh7 11. d3 Nd4 12. Be3 Bd7 13. b4 Bb6 14. Rac1 Nh5
15. Qh4 c6 16. f3 Nf5 17. exf5 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Bxf5 20. Re1 Kd7 21.
Ne2 Rh8 22. d4 g5 23. Qf2 Nf4 24. Bf1 Bxc2 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. d5 Ba4 27. b5 c5
28. Qe2 Kc8 29. Qg2 Bc2 30. Re7 Bf5 31. b6 axb6 32. Qb2 Bd7 33. Kg1 g4 34. Bd3
Qh4 35. Rxd7 Kxd7 36. Bf5+ Kc7 37. fxg4 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 f3+ 39. Kxf3 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "URS U18-ch"]
[Site "Kirovabad"]
[Date "1984.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1984.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Kh1 Na5 11. f4 Nc4 12. f5 Nxb2 13. Qc1 Bc4 14. e5 Bxe2
15. Nxe2 Ne4 16. f6 exf6 17. exf6 Re8 18. Ng3 Nxg5 19. Qxb2 Bh8 20. Rf2 h6 21.
Raf1 Re6 22. c4 Nh7 23. Nd2 Qb6 24. Qc1 Nxf6 25. Nde4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27.
Rxf7 Bg7 28. Qd1 Qd4 29. Qb3 Qb2 30. Qd3 Qe5 0-1

[Event "URS U18-ch"]
[Site "Kirovabad"]
[Date "1984.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1984.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. c4 a5 8. b3 a4
9. e3 Bf5 10. bxa4 Qa5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb3 Qxa4 13. Qxb7 Nc6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Ng4 16. Nb3 Rab8 17. Qxd5 Nxe5 18. Bd2 Rb5 19. Nc5 Qa3 20. Rac1 Be6 21.
Nxe6 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 fxe6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. f4 Qd6 25. fxe5 Qxd2 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8
27. Rf1 Bh6 28. e4 Qe3+ 29. Kg2 Qxe4+ 30. Rf3 Be3 31. h4 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Sochi U20"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1984.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1984.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O a6 8. e4
Nfd7 9. a4 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 e5 12. Qd2 exd4 13. Bxd4 Ne5 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15.
Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Kh7 17. c5 Na6 18. Qd6 Qf6 19. Bf1 Be6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. f4
exf4 22. Qxf4 Raa8 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 24. Bf4 Rfe8 25. Rd2 Bg7 26. Bc7 f5 27. Re1
fxe4 28. Rxe4 Bh3 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Kf2 h5 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Bxd8 Bd4+ 33. Ke1
Bf5 34. Bxa5 Bxc5 35. Bd8 Kg7 36. Bg5 Kf7 37. Ke2 Ke6 38. Bf4 Be7 39. h4 Bc2
40. Kd2 Bb3 41. Ke3 Kf5 42. Ne4 Bxa4 43. Bd6 Bd8 44. Nc5 Bb6 45. Kd2 Bb5 46.
Nxb7 Bd4 47. b3 Ke4 48. Nd8 Be3+ 49. Kc3 Bf2 50. Nf7 Be1+ 51. Kc2 Kf3 52. Ne5+
Ke2 53. Nf7 Bd3+ 54. Kc1 Kf1 55. Kd1 Be2+ 56. Kc2 Bg4 57. Kd3 Kg2 58. b4 Bxg3
59. Bxg3 Kxg3 60. Ke3 Kxh4 61. Kf4 Be6 62. Ng5 Bd5 63. Nh7 Kh3 64. Nf8 Bf7 65.
Nd7 h4 66. Ne5 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Sochi U20"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1984.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1984.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. O-O Qc7 8. Re1
Be7 9. Bf1 O-O 10. g3 b5 11. c4 bxc4 12. bxc4 Nb6 13. Nc3 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15.
Rb1 d5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bg2 Bf5 18. Rc1 Qf7 19. Ba3 Nb4 20. d4 Nd3 21. Bxc5
Nxc1 22. Qxc1 Qc7 23. Ne5 Rfd8 24. Bxb6 Qxb6 25. Nxd5 Qxd4 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27.
Nc6 Rac8 28. Ne7+ Kf7 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Qa3 Rc2 31. Qf3 Be6 32. Bh3 1-0

[Event "Sochi U20"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1984.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1984.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[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 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Qb6 9. Qb3 Be6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. a3 Rc8 14. O-O Nc6
15. Rac1 Na5 16. Nd2 e5 17. Bg3 exd4 18. e4 Nb3 19. Nxb3 Bxb3 20. Bxd6 Bc2 21.
e5 d3 22. Bf3 d2 23. Ra1 Rc4 24. Bxb7 Re8 25. f4 Rd4 26. Bf3 Rxf4 27. e6 Rxf3
28. gxf3 Rxe6 29. Bb4 Re2 30. Bc3 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Kg7 32. a4 Re3 33. Kf2 Rxc3 34.
Ke2 d1=Q+ 35. Raxd1 Bxd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rc4 37. Ra1 Rh4 38. Ke3 Rxh3 39. Rb1 Rh4 40.
f4 Rh3+ 41. Kd4 Ra3 42. Rb4 h5 43. Kc4 h4 44. Kb5 h3 45. Rb2 Kf6 46. Rh2 Kf5
0-1

[Event "Sochi U20"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1984.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1984.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Qe8 11. O-O Bd7 12. b3 Nh7 13. a3 h5 14. f3 Bh6 15. Kh1 Nc5
16. Rb1 f5 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Na4 20. exf5 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxf5 22.
Bd3 Ra2 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Ng4 25. h3 Ne3 26. Rg1 Rf4 27. Qe1 Qd7 28. Qxe3
Rxh4 29. Qg3 Qg4 30. Qxg4 hxg4 31. Ra1 Rd2 32. Rgd1 g3 33. Rxd2 Bxd2 34. c5
Bxb4 35. c6 bxc6 36. dxc6 Rf4 37. Rb1 Bc5 38. Rb8+ Kg7 39. Rb7 Rf7 40. Bc4 d5
41. exd5 Rf4 42. Be2 Re4 43. Rb2 Rd4 44. Rb3 Rd2 45. Bg4 Bf2 46. Rb7 Kf6 47. d6
Rc2 0-1

[Event "Sochi U20"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1984.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1984.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. Bxe4 dxe4
8. Qxe4 Be6 9. Qxe5 Qd7 10. Be3 Bb4+ 11. c3 Bd6 12. Qxg7 O-O-O 13. Nd2 Qb5 14.
O-O-O Qa4 15. Ne4 Qxa2 16. Nxd6+ cxd6 17. Qf6 Kb8 18. d5 Bg4 19. f3 Bh5 20. Qd4
Rhe8 21. Rhe1 Rc8 22. Re2 Re5 23. Qb4 Ka8 24. Kd2 Rce8 25. c4 f5 26. Ree1 Bg6
27. Bf4 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Rc8 29. Rc1 Bf7 30. Rc3 Qb1 31. Ra3 Qg1 32. Be3 Qxg2+ 33.
Kc3 1-0

[Event "Sochi U20"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1984.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1984.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[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. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Rb8
15. h4 f5 16. Ng5 e4 17. Bd4 e3 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. a3 f4 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Kh6 23. Bd3 c5 24. Qc4 Rxb2 25. h5 Rfb8 26. hxg6+ Kg7 27. c3 e2
28. Be4 exd1=Q+ 29. Rxd1 Rb1+ 30. Bxb1 Qe3+ 31. Kc2 Qf2+ 32. Kd3 Re8 33. Qa2
c4+ 34. Kxc4 Qxa2+ 35. Bxa2 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Cup 13th"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1984.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1984.05.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The Rural Societies"]
[BlackTeam "Burevestnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Be3 Ng4
9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Qe8 11. Nd2 f5 12. Bxg4 fxg4 13. Bg5 Na6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Qe2
h6 16. Be3 Qe7 17. b3 Kh7 18. a3 Bf6 19. Rfb1 Nc5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1 22.
Rxa1 Na6 23. b5 Nc5 24. Ra7 Bc8 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. b6 cxb6 27. Nf1 Bg5 28. Nb5
h5 29. Ne3 Qf6 30. d6 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Rf7 32. Ra2 Bd7 33. Rd2 Bc6 34. Nc7 Rd7 35.
Qd3 Qf7 36. Na8 Qf4 37. f3 gxf3 38. gxf3 Qg5+ 39. Kh1 Qd8 40. Nc7 Qf6 41. Kg1
Qg5+ 42. Kh1 Rf7 43. Qe2 Qf6 44. Rd3 Rd7 45. Qd1 g5 46. Nd5 Qxd6 47. f4 g4 48.
Nf6+ Qxf6 49. Rxd7+ Bxd7 50. Qxd7+ Kh6 51. f5 Qc6 52. Qd2+ Kh7 53. Qg5 Qxe4+
54. Kg1 Qe1+ 55. Kg2 Qe2+ 56. Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Cup 13th"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1984.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1984.05.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Burevestnik"]
[BlackTeam "Trud"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 d4 8. O-O
Nc6 9. e3 d3 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ng5 Bg4 12. Qb3 Qd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 f6 15.
f3 Bf5 16. Nf7 Rg8 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Bxg8 Bb4 19. Bd5 d2 20. Bxd2 Bxd2 21. Rad1
Na5 22. Qa3 Bc2 23. Rxd2 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Qxd2 25. Qc5 Bf5 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. Bxd5
O-O-O 28. e4 Bd7 29. Rc1+ Kb8 30. Kf2 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Cup 13th"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1984.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Iailian, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1984.05.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spartak"]
[BlackTeam "Burevestnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 b5
9. dxc6 bxc4 10. Bxc4 Nxc6 11. Nge2 Bb7 12. O-O Na5 13. Bd3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bc5 Re8 17. Nc3 Bc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qe2 Nb6 20. Ne4 Qc8 21.
Qf2 Qe6 22. a4 Rab8 23. b4 h6 24. a5 Nc4 25. Rad1 a6 26. Qe2 Red8 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Qa2 Bf8 29. Rc1 f5 30. Qxc4 Qxc4 31. Nf6+ Kf7 32. Rxc4 Bxc5+ 33. Rxc5
Kxf6 34. Rc6+ Kg5 35. Rxa6 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 f4+ 38. Kh3 Kf5 39. Rb6 h5
40. a6 g5 41. a7 g4+ 42. fxg4+ hxg4+ 43. Kh4 Ra2 44. Rb7 f3 45. gxf3 gxf3 46.
Kg3 f2 47. Kg2 e4 48. Rb5+ 1-0

[Event "URS-chT Cup 13th"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1984.05.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1984.05.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Army"]
[BlackTeam "Burevestnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. e4 dxe4 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Qd5 a6 8.
O-O-O Nc6 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Qxe4 f5 11. Qe2 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 e6 13. Na4 Qb5 14. Qb3
Nd4 15. Qxb5+ axb5 16. Nc3 Bxc5 17. a3 Ke7 18. Nh3 b4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Nf4
Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nb5 22. Kd2 Ra3 23. Rb1 Rd8+ 24. Nd3 Nd6 25. f3 Nc4+ 26. Ke2 b6
27. Rb3 Ra2 28. Rc1 e5 29. Rb4 e4 30. fxe4 fxe4 31. Nf4 b5 32. Rxb5 Rd2+ 33.
Ke1 Rdxc2 34. Rxc2 Rxc2 35. Rb4 Nd6 36. Rd4 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Cup 13th"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1984.05.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ratkovic, Milorad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1984.05.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Burevestnik"]
[BlackTeam "Lokomotiv"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 a6 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. Nb3 Ba7 10. exd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bb8 12. Rfe1 h6 13. h3 Re8 14. Rad1
Qc7 15. Bc5 b6 16. Ba3 Bd7 17. c3 Ng6 18. Qxe8+ Bxe8 19. Rxe8+ Kh7 20. Rde1 h5
21. R1e7 Qxe7 22. Rxe7 Ncxe7 23. Bxe7 Kg8 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Kf1 Bc7 26. Bg5 Re8
27. Be3 Kf7 28. Ke2 Ke6 29. Kd3 Kd7 30. Bd4 Re7 31. Nbd2 Rf7 32. Nf1 Kc6 33.
Ne3 Bd6 34. Ke2 Rb7 35. Nh4 g5 36. Nf3 Bf4 37. g3 Bxe3 38. Kxe3 Re7+ 39. Kd2 g4
40. hxg4 hxg4 1-0

[Event "URS-chT Cup 13th"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1984.05.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1984.05.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zenit"]
[BlackTeam "Burevestnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O a5 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Qe3 f5 14. Ng5 Ndf6 15.
Nh3 Nd7 16. Nf4 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Nf8 18. Rfe1 Ng6 19. f3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Nf6 21. Qd2
Qf7 22. Qc2 Nd7 23. Qc3 e5 24. d5 Nf6 25. e3 Re7 26. Qc2 Qg6 27. Bc3 Ba6 28.
Bb2 Bb7 29. Bh3 Bc8 30. Ra1 Qh5 31. Bg2 Bb7 32. Bc3 Ba6 33. Bd2 Ree8 34. Ra2
Bb7 35. Rea1 c5 36. e4 fxe4 37. fxe4 Rf8 38. Rf1 Ng4 39. h3 Rxf1+ 40. Bxf1 Nf6
41. Be1 Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Cup 13th"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1984.05.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1984.05.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Burevestnik"]
[BlackTeam "Dinamo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Qe1 exf4 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Kh1 Re8 14. Bg5 Ng4
15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Qg3 Re8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 Re6 20. Rg5 Rg6 21.
Rxg6 hxg6 22. Nd5 Rc8 23. h3 a5 24. Ra3 Rb8 25. Qe1 Qg5 26. Bb5 Nc6 27. Re3 Re8
28. Nb6 Qf4 29. Bd3 Nd4 30. Nd5 Qg5 31. Qxa5 Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tallinn U26 teams"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1984.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dzaparidze, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1984.08.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. e3 Nb4 12. Bxb4 Bxb4 13. a3 Be4 14. Qe2 Ba5 15.
b4 Bb6 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd6 19. Rfc1 Nd7 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Nc6
Rae8 22. Qf3 f5 23. Nd2 Nb8 24. a4 Nxc6 25. Rxc6 bxa4 26. Qxd5 exd5 27. Rxa4
Ra8 28. Nb3 Rf6 29. Rxf6 gxf6 30. Ra2 Kf7 31. Rc2 Ke7 32. Kf3 Rf8 33. Kf4 Ke6
34. Nc5+ Bxc5 35. Rxc5 Rb8 36. Rxc7 Rxb4 37. Rc6+ Ke7 38. Rxa6 Rb2 39. Ra7+ Ke6
40. Kf3 h6 41. Rh7 Ra2 42. Rxh6 Rb2 43. Rh7 Ra2 44. Rb7 Rc2 45. h4 Ra2 46. h5
1-0

[Event "URS-ch52 Otborochny"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1984.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1984.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. O-O Qc7 7. e4 d6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rac1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rfc8 14. b3 Rab8
15. Rfd1 Be8 16. e5 Nd7 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Ne4 Bf8 19. Bb2 b6 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 21.
Nf6+ Kh8 22. Qh5 h6 23. Qxf7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch52 Otborochny"]
[Site "Borjomi"]
[Date "1984.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vitolinsh, Alvis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1984.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 d5 7. e5 Qe8 8. f4
Bg4 9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Bxc5 11. exf6 Qc6 12. Kd1 g6 13. g4 Qxf6 14. f5 Nc6
15. c3 Rhe8 16. Qg2 Kg7 17. Rf1 d4 18. c4 Rad8 19. g5 Qf7 20. Nd2 d3 21. Qh3
gxf5 22. Qxf5 Qh5+ 23. Qf3 Qxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Rf8 25. b3 Bd4 26. Rb1 Ne5 27. Nd2
Rxf1+ 28. Nxf1 Rf8 29. Ng3 Rf2 30. Bd2 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Leningrad Masters"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1984.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. a3 Be7 8. Nf4
Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bf3 Be6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Re1 Qd7
15. Bg5 Rae8 16. Qd3 Bc7 17. Na4 Qd6 18. g3 e5 19. Bxf6 e4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21.
Rxe4 dxe4 22. Qc4+ Rf7 23. Be5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Nc3 e3 26. f4 Qf5 27. Nd5
Qe6 28. Rc1 e2 29. Re1 b5 30. Qxb5 Rd7 31. Nxc7 Rxc7 32. Rxe2 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Leningrad Masters"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polovodin, Igor A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1984.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a5 Qb8 14. Ra4 c5
15. d5 $5 Qb3 16. Qxb3 cxb3 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bf4 Rfd8 19. Bxc7 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1
Rc8 21. Be5 c4 22. f3 Rc5 23. Bc3 Nd5 24. Bd4 Rc8 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. e4 Nb4 27.
Ke2 h5 28. h4 Nd3 29. Bc3 g5 30. hxg5 Bxg5 31. f4 Be7 32. Ke3 h4 33. gxh4 Bxh4
34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35. Kxd3 Rc8 36. Ne3 Bf6 37. e5 Be7 38. f5 Bc5 39. fxe6+ Kxe6 40.
Ng4 Be7 41. Ne3 Rc5 42. Bb4 Rxe5 43. Bxe7 Kxe7 44. Nc4 Rh5 45. Kc3 Rh3+ 46. Kb4
Kd7 47. Nd2 Kc6 48. Nxb3 Rh4+ 49. Kc3 Kb5 50. Na1 Rh3+ 51. Kc2 Kc4 52. Kb1 Rh5
53. Kc2 Rh1 54. Nb3 Rh2+ 55. Nd2+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 c6 10. d6 c5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Nd5 Nc6 13. Bf4 Bxb2 14. Qb1 Bxa1 15.
Qxa1 f6 16. Nh4 f5 17. f3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Kg7 19. e4 h6 20. Bxf6+ Rxf6 21. f4 Rb8
22. exf5 Nd4 23. Nxf6 Bxg2 24. Re1 Kxf6 25. Re7 gxf5 26. Kxg2 Qg8 27. Re5 Re8
28. Nf3 Kg6 29. Rxe8 Qxe8 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Qxd4 Qe2+ 32. Kg1 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qe2+
34. Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Varlamov, Viacheslav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. e5 Nxb5 6. Nxb5 Nd5 7. Ng5 f5 8.
O-O a6 9. Nc3 Nb4 10. a3 Nc6 11. Nd5 Nxe5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Bf4 d6 14. Re1 e6 15.
Qxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 17th final"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1985.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Magai, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1985.01.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kirgizia"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KGZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Republics 17th final"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1985.01.16"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1985.01.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. Qb1 g6 12. h4 h6 13. Be3 Bg7 14. O-O O-O 15.
Qc1 cxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 17th final"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1985.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Moroz, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1985.01.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leningrad"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 17th final"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1985.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1985.01.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

 1-0

[Event "URS-chT Republics 17th final"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1985.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kharitonov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1985.01.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 17th final"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1985.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1985.01.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leningrad"]
[BlackTeam "Russia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

 1-0

[Event "URS-chT Republics 17th final"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1985.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nadyrhanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1985.01.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leningrad"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O a6 8. a4 a5
9. b3 Na6 10. Bb2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e5 13. e3 Re8 14. Bg2 Qb6 15. Ne2
Rad8 16. Rb1 h5 17. Bc3 Nb4 18. Qd2 Nd7 19. Rbd1 exd4 20. exd4 Nf6 21. Nf4 Ne4
22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. d5 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Re5 25. dxc6 Qxc6 26. Rd4 Re4 27. Rxe4 Qxe4
28. Re1 Qf5 29. h4 Qd7 30. Qf6 Re8 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Qxd6 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+
34. Kh2 Qf3 35. Qd8+ Kh7 36. Nh3 Qf5 37. Ng5+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ Qf6 39. Qxf6+ Kxf6
40. Ne4+ Ke7 41. Kg2 Nc2 42. Kf3 Nd4+ 43. Kf4 Nxb3 44. Ke5 b6 45. Kd5 f5 46.
Nc3 Nd2 47. Ne2 Kd7 48. Nf4 Ne4 49. Nxg6 Nc3+ 50. Kd4 Nxa4 51. Nf4 Nc5 52. Nxh5
a4 53. Kc3 a3 54. Nf4 Ne4+ 55. Kb3 Nd2+ 56. Kxa3 Nxc4+ 57. Kb4 Nd6 58. f3 Nf7
59. Nd3 Ke6 60. Kc4 Nd6+ 61. Kd4 Nb5+ 62. Ke3 Nc3 63. Nb4 b5 64. Kd3 Na4 65.
Kd4 Nb6 66. Kc5 Nc4 67. Nc6 Ne3 68. Nd4+ Ke5 69. Ne2 Nf1 70. f4+ Kf6 71. Kxb5
Nd2 72. Kc6 Ne4 73. Kd5 Nf2 74. Kd4 Ng4 75. Nc3 Nf2 {1:0(94x)} 1-0

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. Nc4 h6 10. Be3 Be6 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Re1 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 Na5 14. Bb3 Nxb3
15. Qxb3 Re8 16. Rad1 Qd7 17. d4 exd4 18. Rxd4 c5 19. Rd3 Rxe4 20. Qb6 Rxe1+
21. Nxe1 Ra8 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qc2 a6 7. Nbd2 c5 8. dxc5
d4 9. b4 a5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. bxa5 e5 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bb2 Qc8 14. e3 dxe3 15.
Nxe5 exf2+ 16. Qxf2 Nxa5 17. Bd4 Be6 18. Nxa5 Rxa5 19. c6 b6 20. Rfe1 Rd8 21.
Bxb6 Rxe5 22. Rxe5 Ng4 23. Qe2 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Bf6 25. Qa5 Bxa1 26. Bxd8 Bd4+ 27.
Kh1 Qb8 28. Be4 Bg4 29. Qb5 Qxd8 30. c7 Qc8 31. a4 g6 32. Qb8 Be5 33. Bb7 Qxb8
34. cxb8=Q+ Bxb8 35. c5 Bc7 36. Kg2 Bd7 37. c6 Bf5 38. Kf3 Bc2 0-1

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Qf2 Nfd7 11. f4 Bb7 12. f5 Be7 13. fxe6 O-O 14. Nf5 fxe6 15.
Bxb6 Nxb6 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Qh4 b4 18. Ne2 Bxe4 19. Rg1 Nc8 20. g5 d5 21. Nc6
Qd6 22. Ncd4 e5 23. O-O-O exd4 24. Bg2 Bg6 25. Nxd4 Nb6 26. Rge1 Rac8 27. Bh3
Rf4 28. Qg3 Rxd4 29. Bxc8 Qc6 30. Bf5 Bxf5 31. Qc7 Rxd1+ 32. Kxd1 Bxc2+ 33. Kc1
Ba4+ 34. Qxc6 Bxc6 35. Re6 Bb5 36. Rxb6 Kg8 37. Rb7 d4 38. Kd2 Kf8 39. h4 d3
40. b3 h6 41. gxh6 gxh6 42. Rh7 1-0

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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 Be6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nbc3 O-O-O 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. Rd2 Ne7 14.
Rad1 Kc7 15. Nf4 Bf7 16. Nfd5+ Nxd5 17. Nxd5+ Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rhe8 19. f3 Re5 20.
Rxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Korzubov, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 a6 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Nbc6 8.
Qe2 Nb4 9. Nb3 Nxd3 10. cxd3 Bb6 11. Be3 O-O 12. e5 Nf5 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Qc2
Bd7 15. Qc5 Qd8 16. Nbd4 Rc8 17. Qb4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qc7 19. f4 f6 20. Rae1 fxe5
21. fxe5 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 a5 23. Qd6 Rf8+ 24. Kg1 Qxd6 25. exd6 Ra8 26. Rc1 Ra6
27. Rc7 Rxd6 28. Rxb7 Be8 29. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. e4 Nf6 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Nxf7 Kxf7
15. e5 h6 16. Bh4 Nbd7 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Ra1 Rh7 21.
Ne2 Bd6 22. d5 cxd5 23. Nd4 Bc8 24. Ra8 Qd7 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Bxd5 Qd7 27.
Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Qxf6+ Rg7 30. Qxh6+ Rh7 31. Qxd6 Rg7 32. Qh6+ Rh7
33. Qf6+ Rg7 34. h4 Qe8 35. Be6 Qe7 36. Qe5 Qb7 37. Qh5+ Rh7 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39.
Qg8+ Kf6 40. Bd5 1-0

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. c5 Bf8 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Nf1 Bg6 14. Be3 Be7 15.
b4 Bf6 16. Rab1 a6 17. a4 Nf8 18. Ng3 Ne6 19. Ne2 Qc7 20. Nd2 Re7 21. Rbd1 Nxd2
22. Qxd2 Rc8 23. Rb1 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 g6 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Ng7 27. Ng3 h5 28.
bxc6 bxc6 29. Bd2 h4 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Nf1 Nf5 32. Be3 Qe4 33. Rd1 Qxd3 34.
Rxd3 Ra8 35. g4 hxg3 36. Nxg3 Nh4 37. Rd1 Ra4 38. Ne2 Nf5 39. Rb1 Nh4 40. h3
Ra2 41. Kf1 Ra3 42. Ke1 Nf3+ 43. Kd1 Nxd4 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Nxd4 Bxd4 46. Bxd4
Rd3+ 47. Ke2 Rxd4 48. Rc8 Re4+ 49. Kf3 Re6 50. Rc7 Kg7 51. Kg4 Kf8 52. f4 Ke8
53. f5 gxf5+ 54. Kxf5 d4 55. Ra7 d3 56. Ra4 d2 57. Rd4 Re2 58. h4 Ke7 59. Kf4
f6 60. Kf3 Re5 61. Rxd2 Rxc5 62. Rh2 Kf7 63. h5 Kg7 64. h6+ Kh7 65. Kf4 Rd5 66.
Re2 Rd6 67. Kf5 Kxh6 68. Re7 Rd1 69. Re6 Rf1+ 70. Kg4 Rg1+ 71. Kf4 Rf1+ 72. Kg4
c5 73. Rc6 Rg1+ 74. Kf4 Rf1+ 75. Kg4 Rc1 76. Rxf6+ Kg7 77. Rc6 Kf7 78. Kf4 Ke7
79. Ke3 Kd7 80. Rg6 Rd1 81. Rh6 Kc7 82. Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Qc7 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Nh4 exf4 13. Nf5 Nc5 14. Rxf4 Bxf5
15. Rxf5 Qc6 16. Qf3 Bd8 17. Be3 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bd4 Bf6 20. Bxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Qxd5
15. Qb3 Qh5 16. Qxb7 Ne5 17. Rac1 Bb6 18. Bc8 Qxe2 19. Qxa8 Qxd2 20. Qe4 Nd3
21. Rcd1 Nc5 22. Qb1 Qb4 23. Bf5 g6 24. a3 Qc4 25. Bd3 Qd5 26. Qc2 Nd7 27. Bc4
Qd6 28. Qe4 Ne5 29. Ba2 d3 30. Kg2 Rc8 31. Rd2 Bd4 32. Qd5 Qxd5+ 33. Bxd5 Rc2
34. Rxc2 dxc2 35. Be4 Bxb2 36. Bxc2 Bxa3 37. Ra1 Bc5 38. Ra5 Nd7 39. Bb3 Kg7
40. Rb5 Bb6 41. Rd5 Nf6 42. Rd3 1-0

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 e5 9. Na3 Be6 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. Nxc4 Bxe2 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Rxd6 h6 14. Ne4
Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Bg5 Qa5 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nb3 Qg5 10. g3 h5 11. f4 Qg6 12. Qd3 f5 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Bd5
fxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Rhe1 e5 18. Rxe5 Bg7 19. Ra5 Kb8 20. Rxf5
Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rhe8 22. Rg5 Qf7 23. h4 Be4 24. Qd4 Bf3 25. Rd3 Bg4 26. Kb2 Re2
27. Re3 Rh2 28. c4 Bf5 29. Rc3 Qe6 30. c5 Rc8 31. Qxd6+ Qxd6 32. cxd6 Rxc3 33.
Kxc3 Rxc2+ 34. Kd4 Bg4 35. Nc5 a5 36. Rg8+ Ka7 37. Rxg4 1-0

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moskalenko, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8.
O-O Qe7 9. c5 Nc6 10. cxd6 cxd6 11. Ba3 Qc7 12. c4 Rd8 13. Rc1 Na5 14. Nd2 Rb8
15. e4 e5 16. d5 b6 17. f4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Bxe4 Nb7 21. d6
Qd7 22. Qh5 1-0

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 h5 15. Nb5
Ne8 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. a4 Rf6 18. Nf2 Rg6 19. h3 Kh8 20. Qb3 Ng8 21. Rc2 Nh6 22.
Rfc1 g4 23. fxg4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Kg8 25. Nc7 Nxc7 26. Rxc7 b6 27. a5 Bd7 28. axb6
axb6 29. Kf1 b5 30. R7c6 Qh4 31. Qh3 Qg5 32. Rc7 Rd8 33. Rb7 Bxg4 34. Bxg4 Nxg4
35. Qxg4 Qxg4 36. Nxg4 Rxg4 37. Rxb5 f3 38. gxf3 Rf8 39. Rc8 Rgf4 40. Rxf8+ 1-0

[Event "URS U26-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1985.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1985.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 b6 6. e4 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Nge2 Bg4 10. Qc2 Bxe2 11. Bxe2 c5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nxe4 Nxd4 14. Qd3 dxe4
15. Qxe4 Re8 16. Bc4 Qd7 17. a3 Ba5 18. Be3 Qf5 19. Qxf5 Nxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Briffel, Francisco"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O
b5 9. h4 Qa5 10. Kb1 Nbd7 11. h5 Nxh5 12. g4 Ng3 13. Rh2 Nxf1 14. Rxf1 c5 15.
Bh6 Bxd4 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Ne2 Bg7 19. Qg5 Ra7 20. f4 f6 21. Qh4 e6
22. Ne3 bxc4 23. Rd1 Rd7 24. f5 Qe7 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Nxc4 Qd8 27. Qf2 d5 28.
exd5 Rxd5 29. Rc1 f5 30. Nf4 Rd4 31. gxf5 exf5 32. Qf3 Qc7 33. Rf1 Rxc4 34.
Qd5+ Qf7 35. Qd8 Bb7 0-1

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. c3 Bb7 8. O-O
d6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. c3 Qb6 8. Rb1
Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Nf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bf6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f5 Qe5 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. f6 Kh8 19. e4 d4 20. Bc4 Be6 21. Qh6
Rg8 22. Rf3 g5 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Re1 Rg6 25. Qh5 Rd8 26. e5 d3 27. Rfe3 g4 28.
b3 c4 29. Rd1 Qb6 30. Kf2 Qa5 31. bxc4 Qxa2+ 32. Kg3 Qxc4 33. Qf5 Qxc3 34.
Rdxd3 Rxd3 35. Qxd3 Qc8 36. Qb3 h5 37. Qxf7 Qf5 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40.
Qd8+ Kh7 41. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Qb3 b6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Bd2 a6 14. Rfc1 b5 15.
Qd1 Nc6 16. Be1 Rfd8 17. Ne2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nd4 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Rac8 21.
Bc3 Ne4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 Qd6 26. Qd1 Qc5 27.
Qd4+ Qxd4 28. Nxd4 Kf6 29. Kf1 Ke5 30. Ke2 Nc5 31. Nc6+ Kd6 32. Nb4 a5 33. Nd3
Ne6 34. Kd2 d4 35. e4 h5 36. h4 g5 37. hxg5 Nxg5 38. f3 h4 39. Ke2 Ke6 40. b3
Kd6 41. a4 bxa4 42. bxa4 Kc6 43. Kd1 h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 d5 8. cxd5
Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Nxd5 10. Ncxd5 exd5 11. Qh5 c6 12. Ne6 g6 13. Qe5 Bf6 14. Nxd8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Bf5 12. Qb3 c6 13. Rac1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxc6 Qe8 19. Rcc1 Bd6 20. Nxf7 Qxf7
21. Rc6 Rd8 22. Bg5 Nf4 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxd8 Bxc6 25. Bg5 Nxg2 26. d5 Bxd5
27. Rd1 Ke6 28. Rxd5 Kxd5 29. Kxg2 Ke4 30. Be3 a6 31. h3 Be5 32. b3 Bd4 33. Bg5
Kd3 34. Kf3 Kc2 35. Be3 Bf6 36. Ke4 Kb2 37. Kd3 Kxa2 38. Kc2 a5 39. Bb6 a4 40.
b4 Ka3 41. Bc5 Ka2 42. Bd6 Ka3 43. Bc5 h5 44. Bf8 g6 45. Bc5 g5 46. f3 Be5 47.
Be7 Bg3 48. Bxg5 Kxb4 49. f4 Kc4 50. f5 Kd5 51. Bd8 Be5 52. Be7 Bd6 53. Bh4 Ke4
54. f6 Kf5 55. Kc3 Ke6 56. Bg5 b4+ 57. Kc4 b3 0-1

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Belov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bg4 11. Rb1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. h3 Bh5 15.
Be4 Rc8 16. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Krum"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 a6 8. e4 b5
9. e5 Ne8 10. c5 Bg4 11. cxd6 exd6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. exd6 Nb6 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Rc8 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Rac1 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 f5 19. Nc5 Qxd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21.
Ne6 Rfe8 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23. Bxc6 Rc8 24. Rc1 Bf6 25. b4 Kf7 26. d5 Ne4 27. Rc2
Be7 28. Nc5 Nxc5 29. bxc5 a5 30. Kf1 a4 31. Bxb5 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Bxc5 33. Bxa4
Ke7 34. Bc6 Ba3 35. Ke2 Kd6 36. Kd3 Kc5 37. f3 Bb4 38. a4 Be1 39. g4 Ba5 40.
gxf5 gxf5 41. Ke3 Bc7 42. Bb7 h6 43. Bc8 Kb4 44. Bd7 Bb8 45. f4 Bc7 46. Kf3 Ka5
47. Bxf5 Kxa4 48. Be6 Kb5 49. f5 h5 50. f6 Kc5 51. f7 Bd6 52. Ke4 h4 53. Kf5
Bf8 54. Kg6 Kd6 55. Kh7 Ke7 56. Kh8 1-0

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bf4 c6 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bh3 Bf6 13. Rxc6 Nc5 14. Rxc5
bxc5 15. dxc5 Bc8 16. Bg2 Bxb2 17. O-O Be6 18. Rb1 Bc3 19. Nd4 Qe8 20. Qd1 Bxd4
21. Qxd4 Qc6 22. Be5 f6 23. Bd6 Rfd8 24. h4 Rac8 25. Rb3 Re8 26. g4 Bf7 27. g5
f5 28. h5 Re6 29. Bxd5 Re4 30. Bxe4 Qxe4 31. Qxe4 fxe4 32. Rh3 Be6 33. Re3 Bf5
34. Kg2 Kf7 35. Kg3 g6 36. Kf4 Ke6 37. h6 Kd7 38. Rb3 Kc6 39. Ke5 Re8+ 40. Kf6
Be6 41. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Spassov, Liuben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a5 Qb8 14. Ra4 c5
15. Rxc4 cxd4 16. Rdxd4 c5 17. Rh4 Re8 18. Be3 h6 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Nd7
21. Rcc4 Ne5 22. Ra4 Qc7 23. Rhd4 Rab8 24. Qd2 Red8 25. Ne4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qe7
27. Qc3 Qb7 28. b4 Nc6 29. Rc4 Nxb4 30. Nc5 Qb5 31. Rg4 g5 32. h4 Nd5 33. Qe5
Qb2 34. Qxb2 Rxb2 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Rxg5+ Kf8 37. Re5 Ra2 38. Nxa6 Rxa5 39. e4
Ra1+ 40. Kg2 Rxa6 41. exd5 exd5 42. Rxd5 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Szekely, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Kh1 Nc5 12. Bxf4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Be6
15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Nf5 Ne5 19. a5 Bf8 20. Bb6 Qg5 21. Be3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Watson, William N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. c3 e6 11. e4 f5 12. exf5 exf5 13. Qb3+ Kh8 14. h3 Bd7 15. Nc4
Rb8 16. Rfe1 b5 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Bxd6 g4 19. hxg4 fxg4 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Nh4
Nf4 22. Ng6+ Nxg6 23. Bxg6 Qd6 24. Be4 g3 25. fxg3 Qxg3 26. Qf7 Rf8 27. Qxd7
Qf2+ 28. Kh1 Rf4 29. Bxc6 Rh4+ 30. Qh3 Rxh3+ 31. gxh3 Bf8 32. Rf1 Qxb2 33.
Rxf8+ Kg7 34. Raf1 Qxc3 35. R1f7+ Kg6 36. Be4+ Kh5 37. Rf5+ Kh4 38. Rf4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B64"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 exf4 13. Kb1 d5 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Nxd5 Be5 16. Bc4 b5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. c4 Nd4 19. Rhe1 f6 20. a4 Rf7 21.
Qf2 Qa5 22. Re4 Nxf5 23. Qc2 Ne3 24. Nxe3 fxe3 25. c5 Kh8 26. Qc4 Re7 27. b4
Qc7 28. Rxe3 a6 29. Bxa6 Qc6 30. Bb5 Qxg2 31. Re2 Qf3 32. c6 Bxh2 33. Rdd2 Rxe2
34. Qxe2 Qf5+ 35. Qd3 Qg4 36. Rxh2 Qg1+ 37. Kb2 Qxh2+ 38. Qc2 Qd6 39. Kb3 Re8
40. a5 Qd5+ 41. Ka4 Re1 42. Bc4 Qxc6+ 43. Kb3 Re3+ 44. Bd3 Qd5+ 45. Kc3 Rg3 46.
Qe2 f5 47. Qe8+ Kh7 48. Qe2 Qe4 49. Qd2 Qc6+ 50. Kb3 Qd5+ 51. Kc3 h5 52. Qd1 g6
53. a6 Qe5+ 54. Kc4 Rg4+ 55. Kb3 Qd5+ 0-1

[Event "Match/City Leningrad-Moscow"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1985.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1985.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 (4. Nc3) 4... fxe4 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 c6
7. Nc3 cxb5 (7... d5) 8. Nxe4 d5 9. exd6 Nf6 10. Qd4 Be7 (10... Qd7 11. O-O
Nxe4 12. Re1 Kf7 $13) 11. Bg5 Bf5 12. O-O-O $14 Bxe4 13. Rhe1 Qxd6 14. Qxd6
Bxd6 15. Rxd6 O-O 16. Bxf6 Bxg2 17. Rg1 Rxf6 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Rxg2+ Kf7 20.
Rg3 Rc8 21. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qb3
b6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rfc1 Nc6 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. a4 Rfc8 14. Bf4 Ne8
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. e4 Bb7 18. Rd1 a6 19. Nc3 d4 20. Ne2 b5 21. axb5
axb5 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Be3 Rc4 25. Qd3 Qc8 26. Bxd4 Rc1 27. Rxc1
Qxc1+ 28. Bf1 Bc6 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Bxc3 Nc7 31. f3 Na6 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Ke3 Ke8
34. Kd4 Kd7 35. f4 Ke8 36. b3 Kf8 37. Bb2 Bd7 38. Ba3+ Kg8 39. Bd6 g6 40. Be2
Kg7 41. Ke3 h5 42. f5 Bc6 43. Kf4 Bd7 44. Kg5 Be8 45. g4 hxg4 46. Bxg4 Bd7 47.
b4 Bc8 48. Bd1 Bd7 49. Bb3 Bc8 50. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Nc6 7. e3 e5 8.
dxe5 d4 9. Qd3 Ng4 10. Nf3 dxe3 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. fxe3 Ke7 13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Be2
Ngxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bc3 f6 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Rd1 Be6 19. Kf2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1
Rd8 21. Rxd8 Kxd8 22. c5 b6 23. b4 h6 24. e4 bxc5 25. bxc5 Ke7 26. Bb5 Bb3 27.
Bc6 g5 28. g3 Be6 29. Ke3 Bd7 30. Bd5 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 Bg4 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 Ne5 9. Be2 c6 10. a4 Qa5 11. Ra3 O-O 12. Be3 Rfc8 13. Rb3 Rab8 14. Qd4 c5
15. Qd1 a6 16. f4 Ned7 17. g4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 c4 20. Ra3 Qb4 21. Bd4
Rxb5 22. Na2 Nxd5 23. Nxb4 Bxd4+ 24. Qxd4 Nxb4 25. Rf2 d5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Qc3
Rb5 28. Ra4 Nd5 29. Rxc4 Nxc3 30. Rxc8+ Kg7 31. bxc3 Nf6 32. h3 h5 33. g5 Ne4
34. Re2 Nd6 35. Ra8 Nf5 36. Rd2 f6 37. gxf6+ Kxf6 38. Ra6+ Nd6 39. c4 Rc5 40.
Rd4 Kf7 41. Ra4 Rc6 42. Kf2 Ne8 43. Ra5 Rf6 44. Re5 Ng7 45. Rde4 Nf5 46. c5 Rc6
47. Ra4 Rc7 48. c3 Ng7 49. Ra6 Rc8 50. c6 Ne6 51. Ke3 Nc7 52. Ra7 Kf6 53. c4 h4
54. Kf3 g5 55. Rxg5 Ne6 56. Rh5 Rxc6 57. Kg4 Rxc4 58. Rf5+ Kg6 59. Rxe7 Re4 60.
Rf8 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
O-O 9. b5 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nf6 13. Ne5 Ne4 14. Qc2 Bxe5
15. dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qb1 c5 15. a3
Nc6 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxc5 Bc7 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Nh7 21. Ne4
Nd4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Rad1 a5 24. c6 Bc8 25. Nc3 Bf5 26. Nd5 d3 27. Ne7 Bg6 28.
Re6 Rg8 29. Nxg6+ fxg6 30. Rxg6 Rxg6 31. Qxg6 Qd4 32. Rxd3 Qxb2 33. Bc2 Rg8 0-1

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 a6 11. Qb3 Re8 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Nf8 14. b5 a5 15. a4
Ng6 16. Ba3 Qe7 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Bf5 Qd8 19. Rc2 Ne7 20. Bd3 Rc8 21. Rfc1 Qd7
22. Ne2 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rc8 24. Nd2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qc8 26. Nb1 Qxc2 27. Bxc2 Ne8
28. g4 g5 29. Ng3 Ng7 30. Nc3 h6 31. f3 f6 32. Bb3 Kf8 33. Kf2 Ne8 34. Nh5 Kf7
35. f4 Kg6 36. h3 Ng7 37. f5+ Kf7 38. Ne4 Ne8 39. Nhxf6 Nxf6 40. Nxd6+ Kf8 41.
Nxb7 Ne4+ 42. Ke1 Ke8 43. Bc2 Kd7 44. Bxe4 dxe4 45. f6 Nd5 46. f7 Ke7 47. Kd2
Nf6 48. Nd6 Kf8 49. Ke2 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Panchenko, Alexander N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. g3 f5 10. Bg2 Nf6 11. O-O Be4 12. Qc3 a5 13. b3 Qe7 14. Bb2 d6 15.
Rfd1 Nbd7 16. b4 Rfb8 17. Bf1 Re8 18. Nd2 Bb7 19. Nb3 a4 20. Nd2 Qf7 21. c5 Bd5
22. cxd6 cxd6 23. b5 Ne4 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Rdc1 Rf8 26. Qe3 Nf6 27. f3 Ra5 28.
Bc3 Rxb5 29. Bb4 Qd7 30. Qf4 Ne8 31. Qh4 exf3 32. exf3 Bxf3 33. Bxb5 Qxb5 34.
Rf1 Qd5 35. Rf2 g5 36. Qh3 Ng7 37. Bc3 Nf5 38. Qf1 Ne3 39. Qd3 Ng4 40. Rd2 Be4
41. Qe2 Nf2 42. Qf1 Bd3 43. Qxf2 Rxf2 44. Kxf2 Ba6 45. Bb4 g4 46. Re1 Qf3+ 47.
Kg1 Bb7 0-1

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gorelov, Sergey G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a5 Qb8 14. Qa4 c5
15. Qxc4 cxd4 16. Rxd4 c5 17. Rd1 Qb4 18. Ra4 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. d5
Ba6 15. Rfe1 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Na6 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 e6 20. dxe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. c4 O-O 8. O-O
c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rb1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Be2 a6 15.
c4 bxc4 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. Rc1 c5 19. Nxc4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bf4 21. Rc3
Re8 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Bc6 Rb1 24. Qxb1 Bxb1 25. Rxb1 Re6 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Nb6
Rxb6 28. Bxb6 h6 29. Be3 Be5 30. Ra3 Qd6 31. Ra4 Qd3 32. Rc1 Kh7 33. Ra5 Bd6
34. Ra4 Be5 35. Re1 Qc3 36. Rc1 Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Qe2 Nxd3 12. cxd3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Kh1 Qa5
15. Nd4 Qh5 16. Qf2 d5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qb6 dxe4 19. dxe4 Bc5 20. Qxe6+ Kh8
21. Bg3 Bd4 22. Qc4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qg6 24. e5 Ne4 25. Bf4 Rac8 26. Qb4 h6 27.
Rae1 Nxc3 28. e6 Nd5 29. Qxb7 Nxf4 30. e7 Rfe8 31. Rxf4 Kh7 32. h3 Rc5 33. Rf8
Rf5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.
Qxd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Nc2 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Rad1
Rb8 15. f4 Ng4 16. h3 Nf6 17. Nd6 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. e4 Qa7+ 20. Qf2 Qxa2 21.
e5 Nh5 22. Ne4 f5 23. Ra1 Qxb3 24. Nd4 Qb4 25. Rfb1 Qc4 26. Rc1 Qb4 27. Rcb1
Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Basin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Bd6 9. Qe2 b5 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bd4+ 14. Be3 Bc6 15.
e5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bxe3 17. exf6 Qd2 18. Rf2 O-O-O 19. Qg4+ Qd7 20. Qf3 Qd4 21.
Re2 Qxf6 22. Rxe3 Kb8 23. Rae1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6
8. dxc3 Bc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bxd7 Rd8 11. Qh5 Bxd7 12. Qxc5 Bc6 13. Qg5 Qxg5 14.
Bxg5 f6 15. Bf4 Rd7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Rxd7 Rxd7 18. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 g6 17. Nh2 Ne8 18. a4 Ng7 19. b3 Nb6 20. a5 Nd7 21. b4 Nf6 22.
Bg5 Qc7 23. Bb3 Ne6 24. Bh6 Rfd8 25. Ng4 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Ne2 Nxg4 28.
hxg4 Bg5 29. Qd3 Qe7 30. Bd5 Rac8 31. Nd4 Bb7 32. c4 bxc4 33. Bxc4 Bf6 34. Rab1
Re8 35. g5 Bxd4 36. Qxd4 Qxg5 37. f3 Rc7 38. Qd3 Ra8 39. Bb3 Qe5 40. Rec1 Qe7
41. Rxc7 Qxc7 42. Rd1 Rd8 43. Qd4 Qe7 44. e5 d5 45. Qxf4 Bc6 46. Rc1 Bb5 47.
Rc5 Bc4 48. Bxc4 dxc4 49. Rxc4 Rd1+ 50. Kh2 Rd5 51. Qf6 Qxe5+ 52. Qxe5 Rxe5 53.
Rc6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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 Bd7 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. Rad1
Qb6 15. Nf3 Rad8 16. Ne5 Bc8 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 Bf8 19. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E72"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c6 6. e4 d6 7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O a6
9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Na4 b5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nb6 Ra7 13. Nxc8 Rxc8 14. Be3 Rac7
15. f3 Bf8 16. Rac1 b4 17. c5 Rd8 18. Bh3 a5 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nbd7 21.
Nc1 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Rd8+ Kg7 24. Ra8 a4 25. Ra5 Nfd7 26. Bxd7 Nxd7 27.
Rxa4 c5 28. Kf2 Kf6 29. Nd3 Ke7 30. Ra6 Rb7 31. Ra5 Kd6 32. b3 Kc6 33. Ra8 Kb5
34. Ke3 Nb6 35. Re8 f6 36. Re6 c4 37. bxc4+ Nxc4+ 38. Ke2 Ra7 39. Nc1 Rd7 40.
Nd3 Ra7 41. Nc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Piket, Marcel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. h3
e5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Bf1 b5 11. a3 a6 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qf8 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Qe3 h6 17. Bh4 Qc5 18. Qc1 Bc8 19. Nd2 Nh5 20. Nb3 Qb6 21. Be2
Nf4 22. Bg4 Ne6 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. Rd3 a5 25. a4 b4 26. Nd1 Nc5 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28.
Nxc5 Qxc5 29. Ne3 Bb7 30. Rd7 Ba6 31. Rxf7 Rf8 32. Rxf8 Qxf8 33. Bg3 h5 34. Rd1
Rd6 35. b3 Rd4 36. Rxd4 exd4 37. Nf1 Qc5 38. Qd1 Qe7 39. Nd2 c5 40. Qf3 Qd7 41.
Qf4 Be2 42. e5 Qf5 43. Ne4 c4 44. e6 Qxf4 45. Bxf4 Bf8 46. Bg5 d3 47. e7 Bxe7
48. Bxe7 dxc2 49. Bg5 c3 50. Nc5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Burgess, Mark R"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d4 e4
9. Ne1 Re8 10. Nc2 Ne7 11. d5 Nf5 12. e3 h5 13. Nc3 h4 14. Rb1 Nh6 15. Nd4 Qe7
16. Qd2 a6 17. Rbc1 Nhg4 18. b4 Qe5 19. Nd1 Qh5 20. h3 Ne5 21. g4 Nfxg4 22.
hxg4 Qxg4 23. Qe2 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 Re5 25. Nxf3 h3 26. Rg1 hxg2+ 27. Rxg2 exf3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Witkowski,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 (7. Nb3)
7... h6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 a6 $6 (10... Be6 $142) 11. Bf1 b5 $2 12.
a4 $1 (12. a3 $2 Bb7 13. b3 Rc8 14. Bb2 Rc7 15. Nb1 Qc8 $15 {[Unzicker -
Taimanov, Stockholm 1952]}) 12... b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 15. a5 $1 Bf5 (
15... Nd7 $6 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Ra4 $16) 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Bxb4 Bxc2 (17... Qxc2 $6
18. Qxc2 Bxc2 19. Nxe5 $1 $16) 18. Qd2 Bf5 19. Nxe5 $1 Bg5 (19... dxe5 20. d6
$1) 20. f4 Bh4 21. Nc4 $1 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 Rd8 23. g4 $1 Nd7 (23... Bc8 $2 24.
Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Re8+ Kh7 27. Rxc8 $16) (23... Bh7 $2 24. Bxd6 $1)
24. gxf5 Nf6 25. Nb6 Rab8 26. Bc3 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Bxa6 Ne4 29. Qe3 Nf6
30. Qd2 Ne4 31. Qd4 Nxc3 32. Qxc3 Qe7 33. Bb5 Rb8 34. Bf1 Qe4 35. Qd2 Qb1 36.
Qf2 Qa2 37. a6 Qa5 38. b4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Winsnes, Rikard"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B63"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 d5 11. Bb5 Nb4 12. Rhe1 h6 13. exd5 exd5 14. Qe3 Be6
15. Bf4 Rc8 16. f3 Nh5 17. Be5 Nc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nc5 Qb6 20. Nxe6 Qxe3+ 21.
Rxe3 fxe6 22. Re2 Kf7 23. Kb1 Nf6 24. Rde1 Rfe8 25. g3 Bb4 26. Rf1 Nd7 27. Nd1
Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Rb8 29. f4 Bd6 30. Re2 Ke7 31. Nf2 Kd7 32. Nd3 Rf8 33. Rfe1 Rf6
34. c3 g5 35. fxg5 hxg5 36. Kc2 c5 37. Ne5+ Bxe5 38. Rxe5 Rf2+ 39. R1e2 Rxe2+
40. Rxe2 g4 41. Re5 Rh8 42. Rg5 Rxh2+ 43. Kc1 Kd6 44. Rxg4 Ke5 45. c4 d4 46.
Rg5+ Ke4 47. Rxc5 Kd3 48. Kb1 Rh1+ 49. Ka2 Kc2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Witkowski,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 (7. Qa4+
Nd7 8. Nxd5 exd5 (8... Bxd5 $1) 9. Bf4 c6 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bh3 Bf6
13. Rxc6 $1 $16 {[Khalifman - Lerner, Moskau 1985]}) 7... c5 8. e4 $1 (8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bg5 Qc8 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bh4 $1 O-O 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. e3 {[Yussupov -
Chernin, Tunis 1985]}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nd7 10. Bf4 cxd4 (10... Rc8 $6 11. Bb5
Be7 12. Ne5 $16) 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 (12. Qa4 a6 {/\ b5} (12... Bxe4 13. Ba6 (
13. Bb5 $1))) 12... Be7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nf6 (14... Nb8 $5) 15. Rfe1 Nh5 $5
16. Bd2 g5 $5 17. Rad1 Ng7 18. Bb1 f5 19. d5 $1 (19. exf5 Bd5 $1 20. Qd3 exf5
$15) 19... exd5 $2 (19... fxe4 $1 20. Bxe4 exd5 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. Bxd5+ Bxd5
23. Rxd5 Rc3 $3 24. Qa2 (24. Qd1 Qf6 25. Rxg5 Rxa3 26. Qd5+ Qf7 27. Re7 Ra1+
28. Ne1 Kh8 $3) 24... Rc2 $1 $10) 20. exf5 Bf6 21. Qd3 h6 22. Ne5 d4 23. Bb4 $1
Qd5 (23... Re8 $6 24. Ng4 $1) 24. Qf1 $1 Bxe5 25. Be4 Qxe4 (25... Qd7 26. Bxb7
Qxb7 27. Bxf8 $16) 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Re1 Re8 29. Rxe4 Bxh2+ 30.
Kxh2 Rxe4 31. Qc4+ Kf8 32. f3 Rf4 (32... Re8 33. Qxd4) 33. Qc8+ Kf7 34. g4 Ne8
35. Qe6+ Kf8 36. Qxh6+ Kf7 37. Kg3 d3 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Qd7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grivas, Efstratios"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 Bb7 12. e4 d6 13. Bb2 Qc7 14. Qd3 Rfd8 15.
h3 Rac8 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21.
Qxd4 Ne5 22. f4 Nd7 23. Qe3 Nf6 24. Nb3 Qb8 25. Re1 Re8 26. Qd3 h6 27. Kh2 Ba6
28. e5 dxe5 29. fxe5 Red8 30. Qf3 Nd7 31. b5 Nxe5 32. Qe4 Nd3 33. bxa6 Nxc1 34.
Rxc1 Qd6 35. c5 bxc5 36. Qc4 Rc7 37. Na5 Qd2 38. Nb7 Rd3 39. Rc2 Qe3 40. Qf4
Qxf4 41. gxf4 Rxa3 42. Bf1 Rf3 43. Bg2 Rxf4 44. Nd8 Rb4 45. Bb7 Rb6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zysk, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 g6 9. Nd4 Bg7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Qa4 Bf5 14. Bf3 Nb5
15. Ne2 c5 16. c3 Bd3 17. Rd1 c4 18. Nf4 Bxc3 19. Nxd3 cxd3 20. bxc3 Nxc3 21.
Qf4 Nxd1 22. Bxd1 Rb5 23. Bb3 Rf5 24. Qd2 Re8 25. Bb2 Re2 26. Qc3 Rfe5 27. Bc4
Qd4 28. Rf1 Qxc3 29. Bxc3 Rc5 30. Bxd3 Rxa2 31. Bd4 Rc6 32. Rb1 Kf8 33. Be4
Rca6 34. Bb7 R6a5 35. Bf6 Rxf2 36. Bf3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Witkowski,S"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 (6... e5 7. d5 Nh5
8. Qd2 f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. O-O-O $14) (6... Nbd7 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5 Ne5 $1 9. h3
$2 Nh5 10. Bf2 f5 11. exf5 Rxf5 $36 {[Timman - Nunn, Wijk aan Zee 1985]}) (6...
Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. h4 h5 10. O-O-O b5 $10) 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8
9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Rd1 Nd7 11. Ba3 b6 12. Nge2 $6 (12. Nd5 $5 e6 (12... Nc5 $2 13.
Nxe7+) 13. Ne7+ Nxe7 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Ba3 Nc5 16. b3 (16. Nh3 f5 17. Nf2 Bb7
18. exf5 exf5+ 19. Be2 Na4 $5 20. Rd2 Rad8 21. Rc2 $15) 16... Bb7 17. Nh3 f5
$36) 12... Bb7 13. Nd5 Nde5 $1 14. Nc1 e6 15. Ne7+ Nxe7 16. Bxe7 $2 (16. Rxd8+
Rxd8 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. Ba3 f5 19. exf5 exf5 20. Kf2 g5) 16... Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Re8
18. Bg5 (18. Ba3 f5 19. exf5 Nxf3 $1) 18... f5 $1 19. exf5 Nxf3 $1 20. f6 Nxg5
(20... Bh8 $2 21. h4 $1) 21. fxg7 Nh3 $1 22. Nd3 Kxg7 23. Ke1 Rd8 24. Ne5 g5 $1
25. Ng4 (25. Nf3 g4) 25... h5 26. Ne3 g4 27. Be2 Nf4 28. Rg1 Rd4 {/\ 29...Re4}
29. Bf1 Ng6 30. Be2 Nf4 31. Bf1 Be4 $1 32. a3 e5 33. g3 Nd3+ 34. Bxd3 Rxd3 35.
Nd1 (35. Ke2 $2 Rd4 36. b3 Bf3+ 37. Ke1 Rd3 $19) 35... Bf3 36. Nc3 e4 $1 37.
Nd5 e3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Howell, James C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Witkowski,S"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O (4... h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. e4 g5 7. Bg3
h5 8. c3 e6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Nc4 $14 {[Chernin - Gavrikov, Moskau
1985]}) (4... c5 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne5) 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Be2 Nc6
9. h3 Qc7 10. O-O h6 11. Be3 b6 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nh5 $1 14. a4 Rad8 15. Nc4
Nf4 16. Bf1 Nb8 $1 17. Qc1 (17. Rad1 Nd7 18. Qc1 $14) 17... g5 18. h4 f5 19.
Bxf4 $6 (19. hxg5 $5 fxe4 20. gxh6 Bxh6 $1 21. Nfe5 Rf5 22. g3 Nd3 $5 23. Bxd3
Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Rxe5 25. Bc4+ Kg7 26. Kg2 Rh5 27. Rh1 $13) 19... gxf4 20. e5 Bxf3
21. gxf3 Nc6 22. Qxf4 a6 $1 23. Qg3 $2 (23. Kh1 $142 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ne3
Nxe5 26. Nxf5 Kh8 27. Ra6 $1) 23... Kh8 24. Kh1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Na3 (26.
Ne3 Nxe5) 26... Bxe5 27. Qh3 b4 28. Nc4 Bg7 (28... bxc3 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. bxc3
Rf6 31. Ra6 $13 (31. Qg3 $13)) 29. Re6 Qd7 30. Rae1 Rf6 31. Rxf6 Bxf6 32. Qg3
Kh7 33. Bh3 e6 34. Qf4 Rg8 $1 35. Nd6 (35. Rxe6 $4 Qd1+ $1) 35... Qg7 36. Qc4
Nd8 37. cxb4 cxb4 38. Qxb4 Bxb2 39. Qf4 Bc3 40. Rb1 Be5 41. Qb4 Kh8 42. Nc4 Bf6
$2 (42... Bd4 $15) 43. Ne3 Nc6 44. Qf4 Be5 45. Qc4 Nd4 46. Ng2 Bf6 (46... Qc7
$1 47. Qxc7 Bxc7 48. Rb7 Rc8 $15) 47. Qd3 Qc7 48. Qe3 Kh7 49. Nf4 Qc6 50. Nxe6
Qxe6 51. Qxe6 Nxe6 52. Bxf5+ (52. Bxf5+ Kh8 53. Bxe6 Re8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2
Bb4 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Qd3 a5 11. e4 Nb6 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. O-O O-O 14. Be3 Rd8 15.
h3 Qa6 16. Qc2 f6 17. Rfc1 Bf7 18. d5 cxd5 19. Nb5 Bd6 20. Nc7 Rc8 21. Nxa6
Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Nxa6 23. Rac1 Kf8 24. exd5 exd5 25. Bb6 Be6 26. Bxa5 Nb4 27. Bxb4
Bxb4 28. Re2 Ra6 29. Rd1 Rd6 30. Re3 Bc5 31. Rb3 b6 32. Rb5 Bd7 33. b4 Bxb5 34.
bxc5 Bxa4 35. Ra1 bxc5 36. Rxa4 c4 37. Kf1 Ke7 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. Ra5 g5 40. Rc5
h5 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. h4 gxh4 43. gxh4 Rd8 44. f4+ Ke6 45. Bh3+ Kf7 46. Kd4 Ra8
47. Bg2 Ra3 48. Bxd5+ Kg7 49. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Miralles, Gilles"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[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
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Be2 Be7 11. f4 O-O 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. O-O Qc7 14. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.31"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kekki, Petri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E76"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6
9. a4 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Be2 axb5 12. Bxb5 Na6 13. O-O Nb4 14. Kh1 Qb6 15.
Qe2 d5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Ne5 Nc7 19. Be3 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Qxb5 21.
axb5 f6 22. Nc6 Bc4 23. b6 Bxf1 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. b7 Re8 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Nc8
Rxe3 28. b8=Q Re8 29. Qc7 Ba6 30. Ne7 Bf8 31. Nxg6+ hxg6 32. h4 Bc4 33. b4 Kg8
34. bxc5 Be6 35. Qb6 Kf7 36. Qb7+ Re7 37. Qb6 Bd5 38. c6 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Re2 40.
Qa7+ Be7 41. c7 Rxg2+ 42. Kh3 Rc2 43. Kg3 Be6 44. Kf3 f5 45. Kg3 Rc5 46. Kh3
Rc4 47. Kg3 Ke8 48. Qb7 Rc3+ 49. Kg2 Bxh4 50. Qb5+ Kf7 51. Qb7 Be7 52. Kf2 Rc5
53. Kf3 Ke8 54. Ke2 Bd7 55. Qb8+ Kf7 56. Qb3+ Be6 57. Qb7 Rc2+ 58. Kd3 Rc4 59.
Ke2 Rxf4 60. c8=Q Bxc8 61. Qxc8 g5 62. Qh8 Rh4 63. Qc8 Re4+ 64. Kd3 Kf6 65.
Qh8+ Kg6 66. Qe8+ Kg7 67. Qd7 Kf6 68. Qc6+ Re6 69. Qc3+ Kg6 70. Qc4 Re4 71.
Qg8+ Kh5 72. Qc8 Kg4 73. Qc1 Kh5 74. Qc8 Kg6 75. Qg8+ Kf6 76. Qh8+ Kf7 77. Qh7+
Ke6 78. Qg8+ Kd6 79. Qb8+ Kd7 80. Qb7+ Ke6 81. Qc8+ Ke5 82. Qb8+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1986.01.02"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lev, Ronen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 g6 14. Nf1 Nh5 15. a4 c4
16. Bh6 Re8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qd2 Nb7 19. g4 Ng7 20. Ng3 Nc5 21. Nh2 Qb6 22.
Kg2 Rab8 23. Be3 Rec8 24. Rf1 Ne8 25. f4 b4 26. Qf2 f6 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. g5
bxc3 29. bxc3 Qd6 30. Ra2 Nd3 31. Qf3 Ra8 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Bxd3 cxd3 34. Rf2
f5 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Nxf5 Bxf5 37. Qxf5 Qxd5+ 38. Nf3 Nd6 39. Qxe5 Qxe5 40.
Nxe5 Ne4 41. Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 a5 11. b3 d5 12. c5 N6d7 13. Rc1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6 15.
Be2 b6 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. f4 g6 18. g4 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Nb1 Qe7 21. Nd2 a4
22. Nf3 axb3 23. axb3 N6d7 24. Ne1 Rc8 25. Nd3 Ra2 26. Bf3 Rc7 27. Rf2 Rca7 28.
b4 Nb6 29. g5 Bg7 30. Rxa2 Rxa2 31. Bg4 Nc4 32. Bf2 Nd7 33. Ra1 Rd2 34. Qf3 Nf8
35. Ra8 Qb7 36. Bxe6+ Kh8 37. Ne5 Nxe5 38. Rxf8+ Bxf8 39. fxe5 Bxb4 40. Be1 Rb2
41. Bxb4 Rb1+ 42. Kg2 Rb2+ 43. Kg3 1-0

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Nc4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Qc2 Rh5 15.
h4 Re5 16. Rb1 Re8 17. b4 cxb4 18. Rxb4 Bg4 19. e3 Rc8 20. Bb2 Rc7 21. Qb3 Qc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 c6 12. Bc4 cxd5 13. Bxd5 Na6 14. Ke2
Nc7 15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Nd2 Bc6 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Rhd1 Kf8 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. a4 f5
21. b4 a6 22. Nb3 Kg8 23. Nc5 Re7 24. f3 b6 25. Nxa6 fxe4 26. fxe4 Bxe4 27. b5
Bxg2 28. Rd6 e4 29. Rc1 Bf3+ 30. Kf2 Rf8 31. Kg1 Bg4 32. Rxb6 Rf3 33. Rb8+ Kf7
34. Rf1 Be5 35. b6 Bxb8 36. Nxb8 Ke8 37. Rxf3 exf3 38. Kf2 Re4 39. Na6 Bc8 40.
Nc5 Rb4 41. a5 Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bb2 Ba3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. O-O Na6
9. Re1 Nc5 10. Bf1 b6 11. h3 Ne8 12. g3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Ng5
Qe7 16. Bg2 Rab8 17. Nb5 h6 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 Kh7 21. b3 Qxe6
22. Nxc7 Qf7 23. Nb5 d5 24. Qc2 d4 25. Nd6 Qe7 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Rbd8 28.
Rd1 Qg5 29. Rd3 Rf5 30. Qe2 Rdf8 31. Rd2 R5f7 32. Qd3 Ra7 33. a4 Raf7 34. Ree2
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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 Nbd7 10. Nc1 h5 11. Be2 Nh7 12. O-O Qe7 13. Nd3 Ne5 14. Nf2 f5 15.
Qd2 a6 16. a4 g5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Nce4 g4 20. f4 Ng6 21. Bd3 Qd7
22. a5 Nh4 23. b3 Kh8 24. Ng3 Nf6 25. Bc4 Bg6 26. Qc1 Nf5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 28. Bd2
h4 29. g3 Ne4 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. Bc3 hxg3 32. hxg3 Qf5 33. Rf2 Kg8 34. Rh2 Re7
35. Bxg7 Rxg7 36. Qd2 Rff7 37. Rhe2 Bf3 38. Re8+ Rf8 39. R8e7 Qh7 40. Rxg7+
Qxg7 41. Be2 Be4 42. Bxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Ne1 c6 11. Nd3 Re8 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Re1 Ne4 15.
e3 Bb7 16. Ne2 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nc3 Nef6 19. Re2 Bc6 20. Rec2 Red8 21. Ne2
a5 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Nef4 c4 24. Bxd5 Ba3 25. Rxc4 Bxc1 26. Qxc1 Nb8 27. e4 Bd7
28. Nc5 Bb5 29. Rc2 Nd7 30. h4 Nb6 31. a4 Be8 32. Qe1 Bc6 33. Bxc6 Qxc6 34.
Qxa5 Qd6 35. Kg2 Qd1 36. Qc3 Nd7 37. Nfd3 Nf6 38. Rc1 Qe2 39. Qe1 Qxe1 40. Rxe1
Rd4 41. Kf3 Nd7 42. Ke3 Rd6 43. Rc1 Nxc5 44. Nxc5 Rb6 45. Kd4 Rd6+ 46. Kc4 Rd2
47. f3 Kf8 48. b4 Ke7 49. Rc3 Rd1 50. f4 f6 51. Kb3 Kd6 52. Rc4 Rb1+ 53. Kc2
Rg1 54. Rd4+ Kc6 55. Rd3 Rb8 56. Rc3 Kd6 57. b5 Rc8 58. Rd3+ Ke7 59. Rd5 Rg2+
60. Kc3 Rxg3+ 61. Kb4 Rg1 62. b6 Rb1+ 63. Nb3 Re1 64. a5 Rxe4+ 65. Kb5 Rcc4 66.
Nc5 Rb4+ 67. Kc6 Rxf4 68. a6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rfd1 Nb4 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. e3 h6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. h4 Rfd8 18. b3 e5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Qc4
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 c6 23. Kf1 Qf5 24. Qe4 Qf6 25. Qc4 Qf3 26. Qe4 Qf6 27. Qc4 Qf3
28. Qe4 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. e5 Nfe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qb4 d5 12. Bd3 b6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rae1 Bb7
15. Re2 e6 16. Bd4 Bh6 17. Qe1 Qe7 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qf2 Bxf4 21.
Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Bh6 23. h4 Rac8 24. c3 Rd5 25. h5 Bg7 26. Qe3 Rc7 27. Qh3
Qe8 28. b3 Qe7 29. Rh4 g5 30. Re4 h6 31. Re2 Qe8 32. Qe3 Rcd7 33. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c4 Nc6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. e6 Nc5 12. exf7+ Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Qxg5 14. Nb3
Qe5 15. Nxc5 Qxe2 16. Bxe2 b6 17. Nd3 Bf5 18. Rd1 Rhe8 19. Kf1 Rac8 20. Bf4 Nd8
21. Rac1 Ne6 22. Bd6 Bh6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Ne5+ Kg8 25. Bd3 Be4 26. f3 Bxd3+
27. Nxd3 Be3 28. Bg3 Rc2 29. Re1 Nc5 30. Re2 Rc4 31. b3 Rc3 32. Nb4 d3 33. Rxe3
Rc1+ 34. Re1 d2 35. Ke2 dxe1=Q+ 36. Bxe1 d4 37. Bd2 Ra1 38. Bf4 a5 0-1

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 a5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. e4 Rc8 12. Rfd1 h6 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nf1 Be7 15. Ne3
Nc7 16. Qe2 a4 17. Ne1 c5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. dxc5 Bxg2 21. Nxg2
Rxc5 22. b4 Rc6 23. Qb5 Qc7 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qb7 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Ne3 Bg5
28. Nc2 Qe4 29. Na3 Nf8 30. Rxd8 Bxd8 31. Qxa4 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 Qe1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Bb3 Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. a5 Rfd8 16. Qf3 Qc5 17. Rfe1 Qd4 18. Nf1 Bxb3 19. cxb3 d5 20. exd5 Bb4 21.
Ra4 Bxc3 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Rxd5 25. b4 Rc2 26. h3 e4 27. Rc1
Rxb2 28. Qc3 Ra2 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Qxb7 Rdd2 31. Qa7 Rab2 32. Rc7 Rd1+ 33. Kh2
Rbb1 34. Qc5 Kg6 35. Qe7 Kg5 36. Rc5+ Kg6 37. Qe5 h5 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Qg5+ Kh7
40. Qf5+ Kh6 41. Rc8 Nh7 42. Rh8 g6 43. Qxf7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 Rb8 11. Nd2 Na5 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nce4 b5
15. a4 Bd7 16. axb5 Rxb5 17. Nc3 Nb3 18. Nxb5 Nxa1 19. Qxc4 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Nc2
21. Nc4 Nb4 22. Rc1 a6 23. Qb7 c6 24. Bxc6 Rb8 25. Qxe7 Bxe7 26. Be4 Rc8 27. b3
h5 28. Kf1 g6 29. Ke2 Na2 30. Re1 Nc3+ 31. Kd3 Nxe4 32. Kxe4 Rb8 33. Rb1 Kg7
34. Kd3 Rb7 35. Kc2 Bb4 36. Ra1 Ra7 37. Kd3 a5 38. Ra2 Kf8 39. Ne5 Rb7 40. Nc6
Be1 41. Kc4 Rb6 42. Nxa5 Rb4+ 43. Kd3 Rb6 44. Nc4 Rxb3+ 45. Ke2 Bc3 46. Ra8+
Kg7 47. Ra7 Rb8 48. Ne5 Rf8 49. f4 Bb4 50. Nc6 Bd6 51. Rd7 Ba3 52. Ne5 Bb4 53.
e4 Kg8 54. Kd3 Be1 55. Rb7 h4 56. g4 h3 57. Rb1 Bh4 58. g5 Ra8 59. Rb3 Kg7 60.
Ng4 Rd8 61. e5 Be1 62. Ke4 Rh8 63. Nh6 Bf2 64. Rxh3 Bg1 65. Rg3 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nxd4 9. exd4 Qe7 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 h6 14. Bf4 d5
15. b3 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Qe3 Qa3 18. Rfd1 Ba6 19. h3 dxc4 20. bxc4 Qxe3
21. Bxe3 Rc6 22. Rc2 Rdc8 23. Rdc1 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Nxc4
cxd4 9. Bf4 Nd5 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Nde7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Qxb7 Bc8 14. Qc7
Qxc7 15. Bxc7 Ba6 16. Re1 Rac8 17. Bd6 Rfd8 18. Bc5 Nd5 19. Na3 Ndb4 20. Bxc6
Nxc6 21. b4 Rb8 22. Rab1 Rd5 23. f3 e5 24. Kf2 Bc8 25. Nc4 Be6 26. Nd6 Rd8 27.
Ne4 f5 28. Nd2 e4 29. Nb3 a6 30. a4 Rb8 31. Red1 d3 32. exd3 exd3 33. b5 axb5
34. axb5 Rxb5 35. Be3 f4 36. Bxf4 Rh5 37. g4 Rhd5 38. Nd2 h5 39. h3 hxg4 40.
hxg4 Bf7 41. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 Na5 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Bxc3 14. Nc4 b6
15. Nxa5 Bxa5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qb2 f6 18. f4 c4 19. f5 gxf5 20. Rxf5 Kh8 21. Qc2
Rc8 22. Rd1 Rg8 23. e5 Rg6 24. Bf4 fxe5 25. Bxe5+ Kg8 26. h4 e6 27. Rf4 b5 28.
d6 Bb6+ 29. Kh1 c3 30. Qe4 Rc4 31. Qf3 Rxf4 32. Qxf4 Qf8 33. Qe4 Qf5 34. Qa8+
Qf8 35. Qe4 Qf5 36. Qa8+ Qf8 37. Qc6 Rg4 38. g3 Rc4 39. Qg2 c2 40. Rc1 Be3 41.
d7 Bxc1 42. Qh3 Qa8+ 43. Kh2 Kf7 44. Qf1+ Bf4 45. Bxf4 Ke7 46. Bg5+ Kxd7 47.
Qf7+ Kd6 48. Bf4+ e5 49. Qf6+ Kd7 50. Qf7+ Kc6 51. Qe6+ Kb7 52. Qe7+ Ka6 53.
Qa3+ Kb6 54. Be3+ Kc6 55. Qa6+ Kc7 56. Qh6 Qe4 57. Qg7+ Kc8 0-1

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bg4 8. Be2
Qc7 9. b4 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Qb3 Rc8 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. c4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Rc1 Qa7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. cxd5 Bb5 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Bxb5 Rc1+ 20. Ke2 Rxh1
21. Nf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. b4
e5 9. Bb2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Be2 c5 12. Nc2 b6 13. Ne3 Bb7 14. Qc2 Nc6 15.
Nf5 Bc8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. b5 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qd3 Bb7 20. f3 Nh5 21. g3
f5 22. O-O fxe4 23. fxe4 Nf6 24. Qxd4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Rxf1+ 27.
Bxf1 Bxe4 28. Re1 Re8 29. Bg2 Bg6 30. Bd5+ Kf8 31. Rf1+ Ke7 32. a4 Rf8 33. Re1+
Kd8 34. a5 Bf7 35. Bc6 Bxc4 36. Rc1 d5 37. axb6 axb6 38. Ra1 Ke7 39. Ra6 d4 40.
Rxb6 d3 41. Rb7+ Kd6 42. Rd7+ Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Qd3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ne5 10. Qc2 Bc5 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Nb3 d6 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Bf4
Ng6 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Qb3 b6 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. f3 Ne5 19. O-O Nc6 20. Qd1 Qc8 21.
Qd3 e5 22. Rfd1 Bf5 23. Qd2 Be6 24. Bf2 Na5 25. Qd3 Bxc4 26. Qc2 Be6 27. Qd3
Bc4 28. Qc2 Be6 29. Qd3 Bc4 30. Qc2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15.
Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. g4 Be6 10. Be2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. h4 Rac8 13. h5 Bc4 14. h6 Bh8 15.
g5 Nd7 16. Bxh8 Kxh8 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Nd5 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 f6 20. gxf6 e6 21. b3
Rcc8 22. Ne3 Rxf6 23. Ke2 Ne5 24. Rad1 Rc6 25. Rdf1 Kg8 26. f4 Nd7 27. a4 Kf8
28. a5 b6 29. axb6 axb6 30. Rf3 Nc5 31. Ra1 Rc8 32. e5 dxe5 33. fxe5 Rxf3 34.
Kxf3 Nd7 35. Ke4 Rc5 36. Ra7 Nxe5 37. b4 Rb5 38. c4 Nxc4 39. Nxc4 Rxb4 40. Kd3
Rb3+ 41. Kd4 Rh3 42. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Barbero, Gerardo F"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 Rd7 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. c5 Nc6 12. Bb5 Rd8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14.
Rd1 Ba6 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Nd2 Be7 17. g4 Rb8 18. b3 f6 19. f3 Rd8 20. h4 Rd3
21. Nf1 Bb5 22. h5 a5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh2 Bf8 25. Rc2 Kf7 26. Kf2 Ke6 27. Nd2
Be7 28. Nc4 a4 29. b4 f5 30. gxf5+ gxf5 31. exf5+ Kxf5 32. Bc1 Bh4+ 33. Kg2 Ke6
34. Nd2 Re3 35. Ne4 Re1 36. Bg5 Bxg5 37. Nxg5+ Kd5 38. Ne4 Bd3 39. Rd2 Kc4 40.
Nf2 Bf1+ 41. Kg3 Kxb4 42. Ng4 Kc3 43. Rd7 Bb5 44. Rxc7 Kb2 0-1

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rasmussen, Karsten"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 Qc7 6. Ne2 e6 7. Nd3 Nf6 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. h4 Nbd7 10. h5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O-O 12. Be2 e5 13. O-O exd4 14. Qxd4
Bc5 15. Qh4 Rhe8 16. h6 gxh6 17. Bxh6 Bd6 18. Bf3 Ng8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 Ne7
21. Rad1 Ng6 22. Qh3 Kb8 23. b3 Nde5 24. Bh5 Nf7 25. Nf5 Ng5 26. Bxg5 fxg5 27.
Qg4 Be7 28. Ng7 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Ne6 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Qe5 32. Qd7 a6 33.
Bxg6 hxg6 34. Qxe7 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qh8+ 36. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tringov, Georgi Petrov"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Be3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. f4 Bxb3 12. cxb3 e6 13. Bf3 Nb4 14. Rc1 d5 15.
exd5 Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bg4 11. Rb1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 Nd7 14. a4 a6 15.
c4 bxc4 16. Qc2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qh4 18. g3 Qxd4 19. Bxc6 Rad8 20. Bg5 Qc5 21.
Bxd8 Qxc6 22. Ba5 Ne5 23. Rfd1 Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nxh2+ 25. Kg1 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Nh2+ 27.
Kg1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Re8 29. Rb6 Nd2+ 30. Kg1 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Qc8 32. Kg2 Nh4+ 33. Kh2
Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Qa8 35. Kh3 Bc7 36. Qxc4 Ng5+ 37. Kh2 Qf3 0-1

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kirov, Nino"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[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
O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg4 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Na2 Ba5 13. e5 Nd5 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 f6 16. exf6 N7xf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Be7 15.
Ne1 Bg6 16. f4 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Bd2 a5 20. Rae1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Inkiov, Ventzislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Bc4 d6 6. d3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 c6 9. O-O-O h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Rhe1 fxe4 (11... Be7 $142) 12. Qxe4 Bf5
13. Qe3 Be7 14. d4 Qg5 15. dxe5 Qxe3+ 16. fxe3 dxe5 17. Rf1 Rf8 18. Nb5 $1 Rc8
19. Rxf5 Rxf5 20. Be6 cxb5 21. Bxc8 Rf6 (21... Rf2 $142 22. Bxb7 b4 $1) 22.
Bxb7 Rb6 23. Be4 Bc5 24. Rd3 Ke7 25. Kd2 Rd6 26. Bd5 b4 27. Ke2 Rf6 28. Rd2 Bb6
29. Rd1 Rd6 30. Kf3 Rf6+ 31. Ke2 Rd6 32. Kf3 Rf6+ 33. Ke4 Rf2 34. Kd3 g5 35. h3
h5 36. Be4 a5 37. Re1 Kd6 38. Kc4 Rd2 39. Kb5 Kc7 40. Ka4 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42.
a3 bxa3 43. Kxa3 Bc5+ 44. Kb3 g3 45. Kc4 Kb6 46. b3 Rd8 47. c3 Rd2 48. Bd5 Rc2
49. Rd1 Bb4 $2 (49... Bxe3 $11) 50. Rd3 Ba3 51. Be4 Bb4 52. Ba8 Ka7 53. Bd5 Kb6
54. Be4 Rc1 55. Ba8 Ka7 56. Bd5 Kb6 57. e4 Kc7 58. Rxg3 Kd6 59. Rf3 Ba3 60. Kb5
Bb2 61. c4 Bd4 62. Kxa5 1-0

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kurtenkov, Atanas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Be3 d6 6. Bg2 Qa5 (6... Nd4) 7. Nge2
Nd4 8. Bd2 $5 Bg4 $6 9. O-O Nf3+ 10. Kh1 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 e6 13. f4
Bxc3 $6 14. bxc3 Qxc3 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. f5 Qe5 17. d4 $3 Qxd4 (17... cxd4 18.
Rb5 Qg7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qc4 Qd7 21. Bh3 $18) 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Qb5+ Ke7 20.
Qa5 Nf6 21. Qc7+ Nd7 22. Rf7+ $1 $18 Kxf7 23. Qxd7+ Kf6 24. Rf1+ Kg5 25. Qe7+
Kh6 26. Qh4+ Kg7 27. Qe7+ Kh6 28. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 Bg4 12. Be2 Re8 13. c3 a6 14. Bh4 Qb6
15. Nfd4 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc6 18. Nf5 Be5 19. Qd3 Qb5 20. Ne7+ Nxe7
21. Qxb5 axb5 22. Rxe5 f6 23. Ree1 Nf5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bg3 Re2 26. Rb1 Kf7
27. Kf1 Rc2 28. Bb8 g5 29. Rd1 Ne7 30. Bd6 Nc6 31. Bc5 Ke6 32. Re1+ Ne5 33. Ba3
g4 34. Re2 Rc1+ 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Kxe1 Nd3+ 37. Ke2 Nf4+ 38. Kf1 Ke5 39. f3
gxf3 40. gxf3 d4 41. Bc5 dxc3 42. bxc3 Kd5 43. Bd4 f5 44. Ke1 Kc4 45. Kd2 b4
46. Be5 Nd3 47. Bf6 bxc3+ 48. Bxc3 Nc1 49. Bg7 Nxa2 50. Ke3 Kd5 51. Kf4 Ke6 52.
Kg5 Nb4 53. Kh6 Nd3 54. Kxh7 Ne1 55. f4 Nd3 56. Kg6 Nxf4+ 57. Kg5 Nh3+ 58. Kh4
Ng1 59. Kg3 b5 60. h4 Ne2+ 61. Kf3 Nc1 62. h5 Nd3 63. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bb5
Nd7 9. Qa4 Rc8 10. O-O a6 11. Bxc6 Rxc6 12. Rfc1 Be7 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Rxc6 bxc6
15. Rc1 Qxb2 16. Qxa6 O-O 17. Rxc6 g5 18. Bg3 g4 19. Ne1 Qd2 20. Kf1 Nb8 21.
Bxb8 Bb4 22. Rc1 Rxb8 23. Qa4 Ba5 24. Qd1 Qxa2 25. Ra1 Qd2 26. Qxd2 Bxd2 27.
Nf4 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Bxb1 29. Ke2 Ba5 30. Ned3 Bc7 31. Nh5 Bxd3+ 32. Kxd3 f5 33.
Nf4 Kf7 34. Kc3 Bd6 35. g3 Bxf4 36. exf4 Ke7 37. Kb4 Kd6 38. Kb5 Kd7 39. Kb6
Kd6 40. Kb7 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15.
Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 18th Group2"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D18"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1986.07.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. f3 Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. e4 Bg6
15. Be3 Rfe8 16. g4 f6 17. Rfd1 Bf7 18. h3 Bb4 19. Kf2 Ra5 20. Bb3 Raa8 21.
Rac1 Red8 22. Rd3 Nc5 23. dxc5 Rxd3 24. cxb6 e5 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Ke2 Rd7 27.
Ra1 Ra6 28. a5 Rd8 29. Ra4 Bxc3 30. bxc3 Rda8 31. c4 Rxa5 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. c5
Ra2+ 34. Kf1 g6 35. Bf2 f5 36. Kg2 Ra4 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Republics 18th Group2"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1986.07.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg5 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Qe2 Rc8
15. Kh1 Qb6 16. Nxa5 Qxa5 17. a3 h6 18. Bh4 bxa3 19. Rxa3 Qb4 20. c3 Qxf4 21.
Bg3 Qc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. Rxa7 Rb8 24. Rxe7 Rxb2 25. Bxd6 Rxc3 26. Be5 Rf2 27.
Kg1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rxf3+ 29. gxf3 Nxd5 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. f4 g5 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33.
fxg5 hxg5 34. Re5 Nf4 35. Rxg5+ Ng6 36. Kf2 f6 37. Rg1 Kh6 38. Kg3 Kg5 39. Kf3+
Kf5 40. Ra1 Kg5 41. Ra5+ Ne5+ 42. Ke4 Kh4 43. Kf5 Kh3 44. Ra2 Nd7 45. Ra7 1-0

[Event "URS-chT Republics 18th final A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.07.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leningrad"]
[BlackTeam "Lithunia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12. Bg5 Rxe1+ 13. Qxe1 Qf8 14. Bxc4
Nd7 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. c4 c5 17. d5 Bd7 18. h3 Re8 19. Qd2 Nc8 20. a4 f5 21. Qc2
Bc7 22. Rb1 b6 23. a5 g6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bc1 Bd8 26. Bf4 Qg7 27. Qd2 Bf6 28.
Bc7 g5 29. Nh2 Bc3 30. Qc2 Qf6 31. Nf1 Be5 32. Bxe5 Rxe5 33. Ng3 h6 34. Nh5 Qe7
35. f4 gxf4 36. Qf2 Re3 37. Nxf4 Qe5 38. Kh1 Kf7 39. Qh4 Qf6 40. Qf2 Qe5 41.
Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 18th final A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1986.07.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Nd2
Rb8 9. a4 e6 10. Nc4 {?!} (10. Nde4 $14 {!}) 10... exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5
Bh3 13. Re1 (13. Bg2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d5 $15) 13... Nb4 14. Bf4 {?!} (14. Nxd6 Be5
{!} 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $15) 14... Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qd3 g5 {!}
17. Bc1 d5 18. Na3 h6 {$17} 19. c3 Qd7 20. Nc2 Bf5 21. Qd1 Rbd8 22. Ne3 Bg6 23.
Ng2 Rfe8 24. h4 Bf6 {!} 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Bd2 Kg7 27. f3 Qh3 28. Kf2 Be5 29. f4
Be4 {!} 30. Rg1 Bc7 31. Qf1 Re6 32. Ne3 Qh2+ 33. Ke1 d4 {!} 34. cxd4 cxd4 35.
Ng4 Qh5 36. Ne5 Bxe5 37. fxe5 Rxe5 38. g4 Qg6 (38... Qh4+ 39. Qf2 (39. Kd1 {!?}
) 39... Bf3 {!} 40. Qxh4 Rxe2+) 39. Rg3 Bd3 40. Bxg5 Bxe2 41. Qf5 Rde8 42.
Qxg6+ fxg6 43. Bf4 Re4 44. Bd6 Bxg4+ 45. Kf2 Rd8 46. Bb4 Re2+ 47. Kg1 Bf5 {
[ A. KHALIFMAN ]} 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Republics 18th final A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1986.07.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leningrad"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 a6 8. e4
b5 9. Qe2 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Qb7
15. Rad1 Bh3 16. e6 Bxe6 17. Qe5 Bd6 18. Qxg7 Kd7 19. Nf6+ Kc6 20. Ne4 Qc8 21.
Qd4 Qd7 22. Nf6 Qc8 23. Be3 b4 24. a3 bxa3 25. bxa3 Rb3 26. Qe4+ Kb5 27. Rd5+
Bxd5 28. Qxd5+ c5 29. a4+ Kb6 30. Qxd6+ Kb7 31. Qd5+ Qc6 32. Qxc4 1-0

[Event "URS-chT Republics 18th final A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.07.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1986.07.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. b3 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nh6 12. Bb2 Nf5 13. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bb7 7. e3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 Qe7 11. e4 e5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Nf1 g5 14. Bf2 Nh5 15.
Ne3 Ng7 16. h4 exd4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nf5 20. Bb5 O-O-O 21.
Bxd7+ Rxd7 22. hxg5 Qe5 23. Rc1+ Rc7 24. Rxc7+ Kxc7 25. Qa1 Kb7 26. gxh6 Rc8
27. O-O Ng3 28. Re1 Rc2 29. Qxd4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E44"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Bb7 6. a3 Be7 7. d5 O-O 8. Ng3
d6 9. Be2 c6 10. e4 cxd5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Bf4 g6 15.
Rc1 a6 16. a4 Bf8 17. Re1 Rc8 18. h3 Rc5 19. b4 Nxd5 20. bxc5 Nxf4 21. c6 Bxc6
22. Bf1 Rxe1 23. Qxe1 Ne5 24. Qd1 Qa8 25. Nce2 Nfd3 26. Rb1 Nc5 27. Nc3 Qd8 28.
Nge2 Bb7 29. Nf4 Bg7 30. Nfd5 Ned7 31. g3 h6 32. Bg2 Kh7 33. h4 Qa8 34. Nxb6
Nxb6 35. Bxb7 Qxb7 36. Qxd6 Ncd7 37. a5 Bxc3 38. axb6 Be5 39. Qe7 Qd5 40. b7
Kg7 41. Rc1 Qd2 42. Rb1 Qd5 43. Rc1 Qd4 44. Qa3 Qb6 45. Qf3 h5 46. Rd1 Nf6 47.
Qe3 Qb2 48. Qc5 Ng4 49. Rd7 Qb1+ 50. Kg2 Qe4+ 51. Kg1 Qb1+ 52. Kg2 Qf5 53. Re7
Qe4+ 54. Kg1 Qe1+ 55. Kg2 Qe4+ 56. Kg1 Qb1+ 57. Kg2 Qb2 58. Rd7 Nf6 59. Re7 Ng4
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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 Bd7 11. c3 Be7 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Bb3 O-O 14. Bg5
Nd5 15. Bd2 Qc5 16. Rad1 Bf6 17. Bc1 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 a5 19. Qg3 Be8 20. a3 b5 21.
Bg5 Qc7 22. Qxc7 Nxc7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nbd2 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Ng5 Ne5 14. Qg3 Qd6 15.
Bc2 Bd7 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Nd4 Rae8 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21.
Qh4 g6 22. f4 Bxd4+ 23. cxd4 Ref5 24. g3 Kg7 25. Rae1 Nxf4 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27.
Rxf4 Rxf4 28. Re7+ Kf8 29. Re8+ Kxe8 30. Bxg6+ Ke7 31. Qh7+ Kf6 32. Qh6 Rg4+
33. Kh1 Qf4 34. Bh5+ Ke7 35. Qg7+ Kd6 36. Qg6+ Ke7 37. Qg7+ Kd6 38. Qg6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. Bf3 e5 11. Nb3 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13. Be2 b5 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bg7 17. a4 Bd7 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21.
Nd4 Qb7 22. c3 Re8 23. Qb3 Nc4 24. Qxb5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 Nxb2 26. Nxd6 Re6 27.
Nxf7 Nc4 28. e5 Nd2 29. Rf2 Ne4 30. Rf1 Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 Be6 6. Nf3 c6 7. Bf4 (7. Bd3 Nd7
8. h5 Ngf6 9. hxg6 hxg6 10. Rxh8+ Bxh8 11. Ne2 Bf7 12. Nf4 Ne4 $13 {Kovacevic,
Vl-Kristiansen,J/Plovdiv/1983/ Inf 35/137/}) 7... Nf6 8. h5 Nxh5 $2 (8... Nbd7
$5 9. h6 Bf8 10. Qd2 Bf7 11. Ne5 e6 12. f3 Be7 13. g4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 fxg4 15.
fxg4 O-O $15 {Khalifman,A-Legky,N/URS/1987/ Inf 43/115/}) 9. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 10.
Ng5 Bg8 11. Qxh5+ Kf8 (11... Kd7 $2 12. Nf7 Bxf7 (12... Qe8 13. Qxf5+ e6 14.
Ne5+ $16) 13. Qxf7 Bf6 14. Bd3 $16) 12. Bd3 e6 13. g4 h6 14. Nf3 Bf7 15. Qh3
fxg4 16. Qxg4 $44 Nd7 17. Bd6+ Kg8 18. O-O-O Nf6 19. Qf4 Bh5 20. Be5 Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Qe7 22. Rg1 Rf8 23. Qg3 (23. Ne2 $5 Nd7 24. Nf4 Nxe5 25. dxe5 h5 26. Qh3
$40) 23... h5 24. Bd6 h4 25. Qe5 (25. Bxe7 $5 hxg3 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 (26... gxf2 $2
27. Rxg7+ Kxf8 28. Rxb7 Rh1+ 29. Kd2 $16) 27. Rxg3 $16) 25... Qd7 26. Bxf8 Kxf8
27. Ne2 Nh5 28. Qb8+ Kf7 (28... Ke7 $2 29. Rxg7+ $18) 29. Bg6+ Ke7 30. Bxh5
Rxb8 31. Rxg7+ Kd6 32. Rxd7+ Kxd7 33. Bg4 Kd6 34. Kd2 Rg8 35. f3 $18 e5 36.
dxe5+ Kxe5 37. Ke1 Rh8 38. Bh3 (38. Kf2 $2 h3 39. Kg1 h2+ 40. Kh1 c5 $14) 38...
c5 39. Kf2 b5 40. Nf4 Rh6 41. Nd3+ Kd6 42. f4 b4 43. f5 c4 44. Nf4 (44. Nxb4 $4
a5 45. Na6 Rh8 46. f6 Rf8 $17) 44... Ke5 45. Kf3 Rd6 46. Nh5 (46. Ne6 $5 Ra6 $6
47. Nc5 Rxa2 48. Nd7+ Kd6 49. f6 $18) 46... d4 47. exd4+ Rxd4 48. f6 Rd8 49.
Bf1 (49. Kg4 Rd2 $132) 49... Kf5 50. Bxc4 Kg5 51. Nf4 Kxf6 52. Nd5+ Kg5 53.
Nxb4 Rd2 54. Ke3 Rd1 55. Nd3 h3 56. Nf2 h2 57. b3 h1=Q (57... Kf5 58. Bd3+ $16)
58. Nxh1 Rxh1 59. Kd4 Rh4+ $2 (59... Kf6 $32 60. Kc5 Ke7 61. Kc6 Rh2 62. Bd3
Kd8 63. Kb7 a5 $16) 60. Ke5 Kg4 61. Be6+ Kf3 62. c4 Rh2 63. c5 Rxa2 64. c6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 d6 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Nf1 Kh8 14. Ng3 f6 15.
Be3 c5 16. Be6 Bc6 17. d5 Bb7 18. Nh4 c4 19. Qg4 Nc5 20. Nh5 Nxe6 21. dxe6 Rg8
22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Re3 Raf8 24. Nf5 Qc7 25. Rh3 g6 26. Nxf6 Nxf5 27. Nxh7 Kg7
28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. exf5 Rxf5 30. Qh4 Rh5 31. Qg4 Rf5 32. Rd1 Kf6 33. Rh8 Qg7 34.
Qh4+ Rg5 35. Rxd6 Bxg2 36. e7+ Kf5 37. Qxg5+ Kxg5 38. e8=Q 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. Rb3 Qc5+ 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Bd4 Qa5 18. Bb6 Qe5 19. Bd4 Qa5 20. Bb6 Qe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. f4 d6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Be2 O-O 15.
Rad1 Qc7 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. b4 Nd7 18. Nb3 a6 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. Bd3 g6 21. Qf2 Ba8
22. Na4 Bd8 23. Be2 Ne7 24. Nc3 Bb7 25. Nd4 Nf6 26. f5 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28.
fxe6 f5 29. Bh6 Re8 30. Bf3 d5 31. cxd5 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Bxd5 33. Nc6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ubilava, Elizbar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
(8. Be3 Re8 9. d5 Nf8 10. Ne1 N6d7 11. g3 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. Ng2 Nfd7 $14)
8... a6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 b5 12. a3 Re8 13. Rac1 (13. cxb5 $6 cxb5
$10 (13... axb5 $2 14. Nxb5 $16)) 13... Bb7 $14 14. dxe5 dxe5 (14... Nxe5 $6
15. cxb5 cxb5 16. Qb1 $16) 15. b4 Rad8 16. Qb3 Qb8 17. Bg3 (17. a4 a5 18. cxb5
axb4 19. bxc6 Bxc6 $132) 17... Nh5 18. a4 Nxg3 19. hxg3 a5 (19... bxa4 20. Qxa4
$16 {/\ c5} (20. Nxa4 c5 21. bxc5 Bxe4 22. Qxb8 Nxb8 $10)) 20. cxb5 Bxb4 (20...
axb4 21. bxc6 Bxc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 $16) 21. Na2 c5 (21... cxb5 22. Nxb4
axb4 (22... bxa4 23. Qxa4 $18) 23. Bxb5 $16) 22. Bc4 Re7 23. Qe3 $16 Qa8 (23...
Nf6 24. Nxb4 cxb4 25. Qb6 $1 $16) 24. Rd6 $1 Nf8 (24... Bxe4 25. Nxb4 axb4 (
25... cxb4 26. Ra6 Qb7 27. Ra7 Qb8 28. Rxd7 Rexd7 29. Qxe4 $18) 26. Rcd1 $16)
25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Nc3 Bxc3 27. Qxc3 Nd7 (27... Bxe4 28. Nxe5 Qc7 29. Ng4 Nd7
30. Ne3 $16) 28. Qe3 Nb6 $2 (28... Qa8 $32 29. Re1 $14) 29. Bb3 c4 30. Bxc4 $1
Nxa4 31. Qb3 Nb6 32. Bxf7+ $1 Kh7 (32... Rxf7 33. Nxe5 Qf6 34. Nxf7 Qxf7 35.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 36. Rc7+ $18) 33. Rd1 $18 Qc8 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. exd5 Qc4 36. Qb1+ g6
(36... e4 37. d6 Rd7 38. Ne5 $18) 37. d6 Rg7 38. Nxe5 Qe6 39. Qb2 a4 40. Qd4
1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rc1 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Ne1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qb6 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. f3 Bb7
15. Qd2 d5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg5+ Kh8 18. Qf6+ Kg8 19. Qg5+ Kh8 20. Qf6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Rc1 O-O 8. e3
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Re8 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Kf1 Rad8 18. Ke2 Kf8 19. f3 Bc8 20. b4 Nd5
21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Nb3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Ke7 24. a3 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. e4 f6 27.
Ke3 Ke7 28. Kd4 b6 29. Nd2 Bd7 30. f4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 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. h3 exd4 13. exd4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. b4 Be6 16. Nd5 Ne4 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Re1 Rfd8 20. Qe2 Re8
21. Qc4 Qxc4 22. Rxc4 Ng5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. Rc7 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Ra1
27. Rxb7 Rxa2 28. Kg3 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Qc2 dxc5 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. Be3 e6 8. h3
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Rfd8 13. Rfe1 Rd7 14. Rad1 Rad8
15. Bg5 Nh5 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. Be3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Temirbayev, Serikbay"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Nd7 10. Bg3 a6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfc1 Rc8
15. Ne2 Qb6 16. Rc2 Rc6 17. Rxc6 bxc6 18. Qc2 c5 19. dxc5 Rc8 20. Rc1 Rxc5 21.
Qd2 Bf6 22. b3 h5 23. f3 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. f4 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. O-O Bxb3 12. cxb3 e6 13. Bf3 Nb4 14. Qe2 d5 15.
Rad1 Qe7 16. Qb5 Rfc8 17. exd5 Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bf2 Rc2 20. Bxd5 exd5
21. Qxd5 Rxb2 22. Bc5 Qc7 23. f5 Rc2 24. Bd6 Qd7 25. f6 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Qxd5 27.
Rxd5 Rxf8 28. Rd7 b6 29. Rfd1 Rc6 30. R1d6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Rb8 32. Rd5 h6 33. Rb5
g5 34. b4 Ra8 35. Rxb6 axb4 36. Rxb4 Kh7 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. Be3 Ne7 8.
Nc3 Ng6 9. Qd3 Be6 10. h4 h5 11. O-O-O exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Nxe6
Qxe6 15. f4 Ng4 16. f5 Qf7 17. Kb1 Be7 18. Bc1 O-O 19. Rd4 Rfe8 20. Qf3 Ne5 21.
Qg3 Bf8 22. Rhd1 Ng4 23. Ra4 a5 24. Qf3 Ne5 25. Qf1 Reb8 26. Ne2 c5 27. Nf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 d5 11. Bb5 Nb4 12. e5 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. f4 b6
15. Rhe1 Nc5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Kb1 Rac8 18. g4 Rfd8 19. f5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21.
c3 Nd3 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. Qf4 Bxa4 24. Rxd3 Qh4 25. Rde3 Rc4 26. fxe6 fxe6 27.
Rf1 Qe7 28. Nf5 Qc7 29. Ne7+ Qxe7 30. Qxc4 b5 31. Qc6 Bd1 32. b3 b4 33. cxb4
axb4 34. h3 h6 35. Qc4 Kh8 36. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dydyshko, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 c5 5. Nbd2 d5 6. dxc5 Qc7 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qd4
Nc6 9. Qh4 Ne4 10. Bh6 Bf6 11. Qf4 e5 12. Qc1 Ne7 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Ng5 Be7 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. g4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxg4 18. Qxe4 Bd7 19. Bg2 Rb8 20. Rd1 O-O 21.
O-O a5 22. Nxa5 Bf5 23. Qb4 Bxc5 24. Qb5 e4 25. Nc4 Rbd8 26. Ne3 Bxe3 27. fxe3
Qe7 28. Kh1 Qg5 29. Qc5 h5 30. Bh3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rc8 32. Qe5 Qxe3 33. Bxf5 Qxe2
34. Bxc8 Qxd1+ 35. Kg2 Qf3+ 36. Kg1 e3 37. Qg3 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 e2 39. Be6 Qf1# 0-1

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Stefan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 h6 8. h3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Na6 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. g4 Bd7
15. h4 Qe5 16. Bf3 b5 17. cxb5 Rab8 18. b4 Rxb5 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. Rd4 Qf6 21.
Bg2 Ba4 22. Qc4 Ne4 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Nxg5 25. b5 Nf3 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 27. Rdh4
Rxe3 28. fxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Kb1 Qe5 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Bxd4 32. Rh4 Bxb5 33.
Rxd4 f5 34. a4 Ba6 35. Kc2 Kf7 36. Rh4 Kg7 37. Rb4 g5 38. Rb8 g4 39. Kd2 Kf6
40. Ke3 Ke5 41. Re8+ Kxd5 42. Re7 Kc6 43. Rf7 g3 44. Rxf5 g2 45. Rg5 Bf1 46. a5
Kb7 47. Kf2 Ka6 48. Rg7 c5 49. Rd7 Kxa5 50. Rxd6 c4 0-1

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gunawan, Ronny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Nxe7+ Nxe7 12. Bxe7 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bc3+ 14. Kd1
Re8 15. Ne2 Be5 16. Bb4 Nb6 17. Nc3 a5 18. Ba3 Bxc3 19. Rxb6 Bb4 20. Bc1 Rd8+
21. Kc2 Bc5 22. Rb5 b6 23. Bg5 Re8 24. Rb1 Be6 25. Be2 Rac8 26. a4 f5 27. Bf6
fxe4 28. fxe4 Bf5 29. exf5 Rxe2+ 30. Kb3 Re3+ 31. Kb2 Rf8 32. Bc3 Rxf5 33. Rbe1
Rf2+ 34. Kb3 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Rxg2 36. Be5 Rf2 37. Rd1 Kf7 38. Bc7 Rf3+ 39. Kc2
Ke6 40. Rb1 Bb4 41. Bxb6 Rc3+ 42. Kd1 Rxc4 43. Rb2 Rc6 44. Bf2 Kf5 45. Bg3 g5
46. Rf2+ Ke4 47. Bb8 Rc8 48. Be5 h5 49. Bf6 Rc5 50. Rg2 Kf4 51. Rb2 Rd5+ 52.
Ke2 Rd6 53. Bg7 h4 54. Rc2 Kg4 55. Ke3 Re6+ 56. Kd4 Kh3 57. Be5 g4 58. Re2 Bd6
59. Re3+ Kg2 60. Bxd6 Rxd6+ 0-1

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Rfc8 16. Ne3 Rab8 17. a3 Nc4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Re8 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21.
Bxd2 h6 22. a4 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3
c6 9. d5 c5 10. Ne1 Ne8 11. Nd3 Nb6 12. Qb3 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 e4 15. Nf2
Bd4 16. Nb5 Qf6 17. Rfd1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Bd7 19. Nc3 Na4 20. Nxa4 Bxa4 21. Rd2
Bd7 22. Nd1 Qg7 23. Qc3 Qxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kosten, Anthony C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 d6 8.
b4 a5 9. b5 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne1 Rae8
15. f3 Ng5 16. Nd3 e5 17. Nf2 exd4 18. Bxd4 f4 19. e4 Ne6 20. Bb2 Nec5 21. Nd3
Nxd3 22. Bxd3 Ne5 23. Bd4 Rf6 24. Kh1 g5 25. Be2 h5 26. Qc3 Kh7 27. Bxe5 Qxe5
28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Kg1 Kg7 30. h3 Bc8 31. Kf2 Be6 32. Rad1 Rg6 33. Rh1 Rc5 34.
Rd4 Kf6 35. Rd5 Bxd5 36. exd5 Rg7 37. h4 Re7 38. hxg5+ Kxg5 39. Bd3 Re3 40. Rd1
a4 41. g3 Rxd3 42. Rxd3 Rxc4 43. Rd2 fxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Rc5 45. Rb2 Rxd5 46. Rb4
Rc5 47. f4+ Kf5 48. Kh4 d5 0-1

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. Bc4 d6 7. c3 Qf6 8.
Na3 Bxa3 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qxa3 Ne7 11. Be2 O-O 12. d3 Rfe8 13. cxd4 Qxd4 14. Be3
Qf6 15. d4 Qg6 16. f3 d5 17. e5 a6 18. Qb3 b6 19. Rac1 Rec8 20. Rc3 Bb5 21.
Bxb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 c5 23. dxc5 Nf5 24. Bf2 d4 25. cxb6 dxc3 26. b7 cxb2 27.
Qxb2 h5 28. a4 Qc6 29. bxc8=Q+ Qxc8 30. Ra1 h4 31. h3 Ra6 32. a5 Rg6 33. Qc1
Qb7 34. Qc2 Qxf3 35. Bc5 Qd5 36. a6 Qxe5 37. Rf1 Nd4 38. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 39. Kh1 Qa7
40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Ra1 Qd4 42. Qc1 Qe4 43. Qd2 Re6 44. a7 Re8 45. Qa2 Ra8 46.
Qxf7 Qd4 47. Qa2 Qc5 48. Qa5 Qe7 49. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. b3 c6 15. c4
Bh6 16. Bb2 Qc7 17. a3 Nbd7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. b4 Nb6 20. Bc1 Bg7 21. cxb5 axb5
22. Bb2 Bh6 23. Bb3 Qb7 24. Qe2 Rac8 25. Rad1 Red8 26. Bc2 Qa6 27. Bd3 Na4 28.
Ba1 Bd7 29. Nb1 Rb8 30. Nh2 Be6 31. Qf3 Kg7 32. Bc2 Nb6 33. Bb2 Nc4 34. Bc1
Bxc1 35. Rxc1 d5 36. exd5 Bxd5 37. Qc3 Rbc8 38. a4 bxa4 39. Bd3 Qe6 40. Qa1 Nd7
41. Bxc4 Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Bc5 8.
Nb3 Be7 9. g3 Bf6 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. Bg2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Qxd1+ 14.
Kxd1 Bd7 15. Kc1 Rc8 16. Nc5 Nb4 17. Kb1 b6 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Rb3
Rc4 21. e3 Nc6 22. Ra3 a5 23. Rad3 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 25. Rd3 Rc8 26. Rb3 Rb8
27. Kc2 f6 28. Rc3 Kd6 29. Rd3+ Ke7 30. Rc3 Kd6 31. h4 Kd7 32. Bf1 Kd6 33. Bb5
Rb7 34. Rd3+ Ke7 35. Rc3 Nf7 36. Bd3 h6 37. Be4 Rd7 38. Rc6 Rd6 39. Rc7+ Rd7
40. Rc6 Rd6 41. Rc7+ Rd7 42. Rc3 Kd8 43. Bg2 Rc7 44. Bh3 Rxc3+ 45. Kxc3 Ke7 46.
Kd4 Nd6 47. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paunovic, Dragan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc8 12. f3 a6 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. Be3 Rfc8 16. Qxb6 Qxc4 17. Rd4 Qc5 18. Rd2 Qf5 19. Rad1 d5 20. Bf2 h6 21.
Qb7 Bf8 22. e4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd5 24. Nc3 Nb4 25. g4 Qg6 26. Bg3 Nc2 27. Kh1 Ne3
28. Re1 Nc4 29. Rd7 e5 30. Qe4 Qxe4 31. Nxe4 Nxb2 32. Bxe5 Nc4 33. Bg3 Re8 34.
Rc1 Ne5 35. Bxe5 Rxe5 36. Rcc7 f5 37. gxf5 Rxf5 38. Kg2 Rb8 39. Rb7 Rc8 40.
Rbc7 Rb8 41. Rb7 Rxb7 42. Rxb7 Ra5 43. Rb2 Kf7 44. Kf2 Rd5 45. Rc2 a5 46. Rc7+
Be7 47. Ke3 a4 48. Nc3 Rc5 49. Rxc5 Bxc5+ 50. Ke4 a3 51. Kf5 Bd4 52. Nd5 Bb2
53. Nf4 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dvoretzky, Mark"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 d5 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1
O-O 9. e5 Qc7 10. Qe2 b6 11. h4 Ba6 12. Nf1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bf4 Nc6 15.
a3 Qd7 16. Nh2 Rae8 17. Ng4 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Bh3 Rxf4 21.
gxf4 Bc8 22. Qf3 Qf7 23. Qg3 Kh8 24. Re2 Rf8 25. Rae1 Nd8 26. f5 gxf5 27. Qe5+
Qg7+ 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. f4 Kf6 30. Rg2 Bd7 31. Kf2 Nf7 32. Ke2 Nh8 33. Rf1 Ng6
34. h5 Ne7 35. h6 Ng6 36. Kd2 Rc8 37. Rg3 Be8 38. Rf2 Bf7 39. Bf1 Rc7 40. Be2
Rc8 41. Rg1 Ke7 42. Bh5 Kd6 43. c3 dxc3+ 44. bxc3 Ke7 45. Bxg6 Bxg6 46. a4 Kd6
47. Rb1 Kc5 48. Rb5+ Kc6 49. Ke3 Kd6 50. Kd4 Rg8 51. Rg2 1-0

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. Qb3 a5 10. Na2 Be7 11. Nh4 Be4 12. Nc3 Bd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Nf3 Qb6
15. Qd1 N7f6 16. Ne5 O-O 17. Qe2 Qa6 18. Qxa6 Rxa6 19. Bd2 Rd8 20. Rfc1 Nb4 21.
Ne2 Nd7 22. Nc4 f6 23. Kf1 Kf7 24. Rd1 Nb6 25. Nxb6 Rxb6 26. Bc3 Ra6 27. e4
Raa8 28. Nc1 Nc2 29. Rb1 c5 30. Nb3 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 cxd4 32. Bxd4 Rac8 33. Bc3
Rc4 34. Rxd8 Bxd8 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. Rd4 Rc5 37. Rd3 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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 Bf5 9. c4 Nb4 10. Bf1 O-O 11. a3 Nc6 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 dxc4 14. Bxc4
Na5 15. Ba2 c5 16. Ne5 Bf6 17. g4 Bd7 18. Bf4 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nc6
21. Rd5 Qc8 22. h3 Be6 23. Rc5 Bxa2 24. Rxa2 Qd7 25. d5 Ne7 26. Rd2 Rac8 27.
Qc2 b6 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qe4 Rd8 30. d6 Nc6 31. Re2 h5 32. Bg3 hxg4 33. hxg4 f6
34. g5 fxg5 35. Qd5+ Qf7 36. Qxg5 Rd7 37. Re4 Rd8 38. Qe3 Qg6 39. Re6 Qf7 40.
Re4 Qg6 41. Qb3+ Qf7 42. Qd3 Qg6 43. Kg2 a6 44. Kf1 Qh5 45. Kg1 Qb5 46. Qc2 Qd5
47. Rh4 Kf7 48. Qh7 Qd1+ 49. Kg2 Qd5+ 50. Kg1 Qd1+ 51. Kh2 Rxd6 52. Bxd6 Qxd6+
53. Kg2 Qg6+ 54. Qxg6+ Kxg6 55. Rf4 Ne5 56. Kg3 b5 57. a4 bxa4 58. Rxa4 Kf5 59.
f4 Nc6 60. Rxa6 Nd4 61. Ra4 Nc6 62. Kf3 g6 63. Rc4 Nd8 64. Rc7 Kf6 65. Ke4 Ne6
66. Rc6 Kf7 67. Ke5 Ng7 68. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Re8 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Kf1 Rad8 18. h3 Kf8 19. a3 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E44"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Bb7 6. a3 Be7 7. d5 O-O 8. Ng3
d6 9. Be2 c6 10. e4 exd5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Nf5 Bf8
15. Bf4 Ne4 16. Bb5 a6 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. f3 Re5 21.
Bxe5 dxe5 22. Kh1 Bxd5 23. Rad1 Qb5 24. a4 Qc6 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Ne3 Be6 27. Qe4
Qxe4 28. fxe4 Rb8 29. Nd5 a5 30. Nc7 Bb3 31. Rc3 Bxa4 32. b3 Bb4 33. Na6 Re8
34. Nxb4 axb4 35. Re3 Bc6 36. Rxf7 Kg8 37. Rc7 Rd8 38. h3 Bb5 39. Re7 Re8 40.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 41. Rd3 Kf8 42. Rd6 Bf7 43. Rxb6 Bxb3 44. Rxb4 Bf7 45. Rb5 Bg6 46.
Rb4 1-0

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[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 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 c4 7. b4 cxb3 8. Qxb3 Na5
9. Qc2 b5 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Bf4 Nc4 14. Nbd2 Nc6 15. Qc1
N6a5 16. Ra2 Be7 17. Nf1 Nb6 18. Ng3 Na4 19. Rc2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Nh5 Rg8
22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qxh6 Bc6 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. exf6 Qd6 26. Ne5 Qf8 27. Qf4 Nb6
28. h4 Rh8 29. Ng6 fxg6 30. Rxe6+ Kd8 31. Re7 Bd7 32. Rce2 Rc6 33. f7 Nc8 34.
Qb8 Rb6 35. Re8+ Bxe8 36. fxe8=Q+ Qxe8 37. Rxe8+ Rxe8 38. Qf4 a6 39. Qf7 Ree6
40. h5 Re1+ 41. Kh2 Re7 42. Qg8+ Re8 43. Qf7 gxh5 44. Qxh5 Ne7 45. f4 Rf8 46.
g3 Rg6 47. Qe5 Kd7 48. Kg2 Re6 49. Qg7 Rg8 50. Qf7 Re3 51. Kf2 Rgxg3 0-1

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 Bg4 5. Ne5 e6 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Nxg4 Nxg4 8.
e3 Nd7 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 c5 12. f3 Ngf6 13. e4 Qh5 14. Bd3 Rc8
15. Qd2 O-O 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Rb1 e5 18. d5 b6 19. a4 Ne8 20. a5 Nd6 21. c4 f6
22. Qc3 Qf7 23. Bc2 bxa5 24. Bd3 Nb6 25. Be3 a4 26. Rbc1 Re8 27. Qa3 Qc7 28.
Rc3 f5 29. exf5 e4 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. f6 Rf8 33. Qxc5 Qf7 34. Qb5
Nd7 35. Qxa4 Nxf6 36. Qxa7 Qg6 37. Bd4 Rg4 38. g3 h5 39. Bxf6 Rxf6 40. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4
Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. e3 Qe7 11. h4 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. O-O-O b6 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Kb1 Ba6 16. Nf3 Rfc8 17. Qd2 h6 18. Rhg1 Qe8 19. Bh1 Rc7 20. Rg3 Rac8 21.
Rdg1 Nf6 22. Ne5 Ng4 23. Nxg4 fxg4 24. Rxg4 Qb5 25. b3 Kh8 26. f5 Qd3+ 27. Qxd3
Bxd3+ 28. Kb2 Rc2+ 29. Ka3 a5 30. fxe6 b5 31. Ra1 Bf5 32. Rg2 Bxe6 33. f4 b4+
34. Ka4 R2c5 0-1

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 14.
Rxc6 Qxa2 15. Rc7 f5 16. e5 f4 17. Bc1 Rad8 18. Rxe7 Rf7 19. Rxf7 Qxf7 20. Re1
Qd5 21. Bxf4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Be3 Ra4 25. f4 Bh6 26. Bc5
Bf8 27. Be3 Bh6 28. Rd1 Bxf4 29. e6 Kf8 30. Bc5+ Ke8 31. e7 Bc7 32. Rd3 Bb6 33.
Ba3 Rc4 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. Rd8+ Kxe7 36. Ra8 Bxa3 37. Rxa7+ Kf6 38. Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[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 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 c4 7. Bf4 Nge7 8. h4 Nc8
9. Nbd2 h6 10. g3 Nb6 11. Bh3 Be7 12. h5 Na5 13. Be3 Ba4 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Nh4
Qb5 16. Ndf3 Qb3 17. O-O Qc2 18. Rfe1 Qd3 19. Rac1 Nb3 20. Rb1 Qxe2 21. Rxe2
Bd7 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Na4 24. f4 a5 25. Rf1 b5 26. f5 Bxh4 27. gxh4 exf5
28. Rg2 Rh7 29. Bxf5 Bxf5 30. Rxf5 Ra7 31. Rf3 Ra6 32. Rfg3 Kf8 33. Bc1 Re6 34.
Kf1 Nb6 35. Ke1 Na8 36. Kd1 Nc7 37. Rf3 Re7 38. Kc2 a4 39. Bf4 Ne6 40. Be3 Ke8
41. Kd2 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Ngxe7 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
Nc3 dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bf5 13. Ng3 Qxd1 14.
Rfxd1 Be6 15. b3 a5 16. a4 Rfd8 17. f3 f5 18. Ne2 Rd6 19. Kf2 Kf7 20. Nf4 c5
21. Nd3 c4 22. Ne5+ Kf6 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Rad8 25. Rxd6+ Rxd6 26. Ke3 f4+
27. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4
a6 9. a4 Qc7 10. Be3 b6 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. f5 e5 13. Nb3 Nbd7 14. g4 h6 15. Bg2
Rac8 16. h4 Nh7 17. Qe1 Qd8 18. Bf2 Ndf6 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Qe1 Ndf6 21. Qe2 Qc7
22. Be3 Nd7 23. Qe1 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 Nf6 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Ne8 13. h3 Nd6 14. Bd3 Bd7
15. e5 Nc8 16. Be4 Bc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. a5 Qd5 19. Ba3 a6 20. Rfc1 Re8 21. Rc5
Qd7 22. Bc1 e6 23. Qc4 Ne7 24. Bg5 Bf8 25. Bxe7 Bxe7 26. Rxc6 Rec8 27. Rxc8+
Qxc8 28. Qd3 Rb8 29. Nd2 Rb4 30. Rd1 Kg7 31. Ne4 Qd8 32. Qxa6 Rxd4 33. Rxd4
Qxd4 34. Qb7 Bd8 35. a6 Bb6 36. g3 h6 37. Kg2 Ba7 38. h4 g5 39. Kh3 g4+ 40.
Kxg4 Qxe5 41. Kf3 Qd4 42. Kg2 h5 43. Kh3 Qd1 44. Kh2 Qd4 45. Qe7 Bb6 46. Qd6
Qb2 47. Kg2 Qb5 48. Qa3 Qe8 49. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8.
Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Ngf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Bd2
Qd5 15. O-O Bd4 16. Bf4 Bxb2 17. Rad1 Qc5 18. c4 Bd4 19. Bb1 b6 20. Rd3 Bb7 21.
Rg3 Rad8 22. h3 Rfe8 23. Bc2 Kf8 24. h4 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Re3
Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Qc3 29. Rd1 Qf6 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. g3 Red8 32. Re5 Rd6 33. Re4 Qd8
34. a4 Rc5 35. Kg2 Qd7 36. Ra1 Rd4 37. Rxd4 Qxd4 38. Rc1 Qd7 39. Qf3 Qxa4 40.
Qa8+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Nxh5
15. g4 Nf6 16. Nd5 e6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qh2 Rfc8 19. Kb1 e5 20. g5 Qe7 21. Nf5
gxf5 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. exf5 Rxc2 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. f6+ Qxf6 26. gxf6+ Kxf6 27.
Rh6+ Kg7 28. Rg1+ Kf8 29. Rh8+ Ke7 30. Bg5+ f6 31. Rh7+ Ke8 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33.
Rh7+ Ke8 34. Rh8+ Kf7 35. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. b4 cxb4 13. a3 bxa3 14. c5 Nxc5 15.
Bxa3 Qd8 16. Nxd6 b6 17. N2c4 Ba6 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Nb7 Bxb7 20. Rxb7 Nc8 21.
d6 Nb6 22. Na5 Nc8 23. Nc4 Nb6 24. Qd2 Qf6 25. Rd1 Qe6 26. Qc2 Qf6 27. Na5 Rfd8
28. Bc4 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Bf8 30. d7 Rab8 31. Qd5 Be7 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Nc6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Nd2 c5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. Re1 Nb6 14. a4 Bb7
15. a5 Nbd7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nce4 Qe7 18. Nc4 Bc6 19. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2
Rb8 9. h4 h5 10. Bh6 b5 11. O-O-O bxc4 12. g4 Nb4 13. Ng3 c5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15.
d5 Rh8 16. Bxc4 Bd7 17. g5 Nh7 18. a3 Qc7 19. f4 Rhc8 20. f5 Qb6 21. Rhf1 a5
22. Rf2 Na6 23. Rdf1 Rf8 24. f6+ exf6 25. gxf6+ Kh8 26. e5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. f3 Bc8 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. e4 e6 8. e5
Ng8 9. f4 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh6 11. Nf3 Nf5 12. Bf2 Be7 13. g3 h5 14. Bd3 g6 15. a3
a5 16. Kf1 Bd7 17. Rc1 Kf8 18. Kg2 Kg7 19. h3 Nh6 20. Na4 b6 21. Nc3 Na7 22.
Qe2 Rb8 23. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Na5 14. Bc2 Nd5 15.
exd5 Bxg5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Nd2 Bxd5 18. Ne4 Bxf4 19. Qf5 g6 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Nh5+
Kh8 22. Qxf4 Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Nf6 Be6 25. g4 d5 26. Re5 Nc4 27. Rxg5 Kg7
28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Ne3 30. Re5 Nxc2 31. Rc1 Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 e6 6. Bxf5 exf5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. Qb3 Nb6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Na6 12. Bd2 Nb4 13. a3 N4d5 14. Nxd5
Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Rac1 a5 17. Ne5 Rfe8 18. h3 Bd6 19. Nd3 h5 20. Kh1 Re7
21. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qb5
Be7 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. e3 Rac8 17. Qh5 Bf8 18. Rac1 Bg7 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. exd4
Qd5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. b3 f5 23. Ne5 Rcd8 24. Nf3 e5 25. Kf1 e4 26. Nh4 Bxd4 27.
Rc7 Bb6 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxb7 f4 30. gxf4 Rd2 31. Ke1 Rxa2 32. Nf5 Bxf2+ 33.
Kf1 Bb6 34. Nxh6+ Kg7 35. Nxf7 e3 36. Nd6+ Kf6 37. Ne4+ Kf5 38. Nc3 Rf2+ 39.
Ke1 Rxh2 40. Nd5 Ke4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Nd5 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Ne4 Ndb4 11. Qc3 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxd4 13. Be3 Nbc2 14. Bxd4
Qxd4 15. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. d6 Bxd6 15.
Qxd6 Nc4 16. Qd3 Be6 17. Qg3 Nd7 18. b3 Ncb6 19. Nd2 a5 20. Nf3 f6 21. Nh4 a4
22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Qc7 24. Bh6 Rf7 25. Rad1 Kh8 26. Bc1 axb3 27. axb3 Ra2
28. Be4 Rf8 29. Qe3 Ra1 30. h4 Nc8 31. h5 h6 32. Qf3 Ra6 33. Bc2 Nc5 34. Bxh6
gxh6 35. Qe3 Nd7 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Qg6+ Kh8 38. Re3 Ne7 39. Qh6+ Kg8 40. Rg3+
Kf7 41. Qg7+ Ke8 42. h6 Rf7 43. h7 Rxg7 44. Rxg7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 Qe7 11. Bb3 b6 12. e4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bg5 Nxb3 15.
axb3 Bd7 16. f4 Bc5 17. Rad1 Qd6 18. Qf2 Qc7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Kh1 Rae8 21. Qh4
Be7 22. Rd3 Kh8 23. Qh5 Rd8 24. Rg3 Bc8 25. Rff3 Qd6 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. exf5 Qd4
28. Rg4 Bc5 29. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 g6 4. h4 Bg7 5. e3 Be6 6. Nf3 c6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. h5
Nbd7 9. h6 Bf8 10. Qd2 Bf7 11. Ne5 e6 12. f3 Be7 13. g4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 fxg4 15.
fxg4 O-O 16. Be2 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. O-O-O e5 19. g5 Nd7 20. e4 b5 21. exd5
b4 22. Ne4 Qxd5 23. Bg4 Qxe4 24. Bxd7 Rad8 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Rhe1 Qa5 27. b3 c5
28. Kb1 Qc7 29. c4 Qg3 30. Qb2 Qc3 31. Qxc3 bxc3 32. Kc2 Kh8 33. Rf1 Bg8 34.
Rxf8 Rxf8 35. Kxc3 Rd8 36. Bg4 Re8 37. Rd7 a5 38. Ra7 Re5 39. Rxa5 Rxg5 40. Bd7
Rg3+ 41. Kd2 Rg2+ 42. Ke3 Rg5 43. Ra8 Re5+ 44. Kd2 g5 45. Bc6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[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. f3 d5 10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 f5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Qxd8
Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nb4 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Qa4 Bb4
15. Rac1 Qe7 16. a3 Bc5 17. e5 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Rac8 19. Nb5 Na5 20. Ree1 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 22. Kg1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qd5 24. Nxa7 Qxe5 25. b4 Qe4 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27.
Rxc2 Nb3 28. Nb5 e5 29. Rc6 Rb8 30. Kg2 Kf8 31. Rc7 Nd4 32. Nxd4 exd4 33. Rd7
Ra8 34. Rxd4 Rxa3 35. Rd6 Rb3 36. Rxb6 h5 37. h4 g6 38. Rb8+ Kg7 39. Kf1 Rb2
40. b5 Kf6 41. b6 g5 42. hxg5+ Kxg5 43. Kg2 Rb3 44. Kh3 Rb2 45. f3 Kg6 46. g4
hxg4+ 47. Kxg4 Rb4+ 48. Kg3 Kf5 49. Rb7 f6 50. Rb8 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Klovans, Janis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8.
Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Ngf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. O-O
b6 15. b4 Bd6 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. b5 Rac8 19. a4 Nd5 20. c4 Nf4 21.
Qg4 g5 22. Bf1 f6 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. bxc6 f5 25. Qf3 Ng6 26. c5 bxc5 27. Bc4 Be5
28. Re1 Qf6 29. Rxe5 Nxe5 30. Qe2 Rxc6 31. Bxe5 Qe7 32. Re1 Kh7 33. Bc3 Qf7 34.
Bxe6 Qg6 35. Bd5 Rc7 36. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 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 Bf5 15.
Re1 a5 16. a3 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Re1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Qf4
Be6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Qc7 Nc4 24. Qxb7 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bb5
Nd7 9. Qa4 Rc8 10. O-O a6 11. Bxc6 Rxc6 12. Rfc1 Be7 13. Nd1 b5 14. Qb3 Qc8 15.
e4 Bxe4 16. Rxc6 Qxc6 17. Rc1 Qa8 18. a4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 O-O 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Rc7 Qd8 22. Qxb5 Nf6 23. Qc6 Nh5 24. Bd2 Bg5 25. Bb4 Bf4 26. Ra7 Qg5+ 27. Kf1
Rb8 28. Ra8 Qd8 29. Ba5 Qf8 30. Rxb8 Qxb8 31. b4 Bd2 32. Bc7 Qc8 33. b5 Nf4 34.
Qa6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[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. Ba3 a5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Rd1 e6 14. Bc4 exd5
15. exd5 Nc2+ 16. Kf2 Nxa3 17. bxa3 Bd7 18. Ne2 Rac8 19. Bd3 Ba4 20. Rc1 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Rxd5 22. Rc8+ Bf8 23. Ke3 Rc5 24. Rb8 Rc7 25. Be4 Kg7 26. Rxb7 Rxb7
27. Bxb7 Bxa3 28. Bd5 Bc5+ 29. Kd3 f5 30. Nd4 Kf6 31. f4 Bd6 32. g3 g5 33.
fxg5+ Kxg5 34. Be6 f4 35. h4+ Kf6 36. g4 f3 37. Bb3 f2 38. Ke2 Bd7 39. g5+ Ke5
40. Nf3+ Kf4 41. Kxf2 Bc5+ 42. Kg2 Bc6 43. Bd1 a4 44. h5 a3 45. g6 hxg6 46.
hxg6 Bd5 47. Kf1 Bxa2 48. Ne1 Bc4+ 49. Be2 a2 50. Nc2 Bb3 51. Na1 Bd5 52. Bd1
Bd4 53. Bb3 Bxb3 54. Nxb3 Ke4 55. Ke2 Kd5 56. Kd3 Bg7 57. Kc2 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Moscow TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1987.05.08"]
[EventType "team-schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Bxg5 8. hxg5
c5 9. g6 f5 10. Qg3 h6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Ne2 cxd4 14. Nexd4 f4 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qh4 Qxh4 17. Rxh4 c5 18. c3 a5 19. c4 Nb6 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bd3
Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. e6 Ra7 24. Rh5 Re7 25. Re5 Rf6 26. Rde1 Rxg6 27. Nh4 Rf6
28. Nf5 Re8 29. Nd6 Re7 30. Nf5 Kf8 31. Nxe7 Kxe7 32. b3 g6 33. Kd2 Rf8 34. Ke2
a4 35. Kf3 axb3 36. axb3 Ra8 37. Rh1 Kf6 38. Re2 h5 39. e7 Re8 40. Rhe1 Nc8 41.
Re6+ Kf7 42. Kxf4 Rxe7 43. Rxe7+ Nxe7 44. Ke5 c4 45. b4 Nc6+ 46. Kxd5 Nxb4+ 47.
Kxc4 Nc6 48. Kd5 Nb4+ 49. Ke4 Nc6 50. Rc1 Nd8 51. Ke5 Ne6 52. Rc6 Ng5 53. Rc7+
Ke8 54. f3 h4 55. Kf6 h3 56. Kxg5 h2 57. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Moscow TV"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B64"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1987.05.08"]
[EventType "team-schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 exf4 13. Kb1 d5 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Nxd5 Be5 16. Bc4 b5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. c4 Nd4 19. Rhe1 f6 20. a4 a6 21.
Bxa6 Rb3 22. Bb5 Qa8 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 f3 25. gxf3 Qa7 26. Rd2 Rxf3 27.
Rg2 Qd4 28. Ka2 Rf2 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. Rc1 Kh7 31. c5 Qd2 0-1

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bd6 6. c5 Be7 7. b4 O-O 8. e3 b6
9. Bd3 a5 10. Rb1 c6 11. Nge2 Ba6 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nbd7 14. Kh1 Re8 15.
Bb2 Bf8 16. Ng3 e5 17. Qc2 b5 18. Rbd1 exd4 19. exd4 g6 20. Na2 axb4 21. Nxb4
Qc7 22. Bc1 Bg7 23. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Nf8 25. Qf2 Ne6 26. Ne2 Ne8 27. Rd1 Bf6
28. Rd3 h5 29. g3 N8g7 30. Nf4 Qd7 31. Kg2 Re8 32. Nc2 Nf5 33. Ne2 Re7 34. g4
Nfg7 35. h3 hxg4 36. hxg4 Ne8 37. Nf4 N8c7 38. Nxe6 Nxe6 39. Kf1 Re8 40. Qh2
Qe7 41. Be3 Bg7 42. Qf2 Rf8 43. f4 f5 44. g5 Kf7 45. Bd2 Rh8 46. Kg2 Qe8 47.
Bc1 Rh5 48. Rh3 Rxh3 49. Kxh3 Nxd4 50. Nxd4 Qh8+ 51. Kg3 Bxd4 52. Be3 Bg7 53.
Qd2 Qa8 54. Bd4 Qxa3+ 55. Kg2 Bf8 56. Qf2 Qd3 57. Qb2 Qd1 58. Qf2 b4 59. Qe3
Qc2+ 60. Kg3 Qe4 61. Qd2 b3 62. Qc3 Qc2 63. Qe3 Qe4 64. Qc3 Kg8 65. Be5 Qc4 66.
Qa1 Qd3+ 67. Kg2 Qe2+ 68. Kh1 b2 69. Bxb2 Qf3+ 70. Kg1 Bxc5+ 71. Bd4 Qg3+ 72.
Kh1 Qa3 73. Qd1 Qh3+ 74. Kg1 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Belov, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Qb3
Bb4 9. Bb5 O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc6 Bxb2 12. Bxb7 Bxa1 13. Rxa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Casper, Thomas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Bb3 Nxb3 6. axb3 d5 7. Nf3 dxe4 8.
Nxe5 exd3 9. Qxd3 Qxd3 10. Nxd3 Bf5 11. Nb5 Bd6 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. Be3 Bxd3 14.
cxd3 Nd5 15. Ra5 Nb4 16. Rb5 Nc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8.
Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Qd4 b6 11. Bb5 f6 12. exf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Bb5+
Kf8 15. O-O Nxe4 16. Rac1 g5 17. Rxc8 Bxc8 18. Bc1 Kg7 19. Bc6 Nd6 20. Bb2 Bf6
21. Nxg5 Bxg5 22. d5+ Kg6 23. Qd3+ f5 24. dxe6 Rf8 25. Be5 Nf7 26. Qg3 Nxe5 27.
Qxe5 Qf6 28. Qg3 f4 29. Qd3+ Kg7 30. Bd7 Kh8 31. Qd5 Ba6 32. Re1 Qg7 33. a4 Be7
34. Qe4 f3 35. g3 Be2 36. Bb5 Bxb5 37. axb5 Bc5 38. e7 Re8 39. Qxf3 Rxe7 40.
Rd1 Rf7 41. Rd8+ Rf8 42. Rxf8+ Qxf8 43. Qe2 Qe7 44. Qb2+ Kg8 45. Qb3+ Qf7 46.
Qb2 Qf3 47. Qd2 Kf7 48. Qd7+ Kf6 49. Qd8+ Ke5 50. Qb8+ Kf6 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52.
Qg8+ Kh6 53. Qe6+ Kg7 54. Qd7+ Qf7 55. Qg4+ Kf6 56. Qf3+ Ke6 57. Qe2+ Kd6 58.
Qd3+ Kc7 59. Qe2 Qd5 60. Qc2 Qd7 61. Qc4 Kb8 62. Kg2 a5 63. bxa6 Ka7 64. h4
Qc6+ 65. f3 Qd7 66. h5 Be3 67. f4 b5 68. Qe4 Bc5 69. f5 Kxa6 70. f6 Qb7 71. Kf3
b4 72. Qxb7+ Kxb7 73. Ke4 Kc6 74. g4 Kd7 75. g5 Ke6 76. h6 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Foisor, Ovidiu Doru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. O-O e5 10. Ne2 Bc5 11. a3 a5 12. Rb1 Bg4 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Bd4
15. h3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 h6 17. c5 O-O 18. Bc4 Qe7 19. Kh1 Ra4 20. Bd2 Rfa8 21. Bb3
Ra1 22. Rxa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Garcia Martinez, Silvino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
Be6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bf1 h6 11. a4 a5 12. Nd2 Na6 13. Nc4 Rc8 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nb4 16. Ne3 Rc5 17. Bc4 Nh7 18. c3 Na6 19. Qd3 Nb8 20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4
Rc8 22. Bd2 f5 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Rxc4 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nd7 27. a5
Nhf8 28. Rc4 Bg5 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. h3 b6 31. a6 Qa8 32. b5 Nc5 33. Qxg5 Qxd5
34. Rg4 Qf7 35. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Bxh6 gxh6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Bd3 f6 9. b4 Bf8 10. b5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Qh5+ Kd7 13. Qxe5 Rg8 14. g3 Bd6
15. Qe2 Qf6 16. O-O b6 17. a4 Bb7 18. a5 bxa5 19. Rxa5 Bc5 20. Ra4 Rg5 21. Rg4
Rxg4 22. Qxg4 Rf8 23. Qe2 e5 24. Nd2 e4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4
Qf3 28. Qxf3 Rxf3 29. c4 Rc3 30. Rd1+ Kc7 31. Rd5 Rxc4 32. Rh5 Kb6 33. Rxh6+
Kxb5 0-1

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Petrosian, Arshak B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nd5 9. Qe2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd6 11. Rd1 b5 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5 Nd3
15. Ba3 Rb8 16. Be4 b4 17. Bxb4 Nxb4 18. cxb4 Rb5 19. Qe2 Qb8 20. a3 c5 21.
Qxc4 Qc7 22. Rac1 O-O 23. bxc5 Bc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Rd6 Qf3 26. c6 g5 27. c7
Rb2 28. Qf1 Qb7 29. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. dxe5 Bd7 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. O-O Rd8 13. a4 Bg7 14. axb5
cxb5 15. Rxa7 b4 16. Ne4 Qd4 17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. Rb7 O-O 19. Rxb4 Bc6 20. Rc1
Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rb8 22. Bb7 Rfc8 23. b3 Rc7 24. Rcxc4 Rcxb7 25. Rxb7 Rxb7 26.
Rxd4 Rxb3 27. Ra4 Rb2 28. e3 Kg7 29. Ra5 Rb4 30. h3 Kg6 31. g4 Rb1+ 32. Kg2 Rb2
33. Kg3 Rb1 34. Kg2 Rb2 35. Kg3 Rb1 36. h4 h6 37. Rc5 Kf6 38. Kg2 Kg6 39. Kf3
Rh1 40. Kg3 Rg1+ 41. Kf4 Rh1 42. h5+ Kf6 43. e4 Rh3 44. f3 Kg7 45. Rc3 Kf6 46.
e5+ Kg7 47. Ke4 Rh1 48. Re3 Rg1 49. Re2 Kf8 50. Ke3 Rf1 51. f4 Rg1 52. Kf3 Rf1+
53. Rf2 Re1 54. Ra2 Rf1+ 55. Kg3 Rg1+ 56. Kh3 Rf1 57. Ra8+ Kg7 58. Ra4 Re1 59.
Rd4 Rg1 60. Re4 Kf8 61. Rb4 Re1 62. Kg2 Kg7 63. Kf2 Rh1 64. Rb5 Rh4 65. Kf3
Rh3+ 66. Kg2 Rh4 67. Kg3 Rh1 68. Rb7 Rg1+ 69. Kf3 Rf1+ 70. Ke3 Re1+ 71. Kf2 Re4
72. Kf3 Re1 73. Rb4 Rh1 74. Re4 Rh3+ 75. Kg2 Rh4 76. Kg3 Rh1 77. Re2 Rg1+ 78.
Kf3 Rf1+ 79. Rf2 Rh1 80. Kg2 Re1 81. Rf1 Re3 82. Ra1 Re2+ 83. Kf3 Rh2 84. Kg3
Re2 85. Ra5 Re3+ 86. Kg2 Re2+ 87. Kf3 Rh2 88. Ra1 Rh3+ 89. Kg2 Re3 90. Kf2 Rh3
91. Re1 Kf8 92. Kg2 Ra3 93. Re2 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zaichik, Gennadi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Be3 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Rd8 12. Bd3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bg1 b6 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Qf3 Rb8 18. Qe4 g6 19. f5 Qe7 20. Rf3 Bxf5 21. Rxf5
gxf5 22. Qxf5 e4 23. Bxe4 Re8 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Bd3 Qe5 26. Rf1 Bg7 27. c3 Qxd5
28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. cxd4 Ke7 30. Qh4+ Kd7 31. Bxa6 Re4 32. Rxf7+ Qxf7 33. Bb5+ Kc7
34. Qxe4 d5 35. Qe5+ Kb7 36. h3 Rc8 37. Qe3 Rc2 38. b4 Qc7 39. Bf1 Rc1 40. Kg1
Qc4 41. Qe7+ Ka6 42. Qf7 b5 43. axb5+ Kb6 44. Qf4 Kb7 45. h4 Rd1 46. h5 Rxf1+
47. Qxf1 Qxd4+ 48. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nge2 Ne7 8.
O-O Qa6 9. Qh3 Nd7 10. a4 Qb6 11. b3 Nf5 12. a5 Qd8 13. Nd1 c5 14. c4 cxd4 15.
cxd5 Nxe5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Nf4 Qf6 18. Re1 g6 19. Nd3 Bd6 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. f4
Bd6 22. Nf2 Bb4 23. Re5 O-O 24. Bb2 Qf7 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Re1 Rad8 27. Qd3 Rd5
28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Ng3 Ng7 30. Qxd4 Bf6 31. Qxf6 Qxf6 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 33. Ne2 Re6
34. Kf2 Re4 35. Rd1 Ne6 36. g3 Rb4 37. Rxd5 Rxb3 38. Rd7 Nc5 39. Rc7 Rb5 40.
Rc8+ Kf7 41. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. c4 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Rb8 11. Bg2 Qa5 12. Qc2 Qh5 13. e4 Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1987.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nc6 10. Qe3 Be7 11. O-O Nb4 12. Bb1 O-O 13. a3 Nc6 14. d5 Ng4 15.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh3+ Nh6 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qd3+ Kh8 19. dxc6 dxc6 20. Qe3 Bg5
21. f4 Bf6 22. Rad1 Qe7 23. Ne4 Bg7 24. Nd6 Rad8 25. Nf5 Qc5 26. Qxc5 bxc5 27.
Nxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Army"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1987.09.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 c6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Nge2
a6 9. O-O b5 10. a3 bxc4 11. Bxc4 d5 12. Bd3 e5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. f4 e4 15. Bc2
Nb6 16. b3 Ne8 17. Qd2 Nd6 18. Ng3 h5 19. Rfc1 h4 20. Nf1 Nf5 21. Ne2 a5 22. a4
Ba6 23. Bd1 Qf6 24. Ra2 Bxe2 25. Bxe2 Nxd4 26. Rd1 Nf5 27. Bc5 Rfc8 28. Ba3
Qd4+ 29. Kh2 Qxd2 30. Raxd2 Bh6 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Army"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kozlov, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1987.09.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3
c6 9. d5 c5 10. Ne1 Ne8 11. Nd3 f5 12. f4 g5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15.
exf5 Bxf5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8 18. Qd2 h6 19. h4 Nf6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21.
Bxg5 Kg7 22. Bh6+ Kh7 23. Kg2 Ne4 24. Qe3 Bd4 25. Qh3 Kg8 26. g5 Qe7 27. Qe6+
Qxe6 28. dxe6 Nxc3 29. bxc3 Bxc3 30. Rd1 Bd4 31. Bf3 Re8 32. Bd5 Bg7 33. Rf1
Kh7 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. Kg3 Re7 36. Kg4 b6 37. Rf2 Be8 38. Rb2 Ba4 39. Rb1 Be8
40. Rb2 Ba4 41. Rh2 Be8 42. Rh6 Bg6 43. a3 Re8 44. Rh2 Re7 45. a4 Bh7 46. Kf4
Re8 47. Re2 Bg8 48. Re3 Re7 49. Kf5 Bh7+ 50. Kg4 Bg8 51. Re1 Bf7 52. Kf5 Bg6+
53. Kf4 Bf7 54. Re3 Bg6 55. a5 bxa5 56. Ra3 Bh7 57. Rxa5 Bg8 58. Kf5 Bh7+ 59.
Kg4 Bg8 60. Kf5 Bh7+ 61. Kf4 Bg8 62. Ra6 Bxe6 63. Bxe6 Rxe6 64. Rxa7+ Kf8 65.
Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Army"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1987.09.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Qd2 a5 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Bg6
15. a4 Bf6 16. Nd4 Nd7 17. Bb5 Nc5 18. Be3 Be4 19. Rae1 Bxd5 20. Nf5 Bc6 21.
Bxc6 bxc6 22. Bd4 Kh8 23. Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Army"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1987.09.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. e3 Nd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Na4 Rab8
15. b3 Rfc8 16. bxc4 Qa3 17. Qc2 c5 18. Nc3 cxd4 19. Nxd5 Rb2 20. Qe4 d3 21.
Qd4 Rc2 22. Nf4 R8xc4 23. Qxd3 Qxd3 24. Nxd3 g5 25. Rfc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Army"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1987.09.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. a4 Nb6 17. a5 Na4 18. Ne3 Rfe8 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Nc5 21. Bg5
Nd5 22. Bd2 Rac8 23. Rc1 Nd7 24. Bb3 Nc5 25. Bc2 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Army"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1987.09.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. a3 a6 12. Rd1 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Nce4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bb2 Rc8 17. Qd3 Qe7 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rd8 20. Qc2 h6 21. Bd3
f5 22. Ne5 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Qh4+ 24. Kf1 Qxh2 25. Nf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qh1+ 27. Kf2
Qh4+ 28. Ke2 Bg3 29. Rg1 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 Rxd3 31. Qxh2 Bxh2 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Ke2
Rxa3 34. Rg2 Rb3 35. Bg7+ Kf7 36. Bxh6 Rb2+ 37. Kf1 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Army"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1987.09.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 d5 11. Bb5 Nb4 12. Rhe1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. exd5
exd5 15. Nxd5 Bg4 16. f3 Bg5 17. Ne7+ Qxe7 18. Rxe7 Bxe7 19. Qe2 Bg5+ 20. Kb1
Bf5 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Ka1 Bf6 23. c3 Bxd4 24. cxb4 Bf6 25. bxa5 Rfc8 26. Ka2 Rxa5
27. Rd6 Raa8 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. Qe7 Kg7 30. Qxb7 Rcb8 31. Qc6 Rc8 32. Qd6 Rcb8
33. Kb3 Rd8 34. Qf4 Rac8 35. Bc4 Rb8+ 36. Ka3 Bd3 37. b3 Bg6 38. a5 Ra8 39. a6
Bd3 40. Kb4 Rab8+ 41. Ka5 Bxc4 42. Qg4+ Kh8 43. Qxc4 Rd1 44. Qc3 Rd5+ 45. Ka4
Rd6 46. Qc4 Rd1 47. b4 Ra1+ 48. Kb3 Kg7 49. Qc6 Rb1+ 50. Kc2 R8xb4 51. a7 R4b2+
52. Kd3 Rd1+ 53. Ke3 Re1+ 54. Kf4 Ra1 55. a8=Q Rxa8 56. Qxa8 Rxg2 57. Qa1 Rg5
58. Qb2 Re5 59. Qg2+ Rg5 60. Qb2 Re5 61. Qd2 Kg6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 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. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Re8 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Kf1 Rad8 18. b4 Kf8 19. Ke2 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
O-O 9. O-O Qd6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Be1 exd4 14. Rxd4 Qe7
15. Qe2 b5 16. Bb3 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. a4 Rac8 17. Ng3 b4 18. b3 Na3 19. c4 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Rfe8 21. Bg5 h6
22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qd2 Qc5 24. Rad1 Rc6 25. Re3 Be6 26. Rd3 Rd8 27. Nf1 Kh7 28.
Ne3 g6 29. Nd5 Bg7 30. Nxb4 Rb6 31. Nd5 Rb7 32. Qe2 a5 33. Nd2 Rdb8 34. Qf3 f5
35. Nc3 Rf7 36. Qe2 Bf6 37. Nb5 Be7 38. Qe3 Qc6 39. Na7 Qa6 40. Nb5 Qc6 41. Qe2
Qc5 42. Rg3 Bh4 43. Rf3 Rbf8 44. exf5 Bxf5 45. Nc3 Qb4 46. Nce4 Bxe4 47. Rxf7+
Rxf7 48. Nxe4 Qxb3 49. Rxd6 Be7 50. Qd3 Qxa4 51. Qd5 Qa1+ 52. Kh2 Rg7 53. Rd7
a4 54. Qb7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Nf3
Nbc6 9. Bd3 f5 10. exf6 Rxf6 11. Bg5 Rf7 12. Bxe7 Rxe7 13. Qh4 g6 14. O-O c4
15. Be2 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Qa5 17. Ne5 Rae8 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Qh3 Rde7 20. Bg4 Nd8
21. f4 Qa4 22. Ra2 Qc6 23. Qe3 Nf7 24. Qh3 Nd8 25. Raa1 Qa4 26. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. N1e2 Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2 Bc5 13. h3 Nbd7 14.
Rf1 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Nb6 16. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rad1 Bd7 11. f4 Rc8 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bf3 Qc7 14. Rf2 b5 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8.
c3 Be7 9. cxd4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 d5 11. Bxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 cxd5 13. d3 Bf6 14. Be3
Be6 15. Nc3 g6 16. Rac1 Kd7 17. Nb5 Rhc8 18. Bf4 Bd8 19. Nc3 Bf6 20. Be3 Rc6
21. Na4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 b6 23. f3 Bf5 24. Nc3 Rc8 25. Rd1 Be6 26. Kf2 Be7 27. Ke2
Ba3 28. Bc1 Bd6 29. h3 h5 30. Bd2 Be7 31. Rc1 Bd6 32. Be3 a6 33. Kf2 Rc6 34.
Ne2 Bf5 35. Rxc6 Kxc6 36. Nc1 a5 37. g4 hxg4 38. fxg4 Bc8 39. Ne2 Be7 40. Ng1
g5 41. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qe1 h6 15.
Rd2 Qc6 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. Nc1 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Rxa6 Nc4 20. Ra7 Qb8 21. Rxe7
Nxd2 22. Bxd2 Qxb2 23. Ra7 Rd7 24. Ra6 Rdc7 25. Nd1 Qxc2 26. Rxd6 Qb1 27. Nc3
Qb4 28. Rd3 Qb2 29. h3 Bc4 30. Nd1 Qb1 31. Rc3 Ba6 32. Rb3 Qa1 33. Nc3 Bb7 34.
Rb1 Qa8 35. Nd3 Rd8 36. Nxe5 Re8 37. Ra1 Qc8 38. Ng4 Nxe4 39. Nxe4 Bxe4 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. e4
Bg7 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. Be2 b5 12. O-O O-O 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Bf5 15.
Bf3 c4 16. Qd1 Qb4 17. Qd2 Nbd7 18. Nc6 Qc5 19. Be3 Qd6 20. Bf4 Qc5 21. d6 Rae8
22. Be3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Bd3 25. Rfe1 Ne8 26. Nb4 Nc5 27. Rad1 Nxd6
28. Be2 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Nde4 30. Bxd3 cxd3 31. Nxd3 Na4 32. Nb4 Naxc3 33. Rd4 a5
34. Nd5 b4 35. Kf1 Kg7 36. a3 Nxd5 37. Rxe4 bxa3 38. Ra4 Nb4 39. Rxa5 a2 40.
Rc1 Rd8 41. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. f3 Rb8 11. a3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qa5 13. Kh1 b5 14. Bd2 c4 15.
Bc2 Qc7 16. Bf4 Rfe8 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Nc6 Rb6 19. a4 Bxc6 20. dxc6 b4 21. Nb5
Qxc6 22. b3 Nh5 23. Be3 c3 24. Nxa7 Qc7 25. Nb5 Qd8 26. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Qe7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d5 8.
O-O Rd8 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 c5 13. a3 Na6 14. Nc3 Bd7
15. Ne5 Be8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. b4 Na6 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rb1 Kf8 20. a4 Nb8 21.
a5 b6 22. axb6 axb6 23. b5 Nd5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Qd4 Qc5 26. Qh4 f6 27. Nd3 Qc2
28. Qb4+ Kg8 29. Rc1 Qxe2 30. Nf4 Qxb5 31. Qe7 Nc6 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Qxd8+ Kf7
34. Qc7+ Bd7 35. Bxd5+ Ke7 36. Ba2 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[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 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. Bf4 Re8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e5 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Qg3 Qe7 18. f4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nxe4 20. Qe3 Re6 21.
Bc4 Ng3 22. Bxe6 Nxf1 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qxe7+ Kxe7 25. Kxf1 Rf8 26. g3 Rf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. a4 Bh3 20. Qe2 Bg4 21. Qf1 Bh3
22. Qe2 Bg4 23. Qf1 Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Rfc8 13. h3 h6 14. Ne2 Na5
15. Rxc8+ Rxc8 16. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f3 Qa5 12. Kb1 b4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne2
Bb7 15. Nf4 O-O-O 16. Bc4 h5 17. Nd3 Qc7 18. Bb3 a5 19. Rhe1 Kb8 20. Rc1 Qb6
21. c3 Bh6 22. f4 bxc3 23. Qxc3 Bg7 24. Rcd1 Rc8 25. Qd2 a4 26. Bxa4 Rc4 27.
Bb3 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxe4 29. Bc2 f5 30. Nb4 d5 31. a3 Rc8 32. Bd3 Bf8 33. Nc2 Bg7
34. Nb4 Bf8 35. Nc2 Qb3 36. Nd4 Qa4 37. Nc2 Qb3 38. Nd4 Qa4 39. Nc2 Rc7 40. g3
Qb3 41. Na1 Qa4 42. Ka2 Be7 43. h4 Rb7 44. Qc2 Qxc2 45. Nxc2 Bc5 46. Rd2 f6 47.
b4 Ba7 48. Bxe4 fxe4 49. f5 Kc7 50. fxe6 Kd6 51. a4 Kxe6 52. Kb3 Ke5 53. a5 e3
54. Rd1 d4 55. a6 Rc7 56. Re1 Ke4 57. b5 Rc3+ 0-1

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. O-O c5 12. Qe2 a6 13. a4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5
15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. b3 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. d4 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Qa5 8.
Nb3 Nxc3 9. Nxa5 Ne4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nxd2 12. Kxd2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 dxc6
14. Kc3 Ke7 15. Rd1 e5 16. Bg2 Be6 17. Bf3 Rhd8 18. e3 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20.
Rxd8 Kxd8 21. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. g3 Be7 12. b3 Rc8 13. Qd3 e5 14. Bg2 e4 15.
Qe2 Nf8 16. f4 Qd7 17. c5 Ne6 18. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Nc2 d6 9. b3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qh5 11. h3 Ne5 12. Rc1 Rb8 13. Be3 b6 14. f4 Bb7 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nd7 17. Bf3 Qf5 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.
Kf2 Qc2 22. Qa1 Nc5 23. Rd1 Ba6 24. Ke1 Qf5 25. g4 Qf6 26. Qd4 Qh4+ 27. Kd2 Bb7
28. Bf2 Qh6 29. g5 Qf8 30. b4 e5 31. fxe5 dxe5 32. Qxe5 Nd7 33. Qd4 Qe7 34. h4
Ne5 35. Bg2 Rc4 36. Qb2 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bh5 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Nxc6 15.
Nf1 Rad8 16. Ne3 d5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 f5 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Qc2 Bxf3 21. gxf3
Na5 22. Qe2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Qf7 24. f4 e4 25. Kh1 Nxb3 26. axb3 Qxd5 27. Be3 Qc6
28. Rg1 Bc7 29. Rg5 Rd7 30. Rag1 Bd8 31. R5g2 Qh6 32. Kh2 Qh4 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34.
Qxd1 Bc7 35. Qd7 Bxf4+ 36. Kg1 Be5 37. Rg5 Qxh3 38. Bf4 Qh4 39. Qe7 Rg8 40.
Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Rfd1 a5 12. a3 a4 13. Nc1 Qc8 14. N1a2 Rd8 15.
Bf3 h6 16. Qe2 Rd7 17. h3 Bd8 18. Bg4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Bg5 20. f3 Nd4 21. Rxd4
Bxe3+ 22. Qxe3 exd4 23. Qxd4 Bxa2 24. Rxa2 Ra5 25. Ra1 h5 26. gxh5 Rxh5 27. Rd1
b5 28. Qf2 Qe8 29. g4 Rh6 30. Nxb5 Qe5 31. Nd4 g6 32. c3 Rb7 33. Rd2 Qf4 34.
Rc2 Rh3 35. Qf1 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Nd7 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. a4 exd4 15.
cxd4 Nb4 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. a5 Ba7 18. d5 Nd3 19. Re2 Qf6 20. Bxa7 Rxa7 21. b3
Rc8 22. Re3 N7e5 23. Rb1 c5 24. dxc6 Rxc6 25. Nf1 Nf4 26. Nd4 Rc5 27. Nf5 d5
28. N1g3 Rd7 29. Qd4 Ne6 30. Nh5 Qxf5 31. exf5 Nxd4 32. Rxe5 f6 33. Re8+ Kf7
34. Ra8 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nc3 36. Re1 d4 37. Nf4 Rxf5 38. Nd3 Nd5 39. Rxa6 Rc7 40.
Rd6 Rc2 41. Rd7+ Kf8 42. a6 Nb6 43. a7 1-0

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Saltaev, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Nh6 11. d5 Rf7 12. b4 Nf8 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 Ng6 15. c5
Bf8 16. Nb3 Nf4 17. a4 Rg7 18. a5 f5 19. exf5 Nxf5 20. Re1 Qe8 21. c6 bxc6 22.
dxc6 Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Be6 24. b5 h5 25. f3 Qf7 26. Nd2 g4 27. fxg4 Rxg4 28. Nf1
h4 29. Be1 Qg6 30. h3 Rd4 31. Qc2 Bh6 32. Ne3 Qg5 33. Bf2 Ng3 34. Bxg3 Qxg3 35.
Ng4 Bxg4 36. Qg6+ Bg7 37. Ne4 Bxe2 38. Nxg3 hxg3 39. Qxg3 Bxb5 40. Qb3+ Bc4 41.
Qb7 Rf8 42. Qxc7 Rd2 43. Ra3 Bd3 44. Qxd6 e4 45. c7 Rc2 46. Rb3 Rc1+ 47. Kh2
Rf6 48. Qd5+ Kh7 49. Qh5+ Bh6 50. Rb7 Kh8 51. Rb8+ Kg7 52. Qg4+ Rg6 53. Rg8+
1-0

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Qf3 Qxd4 11. Qxf7+ Kd8 12. Bg5+ Nxg5 13. Qxg7 Bxc3+ 14.
bxc3 Qxc3+ 15. Ke2 Qc2+ 16. Ke1 Qc3+ 17. Ke2 Qc2+ 18. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vakhidov, Tahir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxd4 13. Rxb7 Nc6 14.
Qa4 Qd6 15. Rb5 Be5 16. Rd5 Qf6 17. Be3 Rfc8 18. Be2 Bd6 19. Rc1 a5 20. g3 Nb4
21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rxa5 Nc2 23. Bh6 Nd4 24. Bg4 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 26. Ra8 Bb8
27. Qd4 e5 28. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 Qd8 11. Qc2 Nxe5 12. Qe4 Be6 13. Qxe5 Qxd5 14. Qxg7
Rf8 15. Rd1 Qe4+ 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Ng5 Qg6 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxc4
Ke7 21. Bd3 Rf4 22. f3 Rb4 23. b3 Ne5 24. Bc2 c4 25. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ziatdinov, Raset"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 c4 13. b4 cxb3 14. axb3 Qc7 15.
Nf1 Nb7 16. Bd2 Nc5 17. b4 Ncd7 18. h3 Bh5 19. Ng3 Bg6 20. Nh4 Nb6 21. Nhf5 Bd8
22. Bd3 Nfd7 23. Qg4 Bf6 24. Ne3 Na4 25. Ra2 Ndb6 26. Rc1 Rfc8 27. c4 Qd8 28.
cxb5 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Nc3 30. Rxa6 Ncxd5 31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Bd2 Rb8 33. Nh5 h6 34.
Bc4 Nc7 35. Qxg6 d5 36. Nxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15.
Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Re8
9. h3 Na6 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Qc1 exd5 12. exd5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Bd3 Re8 15.
Qf4 Nb4 16. Rae1 Bxh3 17. Bb1 f6 18. gxh3 fxg5 19. Nxg5 Qc7 20. Ne6 Qd7 21. b3
Na6 22. Qg4 Nc7 23. f4 Nxe6 24. dxe6 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Qg7 26. Be4 Re7 27. f5 gxf5
28. Qxf5 Rf8 29. Qh5 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qe5 31. Qh4 Qg7 32. Bxb7 Re8 33. Bd5 Kh8
34. Qf4 Be5 35. Qf3 Bd4 36. Qd1 Rf8 37. Rf7 Rxf7 38. exf7 Qf6 39. Qe2 Kg7 40.
Kg2 Qg5+ 41. Qg4 Qxg4+ 42. hxg4 h6 43. Kf3 a5 44. Ke4 Kf8 45. Kf5 Bf2 46. Ke6
Bg3 47. Be4 Bf4 48. Bg6 Bg3 49. Kd7 Bf4 50. Kc7 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Qb3
Bb4 9. Bb5 O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc6 Bxb2 12. Bxb7 Bxa1 13. Rxa1 Qb6 14. Bxa8
Rxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nh4 Ne4 14. Rc1 Ndf6
15. e3 Rad8 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Red1 Qe5 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Rd4 Rc8 21.
Qd1 Bb7 22. Nh4 Qxd1+ 23. Rdxd1 Nce4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Bxe4 dxe4
27. Nf5 Kf8 28. Nd6 Rd8 29. Rd4 Bc6 30. Rd2 Rb8 31. Rd4 Rd8 32. Rd2 Rb8 33. Rd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 c5 7. N1f3 cxd4 8.
O-O h6 9. Ne6 Qb6 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. Nxd4 a6 13. c3 e6 14. Bf4 Be7
15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Nf5 Bc6 17. Re5 Qb6 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Rxe7 Nd5 21.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qh5+ Ke7 23. Re1+ Kd8 24. Qh4+ Kc8 25. Bxf5+ Bd7 26. Bxd7+ Kxd7
27. Qg4+ Kd8 28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Qf5 Ke7 30. Rxd5 Raf8 31. Qe4+ Kf7 32. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. dxc5
Na5 9. Qc2 Bxc5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Rd1 h6 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Qa4 Nc6
15. Qxc4 Nde5 16. Qa4 Rad8 17. Bf4 Ng4 18. Ne4 e5 19. Bg5 hxg5 20. Nxc5 Nd4 21.
Ne4 Nxe2+ 22. Kh1 Nd4 23. h3 b5 24. Qa6 f5 25. hxg4 fxe4 26. Qg6 Rxf2 27. Qxe4
Re2 28. Qb7 Qxb7 29. Bxb7 Rxb2 30. Re1 Ne2 31. Bf3 Nxg3+ 32. Kg1 Rd3 33. Bg2
Ne2+ 34. Kh1 Rd6 35. Bf3 Rh6+ 36. Kg2 Nf4+ 37. Kf1 Rh3 38. Bb7 Rhh2 39. Re3
Rbf2+ 40. Ke1 Re2+ 41. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 42. Kf1 e4 43. Ba6 Rh2 44. Kg1 Rg2+ 45. Kh1
Rb2 0-1

[Event "Agzamov Memorial"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1987.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 e5 7. c3 Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 b6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc4 Ne8 13. Nf1 Nd6 14. Bd5 Bxd5
15. Qxd5 Re8 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxd6 Be7 18. Qd3 Nf6 19. Qc4 Bf8 20. Rad1 Qb8 21.
Qb3 b5 22. c4 Ra7 23. axb5 axb5 24. N1d2 Ra4 25. Qxb5 Qxb5 26. cxb5 Rb4 27. b6
Nd7 28. b7 Rxb7 29. Nc4 f6 30. Rd3 Nb8 31. Nfd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch sf"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. Qd3 Ba6 13. Qe3 Qd7 14. Bxa6
Nxa6 15. Qa3 Nc7 16. Rd1 Rfc8 17. Bb2 Nb5 18. Qd3 Nd6 19. d5 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Qa4
21. e5 Qc4 22. Qb1 Nf5 23. d6 Rc5 24. Rbd2 exd6 25. exd6 Rd8 26. d7 Rc7 27. h3
h5 28. Ne5 Qc3 29. Qe4 Kg7 30. Rd3 Qc5 31. Rf3 Qe7 32. g4 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch sf"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Be2 b4 13. Na4 Nxe4 14. Qe3 Nf6
15. Bf3 Rb8 16. Ba7 Bd7 17. Nb6 Bb5 18. g4 O-O 19. Bxb8 Qxb8 20. g5 hxg5 21.
fxg5 Bd8 22. gxf6 Qxb6 23. Qxb6 Bxb6 24. fxg7 Rd8 25. Rdg1 Bxg1 26. Rxg1 Rd7
27. Kd2 f5 28. Rg6 Re7 29. c3 a5 30. Ke3 bxc3 31. bxc3 Bc4 32. Kd4 Rc7 33. a3
e5+ 34. Ke3 d5 35. Rg5 f4+ 36. Kf2 e4 37. Bg4 Rxg7 38. h4 Rxg5 39. hxg5 Kg7 40.
Bh5 Bb5 41. Kg2 Bd7 42. Kf1 Ba4 43. Ke1 Bb5 44. Kf2 Bc6 45. Ke1 Bd7 46. Kf1 Be6
0-1

[Event "Leningrad-ch sf"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolin, Leonid M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Be7 8.
O-O h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 c5 11. c3 O-O 12. Bc2 Nf6 13. Qd3 Qd5 14. Re1 b6
15. Bf4 Bb7 16. c4 Qd8 17. Be5 g6 18. Rad1 Ng4 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. h3 Nf6 21. Ne5
Qxd4 22. Nxg6 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch sf"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Qd2 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Bg7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bd3 d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Bb5 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15.
O-O c5 16. Rfe1 Nb6 17. b3 Bf5 18. Rad1 e6 19. h4 g4 20. Nh2 Nc8 21. Qf4 f6 22.
exf6 Qxf6 23. Nb5 Qg6 24. Nc7 Bxc2 25. Qd2 Bxd1 26. Qxd1 Nb6 27. Rxe6 Qf5 28.
Nxg4 Rad8 29. Nxh6+ Bxh6 30. Rxh6 Rf6 31. Rh5 Qe4 32. Rg5+ Rg6 33. Qh5 0-1

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fokin, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 e6 6. Qa3 Nc6 7. Nf3 a5 8. cxd5
Nb4 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Nbxd5 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be2 c5 14. dxc5 a4
15. Qc4 Rfc8 16. Bd2 b6 17. Rd1 Rxc5 18. Qh4 a3 19. e4 Nb4 20. O-O axb2 21. e5
Nbd5 22. Bf3 Qc8 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Nxd5 Bxh4 25. Nxb6 Qd8 26. Bxa8 b1=Q 27.
Rxb1 Qxd2 28. g3 Be7 29. a4 Rc2 30. Be4 Ra2 0-1

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. Ng3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. b4 Nc6 10. b5 Ne7 11. Bd3 a6 12. bxa6 b6 13. a4 Bxa6 14. Ba3 Bxd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[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. Bf4 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Rfc1 Qc8 13. Ne5 Qb7 14. e4 Rac8
15. exd5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxd5 17. Qd2 Qd7 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. h4 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8
21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Qc3 Bb7 23. Kh2 h5 24. Bh3 Qc6 25. Qe3 Bf8 26. Qe2 g6 27.
Bg2 Qe6 28. Qc2 Qc6 29. Qd2 Bg7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qf4 a5 32. Qe5+ Qf6 33. Qxf6+
Kxf6 34. Kg1 Ke6 35. Kf1 Ba6+ 36. Ke1 Kd6 37. Kd2 Bc8 38. Ke3 Bf5 39. Kf4 f6
40. Bf1 Bb1 41. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. Bd2 b6 13. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kozlov, Vladimir N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. a4 Re8 17. Ng3 g6 18. b3 Nb6 19. a5 Nbd7 20. Bd2 Bf8 21. Rc1 Bb7
22. b4 d5 23. Bg5 Bg7 24. Qd2 Rac8 25. exd5 Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Rxc3 27. Nxe5 Rxe5
28. Rxe5 Nxe5 29. Bxf6 Bxd5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Ne2 Rc4 32. f4 Nc6 33. Bb3 Rxc1+
34. Nxc1 Bxb3 35. Nxb3 Kf6 36. Kf2 Nxb4 37. Nc5 Ke7 38. Ke3 f5 39. Kd4 Kd6 40.
Nb7+ Kc7 41. Nc5 Kd6 42. Nb7+ Kc6 43. Nd8+ Kc7 44. Ne6+ Kd6 45. Nf8 Nd5 46.
Nxh7 Nxf4 47. Nf6 Nxg2 48. Nd5 f4 49. Nc3 f3 50. Ne4+ Kc6 51. Nf2 g5 52. Ke4
Ne1 53. Kd4 b4 54. Kc4 b3 55. Kxb3 Kb5 56. Kc3 Kxa5 57. Ne4 Ng2 58. Kd3 Nf4+
59. Ke3 Nxh3 60. Kxf3 Kb4 61. Kg4 Ng1 62. Nf6 a5 63. Nd5+ Kc4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Levin, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nb5
O-O 9. Nc7 Nxe5 10. Nxa8 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nbc6 12. Qd2 Qd6 13. Be2 Bd7 14. h5 f6
15. O-O-O Nf7 16. f4 Rxa8 17. Nf3 Nh6 18. Nd4 Ne7 19. g4 e5 20. g5 Nhf5 21.
Nxf5 Bxf5 22. gxf6 gxf6 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Rhg1+ Kh8 25. Bg4 d4 26. Bxf5 Nxf5
27. Qg5 Qh6 28. Qxh6 Nxh6 29. Rdf1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. d4 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Rxd8 Bxd8 16. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. e5
dxe5 9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Ng4 11. Bxc5 Nxe5 12. Nd5 Nbc6 13. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moskalenko, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 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 Bf5 15.
Re1 Re8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Qf4 Re8 20. Rd1 Nd5 21. Bxd5
cxd5 22. Ne5 Qe6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Qc7 Rf8 25. Qxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Semeniuk, Alexander A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. f4 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. O-O Bxb3 12. cxb3 e6 13. Bf3 Nb4 14. Rf2 Qe7
15. Rd2 d5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bf2 Rfd8 19. Bb6 d4 20. Bxd8 Rxd8
21. Qe2 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 d3 23. Re7 Bxb2 24. Rd1 b6 25. Rc7 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Bc5 27.
g3 d2 28. Ra7 Kg7 29. Ra8 Rd3 30. Be2 Rd6 31. Ra7 Nc2 32. Re7 Kf8 33. Re4 Ne3
34. Rxe3 Bxe3 35. Kg2 Bc5 36. Bc4 Ke7 37. Kf3 f5 38. Ke2 Bb4 39. Kf3 Rd4 40. h3
Kd6 41. h4 Re4 42. Be2 h5 43. Rb1 0-1

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O-O 16. Qe5 f6 17. Qe3 Nb4+ 18. Kb3 c5 19. Rc1 Nc6 20. Rg1
f5 21. g4 f4 22. Qf2 Rhf8 23. Ka3 Kb8 24. Bg2 f3 25. Bh3 e5 26. Rge1 e4 27. Bf1
Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. Bf4 exd5 8. exd5
O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O Ne8 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Rfe1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Be2 f5
15. Bg5 Nf6 16. f4 Nf7 17. Bh4 Ne4 18. Bxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bc4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. Ne4 Qe8 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. e4 Qe7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Be6 14.
Nxe5 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qxe4 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8
20. Kf1 Kf8 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Kxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 d6 8.
O-O a5 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rfc1 Na6 13. a3 Bd7 14. b3 c6 15.
Ne1 Rfc8 16. Qd1 Qd8 17. Nd3 cxd5 18. cxd5 Bb5 19. Nb2 Nc5 20. Rc3 Rc7 21. Rac1
Rac8 22. f3 Ncd7 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Bxe5 Qb6 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Bxa6
Qxa6 15. Qf3 Nd7 16. Bg3 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Be5 Qb6 19. Qg3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1
Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. h3 Kf8 23. Qe3 Qb6 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Ne2 Nd7 26. Bc3 e5
27. a4 Bd8 28. f3 Ke7 29. Kf2 Ke6 30. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D49"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14. Nxd7 Qa5+
15. Bd2 Qxb5 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. a4 Qd5 18. O-O Kd7 19. a5 Rfc8 20. Qa4+ Kd8 21.
a6 Ne4 22. Bb4 Nc5 23. Qa5+ Kd7 24. Qb5+ Qc6 25. Qc4 Qd5 26. Qb5+ Qc6 27. Qc4
Qd5 28. Qxd5+ exd5 29. Ra5 Nxa6 30. Rxd5+ Ke6 31. Rxd4 Nxb4 32. Rxb4 Rab8 33.
Re1+ Kf5 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Re2 g5 36. h3 h5 37. Kf1 h4 38. Ke1 g4 39. hxg4+
Kxg4 40. Rc2 Rb4 41. Kf1 f5 42. Kg1 Rb3 43. Kh2 Kf4 44. f3 Kg5 45. Kh3 Kh5 46.
Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd1 e6 20. Qe2 Nc6 21.
Qe3 e5 22. d5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qf4 Bf8 25. Ra1 Qc2 26. Bd7 Rc5 27. Bb4 d3
28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Rec1 Qb2 30. Rd1 a5 31. Rab1 Qc3 32. Bb5 a4 33. Rxd3 Qc2 34.
Rf1 a3 35. Rf3 Rf8 36. Be8 f5 37. Bd7 Qxe4 38. Be6+ Kh8 39. Qd2 Qe5 40. Rb3 Rd8
41. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 Qd8 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Qa5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. e6 fxe6
15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Nf7+ Kg8 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Nf7+ Kg8 20. Nh6+ Kh8
21. Nf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. a4 Nb6 17. a5 Na4 18. Ne3 Nc5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Rab8 21. Bg5 b4
22. Nh2 bxc3 23. bxc3 Rfe8 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Ng4 d5 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Re3 Kh8
28. Ba4 Nxa4 29. Rxa4 Rg8 30. Rh4 Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Qb3 Na6 11. Nc3 Nec5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxf5 Nxb3 14. axb3
dxc4 15. bxc4 Bb4 16. Bg5 Qb6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. g3 Rfe8 19. Kg2 h6 20. Re2 Bxc3
21. bxc3 a5 22. c5 a4 23. Ra3 Qa5 24. Bd3 Kf8 25. Bd4 Rxe2 26. Bxe2 Re8 27. Bd3
Re7 28. Bc2 Qd8 29. Rxa4 Qd7 30. Bb3 Qe8 31. Ra1 Re2 32. Bc4 Re7 33. Rb1 Qb8
34. h3 Qe8 35. Rd1 Qb8 36. Nh4 Qc8 37. Rd3 Re4 38. Rf3 f6 39. Nf5 Qd7 40. Nd6
Re1 41. Bxf6 gxf6 42. Rxf6+ Ke7 43. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Bb3 Ne5 13. Bh6 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. g4 e5 17. Nf5+ gxf5 18. gxf5 Bc6 19. Rdg1+ Kh7 20. Rg5 Rg8
21. Rhg1 b5 22. b3 Rc5 23. Kb1 b4 24. Ne2 d5 25. Ng3 Rxg5 26. Qxg5 Qg8 27. Qxf6
dxe4 28. Ne2 1-0

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a5 Qb8 14. Ra4 Qb3
15. Qxb3 cxb3 16. Rc4 c5 17. dxc5 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5
21. Rb4 h6 22. Rxb3 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rb8+ Kh7 25. Rb7 Rxa5 26. Rxc7 Kg6
27. Rc6 Rb5 28. Rxa6 Rxb2 29. e3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bb5 14. Qd2
e5 15. Be3 Be7 16. g4 Rc8 17. Kb1 Bxf1 18. Rhxf1 Bg5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4
21. Rxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Rc1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Qd2
Rb8 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. f4 Bd4+ 18. Kh2 f5 19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. b4 c4 22.
Bc2 Bd7 23. Rce1 Rbe8 24. Re3 Nh5 25. Bd1 Ng7 26. Bc2 Nh5 27. Bd1 Ng7 28. Rf2
g5 29. exf5 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 Nxf5 31. fxg5 Nxe3 32. gxf6 Nxd1 33. Nxd1 Kf7 34. Nc3
Kg6 35. Ne4 Bf5 36. Nxd6 Rxf6 37. Nxf5 Rxf5 38. Rd2 Kf7 39. d6 Ke8 40. d7+ Kd8
41. Rd6 Rf7 42. Rxa6 Rxd7 43. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. c4 Bxe5 7. dxe5 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Qc2 Nb4 11. Bxe4 Nxc2 12. Bxd5 Bf5 13. g4 Bxg4 14. Bf4
Nxa1 15. Be4 f5 16. Bd5+ Kh8 17. Rc1 c6 18. Be6 g5 19. Bxg5 Rae8 20. Bh6 Rxe6
21. Bxf8 Bh3 22. Rc3 Rg6+ 23. Rg3 Kg8 24. Be7 f4 25. Rxg6+ hxg6 26. Na3 f3 27.
Bc5 b6 28. Bd4 Bf5 29. b4 Nc2 30. Nxc2 Bxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. f4 Bxb3 12. cxb3 e6 13. Bf3 Nb4 14. Rc1 d5 15.
exd5 Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Rfd1 Bxb2 20. Rc2 d4
21. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 22. Rxd4 Rac8 23. Rdc4 Rxc4 24. Rxc4 Rd8 25. Rc7 b5 26. axb5 Rd5
27. Rb7 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 Nh5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qb6 12. Qd2 Nf6 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Rd1 Rc8 15.
O-O O-O 16. d5 e6 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Rd2 Rcd8 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. Nh2 Rfd8 21. f4
Re7 22. f5 Bc8 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Re5 25. Nd5 Qc6 26. Rf1 Qe8 27. f6 Bxg4
28. fxg7 Rxd5 29. cxd5 Qxe3+ 30. Rdf2 Bh5 31. Kh2 Kxg7 32. Qc3+ Qxc3 33. bxc3
Re8 34. Rf6 Rd8 35. R6f2 Re8 36. Rf6 Rd8 37. a4 Rd7 38. R6f2 Re7 39. a5 Bg6 40.
Rd1 c4 41. Rb2 Bd3 42. g4 Kf6 43. Rf2+ Kg7 44. Rb2 Kf6 45. Rf2+ Kg7 46. Rb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Nbd7 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. e4 Bh7 14. c6 bxc6
15. Bd3 Nh5 16. Bc2 g5 17. Bf2 Rfd8 18. Ke2 Nf4+ 19. Kf1 Nb6 20. Ne5 Rd2 21.
Rc1 Rad8 22. g3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Ne2 24. Kg2 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Re2 26. Rd1 Nd5 27. Kg1
Rxc2 28. Nxc6 Re8 29. exd5 exd5 30. Nb4 Rxc3 31. Nxd5 Rxf3 32. Bd4 Bc2 33. Rc1
Re2 34. Bxa7 Rd3 35. Ne3 Bxa4 36. Ng4 Bd7 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Rf1 Bh3 39. Nh5+ Kg6
0-1

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Farago, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 c5 6. Bxc4 a6 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 Bc5 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Bg5 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ne4
Rac8 21. g3 Bb4 22. Rd4 a5 23. Rad1 Rc2 24. Rd7 Rf7 25. b3 Re2 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27.
R1d4 Rc7 28. Kf1 Re1+ 29. Kg2 e5 30. Nd6 exd4 0-1

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lau, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bc1 f5 11. b3 Bd6 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Qe7 14. Qb2 a5 15.
Nc2 Nhf6 16. Nce1 b6 17. Nd3 Bb7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Nfe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 c5 21.
Rfd1 Rc7 22. Nd3 dxc4 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Rxc4 cxd4 25. Ne5 b5 26. Rc6 Rc7 27.
Qxd4 Rac8 28. Qb6 Rxc6 29. Nxc6 Qc7 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Qc5 Rxd8 32. Ne5+ Qxe5 33.
Qxe5 Nd5 34. Qd4 Ra8 35. f3 b4 36. e4 fxe4 37. fxe4 Nc3 38. Qd7+ Kf6 39. e5+
Kxe5 40. Qxg7+ Kd6 41. Qxh7 Rf8 42. h4 Rf3 43. Kg2 Re3 44. h5 Ne4 45. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Riemersma, Liafbern"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 h5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 a5 15.
Qd2 b5 16. Ncxb5 a4 17. Bxa4 Qb6 18. b3 Qc5 19. Rhe1 Ra8 20. Qc3 Rab8 21. f4
Neg4 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qxc5 dxc5 24. Nf3 Be6 25. g3 Nge3 26. Rd2 Nf5 27. Rg1 Nb4
28. c3 Nd5 29. c4 Nb6 30. Nc3 Rfd8 31. Bc6 Rxd2 32. Kxd2 Rd8+ 33. Ke2 Nd4+ 34.
Nxd4 cxd4 35. Nd5 Nxd5 36. cxd5 Bxd5 37. Bxd5 Rxd5 38. Kd3 f6 39. exf6 exf6 40.
a4 Kg7 41. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Nxc4
cxd4 9. Bf4 Nd5 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Nde7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Qb3 b6 14. Rac1 Rc8
15. Qa3 Re8 16. Rc2 Nf5 17. Rfc1 Nxd6 18. Qxd6 Qe7 19. Ne4 f5 20. Qxe7 Nxe7 21.
Nd6 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Rd8 23. Rc7 Ba4 24. Rxa7 Rxd6 25. Rxa4 e5 26. Bb7 e4 27. Kf1
b5 28. Ra6 Rxa6 29. Bxa6 b4 30. f3 e3 31. Ke1 Kf7 32. Kd1 Ke6 33. Kc2 Kd5 34.
f4 Kc5 35. Bb7 Kb6 36. Bf3 Nc8 37. Bd5 Kc5 38. Be6 Ne7 39. Kd3 Kd6 40. Bb3 Kc5
41. Kc2 h6 42. Be6 g5 43. Bf7 b3+ 44. axb3 Nc6 45. Be6 Kd6 46. Bc4 Nb4+ 47. Kd1
Ke7 48. h4 gxf4 49. gxf4 Kf6 50. h5 Ke7 51. Kc1 Kd6 52. Kd1 Kd7 53. Kc1 Ke7 54.
Kd1 Kd6 55. Kc1 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Winants, Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Re1 Rb8 12. a4 b6 13. Bf4 a6 14. Bf1 Bb7 15. Rb1
Re8 16. b4 Nd7 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Nd1 Qe7 19. Ne3 b5 20. e5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22.
Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Ng4 Qg7 24. bxc5 Nxd5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. axb5 dxc5 27. bxa6 Ba8
28. a7 Qd4 29. Qxd4 cxd4 30. Rb8 Rf8 31. Bc4 Ne7 32. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 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 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Qc2 Be4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 d5 12. Ng3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bd5 14. Bb5
Nbd7 15. Ne5 a6 16. Nc6 Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bf1 Ree8 19. Bg5 Qb7 20. Nh5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dordrecht"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van der Hof, A."]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1988.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Rb1 Nc6 6. a3 a5 7. d3 O-O 8. Nh3 d6
9. O-O Bd7 10. f4 Qc8 11. Nf2 Ng4 12. e3 Nxf2 13. Rxf2 Rb8 14. Bd2 Na7 15. Qe1
a4 16. b3 axb3 17. Rxb3 b5 18. Nd5 Re8 19. Qb1 e6 20. Nc3 bxc4 21. dxc4 Bc6 22.
Be1 Bxg2 23. Rxg2 Nc6 24. Rgb2 Rxb3 25. Rxb3 Na5 26. Ne4 Nxc4 27. Qc1 d5 28.
Bc3 d4 29. Rb5 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. Qc2 O-O 8.
a3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. O-O Bh3 11. Re1 c6 12. e4 Nd7 13. d4 Qf6 14. dxe5 dxe5
15. b4 Rfe8 16. Bb2 Nb6 17. Bd1 Rad8 18. Re3 Rd4 19. Bb3 c5 20. Qc2 Nd7 21. Qe2
Qg6 22. Bc2 Rd6 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qe6 25. Rd3 Nf6 26. Ba4 Rf8 27. Rd8 g6
28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qd3 Qe7 30. Qe3 Bd7 31. Bc2 Bc6 32. b5 Bd7 33. Qc3 Ne8 34.
Qxe5 Qxe5 35. Bxe5 Be6 36. Bd3 Ke7 37. Bb8 a6 38. bxa6 bxa6 39. Ba7 Kd6 40. e5+
Kxe5 41. Bxc5 Bf5 42. Be2 Nd6 43. f4+ Ke6 44. g4 Bc2 45. Bxd6 Kxd6 46. c5+ Kxc5
47. Bxa6 h6 48. h4 f6 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 fxg5 51. fxg5 Kb6 52. Bc8 Kc7 53.
Bg4 Kd6 54. Kf2 Ke5 55. Kg3 Ba4 56. Bf3 Kf5 57. Kh4 Ke5 58. Kg4 Bd7+ 59. Kg3
Ba4 60. Bg4 Ke4 61. Be6 Ke5 62. Bf7 Kf5 63. Kh4 Bb5 64. Bb3 Bd3 65. a4 Ke5 66.
Bf7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. b4 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. a4 a6 14. a5 b5 15. Bb2
Qd6 16. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Rfd1 Bd7 11. Rd2 Bc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rad1 a5 14. Nd5
Bxd5 15. Rxd5 c6 16. Rd6 Kg7 17. c3 b5 18. g3 Ra7 19. Kg2 Rc7 20. a3 Be7 21.
R6d2 f6 22. Ne1 Rcc8 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Rcd8 25. Ra2 Rxd1 26. Bxd1 Bd6 27.
Bb3 Re7 28. Nc2 Rb7 29. Ne3 Kf8 30. Ra8 Ke7 31. h4 h5 32. Kf3 Bc7 33. Ke2 Kf8
34. f3 Bb6 35. Ra2 Ra7 36. Rxa7 Bxa7 37. g4 hxg4 38. fxg4 Kg7 39. Be6 Bb6 40.
Kd3 Kf8 41. Bc8 Kg7 42. Bb7 Ba7 43. Ke2 Bb6 44. Nc2 Kh6 45. Ne1 c5 46. Nd3 cxb4
47. Nxb4 Kg7 48. Nd5 Bd8 49. Bc8 Kf7 50. Kd3 Kf8 51. Kc2 Kg7 52. Kb2 Kf7 53.
Kc2 Kg7 54. Kb2 Kf7 55. Ka2 Kg7 56. Ka3 Ba5 57. Kb3 Kf7 58. Nb4 Bb6 59. Nd3 Be3
60. Bb7 Kg7 61. Kb4 Bd2 62. Nc5 Be1 63. Ne6+ Kf7 64. Bd5 Bxh4 65. Kxb5 Ke7 66.
c4 Bf2 67. c5 Nd7 68. Bc4 Bg1 69. Bd5 Bf2 70. Bb3 Bg1 71. Bc4 Bf2 72. Kc6 Bg1
73. Bb3 f5 74. exf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. Rb1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Qd3
Re8 15. Ng5 Be6 16. d5 Bd7 17. Qf3 f5 18. Bd3 Bf6 19. exf5 Bxg5 20. fxg6 Qxd5
21. Be4 Qe6 22. Bd2 hxg6 23. Bxg5 Bc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Qh3 Qd5 26. Be3 Nc4 27.
Qg4 Kg7 28. Bd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. c4 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 O-O
9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Nh7 11. Ne1 Be6 12. Nd5 Qd7 13. Kh2 f5 14. Nd3 Rae8 15. b4 g5
16. bxc5 e4 17. Bxg7 Qxg7 18. cxd6 exd3 19. Nc7 Bxc4 20. Qa4 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Qd6 15.
Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Ne4 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Ra7 20. Rac1 f6 21. Nf3
e5 22. Qd2 Rd8 23. Qc2 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Qe6 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O-O 16. Qe5 Rhe8 17. Be2 f6 18. Qe3 Qf5+ 19. Kb3 Nc5+ 20.
Ka2 Nxa4 21. Rhd1 Kb8 22. Nd6 Qa5 23. Kb3 c5 24. Rxa4 Qb6+ 25. Ka2 Rxd6 26. Qg3
Red8 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Qxg7 Rd2 29. Qf8+ Kc7 30. Qe7+ Kb8 31. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Qxe5+ 13. Be2 b5 14.
axb5 cxb5 15. Ra5 a6 16. Nxc4 Qc7 17. Nd6+ Ke7 18. O-O Qc5+ 19. Kh1 f6 20. Ne4
Qb4 21. Ra3 Nd7 22. Rf4 Nf8 23. Rb3 Qa5 24. Qd6+ Kf7 25. Ng5+ Kg8 26. Qe7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. e3 Ne4 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Qe2 c5 13. Bd2 Bf6 14. Nxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15.
b4 Nb7 16. Nf1 Nd8 17. Ng3 Ne6 18. Bb3 Rd8 19. Qe2 Ra7 20. Ng5 d5 21. Nxe6 Qxe6
22. Bg5 h6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rad1 Rad7 25. Rd3 Qe8 26. Nh5 Qe7 27. Qg4 dxe4 28.
Rg3 Rd3 29. Ree3 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Kh8 31. Bc2 g6 32. Nxf6 Qxf6 33. Bxe4 h5 34. Qf3
Qxf3 35. gxf3 Bxe4 36. fxe4 Rc8 37. Rg5 Rxc3 38. Kf2 Rc4 39. a3 Rxe4 40. Kf3
Rh4 41. Rxe5 Rxh3+ 42. Kg2 Rh4 43. Re8+ Kg7 44. Ra8 Re4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Kh1 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Nd4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nh5 14. Nb3 a5
15. Bd2 a4 16. Nc1 d5 17. a3 dxe4 18. axb4 exd3 19. Nxd3 Re8 20. Rf2 Bf5 21.
Ne5 Nf6 22. Be3 Ng4 23. Nxg4 Bxg4 24. Nxa4 Rd8 25. h3 Rxa4 26. hxg4 Rxa1 27.
Qxa1 Qxg4 28. Rf3 Qf5 29. Qa5 Qxa5 30. bxa5 Bxb2 31. Bc5 Bf6 32. Rb3 Rd7 33. c4
e6 34. Be3 Bd8 35. Rb5 h5 36. Kg1 Kf8 37. c5 Rd3 38. Kf2 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Qe2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Qxg5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Nf3 Qxg2 14. Rg1 Qh3
15. Rxg7 Nb6 16. Rg3 Qh6 17. Bb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Bd7 11. Ra2 Ne8 12. b4 f5 13. c5 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa2 15.
Nxa2 Nf6 16. Nc3 Kh8 17. f3 f4 18. Nc4 Nc8 19. Na5 b6 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6
bxc5 22. bxc5 Ne7 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Nb5 Nxc6 25. Qxd6 Nd4 26. Qxd8 Nxe2+ 27.
Kf2 Rxd8 28. Kxe2 Kg8 29. Bd2 Rb8 30. Nd6 Ne8 31. Nc4 Rc8 32. Nb6 Rb8 33. Nd5
Rb7 34. Rc1 Kf7 35. Rc6 Nf6 36. Nb4 Bf8 37. Nd3 Nd7 38. Bc3 Bg7 39. Nb2 Ra7 40.
Kd3 Ra2 41. Kc4 Ra7 42. Kd5 Rb7 43. Ra6 Rb3 44. Na4 Ra3 45. Ra7 Rxa4 46. Rxd7+
Kg8 47. Rb7 Ra3 48. Rc7 Ra2 49. g4 fxg3 50. hxg3 Rg2 51. Ke6 h5 52. Rd7 Rg1 53.
Rd8+ Kh7 54. Rd3 Kg8 55. f4 exf4 56. Rd8+ Kh7 57. Rd7 fxg3 58. Bxg7 Rf1 59.
Bf6+ Kh6 60. Rd8 1-0

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Bd2 Ng4 11. Qd3 Ne5 12. Qe4 Bd7 13. b3 Bc6 14. Qh4 e6
15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rac1 h6 17. Rfd1 Rd7 18. h3 Rad8 19. Be3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nc6
21. Rd2 d5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Bc5 d4 24. Na4 h5 25. Rcd1 Rd5 26. e4 Re5 27. Bxd4
Rxe4 28. Bxg7 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Kxg7 30. Nc5 Re7 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 b6 33. Nd7
Ne5 34. Nxe5 Rxe5 35. Rd7 a5 36. Rd6 b5 37. a3 g5 38. Kf3 f6 39. Rc6 Re1 40.
Rb6 Ra1 41. Ke4 Kg6 42. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O (9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nb3 $14) 10. g4 Rb8 (
10... Nd7 11. h4 Nde5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be2 Rb8 14. g5 d5 15. Bd4 $5) 11. h4
Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nd7 13. g5 b5 14. Kb1 Qc7 (14... Re8 15. Rg1) 15. h5 b4 16. Ne2 (
16. Na4 Nc5 $1 (16... Ne5 $6 17. Qf2 Bd7 18. Nb6 $13) 17. Nxc5 dxc5 $10 18. Bf6
$2 gxf6 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Rg1+ Kh8 21. Qh6 Qe7) 16... Ne5 (16... e5 17. Be3 Nc5
) 17. Ng1 $1 (17. f4 Nc4 18. Qd3 e5 19. Nc1 Be6) 17... f5 $1 (17... Nc4 18.
Bxc4 Qxc4 19. b3 Qc6 20. g6 $40 (20. h6 $40)) 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. h6 g6 20. b3 $1
(20. f4 Ng4 $1 $17) 20... Bb7 (20... Qe7 $1) 21. Bh3 Qe7 22. Rh2 $6 (22. Bb2 $1
Nxf3 23. Nxf3 Bxb2 24. Kxb2 Rxf3 25. Qxb4 $16) 22... a5 $1 23. Re2 Nf7 24. Bxf6
Qxf6 25. f4 Rbc8 $6 (25... e5 $1 26. f5 Ng5 $1 $36) 26. Nf3 $1 (26. e5 dxe5 27.
fxe5 Qe7 $1 28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Bd5 $17) 26... Qc3 $5 (26... Rc3 27. Ng5 Nxg5
28. fxg5 Qe5 29. Bg2 $16) (26... a4 27. Qxb4 Qxf4 28. Nd4 $16) 27. Re3 Qxd2 28.
Rxd2 $2 (28. Nxd2 $1 {/\ Nc4+/-}) 28... Rc3 $1 29. Rxc3 (29. Rdd3 Rxd3 30. cxd3
Nxh6 $17) 29... bxc3 30. Rd3 Bxe4 (30... Nxh6 31. Bxe6+ Kg7 32. Rxc3 $10) 31.
Rxc3 Bxf3 32. Bxe6 $1 (32. Rxf3 Ng5 33. Re3 Nxh3 34. Rxh3 Rxf4 $19) 32... Bh5 (
32... Be2 33. Rc7 Bb5 34. a4 Be8 35. b4 $1 $16) 33. Rc7 g5 34. fxg5 Re8 (34...
Re8 35. Bf5 $1 Bg6 36. Bxg6 hxg6 37. Kb2 Nxg5 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rxg6 Ne4 40. Rg7
$10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. O-O
c5 9. d5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. e4 Ba6 13. Re1 Bxc4 14. Ne5 Ba6
15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. e5 Kg8 17. dxe6 Nc6 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Rad1 Na5 20. Qa4 Rb8 21.
Qg4 Qe8 22. exd7 Qe7 23. Qh4 g5 24. Qh6 Bb7 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Bxg2 27. Kxg2
Nb7 28. Rd5 Rf7 29. e6 Re7 30. Rxg5 Rd8 31. Rd5 Kg7 32. g4 Rf8 33. Rg5+ Kh8 34.
Rf5 Rg8 35. f4 Rxg4+ 36. Kf3 Rg8 37. Rh5 Nd8 38. f5 Rf8 39. Kg4 Kg7 40. Kg5
Nf7+ 41. Kf4 Nh8 42. Ke5 Nf7+ 43. Kd5 Rd8 44. Kc6 Kf6 45. Rd1 Ng5 46. Rd5 Ne4
47. Rh4 Nxc3 48. Rh6+ Kg5 49. f6+ Nxd5 50. fxe7 Nxe7+ 51. Kc7 Rh8 52. Rxh7 Rxh7
53. d8=Q c4 54. Qd2+ Kg6 55. Kd6 Nc8+ 56. Kd5 Rh5+ 57. Kxc4 Kf6 58. Qf4+ Kxe6
59. Qg4+ Rf5 60. Qg8+ Kd7 61. Kd4 Nd6 62. Ke3 Ke7 63. Qg7+ Nf7 64. Qc3 Rf6 65.
Qc7+ Kf8 66. Qxa7 Rd6 67. Ke4 Kg7 68. Qb8 Ng5+ 69. Ke3 Nf7 70. Qc7 Kf8 71. h4
Kg7 72. Qe7 Kg8 73. a4 Kg7 74. Ke4 Kg8 75. Qe8+ Kg7 76. h5 Rh6 77. Qb8 Rxh5 78.
Qg3+ Kf8 79. Kd4 Rh6 80. Kc4 Rc6+ 81. Kb5 Nd8 82. Qe3 Re6 83. Qc3 Ke8 84. Qc7
Rc6 85. Qg7 Re6 86. Ka6 Rc6 87. Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Nb3 c5 14. dxc5 Bd5
15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. c6 Nb8 19. Rac1 Qxc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6
21. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 06th final"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D49"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1988.07.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[BlackTeam "Rotterdam Volmac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Ng4 12. Qa4 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd6+ Ke7
15. Nxc8+ Rxc8 16. Bxa6 Ra8 17. Qb5 Qd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bb5 Kf6 20. O-O Bb4
21. Bf4 Rhc8 22. Rfd1 Ng6 23. Bd2 Bd6 24. a4 Rc2 25. Rab1 Ne5 26. Be1 d3 27. b3
Bc5 28. Bxd3 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 Re8 30. Kf1 Ree2 31. b4 Ba7 32. b5 Bc5 33. b6 Rxf2+
34. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Rxg2 36. Rf3+ Ke6 37. b7 Bd6 38. b8=Q Bxb8 39. Rxb8 Rxh2
40. Ra3 g5 41. a5 g4 42. a6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 06th final"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Petran, Pal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1988.07.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[BlackTeam "Budapest Honved"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 h6 16. Ng3 Re8 17. Nh4 Bf8 18. Nhf5 Bb7 19. Nh5 Re6 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. Ne3
Nc4 22. Nd5 Rg6 23. a4 Nb6 24. Bb3 bxa4 25. Nxb6 axb3 26. Nxa8 Qc8 27. Nb6 Qxh3
28. g3 Rxg3+ 29. fxg3 Qxg3+ 30. Kf1 Qh3+ 31. Kf2 Qh4+ 32. Kg2 f5 33. Bd2 fxe4
34. Be3 Qf6 35. Qg4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 06th final"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Borngaesser, Rene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.07.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen SG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Be2 f6 7. exf6 Nxf6 8.
O-O Bd6 9. c4 O-O 10. c5 Bf4 11. Nb3 Ne4 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. a4 Ng5 14. Bxf4 Rxf4
15. Ne1 Qf6 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nd3 Rxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Qd2 Ne4 20. Qe3 Qxe3
21. fxe3 a5 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Rac1 Nd2 24. Rf4 Ne4 25. h4 h5 26. b3 Ng3 27. Kf2
Ne4+ 28. Ke2 Rd8 29. Rf3 Nf6 30. Rcf1 Bc6 31. Rxf6 gxf6 32. Rxf6 d4 33. Nxc6
bxc6 34. Rxe6 dxe3 35. Rxc6 Rd2+ 36. Kxe3 Rxg2 37. Rxc7 Rg3+ 38. Kd4 Kf8 39.
Rh7 Ke8 40. Kc4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 06th final"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1988.07.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rotterdam Volmac"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
O-O a5 9. b3 e5 10. Bb2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. f4 Bf8 13. Bf3 c6 14. Qc2 g6 15.
Kh1 Bg7 16. b4 Nf8 17. c5 d5 18. e5 Ng4 19. Rae1 axb4 20. axb4 Qh4 21. Bxg4
Bxg4 22. f5 Ra2 23. Qb3 Rea8 24. b5 Bxf5 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. N2f3 Qg4 27. Nxc6
Be4 28. Nb4 R8a3 29. Qxa3 Rxa3 30. Bxa3 Ne6 31. c6 Bf8 32. h3 Qg3 33. c7 Bxf3
34. gxf3 Qxh3+ 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 06th final"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lau, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1988.07.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen SG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qc8 13. d5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxc3
15. e5 Qf5 16. Rb3 Ba5 17. Nh4 Qd7 18. Bh6 Qxd5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Rd3 Qb7 21.
Rd8+ Kg7 22. Nf5+ gxf5 23. Qe3 Qc6 24. Qg5+ Qg6 25. Qxe7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 (9... Be7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 b5 12. Kb1 b4 13.
Nce2 O-O 14. h3 Qc7 15. g4 Qb7 16. Ng3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Rhe1 Rfe8 19. g5
hxg5 20. fxg5 Nd7 21. Bxg7 $1 $18 {Short,N-Ljubojevic,L/Amsterdam
Euwe-Memorial/1-0/32/ -> CBM 6,S.26}) 11... b5 12. Bf3 $1 (12. a3 $2 Rc8 13.
Nb3 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Bf3 e5 {Dvoirys,S-Lerner,K/URS-FL56 Simferol/1988/0-1/
24/ ->} 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Qf2 Qc7 18. Rd2 O-O 19. Bb6 Qc4) 12... Rc8 13. Nb3 $5
{N} (13. Kb1 Na5 14. g4 b4 $1 (14... Nc4 $6 15. Qf2 b4 16. Nce2 Qc7 17. g5 hxg5
18. fxg5 Nh7 19. h4 e5 20. Nf5 g6 21. Nxe7 Kxe7 22. Bc1 $16 {Short,N-Benjamin,
Joe/hastings/1987/1-0/38/ -> CBM 6,S.25}) 15. Nce2 Nc4 16. Qd3 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5
18. gxf5 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc7 $10 {Gallagher,J-Benjamin,Joe/Saint John op-2/1988/
remis/27/ -> CBM 6,S.25}) 13... Qc7 14. Kb1 Rb8 15. Qf2 a5 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17.
fxe5 Nxe5 (17... Qxe5 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Bf4 Qf5 20. Nd4) 18. Bf4 g5 {18...Bd6
19.Rxd6!} 19. Bg3 a4 20. Qd4 Nxf3 21. gxf3 Qb6 22. Bxb8 $16 {Dvoirys,
S-Yermolinsky,A/URS-FL56 Simferopol/1-0/33/ ->}) 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f4 Be7 12. Bd3
b4 13. Na4 Rb8 14. e5 $5 {N; Dvoirys  (sonst 14.Qf2)} dxe5 15. Bxe5 Bd7 $1 16.
f5 $1 (16. Bxb8 Qxb8 17. b3 Bxa4 18. bxa4 O-O $146) 16... Bxa4 (16... exf5 17.
Qf4 Nd5 18. Qd4) 17. fxe6 O-O (17... fxe6 18. Bg6+ Kf8 19. Qf4) 18. exf7+ Rxf7
(18... Kh8 19. Bxb8 Qxb8 20. Bg6) 19. Bxb8 Qxb8 20. Bc4 Qc7 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.
Rhe1 Bf8 23. g3 a5 $6 24. Qe2 Bd7 $6 {>= 24...Kg8} 25. Qe5 $1 Qa7 (25... Qxe5
26. Rxe5 a4 27. Rd4) 26. Rd4 a4 27. Rc4 $1 Kg8 28. Rc7 Qf2 29. Qe2 Qb6 30. Qc4+
Kh8 (30... Kh7 $2 31. Rxd7 $1 Nxd7 32. Qd3+) 31. Qf7 $1 Qd6 32. Ra7 Bc6 33. Rd1
Qc5 34. Rc7 {/\ Rxc6} Nh7 35. Rc8 $1 a3 36. Kb1 b3 37. axb3 a2+ 38. Kxa2 Qxc2
39. Rd7 $1 {/\ 40.Qg7 #} 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 d6 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. Nd2 Nc7 11. a4 b6 12. Rb1 Re8 13. Re1 Ba6 14. b3 Ng4 15.
Bb2 Qe7 16. Nf1 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Basin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Nb3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bc4 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Kh1 Re8 14. Qd2 Qb6
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. c3 Bf6 20. Bxf6 exf6
21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kg1 f5 23. a4 a6 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra6 Rd8 27.
Ke3 h5 28. h4 Ke7 29. Kd2 b4 30. Ra7+ Rd7 31. Rxd7+ Kxd7 32. Ke3 bxc3 33. bxc3
Kc7 34. Kd4 Bb5 35. c4 Ba4 36. Kc3 Kb6 37. Kb4 Bc2 38. g3 Kc7 39. Ka5 Bb3 40.
Be2 Bc2 41. Ka6 Ba4 42. Bd3 Bd1 43. Bb1 Bb3 44. Kb5 Bd1 45. Kb4 Kb6 46. Bd3 Kc7
47. c5 Bf3 48. Kc4 Bd1 49. Kd4 Ba4 50. Be2 Be8 51. Ba6 f6 52. Kc4 Ba4 53. Bb5
Bd1 54. Kd4 Bf3 55. Be8 Bd1 56. Bxg6 Bg4 57. Be8 Bd1 58. Bb5 Bf3 59. Bd3 Bg4
60. c6 Kb6 61. Ke3 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Ne4 6. Bg2 Bb4 7. Qc2 Qa5 8. Bd2
Nxd2 9. Nxd2 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Ndxe4 e5 13. a3 Be7 14. d5 Qa6 15.
d6 Bd8 16. Nd2 Bg5 17. Nce4 Bh6 18. Nb3 b6 19. h4 Bb7 20. Ng5 g6 21. Rad1
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1
Nge7 9. d5 Nb8 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 f5 14. b4 Nd7 15. c5
a5 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Rb1 axb4 18. Rxb4 c6 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxb7 fxe4 21. Nxe4
Qxd5 22. Qg4 Nf5 23. h4 Rf7 24. Rb2 Nd4 25. h5 Qe6 26. Qxe6 Nxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. f4 e6 8. Nf3
Nd7 9. h5 Bh7 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Ngf6 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O c5 14. Ne4
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. b3 Bc5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 c6 15.
Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Ne5 11. Bb3 h5 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Rxc3
15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. g4 a5 18. gxh5 a4 19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qxc3 21.
hxg6 fxg6 22. Rhg1 Bf5 23. Nxf5 Qxc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. Bd3
c4 9. Be2 Ba4 10. h4 Nbc6 11. h5 h6 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. Qd2 O-O-O 14. g3 Kb8 15.
Nh2 Ka8 16. Ng4 Nf5 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. Ra1 Qd7 19. Rc1 Qe7 20. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f3 Qa5 12. Qf2 b4 13. Bb6 Qg5+ 14. Be3 Qa5
15. Bb6 Qg5+ 16. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Bb3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qd3 Rc8 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Nd5 e6 15.
Nxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Qe7 11. Bc4 Bf5 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. O-O-O Re8 14.
Rhe1+ Kf8 15. Rxe8+ Kxe8 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Ne5 Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Nf3 exd5
9. exd5 Re8+ 10. Be3 Nh5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 f5 14. Qd2 a6 15. Rfe1
Ndf6 16. Bh6 Bd7 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. a3 a5 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Re1 Qf8 21. Qd1
Nfh5 22. Bc2 Re8 23. Ba4 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Bxa4 25. Nxa4 Qd8 26. Qe3 Nf6 27. Qb3
Qc7 28. Nc3 h6 29. Nb5 Qe7 30. Qc3 b6 31. Qe3 Qxe3 32. fxe3 Ne4 33. Na7 Kf7 34.
Nc8 g5 35. Nxb6 Nh5 36. Kf1 g4 37. Ng1 Kf6 38. Ke1 Kg5 39. Nc8 f4 40. hxg4 Kxg4
41. Nh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Nbd2 Qb6 8. Qc1
Bg4 9. c4 Nbd7 10. c5 Qd8 11. Re1 Nh5 12. Be3 Re8 13. b4 e5 14. Nb3 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 Nhf6 16. Rb1 h5 17. Bg2 Qc7 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. a4 a6 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Qc2 h4
22. Rbd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[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. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Bf4 Rc8
15. Qe2 Qe8 16. h3 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb4 19. Ne1 Qd7 20. Qd2 Na6
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Qa4 Nc6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qa4 Nc6
15. Bb5 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Qd6 17. Nb3 f4 18. Nc5 Qg6 19. Bd3 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21.
f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Na6 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 Nc7 11. Nd4 Bh7 12. Na4 O-O 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. bxc5 Nd7 15.
Qc2 Qe7 16. a4 Ne6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Ba3 Rad8 19. a5 a6 20. Rab1 Nf6 21. Bb2 e5
22. e4 Kh8 23. Rfe1 dxe4 24. dxe4 Rd7 25. Rbd1 Rfd8 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. h3 Qe6
28. Kh2 Rd8 29. Ba1 Qe7 30. Bb2 Rd7 31. Re2 Bg6 32. f3 Nh5 33. Bc1 Nf6 34. Be3
Nd5 35. Bd2 Nc7 36. Be3 Nb5 37. Rd2 Bf7 38. Qd1 Rxd2 39. Qxd2 Bc4 40. f4 exf4
41. gxf4 Bf7 42. Bf2 Qf6 43. Qe3 Qb2 44. f5 Nc3 45. Qd4 Nd1 46. Qxb2 Nxb2 47.
Kg3 Kg8 48. Bd4 Nc4 49. Bc3 g6 50. fxg6 Bxg6 51. Bf3 Kf7 52. Kf4 Ke7 53. Bg4
Kd8 54. Be6 Na3 55. Bf6+ Kc7 56. Bg7 h5 57. Bf5 Bxf5 58. exf5 Kd7 59. Kg5 Nc4
60. Kxh5 1-0

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Douven, Rudy C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "261"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. g3
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bd6 16. c4 c5 17. Bc3 Nf6 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Qa5 20. Kb1 Qf5+
21. Ka1 Bb8 22. c5 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxg7 Nxf2 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rf1 Ng4
27. Kb1 f6 28. Nh4 Rg8 29. Bxh6 Nxh6 30. Rxf6 Bxg3 31. Rxh6 Bxh4 32. Rxe6 Kd7
33. Rd6+ Kc7 34. b4 Rg2 35. Rg6 Rg5 36. Rh6 Be1 37. a3 a5 38. Rh7+ Kc6 39. Rh6+
Kd5 40. Rd6+ Kc4 41. c6 bxc6 42. Rxc6+ Kb3 43. bxa5 Bxa5 44. Rc8 Rg1+ 45. Rc1
Rg2 46. Rc8 Rh2 47. Rb8+ Kxa3 48. h6 Rxh6 49. Kc2 Rd6 50. Rb3+ Ka4 51. Rd3 Rc6+
52. Kd1 Re6 53. Rf3 Bb4 54. Kc2 Rd6 55. Rd3 Rc6+ 56. Kd1 Re6 57. Rf3 Re4 58.
Kc2 Rd4 59. Rf2 Rd5 60. Rg2 Kb5 61. Rg4 Ka4 62. Rg2 Rd8 63. Rh2 Rd4 64. Rf2 Kb5
65. Kb3 Bc5 66. Rf3 Ra4 67. Kc2 Kc4 68. Rc3+ Kd5 69. Rf3 Bd4 70. Kd3 Ra8 71.
Rf5+ Be5 72. Rf3 Ra7 73. Ke3 Ra4 74. Ke2 Bf4 75. Kd3 Rd4+ 76. Kc3 Kc5 77. Rf2
Be5 78. Rd2 Rd8+ 79. Kc2 Bd4 80. Kd3 Kd5 81. Rh2 Rb8 82. Rh5+ Be5 83. Rh4 Rb3+
84. Ke2 Bd4 85. Rf4 Re3+ 86. Kf1 Be5 87. Rg4 Bf6 88. Kg2 Ra3 89. Rg3 Ra2+ 90.
Kf3 Ke5 91. Rg4 Ra3+ 92. Ke2 Kf5 93. Rc4 Be5 94. Rb4 Bc3 95. Rh4 Ke5 96. Rh5+
Ke4 97. Rh4+ Kd5 98. Rh3 Ra2+ 99. Kd3 Be5 100. Rf3 Rh2 101. Ke3 Rh4 102. Rf8
Re4+ 103. Kd3 Ra4 104. Rd8+ Bd6 105. Ke2 Ra3 106. Kd2 Ke5 107. Kc2 Bc5 108. Rd3
Ra4 109. Rd8 Ra3 110. Rd3 Ra8 111. Rd7 Rc8 112. Kd3 Bb4 113. Rh7 Rc3+ 114. Ke2
Bc5 115. Rh5+ Ke4 116. Rh4+ Kd5 117. Rh5+ Kc4 118. Rh4+ Bd4 119. Re4 Rc2+ 120.
Kf3 Kd5 121. Re1 Rf2+ 122. Kg4 Be5 123. Re3 Rf4+ 124. Kh3 Bd4 125. Re2 Bf2 126.
Kg2 Bh4 127. Ra2 Ke5 128. Ra5+ Kf6 129. Rb5 Bf2 130. Rb3 Bd4 131. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O e6 8. dxe6
Bxe6 9. Ng5 Bxc4 10. Bxb7 Nbd7 11. Na3 Rb8 12. Nxc4 Rxb7 13. Nxd6 Rb4 14. Qc2
Qe7 15. a3 Rg4 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. e4 h6 18. Ngxf7 Nxe4 19. Qe2 Rxf7 20. Nxf7 Qxf7
21. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 Nf6 23. Qf4 Qc2 24. Qf3 Nc4 25. Be3 Qb3 26. Qa8+ Kh7 27.
Bxc5 Nxb2 28. Rab1 Ng4 29. Bd4 Qc2 30. Qg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 1-0

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Qc7 10. Kh1 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qe1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Be6 16. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. b3 Be5 12. Bb2 Qd6 13. g3 Bh3 14. Re1
Rfe8 15. Rc1 Rad8 16. Bf3 Qe6 17. Na4 Ng4 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Be2 Qf5 20. Nc5 h6
21. f3 h5 22. Nd3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Qe6 24. Bd1 Qf6 25. Kf2 d4 26. e4 h4 27. Rc5
hxg3+ 28. hxg3 Re5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. f4 Qf6 31. Rh1 Be6 32. Bf3 g6 33. Rc1 Qh8
34. Bg2 Rc8 35. Kg1 c5 36. f5 gxf5 37. exf5 Bd7 38. b4 Qh6 39. Rxc5 Rxc5 40.
bxc5 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qxc5 42. f6 Qe5 43. Qf3 Bf5 44. Bf1 Be4 45. Qe2 Qe6 46. Qb5
Bg6 47. Qb8+ Kh7 48. Qxa7 Qxf6 49. Kg1 Qe5 50. Bg2 d3 51. Qf2 Qd6 52. Bf3 d2
53. Bd1 Qd3 54. a4 Qc3 55. Kh2 Kg8 56. Qf4 Qc1 57. Qf3 Kf8 58. Qg4 Qc3 59. Qg5
Qh8+ 60. Qh4 Qc3 61. Qd8+ Kg7 62. Qe7 Qd4 63. Qe2 Qd5 64. Kg1 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
O-O dxc4 9. Qa4 Qxd4 10. Qxb4 Na6 11. Qa3 Qc5 12. Bf4 Qxa3 13. bxa3 Nb8 14.
Rfd1 Nc6 15. Rab1 e5 16. Be3 h6 17. Bc5 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Nxd8 19. Bd6 Nc6 20. Kf1
Ne8 21. Bc5 Nc7 22. Ke1 Ne6 23. Bd6 Ned8 24. Nd5 Bf5 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rxc4 Kh7
27. Rc1 Be6 28. a4 f6 29. Ba3 Kg8 30. f4 exf4 31. gxf4 Kf7 32. Kd2 g5 33. Bf3
Nd4 34. Bh5+ Kg7 35. Rxc8 Bxc8 36. Be7 N8e6 37. Bxf6+ Kf8 38. Bg4 Nc6 39. fxg5
hxg5 40. Bxg5 1-0

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[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. Nc3 Be6 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Qc2 Qd6
15. Re1 Rae8 16. Bd3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Kh8 18. Qb3 Nd8 19. Qb5 a6 20. Qh5 g6 21.
Qh6 Ne6 22. Re5 Rg8 23. Bc4 Bf6 24. Re4 b5 25. Bb3 c5 26. Bf4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4
Qxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5 8.
Nf3 Bb7 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e3 Qe7 11. Be2 d6 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. O-O Ne5 14. b4 Rfc8
15. Bh4 Ng6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Nb3 Rab8 19. Rfd1 cxb4 20. axb4 d5
21. c5 Bc6 22. Rxa7 Rxb4 23. Nd4 Be8 24. c6 Bxc6 25. Rc1 Bb7 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27.
Ra8 Rb1+ 28. Bf1 Rc1 29. Ne2 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Casino"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1988.12.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1988.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rb1 e6 12. Qc1 Bd7 13. Bh6 Na5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Bd3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxc1 17. Rfxc1 Rac8 18. f3 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8
Bxc8 21. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 07th quarterfinal"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3
h6 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. exd6 Nxe3 11. fxe3 cxd6 12. Qxd6 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qb6 14. Qd4
Re8 15. e5 Qc7 16. Rad1 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 19. Rd8+ Kg7 20. Bf3
a5 21. Bd5 Re7 22. e4 Rc7 23. e5 h5 24. Rf6 a4 25. Kf2 Ra5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
Rxf7+ Kh6 28. Rxb7 Rf8+ 29. Ke3 Rf1 30. e6 Rc5 31. Kd4 Rc8 32. e7 Kg5 33. Ke5
Re1+ 34. Kd6 Rb8 35. Rd7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 07th quarterfinal"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Qg3 Nxd4 10. Rxd4 Qa5 11. Ra4 Qc5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Be2 Bd7 14. Rd4
Rfc8 15. Rhd1 b5 16. Bh6 Bf8 17. R1d2 Rab8 18. Bg5 b4 19. Nd1 Qa5 20. Bxf6 Qxa2
21. R2d3 Ba4 22. Kd2 Bxc2 23. e5 Bxd1 24. Bxd1 Rc3 25. Rg4 Rxd3+ 26. Kxd3 g6
27. exd6 Qd5+ 28. Ke2 Bxd6 29. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qd2 h5 13. Nd1 Qc7 14. c4
O-O-O 15. b4 Rhg8 16. Ne3 c5 17. Qd3 f5 18. exf5 Bc6 19. Ne1 h4 20. f3 h3 21.
g3 Kb8 22. Rb1 Ka8 23. N1c2 d5 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Qe2 Bb7 26. b5 Qe5 27. Rbe1
exf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qb6 6. Nc2 (6. e3 e6 {
6...g6!? 7.Be2,Bg7 8.0-0,0-0 9.Nc2  Timman-Van der Wiel  Amsterdam 1988 45/38}
7. Be2 d5 {7...Be7 8.0-0,0-0 =  Adorjan-Horvath  Szirak 1985 40/(55)} 8. O-O
Be7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Na4 Qc7 11. e4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bf6 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+
Qxd7 15. Qc5 b6 16. Qa3 Nc7 17. Bf4 Nb5 18. Qg3 O-O {Kotchnoi-Sax  Bruxelles
1985 40/(55)  =}) (6. Nb3 $5 e6 7. a3 $5 {7.e3,Bb4! 8.Bd2,d5 9.cxd5,exd5 =
Hazai 7.e4,Bb4  8.Bd3,Ne5   Kortchnoi-Van der Wiel Amsterdam 1988 46/47} Ne5 $6
8. Be3 Qd8 9. Bf4 d6 10. c5 a6 11. e3 {11.Rc1!?;  11.g3!?  Speelman} Qc7 $2 {
11...b5! Speelman} 12. cxd6 Qxd6 13. Be2 {Speelman-Sax  Thessalonoki olm 1988
46/48  +/-}) 6... e6 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. e4 d6 11. Be3 Qa5 12.
Qd2 Bd7 13. Rfd1 Rfc8 14. f3 Rab8 15. Rab1 Qc7 16. Rbc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Be2 {5.h3!} Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Be3 d5
(7... Nbd7 8. Nd2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 c6 10. a4 Re8 11. a5 Bf8 12. h3 h6 13. Rfd1 e5
14. Qc4 {Gutman,L-Schoen,W  Porz 1988 CBM/10  +/=}) (7... c5 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5
Na6 10. h3 {Farago-Davies  Budapest 1987 45/(55)}) 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5
10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 Qb8 12. d5 Nd8 13. c4 c6 14. Nc3 b4 15. Ne2
Nxe4 16. Ned4 cxd5 17. Nf5 Re8 18. cxd5 Nc5 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 g6 21. Qf3
Nd7 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. dxc6 Nc5 25. Rac1 Kg8 26. Red1 Ne6 27. Bf6
Qc7 28. h4 Ng7 29. Qg4 Nf5 30. Qxb4 Rab8 31. Qc4 a5 32. Qd5 Rb4 33. Bg5 Reb8
34. Bd2 R4b5 35. Qc4 Nd4 36. Be3 Rc5 37. Qf1 Rxc6 38. Bxd4 exd4 39. Rxc6 Qxc6
40. Rxd4 Rxb3 41. Qd1 Rxb2 42. Rxd6 Qc5 43. Qd4 Qxd4 44. Rxd4 Rb8 45. Ra4 Ra8
46. Kf1 Kf8 47. Ke2 Ke7 48. Kd3 Kd6 49. Kc3 Rc8+ 50. Kd4 Rc2 51. Ke3 Rc5 52.
Ra1 Kc6 53. Kd4 Kb6 54. Ra2 h5 55. g3 Rc7 56. Rb2+ Ka6 57. Ra2 Kb5 58. Rb2+ Ka4
59. Kd3 Rc5 60. Rb7 Rf5 61. Ke3 Ka3 62. f3 a4 63. g4 hxg4 64. fxg4 Rf6 65. h5
gxh5 66. gxh5 Ka2 67. Kd2 a3 68. h6 Rxh6 69. Rxf7 Rd6+ 70. Kc2 Rc6+ 71. Kd2 Kb2
72. Rb7+ Ka1 73. Rb8 a2 74. Rb7 Rc2+ 75. Kxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 {N} 11. g4 Rfc8 12. Kb1 dxc4 13. Nd2 (13. g5 Nd5
14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Rxd5 Be6) 13... Ne7 (13... e5 14. Nxc4 Qc7 15. g5 $40) 14.
Nxc4 Qd8 15. e4 (15. Bg2 Nfd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $132) 15... Ng6 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. h4
h5 $1 18. g5 Ne8 19. e5 (19. Bg2 b5 $132) 19... Bc6 20. Rg1 b5 21. Nd6 Nxd6 22.
exd6 Qd7 23. Bd3 b4 $1 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Bxg6 Bxc3 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Qxc3 (27.
bxc3 Ba4 $19) 27... Kxh7 (27... Be4+ $2 28. Bxe4 Rxc3 29. Bxa8 $18) 28. g6+
fxg6 29. Qd3 Qb7 $19 30. Rde1 Bb5 31. Qb3 Qa6 32. Re3 Rc4 33. Be5 Ra4 34. Kc2
Rc8+ 35. Kd2 Bc4 36. Qc3 Rc5 37. Rxg6 Rd5+ 38. Kc2 Kxg6 39. Rg3+ Kf7 40. Qf3+
Ke8 41. Qxh5+ g6 42. Qxg6+ Kd7 43. Qf7+ Kc6 44. Qc7+ Kb5 45. f4 Bd3+ $2 (45...
Ra1 $5) 46. Rxd3 Rc4+ 47. Qxc4+ Kxc4 48. Ra3 $1 Ra5 49. d7 $1 Rxa3 50. d8=Q Rh3
51. Qd7 Rh2+ 52. Kb1 Qb6 53. Qd1 {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Qc2 Ba6 8. Ne5
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Rac1
Nc6 15. Qe4 Nb4 16. Nd6 Qa5 17. a3 Nd5 18. Bg3 Qa6 19. Rfd1 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 Rfc8
21. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popchev, Milko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[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. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxb5 12. Qxg4 Bf6 13. Qxe6 Na6 14. Nf7
Qb6 15. Nxh8 cxd4 16. O-O Nc7 17. Qh3 dxc3+ 18. Be3 Qxb2 19. Rab1 Qxa2 20. Rxb7
Qc4 21. Rfb1 Bxh8 22. Rb8+ Kf7 23. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schlosser, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Rb8 9. Bc4 Nc7 10. a4 e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15.
Nb5 a6 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Qc6 19. a5 b5 20. axb6 Nxb6 21. Rxa6
Rfd8 22. Qe2 Qd5 23. Ng5 h6 24. Ne4 c4 25. Ra3 Qd4+ 26. Kh1 Nd5 27. Rg3 Kh7 28.
Nd6 Rb4 29. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 O-O $6 {Der
Aljechin-Chatard-Angriff ist eine gefährliche Waffe in der Hand eines An-
giffsspielers. In diese Attacke hineinzurochieren halte ich für zweifelhaft.}
7. Bd3 f5 (7... f6 $2 8. Qh5 g6 (8... f5 9. g4 g6 10. Qh6 $18) 9. Bxg6 hxg6 10.
Qxg6+ Kh8 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Bh6 $18) 8. Nh3 $1 $16 {N; Da 8.g4 c5 9.gxf5 cxd4
zu unklarem Spiel führt, stellt der Textzug eine Verbesserung dar. Auf f4
erhält der Springer ein Traumfeld.} Na6 $5 (8... c5 9. Nf4 Nb6 10. dxc5) (8...
Nb6 9. g4 $1) 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. Na4 Qe8 11. O-O c5 12. Nf4 Qf7 13. c4 $1 {
Hält sich nicht mit leichten Positionsvorteilen auf.} dxc4 14. d5 Nxe5 15. d6
Bxg5 16. hxg5 Nd7 (16... Nd3 17. Nxd3 cxd3 18. Nxc5 e5 19. Qxd3 $16) 17. Nxe6
$1 $18 Qxe6 18. Re1 Qxe1+ (18... Qf7 19. Re7 Qg6 20. Qd5+) 19. Qxe1 Bb7 20.
Qe6+ Rf7 21. Re1 Be4 22. f3 Bd3 23. Qd5 Raf8 24. Re7 1-0

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 c6 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be5 f6 15.
Bf4 f5 16. Be3 g6 17. Qd2 Ng7 18. Bh6 Bd6 19. Bf4 Ba3 20. h4 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Ne4 8.
Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Rac8 13. Na4 Bg6 14. Rfe1
Bh5 15. Nd2 f5 16. f3 Qg5 17. f4 Qe7 18. Nf3 Rf6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Rh6 21.
Rf1 Qh4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Qf2 Qe7 24. a3 Rg6 25. Kh1 Bg4 26. Ra2 b6 27. Nc3 h5
28. Qf4 h4 29. h3 Be6 30. Rd2 Rh6 31. Qf2 Rh5 32. Qe1 Rh6 33. Rdf2 Qg5 34. Rf4
Kh7 35. Qf2 Ra8 36. Rd1 Re8 37. Kh2 Kg8 38. Rf1 Kh7 39. Rd1 Rc8 40. Rf1 Qe7 41.
Qe1 Qg5 42. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nun, Jiri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nc6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. d5 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Ne5 8.
Bb5+ Ned7 9. a4 g6 10. a5 a6 11. Ba4 Bg7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. Bc2 Ne8 16. O-O Nd6 17. Be3 Rc8 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. Ba4 Qc7 20. f3 Kh8 21. Rfc1
f5 22. b4 fxe4 23. fxe4 Nxe4 24. Qd3 Nf6 25. Bxc5 e4 26. Qd1 Qf4 27. g3 Qf5 28.
Bb3 Rxc5 29. bxc5 Bh6 30. Qd4 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 Kg7 32. Rf1 Qh5 33. Rf4 Qe2 34. Bc4
Qc2 35. d6 exd6 36. cxd6 g5 37. Rxf6 Rxf6 38. d7 Qc1+ 39. Kg2 e3 40. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Qc7 15.
Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 O-O 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 "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.
Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 c6 10. O-O-O Na6 11. Rhe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Inkiov, Ventzislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8.
Be3 Bb6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. Bg5 Kh8 11. a4 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne7 14. Nxf6
gxf6 15. Bh6 Rg8 16. a5 Bc5 17. Bh5 Ng6 18. c3 a6 19. g3 Qe7 20. Kh1 c6 21. Qf3
Nf8 22. Rad1 Ne6 23. b4 Ba7 24. Rxd6 Rad8 25. Rfd1 Ng7 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxd8+
Qxd8 28. Bf7 Qe7 29. Bc4 f5 30. exf5 Qf6 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Kg2 Kf8 33. Qd3 Qe7
34. Qd2 Kg7 35. Qe2 e4 36. Be6 Qf6 37. Qg4+ Kh6 38. Qxe4 Qxc3 39. Qh4+ Kg7 40.
Qg5+ Kf8 41. f6 1-0

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
c3 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Re1 exd4 14. Rxe8+
Qxe8 15. Qxd4 Qe7 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Nf8 18. Re1 Be6 19. Nd4 Re8 20. g3 Qd8
21. Rd1 Bh3 22. Nf3 Qe7 23. Qd6 Qe2 24. Qd3 Qe6 25. Bb3 Qf6 26. Nd2 Qe7 27. Nf1
Qf6 28. Nd2 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popchev, Milko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Rfd1 Na6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. a4
Ndc5 15. Qc4 Ne6 16. Ne2 Qb4 17. Qa2 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bd2 Qe7 20. Qc4 Rfe8
21. Re1 Rad8 22. Ra3 Qe5 23. b4 Bf8 24. Rb3 Nc7 25. Bg4 h5 26. f4 Qe7 27. Bf3
Bh6 28. g3 h4 29. g4 g5 30. f5 Bg7 31. b5 Be5 32. bxc6 b6 33. Bg2 Kg7 34. Bb4
Qf6 35. Rd3 a6 36. a5 b5 37. Qc5 Rd6 38. Bd2 Rxc6 39. Qa3 Rc8 40. Qc1 Kh6 41.
Re2 Ne8 42. Be1 Kh7 43. Qd1 Nd6 44. Bf2 Nc4 45. Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kuzmin, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qe5 Rfd8 17. Be2 f6 18. Qe3 Qf5+ 19. Kc3 Nc7 20. Qf3
Qc5 21. Kb3 b5 22. axb5 Nxb5 23. Ka2 Nd4 24. Qf2 Rab8 25. Rac1 Rb4 26. Rhd1 e5
27. Rd2 Ra4+ 0-1

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 a6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. Qf3 b6 14. Qg3 Bb7 15.
Rae1 Rad8 16. Bg1 Bf8 17. Qh4 Nd7 18. Re3 Be7 19. Qg4 Bf6 20. Rh3 Nxd3 21. cxd3
Nf8 22. f5 Qe7 23. Rhf3 Nd7 24. Qh5 g6 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Qh3 e5 27. Nc2 Qe6 28.
Qxe6+ Rxe6 29. Ne3 Bg7 30. Ned5 b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Be3 Rf8 33. Nxb5 Bxd5 34.
exd5 Ref6 35. Rxf6 Nxf6 36. Nxd6 Rb8 37. Nc4 Nxd5 38. Bd2 Rb3 39. Rf3 Nb6 40.
Nxb6 Rxb2 41. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 d5 8. b3
c5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. e3 Ne4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 f5 14. Qe2 Qc7 15.
Rfd1 Rad8 16. Rac1 a5 17. Kh1 Bc6 18. Kg1 Qd7 19. f3 Ng5 20. h4 Ne6 21. f4 b5
22. Bf3 b4 23. Nc4 Qc7 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. exd6 Qxd6 26. Be5 Qd7 27. Qg2 Ba8 28.
Rc2 d4 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. exd4 cxd4 31. Rc6 Rad8 32. Rb6 Qf7 33. Rb5 d3 34. Rxa5
Rd7 35. Rd2 Rfd8 36. Rb5 Qe7 37. Qc6 Nd4 38. Qc4+ Kh8 39. Kf2 Nxb5 40. Qxb5 Rd5
41. Qb6 Qc5+ 42. Qxc5 Rxc5 43. Ke3 Rcd5 44. h5 Kg8 45. Kf2 Kf7 46. Ke1 Rc5 47.
Kd1 Rc6 48. Rb2 Rh6 49. Rh2 d2 0-1

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rfd1 Nb4 13. e3 Bd5 14. Qe2 Ne4 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nc6 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. Qb5 Ra6 21.
Rab1 Rb6 22. Qc4 Qd6 23. Rxb6 cxb6 24. Rb1 Ne7 25. Qb3 Nc8 26. Ne5 Qd5+ 27. Kg1
Qxb3 28. Rxb3 Rd6 29. Kf1 f6 30. Nf3 Rc6 31. Nd2 Kf7 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Kd3 Kd7
34. e4 Kc7 35. Nc4 Nd6 36. Ne3 Nc8 37. f4 Rd6 38. Rb1 Rd8 39. Nc4 h5 40. Na3
Rh8 41. Nb5+ Kd7 42. e5 fxe5 43. fxe5 Rf8 44. Ke2 g5 45. Rf1 Rxf1 46. Kxf1 Ne7
47. Ke2 Nf5 48. Kf3 Nh6 49. c4 Ng4 50. h4 gxh4 51. gxh4 Nh2+ 52. Kf4 Nf1 53.
Kg5 Ng3 54. Kf6 Ne2 55. d5 Nf4 56. Nc3 b5 57. dxe6+ Nxe6 58. cxb5 Nf4 59. Kf7
Nd3 60. e6+ Kd6 61. Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bagirov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e4 Bg7 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. c4 O-O 7. Ne2 d6 8. O-O
Nh5 9. Nbc3 f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. d3 Qd7 12. Qd2 Bh3 13. Nd5 Rf7 14. f3 Raf8 15.
d4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. d5 Ne7 19. Nc3 Nf5 20. Ne4 Bg7 21. Rae1
c6 22. Qd3 h6 23. Re2 Nd4 24. Ref2 c5 25. a4 b6 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Re2 Re7 28.
f4 Rfe8 29. Rfe1 Qg4 30. Qf3 h5 31. Qd3 Qf5 32. Qf3 Qg4 33. Qd3 Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grivas, Efstratios"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bf4 Qa5+ 6. Nd2 g5 7. Be3 bxc4 8. Qc2
Nf6 9. Bxg5 Nxd5 10. Qxc4 Nb6 11. Qc3 Qxc3 12. bxc3 Bg7 13. Rc1 Na4 14. Nb1 Nc6
15. e4 Rb8 16. Nf3 d6 17. Nfd2 Be6 18. Rc2 Kd7 19. Be2 Rb6 20. O-O Rhb8 21.
Rfc1 Rb2 22. a3 Ba2 23. Rxb2 Rxb2 24. Bd1 Nb6 25. f3 Ne5 26. Rc2 Rxb1 27. Nxb1
Bxb1 28. Rc1 Bd3 29. a4 Nbc4 30. Bb3 Na5 31. Ba2 c4 32. Be3 Nec6 33. Bb1 Bxb1
34. Rxb1 Nb3 35. Rb2 Bxc3 36. Rc2 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Arkell, Keith C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Be7 8.
O-O h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Bd2 c5 14. dxc5
Bxc5 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qh4 Be7 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 Rd8 20. Rae1
Rd5 21. Ng5 Rxd3 22. cxd3 Qd8 23. Re3 Bf8 24. Qh8+ Kxh8 25. Nxf7+ Kg8 26. Nxd8
Bc5 27. Re2 Bd4 28. Nxe6 Bxe6 29. Rxe6 Bxb2 30. Re7 b5 31. Rb1 Rc8 32. Kf1 Nd5
33. Rd7 Nf6 34. Rxa7 Rc2 35. Re7 Nd5 36. Re8+ Kf7 37. Rbe1 Nf4 38. R8e3 Kg6 39.
g3 Bc3 40. Rb1 Nd5 41. Re2 Rxe2 42. Kxe2 Bd4 43. Kd2 b4 44. f3 Bc5 45. Kc2 Nc3
46. Ra1 Ne2 47. Kb3 Bg1 48. Kxb4 Bxh2 49. a4 Bxg3 50. a5 Bb8 51. Kc4 Kf5 52.
Rb1 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 c5 $5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nb3
Rc8 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Qb1 Rfd8 18. Ne1 $6 {>= 18.Nd2 ><e4} Rxd1
19. Qxd1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc6+ 21. Nf3 Bf8 22. Qd2 $2 {>= 22.Qd4} Qe4 23. Qd3 Qxd3
24. exd3 Rc2 $17 25. Rb1 Bc5 26. d4 Bb6 27. Ne1 Rc4 $1 (27... Rd2 28. Nf3 Rd3
29. Rc1 Bxd4 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. Rd8 e5 32. Rd6 $13) 28. d5 $1 exd5 29. Rd1 d4 30.
Kf3 Kf8 31. Ke4 Ke7 32. Kd3 a5 33. Nc2 Kd7 34. Re1 Rc5 35. Re4 Rf5 36. Rf4 Rxf4
37. gxf4 Bc7 38. Nxd4 Bxf4 39. Nxb5 $2 (39. h3 b4 40. Ke4 $15) 39... Bxh2 $19
40. a3 Be5 41. b3 (41. b4 Kc6 42. Nd4+ Bxd4 43. Kxd4 axb4 44. axb4 Kb5 45. Ke4
Kxb4 46. Kf5 h5 $19) 41... h5 42. a4 h4 43. Ke2 h3 44. Kf1 Kc6 45. Na3 Kd5 46.
Nc2 Bd6 47. Kg1 Bc5 48. Kh2 Ke4 $1 49. Ne3 Bxe3 50. fxe3 Kxe3 51. b4 axb4 52.
a5 b3 53. a6 b2 54. a7 b1=Q 55. a8=Q Qc2+ $1 (55... Qc2+ 56. Kxh3 Qf5+ 57. Kg3
Qf4+ 58. Kg2 Qe4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Bd2 b6 6. Bb5 c6 7. Ba4 a5 8. a3 Bxc3
9. Bxc3 Ba6 10. Bd2 Bb5 11. Bxb5 cxb5 12. Qg4 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 Qc6 15. h4
h6 16. Rh3 Na6 17. Rc3 Qd7 18. Rb3 b4 19. a4 Nc7 20. c3 bxc3 21. Rxc3 Ne7 22.
Rac1 Rc8 23. Nh3 Kf7 24. b3 Na8 25. Rxc8 Nxc8 26. Qa6 Na7 27. b4 axb4 28. Bxb4
Nc6 29. Qb5 Rc8 30. Bd2 Kg7 31. Nf4 Rc7 32. Be3 Qc8 33. Qb2 Nd8 34. Rxc7+ Qxc7
35. Qb5 Qc3+ 36. Bd2 Qc6 37. Qb3 Kh7 38. Qe3 Nf7 39. Qg3 Nh8 40. Qc3 Qd7 41.
Qb4 Nf7 42. Qf8 Nc7 43. Bb4 Ne8 44. Be7 Nh8 45. Bf6 Nf7 46. h5 gxh5 47. Nxh5
Kg6 48. Nf4+ Kh7 49. Kf1 Nxf6 50. exf6 Nd6 51. Nxe6 Kg6 52. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kirov, Nino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 g6 14. Rad1 f5 15.
Bb1 a6 16. g4 fxg4 17. Qxg4 Bc5 18. Rf3 Nf8 19. Ne4 dxe4 20. Rxd8 Raxd8 21. Rg3
Re7 22. Bc3 Red7 23. Kf2 b5 24. b4 Rd1 25. Rg1 Rxg1 26. Qxg1 Be7 27. c5 a5 28.
a3 axb4 29. axb4 Ra8 30. Qc1 Ra4 31. Bxe4 Bxc5 32. bxc5 Rxe4 33. Bd4 g5 34. Kf3
Rxd4 35. exd4 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Re1 Ne8 13. a4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15.
Qd2 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 Qe5 17. Qe3 g5 18. Nb1 Rb8 19. Nd2 f6 20. b4 Qe7 21. bxc5
dxc5 22. a5 Bd7 23. Nb3 Rc8 24. Rac1 c4 25. Bxc4 Nd6 26. Bd3 Bb5 27. Nc5 Bxd3
28. Qxd3 Qe5 29. Nd7 Qf4 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. g3 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Marinkovic, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. a4 d5 8. a5 Nc4
9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 O-O 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 e6 14. Bb4 Re8 15.
Ba4 c6 16. Qe2 b5 17. Bb3 Nd7 18. Bd2 f5 19. c3 a6 20. g4 Qh4 21. Kg2 c5 22. f4
Qe7 23. Rg1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rac8 25. Kh2 Kh8 26. Rg2 Nb8 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Rag1
Rg8 29. Qh5 Nc6 30. Be3 Qe8 31. Qh4 Nxa5 32. Bd1 Nc4 33. Bf2 Rc7 34. Bh5 Qe7
35. Qf6 h6 36. Bh4 Qf8 37. Qxe6 Ne3 38. Re2 Qb4 39. Rxe3 Qxd4 40. Reg3 Qxf4 41.
Bf6 Rc2+ 42. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kochyev, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lukin, Andrei M"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Be7 5. a3 O-O 6. Qc2 d6 7. Be2 Re8 8. O-O
Bg4 9. d3 a5 10. h3 Bf5 11. Rb1 Bf8 12. e4 Bd7 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Nd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Nd5 Ba4 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qd2 b5 19. Bb2 Rab8 20. Rfc1 c5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd7 11. d5 c5 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 f5 14. a3 Nf6 15. g3
Ne8 16. Rb1 Bf6 17. Bg2 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. f4 exf4 21. Qd2 Qg4
22. Qxf4 Qxf4 23. gxf4 Rf7 24. Bh3 Ng7 25. Kf2 b6 26. Nb5 Rd8 27. b4 Kf8 28.
Rb3 Rdd7 29. Re6 cxb4 30. axb4 Nc7 31. Nd4 b5 32. Bf1 Rde7 33. Ree3 Rxe3 34.
Rxe3 bxc4 35. Bxc4 Nh5 36. Ra3 Nxf4 37. Rxa7 Ncxd5 38. Ra5 Rb7 39. Bxd5 Rxb4
40. Ra8+ Kg7 41. Nxf5+ Kg6 42. Ne3 Rb2+ 43. Kg3 Nh5+ 44. Kf3 Rxh2 45. Be4+ Kf7
46. Ra7+ Kf8 47. Bd5 Rh3+ 48. Kf2 Rh2+ 49. Ng2 h6 50. Rf7+ Ke8 51. Rf3 Rh1 52.
Nf4 Kd8 53. Ra3 Rh2+ 54. Ng2 Nf6 55. Bf3 d5 56. Ra7 Rh1 57. Nf4 Rb1 58. Rf7
Ne4+ 59. Ke3 Ng5 60. Rf8+ Ke7 61. Ng6+ Kd6 62. Be2 Rg1 63. Rf6+ Kc5 64. Ne7 d4+
65. Kf4 Kb4 66. Nd5+ Kc5 67. Ne7 Kb4 68. Nd5+ Kc5 69. Nc7 Rg2 70. Na6+ Kd5 71.
Nb4+ Kc5 72. Na6+ Kd5 73. Nb4+ Kc5 74. Nd3+ Kc4 75. Rc6+ Kb5 76. Rc2 Kb6 77.
Rb2+ Kc7 78. Ke5 Nh3 79. Nc5 Rg5+ 80. Kxd4 Nf4 81. Rb7+ Kd8 82. Bc4 Rg1 83. Ke5
Rd1 84. Rg7 Ke8 85. Bb3 Nd3+ 86. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bf1 Nc6 8. h3
e5 9. d3 a6 10. Na3 Re8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be6 13. Nc4 b5 14. Ne3 Qd7 15. Nd2
Ne7 16. a4 Nh5 17. Qf3 Nf4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Kh2 Qb7 20. g3 Nh5 21. Bg2 Nf6 22.
Reb1 h5 23. b4 Qc7 24. c4 cxb4 25. Rxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yuneev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. h3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. O-O Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 c5 14. Qd2 a6
15. a4 Qc7 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. b4 Rfc8 18. Rab1 e5 19. Bh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 07th round of 32"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1989.07.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Verat, Laurent"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2235"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1989.07.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 d5 5. Ngf3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5
Bd6 9. Ndf3 Ne4 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Na6 12. Qa4 c5 $146 ({RR} 12... Re8 13.
Bh3 Qe7 14. Bd7 Nac5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxe8 Nxa4 17. Bxa4 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 c5 19.
Bb5 a6 20. Bd3 f6 21. Bc3 b5 {1/2-1/2 Olsen,P-Salo,T/Copenhagen 1997/EXT 2000})
13. Qd7 $6 Qxd7 14. Nxd7 Rfe8 15. Nde5 f6 $1 16. Ng4 Bxf4 17. gxf4 c4 $15 18.
Rfc1 Rac8 19. Ne3 Nc7 20. Kf1 Ne6 21. Bh3 $8 Rc7 22. Bxe6+ Rxe6 23. Nd1 b5 24.
a3 a5 25. Nc3 Nd6 26. e3 Re8 27. Ng1 Bc6 28. Nge2 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Na4 Ra7
31. Nc5 Rea8 $40 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Ke1 Ra2 34. Rb1 Be8 35. Nc1 Ra7 36. Ne2 Bg6
37. Rd1 Ra2 38. Rd2 Ne4 39. Nxe4 Bxe4 40. h4 Bf3 41. f5 Ra1+ 42. Rd1 Rxd1+ 43.
Kxd1 b3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 07th round of 32"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1989.07.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grimberg, Gilbert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1989.07.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. a3 ({RR} 7. Kh1
Nge7 8. d3 O-O 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. Bf4 b5 11. Qd2 b4 12. Nd1 e5 13. Be3 Nd4 14. Nxd4
cxd4 15. Bh6 Qc7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 Be6 18. b3 Rfc8 19. Rf2 Nc6 20. f5 Bd7
21. Nb2 h6 {Polomis,Z (2069)-Kalista,K (2019)/Klatovy 2004/CBM 101 ext/1-0 (71)
}) 7... Nge7 8. Rb1 a5 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. b4 b6 10. d3 Rb8 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qd2
Nd4 13. f4 Qd7 14. Bf2 f5 15. Nd1 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Nc6 17. c3 Kh8 18. Qd2 e5 19.
Nb2 exf4 20. gxf4 g5 21. fxg5 f4 22. Be1 Qg4 23. Qd1 {Lautier,J (2645)-Sadler,
M (2650)/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 063 ext/1-0 (46)}) 9. Nb5 O-O $146 ({RR} 9... e5
10. c3 O-O 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. d5 Qb6 14. h3 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nd4 16.
Nxd4 exd4 17. b4 Rac8 18. Bd2 a4 19. Qd3 g5 20. Rfc1 Ng6 21. Bxg5 h6 22. Rxc8
Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 {Murey,J (2500)-Salov,S (2240)/Moscow 1992/EXT 97/
1-0 (38)}) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nexd4 d5 $1 12. exd5 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd5 14. Qd3 b6
15. c4 Ba6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 $1 18. Rxb4 Bxd4 19. Qb1 Rc8 20. Qa2 Qe7
21. Ra4 Bb7 22. Ba3 Bc5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Ra7 Rc7 25. Qa5 Rfc8 $17 26. Bxb7
Rxb7 27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Rd1 Qb3 29. Rc1 Qb2 30. Re1 Qd4 31. Qa6 Rb8 32. Kg2 Rb2
33. Qa8+ Kg7 34. Rf1 {(temps de reflexion: 1h59)} Qxc4 {(1h31)} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 07th round of 32"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.07.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Law, Andrew P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1989.07.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[BlackTeam "London Wood Green"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 07th round of 32"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.07.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sowray, Peter John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1989.07.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[BlackTeam "London Wood Green"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 07th"]
[Site "Berlin West"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kallai, Gabor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1989.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 e5 8. Nf3
Qe8 9. O-O exd4 10. Qxd4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bxc3 12. Qh4 Bxb2 13. Rab1 Bg7 14. Be7
Nc5 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bf3 c6 18. Nb3 Rb8 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Qf4 b5
21. Bg4 Bxg4 22. Qxg4 Qd6 23. Qg3 Be5 24. Qa3 Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 Be5 26. cxb5 cxb5
27. Qxa7 Bd4 28. Kg1 b4 29. Qa4 Qd8 30. Rfe1 Ra8 31. Qc6 Kg7 32. Re2 Ra3 33.
Rb3 Ra7 34. Rf3 Rc7 35. Qb5 Qd5 36. Re8 h5 37. Qb8 Be5 38. Rg8+ Kh6 39. Rh8+
Kg5 40. Rd8 Qe4 41. Rd1 Rd7 42. Rg3+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Berliner Sommer 07th"]
[Site "Berlin West"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1989.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. 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 Nd7 13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Ne5
Be6 15. Bxe7 Rfe8 16. Bc5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Bc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Berliner Sommer 07th"]
[Site "Berlin West"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Petran, Pal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A63"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Bg2 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bf4 Qe7 11. h3 a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. Rb1 Nh5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qd2 Re8 17. b4 b6 18. Rfe1 Rb7 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. a5 Rxb1 21. Rxb1
Ne5 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Rb6 Rd8 25. Qe3 c4 26. Rc6 Bd7 27. Rxd6 Qa1+
28. Kh2 Qxa5 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Qd4 Qf6 32. Qxc4 Qxf2 33. Ne4 Qf5
34. Nd6 Qe5 35. Qxc8+ Kg7 36. Ne4 f5 37. Qc3 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 07th"]
[Site "Berlin West"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schaffarth, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1989.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qb6 8.
Nc3 b4 9. Na4 Qd8 10. Bg5 d6 11. a3 Be7 12. axb4 cxb4 13. e3 O-O 14. h3 Bb7 15.
Bc4 Nbd7 16. O-O Ne4 17. Bf4 a5 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Bb5 Rc8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6
Qc7 22. Rc1 Rfd8 23. Qd4 Rb8 24. Ba6 f5 25. Bb7 Nf7 26. Qb6 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 07th"]
[Site "Berlin West"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wohlers Armas, Friederike"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. h3
exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. O-O Rb8 11. a4 Nb4 12. Bb1 a6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. f4 c4 15.
Kh1 Nd7 16. Qd2 Nc5 17. Nc1 f5 18. Nb5 axb5 19. Qxb4 Na6 20. Qe1 c3 21. Ra3
cxb2 22. Na2 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Nc5 24. Rb4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Qe2 b6 27. Rb1
Ba6 0-1

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Be3 c5 8. dxc5
Nc6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Nd2 Nxe5 12. h3 Be6 13. a3 f5 14. O-O-O h6
15. Be2 g5 16. g3 Ng6 17. Bh5 Bf7 18. Nc4 Ne5 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Na5 Nc6 21.
Nc4 Ke6 22. b4 a5 23. Nb6 axb4 24. Nxa8 Rxa8 25. a4 Bc3 26. Rdg1 Rxa4 27. Kd1
Ra1+ 28. Ke2 Ra2 29. Kd1 Nd4 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. h4 g4 0-1

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 Bxd2+
8. Bxd2 Bxc6 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Ne4 11. Be3 Nd6 12. Qc3 Nf5 13. Rd1 Nxe3 14.
Qxe3 O-O 15. h4 Qd5 16. a3 a5 17. Rh3 Ra6 18. Qg5 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb1 Be7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O g6
15. a4 Rc3 16. Rc1 Rxc1+ 17. Bxc1 Qc7 18. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gdanski, Przemyslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bf4 d6 7. Bg3 Bd7 8. Qd2
Nf6 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Nd4 O-O 15.
Kb1 Nc5 16. h4 Qb6 17. h5 Rfe8 18. Bh4 Bf8 19. Rh3 Kh8 20. Rg3 Qc7 21. Re1 Bd7
22. Qf4 f5 23. h6 Bc6 24. hxg7+ Bxg7 25. Rxg7 Kxg7 26. Bf6+ Kg8 27. g4 fxg4 28.
Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Be2 1-0

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 e6 (
14... e5 15. O-O exf4 16. Qxf4 Bd4+ 17. Be3 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. Qf4 (19. e5
$1 Re8 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bf3) 19... f6 20. a4 $1 $16) 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Re8
17. e5 Bb7 18. O-O exd5 19. Bf3 f6 20. Re1 fxe5 21. fxe5 $1 (21. Rxe5 Qf6)
21... Qc7 22. Bxd5+ Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kg7 24. e6 Rad8 25. Qf3 Re7 26. Rf2 Qd6 27.
Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qg5 $1 (28. h4 Rde8 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. Qf6+) 28... Kg7 (28... Rde8
29. Qd5 $1) 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qg5 Kg7 31. h4 $1 Rde8 32. Qd5 Rd8 33. Qg5 Rde8
34. Rd2 Qc6 $2 (34... Qc7 $1 35. h5 Rxe6 36. Rxe6 Rxe6 37. h6+ Kf8 38. Rd8+ Kf7
39. Rh8 Qd6 $1) 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Rd7 $1 b5 37. cxb5 Qxb5 38. h5 Qb6 39. Rxe7
Rxe7 40. h6 c4+ 41. Kh1 Qd8 42. Rb1 Rc7 43. Qf4 $1 g5 44. Qxg5+ $1 1-0

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 a5 10. d3 a4 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Nf1 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. a3
g6 16. c4 Nb6 17. Bg5 f6 18. cxb5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxf6 Bc5 21. Qd2 Rf8
22. Re4 Qxb2 23. d4 Qxa1 24. dxc5 Rxf6 25. cxb6 Bb7 26. bxc7 Qxa3 27. Rxe5 Qd6
28. Qc3 a3 29. Be4 Qb6 30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. Re7 Raf8 32. Qc4+ Kh8 33. Qh4 h5 34.
Qg5 Kg8 35. Qh6 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Rxf2+ 37. Kg3 R8f3+ 38. Kh4 Rf4+ 39. Qxf4 Rxf4+
40. Kg3 Rf8 41. b6 a2 42. Re1 1-0

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pribyl, Josef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qd7 14. Ba3
Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Re8 16. Rfc1 e6 17. Rc3 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Qc4
Na6 21. h4 Rd8 22. e5 h6 23. h5 gxh5 24. Rc3 b5 25. Qc6 Qxc6 26. Rxc6 Nb8 27.
Rc7 Bf8 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. d5 exd5 30. Nd4 Re8 31. f4 Re7 32. Rc5 Na6 33. Rxd5
Nc7 34. Rd6 Ne6 35. Nc6 Rc7 36. f5 Ng5 37. f6 Kg8 38. Kf1 Kh7 39. Nb4 a5 40.
Nd5 Rc1+ 41. Ke2 Rc2+ 42. Ke3 Rxg2 43. Rd7 Rg4 44. Kd3 h4 45. Ne3 Ra4 0-1

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 g6 5. h3 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 exd5 8. cxd5 a6
9. a4 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Qe7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bh6
Bg7 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bh6 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sapis, Witalis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. h3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Be2 cxd4 8. cxd4
Qb6 9. Qc1 Nd5 10. Bh2 Bf5 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Qd2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. Rc1 d5 15.
O-O Na5 16. Ne5 Qd8 17. Qb2 Be6 18. Qb4 f6 19. Nf3 Bf7 20. Nd2 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D59"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Be2 Kf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zaichik, Gennadi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg5 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Kh1 Na5 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Rc8 13. c3 Nc4 14. Bxc4
Rxc4 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Rae1 Qd7 17. Nd2 Qg4 18. f4 Rfe8 19. Bxf6 exf6 20. Qb5
Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Rc7 22. Qe8+ Bf8 23. g3 Kg7 24. Kg1 Qf5 25. Qb8 Re7 26. Rxe7 Bxe7
27. Qxb7 Bd8 28. Qxa7 Qxd5 29. Qd4 Qc6 30. Kf1 Bb6 31. Qd3 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Qxh2+
33. Kd1 d5 34. Kc2 h5 35. a4 h4 36. gxh4 Qxf4 37. b4 Qxh4 38. a5 Bf2 39. Qxd5
g5 40. Kb3 g4 41. Ne4 g3 42. Nd6 Qg5 43. Qxf7+ Kh6 44. Ne4 Qf5 45. Nxf6 g2 46.
Qf8+ Kg5 47. Qg7+ Qg6 48. Ne4+ Kf5 49. Nd6+ Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blasek, Ralph"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2290"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Ndb5 a6 8.
Be3 Qd8 9. Nd4 Ng4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bg3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. h3 Nf6
15. Kh1 g6 16. Bh2 Nh5 17. Ne2 Nf6 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Bd3 Nd7 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4
Ne5 22. Qe2 Rb8 23. b3 a5 24. Rad1 Bf6 25. Nb1 Rc8 26. Ba6 Rc7 27. Nd2 Rd7 28.
Nf3 Nxf3 29. Qxf3 Qb6 30. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Danailov, Silvio"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. e4 e5 5. Be2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bf6 7. Be3 Ne7 8. d5
Ng6 9. g3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bg5 11. Bxg5 Qxg5 12. h4 Qd8 13. Kf1 O-O 14. Kg2 a5 15.
Qc2 Nc5 16. Nd1 Ne7 17. Ne3 c6 18. Bg4 cxd5 19. cxd5 b5 20. Rac1 Nc8 21. Qb1
Nb6 22. Be2 Qd7 23. Bg4 Qd8 24. Be2 Qd7 25. Bg4 Qd8 26. Be2 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maxion, Dirk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2210"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. f4 a6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Qe1 Nb4 14. Nf3 Bc6 15.
a5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nd7 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. d4 e5 21. fxe5
dxe5 22. d5 c5 23. Rf2 Be7 24. Qf3 f6 25. Qg4 Bd6 26. h4 c4 27. Na4 Rcd8 28.
Nb6 c3 29. Rc1 Bb4 30. bxc3 Bxa5 31. Nxd7 1-0

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Roeder, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8. b4
cxb4 9. a3 Nh6 10. axb4 O-O 11. Bd2 f6 12. h3 Be6 13. Qc1 Nf7 14. Qb2 Rfd8 15.
Be3 b6 16. Nc3 Rab8 17. Ra6 Rb7 18. Rea1 Bf8 19. b5 c5 20. Qa3 Rdd7 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 f5 23. c4 g5 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Qc1 h6 26. Ra2 Bd6 27. Bd2 Re7 28.
Bc3 h5 29. Nh2 Qg6 30. f3 e4 31. dxe4 fxe4 32. Rae2 exf3 33. Nxf3 Rxe2 34. Rxe2
Re7 35. Rxe7 Bxe7 36. Qe1 Bf6 37. Ne5 Nxe5 38. Bxe5 Qe8 39. Bg3 Bd4+ 40. Kh2
Qxe1 41. Bxe1 Kf7 42. Kg3 Bf6 43. Kf3 Bd8 44. Ke4 Kf6 45. Bc3+ Kg6 46. g4 Bf6
47. Be5 1-0

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wittke, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. h3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3
c5 9. O-O c4 10. Be2 Qa5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. a4 Nb6 13. Ba3 Nxa4 14. Bb4 Qa6 15.
Qg5 Bf8 16. Qf4 h6 17. Qe3 Qc6 18. e6 Bxe6 19. Ne5 Qa6 20. Bg4 Bxg4 21. hxg4
Rh7 22. Rfe1 e6 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Qf4 b5 25. Nd7+ Ke7 26. Nf6 Rhh8 27. Nxd5+
Kf8 28. Nc7 Qc8 29. Nxa8 Qxa8 30. Rxe6 Nxc3 31. Rae1 Nd5 32. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zsinka, Laszlo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. Qc2 Na6 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. Rac1 Rd8 12. a3 c5 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Qb3 Qe6 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qa2 a5 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Qb1 a4 19. Qf5 Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qg6
Qe8 22. Qxe8+ Nxe8 23. Nb5 Bc5 24. Nd4 Kf7 25. Bh3 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rdc8 27. Rxc8
Bxc8 28. Rb4 Ra6 29. Bf1 Bd7 30. e4 b5 31. exd5 exd5 32. Bxb5 Bxb5 33. Rxb5 Ke6
34. Rb4 Nf6 35. Kf1 g5 36. Be3 Kf5 37. Ke2 Ng4 38. h3 Ne5 39. g4+ Ke6 40. Rb6+
Rxb6 41. Bxb6 Ng6 42. Be3 Ke5 43. Kd3 Nf4+ 44. Bxf4+ Kxf4 45. Kd4 Kf3 46. Kxd5
Kxf2 47. Kc4 Kg3 48. b4 axb3 49. Kxb3 Kxh3 50. a4 Kxg4 51. a5 Kh3 52. a6 h5 53.
a7 g4 54. a8=Q h4 55. Qh1+ Kg3 56. Kc3 h3 57. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. Qh5 g6 8.
Nf3 Qxe4 9. Qa5 Qf4 10. Re1 Bg7 11. Nc3 b6 12. d4 Qd6 13. Qg5 h6 14. Qf4 g5 15.
Qe3 Be6 16. Ne4 Qd5 17. Qa3 Nf5 18. c3 Nd6 19. Nxd6+ Qxd6 20. Qa4 O-O 21. h4 f6
22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Be3 Bd5 24. Nd2 Kf7 25. c4 b5 26. Qc2 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Qe6 28.
Bd2 Qd7 29. Ne3 Be6 30. Rac1 Qxd4 31. Qxc6 Qxd2 32. Nf1 Qd7 33. Qxe6+ Qxe6 34.
Rxc7+ Kg6 35. Rxe6 Rf7 36. Rxf7 Kxf7 37. Rc6 a5 38. Ne3 a4 39. Rb6 a3 40. g4
axb2 41. Rxb2 Bf8 42. Rc2 Bd6 43. Kg2 Bf4 44. Nf5 Ra3 45. Rb2 Be5 46. Rc2 Bf4
47. Nd4 Be5 48. Nf3 Ra4 49. Nxe5+ fxe5 50. Kf3 Ke6 51. Rc6+ Kf7 52. Rc2 Ke6 53.
Rd2 e4+ 54. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Mergentheim op"]
[Site "Bad Mergentheim"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zimmerer, H."]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Rb1
a5 9. a3 Nd4 10. b4 Ne8 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Nd5 c6 13. Nf4 Nf6 14. b5 Bd7 15. Bb2
g5 16. Nh3 Ng4 17. a4 h6 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Ba3 c5 20. Rbe1 b6 21. Kh1 Be6 22. f4
Ne3 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Rf2 Qe7 25. Bc1 f6 26. Qb2 Nxg2 27. Kxg2 Qb7+ 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bosboom, Manuel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Ba4 c4 8. Bc2
e5 9. a4 Be7 10. Na3 Be6 11. Ng5 Bg4 12. f3 Bc8 13. Nxc4 Nh5 14. f4 Nxf4 15.
Nf3 Be6 16. Ne3 O-O 17. Nf5 Ng6 18. Kh1 Rc8 19. Rf1 Bf6 20. Qe1 d5 21. d3 dxe4
22. dxe4 Nb4 23. Rf2 Nxc2 24. Rxc2 Bxf5 25. exf5 Qd3 26. Rf2 Qxf5 27. Ng5 Qd7
28. Ne4 Bh4 29. g3 Be7 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pieterse, Gert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 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. f3 g5 20. Rae1 Ng6 21. g3
Rf7 22. Kg2 Raf8 23. a4 Ne7 24. Qxf5 Nxf5 25. Nf2 Bf6 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Rf2 h6
28. Rd2 Kh7 29. Rd3 Kg6 30. b4 h5 31. h3 g4 32. fxg4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Nh6 34. Kh3
Rh7 35. Bd2 Rfh8 36. g5 Nf7+ 37. Kg4 Rh5 38. Rf1 Nxg5 39. Bxg5 Bxg5 40. c5 Be7
41. cxd6 cxd6 42. Rc3 Rg8 43. Rc7 Kh6+ 44. Kf3 Rh2 45. Rf2 Rf8+ 46. Ke2 Rfxf2+
47. Nxf2 Bd8 48. Rc8 Bf6 49. Kf3 Kg6 50. Rg8+ Bg7 51. Rd8 e4+ 52. Nxe4 Rb2 53.
b5 Be5 54. Nxd6 Rb3+ 55. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O
d6 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 a6 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Ne4 Rfe8 14. Nxf6+
Nxf6 15. Rac1 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 c5 12. Rb1 Nf6 13. f3 f4 14. b4 b6 15. g4
fxg3 16. hxg3 h6 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Kg2 g5 19. Rh1 Bd7 20. Nb5 Be8 21. Nf2 Bg6
22. Qa4 g4 23. Qa5 gxf3+ 24. Bxf3 a6 25. Qxd8 Raxd8 26. Nc7 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxf3
28. Kxf3 Rf8+ 29. Bf4 Nf5 30. Ne6 Nd4+ 31. Nxd4 cxd4 32. Nxd6 exf4 33. g4 Bxb1
34. Rxb1 Be5 35. Ne4 Rb8 36. Rxb8+ Bxb8 37. Nc5 Kf7 38. Nxa6 Bd6 39. c5 Bf8 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Ne1 Bxg2 10. Nxg2 d5 11. Qa4 dxc4 12. Qxc4 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Be3 Nd7
15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schlosser, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. g4 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15. h4
Nxg5 16. hxg5 Nf5 17. Rf2 Qxg5+ 18. Rg2 Ng3 19. Nf2 Rf7 20. Bd3 Bf8 21. Ne2 h4
22. Kh2 Rh7 23. Rg1 Be7 24. Nc3 Qh5 25. Ng4 h3 26. Ne2 Bh4 27. Be1 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Ne2 Ba6 8. Nf4
Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Ng6 10. Nh5 Rg8 11. h4 Nd7 12. g3 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Szymczak, Zbigniew"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 c6 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. O-O-O Na6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Be3 Nxe4 14.
Nxe4 Rxe4 15. Rd2 Bf6 16. Rhd1 Rae8 17. b3 Rxe3 18. fxe3 Rxe3 19. h3 Bf5 20.
Bd3 Bxh3 21. gxh3 Rxf3 22. Re2 Kg7 23. Re8 Nb4 24. Bb1 Rf2 25. Rg1 h6 26. a3
Na2+ 27. Bxa2 Rxa2 28. Rd1 Rxa3 29. Rd3 a5 30. Rb8 a4 31. Rxb7 axb3 32. Rdxb3
Ra4 33. R3b4 Rxb4 34. Rxb4 c5 35. Rb6 Bd4 36. Kd2 g5 37. Ke2 f6 38. Kf3 Kg6 39.
h4 Kf5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Rb7 g4+ 42. Kg2 Ke4 43. Rg7 f5 44. Rg8 Be5 45. Rg5 g3
46. Rg8 f4 47. Rf8 Bd4 48. Re8+ Kd3 49. Kf3 Be3 50. Rg8 Kxc4 51. Ke4 Kc3 52.
Rg7 c4 53. Kf3 Kd3 54. Rd7+ Bd4 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d5 Ne5 4. Nxe5 dxe5 5. e4 e6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. dxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Telechess ol3 8990"]
[Site "telex"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1989.12.16"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Kb1 b5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. h3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6
15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd5 17. Ne4 Nb4 18. Nf6+ Kh8 19. Be2 Bb7 20. Rhf1 Rc8 21.
a3 Nxc2 22. Rf4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxf6 24. Rxd8 Rfxd8 25. Qf4 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Rc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Telechess ol3 8990"]
[Site "telex"]
[Date "1990.09.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1989.12.16"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Bc3 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Rfe1 $1
Rfd8 15. e4 Bb7 16. Rad1 h6 17. e5 Be7 18. Nh4 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 c5 20. d5 exd5 21.
Rxd5 b5 22. e6 fxe6 23. Rxe6 Bf8 24. Ra6 b4 25. Be1 Nb6 $5 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Rxa7 Rd1 28. Kf1 c4 29. Rc7 c3 30. bxc3 Nd5 31. Rc8 Nxc3 32. Ne3 Rc1 33. a3 $1
Kf7 34. axb4 Bxb4 35. Rc4 $1 {abgeschätzt Weiß besitzt in der Schlußstellung
materiellen Vorteil am Königsflügel und hat zuletzt mit 35. Rc8-c4! einen
starken Zug ausgeführt. Der in der Endstellung vorhandene weisse Vorteil
bewirkte daher, das die Moskauer in der für sie günstigeren Lage bei
Glek-Espig ebenfalls mit Remiseinschätzung einverstanden waren...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 c6 5. Bg2 a5 6. a3 axb4 7. axb4 Rxa1 8.
Bxa1 Qb6 9. c3 O-O (9... Qa6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. d3 Nfd7 13. Nbd2 Nb6
$10 {Polugaevsky-Kortschnoj, Moskau 1966}) 10. O-O d5 11. d3 Bg4 (11... Nbd7
12. Nbd2 (12. Qa4 e5 13. Nfd2 Re8 14. e4 Bf8 15. Na3 Qc7 16. c4 d4 17. c5 $2 b6
$1 $17 {Spiridonov-Mecking, Vrsac 1971}) 12... Qc7 (12... e5 13. e4 Qc7 14. c4
dxe4 15. dxe4 Re8 16. Bc3 Nf8 17. Qa1 N6d7 18. c5 b6 {Smyslov-Zuidema, Hamburg
1965}) 13. c4 e5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Rb1 $14 {Petrosian-Najdorf,
Santa Monica 1966}) 12. Nbd2 Nbd7 13. Qa4 e5 (13... Qc7 14. c4 dxc4 15. dxc4 c5
$10 {Smyslov-Bronstein, Amsterdam izt 1964}) (13... Rd8 14. c4 e5 15. h3 Bxf3
16. Nxf3 e4 17. dxe4 dxe4 18. Nd4 {Ostl-Landenbergue, Schweiz-Baden 1987}) 14.
e4 (14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Bh6 16. Nb3 e4 17. Bg2 Qc7 18. Qa7 Nh5 $1 $17 {
Tshetshelian-Baikov, Moskau-ch 1974}) 14... Qc7 15. c4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Rb8 {/\ b5
} 17. Qc2 h6 {bereitet Be6 vor} 18. h3 Be6 19. Bc3 Ra8 20. Ra1 Rxa1+ 21. Bxa1
Ne8 22. Bf1 (22. c5 b6) 22... b6 23. Bc3 Qa7 24. Qb2 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bf4
Nh5 9. e3 Nxf4 10. exf4 Nd7 11. Nd2 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Be7 13. Rc1 f4 14. Nf3 Bd7
15. Ne1 Qb6 16. c5 Qa5 17. a3 Rf7 18. Nd3 Bg5 19. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 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. Qe2 Bd6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Nd4 Nc5 17. b4 cxb3 18. axb3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Qe3 Bf4 21. Qh3 Be5
22. Qe3 Bf4 23. Qh3 Be5 24. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6
Nf6 9. exf7+ Kxf7 10. Bg2 c6 11. O-O Re8 12. Nce2 Nbd7 13. b3 Ne5 14. Bb2 Bc5
15. h3 Qb6 16. Nf4 Kg8 17. c3 Bd7 18. Qc2 Nf7 19. Rae1 Ng5 20. Bc1 Bd6 21. Nxd5
Nxh3+ 22. Bxh3 cxd5 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[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. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Kh8 12. Rc1 (12. b4 $1 Ng8 $1 {Georgiev,
Ki-Ghinda,M/Stara Zagora zt-A/1990/CBM17}) 12... c5 $1 {Von Nunn empfohlen,
aber bisher noch nicht gespielt.} 13. b4 $6 (13. f4 $5) 13... cxb4 14. Nxb4 Nc5
15. Bf3 Bd7 16. Be3 b6 17. Nd3 Ng8 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Rb1 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Nxh6 $15
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Nh3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Rc8 13. O-O c5 14. Rac1 cxd4
15. Qxd4 e5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxe5 Rc5 18. Qd4 Qc7 19. b3 Ba6 20. Rfd1 Rc6 21.
a4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[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
O-O 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. f4 (10. f3) 10... c5 $5 {N} 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Na2 (12. d5
Bxc3) 12... Nc6 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. dxc5 (14. Bd2 $5 Nc6 15. dxc5 Ne4 16. Be1
Nxc5) 14... Qa5 $1 15. b3 (15. Qd6 Rad8 16. Qe5 Nd7) 15... Qxc5 16. Qf3 Rfd8
17. Kh1 (17. Qxb7 Nc2 18. Rb1 Nxe3 19. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 $15) 17... Qc6 $1 18.
a5 (18. Qxc6 bxc6 $15) 18... Rac8 19. Ra4 Nd3 20. Ba3 Nc5 $1 21. Bxc5 (21. Rb4
Nfe4 $17) 21... Qxf3 22. gxf3 Rxc5 23. Ra2 Kf8 24. Rg1 Ke7 25. Rg5 Rxg5 26.
fxg5 Nd5 27. Re2 Nb4 $17 28. Kg2 Rd1 29. a6 bxa6 30. Kf2 Rh1 31. Kg3 a5 32. Rd2
a6 33. h4 Rg1+ 34. Kf2 Rh1 35. Kg3 Rg1+ 36. Kf2 Rc1 37. Be2 Rc3 38. Bd1 (38.
Bc4 a4 $19) 38... Nd5 39. e4 Nb4 40. Rd4 (40. Ke2) 40... e5 41. Rd2 Rd3 $1 42.
Ke2 Rxd2+ 43. Kxd2 Kd6 44. Be2 Kc5 45. Bc4 (45. Kc3 Nc6 46. Bc4 Nd4 47. Bxf7
Nxf3 48. Bxg6 Nxh4 49. Bh5 Ng2 50. Be2 Nf4 51. Bxa6 Ne6 52. g6 Nf4 $19) 45...
a4 $1 46. Bxf7 a3 47. Kc1 Nd3+ 48. Kb1 Ne1 49. Ka2 Kb4 50. f4 (50. Bxg6 Nxf3
51. h5 Nxg5 $19) 50... exf4 51. Bxg6 (51. e5 f3 (51... Nd3 52. e6 f3 53. e7 f2
54. e8=Q f1=Q 55. Qa4+ Kc3 56. Qc4+ Kd2 57. b4 $13) 52. Bc4 Kc5 53. Kxa3 Nc2+
54. Kb2 Ne3 55. Bxa6 f2 $19) 51... Nf3 52. e5 (52. h5 Nxg5 53. e5 f3 $19) 52...
Nxe5 53. Be4 f3 54. h5 f2 55. Bg2 Nf7 56. g6 (56. h6 Nxh6 $1 57. gxh6 gxh6 $19)
56... Nh6 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qe5 Rfd8 17. Be2 f6 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. Na5 Rdc8+ $5 {N}
(19... Rac8+ 20. Kb3 Nc5+ 21. Ka3 b6 22. Nb3 Kf7 {Nikolic,Pr-Beliavsky,A/
Reykjavik WCT/1988/  ->CBM 10} 23. Rhc1 $1 {/\ a5} Nxb3 24. Kxb3 a5 25. Rc3 Rc5
26. Kc2 Ke7 27. Raa3 $1 $16 {/\ Rab3; (Beliavsky)}) 20. Kb3 Nc5+ 21. Ka3 b6 22.
Nb3 Kf7 23. Rac1 $6 (23. Rhc1 $5 Nxb3 24. Kxb3 a5 25. Rc3 Rc5 26. Kc2 Ke7 27.
Raa3) 23... Nxb3 24. Kxb3 a5 25. Ka3 (25. Rc3 Rc5 26. Rhc1 Rac8) 25... Ke7 26.
b4 Kd6 27. bxa5 (27. Rhd1 $22 e5 28. Bf3) 27... bxa5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rb1 Rc3+
$1 30. Rb3 $6 (30. Kb2 $5 Re3 31. Bb5 e5 32. Rc1 $132) 30... Rxb3+ 31. Kxb3 f5
32. h4 Ke5 33. Kc3 Ke4 34. Kd2 Kf4 35. Bf3 (35. Bb5 e5 (35... Kg3 36. Bd7 $132)
36. Bc6 d4 37. Kd3 Kg3 $17) 35... Kg3 36. h5 g5 $1 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Ke2 (38.
Ke3 g5 39. Kd4 g4 40. Bd1 Kxg2 41. Ke5 Kf2 {/\ g3 -+}) 38... g5 39. Kf1 g4 40.
Be2 f4 41. Bb5 f3 $1 (41... e5 42. Bc6 d4 43. Ke2) 42. Bc6 d4 43. gxf3 gxf3 44.
Ke1 e5 45. Bb5 (45. Be4 Kf4 46. Bc6 Ke3 $19) (45. Kd2 f2 46. Bb5 e4 47. Bf1 Kh2
$19) 45... e4 46. Bc6 e3 47. Be4 Kg2 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rc1 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 d6 13. Nc4 Ba6 14. Qb3 Bxc4
15. Qxc4 Nd7 16. e3 a6 17. a4 Qe7 18. Qe2 Rfb8 19. Ra1 Rc8 20. Rfc1 c4 21. Na2
b5 22. Bh3 Re8 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nb4 Qf5 25. Ra2 h5 26. Qc2 Qf3 27. h4 Bxh4 28.
Qd1 Qxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Bf6 30. Nc6 b4 31. a5 b3 32. Ra4 Re4 33. Nd4 h4 34. gxh4 Rc8
35. Rc1 Bxd4 36. Rcxc4 Rxc4 37. Rxc4 Rxh4 38. exd4 Rh5 39. Rc6 Rxd5 40. Rxa6
Rxd4 41. Rb6 Ra4 42. Rxd6 Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt playoff"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. d4 Nbd7 12. Re1 a5 13. a4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Nbd5
15. c4 Nb4 16. Bf4 Re8 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. h4 Bd6 19. Be5 Be7 20. h5 h6 21. Ne4
Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Bg5 23. Qg3 Qe7 24. Rde1 Red8 25. c5 Nd5 26. R4e2 Bf6 27. Bd6 Qd7
28. Bc2 Ne7 29. Rd1 Nf5 30. Bxf5 exf5 31. Qc3 Re8 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Re1 Qd7
34. Qe3 Bg5 35. f4 Bh4 36. g3 Bf6 37. b3 b6 38. Kf1 bxc5 39. dxc5 Qb7 40. Qd3
Rd8 41. Re3 Qb4 42. Qe2 Bd4 43. Rd3 Rc8 44. Qc2 Re8 45. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt playoff"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Ne4
8. Rd1 O-O 9. e3 f5 10. b4 Bd7 11. Qc2 Ne7 12. Be2 Qe8 13. Rc1 Nd6 14. cxd5
Nxd5 15. Ne5 Ba4 16. Qa2 Bb5 17. Bxb5 Qxb5 18. a4 Qe8 19. O-O a6 20. Qb3 Rd8
21. f3 c6 22. Be1 Qe7 23. Bf2 Kh8 24. Nd3 Qg5 25. Rfe1 Rfe8 26. Bg3 Qe7 27. e4
fxe4 28. fxe4 Nb6 29. Nc5 Nf7 30. a5 Nc8 31. d5 cxd5 32. exd5 e5 33. Ne6 Rd7
34. Bxe5 Nxe5 35. Rxe5 Nd6 36. Rce1 Qf6 37. Qd3 Rf7 38. h3 h6 39. Ng5 Qf2+ 40.
Kh2 hxg5 41. Rxe8+ Nxe8 42. Rxe8+ Rf8 43. Rxf8+ Qxf8 44. d6 1-0

[Event "Lvov zt playoff"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bg5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt playoff"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. e3 d5 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne1 Rac8 14. Nd3 Rc7 15.
Nf4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Nd3 a5 19. Qb3 Nd7 20. f4 Rd8 21. Rfd1
h5 22. Nf2 Nb8 23. Nf3 Nd6 24. e4 Rdc8 25. Nd2 Qd8 26. a4 Nb7 27. Qd3 Qd7 28.
Ra1 Nd6 29. Rdc1 f6 30. e5 fxe5 31. fxe5 Nf5 32. Nf3 Rd8 33. d5 Na6 34. d6 Ra7
35. Ne4 Nc5 36. Nxc5 bxc5 37. Kg2 Qc6 38. Kh3 Rf8 39. Rf1 Qe8 40. Nh4 Nxh4 41.
gxh4 Raf7 42. Kg2 Rf4 43. h3 Qc6+ 44. Kg1 Qe4 45. Qxe4 Rxe4 46. Rad1 Rd8 47. d7
Rxc4 48. Rd6 Re4 49. Rxe6 Rxd7 50. Re8+ Kh7 51. e6 Rd6 52. Ra8 Rdxe6 53. Rxa5
Rg6+ 54. Kh2 Re2+ 55. Kh1 Rc2 56. Rb5 Rg3 57. Rf5 Rxh3+ 58. Kg1 Rxh4 59. Rfxc5
b3 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Howell, James C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb1 Be7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Rc3
15. Rc1 Rxc1+ 16. Bxc1 Qa8 17. Ra2 f5 18. Bc4 Bxe4 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Qb3 Nf6
21. Bg5 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Re2 Nd5 26. Re5 Nc3
27. Re7 a5 28. Rb7 b5 29. d5 Nxd5 30. Rxb5 Nf4 31. g3 Nd3 32. Rxa5 f4 33. g4
Re8 34. Rd5 Ne1 35. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Kg2 Kg8 37. Kf3 Rh1 38. Kxf4 Rxh2 39. Rd2 h5
40. a4 hxg4 41. Kxg4 Kf7 42. a5 Rh6 43. Rd7+ Kf8 44. Rd5 Rc6 45. Rb5 Kg8 46.
Rb6 Rc5 47. a6 Ra5 48. Kf4 Kh7 49. Ke4 Ra2 50. f3 Ra3 51. Rc6 Ra5 52. Kd4 Ra3
53. Kc5 Rxf3 54. a7 Ra3 55. Kb6 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Be7 8.
c3 h6 9. Ne4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Re1 Bc5 14. Bf4 b6
15. Nb3 Be7 16. Qf3 Qd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Be4 Bb7 19. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bd5 Be6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 Qc8
15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nc4 17. Na4 b5 18. b3 h6 19. Nf3 bxa4 20. bxc4 e5 21. Bc1
Qc5+ 22. Be3 Qc6 23. Nh4 Rf7 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Ng3 Rc8 26. c5 dxc5 27. Qc4 Qb5
28. Qe6 Re8 29. Qf5 Rd7 30. Nh5 Rf7 31. Qg6 Re6 32. Bxh6 Qe8 33. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
Be3 Qc7 9. Nd2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Bf1 Ne5 14. h3 Bb7 15.
f4 Ng6 16. Qe2 Bc6 17. Qf2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Nxb5 Bxb5 21.
Bxb5 Qxc2 22. f5 Qxb2 23. Bc6 Ra6 24. Bd4 Qc2 25. Bb7 Ra2 26. fxg6 Qxd2 27.
gxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxd2 Rxd2 29. Bf2 Rb2 30. Bc6 Bd8 31. e5 Bb6 32. Bxb6 Rxb6 33.
Bf3 dxe5 34. Rxe5 Ke7 35. Ra5 Kd6 36. Ra7 g6 37. Kf2 e5 38. Ra4 Ke6 39. Ke3 Kf5
40. Ra5 Rb3+ 41. Kf2 h5 42. h4 Rb4 43. Kg3 Rd4 44. Ra8 Rd3 45. Kf2 e4 46. Be2
Rc3 47. Rf8 Ke5 48. Rf7 Rc2 49. g3 Nd5 50. Ke1 Nc3 51. Ba6 Rg2 52. Bc8 e3 53.
Re7+ Kd4 54. Rd7+ Kc5 55. Rc7+ Kb4 56. Rb7+ Ka3 57. Rf7 e2 58. Kd2 Ne4+ 59. Ke1
Nxg3 60. Kd2 Rg1 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alburt, Lev O"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Qc1 Rc8 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qd1 N7f6
15. Qb3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Be4 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. a3 Rd5 19. b4 a5 20. bxa5 Ra8 21.
Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rdxa5 23. Nc4 R5a6 24. Qb2 b5 25. Ne5 Qb7 26. Qc3 c5+ 27. Qf3
Qxf3+ 28. Nxf3 c4 29. Rb1 Ra5 30. Ne5 Ne4 31. a4 Nd2 32. axb5 Nxf1 33. Nxc4 Ra1
34. Rxf1 Rxf1 35. Kxf1 Ra4 36. Ne5 Rxd4 37. Nc6 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 Rb1 39. Nd4 e5 40.
Nf5 Rxb5 41. g4 Rb4 42. Kg3 Kh7 43. Nd6 Kg6 44. e3 Rb6 45. Nf5 Kf6 46. Nh4 g6
47. Nf3 Rb4 48. h3 Ke6 49. Nd2 Kd5 50. Kf3 Ra4 51. Nf1 e4+ 52. Kg2 Kc4 53. Ng3
Kd3 54. Kf1 Kd2 55. h4 Rb4 56. Kg2 Ke1 57. Kg1 Rc4 58. Kg2 Rc2 59. Nxe4 f5 60.
gxf5 gxf5 61. Ng3 Rxf2+ 62. Kh3 Kd2 63. e4 f4 64. Nf5 h5 65. Ng7 f3 66. Nxh5
Rg2 67. e5 Rg1 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. g3
Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Bh3 Ndf6
15. Qc2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Ne5 c5 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Nc4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Rad8 21.
Rad1 Be7 22. Rd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qb8 24. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 e5 15.
O-O exf4 16. Qxf4 Qe7 17. Bb2 Bd7 18. Bd3 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 f6 20. Rbf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 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 Qc7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Qe2
Ngf6 15. Ne5 Nb6 16. c4 Rxd4 17. Be3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rg8 19. Bf4 Nbd7 20. Qd2
Bb4 21. Qxb4 Nxe5 22. Ne2 Nxh5 23. Be3 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qc3 Qd6 26. Bxa7
c5 27. Qa5 Nd3+ 28. Kb1 Qa6 29. Qc3 Nxb2 30. Qxb2 Qxa7 31. Qe5 Qb6+ 32. Kc2 Nf6
33. Nc3 Qc7 34. Qe3 Ng4 35. Qe2 Ne5 36. Nb5 Nc6 37. Nxc7 Nd4+ 38. Kd2 Nxe2 39.
Ne8 Nf4 40. g3 Nh3 41. Ke3 Kd7 42. Nxg7 Ng5 43. Nh5 f5 44. Nf4 Kd6 45. Nd3 e5
46. f3 Nxf3 0-1

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Qc2
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. d5 e5 13. e4 g6 14. Bh3 Kg7 15. b4
h5 16. Na4 Bc8 17. Kg2 a5 18. a3 h4 19. Qc2 Rh8 20. Rh1 Be7 21. Nc3 Nf6 22.
Bxc8 Qxc8 23. bxa5 h3+ 24. Kf1 Rxa5 25. Nd2 Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 c4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Nc5 Be7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. a4 O-O-O 14. g3 f5 15.
h3 h5 16. Be2 g6 17. Qd2 Rdg8 18. Kf2 Nd8 19. Ng5 Rf8 20. Kg2 Nf7 21. Nf3 Rfg8
22. h4 Kd8 23. Rhb1 Ke8 24. b5 Kf8 25. a5 Qc8 26. Qa2 Kg7 27. Nd2 Nh6 28. Nf1
Qe8 29. Qb2 Ng4 30. Bc1 Rf8 31. Bd1 Rf7 32. b6 a6 33. Qa2 Qf8 34. Ba3 Bxa3 35.
Qxa3 Qxa3 36. Rxa3 Bc6 37. Rb2 Rc8 38. Kf3 Kf8 39. Rg2 Ke7 40. Ke2 Rff8 41. Kd2
Rh8 42. Kc1 Rhf8 43. Kb2 Rh8 44. Ra1 Rhf8 45. Ka3 Rh8 46. Bf3 Rhf8 47. Re2 Rh8
48. Nd2 Rhf8 49. Kb4 Rh8 50. Rh1 Rhf8 51. Bg2 Rh8 52. Rhe1 Rhf8 53. Bf1 Nh6 54.
Nb1 Nf7 55. Ka3 Nh6 56. Ra2 Bd7 57. Kb2 Ng4 58. Na3 Nf2 59. Nc2 g5 60. hxg5 h4
61. gxh4 Rh8 62. Nb4 Rxh4 63. Bg2 Nd3+ 64. Nxd3 cxd3 65. Rf1 Bb5 66. Rf2 Rg4
67. Ra1 Rh8 68. Rd1 Rhh4 69. Bf1 Rg3 70. Rfd2 Rh1 71. Bxd3 Rxd1 72. Rxd1 Bxd3
73. Rh1 Kd7 74. Kb3 Kc6 75. Kb4 Kd7 76. Rh7+ Kd8 77. Rxb7 Bb5 78. Rc7 Bd7 79.
Kc5 Rxc3+ 80. Kd6 Rxc7 81. bxc7+ Ke8 82. Kc5 1-0

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qc2 Qb6 13. Rd1 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Na2 Be7 16. b4 Rac8 17. Bb2 Qc7 18. g3 Rfe8 19. b5 c5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Bc4
Qf5 22. Qxf5 gxf5 23. Nc3 Red8 24. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Re8 8. h3
Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O-O Nf8 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. g4
Bd6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rc1 Rc7 18. Rc3 Bc8 19. g5 h6 20. h4 Bg4 21.
Ne5 Bh5 22. Qc2 f6 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Ng6 Rg7 25. Nxf8 Bf3 26. Re1 Kxf8 27. Be2
Be4 28. Bd3 Qh2 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Qe2 Rg2 31. Rf1 Qxh4 32. Qf3 Qg5 33. a3 Kg7
34. Ka2 h5 35. Rb3 Re7 36. Qh3 Qg4 37. Qh1 Kh6 38. f3 Qg3 39. e4 Rh2 40. Qg1
Qxg1 41. Rxg1 Rh3 42. exd5 cxd5 43. Rc3 h4 44. Rc5 Rd7 45. Rf1 Kg5 46. Rc8 Kf4
47. Rh8 Rh2 48. Re1 Rd6 49. Rh5 Rb6 50. Rb1 f5 51. Rh7 a5 52. Rd7 h3 53. a4 Rg2
54. Rh7 h2 55. Rh3 Rb4 0-1

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qb5 Nc4 11. Nf3 e6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nh5 14. Bg5
h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. g4 gxh4 17. gxh5 Rc8 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Rg1 Bb4 20. Kd2 Rhg8
21. Kd3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Ke7 23. h3 Rxg1 24. Rxg1 Rc4 25. Rb1 b6 26. Rb4 Rxb4 27.
cxb4 Kd7 28. b5 Ke8 29. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e4 c5 7. e5 h6 8. Bd2
cxd4 9. exf6 dxc3 10. bxc3 Bf8 11. fxg7 Bxg7 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qe2
Qf6 15. Rad1 e5 16. Bd3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Nh4 Qe6 19. Bc1 Rad8 20. Qh5 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 f5 22. h3 f4 23. Qg4 Qxg4 24. hxg4 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Kf1 Ne6 27.
Nf5 Bf8 28. Ke2 Kf7 29. g3 fxg3 30. Nxg3 b5 31. Be3 a6 32. Kd3 Bc5 33. Ke4 Bxe3
34. fxe3 Kf6 35. Kd5 Ng5 36. Nh5+ Kg6 37. Kxe5 Nf3+ 38. Kf4 Nd2 39. Ng3 a5 40.
e4 b4 41. cxb4 axb4 42. e5 b3 43. axb3 Nxb3 44. Ke4 Nc5+ 45. Kd5 Nd3 46. Nh5
Nf2 47. Nf6 Nh3 48. Kd6 Nf2 49. Kd5 Nh3 50. Kd6 Nf2 51. Ke7 Nd3 52. Ke6 Nf2 53.
Ke7 Nd3 54. Ke6 Nf2 55. Kd6 Kf7 56. Kd5 Kg6 57. Kd6 Kf7 58. Kd5 Kg6 59. Kd4 Kf7
60. Ke3 Nh3 61. Nh5 Ng5 62. Kd4 Ke7 63. Kd5 Ne6 64. Ke4 Ng5+ 65. Kf5 Nf3 66.
Nf4 Nd4+ 67. Kg6 Nf3 68. Kxh6 Kf7 69. e6+ Kf6 70. Kh5 Ne5 71. g5+ Kg7 72. e7
Kf7 73. Nd5 1-0

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Re8
15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nd2 Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. h3 Re8 19. Bd1 Bh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qxf1
21. Bd2 Qxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxd3 23. a4 f6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bg4 f5 26. Bh5 g6 27.
Bf3 Be4 28. Kg3 f4+ 29. Bxf4 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Nxf4 31. Kxf4 Re2 32. b4 Rc2 33. Ra3
Kg7 34. Ke5 Rxf2 35. Kd6 Rxf3 36. Kxc6 Rf5 37. Ra7+ Kh6 38. Rc7 g5 39. Kb6 Kg6
40. Rc6+ Kh5 41. Rc5 Rf3 42. Kxb5 Rxh3 43. Ka6 Rh1 44. b5 Ra1+ 45. Kb7 Kg6 46.
b6 g4 47. Kc6 g3 48. b7 g2 49. b8=Q g1=Q 50. Qg8+ Kh6 51. Qf8+ Kg6 52. Qg8+ Kh6
53. Qf8+ Kg6 54. Qd6+ Kg7 55. Qd4+ Qxd4 56. cxd4 Kf6 57. Kd7 Ra7+ 58. Kd6 Ra6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Qh5 Nf5 10. Nf3 f6 11. g4 c4 12. gxf5 cxd3 13. Rg1 exf5 14. Bh6 Rf7 15.
Kd2 Be6 16. Bxg7 Rxg7 17. Rxg7+ Kxg7 18. Rg1+ 1-0

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bd7 11. Bf4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Rc8 13. Bb3 Bc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Ne4 Ngf6 14. g3 Nc5
15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. c4 Rhe8 17. Bc3 Qe7 18. Ne5 Bb6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Qe2 Nxe5 21.
Qxe5 f6 22. Qe2 Qf7 23. Rhe1 g6 24. hxg6 Qxg6 25. Qf3 f5 26. Re3 Rd7 27. Qe2
Red8 28. Rdd3 Re8 29. Kc2 h5 30. Qe1 Qf7 31. b3 Rdd8 32. Re2 Qg8 33. Rh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA-qual f"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Qc2
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. d5 e5 13. e4 a5 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. a3
Rfb8 16. b4 Qd8 17. Nd2 Bg5 18. Nb3 axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8 21. Qd1 Nf6
22. h4 Bh6 23. c5 Qb8 24. c6 Ba6 25. Bf1 Bxf1 26. Qxf1 g6 27. Kg2 Qc8 28. Qb1
Ra6 29. Qf1 Ra8 30. f3 Ne8 31. Qb1 Ra6 32. Qf1 Ra8 33. Qb1 Ra6 34. Ra2 Qa8 35.
Qa1 Rxa2+ 36. Qxa2 Qxa2+ 37. Nxa2 Kf8 38. Nc3 Ke7 39. Kf2 Ng7 40. Nb5 Ne8 41.
Ke2 Kd8 42. Kd3 Kc8 43. Nc3 Kd8 44. Na1 Bc1 45. Ne2 Bh6 46. Nc2 Bg7 47. Ne3 Bh6
48. Nc4 Nf6 49. g4 Ne8 50. g5 Bg7 51. Ne3 h6 52. Ng1 Kc8 53. Kc4 Kb8 54. Ng4 h5
55. Nh6 f6 56. Nf7 fxg5 57. hxg5 Ka7 58. b5 Kb8 59. Nh3 Kc8 60. Kd3 Bf8 61. Nh8
Kd8 62. Nxg6 Be7 63. Nh4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. 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 Ng8 14. Nb5 Ndf6 (14...
fxe4 $142 $1 15. Nxe4 Ndf6 $10) 15. f3 Bd7 (15... Nh5 16. c5 $1 Nf4 17. Nc4 $14
) (15... axb4 16. axb4 Bd7 17. c5 $13) 16. bxa5 $5 Rxa5 17. c5 $1 (17. Nb3 Ra8
18. c5 $2 fxe4 19. fxe4 Nxe4 $1 $17) 17... fxe4 (17... dxc5 18. a4 {/\ 19. Nb3,
19.Nc4+/-}) 18. fxe4 (18. cxd6 $2 c6 $1 $17) 18... Ng4 19. Nf3 (19. cxd6 $2 Ne3
20. Rxf8 Qg5 $1 $17) (19. Rxf8 Bxf8 (19... Qxf8 20. Bxg4 Bxb5 21. Qc3 $14) 20.
Nf3 $1 Bxb5 21. Rxb5 Rxb5 22. Bxb5 $14) 19... Bxb5 20. Rxb5 (20. Bxb5 c6 $1 21.
dxc6 bxc6 22. Bxc6 (22. Bc4 Rxc5 23. h3 d5 $1 $17) 22... Rxc5 23. Qa4 Bh6 $10)
20... Rxb5 21. Bxb5 Bh6 22. Qc3 (22. Bxh6 N8xh6 23. Qc1 Nf7 $10) 22... Bxc1 23.
Qxc1 $6 (23. Rxc1 N8f6 24. Bd3 {/\ cd6, Qc7+/-}) 23... h6 $1 $10 24. a4 Kg7 25.
Bd3 Qb8 (25... Qb8 26. h3 N4f6 {/\ Nd7=}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 (9... c5) (9... Nd7) 10. a3 Nd7 (10... c5) (10... Bd7 11. Rb1 $5
(11. b3 c5 12. Rb1 Ne8 $10) 11... a4 12. b3 axb3 13. Nxb3 c5 $1 14. dxc6 Bxc6
15. Qd3 Nh5 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Qh3 f5 18. Qxh5 fxe4 19. Qe2 Ng6 20. Nd5 Kh8 21.
Qxe4 Ra4 22. Qe2 Qh4 $146 {Stohl-Uhlmann,Amsterdam 1990}) 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8
(12... b6 $6 13. f3 f4 14. Na4 $1 axb4 15. axb4 g5 16. c5 Nf6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18.
b5 Bd7 19. Nc4 Nc8 20. Ba3 Ne8 21. g4 $1 $16 {@,Kasparov-Smirin,UdSSR ch 1988})
13. Qc2 (13. f3) (13. bxa5 $5 {Azmaiparashvili}) 13... Ng8 (13... fxe4 14.
Ncxe4 Nf5 15. Nb3 axb4 16. axb4 Nf6 17. Bd3 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qh4 19. Bd2 $14 {
Stohl-Marin,Stara Zagora zt 1990}) (13... b6 14. f3 f4 15. Nb5 g5 16. c5 bxc5
17. bxc5 dxc5 $5 {N P18.Sb3 c6>=,Sakaev-Frolov,UdSSR 1990}) 14. Bb2 $6 (14. Nb5
) (14. f3 Ngf6 15. Nb5 Nh5 16. g3 axb4 17. axb4 Ndf6 18. c5 {N} fxe4 19. fxe4
Bh3 20. Rf2 Rc8 $6 21. Rb3 $1 $16 {Browne-Root,Santa Monica 1990}) (14. exf5 $5
gxf5 15. f4 exf4 (15... Ne7 16. Nf3 Ng6 17. Ng5 $36 {G.Georgadze-Neverov,
Podolsk 1989}) 16. Nf3 Ne5 $14) 14... Ndf6 $1 {N} (14... Ngf6 15. Rbe1 f4 16.
c5 $36 {Salov-Short,Skelleftea 1989}) 15. Rbd1 (15. Rbe1 $5) (15. c5 axb4 16.
axb4 Bh6 $5 (16... fxe4 17. Ndxe4 dxc5 (17... Bf5 18. Bd3 $14 dxc5 $6 19. Nxc5
Nxd5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Ne6 $16) 18. Nxc5 (18. bxc5 $5) 18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5
20. Rbd1 $146) 17. f3 (17. Rbd1 Bxd2 $5 18. Rxd2 f4 19. Nb5 Ne8 20. Rc1 Rf7
$132) 17... Be3+ (17... Bxd2 18. Qxd2 f4 19. Ra1 $16) (17... Nh5 18. Nc4 Bf4
19. g3 $5 Qg5 20. Bd3 $16) 18. Kh1 Nh5 19. Nc4 Bf4 20. Bc1 $8 (20. g3 $2 Bxg3
$40) 20... Ngf6 $13) 15... Bd7 16. exf5 (16. c5 $2 axb4 17. axb4 fxe4 18. Ndxe4
(18. Ncxe4 Ba4) 18... Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rf4 $17) (16. f3 $6 Nh5 $36 {P 17.g3? Dg5})
16... gxf5 17. f4 $6 (17. c5 $13 {PSc4}) 17... exf4 18. Rxf4 axb4 19. axb4 Ne7
$36 {<->e3} 20. Rff1 Ng6 21. Nb3 $2 (21. Nb5 $1 {PSd4|^} Ra2 (21... Bxb5 $6 22.
cxb5 Nxd5 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Nc4 Ndf4 (24... c6 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. b5 $146) 25.
Bf3 $146) 22. Nc3 $10) 21... Ng4 22. Bxg4 fxg4 23. Ne4 Ne5 $1 {|_-/+} 24. Rxf8+
Qxf8 25. Rf1 Qe7 26. Ng3 (26. Nd4 $2 Nxc4 $1) 26... Qg5 27. Kh1 (27. Nf5 Bxf5 (
27... Rf8 28. Nbd4 {PSe6}) 28. Rxf5 Qe3+ 29. Kf1 Re8 30. Bd4 Nxc4 $1) 27... Qg6
$1 28. Qe2 (28. Qxg6 hxg6 $17) (28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Rxf5 Ra2 30. Nd4 (30. Rf2 Qxc2
31. Rxc2 Kg8 $19) 30... Nxc4 31. Qxc4 Rxb2 $19) 28... Kg8 29. Na5 (29. Nd4 Re8)
29... Re8 30. Qd1 Bc8 31. c5 h5 $19 32. cxd6 h4 33. Ne2 h3 $1 34. Ng3 (34. dxc7
hxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Qe4+ 36. Kg3 Qe3+ 37. Kg2 Nf3 38. Bxg7 Nh4+ 39. Kh1 Qe4+ 40. Kg1
Qg2#) 34... cxd6 35. Nb3 $138 (35. Bd4 hxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Qh7 $19) (35. Qd2 $5 Bd7
{PLb5}) 35... Nc4 $1 36. Bc1 (36. Bxg7 hxg2+ $19) 36... Ne3 37. Bxe3 Rxe3 38.
Qc1 (38. Nc1 Be5) 38... Rc3 39. Qb1 Qd3 40. Qe1 (40. Qxd3 Rxd3 $19 {[+]|_})
40... hxg2+ {41.Kg2 Dd5 42.Kg1 Tb3 PLd4 (I.Stohl)} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. a3 Bd7 11. g4 Rfc8 12. Kb1 Bf8 13. Ng5 $5 {N} (13. g5 Nh5
14. Bg3 Ne7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Be2 f6 17. gxf6 gxf6 18. Nf3 Bg6 19. e4 $14 {
Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1990/}) 13... Ne7 (13... h6 14. h4 g6 (14... hxg5
15. hxg5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxd7) 15. Nf3 $40) 14. h4 (14. Be5 Ng6 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Nf3 Bc6 $132) 14... g6 (14... Ng6 15. Bg3 dxc4 16. Nxh7 $5 Kxh7 17. h5
$40) (14... h6 15. Nf3 $22 (15. Bd3 g6 $1 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. g5 Nh5 $17) 15...
dxc4 16. g5 Nfd5 17. gxh6 $40) 15. h5 Bg7 (15... dxc4 $2 16. Nge4 $1 Nxe4 (
16... Nfd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Nf6+ $18) 17. Nxe4 Bc6 18. hxg6 Nxg6
19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Rxh7+ Kxf6 21. g5+ Ke7 22. Qxg6) (15... h6 16. Nf3 (16. hxg6
hxg5 17. Bxg5 Bg7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qh7+ Bg7 $17) 16... g5 17.
Nxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nh7 19. Bf4 $40) 16. Bd6 (16. Be5 Bc6 (16... dxc4 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. Nce4 Bxg5 19. Rxd7 $36) 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxh7 Bxc3 $1 19. bxc3 Ba4
20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. h6+ Kxf6 22. g5+ Ke5 $1 $19 (22... Kxg5 23. f4+ Kf6 24. Qg2))
(16. hxg6 hxg6 17. f3 dxc4 18. Qh2 $13) 16... Qd8 (16... Nc6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18.
f3 $40) 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Be5 (18. f3 Ba4 $1 19. Qxa4 Qxd6 $15) 18... Nc6 $1 (
18... Nxg4 $2 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rh7+ Kf6 21. Nce4+ dxe4 22. Nxe4+ $18) (18...
Bc6 19. f3) 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 (19... Bxf6 20. f4 $22 (20. Nh7 $5 Bg7 21. cxd5 exd5
22. Rxd5) 20... Bxg5 21. fxg5 Qxg5 22. Qh2 $40) 20. f4 (20. Nh7 Qf3 (20... Qe5
21. g5 (21. cxd5 Ne7 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. g5 Nd5 $132) 21... Ne7 22. f4 Qxe3 23.
Qh2 $40) 21. Rh3 (21. Be2 Qxf2 22. g5 Ne5 23. Rdf1 Qxe3 $13) 21... Qxg4 22.
cxd5 (22. f3 Qf5 23. e4 Qf4 $13) 22... Ne7 $132) 20... Na5 $1 (20... Ne7 $6 21.
Nce4 dxe4 22. Rxd7 $16) 21. Nce4 $2 (21. cxd5 Ba4 $5 (21... exd5 22. Nxd5) 22.
Qxa4 Rxc3 23. Rh2 $1 (23. bxc3 Qxc3 24. Rh2 (24. Qb4 Qa1+ 25. Kc2 Rc8+ 26. Kd2
Bc3+ $19) 24... Rc8 25. Rd4 (25. Ra2 Nb3 26. dxe6 Qc1+) 25... Nb3 26. Rb2 Nxd4
27. exd4 Bxd4 $19) 23... Rb3 24. Rdd2 (24. Ne4 Rxb2+ 25. Ka1 Rxh2+ 26. Nxf6+
Bxf6+ 27. Rd4 Rc8 28. Kb1 Bxd4 29. exd4 Rh1 $17) 24... Rxe3 25. Qxa5 Re1+ 26.
Ka2 Rxf1 27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Rhf2 $14) 21... Qe7 (21... dxe4 $2 22. Rxd7 Nxc4 23.
Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Qh2 $18) 22. Rh7 dxe4 (22... Nxc4 $2 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Qh2 f6 $8
25. Rh1 fxg5 26. fxg5 $1 Rf8 (26... Rxe4 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. Rf1+) 27. Nd6 {
/\ Rh8+-}) 23. Qh2 f6 (23... Qe8 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke7 27.
Nh7 Rc5 (27... Qh8 28. Qg5+ f6 29. Nxf6 $40) 28. Qh4+ g5 29. fxg5 Qh8 30. g6+
f6 31. Qh2 Rc6 (31... Re5 32. g5 f5 33. Nf6 $1 Qxh2 34. Rxd7+ Kf8 35. g7#) (
31... Qb8 32. Qh6 Qg8 33. g7 Qf7 34. Nf8 $1 $18) 32. Qd2 Rd8 33. g5 fxg5 34.
Qxa5 $18) 24. Nxe4 Bc6 25. Nd6 $6 (25. Bd3 Rd8 26. Rh1 Rxd3 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28.
Rxa8 Bxe4 $19) (25. Bg2 $5 Nxc4 26. Rh1 Nxe3 27. Bf3 (27. Rh8+ Kf7) 27... Nxg4
$19) 25... Rd8 26. c5 Be4+ $1 27. Bd3 (27. Ka2 Bd5+ 28. Kb1 Nb3 29. Bd3 Nxc5
30. Bxg6 Rxd6 $19) 27... Rxd6 $1 28. cxd6 Qxd6 29. Qc2 Rd8 {Ftacnik,L} (29...
Rd8 30. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Kc2 Kxh7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Bc5 (6... d5 7. cxd5
exd5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bb5 $1 Ne5 $5 (10... Bg4 11. Qa4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 a6
13. Bd3 $14 {Speelman-Timman Reykjavik WCup 1988 46/53}) 11. O-O h6 {Hansen,
LB-Petran,P Budapest Elekes 1989 CBM 14}) 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 $5 h6 9. Bh4 O-O
10. e3 b6 11. Be2 Ba6 $1 12. O-O Ne5 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bg3 d6 15. Bxe5 $5 dxe5
16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Qc7 18. Qe2 e4 19. Nd4 Rfc8 20. b3 a6 21. Rfc1 h5 $1 $36
22. Na4 Bd6 23. g3 Bc5 24. Nc2 Qc6 25. Nb2 g6 26. b4 Be7 27. Nd4 Qd7 28. Rd1 e5
29. Nb3 Qh3 30. Qf1 Qe6 31. Rdc1 h4 32. Nd2 Kg7 33. Qg2 Qf5 34. h3 hxg3 35.
fxg3 Rh8 36. g4 Qg5 37. Nd1 Rad8 38. Ra2 Rh4 39. Kf1 Nxg4 40. hxg4 {Zeit Ribli}
0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bc2 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15.
Nb3 Bg4 16. Bc5 Bd6 17. h3 Bh5 18. Qd3 Bg6 19. Qd2 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Ne4 21. Bxd6
Qxd6 22. Nbd2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 d4 24. Rad1 dxc3 25. Qxc3 Qf6 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. Re5
Qf7 28. a3 Ne6 29. Qe3 Nf4 30. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Be2 d6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Re1 g6 7. Bf1 {This is
the kind of opening one plays on sunday morning in the Bundesliga: it gives
you a little time to wake up before anything too dramatic happens. Ljubo tried
7.a4 against Ivanchuk in Linares this year and got nowhere.} Bg7 8. d4 O-O 9.
dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qf3 Be6 12. Nd2 Qc7 13. Qc3 Nd7 14. a4 Rfe8 15. a5
Rab8 16. Nc4 b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Be3 Bf8 19. b4 Ra8 20. Qb2 b5 21. Nd2 Nb6 22.
c3 Reb8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 Na4 26. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 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 f4 13. g4 g5 14. Be1 h5 15. h3 Ng6
16. c5 Rf7 17. cxd6 (17. b4 $5) 17... cxd6 18. Rc1 Bf8 19. Bf2 (19. Kg2 $5)
19... Rh7 20. Qb3 hxg4 21. hxg4 Nh4 22. Bxh4 Rxh4 23. Nf2 a6 $1 24. a4 Rh7 {
/\ Bd7} 25. Kg2 Bd7 26. Nb1 (26. Rh1 Rxh1 27. Nxh1 Rb8 $10) 26... b5 $1 27.
axb5 axb5 28. Na3 Qb6 29. Nxb5 $1 (29. Nc2 Kg7 $1 {/\ Be7, Rah8|^}) 29... Bxb5
$1 (29... Rb8 30. Rc6 $1 Bxc6 31. dxc6+ Kh8 32. Qe6 $1 $16) 30. Qxb5 Qxb5 31.
Bxb5 Rb8 32. Bc6 Rxb2 33. Ra1 Be7 $2 (33... Nd7 $1 34. Rfb1 Rxb1 35. Rxb1 Nc5
36. Ra1 Nb3 {/\ Nd4=}) 34. Rfb1 Rxb1 35. Rxb1 $16 Kf7 36. Rb8 Rg7 37. Nd1 Rg8
38. Rb7 Rd8 39. Nc3 Nh7 40. Nb5 Nf8 41. Na7 $1 {/\ Bb5, Nc6, /\ Rc7, Nc8} Kf6
42. Kf2 Ng6 43. Bd7 Nh4 44. Ke2 Ra8 45. Be6 Rd8 46. Nc6 Re8 47. Rd7 $1 Bf8 48.
Rf7+ Kg6 49. Ra7 Kf6 50. Bd7 $18 Re7 51. Nxe7 Bxe7 52. Kf2 Bd8 53. Ra6 Ke7 54.
Bf5 Bc7 55. Ke2 Ng2 56. Ra7 Kd8 57. Ra8+ Ke7 58. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Nc3 b5 10. Nxb5 Nxe4 11. O-O a6 12. Na3 Nf6 13. Nc4 Ra7 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bh4 Rd7 16. Ne3 Bb7 17. Nh2 Re7 18. Qb3 Qc7 19. Nhg4 Nbd7 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21.
Bc4 Re4 22. Bg3 Rb8 23. Qc2 Rbe8 24. Rad1 Nh5 25. Bh2 Nf4 26. Kh1 Bc8 27. f3
Rxe3 28. Bxf4 R3e7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8.
Nf4 d5 9. Be3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ncxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bf6 13. O-O b6 14. Rc1
Qd6 15. Bb1 Bd7 16. Re1 Rfc8 17. Ba2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Bb2 Qc8 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. a3 (12. Ne5) 12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5
14. b4 Qd7 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Na4 Nfe4 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Qa4 Bb6 20.
Nf3 Rac8 $10 21. Nd4 Qf6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bh3 Rb8 24. Ba1 Bc5 25. Bd7 Bb6 26.
Bg4 Qg5 27. Bh3 Qd2 28. Qb4 Bc8 29. Bxc8 Qxb4 30. axb4 Rxc8 31. Rd1 Rc4 32. e3
Bxd4 33. Bxd4 Rxb4 34. Bxa7 Rb5 35. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Be3 Na6
9. Nd2 Nd7 {>= 9...Nc5} 10. Nb3 b6 11. g4 f5 12. Bd3 Ndc5 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14.
exf5 gxf5 15. Bxf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 Rxf5 17. Rg1 $14 Qf8 18. Qd2 Kh8 19. O-O-O Rh5
$1 20. Rg3 Bh6 21. Qe2 Bxe3+ 22. fxe3 Rh6 23. Rdg1 Rf6 24. Kb1 Qf7 25. a3 a4
26. Ka2 Rf8 27. Rg5 Rf1 28. Qg2 Rxg1 29. Qxg1 h6 30. Rg6 Kh7 31. Rg4 Kh8 $6 (
31... Rg8 32. Nb5 Na6 {.. mit guten Remischancen}) 32. Qg2 Qf5 33. Rg6 Kh7 (
33... Qh5 $142) 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. e4 Qf6 36. Rxc7 Rg8 37. Qe2 Nb3 38. Qd1 Qf4
39. Nxa4 Nc1+ 40. Ka1 Qe3 41. Qf1 Qf4 42. Rf7 Nb3+ 43. Ka2 Qxf1 44. Rxf1 Nd2
45. Rc1 Nxe4 46. Nxb6 Nc5 47. Rc2 e4 48. b4 Nd3 49. c5 dxc5 50. bxc5 e3 51. c6
e2 52. Rxe2 Nc1+ 53. Kb2 Nxe2 54. c7 Nf4 55. d6 Ne6 56. c8=Q Rxc8 57. Nxc8 Kg7
58. a4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nge2 Nc6 $6 {The knight turns out to be
misplaced on c6. It is difficult to exploit white's odd move order (4.Nge2).
Actually, I don't really see the point of it. For one thing, Nh3-g5 is no
longer possible if black blocks h4 with h5.} 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Qd2 Na5 8.
Ng3 b6 9. O-O-O c5 10. h4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 h5 13. Bh6 Be6 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Rhe1 a6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qg5 Kh7 19. Nge2 Qc5 20. Nd4 Bc4
21. Qxc5 dxc5 22. Nc6 Rfe8 23. b3 Be6 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ng8 26. Ne5 Nh6 27.
Nd7 b5 28. Nxc5 Nf5 29. Re4 Ng3 30. Re5 Nf5 31. Rde1 Kg7 32. R1e4 Ra7 33. g4
Nxh4 34. d6 e6 35. d7 Rh8 36. Re3 Kf6 37. g5+ Kg7 38. Rd3 Raa8 39. Nb7 Rhd8 40.
Nxd8 Rxd8 41. c4 bxc4 42. bxc4 Nf5 43. Rxf5 gxf5 44. c5 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 d5 12. Qe1 Bb4 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bd2 O-O
$6 (14... Qe7 $5) 15. exd5 exd5 (15... Nxd5 $6 16. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Bxd5 18.
Bc4 $16 {/\} Qg5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qg3 $1 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Rad8 22. Rh5 Rfe8 23.
Kd1 $1 $18) 16. Ne2 $5 (16. Bd3 $5 Re8 17. Qh4 (17. Qg3 Nh5 $5) 17... d4 18.
Ne2 Bb6 $1 $14) 16... Bb6 17. Qg3 $1 Kh8 (17... Nh5 18. Qh3 Nf6 19. Ng3 $1 $16)
18. Qh4 Rc8 19. Bg5 $5 (19. Bc3 $6 Be3+ 20. Kb1 Ne4 $1 21. Qxd8 Nxc3+ $10) (19.
Ng3 $5 Nd7 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 $14) 19... Re8 $8 20. Kb1 (20. Ng3 $5 Re5 21. Bxf6
Qxf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Bd3 $14) 20... Re5 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Nf4
$5 Rce8 24. Bd3 (24. Nd3 Re3 25. Nb4 a5 $1 $10 {/\} 26. Nxd5 $6 Bxd5 27. Rxd5
Re1+ 28. Ka2 Rc1 $1 $17) 24... Be3 25. Ne2 Bf2 $2 (25... d4 $1 26. Bc4 Rg8 $1
27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxg2 $10) 26. Nf4 $2 Be3 27. Ne2 Bf2 $2 28. Ng3 $1 $16
Rg8 29. Nf5 Rxg2 30. Nxh6 Rh5 (30... Kg7 31. Nf5+ Kh8 (31... Kf8 32. h4 {
/\ h5-h6-h7}) 32. Rd2 $1 Rg1+ 33. Rxg1 Bxg1 34. Rg2 Be3 35. Nd6 Re7 36. Re2 $18
) 31. Ng4 $6 $138 (31. Nxf7+ Kg7 32. Nd8 $1 a5 33. Ba6 $1 $18) 31... f5 32. Bf1
$1 Rxg4 33. fxg4 fxg4 34. Bg2 $2 (34. Be2 $1 f5 35. h3 d4 36. Rhf1 $18) 34...
Kg7 $13 35. Rd2 Be3 36. Re2 d4 37. Bxc6 bxc6 38. Rf1 f5 39. c3 c5 40. Kc2 Kf6
41. b4 $1 $10 f4 (41... c4 42. cxd4 Bxd4 43. Rf4 Be5 44. Rxc4 Rxh2 45. Rxh2
Bxh2 46. Kd3 g3 47. Rc2 $1 $8 Kg5 48. Ke3 Kg4 49. Rc4+ Kh3 50. Kf3 g2 51. Rc8
g1=N+ $1 $8 52. Kf2 Kg4 $10) 42. bxc5 Rxc5 43. Rxe3 $1 dxe3 44. Rxf4+ Kg5 45.
Re4 Rf5 46. Kd3 Rf2 47. Kxe3 Rxh2 48. Re6 Rh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D59"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Be2
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 Rd8 14. Qa4 Nd7
15. c6 Nc5 16. Qa3 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 (6... g6 7. f3)
7. Bg3 Ne7 8. e3 Bf5 (8... Nf5 $5) 9. Qb3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qb6 11. Be2 $14 Nd7 (
11... Na6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh3 Nb4 14. Kd2 $5 $13 {Bareev}) 12. g4 $1 Be6 13. Nh3
O-O-O (13... Qxb3 $5 14. axb3 a6 15. Ng5 $14 (15. Nf4 $14)) 14. Qa3 $1 Rhe8 15.
Nf4 h6 16. b4 Kb8 17. Rb1 Ng6 18. Nd3 $1 (18. Nxe6 Rxe6 $14) 18... Rc8 19. O-O
Qd8 20. b5 Qe7 21. Nb4 c5 (21... cxb5 $6 22. Nxb5 a6 23. Nxa6+ bxa6 24. Nd6+
$18) (21... Ka8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Na4 $40) 22. b6 $1 (22. Nc6+ $2 bxc6 23.
bxc6+ Nb6 24. dxc5 Rxc6 {Bareev}) 22... Nxb6 (22... axb6 23. Nb5 Rcd8 24. Nc6+
$1 $18) 23. Nb5 a6 24. dxc5 Qxc5 (24... Rxc5 25. Nxa6+ bxa6 26. Qxa6 Qb7 27.
Qxb7+ Kxb7 28. Nd6+ $18) 25. Nd6 $1 a5 (25... Qxd6 26. Nxa6+ $18) 26. Na6+ bxa6
27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. Nxe8 Ka7 29. Nxg7 $18 (29. Rfc1 $1) 29... Na4 30. Rfc1 Nc3
31. Kf1 a4 32. Rb2 (32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Rb2 $18) 32... Bd7 33. f4 (33. Rbc2 $1)
33... Bb5 34. Bxb5 axb5 35. Nf5 Kb6 36. a3 Rc4 37. Nxh6 d4 38. Nf5 d3 39. Nd6
Rc6 40. Rd2 Nd5 (40... Rxd6 41. Rxc3 $18) 41. Nc8+ Kb7 42. Rxc6 Kxc6 43. Rxd3
Kc5 44. Ke1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 b4 15. a5
d5 16. exd5 exd4 17. Rxe8 Qxe8 18. c4 Nc5 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 c6 21. Bg5 cxd5
22. Bxf6 dxc4 23. Bxc4 gxf6 24. Nxd4 Rd8 25. Nf5 Rd2 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Qe4
28. Ne3 Bc8 29. Bd3 Qc6 30. Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd1 Qc2 20. Qe2 Qc7 21.
Rbc1 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 (23. Bg5 a6 24. Bc4 b5 25. Ba2 Qd7 26. Ne5 $1
$16 {Pein,M-Varley,P/BCF-ch/1989/ ->CBM 15}) 23... Qd8 24. Bf4 a5 {N} (24... a6
25. Ba4 e6 26. Rc7 Bc8 27. Qc4 Bd7 28. Bxd7 Nxd7 29. Qc6 Nf8 30. Ng5 Qxd4 31.
g3 $40 {Ivanov,S-Beshukov,S/Podolsk/1990/}) 25. Ng5 $1 (25. Rc7 Ba6) 25... Na6
(25... Qxd4 26. Rd1 Qc5 27. Rd8+ Bf8 28. Qa2 $18) (25... Bxd4 26. Qc4 e6 27.
Nxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Be5+ Bxe5 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. Bc4+ $18) 26. Qa2 e6
(26... Qf8 27. Bc4 (27. Nxf7 Nb4 28. Qb3 Qxf7 29. Bc4 Bd5 $1) 27... e6 28. Bxa6
Bxa6 29. Rc7 $40) 27. Bxa6 Bxa6 28. Nxf7 $1 Qxd4 (28... Kxf7 29. Rc7+ Kg8 (
29... Kf6 30. Be5+ $18) 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Be5 $18) 29. Nh6+ Kh8 (29... Bxh6 30.
Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Be5+ $18) 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Qxe6 Qf6 (32... Rf8 33.
Qg8+ $1) 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. Nf7+ Kg8 36. Qd5 $1 Rf8 $8 (36... Qxf4
37. Nh6+ Kh8 38. Qxa8+ $18) 37. Ne5+ Kh8 38. g3 $1 Qe7 (38... g5 39. Nd7 Qb2
40. Qxg5 $18 (40. Nxf8 gxf4 $13)) 39. Rc7 $1 Qb4 (39... Qxc7 40. Nxg6+ hxg6 41.
Bxc7 $18) 40. Kg2 $1 (40. Nf7+ $2 Rxf7 41. Qxf7 Qe1+ 42. Kg2 Bf1+ 43. Kf3 Qe2#)
40... Qe1 41. Rc1 Qb4 42. Nf7+ Rxf7 43. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 44. f3 $1 (44. Kg1 Bb7)
44... Qe2+ 45. Kh3 Qb5 46. Re1 Bc8+ 47. Kg2 Bd7 (47... Qb2+ 48. Kh1 $18) 48.
Be5 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 b5 7. O-O
Bb7 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. e5 c5 $6 (10... Bb4 11. Bd2 Rd8 12. a4 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 Ne7 14. Bd3 Ng6 15. Qg4 O-O 16. axb5 cxb5 17. c4 h5 18. Qg3 Rd7 19. h3
bxc4 20. Bxg6 Rxd2 21. Qc3 Rfd8 22. Bxh5 Qc5 23. Be2 R8d4 $17 {Dimitrov,
V-Cvitan,O Haifa 1989 -Inf.48/237}) (10... Rd8 11. Bd3 c5) 11. Bf3 Ne7 12. Bxb7
Qxb7 13. a4 $1 Rd8 14. Qh5 Nf5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bg5 $16 Be7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 (
17... Nxe7 18. Ne4 $18 {X c5,d6}) 18. Nxb5 $16 O-O 19. Na3 $1 {/\Nc4} Rd4 20.
c3 Ra4 21. Qe2 Qg5 22. Nc4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 h5 24. Qe4 h4 25. h3 Rd8 26. Ra8 Qc1+
27. Kh2 Rxa8 28. Qxa8+ Kh7 29. Qe4 Qf1 30. Qf4 Qd3 31. Nd6 $18 Nxd6 32. Qxh4+
Kg6 33. exd6 Qxd6+ 34. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Kf5 36. b4 cxb4 37. cxb4 Ke4 38. h4
Kd4 39. h5 Kc4 40. Kf4 Kxb4 41. g4 (41. g4 f6 (41... Kc5 42. g5 Kd6 43. h6 $18)
42. g5 fxg5+ 43. Kxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8.
Qe2 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Bxe4 10. Qxe4 c6 11. c4 Be7 12. Qg4 O-O 13. Bh6 Bf6 14. Rad1
Re8 15. h4 Qa5 16. h5 Qf5 17. Qxf5 exf5 18. Be3 Rad8 19. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Qe1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15.
Ba7 Ra8 16. Be3 Be6 17. Qg3 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nd7 19. Bg4 Ne5 20. Bf5 Bf6 21. Rad1
g6 22. Bh6 Qe7 23. h3 Kh8 24. Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. g3
Bd6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qb4 Qb8 14. Rac1 Re8
15. e3 c5 16. Qa4 Qd6 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18. Qc2 c4 19. Nd2 Rac8 20. e4 dxe4 21. d5
Ba8 22. Ndxe4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Qg6 24. Nc3 Nc5 25. Bh3 Rcd8 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Bf1
Nb3 28. Rc2 Na5 29. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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
Be6 9. Be2 (9. Nc2 Rc8 10. b3 $1 Nf6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. O-O Bf8 14.
Qd2 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Boensch,U Novi Sad (ol) 1990}) 9... Nd4 (9... Bg5 10. Bxg5
Qxg5 11. O-O Rd8 $14) 10. O-O Nf6 (10... Rc8 11. Bg4 Nf6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Be3
$14 {Timman,J-Short,N Rotterdam 1990}) 11. Bd3 (11. Be3 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 O-O 13.
f3 Rc8 14. Rac1 Nh5 15. Qd2 f5 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nd5 $14 {
Ivanchuk,V-Short,N Tilburg(11) 1990 -CBM20}) 11... Rc8 12. Be3 O-O 13. h3 Qa5
14. Re1 Rfd8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Bxd4 $18) 16. cxd5
Qb4 17. Rb1 Nd7 18. Bd2 Qc5 19. Nc4 h6 20. Rc1 Qa7 21. Be3 Nb6 22. Na5 Rxc1 23.
Qxc1 Rc8 24. Qd1 Bg5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Qg4 Qb8 (26... f6 $2 27. Nb3 $1 Re8 28.
Qh5 Qb8 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. e5 $18) 27. Qxg5 Na4 28. Qd2 Qc7 29. Nc4 Qc5 30. b3
Nb6 31. Qa5 Nxc4 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Bxc4 g6 34. f3 Ra5 35. b4 (35. b4 Ra4 36.
Rb1 b5 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Kh1 Na5 11. f4 (11. Nd5 $1 $10) 11... Nc4 12. f5 Nxb2
13. Qe1 Bd7 14. Qh4 Na4 (14... Rc8 15. Rf3 Re8 16. Raf1 Rxc3 $13 {Kruszynski,
W-Inkiov,V Kopenhagen 1988}) 15. Nxa4 Bxa4 16. Nd4 (16. e5 Bxb3 17. exf6 exf6
18. fxg6 fxg6 19. axb3 fxg5 20. Rxf8+ Qxf8 21. Qc4+) 16... Rc8 17. Bd3 Bd7 18.
Rab1 Qc7 19. Rf3 Qc5 20. Ne2 Qa5 21. Rh3 h5 22. Nf4 Qxa2 23. Rf1 Rxc2 $1 24.
Nxh5 (24. Bxc2 Qxc2 $19) (24. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 25. Qg3 h4 $5 26. Qf3 Rfc8 $17)
24... Nxh5 (24... gxh5 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Rg3+ Bg7 27. Qg5 Qb2 28. f6 $18) 25.
g4 f6 26. Be3 (26. fxg6 fxg5 27. Qxh5 Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 Rf2 $19) 26... Qb3 $1 {xe4
} 27. Bxc2 Qxc2 28. gxh5 Bc6 29. Rg3 (29. hxg6 Qxe4+ $1 (29... Bxe4+ 30. Rhf3
Rc8 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Bh6 Bxf3+ 33. Rxf3 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Rc2+ 35. Rf2 (35. Kg3 Qg1+
) 35... Qg4+ 36. Kh1 $1 (36. Kf1 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Qh4+))) 29... g5 30. Qg4 Qxe4+
$19 31. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 32. Kg1 Kf7 33. Rg4 Bd3 34. Rf2 Rh8 35. Bxa7 Rxh5 36. Bb6 d5
37. Rb4 Be4 38. Bc5 g4 39. Rxb7 Bf8 40. Rf4 Rg5 41. Kf2 Bxf5 42. Ra4 Rh5 43.
Kg2 Be4+ 44. Kg3 f5 (44... f5 45. Bxe7 $5 (45. Raa7 Rh3+ 46. Kf2 (46. Kf4 Bh6+
47. Ke5 Bg7+ 48. Kf4 Rf3+ 49. Kg5 Bf6+ 50. Kh5 Rh3#) 46... Rxh2+) 45... Bxe7
46. Raa7 Kf6 $1 (46... f4+ 47. Kxf4 Rf5+ 48. Kxg4 Re5 $17) 47. Rxe7 (47. Ra6+
Kg5 48. Rxe7 f4+ 49. Kf2 Rxh2+) 47... Rh3+ 48. Kf2 Rxh2+ { g3}) 0-1

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. Be3
Re8 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Nxd8 11. Nb5 Ne6 12. Ng5 Re7 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. f3 c6
15. Nc3 Ree8 16. Rfd1 Bf8 17. Rd2 Nd7 18. Na4 Bb4 19. Rc2 Be7 20. Rd1 Nf8 21.
Nc5 Bc8 22. Nb3 a5 23. a4 Bb4 24. Nc1 Be7 25. Nb3 Bb4 26. Nc1 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Be7 8.
a4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bb5 d5 11. exd5 Nb4 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
Nxc2 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qb5 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. exd5 Nb4 12. Qb5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxd5 14.
c4 Bd7 15. Qxb7 Qg5+ 16. Rd2 Nf6 17. Qc7 e5 18. h4 Qf4 19. Bd3 Rfc8 20. Qa5 e4
21. Qg5 Qc7 22. Be2 Be6 23. Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Bamberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rc1 d6 10. d5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 12. Nd2 Kh8 13. Ne4 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 e5 15.
f4 f5 16. Qd2 a6 17. b4 Qe7 18. e3 Rae8 19. Rce1 Qd8 20. a3 Bc8 21. Na4 Nf6 22.
Nc3 Bd7 23. Qd3 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. g3
Bd6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. gxf4 Nbd7 13. e3 c5 14. Ne5 cxd4
15. Qxd4 Qe7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. a4 Rac8 18. a5 Rc4 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Rfd1 Rb4 21.
a6 Ba8 22. Nb5 Qd7 23. Nd4 Rc4 24. Nf3 Qc7 25. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Bielefeld"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nd6 Nd4 14. Bf4 Nd5 15.
Be5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qg5 17. Nc4 Bb5 18. h4 Qe7 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Qc2 Nb6 21. Rac1
Bxc4 22. bxc4 Bd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. c5 Rc4 25. Qxc4 Nxc4 26. Rxc4 Rxc5 27. Rxb4
g6 28. Rd1 Kg7 29. Rb8 h5 30. Kg2 Rc7 31. Rd3 Qc5 32. a3 Qc1 33. Rb7 Rxb7 34.
Bxb7 Qb2 35. Bf3 Kf6 36. Re3 Ke7 37. Ba8 Qg7 38. Rd3 e5 39. e4 f5 40. exf5 gxf5
41. Bf3 e4 42. Re3 Qg6 43. Kh2 Kf6 44. Bg2 Ke5 45. Bf3 Kd4 46. Be2 Qf6 47. Kg2
Qf7 48. Kg1 Qg6 49. Kh2 Qe8 50. Kg2 Ke5 51. Bf3 Kf6 52. Be2 Qe5 53. Bd1 Kg6 54.
Be2 Kh6 55. Bd1 f4 56. gxf4 Qxf4 57. Bc2 Qg4+ 58. Kf1 Qxh4 59. Bxe4 Qg4 60. Bf3
Qg5 61. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Hausner, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E76"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Delmenhorst"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. Be2 e5 8. fxe5
dxe5 9. d5 Nc5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. b4 Nd7 13. c5 a5 14. a3 axb4 15.
axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Qf4 17. g3 Qe3 18. Qb2 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Bh3 20. Qb4 Ra8 21. Nd1
Ra1 22. Qb2 Rc1 23. Nd2 Bg4 24. Qb5 c6 25. dxc6 bxc6 26. Qa6 Bf8 27. Rf1 f5 28.
Nb3 Rb1 29. Nd2 Rc1 30. Nb3 Rb1 31. Nd2 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Dortmund"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Be3 Na5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Bc1 d5 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. b3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd6 20. dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nb3 Be7 9. Nfxd4 O-O 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. c3 Bf6 12. Bf3 Qb6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Be3
Qc7 15. Bd4 Be7 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Bc5 Ba6 18. Re1 Rad8 19. Qc1 Bd3 20. Qe3 f5
21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. f3 Rd5 23. fxe4 fxe4 24. Rad1 Qd6 25. Nc1 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Steinbacher, Matthias"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heidelberg"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. g5 Nd7 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Nd5 Nc5 13. Bxc5 dxc5 14. c3 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nd4 16. cxd4 e4 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Nh4 Qd5 19. Rg1 cxd4 20. Rg4 Rc5 21. Rd1
d3 22. Bg2 Bxg5 23. Qb4 d2+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kirchheim"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 Qa5 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Kb1 b4
15. Ne2 e5 16. Ba7 Rb7 17. Nc1 Be6 18. g4 Nd7 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Rh2
a5 22. g5 h5 23. Bh3 a4 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. g6 Bxh3 26. gxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rxh3 Rd8
28. Rg1 Kg8 29. Qe2 c4 30. Rhg3 Bf8 31. Rg5 b3 32. cxb3 axb3 33. Rc1 Rc8 34. f4
Qa5 35. axb3 Rxb3 36. Rxe5 Qa4 37. Qd2 Rd3 38. Qxd3 cxd3 39. Rxc8 Qd1+ 40. Ka2
Qa4+ 41. Kb1 Qd1+ 42. Ka2 Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomczak, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Koenig Tegel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 c4 12. Bc2 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Nc5 14. Re1 Nh5 15.
Bh2 Qb6 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Nxc4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxc4 21.
Nxd6 Qb4 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. b3 f5 24. Bd3 f4 25. Ne4 h6 26. Rd1 Qxb3 27. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muenchen 36"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
Re8 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rfe1 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f3 exf3 15.
Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nuernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O
a6 9. Re1 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. a4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qb7 17. c3 Re8 18. Be3 Nd7 19. Bd4 Ne5 20. f4 Nd7 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. h4 Qc8 24. h5 Nf6 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Bd1 Qc4 27. Qxc4
bxc4 28. Bf3 Kf8 29. Ra1 Rb8 30. Ra4 Rxb2 31. Rxc4 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Qc2
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rad1 Nd7 12. e4 g6 13. Rfe1 Bg7 14. h4 Qe7 15.
h5 Rad8 16. Bh3 a6 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Ne2 Bc8 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Nc1
Bg7 22. Nd3 exd5 23. exd5 Qf6 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Re4 Rfe8 26. Qe2 Rxe4 27. Qxe4
Qd4 28. Re1 Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Kf8 30. Kg2 Re8 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 32. Kf3 Ke7 33. Nb4
Bxb2 34. Nxa6 Kd8 35. Nb4 Bc3 36. Nc6+ Kd7 37. g4 Bf6 38. Ke4 Bg7 39. f3 Ke8
40. Kd3 Ba1 41. Kc2 Kd7 42. Kb3 Kc8 43. Kb4 Bf6 44. Kb5 Kb7 45. f4 Bh4 46. f5
gxf5 47. gxf5 Bf6 48. a4 Bg5 49. a5 bxa5 50. Nxa5+ Kc8 51. Kc6 Be3 52. Kb5 Bg5
53. Ka6 Bd2 54. Nc6 Be3 55. Nb4 Bc5 56. Nc6 Be3 57. Kb5 Kd7 58. Kb4 Bg5 59. Kc3
Bf6+ 60. Kd3 Kc8 61. Na5 Bg5 62. Ke4 Kb8 63. Nb3 Kc8 64. Kf3 Kb7 65. Kg4 Be3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fahnenschmidt, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Sindelfingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. a4 b6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Qf3 Rac8 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. b4 Nd7 20. Ne4 Qc8 21.
Qg3 Kh8 22. Qd3 Nb8 23. Bg5 Qb7 24. Rf3 Rcc8 25. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9091"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. O-O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Nxh5
15. g4 Nf6 16. Nb3 Re8 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Bg5 Qc8 19. Rh4 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Be6 21.
Rdh1 Bg7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rxh7 Qc4 25. Kb1 Qf4 26. Qg2 Bg7 27. Qh3
f5 28. Nc5 Bc8 29. gxf5 Bxf5 30. Ne6 Bf6 31. Rg7+ Bxg7 32. Qh7+ Kf7 33. Nxg7
Kf8 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qxe8+ Kxg7 36. Qxe7+ Kg8 37. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ba6 8. Qc2
d5 9. Ne5 Ra7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. a3 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 f6 13. Nf3 c5 14. Re1 Nc6 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Nc3 Nb6 17. Qe3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21.
Qxd5 Qb6 22. b4 axb4 23. Qb3 Re7 24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. axb4 Bxe2 {...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D29"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Rxd5 Be7 16. e4 Rd8 17. Be3 O-O 18. b4 Qe6 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. e5 Nd7 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. bxc5 Be7 25. Qc2 Qc6 26. h4 Qxc5 27.
Qe4 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Qc8 29. Nd4 Bf8 30. Nc6 Qe6 31. Qc2 g6 32. f4 Qd5 {...}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Qxe5+ 13. Be2 b5 14.
axb5 cxb5 15. Ra5 O-O 16. Nxc4 Qg5 17. Bf3 Nc6 18. Bxc6 Rac8 19. O-O Rxc6 20.
Qd2 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Rc2 22. Ne4 Rxb2 23. Rxa7 h6 24. Rb7 f5 25. Nc5 Re2 26. Nd3
g5 27. Rxb5 {...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zueger, Beat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Rf3 Bc5
15. Bxd7 Bxd7 16. Rxb7 Bc6 17. Ne2 Qxa2 18. Rc7 Rac8 19. Bxc5 Rxc7 20. Bxf8
Qb1+ 21. Kf2 Qb6+ 22. Nd4 Kxf8 23. Rb3 Qc5 24. Rc3 Qb6 25. Rb3 Qc5 26. Rc3 Qb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bc7 Rd7 10. Bh2 Rd8 11. Bc7 Rd7 12. Bh2 Rd8 13. Nbd2 Nc6 14. Bb5 Bd7
15. O-O Nd4 16. exd4 Bxb5 17. Rfe1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 e6 19. Be5 Be8 20. N2f3 Nd7
21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rad1 Nc5 23. b3 a5 24. c4 Kf6 25. g4 Rd6 26. g5+ Ke7 27. Nc2
Nd3 28. Re3 Rad8 29. Nce1 Nxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Landenbergue, Claude"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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. e5 Ne4 5. Nce2 f6 6. f3 Ng5 7. h4 Nf7 8. f4 c5
9. c3 Nc6 10. Nf3 Qa5 11. a3 Bd7 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Rb1 Be7 14. b4 cxd4 15. Nexd4
fxe5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. fxe5 O-O 18. Bf4 a5 19. Qd2 axb4 20. axb4 c5 21. Bd3
cxb4 22. cxb4 Ra3 23. Be3 Qb8 24. Bd4 Bb5 25. Bc2 Rxf3 26. gxf3 Nxe5 27. Bxe5
Qxe5+ 28. Kf2 Qh5 29. Qe3 e5 30. Kg2 e4 31. Rh3 Bxh4 32. Rbh1 Qg6+ 33. Kh2 Bg5
0-1

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hug, Werner"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. c4 Be7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 a6 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. Qd2 Qc5 14. b3 Rfd8
15. h3 Bf8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bd4 Ne5 18. Qe2 Ned7 19. Red1 Qa5 20. Qd2 b5 21.
cxb5 axb5 22. Nd5 Qxd2 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Nxd2 Ra8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rc2 d5 27.
exd5 Rxd5 28. Re1 Bb4 29. Re2 Kg7 30. g3 f5 {...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Ne5 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Nb4
15. Qb3 Nd5 16. e3 Rc8 17. Ne5 Rc7 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. Ne4 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
Qb5 Ba8 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. b3 Nb4 24. Rd2 f5 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. fxg5 Bxg2 27. Kxg2
Nd5 28. Rdc2 Nb4 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Nxa2 31. Ra5 Nc1 32. b4 Rd8 33. Rxa7
Nd3 34. Nc6 Rd6 35. b5 Nc5 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Ne5+ Ke7 38. Ra7+ Kf8 39. Rf7+ Ke8
40. Rxg7 Rb6 41. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nc3 b4 11. Nd5 Na5 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Ba2 c5 14. c3 Bc8 15.
Bg5 Rb8 16. cxb4 cxb4 17. Bd5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rc1 Be6 20. d4 Rfc8 21. Qd3
Bxd5 22. exd5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 exd4 24. Qxd4 Qf5 25. Re1 Nb3 26. Qa7 Rf8 27. Qxa6
Qxd5 28. Qb5 Qxb5 29. axb5 Rb8 30. Re3 Nc5 31. Nd4 Ne6 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Rxe6
Rxb5 34. Rxd6 Rc5 35. g3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nfd2 Nxd2 12. Bxb7 Ra7 13. Nxd2 Rxb7 14. e4 d5
15. cxd5 exd5 16. e5 c5 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Kg2 h6 20. Re1 Rd8 21. Qe2
Qe6 22. h3 Ra8 23. a4 Nb4 24. Ng1 Rc8 25. Qf3 Bg5 26. Rcd1 cxd4 27. Bxd4 Rbc7
28. h4 Be7 29. Nh3 Nc2 30. Re2 Nxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc3 32. Qh5 Bc5 33. Nf4 Qc6 34. e6
fxe6 35. Rxe6 Qb7 36. Re8+ Rxe8 37. Qxe8+ Bf8 38. h5 Qc8 39. Qxc8 Rxc8 40. Nxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Ndb5 a6 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd4 Ng4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd2 g6 12. O-O Bg7 13. h3 Ne5 14. Bb3 O-O
15. Kh1 Qc7 16. f4 Nd7 17. f5 a5 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Rf4 a4 21. Nxa4
d5 22. exd5 Qe5 23. Bxf6 Qxf4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nb6 Bxh3 26. gxh3 Rh8 27. Qd3
Rxh3+ 28. Qxh3 Rh8 29. Qxh8+ Kxh8 30. dxc6 Qf3+ 31. Kh2 Qf2+ 32. Kh3 Qxb6 33.
Rf1 f5 34. Bd5 e6 35. Bf3 g5 36. Kh2 g4 37. Bg2 Qc7+ 38. Kg1 f4 39. Rd1 f3 40.
Bf1 g3 41. Rd4 Qe5 42. Rh4+ Kg7 43. c7 Qxc7 44. Rg4+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. d4
e6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. f4 f6 11. Nd3 Nc6 12. e3 f5 13. Kh1 Nf6 14. b3 Ne4 15. Nxe4
dxe4 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qa5 18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Bf8 21. Bf1
Bd7 22. Bc3 Bc6 23. Bd4 Ba3 24. Kg1 Bd5 25. Rd2 Rdc8 26. Rad1 Bb4 27. Rg2 a6
28. h3 Rc7 29. g4 Kf8 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Be2 Rac8 32. Kh2 Rc1 33. Rxc1 Rxc1 34.
h4 Bc5 35. Bxc5+ Rxc5 36. h5 Rc3 37. h6 Rxe3 38. Bh5 Re1 39. Rg7 e3 40. Rf7+
Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nuremberg rapid"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1990.10.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1990.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 d6 7. e4 g6 8. Nd2
Bg7 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. a4 O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Ne2 Nbd7 13. g4 Nb6 14. Ng3 Nxc4 15.
Bxc4 e6 16. Bb5 Nd7 17. Bxd6 exd5 18. Qxd5 Nf6 19. Qxc5 Bxg4 20. Bxe8 Rc8 21.
Qf2 Qxe8 22. fxg4 Nxe4 23. Qe2 Nxd6 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8+ 25. Kf2 Nc4 {...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Ba2 b4 12. Ne2 Rb8 13. Ng3 c5 14. Nf5 Bc8 15. N3h4
$5 {For 15.Se3 see game 93 at this disk.} Ne8 16. Qh5 Bxh4 17. Nxh4 b3 $1 18.
cxb3 Nxb3 19. Bxb3 Rxb3 20. Qd1 Rb4 21. g3 Be6 $17 22. Ra3 Qb8 23. Qe2 f6 24.
Ng2 Bb3 25. a5 Be6 26. Ne3 Nc7 27. Nc2 Rb7 28. Ra1 Rb3 29. f4 Nb5 30. f5 Bd7
31. g4 Nd4 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. g5 fxg5 34. Bxg5 Rxb2 35. Qg4 d5 36. Bh6 Rf7 37.
Qg3 Qd6 38. Bc1 Rb3 39. Qg5 Rxd3 40. Qd8+ Qf8 41. Qxf8+ Rxf8 42. exd5 Rxf5 43.
Rb1 Bb5 44. d6 Rf6 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[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 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 e5 11. d5 Nb8 12. O-O O-O 13. Nd2 a5 14. c5 Na6 15.
cxd6 cxd6 16. Nc4 Qd8 $1 17. a3 b5 18. Nd2 Bd7 19. Qb1 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21.
Rcc1 Nc5 22. Ne4 Bf5 $17 23. Rc4 b3 24. Qc1 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 f5 26. Bg2 Qa5 27. h4
Qb5 28. Qc3 Na4 29. Qb4 Qxb4 30. Rxb4 Rfb8 31. Rxb8+ Rxb8 32. Rb1 Rc8 33. Bh3
g6 34. e4 Rc2 35. Ra1 Nc5 36. exf5 Rxb2 37. fxg6 hxg6 38. Be6+ Kf8 39. Ra8+ Ke7
0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. h3 h6 11. a4 a6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Bf4 Re8 14. Qc2 Rb8 15.
Rfc1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 cxb4 18. Rxb4 Nh5 19. Nxb5 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 Nxf4 21.
gxf4 Rd8 22. e4 Nf6 23. Bf1 Bd7 24. Nfd4 Nxd5 25. exd5 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxb5 27.
f5 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 g5 29. f4 Kg7 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. h4 Kf6 32. Rc7 gxh4 33. Rxh4
Rdc8 34. Rh6+ Ke5 35. Rxf7 Rc2 36. Re7+ Kxd5 37. Re2 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qc7 $5 {N; /\ 14.
h4 e5!; Weiß erreicht nun gar nichts, also 7...0-0 lebt!} 14. O-O c4 15. Be2
Bd7 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Rfe1 Nc8 18. Bh4 Qf4 19. Qd1 Qh6 20. Bg3 Qf8 21. Qd2 h6 22.
a4 Rh7 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Nd6 25. Bf3 a5 26. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. Bc2 Nb8 15.
a4 Nbd7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Nf1 g6 18. Ng3 Bg7 19. Bg5 Nf8 20. Qd2 Ne6 21. Be3 Nd7
22. Bf1 Qc7 23. Red1 Red8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. d5 cxd5 27. exd5 Nf4
28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Qxf4 Nf6 30. Bxb5 Nxd5 31. Qd2 Nb6 32. Nd4 Rb8 33. Nf1 Nd5
34. Be2 Bxd4 35. Qxd4 Rxb2 36. c4 Rxe2 37. cxd5 Qc5 38. Qxc5 dxc5 39. Ne3 Kf8
40. Rc1 Rxe3 41. fxe3 Bxd5 42. Rxc5 Be6 43. Kf2 Kg7 44. Kf3 h6 45. Ke4 Ba2 46.
Ke5 Bb3 47. Rc3 Ba2 48. Rc6 Bb3 49. Kd4 Ba2 50. Rb6 Kh7 51. Rf6 Kg7 52. Ra6 Bb3
53. Rb6 Ba2 54. e4 g5 55. g3 Kh7 56. Ke5 Kg7 57. Kd4 Kh7 58. h4 gxh4 59. gxh4
Kg7 60. Ke5 Bc4 61. Rb4 Be6 62. Rb1 Kg6 63. Rb6 h5 64. Rxe6+ fxe6 65. Kxe6 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 c6 {eine Variante mit
überraschender Popularität} 6. Bd3 $1 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 $6 (7... Ne8 8. cxd5 cxd5
9. h3) 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. h4 $1 $16 Nb6 10. Ng5 h5 (10... h6 $5 11. Nh3) 11. e6 $1
$18 f5 $8 12. Ne2 Qe8 13. Rh3 Nc6 14. Bb5 Rf6 15. Nf4 a6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Rc3
Qd6 18. Qe2 Na4 19. Rg3 b5 20. Kf1 Qc6 21. Nxg6 $1 Rxg6 22. Qxh5 f4 (22... Rh6
23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Nh3 Rh7 25. Nf4) 23. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6
fxe6 9. Ng5 Bxb5 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxb5 12. Qxg4 (12. Nxe6 Na6 13. Nxg7+ Kf7
14. Ne6 Nf6 15. Ng5+ Kg7 16. b3 cxd4 17. Ne6+ Kf7 18. Nxd4 Qc5 19. Qf3 Qd5 20.
Qxd5+ Nxd5 21. c4 Ndb4 22. O-O Nc6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. f5 $16 {Hellers-Seirawan,
Haninge 1990. Currently, this looks like white's best bet in this line.}) 12...
cxd4 13. Nxe6 Qc4 14. f5 (14. Nxg7+ Kf7 15. Nf5 Qe6+ $132 {Dolmatov-Chernin,
1990.} 16. Ne3) 14... Bf6 15. fxg6 Rg8 16. g7 Nc6 17. Nc7+ Kd8 18. Ne6+ Ke8 19.
Nc7+ Kd8 20. Ne6+ {This looks suspiciously like a prearranged draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8.
Ng3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[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. g4
Nc6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rab8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7
15. h4 b5 16. Nd5 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Ne6 19. Rxb5 Rxb5 20. Bxb5 Nd4
21. Ba6 Nxf3 22. Rh3 Ne5 23. Rc3 f6 24. Rc7 fxg5 25. hxg5 Nf3 26. Rxa7 Nxg5 27.
Rxe7 h5 28. e5 dxe5 29. Rxe5 Nf3 30. Rd5 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. a4
Bb4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bxc3 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. bxc3 Qf4 13. Re1 Qxe4 14. Bxa6 Qf4
15. g3 Qg5 16. Bf1 Ra5 17. Nb5 Qc5 18. Bg2 Ke7 19. Qg4 h5 20. Qf4 Ne5 21. Rad1
Ng6 22. Qe4 f5 23. Qf3 Kf8 24. Rd4 d5 25. Qd3 Bd7 26. Bxd5 Bxb5 27. axb5 Qxb5
28. Bc4 Qc6 29. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. Nbd2 Nf6 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. c3 c6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8.
Bf4 Bg7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bc4 Nbd7 11. O-O d5 12. Bd3 e6 13. Rfc1 Rfe8 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Nd7 16. Bg3 e5 17. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Portoroz/Nova Gorica"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 (3... e5 {--> Gurgenidze-Efimov CBM24}) 4. Bxc6 (
4. c3 {--> Romanishin-Boensch}) (4. Nc3 {--> Illescas Cordoba-Ivanchuk CBM24})
(4. O-O Nge7 5. b3 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. Bb2 b5 (7... d5 {--> Bologan-Belikov
CBM24}) 8. d4 {--> Maljutin-Belikov CBM24} (8. a4 {--> Miljanic-Nikcevic CBM24}
)) 4... bxc6 5. O-O (5. c4 Qc7 6. d3 $10 {Vasiukov}) 5... d5 (5... Ne7 {
--> Hracek-Polgar,Zso CBM24} 6. b3 Ng6 7. Bb2 f6 8. e5 Be7 9. exf6 Bxf6 10.
Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Ne4 $36) (5... d6 {--> Khalifman-Hansen,LB CBM24}) 6.
d3 Ba6 (6... Ne7 7. Nc3 Ng6 8. Re1 Be7 (8... f6 9. d4 c4 10. b3 $13) 9. Na4 O-O
10. b3 e5 $13) 7. Nbd2 c4 8. exd5 cxd5 9. c3 $1 Qa5 10. dxc4 dxc4 11. Qe2 Rc8
12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Ndf3 Bd6 14. Rd1 Nf6 15. Nxf7 $1 Bxh2+ (15... Qxf7 16. Rxd6 $18
) (15... Kxf7 16. Ng5+ Kg6 (16... Kg8 17. Qxe6+ Kf8 18. Qxd6+ $18) (16... Ke8
17. Qxe6+ Be7 18. Qf7#) 17. Qc2+ Kh5 18. Nxe6 Qe7 19. Qf5+ $18) 16. Nxh2 Kxf7
17. Bg5 $16 {ץa6,עf7} Rhe8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Ng4 Rf8 21. Rd4 Bb7
22. Rad1 Bc6 23. Rxc4 Kh8 24. Qh6 Rf7 25. Nxf6 $18 Qe7 26. Ne4 Rg7 27. Ng3 Qb7
28. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Portoroz/Nova Gorica"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxd3 a5 11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. e4 dxe4
15. Nxe4 Nb6 16. Qb3 Be7 17. Ne5 Rf8 18. Nc5 a4 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Portoroz/Nova Gorica"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 exd5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 Qd8 11. Qc2 Nxe5 12. Qe4 Be6 13. Qxe5 Qxd5 14. Qxg7
Rf8 15. Rd1 Qe4+ 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Ng5 Qg6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Qg5 f6 20. Qh5+ Rf7
21. O-O O-O-O 22. Rd6 Qxd6 23. Qxf7 Ne5 24. Qxh7 Qd2 $6 {N} (24... Qe6 25. Qe4
Rd4 26. Qe3 Qf5 27. h4 b6 28. h5 Re4 29. Qd2 Rd4 $13 {Piket,Je-Vladimirov,E/
Rotterdam EU-CUP f/1988/ ->CBM 09}) 25. Qf5+ Rd7 (25... Kc7 26. Bxc4 Qxb2 27.
Qxf6 Nxc4 28. Qe7+ Rd7 29. Qxc5+ Kb8 30. Qxc4 $18) 26. Bh5 Qg5 $6 (26... Qxb2
27. Be8 $18) (26... Kc7 27. Qxf6 $16) 27. Qh3 $1 (27. Qxg5 fxg5 28. Re1 Nd3 $13
) 27... Qh6 28. f4 Nd3 29. Bg4 Qxh3 30. gxh3 $1 (30. Bxh3 b5 $132) 30... b5 31.
h4 Kc7 32. Bxd7 Kxd7 33. h5 Ke7 34. Kh1 $1 Kf7 35. Rg1 Nf2+ 36. Kg2 Ng4 37. Kf3
Nh6 38. Ke4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Portoroz/Nova Gorica"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Polgar,J"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 (6... Bxe4 7.
Bxe4 c6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. c4 Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Bc2 Qa5 13. Qd3 Qh5
$6 14. Rfe1 Rad8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Ne5 $14 {Arachamia,K.-Hansen,L.-B. ,Biel 1991.
}) 7. Qe2 Ngf6 8. Ng3 (8. Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. c3 $14) 8... Be7 9. Bd2 Bxf3 (9... O-O
10. Ne5 (10. O-O-O $14) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nc5 13. Bf4 Qe8 14.
Nh5 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Be5 $14 {Sherzer,A.-Hodgson,J.,
Philadelphia 1990.}) 10. Qxf3 c5 11. dxc5 O-O (11... Nxc5 12. Bb5+ Nfd7 13. b4
a6 14. Be2 Na4 15. Qxb7 $16) (11... Bxc5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Bc3 $40) 12. b4 (12.
O-O-O $2 Ne5) 12... a5 13. bxa5 Nxc5 14. O-O Nxd3 15. cxd3 Qd7 16. Rab1 Nd5 17.
a4 Qxa4 (17... Rfc8 $5 18. Rb5 Rc2 19. Be1 $14) 18. Rxb7 Bd8 (18... Qc2 $5) 19.
Nh5 Bxa5 (19... g6 20. Bh6 Qc6 21. Rfb1) 20. Bh6 $1 Bc3 21. Qg3 g6 (21... Qa1
$2 22. h3 $18) 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Rb8 Qa7 $6 (23... Bb4 $1 24. d4 Rxb8 25. Qxb8+
Bf8 26. Ng3 Qxd4 $14) 24. Rfb1 h6 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qd6+ Kg8 27. Qb8+ Qxb8 28.
Rxb8+ Kh7 29. Ng3 g5 30. Ne2 Be5 31. Re8 Kg6 32. h3 Nf6 33. Rc8 Nd5 34. Kf1 Kf5
35. Rf8 (35. g4+ $5 $16) 35... Kg6 36. Ke1 $6 (36. g4) 36... h5 37. Kd2 g4 38.
h4 Nf4 39. d4 Bc7 40. Nxf4+ Bxf4+ 41. Kd3 Bd6 42. Rg8+ Kh7 43. Rg5 Kh6 44. g3
Be7 45. Rb5 Kg6 46. Ke4 Bf6 47. Rb6 Kg7 {Now the winning plan is:48.Rd6 Kg6 49.
Rd7 Kg7 50.d5 ed5 51.Rd5 Kg6 52.Rd6 Kg7 53.Kf5 Be7 54.Rd5 Bf6 55.Rd7 zugzwang.
Or 49.Rc6 Kg7 50.d5 ed5 51.Kd5 Ba1 52. Ke4 Bb2 53.Kf5 Bd4 54.Kg5 Bf2 55.Rc3
wins too.} 48. d5 exd5+ 49. Kxd5 Bc3 50. Ke4 Be1 1-0

[Event "Portoroz/Nova Gorica"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3 Qh4
15. h3 Qf4 16. Re5 Qf6 17. Re3 Qf4 18. Re5 Qf6 19. Re3 Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Portoroz/Nova Gorica"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Polgar,Zsu"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Rc1 Ne4 (10... Qe7) 11. Ne2 (11. Na4) 11... f5 $6 (11... Qf6
12. Ng3 Qh6 (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 dxc4 14. Rxc4 h6 15. Bb1 Rac8 16. Qc2 g6 17.
e4 e5 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Rd4 $16 {
Franco-Huss,Luzern 1989.}) 13. Ne5 (13. cxd5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 exd5 15. g4 f6 16.
g3 $14 {Portisch-Chandler,Manila (izt)1990.}) 13... Ndf6 14. Qe2 Qh4 15. cxd5
Bxd5 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. g3 Qh3 19. f3 Nf6 20. Nc6 Rfe8 21. e4 Nd7
22. f4 f5 23. e5 Bf8 24. a4 b5 25. a5 $16 {Portisch-Franco,1982.}) (11... Qe7
12. Ne5 $1 (12. Qc2 Rac8 13. Ng3 f5 14. Qe2 a5 15. Rc2 c6 {Draw in Petrosian,A.
-Aseev,K. Daugavpils 1989.}) 12... Rfd8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nc6 Bxc6 15. Rxc6 Nb8
16. Rc2 c5 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 $16 {Gligoric-Nikolic,P 1985.}) (11... Re8 12.
Qc2 f5 13. Rfd1 Ndf6 14. h3 Nh5 15. Ne5 dxc4 16. Bxc4 {Draw in Petrosian,A.
-Aseev Daugavpils 1989.}) 12. Ne5 $1 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 $14) (12. Qc2 dxc4
13. bxc4 Ng5 $10 {Polgar,Zsu.-Farago,I. Hungary (ch) 1986.}) 12... Bxe5 13.
dxe5 Ndc5 (13... c5 14. Nf4 Qe7 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd5 $16) 14.
Nf4 Qe8 (14... g5 15. Nh5) 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 17. b4 Rd8 18. Bd4 g5
$6 (18... Ne6 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Rxc7 $16) (18... Nd3 $16) 19. bxc5 (19. Nh5 $2
Ne6 20. Nf6+ Rxf6 21. exf6 c5) 19... gxf4 20. cxb6 cxb6 21. Rc7 Rf7 (21... Bd5
$2 22. e6 $1 $18) 22. Qb3 b5 {23.Rb7 +-} (22... Bd5 23. Qxb6 $16) 1-0

[Event "Triberg"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Krause, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Nh4
Bf8 16. Qf3 Rc8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Ngf5 b4 19. Ba4 Rf8 20. cxb4 cxb4 21. Rac1 Rc5
22. Be3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nb7 24. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Triberg"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, M."]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 h5 7. d4 h4 8. d5 Nb8
9. e4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nd7 12. Be3 Bh6 13. Bf3 Ngf6 14. Qd2 Bxe3 15.
Qxe3 Kf8 16. Qg5 Kg7 17. Kf1 a5 18. b3 Nc5 19. Kg2 c6 20. Rhe1 cxd5 21. cxd5
hxg3 22. fxg3 Qc8 23. Bg4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 Nxb3 25. Qxc8 Rhxc8 26. axb3 Rxc3 27.
b4 a4 28. Rec1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 a3 30. Ra1 a2 31. Kf2 Ra3 32. b5 f5 33. h4 Kh6 34.
b6 Kh5 0-1

[Event "Triberg"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pioch, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. g3
Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Bf4 b5 11. Qc2 a5 12. O-O Na6 13. Rad1 b4 14. axb4 axb4 15.
Nb1 Qb6 16. Nbd2 Rac8 17. Bh3 Rcd8 18. Rc1 Rfe8 19. Nb3 h6 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Nxc6
Bxf4 22. gxf4 Rc8 23. Bxc8 1-0

[Event "Triberg"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vatter, Hans Joachim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Be5 Be7 13. f4 O-O 14. Bd3
Nd7 15. Qe2 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Rb8 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Bb3 a5 19. a4 Rb4 20. Rd3 Kh8 21.
Rhd1 Qb8 22. g3 f6 23. Re1 Rc8 24. Kb1 f5 25. Red1 Be8 26. h3 Bg6 27. Ka2 f4
28. Rd4 fxg3 29. Qg4 Bg5 30. Qxg3 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Bf6 32. Qf3 Bxe5 0-1

[Event "Triberg"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mohr, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. a5
Qc7 9. h3 e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Bf3 Ne6 15.
Be3 Red8 16. Nb3 b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Qd2 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 b5 20. Rd1 Be8 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Bxd4 b4 23. Ne2 c5 24. Be3 Bc6 25. Bg5 h6 26. Bxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Triberg"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schlenker, Rainer"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 e6 8.
Bd3 d6 9. f4 Qc7 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. O-O h6 13. Rb1 Kb8 14. Qe2 d5
15. Rfc1 Na5 16. c4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rxc4 Bc6 19. Ba5 Qxa5 20. Rxc6 Be7
21. Rb5 Qa4 22. Qb2 Rd7 23. d5 Qa3 24. Qb1 0-1

[Event "Triberg"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c3 c6 7. Bf4 Bf5 8. Nbd2
Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Triberg"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "David, Pavel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Re8 8.
d3 e4 9. Nd4 h6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
c6 9. Rb1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Bf3 h6 12. h3 Nh7 13. Nc2 {^D} Qh4 14. Qxd6 Be5
15. Qd1 Nc5 16. Be3 Rd8 17. Qe2 Nd3 18. Red1 Nxb2 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Rxb2 Bxc3
21. Rb3 Bg7 22. e5 Qe7 23. Bf4 Ng5 24. Nd4 Bxh3 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Rxb7 Bxe5 27.
Nxc6 Re8 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Qd1 Be6 30. Rxa7 Bxc4 31. Qd4 Bd5 32. Bxd5 Re1+ 33.
Kh2 Qh5+ 34. Kg3 Qg5+ 35. Kh2 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
O-O Nc6 8. d4 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 (12... c5 13. dxc6
$6 (13. Nb3 $142 $14) 13... Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qb3 Qd3 $10 {
Hjartarson-Kasparov,Barcelona 1989}) 13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 e6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16.
Be3 Bd5 (16... Nd5 17. Nxe6 Nxe3 18. Qxd8 Rexd8 19. Nxd8 Nxf1 20. Rd1 $1 $14 {
Pigusov-Ermolinskij,USSR 1987}) 17. Rc1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 20.
Nf3 (20. Qf3 Rad8 $10) 20... Qb5 (20... Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 Re7 22. b4 Nc6 23. b5
Ne5 24. a4 $16 {Cvitan-Huzman,Moskva(GMA)1989}) (20... Qe4 21. Qd7 $1 Re7 22.
Rc8+ Rxc8 23. Qxc8+ Re8 24. Qd7 Nc6 25. Rd1 $16 {Cvitan-Timoshchenko,Pula1989})
21. Rc5 Qa6 22. Rc7 $1 {TN} (22. Rd5 Nc6 23. Qd2 Rad8 24. Bg5 {led to the draw
in Stempin-Nowak,Polska(ch)1990}) 22... Rad8 (22... Nc6 $2 23. Qd7 Re7 24. Qc8+
$3 (24. Rc8+ Bf8 $13) 24... Bf8 25. Qxa8 Rxc7 26. Bh6 Qa3 27. Re1 $18) 23. Qc2
Nc6 24. Rd1 Rxd1 (24... Nb4 25. Qe4 $1) (24... Qb5 $5 {Ftacnik}) 25. Qxd1 Rd8
26. Qf1 b5 (26... Qxa2 27. Qc4 Rf8 28. Bc5 $18) (26... Qxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Rb8 28.
Bf4 Nd8 29. Re7 $18) 27. a4 Nd4 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Nxd4 (29. axb5 {Ftacnik} Qd6
30. Rc6 Qd5) 29... Rxd4 30. Qe2 Rd8 (30... Qd6 $5) (30... Qd6 {Ftacnik} 31.
Qe8+ Qf8 32. Qxb5 $18) 31. axb5 Qd6 (31... Qb6 32. Qc4 Rf8 33. b4 $18) 32. Rxa7
Qd5+ 33. Qf3 Qxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Rd3+ 35. Ke4 Rxb3 36. Rb7 $2 (36. Ra5 $1 $18) 36...
Rb2 37. b6 Kg7 (37... Rxf2 {Ftacnik} 38. Rc7 Rb2 39. b7 Kg7 40. Kd5 $18) 38.
Kd5 Rxf2 $2 {with 38...g5! black could put up much more stubborn defense} 39.
Rc7 Rxh2 40. Rc5 $1 $18 Rd2+ 41. Kc6 f5 42. b7 Rd8 43. Kc7 Rf8 44. b8=Q Rxb8
45. Kxb8 Kf6 46. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 c5 8. e4
cxd4 9. Bxc4 $5 {TN} (9. exf5 Nc6 (9... Bb4 $5 10. fxe6 fxe6 11. Bxc4 Qd6 12.
Qe2 dxc3 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd1 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 Nc6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18.
Bxf7 c2 19. Rf1 $13 {Tabatadze-Hoperia,Budapest 1990}) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. fxe6
fxe6 12. Bxc4 dxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Bd2 Nd5 15. Qe2 Kf7 16. O-O Bc5+ 17. Kh1
$14 {Salov-Smyslov,URS-55ch Moscow 1988}) 9... Qd6 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 (10... Nc6 11.
Nc4 $1 Qd7 (11... Qc5 12. b4 $1) 12. exf5 (12. Ne2 $5) 12... dxc3 13. Qxd7+
Nxd7 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. bxc3 $14) 11. Nc4 (11. Bf4 $6 dxc3 12.
Nxd7 Qxf4 13. Nb6+ Ke7 14. Nxa8 cxb2 15. Rb1 Nxe4 $44) 11... Qc5 $1 12. b4 Qc7
(12... Qxb4 $2 13. Rb1 Qxc3+ 14. Bd2 $18) 13. Qxd4 Bg6 (13... a6 $5 14. exf5 (
14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. exf5 Rc8 $132) 14... axb5 15. Nxb5 Bxb4+ 16. Ke2 Qc6 17.
Ncd6+ Bxd6 18. Nxd6+ Ke7 $13) 14. e5 $1 Bxb4 $5 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16.
Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Bf4 $36) 15. exf6 O-O 16. Ba3 $1 $8 (16. Bxd7 $4
Rfd8 $19) 16... Bxa3 17. Rxa3 $1 $8 (17. Nxa3 $2 Nc5 $1 $17) 17... Rfd8 (17...
Nc5 18. Ne5 $1 Rfd8 19. Qe3 $16) 18. Qd6 $1 (18. O-O $2 a6 $17) 18... Qc8 19.
Ne5 $1 (19. Ne3 $6 Nc5 20. Qe5 Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 $13) 19... Nc5 20. Qe7 a6 21.
Be2 Nxa4 $1 22. Nxa4 (22. Qb4 $6 b5 $1 $44 23. O-O $140 $2 a5 $3 $19) 22...
Qc1+ 23. Kf2 Qxh1 24. Nb6 Qxh2 25. Nxa8 $2 $138 (25. Ng4 $142 $1 $16) 25...
Qh4+ 26. Kf1 Qh1+ 27. Kf2 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 (28. Ke3 $4 Qd4#) 28... Rd1+ $1 29. Bxd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. O-O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4
14. h5 Nxh5 15. g4 Nf6 16. Nb3 Re8 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Bg5 Qc8 (18... Bc6 $1 {
Schneider/Sapi} 19. Qe2 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Qc7 $13 {Schneider/Sapi; Die
Drachenvariante 1, S.48 Schachverlag Reinhold Dreier 1988}) 19. Qh2 (19. Rh4 $1
Rxc3 20. bxc3 Be6 21. Rdh1 Bg7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rxh7 Qc4 25. Kb1
Qf4 26. Qg2 Bg7 27. Qh3 f5 28. Nc5 Bc8 29. gxf5 Bxf5 30. Ne6 $18 {Short,
N-Khalifman,A BL 1991}) 19... Be6 20. Rd3 h5 $1 21. gxh5 (21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22.
gxh5 g5 $13) 21... Nxh5 22. Qg2 Bxc3 $1 23. bxc3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Qxc3 25. Rxh5
Bxb3 $10 26. axb3 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Rc8 28. Rh2 Qd4+ 29. Kc1 (29. Ke1 Qa1+ 30. Ke2
Rxc2+ 31. Bd2 Qb2 $19) 29... Qa1+ 30. Kd2 Qd4+ 31. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Ne7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. a4 Nec6 13. f4 Na5 14.
Qa3 Nd7 15. Nf3 b6 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Nd2 Ba6 {TN} (17... Bb7 18. Be2 (18. Bb5 {
Ftacnik} Nf6 19. O-O $1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Qb4 $16 {Lin Ta-Li Wenliang/
China/1990/}) 18... Rfc8 19. O-O Qxc3 20. Rfb1 $5 (20. Bb5 Qxa3 21. Rxa3 Bc6
$10 {Azmayparashvili-Sokolov,A Moscow(GMA)1990}) 20... Qxa3 21. Rxa3 Nc5 22. e5
Bc6 23. Rxb6 Nxa4 24. Rxc6 Nxc6 25. Bb5 $16 {Azmayparashvili}) (17... Nf6 {
Ftacnik} 18. Be2 Ba6 19. Qb4 $1 $14 {Sakaev-Emms/Leningrad/1990/ ->TD89_09})
18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. O-O Rfa8 (19... Nc4 20. Nxc4 Qxc4 21. Qb4 Rc8 22. Rfd1 $16)
20. Qb4 Nb7 $1 21. Ra2 Qc6 22. Rfa1 Ndc5 23. c4 h6 (23... Nxe4 $2 24. Qb5 $1
Qd6 $8 25. Nxe4 Qd3 26. Bxb6 Qxe4 27. c5 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Nd6 29. Qf1 Ne4 30. a5
$16) (23... Nd6 $5) 24. e5 Rxa4 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 26. Rxa4 Nxa4 (26... Qxa4 $2 {
Ftacnik} 27. Qxb6 Qd1+ 28. Nf1 $18) 27. Bd4 Qd7 (27... Nac5 $5 28. Qb5 Qc7 29.
Nb3 Nxb3 (29... Nd7 $10) 30. Bxb6 Qb8 $1 31. Qxb3 Na5 32. Qb5 Nxc4 $10) 28. Nf3
Nbc5 29. h3 (29. Bxc5 {Ftacnik} bxc5 30. Qb8+ Kh7 $10) 29... Nd3 30. Qd2 Nac5
31. Bxc5 Nxc5 (31... bxc5 $4 32. Kf1 $1 $18) 32. Qxd7 Nxd7 33. Kf2 $14 Kf8 34.
Ke3 Ke7 35. Nd4 (35. g4 $5) 35... h5 36. Nb5 f6 37. Kd4 fxe5+ 38. fxe5 Nc5 39.
Nd6 Kd7 40. h4 Nb3+ 41. Ke3 Nc5 42. Nf7 Ke7 43. Ng5 Nb3 44. Ne4 Na5 45. Nd6 Kd7
46. Kf4 Kc6 47. Kg5 Kc5 48. Kxh5 Nxc4 49. Nxc4 Kxc4 50. Kg6 b5 51. h5 b4 52.
Kxg7 b3 53. h6 b2 54. h7 b1=Q 55. h8=Q Qf5 $10 56. Qh3 (56. Kh6 Qf4+ $10) 56...
Qxe5+ 57. Kf7 Kd4 58. Qxe6 Qxe6+ 59. Kxe6 Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Qb3
Bb4 9. Bb5 O-O 10. O-O Qe7 (10... Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Ne4 12. Qa3 Qb6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6
14. Ne5 Qb5 15. f3 Nf6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Rac1 $14 {Seirawan-Van der Wiel,Wijk aan
Zee 1991}) 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 Nh5 13. a3 $5 {TN} (13. Bg3 $2 Nxg3 14. hxg3
Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Rab8 $15 {Seirawan-Nikolic,Bruxelles 1988}) 13... Nxf4 14. axb4
Nd3 (14... Nxg2 $2 15. Kxg2 Be4 16. Rg1 $3 Qh4 17. h3 $18) 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16.
bxc5 Rfb8 17. Qc3 $14 Qb7 18. Ra2 Bg4 $5 (18... f6 19. Rfa1 a5 20. h3 $1 (20.
Nd2 $6 a4 $1 $132) 20... Bg6 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Rxb2 24. Ra8+
Kf7 25. Rc8 $16) 19. Nd2 Be2 20. Re1 Bb5 21. e4 $5 (21. Ra5 $5) 21... a5 22.
exd5 exd5 23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24. Qxa5 Bd3 25. Qc3 Bf5 26. b3 $2 (26. Nf1 $1 {
/\ Re2 with palpable edge; it was necessary to keep the pawn on b2.}) 26... h6
27. f3 Qb4 28. Qb2 Ra8 29. Re2 Bd3 (29... Ra4 30. Nc4 $1) 30. Re3 Bg6 31. Kf2
Kh7 (31... Ra4 $5 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Ke3 (33. Rc8 Ra2 (33... Ra6 $5) 34. Qxa2
Qxd4+ 35. Kg3 (35. Ke1 $2 Qe3+ 36. Kd1 Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Qxg2+ 38. Ke3 (38. Ke1 Bd3
$19) 38... Qg1+ 39. Ke2 d4 $1 $19) 35... Qe5+ 36. Kf2 (36. f4 $2 Qe1+ 37. Kf3
d4 $1 38. Nc4 Be4+ 39. Kg4 Bf5+ 40. Kf3 h5 $19) 36... Qd4+ 37. Kg3 $10) 33...
Qb5 $36) 32. Qc3 Qb8 33. Nf1 Ra2+ 34. Re2 Ra3 35. Rb2 Ra1 36. b4 Rd1 37. b5
cxb5 38. c6 Qc7 39. g3 (39. Rxb5 Bd3 40. Ne3 Bxb5 41. Nxd1 $14) 39... Ra1 40.
Ne3 Ra6 41. Rxb5 $6 (41. Nxd5 $142 Qxc6 42. Qxc6 Rxc6 43. Ke3 $1 $16) 41...
Rxc6 42. Rc5 Rxc5 43. dxc5 Qa7 44. Qd4 (44. g4 Qa4 $1 $132) 44... Qa2+ 45. Kg1
Qe2 46. c6 Bd3 47. c7 Ba6 (47... Qe1+ $5 48. Kg2 Qe2+ 49. Kh3 Ba6 50. Nf5 f6
$132) 48. Qc3 d4 $1 (48... Qxf3 $2 49. Qc2+ $1 $16) 49. Qc2+ (49. Qxd4 Qe1+ $10
) 49... Qxc2 50. Nxc2 d3 51. Ne3 d2 52. Kf2 Kg6 53. Nd1 Kf6 54. Ke3 Ke6 55.
Kxd2 Kd6 56. Ne3 Bc8 $1 $10 57. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. O-O (13.
f4 Bg7 14. c4 e5 15. O-O exf4 16. Qxf4 Qe7 17. Bb2 Bd7 18. Bd3 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 f6
20. Rbf2 {1/4-1/4 Khalifman-Olafsson,New York op 1990}) 13... e6 14. f4 Bg7 15.
dxe6 Bxe6 (15... fxe6 $5 16. Qe3 Bb7 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bd5 20.
Qd3 Qc6 $13 {Gelfand-Smejkal,Novi Sad(ol)1990}) 16. f5 Qxd2 $6 (16... Bc8 17.
Bc4 gxf5 18. exf5 $14 {Hjartarson-Ftacnic,Thessaloniki(ol)1984} (18. exf5 {
Ftacnik} Qf6 19. Bd5 Ba6 20. c4 Qd4+ $10 {Hjartarson,J-Ftacnik,L/Thessaloniki
ol/1984/})) 17. Bxd2 gxf5 18. exf5 Bxa2 19. Rb2 Bd5 20. f6 Bh8 (20... Rfe8 $5
21. Bb5 Bf8 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 $16) 21. Rf4 $16 h5 $8 (21... Be6 $2 22. Rf3 $1 $18)
(21... Rfc8 $2 22. Rg4+ Kf8 23. Bh6+ Ke8 24. Bb5+ Bc6 (24... Kd8 {Ftacnik} 25.
Rd2 $18) 25. Re4+ Kd8 26. Rd2+ Kc7 27. Re7+ Kb8 28. Bf4+ $18) 22. Bxh5 Rfd8 23.
Rg4+ Kh7 (23... Kf8 24. Bh6+ Ke8 25. c4 Bxf6 (25... Be6 26. Rg8+ Kd7 27. Rd2+
Kc7 28. Bf4+ $18) 26. Re2+ Kd7 27. cxd5 Rh8 28. Bg5 Bd4+ 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. Bxf7
$18) 24. Bg5 Rac8 $6 (24... Rd6 {Ftacnik} 25. Rf2) 25. Rf2 Be6 26. Rh4 Kg8 27.
Rf3 c4 28. Rg3 Rd3 (28... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 29. Bg4 Kg8 30. Bxe6 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 fxe6
32. Bf4+ Kf7 33. Be5 $18) 29. Bf3 Bf5 30. Bf4+ Bg6 31. Be5 $1 {now black has
no defence against the primitive threat 32.Rgh3!} Re8 {hoping for 32.Rgh3
Bg7!!,but Khalifman prepared something different} 32. Rxg6+ $1 $18 fxg6 33.
Rxh8+ Kf7 34. Rh7+ Ke6 35. Bd4 Kf5 36. Rxa7 Rc8 37. f7 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. d5 d6 8. Ng3
c6 9. Be2 exd5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nh5 Nxh5 12. Bxh5 d4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qd1 Be6
15. Bf3 g6 16. O-O Bg7 17. Nd5 Na5 18. Be2 Rc8 19. e4 Nc4 20. Rb1 Qh4 21. Nf4 {
(1.24/1.42)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Ne2 Re8 9. O-O (9. Qc2 {/\0-0-0 is the fashionable way to play this line but
after} Kh8 $1 10. h4 Qa5 $1 {Black should have no problems.}) 9... Qc7 10. Ng3
Be6 $2 ({On} 10... Nd7 {Seirawan feared} 11. Nf5 $5 Bxh2+ 12. Kh1 Bd6 13. Nxg7
$1 {but this may be playable for Black after} Kxg7 14. Qg4+ Kh8 $1 15. Qh4 f5
$1) 11. f4 c5 12. d5 Bd7 13. c4 Na6 14. Qf3 Qb6 $2 ({In retrospect Black
should have tried} 14... b5 $1 15. cxb5 $6 Nb4 {with counterplay.}) 15. b3 Bf8
16. Bb2 Nc7 17. Bf5 $1 ({Seirawan was playing for the trap} 17. f5 $2 Nxd5 $3 {
since} 18. Qxd5 $4 Bc6 {wins the White queen.}) 17... Bxf5 18. Nxf5 Red8 19.
Rae1 Ne8 20. Qh5 Qa5 (20... g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Qh4 {/\f5, /\Ng4 would also
leave White with a winning attack.}) 21. Rxe8 $3 Rxe8 22. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 ({
It would have been kinder for Black to allow the more spectacular} 22... Kh8
23. Qxf7 Bd6 24. Qg8+ $3 Rxg8 25. Nf7#) 23. Qg4+ {24.Bxf6 will force checkmate.
} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nd7 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Bc2 Nxc2 11. Qxc2 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f4 Nf6 14. h3 Bd7 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 25. Be1 Be7 26. Rg1 Kh7 27. Rf3 Reg8 28. Kh1
Bf6 29. Qe3 Kh8 30. Bd2 Re7 31. Qf2 Rh7 32. Kh2 Rhg7 33. Kh1 Bc8 34. Be1 Rh7
35. Nd1 Bd7 36. Ndc3 Re8 37. Bd2 Rg8 38. Be1 Rhg7 39. Bd2 Kh7 40. Be1 Re7 41.
Bd2 Bc8 42. b4 Kh8 43. Kh2 Reg7 44. Kh1 Qh7 45. Be1 e4 46. Re3 Bd7 47. Nc1 Ng3+
48. Kh2 Bd4 49. Bd2 Qh6 50. N3e2 Bxe3 51. Qxe3 Kh7 52. Be1 Be8 53. Qf2 Re7 54.
Qe3 Reg7 55. Qf2 Bh5 56. Nd4 Re7 57. Qe3 Qg6 58. Bxg3 hxg3+ 59. Kh1 Qf6 60. Re1
Rf7 61. Ne6 Kh6 62. Nb3 Qb2 63. Ng5 Rxg5 64. fxg5+ Kh7 65. Nd2 Bg6 66. Qe2 Qe5
67. Rf1 Kg8 68. Qe3 f4 69. Qe2 Qf5 70. Ra1 f3 {(2.04/3.54)} 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 $5 {5.Bc4} Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
c6 8. a4 b6 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nd2 {10.h3 + =} Bb7 11. h3 a6 12. Ne2 Bf8 13. dxe5
dxe5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. a5 b5 16. c4 bxc4 {(1.32/0.48)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. b4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 a5 11. b5 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. Be2 Qe7 14. O-O Rae8 15.
Nd2 Qg5 16. f4 Qe7 17. Bf3 Ndf6 18. Rfe1 Ba8 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. a4 Qh4 21. g3
Qh6 22. Qe2 Rd8 23. Red1 Qg6 24. Kf1 Qf7 25. Rd3 Rd7 26. Rc1 h6 27. Ba3 Rfd8
28. Qg2 Qe8 29. Bb2 Nf6 30. d5 e5 31. Rd2 Bb7 32. fxe5 dxe5 33. Rf2 Bc8 34. Kg1
Rf7 35. Qf1 Qe7 36. Qe1 Nd7 37. Qc3 Nc5 38. Ba3 Rdf8 39. Re1 e4 40. Bh5 Rf6 41.
Bd1 Bd7 42. Kf1 Be8 43. Ke2 Bh5+ 44. Kd2 Bxd1 45. Rxd1 Kf7 46. Rb1 Ke8 47. Qd4
Kd7 48. Bxc5 Qxc5 49. Qxc5 bxc5 50. Ke2 g5 51. Rb2 Rb6 52. Rb1 Kd6 53. h4 g4
54. Kd2 h5 55. Kc3 Ke5 56. Rd2 Rd8 57. Rf1 Rf6 {(2.59/2.50)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. Ng5 e6 8. Qf3
Qe7 9. Ne4 dxe5 10. Bg5 Qb4+ 11. c3 Qa5 12. Bf6 Bxf6 13. Qxf6 O-O 14. Qxe5 Qxe5
15. dxe5 Bd7 16. Nbd2 Bc6 17. f4 (17. O-O N8d7 18. f4 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 Nc5 20. Bc2
Nd3 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Nb3 Na4 23. Nf2 Rdd8 24. Rab1 Bd5 25. Red1 Nb6 $15 {
Dörflinger-Birk, 1988.}) (17. O-O-O N8d7 18. f4 a5 19. Rhe1 a4 20. Bc2 Rfd8 21.
g3 Kf8 22. Nf3 Bd5 23. Kb1 {+/= , Watson-Alburt, 1987.}) 17... N6d7 18. Bc2 a5
19. O-O-O Kg7 20. Rhe1 a4 21. b4 $1 $14 axb3 22. axb3 Na6 23. b4 Nb6 24. Kb2
Rad8 25. g3 Bb5 26. Bb3 Ba4 27. Bxa4 Nxa4+ 28. Kb3 b5 29. Nf3 c5 30. Rxd8 Rxd8
31. Nd6 Nc7 32. Ng5 c4+ 33. Kc2 Ra8 34. Ra1 f6 35. Nge4 fxe5 36. fxe5 Nb6 37.
Rxa8 Nbxa8 38. Nf6 Nb6 39. Kd2 h5 40. Nfe8+ Nxe8 41. Nxe8+ Kf8 42. Nc7 Ke7 43.
Ke3 Kd7 44. Nxb5 Kc6 45. Nd4+ Kd5 46. Kf4 Nd7 47. Nc2 Nxe5 48. Ne3+ Kd6 49. h4
{(2.20/1.44)} 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. c3 Qxc5 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. Qe2
O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Na3 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. Rad1 b5 13. Kh1 Bb7 14. Bg1 Nc5 15.
Nd2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc6 18. Qd2 Qxe4 19. Rfe1 Qf5 20. Rxe7 Be4 21.
Re1 d5 22. Re2 Bh6 23. Nc2 Bxf4 24. Be3 Bd6 25. Rxe4 dxe4 26. Rf2 Qe6 27. Nd4
Qe5 28. Bf4 e3 29. Qd3 Qh5 30. Qxe3 0-1

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 f5 6. e3 Nf6 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. b3 (9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Ne7 11. d4 e4 12. Qb3 Kh8 13. f3 exf3 14. Bxf3
c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Nf4 $14 {Huebner,R-Kindermann,S Munich 1991 CBM/23}) 9...
Be6 10. Nd5 Qd7 11. Bb2 Bf7 12. f4 (12. Qd2 $5) 12... Nxd5 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. e4
Qb5 15. Rf3 Nxd5 $1 16. exd5 e4 17. Bxg7 exf3 18. Bxf8 Qb6+ $1 19. d4 fxe2 20.
Qd2 Kxf8 21. Re1 Re8 22. Kf2 Qb5 23. Rxe2 Bxd5 24. Rxe8+ Kxe8 25. Bf1 Qc6 26.
Be2 Kd8 27. Bf1 b6 28. Qb2 a5 29. a3 Kc8 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Qa4 32. Be2 Kb7
33. Ke3 Qe8+ 34. Kd2 Qe4 35. Qc3 Qg2 36. h4 Kb8 37. Ke1 Qg1+ 38. Kd2 Qb1 39.
Ke3 Qa2 40. Kf2 Kb7 41. Ke1 h5 42. b5 Qa5 43. Kd2 Ba2 44. Bd3 d5 45. Qxa5 bxa5
46. g4 hxg4 47. Bxf5 gxf5 48. h5 g3 49. Ke3 g2 50. Kf2 Bc4 51. h6 a4 52. h7 a3
53. h8=Q a2 0-1

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 Ng6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8.
Qe2 Qe7 9. Bf4 d6 10. Na3 Rh5 11. O-O-O Rf5 12. Qe3 Nf6 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. Qf3
Qe4 15. Qxe4 Nxe4 16. Be3 Nxf2 17. Bxf2 Rxf2 18. Rhf1 Rxf1 19. Rxf1 f5 20. Rf3
a6 21. Bd3 Ke7 22. g4 fxg4 23. Rf1 Bf5 24. Kd2 Kd7 25. Nc4 Be7 26. Ne3 Rh8 27.
Nxf5 Rxh2+ 28. Kc1 gxf5 29. Bxf5+ Kd8 30. Bxg4 Bf6 31. Rf3 Rg2 32. Be6 Rh2 33.
Rh3 Rxh3 34. Bxh3 b6 35. Bf1 a5 36. Kc2 Ke7 37. b3 Be5 38. c4 Kf6 39. Kd3 Kf5
40. Ke3 g5 41. Bd3+ Kg4 42. Kf2 Kf4 43. Bg6 Bd4+ 44. Kg2 b5 45. Be8 b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bf1 Nc6 8. h3
e5 9. d3 Re8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Na3 Qd8 13. Nc4 d5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15.
Nfd2 Rd8 16. a3 Qd7 17. b4 b5 18. Ne3 cxb4 19. axb4 a5 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Qf3 Bb7
22. Nc5 axb4 23. Nd5 Nd4 24. Nxc7 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Rc8 27. cxb4
Rxc7 28. Ra7 Bf8 29. Rxb7 Rxb7 30. Nxb7 Bxb4 31. d4 exd4 32. Bxb5 Kg7 33. Nd8
Be7 34. Nc6 Bc5 35. Bc4 f5 36. Ne5 Bd6 37. Nd7 h5 38. Kf1 g5 39. Bd3 Kg6 40.
Ke2 Bh2 41. Bc2 Bc7 42. Kd2 Bh2 43. Kd3 g4 44. h4 Bg1 45. Ke2 Bh2 46. Kf1 Bc7
47. Kg2 Bd6 48. Bb1 Bc7 49. Nc5 Kf6 50. Nd3 Bd6 51. f4 Ke7 52. Ba2 Ba3 53. Kg3
Bd6 54. Bc4 Bc7 55. Ba6 Kd7 56. Ne5+ Ke6 57. Bc8+ Kf6 58. Nd3 Bd6 59. Bd7 Kg6
60. Be8+ Kh6 61. Ne5 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Arkell, Keith C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb7 7. Bf4 d6 8.
e3 Nbd7 9. Be2 Qe7 10. h3 Ne4 11. Bh2 f5 12. Rc1 a5 13. b3 O-O 14. O-O e5 15.
c5 bxc5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bb5 c6 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Qe2 Nd6 20. Rfd1 Nxc4 21.
Qxc4 Ba6 22. Qh4 Qxh4 23. Nxh4 Ra7 24. Rd6 e4 25. Rcd1 Bd3 26. Nf3 a4 27. bxa4
Rf6 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. Nd2 Rxa4 30. Bd6 Rxa3 31. Rc1 Ra2 32. Nb3 c4 33. Nd4 c5
34. Nxf5 Ra3 35. Nd4 Rb3 36. Ne6 Rb6 37. Ra1 Kg8 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. Nd8+ Kg6 40.
Bc7 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 c3 42. f4 exf3 0-1

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[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. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 f5 13. Qd5+ Kh8 14. Bxg4 fxg4
15. Bg5 {N} (15. Be3 c6 16. Qd3 Be6 17. Bd4 Be5 18. Rad1 Qg5 19. Ne2 Rad8 20.
b3 b6 21. Be3 Qh4 {= Portisch-Piket 1990}) 15... Qe8 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Qd3 Rf7
18. Be3 b6 19. Bd4 Qf8 20. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Be2 Nfd7 7. Be3 c5 8. d5
Na6 9. O-O O-O {-> E 91} 10. Ng5 $1 {N} Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nc7 12. a4 a6 13. f4 Rb8
14. e5 $1 dxe5 15. f5 $1 $36 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qg4 Rb6 18. b4 $1 gxf5 19.
Qxf5 Rg6 20. bxc5 bxc4 21. d6 exd6 22. cxd6 Ne6 23. Nxf7 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Rxf6 25.
Rxf6 Bxf6 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Ra7 Rd8 28. Nf5+ Kg6 29. Ne7+ Kf7 30. Nc6 Rc8 31.
Rxd7+ Ke8 32. Nxe5 Bxe5 33. Re7+ Kd8 34. Bb6+ 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Kh1 Rc8 12. Rad1 b5 13. a3 Qc7 14. Nb3 Qb8 15.
Bf3 Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Bg1 b4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. e5 Ne8 21. Rfe1
Nc7 22. exd6 exd6 23. Bd4 Ne6 24. Bxg7 Nxg7 25. Nd4 d5 26. Qd2 Rc4 27. Nce2 Ne6
28. c3 Nc6 29. b3 Rc5 30. f5 gxf5 31. Nxf5 Qxb3 32. Qh6 Qc2 33. Qf6 h5 34. Ned4
Ncxd4 35. cxd4 Rc7 36. Ra1 Qd2 37. Rf1 Qg5 38. Qxg5+ Nxg5 39. Rxa6 Ne6 40. Ra5
Rd8 41. Kg1 Kh7 42. h3 Rb7 43. Ne3 Rbd7 44. Rf5 Kg6 45. Rfxd5 Rxd5 46. Nxd5 Kg7
47. Ne3 Nxd4 48. Rxh5 Ne6 49. Rd5 Ra8 50. Kf2 Ra3 51. h4 Kg6 52. g4 Ra1 53. Kg3
Rg1+ 54. Kf3 Ra1 55. Rd6 Ra3 56. Rd5 Ra4 57. Rd3 Kg7 58. Kg3 Ra1 59. Nf5+ Kg6
60. h5+ Kf6 61. Ne3 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Suba, Mihai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bg5 Bf6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Rb1 Bg7 15.
Re1 Rb8 16. Qd2 Qa5 17. Qc2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra1 Qb4 20. Ra7 Ne5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. Rb1 c4 23. Na2 Qb3 24. Qxb3 cxb3 25. Nb4 f5 26. Nc6 Rb7 27. Rxb7 Bxb7
28. exf5 gxf5 29. Bxf5 Bg7 30. Ra1 Bxb2 31. Rb1 Bg7 32. Rxb3 Ba6 33. Ra3 Ra8
34. Bd3 Bb2 35. Ra2 Bc3 36. Bxb5 Bb7 37. Rxa8+ Bxa8 38. Kf1 Nf6 39. Bc4 Bb2 40.
Ke2 Kf7 41. f4 Ke8 42. Kd3 Kd7 43. Nb4 h5 44. g3 Bb7 45. Bd4 Bxd4 46. Kxd4 Bc8
47. Nc2 Ke7 48. Bf1 Kf7 49. Ne3 Ke7 50. Bg2 Kd8 51. Nd1 Ng8 52. Bf3 Ne7 53. Ne3
h4 54. g4 Ba6 55. f5 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Watson, William N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[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. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Rf7 $6 {N} 12. f3 f4 13. Rc1 h5 (13... g5 14.
g4) 14. c5 $1 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Bc4 Kf8 17. Be1 b6 18. b4 cxb4 19. Nb5 c5
20. d6 Nc6 21. Qd5 Qd7 22. Bh4 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 Bb7 14. a4 d5 15. axb5
dxe4 16. bxa6 exf3 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qxc4 exd4 19. Bh6 d3 20. Qxd3 Nc5 21. axb7
Rxa1 22. Qb5 Bg7 23. Bxg7 Qg5 24. g3 Rb8 25. Bd4 Ne6 26. Qxg5 Nxg5 27. h4 Ne6
28. Be4 Nxd4 29. cxd4 Ra4 30. Bxf3 Rxd4 31. Rc1 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "King, Daniel J"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. a4 Rb8 14. h3 Bf8 15. Bg5
h6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Ne3 Qd8 19. Nd5 Ne7 20. Bb3 Nxd5 21. Bxd5
Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Qb3 Re7 24. Qd5 Qb6 25. Nd2 Ra7 26. Nf1 b4 27. cxb4 Rxa1
28. Rxa1 Qxb4 29. Ne3 Qb7 30. Qxb7 Rxb7 31. Nc4 g6 32. Ra6 Rb3 33. Ra3 Rb4 34.
Kf1 f5 35. f3 fxe4 36. fxe4 Kf7 37. Ra8 Be7 38. Ke2 h5 39. Kd1 Rb7 40. Kc2 Ke6
41. Kc3 h4 42. Ne3 Bg5 43. Nd5 Kf7 44. Rc8 Ke6 45. Rh8 Ra7 46. Kc4 Ra4+ 47. Kb3
Ra7 48. Kc4 Ra4+ 49. Kb3 Ra7 50. Rc8 Kf7 51. Rc7+ Rxc7 52. Nxc7 Ke7 53. Kc4 Kd7
54. Nd5 Ke6 55. Kb5 Kd7 56. Kb6 Bd8+ 57. Kb7 Ba5 58. Ka6 Bd8 59. Kb7 Ba5 60.
Ka7 Bc7 61. Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 Na6
9. O-O e5 10. a3 h6 11. Rb1 Nh7 12. Nh2 f5 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 g5 15. Bd2 f4
16. Nf3 g4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Qe1 Be5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. b4 b6 21. Ne2 Ng5 22.
Nxf4 exf4 23. Bxf4 Qe8 24. b5 Nb8 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Qg3 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Qh5 28.
e5 Nd7 29. e6 Nf8 30. Qd6 Qh6 31. Qc6 Rb8 32. e7 Qxc6 33. bxc6 Nd7 34. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. d5
Nb8 16. Qe2 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Bc4 Bc6 20. b4 a5 21. Bb5 Qb6
22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24. bxa5 Qa4 25. Nc4 Nc6 26. Ba3 Nxa5 27. Bb4 Nxc4
28. Qxc4 Qa8 29. Nd2 d5 30. exd5 Qxd5 31. Qe2 e4 32. c4 Qe5 33. Bxf8 Kxf8 34.
Qe3 Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Bb4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Rfd1 Qb8 13. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. Nd2 Nbd7 9. f3 h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 e5 12. e4
Nf8 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Bf2 Nf4 15. Ne3 Bc8 16. Bc2 O-O 17. a4 a5 18. h4 g6 19. Qd2
$14 {Piket,Je-Lim,M/Adelaide WchJ/1988/}) 11... e5 12. e4 Nf8 13. Nf1 Ng6 14.
Bf2 Nf4 15. Ne3 O-O {N} (15... N6h5 16. Bf1 g6 {Benjamin,J-Arnason,J/Novi Sad
ol/1990/} 17. g3 Ne6 18. Bg2 $14 {Benjamin,J}) 16. Bf1 (16. O-O N6h5 $132)
16... Rfe8 17. g3 (17. d5 {Kortschnoj} Nd7 18. g3 Ng6 19. h4 $13) 17... Bxe4 $5
(17... Ne6 18. Bg2 $14) 18. fxe4 (18. gxf4 exf4 19. fxe4 Qxe4 20. Rg1 fxe3 21.
Bg3 e2 22. Bxe2 Qe3 23. Rf1 (23. Kf1 Ne4 $19) 23... Qxc3+ 24. Kf2 Qe3+ 25. Ke1
Ne4 26. Rf3 Qg1+ 27. Rf1 Qg2 $19) (18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. gxf4 Qxc3+ 20. Ke2 Bc2 21.
Qc1 Nh5 $17) 18... exd4 19. Qxd4 (19. gxf4 dxe3 (19... Qxe4 $6 20. Bg2 Qxg2 21.
Rg1 Qxh2 22. Qxd4 $36) 20. Bh4 Qxe4 21. Rg1 Qxf4 $17) (19. cxd4 Nxe4 (19...
Qxe4 20. Rg1 Ng4 21. Qxg4 Nd3+ 22. Kd2 Nxf2 23. Qxe4 Rxe4 $14) 20. Bg1 (20. Qf3
d5 $1 21. c5 Qf6 22. Qxf4 Qxd4 23. Rd1 Qb4+ 24. Ke2 d4 $40) (20. gxf4 Nxf2 21.
Kxf2 Qxe3+ 22. Kg2 Qxf4 (22... Re6 23. Bd3 Qxf4 24. Rf1) 23. Be2 Qg5+ 24. Kf1
Re6 $40) 20... Qg5 (20... d5 21. Qb3 $1) 21. d5 (21. gxf4 $2 Qh4+ 22. Ke2 Nc3+
$19) (21. Qf3 $2 Qa5+) 21... Ng6 $14 (21... Qf6 22. Rc1 Qb2 23. gxf4 Qb4+ 24.
Ke2 Nc3+ 25. Rxc3 Qxc3 26. Kf3 $16) (21... Nc3 22. Qc1 Nfxd5 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24.
Bg2 Nxe3 25. Bxa8 Nc2+ 26. Kd1 Re1+ 27. Kxc2 Qf5+ 28. Kd2 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 $18))
19... c5 (19... Nxe4 20. Nf5 $1) 20. Qd2 (20. Nf5 Qe6 (20... Qb7 $1 {Kortschnoj
} 21. Nxd6 (21. Nxh6+ Kh7) 21... Qc6 22. Qe3 (22. Qd1 Rxe4+ $19) 22... Qxd6 $19
) 21. Qxd6 Qxf5 22. gxf4 Nxe4 $19) (20. Qd1 Nxe4 21. gxf4 (21. Bg1 Nxc3 22. Qc2
Nfd5 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd2 Nxe3 25. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Rxe3+ 27. Kd2 Rae8 $15)
21... Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Qxe3+ 23. Kg2 Qxf4 24. Qf3 Qg5+ 25. Kf2 d5 $40) 20... Nxe4
21. Qc2 (21. Nf5 Qf6 22. Qxf4 Qxc3+ 23. Ke2 Qb2+ $19) (21. Qc1 $5 Qf6 22. gxf4
Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 24. Ke2 Re5 (24... Qxc4+ 25. Kd2 Qf4 26. Qe1 d5 27. Qg3)
25. Rg1 $13) 21... Qf6 $1 (21... Nxf2 22. Qxf2 Qxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3+ 24. Kd2 Rf3
25. gxf4 $14) 22. Bg1 $2 (22. gxf4 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 24. Kg2 Rxe3 $17) (22.
Rc1 $1 d5 (22... Ng6 23. Bg2) 23. gxf4 (23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxf2+ 25. Be2
Qf3 26. Rf1 Nd3+ 27. Kd1 Qxd5 28. Qxd3 Qxa2 $13) 23... Nxf2 24. Qxf2 d4 25.
cxd4 cxd4 26. Be2 Rxe3 27. O-O Rae8 $40) 22... Nxc3 23. gxf4 (23. Rc1 d5 $1 24.
Qxc3 d4 25. Qb3 Ng6 $40) 23... d5 $1 24. Bg2 (24. Rc1 d4 $40) 24... Rad8 25.
cxd5 (25. Rc1 d4) 25... Nxd5 26. O-O-O (26. Bxd5 Qxa1+ 27. Qd1 (27. Kf2 {
Kortschnoj} Qd4 $19) 27... Qd4 $1 $17) 26... Nxe3 (26... Qa1+ 27. Qb1 Qxb1+ 28.
Kxb1 Nc3+ 29. Kc1 Nxd1 30. Nxd1 Re1 31. Bf3 Rd3 32. Bf2 (32. Bg4 f5 $19) 32...
Rdxd1+ 33. Bxd1 Rxh1 $17) 27. Bxe3 (27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Bxe3 Qa1+ 29. Qb1 Qc3+
30. Qc2 Qxe3+ 31. Kb1 Qxf4) 27... Qa1+ 28. Qb1 Qc3+ 29. Qc2 Qxe3+ 30. Kb1 Rxd1+
(30... Qxf4 31. Bd5) 31. Rxd1 Qxf4 32. Bc6 (32. Bd5 Qb4+ 33. Qb2 Qxb2+ 34. Kxb2
g6 (34... Re2+ 35. Kc3 Rxh2 36. Rf1 $132) 35. Rf1 Re7 $17) 32... Qb4+ 33. Ka1
Re1 $1 34. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 35. Kb2 g6 36. Bb5 (36. Be4 Kg7 $17) 36... Qb4+ 37. Qb3
Qxb3+ 38. Kxb3 f5 39. Kc3 (39. Kc4 Kf7 40. Kd5 Kf6 41. Kc6 Ke5 $1 42. Kb7 Kd4
43. Kxa7 c4 44. Kxb6 c3 45. Ba4 f4 46. Bd1 f3 47. a4 f2 $19) 39... Kf7 40. Kd3
g5 41. a4 Kf6 42. Be8 (42. h3 h5 43. Be8 h4 44. Bd7 Ke5 45. Ke3 c4 46. Bb5 c3
47. Bd7 c2 48. Kd2 Kf4 49. Kxc2 g4 50. hxg4 (50. Kd2 gxh3 51. Ke2 Kg3 52. Kf1
h2 53. Bc6 f4 54. Ke2 a6 $19) 50... fxg4 51. Kd2 h3 52. Ke2 h2 53. Bc6 Kg3 54.
Ke3 a6 55. Ke2 b5 $19) 42... g4 43. Ke3 Kg5 44. Bb5 h5 45. Bf1 h4 46. h3 (46.
Bg2 f4+ 47. Ke4 (47. Kf2 f3 48. Bf1 Kf4) 47... f3 48. Bf1 h3 $1 49. Ke3 g3 50.
Kxf3 gxh2 $19) 46... g3 47. Kf3 Kf6 48. Kf4 c4 49. Ke3 c3 50. Kd3 Ke5 51. Kxc3
Ke4 52. Kd2 Kf3 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4
Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bh2 Bh6 12. Qc2 Bf4 13. Rfe1 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Qc7+
15. g3 Bb7 16. Nc4 Rad8 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Rxd8 Nxd8 19. Nfd2 Ne6 20. Bf1 Rd8 21.
Kg1 b5 22. Ne3 Ng5 23. Bg2 Qd7 24. Rd1 Nxh3+ 25. Kf1 Qc8 26. c4 Ng4 27. Nxg4
Qxg4 28. Bf3 Qc8 29. cxb5 Ng5 30. Bg2 Qg4 31. Re1 Qd7 32. Nc4 Qxb5 33. Kg1 Qb4
34. Rc1 Ne6 35. a3 Qb5 36. Ne3 Qb6 37. Kh2 Rd4 38. Nd5 Qd6 39. Qb3 Ba6 40. Re1
h5 41. Kg1 Qd8 42. Qe3 Rd3 43. Qc1 Rb3 44. Re3 Rxe3 45. Qxe3 Qd6 46. b4 Bb7 47.
bxc5 Qxc5 48. Qxc5 Nxc5 49. Nxe7+ Kf8 50. Nd5 Bxd5 51. exd5 Ke7 52. f4 Kd6 53.
Kf2 Na4 54. Ke3 Nc3 55. Kd3 Nxd5 56. Kd4 Ne7 57. Bh3 f6 58. Ke4 g5 59. fxg5
fxg5 60. Bf1 Ke6 61. Bh3+ Kd6 62. Bf1 Ke6 63. Bh3+ g4 64. Bf1 Kf6 65. Bc4 Nf5
66. Kf4 Ng7 67. a4 a5 68. Bb5 Ne6+ 69. Ke3 Ke5 70. Bc6 Ng7 71. Kf2 Kf6 72. Bb5
Kg5 73. Bd7 Nf5 74. Be8 Nd6 75. Bc6 Kf5 76. Kg1 Ke5 77. Kg2 Kd4 78. Kf2 Ne4+
79. Kg2 Kc5 {??? notation corrupt} 80. Be8 Kb4 81. Kh2 Kc4 82. Kg2 Nf6 83. Bc6
Kd4 84. Bb5 Ke3 85. Bc6 Ke2 86. Bb5+ Kd2 87. Bc6 Ke3 88. Bb5 Nd5 89. Be8 Ke2
90. Bb5+ Ke1 91. Kg1 Ne3 92. Ba6 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. Qc2 a5 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Be3 a4 12. Rfd1 Qa5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 Bd6 15.
Ne1 f5 16. Ndf3 Qa6 17. Rac1 Qxc4 18. Qxc4 dxc4 19. Rxc4 Nb6 20. Rcc1 a3 21. b3
Nd5 22. Bd2 Nb4 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. Nd3 Be7 25. Nfe5 Rd8 26. e3 Nf6 27. Rc4 Nd7
28. b4 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Bf6 30. f4 Bxe5 31. fxe5 Ra4 32. Rb1 Bd7 33. Kf2 Kf7 34.
Ke2 Ke7 35. Kd2 g5 36. Rc5 h5 37. Ra5 Ra8 38. Rxa4 Rxa4 39. h4 gxh4 40. gxh4
Ra8 41. Bf3 Rg8 42. Ke2 Kd8 43. Rb3 Kc7 44. Rxa3 Rf8 45. Rc3 f4 46. a4 fxe3 47.
Kxe3 Rg8 48. Rc1 Rg7 49. a5 Kd8 50. Rh1 Be8 51. Rh2 Rg1 52. Rg2 Re1+ 53. Kd2
Rf1 54. Ke3 Re1+ 55. Kf4 Rb1 56. Rg8 Kd7 57. Rg7+ Kc8 58. Rg8 Kd7 59. Rg7+ Kc8
60. Re7 Bd7 61. Bxh5 Rxb4 62. Bg6 Rxd4+ 63. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mohr, Georg"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 e5 6. Be2 O-O 7. Be3 c6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. d5 c5 10. Nd2 Ne8 11. a3 f5 12. f3 Bf6 13. b4 Bg5 14. Bf2 b6 15. Ra2
Ndf6 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Qa4 Nh5 18. Rb1 Nf4 19. Nf1 Rf7 20. Rab2 Bd7 21. Qa6 Bh4
22. Bg3 Qg5 23. Bd1 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Nh5 25. Kf2 f4 26. g4 Qh4+ 27. Ke2 Ng3+ 28.
Nxg3 fxg3 29. Ba4 Bxa4 30. Qxa4 Nf6 31. Kd3 Raf8 32. Qc6 Ne8 33. Rb8 Qh2 34.
Rxe8 Qxg2 35. Rxf8+ Rxf8 36. Ne2 Qxf3+ 37. Kd2 Qxa3 38. Rg1 Qb2+ 39. Ke3 Qb3+
40. Kd2 Qb2+ 41. Ke3 Qb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O d6 6. e5 d5 7. d3 Ne7 8. c4
Ng6 9. b3 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Na4 f6 12. Bb2 Rf7 13. Qd2 d4 14. Ba3 fxe5 15.
Qe2 Qf8 16. Nd2 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Djuric, Stefan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3
Bd6 9. Qe2 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e4 $6 (11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. b3 {Mecking,
H-Polugajevsky,L/Luzern m(2)/1977/} Qe7 $10 {Bagirov}) 11... d4 $1 12. Nb5 $6 (
12. e5 dxc3 13. exf6 (13. exd6 Qxd6 14. bxc3 Nbd7 $10) 13... Qxf6 14. Bg5 Bxf3
$1) (12. Nb1 e5 13. Bg5 Nbd7 $10) 12... Be7 13. e5 (13. a4 a6 14. Na3 Nc6 $15)
13... Ne8 14. b4 $6 (14. Be4 Nc6 15. a4 a6 16. Na3 Rb8 $15) 14... a6 15. Nd6
Nxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. bxc5 Qxc5 18. Rb1 Bxf3 $1 (18... Bc6 19. Ne5 Ra7 20. Bd2
$132) 19. Qxf3 Nd7 20. Bf4 (20. Rb7 $6 Ne5 21. Qh3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Bf6 $19) 20...
Bd6 21. Rb7 Rad8 22. Qh3 f5 $1 (22... Nf6 23. Bg5) 23. Bg5 Qc6 24. Rfb1 Rb8 25.
Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rxb8+ Bxb8 27. Bf1 Nc5 28. Bd2 Ne4 29. Be1 Qd6 30. f3 (30. Bd3
Qxa3 $19) 30... d3 $1 31. fxe4 (31. Bxd3 Ba7+ 32. Kh1 Qxd3 33. fxe4 Qf1#) 31...
Ba7+ 32. Bf2 (32. Kh1 Qd4 $19) 32... d2 33. Bxa7 d1=Q 34. exf5 Qf4 35. Bf2 Qxc4
{Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Ra1
Qe6 15. Qb1 $5 {N} (15. Bd3 Qd7 16. Ra5 Qd8 17. h3 Nd7 18. Qa1 Nb8 19. Bc3 Nc6
20. Ra3 e6 21. Bc4 $36 {Berg Hansen,S-Vanheste,J/Lyngby op/1989/}) 15... Bd7 (
15... Qd7 16. Bc5 $1) 16. Ra5 Nc8 17. Ne5 (17. Ng5 Qb6) 17... Be8 (17... Bxe5
18. Rxe5 Qf6 19. f4 $40) 18. Ba3 (18. Bc4 Qb6) 18... b5 $5 (18... b6 19. Bc4
Qf6 20. Ra6 $36) 19. Bxb5 Bxe5 20. Bxe8 (20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Bb2 Qh5) 20... Bc7
$1 (20... Bxd4 21. Ba4 $146) 21. Rc5 Bd6 22. Ba4 Bxc5 23. dxc5 a6 (23... Rd8
24. Qb7 Qa2 25. Qxa8 Qxa3 26. Qc6 $16) 24. Bb3 Qe5 25. Qc2 Rb8 (25... Rd8 26.
Bb2 Qc7 27. Qc3 e5 28. f4 $40) 26. Bb2 Qc7 27. Qc3 e5 28. f4 (28. Bd5 Rb5 29.
c6 Ne7) 28... Rb5 29. fxe5 Ne7 (29... Qxc5+ 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. e6 $18) (29...
Rxc5 30. Qd4 Rd8 31. Rxf7 $18) 30. Ba3 (30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. e6 Qxc5+ 32. Qxc5
Rxc5 33. exf7+ Kf8) (30. e6 f6 31. Rxf6 Qxc5+ 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 $17) 30... Qa5 31.
Qf3 $1 h5 (31... Qxa3 32. Bxf7+ $18) 32. Bxf7+ Kh7 33. c6 Qb6+ 34. Kh1 Rxe5 35.
Bxe7 Rxe7 36. Bxg6+ Kxg6 37. Qxf8 Rg7 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Qf5+ Kh6
41. Qd5 Rg6 42. Qe5 Qxc6 (42... Rg7 43. Rf6+ Rg6 44. Qf4+ Kg7 45. Rf7+ Kg8 46.
Rf8+ $18) 43. Qh8+ Kg5 44. Rf5+ {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O
O-O 8. Bg5 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Kh1 Na5 11. f4 (11. Nd5 $5 Re8 12. f3 Rc8 13. Bb5
Nc6 14. c3 a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nxf6+ exf6 17. Bf4 $14 {Vogt-Becker, DDR-ch
1986}) 11... Nc4 12. f5 Nxb2 13. Qe1 (13. Qc1 Bc4 14. e5 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Ne4 16.
f6 exf6 17. exf6 Re8 18. Ng3 Nxg5 19. Qxb2 Bh8 20. Rf2 h6 $17 {
Khalifman-Savchenko, URS 1984}) 13... Bd7 14. Qh4 Rc8 (14... Na4 15. Nxa4 Bxa4
16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Rab1 Qc7 $15 {Kusmin-Khalifman, URS-ch 1990}) 15.
Rf3 Re8 16. Raf1 Rxc3 17. Rxc3 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 $1 {N} (18. fxg6 $6 hxg6 19. Rcf3
Nxg5 20. Qxg5 Be6 21. Qb5 $2 $17 {Kruszynski-Inkiov, Kopenhagen 1988 -Inf.46/
271} (21. h4 $5 Bf6 22. Qh6 Bg7 $10 {Kruszynski})) 18... Bxc3 19. Nd4 d5 20.
Qf3 $1 (20. Qxd5 Ba4 $17) 20... Bxd4 21. fxg6 Bf6 (21... fxg6 $2 22. Qxd5+ Be6
(22... e6 23. Qxd4 Qxg5 24. Qxd7 $16) 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Bb5 $16) (21... hxg6 $2
22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Rf4 $18) 22. gxf7+ Kxf7 23. Bc1 $1 Kg7 (23... Na4 $2 24. Qh5+
Kg8 25. Bd3 $18) 24. Bxb2 Rf8 (24... Bxb2 25. Qf7+ Kh8 (25... Kh6 26. Qh5+ Kg7
27. Rf7+ Kg8 28. Qxh7#) 26. Bd3 Bg7 27. Qh5 h6 28. Qg6 $18) 25. Bc1 Kh8 (25...
Be5 $2 26. Bh6+ $16) 26. Qxd5 Bc6 $10 27. Qh5 Qd5 28. Qxd5 Bxd5 29. c4 Be6 30.
Be3 Rc8 31. Rf4 Bg5 32. Bd4+ Kg8 $2 (32... Bf6 $10) 33. Bg4 $1 Rc6 $8 34. Bxe6+
Rxe6 35. Rg4 Rg6 36. Bxa7 $14 Kf7 37. Bd4 $2 (37. Bg1 $14) 37... Rd6 38. g3 Bf6
$10 39. Bxf6 exf6 40. Rf4 Rd2 41. a4 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bg2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 cxd4 7. Nf3 d5 8.
cxd5 Qxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nxd4 Qh5 11. Nf3 e5 12. Qg5 Nc6 13. Nc3 Bg4 14. Qxh5
Bxh5 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Kf8 18. Kf1 Ke7 19. e3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1
Rd8 21. Rxd8 Nxd8 22. Ke2 a6 23. Kd3 Kd6 24. b4 b6 25. h4 h6 26. a4 Nc6 27. Kc4
Nd8 28. Ne4+ Nxe4 29. Bxe4 g5 30. h5 Nc6 31. g4 Nd8 32. Kd3 Ne6 33. Bf3 Nd8 34.
Ba8 Ne6 35. Kc4 Nd8 36. Be4 Nc6 37. b5 Na5+ 38. Kb4 axb5 39. Kxb5 Kc7 40. Bd5
f6 41. Bg2 Nb3 42. Kc4 Nd2+ 43. Kd3 Nb3 44. Ke4 Nc5+ 45. Kf5 Nxa4 46. Kg6 Nc3
47. Kxh6 b5 48. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 (4... c6 $5) 5. Qd2 (5. h3 Nbd7 $5 6.
f4 e5 $13) 5... c6 6. f3 (6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8. Bd3 $14) 6... Qa5 (6...
Nbd7 7. Nh3 (7. g4 e5 $5 $13) 7... O-O 8. Be2 e5 9. O-O Qe7 10. a4 d5 $5 11.
exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rfe1 Nb6 14. Nf2 Be6 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bd4 Qc7 $10
{Morrison,Ch-McNab,C,Eastbourne ch-GB 1990}) (6... b5 $5 7. Bd3 (7. Bh6 Bxh6 8.
Qxh6 b4 (8... Qa5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 e5 $10) 9. Nd1 Qa5 10. Bd3 Ba6 11. Bxa6
Qxa6 12. Ne2 Nbd7 13. Ne3 Rb8 14. b3 Rb5 15. Nc4 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nb2 e6
18. O-O Ke7 $10 {Kamsky,G-Gurevich,M,Reggio Top 16 1991-CBM 22}) (7. Nge2 Nbd7
8. g4 Nb6 9. Ng3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 O-O-O 13. h5 Rhg8 14. Qf2
b4 15. Nb1 c5 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Kb1 Rc8 $36 {Gdanski,J-Hennigan,M,Santiago
W-chjr 1990}) (7. g4 h5 $5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Nb6 10. Nf3 d5 11. Ne5 $1 b4 12.
Ne2 a5 13. Bg2 h4 14. O-O h3 15. Bh1 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Qd3
Qd5 $13 {Yudasin,L-Gurevich,D,New York op 1990-EXP 16}) (7. O-O-O O-O $5 8. Bh6
b4 9. Nce2 Qa5 10. Kb1 Nbd7 $132) 7... Nbd7 8. Nge2 a6 $1 9. a4 Bb7 10. O-O O-O
11. Nd1 Qc7 12. Nf2 e5 13. c3 d5 $132 {Frolov,A-Popov,A,Voroshilovgrad 1989})
7. h4 {N} (7. g4 $5 h5 (7... b5 8. Nge2 h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Bg2 b4 11. Nd1 c5 $6
12. f4 Na6 13. e5 Rb8 14. exd6 exd6 15. f5 $1 gxf5 16. Bf4 Rb6 17. Ne3 $40 {
Gelfand,B-Nikolic,P,Sarajevo cm 1991-CBM 22}) 8. g5 Nh7 9. f4 O-O 10. Nf3 e5
11. O-O-O exf4 12. Bxf4 d5 13. Kb1 Be6 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Nb5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Nc6
17. Nc7 Rad8 18. Bg2 Bf5 19. Nh4 $14 {Gelfand,B-Nikolic,P,Sarajevo cm 1991-CBM
22}) 7... h5 $5 8. g3 (8. Nh3 Bxh3 9. Rxh3 Nbd7 $13) 8... b5 (8... Nbd7 $5 9.
Nh3 e5 $132) 9. a4 b4 (9... a6 10. Nh3 $5 $14) 10. Na2 (10. Nce2 Nbd7 $13 {/\c5
}) 10... c5 (10... Qxa4 $6 11. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 12. Nxb4 $16 {_|_><a7,c6}) 11. dxc5
dxc5 12. c3 $1 Qxa4 (12... bxc3 13. Nxc3 $36) (12... b3 $2 13. Nc1 Be6 14. Bb5+
$16) 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 15. Nxb4 $14 a5 16. Rh2 $5 (16. Nd3 Nc6 17.
Rc1 Nb4 $132) 16... O-O 17. Rc2 Bb7 18. Nd3 Nc6 (18... Nbd7 19. Rc7 $36) 19.
Rac1 (19. Nc5 Nb4 20. Rd2 Bc6 $10) 19... Nd7 $5 (19... Rfc8 20. Ne2 $36) 20.
Rxc6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 Ne5 $1 22. Rc2 (22. Nxe5 Bxe5 $146 {/\Bb2,Bg3}) 22... Rac8
23. Rxc8 (23. Kd1 Rcd8 24. Rc3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Bxb2 $10) (23. Nc5 $5) 23... Nxd3+
24. Bxd3 Rxc8 25. Ne2 (25. b3 $6 Rc3) 25... Bxb2 $10 26. Bb5 Rb8 27. Bc6 (27.
Ba4 $2 Rb4 $36) 27... Rc8 28. Bb5 $8 Rb8 29. Bc6 Rc8 {Stohl,I} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. d3 Nd4 $6 (6... Nge7 $5) (
6... f5 $5) 7. Nce2 Ne6 8. Nh3 Ne7 9. Ng5 Nc6 10. Nxe6 Bxe6 11. Be3 Qd7 12. h4
h5 13. Qd2 a6 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Bh6 b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. O-O bxc4 18. dxc4 a5 19.
b3 a4 20. b4 a3 21. f4 Bg4 22. b5 Na5 23. f5 c6 24. Bf3 f6 25. Bxg4 hxg4 26.
fxg6 Kxg6 27. Rf5 Qe6 28. bxc6 Nxc6 29. Rcf1 Rab8 30. Qd1 $1 Kh7 31. Nf4 $1
exf4 32. Qxg4 Qxf5 33. Qxf5+ Kh8 34. Qh5+ Kg7 35. gxf4 Rh8 36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. Qd7
Ne7 38. e5 dxe5 39. Qd6 Kf7 40. fxe5 Rbg8+ 41. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O Nf6 5. b3 Be7 6. c4 bxc4 7. bxc4 Qc8 $6 {N
} (7... c5 $10 8. Nc3 (8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Qa4 $10 {
Damljanovic-Agdestein, Belgrad 1989, CBM16}) 8... O-O (8... Nc6 $5) 9. Rb1 Bc6
10. Bb2 (10. d3 $5 d6 11. e4 $5 $13 (11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 $10 {Razuvaev}))
10... d6 11. e3 Nbd7 12. d4 $6 (12. d3 $10) 12... Nb6 $15 {Kochiev-G.Garcia,
Leningrad 1977}) 8. Nc3 Na6 9. d3 O-O 10. e4 {/\ e5} d6 11. Rb1 Nd7 (11... e5 {
/\ Nc5} 12. Nh4 $14) 12. d4 Nb6 13. Bh3 $1 c6 (13... Nxc4 14. d5 $146) 14. Nd2
$16 Nc7 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Ba6 17. Qg4 Qd7 18. Rd1 {/\ Ne4-f6+} Ne8 19. Nf3
Qc8 20. Bf1 f5 21. Qf4 c5 22. a4 Nc7 23. a5 Nd7 24. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 $6 (24... Bb7)
25. cxb5 Nd5 26. Qc4 Qc7 27. Rxd5 $1 exd5 28. Qxd5+ Kh8 29. Bf4 {/\ e6} Rad8
30. e6 Nb8 31. Bxc7 Rxd5 32. Bc4 Rdd8 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. Ne5 Kg8 35. Nc6 Nxc6
36. bxc6 1-0

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.06.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bd3 (7. Qd3
Qxc5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qb5+ Qxb5 10. Nxb5 Na6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Bd4 Bd7 13. Nc3 Nb4
14. O-O Nc6 15. Be3 Rfc8 16. h3 Nb4 $10 {Dvoiris,S-Zaichik,G,Polanica Zdroj
1989}) 7... Qxc5 8. Qe2 Bg4 (8... O-O 9. Be3 Qa5 10. h3 $5 e5 11. O-O-O Nh5 12.
f5 $1 Ng3 13. Qe1 Nxh1 14. g4 $146 gxf5 $2 15. gxf5 Qd8 16. Bc4 Kh8 17. Ng5 $40
{Zso,Polgar-Van Wely,L,Wijk II 1990-CBM 17}) 9. Be3 (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O
11. Be3 Qa5 12. g4 Nc6 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. h4 h5 15. g5 Ng4 $132 {Polgar,Zso-Van
Wely,L,Amsterdam OHRA II 1990-CBM 20}) 9... Qa5 10. O-O (10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3
Nc6 12. O-O-O $6 O-O 13. Kb1 Rfc8 14. Ne2 Nb4 15. a3 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 Rc6 17. Rhd1
Rac8 $36 {Hector,J-Ehlvest,J,Haninge 1990-CBM 18}) 10... O-O 11. h3 (11. Qe1
Nc6 12. Kh1 Nb4 (12... Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Rac8 14. a3 d5 $5 15. e5 d4 16. exf6 Bxf6
17. Ne4 dxe3 18. Nxf6+ exf6 19. Rxe3 Qb6 $13 {De_Firmian-Chernin,A,Moscow GMA
final 1990}) 13. Nd4 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Bd7 15. Nb3 Qd8 16. a4 Ng4 17. Bg1 f5 18. h3
Nf6 $132 {Kuijf,R-Nijboer,F,Wijk 1990-CBM 17}) 11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. Kh1
$5 (13. a3 Nd7 14. Bd2 (14. Rab1 $6 Bxc3 $1 15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Bc1 Rac8 17. Bb2
Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Nb6 19. e5 dxe5 20. f5 Nc4 $17 {Schmittdiel,E-Chernin,A,
Dortmund-A 1991-CBM 23}) 14... Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. Rab1 Nxd3 17. cxd3 f5 $1 (
17... e6 $2 18. f5 $1 exf5 19. exf5 Nd4 20. Qg3 Nxf5 21. Rxf5 gxf5 22. Nd5 $40
{Tolnai,T-Gurevich,M,Luzern tt 1989-CBM 16}) 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nd5 Qb3 20. Rfe1
Rf7 21. Bc3 e6 $1 $10 {Sax,G-Seirawan,Y,Skelleftea WCup 1989-CBM 14}) (13. Ne2
Nd7 14. c3 $2 Nde5 $1 $19 {Huebner,R-Kortschnoi,V,Skelleftea WCup 1989-CBM 14})
13... Nd7 (13... Nb4 14. a3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 e6 16. f5 $36 {Reeh,O-Espig,L,
Potsdam FRG-GDR 1988-CBM 09}) 14. Bd2 Nc5 (14... Qb6 15. Rab1 Nc5 16. Bc4 $5
Qb4 17. b3 Nd4 18. Qd1 Qa3 (18... Ndxb3 $2 19. Bxb3 Bxc3 20. Bxf7+ $18) 19. f5
b5 20. Bd5 $16 {Lanc,A-Chabanon,JL,Trnava op 1990}) 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Bc1 Bxc3
$2 (16... Nxd3 17. cxd3 f5 $132) 17. bxc3 Qa5 18. Bc4 $16 {׻} Qa4 19. Qe2 Na5
20. Bd5 e6 21. Rd4 $1 Qd7 22. Bb3 {><d6} Qe7 23. Qf3 {/\f5->} f5 24. exf5 Rxf5
(24... gxf5 25. Re1 $16 {/\Ba3}) 25. Re1 Raf8 26. Qd1 $1 {><d6,e6} Rd8 27. Ba3
Naxb3 $8 28. cxb3 b6 29. c4 {->/^a1-h8} a5 30. Qd2 e5 31. Rd5 $1 e4 $8 (31...
Rxf4 $2 32. Qxf4) 32. Rd4 (32. Bb2 $5 $40) 32... Qh4 33. Bxc5 bxc5 34. Rdxe4
$18 {<->e,׻} Rdf8 35. Qxd6 Rxf4 36. Qe6+ (36. Qd5+ $18) 36... Kh8 (36... R8f7
37. Rxf4 Qxf4 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qxc5 $18) 37. Qe5+ Kg8 38. Qd5+ Kh8 39. Qxc5 $1
Rf1+ 40. Kh2 {Stohl,I} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.06.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maus, Soenke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7
8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bd7 (9... a6 {Stohl} 10. a4 Nh5 (10... Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12.
Re1 $14) 11. Bg5 $1 (11. O-O Nd7 12. Bg5 Bf6 13. Be3 Re8 14. g4 $5 (14. Rb1 Bg7
15. Re1 Rb8 16. Qd2 Qa5 17. Qc2 $14 {Khalifman,A-Suba,M,London WFW-CBM 24})
14... Ng7 15. Kg2 Rb8 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. Rac1 c4 18. Ne2 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. b4
$1 $36 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Wojtkiewicz,A,Ter Apel 1991-CBM 24}) 11... Bf6 12. Be3
Nd7 13. Be2 $1 Re8 14. Nd2 Bd4 15. Bxh5 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Qh4+ 17. g3 $1 Qxg3+ 18.
Ke2 Qg2+ 19. Kd3 Ne5+ 20. Kc2 $16 {Ivanchuk,V-Yudasin,L,Riga cm 1991-CBM 22})
10. Bf4 Re8 (10... Qc7 11. O-O c4 12. Bc2 Na6 13. e5 (13. Re1 Rfe8 14. Qd2 b5
15. a3 Nc5 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Qb6 $14 {Vyzhmanavin,A-Psakhis,L/Protvino/1988/
}) 13... Nh5 14. exd6 Qb6 15. Be5 Qxb2 16. Ne4 Bxe5 17. Rb1 Qxa2 18. Nxe5 $36 {
Polgar,Zsu-Blees,A/Lillafured/1989/}) 11. O-O (11. Bxd6 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 f5 $36)
11... b5 (11... Qc7 {Stohl} 12. Re1 $16 {/\e5}) 12. Bxd6 (12. Bxb5 Nxe4 13.
Bxd7 Qxd7 $10) (12. Nxb5 Bxb5 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxd6 Nxd6 14. Bxd6 Qb6 15. Bf4
Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qxa2 $13) 13. Bxb5 Rxe4 $132) 12... b4 13. Ne2 (13. Na4 Bxa4 14.
Qxa4 Qxd6 15. e5 Rxe5 $17) 13... Nxe4 (13... Bxh3 {Stohl} 14. Bxc5 Bg4 15. Ng3
$16) 14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15. Ng3 (15. Bxc5 Bb5 16. Re1 Na6 17. Be3 Bxb2 $132) 15...
Re8 (15... Rc4 $6 {Stohl} 16. b3 Rc3 17. Ne4 $16) 16. Bxc5 Bb5 (16... Bxb2 {
Stohl} 17. Rb1 Bg7 18. Bxb4 $16) 17. Re1 Rxe1+ (17... Na6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.
Bd4 $16) (17... Bxb2 {Stohl} 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Rb1 $16) 18. Qxe1 (18. Nxe1 Na6
19. Be3 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bg7 $132) 18... Bxb2 (18... Qxd5 19. Bxb4 Na6 (19... Bxb2
20. Rd1 $18) 20. Bc3 Re8 21. Qd2 $16) 19. Rd1 Bc3 20. Qe4 Na6 (20... Qe8 21.
Be7 $1) (20... a5 $142 $5 {Stohl} 21. Nd4 (21. Be7 Qd7 22. d6 Nc6) (21. Bd4 $5
$36) 21... Ba4 $14) 21. Be7 Qd7 22. d6 Re8 (22... Bc6 23. Qf4 (23. Ne5 {Stohl}
Bxe4 24. Nxd7 Bc6 25. Nf6+ $16) 23... Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Re8 25. Ne4 $18) 23. Qh4
Nc5 (23... Bg7 24. Ne4 $18) 24. Nd4 (24. Ng5 h5 25. N3e4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Qe6 $132
) 24... Bd3 (24... Ba4 {Stohl} 25. Nh5 $1 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 gxh5 27. Qg5+ $18) 25.
Nh5 $1 Bxd4 (25... gxh5 26. Qg5+ (26. Rxd3 {Stohl} Nxd3 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Bf6#)
26... Kh8 27. Bf6#) 26. Qxd4 gxh5 27. Qxc5 Bg6 28. Rd4 (28. Qxb4 $4 {Stohl}
Rxe7 29. dxe7 Qxd1+ 30. Kh2 f6 $10) 28... h6 (28... a5 {Stohl} 29. Qxa5 Rxe7
30. dxe7 $18) 29. Qxb4 Kh7 30. Qa4 Qe6 (30... Bf5 31. Qxd7 Bxd7 32. Rb4 (32.
Rc4 $18 {Stohl /\Rc7}) 32... Bc6 33. Rc4 Rc8 34. Rxc6 Rxc6 35. d7 $18) 31. d7
$1 (31. Qxe8 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. g3 Qxd4 $132) 31... Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Rb8 33.
d8=Q Rb1 34. Rd1 {Ftacnik,L} (34. Bf6 $18 {Stohl}) 1-0

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. g3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O c6 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Rc1 Nc7 13. f3 Ne6 14. Be1 c5 15. Bf2
b6 16. Qd2 Ba6 17. Rfd1 Bc4 18. Nf4 cxd4 19. exd4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 b5 21. Re1
Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 Bd6 23. Qd2 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 c6 11. h3 Nh6 12. Be3 Nf7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. c5 Nc7 15.
Bc4 Be6 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. b4 Bh6 18. Bxh6 Nxh6 19. Nd2 Nf7 20. Nb3 Rfd8 21. Rfd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Nd2 Bf5 16. a4 {Other reasonable moves are 16.Qf1, 16.f3, 16.c4, 16.Bxd5 and
16.Bc2. The text- move is a suggestion of Sax. The point is to activate Ra1.}
Rae8 (16... Nf4 $2 17. gxf4 Rae8 18. Re5 $18) (16... b4 $6 17. Ne4 $1 Bg4 18.
Nxd6 Qh5 19. Bc4 $18) (16... Bd3 17. Re1 Rae8 18. Nf3 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 h6 {
(Sax, Hazai)} 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 Nf6 $13 {(Nunn)}) 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Nf1 b4
19. c4 Nf6 20. c5 Bc7 21. Bc4 a5 22. Bd2 h5 23. Qb3 Be4 24. f3 Bd5 $10 25. Re1
Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Qf5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Qd1 Qe6 29. Bf2 f5 30. Qd3 g5 31. h3 Kg7
32. Nd2 h4 33. gxh4 gxh4 34. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nbd7 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bf1
a6 9. a4 b6 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 Bb7 12. d5 e5 13. c4 a5 14. Nc3 Rae8 15. g3 Kh8
16. h4 Nb8 17. Bh3 Bc8 18. Nb5 Qe7 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22.
Qd2 Kg7 23. Kg2 Qd7 24. Rh1 Be7 25. h5 g5 26. Nc3 f5 27. exf5 Rxf5 28. Nh2 Rcf8
29. Ne4 Na6 30. Qe2 Nc7 31. Ra3 Ne8 32. Ng4 Bd8 33. Qd1 R5f7 34. Re3 Nf6 35.
Nexf6 Bxf6 36. b3 Bd8 37. Qe2 Rf5 38. Qc2 Qf7 39. Kg1 Qg8 40. Qe4 Qh7 41. Kg2
Qg8 42. Kf1 Qf7 43. Rh2 Be7 44. Ke2 Bd8 45. Kd3 Be7 46. Kc2 Bd8 47. Kb2 Be7 48.
Ka2 Bd8 49. Ka3 Be7 50. Rh1 Bd8 51. Rd1 Be7 52. Rde1 Bd8 53. Rg1 Be7 54. Rf1
Bd8 55. Rd3 Be7 56. Rh1 Bd8 57. Rc3 Be7 58. Re3 Bd8 59. Rh2 Be7 60. Kb2 Bd8 61.
Rd3 Be7 62. Kc2 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O (5... c6 6. Qd2 Bg4 7. O-O-O
Qa5 8. h3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nbd7 10. f4 b5 11. e5 b4 12. exf6 bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14.
fxg7 $1 Qxe3+ 15. fxe3 Rg8 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. Rd3 e6 18. Ra3 $14 {Emms,J-Norwood,
D,Eastbourne GB-ch 1990}) 6. Qd2 Bg4 (6... Nc6 $5 7. d5 Nb4 8. a3 Na6 9. Bxa6
bxa6 10. Bh6 Rb8 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nd4 Qe8 13. O-O-O e5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. e5
dxe5 16. Nb3 Bb7 17. f3 $13 {Emms,J-Speelman,J,London LB 1990}) 7. Ng5 $6 (7.
O-O-O c6 8. Bh6 b5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Qf4 b4 11. e5 Bxf3 12. exf6+ exf6 13. Qxf3
bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qb6 15. h4 h5 $13 {Hebden,M-Walker,D,Eastbourne ch-GB 1990}) 7...
Nc6 8. h3 Bd7 9. d5 (9. Be2 e5 10. d5 Nd4 $1 $146) 9... Nb4 10. Nf3 (10. a3 Na6
{/\c6<=>}) 10... c6 11. Be2 (11. a3 Na6 12. Be2 Nc5 $1 $36) 11... cxd5 12. Nxd5
(12. exd5 Qa5 13. Rd1 Bf5 14. Nd4 Ne4 $1 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 $17) 12... Na6 $10 13.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Nd4 $6 (14. c3 Bc6 15. Qc2 $10 {/\} Nc5 $6 16. e5) 14... Nc5 15.
Bf3 Qb6 16. b3 Qa6 $1 $36 17. b4 Ne6 18. a4 Qc4 (18... Bxa4 $2 19. b5 $18) 19.
Be2 Qc7 20. c4 a5 $1 {><c5,c4} 21. b5 $8 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rac8 24.
O-O Qc5 25. Qd2 b6 $15 26. Qb2 Qe5 (26... f6 $5 {/\Qe5}) 27. Qxe5 dxe5 28. Rac1
{/\c5!} Rc5 29. Rfd1 Be6 30. Rd2 Rfc8 31. Rdc2 Kg7 (31... g5 $5 32. Bg4 Bxg4
33. hxg4 Rd8 $15) 32. f3 $6 (32. h4 $142) 32... g5 $1 {><g2,h3,e2} 33. Kf2 h5
34. Ke3 h4 35. Bf1 Kf8 36. Be2 Ke8 37. Bf1 f6 38. Be2 Rd8 {/\Rd4} 39. Rd2 Rdc8
40. Rdc2 Rd8 41. Rd2 Rd6 $1 42. Rxd6 $6 (42. Bf1 $15) 42... exd6 43. Kd2 (43.
Bd3 d5 $1 44. exd5 Bxd5 $17) 43... f5 $36 44. Bd3 (44. exf5 $142 $5 Bxf5 45.
Bd3) 44... fxe4 45. fxe4 {><e4} Ke7 $17 46. Be2 Rc8 47. Bd3 $6 (47. Ke3 Rf8 $17
) 47... g4 48. hxg4 Rg8 $1 49. Rf1 Rxg4 50. Rf2 Rf4 $1 $19 51. Ke3 (51. Re2 Bg4
$19) (51. Rxf4 exf4 $19 {/\Kf6-e5}) 51... Rxf2 52. Kxf2 Bg4 {/\Bd1} 53. Bc2 (
53. Be2 Bxe2 54. Kxe2 Kf6 55. Ke3 Kg5 56. Kf3 Kh5 $19) 53... Kf6 54. Ke3 Kg5
55. Bb3 $8 Bd7 (55... Be6 $1 56. Kf3 Bf7 57. Ba2 Bh5+ 58. Ke3 Kg4 $19) 56. Kf3
Bc8 57. Bc2 (57. Ba2 Bg4+ {/\Bd1}) 57... Bd7 58. Bb3 Bc8 59. Bc2 Be6 $1 60. Bb3
Bg4+ (60... Bf7 $19) 61. Ke3 Bh5 62. Bc2 (62. Ba2 Kg4) 62... Bf7 {Stohl,I} (
62... Bf7 63. Bd3 Kg4 64. Be2+ Kg3 65. Bf1 Be6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3
b6 9. h4 c5 10. h5 Nc6 11. h6 g6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15.
Re1 Rc8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 Rhd8 18. Nxc6+ Bxc6 19. Qd4 b5 20. Bd3 Ka8 21.
Ne2 Bb7 22. Nc1 Na4 23. Rd1 Qc7 24. Nb3 Nb6 25. Nd2 Nc4 26. Nf3 Qa5 27. Ng5
Nd2+ 28. Rxd2 Qxd2 29. Rc1 Rc7 30. g3 Rdc8 31. Qg1 Kb8 32. Qe1 Qh2 33. a4 bxa4
34. Qb4 Qxh6 35. Bxa6 Qf8 36. Qxa4 h6 37. Nf3 Qc5 38. Bxb7 Rxb7 39. Ne1 Qb6 40.
Qa3 Qb4 41. Qxb4 Rxb4 42. c3 Re4 43. Nc2 g5 44. Rf1 gxf4 45. gxf4 h5 46. Nd4
Rc5 47. Ka2 h4 48. Rf3 Kb7 49. Kb3 Kb6 50. f5 Rxe5 51. fxe6 fxe6 52. Rf8 Rc7
53. Rh8 Re4 54. Rh6 Re7 55. Nf5 Rd7 56. Nd4 Rc7 57. Ka3 Rc8 58. Kb3 Re8 59. Kc2
Kc7 60. Kd3 Kd7 61. b4 Rg8 62. Rh7+ Kd6 63. b5 Rg3+ 64. Kd2 Rg2+ 65. Kd3 0-1

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Nd7 14. Nd3 Nf6 15.
Rac1 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Bd6 17. Rc2 Qe7 18. Qc1 Rfd8 19. a4 h6 20. Qa1 Nd7 21. Rdc1
Qf8 22. Rd1 c5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. e3 Rc7 26. Rcd2 Rcd7 27. h4 f6
28. cxd5 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 exd5 32. Qd1 Qf7 33. h5 Qe6
34. Qd3 Qe4 35. Qxe4 dxe4 36. g4 a6 37. Kg2 b5 38. Kg3 Bd6+ 39. f4 exf3+ 40.
Kxf3 Kf7 41. Ke4 Ke6 42. Bd4 Ba3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.10"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. O-O Be6 12. a3 Rc8 13. b4 Rc7 14. Rfc1 a6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Na4 Be7 17. Nc5 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Wegner, Hannu"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 a6 (
13... Ke7 14. Rh3 Qa5 15. Rb1 Rd8 16. Qc1 Ne5 17. f4 $40 {Lobron,E-Yudasin,L/
Muenchen/1991/ ->CBM 23}) 14. Rc1 Qb4 15. Be2 O-O 16. Rh3 Kh8 17. Rg3 Rg8 18.
Rcc3 Ne5 19. Rxg8+ Kxg8 20. Rg3+ Kf8 $1 21. Nf3 $6 (21. Nf5 Bd7 22. Nh6 $40) (
21. f4) (21. h5 $5) 21... Nc6 22. e5 fxe5 23. Nxe5 Qd4 24. Nd3 e5 $1 25. Qc1
Qxh4 26. Kg1 Bf5 27. Nxe5 Rc8 (27... Nxe5 $2 28. Qc5+ Qe7 29. Rg8+) 28. Qb2 Qb4
29. Rb3 (29. Nd7+ Bxd7 30. Qg7+ Ke7 31. Re3+ Kd8 $19) 29... Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Qxf2
31. Nxc6 Qf4+ 32. Kg1 Rxc6 $1 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Rxb7+ Bd7 35. Bf3 $8 Qe3+ 36.
Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Rh6+ 39. Kg3 Rg6+ 40. Kh2 Rh6+ 41. Kg3 Qe1+ {
Ftacnik,L} (41... Qe1+ 42. Kf4 Rf6+ 43. Qxf6+ Kxf6 44. Rxd7 Qe5+ 45. Kg4 Qf5+
$19) 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Na6 {N} (10... Nh5) 11. Rfd1 Rc8 (11... c5 12. dxc5 bxc5
$13) 12. e4 c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. a3 $5 Bd6 (14... Re8 $5) 15. Be5 Re8 16. Qf5
cxd4 17. Bxd4 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Nxd4 Be5 20. Nb5 Nc7 $1 $10)
17... dxc4 18. Rac1 (18. Ng5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 (19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 $17)
19... Qd7 $1) 18... Qd7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Nxc4 Bf8 21. b4 $1 Nab8 (21... Bd5
22. Ne3 $16) 22. Bb2 Rc7 23. Ne3 Rec8 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Nd4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 a6
27. Nd5 Rc4 28. Rc1 (28. Re1 f6 29. Nf5 $16) 28... Rxc1 29. Bxc1 f6 30. Bf4 $6
(30. f4 $1 a5 31. Kf3 $16) 30... a5 31. b5 $2 (31. Bd2 $1 $14) 31... Ne5 $1 (
31... Bxa3 32. Nc6 $1 $18) 32. a4 Nbd7 33. Ne6 Kf7 34. Nxf8 Kxf8 35. Be3 Nc4
36. Bd4 Kf7 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. Nf4+ Kd6 39. Ke4 Nc5+ 40. Bxc5+ Kxc5 41. Nd3+ $8
Kd6 42. h4 Nd2+ 43. Kd4 Nf3+ 44. Ke4 Nd2+ 45. Kd4 Nf3+ 46. Ke4 {Ftacnik,L}
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 a5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Nxc3 a4 12. Bd3 b6 13. cxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O Bd7
15. Rfe1 O-O (15... Qxd4 $4 16. Rxe6+ $1) 16. Bc2 Bc6 (16... Nc6 $2 17. Qd3 $1
g6 18. Bxa4) 17. Re3 Nd7 18. Rg3 Rfc8 (18... Rfb8) 19. Rd1 $6 (19. h4 $1) 19...
Nf8 20. h4 Qc7 21. h5 h6 $1 22. Re1 Kh8 23. Qd1 Qd7 24. Ne2 Bb5 25. Nc3 Bc6 26.
Ne2 Bb5 27. Nc3 (27. Nf4 $2 Qc7 $1 28. Qg4 f5 29. Ng6+ (29. Qh4 Qxc2 30. Rxg7
Kxg7 31. Qe7+ Kg8 32. Nxe6 Ra7 $1 $19) 29... Kg8 (29... Nxg6 30. Qxg6 Be8 31.
Qxe6 Qxc2 32. Qe7 Rc7 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Rxe8 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qxh5+ $19) 30. Bxf5
exf5 31. Qxf5 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Na3
Bxa3 8. bxa3 Bd7 $5 {8...Sc6,8...Sd5} 9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bb2 Nd5 12.
Rb1 $1 {Subtle move.The rook belongs to the b-line,the other goes to the c- or
d-line.} Nb6 13. e3 Qd6 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Rab8 16. e4 e5 {16...c3 17.Lc3
Da3=+,17.Dc3 Sa4=,17.e5! Dd7 18.Lc3+=,17...De7 18.Dc3+=} 17. d5 Nd4 18. Bxd4
exd4 19. Rxd4 c6 {19...Da3!?} 20. a4 Qc5 {N} (20... cxd5 {Ftacnik} 21. exd5 g6
$6 22. a5 Qc5 23. Qc3 Nxd5 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 $14 {Krasenkov-Flear,G/Paris/
1990/}) 21. Qc3 cxd5 (21... Nxa4 {Ftacnik} 22. Qxc4 Qxc4 23. Rxc4 Nb6 24. dxc6
$5 Nxc4 25. c7 Rdc8 26. cxb8=Q Rxb8 $10) 22. exd5 Rbc8 23. Rb5 Qe7 (23... Nxa4
{Ftacnik} 24. Rxc5 Nxc3 25. Rdxc4 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Nxa2 $10) 24. a5 Na4 25. Qc2
Qe1+ (25... Qe5 $6 {Ftacnik} 26. Rh4 $1) 26. Bf1 Nc3 27. Rxb7 Nxd5 (27... Re8 {
Ftacnik} 28. Kg2 $1) 28. Rxc4 $6 {28.Df5! Se7 29.Td8 Td8 3o.Dc5 Sg6 31.Dc4 or
28...Sf6 29.Tc7! Tc7 30.Td8 Se8 31.Db1! would leave black in a difficult
position without counterplay} (28. Re4 $1 {Ftacnik} Qxa5 29. Bxc4 $16) 28...
Ne3 $1 29. fxe3 Rxc4 30. Qxc4 Qxe3+ 31. Kg2 Rd2+ 32. Kh3 Qh6+ 33. Kg4 Qg6+ 34.
Kh3 {34.Kf3 Df6 35.Ke3 Df2 36.Ke4 De1,or 35.Df4 Dc3 36.De3 Df6 -black's attack
pro vides him at least a draw.} (34. Kf3 {Ftacnik} Qf6+ 35. Ke4 g6 36. Bd3 Qf5+
37. Kd4 Qf6+ 38. Kc5 Qe5+ 39. Kc6 Qf6+ $13) 34... Qh6+ 35. Qh4 {Ftacnik,L} (35.
Qh4 {Ftacnik} Qe6+ 36. Qg4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 (10. Rb1 $5) 10... Nd4 11. Bb2 Nxf3+ (11... Bb3 12. Qc1
Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Rb1 f6 15. Ba1 Be6 16. Rd1 Qe8 17. b5 $14 {Uhlmann,
W-Stohl,I Dortmund-A 1991 CBM/23}) 12. Bxf3 c6 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Qc2 Bd5 15. Nd2
Bxf3 (15... Bd6 $13 {Yudasin,L-Gurevich,M Bern 1989 CBM/11}) 16. Nxf3 Bd6 (
16... Bf6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 g6 20. Rd3 Rfe8 21. Rfd1 Ne5 22.
Re3 Qf8 23. Nb3 Ng4 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. h3 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Ne5 27. Qd4 $14 {
Speelmann,J-Chandler,M Hastings A 1988 CBM/11}) 17. d4 Re8 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19.
Nd4 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qc8 21. Nf5 Qe6 22. Ne3 a5 $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 $5 {Eine Spezialvariante des
bekannten russischen Grossmeisters Romanischin.} 13. b3 Nb6 14. a4 c4 (14...
bxa4 15. bxa4 a5 16. Na3 Ba6 17. Be3 Nfd7 18. Rb1 $16) 15. bxc4 Nxc4 16. Na3
Qc7 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Qd3 $1 $16 Qxd3 19. Bxd3 Nd7 20. Be3 f5 21. exf5 Nf6 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Nxd5 24. Bd7 Nxc3 25. Rac1 Ra3 (25... Nd5 26. Rb1 $18) 26.
Bg5 Bf6 (26... Bxg5 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Nxg5 Bc8 29. Re3 Bxe6 30. fxe6 Rc8 31. e7
Ne2+ 32. Kh2 Nxc1 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Nd8 $18) 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Re3 Na2 (28...
Bc8 29. Bc6 Na2 30. Bd5+ Kh8 31. Rxc8 $18) 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. Rc7 Rxe3 31. fxe3
Bxf3 32. gxf3 Nb4 33. Kf2 d5 34. Kg3 d4 35. exd4 exd4 36. Kg4 Na6 37. Rd7 Nc5
38. Rd5 Nb7 39. Rxd4 Rd8 40. Rc4 Nd6 41. Rc7 Ne8 42. Rf7 Rd4+ 43. f4 Nd6 44.
Ra7 Nb5 45. Ra8+ Kg7 46. Kh5 h6 47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Re8 Kg7 49. Re7+ Kf8 50. Rf7+
Ke8 51. Kg6 Nd6 52. Rd7 Kf8 53. Kxh6 (53. Kxf6 Ne4+ 54. Kg6 Rxd7 55. Bxd7 $18)
53... Rd2 54. h4 Rd1 55. h5 Rd2 56. Kh7 Rd1 57. h6 Rd2 58. Rg7 Rh2 59. Rg6 Ne8
60. Rg8+ Ke7 61. Rg4 Nd6 62. Kg7 Ne8+ 63. Kg6 Kf8 64. Rg1 Nd6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ernst Salov Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ (5...
d5 {Schussler} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 {A relatively new idea. Black equalized
comfortably in De Boer,GJ-Van der Wiel, J, NLD-ch 1991 (CBM 26/ game 444). For
6. - exd5 - see Portisch,L-Timman,J, Reykjavik 1991 (CBM 26/game 697).}) 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 (8. O-O {Schussler} d5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2
Nh5 $5 {Plachetka,J-Stohl,I, Stary Smokovec 1991 (CBM 26/game 844).}) 8... d5
9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 (13. bxc4 cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Ne5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe5 Bc5 $44 (16... Bc5 {Salov} 17. Rf1 (17. Qe2
Bxf2+ $1 18. Qxf2 Ng4 19. Qd4 Nxe5 $10) 17... Qd3 $1 $10)) 13... Bb7 14. Qd3 {N
} (14. e5 Nd5 15. Bb2 b5 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. exd6 c4 18. Ba3 b4 19. bxc4 bxa3 20.
Qb3 N5b6 $15 {Ftacnik,L-Lerner,K/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1988/} (20... N5b6 {Salov}
21. Rac1 $44 {Ftacnik-Lerner,Amsterdam 1988})) (14. Nfe5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 b5 16.
Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Ne3 Bc5 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. e5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb6 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 $10 {
Cvitan,O-Stempin,P/Warszawa/1990/}) 14... cxd4 (14... b5 15. Na5 $16) (14...
Rc8 $1 $14 {Ernst}) 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qc2 a6 (16... Rc8 {Salov} 17. Nb5 $1 (17.
Rad1 Qe8 $13) 17... a6 (17... Ncxe4 18. Bxf6) 18. Rad1 axb5 19. Rxd8 Rcxd8 20.
Ne5 $16 (20. Nxb6 Nd3 21. Rd1 Nxf2 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 $44)) 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bd2 $1
Ncd7 (18... b5 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Nb6 $18) (18... e5 19. Nf5 Bd8 20. Bb4 $16) (
18... Nfd7 19. b4 Na4 20. Bf4 $1 (20. Qxa4 b5 21. Qa5 Qxc4) 20... Qc8 (20... e5
21. Nxe5 Qxc2 22. Nxc2 $16) 21. Qb3 $16) (18... Ncxe4 {Salov} 19. Rxe4 b5 20.
Bf4 Qc8 21. Bd6 $18) 19. Bf4 Qc5 (19... e5 20. Nxe5 $1) (19... Qc8 20. Bd6 $1
Qd8 (20... Bxd6 21. Nxd6 Qxc2 22. Nxc2 Rab8 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. e5 Nd5 25. Nb4
$18) 21. Bxe7 (21. e5 $16 {Schussler}) 21... Qxe7 22. e5 Nd5 23. Nd6 Nc5 24.
N4f5 $1 $16) 20. Bc1 $1 Qc7 (20... b5 21. Na5 $16) (20... Rfe8 21. Ba3 Qc7 22.
Bxe7 Rxe7 23. e5 Nd5 24. Nd6 $16) 21. e5 Nd5 22. Ne3 Qxc2 (22... Rac8 23. Qxc7
Rxc7 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nf5 Bb4 27. Re2 $16) 23. Ndxc2 Rac8 (23...
Nxe3 24. Nxe3 (24. Bxe3 Bxg2 25. Rxd7 Be4 26. Rxe7 Bxc2 27. Bxb6 $14) 24...
Bxg2 (24... Nc5 {Salov} 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 26. Nc4 $36 (26. Rd7 Bb4 $1)) 25. Rxd7
Bb4 26. Nxg2 Bxe1 27. Nxe1 Rfd8 28. Rd6 $16) 24. Bxd5 $1 (24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25.
Bxd5 Rxc2 26. Be4 (26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rxd7 Rfxf2) 26... Rc7) 24... exd5 25. Nxd5
Bxd5 (25... Bc5 26. Ba3 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rxc2+ 28. Re2 Rxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Rd8 30.
Nxb6 Bc6 31. Rd6 Bb5+ 32. Ke3 $16) 26. Rxd5 Rxc2 27. Rxd7 Bb4 (27... Bc5 28.
Rd2 $1 (28. Be3 {Salov} Rxa2 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Rc7 $16) 28... Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Rd8
30. Be3 $16) 28. Red1 Rxa2 29. Be3 Bc5 (29... b5 30. Rc7 $16 (30. Rc1 {Ernst}
h6 31. e6 fxe6 32. Rcc7 $18)) (29... Bc3 {Ernst} 30. Bxb6 Bxe5 31. Bc5 Re8 32.
Re7 $18) 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Rc7 Ra3 $2 (31... Rb2 32. Rdd7 (32. e6 fxe6 33. Rdd7
Rfxf2 34. Rxg7+ Kf8 35. Rxh7 Rg2+ 36. Kh1 Kg8 37. Rcg7+ Kf8 38. Rb7 Kg8 39.
Rhd7 Rxh2+ 40. Kg1 Rhg2+ 41. Kf1 Rgf2+ $10) 32... Re2 $8 (32... Rxb3 33. e6 $1
$18) 33. Rxc5 $16) (31... Rb2 $142 {Salov}) 32. e6 $1 fxe6 33. Rdd7 {Ftacnik,L}
1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. a5 Bd7 14. Qe1 Bc6 15.
Qg3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Rac8 (16... Nd7 17. Nf3 Bf6 18. Qf2 g6 19. Nd2 Bg7 20. Nc4 (
20. d4 $5) 20... Bb5 $10 {Arnason,J-Polugaevskij, Haninge 1989}) 17. Nf3 Bf8 (
17... Nd7 18. Bd4 Bf6 19. Rfc1 $14) 18. Bd4 Qe7 19. e5 (19. Rae1 Nh5 20. Qg4
Nxf4 21. Bxg7 $1 Bxg7 22. Qxf4 $14) (19. Qh3 $14) 19... Nh5 20. Qg4 g6 $15 21.
Ne4 Bxe4 22. dxe4 Rc4 $2 (22... f5 23. exf6 $8 Nxf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. e5 Qf5
$15) 23. Rae1 $1 Rd8 (23... dxe5 24. Bxe5 f5 $13) 24. Bc3 dxe5 (24... d5 25.
Nd2 Ra4 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Ne4 Qd8 $1 {/\ Be7}) 25. Nxe5 Ra4 26. Qf3 $14 Bg7 27.
f5 exf5 28. exf5 Qc7 {/\ Rf4} (28... Rf4 $4 29. Nxg6 $18) 29. fxg6 fxg6 30. g3
$1 Nf6 $8 31. Nxg6 hxg6 32. Bxf6 Rf8 33. Qd5+ Qf7 34. Qd1 (34. Qxf7+ Rxf7 35.
Bxg7 Rxf1+ 36. Rxf1 Kxg7 $10 {>< a5,b2}) 34... Ra1 $1 35. Qxa1 Qd5+ 36. Kg1
Bxf6 37. h4 Qd4+ $8 (37... Bd4+ $2 38. Kh2 Bf2 39. Qd1 $18) 38. Kg2 Qd2+ 39.
Kh3 Qd7+ 40. Kg2 Qd2+ 41. Kh3 (41. Rf2 Qxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Bxb2+ $10) 41... Qd7+ 42.
Kh2 Qd2+ 43. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8.
Nh3 Qe7 9. Nf4 Nc6 10. Qg4 Nxd4 11. O-O-O Nf5 12. Ncxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Qxe5 14.
Bb5 O-O 15. Bxd7 Nh6 16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. fxg3 Bxd7 19. Rxd7 Ng4 20.
Rxc7 b5 21. Rh4 Nf6 22. Nf5 a6 23. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst Anand} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7.
c4 c6 8. Nc3 (8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 $13) 8... O-O 9. O-O Nxc3 10.
bxc3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rb1 (12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Rb5 Nb6 15. c4 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 dxc4 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. a4 Bc7 (18... Rab8 19. Bg5 Bc7 20. Bf6 $1 Qd6 21.
Be5 Qe7 22. a5 $14 {Gavrilov,Frog (corr) 1989/1990.}) 19. Rc5 Bd6 20. Rb5 (20.
Rg5 Be7 $2 {20. - g6!, Anand.} 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Bf5 Qxd4 23. Be3 Qe5 24. Qg4+
Kh8 25. Bd4 $18 {Adams,M-Anand,V, Oakham 1990.}) 20... Bc7 21. Rc5 Bd6 22. a5
$5 Nc8 23. Bf5 Qd8 24. a6 Ne7 25. axb7 Rb8 26. Bg5 f6 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Bf4 Bxf4
29. Qxf4 Rxb7 30. d5 $14 {Timman,J-Anand,V, Reykjavik w-cup 1991 (CBM 26/game
912).}) 12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. a4 a6 16. Be4 Rc8 17. Qd3 Bg6
$10 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Bg5 Qa5 20. c4 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nb6 22. Qb3 (22. Qd3 {Ernst}
Nxa4 23. Bd2 $10) 22... Rb8 23. Bd2 Qf5 24. Rbc1 Rfc8 25. a5 (25. Rfe1 $10 {
Anand}) (25. Rfe1 $15 {Ernst}) 25... Nd5 26. Qc4 Rb5 27. Rfe1 Nf4 28. Ne5 $6 (
28. Bxf4 {Anand} Qxf4 {><a5}) 28... Rb2 29. Be3 $2 {29.Bxf4! Qxf4 30.Nf3} (29.
Bxf4 {Anand} Qxf4 30. Nf3 (30. Ng4 $15 {Ernst}) 30... Rb5) 29... Bxe5 $1 30.
dxe5 Nd3 $1 31. g4 Qf3 $19 32. Qxd3 Rxf2 33. Bxf2 Qxd3 34. e6 fxe6 35. Rxe6
Qxh3 36. Rc4 Rd8 37. Rce4 Rd1+ 38. Be1 Qg3+ 39. Kf1 Qf3+ 40. Kg1 g5 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 Qc8 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. Rd1 b5 13. Ba2 Be7 14. e4 b4 15. Na4
Qc6 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 bxa3 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nd4 Qxc5 20. f3 Rd8 21. Be3 axb2
22. Qxb2 Qc3 23. Qe2 Nc5 24. Rac1 Qa5 25. f4 g6 26. f5 gxf5 27. Nxf5 Rxd1+ 28.
Rxd1 Rg8 29. Ng3 h5 30. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 31. Kh1 h4 32. Bxe6 hxg3 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34.
Qh5+ Kg7 35. Qg4+ Kh6 36. Qh3+ Kg6 37. Qxg3+ Bg5 38. Qd3+ Kg7 39. Qd7+ Qe7 40.
Qxe7+ Bxe7 41. Rd7 Rd8 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 Nbd7 5. Be2 e5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
c6 9. Be3 Re8 10. d5 Qa5 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nb6 13. Rfc1 Na4 14. Nxa4 Qxa4
15. f3 Rec8 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Nb1 Nd7 18. Nc3 Qb4 19. Rc2 Nc5 20. Rd1 Rd8 21.
Kh1 a5 22. b3 h6 23. g3 Bg5 24. Bf2 h5 25. h4 Bh6 26. Kg2 g6 27. Be1 Qb7 28.
Bf2 Qb4 29. Be1 Qb7 30. Bf2 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. d5 e6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. Qxd5 Qxd5 7.
Nxd5 Bd6 8. Nd2 Ne7 9. Nxc4 Nxd5 10. Nxd6+ Ke7 11. Nxc8+ Rxc8 12. g3 Nb4 13.
Bh3 Rd8 14. O-O N8c6 15. Bg5+ {N} (15. Be3 b6 16. Rfc1 $14 {
Novikov-Mihalchishin/Lvov/1987/}) 15... f6 16. Be3 b6 (16... Nd4 $10 {Seirawan,
Y}) 17. Rfc1 a5 18. Bg2 a4 $2 (18... Ke6 $14) 19. a3 Nd5 20. Bxc5+ $1 bxc5 21.
Rxc5 Nd4 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Bxd5 Rb8 (23... Nxe2+ 24. Kf1 Rd8 25. Bc6 Rd2 26.
Re1 $18) 24. e3 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Rxb2 26. Be4 Nc3 (26... g6 27. Rb1 Ra2 28. Rb7+
$18) 27. Bxh7 Kd6 28. Bd3 Rd2 29. Bc4 Ne4 30. Ra2 Kc5 31. Be6 Kb5 32. Rxd2
Nxd2+ 33. Ke2 Nb1 34. Kd3 Nxa3 35. h4 (35. Ba2 Kb4) 35... Kc5 36. Bd7 Nb5 (
36... Kb4 37. Ke4 $18) 37. Bxb5 Kxb5 38. g4 Kb4 39. Kc2 Kc4 40. h5 Kd5 41. f4
Ke4 42. Kb2 f5 (42... Kxe3 43. g5 Kxf4 44. h6 $18) 43. g5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Nc4 b2 18. Bxb2 Bxc4 19. Qg4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6
21. Qxc4 Ne5 22. Qa6 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Qxa7 Rxc6 25. Rab1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Be2 f6 7. exf6 Nxf6 (7...
Qxf6 8. Nf1) 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 $1 b6 $2 (9... O-O 10. c5 Be7 11. Bb5 $14) 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Re1+ Ne7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Ne5 $16 Qf5 15. Qa4+ Kf8
16. Nf1 Bxe5 17. dxe5 (17. Rxe5 Qd7 18. Qd1 $16) 17... Ng4 18. Bf4 c5 19. Ng3
Qe6 20. Bg5 Nh6 21. f4 $1 {Now whichever knight goes to f5 white captures the
other one with advantage} Nef5 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 24. Qc6 Kg7 25. Qxd5
Qxf4 26. Re4 $18 Qf5 27. Qb7+ Kg6 28. Rf1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Ne5 Qd4 6. f4 Nbd7 (6... a6 $5 7.
e3 Qa7 8. Nxc4 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 $13) 7. Qa4 Bd6 (7... Rb8 8. Nc3 a6 9. Qxc4 Qd6
10. d4 c5 11. Be3 b5 12. Qd3 c4 13. Qc2 $14 {Ilijc-Petrosjan,A Novi Sad 1988
46/12}) (7... Ne4 8. e3 Nec5 9. Qxc4 Qxc4 10. Nxc4 e5 11. Ke2 $10 {Vukic,
M-Luther,T Graz 1991 EXP/22}) (7... Qc5 8. Na3 c6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Qxc4 e5 11.
d3 Qb4+ 12. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 exf4 15. gxf4 Nb6 16. b3 Be6 17.
Nc4 $14 {Wojkiewicz,A-Kohlweyer,B Wien op 1990 CBM/21}) 8. e3 (8. Nxc4 $5 O-O
$10) 8... Qc5 9. Nxc4 b5 10. d4 Qf5 11. Qa5 (11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Qb4 Rb8 13.
Qxd6 Bb7 $44) 11... Rb8 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. Qxa7 $2 (13. Na3 $1 a6 14. Bd2 $13)
13... h5 $1 14. Nc3 b4 15. Nd1 h4 16. Nf2 hxg3 17. hxg3 Rxh1+ 18. Bxh1 Qb5 19.
Bd2 Ba6 20. O-O-O Qa4 21. Bxb4 Rxb4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bamberg"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8. e4
Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Re1 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Rc8 14. h4 cxd5 15.
exd5 Nac4 16. Rb1 Re8 17. Bh3 Rc5 18. b4 Rc7 19. Bf4 Nd6 20. Ne4 Nbc4 21. Bf1
Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Nd6 23. Qe3 a6 24. Rbc1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nf5 26. Qf3 Qb6 27. a3 Bd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. a3
Bd6 9. b4 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 a5 12. b5 e5
13. Re1 (13. h3 e4 14. Nh2 Re8 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. a4 Rad8 17. Qb3 Nf8 18. Kh1 Ng6
$15 {Hager-Chandler,Vienna 1986}) 13... e4 (13... Qe7 14. e4 $14) 14. Nd2 Qe7 (
14... Re8 15. Bf1 h5 16. h3 Nf8 17. Nc4 h4 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. a4 Qe6 $13 {
Portisch,L-Bolbochan,J Stockholm izt 1962}) 15. f4 (15. Be2 Rad8 16. f4 (16.
Qc2 Rfe8 17. f3 exf3 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Ne4 $10 {Portisch,L-Petrosian,T
Lone Pine 1978}) 16... Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nc4 f5 19. Ne5 Qe6 $10 {Portisch,
L-Huebner,R Abano Terme(8) 1980}) 15... exf3 (15... Rad8 16. Bb3 $14) 16. gxf3
$6 (16. Nxf3 Ne4 17. Nd5 Qd8 $1 $10) 16... Rad8 (16... Ng4 $6 17. fxg4 Bxh2+
18. Kf2 (18. Kxh2 $4 Qh4+ $19) 18... Qh4+ 19. Ke2 $16) (16... Bxh2+ $5 17. Kxh2
Ng4+ $1 18. Kg3 $1 (18. fxg4 $4 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Qg3+ $19) (18. Kg2 $2 Qh4 $1 $40)
(18. Kg1 Nxe3 19. Qe2 Qg5+ $44) 18... Qd6+ (18... Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Qxe3 20. Nde4
Qh6 21. Qh1 $1 $14) 19. f4 (19. Kxg4 $2 Qh2 $1 $19) 19... Ndf6 $13) 17. Qe2 (
17. e4 Bf4 $1) 17... Rfe8 18. Qf2 Nf8 {[/\Ne6-g5]} 19. Nde4 $1 (19. e4 Bf4 $15)
19... Ng6 20. Nxd6 {[#]} cxd6 $1 (20... Rxd6 21. Bf1 $14) 21. Bf1 Nh5 {[/\f5; /
\Nh4]} (21... d5 $5) 22. e4 Nhf4 23. Qg3 {[/\d5]} (23. d5 $6 Ne5 $36) 23... d5
$1 $15 24. exd5 $1 (24. e5 f6 $1 25. Bc1 Qc7 $1 $17) (24. Rad1 Qf6 $15) 24...
Qd7 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Re1 Rxe1 (26... Rc8 $5) 27. Qxe1 Nxd5 28. Ne4 Qe7 (28...
f5 29. Nc5 $5 bxc5 30. dxc5 $44) (28... Ndf4 $5) 29. Qg3 Ndf4 30. Bc1 $1 Bxe4
31. Bxf4 Bd5 (31... Bb7 $6 32. Bg5 $1) 32. Bc1 h6 33. Bd3 (33. Qb8+ $2 Kh7 34.
Qxb6 Nh4 $17) 33... Qf6 34. Be3 $1 (34. Bxg6 fxg6 $1 (34... Qxd4+ 35. Qf2 Qd1+
36. Qf1 $10) 35. Qf4 Qe7 $15) 34... Bxf3 35. Bxg6 fxg6 {[#]} 36. h4 $4 (36. Qf4
$1 g5 (36... Be2 37. Qxf6 gxf6 38. a4 $10) (36... Bd5 37. Qxf6 gxf6 38. Bxh6 g5
39. h4 gxh4 40. Kh2 $11) (36... Qf5 37. Qxf5 gxf5 38. d5 Bxd5 39. a4 $11) (
36... Qf7 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. a4 $11 (38. d5 a4 $15)) 37. Qxf6 gxf6 38. d5 (38.
a4 Bd5 $19) 38... Bxd5 (38... a4 39. d6 (39. Bxb6 Bxd5 $17) 39... Bg4 (39...
Kf7 40. Bxb6 Ke6 41. Bd8 $11) 40. Bxb6 Bd7 41. Bd4 $11) 39. a4 $1 $11 (39. Bxb6
a4 $17)) (36. Qe5 Qh4 37. Qg3 Qe4 $19) 36... Bd5 $19 37. Qf4 Qe7 38. Qe5 $6 Qd7
39. Kf2 Qxb5 40. Kg3 Qd7 41. Qb8+ Kh7 42. Qxb6 Qf5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Piskov, Yury"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[BlackTeam "Bielefeld"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qb5 10. Ng5 Qb6 11. Be3 Rd8 12. h4 a5 13. Qd2 c6 14. Rac1 Qb5 15.
h5 Bd7 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Bf4 Na6 18. e4 Nb4 19. a3 Nd3 20. Rcd1 Nxb2 21. Rb1
Nc4 22. Qe2 Qa6 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Rbc1 Nb6 25. Qa2 c5 26. dxc5 Na4 27. cxd6
exd6 28. Qb3 Nb2 29. Ne6 Nd3 30. Rc7 Bf6 31. Nxd8 Bxd8 32. Rc4 a4 33. Qa2 Bb6
34. Be4 Nxf4 35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. Rxf4 Qd3 37. Kg2 Bc5 38. Rf3 Qe4 39. Qd2 Qg4 40.
Rh1 Rf8 41. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bochum"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. Bf4
d6 9. e3 Nh5 10. Bg3 Be7 11. Be2 Nd7 12. Rd1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 14. Rd2 Qb6 15.
e4 O-O 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 g6 18. Bf3 Rad8 19. O-O Rxd2 20. Qxd2 Rd8 21. Qe2
Nd7 22. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dortmund"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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 h4 11. Nf1 e6 12. Nd2 exd5 13. cxd5 Nh7 14. f4 Nd7 15.
O-O Re8 16. h3 f5 17. Bf2 fxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nb6 19. Bd3 Rf8 20. Be3 Bf5 21. Qd2
Kh8 22. Rae1 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nc4 24. Qf2 Nxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 b6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O Bb7 8. a3
Be7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qc2 g6 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. e4 N5f6 13. b4 a5 14. bxa5 b5 15.
Nce5 Rxa5 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. Qxc6 b4 18. Bh6 Qa8 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. axb4 Bxb4 21.
Bf4 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Ra3 23. Rd1 Ne8 24. h3 Bd6 25. Be3 Rb8 26. e5 Be7 27. Be4 Nb6
28. Rb1 Rd8 29. Kf1 Nd5 30. Bd2 Ra7 31. Ke2 Ng7 32. Rbc1 Rd7 33. g4 Ne8 34. Rb1
Rd8 35. Rc2 Ra4 36. Rb7 Ra1 37. Rcb2 Raa8 38. Rc2 Ra4 39. Rcb2 Raa8 40. h4 Bf8
41. Rc2 Be7 42. h5 f5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Bd3 Kf7 45. Bc4 Ra3 46. Bc1 Rc3 47.
Rbb2 Ba3 48. Ra2 Bxc1 49. Bxd5 Rxc2+ 50. Rxc2 Rxd5 51. Rxc1 h6 52. Ke3 Ra5 53.
Ne1 Ra6 54. Nd3 Ra3 55. Rc6 Ke7 56. d5 exd5 57. Kd4 Ng7 58. Rxc7+ Kf8 59. Rc8+
Kf7 60. Nc5 Nxh5 61. e6+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 c6 8. Qd2
Qe7 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 Na6 12. O-O Bh6 13. Qd1 Bf4 14. a3 g5 15. Bg3
c5 16. Nxg5 Nxh2 17. Bxf4 Nxf1 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. Bh6 Ng3 20. fxg3 Bd7 21. Bxf8
Rxf8 22. Bg4 Nc7 23. Qf3 Bxg4 24. Qxg4+ Qg7 25. Qf3 Qg5 26. Rf1 Qd2 27. Nd1 Ne8
28. b3 a6 29. Ne3 Qd3 30. Nf5 Qd2 31. Qd1 Qb2 32. a4 Qc3 33. g4 Kh8 34. Rf3 Qb4
35. Kh2 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Qc1 bxc4 38. bxc4 Rg8 39. Ra3 Qb7 40. Qa1 Qb4 41.
Ra8 Qxc4 42. Rxe8 Rxe8 43. Qa7 Rg8 44. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Heissler, Jakob"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hannover"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bc2 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. a4 a6 11. Na3 e6 12. d3 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Bg5 Qb6 15.
Rad1 d5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. exd5 exd5 18. Qf3 Bxc3 19. Nc4 dxc4 20. bxc3 Ne5 21.
Qf4 cxd3 22. Bxd3 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Rad8 24. Rfd1 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Rd8 26. Re3 Qb8 27.
Qf3 Re8 28. Qg3 Kg7 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Kf1 Rb6 31. Rd3 Kf6 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Rd5
b4 34. cxb4 cxb4 35. Kd3 Rd6 36. Rxd6 Kxd6 37. Kc4 Ke5 38. Kxb4 Kd4 39. Kb5 Kd3
40. Kc6 Ke2 41. f4 Kf2 42. g4 Kg3 43. f5 gxf5 44. gxf5 Kxh3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koblenz"]
[BlackTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 d6 5. exd6 e6 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Na3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Nc4 Bf6 12. Qb3 b6 13. a4 Bd7 14. d3 Bc6 15.
Rd1 Qd7 16. Nd2 Rfd8 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
dxe4 Qc7 22. f3 Rxd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[BlackTeam "Muenchen 36"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O b6 10. Bc4 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Bd5 12. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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 Be6 11. Be3 Bf5 12. Rc1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 c6 14. Ne5 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Bd2 Bg5 18. Bxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankfurt FTG"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Ne5 c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. e3 Na6
15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qb2 Nc7 17. a3 cxd4 18. exd4 Ne6 19. f4 Red8 20. b4 Ne4 21.
b5 Qd6 22. Ng4 Nf8 23. Ne3 Nd7 24. Nexd5 Nxc3 25. Nxc3 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nf6 27.
Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 a6 12. a4 Be7 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Nf6 15.
bxc6 bxc6 16. O-O c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nb5 Bb6 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. Nbd4 Rb8 21. Qa3
Ra8 22. Qb2 Rb8 23. Qa3 Ra8 24. Qb4 Rb8 25. Qd6 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Qb6 27. Qf4 Rbc8
28. h3 Qb8 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Rc7 Rfc8 31. Ra7 Ra8 32. Rfa1 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 Rxa7
34. g4 Kf8 35. Rb1 Ra3 36. Bf5 g6 37. Bxd7 Nxd7 38. Rb5 Nf6 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40.
Rb7 Ne4 41. Ne6+ Kg8 42. Nd8 Nd6 43. Rb6 Ne4 44. Rb7 Nd6 45. Rd7 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 axb4 15. axb4
Ndf6 16. c5 Nh5 17. Nc4 Nf4 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Ra6 20. Rb3 fxe4 21. fxe4 Bd7
22. Nc3 Ra1 23. Bxf4 Rxf1+ 24. Bxf1 exf4 25. Qf2 Nh6 26. h3 Nf7 27. Ne2 Ng5 28.
Nxf4 Qf6 29. g3 Nxe4 30. Qe3 Nxg3 31. Qxg3 Qxf4 32. Qxf4 Rxf4 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. e4
b5 9. Bf4 a6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 Nc6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Be3 b4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Qc6 16. axb4 Bxb4 17. Be2 g6 18. Rd4 Bc5 19. Rxc4 Bxe3+ 20. fxe3 Qb6 21.
Qa4+ c6 22. Rd4 O-O 23. Bxh5 gxh5 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. Rxb4 Rab8 26. Rd1 c5 27. Rb6
h4 28. Rf1 Rfc8 29. Rf4 Rc6 30. Rxc6 Bxc6 31. Rxh4 a5 32. Rf4 a4 33. Kc2 Ra8
34. Rf1 a3 35. Ra1 axb2 36. Rxa8+ Bxa8 37. Kxb2 Kg7 38. Kb3 Kg6 39. Kc4 Kxg5
40. Kxc5 Kg4 41. Kd6 Kf3 42. Ke7 Kxe3 43. Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Ne5 e6 8. e3
Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Be7 10. Qb3 b5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 13. a4 b4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
Ne2 f5 16. a5 Bd6 17. Qd1 Kh8 18. Nc1 f4 19. Qh5 f5 20. exf4 Bxf4 21. Nb3 Rg8
22. g3 Qf6 23. Kh1 Bd6 24. f4 Rg4 25. Be2 Be8 26. Qh3 Rg7 27. Qg2 h5 28. h4 Bc6
29. Qf2 Rag8 30. Rg1 Bb7 31. Rac1 Qd8 32. Kh2 Bc8 33. Kh1 Bb7 34. Kh2 Bc8 35.
Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 {Popular now.} Qh4
(13... Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qf1 (15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Nd2 f5 17. Qb3 Bf7 18. Nf1 f4
$10 {Kamsky,G-Ivanchuk,V, Linares 1991.}) 15... Bg6 16. Qf2 Qc7 $13) 14. g3 Qh3
15. Nd2 (15. f3 $5 Bf5 16. c4 {Rantanen,Y-Hellers,F, Finland-Sweden 1990.} bxc4
17. Bxc4 h5 $13 {(Wedberg)}) 15... Bf5 16. a4 Bd3 $5 (16... Rae8 17. Rxe8 Rxe8
18. Nf1 b4 $5 {18. - h5 []} 19. c4 Nf6 20. c5 Bc7 21. Bc4 a5 22. Bd2 $14 {
Wahls,M-Khalifman, A, Hamburg 1991.}) 17. Re1 Rae8 18. Nf3 $1 $14 Rxe1+ 19.
Qxe1 h6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ne5 {21. d2.} Re8 22. Qd1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 (23. Qxd3 $2
Bxg3 $19) 23... Qf5 (23... Rxe5 $2 24. Ra8+ Kh7 25. Qxd3+ $18) 24. Bxd5 cxd5
25. g4 $1 Qg6 26. Bf4 Qe4 27. h3 h5 28. Bg3 Be2 29. Qd4 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7.
Re1 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14.
a4 h6 15. Bc2 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. Nh2 $1 {
Eine großartige Neuerung!} (20. Rae3 {Schussler} Nf6 21. Nh2 Qd7 {19. - Kh8 -
Kasparov,G-Karpov,A, Lyon (m20) 1990.} 22. Rf3 (22. exf5 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Bxd5 24.
Ng4 Be7 25. e4 Bf7 26. Nf3 Rd8 $13 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A, Amsterdam 1991.})
22... Re5 23. b3 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxd5 $15 {Oll,L-Hjartarson,J, USA
1991.}) 20... Nf6 21. Rf3 Re5 {Im Vergleich zu Oll - Hjartarson, Philadelphia
1991 hat Weiß ein Tempo gewonnen, weil Schwarz nicht ...Qd7 gespielt hat.} (
21... fxe4 $6 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 $2 24. Rxe4 Bxd5 25. Rxf8+ $1 Qxf8
26. Rxb4 $1 cxb4 27. Qxd5+ Kh8 28. axb5 axb5 29. Be3 $1 Ra1+ 30. Nf1 Qf6 31.
Qxb5 Qxb2 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qe4+ Kh8 34. Bd4 Qb1 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Bxa1 Qxa1 37.
Qe4+ $18) 22. Rxf5 Rxf5 23. exf5 Bxd5 24. Ne4 (24. Ng4 {Schussler} Nxg4 25.
hxg4 $13 {23.Qxg4? Qg5!}) 24... Bxe4 25. Bxe4 d5 26. Bf3 (26. Bb1 {Schussler}
d4 27. Ng4 d3 $19) 26... c4 27. Re6 Nd3 28. Be3 d4 29. Bxh6 $1 (29. Bxd4 {
Schussler} Qxd4 30. Bxa8 Qxf2+ 31. Kh1 Qxb2 $19) (29. Bxa8 {Schussler} dxe3 $19
) 29... Nxb2 30. Qc2 Nxa4 31. Bg5 $36 d3 32. Qd2 Nc5 (32... c3 33. Qa2 Kh8 34.
Bxf6 $6 gxf6 35. Re4 Bh6 36. Rh4 Qf8 37. Bxa8 c2 38. Qa1 d2 $19) (32... c3 33.
Qa2 Kh8 34. Bxa8 $1 Qxa8 35. Rxf6 $5 d2 36. Rxf8+ Qxf8 37. Bxd2 cxd2 38. Qxd2
Qxf5 $10) (32... c3 33. Qa2 Kh8 34. Bxa8 $1 Qxa8 35. Bxf6 $6 gxf6 36. Nf3 c2
$17) 33. Bxf6 gxf6 34. Rc6 Rc8 35. Rxc8 Qxc8 36. Bd5+ Kh7 37. Qf4 $16 d2 38.
Qg4 d1=Q+ 39. Qxd1 Qxf5 40. Ng4 Bh6 41. Qe1 Bf8 42. Qe8 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Bd6+ 44.
g3 Qg6 45. Qd8 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. d3 d6 7. a4 a5 8. b5 Ne7
9. O-O Ng6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Ba3 Nh5 12. d4 Nhf4 13. Re1 Bg4 14. h3 Bxh3 15.
gxh3 Nxh3+ 16. Kh2 Nxf2 17. Qe2 Ng4+ 18. Kg3 Nf4 19. Qf1 Qf6 20. Qh1 Qg6 21.
Qh4 Nh5+ 22. Kg2 Ne3+ 23. Kf2 Ng2 24. Qh2 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 Nf6 26. Qg2 Rfe8 27.
Qxg6 hxg6 28. Bb3 d5 29. exd5 exd4 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. cxd4 Rd8 32. d6 cxd6 33.
Nc4 Bc7 34. b6 Bb8 35. Nxa5 Rd7 36. d5 Ne4+ 37. Kg2 Nc5 38. Bd1 Re7 39. Nc6
bxc6 40. dxc6 Na6 41. Nd4 Re4 42. Be2 Rxd4 43. Bxa6 Rd2+ 44. Kf1 Rc2 45. Bb5
Kf8 46. a5 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. a4 a5 14. g4 c5 15. Kg2 f4
16. h4 h5 17. g5 Ne8 18. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[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. Nd2 a5 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. a3 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 Ngf6 15. Nb5
axb4 16. axb4 Nh5 17. g3 Ndf6 18. c5 Bd7 19. Rb3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Nh5 21. f4 Bxb5
22. Bxb5 exf4 23. Bb2 Nxg3 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qc3+ Kg8 26. Rxf4 Nh5 27. Rf2
fxe4 28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Nxe4 Qf5 30. Qf3 Qxd5 31. Rd3 Qe5 32. Rd1 d5 33. Nf2 c6
34. Bf1 Rf8 35. Qh3 Nf4 36. Qf3 Qb2 37. b5 Nh3+ 38. Qxh3 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Rf5 40.
bxc6 bxc6 41. Qb3 Rg5 42. Bh3 Rg3 43. Qb8+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kh6 45. Qe6 Qf3+ 46.
Kh2 Qf2+ 47. Kh1 Qxc5 48. Rf1 Qc2 49. Rf7 Qd1+ 50. Rf1 Qd3 51. Kh2 Rg5 52. Qc8
Qg3+ 53. Kh1 Kh5 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A86"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 d6 5. d5 e5 6. dxe6 Bxe6 7. Nd2 {A similar
setup was used by Yasser Seirawan in Belgrade to beat Mikhail Gurevich} (7. Qc2
Na6 8. Nh3 g6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nd2 Bg7 11. Rb1 O-O 12. b4 Rac8 13. a3 Nc7 14. Bb2
d5 $1 15. Nf4 Bf7 $10 {Portisch-Bareev, Moscow(GMA) 1990}) 7... g6 8. b3 {
Yasser's plan more or less coincided with Portisch's srategy in the above
mentioned game: Ra1-b1 and then b2-b4, gaining some space on the queenside.}
Bg7 9. Bb2 Na6 10. Nh3 O-O 11. O-O Qe7 $10 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Rad1 a5 14. Rfe1
Nfe4 15. Nf4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 g5 $2 {This impulsive move yields clear edge to
White} (16... Bf7 $1 17. Nd3 $10) 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Qd2 $1 $14 e3
(19... Qf6 20. Rf1 Rfd8 21. Qd4 Qe7 22. f4 $16) 20. fxe3 Rf6 21. Rf1 $1 Rxf1+
$2 (21... Rg6 22. Rf2 a4 23. b4 Ne4 (23... Nd7 $2 24. c5 $1 d5 25. e4 $1 $18)
24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Qc3 $14) 22. Rxf1 h6 23. e4 $1 Qe7 (23... Kg7 24. Rf5 $1 $16)
24. Qd4 Qe5 25. Rd1 Qxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Rd8 27. e5 Kf7 28. exd6 Ke6 29. Kf2 Rxd6 30.
Ke3 a4 $5 (30... Na6 31. Rxd6+ Kxd6 32. Kd4 Nb4 33. c5+ Ke7 34. a4 Nc2+ 35. Kc3
Ne3 36. Bh3 $18) 31. b4 Na6 32. Bh3+ Ke5 33. Re4+ Kf6 34. c5 $1 Rd1 35. Bc8 Rb1
36. a3 Nxb4 37. axb4 Rb3+ 38. Kf2 a3 39. Re6+ $4 (39. Be6 a2 40. Bxb3 a1=Q 41.
Bc2 Qh1 42. h4 $10) (39. b5 $1 cxb5 40. Re6+ Kf7 41. Rb6 $18 {Being pressed by
time Khalifman does not notice this simple manoeuvre and soon gets into
serious trouble.}) 39... Kf7 40. Rd6 a2 41. Be6+ Ke7 42. Bxb3 (42. Rd1 Rb1 43.
Bxa2 Rxd1 $19) 42... a1=Q 43. b5 cxb5 44. h3 $5 Qc3 45. Rd3 Qxc5+ 46. Kf1 h5 $1
{It's very important to prevent g3-g4} 47. Bd5 b6 48. Kg2 (48. Bf3 b4 49. Bxh5
Qc4) 48... b4 49. Kf1 Kf6 50. Kg2 Ke5 51. Bb3 Qc6+ 52. Kg1 Qe4 53. Kf2 Qh1 54.
Re3+ Kd4 55. Rd3+ Kc5 56. Be6 Qh2+ 57. Kf1 Qh1+ 58. Kf2 b5 59. g4 (59. Re3 Kd6
$19) 59... Qh2+ 60. Kf1 Qe5 $1 61. Bb3 hxg4 {White just loses another pawn
after 62.hg4 Qf4+ without any hope of creating a fortress.} 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. Qe4 Ng6 (18... Qc5 19. Qxf4 Bf5
20. b4 Qc6 21. Rd6 Qa4 22. Bd3 Qxa3+ 23. Kd1 Rfd8 $17 {Ambarcumjan-Magomedov/
Frunze op/1989/}) 19. Qd4 $5 {N} (19. Rd5 Qc7 20. Qd4 Be6 21. Rc5 Qe7 22. Bxe6
fxe6 23. Kb1 e5 $15 {Shabalov-Kruppa/Nabereznie Chelni/1988/}) 19... Qb6 $1 20.
Qxb6 axb6 21. Rd6 fxe3 22. fxe3 Ra5 $1 23. Kd2 (23. Rxb6 Rc5 24. b3 Be6 $10)
23... Rf5 (23... Rc5 24. Bd3 Rc6 $10) 24. Rf1 Rc5 25. Bd3 Rc6 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27.
b4 Rd8 28. Rc1 Ne5 (28... Bf5 29. Nd4 Bxd3 30. Kxd3 Ne5+ 31. Ke4 $10) 29. Nd4
Nxd3 30. Kxd3 Bd7 31. Ke4 Re8+ 32. Kf4 Rc8 33. Nf5 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alber, Horst"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Bxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Bc6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. e4 d6 13. b3 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Qc7 15.
Nh4 Ne5 16. Nf5 Rfe8 17. g4 Bf8 18. g5 Ng6 19. Nh6+ gxh6 20. Qxf6 Re6 21. Qf5
Re5 22. Qh3 hxg5 23. Ne2 Re6 24. f4 gxf4 25. Nxf4 Nxf4 26. Rxf4 Bg7 27. Bxg7
Kxg7 28. Raf1 Rf8 29. Rh4 h6 30. Qc3+ Re5 31. Rf5 Rh8 32. Rhf4 Qe7 33. Bf1 b5
34. Kf2 Be8 35. Be2 Kf8 36. Bh5 Rh7 0-1

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Bf5 9. cxd5 Qxb3 10. axb3 cxd5 11. b4 e6 12. b5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Be3 Nd7
15. Rfc1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nb6 17. Rc7 Rfb8 18. b3 Bf6 19. Kg2 Bd8 20. Rc2 a6 21.
bxa6 Rxa6 22. Rxa6 bxa6 23. Bf4 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Nxc8 25. e4 Nb6 26. Bd6 a5 27.
exd5 exd5 28. Kf1 Kg7 29. Ke2 a4 30. bxa4 Nxa4 31. Kd3 Nb6 32. Bb4 Kf6 33. Ba5
Ke6 34. h4 Bc7 35. h5 Na8 36. hxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Borriss, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. g4 c6 12. Be2 Bd7 13. h4 cxd5 14. cxd5 b5 15. g5 hxg5
16. hxg5 Nh7 17. Nxb5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Rb8 19. a4 Nxg5 20. Qg4 f6 21. Ra3 Qc8 22.
Qg2 Nxa4 23. Bxa4 Rxb2 24. Bc6 Qb8 25. Rxa5 Rc2 26. Rb5 Qc8 27. Bxg5 fxg5 28.
Qh3 Qxh3 29. Rxh3 g4 30. Rh4 g3 31. fxg3 Rc1+ 32. Ke2 Rg1 33. Rh2 Rxg3 34. Bd7
Rf4 35. Be6+ Kf8 36. Rb8+ Ke7 37. Rb7+ Kf8 38. Rh7 Rg2+ 39. Kd3 1-0

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. Bc2 g6 15. d5
Ne7 16. c4 c6 17. b3 Nc8 18. a4 Nb6 19. a5 Nbd7 20. Nf1 Qc7 21. Bg5 Rec8 22.
Bd3 h6 23. Bh4 cxd5 24. cxd5 Qc3 25. Re3 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rab8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7
15. Kb1 Rfc8 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nf5 19. Bh3 Rc4 20. Re1 Kf8
21. Re4 Rbc8 22. c3 R8c7 23. Rd3 h6 24. gxh6 Nxh6 25. Kc2 f5 26. Red4 Ng8 27.
b3 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Nf6 29. Bf1 Kg7 30. h4 Rc5 31. c4 Rc8 32. Kd2 Nd7 33. Be2 a5
34. Bd1 Kf6 35. Ke3 Rh8 36. Bc2 Ke5 37. Bd1 Nc5 38. a4 Na6 39. Bc2 Nb4 40. Bd1
Na6 41. Bc2 Nb4 42. Bd1 b6 43. h5 Rxh5 44. f4+ Kf6 45. Rd2 Rh1 46. Bf3 Rc1 47.
Bd1 Rc3+ 48. Kd4 Rh3 49. c5 bxc5+ 50. Kc4 Rh4 51. Kb5 Rxf4 52. Kxa5 g5 53. Kb5
g4 54. a5 g3 55. a6 Nxa6 56. Kxa6 Rd4 57. Rxd4 cxd4 58. Bf3 d3 0-1

[Event "Oviedo rapid45"]
[Site "Oviedo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Astoreka, Inaki"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Nd1 Qd7 12. c3 Rad8 13. Nf2 d5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
fxe5 dxe4 16. Rad1 exd3 17. Ng4 Bxg2 18. Bh6 Qa4 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. exf6 Nf5 21.
Rxf5 exf5 22. b3 Qg4 23. Bxf8 Be4 24. Rf1 Kxf8 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Qxh7 Qe2 27.
Qg8+ Kd7 28. Qxf7+ Kc8 29. Qe6+ Kb8 30. Qe5+ Ka8 0-1

[Event "Oviedo rapid45"]
[Site "Oviedo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Markzon, Gregory"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 Nh5 11. f4 Na6 12. Be3 Nf6 13. Bf3 Nc5 14. Qc2 Bg4 15.
Rad1 Qe7 16. Bg1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nh5 18. f5 Be5 19. Nde2 Qh4 20. Qd2 gxf5 21.
exf5 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Ng3+ 23. Kg2 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 Rad8 25. Bd4 f6 26. Kh1 Kf7 27.
b4 Rg8 28. Bg1 Qxc4 29. Rd1 Qxb4 30. Rb1 Rxg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oviedo rapid45"]
[Site "Oviedo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Acebal Muniz, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qc7 14. Nd2 Rfe8 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 g6 17. a4 Nd7 18. b3 Na5 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. Qd1 Nab7 21. a5 Nd7
22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. b4 Nf6 24. Bb3 Nd8 25. Qf3 Ne6 26. Bd5 {[#]} 1-0

[Event "Oviedo rapid45"]
[Site "Oviedo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 h5 13. Be2 Ne5 14. O-O Nh7 15. Bh6
Bh8 16. Kh1 f5 17. Nb3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Nf7 19. Bd3 Ne5 20. Bb5 Bd7 21. exf5 Bxb5
22. Nxb5 Qd7 23. Nc3 Qxf5 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Qc3 Nf7 27. Rad1 Ne5
28. Na5 Rab8 29. Qc2 Bf8 30. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oviedo rapid45"]
[Site "Oviedo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Todorcevic, Miodrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 e5 5. Be3 Nc6 6. d5 Nce7 7. c5 f5 8. Bb5+
Kf7 9. f4 fxe4 10. fxe5 Bxe5 11. Nxe4 Nf5 12. Bg5 Bf6 13. Nf3 h6 14. Bd2 Bh4+
15. g3 Nf6 16. O-O Nxe4 17. Nxh4 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Kg7 19. Nxf5+ gxf5 20. Rac1 Rf8
21. Rf4 a6 22. Bd3 Bd7 23. Qb4 Qf6 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Rc7 Rf7 26. Qxb7 Rd8 27.
Bxf5 Qe5 28. Rxd7 Rdxd7 29. Bxd7 Rxf4 30. gxf4 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Qe2+ 32. Kg3 Qe3+
33. Kh4 Qf2+ 34. Kh5 Kf6 1-0

[Event "Oviedo rapid45"]
[Site "Oviedo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 e6 5. c3 Be7 6. Be2 d5 7. Ne5 Bxe2 8.
Qxe2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Ng4 Nxg4 14.
Qxg4 Nc6 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Rad1 Qg6 17. Qg3 f6 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20.
Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oviedo rapid45"]
[Site "Oviedo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. e4 e5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Nh6 8. d5 Ne7
9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nf7 11. Ne1 Bh6 12. Bxh6 Nxh6 13. Nd3 f5 14. f4 Nf7 15. fxe5
dxe5 16. Bf3 c6 17. Qe2 cxd5 18. cxd5 Qd6 19. Rae1 f4 20. Qf2 g5 21. h3 Ng6 22.
Qc5 Qf6 23. Bh5 Bd7 24. Qc7 Qb6+ 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. a3 Kg7 27. Rc1 Rac8 28. Bg4
Bxg4 29. hxg4 Nd6 30. Ne2 b5 31. Nf2 Kf6 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rc1 Rxc1+ 34. Nxc1
Nc8 35. Nfd3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 01st"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Belikov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saint Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. Bc4 c6 6. Be3 b5 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. Nd2
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 a6 10. f4 Be7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. f5 Bc5 13. O-O Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3 Qb6
15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Nf3 Nfd7 17. b3 f6 18. Kf2 Nc5 19. Ke3 Ke7 20. g4 a5 21. g5
a4 22. h4 axb3 23. axb3 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Nxa8 26. Nd1 Nb6 27. Nf2
Nbd7 28. Ng4 Kd6 29. g6 hxg6 30. fxg6 Ke6 31. h5 f5 32. Ng5+ Ke7 33. exf5 Nf6
34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Ne4+ Nxe4 36. Kxe4 b4 37. h6 gxh6 38. Kf3 h5 39. Kg3 c5 40.
Kh4 e4 41. Kg3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 01st"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Samarin, Igor Valerievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saint Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. a4 Re8 12. Bd3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bg1 exf4
15. Rxf4 Be6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 01st"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petrushin, Alexander I"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[BlackTeam "Saint Petersburg"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. Bg5
c6 9. Qd2 cxd5 10. exd5 Bg4 11. a4 Qa5 12. Rfb1 Nbd7 13. Ra3 Rfc8 14. Bh6 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qc5 17. a5 Ne5 18. Ra4 Nc4 19. Re1 b5 20. b4 Qc7 21.
Nxb5 Qd7 22. Nc3 Nxa5 23. Qe3 Nc4 24. Qd4 Nb6 25. Ra3 Rc4 26. Qd2 Rxb4 27. Ne4
Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Nc4 29. Qb4 Nxa3 30. Qxa3 a5 31. Bf3 a4 32. c4 Ra7 33. Ra1 Qc7
34. Qb4 Qa5 35. Qxa5 Rxa5 36. Bd1 a3 37. Kf1 Ne4 38. Ke1 Kg7 39. Bc2 Nc5 40.
Kd2 Kf6 41. Kc3 a2 42. Kb4 Ra8 43. Kc3 Ke5 44. Re1+ Kf4 45. Ra1 h5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 01st"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shtyrenkov, Veniamen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[BlackTeam "Saint Petersburg"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. a4 a6 10. a5 Qc7 11. Be3 Nb4 12. Qe2 d5 13. Bd3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nfd5
15. Bd2 O-O 16. Nc3 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Be4 Qc7 19. Na4 Bd7 20. Nb6 Rad8 21.
Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. c3 Nc6 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 g6 27.
g3 Kg7 28. Qe2 Nxa5 29. Nxa5 Qxa5 30. Bxb7 Qa1+ 31. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 01st"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saint Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Cheliabinsk Khorda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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 Bd7 13. Rxb7 Rc8 14. Bf4
e6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Bc6 17. Re7 Bxe4 18. Bb5 Nc6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Qc1 Qd5
21. f3 Kf8 22. Qg5 Be8 23. Qf6 Rc2 24. Bf4 Qh5 25. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 01st"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Makarichev, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[BlackTeam "Saint Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3
O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nf3 Nf8 11. O-O-O a5 12. Kb1 Be6 13. Bf4 a4 14. Ng5 Qa5 15.
Be5 a3 16. b3 Rac8 17. Ne2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bc3 Qb6 20. Qd2 Ne4 21. Bxe4
dxe4 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Ng3 Red8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3
e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. a3 d5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 dxe4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Qd7 17. Bf4 O-O 18. Qe2 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Re1 Rfd8 21.
f4 Rac8 22. Qf2 Ne7 23. Re5 b5 24. h4 b4 25. axb4 cxb4 26. c4 Nc6 27. Rg5 a5
28. h5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 Qd4 30. Ra1 e5 31. Bg2 g6 32. Rh3 exf4 33. Bxc6 Rxc6 34.
Rxa5 Kg7 35. Rf3 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Rd4 37. Rb5 f6 38. Rxb4 g5 39. Rb7+ Kg8 40. Rh3
Rcd6 41. Rb8+ Rd8 42. Rxd8+ Rxd8 43. b4 Kf7 44. b5 Ke6 45. Ke2 Ke5 46. Rh1 Kd4
47. b6 Re8+ 48. Kd2 f3 49. Re1 f2 50. Rf1 Rb8 51. Rxf2 Rxb6 52. Kc2 Re6 53. Rf3
Re2+ 54. Kb3 Rg2 55. Rxf6 Kxd3 56. c5 Rxg4 57. c6 Rg1 58. Rd6+ Ke4 59. Kc2 Ke5
60. c7 Kxd6 61. c8=Q Rg2+ 62. Kd3 Ke5 63. Ke3 Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qf2 Qb6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O O-O-O 14. a3 b4 15.
axb4 Qxb4 16. Ne2 d4 17. Ng5 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qe7 19. Ne4 Kb8 20. Ra4 Nb4 21. Nd6
Rxd6 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Qxd4 Qc6 24. Qxg7 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nc6 (6... Nbd7 7. Re1
a6 8. Bf1 O-O 9. d4 e5 10. dxe5 (10. d5 Nh5 $36 (10... b5 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5
axb5 13. Na3 $14)) 10... Nxe5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qc2 Be6 $10 {
Kengis,E-Lukin.A Groningen op(3) 1991 1/2 27}) 7. d4 O-O (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O
9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Be2 e5 12. d5 Bxf3 13. dxc6 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Nf6 15.
cxb7 Rb8 16. Nc3 $14 {Torre,T-Gallagher,J Saint John op-2 1988 1-0 32}) 8. d5
Nb8 9. Re1 e6 (9... a6 10. Bf1 b5 11. a4 $14) 10. a4 a6 11. Bf1 exd5 12. exd5
Bg4 (12... Bf5 $5) 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Nxe8 16. Na3 Nd7 17. Bf4
Ne5 18. Qd1 Rb8 19. Qd2 Nc7 20. a5 Ne8 21. Nc4 $16 {^^} Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Nf6 23.
Re1 Qf8 24. Bb3 Re8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Qe3 Qxe3 (26... Qd7 $5) 27. Bxe3 Kf8 28.
Kf1 Ke7 29. Ke2 h5 $6 (29... Nd7 30. g4 b5 31. axb6 Nxb6 $14) 30. Bg5 Kf8 31.
f3 Ng8 (31... Nd7 32. Ba4 Ne5 33. b3 $16) 32. g4 hxg4 $2 (32... Nf6 33. Be3 Ke7
34. g5 Nd7 35. f4 $16 {/\ Bc2;f4-f5}) 33. fxg4 $1 {h-o^} Be5 34. h4 Bf6 35. Bf4
Ke7 36. g5 $6 (36. h5 $1 g5 37. Be3 Nh6 38. Kf3 $16) 36... Bg7 37. Kf3 Kd7 38.
Ba4+ Ke7 39. Bc2 Kd7 40. Ba4+ Ke7 41. Ke3 Be5 (41... Bf8 42. Bd1 $1 Bg7 (42...
Kd7 43. Bg4+ Kc7 44. h5 $18) 43. Bg4 $18) 42. Bxe5 dxe5 43. Ke4 Kd6 44. c4 $18
f5+ (44... Ne7 45. Be8 Nf5 46. Bxf7 Nxh4 47. b3 Ke7 48. Be6 Kd6 49. Bh3 $1 $18)
45. gxf6 Nxf6+ 46. Kf3 Ke7 47. Bc2 Kf7 48. d6 Ke6 49. Bxg6 Kxd6 50. h5 e4+ 51.
Kf4 Ke7 52. h6 e3 53. Bd3 (53. Kxe3 Ng4+ 54. Kf4 Nxh6 55. Be4 $18) 53... Kf7
54. Kf3 Nd7 55. Ke2 (55. Kxe3 Ne5 56. b3 Ng4+ 57. Kf4 Nxh6 58. Be4 $18) 55...
Kf6 56. Be4 b6 57. h7 Kg7 58. Bf5 {Boensch} 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 Nh5 7. c3 Nd7 8. Bc4
g5 9. Bg3 e6 10. Qe2 (10. Ng1 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. f4 c5 13. e5 cxd4 14. cxd4
dxe5 15. dxe5 Nb6 16. Qb3 Bd7 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. a4 Bc6 $15 {
Lukasiewicz-Cseshkovsky 1992}) (10. Nf1 Nxg3 11. hxg3 g4 12. Nh4 h5 13. f4 Nf6
14. Qd3 c6 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Bb5+ Kf8 $13 {Dobosz,H-Jansa
Kopenhagen 1981}) 10... Qe7 (10... a6 $5 11. a4 b6 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. N3d2 Nf4 14.
Qf3 Ng6 $17 {Simic-Ciocaltea 1977}) 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nb3 {/\Nfd2} a5 {
/\a5-a4-a3} 13. a3 Nb6 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Bd3 {/\c3-c4-c5, ><d6} a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7
17. e5 (17. c4 $6 c5 {פd2,><d4}) 17... d5 18. Ne1 (18. h4 $6 Nxg3 19. fxg3 g4
20. Ne1 h5 $17 {/\Bh6,/^h6-c1}) 18... Nxg3 19. hxg3 $14 {(),ץd7} O-O-O 20. f4
{/\Ne1-c2,Rdf1,f4-f5} f5 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Nef3 Rdf8 (22... gxf4 23. Ne5 $16 {
/\Rdf1}) 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Rdf1 (24. Ndf3 $5 gxf4 25. Nh4 fxg3 26. Nhg6 Bxg6 27.
Nxg6 $16) 24... Qe7 25. Qe3 Nd7 26. Ndf3 $16 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Kc7 28. c4 $1 {
/\c4-c5,><a4} (28. Bc2 b5) 28... Bxe5 29. Qxe5+ (29. fxe5 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rf8
31. Rxf8 Qxf8 32. c5 $14 {><a4}) 29... Qd6 30. c5 Qxe5 31. fxe5 {/\32.Rxf8
Rxf8 33.Rxh6} h5 32. Kd2 $6 (32. Bc2 $1 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 h4 34. Rh1 (34. Kd2 hxg3
35. Rf3 Rh4 $13) 34... Rf8 35. gxh4 gxh4 36. Rxh4 Rf1+ 37. Bd1 $16) 32... b5
$14 33. Ke3 Kd8 34. Be2 Ke7 35. Rxf8 Kxf8 (35... Rxf8 36. Bxh5 Rh8 37. g4 $16 {
/\Rh3}) 36. Rf1+ Ke7 37. Bd3 (37. Rf6 h4 $132) 37... Rf8 $6 (37... h4 $10) 38.
Rf3 Rf7 39. Kd2 Kd8 40. Kc3 Kc7 41. Rf6 Rxf6 $8 42. exf6 Kd7 43. Kb4 Kc7 44.
Ka5 Kb7 45. Be2 Bf7 46. Bd1 Ka7 47. b3 axb3 48. Bxb3 Kb7 49. Bc2 Be8 50. Bb3
Bf7 51. Kb4 Be8 52. Bc2 Bf7 53. Bh7 Kc7 54. Ka5 Kb7 55. Bb1 Ka7 56. Ba2 Kb7 57.
Bb3 Ka7 58. Bd1 Kb7 59. Bf3 Ka7 60. Be2 Kb7 {Hansen,Cu} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[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. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 Ngf6 15. Bd3
f4 16. Nb5 b6 17. Bb2 g5 18. Be2 h5 19. c5 bxc5 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Bxe5 g4 22.
fxg4 Nxg4 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Nb3 Na6 25. Qc3+ Kh6 26. Bxg4 Bxg4 27. Rbe1 Qg5
28. Kh1 Rae8 29. Nd2 Bd7 30. Nd4 Nc5 31. N2f3 Qg7 32. e5 dxe5 33. Qxc5 exd4 34.
Rxe8 Bxe8 35. Nxd4 Bd7 36. Ne6 Bxe6 37. dxe6 Re8 38. Qf5 Qg5 39. Qe4 Qf6 40.
Re1 Re7 41. h3 c5 42. Qd5 f3 43. gxf3 Qh4 44. Qd2+ Kh7 45. Qd3+ Kh8 46. Qf1 Qf6
47. Re2 Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2
Bc6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 a5 12. a4 Qc8 13. Qc2 Be4 14. Qb2 Nd5 15.
Rfc1 Qb7 16. Be1 Nc6 17. Bf1 Bxf3 18. exf3 Rfb8 19. Bc4 Nce7 20. Rd1 Nf5 21.
Qd2 Nd6 22. Kg2 h6 23. Rdc1 Ne7 24. Be2 Ndf5 25. Rc5 Qxb3 26. Rxc7 Qd5 27. Bb5
Nc6 28. Bxc6 dxc6 29. Qf4 Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Bc3 Qc4 32. Bxa5 Ra8 33. Bb6
Rxa4 34. Rxa4 Qxa4 35. h4 Ne7 36. Bc5 Nd5 37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Qb1+ Kg8 39. Qb8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. d6 Bf8 11. g3 b6 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. b4 Rb8 14. O-O h6 15. Bf4
Bb7 16. Nb5 g5 17. Be3 Re6 18. Ned4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxd6 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Qf3
Qa8 22. Nb5 Rc6 23. Nd4 Rd6 24. Nb5 Rc6 25. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[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. Nh4 Bg6 10. Be2 Rc8 11. g3 O-O 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Rd1 Rfd8
15. Na2 Be7 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. a5 Nbd5 18. f3 Nb4 19. Nxb4 Bxb4 20. e4 c5 21.
Be3 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. Bxd4 Bc5 24. Rd1 Bxd4+ 25. Rxd4 Kf8 26. Rb4 Rc7 27.
h4 Ke7 28. Kf2 Nd7 29. Ke3 b6 30. axb6 Nxb6 31. Rb5 Kd6 32. Ra5 Nd7 33. b4 Rb7
34. Ra6+ Ke7 35. Ra4 Nb6 36. Ra1 Nd7 37. Ra4 Nb6 38. Ra5 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Nd7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nd2
c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. Be3 a6 13. g3 g5 14. Kg2 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nf8 16. Rc1 f6 17. h3 Qd7 18. Rc3 Bd8 19. a3 Ng6 20. Rh1 Bb6 21. Bd3 Nge7
22. Bc2 O-O-O 23. exf6 gxf6 24. h4 gxh4 25. Rxh4 Kb8 26. Qh1 Qc8 27. b4 Rxh4
28. Qxh4 Rf8 29. Bf4+ Ka8 30. Bh6 Rf7 31. Be3 Qg8 32. Bd3 e5 33. dxe5 Bxe3 34.
e6 Rg7 35. fxe3 Qxe6 36. Kf2 Ne5 37. Nxe5 fxe5 38. e4 Rf7+ 39. Kg2 d4 40. Rc5
Qb3 41. Qh5 Rf8 42. Bc4 Qe3 43. Rxe5 Ng6 0-1

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[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. e4 d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Nd4 a6 15.
Qb1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Ne5 $1 (12. O-O Ne4 $1 $11 {
Khalifman,A-Naumkin,I/Vilnius 1988}) 12... Nxe5 (12... h6 13. Bf4 a6 14. Bb1
$14 {Bareev,E-Gligoric,S/Moscow GMA 1989}) 13. dxe5 Nh5 (13... Nd7 $4 14. Qh4
$18) 14. Ba6 $5 (14. Qh4 Bxg5 15. Qxh5 g6 $13) (14. Bxe7 $6 Qxe7 15. g4 $2 (15.
O-O Qxe5) 15... d4 $1 16. Rg1 dxc3 17. gxh5 cxb2) 14... Bxa6 (14... Bxg5 15.
Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bxd5 $18) 15. Rxd5 (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxa6 d4 (16... Rfd8 17. g4
$13) 17. exd4 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxe5+ 19. Re4 $11) 15... Qe8 16. Bxe7 Qxa4 (16...
Qxe7 17. Qxa6 Rfd8 $2 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. g4 $18) 17. Nxa4 Rfe8 {[#]} (17... Bb7
$5 18. Nc3 $1 Rfe8 19. Rd7 Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bc6 21. Rc7 Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. f4
Re8 24. Bd6 $14) 18. Rd7 $1 (18. Bd6 Bb7 19. Nc3 Rad8 $1 (19... Bxd5 20. Nxd5
$16) 20. O-O (20. g4 $2 Nf4 $1 21. exf4 Bxd5 $15) 20... Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxe5 22.
Bxe5 Rxd5 $11) 18... Bb5 19. Rc7 Bxa4 20. g4 Rec8 $6 (20... Bc6 $142 21. Rg1 $1
(21. O-O Rec8 (21... Bf3 22. gxh5 $14) 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $11) 21... Bf3 (21...
Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. gxh5 $16) 22. Kd2 $1 (22. gxh5 $2 Rxe7 $1 23. Rxe7 Rd8
$19) 22... Rec8 23. Rd7 (23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. gxh5 Bxh5 25. e4 Re8 26. Bd6 $14)
23... Bc6 24. Rd6 Re8 25. Bh4 Bf3 26. gxh5 Bxh5 27. f4 $14 {Gelfand,B-Yudasin,
L/Bugojno 1999}) 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. gxh5 f6 $5 23. Rg1 $1 $14 (23. exf6 Kf7 $11
) 23... Kf7 (23... fxe5 24. Bf6 Rc7 25. Bxe5 Rd7 26. Ke2 $14) 24. Bd6 Re8 25.
f4 Bc2 26. Kd2 Be4 27. Kc3 $1 f5 (27... fxe5 28. Bxe5 (28. fxe5 $2 Bf5 29. Kc4
g6) 28... g6 29. hxg6+ hxg6 30. Rd1) 28. Kc4 a6 {[#]} (28... Bc6 29. Rg5 $16)
29. h6 $1 gxh6 $2 (29... g6 $142 30. h4 $16) 30. Bc7 Re6 31. Bd8 $1 {[/\32.Bf6,
33.Rg7]} b5+ 32. Kxc5 Rc6+ 33. Kb4 Rc2 (33... Rg6 34. Rxg6 hxg6 35. Ka5 $18)
34. b3 Rxh2 35. Bf6 Bd5 (35... Bg2 36. Ka5) (35... Rg2 36. Rxg2 Bxg2 37. Ka5
Bb7 38. Kb6 Bc8 $16) 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rd7 Be6 38. Rd6 Kf7 39. Rxa6 $18 Rb2 40.
Ra7+ Kg6 (40... Kf8 41. Kc5 Bxb3 42. e6 $1 Rc2+ 43. Kd6 Rc8 44. Rxh7 $18) 41.
Kc5 Rxb3 42. Rg7+ Kh5 43. Kd6 Bc4 44. e6 Rxa3 45. e7 Ra8 46. Bc3 {[/\Ba5-d8]}
b4 47. Bxb4 Kh4 48. e4 fxe4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mascarinas, Rico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Philippines II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PHI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. d5 Ne7 7. Bxc4 Ng6 8. Nf3
Bd6 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 a6 12. Bf1 Nf6 13. h3 b5 14. Nd2 Ne7 15. a4
b4 16. Ne2 c6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Rc1 Na5 19. Ng3 Be6 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Nd5
22. Ne4 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Be7 24. Rd3 Qb6 25. f6 gxf6 26. Qh5 Qe6 27. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qa4 c5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Bxd2 Bb7 9. Bg2 cxd4 10. O-O O-O 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 dxc6 14.
Bf4 Qd4 15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Qe4+ 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. f3 Nc5 19. b4 Na4 20. Bc7
Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Kf8 22. g4 Rc8 23. Be5 f6 24. Ba1 Ke7 25. g5 a6 26. gxf6+ gxf6
27. Rd4 c5 28. Rh4 cxb4 29. Rxh7+ Kd6 30. axb4 e5 31. Rh6 Ke7 32. f4 Rxc4 33.
fxe5 f5 34. e6 Nc3 35. Rh7+ Kxe6 36. Rh6+ Ke7 37. Bxc3 Rxc3 38. Rxb6 Rc4 39. h3
Re4 40. Kg3 Kf7 41. Kf3 Rh4 42. e3 Rxh3+ 43. Kf4 Ke7 44. Rxa6 Rh4+ 45. Kxf5
Rxb4 46. e4 Rb1 47. Ra7+ Ke8 48. Rg7 Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Nb3 c5 14. dxc5 Bd5
15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Rac1 Nxc5 19. Ne1 Qb7 20. Nxc5 Rxc5
21. Qb1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.12"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8.
Nbd2 Nc6 9. Nf1 e5 10. Ne3 Ng4 11. Nd5 Nh6 12. O-O Nf5 13. e3 Be6 14. Qd2 a5
15. a3 Re8 16. Rfd1 bxa3 17. bxa3 exd4 18. exd4 b5 19. cxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.15"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
a5 9. Rc1 e5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bxb4 axb4 14. Qxd4
Qxe2 15. Rfe1 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. Re4 Bc8 18. Rxb4 Rxa2 19. h4 c5 20. dxc6
bxc6 21. Bxc6 Be6 22. Rd1 g6 23. Rxd6 Ra6 24. Rbd4 Rc8 25. Bf3 Rxd6 26. Rxd6
Rb8 27. Rd2 Rb3 28. Bd1 Rb5 29. Kf1 Kg7 30. Ke2 Bb3 31. Bxb3 Rxb3 32. Kd1 Rb7
33. Kc2 Rc7+ 34. Kd3 Rb7 35. Kc4 Rc7+ 36. Kb5 Rb7+ 37. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.16"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Bg5 e5 15. a4 b4
16. Nd1 a5 17. Rc1 Ba6 18. Ne3 O-O 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Nd2 Rfc8 21. Bb1 c3 22.
Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rab8 24. bxc3 bxc3 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. d6 Qc6 27. Ne7+ Bxe7 28.
dxe7 Qc5 29. Nf3 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.18"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 Bxa3 8.
bxa3 Rb8 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 b5 11. Rad1 Ne7 12. e4 Bb7 13. Rfe1 Ng6 14. Bc3 Qd7
15. h4 Rfd8 16. d5 Qe7 17. Qb2 exd5 18. exd5 Qd6 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Qc2 Re8 21.
Nf5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Qe2 Qxf5 25. Qxe8+ Nf8 26. h5 h6 27.
Bb4 Qc8 28. Qe7 c6 29. Bc3 Qd7 30. Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.20"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. Bd2 Qxc5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Be3 Qa5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 a6
15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. Nb3 Qb4 17. f4 e6 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Na1 Ne7 20. b3 a4 21. Bd2
Qb6+ 22. Kh1 axb3 23. axb3 d5 24. e5 Nd7 25. Be3 Qa5 26. Nb5 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.21"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. b4 Ndf6 13. d5 e5 14. Ne1 a5 15.
f3 Ng5 16. Rb1 axb4 17. axb4 Bc8 18. Bb2 Qe8 19. Kh1 Nh5 20. f4 exf4 21. exf4
Ne4 22. Kg1 Bd7 23. Qd1 Nhf6 24. Nf3 Ra4 25. b5 Ra8 26. Bd3 Ng4 27. Bd4 Qg6 28.
Qc2 Nc5 29. Rfe1 Rfe8 30. Bf1 Re4 31. Qd2 Ra3 32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. Bd3 Re8 34.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Re1 Qa8 36. Qe2 Nf6 37. Ng5 Ra1 38. h3 Rxe1+ 39. Qxe1 Qe8 40.
Qxe8+ Nxe8 41. Kf2 h6 42. Nf3 Kf7 43. g3 Nf6 44. Nh4 g6 45. Ng2 Ng8 46. Ne3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.24"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8.
Ng3 Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. a3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 c5 12. Be3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc5 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qxc5 Bxb2 18. Rab1 b6 19. Qb4 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brussels SWIFT blitz"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3
O-O 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Qe7 12. a3 Bd6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 e5 15. d5
Nb6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Be2 a4 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Bg4 Rfd8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qe2 Bc5
22. Rfd1 Bd4 23. Nf3 c5 24. Qc2 Rab8 25. Ne2 Nc8 26. Rb1 Qb3 27. Qxb3 Rxb3 28.
Nc3 Nb6 29. Nd2 c4 30. Nxb3 axb3 31. Nb5 Na4 32. Kf1 Kf8 33. Rd2 Bb6 34. Rxd8+
Bxd8 35. Nd6 Nb6 36. Rc1 Be7 37. Nxc4 Na4 $138 0-1

[Event "Brussels SWIFT blitz"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 e6 7. c4 Bd6 8. Na3
O-O 9. Nc2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Be5 11. Qc1 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ne3 e4
15. Bg2 Qb6 16. d3 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Qe6 18. dxe4 dxe4 19. Rd4 Nb8 20. Rad1 Qe5 21.
Qd2 Nc6 22. Rd6 h6 23. b4 Rfd8 24. a3 Rxd6 25. Qxd6 Qc3 26. Qc5 Qxc5 27. bxc5
Ne7 28. Rb1 Rc7 29. g4 Kf8 30. h4 Rxc5 31. Rxb7 Ned5 32. Nf5 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Nxg4+
34. Kg3 Ngf6 35. Rb8+ Ne8 36. Bxe4 Rc3+ 37. e3 Ndf6 38. Bf3 Rxa3 39. Rb7 a5 40.
Be2 Rc3 $138 1-0

[Event "Brussels SWIFT rapid"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Be1 Qe7 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Re8
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. e4 c5 18. Qc3 b6 19. f3 Bb7 20. Bf2 f5 21. bxc5
bxc5 22. Rb1 Bc6 23. Qd3 Rf8 24. Nb3 fxe4 25. fxe4 Nb7 26. Nd2 h6 27. Nf1 Qd6
28. Qc2 Qg6 29. Ne3 Nd6 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. cxd5 c4 32. Re1 Qg4 33. Qc3 Qh5 34.
Qb4 Nf6 35. h3 Nfe8 36. g4 Qg6 37. Bg3 Qg5 38. Qc3 Nf7 39. Qxc4 h5 40. Qc1 Qg6
41. Qd1 Ned6 42. Kh2 hxg4 43. Qxg4 Qxg4 44. hxg4 Nh6 45. g5 Nhf7 46. g6 Nh6 47.
Bh3 Rf6 48. Be6+ Kf8 49. Ra1 Rxg6 50. Ra8+ {[...]} 1-0

[Event "Brussels SWIFT rapid"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be3
Ne7 9. Nbd2 Ng6 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. c4 exd4 12. Nxd4 c5 13. Nf5 O-O 14. Nxd6 cxd6
15. f3 Be6 16. Qb6 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. b3 Rc6 19. Qa5 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21.
Nf1 Qd8 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Ng3 Be6 24. Ne4 b6 25. Nc3 h6 26. Rd2 Ne7 27. Rad1
Kf7 28. Bf4 Nf5 29. g4 Nd4 30. Kg2 d5 31. cxd5 Bxd5 32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33. h4 Rf6
34. Be3 Rfd6 35. h5 Nc2 36. Bf4 Rxd2+ 37. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 38. Bxd2 b5 39. Kf2 Nd4
40. Bc3 Ne6 41. Ke3 g6 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. f4 Kf7 44. Ke4 Nc7 45. Be5 Ne6 46.
Kd5 Ke7 47. f5 Ng5 48. Bf4 Nf7 49. Kxc5 Kf6 50. Kb6 h5 51. gxh5 Kxf5 52. Bd2
Kg4 53. h6 Kf5 54. Kxa6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. a3 a5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d3 h6
9. Bd2 Bg4 10. h3 Bf5 11. Kh2 Re8 12. e4 Bd7 13. Be3 Rb8 14. a4 Bxe3 15. fxe3
Nb4 16. Nh4 c6 17. b3 g6 18. Rb1 Kg7 19. Rb2 Nh7 20. Rbf2 Rf8 21. Nf3 Qe7 22.
Qd2 Ng5 23. Na2 Nxa2 24. Qxa2 Ne6 25. d4 Ng5 26. Nd2 f5 27. Qa1 fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f4 b5 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Kb1 O-O 13. Rhf1 Qc7 14. Qe1 b4
15. Nce2 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Bc1 Qb7 20. f5 exf5 21.
Qg3 Kh7 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Rac8 24. Qg4 Qc6 25. Qe2 f6 26. exf6 Bxf6 27.
Rf4 Rfe8 28. Re1 Rcd8 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4+ Qxe4 31. Rxe4 Rd1 32. h4 g5 33.
c4 bxc3 34. bxc3 gxh4 35. Kc2 Rf1 36. Be3 Bg5 37. Kd3 Kg6 38. Ke2 Kf5 39. Rxh4
Bxh4 40. Kxf1 h5 41. Ke2 Ke4 42. c4 Be7 43. Bb6 Bg5 44. Bf2 Bh6 45. Bb6 Bg5 46.
a4 Bh6 47. Kd1 Bf8 48. Kc2 Be7 49. Kb3 Bf8 50. c5 Kd5 51. Kb4 Kc6 52. Ka5 Kb7
53. c6+ Kxc6 54. Kxa6 Bd6 55. Be3 Be5 56. Ka7 Bd6 57. Ka8 Bc7 58. Ba7 Bf4 59.
Bb8 Bd2 60. Ka7 Be3+ 61. Ka6 Bd4 62. Bf4 Bf2 63. Bd2 Bb6 64. Be1 Bc7 65. Bb4
Bb6 66. Ba5 Bf2 67. Bd8 Be3 68. Be7 Bb6 69. Bb4 Bc7 70. Ba5 Bf4 71. Bd8 Be3 72.
Bf6 Bb6 73. a5 Be3 74. Bd8 Bd4 75. Bb6 Be5 76. Ka7 Bg3 77. Ka8 Bf4 78. Bf2 Kb5
79. Bb6 Ka6 80. Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Donchenko, Anatoly G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 c6 8. Nd2
Rb8 9. e4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 b5 11. Ne3 b4 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Qc2 c5 14. Rd1 Bxe2 15.
Qxe2 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Qa5 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Bb2 Ne5 19. Rad1 h5 20. f4 Neg4 21. Nxg4
Nxg4 22. h3 Rxd4 23. Bxd4 Rd8 24. hxg4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Bc5 26. Qc4 e5 27. fxe5
Qb6 28. gxh5 Bxd4+ 29. Kh2 Qc5 30. Qxc5 Bxc5 31. g4 Bd4 32. e6 fxe6 33. Kg3
Be5+ 34. Kh4 Kf7 35. g5 Bf4 36. Kg4 Bd2 37. Bf1 Bc1 38. Bc4 Bd2 39. Ba6 Bc1 40.
Bb5 Bd2 41. Bd7 a5 42. Bc8 Bc1 43. Ba6 Bd2 44. Be2 Bc1 45. Bd1 Bd2 46. g6+ Kf6
47. Kf3 Kg5 48. Ke2 Bf4 49. Kd3 Bd6 50. Kc4 Bf8 51. Kb5 e5 52. Kc6 Kf6 53. Kb5
Kg5 54. Be2 Kf4 55. Kc6 Kg5 56. Bf3 Kf6 57. Kb6 Kg5 58. Bd1 Kf4 59. Kc7 Kg5 60.
Kc6 Kf6 61. Kb6 Kg5 62. Kxa5 Kf4 63. h6 gxh6 64. g7 Bxg7 65. Kxb4 Kxe4 66. Kc4
Kf5 67. a4 Ke6 68. a5 Kd6 69. b4 e4 70. b5 h5 71. Bxh5 Kc7 72. b6+ Kb7 73. Kb5
Bd4 74. a6+ Kb8 75. Be8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qd6 Qb8 13. Nb5 a6 14. Qxb8
Raxb8 15. Nd6 Ba8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Ng5 Rf8 18. Rd2 h6 19. Nge4 Nh7 20. Rad1
Rfd8 21. f4 Kf8 22. c5 Ke7 23. cxb6 Rxb6 24. Nc5 Nf8 25. Nc4 Rb5 26. Nxa6 d5
27. Nc7 Rb7 28. Nxa8 Rxa8 29. Rc1 Nd7 30. Nb2 Nb4 31. Na4 f5 32. e3 Nb6 33.
Nxb6 Rxb6 34. a4 Kd6 35. Bf1 Rc6 36. Rxc6+ Kxc6 37. Rd1 Kd6 38. Rc1 g5 39. Bb5
Rb8 40. Kf1 Ra8 41. Ke2 Rb8 42. Kd2 Ra8 43. Ra1 gxf4 44. gxf4 Rb8 45. Kc3 Kc5
46. Rg1 Na2+ 47. Kb2 Nb4 48. Rc1+ Kb6 49. Ka3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nevostrujev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
Bc4 b5 9. Bb3 Be7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Bd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Rc8 14. c4 O-O
15. Qe2 Bg5 16. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 a6 11. a3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 h6 14. b3 Bb7 15. e4
e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 Bc7 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Nd4 Qe7 20. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Savon, Vladimir A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Qe1 O-O 8. d3 d5
9. Bb3 Nbc6 10. f5 c4 11. dxc4 d4 12. f6 Bxf6 13. e5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 dxc3 15.
Qxc3 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Nf5 17. Bf4 f6 18. Qc3 Qd4+ 19. Qxd4 Nxd4 20. Bh6 Nxb3 21.
Rad1 Na5 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rxf6+ Ke7 24. Rdf1 Nxc4 25. Rf7+ Kd6 26. Rxh7 b5 27.
b3 Ne3 28. Rf6 Bd7 29. Rxg6 Bc6 30. Rh3 Nxc2 31. Rc3 Nb4 32. h4 Rh8 33. Rh3 Nd5
34. Rg4 Nf6 35. Rg6 Nd5 36. Rg4 Nf6 37. Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 c5 12. Ned2 Be7 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rd1 O-O 15. a5
Rfd8 16. Nc4 Be4 17. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. Be2 Bd6 10. c4 Be4 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Filipenko, Alexander V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 c6 6. h3 Bf5 7. d3 e6 8. Bd2
Qc7 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Nbd7 12. f4 O-O-O 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. Bb3 Nbd5
15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Kb1 Rhe8 17. Rhf1 Nd7 18. Qg2 Be7 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. f5 gxf5
21. gxf5 Bf6 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Rde1 Nc5 24. Qg4 Qd7 25. Be3 Nxb3 26. axb3 Kb8
27. Bf4+ Ka8 28. Be5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Rc8 30. Rfe1 Rc6 31. Rg5 Re7 32. d4 a6 33.
Rg1 Rc7 34. h4 Rf7 35. Re5 Rf2 36. Re2 Qf7 37. Rge1 Rxe2 38. Qxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Re8 10. Ndc4 c6 11. Ne3 Bd6 12. Nd3 g6 13. b4 Na6 14. Qb3 Nc7
15. a4 Rb8 16. Bb2 h5 17. Rac1 h4 18. Ne5 c5 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Rxc5 Bxc5 21.
dxc5 Ba8 22. Qa2 Re6 23. Bh3 d4 24. Bxe6 Nxe6 25. Rd1 Qc7 26. Rxd4 Qb7 27. c6
Qxb2 28. Qxb2 Rxb2 29. Rd8+ Nxd8 30. c7 Rb1+ 31. Nf1 Rd1 32. c8=Q Bb7 33. Qc2
Rd5 34. Nxg6 1-0

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanov, Ale"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O Nc6 6. Re1 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nf6 9. c3 O-O 10. d3 b5 11. e5 Nxe5 12. Qxa8 Qxa8 13. Bxa8 Rxa8 14. Rd1 c4 15.
dxc4 bxc4 16. b3 Ne4 17. Be3 a5 18. Kg2 a4 19. bxc4 Nxc4 20. Bd4 e5 21. Be3
Nxe3+ 22. fxe3 Rb8 23. Kf3 f5 24. Ke2 Rb2+ 25. Rd2 Nxd2 26. Nxd2 e4 27. Rc1
Rxa2 28. g4 Kf7 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Kd1 d5 31. c4 d4 32. exd4 Rxd2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qf2 Qb6 12. Bd3 Rb8 13. O-O Nb4 14. Rfd1 Na4 15.
Nxa4 bxa4 16. Qxb6 Rxb6 17. b3 axb3 18. axb3 Ke7 19. Kf2 Bd7 20. Nd4 h6 21. Ke3
f6 22. c3 Nxd3 23. Kxd3 g5 24. g3 Rf8 25. Ke3 Rg8 26. Rg1 f5 27. h4 Be8 28.
hxg5 hxg5 29. Rh1 gxf4+ 30. gxf4 Rg3+ 31. Kd2 Rg2+ 32. Ke3 Rg3+ 33. Kd2 Rg2+
34. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 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 Nf6 14. c5 axb4 15. axb4
Nh5 16. Nc4 Nf4 17. Be3 g5 18. b5 dxc5 19. b6 c6 20. Bxc5 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Nexd5
22. exd5 Rf6 23. Nxe5 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 Qxd5 25. Rbc1 Qg8 26. Rfd1 Re6 27. Nf7+
Qxf7 28. Rd8+ Qg8 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Qc4 Kh8 31. Bd4 Re8 32. h4 Be6 33. Qc3
Rec8 34. Bxg7+ Kg8 35. Qe1 Rxc1 36. Qxc1 Kxg7 37. Qxg5+ Kf7 38. Qh6 Rh8 39. Kh2
Bd5 40. Qd6 Bc6 41. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Bg5 Re5 14. Qd2 h6
15. Bf4 Re8 16. Rfe1 Ne4 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Ng3 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Be6 20. Ne4 Bd5
21. Nd6 Qd7 22. c4 Be6 23. b4 a6 24. c5 Rd8 25. h3 Bf5 26. Be5 d3 27. Bc3 Bg6
28. Qf4 Kh7 29. a4 f6 30. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Machulsky, Anatoly D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 Nc6 8. g5
Nd7 9. h4 Qc7 10. Qh5 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Bh3 Nc5 14. Rhe1 b4
15. Nd5 exd5 16. exd5+ Kd8 17. Bxc5 Bc8 18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. Re2 dxc5 20. d6 Qd7
21. g6 f6 22. gxh7 Rc6 23. Re7 Bxe7 24. dxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. Qf7+ Kd6
27. Qxg7 Rcc8 28. Qxf6+ Kd5 29. Kd2 c4 30. f4 Rcd8 31. Ke3 Rhf8 32. Qe5+ Kc6
33. Kf3 Rde8 34. Qg7 a5 35. Kg4 Rd8 36. Kg5 Kd6 37. Kg6 Rfe8 38. f5 Rh8 39. f6
Ke5 40. f7+ Kf4 41. Qxh8 Rxh8 42. Kg7 a4 43. Kxh8 1-0

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Bxf3 6. exf3 dxc4 7. Qa4 c6 8.
Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qb3 Ne7 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. d4 Bf6 14. Be3 Qd5
15. Qd3 Rad8 16. f4 Qc4 17. g4 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. c4 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. cxd5
exd5 9. b3 a6 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. Ng3 g6 13. a3 Ne4 14. Re1 Rfe8 15.
Nd2 Ndf6 16. Ndf1 h5 17. f3 h4 18. Nh1 h3 19. fxe4 dxe4 20. Bc2 hxg2 21. Kxg2
Nd5 22. b4 Kg7 23. Nhg3 Qh4 24. Kg1 f5 25. Re2 Kh7 26. Bb3 f4 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28.
exf4 e3 29. Rxe3 Bxf4 30. Re5 Rad8 31. Qc2 c6 32. Rh5+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. Bd3 c5
15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 a5 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Ne5 Qf6 21.
Nd3 Rd8 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Qe2 Rbd7 24. R3c2 c4 25. g3 e5 26. Kg2 e4 27. Qg4 Rd2
28. Qf4 Qe6 29. Rxc4 Re8 30. Rc6 Qxa2 31. Rc7 Rf8 32. Rc8 Rdd8 33. Rxd8 Rxd8
34. Qc7 Re8 35. Qc6 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Panzer, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Bielefeld"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. Bd2 Qd7 6. Bb5 c6 7. Ba4 a5 8. a3 Bxc3
9. Bxc3 Ba6 10. Bd2 Bb5 11. Bxb5 cxb5 12. Qg4 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 h6 15. h4
Nc6 16. Qd3 Nge7 17. Ne2 Kf7 18. f3 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Kf2 Ra5
22. b3 Qa7 23. Rac1 Ra2 24. Qe3 Qd7 25. Qd2 Qb5 26. Rhe1 Ke8 27. Ra1 Ra5 28.
Rec1 Kd7 29. Nf4 Rc8 30. Nd3 Nc6 31. Rxa5 Qxa5 32. Qxh6 Ne7 33. Qd2 Rc3 34. Kg3
Nc6 35. Nf4 Ne7 36. Qd1 Qa8 37. Ra1 Qb8 38. Qd2 Qc7 39. Ra2 Rc6 40. Qxb4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bochum"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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. Re1 f5 14. Rc1 Nf6 15.
Rc2 Bd6 16. e3 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Pekarek, Ales"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Delmenhorst"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 b6 11. a3 Ne8 12. b4 f5 13. Nb3 Nf6 14. f3 Kh8 15. Bd2
Neg8 16. Rb2 Bh6 17. Bd3 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 f4 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Nd1 a5 21. Nc1 g5
22. g4 h5 23. h3 Ne7 24. Ne2 Ng6 25. Nec3 Kg7 26. Na4 Rh8 27. Nb6 Ra7 28. Nxc8
Qxc8 29. Nf2 hxg4 30. hxg4 Nf8 31. Rfb1 N8d7 32. Bf1 Kg6 33. Nh3 Rh4 34. Qg2
Qa6 35. Qc2 a4 36. Qd1 Ra8 37. Rh2 Rah8 38. Rbb2 R8h7 39. Qb1 Qa5 40. Qc1 Qa8
41. Bg2 Qh8 42. Qf1 Nxg4 43. fxg4 Rxg4 44. Qd1 Rg3 45. Qxa4 Nf6 46. Kh1 g4 47.
Bf1 gxh3 48. Rb6 Qd8 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Heyken, Enno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Dortmund"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8.
Nh3 Qh6 9. g3 a6 10. f4 g6 11. Qf3 Qf8 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. f5 Nb6 14. Ng5 Qg7 15.
fxg6 Qxg6 16. Qf4 h6 17. Be2 Nb4 18. Rd2 Ke7 19. Nf3 Bd7 20. Qh4+ f6 21. a3 Nc6
22. Bd3 Qg7 23. Ne2 Be8 24. Nf4 Bf7 25. Re2 Raf8 26. Rhe1 Nd8 27. Bf5 Qg8 28.
exf6+ Kd6 29. Nxe6 Bxe6 30. Rxe6+ Nxe6 31. Rxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresden"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Qb3 a5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d3
h6 9. Nd5 Bc5 10. Bd2 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. e3 a4 14. Qc2 Bd7 15.
Rac1 Re8 16. exd4 Bxd4 17. Bc3 Bb6 18. Qd2 Qg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. Rfe1 g4 21. a3
Bf5 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 f5 24. Rf4 g6 25. h3 Re3 26. Kg2 gxh3+ 27. Kxh3 Rxd3
28. Re1 Bc5 29. Re6 Rxc3 30. bxc3 Kg7 31. Rh4 Rh8 32. Rxh8 Kxh8 33. Re7 Bxa3
34. Rxc7 b5 35. Kh4 Bc1 36. f4 Kg8 37. Kg5 Kf8 38. Rb7 Bd2 39. Rxb5 Bxc3 40.
Rb8+ Kg7 41. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Poldauf, Dirk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qa5 8. Bd2
cxd4 9. cxd4 Qa4 10. Nf3 b6 11. h5 Ba6 12. h6 gxh6 13. Bxh6 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Nd7
15. Bd2 Rc8 16. c3 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 b5 18. Ke2 f6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Rb1 a6 21. a4
bxa4 22. Rb7 Ne4 23. Rh6 Ng6 24. Ne5 O-O 25. Nxg6 Rxf2+ 26. Ke1 hxg6 27. Rxg6+
Kh8 28. Rh6+ Kg8 29. Rg6+ Kh8 30. Bh6 a3 31. Bg7+ Kg8 32. Bh6+ Kh8 33. Bg7+ Kg8
34. Be5+ Kf8 35. Rh6 Ke8 36. Bg7 Rf8 37. Rxe6+ Kd8 38. Bxf8 Rxc3 39. Rxa6 Rc1+
40. Ke2 Rc2+ 41. Ke3 Rc3+ 42. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. f5
gxf5 9. Qe1 e6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Ne7 12. Kh1 f4 13. e5 Ng4 14. g3 Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 dxe5 16. gxf4 b5 17. Rg1 Bb7+ 18. Ne4 Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. d5 Nd8 11. O-O e5 12. Be1 f5 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. c5 Nf7 15.
cxd6 cxd6 16. Nc4 f4 17. Bb4 Bf5 18. f3 Rfc8 19. e4 Bd7 20. gxf4 Rxc4 21. Rxc4
Bb5 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Rc2 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 Rf8 25. f4 Nfg4 26. Re2 Qh4 27. Bh3 g5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gschnitzer, Oswald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Kirchheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 Bf6 15.
d5 Na5 16. Nbd2 Nb6 17. Nf1 Bd7 18. b3 Nb7 19. Ng3 g6 20. Bh6 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. b4 a5 23. a3 Qc7 24. Qd2 Rfc8 25. Rac1 Qd8 26. Bd3 Nc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28.
Rc3 axb4 29. axb4 Ra4 30. Rb1 Qb6 31. Qg5 Rxb4 32. Rxb4 Qxb4 33. Re3 Kf8 34.
Qf6 Nd8 35. Ng5 c3 36. Nxh7+ Kg8 37. Nh5 gxh5 38. Qh6 f6 39. Qg6+ Kh8 40. Nxf6
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koblenz"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. O-O e6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. b4 a6 13. d3 Nbd7 14. Bf4 Bd6 15.
Bd2 a5 16. Qe2 Be7 17. f4 Rfe8 18. g4 Bf8 19. Qf3 g6 20. Kh1 axb4 21. axb4 Bg7
22. b5 Rac8 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Ne2 Qd6 25. Ng3 Qd5 26. Qf2 Qd6 27. f5 exf5 28.
gxf5 c5 29. Bf4 Ne5 30. Bg5 Ned7 31. Rb7 Qd4 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Qxf2 34.
Rxf2 Ne5 35. Bd5 Rb8 36. Ra7 Kh8 37. f6 Bf8 38. Bxf7 Nxf7 39. Rxf7 h6 40. Bd2
Re6 41. Bc3 c4 42. dxc4 Re3 43. Bd4 Rxh3+ 44. Kg2 Rh5 45. Rc7 Rg5+ 46. Kf1 Rg4
47. c3 Rb1+ 48. Ke2 Rg3 49. Rf3 Rg2+ 50. Kd3 Rd1+ 51. Ke4 Re1+ 52. Re3 Rf1 53.
c5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muenchen 36"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Nbd7 7. Nf3 a6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Re8 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. h3 Ng6 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15.
Na4 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Nh4 18. Qc2 Qh6 19. Qe2 Nxg2 20. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 21.
Kg3 Re6 22. f4 Rae8 23. Rf3 f5 24. Qh2 Rxe3 25. Rcf1 Qg6+ 26. Kf2 Rxf3+ 27.
Kxf3 Qg4+ 28. Kf2 Bxf1 29. Bxf1 Qd1 30. Nc3 Qxd4+ 31. Kg2 Re6 32. Qh4 Qd2+ 33.
Qf2 Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Kf7 35. Bd3 Kf6 36. b4 h6 37. Ne2 Re8 38. Nd4 g6 39. a4 Ke7
40. a5 Kd6 41. Nb3 Re7 42. Nc5 d4 43. Bc4 g5 44. Nb3 Re4 45. fxg5 hxg5 46. Bd3
Re3 47. Nc5 Re7 48. Kg3 Ke5 49. Bc2 g4 50. Bb1 Rh7 51. Nd3+ Kf6 52. Nc5 Rh3+
53. Kf2 f4 54. Nxb7 d3 55. Nc5 Rh2+ 56. Kg1 d2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e3 a6 8. a4
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nb6 13. Bb3 Nbd5 14. Ne5 Nd7
15. Bg3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bd6 18. Qf3 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Bd7 20. Bc2 g6
21. Qg3 Qf6 22. h4 b5 23. h5 Kg7 24. Be4 Rab8 25. axb5 Bxb5 26. hxg6 fxg6 27.
Re1 Ba4 28. Re3 Bd1 29. Bd3 Rb6 30. Bc4 Bg4 31. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 32. Kh2 Rb1 33. Bd3
Qg1+ 34. Kh3 Qh1+ 35. Kg3 g5 36. Bxb1 Rf4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sindelfingen"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 h6 6. Bg2 d6 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O
Be6 9. e3 Bb6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 a6 12. Ne2 Bf5 13. a3 Qd7 14. Kh2 Rad8 15. b4
Bh7 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 d5 18. Nc3 Ne7 19. Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Podzielny, Karl Heinz"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Rb1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Ng5 e6 10. Nge4 b6 11. d3 h6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Nc3 Ne7 15.
Bd2 Rc8 16. a4 Qd7 17. Ra1 Ba8 18. Qb3 Rfd8 19. a5 c4 20. Qa4 Bc6 21. Qa3 b5
22. Rad1 Rb8 23. Na2 d4 24. Nb4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Nc6 26. Qa1 Qd6 27. Nc2 Re8 28.
Rde1 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 cxd3 30. Re4 Qd5 31. f3 dxc2 32. Qc1 d3 33. Bxh6 Bh8 34.
Rfe1 Rd8 35. Bd2 Ne5 36. g4 Nxf3 0-1

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 (12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4
14. Nxd4 Re8 $13) 12... Nc4 (12... Bc8 13. b3 $14) 13. b3 Nb6 14. a4 (14. Nbd2
g6 15. Nf1 Nh5 16. Bh6 Re8 $13 {Vasiukov,E-Romanishin,O Vrsac 1989}) 14... Bc8
(14... c4 15. bxc4 Nxc4 16. Na3 $1 Qc7 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Qd3 $1 $14 {Khalifman,
A-Beliavsky,A Reykjavik 1991}) (14... bxa4 $6 15. bxa4 a5 16. Na3 $1 Ba6 (16...
Nfd7 {Ernst} 17. c4 Nb8 18. Bd2 Na6 19. Bxa5 Nb4 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Nb5 $16 {
Svensson,B-Jansson,J/Oslo-B/1992/}) 17. Be3 Nfd7 18. Rb1 $16 {Gelfand,
B-Nikolic,P Sarajevo m (7) 1991}) 15. Be3 $5 (15. Nbd2 g6 (15... Bd7 {Ernst}
16. a5 $1 Nc8 17. b4 c4 18. Nf1 g6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ng3 Bf8 21. Bg5 h6 22. Be3
Nh7 23. Qd2 h5 24. Ng5 $16 {Hjartarson,J-Nikolic,P/Biel (izt)/1993/}) 16. a5 (
16. Qe2 $5 Bd7 17. a5 Nc8 18. Nf1) 16... Nbd7 17. Nf1 Nh5 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qd2
Bf6 $10 {Peng Xiaomin-Romanishin,O Luzern WchT 1993}) (15. a5 Nbd7 16. c4 $6 b4
17. Nbd2 g6 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. Bh6 Ng7 $5 $15 {Beliavsky,A-Romanishin,O Reggio
Emilia 1991}) 15... Qc7 (15... Bd7 $6 16. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 17. d6 $14) (15... g6
16. Nbd2 Bd7 (16... Nh5 17. b4 $1 $14) 17. a5 Nc8 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. b4 $14) (
15... Ne8 {Ernst} 16. Na3 Bd7 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 Qc7 $10 {Almasi,Z-Gabriel,C/
Altensteig/1993/}) 16. Nbd2 g6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. a5 $1 {N} (18. axb5 axb5 19. Bd3
Rfb8 20. Rxa8 Nxa8 21. Ra1 Qc8 $10 {Dolmatov,S-Romanishin,O Polanica Zdroj 1993
}) 18... Nc8 19. Nf1 Nh5 20. b4 $14 Bf6 (20... c4 21. Ng3 $1 $16) 21. Qd2 Bg7
22. Ng3 $1 (22. bxc5 dxc5 23. d6 $1 Qc6 (23... Nxd6 $2 24. Red1 $18) (23... Qd8
24. Qd5 $1 Rb8 25. Qxc5 $16) 24. Rad1 Rd8 $1 $13) 22... Nf4 (22... Nxg3 23.
fxg3 f6 (23... f5 $2 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Bh6 $16) 24. g4 $16) 23. Rac1 Qd8 (23...
cxb4 24. cxb4 Qd8 25. Bb1 $16) 24. Bxf4 $1 (24. bxc5 dxc5 (24... Qxa5 $6 25. c6
Be8 26. Ra1 Qc7 27. c4 $1 $16) 25. Bxf4 (25. Bxc5 Re8 $44) 25... exf4 26. Qxf4
Qxa5 $1 (26... Bxc3 27. e5 $40) 27. e5 Nb6 $1 $13) (24. bxc5 $5 $16 {Ernst})
24... exf4 25. Qxf4 Bxc3 26. bxc5 f6 (26... Bxe1 27. Rxe1 dxc5 (27... f6 28. c6
Be8 29. Qd2 $1 $16) 28. e5 $40) 27. c6 Be8 28. Red1 Qxa5 29. Nd4 Bb2 (29...
Bxd4 30. Rxd4 $16) 30. Rb1 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Qc3 32. Qd2 (32. Rd2 $6 g5 33. Qe3
Qxe3 34. fxe3 Bg6 $13) 32... Qxd2 33. Rxd2 $16 Nb6 34. Bd3 Bf7 35. Ne2 Na4 36.
Nd4 $2 {T} (36. Bc2 $1 Nc5 (36... Nb6 37. Nc3 Nc4 38. Rd4 $16) 37. Nc3 $16)
36... Rfe8 37. f3 (37. Rc1 b4 $13) 37... f5 $1 38. exf5 (38. Kf2 Nc3 39. Re1
fxe4 40. fxe4 Rf8 $1 $13) 38... Nc3 39. Rc1 Nxd5 40. fxg6 hxg6 41. c7 (41. Bxb5
axb5 42. Nxb5 Re7 $1 43. Nxd6 Be6 $10) 41... Rac8 42. Bxb5 (42. Rc6 Nb4 43.
Rxd6 Nxd3 44. Rxd3 Rxc7 45. Rxa6 (45. Ra3 b4 46. Raxa6 Rb7 $10) 45... Rd7 46.
Ra1 b4 (46... Red8 47. Rad1 b4 48. R3d2 $1) 47. Rad1 Rb8 $10) 42... axb5 43.
Nxb5 Re7 44. Kh2 Nxc7 45. Rxd6 Be8 46. Nxc7 Rcxc7 47. Rxc7 Rxc7 $10 48. Kg3 Rc2
49. h4 Kg7 50. Re6 Bb5 51. Rb6 Bd3 (51... Bf1 52. Rb1 Rxg2+ (52... Bxg2 53. Rg1
$10) 53. Kh3 Rf2+ 54. Kg3 $10) 52. Rd6 Bf5 53. Rb6 Kh6 54. Rd6 Bc8 55. Rb6 Ra2
56. Rb8 Be6 57. Rb4 Rd2 58. Re4 Bb3 59. Rb4 Bd1 60. Rb6 Ra2 61. Rd6 Be2 62. Kf4
Ra4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. Rd1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 c4 13. b4 cxb3 14. axb3 Bg4 15. h3
Bh5 16. Bb2 Rfc8 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Nbd2 Nd7 19. Nf1 b4 20. cxb4 Qxb4 21. Qd2 Qxd2
22. N1xd2 Nb7 23. g4 Bg6 24. b4 Nb6 25. Bd3 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Bd8 27. Ra1 a5 28.
Bb5 axb4 29. Rxa8 Nxa8 30. Bc6 Nc5 31. Bxa8 Nxe4 32. Nxe4 Bxe4 33. Nd2 Bd3 34.
Bc6 Bg5 35. Nb3 Kf8 36. Kg2 Ke7 37. Kf3 h6 38. Bc1 e4+ 39. Kg3 Bxc1 40. Nxc1
Bc4 41. Ba4 Bxd5 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. Nb3 g5+ 44. Ke3 Bxb3 45. Bxb3 Ke5 46. f3 f5
47. gxf5 exf3 48. Bc2 b3 49. Bb1 h5 50. Kxf3 b2 51. Ke3 Kf6 52. Kd4 Ke7 53. Bd3
Kf6 54. Be4 Ke7 55. Bc2 Kf6 56. Bd3 Ke7 57. Kc3 Kf6 58. Kd2 Ke5 59. Ke3 Kf6 60.
Ke4 Ke7 61. Kd4 Kf6 62. Bc2 Ke7 63. Kc3 Kf6 64. Kxb2 g4 65. hxg4 hxg4 66. Kc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[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 Be7 9. O-O-O Nd7 10. Bc4 a6 11. Bb3 c6 12. Qf4 b5 13. h4 Ra7 14. Neg5 Nf6
15. c3 Qc7 16. Ne5 c5 17. Bc2 cxd4 18. Rxd4 h6 19. Rh3 Bc5 20. Rd2 Nd5 21. Bh7+
Kh8 22. Qe4 Bd6 23. Nexf7+ Rxf7 24. Nxf7+ Qxf7 25. Bg6 Qg8 26. Rhd3 Rc7 27. g3
Bb7 28. Qg4 b4 29. c4 Be7 30. b3 Bc8 31. Kd1 e5 32. Bf5 Nf6 33. Qg6 Bb7 34. Re3
e4 35. Bh3 Bc6 36. Bg2 Qe6 37. g4 Qxg4+ 38. Qxg4 Nxg4 39. Rg3 h5 40. Rh3 Bc5
41. Ke1 Rf7 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. Rc8 Bxf2+ 44. Ke2 Bb7 45. Rb8 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Ne4 f5
15. Nd6 Bf8 16. Bb5 $1 (16. Nxe8) (16. Bc4) (16. c4) 16... Bd7 (16... cxb5 17.
Qxd5+ Be6 18. Qxe5 Bg7 19. Qe3 Qa5 20. Nxe8 Bxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Qxa2+ 22. Kc1 $18)
17. Rhe1 $1 (17. c4 e4 $5 $13) 17... Re6 (17... Qb8 18. Nxe8 Bxc5 (18... Qxb5
19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Nc7 $18) 19. Bc4 $18) 18. Nb7 Qc7 (18... Qf6 19. Bc4 $16) 19.
Ba6 Bc8 (19... Rb8 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 (20... Qb6 21. Ba3 $1 $18) 21. Nc5 $16) 20.
Bxf8 Bxb7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 (21... Rxf8 22. Bxc6 $1 $18) 22. Ba3 $16 a5 23. b3 $5
a4 24. Bb2 axb3 25. axb3 Rae8 26. c4 $6 (26. g3 $1 $16) 26... Nf6 27. Kc2 Qf7
28. Qc3 h6 $1 29. Re2 Kh7 30. Red2 Qe7 31. Qa5 g5 $1 32. Rd8 Rxd8 33. Rxd8 (33.
Qxd8 Qxd8 34. Rxd8 g4 $13) 33... Kg6 34. h3 $6 f4 $1 (34... e4 $2 35. g4 $1 $16
) 35. Qd2 e4 $1 36. fxe4 Rxe4 37. Qd3 Kf7 38. Bxf6 Kxf6 39. Rd6+ Re6 $10 40.
Qd4+ Kf5 41. Qd3+ Kf6 42. Qd4+ Kf5 43. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2
a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f3 Rb8 11. Kb1 {! Ftacnik} (11. g4 Ne5 12. h4 b5
13. Qg2 (13. Rg1 {Ftacnik} g6 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nfd7 16. b3 Nc5 17. Bxb5+ $5
axb5 18. Ndxb5 Ncd3+ $1 19. Kb1 Qd7 $17 {Arakhamia,K-Kotronias,V/Heraklio/1993/
}) 13... b4 (13... Bb7 $1 $146 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1 16. Qxh1 Nfd7 17. f4
Nc4 18. g6 Nxe3 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qh5+ Ke7 21. Qh3 e5 $1 $17 {Anand,V-Shirov,
A Linares (06) 1993 r 64}) 14. Nb1 Nc4 $2 (14... Bb7) 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. g5 Nd7
17. b3 Qc7 18. g6 $40 {Anand,V-Shirov,A (2) Paris Immopar (25') (2) 1992 1-0 44
}) 11... Ne5 $6 $146 {? Ftacnik} (11... Be7 12. Bd3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Qf2 e5
15. Ba7 Rb7 16. Be3 Be6 17. g4 Qa5 18. h4 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. b3
$44 {Oll,L-Shirov,A (1) Wijk m (3) 1993 1-0 40}) 12. f4 $1 Ned7 (12... Nc4 13.
Bxc4 Qxc4 14. e5 $16) (12... Neg4 {Ftacnik} 13. e5 $1 Nxe3 (13... dxe5 14. fxe5
Qxe5 15. Bf4) 14. Qxe3 Nd7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Ndb5 $18) 13. e5 $1 Ng4 (13...
dxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 $16) 14. exd6 Qxd6 (14... Bxd6 $2 15. Ndb5 $18) 15.
Be2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qe7 (16... Nf6 17. f5 $1 $16 (17. Ndb5 Qc5 $14)) 17. Rhe1 $16
h5 (17... Nf6 18. g4 $40) 18. Bf3 Rh6 19. Nf5 $1 $18 exf5 20. Qf2 Re6 21. Rxe6
Qxe6 (21... fxe6 $4 22. Bxh5+ Kd8 23. Qb6#) 22. Re1 Nf6 23. Nd5 $1 Kd7 (23...
Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Qe7 25. Rxe7+ Bxe7 26. Qb6 $18) (23... Ne4 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxe4
fxe4 25. Nc7+) 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nb6+ Kc7 26. Qe3 Bd7 27. Nc4 b6 28. Qe5+ Kc8
29. Nd6+ Bxd6 (29... Kc7 {Ftacnik} 30. Nb5+) 30. Qxd6 Ne4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Kc1
e3 33. Kd1 Rb7 34. Qf8+ (34. Qf8+ Kc7 35. Qxg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 Bd6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Qe1 O-O 10. Nh4 Re8 11. Nb3 (11. f4 exf4 12. gxf4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Nd5 14.
Nc4 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 N7b6 16. Ne5 Nb4 17. Nf5 $14 {Kir.Georgiev-Torre/Saint John
op/1988}) (11. Nf5 Bf8 12. Nf3 (12. f4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bg6 14. Nxg7 Bxg7 15. f5
Bh6 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Nc4 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 Qe7 19. b4 $14 {Nesterov-Gretarsson/
Groningen/1993}) 12... Nc5 13. N3h4 a5 (13... dxe4 14. dxe4 Qb6 15. b3 Qa6 {
/\ Be2} 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bg5 Nfd7 18. Bf3 $13 {Seeman-De Boer/Groningen/1991}) (
13... Ne6 14. Kh1 Qc7 15. f4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Rad8 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Qf2 $14 {
Lazic-Luther/München/1992}) 14. Rb1 $6 Ne6 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bd2 Nf4 $132 {
Botterill-Hodgson/Bath/1987}) 11... a5 12. a4 Nc5 (12... dxe4 13. dxe4 Nc5 (
13... Bf8 14. Bd2 b6 15. Bc3 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Nf3 Bd4 18. Bxd4 Bxf3 19.
Bc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qe7 21. Qe3 c5 22. Rfd1 $14 {Damljanovic-Kir.Georgiev/Reggio/
1988}) 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 {->game}) 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Bg5 dxe4 15. dxe4 Re6
16. Bf3 $146 (16. Nf5 $2 Qb6 17. b3 Bb4 18. c3 Bf8 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Qd2 Nc5 21.
Qc2 f6 22. Be3 Qc7 23. g4 Bf7 24. Rfd1 Ree8 25. Bf1 Be6 26. Rd2 g6 27. Ng3 Qf7
$15 {Hartoch-Davies/Leeuwarden/1993}) 16... Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Qc7 18. Kg2 Nd7 19.
Qe2 (19. Be3 Qb6) 19... Ree8 20. Rfd1 Nf8 21. Bd2 (21. Be3 Ne6 $10) 21... Ne6
22. c3 f6 23. Be1 Bf8 24. Nd2 {/\ Nc4} Red8 25. f3 Qf7 26. Bf2 Bc5 27. Nc4 (27.
Qc4 $2 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Nf4+ $19) 27... Bxf2 28. Kxf2 (28. Qxf2 $2 Nf4+ 29. gxf4
Qxc4 $17) 28... Qe7 29. Nb6 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 (30... Qc5+ $2 31. Qe3 Qxe3+ 32.
Kxe3 Rd8 33. Rxd8+ Nxd8 34. Nc4 $16) 31. Ke1 (31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Nc4 (32. Qe3
Qd1) 32... Nc5 $17) 31... Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 (32. Kxd1 $4 Qd8+ $19) 32... Qc5 33.
Nc8 (33. Qb3 $1 $10 Kf7 34. Nc8) 33... Qg1+ 34. Ke2 $2 (34. Kd2 Qxg3 (34...
Qg2+ $2 35. Kc1) 35. Qb3 Qxh3 36. Nd6) 34... Qg2+ 35. Ke3 Qxb2 $1 36. Qd7 Qxc3+
37. Ke2 (37. Kf2 Qd4+ $19) 37... Nd4+ 38. Kf1 Qxf3+ (38... Qxf3+ 39. Kg1 (39.
Ke1 Qe2#) 39... Ne2+ 40. Kh2 Qf2+ 41. Kh1 Nxg3#) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 (6. dxc5 Qa5) 6... O-O
7. O-O e6 8. Nd2 (8. dxe6 Bxe6 9. Be3 $5 Nc6 10. Qd2 $14) 8... exd5 9. exd5
Nbd7 10. Nc4 (10. a4 Nb6 11. Bf3 Bd7 12. a5 Nc8 13. Ra3 $1 Rb8 14. Nc4 b5 15.
axb6 axb6 16. Bf4 Qc7 17. Ra6 $1 Ne8 18. Ra2 b5 $10 {Zajd,L-Ionescu,Co/Sofia/
1988/ Inf 46/73/}) 10... Nb6 11. Ne3 Ne8 $5 {Hodgson/} (11... Bd7 12. a4 a6 13.
Re1 (13. a5 Nc8 14. Nc4 Bb5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Re8 {Petursson,M-Cseshkovsky,V/
Palma de Mallorca/1989/} 17. Re1 $5 $10) 13... Re8 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. Bd2 a5 {
Ftacnik,L-Gdanski,J/Stara Zagora (zt)/1990/} 16. b3 c4 17. Rc1 Qc5 18. Be2 Ne4
$1 $13 {Gdanski/}) 12. a4 f5 13. f4 (13. a5 Nd7 14. Nc4 Ne5 $10) 13... Nd7 14.
a5 Ndf6 15. h3 $146 (15. Nc4 $5 Bd7) (15. Bf3 Nc7 16. Nc4 Rb8 17. Be3 b5 18.
axb6 axb6 $10 {Rozentalis,E-Hodgson,J/Rakvere/1993/ 0,5 (45)/}) 15... h5 (15...
Nc7 16. g4 Bd7 17. g5 $14) 16. Nc4 Nc7 (16... Bd7 $5 17. Be3 Rb8 18. Qd2 b5 19.
axb6 axb6 $13) 17. Be3 Nfe8 18. Qd3 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Rb8 20. Nd2 Nf6 $6 (20... b5
21. axb6 axb6 22. Nf3 b5 $15) 21. Bf3 Re8 (21... b5 $5) 22. Bf2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1
Qf8 24. Nc4 $14 Bh6 25. Qd2 b5 26. axb6 axb6 27. b4 $1 b5 (27... cxb4 28. Na2
b5 29. Nb6 $16) 28. Na5 $6 (28. Nb2 $5 c4 (28... cxb4 29. Na2 $14) 29. Bd4 $16)
28... cxb4 29. Ne2 (29. Na2 $6 Ra8 30. Qxb4 $8 Ncxd5 31. Qd2 Qf7 $17) 29... Qf7
30. Nc6 Re8 31. Nxb4 Ne4 32. Bxe4 Rxe4 $15 33. c3 Ne8 34. Bh4 Nf6 35. Bg5 $5
Bg7 $6 (35... Bxg5 $5 36. fxg5 Nh7 {/\Qe7=/+/}) 36. Rd1 Re8 37. Bxf6 $8 Qxf6
38. Nd4 $10 Qe7 39. Qd3 Qe3+ 40. Qxe3 Rxe3 41. Nbc6 $1 (41. Rc1 $2 Rxc3 42.
Rxc3 Bxd4+ $19) 41... Rxc3 42. Nxb5 Rc5 43. Nxd6 Bf8 (43... Bxc6 44. dxc6 Rxc6
$10) 44. Ne5 (44. Nb7 Bxc6 45. dxc6 (45. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 46. Kh1 Bd7 $17)) 44... Ba4
45. Ra1 Bxd6 46. Rxa4 Bxe5 47. fxe5 Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mozetic, Dejan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5 8.
dxc5 (8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Ba6 $10) 8... bxc5 9. e3 (9. Nf3 Nc6 10. e3 h6 11.
Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Qc2 f5 14. O-O-O Qf6 $13 {Georgiev,Kir-Smagin,S/
Dortmund/1991/ 0,5 (41) Inf 51/551/}) 9... d6 (9... Bb7 10. f3 h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 (
11... a5 $5) 12. O-O-O $1 {Hjartarsson,J-Speelman,J/Reykjavik/1991/ 1:0 (27)
Inf 52/556/} Ne4 $8 13. Qe1 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. Qxg3 $14) (9... Nc6 10. Bd3 Rb8
11. Ne2 (11. Nf3 $5) 11... Qa5 $1 $10 {Nogueiras,J-Van Der Wiel,J/Thessaloniki
(ol)/1988/ 0,5 (30) Inf 46/753/}) 10. f3 (10. Nh3 Nbd7 11. O-O-O h6 12. Bh4 Ne4
$5 13. Bxd8 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rxd8 15. Rxd6 Bb7 16. f3 Nb6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Be2
Ba6 19. Rd1 $10 {Maric,A-Galliamova,A/Borzhomi(ct)/1990/ Inf 50/575/}) (10. Bd3
Nbd7 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. O-O a5 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh4 a4 15. Nc3 $16 {Foisor,O-Smagin,
S/Nimes/1991/ 1:0 (41) Inf 51/550/}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nh3 Rb8 12. O-O-O h6 13.
Bf4 (13. Bh4 Ne4 $1 14. Qe1 Qb6 $17) 13... e5 14. Bg3 Rb6 15. Bd3 Ba6 16. Rd2
Qc7 17. Bc2 Rfb8 18. b3 Bc8 19. Rhd1 Ne8 (19... Nf8 $5) 20. f4 $6 (20. Nf2 $5)
20... e4 $1 21. f5 $6 (21. Nf2 f5 22. Bh4 Ndf6 23. h3 $13) 21... Ndf6 22. Rf1
Bd7 23. Bh4 R8b7 24. Nf4 Qb8 25. Ne2 a5 26. a4 Rxb3 $1 $17 27. Bxb3 Rxb3 28.
Qa1 (28. Qc2 Qb4) 28... Qb4 29. Rc2 Ra3 30. Qb2 Qxa4 31. Nc3 $6 (31. Bxf6 Nxf6
32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Kd2 Rb3 34. Qxd6 Qb4+ 35. Nc3) 31... Qxc4 32. Qxa3 Qxf1+ 33.
Kb2 a4 $19 34. Bxf6 Nxf6 35. Qa2 Qd3 36. Qb1 d5 37. Ka2 d4 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Rb2
0-1

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 Nc6 8.
O-O Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. a3 a6 11. Ng3 b5 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. f4 Kh8 14. f5 Bg5 15.
Qh5 Bxc1 16. Raxc1 Qe7 17. f6 gxf6 18. Qh6 Rg8 19. Rxf6 Rg6 20. Rxg6 fxg6 21.
Rf1 Qg7 22. Qf4 Qe5 23. Qf7 Qg7 24. Ne2 Rd8 25. h3 Ba8 26. Qf2 Kg8 27. Qg3 Rf8
28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Qc7 Qe7 30. b4 Kg7 31. Bb3 Kh6 32. Qf4+ Qg5 33. Qf8+ Kh5 34.
Nf4+ Kh4 35. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Budnikov, Alexandar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. f3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Nd5 Rd6 11. O-O-O Nxd5 12. cxd5 c6 13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. Be7
Rd7 15. d6 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Ne2 Bb7 18. Rd2 c5 19. Nc3 Rc8 20. Rhd1 Rc6
21. Rd5 f6 22. Na4 Rc8 23. Rxc5 Rcd8 24. Rc7 Rxc7+ 25. dxc7 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Ke7
27. Kd2 Kd6 28. Kc3 Kxc7 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. b4 g5 31. a4 1-0

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+ Nbd7 7. Nxd4 exd5
8. Bf4 Bc5 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Qd1 Nc4 12. Qb3 Bxd4 13. exd4 Bg4 14. f3
Be6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bc1 Nh5 17. O-O Qf6 18. Qd1 Nf4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4
21. Rf2 Rad8 22. Rd2 Bf5 23. d5 Bd3 24. Qe1 b5 25. Nxb5 Rxd5 26. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nb5 Bb8 10. Qc2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nbd4 a6 13. Bd2 Bg4 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. Nf3 Qd6 17. h3 Nh2 18. Nxe5 Nxf1 19. Bc3 Rac8 20. Qd3 Nxe3
21. fxe3 Rfe8 22. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 Ne7 10. d4 Nxd5 11. dxc5 Nf4 12. g3 Nh3 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Bb5+
Ke7 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Bf1 Bg4 17. Bg2 Rad8 18. Ng1 Nxg1 19. Rxg1 Rhe8 20. h3 Be6
21. b3 a5 22. c4 a4 23. Ke2 axb3 24. axb3 Qxb3 25. Rgb1 Qxc4+ 26. Ke1 Rd7 27.
Rb4 Qc5 28. Kf1 Bc4+ 29. Kg1 b5 30. Bf1 Rc8 31. Rc1 Ra7 32. Qb2 Rac7 33. Bxc4
bxc4 34. Rc3 Qd4 35. Qc2 Kf8 36. Kh2 g6 37. h4 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Bd3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ne2
O-O 9. c4 Ne4 10. Rc1 g5 11. Bg3 g4 12. Ne5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qc7 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Qxe5 17. Qd2 a5 18. f3 gxf3 19. Rxf3 Bd7 20. Rcf1 Rf7 21. Ne2
Bg5 22. Nf4 b6 23. Nh3 Bh6 24. Kh2 Re8 25. Nf4 Bg5 26. a3 Rf6 27. Kg1 Kh8 28.
b4 a4 29. Bc2 b5 30. Bd3 Rf7 31. Qc2 Rfe7 32. Re1 Qd6 33. Bxf5 d4 34. Bxd7 Qxd7
35. e4 Qd6 36. Qd3 Qe5 37. Qc2 Qd6 38. Qd3 Rf7 0-1

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bykhovsky, Avigdor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. O-O
c5 9. c4 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd4 11. Qe4 exd5 12. Qxd5 Qc7 13. Bg5 Nb6 14. Qe4 Be7
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nc3 O-O-O 17. a4 Kb8 18. a5 Nd7 19. a6 Nb6 20. axb7 Qxb7 21.
Qf4 Ne6 22. Qg3 g6 23. Be4 Qd7 24. Rfd1 Qc7 25. Rd6 Nd4 26. Kh2 h5 27. Nd5 Nxd5
28. Bxd5 h4 29. Qg5 Rxd6 30. exd6 Qxd6+ 31. Kh1 Rd8 32. Bxf7 Nc2 33. Rc1 Qd1+
34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nxd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. O-O Qb6 11. a4 Qc5 12. Bd2 a6 13. Be2 Qxc3 14. Bxc3 f6
15. e5 f5 16. Nd2 Bc5 17. Nc4 Ke7 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Nd2 b4 20. Nb3 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2
bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxe5 23. a5 Rhc8 24. Rac1 Bb5 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Rd4 Rc4 27. Ke2
Nc6 28. Rdd1 Nxa5 29. Nd4 Rb8 30. Kd3 Nc6 31. Re1 Nxd4 32. cxd4 Rxc1 33. Rxc1
0-1

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 a6 6. a4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. Rd1 Bc6 14. Bg5 Nfd5
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. a5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. c4 Nf6 20. Ne5 Rac8 21.
Rac1 Be8 22. Qe1 Nd7 23. c5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Qc7 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. d5 exd5 27.
Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Bxd5 Bc6 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. f3 g5 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. Ke3 Kf6 33. Kd4
Rc7 34. Rb1 Rd7+ 35. Ke4 Re7+ 36. Kd4 Rd7+ 37. Kc4 Ke5 38. Re1+ Kf4 39. Re4+
Kf5 40. g4+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. d5 e5 10. Nh4 O-O 11. Nf5 Re8 12. Qf3 Bf8 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15.
Qxe4 g6 16. Bxd8 Raxd8 17. Ng3 Nc5 18. Qe2 e4 19. Bc2 a5 20. b3 f5 21. a3 Bg7
22. b4 Na6 23. Rab1 Bc8 24. Ba4 Re7 25. Qe3 axb4 26. axb4 Rf8 27. f4 h6 28.
Qxb6 g5 29. Ne2 1-0

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 Re8 8. O-O
a6 9. Ng3 e6 10. a4 exd5 11. cxd5 Nbd7 12. h3 Qc7 13. Bg5 c4 14. Be2 Nc5 15.
Qc2 Nb3 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. Rfe1 b5 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. e5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. d6
Qc6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nd5 Bd8 24. Qc3 Qxd6 25. Ne4 Qe6 26. Ndf6+ Bxf6 27. Rd6
Bg7 28. Rxe6 Bxe6 29. Ng5 Bd5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qa5 Nd4 32. Qa7 Bf6 33. h4 h6
34. Nh3 Bxh4 35. Qd7 Rd8 36. Qc7 0-1

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d5 6. cxd5 Bc5 7. e3 O-O 8.
N5c3 e4 9. Be2 Re8 10. a3 a5 11. Nd2 Re5 12. d6 Qxd6 13. Nc4 Qxd1+ 14. Bxd1 Re8
15. Bc2 Nc6 16. O-O Bf5 17. b3 Rad8 18. Bb2 Be6 19. Rfd1 Bxc4 20. bxc4 b6 21.
Na4 Ng4 22. h3 Nh6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bxe4 Ne7 25. Bc2 Rd2 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.
Bxd1 Nhf5 28. Nxc5 bxc5 29. Bc3 Nd6 30. Be2 Nc6 31. f3 f6 32. Kf2 Ne5 33. Bxe5
fxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. d3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bxg7 Kxg7 8.
Qb3 e6 9. Nbd2 Na6 10. a3 c5 11. b5 Nac7 12. g3 b6 13. Bg2 Bb7 14. O-O a6 15.
bxa6 Rxa6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Rfc1 f5 18. Qb2+ Kg8 19. Ned2 Qf6 20. Qb3 Rfa8 21.
Nc4 b5 22. Nce5 b4 23. a4 Ra5 24. e4 fxe4 25. dxe4 Ne7 26. Nc4 R5a6 27. Re1
Bxe4 28. Nfe5 Bd5 29. Qe3 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Ned5 31. Qxc5 Rxa4 32. Rxa4 Rxa4 33.
Nb6 Ra2 34. Nxd5 Nxd5 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kh8 37. Nf7+ Kg7 38. Ng5+ Kh6 39.
Nf7+ Kg7 40. Ne5+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Ne2 Re8 11. f3 c5 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. Qd2 Re5 15.
Ng3 Rae8 16. h3 Qa6 17. b3 b5 18. Rbe1 bxc4 19. bxc4 Rxg5 20. Qxg5 Qxa2 21. Qf4
Qb3 22. Qxd6 Qxd3 23. e5 Bf8 24. Qxf6 Qxc4 25. d6 d3 26. Ne4 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Bg7
28. Qg5 Qxe5 29. Qxe5 Rxe5 30. Rc1 Rxe4 31. fxe4 Bd4 32. Rfd1 Bb5 33. Rxd3 Bxd3
34. d7 Bf6 35. Rxc5 Bxe4 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. d8=Q Bxd8 38. Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nb4 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Be2 Be7 10. a3 N4a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. d5 Nc7 14. Bc4 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd7 18. Bf4 Bf6 19. Qc2 Re8 20. Rfe1 b5 21. d6
c4 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Re1 Qd8 24. Qf5 a6 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Nf6 27. Bxf6
Qxf6 28. Qe4 Rf8 29. d7 g6 30. Qe7 Qd4 31. Qxf8+ Kxf8 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O
cxd5 9. cxd5 b5 10. Bd2 Ng4 11. Ne1 f5 12. Bxg4 fxg4 13. Nc2 Nc5 14. Nb4 Bh4
15. Be3 Qf6 16. Nc6 Qg6 17. Qc2 b4 18. Nxb4 a5 19. Nc6 Ba6 20. Rfd1 Rae8 21.
Nxa5 Rf3 22. b4 Bd3 23. Rxd3 Nxd3 24. g3 Nxb4 25. Qb1 Na6 26. gxh4 g3 27. hxg3
Rxg3+ 28. fxg3 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qxe3 30. Qe1 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Rf8 32. Ne2 Nc5 33. Rb1
Nxe4 34. Rb3 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Qe2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8.
c4 O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bxd7 Nbxd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. f3 Ne5 14. Nb1
Qxa2 15. Na3 Nc6 16. Qd3 Qxb2 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rb1 Qe5 19. Rb7 Rfe8 20. Bd4
Qa5 21. Bb6 Qa4 22. c5 d5 23. e5 Nh5 24. g3 Rb8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rc1 g6 27.
Kg2 Ng7 28. g4 f6 29. Re1 fxe5 30. Rxe5 Bf6 31. Re2 e5 32. Nc2 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qd7 16. Re1 Qh3 17. Re4 Qd7 18. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 d5 8.
exd5 Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nd4 Nb6 11. dxc6 O-O 12. O-O-O bxc6 13. Bg1 Qc7 14. g3
Rd8 15. Ndb5 Rxd3 16. Nxc7 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Bxg1 18. Nxa8 Nxa8 19. Rxg1 1-0

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pla Serrades, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Nc6 5. a3 Ba5 6. Qg4 Kf8 7. Nf3 f5 8. Qf4
Nge7 9. h4 Ng6 10. Qe3 h5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. Ne2 Nce7 13. a4 Ng8 14. a5 Bxa5+ 15.
Rxa5 Nh6 16. b3 c6 17. Ra1 Ke8 18. Nf4 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Nf7 20. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Prakken, Gerrit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. h3 a5 11. d5 Nb4 12. e4 e6 13. a3 Na6 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Re1
h6 16. Bf4 e5 17. Be3 Nc4 18. Bc1 Nc5 19. b3 Nd6 20. Bb2 f5 21. Nh4 Qf7 22.
exf5 g5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Rxa1 25. Bxa1 Na6 26. b5 Nc5 27. Nf3 Bxf5 28. Bf1
Bg6 29. Be2 e4 30. Nh2 e3 31. Ng4 exf2+ 32. Nxf2 Re3 0-1

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Montecatine Rios, Ricardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O (4. c3) 4... Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6
7. d4 c6 8. Ba4 d6 9. Na3 exd4 10. cxd4 Ne7 11. d5 $1 (11. Bg5 f6 12. Bf4 O-O
13. Nc4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bd6 Re8 16. Bc2 g6 17. Re1 Be6 $10 {Tal,M-Lutikov/
URSS/1976/}) 11... O-O 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 d5 $5 (14... Bc5 $5) (
14... Ba6 15. Re1 {Velickovic-Osterman/Yugoslavia/1988/} d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17.
Qg4 $16) 15. Re1 (15. exd5 $5 cxd5 16. Re1) 15... Be6 16. Bb3 Qd7 17. exd5 Nxd5
18. Nc4 Rfd8 (18... Nxf4 $2 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Nxb6+) 19. Bg3 Bc7 $6 (19... Kh8
$13 {/\ Bg8}) 20. Qd4 $1 Bxg3 (20... Bb6 $5 21. Qd2 Kh8 $14) 21. hxg3 Bf7 22.
Rad1 $14 {><c6} Qc7 23. Qc5 Rab8 24. Rd2 (24. Ba4 $2 Nb6) 24... Rb5 25. Qd4 c5
$6 $16 (25... Rbb8) 26. Qe4 Rbb8 27. Red1 Nb6 28. Nd6 $1 (28. Qf4 Qe7 29. Qe3
Qxe3 30. Rxd8+ Qe8) 28... Bxb3 29. axb3 Rd7 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. g4 Re7 $8 (31...
Rbd8 32. g5 $18) 32. Qf5 Kg8 33. Qf3 Re5 (33... Rf8 $5) 34. g3 Qe7 35. Nf5 Qe8
$6 (35... Qc7) 36. Rd6 Re1+ (36... Rc8 37. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 38. Qxf6+ Kg8 39. Rd8
Re1+ 40. Kg2 Rxd1 41. Qe6+ Kg7 42. Rxe8 $18) 37. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 38. Kg2 Re8 $2 $138
(38... Qe5 39. Rd2 $16) 39. Qb7 $18 Qe4+ 40. Qxe4 Rxe4 41. Rd8+ (41. Rd8+ Kf7
42. Nd6+ Ke7 43. Re8+ Kxd6 44. Rxe4) 1-0

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 c6 6. O-O (6. Nxe5 d5 7. O-O
Bd6 $44) 6... Qa5 (6... b5 7. Bb3 a5 8. Nxe5 Qe7 9. Nd3 a4 10. e5 axb3 11. exf6
Qxf6 12. cxb3 Be7 $44) 7. Bb3 Nxb3 8. cxb3 d6 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 Be7 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qe2 O-O 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Rfe8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. a3 Nd7 17. Nf5 Qc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 a6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. g4 h6 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. f4 Qc7 14. Kb1 Nc5 15.
Bf3 b5 16. g5 hxg5 17. fxg5 Nfd7 18. cxb5 Ne5 19. bxa6 Bxa6 20. Be2 Bxe2 21.
Qxe2 Be7 22. h4 O-O 23. h5 Qb7 24. Bc1 Nb3 25. Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Galego, Luis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be2
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1 a6 11. b3 Rb8 12. a4 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nd7 15.
Bb2 Qa5 16. Qe3 Bd4 17. Qc1 e6 18. Ne2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Qe5 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Nc5 23. a5 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 b6 25. axb6 Rxb6 26. e5 a5 27. exd6 Rxb3
28. Rxb3 Nxb3 29. Rd3 Nc5 30. Rd1 a4 31. Bc6 a3 32. d7 Nb3 33. Ba4 Nc5 34. Bc6
Nxd7 35. Bxd7 a2 36. Ra1 Rxd7 37. Rxa2 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rc1 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Rc8
Rc3 41. Rc7 g5 42. c5 h5 43. c6 h4 44. Rc8 Kf6 45. Rc7 e5 46. Rc8 Kf5 47. Rc7
f6 48. Rc8 Kf4 49. f3 Rc2 50. Rc7 Ke3 51. Rc8 f5 52. Rf8 Kf4 53. Rc8 Rc5 54.
Rc7 Ke3 55. Rf7 Kf4 56. Rc7 Rc1 57. Rc8 e4 58. fxe4 fxe4 59. Rc7 Ke3 60. Rc8
Ke2 61. Rc7 e3 62. Rc8 Ke1 63. c7 e2 64. g4 Rc3 65. Kg2 Rc2 66. Kg1 Kd2 0-1

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lalic, Susan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nc3 d4 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Ne1
Be7 15. Nd3 Qb6 16. Qd2 Bg4 17. h3 Bf5 18. Qf4 Bg6 19. a3 h6 20. h4 Rad8 21.
Rc2 a5 22. Rfc1 Bf8 23. Bf3 Ne7 24. h5 Nd5 25. Qh4 Bf5 26. Qh1 Rc8 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Nd6 Qxd6 30. Bxd5 Bg4 31. Bf3 Bxf3 32. Qxf3 b6 33. Qe4
Be7 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qe8 Qf6 36. Nf4 Bc5 37. Qe4+ Kg8 38. Kg2 Kh8 39. Nd3 Qg5
40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Qxf7 a4 42. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Komljenovic, Davorin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Qe6 (13...
Bb7) 14. Bc4 Qd7 (14... Qxe4 15. Re1 Qb7 16. Bb4 Be6 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Ng5 Nc6
19. Nxe6 Kh8 20. Bc3 $36 {Kibalnichenko-Sorokin/corr/1990/}) 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16.
dxe5 Ba6 17. e6 fxe6 18. Bh6 Bxc4 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Rd4 Nd7 22.
Rxc4 Nc5 23. Qg5 Kg7 24. e5 h6 25. Qg3 Qd7 26. h4 h5 27. Rf4 Qd5 28. Qg5 Re8
29. Rf3 Qe4 30. Rd1 a5 31. Kh2 (31. Rd8 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Ne4 33. Qf4 Rxd8 34. Qf7+
Kh6 35. Qxe7 Qd2 36. Rf7 Rh8 37. Rh7+ Rxh7 38. Qf8+ Rg7 39. Qh8+ Rh7 40. Qf8+)
31... Qg4 32. Rb1 Nd7 33. Qxg4 hxg4 34. Rc3 Rb8 35. Rb5 Kh6 36. Rc6 a4 37. Rc7
Rd8 38. Ra7 g5 39. Rxa4 gxh4 40. Rxg4 Rf8 41. Rxh4+ Kg5 42. Kg3 Rxf2 43. Rd4
1-0

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nh4 O-O 10. h3 (10. Qb3 Qb6 11. h3 Rad8 12. Rd1 Be4 $6 (12... Bg6 $13)
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qc2 $14 {Karpov,A-Salov,V/Linares/1991}) 10... Rc8 $146 (
10... Be4 $6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Nf3 {/\ Qc2 +/=}) (10... Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12.
Qc2) 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Rd1 Bd6 14. Qxb6 (14. Qc2 {is more ambitious
}) 14... Nxb6 15. Bb3 Nbd5 $1 16. Bd2 h5 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Kf1
Kf8 20. Rc2 Rcd8 (20... Ke7 21. Rdc1 Kd7 $13) 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Rdc1 Ke7 23.
Rc3 Ke6 24. Ke2 Rd7 25. Kd3 Ree7 26. Rc8 Rc7 27. R1xc7 Rxc7 $10 28. Re8+ Kd7
29. Ra8 a6 30. Rh8 g6 31. f3 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Kxc8 (32... Kxc8 33. e4 fxe4+ 34.
fxe4 dxe4+ 35. Kxe4 Kd7 36. Kd5 f6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Nf6 13. c5 $1 (13. f3 c6 $5) 13...
axb4 (13... f4 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nc4 axb4 16. Rxb4 g5 17. Nb6 Ra5 18. Bb2 Ng6
19. Qb3 Rf7 20. Nxc8 Qxc8 21. Rb6 Bf8 22. Na2 Rc5 23. f3 Rg7 24. a4 $13 {
Mueller,A-Haider,B/Finkenstein op/1992/}) 14. axb4 Kh8 (14... Bh6 15. f3 dxc5
$6 16. bxc5 Be3+ 17. Kh1 Bxc5 18. Nc4 $40) (14... fxe4 15. Ndxe4 Bf5 16. f3 Kh8
17. g4 Bd7 18. Kh1 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Ba4 20. Qd2 dxc5 21. d6 cxd6 22. Nxd6 cxb4 23.
Qxb4 Nd5 24. Nxb7 $15 {Berebora,F-Walthon,J/Balatonbereny op (01)/1992/}) 15.
f3 Nh5 (15... g5 16. Nc4 f4 17. Ba3 Ne8 18. b5 b6 19. cxb6 cxb6 20. Na4 Rb8 21.
g4 fxg3 22. hxg3 Ng6 23. Bc1 h5 24. Be3 $14 {Beckhuis,G-Van der Vorm,T/Biel op
(01)/1992/}) (15... Bh6 16. Nc4 Neg8 17. Bb2 Ne8 18. b5 b6 19. cxb6 cxb6 20.
Na4 Ngf6 21. Kh1 Rb8 22. Bd3 Kg8 23. Bc1 Bxc1 24. Qxc1 $14 {Dautov,R-Ubilava,E/
URS-sf Daugavpils/1989/}) (15... Neg8 16. Nc4 Ne8 (16... f4 17. cxd6 cxd6 18.
b5 Ne8 19. b6 g5 20. Nb5 Rf6 21. Ba3 Rg6 22. Qc1 g4 23. fxg4 Nh6 24. h3 $16 {
Terzic,S-Mueller,W/Bayern-chB (02)/1991/}) 17. Be3 f4 18. Bf2 Qg5 19. Kh1 Qh5
20. cxd6 Nxd6 21. Nxd6 cxd6 22. Nb5 Rf6 23. Nc7 Ra2 24. Ne8 $14 {Schroll,
G-Petschar,K/OST-BL 89/90 (248)/1990/}) 16. Nc4 Ng8 (16... Nf4 17. Be3 (17. b5
$5 dxc5 18. b6 $44) 17... g5 18. b5 dxc5 19. Bxc5 $16 (19. b6 c6 $1 20. Bxc5
cxd5 21. Nxd5 Nexd5 22. exd5 Rf6 23. Nxe5 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 $13 {Khalifman,
A-Dolmatov,S/Moscow 25'/1992/1-0 (41)})) 17. b5 $1 (17. Be3 Nf4 18. Kh1 Nf6 19.
Qc2 g5 20. Ra1 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 g4 22. Ra8 gxf3 23. gxf3 N6h5 24. cxd6 $13 {
Bonin,J-Gonzalez Garcia,J/New York op (3)/1993/}) 17... b6 (17... dxc5 18. b6
$16) 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Be3 Rb8 20. Na4 Bh6 (20... Ngf6 21. Bxb6 Qe7 22. Na5 $16
) 21. Bxb6 $1 (21. Qd2 Bxe3+ 22. Qxe3 Nf4 $13) (21. Bf2 Nf4 22. Bxb6 Qg5 $13)
21... Rxb6 22. Naxb6 Be3+ 23. Nxe3 Qxb6 24. Rb3 f4 25. Qc1 Bd7 26. Kh1 fxe3 (
26... Qd8 27. Re1 $1 (27. Nc4 $2 Ng3+ 28. hxg3 fxg3 $19) 27... fxe3 28. Qxe3
Nf4 29. Bf1 $18) 27. Qxe3 Qxe3 (27... Qd8 28. g3 $18) 28. Rxe3 Nf4 29. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e4 (7. e3)
7... c5 (7... Bg4 8. Bxc4 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nc6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. O-O c5 $1
$13) 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e5 Rd8 10. Bd2 Ng4 11. Bxc4 Nc6 $5 12. Nb5 Rxd2 $1 13. Qxd2
Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 (14. Kxd2 Bh6+) 14... Ngxe5 15. O-O Bf5 16. Rcd1 Bc2 17. Rc1 Bf5
18. Rcd1 Bc2 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Bb3 Re8
15. d5 cxd5 16. Qxd5 Nf6 17. Qc5 Ne4 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Rc2 Ng5 20. Nxg5 hxg5
21. Rfc1 Be6 22. Rc7 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov Hansen,LB} 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 Bxc6 (18... a5 {
Hansen,LB} 19. Rc1 Bxc6 (19... Nc5 20. Qg4 $1 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne4 Qd4 23.
Red1 Bd3 24. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 25. Qd7 $1 Rfd8 26. Qxd4 cxd4 27. Rxd3 Rxc6 $14 {
Ftacnik,L-Sax,G/Budapest zt/1993/}) 20. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 21. Rxc6 Rxc6 22. Bxc6 Nf6
23. Qc1 $1 $14 {Gelfand,B-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk/1992/}) 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7
Bf6 (20... Nf6 21. Qf3 Qc8 (21... Qd5 22. Rexe7 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxc3 24. Ng5 Rxb3
25. Nxf7 $16 {Karpov,A-Kortjnoj,V/Tilburg/1991/}) 22. Nb1 Bd8 23. Kg2 $14 {
Chernin,A-Farago,I/Ungarn ch/1992/}) (20... Rxc3 $6 21. Nb1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7
23. Rxe7 Rd8 24. Qd5 Qc1+ 25. Kg2 Rf8 26. Rxd7 Qxb1 27. Rd6 $16 {Novikov,I-Oll,
L/Lvov zt/1990/}) 21. Nc4 (21. Ne4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7 Qc8 (22... Qa8 23. Re3 Bb2 24.
Qf3 f5 25. Ng5 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Qxf3+ 27. Nxf3 f4 28. Re2 {Novikov,I-Veingold,A/
Pamplona/1992/} fxg3 $1 29. hxg3 Bf6 $10) 23. Re3 (23. Nxc3 {0,5/Novikov,
I-Schneider,A/USSR ch/1989/} Rxc3 {0,5/Stohl,I-Sax,G/Elenite/1992/} 24. Qd5 Qc6
$10 {Schneider,A-Novikov,I/Kherson/1989/}) 23... Bb4 $10 {Novikov,I-Stempin,P/
Polanica Zdroj/1989/}) 21... Bxc3 (21... Nc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. b4
Ne6 25. Nxb6 $16 {Karpov,A-Beljavsky,A/Linares/1993/} (25. Nxb6 {Dautov} Ng5
26. Rd7 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Rb8 28. Red1 $18 {Karpov-Beliavsky/Linares/1993})) 22.
Rxd7 Qc8 (22... Qf6 23. Re4 Re6 24. Rf4 Qg6 25. Rdxf7 $16 {Chernin,A-Veingold,
A/Sevilla op/1993/} (25. Rdxf7 $1 {Hansen,LB} Qxf7 $8 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qd8+
Rf8 28. Qd5 Rff6 29. Nd6 Bb4 30. Ne4 $18 {Chernin,A-Veingold/Sevilla/1993/}))
23. Re3 Bf6 (23... b5 24. Rxc3 bxc4 25. Qd5 Rc5 (25... cxb3 $2 {Hansen,LB} 26.
Rxc6 b2 27. Rxc8 b1=Q+ 28. Kg2 Rxc8 29. Rd8+ $18) 26. Qd4 $16) 24. Qd5 {
><b6,><f7} b5 (24... Rc5 {Hansen,LB} 25. Qb7 $16) 25. Na3 b4 26. Nc4 h6 (26...
Bc3 $2 {Dautov} 27. Ree7 Rf6 28. Nd6 Qa8 29. Rb7 Qa2 30. Ne4 Rf3 31. Kg2 $18) (
26... Rc5 $5 {Dautov} 27. Qb7 (27. Qd3 $5 $14) 27... Qxb7 28. Rxb7 Bc3 29. Nd6
$1 {/\Rf3} Rd5 (29... Rc6 30. Nf5 Rc5 31. Rf3 $16) 30. Ne4 Bd4 31. Re2 f5 32.
Ng5 Bc3 33. Ree7 Bf6 34. Rec7 Be5 35. Rd7 Rxd7 36. Rxd7 h6 $10) 27. Kg2 Rc7 $2
(27... Rc5 28. Qb7 {/\Rxf7} (28. Qd6 Rc6) 28... Qxb7+ 29. Rxb7 Bc3 $14 (29...
Bc3 {Dautov} 30. Nd6 (30. Rd3 Rcc8 31. Ne3 Ra8 32. Nd5 Ra3 33. Nxc3 Rxb3 $10)
30... Rd5 31. Ne4 Rc8 $10)) 28. Nb6 $1 Rxd7 (28... Qb8 {Hansen,LB} 29. Rxc7
Qxc7 30. Nd7 Rd8 (30... Rc8 31. Nxf6+ gxf6 32. Re4 $16) 31. Nxf6+ gxf6 32. Qf3
$1 Qb6 33. Re4 $16) 29. Nxd7 Re8 (29... Rd8 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Qf3 $16 (31. Qf3
{Dautov} Rd6 (31... Qa8 32. Re4 Rb8 33. Qg4+ Kh8 34. Kh3 $16) 32. Re4 Rb6 33.
Qe3 Qb7 34. f3 f5 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Qe5 $18) (31. Qe4 Qa8 $10)) 30. Nxf6+ gxf6
31. Rf3 {קb4,קf6} Qa6 (31... Qe6 {Dautov} 32. Qd2 $18) (31... Re6 {Dautov}
32. Qd2 $18) 32. Rf4 (32. Qd2 $5 $18 {Dautov}) 32... Re1 33. Rg4+ Kf8 (33...
Kh7 34. Qxf7+ $18) 34. Qc5+ Re7 (34... Ke8 {Hansen,LB} 35. Rg8+ Kd7 36. Qd5+
Ke7 (36... Qd6 37. Rd8+ $18) (36... Kc7 37. Qxf7+ $18 (37. Qd8+ $18 {Dautov}))
37. Qd8+ Ke6 38. Re8+ $18) 35. Re4 $1 $18 Qb7 36. Qxe7+ Qxe7 37. Rxe7 Kxe7 38.
Kf3 f5 (38... Kd6 39. Ke4 Kc5 40. g4 $18) (38... Ke6 {Hansen,LB} 39. Ke4 $18)
39. Ke3 Ke6 40. Kd4 f4 41. gxf4 Kf5 42. Kc4 {Hansen,Cu} 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 (9... Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nc3
f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Rd1 Re8 17. Be3 Qd6 18. Qc2 h6 19. Rac1 Nb4 20. Qb1 c6 21.
Ne2 Qf8 22. Nf4 Qf7 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 {+/= Yudasin-Beljavskij, URS 1990})
10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qc7 13. Rd1 Bd7 14. Nc3 Rfc8 15. Bd3
h6 16. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf6 18. Qe4 g6 19. Nh4 {-> +/- Marjanovic-Hon, Yug.
-Asia 1984}) 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nbd2 Rfd8 15. Nf1 Be6 $10 16. Rxd8+
Rxd8 17. Ng3 g6 18. Bg5 Nc4 19. Bb3 Ne8 20. Nf1 f6 21. Bh6 Bf7 22. N3h2 Ncd6
23. Ng4 (23. Bxf7+ Nxf7 24. Be3 $10) 23... c4 24. Bc2 Be6 25. Re1 Nf7 26. Bc1
Qc6 27. h4 b4 28. Nd2 a5 29. h5 a4 $15 {-><<} 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. cxb4 Bxb4 32.
Ne3 c3 33. bxc3 Qxc3 (33... Bxc3 $5) 34. a3 Ba5 (34... Bxa3 $4 35. Nb1 $18) 35.
Rd1 Bb3 36. Bxb3 axb3 37. Qb5 Ned6 38. Qa4 $5 (38. Qxb3 Qxb3 39. Nxb3 Nxe4 $10)
38... Rb8 (38... b2 $2 39. Bxb2 Qxb2 40. Qxa5 $16) 39. Ndc4 Nxc4 40. Nxc4 Qc2
41. Ne3 Qc3 42. Bd2 Qd4 43. Bb4 $1 (43. Qxa5 $4 b2 44. Rb1 Qxe4 $19) 43... b2
$2 (43... Qxe4 44. Qxa5 b2 45. Qc7 Rd8 $3 (45... Re8 46. Nc2 $18) 46. Rxd8+
Nxd8 47. Qxd8+ Kh7 48. Qd7+ Kh8 49. Qe8+ Kh7 50. Qf7+ Kh8 51. Qf8+ Kh7 52. Qf7+
$10) 44. Rxd4 exd4 45. Qb3 $16 dxe3 46. fxe3 Bxb4 47. axb4 Kf8 48. Qxb2 Ke7 49.
Qc3 Ne5 50. Qc5+ Ke6 51. Kf1 Nd7 52. Qc4+ Ke7 53. Ke2 Rb6 54. Kd2 Kd6 55. b5
Ke7 56. Kc3 Re6 57. Kb4 Re5 58. Ka5 Re6 59. Qb4+ Rd6 60. Qa3 Ne5 61. Qa2 Rd2
62. Qb3 Rd3 63. Qc2 Rd2 64. Qc5+ Rd6 65. Qc1 Nd7 66. Qh1 g5 67. Qh7+ Ke6 68.
Qg8+ Ke7 69. e5 Nxe5 70. b6 Rd7 71. Qc8 Rd2 72. Qc3 Rd5+ 73. Ka4 Rd8 74. b7 Nd7
75. Kb5 Rh8 76. Kc6 Nb8+ 77. Kc7 Na6+ 78. Kb6 Nb8 79. Qc7+ Ke6 80. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. d5 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nh3
d6 9. Nf2 Na6 10. Qd2 Nc7 11. a4 b6 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O Rb8 14. Bh6 b5 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. f4 e6 17. axb5 axb5 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Bf3 b4 20. Ncd1 d5 21. e5 Nd7
22. c3 bxc3 23. bxc3 Nb5 24. Be2 c4 25. Ne3 Nc5 26. Rad1 Qa5 27. f5 Nb3 28.
Nxc4 Nxd2 29. Nxa5 Nxf1 30. fxe6 Nxc3 31. e7 Rfe8 32. Kxf1 Nxd1 33. Bxd1 Rb6
34. Nb3 Rxe7 35. Nd3 Rc7 36. Ke2 Rc4 37. Nd2 Rc3 38. Ke3 Rb4 39. Bf3 Rb5 40.
Kd4 Ra3 41. Nf1 Kf8 42. Ng3 Rbb3 43. Be2 Ke7 44. Nh1 Ra2 45. Bf3 Ra4+ 46. Ke3
Rxd3+ 47. Kxd3 Ke6 48. Nf2 h5 49. Ke3 Kxe5 50. Nd3+ Kd6 51. Nf4 Ra3+ 52. Kd4
Ra4+ 53. Ke3 d4+ 54. Ke4 f5+ 55. Kd3 g5 56. Nxh5 Ke5 57. Ng3 Ra3+ 58. Kd2 Ra2+
59. Kd3 Ra3+ 60. Kd2 d3 61. Nxf5 Kxf5 62. Ke3 Ke5 63. h3 Rb3 64. Bd1 Ra3 65.
Bf3 d2+ 66. Kxd2 Kf4 67. Ke2 Kg3 68. Ke1 Ra1+ 69. Ke2 Rg1 70. Ke3 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 axb4 14. axb4 Ng8 15. Qc2
Bh6 16. c5 (16. Nb5 Ndf6 17. c5 Nh5 18. Nc4 Bd7 19. Nc3 $13 {
Dokhoian-Velikahli/Helsinki op/1992/}) 16... dxc5 17. Nb5 $5 (17. bxc5 Nxc5 18.
Nb5 b6 19. Bb2 Bg7 20. Nc4 Qe7 21. d6 cxd6 22. Nxb6 Rb8 $10 {Illescas,
M-Ivanovic,B/Manila izt/1990/}) 17... c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Nd6 cxb4 20. exf5 (
20. Qxc6 Ra2 21. Qd5 Rc2 22. Rxb4 $16) 20... Ndf6 $1 21. Nxc8 (21. Qxc6 Be3+
22. Kh1 Bxf5 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Nc4 Bxc1 25. Rfxc1 $14) (21. N2c4 Bxf5 22. Nxf5
gxf5 23. Bb2 $36) 21... gxf5 $1 22. Nc4 (22. Qxf5 $2 Bxd2 23. Bxd2 Qxd2 24. Nb6
Qe3+ $19) 22... Bxc1 23. Rfxc1 Rxc8 24. Rxb4 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Rcd8 26. Rb7 (26.
Qxf5 $2 Nd5) (26. Rd1 Qc5 27. Rb7 $13) 26... Nh5 $1 27. g3 (27. Rd1 Qh4 28.
Nxe5 $2 Ng3+ 29. Kg1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qd4+ $1 31. Qxd4 Nxe2+ 32. Kf2 Nxd4 $19)
27... Rf6 $1 28. Rg1 (28. Rd1 Qf2 $1 29. Rxd8 Nxg3+ 30. hxg3 Rh6#) 28... Re8
29. Rbb1 Rh6 30. Kg2 (30. Qxf5 Qf2 $1) 30... Ree6 31. Bd3 (31. Qxf5 Nf4+ $1 32.
gxf4 Reg6+ 33. Kh1 Rxh2+ $1 34. Kxh2 Qf2+) 31... e4 32. fxe4 fxe4 33. Bf1 $6
Nhf6 34. Rd1 Ng4 $1 35. h4 (35. Rxd4 Rxh2#) 35... Qf6 36. Qe2 Qg7 37. Kh1 e3 (
37... Rhf6 38. Rg2 Rf3 $17) 38. Bh3 Nf2+ 39. Kh2 Re7 40. Nxe3 Nxd1 41. Rxd1 Qe5
42. Rd3 Rxh4 43. Qf3 Rh6 44. Rb3 Rf6 45. Qg2 h5 46. Qd2 Rf3 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. a4
Re8 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Na3 b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Nd2 h5 13. f3 Qe7 14. Qe2 Nc5 15.
a5 Ne6 16. a6 Bc8 17. c3 h4 18. Nc2 Nh5 19. Nf1 c5 20. Red1 Nef4 21. gxf4 exf4
22. Bc1 h3 23. Bh1 Be6 24. Nd2 Rad8 25. Kf1 Rd7 26. Re1 Red8 27. e5 Rd5 28. Ra4
Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Bb3 30. Ra3 Bxc2 31. c4 Bf5 32. Bc1 Re8 33. b4 cxb4 34. Rb3 Qc5
35. Bd2 Rxe5 36. Bxb4 Qc7 37. Qd1 Qxc4+ 38. Kg1 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Bd2 (11. Qg4 $6 Kf8 12. O-O c5 $1 13. b3 $6
(13. c3 $142) 13... cxd4 (13... e5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bf5 $1 h5 16. Qh3 Ne6 $13
{Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/Muenchen/1992/}) 14. Qxd4 Ne5 15. Bb2 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3
Bxh2+ 17. Kg2 f6 $1 $17) 11... b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 (12... g5 $142 $1 {--> Sion
Castro-Karpov}) 13. O-O-O $5 (13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Qe2 c5 $36) 13... Bb7 14. Rhe1
Rd8 (14... c5 15. dxc5 (15. Bc3 $6 Nf6 16. Qh4 Bf4+ 17. Kb1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd5
$15) 15... Nxc5 16. Bc3 $1 Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3 Bf4+ $8 18. Kb1 $40 Rh7 19. g3 $1 Bg5
20. Nxg5 hxg5 21. Qxg5 $16) 15. Kb1 (15. c4 $6 c5 16. Bc3 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 17.
Bc3 (17. Bc2 $15) 17... f5 $1 18. Qg6 Bf4+ $17) 16... Nf6 17. Qh4 Bxf3 {
/\Bf4-/+}) 15... Nf6 16. Qh4 Ke7 $1 {/\g5-g4} 17. Ne5 c5 18. f4 (18. Ng4 cxd4
$10) (18. Bc3 g5 19. Qh3 Nd5 (19... Bxe5 $142 20. dxe5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 $8 Bxe4 $13
) 20. Ng6+ $1 fxg6 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. dxc5 Nxc3+ 23. bxc3 Bxc5 (23... Be7 24.
Bxg6 $18) 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Bc4+ Kh7 28. Rd6 $3 Bxd6
(28... Rxd6 29. Re7+ Qxe7 30. Qxe7+ Kg6 31. Qf7#) 29. Re6 $1 $18) 18... cxd4
19. g4 (19. Re2 $5 {/\Rde1->}) 19... g5 $1 20. Qf2 (20. fxg5 hxg5 21. Qxg5 Rdg8
22. Qf4 Rxg4 $19) 20... Rhg8 (20... Bxe5 21. fxe5 Nxg4 22. Bb4+ $1 Ke8 23. Qf1
$44 Ne3 $140 $2 24. Bb5+ Bc6 25. Qf6 Kd7 (25... Bxb5 26. Qxh8+ Kd7 27. Rxd4+
$18) 26. Bd6 $1 Qb7 27. Ba6 $1 $18) 21. h3 a5 (21... Nd5 $142 $36) 22. Re2 Nd5
23. Rde1 (23. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 24. fxg5+ Ke7 $13) 23... Ne3 $5 24. Bxe3 dxe3 25.
Qxe3 (25. Rxe3 $2 Bc5 26. fxg5 Qxe5 $19) 25... Qc5 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Nbd7 8.
O-O Nxc5 9. h3 b6 10. Nb5 Bb7 11. Be5 Ncd7 12. Bh2 a6 13. Nbd4 Rc8 14. c3 Ne4
15. Nd2 Ndc5 16. N4b3 e5 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rc1 b5 19. Kh1 Qb6 20. Nd2 Nc5 21.
Bg1 Rfd8 22. Nb3 Ne4 23. Qe1 Qe6 24. f3 Nd6 25. e4 dxe4 26. Nc5 Qe7 27. fxe4
Nxe4 28. Nxb7 Qxb7 29. Bf3 f5 30. Rc2 Qd5 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. a3 Rf8 33. Rxf8+
Rxf8 34. Re2 Qd3 35. Rxe4 Rf1 36. Qe3 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Rb1 38. Re2 Kf7 39. g3 Ke6
40. Rd2 Bh6 41. Re2 Kd5 42. b4 Rc1 43. Kg2 Rxc3 44. Bf2 e4 45. h4 Bc1 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 e6 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Na5 (13...
Bb7 14. Rfe1 (14. Qf4 Qf6 (14... Rc8 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Rd4 Ng6 18.
Qg4 Qd6 19. Rfd1 Rcd8 20. Ng5 Bc8 21. Qh5 h6 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Qxd4 24.
Rxd4 $16 {Forintos,Gy-Ostojic,Pr/Vrnjacka Banja/1973/1-0 (30)}) 15. Qe3 (15.
Qc7 Na5 16. Bd3 h6 17. Qg3 Rfd8 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. e5 Qe7 20. Rfe1 Nc4 21. h4
$6 Nb2 22. Nd4 Nxd1 23. Nf5 Qf8 24. e6 $1 $36 {Lputian,S-Cifuentes Parada,R/
Wijk aan Zee op/1993/0.5 (40)}) 15... Rfd8 16. e5 Qh6 17. Ng5 Nb4 18. f4 Rac8
19. Rc1 Bd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qf3 g6 22. g3 Qf8 23. Qb3 Qb4 24. Qxb4 $10 {
Rausis,I-Zhuravlev,V/Daugavpils/1990/0.5 (40)}) 14... Rc8 15. d5 Na5 (15...
exd5 16. Bxd5 Qc7 17. e5 Ne7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. e6 fxe6 20. Ng5 Ng6 21. Rxe6 $14
{Nogueiras,J-Tal,M/Bruxelles/1988/}) 16. Bd3 Qd6 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. Nd4 Qe5 $13
{Dokhoian-Webb/Memorial Petrosian/1989/}) 14. Bd3 (14. Be2 Bb7 15. d5 exd5 16.
exd5 Qf6 17. Qd4 Rad8 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. d6 Rfe8 20. Rd2 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Ba6 22.
Re7 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Nc6 24. Rc7 $13 {Lauber,A-Ottmann,P/chU17 GER Steinsfurt (04)
/1992/1-0 (35)}) 14... Bb7 15. Qf4 (15. d5 exd5 16. e5 d4 17. Nxd4 (17. Ng5 h6
18. Nh7 Qh4 19. Nxf8 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 {0,5/Kamsky,G-Seirawan,Y/Buenos Aires
Najdorf (03)/1993/}) 17... Qd5 18. Qg5 h6 19. Qg3 Bc8 20. Bb1 Qc4 21. Qf3 Be6
22. Qe4 g6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Rd6 $14 {Lev,R-Onat,I/Haifa ETC (3)/1989/1-0 (65)}
) 15... Qf6 (15... f6 $5 16. d5 e5 17. Qg3 Qd6 18. Nh4 Bc8 $13) 16. Qg3 Qe7 (
16... Qg6 17. Qh4 Qf6 18. Qh3 Qh6 19. Qxh6 gxh6 20. Ne5 Rfd8 21. Bb1 Rd6 22.
Rd2 Rad8 23. Rfd1 $14) 17. d5 Rad8 (17... exd5 18. exd5 Rad8 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.
Ng5+ Kh6 21. Qh4+ Kg6 22. Qh7+ Kf6 (22... Kxg5 23. f4+ Kf6 24. Qh4+ Kf5 25. g4+
Kg6 26. f5#) 23. Ne4+ $18) 18. e5 $1 Bxd5 (18... Rxd5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Ng5+
Kg8 21. Qh4 Qxg5 22. Qxg5 $18) 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd5 (20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Rxd5 (
21. Qh4 Be4 $1 $19) 21... Rxd5) 20... Rxd5 21. Ng5+ Kg8 (21... Kh6 $2 22. Qh4+
Kg6 23. Qh7+ Kxg5 24. f4+ Kg4 25. Qh3#) (21... Kg6 22. Nxe6+ Kf5 23. Nxg7+ Ke4
24. Qe3#) 22. Qh4 Qxg5 $8 23. Qxg5 Nc6 (23... f6 24. Qg3 Rxe5 25. f4 Re4 26.
Rc1) (23... Nc4 $5 24. f4 Ne3 25. Re1 Nf5) 24. f4 Nd4 25. h4 (25. g4 Rc8 26. f5
Rxe5) 25... Rc8 $15 26. Qg4 Nf5 27. Re1 Rc4 28. h5 Rdd4 29. Qf3 (29. g3 $2 Rc3
$17) 29... Rxf4 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Qxa7 Rg4 (31... Nd4 32. Qa3 (32. Qxb6 $2 Rc1
$3 33. Rxc1 $140 Ne2+ 34. Kh2 Rh4#) 32... Rc2 $44) (31... Rc2 32. Qxf7 Rxg2+
33. Kxg2 Nh4+ 34. Kg3 Rxf7 35. Kxh4 Rf5 $10) 32. Qxf7 Rc2 33. Qb7 Nh4 34. Kf1
Nxg2 $6 (34... Rf4+ $1 35. Kg1 Rxa2 $1 36. Kh2 $1 (36. Qc6 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Rg5
38. Qxe6 Nf3 $19) (36. Qxb6 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Rf3 $19) 36... Rxg2+ 37. Kh3 Rc2 (
37... Rgf2 38. Re4) 38. Kg3) 35. Re4 Rg5 (35... Nf4 36. Rd4 (36. Qxb6 Rh4 37.
Qg1 Rg2) 36... Rh4 37. Qe4+ Kh6 38. Qxc2 Rh1+ 39. Kf2 Rh2+ 40. Ke3 Rxc2 41.
Kxf4 Kxh5 42. Rd6 $17) 36. Qe7 Rf5+ (36... Rxh5 37. Kg1 Rh6 38. Rg4) 37. Kg1
Nf4 38. Rxf4 $1 (38. Qh4 Ne2+ (38... Rg5+ 39. Kf1 Rxh5 $17) 39. Kh1 Kh6) 38...
Rxf4 39. Qxe6 Rcc4 40. Qg6+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qe2 Qa5 12. Bxd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Qb4 14.
Rd2 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxe4 17. f3 Bc6 18. Bd3 Ke7 19. Re1 Rhd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 e6 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 h6 8. Bd2
Bxc3 (8... cxd4 9. exf6 dxc3 10. bxc3 Bf8 11. fxg7 Bxg7 12. Bxc4 (12. Bxc4 $14)
12... Nc6 (12... Bd7 $6 13. O-O Bc6 14. Re1 $1 Bd5 $6 15. Bxh6 $1 Rxh6 16. Bxd5
Nc6 17. Rb1 Qc7 18. Qa4 O-O-O $5 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qxa7 Rg6 21. Qe3 Rd5 22. g3
Rg4 23. Rb6 Qd7 24. Rb4 $16 {Lukacs,P-Horvath,Cs/HUN-ch/1989/}) 13. O-O O-O 14.
Qe2 Qf6 15. Rad1 (15. Rfe1 e5 16. Bd5 Re8 17. Rab1 Rb8 18. c4 e4 19. Bxe4 Bf5
20. Qd3 Rbd8 21. Qc2 {0,5/De Boer,GJ-Bosman,M/Dieren op (8)/1989/}) 15... e5
16. Bd3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Nh4 Qe6 19. Bc1 Rad8 20. Qh5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 f5 22.
h3 f4 23. Qg4 Qxg4 $14 {Khalifman,A-Georgiev,Kir/Moskva GMA/1990/}) (8... Nd5
9. Bxc4 (9. Ne4 $5 cxd4 10. Bxb4 Nxb4 11. Nd6+ Ke7 12. a3 Nd5 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14.
Qc5 Qa5+ 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 $10) 9... Nb6 $5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ N6xd7 $1 $8 12.
Ne4 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 O-O 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Qc3 Qc6 16. Nd6 Qxc5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18.
Ke2 Nc6 19. Rac1 b6 20. Rc4 Ne7 $1 $10 {Polugaevsky,L-Petursson,M/New York/
1989/0.5 (23)}) 9. bxc3 (9. Bxc3 Ne4 $13) 9... Ne4 10. Bxc4 O-O (10... Nc6 11.
O-O O-O 12. Be1 Ng5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Qe2 cxd4 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. cxd4 Rd8 17. Bc3
Ne7 18. Rc1 Nf5 19. Bd3 Qe7 20. f4 $6 Nxd4 $1 21. Qb2 $1 Nf5 22. Bxf5 exf5 23.
e6 fxe6 24. fxg5 $44 {Dreev,A-Georgadze,G/Tbilisi/1989/1-0 (41)}) 11. O-O Nxd2
12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. Bd3 (13. Rfe1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Ne7 15. Re4 b6 16. Rg4 Kh8 17. Rh4
Ng8 18. d5 Bb7 19. Rd4 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Qe8 22. Rd1 Ne7 23. Rd7 Nc6
24. Qc3 $14 {Garcia Ilundain,D-De la Villa Garcia,J/Leon (06)/1992/0.5 (28)}) (
13. Rab1 cxd4 14. cxd4 b6 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Bc2 Rc8 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bb3 Kg7 19.
Rbc1 Nb4 20. Qd2 Qe7 21. h3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 a5 23. f4 Qb7 24. Kh2 $17 {Farago,
I-Fauland,A/Budapest Noviki-A (3)/1990/0-1 (32)}) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 b6 15.
Qf4 Bb7 16. Qe4 $6 (16. Rad1 Nb4 17. Bb1 Rc8 $13) 16... g6 17. Qf4 Nb4 $1 18.
Qxh6 (18. Bb1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qg5+ 20. Qxg5 hxg5 $10) 18... Bxf3 (18... Nxd3 $2
19. Ng5 $18) 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ (21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. gxf3 Rxf3
23. Qxe6+ (23. Kh1 Qd5 $1) 23... Kh7 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Khalifman Anand} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2
Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Kh1 (9. Nb3 {Khalifman}) (9. Qd2 {Khalifman}) 9...
d5 (9... Bd7 {Khalifman} 10. f4 $14) 10. Nxc6 $146 (10. exd5 Nxd5 (10... Nb4
11. Bc4 $6 (11. Qd2 Nbxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bh6 $10) 11... Nbxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5
13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. c3 Bd7 15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. Nxf3 $15 {Mandarin,V-Inkiov,V Cannes
op 1992 0-1 40}) 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qxd5 13. Bxg7 Qxd1 14.
Raxd1 Kxg7 15. Bf3 Bf5 $10 {Proehl,H-Hausrath,D GER-chj Steinsfurt (06) 1992 1/
2 24}) 12. Bf3 Qa5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. c3 (14. Bxc6 Rb8 $15 {-ECO}) 14... Rb8 15.
b4 Qa3 16. Bxc6 Ba6 17. b5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Rxb5 19. Qd7 $10 {Barreno,H-Husari,S
Novi Sad olm 1990}) 10... bxc6 11. e5 Ne4 $1 (11... Nd7 12. f4 $14 {/\ Na4} (
12. f4 {Khalifman} Rb8 13. Na4 $14)) (11... Ne8 {Khalifman} 12. f4 f6 13. exf6
$13) 12. Nxe4 (12. f4 {Khalifman} Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 $15) 12... dxe4 13. Qxd8 (
13. Bd4 Qc7 $17) 13... Rxd8 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Bd4 f5 (15... Rd7 {Anand} 16. a4
Rad8 (16... f5 {Khalifman} 17. exf6 $14) 17. c3 {and the doubling of rooks
doesn't really help} (17. Bxa7)) 16. a4 $2 (16. exf6 Bxf6 17. c3 $10 (17. Bxf6
{Khalifman} exf6 $10)) 16... Kf7 17. a5 Rxd4 $3 18. Rxd4 Rb8 $1 (18... Bxe5 19.
Rb4 $10) 19. f4 $6 (19. Rb1 Bxe5 20. Ra4 (20. Rdd1 $2 Ba2 21. Ra1 Rxb2 $19 (
21... Rxb2 $4 {Anand Fails to} 22. Rxa2 $1) (21... Be6 {is at least a draw}))
20... Rxb2 (20... Rd8 $5 {Khalifman}) 21. Rxb2 Bxb2 22. Rb4 Bc3 23. Rb7 Bxa5
24. Rxa7 $14) (19. Bc4 {Khalifman} Bxe5 20. Bxe6+ Kxe6 21. Rc4 Kd5 $19) 19...
exf3 20. Bxf3 Bxe5 $17 21. Rd3 (21. Rd2 {Khalifman} Rxb2 22. Bxc6 Bc3 $17)
21... Rxb2 22. Re1 Bd6 23. Bxc6 Rxc2 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Ra2 26. g3 (26. Rb1
{Anand} h5 (26... Bb4 $1) 27. g3 $140 h4 $17) 26... Bb4 27. Rb1 Rxa5 $19 (27...
Bxa5 {Anand} 28. Rb7 Bc3 (28... Bb6 29. Re5 $1) 29. Rdd7 Bf6 30. Rxa7) 28. Rd7
(28. Rxa5 {Anand} Bxa5 $19) 28... Ke6 29. Rd8 Bd6 30. Rh8 h5 31. Rf8 Re5 32.
Rb2 a5 33. Ra2 Bb4 34. Kg2 Kd5 35. Rc2 a4 36. Rg8 Re6 37. Rd8+ Bd6 38. Rd2+ Kc6
39. Ra8 a3 40. Kf3 Re4 41. Rg8 Rb4 42. Rc8+ (42. Rxg6 Rb3+ 43. Ke2 Rb2 44. Rg8
Kb7 $19 (44... Bb4 $19 {Khalifman})) 42... Kb5 43. Rd5+ Kb6 44. Ra8 Rb3+ 45.
Ke2 Rb2+ 46. Rd2 Bb4 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. g3
Qf5 9. Qxf5 exf5 10. Ne5 Be6 11. e3 Nd7 12. Nxc4 Be7 13. Be2 O-O-O 14. O-O Nf6
15. a3 g5 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Nc4 Bc7 18. Nd2 f4 19. Bc4 Rhe8 20. Bxe6+ Rxe6 21.
exf4 gxf4 22. Nf3 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Rfe1 f5 25. Kf1 Bb6 26. Rad1 Rd5 27. a4
Bd8 28. Re2 Bf6 29. b3 Kc7 30. Rde1 Rxe2 31. Kxe2 fxg3 32. hxg3 Bxd4 33. Rd1
Bf6 34. Rxd5 cxd5 35. Ne1 Kd6 36. Nd3 Bg5 37. Kf3 h5 38. Ke2 Bh6 39. Kf3 Bg5
40. Ke2 h4 41. gxh4 Bxh4 42. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. h3 e5 8. d5 Nc5
9. Nd2 a5 10. g4 (10. a3 Ne8 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Nd7 $13) 10...
c6 (10... Ne8 11. h4 $14) 11. Be2 Bd7 (11... cxd5 $5 12. cxd5 Bd7 $13) (11...
a4 $5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Nxa4 Bh6 $44) 12. h4 cxd5 13. exd5 $5 a4 14. g5 Ne8 15.
Bxc5 (15. Nde4 $5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4) 15... dxc5 16. Nde4 a3 17. Qb3 (17. b3 f5 $1
$132) 17... b6 18. h5 Bf5 19. d6 $5 (19. bxa3 Nd6 $36) 19... axb2 20. Qxb2 (20.
Rd1 $5 b1=Q 21. Qxb1 Nxd6 22. Rxd6 (22. O-O Nxe4 $1 23. Rxd8 Nxc3 24. Rxf8+
Kxf8 $44) 22... Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Bxb1 24. Nxb1 Rxa2 $14) 20... Nxd6 $1 (20... Ra7
21. Rd1 Rd7 22. Qd2 Nxd6 23. Nxd6 e4 24. Ncb5 Bd4 (24... Be5 25. Qd5 $16) 25.
Qf4 $16) 21. Rd1 Nxe4 22. Rxd8 Rfxd8 23. Nd5 (23. Nxe4 Bxe4 $44) 23... Be6 $2 (
23... Nxg5 $44) 24. hxg6 (24. Nc7 $1) 24... hxg6 25. Rg1 $2 (25. Nc7 Rd2 26.
Qxd2 Nxd2 27. Nxa8 Nxc4 28. Nc7 $14) 25... Bxd5 $1 26. cxd5 Rdb8 $1 $17 27. Bb5
Nd6 28. Bc6 e4 29. Qc2 Ra5 30. Rg4 c4 31. a4 Rc5 32. Kf1 c3 33. Kg2 Rc8 34. f3
$2 $138 e3 35. Kf1 Nf5 $19 36. Bd7 Rd8 37. Bc6 (37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. Rg2 Rcxd5 $19
) 37... Nd4 38. Rxd4 Bxd4 39. Ke2 Rc4 40. Kd3 Rb4 41. Qc1 Rc8 42. f4 Kg7 43.
Bb5 c2 44. d6 Bb2 45. d7 Rc3+ 46. Ke2 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Nd1 (7. Na2 $6 a5
8. c3 Nf6 9. f3 bxc3 10. Nxc3 O-O 11. Bd3 Na6 12. Nge2 Nb4 13. Bb1 Ba6 14. O-O
Nd7 15. Rd1 c5 $15 {Lauk,U-Sokolovs,A/Vilnius zt/1993/}) (7. Nce2 a5 8. c3 Nf6
9. f3 Nc6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Bb5 (11. Bd3 $142 $5) 11... bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13.
N1e2 Na7 14. Bd3 Nc8 15. O-O Nb6 16. Bh6 Nxa4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. e5 Ng8 19. f4
e6 20. Ne4 $44 {Adams,M-Lobron,E/Brussels SWIFT/1992/}) 7... a5 8. c3 bxc3 (
8... Nf6 9. f3 bxc3 10. Nxc3 O-O 11. Bc4 $5 Nc6 12. Nge2 Nb4 13. d5 c6 14. dxc6
Nxc6 15. O-O Ne5 16. Bb5 Bb7 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. b3 $13 {Dueckstein,A-Watson,W/
Haifa EUchT/1989/}) 9. bxc3 Nf6 (9... Nd7 10. Bd3 Ba6 $1 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. Ne2
Ngf6 13. f3 O-O 14. O-O Qa8 15. Nf2 Rb8 16. Nd3 Rab6 17. c4 c5 $1 $44 {Ernst,
T-Reeh,O/Gausdal/1990/}) 10. f3 c6 (10... O-O $5 11. Bd3 (11. h4 $5 h5 12. Nh3
$13) 11... Nbd7 12. Ne2 c6 13. O-O e5 $132) 11. Bh6 {N} (11. h4 h5 12. Nf2 Na6
13. Ngh3 Nc7 14. Ng5 Ne6 15. Be2 Nxg5 16. hxg5 Nd7 17. g4 $36 {Van der Wiel,
J-Zaitshik,G/Katerini/1992/}) 11... O-O $6 (11... Bxh6 $142 12. Qxh6 e5 $5 $132
) 12. h4 $1 $36 e5 13. h5 Re8 (13... Nxh5 $6 14. g4 (14. Bxg7 $2 Kxg7 15. g4
Nf4 $15) 14... Nf6 (14... Nf4 15. Qh2 $16) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qh6+ Kh8 17. Nh3
$40 {/\Ng5}) 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nf2 $36 {׻} Ra7 17. Rb1 Be6 (
17... Ba6 $5 $14 {/\} 18. dxe5 Rxe5) 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Ngh3 Qe7 (
20... Bxh3 21. Nxh3 $16 {/\Bc4,><e5,<->b,h}) 21. Ng5 $40 Ba2 22. Rb2 Qa3 23.
Rxa2 $1 $8 Qxa2 24. Nxh7 $1 Nxh7 (24... Qa1+ 25. Nd1 Nxh7 (25... Rxh7 26. Qxg6+
Rg7 27. Bc4+ $18) 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Bc4 $1 $40 (27. Rxh7 Rxh7 28. Qxh7 Qxa4
$132)) (24... Rxh7 25. Qxg6+ Rg7 26. Qxf6 $16) 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Rxh7 Rxh7 27.
Qxh7 Qg8 (27... Qxa4 28. Ng4 Qa1+ 29. Kf2 Qxc3 30. Nh6 $1 Qb3 (30... Qd2+ 31.
Be2 Qf4 32. Nf5 Qg5 33. Bc4 $18) 31. Nf5 Qf7 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Bc4 $1 $18) (
27... Qe6 $5 $16) 28. Qh4 Nd7 29. Ng4 Qb3 $6 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Qxc6 $18 Qb1+ 32.
Kf2 Qb2+ 33. Be2 Rb8 34. Nxe5 $1 (34. Nxe5 Nxe5 35. Qc5+ Ke6 36. Qd5+ Kf6 37.
Qd6+ Kf7 38. Qxe5 $18 {->}) 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 c6 5. Nf3 g6 $6 (5... e6) 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O
O-O 8. Ne2 $14 Ne4 9. c4 Kh8 $6 (9... e6) 10. Be5 e6 11. b4 Nd6 12. Bxg7+ (12.
Qb3 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Nd7 $14) 12... Kxg7 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. a4 Qf6 15. cxd5 $1 (15.
b5 dxc4 16. Bxc4 e5 $14) 15... exd5 16. b5 Ne4 (16... Nb6 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne5
$16) 17. Rac1 Qd6 (17... g5 18. Rfd1 (18. Qb2 $6 c5 $1) 18... g4 19. Ne5 $1
Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 $16) 18. Qc2 Rf6 (18... c5 19. Bxe4
fxe4 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 exf3 23. gxf3 $16) 19. Rfd1 $16 a6
20. Nf4 h6 21. Qb2 $1 Kh7 22. Ne5 Nec5 $4 (22... Rb8 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Qa1 $16)
23. Rxc5 $1 (23. Rxc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25. Nd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 d5 12. Qe1 Bb4 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bd2 Rc8
15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Bxd5 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Be4 Rc5 20. Qf2 Qa5
21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rhd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Qe3 g5 26. h3 Kg7
27. b3 Kf6 28. Qb6 h5 29. Kb2 Kf5 30. c4 Qd2+ 31. Kb1 Qxg2 32. Qxb7 Kf6 33. Qc8
Kg7 34. Qd8 h4 35. b4 Qf1+ 36. Kb2 Qe2+ 37. Kb1 Qe1+ 38. Kc2 Qe2+ 39. Kc1 Qe3+
40. Kc2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8.
Nbd2 Nc6 (8... Re8 9. Nf1 Qc7 10. Ne3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qd2 a5 13. Rfd1 Nbd7
14. a3 bxa3 15. bxa3 $14) 9. Nf1 Bd7 {N} (9... Qa5 10. Ne3 b3+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+
12. Nxd2 Nxd4 (12... bxa2 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Rxa2 $16) 13. Nxb3 Nxb3 14. axb3
$14) (9... e5 10. Ne3 Ng4 11. Nd5 Nh6 (11... e4 12. Nd2 e3 13. fxe3 Be6 14. Nf1
Bxd5 15. cxd5 Ne7 16. h3 Nf6 17. e4 $16) 12. O-O Nf5 (12... Bg4 13. dxe5 dxe5
14. Nd2 Rc8 15. h3 Be6 16. Nb3 $14) 13. e3 Be6 14. Qd2 a5 15. a3 Re8 16. Rfd1
bxa3 17. bxa3 exd4 18. exd4 b5 $1 $10 {Kengis-Khalifman/Manila olm/1992}) 10.
Ne3 Ne7 11. O-O a5 12. Qd3 Rc8 13. a3 Qb6 14. axb4 Qxb4 15. Qd2 (15. Qa3 Qxa3
16. Rxa3 a4 17. b3 b5 (17... axb3 18. Rxb3 $14) 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. bxa4 Bxe2 $10
) 15... Qxd2 16. Nxd2 a4 {/\b5} 17. Nb1 (17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bf3 Rxb2 $10) (17. b4
b5 18. c5 dxc5 19. dxc5 Bc6 $10) (17. b3 b5 (17... axb3 18. Nxb3 b5 (18... d5
19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nc5 Bc6 21. Rfb1 $16) 19. c5 $14) 18. cxb5 axb3 19. Nxb3 Bxb5
$10) (17. Nd1 $6 {/\Nc3} b5 18. cxb5 Rc2 $15) 17... Nf5 $1 (17... b5 $2 18.
cxb5 Bxb5 19. Nc3 Rb8 20. Rfb1 $16) 18. Nxf5 exf5 19. Na3 (19. Nd2 b5 $10)
19... Ne4 $10 20. Rfd1 d5 $5 21. c5 (21. cxd5 b5 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Rac1 b4 24.
Nc4 Bb5 25. Nd6 (25. Nb6 Rb8) 25... Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bxe2 27. Nxe4 Rd8 $5 $10)
21... b6 $1 22. f3 Nf6 23. Rac1 Rc6 24. Rc2 Rb8 25. e3 g5 26. Bf1 Re6 $1 27.
Kf2 bxc5 28. dxc5 Bc6 {<=>>>} 29. Rdd2 (29. Bd3 $5 Re5 30. Re2 g4 31. f4 Ne4+
32. Bxe4 Rxe4 $10) 29... g4 $1 30. Be2 Rb3 31. Rc3 Rb4 32. Rcc2 h5 (32... Rb3
$10) 33. Nb1 Kg7 34. Nc3 Re7 35. Na2 Rb3 36. Rc3 d4 $1 37. exd4 gxf3 38. Bxf3
Bxf3 39. Kxf3 Ne4 40. Rdc2 Nxc3 41. bxc3 Re4 {/\Rd4} (41... a3 42. c6 (42. Nb4
$6 Re4 $1 43. Kf2 Rb2 $17) 42... Rb2 43. Nb4 Rxc2 44. Nxc2 a2 45. d5 Rc7 46.
Ke3 Kf6 47. Kd4 $13) 42. Nc1 (42. Kf2 $2 a3 $17) 42... Rb8 43. c6 $2 (43. Ra2
$1 Rbe8 44. Ne2 $13) 43... a3 44. Nd3 (44. Ra2 Rb1 45. c7 Re8 46. Nd3 Rb3 $17)
44... Rb3 $1 45. Kf2 (45. Nc5 Rb2 46. Rc1 a2 47. Ra1 Re1 48. Rxe1 Rb1 49. c7
Rxe1 50. Nb3 Re8 51. d5 Kf6 52. c4 Ke5 53. Ke3 Kd6+ 54. Kd4 Kxc7 $19) 45... a2
46. Rxa2 Rxc3 47. Nf4 Rxc6 48. Nxh5+ $2 (48. d5 Rh6 49. h4 $17) 48... Kh7 {
/\Rh6} 49. Nf4 Rxd4 50. Ra5 Rc2+ 51. Kf3 Rxh2 52. Rxf5 Kg7 $19 53. g4 $2 (53.
Kg4 $142) 53... Ra4 54. g5 Rh1 55. Kg2 Rb1 56. Kf3 Rg1 57. Kf2 Raa1 58. Kf3
Ra3+ 59. Kf2 Rb1 60. Re5 Rb2+ (60... Rb2+ 61. Re2 Rb4 62. Nd5 Rb5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rab1 a5 12. Qc2 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxe4
dxe4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Rfc1 Rfd8 17. Qc5 Kf8 18. Qxe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Khalifman Dautov} Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 b6 6. Bg5 (
6. e3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. e4 e5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd5 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 Re8
13. Rfe1 {Kasparov-Tal Niksic 1983. After an intructive battle the game
finished in a draw.}) (6. e3 {Dautov}) (6. g3 {Dautov} Ba6 $1 7. b3 d5 $10)
6... Bb7 7. e3 {Black has gained the move a7-a5 in a well-known opening. It's
not clear who benefits from this} d6 (7... h6 8. Bh4 g5 (8... Bxc3+ {Khalifman}
9. bxc3 d6 10. Nd2 $14) 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2 (10. Nd2 {Dautov} Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxg3
12. hxg3 d6 13. Rh2 Nd7 14. g4 Qe7 15. Be2 O-O-O 16. Bf3 $14 {
Vladimirov-Kiselev/Barnaul/1988}) 10... d6 11. Bd3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 f5 13. d5 Nc5
14. h4 g4 15. Nd4 {The pawn on a5 seems to have no discernible effect on the
position.}) 8. Bd3 (8. Nd2 {Khalifman} e5 $13) 8... Nbd7 9. Qc2 Qe7 (9... h6
10. Bh4 e5 (10... Qe7 {Dautov} 11. e4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 $132) 11.
Bf5 $1 $14) 10. e4 (10. O-O-O $5 {Khalifman}) 10... c5 (10... e5 11. O-O Bxc3 (
11... exd4 12. Nd5 $1 $16) 12. bxc3 $14) (10... Bxc3+ {Dautov >=} 11. bxc3 h6
12. Be3 $6 (12. Bh4) 12... e5 $10) 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Rc8 (12... h6 13. Bh4
g5 14. Bg3 Nh5 (14... Bxc3 $2 15. Qxc3 $1 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe6 $1) 15.
Ndb5 Nxg3 16. hxg3 $14) 13. Ndb5 $1 h6 (13... Ne5 {Dautov} 14. Na4 $1 Qd8 $6 (
14... Nxd3 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd3 $16) 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. a3 Bc5 17. Nxc5 Rxc5
18. f4 $16) 14. Bf4 $1 (14. Bh4 {Dautov} Ne5 15. Na4 g5 16. Bg3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3
Nxe4 18. Nxb6 Rd8 19. a3 Bc5 20. Na4 $13) 14... e5 (14... Ne5 15. a3 (15. Bxe5
dxe5 16. a3 Bc5 17. Na4 O-O 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 $132) 15... Bxc3 (15... Bc5 16. Rab1)
16. Qxc3 (16. Nxc3 O-O) 16... Nfd7 (16... Bxe4 {Dautov} 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Bxe4
Nxe4 19. Qxe5 $16)) (14... O-O {Khalifman} 15. a3 Nh5 $13) 15. Bd2 Nc5 16. a3
Bxc3 17. Nxc3 O-O 18. f3 $1 Nh5 $6 (18... Ba6 $5 19. Be2 (19. b3 a4 $1 20. Nxa4
Nxa4 21. bxa4 Nd7 $44) 19... Ne6 20. b3 Nd4 21. Qd1 $14) (18... Nxd3 {Dautov}
19. Qxd3 Ba6 20. b3 $16) 19. Rf2 $1 $16 Nf4 20. Bf1 (20. Bxf4 $2 {Dautov} exf4
21. Rd1 Qe5 22. Bf1 Bc6 23. Rfd2 Rcd8 $14) 20... Nfe6 21. Be3 {Black's knight
maneouvre has has little effect. Now White can start applying pressure on
Black's queenside.} Nd4 {Seems to lose by force but Black was suffering anyway}
(21... Rfd8 {Dautov} 22. Rd1 $16 {/\Rfd2,b4,><d6,b6}) 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Nb5 Qe5
24. Rd1 Ne6 25. Qd2 Ba6 26. f4 $1 (26. Nxd4 {Khalifman} Bxc4 $13) 26... Qc5 (
26... Qxe4 {Dautov} 27. Nxd6 $18) 27. b4 $1 $18 axb4 28. axb4 Qc6 29. Na7 $1
Qxe4 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. f5 Ng5 32. Rf4 (32. Qxd4 {Dautov} Bxc4 33. Bxc4 Rxc4 34.
Qxb6 $2 Qg4 $13) 32... Qe7 (32... Qe3+ {Dautov} 33. Qxe3 dxe3 34. Rxd6 $18) 33.
Re1 Qd8 34. Rxd4 Bb7 35. Rxd6 Qc7 36. Rd7 Qb8 37. Qd6 {Efficient to the end}
Qa8 38. Qxb6 Rb8 39. Qa5 $1 Ba6 40. b5 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7.
Qe2 Nb6 8. Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. Be3 a6 11. c3 Qc7 12. Ne5 Nbd5 13. Ngf3 Bd6
14. O-O b5 $5 $146 (14... b6) (14... O-O) (14... cxd4 {Wedberg} 15. Bxd4 Nf4
16. Qd2 Nxd3 17. Nxd3 $14) 15. Bd2 (15. a4 $5 {Wedberg}) 15... Bb7 (15... cxd4
$5 16. cxd4 Bb7) 16. Rac1 (16. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 17. a4) (16. a4 $5 {Wedberg} c4 (
16... b4 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. cxb4 Bxb4 (18... Nxb4 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Bb5+ $1 $16)
19. Rfc1 $16) (16... cxd4 17. axb5 $16) 17. Bc2 O-O 18. h3 $14 {/\ Nh2-g4,
->>>, >< h6}) 16... cxd4 17. cxd4 $6 (17. c4 $5 bxc4 18. Rxc4 $36 (18. Rxc4 {
Wedberg} Qb8 19. Rxd4 $14 {/\ Rh4 ->})) 17... Qb6 $10 18. a3 $6 O-O 19. Rfe1 (
19. g4 $5 {Wedberg}) 19... Ne7 20. h3 $6 Rad8 21. Rcd1 Nf5 $1 $15 22. Bb1 Bd5
23. Bc1 Qb7 24. g4 $6 {diagram} (24. Qf1 $13 {Wedberg /\ Nh2-g4}) 24... Bxe5
25. Nxe5 Nh4 $1 $17 26. Qd3 (26. g5 Bf3 $19) (26. Rd3 {Wedberg} Be4 $17 27. g5
$2 Bxd3 28. Qxd3 Qg2#) 26... Bf3 (26... Bb3 $2 27. Qg3 $13) 27. Rd2 Bxg4 $1 28.
Qg3 Nf5 29. Qf4 (29. Qg2 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Nh4+ 31. Kg3 Bf5 $19) 29... Bxh3 30. f3
Ne7 31. Qg3 Bf5 32. Rg2 Nh5 33. Qh4 Bxb1 34. Qxh5 Bg6 $19 35. Qg4 Qd5 36. Be3
Rc8 37. Kh2 Rc7 38. Reg1 Rfc8 39. Bf2 Rc2 40. Bh4 Nf5 41. Nxg6 fxg6 42. Qxg6
Qxf3 43. Qxe6+ Kh8 44. Qg6 Qf4+ 45. Bg3 Nxg3 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. f3 Nfd7 8.
Nxc4 e5 9. g3 $5 Qe7 $1 (9... Bb4 10. dxe5 O-O $44 (10... O-O 11. Bh3 $16 (11.
Qd4))) (9... exd4 10. Qxd4 $16 {><d6}) (9... f6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8
12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Bg5+ $16) 10. Bh3 $1 (10. Ne4 $2 Qb4+ $17) (10. dxe5 $6 Nxe5
11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. g4 Bg6 13. f4 Qe7 14. f5 Qh4+ 15. Kd2 Na6 $17) (10. Qb3 $6
exd4 11. Qxb7 Nb6 $15) (10. d5 $5 Qb4 $13) 10... Bg6 (10... Na6 $2 11. dxe5 $18
) (10... exd4 $6 11. Qxd4 Bxf3 $2 12. Rf1 (12. O-O $2 Qc5 $1) 12... Bh5 13. Ne4
$18) (10... f6 11. b3 $5 (11. d5 $14) 11... Qb4 12. Bd2 $16) 11. O-O (11. dxe5
$5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bf4 (13. Bc8 $6 Qc7 $10) 13... Qe7 $8 (13... Qa5 $4
14. Bxb8 $18) 14. Qb3 (14. O-O $14) 14... Na6 15. Rd1 (15. Nd5 Nc5 $1) 15...
Nc5 16. Qc4 $14) (11. d5 $14) 11... exd4 12. Qxd4 Nc5 (12... Qc5 13. Be3 $14)
13. Qd1 $6 (13. Ra3 Ne6) (13. Rd1 Nb3 14. Qf4 Qf6 $8 (14... Qc5+ 15. Be3 $18) (
14... Qb4 15. Qe5+ $18) (14... Nxa1 15. Nd6+ $18) 15. Qxf6 (15. Qc7 Bc5+ 16.
Kg2 O-O 17. Qxb7 Nxa1 18. Qxa8 Qe7 $13) 15... gxf6 16. Bc8 $5 $14 {Rogers,I})
13... Nba6 14. e4 (14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Qe1 Ne6 $15) 14... Rd8 15. Qe2 Nb3 16. Rb1
Qc5+ $1 $132 (16... Nd4 17. Qf2 Qc5 18. Ne3 Nb4 19. Rd1 Be7 $15) 17. Be3 Nd4
18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Ne3 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Khalifman} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 (6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Ndf3 c5 $10 {Oll-Razuvaev, Rostov
1993}) 6... Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 (8. Ne5 c5 9. Nb3 Bb7 $1 $10) (8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Ne5 c5 10. Ndf3 Ne4 $5 $10 {Razuvaev-Hjartarson, Moscow 1987}) 8... c5 $1 (8...
Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rad1 c5 $10 {Lobron-Yudasin, Manila 1990}) (
8... Nbd7 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bb2 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Ndc4 cxd4 $5 {
Dzindzichashvili-Polugajevski, USR 1971}) 9. Bb2 (9. Ne5 $5) 9... Nc6 10. cxd5
Nxd5 (10... exd5 $5 {Khalifman}) 11. dxc5 bxc5 (11... Bxc5 {Khalifman} 12. Ne4
Be7 13. Nd4 $1 $14 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf6 15. Qa4 $1 $16) 12. Rc1 {><c5} (12. Ne5 $5
Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rc8 (13... Qb6 14. Nc4 $14) 14. Nc4 Bf6 $5 $10) 12... Rc8 13. Re1
Qb6 14. Nc4 (14. Qc2 Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nc4 Nb4 $1 17. Qe4 (17. Nxb6 Rxc2
18. Rxc2 Nxc2 19. Rc1 d3 20. exd3 Nb4 21. Nc4 Nxd3 $15) (17. Qb1 $5) 17... Bxc4
18. Rxc4 Rxc4 19. bxc4 Bc5 20. Rb1 (20. a3 d3 $132) 20... Rd8 21. a3 f5 $1 $13)
(14. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Bg5 $5 $13) 14... Bxc4 15. Rxc4 (15.
bxc4 Ne3 $1 $15 (15... Qxb2 16. cxd5 Rfd8 17. Rc2 {/\ e4|^})) 15... Na5 16. Rg4
$5 (16. Rc1 Nb4 (16... c4 $5) 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Nd2 Na2 $5 19. Ra1 (19. Rc2 Nxb3
20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxa2 c4 $17) 19... c4 $1 20. Rxa2 cxb3 21. Ra1 Rc2 22. Bc1 b2
$19) 16... Nf6 (16... Bf6 {Khalifman} 17. Ne5 $14) 17. Ra4 Rfd8 18. Qa1 (18.
Qb1 $5) 18... Nc6 (18... c4 19. Bc3) 19. Rc4 Na5 20. Ra4 Nc6 21. Rf4 (21. Rc4
Na5 22. Ra4 $10) 21... Nb4 22. Rc1 $6 (22. Qb1 Qa6 23. Rc4 (23. a3 Nbd5 24. Rc4
Rb8 $15) 23... Qxa2 24. Qxa2 Nxa2 25. Ra4 Nb4 26. Rxa7 Bf8 $5 $10 (26... Nc6
27. Ra6)) (22. Rc4 $14 {Khalifman}) 22... Qa6 $1 23. Rxf6 $6 (23. a3 Nbd5 24.
Rfc4 Nb6 (24... Rb8 $13 {Khalifman xb3}) 25. R4c2 c4 26. b4 Nbd5 $36) (23. Bf1
$142 Qxa2 24. Qxa2 Nxa2 25. Ra1 Nb4 26. Rxa7 Nfd5 $36 27. Rc4 Nc6 $10) 23...
gxf6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Qxe2 26. Ne5 (26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Ke8 28. Re1 (
28. Ng5 $15 {Khalifman}) 28... Rd1 $1) (26. Bf1 Rd1 27. Rxd1 Qxd1 28. Ne5 Qh5)
26... Rd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 28. Bf1 Qh5 29. Qf4 (29. g4 $143 Nd5 $1 $19) (29. Bc4
Nd5 (29... Qf5 $1 {Khalifman} 30. Qxf5 exf5 31. Nxf7 Kg7 $15) 30. Bxd5 Qd1+ (
30... exd5 $2 31. g4 $1) 31. Kg2 Qxd5+ 32. Kh3 Rc7 (32... Qb7 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34.
Qh6+ Ke8 35. Qxh7 $44) 33. Ng4 h5 $17) (29. Be2 {Khalifman} Qf5 $19) 29... Qf5
30. Qe3 Nc2 31. Qc3 Nd4 32. f4 Qe4 $19 33. Bd3 Ne2+ 34. Bxe2 Qxe2 35. Qa5 Qd1+
36. Kf2 Rd8 37. Nc4 Qc2+ 38. Kf3 Qd1+ 39. Kf2 Rd3 40. Kg2 Qf3+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42.
Kg4 Qf3+ 43. Kg5 (43. Kh3 {Khalifman} Qxf4 $19) 43... Kg7 44. Qc7 h6+ 45. Kh4
Qe2 46. Kh3 Rd5 47. Ne5 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ambroz} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2
a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 (10. Bf4 {Ambroz} Nd5 11. Nc3 Nxf4 12. gxf4 a5
$5 $13 {Hulak-Psakhis, Zagreb 1993}) 10... Bd5 11. Qd3 Be4 (11... c5 $5 {Ambroz
}) 12. Qe3 Bc6 13. Nc3 Nbd7 14. Qd3 Bb4 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Bf4 (16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17.
e4 b6 $13) (16. Bd2 {Ambroz}) 16... Rc8 17. Qc2 (17. e4 $2 Nc5 $1) 17... b6 18.
e4 Bb7 19. Rad1 Re8 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 (21. dxe5 Nd7 $13) 21... Nd7 22. Bf4
Qe7 (22... c5 $6 23. d5 e5 24. Be3 $16) 23. Re2 c5 (23... e5 24. Nd5 $14 (24.
Nd5 $1 {Ambroz} Qd6 (24... Bxd5 25. exd5 f6 (25... Bd6 26. Bh3 $1 $14) 26. Bh3
$14) 25. Nxb4 Qxb4 (25... exf4 26. e5 Qxb4 27. Bxb7) 26. Bh3 $16)) (23... Bxc3
{Ambroz} 24. bxc3 e5 25. Bc1 $14) 24. d5 $5 $146 (24. Red2 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Nf6
26. Bd6 Bxd6 27. Rxd6 b5 $10 {Yusupov,A-Portisch,L Linares 1989} (27... b5 $10
{Ambroz} 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qb3 Bc6 30. Qb4 Qb7 31. h3 Rb8 32. Kh2 {1/2,
Yusupov-Portisch, Linares 1989})) 24... e5 25. Be3 (25. d6 $6 Qe6 26. Be3 Nb8
$1 $15 (26... c4 {Ambroz} 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Nf6 (28... Bxd6 29. Qd1 Rc6 30.
Red2) 29. Rd1 b5 $17)) 25... Qd6 (25... c4 $6 {Ambroz} 26. Bh3) 26. Bh3 Rc7 27.
Nb1 (27. f4 $5 $132) (27. Na2 $5 {Ambroz}) 27... Bc8 (27... c4 $2 {Ambroz} 28.
Bxd7) 28. Nd2 (28. Na3 $5 $14) 28... b5 29. Nf3 c4 $6 (29... h5 $5 30. Nh4 g6
$13) (29... Kh7 {Ambroz} 30. Nh4 g6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qc1 h5 $13 (32... c4 $5))
30. Nh4 g6 $1 (30... Nc5 31. Bxc8 Rexc8 32. Nf5 $16) 31. Bxh6 Nc5 32. Bxc8
Rexc8 33. axb5 axb5 34. Nf3 $14 Ra8 $2 (34... Nb3 35. Be3 (35. Re3 {Ambroz /\
Rb3} Nd4 36. Nxd4 exd4 37. Rxd4 Bc5 38. Bf4 (38. e5 $5 $44) 38... Qd7 39. Rd1
$16) 35... Bc5 $14) 35. Bd2 $2 (35. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 36. Bf4 Qe7 37. d6 $18) 35...
Ra4 36. Kg2 Nd3 37. Bxb4 Rxb4 (37... Nxb4 {Ambroz} 38. Qd2) 38. Rxd3 $1 cxd3
39. Qxd3 f6 $6 (39... Rbc4) (39... Rbc4 $142 {Ambroz} 40. Ng5 $1 $40 (40. h4 f6
$13 {/\ Qc5, Rc2})) 40. Qa3 Qc5 (40... Kg7 $14) 41. Nh4 $1 Kh7 (41... Kg7 {
Ambroz} 42. Qf3 {/\ Qg4} Qd6 $2 43. Qg4 $18) 42. Qf3 (42. Qa6 $5) 42... Qd6 43.
b3 $1 (43. Qg4 $2 f5 $1 44. Qh3 Kg8 $1 45. exf5 g5 $1 $17) 43... Qa6 (43... f5
44. exf5 g5 45. Ng6 g4 46. Qd3 $16) (43... Rd4 {Ambroz} 44. Ra2 $1) (43... Ra7
{Ambroz} 44. Rc2 $1) 44. Rd2 Rd4 45. Rxd4 exd4 46. Qf4 $1 (46. Qd3 Qb6 47. Nf3
Rc3 48. Qxd4 Qxd4 49. Nxd4 b4 50. d6 Rd3 51. Nc6 Rxd6 52. Nxb4 Rd4 53. Nd5 f5
$10) 46... Qb6 (46... Rd7 47. Nxg6 $1 $18) (46... Re7 47. d6 Rf7 (47... Rd7 48.
Nf5 $1 $18) 48. Nf3 $18) (46... Rf7 47. Nf3 $18) 47. d6 Rf7 (47... Rd7 48. Nf5
$1 Kg8 49. Qg4 $18) 48. Qg4 $1 (48. e5 Qc6+ 49. Nf3 Qd5 $13) 48... Rg7 (48...
g5 49. Qh5+ Kg8 50. Nf5 $18) 49. Qh3 $1 d3 (49... Kg8 50. Qe6+ Kh7 51. Qxf6 d3
52. Nf3 $18) 50. Nf5+ Kg8 51. Nxg7 Qxd6 (51... d2 52. Ne8 d1=Q 53. Qe6+ (53.
Nxf6+ $1 {Ambroz} Kf7 54. Qh7+ Kxf6 55. Qe7#) 53... Kh7 54. Qf7+ Kh6 55. Qg7+
$18) (51... Kxg7 {Ambroz} 52. Qd7+ Kh6 53. Qc8 $18) 52. Ne8 $1 $18 Qd4 53.
Nxf6+ Kf7 (53... Qxf6 54. Qc8+ Kg7 55. Qd7+ $18) 54. Qh7+ Ke6 55. Qxg6 d2 (
55... Qxf6 {Ambroz} 56. Qe8+) 56. Nd5+ Kd7 57. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8.
Bb3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. Bf4 Nbd5 11. Be5 (11. Bd2 $5) 11... Qa5+ 12. Nd2 cxd4 13.
Ngf3 Be7 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. O-O-O $1 (15. O-O $6) 15... Bd7 (15... Nc3 16. bxc3
Qxc3 17. Nb5 $18) (15... Nd7 16. Bg3 Nc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. Nb1 $1 $18) 16. Kb1
Qb6 $1 (16... Ba4 $5) 17. c4 Nb4 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bc5 $6 (19... Rfd8 $5
20. Qg4 Bf8) 20. Nc2 $1 Bc6 21. Qg4 f6 22. Bc3 a5 $1 (22... e5 $4 23. Nxb4 Bxb4
24. c5+ $18) (22... Rae8 23. Nxb4 Bxb4 24. c5 Bxc5 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Bf5 $40)
23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. f3 Rae8 (25... f5 $1 $44 {Khalifman,A}) 26. Qf5
Re2 27. Ne1 $1 Re5 28. Qc2 Be8 29. Ka1 Re3 30. Rd2 Bf7 31. Nd3 Bg6 32. Qd1 Bxd3
33. Rxd3 Rxd3 34. Qxd3 Qd8 $2 (34... Qd6 $1 35. Qf5 Qe5 $14) 35. Qf5 Qc8 36.
Qg6 Qe8 37. Bc2 $1 $16 {עh8} Qxg6 38. Bxg6 {R 9/j} Rd8 39. Re1 Kg8 40. Kb1 Kf8
41. Kc2 Rc8 42. Kb3 Ra8 43. Re2 Bd6 44. g3 Bc5 45. h4 Bd6 46. h5 Bc5 47. Re6 $1
Kg8 48. Be4 Rb8 49. Ka4 Kf7 50. Bd5 (50. Bf5 {(Khalifman,A) /\} Re8 51. Kb5 $18
) 50... Kf8 51. Kb5 b6 52. Rc6 Re8 53. Rxb6 $1 $18 Bxb6 54. Kxb6 Re2 55. c5 Ke7
56. Bb3 $1 (56. Bc4 Rxb2 $1 57. c6 Rc2) 56... Kd7 57. Bc4 $1 Re5 (57... Rxb2
58. c6+ $18) 58. f4 Re7 59. f5 $1 Kc8 60. c6 Kb8 61. Be6 Ra7 62. a3 (62. a3
bxa3 63. bxa3 Rc7 64. a4 Ra7 65. a5 Rc7 66. a6 Ra7 67. Bc8 Kxc8 68. Kxa7 Kc7
69. g4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Qh5 Nf6 (11... f5 $6 12. Bc4 $1 $16) (11... g6
$5 12. Qh3 Nxc3 $1 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. Ng4 $1 $14 {|^}) 12. Qh4 Nbd7 13. Rd1 (13.
Bg5 $6 h6 $1 14. Nxd7 (14. Bxh6 Nxe5 $1 15. dxe5 (15. Bxg7 Ng6 $1 {/\ Kg7})
15... Qxd3 16. Bg5 Qg6 $17) 14... Qxd7 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Qxd4 17. Qg5+ $10
) 13... Re8 $5 (13... Rc8 $2 14. Bg5 $16 {->}) (13... g6 $5) 14. Bf4 $6 (14.
Bb5 $142 $1 a6 (14... Rf8 15. Bg5) 15. Nc6 Bxc6 (15... Qc8 16. Nxe7+ Rxe7 17.
Bd3 $40 {>>}) 16. Bxc6 Ra7 17. Bf3 $14 {Yudasin,L}) 14... a6 $1 15. Nxd7 (15.
Bc2 $5 {Khalifman,A}) 15... Qxd7 16. Bg5 h6 $8 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 Qd8 $1 {
/\ Bf8} 19. Qg5+ $8 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 (10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Rd1 (12. Bd2 Ne4 13.
Rad1 Bg4 14. Nbd4 Qf6 15. Qb3 Qh6 $13 {Browne,W-Polgar,Z San Francisco 1991})
12... a6 13. Nc3 (13. Nbd4 Qd6 $10) 13... Qc7 $5 14. g3 Neg4 15. Bd2 Be6 $13 {
Granda,J-Illescas,M Pamplona 1992}) 10... Nxe5 11. Rd1 Nxf3+ (11... Qc7) (11...
Be6) 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. h3 (13. g3 Be5 14. Qd3 (14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Be6 $44)
14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. Rb1 b6 (17... Rab8 $6 18. Ba3 Rfe8
19. Bd6 Rbd8 20. Be5 $14 {Farago,I-Blauert,J Vienna op 1991}) 18. c4 Rad8 $10)
13... Bh2+ 14. Kh1 Be5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Be1 (16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Be1 Rfd8 18. Kg1
Rac8 19. Rac1 d4 (19... Bb8 $5) 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Qe2 h6 $10 {Karpov,
A-Kasparov,G Linares 1991}) 16... Rfd8 17. Qe2 (17. Qd3 Qd7 $10) (17. Rac1 Rac8
18. Qa4 $5) 17... a6 18. Rac1 $6 $146 (18. Na4 Rac8 19. Bc3 b5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5
$10 {Epishin,V-Illescas,M Logrono 1991}) 18... Rac8 19. a3 (19. Nxd5 $2 Qxc1
20. Rxc1 Rxc1 $19) 19... Qd7 20. Kg1 Bb8 $1 21. g3 Ba7 22. g4 $2 (22. h4 Qd6
$15) 22... h6 $1 $17 (22... d4 23. exd4 Bb3 24. g5 $1 $13) 23. Bg2 d4 $1 24.
exd4 Bb3 25. Rd2 Bb8 $1 26. Qf3 (26. Rb1 Bf4 27. Rd3 Bc4 $19) 26... Bd5 $1 27.
Nxd5 (27. Qe3 Re8 $19) 27... Rxc1 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Rd1 (29. Re2 Re8 $1 30.
Kf1 Qb5 $1 31. b3 (31. a4 Qc4 32. b3 Rxe1+ $1 $19) 31... Bd6 32. a4 Bb4 $19)
29... Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Be5 31. d5 (31. Bc3 b5 $1 (31... Bxd4 32. Qxd4 Qxd4 33.
Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Bxb7 $15) 32. Qc1 Bxd4 33. Qxh6 Bxc3 34. bxc3 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qd6+
$19) 31... Bxb2 32. Bd2 Bxa3 33. Bxh6 Qe7 $19 34. Bf3 Bd6 35. Be3 Qe5 36. Kf1
b5 37. Qc2 b4 38. Qa4 Rb8 39. Bd1 Qxd5 40. Bb3 Qb5+ 41. Qxb5 Rxb5 42. Ke2 Re5
43. Kd3 Bc5 44. Bd2 Bxf2 45. Bxb4 Re3+ 46. Kc2 Rxh3 47. Bc4 Rg3 48. Bxa6 Rxg4
49. Bd2 Rd4 50. Bd3 Kg7 51. Bc3 Rd6 52. Bd2 Bh4 53. Bb4 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Knaak} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 Ngf6
15. Bd3 f4 16. Nb5 b6 17. c5 $5 bxc5 $146 (17... dxc5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Nc4 $44
) 18. Nb3 (18. bxa5 {Knaak} Rxa5 19. Nc4 $44) 18... a4 (18... axb4 {Knaak} 19.
axb4 cxb4 20. Nxc7 $16) 19. Na5 Ne8 20. Qxa4 Qh4 $1 (20... g5 $6 21. Nc6 $1 $16
) 21. Qc2 g5 22. Qf2 $6 (22. Nc6 $1 g4 (22... h5 23. Qf2 $16) (22... cxb4 23.
axb4 Ndf6 24. h3 $14) 23. fxg4 $14) 22... Qh5 $13 23. Nc6 cxb4 24. axb4 Ndf6
25. Ne7 (25. h3 $2 {Knaak} g4 $1 26. fxg4 Bxg4 $15 27. hxg4 $2 Nxg4 $19) 25...
g4 $6 (25... Bd7 $5 $36) (25... Bd7 $5 {Knaak}) 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Na7 (27. Qe2
$5 $14) 27... Rd8 28. Qe2 Bh6 (28... Qg6 {Knaak} 29. Nc6 Rd7 $13) 29. fxg4 (29.
Bd2 $5) 29... Nxg4 30. h3 Ngf6 (30... Nef6 $5 31. Rf3 $1 (31. hxg4 $2 Nxg4 32.
g3 f3 $1 $19) (31. Qf3 Ne3 $1 $36) 31... Rg8 32. hxg4 Rxg4 $44) 31. Qxh5 Nxh5
32. Nb5 $14 Ng3 33. Rf2 Rb8 34. Nc3 Bg5 35. b5 $6 Bh4 36. Ra1 Nf6 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 (10. Re1) (10. Nc3) 10... Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Ne5 (12. Qc2
$142 $1 d5 13. Rfc1 Nbd7 14. e4 c5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Qd1 Re8 18.
Bh3 Rb8 19. Bf4 Rb7 20. Ne5 $16 {Karpov-Christiansen/Wijk 25'/1993}) 12... d5
13. Be3 (13. Qc2 Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 $10 {/\c5}) 13... Nfd7 14. Nd3 Nb6 $5 (
14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 c5 16. Rfc1 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 (16... Bxc5 17. Rfc1 Qe7 $10)
17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. e4 d4 19. e5 Nd7 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Rfe1 $14) 16... Na6 $132)
15. a4 (15. Nc5 N8d7 16. Nxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Ra8 $10 18. Qb5 $6 c6 19. Qd3 c5 $10
) 15... Nc6 16. Nb5 Nb4 17. Rc1 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Qd7 $1 {/\c6} (18... Bxb5 19.
Qxb5 $14) (18... Rc8 19. Rc6 Bb7 20. Rc2 c6 21. Na7 Rc7 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Bxd6
Qxd6 24. Rfc1 Qd7 25. Qc3 Ra8 26. Qc5 Rxa7 27. Qxb6 Ra6 28. Qc5 $14) 19. Rxc7
$8 Qxc7 20. Nxc7 Bxd3 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. exd3 Bb4 $1 $10 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Kf1 Kf8
25. Ke2 Ke8 26. f4 Kd7 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 {/\Ne7-c6,Bc3,><d4} 28. Bc1 Bc3 (28... Ne7
29. Bb2 $10) 29. Bd2 Bxd2 30. Kxd2 Ne7 31. Kc3 Nc6 32. Bf3 Ke7 33. h4 Kf6 34.
Bg4 g6 35. Bh3 h6 36. Bg4 Kg7 (36... g5 37. hxg5+ hxg5 38. fxg5+ Kxg5 39. Bf3
$10) 37. Bd1 Nb4 38. Bg4 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. fxg5 Kg6 41. Bd1 Kxg5 42. Be2 Nc6
43. Bd1 Kf6 44. Bh5 Ke7 45. Bd1 Kd6 46. Bh5 f6 47. Bg4 Ke7 48. Bh5 Kf8 49. Bd1
Kg7 50. Bh5 f5 51. Bd1 Kg6 52. Be2 Kg5 53. Bd1 Nb4 54. Be2 Nc6 55. Bd1 f4 56.
gxf4+ Kxf4 57. Bh5 Ke3 58. Be8 Nb4 $8 (58... Nxd4 $2 59. b4 Ne2+ 60. Kb2 axb4
61. a5 $18) 59. Bf7 Na2+ (59... Na2+ 60. Kb2 Nb4 61. Kc3 Na2+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Bc6 14. O-O Nd7
15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Qc2 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qc6 19. Qd2 Rcb8 (19... a6 20.
Nc3 c4 21. Qc2 Rab8 22. e4 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Be7 $13) 20. Nc3 Rxb1
21. Rxb1 Nb6 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. Ne2 Rc8 24. Rc1 Qb5 25. Rxc8+ Nxc8 26. g3 Nb6
27. Kg2 Nc4 28. Qd3 Nd6 29. Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. b3 Be7 8.
Bb2 O-O 9. d3 Qc7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. a4 a6 12. Qe2 Rfe8 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Qb7 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxe4 18. Rxe4 f6 19. Bc3 Kf7 20. axb5 axb5
21. Ree1 f5 22. f4 g5 23. g3 gxf4 24. gxf4 Bd6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Be5 Ke7 27.
Kf2 Ra2 28. Re2 Bxe5 29. fxe5 Kd7 30. Ke3 Kc6 31. Rg2 b4 32. Kf4 Ra1 33. Kg5
Kd5 34. Kf6 f4 35. Rf2 Rh1 36. Kg5 Kxe5 37. Re2+ Kd4 38. Kxf4 Kc3 39. Rxe6 Kxc2
40. Rc6 Kxd3 41. Rxc5 Rxh2 42. Rc7 Rc2 43. Rxh7 Kc3 44. Ke3 Kxb3 45. Rb7 Kc3
0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Qb4 10. Qxb4 Nxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. b3 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxe4 12. Ba3 Qc7 (12... Qa5 13. Rfc1 (13.
Bb4 Qc7 {/\c5=/+/}) 13... O-O-O 14. Qb2 e5 15. Rab1 Qb6 16. Bb3 Qc7 17. Bc2 c5
$1 18. a5 Nd6 19. Qb3 a6 20. dxc5 Nb5 21. Bb4 Nb8 22. Ng5 $1 {Campos Moreno,
J-Semkov,S /ESP/1992 Inf 55/381; 13.Qb2!?/}) 13. Rfc1 (13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 c5
(14... Nb6 15. Bb3 O-O-O 16. c4 $1 Kb8 17. Rfc1 $1 $36 {Oll,L-Dokhoian,Y /
Helsinki/ 1992 Inf 55/381/}) 15. dxc5 O-O-O $1 16. Qe3 Ne5 17. Bb5 a6 18. f4 $1
Ng4 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Bb4 $13) 13... Nb6 $5 $146 (13... O-O-O 14. a5 Rhe8 (14...
Nd6 15. Bb3 Rhe8 16. Nh4 $1 e5 17. Qf3 Nb5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 {Magerramov,
E-Damljanovic,B /Baku/1986 Inf 42/476/} 19. Bxf7 $1 exd4 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Qf7
$16) 15. Qa2 Nd6 16. Re1 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5
Qxe5 21. a6 $44 {Karpov,A-Huebner,R /Tilburg/1986 Inf 42/475/}) 14. Bb3 O-O-O
15. c4 Rhe8 16. Qe3 Nd7 (16... Kb8 $5) 17. a5 e5 18. d5 c5 19. Nh4 $1 $44 Nef6
(19... f5 20. Bc2 Nd6 21. Ba4 $36) 20. Ba4 Qd6 21. Qb3 $6 (21. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 22.
Rab1 $36) 21... Re7 22. Qb5 Ne8 23. Qb3 (23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Rab1 Nb8) 23... e4 (
23... Ndf6 24. Qe3 Rc7) 24. Qe3 Nef6 25. h3 Kb8 26. Rab1 Rc8 27. Rb5 Rc7 28.
Rcb1 Kc8 29. Nxg6 hxg6 30. Qb3 b6 31. Bc1 Rb7 32. Be3 Kd8 33. Qa3 $16 g5 (33...
Re8 $5 {/\Ke7/}) 34. axb6 axb6 35. Bd1 Re5 36. Qc1 Nh7 37. Ra1 Ke7 38. Ra8 Kf6
39. Bg4 Kg6 $6 (39... Nhf8 $5) 40. Bxd7 $1 Qxd7 41. Qb2 $18 f6 42. Rxb6 Rxb6
43. Qxb6 g4 44. Ra7 (44. Ra7 Qc8 (44... Qe8 45. hxg4 $18) 45. Qxc5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 (7...
dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 $1 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 exd4 (10... N7b6 $5) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12.
Bxd5 dxe3 {Krasenkov,M-Dokhoian,Y /BRD/1993 Inf 57/426/} 13. Qe4+ $5 $14) (7...
Nxg4 $5 8. Rg1 Nh6 (8... Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. Rg1 Ne4 12. Nxe4
Qxe4 13. Qxe4 dxe4 14. Bg2 f5 15. f3 h5 16. Bh1 exf3 17. Bxf3 h4 18. h3 Bd7 19.
Bd2 $14 {Fedorovicz,J-Vucic,M /USA/1993 Inf 57/427/}) 9. Bd2 $1 Qe7 10. e4 dxe4
11. Nxe4 Nf5 12. O-O-O $16 {Shirov,A-Bangiev,A /Hamburg 1993/ Inf 57/427/}) (
7... O-O $6 8. g5 Nh5 9. Bd2 f5 10. gxf6 Nhxf6 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. O-O-O h6 13. h4
Bb4 14. Bd3 $16 {Shirov,A-Thorhallsson,T /Reykjavik/1992 Inf 54//428}) 8. h3 $5
$146 (8. Bd2 Qe7 (8... Nxg4 9. Rg1 Nxh2 10. Nxh2 Bxh2 11. Rxg7 Qf6 12. Rg2 Bd6
13. O-O-O $44) 9. h3 e5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5
14. Bg2 $13) 8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 O-O (
12... d4 13. exd4 Bxd4 (13... Qxd4 14. O-O-O $36) 14. Nb5 Be5 15. Bb4 $16) 13.
Bg2 Be6 $6 (13... d4 $5) 14. f4 Bxc3 (14... Bc7 $5 15. O-O-O {/\f5/}) 15. Bxc3
Ne4 16. O-O (16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. Rh2 Rfd8 $14) 16...
Nxc3 (16... Rc8 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd5 19. Qb4 $16) 17. Qxc3 f6 (17... Rc8
$6 18. Qd4 f6 19. Qxa7) 18. Rad1 Re8 $5 (18... Rc8 19. Qd4 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rc2 23. Rf2) 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. a3 Rac8 22.
Rd2 Rc5 23. Rfd1 Rec8 24. Kf2 (24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Rc1+ 27.
Kf2 Rc2+ 28. Kf3 Rxb2 29. Rd7 $14) 24... Rc2 25. Ke2 Kf8 26. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 27. Rd2
Rxd2+ $6 (27... Rc5 $5) 28. Kxd2 $18 Ke7 29. Kc3 Kd6 30. a4 g5 31. Kd4 Bf7 32.
Bf3 Be6 33. f5 Bf7 34. b4 Be8 35. b5 Bf7 36. Bd1 Bg8 37. Bb3 Bf7 38. e4 Bg8 39.
Ba2 Bf7 40. Bxd5 Bxd5 41. exd5 Kc7 42. Kc3 Kd6 43. Kc4 Ke5 (43... Kc7 44. Kb4
Kd6 45. a5 Kxd5 (45... Kc7) (45... bxa5+ 46. Kxa5 Kxd5 47. Kb6 Kc4 48. Kxb7
Kxb5 49. Kc7 Kc5 50. Kd7 Kd5 51. Ke7 Ke5 52. Kf7 $18) 46. a6 bxa6 47. bxa6 Kc6
48. Ka4 $18) 44. a5 bxa5 45. Kc5 a4 46. d6 b6+ 47. Kc6 a3 48. d7 a2 49. d8=Q
a1=Q 50. Qd6+ Ke4 51. Kxb6 Kf3 52. Kb7 Kg2 53. Qd3 Qc1 54. b6 Qc5 55. Qb3 Kh2
56. Qf3 Qd4 57. Qc6 Kxh3 58. Kc8 Qb4 59. b7 Qf8+ 60. Kd7 Kxg4 61. Qc8 1-0

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Be2 Bc5 14.
Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 d6 5. exd6 e6 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
O-O 9. d4 Bd7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Ne4 Rfe8 14. c4 Nf6
15. Nc3 a6 16. b3 e5 17. Bb2 Bg4 18. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 Ng6 8. h4
h5 9. Qd1 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Bg5 (11. a4 Nb8 12. a5 Nc6 13. axb6 cxb6 14.
Ne2 Na5 15. Ng3 Qc7 16. Ra3 Nc4 17. Rb3 a5 $17 {Van der Worm,T-Rogers,I/Biel
op/1992/}) (11. Nf3 Qd7 12. a4 Nb8 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bg5 Na5 15. Nd2 Ne7 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. g3 g6 $15 {Pietzsch,W-Byrne,R/Sarajevo/1967/}) 11... Qd7 (11... Qc8
12. Ne2 c5 13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Qc4 15. Ng3 Nb8 16. f4 Ne7 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18.
f5 {Renet,O-Apicella/Clichy/1993/}) 12. Ne2 Nb8 (12... Ne7 13. Nf4 (13. O-O
O-O-O 14. Nf4 Rdf8 15. Qd3 Nb8 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qg3 Nc6 {0,5/Parma,
B-Gunsberger/Hamburg EUchT/1965/}) 13... O-O-O 14. Nxh5 $16 {Dolmatov,S-Panno,
O/Palma de Mallorca/1989/}) (12... Nf8 13. Nf4 Qc6 14. Kd2 g6 15. g4 hxg4 16.
h5 Kd7 17. Qxg4 Qc4 18. Rh3 Re8 19. Rah1 Kc8 $10 {Rodriguez,A-Ivkov,B/Cambados/
1990/}) (12... Qc6 13. O-O (13. f4 Nb8 14. O-O Nd7 15. Qd3 Ndf8 16. f5 {
Portisch,L-Ivkov,B/Zagreb/1965/}) 13... Kd7 14. f4 Raf8 15. f5 exf5 16. Qd3 Nb8
17. Rxf5 $16 {Abramovic-Lputian,S/Erevan/1982/}) (12... Qa4 13. Rh3 Ne7 14. Nf4
g6 15. Qd2 Kd7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Rf3 Raf8 18. Nh3 c5 19. Ng5 $16 {Ivkov,
B-Byrne,R/Varna ol/1962/}) 13. Ng3 Qc6 14. Qf3 $6 (14. O-O $5 {/\Nxh5}) (14.
Kd2 $5 {/\Nxh5}) 14... Nd7 15. Bd2 Qa4 16. Nxh5 Rh7 $1 {קc2,קh4} 17. Rc1 (17.
Kd1 c5 $40) 17... c5 $15 18. Nf4 Nxh4 19. Qg4 Nf3+ 20. Ke2 Nfxe5 $1 21. Qg3 (
21. dxe5 Qc4+ $19) 21... Qb5+ (21... Qc4+ 22. Nd3 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Ng6 24. Rh7
cxd4 $15) 22. Nd3 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Ng6 24. Rh7 Nf6 25. a4 $1 $8 (25. Rxg7 Nh5 $17)
25... Qc4 (25... Qxa4 $5 26. Rxg7 Nh5 27. Rg8+ Kd7 28. Qf3 Rxg8 29. Qxf7+ Ne7
30. Ne5+ Kd8 31. Qxe6 $44 {/\Nf7+} (31. Qxh5 Qxc2 $17) 31... Qe8 32. Nf7+ Kc7
33. Qe5+ Kd7 34. Qxh5 $15) 26. Rxg7 Nh5 27. Qc7 Nxg7 28. Qc6+ Ke7 29. Bg5+ f6
30. Qb7+ Kf8 31. Qxa8+ Kf7 32. Qxa7+ Ne7 33. Kd1 {/\Qxb6//\Nxe5} cxd4 (33...
cxd4 34. cxd4 $10 (34. Ne5+ $6 fxe5 35. Qxe7+ Kg8 36. Bf6 Qf1+ 37. Kd2 Qxf2+
38. Kc1 Qg1+ 39. Kb2 dxc3+ 40. Ka2 Qxg2 41. Bxg7 Qxg7 42. Qxe6+ Qf7 43. Qxe5
$15)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Qd2 Bg7 8. h4
(8. O-O-O Nc6 (8... Qe7 9. h4 a6 $1 {Transposes to game}) 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6
bxc6 11. e5 Qf5 12. Rhe1 $14 {Piket,Je-Nijboer, Wijk aan Zee 1990}) 8... a6 9.
O-O-O Qe7 10. e5 (10. g3 b5 11. Bh3 b4 12. Nd5 exd5 13. Bxc8 O-O 14. Bb7 Ra7
15. Bxd5 c6 16. Bb3 Qxe4 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 Nd7 $10 {Korchnoi,V-Karpov,A,
Candidates, Moscow 1974}) (10. Kb1 b5 11. e5 Bb7 12. Qf4 Nd7 $10 {Tseitlin,
M-Lukin, Leningrad 1983}) 10... Bd7 $1 11. Ne4 Bc6 12. Qf4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 c6 $1
14. exd6 (14. Qf4 $13) 14... Qxd6 $10 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. f4 Qd5 17. Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 (4... exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 $5 {Suba}) 5.
Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 (10... Ne8 $5
11. Nc4 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Ne3 $146 Bd7 14. Ng4 Bxg4 15. Bxg4 Nac7 16. a4 Qe7
17. Ra3 Be5 18. g3 Qg7 19. Rb3 b6 20. Ne4 h6 21. Be3 Kh7 22. Qd2 Nf6 23. Nxf6+
Bxf6 $132 {Navarovszky,L-Palkovi,J/HUN-tt/1993/}) 11. a4 b6 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Bd2
(13. Bg5 Rb8 (13... Qd7 14. b3 Rfe8 15. Bf3 $5 h6 16. Bd2 Nh7 17. Bg4 Qe7 18.
Re1 Bd4 19. Rc1 h5 20. Bf3 Rad8 21. Ne2 Bg7 22. Bc3 {Priehoda,V-Kindermann,S/
Stary Smokovec/1987/}) 14. b3 Re8 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. Rae1 b5 17. axb5 Nxb5 18.
Nxb5 Nxe4 $1 19. Nbxd6 Nxd6 20. Bf4 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Bd4 22. Qd2 Kg7 23. g3 h5 24.
Bxd6 Qxd6 {0,5/Lalic,B-Spraggett,K/Andorra/1993/}) (13. Rb1 Qd7 14. Bd2 Bxc4
15. Bxc4 a6 16. b4 b5 17. Bd3 c4 18. Bc2 bxa4 $1 19. Nxa4 Rab8 20. Nc3 Nb5 21.
Ra1 Qb7 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Bc3 Ra8 $13 {Tukmakov,V-Foisor,O/New York/1988/}) (
13. f3 $5 Rb8 (13... Qd7 $6 14. Bd2 $1 {/\b3} Bxc4 15. Bxc4 a6 16. Qe2 Rfb8 (
16... Qe7 17. Rab1 Nd7 18. b4 cxb4 19. Rxb4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Ne5 21. Ba2 Bc5 22.
Rbb1 Nd7 23. Qd1 $16 {Stohl,I-Ionescu,Co/Albena/1989/}) 17. Rfb1 $1 Qe7 18. b4
Nh5 19. g3 f5 20. bxc5 Bd4+ 21. Kg2 bxc5 22. exf5 Qg7 23. Qd3 gxf5 24. Rxb8+
Rxb8 25. Rb1 $36 {Akhmilovskaya,E-Suba,M/New York/1989/}) 14. Bd2 Bxc4 15. Bxc4
Nd7 16. Rb1 a6 17. Qe2 Qc8 18. f4 (18. b4 $5) 18... Re8 19. e5 dxe5 20. f5 b5
21. axb5 axb5 22. Nxb5 Nxb5 23. Bxb5 e4 24. Be3 Bd4 $13 {Polugaevsky,L-Psakhis,
L/Sochi/1988/}) (13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bd2 (14. Bxd6 $2 Bxc4 15. Bxc7 Bxe2 16. Bxd8
Bxd1 $19) 14... Bxc4 15. Bxc4 Bd4 16. g3 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Kg2 Rf7 19. f4
Qd7 20. Qf3 Re8 21. Nb5 $5 Bxb2 22. Ra2 Bg7 23. Nxa7 Nf6 $132 {Schumacher,
N-Vaulin,A/Budapest Festival/1991/}) 13... Bxc4 14. Bxc4 a6 15. Qe2 Re8 16. f3
Nd7 $146 (16... Nh5 $6 17. g4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Nf6 19. Qd3 Nd7 20. f4 Nf6 21. Rae1
Nxg4 22. Qg3 Nf6 23. e5 Nh5 24. Qg2 $44 {Novikov,I-Fedorov,V/Kusadasi op/1990/}
) 17. Rab1 f5 $13 {<=>} 18. b4 Bd4+ (18... fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Nf6 21.
Bg5 $1 $36) 19. Kh1 Qf6 20. Rfc1 cxb4 $5 (20... f4 21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Nd1 $14 {
/\Bc3,Nf2-d3}) 21. Rxb4 Nc5 22. Rxb6 $5 (22. Bd3 Re7 {/\Rae8|^}) (22. Ba2 $5
$13) 22... Nd3 (22... Nxe4 $2 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Rc6 $16) (22... fxe4 23. Rc6
$36 (23. fxe4 $2 Nd3 $17)) 23. Qxd3 Bxb6 24. exf5 $1 gxf5 (24... Qxf5 $6 25.
Ne4 $36 {/\Bc3,Nd6}) 25. Ne2 {/\Nf4-e6,Bc3} Re7 26. Rb1 (26. Ng3 $5 Rf8 27. Nh5
$44) 26... Bc5 27. Bc3 $44 Qg5 (27... Qf7 $6 28. Nd4 $40) 28. Bd2 (28. Nd4 $5
$44 {/\} Re3 29. Qd2) 28... Qf6 29. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nge7 9. a3 Nc8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 N8xe7 12. b4 O-O 13. Nbd2 Qb6 14. Nb3 Bg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 e6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qd3
c5 9. Bxf6 (9. d5 $5 b4 $142 10. Ne4 exd5 $2 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qxd5 $16) (9. e4
cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. O-O-O $14) 9... gxf6 10. e3 (10. d5 $2 b4 11. Ne4 f5 $17)
10... Bb7 11. Be2 (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4
f5 16. Qc2 Nb6 $15 {Akopian,A-Khalifman,A/Luzern WChT/1993}) 11... cxd4 12.
exd4 Bg7 13. O-O Nc6 14. a4 Nb4 $1 (14... b4 15. Ne4 $132) 15. Qd2 bxa4 16.
Nxa4 a5 17. Bb5+ Ke7 $15 {>< d5} 18. Be2 Qd6 19. Nc5 Bd5 20. Ra3 Nc6 21. Na4 f5
22. Rd1 Rab8 23. Nc3 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Nxd4 25. Rxa5 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Qxd2 27. Ra7+
Kf6 28. Rxd2 Rhd8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Kf1 Rd2 31. Rb7 Kg6 32. Ke1 Rxb2 33. Nb5
Bd4 34. Nd6 Bxf2+ 35. Kf1 Rxb7 36. Nxb7 Bb6 37. Kg2 Bc7 38. Nc5 Bd6 39. Nd3 e5
40. Nf2 Kg5 41. Nh3+ Kf6 42. Ng1 f4 43. Ne2 Ke6 44. Nc3 Bb4 45. Ne4 f5 46. Nf2
Kd5 47. Kf1 e4 48. Ke2 Bc5 49. Nh3 Ke5 50. Ng5 Kf6 51. Nh3 Be3 0-1

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3
Be7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Bd6 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Qc2 f6
15. Nc6 Qe6 16. b5 a5 17. a4 g6 18. Ba3 Kg7 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rfc1 f5 21. Ne1
Ndf6 22. Bf1 Qf7 23. Nd3 Rae8 24. Re1 Bc8 25. Rac1 Ng5 26. Qb2 Nh5 27. Qa3 Re6
28. Nf4 Nxf4 29. exf4 Ne4 30. f3 Nf6 31. Rxe6 Qxe6 32. Nb8 Bb7 33. Rc7+ Rf7 34.
Qc3 Ne8 35. Rxf7+ Qxf7 36. Na6 Qd7 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. Be2 Qc8 39. Qxc8 Bxc8 40.
Bd1 Ke7 41. Bb3 Nf6 42. h3 Be6 43. Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qxd6 Rd8 12. Qg3 Be5 13. Qh3 Bd7 14. Kh1
Qb4 15. Bd3 Bxc3 16. a3 Qe7 17. bxc3 e5 18. Qe3 Be6 19. a4 f6 20. Rfb1 Bf7 21.
a5 Qc7 22. Be2 Rd6 23. Qc5 Rad8 24. h3 b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Qb5 Na7 27. Qb4 Nc6
28. Qb5 Na7 29. Qb4 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 {Wolff} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5
8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Be3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bc2 f5 $5 14.
exf6 Nxf6 15. Ng5 $6 (15. Nb3 Bg4 $1 16. Bc5 Bd6 17. h3 Bh5 18. Qd3 Bg6 19. Qd2
Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Ne4 $10 {Khalifman-Huebner, Manila (izt) 1990}) (15. Qb1 $5 h6 (
15... Kh8 {Wolff} 16. Ng5 Ng4 $5 {Ivanchuk}) 16. Nh4 (16. Nb3 {Wolff} Ng4 17.
Nc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Rxf3 $1 19. gxf3 Nge5 20. Qd1 Bf5 $44 {Georgiev,Ki}) 16...
Ne5 17. Nb3 Nfg4 18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 $2 (21. Bg5 $1
{(Ivanchuk)} Bc5 22. Ng6+ Qxg6 23. Bxg6 Bxf2+ 24. Kh1 Bxe1 25. Qxe1 Nf2+ $3 26.
Kg1 Nh3+ 27. Kh1 $10) 21... Qf7 22. Ng6+ Nxg6 23. Bxg4 Ne5 $15 {Georgiev,
Kir-Ivanchuk, Manila (ol) 1992}) 15... Bf5 16. Bf4 (16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qb1 Ng4
$15) 16... Bc5 17. Nb3 (17. Bxf5 {Wolff} Qxf5 18. Ne6 Bxf2+ $1 19. Kxf2 Ne4+
20. Nxe4 (20. Rxe4 dxe4 21. Nxd8 Qxf4+ 22. Kg1 Rxd8 $19) 20... Qxe6 $17) 17...
Bxf2+ $5 (17... Bb6 18. Be3 $10) 18. Kxf2 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Ne4+ 20. Nxe4 $8 (20.
Ke3 Qg4 21. Nh3 Rde8 $19) 20... Rxf4+ 21. Kg1 dxe4 22. Rxe4 Qf5 23. Re2 $10 (
23. Rae1 $2 Rf8 24. h3 (24. Qe2 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Qf2+ 26. Kh1 Qf1+ $19) 24... Rf2
$17) 23... Qxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

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. Re1 Qc7 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Nf5 $6 Bxh2+ 14.
Kh1 O-O (14... Kf8 15. g3 (15. Nxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd2 h6) (15. Qd4 $5) 15... exf5
16. Bf4 Qc6+ 17. Kxh2 $14) 15. Nxg7 Rd8 (15... Kxg7 16. Qd4 $1 $14) 16. Qf3 (
16. Qe2 Kxg7 17. g3 Bxg3 18. fxg3 b5 (18... Bd7 19. Bf4 Qc5 20. Be5 Bc6+ 21.
Kh2 Kg6 22. Bxf6 Kxf6 23. Rf1+ Kg6 24. Bxe6 Qh5+ 25. Qxh5+ Kxh5 26. Bxf7+ Kg5
27. Rad1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rf8 $10 {Dreev}) 19. Bf4 Bb7+ 20. Kh2 Qc5 21. Be5 Kg6
22. Bxf6 Kxf6 23. Rf1+ Kg6 24. Bxe6 Qh5+ 25. Qxh5+ Kxh5 26. Bxf7+ Kg5 27. Rad1
$16 {Adams,M-Dreev,A/Debrecen EUchT/1992/}) 16... Kxg7 17. Bh6+ (17. g3 $6 b5
$1 18. Kxh2 (18. Bf4 $2 Bb7 19. Bxc7 Bxf3+ 20. Kxh2 Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Rd2 22. Rf1
Rc8 23. Ba5 $2 (23. Bb6 e5 {/\ Rc6-h6}) 23... Rc5 {0-1/Ye Jiangchuang-Dolmatov,
S/Moscow/1992/}) 18... Bb7 19. Qf4 Qc6 20. Rg1 Rd1 21. Be3 Rxa1 22. Qh6+ Kg8
23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qc5+ Ke8 25. Qxc6+ Bxc6 26. Rxa1 Ng4+ 27. Kh3 Nxe3 28. fxe3
Rd8 $15 {Wolff,P-Gulko,B/USA-ch Durango/1992/}) 17... Kg6 18. c3 Nd5 $1 (18...
Nh5 19. Re4 $1 Kxh6 20. Rh4 Qe5 $1 (20... Kg7 21. Qxh5 Bf4 $1 22. Qg4+ Kf8 23.
Qxf4 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 Bd7 $10)) (18... Rd5 19. Bc2+ Rf5 20. g4 $16) 19. Re4 (19.
g3 $5 Kxh6 20. Bxd5 Kg7 21. Be4 Bxg3 $15) 19... Kxh6 20. Rg4 $1 (20. Bxd5 Kg7
$1 (20... Rxd5 $4 21. Qf6+ Kh5 22. Rh4#)) 20... Nf4 $1 21. g3 (21. Kxh2 Ng6+
$19) 21... Rd3 $1 (21... Ng6 $2 22. Qf6) (21... Qc6 $6 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. gxf4
$1) 22. Qxf4+ Qxf4 23. gxf4 $1 (23. Rxf4 Bxg3 24. fxg3 f5 $17) 23... Rh3 24.
Kg2 Rh5 25. Rh1 Bd7 $6 (25... e5 26. Rg5 Rxg5+ 27. fxg5+ Kxg5 28. Rxh2 $1 (28.
Kxh2 Bg4 $1 $19) 28... Kg6 29. Rh1 $17) 26. Rxh2 Bc6+ 27. Kg1 Rxh2 28. Kxh2 Rd8
29. f5 $1 exf5 30. Rd4 Re8 $5 (30... Rxd4 31. cxd4 Kg5 (31... Kg6 32. f4 $10)
32. Bxf7 Kf4 33. d5 Bb5 34. Be6 $1 Ke5 35. f4+ $10) 31. Bxf7 Re2 32. Kg3 Rxb2
33. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxa2 35. Rxf5 Kg6 36. Rc5 Rb2 37. c4 h5 38. f3 $1 Rb4
39. Kf4 b6 40. Rc6+ Kf7 41. Ke5 $6 h4 42. Rh6 Rxc4 43. Rxb6 a5 44. Kf5 $1 a4
45. Rb7+ Ke8 46. Rh7 a3 47. Ra7 Rc3 48. Kg4 Kd8 49. Kxh4 Rxf3 50. Kg4 $10 Rb3
51. Kf4 Kc8 52. Ke4 Kb8 53. Ra4 Kb7 54. Kd4 Rh3 55. Kc5 Rh5+ 56. Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. g3 b6 8. Bg2
Ba6 9. Ne2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Qc7 12. c3 Rad8 13. a4 c5 14. a5 Bb5 15.
axb6 axb6 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Bc6 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 cxd4 21.
cxd4 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd5 23. Rac1 Qd7 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Qb5 26. Rc3 Qxb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 Kh8 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Bg5 Nf6 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. Rae1 Qd7
15. h3 Be6 16. b3 Rae8 17. Bd1 Nh5 18. Nd5 Nd8 19. Nh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 e6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qd3
c5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. e3 Bb7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Be4 Bxe4
15. Qxe4 f5 16. Qd3 Nb6 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. O-O-O+ Ke7 19. Kb1 Nc4 20. Rd3 Rhd8
21. Rhd1 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Nd6 23. Nd4 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. Ne5 c5 15.
e3 Rfd8 16. Ne2 cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 18. Qb1 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. f3 Nf6 21. Nf4
Rc7 22. Rfe1 Qa3 23. Nfd3 Nb4 24. Nxb4 Qxb4 25. Qd3 a5 26. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.11.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6
8. Na4 Rd8 9. Bd3 Bd4 10. O-O b5 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Kh1 Qh4 13. Ne2 Bb6 14. a4 a6
15. Qf4 Qxf4 16. Nxf4 Bc8 17. Be2 O-O 18. Nd3 f5 19. e5 Nd5 20. Bg5 Rde8 21.
Bh5 Re6 22. Rfe1 f4 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra8 h6 25. Bxf4 Bxf2 26. Nxf2 Nxf4 27.
Bf3 Bd7 28. Ra7 Nxg2 29. Bxg2 Rxf2 30. Rxc7 Rd2 31. Bh3 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 Bxh3 33.
Re8+ Kh7 34. Re1 Bg2+ 35. Kg1 Bd5 36. Ree7 Rg2+ 37. Kf1 h5 38. h4 Kh6 39. Ke1
Rg4 40. Kd2 Rxh4 41. Rxg7 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 Re4+ 43. Kd3 h4 44. Rh7+ Kg5 45. Rh8 Kg4
46. Rg7+ Kf3 47. Rf8+ Rf4 48. Rxf4+ Kxf4 49. Ke2 h3 50. Rh7 Kg3 51. Rg7+ Kf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.11.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beckhuis, Gernod"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Dortmund"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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 c6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Kb1 Nd7 12. g3 O-O-O 13. Ba6 Nf8 14. Bxb7+
Kxb7 15. Rd3 f5 16. Ned2 Ng6 17. Nc4 Bf6 18. Rhd1 Rd5 19. Ne3 Rd7 20. c4 Rhd8
21. a3 c5 22. d5 Ne5 23. R3d2 Nxf3 24. Qxf3 Kb8 25. g4 Bd4 26. gxf5 e5 27. f6
Rg8 28. Nf5 Rg6 29. Ne7 Rxe7 30. fxe7 Qxe7 31. Qf5 h6 32. Re2 Rf6 33. Qh3 Kc7
34. Qh4 Kd8 35. Rg1 Rg6 36. Qxe7+ Kxe7 37. Rxg6 fxg6 38. Kc2 Kf6 39. Kd3 Kf5
40. f3 g5 41. b3 Ba1 42. d6 Ke6 43. Ke4 Kxd6 44. h4 gxh4 45. Rg2 Bc3 46. Rg6+
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.01.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. O-O Bg7 14. f4 e6
15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bc4 Qf6 17. Qe2 Bb7 (17... Qxc3 18. Bb2 Bd4+ (18... Qa5 19.
f5 $1 $16) 19. Kh1 Qe3 20. Qxe3 Bxe3 21. f5 $1 $44) 18. f5 (18. e5 Qf7 $13)
18... Qe5 $2 (18... Kh8 $1) (18... gxf5 $5 19. exf5 Bd5 $13) 19. fxe6 $1 (19.
Bxe6+ Kh8 $44) 19... Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 Bxe4 (20... Qxe4 21. Bg5 Bxc3 22. Rd1 $5
Bd4+ 23. Rxd4 $5 (23. Kh1 Qf5 $13) 23... Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 Bxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Qd1+ 26.
Qf1 Qxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Kg7 $14) 21. Qf7+ $1 (21. Bf4 Qxc3 $13) 21... Kh8 22. Bf4
Qxc3 (22... Qf5 23. Re1 Bxc3 24. e7 $1 $18) 23. e7 Bc6 (23... Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Bc6
(24... Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qe4+ 26. Kh3 g5 27. Be6 $1 $18) 25. Re1 Re8 26. Be5 $1
$18) (23... Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qc2+ 26. Kh3 $18) 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Rd8
$1 $18 Qe1+ (25... Qa1+ 26. Kf2 Qb2+ 27. Bd2 Qf6+ 28. Qxf6 Bxf6 29. Bf7 $1 $18)
(25... Bd4+ 26. Kf1 Qa1+ 27. Ke2 Qb2+ 28. Bd2 $18) 26. Bf1 Bd4+ 27. Rxd4 Qxe7
28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. Rd6 Be8 30. Bh6 Bf7 31. Bb5 $1 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.02.26"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresden"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Nge7 9. a3 Be4 10. Nbd2 Nf5 11. b4 a5 12. g4 Nfxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Be3 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Qd3 17. Qb2 Be7 18. bxa5 O-O 19. Rfd1 Qa6 20. Rd7 Bh4
21. Rxb7 Qxa5 22. a4 Qd8 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Bxd4 Ra6 25. Ra7 Rxa7 26. Bxa7 Ra8
27. Bb6 Bd8 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. a5 Kf8 30. a6 Ra8 31. Kf1 Ke7 32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Ke3
Kc6 34. Kd4 Ra7 35. Kxe4 Kb5 36. Kd4 Rd7+ 37. Kc3 Rc7+ 38. Kb3 Ra7 39. f4 Rxa6
40. Rxa6 Kxa6 41. Kc4 Kb6 42. f5 g5 43. fxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.02.27"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Qc7 16. Rg1 g6 17. h4 Rab8 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.03.19"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Nc3 a6
9. c5 Nbd7 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O e5 13. Rfe1 Ng5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bd3 Qe7 17. Na4 Bg4 18. Qb4 Bh5 19. a3 Rae8 20. f4 Ne6 21. f5 Ng5
22. Nc3 f6 23. h3 Qe5 24. Qf4 Re7 25. Rac1 Rfe8 26. Kf2 Rd8 27. Qxe5 Rxe5 28.
b4 Bf7 29. Rcd1 Bh5 30. Rd2 Rde8 31. Bc2 R8e7 32. Rd4 Be8 33. Rf4 Bd7 34. Bd3
d4 35. Rxd4 Bxf5 36. Bxf5 Rxf5+ 37. Kg1 Rfe5 38. Kf2 a5 39. Re2 axb4 40. axb4
Kf7 41. e4 Ke8 42. h4 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.03.20"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Seul, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Koblenz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bg2
cxd4 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. O-O Be7 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Be3 Be6 14. Nxe6
fxe6 15. Bb6 Qd6 16. e4 Qb4 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5
exd5 21. Rxd5 Rc2 22. b3 Rb2 23. Rd3 Rc8 24. Re1 Bf6 25. Ree3 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Rcc2
27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Rb8 Rc3 29. Rxb7+ Ke6 30. Rxc3 Bxc3 31. Be3 Kd5 32. Kf3 a5 33.
Rb5+ Kd6 34. Bb6 Ke6 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Bxa5 Bxa5 37. Rxa5 Rxb3 38. Rb5 Ra3 39. a5
Ra2 40. h4 Kf6 41. Rb6+ Kf7 42. a6 h5 43. Kf3 Ra3+ 44. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.04.16"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bochum"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e3 Nc6 11. Nh3 h6 12. Bh4 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. b4 cxb4
15. axb4 Nc6 16. b5 Ne7 17. Bd3 Rfc8 18. Ke2 d5 19. Rhc1 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21.
Bxc4 Nf5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nf4 Nd6 24. Bd3 f5 25. Kf2 Kf8 26. Ne2 Ke7 27. h3
Kf6 28. Ra4 Ke7 29. g4 fxg4 30. hxg4 Kf6 31. Ra1 Kg7 32. e4 Kf6 33. Ke3 e5 34.
Nc3 Ke7 35. Na4 Kd7 36. Rh1 Rh8 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Nc5+ Ke7 39. Kd2 Rc7 40. Rc3 f6
41. Kc2 Bc8 42. Kb3 Nb7 43. Na4 Rxc3+ 44. Kxc3 Nd8 45. Bc4 Ne6 46. b6 axb6 47.
Nxb6 Bb7 48. Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.04.17"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sehner, Norbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Rd1 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Nf3 Bf5 14. Qd2 Qe7
15. Nd4 Be4 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Qd3 Rfe8 18. Qxe4 dxe4 19. Be3 Be5 20. Nb5 Rec8
21. Rd2 a6 22. Nd6 Rc7 23. Rad1 h6 24. h3 b5 25. Kg2 Rc6 26. Nf5 Kh7 27. Bd4
Re8 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Ne3 Rec5 30. Rd8 Rc1 31. g4 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Ne8 33. Kg3 Nd6
34. h4 h5 35. gxh5 Ne8 36. Rd7 Nf6 37. Rxf7 Nxh5+ 38. Kg4 Kh6 39. Nf5+ Kg6 40.
Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.05.08"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[BlackTeam "Stadthagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 a6
9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Na4 dxc4 12. bxc4 Ne4 13. c5 bxc5 14. Ne5 Rfd8 15.
Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 Qxc5 19. dxc5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 f6
21. Bc3 Rb8 22. Ba5 Rb5 23. Bxc7 Rxc5 24. Rd8+ Kf7 25. Rd7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.05.09"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Muenchen 36"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e4
d6 9. O-O-O Qe7 10. a3 Rd8 11. e5 dxe5 12. Rxd8+ Qxd8 13. Nxe5 Nbd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 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 (13... c5 14.
exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 $14) (13... dxe4 14.
Nxe4 b5 15. Qe2 $1 bxc4 16. Rfd1 Rc7 (16... Nb6 17. Nc5 $1 $16) 17. Ba5 $1 (17.
Nd2 Nb6 18. Nxc4 Bf6 $10 {Epishin,V-Magerramov,E USSR ch 1991}) 17... Nb6 18.
Nc5 Qc8 19. Rac1 Rd8 20. bxc4 $14) 14. Re1 dxe4 (14... bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16.
Qa4 (16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Bf1 e5 18. Nxc4 $14 {Chernin,A-Psakhis,L Beer Sheva 1993})
16... Bb5 17. Qc2 e5 $5 18. Nf3 $1 $14 {Savchenko,S-Anastasian,A Rostov op 1993
}) 15. Nxe4 (15. c5 $6 f5 16. f3 $2 (16. b4 Nf6 $15) 16... b4 $1 17. Bxb4 Ne5
$17 {Karpov,A-Timman,J WM Zwolle (2) 1993}) (15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 c5 17. d5
exd5 18. Bxd5 Bf6 19. Rc1 Nb6 $10 {Dzhandzhgava,L-Chandler,M London LB 1990})
15... bxc4 16. Qe2 Nf6 $1 (16... c5 $6 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qg4 $1 g6 19. Nxc5
Rxc5 20. Rad1 $36) (16... Rc7 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bf1 $1 $14 {Epishin,V-Shneider,
A Alekhin mem op 1992}) 17. Red1 {N} (17. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 (17... Qb6 18. bxc4 $1
Bxc5 19. Rab1 $16) 18. dxc5 Qe7 (18... Qd3 19. Qe5 Qf5 20. Bf1 $1 $14) (18...
Nd5 19. Be5 $16) 19. b4 $5 (19. Qe5 cxb3 20. axb3 Bb5 $13) 19... Rfd8 $1 (19...
Nd5 20. Bxd5 $1 (20. Be5 Nxb4 $1 21. Bd6 (21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qb2+ Qf6 23. Qxb4
Rb8 $13) 21... Qf6 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 $44) 20... cxd5 21. Qe5 Qf6 (21... f6 22.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6 $16) 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Bxf6 Rb8 24. Reb1 $1 $14) 20. Be5
Rd3 21. a4 Nd5 22. Rab1 c3 23. b5 (23. Bxd5 $2 Rxg3+ $1 $19) 23... Rd2 $132) (
17. Rac1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Red1 Qe7 (19... Qd6 $5) 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qa5 Qb7
22. bxc4 Bxc4 23. Bb4 Qb5 24. Qxb5 cxb5 $44 {Vyzhmanavin,A-Magerramov,E
Cheliabinsk 1991}) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd6 19. bxc4 (19. Rac1 Rb8 $13) 19...
Bf6 (19... Rfd8 $5) 20. Qh5 (20. Rab1 Rb8 21. Rb3 Rfd8 $10) (20. Qc2 $6 Bxc4 $1
21. Bxh7+ Kh8 $13) 20... h6 $1 (20... g6 21. Qa5 Bxc4 (21... c5 22. Qa3 $1 $16)
22. Bb4 Qd8 23. Qc5 $1 Bd5 24. Qxf8+ Qxf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 $14) 21. Qa5 (21. c5
Qe7 $1 (21... Qd7 22. Rac1 $1 Bc4 23. d5 $1) 22. Qf3 Qc7 $13) 21... c5 (21...
Bxc4 22. Bb4 Qd8 23. Qc5 $14) 22. d5 (22. Qa3 $6 Bxc4 23. Qxa7 Rc7 $17) (22.
dxc5 $6 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rd7 Rxc4 $15) 22... Bd4 $1 (22...
Bxc4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qc3 Qa6 $1 25. d6 $44) (22... Bxc3 23. Qxc3 $14) 23. Qa3
Rfd8 24. Rac1 (24. Rac1 Bxc4 (24... e5 $13) 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27.
Rxd4 exd5 28. Bxd5 Rcd8 29. Rcxc4 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 (6. Bd3) (6. Qc2)
6... exd5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 (9. Re1 Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. e4 dxe4 12.
Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 $10) 9... Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. Bb2 (11. h3 Ng6 12. Bb2 Qe7
$10) 11... Bg4 12. Nd2 (12. Nh4 Ne4 13. g3 Bh3 $10) 12... Bh5 13. Rfe1 Bg6 $10
14. Nf1 Qc7 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. f3 Rad8 17. Qf2 a6 18. Kh1 (18. Ne2 Bb4 19. Bc3 a5
$10) 18... c5 $1 19. dxc5 (19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Na4 (20. Ne2 $2 Bb4 $17) 20... Be7
21. Re2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Qa4+
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Kb1 Na5 14. Qc2 e5
15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rxd4 Qb6 17. Rd5 Be6 18. Qa4+ Nc6 19. Bxc4 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Nxb4
21. Bb5+ Kf8 22. Rd2 Bxa2+ 23. Ka1 Be6 24. Nxf6 Kg7 25. Nh5+ Kf8 26. Nf6 Kg7
27. Nh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O-O 16. Qe5 f6 17. Qxd5 (17. Qe3 Kb8 18. Kb3 (18. Be2 Qxg2
19. Rhg1 Qxh2 20. Rxg7 Nb4+ 21. Kb3 Nd5 22. Qf3 h5 {N} (22... Qf4 23. Rf1 Qd4
24. Qf2 $10 {Shirov,A-Bareev,E/Biel/1991/0.5 (45)}) (22... Qh4 23. a5 Qd4 24.
Rc1 $10 {Georgiev,Ki-Anand,V/Las Palmas (9)/1993/0.5 (56)}) 23. Rf1 Rc8 $6 24.
Ka2 $36 {Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/Cannes (m/6)/1993/1-0 (72)}) (18. Rg1 Qf5+ 19. Kb3
Nc5+ 20. Kb4 $6 Rd5 21. g4 $2 Qc2 $1 22. Qg3+ e5 23. Rg2 Nd3+ $1 24. Bxd3 $19 {
Wells,P-Hector,J/London/1991/0-1 (26)}) 18... e5 (18... Nc5+ 19. Ka3 Nxa4 $1
20. b4 $1 Nb6 $1 21. Nxb6 axb6 22. Qxb6 Qd4 $2 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Be2 $16 {
Shirov,A-Mascarinas,R/Manila izt/1990/0.5 (54)}) 19. Be2 Nc5+ 20. Kb4 (20. Ka3
$2 Ne6 21. Rhg1 Nd4 22. Rac1 b5 $1 23. Na5 b4+ $1 24. Kxb4 $19 {Tukmakov,
V-Solozhenkin,E/Schwabisch Gmund/1991/0-1 (26)}) 20... Ne6 21. Bf3 Qd7 22. Ka3
Qe7+ 23. Ka2 Qb4 $5 24. Qc3 $1 $36 {Novikov,I-Bareev,E/USSR ch/1990/0-1 (62)})
17... Rxd5 (17... cxd5 18. Na3 (18. Na5 Nc7 19. Rd1 e5 20. g3 Rd6 21. Bh3+ Kb8
22. Rhe1 Rhd8 23. Nb3 Na6 24. Kb1 $14 {Annakov,B-Pergericht,D/Manila olm/1992/
1-0 (46)}) (18. Ne3 Nb4+ 19. Kb3 Nc6 20. Rd1 Rhe8 21. g3 d4 22. Nc4 e5 23. Bg2
g6 24. Rhe1 $14 {Manor,I-Hector,J/Thessaloniki olm (14)/1988/0.5 (52)}) 18...
Nb4+ 19. Kd2 Kd7 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Rc3 Nc6 (21... Rxc3 22. bxc3 Nc6 23. Be2 Rc8
24. Rb1 $13 {Donner,J-Pachman,L/Venezia/1967/0.5 (40)}) 22. Bd3 g6 23. Rhc1 e5
24. Rc5 $14 {Novikov,I-Varga,Zo/Budapest/1991/1-0 (38)}) 18. Ne3 (18. Be2 Rhd8
19. Ra3 (19. Rad1 Nc5 20. a5 Kc7 21. Bf3 Rd4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. b3 e5 24. Rd1
$13 {Lokotar,E-Finegold,B/Groningen open (02)/1991/0.5 (56)}) 19... Nb4+ 20.
Kb1 Rd4 21. Rc1 e5 22. Rh3 R8d7 23. Rxh7 Kc7 24. g3 $16 {Malaniuk,V-Finegold,G/
Groningen op (02)/1990/1-0 (27)}) 18... Rc5+ 19. Bc4 Nc7 20. Kd2 Rd8+ 21. Bd3 (
21. Ke2 Nd5) 21... Na6 22. Ke2 Nb4 23. Bc4 Re5 24. Rad1 Nd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26.
Kd3 $13 Rde8 27. Nc2 Kc7 28. Rhf1 a5 29. Rf3 c5 30. b3 b6 31. Rdf1 d4 32. Rh3
h6 33. Rg3 R8e7 34. Rff3 Kc6 35. Rg6 Rg5 36. Rxg5 hxg5 37. Rh3 Re8 38. Rh7 Re7
39. Rh8 Kc7 40. Rg8 Kc6 41. h3 Kd5 42. Rb8 Re6 43. Rg8 Re7 44. Rd8+ Kc6 45. g3
Kc7 46. Rg8 Kd6 47. Kc4 Ke5 48. Kd3 Kd6 49. Rb8 Kc7 50. Ra8 Kd6 51. Kd2 Ke5 52.
Rb8 Re6 53. Kd3 Kf5 54. Rd8 Kg6 55. g4 f5 56. gxf5+ Kxf5 57. Rd7 Rh6 58. Rf7+
Ke5 59. Rf3 Rf6 60. Rg3 Kf4 61. Rg4+ Kf5 62. Ne1 Rh6 63. Rg3 g4 64. hxg4+ Kf4
65. Rf3+ Kxg4 66. Rf7 Rh3+ 67. Kc2 Rc3+ 68. Kb2 g5 69. Rf6 Kg3 70. Rxb6 Kf2 71.
Rg6 Kxe1 72. Rxg5 c4 73. bxc4 Rxc4 74. Rxa5 d3 75. Rh5 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Bf5 9. c4 c6 10. Qb3 Na6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 Nb4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Bg5
Qb6 15. Nxe4 Rfe8 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Bc7 Qxc7 19. Qxb4 Bd7 20. Nd2
Bc6 21. Nf1 Qd7 22. f3 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Rd8 24. Rd1 Bd5 25. b3 h6 26. Ne3 Qe6 27.
Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Qc3 Qd7 29. Qd3 g6 30. Qe4 Kh7 31. Rd2 h5 32. Kf2 a5 33. Qf4 Rf5
34. Qe3 Rd5 35. Qe4 b5 36. Qf4 Rf5 37. Qe3 Rd5 38. Qe4 Kg7 39. Qd3 Kh7 40. Qe3
b4 41. Qe4 Qd6 42. g3 Qd8 43. Ke3 Rd7 44. Qf4 Kg8 45. Rc2 Qe8+ 46. Kf2 Qd8 47.
Rc4 Kg7 48. h3 Re7 49. Rc5 Rd7 50. Ke3 Re7+ 51. Kd2 Qb6 52. h4 a4 53. Re5 Rd7
54. Ke3 axb3 55. axb3 Qc6 56. Rc5 Re7+ 57. Kf2 Qa6 58. Qd2 Qa3 59. Rc4 Qxb3 60.
Rxb4 Qd5 61. Rb1 Ra7 62. Qc3 Kh7 63. Rb2 Rd7 64. Rd2 Qe6 65. Kg2 Rd5 66. Qd3
Qd7 67. Qe4 Kg7 68. Qe3 Qd8 69. Qb3 Qd7 70. Qb2 Kh7 71. Qc3 Qd8 72. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. O-O c5 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. b3 Bd6 13. h3 O-O 14. Bb2 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Rd8 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Bb1 Be7 18. Nf3 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Ncd7 20. Nd4 Qd6 21.
Nc3 Rc8 22. Qf1 Qb8 23. Nce2 Bd6 24. Nf3 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 Qa8 26. Ne1 h6 27. Nd4
Ne5 28. Qd1 Qb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Qg4 Nf6 12. Qh4 Ne4 13. Qh3 Qxd4 14. Bf4 Nf6
15. Ne2 Qa4 16. b3 Qe8 17. Bg5 Ne4 18. Bf4 f5 19. Bc4 Bc5 20. b4 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 Qe8 7. Bc4 (7. h3 Nc6
(7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Bc4 Be6 11. O-O Nh5 $10 {Zaitseva,
L-Eidelson,R/Debrecen EU/1992/}) 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O Nh5 10. dxe5 dxe5 $10 {
Ledger,A-Collinson,A/ch-GB/1991/}) (7. Qc2 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. b4
Nb6 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 Bd7 13. b5 Bg4 $10 {Ziger,S-Denoth,M/Bern op/1991/}) (7.
Bd3 e5 (7... Nc6 8. d5 Nb8 9. O-O e5 10. Nc4 Nh5 $13 {Backwinkel,P-Schaefer,M/
Nettetal/1991/}) 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 (9... Nc6 10. Re1 Nh5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (
11... dxe5 12. Bf1 Kh8 13. b4 Bd7 $10 {Thesing,M-Nunn,J/BL/1987/}) 12. Nxe5 (
12. Bf1 a6 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Nc4 Qc6 15. Qd5 $14 {Rodriguez,O-Lutz,C/Manila ol/
1992/}) 12... dxe5 13. f3 Bf6 14. Bf2 Qe7 $10 {Torre,E-Romanishin,O/Leningrad/
1987/}) 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Re1 Be6 $10 {Muse,M-Van der Vorm,T/Berlin summer op/
1993/}) (7. Be2 h6 (7... Nc6 8. O-O e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 Nd8 11. Bh4 Nh5 12.
Rfe1 Ne6 13. Nc4 Nef4 14. Bf1 Bg4 15. Nfd2 $14 {Salov,V-Romanishin,O/Leningrad/
1987/}) 8. Bh4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qc2 Nh5 12. Rfe1 g5 (12... Nf4
13. Bc4 Kh8 14. Rad1 f5 $13 {Epishin,V-Van Wely,L/Bern op/1993/}) 13. Bg3 Nf4
14. Bf1 Qe7 15. Nc4 $14 {Bischoff,K-Horvath,J/Graz op/1987/}) 7... e5 (7... Nc6
8. e5 (8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Re1 Nh5 13. a4 Bf6
$10 {Malanjuk,V-Romanishin,O/Kherson/1989/}) 8... dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. e6 f6
11. Bf4 Na5 12. Be2 Bxe6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bxc7 $16 {Miles,A-Glek,I/Ostende op/
1993/}) (7... h6 8. Bh4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nh5 11. Re1 Nf4 $13 {Zierke,
O-Sommerfeld,A/2.BLN/1990/}) 8. O-O (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O (9. a4 Nh5 10. O-O Nd7
11. Re1 Nc5 12. Be3 Qe7 13. b4 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Gutman,L/Wijk/1987/}) 9...
Nbd7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Nb6 12. Be2 (12. Bb3 Bd7 13. a4 a5 14. Rfe1 Bc6 $10 {
Orlov,G-Benjamin,J/Las Vegas op/1993/}) 12... Nh5 13. Rfe1 Nf4 14. Bf1 Bd7 $10
{Huemmer,B-Lutz,C/BL/1991/}) 8... Nbd7 9. Re1 h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. Bb3 Nb6 (11...
Kh8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Ne3 f6 14. Qc2 $14 {Kuijf,M-Rechel,B/2.BLW/1991/}) 12. Qc2
a5 13. a4 Bg4 14. h3 Be6 (14... Bxf3 15. Nxf3 $14) 15. Nf1 {/\Ne3} Kh8 16. Bxe6
fxe6 $5 (16... Qxe6 17. Ne3 $14) 17. Qd1 (17. dxe5 Rxf3 $5 18. gxf3 Bxe5 19.
Bg3 Nd7 {/\Qf7,Rf8 ~/=}) 17... Nd7 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. Nxg3 Qe7 20. Re3 Rf7 (20...
exd4 $6 21. cxd4 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. e5 $14 {קg6}) 21. Qe2 Raf8 22. Rd1 {
/\Nf1-d2-c4} exd4 (22... h5 $5 {/\Bh6}) 23. cxd4 e5 24. d5 Nc5 25. Qb5 b6 {
/\h6-h5,Bg7-h6} (25... Qe8 26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. b3 $14 {/\Nf3-d2-c4, ץg7}) 26. b4
axb4 27. Qxb4 h5 (27... Ra8 28. Ra3 {/\a4-a5} Ra5 29. Nd2 $14 {/\Nc4}) 28. Ra3
(28. a5 bxa5 29. Qxa5 Bh6 30. Ree1 (30. Rc3 h4 $17) 30... Bf4 31. Nf1 g5 $40 {
/\g5-g4}) 28... Rf4 {/\h5-h4+Nxe4} 29. Re1 Bh6 30. Re2 Qf7 {/\Qxd5//\g6-g5-g4}
31. Qb1 Qd7 {/\Nxa4} (31... g5 32. Nf5) 32. a5 bxa5 33. Ne1 {/\Nd3} (33. Rxa5
Rxf3 34. gxf3 Qxh3 $17 {/\Rxf3/h5-h4}) 33... Qf7 (33... a4 $6 34. Nd3 Nxd3 35.
Qxd3 Ra8 {/\R4f8-b8} 36. Rea2 Rff8 37. Qc2 $14) 34. Raa2 {/\Nd3} Bg5 $6 {/\Bh4}
(34... Kh7 $5 {/\} 35. Nf1 g5) (34... g5 $6 35. Nd3 (35. Nf5 $6 Rxf5 36. exf5
a4 $44 {/\Qxd5//\e5-e4 פe1,קf5} 37. Rab2) 35... Nxd3 36. Qxd3 g4 37. Nf5 $16)
35. Nf1 Kh7 (35... Nxe4 $2 36. Rxe4 Rxf2 37. Nf3 $16) 36. Qc2 (36. Nh2 $5 Nxe4
$2 37. Rxe4 Rxf2 38. Nhf3 $16) 36... a4 37. Nh2 Bh6 38. Nhf3 Qe7 (38... g5 $2
39. Nxe5) 39. Ra3 g5 40. Nd3 Nxd3 41. Rxd3 g4 42. Nh2 $14 Rg8 43. hxg4 hxg4 44.
g3 Rf7 45. Qxa4 Qg5 46. Rc3 {קc7,קg4} Rb8 47. Qa2 Qg6 48. Rc4 Qh5 49. Rec2
Rb7 50. Rb2 Rxb2 51. Qxb2 Qh3 52. Qe2 Rg7 53. Rc3 (53. Qc2 Rg5 (53... Be3 $2
54. fxe3 Qxg3+ 55. Kh1 Qxe3 56. Rxc7 $16) 54. Rxc7+ Bg7 $44 {/\Rh5} 55. Qe2 Rh5
56. Qxg4 Qxh2+ 57. Kf1 Qh3+ 58. Qxh3 Rxh3 $17) 53... Qh5 54. Rc4 Qh3 55. Rc3
Qh5 56. Qc2 Rg6 (56... Qf7 $4 57. Nxg4 $18) 57. Qe2 (57. Rxc7+ $5 Bg7 {/\Rh6}
58. Qe2 Rh6 59. Rxg7+ Kxg7 60. Qxg4+ Kf7 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 $5 $146 (5. Ne5) (5. c5) (5. e3) (
5. cxd5) 5... g6 $5 (5... e6 6. Bg5 (6. e3 c5 $1 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. cxd5
exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 $10 {Belov,I-Dreev,A/Moscow 2/1985/}) 6... Be7 (6... Nbd7 7.
a5 $1 $14) 7. e3 Qa5 (7... a5 8. Bd3 Na6 9. O-O Nb4 10. Ne5 $1 O-O 11. Rc1 Bd7
(11... Nxd3 12. Qxd3 {/\e4/}) 12. Bb1 $14 {Belov,I-Velicka,P/Ostrava/1992/0,5 
(29)/}) 8. Nd2 Bb4 $13) 6. Bf4 (6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. e3 Nc6 9. h3 O-O 10.
Bd3 $14) (6. e3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O $14) 6... Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 (8. c5 $5)
(8. Rg1) 8... c5 $1 9. dxc5 $6 (9. O-O $5 cxd4 (9... dxc4 10. d5 $1) 10. Nxd4
dxc4 11. Bxc4 $10) 9... Qa5 10. O-O (10. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 $17) 10... dxc4 11. Ne5 (
11. Bxc4 Qxc5 12. Bb3 Nc6 13. h3 Bf5 $10) 11... Qxc5 12. Nxc4 Nc6 13. a5 $6 (
13. Qb3 Be6 14. Qb6 $10) 13... Be6 $15 14. Na4 Qb4 15. Nab6 Rad8 16. Qa4 (16.
Qc2 $5) 16... Nd5 $1 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. Qxb4 Nxb4 19. Rad1 Rc5 $17 20. b3 Nd5 $1
(20... Bxc4 21. bxc4 Rxa5 (21... Nc6 22. Rd7) 22. Rb1 $10) 21. Bf3 Rb5 22. Rd3
(22. Rb1 Nc3 23. Rb2 Bxc4 $19) 22... Nb4 23. Rdd1 Nc6 24. Rd3 Bf5 $1 (24...
Nxa5 25. Nxa5 Rxa5 26. Bxb7 $10) 25. e4 Be6 26. e5 Rb8 $1 27. Bxc6 $8 (27. Ra1
Nxe5) 27... bxc6 28. Rfd1 h6 29. h4 (29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kh7 31. Rd3 Bxc4
$19) 29... Rxb3 30. Nb6 Rb5 $1 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. Nd7 Bxd7 34.
Rxd7 Bxe5 35. Bxe5 Rxe5 $19 36. Ra7 Rxa5 37. Rxe7 Kg7 38. Rc7 Rc5 39. Kf1 h5
40. Ke2 Kf6 41. Ke3 Ke6 42. f3 a5 43. g4 (43. Kd3 f6 44. Ke3 g5) 43... Kf6 44.
Kd4 Rc1 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Ra7 Ra1 47. Ra6 (47. Kc5 a4 48. Kxc6 a3 $19) 47...
Ra4+ 48. Ke3 Kg7 $1 49. Rxc6 Rxh4 50. Rc5 a4 51. Ra5 Kg6 52. Kf2 Rb4 53. Kg3
h4+ 54. Kg2 f5 55. Kh2 Kg5 56. Kh3 Kf4 57. Kg2 Rc4 $22 58. Rb5 a3 59. Ra5 Rc2+
60. Kh3 a2 61. Ra3 Rb2 $22 (61... Rb2 62. Ra5 Kxf3 63. Rxf5+ Ke2 64. Ra5 Kd2
$19) 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc8 12. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Qd3 h6 14. a3 Nde7
15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Be3 a6 20. Rac1 Rfd8
21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Bd5 23. Bc2 Rac8 24. Bb6 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Kf1 Ne5
27. b3 Be6 28. f3 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. h4 f5 31. Ke2 Kf7 32. Ke3 g5 33. hxg5
hxg5 34. Bd8 Kg6 35. f4 Ng4+ 36. Kf3 gxf4 37. Kxf4 Bd7 38. Bb6 Kf6 39. Bd4+ Kg6
40. a4 Be6 41. b4 Bd7 42. a5 Nh6 43. Bb2 Ng4 44. Bc3 Nf2 45. Bd4 Ng4 46. Bd1
Kh6 47. Bf3 Bc8 48. Bd5 Kg6 49. Bc3 Nh6 50. Ke5 Nf7+ 51. Kd4 Nd6 52. Be1 Ne4
53. Ke5 Kg5 54. Be6 Bxe6 55. Kxe6 Kf4 56. Kd7 Ke3 57. Kc7 Ke2 58. Bh4 Kd3 59.
Kxb7 Kc4 60. Kxa6 Kxb4 61. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 c6 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. e4 Qh5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 O-O
15. a5 a6 16. Be2 Rfd8 17. Ra4 Be7 18. f4 Ne8 19. Be3 Rac8 20. Bf3 Nd6 21. Be2
g6 22. Raa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[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. a3 b4 10. Ne4 c5 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. axb4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxb4+ 14. Bd2 Qb6
15. O-O Rg8 16. f3 Rg5 17. Bxb4 Qxb4 18. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ribli} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. b3 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxc6 Rb8 $44) (10. Nce2 $5
{Ribli} Bd7 11. b3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Rb8 13. Bb2 Qa5 14. h3 Ne5 15. Qe2 $14 {
Topalov,V-Leko,P/Leon/1993/CBM33/INF60,(48)/}) 10... a6 $6 {xb6} (10... Bd7 11.
Bb2 Nxd4 12. exd4 Rb8 13. Qe2 Nh6 14. Rad1 Nf5 15. Nd5 Re8 16. Rfe1 Bc6 17. Nf4
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 e6 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Ba1 b5 21. d5 e5 22. Ne2 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rec8
24. Rb1 $13 {Lechtinsky,J-Arkhipov,S/Nettetal (07)/1992/0-1 (46)}) (10... Nxd4
11. exd4 Nh6 12. Bb2 (12. Bd2 {Ribli} Rb8 13. d5 (13. a4 $5) 13... a6 14. Rc1
b5 $13 {Vaulin,A-Khalifman,A/St.Petersburg op/1994/EXP43/}) 12... Nf5 13. Nd5
Bd7 14. Qd2 (14. Re1 e6 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Bc6 {Lobron,E-Kindermann,S/Bad
Woerishofen op/1989/0.5 (16)}) 14... Bc6 15. Rad1 e6 16. Ne3 {Mikhalchishin,
A-Szalanczy,E/Budapest Noviki/1988/0.5 (16)}) 11. Bb2 Nxd4 12. exd4 Rb8 13. a4
(13. Qd2 b5 $132) (13. b4 {Ribli} Be6 14. h3 Nh6 15. d5 Bd7 $13) 13... Nh6 (
13... Bd7 $5 {Ribli}) 14. Nd5 Nf5 (14... e6 15. Ne3 b6 $14) (14... b5 {Ribli}
15. cxb5 axb5 16. a5 $14) 15. a5 $1 (15. Re1 {Ribli} e6 16. Ne3 Nxe3 17. Rxe3
$10 {de Boer,G-Hartoch,R/Wijk/1985/INF40,(66)/}) 15... b5 16. Nb6 (16. axb6 e6
(16... Bb7 $132 {Ribli}) 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qxb6 19. Ra3 f5 $13) 16... bxc4
17. bxc4 Rxb6 (17... Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Rb1 $16 (19. Qd3 $14 {Ribli})) 18.
axb6 Qxb6 19. Rb1 Nxd4 (19... Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. Rfe1 $14 (
22. Rfe1 {Ribli} e5 23. Rb6 $14)) 20. Qd3 (20. Re1 {Ribli} Bf5 21. Bxd4 (21.
Be4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rb8 23. Re1 Qc6 24. Bxd4 Rxb1 25. Qxb1 Bxd4 $44) 21... Qxd4
22. Qxd4 Bxd4 $44) 20... Bf5 21. Be4 (21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Rb7 e6
$13) 21... Qc6 $2 (21... Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qc6 $1 (22... Nf3+ 23. Qxf3 Bxb2 24. Qe2
Rb8 25. Qxe7 $16) 23. Qxc6 Nxc6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rb6 Ne5 26. Rxa6 Nxc4 $13)
22. Qxd4 $3 (22. Bxd4 Bxe4 $19) (22. Bxc6 Bxd3 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 $19) 22... Bxd4
23. Bxc6 Bxb1 (23... Rb8 24. Bxd4 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Bxb1 26. f4 $18) 24. Bxd4 Bd3
25. Re1 e6 (25... e5 26. Bb2 Bxc4 27. Rd1 Rb8 (27... Rd8 28. Bxe5 $18) 28. Ba3
d5 29. Bxd5 $18) (25... Bxc4 26. Rxe7 $18) 26. Bf6 Bxc4 27. Rd1 d5 28. Rb1 h6
29. h4 Kh7 30. f3 g5 31. h5 g4 32. f4 (32. fxg4 Rc8 33. Rb6 Rg8 $16) (32. f4
Rc8 33. Bd7 Ra8 34. Rb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Bg3 O-O 12. O-O Bxg3 13. hxg3 Qc7 14. Rfe1
Rab8 15. Qc2 b5 16. a3 a5 17. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b3
Na6 9. Bb2 c6 10. d5 Bd7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Qd2 Nc7 14. e4 c5 15. Ne6
Bxe6 16. dxe6 Nxe6 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Bf4
Nc7 9. a4 b6 10. Re1 a6 (10... Bb7 11. Bc4 a6 12. Qd2 (12. Qd3 $142 $14) 12...
Qd7 13. e5 Nh5 14. Bg5 f6 $1 15. exd6 exd6 16. Be3 b5 17. Ba2 Kh8 18. axb5 axb5
19. b4 cxb4 20. Ne2 f5 21. Bd4 Rfe8 22. Bb3 Nf6 $15 {Ristic,Nen-Cabrilo,G/
JUG-chT Cetinje/1992/}) 11. h3 Nd7 12. Bc4 $5 (12. Qd2 Rb8 13. Bh6 b5 14. axb5
axb5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b4 cxb4 17. Na2 Bb7 18. Nxb4 Nf6 19. Qe3 e6 20. Nd4 Ra8
21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Qc3 $14 {Beliavsky,A-Stoica,V/Luzern/1985/}) (12. Bf1 f6 (
12... Rb8 $142 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 b5 $132) 13.
Qd2 Rb8 14. Rab1 Ne5 15. Be2 b5 16. axb5 Nxb5 17. Nxb5 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Rxb5 19.
c3 Qc7 20. Be2 Rb6 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Qe2 Qb7 23. b4 $1 f5 24. e5 $16 {Hess,
C-Schlick,V/BL 8283/1983/}) 12... Rb8 13. Qd3 f6 $6 {ץg7} (13... Bb7 $142 14.
Rad1 $14 {()} (14. Rab1 $5 {/\b4})) 14. Rab1 Ne5 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Be3 Bd7 (
16... Qe8 17. b4 $1 b5 (17... cxb4 18. Rxb4 $18 {><b6}) 18. axb5 (18. bxc5 $6
bxc4 19. Qxc4 Rxb1 20. Rxb1 dxc5 $15) 18... axb5 19. Nxb5 $1 (19. Ba2 $2 c4 $15
{ץa2}) 19... Rxb5 (19... Nxb5 20. bxc5 Ba6 21. c6 $18) 20. Bxb5 Qxb5 (20...
Nxb5 21. bxc5 Nc7 22. c6 $16 (22. Qa3 $5 $36)) 21. c4 $1 (21. bxc5 Qxd3 22.
cxd3 dxc5 23. Bxc5 Re8 $14) 21... Qd7 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. Bxc5 $16) 17. Bxa6 $1
$8 (17. b4 b5 $13) 17... Nxa6 18. Qxa6 b5 (18... Ra8 19. Qc4 $16) 19. Nxb5 (19.
axb5 Ra8 20. Qb7 Rb8 21. Qa7 Ra8 $10) 19... Bxb5 (19... Ra8 20. Qb7 Rxa4 (20...
Rb8 21. Qc7 Qxc7 22. Nxc7 Bxa4 23. b3 Bd7 24. Ra1 $16) 21. b4 $1 (21. Nc3 Rb4
22. Qa6 $14) 21... cxb4 22. Na7 $36) 20. axb5 Ra8 21. Qb7 Rb8 22. Qa6 $138 Ra8
23. Qc6 Rc8 24. b4 $3 $18 Rxc6 25. dxc6 e6 (25... cxb4 26. b6 $18) (25... Qb6
26. c4 $1 Ra8 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 e6 29. Ra6 Qc7 30. bxc5 dxc5 31. Ra8+ $1
Kf7 32. Bxc5 Kf6 $8 33. Ra7 Qc8 34. Be7+ $18) 26. Red1 $1 (26. bxc5 d5 {/\d4<=>
}) 26... Qb8 (26... d5 27. Bxc5 d4 28. b6 $18) (26... Qh4 27. bxc5 dxc5 28. b6
Qxe4 29. Bxc5 $18) 27. bxc5 d5 28. exd5 exd5 29. Rxd5 Qe8 30. c7 (30. Rd6 $5
$18) 30... Qf7 31. b6 $1 Qxd5 32. b7 1-0

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2 $5 bxc4 5. e4 (5. Nxc4 Ba6 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2
g6 $13) 5... c3 $5 (5... e6 6. dxe6 dxe6 7. Bxc4 Be7 8. Ngf3 O-O 9. O-O Bb7 10.
e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 Nb6 12. Bd3 c4 13. Bc2 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 N8d7 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nexg5
h6 17. Ne4 Bd5 18. Re1 Rab8 19. Re3 Nc8 20. b3 cxb3 21. axb3 Rd8 22. h3 Kf8 $10
{Ostenstad,B-Hansen,LB/Copenhagen PC/1986/}) (5... Qa5 6. Bxc4 Ba6 (6... Nxe4
$2 7. b4 Qxb4 8. Rb1 Qc3 9. Ne2 Qe5 10. f4 Qf5 11. Bd3 Nf2 12. Bxf5 Nxd1 13.
Kxd1 Na6 14. Nc4 g6 15. Be4 $18 {Vogt-Drewes/Wurzburg op/1987/}) 7. Qc2 Bxc4 8.
Qxc4 e6 9. dxe6 dxe6 10. Ngf3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Qg4 Qb4 14. Nc4 h5
15. Qe4 Nc6 16. Bd2 Qb5 17. b3 a5 18. a4 Qa6 19. Rfd1 Rab8 $132 {Schroll,
G-Plachetka,J/AUT-chT 9192/1991/}) 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bd3 (7. c4 d6 8. Bb2 Bg7 9.
Qc2 O-O 10. Ngf3 e5 $5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. O-O Rb8 14. Bc3 Re8 15.
Rfe1 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nb3 Qf6 18. Rad1 Nb4 19. Qd2 Rb6 20. Ng5 Reb8 21.
Nc1 Nf8 22. f4 Bc8 23. Bf3 Ne6 $132 {Weischede,T-Mainka,R/Dortmund op-A/1992/})
7... Bg7 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O e6 (9... d6 10. Nc4 $14 {()}) 10. Nf4 exd5 (10... e5
11. Ne2 d6 12. Nc4 $14) 11. e5 $5 (11. exd5 d6 {/\Nbd7-e5<=>} (11... Bb7 $5 $13
)) 11... Ne8 12. Nxd5 Nc6 $1 (12... Bxe5 13. Nc4 Bg7 14. Bf4 $44) 13. Nf3 (13.
f4 $6 d6 $15 {ה}) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Re1 d6 (15... Bg7 16. Ne7+ (16.
Rb1 $5 $44 {/\Qf3}) 16... Kh8 17. Bg5 $36) 16. Bh6 Be6 $1 (16... Bxh2+ $2 17.
Kxh2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 Qxh6 19. Rxe8 $1 Rxe8 20. Nf6+ Kf8 21. Nxe8 Kxe8 22. Be4 Rb8
23. Qxd6 $18) (16... Bg7 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Bxg7+ Nxg7 19. Be4 Qxe7 (19... Rb8
20. Nc6) 20. Bxa8 $16) (16... Ng7 17. f4 $1 Bb7 $5 (17... Bf6 18. Qd2 $1 $16 {
/\Nf6,Bg5+-}) 18. fxe5 Bxd5 19. Bf1 dxe5 20. Rxe5 $14) 17. Bxf8 Bxd5 18. Rxe5
$1 (18. Bh6 Bxc3 19. Bxg6 Bxe1 20. Qxd5 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 hxg6 $17) 18... dxe5 19.
Bxc5 Qc7 20. Be3 Qc6 $1 $132 (20... Qxc3 21. Rc1 Qa5 22. a4 $5 $44 (22. Rc5
Qxa2 23. Bb1 Bb3 $8 24. Bxa2 Bxd1 25. Rxe5 $44)) 21. Bf1 Nd6 22. Qe1 (22. Qd2
Nc4 $10) (22. Qe1 Bc4 $5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Gurevich,M} d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 Qc8 {I can hardly
believe it but this seems to be a novelty!} (5... Qb6 6. c5 Qc7 7. Bf4 Qc8) 6.
Bf4 Nf6 7. e3 (7. Rc1 {Gurevich,M} Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 $10 (8... exd5 $2 9. Nb5
$16)) 7... Be7 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. Nh4 Be4) 9... h6 10. Rac1 O-O 11. h3 (11.
cxd5 {Gurevich,M} exd5 $5 12. Nb5 Ne8 $10) 11... Nb6 (11... b6) 12. Ne5 (12. c5
$6 Nbd7 {Gurevich,M} 13. Qa4 b5 $1 14. cxb6 axb6 $132) 12... dxc4 (12... Nfd7
$6 {Gurevich,M} 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 (13... Nxd7 $2 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nxd5 $16) 14. c5
Nc8 15. Qd1 $14 {/\ b2-b4-b5}) 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 $14 Qd8 15. Bf3 (15. Qb3
{Gurevich,M} Qb6 $132) 15... Bg6 (15... Nd5 $6 {Gurevich,M} 16. Bg3 Nxc3 17.
bxc3 $14) 16. Rfd1 (16. e4 {Gurevich,M} Qa5) 16... Nd5 17. Bh2 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 (
18. bxc3 $2 Ba3 (18... Ba3 {Gurevich,M} 19. Ra1 Bb2 20. Rab1 Bxb1 21. Rxb1 Ba3
22. Rxb7 Bd6 $1 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Bxc6 Rac8 $132)) 18... Qa5 19.
a3 Rfd8 20. Rdc1 Rd7 21. b4 Qb6 (21... Qd8 $2 {Gurevich,M} 22. b5 $16) 22. Be2
a6 23. Qb3 Bf8 24. Bg3 Be4 25. f3 Bg6 26. Kh1 Re8 27. Bf1 Kh8 28. Qb2 Kh7 29.
Qb3 (29. Rb3 $6 {Gurevich,M} a5 $5 30. bxa5 (30. b5 c5 $15) 30... Qxa5 $132)
29... Rd5 (29... Qd8 $6 {Gurevich,M} 30. a4 Qg5 31. Bf4 Qh4 32. b5 $16) 30. Bc4
Rd7 31. Bf1 Bf5 32. Qb2 Be7 33. Be5 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 e6 7. d4 Nc6 8.
Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 h6 14. Bh7+
Kh8 15. Bc2 Nf6 16. Nge4 Ned5 17. Nxf6 Nxf6 18. Qd3 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eupen op act"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fehmer, Dirk"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 c6 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Ng6
15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Nh4 17. Ne2 Bh3 18. Qc2 Bxg2 19. Rfc1 Be4 20. Ng3 Nf3+
21. Kf1 Qh4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Qh3+ 25. Ke2 Qg4 26. Kf1 h5 27.
bxc6 bxc6 0-1

[Event "Eupen op act"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Deravet, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bb7 7. Qe2 c5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. d5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Be7 12. e4 O-O 13. Bg5 Nb4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. e5 Nfd5 16. Qe4 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxb2 19. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Eupen op act"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Beers, Eddy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2165"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. g3 Bc5 11. b4 Bb6 12. h3 a5 13. Bb2 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15.
Bxa1 Na6 16. b5 Nc5 17. Bg2 d6 18. O-O Qe7 19. Nf4 Bf5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Na4 Nxa4
22. Qxa4 Ne4 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Nc5 26. b6 Ra8 27. Ra1 Rxa1+
28. Qxa1 Qd8 29. Qa7 Kh7 30. Bf1 Qf6 31. Qa3 Qf4 32. Bg2 Qe5 33. Qf3 Kg8 34.
Qa3 Qe1+ 35. Bf1 Ne4 36. Qe3 Qxe3 37. fxe3 Nf6 38. Bb5 Nxd5 39. Bc6 Nxe3 40.
Bxb7 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Eupen op act"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vidonyak, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Qb3 e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bd3 Bf5 11. O-O O-O 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Qb6 f5
15. Nb3 Bxb3 16. axb3 Rf7 17. Ra5 Qf8 18. Na4 Qc8 19. Nc5 Qc7 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21.
Na4 b5 22. Nc5 Nd7 23. Rc1 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 g6 25. Ra1 Kf7 26. Rac1 Rac8 27. h3
Ke7 28. b4 Kd6 29. Kh2 Rf8 30. R1c2 Rff7 31. g4 h6 32. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Eupen op act"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nd2 Nc5 7. Bc2 Nc6 8.
Ngf3 Bg4 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 d4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne4 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+
Rxd8 15. Nxb7 Rd1 16. Be3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Kd7 19. b4 Kc8 20. Na5
Nxa5 21. bxa5 Rd8 22. Rc1 Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Kd7 25. f4 Ke6 26. Kf3 Kf5
27. a6 g5 28. Ke2 g4 29. hxg4+ Kxg4 30. f3+ Kf5 31. Kd3 h5 32. Kxc2 h4 33. Be3
h3 34. Bg1 Bc5 35. Bxc5 h2 36. Bxa7 h1=Q 37. Be3 Qxf3 38. a7 Qd5 39. Kb2 Ke4
40. Bd4 Kxf4 41. a4 Ke4 42. Ka3 Kd3 43. Kb4 c5+ 0-1

[Event "Eupen op act"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Arbakov, Valentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 Nxd4 8. Nxd4
exd4 9. c3 dxc3 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Nxc3 c6 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. Qf3 Ng4 14. Rad1 Qf6
15. Qg3 Ne5 16. Bg5 Qg6 17. f4 Ng4 18. h3 h6 19. Bh4 Nf6 20. Qe3 Qh5 21. e5
dxe5 22. fxe5 Be6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Ne4 Be7 25. exf6 Bd8 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. f7+
1-0

[Event "Eupen op act"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 Bd6 8. h3
Bh5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. c4 O-O 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qb3 N5b6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. a4 Kh8
15. a5 f5 16. Neg5 Nc5 17. Qc3 Nd5 18. Qc4 e4 19. dxe4 fxe4 20. Nd4 Rc8 21. h4
h6 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Nb5 hxg5 24. Nxc7 Nxc7 25. Bxg5 Bf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 Bg7 13. O-O b6 14. f4 e6
15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. f5 Bd7 17. f6 Bxf6 18. Rxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxd7 Qxc3 20. Bh6 Rfd8
21. Qg4 Re8 22. Bf3 Rad8 23. Rf1 c4 24. Bg5 Rd6 25. Bf4 Rde6 26. e5 {(...)} 1-0

[Event "PCA-op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. g3 Nf6 8. Bg2
O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. O-O e5 12. Nde2 h6 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Qc2 Nc6 15.
Rad1 Qe7 16. h3 Bh5 17. a3 Rac8 18. b4 Rfe8 19. Rd2 Bb8 20. Ne4 Bg6 21. N2c3
Qe6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qd1 e4 24. Nd5 Qe6 25. c5 Bf5 26. g4 Bh7 27. Nf4 Qf6 28.
Nh5 Qe6 29. Qa1 Be5 30. Qb1 f5 31. f4 exf3 32. Bxf3 fxg4 33. Bxg4 Bxb1 34.
Bxe6+ Rxe6 35. Rxb1 Bc3 36. Rd3 Rxe3 37. Rxe3 Bd4 38. Kf2 Re8 39. Rbb3 a5 40.
Nf4 axb4 41. axb4 Rxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. e3 Nxf4 8. exf4
g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 b6 12. Qc2 a5 13. a3 Qc7 14. g3 e6 15. h4 Ba6
16. h5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 axb4 21. axb4 b5
22. Rab1 Qe7 23. Kg2 Ra6 24. Nd1 Rfa8 25. Ne3 Ra3 26. Qe2 Ra2 27. Qf3 Qg5 28.
Rh1 R8a3 29. Rh4 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "PCA-op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Qxc4 c5 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Qxd4 h6 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. h5 c5 7. c3 e6 8. f4 Nc6 9.
Nf3 Qb6 10. Kf2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nge7 12. Kg2 a5 13. Nc3 Na7 14. Bd3 Nec6 15. Bb1
Bb4 16. Na4 Qc7 17. a3 Be7 18. Nc3 b5 19. Ne2 a4 20. Bd2 Na5 21. Bxa5 Qxa5 22.
f5 b4 23. Nf4 bxa3 24. bxa3 Rb8 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Bg6+ Kd8 27. Rb1 Rb6 28. Qd3
Rf8 29. Kg3 Rc6 30. Rb8+ Kc7 31. Rb2 Qc3 32. Qxc3 Rxc3 33. Rhb1 Bc8 34. Rc2
Rxc2 35. Bxc2 Bd7 36. Bxa4 Bxa4 37. Nxe6+ Kc6 38. Nxf8 Bxf8 39. Rb8 Bxa3 40.
Ra8 Kb6 41. Rg8 Bb2 42. Rxg7 Nc6 43. Rg6 Bd1 44. Rxh6 Bxf3 45. Kxf3 Bxd4 46. e6
Kc7 47. g5 Kd6 48. e7+ Kxe7 49. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 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 h6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bxg6 fxg6
15. Qb5 Qe7 16. a5 Nb8 17. h3 a6 18. Qd3 g5 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. Bc3 Qd8 21. Bxb4
Nxb4 22. Qb3 Qe7 23. Rfc1 Nc6 24. Qc3 Rf4 25. g3 Rf5 26. Ne1 Raf8 27. Rc2 Qf7
28. Qe3 g4 29. Ra3 Qg6 30. Qd3 Qh5 31. Ra4 Qxh3 32. Qf1 Qh5 33. Qd3 Nd8 34. Rb4
Nf7 35. Rxb7 Ng5 36. Qe3 Nh3+ 37. Kg2 Rxf2+ 38. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Nxf2 40.
Kxf2 Qf5+ 41. Ke3 Qe4+ 42. Kd2 Qxd4+ 43. Nd3 Qa4 44. b4 Qa2+ 45. Ke3 Qh2 46.
Rb6 Qxg3+ 47. Kd4 Qh4 48. Kc3 g3 49. Rxe6 g2 50. Rd6 Qg3 51. Rxa6 g1=Q 52. Ra8+
Kh7 0-1

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c6 8.
Nc3 d5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bg2
Qe7 15. d5 Nf6 16. d6 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. b4 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qd4 Nd7
21. Rd2 a6 22. a4 h6 23. Rad1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. e4 f6 26. f4 Rf8 27. Ra1 Ra8
28. Rda2 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Ra8 30. Rxa8+ Qxa8 31. Nd1 Qa2 32. Nc3 Qa1+ 33. Kg2 Qb2+
34. Kh3 Qxb4 35. f5 exf5 36. exf5 Kh7 37. Qg4 Qxd6 38. Qg6+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ Nf8
40. Qe4 Qc5 41. Nd5 c3 42. Ne3 Kh7 43. Kg2 Nd7 44. Kf2 Ne5 45. Ke2 0-1

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-op playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Bd3
e6 9. g4 Be7 10. Nge2 a6 11. Ng3 h6 12. h4 Qb6 13. Qd2 Nb4 14. Bb1 Bd6 15. Bxd6
Qxd6 16. Kf2 e5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Be6 20. a3 Nc6 21. Nce2 Nd7
22. Bd3 O-O-O 23. b4 Kb8 24. Rhc1 Rc8 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. Bxf5 Rhd8 27. g5 hxg5
28. hxg5 g6 29. Bg4 Rc7 30. Rc3 Nb6 31. Rh1 Re7 32. Rd3 Rde8 33. Nf4 Kc7 34.
Rh7 Kd6 35. Rg7 Nc4 36. Bh3 b5 37. Bf1 a5 38. bxa5 N6xa5 39. Ne2 Nc6 40. Nc3
Nxa3 41. Nxd5 Kxd5 42. Rxa3 Nxd4 43. Rh7 b4 44. Ra4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE m4"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wolff Belov Hansen,LB} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6.
O-O dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3 c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nd5 11. Bb2 Qa5 12. Rfc1 (12.
Rac1 {Belov} Bg4 $1 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nb6 15. Qb5 (15. Nc4 Qxa2) (15. Bg2 {
Wolff} Rfd8 16. Qb5 Qxb5 17. Nxb5 Rac8 18. Rc2 a6 19. Na3 Na4 20. Ba1 b5 $15 {
Iskusnyh,S-Svidler,P URS-chJ 1992}) 15... Qxb5 16. Nxb5 Nc4 17. Rc2 Rac8 $15 {
Shabalov,A-Krasenkov,M/Gausdal/1991/0:1 (64) Inf 52/454/}) 12... Bg4 {?!
Hansen,LB; !? Wolff} 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nb6 (14... e6 {Wolff} 15. Nc4 Qa6 16.
Nd6 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd6 18. Rxc5 $14 {Sherbakov,R-Ebeling,M Helsinki 1992}) 15.
Nc4 (15. Rab1 {Belov} Rac8 16. Bg2 Rfd8 17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Na4 19. Ba1 a6
20. Na3 b5 $17 {Petrosian,A-Belov,I/Moscow/1992/0,5 (40)/}) (15. Qb5 {Belov}
Qxb5 16. Nxb5 Nc4 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. dxc5 N6e5 19. Be2 Rxc5 $17) 15... Qa6 {
?! Wolff} (15... Nxc4 {Belov} 16. Qxc4 Rac8 17. Qb3 $1 Rc7 (17... Qc7 $6 18.
Ba3 b6 19. Bg2 e6 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Rab1 $16 {Titenko,V-Belov,I/Moscow/1992/0,
5 (44)/}) 18. a4 b6 {Bandza,A-Belov,I/Karvina/1992/0,5 (32)/} 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20.
Qb5 Qxb5 21. axb5 Rc7 22. Kf1 $14) (15... Qb5 $5 {Belov Hansen,LB} 16. Nxb6
Qxe2 17. Bxe2 axb6 18. a4 Na5 19. Rcb1 Nb3 20. Ra3 Nd2 21. Rd1 Ne4 22. Rda1 $1
Rfc8 23. Rb3 Rc6 24. Bf3 Nd2 $1 25. Bxc6 Nxb3 26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. Ra3 Nxd4 $1 $10
{Titenko,V-Belov,I/Moscow/1993/0,5 (32) Inf 58/501/}) 16. Nd2 $1 (16. Nxb6 axb6
$10) 16... Qxe2 17. Bxe2 cxd4 {? Hansen,LB} (17... Rac8 $142 $14 {Hansen,LB}) (
17... e5 $6 {Belov} 18. dxc5 Na4 19. Ba3 $16) (17... Rfd8 $5 {Belov} 18. Nb3
Na4 19. Ba3 (19. Nxc5 $2 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Rd2 $19) (19. Rab1 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nxb2
21. Rxb2 e5 $10) 19... cxd4 20. cxd4 e5 21. Bb5 Nb6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 exd4
24. exd4 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. Bb2 $14) 18. cxd4 e5 $1 19. dxe5 (19. d5 $5
Nxd5 20. Ne4 Nde7 21. Ba3 $44) 19... Nxe5 (19... Bxe5 $6 {Hansen,LB} 20. Bxe5
Nxe5 21. Rc7 $16 (21. Nb3 {Wolff} Rac8 22. Na5 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Rd8 $1 {/\ ...
Rd2, ...Rd7} 24. Rd1 $1 (24. Nxb7 Rd2) 24... Rc8 $1 (24... Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 $16 {
><b7}) 25. Nxb7 Rc2 26. Kf1 Rxa2 $132)) 20. Bd4 Rfc8 (20... Nc6 {Belov} 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Bf3 Rfc8 23. Nb3 Nd7 $14) 21. Nb3 $1 (21. Ne4 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rc8
23. Rc5 Ned7 $1) 21... Rxc1+ {?! Belov} (21... Nc6 {Belov} 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
Nc5 Nd8 24. Bf3 Rc7 $14) 22. Rxc1 Rc8 {!? Wolff} 23. Rxc8+ (23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24.
Bf3 $14) 23... Nxc8 24. Na5 b6 $8 (24... Nc6 25. Bxg7 (25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Bc5 (
26. Bxg7 {Wolff} Kxg7 $14 {/\ ...c5, ...Nb6, ...g5, ...h6, ...f6, ...Kf7-e7-d6}
) (26. Bf3 Bxd4 27. exd4 Ne7 28. Kf1 f6 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Kd3 Ke6 31. Kc4 Kd6 32.
Kb4 Nf5 $1 $10) 26... Bf8 $1) 25... Nxa5 26. Bc3 $16) (24... Nd6 {Belov} 25.
Bxa7 $16) 25. Bxe5 {! Belov} Bxe5 26. Nc6 Bc3 $1 27. Ba6 Nd6 28. Nxa7 Kf8 (
28... h5 $5 {Hansen,LB Wolff}) (28... f5 $5 {Belov} 29. g4 Kf7) 29. Kf1 Ke7 30.
Ke2 Ke6 {פa7} (30... h5 $5 {Hansen,LB}) 31. g4 (31. Kd3 Be1) 31... Kd5 32. Kd3
Bb2 33. g5 Kc5 (33... Bg7 $5 {Hansen,LB /\h6}) 34. a4 f6 {?! Hansen,LB} (34...
Bg7 $5 {Hansen,LB /\h6}) (34... Kb4 {Belov} 35. f4 Kxa4 36. e4 Ka5 37. e5 $1
$16) 35. gxf6 Bxf6 36. Bb5 Bh4 (36... g5 $142 {Hansen,LB /\h6}) (36... Nxb5 {
Belov} 37. axb5 $5 Be5 38. f4 Bb8 39. Nc6 Bd6 40. Nd4 $16) 37. f3 Bf6 38. Bd7
Nc4 (38... g5 $5 {Belov}) 39. Bb5 Nd6 40. Bd7 Nc4 41. Be8 Nd6 42. Bb5 Nf7 $2 {
?! Belov} (42... g5 $5 {Hansen,LB /\h6}) (42... Nxb5 {Belov} 43. axb5 Be5 44.
f4) (42... Bh4 $5 {Belov}) 43. f4 $1 g5 (43... Nd6 44. e4 $18) 44. Nc6 gxf4 45.
exf4 Bh4 (45... Nd6 {Wolff} 46. Nb8 $1 Nxb5 47. Nd7+ Kb4 (47... Kd6 48. Nxf6
$18) 48. axb5 $1 Bd8 49. f5 $18) 46. Nb8 $1 {קb6} Kd6 {?! Belov} (46... Nd6 {
Belov} 47. Nd7+ Kb4 48. Nxb6 Nxb5 49. axb5 Kxb5 50. Nd5 Kc6 $16) 47. Nd7 Bd8 (
47... Bf2 48. Nf6 $18) (47... Kc7 {Belov} 48. Kd4 Nd6 49. Nf8 $18) 48. Nf8 h5 (
48... h6 {Hansen,LB} 49. Bc4 $18 {>< Nf7}) 49. Bc4 Nh6 (49... Ke7 {Hansen,LB}
50. Ng6+ (50. Bxf7 $2 Kxf8 $1 51. Bxh5 Kg7 $10) 50... Kf6 51. Bxf7 Kxf7 52.
Ne5+ Ke6 53. Ke4 $18) 50. Ke4 $1 $18 {פh6} Kc5 {?! Hansen,LB; ? Wolff} (50...
Bf6 $142 {Wolff}) 51. Ne6+ Kxc4 52. Nxd8 Kb4 (52... b5 53. axb5 Kxb5 54. f5 Kc5
55. Ke5 $18) 53. f5 Kxa4 54. f6 b5 55. f7 Nxf7 56. Nxf7 b4 57. Kd3 Ka3 (57...
b3 58. Kc3 Ka3 59. Ne5 Ka2 60. Nc4 h4 61. Nb2 Ka3 62. Nd3 $18) 58. Ne5 Kb2 59.
Kd2 b3 (59... Kb3 60. h4) 60. Nd3+ Ka3 61. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m4"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O a6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Na4 O-O 11. f4 Be7 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. c4 d6 14. Qd2 c5
15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Nc3 Rbd8 17. Qf2 Nd7 18. Rd3 Nb8 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. b3 Rfe8 21.
Kh1 Bf6 22. Ne2 g6 23. R3d2 Bg7 24. Qh4 Ne7 25. Qf2 Nc6 26. Qh4 Bf8 27. Nc3 Ne7
28. Qf2 Bg7 29. Ne2 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE m4"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Chekhov Hansen,LB Ribli Wolff} Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 (
5. d4 {Chekhov} cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8. Nf3 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7
Qxd7 11. Bg5 Nf6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Rd1 Qc7 $5 14. Be2 $6 (14. a3 $5 f5 15. Qe3
Bg7 16. Be2 a6 $13) 14... Bb4 15. Rc1 f5 16. Qe3 O-O-O $15 {Chekhov,V-Balashov,
Y/Moscow/1991/0:1 (29) Inf 52/23/}) 5... d6 (5... Nc6 {Hansen,LB Wolff Chekhov}
6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Ndb5) 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 {N} (8. Nxd4 {
Wolff} a6 9. Be2 (9. Be3 Nf6 10. Qf3 (10. Be2 O-O $10) 10... O-O 11. O-O-O Nbd7
12. Kb1 (12. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 13. Rxd6 Ne8 $17) 12... Qc7 13. h3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Bd7
15. Nb3 $6 Ng6 16. f3 Be5 $36 {Korchnoi,V-Vladimirov,E Salamanaca 1991}) (9. g3
Nf6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O e5 $1 12. Nc2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Re1 Be6 15. b3 h6 $10
{Azmaiparashvili,Z-Georgiev,Ki Las Palmas (6) 1992}) 9... Nf6 10. Bg5 (10. O-O
{Hansen,LB} O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 (12. Bxf6 {Chekhov} Qxf6 13. Ne4 Bxh2+)
12... Qc7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nf3 Rd8 $10 {Ermenkov,E-Kolev,A/Bulgaria ch/1992/})
10... Be7 (10... Be5 $5 11. Nf3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Nbd7 $132) 11.
O-O $14 {Suba-Spassov, Albena 1977}) (8. Nxd4 {Ribli Azmajparashvili,
Z-Georgiev,Ki/Las Palmas/1993/CBM36/}) 8... Nf6 (8... e5 $5 {Ribli} 9. Qd1 (9.
Nxe5 Qe7) (9. Qe3 {Chekhov} Nf6 $1 $10 {/\10.Ne5? 0-0 Vladimirov/}) 9... Nc6
10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Nfxd2 Ke7 $10) 9. Nb5 {!? Chekhov
} (9. c5 Be7 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Bf4 Ba5 $1 $132) (9. Bg5 {Chekhov} Nc6 10. Qh4
Be7 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. Bd2 $14 {Vladimirov/}) 9... Bb4+ $8 10. Bd2 Qxd4 $1 (10...
Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ (11... Nc6 {Chekhov} 12. Nd6+ Ke7 13. O-O-O $36) 12. Kxd2
Na6 13. Ne5 $16) (10... Nc6 $5 {Chekhov} 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13.
O-O-O+ Ke7 14. a3 Nc6) 11. Nfxd4 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Ke7 $1 $8 13. Be2 (13. Nc7 $2
Rd8 14. Nxa8 (14. Kc3 Ne4+) (14. Ke3 Ng4+) 14... Nc6 $44 (14... Rxd4+ {Wolff}
15. Kc3 (15. Ke3 Re4+ (15... Nc6 {Chekhov} 16. f3 b6 (16... Kd8 $5 17. Be2 (17.
c5 Nd5+ $36) 17... b6 18. Rhd1 Rd7 19. c5 bxc5) 17. Be2 Bb7 18. Nc7 a6 19. c5 (
19. Rhd1 Rd7 $1) 19... b5 20. a4 $16) 16. Kd2 Na6 $44) 15... Nc6 (15... Rd7 {
Ribli} 16. f3 b6 $44) (15... Rd7 $1 $17 {Hansen,LB /\Ne4;b6,Bb7}) 16. Bd3 (16.
Nc7 Ne4+ $17) 16... Kd8 17. b4 e5 $44 {פa8})) 13... Rd8 14. Ke3 e5 15. Nb3 (
15. Nf3 $4 {Chekhov} Ng4+ 16. Ke4 f5#) 15... Nc6 16. Rhd1 Bf5 $1 $10 (16...
Ng4+ $6 {Chekhov} 17. Kf3 (17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. f3 Be6) 17... Rxd1 18. Rxd1 f5 19.
h3 e4+ 20. Kg3 Nge5 21. f4 $36) 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rd1 Rxd1 (18... Ng4+ $2 {
Ribli} 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Rxd8 Kxd8 21. Nd6 $18) 19. Bxd1 Ng4+ {!? Hansen,LB} (
19... b6 $10 {Hansen,LB}) 20. Bxg4 (20. Kf3 {Chekhov} Nxh2+ 21. Kg3 Nf1+) 20...
Bxg4 21. Nc5 Bc8 {?! Chekhov} (21... b6 $5 {Ribli} 22. Nd3 Bf5 $10 (22... Be6 {
Chekhov} 23. b3 g5 $1 {/\f5 /})) 22. f4 $1 exf4+ (22... b6 {Wolff} 23. Nd3
exf4+ 24. Nxf4 Be6 25. Nd5+ Kd7) 23. Kxf4 h6 {?! Hansen,LB} (23... f6 {Wolff}
24. h4 b6 (24... Ne5 $132 {Hansen,LB}) 25. Ne4 Be6 (25... Ba6 26. a4 Na5 27.
Nd2 $14) 26. b3 g6 $10 {/\ ...h7-h6, ...g6-g5+}) 24. h4 f6 $2 (24... b6 $142 {
Hansen,LB}) (24... g6 $5 {Chekhov /\f6/}) 25. h5 $1 $14 a6 {?! Wolff} 26. Nc3
Ne5 27. Nd5+ Kd8 (27... Kd6 {Wolff} 28. Ne4+ Kc6 29. Ne7+ Kd7 30. Nxc8 Kxc8 31.
b3 Kd7 32. Nc5+ Kc6 33. Ne6 g6 (33... g5+ 34. Kf5) 34. Nd8+ Kc7 35. Nf7 $1 g5+
(35... Nxf7 36. hxg6 Nd8 37. Kf5 $18) 36. Kf5 Nxf7 37. Kxf6 Nd6 38. Kg6 Kd7 39.
Kxh6 Ke7 (39... g4 40. Kg6 Ke7 41. h6 Kf8 42. h7 Nf7 43. Kf6 Nh8 44. b4 $18)
40. Kxg5 $16) 28. b3 (28. Nb6 {Chekhov} Bg4) 28... b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. b4 (30.
Ne3 $5 {Chekhov}) 30... Bg4 31. a3 Kc8 (31... Bxh5 32. Ne6+ Kd7 (32... Kc8 {
Ribli} 33. Nxg7 Bf7 34. Nxf6 (34. Nc3 {Chekhov} Bc4 35. Nf5 $16) 34... Nc4 35.
Nf5 $16) 33. Nxg7 $16) 32. Ne7+ Kc7 33. Ng6 Bxh5 (33... Nxg6+ {Wolff} 34. Kxg4
Ne5+ 35. Kf5 Kd6 (35... Nc4 {Chekhov} 36. Ne6+ Kd7 37. Nxg7 Ke7 38. Kg6 $18)
36. Ne6 (36. a4 $16 {Ribli}) 36... Ke7 37. Nxg7 Kf7 38. Ne6 Nc4 39. Nd8+ Ke7 (
39... Kg7 40. Ke6 Nxa3 41. Kd5 Nc2 42. Kc5 f5 (42... Ne3 43. Ne6+ Kf7 44. Nf4
$16) 43. Kxb5 Ne3 44. Kc6 Nxg2 45. b5 $18) 40. Kg6 $1 Nxa3 41. Kxh6 Nc2 (41...
Kf8 42. Kg6 $18) 42. Kg6 $18 (42. Kg7 Nd4 43. h6 Nf5+ 44. Kg6 Nxh6 45. Nc6+ Kd6
46. Kxh6 Kxc6 47. Kg6 Kd5 48. Kxf6 Kc4 49. g4 $18)) 34. Nxe5 fxe5+ $2 (34...
g5+ $8 35. Kf5 fxe5 36. Kxe5 Be8 $14) 35. Kxe5 g5 (35... Bf7 {Chekhov} 36. Ne6+
$18) 36. Ne6+ $1 Kb6 $8 (36... Kd7 $2 37. Nd4 $18) (36... Kc6 {Ribli} 37. Nd4+
Kb6 38. Nf5 $18) 37. Kf6 Be2 (37... Bd1 38. Nd4 $18) (37... Be8 $5) (37... Bg4
{Chekhov} 38. Nd4) 38. Kg6 Bf1 39. g3 Kc6 40. Kxh6 Kd5 (40... g4 {Chekhov} 41.
Nf4) 41. Nxg5 $18 (41. Nc7+ $5 {Wolff} Kc4 42. Kxg5 Kb3 43. g4 Kxa3 44. Na6 Bg2
45. Kf6 Bb7 46. g5 Bxa6 47. g6 Bb7 48. Ke5 $18) 41... Be2 (41... Kc4 42. Ne4
Bh3 43. Nd6+ $18) 42. Kg6 $1 Kc4 (42... Bg4 43. Kf6 Kc4 44. Ke5 Kb3 45. Kd4
Kxa3 46. Kc3 $18) 43. Ne6 $1 Kc3 (43... Bg4 44. Nc7 (44. Nc5 Kc3 45. Kg5 Bc8
46. g4 Kb2 47. Kf4 Kxa3 48. Nd3 Be6 $3 49. g5 Bg8 $1) 44... Bd7 45. Kf6 Kb3 46.
Ke7 $18) 44. Kf5 Kb2 45. Nc5 Kxa3 46. Na6 Bd3+ (46... Bf3 47. g4 Bb7 48. g5 $1
Bxa6 49. g6 Bb7 50. Ke5 $1 $18) 47. Kf4 Kb2 (47... Bc4 {Wolff} 48. g4 Bd5 49.
g5 Bb7 50. g6) 48. g4 Kc3 49. Ke5 Kc4 50. g5 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m4"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wolff Ribli} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 (6.
Be2 {Wolff} Nf6 7. O-O a6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Na4 O-O 11. f4 Be7 12.
Bf3 (12. Bd3) 12... Rb8 13. c4 $14 d6 14. Qd2 c5 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Nc3 Rbd8 17.
Qf2 Nd7 18. Rd3 Nb8 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. b3 Rfe8 21. Kh1 Bf6 22. Ne2 g6 23. R3d2
Bg7 24. Qh4 Ne7 25. Qf2 Nc6 26. Qh4 Bf8 27. Nc3 Ne7 28. Qf2 Bg7 29. Ne2 Nc6 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Salov,V Wijk aan Zee (2) 1994}) 6... a6 7. Bd3 b5 8. Nxc6
Qxc6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 (10. Qe2 {Wolff} Nf6 11. f3 $5 Bc5 12. Kh1 Bxe3 13. Qxe3
b4 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Rfc1 $1 $14 {Short,N-Rogers,I Manila olm 1992}) 10... Nf6
11. Qe2 {?! Wolff} (11. f4 {Wolff} Be7 12. Qf3) 11... Be7 12. f4 O-O 13. Qf3 {N
} (13. e5 $1 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. c4 $10) 13... Bc5 14. Kh1 (14. Bxc5 Qxc5+
15. Kh1 e5 $15) 14... Rac8 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qg3 {/\e4-e5} (16. Qh3 {Ribli} Qh5
17. Qxh5 Nxh5 18. e5 f6 $10) 16... d5 $1 17. e5 (17. exd5 {Ribli} exd5 $10 (
17... Nxd5 $5 18. Ne4 Qc7 $13)) 17... Ne4 18. Qh4 f5 (18... f6 19. f5 $1 Nxc3
20. bxc3 fxe5 21. fxe6 e4 22. Be2 $132) 19. Ne2 (19. exf6 {Ribli} Rxf6 $13)
19... d4 $15 {! Ribli} 20. Ng1 $1 (20. Rad1 {Ribli} Rfd8 21. Ng1 $13) 20... Nd2
21. Rf2 Nc4 22. b4 Qd5 (22... Qb6 $1 $15) 23. Nf3 Ne3 24. h3 Rc7 25. a4 $1 Rfc8
26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra5 Nc4 28. Ra1 Nb2 $2 $138 29. Rd2 $1 Rd7 (29... Nxd3 30.
Rxd3 Rxc2 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Rxg2 33. Qe7 $1 Bd5 34. Qxe6+ $1) 30. Qf2 $2
$138 (30. Bf1 $1 d3 31. c3 $1 $13) 30... Nc4 31. Re2 (31. Bxc4 {Ribli} Qxc4 32.
Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Qxd4 (33. Nxd4 Rd8 $44) 33... Bxf3 34. Qxc4 Bxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rxc4
$15) 31... Rcd8 32. Kh2 Qc6 33. Qh4 Nb2 34. Qe1 Nxd3 35. cxd3 Qc3 36. Qb1 Bd5 (
36... Bxf3 37. gxf3 $132 {<=><->a;><b5,e6}) 37. Ra6 h6 38. Ra5 Rb7 39. Ra1 Rc8
40. Ne1 Rbc7 41. Ra5 Rb8 42. Ra1 (42. Rc2 $4 Qxe1 $1 43. Qxe1 Rxc2 $19) 42...
Rbc8 43. Ra5 Rb8 44. Ra1 Qc6 $15 45. Qb2 Qb6 46. Rc2 Rbc8 47. Rxc7 Rxc7 48. Qf2
Rc3 49. Qh4 Qb7 50. Qf2 Qb6 51. Qh4 Qc7 52. Ra5 $6 (52. Qf2 {Ribli} Rc1 53.
Rxc1 Qxc1 $17) 52... Bc6 53. Qf2 Qd7 54. Ra6 Kh7 55. Ra1 Rb3 56. Qd2 Bb7 57.
Rc1 Bd5 58. Rc5 Ra3 59. Qb2 $2 $138 Ra2 60. Qxd4 Qb7 $1 61. Rc2 (61. Kg3 Bxg2 (
61... Qf7 $1 $19) 62. Qd8 Qf7 $19) (61. Qg1 Bxg2 $3 62. Nxg2 Qf3 63. d4 (63.
Rc1 Rxg2+ 64. Qxg2 Qxf4+ $19) (63. Rxb5 Qxf4+ 64. Kh1 Qg3 (64... Qf3 {Ribli}
65. Kh2 f4 $19) 65. Ra5 Rb2 66. Ra1 Qxh3+ 67. Qh2 Qg4 68. Rf1 f4 $1 $19) 63...
Qxf4+ 64. Kh1 Qg3 65. Rc1 $8 Qxh3+ 66. Qh2 Qg4 67. Rg1 $8 Qxd4 $19) 61... Rxc2
62. Nxc2 Bxg2 63. Qc5 Bh1 64. Ne1 (64. Ne3 {Ribli} g5 $1 65. fxg5 f4 $19) 64...
Bd5 $19 65. Kg3 Qa6 66. Qc1 Qa2 67. Qc2 Qa1 68. Qd2 g5 $1 69. Qe3 (69. fxg5
Qxe5+ 70. Kh4 f4 $19) 69... Kg6 70. Nf3 Qf1 71. fxg5 Bxf3 72. Qxf3 Qg1+ (72...
Qg1+ 73. Qg2 f4+ 74. Kf3 Qe3+ 75. Kg4 h5+ 76. Kh4 Qe1+ 77. Qg3 Qxg3#) 0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE m4"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 d6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nge2 c6 7. e4 $5 (7. d4 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. Rb1 $2 e4 10. b4 Bf5 11. h3 h5 12. Nf4 Nbd7 13. a4 Nf8 $132 {
Nikolic,E-Fischer,Vincovci 1968}) 7... O-O 8. d3 a6 $1 9. h3 b5 10. Bg5 $6 (10.
Be3 $142 $14) 10... Nbd7 11. Qd2 Nc5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Be3 $6 (13. cxb5 $142 axb5
14. b4 Ne6 15. Be3 $10) 13... Ne6 $6 (13... b4 14. Nd1 Qa5 $1 $15) 14. cxb5
axb5 15. b4 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. d4 $1 e4 19. Bh6 $1 $10 Bxh6 20.
Qxh6 Qd6 21. a3 Bd7 22. Rac1 Rbc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rc6 (24... Rc4 25. Rxc4
bxc4 26. Qe3 $13) 25. h4 Qc7 26. Rxc6 Qxc6 27. Qe3 Qc2 $1 28. f3 f5 29. Bf1 (
29. g4 $5 Qd1+ 30. Kf2 f4 31. Nxf4 Nxf4 32. Qxf4 Qxd4+ 33. Kg3 Qc3 $1 $10)
29... Qd1 $1 30. Kf2 Bc6 31. Qc3 Bd7 32. Bg2 Kf7 33. g4 Ke7 34. Qe3 Qc2 $1 {
/\f5-f4} 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. Kg3 Qd3 $1 37. Kf2 (37. Qxd3 $2 exd3 38. Nc3 f4+ $17
) 37... Qc2 38. Qh6 Kd6 (38... Qd3 $10) 39. Qf6 Qd2 40. Qe5+ Ke7 41. fxe4 fxe4
42. Bh3 (42. Bxe4 $5 dxe4 43. d5 e3+ 44. Kf3 Bc8 45. dxe6 Bb7+ 46. Kf4 Qxe2 47.
Qc7+ Kxe6 48. Qb6+ Kd5 $10) 42... Qh6 43. Qg3 $8 Qf6+ 44. Ke3 Qh6+ 45. Kf2 Qf6+
46. Ke3 Qh6+ (46... Ng7 $2 47. Nf4 $1 Bxh3 48. Nxd5+ Ke6 49. Nf4+ $1 Kf7 50.
Qxh3 Nf5+ 51. Kxe4 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE m4"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Salov} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4 $3 {
Ivanchuk. (Of course!) I give this move two !! because the original opening
concept is so beautiful. The point is that Black is going to transpose into an
improved main line QGA.} 7. Bxc4 a6 8. Qe2 (8. Nc3 b5 9. Bd3 c5 10. a4 $6 (10.
dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qb1 $1 $10 {/\ Ne4. Ivanchuk,Levin})
10... b4 11. Ne2 Nbd7 $15 12. b3 (12. Ng3) 12... cxd4 13. Nfxd4 e5 $1 14. Nf5 (
14. Nc2 a5 15. Bb2 Bc5 $15) 14... g6 15. Nfg3 h5 $1 16. f3 Bc5 17. Kh1 Qe7 $17
{Yusupov,A-Ivanchuk,V Linares 1992}) 8... Nbd7 $5 (8... b5 9. Bb3 c5 {QGA}) 9.
Rd1 c5 10. a4 {Compare this position to a main line QGA: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.
e3 c5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.O-O a6 7.a4. Usually in this position, Black plays
...Nc6, but here Black has gained ...b7-b6, so he can play ...Bb7 and} Bd6 $1
11. Nc3 O-O (11... Qc7 $5 $13 {Ivanchuk,Levin}) 12. b3 (12. d5 {Salov} exd5 13.
Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Nf6 16. Rd1 $10) 12... cxd4 $1 {The move
b2-b3 does not combine well with the isolated QP, so this is a good moment to
take on d4.} 13. exd4 Re8 $1 {><e6, /\...e6-e5, /\...Nd5 and ...exd5} 14. Ne5
Nd5 15. Bb2 Qc7 $15 (15... N7f6 $15 {Salov}) 16. Nxd7 (16. Ne4 Nf4 $1 17. Qg4 (
17. Qe3 Nxe5 18. Nxd6 Nf3+ $17) 17... Bxe4 18. Qxf4 Nf6 $15) (16. Re1 Bxe5 17.
dxe5 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Qxc3 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxd7 Qxb3
$15) (16. Rac1 $2 {Salov} Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Qxc1 20.
Bxc1 Bxh2+ $17) 16... Qxd7 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qd3 b5 $1 20. axb5
Qxb5 21. Qxb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Ra1 Rxa1+ (23... Re8 $5 {Salov} 24. Kf1
Bb4 $15) 24. Bxa1 h5 $1 25. h3 $2 (25. Bc3 Kh7 26. g3 $1 Kg6 (26... f5 27. f4
h4 (27... Kg6 28. h4 $10) 28. Kf2 Kg6 29. Kf3 $10) 27. Kg2 Kf5 28. Kf3 g5 29.
h3 g4+ 30. hxg4+ hxg4+ 31. Ke3 Ke6 (31... Bf8 32. Kd3 Bh6 (32... b4 33. Bd2 $10
) 33. Bb4 $10) 32. f4 $5 $10 (32. Kd3 f5 33. Bd2 $5 (33. Be1 f4 34. Ke2 Kf5 35.
Kd3 Bc7 $19) 33... f4 $140 34. Bxf4 Bxf4 35. gxf4 b4 36. Ke2 Kf6 (36... Kf5 37.
Ke3 Kf6 38. f3 g3 39. Ke2 Kf5 40. Kf1 {transposes}) 37. f3 $2 (37. Kd3 $10)
37... g3 38. Kf1 Kf5 39. Kg1 Kxf4 40. Kg2 Ke3 41. Kxg3 Kxd4 42. f4 Ke4 43. Kg4
d4)) 25... Kh7 26. Kf1 Kg6 27. Ke2 b4 $1 28. g3 {Compared to the note to move
25, White has lost too much time. White wants to stop ...Kf5, ...h5-h4, which
is understandable, but he should have done so earlier.} Kf5 (28... h4 {Salov}
29. Kf3 hxg3 30. fxg3 Kf5 31. Bb2 Bxg3 $2 32. Kxg3 Ke4 33. Bc1 Kd3 34. Kf4 Kc2
35. Ke5 Kxc1 36. Kxd5 Kc2 37. Kc4 f5 38. d5 f4 39. Kd4 $18) 29. Bb2 g5 30. Bc1
{? Salov} (30. Kf3 g4+ 31. hxg4+ hxg4+ 32. Ke3 (32. Ke2 Ke4 $19) 32... Bf8 33.
Kd3 Bh6 34. Ba1 Bc1 $1 35. Kc2 Ba3 (35... Ke4 $2 36. Kxc1 Kf3 37. Bc3 $1) 36.
Kd3 Kg5 37. Ke3 f5 38. Kd3 (38. f4+ gxf3 39. Kxf3 Bc1 $19) 38... f4 39. Ke2 Kf5
40. Kd3 fxg3 41. fxg3 Bc1 42. Kc2 Be3 $19) (30. Kd3 $1 {Salov} g4 (30... h4 31.
g4+ Kf4 $4 32. Ke2 $1 $18) 31. h4 $10) 30... g4 31. hxg4+ Kxg4 $1 $19 32. Bd2
f5 33. Be1 Be7 34. Bd2 (34. f3+ {Salov} Kh3 35. Kf1 (35. Kf2 h4 $19) 35... Kh2
$19) 34... Bd6 35. Be1 f4 $1 36. f3+ (36. gxf4 Kxf4 37. f3 Be7 $19) 36... Kh3
37. gxf4 Kg2 $1 38. f5 Be7 39. f6 Bxf6 40. Bxb4 h4 41. Bd6 h3 42. b4 Be7 $1 (
42... Bh4 $2 43. b5 Bg3 44. Bxg3 Kxg3 45. b6 h2 46. b7 h1=Q 47. b8=Q+) 0-1

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1994.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Bb2 f5 10. a3 Qf6 11. b4 a6 12. Rc1 Qh6 (12... g5 $5 13. g3 Qg7 $1 $15 (
13... h5 14. h4 $1 $13) (13... g4 $6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nh4 $14) (13... b5 14.
c5 Bc7 15. a4 $13)) 13. g3 Ndf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Kg2 $1 Be8 16. f3 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. b3 Bf8 14. Bb2 g6 15. a4
Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. b4 Nb6 20. a5 Nbd7 21. dxe5 Nxe5
22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. c4 Qe7 24. Qb3 Red8 25. Nf3 Ne8 26. c5 Rc7 27. Bb1 Rxd1 28.
Rxd1 Bc8 29. Qc3 f6 30. Ba2+ Be6 31. Bxe6+ Qxe6 32. Qd3 Bf8 33. Qd8 Kf7 34. Qd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1994.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hertneck,G} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7 7.
Bd2 e6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Rc1 Be7 10. Ne5 (10. Bb5 $10 {Hertneck,G}) 10... O-O 11.
Bb5 Nxe5 $1 (11... Rab8 12. Qa4) (11... Na5 {Hertneck,G} 12. Qa4 a6 13. Nxd5 $2
(13. Be2 Nc6 $13) 13... Nxd5 14. Rxc7 axb5 15. Qxb5 Nxc7 16. Qd7 Nd5 $15) (
11... a6 $2 {Hertneck,G} 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 Rfb8 14. Rxc6 $1 Qd8 15. Rb6 $16
) 12. Nxd5 Qxc1+ 13. Bxc1 Nxd5 14. e4 $1 (14. dxe5 Rac8 (14... Rfc8 $2 15. Kd1
$1 (15. O-O $4 Bc2 $19) 15... Rc5 (15... Bc2+ 16. Qxc2 Rxc2 17. Kxc2 $16) 16.
Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rd8 $1 18. Ke2 Nc3+ 19. Qxc3 Rxc3 20. bxc3 $16) 15. Qd1 (15.
O-O Bc2 $19) (15. Bc4 Nb6 $19) (15. Kd1 $6 Rfd8 16. Bd2 Bb4 $36) 15... Bc2 (
15... Bb4+ {Hertneck,G /\ Rfd8~/=}) 16. Qe2 Bd3 $1 $19) 14... Bxe4 15. dxe5
Bxg2 (15... Rac8 $2 {Hertneck,G} 16. O-O Bc2 17. Qg3 $16) (15... Bb4+ $5 {
Hertneck,G}) 16. Rg1 Be4 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Bd2 (18. Bh6 Bg6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 $5 20.
Bd2 Rc7 $15) 18... Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rfd8 20. Qe4 (20. Qb1 Rc4 $15) 20... Bb4 $6 (
20... b5 $1 21. Rg3 Rc4 $15) 21. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 22. Bxb4 Nxb4 (22... Rc1+ 23.
Ke2 Rg1 24. Bd2 $13) 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qxb4 Rd7 25. h4 $1 h6 (25... h6 26. Qf4
Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. Qf4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1994.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Khalifman} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7.
Bg5 Bb7 8. f3 h6 9. Bh4 c5 (9... d6 {Khalifman} 10. Nh3 $1 (10. e4 c5 11. d5
Nbd7 $13) (10. e3 Nbd7 11. Bd3 c5 $13) 10... Nbd7 11. e4 c5 12. Bf2 $14) 10.
dxc5 bxc5 11. e3 (11. Nh3 Nc6 12. O-O-O Ne4 13. Qe1 g5 14. Bf2 Nxf2 15. Nxf2
Ne5 16. Qc3 Qf6 17. e3 Kg7 18. h4 Rfd8 $132 {Sherbakov-Tunik/Anapa/1991}) 11...
Nc6 12. O-O-O (12. Nh3 Qa5 (12... Rc8 13. O-O-O d5) 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. b4 cxb4
15. axb4 Nc6 16. b5 Ne7 17. Bd3 Rfc8 18. e4 Ng6 19. Bg3 d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. e5
Nd7 $10 {Gurevic,M-Andersson/Reggio Emilia/1989}) 12... Rb8 $5 (12... Ne4 13.
Qe1 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. Qxg3 $14 {Hjartarson} (15. hxg3 {Khalifman} Qf6 16. Ne2
$1 $16)) (12... Rc8 $6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Kb1 $1 $16 d5 $2 15. cxd5 exd5 16.
Qxc5 Ne5 17. Qd4 Qc7 18. Nh3 Qc2+ 19. Ka1 Nc6 20. Qg4+ Qg6 21. Qd7 $18 {
Hjartarson-Speelman/Reykjavik/1991}) 13. Bxf6 (13. Nh3 $5 Ba6 (13... d5 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. cxd5 $16) (13... Qe7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nf4 $14) (13... Ne4 14.
Qe1 g5 15. Bg3 (15. Bf2 Nxf2 16. Nxf2 f5 17. h4 $14) 15... Nxg3 16. hxg3 $14 {
/\Nf2} (16. Qxg3 Qf6 17. f4 Ba6 $36)) 14. Bd3 (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16.
Rxd7 Ne5 17. Rxa7 Bxc4 $44) 14... d6 $14) 13... Qxf6 $1 (13... gxf6 {Khalifman}
14. Nh3 Ne5 15. Nf4 $16) 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Rxd7 Na5 $44 (15... Ba6 $5 {
Khalifman} 16. Nh3 $1) 16. Nh3 (16. Bd3 Bc6 (16... Ba6 17. Rxa7 Bxc4 18. Rxa5
Bxd3 19. Rxc5 $14) (16... Rfd8 $5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Kc2 Ba6 19. Kc3 Rb8 20.
Ne2 Rb3+ 21. Kc2 Rb6 22. Kc3 Rb3+ $10) 17. Rxa7 Nb3+ 18. Kc2 Na1+ 19. Kb1 Rfd8
20. Kxa1 Rxd3 $44) 16... Bc6 $6 (16... Rfd8 $1 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nf2 (18. Kc2
Ba6 19. Nf2 Bxc4 $10) 18... f5 (18... Nb3+ 19. Kc2 Rd2+ 20. Kxb3 Rxf2 21. Kc3
$16 {/\b4}) (18... Ba6 {Khalifman} 19. Ne4 Bxc4 (19... f5 20. Nxc5 Bxc4 21. Na4
$1 $14) 20. Nxf6+ Kg7 21. Nh5+ Kf8 22. Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Re1 $16) 19. Kc2 Ba6 $44 {
/\} 20. Kc3 Rb8) 17. Rxa7 (17. Rd6 $6 Rb6 18. Nf2 Rfb8 19. Nd1 $2 Nb3+ 20. Kc2
Be4+ $19) 17... Nb3+ 18. Kc2 (18. Kc2 Na1+ $1 (18... Rfd8 $2 19. Bd3 $16) 19.
Kb1 (19. Kc1 Nb3+ 20. Kb1 $2 Rfd8 $36) 19... Rfd8 (19... Nb3 20. Bd3 $16) 20.
Kxa1 Rd1+ 21. Ka2 Rd2 22. Bd3 $1 Rxd3 23. Nf4 Rd2 (23... Rxe3 24. Ra5 $16 (24.
Ra6 $1 $16 {Khalifman})) 24. Rb1 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1994.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[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. Bb4 Bd6 10. Qa3 Ne4 11. O-O O-O 12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich Intel Express blitz '5"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 Be7 13. h3 O-O 14. Ng5 h6
15. Qh5 dxe5 16. Nf3 e4 17. Rxe4 Nf6 18. Qe5 Bd6 19. Qxf6 Bxe4 0-1

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Schlosser,P"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2
Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Qg4 (18. Bf1 Nf8 19. Qe3 a6 $6
{Beliavsky,A-Leko,P/Leon (06)/1994/}) 18... Nf8 19. Bf1 (19. Bd3 Rxd3 $44 {
Diesem Qualitätsopfer weicht Weiß zunehmend aus, da die schwarze Festung
danach schwer zu knacken ist.}) (19. h4 Qc5 20. Bc3 Qf2 21. Rd6 Qxg2 22. Qd4
$44 {Almasi,Z-Leko,P/HUN ch/1993/}) 19... Qc5 (19... Qc7 20. Bc3 Ng6 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Rd1 Bd5 23. Qd4 Rc8 24. a3 Qb8 {Gurevich,I-Rachels,S/USA ch/1992/} 25.
h4 b5 26. h5 Ne7 27. Qf4 {+/- Gurevich,I}) (19... Ng6 20. Bb4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 {
Kovalev,A-Leko,P/Muenchen op/1992/} Qh4 {!? Kovalev,A}) 20. Qb4 (20. Bc3 Ng6
21. Qg5 Rd5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. a3 Rc8 24. Qe3 Qc6 25. g3 a6 $15 {Kamsky,G-Anand,
V/Linares/1993/}) 20... Qf2 21. Qf4 Qb6 22. Qg3 {/\ h4 Wang,Z} (22. Bc3 Ng6 23.
Qg3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe3 a6 27. Qd2 Qb6 28. Bd4 Qd8 29.
Bc3 Qb6 30. Bd4 {0,5/Peng,X-Wang,Z/Beijing/1993/}) 22... Rac8 23. h4 Qc5 (23...
Bb5 $5) 24. Bc3 (24. Bd3 Bb5 25. Be4 Bc6 26. Bd3 Bb5 $10) 24... Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1
Bb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. Qf2 a6 28. h5 (28. g4 $2 Qc4 $17) 28... h6 29. Qh4 Qc6
30. g4 Qc4 31. a3 b5 32. Kb1 a5 33. Rd8 Qf1+ 34. Ka2 Qc4+ 35. Kb1 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht Ernst} c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7.
Be2 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 (10. f3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. b4 Nh5 13.
Bxg7 Nxg7 14. Rb1 a5 15. b5 Bd7 16. f4 Be6 17. Qd4 Rc8 18. Na4 $14 {
Chiburdanidze,M-Ivkov,B/Monaco Veterans-Women (05)/1994/0,5}) 10... Nxd4 11.
Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 (12. Bd3 a5 13. Rfe1 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Re3 h6 16. b3 Qb6
17. Nd5 Qd4 18. Rd1 e5 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Bc2 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Rfd8 $10 {Sorokin,
M-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires ARG-WORLD (3)/0,5 (35)}) 12... a5 13. b3 (13. Rfe1
$6 Nd7 14. Be3 a4 15. Bf1 Qa5 16. Rab1 Rfc8 $15 {Hernandez,Rom-Zarnicki,P/San
Martin (08)/1994/0,5 (44)}) 13... Nd7 14. Be3 (14. Bf2 Nc5 15. Rab1 Qc7 16.
Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Bd1 Qd8 18. a3 b6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Nd7 21. Bb3 $14 {Renet,
O-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires ARG-WORLD (04)/1994/1-0 (33)}) 14... Nc5 15. Rab1
Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Rc2 Qd8 18. Bf1 (18. a3 h5 19. Bf1 Bd7 20. Nd5 e6 21. Nc3
Qe7 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Larsen,B/Roquebrune 30'/1992/0,5 (45)}) (18. Nd1 {Ernst}
Qf8 $10 {Ftacnik-Smejkal/BL9293/1992/} (18... Qe8 19. Nf2 h5 20. Nd3 b6 21. Nf4
Kh7 22. Bf1 $14 {Nenashev-Baimuratov/Bishkek zt/1993/})) 18... Be5 (18... b6
19. a3 Rcb8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Ne6 22. Nd5 Nf8 23. Qf2 $14 {Vilela,
JL-Estevez,G/Santa Clara (01)/1991/0,5 (57)}) (18... h5 {Ernst Horvath,Jo-Reeh,
O/Budapest Kasparov/1991/} 19. Nb5 $1 $14) 19. a3 (19. Nd1 {Ernst} Qe8 20. Nf2
$14 {Vaganian-Ivkov/Moscow/1985/}) 19... Qf8 20. Nd5 (20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Na4
22. Ne2 $14) 20... Bxd5 21. exd5 (21. cxd5 a4 22. bxa4 Rxa4 $10) 21... Qg7 22.
b4 axb4 23. axb4 Na4 24. Rb3 (24. c5 $5) 24... b6 25. Ra3 Qf8 26. Bd4 (26. Rca2
Qe8 27. Qc2 b5 28. c5 Nc3 (28... dxc5 {Ernst} 29. bxc5 Bd6 $1 $17) 29. Rxa8
Rxa8 30. Rxa8 Qxa8 31. c6 Nxd5 32. c7 Qc8 $17) 26... Bxd4+ 27. Qxd4 Qg7 28.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rca2 b5 30. c5 (30. cxb5 Nb6 31. Ra6 (31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Rxa8 (
32. Ra6 Rb8 $17) 32... Nxa8 33. Bc4 Nb6 34. Bb3 Kf6 35. Kf2 Ke5 36. Ke3 Nxd5+
37. Bxd5 Kxd5 38. Kd3 Ke6 $19) 31... Rab8 $15) 30... Rab8 (30... dxc5 $2 31.
Bxb5 Nb6 32. Rxa8 Nxa8 33. Bc6 $18) 31. c6 (31. Bxb5 Rxb5 32. Rxa4 dxc5 33.
bxc5 Rbxc5 $15 (33... Rcxc5 34. Ra7 $10)) 31... e6 32. Rxa4 $2 (32. Bxb5 $6
Rxb5 33. Rxa4 Rxd5 34. Ra6 Rb5 $15) (32. dxe6 fxe6 33. Rc2 (33. Bxb5 {Ernst}
Rxb5 34. Rxa4 Rxc6 $10) 33... Rc7 34. Bxb5 Rxb5 35. Rxa4 Rb6 $10) 32... bxa4
33. Rxa4 Rc7 34. b5 Kf6 35. Ra6 exd5 36. Kf2 (36. f4 $5) 36... Ke5 37. Ke3 d4+
38. Kd2 Kd5 39. Ra1 Kc5 40. Rc1+ Kb6 41. Kd3 Ra8 (41... Kxb5 $4 {Ernst} 42.
Rb1+ $18) 42. Kxd4 Ra2 43. Rd1 Rca7 44. h3 f5 (44... Ra1 45. Rxa1 Rxa1 46. Bc4
Rd1+ $17) 45. Kd5 Ra1 46. Rxa1 Rxa1 47. Bc4 Rd1+ 48. Ke6 Kc7 $19 49. f4 (49.
Bd5 Re1+ 50. Kf6 Re5 51. Bc4 f4 52. Kg7 d5 $19) (49. Kf6 {Ernst} d5 $19) 49...
Rd4 50. Bd5 Rb4 $1 $19 {Der d-Bauer gewinnt die Partie.} (50... Rxf4 $6 51. b6+
Kxb6 52. Kxd6 (52. Kd7 Ra4) 52... Rf1 53. Ke6 Ra1 $17) 51. g4 Rxb5 (51... Rxf4
{Hecht} 52. gxf5 gxf5 53. b6+ Kxb6 54. Kxd6 (54. Kd7 Ra4 $1) 54... Rf1 55. c7
Rc1 56. Be6 Rxc7 57. Bxf5 $15) 52. gxf5 gxf5 53. h4 h6 54. Bf3 Ra5 55. Bd5 Rc5
56. Bf3 Rb5 57. Bd5 Ra5 58. Bf3 Ra3 59. Bd5 Rd3 60. Bg2 Rd2 61. Bh1 (61. Bd5
Rd4 $19) (61. Bf3 Rf2 $19) 61... Rh2 62. Bd5 Rxh4 63. Kxf5 h5 64. Be4 (64. Kg5
Rg4+ 65. Kxh5 (65. Kf5 Rg1 $19) 65... Rxf4 66. Kg5 Rd4 67. Bf3 d5 $19) 64...
Rh2 (64... Rg4 $2 {Hecht} 65. Bf3 Rh4 66. Kg5 $44 Rh2) 65. Kg5 h4 66. f5 (66.
Kg4 h3 (66... Rd2 {Hecht} 67. f5 d5 68. Bf3 Kxc6 $19) 67. Kg3 (67. f5 Re2 68.
Bf3 (68. Bd5 h2 69. f6 Rf2 70. Kg5 Rf1 $19) 68... h2 69. f6 Rf2 $19) 67... Re2
68. Bf3 (68. Kf3 Rxe4 $19) 68... Re3 69. Kf2 (69. f5 h2 $19) 69... Ra3 70. f5
h2 71. Bh1 Ra5 $19) 66... h3 67. f6 Rf2 68. Kg6 (68. Bf5 Rxf5+ 69. Kxf5 h2 70.
f7 h1=Q $19) 68... h2 69. f7 Rf1 70. Kg7 h1=Q (70... h1=Q 71. Bxh1 Rg1+ $1 $19
(71... Rxh1 {Ernst} 72. f8=Q Rg1+ 73. Kf7 Rf1+ $19) (71... Rg1+ $1 {Hecht} 72.
Kh7 Rxh1+ 73. Kg7 Rf1 74. f8=Q Rxf8 75. Kxf8 d5 $19)) 0-1

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Be7 7. b3 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rad1 c5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bf5 g6
15. Bh3 a6 16. Ne2 Rc7 17. Qc3 Nb6 18. Qa5 Nbd7 19. Nf4 d4 20. exd4 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 c4 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxa6 Rc2 24. Bc1 Qa8 25. Qxa8 Rxa8 26. Be3 Raxa2 27.
Rb1 Rab2 28. Nd3 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Rc7 30. Rb5 Kg7 31. Kg2 Ne8 32. Nc5 Ndf6 33. Rb8
Bd6 34. Ra8 Re7 35. Bg5 Re1 36. Ne4 Bb4 37. Rb8 Ba3 38. Bf4 Nd5 39. Be5+ f6 40.
Bg3 Kf7 41. Bd7 Nec7 42. Rb7 Rc1 43. Ba4 g5 44. Bxc7 1-0

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Bf4 Rfd8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6
15. Rd2 Nf6 16. Qc2 c5 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Qc3 Rxd2 20. Qxd2 Rc8 21.
Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Kf8 23. Ne5 Ke7 24. Rd3 Rc7 25. Ra3 Be4 26. f3 Bb1 27. Ra6
Ke8 28. Bd1 Kf8 29. Ba4 Ng8 30. a3 Ne7 31. Ra5 Nf5 32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Nd7+ Ke7
34. Nxc5 Ba2 35. b3 Ne3 36. Ne4 Bb1 37. Kf2 Nc2 38. Ke2 Nxa3 39. Kd2 f5 40. Nf2
e5 41. Kc3 e4 42. fxe4 fxe4 43. Ng4 Nc2 44. b4 Ne1 45. Ne3 Nd3 46. Bc6 Nf4 47.
Nd5+ Kd6 48. Nxf4 Kxc6 49. Kd4 a6 50. g3 Ba2 51. Nd5 Kb7 52. Ne3 Bb1 53. Nf5 e3
54. Nxe3 Kc6 55. g4 Kc7 56. Ke5 Kd7 57. Nf5 Bd3 58. Kd4 Be2 59. g5 h6 60. gxh6
gxh6 61. Nxh6 Ke6 62. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qf4 13. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. O-O e5 $1 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 $146 exd4 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 $1
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. f4 Qxd5 17. Be4 Qh5 (17... d3 18. Bxd5 dxc2 19.
Be4 Rd8 20. Bc3 $16) 18. Qd3 Bg4 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. h3 Bc8 $10 21. Kh1 Rd8 22.
Rc1 Rfe8 23. Rfe1 Qh4 $6 (23... Kg8) 24. Qf3 $14 b6 25. Bd3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bd7
27. Kg1 Kg8 28. Re2 a5 29. Kf1 Qf6 (29... Kf8 $5) 30. g4 Bc5 (30... g5 31. Rf2
gxf4 32. Bxf4 Bxf4 33. Qxf4 Qxf4 34. Rxf4 Be6 35. a3 $16) 31. g5 Qc6 $6 (31...
Qd6 32. f5 Bc6 33. Qg4 Qd5 34. Be4 Qd6 35. Bd3 Qd5 36. Be4 Qd6 37. Bd3 $10) 32.
Qxc6 Bxc6 33. f5 Kf8 (33... Re8 34. h4 Rxe2 35. Kxe2 Bd6 36. h5 Be5 $10) 34. h4
Re8 35. h5 Rxe2 36. Kxe2 Bd5 $6 (36... Bd6 37. f6 gxf6 38. gxf6 Be5 39. Bh6+
Kg8 40. Bg7 $18 {/\h6,h7}) 37. f6 $16 gxf6 $2 (37... Bd6 38. h6 (38. fxg7+ Kxg7
39. h6+ Kg8 40. a3 $14) 38... gxf6 $4 (38... gxh6 39. gxh6 Be5 40. Bg5 Kg8 $10)
39. h7 Kg7 40. gxf6+ Kh8 41. Bh6 $18) 38. gxf6 Kg8 39. Bh6 $18 b5 40. b3 $1 (
40. Bg7 $2 Bc4 41. h6 Bxd3+ 42. Kxd3 Kh7 $10) 40... Be6 41. Kf3 Bd5+ 42. Kf2 b4
43. Bg7 Bf8 44. h6 Bxg7 45. hxg7 Bc6 46. Kg3 a4 47. Kf4 axb3 48. axb3 1-0

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Qxd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Ndb5 Kd8
8. Be3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. g4 e6 11. h3 Be7 12. Bg2 a6 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6
Kc7 15. Rhd1 h6 16. Na4 Nd5 17. R6xd5 exd5 18. Bf4+ Kd8 19. Nb6 Ke7 20. Nxd5+
Ke6 21. Nb6 Rad8 22. Bc7 Ke7 23. Bxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Bxc6 Rxd1+ 26.
Kxd1 bxc6 27. Kd2 Kf6 (27... Kd6 28. Kc3 Kd5 (28... Kc5 29. e4 g5 30. a3 f6 31.
f3 a5 32. a4 $18) 29. Kb4 c5+ 30. Ka5 c3 31. bxc3 Kc4 32. Kxa6 Kxc3 33. Kb5 c4
34. f4 Kd4 35. Kb4 c3 36. Kb3 $18) 28. f4 Ke6 29. e4 g5 30. Ke3 c5 31. Kf3 Kd6
32. h4 gxh4 (32... f6 33. e5+ fxe5 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. hxg5 $18) 33. Kg2 Kc6 34.
Kh3 (34. Kh3 Kb5 35. Kxh4 Kb4 36. e5 c3 37. bxc3+ Kxc3 38. f5 c4 39. e6 fxe6
40. fxe6 Kb2 41. e7 c3 42. e8=Q c2 43. Qh8+ Kb1 44. Qxh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Re1 Rb8 12. a4 a5 13. Ndb5 Nc5 14. Be3 (14. Bf4
Ne6 15. Be3 Bf8 {Baburin-Van Wely/Gausdal/1993} 16. f4 c6 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Qc2
$14) 14... Bd7 (14... b6 $1 {>=} 15. Qc2 Bb7 16. Bd4 Ne6 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Bd2 c6
19. Nd4 Nfd7 20. Be3 Ne5 21. b3 Ned3 22. Re2 Nb4 23. Qd1 d5 24. exd5 cxd5 25.
cxd5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 $10 {Vukic-Itkis/JUG-chT Cetinje/1993/}) 15. Qc2 b6 16.
Rad1 Qc8 17. g4 Qd8 (17... h5 18. f3 (18. g5 Nh7 19. Kh2 $14) 18... hxg4 19.
hxg4 Be6 20. b3 $14) 18. f3 Rc8 19. Bc1 (19. Bf2 $6 Ne6 20. Be3 g5 21. Qd2 h6
$10 {/\Nh7-f8-g6}) 19... Qe7 20. f4 Qf8 21. Bf3 h6 (21... Bc6 $2 22. Na7) (
21... h5 $6 22. g5 Nh7 23. Kh2 f6 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. Rg1 Qf7 26. f5 gxf5 27.
exf5 $40) 22. Be3 Be6 23. b3 $14 Nh7 24. h4 g5 (24... f5 $6 25. exf5 gxf5 26.
g5 $16) 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. f5 Bd7 27. Kg2 (27. Nd5 $5 Bxb5 (27... Na6 28. Kg2
Be5 29. Rh1 $14) 28. cxb5 Be5 29. Kg2 Qg7 30. Rh1 Nf6 31. Nxf6+ Bxf6 32. Rh5
Re7 33. Rdh1 Rce8 34. Bxc5 dxc5 35. Qd2 $14) 27... Be5 28. Rh1 c6 29. Nd4 f6
30. Rh5 Re7 31. Rdh1 Rg7 32. R1h3 Qe7 33. Qd1 Be8 34. Rh6 Rc7 35. Nce2 Qf8 36.
Qh1 Qe7 37. Qd1 Qf8 38. Ng3 Qe7 39. Qb1 $1 {/^b1-h7} Qd8 $2 (39... Bxg3 $6 40.
Rxg3 d5 (40... Qe5 41. Ne2 Rce7 $4 42. Bd4 $18) 41. Ne6 Nxe6 42. fxe6 dxc4 43.
e5 Qxe6 44. Bd4 c5 45. Bc3 $40) (39... Rb7 $142 $14) 40. Ne6 $1 $18 Nxe6 41.
fxe6 {/\Nf5,><b6} Bxg3 $8 42. Kxg3 Qe7 (42... c5 43. e5 dxe5 44. Be4 $18) 43.
e5 $1 Qxe6 44. exf6 Qe5+ (44... Nxf6 45. Bd4 $18) 45. Kg2 Nxf6 46. Bxb6 Rb7 (
46... Rce7 {>=} 47. Bd8 $5 Re6 48. Qf5 Qb2+ 49. Kg3 Kf7 50. Rh2 Qe5+ 51. Qxe5
dxe5 52. Bxa5 $18) 47. Bd8 Nh5 (47... Nh7 48. Be4 $18) 48. R3xh5 Bxh5 49. Bf6
Qf4 50. Bxg7 Qd2+ 51. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Rg8 12. h4 Rxg5 13. hxg5 Nd5 14. g6 fxg6 15.
Qg4 Qe7 (15... Qa5 $2 16. Qxe6+ Kd8 17. Bg2 $3 Nxc3 18. Kf1 $1 Nd5 19. Qxc6
N5b6 20. Rh8 Qb4 21. e6 Rb8 22. exd7 Nxd7 23. a3 $1 Qe7 24. Qxg6 $1 Rb6 25. Qh5
$16 {Knaak,R-Van der Wiel,J/Lugano/1989/1-0 (33)}) 16. Rh8 (16. Qxg6+ Qf7 17.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. O-O-O (18. Ne4 $5 Bb4+ 19. Ke2 c3 $1 20. bxc3 Nxc3+ 21. Nxc3
Bxc3 22. Rd1 b4 $1 23. Bg2 Ba6+ 24. Ke3 Rg8 $1 25. Bxc6 $13 {Lobron,E-Shirov,A/
Deutschland/1993/0-1 (41)}) (18. Bg2 N7b6 (18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. f4 (20.
Bxc6 Bb7 21. Rh7+ Kg6 22. Rxd7 Bxc6 23. Rxa7 Bf3 24. Kd2 Bh6+ 25. Kc2 {Shirov,
A-Stisis,Y/London Lloyds (01)/1991/1-0 (43)}) 20... b4 21. Kd2 a5 22. Bxc6 Nb6
23. g4 Bb7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Rh7+ $13 {Bareev,E-San Segundo,P/Madrid (04)/1994/
0.5 (46)}) (18... Bb4 19. Kd2 Nf8 20. f4 (20. Raf1 Bb7 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Kc1
Bc8 23. f4 Bf5 24. g4 Bd3 25. Rf2 $13 {Schmidt,Wl-Urban,K/Gdansk ch-PL (09)/
1994/0.5 (74)}) 20... Bd7 21. Raf1 Rd8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. g4 Ba5 24. f5 Kg7 25.
Rh5 $10 {Piesina,G-Khenkin,I/Pardubice op (2)/1993/0.5 (28)}) (18... Bg7 19.
Ne4 Nf8 20. Kd2 Bd7 21. f4 a5 22. Raf1 a4 23. a3 Rb8 24. Nd6+ Kg8 25. Be4 $36 {
Szabo,Zs-Horvath,P/HUN-chT1 9394/1994/1-0 (40)}) 19. Ne4 Bd7 20. Ke2 Bg7 21.
Nd6+ Kg8 22. Rh5 Na4 23. Rg5 Nxb2 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rh1 $40 {Yusupov,A-Chekhov,
V/USSR ch/1980/1-0 (34)}) 18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 Nb6 20. Re1 Bd7 21. Be2 Bg7 22.
Bh5+ Ke7 23. Bg6 Be8 24. Be4 Rc8 25. f4 $13 {Knaak,R-Hertneck,G/Potsdam
DDR-FRG/1988/1-0 (35)}) (16. Bg2 $5 Qf7 $1 17. Be4 Ne7 18. O-O-O $6 (18. Nxb5
cxb5 19. Bxa8 Nb6 20. Be4 Bd7 21. Rh8 Bc6 22. f3 Nbd5 23. Kf2 Nb4 24. a3 Nd3+
25. Bxd3 $13 {Shirov,A-Morovic,I/Las Palmas (09)/1994/1-0 (40)}) 18... Ba6 $1
19. Ne2 Bg7 $1 20. Nf4 Nf8 $15 {Beliavsky,A-Kramnik,V/Linares/1993/0-1 (59)})
16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qa3 $1 $146 (17... Qf7 $132 18. Bg2 Bb7 19. Be4 O-O-O 20.
Bxg6 Qe7 21. a4 $1 a6 $8 22. Rh7 Bg7 23. Be4 Rg8 24. Qf3 $5 Kc7 25. axb5 $13 {
Kamsky,G-Serper,G/Groningen/1993/0.5 (44)}) 18. Qxg6+ (18. Qxe6+ Kd8 19. Rd1
Qxc3+ 20. Ke2 (20. Rd2 Qb4 21. Qxc6 c3 22. Rd3 c2+ 23. Ke2 Qb2 24. Rxf8+ Nxf8
25. Qf6+ Ke8 26. Qc6+ Bd7 (26... Kf7 27. Rf3+ Bf5 28. Rxf5+ gxf5 29. Qf6+ Kg8
30. Qg5+ Kh7 31. Qxf5+ Ng6 32. Qh3+ Kg7 33. Qd7+ Kf8 34. Qf5+ $10) 27. Qxa8+
Ke7 $19) 20... Qc2+ (20... Qb2+ 21. Rd2 Qb4 22. Qxc6 Rb8 $132) 21. Ke1 (21. Rd2
Qe4+ 22. Kd1 Qb1+ 23. Ke2 c3 24. Qd6 Qe4+ 25. Kd1 Qf5 26. Rc2 $13) 21... Kc7
22. Rxf8 $140 Nxf8 23. Qd6+ Kb6 24. Qc5+ Kb7 25. Bg2 Qc3+ 26. Kf1 Bd7 27. Qxb5+
Kc7 $13) 18... Kd8 19. Rd1 (19. Qc2 Nb6 (19... Kc7 20. Qc1 Qe7 21. Bg2 Qg7 22.
Rh5 Bb7 $13) 20. Bg2 Bd7 21. Qc1) 19... Qxc3+ 20. Ke2 (20. Rd2 Kc7 21. Ke2 Bb4
22. Rd1 Qb2+ 23. Ke3 c5 $17) 20... Qb2+ 21. Rd2 (21. Kf3 Kc7 22. Qxe6 $140 c3
23. Qb3 c2 $1) 21... Qb4 (21... Qa3 22. Qxe6 c3 23. Rc2 $13) 22. Qxe6 c3 23. a3
(23. Rd3 c2 24. Qh6 Kc7 25. Qd2 (25. Qc1 Qb1 26. Kd2 Bb4+ $19) 25... Qc4 26.
Qc1 Ba3) (23. Rc2 Qxd4 24. Bg2 Bb7 $15 (24... b4 $6 25. Rxf8+ Nxf8 26. Qf6+))
23... Qxa3 $6 (23... Qb1 24. Qd6 Qf5 25. Rd3 $40 (25. Bh3 Qe4+ $10)) 24. Rc2 (
24. Qxc6 $4 cxd2 25. Qxa8 Qc1 $19) 24... Kc7 (24... Bb7 25. Bh3) 25. Rh7 $1 (
25. Bg2 Bb7 26. Rh7 Rd8 27. Bh3 Bc8 28. Ra2 Qc1 (28... c2 $2 29. Rxc2 $16) 29.
Rxd7+ Rxd7 30. Rxa7+ Kb6 31. Rxd7 c2 $19) 25... b4 (25... Kb6 26. Bg2 Nxe5 27.
Qxe5 Bg4+ 28. Kd3 Qd6 $16) 26. Ra2 $1 b3 (26... c2 27. Rxc2 Qa6+ 28. Kd2 Qxf1
29. Qxc6+ Kd8 30. Qc7+ Ke8 31. Qxc8+ Rxc8 32. Rxc8#) (26... Qc1 27. Bg2 Ba6+
28. Rxa6 Qd2+ 29. Kf3 Qd3+ (29... Qd1+ 30. Kf4 Bh6+ 31. Rxh6 Qd2+ 32. Kg4 Qe2+
33. Kh3 Qxa6 34. Qd6+ $18) 30. Kg4 Qxh7 31. Qxc6+ Kd8 32. Qxa8+ $18) 27. Rxa3
c2 28. Ra4 $1 (28. Kd2 Bxa3 $17) (28. Bh3 Bxa3 29. Qxb3 c1=Q $17) 28... c1=Q
29. Rc4 (29. Rc4 Qb2+ 30. Ke3 c5 (30... Kd8 31. Qxc6 $18) 31. Bg2 Rb8 32. Bc6
Rb6 33. Rxd7+ Kb8 34. Rd8 cxd4+ 35. Kf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B69"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Donev,I Boensch} 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 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 (11. e5 b4 12. exf6
bxc3 13. Qxc3 gxf6 $13) 11... gxf6 12. Bd3 (12. Kb1 Qb6 13. f5 (13. Bd3 {
Boensch} O-O-O 14. Rhf1 (14. Rhe1 Bf8 15. g3 Kb8 16. Bf1 Bc8 17. Nd4 Bb7 18. f5
Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 $14 {Almasi,I-Groszpeter,A HUN-ch (07) 1992 1-0 34}
) 14... Kb8 15. Qe1 Qc5 16. Nd2 Nd4 17. Ne2 Bc6 18. f5 Nxe2 19. Qxe2 h5 20. Nb3
Qb6 21. c4 $14 {Anand,V-Timman,J Amsterdam 1992 1/2 40}) 13... O-O-O 14. g3 (
14. g3 Kb8 15. Bh3 b4 16. Ne2 e5 17. Nc1 Na5 18. Nd3 d5 19. exd5 Nc4 20. Qe2
Bb5 $15 {Almasi,I-Groszpeter,A Kecskemet (03) 1993 1-0 39})) (12. f5 {Boensch}
b4 (12... Qb6 13. g3 b4 (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 fxe5 15. Bh3 b4 16. Ne2 exf5 17.
Bxf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Rg8 19. Kb1 Rc8 20. Rhf1 Rc6 21. Qd3 Qc5 22. c3 $14 {
Zarnicki,P-Granda Zuniga,J Buenos Aires Najdorf (01) 1993 1/2 47}) 14. fxe6
fxe6 15. Ne2 Qf2 $1 16. Nh4 a5 17. Nf4 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Kf7 $15 {Tiviakov,
S-Sakaev,K St.Petersburg zt (7) 1993 1/2 53}) 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Ne2 Qa5 15. Kb1
Qc5 16. Qh6 a5 17. Ned4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 a4 19. Qh3 a3 20. Be2 Qe5 $132 {Polgar,
J-San Segundo,P Madrid (09) 1992 1/2 41}) 12... Qb6 13. Rhe1 b4 $146 (13...
O-O-O 14. Nd5 $5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. fxe5 fxe5 17. Qh6 $5 $36 (17. Qh6 {
Donev,I} Qa5 18. Kb1 $14)) (13... Qc5 $5) (13... Qa7 $5 {Donev,I und 13.Qc5
sind spielbar.}) (13... Rc8 $13 {Donev,I}) 14. Nd5 $5 (14. Ne2 $14) 14... exd5
(14... Qa5 15. Bc4 exd5 16. exd5 Na7 17. Nd4 $44) 15. exd5 Na7 (15... b3 $5 16.
axb3 Qa5 17. Qxa5 (17. Rxe7+ $1 {Donev,I} Kxe7 18. Qe3+ Kf8 (18... Ne5 19. fxe5
fxe5 20. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 21. Qxe5+ Be6 22. d6+ $18) 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qd4 $36)
17... Nxa5 18. Nd4 $44 (18. b4 Nb7 19. Re2 Kf8 20. Rde1 Bd8 21. Nd4 $44)) (
15... Ne5 $2 {Boensch} 16. fxe5 fxe5 17. Qh6 $1 $16) 16. Qe2 Nc8 17. Nh4 Ra7
18. Bf5 (18. Qh5 Qa5 19. Kb1 Nb6 $132 (19... Nb6 {Donev,I} 20. Bxh7 {/\Ng6} Na4
$13 {/\Nc3})) (18. Nf5 $5 {Boensch} Bb5 (18... Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Qc5 20. Qg4 Kd8
21. Qg7 $16) 19. Qg4 $13) 18... h5 19. Rd3 Kd8 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Nf5 Rc7 (21...
Kc7 {Boensch} 22. Re3 (22. Rb3 {Donev,I} Kb8 23. a3 a5 24. axb4 axb4 25. c3 $40
) 22... Bd8 23. Re4 $44) 22. Re3 Qb7 23. Qf3 Qb5 $6 (23... Re8 24. Nd4 $1 Na7
25. Qxh5 $40) (23... a5 $1 $13) (23... a5 {Donev,I} 24. Nd4 Na7 25. Nf5 Nc8 26.
Nd4 Na7 $10) 24. Nd4 Qc4 25. Nc6+ Rxc6 (25... Ke8 {Boensch} 26. b3 Qb5 27. Re4
a5 28. Qe3 Qb7 29. f5 $16) 26. dxc6 f5 (26... Qxa2 27. c7+ (27. Qh3 $1 $16 {
Donev,I}) 27... Kd7 28. Qh3+ Kxc7 29. Rxe7+ Nxe7 30. Rxe7+ $18) (26... d5 27.
c7+ $1 Kd7 (27... Qxc7 28. Qxd5+ Bd6 29. Qd4 $1) (27... Ke8 {Donev,I} 28. Rd1
Qxa2 (28... Qxc7 $142 29. Rxd5 $16) 29. Qh3 $1 $18) 28. Qh3+ $16) 27. b3 $1 Qc5
(27... Qd4 28. Rd3 (28. c3 {Boensch} bxc3 29. Rxc3 Kc7 $13) 28... Qc5 29. Qd5)
(27... Qb5 28. Rd1 (28. c7+ {Donev,I} Kd7 29. c4 Qc5 30. Qb7 $36 {/\Re7}) 28...
Kc7 29. Rd5 Qxc6 30. Rxf5 Qxf3 31. Rxf3 $16) 28. Qe2 d5 (28... Re8 29. Qxa6 Na7
(29... d5 {Donev,I} 30. Qb7 Qd6 31. Re5 $18 {/\Rd5}) 30. Rd3 (30. a3 bxa3 (
30... Nxc6 31. Qa8+ Kd7 32. Qb7+ Kd8 33. axb4 Nxb4 34. Qa8+ Kd7 35. Rxe7+ $1
$18) 31. Rc3 $3 Qxc3 32. Qb6+ $18) 30... Nxc6 31. Qa8+ Kd7 32. Qb7+ Kd8 33.
Red1 $18) 29. Qxa6 Rg8 30. Qb7 Qd6 31. Rxe7 $1 Nxe7 32. Rxe7 (32. Rxe7 Qxe7 (
32... Qxf4+ {Boensch} 33. Kb1 Qf1+ 34. Kb2 $18) 33. Qb8#) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Kh1 Bg4 12. Bg1 Rb8 13. Nd4 a6 14. Bxg4 Qxg4
15. Qd2 Rbc8 16. Rae1 b5 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 b4 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Ne2 Nh5 21.
Nd4 Rc5 22. Nf5 Rc7 23. Ne3 Qh4 24. Bf2 Qf4 25. Qd1 Bxe5 26. Ng4 Bxb2 27. Bb6
Qc4 28. Ne3 Qc6 29. Bxc7 Qxc7 30. Nd5 Qc4 31. Rxe7 Rd8 32. Nf6+ Bxf6 33. Qxd8+
Kg7 34. Rxf6 Nxf6 35. Re1 Qxc2 36. Qd4 Qc3 37. Qxc3 bxc3 38. Re5 Ng4 39. Rc5
Nf2+ 40. Kg1 Ne4 41. Rc6 a5 42. Kf1 Kf8 43. Ke2 Ke7 44. Kd1 f5 45. h4 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Bb5 Ne7 10. Na4 Qc7 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Rc1 a6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 b6 (4... O-O 5. Bg2 d5 $5) 5. Bg2 Bb7 6.
O-O O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 (7... Qe7 8. b3 (8. d4 $5) 8... Bxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. Bb2 (10.
d4 $5) 10... d5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. d3 Rd8 13. Rfc1 Na6 $10 {Lobron,E-Karpov,An/
Dortmund/1993/CBM35/INF57,15/}) 8. d4 $5 (8. Rd1 d6 9. d4 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Nbd7
11. b3 a6 $6 12. Bb2 b5 13. Rac1 Nb6 14. Ba3 $14 {Timman,J-Karpov,An/Linares/
1993/CBM34/INF57,14/}) 8... d5 (8... Bxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Be4
12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Rfd1 $14 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Karpov,An/Linares/1994/CBM40/
INF60,16/}) 9. Ne5 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 $14 Nbd7 $2 11. Nb5 $1 $16) 9... c6 (
9... Nbd7 10. Bg5 $14) 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rfd1 (11. e4 dxc4 12. Rfd1 $44) 11...
Nbd7 12. e4 h6 13. Bf4 (13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. exd5 cxd5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5
17. Nc6 Qd6 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 $15) 13... Qc8 14. Rac1 (14. Nxd7 Qxd7
15. e5 Nh7 $13) 14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 c5 (17... Qc7
$5 18. h4 Rad8 $14) 18. Rd2 $14 Qc7 19. Rcd1 Red8 20. h4 Rxd2 (20... h5 $6 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qd1 Be7 25. Qxh5 Qe4 26. Qd1 Qxc4
27. Qd7 Bf8 28. Qxa7 b5 29. Qa8 $16) 21. Rxd2 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7
24. Qd3 Be7 25. h5 $1 Qa6 26. a3 Qa4 27. Bc1 Qc6 28. b3 Qb7 29. Bd2 Qc6 30. f3
Qb7 31. Kf2 Qc6 32. Ke2 Qb7 33. Kd1 Kf8 34. Ke2 Kg8 35. Bc3 Qc6 36. Ke3 Bg5+
37. Ke2 Be7 38. Ke3 Bg5+ 39. f4 Be7 40. Qe4 Qxe4+ 41. Kxe4 g6 (41... Kf8 42. g4
Ke8 43. Bd2 $14) 42. g4 gxh5 43. gxh5 a5 44. Bd2 $1 Kh7 45. f5 Bh4 (45... Bg5
46. fxe6 fxe6 47. Bxg5 hxg5 48. Kf3 a4 49. bxa4 Kg7 50. Kg4 Kh6 51. a5 bxa5 52.
a4 $18) 46. b4 exf5+ 47. Kxf5 cxb4 48. axb4 a4 49. Bc1 Bg5 (49... Be7 50. Ba3
Kg8 51. Ke4 Kf8 52. Kd5 Ke8 53. Kc6 $18) 50. Ba3 Kg8 51. b5 Bd8 52. c5 $1 bxc5
53. Bxc5 Kh7 54. Ke4 $1 Kg7 55. Kd5 Bc7 56. b6 Bb8 57. b7 f5 58. Bd6 Ba7 59.
Kc6 f4 60. e6 f3 61. e7 (61. e7 f2 62. e8=Q f1=Q 63. Qg6+ Kh8 64. Be5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Bb1 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. a3 Nc6 14. Be3
Qd6 15. Be4 Bd7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Qb1 Na5 19. d5 Ba4 20. dxe6 Qxe6
21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bf5 Qa6 23. Bxc8 Bxd1 24. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5 Qb6 (7...
Bd7 8. Bxc6 (8. O-O Be7 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. a4 a6 11. Be2 O-O 12. Qd2 h6 13. Bf4 Ne5
$10 {Lengyel,B-Grosar,A Budapest FS AprGM (03) 1/2 73 - EXP 42}) 8... bxc6 9.
Qf3 Rc8 (9... h6 10. Bh4 c5 (10... e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 Qd7 13. Qf3 Qg4 (
13... Be7 14. O-O g5 15. Bg3 h5 16. h4 Qg4 17. Qxg4 hxg4 18. hxg5 Nh5 19. g6
fxg6 20. Ne2 O-O-O $15 {Tiviakov,S-Tseshkovsky,V RUS-ch Elista (09) 1994 1/2
44 - CBM 44}) 14. Qxg4 Nxg4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. O-O $16 {Tiviakov,
S-Leko,P Wijk (01) 1994 1-0 45}) (10... Qb6 11. Nb3 Be7 (11... a5 12. O-O-O a4
13. Nd2 Be7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nc4 Qc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nd6+ Kf8 (17... Bxd6 18.
Ne4 $18) 18. Nb7 Qb6 19. Rxd7 $18 {Schwarz,Y-Gonzales Garcia,J New York op (04)
1994 0-1 57}) 12. e5 dxe5 13. O-O-O Qb4 14. Bg3 e4 15. Qe2 c5 16. a3 Qb6 17.
Nd2 (17. Nxe4 Bb5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qh5 O-O 20. Qxc5 Qa6 $44 {Tiviakov,
S-Tilak,S Calcutta op (02) 1994 1/2 73}) 17... O-O 18. Nc4 Qa6 19. Rhe1 Nd5 20.
Nxe4 Bb5 21. b3 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxa3+ $19 {Joshi,G-Tilak,S IND-ch (02) 1994}) 11.
Nb3 Be7 12. O-O-O c4 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nde4 Be7 17.
Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Qc7 19. Rhd1 Bc6 20. Qg3 O-O 21. Qxe5 $14 {Tiviakov,S-San
Segundo,P Madrid (08) 1994 1/2 53}) (9... Qa5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Qxf6 Rg8 12.
Qf3 Rb8 13. Nb3 Qg5 14. O-O Qg4 15. Qxg4 Rxg4 $44 {Shtyrenko,V-Shmuter,L
Volgograd (04) 1994 0-1 44}) 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nde2 Qc7 12. Ng3 h6 13. Bxf6
Bxf6 14. Nh5 Be5 15. Rd3 O-O 16. Qe3 Qa5 17. g4 Rb8 18. a3 c5 19. f4 Bd4 20.
Qd2 e5 21. f5 Qb6 22. b3 c4 23. Nd5 Qa6 24. Nhf6+ Kh8 25. Rh3 {1-0 Polgar,
Zso-Castellano,J/Las Palmas-B (1) ;EXP 42 1994}) 8. Be3 $146 (8. Bxf6 $6 gxf6
9. Nb3 a6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. a4 b6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qd4 Rg8 15. Bf3
Qc5 $17 {Kamsky,G-Kramnik,V Monaco Amber blind (01) 1994 0-1 54}) 8... Qc7 9.
f4 Be7 10. Qf3 O-O 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nxc6 $6 (12. Bd3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. fxe5
dxe5 15. Qg3 Bd6 $10) 12... bxc6 13. Bd3 Rb8 $40 14. g4 Qb7 15. b3 Nd7 16. Kb1
c5 17. Qh3 $2 (17. Bc1 $132) 17... c4 $3 18. Be2 (18. Bxc4 $4 Qb4 $19) 18...
cxb3 19. cxb3 Qb4 20. Bd2 Nc5 21. Kb2 Nxb3 $1 $19 22. Nd5 Qd4+ 23. Bc3 exd5 $1
24. axb3 (24. Bxd4 Nxd4+ 25. Kc3 Nxe2+ $19) 24... Qa4 25. Bd4 dxe4 26. f5 d5
27. Qc3 Qa3+ 28. Kc2 Bb4 (28... f6 $1 $19) 29. Qb2 Qxb2+ 30. Kxb2 Bb7 31. g5
Rbc8 32. h4 Bc5 33. f6 Rfd8 34. Be5 Re8 35. Bf4 Bb4 36. Bd2 Bd6 37. fxg7 Be5+
38. Kb1 Bxg7 39. Rhf1 Re7 40. h5 Rec7 41. Bg4 Re8 42. Ba5 Rce7 43. h6 Bf8 44.
Rf6 e3 45. Rd4 e2 46. Be1 Rc7 47. Kb2 a5 {/\ Bb4-+} 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Be2 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Qd3 Qxc5 8. Be3
Qa5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Kh1 a6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bd4 e5 14. Be3 Nc5 15.
Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Ncxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rb6 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bf5 20. Rxb7 Nc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bd3 $146 (12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Qa4 $1 {
N} (13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Nb6 $1 (15... h6 16. Bb5 $1 Nf6 17. Rxd8+
Rxd8 18. Qa4 $1 $16) 16. Bf1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Qc6 18. Re1 Rd8 $10 {
Nogueiras-Granda Zuniga/Biel izt/1993}) 13... Qf4 14. Bd3 Bc6 15. Qc2 Nd7 16.
O-O Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. b3 Rd7 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 $14 {
Dreev-Rodruguez/Moscow olm/1994}) (12. Bc4 Nc6 (12... Nd7 $5) 13. O-O Qc7 14.
Rad1 Rac8 15. b3 e5 16. Bd5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd2 $14 {
Hebert-Stefansson/New York op/1989}) 12... Nc6 13. e5 Nd4 $1 (13... h6 14. Bh7+
Kh8 15. Be4 Qb6 16. O-O $14) 14. Nxd4 (14. Bxd4 cxd4 $1 (14... Bxf3 15. Be3
Bxg2 16. Rg1 Qd5 17. O-O-O $40) 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 (16. O-O $2 Bxf3 17. gxf3
g6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 $19) 16... Rc8 17. Qe2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qa5+ 19. Nd2 d3 $36)
14... cxd4 15. Rd1 (15. Bxh7+ $6 Kh8 16. Rd1 Qe8 $1 (16... Bxg2 $2 17. Rg1 Qd5
18. Rxd4 Qxe5+ 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 $18) 17. Rd3 (17. Bxd4 g6 18. Qb3 Bxg2 19.
Rg1 Qc6 $17) 17... g6 18. Qd2 (18. Rh3 Bxg2 19. Qd2 Bxh3 20. Qh6 Bg5 21. Qxh3
Kg7 $19) 18... g5 19. Bxd4 Kxh7 $17) 15... g6 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 dxc3 18.
Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. bxc3 Rac8 $10 20. c4 $6 (20. Qb7 Bxa3 21. Qxa7 Bb2 22. O-O Bxc3
$10) 20... Bxa3 21. Ke2 Bc5 $15 {><e5,c4} 22. Qc2 Rd4 23. Rd1 Rf4 24. f3 Bb6
25. Rc1 Rc5 26. Qc3 Rf5 27. Kf1 Rfxe5 28. Rd1 Red5 29. Rd3 Rh5 30. h3 Rc8 31.
Qc1 Rhc5 32. Rc3 Ba5 (32... Bc7 $5 33. Rc2 Be5 34. Qe3 a5 $17) 33. Rc2 Bb4 34.
Qa1 a5 35. Qa2 Rd8 36. g3 g5 (36... Rd3 37. Ke2 (37. Kg2 Rf5 $17) 37... Ra3 38.
Qb2 Rf5 39. Rd2 $132) 37. Kg2 Rd4 $17 (37... Rd3 $5) 38. Qb3 h6 39. Qa2 Kh7 40.
Qb1 Kg8 41. Qb3 Rc8 42. Qa2 Rd7 43. Qa4 Rdc7 44. Qb5 Kh7 45. Qa6 Rc6 46. Qb5
R8c7 47. Qb8 Rc8 48. Qb5 Kg8 49. Qb7 R6c7 50. Qb5 Rc5 51. Qd7 R8c7 52. Qd8+ Kg7
53. Qd4+ e5 54. Qb2 Rd7 55. Qb3 Rd4 56. Qa2 h5 57. Qb3 h4 (57... g4 $5 58. hxg4
hxg4 59. f4 f6 60. fxe5 fxe5 61. Qe3 $15) 58. Qe3 f6 59. gxh4 Rxh4 60. Qb3 Rd4
61. Qa4 Kf7 62. Qb3 Ke7 63. Kf2 Kd6 64. Kg2 Kc7 65. Kf2 f5 66. Kg2 f4 67. Kf2
e4 (67... Kd6 68. Kg2 e4 69. fxe4 Rxe4 70. Qd3+ Ke5 71. Qd8 $10) 68. fxe4 Rxe4
69. Qd3 Re7 70. Re2 Rce5 71. Rxe5 Rxe5 72. Qg6 $15 Bd6 (72... a4 $2 73. Qg7+
Kd6 $2 74. Qf8+ Re7 75. Qb8+ Kc5 76. Qb5+ $18) 73. Qc2 Kb6 74. Kg2 Kc6 75. Qa4+
Kc7 76. Kf3 Bb4 77. Qa1 Bc3 78. Qd1 Kc6 79. h4 gxh4 80. Kxf4 Kc5 81. Qb3 Kd4
82. Qd1+ Kxc4 83. Qa4+ $10 Kc5 84. Qa3+ Bb4 85. Qc1+ Kd6 86. Qc2 Rd5 87. Qg6+
Kc7 88. Qf7+ Kc6 89. Qg6+ Bd6+ 90. Kg4 Rd4+ 91. Kh3 a4 92. Qc2+ Bc5 93. Qg6+
Kb5 94. Qb1+ Ka5 (94... Rb4 95. Qd3+ Ka5 96. Qd8+ $10) 95. Qe1+ Kb6 96. Qb1+
Rb4 97. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg blitz"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 (5... Bg4 $142) 6. Ne5 {
קf7,Nc4} Bf5 (6... e6 {ץc8}) 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 e6 (8... Nbd7 9. Nc4 (9. Bf4
Nd5 10. Qd2 (10. Qf5 $2 Nxe5 11. Qxe5 Qb4 $17) (10. Bd2 Nb4 11. Qf5 (11. Qe4
Nf6 12. Qf5 e6 {קc2,Ra1}) 11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 e6 13. Qe4 Rd8 {=/+/-/+}) 10...
Nxf4 11. Qxf4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 $10) 9... Qc7 $14) 9. O-O Be7 (9... Nbd7 $5 {
[+],Ne5}) 10. Qg3 g6 (10... Rg8 {עe8}) 11. Bh6 {קf7} Nbd7 12. Rad1 Nxe5 (
12... Bf8 13. Bxf8 Rxf8 14. Nc4 $40) 13. dxe5 Nd5 (13... Nd7 {/\0-0-0}) 14.
Nxd5 cxd5 (14... exd5 $5 15. e6 $1 fxe6 16. Qe5 O-O-O $8 17. Qxe6+ Rd7 18. c4
$5 Qxa2 $140 19. cxd5 Rhd8 $1 (19... cxd5 $4 20. Rc1+ Kd8 21. Qe5 $18) 20. Bf4
$40) 15. c4 dxc4 (15... O-O-O 16. cxd5 Rxd5 17. Qf3 $1 (17. Rxd5 Qxd5 18. Rc1+
Kb8 19. Qc3 (19. Qf4 {קf7}) 19... Qd7 20. Qf3 Rd8 21. h3 $14) 17... Qxa2 18.
Qxf7 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Qb3 20. Rc1+ Kd7 21. Bg5 Re8 22. Qxh7 $18) 16. Bg7 Rg8 17.
Bf6 Qc5 (17... Qxa2 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qf3 (19. Qg5+ Ke8 20. Rd2 Qa5 21. Rfd1
Qc7 $17) (19. Qh4+ g5 (19... Ke8 20. Qxh7) 20. Qxh7 {/\f4}) 19... Rab8 20. Qf6+
Ke8 21. Rd6 Qa5 22. Rfd1 Qc7 23. Rd7 Qxd7 24. Rxd7 Kxd7 25. Qxf7+ Kc6 26. Qxe6+
$16) 18. Qf3 Qc6 19. Qh3 h5 (19... Bxf6 20. exf6 {/\Qa3}) 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21.
Qa3+ Ke8 22. Rd6 Qb5 $2 (22... Qc7 $8 23. Rfd1 $16) 23. Rfd1 a6 24. Qf3 {
/\25.Qf6 26.Rd8} 1-0

[Event "Tilburg blitz"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 c6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. b3 Bb7 8. bxc4
Bxe4 9. cxb5 Nf6 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 O-O 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Qb3 a5 14. bxa6
Rxa6 15. Rxa6 Nxa6 16. g3 Qa8 17. Kg2 Be7 18. Be3 Nb4 19. Nbd2 Rc8 20. Nxe4
Qxe4 21. Rc1 Nc2 22. h4 h6 23. Kh2 Ba3 24. Nd2 Qf5 0-1

[Event "Tilburg rapid20"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 a6 8. d5
Nb8 9. a4 e5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Bd3 Re8 16. Re1 Qc8 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. a5 Qe6 20. f3 Qe5 21. Bc4 Ne6
22. Bd5 Bd7 23. Bf2 c6 24. Bxe6 Bxe6 25. Na4 Qb5 26. b3 Rad8 27. Bb6 Rd7 28.
Nc3 Qb4 29. Na4 c5 30. Qxb4 cxb4 31. Bd4 Rc7 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Re2 Rec8 34.
Rdd2 Rc6 35. Nb6 R8c7 36. Nd5 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Rxc2 39. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg rapid20"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8.
Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Na4 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7
Qxd7 15. Bxh6 Qc7 16. Qb5 Nc3 17. bxc3 gxh6 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Rd7 Qb6 20. Rxb7
Ba3+ 21. Kb1 Qxf2 22. Ka1 Nd6 23. Qh5 Nxb7 24. Qxh6 Qc5 25. g4 Nd6 26. Ng5 Rfb8
27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. Rf1+ Ke8 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Qg7+ Kc6 32. Nd4+
Qxd4 0-1

[Event "Tilburg rapid20"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 c6 5. c4 Be7 6. Be3 O-O 7. Qd2 b5 8. cxb5
cxd5 9. exd5 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Bb3 a6 13. bxa6 Bxa6 14. Nge2 Nb6
15. O-O Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. b3 Ba6 18. b4 Qd7 19. a4 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 Qb7 21.
Rfd1 Rc4 22. b5 Ra8 23. Nc3 Bd8 24. Qd3 Rac8 25. Rac1 Ba5 26. Ne4 Rxc1 27.
Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Bb6+ 30. Kh1 Qc7 31. Bh6 Qc5 32. Qd1 f5 33.
Qc1 f4 34. Qxc5 dxc5 35. Kg1 c4+ 36. Kf1 f6 37. Ke2 Kf7 38. g3 fxg3 39. hxg3
Ke7 40. Be3 Ba5 41. Bc5+ Kd7 42. g4 Kc7 43. Ke3 Kd7 44. Ke4 Bd2 45. Bb6 h5 46.
gxh5 f5+ 47. Kxf5 c3 48. Ba5 Be1 49. Bxc3 Bxc3 50. h6 1-0

[Event "Tilburg rapid20"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[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 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 exd5
15. cxd5 Bd4 16. Bb2 Qb6 17. Bd3 c4 18. Bxc4 Re8 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Rxe4+
21. Kd2 Rxd4+ 22. Kc3 Rxf4 23. d6 Kg7 24. Rhf1 Rxf1 25. Rxf1 Bf5 26. g4 Bxg4
27. Rxf7+ Kh6 28. Kd4 Rc8 29. Bd5 Kg5 30. Ke5 h5 31. d7 Rd8 32. Be6 Kh4 33.
Bxg4 Kxg4 34. Kd6 Kh3 35. Kc7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lukin, Andrei M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 Be6 13. e3 Qd7 14. Rc1 Bb6
15. Bc3 Rfd8 16. Bd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bh3 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Ne2 Qf5 20. Qb3 Kh8
21. Rfd1 Qf3 22. Qd3 Rd7 23. Nd4 Qg4 24. Qe2 Qe4 25. Qb5 Rad8 26. a4 Qe7 27. a5
Bxd4 28. Rxd4 f5 29. b4 Qe6 30. Qd3 a6 31. Rc5 g6 32. b5 axb5 33. Rxb5 Qc6 34.
Qb3 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qc6 36. h4 Kg7 37. Rb6 Qc5 38. Rb5 Qc6 39. Kh2 Kh6 40. Rb6 Qc5
41. h5 Qxa5 42. hxg6 hxg6 43. Qb2 f4 44. Rxf4 d4 45. Rh4+ Kg7 46. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kochetkov, German"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. h3 Nc7 10. Ne4 Ne6 11. b3 a5 12. a4 b6 13. Bb2 f5 14. exf6 exf6
15. Ng3 Ra7 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. d3 Re7 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Qf1 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21.
Rxe7 Rxe7 22. Re1 Bf8 23. Re4 c5 24. Rxe7 Bxe7 25. Qe2 Bb7 26. f3 Kf7 27. Bc1
Qe6 28. Ne4 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gavrilov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Notkin} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4
Nb4 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ra3 Bg7 17. Nh2 (17. Rae3 $6 {Notkin} c5 18. d5 (18. Nf1 $10
) 18... Nd7 19. b3 Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nf1 Na2 22. Bd2 b4 $15 {Grunfeld,
Y-Ivanov,A/Chicago/1994/0:1/54/}) 17... c5 18. d5 Nd7 (18... c4 $1 {Notkin} 19.
Ndf1 Nd3 $1 20. Bxd3 b4 21. Ra1 cxd3 $13 {Nunn,J-Razuvaev,Y/Dortmund/1991/1:0/
49/}) 19. Ndf3 $5 {N} (19. Ndf1) 19... Nb6 (19... c4 $6 {Notkin} 20. Bd2 a5 21.
Qc1 Nc5 22. Bxh6 Nbd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 cxd3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Ng4 $16) (
19... Qe7 $5 {Notkin} 20. Ng4 Qf8 $13) 20. axb5 axb5 (20... Nc4 {Notkin} 21.
Ng4 h5 22. Nh6+ Kf8 23. Ng5 Bxh6 24. Ne6+ fxe6 25. Bxh6+ Kg8 26. e5 $1 $40) 21.
Ng4 Kh7 (21... h5 {Notkin} 22. Nh6+ Kf8 23. Ng5 Bxh6 24. Ne6+ fxe6 25. Bxh6+
Kg8 26. Rg3 Kh7 27. e5 $18) 22. h4 Bc8 (22... h5 23. Bg5 $1 (23. Ng5+ {Notkin}
Kg8 24. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 25. Bg5 Qd7 26. Rf3+ Kg8 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. Rxf6 $40) 23...
f6 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. e5 $1 $40) 23. Nfh2 $1 Bxg4 (23... Qxh4 {Notkin} 24. Rh3)
(23... h5 {Notkin} 24. Bg5 f6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. e5 $18) (23... f5 {Notkin} 24.
exf5 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bxf5 26. Bxh6 Bxh6 27. Nxh6 Kxh6 28. Bxf5 gxf5 $2 29. Qe6+
Kh7 30. Qxf5+ $18) 24. Nxg4 Qe7 25. Rxa8 (25. h5 $2 {Notkin} Rxa3 26. bxa3
N4xd5) 25... Rxa8 26. h5 Nc4 (26... Ra1 27. Be3 $1 $16 (27. Bf4 c4) (27. Bf4 {
Notkin})) (26... Nd7 {Notkin} 27. e5 $1 dxe5 28. Qf3 $16) 27. e5 $1 $16 dxe5
28. b3 Nb6 (28... Na3 29. d6 $16) 29. hxg6+ fxg6 30. Nxe5 $1 (30. d6 Qe6 31.
Bxh6 $1 $16) 30... Bxe5 31. Qh5 (31. Bf4 Nd7 32. Qh5 Qg7 $13) 31... Qg7 (31...
Bh2+ 32. Kxh2 Qxe1 33. Qxg6+ $18) (31... Nd7 32. Qxg6+ (32. Qxh6+ {Notkin} Kg8
33. Qxg6+ Qg7 34. Qe6+ Qf7 35. Bh7+ $18) 32... Kh8 33. Bb2 Qg7 (33... Ra7 34.
Rxe5 Nxe5 35. d6 Qg7 36. Qe8+ Qg8 37. Bxe5+ Rg7 38. Bxg7+ Kxg7 39. Qe5+ $18)
34. Rxe5 $1 Qxg6 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Bxg6+ Kxg6 37. Rxa8 $18) (31... Kh8 32. Qxg6
Qg7 (32... Nd7) 33. Qxb6 Rg8 (33... Nxd5 34. Qe6 $18) 34. Qxh6+ Qxh6 35. Bxh6
$18) (31... Kg8 32. Qxg6+ Qg7 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Bxh6 Qf6 35. Rxe5 $18) 32. Rxe5
N4xd5 (32... Ra1 33. Bxg6+ $18 (33. Bxg6+ {Notkin} Qxg6 34. Re7+ $18)) 33. Re6
$1 (33. Rxd5 Nxd5 34. Qxd5 Ra1 35. Qe4 $16) 33... Rg8 (33... Nf4 34. Bxf4 Ra1
35. Qd1 $18) (33... Nf6 34. Bxg6+ Kg8 (34... Kh8 35. Qf5 Ra1 36. Rxf6 Rxc1+ 37.
Kh2 Nd7 38. Re6 Nf8 39. Re8 Kg8 40. Bh7+ $18) 35. Qf5 Ra1 (35... Nbd7 36. Bb2
Rf8 37. Bc3 $18) 36. Rxf6 Rxc1+ 37. Kh2 $18) 34. Rxg6 (34. Rxg6 Qxg6 35. Qxh6#)
1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. c3 b6
9. Na3 Ba6 10. Re1 d6 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Bf2 Qd7 13. Nc2 Bb7 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15. Rad1
a6 16. d4 cxd4 17. Nfxd4 Qc7 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. c4 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bg7 21. Bxb6 Qe7
22. Qd3 Nb8 23. Bf2 Bc6 24. Nd4 Ba8 25. Nb3 Nd7 26. Rbd1 Nf6 27. Qxd6 Qxd6 28.
Rxd6 Rxc4 29. Rxa6 Nxe4 30. Nd2 Nxd2 31. Bxa8 Bd4 32. Re2 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rd8
34. Bg2 Nb1 35. Rc6 Rxc6 36. Bxc6 Rc8 37. Bf3 Na3 38. Be4 Kf8 39. Rb2 Rc3 40.
Rb3 Rxb3 41. axb3 Nb5 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Bd3 Na7 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. Be4 Nb5+ 46. Kc4
Nc7 47. b4 f5 48. Bb7 e5 49. fxe5+ Kxe5 50. b5 Nxb5 51. Kxb5 h5 52. Kc4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Qd8 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Qc2 a6 12. b4 f5 13. Na4 Bd6 14. Nc5 Qf6 15. Nxd7
Bxd7 16. Qc3 Kh8 17. c5 Bc7 18. a4 Be8 19. Ne5 Qe7 20. f4 g5 21. Rf2 Rg8 22.
Re1 Rg7 23. Qb2 h5 24. Bf1 h4 25. Qb3 Bh5 26. b5 Bxe5 27. fxe5 axb5 28. axb5
Rf8 29. Ra1 f4 30. Ra7 cxb5 31. c6 Qc7 32. cxb7 Rb8 33. exf4 Rxb7 34. Rxb7 Qxb7
35. fxg5 Rxg5 36. Qh3 Rg4 37. Be2 Qa7 38. Bxg4 Qa1+ 39. Rf1 Qxd4+ 40. Kh1 Qxg4
41. Qxg4 Bxg4 42. Rf4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Serper} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4
g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 (9. Rc1 h5 $1) 9... Nxc3 (9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 c6 11. Qc2
Be6 12. e3 $14 {Pachman,L-Byrne,R/Geneve/1977/}) 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Ba5 (
11... Bb2 12. Rxc7 (12. Bxc7 Qd7 (12... Qe7 13. Rb1 $5 {Ovseevich,S-Lempert,I/
Alushta/1994/}) 13. Be5 Bxc1 14. Bxh8 $13) 12... Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7
15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. O-O $44 {Epishin,V-Sosonko,G/Ter Apel/1992/ Epishin,
V-Sosonko,G/Ter Apel/1992/0,5/40/}) (11... Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. h4 $16) 12.
h4 g4 13. e3 Nc6 $6 (13... O-O 14. Bd3 c6 15. O-O $44) 14. Bb5 Bd7 (14... O-O
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Qd7 17. Rxh6 Qb5 18. Qc2 $1 $16) 15. Rc5 $1 (15. Qb3 $5
{Serper} Qe7 16. Qxd5 O-O-O $13) 15... Qe7 (15... Ne7 $2 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17.
Rxa5 $18) (15... a6 16. Ba4 Qe7 17. O-O Bb4 18. Rxd5 Bd6 19. Rxd6 $1 cxd6 20.
Nc4 $16) 16. O-O (16. Rxd5 $6 Qb4 $13) (16. Bxc6 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 (17. Qxd2 {
Serper} Bxc6 $15) 17... bxc6 18. Bxc7 $16) 16... Bb4 17. Rxd5 Bd6 (17... O-O-O
18. Nc4 $16) 18. Nc4 (18. Rxd6 $5 cxd6 19. Nc4 O-O (19... d5 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21.
Nxb7 $16) 20. Bxd6 Qxh4 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. d5 $16) (18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nc4 Be6
$13) 18... Bxg3 19. fxg3 O-O-O (19... Be6 20. Re5 $16) (19... O-O 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Re5 $16) 20. Qa4 $1 $16 Qe4 (20... Kb8 21. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23.
Ne5 $18) 21. Rc5 Kb8 {/\Nd4} (21... Nxd4 $4 {Serper} 22. Nd6+ $18) 22. Rf4 (22.
d5 Ne5 $13 (22... Ne5 {Serper} 23. Rf4 Qb1+ 24. Rf1 Qe4 $10)) (22. Rxf7 {Serper
} Nxd4 $1 23. Bxd7 (23. exd4 Qxd4+ $19) 23... Qb1+ 24. Kf2 (24. Kh2 Ne2) 24...
Rhf8 25. Rf4 $8 Nc2 $1 $19) 22... Qe8 (22... Qb1+ 23. Kh2 $16) 23. Kh2 (23. d5
Ne5 $1 (23... Ne7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 (24... Rxd7 25. Rxf7 $18) 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. e4
$16) 24. Re4 f6 $13) (23. Rf6 $5 $16) 23... f5 (23... a6 24. Bxa6 bxa6 25. Qxa6
$18) 24. Rf2 $1 h5 {/\Rh6} (24... a6 25. Bxa6 $18) (24... Ne7 25. Rb2 $16) (
24... Rf8 $32 {Serper}) 25. Rb2 Rh6 (25... Ne7 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 (26... Qxd7 27.
Qxd7 $1 Rxd7 28. Ne5 Rd5 29. Nc6+ $18) 27. Qb3 $16) 26. d5 Ne5 $6 (26... Ne7
27. d6 $1 (27. Bxd7 {Serper} Qxd7 28. Rcb5 b6 29. d6 Nc8 30. Ne5 $36) 27...
cxd6 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 (28... Rxd7 29. Rxb7+ $1 Kxb7 30. Rb5+ Ka8 31. Nb6+ $18) 29.
Rcb5 Qc7 (29... Qc8 30. Na5 b6 31. Nc4 $18) (29... d5 30. Ne5 Qc7 31. Rxb7+
Qxb7 32. Rxb7+ Kxb7 33. Qb4+ $18) (29... Rc8 30. Qa6 Rc7 31. Na5 $18) 30. Qa6
Rd7 31. Ne5 $1 (31. Nxd6 b6 $1) 31... Kc8 (31... Ka8 32. Nxd7 $18) 32. Rxb7
Qxb7 33. Rxb7 Rxb7 34. Nf7 $18) 27. Bxd7 (27. Nxe5 Qxe5) 27... Nxd7 (27... Rxd7
28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Qxd7 $18) (27... Qxd7 28. Rcb5 $18) 28. Rxb7+ $1 Kxb7 29.
Rxc7+ $1 Kxc7 30. Qxa7+ Kc8 31. d6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d5 d6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. Re1 Nc7 12. e4 Rb8 13. a4 a6 14. Rb1 b5 15. b4
cxb4 16. Rxb4 a5 17. Rxb5 Nxb5 18. Bxb5 Bg4 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. Bb2 Ng4 21. Nf3 Ne5
22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Qa3 Rc8 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Nb5 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Rc4 27. f3 Rxa4
28. Nxd6 Qa7+ 29. Kh1 Rb8 30. Qf6 Rab4 31. Nf5 gxf5 32. Qg5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Be6 6. Bd3 Qd7 7. Nge2 Nc6 8.
a3 Bd6 9. Qd2 Ne7 10. Nb5 Nc8 11. f3 c6 12. Nxd6+ Nxd6 13. Nf4 Bf7 14. h4 O-O-O
15. b3 Rde8 16. Kf2 Re7 17. Rhe1 g5 18. Nh3 Rg8 19. Rac1 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. b3 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nh6 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. d5 a6 14. Rc1 b5 15.
c5 dxc5 16. Bf4 Rb6 17. Be3 Nf5 18. Bxc5 Rb7 19. a4 bxa4 20. Nxa4 a5 21. Re1
Nd6 22. Be3 Re8 23. Nc5 Rb5 24. g4 Rb4 25. h3 Bf6 26. f4 Nb5 27. Kh1 h5 28.
gxh5 Bf5 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Nd3 Nc3 31. Rxc3 Bxc3 32. Nxb4 axb4 33. Rg1 Qd6 34.
Qf3 Kf7 35. Kh2 Rh8 36. Bf1 Bf6 37. Bf2 g5 38. Be3 Rh4 39. Qg3 g4 40. Bg2 Rh8
41. Bf2 Qc7 42. Qe3 Qc3 43. Re1 Kg6 44. Kg1 gxh3 45. Be4 Qxe3 46. Rxe3 Bxe4 47.
Rxe4 Rc8 48. Kh1 Rc2 49. Bg1 Kf5 50. Rxb4 Bh4 51. Rc4 Rb2 52. Bc5 Rxb3 53. Kh2
Rd3 54. d6 exd6 55. Bxd6 Bg3+ 56. Kxh3 Bxf4+ 57. Kg2 Bxd6 58. Kf2 Bf4 59. Ke2
Rd2+ 60. Kf3 Rd3+ 61. Ke2 Ra3 62. Rc2 Be3 63. Rc4 Ke5 64. Rb4 Bd4 65. Rc4 Ke4
66. Rc2 Rg3 67. Kd2 Rh3 68. Ke2 Bc3 69. Kd1 Kd3 70. Rd2+ Kc4 71. Rg2 Re3 72.
Re2 Rd3+ 73. Kc2 Bd4 74. Rg2 Re3 75. Rh2 Re8 76. Rg2 Ra8 77. Re2 Ra2+ 78. Kd1
Ra3 79. Rc2+ Kd3 80. Rd2+ Ke4 81. Re2+ Be3 82. Rc2 Kf3 83. Rc4 Ra2 84. Rc8 Rd2+
85. Ke1 Rd7 86. Rc3 Rd8 87. Rb3 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9495"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. Ng3 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Bg5
h6 9. h4 d6 10. Rc1 hxg5 11. hxg5 g6 12. gxf6 Qxf6 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 Qxd4
15. Qc1 Rfd8 16. Be2 Qe5 17. Qh6 Qg7 18. Qf4 Kf8 19. c5 Bxe2 20. cxb6 Bb5 21.
bxc7 Rd7 22. a4 Bxa4 23. e5 Bb5 24. exd6 g5 25. Qe3 a6 26. Ne4 Qe5 27. Nc5 Qxd6
28. Rh8+ Ke7 29. Qxg5+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9495"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1994.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Bc6 14. O-O Nd7
15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Qd3 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Rab8 18. h3 c4 {N} (18... g6 $6 19. Bxc6 Rxb1
(19... Qxc6 $2 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. dxc5 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 $1 Nxc5 23. Qc2 Rc8 24. Nd4
$18) 20. Qxb1 $1 Qxc6 21. dxc5 Qxc5 (21... Nxc5 22. Ne2 $14) 22. Ne2 Qf8 23.
Nf4 $1 (23. h4 Ne5 $1 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 $10 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Sevilla(m/18)/
1987/}) 23... Nb6 24. h4 $36 {Kasparov/}) 19. Qc2 (19. Qf5 g6 20. Qf4 Qxf4 21.
exf4 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Nf8 $13) 19... Bxb5 (19... Ba8 {Kasparov/} 20. Qf5 Nb6 21.
e4 $1 $36) 20. Nxb5 Qa5 21. Nc3 Rxb1 (21... Be7 $2 22. Qf5 Nf6 23. Rb5 $1 Qa3
24. Rcb1 $16) (21... g6 $5 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. e4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Rc8 25. Nd6 Rc6
26. Nxc4 Qd5 $44) 22. Rxb1 Rb8 23. Rxb8+ Nxb8 24. e4 $1 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Qd5 26.
Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Nd2 $1 Qxd4 28. Nxc4 $14 Nc6 29. Ne3 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Qe5+ 31. g3
Nd4 32. Qc8+ Kg7 33. Qd7 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Ng5 35. Qg4 h5 36. Qf5 Ne6 37. h4 Nd4 38.
Qd3 Kg8 39. Kf1 Kf8 40. Kg2 Kg8 41. Kf1 f5 $6 (41... Kf8 42. Qc4 $14) 42. Qc4 (
42. Ng2 Ne6 $10) 42... f4 $6 (42... Qe4 43. Qd5 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Qe4+ (44... Ne2 $2
45. Nxf5 $1 Qg1+ 46. Kf3 Qh1+ 47. Kxe2 Qxd5 48. Ne7+ $18) 45. Qxe4 fxe4 $14)
43. Qd5 $1 Qxd5 (43... Qf6 44. gxf4 Qxf4 45. Qxh5 $16) 44. Nxd5 fxg3 45. fxg3
$1 (45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. Nxh5+ Kg6 47. Nxg3 Nb5 $1 48. a4 (48. Ke1 Nc3 49. a3 a5
$10) 48... Nc3 49. a5 Nb5 $10) 45... Kg7 46. Kf2 Kg6 47. Ke3 Nf5+ 48. Kf4 $16
f6 49. Kf3 $1 Kg7 (49... Nd4+ 50. Ke4 Ne2 51. Nf4+ Nxf4 52. gxf4 $18) 50. Nf4
Kh6 51. Ne2 Nd6 52. Ke3 Kg6 53. Nf4+ Kh6 54. Kd3 $1 Nf5 55. Ne2 Kg6 56. Ke4 Ne7
57. Nf4+ Kh6 58. a3 (58. Nd5 $2 Nxd5 59. Kxd5 Kg6 60. Ke6 a5 61. a4 Kg7 $10)
58... Nc8 59. Kd5 Nb6+ 60. Kc6 $18 Nc4 61. a4 Nd2 62. a5 Ne4 63. Kb7 Nxg3 64.
Kxa7 Nf5 65. a6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9495"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1994.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Tuebingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Be6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Qb3 Rad8 14. Rfd1 Kh8
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Ne4 b6 17. Nxf6 Bxf6 18. Qa4 Ne7 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. b3 Nf5 21.
Bd2 Kg8 22. e3 Kf7 23. Bh3 h5 24. Rc6 Rfd8 25. Rdc1 g6 26. Kf1 Be7 27. Ke1 Ba3
28. R1c2 Bc5 29. b4 Bd6 30. Rc1 Ne7 31. R6c2 Be5 32. Bf1 Nf5 33. Bb5 Re7 34.
Bd3 Nd6 35. Rc7 Rdd7 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. a4 Nf5 38. Ke2 Rc7 39. Rxc7+ Bxc7 40.
Bc3 Nh6 41. h3 Nf5 42. e4 dxe4 43. Bxe4 Ne7 44. Kd3 Nd5 45. Bd2 h4 46. gxh4
Nf4+ 47. Kc4 Nxh3 48. Be3 a6 49. Bb7 Nf4 50. Bxa6 Nd5 51. Bg5 Bd6 52. Bb7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9495"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1994.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. a4 Nd7
15. Nd5 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nc5 18. Rb1 a5 19. Rhe1 Rc7 20. Bd3 b6 21.
f4 Rd7 22. h4 h5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. f5 Bh6+ 25. Kc2 g5 26. hxg5 Bxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9495"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1994.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zaehringen"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. Nce2 Bd7 11. b3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Rb8 13. a4 Qa5 14. Bb2 Rfc8
15. Re1 a6 16. h3 Ne5 17. Re2 Bc6 18. e4 Be8 19. Kh2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.
Qxd2 d6 9. e3 Bg4 10. Ng1 Nc6 11. h3 Bf5 12. Nge2 O-O 13. Rd1 cxd4 14. exd4 e5
15. Nb5 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 Rad8 17. g4 Bc8 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nd6 Bh6 20. Rd1 Nd4
21. c5 Nc2+ 22. Kf1 f5 23. Bd5+ Kg7 24. Bb3 Nb4 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Ng3 Bd3+ 27.
Kg2 Ba6 28. Nge4 Be2 29. Rhe1 Bf3+ 30. Kf1 Bxd1 31. Rxd1 Be3 32. Ke2 Bd4 33.
Nxb7 Rb8 34. Nbd6 Bxb2 35. Ng5 Kh6 36. Ngf7+ Kg7 37. Ng5 Kh6 38. Ngf7+ Kg7 39.
Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 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 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6
21. Nc4 Nc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Ree7 Nxb3 25. Ne3 Rf8 26. Nf5 h5
27. Re3 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 b6 6. g3 Ba6 7. Qc2 d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Rac1 c6 14. Nd2
Bb7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf8 18. Nc3 Rac8 19. Qa4 Ba8 20. d5
cxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rd8 24. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bc5 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nxe5 O-O 8.
c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Nxc6 Qd7 11. Nb4 a5 12. Nd3 Nxe4 13. O-O Re8 14. Be3 Ba6
15. Na3 Qf5 16. Rad1 c5 17. Qc2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 19. Qb1 Nf6 20. Rfe1 Nd5 21.
Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow PCA-Intel qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg1 b5
9. Qe2 c5 10. O-O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 dxe5 12. Nb3 Qe8 13. h3 Nh6 14. fxe5 Nc6 15.
g4 Be6 16. Bh2 Qb8 17. Bg2 Rc8 18. Rhe1 Kh8 19. Kb1 Ng8 20. h4 Bc4 21. Qe3 h6
22. h5 g5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Ra7 25. Rc5 Nb4 26. a3 Nxc2 27. Rxc2 Rxc2 28.
Kxc2 Qc8+ 29. Kb1 Qxg4 30. Qxa7 Qxg2 31. Qg1 Qf3 32. Nd4 Qxh5 33. Qg2 e6 34.
Bg3 Qg4 35. Qf3 Qxd4 36. Rd1 g4 37. Rxd4 gxf3 38. Rd3 f2 39. Rf3 Ne7 40. Rxf7
Nf5 41. Bxf2 Bxe5 42. Ra7 h5 43. Rxa6 Bd6 44. Rb6 Kg7 45. Rxb5 h4 46. Rb3 Bg3
47. Rf3 Kf6 48. a4 Ke5 49. a5 Ke4 50. Bxg3 Kxf3 51. Bxh4 Nd6 52. a6 Nb5 53. Kc2
Ke4 54. Kb3 Kd5 55. Kb4 Kc6 56. Bf2 e5 57. Ka4 e4 58. b4 Nc7 59. Bd4 Nb5 60.
Be3 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow PCA-Intel qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. e4
Bxf1 9. Kxf1 d6 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7 12. h3 Qa5 13. Re1 Rfb8 14. e5 dxe5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Ra7 17. Qe2 Rbb7 18. a4 Ne8 19. Re3 Nd6 20. g4 c4 21. Qf3
Rb8 22. Ra3 Rab7 23. Ne4 Bxb2 24. Bxb2 Rxb2 25. Nxd6 exd6 26. Re7 Rf8 27. Rc3
Qxa4 28. Rc7 Rd2 29. R3xc4 Qa5 30. Rd7 Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow PCA-Intel qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. c4 Bxf3 4. exf3 c6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nh6 8. d5
Nf5 9. Bd3 Nd4 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Bg5 Ne5 12. f4 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. fxe5 gxh4 15.
exd6 Qxd6 16. Qg4 Kf8 17. Qxh4 Qf6 18. Qh3 Rd8 19. Rad1 h5 20. Ne4 Qf4 21. Nc5
Qc7 22. Bf5 cxd5 23. Nd7+ Rxd7 24. Bxd7 e6 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. cxd5 e5 27. Rxd4
1-0

[Event "Moscow PCA-Intel qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 g6 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 a6 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 Be6 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Nd5 Nxe3 15.
fxe3 Qb7 16. c6 Qa7 17. c7 Bxd5 18. c8=Q Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Nc6 20. Qg4 Be6 21. Qh4
Bf6 22. Qf2 Qxf2 23. Rxf2 Rac8 24. Qd2 Rfd8 25. Qh6 Bg7 26. Qh4 h6 27. Rff1 g5
28. Qf2 Bxb2 29. Rad1 Ne5 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Bxb5 axb5 32. Qxb2 Bc4 33. Nxe5
Bxf1 34. Kg1 Rd1 35. Kf2 e6 36. Qc2 1-0

[Event "Moscow PCA-Intel qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Kh1 Bg4 12. Bg1 Rb8 13. Nd4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 b5
15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Bxa7 Rb7 19. Bd4 b4 20. Ne4 Nxe5 21.
a3 bxa3 22. Rxa3 Qc4 23. Qxc4 Nxc4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rb3 Rxb3 26. cxb3 Ne5 27.
Rc1 Rd8 28. Kg1 Rd4 29. Nc5 Rd2 30. Rb1 Nc6 31. Na6 e5 32. b4 Nd4 33. Nc7 Rc2
34. Ne8+ Kf8 35. Nf6 Ke7 36. Nxh7 Ne2+ 37. Kh1 Nf4 38. g3 Ne6 39. Ra1 Nd4 40.
Ra7+ Ke6 41. Ng5+ Kf5 42. Nxf7 Nf3 43. Nd6+ Ke6 44. Rh7 Kxd6 45. Rh6 e4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nd7 7. Nh3 c5 (7... Bb7
8. Be2 (8. Nf2 c5 9. d5 $5 $36) 8... c5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd1 Ngf6 11. a5 $1 Qc7 12.
c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Nb2 Rfc8 15. d5 $16 {Cardoso,E-Larsen,B/Orense/1975/})
8. a4 {N/} (8. dxc5 $6 Nxc5 9. Nf2 Bb7 10. Be2 Qc7 11. a3 Rc8 $15 {Rantanen,
E-Keene,R/Gausdal/1979/}) (8. Nf2 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Ngf6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. g4 (11. O-O
O-O 12. a3 Qc7 13. Rac1 Nb6 $15 {Jimenez,Z-Keene,R/Camaguey/1974/}) (11. a3 O-O
12. h4 Nb6 13. h5 e5 14. Be3 d5 $1 15. exd5 Nbxd5 16. Bc5 Nf4 $1 $13 {Cardoso,
E-Keene,R/Nice(ol)/1974/}) 11... h6 12. a3 Ne5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 O-O 15. f4
Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. h4 {Ciocaltea,V-Botterill,J/Hastings/1971/}) 8... b4 9.
Nd1 Ngf6 10. Nhf2 (10. d5 Ne5 11. Nhf2 e6 $15) (10. dxc5 dxc5 11. e5 Nxe5 12.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Bxc5 Bxh3 14. gxh3 Nxf3+ 15. Ke2 Nd7 $13) 10... O-O 11. Be2 $6 (
11. d5 $5 a5 $1 (11... Ne5 12. Be2 (12. h3 Nh5 $1 13. f4 Nd7 $36) 12... e6 $5
13. f4 Neg4 $1 14. Nxg4 (14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. Nxg4 exd5 16. h3 d4 17. Bf2 Bb7 (
17... f5 $5 18. exf5 Re8+ 19. Kf1 Bxf5) 18. O-O Bxe4 $44) 14... Nxe4 15. Qd3
exd5 16. Qxd5 (16. O-O Bb7 $44) 16... Bxg4 17. Bxg4 Qh4+ 18. g3 Nxg3 (18...
Qxg4 19. Qxe4 Rae8 20. Qd3 $16) 19. Rg1 $5 (19. Qg5 Qxg5 20. fxg5 Nxh1 21. Bf3
Rae8 22. Kd2 Be5 23. Bxh1 Bxh2 24. Nf2 Be5 25. Nd3 $14) (19. hxg3 Qxg3+ 20. Kf1
Qxg4 21. Nf2 Qe6 22. Qxe6 fxe6 $13) 19... Ne4+ 20. Kf1 Nf6 21. Qg5 Qxh2 22. Bf3
$14) (11... Qc7 12. a5 e6 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Bf4 $14) 12. Bb5 (12. h4 Nb6 13.
Bh6 e6 $13) 12... Nb6 13. c4 bxc3 14. Nxc3 e6 $13) (11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Be2 Qc7
$13) (11. a5 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Rb8 13. Be2 Qc7 14. O-O Nc5 15. b3 e5 16. Bb2 Be6
$13 {Chandler,M-Davies,N Hastings 1987}) 11... cxd4 12. Bxd4 a5 13. O-O Bb7 $15
14. Bb5 (14. c3 Nc5 $15) 14... Qc7 (14... e5 15. Be3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bg5
$13) 15. c3 (15. b3 Nc5 $15) 15... Nc5 16. Bxc5 (16. Qe3 $5) 16... dxc5 (16...
bxc3 $6 17. Bxd6 $1 cxb2 18. Nxb2 Qxd6 19. Qxd6 exd6 $13) 17. Ne3 Rfd8 18. Qe2
(18. Nd3 Ne8 $15) (18. Qc2 Bh6 $1 19. Rfe1 (19. Neg4 Nxg4 20. Nxg4 Bf4 $17)
19... Bf4 $15) 18... Ne8 $1 (18... Nh5 19. Rac1 Nf4 20. Qc2 $13) 19. Rac1 (19.
Bxe8 Rxe8 20. c4 e6 21. Rad1 b3 $1 22. Rd3 Bc6 23. Rxb3 Bxa4 $17) (19. cxb4 $5
axb4 20. Nc4 Bd4 $15) 19... Nd6 20. cxb4 (20. c4 e6 21. Rfd1 Bd4 $17) 20...
axb4 21. Rfd1 (21. Nd3 Nxb5 22. axb5 (22. Rxc5 $2 Qd6 $19) 22... Qb6 $1 23.
Nxc5 Bd4 24. Nxb7 Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 Rd2 26. Qe1 Rd7 $19) (21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5
Nxb5 23. Qxb5 Rxd5 24. Qxb4 Qxh2+ 25. Kxh2 cxb4 $19) 21... Nxb5 22. Qxb5 (22.
axb5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bd4 $17) 22... Rxd1+ (22... Bd4 23. Nd5 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 $13)
23. Nfxd1 (23. Nexd1 Rc8 $17) (23. Rxd1 Bd4 $17) 23... Bd4 $17 24. Qxb4 (24. b3
Qf4 $1 25. Qe2 Ba6 $17) 24... Qf4 $1 25. Qxb7 (25. Qd2 Rxa4 $17) 25... Rb8 $1 (
25... Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Rb8 27. Qxb8+ Qxb8 28. Nxe3 $15) 26. Qxb8+ Qxb8 27. Kh1 $6
(27. Kf2 Qb4 28. Ke2 Qxa4 $19) 27... Qf4 $19 28. a5 Bxe3 29. Ra1 (29. a6 Bg1
$19) (29. Ra1 Bd4 30. a6 Qd2 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[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 "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Be3 g6 8.
Qd2 b5 9. a4 bxa4 10. f3 Bb7 11. Rxa4 Nb6 12. Rb4 Nfd7 13. Nb3 Bg7 14. Bxb6
Nxb6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Bareev,E"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azov Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. exd5 (7.
e5 {Stohl} Qe7 8. Qe2 Ng8 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. f4 $5 $146 (10. Nh3 c4 (10... Qd8 11.
Nf4 Ne7 12. Nh5 Qb6 13. a4 axb5 14. Nxb5 Ng6 15. f4 Nc6 16. Qd1 Na5 17. Ra3 d4
18. Rg3 Kd8 19. Be2 Nh4 20. O-O g6 21. Nf6 Be7 22. Bg4 Bxf6 23. exf6 Re8 24. b4
$1 $16 {Arlandi,E-Belotti,B/Reggio Emilia/1994/}) 11. Be3 (11. b6 Qc5 12. Be3
d4 13. Bf2 d3 14. Qe3 Qxe3+ 15. Bxe3 Nc6 16. Nd5 O-O-O 17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5
Bxd5 19. Nf4 Bc6 20. Rc1 Re8 21. Rxc4 Rxe5 22. Kd2 Nf6 23. Bxd3 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4
Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Rc1+ Bc6 $13 {1/2/Del Rey,D-Renteria,J/La Coruna op/
1995/}) 11... Qb4 12. b6 Bc5 13. O-O-O Qxb6 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nf4 Ne7 16. Qd2
d4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nbc6 19. Rxc4 Nxe5 20. Rb4 Bc6 21. Bxa6 $1 $18 {
Zoler,D-Mencinger,V/Groningen op/1994/}) 10... d6 (10... c4 11. Nf3 Qb4 12. a3
Qa5 13. Bd2 Bb4 14. Rd1 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qb6 16. e6 f6 17. exd7+ Kxd7 18. Qxc4 Ne7
19. Qd4 Qe6+ 20. Kf2 Nf5 21. Qd2 Nd6 22. Bd3 Nxb5 23. Bxb5+ axb5 24. Rhe1 Qb6+
25. Bd4 $40 {Iljushin,A-Larsky/Briansk RUS-chT/1995/}) 11. Nf3 f5 12. a4 d4 13.
bxa6 Nxa6 14. Nb5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Qe6 16. Bf4 h6 17. h4 O-O-O 18. Qc4 Bd5 19.
Nbxd4 $1 Bxc4 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxa6+ Kc7 22. Ke2 Kb6 23. Bb5 Ne7 24. Rhd1 Nd5
25. g3 $16 {Iljin,S-Sivokho,S/St.Petersburg op/1995/}) 7... Bd6 (7... Qe7+ {
Stohl} 8. Kf2 c4 9. Nc3 axb5 10. Bf4 $1 Qc5+ 11. Be3 Qb4 12. Qe2 Be7 13. a3 Qd6
14. Nxb5 Qe5 15. Bd4 Qxe2+ 16. Nxe2 O-O 17. Nec3 Bb7 18. Bxc4 Na6 19. Rhe1 Rfc8
20. Rxe7 Rxc4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nd6 $18 {Fradkin,B-Nesterov,A/Moscow op2/1995/}
) 8. Qe2+ (8. Nc3 {Stohl} O-O 9. Bc4 Nh5 10. g3 Be5 11. Nge2 d6 12. a4 Nd7 13.
Ra3 Nb6 14. Ba2 axb5 15. Nxb5 Ba6 16. f4 Bf6 17. Nbc3 Bxc3+ 18. Nxc3 Nf6 19.
Kf2 Qd7 20. Qf3 Rfe8 21. h3 Re7 22. g4 Rae8 23. Bb1 Bb7 $36 {Vareille,F-Koch,
JR/FRA-ch Chambery/1994/}) 8... Kf8 9. Nc3 axb5 10. Be3 (10. Qxb5 {Stohl} Qc7
11. Bc4 Bxh2 12. Nge2 Bg3+ 13. Kf1 Be5 14. Be3 d6 $15 {Brasket,C-Peters,J/
USA-op Los Angeles/1991/}) (10. Nxb5 Ba6 11. Qd2 Qe7+ 12. Kf2 h6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6
14. Ne2 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Nf4 $10 {1/2/Vasiliev,V-Kron,V/URS-sf Voronez/
1991/}) 10... c4 $1 {N/} (10... Ba6 {Stohl} 11. Qd2 c4 12. a3 Qa5 13. Rd1 b4
14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Nh3 d6 16. Be2 Nbd7 17. O-O Bc5 18. Nf2 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qb6 20.
Qd2 g6 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Rd2 $14 {Sokolov,I-Khalifman,A/Linares/1995/}) 11. Kf2
(11. Nxb5 Qa5+ (11... Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Qa5 $132) 12. Nc3 Nxd5 13. Bd2 (13. Qxc4 $2
Ba6) 13... Nb6 $5 $13) 11... Ra5 $1 $17 (11... b4 $6 12. Nb5 $16) (11... Ba6
12. a3 $13) 12. g3 (12. Ne4 Nxe4+ 13. fxe4 Qh4+) (12. a4 Ba6 $1) 12... Na6 {
Now White breaks up the Queen-side to his advantage.} (12... Bb7 $5) (12... b4
$142 $5 13. Ne4 Nxe4+ 14. fxe4 Ba6 $13) 13. a4 bxa4 $2 (13... Nb4 14. Nxb5 Nd3+
15. Kg2 Be5 16. Qd2 Nxd5 17. Bxd3 cxd3 18. Bf2 $13) (13... b4 14. Nb5) (13...
Nc7 $142 $1 14. Bb6 (14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Bf4 Qc5+) 14... Ra6 15. Bxc7
(15. a5 Bb7 {/\Rb6,Ncd5/}) 15... Bxc7 16. Nxb5 Bb6+ $17) 14. Qxc4 Bb7 (14...
Nc5 $2 15. b4 $1 (15. Nb5 $2 Rxb5 16. Qxb5 Ba6 $19) 15... axb3 16. Rxa5 Qxa5
17. Nb5 b2 18. Bxc5 $18) (14... Nc7 15. b4 (15. Bb6 Ra6 16. Qd4 Rxb6 17. Qxb6
Qe7 18. Nxa4 Nfxd5 $36) 15... Ra8 16. Bc5 $13) (14... a3 15. bxa3 $16 {/\} Rxa3
$2 16. Rxa3 Bxa3 17. Qa4 Bb4 18. Bxa6 Bxc3 19. Qa3+ $18) 15. Rxa4 Rxa4 16. Qxa4
Nc7 17. Qa5 (17. Ne4 Nxe4+ 18. fxe4 Qf6+ 19. Nf3 Qxb2+ 20. Be2 Ba6 21. Re1 $6 (
21. Qd1 $10) 21... Bb4 22. Kf1 Bxe1 23. Bxa6 Bb4 $1 (23... Nxa6 24. Qxd7 Qb8
25. Bf4 Qa8 26. Ng5 $18) (23... Qc3 24. Nxe1 Qxe3 25. Qb4+ $1 $18) 24. Qxd7
Qb1+ 25. Kf2 Qc2+ 26. Be2 Ne8 27. Ng5 Qc7 28. Qb5 $13) 17... Nfxd5 $10 18. Nxd5
Bxd5 19. Bb6 Bc6 20. Ne2 {[%csl Gb2,Rh8] o^b,צh8 Stohl: White is somewhat
better, as his outside passed pawn is more dangerous, also he will develop his
remainig pieces easier, than Black.} h5 $1 (20... Qf6 $6 21. Bg2 $1 (21. Bxc7
Qxf3+ 22. Ke1 Bxc7 23. Qxc7 Qxh1 24. Qd6+ Ke8 25. Qb8+ Ke7 26. Qxh8 Bg2 $132)
21... Ne6 22. b4 $16) 21. Bg2 Qb8 (21... Rh6 $2 22. Rd1 {[%cal Rd1d6] /\Rd6+-})
22. Rd1 (22. Nd4 Na8 $1) 22... Ne6 23. Nd4 (23. b4 Bc7 (23... h4 24. Rxd6 Qxd6
25. Bc5 $1 $18) 24. Bxc7 Qxc7 25. Qxc7 Nxc7 26. Nd4 $10) 23... Nxd4 (23... Be5
24. Nxc6 dxc6 25. f4 $16 Bxb2 $2 26. Qb4+) 24. Rxd4 {[%cal Rd4d6,Rb6c5] /\Rd6,
Bc5} Kg8 (24... Rh6 25. Qa7 $14) 25. Qa7 $1 {Stohl: White consequently
exchanges pieces, heading for a pleasant endgame with an outside passed pawn.}
h4 $5 (25... Rh6 $5) (25... Qf8 $142 $5) 26. Qxb8+ Bxb8 27. Rxh4 (27. b4 hxg3+
28. hxg3 Rh5 $132) 27... Rxh4 28. gxh4 Bxh2 29. Bf1 Bd6 (29... Be5 30. b4 $36)
(29... Kf8 $5 30. b4 Ke7 31. b5 Bb7 $14) 30. Bc4 g6 31. Bd4 Be7 (31... Bb4 $5
$14) 32. Kg3 Kf8 (32... d5 33. Bd3 f5 $10) 33. Bc3 {[%cal Yb2b5] /\b4-b5} d5
34. Bd3 Bd6+ 35. f4 Ke7 (35... f5 {[%csl Rf4] <=>><f4} 36. b4 (36. Be5 {Stohl}
Bb4 $14) 36... d4 37. Bd2 Ke7 $10) 36. Kg4 Bc5 (36... f5+ 37. Kg5 Kf7 $10) 37.
b4 d4 38. Bd2 Bb6 39. Kg5 $1 {Now after f5 White will have 2 dangerous outside
passed pawns.} (39. f5 Kf6 $10) 39... Bd7 (39... Bd8 40. f5 Kd6+ 41. Kg4 Bd7
$10 42. Kg3 Bxf5 43. Bxf5 gxf5 44. h5 Ke6) 40. f5 $14 gxf5 41. Bxf5 {[%csl Gb4,
Gh4] o^b,h} Bb5 42. h5 Bc7 $1 (42... d3 $5 43. h6 Bd4 44. Kf4 $16) 43. h6 Be5
44. Bc2 Bf6+ (44... d3 45. Bb3 {+/-/+-}) 45. Kf4 Bh8 46. Bb3 Kf6 (46... Bf6 47.
Ke4 Bc6+ 48. Bd5 Bb5 49. Bb3 Bc6+ 50. Kd3 Bb5+ 51. Bc4 Bd7 52. b5 Bf5+ 53. Ke2
Be4 $10) (46... Ke8 $10) 47. Ke4 Kg6 48. Kd5 {Stohl: Black managed to stop the
h-pawn, now it's the other pawn's turn.} Be2 (48... Bf6 $2 {[%cal Yf6e7,Ye7f8]
/\Be7-f8} 49. Bc4 Bd7 (49... Ba4 {Stohl} 50. b5 (50. Kd6 $18) 50... Bxb5 51.
Bxb5 Be7 52. Bd3+ f5 53. Ke6 $18) 50. Bd3+) 49. Bc4 Bf3+ (49... Bxc4+ 50. Kxc4
$18 {Stohl: Any Bishop exchange simplifies White's task significantly.}) 50.
Kd6 f5 51. b5 Bf6 52. Bd5 (52. b6 Bd8) 52... Be2 $1 (52... Be7+ $2 53. Kxe7
Bxd5 54. b6 $18) 53. b6 Ba6 54. Bf4 (54. b7 Bh4 55. Bf4 Bxb7 56. Bxb7 Bf2 57.
Bc8 Be3 $10) 54... Bh4 (54... Bd8 55. b7 Bxb7 56. Bxb7 Ba5 57. Ke7 Bb4+ 58. Ke8
d3 59. Bd5 d2 60. Bb3 Kf6 $10) 55. Bc4 (55. Kc7 Bf2 $2 (55... d3 $10 56. Bc4 $2
Bxc4 57. b7 d2) 56. Bc4 $18) 55... Bb7 56. Bg8 {[%cal Rh6h7,Rf4e5] /\h7,Be5} d3
$10 (56... Bf6 57. Bd5 Ba6 58. b7 Bxb7 59. Bxb7 Bh4 60. Bc8 Bf2 61. Bxf5+ $1
Kxf5 62. h7 $18) 57. Ke6 Bc8+ (57... Be4 $10) 58. Kd6 Bb7 (58... Bf2 59. Kc7
Ba6 60. h7 Bd4 $10) (58... Bf6 $10) 59. h7 {Stohl: By putting the pawn on a an
exposed square White robs himself of the fruit of his hard work.} (59. Bd5 Ba6
60. b7 Bxb7 (60... d2 61. b8=Q d1=Q 62. Qg8+ Kh5 63. h7 $18) 61. Bxb7 d2 62.
Bf3 $1 $18 {[%cal Yd6e6,Yf3d1,Yd1c2] /\Ke6,Bd1-c2+-} (62. Bxd2 Bg3+ 63. Ke6 f4
$10)) 59... Bf6 60. Be6 (60. Kc7 Ba6 61. b7 Bxb7 62. Kxb7 Kg7 $10 (62... Kg7 {
[%cal Rf6c3,Rd3d2] /\Bc3,d2=} 63. Bd2 f4 $1 $10)) 60... Be4 $4 {Stohl: Black
repays the favour.} (60... Kxh7 61. Bxf5+ Kg8 (61... Kg7 62. Kc7 (62. Bxd3 Bd8)
62... Bg2 63. Bxd3 Bd4 $10) 62. Bxd3 Bd8 $10) 61. Bd5 (61. Bd5 Kxh7 (61... Bxd5
62. Kxd5 Kxh7 63. b7 $18) 62. b7 d2 63. b8=Q d1=Q 64. Qg8#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Kemerovo SDYuShOR Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Konikowski Dolmatov} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Ne7 (8... c5 {Dolmatov} 9. Bxc5 Qxg2 10. Qd4 Nd7
11. Bf3 Qg5 12. Bb4 Qe5+ 13. Ne2 $44) (8... Na6 {Dolmatov} 9. Bc3 (9. Bd6 {
Konikowski} e5 (9... b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. Ne5 f6 12. O-O fxe5 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Re1
Qxc4 15. Bxe5 Nf6 16. Bxf6 O-O 17. Bc3 c5 (17... gxh5 $2 18. Re3 h4 19. Qh5 Rf5
(19... Rf4 20. Qg5+ Kf7 21. b3 Qd5 22. Qxf4+ Qf5 23. Qxh4 $18) 20. Qh6 Rf7 21.
Re5 Rg7 22. Rg5 Rxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kf7 24. Qg7+ Ke8 25. Rd1 $18) 18. Bg4 Bd5 19.
Rc1 Nb4 {Akmadulin-Arzumian/corr/1991/93/} 20. Bg7 $5 Qxa2 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22.
Qe2 $13) 10. Nf3 f6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Rc1 c5 13. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 14. Bh5+ Bg6 15.
Bf3 Qf5 (15... Qd4 16. Qa4+ Kf7 17. Qd7+ Kf6 18. Rfd1 Qxb2 19. Bf8 $1 Rxf8 20.
Rd6+ Kg5 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. Qh5#) 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Rxe5+ {1-0 Van Gaalen-Van der
Werf/Niederlande/1996/}) 9... Ne7 10. Bxg7 (10. Nf3 f6 11. O-O e5 12. Nxe5 $1
fxe5 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Re1 Qh4 (14... Qxc4 15. Be2 Qf7 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Rxe5 O-O
18. Qd4 $44) 15. Bf3 O-O 16. Rxe5 Kf7 17. Qd6 Qf6 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Rae1 Nf5
20. Re7+ Kg5 21. Rxh7 Rd8 22. Re4 {1-0 Kosenko,N-Javorskij,S/corr/1993/94/})
10... Rg8 11. Bc3 Nd5 12. cxd5 Qxg2 $10 (12... Qxg2 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bf6 Qxh1
15. Qd6 Rxg1+ 16. Kd2 Qd5+ 17. Qxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxg1 Kd7 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Rg7 Ke6
21. Bd4 Be4 22. Rg5 Bf5 23. Ke3 Rb8 {1/4-1/4 Mukherjee,AK-Slaughter,D/corr/
1995/})) 9. Qd2 (9. Nf3 Nd5 $1 $13) 9... Ng6 (9... Qxg2 $6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11.
Nf3 $16) (9... c5 $6 10. Bxc5 Nbc6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O-O $1 $16) 10. Nh3 $1 {
N/ N} (10. O-O-O Qf4 11. Nh3 (11. Nf3 Na6 12. Bd6 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 f6 $15) 11...
Qxd2+ 12. Rxd2 f6 $15 {Beckhuis,G-Haba,P/Pardubice op/1994/}) (10. Nf3 Nf4 (
10... Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. Bc3 O-O 13. Bd3 $36) 11. O-O $5 Nxe2+ 12. Kh1 $44 {
Serper}) 10... f6 $5 (10... Nd7 11. O-O-O h6 (11... Qxg2 12. Ng5 $40 (12. Ng5 {
Dolmatov} c5 13. Bxc5 $16)) (11... b6 12. Bf3 $1 Qxc4+ 13. Kb1 a5 14. Ba3 $40)
12. Bd3 $5 Qxg2 13. Bxg6 Qxg6 14. Rhg1 Qe4 15. Nf4 $5 Qxc4+ 16. Kb1 $40) (10...
c5 {Dolmatov} 11. Bxc5 Nd7 12. O-O-O $16) (10... Na6 {Dolmatov} 11. O-O-O $16)
(10... Qxg2 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Ng5 $36) 11. O-O-O Kf7 (11... Nd7 12. f3 Qh4 13.
Qd6 Kf7 14. Qc7 Ke8 15. Rd6 Nf4 16. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 17. Kb1 Qe5 18. Rhd1 a5 19. Ba3
$18) 12. f3 (12. g4 $5 e5 (12... Ne5 $6 13. f3 $1 Nxf3 14. Bxf3 Qxf3 15. Ng5+
$1 fxg5 16. Rhf1 $18) (12... c5 $5 13. Bxc5 b6 14. Be3 Ba6 $13) 13. f3 Qd4 14.
Qxd4 exd4 15. Rxd4 $14) 12... Qh4 (12... Qe5 $6 13. f4 (13. Bd6 Qh5 14. f4 Qh4
15. Bc5 Re8 $13) 13... Qc7 (13... Qf5 14. Rhf1 $1 c5 15. g4 Qe4 16. Ng5+ $18)
14. Bd6 Qd8 15. c5 $1 $16) 13. Bc5 $1 (13. f4 {Dolmatov}) (13. Qd6 Na6 14. Ba3
e5 {/\Bh3 Rhd8}) 13... e5 (13... Qh5 14. Be3 b6 15. Nf2 Qa5 16. Qxa5 bxa5 17.
Ne4 $44) (13... Nd7 {Dolmatov} 14. Bf2 Qh6 15. Be3) 14. Nf2 $1 (14. Bf2 Qh5 15.
f4 Bg4 $13) 14... f5 (14... Nd7 $6 15. g3 Qh5 16. Be3 $16 (16. Be3 Ne7 17. Ne4
$36)) (14... Na6 {Dolmatov} 15. g3 Qg5 16. Be3 Qf5 17. Ne4 $16) 15. g3 Qf6 (
15... Qh6 16. Be3 f4 17. gxf4 exf4 (17... Nxf4 18. Nd3 $1 $16) 18. Bd4 $40) 16.
Rhf1 $1 $16 Na6 (16... Nd7 17. Ba3 (17. Ne4 $2 fxe4 18. fxe4 Nxc5 $17 (18...
Nxc5 19. Rxf6+ gxf6 20. Qe3 Ne6 $17)) (17. Bd6 h6 18. Ne4 Qe6 $13) 17... Kg8 (
17... Qe6 18. Qc2 $1 $16 (18. Qc2 c5 19. Bd3 Ne7 $44) (18. Qe3 c5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5
20. Qxc5 Qc6 21. Qxc6 bxc6 22. Rd6 $40)) (17... Qe6 $1) 18. Qc2 $1 Qg5+ 19. f4
$16) 17. Ba3 Be6 (17... Kg8 18. Ne4 $1 $18) (17... c5 18. Ne4 Qc6 (18... Qe7
19. Nd6+ Kg8 20. f4 $1 $16) 19. Nd6+ Kg8 20. Qg5 $16) (17... Qe6 18. Ne4 h6 (
18... fxe4 19. fxe4+ Nf4 20. gxf4 $40) 19. Nd6+ Kg8 20. Bd3 Ne7 21. g4 $16) (
17... Ne7 18. Ne4 fxe4 (18... Qg6 19. Ng5+ $18) 19. fxe4 Nf5 20. exf5 h5 21. h3
Qh6 22. Qxh6 Rxh6 23. Rd8 $18) 18. Ne4 $1 fxe4 (18... Qd8 19. Ng5+ Kf6 20. Qc3
Qb6 21. f4 $18) 19. fxe4 Nf4 20. gxf4 Rhd8 21. Bd6 (21. fxe5 $6 Rxd2 22. Rxd2
Qxf1+ 23. Bxf1 c5 $1 $14) 21... Kg8 22. fxe5 Qh4 23. Qf4 $6 $138 (23. Qe3 $1
Rd7 24. Rf2 $18) 23... Qxf4+ 24. Rxf4 Re8 25. Rdf1 (25. Bh5 $5 g6 26. Be2 Rad8
27. h4 Nb8 28. Rg1 Nd7 29. h5 $16) 25... Rad8 26. h4 Nb8 27. Kc2 (27. Kd2 c5
28. Kc3 b6 29. Bd1 $1 $16) 27... Nd7 28. Kc3 Nf8 (28... Kh8 29. a4 Bg8 30. Rf5
Be6 31. Rg5 $16) 29. h5 h6 30. a4 Nh7 31. b4 a6 (31... Ng5 32. b5 $18) 32. c5
Ng5 33. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 34. Kxc4 g6 $2 (34... Rd7 35. Rf8+ Rxf8 36. Rxf8+ Kh7 37.
Re8 $18) (34... Kh7 35. Rf7 $1 (35. b5 {Dolmatov} axb5+ 36. axb5 $18) 35...
Nxf7 36. Rxf7 $18) (34... Ra8 $8 35. Kb3 Rac8 36. b5 $1 cxb5 37. axb5 Ne6 (
37... axb5 38. Kb4 $16) 38. c6 $1 bxc6 (38... Nxf4 39. cxb7 $18) 39. b6 Nxf4
40. Rxf4 $16) 35. hxg6 Kg7 36. Rf7+ $1 Kxg6 (36... Nxf7 37. gxf7 $18) 37. Rxb7
$18 Nxe4 38. Rf4 Nd2+ (38... Ng5 39. Rb6 $18) (38... Nxd6+ {Dolmatov} 39. exd6
$18) 39. Kd3 Kg5 40. Rf2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[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 Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[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 "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg FINEK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Ba3 Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[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 "Surgut Fakel-Surgutgazprom"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Qc1 Nc6 8.
Nd2 d6 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Bh6 O-O 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. exf3 a5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. f4 Qb6 17. Nd2 d5 18. Qc2 e6 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Nf3 Rac8 21.
Qe2 Ne4 22. Nd4 Nd6 23. Rfe1 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Nc4 25. b3 Nd6 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. g4
Rxc3 28. f5 exf5 29. Rxd5 Rc2 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Kf8 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Red1
Ke7 34. Re1+ Kf8 35. Red1 Ke7 36. Re1+ Kf8 37. Red1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yalta rapid"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bg5 Qc8 10. g3 Bd6 11. Bh3 h6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. gxf4 Qd8 14. Rc1 c6
15. Qf5 g6 16. Qxd7+ Qxd7 17. Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. Ne5+ Ke6 19. Kd2 Rhc8 20. Rc3 c5
21. Rhc1 cxd4 22. Rc7 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Ba6 24. Rxf7 g5 25. Rh7 Kf5 26. Rxh6 gxf4
27. Rh5+ Kf6 28. Nf3 d3 29. exd3 Rg8 30. Rh6+ Ke7 31. Rh7+ Kd6 32. Rxa7 Bc8 33.
Rf7 Rg4 34. Rf6+ Kc5 35. Ne5 Rg2 36. Rc6+ Kd4 37. Rxc8 Rxf2+ 38. Kc1 Rxh2 39.
Nf3+ 1-0

[Event "Yalta rapid"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2 bxc4 5. e4 c3 6. bxc3 g6 7. c4 d6 8. Bd3 Bg7
9. Rb1 O-O 10. Ngf3 e5 11. Nb3 Nh5 12. O-O Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Qd2 g5 15. g3
Bg4 16. Kg2 Nd7 17. gxf4 Bxf3+ 18. Kxf3 Qf6 19. f5 Ne5+ 20. Kg2 g4 21. Be2 Bh6
22. Qc3 Bf4 23. h3 h5 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Rh1 Kg7 26. Rbg1 Rh8 27. Nc1 Rxh1 28.
Rxh1 Rh8 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. Nd3 Qh6 31. Nxf4 Qxf4 32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. fxe3 Kg7 34.
Kg3 f6 35. Bxg4 Nxc4 36. Kf2 Ne5 37. Be2 Kf8 38. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yalta rapid"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bd2 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qe2 Qd5 12. c4 Qc6 13. Bc3 e5 14. Nxe5
Qxg2 15. O-O-O Re8 16. Rdf1 Bh3 17. Rhg1 Qxh2 18. Qf3 Re6 19. Rh1 Qxe5 20. Bxe5
Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Rxe5 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Qf3 h5 24. Qg3 Rde8 25. Kc2 Ng4 26. Qf4
R8e6 27. Qd2 Rf6 28. b4 Bxf2 29. Kb1 a5 30. Bc2 Re8 31. Bd1 Be3 32. Qd7 Rb8 33.
Rxf6 Nxf6 34. Qc7 Rxb4+ 35. Kc2 g6 36. a3 Rb6 37. c5 Re6 38. c6 Kg7 39. Qb7 Nd5
40. Bf3 Re7 41. Qb2+ Nf6 {[...]} 0-1

[Event "Yalta rapid"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 a6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Rb1 Nbd7 13. a4 Ne4 14. Ba3 Ndf6 15.
Ra1 c6 16. a5 b5 17. Ne2 Bc8 18. Ne5 Nd2 19. Qc2 Nxf1 20. Rxf1 Bd7 21. Ng3 Bxe5
22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Bb2 Qe7 24. Rb1 Rfe8 25. Bd4 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Qc3 Qg5
28. Rc1 Rac8 29. Qb2 c5 30. bxc5 Rc6 31. Ne2 Bh3 32. Ng3 Bg4 33. h3 Bc8 34. Qe2
h6 35. Qh5 Qxh5 36. Nxh5 f6 37. Ng3 Kf7 38. Bb2 f5 39. Ne2 Rd8 40. Nd4 Rc7 41.
Kh2 Be6 42. Ba3 g6 43. c6 Rxd4 44. exd4 Bd5 45. Kg3 Rxc6 46. Bc5 b4 47. Kf4 Kf6
48. g3 b3 49. h4 Rc8 50. Ke3 Ke6 51. Ra1 Bc4 52. Ra4 Rb8 53. Bb6 Bd5 54. Ra1
Bc4 55. Ra4 Bd3 56. Rb4 Bc2 57. Kd2 Kd5 58. Kc3 g5 59. hxg5 hxg5 60. Rc4 Ke6
61. Rc6+ Kd7 62. Rc7+ Kd6 63. Rc5 Rf8 64. Re5 Kd7 65. Bc5 Rf7 66. d5 f4 67.
Rxg5 fxg3 68. fxg3 e3 69. Re5 Rf3 70. Re7+ Kd8 71. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 72. Bxe3 Kd7 73.
Bc1 Be4 74. Kd4 Bf3 75. Ke5 Ke7 76. Bb2 Kd7 77. Ba3 Be2 78. Ke4 Bd1 79. Kf4 Be2
80. g4 Bd3 81. Ke5 Bc2 82. g5 Bd3 83. Kf6 b2 84. Bxb2 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yalta rapid"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 e5 6. d5 Ne7 7. Bxc4 Ng6 8. h4
Bd6 9. h5 Nf8 10. h6 g6 11. e4 a6 12. Bg5 N8d7 13. a4 O-O 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Rd1
Ne8 16. Bc1 Nd6 17. Bd3 Bf6 18. Nd2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Nb3 20. Be3 Nd4 21. Bxd4 exd4
22. Nb1 Bd7 23. b3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ncd2 Ra2 26. Rc1 Re8 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28.
Bxc2 c6 29. dxc6 Bxc6 30. O-O Bg5 31. f4 Bxh6 32. e5 f6 33. Nf3 Bxf4 34. Nxd4
Rxe5 0-1

[Event "Yalta rapid"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 Qa5 13. Rab1 Rfc8 14. b3 b5
15. b4 Qd8 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Bxb5 Ra3 18. Bf1 Rcxc3 19. Rxc3 Rxa2 20. Qc1 Nxe4
21. Ra3 Rxa3 22. Qxa3 d5 23. b5 d4 24. Rd1 Bf5 25. b6 Nd6 26. Qa7 Nc8 27. Qa1
Qxb6 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Nd6 30. Ra4 f6 31. Qa2+ Kg7 32. Ra7 Nc8 33. Ra8 Be6
34. Qa3 Nd6 35. h3 Qb1 36. Qe3 Kf7 37. Rh8 Kg7 38. Rd8 Kf7 39. Qh6 Bc4 40. Qf8+
Ke6 41. Rxd6+ Kxd6 42. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Yalta super"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O Nd4 (5... Nf6) 6. Nxd4 (6. Bc4
d6 (6... e6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Nb5 $1 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bxd5 Ne7 11. Bf3 d3 12.
Be4 dxc2 13. Qxc2 O-O 14. d3 Be6 $44 {Rozentalis,E-Goldin,A/Klaipeda/1988/}) 7.
d3 e6 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2 Ne7 10. Bg5 $5 h6 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. f4 a5
14. a4 Kh7 15. Ng3 f5 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. Rae1 $14 {Pomes,J-Boensh,U/Terrasa/1991/}
) (6. Re1 $5) (6. a4 $5) 6... cxd4 7. Ne2 Qb6 {N/} (7... a6 8. Bc4 d6 9. c3 Nf6
10. Nxd4 Nxe4 11. d3 Nf6 (11... Nc5 $32) 12. Qa4+ $1 Kf8 (12... Bd7 13. Qb3 $16
) (12... Nd7 13. Bxf7+ $1) 13. Qd1 $14 {Ljubicic,E-Radosaj,D/Pula/1994/}) (7...
Nf6 8. d3 O-O $1 9. h3 (9. Nxd4 $2 Qb6 10. Be3 e5 $19) (9. c3 $1 dxc3 10. bxc3
d6 11. Ba4 $16) 9... d6 10. Ba4 Nd7 11. c3 dxc3 12. Nxc3 Nc5 $10 {Lein,
A-Adianto,U/New York/1991/}) 8. a4 (8. Bd3 $5 Nf6 9. c3 dxc3 10. dxc3 O-O $1)
8... Nf6 9. Bd3 (9. e5 $2 Ng4 $17) (9. d3 O-O 10. c3 (10. Bc4 $5) 10... dxc3
11. bxc3 d5 $1 12. e5 a6 13. exf6 Bxf6 $13) 9... O-O 10. a5 Qc5 (10... Qc7 11.
c3 dxc3 12. dxc3 $14) 11. c3 dxc3 12. dxc3 d5 $1 (12... d6 13. Be3 $14) 13. e5
$1 Ng4 14. b4 Qc7 15. f4 f6 $1 16. h3 Nh6 17. exf6 $8 exf6 (17... Bxf6 18. Be3
$16) 18. Be3 Re8 (18... Rd8 $5) 19. Qd2 Bf5 20. Bb5 $1 Red8 $8 21. Nd4 Bd7 (
21... Be4 $2 22. Ne6) 22. Bd3 $14 f5 $1 (22... Re8 23. f5 $5) 23. Rac1 Kh8 $1 (
23... Nf7 24. c4 $1 $36) 24. Nf3 $1 Be6 25. Rfe1 (25. Qf2 $5) 25... Bg8 26. Bd4
Nf7 $1 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bb5 (28. c4 dxc4 29. Rxc4 Qd6 (29... Qxc4 30. Qb2+
$18)) 28... Nd6 29. Qd4+ Kf8 30. Ba4 Ne4 $10 31. Ne5 Be6 32. Re3 (32. g4 $5)
32... Kg8 33. h4 Qg7 34. Rf1 h5 35. Rff3 Kh7 36. Bc2 Qf6 37. Rh3 $6 (37. g3 $32
) 37... Bg8 38. Bxe4 $6 (38. g3 $32 {/\Rh2/}) 38... dxe4 39. Qc5 Rd5 $8 (39...
Rdc8 40. Qd4 Rd8) 40. Qc7+ Qg7 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. c4 (42. Reg3 Bf7 43. Rg5 $6
Rad8 44. Rhg3 Rxe5 $1 45. fxe5 f4 46. Rh3 Be6 $17) (42. Rh1 $5 {/\Kh2,Rc1/})
42... Rd1+ 43. Kf2 Rad8 $15 44. Re1 R8d2+ 45. Re2 Rxe2+ 46. Kxe2 Rb1 47. b5
Rb2+ 48. Ke1 $1 (48. Ke3 Rxg2 $17) 48... Rxg2 (48... Ra2 $1 49. a6 bxa6 50.
bxa6 Rxa6 51. Rb3 Be6 (51... Rb6 52. Rxb6 axb6 53. Nd7 Bxc4 54. Nxb6 Be6 55.
Kf2 $10)) 49. a6 $1 bxa6 (49... b6 $2 50. c5 bxc5 51. Rc3 $36) 50. Ra3 $1 axb5
51. Rxa7+ Kh6 52. cxb5 $10 Rb2 53. Rb7 e3 54. b6 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Ne4 8.
Bf4 Bb4 9. a3 g5 10. Bg3 h5 (10... g4 11. Rd1 Be7 (11... Bxa3 12. bxa3 gxf3 13.
gxf3 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qxa3 15. c5 $44) 12. Ne5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 h5 15.
Be2 $16 {Davies,N-Manor,I/Tel Aviv/1991/}) 11. O-O-O Bxa3 $5 {N} (11... Be7 $2
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 h4 14. Be5 f6 15. Qg6+ Kf8 16. d5 $1 $18 {Horvath,
C-Kuijf,R/Mitropa Cup/1993/}) 12. bxa3 (12. Nb3 Qb4 13. bxa3 Qxa3+ 14. Kb1 h4
15. Bc7 Nxf2 $13) (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 h4 $1) 12... Qxa3+ 13. Qb2 Qxb2+ 14.
Kxb2 h4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bd6 $5 (16. Nxg5 hxg3 17. fxg3 Nf6 18. Be2 Ke7 19.
Rdf1 Bd7 20. g4 Rag8 21. h4 $14) (16. Be5 f6 17. Nxg5 Nxe5 18. Nxe4 Nd7 19. Be2
Ke7 $13) 16... exf3 17. gxf3 f6 18. Rg1 Kf7 19. Be2 $6 (19. f4 gxf4 (19... Rg8
20. Be2 $16) 20. exf4 f5 (20... b6 21. Bd3 $16) (20... Nb6 21. Bd3 Bd7 $2 22.
c5 $18) 21. Rg5 Nf6 22. Be5 Bd7 23. Be2 Rhg8 24. Rdg1 Ng4 $1 $13) (19. Bd3 $5
Rg8 20. f4 g4 21. h3 $5 $36) 19... b6 20. c5 a5 21. f4 bxc5 22. dxc5 (22. fxg5
cxd4 23. Rxd4 c5 $13) 22... gxf4 23. exf4 Ba6 24. Bf3 Bb5 25. Ka3 Rag8 26. Rxg8
Rxg8 27. Bh5+ Kg7 28. Be7 Nf8 (28... Rh8 29. Rg1+ Kh6 30. Bf7 $44) 29. Rg1+ Kh7
30. Rxg8 Kxg8 31. Bxf6 Nd7 32. Bd4 $14 Kf8 33. Kb3 Ke7 34. Bf3 Nf6 35. Bc3 a4+
(35... Nd7 $1 36. Bd4 Nf6) 36. Ka3 Nd5 37. Be5 Kf7 38. Bd1 Ke7 39. Bc2 Kd7 40.
f5 exf5 41. Bxf5+ Ke7 42. Bd4 Nf4 43. Bg4 Be2 44. Bc8 Ne6 45. Be3 Bb5 46. Kb4
Kf7 47. Ka3 Kf6 48. f4 Kf5 49. Bf2 h3 50. Kb4 Kf6 51. Be3 Kf5 52. Bc1 Kf6 53.
Bb2+ Kf7 54. Be5 Ke7 55. f5 Ng5 56. f6+ Kf7 57. Bg4 Kg6 (57... Nh7 $1 58. Bxh3
Nxf6 59. Bxf6 (59. Bg2 Ng4 $10) 59... Kxf6 60. Bg4 Ke5 61. h4 Kd4 $10) 58. Bd4
Bf1 $2 (58... Nh7 59. Bxh3 Nxf6 60. Be6 $14) 59. Kxa4 Bg2 60. Ka5 Bf3 61. Bd7
Bd5 62. Kb6 $18 Nf3 63. Bc3 Nxh2 64. Bxh3 Nf3 65. Bd7 Ng5 66. Bxc6 Be6 67. Be8+
Kf5 68. c6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Ne2 Qa5+ 7. Nbc3 Ne7 8.
O-O Nd7 $5 (8... Qa6 9. Qh3 c5 10. a4 $36) 9. a4 $1 (9. Bd2 Qa6 $5) 9... c5 (
9... a6 10. b4 $1 Qc7 11. a5 $14) 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bg5 $5 (11. Nb5 Nf5 12. c3 a6
13. Na3 $13) 11... a6 (11... h6 $2 12. Nb5 $18) (11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxe5 13.
Qg3 N5c6 14. Ndb5 Nf5 15. Qf4 Bd6 16. Qxf5 exf5 17. Bxd8 Rxd8 18. Nxd5 $13) 12.
f4 g6 13. Ng3 Qc7 (13... cxd4 14. Nce2 (14. Nce4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Bg7 16. Qa3 $5
Kf8 $1) 14... Qc7 15. Nxd4 Nc6 16. c3 Bg7 $13) 14. f5 cxd4 (14... gxf5 15. Bxe7
Bxe7 16. Nxf5 exf5 (16... Bf8 17. Rae1 $36) 17. Nxd5 Qc6 18. Nxe7 Kxe7 19. d5
$44) 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Qxd4 (16. Qf3 $2 dxc3 17. Qf7+ Kd8 $19) (16. Nce2 Nxe5
17. Qxd4 (17. Qb3 Nf5 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Nxd4 Bc5 $13) 17... Nf5 $1 18. Nxf5
gxf5 (18... Bc5 19. Ng7+ (19. Kh1 Bxd4 20. Nfxd4 Ng4 $1 $17) 19... Kd7 20. Bf4
$1 $44) 19. Qe3 Bc5 20. Nd4 Qb6 21. c3 Nc4 22. Qe2 O-O $13) 16... Qc5 $1 17.
Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Rf6 $2 (18. Bf6 Rg8 19. Nge2 (19. b4 Nd7 20. Rae1 Nf5 $17) 19...
Nc6 $15) 18... Nc6 19. Be3 $6 (19. Rb1 Nb4 $1 20. Rf2 Bg7 $17) 19... Be7 20.
Bxc5 Bxc5+ 21. Kh1 Ke7 22. Raf1 (22. Re1 Bd4 $19) 22... Rhf8 23. Rxf8 Rxf8 24.
Rxf8 (24. Re1 Bf2 25. Re2 Bd4 $19) 24... Kxf8 $19 25. Nce2 Nxe5 26. Nf4 Ke7 27.
Nge2 Nc4 28. b3 Ne3 29. c3 Kf6 30. h4 e5 31. Nd3 Bd6 32. Kg1 e4 33. Ndf4 Bxf4
34. Nxf4 Ke5 35. g3 Nf5 36. Ne2 d4 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Bd7 11. Be3 a6 12. a4 a5 13. c5 dxc5 14. Bxc5 Bc6
15. Qe3 Qd7 16. f3 Qe6 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Nd7 19. Ba3 Ne5 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21.
Kh1 Nc6 22. Qb6 Rab8 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qxa5 Ra8 25. Qc7 Rdc8 26. Qxe7 Qxe7 27.
Bxe7 Rxa4 28. Rc2 Ra2 29. Ba3 Ra8 30. Rxc6 Bxb2 31. Bc5 R2a6 32. Rxa6 Rxa6 33.
Rb1 Ra1 34. Rxa1 Bxa1 35. Kg1 f5 36. Kf2 Be5 37. g3 fxe4 38. f4 Bf6 39. Ke3 Kf7
40. Kxe4 h5 41. Bd4 Be7 42. f5 Bg5 43. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 {[#]} 6. Qe2 (6. Nxf6+)
6... d5 7. Nxf6+ gxf6 8. d4 Bg7 9. dxe5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. e6 Re8 12. O-O {
[#]} c5 $1 (12... Bxe6 13. Nd4 $14) (12... Rxe6 13. Qd3 c5 14. Rd1 $14) 13. Qb5
Bf8 14. b3 $146 (14. Bf4 Bxe6 15. Rfe1 {0,5/Sax,G-Chandler,M/Hastings/1990/})
14... Rxe6 15. Qa5 d4 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 $10 18. Rfe1 Kh8 19. Nd2 Bb7
20. Rxe6 Qxe6 21. Qxc7 {[#]} Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23. f3 $8 Qg5+ 24. Kf1 Qxd2 25.
Qc6 Rg8 (25... Rf8 26. Qd6 Rg8 $10 (26... Rf7 27. Re1 $5 (27. Qb8+ $10))) 26.
Qxf6+ Rg7 27. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Qc2
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. d5 e5 13. e4 g6 14. Qc2 h5 15. b4
h4 16. Na4 hxg3 17. hxg3 Bg7 18. Bh3 Nf6 19. Kg2 c6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nc3 Qc7
22. Qd3 Qb7 23. Re1 Rfd8 24. Rad1 a6 25. a4 Qe7 26. Qe3 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28.
cxb5 Bb7 29. Kg1 Kf8 30. Rd3 d5 31. exd5 e4 32. Nxe4 Nxe4 33. Qxe4 Qxe4 34.
Rxe4 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. Re3 Ra1+ 37. Bf1 Rb1 38. Re1 Rxb4 39. Ne5 Rb2 40.
Ng4 Be6 41. Ne5 g5 42. Nc6 Bf6 43. Rd1 Kg7 44. Kg2 Bc3 45. Bd3 Bb3 46. Rc1 Bd2
47. Rb1 Bd5+ 48. Kg1 Rxb1+ 49. Bxb1 Bxc6 50. bxc6 Ba5 51. Kg2 Kf6 52. Kf3 Ke5
53. Kg4 f6 54. Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Ndxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. c5 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Qxd4 17. Be3 Qe5 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Bxb6 Rdc8 20. Bxh7+
Kh8 21. Be4 Qb5 22. Bd4 c5 23. Bc3 Bf8 24. Rfd1 Kg8 25. Rd2 c4 26. Rb1 Bxe4 27.
Qxe4 cxb3 28. Rxb3 Qg5 29. h4 Qh5 30. Kg2 Rd8 31. a4 Rac8 32. Rb5 Qh6 33. Rxd8
Rxd8 34. a5 Qc1 35. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qc1 Rc8 13. Rd1 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Be3 c6 16. Ne1 Qb6 17. Nd3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd5 19. f3 c5 20. dxc5 Nxe3+ 21.
Qxe3 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Rac1 Rcc8 25. b4 g6 26. Kf2 Kg7 27.
a3 a5 28. Ke3 Kf6 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. bxa5 Ra8 31. Rd3 e5 32. Rd6+ Ke7 33. Rd5
Rxa5 34. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Bd3 Ng4 12. Bg1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bg1
exf4 15. Nd5 Ne3 16. Nxe3 fxe3 17. Bxe3 Be6 18. Kb1 O-O 19. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. d3 d6 7. a4 a5 8. b5 Ne7
9. O-O Ng6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Ba3 Nh5 12. d4 Nhf4 13. dxe5 Bg4 14. g3 Nxe5 15.
gxf4 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nxc4 17. Qd5 Nxa3 18. Rxa3 Qf6 19. f5 g6 20. Qxb7 gxf5 21.
c4 Kh8 22. Kh1 Rae8 23. exf5 Rg8 24. Qd5 Qg7 25. Nh4 Qg4 26. Ng2 Re5 27. Rg3
Rxd5 28. Rxg4 Rxg4 29. cxd5 Rxa4 30. Ne3 Rf4 31. Rc1 Rxf2 32. Nc4 Rxf5 33. Nxb6
cxb6 34. Rc6 Rxd5 35. Rxb6 Kg7 36. Kg2 a4 37. Ra6 Rxb5 38. Rxa4 Kf6 39. Kf3 Ke6
40. Rh4 h5 41. Ra4 Rf5+ 42. Ke3 Re5+ 43. Kf3 f6 44. Ra8 d5 45. Ra6+ Kf5 46. Rd6
Kg5 47. Kf2 Rf5+ 48. Kg2 Kf4 49. Re6 d4 50. Kf2 Kg5+ 51. Kg2 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O c4 9. Bc2 g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Na3 cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 e5 16. Nb5 Qd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Be4 a6 19. Bxd5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8
21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. c4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Ra1 24. g3 Bd4 25. Bf4 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Ne5
27. Ke2 b6 28. Bh6 Nd7 29. g4 Bg7 30. Bf4 Be5 31. Be3 Kf8 32. f4 Bd6 33. Kf3
Ke7 34. g5 Bc5 35. Bd2 Bd4 36. h4 Bg7 37. Bb4+ Nc5 38. Kg4 h6 39. gxh6 Bxh6 40.
f5 Be3 41. Be4 Bd2 42. Ba3 Bc1 43. Bxc1 Nxe4 44. Kf4 gxf5 45. h5 Kf8 46. Ke5
Kg7 47. Be3 Nf6 48. Kxf5 Nxh5 49. Bxb6 Kf8 50. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nb3 h6 8.
Bd2 Nd7 9. Be2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O c6 12. c3 Qc7 13. Re1 Nf4 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 h6 8. a3 a5
9. e3 Bb6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qc2 Bg6 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. Nd5 Nc5
16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 Ne7 18. Nxb6 cxb6 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Qd3 Rad8 21. Rac1 f6
22. a4 Qc5 23. Ra1 Bf7 24. Ba3 Qc6 25. Rd2 Nc8 26. Qe2 Rd7 27. Rad1 Qc7 28. Rd3
Red8 29. R1d2 Qc6 30. Qg4 Re8 31. Kh2 Kh7 32. h4 Bg6 33. Qf3 Kh8 34. Qg4 Bh7
35. h5 Red8 36. Qh4 Re7 37. Rd1 Ree8 38. R3d2 Re7 39. Kg1 Ree8 40. Rd5 Bg8 41.
R5d3 Bh7 42. R1d2 Re7 43. f3 Bg8 44. Kf2 Qe8 45. Qh1 Red7 46. Bh3 Be6 47. Bf5
Bxf5 48. exf5 b5 49. axb5 a4 50. g4 axb3 51. Qd1 b2 52. Rxb2 Nb6 53. Qb3 Rc8
54. Rc2 Qg8 55. Rxd6 Rxd6 56. Bxd6 Nxc4 57. Bb4 Qd5 58. Be1 e4 59. Rc1 exf3 60.
Rd1 Qe5 61. Kxf3 Qh2 62. Bg3 Nd2+ 63. Rxd2 Qxd2 64. Bf4 Rc2 65. Ke4 Qg2+ 66.
Kd4 Rb2 67. Qf7 Qd2+ 68. Kc5 Qb4+ 69. Kb6 Qxb5+ 70. Kc7 Qa5+ 71. Kd7 Rd2+ 72.
Bd6 Qe5 73. Qe6 Qb5+ 74. Ke7 Qb6 75. Qd7 Kh7 76. e4 Qc6 77. Qd8 Qxe4+ 78. Kf8
Qd5 79. Ke7 b5 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. Qc2 Bg7 7. Qxc5 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Qc4 axb5 10. Nxb5 Nbd7 11. e3 Bb7 12. Qc2 Nxd5 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Be2 Rfc8
15. Qb1 Nc5 16. O-O Ba6 17. a4 Nxa4 18. Qd3 Nc7 19. Rxa4 Bxb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21.
Qb3 Qa6 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[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.
Nbd2 Qc7 9. Qb3 a5 10. O-O b6 11. Rac1 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Na6 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2
Rac8 15. Qd3 Qb7 16. Qf3 Qb8 17. Ne3 Rc7 18. h4 Rfc8 19. h5 h6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Qxe4 Re8 22. Rc2 Qd8 23. Rcd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. h3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 $1 {[#]} 11. a3 (11. O-O Bb7 12. Qd3 (12. Re1 $6
e5 $1 13. Be3 Nxe4 14. Nxb5 d5 $15 {Sznapik,A-Skrobek,R/Poland/1977}) (12. Bd5
Qd7 13. a3 Rac8 $10) 12... a5 13. a3 (13. Rfe1 b4 14. Na4 Bc6 {1/4/Emms,
J-Borge,N/Copenhagen/1994}) 13... Ba6 (13... b4 $5) 14. Nxb5 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxb5
16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfe1 (17. Bc4 $2 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Qb6 19. b3 Rfc8 $15 {
Landenbergue,C-Petursson,M/Horgen/1994}) 17... e6 18. c4 Ba6 $10 {Hector,
J-Borge,N/Danmark/1992}) (11. Nxb5 Nxe4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qd4+ Nf6 14. O-O-O
Bb7 $10 {Tal,M-Gufeld,E/Baku/1972}) 11... a5 12. O-O Bb7 13. f3 $146 {[#]} (13.
Qd3 {- 11.0-0}) 13... Bc6 14. Re1 Rb8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd4+
18. Qxd4 {[#]} Re8 19. c3 Qb6 20. Rad1 Kf8 21. Kf2 Rec8 22. Re4 b4 23. axb4
axb4 24. Qxb6 Rxb6 25. c4 {[#]} Ra6 $132 26. Ke2 Ra2 27. Rb1 Rc7 28. Kd3 Ra5
29. g4 (29. Kc2 $4 Rxd5 $17) 29... g5 30. Rf1 h6 31. f4 Kg7 32. fxg5 hxg5 33.
Rd4 Rca7 34. Kc2 Rb7 35. Kb3 Ra8 36. Rd3 Kg6 37. Rdf3 f6 (37... Rf8 $2 38. Ra1
$1 $16) 38. Re3 Kg7 39. Rc1 Kf7 40. Rce1 (40. c5 $1 dxc5 41. Rxc5 Rab8 42. Kc4
{/\ 43.Rb3} b3 $5 $14) 40... Ra5 41. h4 gxh4 42. Rh3 Ra8 43. Rxh4 Kg6 {>< g4}
44. Rg1 Rf8 45. Rgh1 Rbb8 46. Ra1 Rb7 {/\ 47..Kg5} 47. Rg1 Rbb8 48. Rgh1 Rb7
49. Kc2 Rg8 50. Rh7 b3+ 51. Kd3 Rc7 52. Rh8 (52. Kc3 Rgc8 $1 $13) 52... Rxh8
53. Rxh8 {[#]} Kg5 54. Rg8+ Kf4 55. Kc3 Rb7 56. Rg7 Rb6 57. Rxe7 Kxg4 $132 58.
Rc7 {/\ 59.Rc6} Rb8 59. Rc6 Rd8 60. Kxb3 f5 61. c5 dxc5 62. Kc4 Rb8 63. Rg6+
Kf3 64. b3 Rb4+ 65. Kxc5 Rxb3 66. d6 Rd3 67. Kc6 f4 68. d7 Rxd7 69. Kxd7 Ke3
70. Re6+ Kd3 71. Rf6 Ke3 72. Ke6 f3 73. Kf5 f2 74. Kg4 Ke2 75. Rxf2+ Kxf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Qb3 a6 12. Rc2 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 h6 15. Bf4
Rc8 16. Rfc1 Rxc2 17. Rxc2 Qa8 18. Bc7 Nb8 19. Ne5 Nc6 20. Bb6 Rc8 21. Nxc6
Bxc6 22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 a5 24. Qd1 Nd7 25. Rc1 Nb6 26. b3 Be8 27. f3 Rxc1
28. Qxc1 Qc8 29. Kf2 Qxc1 30. Nxc1 Kf8 31. Be2 Ke7 32. Nd3 Kd6 33. h4 f6 34.
Nc5 Bc6 35. Ke1 Nd7 36. Nxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Be2 d6 7. exd6 e5 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 e4 10. Ng5 Bxd6 11. Nxe4 Bb4+ 12. Nbc3 Qxd4 13. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3
Be7 9. b4 c5 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Rb1 Ba6 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. exd4 Qc8 14. Bb2 Nbd7
15. Qf3 Bb7 16. Rfc1 dxc4 17. Qh3 cxd3 18. Rxc8 Raxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} 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. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7
14. O-O f5 15. c4 O-O 16. Qf3 bxc4 17. Nxc4 d5 18. exd5 e4 19. Qe3 (19. Qe2 Bb7
20. Bc2 (20. d6 Qe6 21. Bc2 f4 22. Bb3 f3 (22... a5 $5) 23. Qd2 $13 {Ernst,
T-Kharlov,A/Haninge/1992/0,5/61/}) 20... Bxd5 21. Nb6 Rad8 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23.
Rad1 Rb5 $1 $15 {Vlad,D-Gagarin,V/Turnu-Severin/1992/0:1/31/}) 19... Bb7 20. d6
(20. Rad1 Bxd5 21. Nb6 Be6 $1 22. Nxa8 exd3 23. Nb6 Qb4 $1 24. Rxd3 f4 25. Rb3
Qxb3 26. Qxb3 Bxb3 27. axb3 Rb8 $15 {Egger,J-Nunn,J/Manila(ol)/1992/0,5/48/}) (
20. Rfd1 Bxd5 21. Nb6 Rad8 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Bxa6 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qe6 $1 $10 {
Psakhis,L-Greenfeld,A/Haifa/1995/0,5/32/}) 20... Qf6 21. Bc2 f4 22. Qh3 Rac8
23. Bb3 $5 (23. b3 Qg5 24. Rad1 f5 25. b4 (25. d7 Rcd8 26. Rd6 Rf7 27. Rfd1 Bf8
28. Ne5 Re7 $17 {Hendriks,W-Lemmers,O/NED/1994/0:1/45/}) 25... Kh8 26. Bb3 Bc6
27. d7 Rcd8 28. Rd6 Bxd7 29. Rfd1 Qe7 $17 {Gurevich,I-Illescas Cordoba,M/Biel
(izt)/1993/0:1/36/}) 23... Rc5 $1 24. Rad1 $2 (24. Rfd1 $5 $13) 24... Rg5 $1 {
/\e3/} 25. Rd2 Bd5 $2 (25... Qg6 $2 26. d7 Rh5 (26... Bf6 27. Nd6 Rh5 28. Nxf7
$18) 27. Qxh5 Qxh5 28. d8=Q Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Bf8 30. Nd6 Bd5 31. Ne8 $1 $18) (
25... Rd8 $1 26. d7 (26. Rfd1 Qg6 27. Bc2 Rh5 28. Qb3 Qh6 29. h3 (29. Qxb7 Rxh2
30. Kf1 f3 31. gxf3 Qh3+ $19) 29... Rb5 $17) (26. Bc2 Bd5 (26... Qg6 27. f3 $13
) (26... f3 $1 $17) 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Bxe4) 26... Bd5 $1 {/\Be6} (26... Qg6 27.
Nd6 Rh5 28. Nxf7 $18) 27. Na5 (27. Rfd1 Qg6) 27... Bxb3 28. Nxb3 Qg6 {/\Rh5/}
29. Rc1 (29. f3 e3 30. Re2 Qd3 $17) 29... Rh5 30. Rc8 Bf6 $1 31. Qc3 f3 32. g3
Rxh2 $1 33. Rxd8+ (33. Kxh2 Qh5+ 34. Kg1 Qh3 $19) 33... Bxd8 34. Qc8 Qh5 35.
Qxd8+ Kg7 36. Qg8+ Kxg8 37. d8=Q+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ f6 39. Qd7+ (39. Qa7+ Kg6 $19)
39... Kh6 $19) 26. Nb6 Bxb3 (26... Be6 27. Bxe6 Qxe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Re1 f3
30. g3 Rb8 31. d7 Bf6 32. Rd6 (32. Nc4 $6 Rd5 33. Rxe4 $2 Rxb2 $1) 32... Rb5
33. Nc4 Rd5 34. Rxe4 Rxb2 35. h4 $18) (26... Bc6 $5) 27. Nd7 $1 Qg6 $6 (27...
Qe6 28. Qxe6 Bxe6 29. Nxf8 $16) 28. Nxf8 Bxf8 29. axb3 Bxd6 (29... Rh5 30. Qc8
$18) 30. Rc1 $18 Be7 (30... Be5 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Rdd8) (30... Bc5 31. b4 $1)
31. Rd7 Qf6 (31... Bf6 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Rcc7) 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Qc3 Qxc3 (33...
Re5 34. Rc6 Qg5 35. h4 $18) 34. bxc3 Ra5 35. Kf1 Bh4 36. Rc4 Ra1+ 37. Ke2 Ra2+
38. Rd2 (38. Rd2 {Kortschnoj} f3+ 39. gxf3 exf3+ 40. Kd3 Rxd2+ 41. Kxd2 Bxf2
42. Rf4 $16 Bg1 $2 43. Rg4+) 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. a3 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. O-O Ne4 14. Qb3 Nb6
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qb5 Rfc8 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 c4 19. Qb4 Qe6 20. Ne2 a5 21.
Qc3 Na4 22. Qc2 Nc5 23. Nf4 Qf5 24. f3 Nd3 25. fxe4 Qb5 26. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Qd2 (10. O-O Nh5 11. f4 (11. Qd2 Nf4) 11... Nf6 12. Bf3 Bg4
$1 13. Nxc6 (13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 Nxd4 $10) 13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 bxc6 15. Bd2
Qb8 16. b3 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Nxe4 $1 18. Nxe4 Qd4 $1 19. Nxd6 (19. Rae1 d5 $15)
19... cxd6 $15 {Van der Sterren,P-Glek,I/BL/9495/0:1/37/}) 10... Nh5 11. Bg5
$146 (11. O-O Nf4 (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nf4 $5) 12. Nxc6 Nxe2+ 13. Nxe2 bxc6 14.
Bd4 Bxd4+ 15. Nxd4 c5 16. Nc2 Bb7 17. Ne3 h5 18. Rad1 a5 $10 {Sakaev,K-Belov,I/
Capelle la Grande op(06)/1995/0,5/26/}) 11... f6 (11... Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13.
Ndb5 Qh4+ 14. Kd1 Qd8 (14... Ng3 15. Qe1 $18) 15. Nd5 $16) 12. Nxc6 (12. Be3 f5
13. Bg5 (13. exf5 $2 Rxe3 14. Nxc6 Rxe2+ $17) 13... Qd7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 $13)
12... bxc6 13. Bh6 (13. Be3 f5 14. O-O (14. Bg5 Bf6 $5) 14... Rb8 $132) 13...
Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Rb8 (14... f5 15. exf5 (15. O-O f4) 15... Bxf5 16. O-O Rb8 17. b3
Qf6 18. Qd2 Bd7 $10) 15. O-O-O (15. Qd2 $5) 15... Qe7 16. g4 Ng7 17. f4 Ne6 (
17... Bd7 18. f5 g5 19. h4 gxh4 (19... Qe5 20. hxg5 Qf4+ 21. Kc2 $18) 20. g5
Rf8 21. Rdg1 $36) 18. f5 Qf8 $1 19. Qe3 Nc5 20. Rhf1 gxf5 $1 (20... g5 21. h4
h6 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rh1 Re5 24. Rh5 Bd7 25. Rdh1 Qg7 26. Qh3 $18) 21. gxf5 Kh8
22. Rf3 Bd7 23. Qf4 Qe7 24. Rg1 (24. Re3 Qe5 25. Rf1 (25. Qh6 Bxf5) 25... Qxf4
26. Rxf4 Rg8 27. Rh4 Rg1+ 28. Kc2 Rbg8 29. Reh3 R8g7 $17) 24... Nxe4 25. Re3 d5
26. Nxe4 (26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Nxd5 $2 Qc5+ $19) 26... dxe4 27. Rg4 Qb4 (27... Qe5
28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Rexe4 Rbe8 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. Bd3 Bxf5 32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Rd4
$15) 28. Rb3 (28. b3 $2 Re5 29. Rxe4 (29. Qh6 Qe7 $17) 29... Qc3+ 30. Kd1 Bxf5
31. Rxe5 Rd8+ 32. Rd5 Bc2+ 33. Kc1 Bd3+ 34. Kd1 Qc2+ 35. Ke1 Qxe2#) 28... Qe1+
29. Bd1 e3 (29... Rxb3 30. axb3 (30. Qh6 $2 Rc3+ $19) 30... e3 31. Qd4 Qd2+ 32.
Qxd2 exd2+ 33. Kxd2 Bxf5 34. Rf4 Re5 $15) 30. Rd3 (30. Qd4 $5 Qd2+ 31. Qxd2
exd2+ 32. Kxd2 Bxf5 33. Rxb8 (33. Rf4 Rbd8+ 34. Kc1 Re1 35. Rxf5 Rexd1+ 36. Kc2
Kg7 $15) 33... Rxb8 34. Rf4 Rxb2+ 35. Kc3 Rb1 36. Bf3 Bg6 37. Rxf6 Rf1 $15)
30... Qb4 (30... e2 31. Rxd7 exd1=Q+ 32. Rxd1 Qe2 33. Rd2 $10) 31. Qd4 Re5 32.
Rb3 Qd2+ $8 33. Qxd2 exd2+ 34. Kxd2 Rxb3 35. axb3 Bxf5 36. Rd4 $132 Kg7 $15 37.
Bf3 c5 38. Rd8 Kh6 (38... Re7 $5 39. Ra8 (39. Rd5 Rd7 40. Kc3 Rxd5 41. cxd5 Kg6
$17) 39... Kh6 40. Rxa7 Kg5 $17) 39. Rf8 Kg5 40. Rf7 h5 41. Rg7+ Kh4 42. Rf7 $1
(42. Rxc7 Bg4 43. Bd5 f5 44. Rxc5 f4 45. Rc7 f3 $17) 42... Bg4 (42... Kg5 43.
Rg7+) 43. Bxg4 Kxg4 44. Rxf6 Kh3 45. Ra6 Kxh2 46. Rxa7 h4 47. Rxc7 Rg5 48. Kc2
(48. Kd3 Rg3+ 49. Ke4) 48... Rg2+ 49. Kd3 Rg3+ 50. Ke4 Rxb3 (50... h3 51. Rxc5
Kg2 52. Rh5 h2 53. Rxh2+ Kxh2 54. c5 $10) 51. Rxc5 Rxb2 52. Rh5 h3 53. c5 Kg3
54. Kd5 h2 55. Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Re1 Qa5 13. h3 Rfb8 14. Re2 Ne8
15. Rc2 Nb6 16. Qe2 Qa6 17. Ng1 Na4 18. Qxa6 Rxa6 19. Nge2 Nc7 20. a3 f5 21. f3
fxe4 22. fxe4 Nxc3 23. Nxc3 Nb5 24. Nxb5 Rxb5 25. Rc4 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Rab6 27. a4
Rb3 28. a5 Bxc1 29. Rbxc1 Rb2+ 30. R1c2 R6b5 31. a6 Rb6 32. e5 Rxc2+ 33. Rxc2
Rxa6 34. exd6 exd6 35. Re2 Kf7 36. Re6 c4 37. Re4 c3 38. Rc4 Ra3 39. Kf3 c2+
40. Ke2 Ra2 41. Ke3 Kf6 42. Kd2 Ra3 43. Kxc2 Rxg3 44. Re4 Rxh3 45. Re6+ Kf7 46.
Rxd6 Ke7 47. Re6+ Kd7 48. Ra6 Rh5 49. Kc3 Rxd5 50. Ra7+ Ke6 51. Rxh7 $19 g5 {
Schwarz gewinnt, weil der weiße König abgesperrt ist. Black wins because the
white King is cut off.} 52. Rh1 (52. Rh2 Kf5 (52... Rd7 53. Rf2 Ke5 54. Rf8 g4
$19) 53. Rd2 Rxd2 54. Kxd2 Kg4 $19) 52... Kf5 53. Rf1+ Ke4 54. Rg1 Kf3 55. Kc4
Ra5 (55... Ra5 56. Kd3 g4 57. Rf1+ Kg2 58. Rf7 g3 59. Rg7 Kh1 60. Rh7+ (60.
Rxg3 Ra3+ $19) 60... Kg1 61. Rg7 g2 62. Ke2 Rh5 63. Rg8 Kh1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 10. Qc2 (10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13.
Qc2 Nd7 14. Rac1 c6 15. Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Ne1 $14 {Keene,R-Hecht,H/Amserdam/1973/})
(10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Qc2 c5 12. Rfd1 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qe8 14. Qb1 Rc8 15. b3 h6 16.
Qb2 Nf6 $10 {Pinter,J-Karpov,A/FRA/1993/0,5/88/}) 10... Nd7 11. Rfd1 c5 12.
dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Bxg5 Qe6 18.
Be3 Ne4 19. a4 $14 {Tukmakov,V-Balashov,Y/URS-ch/1970/}) 10. Qc2 c5 (10... Na6
11. Bf4 Qd7 $5 12. Rad1 Rfd8 13. Ne5 Qe6 14. Nd3 Ne4 15. a3 c5 16. Be3 Nxc3 17.
Nf4 Qc6 18. bxc3 c4 $10 {Suba,M-Psakhis,L/Szirak(13)/1986/0:1/56/}) 11. Rad1
Nbd7 (11... Na6 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Be5 Rd8 14. Ng5 h6 $2 (14... g6) 15. Bh3 Qc6
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. Rfe1 $1 Re8 20. e4 $16 {Yusupov,
A-Yudasin,L/Minsk(5)/1982/1:0/33/}) 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Qb1 Re8 14. dxc5 (14. Bh3
$5 Bf8 15. Rfe1 $14) 14... bxc5 (14... Nxc5 15. Nb5 a6 16. Nbd4 $14) 15. Ng5 (
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bxd5 (18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxe2
$10) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rxe2 $10) (15. Nh4 Qb6 16. Nf5 Bf8 17.
Rfe1 d4 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 $10) 15... Nf8 (15... h6 $5) 16. Nge4 Qb6 17.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxe2 (19... Qxb2 20. e4 $14) 20. Qf5 Rce8 21.
Be3 Ne6 (21... Rxb2 $6 22. Bxc5 Qb8 (22... Qxc5 23. Bxf7+ $18) 23. Ba3 $14) 22.
Be4 Nf8 23. Bd5 Ne6 24. b3 (24. Be4 $10) 24... Bd4 $1 (24... Rxa2 $6 25. b4 Rb2
26. bxc5 Qc7 (26... Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Qxc5 28. Bxf7+ $18) 27. c6 $16) 25. Qh5 (25.
a4 $5) 25... Rxa2 26. b4 g6 $1 27. bxc5 (27. Qf3 Rb2 28. bxc5 Bxc5 $15) 27...
Bxc5 28. Qg4 Ra5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Rfe1 Rc2 31. Qf3 Kg7 (31... h5 32. Qf6 $44)
32. Bxe6 Rxe6 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd3 Ra2 (34... Rc5 $5 35. Qd4+ Qe5 36. Qxe5+
Rxe5 37. Ra1 a5 $17) 35. Qd4+ Qf6 (35... Kg8 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qd4+ f6 38. Qd8
$36) 36. Qxf6+ Kxf6 37. Rd7 Ke6 38. Rb7 h5 (38... g5 39. h3 h5 40. Kg2 a5 41.
Kf3 a4 42. Ke3 a3 43. Kf3 Ra1 44. Kg2 g4 45. hxg4 hxg4 46. Rb5 f5 47. Ra5 $10)
39. Kg2 Ra3 40. h4 Ra5 (40... Ra2 $5) 41. f3 $1 Ra2+ 42. Kh3 a5 43. g4 $1 hxg4+
44. fxg4 Ra3+ 45. Kg2 Ra4 46. Kf3 Rb4 47. Ra7 a4 48. h5 $10 Kf6 49. h6 Rb3+ 50.
Kg2 Rb2+ 51. Kg3 Rb3+ 52. Kg2 Rb2+ (52... Rb4 53. h7 Kg7 54. Rxf7+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 (7. Qd3
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc5 9. Qd1 Nc6 10. Be3 Ne6 11. Nxe6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 dxe6 13. O-O
$13) 7... Nxd2 8. Qxd2 O-O 9. e3 d6 10. O-O Nc6 11. h3 (11. d5 Ne5 $10) 11...
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Rfd1 {White can hope for a small advantage only because
his "e" pawn is still on e3. Otherwise would the absence of dark squared
bishop promise small edge to his opponent.} Nxd4 $6 (13... Rfc8 14. b3 a6 15.
Rac1 $13) 14. exd4 Bc6 15. Nd5 (15. Rac1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $10) 15... Qd8 (15...
Qxd2 $2 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Rxd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 $16) 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. h4 Qd7 18.
b3 Rfd8 19. a4 Bxd5 {Khalifman tries to save the game due to opposite colour
bishops. Karpov is an excellent technician and he manages to make black's life
rather misserable.} (19... b6 20. Nb4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qb7+ (21... a5 22. Nd5 $16)
22. d5 $14) 20. Bxd5 b6 21. a5 e6 (21... b5 22. a6 $16) 22. Bf3 b5 23. d5 $1 {
This is the main point, black will have inferior pawn structure in any
variation.} bxc4 (23... e5 24. cxb5 Qxb5 25. b4 $16) 24. dxe6 Qxe6 (24... fxe6
25. bxc4 $16) 25. bxc4 Qf5 (25... Rxc4 26. Bd5 Rxc1 27. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1
fxe6 29. Qc1 e5 30. Qc7 $16) 26. Kg2 (26. Bd5 $14) 26... Bf6 27. a6 h5 28. Re1
$6 {Interesting inaccuracy, white could have prevented activisation of both
black's rooks.} (28. Bd5 $142 Rb8 29. Bb7 $16) 28... Rc5 $1 29. Bd5 Rb8 $1 30.
Rc2 Kg7 31. Be4 (31. Re3 Rb1 32. Rf3 Qe5 $132) 31... Qd7 32. Bb7 Qc7 33. Qd3
Rd8 34. Bd5 (34. Rb1 d5 $1) 34... Qa5 35. Rb1 Qxa6 36. Rb7 Rf8 37. Re2 Ra5 $2 (
37... Qa5 38. Re6 $1 Rc7 39. Rxd6 (39. Rxf6 Kxf6 40. Qd4+ Ke7 $17) 39... Rxb7
40. Bxb7 Rd8 41. c5 Rxd6 42. cxd6 $14) 38. Re3 $1 Ra1 39. Rf3 Re1 40. Rxf6 $1
Kxf6 41. Qf3+ (41. Qf3+ Kg7 (41... Ke5 42. Qf4#) 42. Rxf7+ Rxf7 43. Qxf7+ Kh6
44. Qf8+ Kh7 45. Qg8+ Kh6 46. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Bg5 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O
h6 9. Bh4 Qe8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Nf1 Ndf6 12. a4 b6 13. Bb5 c6 14. Bc4 Qe7 15. Ne3
Qc7 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qc2 a6 19. f3 b5 20. Bf1 Rfd8 21. b4 c5 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. bxc5 Qxc5 25. Bf2 Qc6 26. Qb3 Rc8 27. c4 bxc4 28.
Ndxc4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[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. Be2 Ne4 $6 (9... Re8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd5
14. Bxe7 Ncxe7 15. O-O Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. Nd4 Bd7 $10 {Sokolov,I-Lobron,E/
Debrecen/1992/1:0/41/}) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nh5 (10... Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 b6 12. e4
Rd8 13. Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. e5 Ne8 15. Ke2 Bb7 16. Rd1 h6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Kxe3 Kf8
$10 {Dreev,A-Vaganian,R/Tilburg/1993/0,5/34/}) 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 (12. Qxd8
Rxd8 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Ke2 Bd7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Rhd1 Nf6 $10 {Agzamov,G-Zaitsev,
I/Erevan(zt)/1982/0,5/46/}) 12... Qxe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qe2 Bd7 $10 {Nikolic,
P-Georgiev,Kir/Dubai(ol)/1986/0:1/32/}) 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 Qf6 12. Nxc6 bxc6
13. Qc2 e5 (13... a5 14. O-O $2 (14. Qxe4 Qxb2 15. Be5 $16) 14... e5 15. Bg3
Re8 $1 16. b3 (16. Qxe4 Bf5 17. Qf3 $2 (17. Qh4 Qe6 $15) 17... e4 18. Qf4 g5
19. Qc7 Re7 $19) 16... Bf5 17. Qb2 Qe7 18. Rfb1 f6 $15 {Muse,M-Van der Sterren,
P/Altensteig/1991/0:1/50/}) 14. Bg3 Bf5 15. O-O $16 Qe7 (15... a5 16. Qc3 Rfe8
17. b4 $16) 16. b4 Bb6 17. c5 Bc7 18. Rfd1 Bg6 (18... Rfd8 19. a4 Bg6 20. b5 f5
(20... cxb5 21. axb5 f5 22. b6 axb6 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. cxb6 Bd6 25. Qc6 Rd8 26.
Bh4 $18) 21. b6 axb6 22. cxb6 Bd6 23. a5 $1 f4 24. a6 fxg3 25. hxg3 $16) 19.
Qa4 $1 Qe8 (19... Rad8 20. Qxc6 f5 21. Bh4 $18) 20. b5 f5 (20... cxb5 $32 21.
Bxb5 Qe7 22. c6 $16) 21. bxc6 f4 22. Bh4 Bf5 23. Rd7 $1 Bxd7 24. cxd7 Qg6 25.
Be7 Kh8 (25... Rfb8 26. Bc4+ Kh8 27. Bd5) 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Qb3 Bd8 (27... f3
28. Bf1 fxg2 29. Bxg2 Qf5 30. Kh1 $18) (27... Qc6 28. Qb5) 28. Rd1 h6 29. Rd6
Qg5 30. Re6 f3 31. Bf1 fxg2 32. Bxg2 Qf5 33. Qa2 Qg4 34. Rd6 Rf5 35. Qe6 Kh7
36. h3 Qg5 37. Kf1 $1 Rf8 38. Bxe4+ Kh8 39. Qe8 Be7 (39... Qe7 40. Qg6) 40.
Qxf8+ $1 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Rb1 f6 9. d4 $5 {Khalifman vorbereitete diese Neuerung sicher schon zu Hause.}
exd4 (9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Nb5 Bf5 12. Bf4 $1 $16 {Schwarz hat grosse
Schwierigkeiten fast mit allen Bauern am Damenfluegel. Weiss steht klar besser.
}) 10. Nb5 Bf5 11. Bf4 $1 Rc8 (11... Bxb1 $2 12. Nxc7+ Kf7 13. Qb3+ $18) (11...
Nd5 12. Nfxd4 $1 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxb1 14. Ne6 Qd7 15. Bxd5 $18) 12. Rc1 d3 13.
exd3 Nd5 (13... Bxd3 $2 14. Nxc7+ Rxc7 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. Qxd3 $18) (13... O-O
14. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 15. Nxa7 Ra8 16. Nxc6 Qd7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd4 $18 {
Rueckeroberung der Qualitaet mit zwei Mehrbauern. Weiss hat ein sehr gutes
Geschaeft abgeschlossen.}) 14. Nfd4 Nxf4 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxf4 16. Nxf5
Nxg2 17. Qb3 $1 $18) 15. Nxf5 Nxg2 16. Rxc6 $1 {Nach 16.Qb3! hat Weiss auch
sehr starken Angriff.} bxc6 17. Nxa7 Qd5 (17... Ra8 18. Nxc6 Qd7 19. Nfxe7 $18)
18. Nxc8 Qxf5 19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. Kxg2 Qd5+ 21. Kg1 Qxa2 {Schwarz hat alles
zurueckgewonnen, aber Weiss hat sichere Koenigstellung und auch bessere
Bauernstruktur. Khalifman erreicht eine guenstige Moeglichkeit.} 22. Re1+ Kd8 (
22... Kf7 23. Qh5+ g6 24. Qc5 $16) 23. Qg4 Rg8 (23... Qxb2 24. Qxg7 Re8 25.
Qxf6+ Kd7 26. Qf7+ $18) (23... Qa5 24. Re4 $18) (23... Qf7 24. Ra1 $1 $18) 24.
Qe4 {Jetzt gewinnt Weiss einen Bauern.} Qd5 25. Qxh7 f5 26. d4 Qf7 27. Re5 Rf8
28. Qh4+ Kd7 29. Qf4 g6 30. h4 Qb3 31. Re3 (31. h5 $2 Qd1+ $10) 31... Qd5 (
31... Qxb2 $2 32. Qh6 $18) 32. Re1 Rf6 33. Re5 Qf7 34. b4 Qb3 35. Qg5 Qf7 36.
b5 cxb5 37. Rxb5 Qe6 38. Re5 {Weiss hat einen Mehrbauern und aktive Stellung.
Schwarz hat keine realistische Chance die Partie zu retten.} Qb6 39. Qh6 Kc8
40. Qh8+ Kb7 41. Re1 Qb4 (41... Qxd4 42. Rb1+ Kc6 43. Qe8+ Kc5 (43... Kd6 44.
Qd8+ Kc5 45. Rc1+ $18) 44. Rb5+ Kc4 45. Qe2+ Kc3 46. Qb2+ Kd3 47. Rb3+ Ke4 48.
Rb4 $18) 42. Ra1 Qf8 43. Rb1+ Kc8 44. Qh7 Qf7 45. Qh6 f4 46. g4 Qe6 47. Qg5 Rf7
48. Rc1 Kd7 49. Kf1 Qa6+ 50. Kg2 Qe6 51. Rc5 Kc8 52. Re5 Qc6+ 53. d5 f3+ 54.
Kg3 Qd6 55. Kh3 Qa6 56. Re8+ Kb7 57. Qc1 Rf6 58. Re7 {Das ist schon das Ende.}
Qb6 59. Qc4 Qa5 60. Kg3 Rd6 61. Qb3+ Ka7 62. Re4 Ra6 63. Rb4 Rb6 64. Qa4 Qxa4
65. Rxa4+ Kb7 66. Kxf3 Rb3+ 67. Kf4 Rd3 68. Kg5 Rxd5+ 69. Kxg6 c5 70. Ra2 Rd6+
71. Kh5 Kc6 72. Ra6+ {Sehr elegant} Kd5 73. Rxd6+ Kxd6 74. Kg5 {Ribli} (74. Kg5
Kd5 75. Kf4 Kd4 76. h5 c4 77. h6 c3 78. h7 c2 79. h8=Q+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd3
dxc5 9. e5 Ne8 10. f4 Nc6 11. Nf3 Be6 12. Qe2 Rd8 13. O-O Nc7 14. a3 Nd4 15.
Bxd4 cxd4 16. b4 Qb6 17. Na4 Qc6 18. b5 Qe8 19. Be4 a6 20. Rab1 axb5 21. cxb5
Nd5 22. Qd2 Bh6 23. Ng5 Ne3 24. Rfe1 Nc4 25. Qd3 Bxg5 26. fxg5 Nxe5 27. Qg3 Nc4
28. Bxb7 Bd7 29. Nc5 Bxb5 30. Qc7 Ne3 31. Qb6 Ba4 32. Qa6 Bc2 33. Rb4 e5 34.
Ne4 Bxe4 35. Bxe4 Qe7 36. h4 Rb8 37. Reb1 Rxb4 38. axb4 Qd7 39. b5 d3 40. Qc6
Qd4 0-1

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. d3
(8. e3 a6 9. d3 Ba7 10. Nc3 h6 11. a3 Be6 12. b4 Qd7 13. Bb2 $10 {Bischoff,
K-Short,N/Garmisch-Partenkirchen 25'/1994/EXP43/}) 8... h6 {Interessant, wie
einfach Ehlvest eine ausgeglichene Stellung mit 8...Nd5 gegen Lobron erreicht
hat.} (8... Nxd5 $5 9. cxd5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. e3 Bb6 12. Bd2 a5 13. Bc3 f5
$10 {Lobron,E-Ehlvest,J/New York op/1994/EXP40/INF61,33/}) 9. e3 a6 {Short's
Lieblingszug in dieser Variante.} 10. b3 Ba7 11. Bb2 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Ne7 13. Nd2
(13. e4 f5 $13 {13...c6 kommt auch in Betracht.}) 13... b5 {Originelle Idee.}
14. Rc1 Bb7 15. e4 {Schwarz wollte diesen Zug erzwungen.} c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17.
Nf3 {Weiss kann hier kaum noch auf Eroeffnungsvorteil hoffen.} Rc8 18. Qd2 Qf6
19. h3 Bb6 20. Kh2 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 Kf8 22. Qe2 g5 $6 {Schwarz nimmt zuviele
Risiko.} 23. Qd2 a5 24. Kg1 b4 25. Rc2 Na7 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. d4 Nb5 28. Qd3 Ba6
29. Qe3 Bb7 30. Qd3 Nxd4 $2 {Schwarz sollte 30...Ba6 spielen.} 31. Nxd4 exd4
32. e5 $1 {Short hat mit diesem Zug sicher nicht gerechnet.} Qe7 33. Qh7 Ke8
34. Bxb7 $2 (34. exd6 $1 {Hier konnte Weiss mit 34.ed6! einen sehr
gefaehrlichen Angriff fuehren.} Qe2 (34... Rxd6 $2 35. Qg8+ Kd7 36. Bxb7 $18)
35. Qg8+ Kd7 36. Qxf7+ Kxd6 {In dieser kritischen Stellung hat der Anziehende
zwei Moeglichkeiten.} 37. Qf6+ $1 (37. Qxb7 Qxd1+ 38. Kh2 Qd2 39. Qxb6+ Ke7 40.
Qc5+ Rd6 41. Bc1 $16) 37... Kd7 38. Rc1 $1 Qxb2 39. Re1 $3 {[#]} Kc7 (39... Kc8
40. Qxb6 Bxg2 41. Re7 Qc1+ 42. Kxg2 $18) 40. Re7+ Rd7 41. Qe5+ $1 Kc8 42. Qe6
$1 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Qc7 44. Re8+ Qd8 45. Rxd8+ Bxd8 46. Bxb7+ $18) 34... Qxb7 35.
Bxd4 Qd5 $5 36. e6 $1 fxe6 {[#]} 37. Qg7 $2 (37. Bf6 $1 Qxd1+ 38. Kh2 $18 {
Schwarz kann das Matt nicht verhindern.}) 37... e5 38. Qg6+ Kd7 39. Qg7+ Ke8
40. Qg6+ Kd7 41. Qh7+ Ke8 42. Qg6+ {Ribli} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 e6 (5... axb5 6. e4 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 b4
8. Na3 d6 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. Bd3 $5 e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Ne2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14.
O-O Be7 15. Qc2 h6 16. Bf5 Ra6 17. Ng3 O-O 18. Rfe1 Nc6 $5 19. Bxe6 Nd4 20.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qd3 Bh4 22. Ne5 $14 {Browne,W-Waitzkin,J/San Francisco/1995/})
6. e4 exd5 7. exd5 $5 (7. e5 Qe7 8. Qe2 Ng8 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Nh3 c4 11. Be3 Qb4
12. b6 $1 Bc5 13. O-O-O Qxb6 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nf4 Ne7 16. Qd2 d4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4
18. Rxd4 Nbc6 19. Rxc4 Nxe5 20. Rb4 Bc6 21. Bxa6 $1 $16 {Zoler,D-Manceinger,V/
Groningen op/1994/}) 7... Bd6 (7... Qe7+ 8. Kf2 c4 9. Nc3 Qb4 10. Qe2+ Kd8 11.
Qxc4 Bc5+ 12. Ke1 Re8+ 13. Kd1 axb5 14. Qxb4 Bxb4 15. Bd2 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Nxd5
17. Bd2 Ne3+ 18. Bxe3 Rxe3 19. Ne2 Bb7 20. Nd4 Ra4 21. Kd2 Re5 22. Nxb5 Rb4 23.
Kc3 Rbxb5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. b4 $14 {Akopian,V-Vaiser,A/Moscow GMA-op/1989/}) (
7... d6 $6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. b3 Nb6 12. O-O axb5 13. Nxb5
Bb7 14. Nec3 Qd7 15. a4 h6 16. Ra2 $1 Rfd8 17. Qd3 Bf8 18. g4 Re8 19. Bf4 Nxc4
20. bxc4 $16 {Vaiser,A-Mencinger,V/Ptuj/1989/}) 8. Qe2+ Kf8 9. Nc3 axb5 10. Be3
$5 $146 (10. Nxb5 Ba6 11. Qd2 Qe7+ 12. Kf2 h6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne2 Qxd5 15.
Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Nf4 $13 {1/2:1/2,Vasiliev,V-Kron,V/URS-sf Voronez/1991/}) (10.
Qxb5 Qc7 $5 11. Bc4 Bxh2 12. Nge2 Bg3+ 13. Kf1 Be5 14. Be3 d6 $13 {Brasket,
C-Peters,J/USA-op Los Angeles/1991/}) 10... Ba6 (10... b4 11. Nb5 Ba6 12. Qd2
$14) 11. Qd2 c4 {/\b4|^} (11... Qa5 $5 $132) 12. a3 Qa5 13. Rd1 b4 (13... Be5
14. Nge2 d6 15. f4 $1 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 $16 {עf8}) 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Nh3 d6 16.
Be2 Nbd7 17. O-O $14 {@} Bc5 (17... Re8 18. Ra1 $5 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxd5 20. Bd4
$44 {/\Rfb1,Nf4->}) 18. Nf2 (18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ (18... Nxc5 19. Nf2 $1 $14) 19. Kh1
Re8 20. Ra1 Bb7 $132) 18... Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qb6 20. Qd2 g6 $5 (20... h6 21. Kh1
g6 22. Nfe4 $36 {><d6,Kf8}) 21. Qh6+ $8 Kg8 22. Rd2 Re8 23. Kh1 Qe3 24. Qxe3
Rxe3 25. Rc2 (25. Nfe4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Kg7 {/\} 27. Nxd6 $2 c3 $1) 25... Kg7 26.
Nfe4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rb8 28. Bxc4 (28. Nxd6 $2 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 c3 $19) 28... Bxc4
29. Rxc4 Rxb2 30. Nxd6 Ree2 31. Rg1 Ne5 (31... Nf6 $5 32. Rc7 Nxd5 33. Rxf7+
Kg8 $44 {/\} 34. Ra1 Ra2 35. Rc1 Rac2) 32. Rc7 (32. Re4 Nd3 33. Rxe2 Rxe2 {
/\Nf4=}) 32... g5 (32... Nxf3 $2 33. Rxf7+ Kg8 34. Rxf3 $18) (32... Nd3 33. h3
Ne1 34. Rxf7+ Kh6 35. Rb7 $40) 33. h3 Kg6 34. Re7 {/\Re5!} Rbd2 $2 (34... Ra2
$5 $14) 35. Ne4 (35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. Nc4 Rexd5 $10) 35... Nxf3 $8 (35... Rxd5 $2
36. Nc3 $18) 36. Nxd2 (36. gxf3 $4 Rh2#) 36... Nxg1 37. Ne4 $1 {o^d} Re1 $8 (
37... f5 38. Re6+ {/\Ng5+-}) 38. Kh2 Rd1 39. d6 Ne2 40. d7 Nf4 41. Nc5 Kf6 (
41... Ne6 42. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 43. Nxe6 Rxd7 44. Nf8+ $18) 42. Re8 Ne6 $8 43. Nxe6
Rxd7 44. Nf8 $2 {פf8} (44. Nc5 $18) 44... Rd3 45. Nxh7+ Kg6 46. Nf8+ (46. Nxg5
Kxg5 $10) 46... Kg7 47. Rb8 Rd2 48. Kg3 Rd4 $1 49. Kf3 Rd2 50. Ra8 (50. g4 Rd4
51. Ke3 Rd5 52. Ke4 Rd1 $10) 50... Rd4 51. Ke3 Rd1 52. Ke4 Rd2 53. g3 Rd1 54.
Kf5 Rd5+ 55. Kg4 Rd3 $1 56. Re8 (56. Kxg5 Rxg3+ 57. Kh4 Rd3 $10) 56... Rd5 57.
Ne6+ $5 (57. h4 gxh4 58. gxh4 Rd4+ $10) 57... fxe6 58. Rxe6 Rd3 59. Re1 (59.
Re5 Kh6 (59... Kf6 $2 60. Rf5+ $18) 60. Rxg5 $2 Rd4+ $19) 59... Kg6 60. Re6+ (
60. Re6+ Kf7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.04.28"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Vaisser,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. h4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Nxh5
15. g4 Nf6 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. g5 Nh5 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. b3 Rc8 20. Ne2 e6 21. Ndf4
Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Qc7 23. Qh2 h5 (23... Rfd8 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. c4 Qa5 26. Nd5 $5
exd5 $140 27. Qxg7+ $1 Kxg7 28. Bd4+ f6 (28... Kf8 $2 29. Rh8+ Ke7 30. Bf6+ Ke6
31. cxd5+ $18) 29. gxf6+ $40) 24. gxh6 Be5 25. h7+ Kh8 26. Bd4 Be8 (26... Bxd4
$2 27. Rxd4 e5 28. Nd5) 27. Qe2 (27. c4 b5 $2 (27... Qe7 $8) 28. Bxe5+ dxe5 29.
Qh4 $18) 27... Qe7 28. Qe3 b6 29. Ne2 Qf6 30. f4 Bxd4 31. Nxd4 e5 32. Ne2 Bc6 (
32... exf4 $1 33. Nxf4 Bc6 $15) 33. f5 gxf5 34. Nc3 Bxe4 35. Nxe4 fxe4 36. Rdg1
{[#]} Rc5 (36... Qf4 37. Qh3 $18) 37. Qg3 Qg6 38. Qh4 1-0

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.04.28"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. g3 d5 7. Bg2 Qe7 8.
O-O Rd8 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. e3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nb4 14. Qb3
c6 15. a3 Na6 16. Be2 Nb8 17. Rac1 Qc7 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Qc2 a5 20. Na4 Qa7 21.
Nc5 a4 22. b4 axb3 23. Qxb3 b5 24. Nd3 Qxa3 25. Qxa3 Rxa3 26. Nb4 Ne4 27. Bf3
Rc3 28. Bxe4 Rxc1 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rxc1 Rd7 31. Rc2 Rd6 32. h4 Kg6 33. Kg2
Kf6 34. g4 Ke6 35. f4 Kd7 36. Ra2 Kc8 37. Ra7 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Kxd7 39. h5 Kd6 40.
g5 Nd7 41. Nd3 Ke6 42. Kf3 f6 43. Kg4 fxg5 44. fxg5 Nb6 45. h6 gxh6 46. gxh6
Kf6 47. Ne5 Nc4 48. Kh5 Nd6 49. Nxc6 Nf5 50. Nb4 Nxe3 51. h7 Kg7 52. Kg5 Kxh7
53. Kf4 Nc4 54. Nxd5 Kg6 55. Nb4 Kf6 56. d5 Nb6 57. Ke4 Nxd5 58. Kxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vulfson, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 e6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. Nxd5 Nf6 7. Bxc4 Nxd5 8.
Bxd5 Be7 9. Ne2 $5 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 (10... Qb6 11. Be3 $14) 11. Nc3 $14 Nb6 12.
Bf4 Bf6 {N} (12... Bg5 13. Bd6 Be7 14. e5 $1 $16) (12... Nxd5 13. Nxd5 $14) 13.
e5 $5 (13. Bd6 Nxd5 $1 (13... Be7 14. e5 $1 $16) 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qxc5 Bxc3 16.
bxc3 b6 $14) 13... Be7 (13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bg5 (14... Be7 15. e6 $1 $16) 15.
Bxg5 Qxg5 16. f4 $1 $16) 14. Be4 $1 (14. Qf3 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Be6 16. Rad1 Bxd5
17. Rxd5 Qc8 $13) 14... Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 $16 g5 16. Be3 (16. Bg3 h5 $13) 16...
Rb8 (16... Nc4 $2 17. Nd5 $18) 17. b3 Be6 18. Nb5 Nd7 (18... c4 19. Nxa7 Nd7
20. bxc4 Nxe5 21. c5 $16) 19. f4 $1 (19. Nxa7 $6 Nxe5 $10) (19. Rac1 Nxe5 20.
Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 f6 $13) 19... gxf4 20. Bxf4 c4 21. bxc4 Nb6 (21... Rfc8 22.
Bd5 Nb6 23. Nd6 $16) 22. Nd6 Nxc4 23. Nxb7 f6 $6 (23... Ba3 24. Rab1 Kg7 (24...
Bb2 25. Bh6 $16) 25. Rd3 $16) (23... Kg7 24. Rab1 $16) 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Bxb8
Bxa1 26. Bxa7 Bc3 27. Nd8 $1 $18 Bg4 28. Bd5+ Kh8 (28... Kg7 29. Bxc4 Bxd1 30.
Ne6+ $18) 29. Nf7+ Kg7 (29... Rxf7 30. Bxf7 Bxd1 31. Bxc4 $18) 30. Rc1 Ne5 31.
Rxc3 Nxf7 32. Rg3 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qd2 a6 8. Bd3
c5 9. Nge2 Qa5 10. Nd5 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 e6 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Be3 b6 14. Rhd1 Re8
15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. f4 Bb7 18. Ke2 f5 19. Bc2 Nf6 20. Rd6 b5 21. e5
Ng4 22. Bxc5 Bxg2 23. Rg1 Rac8 24. Rxg2 Rxc5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Bb3 Kf8 27. h3
Nh6 28. Kf3 g5 29. Rxe6 Rxe6 30. Bxe6 gxf4 31. Rd2 Rxe5 32. Rd8+ Ke7 33. Rd7+
Kxe6 34. Rxg7 Nf7 35. h4 Kf6 36. Rg8 b4 37. Ne2 Re3+ 38. Kf2 Re4 39. Rf8 Kg7
40. Rb8 Ne5 41. Rd8 Ng4+ 42. Kf1 f3 43. Nd4 f2 44. Ne2 Re3 45. Rd1 Kf6 46. Rc1
Rd3 47. a4 Rd2 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Ne7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nd2
c5 9. c3 Qb6 10. Nxg6 Nxg6 11. Nf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Be7 13. a4 a6 14. a5 Qc7 15.
Bd2 O-O 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. Qa4 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Qa5 Qb7 20. Rc2 Rfb8 21. Rfc1
Bd8 22. Qa3 Ne7 23. Qe3 h6 24. Qf4 Nc4 25. Bc3 Rc8 26. Bd3 Nc6 27. Bxc4 dxc4
28. Qe4 Rab8 29. Ra1 a5 30. Nd2 Qb5 31. Qg4 Nb4 32. Rcc1 Nd5 33. Ne4 Nxc3 34.
bxc3 Be7 35. Qd1 Qd5 36. Qe2 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. a4 O-O 8. Bc4 Bb7
9. Nge2 e6 10. Nf4 axb5 11. Nxb5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nc6 13. Nd6 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6
15. Nb7 Qc8 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Ne4 Be5 19. O-O Nb4 20. f4 Bg7 21.
Bd2 Re8 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nf3 Nd5 24. Qb3 Nf6 25. Ne5 d6 26. Nc4 Ne4 27. Bc3 Nxc3
28. bxc3 d5 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. fxe5 Rxe5 31. Rad1 c4 32. Qc2 Qa7 33. Kh1 Rxa4 34.
e4 dxe4 35. Qd2 Kg7 36. Qd6 Re6 37. Qd8 Qe7 38. Qd4+ Kh7 39. Rde1 e3 40. Re2 h5
41. h3 Qa7 42. Qf4 Ra1 43. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 44. Kh2 Qa7 45. Qxc4 Qb8+ 46. g3 Qb7 47.
Qf4 Re4 48. Qf6 Qd5 49. h4 Kg8 50. Qa6 Kg7 51. Qc8 Qd3 52. Ra2 Qd6 53. Qb7
Rxh4+ 54. Kg2 Rg4 55. Qf3 Qe6 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 b5 $6 (9... Nbd7 10. f3 b6 (10... Nb6 11. a4 d5 12. a5 d4 13. Nb1
Nbd7 14. c3 dxc3 15. Nxc3 $14 {Tseshkovsky,V-Nasybullin,V/KAZ/1993/}) (10...
Qc7 11. a4 h6 12. Nd2 Rd8 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Ne3 $14 {Tseshkovsky,V-Pigusov,E/
St-Peterburg(zt)1993/}) 11. a4 Bb7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Nc1 $14 {Tseshkovsky,
V-Gurevich,V/Cappelle la Grande/1994/}) (9... Be6 10. f4 Qc7 (10... exf4 11.
Bxf4 Nc6 12. Qe1 Ne8 13. Nd5 Bg5 14. Bg3 $14 {Ehlvest,J-Gurevich,I/Saint
Martin/1993/}) 11. f5 (11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nbd7 13. c4 a5 14. Be3 a4 15. Nd2
Nc5 $13 {Hansen,LBo-Djurhuus,R/Moscow olm/1994/}) 11... Bc4 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. a4
$14) (9... Qc7 10. a4 (10. f4 b5 $5) 10... Be6 11. f4 $14) 10. a4 (10. Nd5 Nxd5
11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qd1 (13. Qd2 Rd7 14. a4 d5 $10) 13... Rb7 $5 14.
Rc1 Nc6 $13 {Short,N-Kasparov,G/Novgorod/1994/}) 10... Bb7 (10... b4 11. Nd5
Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Ra7 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rb7 15. f4 $16 {Oll,L-Piesina,G/Riga(zt)/
1995/}) 11. Nd5 $1 {Tseshkovsky/} Nbd7 (11... bxa4 12. Rxa4 Nbd7 13. Na5 $1
Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Ra3 Nbxd5 16. Bf3 $14 {Tseshkovsky,V-Nevostrujev,V/
Vladivostok/1990/}) (11... Bxd5 12. exd5 b4 13. a5 Nbd7 14. Ra4 Nc5 15. Rxb4
Nxb3 16. Rxb3 $14 {Tseshkovsky,V-Neverov,V/St-Peterburg op/1993/}) 12. Nxe7+
Qxe7 13. f3 bxa4 14. Na5 Nc5 15. Nxb7 $1 {N} (15. Bg5 {Tseshkovsky,V-Isupov,V/
Vladivostok/1990/} Rab8 $13) 15... Nxb7 (15... Qxb7 16. Qxd6 $16) 16. Rxa4 Nc5
17. Ra1 Rfb8 $6 (17... a5 18. Be3 Qc7 $14) 18. b3 a5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Qd2 h6 (
20... Rd8 21. Bg5 $1 $16) (20... a4 21. b4 Ncd7 (21... Ncxe4 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23.
Qd3 Rxb4 24. c4 $1 $16) 22. c4 $16) 21. Ra2 $1 $16 a4 $6 (21... Rd8 22. Rfa1
Nb7 (22... d5 23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24. Qxa5 $18) 23. Bc4 $16) 22. Rfa1 Rd8 23. b4 Ncd7
(23... Ne6 24. c4 $1 $16 (24. Rxa4 Rxa4 25. Rxa4 d5 $13)) 24. Rxa4 Rxa4 25.
Rxa4 Nb6 26. Ra6 Rb8 27. Bf1 Nfd7 28. Qd3 Rc8 29. Bg1 Kf8 30. Qb3 Ke7 31. Qa2
$1 Rb8 32. Ra7 Rb7 33. Rxb7 Qxb7 34. c4 $18 Nc8 35. Qa5 Qc6 36. c5 dxc5 37.
bxc5 Qb7 38. Qa2 Na7 39. Qd5 Nc6 40. Bc4 f6 (40... Nd8 41. Qxb7 Nxb7 42. c6 Nd6
43. c7 $18) 41. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 Bg7 7. Bg2 d6 8. Nf3
Bxa6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 O-O 11. h3 (11. e4 $6 Ng4 $1 $36) (11. Nc3 Nb6) 11...
Nb6 12. e4 $6 (12. Nc3 Ra7 $13) 12... Nfd7 13. Nc3 (13. Qc2 Nc4 $1 14. Nbd2
Nde5 15. Bf1 Na3 $1 $44) (13. Nbd2 c4 $1 $36) 13... Nc4 14. Bf1 Qb6 15. Qc2 (
15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qc2 Rfb8 $44) (15. Qb3 Qb4 $1 16. Qxb4 cxb4 17. Nd1 Na3 $5
18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Ne3 Rc8 $44) 15... Nce5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Kg2 (17. Be2 Rfb8
18. Rd1 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Qa6 $5 $44) 17... Rfb8 $36 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Rd1 Nc4 $1
20. g4 (20. Rd3 $2 Nxb2 $1 $19) 20... Qa5 21. Rd3 Ne5 22. Rd1 Nc4 $138 23. Rd3
Ne5 24. Rd1 Qb4 25. Rb1 Nc4 26. Rd3 Bxc3 $1 27. Qxc3 (27. Rxc3 Na3 28. Rxa3
Rxa3 29. b3 Ra4 $1 $17) 27... Na3 $5 (27... Rxa2 28. Qxb4 Rxb4 29. b3 Ne5 30.
Re3 c4 $17) 28. bxa3 $2 $138 (28. Qxb4 Rxb4 29. Bd2 (29. Ra1 Nc2 $19) 29...
Rbb8 30. Ra1 Nc4 $17) 28... Qxe4+ 29. Rf3 (29. f3 Qe2+ 30. Kg3 Rxb1 31. Re3 Qf1
32. Bb2 Qg1+ $19) 29... Rxb1 $19 30. Bb2 Qd4 31. Qxd4 cxd4 32. Bxd4 Rb5 33. Rc3
Rxd5 34. Be3 Rda5 {time} 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Qd2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O dxc4 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Bf2 Nc6 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bxc4 Qb4 17. b3 Be6 18. Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. Nb3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 Be6 10. g4 Rc8 11. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O Bxc3 6. bxc3 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6
8. d3 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. f4 Nge7 8. Nf3 O-O
9. O-O b6 10. Na3 Ba6 11. Re1 Qd7 12. Nc2 e5 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15.
Nfxd4 Rac8 16. Qd2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bb7 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Bf2 Qe8 20. b3 Qd7 21.
a4 a6 22. Ne2 b5 23. Bb6 Re8 24. a5 Qe6 25. Nd4 Qd7 26. Re3 f5 27. Bh3 d5 28.
e5 Bf8 29. Bg2 Ba8 30. Rd3 Kh8 31. Nc2 Bg7 32. Nb4 Bb7 33. Nxd5 Nxd5 34. Bxd5
Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Qe6 36. Qd3 g5 37. Rd6 Qe7 38. Bd8 Qf7 39. Rd7 Qe6 40. Bxg5 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4
b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Qa5 12. exf6 b4 13. Ne4
c3 $6 {This move was deservedly forgotten 15 years ago after the game
Timman-Dolmatov. After the current game it seems to be buried finally.} (13...
Ba6 14. Qf3 O-O-O 15. Be2 $1 $16) 14. bxc3 bxc3 15. Qd3 Bb7 (15... Rb8 16. Be2
Ba6 $2 17. Qxa6 Rb1+ 18. Rxb1 c2+ 19. Rb4 $1 $18) 16. Be2 c5 {N} (16... O-O-O
17. O-O Qf5 18. h4 c5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Qxf5 exf5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Rac1 Bb4
23. Bf4 $16 {Timman,J-Dolmatov,S Amsterdam 1980 +/- Timman,J-Dolmatov,S/
Amsterdam/1980/}) (16... Qf5 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. Nc5 $1 $16) (16... O-O-O {
Kortschnoj}) 17. O-O c4 (17... cxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxe4 (18... Qb4 19. Qxb4 Bxb4 20.
Rab1 $18) 19. Qxe4 Rc8 20. Bf4 c2 21. Qb7 $16) (17... O-O-O {Ftacnik} 18. dxc5
(18. Rfc1 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 18... Nxc5 (18... Nxf6 $2 19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. Nxc3
Be7 21. Rac1 $18) 19. Qxc3 $16) 18. Qe3 Nb6 (18... Bxe4 {Ftacnik} 19. Qxe4 Rb8
20. h4 Qd5 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Bf3 Nb6 23. Rab1 $16) (18... O-O-O $5 {Kortschnoj}
) 19. Nc5 $1 $16 (19. Nxc3 $6 Bb4 $36) 19... Bxc5 (19... Nd5 $2 20. Nxb7 Qc7
21. Qe4 (21. Qe5 {Ftacnik} Qxb7 22. Bxc4 $16) 21... Qxb7 22. Bxc4 $18) 20. dxc5
Nd5 (20... Na4 {Ftacnik} 21. Bxc4 Nxc5 (21... Rc8 22. Bxe6 $1 $18) 22. Rfc1 Ne4
23. Rab1 Bc6 24. Bb5 Bxb5 25. Qxe4 $16) 21. Qd4 Rc8 22. Rab1 Ba6 23. Rfc1 $1 (
23. Bxc4 $2 {Ftacnik} Qa4 $1 24. Bxa6 Qxd4 25. Bxc8 Qxc5 $17) 23... Qxc5 (23...
Kd7 24. Be3 $18) 24. Qxc5 Rxc5 25. Rb8+ Bc8 (25... Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Bxc4
$18) 26. Be3 Nxe3 (26... Rc7 {Ftacnik} 27. Bd4 Kd7 28. Bxc3 $16) 27. fxe3 O-O (
27... Kd7 28. Ra8 $1 $18) 28. Rxc3 Ba6 (28... e5 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30.
Bxc4 $18) 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. g4 Kg8 31. Kf2 Kh7 32. h4 Kg6 33. g5 $18 Kf5 34.
Kg3 Bb5 35. Bd3+ Ke5 (35... cxd3 {Ftacnik} 36. Rxc5+ Ke4 37. Rxb5 $18) 36. Bc2
Kd6 37. Kg4 Rd5 38. h5 Rd3 (38... Rd2 39. g6 $18) 39. Rxd3+ (39. Bxd3 {Ftacnik}
cxd3 40. Rc1 Ba4 $1) 39... cxd3 40. Bd1 (40. Bd1 {Ftacnik} Ke5 41. h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Nxd4 12. exd4 Rb8 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Rad1 Nh6
15. Nd5 Bg4 16. Bf3 Bd7 17. Rfe1 Nf5 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bc6 20. Be2 Qd7 21.
Qd2 d5 22. c5 e5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. Bf3 d4 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Qd3 a5 27. Re4 Bg7
28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Bc3 a4 30. Qc4 Qg4 31. Rd3 axb3 32. axb3 Rd8 33. Bd2 h5 34.
h4 Re8 35. Kg2 Qe4+ 36. Rf3 Re6 37. Qd3 Qd5 38. b4 Re8 39. Bf4 Re1 40. Qb3 Qd7
41. Bd2 Re8 42. Bf4 Re1 43. Bg5 Qe8 44. Kh2 Ra1 45. Bd2 Ra7 46. Kg2 Kh7 47. Qb1
Qe5 48. Bf4 Qe6 49. Rb3 Qd5+ 50. Kh2 Ra1 51. Qxa1 Qxb3 52. Qh1 Qa4 53. Qe4 Qb5
54. Qe8 Qb7 55. Kg2 Qxb4 56. Qxc6 Qc4 57. Qd6 d3 58. c6 Qe4+ 59. Kh2 Qe2 60.
Be3 Bh6 61. Qf6 Bxe3 62. Qxf7+ Kh6 63. c7 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. e4 O-O 13. Re1 Rd8 14. e5 b5 15.
Bd3 Bb7 16. Ne4 c5 17. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O Ng4 $5 {Die neueste Mode.} 9. e3 d6 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Nxd4 12. exd4 Rb8 13.
Re1 (13. a4 Nh6 14. a5 Nf5 15. Nd5 b5 16. axb6 e6 17. Ne3 Ne7 $10 {Huebner,
R-Topalov,V/Polanica Zdroj/1995/CBM49/}) 13... Nh6 14. Nd5 $5 (14. a4 Nf5 15.
Nd5 e6 16. Ne3 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 $15 {de Boer,G-Hartoch,R/Wijk
aan Zee/1985/INF40,(66)/}) 14... e6 (14... Nf5 15. g4 e6 16. gxf5 exd5 17. fxg6
fxg6 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 $14 {Schwarz hat einige Kompensation fuer den geopferten
Bauern, aber ich denke, das ist nicht genueg.}) 15. Ne3 b5 16. Qe2 bxc4 17.
Nxc4 d5 $6 (17... Nf5 $5 {Schwarz sollte seinen Springer ins Spiel bringen.}
18. d5 $5 e5 (18... Bxb2 19. Qxb2 e5 20. Qa3 $14 {>< d6,c6,a6}) 19. Qd2 $14 {
Droht /\ Na5 und Nc6}) 18. Ne5 Bb7 {[#]} 19. g4 $1 {Starke Zuege sind manchmal
ganz einfach, Weiss will den h6-Springer vom Spiel ausschalten und dann gegen
den geschwaechten schwarzen Damenfluegel mit allen Kraeften vorgehen.} Rc8 20.
h3 Re8 21. Nd3 Rc6 (21... f6 22. Nc5 Qb6 23. Bf1 $16) 22. Rac1 $1 Bf8 23. Rxc6
Bxc6 24. Nc5 Bb5 (24... Bxc5 25. dxc5 e5 26. Qd2 $18) 25. Qd2 Qb6 26. Bc3 Bc6 (
26... Bxc5 $2 27. dxc5 Qxc5 28. Bb4 $18) 27. Ba5 Qa7 28. Qc1 $1 {Der
Nachziehende kann beide Drohungen /\ ( Bd2 oder Nxe6 ) nicht parieren.} e5 (
28... Bxc5 29. dxc5 Kg7 30. Bc3+ $18) 29. Bd2 exd4 30. Nd3 {Der h6-Springer
ist verlorengegangen. Weiss spielte diese Partie sehr konse- quenz. Ribli} 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. e3 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Nf6 8.
c4 Qd6 9. d5 Ne7 10. Qb1 O-O 11. e4 Nd7 12. Bd3 Nc5 13. Ne2 f5 14. O-O f4 15.
f3 g5 16. Nc1 Rf7 17. Nb3 b6 18. Bb4 g4 19. fxg4 Bxg4 20. Rf2 Rg7 21. Nxc5 bxc5
22. Ba3 Ng6 23. Qb5 Nh4 24. Qxc5 Qg6 25. Qc6 Qxc6 26. dxc6 Re8 27. Bb2 Re6 28.
c5 Reg6 29. Bxe5 Nf3+ 30. Rxf3 Bxf3 31. Bc4+ Kf8 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Bf1 Kf6 34.
Kf2 Bxe4 35. Rd1 Bxc6 36. Rd8 Ke5 37. g3 fxg3+ 38. hxg3 Rf6+ 39. Ke1 Re6 40.
Kf2 Re8 41. Rd2 Rf8+ 42. Ke1 h6 43. Bg2 Bxg2 44. Rxg2 Kd4 45. Rb2 c6 46. Rb7 a5
47. Ra7 Rf3 48. Rxa5 Rxg3 49. Ra4+ Kxc5 50. Rh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
Nc6 9. Qe2 a5 10. c3 a4 11. Bc2 Be6 12. Na3 Bd5 13. exd6 exd6 14. Be3 Re8 15.
Nh2 Qd7 16. Qd2 Na5 17. Bf4 Nac4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qb5 21.
Qc1 h5 22. Nf3 Bd3 23. Bxd3 Qxd3 24. Bh6 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 Be6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Nd5
Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3
Nd7 8. h5 (8. Bd3 {Blatny,P} Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Ngf6 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O e6 12.
Rhe1 O-O-O 13. Qb3 $5 Bd6 $10) 8... Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 (10... Ngf6 {
Blatny,P} 11. Bf4 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. c4 b5 $5 14. c5 O-O 15. Kb1 a5 16. Bc1 {
/\Ne2-f4+/= Ivanchuk-Seirawan/ Novi Sad(ol)/1990/}) 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O (12.
Kf1 $5 {Blatny,P} O-O-O 13. b4 Ngf6 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Qa3 Kb8 16. c4 $13 {
Hector-Vladimirov/ Gausdal/1990/}) 12... Bd6 {Comparing to 12...Ngf6 13.Ne4
Bd6 this move order avoids the line 12...Ngf6 13.Qe2} (12... Ngf6 {Blatny,P}
13. Kb1 (13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Be7 17. Be3 Qa5 (17...
Nb6 $5 18. c4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Ne4 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 c5 $10) 18. Kb1 Nb6 19.
Ne4 Rd5 (19... Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nd5 21. Bd2 Qa6 22. Qxa6 bxa6 23. c4 Nb6 24. b3
$16 {Tseshkovsky,V-Tan Lian Ann/Manila izt (04) /1976/}) 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Rxd5
cxd5 22. Nf2 Kb8 23. Nd3 Rc8 24. Qg4 Bf8 25. f5 $40 {Malisauskas,V-Gebhard,D/
Bern op (03) /1992/}) (13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. g3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 (15... Be7 16.
Kb1 Rhe8 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. Rhe1 Re7 19. c4 c5 20. Bc3 Nf6 21. Ne5 cxd4 22. Rxd4
Bxe5 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Bxe5 Rd7 25. Bc3 Qb6 26. g4 Qd6 27. f3 a6 28. a4 Qd3+
29. Kc1 Kc7 30. Qxd3 Rxd3 31. Rf1 Kc6 32. Kc2 Rd7 33. a5 $1 $18 {_|_ Kasparov,
G-Vukic/Skara (07) EU-chT/1980/}) 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. Kb1 Rhe8 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,
S-Polgar,Zsu/Vejstrup ;CBM 15 1989}) 13... O-O-O 14. c4 Kb8 (14... c5 $5 15.
Bc3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 a6 17. Nb3 Be7 18. Ba5 b6 19. Bc3 Nc5 20. Qf3 Qb7 $10) 15.
Bc3 Ka8 16. Qe2 (16. Ne4 $5) 16... Bd6 (16... c5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 $16) 17.
Ne5 Rhf8 18. f4 c5 19. b3 (19. d5 $6 exd5 20. cxd5 Nb6 $40 {><d5}) 19... a6 20.
Bb2 cxd4 21. Rxd4 Bc5 22. Rd3 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qc6 24. Rhd1 $14 {|^}) (12... O-O-O
{Blatny,P} 13. c4 $5 (13. Qe2 Ngf6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. f4 Be7 17. Ne4
Qb6 18. Rh3 $36 {Akopian,V-Magomedov,M/Minsk/1990/}) (13. Kb1 Ngf6 14. Ne4 (14.
c4 c5 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qe2 Qc6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5
Qe4+ $10 {Vasiukov,E-Zaitsev,A/URS-ch36 Alma Ata/1968/}) 14... Nc5 15. Nxc5 {
= Rogers,I-Miles,A/Biel/1986/}) 13... Ngf6 14. Bc3 $5 Bd6 15. Ne4 Bf4+ 16. Kc2
Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Nc5 Bd6 $14 {Bronstein,D-Kotov,A/Amsterdam IBM/1968/})
13. Ne4 Ngf6 (13... Bf4 {Blatny,P} 14. Qa3 Ngf6 15. Rh4 Bxd2+ (15... Nxe4 16.
Bxf4 Qd8 17. Be5 Nef6 18. Nd2 b5 19. Qg3 Rg8 20. Bc7 Qe7 21. Bd6 $16 {Timman,
J-Ivanovic,B/Niksic/1978/}) 16. Nfxd2 c5 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. dxc5
O-O-O 20. Nc4 {+/= Weinstein,N-Ostojic,P/Lone Pine op/1979/}) 14. Kb1 $1 (14.
Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. Qe2 (15. Rh4 $6 b5 16. Kb1 a5 17. g4 Qd5 (17... Nd5 18. Re1 $10
{Zapata-Seirawan/Wijk aan Zee/1995/}) 18. Re1 c5 $1 $36 {Zapata,A-Seirawan,Y
Wijk aan Zee op 1995}) 15... b5 16. Kb1 Qd5 17. Rh4 a5 $13 {Wolff,P-Seirawan,Y
USA ch 1992} (17... a5 {Blatny,P} 18. Ne5 b4 $132 {Wolff-Seirawan/Durango USA
ch/1992/})) (14. g3 b5 $1 (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O-O 16. c4 Nf6 17. Qe2 c5 18.
Bc3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qc5 (19... a6 20. Nf3 Rd7 21. Ne5 $14 {De Firmian,N-Miles,A/
Biel/1989/}) 20. f4 Qb6 21. Nb5 Bc5 22. b4 Be3+ 23. Kc2 a6 24. Nd6+ Rxd6 25.
Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Qxe3 $14 {_|_ Barcenilla,R-Adianto,U/Beijing/1992/}) 15. Kb1 (15.
Ba5 Qxa5 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Ne5+ Kg8 19. Qg6 Qxa2 20. Qf7+ Kh7 $10
{Sherzer,A-Seirawan,Y USA ch 1992} (20... Kh7 21. Qg6+ {1/2-1/2 Spangenberg,
H-Seirawan,Y/Buenos Aires Najdorf/1993/})) 15... a5 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Ne5 Bxe5
18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Bc3 Qc7 $13 {Chandler,M-Seirawan,Y London 1984} (19... Qc7 {
Blatny,P} 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qc3 $13 {Chandler,M-Seirawan,Y/London/1984/}))
14... Bf4 (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O-O (15... Nf6 16. Qe2 b5 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18.
dxe5 Nd5 19. Rh4 $1 $16 {Polgar,J-Korchnoi,V Madrid 1995} (19. Rh4 $1 {Blatny,P
} O-O 20. g4 Qe7 21. g5 $1 hxg5 22. Rg4 $40 {Polgar,J-Korchnoi/Madrid/1995/}))
16. c4 c5 17. Bc3 $14 {Arnason,J-Thorsteins,K New York op 1989} (17. d5 $5)) (
14... b5 $2 15. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 $6 (15... Nb6 16. Ne5 $1 $16) 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Ne5
$1 Kxd6 18. Qg3 $18 {Kuczynski,R-Dejkalo,S Poland ch 1990}) 15. Nxf6+ {N} (15.
Bb4 a5 $1 16. Ba3 (16. Bc3 $5) 16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 $10 {
Ivanchuk,V-Seirawan,Y Biel izt 1993} (18... Qxd6 $10 {Blatny,P} 19. Ne5 O-O 20.
f4 $1 Rfd8 21. g4 (21. Rd3 $5) 21... Nxe5 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. dxe5 f6 $1 24. Kc1
fxe5 25. fxe5 Kf7 (25... Rd5 $142 26. Rde1 $5 $15 (26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Rf1 Re8 (
27... Rf8 28. Rf5 $1) 28. Rf5 Re6 29. Kd2 (29. g5 $5 $15) 29... g6 30. hxg6
Rxg6 31. Rf4 Rg5 (31... b6 $5 {/\Rg5}) 32. e6 Re5 33. Rf6 $1 (33. Rf7 b5 $17 {
_|_}) 33... Kg7 34. Rf7+ Kg6 35. Rxb7 Rxe6 36. b4 $1 (36. Ra7 $6 Kg5 37. Rxa5
Kxg4 $36 {o^h}) 36... a4 (36... axb4 37. Rxb4 $10) 37. b5 $10) 26... Rf8 $140
27. Re2 $1 Rf4 28. Rg1 Rdd4 29. Reg2 $1 {/\g5<=>}) 26. Rdf1+ $1 Ke7 27. g5 $1
Rd5 (27... hxg5 $2 28. Rfg1 $16) 28. g6 Rf8 29. Rxf8 Kxf8 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Rf7
Rd7 32. Rxd7 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Seirawan,Y/Biel izt/1993/})) 15... Nxf6 (15...
gxf6 {Blatny,P} 16. Bc3 $14) 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Qa3 Qc7 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Qe3 (19.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 $10) (19. Rh3 Qxa3 20. Rxa3 Ke7 $1 $10 (20... O-O $14 {Blatny,P}))
19... Nd7 (19... O-O 20. g4 $1 $36) (19... O-O-O 20. c4 Nd7 21. Nf3 $14) 20.
Nd3 $1 Qg5 $6 (20... O-O 21. f4 $36) (20... O-O-O 21. d5 $5 (21. c4 Qg5 $5)
21... cxd5 22. Qxa7 $36) 21. f4 Qxg2 22. Rhg1 Qd5 (22... Qh2 23. f5 O-O-O 24.
Nf4 $1 $18 {/\Rh1}) 23. Ne5 Rg8 (23... O-O 24. Qg3 $18) (23... Kf8 24. Qa3+ Kg8
25. Qe7 $18 (25. Qe7 {Blatny,P} Nxe5 26. dxe5 {/\Rxg7!+-})) (23... Nf6 24. Rxg7
Rf8 25. f5 $1 Nxh5 26. c4 Qd6 27. Rh7 $16 (27. Nxf7 $1 {Blatny,P} Rxf7 28. Rxf7
Kxf7 29. Qxh6 Nf4 (29... Ng3 30. Qh7+ $18) (29... Qh2 30. fxe6+ Kg8 (30... Ke7
31. Qh7+ Kxe6 32. Re1+ Kf6 33. Rf1+ $18) 31. d5 $1 cxd5 32. cxd5 Rc8 33. Qg6+
Ng7 (33... Kh8 34. Rg1 $18) 34. d6 Qh7 35. Qxh7+ Kxh7 36. d7 $18) 30. fxe6+
Nxe6 31. d5 $1 cxd5 32. cxd5 Ke7 33. Qh4+ Ke8 34. Qh5+ Ke7 35. dxe6 $18 {עe7})
(27. Rh7 Nf6 $1 28. Rg7 (28. Rxh6 $2 Ng4) 28... Nh5 29. Nxf7)) 24. c4 Qd6 (
24... Qa5 25. d5) 25. d5 $1 cxd5 (25... Qc5 26. Qb3 (26. Qxc5 {Blatny,P} Nxc5
27. dxc6 bxc6 28. Nxc6 a5 $1 $13) 26... Qb6 (26... Nxe5 27. Qxb7 Rd8 28. dxe6
$18) 27. Qc3 $1 Nxe5 28. dxe6) (25... Nxe5 26. fxe5 Qe7 (26... Qd7 27. d6 $1 {
/\Qxh6+-}) 27. d6 Qh4 28. Qf3 $1 Rd8 (28... Rf8 {Blatny,P} 29. Rxg7 Rd8 30. Rg4
Qh2 (30... Qxh5 $2 31. d7+ $18) 31. Rf4 Rd7 32. Qg4 $1 c5 33. Rdf1 $1 {/\Qxe6!}
Kd8 $8 34. Qg7 Ke8 35. Qxh6 Qh3 36. R1f3 Qh1+ 37. Kc2 Qg2+ (37... Rg8 38. Rxf7
$18) 38. Kc3 $18) 29. Rg4 $1 Qxh5 30. d7+ $18) 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 (26... Kxd7 27.
cxd5 exd5 28. Qf3 Kc6 (28... Kc7 29. Rxd5) 29. Rd4 $1 $16 (29. Rd4 {Blatny,P}
b5 $8 (29... a6 30. Rc1+ Kb6 31. Rxd5 {/\Qf2#}) 30. Rc1+ Kb6 31. Rxd5 Qe6 32.
Qd3 $18)) 27. cxd5 Rd8 28. f5 e5 29. Qxe5+ Qe7 30. Qd4 $18 Kf8 31. d6 Qf6 (
31... Qd7 $142 {Blatny,P} 32. Qd5 Qc6 33. Qxc6 bxc6 34. Rg3 Rd7 (34... g6 $5
35. fxg6 fxg6 36. hxg6 Rd7 37. Kc2 {/\Kc3-c4-c5+-}) 35. Re3 $1 g6 36. f6 $18)
32. Qc5 b6 33. Qd5 Rh8 34. d7 Qh4 35. Rge1 {/\Re8+!} Kg8 36. Re8+ Kh7 37. Qxf7
Rhxe8 38. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Re1 Qa5 13. h3 Rfb8 14. e5 dxe5
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Ra7 17. Re2 Rd7 18. Bf4 Rbd8 19. Qe1 Qa8 20. Rxe7 Nxd5
21. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 22. Kg1 Bxb2 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. Be5+ Bxe5 25. Qxe5+ Qxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Nxc5 bxc5 11. Bd3 d6 12. O-O O-O 13. h3 e5 14. Qd1 h6 15.
Rb1 a5 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Re1 Re8 19. Bf1 a4 20. Qd2 Re6 21. Rbd1
Nfd7 22. Nb5 Ra6 23. Qc3 f6 24. Re2 Nf7 25. h4 Nde5 26. Qh3 Re8 27. Ree1 Bc8
28. Qc3 Be6 29. Rd2 Qe7 30. Bg3 Rb8 31. Red1 Rd8 32. Qc2 Rb8 33. Qc3 Rbb6 34.
Qc2 Qf8 35. Nc7 Bg4 36. Re1 Ra7 37. Nb5 Ra8 38. Nc7 Ra5 39. Nb5 Qb8 40. Qc3
Raa6 41. Qc2 Be6 42. Red1 Kf8 43. Bf4 Ke7 44. Qc3 Kf8 45. Qc2 Qd8 46. Qc3 Qd7
47. Bg3 Ke7 48. Bf4 Kf8 49. Bg3 Qe7 50. Qc2 Kg8 51. Qc3 Bg4 52. Re1 Qb7 53. Qc2
Kf8 54. Bf4 Be6 55. Red1 Ke7 56. Bg3 Bg4 57. Re1 Kf8 58. Bf4 Kg8 59. Bg3 Kh7
60. Bf4 Qd7 61. Bg3 Rb8 62. Qc3 Be6 63. Red1 Bg4 64. Re1 Rg8 65. Rf2 Qe7 66.
Qc2 Nd8 67. Qc3 Ne6 68. Qd2 Bh5 69. Kh1 Rd8 70. Kg1 Qf7 71. Rc1 Qg6 72. Rc3 Bg4
73. Qd5 Rb6 74. Re3 Qe8 75. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 11th Group5"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Roos, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[BlackTeam "Strasbourg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. d5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxa1 14. Qxa1
Na5 15. Bh6 f6 16. Bg4 Nc4 17. Be6+ Kh8 18. Rb1 Qc7 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Qc3 Rd8
21. Rb4 b5 22. Rxb5 a5 23. g3 Rd6 24. Rb1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 11th Group5"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

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. cxd5 exd5 10. Nf3 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5 12. Qxc5 Nxc5 13. Rd1 Be6 14.
e3 O-O 15. Bb5 Rfc8 16. O-O h6 17. h3 Rc7 18. Rc1 Nb3 19. Rc3 Nxd2 20. Nxd2
Rcc8 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rfc1 Rcb8 23. b3 Bd7 24. Nf3 a5 25. Nd4 Ra6 26. f3 Kf8
27. Kf2 Ke7 28. Ke2 Kd6 29. Kd2 Re8 30. Ke2 Rb8 31. Kf2 Re8 32. R1c2 Rb8 33.
Rc5 Re8 34. Rc1 Rb8 35. R1c3 Re8 36. Rc2 Re7 37. R5c3 Re8 38. Rc1 Rb8 39. R3c2
Rab6 40. Rc5 Ra6 41. R5c3 Rab6 42. h4 Re8 43. g4 Reb8 44. Kg3 Re8 45. Kf4 Re7
46. e4 dxe4 47. fxe4 g5+ 48. hxg5 hxg5+ 49. Ke3 Re5 50. Nf3 Reb5 51. Nd4 Re5
52. Rf1 Ke7 53. Nf3 Reb5 54. Nd4 Re5 55. Nf5+ Bxf5 56. Rxf5 Rxf5 57. exf5 Kd6
58. Rd3+ Ke7 59. Rc3 Kd6 60. Rd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 11th Group5"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belgrade Partizan-Telefonija"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Vektor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. a4 dxe5 8. a5
N6d7 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Ne6 Qe8 12. Nxc7 Qd8 13. Ne6 Qe8 14. Nc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Nd5 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bd7 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Ne5 Ng4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Bf5
Bxf5 15. Qxf5 a5 16. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 e6 6. Nc3 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 exd5 8.
Qxd5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Rb8 (9... Qxb6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 $5 11. Qxa8 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd6 13.
O-O-O Nd3+ 14. Rxd3 Bxf4+ 15. e3 O-O 16. Qd5 Be5 17. Rd2 d6 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Qe4
Bd7 20. Rhd1 $14 {Van Wely,L-Garcia Ilundain,D/Las Palmas/1993/}) (9... Be7 10.
e4 O-O 11. Bc4 Bb7 12. Qd1 Qxb6 13. O-O Rad8 14. Bf4 Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qe2
Rfe8 17. Bd3 Bd6 18. e5 Qa5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21. exd6 Qd5 22. f3 $14
{Pisulinski,J-Pinski,J/Polanica Zdroj op/1995/}) (9... Bb7 10. Ne5 Qe7 11. Bf4
g5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qxg5 Qxg5 14. Bxg5 Rb8 15. h4 (15. Bd2 $5 $14) 15... Bg7
16. Rh3 Bd5 17. O-O-O Bxa2 18. b3 Rxb6 19. Re3+ Re6 20. Rd2 Rxe3 21. Bxe3 Bxb3
22. Bxc5 Bc4 23. g4 Be6 24. e3 Bxg4 25. Bxa6 Be6 26. Bb5 Rg8 27. Bd4 $10 {
1/2/Zueger,B-Manor,I/Bern zt/1990/}) 10. e4 (10. Ne5 $5 Qf6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12.
Qe4+ Be7 13. g3 Rxb6 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O Be6 16. Bf4 $5 (16. Rd1 Bd5 17. Qc2
Qe6 18. b3 c4 19. bxc4 Bxc4 20. Be3 Rb4 21. Bd2 Rb7 22. Bh3 f5 23. Be3 Bd5 24.
Bg2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Bf6 26. Rab1 Rfb8 $10 {Lalic,B-Cramling,P/Manila olm/1992/})
16... Rb5 17. Qe3 Qd4 18. b3 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Qxe3 20. Bxe3 c4 21. Bd2 Rbb8 22.
bxc4 Ba3 23. Rc2 Bf5 24. e4 Be6 25. Bf4 Rb4 26. c5 a5 27. Re1 a4 28. Bf1 $16 {
Babula,V-Hudecek,J/TCH-ch Luhacovice/1993/}) (10. Bd2 $146 Qxb6 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. Qxe5+ Be7 13. Bc3 f6 14. Qh5+ $13 {1/2/Dreev,A-Phominyh,A/RUS-ch Elista/
1995/}) (10. Bg5 Be7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14. Bxd8 Rxd8 15.
Rc1 Rxb6 16. b3 a5 17. e3 a4 18. Bc4 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. O-O axb3 21. axb3
Ra5 22. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Kf8 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke2 Rb5 26. Rd3 Rb4 $10 {
Karner,C-Maurer,C/Balatonbereny op/1995/}) (10. g3 $6 Be7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O
Rxb6 13. Rd1 Nb4 14. Qb3 d5 15. a3 Nc6 16. Qa4 Be6 17. b4 d4 18. Bb2 a5 19. e3
axb4 20. exd4 bxa3 $1 21. dxc5 axb2 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. cxb6 Bb3 $3 24. Rb1 Bxa4
25. Rxb2 Rd1+ 26. Bf1 Bf6 $19 {Piket,J-Berg,K/Leeuwarden op/1993/}) 10... Be7
11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O Rxb6 13. Qh5 d6 14. Rd1 (14. b3 Be6 15. Bxe6 (15. Ng5 Bxg5
16. Bxg5 Qd7 17. Bd3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Rad1 Ne5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. f4 Ng4 22.
Qh3 c4 23. Kh1 cxb3 24. axb3 Re8 $15 {Ryskin,A-Sermek,D/Ljubljana op/1994/})
15... fxe6 16. Rd1 Qe8 17. Qxe8 Rxe8 18. Be3 Rb4 (18... a5 $5 $132) 19. Nd2 Bf6
20. Rac1 Nd4 21. Kf1 Rc8 22. Nc4 d5 23. exd5 exd5 24. Nd6 Rd8 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26.
Nf5 Bxf2 $2 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Nc6 {1-0/Dzevlan,M-Von Bahr,O/Stockholm Rilton
Cup/1995/}) (14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Qe8 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. b3 Nd4
19. Rfe1 a5 20. Be3 Nc2 21. Re2 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 a4 23. h3 axb3 24. axb3 Rxb3 25.
Rxb3 Qxb3 26. Rxd6 $10 {Semkov,S-Tzermiadianos,A/Heraklio op/1993/}) 14... Be6
15. Bxe6 (15. Bd5 Qc8 {[%cal Ye6d5,Yc8e6] /\Bd5,Qe6=} 16. h3 Bf6 17. Ng5 h6 18.
Nf3 Ne7 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qg4 Ng6 21. Qxe6 fxe6 22. Rb1 Kf7 23. b3 Ke7 24. Bd2
Ra8 25. Ba5 Rb7 26. Rbc1 Rf8 $10 {Barus,C-Hodgson,J/Moscow olm/1994/}) 15...
fxe6 16. Qg4 (16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. b3 Nd4 $15) 16... Qc8 17. Bd2 e5 $1
$13 (17... Bf6 18. Bc3 Nd4 $5 (18... Bxc3 $6 19. bxc3 $36 {[%csl Rd6,Re6] ><d6,
e6}) 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Rac1 Qe8 (20... Qd7 21. Rc2 Rc8 22. Rcd2 $16) 21. b3 $14
{[%cal Gc1c8] <->c}) 18. Qxc8 Rxc8 19. Bc3 Nd4 20. Nd2 $5 $146 (20. Bxd4 exd4
$1 (20... cxd4 21. Rd2 {[%cal Yf3e1,Ye1d3] /\Ne1-d3+/=}) 21. b3 a5 22. Rac1 Ra8
23. e5 d5 24. Ne1 a4 25. Nd3 axb3 26. axb3 Ra5 27. Nf4 Rxb3 28. Nxd5 $132 {
Knaak,R-Hertneck,G/Baden Baden/1992/}) 20... c4 $1 $8 21. Rab1 (21. Kf1 Bg5 22.
Rac1 Nb5 $132) 21... Kf7 22. g3 Ne2+ (22... Bg5 23. Kg2 $14 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yd2f3]
/\f4,Nf3}) 23. Kf1 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Bd8 $1 {[%csl Gd8,Rd6] Black's pawn structure
is slightly compromised, (><d6) but his B is sufficiently active to hold the
balance, White will not manage to get his N to d5. Due to the weakness of the
c3P White can't utilize b-file.} 25. Ke2 (25. Rxb6 Bxb6 26. Rb1 Ba5 27. Rb7+
Kf6 28. Nb1 Rc5 {[%cal Yc5b5,Yd6d5] /\Rb5,d5<=>}) 25... Ke6 26. Nf1 (26. Rb4 $2
Rxb4 27. cxb4 c3 28. Nb3 Rc4 $17) (26. f4 $6 exf4 27. gxf4 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 d5 29.
e5 g5 $15) 26... Rcb8 27. Rxb6 Rxb6 28. Ne3 Rb2+ 29. Rd2 $8 (29. Ke1 $6 Rxa2
30. Nxc4 Bc7 $15) 29... Rxd2+ 30. Kxd2 Bg5 $1 $10 31. h4 (31. Kc2 Bxe3 32. fxe3
Kd7 33. Kb2 Kc6 34. Ka3 a5 $10) 31... Bxe3+ 32. Kxe3 {The pawn endgame is
drawn, as Black's position is invincible.} h5 33. f4 g6 (33... exf4+ $2 34.
gxf4 d5 35. e5 {/\Kd4+-}) 34. Kf3 a5 35. a4 (35. Ke3 a4 {/\a3=}) (35. g4 Kf7 $1
36. gxh5 gxh5 $10) 35... Kf7 36. Ke3 (36. g4 Ke7 37. g5 Kf7 38. f5 Kg7 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxb3 13. axb3 Bb6 14. Nxe4
Nxe5 15. Bf4 Ng6 16. Be3 O-O 17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. f3 b4 19. Nd6 Rfd8 20. Kf2 Kf8
21. Nc4 Rdc8 22. Rd6 b5 23. Ne3 a5 24. Rd5 Rcb8 25. Rd4 Ne7 26. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. Qe2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nc6 (8... Qc7 $5) 9. a3 (9. e4 $5 Qc7 10. e5 Ng4 11. Bf4 f6 12. Nbd2 Ngxe5
13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Bg3 O-O 15. Rac1 Qe7 16. Nf3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Qe4 $146 {
Gleizerov,E-Savchenko,S/Alushta/1993/0,5/32/}) (9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a3 Nd5 $5 11.
Ne4 Be7 12. b4 b5 13. Bd3 f5 14. Ng3 Bf6 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Nxe3 17. Bxb5
axb5 18. fxe3 Qf6 19. Qb3 Kh8 $15 {Lautier,J-Dorfman,J/Barcelona/1992/0|1/34/})
9... b5 (9... Qc7 $5 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 Ne5 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Rfc1 Qb8 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Nf3 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 O-O 17. Ne5 Rd8 18. Be2 Ba4 $10 {Kharitonov,
A-Chekhov,V/Pavlodar/1987/0,5/30/}) (9... e5 $5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. Qc2
g6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. Bd5 Ba7 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Nc3 e4 $36 {
Chuchelov,V-Mainka,G/Dortmund/1993/0|1/40/}) 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bb2 O-O
13. Nbd2 Qe7 14. Rac1 $5 {/N/} (14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rac8 17.
Rac1 Na7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd4 $14 {Stahlberg,G-Fine,R/Goteborg/1937/0,5/49/})
14... Rfc8 (14... Rfd8 $5) (14... Rac8 $5) 15. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 (15... Qxf6 16. Ne4
Qe7 17. Nxd6 (17. Rfd1 $5) 17... Qxd6 18. Ng5 h6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Nc5 $36) 16.
Ne4 Nd8 (16... Ne5 $6 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qh4 $16) 17. Nd4 (17. Rcd1
$5 $36) 17... f5 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qh5 (19. Rcd1 $5) 19... Qe5 20. Be2 Qg7 21.
Bf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 $14 Qg4 $1 23. Rfd1 Kf8 24. h3 (24. Kf1 $5) 24... Qxf3 25.
gxf3 Ke8 26. Kf1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Kd7 28. Ke2 (28. Nb3 Rc8 (28... Nc6 29. Nc5+ Kc7
30. Rd1 $36) 29. Rxc8 Kxc8 30. Nc5 a5 31. bxa5 Nc6 32. a6 Kc7 $10) 28... Rc8
29. Rxc8 Kxc8 30. Kd3 Kd7 31. f4 f6 (31... Nc6 32. Nb3 $14) 32. f3 Nb7 33. Nb3
Kd6 34. e4 fxe4+ 35. fxe4 e5 36. Ke3 Ke6 37. f5+ Ke7 38. Kf3 Kf7 39. Kg4 Kg7
$10 40. Kh5 Nd6 41. Nc5 Nc4 42. a4 (42. Nxa6 Nxa3 43. Nc7 Nc2 44. Nxb5 Nxb4 $10
) 42... a5 (42... bxa4 43. Nxa4 Nd2 44. Nc5 Nxe4 45. Nxa6 Nd6 46. Kg4 $14) 43.
bxa5 (43. bxa5 bxa4 44. a6 a3 45. a7 Nb6 46. Kg4 a2 47. Nb3 Kf7 48. Kf3 Ke7 49.
Ke3 Kd7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Ne1 Bxg2 10. Nxg2 d5 11. Qa4 dxc4 12. Qxc4 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Be3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Qb4 10. Qxb4 Nxb4 11. Kd2 d6 12. Bg2 Bd7 13. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Re1 (12. h3 Nb6 13. Re1 Qd7 14.
Qc2 Qb7 15. Rb1 Nfd7 16. Bf4 Nc4 17. Qe2 Qb4 18. Rec1 Rfb8 19. Nd1 Nde5 20.
Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. a3 Qb5 23. Qf3 Bd4 24. b4 Qa4 25. Rb3 cxb4 26. Rcb1
Bc5 27. Nc3 Qxa3 $1 28. Rxa3 Rxa3 $36 {Goldin,A-Phominyh,A/RUS-ch Elista/1995/}
) 12... Ra6 (12... Ng4 13. Nd2 Nge5 14. Qe2 Nb6 15. f4 Ned7 16. a4 Qc8 17. a5
Qa6 18. Ra3 Qxe2+ 19. Rxe2 Rfb8 20. e5 Nc8 21. exd6 exd6 22. Re8+ Bf8 23. Nc4
$14 {Iskusnyh,S-Sagalchik,G/Kemerovo1/1995/}) 13. h3 Qa8 14. Bg5 (14. Re2 Rb8 (
14... e6 $5 15. Bg5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 Nb6 19. Kf1 Rfa8
20. Rd1 Rxa2 21. Bf4 Bf8 22. Ng5 Ra1 23. Ree1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 f5 $15 {Gyimesi,
Z-Koch,JR/Paris op/1995/}) (14... Qb7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bf4 g5 $6 17. Be3 e6 18.
Qd3 Rb6 19. Rb1 exd5 20. exd5 Ne8 21. Bd2 Ndf6 22. b3 Nc7 23. Rd1 Ncxd5 24.
Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Ba5 Nb4 26. Bxb4 cxb4 27. Kh2 $14 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6,Rh5,Rh7] ><f5>>,
/Goldin,A-Beliavsky,A/Novosibirsk/1995/}) 15. Qe1 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Ng5 Re8
18. f4 c4 19. Be3 e5 20. Rd1 h6 21. Nf3 exf4 22. gxf4 Nxe4 23. Nd5 Qb7 24. Bd4
Qxd5 25. Bxg7 Qf5 26. Bxh6 Rxa2 $17 {Comas Fabrego,L-Topalov,V/Pamplona 9495/
1995/}) (14. Qc2 e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Nb5 Qb7 17. a4 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Ra3
c4 20. Qxc4 Rc6 21. Qe4 Kh8 22. Kg1 Nc5 23. Qe2 e5 24. b4 Nxb4 25. Nxe5 Re6 26.
Bb2 Rfe8 27. Nd6 Qe7 28. Nxe8 Qxe8 29. Re3 Kg8 30. Bd4 {1-0/Sadler,M-Sorin,A/
Buenos Aires Najdorf/1995/}) 14... h6 $1 (14... e6 15. Qd2 $5 exd5 16. exd5 Rb8
17. Rad1 Qb7 18. b3 Qb4 19. Qd3 Rba8 20. Nb5 Rxa2 21. Bd2 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Bf8 23.
Qc4 $16 {Ricardi,P-Giardelli,S/Buenos Aires Najdorf/1995/}) 15. Bd2 e6 16. dxe6
fxe6 17. a4 $5 $146 (17. Qc2 d5 18. a4 g5 19. Ra3 Rb6 20. Bc1 Rf7 21. Nd2 Rb4
22. Rb3 Rxb3 23. Qxb3 c4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Qxc4 Ne5 26. Qxe6 Nd3 27. Rf1 Nc5
28. Qc4 Ncxe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 $15 {Ljubojevic,L-Topalov,V/Linares/1995/}) 17...
d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nb5 Qb7 (19... d4 $2 20. Nc7 $16) 20. Bf4 g5 (20... Ne4 $2
21. Nc7 $1 Rxf4 22. gxf4 (22. Nxa6 $2 Rf7 $13) 22... Qxc7 23. Qxd5+ $18) (20...
d4 21. Nc7 Rb6 22. a5 $1 Rxb2 23. a6 Qa7 24. Ne6 $16) 21. Bd6 {The Bishop will
be exposed on this outpost, but will reamain invincible and it will also help
creating tactical possibilities.} Rf7 {[%cal Rf6e4] /\Ne4|^} 22. Nd2 $1 d4+ (
22... c4 $6 23. Kg1 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yd6b4,Yb4c3] /\Bb4-c3,><d5}) 23. Qf3
$8 (23. Kg1 $6 Qd5 $36) 23... Qxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Nd5 25. Nd2 (25. b3 Nc3 $44) (25.
Ne5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Nb4 $132 (26... Re7 27. Nc7 Nxc7 28. Bxc7 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rxa4
30. Re7 $36)) 25... d3 26. Ra3 $1 $14 (26. Nc4 N5b6 27. Nxb6 Nxb6 28. Bxc5 Bxb2
$10) 26... Bxb2 27. Rxd3 N5b6 (27... Nb4 $142 $5 28. Rb3 Bg7 29. Ne4 (29. Bxc5
Nxc5 30. Rxb4 Nd3 $19) 29... Rxa4 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. Bxc5 $14) 28. Bc7 Rxa4 (
28... c4 29. Rd6 $1 c3 30. Nc4 Nxc4 31. Rxa6 c2 32. Rc6 c1=Q 33. Rxc1 Bxc1 34.
Rxc4 $18) 29. Bxb6 Nxb6 30. Re6 Rd7 $1 (30... Nd7 31. Nd6 $40) 31. Rdd6 $1 (31.
Rxd7 Nxd7 32. Rxh6 Bf6 (32... c4 33. Rc6 $16) 33. Nd6 $5 $14) 31... Bg7 32. Ne4
(32. Rxb6 Rxd2 33. Rb8+ Kh7 {[%cal Ra4a2] /\Raa2=}) 32... Rxd6 33. Nbxd6 c4 34.
Nf5 Nd5 35. Re8+ (35. Nxh6+ Bxh6 36. Rxh6 c3 37. Nxc3 (37. Nxg5 $2 Rc4) 37...
Nxc3 38. Rg6+ Kf7 39. Rxg5 Ra2 $10) (35. Rg6 $142 Ra7 36. Nxh6+ $16) 35... Kh7
36. Rd8 Nf6 $8 37. Nc3 (37. Nxf6+ Bxf6 38. Rd7+ Kg6 $10) 37... Ra3 38. Nb5 Rd3
39. Rc8 Rd5 40. Nbd6 Ne4 $1 41. Nxe4 Rxf5 42. Rxc4 $14 {The endgame gives
White some slight winning chances, as all the pawns are on one flank and the
long range of Black's Bg7 doesn't play a role. On the other hand the number of
pawns is too small (3-2) and by carefull defence Black should be able to draw.
White makes it rather easy for his opponent.} Re5 43. g4 Re6 44. h4 $6 (44. Ng3
$5 {[%cal Yg3f5,Yc4c7] /\Nf5,Rc7}) 44... gxh4 45. Kh3 Be5 (45... Bf6 $2 46.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 47. f4 $16) 46. Kxh4 Kg6 47. f3 (47. Nd2 Bf6+ 48. Kg3 h5 $10) 47...
Rb6 48. Rc5 (48. Nf2 Bf6+ {[%cal Rh6h5] /\h5=} (48... Rb2 49. Nh3 Bf6+ 50. Kg3
$14)) 48... Bf4 49. Rf5 Bc7 50. Rc5 (50. f4 Rb4 $10) 50... Bf4 51. Rf5 Bc7 52.
Nf2 Bd8+ 53. Kg3 Bc7+ 54. Kh4 (54. f4 Rb3+ 55. Kg2 Rb2 $10) 54... Bd8+ 55. Kh3
Rb3 56. Kg2 (56. Ne4 h5 $1 $10) 56... Rb2 57. Kf1 Rb1+ (57... Rb1+ 58. Ke2 Rb2+
59. Kf1 Rb1+ 60. Kg2 Rb2 61. Kg3 Bc7+ 62. f4 Rb3+ 63. Kg2 Rb2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 Re8 9. Nf3 d6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 e6 12. Ne4 Ngf6 13. O-O-O Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Nb5 (12. Qxb6 $142 $1 Nxb6 {
Black's knight is further away from challenging the d4 square on c6.}) 12...
Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Ke7 14. O-O-O Nb8 {Black can afford the luxury of such moves
when the centre is blocked. Of course, time is still an important factor, but
the positioning of the pieces is more important. Here, it is desirable for
Black to challenge the blockading knight on d4, after which it is difficult
for White to prove an advantage. It is more testing for Black if White
exchanges queens on b6 on the twelth move.} 15. Bd3 Nc6 16. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Chekhov} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. b3
Nf6 8. Bd3 (8. N5c3 {Chekhov} O-O 9. Be2 Nd4 10. O-O a6 11. Be3 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2
b5 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. f3 Qa5 15. Rfc1 Be6 $10 {Aseev,K-Sherbakov,R/Rostov/1993/0,
5/23/}) 8... O-O (8... Bg4 $5 9. f3 Be6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. O-O (11. Qd2 $5) 11...
Nf4 12. Qd2 h5 13. Rd1 a6 14. N5c3 h4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nb8 17. Bf1 $14 {
Aseev,K-Ragozin,E/Elista(RUS-ch)/1994/1|0/57/}) 9. O-O Nd7 {N/} (9... Bg4 10.
f3 Be6 11. Be3 Nh5 (11... Nd7 12. N5c3 Bg5 13. Bf2 Qa5 14. Ne2 $16 {Aseev,
K-Dukhov,A/RUS-chT/1992/}) (11... Ne8 12. N5c3 Bg5 13. Bf2 $14 {Filippov,
V-Sveshnikov,E/Kemerovo/1995/} (13. Bf2 {Chekhov} Ne7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bd7
16. Nc3 f5 17. b4 Qf6 18. Qb3 Qh6 $132 {Filippov,V-Sveshnikov,E/Kemerovo/1995/
1|0/65/})) 12. Qd2 (12. g3 g6 13. N5c3 f5 $1 14. exf5 gxf5 $13 {Dolmatov,
S-Sveshnikov,E/RUS-chT/1992/}) 12... Nf4 (12... g6 $6 13. Rd1 a6 14. N5c3 f5
15. Nd5 $16 {Aseev,K-Iskusnyh,S/Kemerovo/1995/}) 13. Rd1 a6 14. N5c3 Bg5 15.
Na3 $14) (9... Bg4 $5 {Chekhov}) 10. N1c3 (10. N5c3 Bg5 11. Nd2 Nc5 $13) 10...
a6 11. Na3 Bg5 12. Bb2 Re8 $6 (12... Nc5 13. Nc2 (13. Be2 $5 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. Nc2) 13... f5 14. exf5 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bxf5 16. Ne4 $14) 13. Nc2 Re6 (13...
Nc5 $5) 14. Nd5 Rh6 15. Re1 $1 (15. Nce3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Qh4 17. h3 Nc5 $13)
15... Nc5 16. Bf1 a5 (16... f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nce3 Be6 19. b4 $16) 17. Qf3
$1 Rg6 (17... Bd2 18. Re2 Qh4 19. Qg3 $16) 18. Nce3 (18. Rad1 $1 $16) 18...
Bxe3 (18... Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Nf5 $16) 19. Qxe3 Ne6 (19... f5 20. exf5 Bxf5
21. f4 $1 $16) (19... Nb4 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Bxe5 Re6 22. Bb2 Rxe4 23. Qd2 $16)
20. Nb6 $1 (20. g3 Ned4 21. Rac1 f5 $13) 20... Rb8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Rac1 Qh4
23. g3 Qh5 24. Bg2 $16 Rh6 25. h3 Rf6 (25... Ng5 {Chekhov} 26. h4 Ne6 27. Qf3
Qg6 28. Qf5 $16) 26. Qe2 Qh6 (26... Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Ned4 28. Rd2 $16) 27. Bc3
Ned4 28. Qe3 (28. Qg4 $5 Re8 29. Rcd1 Rfe6 30. Rd3 $16) 28... Qh5 (28... Qxe3
29. Rxe3 Re6 30. Bf1 $16) 29. f4 exf4 $6 (29... Re6 30. Qf2 $16) (29... g6 {
Chekhov} 30. g4 Qh4 31. f5 $18) 30. gxf4 Qc5 31. Kh1 (31. Rcd1 $6 Nc2) 31...
Rh6 32. f5 $1 $18 Re8 33. Ba1 (33. Rcd1 $2 Nc2) (33. Red1 Ne6) 33... f6 34. Qd3
{time} (34. Qd3 {Chekhov} g6 35. Rcd1 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {King} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6
{King: In order to prevent Nb5. Of course 7...0-0 would rule out 8 Nb5 as well,
and that is the principal alternative in this position, but Ulibin does not
wish to commit his king at such an early stage in the game: he has no need to
when the centre is blocked. Instead he plays a strategically subtle game,
waiting to see where his king will be best placed.} 8. Qd2 b6 {Khalifman has
had certain problems with the setup. He lost with white against Karsten
Mueller at the Hamburg SKA GM-tournament in Hamburg 1991.   Blacks setup is
solid but quite passive. He does not necessesarily wants to liberate his
somewhat cramped position with cxd4 and/or f7-f6 and fxe5. Instead he tries to
keep the position closed and whites spaceadvantage under control. Often black
places his king on the queenside where Bb7 makes the kings position more safe
than it would be on g8.} 9. Nd1 c5 10. c3 Nc6 11. Nf3 f5 {In line with blacks
opening idea. Control instead of activity. Whites longterm hope of a
breakthrogh - f4-f5 - is made impossible. Whatever white will do now has to be
done on kingside where he still has spaceadvantage. But he will have to use a
massive buildup of his forces before g4xf5 will have any impact on blacks
position.  King: White's most usual plan in this kind of position is to play
for the pawn break f4-f5, so Black gets in there first. The pawn on f5
fulfills another role: if a Black knight were to find itself on c5, then it
would have a superb square to head for on e4, supported by two pawns.} 12. Ne3
Bb7 13. Bd3 {King: White threatens Bxf5. Black could prevent this by castling
kingside, or queenside for that matter, but instead continues the waiting game
with his king.  This is good strategy. If 13...0-0, then White has the natural
attacking plan of g2-g4 available to him.  13...0-0-0 was more feasible,
though who knows, the king might be better placed in the centre. There is no
need to make a decision yet.} g6 14. h3 h5 {A important decision. Black
decides to allow the opening of the h-line and does not care about the
weakening of square g5. The positive thing is that the frontline to defend is
made shorter as the h-pawn is exchanged. Negative is that white now will get
to open lines to operate on. The h-file and the g-file(after g4xf5)} 15. O-O $6
{I think white should keep his rook on the h-file. I like 15.g3 followed by
Kf2 and  - maybe after some preparatory mowes - g3-g4. One of the good mowes
before white plays g3-g4 could be a2-a3 to stop counterattacks like 16. - cxd4
17. cxd4 Qb4.} cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb4 {If white had played 15. g3 he could now for
instance play 17. Rc1 with ideas like 18. Qxb4 Nxb4 19. Bb1. The big
difference is that white could take back on d2 with his king.} 17. Rad1 Qxd2
18. Rxd2 Ke7 $10 {King: The king turns out to be well placed on e7, protecting
the e-pawn which could come under attack from a knight moving to g5 at an
unfortunate moment.} 19. g4 $6 {To impatient. 19. g3 followed by 20. Rg2 and
maybe g3-g4 would be one idea of improvement.} hxg4 20. hxg4 fxg4 $1 {In
connection with the next move the tactical refutation of whites 19th move.} 21.
Nxg4 Raf8 {[%csl Rd4,Rf4,Rg6]} 22. Kg2 (22. Ng5 Rh4 $1 (22... Nxd4 $5)) 22...
Rxf4 23. Kg3 Rhf8 24. Be2 {White has achieved some of the positional gains he
wanted. The h-file is opened and Blacks is played with a limited army as Bb7
is almost useless - at least for active operations. Unfortunately the price
has been to high. To many pawn exchanges and a pawn down.} R4f5 25. Rc1 Kd8 {
[%cal Yc6e7,Ye7f5]} 26. Nh4 Rg5 27. Nf3 Rgf5 28. Nh4 Rg5 29. Nf3 Rgf5 30. Nh4
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. b3
a6 9. Bb2 b5 10. d5 Na5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nd4 b4 13. Na4 e5 14. Nc2 Bd7 15. Qe1
Bxa4 16. bxa4 Nc4 17. Rb1 Nxb2 18. Rxb2 e4 19. Rxb4 Nxd5 20. Rxe4 Rb2 21. Qd2
Nc3 22. Rc4 Nxa2 23. Bc6 Qb8 24. Qe3 Rb3 25. Qe7 Nc3 26. e3 Rb2 27. Ne1 Qb3 28.
Rh4 Qb6 29. Qd7 Bf6 30. Rc4 Qb3 31. Bb5 Nxa4 32. Rxa4 Qxb5 33. Qxb5 Rxb5 34.
Nd3 Rfb8 35. Rc4 Bd8 36. Kg2 Kf8 37. Ra1 Ke8 38. Raa4 c5 39. Ra6 R5b6 40. Ra7
R6b7 41. Ra6 Rb6 42. Ra2 Rb3 43. Nf4 Rb2 44. Ra7 R8b7 45. Ra8 Rd2 46. h4 Rbb2
47. Nh3 Ra2 48. Rca4 Rxa4 49. Rxa4 Kd7 50. Ng5 Bxg5 51. hxg5 {T-T Motive: 1
schwarzer Mehr(frei-)bauer, weißer Rückgewinn des B auf Kosten der Stellung,
sehr schlechte wK-Position, soäter verbundene Freibauern, Taktik} d5 52. Rf4
Ke7 53. Kf1 c4 54. Ke1 c3 55. Rf6 Kd7 56. Rxf7+ (56. Ra6 $1 {/\Ta1-c1}) 56...
Kd6 57. Rxh7 (57. Ra7 Rb2 58. Ra1 Kc5 $17) 57... Ra2 58. Kd1 Rxf2 59. Rh4 Rd2+
60. Kc1 (60. Ke1 Rg2 (60... Rd3 61. Ke2 c2 62. Rh1 $15) 61. Kd1 Rxg3 62. Ke2 c2
63. Rh1 (63. Kd2 Rxe3 64. Kxc2 Rg3 $19) 63... Rxg5 64. Kf3 (64. Rc1 Rg2+ $19)
64... Rf5+ 65. Ke2 Rf8 $19) 60... Re2 61. Rh6 Rxe3 62. Rxg6+ Kc5 63. Kc2 Rxg3
64. Kb3 d4 65. Rg8 Kd5 66. g6 Ke4 67. g7 Kd3 $1 68. Rh8 Rxg7 69. Rh3+ Ke4 70.
Rh4+ Ke3 71. Rh3+ Kf2 72. Rd3 Rd7 73. Kc2 Ke2 74. Rh3 d3+ 75. Kxc3 d2 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14.
Rfe1 Rc8 15. d5 exd5 (15... Na5 16. Bd3 exd5 17. e5 Rc7 $5 18. Qf4 Bc8 19. h4
h6 20. Nd4 Qe7 21. Qg3 Nc4 22. Bb1 $146 {Loginov,V-Vaulin,A/URS/1985/1|0/37/})
16. exd5 $5 (16. Bxd5 $5 Qc7 (16... Na5 17. Qf4 Qc7 18. Qf5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qc2
20. Qf4 Qxa2 21. d6 $16 {Spassky,B-Petrosian,T/Moscow(Wm)/1969/1|0/30/}) 17.
Qg5 h6 18. Qg4 Rfd8 19. h3 Nb4 20. Nd4 $1 $36 {Kolev,A-Delchev,A/Elenite/1994/
1|0/26/}) 16... Na5 17. Bf1 Qd6 18. Ng5 Rcd8 (18... h6 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Qf4 $36)
19. Qd3 Qh6 (19... Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. d6 $16) 20. Qf5 Bc8 21. Qf4 Nb7 $1 (
21... f6 22. Ne6 Qxf4 23. Nxf4 $36) 22. Re7 f6 23. Ne6 Qxf4 24. Nxf4 Rf7 25.
Re3 (25. d6 Kf8 $1 26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. Bc4+ Kf8) 25... Rc7 $132 (25... Nd6 $5) (
25... g5 $5 26. Ne6 Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Kg7 $132) 26. h4 Kf7 27. h5 g5 (27... Re7 28.
Ne6 (28. Rc3 $5) 28... Bxe6 29. dxe6+ Kf8 30. Rxd8+ Nxd8 31. Bc4 Rc7 32. Bb3
Ke7 $132) 28. hxg6+ hxg6 29. Rde1 Rh8 (29... g5 $6 30. Ne6 Bxe6 31. dxe6+ Ke7
32. Rh3 $16) 30. d6 $1 Nxd6 31. Nd5 Rd7 32. Re7+ Kf8 (32... Rxe7 33. Rxe7+ Kf8
34. Rxa7 $18) 33. Rxd7 Bxd7 34. Nxf6 Bf5 $6 (34... Bc8 35. Rd1 Nf5 (35... Ke7
36. Nd5+ $36) 36. Rc1 $14) 35. g4 Kf7 $4 (35... Bc8) 36. gxf5 Kxf6 (36... Kxf6
37. Re6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qa5 12. a3 Rfc8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14.
Nd5 Qxd2 15. Nxf6+ Kg7 16. Nh5+ gxh5 17. Rxd2 h4 18. g3 Kf6 19. Rd3 Bc4 20.
Rf3+ Kg7 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. gxh4 Rac8 23. Rg1+ Kf8 24. Rfg3 Ke8 25. Rg8+ Kd7 26.
Rxc8 Kxc8 27. f3 f5 28. exf5 Rf4 29. Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Nc6
8. e4 e5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bc4 h6 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O-O Qxh4 13. Nxh4 Rf8 14.
Bd5 Ke7 15. Nf3 Kf6 16. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 g6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe3 Be6 11. Rb1 Qb6 12. Qd3 Rfc8 13. b3 Nd7 14. Nd5
Bxd5 15. exd5 Qd4 16. Qh3 Nc5 17. Be3 Qf6 18. f4 Qc3 19. Rfc1 Qf6 20. Bg4 Rc7
21. f5 g5 22. Rf1 h6 23. Rbd1 Nd7 24. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 c4 (6... Qb6 7. Be2
Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 bxa4 10. Nbd2 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. b3 Re8 13. Rxa4 Qb7
14. Re1 Bf8 15. Nc4 d6 16. Qa1 Nd7 17. Na5 Qc8 18. Nc6 a6 19. Nd2 Nb6 20. Ra2
f5 21. c4 g6 22. e5 Bg7 23. f4 $16 {Soln,P-Pinter,A/Ljubljana op/1994/}) (6...
Qe7 7. Nbd2 b4 8. Bc4 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. a3 O-O 11. axb4 cxb4 12. Nb3 Qxe4 13.
Na5 Ba6 14. Re1 Qf4 15. Qd3 Qd6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Nc4 Qb7 18. Ra4 f5 19. Rea1
a6 20. Qe2 a5 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Na6 23. b3 $16 {Khuzman,A-Rashkovsky,N/
URS-FL Kuibishev/1986/}) (6... a6 7. a4 b4 8. Bc4 d6 9. a5 Nd7 10. c3 bxc3 11.
bxc3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd3 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Rfb8 15. g3 Bc8 16. Ra2 g6 17. Kg2
Nf8 18. Re1 Bd7 19. Nf1 h5 20. Ne3 Rb7 21. Nd2 Bb5 22. f4 Nd7 23. Rh1 $14 {
Polgar,Zsu-Andruet,G/Val Maubuee op/1988/}) 7. Be2 (7. a4 a6 8. Be2 Bc5 9. O-O
O-O 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. b3 cxb3 13. Bxb5 $6 (13. cxb3 $14) 13...
bxc2 14. Qxc2 d6 15. Qa4 Bb7 16. Nbd2 f5 17. Bc4 Nd7 18. exf5 Nf6 19. Qb3 Qa8
20. Rb1 Bc8 21. Qd3 Ng4 22. Ne4 Bxf5 23. Nf6+ gxf6 $1 $15 {Goetz,R-Hertneck,G/
BL 9192/1992/}) 7... Bc5 8. O-O a6 (8... O-O 9. b3 $5 cxb3 10. axb3 a6 11. c3
Re8 12. Bd3 d6 13. b4 Bb6 14. Na3 Nd7 15. c4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Ne5 17. Nfxe5 fxe5
18. Na5 Qd7 19. Qa4 Qxa4 20. Rxa4 Bxa5 21. bxa5 f5 22. Rb4 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Bc8
24. Rb6 Rd8 25. Rc1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rd6][%cal Gc1c8] <->c,><a6,d6,Schlosser,
P-Kraenzle,H/BL 9495/1995/}) 9. a4 Qb6 10. c3 $5 (10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8
12. Nc3 O-O 13. b3 cxb3 14. cxb3 f5 (14... Re8 15. Qd3 $1 (15. Qa1 Bb4 16. Bd3
Na6 17. Nxb5 f5 18. exf5 Bxd5 19. Nbd4 Nc5 20. Bc4 Be4 $44 {1/2/Malaniuk,
V-Hodgson,J/Pardubice/1993/}) 15... Bb7 16. Qxb5 Ba6 17. Qa4 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Na6
19. Qxd7 Rxe4 20. Nc3 Rb4 21. d6 {1-0/Piket,J-Brenninkmeijer/Groningen ECJ/
1986/}) 15. exf5 b4 16. Na4 Qa5 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Bc4 d6 19. f6 $1 Nd7 20. fxg7
Re8 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Qa1 Ng4 23. Qb1 Nf6 24. Qa1 Ng4 25. Qa4 Nf6 26. Nh3 Bxd5
27. Bxd5 Qxd5 28. Qxb4 $16 {Browne,W-Quinteros,M/Buenos Aires Konex/1979/})
10... O-O 11. Nd4 Re8 (11... Bxd4 12. cxd4 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rb8] [+],פb8,Bb7})
12. Bf3 d6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. b4 $1 $36 (15. b3 Nd7 $5 16. b4 $1
$14) 15... cxb3 (15... Bxd4 16. Qxd4 $5 Qxd4 17. cxd4 Na6 18. Nc3 Nc7 19. Ra1
Bb7 20. Ra7 $36 {_|_}) 16. Qxb3 Bxd4 (16... b4 $2 17. Qa4 $18) 17. cxd4 {
[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge4] White has a classical center (Pd4,e4), which greatly limits
Black's counterplay.} Na6 (17... Qxd4 18. Qxb5 Rf8 19. Na3 $16 {[%csl Ra8,Rb8,
Rd6] פb8,Ba8,d6}) 18. Na3 Rb8 19. Rd1 g6 20. Nc2 Bb7 (20... b4 21. Ne3 {
[%cal Re3c4,Re3g4] /\Ng4,Nc4->}) 21. Be2 Bc8 22. h3 Bd7 (22... f5 $6 23. e5 $16
{[%csl Gd5,Ge5] [+]}) 23. Ra1 Ra8 (23... Nc7 $142 $14 {/\} 24. Qb2 $6 f5) 24.
Qb2 $1 Nc7 25. Rxa8+ Nxa8 26. Qa1 Nc7 27. Nb4 $16 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge4,Rb5] ><b5,
[+]} h5 28. Bd3 Kf8 29. Kf1 Bc8 30. Ke2 Bb7 31. f3 (31. g4 $5 $16) 31... Kg7 (
31... Na6 32. Qc3 $16) (31... f5 $5 32. Qc3 $36 (32. exf5 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Bxd5
34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Bxg6 b4 $44)) 32. g4 $1 h4 33. Ke3 Na6 34. Nxa6 Bxa6 35. Qc3
Bb7 (35... b4 $2 36. Qc6 Qxc6 37. dxc6 Bc8 38. Bc4 $18) 36. Qb4 Ba6 37. f4 g5 (
37... Kg8 38. Kd2 {[%cal Yd2c3,Ye4e5] /\Kc3,e5}) 38. f5 $1 Kf8 39. Qc3 {
[%cal Rc3c6] /\Qc6} Bb7 $8 40. Qb4 Ba6 41. Kd2 Ke8 42. Kc2 Kd7 43. Kb2 Kc8 (
43... Qb7 44. Qa5 $18 {[%cal Yb2b4] /\Kb3-b4}) (43... Kc7 44. e5 $1 fxe5 45.
dxe5 Qc5 46. Qxc5+ dxc5 47. f6 Kd8 (47... c4 48. e6 $1 $18) 48. e6 Ke8 49. d6
$1 fxe6 50. Bg6+ $18) 44. e5 $1 $18 fxe5 45. dxe5 Kd8 (45... dxe5 46. Qf8+ Qd8
47. Qxf7 $18 {[%csl Gd5,Gf5] o^d,f}) (45... Qf2+ 46. Bc2 $1 (46. Kb3 Qf3 $1) (
46. Ka3 Qe3 47. Qc3+ Kd8 48. exd6 $2 Qxd3 $1 49. Qxd3 b4+ $19) 46... dxe5 47.
Qf8+ $18) 46. e6 (46. exd6 $2 Kd7 $14) 46... f6 (46... fxe6 47. dxe6 Ke7 48.
Qc3 $18) 47. Qc3 Ke7 48. Qc6 $1 Qb7 (48... Qxc6 $142 49. dxc6 d5 50. Kb3 $1 (
50. c7 Kd6 51. Bxb5 Bc8 52. Kc3 Kxc7 53. Kd4 Kd6 $10) 50... Kd6 51. Kb4 Kxc6
52. Ka5 Bc8 (52... Bb7 53. Bxb5+ Kd6 54. Kb6 Ba8 55. e7 $1 Kxe7 56. Ka7 $18)
53. Bxb5+ Kd6 54. Kb6 Bxe6 55. fxe6 Kxe6 56. Kc5 Ke5 57. Bd3 Kf4 58. Kxd5 Kg3
59. Ke4 Kxh3 60. Kf3 Kh2 61. Bf1 Kg1 62. Bg2 Kh2 63. Kf2 h3 64. Bf1 f5 65. gxf5
g4 66. Bxh3 $1 $8 gxh3 (66... g3+ 67. Kf1 Kxh3 68. Kg1 $18) 67. f6 Kh1 68. f7
h2 69. Kg3 Kg1 70. f8=Q h1=Q 71. Qf2#) 49. Kb3 Qc8 50. Kb4 Bb7 51. Qxc8 Bxc8
52. Kxb5 Bb7 53. Bc4 {[%csl Rb7] ץb7 The endgame is lost for Black, as he
will lose his Bishop.} (53. Bc4 Kd8 54. Kb6 Bc8 55. Kc6 Ke7 56. Kc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 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 12. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Ne7 7. dxc5 Nd7 8. c4
dxc4 9. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bamberg"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O c6 7. d3 Re8 8. h3 e5
9. e4 a6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Rb1 Nf8 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Ne6 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Be3 Qf6
16. Ne2 Ndc5 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Rbd1 cxb5 19. axb5 a4 20. Nc3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 exd4
22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Bd2 Be6 24. Nf4 Qc7 25. Bb4 Nb3 26. Qb2 Bf6 27. Ne2 Bg7 28. Qa3
Red8 29. Nf4 Bh6 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. e5 dxe5 32. c5 Bg7 33. Re2 Rdc8 34. Rc2 Bf8
35. b6 Qd7 36. c6 bxc6 37. Bxf8 Rxf8 38. Bxc6 Qd8 39. Bxa8 Qxa8 40. Qe7 Qf3 41.
Qxe6+ Rf7 42. Re1 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Delmenhorst"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Qd2 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Bg7 9. c4 Qa5 10. Nc3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nf6 12. Bd3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qb2 Bc6
15. Qb4 Qc7 16. c5 O-O-O 17. O-O-O Nh5 18. f3 Nf4 19. Bc4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Dresden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Qc2 h6 12. O-O c5 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Rd1 Ba6 15.
c4 Nd7 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Bf6 19. Rb1 c4 20. Qc2 Re8 21. e4 Nc5
22. e5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Qxc4 Qf5 25. Bb2 Re4 26. Bd4 Rc8 27. Rbc1 Ree8
28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Qd4 Re4 30. Qd2 Qe5 31. g3 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 Nc6 7. d4 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. Bd2 Nf6 7. Nd5 Qd8 8.
Nxf6+ gxf6 9. c3 e6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Bf4 Nb6 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Bg3 Qb6 14. c4 Qb4+
15. Nd2 Nb6 16. Qc1 Bh6 17. a3 Qe7 18. Qc3 O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Muenchen 36"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3
Be7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Rc8 14. Bf5 g6
15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Nb3 Ba6 17. Re1 c4 18. Nbd4 c3 19. Ba1 Nf6 20. b5 Bb7 21. Ne5
Bxa3 22. Ndc6 Qd6 23. Bxc3 Ne4 24. Ba1 f6 25. f3 fxe5 26. fxe4 Bxc6 27. bxc6
Qxc6 28. exd5 Qc2 29. Qxc2 Rxc2 30. Bxe5 Bc5 31. Rbd1 Kf7 32. Bd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4
Ke7 34. Ra1 Rff2 35. Rxa7+ Kd6 36. Ra6+ Kd7 37. Rg4 Rfe2 38. h3 Rxe3 39. Rh4
Re7 40. d6 Re1+ 41. Kh2 h5 42. Rf4 Rc6 43. Rxc6 Kxc6 44. Rf6 g5 45. Rf5 Kxd6
46. Rxg5 Re5 47. Rg6+ Ke7 48. Kg3 Kf7 49. Kf4 Re2 50. Rg5 Kf6 51. h4 Rf2+ 52.
Ke4 Re2+ 53. Kf3 Re5 54. Kf4 Re2 55. g3 Rf2+ 56. Ke4 Re2+ 57. Kd4 Re7 58. Kd5
Re3 59. Kd4 Re7 60. Rg8 Re1 61. Rf8+ Kg6 62. Kd3 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Passau"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 Rb8 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 a6 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 Bh6 13. Ba1 Bd7 14. cxb5 axb5 15. b4
cxb4 16. Rxb4 Qc7 17. e3 Bg7 18. Qe2 Ng4 19. h3 Ne5 20. Rfb1 Nac4 21. Nxb5 Bxb5
22. Rxb5 Rxb5 23. Rxb5 Ra8 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. Qxc4 Nxc4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rb4
Ne5 28. Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Horvath, Tamas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tuebingen"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb4 Qc7 11. Bg5 Be6 12. a4 a5 13. Qa3 h6 14. Bd2 Ng4
15. Rac1 Qb6 16. b3 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne3 18. Rfe1 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 f5 20. Qb2 fxe4
21. Bd4 Qc6 22. Be3 Qd5 23. h3 Qf5 24. Rh1 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Rf5 26. Qd4 Rd5 27. Qb6
Rc8 28. c4 Rd3 29. Re1 Rf8 30. Bxh6 e3 31. Bxe3 {Zeit} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3
Bd6 9. b4 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. Nb3 Bd6
15. Nbd4 Re8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Bb5 Re6 18. N5d4 Re8 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. Nf5 Re6 21.
Bd4 Ba6 22. a4 Bxb5 23. axb5 g6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. N5d4 Rd6 26. Nc6 Rb7 27. Nfd4
Nc5 28. Qc2 Ne6 29. Nf3 Nd8 30. Ncd4 Ne6 31. Qa2 Nxd4 32. Nxd4 h5 33. Rfd1 Rdd7
34. Rbc1 Bg7 35. h3 Kh7 36. Rc5 Qb6 37. Qc2 Bxd4 38. Rxd4 Qe6 39. Qd3 Rb6 40.
Rcxd5 Rxd5 41. Rxd5 Kg7 42. e4 Qf6 43. e5 Qf4 44. g3 Qb4 45. Kg2 a6 46. Rd6
Rxb5 47. Qf3 Rb8 48. Qf6+ Kh6 49. h4 Qb7+ 50. Kh2 Re8 51. Rxa6 Qe7 52. Qf4+ Kg7
53. Rf6 Qc7 54. Rd6 Qe7 55. Rd5 Qe6 56. Qd4 Kh7 57. Kg1 Kg7 58. Kh2 Kh7 59. Rb5
Kg7 60. Rc5 Kh7 61. Rc7 Kg7 62. Qf4 Rd8 63. Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Zaehringen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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 c5 11. Rc1 a6 12. Bf5 Re8 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qe2 b5 15.
Rfd1 Qa5 16. Qc2 Ne6 17. Ne2 Rac8 18. Qb1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 h6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21.
Nf4 d4 22. Bxd4 Be4 23. Qa1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 b4 25. Kh1 Qf5 26. Qb1 Qxb1 27. Rxb1
Bd6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Ne2 Kf7 30. Rc1 Rd8 31. f4 a5 32. Kg2 a4 33. Kf3 e5 34.
f5 Be7 35. Rc2 a3 36. Ng3 Rd1 37. Ke2 Rb1 38. Rd2 Ke8 39. Kf3 Kf7 40. Kg4 Ra1
41. Kf3 Rb1 42. Ke4 Rb2 43. Kd3 Rb1 44. Rc2 Ra1 45. Kc4 Rg1 46. Re2 Rc1+ 47.
Kb5 Rd1 48. Rc2 Rb1 49. Rd2 Ra1 50. Kc6 Ke8 51. Ne4 Rc1+ 52. Kd5 Kd7 53. Ng3
Ke8 54. h3 Rc5+ 55. Ke4 Rc1 56. Kf3 Kf7 57. Kg4 Ra1 58. Rc2 Rb1 59. Ne4 Rh1 60.
h4 Ra1 61. Kh5 Kg7 62. Rc7 Kf8 63. Kxh6 Rxa2 64. Kg6 Ke8 65. h5 Ra1 66. h6 Rh1
67. h7 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Bf5 6. Nf3 e6 7. c4 Be7 8. Bxe7
Nxe7 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bg4 12. b3 Rac8 13. Rd1 Ng6 14. Qa3 a6 15.
Rac1 Nf6 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rfd8 18. Be2 Qc7 19. cxd5 exd5 20. b4 Qe7 21. Qb3
Ne4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Bd3 Qe6 24. a4 Ne7 25. Rc5 Qd6 26. Rdc1 Ra8 27. R5c2 Re8
28. Qc3 Red8 29. Qc5 Rd7 30. Rb2 Kf8 31. Rbb1 Kg8 32. Qa5 Rdd8 33. Qb6 Rd7 34.
Ra1 Nc8 35. Qc5 Ne7 36. Qa5 Qc7 37. Qc5 Qd6 38. Ra2 g6 39. Rca1 Kf8 40. g3 h5
41. Kg2 Rdd8 42. Qxd6 Rxd6 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Rxa2 45. Rxa2 cxb5 46. Bxb5 Rb6
47. Be2 Ke8 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 f6 50. Kf3 Kf7 51. Ra8 Rb2 52. Rb8 Ke6 53. Ba6
Rb6 54. Bd3 Rb2 55. Re8 Kd7 56. Rf8 Ke6 57. Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Re1 Ra6 (12... Qb6 13. h3 Rfb8
14. Re2 Qb7 (14... Rb7 15. Bg5 (15. Rc2 Qa6 16. a3 Rab8 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. g4 Na4
19. Qe2 Qxe2 20. Nxe2 Nd7 $44 {Gouliev,S-Guerra,D/WchJM-U12 St.Lorenzo/1995/})
15... h6 16. Bd2 Ne8 17. b3 Nc7 18. Rc1 Nb5 19. Nxb5 Qxb5 20. Bc3 Ra3 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Rcc2 Rba7 23. e5 $36 {Flear,G-Ledger,S/Hastings Challengers/1996/}) (
14... Ne8 15. Bf4 (15. Bg5 Qd8 16. Rc1 Nc7 17. b3 Rb4 18. Bd2 Rb7 19. Rc2 Na6
20. Na4 Nb4 21. Bxb4 Rxb4 22. Nd2 Rd4 23. Rc4 Qa5 24. Rxd4 Bxd4 25. Nf3 Bg7 26.
Rc2 Qb4 27. Qe2 Ne5 28. Nd2 $16 {Gavrikov,V-Bukal,V/Reggio Emilia II/1992/})
15... Qa6 (15... Nc7 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Rcc2 Na6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20.
Bxe5 Rb7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. a3 Rd7 23. Qd3 Rad8 24. Qf3 Nc7 25. Ne4 Na6 26. Nxc5
$1 $18 {Skembris,S-Djurhuus,R/Gausdal TM/1993/}) 16. Rc1 Ra7 17. Rcc2 Rab7 18.
e5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Nd6 22. b3 c4 23. Qe2 $1 $16 {
Barlov,D-Popov,L/Berlin op/1988/}) 15. Bg5 Nb6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18.
Rcc2 Bg7 19. Qd3 c4 20. Qe3 Nd7 21. Nd4 Ne5 22. f4 Nd3 23. a3 Qb6 24. Nc6 Qxe3
25. Rxe3 Rxb2 26. Rxb2 Nxb2 27. e5 Bf8 $13 {Dubinka,I-Eidelson,R/Parnu Keres-C/
1996/}) 13. h3 Qa8 14. Bg5 (14. Bf4 Nb6 15. Qc2 Na4 16. Nxa4 Rxa4 17. a3 Nd7 (
17... Rb8 18. Rad1 Nd7 19. e5 Ra6 20. Qe2 Nf8 21. Bg5 Ra7 22. Bc1 Qb7 $132 {
1/2/Porper,E-Manor,I/Tel-Aviv ASA/1991/}) 18. Rad1 Ra7 19. Bc1 Ne5 20. Nxe5
Bxe5 21. f4 Bd4 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Rb8 24. Rb3 Rxb3 25. Qxb3 Rb7 26. Qc2 Qb8
27. Rd2 Rb3 $44 {Pacheco,JL-Pelikian,J/Sao Paulo zt/1995/}) (14. Re2 e6 (14...
Qb7 $5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bf4 g5 17. Be3 e6 18. Qd3 Rb6 19. Rb1 exd5 20. exd5 Ne8
21. Bd2 Ndf6 22. b3 Nc7 23. Rd1 Ncxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Ba5 Nb4 26. Bxb4 cxb4
27. Kh2 Qa6 28. h4 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 gxh4 30. Nxh4 Ra8 31. Nf5 Rba6 32. Re4 Rxa2
33. Rf3 Bf8 34. Rxb4 R2a7 35. Rg4+ Kh7 36. Ne3 Bg7 37. Nd5 Re8 38. Kg2 Re5 39.
Rd3 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,A-Beliavsky,A/Novosibirsk (11) 1995}) 15. Bf4 (15. Bg5 exd5
16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 Nb6 19. Kf1 Rfa8 20. Rd1 Rxa2 21. Bf4 Bf8
22. Ng5 Ra1 23. Ree1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 f5 25. g4 Ra4 26. Ne6 fxg4 27. hxg4 Be7 28.
f3 Rb4 $15 {Gyimesi,Z-Koch,JR/Paris op/1995/}) 15... exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17.
Qxd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 Rb8 19. Rae1 Bxb2 20. Re8+ Rxe8 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22. Re7 Nf6
23. Rb7 Bd4 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Rb4 Nxd5 26. Rxd4 Nxf4+ 27. gxf4 Kf6 $15 {
[%csl Rf2,Rf4,Rh3] _|_ק,Bratchenko,A-Kalegin,E/Kolontaevo RUS-chT/1994/}) (14.
Qc2 Rb8 15. b3 Ne8 16. Bd2 Nc7 17. a4 Rab6 18. Rab1 Qb7 19. Re3 Rxb3 20. Rxb3
Qxb3 21. Qxb3 Rxb3 22. Nb5 Rxe3 23. Bxe3 Na6 24. Nd2 Kf8 25. Nc4 Ne5 26. Nb6
Ke8 27. Bd2 Nd7 28. Nc4 Ne5 $10 {Dias Anderson,T-Escobedo Tinajero,A/Matinhos
WchJ-U20/ 1994/}) (14. Rb1 Rb8 15. b3 Ne8 16. Bb2 Nc7 (16... Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Rxa2
18. e5 $14) 17. Qd2 Nb5 18. Nxb5 Rxb5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Re2 Rb4 21. Rc1 Nf6 22.
Rc4 Rxc4 23. bxc4 Ra4 24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 e6 $10 {Morchat,M-Pisulinski,J/
Lubniewice POL-chT/1995/}) 14... h6 15. Bd2 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a4 g5 (17...
d5 $6 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nb5 Qb7 20. Bf4 g5 21. Bd6 Rf7 22. Nd2 d4+ 23. Qf3
Qxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Nd5 25. Nd2 d3 26. Ra3 Bxb2 27. Rxd3 N5b6 28. Bc7 $1 $36 {
Beliavsky,A-Khalifman,A/Novosibirsk/1995/}) 18. Ra3 (18. Qc2 d5 $44) 18... d5
19. Qc2 Rf7 $146 (19... Rb6 $5 20. Bc1 Rf7 21. Nd2 Rb4 22. Rb3 $6 Rxb3 23. Qxb3
c4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Qxc4 Ne5 26. Qxe6 Nd3 27. Rf1 Nc5 28. Qc4 Ncxe4 29. Nxe4
Nxe4 30. f3 Nd6 $15 {Ljubojevic,L-Topalov,V/Linares/1995/}) 20. exd5 (20. Kg1
Qf8 $5 {[%cal Gf7f2] <=><->f}) 20... exd5 21. Nb5 Qb7 22. Bxg5 $5 {A very
dangerous sacrifice, after which an original position arises-White will have a
R and 3P against 2 minor pieces. For Black speaks the strength of central pawn
duo, which allows him even to exchange Queens. But nevertheless he will have
to play accurately to hold the balance.} (22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 $13) 22... hxg5
23. Nxg5 Nf8 $1 (23... Rf8 $2 24. Qg6 $1 {[%cal Re1e7] /\Re7} Nb8 25. Rf3 d4
26. Kg1 {[%cal Rf3f6] /\Rf6!+-}) 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25. Rf3 (25. Rae3 d4 (25... Ne4
26. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 27. Rxe4 $14) 26. Re7 Qd5+ $132 {[%cal Rc5c4] /\c4}) 25... Ne6
26. Qf5 {[%cal Rg3g5] /\g4-g5} (26. b3 $5 $14) 26... Qh5 $5 $8 27. Qxh5 (27. g4
Qxf5 28. Rxf5 c4 $1 $13 {/\} (28... d4 29. b3 $14) 29. g5 $6 Nh5) 27... Nxh5
28. Rfe3 Kf7 29. Nc7 $6 (29. b3 c4 $132) 29... Nxc7 30. Re7+ Kg6 31. Rxc7 c4 $1
{[%csl Gc4,Gd5,Ra4,Rb2] ><a4,b2,o^d,c} 32. f4 $2 {Now Black's P will be very
dangerous. It was time to bail out and go for a draw.} (32. Rb7 $142 Rxa4 (
32... Nf6 33. g4 $13) 33. b3 $10) 32... Bxb2 33. f5+ Kg5 (33... Kxf5 $2 34. g4+
$16) 34. g4 Nf6 $5 (34... Nf4+ 35. Kg3 Rh6 36. Rh1 Be5 37. Re7 $1 $132 {/\}
Ng6+ $6 38. Rxe5 Nxe5 39. h4+ Rxh4 40. Rxh4 c3 41. Rh5+ Kf6 42. Rh1 d4 43. Kf4
$16) 35. Rg7+ Kf4 36. Rf1+ Ke3 37. g5 Ne4 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5,Ge3,Ge4] [+]} 38. Re7
(38. f6 Rxa4 39. Rf3+ Ke2 (39... Kd4 $2 40. f7) (39... Kd2 $6 40. Rd7) 40. Rd7
c3 $1 (40... Nxg5 $2 41. Rf2+) 41. f7 Ba3 42. Rxd5 c2 43. Rxa3 Rxa3 44. f8=Q
c1=Q {[%cal Ra3g3] /\Rg3-+}) 38... Rxa4 39. f6 Ra2 $1 40. Rf2 (40. Rf3+ Kd4 41.
Kh1 Ba3 $1 (41... c3 $6 42. f7 c2 43. Rc7 Bc3 44. Rcxc3 Nxc3 45. Rf1 Ra8 46.
Rc1 $1 Ne2 47. Rxc2 Nf4 48. Rc6 $1 $10) (41... Nxg5 42. f7 Nxf7 $17) 42. Ra7 c3
43. Rxa3 Rxa3 44. Rxc3 (44. f7 c2 45. Rf1 Ng3+) 44... Rxc3 45. f7 Rc8 46. g6
Ng5 $19) (40. f7 $2 Ba3+ $19) 40... Bxf6 $1 41. Rxe4+ (41. Rxa2 Bxe7 $19) 41...
dxe4 42. Rxa2 Bxg5 $19 {[%cal Re3d3,Rc4c2] /\c3,Kd3,c2-+ Black's pieces
cooperate ideally with his pawns, which are unstoppable.} 43. Kg3 (43. Ra3+ Kd2
44. Rg3 (44. Ra2+ Kd3 45. Ra3+ c3) 44... Be3 $19) 43... Kd3 44. h4 Bd2 {
[%csl Gc4,Ge4] o^c,e} 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D29"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3
Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Nbd7 13. Nfe5 Qc7 14. e4 cxd4 15.
Bf4 Qc5 16. Rac1 Qa7 17. Na5 Bc5 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd3 Rfc8 20. Rc4 Bb6 21. e5
Nd5 22. Qf3 a5 23. Rdc1 Rxc4 24. Bxc4 Rc8 25. Kf1 Rc6 26. Bd2 Bc7 27. Bxd5
Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 exd5 29. Qe2 Qc6 30. f4 Qxa4 31. f5 Qc6 32. e6 fxe6 33. fxe6 Nf6
34. Bg5 Kf8 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. e7+ Ke8 37. Qh5+ Kxe7 38. Qxh7+ Kd6 39. Qh8 Qc4
40. Qxf6+ Kd7 41. Qf5+ Kc6 42. Qg6+ Kb5 43. Ke2 Ka4 44. h4 Kb3 45. h5 a4 46.
Qf5 a3 47. bxa3 bxa3 48. Qf1 Qc2+ 49. Kf3 a2 50. Nc1+ Kb2 51. Nd3+ Kc3 52. Nf2
Qf5+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Bd3 b4 13. Ne2 (13. Na4 Rb8 14.
e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Bd7 $13 {Dvoirys,S-Khalifman,A/Simferopol/1988/}) 13... e5 (
13... Qa5 14. Kb1 e5 15. Be3 $13) 14. Be3 Rb8 15. h3 {N/} (15. Kb1 O-O 16. Rhf1
Qa5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Ng3 Be6 19. b3 Ng4 $1 $13 {Dvoirys,S-Serper,G/Gausdal/
1991/}) 15... O-O 16. fxe5 (16. g4 d5 17. fxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 $13) (16. Kb1
$5) 16... dxe5 17. g4 Qa5 18. Kb1 Rd8 19. Ng3 Ne8 $5 (19... Be6 20. b3 Ne8 21.
a4 $1 $36) 20. Nf5 (20. g5 Be6 21. b3 Nd6 22. gxh6 (22. a4 Nc4 $1 23. Qe2 (23.
bxc4 Qxa4 $19) 23... Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Bxg5 $17) 22... Nb5 23. Ne2 Rbc8 24. Ka1 (
24. Rhg1 Na3+ 25. Kb2 Nxc2 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Bg5 Bxb3 $1 $19) 24... Na3 25. Rc1
g6 (25... Nc4 26. Qe1) 26. Rhf1 Rc4 $1 (26... Nc4 27. bxc4 Rxc4 28. Rb1) 27.
Ng3 Nb5 28. h7+ Kh8 29. Bxc4 Nc3 $5 (29... Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Qb6 $15) 30. Qxc3 bxc3
31. Bxe6 fxe6 $17) 20... Bf8 (20... Bxf5 $2 21. gxf5 Nd6 22. Bxh6 Kf8 (22...
gxh6 23. Qxh6 $18) (22... Nxe4 23. Qg2 Nc3+ 24. bxc3 bxc3+ 25. Ka1 $18) 23. Qf2
$1 gxh6 24. f6 $16) 21. Qe2 (21. b3 Nd6 (21... Nc7 $5 22. a4 Ne6 $13) 22. Nxd6
Rxd6 $10) 21... Be6 22. Bc4 (22. b3 $2 Nc7 $17) 22... Bxc4 23. Qxc4 {diagram}
Qb5 $1 24. Qxb5 axb5 25. Ba7 (25. g5 hxg5 26. Bxg5 f6 27. Bd2 Nd6 $15) (25. Rd5
Rxd5 26. exd5 Nd6 $1 $15) (25. Rd3 Nf6 26. Ng3 Rdc8 $15) (25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Kc1
Nf6 27. Ng3 $10) 25... Ra8 26. Bf2 $6 (26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Be3 Nf6 28. Ng3 $10)
26... Rdc8 $1 (26... Nf6 27. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 28. Ng3 Rd2 29. Rf1 $10) 27. Rd5 (27.
Rd7 Nf6 (27... Rc6 28. Ne7+ Bxe7 29. Rxe7 Rca6 30. Bc5 $1 $16) 28. Ne7+ Kh7 $1
(28... Bxe7 29. Rxe7 Nxe4 30. Be1 $13) 29. Nxc8 Nxd7 $15) 27... g6 28. Ng3 $6 (
28. Ne3 Ra5 29. Rhd1 Rca8 (29... Nf6 30. Rxe5 (30. Rd8 Raa8 $1 (30... Rxd8 $2
31. Rxd8 Nxe4 32. Be1 $16) 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Bg3 Re8 33. Nd5 Nxe4 34. Re1 Rd8
$1 $17) 30... Rca8 31. Nd5 Nxd5 32. Rexd5 Rxa2 33. Kc1 $14) 30. Rd8 (30. Rxe5
Rxa2 31. Kc1 Nd6 $1 $17) 30... Rxa2 (30... Nf6 31. Bg3 $1 $13) 31. Rxa8 Rxa8
$15) 28... Ra5 29. Be1 (29. Ne2 Nf6 $1 (29... Rca8 30. Nc1 Nf6 31. Nb3 $1 $13)
30. Rxe5 Rca8 31. Rd1 Rxa2 32. Kc1 h5 $1 33. g5 Ra1+ 34. Kd2 Bd6 35. Rxa1 Rxa1
36. Rxb5 Nxe4+ 37. Ke3 Nxf2 38. Kxf2 Rh1 $17) (29. Bb6 Ra6 30. Rd8 Rxd8 31.
Bxd8 Rd6 32. Ba5 Rd2 $17) 29... Nf6 30. Rd3 Rca8 31. a3 R5a6 32. Ka2 (32. Rf1
bxa3 33. Bc3 Re6 $17) (32. Rb3 bxa3 33. bxa3 (33. Bc3 axb2 34. Kxb2 Nd7 35.
Rxb5 Nb6 $17) 33... Rxa3 34. Rxb5 Ra1+ 35. Kb2 R8a2+ 36. Kc3 Ra4 $17) 32...
bxa3 33. b4 Rc6 34. Rc3 $6 (34. Bc3 Rc4 $19) (34. c3 $8 Rc4 35. Re3 Be7 $17)
34... Rac8 35. Rxc6 Rxc6 36. c3 Rc4 37. Kxa3 Nxe4 38. Nxe4 Rxe4 $19 39. Bf2 f5
40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Rd1 f4 42. Rd5 Re2 43. Ba7 (43. Bc5 Kf7 $1 44. Rd8 Bxc5 45.
bxc5 Re4 $19) 43... f3 44. Rxb5 Kf7 $1 (44... f2 45. Bxf2 Rxf2 46. Rxe5 Rf3 47.
Kb3 Rxh3 48. b5 $17) 45. Kb3 Bd6 46. Rd5 Ke6 47. Rd1 e4 48. Rf1 Bg3 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Bg4 6. Ne5 (6. Qb3 Ra7 7. h3 $6 (
7. Ne5 $142) 7... Bxf3 8. exf3 e5 $13 {Van Wely,L-Hodgson,J, Groningen (10)
1994, CBM 45.}) 6... Bh5 (6... Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. f3 g6 9. e4 Be6 10. Qc2 Bg7
11. Be3 O-O 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. O-O $14 {Lerner,K-Dreev,A, Moskau B
1985, MCL 05.}) 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. Bg5 (8. Bf4 $5) 8... Nfd7 $6 (8... Nbd7 $142) 9.
g4 f6 $8 (9... Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. e3 Qc7 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bg3 $16) (9... Nxe5
10. gxh5 Ned7 (10... f6 11. dxe5 fxg5 12. e6 $16 Qa5 13. Qb6 Qxb6 14. cxb6 Ra8
15. Na4) 11. e4 $16) 10. gxh5 fxg5 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Bh3 e5 13. e3 Be7 14.
O-O-O exd4 (14... e4 15. Rdf1 Nf6 16. Be6 Nxh5 17. f3 (17. Nxe4 Rf8 (17... dxe4
18. Bf7+ Kf8 (18... Kd7 19. Qe6+ Kc7 20. Qe5+ Kd7 21. Bxh5 $18) 19. Bxh5 g6 20.
Bd1 Kg7 (20... Qd5 21. Qb6 $18) 21. Qe6 $18) 18. Nc3 $16) 17... exf3 18. Rxf3
Nf6 19. Re1 $40 Qc7 20. e4) 15. exd4 Qc7 (15... O-O 16. Nxd5 Kh8 (16... cxd5
17. Qxd5+ Kh8 18. Qxd7 $18) 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. Rhe1 Qd8 19. h6 gxh6 20. d5 $18)
16. Kb1 (16. Rhe1 g4 $13) 16... b5 17. Rde1 Nf6 18. Be6 Qf4 19. Qd1 Kd8 {
Schwarz hat eine höchst kritische Stellung sehr findigreich verteidigt, aber
seine Sorgen sind noch nicht zu Ende.} 20. Re5 Re8 (20... Bxc5 $2 21. Ne2 $18)
21. Rhe1 Bf8 (21... h6 22. Bf7 Rf8 23. Bg6 $18) (21... Qxh2 22. Rxg5 $16) 22.
h6 $6 (22. Bxd5 {ist wohl nicht korrekt:} Rxe5 (22... cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 (23...
Qxf2 24. Nxf6 Rxe5 25. dxe5+ Kc8 26. Ne4 $16) 24. Rxe8+ Kd7 25. R8e5 $16) 23.
dxe5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Qxd5+ Rd7 (25... Ke8 {reicht zum Remis.}) 26. Qa8+
Ke7 27. e6 Qxf2 28. Qe4 Rc7 {, und Schwarz dürfte gewinnen.}) (22. h3 {kommt
möglicherweise in Betracht.}) 22... Qxh2 23. Bxd5 $6 cxd5 $6 (23... Rxe5 24.
dxe5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 (25... Rd7 26. Qf3 Bxc5 27. hxg7 $18) 26. Qxd5+ Rd7 27.
Qa8+ (27. Qg8 Qxf2) (27. Qf3 Qf4) 27... Ke7 {mit der Absicht, Dh2xf2 folgen zu
lassen, sieht mir auch hier sehr vielversprechend für Schwarz aus.}) 24. Rxe8+
Nxe8 25. Qf3 Nf6 26. Nxd5 Qh5 (26... g4 $5 27. hxg7 Bxg7 28. Qf5 Qh5 29. Qf4
Nd7 30. Nb4 $13) 27. Qg3 Nd7 28. hxg7 (28. c6 $2 Qg6+ 29. Ka1 Qxc6 30. Qxg5+
Nf6) 28... Bxg7 29. Ka1 (29. Qe3 $5) 29... Bxd4 (29... Qg6 30. Qe3 $13) 30. c6
Ne5 31. Qa3 Qe8 $8 (31... Qf3 32. c7+ (32. Qd6+ Kc8 33. c7 Bxb2+) 32... Rxc7 (
32... Kc8 33. Qxf3 Nxf3 34. Re8+ $18) (32... Kd7 33. Qxf3 Nxf3 34. Re7+ $18)
33. Qd6+ Ke8 34. Nxc7+ $18) (31... Nxc6 32. Qd6+ $18) (31... Bxb2+ 32. Qxb2
Nxc6 33. Qh8+ Kd7 34. Nf6+ $18) (31... Qf7 32. Qd6+ Kc8 33. Rxe5 $18) (31...
Rf7 32. c7+ Kd7 33. Qxa6 Bxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Nc4+ (34... Rxf2+ 35. Ka1 $18) (34...
Nd3+ 35. Kb1 $18) 35. Kc1 Nd6 36. Re7+ $18) 32. Qd6+ Kc8 33. Rxe5 Qxe5 34. Nb6+
$4 (34. Qf8+ $142 Qe8 35. Qxe8#) 34... Bxb6 35. Qxe5 Bd8 36. Qe6+ Kb8 37. Qd6+
Kc8 38. Qe6+ Kb8 39. Kb1 (39. a4 $5) 39... Re7 40. Qd6+ Kc8 41. c7 $6 (41. Qa3
$5) 41... Rxc7 42. Qxa6+ Rb7 {Ich nehme an, daß Weiß diese Stellung nicht mehr
gewinnen kann.} 43. Qc6+ Kb8 44. b4 Bc7 45. Qe8+ Ka7 46. Qe3+ Bb6 47. Qxg5 Bxf2
48. Kc2 h6 49. Qxh6 Bb6 50. Qe6 Bc7 51. Qc6 Kb8 52. Kd3 Rb6 53. Qe8+ Kb7 54.
Kd4 Bd6 55. Qd7+ Bc7 56. Kc5 Kb8 57. a3 Kb7 58. Qd5+ Kb8 59. Qg8+ Kb7 60. Qf8
Ka7 61. Qc8 Bd6+ 62. Kd4 Bh2 63. Qd7+ Rb7 64. Qh3 Bc7 65. Qc8 Bh2 66. Qc2 Bc7
67. Kd5 Kb8 68. Kc6 Rb6+ 69. Kd7 Rd6+ 70. Ke7 Rb6 71. Qc5 Rb7 72. Ke6 Kc8 73.
Qf8+ Bd8 74. Kd6 Rb6+ 75. Kc5 Rb7 76. Qf5+ Kc7 77. Qe5+ Kd7 78. Qd6+ Kc8 79.
Qa6 Kc7 80. Qa8 Be7+ 81. Kd5 Bd8 82. Ke6 Rb6+ 83. Ke5 Rb7 84. Qa5+ Kc8 85. Qa6
Kc7 86. Qe6 Rb6 87. Qe8 Rb7 88. Kd5 Rb6 89. Kc5 Rb7 90. Qe5+ Kd7 91. Qf5+ Kc7
92. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Nc2 Nh5 11. g4 Be5 12. gxh5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Qg3+
15. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Nf1
g6 16. Ng3 Bg7 17. Bg5 Rb8 18. Qd2 Bc8 19. b4 Qe7 20. Bf1 Qf8 21. Bd3 h5 22.
Be3 Nh7 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Bc2 exd4 25. cxd4 Nb6 26. Bb3 Nc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28.
Bf4 Rb5 29. Ra5 d5 30. Be5 f6 31. Rxb5 axb5 32. Bc7 Bh6 33. Qc3 Qf7 34. Bb6
dxe4 35. Nxe4 Qd5 36. Nc5 Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 Kf7 38. Ne4 Bb7 39. Nc3 Qd7 40. Qe2
Nf8 41. d5 Bxd5 42. Nd4 Ne6 43. Ndxb5 Nf4 44. Qd1 Qc6 45. Nxd5 Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 {Survey ;CBM 32} Bc5 $6 (4... Bb4
$5 5. d3 d6 (5... O-O 6. g3 Nd4 7. Bg2 Nxf3+ 8. Qxf3 d6 9. Qe2 c6 10. O-O a6
11. h3 b5 {1/2-1/2 Christiansen,L-Kortschnoj,V (01)/Tilburg2.07 ;CBM 32 1992 
(46)}) 6. g3 Bc5 (6... O-O 7. Bg2 Nd4 (7... Ne8 {Ribli} 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 f5
10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. Nh4 Be6 13. f4 (13. Be3 Qd7 14. Re1 Nf6 15. Qa4
a6 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 d5 $13 {Christiansen,L-Morozevich,A/New York PCA/1995/
EXP47/}) 13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Qd7 15. Qa4 $14 {Cifuentes Parada,R-Groszpeter,A/
Novi Sad olm/1990/INF50,27/}) 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 dxc3 11. Qc2
Ng4 12. Qxc3 Qf6 {Nimzowitsch,A-Spielmann,R/Bled ;HCL 07 1931/1/2-1/2 (37)}) 7.
Bg2 Nd4 (7... Ng4 8. O-O f5 9. Nd5 h6 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Ng6 {
Nimzowitsch,A-Mieses,J/Hannover (06) ;HCL 14 1926/1-0 (41)}) 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 9. h3
Be6 10. f4 a6 11. Qf3 h6 12. Ne2 Bc5 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. Bc3 Bd7 15. b4 Ba7 16. a4
Nh7 17. Kd2 O-O 18. g4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. cxb5 Bb6 21. Rhd1 Bxb5 {0-1 Gulko,
B-Karpov,An/Reykjavik WCup (07) ;CBM 26 1991 (36)}) 5. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 (5... Bxf2+
6. Kxf2 Nxe5 7. d4 $16) (5... O-O 6. Nf3 $1 Re8 7. d3 $16 {Nimzowitsch,A-Yates,
F/Dresden (07) ;HCL 38 1926/1-0 (65)}) 6. d4 Bb4 (6... Bd6 7. c5 Bxc5 8. dxe5
$16 {Nimzowitsch,A-Reti,R/Berlin Tageblatt ;HCL 07 1928/1-0 (62)}) (6... Nxe4
7. Nxe4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 $14) 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. Qd4 (8. Qf3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ba5 10. Ba3
d6 11. exd6 O-O $13 {Rohde,M-Dlugy,M/New York op/1990/EXP16/INF49,(42)}) 8...
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 (9... Ba5 {Ribli} 10. Ba3 d6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. exd6 cxd6 13.
Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Bxd6 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Huebner,R (02)/Solingen m/1973/ ;MCL 08})
10. Qg4 g6 {Ribli: Diese Neuerung ist ein ganz logischer Zug, der Nachziehende
will noch nicht entscheiden, wie er fuer die Sicherheit seines Koenigs sorgen
wird.} (10... Kf8 11. Qg3 $5 d6 12. Be3 dxe5 13. Rd1 Bd7 (13... Qe8 14. Qxe5
$14 (14. Qxe5 {Ribli} Bd6 15. Qh5 $14 {Taimanov})) 14. Be2 $14) 11. Bh6 {
Ribli: Weiss will die schwarze Rochade einfach verhindern.} d6 12. Qe4 $1 {N} (
12. Qf4 dxe5 13. Qxe5 f6 14. Qe3 Kf7 $13) (12. Qg3 Be6 13. Be2 Qd7 $13) 12...
Qd7 (12... Bf5 13. Qxb7 Rb8 14. Qxa7 $16) (12... dxe5 13. Rd1 $16) 13. Bd3 (13.
Rd1 {Ribli} Qf5 14. Bd3 Qxe5 15. Qxe5 dxe5 16. Bg7 Rg8 17. Bxe5 c6 18. O-O Be6
$13) 13... dxe5 (13... Qf5 14. exd6 Qxe4+ 15. Bxe4 cxd6 16. O-O $16) 14. O-O {
Ribli: Fuer die Initiative opfert der Anziehende einen Bauern.} (14. Bg7 $5 Rg8
15. Bxe5 f5 $1 16. Qe3 Qc6 17. O-O Be6 18. Rfe1 $36) (14. Qxe5 {Ribli} Qe6 15.
Bf4 (15. Bg7 Rg8 16. O-O f6 17. Qxe6 Bxe6 $15) 15... f6 16. Qxe6 Bxe6 17. Bxc7
Rc8 18. Bg3 Bxc4 $15) 14... f6 15. f4 Qc6 {Ribli: Die richtige Entscheidung.
Schwarz gibt seinen Mehrbauern zurueck, um die weisse Initiative abzuwehren.}
16. Qxc6+ bxc6 17. fxe5 f5 {[#]} (17... fxe5 $2 {Ribli} 18. Bg7 Rg8 19. Bxe5
$36) 18. Rab1 $6 (18. g4 $5 Be6 $1 (18... Rb8 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21.
Rxf5 Rg8+ 22. Kh1 Rb2 23. Rh5 $1 $14) 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Bxf5 Bxc4 $13) 18...
Be6 19. Be2 (19. Rb7 $4 {Ribli} O-O-O $1 $19) 19... Kf7 20. Rb7 (20. Be3 {Ribli
} Rhb8 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Bxa7 Ra8 23. Be3 Rxa2 $15) 20... Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Rhc8 (
21... Bb6 $2 22. c5 $1 Bc8 23. Bc4+ Ke7 24. Bg5+ Ke8 25. cxb6 Bxb7 26. Bf6 Rf8
27. bxc7 $44) 22. Rfb1 a5 {Ribli: Eine exzellente Idee, mit dem Schwarz seinen
a8-Turm ins Spiel bringen kann.} 23. a4 Ra6 24. R7b2 Rb6 25. Bg5 Rcb8 26. Rxb6
Rxb6 27. Rd1 (27. Rxb6 cxb6 28. Bf3 Bd7 29. Bf6 Ke6 30. h3 Be3 $19) 27... Be7 {
Ribli: Schwarz hat eine ueberlegene Stellung; Seine Figuren postieren sehr gut
-Rb6, Be6-.} 28. h4 Rb3 29. Bf3 Rxc3 30. Bxc6 Rxc4 31. Bb5 Rc5 32. Re1 c6 33.
Ba6 Bxg5 34. hxg5 Rc3 35. Rb1 Rb3 36. Rc1 Bd5 {Ribli: Droht /\ Re3 oder Rb2.}
37. Bc4 (37. Rxc6 $2 Rb1+ $19) 37... Rb4 38. Bxd5+ cxd5 39. Rc7+ (39. Rc5 Rxa4
40. Rxd5 Ke6 41. Rb5 Rh4+ 42. Kg1 a4 43. Ra5 Rg4 $19) 39... Ke6 40. Rxh7 Kxe5
41. Rg7 Kf4 (41... Kf4 $1 42. Rxg6 Kg3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 $5 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O c5 13. Re1 b6 14. Ne5 $2
(14. b3) 14... cxd4 $1 15. Qf3 (15. Ng6+ fxg6 16. Qf3+ Nf6 (16... Ke7 17. Qxa8)
17. Qxa8 Bxh2+ $5 (17... Kf7 18. h3 Re8 19. Qf3 Bb7) 18. Kf1 $1 Kf7 19. g3 Bxg3
(19... Bb7 20. Qxh8 Qc6 $13 21. Bf4 (21. Bxh6 Qg2+ 22. Ke2 Bf3+ 23. Kd2 Qxf2+
24. Be2 (24. Re2 $4 Ne4+) 24... gxh6 25. Qxh6 Bxg3 $19) 21... Qg2+ 22. Ke2 Bf3+
23. Kd2 Qxf2+ 24. Be2 Bxg3 $1) 20. fxg3 Bb7 21. Qxh8 Qxg3 22. Re2) 15... Bxe5 (
15... Nxe5 16. Qxa8 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bd6) 16. Qxa8 Bxh2+ 17. Kf1 $1
Bd6 (17... Ke7 18. g3 $5 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Bb7 20. Qxh8 Qxg3 21. Re2 {Unclear but
I suspect that White has too many men to be in trouble.} Ne5 (21... Qh3+ 22.
Ke1 Qg3+ 23. Rf2 Ne5 24. Bf4 (24. Be2) 24... Nf3+) 22. Bg5+ Qxg5 23. Qb8) 18.
Bd2 (18. Re4 e5 19. f4 Qb7) 18... Ke7 (18... Nc5 19. b4 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Qb7 21.
Qxb7 Bxb7 $15 {Khalifman}) 19. Qe4 Qc5 20. b4 (20. c3) (20. c4) 20... Qh5 $6 (
20... Qe5) 21. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 $6 (21... Qh1+ $1 22. Ke2 Qh5+ 23. Kf1 $10 (23. f3
e5)) (21... Bxb4 22. Qxd4 Bxe1 23. Bd6+ Kd8 24. Qxg7) 22. Qxf4 Bb7 23. Kg1 Qg5
24. Qxg5+ hxg5 25. Be4 $1 (25. a4 $5) 25... Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Rc8 (26... e5 $2 27.
c3 $1) 27. Rxd4 Rxc2 28. Rad1 $2 (28. Rdd1 $3 {to force a pair of rooks off.})
28... Nf6 $1 $10 29. R4d2 Rc4 (29... Rc7 30. Re2 $1 Rc4 31. a3 Rc3 32. Re3) 30.
Rd4 Rc2 31. R4d2 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Qxc4
Bf5 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nh4 Be6 11. Qd3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. a4 Nb6 14. a5 Bc4 15.
Qc2 Nd7 16. Re1 Re8 17. Nf3 e5 18. e4 Qc7 19. Be3 Ba6 20. Nd2 Nf8 21. f4 exd4
22. cxd4 f5 23. e5 Ne6 24. Nb3 Bf8 25. Red1 Red8 26. Rac1 Rac8 27. Bf3 Ba3 28.
Ra1 Bf8 29. Rac1 Ba3 30. Rb1 Qf7 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Nc7 34.
Rd6 Bc4 35. Rf6 Bb3 36. Rxf7 Bxc2 37. Rd7 Bb3 38. a6 Nxa6 39. Rxb7 Bd5 40.
Bxd5+ cxd5 41. Rxa7 Nxc5 42. Bxc5 Rxc5 43. Kf2 d4 44. Ke2 Rc3 45. Rd7 Re3+ 46.
Kd2 g5 47. Rxd4 gxf4 48. gxf4 Rh3 49. Rd6 Rf3 50. Rd4 Rh3 51. Rd8+ Kg7 52. Rd7+
Kg6 53. Rd6+ Kh5 54. Rd8 Rxh2+ 55. Kd3 Rh3+ 56. Kd4 Rf3 57. e6 Rxf4+ 58. Ke5
Rf1 59. Kf6 Kg4 60. Rg8+ Kh4 61. e7 Re1 62. e8=Q Rxe8 63. Rxe8 f4 64. Kf5 Kg3
65. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Palac, Mladen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 b4 13. Na4 Nxe4 14. Qxb4 d5
15. Qe1 O-O 16. Bd3 f5 17. g4 Bf6 18. gxf5 exf5 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Nc3 Be6 21.
Rf1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qf6 23. Qd1 Rad8 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 e3 26. Qd3 Rde8 27.
Qe2 Qc6 28. Rd3 Qe4 29. f5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Qxf5 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Qf1+ 33.
Qc1 Qg2 34. c4 Qxh2 35. c5 Kf7 36. c6 Qc7 37. Qc4+ Ke7 38. Qxa6 Kd6 39. Qa3+
Kxc6 40. Qc3+ Kb7 41. Qxc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
c6 9. e4 Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. Nc2 (12. Re2 $5 Ng4 (12... Nc5 13.
Nb3 Nfd7 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Qc2 $16 {Nogueiras,J-Diaz,J/Cuba/1996/
1|0/52/}) (12... Qb4 13. Rc2 Nc5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Be3 a5 16. Nb3 a4 17. Nxc5
dxc5 18. Rb1 Rd8 19. Qc1 $16 {Akopian,V-Sherzer,A/Biel/1993/1|0/61/}) 13. Rd2
Nge5 14. b3 Nc5 15. Rc2 a5 16. Rb1 Ned7 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Re2 $14 {Wojtkiewicz,
A-Anderson,R/Las Vegas/1993/1|0/36/}) (12. Nb3 Ne5 13. Be3 c5 14. Bf1 Be6 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne4 17. Kg2 f5 $132 {Epishin,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow/1995/0|1/73/
}) 12... a5 (12... Nc5 $5 13. Rb1 Ng4 14. hxg4 Bxc3 15. Re3 Be5 16. g5 Be6 17.
Na3 a5 $132 {Konopka,M-Kveinys,A/Marbach/1994/0|1/42/}) (12... Qc7 13. Be3 a5
14. Nd4 a4 15. Qc2 Qa5 16. Rad1 Qb4 17. b3 Nc5 18. Rb1 $14 {Karpov,An-Kamsky,G/
Monaco/1994/0|1/62/}) 13. Rb1 Nc5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Bf4 Bf8 16. b3 h6 (16... Ne6
17. Be3 Bg7 18. Qd2 $16) 17. Nd4 Bg7 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. Red1 Rad8 20. a3 Nh7 21.
b4 (21. Be3 f5 $6 (21... Qc8 $5 $132) 22. exf5 Bxd4 23. fxg6 Bxe3 24. gxh7+ Kh8
25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Ne6 28. Ne4 $16) 21... axb4 22. axb4 Bxd4
23. bxc5 (23. Rxd4 Ne6 24. Rd2 (24. Bxd6 $4 Nxd4 25. Bxc7 Nxc2 26. Bxd8 Rxd8
$19) 24... Nxf4 25. gxf4 d5 $1 $36) 23... Bxc5 24. Na4 Ba7 (24... Qc8 25. Nxc5
dxc5 26. Bxh6 Bxh3 27. Qb2 f6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qxb7 Qxb7 30. Rxb7 Bxg2 31.
Kxg2 $36) 25. Rxd6 Qc8 26. Bxh6 Bxh3 27. Qb2 f6 28. Rxf6 (28. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 29.
Qxb7 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Qxb7 31. Rxb7 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Bd4 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. Rd7 Kg8 (
34... Ng5 35. Bg7+ Kg8 36. Bxf6 $18) 35. Nc5 $18) 28... Nxf6 29. Qxf6 Bd4 (
29... Qd7 30. Bxh3 $18) 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Bg5 (31. Bg7+ Bxg7 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33.
Bxh3 Qc7 34. Nc5 Qe5 35. Bf5 $40) 31... Qg4 32. Bf6+ (32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Bxh3
Qxg3+ $6 (33... Bxf2+ $5 34. Kxf2 Qxe4 35. Bf6 Qc2+ (35... Qe2+ 36. Kg1 Rd1+
37. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38. Bf1 $18) 36. Kg1 Qxb1+ 37. Bf1 Rd7 (37... Qh7 38. Qg5+ Kf7
39. Bxd8 $18) 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qg7+ Ke6 40. Nc5+ $18) 34. Kh1 $18) 32... Bxf6
33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. Rxb7 Rf8 (34... Bxg2 $4 35. Qf7+ $18) 35. Qh6 (35. Bxh3 $4
Qd1+ $19) 35... Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rh1+ 37. Kxh1 (37. Bxh1 $4 Rxf2+ 38. Kg1 Qxg3+ $19
) 37... Bxg2+ 38. Kg1 (38. Kh2 $1 Bxe4 39. f3 $1 Rxf3 40. Rb8+ Kf7 41. Qf8+ (
41. Rf8+ Ke7 $13) 41... Kg6 (41... Ke6 42. Qc8+ $18) 42. Qg8+ Kh5 43. Qh8+ Kg5
44. Rg8+ (44. Qe5+ Qf5 (44... Kh6 45. Rh8+ Bh7 $14) 45. Rg8+ Kh6 46. Qh8+ Qh7
$14) 44... Bg6 45. Qe5+ Qf5 $14) 38... Qd1+ 39. Kxg2 Qf3+ 40. Kh2 (40. Kg1 $4
Qxf2+ 41. Kh1 Qf1+ 42. Kh2 Rf2#) 40... Qxf2+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42. Kh4 (42. Kh4 Qh1+
43. Kg5 Qc1+ 44. Kh5 (44. Kg6 Rf6+) 44... Qh1+ 45. Kg5 (45. Kg6 Rf6+) 45...
Qc1+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hall, Jesper"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qd2 a6 7. O-O-O Qe7 8.
f4 g6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. e5 d5 12. g4 c5 13. dxc5 g5 14. fxg5 hxg5 15.
Rde1 Nxc5 16. Kb1 b5 17. Rhf1 Bh6 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Bxb5+ axb5 20. Ncxb5 O-O 21.
Rf6 Bg7 22. Qxg5 Ne4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Nd6 Rfd8 25. Nxf7 Rxd4 26. c3 e3 27.
Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nh6+ Kh7 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. cxd4 e2 0-1

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 Bb4 $5 (4... dxe4 $5) 5. Bd3 $5 {N/} (5. e5
c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Ne7 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. cxd5 Qxd5
12. O-O Bb7 $132 {Shirov,A-Liiva,R/Tallinn/1996/0,5/38/}) (5. Bd2 dxc4 6. Bxc4
Nf6 7. Qe2 Qxd4 8. Nf3 Qd8 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 Be7 11. Rac1 O-O 12. e5 $44 {
San Segundo,P-Shirov,A/Madrid/1996/0|1/58/}) (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 dxe4 7. Qg4
Nf6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 Nbd7 10. Ne2 Qa5 11. a4 b6 12. Bd2 c5 $132 {Bagirov,
V-Beltran/Oberhausen/1961/1|0/47/}) (5. Qg4 Nf6 6. Qxg7 Rg8 7. Qh6 dxe4 8. Nge2
c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qb6 $13 {Ehlvest,
J-Skomorokhin,R/St Petersburg/1994/1|0/34/}) 5... dxe4 6. Bxe4 Nf6 7. Bc2 c5 8.
Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Ba4+ $1 (10. Ndb5 a6 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Na3 Be6 $15) (
10. Nde2 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 Be6 12. b3 Ne4 13. Bb2 Nc6 $10) 10... Bd7 11. Nde2 Ne4
(11... O-O $5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bg5 Be7 $14) 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Nxc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
O-O (14... Bxa4 15. Qxa4+ Qd7 16. Qa3 $36) 15. Bc2 Bc6 (15... Be6 $5 16. Qh5 f5
) 16. Qh5 e4 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Bd4 $16 Re8 19. f4 (19. Rae1 $5) 19... Nf8 20. f5
f6 21. Bb3 Kh8 22. Rae1 e3 23. Re2 (23. Rxe3 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 Qd3 25. Bd4 Re8 $44)
23... Qa5 $6 (23... Re4 $5) 24. Qf7 $1 Nd7 25. Rf4 Rf8 (25... Nc5 $2 26. Bxf6
$1 $18) 26. Qh5 Nc5 27. Rh4 h6 28. Qg6 Rae8 (28... Nxb3 29. Rxh6+ gxh6 (29...
Kg8 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Rxf6+ Ke8 32. Rxe3+ $18) 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32.
Rxe3 $18) 29. Rxh6+ gxh6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. Bxf6+ Rxf6 33. Qxf6+
Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kf8 (34... Kh8 35. f6 Qc7 36. f7 Rf8 37. Qh5+ Kg7 38. Rxe3 $18)
35. f6 Qc7 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Qg5+ Kh7 38. Qxc5 $18 Re5 39. Qf8 Rh5 40. Bc2+ 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Nb6 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15.
Nh2 Ng6 16. Be3 c6 17. Qd2 Na4 18. Qc2 Nc5 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
Rb8 22. Ng4 Nd7 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Qd3 Qd7 25. Nc2 Rb7 26. Nb4 Nh5 27. Qd1 Nhf4
28. Bxf4 Nxf4 29. Ra6 Ra7 30. Rxa7 Qxa7 31. Qd2 f5 32. Kh2 h6 33. Qe3 Ra8 34.
Qxa7 Rxa7 35. g3 Ng6 36. Kg2 Ne7 37. h4 Kf7 38. Rd1 Kf6 39. Kf3 Nc8 40. Ke2 Nb6
41. Kd3 Na4 42. Kc2 Nc5 43. Rb1 Ra8 44. Nd3 Nxd3 45. Kxd3 e4+ 46. Ke3 Ke5 47.
f3 exf3 48. Kxf3 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. g4 f4 51. Re1+ Kxd5 52. Re7 Rh8 53. Rg7
Rh3+ 54. Kf2 Ke4 55. Re7+ Kd3 56. Rd7 Rg3 57. Rxd6+ Kc4 58. Rd4+ Kc5 59. b4+
Kc6 60. c4 bxc4 61. Rxc4+ Kb6 62. Rc5 Rxg4 63. Rf5 Rg3 64. b5 Kc7 65. Kf1 Kd6
66. b6 Kc6 67. Rf6+ Kd5 68. Rf5+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Kh1 Bb4 9. Qd3 O-O 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne5 $5 {N/} (11... Qe5 12. f4 Qxe4 13.
Qg3 $1 (13. Qh3 Qg6 14. Bd3 Ne4 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Be7 Re8 17. Bd6 c5 18. Bxc5
Bb7 19. Bd4 f5 $36 {Ivanovic,B-Rublevsky,S/Tivat/1995/0|1/26/}) 13... Qg6 14.
Bd3 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Qxe4 16. f5 Nxd4 (16... Qe5 $2 17. Bf4 Qf6 18. Nxc6 $22 bxc6
19. Bg5 $18 {Ivanovic,B-Miladinovic,I/Tivat/1995/1|0/18/}) 17. Bf6 g6 18. cxd4
exf5 19. Qg5 Qe6 20. d5 h6 21. Qh4 Qb6 22. Rab1 Qd6 23. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 24. Qxh6
$18 {Pavlovic,M-Perdomo Carlos,A/GRE/1995/1|0/25/}) 12. Qe3 Neg4 13. Qh3 (13.
Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Qh3 Ne5 15. f4 Nc4 16. f5 f6 17. Bc1 e5 $17) 13... Nxf2+ 14. Rxf2
Nxe4 15. Qe3 (15. Bh4 Nxf2+ 16. Bxf2 d5 $132) 15... Nxf2+ 16. Qxf2 d5 (16...
Qxc3 17. Rf1 $146) 17. Rf1 e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 (18... f6 $5 19. Bc1 Bxf5 20. Qxf5
Rad8 $132) 19. Qxf5 Qd6 (19... Qxc3 20. Be7 $36) (19... f6 20. Bd3 g6 21. Qe6+
Qf7 22. Qxf6 Qxf6 23. Bxf6 e4 24. Be2 Rf7 25. Kg1 $16) 20. c4 f6 21. Bc1 d4 22.
Bf3 (22. Bd3 g6 23. Qg4 Kh8 $132) 22... Rac8 23. Qd3 (23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Rf3 g6 (
24... Qb4 $5) 25. Qd3 b5 $132) 23... b5 24. c5 (24. cxb5 Rc3 25. Qe2 f5 $13)
24... Qxc5 25. Be4 f5 (25... g6 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Rf3 $18) (25...
h6 26. Qh3 $36) 26. Bxf5 Qc4 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Re1 Rce8 29. Qxc4 (29. h3 Qxd3
30. Bxd3 e4 31. Bxe4 (31. Bf1 Rf2 $36) (31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Rf1+ $19) 31...
Rf6 32. Bd2 Rfe6 $19) 29... bxc4 30. Be4 Rb8 31. Ba3 (31. Bg5 Rb2 32. a3 Rfb8
$13) 31... Rfd8 32. Kg1 d3 33. c3 (33. cxd3 cxd3 34. Rd1 (34. Kf2 $5) 34... Rd4
35. Bg6 e4 36. Kf2 Ra4 $36) 33... Rb5 34. Be7 (34. Bb4 a5 35. a4 Rxb4 36. cxb4
axb4 37. Kf2 d2 38. Rd1 b3 39. Ke2 c3 40. a5 Rd6 $17) 34... Rdb8 35. Kf2 Rb1 (
35... Rb2+ 36. Ke3 Rxa2 37. Bd5 $13) 36. Bb4 Rb2+ 37. Ke3 Rxa2 38. Bd5 a5 39.
Bd6 $4 (39. Be7 $5 Rc8 $13) 39... Rd8 40. Bxc4 Re2+ $1 41. Rxe2 dxe2 $19 42.
Bxe2 Rxd6 43. Bb5 Rd5 44. c4 Rd4 45. h4 Kh7 46. g4 Kg6 47. c5 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. c3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. f4 Bc5 8. O-O
d6 9. Kh1 Nf6 10. Bf3 O-O 11. Qe1 e5 12. Nb3 Ba7 13. Qg3 Nbd7 14. Na3 b5 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Nc2 Bb7 18. Rae1 Kh8 19. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[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. Ne5
Bb7 9. b3 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 (6... Qa5
$5 7. Bxb5 $5 (7. e5 b4 8. Bd2 bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qa4 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Qxa4 Rxa4 12.
Bb5 Ra7 13. Ne2 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. O-O d6 16. Rfe1 Nd7 17. Ng3 Rg8 18. Nf5
Rg5 19. Ne3 Nb6 20. f4 Rxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 $44 {[%csl Gd6,Ge7,Gf6,Gf7] [+],
Oshiro,M-Salmon,N/Seattle Washington-ch/1995/}) 7... Nxe4 8. Nge2 Ba6 9. Bd3
Nxc3 10. Nxc3 d6 11. O-O g6 12. Re1 Bg7 13. Bg5 Ra7 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. a4 Bxc3
$2 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Rc1 Qa5 18. Bf6 O-O 19. Rxe7 Nc7 20. Qf3 Qd2 21. Rd1 Qc2
22. Rde1 Qxa4 23. Rxc7 $1 Re8 (23... Rxc7 24. Qe3 $18 {[%cal Re3h6] /\Qh6+-})
24. Qe3 {1-0/Yakovich,Y-Vaatainen,T/Helsinki op/1992/}) (6... Qa5 $5 {Chekhov})
7. Nb5 d6 8. Bf4 g5 (8... g6 9. e5 Nh5 10. exd6 exd6 11. Qe2+ Kd7 12. Be3 Qe7
13. g3 Bg7 14. Nf3 Ra5 15. Bh3+ Kd8 16. Bxc8 Kxc8 17. O-O Qd7 18. a4 Kb7 19.
Nd2 f5 20. Nb3 Ra6 21. Bxc5 $1 Re8 22. Qd2 Ka8 23. Bxb4 $18 {Gnichtel,G-Turzo,
A/Budapest FS02 IM/1996/}) 9. Bxg5 Nxe4 10. Bf4 Bg7 (10... Qa5 $5 11. Bc4 Ba6
12. Qe2 Kd8 13. Qxe4 Bxb5 14. Nf3 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Qa6 16. Nd2 (16. Qe4 $5 {
Chekhov}) 16... Qxc4 17. Nxc4 Na6 18. Ke2 Nc7 19. Rhd1 Bg7 20. a3 bxa3 21. Rxa3
Rb8 $15 {[%csl Rb2,Rd5] ><b2,d5,Tozer,R-Ernst,T/London/1988/}) 11. Qe2 Nf6 12.
Nxd6+ Kf8 13. Nxc8 Qxc8 14. Qf3 $5 $146 {Sokolov's move is rather logical-he
refrains from opening the position due to Black's lead in development and aims
to bring out his K-side pieces in a more stabilized situation.} (14. d6 exd6 (
14... e6 15. Qd2 (15. Nf3 Nbd7 16. Qd2 Qc6 17. Bh6 Rg8 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Qf4 Nxd6
20. O-O Nf5 21. Bxg7+ Rxg7 22. g3 Qd6 {1/2/Touzane,O-Bricard,E/FRA-chT/1993/}
23. Qe4 $14 {[%csl Rf8] עf8}) 15... Nd5 16. Bh6 Qd7 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. Qg5+
Kf8 19. Qh6+ Ke8 20. Qg7 Rf8 21. Nf3 Qxd6 22. Bb5+ Ke7 23. O-O Nd7 24. Bxd7
Qxd7 25. Rfd1 Qb7 26. Qxh7 Rh8 27. Qe4 $16 {Reinemer,F-Roehrich,S/Dortmund
op-A/1993/}) (14... Nc6 15. dxe7+ Kg8 16. Nf3 Qf5 17. Bd6 Ne4 18. Qa6 Qc8 19.
Qxc8+ Rxc8 20. O-O-O Nxd6 21. Rxd6 Nxe7 22. Bc4 h6 23. Re1 Rc7 24. Rd8+ Bf8 25.
Ne5 Nc6 26. Rd3 $40 {Kolpakov-Egin/Spartakiada/1979/}) 15. Bxd6+ Kg8 16. Nf3 (
16. Qf3 Nc6 17. Ne2 Qe8 18. Bxc5 Ne4 19. Be3 b3 20. Nc1 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22.
Be2 Bxb2 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Nxb3 Bc3+ 25. Kf1 Bxa1 26. Nxa1 Rxa2 $19 {Koerholz,
L-Leko,P/Budapest Exp2/1993/}) (16. Rc1 Nbd7 17. Qc4 Qb7 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Bf4
Bxb2 20. Bd3 Bxc1 21. Bxc1 Re8 22. O-O Nef6 23. Bb2 Qd5 $15 {Hrtanek,
V-Chytilek,R/MOR-chT 9495/1995/}) (16. Qc4 Nbd7 17. O-O-O Nb6 18. Qb5 Nfd5 19.
Re1 c4 20. f4 Bxb2+ $1 21. Kxb2 Rxa2+ 22. Kc1 Ra1+ 23. Kd2 c3+ 24. Ke2 Rxe1+
25. Kxe1 c2 $19 {Touzane,O-Votava,J/Budapest3 GM/1995/}) 16... Nc6 $5 (16...
Qc6 17. Bxb8 $5 (17. Bg3 Nbd7 18. Qc2 Re8+ (18... Qe6+ 19. Be2 b3 20. Qc4 Rxa2
21. Rxa2 bxa2 22. O-O Qxc4 23. Bxc4 Ne4 24. Bxa2 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Ne5 26. Nh4 Bf6
27. Nf5 h5 28. Rd1 $16 {Timoshchenko,G-Golod,V/SVK-chT/1993/}) 19. Be2 Qe4 20.
Rc1 Nb6 21. Kf1 Qxc2 22. Rxc2 Ne4 23. Bf4 Nd5 24. Bc1 h6 25. g3 Kh7 26. Bd3 f5
27. Nh4 Rhf8 $44 {Timoshchenko,G-Nielsen,U/London Lloyds/1993/}) (17. O-O-O Qa4
18. Qc4 Nc6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Re8 21. f4 Rxe5 22. fxe5 Bh6+ 23. Rd2 Qd7 24.
Bd3 Nd5 25. Bf5 Qxf5 26. Qxd5 Kg7 27. Re1 c4 28. g4 Qf2 29. Kd1 Bxd2 30. Qxd2
$14 {Meins,G-Mainka,R/Groningen op/1995/}) 17... Rxb8 18. Qc2 Re8+ 19. Be2 Qe4
20. Rc1 Nd5 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Rxc5 Nf4 23. Rc8+ Bf8 24. Rc2 Nxg2+ 25. Kf1 Nf4
26. Rg1+ Ng6 27. h4 h5 28. Ng5 Rf4 29. Rc7 Bd6 30. Rxf7 $1 $18 {Meins,G-Sandor,
C/BL 9495/1994/}) 17. Bxc5 Nd5 18. Qd2 (18. g3 $5 $13) 18... Qe6+ 19. Be2 Bh6
20. Qd1 Nf4 21. Rg1 b3 $17 {Hernando Pertierra,J-Lanka,Z/ESP/1994/}) 14... e6
$5 $146 (14... Nbd7 $6 15. Bb5 Ra5 16. Bc6 c4 17. Ne2 Nb6 18. Rd1 Qd8 19. d6 e5
20. Bg5 e4 21. Qf4 h6 22. Bh4 Qc8 23. Bxf6 Qxc6 24. O-O Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Kg8 26.
Ng3 Rg5 27. Nf5 $40 {Sokolov,I-Shirov,A/Bosnia m ICC/1995/}) 15. d6 (15. dxe6
Qxe6+ 16. Ne2 Nc6 $36 {[%csl Re1] @,><Ke1,}) 15... Nc6 16. Qh3 (16. Rc1 Nd4 17.
Qh3 e5 $5 $44) 16... h5 (16... Nd4 $142 17. Bd3 (17. Rc1 $5 Rxa2 18. Be5 $36)
17... e5 $5 (17... c4 18. Rc1 c3 19. bxc3 bxc3 20. Nf3 $16) (17... h5 {Chekhov}
18. Nf3 Nb3 19. Rd1 Rxa2 20. O-O $36) (17... Nd5 18. Bh6 $16) 18. Bxe5 (18. Bg5
Qxh3 19. Nxh3 c4 $36) 18... Qe8 (18... Qxh3 19. Nxh3 Re8 20. f4 Nd7 21. O-O $1
$36) 19. Qe3 Nd5 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qxe8 Rhxe8+ $44) (16... Nd5 17. Bh6 $40)
17. Bc4 (17. Nf3 Nd5 $17) 17... Nd4 18. Rc1 Qc6 19. Ne2 $8 (19. Nf3 $2 Qe4+ (
19... Nxf3+ {Chekhov} 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Nd7 22. Bb5 (22. Rc2 $5) 22...
Bxb2 23. Rc2 (23. Bxd7 Bxc1 24. Bxc1 Rd8 $6 (24... Rxa2 $1 $13) 25. Bb5 Rxd6
26. Be3 Kg7 27. Ke2 Ra8 28. Bc4 $16) 23... Be5 $13) 20. Be3 Nc2+ $40) 19...
Nxe2 (19... Qe4 $2 20. Bd3 $16) 20. Kxe2 (20. Bxe2 $2 Rxa2 $17) 20... Nd5 21.
Bxd5 Qxd5 (21... exd5 22. Rhd1 Rxa2 (22... Bxb2 23. Rc2 Bc3 24. Qf5 $40) 23.
Kf1 Rxb2 24. Qf5 $36) 22. Rhd1 Bd4 (22... Qxa2 23. Rxc5 Qxb2+ 24. Rd2 $16 {
[%csl Gd6,Rf8] o^d6,עf8}) 23. Qf3 $1 Qxf3+ (23... Rxa2 $2 24. Qxd5 exd5 (24...
Rxb2+ 25. Ke1 Bxf2+ 26. Kf1 exd5 27. Be5 $18) 25. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 26. Rc8+ Kg7 27.
Rxh8 Kxh8 28. d7 Ra8 29. Bg5 $18 (29. Bc7 $18 {Chekhov})) 24. Kxf3 Kg7 (24...
Rxa2 $2 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Rc8+ Kg7 27. Rxh8 Kxh8 28. d7 Ra8 29. Bc7 $18 (29.
Bg5 $18 {Chekhov})) 25. Be3 Rhd8 (25... Bxe3 26. Kxe3 Rxa2 27. d7 Rd8 28. Rxc5
{[%cal Rc5c8] /\Rc8+-} Ra7 29. Rxh5 Raxd7 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Rb5 $18) (25... e5
26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Rc5 f6 28. Ke4 $1 Rxa2 (28... Kg6 29. f4 $16) 29. Kf5 Rxb2
30. d7 {[%csl Gd7] and the passed pawn will cost Black a R.}) (25... Rxa2 26.
Bxd4+ cxd4 27. Rxd4 Rd8 $8 {-25...Rhd8}) 26. Bxd4+ cxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxa2 28. d7
Ra7 $8 29. Rcd1 b3 30. Kg3 Kf6 31. Kh4 (31. R1d3 $5 Ke7 32. Kh4 Ra5 33. Rxb3
Rxd7 34. Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. Rb7+ $16) 31... Ra5 32. Rb4 Ke7 33. Rxb3 (33. Rb7 $5 {
Chekhov} Re5 34. Rd2 Re4+ 35. Kh3 $16) 33... Rxd7 34. Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. f4 $2 (35.
Rb7+ $142 Ke8 36. f4 Kf8 37. g4 hxg4 38. Kxg4 Kg7 39. b4 Ra2 40. h4 Kf6 41. b5
$18 {[%csl Gb5,Gh4] o^b,h}) 35... Ke7 36. Rb8 (36. Rg3 Rb5 37. b3 Kf6 $10)
36... Kf6 37. g3 (37. Rh8 Rb5 $10) (37. Kg3 $5 $14) 37... Kg7 38. b4 Rd5 39. b5
e5 $1 {[%csl Rh4] עh4} 40. b6 (40. fxe5 Rxe5 41. g4 (41. Kh3 Re2 $10) 41...
hxg4 42. Kxg4 Kg6 43. h4 (43. Kf4 {Chekhov} Rh5 $10) 43... f5+ 44. Kf3 Re4 45.
b6 Kh7 $1 $10 (45... Rxh4 $2 46. b7 Rb4 47. Rg8+)) 40... exf4 41. gxf4 Rb5 42.
b7 Kf6 43. h3 (43. Kg3 Kf5 {[%cal Rb5b3] /\Rb3=}) 43... Rb3 44. Rh8 (44. Rh8
Rxb7 45. Rxh5 Kg6 $10 (45... Rb4 $10 {Chekhov})) (44. Kxh5 Rxh3+ 45. Kg4 Rb3
$10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} 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 d4 11. Ng5 dxc3 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. bxc3 Qd3
14. Bc2 Qxc3 15. Nb3 Rd8 $5 (15... Nxb3 16. Bxb3 Nd4 17. Qg4 Qxa1 18. Bxe6 Rd8
19. Bh6 Qc3 20. Bxg7 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Anand,V (10)/PCA-Wch (New York)/1995 (38)}
) 16. Bd2 Rxd2 (16... Qxe5 $5 17. Qg4 (17. Re1 Qd5 18. Bf4 (18. Qg4 {Wedberg}
Ne5 (18... e5 19. Bg5 Rd7 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Be4 $16) 19. Rxe5 Qxe5 20. Re1 Qd5
21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxe6+ Kf7 23. Bb3 {+-}) 18... Nb4) 17... Bd6 (17... Nxb3 18.
Rae1 Nxd2 19. Rxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe6+ Be7 21. Qxe5) 18. f4 Qf6) (16... Qc4 17. Qh5+
Kd7 18. Rac1 $40) 17. Nxd2 $14 {Kasparov} Nxe5 $6 (17... Qxe5 18. Re1 Qf6 19.
Nb3 $14) 18. Nb3 Ned7 (18... Ncd3 19. Bxd3 Nxd3 20. Qf3 $16) (18... Bd6 19. Rc1
Ncd3 20. Bxd3 Qxd3 21. Nc5 $16) 19. Nd4 $1 Bd6 20. Rc1 Qb2 (20... Qa3 21. Qh5+
Kf8 22. Bb3 $16) 21. Bb3 Nxb3 (21... O-O 22. Rc2 Qa3 23. Nxe6 Nxb3 24. Nxf8 $18
) 22. axb3 {Black has too many weaknesses: a6,c7 and e6 pawns.} O-O (22... c5
$2 23. Re1 $18) (22... e5 {Wedberg} 23. Ne6 $16) 23. Rc2 Qa3 24. Nxe6 Qxb3 (
24... Rf7 25. Nxc7 Qxb3 26. Nxa6 $18) 25. Nxf8 Nxf8 (25... Kxf8 $6 26. Rxc7 $1
$18) 26. Qb1 Qxb1 (26... Qe6 27. Qa2 $18) (26... Qf7 {Wedberg} 27. Qa2 Ne6 28.
Re1 {+-}) 27. Rxb1 Nd7 28. Rd1 (28. Rc6 Nb8) 28... Nc5 (28... Nb6 29. Rc6 Be5
30. g3 g5 31. Re1 $18) 29. Rd5 Ne4 30. Rc6 (30. Rc6 Nf6 31. Rf5 b4 32. Rxa6 $18
) 1-0

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 $5 (10. Ne2 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. e4 N5b6 14.
Nc3 c4 15. Be2 Nc5 $15 {Lobron-Karpov/Dortmund/1995}) 10... Nd7 11. e4 Ne7 12.
O-O O-O 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 $5 {/\Qd2,Bh5}) 13... h6 $1 $146 (13... e5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. Bc4 Qc5 18. Qd7 Rae8 19. Qxb7 Bxc3 20. Rac1
Qxg5 21. Rxc3 b5 22. Bb3 Qd2 23. Qxa7 Qxb2 24. Qc5 $16 {Lobron-de Boer/
Amsterdam op/1995}) 14. Be3 (14. Bh4 $5 g5 15. Bg3 f5 16. Bd6 $13) 14... Kh7
15. Rc1 f5 $10 16. exf5 (16. Nc3 f4 17. Bd2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20.
Be2 Qd6 $15) 16... exf5 17. Bf4 $1 (17. Nc3 c5 18. dxc5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nxc5 $15)
17... Nd5 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Nc3 Qf6 (19... N7f6 20. Be5) 20. Bg3 (20. Be5 $6 Nxe5
21. dxe5 (21. Nxe5 Nf4 $17 {[%csl Rd4] /\Rad8,><d4}) 21... Qf7 $15 {[%csl Re5]
><e5}) 20... Nxc3 21. bxc3 c5 22. Bb5 $1 (22. Re1 $2 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 (23. Nxe1
f4 $19) 23... Bxf3 24. gxf3 cxd4 25. cxd4 Qxd4 $17) 22... Re7 23. Ne5 (23. Qa4
$5 Bxf3 (23... Rd8 $5) 24. gxf3 (24. Bxd7 $2 Be2 25. Rfe1 f4 $19) 24... Nf8 25.
dxc5 bxc5 26. Rfd1 $13) 23... Nxe5 24. dxe5 (24. Bxe5 Qg5 25. g3 Bxe5 26. dxe5
f4 $15) 24... Qf7 25. f4 a6 26. Be2 Rd7 27. Qe1 (27. Qc2 $5 $10 {/\Rad1}) 27...
Qe6 28. Bf3 (28. Bh4 $5 Bf8 {/\Be7,Rad8}) 28... Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Bf8 30. Bf2 $2 (
30. Bh4 c4 31. a4 Bc5+ 32. Bf2 $10) 30... Be7 31. c4 Rad8 $17 {[%csl Rc4][%cal
Rd7d1] <->d,><c4} 32. Rfc3 g5 33. Be3 $2 (33. g3 $142) 33... gxf4 34. Bxf4 Rd4
{><e5} 35. Qf1 Bg5 36. Bxg5 hxg5 37. Qe2 Kg6 38. Re3 Rd2 39. Qf3 g4 40. Qf1
R8d4 41. g3 Rb2 42. Re2 (42. Rd1 Qxc4 43. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 44. Qf1 Rxf1+ 45. Kxf1 Kf7
$19) 42... Rxe2 43. Qxe2 Re4 $19 44. Qd2 Qxe5 45. Kf2 Rd4 46. Qe2 Qxe2+ 47.
Kxe2 f4 48. gxf4 Kf5 $1 49. Rb1 Rd6 50. Rf1 Rh6 51. Rf2 Rh3 52. Kf1 Rb3 $1 (
52... Rxa3 $2 53. Rb2 $17) 53. Kg2 a5 54. Re2 a4 55. Re5+ Kxf4 56. Re6 Rxa3 57.
Rf6+ Ke5 58. Rxb6 Rb3 59. Ra6 a3 60. Ra5 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Ne7 7. dxc5 Nd7 8. Na3
Nc6 9. Nb5 Nxc5 10. Nfd4 Be4 11. O-O a6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Nxc6
bxc6 15. f3 Bg6 16. Qd4 Nd7 17. Qxg7 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Bd4 f6 20. b3 Nd7
21. Bb2 c5 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. cxd3 Kf7 24. Rac1 Rhc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd1 Qc2 20. Qe2 Nc6 21.
Bd3 Qa2 22. Bc4 Qa4 23. Bb5 Qc2 24. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Nh4 Bd7 6. e4 Bg7 $1 {N} (6... e5 7.
Nf3 exd4 (7... Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. c5 $1 Bg7 10. Qb3 Qb8 11. cxd6 cxd6 12. Bb5 O-O
13. a4 Bg4 14. Nd2 $14 {Psakhis,L-Wolff,P/New York 55/564 1992}) 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9.
Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. f3 Nc6 12. Nc2 Nh5 13. g4 Nf6 14. Be3 a6 15. Qd2 Ne5
16. Rad1 Be6 17. b3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. g5 Nfd7 20. Bxb5 $16 {Sokolov,
I-Hodgson,J/Groningen (03) ;CBM 45 1994}) 7. Be2 (7. f4 $6 e5 $1 8. Nf3 exd4 9.
Nxd4 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. Bf3 Nc6 $15) 7... O-O 8. Nf3 e5 {Schwarz bekam eine
bekannte theoretische Stellung mit einem Mehrtempo-der Läufer steht bereits
auf d7. Ob dies von Vorteil für ihn ist, läßt es sich noch nicht sagen.} 9. Be3
$1 (9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 $6 a5 $10 {Hier steht der Läufer auf d7 gut,
z.B 12.a3? a4!}) 9... Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qd5+ {
Hauptsächlich wegen dieser Schachmöglichkeit wählte Khalifman seinen 9. Zug.
Stünde nun der Läufer wie üblich auf c8, könnte nun Qxd5 folgen, mit einem für
Schwarz günstigen Endspiel.} Kh8 (13... Rf7 $6 14. c5 Qe7 15. Bc4 Nd8 16. O-O-O
Be6 17. Qd3 Kh8 (17... Qxc5 $4 18. Qxd8+ $18) (17... Bxc4 18. Qxc4 $16) 18. h3
Nh6 19. Nxe5 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 Qxc5 21. Qd5 $16) 14. O-O-O $1 Be8 15. Qe6 $6 (15.
h3 Nh6 16. Qxd8 (16. g4 $5 Nf7 $13) 16... Rxd8 17. Rxd8 Nxd8 18. Rd1 (18. Nxe5
$2 g5 $19) (18. Nb5 $5) 18... Ne6 $10) (15. Qxd8 $5 Rxd8 16. Rxd8 Nxd8 17. Nb5
Bxb5 (17... c6 $2 18. Nxa7 $16) 18. cxb5 Ne6 19. Rd1 $14 {^^}) 15... Qc8 16.
Qxc8 Rxc8 17. h3 Nh6 18. Rhe1 Nf7 $10 {Weiß handelte zu passiv, die Stellung
ist schon zumindest ausgeglichen, eher etwas besser für Schwarz wegen der
Schwäche des Punktes d4. Erstaunlicherweise führt aber diese passive Taktik
zum weißen Erfolg.} 19. Kb1 Nfd8 20. Bf1 Ne6 21. Bg3 Rf7 22. Nd2 Ncd4 23. Nb3
Bf8 $6 (23... Nxb3 $1 24. axb3 Bf8 25. f3 Bc5 $15) 24. Nxd4 exd4 (24... Nxd4
25. f4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Ne6 27. Bg3 $10) 25. Nd5 g5 $2 {/\c6 Ein grober Fehler.
Schwarz sah nur seine Drohungen...} (25... c6 26. Nf4 Nxf4 27. Bxf4 c5 28. Bd3
Bc6 29. f3 $10) 26. Be2 $1 $16 {/\Bg4,Bh5,><f6} c6 (26... c5 27. Bg4 Bd7 28.
Bh5 Rg7 29. Nxf6 $16) 27. Bg4 Bd7 28. Bh5 Kg8 $5 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Ne3 $8 Rd8
31. Nf5 c5 32. Bd6 $18 b5 $2 33. Bxf8 Kxf8 34. cxb5 Bxb5 35. g3 c4 36. e5 $1
Ba4 37. Rd2 fxe5 38. Rxe5 Kf7 39. Nh6+ Kf6 40. Ng4+ Ke7 41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4
Kf7 43. Ra5 c3 44. bxc3 1-0

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. c3 d6 10. h3 Rb8 11. d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fischer, Manfred"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. f5 Nge7 7. fxe6 dxe6 8. d3
O-O 9. O-O Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. Bd2 Na5 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. Qe1 Nxc4
15. dxc4 Rc8 16. b3 b5 17. Bb4 Re8 18. c5 Bc6 19. Nd3 f5 20. e5 Qc7 21. Rf4 Qb7
22. Rxd4 Bxg2 23. Qd2 Be4 24. Re1 Bf8 25. Rexe4 fxe4 26. Nf2 a5 27. Nxe4 axb4
28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Rd7 Bxc5+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Qxh2+ 32. Kf3 Qh3+ 33. Kf4 g5+
0-1

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Roski, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. b4 f5 11. f3 b6 12. Nb3 Kh8 13. Qd2 Ng8 14. a4 Ndf6 15. O-O
f4 16. Bf2 g5 17. a5 g4 18. axb6 cxb6 19. c5 g3 20. Be1 Nh5 21. h3 Nh6 22. Ba6
bxc5 23. bxc5 Rb8 24. Qc2 dxc5 25. Nxc5 Rf7 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27. Ne6 Rfb7 28. Bd2
Nf7 29. Rfc1 Bf8 30. Na4 Qxc2 31. Rxc2 Bd6 32. Kf1 Ng7 33. Nxg7 Kxg7 34. Ke2
Kf6 35. Rc6 Rb1 36. Rxb1 Rxb1 37. Rc1 Rxc1 38. Bxc1 Bb4 39. Bb2 Nd6 40. Kd3 h5
41. Nc3 h4 42. Ne2 a5 43. Nxf4 a4 44. Ne2 a3 45. Ba1 Nf7 46. Kc4 Bd6 47. Bc3
Ke7 48. Kb3 Nh8 49. Bd2 Ng6 50. Bc1 1-0

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Forster, Richard"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O c5 13. Re1 b6 14. Ne5 cxd4
15. Ng6+ fxg6 16. Qf3+ Nf6 17. Qxa8 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Kf7 19. Qf3 Bd6 20. c3 dxc3
21. bxc3 g5 22. a4 g4 23. Qe2 Qc5 24. Kg1 Qh5 25. g3 Re8 26. Ba6 Bxa6 27. Qxa6
Nd7 28. Qxa7 Re7 29. Qa6 Ne5 30. Rxe5 Qxe5 31. Be3 Bc5 32. Bxc5 Qxc5 33. Rb1
Rd7 34. Qxb6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Siegel, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. Re1 Bd7 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. Ba4
Re8 9. a3 Bf8 10. Nbd2 g6 11. h3 Bg7 12. Bc2 b5 13. Nf1 a5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
a4 16. Qd2 g5 17. Bg3 Na5 18. Rad1 Nc4 19. Qc1 Nh5 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. Bb1 Qe7 22.
N3d2 Be6 23. d5 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Bd7 25. Ne3 h5 26. Rc1 Bh6 27. Qd1 Qf6 28. Nf5
Bxf5 29. exf5 g4 30. h4 Rab8 31. Be4 Kh8 32. Rc2 Red8 33. Rd2 Rbc8 34. Qc2 Kh7
35. Red1 Rb8 36. c4 Rdc8 37. cxb5 Rxb5 38. Qxa4 Rc5 39. Rc2 Rxc2 40. Qxc2 c6
41. dxc6 d5 42. Bxd5 Nxd5 43. Rxd5 Rxc6 44. Rc5 Rxc5 45. Qxc5 Bf4 46. b4 1-0

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be3 a6 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nc6 9. Qd1 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Be2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bc4 Nd4 14. Ne2 Nf6 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Nxe4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bd5 Nd6 19. Qf3 c6 20. Bb3 Qf6 21.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Rd3 Ne4 24. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 c6 10. d6 $1 (10. dxc6 dxc6 $10) (10. O-O cxd5 $13) 10... c5 (10...
Na6 11. b4 $1 (11. O-O Nc5 $10) 11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxa1 13. Bg5 $40) 11. O-O
Ne4 (11... Nc6 12. e4 Re8 13. Re1 $16 {Ivanov,A-Kveinys (Porabka 1989)}) 12.
Nd5 (12. Nxe4 $6 Bxe4 13. Bg5 Bf6) 12... Nxd6 (12... Nc6 13. Bf4 $1 Bxb2 14.
Qb1 $1 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Nh4 f5 17. f3 $44 {Ivanov,S-Khalifman (Leningrad
1985)}) 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Ne8 (14... Nf7 15. Nc7 Nc6 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 17. b4 $1
c4 (17... d5 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Re1) 18. b5 Nce5 19. Nd4 $16) 15. b4 $1 $16 {
/\ 16.b:c5 b:c5 17.Qb3} (15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Rd2 $44) 15... cxb4 (
15... d6 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Rad1 $36) 16. axb4 Nc6 17. b5 $1 Na5 (
17... Ne5 $2 18. Nxf6+) (17... Ne7 18. Ne5 $1 (18. Ng5 Kh8 19. Nxf6 $1 Bxg2 20.
Nfxh7 Rxf4 21. gxf4 Bd5 $13) 18... fxe5 (18... Kh8 19. Nxe7 Bxg2 20. N5xg6+
hxg6 21. Nxg6+ $18) 19. Bg5 $1 Nf6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Bxb7 $16) 18. h4 Kh8 19.
Qd3 Rc8 (19... Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nc7 21. Bxc7 Qxc7 22. Rac1 Qb7 (22... Qd8 23. h5
$1 $40) 23. Qd6 $1 {/^ h1-a8}) 20. Rac1 $1 Rc5 (20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qa8 22. Nd2
f5 23. h5 $1 gxh5 24. e4 $1 $36) 21. Rxc5 bxc5 22. Rd1 (22. h5 $6 c4 23. Qd4 g5
$13) 22... d6 23. h5 g5 24. Bd2 c4 25. Qf5 Nb3 (25... Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Nc7 27.
Bxa5 Nxd5 28. Bxd8 Nc3 29. Rxd6 $18) 26. Bc3 Bc8 (26... Qc8 27. Ne7 $1 Qxf5 28.
Nxf5 $16) 27. Qe4 Nc5 28. Qxc4 $16 h6 29. Nd4 Qd7 (29... Bg4 30. Nc6 Qd7 31.
Ra1 $1 $18) 30. Nc6 Rf7 31. Ra1 Qg4 (31... a6 32. Nb6 $18) 32. Qxg4 Bxg4 33.
Bf3 Bxf3 34. exf3 f5 35. b6 $1 $18 axb6 (35... Bxc3 36. bxa7 $18) (35... a6 36.
Re1 Rf8 (36... Nf6 37. Nd8 Rf8 38. Bxf6 Bxf6 39. Nxf6 Rxf6 40. b7 $18) 37. Nce7
$1 Bxc3 (37... Kh7 38. Ng6 Rg8 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Re7#) 38. Ng6+ Kg7 39. Nxc3
Rg8 40. Re7+ Kf6 41. Nd5#) 36. Ra8 Rf8 37. Nce7 Bxc3 (37... Kh7 38. Ng6 Rg8 39.
Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Ra7+ $18) 38. Ng6+ Kg7 39. Nxf8 (39. Nxc3 $5 Rg8 $140 40. Ra7+
Kf6 41. Re7 $1 $18) 39... Kxf8 40. Nxc3 Kf7 41. Ra7+ Ke6 42. Rh7 Nd7 43. Rxh6+
Nef6 44. Nb5 $1 (44. Rg6 $2 Ne5) 44... d5 45. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lagunow, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. h3
a6 9. Be3 b5 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. Rc1 e6 12. b3 Ne7 13. Nf3 Bc6 14. Bg5 b4 15. Nb1
Ba8 16. Nbd2 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e3 c5 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Qd3 Bg7 21. Ne1 cxd4
22. exd4 d5 23. Nef3 dxc4 24. Rxc4 Qa5 25. Qc2 Rbc8 26. Rc1 Bd5 27. Rc5 Rxc5
28. Qxc5 Qxc5 29. Rxc5 Nf5 30. Ra5 Rc8 31. Nc4 Bxc4 32. bxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxa6 Rc1+
34. Bf1 Nxd4 35. Nd2 Rc2 36. Nc4 Nf3+ 37. Kg2 Ne1+ 0-1

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Katalymov, Boris N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 e6 3. Nc3 exd5 4. Nxd5 Ne7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bf6 Nbc6 7. e4 d6 8. Nf3
Be6 9. Nxe7 Nxe7 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Bxe7 Bxe7 13. Qd5 O-O 14. O-O
Qe6 15. Rad1 b5 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. Re3 a5 18. Red3 a4 19. g3 Rac8 20. Kg2 c4 21.
Re3 Rc5 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. c3 a3 24. bxa3 Ra8 25. Nd4 Rxa3 26. Nxe6 Rc8 27. Rd2
Bf6 28. Rc2 Rca8 29. Nc7 R8a5 30. Nd5 Rxa2 31. Ree2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Ra3 33. f4
Kf7 34. Kf2 Rb3 35. Ke2 h5 36. Kd2 h4 37. Ke2 h3 38. Kd2 Ke6 39. Ke2 Kd7 40.
Kd2 Kc6 41. Ra2 Kc5 42. Nxf6 gxf6 43. Kc2 b4 44. Ra5+ Kc6 45. cxb4 Re3 46. Rh5
Rxe4 47. b5+ Kb6 48. Kc3 Re2 49. Kxc4 Rxh2 50. Kd5 Rd2+ 51. Ke6 h2 52. Kxf6 d5
53. f5 d4 54. Ke5 Kc5 55. f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sivokho, Sergey V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Konikowski,J} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
e3 g6 8. Bb5+ (8. h4 $5 {Konikowski,J}) 8... c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 $5 (10. O-O
{Konikowski,J} O-O 11. Nxd5 cxd5 (11... exd5 12. b4 $14) 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Rc1
Rc8 14. Qa4 Rc7 $10 {Tarjan,JE-Adorjan,A/Vrsac/1983/}) 10... Nd7 11. e4 Ne7 (
11... N5f6 12. Bg5 $14) 12. O-O (12. h4 $5 {Short,N}) 12... O-O 13. Bg5 (13.
Bf4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Qc2 $14 {Short,N}) 13... Re8 $6 $146 (
13... h6 $5 {Konikowski,J} 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 c5 (15... f5 16. Bc4 $13) 16.
dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Rc1 Qb6 $13) 14. Rc1 Qb8 (14... e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5
16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qf3 $16) (14... e5 $142 $5 {Konikowski,J}) 15. Bh4 $1 (15.
Qd2 e5 $13) 15... h6 (15... e5 16. Bg3 $16) (15... Bh6 16. Rc2 e5 17. Bg3 Bf4
18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qd2 $16) 16. b4 b5 (16... a5 17. b5 $16) (16... e5 {
Konikowski,J} 17. Bg3 $1) 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Rxc5 $16 a5 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Bc2 axb4
(20... Rad8 21. Qf3 Rf8 22. Bf6 $16) 21. axb4 Ra3 22. Bg3 Qd8 23. Bf4 $1 Nc8 (
23... f6 24. Nf3 g5 25. Bc1 $16) (23... Ra6 $142 {Konikowski,J}) 24. Qc1 Ra6
25. Bxh6 Qxd4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rd1 $5 (27. Qb1 $18) 27... Qxb4 28. Qf4 $1 $18
f5 (28... Nd6 29. Ng4 $1 $18) (28... f6 29. Ng4 Qxc5 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qxg6+
Kf8 32. Nh6 $1 $18) 29. Qg5 Ne7 (29... Qxc5 {Konikowski,J} 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31.
Nf7#) 30. Nxg6 $1 Qxc5 31. Nxe7+ Kf7 32. Qg6+ (32. Qg6+ {Konikowski,J} Kxe7 33.
Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. h3 Bg7 11. Kg1 O-O 12. Kh2 Qa5 13. Re1 Rfb8 14. Re2 Ne8
15. Rc2 Nb6 16. Rb1 Nc4 17. Nd2 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d3
h6 9. Na4 $5 (9. e3 Re8 $1 10. a3 dxc4 11. dxc4 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 e5 13. b4 e4 14.
Nd2 Qe7 15. b5 Ne5 $13 {Kasparov-Anand/PCA-Wch New York/1995/CBM49/}) (9. Bf4
Re8 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Ng4 12. a3 $5 Ba5 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bc1 Bxc3 15. bxc3
$14 {Grennfeld,A-Gruenfeld,Y/ISR-chT/1996/EXP52/}) 9... b6 10. a3 Ba5 11. Bf4
Bd7 (11... Nh5 12. Ne5 (12. Bd2 dxc4 (12... Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Nf6 $10) 13. dxc4
Bxd2 14. Rad1) (12. Be3 d4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bxc6) 12... Nxf4 13. gxf4 Nxe5 14.
fxe5 dxc4) 12. Nc3 Bxc3 $5 13. Qxc3 d4 (13... Qe7 14. Ne5 Nh5 15. Nxd7 (15.
Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bd2 d4 17. Qc2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 e5) 15... Nxf4 16. Nxf8 $2 (16. gxf4
Qxd7) (16. Nf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxf6 Nxe2+ 18. Kh1 gxf6) 16... Nxe2+) 14. Qc2 Ne8 $146
(14... Qe7 15. Ne5 Rac8) (14... Rc8 15. Bd6 Re8 16. b4 $36) (14... Re8 15. Ne5
Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Ng4 $6 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bc1 f5 20. f3 Ne3 21. Bxe3
dxe3 22. Kh1 Bc6 23. Qc1 f4 24. Qc3 fxg3 25. Qc1 $1 $16 {Ehlvest,J-Romanishin,
O/Terrassa/1991/}) 15. b4 f6 16. Bd2 Nd6 17. e3 $14 {Weiss hat einen kleinen
Vorteil wegen seines Läuferpaares. Richtiger Weise öffnet er nun die Stellung.}
e5 18. exd4 exd4 19. Rab1 Rc8 (19... Rb8 20. Bf4 $14) 20. Bf4 Nf7 21. bxc5 bxc5
22. h3 Re8 23. Qd1 Nce5 (23... g5 24. Bd2 Kg7) 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Re1 Nf7 (25...
Nxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Bc6 27. Qh5 $16 (27. Qf5 $16 {Und Schwarz hat grosse
positionelle Schwächungen in seiner Stellung.})) 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Nh4 Nd6 28.
Qg4 $16 h5 $6 (28... Bf7) 29. Bd5+ Kh7 30. Qf3 Rc7 31. Ng2 g5 {Das ist
bitterer Zwang für Schwarz. Er muß den Zug Ng2-f4 verhindern, schwächt nun
aber seine Königstellung.} 32. h4 $1 Bg6 {Nach 32...g4 Weiss hat denPunkt f4.}
33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Qe2 Qf6 35. Re1 Be8 36. Qe6 $1 $18 Rf7 (36... Qxe6 37. Rxe6
Rd7 38. Bc6 Rd8 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40. Bxe8) 37. Qxf6 Rxf6 38. Re7+ Kh6 39. Rxa7 {
Jetzt erlangt Weiß Materialvorteil. Es droht der Vormarsch des a-Bauern.} Bg6
40. Ne1 Nf5 41. Nf3 {Schwarz ist praktisch in Zugzwang. Er ist hilflos gegen
die vielseitigen Drohungen.} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. a4 Rc8 13. Ra2 c5 14. dxc6 Bxc6
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. b4 Nc6 20. Bd2 Nxb4 21.
Bxb4 Qxb4 22. Rb1 Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 {Taimanov's
Lieblingszug.} 7. Be3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 b5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. Rad1 (11. f4
$5 Bb7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Kh1 Na5 14. f5 $36 {Wolski,T-Taimanov,M/Copenhagen PC/
1996/CBM54/}) 11... O-O 12. Bf4 (12. f4 $5) 12... f6 $1 {[#] Das ist der
Schluesselzug in dieser Variante. Schwarz deckt das Feld e5, um später einen
Platz für seinen Springer zu haben. Der schwarze Aufbau ist auf den ersten
Blick unnatürlich. Aber ein "normaler" Entwicklungszug wie 12...Bb7 verliert
sofort einen Bauern auf d7. Schwarz entwickelt sich langsam. Er kann seine
einzige Schwäche d7 verteidigen..} 13. a4 $146 (13. Nd5 Bc5 $5 14. Nc7 Ra7) (
13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Ra7 15. Qc5 Rc7 $13 {Hjartarson,J-Taimanov,M/Leningrad/
1984/!}) 13... bxa4 (13... b4 14. Nd5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. d6 $16) 14. Nxa4
Ne5 $8 {Sonst kommt Weiss mit 15.Bd6.} 15. Be3 Rb8 16. f4 Nf7 17. b3 Qc7 {
Das ist die kritische Stellung. Nach dem Partiezug hat Schwarz keine Probleme.}
18. Qc3 (18. Bd3 Bb7 $13) (18. Bf3 $5) 18... Qxc3 19. Nxc3 Re8 $1 {Auf alle
Fälle deckt Schwarz den Läufer auf e7. Taimanov ist nicht zufällig der
Namensgeber dieser Variante!} 20. Na4 Bb7 21. Rxd7 Bxe4 22. Bc5 Bd8 $1 (22...
Bxc5+ 23. Nxc5 Bxc2 24. Bc4 $36) 23. Rc1 a5 24. Bc4 Bc6 25. Rd3 Bb5 26. Bxb5
Rxb5 $11 (26... Rxb5 27. Bf2 (27. c4 $4 Rxc5 28. Nxc5 Bb6) 27... e5 {mit
beiderseitigen Chancen}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[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 Nf4 11. Bf1 h6 {In this line the black concentrate
pieces at the king's side,trying to mate the white king with the help of
sacrifieces.This plan is very risky,and becides the black don't prevent the
attack of the white at the queen's side} 12. c5 (12. Nd2 c6 $5 $146 (12... f5
13. f3 c6 14. Kh1 a5 15. bxa5 Qxa5 16. Bb2 c5 17. Nb5 Qd8 18. a4 Kh8 19. g3 Nh5
20. exf5 Rxf5 21. g4 {1-0 Tukmakov,V-Ineichen,H/Volksbank op Bern SUI 1996})
13. dxc6 (13. a4 Kh8 14. a5 cxd5 15. cxd5 f5 16. Nc4 g5 17. b5 Rf6 18. b6 a6
19. Qb3 Rg6 20. Ba3 g4 21. Ra2 Ng8 22. Qb4 Kh7 23. Ne3 $16 {1-0 Piket
Jeroen-Xie Jun/It "Melody Amber" (active), Monte Carlo 1996 (41)}) 13... Nxc6 (
13... bxc6 {Lalic,B} 14. Ba3 $14) 14. a3 a5 $5 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 Nd4 17.
Nb3 Nfe6 18. Nb5 Bd7 (18... Nxb5 $6 {Lalic,B} 19. cxb5 b6 20. Rb2 $1 $16) 19.
N3xd4 Nxd4 $1 (19... exd4 $6 {Lalic,B} 20. Na3 $1 Ba4 21. Qd2 $16) 20. Nxd4
exd4 21. Bf4 g5 $6 (21... Be5 {Lalic,B} 22. Bg3 Qf6 $10) 22. Bg3 $14 {+/=
Lalic,B-Atalik,S/Hastings 1995}) 12... g5 13. Nd2 Neg6 (13... f5 14. cxd6 cxd6
15. b5 Nfg6 16. exf5 e4 17. f6 $16 {Cmilyte,V-Girkiyan,T/32nd ol (women),
Yerevan ARM 1996/1-0 (77)}) 14. Nc4 h5 15. Be3 (15. cxd6 cxd6 16. b5 $5 {
The white keep the square e3 for the knight continuing attack at the queen's
side} (16. Nb5 $2 a6 17. Nbxd6 b5 $17)) (15. Ne3 $5) 15... f5 16. cxd6 cxd6 17.
Nb5 fxe4 (17... a6 $2 18. Bb6 $18) 18. Nbxd6 Bg4 19. Qb3 (19. Qc2 Nh4 (19...
Nd3 20. Bxd3 exd3 21. Qxd3 e4 22. Qxe4 Bxa1 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Bxg5 $18) 20.
Qxe4 b5 21. Nb7 Bf5 (21... Qf6 22. Ncd6) 22. Nxd8 (22. Qxf5 Qxd5 23. Qb1 (23.
Qc2 Nhxg2 $17) 23... bxc4 $17) 22... Bxe4 23. Ne6 (23. Bxf4 exf4 $17) 23...
Nh3+ 24. Kh1 bxc4 25. Nxf8 Bxf8 26. Bc5 Bxc5 27. bxc5 Bxd5 28. Rxe5 Nxf2+ 29.
Kg1 Nh3+ 30. Kh1 $11) 19... Nh4 20. Nxe4 (20. Nxb7 $5 Qf6 21. Nd2 (21. d6 Kh8
$13) 21... Qg6 22. Nc5 Bf5 23. Rac1 Kh8 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Ndxe4) 20... Nhxg2
21. Bxg2 Nxg2 22. Bxg5 (22. d6 Kh8 23. Bxg5 Nxe1 (23... Qd7) 24. Bxd8 Nf3+ 25.
Kh1 Nd4 26. Qd3 Be2 27. Qh3 Bf3+ 28. Kg1 Raxd8 29. Ncd2 Bg4 30. Qd3 $18) 22...
Nxe1 23. Bxd8 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 (24. Kh1 Nd4 25. Qb1 (25. Qd3 Be2) 25... Raxd8 (
25... Bf3+ 26. Kg1 Raxd8 27. d6 $18) 26. Ne3 (26. Ncd2 Rxd5 $44) 26... Bf3+ 27.
Kg1 Rf4 $13 28. Ng5 e4) 24... Nd4 25. Qd3 (25. Qb1 Raxd8 $44) 25... Be2 26. Qg3
Bf3+ 27. Kf1 Bxe4 (27... Raxd8 28. Ncd2 $16) 28. Nd2 (28. Nd6 $1 Bxd5 (28...
Raxd8 29. Nxe4 Rxd5 30. Rc1 $16) 29. Be7 Rf4 30. Qg6 (30. h3 Rf3 31. Qh4 Be6
$132) 30... Rg4 31. Qxh5 Bg2+ 32. Ke1 Bf3 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Bf6 Nc2+ 35. Kf1
Nxa1 36. Bxg7+ Rxg7 37. Qxf3 $18) 28... Bxd5 29. Bg5 Rac8 {At the end position
I prefer the black.The line 30.Bh6 Nf5 31.Qd3 Rad8 32.Bg7 Bg2 33.Kg2[33.Ke2
Rd3 34.Kd3 Kf8-/+]Rd3 34.Bf8 Rd2 35.Bc5 b6-+ illustrates the danger which may
appear for the white} 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14.
Qxc4 Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Qc5 h6 {This could be an improvment compared to the
previous game; anyway, Black survived here.} 17. Rfd1 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 Qd6 19. Ne4
Qd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Nc5 Re8 22. Rb8 Kf8 23. f4 Ke7 24. Kf2 g5 25. Ke3 gxf4+
26. gxf4 h5 27. h4 a5 28. Ra8 Bd7 29. Rxa5 Rg8 30. Ra7 Kd6 31. Ra6+ Ke7 32. Ra7
Kd6 33. Ra6+ Ke7 34. Kf3 Bb5 35. Ra7 Kd6 36. a4 Bc4 37. a5 Rg4 38. Ra8 Rxh4 39.
a6 Rh3+ 40. Kf2 Ra3 41. Rf8 Ra2 42. Rxf7 Bxe2 43. Kg3 Bxa6 44. f5 Bb5 45. Nb7+
Kc6 46. Nd8+ Kd6 47. Nb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. Nf3 Nf5 8. b4
Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. c3 a5 11. O-O axb4 12. cxb4 b6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 bxc5
15. bxc5 Ra4 16. Qd2 Be7 17. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Khalifman Rogozenko} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. Nd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Qe7 (9... h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. Bd3 g5 12. Bf2
O-O-O 13. Qa4 Kb8 14. O-O-O Nh5 15. Rhe1 f5 {Piket,J-Ivanchuk,V/Dortmund/1995/}
) 10. e4 (10. Bd3 {Rogozenko} h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bf2 Nh5 13. Qa4 $14) 10... e5 {
The theory considers 10. ... e5 a normal move, but I wouldn`t recommend to
weaken the f5-square.} (10... h6 {Rogozenko} 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bf2 Nh5 (12...
O-O-O 13. a4 (13. Qa4 $142) 13... a5 14. Bd3 Nh5 15. g3 f5 $13 {
Gelfand-Schneider/Norilsk/87.}) 13. Qa4 c5 (13... Kf8 14. g3 Kg7 15. Bg2 f5 16.
O-O f4 $13 {Campos-Razuvaev/Palma de Majorca/91.}) 14. O-O-O O-O 15. h4 g4 $1
$15 {Tukmakov-Chernin/URS/87.}) 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bf2 Nh5 14. Nf1 (14.
g3 O-O-O 15. Qa4 Kb8 16. O-O-O g4 17. fxg4 Nhf6 18. h3 exd4 19. cxd4 c5 20. d5
Ne5 21. Bc2 h5 22. g5 Nh7 23. h4 Ng4 24. Rhf1 Nf8 25. Qb3 Ng6 26. Be3 Nxe3 27.
Qxe3 Bc8 28. Rf6 Ne5 29. Qc3 Bg4 30. Rdf1 Qd7 31. Bd1 Rhe8 32. Bxg4 Qxg4 33.
Kc2 Re7 34. R6f5 Rde8 35. R1f4 Qe2 36. Rf2 Qg4 37. R2f4 Qe2 38. Rf2 Qg4 {
Cramling,P-Breyther,R/Bern Open, Bern SWI 1995/0-1 (69)}) 14... Nf4 (14... exd4
15. cxd4 f5 16. Ne3 fxe4 17. Nf5 Qf7 18. fxe4 Nf4 19. O-O Nxd3 (19... Nxg2 20.
Bg3 Nf4 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Rxf4 Qg6+ 23. Rg4 Qf6 24. Ng7+ Kd8 25. Kh1 Kc8 26.
Bc2 Ba6 27. Ba4 Bb7 28. Qd3 Nc5 29. Rf1 Nxe4 30. Rxf6 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxd3 32. Ne6
Nb2 33. Rxh6 Nxa4 34. Rxh8+ Kd7 35. Rxa8 Bxa8 36. d5 {1-0 Piket,J-Tiviakov,S/
Wijk 1994}) 20. Qxd3 O-O-O 21. Bg3 Qe6 22. Rae1 Kb8 23. c5 bxc5 24. d5 Qe8 25.
a4 c4 26. Qd4 c3 27. Qxc3 Nc5 28. e5 Nxa4 29. Qa5 dxe5 30. Bxe5 Qd7 31. Bxh8
Rxh8 32. Ra1 Nb6 33. Qxa7+ Kc8 34. d6 {1-0 Tal,M-Mnatsakanian,E/URS-ch30
Erevan 1962}) (14... f5 $5 15. Ne3 fxe4 16. Nf5 Qh7 17. Bxe4 {- Levitt,
J-Razuvaev,Y/Moscow-A 1988}) 15. Ne3 g4 16. O-O $1 $146 {N} (16. Bf1 $5 h5 (
16... gxf3 $14 {Rogozenko}) 17. Nf5 Qg5 18. Bh4 Qg6 19. Qa4 a6 20. O-O-O f6 21.
c5 b5 22. Qa5 Ne6 23. cxd6 c5 24. d5 Nd8 25. Kb2 c4 26. Bf2 Rh7 27. Be3 Kf8 28.
Ne7 Qe8 29. fxg4 hxg4 30. Be2 {1-0 Rizzitano,J-Bauer,R/National op 1988}) (16.
Bc2 {Rogozenko} gxf3 17. Qxf3 Qg5 18. h4 Qf6 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. h5 $14 {
Razuvaev-Stoica/Nikea/86.}) (16. Bc2 {Khalifman,A - 42/(678)}) 16... gxf3 (
16... Qg5 {Khalifman,A} 17. fxg4 h5 18. Nd5 $1 Qxg4 (18... Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nxd3
20. Qxd3 Qxg4 21. h3 Qg5 22. Be3 $16) 19. Qxg4 hxg4 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Be1 $16)
17. Qxf3 exd4 (17... Nxd3 18. Nf5 {Khalifman,A} Qg5 19. Bh4 $16 Qf4 $6 20. Ng7+
Kf8 21. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 22. Qxd3 $18) (17... Rg8 {Rogozenko} 18. Bc2 O-O-O $14 (
18... O-O-O {Khalifman,A} 19. Bg3 $16)) (17... Qg5 {Khalifman,A} 18. Bc2 $16)
18. Nd5 $1 (18. Qxf4 {Khalifman,A} dxe3 19. Bh4 f6 $13) (18. Nf5 {Khalifman,A}
Qg5 (18... Ne5 19. Qxf4 Nxd3 20. Qg3 Qxe4 21. Rae1 $16) 19. cxd4 (19. Bxd4 Ne5
(19... Rg8 20. Ng7+ $16) 20. Qxf4 Qxf4 21. Rxf4 Nxd3 $13) 19... Qxf5 20. Bh4
Nh3+ $1 21. gxh3 Rg8+ 22. Kh1 Qxf3+ 23. Rxf3 $14) 18... Nxd5 (18... Bxd5 19.
Qxf4 Nc5 (19... Bb7 20. cxd4 $16) 20. exd5 Nxd3 21. Qxd4 Ne5 22. Bh4 $18 {
Khalifman}) 19. exd5 Ne5 (19... O-O-O {Khalifman,A} 20. cxd4 $18) (19... dxc3 {
Khalifman,A} 20. Bf5 $1 Ne5 (20... O-O-O 21. Rae1 $1 Qg5 22. Bd4 Rhg8 23. Bf6
$18) 21. Qh3 $1 Qg5 (21... Nxc4 22. Rae1 Ne5 23. Bh4 $18) 22. Bh4 Qd2 23. Rae1
Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Rg8 25. Re4 Qd2 26. Rxe5+ $1 dxe5 27. Bd7+ Kf8 28. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7
29. Qf5+ Kg7 30. Bf6+ $18) 20. Qe4 dxc3 (20... f5 {Khalifman,A} 21. Qxf5 $1 (
21. Qxd4 O-O) 21... Rf8 22. Qh5+ Qf7 23. Qxh6 $18) (20... Nxd3 {Khalifman,A}
21. Qxd3 O-O-O 22. Bxd4 Rhe8 23. Bf6 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 25. Bxd8 Kxd8 26. Rxf7
Rxc4 27. Rd1 $16) (20... Ng6 {Khalifman,A} 21. Qxe7+ $1 Nxe7 22. Rae1 Kf8 23.
Bh4 Re8 24. cxd4 $16) 21. Bh4 Qd7 22. Bf6 Rg8 23. Rae1 c6 (23... Qg4 24. Rf4
Qg6 25. Qe2 $1 $16 {Khalifman}) (23... Kf8 {Khalifman,A} 24. Qh4 Qg4 25. Qxh6+
Ke8 26. Rf2 $18) 24. Bxe5 dxe5 (24... cxd5 25. Qh7) 25. Qxe5+ Kf8 26. Bf5 Qd8
27. Be6 Rg7 28. Bxf7 $1 (28. Rxf7+ Rxf7 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Bc8+) (28. Bxf7 Rxf7
29. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 (9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Qb6 $6 (11... Nbd7 {-9.Nf3}) 12.
Re1 Na6 13. Re2 Nb4 14. Bf4 $1 Qa6 15. Qd2 Rfb8 (15... Nd3 16. Bh6 $36) 16. Ne1
Nd7 17. a3 Qa5 18. Rc1 Na6 {Nepomnishay,M-Sivokho,S/St.Petersburg-ch/1996/} 19.
Nf3 $5 c4 20. e5 Nac5 21. Rc2 $40 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5] [+]}) 9... Nbd7 10. g3 (10.
h3 Bg7 11. Kg1 O-O 12. Kh2 Qa5 13. Re1 Rfb8 14. Re2 Ne8 15. Rc2 Nb6 16. Rb1 Nc4
17. Nd2 Bxc3 $1 18. Rxc3 {1/2,Sakaev,K-Khalifman,A/St.Petersburg-ch/1996/} Nxd2
19. Bxd2 Qxa2 $132) 10... Bg7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Re1 {White tries to do without
the profylactic h3 and plays for an immediate central break.} (12. h3 Ra6 $5
$44) 12... Ng4 (12... Ra7 $5 13. h3 (13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qa8
$132) 13... Qa8 14. Qc2 Rb8 15. Bf4 Nb6 16. b3 Nfd7 17. a4 f5 $1 18. Rad1 Bxc3
19. Qxc3 fxe4 20. Rxe4 e5 $1 (20... Nxd5 $2 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxe7 $18) 21.
dxe6 $8 Qxe4 22. Bxd6 Rc8 23. exd7 Rxd7 24. Re1 Qc6 25. Bf4 c4 26. bxc4 Nd5 27.
Qe5 Nxf4+ 28. Qxf4 Rf7 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. Rxe4 Rcf8 $10 {Ulibin,M-Khalifman,A/
RUS-ch Elista/1996/}) (12... Qa5 13. e5 Ng4 (13... dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5
Ra7 16. Qe2 $16) 14. exd6 exd6 15. Bf4 Rfb8 $1 (15... Nge5 $6 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 {
Dautov,R-Georgiev,Ki/Altensteig/1995/} 17. Re4 $1 Qb6 18. Qe2 f5 19. Ra4 Rab8
20. b3 $16) 16. Re2 Bxc3 $5 (16... Qa6 17. Rc1 Nge5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5
20. Rcc2 $6 (20. Rd2 Rb4 21. Qf3 $14) 20... Rb4 $1 21. Qd2 Rd4 22. Qg5 Kg7 23.
Qc1 Rd3 $44 {Rogozenko,D-Vajda,L/Bucharest/1996/}) 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. Rc1 (18.
Bxd6 Rb2 $132) 18... Qf6 19. Ng5 Qf5 20. Ne4 Ngf6 21. Nxd6 Qxd5+ 22. Qxd5 Nxd5
23. Bh6 f6 24. Rd2 N5b6 25. Be3 Ra5 26. Ne4 $14 {Yakovich,Y-Solozhenkin,E/
RUS-ch Elista/1996/}) 13. Nd2 {This move was considered to be most dangerous
for Black, but gradually the Volga-adherents have found ways to get
counterplay. Therefore Hjartarson's idea against Zueger desrves serious
attention.} (13. h3 Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. f4 Nd7 (15... Nc4 16. Qd3 $14) 16.
Qc2 Ra6 17. a4 Qa8 18. Nb5 Rc8 19. Bd2 c4 20. Bc3 Bxc3 21. Nxc3 Nc5 22. Re2 Rb8
23. Ra3 Rb4 $44 {Neverov,V-Bologan,V/Nikolaev zt /1995/}) (13. Qe2 Nge5 (13...
Qa5 14. Bg5 Rfe8 15. Nd2 $5 $14) 14. Nxe5 $5 (14. Nd2 {-13.Nd2}) 14... Nxe5 15.
f4 Nd7 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. b3 Rfb8 18. Rac1 Qb7 19. Rc2 Nb6 20. h4 Qa6 21. Qf3 c4
22. b4 Qc8 23. Bc1 Nd7 24. a3 Nf6 25. Bb2 e6 26. dxe6 Qxe6 27. Rce2 Qd7 28. e5
$40 {Hjartarson,J-Zueger,B/Winterthur/1996/}) (13. Bf4 Qa5 14. h3 Nge5 15. Nxe5
Nxe5 16. Qe2 Rfb8 17. Rac1 Qa6 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rc2 Qxe2 20. Rexe2 Rb4 21. a3
Rb3 22. Nd1 Bd4 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Rb8 26. Kf3 Rb3 $44 {
Karpov,An-Salov,V/Belgrade/1996/}) 13... Nge5 (13... h5 14. h3 Nge5 15. Qe2 Nb6
16. f4 Ned7 17. a3 Qc7 18. Nb5 Qb7 19. Rb1 Rfb8 20. Nc3 Qa6 21. Qxa6 Rxa6 22.
Na2 Na4 23. b3 Nc3 24. Nxc3 Bxc3 25. Re2 e6 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Nc4 d5 28. exd5
exd5 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. fxe5 Re8 $10 {Arnold,J-Kiss,F/Budapest FS02 IM/1996/})
14. Qe2 Nb6 15. f4 Ned7 16. a4 (16. Nf3 Na4 17. e5 Ndb6 18. Rd1 Nxc3 19. bxc3
Qc8 20. Rb1 Qa6 21. Qxa6 Rxa6 22. a3 Rfa8 23. h4 Nc4 24. Rb7 R6a7 25. Rxa7 Rxa7
26. Re1 h6 27. Re2 Nxa3 28. Ra2 Nb5 29. Rxa7 Nxa7 30. c4 Nc8 31. Bb2 Nb6 $10 {
Komljenovic,D-Collas,D/Paris op/1996/}) 16... Ra7 (16... e6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18.
Nf3 $1 (18. a5 Nc8 19. Qc4 Re8 20. b4 Ncb6 21. Qb3 cxb4 22. Qxb4 Nc5 23. Re3
Nbd7 24. Bb2 e5 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. Nb5 Nf6 $132 {Arnold,J-Lohage,A/Balatonbereny
op/1996/}) 18... Re8 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. Qd1 $1 Nc8 $8 21. Ra2 Ra6 22. b3 Qb7 23.
Rd2 $16 {Chernin,A-Weindl,A/San Bernardino/1994/}) (16... Qc8 17. a5 Qa6 18.
Ra3 Qxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Nc8 20. Nc4 f5 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. g4 Rf8 23. h3 Kf7 24. Rb3
Rb8 25. Rxb8 Nxb8 26. Bd2 Na6 27. Bc3 $14 {Huss,A-Ballmann,M/Winterthur/1996/})
(16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rxa4 18. Rxa4 Nxa4 19. c4 $14) 17. a5 Qa8 $1 $146 {
The more passive alternative} (17... Na8 {is insufficient for equality:} 18.
Nc4 Nc7 19. e5 Qa8 20. Qf3 Ra6 21. Ra3 e6 22. exd6 Nxd5 23. Rd1 N7f6 24. Rb3
Qc6 25. Rb6 Qa8 26. Rb5 Qa7 27. Be3 Nxc3 28. bxc3 Nd5 29. Bxc5 {Huss,A-Vaiser,
A/Grand-Prix Suisse/1990/}) (17... Qb8 18. Ra3 Na8 19. Nc4 Nc7 20. Rd1 Nb5 21.
Nxb5 Qxb5 22. Bd2 Rb8 23. Qd3 Qa6 24. Bc3 Rb4 25. Bxg7 Qxc4 26. Bc3 Qxd3 27.
Rxd3 Rxe4 28. Kf3 f5 29. Re3 $16 {[%csl Ga5,Gc3] Bc3,o^a,_|_,Quinteros,
MA-Giardelli,S/Buenos Aires op/1995/}) 18. Qb5 (18. Nb3 $2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nxd5
$1 $15 {[%csl Re4,Rf4,Rg2] Black gets his pawn back, White's center and K-side
are weakened.}) (18. a6 Qc8 {[%cal Rc5c4,Ra7a6] /\c4,Ra6} (18... Rb8 $5 19. Nb5
Rxa6 20. Nc7 Rxa1 21. Nxa8 Rbxa8 $13) 19. Nb5 Ra8 (19... Rxa6 $2 20. Nxd6 $16)
20. a7 Qb7 {[%cal Yb6c8] /\Nc8=}) 18... Rb8 $5 (18... Nc8 $6 19. Nc4 $36) 19.
axb6 $8 Rxa1 20. Qxd7 Rxb6 21. Ndb1 $5 (21. Qxe7 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1
Rb2 24. Rf1 (24. Rd1 $2 Qa4 $40) (24. Qxd6 Rxd2+ 25. Kh3 Qa2 $44) 24... Rxd2+
25. Rf2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qa2+ 27. Ke3 Qc2 $10) (21. e5 e6 $5 {[%csl Rd7] ףd7} (
21... dxe5 22. Nc4 Rb7 23. Qc6 $14) 22. Nc4 Rb7 23. Qxd6 Bf8 24. Nb6 Qa6 $17)
21... Qb8 (21... Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Rxb2+ 23. Bxb2 Rxe1 24. Qxe7 Qb8 25. Na4 Re2+
26. Kh3 Rxb2 27. Nxb2 Qxb2 28. Qxd6 Qe2 29. Qxc5 Qh5+ 30. Kg2 Qe2+ 31. Qf2 $14)
22. e5 $8 (22. Qxe7 $2 Rb7 23. Qg5 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Rxb2+ $36) 22... Ra7 (22...
dxe5 23. fxe5 Ra7 (23... Bxe5 $2 24. Rxe5 Ra7 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Rxe7 $40) 24.
Qg4 {-22...Ra7}) 23. Qg4 dxe5 24. fxe5 Bxe5 $44 25. Rxe5 $5 (25. Qc4 Bd4 $13)
25... Qxe5 26. Qc8+ Kg7 27. Qxc5 Rab7 28. Qf2 Kg8 29. Qe2 $10 Qxe2+ (29... Qf5
30. Na3 (30. Nd2 $2 Qc2 $17) 30... Rb4 31. Nc4 $1 $13 {/\} Rxc4 32. Qxc4 Qc2+
33. Kf3 $8 (33. Kh3 Qxc1 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. Qxb7 Qf1+ 36. Kh4 Qf5 37. g4 Qf2+ 38.
Kh3 Qf3+ 39. Kh4 g5+ 40. Kh5 Qf6 41. Qc6 e6 $19) 33... Qxc1 34. Qc8+ $16) 30.
Nxe2 Kg7 (30... Rd6 31. Nbc3 $10) 31. Nbc3 Kf6 32. Kf3 Rxb2 33. Bxb2 Rxb2 34.
Kf4 g5+ 35. Ke4 h6 36. g4 Kg6 37. h3 h5 38. Nd4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Kf6 40. Nde2 (40.
Nc6 Rb7 41. Kd4 Kg6 {[%cal Rf7f5] /\f5} 42. Ne5+ Kg7 43. Ne4 f6 44. Nd3 Kg6 $10
) (40. Nde2 Kg6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 $6 (6... h6 $5)
(6... Nbd7 $5) 7. dxc5 $5 Nc6 8. e3 $1 (8. Rc1 d4 9. a3 $13) 8... Bg4 (8... h6
9. Bh4 $6 (9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Rc1 $14) 9... g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Bb5 Nxc3 12. Bxc6+
bxc6 13. Qd4 Nxa2+ 14. Nd2 Bxd2+ {Führt zu einer theoretischen Variante mit
gleichen Chancen.}) 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O-O (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3
Qxc3 (12... O-O-O 13. Nd4 $16) 13. Qxd5 {Und Schwarz hat keinen ausreichenden
Ersatz für den Bauer.}) 12. Rc1 Bxc5 13. Nxd5 Qd6 14. Qa4 $1 {Dieser
Zwischenzug garantiert weißen Vorteil.Ribli.} (14. Nc3 $6) 14... Be6 15. Nf4
Kb8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Bb5 {Weiss hat nicht nur einen Bauern mehr,
sondern auch die bessere Stellung. Ribli.} Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Qf4+ (20.
Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Ne5 Rd6 {Das ist auch vorteilhaft für Weiß, aber die Spannung zu
halten, ist noch besser. Ribli.}) 20... Ka8 21. Qe4 a6 22. Bc4 e5 (22... Re8)
23. a3 Ka7 24. h3 {Weiß muß sich nicht beeilen, er verbessert seine Stellung
mit kleinen Zügen. Schwarz muß ohne allzu große Hoffnung auf Gegenspiel
weiterspielen. Ribli.} Bd6 25. Nh4 Bb8 26. Nf3 {Vielleicht war Weiß in
Zeitnot? Oder demonstriert er seine Kraft mit dieser Zugwiederholung? Ribli.}
Nd8 27. Bd5 Bd6 28. Qd3 Bb8 29. Nd2 Ne6 30. Qf5 Re8 31. Bxe6 Qxe6 32. Qxe6 Rxe6
33. Rc1 $1 Rb6 (33... Rd6 34. Ne4 {Und es gibt keinen Eindringungspunkt für
Schwarz.Ribli.}) 34. Rc2 Bd6 35. Kf1 Kb8 36. Ke2 {Die Annäherung des Königs
entscheidet die Partie. Ribli.} Bc7 37. Kd3 Rg6 38. g3 Rf6 39. Ne4 Rb6 40. Nc3
h5 41. Nd5 (41. Nd5 {Und Schwarz muß aufgeben, da nach} Rd6 42. Ke4 {er
mindestens einen weiteren Bauern verliert. Ribli.}) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Qb3 Nb6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rac1
Rfd8 15. e3 a5 16. Nb5 Qe7 17. Nc3 Qc7 18. Nb5 Qe7 19. Nc3 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. f3 Qc7 13. Rf2 {Folgt G. Kasparow.
Die Hauptafgabe von Weiß besteht darin,den Durbruch d6-d5 zu verhindern;} (13.
Nc1 Rac8 14. N1a2 d5 $1 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Qxc2 17. d6 Bf6 {Zeschkowski -W.
Gurewitsch, Capelle la Grande 1994, mit gleichen Chancen.}) 13... Rfd8 (13...
Rad8 14. Bf1 Nc5 15. Rd2 h6 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bc4 Nh5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 {
Kasparow- De Firmian,Intel Grand Prix, New York 1995, und der weißfeldrige
Läufer beherrscht das Geschehen.}) 14. Bf1 h6 15. Rd2 Bc6 (15... Rac8 16. Nc1
Nc5 17. N1a2 a5 {wird beantwortet mit} 18. Bb5 $1 {nebst b3, Bc4} (18. Nb5 $6
Qd7 19. Nac3 Qe6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Qg6 22. c3 Bg5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. Ra3 {
mit Remis,Wolff -Sunye Neto, New York Cits 1996})) 16. Nc1 Nc5 17. N1a2 Nxa4
18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. Nc3 Bd7 20. Rxa6 Rxa6 21. Bxa6 Be6 22. Qg1 Rb8 23. Bb5 Qb7
24. Qd1 Rd8 25. Bg1 Ra8 26. Na4 Bd7 27. Bxd7 Nxd7 28. Nc3 Qc6 29. Nd5 Bf8 30.
Rd3 {Mit Vorteil für Weiß.} Ra7 31. g3 Qa8 32. Qe2 Ra1 33. Rd1 Ra2 34. Qb5 Qb7
35. Kg2 Nf6 36. Qb3 Ra6 37. Nxf6+ gxf6 38. Bf2 Qc6 39. c3 Qa8 40. Qd5 Qc8 41.
Qb5 Ra2 42. g4 h5 43. h3 hxg4 44. hxg4 Ra5 45. Qxb6 Ra8 46. Qe3 Ra2 47. Rd2 Qc4
48. b4 Ra3 49. Qd3 Qb3 50. b5 Bh6 51. Re2 Kg7 52. b6 Ra1 53. Qc2 Qc4 54. Qb2
Ra5 55. Qc2 Rb5 56. Qa2 Qxc3 57. Rc2 Qb4 58. Rc4 Qb2 59. Rc2 Qb4 60. Rc7 d5 61.
exd5 Qd6 62. Rc6 Qd7 63. Qc4 Rb2 64. Qc3 Rd2 65. Qb3 e4 66. b7 Bf4 67. Qc3
exf3+ 68. Qxf3 Be5 69. b8=Q Rxf2+ 70. Kxf2 Bxb8 71. Qxf6+ Kg8 72. Qg5+ Kf8 73.
Qf5 Ba7+ 74. Kf3 Qe7 75. Qe4 Qg5 76. Rc7 Bb6 77. Rc6 Ba7 78. d6 Qf6+ 79. Qf5
Qd4 80. Rc8+ Kg7 81. Qg5+ Kh7 82. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[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 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 {11.h3 ist eine genauere Idee. Der Bc8
kommt dann nicht so leicht zur Entwicklung:} (11. h3 O-O 12. e4 e5 $1 (12...
Qe7 13. Qe2 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 15. Rad1 a6 16. e5 c5 17. d5 c4 18. Bc2 exd5 19.
Nxd5 Qc5 20. b4 cxb3 21. Bxb3 Rae8 22. Rc1 Qa7 23. Rc7 Nxe5 24. Ne7+ Rxe7 25.
Rxe7 Bxf3 26. Qxe5 Qa8 27. Bxf7+ Rxf7 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Rxa8 Bxe5 30. gxf3 $16 {
1-0 Khenkin,I-Tyomkin,D/ISR-chT (02) (Elizur-Beer2) ;EXP 52 1996 (41)}) 13. d5
Nb6 14. Bb3 Rd8 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Rac1 (16. Rfd1 $5 {mit der Idee a4-a5 wurde
von Ehlvest im NIC Magazine vorgeschlagen. Meines Erachtens steht Weiß dann
etwas besser.}) 16... Bd7 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. a3 Kg7 19. Ba2 Rac8 20. Qe3 c5 21.
Qe2 c4 22. Nd2 Bc5 23. Rf1 Rc7 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 {Gemäß Ehlvest hat Schwarz
Kompensation für den Bauern.} 25. Bxc4 Rdc8 $2 (25... a6 {Ehlvest,J}) 26. Bb5
Bxb5 27. Qxb5 Qf4 28. Qe2 Bd4 29. Rc2 Rc5 30. Rd1 a6 31. Rd3 h5 32. g3 Qf6 33.
h4 Qd6 34. Qf3 R8c7 35. Kg2 Rc4 36. Qd1 b5 37. Qf3 Qc5 38. Qd1 Qd6 39. Qf3 Qc5
40. g4 hxg4 41. Qxg4 Qd6 42. Qg3 b4 43. axb4 Rxb4 44. Re2 Rcc4 45. Kf1 Qb8 46.
h5 Rxb2 47. hxg6 fxg6 48. Rxb2 Qxb2 49. Ne2 Bxf2 50. Kxf2 Rxe4 51. Re3 Qb6 52.
Nc3 Rf4+ 53. Kg2 Qb4 54. Qe1 Rg4+ 55. Kh3 Qf4 56. Ne4 Qf5 57. Kh2 g5 58. Ng3
Rh4+ 59. Kg1 Qc2 60. Re2 Qc5+ 61. Rf2 Rf4 62. Nh5+ {1-0 Ehlvest,J-Kharlov,A/
Novosibirsk (10) ;CBM 50 1995}) 11... e5 $1 {Schwarz soll genau dann ...e5
spielen, wenn Weiß e4 gespielt hat und e4-e5 droht. Mit dem weißen Pe3 macht ..
.e5 nicht so viel Sinn, da Weiß dann einfach im Zentrum verharrt.} 12. d5 Nb6
13. Bb3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Ke7 {In Khalifman,A-Ehlvest,J/
Paernu-A (02)/CBM52 1996 wurde hier Remis vereinbart. Ich habe nicht den
Eindruck, daß Weiß irgendetwas hat.} 17. dxc6 bxc6 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rf2,Rf3,Rh3]
Angesicht der weißen Schwächen am Königsflügel spielt diese Zersplitterung der
Bauern keine Rolle.} 18. Rfc1 Rhd8 19. Nd1 Rd6 20. Rc3 a5 21. Ne3 h5 22. Rac1
a4 23. Bd1 Kd7 24. Kf1 Bh6 25. Ke1 Kc7 26. Be2 Kb7 27. R1c2 Ra5 28. a3 Bxe3 29.
fxe3 f5 30. Rc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 fxe4 32. fxe4 Re6 33. Ra5 Kc7 34. Kd2 Kd6 35. Ra6
Kc5 36. Ra5+ Kd6 37. Ra6 Kc5 38. Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hecht Dolmatov} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Nxd4 (8... Ng4 {Diesen Zug hat Khalifman schon erfolglos
ausprobiert, selbverstaendlich versucht er jetzt eine andere Variante.}) 9.
Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Rac1 b5 13. cxb5 $5 {Ein voruebergehendes
Bauernopfer.} (13. b3 Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 15. h3 bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qb6 $1 (16... Qa5 $6
17. Qd3 Qa3 18. Rc2 Bb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Rc7 e6 21. Be3 Rbc8 22. Ra7 Qb4 23.
Rd1 $16 {Schneider,A-Kasparov,G/EUCup Lyon/1994/CBM45/INF63,42/}) 17. Qd3 Rfc8
18. Rfe1 Bc6 19. Bg5 Qa5 $10) 13... axb5 14. Nxb5 Bf5 (14... Ba6 15. a4 Qb6 16.
Bc3 $10 {Hansen,Cu} (16. b4 $5)) (14... Nd7 $5 {Dolmatov}) 15. e4 Bd7 $146 {N}
(15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Rxb5 18. b4 d5 19. Qd3 Rb7 $5 (19... Qd7 20.
a4 Rbb8 21. b5 $14 {Georgiev,Ki-Gufeld,E/Calcutta/1992/EXP34/INF54,47/}) 20.
Rc5 Rd7 $13 {Gufeld}) 16. a4 $5 (16. Nc3 Rxb2 17. Rb1 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 $14 {Gufeld
} (18. Rxb1 {Dolmatov} Ng4 $132)) 16... Qb6 (16... Ng4 $6 {Dolmatov} 17. b4 Ne5
18. Qe2 $16) 17. h3 $5 {Fuer den Anziehenden ist klar, dass er seinen
Mehrbauern zurueckgeben soll, und jetzt versucht er, eine nachfolgend
guenstige Stellung zu erreichen. Weiss will Sg4 verhindern.} (17. b4 $5) 17...
Bxb5 18. axb5 (18. Qxb5 $5 {Dolmatov} Qd4 19. Bc3 $14) 18... Qxb5 (18... Nd7 $5
{Dolmatov} 19. b4 Ne5 20. Qe2 Qxb5 21. Qxb5 Rxb5 22. Rc7 e6 $132) 19. Qxb5 Rxb5
20. b4 d5 (20... e6 $5 {/\ d5}) 21. exd5 Nxd5 {[#] [#]} 22. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 23.
bxc5 {Weiss hat einen gefahrlichen Freibauern auf der c-Linie, der dem
Anziehenden gute Gewinnchancen laesst.} e6 (23... Bc3 {Dolmatov} 24. Bxc3 Nxc3
25. Bb7 $16) 24. Rc1 Rc8 (24... Be5 $5 {Dolmatov} 25. c6 Rb8 $16) 25. c6 Bb2 $5
(25... Kf8 26. Bf1 Be5 $16) 26. Rc2 {Jetzt ist der weisse Turm ungedeckt.} Be5
27. Kf1 Ne7 $6 {/\ Nf5} (27... f5 $5) 28. g4 $5 Nd5 29. Bxd5 $1 exd5 30. Ke2 {
Weiss hat nicht nur einen starken Freibauern, sondern auch seine Figuren sind
aktiver als die von Schwarz.} f5 (30... Kf8 31. Kd3 Ke7 32. f4 Bg7 33. Bb4+ $18
) 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Kd3 Kf7 33. Bc3 $1 Bxc3 34. Rxc3 Ke6 35. Kd4 Kd6 36. c7 $1
f4 37. Rc5 Rxc7 {Der Nachziehende hat keine andere Wahl, aber das
Bauernendspiel ist eine bekannte theoretische Verluststellung fuer ihm.} (37...
Ke6 38. Rc6+ Kd7 39. Kxd5) 38. Rxc7 Kxc7 {Hecht: [#] B-B Elementares Endspiel
f+h vs h; Zugzwang, Opposition, Dreiecksmanöver, Umge- hung} 39. Kxd5 Kd7 40.
Ke4 Ke6 41. Kxf4 {In meiner Praxis habe ich einmal dieses Endspiel gehabt.
Ribli,Z-Ree,H Amsterdam 1973 Weiss: Kc3 ba3 und bc2 Schwarz: Kc5 ba7  1.a4,Kd5
2.Kb4 Kc6 3.Kc4! Kb7 4.Kb5 Kc7 5.Kc5 Kd7 6.c4 Kc7 7.Kd5 1-0} Kf6 42. h4 Ke6 43.
Kg5 Kf7 44. Kf5 Ke7 45. Ke5 Kf7 46. h5 $1 Ke7 47. f4 Kf7 (47... h6 {Hecht} 48.
f5 Kf7 49. f6 Kf8 50. Kf4 Ke8 51. Ke4 Kf8 52. Ke5 {Dreiecksmanöver +-}) 48. Kd6
$1 {Das ist der Schluesselzug!} Kf6 49. h6 Kf7 (49... Kf5 50. Ke7 Kxf4 51. Kf6
$18 (51. Kf6 {Hecht} Ke4 52. Kg7 Kf5 53. Kxh7 Kf6 54. Kg8 $18)) (49... Kg6 50.
Ke6 Kxh6 51. f5 Kg7 52. Ke7 $18) 50. Kd7 {Ribli} (50. Kd7 Kf6 (50... Kf8 {Hecht
} 51. Ke6 Ke8 52. Kf6 Kf8 53. f5 Kg8 54. Ke7 Kh8 55. f6 Kg8 56. f7+ $18) 51.
Ke8 Kf5 (51... Ke6 {Dolmatov} 52. Kf8 Kf6 53. Kg8 Kg6 54. f5+ $18) 52. Kf7 Kxf4
53. Kg7 Kf5 54. Kxh7 Kf6 55. Kg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Qa5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 e5
15. Qe3 Bb7 16. Ng3 d5 17. Bd3 O-O-O 18. Qe2 h5 19. exd5 h4 20. Ne4 Rxd5 21.
Bc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rd2 Kb8 24. Qe3 Kc7 25. g4 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hecht King Dolmatov} g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6.
cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxd5 (8. d4 Nb6 {siehe D76}) (8. d4) 8... Qxd5 9. d3
Qb5 $5 10. Rb1 a5 $5 (10... Be6 11. a4 $2 (11. b3 a5) 11... Qb3) 11. a4 (11. b3
a4 $1 12. Bb2 Bxb2 13. Rxb2 Be6 14. Qd2 axb3 15. axb3 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Nd4
Bd5 $10 {Andersson,U-Olafsson,F/Wijk/1976/}) (11. Be3 a4 $1 12. Qd2 Be6 $13 {
Van der Sterren,P-Xie Jun/Donner mem-A/1994/CBM43/}) 11... Qa6 (11... Qh5 12.
Bd2 (12. Bf4 {Dolmatov} e5 13. Be3 Bh3 (13... Nd4) 14. Rc1 Rad8) 12... Nb4 13.
Bc3 Bh3 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c5 $10 {Levine,V-Yermolinsky,A/New
York Syracuse/1995/}) 12. Be3 (12. Bf4 {Dolmatov} e5 13. Be3 Bg4) 12... Bg4 $6
$146 {Mit dieser Neuerung will Khalifman für seinen Läufer auf g7 die
Diagonale g7-b2 freihalten.} (12... e5 $5 13. Qc1 (13. Qd2 Rd8 14. Ng5 $13)
13... e4 $1 14. dxe4 Qxe2 15. Re1 (15. Rd1 $2 Be6 16. b3 Rfd8 $15 {
Valcarcel-Portisch,L/Las Palmas/1972/INF13,11/}) 15... Qd3 16. Bc5 Re8 17. Re3
Qd8 $10 {Portisch}) 13. Qd2 Rfd8 (13... Nb4 {Dolmatov} 14. Rbc1 c6 15. Ng5) 14.
Rfc1 $1 {Der weiße Turm macht Druck auf der c-Linie. >< c7} Rac8 (14... e5 15.
Ng5 $36) 15. Rc5 Bxf3 $6 {Ich verstehe diese Kombination nicht, Schwarz ist
viel stärker als sein Gegner - 130 ELO-Punkte - und jetzt spielt er mit dieser
Kombination auf Remis. Der Nachziehende steht nicht besonders schlecht.} (15...
Nb4 $5) (15... Nb4 $5 {Dolmatov} 16. Ne5 (16. Rbc1 c6 17. Ne5 Be6) 16... b6)
16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Rxa5 (17. Bg2 $2 {Dolmatov} b6 18. Rcc1 c5 $10) 17... Nxf3+ (
17... Qxd3 $2 {Dolmatov} 18. Qxd3) 18. exf3 Qxd3 (18... Rxd3 {Dolmatov} 19.
Rxa6 Rxd2 20. Ra7 Rxb2 21. Rxb2 Bxb2 22. Rxb7 $16) 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 {Im
Endergebnis hat Khalifman seinen Bauern zurueckerobert, aber er steht minimal
schlechter, weil seine Grundlinie schwach ist.} 20. b4 b6 (20... c6 21. Ra7 Rd7
22. a5 $16 {/\ a6 oder b5}) 21. Rb5 $5 {Schwarz hat mit diesem ungewöhnlichen
Zug nicht gerechnet.} (21. Ra7 {Dolmatov} Bd4) 21... Ra3 $6 (21... Bd4 $5 22.
Bxd4 (22. Rd5 e5 (22... c5 {Dolmatov} 23. a5 $1) 23. a5 bxa5 24. bxa5 Ra3 $10)
22... Rxd4 23. Rc1 Kg7 $10) 22. a5 bxa5 23. Rxa5 $1 {[#]} (23. bxa5 {Dolmatov}
Bc3 $10) 23... Ra8 (23... Rxa5 $2 24. bxa5 Ra8 25. a6 $1 $18) (23... Rc3 $10 {
Dolmatov}) 24. Rc5 {>< c7} Rc3 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 $1 (26. Rxc1 Ra1 $10)
26... Ra7 (26... Ra1 $6 {Dolmatov} 27. Kg2 Rb1 28. Rxc7 (28. Bd2 $2 Rb2) 28...
Be5 29. Rxe7 Bd6 30. Rd7 $16) 27. Bf4 {Jetzt muß Schwarz wählen: Wie soll er
den Bauern geben, soll er ins Turm- oder ins Läuferendspiel übergehen?} Bd4 $2
(27... e5 $1 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Ra1+ (29... Ra4 30. b5 Rc4 $14) 30. Kg2 Kg7
$14) 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 (28... Ra2 29. Bh6 $16) 29. Bxc7 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ke8 31. Ke2 Kd7
32. Bf4 Kc6 33. Bg5 $1 {Richtig gespielt, Weiß tut gut daran, erst die
schwarze Bauernstruktur zu schwächen.} e6 34. Be3 Bc3 35. Bc5 (35. Bd2 $2 {
Dolmatov} Bd4 36. Be1 Kd5) 35... Kb5 36. Kd3 Bxb4 (36... Be1 $1 $8 {Dolmatov}
37. Ke4 (37. g4 g5) 37... Bc3) (36... Bg7 $1 {Hecht} 37. Bd4 (37. Ke4 $5 f5+
38. Kf4 Bf6) 37... Bf8 38. Bc3 f5 {Festung? - Analyse!}) 37. Bxb4 Kxb4 {
Hecht: [#] B-B 4-4 Bauern auf einem Flügel bei abgedrängtem sK, Raum, Zugzwang
Nicht erzwungene Abwicklung nach vorherigem L-Tausch!} 38. Kd4 {Natürlich
gewinnt Weiß das Bauernendspiel.} f6 (38... Kb3 {Hecht} 39. Ke5 Kc3 40. Kf6 Kd3
41. Kxf7 Ke2 42. f4 Kxf2 43. Kxe6 Kg2 44. g4 $18) 39. f4 (39. g4 {Dolmatov} g5
$10) 39... Kb5 40. g4 $1 Kc6 (40... h6 41. g5 hxg5 42. fxg5 fxg5 43. Ke5 Kc4
44. Kxe6 Kd3 45. Kf6 Ke2 (45... g4 {Hecht} 46. Kxg6 Ke2 47. Kg5 Kxf2 48. Kxg4
$18) 46. Kxg6 Kxf2 47. Kxg5 Kg2 48. h4 $18) 41. g5 $1 e5+ (41... fxg5 42. fxg5
Kd6 43. f4 Kd7 44. Ke5 Ke7 45. h3 Kd7 (45... Kf7 {King} 46. Kd6 Kg7 (46... Kf8
{Hecht} 47. Kxe6 Ke8 48. Kf6 Kf8 49. h4 Kg8 50. Ke7 Kg7 51. h5 h6 (51... Kg8
52. hxg6 hxg6 53. Kf6 Kh7 54. Kf7 $18) 52. gxh6+ Kxh6 53. hxg6 Kxg6 54. Ke6 $18
) 47. Kxe6 Kf8 48. Kf6 Kg8 49. Ke7 Kg7 50. h4 Kg8 51. h5 gxh5 52. f5 h4 53. f6
h3 54. f7+) 46. Kf6 Kd6 47. Kg7 Kd5 48. Kxh7 Ke4 49. Kxg6 Kxf4 50. Kf6 e5 51.
g6 e4 52. g7 e3 53. g8=Q $18) 42. fxe5 fxg5 43. f3 h5 44. Kc4 $18 {Ribli} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O O-O-O 7. a3 Nf6
8. Rb1 Qb6 9. h3 e6 10. d3 Nd5 11. Bd2 Be8 12. Bc4 Nd4 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qc6 16. Qxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O c6 7. b3 (7. Nbd2 {
Nikolic-Khalifman/Erevan (08)/1996/1-0/ ;CBM 53}) 7... dxc4 $5 8. bxc4 c5 9.
Bb2 (9. e3 $6) (9. Ba3 Ne4) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Nb3 (11. Qc1) (11. Qb3
Nbd7) (11. Nb5 a6 12. Bd4 Qa5 13. Bc3 Qb6 $10) 11... Rd8 12. Qc1 Nc6 13. Nc3
Be6 14. Na4 (14. c5 $6 Qb4 15. Ba3 Qc4) 14... Qc7 (14... Qb4 $2 15. Nac5 Bxc4
16. Bc3 Qb5 17. a4 Qb6 18. Bxf6 $16) 15. Nac5 Bf5 16. a3 (16. Qf4 e5 $5 (16...
Rac8 $2 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Nxb7 Rxb7 19. Bxc6 $16) 17. Qe3 Rac8 $15) 16... Qb6 (
16... Rac8 $15) 17. h3 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Nxc5 (18... Kxg7 $5 19. Qc3+ f6 20. Nxd7
Rxd7 $15) 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 (19... Kxg7 20. Qe3 Rd4 21. Bxc6 Qxc5 22. Bxb7 $15) 20.
Bb2 Be6 21. Kh2 (21. Bxc6 $2 Qxc6 22. Qc3 f6 $17) (21. Qc3 Nd4 22. Kh2 Qxc4 23.
Bxb7 Rab8 $17) (21. Qh6 Nd4 $17) 21... Qxc4 22. Qh6 Nd4 (22... f6 23. Rac1 Qb3
24. Rb1 $132) 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 (23... Rxd4 24. Bxb7 Rad8 25. Bf3 $15) 24. Bxb7
Rab8 25. Bf3 Rb5 {[#]} 26. Qf4 Qxf4 27. gxf4 Rd4 $17 28. Kg3 Ra4 29. Rfd1 Rb3 (
29... g5 30. fxg5 Rxg5+ 31. Kh2 Bxh3 (31... Rh4 32. Bg2 Rgh5 33. Rd3) 32. Kxh3
Ra6 33. Kh4) (29... Kg7 30. Rd3 Rc5) 30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. exd3 Bf5 32. Be2 Kg7 33.
Bf1 Kf6 34. Kf3 h6 (34... e5 35. fxe5+ Kxe5 36. Ke3 Rh4 37. Rb1 Bxh3) 35. Ke3
e5 (35... g5 $5 36. fxg5+ hxg5 37. Bg2 e5 $17) 36. fxe5+ Kxe5 37. Bg2 g5 38.
Bf1 Rh4 (38... h5 39. Bg2 f6 40. Bf1 Rh4) 39. Rb1 Bxh3 40. Rb5+ Kd6 41. Bxh3
Rxh3+ 42. Ke2 g4 43. Ra5 Rh2 $2 (43... h5 $5 44. Rxa7 f5 (44... Rf3 $2 45. Ra6+
(45. Ra5 $2 h4 $19) 45... Ke7 46. Rh6) 45. Rh7 f4 $17) 44. Rxa7 f5 45. Kf1 Rh1+
$2 (45... Ke5 $5 46. a4 Kf4 47. a5 Kf3 $17) 46. Kg2 Rd1 47. Ra6+ $10 Ke5 48.
Rxh6 Rxd3 49. Ra6 Kf4 50. Ra4+ Kg5 51. Ra8 Rd2 52. Ra5 Rb2 53. Kg3 Rb3+ 54. Kg2
Rc3 55. Ra8 Rc4 56. Ra5 Kf4 57. Ra8 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson} e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
Bg5 Nbd7 8. e3 Re8 9. Bd3 Nf8 10. O-O c6 11. Rae1 Ng4 (11... Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7
13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3 Be6 $10) (11... Nh5 12. Bxe7 Rxe7
13. b4 Qd6 14. b5 Ng6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Ne2 $14 {Georgiev,Kr-Atanasov,A/Varna/
1983/}) 12. Bxe7 (12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bg3 Be6) 12... Rxe7 (12... Qxe7 $2 13. e4
dxe4 14. Rxe4 Be6 15. d5 $16) 13. b4 Qd6 14. b5 c5 15. e4 (15. dxc5 Qxc5 16.
Ne2 Qd6 17. Ned4 Rc7 $14) 15... c4 16. e5 $6 (16. Be2 $5 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qg6 (
17... Qh6 18. h3 Bf5 19. Bxc4) 18. Bxc4 Bf5 19. Nh4 Qh6 $13) 16... Qd8 (16...
cxd3 $2 17. exd6 Rxe1 18. Qxd3 $18) 17. Bf5 (17. Be2 Nh6 $132) 17... Bxf5 18.
Qxf5 Nh6 19. Qc2 Ne6 $15 20. Rb1 Rd7 21. Ne2 g6 22. Ng3 Kg7 23. Qc3 a6 24. b6
a5 25. Rb5 (25. Nd2 Ra6 26. f4 Rxb6 27. f5 Nxf5 28. Nxf5+ gxf5 $15) 25... Ra6
26. Rfb1 Ng8 27. Qe3 Ne7 28. Ng5 $6 (28. Nd2 $5 Nc8 29. f4 f5 30. exf6+ Qxf6
31. Nf3 Nxf4 32. Ne5 Re7 33. Rf1) 28... Nc6 (28... Nc8 29. Nxe6+ fxe6) 29.
Nxe6+ fxe6 30. Ne2 Qf8 $17 31. Qh3 Re7 32. a3 Ra8 33. Rd1 (33. f4 Rae8 34. Rd1)
33... Rae8 34. Rb2 Rf7 35. Qe3 Qe7 36. f3 Ref8 37. Rbd2 Qd8 38. Rb1 Qh4 39. Nc3
Qf4 40. Qxf4 Rxf4 41. Ne2 R4f7 42. Nc3 Rf4 43. Ne2 R4f7 44. Nc3 g5 45. Rbd1 (
45. h3 h5 46. Ne2 Kg6 $17) 45... Kg6 46. Ne2 h5 47. Kf2 g4 48. f4 {[#]} Rxf4+
$1 $19 49. Nxf4+ Rxf4+ 50. Ke2 (50. Ke3 Re4+ 51. Kf2 Kf5 $19) (50. Kg3 {
Petursson} Kg5 51. h4+ gxh3 52. Kxh3 c3 53. Rc2 Rh4+ 54. Kg3 Nxd4 $19) 50...
Kf5 51. Rf1 Rxf1 52. Kxf1 Ke4 53. Ke1 c3 54. Rf2 Kd3 (54... Kd3 55. Kd1 Nxd4)
0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be3 Bg4 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qd2
Re8 9. Rad1 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qc1 Qc8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rd8 14. Rxd8+
Qxd8 15. Rd1 Qf8 16. Nb5 Qe7 17. c3 a6 18. Na3 h5 19. Nc2 Rd8 20. Na1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15.
Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4
7. Nxd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Nc6 (9... Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O
$5) (9... Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Nc6) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Be7 $6 $146 {N}
(11... Qa5 12. Bd2 (12. Ne4 Ba6 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Bd2 (14. Bf3 Nb4 15. Qc3 Qf5
16. a3 Nd5 17. Qc2 c5 18. Re1 Rab8 19. Bg2 Rb6 20. Bd2 Rfb8 21. Ra2 h6 22. Qc1
c4 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Bxc3 Bc5 25. Rf1 e5 26. Ra1 Bd4 {0-1 Dive,R-Martin,B/
NZD-ch Otago (05)/1991/ (40)}) 14... Qb5 15. Rfc1 Rab8 16. Qxc6 Qxc6 17. Rxc6
Bxe2 $10 {Sulava,N-Grosar,A/JUG-ch (03)/ 1991 (22)} (17... Bxe2 18. Nc3 Rxb2
19. Bc1 Bb5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bxb2 Bxc6 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Bh3 Rb8 24. Be5 Rb6 25.
Bc7 Ba3 26. Bxb6 Bxc1 27. Bxa7 {1/2-1/2 Sulava,N-Grosar,A/JUG-ch (03)/1991/ 
(46)})) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 {Ftacnik} (13. Bxc3 Nxc3 $10) 13... Ba6 14. Rfd1
Rab8 15. c4 Qc5 16. cxd5 Rxb3 17. axb3 Bxe2 18. Re1 (18. Rdc1 Qd6 19. Be3 cxd5
20. Bc5 Qb8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rc2 Bb5 23. Rca2 a6 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Qxb3
26. Rxa6 g5 {0-1 Nielsen,PH-Emms,J/Copenhagen BSF (07) ;CBM 46 1995 (50)})
18... cxd5 19. Rxe2 Qb6 20. b4 Rc8 21. Be1 h6 22. Rea2 Rc7 23. Bf1 Qd4 24. b5 {
1-0 Nielsen,PH-Savon,V/Pardubice op/1995/ (43)}) (11... Rb8 $142 12. Na4 (12.
e4 {Dautov} Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd6 14. Qa4 Qc7 15. Be3 c5 16. Rfd1 Bd7 $10 {
Zvjaginsev,V-Romanov,O/URS-chJ Alma-Ata/ 1991} (16... Bd7 17. Qc2 e5 18. Bf1
Be6 19. Qa4 Rb6 20. Rd2 Rfb8 21. Rad1 Bf8 22. f3 h5 23. Bc4 Qc8 {Zvjaginsev,
V-Romanov,O/URS-chJAlma-Ata/1991/1/2-1/2 (49)})) 12... Ba6 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. a3
Qe7 15. Re1 Bb5 16. e4 Nb6 $10 {Zvjaginsev,V-Bareev,E/RUS-ch Elista (11) ;CBM
50 1995}) (11... a5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Bd2 Ba6 14. Bf3 Rfd8 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Bxc3
a4 17. Qc2 Bb5 18. Bd4 e5 19. Bc5 Qe6 20. Rd2 Rd7 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Be4 {
1/2-1/2 Segal,Al-Miralles,G/Dubai olm (04)/1986/}) 12. Rd1 {/\ 13.e4} Ba6 (
12... Qb6 13. Nxd5 $1 (13. e4 Qxb3 14. axb3 Nb4 $132) (13. Qc2 Ba6 $132) 13...
cxd5 (13... exd5 14. Qc2 $14) 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. e4 $16) 13. e4 Rb8 (13... Nxc3
14. Rxd8 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Rfxd8 16. Be3) 14. exd5 $1 (14. Qc2 Nb4 $1 (14... Nb4 {
Ftacnik} 15. Qa4 Qb6 $132)) (14. Qa4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qb6 $10) 14... Rxb3 15. axb3
cxd5 (15... Qb6 16. d6 (16. Be3 c5 17. b4 $1 Bc4 18. bxc5 Qxb2 (18... Bxc5 $2 {
Dautov} 19. Na4 $18) 19. d6 Bf6 20. Ne4 $16 Qxa1 $2 21. Rxa1 Bxa1 22. c6 Bd5
23. Nc5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 $18) (16. dxc6 Bc5 17. Ne4 Qxb3 18. Bf4 (18. Rd7 {Ftacnik
} Qb4 19. Bd2 Qxb2 20. Bc3 Qb6 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rxa6 $13) 18...
Bb4 19. Rdc1 $36) 16... Bf6 17. Be3 $18 (17. Be3 {Dautov} Qxb3 18. Rxa6 Bxc3
$17)) (15... Qc8 {Dautov} 16. dxc6 $16 (16. dxc6 Rd8 (16... Bc5 17. Rd7 Bb6 18.
Be3 $16) 17. Rd7 $1)) (15... Bc8 16. dxc6 Qb6 17. Be3 Qxb3 18. Rxa7 Bf6 19. Ne4
(19. Bf3 Qxb2 20. Ne4)) 16. Rxa6 Qb8 17. Be3 $1 Qxb3 18. Rxa7 Bf6 19. Rd2 Qc4 (
19... Bxc3 20. Ra3 (20. bxc3 $142 Qxc3 21. Bf1 $16 (21. h4 $16)) 20... Qxa3 21.
bxa3 Bxd2 22. Bxd2 Rc8 $13) 20. Bf1 Qb4 21. Ra4 (21. h4 $5 d4 $2 22. Ra4 dxe3
23. Rxb4 exd2 24. Nd1 $18) 21... Qb3 22. Ra3 Qb4 23. Ra4 Qb3 24. Ra5 $1 (24.
Bd4 $5 {Ftacnik} Bxd4 25. Raxd4 $16) 24... Rb8 (24... Bxc3 25. Ra3) 25. Bf4 (
25. Rb5 $6 Rxb5 26. Nxb5 Bxb2) 25... Bxc3 (25... e5 26. Rdxd5 $1 exf4 27. Rdb5
$18) 26. bxc3 (26. Ra3 $2 Bxd2 27. Rxb3 Rxb3 28. Bxd2 Rxb2 $17) 26... Qxc3 27.
Rda2 (27. Bxb8 {Ftacnik} Qxa5 28. Rc2 f6) 27... Rc8 (27... e5 $2 28. Ra8 Rf8
29. Bxe5 $3 Qxe5 30. Re2 Qxg3+ (30... Qd6 31. Ree8 $18) 31. hxg3 Rxa8 32. Bg2
$18) 28. Ra8 $1 {/\ 29.R:c8, 30.Rb2} f6 (28... h6 29. Bd3 $1) (28... g6 29. Be5
$1 (29. Be5 Qc6 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Rb2 $18)) 29. Bd2 (29. Rxc8+ {Ftacnik} Qxc8
30. Bh3 g5 $10) 29... Qc6 30. R8a6 Qe8 31. Bh3 Rc6 (31... f5 {Ftacnik} 32. Ra7
$16) 32. Ra8 Rc8 33. R8a6 Rc6 34. Ra8 Rc8 35. R8a7 h6 36. Ra1 (36. Rb2 $5) (36.
Rb2 $5 Rc6 37. Rbb7 Qg6 $16) 36... Kh8 37. Bb4 Rc4 38. Be7 $1 (38. Re7 $6 {
Ftacnik} Qb8) 38... Rc6 (38... e5 $2 39. Ra8 $18) (38... f5 39. Bd6 $18 {/\Be5}
) (38... Qc6 39. Bf8 $18) 39. Bf1 $1 Rc8 40. Bd3 $138 (40. Bd3 Rc3 (40... e5
41. Bf5 Rb8 42. Bd6 Rd8 43. Bc7 $18) (40... f5 41. Bd6 $18 (41. Bd6 Rc3 42. Be5
Rxd3 43. Rxg7 $18)) (40... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 41. R1a6 $16) 41. Ra8 Rc8 42. Rxc8
Qxc8 43. Bg6 e5 44. Bd6 $18 {/\Ra7-e7}) 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 e6
15. Rd3 Rc8 16. Qd1 Rc7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Rc1 Nc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Be3 Qc8 21.
Bc5 Re8 22. e4 f5 23. f3 Be6 24. Qa4 Qb7 25. b4 Rf7 26. Rcd1 h6 27. Rd8 Rxd8
28. Rxd8+ Kh7 29. Rd6 Bc4 30. Qc2 Ba6 31. a4 f4 32. g4 Rd7 33. Qd2 Rf7 34. Qa2
Rd7 35. Qe6 Rxd6 36. Qxd6 Bc4 37. Nd3 Bxd3 38. Qxd3 h5 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. Qd6
Qc8 41. Kg2 Qg8 42. Qxc6 Bf6+ 43. Kh3 Qb3 44. Qd7+ Kh6 45. Kg2 Qg8+ 46. Kh1 Qb3
47. Qh3 Qxa4 48. Qe6 Qd1+ 49. Kg2 Qe2+ 50. Bf2 Kg7 51. Qf5 h4 52. Qd7+ Kg6 53.
b5 Qb2 54. h3 Qe2 55. Qe8+ Kg7 56. Qb8 Kh6 57. Qf8+ Bg7 58. Qe7 Qxb5 59. Qxh4+
Kg6 60. Qg4+ Kf7 61. Qf5+ Bf6 62. Bxa7 Kg7 63. Bf2 Qe8 64. h4 Qg6+ 65. Kh3 Qf7
66. h5 Qe7 67. Kg4 Kh8 68. Kh3 Kg7 69. Bc5 Qd8 70. Kg4 Kh8 71. Qe6 Kh7 72. Bd6
1-0

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. e5 dxe5 11. Qxe5 Bd7 12. Be2 Rc8 13. h4 Qc7 14. Qxc7
Rxc7 15. Bf3 Bc6 16. Bxc6+ Rxc6 17. Rh3 h6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rhd3 Rc7 20. g3 f5
21. Ne2 O-O 22. Rd7 Rfc8 23. c3 Kf8 24. Kc2 Ke8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. a3 Bc5 27. f4
Rd7 28. Rxd7 Kxd7 29. b4 Bf2 30. c4 b6 31. h5 f6 32. Kb3 Kd6 33. Ka4 e5 34. Kb3
Be1 35. Ka4 Kc6 36. Kb3 Kd6 37. Ka4 Kd7 38. Kb3 Kc6 39. Ka4 Kd6 40. Kb3 Kc6 41.
Ka4 a5 42. Kb3 axb4 43. axb4 b5 44. c5 Bf2 45. Kc3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. a3
Bxd2 9. Bxd2 d6 10. b4 (10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Bc3 a5 13. Rad1 h6 14.
Nd2 Qc7 15. f4 $14 {Dreev,A-Shipov,S/St.Petersburg op 1993}) (10. Qe2 Ne4 11.
Be1 f5) 10... Nbd7 11. Bc3 Re8 {N} (11... Qc7 12. Rc1 Rad8 (12... Rfe8 13. Nh4
Rad8 14. f4 $2 Be4 $15 {Sherwin,J-Petrosian,T/Lone Pine 1976}) 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14.
Bb1 Bc6 15. Re1 Qb7 $2 16. d5 exd5 17. b5 $16 {Ehlvest-Kharitonov /Sverdlovsk
1984}) (11... Qe7 12. Nd2 (12. Re1 Ne4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bg6 $10 {Frias,
V-Kosten,A/London WFW 1990}) 12... Rfc8 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qc2 Rd8 15. Rfd1 Nf8
16. Nf1 Ne8 17. Ng3 Rd7 18. b5 Rad8 19. a4 a5 20. Rd2 Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,
A-Balashov,Y/RUS-ch Elista (05) ;CBM 50 1995}) 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Rc7 14. Re1
Nf8 (14... Qa8 15. f3 (15. Bf1 $14) 15... d5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b5 $14) 15. a4
$14 Ng6 16. Bf1 Rc8 17. f3 cxb4 (17... e5 18. d5 $14 {ץb7}) 18. Bxb4 e5 19. d5
$1 {><d6,Bb7} (19. Qb3 exd4 20. exd4 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 d5 22. c5 $14) 19... Qc7 20.
Rb1 Rb8 (20... Nf8 21. a5 bxa5 $2 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxb7 $16) (20... Nd7 21.
Ne4 Nc5 22. Nxc5 (22. Nc3 $14) 22... bxc5 23. Bc3 $14 {<->b}) 21. a5 Nf8 (21...
bxa5 22. Ba3 Nf8 23. Qa4 N8d7 24. Rb5 $16) 22. Qa4 Red8 $2 (22... N8d7 {>=} 23.
Qa3 (23. axb6 axb6 24. Qb5 Ra8 $14) 23... Nc5 24. Rb2 $14) 23. Qa3 $16 Ne8 24.
Rbc1 (24. Ne4 $16) 24... h5 $2 (24... Nd7 25. Ne4 Nc5 26. axb6 axb6 27. Nxc5
dxc5 28. Bc3 $16) 25. Nb1 Bc8 26. Nc3 Qe7 27. Nb5 a6 28. Nc3 bxa5 29. Qxa5 Bf5
(29... Nd7 30. Na4 $16 {/\c5}) 30. e4 Bg6 31. c5 dxc5 32. Bxc5 Qc7 33. Qa3 Nd7
34. Bf2 Nd6 $4 35. Nb1 1-0

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
Bf4 Ne5 9. Be2 Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. f4 Ng6 14. Kh1 Bc6
15. Qe1 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Ncxe4 dxe4 18. Nb3 Nh4 19. Bg4 Nf5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21.
Nd4 Bd7 22. Rd1 Bc5 23. Rf2 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Be6 25. Rfd2 Qa5 26. a3 Rac8 27. Qd1
h6 28. h3 Qb6 29. Qc1 Qb3 30. Bg1 Qg3 31. Re2 Qh4 32. Be3 b6 33. Kh2 Rc7 34.
Rf2 Kh7 35. Qd1 Rfc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Bb4 $6 {This way of
developing the bishop does not fit well in this position, already determined
by the moves ...c6 & ...c6. In the classical lines of the QGA this bishop
usually belongs on e7.} 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 b6 $6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Ne5
Nxe5 $6 (11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 O-O) 12. dxe5 dxc4 13. exf6 Qxd3 14. fxg7 Rg8 15.
Qf3 Rxg7 16. Ne4 f5 17. Qh5+ Kf8 18. Ng3 $18 1-0

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bxd5 c6 6. Bb3 Qxd4 7. Qxd4 Bxd4 8.
Nf3 Bg7 9. e4 Na6 10. Be3 h6 11. h3 Nc7 12. e5 h5 13. Ng5 Nh6 14. f4 f6 15.
exf6 Bxf6 16. O-O-O Bxg5 17. fxg5 Nf5 18. Bf4 Ne6 19. Be5 Rf8 20. Ne4 Ne3 21.
Rd3 Rf5 22. Bc3 Nd5 23. Bd2 Re5 24. Nc3 Nc5 25. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. Nd5 Rc8 15.
O-O Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 f6 18. c3 Be6 19. Kh1 Qa5 20. Rad1 Qc5 21. Qd2
Rg8 22. Qe1 Kf7 23. Rd4 b5 24. Qd1 Rg7 25. a3 Rh8 26. Qd2 Qc8 27. Qe2 Qb7 28.
Rd2 Qc8 29. Rd4 Qb7 30. Ne3 Rgg8 31. Qd1 Rc8 32. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 e5 8. h3 h6
9. Na3 Nd7 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 a6 13. Bf1 b6 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rad1
Ng8 16. Nc2 Qe8 17. Qd5 Ra7 18. Nb4 Nb8 19. Qb3 Nf6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Nd7
22. a4 f5 23. a5 Qf7 24. Qc2 Ra8 25. d6 cxd6 26. Rxd6 bxa5 27. Red1 e4 28. Qa4
exf3 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Rxd7 Qe8 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qf4 g5 33. Bd4+ Kh7 34. Qxf3
Qe4 35. Qg3 Qf4 36. Qd3 Rad8 37. Qxa6 Rxd4 38. Qa7+ Kg6 39. cxd4 Qd6 40. Bc4
Qb4 41. Qa6+ Rf6 42. Qc8 Qf8 43. Qc7 Rd6 44. Qc5 Rd8 45. Qxa5 Rxd4 46. Qe1 Re4
47. Qa1 Qd6 48. Bf1 Qe6 49. g4 Re1 50. gxf5+ Kxf5 51. Qa5+ Kg6 52. Qd2 Qe4 53.
Qd6+ Kh5 54. Qa6 Qf3 55. Qc8 Qe2 0-1

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e3 Ngf6 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be3 a6 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qa5 13. a3 Rfc8 14. Qd2 Bd8
15. b4 Qc7 16. Rfc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.03.02"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Bochum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 a5 $1 7. O-O (7. Nc3 a4
8. Nxa4 $6 dxc4 $15 {/\b5}) 7... a4 8. Qb4 O-O 9. Na3 (9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 b5
$13 {/\b4}) 9... dxc4 (9... Ne4 $5 10. Rd1 $13) 10. Qxc4 (10. Nxc4 Na6 $11)
10... Bf5 $1 (10... b5 $5) 11. Rd1 Be4 $11 12. Bf4 Nbd7 13. Qc1 Rc8 $1 14. Bh6
c5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qe3 $6 (16. dxc5 Rxc5 (16... Qa5 $11) 17. Qe3 Rd5 $11)
16... Qb6 17. Rd2 (17. dxc5 Qxb2 $1 18. Nc4 Qb4 19. Nb6 Nxb6 20. cxb6 Rc3 $15)
17... cxd4 18. Qxd4 $138 (18. Qxd4 Nc5 $1 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 c5 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. cxd5 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qb6 9. e3 Qxb2 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Be2 Bxd4 12. exd4 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bf3
Bf5 15. Re1 Rac8 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 Rfd8 18. Rxe7 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20.
Re8+ Rxe8 21. Nxd5 Rd8 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Rc4 b5 25. Rc7 a5 26. Ra7
Rxd4 27. Kf1 Rb4 28. Ke2 Rxb3 29. Rxa5 Kg7 30. Ra6 f6 31. Ra7+ Kg6 32. f4 h5
33. h4 Rb4 34. Kf3 Rc4 35. Rb7 b4 36. g3 Rc3+ 37. Kf2 b3 38. Kg2 Rc2+ 39. Kf3
Rc3+ 40. Kg2 Re3 41. Kf2 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. d5 Nd8 12. O-O e5 13. e4 c5 14. Nd2 a5 15.
f4 f6 16. b3 b6 17. Rf2 Nf7 18. Raf1 Bd7 19. a4 g5 20. f5 Kg7 21. Bf3 Rh8 22.
Bh5 Rag8 23. Rg2 Kf8 24. h3 Be8 25. Kf2 Nd8 26. Qf3 Bxh5 27. Qxh5 Qf7 28. g4
Qxh5 29. gxh5 Nf7 30. Rfg1 h6 31. Nb1 Ke7 32. Nc3 Kd7 33. Ke3 Rg7 34. Rg3 Rf8
35. Kd3 Ra8 36. Nd1 Rh8 37. Ne3 Ke7 38. Ng2 Rgh7 39. Ne1 Ra8 40. Nf3 Rb8 41.
R3g2 Ra8 42. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Magdeburg"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. b3 e5 11. Re1 a6 12. Bb2 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15.
Bxe4 g6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Red1 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Ba3 20. Bxa3 Qxa3
21. h4 Qe7 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe4 Rfd8 24. g4 h6 25. Kg2 Kf8 26. Kg3 Ke7 27. Kf4
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rc7 29. Rc1 Kd6 30. g5 hxg5+ 31. Kxg5 c5 32. Bxb7 Rxb7 33. e4 Rc7
34. f4 c4 35. bxc4 Rxc4 36. Re1 Ke7 37. f5 Rc2 38. fxg6 Rg2+ 39. Kf4 fxg6 40.
a3 Rh2 41. Kg5 Rg2+ 42. Kf4 Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15.
Ne3 Nd7 16. e5 Qb6 17. Nc2 Rad8 18. Qf3 Qa5 19. Qe3 b4 20. Na4 Qc7 21. Rac1 c5
22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Rc8 25. c6 Rxc6 26. Nd4 Rcc8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8
28. Rc1 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Schebler, Gerhard"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wuppertal"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 c6 6. Be2 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. O-O
Bf5 9. Qb3 Qd7 10. Be3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Na6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rfc1 Qa4 14. a3 Rac8
15. Qd2 Nb8 16. h3 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e3 {Eine selten angewandte Fortsetzung.} (4.
e4 d6 (4... Nf6 5. e5) 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Bd3 (7. f3)) (4. g3 $2 Bxf3 5.
exf3 Nc6 $15 {>< d4}) 4... Nf6 5. d4 g6 $6 (5... cxd4 $5 6. exd4 e6 (6... d5 7.
Ne5 $36) 7. Bd3 (7. a3 $5) 7... Bb4 8. O-O O-O) 6. d5 $14 Bg7 7. Bd3 d6 8. O-O
O-O 9. e4 {Jetzt haben wir eine typisch königsindische Stellung auf dem Brett,
in der Weiß - wie gewöhnlich - Raumvorteil besitzt, aber noch etwas mehr: der
schwarze Bb7 steht wegen des Bauernmassivs d5-e4 schlecht.Ribli.} e5 10. a3 Bc8
11. b4 Na6 12. Rb1 Ne8 13. Bc2 $1 {Wenn Weiß den weißfeldrigen Läufer tauscht,
werden die Schwächen in der schwarzen Stellung noch spürbarer.Ribli.} Bd7 14.
Ba4 Rc8 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 Nb8 (16... cxb4 17. axb4 Rxc4 18. Qe2 b5 19. Bxb5
Bxb5 20. Nxb5 Rc2 21. Nxa7) 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 (17... Nxd7 18. Nb5 Ra8) 18. Qb3 f5
19. bxc5 dxc5 {Nach 19...bxc5 hat Weiß freie Hand dank seiner Herrschaft über
die b-Linie.Ribli.} 20. Bc1 {Dieser Läufer hat eine bessere Zukunft auf b2.
Ribli.} h6 21. Nb5 Nd6 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. a4 Nd7 24. a5 f4 (24... bxa5 {Diese
antipositionelle Annahme des Pa5 ist natürlich nicht sympathisch, bietet
Schwarz vielleicht aber einige taktische Chancen.Ribli.}) 25. axb6 axb6 26. Bb2
g5 27. Ra1 Bf6 28. Ne1 g4 {Schwarz hat keine reellen Angriffschancen am
Königsflügel, seine Hoffnung besteht darin, die Stellung solange wie möglich
geschlossen zu halten und sich mit gutem Verteidigungsspiel ins Remis zu
retten.Ribli.} 29. f3 g3 30. h3 $16 {Ohne a-linie wäre diese Stellung
ausgeglichen, aber so steht Weiß wegen der ungleich verteilten
Eindringungsmöglichkeiten strategisch auf Gewinn.Ribli.} b5 31. Nd3 (31. cxb5
c4) 31... Rb8 (31... b4 32. Ra7 Rc7 33. Rfa1 $36) 32. cxb5 Qb6 33. Qc4 Qxb5 34.
Rfc1 Qxc4 35. Rxc4 {Schwarz ist in großer Not. Seine Bauernstellung ist
ziemlich schwach, der Bf6 verfolgt die Ereignisse nur wie ein Statist.Ribli.}
Rb3 36. Ra3 Rfb8 37. Rxb3 Rxb3 38. Rc3 Rb5 39. Kf1 {Weiß hat noch keine
konkreten Drohungen, aber Schwarz kann den langsamen Tod nicht vermeiden.Ribli.
} Be7 40. Rc2 Bd6 41. Ke2 Kf7 42. Kd2 Ke7 43. Bc3 c4 {Dieser Zug beschleunigt
nur das Ende der Partie.Ribli.} 44. Rb2 $1 Rb3 45. Rxb3 cxb3 46. Bb2 Kd8 47.
Nc1 Kc7 48. Kc3 Nf8 49. Kxb3 $18 Ng6 50. Nd3 Nh4 51. Ne1 Kd7 52. Kc4 h5 53. Bc3
Bb8 54. Kd3 $1 {Die letzte Feinheit. Weiß gelangt mit seinem König nach f1,
befreit seinen Springer, und dieser Springer selbst gewinnt die Partie wegen
der schwarzen Schwächen.Ribli.} Bd6 55. Ke2 Kc7 56. Ba5+ Kc8 57. Kf1 Kb7 58.
Nd3 Ka6 59. Bb4 Bxb4 60. Nxb4+ Kb6 61. Nc6 Ng6 62. Nd8 Kc7 63. Ne6+ Kd7 64. Ng7
Ke7 (64... h4 65. Nf5 {Der weiße Königsmarsch am Damenflügel entscheidet die
Partie.Ribli.}) 65. Ke2 Nh8 66. Kd3 Nf7 67. h4 {Schwarz hat keine Hoffnung
mehr, zu Ng5 und eventuell Nxf3 oder Nxh3 zu kommen, zudem verliert er seinen
Ph5. Deshalb gab er auf. Eine präzise gespielte Partie von Khalifman.Ribli.}
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7 12. Re1 Ra7 (12... Ng4 $5 13. Bf4
Qa5 14. h3 Nge5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qe2 Rfb8 17. Rac1 Qa6 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rc2
Qxe2 20. Rexe2 Rb4 $44 {Karpov,An-Salov,V/Belgrade/1996/0,5/35/}) (12... Ra6 $5
13. h3 Qa8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a4 g5 18. Ra3 d5 $146 {
Atalik,S-Khalifman,A/Hastings/1996/0|1/44/}) 13. h3 (13. Qc2 $5 Qa8 14. Re2 Rb8
15. h3 Ne8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Nc7 18. Qd2 Rab7 19. Qc1 Kh7 $44 {Dumitrache,
D-Palatnik,S/Baku/1988/0,5/63/}) 13... Qa8 14. Qc2 Rb8 15. Bf4 (15. Bg5 $5 Nb6
16. a4 Ne8 17. Ra2 Rab7 18. Nd2 Qa6 $44 {Hjartarson,J-Brynell,S/Malme/1995/1|0/
61/}) 15... Nb6 16. b3 (16. e5 $2 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 $17) 16... Nfd7 17. a4 f5
$5 18. Rad1 (18. exf5 Bxc3 (18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Rad1 Qxb3 21. Qxb3+
Rxb3 22. Rxe7 $16) 19. Qxc3 Nxd5 20. Qc4 N7b6 21. Qe4 Nxf4+ 22. Qxf4 Rf8 $36)
18... Bxc3 19. Qxc3 fxe4 20. Rxe4 e5 $1 (20... Nxd5 $2 21. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 22.
Rxe7 Ne5 23. Rxa7 Rxb3 24. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 25. Rd7 $18) 21. dxe6 (21. Bg5 Nxd5 $22
22. Qd3 N5f6 $36) 21... Qxe4 22. Bxd6 (22. exd7 Nd5 $17) 22... Rc8 23. exd7
Rxd7 24. Re1 Qc6 (24... Qd5 25. Bf4 c4 26. bxc4 Qxc4 27. Qxc4+ Nxc4 28. Rc1)
25. Bf4 c4 (25... Nd5 26. Qc4 $16) 26. bxc4 Nd5 (26... Qxc4 27. Qxc4+ Nxc4 28.
Rc1 $10) 27. Qe5 Nxf4+ 28. Qxf4 Rf7 29. Qe4 Qxe4 (29... Qxc4 30. Qxc4 Rxc4 31.
Ne5 (31. Re8+ Rf8 $10) 31... Re7 $10) 30. Rxe4 Rcf8 31. Re3 Rf5 32. Rc3 Ra5 33.
g4 (33. Ra3 Rfa8 $10) 33... Rxa4 34. Kg3 Ra5 (34... Rfa8 $5 $10) 35. Nd2 Rfa8
36. f3 Ra3 37. Rxa3 Rxa3 38. Ne4 Kf7 39. c5 (39. Ng5+ Kg7 40. Ne4 Kf7 $10)
39... Ke7 40. Kf4 Rd3 41. h4 h6 42. c6 (42. g5 hxg5+ 43. hxg5 Ke6 $10) 42...
Ra3 43. c7 Kd7 44. g5 hxg5+ 45. Kxg5 Rxf3 46. Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Qg6 7. Qe2 Nxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Ne7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nbd2 cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
c3 d6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Bf1 a6 11. a4 d5 12. g3 Bf5 13. Nb3 Rad8 14. Bf4 Qc8 15.
Ne5 Rfe8 16. Nc5 Ne4 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Nd3 Qc8 19. Qb3 g5 20. Be3 g4 21. Rad1
e6 22. Bf4 h6 23. Bg2 Ng5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Nc5 Bf8 26. Qxb7 Qxb7 27. Nxb7 Rb8
28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Rxb2 30. Bxd5 Rc8 31. Bc4 Rxc5 32. Bxa6 Rxc3 33. Re2
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Namgilov, Sogto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 $6 (12...
Rc8 $5 {Chekhov Ftacnik}) 13. Bb2 (13. e4 {Ftacnik} b5 14. Re1 (14. Rc1 bxc4
15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 e5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Bf6 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21.
Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bf1 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 c5 24. Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Gonzalez,GJ-Farago,I/
Budapest Elekes (10)/1995/}) 14... dxc4 (14... bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5
17. Qc2 Ba3 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Qa4 Bb2 20. Bxb2 Rxb2 21. Qxc4 Qb6 {1/2-1/2
Jakob,S-Lee,G/Biel op (03)/1991/ (31)}) 15. bxc4 Nb6 16. cxb5 cxb5 17. Rc1 b4
18. Ba1 Rc8 19. Nb3 Bc4 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Na5 Bxa2 24.
Nc6 b3 25. Ne7+ Qxe7 26. Rxe7 b2 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Be4 {1-0 Torre,E-Seirawan,Y/
Toluca izt (09)/1982/ (46)}) (13. Re1 {Ftacnik} b5 14. c5 e5 (14... b4 15. Bb2
e5 16. dxe5 Bxc5 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. e3 Be7 19. Nf3 Rbd8 20. Nd4 Nxe5 21. Nf5 Bf6
22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxc6 $16 {Gagarin-Batsanin/Vladivostok/1995/})
15. dxe5 Nxc5 16. a3 (16. Rc1 Ne6 17. b4 d4 18. Bb2 Bxb4 19. Bxc6 Qa5 $15)
16... Ne6 17. b4 d4 18. Bb2 c5 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. e3 dxe3 22. Rxe3
Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bb7 24. Rd7 Bxe4 25. Rxe7 (25. Bxe4 Bc5 26. Re2 b4 27. a4 Bb6
$13) 25... Bxg2 26. Kxg2 a5 27. Ra7 Ra8 $10 {Karpov,An-Kamsky,G (03)/Fide-Wch 
(Elista)/1996/1/2-1/2 (49)}) (13. a4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 14. e4 c5 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,
J-Farago,I/HUN-ch (10)/1993/} (14... c5 {Chekhov} 15. exd5 exd5 16. Re1 Bb7 17.
dxc5 Bxc5 18. Be5 Rc8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Ne4 $14 {Butnorius,
A-Lerner,K/St Petersburg/1992/0,5/42/})) 13... b5 (13... Nf6 14. e4 c5 15. exd5
exd5 16. dxc5 dxc4 17. Be5 $1 cxb3 18. Re1 b2 19. Rb1 Rc8 $16) 14. c5 e5 15.
dxe5 (15. b4 {Ftacnik} e4 16. f3 f5 17. a4 $14) 15... Nxc5 16. Rc1 $5 {/\
f2-f4-f5 N/} (16. a3 Bb7 17. b4 (17. Rc1 Ne6 18. e4 c5) 17... Na4 (17... Ne6
18. Nb3 $1 c5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bd4 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 a6 22. Rad1 $16) 18. Bd4 a5
19. Qb3 {Ftacnik} Nb6 20. Qc3 Na4 (20... Nc4 21. Nb3 a4 22. Nc5 $16) 21. Qb3
Nb6 22. Rfd1 (22. Rfc1 $5) 22... Nc4 23. Qc3 Ra8 24. Nb3 Qc7 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. e4
$1 (26. h3 Rd8 27. g4 $5 {Karpov,An-Kamsky,G (13)/Fide-Wch (Elista)/1996/1/2-1/
2 (90)}) 26... dxe4 27. Bxe4 $16) 16... Qd7 $6 (16... Rc8 17. f4 f5 18. exf6
Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nf3 $16) (16... Qa5 $5 17. Kh1 $1 (17. f4 $6 Qxa2 18.
Bd4 Qa3) 17... Qxa2 $2 18. Bd4) (16... b4 $5 {Ftacnik} 17. f4 Qa5 $13) (16...
Bb7 {Chekhov} 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Nf3 (19. e4 Nd3) 19...
Ne4 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. f5 $16) 19. Bxf6 $6 (19. Ba3 $1 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Qb6 21. Nc4
dxc4 22. Qxd4 Ne6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Bxf8 $18) 19... Qxf6 20. Rxc5 Qd4+) 17. f4
$16 Qg4 (17... f5 $2 {Chekhov} 18. exf6 $22 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Rxc5 $18) (
17... Rbd8 {Chekhov} 18. f5 $16) (17... Rfe8 {Chekhov} 18. f5 Bf8 19. Bd4 $16)
18. Bd4 Ne6 19. Bxa7 Ra8 20. Bf2 Bb7 (20... b4 $2 {Ftacnik} 21. Bf3 Qg6 (21...
Qh3 {Chekhov} 22. Rxc6 $18) 22. Rxc6 $18) 21. e4 $1 {Ftacnik: Very isntructive
position, white tries to win the fight in the center of the board. Ftacnik:
Sehr instruktiv, Weiß versucht den Kampf im Zentrum zu entscheiden.} Qxd1 (
21... f5 {Ftacnik} 22. exf6 Qxd1 23. Rfxd1 Bxf6 24. e5 Be7 25. Rc2 $16) 22.
Rfxd1 Rxa2 (22... dxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxa2 24. f5 (24. Rd7 $18 {Chekhov})) 23. exd5
cxd5 24. f5 Nd8 $8 (24... Bg5 25. fxe6 Rxd2 (25... Bxd2 26. Rc7 $18) 26. Rxd2
Bxd2 27. Rc7 Ba8 28. exf7+ Rxf7 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Rxa8 $18) (24... Ng5 25. Rc7
Bb4 26. Be3 $18) (24... Ba3 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Bb4 27. fxe6 Bxd2 28. Ra7 Bc6
29. Rc7 $18) 25. Nf1 Bg5 (25... Re2 26. Rc7 $1 Rxe5 (26... Bb4 {Ftacnik} 27.
Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 $18) 27. Bd4 $18 (27. Bd4 Re2 28. Bf3 Bd6 29. Rd7 $18)) 26.
Rc7 g6 27. h4 Bh6 28. Bc5 Re8 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 (29... Rc2 {Ftacnik} 30. b4 Bxd5
31. Rxd5 $18) 30. Rxd5 {/\ 31.Rc8 Ftacnik: Khalifman have managed to severely
limit the scope of black's pieces mobility. Ftacnik: Khalifman hat es
geschafft, die Bewegungsfreiheit der schwarzen Figuren ernsthaft
einzuschränken.} Ra8 (30... gxf5 $2 {Ftacnik} 31. Rc8 $18) 31. g4 Bf4 32. Bd6
h5 (32... gxf5 {Ftacnik} 33. gxf5 Kg7 34. Rxb5 $18) 33. Rxb5 hxg4 34. Rc4 $1
Bh6 (34... Bxe5 {Ftacnik} 35. Bxe5 gxf5 36. Bf6 $18) 35. Rxg4 Kh7 36. fxg6+
fxg6 37. Ng3 Bg7 (37... Nf7 {Ftacnik} 38. Rb7 Ra7 39. Rxa7 Be3+ 40. Kg2 Bxa7
41. h5 Nxe5 42. Re4 $18) 38. h5 (38. Ne4 $18 {Chekhov}) 38... g5 (38... gxh5 {
Ftacnik} 39. Nxh5 Bh8 40. Nf6+ Bxf6 41. exf6 $18) 39. Ne4 (39. Ne4 {Ftacnik}
Kh6 40. Rxg5 Ne6 41. Rg6+ Kxh5 42. Rxg7 Nxg7 43. Nf6+ Kg6 44. Nxe8 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Nc3 e6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Qd2 Nf5 11. e3 b6 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. b3 Qe7 15.
g4 Nd6 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. h3 Na5 18. Bg3 Bf8 19. f3 Nc6 20. h4 Qe8 21. Bf1 f6 22.
Nd3 Nf7 23. Qb2 e5 24. Re1 Qd7 25. Qf2 Ba3 26. Rc2 Nb4 27. Nxb4 Bxb4 28. Rec1
Ba3 29. Rd1 Bb4 30. Rdc1 Ba3 31. Rd1 Bb4 32. Rdc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 (5... f6 6. e5
Bg4 7. exf6 exf6 8. h3 Be6 9. O-O Qd7 10. Be3 Nh6 11. Nc3 b6 12. Ne4 $1 $14 {
Anand-Krasenkov/Moscau/1996} Bg7 $2 13. Bxc5 $1) 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3
Nf6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Be3 b6 (10... e5 11. c3 O-O 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Qb3 $6 b6 14.
Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rad1 Qe6 $13 {Ljubojevic-Kramnik/Monaco/Blind/1995}) 11. c3 O-O
12. Qc2 e5 13. d4 {Baburin:White opens up the position in order to seize the
central files.} exd4 14. cxd4 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qf6 $2 (16... c5 17.
Nb5 a6 18. Nd6 Qe7 19. f4 $14) 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. b4 $16 Ne6 19. Nxc6 Nf4 20. Kh2
Rfc8 21. b5 a6 22. a4 axb5 23. axb5 Re8 24. e5 Qh4 25. Qb3 Ne6 26. Qe3 Qc4 27.
Qd3 Ra4 28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Rc1 Re4 30. Rfe1 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Nc7 32. Rb1 Re6 33. f4
f6 (33... Nxb5 34. Nd8 $18) 34. Nd4 Re7 35. Rc1 fxe5 36. fxe5 Ne6 37. Rc8+ Kf7
38. Nc6 Re8 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. Kg3 Kd7 41. Kf3 Nc7 42. Nd4 Ke7 43. Ke4 Kf7 44.
g3 Ke7 45. g4 Kf7 46. h4 Ke7 47. h5 Kf7 48. h6 Ke7 49. Nf3 Ne6 50. Kd5 Kd7 51.
Nd2 Nc7+ 52. Kc4 Ke7 53. Ne4 Ke6 54. Ng5+ Kxe5 55. Nxh7 Ne8 56. Ng5 Nd6+ 57.
Kd3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {HarZvi Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. O-O (6.
Ne5 {HarZvi} b5 (6... Bb4+ $5) 7. a4 Nd5 8. e4 Nb4 (8... Nf6 9. O-O $13) 9. O-O
Nd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 Bb7 (11... Nd3 12. d5 $36) 12. axb5 cxb5 13. d5 a6 (
13... exd5 14. exd5 Be7 15. d6 Bxg2 16. Re1 $1) 14. b3 $1 Rc8 $2 (14... cxb3
15. Qxb3 exd5 16. exd5 $13) 15. Bh3 $1 Be7 16. Ba3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 Rc4 18. Rfd1
Qc7 19. Na2 Nc2 20. d6 Nxa1 (20... Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Nxa1 22. Qb2 $18) 21. Qb2 Bf6
$2 22. dxc7 {1-0 Shipov,S-Matros,A Moscow2 1994}) (6. Nc3 {HarZvi} Nbd7 7. O-O
b5 (7... Bd6 8. Qc2 O-O (8... b5) 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nd2
e5 13. d5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 c3 16. Qxc3 Bg4 17. Nc4 Rac8 $6 (17...
Rad8 18. Qe3 b6 19. Qe4 Bc8 20. Nxd6 Rxd6 21. f4 $14) 18. Qe3 Bb8 {Lputian,
S-Arencibia,W Biel inz 1993 58/525 [Lputian,S]} 19. Rd2 $1 Kh8 20. Na5 $16 {
Lputian,S}) 8. Ng5 $6 Nd5 $146 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 (10... h6 $4 11. Nxe6
fxe6 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. Ba3+ $18 {Lputian,S-Alexopoulos,G Philadelphia 1994}) 11.
h4 Nf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 O-O 14. h5 h6 15. g4 f5 $2 (15... Rb8 16. f4 f5 17.
exf6 Nxf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxc6 b4 $17 {Kaidanov,G}) 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Nxf6+
Bxf6 18. Bxc6 Rb8 19. Ba3 $1 Be7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qe2 $10 {Lputian,S-Kaidanov,
G Washington D.C 1994 63/(421)}) 6... b5 7. a4 Bb7 8. Ne5 Qb6 (8... a6 9. b3 (
9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Nxc6 Qb6 13. d5 Bc5 14. b4 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Qxc6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bxa8 Bxb4 18. Bf4 $36 {Peelen,P-Filippov,V
Groningen op 1995}) 9... cxb3 10. Bb2 Qb6 (10... Be7 {HarZvi} 11. Qxb3 O-O 12.
Nd2 Ra7 13. Rfe1 Qe8 14. Rac1 a5 15. e4 $44 {Orlov,G-Akopian,V Ch URS (young
masters) Minsk 1990}) 11. Qxb3 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Nd2 $44 {
Tukmakov-Korchnoi (Leningrad 1973)}) (8... a6 $5 {Ftacnik}) 9. b3 $5 $146 (9.
e4) (9. e4 {Ftacnik}) 9... cxb3 10. Qxb3 Nbd7 (10... Qxd4 11. axb5 $1 (11. Bb2
{Ftacnik} Qb6 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Bd4 Qxd4 (13... Bd5 14. Qxd5 $1) (13... Qc7 14.
Qxb5+ $18) 14. Bxb7 Qxa1 15. Qxb5+ Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxa8 Qe5 18. Qa4 Qc7
19. Rd1 Bd6 20. Na3 Ke7 21. Nb5 Qc5 22. Nxd6 Rxa8 23. Ne4 $18) (11. axb5 Qxe5 (
11... Qxa1 12. bxc6 $40) 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. Qb7 Nd8 $19)) (10...
a6 $5) (10... Bd6 {Ftacnik} 11. Na3 Qxd4 12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Qxb5+ Nbd7 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Qc6 Qd5 18. Rfd1 Qxc6 19. Bxc6 Ke7 20. Bxd7
Kxd7 21. Bc5 Rb6 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. e4 {1-0 Hackel,M-Wernert,W/OLO-A 9495/1995/
(33)}) (10... a6 $5 {Ftacnik}) (10... Qxd4 {HarZvi}) 11. Be3 $1 {/\12.d5} c5 {
Ftacnik: Opening of the position can only play into the hands of a better
developed player. Ftacnik: Die Öffnung einer Stellung kommt stets dem Spieler
mit Entwicklungsvorsprung zugute.} (11... Nd5 12. Nxd7 Kxd7 13. Nc3 $40 (13. a5
{Ftacnik} Qd8 14. a6 Bc8 15. Nc3 Ke8 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19.
Rxc5 Qf6 20. Rd1 {0-1 Liebert,H-Rausch,S/BL2-O 9394/1994/ (37)})) (11... b4 $6
{HarZvi} 12. d5 Nc5 13. dxc6 Ba6 14. Qb2 $16) 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. d5 $1 (13. Bxb7
Qxb7 14. axb5 Be7 $10) (13. Qxb5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 cxd4 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Bxd4 e5
$10) 13... bxa4 (13... exd5 14. Bxd5 (14. Nc3 {HarZvi} d4 15. a5 $1 Qe6 (15...
Qa6 16. Nxb5 $18) 16. Qxe6+ fxe6 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6 $18) 14... Bxd5 15. Qxd5
Rd8 16. axb5) (13... c4 {HarZvi} 14. Qb2 Nc5) 14. Qxa4 exd5 (14... Bxd5 15. Nc3
$1 (15. Bxd5 {Ftacnik} exd5 16. Nc3 d4 (16... Qe6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Rfd1 Qb7
19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Qe4+ Be7 21. Qxa8+ Qd8 22. Rxa7 O-O 23. Qxd8 Bxd8 24. Bxc5
Re8 25. Ra8 $18) 17. Bf4 dxc3 (17... Rc8 {with Qc6}) 18. Qe4+ $18) 15... Bxg2
16. Kxg2 $16 (16. Kxg2 {HarZvi} Qb7+ 17. Kg1 Be7 18. Rfd1 Rc8 (18... Rd8 19.
Rab1) 19. Ra2 $1 a6 (19... Qc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxa7 Nb6 22. Ra6 $1 $16 {
/+- Xb6}) 20. Rad2 Rd8 {HarZvi: white is two pawns down black can not move but
still white has to find a plan} 21. Bf4 $1 Qc8 (21... g5 22. Be5 $1 f6 23. Rb1
$1 Qa7 (23... Qc8 24. Rb8 $18) (23... Qa8 24. Rb8 $18) 24. Nb5 $1 Nb6 25. Qa5
Nc4 26. Qxd8+ Bxd8 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Nxa7 $18) 22. Ne4 Qb7 23. Be5 $1 f6 24.
Bc3 Qb5 25. Qa2 {HarZvi: with Ba5 when black's position seems lost})) 15. Nc3
d4 (15... Qe6 {HarZvi} 16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. Bxd5 $5 (17. Nxd5 Bxa4 18. Nc7+ (18.
Nc7+ Ke7 19. Nxe6 Bxd1 20. Bxa8 Kxe6 (20... Bxe2 21. Nxc5) 21. Rxd1 Nb6 22. Bf3
{HarZvi: and white will win the "a" pawn with a veyr nice endgame})) 17... Bxa4
18. Rxa4 Qf6 19. Bxa8 $16 {with a very strong initiative for white}) 16. Nd5 $1
(16. Rfb1 $2 Bxg2 $1) 16... Bxd5 (16... Qc6 {HarZvi} 17. Qxc6 Bxc6 18. Nc7+) (
16... Qd8 {HarZvi} 17. Bf4 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Rc8 19. Bb7) 17. Bxd5 Rd8 18. Bf4 {
HarZvi: /-+ black indeed has two pawns but he can not prevent white's
penetration into the seventh rank with Rb1-b7,while the pin along the a4-e8
diagonal prevents blavk : from castling} Qf6 {/\ Bf8-d6, 0-0} (18... Qb4 $2 19.
Qa2 $1 $18 {/\20.Bxf7}) (18... Bd6 19. Rfb1 Qc7 20. Rb7 Bxf4 21. Rxc7 Bxc7 22.
Qb3 O-O 23. Rxa7 Be5) (18... Be7 {HarZvi} 19. Bc6 Qb4 20. Qxa7) 19. Qb5 $1 (19.
Qxa7 Be7) (19. Rfb1 {Ftacnik} Bd6 20. Rb7 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Ke7 (21... Qxf4 22. Bc6
Qd6 23. Qb5 $18) 22. Qb5 Qd6 23. Bc6 $18) 19... Bd6 (19... Be7 {Ftacnik} 20.
Bc6 Qe6 21. Rxa7 $18) (19... Qb6 {HarZvi} 20. Qc4) 20. Ra6 {HarZvi: loses
immediately,but any way black is under massive pressure} Rb8 21. Bb7 $1 Bxf4
22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. gxf4 f5 24. Qc6 Kd8 25. Qd5 Kc7 26. Bc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 d6 7. Nc3 O-O (
7... Qe7 8. e4 (8. e3 $5) 8... d5 $1 9. cxd5 exd4 10. Qxd4 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. Qxd5 O-O 13. Ne2 Rd8 14. Qb3 Be6 15. Qe3 Qb4+ 16. Qc3 Nc6 17. O-O Rd2 $44 {
Davies,N-Khenkin,I/Tel Aviv/1992/CBM30/}) 8. e4 {Diese Stellung erinnert mich
an die Bogoindische Verteidigung. Weiß wählt einen anderen Plan als 8.e4, er
setzt mit 8.e3 und 9.Nge2 fort.Ribli.} (8. Nf3 $6 e4 9. Ng5 d5 $15) 8... a6 $6
(8... Re8 $142 9. Z0 $140 Nbd7 10. Z0 Qc7 {oder Qb6}) 9. Nf3 Bg4 $5 {Ich denke,
daß dieser Plan mit Bxf3 nicht gut für Schwarz ist. Weiß hat freie Hand mit
seinem Läufer.Ribli.} (9... Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. a3 Qb6
14. Rac1 b4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Nxd2 Ba6 19. Rfd1 Be2
20. Re1 Bb5 21. Nc4 $14 {Mandl,Ro-Hecht,H/BL2-S 9091/}) 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3
Nbd7 (11... c5 12. d5 Nbd7 13. Bg2 (13. Be2 {Und obwohl die Stellung
geschlossen ist, kann Weiß später durch f2-f4 mit besseren Aussichten öffnen.
Ribli.})) 12. Rfd1 b5 {Das scheint ein aktiver Zug zu sein, erzeugt aber nur
Schwächen in der schwarzen Stellung.Ribli.} 13. cxb5 axb5 (13... cxb5 14. a3
$14) 14. a3 Qb6 (14... Nb6 15. b3 {Und Weiß kann später a4 spielen.Ribli.}) 15.
b4 exd4 $6 (15... Rfd8 $5) 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 Ne5 18. Be2 c5 19. Rdd1 cxb4
20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Nc6 22. Nxb5 d5 $2 (22... Nxe4 $5 23. Bf3 d5) 23. Rc1 $1
Nxb4 24. e5 Ne4 25. Nd4 {Jetzt besitzt Weiß dauerhafte Initiative. Auch ohne
Damen ist sein Angriff am Königsflügel gefährlich.Ribli.} g6 26. f3 Nd2 27. Rc7
$14 {Droht 28.Rb7.} Rb8 28. Kf2 Nc4 29. Bxc4 dxc4 30. f4 Nd3+ (30... Nd5 31.
Rxc4 Rb2+ 32. Rc2 Rxc2+ 33. Nxc2 {Dieses Endspiel ist sehr unangenehm für
Schwarz.}) 31. Ke3 Nb2 32. Ke4 {Interessantes Bild. Weiß hat keinen
Materialvorteil, aber seine Stellung ist gewonnen. Der schwarze Springer hat
sich verirrt, und die weiße Aktivität entscheidet die Partie,Ribli.} Ra8 33. f5
gxf5+ 34. Nxf5 h5 35. Nh6+ Kg7 36. Nxf7 Kg6 37. Nd6 Ra4 38. Kd5 Ra5+ 39. Kd4
Ra1 40. Kc3 Na4+ 41. Kb4 c3 42. Kb5 $1 {Ein wichtiger Zug. Weiß muß das Feld
b6 kontrollieren!} (42. Kb3 $6 Nb6 43. e6 Nd5) 42... Nb2 43. e6 Re1 44. e7 Re5+
45. Kb6 Na4+ 46. Ka7 {Ribli} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Be2 Bf5
8. O-O e6 9. Ne5 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group5"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Sibekobank"]
[BlackTeam "Invicta Knights Maidstone"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7
9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bh6 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Be2 Nh5 13. Nf3 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 O-O 15.
O-O Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Nf6 17. Qg5 Re8 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Re3 Rc7 21.
Rd1 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Rxe5 23. Be2 g5 24. Rb1 Kf8 25. Kf1 Bc8 26. Ke1 Rce7 27. Bd3
c4 28. Bc2 Nd7 29. Kd2 Nc5 30. Rbe1 Kg7 31. g3 Kf8 32. f4 gxf4 33. gxf4 Rh5 34.
e5 Rxh3 35. Rxh3 Bxh3 36. Rh1 Bg4 37. exd6 Rd7 38. Rxh7 Rxd6 39. Ke3 Bd7 40.
Kd4 b6 41. Ke5 Ke7 42. Rxf7+ Kxf7 43. Kxd6 Be8 44. a5 Nb7+ 45. Kc7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group5"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zalaegerszegi Csuti Antal SK"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Sibekobank"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. Bd2 a6 11. a3 b5 12. Ba2 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ncd7 15.
Ne4 Bb7 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Ne5 19. Kg2 Rac8 20. Be1 Qb8 21.
Qe2 Ng6 22. f4 Nh4+ 23. Kh3 Qb7 24. Bd5 exd5 25. Kxh4 d4 26. f3 dxe3 27. Qxe3
Rc4 28. Bg3 Qc8 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kochyev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Ne4 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 f5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Qe2 Qf6 14. Rac1 Kh8
15. Bb2 e5 16. dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shushpanov, Vladimir Fedorovich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bf4 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nh5 8.
Bg3 g6 9. O-O Nxg3 10. hxg3 d5 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 c5 14. dxc5
bxc5 15. Bb5 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Bf1 Rac8 18. Nb3 c4 19. Nbd4 Rfe8 20. b3 Ba3
21. Rb1 c3 22. Qd3 Ne4 23. Nc2 Bc5 24. b4 Bf8 25. Qb5 Qc7 26. Bd3 Rb8 27. Qa4
Bg7 28. b5 Qb6 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Qb3 Rc8 31. Rd3 Rec4 32. Nfd4 h5 33. Rc1 Qc7
34. Na3 Qc5 35. Nb1 Bxd4 36. exd4 Rxd4 37. Rdxc3 Rc4 38. a4 Qe7 39. Rd1 Rxc3
40. Nxc3 d4 41. Na2 Qe4 42. f3 Qe5 43. Nb4 Qxg3 44. Nc6 Bxc6 45. bxc6 Rxc6 46.
Qb2 Re6 47. Kf1 h4 48. Qxd4 h3 49. Qb2 Kh7 50. Kg1 Re3 51. Rf1 Ra3 52. Qf2
Qxf2+ 53. Rxf2 Ra1+ 54. Kh2 hxg2 55. Kxg2 Rxa4 56. Rc2 Kg7 57. Rc6 a5 58. Ra6
Ra1 59. Kg3 a4 60. Kg2 a3 61. Kg3 a2 62. Kg2 g5 63. Ra3 f5 64. Ra6 f4 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O Ne4 8. Bd2
f5 9. d5 Bf6 10. Rc1 Na6 11. a3 Nac5 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Qd4 Rae8 16. Qxf6 Rxf6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. Ne1 d6 19. f3 Ng5 20. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bc4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1 N6d7 11. Na4 Na6 12. c6 bxc6 13. O-O Nac5 14. Bc2
Nxa4 15. Bxa4 Ba6 16. Rd1 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. exd4 Bb5 19. Bb3 Nb6 20. Bg5
Kf8 21. Be3 Ba4 22. Rdc1 Bxb3 23. axb3 Rdc8 24. Ra6 Nd5 25. Rcxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6
Rb8 27. Bh6+ Ke8 28. Rc5 e6 29. Ra5 Rb7 30. Kf1 Ne7 31. Be3 Nf5 32. Ra3 e5 33.
dxe5 Nxe3+ 34. fxe3 Ke7 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. Kd3 Kxe5 37. Ra5+ Ke6 38. Kc4 Rd7 39.
Kc3 Rc7+ 40. Kd3 Rd7+ 41. Kc3 Rc7+ 42. Kd2 Rd7+ 43. Kc2 Rc7+ 44. Kd2 Rd7+ 45.
Ke2 Rb7 46. Ra3 f5 47. Kf3 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vysochin, Spartak"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. Bb5+ Nec6 $6 (9... Bd7) 10. O-O Ba6 11. c4 dxc4 (11... Bxb5 12. axb5 Nxd4
13. cxd5 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qb7 15. Qg4 $1 Qxd5 16. Qxg7 Rf8 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Rfd1
Qxe5 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxa7 $1 {Ady,J-Khan,R/London/1982/1:0/20/}) 12. d5 exd5
(12... Bxb5 $2 13. axb5 Nxe5 14. d6 $18) 13. Qxd5 O-O $6 (13... Bb7 14. a5 $1
O-O (14... a6 15. axb6 $16) 15. a6 Nxa6 (15... Bc8 16. Qe4 $16 {@->/}) 16. Bxa6
Bxa6 17. Rxa6 Nb4 18. Qxc4 Nxa6 19. Qxa6 $16) 14. Qe4 $1 {/\Ng5/} h6 (14... Nd4
$5 15. Nxd4 Bb7 $1 16. Qf4 cxd4 17. Ba3 Rd8 18. Bd6 Qc8 19. Qxd4 Ba6 20. Ra3
$16) 15. Ra3 $1 Qd7 (15... Re8 16. Ng5 hxg5 17. Rh3 Rxe5 (17... Qxe5 18. Qh7+
Kf8 19. Re3) 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Qxg7 $40) (15... Bc8 16. Bxc4 {
/\Bh6!,/\Bd3/} (16. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 17. Bxc4 $40)) 16. Ng5 $1 hxg5 17. Rh3 f5 (
17... g6 18. Bxg5 $18 {/\Bf6/}) 18. Qxc4+ Qf7 19. e6 Qe8 (19... Qe7 20. Bxg5
Ne5 21. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 22. Qh4+ Kg8 23. Bxe7 $18) 20. e7+ Rf7 21. Bxg5 Nd4 (21...
Bxb5 22. Qh4 Rxe7 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. Qxf5+ Kg8 25. axb5 Ne5 (25... Nd4 26. Qd5+
$18) (25... Re5 26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. bxc6 Rxg5 28. Rf3+ $18) 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 27. Qe4
$18) 22. Qxd4 $1 cxd4 23. Bxe8 Bxf1 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rh8 $1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. c4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bg2 f5 6. d3 d6 7. Rb1 Nf6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. b4 Ne7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5+ Kh8 14. b5 h5 15.
Rb3 Bh6 16. e3 Rb8 17. h3 Qe7 18. Qe2 Bd7 19. Bf3 c6 20. a4 a6 21. g4 axb5 22.
axb5 cxb5 23. cxb5 Be6 24. Rb1 Ra8 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Nc4 e4 27. dxe4 fxe4 28.
Bxe4 Qh4 29. Nxd6 Ra2 30. Rb2 Ra1+ 31. Bb1 Ba2 32. O-O Bd5 33. Bg6 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 b6 6. Bg5 a4 (6... Bb7 7. e3 h6
(7... d6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. e4 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Rc8 $13 {
Khalifman,A-Yusupov,A/Las Palmas/1993/1:0/40/}) 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 d6 13. Rh2 Nd7 14. Be2 Qf6 15. g4 Ke7 16. Nf1 (16.
Qc2 Raf8 17. Bd3 Qg7 18. O-O-O Kd8 19. f3 Kc8 20. Be4 Kb8 $13 {Savchenko,
S-Kiselev,S/Barnaul/1988/1:0/44/}) 16... Raf8 17. Ng3 Kd8 18. Rb1 Kc8 19. Qc2
Qe7 $13 {Vladimirov,E-Kiselev,S/Frunze/1988/1:0/83/}) (6... h6 7. Bh4 Ba6 8. e3
c6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Bb1 d6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qc2 g6 14. h4 Bg7 $13 {
Miles,A-Sturua,Z/Iraklion/1993/0:1/117/}) 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Bb7 9. e3 Ra5 $5
(9... h6 10. Bh4 d6) 10. Bh4 d6 11. Nd2 g5 12. Bg3 Nbd7 13. f3 Rg8 14. Be2 h5 (
14... Qe7 15. c5 $5 $36) 15. e4 h4 16. Bf2 Qe7 $6 (16... Nh5 $13) 17. Rb1 (17.
Bd3) 17... c5 (17... Nh5) 18. Bd3 $1 (18. e5 dxe5 (18... Nh5 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20.
fxe4 Nf4 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. O-O $14) 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rxb6 Nfd7 $13) 18... Kd8
19. O-O Kc7 20. Bc2 Bc6 21. Re1 (21. d5 Bb7 22. Bxa4 Rga8 $15) 21... Qf8 22.
Nf1 Qg7 23. h3 (23. e5 dxe5 24. dxe5 Ne8) 23... Nh5 24. Ne3 (24. d5 Ba8 25.
Bxa4 Ne5 26. Qb3 Rb8 $44) 24... Nf4 25. e5 (25. Qd2 $16) 25... Qf8 (25... dxe5
26. d5 Ba8 27. Bxa4 $16) 26. d5 Bb7 27. Ng4 $1 (27. Bxa4 Nxe5 28. Qb3 Ra6 29.
Bb5 Ra8 30. Bc6 Ra6 $10) 27... Nxe5 (27... exd5 28. Bxa4 Nxe5 29. Nf6 Nfd3 (
29... Nxc4 30. Re8) (29... Rg6 30. Ne8+ Kc8 31. Rxb6 Nxc4 32. Rxb7 Kxb7 33.
Qb3+ $18 {/\Rb1/}) 30. Ne8+ Kb8 31. Rxb6 $40) 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. dxe6 $2 (29.
d6+ Qxd6 30. Qxd6+ Kxd6 31. Rxb6+ Kc7 (31... Bc6 32. Be4 Rc8 33. Rd1+ $18) 32.
Reb1 Bc8 (32... Bc6 33. Be4 Bxe4 34. fxe4 $16) 33. R6b5 $16) 29... fxe6 30.
Rxe5 Qf6 31. Qe1 $2 (31. Re3 g4 $40) 31... Nxg2 $1 32. Kxg2 Qxf3+ 33. Kf1 Qxh3+
34. Ke2 Rd8 $1 35. Re4 (35. Be4 Bxe4 36. Rxe4 Qd3#) (35. Re3 Qg4+ 36. Kf1 Bg2+
$19) 35... Qg2 $2 (35... g4 36. Qh1 Qxc3 $19) 36. Qh1 $1 Qxh1 37. Rxh1 Raa8 38.
Rg1 Bxe4 39. Bxe4 Rac8 40. Rxg5 Rg8 $1 41. Bxh4 Rxg5 42. Bxg5 Rh8 43. Bf4+ Kd7
44. Bc2 Ra8 45. Be5 Ra7 46. Be4 Kc8 47. Ke3 Rf7 {/\Rf1-a1/} 48. Ke2 Kd8 49. Bc6
Kc8 $1 50. Bg3 (50. Bxa4 Ra7) 50... Rh7 51. Be1 Rc7 52. Bb5 Rh7 53. Kd1 Rh2 54.
Bd2 Rh7 55. Kc2 Ra7 56. Bc1 Kc7 57. Bf4+ Kc8 58. Kd3 Rh7 59. Bc1 Ra7 60. Ke4
Rh7 $1 61. Bxa4 Rh1 62. Bd2 (62. Bb2 $2 Rb1) 62... Ra1 63. Bc6 Ra2 64. Bg5 Rxa3
65. Bf6 Kc7 66. Bb5 Ra2 67. Be5+ Kc8 68. Bd6 Re2+ 69. Kf4 Re1 70. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. c4 Ne5 8.
b3 Be7 9. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zalaegerszegi Csuti Antal SK"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Sibekobank"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. a4
e5 9. a5 a6 10. Ra3 Nbd7 11. Re1 Kh8 12. b4 Rb8 13. Bf1 Ng8 14. Ne2 Ndf6 15.
Ng3 h5 16. c4 Nh7 17. Nd2 Bg4 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Bf1 Bg4 20. Be2 Bd7 21. Bf1 Bg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Teske, Henrik"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresdner SC 1898"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Sibekobank"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O c6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c3 Bf5 8. Nh4
Bg4 9. h3 Be6 10. Kh2 Qc8 11. Nhf3 c5 12. dxc5 Nbd7 13. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Sibekobank"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan TatTransGaz-Itil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 Rc8 10. Bb2 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Bf5 g6 15.
Bh3 Bf8 16. Qb1 Qe7 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 c4 19. Ne5 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Osijek Forina-Mursa"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Sibekobank"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Qxb6 axb6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 cxd5 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 e6 13. Bc3 Be7 14. Bd3
O-O 15. a3 Rfc8 16. Kd2 f6 17. f4 b5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rhc1 Kf7 20. Bd4 h6 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rxc1 23. Kxc1 Be7 24. Bc3 Bc6 25. g3 g5 26. b4 Bf6 27. Kc2
Bd8 28. Bd4 Be7 29. Kd2 Bf6 30. Kc3 Bd8 31. Be2 Kg6 32. Kd2 Bf6 33. Kd3 Bd8 34.
Bg4 Bd7 35. Bf3 Bc6 36. Bd1 Be7 37. Bc2 Kf7 38. Ke2 Bf6 39. Kf3 gxf4 40. gxf4
Bxd4 41. exd4 Kf6 42. Kg4 Be8 43. Bd3 b6 44. Kh4 Kg7 45. Kg3 Bd7 46. Bb1 Be8
47. f5 Kf6 48. Kf4 exf5 49. Bxf5 Bh5 50. Bd3 Be8 51. Be2 Bd7 52. Bf3 Be6 53.
Bh1 Bg8 54. Bg2 Bf7 55. Bf1 Be8 56. Bd3 Bd7 57. Bb1 Bh3 58. Bd3 Bd7 59. Bf1 Be8
60. Be2 Bd7 61. Bh5 Bh3 62. Bf3 Be6 63. Be2 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jerusalem"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. b6 d6 7. Nc3 Qxb6 8. e4 Bg4
9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Qb4 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd2 a5 14. Qc2 c4 15. Be2
Na6 16. a3 Qb3 17. Qxb3 cxb3 18. Be3 Rfc8 19. Nd2 Nc5 20. f3 Na4 21. Nxa4 Bxa4
22. Nc4 Nd7 23. Rfc1 Bb5 24. a4 Ba6 25. Kf2 Rc7 26. Nd2 Rc2 27. Bxa6 Bxb2 28.
Rxc2 bxc2 29. Rf1 c1=Q 30. Rxc1 Bxc1 31. Bb5 Ne5 32. h3 Rc8 33. Ke2 Rc7 34. Kd1
Ba3 35. f4 Nd7 36. Nc4 Bc5 37. Bd2 Bb4 38. Bxb4 axb4 39. a5 Nc5 40. e5 b3 41.
Kc1 Nd3+ 42. Kb1 Nxf4 43. exd6 exd6 44. Kb2 Nxd5 45. Nxd6 Kf8 46. Kxb3 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Jerusalem"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 a6 7. Bh6 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Be4 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe5 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. h4
Qd5 15. Nc3 Qd6 16. Nxe5 f6 17. Ng4 Nc4 18. Ne4 Nxd2 19. Nxd6 exd6 20. Rxd2 Nc6
21. Ne3 Rfe8 22. c3 Ne7 23. Kc2 f5 24. h5 f4 25. Ng4 Nd5 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Kd3
Rh8 28. Re1 Rae8 29. Rdd1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Nf6 31. Nxf6 Kxf6 32. f3 g5 33. b3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Jerusalem"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nb6 10. b3 c5 11. Nc2 Be6 12. e4 Qd7 13. Kh2 Ng4+ 14. hxg4 Bxc3
15. Bh6 Bxg4 16. f3 Be6 17. Bxf8 Bxa1 18. Bxd6 Rd8 19. Qxa1 Qxd6 20. Ne3 Qd4
21. Qc1 Qd2 22. Nd5 Qxc1 23. Rxc1 f5 24. exf5 Nxd5 25. fxe6 Ne3 26. Re1 Nxg2
27. Kxg2 Re8 28. Re5 b6 29. g4 Kg7 30. g5 h6 31. gxh6+ Kxh6 32. e7 Kg7 33. Kg3
Kf7 34. Kf4 Rh8 35. e8=Q+ Rxe8 36. Rxe8 Kxe8 37. Ke5 Ke7 38. a3 Kf7 39. a4 Ke7
40. a5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. Nc3 axb5 7. d6 Bb7 8. e3
exd6 9. Bxb5 d5 10. O-O Bg7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Ne1 Na6 13. Bf3 Nc7 14. Nd3 Ne6 15.
Nf4 Nxf4 16. exf4 Ba6 17. Re1 d4 18. Na4 Rc8 19. b3 Bb5 20. Nb2 d5 21. a4 Ba6
22. b4 cxb4 23. Nd3 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. a4 b6 8. f4
Bb7 9. Bf3 Qc7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Kh1 Be7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Bxc6+ Bxc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Qg4 h5 17. Qe2 h4 18. h3 g6 19. Bf4 Rh5 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. Bh2
Rb8 22. b4 Nxa4 23. Ne4 Rf5 24. Rxf5 gxf5 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. exf6 Nc3 27. Qh5
Nxd1 28. Qh8+ Kd7 29. Qxb8 Ne3 30. Qa7+ Kc8 31. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 Qb6 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 Qb4 11. e3 Bd7 12. Nd4 Qxb2 13. Qc1 Qxc1+ 14. Rxc1
O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game with Kortschnoj is always something special.He's already a legend-no
question!But even more:being 66 years old he still remains a great player
whose source of energy seems to be infinite.Hard to believe:he played 5th or
6th tournament in a row! It's even more special to play against Viktor in St.
Petersburg.After so many years the audience which belonged mainly to my
opponent's generation ( young Russians,unfortunately,have a lot of other
things to do ) came to see their hero in action.So I tried to do my best.} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5 Bf6
9. Qc2 Qe7 (9... Nd6 10. Bf4 $14) 10. Rd1 (10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 exd5 12. cxd5
(12. Nd4 O-O $13) 12... Bxd5 $13 {Hulak-Naumkin/Palma-GMA/1989 (20)}) (10. Nxe4
fxe4 11. Qxe4 exd5 12. Qf4 dxc4 $13) 10... exd5 {This line was a bit
unexpected to me as I was counting mostly on QGA.So the last move came as a
surprise:I thought that the main move 10...Na6 (the speciality of Rosentalis)
is the only reasonable one and strangely enough decided that my opponent just
forgot the theoretical line.It was rather naive but somehow helped me to win
this game.As a matter of fact the text move was played before and brought
Black good practical results.I think it's strategically dubious and include
extensive opening analysis just to prove my point of view.} (10... Na6 11. O-O
Nd6 (11... Nb4 12. Qb3 a5 13. Nb5 O-O (13... Na6 $6 14. Nxc7+ $1 Nxc7 15. Qxb6
$16) (13... Rc8 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. Nfd4 $14) 14. Nxc7 (14. Bxb4 Qxb4 $1 (14...
axb4 $2 15. Nxc7 Rac8 16. Nb5 $16) 15. dxe6 dxe6 16. Nxc7 Rac8 17. Nxe6 Rfe8
18. Ned4 Rxc4 $44 {Epishin,V-Rotstein,A/FRA/1994/0:1/40/ (20)}) 14... Rac8 15.
a3 Rxc7 (15... Nc5 16. Bxb4 Rxc7 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Ne1 $16 {Magerramov,
E-Marinelli,T/Budapest 1990}) 16. axb4 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Qxb4 (17... axb4 18. Ne4
$18) 18. Qxb4 axb4 19. d6 $1 Bxg2 20. dxc7 $16 {Shneider,A-Cosma,I/Belgrade 63/
455 1995/1-0 (45)}) (11... Nac5 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nxc7 Rac8 14. Nb5 exd5 15. cxd5
Bxd5 16. Qb1 $14 {1-0 Naumkin,I-Marinelli,T/Formia op 1995 (34)}) (11... O-O
12. Nxe4 $5 fxe4 13. Qxe4 Nc5 (13... Rae8 14. Be3 $1 $16 {1-0 Romanishin,
O-Rozentalis,E/Malmo (03) 1993 (27)}) (13... Bxb2 $2 14. Ng5 g6 (14... Rf5 15.
Qh4 h6 16. d6 $18) 15. d6 Qxd6 16. Qxb7 Nc5 17. Qxa8 Rxa8 18. Bxa8 $16) (13...
exd5 14. Qxe7 Bxe7 15. Nd4 $16) 14. Qb1 $1 exd5 15. cxd5 Qxe2 16. Ng5 $14) (
11... Nxd2 12. Nxd2 $14) (11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 O-O 13. dxe6 $14) 12. Nb5 (12.
dxe6 dxe6 13. Qa4+ Kf7 14. Be3 $14 {Petursson,M-Rozentalis,E/Malmo 1993}) 12...
Nxb5 13. cxb5 Nc5 14. dxe6 dxe6 15. Bb4 Be4 16. Qc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Olafsson,
H-Rozentalis,E/EU-Cup Lyon 1994 (32)}) 11. cxd5 {No real choice:11.Nd5 gives
Black good Benoni-like counterplay.} (11. Nxd5 $6 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Qc5 $1 13. Qxc5
bxc5 14. Bc1 Na6 $15 {Olafsson-Arnason/Kopavogur/1994 (19)}) 11... c5 $6 {
It was just too much for me:Black can't ignore basic positional rules (king
safety first) so calmly.I considered only 11...0-0 (please remember:I had no
idea that we were following some recent game).After the text move I spent
about 30 minutes looking for the immediate refutation.Believe or not:I found
it!} (11... Qc5 $6 12. O-O Bxc3 (12... Bxd5 13. Be3 Qc6 14. Rxd5 Bxc3 15. Rxf5
$16) (12... O-O 13. Be3 Qc4 14. Bd4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxd5 (15... Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Qc5
17. Nh4 g6 18. g4 $1 $16) 16. Bxf6 Be4 17. Nd2 $1 $18) 13. Bxc3 O-O (13... Bxd5
14. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 15. Ng5 Nc6 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe6 19. Bf5
$16) 14. Nh4 $1 Nxc3 15. bxc3 g6 16. e4 $16) (11... O-O 12. O-O Na6 {Probably
the best:White has only slight advantage after this move.} (12... c5 {At this
stage this move makes more sense but is not enough to equalise either.} 13.
dxc6 $1 (13. Bf4 $14 {- 11...c5 12.0-0 0-0}) 13... dxc6 14. Bf4 $1 {The right
plan is to exploit weak square d6.} (14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Nd4 c5 16. Qb3+ Kh8 $1 (
16... Rf7 17. Nb5 (17. Nf5 Qe5 $13) 17... Nc6 18. Be3 $16) (16... Qf7 17. Qxf7+
Rxf7 18. Nb5 Rd7 19. Bc3 $16) 17. Nf5 (17. Ne6 Re8 $13) 17... Qe5 $15) 14...
Bxc3 (14... c5 15. Nb5 Nc6 16. Nd6 Nxd6 (16... g6 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Nd2 $1 Nxd2
(18... Nd4 19. Nxe4 $1 fxe4 20. Bxe4 $18) 19. Rxd2 $16) 17. Bxd6 Qe4 18. Qd2 $1
Rfd8 (18... Nd4 19. Nh4 $18) 19. Nh4 $16) (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 c5 16. Bd6 Qe4
17. Rd3 Rf7 18. Re3 $1 Qc6 19. Nh4 $16) 15. bxc3 c5 (15... Nd7 16. Nh4 $1 $16)
16. Qb3+ Kh8 (16... Qf7 17. Qxf7+ (17. Ne5 Qxb3 18. axb3 Re8 $13) 17... Rxf7 (
17... Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Ne6 $18) 18. Rd8+ Rf8 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Ng5 $16)
17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 Qc7 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qe6 $1 (21. Bd6 Re8 22.
Bxc5 Nc6 23. Be3 Ne5 $14) 21... Qe4 (21... Nc6 22. Rd7 Qc8 23. Bh6 $1 (23. Rfd1
Rf6 24. Qd5 $14) 23... gxh6 24. Rfd1 Qe8 25. Qxc6 $16) 22. Qxe4 fxe4 23. Rd6
$16) (12... c6 13. dxc6 $1 $16 {- 12...c5} (13. Nxe4 Qxe4 $1 (13... fxe4 14. d6
Qxd6 (14... Qe6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 c5 17. Be7 Re8 18. a3 $16) 15. Ng5 Qe5 (
15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 $16) 16. Nxe4 Qxb2 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bb4 $16) 14. Qxe4
fxe4 15. dxc6 Nxc6 $15)) 13. Bf4 Nxc3 (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Rae8 (14... Qc5 15.
Nd2 $14) 15. c4 Nac5 16. Nd4 $14) 14. bxc3 Rae8 (14... Qe4 15. Qxe4 fxe4 16.
Nd2 Bxc3 17. Nxe4 Bb4 18. d6 c6 $14) 15. Nd4 (15. d6 Qxe2 16. Qxe2 Rxe2 17.
dxc7 Rc8 $11) 15... Qc5 (15... Bxd4 16. d6 $1 $18) 16. Qb3 (16. Qxf5 Qxc3) (16.
e4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 g6 $13) 16... Kh8 17. Be3 $14) 12. dxc6 (12. Bf4 Na6 13. O-O (
13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Nd2 Nb4 15. Qxe4 Bxd5 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 $11) 13...
Nb4 (13... O-O $5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Nd2 $14) 14. Qb3 c4 15. Qxc4 Rc8 16. Qb3
$13 {van der Sterren,P-Arnason,J/Moscow olm 1994/1/2-1/2 (45)}) (12. O-O Na6 (
12... Nxd2 $2 13. Nxd2 $16 {/\d6,Qf5}) (12... O-O 13. Bf4 Na6 (13... Re8 14.
Nd2 $1 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qxe2 16. Bf3 Qb5 17. Qxf5 $16) 14. Nxe4 fxe4 (14... Qxe4
15. Qxe4 fxe4 16. Nd2 Nb4 (16... Bxb2 17. Nxe4 Nb4 {- 16...Nb4}) 17. Nxe4 Bxb2
18. Rd2 Bd4 19. e3 Bf6 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. a3 Na6 22. e4 $16) 15. Nd2 Nb4 (15...
g5 $2 16. Nxe4 gxf4 17. d6 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe8 19. Qc4+ $18) 16. Qxe4 Nxd5 (16...
Bxd5 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Ne4 $14) (16... Qxe4 17. Nxe4 $16 {- 14...Qe4}) 17. Qxe7
Bxe7 18. Be5 Bc6 19. Nc4 Nf6 20. Bxc6 dxc6 21. f3 $14) 13. Nxe4 (13. Bf4 {
-12.Bf4}) 13... fxe4 (13... Qxe4 14. Qxe4+ fxe4 15. Ng5 e3 16. Bxe3 Bxb2 17.
Ne4 $16) 14. Nh4 $1 (14. d6 Qe6 $1 (14... Qxd6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxe4 Qc7 17.
Bxg5 Nb4 18. Qb1 $16) 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Nb4 17. Qc3 O-O 18. a3 Nd5 19. Qc4
Rae8 $13) 14... Bxd5 (14... Bxh4 15. gxh4 Bxd5 16. Bg5 $16) 15. Bc3 $1 (15. Nf5
Qe6 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 O-O $13) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 $14) 12... dxc6 {[#]} (
12... Nxc6 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. O-O $16) (12... Bxc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd3 $16) 13.
Nxe4 $5 $146 {It's so easy:White is going for the weak pawn e4.The obvious
question:what to do with Nf3 after recapture is,however,decided in a less
obvious way.} (13. O-O Na6 (13... O-O 14. Bf4 {- 11...0-0 12.0-0 c5}) 14. Bh3 (
14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Ne1 c5 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $11) 14... Bxc3 15. Bxc3
O-O 16. Be5 $14 {1-0 Horvath, Cs-Miniboeck, G./AUT-chT 95/96 (03) 1995 (28)})
13... fxe4 (13... Qxe4 {Allows Black to keep material balance but the
resulting ending (or better to say middlegame without queens because White's
advantage lead is a decisive factor) is quite bad for him.} 14. Qxe4+ (14. Qb3
$6 Ba6 15. O-O Bc4 $13) 14... fxe4 15. Ng5 Bxb2 (15... e3 16. Bxe3 Bxb2 17. Ne6
Na6 (17... Bc3+ 18. Bd2 Be5 19. Bf4 Bc3+ 20. Kf1 Na6 21. Rc1 $16) 18. O-O $16)
16. Bxe4 g6 (16... h6 17. Bb4 $1 $18) 17. Ne6 Na6 18. Bg5 Rc8 (18... Bc3+ 19.
Kf1 Rc8 20. Rd3 Bb2 21. Kg2 $16) 19. O-O $16 Nb4 $6 20. Rd8+ $1 Rxd8 21. Nxd8
Ba8 22. Rb1 Bc3 23. Rb3 $18) 14. Nh4 $1 {Columbus egg.} Bxh4 (14... c5 15. Nf5
Qe5 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nd6+ Ke7 (17... Kf8 18. Nxe4 Qxb2 19. Qd3 Nc6 20. Qd5 $18
) 18. Nxe4 Qxb2 19. Qd3 Qd4 (19... Rd8 20. Qxd8+ Kxd8 21. Bc3+ $18) 20. Qf3 $16
) 15. gxh4 O-O $1 {If Black tries to keep material balance at any price he
will pay for this too high:his queen side will be paralised.} (15... Qxh4 16.
Qxe4+ Qxe4 17. Bxe4 Nd7 (17... O-O 18. Bc3 Re8 19. Rg1 g6 20. f3 $18) 18. Bc3
Nc5 (18... Nf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rg1 $18) 19. Bc2 O-O (19... Ne6 20. Rg1 Ke7
21. Rg3 $18) 20. b4 Ne6 21. Rd7 $18) 16. Qc4+ {Probably too subtle:I couldn't
stop myself playing for a nice trap.Direct 16.Qe4 was easier.} (16. Qxe4 $5 Qf7
(16... Qxe4 17. Bxe4 $18 {Since 17...c5 is impossible White will not face
great technical problems to convert his extra pawn.}) 17. O-O Nd7 {If Black
will bring his queenside rook to e8 he will get good counterplay.However...}
18. Bb4 $1 {This nice move leaves Black without visible compensation for the
pawn.} Rfe8 19. Qf3 Nf6 20. Bc3 $16) 16... Qf7 {The only move.} (16... Kh8 17.
Bg5 Qe5 (17... Qc7 18. Qxe4 $18) 18. Qf7 $1 {A smart trap I was playing for.}
Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Qc5 20. Be7 $18) 17. Qxf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxe4 $16 c5 $5 {Black has to
change the bishops as} (18... Nd7 {is strongly met by} 19. Bc2 $1 Nf6 (19... c5
20. Rg1 $16) 20. e4 $1 Re8 (20... Nxe4 21. Bb3 c5 22. Rg1 $16) 21. f3 Ba6 22.
Rg1 $16) 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Bc3 {So finally we are in the technical phase:
active pieces and extra pawn must be enough for win.Some technique is,however,
required (especially against Korchnoi who is the great master of stubborn
defence ).} Nc6 21. Rg1 (21. Rd6 $5 Ne7 (21... Nb4 22. Bxb4 cxb4 23. Rg1 $18) (
21... Rc8 22. Rg1 Nd4 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Kd2 Rf7 25. f3 $18) 22. e4 (22. h5 Nf5
23. Rd5 Rf8 (23... Rf7 24. Rg1 $16) 24. Rg1 Re7 25. Kd2 $16) 22... Re8 $14)
21... Re8 22. Rg5 Re4 (22... Rbe7 23. e3 $16) 23. h5 (23. Rd6 Nd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4
25. h5 Rbe7 26. Rd8+ Kf7 27. Rf5+ Ke6 28. Rf3 (28. Rdd5 g6 $11) 28... Rh4 $14)
23... Rbe7 (23... Nd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rd5 $16) 24. e3 (24. Bf6 $5) 24... Nd4
(24... Rh4 $2 25. Bf6 Rf7 26. Rxg7+ Rxg7 27. Bxh4 $18) (24... h6 $5 25. Rgd5 (
25. Rg2 Nd4 26. Kf1 Nb5 $14) 25... Rh4 26. Rd7 $1 Kf7 (26... Rxh5 27. Rxe7 Nxe7
28. Rd7 Nf5 29. Rxa7 Rxh2 30. Rb7 $16) 27. R1d6 Rxh2 28. Rxe7+ Nxe7 29. Rd7 $16
) 25. Kf1 h6 (25... Ne6 26. Re5 $1 Rxe5 (26... Rh4 27. Rd8+ $1 Nxd8 28. Rxe7
$18) 27. Bxe5 $18) 26. Rd5 Nb5 {Definitely not the best square for the knight
but Black had no real alternative.} (26... Nf3 27. Rf5 $1 Nxh2+ (27... Ng5 28.
Rd8+ Re8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rd5 Ne4 31. Re5 Rxe5 32. Bxe5 $18) 28. Kg2 Ng4 29.
Rd8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rf4 Nf6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Rxf6 $18) 27. Be1 Rf7 $6
{Simplifies White's task.Now Black will have two bad pieces:Knight and King.
Combining the threats to both White breaks through directly.} (27... Kf7 {
(with the idea Nb5-c7-e8-f6-h5) was the best survival chance:at least I had to
find the next move.} 28. Rd7 $1 (28. Rf5+ Ke6 29. Rf8 Re5 $13) (28. h3 Nc7 29.
Rd7 (29. Rd8 Rh4) 29... Ne8 $13) 28... Rh4 (28... R4e5 29. R1d5 $16) (28... Nc7
29. f3 $1 Rxe3 30. Bh4 Rxf3+ 31. Kg2 $18) (28... Ke6 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Kg2 $16
) 29. Kg2 Rxh5 30. f4 $16) 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. R1d7 $1 {Now and then Black can't
afford rook exchange as he needs both: one to defend his own weaknesses and
the other to attack White h-pawns.} (29. Rb8 Rf5 $13) 29... Rf5 (29... Ree7 30.
Rxe7 Rxe7 31. a4 Nc7 32. a5 $1 b5 33. Rd6 $18) 30. Rd5 Rf6 (30... Rxd5 31. Rxd5
Rc4 (31... Rh4 32. Rd7 $1 $18) 32. f3 Rc2 33. Rd2 Rc1 34. a4 Nc7 35. Rd7 $18) (
30... Rf7 31. R8d7 $1 (31. Rb8 Rh4 32. f4 Rxh2 33. Bg3 Nc7 $13) (31. Rc8 Rh4 (
31... Rc7 32. Rb8 $18) 32. f4 Rxh2 33. Bg3 Rxb2 34. Rdd8 g5 35. Rh8+ Kg7 36.
Rcg8+ Kf6 $13) 31... Ree7 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. a4 Nc7 34. Rf5 $18) 31. Rb8 $1 {
White exploits mating motives to force the favourable rook exchange.} Rd6 (
31... Rh4 32. f4 Rxh2 33. Bg3 Nc7 (33... Rxb2 34. Rdd8 $18) 34. Rd7 Na6 35.
Rbb7 $18) (31... Nd6 32. Bc3 Rfe6 33. Ra8 Ra4 34. a3 $18) (31... Rxe3 $2 32.
Rdd8 $18) 32. Rf5 {Not here,on f6 please.} Rf6 (32... Rh4 33. f3 Rxh2 34. Kg1
Re2 35. Rff8 Rxe1+ 36. Kf2 $18) 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Rd8 {Now my position is
easily won.The most accurate way was probably 34.Rb7 but once more I tried to
hide my intention which is just to collect Black knight somehow.} (34. Rb7+ $5
Kg8 35. Rd7 $18) 34... c4 $2 $138 {Time-trouble blunder.Now the game is over.}
(34... Rc4 35. Ke2 Kg7 36. f3 $18) (34... Re7 35. a4 Nc7 36. Bc3 Kg7 37. Kg2
$18 {and White king is marching to f5.}) 35. a4 c3 36. axb5 cxb2 37. Rd1 Rc4
38. Bd2 $1 $18 {The last accurate move in time-trouble.} (38. Rb1 Rc2 $13 {
would complicate matters.}) 38... Rc5 39. Rb1 Rxb5 40. Bc3 Rc5 41. Bxb2 Rb5 42.
Ke2 a5 43. Kd3 a4 44. Kc2 Rc5+ 45. Bc3 b5 46. Kd3 Rxh5 47. Bxf6 {Kortschnojs
only loss in the tournament.} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Bd2 Re8 (13... Rd8 $5) 14.
e4 $2 {Eine fragwürdige Neuerung.} (14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5 (15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. f4
Qc5 $13 {0-1 Grivas,E-Atalik,S/Karditsa 1994 (37)}) 15... Bxf5 16. Qxf5 $14 {
1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Korneev,O/RUS-ch 1996 (37)}) 14... exd4 15. Nxd4 Qe5 $2 (
15... Qd6 $1 16. Nf3 Ne5 {(Fritz) stellt die weiße Neuerung in Frage.} 17. Nxe5
(17. Nh2 Nc4) 17... Qxe5 18. f4 Qc5+ {/\ ...Nxe4}) 16. Nf3 Qh5 17. Rae1 Ne5 18.
Nh2 {Die Drohung 19.f4 erzwingt das folgende Figurenopfer.} (18. Nxe5 $5 Bxe5
19. f4 Bd4+ 20. Be3 Bxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Qc5 22. Qf2 Be6 $132) 18... Bxh3 $1 19. gxh3
(19. f4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nfg4 $40) 19... Qxh3 {/\ ...Nf3} 20. f4 (20. Re3 Nf3+ 21.
Nxf3 Qg4+ $11) 20... Nfg4 21. Bc1 Nxh2 22. Qxh2 Nf3+ 23. Rxf3 Qxf3 24. Rf1 Qg4+
25. Qg2 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 $13 {Das entstandene Endspiel ist sehr scharf. Kritisch
für die Stellungsbewertung ist, ob Schwarz Linien für seine Türme öffnben kann.
} Bc7 27. Be3 Rad8 28. e5 $5 (28. Kf2 $5 {, um mittels 29.Ke2 das
Einbruchsfeld d3 zu kontrollieren, ist vorsichtiger.}) 28... Rd3 29. Kf2 (29.
Bxa7 $5 b6 30. Na4 {(Fritz) sieht saublöd aus, ist aber wohl spielbar.}) 29...
Bb6 30. Bxb6 axb6 $15 {Nun hat nur noch der Weiße Probleme.} 31. Ne4 Kf8 32.
Ke2 Rh3 33. Rd1 Rh2+ 34. Nf2 g5 35. Kf3 (35. Rd7 Re7 36. Rd8+ Kg7 $5 (36... Re8
$11) 37. Kf3 gxf4 {wird weiter unten betrachtet.}) 35... gxf4 36. Rd7 Re7 37.
Rd8+ Re8 (37... Kg7 $5 {kam in Betracht :} 38. a4 $5 (38. Rb8 b5 $1 {und der
Weiße hat keinen sinnvollen Zug mehr, da der Ba2 eingeklemmt ist.}) 38... h5 (
38... Rxe5 39. Rd7 Re3+ (39... Rf5 $2 40. Rxb7) 40. Kxf4 Re2 41. Ng4 {/\ Rf7,
Ne5}) 39. Rb8 $132 {und der Ba2 hat noch das Feld c4.}) 38. Rd7 (38. Rxe8+ $2
Kxe8 $17 {ist verfehlt, da die weißen Leichtfiguren sich nicht gut um den
Damenflügel und die Freibauern am Königsflügel kümmern können.}) 38... Re7 39.
Rd8+ Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Nf3 Rc8 {more populiare 11.b5} 12. Kb1 {
In the game DVOIRIS/ASEEV,Russia 1995 was 12.e5 de 13.Ne5 Ne5 14.fe Nd5 15.Be7
Qe716.Nd5 ed17.Qd5Be618.Qd6Ba219.g3Be620.Bg2Rc721.Rhf10-0 22.Rf4Rfc8 with good
posithion for black} Nb8 13. Bd3 Bc6 14. e5 $5 $146 (14. f5 exf5 15. exf5 O-O
16. Nd4 Re8 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bg5 20. Qf2 {DOLMATOV-ASEEV,
1992 Moskov} Re5 21. c4 Ne7 22. Nc3 $13) 14... dxe5 (14... Nd5 $6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7
16. Ne4 dxe5 17. fxe5 $16) (14... Nfd7 $5) 15. Nxe5 O-O $6 (15... Nbd7 16. Ng6
$1 fxg6 17. Bxg6+ Kf8 18. Qe2 Bb4 (18... Bc5 19. Qxe6 Qe7 20. Qb3 Nb6 21. Rhe1
Qc7 22. f5 $1 $36) 19. Qxe6 Qe7 20. Qb3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qc5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23.
Rxd7 Qxc3 24. Rf7+ Kg8 25. bxc3 Be8 26. Bf5 Kxf7 27. Bxc8 Bc6 28. Bh3 Re8 $14)
16. f5 exf5 17. Qf2 $1 g6 18. Bxf5 $6 (18. Bc4 Bd7 19. Nxg6 Rxc4 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7
21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Qe3 $16) (18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Bc4+ Kg7 20. Rxd8
$16) 18... Nfd7 $2 (18... Nd5 $1 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 $1 20. Nxd5 Bxh4 21. g3 Bf6 22.
Be4 $16) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Be4 $6 (22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23.
Rhe1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Re1 $18) 22... Rc6 23. Rhf1 f5 24. Bf3 Kh7 25. Rfe1
Rf7 26. Nf4 Qb6 27. Qg3 Rd6 28. Nd5 Qc5 29. b4 Rb6 30. Qe5 Rxb4+ 31. Nxb4 Qxb4+
32. Qb2 $18 Qxb2+ 33. Kxb2 Bc6 34. Rd8 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Nc6 36. Rd6 f4 37. Ree6
Rg7 38. Kc3 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 d6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 a6 7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2
g6 9. Nc4 a5 10. Be2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nfd2 Ra7 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qg4 f5 15.
exf5 Bxd5 16. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f4 Qa5 11. Bc4 (11. Kb1 Rd8 12. Be2 Bd7
13. Qe3 Bc6 14. Qg3 Qc7 15. Bd3 $14 {PALAC-BOLOGAN,Budapest 96}) 11... Bd7 12.
e5 (12. Rd3 Rad8 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Qb4 15. Rg3 Kh8 16. Bd3 Bc6 17. Rh3 Rfe8
$1 18. Qe2 h6 19. Rf1 Kg8 20. Bh4 Nd5 $11 {Anand-Kramnik,Las Palmas 96}) 12...
dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2 (14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bd5 f5 $1 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. g4
Bg5+ 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. Qc4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxe5 $17 {Polgar-Kramnik,Linares94})
14... Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 (17... Nb6 18. Bd3 Rad8 19.
Qb4 Qxb4 20. Bxb4 Rfe8 21. g3 Rd7 22. c4 Red8 23. Be2 $16 {Palac-Mantovani,
Forli 92}) 18. Qg4 Nc5 (18... Nf8 19. Bd3 Rxd3 20. cxd3 Qd7 21. Bb4 $1 Qd5 22.
Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Kb1 Qxg2 24. Qxg2 Bxg2 25. Re3 f5 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. Rg1 Bd5 28.
Reg3 g6 29. h4 $14 {Oll-Hrachek,Parnu 96}) 19. Bg5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qf8 21. Qh4
Nd7 (21... Re8 22. Rd4 Nd7 23. Bd3 g6 24. Bh6 Qe7 25. Qf4 $14 {Almazi.
Z-Bologan.V,Germany 97}) 22. Re1 $16 Qe8 23. Qg4 Nf8 $2 (23... Rc8 $5) 24. h4
Kh8 25. h5 h6 $2 (25... Nd7) 26. Bf6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[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 e6 11. h4 Qc7 12. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 e6 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nbd7 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Re1 Ne5 13. Bb3 Qxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 Nd4 7. Nge2 Bg4 8. h3
Bf3 9. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 10. Kf1 Ne7 11. Kg2 Nd4 12. Bg5 Ne6 13. h4 c6 14. Be3 O-O 15.
d4 f5 16. d5 f4 17. dxe6 fxe3 18. f3 b5 19. cxb5 d5 20. bxc6 d4 21. Na4 Qd6 22.
Nc1 Qxe6 23. Nd3 Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. h3
Rb8 9. a4 b6 10. Bg5 a6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rfe1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Nd5 e6 15.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ra3 Qd7 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Qb4 e5 19. Nb3 a5 20. Qc4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4
d5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Kh2 Rbc8 24. Qe2 Bg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Raa1 Nb4 27. c3 Nd3
28. Red1 Rcd8 29. Nc1 e4 30. Qe3 Qf5 31. Rd2 Ne5 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Nb3 Nf3+ 34.
Kg2 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grabliauskas, Virginijus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[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 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. h3 Qa5 13. Re1 Rfb8 14. Re2 Ne8
15. Bg5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 f6 17. Bd2 Qa4 18. Qe1 Qc4 19. Bc1 Nc7 20. a3 Nb6 21. h4
Nb5 22. Re3 Qb3 23. h5 Nc4 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Nh4 Nxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Kf7 27. Nxg6
Rg8 28. Nh4 Qxc3 29. Qh6 Qe5 30. Kh2 Ke8 31. Rb1 Nc7 32. Qh7 Kd7 33. Ng6 Rxg6
34. Qxg6 Rh8+ 35. Kg2 Rg8 36. Qh7 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Ne5
Nh5 9. e3 Nxf4 10. exf4 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Nd2 Qf6 13. Nf3 Rfd8 14. Qb3 Rab8
15. cxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 Be8 17. Qc3 Rbc8 18. b4 a6 19. a4 Bf7 20. Rab1 Rc7 21.
Qb3 Bf8 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Qd6 24. Rfc1 Be8 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Qb6 Rcc8 27.
Ra1 Qb4 28. Qa7 Qe7 29. Qa6 Qd6 30. h4 g6 31. Bf3 Rc7 32. Kg2 c5 33. Qxd6 Bxd6
34. dxc5 Rxc5 35. Rxc5 Bxc5 36. Ra5 Bb4 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Bxd5+ Kg7 39. Bc6
Bxc6+ 40. Nxc6 Bc5 41. Ne5 Bd4 42. g4 fxg4 43. Nxg4 Kf7 44. Kf3 Ke6 45. Ke4 Bf6
46. Nxf6 Kxf6 47. Kf3 Kf5 48. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ruzele, Darius"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Kh1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bf3 h5 13. e5 Ng4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bd2 Qc6 17. Rae1 h4 18. Qf3 Nh6 19. Ba5 Nf5 20. c3 Rc8 21. a3
Bc5 22. Qh3 Rh6 23. Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. d4 Nbd7 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Rc1 Ne6 13. Be5 Bc5 14. Qa4 Ne4
15. e3 Qe7 16. Red1 Rfd8 17. Qb3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Rac8 19. Qa4 a5 20. h4 Bb4 21.
Bxb4 Qxb4 22. Qxb4 axb4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Ne1 Ra8 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxa2
27. Nd3 g6 28. b3 Ra3 29. Rb5 Rxb3 30. Nxb4 Nc5 31. Rxb6 Nd7 32. Rb7 h5 33. Kg2
Kg7 34. Rxd7 Rxb4 35. Kf3 Kf6 36. e4 Rb2 37. Ke3 Ra2 38. Rb7 Ke6 39. f3 Ra3+
40. Kf4 Kf6 41. Rb5 Ke6 42. g4 hxg4 43. Kxg4 Re3 44. Rb6+ Ke7 45. Rb7+ Ke6 46.
Kf4 Ra3 47. e5 Ra5 48. Rb6+ Ke7 49. Rb8 Rc5 50. Rh8 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zagorskis, Darius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.
e3 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2
f5 15. d5 Bd7 16. Qb3 cxd5 17. Qxb7 Be6 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Nb3 Rb7 20. Rb1 Rab8
21. Rfd1 d4 22. Nxd4 Rxb2 23. Rxb2 Rxb2 24. a3 Bd7 25. h3 Kf7 26. Rc1 Ke7 27.
g4 fxg4 28. hxg4 Bxg4 29. Nxe4 Nd7 30. Rc7 a6 31. Ra7 Rb6 32. f3 Bh3 33. Kh2
Rh6 34. Kg3 Ke8 35. Ra8+ Ke7 36. f4 Rh5 37. Rxa6 Bf1 38. Ra7 Bd3 39. Nf2 Bc4
40. f5 g6 41. Ne4 gxf5 42. Rxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. Nh4 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 d5 13. Qd3 e6 14. e4 dxe4
15. Qxe4 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Ne3 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1
O-O 9. b3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius Mikenas Memorial op"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 c6 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 Nxb3 8.
axb3 d6 9. h3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bick, John D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Qd3 Qa5 8.
Qxe4 Bxc3+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qd6 Qb4 13. Qxb4 Nxb4
14. O-O d5 15. a3 Nc2 16. Rad1 Nd4 17. e3 Nc6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Bh3 20.
Bg2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Ne5 22. Nf3 Nc4 23. Rd4 Rac8 24. Rb1 Rfd8 25. a4 Rxd4 26.
Nxd4 Nb6 27. Kf3 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Kd3 Rc5 30. b3 Rh5 31. h4 Rc5 32. g4 f6
33. h5 Rg5 34. Rg1 Kf7 35. b4 Re5 36. Rc1 Re7 37. f3 a6 38. Rc5 g6 39. Rd5 Nc8
40. a5 Rc7 41. Rd8 Ne7 42. f4 Ng8 43. f5 Nh6 44. Ne6 Re7 $4 45. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Herrera, Irisberto"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Rechlis,G"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Rb8 13. e5 {Experience
shows that this is not a very good way to fight for advantage , however it is
not a bad way to fight for a draw !} dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxd2 15. Rxd2 Ra8 (15... Rb7
) 16. Bxf6 $6 {Following the same strategy ..} gxf6 $6 (16... Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be5
18. Nd6+ Ke7 (18... Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Ke7 20. Rd2 Bb7 $15) 19. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 $15) 17.
Ne4 O-O 18. Be2 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Be7 22. Rd1 Ra7 $6 23.
Be2 $15 f5 24. Nd6 Bd7 25. Nc4 Bb5 26. b3 Kf8 27. a4 Be8 28. Nd6 Bd7 29. Nc4
Bc6 30. Ne5 Bd5 $17 {White's pointless game broad him on the verge of abyss .
However it's still very difficult for black to convert his big advantage into
a full point .} 31. Bc4 Bf6 32. Bxd5 Bxe5 33. Bc4 Bxh2 34. b4 Ke7 35. Kc2 Bd6
36. Kb3 Rb7 37. b5 a5 38. Rh1 Bf4 39. Rd1 Rb8 40. Rd4 Be3 41. Rd3 Bb6 42. Rd2
Rg8 43. Bf1 Rc8 44. Bc4 h5 45. Rd1 h4 $5 46. Bf1 Rc5 47. Bc4 Rc8 (47... Re5 $5
{Black came to conclusion that he can't make any progress with the rooks on
the board . Generaly speaking , white's drawing chances are greater without
the rooks thus , Khalifman probably have seen a winning plan .}) 48. Bf1 Rc7
49. Be2 Rd7 $3 {White's only chance . If the black king would get to g3 black
would win easily.} 50. Rxd7+ Kxd7 51. Kc4 Kd6 52. f4 $6 Be3 53. Bf3 f6 54. Bh5
Bxf4 55. b6 Kc6 $5 (55... e5 {Now it is a easy draw}) 56. Be8+ Kxb6 57. Bd7 e5
58. Bxf5 Kc6 59. Bh7 Kd6 60. Bf5 Bg3 61. Bg4 Bf2 62. Bf5 Ba7 63. Kd3 Kd5 64.
Bg6 Bb8 65. Bf5 Bc7 66. Bg6 Bd6 67. Bf5 Bf8 68. Bg6 Bh6 69. Bf5 Bf4 70. Bg6 Kc5
71. Ke4 Kc4 72. Bf5 Kc3 73. Bd7 Kd2 74. Bc6 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Damaso, Rui"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 Na6 $5 $146 {This move seems much more in keeping with the spirit
of the opening than steering the game into Benoni territory with} (9... c5 10.
O-O d6 11. Bf4 (11. h3 a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Nc4 Ne5 15. Na3 Qb8 16.
f4 Ned7 17. Rb1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Naxb5 Ba6 20. Na3 Bxe2 {0-1 Langeweg,
K-Kavalek,L/Amsterdam 1981}) 11... Re8 12. Re1 h6 13. e4 g5 14. Bd2 Nbd7 15. h3
a6 16. b4 b5 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Qb3 Nb6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Parker,J-Rashkovsky,N/
Hastings Masters 1995 (40)}) 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bf4 a5 12. Rc1 a4 $5 (12... Re8
13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Na6 $132) 13. d6 cxd6 14. Bxd6 Re8 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Nxa4
d6 $44 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne4 (18... Qd7 $5) 19. Nxe4 (19. Nc4 d5 20. Ne3 (
20. Ncb6 Ra6) 20... Bd4 $36) 19... Rxe4 20. Nc3 Rd4 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. e3 (22. e4
$5 Qb7 $132) 22... Rh4 23. gxh4 (23. f4 Rh5 24. Ne4 Re8 $1 $40) (23. gxh4 Qg4+
24. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Minzer, Claudio Javier"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7 12. Re1 Ra6 {Currently the most
popular move in this line. Black's idea is to combine the typical Volga gambit
play on the open a+b-files with a central counterattack (e6) Lately this has
brought him good results.} ({Also deserving attention is the older alternative
} 12... Qa5 $5 13. h3 (13. e5 Ng4 14. exd6 exd6 15. Bf4 Rfb8 $5 16. Re2 Qa6 17.
Rc1 Nge5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rcc2 Rb4 $1 21. Qd2 $6 (21. Qc1 $10)
21... Rd4 22. Qg5 Kg7 23. Qc1 Rd3 $44 {Rogozenko,D-Vajda,L/Bucuresti/1996/})
13... Rfb8 14. Re2 (14. Rb1 Nb6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nfxd5 $1 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18.
Nc6 Qxa2 19. Nxb8 Rxb8 20. Be3 Bxb2 21. Bxc5 Nc3 22. Rxb2 Qxb2 {1/2,Szeberenyi,
A-Kerek,C/Budapest FS02 IM-B/1997/}) 14... Rb4 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rc1
Rab8 18. Rcc2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qc1 Kg7 21. b3 c4 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Nd1
Qxa2 24. Qxh6+ Kxh6 25. Rxa2 Kg7 26. Kf3 Rbb4 27. Rac2 Rd4 28. Rcd2 Rdc4 $44 {
Akesson,R-Johansson,T/Rilton Cup9697/1997/}) 13. h3 (13. e5 $5 dxe5 14. Nxe5
Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qd7 {Stohl,I-Zueger,B/Kottnauer mem/1996/} 16. Qf3 $5 Rb8 17. Re2
{[%cal Yc1f4] /\Bf4+/=}) 13... Qa8 ({Also interesting in the immediate} 13...
e6 $5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Bf4 Nh5 $1 16. Be3 (16. Bxd6 $2 Rxf3 $1 17. Kxf3 Rxd6
$1 $17) 16... Qa8 17. Kg1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxe4 19. Ng5 Qd5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Ne6
Rc8 22. Rad1 Ne5 23. Re2 Nf6 24. Nf4 Re8 25. g4 Nf7 26. Kg2 $11 {1/2,
Nepomnishay,M-Andreev,K/St.Petersburg-ch/1997/}) 14. Bg5 (14. Qc2 e6 15. dxe6
fxe6 16. Ng5 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. f3 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Bd2 Nf8 21. Re1 Qd7
$44 {Nimzo-Polgar,S/Aegon Den Haag/1996/}) 14... h6 (14... Rb8 $5 15. Rb1 h6
16. Bd2 Ne8 17. Re2 Nc7 18. Qc1 Kh7 19. b3 Ra3 20. Qc2 Ra7 21. a4 Rab7 22. Nd1
Qa6 23. Re1 c4 24. b4 Nc5 25. Ne3 Nxa4 26. Nxc4 Nc3 27. Bxc3 Qxc4 28. Rbc1 Na6
29. b5 Rxb5 30. Bxg7 Qxc2 $11 {Cummings,D-Othman,A/Jerevan olm/1996/}) 15. Bd2
e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a4 ({A new idea, deserving serious attention, is} 17. Kg1
$5 {White's K is in all sorts of trouble on the long diagonal anyway, so this
move can't be a waste of time.} d5 (17... g5 $5 18. h4 g4 19. Nh2 h5 $132) 18.
exd5 exd5 19. Nh4 $1 d4 20. Qb3+ Kh7 21. Qc2 dxc3 $2 (21... Nd5 $142 $14) 22.
Qxg6+ Kg8 23. Bxc3 Rf7 24. Nf5 Kf8 25. Rad1 Nh5 26. Rd6 Rxd6 27. Bxg7+ Nxg7 28.
Qxd6+ Kg8 29. Nxh6+ {1-0, Haba,P-Riemersma,L/BL2-W/1996/}) 17... g5 $1 {
An important move. Although it weakens the >>, Black denies the white B the
f4-square.} (17... d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nb5 Qb7 20. Bf4 g5 21. Bd6 Rf7 22. Nd2
d4+ 23. Qf3 Qxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Nd5 25. Nd2 d3 26. Ra3 Bxb2 27. Rxd3 $36 {Beliavsky,
A-Khalifman,A/Novosibirsk/1995/}) 18. Qc2 d5 19. exd5 $146 {Not a very good
novelty, White should try to hold the a8-h1 diagonal closed as long as
possible.} (19. Ra3 $142 Rb6 (19... Rf7 $6 20. exd5 exd5 21. Nb5 Qb7 22. Bxg5
hxg5 23. Nxg5 Nf8 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25. Rf3 Ne6 26. Qf5 Qh5 {Atalik,S-Khalifman,A/
Hastings/1996/} 27. Re5 $1 $36) 20. Bc1 Rf7 21. Nd2 Rb4 22. Kg1 $5 {[%cal
Yc3b5] /\Nb5~~} (22. Rb3 Rxb3 23. Qxb3 c4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Qxc4 Ne5 26. Qxe6
Nd3 $15 {Ljubojevic,L-Topalov,V/Linares/1995/})) 19... exd5 20. Nb5 Qb7 $36 21.
Bxg5 $2 {A tactical mistake. White maybe got confused and thought he was
following the Atalik-Khalifman game, but here he is 3(!) tempi down and such a
sacrifice can't work.} (21. Rad1 Ne4 $40) (21. Nh2 $5 Ne4 (21... d4+ 22. Kg1
$13) 22. f3 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Ne5 $36) 21... hxg5 22. Nxg5 d4+ 23. Kg1 Qd5 $1 {
The most convincing. Black gives back some material and starts a forceful and
strong attack himself.} 24. Nc7 (24. f4 d3 25. Qd2 c4 $19) (24. h4 Rc6 $19) (
24. Qg6 $6 Ne5 $19) 24... Qxg5 25. Nxa6 Ne5 $1 26. Rxe5 (26. Qe2 Nh5 $1 $40 {
[%cal Rh5g3,Re5f3] /\Nf3,Ng3}) (26. Kg2 Nh5 27. Nxc5 Nf4+ 28. Kf1 Nxh3 29. Ne4
Qg6 $40) 26... Qxe5 27. Nxc5 (27. Qxc5 Qe6 28. Nb4 Qxh3 $19) 27... Qd5 28. Nd3
(28. Qb3 $142 Qxb3 29. Nxb3 Ne4 30. Rf1 Rb8 $17 (30... d3 $5)) 28... Ne4 29.
Qe2 $6 (29. h4 Bh6 {[%cal Re4d2] /\Nd2} 30. Rd1 Nxf2 $1 31. Nxf2 Be3 32. Rf1 (
32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Rf1 Qf3 34. Kh2 Qe2 $19) 32... d3 33. Qd1 Rf3 $19) 29... Ng5
$19 30. f4 (30. h4 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nxh4 $1 $19) 30... Nxh3+ 31. Kh2 Rf6 $1 32. Qg2
(32. Kxh3 Rh6+ 33. Kg4 Qh5#) 32... Qf5 33. Qf3 (33. Qxh3 Rh6 34. Qxh6 Bxh6 35.
Nf2 Qc2 $19) 33... Ng5 34. Qf1 (34. Qe2 Qh3+ $19) 34... Rh6+ 35. Kg1 Qe4 $1 36.
Nf2 (36. fxg5 Rh1+ 37. Kf2 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 Qh1#) 36... Nf3+ (36... Nf3+ 37. Kg2
Rh2#) 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Ne5 9. Bg5 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 h6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Be3 e5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. b3 Qe7 15.
Rad1 Rad8 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. f3 a6 18. g4 Nf6 19. Bf4 Ne8 20. e5 b5 21. exd6 Qb7
22. cxb5 axb5 23. Qe3 Qc6 24. Ne4 Bd5 25. g5 hxg5 26. Nxg5+ Kg8 27. Qd3 Nf6 28.
Nc3 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[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 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qc7 {Meiner Meinung nach
bietet diese ganze Variante Schwarz gute Möglichkeiten. Weiß hat immer
Probleme mit seiner Bauernstruktur, und das weiße Läuferpaar ist ohne große
Bedeutung, da Schwarz nach b6/Bb7 auch seine Chancen auf den weißen Feldern
hat. Ich möchte noch anmerken, daß Schwarz mit dieser Variante in der
Turnierpraxis einen guten Score erzielt hat.Ribli.} 13. Bg2 O-O 14. c5 dxc5 $5
{Heutzutage ist diese Antwort in Mode, aber das alte 14...d5 ist auch spielbar.
Ribli.} 15. Bxc5 Rd8 16. e5 Na5 17. Bb4 (17. Qb5 Nxb3 18. axb3 Bd7 19. Qc4 b5
20. Qd4 Bc6 $15 {Smejkal,J-Lau,R/Porz/1992/}) (17. Bd4 Nxb3 18. axb3 Rxd4 19.
cxd4 Qc3+ 20. Kf2 Qxd4+ 21. Kf3 Qc3+ $11) (17. exf6 Nxb3 18. axb3 Qxc5 19. Qe5
Qb6 20. Qg5 Qe3+ $11 {Uhlmann,W-Van der Wiel,J/Baden-Baden-B/1992/}) 17... Nxb3
18. axb3 Nd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qe3 {Weiß verhindert den möglichen Durchbruch
d5-d4.Ribli.} Bf5 $1 $146 (20... b6 21. O-O Bf5 22. Rf2 a5 23. Bd6 Qc6 24. Rc1
a4 25. bxa4 Rxa4 26. Bb4 h5 $36 {Casafus,R-Bellon Lopez,J/Buenos Aires/1994/})
21. Bc5 (21. Rxa7 $2 d4 $19) (21. Bd6 Qc6 22. Qd4) 21... b6 22. Bd4 Qd7 $1 {
[%cal Yf5e4,Yd7h3,Yh7h4,Ya8c8,Yc8c6,Yc6g6] Schwarz bereitet die spätere
Dameneindringung am Königsflügel vor.Ribli.} 23. O-O Rac8 {In dieser Partie
demonstriert Khalifman,wie gefährlich ungleichfarbige Läufer auf dem Brett
sind. Im Endspiel gibt es eine große Remisbreite mit diesen Läufern, aber im
Mittelspiel ist es vorteilhaft für die angreifende Seite. Ribli.} 24. Rf2 Be4
25. Qe2 Rc6 26. Qb5 $6 {Meiner Meinung nach ein pseudoaktiver Zug. Der weiße
Angriff hat keinen Zielpunkt am Damenflügel.Ribli.} (26. Kf1 {[%cal Yf1e1,
Ye1d2] /\ 27.Ke1 28.Kd2 wäre besser, weil Weiß am Königsflügel keine Ruhe
findet.Ribli.}) 26... Rdc8 27. Ra6 h5 $1 {Schwarz hat einen klaren Plan: mit
h5-h4 wird die Linie geöffnet, um mit der Q und dem Rc6 den entscheidenden
Angriff zu führen.Ribli.} 28. Qf1 (28. h4 Qh3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg2,Rg3,Rh1]})
28... h4 29. f5 {Weiß versucht, im Trüben zu fischen, denn nach den "normalen"
Zügen hat er keine Hoffnung. In der Partie bekommt er etwas Aktivität, aber
schließlich fällt die weiße Königsstellung auseinander.Ribli.} (29. gxh4 $2
Rg6+ $19) 29... hxg3 30. Rf4 {Mit diesem Zug bekommt Weiß etwas Aktivität für
den Bauern.Ribli.} (30. hxg3 Rh6 31. Rh2 Rxh2 32. Kxh2 Bxf5 $17) 30... gxh2+
31. Kxh2 Rh6+ 32. Kg3 Rh5 {[%csl Rf5]} 33. e6 (33. f6 Rg5+ 34. Kf2 Rg2+ 35. Ke1
Qh3 $19) 33... fxe6 34. f6 Qf7 {Weiß hat zum ersten Mal in dieser Partie eine
etwas offensive Stellung erreicht, aber das ist auch schon das Maximum an
möglicher Aktivität gewesen - sein Angriff ist gescheitert.Ribli.} 35. Rg4 {[#]
} Rxc3+ $3 $19 {Ein schönes und unerwartetes Motiv, nach dem Schwarz auf
Gewinn steht.Ribli.} 36. Bxc3 Qc7+ 37. Rf4 (37. Qf4 Qxc3+ 38. Kf2 Qc2+ 39. Ke1
(39. Kg1 Rh1#) (39. Ke3 Rh3+ 40. Kd4 (40. Rg3 Qc1+ $19) 40... Qc3#) 39... Rh1+
$19) 37... Qxc3+ 38. Kg4 Qe5 {[%cal Re5g5] Und Weiß ist hilflos gegen die
vielseitigen Drohungen.Ribli.} 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. g3 Bb4 8. Bg2
Ne4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Ba3 Qxd4 12. Nxc4 Qxc4 13. Qd6 Bf6 14. Rfd1
e5 15. Rab1 {Diese Fortsetzung ist anscheinend nicht genügend; man wird dem
Zug 15.Dc7 seine Aufmerksamkeit zuwenden müssen. Vgl. Z. Ribli, Slawische
Verteidigung D16-19 (Informatormonographie), D17/55, Fußnote 350.} Qe6 (15...
Bxb1 {ist verfehlt:} 16. Bh3 c5 ({Nach} 16... Bd3 17. Rxd3 Qxd3 18. exd3 {
gibt es keine ausreichende Verteidigung gegen die Drohung 19.Dc7)}) 17. Bxc5
Qxa4 18. Rd5 Qa1 19. Bd7+ Kd8 20. Bb6+ axb6 21. Qxb6+ Ke7 22. Qc5+ Kd8 23. Bb5+
Nd7 24. Rxd7+ Ke8 25. Rd5#) (15... Qa6 16. Qc7 b5 {führt zu großen
Verwicklungen; Analysen darüber kann man bei Z. Ribli, Slawisch D16-19, D17/55,
Fußnote 350 und 351, nachlesen. Ich reproduziere sie hier nicht, weil mir der
Textzug zum Gewinn für Schwarz zu führen scheint.}) 16. Qc7 Qc8 (16... Bxb1 $5)
17. Qxb7 Qxb7 18. Rxb7 e4 19. g4 Bc8 20. Rc7 Bxg4 $146 (20... Na6 $2 {wurde
früher gespielt:} 21. Bxe4 c5 22. Bc6+ (22. Bxc5 $2 Bd7 23. Rcxd7 Nxc5 24. Bxa8
Nxd7 25. Bc6 O-O 26. Rxd7 a5 27. Ra7 Bc3 28. Bd5 $6 (28. g5 h6 29. gxh6 gxh6
30. Bd5 $16) 28... g5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Knaak,R-Hertneck,G/Badenweiler op 1990 (45)}
) 22... Kf8 23. Bxc5+ Kg8 (23... Nxc5 24. Bxa8 $18) 24. Be7 h6 25. Rd8+ Kh7 26.
Be4+ Bf5 (26... g6 27. Bxf6 Rxd8 28. Bxd8 Nxc7 29. Bxc7 $18) 27. Bxf5+ g6 28.
Bxg6+ Kxg6 29. Rc6 $18 {Nach dem Textzug sehe ich keine befriedigende
Fortsetzung für Weiß.}) 21. Bxe4 Bd7 22. Bd6 ({Ungenügend ist auch} 22. Bxc6
Nxc6 23. Rdxd7 Bd8 24. Rb7 Na5 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Rxa7 h5 $19) 22... Be7 23. Bf4
(23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Bxc6 Nxc6 25. Rdxd7+ Ke6 26. Rxf7 g6 {genügt natürlich
nicht zur Rettung der Partie.}) 23... f5 24. Bd3 Be6 25. Bc4 Kf7 26. Bxe6+ Kxe6
{Der Rest ist offensichtlich nicht mehr schwierig für Schwarz.} 27. Rd3 Bc5 28.
Rxg7 Na6 29. Rh3 Rag8 30. Rhxh7 Rxh7 31. Rxg8 Bb6 32. Rg6+ Kd5 33. Rd6+ Kc5 34.
Rf6 Rh5 35. Bd2 Kd5 36. a5 Bc7 37. h4 Be5 38. Rf7 Nc7 39. Bg5 Ke6 40. Re7+ Kd6
41. Rf7 Ne6 42. Rxf5 Nxg5 43. hxg5 Ke6 44. e4 Rh4 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Comas Fabrego, Luis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. g4 (11. a3 Ne8 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Na6
15. Qa3 f5 {Beliavsky,A-Khalifman,A/Ubeda/1997}) 11... c6 12. Be2 a4 13. b4
axb3 14. axb3 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Na6 16. Qa3 c5 $1 {Ein Fels vor der Tür. Weiß hat
am Damenflügel - sein natürliches Terrain im Königsinder - nichts zu bestellen,
cf. den Unterschied zu Beliavsky-Khalifman.} 17. Qc1 $6 (17. Na2 Qb6 $5) 17...
Nb4 18. Kf1 Kh7 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Qd1 Kh8 21. Ne1 Bd7 22. Nd3 Ra8 23. f3 Nxd3 24.
Bxd3 h5 25. Kg2 Nh7 26. Qc2 Bf6 27. Rb1 Ng5 28. b4 b6 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. Nd1 Ba4
31. Qb2 Bxd1 $5 32. Rxd1 hxg4 33. hxg4 Kg7 34. Rh1 Rh8 35. Rxh8 Kxh8 36. Qb8+
$2 {Warum dieses Schach? Zeitnot? Nach 36.Qd2 z.B. sehe ich nicht, was Weiß
noch passieren kann. Es folgt nun ein tödlicher Cocktail aus weißer
Planloskeit und Furcht.} Kg7 37. Be2 Nh7 38. Bd2 Bh4 39. Be3 Bg5 40. Bf2 Bf4
41. Bd3 $6 (41. Qb1) 41... Qf6 42. Bc2 Bd2 43. Ba4 $2 (43. Qb1) 43... Bc3 44.
Bd1 Bd4 45. Be1 Qf4 46. Qb3 {Reichlich spät, denn die weiße Stellung wirkt
schon zu sehr kompromittiert.} Qh6 {/\Ng5/Qh3#; 47.Bf2[] Ng5 48.Be3 Qh3 49.Kf2
Qh2-+} 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Mikhalevski,V} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 $5 9. Be3 {Since the 10th matchgame of Kasparov-Anand
1995 it has not been clear whether the open Spanish is playable or not - and
which line black should choose after 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3. At the moment Ivan
Sokolovs idea 10..d4 11.Ng5 Bd5 seems to be the most solid defence. Another
idea is the setup 10..Bg4 played by Kortschnoj amongst others.} (9. Nbd2 $5 Nc5
10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Bd5 $5 (11... dxc3 $6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. bxc3 Qd3 14. Bc2 Qxc3
15. Nb3 $40 {Kasparov-Anand/New York Wch/1995}) 12. Bxd5 Qxd5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14.
axb3 Be7 15. Nf3 d3 16. Be3 O-O $132 {Onischuk,A-Sokolov,I/Hoogovens Wijk aan
Zee 1997/CBM 57}) 9... Be7 10. c3 (10. Nbd2 Nc5 $132) 10... O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 {
This setup has gotten the seal of approval by experts like I. Sokolov, Anand
and Krasenkov. The russian grandmaster wrote a book on the open Spanish
(Cadogan) not so long ago.} 12. Re1 (12. Bc2 f5 $13) 12... Rad8 $5 {This
position can also be reached via 10..Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12.Re1 0-0} 13. Bc2 Nxd2
(13... Bf5 {Mikhalevski,V} 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxd7 Rxd7 17. e6 $1
fxe6 18. Nd2 Ne5 19. Nxe4 Nd3 20. Re2 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Yusupov,A Wijk aan Zee
1991/}) (13... f5 $5 {Mikhalevski,V} 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Qb1 h6 16. Nh4 Ne5 17.
Nb3 Nfg4 18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Bh7+ Kh8 {Georgiev,Kir-Ivanchuk,V
Manila ol 1992 Inf 55/337/} 21. Bg5 $1 $132) 14. Qxd2 Bf5 15. Rad1 (15. h3 {
Mikhalevski,V} Be4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. e6 fxe6 19. Nd2 Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Madl,I-Karsa,L/Zalakaros op 1991}) (15. Bxf5 $5 $146 {Mikhalevski,V}
Qxf5 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 c5 $1 18. dxc5 d4 19. Bf4 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Rc8 (20...
Bb6 21. Rc6) 21. h3 (21. Bg3 $5) 21... Bb6 $10 22. Bg3 h6 23. Qb4 $6 (23. Kh2
$5 {/\f4/} d3) 23... d3 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qd6 $6 (25. Rd1 $5) 25... Ba5 26. b4
(26. Rd1 d2 27. b4 Rd8) 26... Rd8 27. Qc5 d2 28. Rd1 Qe4 $19 {0-1 Kharlov,
A-Krasenkow,M/Rostov op 1993 (45)}) 15... Bxc2 {A relatively new idea and
somewhat more active style of play than what was played before. This move was
tried out twice by Mikhalevski recently.} (15... Rfe8 {Tested twice in the
candidates match Dolmatov-Yusupov 1991. Game three of the match was drawn,
game five won be white. Though black seemed to be ok.} 16. Bf4 (16. h3 {
Mikhalevski,V} Qe6 {16. - h6 17.Bf4 Dolmatov,S-Yusupov,A, (m3) Wijk 1991} (
16... h6 17. Bf4 Bf8 (17... Qe6 18. Bg3 Qg6 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Qe3 Bf8 21. Nd4
Nxd4 (21... Qg6 22. f4 Nxd4 23. cxd4 c5 24. dxc5 Bxc5 (24... d4 25. Qf3 $14)
25. Qxc5 Qxg3 26. Qf2 (26. Rf1 d4 27. Rf3 Qg6 28. Rfd3 Qe6 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30.
Rxd4 Qxa2 $14) 26... Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 d4 $1 28. Ke2 (28. Re4 f6 29. Rexd4 Rxd4
30. Rxd4 fxe5 31. Re4 Rf8 $10) (28. Kf3 g5 $1) 28... g5 (28... f6 29. Kd3 fxe5
30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. fxe5 Rf8 32. Rd2 Rf4 $10) 29. g3 f6 30. Kd3 gxf4 31. gxf4 Kf7
32. Rc1 fxe5 33. fxe5 Re6 34. Rc5 Rg6 35. Rc7+ Ke8 36. e6 Rd6 37. e7 Rge6 38.
Rxe6 Rxe6 39. Ra7 Re3+ 40. Kxd4 Rxh3 41. b3 Rh5 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Krasenkow,M/
Erevan olm 1996}) 22. cxd4 Be7 23. Qc3 Qe6 24. Rc1 c5 25. dxc5 d4 26. Qd3 Qxa2
27. c6 Qxb2 28. c7 Rc8 29. Rc6 Bb4 30. Re4 Qd2 31. Qb3 Re7 32. Bf4 Qe1+ 33.
Rxe1 Bxe1 34. e6 Ba5 35. Qa3 {1-0 Anand,V-Kamsky,G/Monaco rapid 1995}) 18. Bg3
Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Qe6 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Rc8 22. f4 c5 {22. - f5 23.Bf2} 23. f5
cxd4 24. Qd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,S-Jussupow,A/Wijk cm1 1991 (47)}) 17. Bg5
Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Qg6 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Bf4 Bc5 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Bb6 23. Re2
$14 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Jussupow,A/Wijk cm1 1991 (61)}) 16... Qe6 17. Bg3 Qg6 18.
Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Qe3 $14 {Lautier,J-Krasenkov,M/olm 1996/EXT 96ch2} (19. Qe3 $1
$14 Qg6 $5 (19... Bf8 20. Nd4 (20. h3 Qg6) 20... Qg6 21. f4) 20. Nd4 Bc5)) (
15... Na5 {Mikhalevski,V} 16. Nd4 Be4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qc2 Nc4 19. Bf4 c5 20.
e6 fxe6 21. Ne2 Qc6 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. b3 e3 $1 $15 {Cherniaev,A-Krasenkow,M/
Moscow ZSKS 1992/0-1 (55)}) 16. Qxc2 Qg4 (16... f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bc5 Rfe8
19. h3 $14 {Golod,V-Mikhalevski,V/Festival Beersheba XVI 1997} (19. h3 {
Mikhalevski,V} Rxe1+ $6 (19... Ne5 $142) 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qf5
$16 {1/2-1/2 Golod,V-Mikhalevski,V/Festival Beersheba X 1997 (28)})) (16...
Rfe8 $5 {Mikhalevski,V} 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Rb8 19. f4 $13 {1-0 Bojkovic,
N-Forgo,E/EU-chTW Debrecen 1992 (39)}) 17. h3 Qe4 (17... Qh5 {Mikhalevski,V})
18. Qd2 Nxe5 $8 {The idea of blacks Q-manouvre. Whites strong e5-P disappears.
White now has the choice between winning material and having the better
P-structure.} (18... Qg6 {Mikhalevski,V} 19. Qd3 $1 $14) 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bf4
(20. Bc5 Qxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Bxc5 {Black is controlling the white Squares with his
Ps and the black squares with his B. Without having any weaknesses. He should
not have problems drawing.}) 20... Qf6 21. Bxc7 Rd7 22. Be5 Qf5 {[%csl Rd5]
Black has only one weakness - d-P. Maybe white could have tried to combine
pressure against d5 with some threats on one of the flanks.} 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24.
Rxd3 f6 $1 {[%cal Yg8e6] The black king is given the good square f7} (24... Bc5
$5 {Mikhalevski,V} 25. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rc8 $1 27. Red1 (27. Re5 Rcd8)
27... Rc5 $1 $14) 25. Bd4 Kf7 26. f4 {/\f4-f5,Kg1-f2-f3,g2-g4,h3-h4,g4-g5(),
><e6} Bd6 27. f5 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ye1e6]} Re8 (27... Re7 $143 {Mikhalevski,V})
28. Rxe8 Kxe8 29. Kf2 Re7 30. Re3 (30. Bb6 Re5 31. g4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yf2f3,
Yb6f2,Yf2g3]} Kd7 32. Kf3 Kc6 $11) 30... Be5 (30... Rxe3 $5 $14 {Mikhalevski,V}
) 31. Bc5 Rd7 32. Kf3 (32. g4 $142 {Mikhalevski,V}) 32... Kd8 (32... g6 $1 {
Mikhalevski,V} 33. g4 gxf5 34. gxf5 Rg7 35. Bd4 Rg3+ 36. Kf2 Rxe3 37. Kxe3 Ke7
$11) 33. g4 h6 (33... d4 $2 {Mikhalevski,V} 34. Bb6+ $1 Kc8 35. cxd4 Bxd4 36.
Re8+ Kb7 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 38. Re7+ $16) (33... g6 $1 {Mikhalevski,V}) 34. h4 Kc7
35. g5 h5 36. g6 (36. Bf8 $1 {Mikhalevski,V /\g6} Rf7 37. Bb4 $1 Rd7 38. g6 $16
{/\39.Bf8,/\38...Rd8?39.Ba5+-Khalifman}) 36... Rd8 37. Ke2 Kc6 38. Bd4 Kd6 39.
Kd3 a5 40. a3 a4 41. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 {Khalifman,A (2650)-Leko,P (2600) Ubeda (9)
1997 1-0 Khalifman has been having excellent results with the Volga gambit
lately (see the games in this CBM!) As he has certainly done some deep
analysis in the main lines and believes in Black's counterchances, with White
he tends to play sidelines, also wth success.} a6 5. f3 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 (7.
exd5 Bd6 8. Qe2+ Kf8 9. Nc3 axb5 10. Be3 c4 $1 11. Kf2 Ra5 12. g3 {Bareev,
E-Khalifman,A/RUS-ch/1995/} Bb7 $1 $36 {Bareev}) 7... Qe7 8. Qe2 Ng8 9. Nc3 Bb7
10. Nh3 c4 $5 {Since 1991, when it first appeared in Hertneck's games, this
move became Black's main alternative in this sharp line.} 11. Be3 (11. Qf2 $143
$6 axb5 12. Nf4 Qxe5+ 13. Kd1 Nf6 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Qb6 Bc6 17.
Nfxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxe4 Be6 19. Qb7 Qa5 {0-1, Lobron,E-Hertneck,G/Munich/1991/
This game started the popularity of 10...c4!}) (11. Bg5 Qc5 12. O-O-O axb5 13.
Be3 Qc6 14. Nf4 Ne7 15. a3 Na6 16. Nfxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Nc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19.
Qd2 O-O 20. Be2 Rfe8 21. f4 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Be3+ 24. Kc2 Bxf4 25.
Rxb5 c3 26. bxc3 Rxa3 $15 {1/2,Komljenovic,L-Wendt,R/2.BLO/1994/}) (11. b6 $5
Qc5 12. Be3 d4 13. Bf2 d3 14. Qe3 Qxe3+ (14... Qb4 $5) 15. Bxe3 Nc6 16. Nd5
O-O-O 17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bxd5 19. Nf4 Bc6 20. Rc1 Re8 21. Rxc4 Rxe5 22. Kd2
Nf6 23. Bxd3 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Rc1+ Bc6 $13 {1/2,Del Rey,
D-Renteria,J/La Coruna op/1995/}) (11. Nf4 Qc5 12. a4 d4 13. bxa6 Nxa6 14. Ne4
Qb4+ 15. Kf2 d3 16. Qe3 Bc5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Nh5 Ne7 19. Nxg7+ Kd8 20. Qe1 Qb6
21. Be3 Rg8 22. Nh5 Qxb2+ 23. Kg1 Qxe5 24. Ng3 f6 25. f4 Qd5 26. Qb4 Ne4 27.
Bb6+ Ke8 28. Re1 f5 $17 {Adianto,U-Polgar,J/Jakarta m/1996/}) 11... axb5 $1 {
Only this move can justify Black's idea. The alternatives are much weaker:} (
11... Qb4 12. b6 $1 Bc5 (12... Qa5 13. Qd2 Bb4 14. Rd1 Ne7 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 Nbc6 18. f4 Na5 19. Kf2 Bc6 20. Be2 Nb3 21. Bf3 O-O 22. g4 Rab8
23. Rhe1 Rfd8 24. f5 $16 {Soffer,R-Belotti,B/Biel op/1992/}) 13. O-O-O (13.
Bxc5 $143 Qxc5 14. Qf2 d4 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Ne4 Qxe5 17. Bxc4 Nge7 18. Rhe1 O-O
19. Kb1 Nf5 20. Nhg5 Ne3 21. Rxe3 dxe3 22. Qxe3 Na5 23. Qd3 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Rab8
25. f4 Qxf4 26. Bd5 Rxb6 27. Qc3 Nc6 28. Nd6 Nb4 {0-1,Neverov,V-Bukhman,E/St.
Petersburg op/1994/}) 13... Qxb6 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nf4 $5 (15. Qf2 Qxf2 16.
Nxf2 Ne7 17. Ng4 Ra7 18. Ne3 Nbc6 19. Nexd5 Nxe5 20. Nb6 N7g6 21. Nxc4 Kd8 22.
Nd6 Bc6 23. Rd4 Kc7 24. Be2 Nf4 25. Rxf4 Kxd6 26. Rd1+ Ke6 27. Rfd4 $36 {
Volke,K-Hertneck,G/BL/1991/}) 15... Ne7 16. Qd2 d4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nbc6
19. Rxc4 Nxe5 20. Rb4 Bc6 21. Bxa6 O-O 22. Re1 f6 23. Bf1 Rfc8 24. Kb1 $16 {
Zoler,D-Mencinger,V/Groningen op/1994/}) (11... Qd8 12. O-O-O (12. b6 $1 $16)
12... axb5 13. Nf4 Ne7 14. Qf2 Qa5 15. Bb6 Qa6 16. Bc5 Bc6 17. g4 Qb7 18. Qd4
Na6 19. Bd6 Nc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Nfxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qa7 23. Qxa7 Rxa7 24. a3
b4 25. Bxc4 bxa3 26. bxa3 Bxa3+ 27. Kd2 O-O $11 {Zabala,A-Gomez Jurado,L/
ESP-ch Linares/1993/}) (11... Qxe5 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Qd2 Bb4 14. Bf4 Qf5 15. g4
Qg6 16. Qe3+ Be7 17. Qb6 Bc8 18. Bxb8 O-O 19. Bg3 axb5 20. Nf4 Qh6 21. h4 Nxg4
22. Ncxd5 Qxb6 23. Nxb6 $18 {Bernard,C-Parant,F/Le Touquet op/1993/}) 12. O-O-O
(12. Nf4 Qxe5 $1 (12... Qb4 13. Kf2 Ne7 14. Rd1 Na6 15. g3 Qa5 16. Bh3 Bc6 17.
Nfxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bc5 19. Kg2 O-O 20. a3 Rfe8 21. Bd2 Qd8 22. Bc3 Nc7 23.
Nxc7 Qxc7 24. Qd2 Re7 25. Rhe1 Rae8 26. Bf5 $14 {Ivanov,S-Sivokho,S/St.
Petersburg-ch/1996/}) 13. O-O-O Ne7 14. Qd2 b4 15. Ncxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 c3 $1
17. bxc3 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxe3+ 19. Kb1 Ra7 20. Bc4 Kd8 21. cxb4 Bxb4 22. Qb5 Na6
23. Rd5 Re8 $19 {Shipov,S-Ivanov,V/RUS-ch Elista/1994/}) (12. Nxb5 $143 $6 Qb4+
13. Nc3 Ne7 $1 (13... Bc5 14. O-O-O Ne7 15. Nf4 O-O 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Qd2 Ra5
18. Nh5 Re8 19. Kb1 Qb6 20. g4 Ng6 $36 {Sakalauskas,V-Buchman,E/Siauliai/1995/}
) 14. a3 Qa5 15. Qf2 Ra6 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Bf2 Bc5 18. Rd1 Bxf2+ 19. Nxf2 O-O 20.
Ne2 Qc7 21. Qf4 Ne7 22. Ng4 Ng6 23. Qg3 d6 24. exd6 Rxd6 25. Nd4 f5 26. Nf2 Nc6
27. Be2 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 f4 29. Qg5 Re8 30. Ng4 Rde6 31. Rd2 c3 32. bxc3 Qxc3 {
0-1,Ivanov,S-Khalifman,A/St.Petersburg-ch/1997/}) 12... Qb4 {Again Black
chooses the only playable move, as the practical examples show.} (12... Qxe5
$143 $2 13. f4 Qe7 14. Rxd5 $1 d6 15. Rxb5 Nf6 16. Qd2 d5 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Bc5
Qd7 19. Qe3+ Qe6 20. Rxb7 Qxe3+ 21. Bxe3 Nbd7 22. Kb1 O-O-O 23. Ra7 Ng4 24. Bd4
Nb8 25. Nb5 Rd7 26. Rc1 $18 {Dlugy,M-Alburt,L/USA-ch m/1991/}) (12... b4 13.
Nb5 Qxe5 14. Re1 d6 15. Nc7+ Kd7 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 17. Qd1 Bc6 18. Bg5 Qf5 19. g4
Qg6 20. Qd4 f6 21. Be3 Nh6 22. Nf4 Qf7 23. g5 fxg5 24. Bh3+ g4 25. Ng6 {
1-0, Lobron,E-Kuntz,P/Cannes op/1992/}) (12... Qd8 13. Nf4 Ne7 14. Nxb5 Ng6 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Rxa2 17. Kb1 Ra8 18. Qf2 Na6 19. Bxc4 Be7 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21.
Rxd6 Nb4 22. Bb6 Qg5 23. Re1 O-O 24. Qc5 Na6 25. Qe3 Qxg2 26. Rxd7 Qxh2 27. e6
$40 {Pecorelli Garcia,H-Matamoros,C/Capablanca mem-B/1994/}) 13. Nf4 ({The
idea of the Q-sacrifice is not new, it appeared for the first time in the
following game:} 13. Rxd5 Qxc3+ $1 14. bxc3 Bxd5 15. Nf4 Ba3+ 16. Kb1 Ne7 17.
Qd2 Be6 18. Nh5 Rg8 19. Nf4 Nbc6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. f4 Kf7 22. Be2 Nd5 23. Bf3
Nce7 24. f5 Rgb8 25. fxe6+ dxe6 26. Rf1 Kg8 27. Ka1 b4 $40 {Klein,E-Waitzkin,J/
USA-chJ New York+/1993/}) 13... Ne7 14. Bb6 $5 {[%cal Rd1d5] /\Rd5} (14. g3 Qa5
15. Qd2 b4 16. Ncxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 c3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qxc3 Ba3+ 20. Kc2 Bxd5
21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Qc8+ Ke7 23. Bg5+ f6 24. exf6+ gxf6 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. Qxh8+
Ke7 27. Qxh7+ Kd8 28. Qh8+ Kc7 29. Qc3+ Nc6 $17 {Wagner,C-Solozhenkin,E/St.
Petersburg-Paris/1996/}) (14. Rxd5 Nxd5 (14... Qxc3+ $5 15. bxc3 Nxd5 $44) 15.
Nfxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qa5 17. Bb6 Qxa2 18. Nc7+ (18. Nf6+ Ke7 $11) 18... Ke7 19.
Nd5+ $11) 14... h5 $5 $146 {[%cal Rh8h6] /\Rh6 A new move, which practically
forces White to act.} (14... g6 15. Rxd5 Qxc3+ (15... Nxd5 16. Nfxd5 Bh6+ 17.
Kb1 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Qa4 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Bc5+ Kd8 21. Nxa8 Qxa8 22. g3 Qd5 23.
Bb6+ Kc8 24. Bg2 Re8 25. f4 Qe6 26. Qf2 Bf8 27. Rc1 Nc6 28. a4 Qf5+ 29. Qc2 $16
{Mincsovics,M-Masat,A/HUN-chT2/1993/}) 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Kb1 Nc6
19. Qe3 Be7 20. Bc5 O-O 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Qc5 Rfe8 23. a3 Bc6 24. Kb2 Nd5 25.
Qd4 Re6 26. h4 h5 27. f4 d6 28. Rg1 dxe5 29. fxe5 Rae8 30. g4 Rxe5 31. gxh5
Rxh5 32. Rg5 $1 $14 {Miniboeck,G-Danailov,S/Vienna op/1996/}) (14... Ra6 $2 15.
Bc7 $40) 15. Rxd5 Qxc3+ $1 {Forced, but strong anyway.} 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5
Bxd5 18. Qd2 {Black's 14-th move not only stops possible >> expansion (g4),
but enables in favorable circumstances a Rh6-a6 maneuver to strengthen the
attack.} ({Anyway, analoguous to the Miniboeck-Danailov game, White probably
should have tried} 18. Kb1 $5 Nc6 $142 (18... Rh6 19. Qe3 (19. Be3 Rha6 $40)
19... b4 20. cxb4 (20. Bc5 Rha6 $5 $40) 20... c3 21. Qxc3 $1 Rc6 22. Bc5 $14)
19. Qe3 b4 $44) 18... Be6 19. Be2 $2 {But this is definitely a mistake, after
which Black starts a strong sacrificial attack.} ({Critical for the evaluation
of Black's new idea was} 19. Bc7 $142 $5 Nc6 20. Bd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 O-O $44)
19... Nc6 20. f4 (20. Bc7 b4 21. Bd6 b3 $1 $19) 20... b4 $40 21. f5 (21. cxb4
Nxb4 $19 {[%cal Rc4c3,Ra8a2] /\Ra2,c3!}) 21... bxc3 22. Qxc3 Ra3 $1 (22... Bxf5
23. Bxc4 $13) 23. Qb2 (23. Qc2 Nb4 24. Qe4 Bd5 25. Qd4 Nxa2+ 26. Kb1 (26. Kb2
c3+ 27. Kb1 Nb4 $19) 26... Be4+ $1 27. Ka1 Nc3+ 28. Kb2 Ra2+ $1 29. Kxc3 Rc2#)
(23. Qa1 Bxf5 (23... Bd5 24. Rd1 Nb4 $17) 24. Bxc4 Bb4 $1 {[%csl Ra1][%cal
Rb4c3,Ra3c3] ףa1,/\Rc3,Bc3}) 23... c3 24. Qb5 {Now Black winds up his attack
with a nice tactical finish.} (24. Qc2 Nb4 $19) (24. Qb1 Bxa2 25. Qe4 Bb3 $19)
24... Bxf5 25. Rf1 Rxa2 $1 26. Rxf5 Nb4 {[%cal Ra2a1] /\Ra1#} 27. Qa5 (27. Bd3
$8 Ra1+ 28. Bb1 c2 (28... g6 $2 29. Be3 $1 $18) 29. Qxb4 Bxb4 30. Kxc2 Rh6 $19
{with a technically won endgame. Now White loses at once.}) 27... g6 $1 {
[%cal Rf8h6] /\Bh6} (27... Rxa5 28. Bxa5 g6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Collas, Didier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 Nd7 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Rfc1 Rfc8
15. a3 Qd8 16. b4 b6 17. Rab1 a5 18. Nd5 axb4 19. axb4 Ra7 20. Bg5 Nf8 21. Bf1
Ne6 22. Be3 Rb8 23. Kh1 Rab7 24. Nc3 Ra8 25. Qf2 g5 26. Rc2 Rab8 27. Rbc1 Kf8
28. Rd2 Be5 29. Nd5 h6 30. g3 Bg7 31. f4 Kg8 32. Bg2 b5 33. cxb5 Bxb5 34. e5
Rc8 35. Rxc8 Qxc8 36. f5 Qc1+ 37. Qg1 Qxg1+ 38. Kxg1 Nd8 39. f6 exf6 40. exf6
Bf8 41. Ne7+ Rxe7 42. fxe7 Bxe7 43. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 Nc6 7. b3 Bf5 8. Bb2
e5 9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
c6 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. b3 Bd7 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Bxd6 Nfxe4
15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Rxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rd1 f5 20. Rxd4
fxe4 21. g4 Re8 22. Bc5 Bc8 23. Bxa7 h5 24. gxh5 Bxh3 25. hxg6 Kg7 26. Kh2 Bf5
27. Rd6 Be6 28. Kg3 Kxg6 29. Kf4 Kf7 30. Be3 Ke7 31. Rd4 b5 32. cxb5 cxb5 33.
Kxe4 Bd7 34. Kd5 Rc8 35. Re4+ Kf6 36. Bd4+ Kg6 37. Re7 Bc6+ 38. Kc5 Kf5 39. Kb6
Kf4 40. Be5+ Kf5 41. f4 Bd5 42. Ra7 Bc6 43. Rf7+ Ke4 44. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krakops, Maris"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. c3 Bd7 8. Bxc6
Nxc6 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Bd4 Qf5 13. Qe2 f6 14. Na3 Be7
15. f4 O-O 16. Rae1 Rfe8 17. Kh1 a6 18. Qd2 Bd8 19. Bg1 Bc7 20. Nc2 Rad8 21. h3
Kh8 22. Bh2 Qh5 23. Rf2 Bb8 24. Rfe2 h6 25. Nd4 e5 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Nf3 Bxh3
28. Nxe5 Bf5 29. g4 Be4+ 30. Kg1 Qh4 31. Ng6+ Bxg6 32. Rxe8+ Bxe8 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Garcia, Gildardo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 c6 6. Qc2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bf4 Re8 14. dxc5 Rxc5
15. Be3 Ra5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. a3 Qa8 19. b4 Be4 20. Ne1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Stojanovic, Mihajlo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O-O a6 12. Bd3 b5 13. Qe3 f6 14. Ne2 b4
15. Kb1 a5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Rde1 Qd6 18. Ne5 Ba6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Nd4 Qd6 21.
g3 Rc8 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Kf7 24. Re3 Bxd3 25. cxd3 Ke7 26. Rc1 Kd7 27. Re2
Nxd3 28. Rxc8 Kxc8 29. Rxe6 Kd7 30. Re3 Nf2 31. Re5 Kd6 32. Nf5+ Kc5 33. Nxg7
Rh6 34. h4 Ne4 35. Re6 Rxe6 36. Nxe6+ Kd6 37. Ng5 Nxg3 38. Nxh7 Ke6 39. Kc2 Kf5
40. Kd3 Kxf4 41. Nf6 Ke5 42. Ng4+ Kf5 43. Ne3+ Ke5 44. Nc2 Nh5 45. Na1 Nf4+ 46.
Kd2 a4 47. Nc2 b3 48. axb3 axb3 49. Na1 Ne6 50. Nxb3 Kf4 51. Kd3 Kg4 52. Nd4
Nc5+ 53. Ke3 Kxh4 54. b4 Na4 55. Kf4 Nc3 56. Nc6 Kh5 57. Ke5 Kg6 58. Kd4 Nb5+
59. Kxd5 Kf7 60. Kc5 Nc7 61. Kd6 Nb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 d5 12. Qe1 Bb4 13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 Bb6
15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Be5 O-O 17. Qh4 Be3+ 18. Kb1 Bg5 19. Qe1 Nd7 20. Nxd5 exd5
21. Rxd5 Re8 22. Bd3 a5 23. Qe4 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 axb4 26. Qe4 g6 27.
f4 Bf6 28. Qxb4 Be7 29. Qb5 Rxa3 30. Re1 Bf6 31. c3 Kg7 32. Re8 Qd6 33. Rc8
Bxc3 34. Kc2 Bf6 35. g3 Qd4 36. Re8 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3
O-O 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Re1 Nd7 14. e4 Rfd8
15. Bb5 Qe7 16. Qb3 Rab8 17. Rab1 Ba8 18. a4 Qf8 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. Qb2 Ng6 21. f3
c5 22. Nc4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qe7 24. Qf2 Nf4 25. Qe3 Qg5 26. g3 Ng6 27. Qxg5 hxg5
28. Rbd1 Ne7 29. Kf2 f6 30. Rd2 Kf7 31. Ke3 Nc6 32. d5 exd5 33. exd5 Re8+ 34.
Kf2 Rxe1 35. Kxe1 Ne5 36. Nxe5+ fxe5 37. Ke2 Rf8 38. Rd3 Bb7 39. d6 Ke6 40. d7
Bd5 41. Kd2 Rd8 42. Ke3 Rf8 43. Bc4 Rxf3+ 44. Ke2 Rxd3 45. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 2nd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
a6 9. Qc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Rd1 Rb8 12. h3 c5 13. Nde2 Ne5 14. b3 b5 15. f4
Nc6 16. e5 Bf5 17. Qd2 Nd4 18. exf6 Nxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Qxf6 20. Ba3 b4 21. Bxb4
Rxb4 22. Rac1 Rbb8 23. g4 Be4 24. Nc3 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qd4 26. Rc2 Qxd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. h3 Nbd7 (7...
b5 8. e5 $1 Ne8 9. Ne4 $6 (9. Bf4 $16) 9... Bf5 10. Ng3 Be6 $14 11. a4 b4 12.
c4 bxc3 13. bxc3 Bd5 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Bf4 $6 (15. exd6 Nxd6 16. Bf4) 15... dxe5
$1 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qa5 $11 {Karpov,A-Hort,V Nice (olm) 17/
192 [Geller,EY]}) (7... Na6 8. Re1 Nc7 9. Bf1 d5 10. e5 Nfe8 11. Ne2 Ne6 12.
Nf4 N8c7 13. Nd3 $1 $14 {[%csl Rc7,Re6] a good leason of exchanging pieces
both the e6 and c7 knights occoupy the same square "e6" since black want to
exchange on f4 and play Ne6. Geller,EY-Ciocaltea Malta (olm) 1980 30/177 
[Geller,EY]}) 8. Bf4 (8. e5 dxe5 (8... Nd5 9. exd6 exd6 (9... Nxc3 $2 10. dxe7)
10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. c3 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6] Hracek,Z-Hickel,J Altensteig 1995}) (
8... Ne8 $142 {the main line} 9. Re1 (9. Bf4 Qa5 (9... dxe5 {54/(121)}) 10.
exd6 Nxd6 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Bf1 Be6 13. Be5 Bh6 $13 {Westerinen,H-Ftacnik,L
Hamburg 1995 65/115 [ Ftacnik,L]})) 9. dxe5 Nd5 (9... Ne8 10. Bg5) 10. Nxd5
cxd5 11. Bf4 (11. Qxd5 Nxe5 12. Qxd8 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Rxd8) 11... Nc5 (11... Qc7
12. Qxd5 Qxc2 13. Bb5 Qc5 14. Qxc5 Nxc5 15. Rac1 Ne6 16. Be3 b6 17. Bc6 Rb8 18.
Rfd1 $14 {/+/- Yermolinsky,A-Azmaiparashevili,Z Kujbsev 1986}) 12. Qd2 Be6 (
12... Ne6 {29/170}) (12... Re8 $140 13. Bh6 Bh8) 13. Bh6 $14 {Dreev,A-Hickel,J
Nussloch 1996 66/88 [Dreev,A]}) 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 e5 {well black has already
equalized,but no more than that,normally as I understand this line,if you wish
to make a quick draw with white play it!!} 10. Be3 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bh6 Qc7 (
11... Re8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. a3 Qc7 $11 {Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G Moscow Pca-Gp 4.4
1996 Blitz}) 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qe3 Re8 14. a4 Nf8 15. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,
J-Piket,J WchT Luzern 1989}) 10... Re8 11. dxe5 (11. Rfe1 Qc7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13.
a4 Bf8 14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Be6 $11 {Chiburdanidze,M-Gaprindashvili,N WchW
Pitsunda 1978}) 11... dxe5 12. Nd5 Qxd2 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd2 $11 Be6 15. f3
b5 (15... Nh5 16. Bc4 Rad8 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Nc4 b5 19. Rad1 $140 $1 $16 Rxd1
$6 20. Rxd1 bxc4 $2 21. Rd8+ Bf8 22. Bc5 (22. Bh6 $4 Ng7 $19)) 16. a4 (16. Nb3
{this just seems like a possible move,just fighting over the c5 square, when I
beileve white can play in one of his next moves} Nh5 17. Rfd1 $1 $14) 16... a6
17. axb5 (17. Nb3 $5) 17... axb5 18. Rfd1 Bf8 {I think exchanging the "a" pawn
is in black's favour since his "a" pawn was quite a weakness for him} 19. c4 b4
(19... bxc4 $2 20. Bxc4 {[%csl Rc6]}) 20. Nb3 {[%csl Gc5]} Nd7 21. Kf1 Rec8 22.
Ke1 c5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Ra1 Rxa1+ 25. Nxa1 $11 {now the position is just a
draw,I think white should look carefully on Nb3 on move 16 and also 17 I think
they could have give him a slight advantage} Nb6 26. b3 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7b8,Gb8c6,
Gc6d4]} 27. Nc2 Nb8 28. Bd1 Nc6 29. Kd2 f6 30. Ne1 Kf7 31. Nd3 Nd4 32. f4 Bd6
33. fxe5 fxe5 34. Bxd4 exd4 (34... cxd4 $2 35. c5 Bc7 36. Kc2 $1 {[%csl Rb4,
Re5]} (36. Nxb4 $4 Ba5 $19)) 35. Bg4 (35. e5 Be7 36. Bf3 Bf5) 35... Bxg4 36.
hxg4 Ke6 37. Ke2 g5 38. Kf3 Bf8 39. e5 Be7 40. Ke4 Bf8 41. Ne1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht Ftacnik Cifuentes,R} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. f4 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8
13. g4 (13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Rfd1 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 b6 16. Qf2 Bb7 17. f5 Bf6 18. fxe6
fxe6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Sokolov,A/RUS-ch 1996 (24)}) 13...
Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. g5 Rd8 (17... Rxa7 18. gxf6 Bxf6
19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qc1 (21. Qe1 $40 {Cifuentes,R}) (21. Qe1 b6 22.
Rg1+ Kh8 23. Qh4 f5 24. Qh6 f6 25. Rg6 Rf8 26. Rag1 Qe7 {0-1 Rivera,D-Larrosa,
J/La Coruna (02)/1993 (38)}) 21... Kh8 22. Rg1 (22. Qh6 Rg8 23. Bh5 Bg4 24.
Bxg4 Rxg4 25. Rad1 Qe7 26. Rg1 f5 27. Rxg4 fxg4 28. Rd7 Qe8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30.
Rd8 {1-0 Oll,L-Cvitan,O/Eupen op 25' (06)/1995}) 22... Rg8 23. Qh6 Rg6 24. Rad1
Qe7 25. Qd2 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Sutovskij,E-Zoler,D/ISR-ch (06)/1994/ (42)} (25... Be6
{Ftacnik} 26. Qd8+ Qxd8 27. Rxd8+ Kg7 28. a5 {1/2-1/2 Sutovskij,E-Zoler,D/
ISR-ch (06)/1994 (42)})) (17... Bb4 18. gxf6 (18. Na2 a5 (18... Ba5 19. Be3 Rd8
20. Qe2 Ne8 21. c4 Be6 22. Rfc1 Qe7 23. Nc3 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 {Dolmatov,S-Kalegin,
E/RUS-ch Elista (07)/1995/1/2-1/2 (76)}) 19. Be3 Nd7 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Qd2 Nf8
22. Qxb4 Qxc2 23. Rfc1 Qd3 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Marcantoni,H/Paris-ch (08)/1991/ 
(51)} (23... Qd3 {Ftacnik} 24. Ra3 Qa6 25. Bg2 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Marcantoni,H/
Paris-ch (08)/1991 (51)})) 18... Bxc3 19. Qc1 {! N} (19. bxc3 Rxa7 20. Qd2 Qc5
21. Qg5 g6 22. Rad1 Be6 23. Rd2 b5 {1/2-1/2 Lawson,D-Morrison,G/Edinburgh op/
1989 (29)}) 19... Bb4 20. Be3 Bf8 $2 (20... gxf6 21. Bh6 Kh8 22. Rg1 $18) (
20... g6 21. c3 Bd6 22. Bh6 $40) (20... Be6 $5 21. Bh6) 21. Bh6 $3 $16 {
1-0 Tiviakov,S-Beshukov,S/RUS-ch 1996 (29)} (21. Bh6 Qc6 22. Bxg7 Bxg7 23. fxg7
Be6 24. Rf2 a5 25. Qg5 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Beshukov,S/RUS-ch Elista (09)/1996 (30)}
)) (17... Nd7 18. Nd5 Qc6 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Bh5 g6 21. Qf3 Rf8 22. Bg4 b6 23.
Bxd7 Bxd7 24. Bxc5 bxc5 {1-0 Fishbein,A-MacArthur,J/New York op '60 Newark (01)
1996}) 18. Qe2 (18. Qc1 Rxa7 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Qc6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bh5
Qh4 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bd5 Bh3 25. Rf3 {Kaiumov,D-Semeniuk,A/Vladivostok2 op 
(06)/1995/1-0 (78)}) 18... Ne8 (18... Rxa7 $2 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Rxd5 (20...
Qc6 {Cifuentes,R} 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bh5 Qh4 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bd5 $16) 21.
exd5 Be7 22. Be4 $16 {Tiviakov,S-Andruet,G/Torcy/1991/} (22. Be4 {Ftacnik} Bd6
23. Qd3 h6 24. Rf3 b6 25. Raf1 f6 26. Rg1 Qc5 27. Rxf6 Qxg1+ 28. Kxg1 gxf6 29.
Bf5 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Andruet,G/Torcy op/1991/})) 19. Be3 Be6 20. Bg4 $5 {
Van der Wiel} (20. Qf2 Rdc8 (20... Qc4 21. Nd5 $1 (21. Bb6 Rdc8 22. Be3 Bc5 $15
23. Rad1 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Qb4 25. Rd3 Rd8 26. b3 Rd4 $1 (26... Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Qe7
28. Qd2 Rd8 29. Nd5 $15) 27. Rfd1 Rc8 28. R1d2 Qc5 29. Kg2 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31.
Nd1 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 f6 33. gxf6 Nxf6 34. Ne3 Kh8 $1 35. c4 bxc4 36. Nxc4 h6 37.
Rc2 Qb5 38. Rc1 Qc5 39. Rc2 Qb5 40. Rc1 Qb4 41. Qc3 Qe7 42. Qe3 Nd7 43. Be2 Rb8
44. Nd2 Nf8 45. Kh1 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Erevan olm 1996/0-1 (63)}) 21... Bxd5
22. b3 Qc3 23. exd5 Nd6 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Bd2 Qb2 26. c4 $16 Qxb3 27. c5 Nf5
28. d6 Bxd6 29. cxd6 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Qxa4 $2 (30... Nxd6 31. a5 $16) 31. Qb6 Qd7
32. Ba5 Re8 33. Bb4 Ng3+ $2 34. hxg3 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Namgilov,S/RUS-ch 1996})
21. Rad1 (21. a5 Nd6 22. Na4 Nc4 $132 (22... Rf8 23. b3 Nb5 24. Nb6 Rad8 25.
Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Nc3 27. Bb6 Qd7 28. Qg2 e4 29. Bg4 Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Sax,
G-Bairachny,R/Budapest Spring op 1996 (48)} (29... Qxd5 30. Rf5 Qc6 {1/2-1/2
Sax,G-Bairachny,R/Budapest Spring op (06)/1996 (49)}))) (21. Bg4 Nd6 22. Bxe6
fxe6 23. g6 Bf6 (23... Rf8 {Ftacnik} 24. Qg2 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8
27. Qh3 hxg6 28. Qxe6+ Kh7 29. Qh3+ Kg8 30. Qe6+ Kh7 31. Qxe5 {1/2-1/2
Riemersma,L-Ligterink,G/NLD-ch/1987 (36)}) 24. Qg2 Qe7 25. Rf3 Nc4 26. Bc1 hxg6
27. b3 Na5 28. Qxg6 Qf7 $15 29. Qg4 Nc6 {0-1 Fishbein,A-Gligoric,S/Moscow
GMA-op 1989 (75)}) (21. Bb6 $6 {Cifuentes,R} Qc4 22. a5 Qb4) 21... Bc5 22. Bxc5
Qxc5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxc2 25. Rxe5 Qxf2 26. Rxf2 g6 $11 {Anand,
V-Kasparov,G/Las Palmas/1996/}) 20... Bc4 (20... Nd6 {Cifuentes,R} 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. Qg4 $16 (22. Qg4 {Ftacnik} Qc4 23. g6 $14)) 21. Qf2 Qc6 (21... Bxf1
22. Rxf1 f6 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. g6 $16) 22. b3 $1 (22. Rfe1 {Cifuentes,R} Nd6 23.
b3 $2 Nxe4 $1 24. Nxe4 Bd5 $19) 22... Bxf1 23. Rxf1 f6 (23... Qg6 24. Qf3 (24.
h4 $40 {Cifuentes,R}) 24... Nd6 (24... Nc7 {Ftacnik} 25. Bh5 Qd6 26. Bxf7+ Kh8
27. g6 $40) 25. h4 $16) (23... Nd6 24. Nd5 Bf8 25. c4 $44) 24. Nd5 Rxd5 (24...
Bf8 25. c4 $44 (25. Qg2 $1 {Cifuentes,R} Kh8 26. c4 b5 27. Qh3 bxc4 28. Bf5 h6
29. gxh6 g5 30. Qh5 Qb7 31. Qg6 Rxd5 32. exd5 cxb3 33. Bxg5 $1 fxg5 34. Be6 $18
)) 25. exd5 Qxd5+ 26. Bf3 (26. Kg1 $5 {Cifuentes,R} Nd6 (26... Rd8 $5) 27. c4
Qd3 28. Rd1 $1 Qxb3 29. gxf6 Ne4 $8 {[#]} (29... gxf6 $2 30. Rxd6 $1 Bxd6 31.
Be6+ Kg7 32. Bh6+ $3 Kxh6 33. Qxf6+ Kh5 34. Bf7+ Kg4 35. h3+ $18) 30. fxe7 $1 (
30. Be6+ $2 Kh8 31. fxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Re1 Qc3 34. Re2 Rf8 $1 $19)
30... Qxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 Kf7 33. Bc5 $16) 26... e4 27. c4 {N} (27.
Be2 Rc8 (27... b5 $5) (27... b5 $5 28. c4 Qe6 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Bxb5 Qxb3) 28.
c4 (28. Bc4 Rxc4 29. bxc4 Qxc4 $13) 28... Qc6 (28... Qe5 $5 {Cifuentes,R} 29.
Bg4 Rd8 30. Bf4 Qc5 31. Be6+ Kh8 32. Qxc5 Bxc5 33. Bd5 Nd6 $11) 29. c5 Kf8 30.
b4 Qd5 31. Qh4 Kg8 32. Qh3 Rd8 33. Rc1 $16 {Van der Wiel-Dao Thien Hai/Wijk-B/
1997/}) 27... Qe6 (27... Qe5 $1 {Cifuentes,R} 28. Be2 Rc8 $13) 28. Be2 Rd8 $6 (
28... fxg5 29. c5 Qf6 (29... Qxb3 30. Bxg5 Bf6 31. Bxf6 Nxf6 32. Qd4 b5 $8 33.
cxb6 Rc8 34. Bxa6 $18) 30. Bc4+ Kh8 31. Bd5 (31. Qg3 $1 {Cifuentes,R} Qc6 32.
Qe5 Bf6 33. Bd5 $1 Nc7 34. Bxc6 Bxe5 35. Bxb7 Rb8 36. Bxe4 $16) 31... Qxf2 32.
Rxf2 $14 (32. Bxf2 Rb8 33. Bxe4 a5 $1 34. Re1 $1 Nf6 35. Bxh7 Bxc5 36. Bxc5
Kxh7 37. Bb6 Ra8 38. Re7 Nd5 $1 39. Rxb7 Nxb6 40. Rxb6 Rc8 41. Rb5 Rc3 42. Rxa5
Rxb3 43. Rxg5 Ra3 44. a5 Ra2 $11) (32. Rxf2 Rb8 33. Bxe4 (33. Rf7 Nf6 34. Bc4
Re8 35. Bxg5 h6 (35... Bxc5 $2 36. Rxf6 $1 $18) 36. Be3 Kh7 $13) 33... Nf6 34.
Bf3 $8 a5 $1 $11)) (28... b5) 29. c5 $1 Qxb3 (29... Nc7 $2 30. Bc4 Nd5 31. Qf5
$18 (31. Qf5 {Ftacnik} Qf7 32. Rd1 $18)) (29... Rd3 30. Bxd3 exd3 31. b4 $16)
30. Qf5 $1 (30. Rc1 Kf8) 30... Kh8 (30... Qxe3 $2 31. Qe6+ Kh8 (31... Kf8 32.
Bc4 $18) 32. Qxe7 $18) (30... Qa2 31. Re1 Kh8 (31... b5 {Ftacnik} 32. cxb6 (32.
axb5 axb5 33. Qxe4 $40) 32... Nd6) 32. Qxe4 Qd5 33. Bf3 Qxe4 34. Bxe4 $16) (
30... Kf8 31. Qxh7 $16) (30... Qxa4 {Ftacnik} 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Bc4 $18) 31.
Qxe4 Qd5 (31... Rd7 32. Rb1 (32. Bc4 $2 Qxa4 33. Qe6 Qc6+) (32. Bf3 {Ftacnik}
Qd3 33. Qxd3 Rxd3 34. Re1 Nc7 35. gxf6 Bxf6 36. Bxb7 $16) 32... Qa2 33. Bg4 $16
) 32. Bf3 Qxe4 33. Bxe4 $16 Nc7 (33... Rd7 34. Rb1 $16 (34. Rb1 {Cifuentes,R}
fxg5 35. Bxb7 Nc7 36. c6 Rd3 37. Bb6 Bd6 38. Re1 $18)) 34. Bxb7 Kg8 (34... fxg5
{Ftacnik} 35. Rf7 $16) 35. gxf6 gxf6 (35... Bxf6 {Ftacnik} 36. Bf4 Ne6 37. c6
$18) 36. c6 (36. Bf4 $2 Bxc5 37. Bxc7 Rd7 $11) (36. Be4 $5 Nd5 37. Bg1 $16)
36... Rd3 (36... Kf7 {Ftacnik} 37. Bb6 Bd6 38. Bxa6 $18) 37. Bb6 Bd8 (37... Nd5
{Ftacnik} 38. a5 Rc3 39. Rd1 $18) (37... Bd6 {Ftacnik} 38. Rxf6 $18) 38. a5 Kf7
39. Bc8 Rd6 40. Bd7 Rd2 41. Rf3 h5 42. Rb3 Rd5 (42... Ke7 {Ftacnik} 43. Bc5+
Kf7 44. Rb8 Be7 45. Bb6 Bd6 46. Rb7 Nd5 47. c7 Rxh2+ 48. Kg1 Bxc7 49. Rxc7 Rb2
50. Rb7 $18) 43. Kg2 (43. Bxc7 $2 Bxc7 44. Rb7 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Rd2+ $11 (45...
Rd2+ {Cifuentes,R} 46. Kf3 Bxa5 47. c7 Bxc7 48. Rxc7 Rxh2 $11)) 43... h4 44.
Kf3 f5 (44... Rd1 {Ftacnik} 45. Kg4 $18) 45. Ke2 Re5+ (45... Ke7 {Ftacnik} 46.
Be3 (46. Ke3 Kd6 47. Kf4 Bf6 48. Bxf5 (48. Re3 Bg7) 48... Be5+ 49. Kg4 Bxh2 50.
Be4 Rb5 51. Rd3+ Ke6 52. Kxh4 $16) 46... Ne6 47. Bxe6 Kxe6 48. Bb6 $16) 46. Kd3
Ke7 47. Rb4 $1 Nd5 $6 (47... Rd5+ 48. Rd4 Kd6 49. Kc4 $16 (49. Kc4 {Cifuentes,R
} Rxd4+ 50. Kxd4 Bf6+ 51. Kc4 $14) (49. Rxd5+ {Ftacnik} Kxd5 50. Bxf5 Kxc6 51.
Kc4 $16)) 48. Kd4 $1 Nxb6 (48... Nxb4 49. Kxe5 $18 (49. Kxe5 {Ftacnik} Nd3+ 50.
Kxf5 $18)) 49. Kxe5 (49. axb6 $2 {Ftacnik} Re4+) 49... Nxd7+ 50. cxd7 Kxd7 (
50... Bc7+ 51. Kd5 $1 (51. Kxf5 Bxh2 52. Rxh4 Bc7 53. Rh7+ Kd6 $11 (53... Kd6 {
Cifuentes,R} 54. Rh6+ Kxd7 55. Rxa6 Kc8 $11)) 51... Kxd7 (51... Bxh2 52. Kc6)
52. Rxh4 Bxa5 53. Rh7+ $18) 51. Rd4+ Kc8 52. Rxd8+ Kxd8 {[#] Hecht Einfaches
Tempo- bzw. Abzählproblem} 53. Kxf5 (53. Kxf5 {Ftacnik} Kd7 (53... Ke7 {Hecht}
54. Kg4 Kf6 55. Kxh4 Kf5 56. Kg3 (56. Kh5) 56... Kg5 57. Kf3 {[%cal Yg5h4,
Yh4h3,Yh3h2,Yh2g3,Yg3f4,Yf4e5,Yf3e4,Ye4d5,Yd5c6,Yc6b6,Yb6a6,Ya6b7] Und nun
kommt Schwarz via h2 in 6 Zügen bis nach e5. In der gleichen Zeit landet der
weiße König aber schon auf b7. Also +-}) 54. Kg4 Kc6 55. Kxh4 Kb5 56. Kg5 Kxa5
57. h4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Petursson Khalifman} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3
Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 {13. - Bf5! (Nunn)} 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 {against 15. - Bg4.} Qd7
{15. - g5 doesn`t work now as the R at e4 is protected after 16.Bxg5 Qf5 
(compare with the situation if White had played 16.d4). Possible is instead 15.
- Bb7, 15. - Bd7, 15. - Nf6 or 15. - Qf5.} 16. Nd2 (16. Re1 Qh3 17. Re4 Qd7 18.
Nd2 $1 Bb7 19. Re1 {Recommended by De Firmian and stronger than 19.Nf3 c5 as
in De Firmian-Wahls, Biel 1990.} c5 20. Ne4 $14 Be7 21. Bg5 Rad8 (21... f5 22.
Qh5 $1 h6 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nd2) 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qh4
Ba8 26. Re2 Kh8 27. Rae1 Nb6 28. Qh6 Qb7 29. f3 c4 30. Ng5 $1 {1-0 Smagin,
S-Nunn,J/Dortmund-A 1991}) 16... Bb7 (16... f5 $6 17. Re1 Kh8 18. f4 $1 g5 19.
Nf3 gxf4 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Bxf4 $16) 17. Qf1 {Ivanchuk} (17. Nf3 c5 18. a4 b4
19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 bxc3 21. Qf1 Be7 22. bxc3 Bf6 23. Bb2 Nxc3 24. Ree1 Bd4 25.
Ne3 Qc6 26. Ng2 Rab8 27. Ra3 Rfe8 28. Bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rb1 Ba8 30. h3 Bb2 31. Ra2
Rxb3 32. Raxb2 Rxb2 33. Rxb2 Qxa4 34. Qc1 Qc6 35. f4 h6 36. Kh2 Rd8 37. Qc3 Qd5
38. Rc2 Rc8 39. Qc4 Qxc4 40. Rxc4 Bd5 41. Rc2 a5 {De Firmian,N-Wahls,M/Biel
1990/0-1 (57)}) (17. Re1 c5 (17... Kh8 18. Ne4 Rae8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Nxd6 Qxd6
21. Bf4 Qd7 22. d4 Re4 23. Qd2 Rfe8 24. f3 R4e6 25. Kf2 Kg8 26. g4 Bc6 27. g5
Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 Qe8 30. Be5 Qe6 31. Kg2 Bd7 32. Kf2 Qf5 33. Qd2 Qb1
34. a3 Qf5 35. h4 Qh3 36. Bg3 Qf5 37. h5 f6 38. gxf6 Qxf6 39. Qe3 Kf7 40. Kg2
Qf5 41. Bd6 Qe6 42. Qf4+ Qf5 43. Qh4 Qf6 44. Qg3 Qf5 45. Qh4 Qf6 46. Qxf6+ gxf6
47. Kg3 Bf5 48. Kf4 Bd3 49. Ke3 Bc4 50. Kf4 {1/2-1/2 Schlenker,J-Kempter,R/
Krumbach op 1991}) 18. Ne4 Be7 19. f3 $6 {N} (19. Bg5 f6 (19... Rad8 $6 {
Khalifman} 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qh5 $16 {Smagin-Nunn/Dortmund/1991/}) 20. c4 (20.
Be3 Rac8 21. Nd2 (21. Qh5 Kh8 22. Rad1 g6 23. Qh6 Qc6 24. f3 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 c4
26. dxc4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Qxc4 28. Rd7 Rf7 {0-1 Agnos,D-Ulak,S/Pardubice Komercni
Banka op (08)/1996 (33)}) 21... Kh8 22. d4 c4 23. Bc2 f5 24. Qh5 Qc6 25. f3 g6
26. Qh6 Bf6 27. a3 a5 28. Bg5 Bg7 29. Qh3 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Bh6 Rfe8 32.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nf1 bxc3 34. bxc3 Nxc3 35. g4 Ne2+ 36. Kf2 Nxd4 37. Ba4 Qc5 38.
Bxe8 Nxf3+ 39. Ne3 f4 40. g5 fxe3+ 41. Rxe3 Nxg5 42. Qd7+ Kh6 43. h4 Ne4+ 44.
Ke2 Qh5+ 45. Kf1 Rxe8 {0-1 Anka,E-Von Buelow,G/Hamburg op 1992}) (20. Bd2 {
Khalifman} Kh8 21. c4 Nb4 22. Bxb4 cxb4 23. cxb5 f5 $17 {Svidler,P-Sokolov,I/
Groningen/1996/} (23... f5 {Ftacnik} 24. Nd2 axb5 25. Re6 $2 Bf6 26. Nf3 f4 {
0-1 Svidler,P-Sokolov,I/Groningen (07) 1996 (32)})) 20... Nb4 $1 {N Leko,P} 21.
cxb5+ Kh8 22. Be3 Nxd3 $17) (19. Qh5 $5) (19. d4 c4 20. Bc2 h6 21. f3 f5 22.
Nf2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qf1 Ne3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Qh3 g6 28.
Qxh6 Qe6 29. Be4 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Wegner,H/Kuopio op 1992}) (19. Qh5 Kh8 20. Ng5
Nf6 21. Qh3 Qc6 22. f3 c4 23. dxc4 (23. Rxe7 {Khalifman} Qc5+ 24. Re3 cxb3 25.
Ne4 Nxe4 26. fxe4 f5 $44) 23... bxc4 24. Bc2 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 h6 26. Ne4 Ba7 27. g4
Rae8 28. g5 Nd5 29. gxh6 g6 30. Bg5 f5 31. Nd2 Ne3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Qg3 Rf6 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/London PCA 1994}) 19... Kh8 20. Bd2 f5 21. Nf2 f4 $1
(21... Rad8 $5) (21... Rad8 $5 {Ftacnik}) 22. Ne4 (22. Bxd5 fxg3 $1) 22... fxg3
23. hxg3 Qh3 24. Qe2 c4 $1 25. Bc2 (25. dxc4 Nxc3 $1 26. Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2
Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rad8 $17) 25... cxd3 26. Bxd3 Rad8 $1 (26... Nf6 27. Qg2 Qxg2+
28. Kxg2 Rad8 29. Nf2 Ng4 30. Rxe7 Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 Rxd3 33. Bf4 $10
) 27. Qf1 Qh5 (27... Qxf1+ $6 28. Bxf1 Rxf3 29. Bg2 Rd3 30. Re2 $10) 28. g4 $8
(28. Kg2 Bc8 $1 $19) 28... Qh4 $1 (28... Qe5 $6 29. Qh3 Nf4 30. Bxf4 Qxf4 31.
Nf2 Rxd3 32. Nxd3 Qc7 33. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 34. Re1 $14) (28... Qf7 29. Ng5 $1) 29.
Rad1 (29. Re2 $5 Nxc3 $1 30. Rh2 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nxe4 32. Be3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Rxf3
$17) 29... Nf4 $1 (29... h5 $2 30. Re2 $1 Ne3 31. Rxe3 $1 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Bc5 33.
Be1 Qh3 34. Ng5 $18) (29... Nf6 $4 30. Bg5 $18) 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Qf2 Rdf8 $2
32. Qxh4 Bxh4 33. Rf1 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Rf1 $1 $10 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Be7 37.
Ke2 g6 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. a3 Bc8 40. Kf4 Bd8 41. c4 Bc7+ 42. Kf3 bxc4 43. Bxc4 Bb7
44. b4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Sokolov,I/Groningen 1995}) 17... c5 18. Re1 Kh8 19. a4 (
19. Bd1 f5 20. Nf3 (20. a4 b4 $44) 20... f4 $44) (19. Ne4 Be7 20. a4 f5 $44)
19... Nf4 $1 $146 (19... b4 20. Ne4 bxc3 (20... f5 $2 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd6
Qxd6 23. Bf4 $16) 21. bxc3 Qc6 $1) (19... f5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22.
Bd1 g5 $6 (22... f4 $142 $14 {Khalifman Ivanchuk}) 23. Nf3 $16 {Ivanchuk,
V-Sokolov,I/Amsterdam /1996/} (23. Nf3 {Ftacnik} g4 24. Ne5 Qb7 25. f3 Kg7 26.
Qf2 Qc7 27. Qd2 $1 Bxe5 28. Qh6+ Kf7 29. Qxh7+ {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Sokolov,I/
Amsterdam Donner (07)/1996 (37)})) 20. Ne4 (20. f3 Nxd3 (20... c4 21. gxf4 (21.
dxc4 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Nd3 23. Re2 Rae8 $44) 21... cxb3 22. Nxb3 (22. axb5 {
Khalifman} Bxf4 $44) 22... bxa4 $44) (20... Ng6 $5 $44 {Khalifman}) (20... Nh3+
{Petursson} 21. Kh1 Ng5 22. axb5 (22. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Nxf3 $1 23. Qxf3 f5 $13) (
22. Qf2 f5 $44) 22... axb5 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Bd1) 21. Qxd3 c4 22. Bxc4 (22.
Nxc4 $4 Bc5+ $19) 22... bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rac8 (23... f5 $5 {Khalifman}) 24. Qf1
Bc5+ $44) 20... Nh3+ 21. Kh1 (21. Kg2 $2 {Petursson} f5) 21... c4 (21... Nxf2+
22. Qxf2 f5 23. Qe2 (23. Qg2 c4 (23... fxe4 {Ftacnik} 24. dxe4 Rae8 $13) 24.
Bc2 Rae8 (24... cxd3 25. Bxd3 fxe4 (25... Bc5 26. Bc2 Rae8 27. Bf4 $13) 26.
Bxe4 Rae8 27. Bd2 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bc5 29. Bf4 Qd3 30. Rae1 bxa4 $15) 25. d4 (25.
Bd2 cxd3 26. Bxd3 Bc5 $36) 25... fxe4 26. Be3 $13) 23... c4 24. dxc4 (24. Bc2
cxd3 25. Qxd3 fxe4) 24... Bxe4+ 25. Kg1 Bb7 $17) 22. dxc4 (22. Bd1 $142 Nxf2+ (
22... cxd3 23. Bf3 Qf5 24. Kg2 $13) 23. Qxf2 f5 24. Bf3 fxe4 25. dxe4 Rae8 26.
Qe2 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Qh3+ 28. Qh2 $11 (28. Qh2 $11 {Khalifman} Rxe4 $145 29. Be3
Qxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rxf3 31. Bd4)) (22. Bc2 cxd3 23. Bxd3 Bxg3 (23... Nxf2+ {
Petursson} 24. Qxf2 f5 25. Qd4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 Rae8 27. Bf4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxf4
29. Qxd7 Bxe4+ 30. Kg1 Be3#) 24. hxg3 (24. fxg3 {Ftacnik} Qxd3 25. Qxd3 Nf2+
26. Kg1 Nxd3 27. Re3 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rae8 $15) 24... Qxd3 25. Qxd3 (25. Qxh3
Bxe4+ 26. Kg1 $17) 25... Nxf2+ $19) 22... Nxf2+ $1 (22... Bc5 {Petursson} 23.
f3 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 $16 {Here Black doesn't have a good way to
exploit the discovered check.} (25. Kg1 {Ftacnik} Nxe4+ 26. Kg2 Nf2 $13) (25.
Kg2 Qh3+ 26. Kf3 Qg4+ 27. Kg2 Qh3+ $11)) 23. Qxf2 f5 24. Qd4 $2 (24. axb5 $2
fxe4 25. Qe3 Rf3 {/\e3} (25... Rf3 {Khalifman} 26. Qd4 e3 $19) (25... Bc5 {
Petursson} 26. Qxc5 e3+ 27. Kg1 Qh3 28. Qd5 Rf2 {and mates})) (24. Bf4 fxe4 25.
Qe3 Rxf4 26. gxf4 Bxf4 27. Rad1 (27. Qxf4 e3+ 28. Kg1 Qc6 $19) 27... Qxd1 28.
Bxd1 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 bxc4) (24. Be3 $1 Qe6 (24... Bxe4+ 25. Kg1 Bb7 26. cxb5 axb5
27. Rad1 {/\Bd5} (27. Rad1 {Khalifman} Qc6 $140 $2 28. Bd5)) 25. Bc2 fxe4 26.
Qe2 bxc4 $15) (24. cxb5 {Ftacnik} fxe4 25. Qe3 (25. Qg2 Rf2 26. Qxf2 e3+ 27.
Qg2 Bxg3 28. Rxe3 Qf5 $1 $19) 25... Bc5 26. Qxc5 e3+ 27. Bd5 Bxd5+ 28. Kg1 Rf2
$1 29. Bxe3 Qh3 $19) 24... fxe4 (24... Bxe4+ {Petursson} 25. Rxe4 fxe4 26. Bf4
$13) 25. Be3 (25. c5 {Ftacnik} e3+ 26. Kg1 Qh3 27. Bd5 Rf2 $19) 25... Qh3 $3 {
/\Bg3 /\ 26...B:g3; 26...Rf2!} (25... Rf2 $5 {Petursson This interesting move
is 2nd best} 26. Rf1 $1 (26. Bxf2 e3+ 27. Kg1 Qh3 $19) (26. c5 Qg4 27. Bxf2
Qf3+ 28. Kg1 e3 $19) 26... Rxb2 27. Rfb1 $15) 26. Qxd6 (26. Kg1 Bxg3 27. Re2 (
27. hxg3 {Ftacnik} Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 Rf2 $19) (27. Qd2 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Rad8 $19)
27... Rf3 {/\ 28...Raf8-+} 28. Rg2 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Bxh2+ 30. Kf2 Rf8+ $19) (26.
Qd2 Bxg3 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Bxe1 29. Rxe1 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Rac8 31. b3 Rc6)
26... Rf2 27. Bxf2 e3+ 28. Qd5 Bxd5+ 29. cxd5 exf2 30. Rf1 Rf8 31. axb5 (31. d6
{Ftacnik} Qf5 32. Kg2 Qf3+ 33. Kh3 Rf6 $19) 31... Qg4 (31... h5 $1 {Khalifman}
32. Z0 h4 33. gxh4 Qf3#) 32. Kg2 (32. Bd1 {Ftacnik} Qe4+) 32... Qf3+ (32...
Qe4+ {Khalifman} 33. Kh3) 33. Kh3 Rf5 34. Ra4 Rh5+ 35. Rh4 Rxh4+ 36. Kxh4 Qe2 (
36... Qe2 {Ftacnik} 37. Rxf2 Qxf2 38. bxa6 Qxh2+ 39. Kg4 Qxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5
8. d5 h6 9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 $1 (11. g4 Bd7 12. f3 (12. Qc2 h5 (12...
c6 {Huzman} 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 cxd5 15. cxd5 Nh7 16. Qd2 Qh4 $132 {Arbakov,
V-Golubev,M/Berliner Sommer 1993/0-1 (60)}) 13. f3 Nh7 $11 {Gheorghiu,F-Stein,
L/Hastings/1967/}) 12... h5 $13) (11. Be2 c6 (11... Bd7 {Huzman} 12. Qc2 Nh7
13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 f5 15. Bd3 Kh8 16. O-O-O f4 17. Bd2 Nf6 $14 {Barbero,
G-Jacimovic,D/Moscow olm ARG-FRM 1994/1/2-1/2 (61)}) (11... Nh7 12. h4 f5 13.
h5 Qf6 14. Qc2 Na6 15. f3 f4 16. Bf2 g5 17. O-O-O Qf7 18. Nf1 Nf6 19. g4 fxg3
20. Nxg3 Ng4 21. fxg4 Qxf2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,A-Hellers,F/New York
Hudson 1993 (24)}) 12. a3 Ne8 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Na6 16. Qa3
cxd5 17. cxd5 f5 $13 {Suba,M-Dolmatov,S/Sevilla/1993/}) 11... Ne8 12. b4 axb4 (
12... Na6 {Huzman} 13. Nb3 $16) 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Na6 15. Qa3 f5 16. Nb3 {
The white continue the attack at the queen's side and neutralize counterplay
of the black at the king's side.The white king may move to the queen's side in
the case of danger.} Nb8 $2 (16... b6 17. c5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5
20. Bxc5 Nd6 21. Bd3 $14) (16... c6 $142 {Huzman} 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. b5 Nb8 19.
Be2 $16 (19. Qa7 $5)) 17. c5 Nd7 18. Na5 Ndf6 19. c6 $1 $16 bxc6 (19... b6 20.
Nb7 Qe7 21. Qa8 f4 22. Bd2 Bh8 23. Qxc8 Ng7 24. Nd8 Rxd8 25. Qb7 $16) 20. Nxc6
Qd7 21. Qa8 {/\ 22.Q:c8} Kh7 22. Bb5 $1 f4 (22... Nxe4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Na7
$18) 23. Bd2 f3 24. g4 (24. g3) (24. gxf3 {Huzman} Nh5 25. Na7 Qf7 26. Qxc8
Qxf3 27. Rh2 $18) 24... Nxg4 25. Na7 $18 Qe7 26. hxg4 (26. Qxc8 {Huzman} Nxf2
27. Kxf2 Qh4+ 28. Kf1 Nf6 29. Qe6 Qg3 30. Rg1 Qh2 $132 {[%cal Gf3f2]}) 26...
Bxg4 27. Nc6 Qf7 28. Qd8 (28. Kd1 $18) 28... Bf6 29. Qb8 (29. Rxh6+ {Huzman}
Kg7 30. Qb8 $18) 29... h5 30. Qa7 Bg7 31. Kd1 $1 Nf6 32. Kc2 Nxe4 33. Nxe4 Bf5
(33... Qxd5 34. Nc3 Bf5+ 35. Kc1 Qb3 36. Qa4 $18) 34. Bd3 Qxd5 35. Ne7 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7.
Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd7 {Hansen: This is supposed
to be the most modern line compared to the slightly older 11..Bg4. Even though
the textmove was played already in 1896 by Winaver. Judging from this game 11..
Nd7 seems to be an easy way to equality.} 12. Re1 (12. Bf4 $6 {Hansen,Cu} g5 $1
) 12... Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bd4 Ng6 15. Bxg7 ({Ernst} 15. Qh5 O-O (15...
Qd7 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Qxh7 O-O-O $13) 16. f4 c5 17. Bf2 Bd6 18. f5 Nf4 19. Qg4
Bd7 20. g3 h5 $17) 15... Rg8 16. Bxg6 Rxg7 17. Rxe6 (17. Bh5 Kf8 18. Nd2 Bd6
19. Nf1 Qf6 20. Bf3 Rd8 21. Ng3 Rg5 22. a4 Kg8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra5 b4 25. Qd3
bxc3 26. bxc3 c5 $11 {Morozevich,A-Flear,G/Hyeres op 1992/1/2-1/2 (53)}) (17.
Bd3 Kf8 18. Nd2 Bd6 19. Nf1 Qh4 20. g3 Qg5 $14) 17... hxg6 (17... Rxg6 $2 18.
Re1 $16) 18. Re2 (18. Re5 c6 19. Nd2 Kf8 20. Nf3 (20. Qe2 Bd6 21. Re3 Rh7 22.
h3 Bf4 23. Rd3 Kg7 24. Re1 Rh8 25. Qg4 Qg5 26. Qxg5 Bxg5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kruszynski,W-Blauert,J/Lyngby op 1989 (41)}) (20. Re3 Bc5 $6 21. Rh3 Qe7 $6 22.
Nb3 Re8 23. Qd2 Kg8 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Re1 Re7 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Re3 Qd7 28. Qd4
Rh7 29. h3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Jurkovic,A-Nikolac,J/CRO-chT Makarska Tucepi 1995 (51)}
) 20... Bd6 (20... Rh7 21. Qd3 Bf6 22. Re2 Qd6 23. Rae1 Rh5 24. g3 Rd8 25. Nd4
Qd7 26. b4 Kg7 27. f4 a5 28. a3 Ra8 29. Nf3 axb4 30. axb4 Ra3 31. Ne5 Qa7+ 32.
Kg2 Qb7 33. Qd4 Rh8 34. g4 Kg8 35. Qc5 Be7 36. Qxc6 Qxc6 37. Nxc6 Bd6 38. Ne7+
Bxe7 39. Rxe7 Rxc3 40. Re8+ Kg7 41. Rxh8 Kxh8 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Rb8 {1/2-1/2
Ernst,T-Todorovic,G/Vienna op 1991}) (20... Bf6 21. Re2 Rh7 (21... Rg8 22. Ne5
Qd6 23. Ng4 Kg7 24. Qd2 Rh8 25. Rae1 Rh4 26. h3 Rah8 27. Nxf6 Qxf6 28. Re7 a5
29. R1e6 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qe3 $14 {Stisis,Y-Gyimesi,Z/Lenk-J 1993/0-1 
(81)}) 22. Qd2 (22. Qd3 Rh8 23. Rae1 Kg7 24. h3 Qd6 25. Nh2 c5 26. Ng4 Rad8 27.
Qf3 Rhf8 28. Rd1 d4 29. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Rogic,D-Anka,E/Harkany op 1994}) 22...
Kg7 (22... Qd6 23. g4 $5 Rd8 24. g5 Bg7 25. Rae1 c5 26. h4 {צh7} d4 27. cxd4
Bxd4 28. Kg2 Be5 29. Qc2 Bd4 30. Qd2 Be5 31. Qc2 Bd4 32. Re4 Rh8 33. b4 Kg7 34.
bxc5 Bxc5 35. Qc3+ Kh7 36. Ne5 Bd4 37. Qf3 Bxe5 38. Qxf7+ Bg7 39. h5 {1-0
Sokolov,A-Flear,G/Clichy 1993}) 23. Qf4 Qb8 24. Qg4 Qc8 25. Qf4 Qb8 26. Qg4 Qc8
27. Qg3 Qb8 28. Ne5 Qd6 29. Rae1 {1/2-1/2 Kuczynski,R-Flear,G/Polanica Zdroj
1992}) 21. Re2 Rh7 22. Qd4 c5 23. Qd3 Rh5 24. a4 Kg7 25. g3 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Qf6
27. Kg2 Rf5 28. Rh4 Rh8 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Ra8 Bc7 32. Qe2 Bd8 33.
Rxa6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Dvoirys,S-Micic,C/Cheliabinsk 1989 (46)}) (18. Re3 Kf8 19. a4
Rg8 20. Nd2 Bf6 21. Nf3 Kg7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. g4 Qd8 25. Qd2 c6
26. Kg2 Rf8 27. Rd3 {1/2-1/2 Sisniega,M-Toth,C/Bogota Lat Cup Final 1991}) (18.
Re1 Kf8 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Nf3 Rh7 21. Qd3 c6 22. Re2 Kg7 23. Rae1 Qf6 24. h3 Rhh8
25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. cxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dommisse,C-Slingerland,F/NLD-ch sf Enschede
1993 (45)}) 18... Kf8 (18... Rh7 19. Nd2 Kf8 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. h3 Kg7 22. Qd3 Rh8
23. Rd1 c6 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Ng4 Rae8 26. Rde1 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qf4 28. Nxf6 Qc1+
29. Kh2 Qf4+ 30. g3 Qxf6 31. Qd4 Rc8 32. Kg2 a5 33. Re7 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,
J-Flear,G/Palma de Mallorca 1991}) 19. Nd2 Rg8 (19... Bf6 20. Nf3 Qd6 (20...
Rh7 {Hansen,Cu} 21. Qd2 {/\ g4} Qd7 $14) (20... Rg8 $5 {Hansen,Cu /\ Kg7, Qd7,
Rge8}) 21. a4 Rd8 22. Qd3 c6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra6 Rh7 25. h3 $14 Qc5 26. Ne5
Bxe5 27. Rxe5 b4 28. Qg3 bxc3 29. bxc3 Qd6 30. Ra7 d4 31. cxd4 Qxd4 32. Qg5 Rb8
33. Ree7 $2 (33. Qe7+ Kg8 34. Rc7 $16) 33... Qd6 (33... f6 34. Qc1 Rxe7 35.
Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qxg6+ $11) 34. f4 $2 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Rxh3+ $1 36. Kxh3 Rh1+ 37. Kg3
Qd3+ {0-1 Tolnai,T-Gyimesi,Z/HUN-chT 1994}) 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Qd2 (21. Qd3 Kg7
22. a4 c6 23. Nd4 $6 (23. Ne5) 23... Qd7 $11 24. f4 bxa4 $15 {0-1 Backlund,
A-Wedberg,T/Rilton Cup 1992 (45)}) 21... Qd6 {Hansen: I don't understand why
the irritating Dh6+ should be allowed.} (21... Kg7 $1 {[%cal Yd8d6,Yg8e8]
Hansen,Cu} 22. Rd1 (22. Rae1 Qd6 $11) (22. b4 a5 $132) 22... c6 23. Ne5 Qc7 $11
) 22. Qh6+ Bg7 23. Qe3 Rh8 (23... Bf6 $5 {Hansen,Cu /\Kg7} 24. a4 Kg7) 24. a4 (
24. Rae1 Bf6 25. Ne5 Re8 26. Qg3 (26. Nxg6+ $2 Kg7) 26... Kg7 $11) 24... bxa4
25. Rxa4 Bf6 {Hansen: White has achieved the optimal position from move 19.
Black has been forced to play bxa4 instead of c7-c6.} 26. Ra5 Kg7 27. Qc5 (27.
Rd2 $5 {Hansen,Cu} c6 28. Qd3 $14) 27... Rhd8 28. Qxd6 (28. b4 $5 $14 {Hansen,
Cu}) 28... Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[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 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. Bd3 (12. Nf3 O-O 13. Be2 Bd7
14. Bd2 b6 (14... Nc6 15. d5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bb4 Bf6 18. f4 a5 19. Ba3
Bc3+ 20. Kf2 {1-0 Babu,N-Konguvel,P/Sakthi 1996/CBM 53 (48)}) 15. O-O Rfd8 16.
Rc1 Bg4 17. d5 Nb7 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc5 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Bg4 Rb8 22. Rc4 h5
23. Bf3 e6 24. Rd1 exd5 25. exd5 Be5 26. g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Nb7 28. Ra4 Na5 29.
g5 Rbc8 30. Be2 Bd6 31. Kg2 Bc5 32. Bd2 Rxd5 33. Bf3 Rdd8 34. Bxa5 {1/2-1/2
Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Wch35-KK5 1990/CBM 21}) 12... O-O 13. Ne2 Bd7 14. Rb1 (14.
Rc1 Rfc8 15. Kd2 e6 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. Rc1 Rxc1 18. Nxc1 Kf8 19. Ne2 a6 20. Bf4
Nc6 21. Bd6+ Ke8 22. Kc3 Bf6 23. Bc7 Be7 24. f3 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Gulko,B/
Linares 1989/CBM 11}) 14... b6 15. Kd2 Rfc8 16. Ba6 Rd8 17. Rhc1 Bc8 18. Bd3
Bb7 19. Rc7 Rac8 20. Rbc1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nc3 Nc6 24. Nb5
Ba6 25. Kc3 Kf8 26. a4 Bb7 27. g4 Ke8 28. Bc4 Nb8 29. Kd3 a6 30. Nc7+ Kd8 31.
Nd5 Nd7 32. Nb4 a5 33. Bd5 Bxd5 34. Nxd5 e6 35. Nc3 Kc7 36. Nb5+ Kc6 37. Kc4
Bf8 38. Bf4 Bb4 39. f3 Bf8 40. d5+ exd5+ 41. exd5+ Kb7 42. Nd6+ Bxd6 43. Bxd6 {
/\ 44.g5+-} g5 $8 44. Bg3 Nf6 (44... Ka6 {Jussupow} 45. d6 h6 (45... Kb7 46.
Kb5 Nf6 47. Be5 Nd7 48. Bd4 $18 {Zugzwang!}) 46. Bf2 Ne5+ 47. Kd5 $18) 45. Be5
Nd7 46. Bd4 Kc7 47. Kb5 f6 (47... Kd6 {Jussupow} 48. Bxb6 Nxb6 49. Kxb6 Kxd5
50. Kxa5 Kc5 $1 51. Ka6 Kc6 52. a5 f6 53. Ka7 Kc7 54. a6 h6 55. h3 $1 $18) 48.
Bf2 Kd6 49. Bxb6 Ne5 50. Bxa5 Nxf3 51. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[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. Rd1 Nc6 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nb6 12. Qc5 f5 13. d5 Ne5 14. f4 Ned7
15. Qb5 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf6 17. Ng5 Qe8 18. Qb3 Qa4 19. Ne6 Qxb3 20. axb3 Nfxd5
21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. Bc4 e6 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Rxf4 26. Ke2 Re4+
27. Kf3 Re7 28. Rhd1 Bxb2 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. R1d7 Be5 31. h3 b5 32. Ke4 Bd6+ 33.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 34. Rb8 b6 35. Rh8 h5 36. f3 Kf6 37. f4 Kg7 38. Ra8 Kf6 39. Re8 Kf7
40. Rd8 Kf6 41. Ra8 b4 42. Rh8 Kg7 43. Rd8 Kf6 44. Ra8 Ke6 45. Ra2 Kf6 46. Rg2
Be7 47. Rg5 Kf7 48. Rd5 Bd6 49. h4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 b5 16. axb5 Nb4+ 17. Kb3 ({Weiß muß} 17. Kc3 {versuchen, wenn
er Gewinnaussichten behalten will:} Qc5 (17... cxb5 18. Rd1 (18. Nb6 Qc5+ 19.
Kb3 Nc6 20. Qxb5 Qe3+ 21. Kc2 Qf2+ $11) 18... Qc5 19. Qe5 Nd5+ 20. Rxd5 Qxd5
21. Nd6+ Kf8 22. Qxd5 exd5 23. Bxb5 $14 {Z. Ribli, Slawische Verteidigung
D16-19 (Informatormonograhie), D17/76, Fußnote 473.}) 18. Kb3 $13) 17... cxb5
18. Kxb4 bxc4 19. Qxc4 Rb8+ 20. Ka3 Qa5+ 21. Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2 bxc4 5. e4 d6 6. Bxc4 g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. Ngf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Re1 Bg4 12. Bc3 e6 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. h3 Nxc4
15. bxc4 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nh5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rb1 Rf7 19. Rb3 Nf4 20. h4 h6 21.
g3 Nh5 22. Rd3 Qf6 23. e5 dxe5 24. Rxe5 Rb8 25. Qe2 Kh7 26. Rxe6 Qf5 27. Re7
Rb1+ 28. Kh2 Ng7 29. Rxf7 Qxf7 30. Rd5 Qb7 31. Kg2 Qb2 32. Qxb2 Rxb2 33. Rd2
Rb6 34. Ne5 Ra6 35. Kf3 Ne6 36. Ke4 Nd4 37. Kd5 Nf5 38. Rb2 h5 39. Rb7+ Kg8 40.
Rb8+ Kg7 41. Rb7+ Kg8 42. a4 Rxa4 43. Nxg6 Ra2 44. Ne7+ Nxe7+ 45. Rxe7 Rxf2 46.
Rxa7 Rf3 47. Re7 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Endspiel-CD} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Kb1 b5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Rhf1 Qc7
14. h3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc6 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. Qe3 Rac8 19. Rde1 Bb7 20.
Ne4 Nxe5 21. Qg3 Ng6 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Qxg6 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Kf8 25. Qh7 Bh4 26.
Bxg7+ Ke7 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Qxh6 Qf4 29. Qxf4 Rxf4 30. Be5 Rf2 31. g3 Bf6 32. Bc7
Rxd3 33. cxd3 Rxb2+ 34. Kc1 Rxa2 35. Rd2 Bg5 36. Bf4 Bxf4 37. gxf4 {[#]
Variante: Bauernendspiel mit vereinzelten gegen verbundene Freibauern bleibt
bei korrektem Spiel remis. Partie: Abwicklung in T vs T+B bei vertikal
abgesperrtem weißen König ==> Remis durch Angriff des wT von vorn!} Ra1+ (37...
Rxd2 38. Kxd2 b4 39. Kc2 a5 40. Kb3 Kf6 41. h4 Kg6 42. d4 Kh5 $2 (42... Kh6 43.
Ka4 $11) (42... Kf5 43. h5 Kf6 44. Ka4 Kg7 45. f5 exf5 46. d5 f4 47. d6 f3 48.
d7 f2 49. d8=Q f1=Q 50. Qxa5 $11) 43. f5 exf5 44. d5 Kg6 (44... f4 45. d6 f3
46. d7 f2 47. d8=Q f1=Q 48. Qg5#) 45. d6 Kf6 46. d7 Ke7 47. h5 f4 48. h6 f3 49.
h7 f2 50. d8=Q+ Kxd8 51. h8=Q+ $18) 38. Kb2 Rf1 39. Kc3 Rxf4 (39... a5 40. Ra2
a4 (40... b4+ 41. Kb3 $11) 41. Rb2 a3 42. Ra2 Rb1 43. Kc2 $1 $11) 40. Ra2 b4+
41. Kb3 Rd4 42. h4 (42. Rxa6 Rxd3+ 43. Kxb4 e5 44. Kc4 e4 45. h4 Rd8 46. h5 $11
) 42... Kf6 43. Rxa6 Rxh4 44. Rb6 Rd4 45. Rxb4 Rxd3+ 46. Kc2 (46. Kc4 $4 {
Endspiel-CD} Rd1 $1 (46... Rd8 $4 47. Kc3 $11 (47. Rb1 $11) 47... e5 48. Rb1 $1
Kf5 49. Rf1+ $1 Kg4 50. Re1 $1 Kf4 51. Rf1+ $1 Kg3 52. Re1 $1 Rd5 53. Kc4 $1
Ra5 54. Kd3 $11) 47. Kc3 e5 48. Kc2 (48. Rb2 Kf5 49. Rf2+ Kg4 50. Re2 Kf4 51.
Kc2 Rd5 $19) 48... Rd8 49. Rb1 Kf5 50. Rf1+ Kg4 51. Re1 (51. Rd1 $2 Rxd1 52.
Kxd1 Kf3 $19) 51... Kf4 52. Rf1+ Kg3 53. Re1 Rd5 54. Rg1+ Kf2 55. Rg5 Kf3 56.
Kc3 Kf4 57. Rh5 Kg4 58. Rh8 e4 59. Rg8+ Kf3 60. Rf8+ Ke2 61. Rh8 e3 62. Rh2+
Kf1 63. Rh1+ Kg2 64. Rh8 e2 65. Rg8+ Kf1 66. Rf8+ Ke1 67. Kc2 Rc5+ 68. Kb2 Kd2
69. Rd8+ Ke3 70. Re8+ Kd3 71. Rd8+ Ke4 72. Re8+ Re5 $19) 46... Rd5 47. Rb1 Kf5
(47... e5 48. Rd1 Rxd1 49. Kxd1 Kf5 50. Ke1 $1 Kg5 51. Kf1 Kf5 52. Ke1 $11 {
Fernopposition!}) 48. Kc3 (48. Rd1 Rxd1 49. Kxd1 Ke4 50. Ke2 e5 $19) (48. Rf1+
$11 {Endspiel-CD}) 48... e5 49. Kc4 Rd4+ 50. Kc3 Rd5 (50... Ke4 51. Re1+ Kd5
52. Re2 e4 53. Rd2 $11) 51. Kc4 Rd2 52. Rf1+ (52. Kc3 $11 {Endspiel-CD}) 52...
Ke4 (52... Kg4 53. Re1 Kf4 54. Rf1+ Ke3 55. Re1+ Re2 56. Rxe2+ Kxe2 57. Kd5 $11
) 53. Re1+ Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nd7 5. Nc3 a6 6. e4 Rb8 $1 $146 {It's an
important improvement,that gives opportunity to the black by 7...b5 and 9...c5
equalize the chances fully.} (6... c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 (8... Bd6 9. Be3
Ngf6 10. Rd1 Bb8 11. Bxe6 O-O (11... fxe6 $5 {Huzman} 12. Nxe6 Qe7 $13) 12.
Bxd7 Bxd7 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. g3 Bh3 15. f3 Ba7 16. Kf2 $16 {1-0 Levitt,J-Howell,J/
Dublin zt 1993 (36)}) 9. Nb3 Ngf6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Be2 Qb8 12. O-O Bd6 13. h3 b5
14. Qd4 O-O 15. Rfd1 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Be5 17. Qb4 Bb7 18. Na5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Levitt,
J-Howell,J/Hafnarfirdi 1992 (22)}) 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qd3 (8. Qb3 Bb7 {[%csl Re4]
xe4} 9. d5 $140 Nc5 10. Qc2 exd5) 8... Bb7 9. a3 (9. Bg5 $5 Be7 (9... Ngf6 $5)
10. Qe3) 9... c5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Be2 Qb6 13. O-O cxd4 (13... O-O
$5 {[%cal Gf8d8]}) 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. f3 e5 $11 17. Nc2 O-O 18.
Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Rc8 $146 (
13... Nc6 14. Rxb7 (14. d5 Na5 (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 (15... Na5) 16. Rxb7 (
16. Bc5 Bf6 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxe7 Bxe7 19. Bxe7 Rb7 20. d6 Qe6)
18... Rxb7 19. Bxf6 Re8 20. h4 (20. Qc1 Qb2 21. Qf4 Rb6 22. Kh1 a5) 20... Qa3 {
/\ Qd6} 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 Qb2 {Krasenkow,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Erevan olm 
(04)/1996/0-1 (73)}) (16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bg5 Rfe8 18. Rxb7 Nd6 19. Rb4 a5 20. Ra4
Qb2 21. Bc1 Qb6 22. Be3 Qb2 23. Bc1 Qb6 24. Qd3 Reb8 25. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,
K-Notkin,M/RUS-ch Elista (01) ;56 1996 (32)}) 16... e6 (16... a5 $5) 17. dxe6 (
17. Be2 exd5 18. exd5 Rfd8 19. d6 Qe6 20. Bc5 Bf8) (17. d6 Qa6 18. Rc7 Nxf3+
19. gxf3 Be5 20. Bc5 Rfd8) 17... Qxe6 18. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Re8
21. Re1 f5 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Reggio Emilia9596 (02)/ 1996})
(14... Ne5 15. Rxb7 e6 (15... Rfb8 16. Rxe7 Rb2 17. Bd4 Rxe2 18. Bxe5 Bxf3 19.
gxf3 Bxe5 20. Rxe5) 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rfd8 18. Qb1 Qxb1 19. Rexb1 exd5 20.
exd5 Rac8 21. Bxa7 {1/2-1/2 Tratar,M-Jelen,Ig/SLO-ch 1994}) 15. Rb4 Bxf3 16.
Bxf3 Nc4 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bf4 Nd6 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. Rxb7 a5 21. Qd4 Rab8 22. Ra7
Qa3 23. h4 Qb4 {0-1 Hoffman,A-Sanchez Almeyra,J/Mar del Plata op (07)/1995 (30)
}) 14... Rfd8 15. d5 e6 16. Rxf7 exd5 17. exd5 Rxd5 18. Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Qe1 Ne5
20. Bd4 Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Re8 23. Nc3 Qf7 24. Qa1 Kg8 25. Ne4 Qg7 {
Bewersdorff,O-Roesch,A/BL2-O 9394/1994/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (13... b6 $5) 14. Rxb7
Bd7 (14... e6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 $14) 15. Bd3 Bc6 16. Rb1 (16. Rxe7 $6 Bf6)
16... Ba4 17. Qe1 Nd7 (17... Bc2 18. Bxc2 Rxc2 19. Rb7 $14) 18. Qa5 Nb6 19. Ra1
Qb3 20. Ba6 Rc7 (20... Rc2 21. Bb7 Rd8 22. Qxa7 $16) 21. Rfb1 Qc2 (21... Qc3
22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. Qxa4 $18) 22. Rc1 (22. Bf4 Rd7 23. Be5 Qxe4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25.
Rxb6 axb6 26. Qxa4 Rda7 $13) 22... Qb2 23. Rcb1 Qc2 24. Rc1 Qb2 25. Rxc7 Qxa1+
26. Rc1 Qb2 (26... Qa2 27. Bb7 Rd8 28. Qxa7 $18) 27. Bb7 Rd8 28. Qxa7 Be8 (
28... Qb4 29. Bd2 Qb3 30. Bg5 $18) 29. h3 Na4 (29... h6 30. d5 $18) 30. Bc6 $1
Nc3 (30... Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Qb4 32. e5 $18) 31. Qxe7 Rc8 (31... Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Rc8
33. Bxe8 Nxc1 34. Bxf7+ Kh8 35. Ne5 Qe2+ 36. Kg1 Nd3 37. Be6 $18) 32. Rxc3 Bxc6
(32... Qxc3 33. Bxe8 Qb3 34. Ne5 $18) 33. Rxc6 Qb1+ (33... Rxc6 34. Qe8+ Bf8
35. Qxc6 $18) 34. Kh2 Qb8+ 35. Qd6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.03.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 Qe7 8. Qe2 Ng8
9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Nh3 c4 11. Be3 axb5 12. Nxb5 Qb4+ 13. Nc3 Ne7 14. a3 Qa5 15. Qf2
Ra6 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Bf2 Bc5 18. Rd1 Bxf2+ 19. Nxf2 O-O 20. Ne2 Qc7 21. Qf4 Ne7
22. Ng4 Ng6 23. Qg3 d6 24. exd6 Rxd6 25. Nd4 f5 26. Nf2 Nc6 27. Be2 Nxd4 28.
Rxd4 f4 29. Qg5 Re8 30. Ng4 Rde6 31. Rd2 c3 32. bxc3 Qxc3 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.03.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.03.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nd7 5. e4 $5 {5.Nc3 a6-Khalifman-Lautier,
Ubeda97} c5 (5... Ngf6 6. Bg5 $5 $14) 6. Bxc4 cxd4 7. O-O (7. Nxd4 Bc5 {
Huzman,A} (7... Qb6 8. Nb5 $5 {Huzman,A} (8. Be3 Bc5 $11) (8. Nb3 {Knaak} Bd6
9. Be3 Qc7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Rc1 Qb8 12. Be2 Ngf6 13. g3 O-O 14. O-O b5 15. Qd4
Bb7 16. Rfd1 Be5 17. Qb4 Rd8 18. f3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qxg3+ 20. Kf1 Ne5 21. Rxd8+ (
21. Bf2 {Knaak} Qh3+ 22. Kg1 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 $17) 21... Rxd8 22. Qa5 Rd7
23. Rd1 Qh3+ 24. Kf2 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Qh3+ 26. Kf2 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Piket,
J-Lautier,J/Monaco m 1996}) 8... Bc5 9. O-O Ngf6 10. N1c3 O-O 11. b4 $140 Bd4)
8. Nb3 (8. Bb3 Bb6 9. Ne2 Ngf6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Qc7 {1/2-1/2
Foisor,O-Karolyi,T/Tbilisi 1986}) 8... Bd6 $11) 7... Qb6 (7... Bc5 8. Nbd2 (8.
b4 $5 Bb6 9. Bb2 Ngf6 10. Nbd2 $44) 8... Ne7 (8... Ngf6 9. e5 $36) 9. b4 Bb6
10. Bb2 $14) 8. Na3 $5 (8. Rd1 $5 Bc5 9. a3 Ne7 10. b4 Bd6 11. Nxd4 (11. e5 Bc7
{[%csl Re5][%cal Ge7c6] /\12...Nc6 (xe5)}) 11... Qc7 12. Nb5 Bxh2+ 13. Kh1 $44)
8... Ne7 (8... Bxa3 9. Qxa3 Ne7 10. Bd2 $44) (8... Bc5 9. Nb5 Ngf6 10. b4 Be7
11. Bb2 $16) 9. Nb5 Ng6 (9... Nc6 10. Bf4 $16) 10. Nfxd4 Bc5 11. Nf3 (11. Be3
$1 e5 (11... a6 12. b4 $16) (11... Nge5 12. b4 $1 $18) 12. Nf5 O-O 13. Rad1 $16
) 11... O-O 12. b4 Be7 13. Qb3 (13. Be3 Qc6 14. Rac1 Nb6 $11) 13... a6 14. Be3
Qd8 (14... axb5 $2 15. Bxb6 bxc4 16. Qe3 $18) (14... Qc6 15. Nc3 Nde5 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 17. Be2 $14) 15. Nbd4 (15. Nc3 $5 b5 (15... Nde5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Be2 Nc6
(17... Bd7 $14) 18. Rfd1 Qc7 $14) 16. Be2 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Qe8 $14) 15... Nde5 16.
Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Be2 (17. Rfd1 $5 Bd6 (17... Nxc4 18. Nc6 Qc7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.
Qxc4 b5 $14 {/+/-}) 18. Be2 Qe7 (18... Qh4 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. h3 Qg6
22. Nf3 $36) 19. a3 Bd7 $14) 17... Bd7 18. Rfd1 Qe8 (18... Rc8 19. f4 Nc6 (
19... Ng6 20. e5 $16) 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. b5 axb5 22. Bxb5 Rd6 23. e5 $16) 19. b5
(19. a4 $5 Nc6 20. Nc2 $14) 19... axb5 20. Nxb5 Qb8 21. a4 (21. f4 Bxb5 22.
Qxb5 (22. Bxb5 $2 Ng4) 22... Ra3 $2 (22... Ng6 23. Rd7 Ra3 24. Rxb7 Qc8 $1 (
24... Qa8 25. Kf2 (25. Bc1 Ra7 $1 $132)) 25. Rc1 Qa8 $132) 23. Bc5 $18) 21...
Bc6 22. f3 Ng6 (22... Rd8 $14) 23. Nd4 Bd6 $132 24. g3 Rc8 (24... Bxg3 25. hxg3
Qxg3+ 26. Kf1 Nh4 27. Bf2 Qh3+ 28. Ke1 $16) 25. Kg2 Be5 26. Ra2 h5 $6 (26...
Bxd4 $14) (26... Be8 $5 $14) 27. Rb1 (27. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh7 29. Qf5
Be8 30. f4 Bc3 31. e5 $40) 27... Bxd4 28. Bxd4 Qd6 29. Qb4 (29. Rd1 $5 $14)
29... Qxb4 30. Rxb4 $14 h4 31. a5 hxg3 32. hxg3 Nf8 33. Kf2 Nd7 34. Bc4 Nb8 35.
Be2 Na6 36. Rbb2 Rd8 37. Bb6 Rd7 38. Rd2 (38. Ra1 $5 {[%cal Ga1h1,Gh1h8]})
38... Nb4 39. Rxd7 Nxa2 40. Rd6 Nb4 41. Bc5 (41. Ke3 Rc8 42. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5] /
\43.g5|^}) 41... Na6 42. Bxa6 $5 Rxa6 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Bb6 {[%csl Ra6]} e5 45.
Ke3 g5 46. Kd3 Bb5+ 47. Kd2 f6 48. Rb8 Bc6 49. Kd3 Bb5+ 50. Kd2 Bc6 51. g4 Kg6
52. Kd3 Bb5+ 53. Ke3 Bc6 54. Kd2 Kh6 55. Rc8 {The white try find suitable
moment for realization of positional advantage with the help of manoeuvring,
but the black defend accurately.} (55. Kc3 Bb5 56. Rxb7 Be2 57. Bc5 (57. Bd8 $1
Ra8 $1 58. Bxf6 (58. Be7 Rxa5 59. Rb6 Ra6 $11) 58... Rxa5 59. Rb6 Kh7 $11 (
59... Ra6 $5 $11)) 57... Kg6 (57... Ra8 58. Rb6 Kg7 59. Be7 Rxa5 $11) 58. Bf8
Ra8 $11) 55... Kg6 56. Kd3 Bb5+ 57. Ke3 Bc6 58. Kd2 Bb5 59. Rc7 Bc6 60. Kd3
Bb5+ 61. Ke3 Bc6 62. Rc8 Ba4 63. Rg8+ Kh6 64. Kd2 Bb5 65. Rb8 Bc6 66. Bd8 Kg6
67. Kc3 Ba4 68. Rxb7 Ra8 69. Be7 Bd1 70. Rb6 Kf7 $1 71. Bxf6 Rxa5 $11 72. Bxg5
Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 (6... Nd7 7. Re1 c5
8. Bf1 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Ngf6 12. Nxb4 Qb6 13. c3 Nxe4 14. a5
Qc7 15. Nxa6 Bxa6 16. Rxe4 d5 17. Re3 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Qxh2 19. Rh3 Qb8 20. Qa4 e5
21. Nc6 Qd6 22. b4 {0-1 Kristensen,K-Welling,G/Copenhagen (02) ;EXP 45 1995 
(38)}) 7. Re1 Nd7 8. Bg5 c5 9. a4 (9. d5 Ngf6 10. Bf1 O-O 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rad1
Rfe8 13. Bh6 Rad8 14. Qf4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Qh4 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 e6 18. Qg5
Nxd5 19. exd5 exd5 20. f4 b4 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5
Qxe5 25. fxe5 {0-1 Doncevic,D-Nunn,J/BL 8384 (1984) ;BL 1984 (43)}) 9... h6 10.
Bh4 cxd4 (10... b4 11. Nd5 $1 {><e7} g5 12. Bg3 e6 13. Bxd6 $1 exd5 14. exd5
$18) 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. Nb3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ngf6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16.
Nd4 Bxe4 (16... g5 17. Bg3 Nxe4 18. Bxb5 Nxc3 $2 19. Qa1 $1) (16... b4 $5 {
Der Bauer auf g6 verteidigt den Königsflügel ausreichend.} 17. Bxf6 (17. cxb4
Qxb4 18. Bb5) 17... Nxf6 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. cxb4 e5) 17. Bxb5 g5 18. Bg3 e5 19.
f3 Bg6 20. Bf2 Qc7 21. Bf1 Ke7 $6 (21... O-O $142 22. Nb5 Qc6 23. Nxd6 (23.
Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Nxd6 Bxc2 $14) 23... Qxc3 $14) 22. Qd2 Rb8 23. Nb5 Qc6 24. c4 Ne8
25. h4 $1 f6 26. Bd3 $1 {Nach zwei guten weißen Zügen ist die schwarze
Königsposition unsicher geworden.} Bxd3 27. Qxd3 gxh4 28. Nd4 Qa4 29. Qh7+ Kd8
30. Ne6+ Kc8 31. Qe7 Kb7 32. Rb1+ Ka8 33. Qxe8 $1 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Mowsziszian,K} g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O c6 7.
a4 Nbd7 8. a5 (8. Bf4 Re8 9. Re1 (9. h3 $5) 9... Qc7 10. e5 Nh5 11. exd6 exd6
12. Be3 d5 (12... Nhf6 13. Qd2 a5 14. Bf4 Nb6 15. h3 Bf5 $11 {Grunfeld,Y-Beim,
V Rishon le Zion 1994}) 13. Qd2 Nf8 14. Ne5 Nf6 {Leko,P-Shirov,A Dortmund 1996}
(14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Bxh5) 15. a5 $5 $11) (8. Re1 e5 9.
Bf1 Re8 10. d5 (10. a5 Qc7 11. dxe5 dxe5 {Wong meng Kong-Azmaiparashevili,Z
Sydney 1990} 12. Be3) 10... Qc7 (10... cxd5 11. exd5 a6 12. h3 b6 13. Nd2 Bb7
14. Nc4 Qc7 15. b3 $13 {Kuczynki,R-Bologan,V Debrecen Eu-chT 1992}) 11. Nd2
cxd5 12. exd5 a6 13. Nc4 b6 14. b3 Bb7 15. Ba3 Bf8 16. g3 Rab8 17. Bg2 Ba8 18.
Na2 Nc5 19. a5 bxa5 $13 {Malisauskas,V-Piket,J Manila olm 1992}) 8... Qc7 (8...
e5 {Mowsziszian,K} 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a6 Qc7 11. axb7 Bxb7 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bg5
Nc5 14. Bc4 h6 15. b4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 hxg5 17. Nfxg5 Nh6 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Nxd6
Bc8 20. b5 e4 21. Ra2 cxb5 22. Bd5 Rb8 23. Ngxf7 Nxf7 {Loginov,V-Lukin,A/
RUS-Cup1 Chigorin-mem (9) ;EXP 56 1996/1/2-1/2 (91)}) 9. Be3 (9. h3 e5 (9...
Rd8 {Mowsziszian,K} 10. Be3 Nf8 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Rfd1 Be8 13. b4 e5 14. dxe5
dxe5 15. Qe1 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Ne6 17. Bc4 Qe7 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Bc5 Nd7 20. Bd6 f6
21. Qe2 Bf8 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 {Chiburdanidze,M-Gaprindashvili,N (15)/WchW Pitsunda
;BIG 1978/1/2-1/2 (94)}) 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. Nd2 a6 13. Ra3 c5 14.
Be3 Ne5 15. Bg5 $1 $36 {Stefanson,H-Kristiansen,J Copenhagen 1991}) 9... Rb8 (
9... e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 Rd8 12. Qb1 $1) 10. h3 (10. Nd2 b5 11. axb6 axb6
12. d5 (12. f4 b5 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Nf3 b4 16. Bd3 b3 17. cxb3 Qb6
$44 {Tshshkovsky,V-Beim,V Voskresensk 1992}) 12... Bb7 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. f3 d5
15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. c3 Rfd8 $11 {Loginov,V-Beim,V Budapest 1994})
10... b5 11. axb6 axb6 {Mowsziszian: droht b5-b4><e4} 12. d5 Nc5 (12... cxd5 {
Mowsziszian,K} 13. exd5 $16 {/\Sd4><c6,e7}) (12... c5 {Mowsziszian,K} 13. Nd2
$16 {><b5}) 13. Nd4 (13. Nd2 b5 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15. Bf3 e5 16. Ra7 Be6 17. Nb3
Nxb3 18. cxb3 Ra8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Nd5 $13 {Petursson,M-Mcnab,C Lloyds 1994})
13... Bd7 (13... Nfxe4 {Mowsziszian,K} 14. Nxe4 (14. Nxc6 Nxc3 (14... Bxc3 15.
Nxb8 (15. bxc3 Nxc3 16. Qe1 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Rb7 $15) 15... Bxb2 $15) 15. bxc3
Rb7 $13) 14... Nxe4 15. Nxc6 Bxb2 16. Ra7 (16. Bd4 Bxa1 17. Bxa1 Ra8 18. Qd4
Nf6) (16. Rb1 Nc3 17. Qd2 Nxb1 18. Rxb1 Bg7 19. Nxb8 Qxb8 20. Bxb6 $11) 16...
Rb7 $15) 14. Bf3 cxd5 15. exd5 (15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Na4 17. Ra2 b5 18. Qd2
Rfc8 19. Rfa1 Qd8 $14 {/~~ Nikolenko,O-Glyanets,A URS-ch club Pavlodar 1991})
15... b5 16. Nc6 {Mowsziszian: Führt zum Remis.} (16. Qe2 {Mowsziszian,K} b4
17. Ncb5 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qb7 19. Na7 Nxd5 20. Rfd1 e6 $15) 16... Bxc6 17. dxc6 b4
18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Bxb2 {it seems this position just leads into a drawish
endgame,this is quite important since it means white get nothing out of this
line} 20. Ra2 (20. Rab1 Bc3 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Qxc5 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Kg7 $11) 20...
Bc3 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Qxc5 {[%cal Ga2a7]} Ra8 $8 {Mowsziszian: Einfach die
Türme tauschen ist die richtige Technik, um remis zu machen.} 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24.
Rd1 Ra1 $8 25. Rxa1 Bxa1 26. Qxb4 {the pawn means nothing,white has no way to
remove black's queen from c7 and wite opposite coloured bishops it means the
game should end with a draw} Be5 27. g3 Bd6 28. Qd4 Qa5 29. Kg2 Qe5 30. Qc4 {
white avoids queen exchanges now but he has completely no plan so very soon he
will offer an exchange by him-self} Bc7 31. h4 h6 32. Qd5 Qxd5 33. Bxd5 e6 34.
Bb3 Kf8 35. c4 Ke7 36. c5 Be5 37. Ba4 Kd8 (37... Bd4 $4 {??????} 38. c7) 38. f4
Bd4 39. c7+ Kxc7 40. Be8 Bxc5 41. Bxf7 g5 42. fxg5 {and a draw has to be
agreed,there was really no game here since it was theory until move 15 but
after b5 everything until move 20 seems force and white simply gets nothing} (
42. fxg5 {Mowsziszian,K} hxg5 43. h5 Kd6 44. Kf3 Ke7 45. Bg8 Kf6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mishuchkov, Nikolai Mikhailovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3 (8.
b4 Bg4 9. Qb3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nh5 11. Bg3 (11. Bxb8 $6 Qxb8 $2 ({Nach} 11... dxc4
{steht eher Schwarz besser.}) 12. cxd5 e5 13. dxe6 $18 {Genovese,M-Zichichi,A/
Catania op 1994/0-1 (48)}) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 $14 {Der Textzug scheint mir
stärker zu sein als 8.b4.}) 8... b6 9. Be2 e6 {Der Zug gefällt mir nicht.} (
9... Be6 {kommt in Betracht.}) 10. O-O a5 11. Rfd1 Ba6 (11... Na6 12. Ne5 Nb4
13. Na2 c5 {ist vielleicht spielbar.}) 12. Rac1 Nbd7 (12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd5
14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bb5 Bxb5 16. axb5 {sieht ebenfalls sehr unangenehm für
Schwarz aus.}) 13. cxd5 exd5 {Schwarz muß das Feld b5 gedeckt halten:} (13...
cxd5 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Nb5 $16) (13... Bxe2 14. Nxe2 cxd5 15. Rc6 $16) 14. Bxa6
Rxa6 15. Ne2 Qa8 16. Rc2 Rc8 17. Rdc1 Bf8 $6 (17... c5 $5) 18. Ne5 c5 19. Nc3
Ra7 20. Bg3 (20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. Qxb6 Nh5 {führt zu einer unklaren Stellung;} 22.
Be5 Rb7 23. Nxd5 Rxb6 24. Nxb6 Qb7 25. Nxc8 Qxc8 26. dxc5 Qc6 {ist nicht
günstig für Weiß.}) 20... Be7 21. Nb5 Rb7 22. Qd3 Nxe5 $2 (22... Nf8 {Weiß
steht besser, muß aber erst noch durchdringen. Der Textzug verliert auf
elementare Art einen Bauern. Der Rest der Partie bietet wenig Interessantes.})
23. dxe5 Nh5 24. Qxd5 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Rd8 26. Qe4 Rbd7 27. Qxa8 Rxa8 28. Kf1 Rad8
29. Ke2 Rd5 30. f4 c4 31. Kf3 Rd2 32. Nd4 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 Rc8 34. Ke4 h5 35. Nb5
Rd8 36. Nd4 Rc8 37. Kf3 Bb4 38. g4 hxg4+ 39. Kxg4 Kg7 40. Kf3 f5 41. exf6+ Kxf6
42. e4 Ke7 43. e5 Kd7 44. Ke4 c3 45. bxc3 Be7 46. c4 Rh8 47. Rd2 Kc7 48. Rd3
Rh1 49. Rh3 Re1+ 50. Kd5 Rd1 51. Rh7 Kd8 52. Ke4 Re1+ 53. Kf3 Kd7 54. f5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.03.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.03.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Bb4 8.
Bg2 Qa6 9. c5 b6 10. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1997.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Qb3 Bc8
15. a4 Be6 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. h3 Qe7 18. Rab1 Rc8 19. Bd3 g6 20. Rbc1 Bg7 21. Re1
Qf6 22. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1997.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1997.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. Rb1 Nbd7 10. b4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bg3 Bf6 14. Ne2 b5 15.
Nf4 Nb6 16. Nxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1997.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6
8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Re8 12. O-O Na6 13. b4 Nc7 14.
Rfc1 h5 $5 15. h4 g6 16. e3 Re7 $13 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Agdestein,S/Internet Rapid,
Oslo NOR 1997 (42)}) 6... exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Ne4 (
10... Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Rad1 h6 13. Bf4 Bf8 14. Rfe1 Nh5 $132) 11. Bf4 (11.
Bxe4 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. Bf3 Na6 14. O-O Nc7 {N} (14... Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Nc7
16. b4 Ne6 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Bg4 Ng5 $132 {Ftacnik-Short/Naestved/1985 (28)})
15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. g3 Ne6 17. Bg2 Qe7 18. Rfd1 $14 {0-1 Bareev,E-Huebner,R/
Munich 1993 (45)}) 11... Nxc3 (11... f5 12. Ne5 b5 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. f3 Nxc3 15.
Qxc3 Qc8 16. Rc1 a5 17. Qc2 b4 18. g4 $18 {1-0 Greenfeld,A-Gruenfeld,Y/Haifa
1995 (41)}) 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. O-O c5 $1 $146 (13... Re8 14. c4 $1 dxc4 15. Bxc4
Rf8 (15... b5 16. Qb3) 16. Qc2 $14 Rc8 17. a4 a6 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Bd3 g6 20. Ne5
Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qb6 22. Bh6 $16 {1-0 Greenfeld,A-Hatanbaatar,B/Pardubice op 1995
(38)}) 14. Ne5 $5 {A very interesting idea - white creates an active pawn
majority on the kingside at the cost of a rather ugly pawn structure. I find
it hard to believe that these are more than purely practical chances.} Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Bg5 (15... f5 $5 16. Bg3 (16. exf6 $2 Bxf6 17. Rad1 (17. Qc2 g6 18. Rad1
Qe7 $15) 17... Qe8 $15) (16. c4 $5 g5 (16... d4 $5 17. Qc2 (17. Bg3 dxe3 18.
Rad1 exf2+ 19. Rxf2 Qc8 $17) 17... g5 18. exd4 gxf4 19. d5 Qe8 $1 $17) 17. Bg3
(17. cxd5 gxf4 18. d6 Bxd6 (18... f3 $5) 19. exd6 Qxd6 $17) 17... f4 (17... d4
18. f4 dxe3 19. Rad1 $44) 18. exf4 gxf4 19. cxd5 fxg3 20. Qg4+ Bg5 $8 (20...
Kh8 21. Qh5) 21. hxg3 (21. f4 Qxd5 $1 22. Qxg5+ Kh8 23. Qxg3 Rg8 $19) (21. h4
gxf2+ (21... Qxd5 $4 22. Bc4) 22. Rxf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Bxd5 $15) (21. Qxg3 Kh8 (
21... Rf4 $5)) 21... Kh8 $5 (21... Bxd5 22. f4 $13) 22. Qh5 Qd7 23. f4 (23.
Qxg5 $4 Qxd5) 23... Bd8 24. Rad1 $44) 16... a6 $5 (16... Qe8 17. Qxe8 Raxe8 18.
Bb5 (18. a4 $5) 18... Rd8 19. e6 d4 (19... Rf6 20. Bd7 Rg6 21. Rfd1 $14 {+/-})
20. cxd4 cxd4 21. Rac1 $36) 17. c4 d4 (17... b5 $5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qxb5 Ba6
20. Qb1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 c4 $44) 18. Rad1 $13) 16. Bg3 g6 17. h4 Bh6 18. h5 $36
Qe7 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qg4 Bc8 21. Qe2 Be6 22. f4 f5 $1 $13 (22... Rad8 $5) 23.
a4 Rf7 24. Kf2 Bf8 25. Rh1 Rh7 26. Qd2 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rd3e2,Re2f3]} Rb8 $6 (
26... Rd8 $5 27. Rxh7 (27. Be2 d4 $5 28. exd4 (28. Rxh7 Qxh7 (28... dxe3+ $15)
29. exd4 cxd4 30. Kg1 d3 (30... Qc7) 31. Bxd3 Bc5+ 32. Bf2 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qh4+
34. Kg1 Qg3 35. Rd1 Kg7 $17) 28... cxd4 29. cxd4 Rxh1 30. Rxh1 Qa3 $1 $40)
27... Qxh7 28. a5 d4 29. exd4 cxd4 30. c4 Bc5 $15 {The weakness of c4 and the
slightly more exposed white king seem to me to give black a small advantage.})
27. Be2 Rb7 28. Bb5 $5 (28. Rxh7 Qxh7 29. Bb5 $5) 28... Rc7 $6 (28... Qd8 $5 {
would hinder a5 and coordinate the black rooks and make sense of the recent
manoeuvres of the R on b7.}) 29. Rxh7 Qxh7 30. a5 $14 c4 (30... bxa5 31. Rxa5 {
/\ Ra6 ->}) 31. axb6 axb6 32. Ra6 Bc5 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Kg1 $1 {/\ Bf2,
Ba4-d1-f3} Qh5 35. Ba4 $1 g5 $6 (35... Rf7 $5) 36. Bf2 Kg6 $4 37. Be8+ Bf7 38.
Qxd5 Bxe8 39. Rxe8 Qe2 40. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1997.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1997.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3
e5 8. h3 (8. e4 c6 9. h3 Qb6 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 {Only transposes to the
game position with some extra moves.} ({A more interesting try is} 11... Ne8 $5
) 12. Na4 $5 Qd8 13. b3 Nc5 14. Nc3 a5 15. Rb1 Qb6 16. Be3 Qb4 $2 17. Qc2 Nfd7
18. Na4 $2 ({White misses a typical winning combination} 18. Ncb5 $1 cxb5 19.
Nxb5 a4 20. Bd2 $18) 18... Nxa4 19. bxa4 Qa3 20. Bc1 Qc5 21. Nb3 Qe5 22. Rd1
Nc5 23. Bb2 Qe7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nxc5 dxc5 26. Rb3 Rd8 27. Qb2+ Kg8 28. Rxd8+
Qxd8 29. Qe5 $36 {Jurek,J-Sonnberger,R/Schwaebisch Gmuend op/1997/}) 8... Re8
9. e4 exd4 10. Nxd4 c6 11. Re1 a5 (11... Nc5 12. b3 Bd7 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Bxd6 $1
{This tactical operation is similar to the game, only Black's pawn is still on
a7. This favour White-there are more vulnerable pawns on the 7-th rank.} (14.
Be3 Rad8 15. Qc2 Bc8 16. Rab1 Qc7 17. Rbd1 a6 18. f4 Qa5 19. Bf2 h5 20. Qb2 $6
Ncxe4 $5 21. b4 Qc7 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 c5 24. Qd2 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Qxc4 26.
Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxf6 Bxh3 $44 {Marin,M-Thipsay,P/Goodricke Calcutta/1997/}) 14...
Nfxe4 (14... Ncxe4 15. Bxe4 c5 16. Nc2 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Bf5 19. Re5
$1 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Qxd6 21. Rd5 Qe6 22. Rad1 Bd4 23. Kg2 $18 {Yakovich,
Y-Zakharevich,I/RUS-Cup5/Ekaterinburg/1997/}) 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Rxe4 17.
Nxe4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rd1 f5 (19... Bg7 20. Bb8 $1) 20. Rxd4 fxe4 21. g4
Re8 22. Bc5 Bc8 23. Bxa7 h5 24. gxh5 Bxh3 25. hxg6 Kg7 26. Kh2 Bf5 27. Rd6 Be6
28. Kg3 Kxg6 29. Kf4 $16 {Khalifman,A-Thipsay,P/Ubeda op/1997/ This game shows
Khalifman knew very well what he was doing-he won a similar game only some
weeks earlier.}) 12. Rb1 (12. b3 Nc5 13. Bf4 $5 (13. Rb1 {is only a
transposition of moves}) 13... Qb6 $2 {With the B still on c8 this is a heavy
mistake, which leads directly to a lost position.} 14. Bxd6 $1 Rd8 15. e5 Ne8
16. Nxc6 $1 Nxd6 (16... bxc6 17. Bxc5 $18) 17. Nd5 Nf5 (17... Qa6 18. Nc7 $18)
18. Nxb6 Rxd1 19. Raxd1 Ra6 20. Nxc8 bxc6 21. g4 Nh4 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Nxc6 Ne6
24. Rd6 Bh6 25. Nd4 Rxd6 26. exd6 Nxd4 27. d7 Nhf3+ 28. Bxf3 {Vaulin,A-Ozolin,
M/RUS-Cup4 Perm/1997/}) 12... Nc5 13. b3 Bd7 $6 (13... Qe7 14. Bf4 Nfd7 15. Be3
Nf6 16. Qc2 Nfxe4 $5 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Bd2 Qxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Rxe1+
21. Bxe1 Bxd4 22. Qe4 Be5 23. f4 Bf5 24. Qe3 Bf6 25. g4 c5 26. Bc3 $18 {
Manninen,M-Ronneland,D/Rilton Cup9697/1997/}) (13... h6 $142 $5 14. Re2 Bd7 15.
Bf4 Qb6 $5 {Here the Khalifman combination is ineffective, as Black has
already played h6 and his back rank is not weakened.} 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Qc2 Qc8
18. Kh2 Re5 19. f3 Rh5 20. h4 d5 $5 21. exd5 $13 {1/2,Adorjan,A-Vukic,M/Biel
op/1990/}) 14. Bf4 Qb6 $4 {This is the idea behind 13...Bd7,passively
defending the d6 pawn enables White to achieve a permanent positional
advantage.} (14... Bf8 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Rbd1 Rad8 18. Qd2 Bc8 19.
Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Ng7 21. f4 Qc7 22. g4 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Bf3 Qf7 25. Re2 Be7
26. Rg2 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rg8] |^()><d6,>>,Tregubov,P-Kahn,E/Balatonbereny op/
1992/}) (14... Qc7 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Be3 Be5 17. Rbd1 Rf8 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Nde2 f5
20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Rad8 23. Qd2 Bc8 24. Bf2 Nf6 25. Nc3 Nc5 26.
Kh2 $16 {[%csl Rg8] ע,Janjgava,L-Gurcan,S/Ankara zt/1995/}) 15. Bxd6 $1 {
Starts a tactical operation, which gives White an endgame with very good
winning chances. It's surprising it took quite some time to find the idea (the
point being of course 21.Bb8!) and White mostly just mechanically retreated
his B to e3:} (15. Be3 Qc7 (15... Qd8 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. f3 (17. Rbd1 $5 Nfxe4 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bf4 $36) 17... Nh5 18. Kh2 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21.
Qxf5 Nxg3 (21... Qe5 $142 $1 22. Qxe5 Bxe5 23. Ne2 Nd3 24. Red1 Nxg3 $132) 22.
Qg4 Nf1+ 23. Bxf1 Qe5+ 24. f4 Qxc3 25. Rbc1 Qf6 26. Rcd1 $16 {Tregubov,
P-Bagaturov,G/Kobanya op/1992/}) 16. Qc2 (16. f3 Rad8 17. Qd2 Bc8 18. Rbd1 Qe7
19. Bf2 Nfd7 20. f4 Nf8 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. Bd4 f6 23. g4 Be6 24. Qf2 $36 {(),
Loeffler,S-Bastian,H/BL/1986/}) 16... Qc8 ({The following games show Black
must take care of tactical tricks, connected with Ndb5. Thus it's best to move
the Q out of fire at once.} 16... Re7 $6 17. Rbd1 Rae8 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Ndb5 $1
cxb5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Bxd6 b6 22. Bc7 Qc8 23. Bxb6 Nb7 24. g4 Re5 25. gxh5 Bxh3
26. f4 Rxh5 27. Bf3 Bg4 28. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 29. Qg2 $16 {Smejkal,J-Uhlmann,W/
Sarajevo/1982/}) (16... h5 17. Rbd1 Nh7 18. Re2 Rad8 19. Red2 Bc8 $6 20. Ndb5
$1 cxb5 21. Nxb5 Qe7 22. Nxd6 Na6 23. Bb6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Nb4 25. Qd2 Nc6 26. f4
Nf8 27. e5 g5 28. Kh1 $16 {Bagaturov,G-Ubilava,E/Protvino zt/1993/}) 17. g4 $5
(17. Kh2 Re5 18. Nde2 Rh5 19. Nf4 Ng4+ 20. Kg1 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Re5 22. Rd1 Qc7
23. Nd3 Re7 24. Ree1 Ne6 25. Ne2 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 $15 {Hansen,C-Akopian,V/
EU-ch act Cap d`Agde/1996/}) 17... h5 18. f3 hxg4 19. hxg4 Qd8 20. Rbd1 Qe7 21.
Bf4 Nh7 22. Qf2 Rad8 23. Re2 Be5 24. Be3 Nf8 25. Red2 $14 {Pigusov,E-Akopian,V/
Moscow Final GMA/1990/ So even after 15.Be3 White keeps his spacial advantage
and an edge, typical for this line.}) (15. Nc2 $143 $6 Ng4 16. hxg4 Bxc3 17.
Bxd6 Bxe1 18. Qxe1 Bxg4 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. c5 Qd8 21. Qf4 Be6 22. Nd4 Qf6 $15 {
Verdihanov,V-Petrushin,A/Azov/1993/}) 15... Nfxe4 16. Bxe4 $1 (16. Nxe4 {Huzman
} Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxd4 19. c5 Qb4 20. a3 $2 Bxf2+ $19) 16... Nxe4
17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxd4 $8 (18... Bxd4 $2 19. c5 Qb4 20. a3 $18) 19. Qxd4
Bxd4 20. Rd1 Bg7 (20... f5 21. Rxd4 fxe4 22. g4 $14 {wins a pawn, just as in
Khalifman-Thipsay.} Re8 23. Bc7) (20... Bb2 21. Bb8 $1 (21. Rd2 $2 Bf5 $11) (
21. Ba3 Bf5 22. Bxb2 Bxe4 23. Rd7 b5 $14) 21... Bf5 22. Rd8+ Kg7 23. Nd6 $16)
21. Bb8 $1 $16 {Huzman: This brilliant move opens the white's idea.In the
endgame R+N against R+B the big advantage of the white determines the active
position of Rd7 and the weaknesses of black pawns.} Rxb8 (21... Be6 22. Rd8+
Bf8 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Ne8+ Kg8 25. Nc7) 22. Rxd7 b5 (22... Re8 23. Nd6 Re2 (
23... Re1+ {Huzman}) 24. Rd8+ (24. Nxf7 Rxa2 25. Rxb7 Bd4 $11) 24... Bf8 25. a4
b6 26. c5 $1 bxc5 27. Nc4 $16) (22... b6 {Huzman} 23. Nd6 f5 24. Rc7 c5 25.
Rc8+ $18) (22... Bf8 {Huzman} 23. Ng5 f6 24. Ne4 Bg7 25. Nd6 $16) 23. Nd6 $1 (
23. c5 $143 Re8 $132) 23... a4 $146 {Only this move is new. All this has
already been published in the Informant and Van Wely probably just forgot
about it.} (23... bxc4 24. Nxc4 a4 (24... Rb5 $2 25. Rd8+ Bf8 26. Ra8 Kg7 27.
Rxa5 Kf6 28. Ra6 Rc5 29. Na5 $18 {Kalinichev,S-Ragozin,E/Berlin/1992/}) (24...
Bc3 {Huzman} 25. Rd3 $18) 25. bxa4 Rb4 26. Rd8+ Bf8 27. Ne5 Kg7 28. a5 $16 (28.
Nxc6 Rb2 $5)) 24. cxb5 (24. Nxf7 $6 bxc4 25. bxc4 Rb2 $132) 24... cxb5 25. Nxf7
Re8 (25... Rc8 26. Ng5 (26. Rd8+ $1 $16 {Huzman /+-} Rxd8 27. Nxd8) 26... h6 (
26... a3 $132) 27. Ne6 $16) 26. Kf1 $1 Bc3 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. g4 $1 {A strong
move, which pins Black's R to the back rank due to mating threats. /\29.g5-to
get mating construction} (28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nd6 Re1+ 30. Kg2 axb3 31. axb3 b4
$132) 28... axb3 (28... Bg7 29. Nf7+ Kg8 30. Nd6 $18) (28... Re1+ 29. Kg2 Re2
$2 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. g5 $18) 29. axb3 Rf8 30. g5 {Huzman: Having created the
mate net for the black king,the white make break f4-f5,after which exchange
rooks and win due to extra pawn and weakness of pawn b5.} Re8 (30... Bg7 {
Huzman} 31. Ke2 {[%csl Rb5]}) 31. Nf7+ Kg8 32. Nh6+ Kh8 33. h4 $18 {White's
pieces are more active and he has an extra pawn. Khalifman shows good
technique and gradually strengthens his position.} b4 34. Nf7+ Kg8 35. Nh6+ Kh8
36. Kg2 Rf8 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nh6+ Kh8 39. f4 {Numerous repetitions of moves
save White the time, necessary to find the winning plan.} Bb2 40. Nf7+ Kg8 41.
Nh6+ Kh8 42. Kf3 Bc3 43. Nf7+ Kg8 44. Nh6+ Kh8 45. Kg4 Bg7 46. Rb7 Bc3 (46...
Bxh6 47. gxh6 Kg8 48. Rxb4 $18) 47. Nf7+ Kg8 48. Nh6+ Kh8 49. f5 (49. h5 $5 Bd2
50. hxg6 hxg6 51. Rf7 $18) 49... gxf5+ 50. Nxf5 Bd2 51. Rd7 (51. h5 $2 Rg8 $11)
51... Bc1 52. Rd1 $1 {By chasing the B away White gets in the h5 advance.} Bb2
53. h5 Rg8 {[%cal Rb2f6] /\Bf6 This enables the exchange of R, but Black had
hardly anything else.} 54. Nh6 Re8 55. Rd8 $1 Rxd8 56. Nf7+ Kg7 57. Nxd8 Bc3 (
57... h6 58. g6 Kf6 59. Nf7 Bc1 60. Kf3 $18 {[%cal Rf3d5,Rd5c4] /\Ke4-d5-c4})
58. Kf5 Bd2 59. Ne6+ Kf7 60. Nf4 Kg7 61. Nd5 Kf7 62. h6 $1 {/\Nf6} (62. g6+ $2
hxg6+ 63. hxg6+ Kg7 $11) 62... Kg8 $8 (62... Bc3 63. Nf6 Bxf6 64. gxf6 Ke8 65.
Ke6 Kf8 66. Kd5 Kf7 67. Kc4 Kxf6 68. Kxb4 Kg6 69. Kc5 Kxh6 70. b4 $18) 63. Nf6+
Kh8 64. Ne4 $1 {[%cal Rf5g4,Rg4h5,Rg5g6] White wants to play g6, but he has to
avoid the stalemate traps. He first moves away his N, then transfers his K to
h5.} (64. g6 $2 hxg6+ 65. Kxg6 Bxh6 $1 $11) (64. Kg4 $2 Bxg5 $1 $11) 64... Bc1
65. Kg4 Kg8 66. Nf6+ Kh8 67. Nd5 $1 Bd2 68. Kh5 Kg8 69. g6 (69. g6 hxg6+ (69...
Bc3 70. Ne7+ Kf8 71. g7+ Bxg7 72. hxg7+ Kxg7 73. Nc6 $18) 70. Kxg6 Be1 71. h7+
Kh8 72. Ne7 Bg3 73. Nc6 $18 {[%cal Rc6b4,Rc6d8,Rc6e5] Black can't protect e5,
d8 and b4 at the same time.}) 1-0

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1997.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1997.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 b5 16. axb5 Nb4+ 17. Kc3 cxb5 18. Nb6 {Dies führt zu einem
forcierten Remis. Gewinnversuche müssen mit} (18. Rd1 {beginnen; vgl. Bareev,
E-Chalifman,A, Ubeda 1997.}) 18... Qc5+ 19. Kb3 Nc6 20. Qxb5 Qe3+ 21. Kc2 Qf2+
22. Kc3 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.22"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf4 12. Rfd1 Nxe2+ 13. Ncxe2 Ne5 14. Rac1 Bd7
15. b3 a6 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bh4 Bg7 19. Nc3 Rb8 20. Nde2 g5 21. Bf2 f5
22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Ng3 Bg6 24. Nce4 h6 25. Ba7 Ra8 26. Qd5+ Bf7 27. Qxb7 Qd7 28.
c5 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Khalifman knows his ideas in the Breyer. When Black misses his chance for
equality, Khalifman turns up the pressure with every move.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4
Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3 Qc7 16. Qc2 g6 17.
Bb2 Rac8 18. Rad1 Bg7 19. b4 (19. Bf1 Qb8 20. Qb1 Ba8 21. Qa2 Nh5 22. b4 Re7
23. c4 exd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 $14 {Steingrimsson,H-Hauchard,A/Reykjavik
FRA-ISD 1993/CBM 35/[Ernst]/1-0 (57)}) (19. Ba1 $5 {Hellers}) 19... Nh5 $6 (
19... Nb6 $6 20. a5 Nbd7 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. c4 bxc4 23. Bxc4 h6 24. Bc3 Rb8 25.
Qa2 Nf8 26. Nb3 $16 {1-0 Hellers,F-Morrison,W/Pan-American Intercollegiate
Chess Ch N 1995 (43)}) (19... d5 $1 {This move is the reason why 19.b4 is not
so great.} 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Qxe5 $11 {Hellers
}) 20. Bf1 Nb6 21. a5 Nd7 {Black is doing nothing, but White has a plan.} 22.
dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. c4 $16 Qe7 25. Nb3 $1 Rcd8 (25... Qxb4 $2 26. c5
$18 {ףb4}) 26. Nc5 {White has reached an ideal position in this line. Black
may not be lost, but he has an uphill struggle ahead.} Bc8 27. g3 Nf6 28. Bc1
Nd7 29. Be3 Nxc5 30. Bxc5 Qb7 31. Bb6 {The B proves to be just as irritating
as the N was.} Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Be6 33. Kh2 h5 34. h4 Kh7 35. Bc5 Qc8 (35... Bf8
36. Bxf8 Rxf8 37. cxb5 cxb5 38. Qc5 $16) 36. Bb6 Qb7 37. Bh3 $1 {Exchanging
Be6 will leave Black without defence on the d-file.} Bxc4 38. Rd7 Qa8 39. Ra7
Qb8 40. Rxa6 Qd6 41. Bc5 Qf6 42. Qd2 Bf8 43. Qg5 $18 Qf3 44. Bg2 Qe2 45. Bxf8
Rxf8 46. Qf6 Rc8 47. Rb6 Be6 48. a6 Qa2 49. Bh3 Bxh3 50. Kxh3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 h6 (13... a4
14. Bb5 (14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bd6 $1 (15. Bc5 Rxe4 (15... Nd7) (15... Nd7) 16. Bd3
Re8 17. Ra1 Qd5 18. Rxa4 Rxa4 19. Qxa4 Bd7 20. Qc2 Bc6 21. Bc4 Qd7 22. Ne5 Bxe5
23. dxe5 Bxg2 24. e6 Rxe6 25. Rd1 Bh3 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Bf8+ {
1-0 Von Herman,U-Schnabel,R/OLNO 9192/1992/}) (15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Re1
Bd7 18. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Adorjan,A/Polanica Zdroj (06)/1992}) (15. Bg5
Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re6 $1 17. Qc1 Rc6 $17 {Kozul}) (15. Rc1 Qe6 16. Bb4 (16. Ba3 Qxe4
17. Re1 Bd7 18. d5 Qf4 19. Rc4 Qf6 20. Qd2 (20. Rc7 Bf8 21. d6 Bc6 22. Qd2 Nd7
23. Rd1 Bg7 24. Bc4 Rad8 25. Ng5 Rf8 26. Re1 Ne5 {0-1 Lautier,J-Leko,P/Tilburg
Fontys (09)/1996 (40)}) 20... Na6 21. Rb1 b5 22. Rcc1 Bh6 23. Qxh6 Rxe2 24. Re1
Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Qf5 26. Rc1 b4 27. Bb2 f6 28. Qh4 g5 29. Qg3 a3 {Vaisser,A-Leko,
P/Cap D'Agde qual G2 (02) 1996/0-1 (74)}) 16... Qxe4 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Ng5 Qf4
19. Bd2 Qf6 20. Bc4 Rf8 21. Ne4 Qb6 22. d5 Na6 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bd4 b5 25. Bxg7
Kxg7 26. Qd4+ f6 27. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Miles,A/Isle of Man op (03)/1995 
(32)}) 15... Rxe4 (15... Qe6 16. e5 $16) (15... Bf5 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. e5 $16) 16.
Rc1 (16. Qc1 Be6 17. Bd3 Rg4 (17... Rxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxb7 Nd7 20. Qf4 Bg7
21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Bc4 Qc2 23. Bd5 Bc6 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qc7 a3 26. Bxc6 {
1-0 Solozhenkin,E-Vareille,F/Paris op (05) 1994}) 18. h3 (18. Qc7 Nc6 19. Qxb7
Rc8 20. Rbc1 Qd5 21. Bg3 Bxd4 22. Bb5 Na7 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Rd1
Bxf3 26. gxf3 a3 27. fxg4 a2 {1/2-1/2 Ioseliani,N-Krupkova,P/Prague
Menchik-mem (01) 1996 (41)}) 18... Qd5 19. Qc7 Nc6 20. hxg4 Rc8 21. Qxb7 Qxd6
22. Rfc1 Bf8 23. Be4 Na5 24. Qb5 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Nb3 26. Rd1 a3 {0-1
Summerscale,A-Lerch,P/Candas op (07)/1996 (35)}) 16... Nc6 (16... Bd7 17. Bc4
Qb2 18. Bd5 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qf3 $18) (16... Bf5 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Bd5 Rxd4
19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxb7 Ra7 21. Bc5 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 Rxb7 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. g4 $1
Nd7 25. Bxf8 Nxf8 26. gxf5 f6 27. Rcc8 Rf7 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Ra8 $16) 17. Bc4
Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 (18... Rxd4 19. Qe1 $1 {/\ Qe8, Rb2+-}) 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (19...
Kh8 20. Rc1 (20. Bd5 Re8 21. Ng5 $40) 20... Qa5 21. d5 Nd8 22. Ng5 $16) 20.
Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 Qxd4 22. Qe2 $1 $18 {/\ Qa2} Bf5 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. Ng5 h6 25.
Nf7+ Kh7 26. Rxb7 Be4 27. Ba3 Bxg2 $1 28. Bb2 Bd5 29. Bxd4 Bxa2 30. Bxg7 {
1-0 Ivanov,Se-Zezulkin,J/POL-chT Lubniewice (07)/1994 (34)}) (14. Ra1 Qe6 15.
e5 h6 16. Be3 Qd7 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Bb5 Qd5 19. Bxa4 Bg4 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Bxh6
Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qe3 Qd5 {0-1 Chantcev,S-Grechihin,V/
Kemerovo/1991 (39)}) (14. Re1 a3 (14... Qe6 15. d5 Qd6 16. e5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5
Qxe5 18. Qd2 Qd6 19. Bc4 Re8 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Qc3 Nd7 22. Bb5 e5 23. dxe6 Rxe6
24. Bc4 Qf6 25. Qd2 Nf8 26. Bxe6 Nxe6 27. Be5 Qd8 28. Qc3 {Gelfand,B-Leko,P/
Cap D'Agde qual G2 (04) 1996/1-0 (61)}) 15. Rc1 Qe6 16. e5 Qd7 17. d5 h6 18.
Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Qa4 20. Qd3 a2 21. Ra1 Na6 22. Rec1 Qa5 23. Qe4 Nb4 24. Bc4 b5
25. Bb3 Qa3 26. Nd4 Qxc1+ {0-1 Vidarte Morales,A-Kolev,At/Sitges op (03)/1993/}
) (14. d5 a3 15. Rb4 $5 b5 $8 16. Bxb5 (16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Bxb5 Rxe7 18. Bc4 Na6
$1 19. Bxa2 Nxb4 $44 {|^ o^a}) 16... Ba6 17. Qd3 (17. Bxe7 Bxb5 18. Bxf8 Be2 $1
19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rfxb1 a2 $17) 17... Bxb5 18. Rxb5 (18. Qxb5 $6 Na6) 18... Rc8
$1 19. Bxe7 $2 (19. Rb3 Bb2 $5 20. Bxe7 Rc1 21. Rxc1 Bxc1 22. g3 $5) 19... Rc3
20. Qd1 Qc4 21. Rc5 (21. Rb4 Qa6 $17 {/\} 22. e5 Rd3) 21... Qxe4 $5 (21...
Qxf1+ $1 22. Kxf1 Rxc5 $19) 22. Re1 Qxe1+ $1 23. Qxe1 a2 {0-1 Kopjonkin,
G-Zezulkin,J/Nyiregyhaza 56/545 1992 (24)}) 14... Bd7 $1 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Rxb7
Qe6 17. d5 {Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/Toronto/1990/0:1/52/ Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/Toronto/
1990/0:1/52/} (17. Re1 a3 18. Rb1 a2 19. Ra1 Rfb8 $17) 17... Qxe4 $6 (17... Qd6
$1 18. e5 $8 Bxe5 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Nxe5 Qf5 21. Nf3 f6 22. Be3 Rfd8 $17) 18.
Rxd7 a3 19. Rxe7 (19. Re1 $2 Qf5 $19) 19... Qb4 (19... Qf5 20. Be3 a2 21. Nd4
Qxd5 22. Qa1 Rfd8 23. Rd1 Ra4 24. g3 $1 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 (25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4
Qxd4 27. Qxa2 $11) 25... Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Qxa2 $11) 20. Ree1 $1 (20. Re2
$2 Rfb8 $1 21. Ra2 Qc4 22. Qd2 $8 Rb2 $1 23. Rxb2 axb2 {/\ Qf1} 24. Rb1 Ra1 25.
Qe1 Qc2 26. Nd2 Qc1 $1 $19) 20... a2 21. Be7 $1 (21. Qd3 Qc3 $1 $19) 21... Qb5
22. Qd2 $2 (22. Bxf8 a1=Q 23. Qxa1 Rxa1 24. Bxg7 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 (25. Rxe1 Kxg7
26. h4 $1 Qxd5 27. Re3 $11) 25... Kxg7 26. h4 Qxd5 27. Re3 $11) 22... Rfc8 23.
d6 a1=Q 24. Rxa1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bxa1 26. h3 Qd7 {Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/Toronto (05)/
1990/0-1 (52)}) (13... Qe6 14. Qc2 (14. e5 f6 15. Be3 Qf5 16. Nh4 Qd7 17. Bc4+
Kh8 18. f4 Nc6 19. f5 g5 20. e6 Qe8 21. Nf3 {1-0 Shneider,A-Piankov,E/UKR-chT
Alushta/1994 (40)}) 14... Qd7 (14... h6 15. Bc4 Qd7 16. Bb5 Qd8 17. Bf4 Na6 18.
d5 e6 19. Rfd1 Nb4 20. Qa4 exd5 21. Rxb4 axb4 22. Qxa8 b3 23. Qa3 b2 24. e5 {
1-0 Touzane,O-Krupkova,P/Prague DDM-B (01)/1992 (41)}) 15. e5 Qd8 16. Qd2 f6
17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Bf4 Nc6 19. exf6 exf6 20. Rfe1 Nb4 21. d5 Bf5 22. Rbc1 Rc8 23.
d6 {1-0 Santa Torres,J-Odeh,K/Manila olm/1992 (44)}) (13... Nd7 14. e5 f6 15.
Nd2 b5 16. Rxb5 Ba6 17. Bc4+ Qxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxb5 19. Qb3 Bxc4 20. Qxc4+ Kh8 21.
Bd2 fxe5 22. Qb5 Ra7 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxa5 Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Santa Torres,J-Yang
Xian/Manila olm/1992 (36)}) (13... Bf6 $5) 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Rc1 Qe6 (15... Rxe7
16. Rxc8+ Kh7 17. Bc4 Qa3 18. Qc2 $16) 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Bb5 (17. Re1 Bg4 (17...
Qf4 18. Bb5 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 $17) 18. Ne5 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qf5 $15
) 17... Rd8 (17... Bd7 18. Re1 Qxe1+ 19. Nxe1 Bxb5 20. Qb3 Ba6 21. Nf3 $14) 18.
Re1 Qf5 19. Bd3 {White avoids the complications connected with the win of the
exchange, now black will be able to hold his own. Weiss vermeidet
Komplikationen verbunden mit dem Qualitats gewinn, Schwarz ist jetz im Lage
sich gerade zu halten.} (19. Be7 $5 Qxb5 20. Bxd8 Nc6 (20... Be6 21. Rc5 Qb4
22. Qd3 Nc6 23. Rb1 Qa4 24. Bb6 Re8 $14) 21. Re8+ Kh7 22. Rc5 Qb4 23. Bxa5 Rxa5
24. Rxa5 Qxa5 25. Rxc8 Nxd4 $14) 19... Qh5 20. Be7 Re8 21. Bf6 (21. Rc5 Qg4 22.
Bd6 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qd7 $13) 21... Rf8 (21... Rxe1+ $2 22. Qxe1 Be6 23. Rc5 Qg4
24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qe5+ Kh7 26. h3 $18) 22. Be7 (22. Rc5 Qg4 23. Re4 Qd7 24. Ne5
Qd6 $13) 22... Re8 23. Bf6 Rf8 24. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gofshtein,L} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. Bb3 Bc6 13. Rhe1
Rfe8 (13... Rad8 {Gofshtein,L} 14. Kb1 h6 15. Bh4 e5 16. Qf2 exf4 17. Qxf4 Nh5
$11 {Murreu-Dorfman,France 94}) (13... Rfd8 {Gofshtein,L} 14. Qd3 (14. Qf2 $5)
14... h6 15. Bh4 Qh5 16. Bg3 Nd7 $1 17. Qf1 Nc5 18. Bc4 Bf6 $132 {Dolmatov-Oll,
USSR 88}) 14. Kb1 {This quiet move may be a novelty; the following other moves
have been previously tested here:} (14. f5 exf5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Rxe5 Qc7 17.
Rxf5 Rad8 (17... Red8 {Gofshtein,L} 18. Qc4 $13 {Polgar.J-Sax.D}) 18. Qc4 Rxd1+
19. Nxd1 Bd8 20. Ne3 Qd7 21. Rf2 h6 $2 22. Rd2 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 $18 {Polgar,
J-Sax, Hungary 1991}) (14. Qf2 Ng4 15. Qh4 Bxg5 16. fxg5 Ne5 17. Rxd6 Qc5 18.
Rd2 b5 19. Qf2 Qxf2 20. Rxf2 a5 21. a3 b4 22. Na4 Rab8 $44 {
Tseshkovsky-Knoppert, Leeuwarden op 1994}) (14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Rad8 16. Qf4
Nd5 17. Bxd5 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Bxd5 19. Rd4 h6 20. Qg3 Qc5 21. Rg4 Qf8 22. a3 Bc6
23. Ne2 Kh7 24. Nf4 g6 25. Rf1 Be4 26. Nh5 Bf5 27. Nf6+ Kh8 28. Rh4 Rc8 29.
Rxf5 exf5 30. Qf4 h5 31. g4 Qg7 32. Qg5 {1-0 Tolnai-Leko, Budapest 1992}) 14...
Rad8 (14... h6 $6 {Gofshtein,L} 15. Bh4 e5 16. Qc4 $1) 15. Qf2 (15. Qd2 {
Gofshtein,L} h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 $14 {Tolnai-Majer,Czech 95}) 15... h6 (
15... Ng4 {Gofshtein,L} 16. Qg3 Bxg5 17. fxg5 Ne5 18. h4 $13) 16. h4 $5 (16.
Bh4 {Gofshtein,L} Qh5) 16... Qc5 (16... hxg5 $2 {Gofshtein,L} 17. hxg5 $36) 17.
Qg3 Nh5 (17... Kf8 {Gofshtein,L} 18. f5 exf5 19. Be3 Qa5 20. exf5 Qxf5 21. Rf1
$40) 18. Qh2 hxg5 19. hxg5 g6 (19... Bxg5 {Gofshtein,L} 20. fxg5 Qxg5 21. Rh1
g6 22. g4 Qxg4 23. Rdg1 $18) 20. g4 Nxf4 {[#]} 21. Nd5 $3 {Yet another
Sicilian sacrifice and yet another motif: here the main point of this
manouevre is to block the 5th rank and disconnect Black's queen with the
kingside. GM Semen Dvoirys is particularly dangerous in such dynamic
situations as here, he leads this game with great energy.} ({Why the 5th rank
has to be blocked becomes apparent in the following line:} 21. Rh1 $2 Qe5 $19)
21... exd5 ({Black cannot disregard the knight, as} 21... Bxg5 $2 22. Rh1 Nh5
23. gxh5 {is bad for him.}) 22. Rh1 Nh5 23. gxh5 Kg7 24. exd5 Bd7 25. hxg6 Rh8
26. Qf4 f5 ({Black cannot get rid of the annoying g6-pawn, as} 26... fxg6 27.
Rhe1 {would be winning for White.}) (26... Rdf8 {Gofshtein,L} 27. Rxh8 $18) 27.
Rh6 $1 $18 Rde8 ({After} 27... Rxh6 28. gxh6+ Kh8 (28... Kxg6 {Gofshtein,L}) (
28... Kg8 29. c3 $40) 29. c3 $1 {(with the idea to activate the bishop via c2)
White's advantage is also decisive.} (29. g7+ Kh7 30. c3 $18)) 28. Qh2 Bxg5 29.
Rh7+ Rxh7 30. Qxh7+ Kf6 31. Qf7+ Ke5 32. Qxd7 Re7 33. Re1+ Kf4 34. Rf1+ Kg3 35.
Qxf5 Qe3 36. a3 Re4 37. Qf8 1-0

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 g6 6. a3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ba2
b5 9. Re1 Rb8 10. c3 a5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qb6 13. Nf1 Bg4 14. Be3 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 Qb7 16. Ng3 a4 17. f4 Na5 18. Bd2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Bb4 h5 21. d5 h4
22. Nf1 Nh5 23. Qg4 Qc8 24. f5 Bxb2 25. Qxh4 Bf6 26. Qg4 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Nf6 28.
Qg2 c3 29. Ne3 Kh8 30. Rc1 Rxb4 31. axb4 a3 32. Kh1 a2 33. f4 Qa6 34. Ra1 Qd3
35. fxg6 fxg6 36. Qh3+ Nh5 0-1

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O e5 12. d5 Nd8 13. e4 c5 14. Nd2 Bd7 15.
a3 b6 16. f4 f6 17. Rf2 Nf7 18. Raf1 a5 19. b3 Ra7 20. a4 g6 21. h3 Kg7 22. f5
Rh8 23. Qf3 g5 24. Qh5 Be8 25. h4 Qf8 26. Qe2 Rg8 27. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. Re1 Qb6 13. h3 Rfb8 14. Re2 Qa6
15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rc1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qd2 Bg7 20. b3 c4 21.
bxc4 Qxc4 22. Nd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 Qa5 5. d5 d6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2
Qc7 9. e4 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Ng5 Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Nc4 h6 14. Nh3 Bb5 15.
Qxd6 Qd7 16. Qxd7 Nfxd7 17. b3 Bxc3 18. Rb1 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Kg7 20. Rd1 Bxc4 21.
bxc4 Nb6 22. Nf4 Nc6 23. Nd5 Ne5 24. Nc7 Rad8 25. Nb5 Nbxc4 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27.
Rxd4 cxd4 28. Rxb7 Rc8 29. Bh3 Rc6 30. Bf4 d3 31. Bf1 g5 32. Bxe5+ Nxe5 33. Rb5
Rc1 34. Kg2 d2 35. Be2 Re1 0-1

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. Qe2
Bb7 9. O-O Nc6 10. f4 d6 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. Rae1 Be7 13. a3 O-O 14. f5 Rae8 15.
fxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Ne5 17. Nd4 Bd8 18. h3 Qd7 19. Nf3 Ng6 20. Qd2 Qc6 21. Nd4
Qc8 22. Nf3 Qc6 23. Nd4 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qc2 b6 11. Rfe1 Bb7 12. Bb5 a6 13. Bf1 Ng4 14. a4 Nce5
15. h3 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. d4 Na6 10. Bf4 Re8 11. Rc1 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Ne5 Qxb3
15. axb3 Ne4 16. Red1 Rad8 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nc4 Bd5 19. Bh3 Bc6 20. Nd6 Bxd6
21. Rxd6 Bb5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Kf1 Bd7 24. Bg2 Bb5 25. Ke1 f5 26. Be3 Rb8 27.
Bxc5 Nxc5 28. Rxc5 Bd7 29. g4 fxg4 30. Bxe4 Be6 31. Rc3 Kf7 32. Rc7+ Kf6 33.
Rxa7 Rxb3 34. Bxh7 Rxb2 35. Ra6 Ke5 36. Bd3 Rb8 37. Ra5+ Kf6 38. Kf1 Rc8 39.
Be4 Rc1+ 40. Kg2 Re1 41. e3 Rc1 42. Rb5 Rd1 43. Rb6 Ke5 44. Rb1 Rxb1 45. Bxb1
Kf6 46. Kf1 Ke5 47. Ke2 Bc8 48. Bg6 Kf6 49. Bc2 Ke5 50. Kd3 Bf5+ 51. Kc3 Be6
52. Kb4 Kd6 53. Bd3 Bc8 54. Kc4 Ke5 55. Bc2 Ba6+ 56. Kc5 Be2 57. Kc6 Ke6 58.
Kc7 Ke7 59. Bb3 Bf3 60. Bc4 Be4 61. Be2 Bf5 62. Kc6 Ke6 63. Bc4+ Ke5 64. Kc7
Ke4 65. Be2 Ke5 66. Kd8 Kf6 67. Bc4 Bc2 68. Kd7 Ke5 69. Be2 Kf5 70. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 c6 10. b3 Ne8 11. Qf3 d5 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. h3 Nf6
15. Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 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. b3 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ptacnikova, Lenka"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bb1 Nbd7 14. Nd2 Ne5 15.
Rc1 Rac8 16. b3 Rfe8 17. h3 Bf8 18. f4 Ned7 19. g4 g6 20. Nf3 Qb8 21. g5 Nh5
22. Qf2 d5 23. Nd2 Ba3 24. Rcd1 Bb4 25. Ne2 Bc5 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. cxd5 exd5 28.
e5 Qc7 29. Nf3 Ne4 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nfd4 Red8 32. Qe3 Ng7 33. Rc1 Qd7 34. Kh2
Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nf5 36. Nxf5 Qxf5 37. Nd4 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. f3 Nfd7 8.
Nxc4 e6 9. e4 a5 10. Be3 Na6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O Nb4 13. Na2 O-O 14. Nxb4 Bxb4
15. Qb3 Qb8 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Kh1 f6 18. Bd2 Bxd2 19. Rxd2 Bf7 20. Qc3 Qc7 21.
e5 Nb6 22. Nd6 Red8 23. Bc4 Rxd6 24. exd6 Qxd6 25. Bb3 Nd7 26. Rc1 g5 27. Re2
Kg7 28. Rce1 Nf8 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. dxc5 Rd8 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 e5 33. Re3
Ne6 34. Rc3 Nd4 35. Kg1 f5 36. Kf2 Kf6 37. Ke3 f4+ 38. Kf2 h5 39. Bc2 Bd5 40.
Bd3 Bb3 41. h3 Bd1 42. Rc1 Bb3 43. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 Qb6 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3
Be6 9. Qb3 Na5 10. Qd1 Bd7 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Rb1 Nf6 14. b4 Nc6 15.
Qb3 O-O 16. Qd3 Qb6 17. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dzevlan, Miralem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. O-O Bg4 12. c4 b6 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 h6 15.
Nf3 e5 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Nd2 Nb7 18. f4 Nd6 19. Rbe1 Rae8 20. Qd3 f6 21. f5 g5
22. a4 Qd7 23. Ra1 a6 24. Ba3 Qc7 25. Rfc1 Rb8 26. Rab1 Rfc8 27. Kh1 Bf8 28. h3
Kh7 29. Qe2 Kg8 30. Qd1 Kh7 31. Qh5 Bg7 32. Rc3 Kg8 33. h4 a5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35.
Rh3 Qd7 36. Qd1 Rb7 37. Kg1 Kf7 38. Kf2 Rh8 39. Rxh8 Bxh8 40. Qc2 Bg7 41. Ke2
Bf8 42. Rh1 Rb8 43. Qb3 Rb7 44. Bb2 Kg8 45. Rh5 Qd8 46. Qh3 Bg7 47. g4 Qe8 48.
Qb3 Bf8 49. Rh1 Qd7 50. Kd1 Qe8 51. Kc1 Bg7 52. Kc2 Bf8 53. Bc1 Bg7 54. Kd1 Rb8
55. Ke2 Qd7 56. Kf3 Kf7 57. Nb1 Qc7 58. Na3 Rh8 59. Rxh8 Bxh8 60. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rantanen, Yrjo A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nd7 7. Nh3 c5 8. Nf2 Bb7
9. Be2 Ngf6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. O-O Qc7 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 a5 15. Bb5
Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. b3 Nc5 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Rfc1 Rc6 20. c3 bxc3 21. Qxc3 Bh6
22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qb6 24. Nd1 d5 25. e5 Nfd7 26. Rb2 Nxe5 0-1

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 b5 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Bh6
Bg4 9. a4 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qa5 12. h4 Nbd7 13. h5 e5 14. d5 b4 15.
Nd1 cxd5 16. Ne3 Kh8 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. exd5 e4 19. Bxe4 Ne5 20. f4 Qc7 21. Bxg6
Nf3+ 22. Kd1 Nd4 23. Bd3 Rae8 24. Rh3 Qe7 25. Kd2 Rg8 26. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. f4 O-O 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. d5 Nb4 10. a5 c6 11. Bxf6 exf6 12. Nd1 f5 13. Qxb4 fxe4 14. Ng1 e3 15.
Be2 Re8 16. Ra3 c5 17. Qb6 Qf6 18. Bxg4 Qh4+ 19. Kf1 Qxg4 20. Ne2 Bd4 21. c3
Bf6 22. Ra4 Qf5 23. Qb3 Re4 24. Rxe4 Qxe4 25. c4 Re8 26. h4 Bd4 27. Rh3 h5 28.
Rf3 Kg7 29. Kg1 Re7 30. Kh2 Re8 31. Kh1 Qe7 32. g3 Qe4 33. Kg2 Re7 34. Ndc3 Qd3
35. Qd1 Qxc4 36. Qa4 Qd3 37. Qd1 Qc4 38. Qe1 Qd3 39. Qd1 Qc4 40. Qa1 Qd3 41.
Qd1 Qc4 42. Kh3 f5 43. Kg2 Kh6 44. Kh3 Re8 45. Kg2 Re7 46. Kh3 Qb4 47. Qa1 Bxc3
48. bxc3 Qe4 49. Rf1 Qxd5 50. Qd1 Qd2 51. Kg2 Qa2 52. Re1 d5 1-0

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. e4 Qh5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 O-O
15. Be3 Rfd8 16. Be2 h6 17. Rac1 a5 18. Nb1 Nf8 19. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Herzliya Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "Liepaja Baltika"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Nc6 13. h3 h6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Ne2 Nb4 18. Bb1 d3 19. Ned4 Bf8 20. Bd2 Nc2 21. Nxc2
dxc2 22. Bxc2 Bc8 23. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cobb, James"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "Liepaja Baltika"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "WLS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Be3 (5. d5 Nd4 6. Bg2 c5 7. Nge2 Bg4
8. O-O $14) 5... Nf6 6. h3 (6. d5 Ne5 7. h3 c6 8. f4 Ned7 9. Bg2 $13) 6... e5
7. Nge2 (7. d5 Nd4 8. Bxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 O-O {/\Ne4} 10. Qd3 Re8 $146) 7... d5
$1 8. Bg2 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. exd5 Nc4 11. Bc1 Re8 12. O-O Bf5 13. Nd4
Bd7 14. b3 Nb6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Be3 Re5 17. Bf4 Rh5 18. g4 Nfxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5
20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qf3 Nxf4 $44 {- Novak,I-Seifert,M/Trencianske Teplice 1981/
MCD-r8}) 8... Nxe4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. d5 Na5 $1 11. Bxe4 (11. b3 f5) (11. c4 Bd7
12. Rc1 b5 $13) 11... Nc4 12. Bc1 O-O 13. Bg2 f5 14. O-O Nd6 15. b3 $2 (15. f4
e4 16. Rb1 $15) (15. Rb1) 15... f4 $1 $40 16. gxf4 $8 Qh4 $1 17. Bb2 Bxh3 18.
fxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne4 20. Qd4 (20. f3 Rf5 21. fxe4 (21. Bc1 Bxe5) 21... Qxe4+
22. Kg1 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Rh5#) 20... Qg5+ 21. Kh2 Qh5+ {/\22Kg2.Qe2} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Crouch, Colin S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Liepaja Baltika"]
[BlackTeam "London Barbican"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Qb3 b6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Bd2 Na5 14. Qb4 Nb7 {
Black must find a way to cope with the impending Ba6, which wins the fight for
the control of the c file in white's favour. Schwarz muss einen Weg finden
gegen das drohende Ba6, welches den Kampf um die Kontrolle der c-Linie
gewinnen w�rde.} (14... Ne8 15. Rac1 Nd6 16. b3 Bf6 17. Ba6 Nc6 18. Qa4 Nb8
19. Bd3 a6 20. Nb5 Be7 21. Rc2 Nxb5 22. Bxb5 Qd6 23. b4 Ra7 24. Rfc1 h5 25. Bd3
{Vaganian,R-Christiansen,L/Reggio Emilia 1987/0-1 (74)}) (14... Qd7 15. Rfc1
Rfc8 16. Ba6 Rc7 17. Nb5 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Bf8 19. Qa4 Nc4 20. Rc2 e5 21. Bc3 Ne4
22. b3 Ncd6 23. Bb2 Qf5 24. dxe5 Nc5 25. Qd4 Ne8 26. Rxc5 bxc5 27. Qxd5 {
Sadler,M-Gretarsson,H/Gausdal Int 1994/1-0 (47)}) (14... Re8 15. Ba6 e5 16.
dxe5 Nc6 17. Qa4 Nxe5 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Be1 Red8 20. Rac1 Rab8 21. Be2 Rbc8 22.
Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxd5 Rc1 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Qxd1 {Stohl,I-Seul,G/
BL9394 1994/1-0 (40)}) 15. Ba6 Nd6 16. Rfc1 Nfe4 17. Be1 (17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rc2
f5 19. Rac1 $14) 17... f5 18. Ne2 Bh6 (18... Qe7 19. Rc2 Rf7 20. Rac1 $16) 19.
Rc6 g5 20. Ng3 (20. f3 Qd7 21. Rac1 g4 22. Qa3 Nc4 23. R6xc4 dxc4 24. fxe4 gxh3
$16) 20... g4 $6 (20... Nxg3 21. Rxd6 $18) (20... Re8 21. f3 Qd7 22. Rac1 Nc5
23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Qa3 $16) 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rxe6 f4 {Black has
lost a strategical fight so he is going for broke, white must play carefully.
Schwarz hat den strategischen Kampf schon verloren und versucht ein wildes
Gegenspiel, Weiss muss genau spielen.} (22... Qh4 23. hxg4 fxg4 24. Qb3 $18)
23. hxg4 $1 (23. Rxh6 Qg5 24. Qb3 Kh8 25. Bb4 Rg8 $132) 23... Qh4 (23... fxe3
24. f3 Nf6 25. Bh4 $18) 24. Qb3 fxe3 (24... Qxg4 25. Qxd5 $18) 25. fxe3 (25. g3
$1 $18) 25... Nf2 (25... Qg5 26. Rxe4 $18) 26. Rxh6 Qxh6 (26... Nh3+ 27. gxh3
Qxh6 28. Qxd5+ $18) 27. Qxd5+ (27. Qxd5+ Kh8 28. Bxf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.10.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Passau"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qc7 7. Bf4 Qc8 8. Nh4
Ne7 9. Nxf5 Nxf5 10. e3 Nd7 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Qc2 g6 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 Bf6 15.
Bxf5 exf5 16. b5 Re8 17. Rab1 Nf8 18. Rb4 Ne6 19. Bd6 Be7 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Bg3
Bd8 22. Qa4 Bf6 23. Ne2 g5 24. Bd6 h6 25. Ng3 Ng7 26. Rfb1 h5 27. Nf1 h4 28. h3
g4 29. Kh2 Be7 30. Rb7 Bxd6+ 31. cxd6 Qe6 32. Qxc6 Rad8 33. Rxa7 Rxd6 34. Qc7
gxh3 35. Kxh3 Rc6 36. Qf4 Qg6 37. Kh2 Re4 38. Qf3 Kh7 39. Rbb7 Rf6 40. Nd2 Rg4
41. Qxd5 Ne6 42. Nc4 h3 43. gxh3 Rh4 44. Ne5 Qg7 45. Qg2 Ng5 46. f4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.10.19"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Casper, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Be3
h6 9. Qc2 Nh7 10. Rad1 Bf6 11. d5 c5 12. a3 Be7 13. b4 b6 14. Rb1 Ndf6 15. Bd2
Ne8 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Ne1 Bg5 18. Nd3 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 Qe7 20. f4 exf4 21. Qxf4 f6
22. Bg4 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Ng5 24. Qf5 Nc7 25. Rb7 Rfb8 26. Rfb1 Qd8 27. h4 Nf7 28.
Nf4 Rxb7 29. Rxb7 Ne5 30. Nb5 Ne8 31. Ng6 Qa5 32. Nxe5 fxe5 33. Qg4 Qe1+ 34.
Kh2 h5 35. Qg5 Qxe4 36. Nxd6 Qf4+ 37. Qxf4 exf4 38. Ne4 Rc8 39. d6 Rd8 40. d7
Nf6 41. Nxc5 a5 42. Kg1 Kf7 43. Kf2 Ng4+ 44. Kf3 Ne5+ 45. Ke4 Ng6 46. Kd5 Ke7
47. Rb2 Nxh4 48. Re2+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.11.08"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Rxb7
Rab8 15. Rxb8 Rxb8 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rd8 18. d5 Ne5 19. Qc1 Nc4 20. Bg5 Re8
21. Re1 e6 22. Re2 Qb3 23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. Rc2 Nd6 25. Rc6 h5 26. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.11.09"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Muse, Mladen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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. a3 e5 11. Be3 b5 12. Bf2 d5 13. e3 Na7 14. f4 e4 15.
Ne2 Bd7 16. Ned4 h5 17. Bh4 Ng4 18. Kd2 Be7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Nc5 Bc6 21. Be2
g6 22. h3 Nf6 23. g4 Kd6 24. b4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Nd7 26. Nxd7 Bxd7 27. g5 Ke7 28.
Kc2 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 Nc8 30. Kb3 Nd6 31. Rh7 Rg8 32. Kb2 Rf8 33. Kb3 Rg8 34. Kb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.12.06"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Bochum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Qe7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Bxd2 d6 9. Bg5 Be4 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Qe3 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. d5
Bxf3 15. exf3 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Re1 e5 18. f4 O-O 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Qc5
21. Qc3 a5 22. a3 a4 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. axb4 b5 25. cxb5 Rb8 26. Rxa4 Rfd8 27.
Ra7 Ne8 28. Bf1 Kf8 29. Rd1 Rd6 30. Bc4 Rd7 31. b3 Nd6 32. Re1 g6 33. Ra5 Nb7
34. Ra6 Nd6 35. h4 h5 36. Ra5 Nb7 37. Ra7 Nd6 38. Rea1 Nxb5 39. Ra8 Rdd8 40.
Rxb8 Rxb8 41. Ra5 Nd6 42. b5 Ke7 43. f3 Kd7 44. Kf2 Nb7 45. Ra6 Nd6 46. b6 cxb6
47. Ra7+ Ke8 48. Ke3 Rd8 49. Bd3 Rd7 50. Rxd7 Kxd7 51. Kf4 Ke7 52. g4 hxg4 53.
fxg4 Kf6 54. b4 Ne8 55. h5 g5+ 56. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.12.07"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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. Nc4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3 Ng6 12. a4 Bd6 13. Rd1 f6 14. Kf1
Kf7 15. a5 Rad8 16. Be3 Rd7 17. c3 Re8 18. Ra4 Red8 19. Ke2 Nf8 20. f4 exf4 21.
Nxd6+ cxd6 22. Bxf4 d5 23. Be3 Ne6 24. Rb4 dxe4 25. Rxe4 f5 26. Rb4 g5 27. f3
Kf6 28. Rb6 Re8 29. Kf1 Nc7 30. Bd4+ Rxd4 31. cxd4 Nd5 32. Rxb7 Ne3+ 33. Ke2
Nxd1+ 34. Kxd1 g4 35. hxg4 fxg4 36. fxg4 hxg4 37. Rc7 g3 38. Rxc6+ Kf5 39. Kd2
g2 40. Rc1 Kf4 41. b4 Kf3 42. d5 Rd8 43. d4 Rxd5 44. Kd3 Rg5 45. Rg1 Kf2 46.
Rd1 g1=Q 47. Rxg1 Rxg1 48. Kc4 Rc1+ 49. Kd5 Ke3 50. Ke5 Rb1 51. d5 Rxb4 52. d6
Rd4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.01.31"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Roos, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Zaehringen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 Rb8 17. Ba3 Bf5 18. Rbd1 b6 19. h3 Qf6 20. Bb2 Rbd8 21. Bb5
Bd7 22. c4 Qf5 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Qe2 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Be5 a6 27. Rf3 Bb4
28. Rb3 Kf7 29. Kf2 Rb7 30. Ke3 Ke8 31. Ke4 Kd7 32. h4 b5 33. Rc1 Kc6 34. g4
bxc4 35. Rxc4 Rfb8 36. d7 Rd8 37. a3 Ba5 38. Rxc5+ Kxc5 39. Rxb7 Kc6 40. Ra7
Bb6 41. Rxa6 Rxd7 42. Ra8 Bd8 43. h5 gxh5 44. gxh5 Rd2 45. Ra7 Rh2 46. Rxh7 Rh3
47. h6 Bb6 48. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.02.01"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8.
e4 b5 9. Nxb5 Nxe4 10. Qxc7 Nc6 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Bxe4 Bxb5 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14.
Bd2 f5 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Bxb4 Bxd4 17. Rd1 e5 18. Rd2 Bb6 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.
Bc3 Bc7 21. Nd2 Rg5 22. Rg1 Bc6 23. g4 e4 24. h4 Rc5 25. Kd1 Bf4 26. Kc2 g5 27.
b4 Rxc3+ 28. Kxc3 gxh4 29. b5 Bb7 30. Nc4 h3 31. Ne3 h2 32. Rh1 Kf7 33. Kd2 Kg6
34. Ke2 Bc8 35. Kf1 Be6 36. Kg2 Bxe3 37. fxe3 Bxa2 38. Rc1 Bf7 39. Kxh2 Be8 40.
Rc5 h6 41. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.02.28"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresden"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7 12. h3 Qa5 13. Re1 Rfb8 14. e5 dxe5
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Rb7 17. Qe2 Raa7 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Re3 Bd4
21. Rd3 Qb4 22. Rd2 Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.03.01"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kunze, Carlo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Chemnitz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 c5 14. d5 c4 15. Nf1
Bf8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Bg7 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bg5 Qe7 21. Ra3 Qf8 22.
Rea1 Nc5 23. Qe2 Rec8 24. Qd1 Qe8 25. Nh4 Nh7 26. Be3 Bf6 27. Nf3 Qd8 28. Nf1
Ng5 29. N3d2 Kg7 30. Qe2 Qc7 31. f3 Nh7 32. b3 cxb3 33. Bxb3 bxa4 34. Bc2 Bg5
35. c4 Bxe3+ 36. Qxe3 Nf6 37. Bxa4 Nxa4 38. Rxa4 Nd7 39. Ra5 Rcb8 40. Qc3 Bc8
41. Kh2 Kg8 42. Nb3 Qb6 43. Nfd2 Qf2 44. Qc1 Rb4 45. Qe1 Qxe1 46. Rxe1 Rab8 47.
Ra3 Kg7 48. Rc1 h4 49. Rc2 Kf6 50. Kg1 Kg5 51. Rc3 Kf4 52. Kf2 f5 53. Nc1 Nc5
54. Ndb3 fxe4 55. Nxc5 dxc5 56. Ne2+ Kg5 57. fxe4 R8b6 58. Ra5 Rf6+ 59. Ke3 Rb1
60. Rxc5 Bd7 61. Rc7 Ba4 62. Re7 Re1 63. Rxe5+ Kh6 64. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.03.28"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Qc2
f5 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O a5 12. b3 Qe8 13. Bb2 Qh5 14. Rfe1 Qh6 15.
Nf1 Nh5 16. Ng3 Nf4 17. Bf1 g6 18. Rad1 Qg7 19. Re3 h5 20. Ne2 g5 21. Nxf4 gxf4
22. Ree1 Bd7 23. Kh1 Rad8 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 Bf6 26. Rxh5 Be8 27. Rh3 Bg6
28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Rhxd3 c5 30. Qe2 Rfe8 31. Bc1 dxc4 32. bxc4 Rxd4 33. Bxf4 Kf7
34. Be3 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Bd4 36. Bxd4 cxd4 37. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.03.29"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. h3 c5 8. Be3
Qc7 9. O-O a6 10. f4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. f5 Nb6 15. g4
Nc4 16. Qc1 d5 17. exd5 Rfd8 18. Bg5 Nxd5 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Rf2 Rd2 23. b3 e4 24. bxc4 e3 25. Rg2 Bxa1 26. Qxa1 Qd6 27. Nc3 e2 28.
Rxe2 Qg3+ 29. Kf1 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.04.25"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nb6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Nf3 e6 9. O-O Nb4 10. Be2 Bc6 11. a3 N4d5 12. Bd3 {Multimedia Dateien nicht
kopiert} Qd7 13. Ne4 Bb5 14. Re1 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 a6 16. Bd2 Qb5 17. Qc2 Qc4 18.
Rac1 Qxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.04.26"]
[Round "15.3"]
[White "Luecke, Norbert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Plettenberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. h3
Rb8 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be3 b6 11. g4 Bb7 12. Ng3 Nfd7 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. b3 Rc8 15.
Nb5 a6 16. Nd4 Nc6 17. c3 Qc7 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 e5 20. Nde2 Ne6 21. Rfd1 b5
22. Nf5 Rcd8 23. Ne3 Ne7 24. c4 Kh8 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. cxd5 Nc5 27. b4 Na4 28.
Rac1 Qe7 29. f4 Nb2 30. Rf1 exf4 31. Nxf4 Nc4 32. Rc3 Ne5 33. Nd3 Nxd3 34. Rxd3
Kg8 35. h4 Bc8 36. h5 Bxg4 37. Rg3 Bc8 38. Bh3 Qe5 39. Qf4 Qxf4 40. Rxf4 Bxh3
41. Rxh3 Rde8 42. Rf6 Rxe4 43. Rxd6 Rxb4 44. Rxa6 Rd4 45. d6 Rd8 46. Rb3 R4xd6
47. Rxd6 Rxd6 48. h6 Rd1+ 49. Kg2 Rd2+ 50. Kg3 Rxa2 51. Rxb5 Ra8 52. Kf4 Kf8
53. Rb7 Rd8 54. Ke5 Re8+ 55. Kf4 Re1 56. Ra7 Re2 57. Rb7 Rh2 58. Rb8+ Ke7 59.
Rb7+ Ke6 60. Rb6+ Kd5 61. Rb7 Rxh6 62. Rxf7 Ke6 63. Ra7 Rh5 64. Kg4 Kf6 65. Rb7
Rh1 66. Rb6+ Kg7 67. Rb7+ Kh6 68. Ra7 Rb1 69. Ra4 Rb7 70. Rc4 Kg7 71. Ra4 h5+
72. Kh4 Kh6 73. Ra6 Rb4+ 74. Kh3 Re4 75. Rb6 Kg5 76. Ra6 Re3+ 77. Kg2 h4 78.
Kh2 Kh5 79. Ra8 g5 80. Ra5 Kg4 81. Ra4+ Kf5 82. Ra5+ Kf4 83. Ra4+ Re4 84. Ra2
g4 85. Rf2+ Kg5 86. Rf8 Re2+ 87. Kg1 g3 88. Rg8+ Kf4 89. Kf1 Ra2 0-1

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.25"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3
Rb8 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Rc1 b5 11. Nd2 e6 12. b3 Ne7 13. Bg5 b4 14. Na4 h6 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. e3 Bg7 17. Nb2 c5 18. Nf3 Bc6 19. Na4 Qc7 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Nd2 Bxa4
22. bxa4 Rfd8 23. Qc2 Nc6 24. Nb3 Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.26"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qe5 Rab8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.27"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
Be6 9. f4 Qc7 10. g4 exf4 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Bxf4 Nc6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nce5
15. Nd4 g6 16. c4 O-O 17. Kh1 Rfe8 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Qd2 a5 20. Nb5 Bf8 21. Rc3
Bg7 22. Re3 Re7 23. b3 Nc5 24. Bg4 Rae8 25. Bh3 a4 26. Qc2 axb3 27. axb3 Na6
28. Rg3 Nc5 29. Bg2 Qd8 30. Bd2 Qb8 31. b4 Na6 32. c5 dxc5 33. d6 Re6 34. bxc5
Nd7 35. Bd5 Naxc5 36. Bxe6 Rxe6 37. Re3 b6 38. Rxe6 Qb7+ 39. Kg1 Nxe6 40. Qb3
Ne5 41. Nc7 Nxc7 42. dxc7 Qxc7 43. Qd5 Qc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.28"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 {Yudasin,L} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O $6 (5... c6 $142
) (5... a6 $142) (5... Ng4 {Yudasin,L} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. h3 Nf6 9. Bb5)
6. Qd2 Bg4 (6... c6 7. Bh6 b5 8. Bd3 $36) (6... Ng4 {Yudasin,L} 7. Bg5 f6 8.
Bh4 e5 9. Bc4+ Kh8 10. h3 Nh6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nxe5 g5 14. Nd5
gxh4 15. Nxc7 fxe5 16. Nxa8 Na6 $13) 7. Ng5 Nc6 (7... h6 $2 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nxf7
$1 Rxf7 10. g4 $16) (7... e5 {Yudasin,L} 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bc4 Rf8
11. h3 Bd7) 8. d5 $5 $146 (8. h3 Bd7 9. O-O-O (9. d5 Nb4 $5 10. Nf3 c6 11. Be2
cxd5 12. Nxd5 Na6 $11 {Wirthensohn-Khalifman (Hamburg 1991)}) 9... a6 10. Kb1
b5 11. Nd5 $13 {Wirthensohn-Vogt [Arosa 1996; Inf. 67/(148)]}) 8... Nb8 (8...
Nb4 9. f3 Bd7 10. Nd1 $5 Na6 11. h4 $36) 9. f3 Bd7 (9... h6 10. fxg4 hxg5 11.
Be2 Nh7 12. O-O-O $16) (9... Bc8 {Yudasin,L} 10. h4 h6 11. g4 hxg5 12. hxg5
Nfd7 13. Qh2 Re8 14. Qh7+ Kf8 15. O-O-O e6 $13) 10. h4 h5 (10... c6 11. h5 Qa5
(11... Nxh5 12. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 13. g4 $16) (11... h6 12. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 13. hxg6+
Kxg6 14. Bxh6 $44) 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Bc4 $36) (10... h6 11. Nh3 h5 (11... Kh7
12. Bd3 $16) 12. Bh6 $14) 11. g4 $1 c6 (11... hxg4 12. h5 $5 (12. Be2 $5) 12...
Nxh5 13. fxg4 Bxg4 14. Be2 $44 (14. Be2 {Yudasin,L} Bxe2 15. Qxe2 $40 {/\Rh5}))
12. gxh5 Nxh5 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Bd4 Bxd4 $6 (14... Bh6 15. f4 c5 (15... f6 16.
Bc4 c5 17. Be3 fxg5 18. hxg5 Bg7 19. e5 $44) 16. Be3 Bg7 17. Kb1 $36) 15. Qxd4
$16 b5 (15... Qb6 16. Qd2 Ng3 (16... Na6 {Yudasin,L} 17. f4 $40) 17. Rh2 $16)
16. Kb1 b4 (16... Rc8 17. Qd2 $1 (17. e5 Qb6 $1) 17... Na6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19.
Bxb5 $1 Bxb5 20. Qd5 $16) 17. Ne2 Rc8 (17... Qb6 18. Qd2 Qf2 19. Qxb4 $16 (19.
Bh3 {Yudasin,L} Bxh3 20. Nxh3 Qxf3 21. Qh6 Qxe2 22. Ng5 Nf6 23. h5 $18)) (17...
cxd5 18. exd5 Rc8 19. Qd2 Qc5 (19... Qc7 20. Rc1 $16) (19... Bf5 20. Nd4 Qxd5
21. Nxf5 Qxd2 (21... Qxf5 22. Bh3 $18) 22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. Nxg6+ fxg6 24. Rxd2
$18) 20. Ne4 $16) 18. Qd2 $1 cxd5 19. Nf4 $1 (19. exd5 $16) 19... b3 $5 (19...
Ng3 20. Nxd5 Nxh1 (20... Nc6 21. Qf4 $18) 21. Nxe7+ Kg7 22. Nxc8 Bxc8 23. Bc4
$16) (19... Nc6 20. Nxh5 b3 21. cxb3 Qxd2 22. Rxd2 gxh5 23. Rxd5 $16) (19...
dxe4 20. Nxh5 gxh5 21. Rg1 $18) (19... Nf6 20. exd5 Bf5 21. Bd3 $16) (19...
Nxf4 {Yudasin,L} 20. Qxf4 f6 21. h5 $40) 20. Qxa5 bxc2+ 21. Kc1 cxd1=Q+ 22.
Kxd1 Nxf4 23. exd5 (23. Qd2 $5 e5 24. h5 gxh5 25. Rxh5 $1 $16) 23... Bf5 (23...
Rc5 24. Qd8+ Kg7 25. Bc4 $1 (25. Qxe7 Rxd5+ 26. Kc2 Rc5+ $13) 25... Rxc4 26.
Qxe7 Rd4+ 27. Kc2 Bf5+ 28. Kb3 Rd3+ (28... Rb4+ 29. Ka3 $18) 29. Kc4 Be6 30.
dxe6 d5+ 31. Kb5 a6+ 32. Ka4 $18) 24. Qd2 Nh5 (24... e5 25. dxe6 Nxe6 26. Nxe6
Bxe6 27. h5 $18) 25. Qe3 (25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Nd7 $13) 25... Rc7 $6 (25...
Rc5 26. Qxe7 Rxd5+ 27. Kc1 Rc5+ 28. Kd2 Rd5+ 29. Kc3 Rc5+ 30. Bc4 $18) (25...
Nd7 26. Qxe7 Ne5 27. Qxd6 $18) (25... Kf8 $5 26. Qd4 Kg8 27. Bb5 $16) 26. Bb5
$1 Kf8 (26... Nf6 27. h5 Nxh5 28. Be8 $18) 27. Qd4 $18 Nf6 28. Nh7+ Kg7 29.
Nxf6 exf6 30. h5 gxh5 31. Rxh5 (31. Rg1+ Bg6 32. f4 $18) (31. Rxh5 Bg6 32. Rh2
Rc5 (32... Nd7 33. Qf4 $18) 33. Qd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.30"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. exf3
$1 Bg7 (7... Nc6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. h4 $16 {
Dreev-Kortschnoj/Yalta/30'/1995/}) 8. Bg5 $5 $146 {Dreev} (8. d5 O-O 9. Be2 (9.
Bg5 exd5 (9... h6 10. Be3 $14 {><g6}) 10. cxd5 Qe8+ 11. Be2 c6 $11 {
Krasenkow-Romanishin/Reggio Emilia/1996/} (11... c6 12. Bxf6 (12. O-O-O Nxd5
13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 Nc6 $13) 12... Bxf6 13. Rd1 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 cxd5 (14...
Qe7 $5) 15. Rxd5 Nc6 16. Qd2 Rd8 $1 17. O-O Ne7 18. Rd4 d5 19. Re1 Rd6 $1 {
/\ Re6} 20. Bd1 Re6 21. Rf1 Qb5 $11 {Krasenkow,M-Romanishin,O/Reggio Emilia
1996})) 9... c6 $5 (9... exd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 (11... dxc6 $5 12. Bg5
$1 h6 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bf4 $14) 12. Be3 (12. Qa4 $14 {Ftacnik} a6 13. O-O b5 14.
Qh4 Nh5 15. Bg5 Bf6 (15... f6 16. Be3 f5 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rfd1 $14) 16. f4 h6
$8 (16... Bxg5 $2 17. fxg5 $16 Ng7 18. Ne4) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19.
Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Romanishin,O/Deutschland 1995 (28)}) 12... d5 $15 {@})
10. dxe6 dxe6 $13) (8. Be3 O-O 9. g4 (9. O-O-O {Ftacnik} d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11.
g4 c6 $1 {/\ b5, a5~~<=>}) 9... d5 10. O-O-O (10. g5 Ne8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f4
Nc6 $13 {Kozul-Romanishin/Erevan olm/1996/} (12... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 13. Ne2 Ne7
14. Ng3 c5 15. dxc5 d4 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Bh3 d3 18. Qb3 Rxc5 19. Bb4 Qd5 20. Qxd5
Nxd5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Rc1 Nxf4 23. Bg4 Nd6 24. Rxc5 Bxb2 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,
Z-Romanishin,O/Erevan olm 1996 (39)})) 10... c6 11. h4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 $13 {
Huzman-Van der Wiel/EU-chTPula/1997/}) 8... c5 $6 {Ftacnik: Strategically this
move is false, since black gives up control of the white squares. Ftacnik:
Strategisch gesehen ist dieser Zug falsch, weil Schwarz die Kontrolle über die
weissen Felder verlert.} (8... O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. h4 $36) (8... h6 $6 9. Be3 {
>< h6} (9. Be3 {Ftacnik} O-O 10. Bd3 d5)) 9. d5 h6 (9... exd5 10. Qe2+ $5 $16)
10. Be3 exd5 (10... O-O {Ftacnik} 11. g4 d6 12. h4) 11. cxd5 $16 O-O 12. g4 $5
(12. Bd3 d6 13. h3 Nbd7 14. f4 a6 15. a4 $16) 12... d6 (12... a6 {Ftacnik} 13.
h4 Nh7 14. Bd3 Re8 15. h5 $16) 13. h4 Nbd7 (13... Re8 {Ftacnik} 14. Bb5 Nbd7
15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nh5 17. O-O-O $16) 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh7 (15... Nh5 16.
Bh3 (16. O-O-O {Ftacnik} Re8 17. Bb5 $16) 16... Re8 17. O-O-O $16) 16. f4 Re8
$6 (16... a6 17. O-O-O (17. f5 $5 $40) 17... b5 18. Ne4 $16) (16... f5 {Ftacnik
} 17. gxf6 Qxf6 18. Bd3 $18) 17. Bb5 $1 (17. O-O-O a6 $16) 17... Nhf8 (17... a6
18. Bc6 Rb8 19. f5 $1 $40) (17... Bd4 18. O-O-O $1 Rxe3 (18... Bxe3+ 19. fxe3
Rxe3 20. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 21. Qh2+ Kg8 22. Rh1 Kf8 23. Bxd7 $18) 19. fxe3 Bxe3+ 20.
Kb1 Bxf4 21. Qf2 Bxg5 22. Rxh7 Kxh7 23. Qxf7+ $18) 18. O-O-O a6 (18... f5 19.
gxf6 Qxf6 20. Rhg1 Kf7 21. Rg3 $16) 19. Bc6 b5 (19... Rb8 20. Ne4 (20. f5 {
Ftacnik} gxf5 (20... b5 21. f6 Bh8 22. Rh6 $18) 21. Qxf5 b5 22. Ne4 $16) 20...
Qe7 21. Ng3 b5 22. f5 $16) 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Ne4 b4 22. axb4 (22. Nxd6 {Ftacnik
} bxa3 (22... Rd8 23. axb4 cxb4 24. Qc7 $18) 23. Nxe8 axb2+ 24. Kb1 Qxe8 25. f5
$18) 22... Qb8 (22... cxb4 23. Kb1 $18) (22... Rb8 23. f5 $1 gxf5 24. Nxd6 Rxb4
25. Qxf5 Bxb2+ 26. Kc2 Ne5 27. Qf6 Nfg6 28. Nf5 $18) 23. f3 $1 (23. f5 {Ftacnik
} cxb4 24. fxg6 Nxg6 (24... Rc8 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nxd6+ Qxd6 27. Qxc8 $18) 25.
Kb1 b3 26. Qc4 $16) 23... cxb4 (23... Qxb4 24. Bd2 $18) 24. Kb1 b3 (24... Rc8
25. Qh2 $18) 25. Qd3 Nc5 (25... Qb4 26. Bd4 $18) (25... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 26. Bd4 (
26. Rh2 Qa5 27. Qxb3 Rb8 28. Qd3 $18) 26... Qc2+ 27. Qxc2 bxc2+ 28. Kxc2 $18)
26. Bd4 $1 {Ftacnik: Very attractive way to point out, that black is in fact
being mated. Ftacnik: Eine sehr attraktive Weise einen Mattangriff gegen den
schwarzen König einzuleiten.} (26. Nxc5 dxc5 27. Bxc5 Qxf4 28. Bd4 $18) 26...
Nxd3 (26... Rxe4 27. Bxg7 $1 f6 (27... Nxd3 {Ftacnik} 28. Bf6 Nh7 29. Rxh7 $1
$18) 28. Qc3 $18) (26... f6 {Ftacnik} 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. gxf6 $18) (26... f5 {
Ftacnik} 27. Nxc5 dxc5 28. Bxg7 $18) 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. Bxf6 (28. Bxf6 Nh7 29.
Rxh7 Kxh7 30. Rh1+ Kg8 31. Rh8#) 1-0

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.31"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 {A line with a slightly dubious reputation, which
has however become quite popular lately. Rather surprising, as White should be
able to retain a small, but permanent advantage.} 4. Bg5 d6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4
a6 7. a4 b4 8. Bd3 ({White lost an important tempo in} 8. Nbd2 g6 9. Nc4 a5 10.
Be2 $6 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nfd2 Ra7 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qg4 f5 15. exf5 Bxd5 16.
Rad1 $13 {1/2,Komarov,D-Khalifman,A/St.Petersburg/1997/}) 8... g6 (8... Be7
$143 $6 9. a5 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. O-O Bf8 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. c3 Rb8 14. Re1 g6
15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Ra4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bb7 18. Bc2 Ba8 19. Raa1 Bg7 20. h4 Re7 21.
Rab1 Rb5 22. Qd3 Bb7 23. Ba4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Gd5,Rd6,Ge4,Rg7][%cal Gb1b8]
׭,a6,d6,<->b,()[+],Arkell,K-Ansell,S/4NCL9697/1997/ This game shows what are
White's positional pluses-space, central control, better pawn structure and
potential targets on the weakened <<. Black's ^^ has only limited scope.}) 9.
Nbd2 (9. O-O Bg7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. a5 $6 {It's important for White to prevent
an effective f6-f5 break, as this allows Black to activate his forces.} (11.
Nc4 $142 {-9.Nbd2}) 11... f5 12. exf5 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. Nc4 Nd7 15. h4 Nf6
16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Ng5 Rxb6 18. axb6 Qxb6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Qd8
22. g3 Re8 23. Bd3 a5 24. h5 gxh5 25. Qxh5 a4 $17 {Bogdanovski,V-Vaisser,A/
EU-chT Pula/1997/}) 9... Bg7 10. Nc4 a5 (10... O-O $5 11. O-O (11. Nfd2 $5 Bb7
12. Qf3 $14) 11... Bb7 12. a5 f5 13. exf5 Bxd5 14. Nb6 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ra7 16. c3
$6 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18. Ra4 Be5 19. Rg4 Nd7 20. Bc4 Kg7 21. h4 Nf6 22. Rg3
Bxg3 23. fxg3 Qe7 24. g4 Qe4 $19 {Pert,N-Ward,C/GBR-ch Hove/1997/}) 11. O-O ({
A promising alternative is} 11. Nfd2 $5 Bb7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Qg3 f5 14. Qxd6 (
14. Nxd6 Qe7 15. Nxb7 Qxb7 16. O-O Bxb2 17. Rad1 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Ra7 19. Nc4 $36
{Dokuchaev,A-Gutow,A/RUS-Cup8 Smolensk/1997/}) 14... fxe4 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16.
Bxe4 Bxd5 (16... Nd7 17. O-O-O Nf6 18. Bf3 g5 19. h3 h5 20. d6 Bxf3 21. gxf3
Nd7 22. Rhe1 Bd4 23. Ne4 Ne5 24. Rxd4 {1-0,Goldin,A-Gutow,A/RUS-Cup9 Novgorod/
1997/}) 17. Bxd5 Rxd5 18. O-O-O Rd4 19. Nb6 Ra7 20. Nb3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nc6 22.
Rd6 Bh6+ 23. Kd1 Ne5 24. Nxc5 Ng4 25. Rd7 Nxf2+ 26. Ke2 Rxd7 27. Nbxd7 {
1-0,Landa,K-Gutow,A/RUS-Cup9 Novgorod/1997/}) 11... O-O 12. Nfd2 (12. Qd2 Ba6
13. c3 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd7 15. Bb5 Ne5 16. Ne1 $1 f5 $6 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Rc1 Ra7
19. h3 Qh4 20. f4 Bh6 21. Qf2 Qxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Nd7 23. Nc2 Re8 24. g3 b3 25. Na3
Re3 26. Kg2 Nb6 27. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Rb3,Rd6,Rf5] ק,Baburin,A-Agnos,D/Port Erin
op/1997/}) 12... Bb7 (12... Qc7 $6 13. f4 Nd7 14. Qe1 Ba6 15. Qh4 Rfe8 16. f5
Rad8 17. Rf3 Bc8 18. Raf1 Nf8 19. Ne3 Bd7 20. b3 h5 21. Ndc4 Bc8 22. g4 Bh6 23.
gxh5 Bxe3+ 24. Nxe3 g5 25. Qf2 Kh8 26. Ng4 Nd7 27. Rg3 Re7 28. h4 $40 {
Kasparov,G-Nenashev,A/Geneva Credit Suisse/1996/ A good example how to exploit
passive play by Black.}) 13. Qg4 (13. Qf3 $5 Nd7 14. Qg3 Ne5 15. Rad1 f5 16.
exf5 Bxd5 17. b3 (17. Ne3 $5 Bc6 18. Be4 $36) 17... Re8 (17... Nxd3 $142 18.
Qxd3 Bd4 $5 $132) 18. Ne3 Bc6 19. Be4 Qc7 20. Qf4 Rad8 21. Bd5 Bd7 22. f6 Bf8
23. Ndc4 Be6 24. h4 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qa7 26. Rfe1 Nxc4 27. Qxc4 $16 {Burmakin,
V-Shevelev,A/Anibal op4th/1997/}) 13... f5 $8 {Black correctly defends
actively, he must create scope for his pieces to balance the structural damage.
} 14. exf5 (14. Qf4 $143 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Ra6 16. Rab1 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Nf6 18. Nf1
Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Qf6 20. Nfe3 h5 21. c3 Ra7 22. g3 Bh6 23. Re1 Bc8 24. Kg2 Re7 25.
Ng4 Bxg4 26. Qxe7 Bf3+ 27. Kg1 Qf5 $44 {Cramling,P-Matamoros Franco,C/Las
Palmas op/1995/}) 14... Bxd5 15. Be4 $6 (15. Ne4 $142 $5 Ra6 (15... Bxe4 16.
Bxe4 d5 17. Rad1 Bd4 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. c3 $16) (15... Bxc4 16. Bxc4 d5 17. Rad1
Bd4 18. Nxc5 $1 $16) 16. Rad1 $36) 15... Bc6 $1 $13 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5,Gd6][%cal
Rd6d5] /\d5,[+] A refined move, which enables Black to finish his development.
The game enters a phase of tactical complications.} (15... Bxe4 $6 16. Nxe4 d5
17. Rad1 $16) 16. Rad1 (16. Bxc6 $6 Nxc6 17. Ne4 d5 18. Rad1 Nd4 $17) 16... d5
(16... Bxe4 $2 17. Nxe4 d5 18. Nxc5 $18) 17. Nb3 (17. Nf3 Re8 18. Rfe1 Ra7 $15
{[%csl Gc5,Gc6,Gd5,Gg7] [+]^^}) 17... Ra7 $5 18. Ne3 (18. Nxc5 $2 $19 Qe7)
18... d4 ({Black should have rather tried to keep his center intact with} 18...
Rd7 $142 $5 19. Bf3 Na6 20. fxg6 hxg6 $13) 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Qe4 (20. Nc4 Qd5
21. Nb6 Qd8 $1 22. Nc4 Qd5 $11) (20. fxg6 $142 $5 hxg6 21. Nc4 Qd5 (21... Re7
$5) 22. Qe2 (22. Nbd2 Re7 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 $132) 22... Re7 23. Qd3 $14 {[%csl Ra5,
Rc5] ><a5,c5}) (20. Nxc5 $2 Qe7 21. f6 Qxc5 $1 22. fxg7 Kxg7 $19 {[%csl Re3]
פe3 and the N has surprisingly nowhere to go.}) 20... Ne5 21. Nxc5 $2 (21. Nd5
$2 gxf5 22. Qxf5 Qxd5 23. f4 Nf3+ $19) (21. f4 Nd7 $5 (21... Qa8 22. Qxa8 Raxa8
23. Nd5 (23. fxe5 dxe3 {[%cal Rg7e5,Re3e2] /\e2,Be5} 24. Rd5 Rfd8 $36) 23...
Nd7 24. Rfe1 $14) 22. Nc4 Re8 23. Qd3 Qc7 $132) 21... Qc8 22. f6 (22. Nd5 Qxc5
23. f6 {-22.f6}) (22. Qxd4 $4 Nf3+ 23. gxf3 Bxd4 $19) 22... Qxc5 $2 (22... Bxf6
$142 $1 23. Nd5 $8 Bg7 (23... Qxc5 24. Nxf6+ Kg7 25. Nd5 Nc6 {-22...Qc5}) 24.
Nb3 (24. f4 $2 f5 $19) 24... f5 25. Qe2 d3 $1 $17 {/\} 26. cxd3 Qe6) 23. Nd5 $5
(23. fxg7 Rd8 $1 24. Ng4 (24. c3 bxc3 25. bxc3 Rad7 $36) 24... Nxg4 25. Qxg4
Rad7 $11) 23... Nc6 24. fxg7 Kxg7 25. Nf4 Re7 26. Qf3 $11 Rd8 (26... Qxc2 $4
27. Rc1 $18) 27. Nd3 Qd6 28. Rfe1 Rde8 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 {[%csl Rc2,Rd4] The
excitement is over and the position is dead equal, as the c2 and d4 weaknesses
are well balanced.} 30. b3 Qe6 31. h3 Ne5 32. Nxe5 Qxe5 33. Qd3 Rc7 34. Qxd4 (
34. Rd2 Rc3 $11) (34. Qxd4 Qxd4 35. Rxd4 Rxc2 36. Rd5 Rc3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.11.01"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Be3 Qb7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bd4 Rac8
15. Qb3 Bc5 16. Qxb7 Bxb7 17. e3 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Rc5 19. Rad1 a5 20. Bf1 Bc6 21.
h3 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaftan, Thorsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. cxd5 Bxf3 6. gxf3 Nxd5 7. e4 Nb6 8.
d5 Ne5 9. f4 Ned7 10. a4 c6 11. a5 Nc8 12. a6 Qc7 13. axb7 Qxb7 14. Ba6 Qc7 15.
Qa4 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Qd6 17. Bb7 Rb8 18. e5 Ncb6 19. Qxa7 Rxb7 20. Qxb7 Qxd5 21.
Ra8+ Nxa8 22. Qc8# 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chandler, Patrick"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 b5 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. e5 e6
9. Ne4 Nb6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Qe1 Nf5 12. Bd2 h5 13. b3 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 d5 15. Bd3
Bf8 16. b4 Be7 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. c3 Qc6 19. Rfb1 Na4 20. Qd1 Kf8 21. Qb3 Kg7 22.
Ne1 Nb6 23. Bf1 Nc4 24. Bc1 a5 25. a3 Qb6 26. Nc2 Rhb8 27. Bd3 Ra7 28. Bxc4
dxc4 29. Qb2 Qc6 30. Ne1 Rba8 31. Bd2 Qe4 32. Nf3 Nh4 33. Nxh4 Bxh4 34. g3 Be7
35. Re1 Qd5 36. Rab1 axb4 37. axb4 h4 38. Re2 Ra2 39. Qc1 hxg3 40. hxg3 Rf8 41.
Rg2 Qf3 42. Qd1 Qd3 43. Ra1 Bxb4 44. f5 Bxc3 45. f6+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Klundt, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[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 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. a4 b6 13. Ba3 Nf4 14. Bf1 Bg4 15. h3
Bxf3 16. Qxf3 f5 17. Qd1 Qd7 18. Bb4 Raa8 19. Ra2 fxe4 20. Nxe4 h6 21. Kh2 Nh5
22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Nf6 24. f3 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bf6 26. Be2 Bh4 27. g3 Rf2+ 28.
Kh3 Bg5 29. Rf1 Raf8 30. Rxf2 Rxf2 31. a5 bxa5 32. Bxa5 Be3 33. Bxc7 Bc5 34.
Ba5 Kg7 35. Be1 Rf7 36. g5 hxg5 37. Bg4 Rf1 38. Re2 Nf5 39. Kg2 Rg1+ 40. Kh2
Nd4 41. Kxg1 Nxe2+ 42. Kg2 Nd4 43. Bd1 g4 44. Ba5 Kf7 45. Bd8 Ke8 46. Bg5 Nf3
47. Bxf3 gxf3+ 48. Kxf3 Kf7 49. Be3 Bb4 50. Ke2 Ke7 51. Kd1 Kd7 52. Bf2 Ba3 53.
Kc2 Bb4 54. Kb3 Bd2 55. Ka4 Bc3 56. Kb5 Bb2 57. Kb4 Bc1 58. Kc3 Ba3 59. Be3 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be3 Bg4 8. d5
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. Be2 c6 11. a4 Qa5 12. Ra3 Ned7 13. Qb1 cxd5 14. b4 Qc7 15.
exd5 Rfc8 16. Rd1 Ne8 17. Bd2 Ne5 18. Be1 a5 19. bxa5 Qxa5 20. Nb5 Qd8 21. Qa2
Nc7 22. c4 Na6 23. a5 Nc5 24. Bb4 Qd7 25. Bf1 Ng4 26. Qe2 Na6 27. Be1 Ne5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 a6 10. Kh1 Bd7 11. Qe1 b5 12. a3 Qb8 13. Bf3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15.
Be3 Bc6 16. Rd1 Re8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Be2 Bd8 20. Bd4 Qc8 21. c3 Qf5
22. g3 h5 23. c4 Rb8 24. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bezold, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. O-O d5
9. h3 c5 10. c4 d4 11. exd4 cxd4 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Nbd7 14. Nd2 Nc5 15. Nb3 Nfd7
16. Kh2 a4 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Ba3 Qc7 19. Rb1 Qb6 20. Re1 Rd8 21. Ng1 Ra7 22.
Nf3 f6 23. Rb2 Bf8 24. Nh4 Be6 25. Qf3 Bf7 26. Qe2 Raa8 27. Nf3 Re8 28. Qd1
Rad8 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. Rbe2 a3 31. Nd2 Bf8 32. Nb3 Qc7 33. Qd2 f5 34. b6 Qxb6
35. Rxe5 Bb4 36. Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. Rxe8+ Rxe8 38. Qf4 Bd6 39. Bd5+ Kg7 40. Qf3 Re7
41. Kg2 h6 42. h4 h5 43. Kh3 Be5 44. Kg2 Qc7 45. c5 Bf6 46. Kf1 Kh7 47. Kg2 Bg7
48. Kf1 Qe5 49. Bxb7 Qe1+ 50. Kg2 Re2 51. c6 Be5 52. c7 Bxc7 53. Nxd4 Rxa2 54.
Bd5 Rxf2+ 55. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 56. Kxf2 Bb6 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Qg4 h5 6. Qg3 h4 7. Qg4 Nh6 8. Bxh6
Rxh6 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Bb5 Rg6 11. Qh3 a6 12. Bd3 Rh6 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Nbd2 Bd7
15. Nb3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Ba4 17. Qg4 Bb5 18. Rad1 a5 19. h3 Qb6 20. Nxh4 Qa6 21.
Nc1 O-O-O 22. Nf3 f5 23. Qg5 a4 24. Nd4 Kd7 25. Nxb5 Qxb5 26. Ne2 Rc8 27. b3 a3
28. Qe3 Bc5 29. d4 Be7 30. Rc1 Rhh8 31. Nf4 g5 32. Ng6 f4 33. Qf3 Rhe8 34. Nxe7
Rxe7 35. Qh5 Qb4 36. Rxc8 Kxc8 37. Qh8+ Kc7 38. Rc1+ Kb6 39. Qd8+ Ka6 40. Qa8+
Kb6 41. Qd8+ Ka6 42. Rc8 g4 43. Qd6+ Qxd6 44. exd6 Rd7 45. hxg4 Rxd6 46. Kf1
Kb5 47. Ke2 Kb4 48. Kf3 Rd7 49. Kxf4 e5+ 50. dxe5 Rf7+ 51. Kg3 b5 52. f4 d4 53.
e6 Re7 54. f5 d3 55. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 $5 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Nce2 c5 8. c3
Ngf6 9. f3 {/\Nh3} e5 10. d5 Nb6 11. Ng3 h5 $1 12. N1e2 h4 13. Nf1 Nfd7 14. h3
(14. b3 $5) 14... Nc4 $1 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nh2 (16. Qc2 $5 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6
18. Ne3) 16... f5 $1 17. exf5 gxf5 18. f4 e4 19. Nf1 Bh6 $5 20. Bf2 $2 Ne5 21.
Ne3 Nd3+ 22. Kf1 Rb8 23. Nxc4 a5 24. b3 Ba6 25. Ne3 Nxf4 26. c4 Nd3 27. Nc1
Nxf2 28. Qxf2 Qf6 29. Rb1 Qd4 30. Ke2 f4 31. Nf5 f3+ 32. Ke1 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2
fxg2 34. Kxg2 Rg8+ {[#]} 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Nb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Na3 c6 14. Ng5 h6 15.
Nh3 Nbd7 16. f4 Bb7 17. Nf2 Bc8 18. d4 Qa5 19. Nc2 c5 20. Ne3 c4 21. Nf5 Re8
22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Bc2 Re8 24. g4 b4 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. cxb4 Qxb4 27. f5 Nc5 28.
h4 c3 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 Nh7 31. bxc3 Qxc3 32. Re3 Qd4 33. Rh3 Qxd1+ 34. Bxd1
Bb7 35. Bc2 Ra8 36. g6 Ra1 37. gxh7+ Kh8 38. Rc3 Rxc1+ 39. Kh2 Bxe4 40. Nxe4
Nxe4 41. Rc8+ Kxh7 42. f6 g6 43. Kg2 Re1 44. Rc7 Ng5 45. Bb3 Re2+ 46. Kg1 Kh6
47. Bxf7 Nxf7 48. Rxf7 Kg5 49. Rf8 Kf5 50. Kf1 Re4 51. Kg2 Ke6 52. f7 Ke7 53.
Ra8 Kxf7 54. Ra6 Rg4+ 55. Kf3 Rf4+ 56. Kg3 Rf6 57. Ra1 Ke6 58. Kg4 Rf4+ 59. Kg5
Rd4 60. Ra5 Rd1 61. Kxg6 Rg1+ 62. Kh5 Kf5 63. Kh4 Kf4 64. Kh3 e4 65. Kh2 Rg8
0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. Bd2
Bg4 9. d5 Bxf3 (9... Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 a6 12. Qd2 $16 {Marian,
R-Bastian,H/BL8384 1984/0-1 (70)}) (9... Na5 10. b3 c5 11. h3 (11. Rc1 a6 12.
e4 b5 13. Qe2 bxc4 14. bxc4 Nd7 15. Nd1 Ne5 16. Ne3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rb2 $17 {
0-1 Leibbrand,U-Degenhardt,H/Triberg 1991 (30)}) 11... Bd7 12. e4 e5 13. dxe6
Bxe6 14. Qc2 Nc6 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qc1 Ne8 17. Bh6 $14 {Tukmakov,V-Ghinda,M/
Thessaloniki olm 1984/1-0 (64)}) 10. exf3 $1 Ne5 (10... Nd4 11. Be3 c5 (11...
Nf5 12. Bxa7 $16) 12. Bxd4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nd7 14. Qe3 $16 (14. Qxa7 Nb6 $132))
11. b3 $14 {The position of the black is hopeless because of the white
advantage of two bishops and the complete lack of their counterplay.} Re8 (
11... e6 12. f4 Ned7 13. dxe6 $5 fxe6 14. Re1 $14 {^^}) 12. f4 Ned7 13. Re1 Nf8
$6 14. Rc1 a6 15. Be3 N6d7 16. b4 $16 e5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Ba7 Ra8 19. Be3 Qb8
$6 (19... Rb8 20. Ne4 $5 $16 (20. Ba7 Ra8 21. Bd4 $5 $16)) 20. Ne4 Nf6 21.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 {[%cal Gg2b7]} Qa7 24. Qf6 {[%csl Ra7,Rg8]
[%cal Gc4c5]} Nd7 25. Qb2 a5 (25... Qb6 26. Qd2 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Rad8 27. a4 $16
{[%cal Ga4a5]}) 26. c5 $1 axb4 (26... d5 27. Bh3 Nf8 28. b5 $16) 27. cxd6 c5 (
27... cxd6 28. Rc7 Rad8 29. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 30. Bd5 Kf7 31. Qe2 $18) (27... c6 28.
Qxb4 $18) 28. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 29. Bd5 Rae8 30. Qb3 Kf7 31. Re1 Qa3 $2 (31... Nf8
$142 32. d7 Nxd7 33. Rxe6 Kf8 (33... Rxe6 34. Bxe6+ Ke7 35. Bg8 $16 {[%csl Rg6,
Rh7]}) 34. Qb2 $1 Rxe6 35. Bxe6 Ke7 36. Bb3 {[%cal Gb2g7]} Kd6 37. Qg7 Qa6 38.
Qxh7 Qd3 39. Qf7 b5 40. Qe6+ Kc7 41. Bd5 $16) 32. Rxe6 $18 Qxb3 33. Re7+ $1 Kf8
(33... Kf6 $2 34. Rf7#) 34. Rf7+ Kg8 35. Bxb3 b5 36. Rxd7+ c4 37. Re7 Kf8 38.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Bc2 Kd7 40. f3 Kxd6 41. Kf2 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Ne5 Nd5 15.
Nc6 Qe8 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qxc3 Bb7 19. Bd2 Rfc8 20. Qd4 e5 21.
Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Dokhoian Kramnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6
6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. f3 (10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 (
11... Bxf6 $2 12. e5 $1 dxe5 13. Qc5 Bd7 14. Nxb5 axb5 15. Rxd7 $1 $18) 12. Bd3
(12. f5 Qa5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 e5 15. Qe3 Bb7 16. Ng3 d5 17. Bd3 O-O-O 18. Qe2
h5 19. exd5 h4 20. Ne4 Rxd5 21. Bc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rd2 Kb8 24. Qe3 Kc7
25. g4 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Hracek,Z/Erevan 1996/CBM 53}) 12... Qc7 (12...
O-O 13. e5 $1 d5 14. Ne4 $16) 13. Qe3 Qc5 14. Qg3 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/
Amsterdam VSB 1996/CBM 52/[Boensch,U] (42) +/= Dokoian, = Kramnik}) 10... Qc7 (
10... b5 11. h4 Bb7 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Be3 O-O 15. h5 h6 16. Bf2 Nd7
17. Bh4 Bxh4 18. Rxh4 Rfd8 19. Rhh1 Ne5 {0-1 Filipenko,A-Yakovich,Y/RUS-chT
1996/EXP 56 (29)}) 11. g4 b5 12. Qd2 Bb7 (12... O-O $6 13. Ne2 {/\Ng3-h5} Rd8
$6 (13... Bb7) 14. h4 Bb7 15. Kb1 Rac8 16. Bg2 b4 17. Nd4 a5 18. h5 a4 19. Be3
Nd7 20. g5 Ne5 21. b3 Ba6 $2 {1-0 Anand,V-Pelletier,Y/Credit Suisse 1997/CBM
60 (36) [Gofshtein]} (21... axb3 22. cxb3 d5 $132)) 13. Bf4 b4 14. Ne2 Rc8 (
14... e5 $11 {Khalifman}) 15. Ng3 Qa5 16. Kb1 d5 17. g5 Nd7 18. h4 Rd8 $1 {
/\ d:e4, Nc5} 19. Bh3 (19. Bd3 $142) 19... dxe4 20. fxe4 Nc5 21. Qe2 O-O {
/\ Nc5-a4-c3} 22. b3 Qb5 $5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Bg2 f5 25. gxf6 $2 (25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. Re1 $11 {Khalifman}) 25... Bxf6 26. Be3 Rc8 27. Bh3 $2 (27. Bd4 Rfd8 (27...
Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Rf2 29. Bh3 $13) 28. Bxf6 gxf6 $15 {Khalifman}) 27... Rfe8 28.
Rd6 (28. Bg2 Be5 $17) 28... Nxe4 $1 $19 29. Nxe4 (29. Bxe6+ Rxe6 30. Rxe6 Nxg3
$19) 29... Bxe4 30. Rh2 Bf5 31. Bd4 Bxh3 32. Bxf6 (32. Rxh3 Red8 $19) 32...
gxf6 33. Rxh3 Kf7 34. Rhd3 f5 35. R6d4 Rc5 36. Rxb4 e5 37. a4 e4 38. Rd7+ Ke6
39. Rd1 bxa4 40. Rxa4 Ke5 41. Kc1 Rec8 42. c4 e3 (42... Kf4 {/\ Kf3-f2; e3, f4.
.. -+}) 43. Ra7 R8c7 44. Ra8 Ke4 45. Rad8 f4 $4 (45... Re5 $19 {Khalifman}) 46.
R1d4+ Ke5 (46... Kf3 $2 47. Rf8) 47. Kd1 (47. Kc2 e2 48. Kd2 (48. Kd3 e1=N+ $1)
48... f3 49. Rd3 Rf7 50. Re8+ Kf4 51. Ke1 $8 Kg3 $1 52. Rxe2 Ra5 $19) 47... Rc8
$2 (47... Ra5 $19 {Khalifman}) 48. R8d7 $2 (48. Ke2 $1 $11 {Khalifman}) 48...
R8c7 49. Rd8 Rc8 $2 (49... Ra5 50. b4 Ra1+ 51. Ke2 Ra2+ $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.16"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[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 Be7 9. Bxf6 (9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 b5) 9... gxf6 10. Bc4 $146 (10. f4 Bd7
11. Be2 (11. f5 h5 12. Bc4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Qd3 Kb8 16. fxe6
fxe6 17. Ne2 Rhg8 18. Nf4 Qe5 19. g3 Rc8 20. Qb3 $16 {Balashov-Savchenko,1991
Moskow}) 11... h5 12. Rhf1 b5 (12... Qb6 13. Nb3 O-O-O 14. f5 Kb8 15. Qf4 Ne5
16. Kb1 h4 17. Bd3 Rdg8 18. Rg1 Rg4 19. Qf1 Rhg8 20. h3 R4g5 21. Ne2 Qe3 22.
Nbd4 Bd8 $17 {Gelman-Fedorovich,USA 1994}) 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bd3 Qb6 15. Kb1 b4
16. Ne2 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. f5 $1 e5 19. Ng3 Rd8 20. Qe2 $16 {
Psakhis-Pshewoznik,1980}) 10... Nxd4 (10... Qb6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. f4 $40) 11.
Qxd4 b5 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. f4 Qc7 14. f5 Qc5 {black dont have any problem} 15. Ne2
(15. Qd3 a5 $132) 15... Rg8 16. g3 (16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nf4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Kf7 19.
Rf1 Rg5) 16... a5 17. a3 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 19. Bd5 (19. Ne2 b4) 19... Rc8 20.
Nb3 Bd8 $15 {A standard move for this position, white does'nt has a big
perspektive.} 21. Kb1 Ke7 22. Nc1 Bb6 23. Ne2 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Nc1 Ba4 26.
Rd2 Be3 27. Re2 Bc5 28. Nd3 Bb5 29. Rd1 h5 {black try create weekness in king
side} 30. Ka2 Rc7 $5 (30... h4 31. Rg2 Rg4 32. Kb3) 31. Kb1 (31. Kb3 Ra7) 31...
Rcc8 32. Red2 Rc7 {black could not impruve theire position} 33. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.16"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. a3 Bb7 15. Bg5
exd4 16. Nxd4 Be5 17. Nf5 c5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 f6 20. Be3 g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7
22. Ng4 Bd6 23. Bh6+ Kf7 24. a4 c4 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Ne3 Nc5 28.
Nf5 Bb7 29. Nxd6+ Qxd6 30. Bf4 Qd7 31. Be3 Nd3 32. Bxd3 cxd3 33. Rxd3 Re5 34.
d6 Rd5 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.16"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 c5 12. Bg3 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 bxc5
15. b4 Ne4 16. Rc1 Nxg3 17. hxg3 c4 18. Bf5 Nf6 19. Qd4 Qb6 20. Rfd1 Bc8 21.
Bb1 Bg4 22. e4 Rfe8 $1 23. Qxb6 $2 (23. exd5 $1 Bxf3 24. Qxb6 (24. gxf3 $4 Re1+
$19) 24... axb6 (24... Bxd1 25. Qd4 $8 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Ng4+ 27. Qxg4 Bxg4 28. Rxe1
$16) 25. gxf3 $11) 23... axb6 24. exd5 b5 $1 $17 25. Rc3 Rad8 26. Re3 (26. d6
Re6) 26... Rxe3 27. fxe3 Ra8 $1 28. e4 Rxa3 29. e5 Nd7 30. e6 fxe6 31. dxe6
Bxe6 32. Nd4 Bg4 33. Nxb5 Rb3 34. Rc1 Rxb4 35. Ba2 Nb6 36. Nc3 Be6 37. Rb1
Rxb1+ 38. Bxb1 Nd5 39. Nxd5 Bxd5 40. Kf2 Kf7 41. Ke3 Bxg2 42. Kd4 Bf1 43. Be4
Kf6 44. Bf3 Kf5 45. Bd1 Kg5 46. Bf3 h5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.16"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[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 Bd7 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. d5 Nb4 14. Nc4 b5 15.
Ne3 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 O-O 19. a4 Nc7 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. axb5
Nxb5 22. Rxa5 Nd6 23. Qa4 Rfd8 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. Ra3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bxb2 27.
Raa1 Bxc1 28. Rxc1 Nf6 29. g3 Nf5 30. Nxf5 gxf5 31. Bg2 Nxd5 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33.
Kg2 Kg7 34. Rc4 Kg6 35. Ra4 e6 36. Rb4 h5 37. h4 Kf6 38. Rb8 Rd4 39. f4 Rd2+
40. Kf3 Rd7 41. Rg8 Rd3+ 42. Kf2 Ra3 43. Re8 Kg7 44. Kg2 Ra2+ 45. Kf3 Ra6 46.
Kf2 f6 47. Re7+ Kf8 48. Rh7 Ra2+ 49. Kf3 Ra3+ 50. Kf2 Rd3 51. Ra7 Rd8 52. Kf3
Re8 53. Ra6 Kf7 54. Ra7+ Re7 55. Ra6 Kg7 56. Kf2 e5 57. fxe5 fxe5 58. Kf3 Rd7
59. Ke3 Rb7 60. Ra5 Re7 61. Ra6 Rd7 62. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stojanovic, Mihajlo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
O-O Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. b3 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nh6 12. Bb2 Nf5 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. a4 Bd7
15. b4 Bc6 16. Qd3 e6 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 f5 19. b5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd7 21.
Rac1 Rbc8 22. Ba3 Rfd8 23. d5 e5 24. Rc2 e4 25. Qb3 b6 26. Bb2 Bxb2 27. Qxb2
Qg7 28. Qb4 Rc5 29. a5 Rdc8 30. axb6 axb6 31. Rfc1 Ra8 32. Qb3 Qa7 33. Qc3 Qg7
34. Qb3 Rc7 35. Ra2 Rxa2+ 36. Qxa2 Ra7 37. Qb3 Qc7 38. Rc2 Qc5 39. Qc3 Ra3 40.
Qf6 Qxe3 41. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 e6 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 c5 13. Rd3 Rf8 14. Qd2 a6
15. a4 Rb8 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Ba2 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nd7 20. Bc4 Ne5 21.
Nxe5 Qxe5 22. b3 Bb7 23. f3 Bc6 24. Rc1 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 d6 8. Bd3 h6
9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Qc2 Ndf6 14. Rhe1 Qe7
15. d5 Nc5 16. e4 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 e5 18. Nd4 Nh5 19. Nf5 Qf6 20. Qe2 Ng7 21. Nd4
O-O 22. Nb5 Rac8 23. f3 Qg6 24. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15.
O-O b4 16. Na4 Qa6 17. a3 Bxd5 18. axb4 $146 (18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. axb4 (19. Nxc5
Bxc5 20. axb4 Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Rxd5 (21... Qb6 22. Bxe6+ (22. Qe2 {... 1-0(43)
Pelletier,Y-Berezin,O/Halle WchJ 1995}) 22... Qxe6 23. Qe2 $16) 22. Qf1 {
... 1-0(64) Novikov,I-Nadera,B/op, Calcutta IND 1996} (22. Rxa6 {... 1/2-1/2
(39) Granda Zuniga,J-Chernin,A/Rapid, Villarrobledo ESP 1997})) 19... Rxd5 20.
Qe2 cxb4 21. Nc3 Qc6 (21... Ra5 22. Rxa5 Qxa5 23. Ne4 Nd3 24. b3 Qe5 25. Rd1 (
25. Rc1 $6 Nxc1 26. Qxc4+ Qc7 27. Qxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Bxc1 a5 $1 29. g4 Kd7 30. Kg2
Bd6 $19 {Lutz,Ch-Piket,J/WDR TV-Cup/1994/ CBM 42 Knaak}) (25. Rc1 {- 61/(459)})
25... Qb2 {... 0-1(39) Rogozenko,D-Tella,J/Open 1998} (25... Nc5 $2 {...1-0(41)
Korchnoi,V-Lutz,C/Horgen CS 1994/CBM 43/})) 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. f3 Nd3 (23...
Bc5+ {... 1-0(31) Efremov,R-Yasinsky,V/Moscow op 1995}) 24. h4 Bc5+ (24... b3 {
... 1-0(58) Khalifman,A-Ivanchuk,V/President's Cup 1998}) 25. Kg2 Kb7 26. Ra5
$16 {... 1-0(47) Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Novgorod/1994/} (26. Rfd1 Rd8 27. b3 (27.
Ra5 {... 0-1(39) Bukal,V-Pavasovic,D/Bled op 1995}) 27... c3 28. Ra5 {... 1/
2-1/2(32) Kharitonov,A-Shabanov,Y/Moscow 1995/Inf 63/})) 18... Bxg2 $8 (18...
cxb4 $4 19. Nc3 $18) 19. Kxg2 $8 Qc6+ (19... cxb4 $5) 20. f3 $8 (20. Qf3 $4
Rxh2+ $19) (20. Kg1 $4 Ne5 $19) 20... cxb4 $8 21. Qe2 (21. Qd4 $5 Qd5 (21...
Kb7 $140 $2 22. Be3 $1 $16) 22. Qxa7 Qxg5 23. Qa8+ Kc7 24. Qa7+ Kc8 $11) 21...
Bd6 $1 22. Rfd1 (22. Rfc1 Ne5 23. b3 $140 $2 Rxh2+ $1 24. Kxh2 $8 Nxf3+ 25. Kh3
$8 Nxg5+ 26. Kg4 Nf3 $3 27. Rxc4 (27. Qxf3 Rg8+ $19) 27... Ne5+ 28. Qxe5 Qxc4+
29. bxc4 Bxe5 $19) 22... Ne5 (22... Rdg8 23. h4 $13) 23. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 $8 24.
Bf4 $8 Rh5 $6 (24... Qd3 $1 {(Khalifman)} 25. Qxe5 $8 Qc2+ 26. Kf1 $8 Rd1+ 27.
Rxd1 $8 Qxd1+ 28. Kg2 (28. Qe1 Qxa4 (28... Qxe1+ 29. Kxe1 Rxh2 $13) 29. Qe5 Kb7
30. Qc7+ Ka8 31. Qxc4 Qa1+ 32. Bc1 $44) 28... Qc2+ 29. Kf1 $8 Qd1+ $11) 25. Re1
$8 (25. g4 $4 Qd3 $19) 25... Qc6 $1 26. Bxe5 $8 Rd5 $8 27. Bf4 $8 Qxa4 $8 28.
g4 (28. Rc1 $5) 28... Rd4 $8 (28... Rh8 $4 29. Qxc4+ Kb7 (29... Kd7 30. Qc7+
Ke8 31. Qe7#) 30. Qc7+ Ka8 31. Ra1 $1 Rd7 (31... Qxa1 $140 32. Qc6#) 32. Rxa4
Rxc7 33. Bxc7 $18) 29. gxh5 Rxf4 $8 30. Kg3 (30. h6 Qb5 (30... Rh4 $2 31. Kg3
$1 Rxh6 $8 32. Qxc4+ Kb7 33. Rc1 Rg6+ 34. Kf2 $18) 31. Qe5 Qxe5 (31... Rf5 32.
Qxb5 Rxb5 33. Re4 c3 $11) 32. Rxe5 Rxf6 33. Rh5 Rg6+ $8 34. Kf2 Rg8 $8 35. Rc5+
Kd7 36. Rxc4 Rh8 37. Rh4 Ke7 $11) 30... Rd4 $8 (30... Rxf6 $4 31. Qxc4+ $18)
31. h6 Qa5 32. Qe3 Qc7+ (32... Qd8 $5 33. Qe5 (33. h7 $140 $2 Qxf6 34. Qe5 Qg6+
$1 (34... Qh4+ 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kh1 Rxh2+ 37. Qxh2 Qxe1+ $11) 35. Kf2 $8 Rd2+
$8 36. Re2 $8 Rxe2+ $8 37. Kxe2 (37. Qxe2 Qxh7 38. Qxc4+ Kd8 $17) 37... Qxh7
$17) (33. Qg5 Rd5 $13) 33... Qg8+ $1 34. Kf2 $8 (34. Kh3 $4 Rd5 $19) 34... Rd2+
35. Re2 Rd1 (35... Rxe2+ $2 36. Qxe2 $18) 36. Qc5+ Kd8 $8 37. Qe7+ Kc8 38. Qc5+
$11) 33. Qe5 (33. Kg2 $5) 33... Rd8 (33... a5 $2 34. Qxc7+ Kxc7 35. Re4 $5 Rxe4
$140 36. h7 $1 $18) 34. Kg4 $2 (34. Qxc7+ $1 Kxc7 35. Re4 Rh8 (35... Rg8+ 36.
Kf4 $16) 36. Rxc4+ Kd6 37. Rxb4 Rxh6 38. Rb7 Rg6+ 39. Kf2 Rxf6 40. Rxa7 Rh6 41.
Kg3 Rg6+ 42. Kf4 Rh6 43. Rxf7 Rxh2 44. Rb7 $16) 34... Rh8 35. Kh5 a5 36. f4
Qxe5+ $4 (36... Qc6 {(D.Velimirovic)} 37. Re3 (37. Qxa5 $140 $4 Qf3+ $19) 37...
Qd5 $5 (37... Rd8 38. h7 Rh8 39. Kh6 Qg2 40. f5 Qg8 $3 41. Qc5+ $8 Kb8 42. Qb5+
Kc8 $1 (42... Ka8 $4 43. Qxa5+ $18) 43. Qxc4+ Kb8 44. Qb5+ Kc8 45. Qc6+ Kb8 46.
Qb6+ Kc8 $11) 38. Qxd5 exd5 39. Re5 (39. Re7 $2 c3 40. bxc3 bxc3 $19) 39... c3
40. bxc3 b3 41. Rxd5 a4 42. Rb5 Kd7 43. Rb4 Ra8 44. h7 a3 45. Rb7+ Ke6 46. Ra7
Rh8 47. Rxa3 b2 48. Rb3 Rxh7+ 49. Kg5 Rxh2 $11) (36... c3 37. f5 $2 (37. bxc3
b3 $1 38. Qb5 $1 (38. Qxc7+ $2 Kxc7 39. Ra1 b2 40. Rb1 Rb8 41. h7 a4 $19 42.
Rxb2 $140 Rxb2 43. h8=Q Rxh2+) (38. Ra1 b2 39. Rb1 Qc6 $1 $19) 38... Qxc3 39.
Qa6+ Kc7 40. Qa7+ Kc6 41. Qa6+ Kc7 $11 (41... Kc5 $4 42. Re5+ $18)) 37... Qxe5
38. Rxe5 cxb2 39. Re1 exf5 $19) 37. Rxe5 $18 Kb7 38. Rxa5 Kb6 39. Rg5 Kc6 (
39... c3 40. bxc3 bxc3 41. Rg3 Rc8 42. h7 c2 43. Rg1 Kc5 44. Rc1 Kd4 45. Kh6
$18 (45. Rxc2 $4 Rxc2 46. Kh6 Rxh2+ 47. Kg7 e5 $19)) (39... b3 40. Rg7 $1 Kc6 (
40... c3 41. Rg3 $18) 41. Rxf7 c3 42. Re7 Kd6 43. f5 $18) 40. h4 Kb6 41. Rg7 $1
b3 42. Rxf7 c3 43. Rg7 c2 44. Rg1 Kc5 45. f7 Kd6 46. Rg8 1-0

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 g6 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rab1 Ne4 14. Nxe4
dxe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nd2 c5 17. Rbc1 cxd4 18. exd4 Nf6 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Qc4
Qd6 21. Nb3 b6 22. Qc7 a5 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. a4 Kg7 25. g3 Re7 26. Rc4 Nd5 27.
Nd2 e3 $1 28. fxe3 (28. Nf3 Rf6 $1 29. Kg2 exf2 30. Rxe7 Rxf3 $19) 28... Rxe3
29. Rxe3 Nxe3 30. Rc3 Nd1 31. Rc2 Rxd4 32. Nc4 Re4 33. b3 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Ne3+ 35.
Nxe3 Rxe3 36. b4 axb4 37. Rc4 Rb3 38. h4 h5 39. Rf4 Rb1 40. Kh2 Rb2+ 41. Kh3 f6
42. Rd4 Kf7 43. Re4 g5 44. hxg5 fxg5 45. g4 Rb3+ 46. Kg2 hxg4 47. Re5 Ra3 48.
Rb5 Rxa4 0-1

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[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 Nc6 13. Bf4 Na5 14. Qe2 Rd8
15. Rad1 Bf8 16. h3 h6 17. a4 Qd7 18. Bb5 Qe7 19. Bg3 a6 20. Bd3 cxd4 21. cxd4
Nc6 22. Bc4 Na5 23. Bd3 Nc6 24. Bb1 Nb4 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bg3 Bg7 27. h4 g4 28.
Ne5 h5 29. f3 Nc6 30. fxg4 Nxd4 31. Qf2 Nc6 32. Nxc6 (32. Rxd8+ $16) 32... Bxc6
33. Bd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Qxh5+ Kg8 37. e5 Qd4+ $8 38. Kh1
Bxg2+ $4 (38... Be4 $8 39. Qf7+ Kh8 $8 (39... Kh7 $4 40. Qf4 $1 $18) 40. Qh5+ (
40. Qf4 $4 Rf8 $19) 40... Kg8 41. Qf7+ $11) 39. Kxg2 Qd5+ 40. Kg1 Qd4+ 41. Kg2
Qd2+ 42. Rf2 Qh6 43. Qxh6 Bxh6 44. Rf6 $18 Be3 45. Kf3 Bc5 46. Ba2 b5 47. Bxe6+
Kh8 48. g5 bxa4 49. g6 Kg7 50. h5 Kh6 51. Rf7 Rf8 52. Kg4 Rxf7 53. gxf7 Kg7 54.
Ba2 Kf8 55. h6 a3 56. Kg5 Bb4 57. Kf6 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wolski, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Nd7 $2 {
Besser ist meines Erachtens} (7... Na6 {,denn Schwarz sollte den Vorstoß
b3-b4-b5 zu verhindern suchen:} 8. Ra4 (8. e4 $145 $1 Nb4 9. exf5 (9. Ra4 Nc2+
10. Kd2 dxe4 11. Nh4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bxc5 13. Rc4 Bxf2 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Ke2 {
1-0 Shumiakina,T-Nutu Gajic,D/Timisoara-W 1994/EXT 94 (29)}) 9... Nc2+ 10. Kd1
Nxa1 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. b4 a5 13. bxa5 Nb3 14. a6 {1-0 Shirov,A-Svidler,P/
Arnold Cup 1991/TD 91\06 (30)}) 8... Bc2 {bringt dem Weißen nichts ein.}) 8. b4
f6 (8... Be7 9. b5 Bd8 {gefolgt von Sg8-e7 scheint mir bessere
Verteidigungsaussichten zu gewähren.}) 9. b5 Ne7 10. e3 (10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. e3
Nb4 12. Kd2 Be7 13. Nh4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nb5 f5 16. Nc7+ $18 {Kaposztas,
M-Palla,G/Salgotarjan 1979/1-0 (45)}) 10... e5 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. b4 {Die
Stellung des Schwarzen ist strategisch als verloren zu betrachten.} Kd8 (12...
e4 13. Nd2 Be6 14. b5 {ist auch nicht erfreulich für Schwarz.}) 13. b5 cxb5 14.
Bxb5 e4 15. Nd2 Nb8 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 Bd7 18. Bd3 Nbc6 19. e4 {Die Öffnung
der Stellung ist tödlich für Schwarz, weil sein König in der Mitte
steckengeblieben ist; die verbundenen Freibauern des Weißen werden das Brett
beherrschen.} Nb4 20. Bb1 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Nexc6 23. Ke2 Kc8 (23...
Kd7 24. Rd1 Re8+ 25. Kf2 {nebst d4-d5 ist ebenfalls hoffnungslos für Schwarz.})
24. Rd1 a5 25. d5 Ne5 26. Nxe5 fxe5 27. Ne4 Nc2 28. Ra2 Nd4+ 29. Kd3 Be7 30.
Be3 Rd8 31. Kc4 Nc6 32. Rb1 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. a4 a6 7. Bd3 e6 (7... d6
8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. Nxd4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bxd4 12. c3 (12. Qf3 Qc7 13. c3
f5 14. Bd5 e6 15. Ba2 Bf6 16. O-O Qc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,S-Ribli,Z/
Altensteig 1992 (26)}) 12... d5 13. Bc2 Bg7 14. d4 Bf5 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. a5 O-O
17. O-O b5 18. axb6 Qxb6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Lau,R-Loew,G/BL9596 1996/BL 90 (27)}) 8.
Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2 Ne7 10. b4 $1 d6 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1 (12. Bb2 Qb6 13. b5 axb5
14. axb5 Bd7 $132) (12. Ba3 f5 $132) 12... f5 $1 13. c3 dxc3 14. dxc3 Kh8 (
14... Qc7 15. Be3 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf5 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Qd3 $13) 15. Be3 e5 $1 (
15... fxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf5 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Bd4 $14) 16. Qe1 Be6 (16... fxe4 17.
Bxe4 d5 18. Rd1 $36) 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. a5 Qc6 (18... fxe4 $6 19. Bxe4 d5 20. Bb6
Qc6 21. Bc2) 19. fxe5 (19. exf5 $6 Nxf5 $15) 19... dxe5 20. Bc5 fxe4 21. Rxf8+
(21. Bxe4 Rxf1+ 22. Qxf1 Qxe4 23. Bxe7 Bc4 $15) 21... Bxf8 (21... Rxf8 $6 22.
Bxe7) 22. Bc2 Nf5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Ng3 Bd5 25. Kg1 (25. Nxe4 Nd6 26. Nxd6
Bxg2+ 27. Kg1 Rf1+ 28. Qxf1 Bxf1 $15) 25... Nxg3 26. Qxg3 Qf6 (26... Rf4 27.
Qe3 Qc4 28. Re1 Bc6 29. h3 $11) 27. h3 Bc6 28. Qe3 Qf4 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O
exd4 8. Nxd4 c6 9. Kh1 (9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. f3 Nbd7 12. b3 d5 13. cxd5
Qc5 14. Qd2 cxd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bb2 Qd6 18. Bf1 Nb6 {1/2-1/2
Robatsch,K-Klinger,J/AUT BL 1989 (25)}) (9. f3 Nbd7 10. Be3 d5 11. exd5 cxd5
12. Qd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 a6 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Bf1 Re8 16. Rac1 Qa5 17. Nb3 Qb4 18.
Qf2 {Browne,W-Fishbein,A/Philadelphia opI 1992/1-0 (50)}) 9... d5 (9... Nbd7
10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 Re8 12. f3 d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ndb5 Nb6 15. Bf4
Nh5 16. Bc7 Qh4 17. exd5 Be5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Qe1 {Szeberenyi,A-Pinter,G/
Budapest FS11 IM-B 1997/1-0 (46)}) 11... Qb6 12. Nb3 (12. Na4 Qa5 13. f3 d5 14.
Be1 Qd8 15. exd5 cxd5 16. c5 Ne5 17. b3 Bd7 18. Bb5 Nc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bc3 {
Kiss,P-Meszaros,A/Eger 1995/1-0 (59)}) 12... a5 13. Na4 Qb4 14. Nd2 Nc5 15.
Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Rc1 Re8 17. f3 a4 18. Rc2 Qa5 19. Bg3 d5 {1/2-1/2 Ikonnikov,
V-Szekely,P/Catania op 1995 (30)}) 10. e5 (10. cxd5 {Huzman} cxd5 11. e5 Ne4
12. f4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 $14) 10... Ne4 (10... Nfd7 11. f4 (11. cxd5 Nxe5 12.
f4 Ned7 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bf3 $14) 11... c5 12. Ndb5 d4 13. Nd5
Nc6 14. Bf3 $14) 11. f4 {White often plays in this line f2-f3, so in this game
he saved a tempo for useful Kh1 move.} f6 (11... c5 12. Nb3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 dxc4
14. Nxc5 $14) (11... Qh4 12. Qe1 (12. Nxe4 {Huzman} dxe4 13. Qc2 $16) 12...
Qxe1 13. Rxe1 f6 14. cxd5 fxe5 15. Nxe4 exd4 16. Bc4 $14) 12. cxd5 Nxc3 (12...
fxe5 13. Ne6 (13. dxc6 $1 {Huzman} exd4 (13... Nxc3 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. cxb7 Bxb7
16. Qxb7 Nxe2 17. Nxe2 Nd7 18. Rd1 $16) 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. cxb7 Bxb7 16. Qxb7
dxc3 17. Qxa8 $16) 13... Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nxc3 15. bxc3 e4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Rb1
$14) (12... cxd5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 (13... fxe5 $2 14. Nb5 $1 Nc6 15. Ned6 $18) 14.
Nb5 (14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. e6 f5 16. Be3 $13) 14... Nc6 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Qxd8 Nxd8 (
16... Rxd8 17. Nd6 $16) 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Re1 $14) 13. bxc3 Qxd5 (13... fxe5
14. Ne6 $14 (14. Ne6 $1 {Huzman} Bxe6 15. dxe6 {[%cal Gd1b3,Gc1a3,Gb3g8,Ga3f8]}
Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Re8 (16... exf4 17. e7 Re8 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rd8 Na6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8
21. Bxf4 $18) 17. Bc4 b5 (17... Na6 18. e7+ Kh8 19. Ba3 $16) 18. Bb3 e4 19. e7+
Kh8 20. Ba3 $16 {[%cal Gb3f7]}) (14. fxe5 Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1 cxd5 16. e6 Qe8 (16...
Qf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf6 18. Bf3 Bxd4 19. Bxd5 $16) 17. Bb5 Nc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qf7+
Qxf7 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Bxc6 Rb8 22. Bf4 Rb6 23. Bxd5+ Be6 $44)) 14. Ba3 $1 Re8
(14... Rf7 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. axb3 fxe5 17. fxe5 $16 (17. fxe5 {Huzman} Rxf1+ 18.
Rxf1 $18)) (14... c5 {Huzman} 15. Bf3 Qc4 16. Nb3 $16) 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. f5 $1
{White forces his attack because of black's problems with the piece
development. The whole queenside is sleeping on the initial squares so the
attacker tries to speed things up.} Bxf5 (16... gxf5 17. Bd3 (17. Bf3 {Huzman}
Qc4 18. Re1 Bd7) 17... Bxd4 18. cxd4 Qxd4 19. Qh5 $1 $16) (16... Bxd4 17. Bf3 (
17. Rf4 $1 {Huzman} Be3 18. Bc4 Bxf4 19. Bxd5+ cxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kg7 21. f6+ Kxf6
22. Rf1 g5 (22... Kg7 23. Bc5 $1 $16) (22... Bf5 23. Qb5 $1 Nc6 24. Rxf4) 23.
g3 Bh3 24. gxf4 Bxf1 25. Qxg5+ Ke6 26. Qg4+ Kf6 (26... Kf7 27. Qh5+ $18) (26...
Kd5 27. Qh5+ $18) 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. c4 $18) 17... Qc4 18. cxd4 Bxf5
19. d5 $1 $16 (19. Qd2 Nd7 $13)) 17. Nxf5 Qxd1 (17... gxf5 18. Qxd5+ (18. Bd3
Rd8 19. Bxf5 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 $16) 18... cxd5 19. Bf3 Rd8 (19...
Kg7 {Huzman} 20. Bxd5 Nc6 21. Rab1 $16) 20. Rad1 Nc6 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. c4 $16)
18. Nh6+ $1 Kg7 (18... Kh8 19. Raxd1 $18) 19. Raxd1 Rxe2 (19... Kxh6 20. Rxf6
Rxe2 21. Rf8 Rxa2 22. Bd6 $18) 20. Ng4 {The poor knight on b8 decides the game,
white has a strong attack.} Bg5 (20... Bxc3 21. Bf8+ Kh8 (21... Kg8 22. Rd8 $18
) 22. Rd8 h5 23. Bh6+ Kh7 24. Rf7+ Bg7 25. Rxg7#) (20... Be7 21. Bxe7 (21. Bc1
{Huzman} h5) 21... Rxe7 22. Rd8 b5 23. Nf6 $16) 21. Bf8+ Kg8 (21... Kh8 22. Rf7
(22. h4 $1 {Huzman} Bxh4 23. Rf7 h5 24. Bg7+ Kg8 (24... Kh7 25. Bf6+ Kg8 26.
Nh6#) 25. Nh6+ Kh7 26. Bf8+ Kh8 27. Rg7 Rf2 28. Nf7+ Rxf7 29. Rxf7 $18) 22...
Kg8 (22... Na6 23. Rdf1 b5 24. h4 Re4 25. Bg7+ Kg8 26. Be5 $18) 23. Rdf1 h5 24.
Bh6 $1 (24. Nh6+ Bxh6 (24... Kh8 25. Rxb7 Na6 26. h4 Bxh6 27. Bxh6 Nc5) 25.
Bxh6 Na6 26. Rxb7 $14) 24... Bxh6 (24... Be7 25. Ne3 Bc5 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Rff7
Re1+ 28. Nf1 $18) 25. Nxh6+ Kh8 26. Rxb7 $16) 22. h4 $1 Bd2 (22... Bxh4 23.
Nh6+ Kh8 24. Rf7 Bf6 25. Bg7+ Bxg7 26. Rd8+ Bf8 27. Rdxf8#) (22... h5 23. hxg5
hxg4 24. Rd8 $18) (22... Re8 23. hxg5 Rxf8 24. Nf6+ (24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Rd8+
$16 {[%cal Gd8a8]}) 24... Kg7 (24... Kh8 25. Rde1 Na6 26. Re7 $18) 25. Rde1 Rd8
(25... Na6 {Huzman} 26. Re7+ Rf7 27. Ne8+ $18) 26. Re7+ Kf8 27. Rxh7 $18) 23.
Rxd2 $1 Rxd2 24. Nh6+ (24. Nh6+ Kh8 25. Rf7 Rd7 26. Bg7#) 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Qa4+ Qxa4 8.
Nxa4 O-O 9. Nf3 Na6 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[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 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 e6 13. dxc5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qc7
15. cxb6 axb6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Bd4 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Bh6 19. h3 Qc4 20. Rb2 Qxe2 21.
Rxe2 Ra5 22. Rb2 e5 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxd7 Bh6 25. Rd3 Rc4 26. Nd2 Bxd2 27.
Rdxd2 Ra6 28. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Qc8 ({Der Partiezug und} 10... Na5 {nehmen auf die
weiße Möglichkeit f4-f5 Rücksicht.}) ({Moderner ist} 10... Rc8 {um nach} 11. f5
Bd7 {das Feld e5 für den N zu gewinnen.}) 11. Bf3 ({Beide Spieler kennen diese
Stellung mit 11.Kh1.} 11. Kh1 Bg4 {0-1 Glek,I-Khalifman,A/Moscow PCA-Intel
qual 1995/EXP 46 (45)} (11... Bg4 12. Bxg4 Qxg4 13. Qxg4 Nxg4 14. Bd2 {1-0
Asrian,K-Yakovich,Y/RUS-Cup8 1997/EXP 58 (61)})) 11... Bg4 {Khalifman hat
offenbar eine Vorliebe für diesen Zug.} ({Alternativen sind} 11... Bc4) (11...
Rd8) 12. Nd5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 {Besser als} (14... Nb4 15. Qe4
Na6 16. c3 Qc7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. f5 Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Rf3 gxf5 21. Qh4 Qd6
22. Bf4 Qb6 23. Rh3 h6 24. Rg3 Kh8 25. Re6 $1 fxe6 26. Bxh6 c4+ 27. Kh1 {
1-0 Huebner,R-Miles,A/Tilburg 1985/MCL 01}) 15. c3 Nd7 16. Rae1 Nf6 {[%cal
Yf6d5,Yf6g4]} 17. Bd4 Re8 18. Nd2 Qg4 19. Bxf6 (19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11
) 19... Qxf3 20. Rxf3 Bxf6 21. Rfe3 Kf8 22. Ne4 Bg7 23. g4 b5 24. f5 Be5 25.
fxg6 hxg6 26. Rf1 Kg7 27. Ng5 Bf6 28. Ne4 Be5 29. Ng5 Bf6 30. Ne4 Be5 31. Ng5
Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 $5 5. Qd2 (5. Nf3 $5) (5. a4 $5) 5... b5
6. Bd3 h6 (6... e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bxb5 Qxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Nxe4+ 10. Nxe4 cxb5 11.
Nf6+ Kd8 12. Ng4+ $16) (6... Nbd7 7. f4) 7. Be3 (7. Bxf6 exf6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O
O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Rfe1 $14) (7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Nge2 Bg7 $13) 7... Bg7 (
7... Ng4 8. Bf4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg3 Nd7 $10) 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Nge2 a6 $6 (9...
Bb7 {/\e5}) 10. Nd1 $6 (10. Rd1 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 $15)
(10. a4 Bb7 (10... b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 e5 14. O-O Ba6 $13) 11.
O-O e5 (11... Qc7 $5) 12. axb5 axb5 (12... cxb5 $13) 13. d5 cxd5 (13... b4 14.
dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nb5 $16) 14. Nxb5) 10... e5 11. c3 d5 $1 12. Nf2 Bb7 13. O-O Qe7
(13... Qc7) (13... h5 14. Rad1 O-O) 14. a4 bxa4 $5 (14... h5 $5) 15. Bc2 (15.
Rxa4 c5 16. Rfa1 cxd4 17. cxd4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 exd4
21. Bxd4 O-O $146) 15... c5 $6 (15... h5 16. Bxa4 O-O $14) 16. Bxa4 (16. dxe5
Nxe5 17. Bxa4+ Kf8 {/\Nc4,de4}) 16... exd4 17. cxd4 dxe4 18. dxc5 $1 (18. fxe4
cxd4 (18... O-O 19. Bxh6 Nxe4) 19. Nxd4 O-O 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 (20... Nc5 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Qg5 $16) 21. Qxh6 Nxe4 22. Nc6) (18. dxc5 $1 exf3 19. c6 (19. gxf3 $2
O-O 20. c6 Ne5) 19... fxe2 20. cxd7+ (20. Rfe1 Bc8 21. Rxe2 O-O 22. cxd7 Bxd7
23. Bxd7 (23. Bxh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Qxe2 $19) 23... Qxd7 24. Bxh6 $11) 20... Nxd7
21. Rfe1 O-O (21... Rd8 22. Bb6 $16) 22. Qxd7 Qxe3 23. Qxb7 $16 Z0 24. Qf3)
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This line is considered to be a good drawing weapon for Black. But the game
shows that it's not fool proof. Black needs to create the right type of
counter play to compensate for Whites 2-1 K-side P majority.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6
10. d4 Bd6 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. Nh2 Rxh2 13. Qxg4 Qh4 14. Qxh4 Rxh4 15. Nf3 Rh5
16. Be3 (16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. c3 g5 19. g3 O-O-O 20. Be3 g4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Nataf,I-Anic,D/Enghien Les Bains 1997/CBM 58/[Wedberg] (37)}) 16...
O-O-O $146 (16... f6 17. Rad1 Kf7 18. g3 Re8 19. Kg2 exd4 20. Bxd4 Ra5 21. Ra1
c5 22. Bc3 Ra4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Pachman,L-Lengyel,L/Vrnjacka Banja zt 1967/EXT 97
(28)}) 17. g3 f5 $6 {This rather violent approach is dubious, since it only
helps White to mobilise his P majority.} (17... f6) 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Kg2 Rdf8
20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. c3 $16 {Black is actively placed, but
unfortunately there are no targets in Whites position. In the longer term
White is going to enjoy his 2 against 1 situation on the K-side.} a5 (22... g5
23. Kh3 Bd6 24. Kg4 $16) 23. a4 Bd6 24. Bd4 c5 25. Be3 Kd7 (25... c4 $5) 26.
Rh1 Kc6 27. Rh4 Be7 28. Re4 Bf6 29. Rd1 Rd5 30. Rxd5 Kxd5 31. Rf4 Re8 (31... c4
32. Rf5+ $16) 32. c4+ Kc6 33. b3 Rd8 34. Rf3 b6 (34... Rd3 $142) 35. g4 Be5 36.
Rf5 Kd6 $2 (36... Bb2 $142) 37. f4 Bd4 38. Rd5+ {Now it's more or less forced.}
Ke7 39. Rxd8 Bxe3 $6 {Black tries to avoid the pretty hopeless B:s ending. But
now White has a nice combination to win immediately.} (39... Kxd8 40. Kf3 $18 {
White gains a crucial tempo next move with Ke4.}) 40. Rg8 Kf7 41. Kf3 $1 (41.
Kf3 $1 Bxf4 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. Kxf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gamboa, Nelson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nc3 Qa5 12. Be3 f6 13. a3 Rab8 14. Qd2 Nf7
15. b4 Qh5 16. Ne2 g5 17. d5 Rb7 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. dxc6 Rxc6 20. Ng3 Qg6 21. Nd4
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Ne5 23. Ndf5 Qf7 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. Nxe7+ Kf7 26. Nxd5 Bf8 27. Nf5
Nc6 28. Nd4 Nxd4 29. Bxd4 Be7 30. Rc3 f5 31. exf5 Bxf5 32. Rf3 Kg6 33. g4 Bc8
34. Nxe7+ Rxe7 35. Rf6+ Kg7 36. Re6+ Kf7 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Bxa7 Bd7 39. f3 Be8
40. Kf2 Ke6 41. Be3 Kf6 42. Kg3 Bc6 43. Bb6 Ke7 44. f4 gxf4+ 45. Kxf4 Ba4 46.
Kg5 Kf7 47. Kh6 Kg8 48. g5 Bc2 49. Bd4 Ba4 50. h4 Be8 51. h5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Qa4+
c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rad1 Nh5 13. Bc1 Bd6 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Ng5 Ndf6 16. Ngxe4 Nd5 17. Rfe1 Be7 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Bf4 Qc8 21.
Be5 Rd8 22. Rc1 Qf5 23. Bc7 Rd7 24. Bf4 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nb5 Rc6 27. Nc7
Qd7 28. Nb5 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Bc6 30. Bf1 a6 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. Nc3 Qxa4 33. Nxa4 b5
34. Nc5 Kf8 35. f3 Ke7 36. Kf2 Kd6 37. Ke3 Nd7 38. Nd3 Rc8 39. Kd2 Rc4 40. b3
Rc7 41. Nb4 Nb8 42. Bd3 h6 43. Be2 Nc6 44. Nxc6 Rxc6 45. Bd3 Rb6 46. h4 a5 47.
b4 axb4 48. axb4 Kc6 49. h5 Ra6 50. Bc2 Ra3 51. Bd1 Kb6 52. g4 Ra4 53. Kc3 Ra7
54. Bb3 Rc7+ 55. Kb2 Rc4 56. Bxc4 bxc4 {White has the choice to lose by the
encirclement which follows or by diversion. Black's protected passed pawn is
decisively stronger than the White's isolated one. Weiß hat die Wahl infolge
Umgehung oder Ablenkung zu verlieren. Der gedeckte schwarze Freibauer ist
wesentlich stärker als der isolierte weiße.} 57. f4 Kb5 58. Ka3 (58. Kc3 Ka4
$19 {Encirclement. Umgehung}) 58... f6 59. f5 c3 60. Kb3 c2 {[%csl Rb4,Rd4]}
0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Qf3 Qxd4 11. Qxf7+ Kd8 12. Bg5+ Nxg5 13. Qxg7 Bxc3+ 14.
bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kochyev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 Bb7 8. e4
d6 9. Bd3 e5 10. d5 a5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Nb1 Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rb1 Bg5 15. b4
Bxc1 16. Qxc1 Qe7 17. Qd2 Nf6 18. Rfc1 Rfb8 19. Qe3 axb4 20. axb4 Bc8 21. Ra1
Bd7 22. h3 h6 23. Bf1 Qf8 24. Rcb1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. c5 bxc5
28. bxc5 dxc5 29. Qxc5 Qd8 30. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 {Nach meiner Meinung ist das die
beste weiße Möglichkeit.Weiß kann so beide Läufer in die langen Diagonalen
stellen. Ribli.} c5 (5... Bb7 $6 6. Nc3 b4 (6... bxc4 7. bxc4 c5 8. Rb1 Bc6 9.
O-O Be7 10. Qc2 $1 O-O $6 11. e4 Ra7 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ba8 14. Rd1 {1-0
Kortschnoj,V-Tisdall,J/Politiken Cup 1996 (25)}) (6... Bb4 $6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. cxb5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 axb5 12. Rfc1 c5 13. d4 Qb6 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Qe3 $16 {Pigusov,E-Hodgson,J/Sochi/1987/1|0/47/}) 7. Na4 Be7 (7... d6 8. d4
Nbd7 9. a3 a5 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne1 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qb8 13. Nd3 $14 {Krivonosov,
O-Berzinsh,R/LAT-ch/1994/CBM41/}) 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 Be4 10. Nh4 Bxg2 11. Nxg2 d6
12. a3 bxa3 13. Bxa3 c6 14. Nf4 Nbd7 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Bb4 {Ribli,Z-Speelman,J/
Belfort WCup 1988/1-0 (67)}) 6. Nc3 Qb6 (6... Qa5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Bb2 Be7 9. Qc2
$5 Nc6 10. a3 bxc4 $1 11. bxc4 Rb8 12. e3 O-O 13. Ne2 h6 14. h3 Qc7 15. Nf4 d6
16. Rab1 Nd8 $6 (16... Ba8 $1 $10) 17. d3 e5 18. Ne2 Qd7 19. Nd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Ne6 21. Ne4 Nh7 $6 (21... d5 $1 $10) 22. N4c3 f5 23. Nd5 Nf6 24. f4 $1 $14 {
1-0 Ribli,Z-Romanishin,O/Altensteig 1992 (28)}) 7. e3 (7. O-O Bb7 8. e3 Be7 9.
Qe2 b4 10. Na4 Qc7 11. d4 d6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Ne1
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. Nd3 {Sorokin,M-Ginzburg,M/
Clarin GP Final, Villa Gisell ARG 1998/1-0 (43)}) 7... Bb7 8. Qe2 $5 {Das ist
eine interessante Zugfolge. Es hängt der schwarze Bauer auf b5. Nach meiner
Meinung ist der Partiezug besser als das schablonenhafte 8.0-0, denn dann ist
im Gegensatz zur Partiefortsetzung 8...Be7 9.Qe2 Ne4 möglich.} (8. O-O Be7 9.
Qe2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bb2) 8... Bc6 (8... b4 9. Na4 Qc7 10. a3 a5 11. O-O
d6 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Rd1 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. axb4 axb4 17. Ne1 {
1/2-1/2 Fancsy,I-Yemelin,V/Budapest FS02 GM 1994}) (8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10.
d3 (10. Bb2 $14) 10... Bc6 11. Bb2 $14 {[%cal Yb2g7] Es ist jetzt nicht leicht
für Schwarz, seinen Königsflügel zu entwickeln.}) 9. O-O Be7 (9... b4 10. Na4
Qb7 11. Bb2 d6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. d4 Nd7 14. Rad1 Be7 15. Rfe1 f5 16. d5 exd5
17. cxd5 Bxa4 18. bxa4 O-O-O 19. Qc2 Kb8 20. Nd2 a5 21. Nc4 Qa7 22. Qxf5 $16 {
Keitlinghaus,L-Skalkotas,N/Athens op 1989/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 10. d4 O-O 11. Bb2 d6
(11... b4 $5) 12. d5 $1 exd5 (12... Bb7 13. e4 $14 {Weiß besitzt großen
Raumvorteil. Besonders der schwarze Läufer auf b7 steht sehr passiv.}) 13. Nxd5
$5 (13. cxd5 Bb7 14. e4 b4 $13) 13... Bxd5 (13... Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Nh4 $1
{[%csl Rg8][%cal Rh4f5,Gb2g7,Re2g4]} (15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Nf5) 15... Bxg2 (15...
Bxh4 16. Bxd5 $18 {[%cal Rg3h4,Rd5a8]}) 16. Qg4 g6 (16... Bf6 $2 17. Bxf6 $18)
(16... g5 17. Nf5 {[%csl Gf5,Rg8][%cal Rf5e7,Rf5h6]}) (16... f6 17. Nf5 $44)
17. Nf5 {Droht Matt auf e7 und h6.} Re8 18. Nxe7+ Kf8 (18... Rxe7 19. Qc8+ $18)
19. Nxg6+ (19. Rfd1 $44 {[%csl Gb2,Rf8][%cal Yb2h8]}) 19... hxg6 20. Kxg2 $14)
14. cxd5 Nbd7 (14... Nxd5 15. Nh4 $18 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rg2a8,Gh4f5,Rf5e7,Rf5g7]
}) 15. e4 $14 {Weiß besitzt das Läuferpaar und Raumvorteil im Zentrum. Es
dürfte dem Schwarzen nicht leicht fallen, aktives Gegenspiel zu entfalten.}
Rfe8 {[%cal Ye8e2]} 16. e5 $36 (16. Rfe1) 16... dxe5 (16... Nxd5 17. e6 {
[%csl Ge6,Rg8]} (17. Ne1 Qb7 18. Rd1 N7b6 19. Qd2 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rd1d5,
Rg2d5]}) 17... Bf6 (17... N7f6 18. Ng5 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Nf7+ {Es folgt
das wohlbekannte "erstickte" Matt.} Kg8 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Qg8+ Rxg8 23. Nf7#)
18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Ng5+ Bxg5 20. Bxd5+ $18 {[%csl Gb2,Gd5,Rf7][%cal Rd5a8,
Rd5f7]} (20. Qh5+ $18)) 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 (17... Bd6 18. f4 $14 (18. Nxd7 Nxd7 (
18... Rxe2 19. Nxb6 Rb8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nd7 $18) 19. Qg4 Ne5 $11 (19... Be5
$11))) 18. Qxe5 {Weiß hat eine freie Stellung mit starkem Läuferpaar und einem
gefährlichen Bauern auf d5.} (18. Bxe5 Bd6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Qf2 Bxe5 21. fxe5
Nxe5 $15 {[%csl Ge5] Schwarz besitzt einen Mehrbauern und eine starke
Springerstellung auf e5.}) 18... Bd6 19. Qf5 {[%csl Gb2,Gf5,Gg2]} Qd8 20. Rae1
(20. Bxf6 $6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 $11) 20... Qd7 21. Qc2 {Weiß muß die Damen auf
dem Brett behalten.} (21. Qxd7 Nxd7 $11) 21... Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8
(23... Nxe8 {Möglicherweise kann Schwarz so seinen Springer als Blockadefigur
auf d6 einsetzen.}) 24. Qd1 (24. Bxf6 $6 Qe1+ 25. Bf1 gxf6 $11) 24... Kf8 (
24... Nd7 $5 {Schwarz bereitet 25...Ne5 oder 25...Be5 vor.}) 25. a4 $1 {
Ein positionell sehr starker Zug. Es scheint, Schwarz habe Probleme am
Damenflügel.} Be5 (25... bxa4 26. bxa4 $14 {Und im Endspiel kann Weiß
eventuell selbst a4-a5 ziehen oder nach 26...a5 27.Bc3 spielen.}) 26. Bxe5 Qxe5
27. d6 {[%cal Rd6d7,Rd7d8]} Ke8 (27... Nd7 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bc6 $16 {[%cal
Rc6d7,Rc6b5]}) (27... bxa4 28. d7 Nxd7 29. Qxd7 axb3 (29... Qe1+ 30. Bf1 axb3
31. Qc8+ Ke7 32. Qxc5+ $18 {und Schwarz verliert seinen Bauern b3 mit "Schach".
}) 30. Bd5 {[%cal Rd7f7,Rd5f7,Rd5b3]}) (27... Qd4 28. Qxd4 cxd4 29. axb5 axb5
30. Kf1 {[%csl Rd4]} Ke8 31. Bc6+ {[%csl Gc6,Gd6]}) 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bc6+ Kd8
30. Bxb5 $16 {Weiß besitzt nicht nur einen Mehrbauern, sondern auch eine
aktive Stellung, in der sein Läufer dem schwarzen Springer weit überlegen ist.}
Ne8 31. d7 Nc7 (31... Nd6 32. Bc6 $16 (32. Ba4 $16)) 32. Bc6 Ne6 33. Qd2 {
[%csl Rd8][%cal Rd2a5,Ra5d8,Ra5a8,Ra8d8]} g5 (33... Nd4 34. Qa5+ Qc7 35. Qa8+
Ke7 36. Qe8+ $18) (33... Qc7 34. Qd5 $16 Nd4 35. Qxf7 $18) 34. Qa5+ Ke7 (34...
Qc7 35. Qa8+ Ke7 36. Qe8+ Kd6 (36... Kf6 37. Bd5 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Gd7,Ge8]}) 37.
Ba4 $16) (34... Nc7 35. Qb6 (35. b4 $2 {[%cal Ya5e5]} Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qxb4) 35...
Qd6 36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Qe8+ $18) 35. Qa8 Qd6 36. Qe8+ Kf6 37. Bf3 $1 {Der weiße
Mehrbauer auf d7 ist sehr stark und Schwarz hat noch andere Schwächen, so z.B.
auch seine Königsstellung.} Qd3 (37... Qb6 38. Bd5 Nd8 39. Kg2 $16) (37... Qe7
38. Qh8+ Kf5 39. Qxh7+ $18) 38. Bg4 {Es droht 39.Bxe6 nebst Bauernverwandlung.}
Qb1+ 39. Kg2 Qe4+ 40. Kh3 $18 {Der weiße König findet Ruhe auf h3, womit die
Partie entschieden ist, denn Schwarz kann die weiße Hauptdrohung nicht weiter
verhindern.} (40. f3 $2 Qe2+ 41. Kg1 (41. Kh3 $4 Qf1#) 41... Qe1+ $11) 40...
Qd3 41. Bxe6 Qf1+ (41... fxe6 42. d8=Q+ $18) 42. Kg4 h5+ (42... Qd1+ 43. f3
Qd4+ (43... h5+ 44. Kxh5 Qxf3+ 45. Bg4 $18) 44. Kh5 $18) 43. Kxh5 {und Schwarz
gab auf.} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Biriukov, Oleg V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4164]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 a6 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Nf6 12. Re1 (12.
Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Bg7 14. d5 Bg4 15. Re1 Qa5 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Bxa4 Rfd8 18. c4
a6 19. Nd2 b5 20. Bb3 Be6 21. Rac1 {1-0 Moehring,G-Novak,I/Tatran Cup/1978/ 
(33)}) 12... Nh5 (12... Qa5 13. Bc4 b5 14. Bd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 g5 16. Bg3 cxd4
17. Be5 dxc3 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. h4 Qb6 21. Qxc3 Qf6 22. Qc7 {
1/2-1/2 Votava,J-Jansa,V/CZE-chT9798/1997/ (46)}) 13. Rc1 g5 14. Nxg5 hxg5 15.
Bxg5 Nf6 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Re3 cxd4 18. cxd4 f5 19. Rg3 f4 20. Rd3 Qg5 21. Rc5
Qg6 {0-1 Alburt,L-Ftacnik,L/Hastings/1980/ (32)}) (10... Nf6 11. Qc2 (11. Qe1
cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Arnason,J/Polanica Zdroj/1979/}) 11... h6 12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. e5 Bg7 14. Bc4 Bf5 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. e6 b5 17. exf7+ Kh7 18. Be2 c4 19.
Qa3 {Flear,G-Gutman,L/Wijk/1987/1-0 (49)}) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nf6 12. Re1 Bg4
13. Rb1 a6 14. Bf1 b5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bd7 17. Qa3 h6 18. Bd2 a5 19. h3 Ra7
20. d5 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf5 22. Qe3 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 a4 24. Be3 {1-0 Palatnik,
S-Faibisovich,V/URS-ch sf/1978/ (33)}) 11. Bd3 b5 (11... Qe8 12. e5 $1 b5 13.
a4 Rb8 (13... b4 14. cxb4 cxd4 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qxd4 $16) 14. axb5 axb5 15. Re1
$5 (15. Ra7 $6 Bb7 $5 $13 {/\} 16. Bxb5 $2 Bxf3 17. Bxd7 Bxd1 18. Bxe8 Be2 19.
Re1 Rfxe8 $19) 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb6 (16... e6 17. Ra7 Bb7 18. Bxb5 Bxf3 19.
Bxd7 Bxd1 20. Bxe8 $16) 17. Qb3 $1 $16 {Gurevich,M-Roos,D/France/1993/}) 12.
Qc1 $6 {xBd3 Very subtle mistake, white queen supports c1-h6 diagonal, but
leaves the d line more exposed to black's pressure.} (12. a4 Bb7 13. axb5 axb5
14. Rb1 b4 $13) 12... Bb7 13. a4 (13. Bh6 Rc8 $11) 13... b4 $1 14. a5 (14. cxb4
cxd4 (14... cxb4 15. Rb1 a5 $15) 15. Rd1 Rc8 $36) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 (15. cxb4
Rc8 16. Qd2 f6 17. Bh4 e5 $15) 15... Ne5 $1 16. Nxe5 (16. dxe5 Qxd3 17. Bxe7
Rfc8 18. Qd2 Qxe4 19. Bxb4 (19. Rab1 Rc2 20. Qxb4 Qxb4 21. Rxb4 Bxf3 22. gxf3
Bxe5 $15) 19... Rc2 20. Rae1 Rxd2 21. Rxe4 Rb2 $15) 16... Qxd4 17. Bxe7 $6 {
Despite very original idea of Khalifman the balance was not yet disturbed
enough. White playes natural moves and lands in a deep trouble.} (17. Qc7 $1
Bxe5 (17... Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Bxe5 19. Rab1 Bd6 20. e5 Bc5 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Bd2
Rab8 23. Rd1 $13) 18. Qxb7 Qxd3 19. Rad1 Qe2 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Qxb4 $11) (17.
Nf3 $2 Qxd3 18. Rb1 Bxe4 $19) 17... Bxe5 $1 (17... Rfe8 18. Bxb4 Bxe5 19. Qd2
Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 $15) 18. Qc5 (18. Bxf8 Qxd3 19. Qb1 (19. Bxb4 $2 Bxa1 20.
Qxa1 Qxe4 21. f3 Qxb4 $19) (19. Bh6 Qxe4 20. f3 Qh4 $19) 19... Qxb1 20. Raxb1
Rxf8 21. Rxb4 Bc8 $17) 18... Qxc5 (18... Qxd3 19. Qxe5 Rfe8 20. Rad1 Qxe4 21.
Qxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxb4 $11) 19. Bxc5 Bxa1 20. Bxf8 Bc3 (20... Kxf8 21. Rxa1 Rd8 $17
) 21. Bd6 Re8 {Suddenly black has clear advantage in dangerous b pawn and
activity of all pieces.} (21... Rd8 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxd3 24. Rb1 b3 $17)
22. e5 (22. f3 Rd8 23. e5 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Rxd3 $17) 22... b3 (22...
Bxe5 23. Bxb4 $11) 23. Rb1 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 (24. Rxb3 $2 Bd5 $1 $19) 24... Rxe5
25. f3 (25. Rxb3 $2 Re1+ 26. Bf1 Bc6 27. f4 Bb5 28. Rf3 f5 29. h3 h5 30. g3 Ra1
31. Rf2 Kf7 32. Kg2 Bxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rxf1 34. Kxf1 Ke6 $19) 25... Rxa5 26. Rxb3
Bd5 27. Rb8+ (27. Rb6 Ra1+ 28. Kf2 a5 $17) 27... Kg7 28. Rd8 Be6 $1 (28... Bc6
$6 29. Rd6 Bb5 30. Bxb5 axb5 31. Rb6 $17) 29. Ra8 Ra1+ 30. Kf2 a5 {Without the
bishops white could have hoped for a draw in a typical endgame, but in the
real life black pawn threatens to run all the way to a2.} 31. Bb5 Bb3 32. Ke3 (
32. h4 a4 33. g4 a3 $19) 32... a4 33. Kd4 a3 34. Bc4 $8 (34. Kc3 $2 Bd5 35. Ra5
a2 36. Bd3 Rd1 $19) 34... Bxc4 35. Kxc4 Ra2 36. g4 (36. h3 Rxg2 37. Rxa3 Rg3
38. h4 Rh3 $19) 36... Rxh2 37. Rxa3 Rd2 38. Kc3 (38. Ra7 h5 $19) 38... Rd7 39.
Ra5 h6 40. Kc4 Rd2 41. Ra6 Rd1 42. Rb6 h5 $1 (42... h5 $1 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Rb5
Kg6 45. Rb8 Kg5 46. Rb2 Rh1 $19) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxf6 $1 (7. d5
$6 Be7 8. e4 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Ne5 Rf8 12. Nxc4 Kc7 13. a5
$15 {>~/=}) 7... Qxf6 (7... gxf6 8. d5 $44) 8. d5 {[%cal Ge2e4,Gf1c4]} exd5 9.
Nxd5 Qd8 10. e3 {[%csl Gd4]} (10. e4 Nc6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 $11 {[%csl Rd4]}) 10...
Nc6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. O-O O-O {[%cal Yc8g4]} 13. h3 Re8 (13... Be6 14. Qd2 Ne5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bf6 17. Rad1 $36) (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Qb3 $14 {
[%csl Rc8][%cal Gb3b7,Gb3f7,Gd5b6,Ga1d1]}) 14. Qc2 Rb8 {[%cal Yb7b5]} (14...
Be6 15. Rfd1 $14) 15. a5 $1 h6 (15... Nxa5 16. Rxa5 Qxa5 (16... b5 17. Ba2 Bb7
18. Ra1 $1 (18. Qd2 c4 $1 19. Nf4 c3 (19... Bc7 20. Ra3 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Rbd8 22.
Nf3 Bd6 23. Rc3 Bxf4 24. exf4 Re2 $44)) 18... h6 (18... c4 19. Bb1 Bxd5 20.
Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Qh8+ (21. Rxa6 $5 $16) 21... Ke7 22. Qh4+ Kf8 23. Ng5 $40) 19.
Rxa6 $1 Bxa6 20. Bb1 $18) 17. Ng5 $18) 16. Rfd1 Be6 (16... Nxa5 $2 17. Rxa5
Qxa5 18. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 19. Qg6+ $18) 17. Qc3 $16 {The black pieces are
paralized and the black try to defend their position with exchange the strong
Nd5 but after this the position with the opposite colour bishops is definitely
in the favour of the white who have the initiative.} Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qc7 19. Nd2
$1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd2c4]} Nb4 20. Nc4 $1 Be5 (20... Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Be7 22.
Rad1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Rc5] The control over the "d" file and weaknesses of
the black pawns give to the white clear advantage.}) 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Bf3 $1 {
[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Rc5] The same reasons give to the white big advantage in this
position,too.} Ree8 23. Rdc1 Qd8 $1 24. b3 (24. Bg4 $5) 24... Re7 25. Rd1 Qc7
26. Qd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2d6]} Rc8 27. Bg4 Rce8 28. Qd6 g6 (28... Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Nc6
30. Bf3 Ne5 31. Bd5 $16) 29. Rac1 $1 Qxa5 $2 (29... Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Rc7 31. Kf1
$16) 30. Bd7 $18 Qa2 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shchukin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. e4 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Qa5+ 6. Nd2 Nd6 7. cxb5 Nxb5 8.
d6 Nc6 9. Bxb5 Qxb5 10. Ne2 e6 11. O-O Ba6 12. Re1 Qd3 13. Qxd3 Bxd3 14. Nf4
Nb4 15. a3 Nc2 16. Nxd3 Nxa1 17. Nc4 Nb3 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Nf4 f6 20. Rd1 Kf7 21.
Ne2 e5 22. f4 Nd4 23. Kf2 Nxe2 24. Kxe2 Ke6 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Kf3 Rc6 27. Ke4
Bxd6 28. Rd5 Bc7 29. Nxe5 Rd6 30. Rxc5 Bb6 31. Rb5 Bxe3 32. Kxe3 Rd5 33. Nf3
Rxb5 34. Nd4+ Kd5 35. Nxb5 Rb8 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Qb6 6. Nb5 Ne5 7. Bf4 a6 8.
Bxe5 axb5 9. e4 Bc5 10. Qd2 f6 11. Bf4 b4 12. Bg2 Ne7 13. O-O Ng6 14. Be3 Bxe3
15. fxe3 Ne5 16. b3 d6 17. Rd1 Ke7 18. Qd4 Qc5 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21.
Bxf3 Bc6 22. Rd2 Ra5 23. Rf1 Rha8 24. Rff2 Qxd4 25. exd4 e5 26. d5 Bd7 27. Bg2
g6 28. Bf1 f5 29. Bd3 Rf8 30. Kf1 b6 31. Ke1 Raa8 32. Kd1 Rf6 33. Kc1 Raf8 34.
Kb2 f4 35. gxf4 Rxf4 36. Rg2 Ra8 37. Rg3 Kf6 38. Rdg2 Ra7 39. Bc2 Ra8 40. Bd3
Ra5 41. Bc2 Be8 42. a4 h6 43. Kc1 g5 44. Kd2 Ra7 45. Ke3 Rg7 46. Bd3 h5 47. Rf3
h4 48. Rff2 Bh5 49. Be2 Bxe2 50. Kxe2 g4 51. Ke3 h3 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 Nbd7 6. Bg5 a5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rac1 Nf8 12. Rfe1 Ng6 13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 f5 17. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[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. Re1 b5 13. b4 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Qb3
Nb6 16. Nd2 Ng4 17. h3 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Qf6+ 19. Nf3 Nc4 20. Rec1 Bb7 21. bxc5
Rxc5 22. Nd1 Nxb2 23. Rxc5 dxc5 24. Qxb5 Re7 25. Nxb2 Ba6 26. Qb8+ Bf8 27. Rb1
Rxe2+ 28. Kg1 c4 29. Na4 c3 30. Rc1 c2 31. Qb3 Qf5 32. Bf1 Re4 33. Bxa6 Rxa4
34. Qxa4 Qxf3 35. Rxc2 Qxg3+ 36. Kf1 Qxh3+ 37. Ke2 Qg2+ 38. Kd1 Qg1+ 39. Ke2
Qg2+ 40. Kd3 Qxd5+ 41. Qd4 Qf3+ 42. Kd2 Bh6+ 43. Ke1 Qg3+ 44. Qf2 Qxa3 45. Bc4
Qe7+ 46. Kf1 Qb7 47. Kg1 Bg5 48. Rc3 Bd8 49. Qf3 Qe7 50. Kf1 Bb6 51. Qa8+ Kg7
52. Rf3 f5 53. Qg8+ Kf6 54. Qd5 Be3 55. Rh3 f4 56. Qc6+ Kg5 57. Rh2 Qe5 58. Qd5
Qxd5 59. Bxd5 h5 60. Bf3 Kf5 61. Rb2 Kg5 62. Be4 Kf6 63. Rb5 Bb6 64. Rd5 h4 65.
Kg2 Be3 66. Kh3 f3 67. Bxf3 g5 68. Bg4 Bf4 69. Kg2 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. Ne1
Qc8 9. e4 Bh3 10. Nc2 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Na5 12. b3 (12. Ne3 $5 c5 13. d5 a6 {
[%cal Yb7b5]} 14. a4 $14) 12... c5 13. d5 a6 (13... b5 14. cxb5 a6 15. bxa6
Qxa6 16. Bd2 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 14. Bd2 (14. Qe2 Rb8 15. Bd2 b5 16. Rae1 bxc4
17. bxc4 Rb2 18. Bc1 Rb7 19. Nd1 Nd7 20. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Yehya,A-Hakki,I/Cairo op
1996}) 14... b5 15. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Ra5]} e6 16. Rae1 Qb7 {[%cal Yb7b2]} (16...
exd5 17. exd5 Re8 18. Qd3 $14 {[%csl Ra5]}) 17. Nd1 $1 Qb6 18. Qd3 exd5 19.
exd5 Nd7 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Yd7e5]} 20. f4 Rae8 21. Nf2 Nb7 22. g4 {[%cal Gf2e4,
Gf4f6]} Rxe1 23. Rxe1 bxc4 24. bxc4 Qb2 $1 {The black try to distract the
white from the developing of their plan.} 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. axb3 Ra8 {[%cal
Yg8f8,Ya8e8]} 27. Nd3 Kf8 (27... a5 $5 28. Re7 Rd8 29. Na3 (29. Kf3 Kf8 30. Re1
Ra8 $132 {[%cal Ya5a4]}) 29... Kf8 30. Re2 Ra8 $132 {[%cal Ya5a4]}) 28. Kf3 Re8
29. Rxe8+ $14 (29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 $132 {[%cal Yd7b6,Ya6a4]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.19"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nb4 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nfd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. a3 Na6 14. Rc1 Bb5
15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. Qh5 Be8 17. O-O Nd5 18. Qf3 Rac8 19. Bc4 Nb8 20. Nc5 c6 21. b4
b6 22. Ne4 f6 23. Nd3 Bf7 24. Ng3 Kh8 25. Rfd1 Rd7 26. h4 Rcd8 27. h5 Nc7 28.
Qe2 Ne8 29. Qc2 Nd6 30. Bb3 e5 31. Bxf7 Nxf7 32. dxe5 fxe5 33. Nb2 Nd6 34. Nc4
Nxc4 35. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Qxc4 Qd5 37. Qg4 Qf7 38. Ne4 h6 39. Ng3 Rf8 40. Qe2 Qb3
41. Ra1 Nd7 42. Rd1 Nf6 43. Rd3 Qc4 44. Rd8 Qc1+ 45. Qd1 Qxd1+ 46. Rxd1 Rc8 47.
Nf5 Rc7 48. Rc1 Nxh5 49. Nd6 Nf6 50. Nb5 Rd7 51. Rxc6 Rd1+ 52. Kh2 Ra1 53. Nxa7
Rxa3 54. Nc8 Ra2 55. Nxb6 Ng4+ 56. Kg3 Nxf2 57. Nc4 Ne4+ 58. Kf3 Ng5+ 59. Kg3
Ne4+ 60. Kh2 Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.20"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 e5 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be2 Re8 8. f3
c6 9. Bg5 Qa5 10. Be3 d5 11. Nb3 Qd8 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bd4 Nf6 14. O-O Be6 15.
Nc5 Nxe4 16. Nxe6 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 fxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 {A common way
to switch to Dragon variation. This is the reason why 6.Be2 is not so popular
after 5. ... Nc6.} 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 {Probably the only way to put
some problems for Black here. Other moves are harmless. However, even after
the text move Black can equalize with accurate play. This game is another
proof for that.} Be6 10. f4 Qc8 (10... Rc8 11. Kh1 Na5 12. f5 Nc4 13. Bd4 Bd7
14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Qd3 $14 {Luther,T-Leko,P/Munich/1992}) (10... b5 $5 {Miles}
11. Bf3 Qd7 12. h3 Rac8 13. Nd5 Ne8 $5 $13 {Svidler-Brodsky,M./RUS-chT Azov/
1996}) (10... Qd7 $5) (10... Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Nxa5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxa5 14. Bd4
Rac8 15. Rad1 b5 $6 16. Nxb5 $14 {Svidler-Hodgson/Koop Tjuchem/1996}) 11. Kh1 (
11. Bf3 Bc4 12. Rf2 b5 $13) 11... Bg4 {It seems that after this move Black is
OK. Khalifman played it several times and there is no point to go for the more
unclear 11. ... Rd8.} 12. Bg1 (12. Bxg4 Qxg4 $11) 12... Rb8 13. Nd5 (13. Nd4
Bxe2 14. Qxe2 b5 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Bxa7 Rb7 19. Bd4 b4
20. Ne4 Nxe5 21. a3 bxa3 22. Rxa3 Qc4 23. Qxc4 Nxc4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rb3 Rxb3
26. cxb3 Ne5 $17 {Glek,I-Khalifman,A/Moscow PCA-Intel qual/1995}) 13... Bxe2
14. Qxe2 Qe6 (14... e6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. c3 $14 {Anand-Fedorowicz/Amsterdam/90
}) 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. c3 (16. c4 {Doesn´t look very logical here.} a5 (16...
Rbc8 $5) 17. Rad1 Rfc8 18. Rfe1 a4 19. Nc1 Nb4 20. b3 $11 {Koglin-Batceceg/
Leon University/1996}) 16... Bg7 17. Rfe1 b5 {Black has a simple and common
plan here - to push a and b pawns. The position is equal.} 18. Rad1 (18. Nd4
Nxd4 19. cxd4 $5 (19. Bxd4 Bxd4 (19... a5) 20. cxd4 d5 $11) 19... Qc4 $13)
18... Qc4 19. Nc1 Qxe2 20. Rxe2 a5 $11 21. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4
b5 8. e5 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 O-O-O
14. O-O c5 15. d5 b4 16. Rb1 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. b3 $1 {Pikets Idee.} bxc3
19. bxc4 Qa6 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. dxe6 Qb2 $2 (21... Qb6 $142 {Petursson} 22. Qc1
Rxf6 (22... Rdh8 23. exd7+ Kxd7 24. h4 Qxf6 25. Qa3 $16) 23. exd7+ Kxd7 24.
Qxc3 $16) 22. e7 $1 $146 {Mit dieser Neuerung ist die Partie auch schon wieder
zu Ende. Weiß steht auf Gewinn.} (22. exd7+ Rxd7 23. Qf3 c2 24. Qc6+ Kd8 25.
Qa8+ Kc7 26. Qc6+ Kd8 27. Qa8+ Kc7 28. Qxa7+ Kd6 $1 (28... Kd8 $2 29. Qa5+ Kc8
(29... Rc7 30. Qd2+) 30. Qxc5+ {nebst Qf8xh6}) 29. Qa6+ Kc7 30. Qc6+ (30. Qa5+
Kb8) 30... Kd8 31. Qa8+ Kc7 32. Qc6+ {1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Ivanov,S/RUS-Cup1
Chigorin-mem (5) 1996}) 22... Re8 (22... Rdh8 23. Qd5 {gewinnt ebenfalls.} Qb6
(23... c2 24. Qc6+ Kb8 25. Qxd7 $18) (23... Nxf6 24. Qxc5+ Kb8 25. Rd1 Rc8 (
25... Qb6 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Qxb6+ axb6 28. exd8=Q+) 26. Qe5+ Rc7 27. Rd8#) (
23... Rxf6 24. Bh3 Qb7 (24... Re6 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Qc6+ $18) 25. Qe5 $18) 24.
Rd1 Qc7 (24... Nb8 25. Qf5+ Qe6 26. Qxc5+ $18) (24... Nxf6 25. Qa8+ Qb8 (25...
Kc7 26. Qd8+ $18) 26. Qc6+ Qc7 27. Qa6+ Kb8 28. Rb1+ $18) 25. Qxf7 Qe5 (25...
Nxf6 26. Qe6+ $18 (26. Qf8+ {Petursson} Ne8 27. Qf5+ Kb8 28. Rd8+ Qxd8 29.
exd8=Q#)) 26. Rxd7 Qe1+ (26... Rxf6 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Bh3+ $18) 27. Bf1 Rxf6 (
27... c2 28. Rc7+ Kb8 29. Rb7+ Ka8 30. e8=Q+ Rxe8 31. Rxa7+ Kb8 32. Qc7#)) 23.
Bc6 Qd2 24. Qb3 $1 Qb2 25. Bxd7+ (25. Bxd7+ Kxd7 26. Qa4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. b4
b6 9. Qb3 Re8 10. Bb2 Nf8 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. c5 c6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O a5 15. Ne1
axb4 16. axb4 bxc5 17. bxc5 Qc7 18. Qc2 Reb8 19. Bc3 f5 20. f4 Qc8 21. Be2 Bd8
22. h3 Ng6 23. Kh2 Ba5 24. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[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. Rd1 e6 11. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.12"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O O-O 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 d5 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Rc1 a5 13. Qb3 axb4 14. axb4
dxc4 15. Bxc4 Qb8 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Be2 Bd5 18. Qd3 Bxb4 19. Qxb5 Qxb5 20. Bxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.12"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 a6 10. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.12"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 {5...dxc4 würde hier in die
Wiener-Variante führen. Ribli.} h6 6. Bxf6 (6. Bh4 $6 dxc4) 6... Qxf6 7. e3 {
Schwarz besitzt das Läuferpaar, aber das weiße Zentrum ist stark und die
schwarze Dame steht nicht gut auf f6.} c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Rc1 {Weiß verteidigt
den Springer c3 und plant 10.dxc5, um den schwarzen Damenbauern zu isolieren.}
c4 10. Nd2 Bxc3 (10... Be6 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 $14 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. O-O b5
15. e4 Qd8 16. Qh5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,M-Piket,J/Munich 1989 (34)}) 11. bxc3 {
Schwarz hat mit ...c5-c4 die Spannung im Zentrum aufgegeben und so verfügt
Weiß mit e3-e4 (evtl. vorbereitet durch f2-f3) einen perspektivreichen Plan.}
O-O 12. g3 (12. Be2) 12... Bf5 $5 {[%cal Gd3b1,Gf5b1]} (12... Qd6 13. Bg2 f5
14. O-O Nc6 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. a4 b6 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Qf4 Rd8 19. Qxd6 Rxd6 20. f3
Bd7 21. Rb2 Nc6 22. Ra2 Be6 23. Rb1 Rc8 24. Bf1 Kf8 25. Be2 Ke7 26. Bd1 Rdd8
27. Bc2 $14 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Dizdar,G/Bled op 1994 (42)}) (12... Nc6 13. Bg2 Be6
14. O-O $14) 13. Bg2 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rg2d5]} Rd8 14. O-O Bd3 {[%csl Rd3]} 15.
Re1 $14 {Trotz des auf den ersten Blick stolzen Läufers auf d3 kann der Weiße
mit e3-e4 sein Zentrum mobilisieren und sich so positionelles Übergewicht
verschaffen.} Qa6 (15... Nc6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Yc5,Gg2][%cal
Re4f6,Re4c5]}) 16. e4 $1 (16. a4 b5 17. axb5 Qxb5 18. e4 {[%csl Gg2][%cal
Gg2a8]}) 16... Nd7 (16... dxe4 17. Nxe4 {[%csl Ra6,Rd3][%cal Re4c5]}) (16...
Qxa2 17. exd5 $16 {[%csl Ra2,Gd5,Ge1,Gg2][%cal Ge1e7]}) 17. e5 $5 {[%csl Gc3,
Gd4,Rd5,Ge5,Gg2][%cal Rg2d5]} (17. exd5 Nf6 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rf6d5]}) 17... Nf8
{Natürlich muß Schwarz den Bauern d5 verteidigen.} 18. a4 Qe6 $6 {Schwarz
folgt einer passiven Verteidigungsidee und entwickelt dabei kein Gegenspiel.} (
18... b5 19. Ra1 bxa4 20. Qxa4 Qxa4 21. Rxa4 $14 {[%csl Ra7]}) 19. Nf1 {
[%cal Gf1e3]} Re8 (19... Bxf1 $6 {Es ist nicht logisch, den Stolz der
schwarzen Stellung zu tauschen.} 20. Rxf1 $16 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gf4f5]}) 20. Ne3 {
[%csl Ge3] Der weiße Springer steht ausgezeichnet auf e3. Er kontrolliert den
Bauern d5 und unterstützt den Raumgewinn mittels g3-g4 / f2-f4-f5 am
Königsflügel.} Rad8 21. f4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge3,Ge5,Re6,Gf4]} Ng6 (21... f5 $2 22.
exf6 gxf6 (22... Qxf6 23. Nxd5 $16) 23. Nxd5 $16 {[%cal Re1e6]}) 22. Bf1 $1 Be4
(22... Bxf1 23. f5 Qd7 24. Rxf1 $16 {Weiß hat großen Raumvorteil am
Königsflügel.}) 23. Bg2 Bd3 (23... Bxg2 24. f5 Qd7 25. Kxg2 $16) 24. Qh5 {
Natürlich gibt sich Weiß mit Stellungswiederholung nicht zufrieden.} Ne7 (24...
f5 $2 25. exf6 Qxf6 (25... gxf6 26. f5 $18) 26. Nxd5 $16) 25. g4 $36 {[%csl
Gd4,Ge3,Ge5,Re6,Gf4,Gg2,Gg4,Gh5] Der weiße Bauernsturm ist sehr gefährlich.}
Qg6 (25... Bg6 26. Qh4 (26. f5 Bxh5 27. fxe6 Bg6 28. exf7+ Kxf7 $16) 26... f5
27. exf6 (27. h3 $14) 27... Qxf6 28. Qg3 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Ge3,Gf4,Rf6,Gg2,Gg3,
Gg4]} (28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. f5 Bf7 (29... Bh7 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxd5+ $18) 30. Kf2
$14 (30. Rb1 $14))) 26. Qh4 $5 $16 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Rf4f5]} (26. Qxg6 fxg6 $14)
26... f5 27. exf6 Qxf6 (27... gxf6 28. f5 $16 Qg5 (28... Qg7 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30.
Bxd5+ $18) (28... Qf7 29. Qxh6 $16) 29. Qxg5+ hxg5 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxd5+ $18)
28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. Nxd5 {[%csl Gd5]} Nxd5 30. Bxd5+ {[%cal Rd5g8,Rd5b7] Einen
Bauern hat der Weiße bereits gewonnen, jetzt fällt noch b7.} Kf8 (30... Rxd5
31. Rxe8+ $18) 31. Bxb7 {Mit zwei Mehrbauern besitzt Weiß gute Gewinnchancen,
aber wegen des aktiven schwarzen Läufers auf d3 ist noch präzises Spiel
notwendig.} Rb8 32. Bc6 Re2 (32... Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Rb3 34. d5 Rxc3 35. d6 $18 {
[%csl Gc6,Gd6,Ge1][%cal Rd6d7,Rd7d8] und der weiße d-Bauer entscheidet den
Kampf.}) 33. Rxe2 Bxe2 {[%cal Re2g4]} 34. h3 Ke7 35. Re1 {[%csl Ge1,Re2][%cal
Re1e7]} Kd6 36. Bb5 $5 (36. Rxe2 Kxc6 37. Re6+ Kd5 38. Rxf6 Ke4 $132 {[%csl
Gb8,Ge4,Rg1]}) 36... a6 (36... Bd3 37. f5 $18 {[%cal Re1e6,Re6d6,Re6h6]}) 37.
Rxe2 axb5 38. axb5 Rxb5 {In Turmendspielen ist die Remisbreite gewöhnlich groß,
aber Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel und sein König ist vom Königsflügel
abgeschnitten.} 39. Kf2 Rb3 40. Re3 {[%csl Ge3] Der weiße Turm verteidigt
alles.} Rb2+ 41. Kf3 Kd5 (41... Rh2 42. Ke4 {[%cal Re4f5]} Ke6 43. d5+ Kd6 44.
Kd4 (44. Kf5 Kxd5 45. Kxf6 $18) 44... Rd2+ 45. Kxc4 Rxd5 46. Rd3 $18) 42. h4
Rh2 43. Kg3 (43. h5 $6) 43... Rh1 44. g5 $18 {Weiß bildet einen starken
Freibauern. Die Partie ist entschieden.} hxg5 45. fxg5 fxg5 46. hxg5 {[%csl
Rd5,Ge3,Gg3]} Rh8 47. Kg4 Rg8 48. Re5+ {Der g-Freibauer macht das Rennen, so
daß Schwarz die Segel streichen mußte.} 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.12"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. g3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Qb6 9. Rb1 f5 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. Na4 Qc7 12. O-O b5 13. Nac3 Rb8 14. Qd2 O-O
15. a3 b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. Nd1 Ba6 18. c3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rb3 20. f4 Rfb8 21. g4
Ne7 22. gxf5 Nxf5 23. Bh3 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Rxh3 25. f5 Qc4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. f6
Bh6 28. Ra1 Rd3 29. Rxa7 Rxd4 30. Nc3 Rf4 31. Rc7 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Bc1 33. Rxc4
Bxb2 34. Ne4 h6 35. h4 Rb5 36. Ke2 Rf5 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rc7 Bxf6 39. Rxf7+ Kg6
40. Rd7 Bxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[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. Bf4
b6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bd2 Nhf6 14. e4 dxc4 15.
Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Qb6 17. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bb6 8. Nbd2
Ne7 9. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.15"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[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 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be2 Qc7 13. f5 Qc5 14. Qxc5
dxc5 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh5+ Kf8 17. e5 (17. Rhf1 $5 Ra7 18. e5 f5 19. g4 Kg7 (
19... Rd7 $2 20. Rde1 Kg7 21. gxf5 exf5 22. e6 Rd6 23. Rxf5 Rxe6 24. Rf7+ {
1-0 Lugovoi,Aleksei-Huzman,Alexander/Beer-Sheva (8) 1998}) 20. Rd3 c4 21. Rh3
Rf8 22. gxf5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 exf5 $15 24. Rg3+ Kh6 25. Rh3 Bg5+ 26. Kd1 Rd7+ 27.
Ke1 Re7 28. Be2+ Kg6 29. Rg3 f4 30. Rg1 Rxe5 31. h4 f3 32. hxg5 fxe2 33. Nxe2
Rxg5 34. Rf1 Re5 35. Rg1+ Kf6 36. Kf2 Rf5+ $17 {Tseitlin,Mark D-Epishin,
Vladimir/St. Petersburg (7) 1997/1/2-1/2 (66)}) 17... f5 18. g4 Ra7 $1 (18...
b4 19. Ne2 $14 Ra7 (19... Bg5+ 20. Kb1 Ke7 21. gxf5 exf5 22. Rhg1 Bh6 23. Bf3
Rb8 24. Rd6 Be6 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. Rxh6 Rbg8 27. Rg3 Rg4 28. Rf6 (28. Rxg4 fxg4
29. Nf4 Be4 30. Re6+ Kd7 31. Rd6+ Ke7 32. Re6+ Kd7 33. Rd6+ Ke7 34. Re6+ {
1/2-1/2 Alonso,Salvador-Zarnicki,Pablo/Buenos Aires (1) 1998}) 28... Re4 29.
Rg7+ Ke8 30. Rb6 Kf8 31. Rc7 Bf7 32. Nc1 Rxe5 33. Nd3 Re6 34. Rb8+ Be8 35. b3
Rg8 36. Rxc5 Rg1+ 37. Kb2 Rf1 38. Rxb4 Re2 39. h4 Bd7 40. Rd4 Bb5 41. Nf4 Ree1
42. Rxf5+ Ke7 43. Rh5 Kf6 44. Nd5+ Kg6 45. Rg5+ Kf7 46. Nc7 Be2 47. Rd7+ Kf6
48. Rxh7 Bf3 49. Rh6+ {1-0 Perunovic,Milos-Izoria,Zviad/Moscow (6) 1998}) 20.
gxf5 exf5 21. Nf4 Bg5 22. Kb1 Bxf4 23. Rd8+ Kg7 24. Rg1+ Bg5 25. Rd6 Rf8 26.
Rxg5+ Kh8 27. Rf6 Rd8 28. Rc6 Rad7 29. b3 Rd5 30. e6 Re5 31. Bf7 Re1+ 32. Kb2
f4 33. Rcxc5 Bxe6 34. Bxe6 Rxe6 35. Rcf5 Re4 {Palac,Mladen-Smirin,Ilia/Pula (3)
1997/1-0 (49)}) 19. gxf5 (19. Rhf1 {- 17.Rhf1 Ra7 18.e5 f5 19.g4}) 19... exf5
20. Nd5 Kg7 $1 (20... Bg5+ $2 21. Kb1 Be6 22. Rhg1 Rg8 23. Nf4 $1 $18 Bxf4 24.
Rd8+ Ke7 25. Rdxg8 Bxg8 26. Rg7+ Ke6 27. Rxa7 Kxe5 28. h4 (28. h3 h6 29. Rxa6
Be3 30. Be2 b4 31. a4 Bd5 32. a5 c4 33. Bf1 b3 34. cxb3 Be4+ 35. Ka1 $18 {
Short,Nigel D-Yermolinsky,Alex/Wijk aan Zee (10) 1997/1/2-1/2 (82)}) 28... Be3
29. Rg7 Bd5 30. Rxh7 f4 31. Re7+ Kf6 32. Re8 Bf2 33. Rf8+ Ke5 34. Bg6 Bxh4 35.
Rf5+ Ke6 36. Rxf4 Be7 37. Bf7+ Ke5 38. Rf2 Bb7 39. Re2+ Kf6 40. Bg8 Bc8 41. Bd5
c4 42. a4 {1-0 Delchev,Aleksander-Nikolac,Juraj/Pula (4) 1998}) 21. Rhg1+ Kh6
22. Rd3 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 f4 (23... Kxh5 24. Rh3+ Kg6 25. Nf4+ Kf7 26. Rxg5 $16) 24.
Bg4 Bxg4 25. Rxg4 c4 $1 $146 (25... Kh5 26. Rg1 Rf8 27. Rf3 Rf5 28. h4 $1 $16
Bd8 29. Nxf4+ Kh6 30. Rd1 Bc7 31. Rd7 Bb8 32. Rxa7 Bxa7 33. c4 Rxe5 34. Ra3 Bb8
35. Rxa6+ Kg7 36. Ne6+ Kf7 37. Nd8+ Ke8 38. Nc6 Re1+ 39. Kc2 Bg3 40. cxb5 {
Van Den Doel,Erik-Epishin,Vladimir/Graz (6) 1997/1-0 (57)}) 26. Rd1 (26. Rh3+
Kg6 27. Nxf4+ $140 Kf5) 26... Rd8 27. h4 Rad7 $1 (27... Be7 28. Rxf4 Rad7 29.
Rfd4 Bc5 30. e6 $1 (30. R4d2 $5) 30... Rd6 (30... Bxd4 31. exd7 $18) 31. e7 $16
) 28. Rxg5 (28. hxg5+ Kg7 29. Rxf4 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 {/\Re5, ><g5}) 28... Rxd5
29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Kc1 f3 31. Rf5 Kg6 32. Rg5+ $11 (32. Rxf3 Rxe5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.15"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qb5+
Qd7 15. Ne5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5+ Kf8 17. f3 Ne8 18. Bd7 Rd8 19. Bc6 Bc8 20. Be3 f6
21. Nd3 Bd7 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Ke2 Kf7 24. Rhc1 Nd6 25. a4 Nb7 26. Rc3 Na5 27.
g4 Bd6 28. h3 Rc7 29. Rxc7+ Bxc7 30. Rc1 Bb8 31. f4 Rd8 32. e5 Ke7 33. Rc3 Kd7
34. f5 fxe5 35. Nxe5+ Bxe5 36. dxe5 exf5 37. gxf5 Rf8 38. e6+ Kd6 39. Rd3+ Kc6
40. e7 Re8 41. Bg5 Nb7 42. Kf3 Nd6 43. Kf4 Kc7 44. Bh4 Nf7 45. f6 g6 46. Ke4
Kc6 47. Rc3+ Kd6 48. Bg3+ Kd7 49. Kd5 Ra8 50. Rc7+ Ke8 51. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.16"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Ne7 7. dxc5 Nd7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Na3 Bxc5 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Qc1 Bg4 14. Rd1 Qe7
15. Qe3 Nd7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rad8 20. Rad1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Dreev,A"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. e5 Rd8 10. Bd2 Ng4 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. Nb5 Rxd2 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 $1
$146 (14. Nxd2 Ngxe5 15. O-O Bf5 16. Rcd1 Bc2 17. Rc1 Bf5 18. Rcd1 Bc2 {
1/2-1/2 Van Wely-Khalifman/Ter Apel/1993/}) 14... Ngxe5 (14... Nxf2 $140 $2 15.
Rhf1 Ng4 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. e6 $16) (14... Bh6+ $140 $2 15. Ke2 Bxc1 16. Rxc1
Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bd5) 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 $1 16. Ke3 $1 Bf5 (16... Bxb2 17.
Rb1 $16) 17. Nc3 Bd4+ 18. Ke2 Bxc5 19. Rhd1 Bd4 20. h3 h5 21. Bd3 (21. Bd5 $142
e5 22. b3 $16) 21... Be6 22. Be4 Be5 23. Ke3 g5 24. g3 Bxh3 25. Rh1 g4 26. Ne2
Bg7 27. Nf4 Bh6 28. Bxc6 bxc6 29. Rc5 h4 30. Rh5 Kg7 31. Rxh6 $2 (31. Ke4 $16)
31... Kxh6 32. Nxh3 gxh3 33. Rxh3 Kg6 34. Rxh4 Kf5 35. Rc4 Rc8 36. Kd4 Rd8+ 37.
Ke3 Rc8 38. Kd4 Rd8+ 39. Kc3 Rc8 (39... Rd1 40. Rf4+ Ke6 41. Re4+ Kf6 (41...
Kd6 $2 42. Rd4+) 42. Re2 $1) 40. b4 Ke5 41. Rc5+ Kd6 42. Rf5 f6 43. Ra5 Ra8 $1
44. Kd4 e5+ 45. Ke4 Ke6 46. Ra6 f5+ 47. Ke3 Kd6 48. a3 Rh8 49. Rxa7 (49. b5 $5
Rc8 $1) 49... Rh1 50. Ra8 Rb1 51. Rd8+ Ke6 52. Rd3 Re1+ 53. Kd2 Ra1 54. Ke2
Ra2+ 55. Ke3 Ra1 56. Rc3 Kd6 57. f4 Ra2 58. fxe5+ Kxe5 59. Kf3 Ra1 60. Re3+ Kf6
61. Rc3 Ke5 62. Rc5+ Kd6 63. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.18"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5
Nbd7 9. c6 bxc6 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Be2 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Bb7 13. Nd2 c5 14. f3 Nfd7
15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Nb6 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Kf2 Bd4+ 20. Be3 f5
21. Rc1 a6 22. b3 Kf7 23. exf5 gxf5 24. f4 Bxg2 25. Bxa6 Ba8 26. Be2 Kf6 27. a4
e5 28. fxe5+ Kxe5 29. Nb5 Bxe3+ 30. Kxe3 Rc8 31. Bf3 Be4 32. Nc3 Nd5+ 33. Nxd5
Kxd5 34. Bxe4+ fxe4 35. b4 c4 36. Rd1+ Ke5 37. a5 Rb8 38. Rb1 c3 39. Rc1 Rxb4
40. Rxc3 Ra4 41. Rc5+ Kf6 42. Kf4 Ke6 43. Rh5 Kf6 44. Rb5 Ke6 45. Rh5 Kf6 46.
Rc5 Ke6 47. Rb5 Kf7 48. Rh5 Kf6 49. h3 Kg6 50. Rb5 Kf7 51. Rc5 Ke6 52. Rh5 Kf6
53. h4 Kg6 54. Rg5+ Kf6 55. Rf5+ Ke6 56. Rh5 Kf6 57. Ke3 Ke6 58. Kf4 Kf6 59.
Rf5+ Ke6 60. Re5+ Kf6 61. Rh5 Kg6 62. Rg5+ Kf6 63. Rf5+ Ke6 64. Rh5 Kf6 65.
Rf5+ Ke6 66. Rh5 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.18"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 (9. h4 {I.Sokolov}) 9... Bb7 10. h4 $1 $146 {Eine interessante Neuerung.
Im Vergleiche zu I.Sokolovs 9.h4 wurden die Züge Bf1-e2 und ...Bc8-b7
eingeschoben. Dieser Umstand ist eher für Weiß nützlich, da der Punkt e6
geschwächt ist, wie Weiß überzeugend demonstriert.} (10. O-O) (10. e5) 10... g4
11. Ne5 b4 $5 {Sehr riskant.} (11... h5 12. O-O Nbd7 {würde über Zugumstellung
zu I.Solokov-I.Novikov (Lost Boys Antwerpen 1997) führen}) 12. Na4 Nxe4 13.
Bxc4 Nxg3 (13... h5 14. Qe2 Nxg3 15. fxg3 {mit der Idee Nxf7 oder 0-0.}) 14.
fxg3 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Yh1f1,Yf1f7,Ye5f7,Yc4f7] Nun stehen alle weißen Figuren
zum Angriff gegen f7 bereit.} Nd7 15. Nxf7 $1 $18 {Bereits die Entscheidung.}
Kxf7 16. Qxg4 Qe7 (16... Qe8 17. O-O+ Ke7 18. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Kd8 20. Qd4+
Kc8 (20... Kc7 21. Qe5+ $18) 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Qxh8 $18) 17. O-O+ Ke8 18. Bxe6
Bc8 (18... Rh7 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Qg6+ Rf7 21. Rae1+ $18) 19. Rae1 Kd8 20. d5
$6 (20. Rf7 $6 {ist nicht überzeugend.} Ne5 $1 21. Rxe5 Qxf7 22. Bxf7 Bxg4 23.
Re8+ Kc7 24. Rxa8 Bc5 25. Rxh8 Bxd4+ 26. Kf1 Bxh8 $44) (20. Bf7 $1 {ist noch
stärker als der Textzug.} Qd6 (20... Nf6 21. Qg6 $18) (20... Ne5 21. Qh5 $18)
21. Re6 Qb8 22. Re8+ Kc7 23. Be6 $18) 20... Qg7 $6 (20... c5 {ist vielleicht
eine bessere Verteidigung.} 21. Bf7 $5 (21. d6 Qg7 $1 {Dank der Doppeldrohung .
..Qxg4 und Qd4+ kann Schwarz sich halten.} (21... Qxd6 $2 22. Rd1 Qc6 23. Bxd7
Bxd7 24. Rf7 Be7 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. Qg7+ $18) 22. Bf7 Nf6 23. Qc4 Bxd6 {/\ ...
Qxg3}) (21. Bxd7 Bxd7 $1 $13 (21... Qxd7 $2 22. Qg6 $18)) 21... Ne5 (21... Nf6
22. Qg6 $18) (21... Qd6 22. Re6 Qb8 23. Re8+ Kc7 24. d6+ $18) 22. Qh5 Bg7 23.
d6 Qxd6 24. Rd1 Nd3 25. Kh2 $1 (25. Nxc5 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Qxc5 27. Rxd3 Kc7 $13)
25... Bd7 (25... Bd4 26. Rxd3) 26. Qf3 Rc8 27. Rxd3 Bd4 28. Nxc5 Rxc5 29. Qe4
$18) 21. dxc6 $18 Qxg4 22. Bxg4 Nb6 (22... Nc5 23. Rf7 Bd6 24. c7+ Bxc7 25.
Rd1+ Ke8 26. Bh5 $18) 23. Rf7 $1 Bd6 (23... Bxg4 24. c7+ Kc8 25. Re8+ Kb7 26.
c8=Q#) 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. c7+ $1 Bxc7 26. Rd1+ Ke8 27. Bh5 $1 Bg4 (27... Be5 28.
Rc7+ Kf8 29. Rd8#) 28. Rh7+ Bxh5 29. Rxh8+ Ke7 30. Re1+ 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.19"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 a5 10. Bb5 Na7 ({The most popular continuation. The alternative is} 
10... Be6 11. Nd5 (11. Rd1 Nb4 12. a3 Na6 13. Qf2 Nc7 14. Nc5 Qc8 15. Nxe6 fxe6
16. Qe2 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Bf2 Nxb5 19. Qxb5 d4 20. Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Grosar,
A-Popovic,P/JUG-ch 1991 (29)}) 11... Bxd5 12. exd5 Na7 13. Be2 a4 14. Nc1 Qc7
15. c4 b5 16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Nc8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Rxb8 Qxb8 {1/2-1/2
Podlesnik,B-Gschnitzer,O/Vienna op 1990 (40)}) 11. Bd3 ({Another popular move
is} 11. Be2 Bd7 (11... Be6 12. O-O Nc8 13. Rfd1 Nb6 14. Kh1 a4 {1/2-1/2 Gomez
Esteban,J-Garcia Ilundain,D/ESP-chT 1996}) 12. a4 Nc6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nb4
15. c3 (15. O-O Qc7 16. c3 Na6 17. f4 f5 18. Rfd1 Bf6 19. Bb5 Nb8 20. fxe5 Bxe5
21. Nd4 Bxb5 22. Ne6 {1/2-1/2 Podlesnik,B-Gostisa,L/Vidmar mem 1989 (28)})
15... Na6 16. O-O h6 17. Bb5 Nb8 18. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Greenfeld,A/
Pamplona9394 1993}) 11... Nc6 12. Bb5 Na7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. a3 Be6 15. Rd1 h6 (
15... d5 $2 {fails to} 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxh7+ $16) 16. O-O Nd7
17. Bb5 Qc7 18. Kh1 Nb6 (18... Rac8 {was an option here.}) 19. Qe2 Rfd8 (19...
Bg5 20. Bxb6 ({another option is} 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Qd2) 20... Qxb6 21. Rxd6 {
does not seem to offer a sufficient compensation for a pawn.}) (19... Na7 {
fails to} 20. Nxa5) (19... Rad8 {is strongly met by} 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5) 20.
Qf2 (20. Nd5 {also deserved attention here, but the text move seems to be the
strongest continuation.}) 20... Nd7 (20... Nc4 {admits obvious refutation:} 21.
Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Bb6 Qd7 23. Bxd8 Bxf1 24. Bxe7) 21. Ba4 ({Vacating the b5-square
for the knight or, eventually, rook.} 21. Na4 $5 {provoking} Bg5 $6 22. Nb6
Rab8 23. Nxd7 Bxe3 (23... Qxd7 24. Nxa5) (23... Rxd7 24. Bb6 $16) 24. Nf6+ $16
{was a plausible alternative.}) 21... Bc4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 {This is
stronger than 23.ed5 Ncb8. White is planning to keep the chronically weak
d-pawn under pressure.} Bg5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Rb5 Ra6 26. Rd5 Raa8 27. Qe2 Nf8
28. c3 Ne6 29. Rfd1 Na7 (29... Nf4 {is met by} 30. Qc4) 30. g3 Nc8 31. R5d2 Nb6
32. Bb5 g6 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Qe3 Nc4 (34... Nc8 {deserved attention here,
although White has a superior position at any rate.}) 35. Bxc4 Qxc4 36. Nc1 Qc6
37. Nd3 Kf8 $2 ({This move allow White to undertake effective operations on
the kingside.} 37... Rh8 38. Nf2 Rad8 {was to be preferred.}) 38. h4 $1 {
[%cal Ge3h6,Gh6h4,Gh4e7] This excellent move yields White a large advantage.}
gxh4 39. Qh6+ Ke7 ({Or} 39... Ke8 40. Qh8+ {and Black has nothing better than}
Ke7 $18 ({in view of} 40... Kd7 41. Nxe5+ $18) ({or} 40... Nf8 41. Nxe5 $18))
40. Qxh4+ g5 ({Black cannot avoid weakening of the f5-square, which is now
accessible to the white queen and knight, since} 40... Ke8 {is bad in view of}
41. Qf6) 41. Qg4 Rh8 42. Nf2 Rag8 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gf2g4,Gg4e3,Ge3f5,Ge3d5,
Yg4f5,Yd1d6] Threatening by 43...Nf4+.} ({After} 42... Rad8 43. Qf5 {followed
by 44.Ng4 Black's position is unbearable.}) 43. Rxd6 $1 {Well-deliberated and
strategically firmly grounded undertaking. Exchanging his rook pair for the
queen, White achieves excellent interaction between his queen and knight,
developing very dangerous initiative.} Qxd6 44. Rxd6 Kxd6 45. Qf5 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Gf2g4,Gg4e5,Gf5e5] The threats 46.Ng4 and 46.Nd3 force Black to
sacrifice his f-pawn.} f6 46. Qxf6 Rf8 47. Qg6 Rfg8 48. Qf7 Rg7 (48... Rf8 {
is bad in view of} 49. Qxb7) 49. Qf6 Rf8 50. Qh6 Rgf7 51. Qh5 a4 52. Nd3 b5 53.
Kf2 Nc5 54. Nxe5 $1 {The decisive blow! After this move Black is entirely
defenseless.} Nxe4+ (54... Kxe5 {loses immediately in view of} 55. Qxg5+ Kd6
56. Qd5+) 55. Ke3 Kxe5 56. fxe4 {With two pawns up and excellent prospects to
win all remaining Black pawns, White is comfortably converting his decisive
advantage.} Rg7 57. Qd1 {White's mobile queen is aiming at Black's weak pawns
on the queenside.} Kf6 58. Qf1+ Ke7 59. Qxb5 g4 60. Qb4+ $1 {Forcing the black
king to set the f-file,since after 60...Ke8 White takes the a4-pawn with check.
} Kf7 61. Qxa4 Kg8 62. Qb5 $1 Kh7 ({Now} 62... Rf3+ 63. Kd4 Rxg3 {fails to} 64.
Qb8+) 63. Qh5+ Kg8 64. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.20"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c5 14. d5
O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qa6 17. a3 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. axb4 Rxd5 20. Qe2
cxb4 21. Nc3 Qc6 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 {Dieses Qualitätsopfer wurde zuerst in der
Partie W.Iwantschuk-A.Shirow (Novgorod 1994) gespielt. Als Kompensation erhält
Schwarz einen starken Springer auf d3. Wie es scheint, hat Schwarz
vollwertiges Spiel.} 23. f3 Nd3 24. h4 b3 $1 {Eine neue Idee. Bislang wurde
automatisch 24...Bc5+ gespielt. Iwantschuk konsolidiert stattdessen seine
Stellung, da Weiß nichts unternehmen kann.} (24... Bc5+ 25. Kg2 Bd4 {1/2-1/2
Pedersen,H-Petersen,S/Copenhagen BSF-B 1995/EXP 46 (46)} (25... Kb7 26. Ra5 $1
{1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Novgorod 1994/CBM 43/[Ftacnik] (46) Ftacnik})) 25. Kg2
Kb7 26. Ra4 Bb4 27. Bd2 Bc5 28. Be3 Rg8 29. Bg5 {Die Manöver des Läufers
machen keinen berauschenden Eindruck, aber Weiß kann ohnehin nichts machen.}
Qd4 30. Rb1 Kc6 31. Qd2 Bb6 32. Kh3 e5 $2 {Gibt Weiß eine Möglichkeit,
auszubrechen.} (32... Kb5 $1 {gibt Schwarz Vorteil. Weiß kann sich nach wie
vor nicht bewegen.}) 33. Be3 $1 Qxe3 34. Rxc4+ Kd5 35. Qxe3 Bxe3 36. Rc3 {
Das entstandene Endspiel ist unklar.} e4 37. Ra1 {Gemäß Drejew in SCHACH 7/98
war sowohl 37...Bb6 als auch 37...Bf2 besser.} Ke5 $2 {Gemäß Drejew in SCHACH
7/98 war sowohl 37...Bb6 als auch 37...Bf2 besser.} (37... Bb6 $5 38. fxe4+
Kxe4 39. Ra4+ (39. Rxb3 $13) 39... Bd4 40. Rcc4 $2 {scheitert an} (40. Rxb3 Nc5
41. Rxd4+ Kxd4 42. Ra3 Ne4 43. Rxa7 Rxg3+ 44. Kh2 $13) 40... Kf3 $1 41. Rxd4
Rxg3+ 42. Kh2 Rg2+ $19) (37... Bf2 $5 38. fxe4+ (38. Ra5+ Ke6) 38... Kxe4 39.
Ra4+ Bd4 {- 37...Bb6}) 38. Ra5+ $16 Kxf6 39. fxe4 Nf2+ 40. Kg2 Ng4 41. Rc6+ Kg7
(41... Ke7 $5) 42. Kf3 Kh7 43. Rc7 Bb6 44. Rh5+ Nh6 45. Rc6 Rg6 46. Rxg6 fxg6
47. Rb5 Kg7 48. g4 Nf7 49. e5 Nd8 50. Rxb3 Ne6 51. Rb4 Kf7 52. Ke4 Ke7 53. Rc4
Bf2 54. h5 gxh5 55. gxh5 Kf7 56. Kd5 Bb6 57. h6 {Hecht [#] Tactics. A
transition into a won pawn-versus-bishop ending, because the bishop can't
control the h-pawn. [#] Taktik. Übergang in ein gewonnenes Endspiel Bauern
gegen Läufer, weil der Läufer nicht den h-Bauern kontrollieren kann.} Nc7+ (
57... Ng5 {Hecht} 58. e6+ Ke7 (58... Nxe6 59. h7 $18) 59. Rg4 Be3 60. h7 Nxh7
61. Rg7+ $18) (57... Nf8 {Hecht} 58. e6+ Ke7 59. Rf4 Be3 60. Rxf8 Kxf8 61. e7+
$18) 58. Rxc7+ Bxc7 59. e6+ 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.21"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 {Khalifman möchte das Wolga-Gambit (3.d5 b5) spielen, aber
Ivanchuk lehnt diese Einladung dankend ab. Ribli.} 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 (
4... e5) (4... e6) (4... g6) 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 (7. Ndb5 Ne5) 7... Ne5
8. e4 Bb4 9. Qe2 d6 10. Bd2 {Ein relativ selten gespielter Zug. Die
Modevariante ist 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Bg2. Die
Partiefortsetzung scheint mir indes logischer, denn Weiß muß nicht mit
Doppelbauern spielen.} O-O 11. O-O-O {Dieser scharfe Zug ist die logische
weiße Konsequenz. Es sei angemerkt, daß es nicht gerade typisch für die
Englische Eröffnung ist, daß Weiß mit langer Rochade spielt.} (11. Rc1 d5 (
11... a5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Nd2 b6 15. Bg2 Ba6 16. Nb5 Qd7 17. O-O Rab8
18. Rfd1 e5 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Nh4 g6 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Bg5 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Bxb5 24.
cxb5 Qe6 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Gulko,B/Tal mem 1995 (27)}) (11... Bd7 12. f4 Nc6
13. Bg2 e5 14. a3 Bxa3 15. bxa3 Qxb3 16. Rb1 Qxa3 17. Nb5 Qc5 18. Be3 Nd4 {
0-1 Dienz,O-Koehler,R/Wiesbaden op 1992 (40)}) 12. c5 Qd8 13. a3 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Bxd2+ 15. Nbxd2 Bd7 16. f4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nc6 18. Bg2 e5 19. O-O exf4 20. gxf4
Nd4 21. Qf2 Nf5 22. Rcd1 Qc7 {Romero Holmes,A-Izeta Txabarri,F/ESP-chT 1997/1/
2-1/2 (46)}) (11. f4 Nc6 12. O-O-O (12. Bg2 e5 13. f5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Nb5
Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 d5 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 dxe4 19. O-O Rd8 20. Nb5 a6 21. Nc3
Rd4 22. Rae1 {Pogorelov,R-Kolev,A/Zaragoza op 1996/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 12... e5 13.
f5 (13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Nb4 16. Kb1 Bd7 17. a3 Na6 18. Na5 Nc5
19. Nc4 Qc7 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Qe3 f6 22. Rc1 Rac8 23. Be2 b5 $1 {Lautier,
J-Lutz,C/Baden Baden 1992/0-1 (49)}) 13... Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16.
cxd5 Re8 17. Qf3 Bxf5 18. exf5 Rac8+ 19. Kb1 Bxd2 20. Rxd2 Re1+ 21. Rd1 Qc5 22.
Bc4 Rxh1 23. Qxh1 Qxc4 24. Qe4 h5 25. a3 d3 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. Rxd3 Kf8 28. f6
gxf6 29. Rf3 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Wittmann,W-Erdelyi,T/AUT-chT2S 1993 (32)}) 11... a5 (
11... Nc6 12. g4 Nd7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Na4 Qa6 16. Qc2 Nd4 17. Bxd4
cxd4 18. Rxd4 e5 19. Rd5 Bxg4 20. Kb1 Rac8 21. Rxe5 Qf6 22. Rd5 Bf3 (22... b5
$6 23. Rxb5 Qf3 24. Rg1 Rfd8 25. Bd3 Rxd3 26. Rxb4 Rcd8 27. Nc3 Rd2 $4 28. Qxd2
{1-0 Gschnitzer,O-Horvath,J/Dornbirn op 1990}) 23. Rg1 Qh4 24. Bd3 Rfe8 $13)
12. f4 a4 $146 (12... Nc6 13. Be3 Qa6 14. Nb5 a4 15. Nc7 axb3 16. Nxa6 bxa2 17.
Kc2 Rxa6 18. e5 $5 (18. Bg2 e5 19. f5 Bc5 20. b3 Bd7 21. Kb2 Nd4 22. Bxd4 a1=Q+
23. Rxa1 Bxd4+ 24. Kc2 Bxa1 {0-1 Gleizerov,E-Dvoirys,S/Cheliabinsk 1989}) 18...
dxe5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Kb3 a1=Q 21. Rxa1 Rxa1 22. Kxb4 Bd7 $13 {Dvoirys,S}) 13.
fxe5 (13. Nxa4 $6 Rxa4 14. fxe5 dxe5 $11 {[%csl Rc1]}) 13... axb3 14. a3 (14.
exf6 bxa2 {[%csl Ga2,Rc1]} 15. Nxa2 Rxa2 16. fxg7 (16. Qg4 g6 17. Qg5 (17. Qh4
Qd4 $19 {[%csl Rc1]}) 17... Qd4 $1 $19 {[%csl Rb2,Rc1][%cal Rd4b2]} (17... Rxb2
18. Kxb2 Bxd2+ 19. Qb5 Qd4+ $17)) 16... Kxg7 $15 {[%csl Rc1]}) 14... Bxc3 $6 {
Eine natürliche Antwort, denn in der praktischen Partie wäre es natürlich sehr
schwierig, die taktische Verwicklungen nach 14...dxe5 zu überblicken.} (14...
dxe5 $5 15. axb4 {Weiß hat eine Figur mehr, aber die schwarzen Drohungen sind
gefährlich.} Ra1+ 16. Nb1 Qa7 {[%csl Ga1,Ga7,Gb3,Rc1] Es droht 17...Rxb1 18.
Kxb1 Qa2 19.Kc1 Qa1 Matt.} 17. Qd3 (17. Bc3 Qa2 {[%csl Ga1,Ga2,Rb1,Rc1][%cal
Ra2b1,Ra1b1]} 18. Qd3 Nxe4 (18... Ng4 {[%cal Rg4f2,Rf2d1,Rf2d3,Rf2h1]} 19. Rd2
Ne3 $40 {[%cal Re3c2]}) 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qd3 e4 $19) 17... Qa2 {[%csl Rc1]} 18.
Bg2 Re8 $13 {[%cal Re8e7,Re7d7,Rd7d1] Diese letzte Variante ist ein wenig
märchenhaft, aber trotz seiner Mehrfigur ist es für Weiß nicht einfach, sich
von der tödlichen Fesselung seines Springers b1 zu befreien.}) 15. Bxc3 dxe5
16. Bxe5 $14 {Weiß besitzt das Läuferpaar und besonders sein schwarzfeldriger
Läufer ist sehr stark, während Schwarz mit seinem Damenläufer Probleme hat.}
Qc6 17. Bxf6 $5 {Weiß gibt seinen besseren Läufer auf, aber es bleibt eine
geschwächte schwarze Königsstellung.} gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qf3 e5 (19... f5
20. Qxb3 $14 {[%csl Rc8,Rh8] Schwarz hat Schwierigkeiten mit dem Damenläufer.})
20. Rd5 {[%csl Gd5]} f5 {Schwarz opfert zeitweilig einen Bauern, um den Läufer
zu aktivieren.} (20... Kg7 21. Bd3 Be6 22. Rf1 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7]} Bxd5 23. exd5
Qd6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qf5 $18 {[%csl Rh7,Rh8][%cal Rd3h7]}) 21. Rxe5 Be6 22. Rb5
{[%csl Rh8]} f6 (22... Bxc4 23. Qc3+ f6 24. Bxc4 $18) 23. Rxb3 fxe4 (23... Qxe4
$2 24. Qxe4 fxe4 25. Rxb7 $16) 24. Qe3 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 Qxc4+ 26. Kb1 {Weiß hat
keinen Materialvorteil mehr, aber seine Königsstellung ist sicher und die
schwarze Bauernstruktur schlecht.} Qd5 27. Rb4 {[%csl Re4]} Rae8 28. Rc1 $1 {
Die weißen Figuren sind viel aktiver.} Rf7 29. Rc5 {[%csl Gb4,Gc5,Ge3]} Qd1+ (
29... Qe6 $142 $14) 30. Ka2 Qd6 $2 (30... Qf3 31. Qxf3 exf3 32. Rf5 Re3 33.
Rbf4 $16 {[%csl Rf3]}) (30... f5 $5 {[%csl Rh8] In der Tat ist die Sschwarze
Königsstellung schwach, aber ich denke, daß dies seine beste Möglichkeit wäre.}
31. Rd4 $36) 31. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4 32. Rc8+ {Ein wichtiger Zwischenzug.} Kg7 33.
Qxe4 $16 {[%csl Gc8,Ge4,Rg7] Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern und die schwarze
Königsstellung ist nach wie vor schwach.} f5 34. Qc4 h5 35. Rh8 $1 {Ein
originelles Motiv! Weiß droht 36.Rh7+ mit Gewinn.} Qg6 (35... Kxh8 36. Qxf7 {
[%csl Rf5,Gf7,Rh5,Rh8][%cal Rf7f5,Rf7h5]}) 36. Qd4+ $6 (36. Qc8 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rg6,Rg7]}) 36... Rf6 (36... Qf6 37. Qxf6+ Rxf6 38. Rxh5 $18) 37. Rd8 {
[%csl Rg7]} Qf7+ 38. b3 {[%cal Rd8d7,Rd7g7]} Qe6 39. Rd7+ Kg6 40. Rxb7 {
Die beiden verbundenen Mehrfreibauern bieten dem Weißen ausgezeichnete
Gewinnchancen. Außerdem findet der schwarze König noch immer keine Ruhe.} h4 (
40... Qe2+ 41. Qb2 $16) 41. a4 (41. Qxh4 $4 Qe2+ 42. Kb1 Qf1+ 43. Kb2 Qg2+ {
[%cal Rg2b2,Rg2b7]}) (41. gxh4 $6 Qe2+ 42. Qb2 Qxb2+ 43. Kxb2 f4 $16 {[%csl
Rf4]}) 41... Qc6 42. Rb8 h3 $5 43. Rg8+ Kf7 44. Rh8 Kg7 45. Rh4 $18 {Weiß hat
alle Punkte verteidigt; die schwarze Stellung ist hoffnungslos.} (45. Rxh3 $4
Qg2+ $19 {[%cal Rg2a2,Rg2h3]}) 45... Kg6 (45... Qc2+ 46. Qb2 Qg2 47. Rf4 $18 (
47. Qxg2 $4 hxg2 $19)) 46. Qe3 {[%csl Rg6]} Kf7 47. Qa7+ Kg8 48. Qh7+ {und
Schwarz gab in hoffnungsloser Lage auf.} (48. Qh7+ Kf8 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Rh7+
Rf7 (50... Ke6 51. Qxf6+ Kxf6 52. Rh6+ $18 {[%cal Rh6c6]}) 51. Qe5+ Qe6 52.
Qxe6+ Kxe6 53. Rxf7 Kxf7 54. a5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.22"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[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 Nd7 13. Qe2 a5 14. e5 Rd8 15.
Rb1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Ba6 17. h4 h6 18. a4 Bb4 19. Be3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qb7 21. Qb5
Nf8 22. Rfc1 Ng6 23. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov GShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 (5... c5) 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 h6
8. Bh4 d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qc8 (11... Qe7 12. Ne1 $5 e5 13.
Bf5 O-O-O 14. c5 exd4 15. cxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd4 Nd5 17. Qc2 c5 18. Nd3 Bc6 19. Bg3
Qf6 20. Ne5 cxd4 21. Nxc6 Kb7 22. Nxd8+ Rxd8 23. Kb1 Nc5 24. e4 Nb4 25. Qc4 d3
26. Rd1 h5 27. f3 g6 28. Bh3 Nc2 29. Rd2 Rd4 30. Qc3 h4 31. Bf2 Na4 32. Qc8+
Ka7 33. Qc7+ Ka6 34. Bc8+ Kb5 35. Bd7+ Kb4 36. a3+ Kb3 37. Rxd3+ {1-0 Miles,
A-Singh,R/Calcutta 1994/EXP 39 (37)}) 12. Qc2 c5 13. d5 e5 $6 (13... exd5 {
really must be tried, to try and create some kind of long term prospects on
the queenside, not to mention immediate possibilities of complete chaos.} 14.
Bf5 (14. cxd5 Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 $5) 15. Bf5 (15. Bb5 Bc6) 15... Qc6) 14... Qc7
15. cxd5 g5 $5 (15... O-O {is safest, with complicated play.} 16. e4 $14) 16.
Bg3 Nxd5 17. e4 (17. Rxd5 $5 Bxd5 18. Rd1 $44) 17... Nb4 (17... Nf4 18. h4 $16)
18. Bxd6 Qc6 (18... Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nxc2 20. Kxc2 $18) 19. Qe2 Nxa2+ 20. Kb1 Nb4
(20... Qa4 $5 {[%csl Ra2,Rb1,Rc2,Re4]} 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. Bxc5+ (22. Be5+ Ke7
23. Bxh8 Bxe4+ 24. Rd3 $13) 22... Kc8) 21. Bxd7+ Qxd7 22. Ne5 Qa4 23. Qc4 Rh7
24. Nxf7 Qc2+ 25. Qxc2 Nxc2 26. Nxg5 hxg5 27. Kxc2 Bxe4+ 28. Kc3 Bxg2 29. Rhe1+
$11) 14. Nd2 g5 $6 {Creating further weaknesses along the f-line, and, if
anything, heightening the effect of the advance f2-f4.} 15. Bg3 Qc7 16. f4 $16
{[%csl Gd3,Rf5,Gg3][%cal Gf1f7]} exf4 (16... Nh5 17. fxe5 Nxg3 18. exd6 Qxd6
19. hxg3 Qxg3 20. Ne4 $16) 17. exf4 O-O-O 18. fxg5 hxg5 19. Rhf1 Rde8 20. Bf5
Nh5 21. Ne4 Nxg3 (21... Rh6 22. Nxg5) 22. hxg3 Kb8 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nf6 $18
Qe7 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Qf2 Qd7 27. b3 (27. Qxf7 $5 Qa4 28. Kb1 Re2 29. Rc1 $18)
27... Re7 28. Rfe1 f5 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Re1 Qh7 31. Qd2 Qh2 32. Qxg5 Qxg2 33.
Kb1 Ka7 34. Qf4 a4 35. bxa4 Ka6 36. a5 Kxa5 37. Qe3 b5 38. Qb3 Ba6 39. cxb5
Bxb5 40. Ka1 Qd2 41. Rd1 Qf2 42. Qc3+ Ka6 43. Rb1 Qe2 44. Qf6 Qe5+ 45. Qxe5
dxe5 46. Kb2 f4 47. gxf4 exf4 48. Kc3 f3 49. a4 Bd7 50. Kc4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[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 "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. c3 Qa5 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. Nb3 Qb6 7. cxd4 Nf6 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 Bf5 11. Nh4 Be4 12. f3 Bc6 13. e4 Ba4 14. Be3 Na6 15.
Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. c4
Nbc6 9. Qa4 dxc4 10. Na3 Qd7 $5 $146 11. Nxc4 $8 Nd5 12. Nxf5 (12. Nxc6 $5 bxc6
(12... Bb4+ $4 13. Nxb4 Qxa4 14. Nxd5 $18) 13. O-O Be7 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Rac1
$14) 12... Bb4+ 13. Kf1 (13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 exf5 15. O-O O-O 16. Bb5 $8 $11
) 13... exf5 14. Rd1 (14. Bf3 f4 $1 15. Rd1 $4 fxe3 16. Rxd5 (16. Bxd5 $4 e2+
17. Kxe2 Nd4+ $19) 16... e2+ 17. Kxe2 Nd4+ $19) 14... Nxe3+ $2 (14... Qe6 $1
15. a3 (15. Rxd5 Qxd5 16. Nb6 Qxe5 17. Nxa8 O-O $17) (15. Bf3 Nxe3+ $8 16. Nxe3
Rb8 $3 (16... Bc5 17. Bd5 Qc8 18. Nxf5 $1 (18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Nxf5 O-O $44)
18... Qxf5 (18... O-O 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 $16) 19. Bxc6+ Kf8 20. Bf3 Qxe5 21.
Qb3 $1 $16) 17. Bd5 (17. Nd5 Ba5 (17... O-O 18. Nxb4 Qc4+ 19. Be2 Qxb4 20. Qxb4
Nxb4 21. a3 Nc6 22. f4 $14) 18. Nf4 Qxe5 19. Rd5 Qxb2 20. Rxa5 O-O 21. g3 (21.
Bxc6 Qc1+ 22. Ke2 Qxh1) 21... Nxa5 22. Qxa5 Rbd8 23. Kg2 Rd2 24. Qxa7 b5 $11)
17... Qxe5 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Qxc6+ Kf8 20. Nc4 Qe8 $1 21. Qxe8+ Rxe8 22. h4 h5
23. Rh3 Rh6 $132) 15... Nxe3+ (15... Be7 16. Rxd5 Qxd5 17. Nb6 Qxe5 $1 18. Nxa8
O-O 19. Bf4 Qxb2 20. Nc7 g5 $1 $17) 16. Nxe3 Bc5 17. Bc4 Qg6 $11) 15. Nxe3 Qe6
16. Bc4 Qg6 (16... Qxe5 $2 17. Bb5 $18) (16... Qc8 17. Bb5 Bc5 18. Nxf5 O-O 19.
Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 $16) 17. Bb5 f4 $8 18. Nc4 $1 (18. Nd5 $2 O-O-O $36) 18...
Be7 $8 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qxc6 $2 (21. Qxf4 Rd8 22. g3 h5 23. Kg2
$18) 21... Rd8 22. Qc4 h5 23. Qxf4 h4 24. f3 $2 $138 (24. Ke2 Rh6 25. g3 $2 (
25. Rd4 $5 Bxd6 26. Rhd1 Re8 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Qe3 Rd7 30. f4 $14
) 25... Bxd6 26. exd6 Qh5+ $1) 24... Rh5 25. Kf2 Kg8 $44 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 (5. exd5 Qxd5 6. dxe5 Qxe5+ 7.
Ne2 Bd6 8. Bf4 Qe7 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qxd6 cxd6 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $10)
5... Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 (7. O-O Bg4) 7... Nc5 (7... Nxd2 8. Bxd2 Bg4 9.
O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bf4 $14) 8. Bb1 $5 (8. Bc2) 8... Bg4 9. b4
Ne6 10. Qa4 Bh5 11. O-O Be7 $2 (11... a6 {/\Be7}) 12. b5 Nb8 13. Nd4 Nd7 $2 (
13... Bg6 14. f4 Bxb1 15. Rxb1 Nd7 $14) 14. f4 Bc5 15. Bb2 (15. N2b3 Nb6 16.
Qa5 Nc4 17. Qa4 Nb6 $10) 15... Nb6 16. Qc2 (16. Qb3 Qh4 (16... Be2 17. Rf2 Bc4
18. Nxc4 (18. Qc2 Bxb5 {-16.Qc2}) 18... dxc4 19. Qd1 Nd5 20. f5 Nxc3) 17. Kh1
Bxd4 18. cxd4 Be2 19. g3 Qg4 20. Rf2 h5 21. h3 Qxh3+ 22. Rh2 Qg4 23. Rh4 Bd1
$13) 16... Be2 17. Rf2 Bxb5 18. f5 $1 $40 (18. Nxb5 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1
Qe1+ 21. Nf1 Nxf4 22. Nd4 c5 (22... Qxe5) 23. Qf5 cxd4 24. Qxf4 dxc3 25. Bd3)
18... Ba4 (18... Nxd4 19. cxd4 Be7 20. a4 Ba6 21. a5 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. f6
gxf6 24. exf6 $40) 19. Qd3 Ng5 20. Qg3 Qe7 (20... O-O 21. f6) 21. f6 gxf6 22.
exf6 Qe1+ 23. Nf1 Ne4 (23... Ne6 24. Bf5) 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Nd2 (25. Qxc7 $16)
25... Qg6 26. Qxc7 (26. Re1+ Kd8) 26... Rc8 (26... Bxd4 27. Re1+ Kf8 28. cxd4
$18) 27. Re1+ Kf8 28. Qxb7 $18 Qg4 29. N2b3 Bxb3 30. axb3 Qd7 31. Qa6 h5 32.
Ba3 Qd6 33. Rfe2 {/\Qc8} Kg8 34. Re8+ {34...Kh7 35.Qd3 Kh6 36.Bc1 Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dokutchaev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 (7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. Nbd2 Na5 $6 9. Ne4 $1 Qb6 10. Nxc5 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Ne5
$36 {Wockenfuss,K-Eng,H/BL8485 1985 (28)}) (7. Nc3 $5 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6
Bxf6 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qd6 $14 {Haik,A-Roos,L/FRA-ch
1987 (50)}) 7... cxd4 8. Nxc4 Bc5 9. Bf4 Nge7 (9... f6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6
e5 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Qa3 $44 {Summermatter,D-Csiszar,C/Zug 1991/1-0 (50)}) (9...
Qe7 $5 10. a3 b5 11. Nce5 Rc8 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Qd3 $14 {Gutman,
L-Eng,H/BL8485 1985/1-0 (51)}) 10. Bd6 Bb6 11. b4 $5 (11. Qb3 $5 O-O 12. Nxb6
axb6 13. Rfd1 e5 14. Nxe5 $6 (14. Bxe5 $14) 14... Be6 15. Bxe7 Bxb3 16. Bxd8
Bxd1 $15 {Yandemirov,V-Sokolov,A/RUS-ch 1995 (73)}) 11... Nf5 12. a4 ({Very
serious attention deserved} 12. g4 $5 Nh4 $6 (12... Nxd6 13. Nxd6+ Kf8 14. Nxb7
(14. b5 $6 Na5 15. Ne5 Be8 $1 16. Nxb7 Nxb7 17. Bxb7 Rb8 $13) 14... Qc7 (14...
Qf6 15. Rc1 $1 Nxb4 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 $36) 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. bxc5 e5 17. h3
g6 18. e3 $14) 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. b5 Ne7 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Qxd4 $5 Nf5 17. Qxb6
Nxd6 (17... Qxg4 18. Qxb7 Rc8 19. Bg3 $1 $16) 18. Qxd6 Qxg4 (18... Bxb5 19. Qe5
$1 $16) 19. a4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gd6g3,Gb5b6,Ga4a6] in both cases with
better prospects for white.}) 12... Bc8 $1 $13 {After this strong move white
has to be very carefull to kep the balance.} 13. Bf4 (13. Nfe5 Nxe5 $1 (13...
Nxd6 $6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 (14... Qc7 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Rc1 $1 Qd7 (16... bxc6 17.
Bxc6+ Bd7 18. Bxa8 $18) 17. Ne5 Qxa4 18. Qxd4 $16) 15. Bxc6+ Kf8 16. Nxb6 Rb8
17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. b5 $16) 14. Bxe5 O-O (14... f6 $5) 15. a5 Bc7 16. Bxc7 Qxc7
17. Rc1 Qe7 $15) 13... Nxb4 14. g4 Nd5 $1 $15 {Black plays the opening in very
ambitious manner and fully succeds!} 15. Bg5 (15. Be5 f6 16. gxf5 fxe5 17. fxe6
Bxe6 18. Nfxe5 O-O $17) 15... Nfe7 (15... f6 $5 16. Bc1 $5 (16. gxf5 fxg5 17.
fxe6 Bc5 $5 18. Nce5 (18. Nxd4 $2 Nc3 $19) 18... Bxe6 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4
Nf4 $1 $17) 16... Nfe7 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. a5 Qd8 19. Qxd4 O-O $15) 16. Nxb6 axb6
(16... Qxb6 17. Rb1 $1 Qa6 18. Qxd4 $2 (18. Nxd4 f6 (18... Nc3 19. Nb5 $1 Nxb5
20. axb5 Qb6 21. Be3 $44) 19. Nb5 $1 fxg5 20. e4 $44) 18... f6 19. e4 Nc6 $17)
17. Qxd4 f6 18. e4 $1 fxg5 (18... e5 $6 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Qxe5 Nf6 21. Rad1 Bd7
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6 $36) 19. exd5 O-O 20. dxe6 (20. d6 $6 Nc6 21. Qd2 Ra5 $1
{[%csl Rd6]} 22. Rad1 Rd5 $17) 20... Bxe6 21. Rfe1 Nc6 $1 22. Qxd8 Nxd8 {
Black still keeps slightly better chanses,but the position is very close to a
draw.} 23. h3 (23. Nxg5 $6 Bxg4 24. Re7 (24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Re7 Ra5 $1 $17) 24...
Ra5 $1 25. h4 b5 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. Bb3 h6 $17) 23... h6 24. Ne5 Rf4 $6 {
Permitting white to equalize.} (24... Ra5 $5 $15) 25. Be4 Ra5 26. Ng6 Rf6 27.
Rad1 Ra8 (27... Nf7 28. Bf5 $5 Bxf5 29. Re8+ $1 (29. gxf5 $6 Ra8 30. Rd7 Kh7
$17) 29... Kh7 30. Nf8+ $11) 28. Ne7+ Kf7 29. Nd5 $11 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Ne6 31.
Rd7+ Kf8 32. Bxb7 Nc5 33. Bxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Noyabrsk Yamal"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15.
O-O b4 16. Rb1 Qa6 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. e7 Bxf1 19. Qd5 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Bh3 21. Qa8+
Nb8 22. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 23. Re1 bxc3 24. Bf4 Qb6 25. bxc3 Bf5 26. Bxb8 {Seit der
Partie Z.Azmaiparashvili-A.Shirov (Madrid 1996) ist bekannt, daß das Endspiel
nach 26.h4 Qb7 27.Qxb7+ Kxb7 28.Re7+ Rd7 29.Lxb8 Kxb8 30.Rxd7 Bxd7 nur zum
Unentschieden führt. Daher forciert Weiß gleich das Dauerschach.} (26. h4 Qb7 (
26... Be6 27. Kh2 Rd7 28. h5 Rb7 29. Bxb8 Rxb8 30. Qe4 Kc7 31. Rd1 Rh8 32. g4
Qb2 33. Qf4+ Kb7 34. Qf3+ Kc7 35. Qf4+ Kc6 36. Qe4+ Kc7 37. Qe5+ Kb6 38. Rd6+
Kb7 39. Qe4+ Kb8 40. Qf4 Kb7 {Yermolinsky,A-Gurevich,D/USA-ch 1994/CBM 44/1-0 
(63)}) 27. Qxb7+ Kxb7 28. Re7+ Rd7 29. Bxb8 Kxb8 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. Kg2 Kc7 32.
Kf3 Kd6 33. Kf4 Bc6 34. Kg5 Bf3 35. Kf5 Kd5 36. g4 Kd6 37. h5 Kd5 38. Kf4 Bd1
39. Kg5 Bf3 40. Kf4 Bd1 41. Kg5 Bf3 42. Kf4 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Shirov,
A/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/[Shirov]}) (26. Bxb8 Qxb8 27. Qc6+ Qc7 28. Qa8+ $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[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"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb7 7. Bg5 d6 8.
e3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 c5 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Nd2 O-O 13. f3 Qb6 14. Be2 Bc6
15. O-O Rab8 16. Rb1 a5 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Rfd1 Qb7 19. Bg3 Ng6 20. Rbc1 Nh5 21.
Be1 Qb6 22. Rb1 d5 23. Bf2 Rfc8 24. Rdc1 Bd7 25. b3 Qd8 26. a4 h6 27. Nf1 Nf6
28. Bg3 Rb7 29. cxd5 Nxd5 30. e4 Nb4 31. Qd2 e5 32. Ne3 Qg5 33. Nc4 Qxd2 34.
Nxd2 Be6 35. Nc4 Bxc4 36. Bxc4 Nf4 37. Rd1 Ra7 38. Bb5 Rb8 39. Rd2 g5 40. Rc1
Rc7 41. Kf1 Kg7 42. Rd6 Na2 43. Rc2 Nb4 44. Rcd2 Rcb7 45. Ke1 Re7 46. Kd1 Rbb7
47. Kc1 Nh5 48. Kb2 Nxg3 49. hxg3 Rec7 50. Kc3 h5 51. Kc4 h4 52. gxh4 gxh4 53.
Rd7 Kh6 54. R2d6+ Kg5 55. Rxc7 Rxc7 56. Rd8 Kf4 57. Rh8 Kg3 58. Rg8+ Kf2 59.
Rg4 Nc2 60. Rxh4 Ne3+ 61. Kc3 Nxg2 62. Rh5 f6 63. Rh6 Kxf3 64. Rxf6+ Nf4 65.
Rc6 Ra7 66. Rxc5 Kxe4 67. Bc4 Kf5 68. b4 axb4+ 69. Kxb4 Ne6 70. Bxe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Elista Uralan"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. e3 e5
9. b3 (9. d5 Ne7 10. e4 c5 11. a4 Ne8 12. Ne1 f5 13. Nd3 Nf6 14. Ra3 fxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bh3 17. Re1 Qd7 18. f3 Bf5 19. a5 $14 {Ionov,S-Zlotnik,B/
Moscow7 op 1991/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 9... Bf5 $1 {[%csl Re4]} 10. Bb2 exd4 11. exd4 (
11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 c6 $11) 11... Re8 (11... Qd7 12. d5 Nb4 13. Ne1 a5 $132
(13... Rfe8 14. a3 Rxe1 15. Rxe1 Nc2 16. Qd2 $14 {/=})) (11... d5 12. Ne5 $36)
12. Ne1 (12. d5 Nb4 13. Nd4 (13. Ne1 a5 $132 (13... Rxe1 14. Rxe1 Nd3 15. Qd2
$14)) 13... Qd7 $36 {[%cal Yb4d3]}) 12... Qd7 (12... Nxd4 $2 13. Qxd4 Ne4 14.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 15. Nxe4+ $16) (12... Ne4 13. Nd5 $14 {[%cal Gd5e3]}) 13. Qd2 {
[%cal Ga1d1,Ge1c2,Gc2e3]} h5 14. Rd1 Rab8 15. Nc2 Bh3 16. Ne3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ne7
(17... b5 $1 18. cxb5 (18. Ncd5 bxc4 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Nd5 Bg7 21. bxc4 Ne7
$36) 18... axb5 19. d5 Ne5 $132 {for example:} 20. h3 b4 21. Ne2 Nf3 $1 22.
Kxf3 $140 $2 (22. Qc2 $142 Ng5 $36) 22... Ne4 23. Qc2 Ng5+ $19) 18. Qd3 b5 19.
d5 Ng4 (19... bxc4 20. Nxc4 $14) 20. Nxg4 Qxg4 (20... bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxg4 22.
Qxg4 (22. Qd3 $11) 22... hxg4 23. Rfe1 $11) 21. cxb5 axb5 22. h3 Qf5 23. Qxf5
Nxf5 24. Rd2 $11 b4 25. Na4 Rb5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rc1 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lopushnoy, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 7. e5
Nfd7 8. b4 a5 (8... b6 {Dautov} 9. Qb3 Re8 10. Bb2 Nf8 11. Rc1 (11. cxd5 exd5
12. Rc1 $14) 11... Bb7 12. c5 c6 13. Bd3 $14 {Khalifman,A-Aleksandrov,A/Elista
1998}) 9. b5 c5 10. Bb2 a4 $6 (10... cxd4 11. cxd5 (11. Bxd4 $5) 11... exd5 12.
Be2 a4 13. Bxd4 (13. O-O $5 $14 {Dautov}) 13... Nc5 14. O-O Bg4 15. Bb2 Nbd7
16. Nd4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Nxe5 $1 18. Nf5 f6 19. Nf3 Ng6 $6 20. Rad1 Qd7 21. N3h4
Rfe8 22. Qg4 Kf7 23. Qh5 Bf8 24. Rxd5 $4 Qxd5 {0-1 Schlosser,P-Wahls,M/GER
1997/BL9697 (24)}) (10... b6 $2 {><c6} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Re8 13. O-O Nf8
14. Ne1 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Jussupow,A/Baden Baden 1996/CBM 55/[Jussupow]
(71) /\f4}) (10... Re8 $142 {/\Nf8-Nbd7}) 11. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc1c8]
This hinders black's main method of freeing his position, ...cxd4 and ...Nc5.}
Qb6 (11... cxd4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bxd4) (11... Re8 $142 $14 {Dautov}) 12. Bd3
h6 13. O-O cxd4 (13... Re8 {Dautov} 14. Rac1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc5 (15... Qa5 16.
c5 $16) 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. cxd5 Qxc2 (17... Qxd5 18. Nc4 $16) 18. Rxc2 exd5 19.
Rfc1 Nb6 20. Nd4 $16) 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bxd4 Bc5 (15... Nc5 $5 {is the move
black would like to play. But can he? It seems so.} 16. Rac1 Nbd7 17. e6 $5
Qxe6 $5 (17... fxe6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Qxh6 (21. Bg8
Nf6 22. Bf7 Nh7) 21... Rf7 $1 22. Bg6+ Kg8 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qh5+ $40 {
White's attack continues with Rc3/Ng5}) 18. Rfe1 Qd6 19. Rxe7 Qxe7 20. Bxc5
Nxc5 21. Qxc5 $16 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 Be6 $14) 16. Bb2 Qa7 $2 {There were several
better ways to cower;} (16... Be7 $5) (16... Qd8) (16... Re8 {Dautov} 17. Rac1
Be7 18. Bd4 (18. e6 Qxe6 19. Nd4 Qb6 (19... Qg4 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22.
Bh7#) 20. Rfe1 $16 {/\Rxe7}) 18... Qd8 (18... Qa5 19. e6 fxe6 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qg6+ $18) 19. e6 $1 fxe6 20. Bg6 $1 Rf8 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bxg7+
Kxg7 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Qxh6 Nf6 (24... Rf7 25. Bf5+ Kg8 26. Bxe6 $18) 25. Bd3+
Kg8 26. Ng5 Rf7 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Nf3 $18) 17. Rae1 {The relative state of
development indicates a looming disaster for black.} Be7 {Hammer time. [#]} (
17... Re8 18. e6 Rxe6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qg6+ Kf8
23. Qxe6 $18) 18. e6 $1 fxe6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22.
Qxh6 (22. Qxh6 Nf6 (22... Rf7 23. Bg6+ Kg8 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxe6+) 23. Bd3+ (
23. Bc2+ {Dautov} Kg8 24. Re5 $18) 23... Kg8 24. Re5) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. a3 $5 (7.
Bxf6 gxf6 $5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. c5 O-O-O 10. Bb5 Rg8 11. f4 Bh6 $36 {0-1 Miles,
A-Jussupow,A/Tunis izt 1985 (24)}) 7... Qd7 (7... g6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. Be2 Bh6
10. Bf3 Ne7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nge2 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Nezhmetdinov,R-Flohr,S/
Moscow 1961/MCD-r6 (15)}) (7... Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. c5 g6 10. Bb5 Bg7 11. Nge2 O-O
12. O-O Bf5 13. b4 a6 14. Ba4 h6 15. Be3 Ne8 $11 {Kasparov,G-Dreev,A/Moscow
PCA-GP 1996/EXP 52/0-1 (81)}) (7... h6 $6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Be2 Na5 10. cxd5 Bxd5
11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Bf3 Qa5+ 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Rc1 $14 {Schlosser,
P-Naumann,A/Dresden op/1995/1/2-1/2 (66)}) 8. Be2 (8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. c5 $1 {
hatte Lanka als Neuerung vorbereitet. Der Läufer f1 soll wirkungsvoller
eingesetzt werden:} (9. g3 $6 {gilt seit der Partie Topalov-Leko, Wien 1996
als schlecht (die Anmerkungen stammen von Leko aus CBM 55):} O-O-O 10. Bg2 Bg4
$1 11. f3 Be6 12. c5 (12. f4 Bg4 $1 13. Qa4 e5 $3 14. cxd5 Nxd4 $19) 12... Bf5
$1 13. b4 e5 14. Nge2 Qe6 $1 15. dxe5 (15. O-O exd4 16. Nxd4 $2 Qe3+ $19) (15.
Kf2 Bh6 16. Re1 (16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 Bxf4 18. gxf4 Be4 $1 $17) 16... Be3+ $3
17. Kxe3 exd4+ 18. Kf2 Qe3+ 19. Kf1 dxc3 $19) 15... d4 $1 16. Ne4 (16. Nf4 $1 {
Ftacnik} Qxe5+ 17. Ne4 d3 18. Ra2 $15) 16... d3 17. Nf4 d2+ $1 18. Kf2 (18.
Qxd2 Rxd2 19. Nxe6 Rxg2 20. Nxf8 Bxe4 $19) (18. Nxd2 Qxe5+ 19. Ne2 Rxd2 $3 20.
Kxd2 Bh6+ 21. Ke1 Rd8 $19) 18... Qc4 $3 19. Bh3 (19. exf6 Qd4+ 20. Ke2 Bh6 $19)
(19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 Qd4+ 21. Kf1 Rhe8 $19) (19. Nxd2 {Ftacnik} Qd4+ 20. Ke1
Qxe5+ 21. Ne2 Rxd2 $1 $19) 19... Bxh3 20. Nxh3 Qd4+ 21. Kg2 Nxe5 $19 {0-1
Topalov,V-Leko,P/Vienna Millenium (5) 1996/CBM 55/[Leko] (28)}) 9... Bg4 $1 (
9... O-O-O 10. b4 $40) (9... Bg7 10. Bb5 (10. Be2 {/\ Bf3, Nge2}) 10... O-O 11.
Nge2 $16 {ץe6, Bg7}) 10. f3 Bf5 11. Bb5 e5 $6 (11... Bh6 $142 {Lanka /\ Be3,
0-0}) 12. Nge2 O-O-O 13. O-O Qe6 $6 14. Kh1 Bh6 15. Bxc6 {"Kmoch hätte seine
Freude an dem weißen Konzept: Ohne den Springer kann das schwarze Zentrum im
Gegensatz zum weißen Mehrheit am Damenflügel wirkungsvoll gehemmt werden."
(Schlosser in CBM 56)} (15. b4 $142 {Lanka /\ B:c6, b5->}) 15... bxc6 16. Re1
$1 $14 {1-0 Lanka,Z-Leko,P/Budapest 1996/Inf 68/[Lanka,Z] (34) ףe6, Bf5}) (8.
b4 dxc4 $1 (8... Rd8 $6 9. Bxf6 exf6 10. c5 g6 11. Bb5 $1 {"Die anschließende
Überführung des Läufers nach b3, nebst Errichtung einer kraftvollen Batterie
auf der Diagonale a2-g8 bildet sicherlich das Kernstück des weißen Aufbaus."
(Wahls in CBM 44)} Bh6 12. Nge2 O-O 13. O-O f5 14. Ba4 $1 Qe7 15. f4 Bg7 16.
Qd2 Bc8 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Kh1 Qe3 19. Qa2 $1 Re7 20. Rf3 Qe6 21. h3 h6 22. Bb3
Kh8 23. Rfd3 Red7 24. Ng1 $1 $16 {1-0 Lanka,Z-Bauer,C/Cappelle 1994/CBM 44/
[Wahls] (33) "Beeindruckend ist, wie Weiß konseqent seine Figuren besser
stellt. Gegen die Drohung Sf3 nebst Te1ist kein Kraut gewachsen."(Wahls)}) 9.
Bxf6 gxf6 (9... exf6 $5 10. d5 O-O-O 11. dxc6 Qxc6 $13) 10. d5 O-O-O 11. Bxc4
$5 (11. dxe6 $2 Qxe6+ 12. Qe2 Ne5 $17) (11. dxc6 Qxc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Rd1 Bh6
14. Nf3 Rhg8 $44 {|^}) 11... Ne5 12. Bb5 Qc7 13. Nge2 Rg8 $6 {Lanka,Z-Adianto,
U/Adelaide 1990/Inf 51/[Lanka,Z]/1-0 (47)} (13... Bf5 $11) (13... Kb8 $5)) 8...
O-O-O 9. c5 (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. c5 Rg8 11. Kf1 Bf5 12. Bb5 e5 13. b4 $13 {
Sveshnikov,E-Tkachiev,V/Vienna op 1996/EXP 53/1/2-1/2 (86)}) 9... Ne4 $1 10.
Nf3 Bf5 11. Bf4 f6 12. O-O g5 (12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxc5 $6 (13... g5 14. Be3 {
ist Zugumstellung zur Partie}) 14. Nb5 $1 {mit der Idee} g5 15. Bg3 g4 16. Nfd4
$16) 13. Be3 e5 14. dxe5 (14. Bb5 $5) 14... d4 (14... fxe5 15. Bb5 (15. Nxe4
Bxe4 16. Bxg5 Be7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 $44) 15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Re8 $13) 15. e6 $1
Qxe6 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxc5 18. Nb5 Kb8 (18... a6 $6 19. Qc1 $1 b6 (19...
Rd5 20. b4 axb5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxb5 Qb6 23. Bc4 $14) 20. b4 axb5 21. bxc5
Rxd4 22. cxb6+ Rc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Re1 {sieht aufgrund des offenen Königs
sehr verdächtig aus, wenn gleich die Lage nicht vollständig klar ist.}) 19.
Bxc5 $1 Nxc5 ({Die Annahme des Damenopfers birgt große Gefahren:} 19... Rxd1 $2
20. Bxa7+ Ka8 (20... Kc8 $2 21. Rfxd1 Nc5 22. Nd4 $18) 21. Rfxd1 Rc8 22. Be3
$40) 20. Qc1 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. Nbd4 Ne4 14. Bb4 Re8
15. Nxe5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bf6 18. Qd3 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Qa4 Qa6 6. Qc2 Qxc4 7. e4 Qb4 8. Bd2
Qb6 9. e5 Ng8 10. Nxd5 Qd8 {Es ist möglich, daß W. Steinitz die Spielführung
des Schwarzen sehr gelobt hätte; sicher ist dies aber nicht. Meinen Geschmack
trifft die Eröffnungsbehandlung des Nachziehenden nicht.} 11. Ne3 e6 12. O-O-O
Ne7 13. Bb4 Nd5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. h4 h6 16. Nc4 Na6 17. Kb1 Nac7 18. Nd6 Ne8
19. Nxe8 Qxe8 20. Nd2 Qe7 21. Ne4 Bd7 22. Rh3 Be8 23. Bc4 Rd8 24. Nd6 Kg8 25.
Ra3 a6 26. g3 g6 27. Rb3 Rd7 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Qc8 Kg7 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Qxb7
Qxb7 32. Nxb7 g5 33. Rh1 f6 34. exf6+ Kxf6 35. Nc5 (35. hxg5+ Kxg5 36. Nc5 Bg6+
37. Kc1 Rc8 38. Kd2 e5 39. Ke3 {ergibt ähnliche Bilder wie die
Partiefortsetzung.}) 35... gxh4 36. Rxh4 e5 37. Kc2 a5 38. Kc3 Rh7 39. Nd3
exd4+ 40. Kxd4 Kg5 41. f4+ Kf6 42. g4 h5 43. gxh5 Bxh5 44. Ne5 a4 45. b4 axb3
46. axb3 Ke6 47. b4 Kd6 48. b5 Kc7 49. Kc5 Kb7 50. f5 Rc7+ 51. Kxd5 Be8 52. f6
{Viel Arbeit, Genauigkeit und Geduld muß man einsetzen, um eine strategisch
entschiedene Partie zu gewinnen.} 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qc1 Rc8 13. Nc3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Be3 Ng4 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Qxg5 18. Nxg5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Manor,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[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. O-O g6 (17... Bd7 18. Qd3 f5 19. Ra2 g6 20. f3 Bh6
21. Rd1 Qh4 22. Nde3 Rf6 23. Bd5 Rbf8 24. Nf1 $14 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G,
Leon-Match,1998,1-0}) 18. Qd3 (18. Qe2 Bd7 19. Rfa1 Bh6 20. g3 $6 f5 21. exf5
gxf5 22. b4 e4 23. bxa5 Ne5 24. Rb4 Rxb4 25. cxb4 f4 $40 {0-1 Lutz,C-Kramnik,V/
BL9495 1995 (35)}) 18... f5 (18... Bd7 19. Raa1 f5 20. Rfd1 Bh6 21. Nde3 Rf6
22. f3 Ne7 23. Kh1 Bf4 24. b4 a4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Qf8 $13 {1-0 Shirov,
A-Kramnik,V/Monaco blind 1995 (53)}) 19. Raa1 (19. Rd1 Bd7 20. Ra2 Bh6 21. f3
Qh4 22. Nde3 f4 23. Nf1 Rf6 24. b4 g5 25. h3 g4 26. fxg4 axb4 27. Ne1 Rg6 28.
Nf3 $14 {Popov-Beshukov, Novorossijsk,1995,1/2-1/2}) 19... Bh6 20. Rfe1 fxe4
21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qe2 e4 23. Nd4 {the position seems complicated with balanced
chances. a likely variation would be N:d4 , C:d4 Bg7, Q-d2 R-a8=} (23. Nce3 Ne5
$13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Lautier} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6
7. c3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bg5 (9. Qe2 $5 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. O-O-O c5 $6 (11...
Qc8 $5 12. h4 c5 13. h5 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rd8 15. Kb1 Rd5 16. Rh3 $36 {
Timoshchenko,G-Kholmov,R/Stary Smokovec 1996 (53)}) 12. dxc5 Qc8 13. cxb6 axb6
14. Kb1 Bd5 15. c4 Qa6 16. a3 Bc6 17. Be5 Qb7 18. Nd4 Be4 19. f3 $16 {Guyot,
P-Ferry,R/FRA-ch 1987}) (9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13.
Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Belakovskaia,A-Levitina,I/USA-chW 1996}) 9... h6 (9... b6 10. Qc2
h6 11. h4 Bb7 12. O-O-O c5 13. Rh3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qc7 15. Bxh6 $1 $36 {Corte,
C-Martinez,J/ARG-ch 1947 (41)}) 10. h4 $5 {Typical move in this kind of
position.} Qd5 11. Qd2 b5 12. O-O-O Bb7 {Deserved attention} (12... hxg5 $5 13.
hxg5 Ne4 14. Qe3 $5 (14. Qf4 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Qxg5 Nxg5 17. f4 {[%csl
Rh7]} Bb7 18. fxg5 Bxg2 (18... g6 $2 19. Rh2 {[%cal Gd1h1]} Rfb8 20. Rdh1 Kf8
21. Bxb5 $16) 19. Rh2 Bd5 $11) (14. Qe2 $6 Bxg5+ 15. Kb1 f5 16. Nxg5 Nxg5 17.
Qh5 Ne4 18. Qg6 Qd7 $1 $17) 14... Bxg5 $2 (14... Bb7 15. Rde1 (15. Ne5 $2 Bxg5
16. f4 Bh6 17. g4 f6 18. Ng6 Rfe8 19. Rde1 Nd6 $17) 15... Nxg5 $1 (15... f5 16.
gxf6 $1 (16. g6 c5 17. Ne5 Bg5 18. f4 Bh6) 16... Nxf6 17. Ne5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Ge3h3]} Bd6 18. Qh3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 $16) 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Be4+ Kg8
$11 {[%cal Ge4h7,Gh7e4]}) 15. Nxg5 Nxg5 (15... Qxg5 16. f4 Qf6 17. Qxe4 $18)
16. f4 Qxa2 17. fxg5 Qa1+ 18. Kc2 Qa4+ 19. Kb1 $18) 13. Ne5 (13. Kb1 $6 hxg5 $1
14. hxg5 Ne4 15. Qf4 Bxg5 16. Qxe4 $1 (16. Nxg5 $6 Qxg5 17. Bxe4 Qxf4 18. Bh7+
Kh8 19. Be4+ Qh6 $19) 16... Qxe4 17. Nxg5 Qxd3+ (17... Qxg2 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19.
Be4+ $11) 18. Rxd3 Bxg2 19. Rh2 Bd5 20. Rdh3 g6 $15) 13... Qxa2 $5 $132 {
Interesting continuation giving black good counterchanses.Still was possible} (
13... hxg5 $5 14. hxg5 Ne4 15. Qe3 $1 (15. Qe2 $6 Bxg5+ 16. Kb1 Bh6 (16... f6
$2 17. f3 $1 Nxc3+ 18. bxc3 fxe5 19. Bh7+ Kf7 20. Qd3 Bf6 21. Bg6+ Ke7 22. Be4
$36) 17. Rxh6 gxh6 18. Qg4+ Ng5 19. f4 f5 $17) (15. f4 $5) 15... Bxg5 16. f4
Bh6 17. Ng4 $1 (17. g4 $2 f6 18. Ng6 Rfe8 19. Rde1 Nd6 20. Rh5 Qf3 $19) 17...
f5 18. Nxh6+ gxh6 19. Rxh6 $44 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd1h1,Ge3h3] with complicated
position.}) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd7 Be7 $1 16. Nxf8 Kxf8 17. f3 $5 Bd5 18. Bb1
Qa1 19. Qc2 Rd8 $1 $44 (19... Bd6 20. Kd2 $8 {[%cal Gd2f2]} Bf4+ 21. Ke2 Qa6
22. Kf2 Qd6 23. Rh3 $1 $14 {[%cal Gg2g3]}) 20. b4 $6 {Dubious decision causing
white serious problems.Better was 20.Kd2 with mutual chanses.} a5 $5 21. Qb2
Qxb2+ 22. Kxb2 axb4 23. cxb4 Bxb4 $15 {The ending is quiet unpleasent for
white,but he has very good chanses to hold it.} 24. Be4 Bc4 25. Bd3 ({Deserved
attention} 25. g4 $5 Be7 $1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge7f6,Gc7c5]} 26. g5 $8 hxg5 27.
hxg5 Bxg5 28. Rh8+ Ke7 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. Bd3 $15) 25... Rxd4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27.
Rc1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bd6 $17 {Now black has a three pawns for exchange and white
has to defend extremly carefully.} 29. Kc2 Ke7 30. Rb1 b4 31. Ra1 f5 $1 32. g4
Kf6 33. Kd3 e5 (33... Ke5 $5 34. Rg1 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. gxf5 Kxf5 37. Kc4 Kf4
38. Rg4+ Kxf3 39. Rxg5 e5 $19) 34. Rg1 g6 35. h5 (35. g5+ hxg5 36. hxg5+ Ke6
37. Kc4 e4 $5 38. fxe4 fxe4 39. Rf1 Ke5 40. Rf6 e3 41. Kd3 b3 42. Rf1 c5 43.
Kxe3 c4 $19) 35... e4+ 36. fxe4 fxg4 37. hxg6 h5 $1 $19 38. Kd4 Kxg6 39. e5 Be7
40. Ke4 Bg5 41. Rg2 c5 42. Kd5 b3 43. Kxc5 Bc1 44. Rg3 Bf4 $4 {Missing very
simple win after} (44... b2 $142 $1 45. Rb3 h4 46. e6 h3 47. Kd6 (47. e7 Kf7
48. Kd6 Bg5 49. Rxb2 (49. e8=Q+ Kxe8 50. Rxb2 h2 $19) 49... Bxe7+ 50. Kd5 g3
$19) (47. Rb8 {Lautier} Kf6 48. Kd6 Bf4+ $19) 47... Bg5 48. Rxb2 g3 49. e7 (49.
Rb5 g2 50. Rxg5+ Kxg5 51. e7 g1=Q 52. e8=Q Qd4+ 53. Kc7 Qf4+ 54. Kb7 h2 $19)
49... Bxe7+ 50. Kxe7 h2 $19) (44... Kf5 $142 {Lautier} 45. Kd5 (45. Rxb3 Kxe5
$19) 45... Bf4 46. Rxb3 (46. e6 Bxg3 47. e7 b2 48. e8=Q b1=Q $19) 46... Bxe5
$19) 45. Rxb3 Bxe5 46. Kc4 $1 $11 h4 47. Kd3 h3 48. Ke2 Bd4 (48... g3 49. Kf3
g2 (49... Kf5 50. Rb2 $1 $11) 50. Rb1 Kf5 51. Rg1 $11 {[%cal Gg1g2]}) 49. Kf1
Kf5 50. Rb8 Be3 51. Rf8+ Ke4 52. Re8+ Kf3 53. Rh8 Kg3 54. Rg8 Bd4 (54... h2 55.
Rxg4+ $1 $11) 55. Rg6 Kh4 56. Rd6 Be5 57. Rg6 Bd4 58. Rd6 Ba7 59. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Be3 g6 8. h3
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. f4 Qa5 12. Qf3 Qh5 13. Qxh5 Nxh5 14. Rad1 Nxd4
15. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16. Rxd4 Bc6 17. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Epishin} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5
8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 $5 {Khalifmans Idee erscheint sehr gefährlich.} g4
11. Ne5 h5 (11... b4 $6 12. Na4 Nxe4 13. Bxc4 Nxg3 14. fxg3 Nd7 15. Nxf7 $1 $18
{1-0 Khalifman,A-Dreev,A/Presidents Cup 1998/CBM 65/[Lutz] (29)}) 12. O-O Bg7 (
12... Nbd7 {ist vielleicht solider.} 13. Qc2 {Epishin} Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Rg8 15.
Rfd1 (15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Bg3 Qb6 17. b3 cxb3 18. axb3 Bb4 $1 19. Na2 Bf8 $11)
15... Nd7 16. Bg3 Qb6 (16... Be7 $2 17. e5 Bxh4 18. Qh7 Rf8 19. Ne4 $16) 17. b3
cxb3 18. axb3 Rc8 19. e5 $1 $16) 13. f3 O-O 14. fxg4 (14. Kh2 $5 {Epishin} Nbd7
15. Nxd7 $6 (15. a3 $5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. f4 $44) 15... Nxd7 $1 (15... Qxd7
16. e5 Nd5 17. fxg4 Ne3 18. Qd2 Nxf1+ 19. Rxf1 c5 20. gxh5 cxd4 (20... Qxd4 21.
Qg5 Kh7 $8 22. Bd1 $1 $18) 21. h6 Bh8 22. Rf4 $40) 16. fxg4 c5 $15) 14... hxg4
15. Bxg4 c5 $6 (15... b4 $5 {war in Anbetracht der folgenden Abwicklung
vorsichtiger, obwohl auch hier} 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Bxe6 $13 {in Betracht kommt.}
(17. Bxe6 {Epishin} bxc3 18. e5 cxb2 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. exf6 bxa1=Q 21. fxg7+
Kg8 22. Qxa1 Nd7 23. Qb1 Ba6 24. Qg6 Qe7 25. Rf8+ Nxf8 26. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 27. Bd6
$18)) (15... Nxg4 {Epishin} 16. Qxg4 Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rf6 $1
$18) 16. d5 $1 exd5 17. Nxf7 (17. exd5 {Epishin} b4 18. Rxf6 bxc3 (18... Qxf6
19. Ne4 $36) 19. Rf2 cxb2 20. Rxb2 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Rd1 $14) 17... Rxf7
18. Be6 {Die Fesselung des Rf7 ist lästig.} Qe7 (18... d4 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. e5
$18) 19. exd5 (19. Bxf7+ {Epishin} Qxf7 20. e5 Nbd7 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Nxb5 Qg6
$13) 19... Nbd7 (19... Kh8 20. Ne4 $40) 20. Ne4 (20. Nxb5 $5 {erscheint sehr
verlockend.} Nb6 (20... Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Nb6 23. Qxf7+ Qxf7 24. Rxf7
Kxf7 25. Nc3 $16) (20... Nf8 {Epishin} 21. Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. Nd6 Qxd5 23. Nxb7
Qxb7 24. Qe2 Qe4 25. Rae1 Qxe2 26. Rxe2 $14) 21. Re1 (21. Nd6 Bxd5) 21... Kh8 {
Die schwarze Stellung ist mehr als anrüchig, aber ich sehe noch keinen
sofortigen Gewinn.}) 20... Nxe4 $5 {Schwarz opfert die Dame, um den Gegner
maximal zu verwirren.} (20... Bxd5 $5 21. Nxf6+ (21. Bxd5 $2 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Nb6
23. Qxf7+ Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 {ist angenehmer für Schwarz, da seine Bauern
weiter vorgerückt sind als die weißen.}) 21... Nxf6 22. Bxd5 (22. Rxf6 $2 Bxe6)
22... Nxd5 23. Qxd5 {Schwarz kann sich nicht aus der Fesselung befreien.} Raf8
(23... Rd8 $2 24. Rxf7 Qe3+ 25. Bf2 $18) (23... Rc8 24. Rae1 Qb7 25. Qe6 Qd7 $2
26. Rxf7 Qxe6 27. Rxg7+ $18) 24. Rae1 Qd8 (24... Qd7 25. Bd6) 25. Qe6 {mit
Initative.}) 21. Rxf7 Qxf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qg4 $6 {Weiß hat eine Abwicklung
vor Augen, die jedoch am eigenen König scheitert.} (23. Qf3+ Ndf6 24. Rd1 $16)
23... Bd4+ 24. Kh2 Ndf6 25. Qe6+ Kg6 26. h5+ $2 {Führt nur zum Dauerschach.
Weiß kann den Bb7 nicht gewinnen, da nun sein eigener König auf Matt steht.} (
26. Rf1 Bxd5 27. Qf5+ Kg7 28. Be5 {gibt Weiß immer noch Vorteil.}) 26... Kxh5
27. Qf7+ Kg5 28. Qg7+ (28. Qxb7 $2 Rh8+ $19) 28... Kh5 29. Qf7+ (29. Qxb7 $2
Ng4+ {und der Ne4 setzt auf g3 oder g5 matt.}) 29... Kg5 30. Qg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. O-O g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Qc2 Qc7 15.
Rac1 Rac8 16. Qd2 Qb8 17. Kh1 Rfd8 18. Nc2 Ne5 19. f3 h6 20. Qe1 Ba8 21. Nd4
Bf8 22. Qf2 Ncd7 23. Qf1 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Qc7 6. a4 (6. e4 b5
7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O Nf6 (8... Nd7 9. a4 b4 10. Nb1 Ngf6 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bxc4 Nxg5
13. Nxg5 Be7 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Bxe6+ Ke8 16. Nd2 Nf8 17. Bb3 Rd8 18. Qf3 $40 {
0-1 Matamoros,C-Dao Thien Hai/Moscow olm ECU-VIE 1994/EXP 44 (46)}) 9. a4 a6
10. axb5 cxb5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. d5 Bc5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. Bh5+ Kf8
$19 {0-1 Makarov,M-Galkin,A/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS 1998 (39)}) (6. e3 b5
7. a4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Qb6 9. Qf3 Bb7 10. Qg3 Nd7 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Nxd5
cxd5 14. Qxg7 O-O-O 15. Rd1 $132 {0-1 Ruban,V-Sherbakov,R/Anapa 1991/TD 91\03 
(37)}) 6... Bb4 7. e4 b5 8. Be2 (8. Nd2 a6 9. axb5 cxb5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Rxa8
Bb7 12. Ra1 Bxe4 13. Qg4 f5 14. Qg3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bagirov,V-Chekhov,V/USSR 1982/
Inf 34 (31)}) (8. g3 Nf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nd7 12. axb5 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 cxb5 14. d5 Nc5 15. Nd4 $44 {1-0 McCambridge,V-Strugatsky,V/San Mateo
rapid 1989/EXT 89 (22)}) 8... Nd7 (8... Nf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3
Bb7 12. axb5 cxb5 13. d5 a6 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Nd4 Nd7 16. Nxe6 Qe5 17. Bg4 $14
{0-1 Gaprindashvili,N-Kilpi,T/Helsinki op 1992/CBM 32 (28)}) 9. d5 (9. O-O Ngf6
10. axb5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 (11. bxc6 Bxb2 12. cxd7+ Bxd7 13. Rb1 c3 $17) 11... Nxe4
12. Bxc4 Nxc3 13. Qb3 cxb5 14. Bxe6 O-O 15. Bf5 $44) (9. axb5 Bxc3+ (9... cxb5
10. O-O Qb7 11. Qc2 Ngf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. b3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 cxb3 16.
Qxb3 a6 17. Bb4 Bxb4 18. Qxb4 Nb6 19. Rfc1 Nd5 20. Qc5 Bd7 21. Ng5 $44) 10.
bxc3 cxb5 11. d5 a6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qe5 15. Nxg7+ $1 Kf8 (
15... Qxg7 $4 16. Bh5+ $18) 16. Qd4 Kxg7 17. Qxd7+ Kf8 18. Qf5+ Qxf5 19. exf5
Bxg2 20. Rg1 Be4 21. f6 $132) 9... Ngf6 (9... Ndf6 10. d6 (10. dxe6 Bxe6 11.
Qc2 h6 12. Be3 Ne7 $15) 10... Bxd6 11. axb5 Bb4 12. Qa4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14.
Qxc4 Nxg5 15. Nxg5 Ne7 $15) 10. dxc6 (10. dxe6 Bxc3+ (10... fxe6 11. Qc2 Nc5
12. axb5 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. axb5 cxb5 14. O-O Bd7 $17) 12... Nfxe4 13. bxc6
Qxc6 (13... Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxg5 15. Nxg5 Qf4 16. Nf3 $14) 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3
O-O 16. Be7 $14) 11. bxc3 fxe6 12. Qb1 a6 $44) 10... Qxc6 (10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Qxc6 12. axb5 Qxb5 $44) 11. axb5 $15 (11. axb5 Bxc3+ (11... Qxb5 12. Bxf6 (12.
Qc2 Bb7 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxe4 $17) 12... Nxf6 13. Nd2 Qb7 $15)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Bg5 Bg7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4
Bg4 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 Rc8 14. b3 Re8 15.
Rc1 a6 16. Re1 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qc5 18. Be3 Qa5 19. Bd2 Qc5 20. Be3 Qa5 21. Bd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. Bf4 Na6 8.
e4 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. e5 Nd7 11. a3 Qxc5 12. Qe4 Qc6 13. Qxc6 bxc6 14. Be2 Nac5
15. O-O Ne6 16. Bg3 g5 17. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Qb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. Ng3 $5 {Sharp
continuation, but after quiet} (6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 d5 8. b3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 $13
{[%cal Gc6a5] black has good chances for equalization.}) 6... O-O 7. e4 (7. Bd3
c5 $5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nxd5 12. Nh5 Nc6 13. Qg3 g6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Hracek,Z/Wch Groningen 1997 (24)}) 7... Nc6 8. Bd3 e5 9.
d5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Ne7 11. h4 {[%cal Gh4h6] Principial move, but} (11. O-O d6
12. Bg5 Nd7 13. Qg4 f6 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Rfb1 Qc8 $11 {promised
not too much, 1/2-1/2 Petrosian,T-Schneider,L/EU-chT Skara 1980 (26)}) 11... d6
12. h5 h6 {[%cal Gc7c6,Ga8c8,Gc8c3]} (12... Nd7 13. Qf3 f6 14. Be2 Nc5 15. Nf5
Qd7 16. Rh4 Kh8 17. Rg4 Nxf5 18. exf5 Rg8 19. h6 Rae8 20. hxg7+ Rxg7 21. Rxg7
Qxg7 22. Qh5 Rg8 23. g3 $14 {1-0 Brinck Claussen,B-Auchenberg,P/Copenhagen
AS04 1979 (64)}) {White has many weakeness in pawn structure on the queen side,
so it is more or less obligatory for them to try to find chances on another
side of the board.Khalifman preparing bishop sacrifice on h6, Knaak choose
another plan , but without big success.} 13. Be3 {[%cal Gd1d2,Ge3h6] N/} (13.
Nf1 c6 $5 14. Ne3 Kh8 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Bd2 cxd5 17. cxd5 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd7 19.
a4 Nc5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Knaak,R-Wahls,M/Biel op 1996 (22)}) 13... Nd7 14. Qd2 Qc8
{Yemelin demonstratively showed, that he is not afraid bishop sacrifice, but
instead of this cool move, I would prefer} (14... Nc5 $5 15. Be2 (15. O-O Nxd3
16. Qxd3 Qd7 {[%cal Gc7c6,Gf7f5,Ga6d3]}) 15... f5 {with nice position.}) 15.
Bxh6 $5 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Nc5 17. Be2 {[%cal Rh1h4]} Qd8 $8 18. Nf5 ({More
dangerous for black} 18. Rh4 $5 {and after} Bc8 19. Bg4 $5 {I didn't found how
white can win here, but I'll not be surprised if it,s possible.} (19. Nf5 Bxf5
20. exf5 f6 21. Rg4+ Kf7 22. Qh7+ (22. Qg7+ Ke8 23. h6 Kd7) 22... Ke8) 19... f6
(19... Nxd5 $2 20. Bf5 $1) (19... Nd3+ 20. Kf1 f6 (20... f5 21. Bxf5 Nxf5 22.
Rg4+ Kf7 23. Qg6+ Ke7 24. exf5 $40) 21. Be6+ Bxe6 22. dxe6 f5 23. Nxf5 $18) 20.
Bf5 Bxf5 (20... Nxf5 21. Rg4+ Kf7 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. Rg7+ Ke8 24. exf5 Qc8 25.
Qg6+ Kd8 26. Rg8 $16) 21. Nxf5 Nxf5 22. Rg4+ Kf7 23. Qh7+ (23. exf5 Ke7 24.
Rg7+ Rf7 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qh7+ Ke8 27. h6 Qe7) 23... Ke8 24. exf5 Qe7 25. Rg7
Rf7 26. Qh8+ (26. h6 $140 $6 Qf8 $1) 26... Kd7 27. Qxa8 Rxg7 28. Qc6+ $11)
18... Nxf5 19. exf5 Ne4 $1 $11 {[%cal Gd8g5]} 20. Rh3 $8 f6 21. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.
e3 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2
f5 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 Be7 8. h3
Bh5 9. Nd4 Bc5 10. Nf5 O-O 11. Qc2 Bb6 12. Nc3 Na6 13. a3 Nc5 14. b4 Ne6 15.
Na4 Bg6 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Nh4 d4 18. Bb2 Nd5 19. Nf3 Ndc7 20. Ne5 b5 21. e4
dxe3 22. fxe3 Qd6 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. Qf2 f6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Kh2 Rd7 27. Qe2 f5
28. h4 Re7 29. Qd2 Nd5 30. e4 Nf6 31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32. d4 fxe4 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34.
Bxe4 g5 35. Bf3 Nc7 36. d5 Nxd5 37. Bxd5+ cxd5 38. Qxd5+ Qxd5 39. Rxd5 Re2+ 40.
Kh3 Re3 41. Kg2 Rxa3 42. Rxb5 Kg7 43. Rxb7+ Kh6 44. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxd4 Bg4
15. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8836]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14.
O-O e6 15. Nde2 (15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bd4 Be5 17. Rf2 Qf6 18. Rd2 O-O-O 19. Ne2 g4
20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Rd3 gxf3 22. gxf3 Rdg8+ 23. Kh1 Rg6 $40 {0-1 Schlosser,
M-Lendwai,R/Moesern 1997/EXP 59 (38)}) (15. Nce2 Ne5 16. b3 g4 17. f4 h4 {
1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Sakaev,K/Kstovo 1997/CBM 59 (17)}) 15... Qe7 16. a4 Be5 17.
Qd2 h4 18. h3 Rg8 19. a5 Na7 {The knight retreat aims at vacting the c6-square
to the bishop and enhancing the defence of the d6-pawn.} 20. Be3 Bc6 21. Nd4
Qf6 22. Rad1 Ke7 23. Nce2 {This move opens allows advancement of c-pawn and
aims at advancing the f-pawn as well.} Rad8 24. c4 (24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bxa7 Bxb2
{is in Black's favor.}) 24... Bd7 (24... Be8 {fails to} 25. Qb4 $1) (24... Nc8
{is strongly met by} 25. b4) 25. f4 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Re5,Rh4][%cal Gd4f3,Gf1f7,
Gf3e5,Gf3h4,Gd1d6] The strongest continuation. Oprning play on the kingside,
White forces exchange of Black's dark-squared bishop, after which Black cannot
solve the problem of the weak d6 and h4 pawns.} gxf4 26. Nxf4 {Threatening 27.
Nd5+.} Qg7 27. Nf3 Bxf4 28. Bxf4 Ba4 29. b3 $1 Bc6 (29... Bxb3 {falls short
after} 30. Rb1 Bxc4 31. Rxb7+) {Due to the subtle play White reached a winning
position, but from now on he makes an unexplainable series of mistakes,
allowing Black to develop an irresistible attack.} 30. Rde1 $2 ({Instead, the
obvious} 30. Bxd6+ Ke8 31. Qf2 {yielded easy win:} {, e.g.} Bxe4 32. Be5 f6 33.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 34. Qb6+ Ke7 35. Ng5 $1 $18) 30... f6 31. Rf2 Qh7 32. Qe2 $2 (32.
Qe3 Nc8 33. Nd4 {was much stronger.}) 32... e5 33. Bc1 $2 {It was better to
play fisrt 33. Q e3 and then retreat the bishop to h2. Another option was 33.
Be3 Nc8 34.Bb6.} Rg3 34. Nh2 Bd7 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ga7c6,Gd7h3] Threatening
35...Bh3 and vacating the c6-square to the knight.} 35. Kh1 Nc6 {[%csl Ra5,Rd4]
[%cal Gc6a5,Ga5b3,Gc6d4,Gd4b3,Gd4e2] Threatening to win the a5-pawn and
intending to play 36...Nd4.} 36. Nf1 Nd4 37. Qd1 Rdg8 $1 {An excellent move,
which decides the game.} 38. Be3 $2 {loses immediately. More stubborn was 38.
Bb2.} (38. Nxg3 {is bad in view of} hxg3 39. Rb2 Bxh3 40. gxh3 (40. Kg1 Bg4 {
winning}) 40... Qxh3+ 41. Kg1 Rh8 {, and mate is inevitable.}) (38. Bb2) 38...
Bxh3 $1 {A final blow.} 39. gxh3 (39. Bxd4 {does not help either:} Bxg2+ 40.
Rxg2 (40. Kh2 Rh3+ 41. Kg1 Rh1#) 40... Rxg2 41. Ne3 Qg6 42. Nf5+ Kd7) (39. gxh3
{Leads to mate in three:} Qxe4+ 40. Kh2 Rg2+ 41. Kh1 Rg1+ 42. Kh2 Qh1#) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 Bg7 7. Bg2 d6 8. Nc3
Bxa6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 (9... O-O $6 {is a weaker move, as White gets in the
important Qc2 and his R can go directly to d1.} 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 Nb6 (11...
Qa5 12. Rd1 Rfb8 13. b3 Ng4 14. Bb2 Qb4 15. h3 Nge5 16. Nd2 c4 17. f4 Nd3 18.
exd3 cxd3 19. Qc1 Rc8 20. Ndb1 Rc7 21. Qd2 Nb6 22. Na4 Qd4+ 23. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 24.
Kh2 Nxa4 25. Na3 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Nb6 27. Qe3 Rb8 28. Rc1 $18 {Van Wely,L-Kogan,A/
Antwerpen op/1998/}) 12. Rd1 Ra7 13. h3 Qa8 14. e4 Rb8 15. Rb1 Ne8 16. b3 Nd7
17. Bf4 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Be2 19. Re1 Rxa2 20. Nd2 Qa6 21. Ra1 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qb6
23. e5 dxe5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Qf6 26. Qxb8 Qxa1+ 27. Kh2 Kf8 28. Ne4 $40 {
Van Wely,L-Verdier,P/FRA-chT Mulhouse/1998/}) 10. O-O Nb6 11. Nd2 {[%csl Gd5]
[%cal Yd1c2,Yf1d1,Yd2f1,Yf1e3] A rare move, the idea is to give Pd5 extra
protection, even possibly by Qc2,Rd1,Nf1-e3.} ({Lyrberg has been experimenting
lately (not too successfully) with a similar idea} 11. Ne1 {[%cal Re1c2,Rc2e3]
/\Nc2-e3} Nc4 $5 (11... O-O 12. Nc2 Nfd7 13. Ne3 Ne5 14. Qc2 Nbc4 15. b3 Nxe3
16. Bxe3 Qc7 17. Rab1 Rfb8 18. Bd2 Bc8 19. a4 Qd8 20. Rfc1 Bf5 21. Be4 Bxe4 22.
Nxe4 Qd7 23. Bc3 Qf5 24. Nd2 Qh5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Qd3 Rb4 27. Rc4 $14 {
Lyrberg,P-Antonsen,M/Copenhagen KS op/1998/}) 12. Nd3 $6 (12. Nc2 $142 Qa5 13.
a3 $5) 12... Nd7 13. Qc2 O-O 14. a4 Qa5 15. Ra2 Rfb8 16. Ne4 Nde5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5
18. Bd2 Qb6 19. Bc3 Bc4 20. a5 Qb5 21. Raa1 Bxe2 22. Rfe1 Bd3 $36 {1/2,Lyrberg,
P-Lonborg,M/Copenhagen KS op/1998/}) ({The crucial line for the evaluation of
the White setup is still probably} 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bf4 Nh5 (12... Ra7 $6 13. h3
Qa8 14. e4 Nfd7 15. Qc1 Bc4 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 f6 18. h4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 fxe5
20. Bh3 Rf6 21. h5 Na4 22. Nd1 Nb6 23. hxg6 Rxg6 24. Qh4 Qf8 25. Ne3 $40 {
Van Wely,L-Van der Weide,K/Rotterdam NLD-ch/1998/}) 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bc1 Nf6 15.
Nd2 $5 (15. Rb1 Bc4 16. e4 Bxa2 17. Nxa2 Rxa2 18. e5 Nfxd5 19. e6 Ra4 20. Nh4
Rd4 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Qc2 g5 23. Nf5 Rc4 24. Qxc4 Nxc4 25. Bxd5 Ne5 $13 {
Van der Sterren,P-Hertneck,G/BL9495/1995/}) 15... Qc7 16. Nf1 (16. Rb1 Qb7 17.
Nde4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bc4 19. a3 Nd7 20. Bd2 Nf6 21. Bg2 Qb3 $44 {Servat,
R-Matamoros Franco,C/Capablanca mem-B/1994/}) 16... Rfb8 17. Qc2 Ng4 18. h3 Ne5
19. b3 c4 20. Bd2 Qc5 21. Rac1 Bb7 22. Ne3 cxb3 23. axb3 Rc8 24. Qb1 $16 {
Obukhov,A-Poluljahov,A/RSFSR-ch/1990/}) 11... O-O 12. Qc2 ({Too artificial is} 
12. Ndb1 Ra7 13. a4 Qd7 14. b3 Rb8 15. Ra2 Ne8 16. Qc2 Nc7 17. Rd1 Bb7 18. Ra3
Raa8 19. e4 Na6 20. Bf1 Nb4 21. Qd2 Qg4 22. Be2 Qh3 23. Bf1 Qh5 24. Be2 Qe5 25.
Bb2 f5 26. a5 Nd7 27. Re1 Qd4 28. Qc1 Ne5 $17 {Arbakov,V-Baklan,V/Bad Zwesten
op/1998/}) 12... Bb7 $1 {In these positions it's usually advantageous for
Black to force e4 evenif it costs a tempo, as this advance weakens d3,d4 and
gives more possibilities for counterplay.} ({The main alternative is} 12... Ra7
13. Rd1 Qa8 14. Nf1 Bb7 (14... Nfd7 15. Ne3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Bb7 17. b3 c4 18. b4
Ra3 19. h4 Qa6 20. Rdb1 Nf6 21. Qc1 Ne8 22. Ned1 Nc7 23. e4 e6 24. dxe6 fxe6
25. Bh6 Bh8 26. h5 Nd7 27. b5 Qa5 28. Bd2 $16 {Zagorskis,D-De Vreugt,D/
Groningen op/1996/}) 15. e4 Na4 16. Ne3 $1 (16. Nxa4 Rxa4 17. b3 Rxe4 $1 18.
Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Bb2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Bxd5 21. h4 Bb7 $44 {[%cal Ra8h1] גa8-h1,
Rechlis,G-Mikac,M/Ostrava/1991/}) 16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ra4 18. Bd2 (18. a3 $5
$14) 18... Bc8 19. h3 Nd7 20. Bf1 Ne5 21. Be2 Ba6 22. c4 Ra3 23. Kg2 Nd7 24. h4
Bc8 25. h5 Qa4 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Rac1 $11 {1/2,Ivanchuk,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/
Moscow olm/1994/}) 13. e4 $8 {[%csl Rd3,Rd4] ><d3,d4} Ba6 14. Rd1 Nfd7 $6 $146
({Decidedly better is} 14... Ng4 $142 $5 15. Nf3 (15. Nb3 $6 Qc7 16. Bf4 Rfb8
17. Rab1 Ne5 18. Bf1 Nf3+ 19. Kh1 Nd4 20. Qd2 Nxb3 21. axb3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nd7
23. Qc2 Ra6 24. Ra1 Rab6 $36 {Pacheco,J-Litvinchuk,J/WchJ Gausdal/1986/}) 15...
Nc4 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 (18. b3 Qa5 19. Bb2 c4 20. Na4 Rfb8 21.
f4 Nd3 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. bxc4 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Kh2 Qxc4 26. Qd2 Rb4 27.
Rac1 Qb5 $44 {Ginting,N-Ernst,T/Gausdal AC/1992/}) 18... Qa5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20.
Bf1 Rfb8 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Rdc1 Qb4 23. Qe2 Rab6 24. Rc2 Qa5 25. Rd1 Kg7 26.
Kg2 R8b7 27. Rd3 Rb4 $132 {Granda Zuniga,J-Vescovi,G/Sao Paulo zt/1995/}) 15.
b3 (15. Nf3 Nc4 $44 {/\} 16. b3 Qa5 $1 $17) 15... Ne5 16. Nf3 Nbd7 17. Bb2 Qa5
18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Na4 $14 {Compared to Ginting-Ernst White has spared a tempo
on h3. Nevertheless Black still has some counterplay.} c4 $5 20. Bc3 Qc7 21.
Bd4 $1 (21. b4 $6 Bb5 22. Nb2 Ra3 $1 23. Kh1 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Nd3 25. Rxd3 Bxc3
26. Rxc3 Qb6 $36) 21... Rab8 $2 (21... Qb7 $142 $14) 22. Qc3 Rfc8 ({As the
"correct"} 22... Bf6 23. f4 Nd7 (23... Nd3 $2 24. Bxf6 exf6 25. Rxd3 $18) 24.
Nb2 Rfc8 25. Rac1 $18 {is hopeless, Khalifman decides to go for broke.}) 23. f4
$1 {Objectively the best, but leads to a tactical skirmish, in which White
gets lost in the end. A safe and good alternative was} (23. b4 $5 Bf6 24. Bh3 {
[%cal Yf2f4,Ya4b2] /\Nb2,f4+/-}) 23... cxb3 $8 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. fxe5 b2 $1 {[]
} (25... dxe5 $2 26. Bb6 Rcb7 27. axb3 Rxb6 28. Nxb6 Rxb6 29. Rdc1 Bh6 30. Rc6
$18) 26. Rab1 (26. Nxb2 dxe5 27. Be3 Rxb2 28. Rdb1 $11) (26. Bxb2 Rb4 27. exd6
exd6 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Rac1 (29. e5 $143 Rxa4 30. exd6 Rd7 $14) 29... Rxc1 30.
Rxc1 Rxa4 31. Rc6 Rxa2 32. Rxd6 Bc4 (32... Ra1+ 33. Kf2 Ra2+ 34. Ke3 Rxg2 35.
Rxa6 Rxh2 36. d6 $1 Kf6 37. Ra8 Ke6 38. e5 $18) 33. Rc6 $16) 26... Rb4 27. exd6
$2 ({It's a mystery what White didn't like after the simple} 27. Nxb2 $1 Rc2 (
27... dxe5 28. Be3 Rcb7 29. Rd2 $18) 28. a3 Rb3 29. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 30. Rxc1 dxe5
31. Bc3 Bh6 32. Rc2 Be3+ 33. Kh1 Rxa3 34. Nd1 $18) 27... Bxd4+ 28. Rxd4 $8 (28.
Kh1 exd6 $19) 28... Rc1+ $8 (28... Rxd4 $2 29. dxc7 Rxa4 30. Rxb2 $18) 29. Kf2
Rxd4 30. d7 Rxb1 31. d8=Q+ Kg7 $36 32. Qxe7 $1 {Now White must already fight
for a draw.} (32. Qb6 Rxa4 $19) (32. Nc5 $5 {[%cal Rc5e6] /\Ne6=}) 32... Rd2+ (
32... Rxa4 33. Qe5+ $11) (32... Rf1+ 33. Bxf1 b1=Q 34. Qe5+ Kg8 35. Qe8+ $11 (
35. Qxd4 $4 Qxf1+ 36. Ke3 Qg1+ $19)) 33. Kf3 Rf1+ 34. Bxf1 b1=Q 35. Qe5+ Kg8
36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Bxa6 $2 {This final mistake loses. Necessary was to give a
perpetual} (37. Qe5+ Kf8 (37... Kh6 38. Qf4+) (37... f6 38. Qe7+ Kh6 $2 39.
Qf8+ Kh5 40. g4+ Kg5 41. h4+ Kxh4 42. Qh6#) 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. Qe5+ $11) 37...
Qd1+ 38. Kf4 (38. Ke3 Qe1+ 39. Kf4 Qf2+ 40. Kg4 h5+ $19) 38... Rf2+ (38... g5+
$142 $1 39. Kxg5 (39. Ke5 Rxd5+ $1 40. exd5 Qe1+ $19) 39... f6+ 40. Kf5 $8 (40.
Kf4 Rf2+ 41. Ke3 Qd2#) 40... Qf3+ 41. Ke6 Qxe4+ $19) 39. Ke5 Qa1+ (39... Rf6 $6
40. Qb5 $1 (40. Nc3 Qd2 41. Nb5 Re6+ $1 42. dxe6 f6#) 40... Qa1+ (40... Qd2 41.
Qd3 $16) 41. Qb2 Qxb2+ 42. Nxb2 Rxa6 43. a4 $36) 40. Kd6 Qf6+ 41. Kd7 Qxa6 42.
Qe5+ Kg8 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kh6 $19 {[%csl Rd7] -> Now Black can avoid the
perpetual and has a winning attack against the exposed K.} 45. Nc3 Rb2 46. Qf4+
Kg7 47. Qe5+ f6 48. Qe7+ Kh6 49. d6 (49. Qf8+ Kh5 50. Qc5 (50. Qd8 Rb7+ 51. Ke8
Qa7 $1 {[%cal Rb7b8] /\Rb8-+}) 50... Rb7+ 51. Kd8 Qa8+ 52. Qc8 Rb8 $19) 49...
Rb8 $1 {[%cal Ra6c8] /\Qc8#} (49... Rb8 50. Ke6 Qc4+ 51. Kxf6 (51. Nd5 Qxe4+
$19) 51... Qxc3+ 52. e5 Qf3+ 53. Ke6 Qg4+ 54. Kd5 (54. Kf7 Qf5+ 55. Qf6 Rb7+)
54... Rb5+ 55. Kc6 Qc4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 Bd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Ne8 13. Na4 f6 14. f4 fxe5 15.
fxe5 Nc7 16. Bd3 Be8 17. Qg3 Bh5 18. Rdf1 Qe8 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 20. Rf1 Bg6 21.
Bxg6 Qxg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Kd2 Na6 24. a3 c5 25. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.08.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[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 O-O 14. c3 f5
15. Nc2 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Re1 Bxf5 18. Bf1 a5 19. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.08.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2088]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 $5
bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qa5+ ({Black has few options:} 9... f5 $5) (
9... Qb6 $5 {See comments to Voitsekhovsky-Yagupov,RUS-Cup,N.Novgorod,1998
(cbm66)}) 10. Bd2 $5 (10. c3 $5 {See the game: Voitsekhovsky-Yagupov,1998
(cbm66) 1-0(39),(Golod,V)}) 10... Qb6 11. Bd3 (11. c4 $2 Qd4 $1 (11... Qxb2)
12. Qb1 Rb8 13. b3 f5 $1 $17 {Adams,M-Khenkin,I/Chalkidiki/1992/}) 11... Be7 $5
({Worse is:} 11... Ba6) (11... Qxb2 {(see comments to Voitsekhovsky-Yagupov)})
12. c4 $5 (12. Rb1 $6 Ba6 13. Qe2 (13. c4 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 $13) 13... Bxd3 14.
Qxd3 f5 $1 $15 {0-1 Yudasin,L-Kramnik,V/Wijk cm5 1994 (37)}) (12. Qe2 $5 f5 13.
exf6 Nxf6 14. O-O-O Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf6 16. b3 Ba6 17. Qe1 Qd4 18. c3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Renet,O-Chevallier,D/FRA-chT 1996 (44)}) 12... Qd4 $5 ({Good enough} 
12... f5) 13. Ke2 $5 $146 (13. Qb3 $143 {because of:} Ba6 $1 (13... f5 $143 14.
exf6 Nxf6 $13) 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Bc3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 (17. Nxc3 $6
f6 $15) 17... c5 $1 $13 {0-1 Ivanov,A-Benjamin,J/USA-ch 1994 (31)} (17... f6 $2
18. c5 $1 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rad8 20. Rhd1 fxe5 21. fxe5 Rf5 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7
Rxe5 24. Rxe7 Rxe4 25. Rc7 $16)) 13... Ba6 $13 ({Worse is:} 13... Nb4 {in view
of:} 14. Bc3 Qxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Nxd3 16. Kxd3 {and white transfers to better
endgame}) 14. b3 {/\Qg1} (14. Qg1 $2 Qxb2 $1 (14... Qxg1 $2 15. Rhxg1 $14) 15.
cxd5 Bxd3+ 16. Kxd3 Qb5+ $1 {and black has strong initiative} (16... cxd5 $2
17. Nc3 $16) (16... exd5 $2 17. Nc3 $16)) (14. Qa4 $4 Nb4 $1 15. Bxb4 Bxc4 {
[%csl Rd3,Re4][%cal Gd4e4]} 16. Nf2 $8 Bc5 $1 17. Bxc4 (17. Rhf1 Bxd3+ 18. Nxd3
Qe3+ 19. Kd1 Qxd3+ 20. Ke1 Qe4+ $19) 17... Qxf2+ 18. Kd1 (18. Kd3 Qd4+) 18...
Qxb2 $19 {[%csl Ra1,Rb4]}) 14... f5 $142 15. exf6 $8 (15. Nd6+ $2 Bxd6 16. exd6
Nxf4+ 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 $19) 15... gxf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6f5]} (15... Nxf6 $143 16. Bc3
Qb6 {and white is slightly better}) 16. Qg1 Qxg1 17. Raxg1 $5 {(play on the
king side)} Nb6 {/\d5(><c4)} 18. Rc1 {[%csl Gc1,Yc4]} f5 $5 $11 (18... d5 $5
19. cxd5 Bxd3+ 20. Kxd3 cxd5 21. Nc5 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gh1e1]} e5 22. Rhe1 $13)
19. Nf2 h5 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gh5g4]} 20. Rhg1 {/\g3,h3;g4} c5 $5 {[%cal Ga6b7,
Gb7h1]} 21. g3 O-O-O {[%cal Gd8g8]} 22. h3 Rdg8 23. Be3 (23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4
fxg4 25. Rxg4 Rxg4 26. Nxg4 $11) 23... Bb7 24. g4 hxg4 (24... fxg4 25. hxg4 h4
$2 (25... hxg4 {See- 24...hxg4}) 26. Nh3 $14) 25. hxg4 fxg4 26. Nxg4 (26. Rxg4
Rxg4 27. Nxg4 Rh3 28. Rg1 Bf3+ 29. Kd2) 26... d6 27. f5 (27. f5 exf5 28. Bxf5+
Kc7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.08.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Der sogenannte Ragosin-Aufbau des
Damengambits ist eigentlich eine Mischung aus Damengambit und Nimzo-Indischer
Verteidigung. Schwarz möchte seinen Läufer auf c3 tauschen, um starke
Kontrolle über die weißen Felder zu erlangen. Ribli.} 5. Bg5 (5. cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5 {Das ist eine mögliche Zugfolge, wenn Weiß Angst vor der Wiener Variante
hat.}) 5... Nbd7 (5... dxc4 6. e4 {Das ist die Grundstellung der Wiener
Variante. Weiß bekommt Entwicklungsvorteil und Zentrumsübergewicht, aber
Schwarz hat taktische Gegenchancen.}) 6. Qa4 {Eine heutzutage selten gespielte
Fortsetzung. Ihre Alternativen sind 7.Rc1, 7.e3 oder 7.cxd5.} c5 (6... Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 O-O 8. c5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Kxd2 f5 13. f3 e5 14.
Bxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. h4 Bd7 17. Qd4 b6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kelecevic,N-Blatny,P/
AUT-chT 1991 (37)}) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5 (8. a3 $6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. dxc5
Nxc5 11. Qd4 Nce4 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Ge4]}) 8... Qa5 (8... Bxc3+ $5 {Ich empfehle
diese Fortsetzung. Es ist zwar nicht klar, wie Schwarz den Bauern
zurückgewinnen kann, aber die weiße Bauernstruktur wird geschwächt.} 9. bxc3
O-O 10. Qb4 (10. e3 Nxc5 11. Qd4 Nce4 12. Be2 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 Qc7 14. O-O h6 15.
Nf3 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Nd2 Qe7 18. Qb4 Kf8 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. c4 dxc4 21.
Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Rc5 23. Nd2 Rac8 24. Nb3 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Kd6
$11 {1-0 Bozinovic,B-Dizdar,G/Makarska 1994 (61)}) (10. Qd4 Qa5 11. Nd2 Re8 12.
Nb3 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. e3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. h3 a5 17. a4 Ne4 18. Qxd5 Re5
19. Qd4 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. O-O Rxc3 22. Rfd1 Be6 {0-1 Bayer,E-Heyken,E/
BL9091 (53)}) 10... h6 (10... Re8 11. e3 Qc7 12. Bb5 Re4 13. Qa3 Qxc5 14. Qxc5
Nxc5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd4 a6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,G-Sarosi,Z/
HUNtt 1996 (18)}) 11. Be3 Ne4 12. Rd1 a5 13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Rxd5 b6 15. Bc1 Bb7
16. c6 Qxa3 17. Bxa3 Bxc6 18. Rd4 Rfc8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Kramnik,V/Monte
Carlo 1997 (57)}) 9. Bd2 $1 {Ein typischer Rückzug. Schwarz muß jetzt mit
isoliertem Bauern spielen.} O-O (9... Qxc5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc6 12. Qh4 Qb6
13. e3 O-O 14. Be2 Re8 15. h3 Ne4 16. Bd4 Qd6 17. O-O Nf8 18. Rfd1 Bd7 19. Bd3
Ng6 20. Qh5 Ba4 21. Rdc1 h6 22. Nh4 Ne5 23. Nf5 Qe6 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rc5 Qg6
26. Qxg6 fxg6 27. Nd6 Nd7 28. Rc7 Re7 29. Nxb7 Rf8 {1-0 Uhlmann,W-Heyken,E/BL
9091 (29)}) (9... Bxc3 10. Qxa5 Bxa5 11. Bxa5 Nxc5 12. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Rd5]
Weiß hat den klassischen Vorteil der Variante erreicht. Schwarz hat nichts
besonderes für den isolierten Bauern, Weiß damit stets das etwas bessere
Endspiel.}) (9... Qxa4 10. Nxa4 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 $14) 10. Qxa5 Bxa5 11. Rc1 (11.
Na4 Bc7 $5 (11... Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 {Es ist dieselbe Stellung entstanden wie in
der Variante nach 9...Qxa4.} Ne5 $14 {[%csl Ra4] Ich bin nicht überzeugt, ob
die bessere Entwicklung und etwas Gegenspiel genügend Kompensation für Schwarz
darstellt.} (12... b5 13. cxb6 axb6 {[%csl Ra4]})) 12. Bc3 Ne4 $44 {[%csl Ra4,
Rc5,Ge4]}) 11... Nxc5 {Dieser Zug verliert letztlich einen Bauern, aber
Schwarz hat nichts besseres.} 12. Nxd5 {[%cal Rc1c5]} Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nxd5 (
13... Nd3+ 14. exd3 {[%csl Rd3]} Nxd5 15. Ne4 $14 {Die weiße Bauernschwäche
auf d3 ist ein Mehrbauer.}) 14. Rxc5 Be6 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern weniger,
ist aber gut entwickelt, während die weiße Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel
schwierig zu verwerten ist.} (14... Nb4 15. a3 $16) 15. e4 (15. e3 Rac8 16.
Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Kd1 $14) 15... Nb6 16. b3 {[%csl Rb6] Das ist die beste
Bauernaufstellung. Die schwarzen Leichtfiguren sind in ihrer Beweglichkeit
eingeschränkt.} (16. a3 Rac8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 $132 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb6a4,Rc8c1]})
16... Nd7 (16... a5 17. Bd3 a4 18. Ke2 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gc5b5]}) 17. Rc3
Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 {[%cal Rc8c1]} 19. Kd1 {Weiß muß vorsichtig sein, zunächst
die Entwicklung abschließen, alles decken und erst dann an die Verwertung des
Materialvorteils gehen.} Ne5 (19... a5 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 {[%csl Gc4]}) 20.
Be2 g5 $5 {[%csl Ge5,Gg5] Schwarz läßt 21.f4 nicht zu und festigt seine
Springerstellung.} 21. h4 $5 (21. g3 g4 22. h3 h5 {[%csl Ge5,Gg4]}) 21... h6 (
21... g4 22. f4 gxf3 23. gxf3 $14 {[%cal Gf3f4]}) (21... gxh4 22. f4 $16) 22.
hxg5 hxg5 23. Nb1 (23. Rh5 $6 {[%csl Rh5]} f6 $14) 23... Kg7 (23... Rd8+ 24.
Kc2) 24. Kd2 Rd8+ 25. Ke3 Rc8 {[%cal Rc8c2]} 26. Kd2 {Weiß läßt den Turm nicht
nach c2 eindringen.} Rd8+ 27. Kc3 Kf6 (27... Rc8+ 28. Kb2 $14 (28. Kd4 $1 Rd8+
29. Kc3 (29. Ke3) (29. Kxe5 $2 Bc8 {[%csl Re5] und Weiß muß den Turm geben,
denn sein König befindet sich im Mattnetz.} 30. Rh7+ Kxh7 $17))) 28. Rd1 Rh8 {
[%cal Gh8h1]} (28... Rxd1 29. Bxd1 $14) 29. Kd2 Rh2 {[%csl Rg2,Gh2]} 30. Rg1
Nc6 {[%csl Yd4] Der schwarze Druck ist unangenehm, aber Weiß kann die
Drohungen parieren.} 31. Ke3 Nb4 (31... Ke5 32. Nd2 {[%cal Rd2f3,Rf3e5,Rf3h2]}
g4 33. f4+ $16 gxf3 $2 34. Nxf3+ {[%cal Rf3h2,Rf3e5]}) 32. Nc3 Ke5 {[%csl Ge5]}
33. Bd3 a6 (33... Nxd3 $5 34. Kxd3 f5 $14) 34. Bb1 {Jetzt ist alles verteidigt
und Weiß beabsichtigt, Ne2-f3-g3-f4 zu spielen, um seine Bauernmehrheit am
Königsflügel zu mobilisieren.} Nc6 35. Ne2 Kf6 (35... Rh8 36. f3 $14) 36. Nd4
Nxd4 $6 {Auf diese Weise wird der weiße König sehr aktiv.} (36... Ne5 37. Nf3 {
Und Weiß kann endlich, wie auch in der Partie, die Springer tauschen.} (37. f3)
(37. Nxe6 Kxe6 $14)) 37. Kxd4 g4 38. e5+ Kg5 (38... Ke7 39. Be4 b5 40. Rc1 $16
{[%csl Gc1,Gd4,Ge4,Ge5,Rh2][%cal Ge4g2,Gc1c7]}) 39. Be4 {[%csl Ge4] Weiß
befreit seinen Turm von der Verteidigung des Bauern g2, sodaß jetzt auch der
schwarze Turm auf h2 überflüssig steht.} b5 40. Rc1 Rh8 41. Rc6 $16 {Weiß
aktiviert alle Figuren und Schwarz hat wenig Gegenspiel. Die Verwertung des
Materialvorteils ist aber noch gar nicht leicht.} a5 (41... Bc8 42. Rc7 $16)
42. Ra6 Rd8+ (42... Kf4 43. g3+ Kg5 44. Rxa5 $16) 43. Ke3 Rd1 44. Rxa5 {
Weiß konnte einen zweiten Bauern gewinnen, aber Schwarz hat Gegenspiel.} Re1+
45. Kd3 b4 (45... Kf4 46. g3+ Kxe5 47. Rxb5+ $16) 46. Ra4 {[%csl Rb4]} Ra1 {
[%csl Ga1]} (46... Rf1 47. Ke2) 47. g3 (47. Rxb4 Rxa2 $14 {[%csl Ga2,Rb3,Rf2,
Rg2] Der schwarze Turm steht ausgezeichnet auf a2.}) 47... Rd1+ (47... Bf5 48.
Bxf5 Kxf5 49. Rxb4 Rxa2 50. Rf4+ Kxe5 51. Rxf7 $16 {Weiß kann im folgenden 52.
Rf4 spielen, denn auch der g4-Bauer ist schwach.}) 48. Ke3 (48. Ke2 Ra1) 48...
Re1+ 49. Kd3 Rd1+ (49... Ra1 50. Kd4 {[%cal Rd4c5,Rc5b4]}) 50. Ke3 Re1+ 51. Kd4
Re2 (51... Ra1 52. Kc5) (51... Rf1 52. Rxb4 Rxf2 53. a4 $16) 52. f3 $1 {
Weiß tauscht seinen schwachen f-Bauern und plant, den schwarzen b-Bauern mit
dem König anzugreifen.} (52. Rxb4 $6 Rxa2 $14) 52... gxf3 53. Bxf3 Rf2 54. Bb7
{[%csl Gg3][%cal Gb7g2]} Kf5 (54... Rd2+ 55. Kc5 $18 {[%csl Rb4]} (55. Ke3 Rh2)
) (54... Kg4 55. Kc5 Kxg3 56. Kxb4 $18 {[%csl Ga2,Gb3]}) 55. Kc5 Kxe5 56. Kxb4
$18 {Schwarz ist ohne Rettungschancen gegen die beiden weißen Freibauern am
Damenflügel.} Rf1 (56... Rh2 57. Ra8 Rh3 58. Rg8 $18) 57. Ra5+ Kd6 (57... Kd4
58. Rc5 Rg1 59. Rc3 $18 {[%csl Ga2,Gb3]}) 58. Rc5 f5 59. Rc6+ Ke5 60. Rc3 {
Schwarz ist hilflos gegen die verbundenen weißen Bauern.} Kd4 61. a4 {[%cal
Ra4a5,Ra5a6,Ra6a7,Ra7a8]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 e5 8. fxe5
Ng4 9. Bg1 Ngxe5 10. Qd2 Be7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Kb1 g6 13. Nd5 Bg5 14. Qe1 Bh4
15. g3 Bf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. h3 Qe7 18. Be2 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 b6 20. Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 axb5 {Stohl: 'Khalifman
was an avid fan of the sharp 5...e6 line, in which he scored important
victories against Lalic and Sergey Ivanov. But the game Lalic-Alterman put a
cloud on the whole line, see also annotations to Timman-van Wely,CBM 66.'} 6.
e4 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 b4 8. Na3 e6 {Rather experimental.Instead of usual 8...d6 Black
attacks White centre immediately.However,I'm not sure if it's enough to
equalise. '!?' Stohl. Stohl: 'But even here the Russian grandmaster comes up
with a relatively less tested idea, which will perhaps gainmore popularity in
the near future.'} (8... d6) ({The usual move is} 8... d6 {Stohl} 9. Nc4 Qc7 {
or} (9... Qd8 $5)) 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Bg5 $1 {The only chance to fight for
advantage is to secure the outpost on d5. Stohl: 'A logical attempt to
maintain the central pawn chain, other tries are not too promising.'} (10. dxe6
dxe6 (10... fxe6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nh3 Be7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. f4 g6 15. Qg4 Ba6 16.
O-O Bxc4 17. Bxg6 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Nc6 19. Qh5 hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22.
Rf3 Bh4 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Ng5 $1 d6 27. Rh3 Qg7 28.
Rxh4+ Kg8 29. Qxe6+ Rf7 30. Nxf7 Nc7 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Qxd6+ Qe7 33. Rg4 Qxd6
34. exd6 Ne8 35. Rg8# {1-0,Arlandi,E-Heinandes,F/Moscow olm/1994/}) 11. e5 (11.
Bd3 Nc6 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bg5 Be7 $15 {0-1 Vareille,F-Ikonnikov,V/Le
Touquet op 1993/EXT 93op (31)} (14... Be7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne3 O-O 17. Nd5 (
17. O-O $143 c4 18. Nxc4 Rfd8 19. Qb1 Na5 20. b3 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. bxc4
Qxc4 23. Qb2 Bg5 24. Rfd1 h6 25. Rd5 Be3+ 26. Kf1 Rxd5 27. exd5 Qh4 $19 {
Vareille,F-Ikonnikov,V/Le Touquet op/1993/}) 17... Qd6 18. O-O Ne7 $11)) (11.
a3 Nc6 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 cxb4 14. Be3 Nd7 $15 {0-1 Donrault,P-Ikonnikov,V/
Geneve op 1994/TD 94\02 (22)} (14... Nd7 15. Bd3 Bc5 16. Qc1 Ba6 17. Nd6+ Qxd6
18. Bxa6 O-O 19. Ne2 Nce5 20. f4 Qxa6 21. fxe5 Rc8 22. O-O Qxe2 {0-1,Donrault,
P-Ikonnikov,V/Genève op-A/1994/})) 11... Nd5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Nf3 Be7 $13 {
Skalik,P-Berg,K/Cannes op 1995/EXP 46/1/2-1/2 (55)} (13... Be7 {Stohl} 14. Bd3
Bb7 15. Qe2 Nb6 16. O-O Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Na5 18. Bb5+ Bc6 19. Rfc1 O-O 20. Bxc6
Nxc6 21. Be3 Na5 22. Nd2 Rfc8 23. b3 Qb7 24. Rc2 Qa6 25. Kf2 h6 26. Re1 Rc6 27.
Qxa6 Raxa6 28. Rec1 Nb7 $132 {Skalik,P-Berg,K/Cannes op/1995/})) (10. Nh3 $6
exd5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bg5 Bb7 $17 {0-1 Henrichsen,J-Nielsen,U/Copenhagen3
1995/EXT 95 (32)} (12... Bb7 {Stohl} 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. O-O Nd4 15. Re1+ Be7 16.
Be4 f6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Bf4 Qc6 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Ne4 Kf7 21. Be3 Rhe8 22. Bxd4
cxd4 23. Kh1 Qb6 24. Nf4 Be6 25. Qd3 f5 26. Ng3 g6 $17 {Henrichsen,J-Nielsen,U/
Copenhagen3/1995/})) 10... Ba6 {'!' Stohl. Stohl: 'The powerful Nc4 must go!'}
(10... exd5 11. exd5 Bd6 (11... d6 12. Qe2+ Kd8 13. Qd2 Be7 14. Bd3 Ba6 15. Ne2
$36 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Verwoert,J/Zwolle op 1996/EXT 97 (38)} (15. Ne2 {Stohl} h6
16. Bf4 Nbd7 17. O-O Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Bxa6 Qxa6 20. a3 b3 21. Rac1 Kd7 22.
Ng3 $36 {[%csl Rd7] עd7,Gurevich,M-Verwoert,J/Zwolle op/1996/})) 12. Bd3 Ba6
13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne2 Bxc4 15. Bxc4 $14 {0-1 Borkovic,V-Manca,F/Borovo 1991/
EXP 23 (44)} (15. Bxc4 O-O 16. a3 Kh8 17. f4 Qd8 18. Qd3 Rg8 19. Kf2 Bf8 20. h4
d6 21. Qf5 Nd7 22. h5 Nb6 23. Bd3 Rg7 24. Rh4 c4 25. Be4 Be7 26. Rg4 Qg8 27.
Rxg7 Qxg7 28. Nd4 $40 {Borkovic,V-Manca,F/Borovo/1991/})) (10... d6 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Nf4 Ne5 14. Nh5 $16 {1-0 Kolev,A-Andruet,G/Cannes op 1990/
EXT 90op (23)} (14. Nh5 {Stohl} Be7 15. f4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Rg8 17. O-O Ba6 18.
Qb3 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qc8 20. e5 fxe5 21. fxe5 Rg5 22. Qf4 Rxe5 23. Qxf7+ Kd7 24.
Nf6+ {1-0,Kolev,A-Andruet,G/Cannes open A/1990/})) 11. Nh3 (11. Ne3 {Stohl}
Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Qe5 $1 $132) ({Illogical is} 11. Bd3 {Stohl} Bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd6
$36 {as Black wants to take on c4 anyway.}) ({White can hardly keep his centre
intact after the overaggressive} 11. d6 $6 {Stohl} Qc6 12. e5 Nd5 {[%cal Rf7f6]
/\f6|^}) 11... Bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd6 13. Qb3 $146 {White doesn't pay attention to
the attacked pawn h2 but the immediate exchange on f6 was also worth trying.
'N!?' Stohl. Stohl: 'White connected this novelty with the double-edged idea
of Q-side castling.'} (13. g3 Be5 14. Bf4 Bxf4 (14... O-O $4 15. d6 $18) 15.
Nxf4 e5 $13 {Gueldner,K-Nikolaev,S/Budapest 1990 '>=!?' Stohl.} (15... O-O $142
$5 {Stohl} 16. d6 Qb6 17. e5 Ne8 {[%cal Rb8c6,Rf7f6] /\Nc6,f6<=>}) (15... Qe5
16. Qc2 $14) (15... e5 16. d6 $1 ({Black achieved his strategical aims in an
ideal form after} 16. Nd3 $2 O-O 17. O-O d6 18. Qe2 Nbd7 19. f4 exf4 20. Rxf4
Rae8 21. Qf3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. a3 Qe7 24. axb4 cxb4 $17 {Gueldner,
K-Nikolaev,S/Budapest IM-A/1990/}) 16... Qc6 (16... Qb6 17. Nh5 $1 Nc6 18.
Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Qd2 $40 (19. Nf5 Nd4 $132)) 17. Ng2 O-O 18. Ne3 $36)) (13. Bxf6
$5 gxf6 14. g3 Be5 (14... h5 15. f4 $1 $16) 15. Qb3 $14 {Stohl: '/\Ng1-e2,f4'}
(15. Qd2 {[%cal Rh3g1,Rg1e2,Rf3f4] (Stohl) /\Ng1-e2,f4} h5 $1 16. f4 Bd4 17.
Ng1 h4 18. g4 e5 $11)) 13... exd5 {From this moment Black is forced to play
only moves to avoid deep trouble. Naturally it took some precious time.} (13...
Bxh2 $6 14. f4 Nxe4 15. Rxh2 Nxg5 16. Nxg5 Qxf4 17. Nf3 $16 {'|^' Stohl. Stohl:
'@'}) 14. exd5 (14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Ra5 $13 {'!?' Stohl.} (15... Ra5 $5 {
Stohl} 16. g3 c4 $36) (15... Nc6 16. Rd1 $13)) 14... Be5 (14... O-O 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. O-O-O $16) 15. O-O-O (15. d6 Qxd6 16. Bxf7+ Kf8 $11) 15... O-O (15...
Bxh2 $2 16. f4 Qd6 17. Rde1+ Kd8 18. Rxh2 $18) (15... d6 16. f4 Bd4 17. Rhe1+
$16) 16. Rhe1 (16. d6 Qa5 (16... Bxd6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qd3 Be5 19. Qe4 Qa5 20.
Ng5 $1 (20. Bd3 Bxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Qxa2+ 22. Kc1 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Ra2+ 24. Ke3 Qe5 $13)
20... Bxb2+ 21. Kxb2 fxg5 22. Rd5 $16) 17. f4 (17. Be3 Bd4 $1 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19.
Rxd4 Nc6 $44) (17. Rhe1 Nc6 18. f4 Bd4 19. Re7 Nxe7 20. dxe7 Rfc8 21. Bxf7+ Kh8
$13) 17... Bd4 18. Rhe1 (18. Rxd4 cxd4 19. Bxf6 Rc8 $1 $17) 18... Qa4 19. Qxa4
(19. Qg3 Nc6 20. Bb3 (20. Bh6 Bxb2+ $17) 20... Qa6 21. Rxd4 Nh5 $17) 19... Rxa4
20. Kb1 Ra7 $13) (16. Be3 Ne8 $1 (16... d6 17. f4 Bc3 (17... Bd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4
19. Rxd4 Rc8 20. Kb1 $16) 18. Rd3 $16) 17. Rhe1 Nd6 $13) 16... d6 {[#] Stohl:
'/\Nbd7-/+'} 17. Rxe5 $5 {Objectively this tempting exchange sac is not fully
correct. However,it's not so easy to defend Black position being rather short
of time. '!' Stohl. Stohl: 'White wants to prevent the consolidation of
Black's position at all costs, because then he would have problems on the
a-file and with his ע. The sacrifice is very dangerous and requires careful
defence, Khalifman manages to turn the tables only after White's inaccuracies.'
} (17. f4 Bd4 18. Ng1 $5 (18. Qg3 Nbd7 {'=/+' Stohl.} (18... Kh8 $15 {Stohl})
19. Bh6 Nh5 20. Qg5 Nb6 $17) 18... Nfd7 $1 (18... Bxg1 19. Bxf6 Bxh2 20. g3
gxf6 21. Rh1 Nd7 22. Rxh2 Rfe8 23. Qf3 $16) (18... Nbd7 19. Nf3 Bc3 20. Re7 $16
) 19. Nf3 (19. Be7 Rc8 20. Nf3 Nb6 $13 (20... Bf6 21. g4 $1 $36)) 19... Bf6 $13
) 17... dxe5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. d6 (19. f4 Qd6 $15) (19. Nf2 f5 20. g4 Qe7 $15)
19... Qd7 20. f4 {'!' Stohl.} (20. Nf2 Nc6 (20... Qf5 $5 $15) (20... Qf5 {Stohl
} 21. Ne4 (21. Bd5 Ra7 22. Qe3 Qg5 $1 $17) 21... Nd7 22. Bb5 Rfd8 $15) (20...
f5 $6 21. Qe3 $40) 21. Ng4 Kh8 $1 22. Bb5 (22. Nxf6 Qf5 $17) 22... Qb7 23. Nxf6
Nd4 $1 $17) 20... Nc6 $6 {After this natural human move Black's problems can
grow. Computer-like 20...Qg4! would give me better chances.} (20... Qg4 $1 21.
Bb5 (21. fxe5 Nc6 22. Bd5 Nd4 23. Qe3 Rad8) (21. Rd3 exf4 22. Rf3 Nc6 23. Rxf4
Qg7 $17) 21... exf4 22. Qd5 Ra7 23. d7 Rd8 24. Re1 Raxd7 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 $15) 21.
Qg3+ Kh8 22. Qh4 {[%cal Rc4d3]} Qf5 (22... Kg7 23. Rd3 $18) 23. g4 (23. Bd3 e4
24. g4 Qe6 25. Re1 {'!' Stohl.} (25. f5 Qxd6 $1 26. Bxe4 Qe5 27. Bxc6 Rxa2 $19
{->}) 25... exd3 (25... Rxa2 26. Rxe4 Qb3 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ $11) (25...
Ne5 $5 26. Bxe4 Qc4+ 27. Bc2 Ng6 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 $13) 26. Rxe6 fxe6 $17 (26...
fxe6 {Stohl} 27. Qh6 $132)) 23... Qg6 (23... Qe4 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Bxf7+ $1
Rxf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Ng5+ $18) 24. f5 (24. Bd3 Qg7 (24... e4 25. f5 $16) 25.
Be4 Ra6 {'!?' Stohl.} (25... Rxa2 26. Bxc6 Ra1+ 27. Kd2 Ra6 $13 (27... Ra6 28.
Be4 Rxd6+ $11)) (25... b3 $5 {Stohl} 26. a3 Nd4 $5 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 $13 {and it's
difficult to say which K is more exposed.}) 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. fxe5 {'+/='
Stohl.} Ra6 $13) 24... Qg7 25. Nf2 {During the game this positional move
seemed to be very strong. Well it may be not but at least it caused some panic.
'?!' Stohl.} (25. g5 Nd4 (25... b3 26. Bxb3) 26. gxf6 Qg2 27. Rxd4 (27. Nf2
Nxf5 $19) 27... Rxa2 $5 (27... cxd4 28. Ng5 Qg1+ $11 (28... Qg1+ {Stohl} 29.
Kd2 Qe3+ 30. Kd1 $11)) 28. Bxa2 cxd4 29. d7 $1 Qh1+ (29... d3 30. Nf2 Qf1+ 31.
Nd1 Qe2 32. Bb3) (29... b3 30. Bxb3 Ra8 31. Nf2 $16) 30. Kc2 Qxh2+ 31. Kd3 $11)
(25. Bd5 {Stohl} b3 $5 (25... Ra6 26. g5 $40) 26. a3 Nd4 (26... Ra6 27. g5 fxg5
28. Nxg5 Nd4 29. f6 Qg6 30. Be4 Rxd6 $5 31. Rd2 Nf5 32. Rxd6 Nxh4 33. Bxg6 hxg6
34. Rd7 $16) 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 $13) 25... Qg5+ $6 {In time-trouble I was happy to
liquidate into the ending. However there was nothing to fear after 25...Nd4.} (
25... Nd4 26. Kb1 (26. Ne4 b3 $1 27. a3 (27. Bxb3 c4 28. Bxc4 Rfc8 $17) 27...
Ra4 28. Bd5 Rd8 $15) 26... b3 27. Bxb3 $13) 26. Qxg5 fxg5 27. Rd5 $6 {I was
lucky that my opponent was in time-trouble also.This natural move gives me
enough time to consolidate. '?' Stohl. Stohl: 'White wants to win at any price
and gets carried away.'} (27. Ne4 $1 Nd4 (27... f6 28. Bd5 Ra6 29. Nxc5 $16)
28. Nxg5 Ra7 29. Ne4 $16 {and kingside pawn march would decide the game.}) (27.
Ne4 $1 $44 {Stohl}) (27. Bd5 {Stohl} Ra6 28. Ne4 Nd4 29. Nxg5 f6 (29... Rxd6
30. Nxf7+ Rxf7 31. Bxf7 Ne2+ 32. Kc2 Nd4+ 33. Kb1 Nxf5 34. Re1 Nh6 35. Bh5 $16)
(29... Kg7 $5) 30. Ne4 (30. Ne6 Rxd6 31. Nxf8 Rxd5 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Gd4,Gd5,Ge5]
[+]}) 30... Rd8 31. Bc4 Raxd6 $132) 27... Na5 28. Be2 (28. Bb5 $5 Nb7 (28...
Rfb8 29. d7 Rxb5 30. d8=Q+ Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Kg7 32. Ne4 $16) 29. Bc6 Ra7 30. Bxb7
Rxb7 31. Ne4 $44) (28. Rxc5 $2 {Stohl} Rfc8 $19) 28... Nb7 {'!' Stohl.} 29. Kb1
Ra5 {'-/+' Stohl.} 30. Ne4 {[%cal Rd5c5,Re4c5,Ga5c5,Gb7c5]} (30. f6 $5 {Stohl}
c4 $17) 30... f6 31. a4 $2 {Terrible blunder. Sergey just forgot about 'en
passant' rule.} (31. Bc4 Rd8 32. d7 Kg7 $11 {seems to be positional draw.}) (
31. d7 {Stohl} Kg7 {[%cal Rg7e7] /\Kf7-e7-+}) 31... bxa3 32. bxa3 Rxa3 $17 {
Now the position is opened and White blockade can't compensate material
deficit.} (32... Kg7 {Stohl} 33. Ka2 $17) 33. d7 Kg7 {'-+' Stohl.} 34. Bd1 (34.
Nxc5 Nxc5 35. d8=Q Rxd8 36. Rxd8 Rh3 $19) 34... Kf7 35. Kb2 (35. Nxc5 Nxc5 36.
d8=Q Rxd8 37. Rxd8 Rd3 $19) 35... Re3 (35... Raa8 $5) (35... Ra5 $5 {Stohl} 36.
Bb3 Ke7 $19) 36. Nxc5 Nxc5 {'!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Returning the extra exchange is
the technically clearest solution.'} 37. d8=Q (37. Rxc5 {Stohl} Ke7 38. Rc8 Rd8
$19) 37... Rxd8 38. Rxd8 Rd3 (38... Ke7 39. Rc8 Nd3+ 40. Kc2 $17) 39. Rxd3 {
'[]' Stohl.} (39. Rc8 Rxd1 40. Rxc5 Rd2+ 41. Kc3 Rxh2 $19) 39... Nxd3+ 40. Kc3
Nf2 41. Bf3 Ke7 42. Kc4 $6 (42. Kd2 Kd6 43. Ke3 Nh3 {would continue the battle
but the result is clear: idea h7-h5 will decide sooner or later.}) 42... Kd6
43. Be2 h6 $1 {White is in Zugzwang and must give the second pawn.The game is
over. '(.)' Stohl.} (43... e4 $2 {Stohl} 44. Kd4 $11) 44. h3 {Stohl: 'Looks
like an oversight, but White was in Zugzwang anyway.'} (44. Kc3 Kd5 45. Kd2 (
45. Bf3+ {Stohl} e4 46. Be2 Ke5 $19) 45... Ke4 $19) (44. Bf3 {Stohl} e4 45. Be2
Ke5 $19) 44... Nxh3 45. Bd1 Nf2 (45... Nf4 46. Bf3 $19) 46. Be2 Ne4 (46... Ne4
47. Kd3 Ng3 $19 (47... Ng3 {Stohl} 48. Bf3 h5 $1 49. gxh5 (49. Ke3 e4 $19)
49... Nxf5 $19)) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 Ne4 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bb4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rac1 c5
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Rac8 19. Qc2 g6 20. Bb5 Bc6 21.
Qa4 Nb6 22. Qa5 Bxb5 23. Qxb5 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Rc2 Rfc8 26. Rdc1 R6c7 27.
Nd4 a6 28. Ne2 Kf8 29. b4 Nc4 30. Rc3 cxb4 31. axb4 Rb7 32. Nf4 Rd8 33. e4 Nd6
34. e5 Nc4 35. Nd3 Rb5 36. Ra1 Ra8 37. Rc2 h5 38. Rca2 a5 39. f4 Ra6 40. Ra4
Kg7 41. Ne1 Rab6 42. bxa5 Ra6 43. Nc2 Rbxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 e6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. e4 exd5 8. exd5
d6 9. a4 a5 10. Bb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3
c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 h6 $6 {
This move can be hardly recommended as a valuable alternative to usual 13...a4.
Simon played it against me one year ago in Elista and held a draw. Now I was
prepared a bit better.} (13... a4) (13... Bf6 14. Bh6 Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. d5
$44) 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bd6 $1 {This move with all following lines was deeply
analysed by myself one week after Elista game in May 1997. However the other
players did the same work and in Informant 72 one can find the game
Notkin-Vorobiev. So it was even more surprising that Simon was eager to defend
Black's position once more.} (15. Rc1 Qe6 (15... Rxe7 16. Rxc8+ Kh7 17. Bc4 Qa3
18. Qc2 $16) 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Bb5 (17. Re1 Bg4 18. Ne5 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qf5 $15)
17... Rd8 (17... Bd7 18. Re1 Qxe1+ 19. Nxe1 Bxb5 20. Qb3 Ba6 21. Nf3 $14) 18.
Re1 Qf5 $13 {Khalifman,A-Dvoirys,S/RUS-ch 1997/}) 15... Rxe4 16. Rc1 Bf5 $146 {
This is a new move although mentioned in Informant annotations. Probably my
opponent hoped that I would play Notkin's recommendation but I prepared
something else.} (16... Nc6 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 (18... Rxd4 19. Qe1 $1 Qxb1
20. Qe8+ Kh7 21. Bxf7 $18) 19. Bd5 Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 {Notkin,M-Vorobiev,E
Moscow 1998} (20... Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 (21... Bxd4 22. Rfe1 Kg7 23. Re8 $16)
22. Rfe1 $16) 21. Qe1 $1 Qxe1 (21... Be6 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23. Qxc3 Bxc3 24. Rxb7
$16) (21... Bf5 22. Bxf7+ $1 $18) 22. Rfxe1 $16) (16... Qe6 17. Bd3 Nc6 (17...
Rg4 18. Re1 Qxd6 19. Rxc8+ Kh7 20. Qa4 $18) 18. Bxe4 Qxd6 (18... Qxe4 19. d5
$16) 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qa4 $16) (16... Re8 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 19. Qa4 Bd7
20. Qa2 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rfc1 Qd3 23. Rxb7 $16) (16... Bg4 17. Bc4 Qb2 18.
h3 $1 (18. Qd3 Bf5 $13) 18... Rxd4 (18... Bf5 19. Rb1 Qc3 20. Bd5 $16) 19. Qe1
Bd7 (19... Be6 20. Bxe6 Rxd6 21. Rc8+ Kh7 22. Bxf7 $18) (19... Rxd6 20. Qe8+
Kh7 21. Bxf7 Nc6 22. Qxa8 Rd8 23. Bxg6+ $1 Kh8 24. Qxd8+ Nxd8 25. hxg4 $16) 20.
Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Bxb8 Rxb8 22. Qxa5 $16) 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 $1 {Only now I
deviated from the 'Informant' lines.} (18. Bd5 {is Notkin's proposal but after}
Nc6 $1 (18... Re8 19. Rc7 $16 {Notkin}) 19. Bxe4 (19. Rb1 Rxd4) 19... Bxe4 $44
{Black is doing fine.}) 18... Qc3 (18... Rxd4 {at first glance refutes White's
idea but...} 19. Qa4 $3 (19. Qe1 Re4 20. Rxb2 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Bxb2 22. Re8+ Kg7
$13) 19... Bd7 (19... Bxb1 20. Qe8+ Kh7 21. Bxf7 Nd7 22. Qxa8 h5 23. Bg8+ Kh6
24. Qxa5 $18) 20. Rxb2 Bxa4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxb7 Nd7 23. Rc1 $16) 19. Bd5 Nd7
(19... Nc6 20. Rxb7 $16) 20. Rb3 (20. Rxb7 Nf6 21. Bxf7+ Kh7 22. Be5 {is good
also but I wanted to play some technical positions.}) 20... Rxd4 {Now the game
enters the technical phase. Black has a pawn for the exchange in the ending
but only slim survival chances.} (20... Qc8 {From the practical point of view
had to be preferred. White will have extra exchange but very accurate play
would be required to convert it into win.} 21. Bxb7 Qe8 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Ra3
Bg4 24. Qd3 Re6 25. Bc7 Ra6 26. Ne5 $16) 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxb7 Rc8 (22... Bd3
23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxd7+ Kg8 25. Qf3 $18) (22... Ra6 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Ba3 $18)
23. Qxd4 Bxd4 {Now White has to trade some pieces without affording a-pawn
moving too far. Then a-pawn will fall and practically any ending 3-3 on the
kingside with extra exchange will be easily won. My technique was not perfect
but still good enough to win the game.} 24. h3 h5 25. Rd1 Bf6 (25... Bb6 26.
Bb3 Bd8 27. Ba3 (27. Bf4 Nc5 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Ra7 Bb6 $16) 27... Ne5 28. Bb2
Be4 29. Ra7 Bb6 30. Re7 Nd3 31. Rxf7 $18) 26. Bb3 (26. Ra7 $5 a4 (26... Bd8 27.
Bb7 Bb6 28. Bxc8 Bxa7 29. Bxd7 Bxd7 30. Be5 $18) (26... Rc2 27. Rxa5 Nb6 28.
Ba2 $18) (26... Bc3 27. Rc1 $18) 27. Ba2 h4 28. Re1 $18) 26... Rc3 (26... Ra8
27. Ba3 a4 28. Ba2 Rd8 (28... Ne5 29. f4 $18) 29. Ra7 $18) 27. Bf4 Kg7 (27...
Rxb3 28. Rxb3 Bc2 29. Rbd3 Nc5 (29... Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Nc5 31. Rd5 Nb3 32. Be5 $18
) (29... Nf8 30. R3d2 Bxd1 31. Rxd1 Ne6 32. Bd2 a4 33. Bb4 Nd4 34. Rd2 $18) 30.
Rd8+ Kg7 31. R1d6 Bxd8 32. Rxd8 $18) (27... g5 28. Be3 g4 29. hxg4 Bxg4 (29...
hxg4 30. Rd6 $1 Be5 (30... g3 31. Bd2 gxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Nc5 33. Rxf6 $18) 31. Ra6
$18) 30. Rd6 Be5 (30... a4 31. Bxa4 Ra3 (31... Nc5 32. Ra7 Be6 33. Bc6 $18))
31. Ra6 $18) 28. Be3 (28. Rd6 a4 $1 29. Bd5 (29. Bxa4 Nc5 30. Rb4 (30. Ra7 Ra3)
30... Nd3 $11) 29... g5 $1 (29... Ne5 30. Rbb6 Rc5 31. Rxf6 Rxd5 32. Rfd6 Rc5
33. Be3 $18) 30. Be3 Ne5 31. Bd4 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Bg6 $13) 28... Ne5 (28... Rxb3
29. Rxb3 Bc2 30. Rbd3 $1 (30. Rxd7 Bxb3 $14) 30... Ne5 (30... Nb8 31. Bd4 Bxd4
32. Rxd4 Nc6 33. R4d2 Bxd1 34. Rxd1 Kf8 35. Rc1 Nd4 36. Rc4 Nb3 37. Ra4 $18)
31. R3d2 Bxd1 32. Rxd1 Nc4 (32... a4 33. Rd4 $18) 33. Bd4 Bxd4 (33... a4 34.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rc1 Nb2 36. Ra1 $18) (33... Ne5 34. Kf1 $18) (33... g5 34. Bxf6+
Kxf6 35. Rc1 $18) 34. Rxd4 Nb6 35. Rd6 Nc4 36. Rc6 Nd2 37. Rc2 Nb3 38. Ra2 $18)
29. Rc1 (29. Bd4 $6 Rxb3 30. Rxb3 Bc2 31. Rb5 Bxd1 32. Bxe5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 a4
$14) 29... Rd3 (29... Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Nd7 31. Ra7 Bc3 32. Bf4 $18) (29... Nd7
30. Rxc3 Bxc3 31. Rc7 Be5 (31... Bb4 32. Bd4+ Kf8 33. Bf6 $1 $18) 32. Ra7 Bc3
33. Bf4 $18) 30. Bc2 Rd7 (30... Ra3 31. Bxf5 gxf5 32. Bc5 Ra2 33. Be7 $18) 31.
Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Bd4 a4 (32... Nf3+ $2 33. gxf3 Bxd4 34. Rd1 $18) (32... Be6 33.
Kh1 Nc4 34. Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Ra1 $18) 33. Kh1 a3 34. Ra1 Nc4 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6 36.
Bd3 Be6 37. Bxc4 Bxc4 38. Rxa3 {Hecht: 'Technik'} Ke5 39. Kh2 Bd5 40. Kg3 Kf6 (
40... h4+ {Hecht} 41. Kxh4 Bxg2 42. Kg5 Be4 43. Re3 Kd4 (43... f6+ 44. Kh6 f5 (
44... Kf4 45. Rxe4+ Kxe4 46. Kxg6 $18) (44... g5 45. f3 $18) 45. f3 Kf4 46.
Rxe4+ fxe4 47. fxe4 Kxe4 48. Kxg6 $18) 44. Kf6 Bd5 45. Re7 $18 {[%csl Rf7]})
41. Ra6+ Kg7 (41... Ke5 42. Ra5 f6 43. f3 g5 (43... Ke6 44. h4 Ke5 45. Rb5 Ke6
46. Kf4 Kd6 47. g4 hxg4 48. fxg4 $18) 44. h4 Ke6 45. hxg5 fxg5 46. Kf2 h4 (
46... Kd6 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Rb5 h4 49. Ra5 $18) 47. Ke3 g4 48. Ra4 $18) 42. h4
Bc4 43. Rd6 Bb3 44. Kf4 Bc4 (44... f6 45. f3 Kf7 46. g4 hxg4 47. fxg4 Kg7 48.
g5 $18) 45. Ke5 Bf1 46. g3 Be2 47. Rd4 Bf1 48. Kd6 Kf8 49. Rb4 Bh3 50. Rb8+ Kg7
51. Ke7 Be6 52. Rb6 Bc4 53. Rf6 {Hecht: '[#] Gegen das Gewinnmanöver f2-f4-f5
ist Schwarz ohne Verteidigung, weil f7 gedeckt werden muß und Le6 am
Qualitätsopfer scheitert.'} Bd5 54. f4 (54. f4 {Hecht} Bb3 (54... Be6 55. Rxe6
fxe6 56. Kxe6 $18) 55. f5 Bc4 (55... gxf5 56. Rxf5 Kg6 57. Rg5+ Kh6 58. Kf6 Bc4
59. Rg7 $18 {[%csl Rf7]}) 56. Rc6 Bd5 57. Rd6 Bc4 58. f6+ Kg8 59. Rd8+ Kh7 60.
Rf8 $18 {[%csl Rf7]}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. d3 e6 7. Qe2 Be7 8.
Ng5 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yf4f5]} h6 9. Nh3 Qc7 10. f4 O-O-O $6 {[%csl Rc8] Black has
weakened his K-side with h7-h6 so f4-f5 - and sometimes even g2-g4-g5 - are
possibilies that has gained in strengh. However putting the K on the queenside
is only good, if black will be able to start some counterplay on the K-side.
Because it will be easy for white to get play against Kc8 with a timely b2-b4.}
11. c4 Nb8 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yb8c6]} 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5,Gg5]
[%cal Yd2f3] A better square for the N than c3. White now has the possibility
Nd2-f3 and the N will control the important squares d4, g5 and e5.} Nd7 14. a3
f5 (14... Bf6 {[%cal Yf6d4]} 15. Nf3 $14) 15. Rab1 Nf6 16. Kh1 $1 {Making room
for Be3 on g1, so that white will keep control of d4} Ng4 17. Bg1 Bf6 18. b4
Nd4 19. Qd1 {Around here black could play something like g7-g5. But that would
not achieve anything. White would be ready to take back on f4 with Nh3, and
the g5-P could not advance because Ng4 is in the way.} Qc6 20. Nf3 g6 21. a4 $1
{White improves is position on the Q-side. He will have to find the right
moment for action. If he plays b4xc5 at the wrong moment the d-line could be
very useful for black.} Rhg8 22. a5 Kb8 23. e5 $1 {After this move black
cannot keep his central structure based on the control of d4.} dxe5 24. bxc5
Nxf3 25. Qxf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Rxd3 27. fxg4 Rxh3 28. c6 {White is a P down, but
he has a very dangerous attack in the b-<->} Rg7 29. fxe5 Bd8 (29... Bxe5 30.
Rfe1 $16) 30. a6 b6 31. c5 Ra3 32. cxb6 axb6 33. Bxb6 Bxb6 34. Rxb6+ Ka7 35.
Rb7+ Rxb7 36. axb7 Kb8 37. Rd1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
d6 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Nb8 11. Rfe1 c6 12. Ba4 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Re8 14. Rad1 Bc7
15. Ne3 Qf8 16. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb3
Qc7 9. f4 Be7 10. Qf3 O-O 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. f5 e5 15. Be3
Bc6 16. Bg5 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Nf6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxf8 Nf4 20. Qe3 Rxf8 21. Rxf4
exf4 22. Qxf4 Qe7 23. Rf1 Qf6 24. Rd1 Qxb2 25. Qxd6 Qc3 26. Qe7 Qf6 27. Qxf6
gxf6 28. Rd6 Rc8 29. Rxf6 Rc7 30. Rd6 Kg7 31. c4 Be4 32. f6+ Kg6 33. Rd4 Bf5
34. cxb5 axb5 35. Rd5 Ra7 36. Rxb5 Rxa3 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Rxf5 Ra2 39. h3 h6
40. Kh2 Ra3 41. g4 Ra2+ 42. Kg3 Ra3+ 43. Kh4 Rb3 44. Rh5 Kg6 45. f7 Rb8 46. Rb5
Ra8 47. Rb6+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.10.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "King, Daniel J"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 Rb8 7. O-O b5 8. a3 e6
9. Be3 Nd4 10. Qd2 Ne7 11. Bh6 Nxe2+ 12. Nxe2 Bxb2 13. Rab1 Bf6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 a6 16. c4 e5 17. Ne2 Be6 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nc3 Bc4 20. Rfd1 Ng8 21. Be3
Be7 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Nf6 24. Bh6 Ng4 25. Nd5 Nxh6 26. Qxh6 Bf8 27. Qc1 Be7
28. Qh6 Bf8 29. Qc1 Be7 30. Nc7+ Kf8 31. Nxb5 Kg7 32. Qd2 h5 33. h4 Qd7 34. Nc3
Bxh4 35. gxh4 Qg4+ 36. Kh2 Qxh4+ 37. Kg2 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.10.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Bochum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3
a5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rae1 Nf8 13. Ne5 Ng4 14. Bxe7 Rxe7
15. f4 f6 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. Qf2 Qb6 18. h3 Be6 19. g4 Rae8 20. Re2 Qa7 21. Kh1
b6 22. Qf3 Bc8 23. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.11.21"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Ne4
8. Rd1 O-O 9. e3 Ne7 10. Qc2 b6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Ng6 13. Be1 a5 14. Ne5 Qe7
15. f3 Nd6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bg3 Rfc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21.
Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Bc4 cxd4 23. Bxf7+ Kh7 24. Rf3 Qd7 25. Qd3 Rc5 26. Rh3+ Rh5 27.
Rxh5+ gxh5 28. e5+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.11.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Delmenhorst"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Re8 8.
O-O e5 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bh4 e4 11. Ne1 Nb6 12. b3 Be6 13. c4 Nc8 14. Kh1 Ne7 15.
Bg3 Nf5 16. Bf4 h5 17. Nc2 Nh7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. f3 exf3 20. gxf3 Rc8 21. Rg1
Bd7 22. Nf1 Bh6 23. Bxh6 Nxh6 24. Nb4 Nf5 25. Nxd5 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Nxd4 27. exd4
Rxe2 28. Qc4 Re6 29. Nf4 Qf6 30. d5 Re1 31. Qc7 Bh3 32. Ng2 Qxf3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.12.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schmidt, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Passau"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Rd1 Qa5 13. e4 e5 14. d5 Nb6 15.
dxc6 bxc6 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Qc2 c5 18. Bg5 Rd4 19. Nb5 c4 20. Be2 Rc8 21. h4
Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 c3 23. bxc3 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Rxc3 25. Bd2 Rxc2 26. Bxa5 Rc5 27.
Bxb6 axb6 28. f3 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. Ke2 Ra5 31. Rb1 Nd7 32. Kd2 f5 33. Kc3
Rc5+ 34. Kd3 Ra5 35. Ke3 Rc5 36. g3 Rc3+ 37. Kd2 Ra3 38. exf5 gxf5 39. g4 g6
40. g5 Ra2+ 41. Bc2 Ra3 42. Bd1 Ra2+ 43. Bc2 Ra3 44. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.12.13"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 f6 11. h3 Nf7 12. exf6 exf6 13. b3 Bf5 14. Nc3 Re8
15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Ba3 Qd7 17. Na4 Re8 18. Qf1 Ng5 19. Nxg5 fxg5 20. Bc5 g4 21.
hxg4 Bxg4 22. Re1 Rxe1 23. Qxe1 h5 24. Nb2 Bf5 25. Qe2 h4 26. Nd3 h3 27. Ne5
Qe6 28. gxh3 Bxh3 29. Qe3 Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.01.30"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Beikert, Guenther"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Viernheim"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O Re8 8. Re1
e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. e4 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Qc1 c6 13. h3 Bxh3 14. Bxh3 Nf3+
15. Kf1 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Nxe1 17. Kxe1 Rxe4+ 18. Kf1 Qg5 19. Nc3 Re7 20. Rd1 d5
21. b4 Rae8 22. b5 Qf6 23. Qb4 Re3 24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. cxd3 Qf3 26. Bg2 Qxd3+ 27.
Kg1 d4 28. Na4 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Qh5+ 30. Kg1 Qxb5 31. Qxd4 Re1+ 32. Kh2 Qh5+ 33.
Bh3 Qd1 34. Qxa7 Rh1+ 35. Kg2 Qd5+ 36. f3 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.01.31"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Zaehringen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. Bg5 Qe7 7. e3 d6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nc6 12. Bc2 O-O-O 13. a3 h6 14. Bh4 g5
15. Bg3 Rhg8 16. Rxd6 Rxd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qxf6 g4 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Nd2 Ne5
21. f4 gxf3 22. gxf3 h5 23. h3 Rd8 24. f4 Nd3+ 25. Bxd3 Rxd3 26. Qh8+ Qd8 27.
Qxh5 Qe7 28. Qe2 Rd8 29. Nb3 Rg8 30. Qd3 Bf3 31. Rf1 Rd8 32. Qc3 Be2 33. Re1
Qd6 34. Nxc5 Bd1 35. Ne4 Qd7 36. Nc5 Qd6 37. Ne4 Qd7 38. c5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.03.20"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bf4
Bb7 9. Rd1 Nh5 10. Ng5 g6 11. Bc1 Nc6 12. Nf3 Be7 13. Bh6 Re8 14. e4 a6 15. Be2
Qc7 16. O-O Red8 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Be3 Ba8 19. Na4 Rb8 20. Bf1 Nf6 21. Bg5 Ng4
22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Qd2 f6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Bc6 26. Nc3 Kf8 27. b4 Nc8 28.
Rd2 Ke7 29. Red1 Bb7 30. h3 Nh6 31. Rd4 Nf7 32. Nd2 g5 33. Nb3 d6 34. Be2 Na7
35. R4d2 Nc6 36. g3 Nce5 37. Kf1 Rdc8 38. Rd4 Nc6 39. R4d2 Nce5 40. Rd4 Nc6 41.
R4d2 Nce5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.03.21"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Sievers,S"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Magdeburg USC"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Nb3 Bg7 8. g4
$6 {Dieser Zug ist natürlich mit einigen Risiken verbunden, da er die weiße
Stellung nicht unerheblich schwächt. In dieser Variante will Weiß gerade um
diesen Preis sofortigen Königsangriff erhalten. Dies ist jedoch nicht so
einfach.} Be6 (8... b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 O-O 11. h4 a5 12. a4 Nb4 13. h5 d5
$132 {Smyslov,V-Kortschnoj,V/Moscow 1960}) 9. f4 O-O (9... Qb6 $5 10. f5 $6 (
10. g5 Nd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 $13) 10... Bxb3 11. axb3 Qd4 12. Ra4 Qxd1+
13. Bxd1 Nd7 $15 {Rossato,G-Lippi,A/Pellestrina 1979}) 10. f5 (10. h4 $6 {
mit direkten Angriffsversuchen kommt Weiß wohl nicht weiter.} d5 (10... Na5 11.
h5 Rc8 12. Bf3 Rxc3 13. bxc3 Bxg4 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17.
Bd2 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Qc7 19. Rh4 Nf6 20. Qe6 Qb6 21. O-O-O Qc6 22. f5 gxf5 23.
exf5 Qd5 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. c4 Bf6 26. Rh3 Nb6 27. c5 dxc5 28. Be3 Na4 29. Rd7
b6 30. Rh6 Rg8 31. Rh1 Nc3 32. Rxa7 Ne2+ 33. Kd2 Nd4 34. Ke1 Nxf5 35. Bf2 Rd8
36. Ke2 Nd4+ 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 38. Rg1 h5 39. Rb7 Rd6 40. a4 c4 41. Rc7 c3 42. Rc8+
Kh7 43. Ra8 Rd2+ 44. Ke3 Bd4+ {0-1 Hilge,A-Kersten,U/Hessen qual 1990/GER (44)}
) 11. e5 (11. f5 d4 12. fxe6 dxc3 13. exf7+ Kh8 $15 {und Weiß bleibt mit
etlichen Schwächen zurück.}) 11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Be3 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Nb4
$36) 10... Bd7 $1 {Schwarz erkennt, daß er den Läufer noch brauchen könnte.
Der Abtausch auf b3 ist dagegen viel schwächer.} (10... Bxb3 11. axb3 Nd7 12.
Be3 Nc5 $13 {Hilge,A-Engelmann,W/Bayern 1994}) 11. g5 Ne8 {Nun muß sich weiß
um den bauern f5 kümmern. Gern würde er jetzt mit seinen Bauern wieder
zurückziehen dürfen.} 12. O-O (12. fxg6 fxg6 $15 (12... hxg6 13. h4 {ist nicht
ungefährlich für Schwarz})) 12... a5 $1 13. a4 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Nb4 {[#]  Schwarz
steht nun besser, da er auch die letzte weiße Idee, den Springer nach d5 zu
bringen, entkräftet hat.} 15. Nd5 $2 {Weiß verliert die Nerven. Seine Stellung
war zwar schlechter, doch keineswegs schon verloren.} (15. Bb5 $1 Bc6 (15...
Bxb5 16. axb5 Nc7 17. Qe2 $16) 16. Qe2 (16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Rf3 e6 $15) 16... d5
$1 {Durch diesen Gegenstoß im Zentrum öffnet Schwarz das Spiel zu seinen
Gunsten.} 17. Nxd5 (17. Be3 d4 18. Bg1 gxf5 19. Rxf5 e5 {nebst Sd6 mit
schwarzem Vorteil}) 17... Nxd5 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. exd5 Qxd5+ 20. Qf3 Qxf3+ 21.
Rxf3 Nd6 $15) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxf5 $17 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. c3 e5 $1 {Schwarz
entledigt sich des rückständigen Bauern e7 und öffnet die Stellung. Die
Schwächen in der weißen Stellung lassen sich jetzt nicht mehr verbergen.} 19.
dxe6 fxe6 20. Bg2 d5 21. Re1 Nd6 22. Be3 Qd8 23. Nd4 Ne4 {[#]} 24. Qb3 Nc5 25.
Qa2 $6 (25. Qd1 $5) 25... Nd3 26. Rg1 $2 (26. Rf1 Bxd4 27. cxd4 (27. Bxd4 Qxg5
{und Weiß kann aus der Diagonalen kein Vorteil ziehen.}) 27... Rc2 $36) 26...
Qxg5 $1 {Sehr schön aber doch nicht allzu schwer zu sehen. Der Rest ist
einfach.} 27. Rge1 (27. Bxg5 Nf2#) 27... Qh5 28. Rf1 Be5 29. Bg1 Bh3 30. Bxd5
Bxf1 31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. Rxf1 Rxf1 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.04.17"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Koehn, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5 b5
9. cxb5 Qa5 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Ra3 Ne5 12. Qc2 e6 13. Bd2 exd5 14. Nxd5 Qd8 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Ne2 axb5 17. axb5 Rxa3 18. bxa3 d5 19. f4 Qh4+ 20. g3 Nf3+ 21.
Kf2 Qh5 22. h4 dxe4 23. Be3 Nd4 24. Qxe4 Nxb5 25. Bg2 Bg4 26. Bf3 Nd6 27. Qd5
Bxf3 28. Qxf3 Qf5 29. g4 Qd3 30. Ng3 Qxa3 31. Qd5 Qb2+ 32. Kf3 Nb5 33. Bxc5
Nd4+ 34. Bxd4 Bxd4 35. Ne4 Rb8 36. Rb1 Qxb1 37. Qxd4 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.04.18"]
[Round "15.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 dxc4 8.
g3 b5 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. Ne5 e6 11. Rb1 Qc8 12. O-O Nd7 13. e4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 f6 15.
Bf4 Ba3 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qh6 Qd7 18. Bc1 Bf8 19. Qf4 Be7 20. Qh6 Bf8 21. Qf4 Be7
22. Qh6 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th Group4"]
[Site "Narva"]
[Date "1998.10.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oslo Schakselkap"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nfd2 f5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 c5 (6... g6 $11) (6...
c6 $11) 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Nb3 (8. d5 Ne5 9. f4 (9. O-O g6 10. f3 exf3 11. Nxf3
Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Bg7 $11 {Vogel,R-Hodgson,J/BL9394 1994/BL 90/0-1 (49)}) 9...
exf3 10. Nxf3 Nfg4 11. O-O Be7 12. h3 (12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. e4 O-O $11 {Lputian,
S-Lukin,A/Blagoveshensk 1988/Inf 46 (17)}) 12... Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 (13. Bxf3 Ne5
14. Bh5+ g6 15. Be2 O-O 16. e4 Bg5 $11) 13... Ne5 14. f4 Ng6 15. Bd3 O-O $11 {
1/2-1/2 Kakageldyev,A-Lukin,A/Frunze op 1989/TD 89\09 (22)}) 8... Be7 9. f3 (9.
O-O O-O 10. f4 $5 b6 11. h3 Bb7 12. d5 Nb8 13. g4 $14 {Rogers,I-Hartoch,R/
Wijk-B 1985}) 9... O-O 10. O-O b6 (10... Kh8 11. fxe4 (11. a3 a5 12. a4 Nb4 13.
Bd2 Be6 $13 {Klimm,W-Agrest,E/Berliner Sommer 1993/EXT 93op/0-1 (49)}) (11. Qc2
cxd4 12. exd4 d5 $13 (12... Qb6 13. Qd1 exf3 14. Rxf3 Bd7 15. Be3 Ng4 16. Nd5
Qd8 17. Bf4 $14 {Rossiter,P-McNab,C/Dublin zt 1993/EXP 34/0-1 (46)})) 11...
Nxe4 $5 (11... fxe4 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Crouch,
C-McNab,C/ch-SCO, Aviemore 1997 (27)})) 11. Bd2 (11. fxe4 Nxe4 12. Bf3 Nxc3 13.
bxc3 Bd7 14. Bd5+ Kh8 $13) 11... a5 12. fxe4 (12. a4 $5) 12... a4 $1 13. Nc1
fxe4 14. Nxa4 (14. d5 Ne5 15. Qc2 (15. Nxa4 Nfg4 16. Nc3 (16. h3 Rxf1+ 17. Bxf1
Bh4 $1 18. hxg4 Nxg4 $17) 16... Bg5 $44) 15... a3 $5 (15... Nfg4 16. h3 Rxf1+
17. Bxf1 Bh4 (17... Qf8 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Qd1 $16) 18. hxg4 Nxg4
19. Nxe4 Bf5 (19... Qf8 20. Be2) 20. Bd3 $16) 16. Rb1 g6 $13) 14... cxd4 15.
exd4 d5 $1 (15... Nxd4 16. Be3 Nxe2+ 17. Nxe2 $14) 16. Be3 Kh8 (16... Be6 17.
Qb3 $14) 17. Nc3 $6 (17. b3 $5 dxc4 18. bxc4 Nxd4 19. Nxb6 (19. Qxd4 Rxa4 20.
Qxb6 Qxb6 21. Bxb6 Ba6 $11) 19... Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 (20. Nxe2 Ra3 $44) 20... Bg4
21. Qe1 Ra6 $44) 17... dxc4 18. Qd2 (18. Bxc4 Ng4 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Qd2 Nxe3
21. Qxe3 Nxd4 $36) 18... Be6 19. Bd1 Nb4 $6 (19... Bd6 $1 $36) 20. N1e2 Nd3 21.
Ng3 Bb4 22. Be2 Qe7 23. Bg5 (23. a3 $5 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxa3 25. Rxa3 Qxa3 26. Bg5
$44) 23... Qd7 24. Bxf6 (24. Qe3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Nd5 26. Qd2 Bg4 $36) 24... gxf6
25. Ngxe4 (25. Qe3 f5 $17) 25... Qxd4+ 26. Nf2 Bc5 (26... Rg8 $5 27. Bxd3 Rxg2+
$1 (27... Bd5 28. g3) 28. Kxg2 Rg8+ 29. Kf3 (29. Kh1 cxd3 30. Qxd3 Bxc3 31.
Qxd4 Bxd4 32. Ne4 Bd5 $19) 29... Bg4+ 30. Nxg4 Qxg4+ 31. Kf2 Qh4+ (31... cxd3
$5 32. Qxd3 Qg2+ 33. Ke1 Qxb2 34. Rb1 Bxc3+ 35. Kd1 Qxa2) 32. Ke2 (32. Kf3 Qh3+
33. Ke4 Bxc3 34. Qxc3 Re8+ 35. Kd4 Qg4+ 36. Rf4 Qxf4+ 37. Kd5 cxd3 $19) 32...
Rg2+ 33. Kd1 Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Qh6+ 35. Kc2 Qxh2+ 36. Be2 Bxc3 37. Kxc3 Qxe2 $15)
27. Bxd3 Qxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th Group4"]
[Site "Narva"]
[Date "1998.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Reykjavikur Taflfelag"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 (5. Nxe5 $2 Qe7 6. f4 d6 7. Nd3
Bf5 $36) 5... Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 (6... Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3) 7. Qb3 (7. Qc2 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. d3 c6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Ne4 Qg6 $13) 7... Bc5 (7... a5
8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 (9. d3 Re8 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 $1 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. c5
$14 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Ristic,N/Metz 1995 (25)}) 9... d6 10. d4 exd4 11. Rxd4 Nd7
$6 12. Qc2 Ne5 13. Be4 $14 {Uhlmann,W-Gelfand,B Debrecen 1989 CBM/14 48/25}) 8.
O-O (8. d3 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 $11) (8. Na4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 c6 11. Nc3 d6 12.
d4 Qc7 13. Qc2 Bh3 $1 (13... a5 14. b3 $14) 14. b3 h6 15. Bb2 Nh7 $11 {Gulko,
B-Nikolic,P/Polanica Zdroj 1996/Inf 67 (17)}) 8... O-O 9. d3 (9. Na4 Be7 10.
Rd1 c6 $1 (10... c5 11. d3 d6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. a3 Rb8 14. Qa2 Qd7 15. Nd5 Qh3
16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Rb1 $14 {Miles,A-Sadler,M Oostende op 1991 EXP/26}) 11. d4
$5 (11. Nc3 d6 12. d4 Qc7 13. Qc2 Bh3 14. b3 h6 15. Bb2 Nh7 16. c5 Ng5 17. cxd6
Nxf3+ 18. exf3 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Nikolic,P/Rubinstein mem 1996/CBM 55}) 11... e4
12. Bg2 d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bf4 b6 15. Nc3 Be6 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Nb5 Rac8 18.
Nc7 h6 19. f3 Bd6 $13 {Serper,G-Aseev,K/St Petersburg op2/1994/EXP43/}) 9... h6
(9... a6 10. a3 d6 11. Bg2 $5 Rb8 12. Qc2 Be6 (12... h6 13. b4 $14) (12... b5
13. Bg5 $14) (12... Ba7 $5) 13. Bg5 $1 (13. b4 $6 Ba7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6
$11 {Skembris,S-Drasko,M/Jagodina 1994/Inf 61/[Skembris,S] (36)}) 13... h6 14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. b4 $1 $14 {Damljanovic,B}) (9... c6 10.
Bg2 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 $14) 10... Re8 11. Bd2
Bb6 (11... Bf8 $5) 12. Qc2 h6 13. Na4 Bc7 14. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,
L-Huebner,R/Abano Terme (m2) 1980 (38)}) 10. Na4 (10. Bd2 $5 Re8 11. Rac1 Rb8
12. Qa4 a6 13. b4 Bf8 14. b5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,C-Christiansen,L/Munich 1992/
CBM 30/[Ribli] (31)}) (10. Bg2 Re8 (10... c6 $5 11. h3 d5 $13) (10... d6 11.
Na4 Bb6 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Rfe1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,L-Van Wely,
L/Villarrobledo act 1998 (60)}) 11. h3 $5 (11. Qc2 c6 12. Rb1 Bf8 13. e4 a6 14.
b4 $14 {0-1 Liebert,H-Kalinitschew,S/Halle-B 1987 (27)}) 11... c6 12. Kh2 Qb6
13. Na4 $1 $14 {1-0 Hansen,C-Westerinen,H/VISA GP 1998/CBM 64/[Ribli] (41)}) (
10. e3 Re8 (10... a6 11. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Piket,J/Hoogovens 1997 (31)})
11. Rd1 Bf8 $11) 10... Be7 11. Be3 d6 (11... c6 12. c5 (12. Nc3 d6 {- game})
12... d5 13. cxd6 Bxd6 14. Rfc1 Qe7 $11 {Minasian,A-Nikolic,P/Erevan 1996/CBM
53/[Ribli]/0-1 (70)}) 12. Nc3 c6 13. d4 Qc7 14. d5 (14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Rad1 Be6
$11) (14. Rad1 Ng4 $5 15. Bc1 exd4 16. Rxd4 Ne5 17. Bg2 $13) 14... Bh3 15. Rfc1
$6 (15. Bg2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $11) 15... c5 $1 $15 16. Bd2 Nh7 17. Bg2 Bxg2 18.
Kxg2 f5 19. f3 Bg5 20. Qc2 (20. e3 h5 $5 (20... f4 $2 21. exf4 exf4 22. h4 $16)
21. h4 Bd8 $15) 20... Qd7 (20... Bxd2 $5) 21. Rh1 Rae8 (21... Bxd2 $5 22. Qxd2
Rae8 $15) 22. e3 $11 a6 23. a4 e4 24. f4 Bf6 25. h3 g5 26. Kh2 Kh8 27. Rhg1 Rg8
28. Raf1 gxf4 (28... g4 29. h4 b6 $11) 29. exf4 (29. gxf4 $5 $11) 29... Bd4 (
29... h5 30. Nd1 $11) 30. Rg2 h5 31. Qd1 Qf7 32. Ne2 (32. b3 Nf6 33. Ne2 h4 $36
) 32... Bxb2 $5 (32... Bg7 33. b4 b5 $13) 33. Nc3 Nf6 (33... Ba3 $2 34. Qa1 $18
) 34. Be1 $1 (34. Qb3 Bxc3 35. Bxc3 Re7 $15) 34... Ba3 35. Na2 b5 (35... Rg6
36. Qb3 Bb4 37. Nxb4 cxb4 38. Bxb4 $16) 36. axb5 (36. Bc3 b4 37. Bxf6+ Qxf6 38.
Qxh5+ Kg7 39. g4 Kf8 $15) 36... axb5 37. cxb5 Kh7 $1 (37... Qxd5 38. Bc3 Qf7
39. Qxd6 $16) (37... Nxd5 $2 38. Qb3 $18) (37... h4 38. g4 $1 $16) 38. Bc3 Nxd5
(38... Nd7 $13) 39. Qb3 Re7 (39... h4 40. Be1 $5 $16 (40. Qxa3 $2 Ne3 $17) (40.
Rd1 hxg3+ 41. Kh1 c4 42. Qxc4 $16)) 40. Qxa3 Ne3 41. Rfg1 Nxg2 42. Rxg2 h4 (
42... Rb7 $5 43. Qa4 d5 44. Be5 d4 $15) 43. Be1 hxg3+ 44. Bxg3 e3 (44... Ra7 $5
45. Qb2 d5 $13) 45. Nc1 (45. Nc3 Qc4 46. Qb2 d5 $15) 45... Qc4 46. Qb2 (46. b6
d5 $15) 46... Rg6 47. b6 Rb7 48. Ne2 d5 49. Qb1 (49. Qe5 Qe4 $17) 49... Qe4 50.
Qb5 $6 (50. Qxe4 $1 dxe4 (50... fxe4 51. Nc3 d4 52. Nxe4 c4 53. f5 Rgxb6 54.
Ng5+ Kg8 55. Ne6 $13) 51. Nc3 Rgxb6 52. Nd5 Rb3 53. Bh4 $13) 50... d4 $1 51.
Qxc5 d3 52. Nc3 Qe6 53. Nd5 $6 (53. Qd5 Qxd5 54. Nxd5 e2 55. Be1 Rd7 $17) (53.
Qb5 d2 54. Qe2 Rxb6 $17) 53... e2 $1 (53... d2 54. Nxe3 Qxe3 55. Qxe3 d1=Q $13)
54. Be1 (54. Qd4 Rbg7 55. b7 e1=Q 56. Nf6+ Rxf6 57. Bxe1 Rxg2+ 58. Kxg2 Rg6+
59. Bg3 Qe2+ 60. Qf2 Qxf2+ 61. Kxf2 Rb6 $19) 54... Rxg2+ 55. Kxg2 d2 $2 (55...
Rg7+ $1 56. Kh2 (56. Kf2 Qg6 $19) 56... d2 57. Bxd2 e1=Q 58. Bxe1 Qxe1 59. Qe3
(59. Nf6+ Kh6 60. Ng4+ fxg4 61. Qd6+ Kh7 62. Qd3+ Rg6 63. Qd7+ Kh6 $19) 59...
Qf1 60. Nf6+ Kh6 61. Ng4+ fxg4 62. f5+ Kh7 63. hxg4 Qd1 $19) 56. Bxd2 e1=Q 57.
Bxe1 Qxe1 58. Nc7 $1 (58. Nf6+ Kg6 $17) 58... Qe4+ 59. Kg3 Qe1+ (59... Rb8 60.
Ne6 $1 $11) 60. Kg2 Qe2+ 61. Kg3 Qe1+ 62. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.11.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Freise, Eckhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2030"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Nd5
Na6 9. Nxf6+ Rxf6 10. e4 e5 11. exf5 e4 12. Re1 gxf5 13. Ng5 Be6 14. f3 Bxc4
15. fxe4 Qb5 16. b3 Bf7 17. e5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Rd6 19. exd6 Bxa1 20. Nxf7 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.11.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Unger, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2220"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Bb4 8.
Bg2 Ne4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Qb3 Bf6 14. Rfd1
Be7 15. Bf4 Qa3 16. Qb1 h6 17. Rd3 Qa5 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Bc5 20. Rd3 e5 21.
Bd2 Qc7 22. Bd5 d6 23. Rb3 Kh8 24. Bxb7 Bxb7 25. Rxb7 Qc6 26. Rc3 Bd4 27. Rf3
Qxc4 28. Qf5 e4 29. Rf4 Qxe2 30. Qxe4 Bxf2+ 31. Kg2 Be3+ 32. Kh3 Qxd2 33. Rf3
Rae8 34. Re7 Rxe7 35. Qxe7 Kg8 36. Rxe3 Qxa2 37. Qxd6 Qf2 38. Qd3 g6 39. Rf3
Qc5 40. Qb3 a5 41. Rf4 Qc6 42. Ra4 Ra8 43. Qa3 Qe6+ 44. Kg2 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.11.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grund, Holger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 c6 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Na6 8. O-O
Nb4 9. Ne5 Be7 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. e4 Bg6 12. Be3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5 14. Kh1 Bc5 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Bh7 17. f4 g5 18. fxg5 Bg6 19. gxh6 Rxh6 20. Qg4 Nc2 21. Bxe6
Rxh4 22. Qxh4 Nxa1 23. Bxf7+ Bxf7 24. Qf6 Bc4 25. e6 Qc7 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Rf7+
Kd6 28. e5+ 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.12.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Rb1 e5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. b4 cxb4 15.
Rxb4 Bd7 16. Ba3 Ne8 17. Rfb1 Rc8 18. e4 Qc7 19. Bb2 Qc5 20. Ba1 f5 21. Qd1 f4
22. Qe2 fxg3 23. hxg3 Bh6 24. Nf1 Nc4 25. a4 Na3 26. R1b3 bxa4 27. Nxa4 Qc1 28.
Bb2 Qc2 29. Qxc2 Rxc2 30. Bxa3 Rfxf2 31. Bh1 Bh3 32. Rb1 Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.12.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jaracz, Pawel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rad1 c5 13. Bb5 c4 14. Qa4 Qc7 15.
Rc1 Rfc8 16. a3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qd6 18. Nd2 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rb1 Re8 21.
Rfe1 Qc7 22. Bg3 Qc8 23. f3 Rce6 24. Bf2 Nf8 25. Nf1 Ng6 26. Qc2 Qc6 27. a4 Ne7
28. Bh4 g5 29. Bf2 Nc8 30. Rb2 Nd6 31. Reb1 Nd7 32. Bg3 Nc8 33. Bf2 Nd6 34. Ng3
Rg6 35. h3 Rge6 36. Ra1 Rf8 37. e4 Rfe8 38. e5 Nc8 39. Nf5 Rg6 40. h4 Ne7 41.
h5 Re6 42. g4 Kh8 43. Bg3 Ng8 44. Nd6 R8e7 45. Nf5 Re8 46. Nd6 R8e7 47. Re1 Qa8
48. Qf5 f6 49. Nf7+ Kg7 50. Qg6+ Kf8 51. Nxh6 Rg7 52. Qf5 Qe8 53. Nxg8 Kxg8 54.
Rbb1 fxe5 55. Bxe5 Nxe5 56. Rxe5 Rxe5 57. Qxe5 Qxe5 58. dxe5 Re7 59. Rxb6 Rxe5
60. Kf2 Kf7 61. Rb5 Ke6 62. Rxa5 Kd6 63. Ra8 Re7 64. h6 Rh7 65. f4 d4 66. Rd8+
1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.12.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Nf6 7. h3 Nd7 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 b6 10. Re1 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Be7 Re8 14. d5 cxd5 15.
exd5 e4 16. d6 Qc6 17. Ng5 Nc5 18. Nd2 Bb7 19. Ndxe4 f5 20. Qf3 Nxe4 21. Rxe4
h6 22. Qb3+ Qd5 23. Re2 hxg5 24. d7 Reb8 25. Rd1 Qxb3 26. axb3 Ba6 27. Re3 f4
28. Re4 Bb7 29. Ree1 f3 30. gxf3 Bxf3 31. d8=Q+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Bxd8 g4
34. hxg4 Bxg4 35. Ra1 Bxb2 36. Rxa7 b5 37. Rb7 Be2 38. Rd7 Bg7 39. Bb6 Bh6 40.
Be3 Bf8 41. Kg2 Bg4 42. Rd5 Be2 43. f3 b4 44. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.12.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. Ba3 b6 17. Bb5 Qf6 18. Bb2 Bf5 19. Rbd1 a6 20. Bc6 Rad8 21.
Qe3 c4 22. Qe5 Kg7 23. d6 Bd7 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25. Rf3 Qxe5 26. fxe5 Re8 27. Rd5
Re6 28. Bc1 f6 29. Bf4 Kg8 30. a4 g5 31. Bg3 g4 32. Rf4 Bxc3 33. Rxg4+ Kf7 34.
exf6 Bxf6 35. Rxc4 Re2 36. Kf1 Rb2 37. Rc7 Ke6 38. Rd1 Rd8 39. d7 Rb4 40. Rc6+
Ke7 41. Re1+ Kf7 42. Rxf6+ Kxf6 43. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.12.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kekelidze, Mikheil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+ Kf8 10. Qf4 Bf6 11. h4 h6 12. Nf3 Kg7 13. O-O-O Be6 14. e3 Nd7
15. Kb1 c6 16. Bd3 a5 17. Qg3 Qb8 18. Ne2 Qxg3 19. Nxg3 Be7 20. Rc1 Bd6 21. Ne2
Nf6 22. Nf4 Bd7 23. Rc2 Rhe8 24. Ne2 Ne4 25. Nc3 f5 26. Na4 Rad8 27. Ne5 Bxe5
28. dxe5 Rxe5 29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Rd1 Bg4 31. Rdd2 Rd6 32. b3 Rf6 33. Kb2 Rh5 34.
g3 Bh3 35. Nb6 Bf1 36. Rc1 Bh3 37. Rh1 Bg4 38. Kc3 Rhf5 39. Rh2 Re6 40. a3 Kf7
41. Na4 Re7 42. Rh1 Ke6 43. Rc1 Ke5 44. Kb2 Ref7 45. Rcc2 Bh3 46. Nc5 Bf1 47.
Ka1 Bb5 48. Na4 Bxa4 49. bxa4 g5 50. hxg5 hxg5 51. Kb1 R5f6 52. Kc1 Rh6 53. Kd1
Rh1+ 54. Ke2 Ra1 55. Ra2 Rg1 56. Rab2 Kf5 57. Rd1 Rxd1 58. Kxd1 Kg4 59. Ke2 Kh3
0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1998.12.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 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 h6
15. Be3 Bc5 16. Qc2 O-O-O 17. Qg6 Bb3 18. a5 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nc5 20. Ra3 a6 21.
Rxb3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

{[%mdl 2] This game was played in the first round of European Club Cup Final.
It was very important to hold all blacks in this match.} 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 Bc5 10.
Nxe4 $5 dxe4 11. Ng5 $1 {In my opinion 11.Ng5 is better,than:} (11. Qxd8+ $6) (
{and} 11. Bxe6) 11... Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxb3 13. axb3 ({Worse is:} 13. cxb3 Bd4 $5
(13... O-O $143 14. e6 fxe6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Nb4 17. Rac1 $13 {0-1 Rowson,
J-Gyimesi,Z/Bratislava 1993/TD (56)}) 14. Nxe4 (14. Bf4 $143 Bxb2 15. Rab1 Bxe5
16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Rd5 f6 18. Nxe4 Rd8 $15 {0-1 Duncan,C-Flear,G/Hastings 1994/
EXT 98 (41)}) 14... O-O-O 15. Bg5 Rd5 16. Nc3 Rxe5 17. Bf4 Rf5 18. Bg3 Rd8 $15
{0-1 Pink,S-Flear,G/London 1993/EXT 98 (52)}) 13... O-O {Besides,black has
several options:} (13... Bd4 $5 14. Nxe4 (14. e6 $6 f5) 14... Bxe5 15. c3 (15.
Nc5 $5) 15... O-O 16. f4 f5 {+/=/=}) (13... Ke7 $6 14. Nxe4 Bb6 15. Bf4 h6 16.
Nc3 Nb4 17. Nd5+ Nxd5 18. Rxd5 {+/=/+/- Peng,X-Gretarsson,H/Moscow(ol),1994
(1-0);(52)}) (13... Bb6 $5 14. Nxe4 (14. e6 $6 f5 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 h6 17.
Nh3 (17. Nf7 $5 O-O $11) 17... g5 18. Rd7 Nd8 19. Rd5 Rf8 20. Rxb5 axb5 21.
Rxa8 Ke7 22. Rb8 c6 23. c4 Nxe6 24. Rb7+ Kf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Dimitrov,V-Cozianu,C/
Varna 1994/EXT 97 (44)}) 14... Nxe5 $5 (14... Nd4 15. Bg5 $1 h6 $5 (15... O-O
16. Rd2 Nc6 17. Nc3 $1 {/\ Nd5+/-} Bd4 18. Bf4 Rfe8 $2 (18... Bxe5 $142 19.
Bxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Ng6 21. g3 Rfd8 22. Rad1 $14) 19. Kf1 $1 $16 {1-0 Wang
Zili-Kolev,A/Moscow (ol) 1994/Inf 62/[Wang Zili] (51)}) (15... Nxc2 $2 16. Rxa6
$1 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 16. c3 Nxb3 17. Rxa6 O-O 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Be7 Na5 20. e6
f5 $2 (20... fxe6 $14) 21. Ng3 g6 22. Rd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxd8 $16 {1-0 Wang
Zili-Mikhalevski,V/Groningen 1996/EXT 98 (34)}) 15. Nc3 (15. Bg5 $5 O-O (15...
f6 $6 16. Nxf6+ $5 (16. Bf4 $14) 16... gxf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf2+ $5 (17... O-O $2 18.
Bxe5 Rxf2 19. Bxc7 $1 $16) 18. Kh1 $8 (18. Kxf2 $4 Ng4+ $19 {[%csl Rf2,Rf6]}) (
18. Kf1 $4 O-O 19. Bxe5 Bd4+ $19) 18... Ng6 19. Bxh8 Nxh8 20. Rd5 $14 {[%csl
Ra8,Rh7][%cal Gd5h5,Gd5b5]}) 16. Rd2 Nc6 17. Nc3 Bd4 18. Bf4 $14) (15. Bf4 Ng6
16. Be3 Bxe3 (16... O-O 17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. f3 b4 19. Nd6 $14 Rfd8 20. Kf2 Kf8
21. Nc4 Rdc8 22. Rd6 b5 23. Ne3 a5 24. Rd5 Rcb8 25. Rd4 Ne7 26. Rd7 {1/2-1/2
Smirin,I-Khalifman,A/Novosibirsk 1995/CBM 50 (26)}) 17. fxe3 Ke7 18. Nc5 Rhd8
19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Nxa6 Rd2 21. Nxc7 Nh4 22. Nxb5 Rxg2+ 23. Kh1 Rxc2 24. Nd4
Rxb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sammalvuo,T-Taivainen,J/Helsinki 1995/EXT 99 (28)}) (15. Rd5
$6 Nc6 16. Rxb5 $140 $4 Rd8 $19 {[%csl Rb5,Rg1][%cal Gd8d1,Ga6b5]}) 15... Ng4
16. Nd5 O-O-O 17. Nxb6+ cxb6 18. Bf4 Kb7 19. Kf1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Todorovic,
G-Kolev,A/Vrnjacka Banja 1990/EXT 97 (50)}) ({Badly:} 13... Nxe5 {in view of:}
14. Rd5 {[%csl Rc5,Re5]} Nd7 15. Nxe4 Bb6 16. Rxb5 $16) ({Dubious:} 13... Nb4
$6 {because of:} 14. Bf4 $1 (14. e6 $6 f5 15. Bd2 $13) (14. c3 Nc2 15. Rb1 e3
16. Kf1 exf2 17. Ne4 $11) 14... e3 15. Bxe3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Nxc2 17. Rac1 Nxe3
18. Rd3 Ng4 19. e6 $36) 14. Nxe4 Bb6 $6 (14... Bd4 $142 $5 15. c3 (15. e6 $5 {
-see comments to Wang Zili-Karaklajic,N/Beijing 1997/CBM 61(1-0)(Mikhalevski,V)
(75)}) 15... Bxe5 16. f4 f5 $1 17. fxe5 (17. Nc5 $5) 17... fxe4 18. Rd5 (18.
Re1 Nxe5 19. Rxe4 Nd3 $11) 18... Rae8 19. Rc5 Nxe5 20. Rxc7 Ng4 21. h3 e3 22.
hxg4 e2 23. Be3 (23. Bd2 $2 Rd8 $17) 23... Rxe3 24. Re1 Rf4 25. Rc6 Rxg4 26.
Rxa6 b4 27. Ra4 h5 28. Rxb4 Rxb4 29. cxb4 Rxb3 30. Rxe2 Rxb4 31. g3 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Jonsson,B-Gretarsson,H/Reykjavik 1993/EXT 97 (46)}) 15. Bf4 $1 (15. Nc3
$6 {-was checked in the previous games:} Nb4 16. Bg5 $2 (16. Rd2 $5) 16... Nxc2
17. Rac1 Nd4 18. b4 Rfe8 19. Re1 h6 20. Bf4 Rad8 21. Ne4 Rd5 {=/+/-/+
Sutovskij,E-Golod,V(Rapid),Rishon Le Zion,1997(0-1).}) (15. Be3 $6 Bxe3 16.
fxe3 Nxe5 17. h3 f6 18. Nc5 {+/=/= Tyomkin,D-Rapoport,E/ISR(ch),1996(1-0);(53)}
) 15... Rfe8 ({Badly:} 15... Nd4 $2 {[%csl Rc2,Rf4][%cal Gd4e2,Gd4c2] because
of:} 16. Rd2 {+/=/+/-}) 16. Nc3 Nd4 {is the best move.} (16... Nxe5 $2 {
is refuted by:} 17. Nxb5 $1 (17. Nd5 $5 f6 18. Nxb6 cxb6 19. Rd6 {+/=/+/-})
17... axb5 (17... Ng4 $2 18. Nxc7 Nxf2 19. Nxa8 Nxd1+ 20. Kf1 $18) 18. Rxa8
Nf3+ 19. gxf3 Rxa8 20. Rd7 c6 21. Bc7 {+/=/+/-}) ({Also badly:} 16... Bd4 {
in view of:} 17. e6 {[%csl Rc7]} fxe6 18. Bxc7 e5 19. Nd5 Bxb2 20. Ra2 Bd4 21.
c3 Bc5 22. b4 $16) 17. Rd2 Ne6 $5 $146 (17... Rad8 $143 18. Rad1 c5 19. Kf1 h6
20. Ne4 Ba5 (20... Nxc2 $142) 21. b4 $1 $18 {1-0 Rowson,J-Ledger,D/Newcastle
1995/EXT 99 (27)}) 18. Be3 $1 (18. Bg3 $143 Bd4 $44) 18... Bxe3 19. fxe3 {
[%mdl 4096] +/=/+/-} b4 $1 {[%mdl 256]} (19... Nf8 $143 20. Nd5 Ra7 21. Nb4 $16
{[%csl Ra6]}) 20. Nd5 $1 ({Slightly worse is:} 20. Ne4 Nf8 21. Ra5 Ng6 22. Rdd5
(22. Rd7 $143 Nxe5 23. Rxc7 Ng4 $11) 22... f6 $14) 20... Reb8 21. Ra5 Kf8 22.
Nf4 $5 {[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1e2] /\Kf1-e2} Rb6 ({Badly:} 22... Rb5 {in view of:} 23.
Rxb5 $1 (23. Rd5 Rb6 24. Kf2 {+/=/+/-}) 23... axb5 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Rd7 $16 {
and white has a big advantage in the endgame.}) 23. Kf1 Ke8 24. Ke2 Nd8 $5 {
/\25...Nb7 26.Rad5 Rd8} 25. Nd5 Rb7 26. Rd1 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gd1a1]} c6 $1 27.
Nf4 Rb6 {[%cal Gd8b7]} 28. Nh5 $6 ({Possibly:} 28. Ra4 $5 {[%csl Rb4] /\Nd3,
Rda1}) 28... Ne6 29. Rda1 Ra7 {[%cal Ya7e7]} 30. Nf4 Nd8 31. Rc5 Re7 32. Rca5
Ra7 {/\Nb7} 33. Rc5 $138 Re7 34. Nd3 $5 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gc5c4]} Nb7 35. Rc4 a5
36. Rf1 Nd8 {[%cal Yd8c6,Gb6b5]} 37. Rh4 $5 h6 38. Rc4 Rb5 39. g4 Rd5 $14 40.
Rd4 Red7 $5 ({Loses:} 40... Rxd4 $2 41. exd4 Ne6 42. Ke3 Rd7 43. c3 bxc3 44.
bxc3 Rb7 45. Rb1 $18) 41. Rc4 Rc7 ({Can be recommended:} 41... Re7 $5) 42. Rc5
$5 {קa5} Rxc5 43. Nxc5 Re7 44. Nd3 Rb7 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gd8e6,Ye6f4,Gb7b5]
with the idea:Rb5,Ne6(קa5)} 45. Rf4 $1 {/\Rc4(קc6)} Ne6 $1 46. Rc4 Kd7 47.
Nf4 $5 ({After:} 47. Nc5+ $5 Nxc5 48. Rxc5 Rb5 $1 (48... Ra7 $2 49. Kd3 $16)
49. Rxb5 $8 cxb5 {I have a forcing draw in the pawn endgame:} 50. Kd3 Ke6 51.
Kd4 a4 $3 ({Loses:} 51... g5 $2 52. Kc5 Kxe5 53. Kxb5 f5 $1 54. gxf5 $140 g4
55. c4 $1 bxc3 56. bxc3 h5 57. c4 h4 58. c5 g3 59. hxg3 hxg3 60. c6 Kd6 (60...
g2 61. c7 g1=Q 62. c8=Q $18) 61. f6 g2 62. f7 Ke7 63. c7 g1=Q 64. f8=Q+ Kxf8
65. c8=Q+ Kf7 66. Qd7+ Kf8 67. Qd6+ Kf7 68. Qf4+ Ke6 69. Kxa5 $18) 52. bxa4
bxa4 53. Kc4 a3 54. bxa3 bxa3 55. Kb3 Kxe5 56. Kxa3 g5 57. Kb4 f5 $1 58. gxf5
$140 g4 59. c4 (59. Kc3 h5 60. Kd2 h4 61. Ke2 Kxf5 62. c4 Ke4 63. Kf2 Ke5 64.
Ke2 Ke4 $11 {[%csl Gc4,Ge3,Ye4]}) 59... Kxf5 60. c5 Ke6 61. Kb5 Kd7 62. Kb6 Kc8
63. e4 h5 64. e5 h4 65. e6 g3 66. hxg3 (66. c6 $4 g2 $1 67. c7 g1=Q+ $19) (66.
Kc6 $4 gxh2 (66... Kd8 $19) 67. e7 h1=Q+ $19) (66. e7 Kd7 67. hxg3 hxg3 68. c6+
Kxe7 69. c7 $11) 66... hxg3 (66... h3 $4 67. c6 Kd8 (67... h2 68. e7 h1=Q 69.
e8=Q#) 68. c7+ Kc8 69. e7 $18) 67. Kc6 (67. e7 Kd7 68. c6+ Kxe7 69. c7 $11)
67... Kd8 68. Kb7 g2 69. c6 g1=Q 70. c7+ Ke7 71. c8=Q Qb1+ $11) 47... Rb5 $1
48. Nxe6 fxe6 49. Rd4+ (49. Rf4 Ke7 50. Rc4 Kd7 51. Rd4+ {and see-49.Rf4})
49... Kc7 (49... Ke7 $2 50. Rd6 Rc5 51. Kd3 $16) 50. Rf4 Rc5 $1 {[%csl Rc2,Re5]
is the only move!} ({Badly:} 50... Rd5 {because of:} 51. h4 $1 $16 ({After:} 
51. Rf7+ Rd7 52. Rxd7+ $2 (52. Rf8 $5) 52... Kxd7 {Again I have a forcing draw
in the pawn endgame.} 53. g5 h5 $1 {[%cal Gg7g6]} ({Loses right away:} 53...
hxg5 $4 54. Kf3 c5 55. Kg4 c4 56. Kxg5 cxb3 57. cxb3 Ke7 58. Kg6 Kf8 59. h4 $18
{[%csl Re6][%cal Gh4h5,Gh5h6]}) 54. g6 c5 55. Kf3 Kc6 56. e4 c4 57. Kf4 Kc5 58.
Ke3 (58. Kg5 $2 Kd4 59. Kxh5 c3 60. bxc3+ Kxc3 (60... bxc3 $2 61. h4 Ke3 62.
Kg4 Kd2 63. h5 Kxc2 64. h6 Kxb3 65. hxg7 c2 66. g8=Q c1=Q 67. Qxe6+ $18) 61. h4
Kxc2 62. Kg4 a4 63. h5 axb3 64. h6 gxh6 65. g7 b2 66. g8=Q b1=Q 67. Qxe6 $15)
58... cxb3 59. cxb3 Kb5 60. Kd4 Kb6 61. Kc4 Kc6 $11)) ({and:} 50... Rxe5 $2 {
because of:} 51. Rf7+ Kb6 52. Rxg7 Rc5 53. Kd2 Rd5+ 54. Kc1 Re5 55. Rh7 Rxe3
56. Rxh6 $18) 51. Kd2 Rd5+ $1 {[%csl Re3]} 52. Ke2 {After this move Khalifman
proposed a draw as this game has no an influence on the mach which had already
been won by our team.} ({Though all:} 52. Ke2 Rc5 53. Rf7+ $5 Kd8 $140 (53...
Kb6 $6 54. Kd3 Rd5+ 55. Ke4 Rc5 56. Rf2 $16) 54. Kd3 Rd5+ 55. Ke4 Rd2 56. Rxg7
Rxc2 (56... Rxh2 $2 57. Kd3 $16) 57. h4 Rxb2 58. h5 Rh2 $1 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4] I
have a good chances for a draw.} (58... Rxb3 $2 59. g5 hxg5 60. h6 Rb1 61. h7
Rh1 62. Rg8+ Kc7 63. h8=Q Rxh8 64. Rxh8 $18)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. a4 {
This never proved to be a problem for Black. Curiously, if Anand chooses such
lines to combat Sveshnikov variation, isn't it a good reason to think that
Black is OK in the main lines?} Ne7 (14... bxa4 15. Nce3 Bd7 {~}) (14... Be6
15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nc7 Qa2 $132 {Ljubojevic-Illescas, Pamplona 96}
) 15. Bd3 (15. Ncb4 $2 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qd1 Qb6 18. a5 Qb7 19. Qxd6 Qe4+
20. Be2 Bc4 {-/+ Marin Corresa - Perdiguero Duenas, Esp. 92}) 15... Be6 16. Be4
{Only this move is a novelty. However, it doesn't seem to put big problems for
Black.} (16. Qh5 f5 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. axb5 e4 19. Be2 f4 $36 {Santo Roman -
San Segundo, Moscow olm. 94}) 16... Rc8 (16... Rb8 $5 {Deserves serious
attention.} 17. Ncb4 (17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nb4 Qh4 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 (20.
Qxd5 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rb5 $36) 20... Qe4+ 21. Ne3 Bh6 22. Qg4+ Qxg4 (22... Qg6 23.
Nf5 {+=}) 23. Nxg4 Bg7 {=}) 17... Bxd5 18. Nxd5 (18. Bxd5 a5) 18... bxa4 {=})
17. O-O $2 {It seems that Anand just overlooked Black's answer.} (17. axb5 f5 (
17... axb5 18. O-O) 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd5 axb5 20. O-O {+=}) 17... Rc4 $1 {
Suddenly White faces serious problems. Anand decides to sacrifice a pawn,
trying to hold some initiative.} 18. Nxe7+ (18. Qd3 f5 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bd5
e4 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Qe2 Rxa4 23. Rxa4 bxa4 24. Qxa6 Qb3 25. Ne3 Qxb2 26. Qxd6
Kh8 {-/+}) 18... Qxe7 19. Bd5 (19. Bd3 Rxa4 20. Rxa4 bxa4 21. Bxa6 {=+}) 19...
Rxa4 20. Ne3 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Bc8 22. Qb1 Qg5 23. Qd3 Qg6 24. Rd1 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 {
=+ Despite Black's extra pawn, White shouldn't have big difficulties to hold
the position thanks to bad pawn structure for Black.} Bh6 (25... Rd8 26. c4 {=+
}) 26. c4 Bxe3 27. fxe3 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Rd8 29. Ra3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gorzow Stilon Welkopolski"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Rxd3 Rg8 13. g3 f5 14.
Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Smolensk TsEM"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. Ne2
a5 9. g3 a4 10. Bh3 cxd4 11. cxd4 a3 12. b3 Bb4+ 13. Kf2 Ndb8 14. Be3 Bd7 15.
g4 h5 16. gxh5 Rxh5 17. Bf1 Ne7 18. Ng3 Rh8 19. Rc1 Nbc6 20. h4 O-O-O 21. Bd3
Kb8 22. Bb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Qe2 c6 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5
Nd5 9. Bd2 Bg4 10. h3 (10. O-O-O $6 e6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd7 13. f4 Qh4 14.
Nxd5 (14. Qg4 Qxf2 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 $5 (16. h4 $6 h5 17. Qh3 Qc5 18. Be3
Qc6 19. Rhg1 Rfd8 $17 {Blauert,J-Kauschmann,H/FRG-ch qual 1988}) 16... h5 17.
Ne7+ Kh7 18. f5 $5 exf5 19. Qb4 Nxe5 $17 {Sosna,J-Pribyl,M/Team Championships,
CZE 1998}) 14... cxd5 15. Bb5 Nb6 16. Rdg1 Rfc8 17. Rg2 Nc4 18. Qg4 Qe7 $15 {
Adam,P-Freisler,P/Prague op 1986 (24)}) 10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 (11. Qxf3 e6 12.
Qe2 Nd7 13. f4 Qh4+ 14. Qf2 Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 $15 {Sermek,
D-Nogueiras,J/Moscow olm 1994}) 11... e6 (11... Nxc3 12. Bxc3 e6 13. f4 (13.
Bd3 Nd7 14. f4 Qh4 15. Qg4 Qe7 16. O-O-O Nc5 $13 {Reischig,T-Janda,Z/CZE-chT1a
9697}) 13... Re8 14. h4 h5 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Rd6 $6 Nd7 17. f5 $2 Qxd6 $1 $17 {
Cicak,S-Bastian,H/BL8889}) 12. f4 Nd7 13. h4 Nxc3 (13... b5 $6 14. Bxd5 cxd5
15. h5 b4 16. Nb5 $14) 14. Bxc3 Nb6 15. Bb3 (15. Bd3 Na4 $1) 15... h5 16. Bd2
a5 17. a3 Nd5 (17... a4 $5 18. Ba2 Nd5 19. O-O-O b5 $132) 18. c4 Ne7 19. O-O-O
Nf5 {[%cal Gf5d4]} 20. Bc3 Qe7 ({More ambitious was} 20... Qb6 $5 21. Bc2 Rfd8
22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Rxd8+ (23. e6 $2 Bxc3 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. bxc3 Qb3 $19) 23...
Rxd8 24. Qe3 Qb3 $1 $15 {and black's prospects are better.}) 21. Bc2 Rfd8 22.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 {[%csl Rh4]} (22... Rxd8 $2 {[%csl Ra5]} 23. Bxa5 $16) 23. Bxf5 exf5
24. Qe3 Qe7 {Once again black opts for safer continuation.} (24... b5 $5 25.
Rd1 $1 (25. e6 $5 Bxc3 26. exf7+ Kxf7 27. Qxc3 b4 $1 $36) 25... Qe7 (25... Qxh4
$2 26. e6 $1 Bxc3 (26... Qe7 $2 27. Rd7 $1 {[%csl Rg7]} Qxe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29.
Rxg7+ $18) 27. exf7+ Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Kf8 29. Qxc3 $40 {[%csl Rf8]}) 26. Rd6 b4 $5
27. axb4 axb4 28. Bxb4 Qxh4 $13) 25. Rd1 Bf8 26. Qb6 Re8 27. e6 $5 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Gb6d4]} (27. Bxa5 Bh6 28. Bd2 Qxh4 29. Qxb7 Bxf4 30. Qxc6 Rxe5 $13) 27...
fxe6 ({Of course not} 27... Qxe6 $2 28. Qd4 f6 29. Re1 Qxe1+ (29... Qf7 30.
Rxe8 Qxe8 31. Qxf6 $16) 30. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Kd2 Re6 32. Qa7 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra5,
Rb7] with nearly winning position.}) 28. Qxa5 Bg7 29. Rg1 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 Kf7 31.
Qg3 Qf6 32. Rd1 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Murmansk OShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 $5 {White is preparing for c4 and
wants to avoid the check on b4. On the other hand in case of c6-c5 he can take
the P and play b2-b4.} Bg4 $6 {Making another move with the only developed
piece is usually against the rules.} (5... c5 6. c4 {White is ready to open up
the position, because of the possibility of seizing the activity.} Nc6 (6...
Bxb1 {against Nc3, after which the B on f5 is a bit out of play.} 7. Rxb1 Nc6
8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb5 Nge7 12. O-O Nf5 13. Rd1 $16 {
Short-Leko, EU-ch Rapid 30' 1996}) (6... dxc4 {Giving up the [+] helps only
for the opponent's development.} 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4
a6 11. Nc3 Ne7 {/\ Nc6} 12. Be3 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Nc6 14. f4 Rc8 15. Be2 Na5 16.
Bb6 Nb3 17. Nb5 $1 Bc2 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 $14 {^^ A.Ivanov-Rowley, World
op Philadelphia 1998}) 7. cxd5 (7. Nc3) 7... exd5 (7... Qxd5 $2 {loses
important tempi} 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nge7 11. Ncb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe6 $1
Nd3+ (12... fxe6 13. Nd6+) 13. Bxd3 Bxe6 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Qa4 Nxf4 16. Nc7+ Ke7
17. Qxf4 $18 {Videki-Shan, Hamstead 1998}) 8. Nc3 $14) (5... Ne7 {It is better
for Black to keep the position closed for a while.} 6. Nbd2 h6 (6... c5 7. dxc5
Nec6 8. b4 $16 {shows the merit of 5.a3}) (6... Nd7 7. Nh4 c5 8. c3 {
Short-Karpov, Dos Hermanos 1997 CBM 59}) 7. Be2 Nd7 8. O-O (8. Nf1 $5 Bg6 9. c3
c5 10. Ng3 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nb6 $13 {
Short-Adams, FIDE-Wch K.O. 1997}) 8... Qc7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. Ne3 {
White has to fight against the ideally posted N on d5.} Nxe3 12. fxe3 {
Changing the P structure is the main idea here.} Be7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Rd8
15. Qe4 O-O 16. Bd2 c5 $11 {and White's activity is compensated by his bad B
and worse P structure, Wells-D.Roos, BL 1997.}) (5... Nd7 6. Be2 (6. Nbd2 Ne7 {
- 5...Ne7}) 6... Ne7 7. O-O c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 (8... Nxc5 9. b4 Nd7 10. Bb2 {
Short-Adianto, Jakarta m 1996 CBM 51}) 9. b4 Ndxe5 (9... a5 $2 {only worsenes
things on the <<.} 10. b5 Ncxe5 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. c6 bxc6 13. bxc6 Nb8 14. Bb5
Qc8 15. f4 Nc4 16. f5 exf5 17. c7+ Nd7 18. Re1+ $18 {Gutman-Schuster, Kassel
op 1994}) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bb2 $14 {Blatny}) 6. Nbd2 (6. Be2 c5 (6... Nd7) 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 {This is one of the points of White's 5.a3} Bb6 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10.
Bb2 Nge7 11. c4 {The is the ideal setup for White here.} a6 12. O-O O-O 13. c5
Bc7 14. Nd4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nxe5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe5 $16 {and White's << P
majority and the weak e6 P secure him the edge, Polzhin-Speelman, BL 1998.})
6... Nd7 (6... c5 $5 7. Bb5+ Nc6) 7. Be2 Ne7 8. O-O {As usual, Black has
problems with the development of his >>.} Nc8 $6 {The N is rather passive here.
} (8... c5 $6 {is again met strongly by} 9. c4 $1 {when the opening of the
position helps for the better developed party.} dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. Ng5 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 Be7 (12... cxd4 $2 13. Qf3 $1 $18) (12... h6 $2 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qh5+
Ke7 15. Nd6 $18) 13. Qg4 $16) ({More active seems to be} 8... Nf5 {although
after} 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Be7 11. c4 $14 {White has got a remarkable space
advantage.}) 9. h3 Bh5 10. b3 {preparing for c2-c4} ({Immediately} 10. c4 {
is not so dangerous because of} dxc4 11. Nxc4 Be7 {and Black will put a N on
d5.}) 10... c5 $6 {As it was mentioned several times Black has to be very
careful when opening up the position, because it usually favours White.} (10...
Be7 11. c4 $14) 11. c4 $1 {This is the typical answer here.} dxc4 $2 (11...
Ncb6) 12. Nxc4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Ncb6 15. Rd1 $1 $16 (15. Nd6+ $6
Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O $13 {solves only Black's problem of development.}) 15... Nxc4
(15... Be7 16. Nxb6 (16. Nf3 Nd5) 16... Qxb6 17. Be3 $16 (17. Qg4 g6)) 16. Qxc4
a6 (16... Nxe5 $2 {loses to} 17. Qb5+ Nd7 (17... Nc6 18. Qxb7 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 $18
) 18. Qxb7 $18) (16... Bc5 17. Nf3 Qb6 18. Qh4 $16) (16... Be7 17. Nf3 a6 (
17... O-O $4 18. Qb5) 18. Qg4 $16) 17. Nf3 Qc8 $2 {The early play with the Q
will cause additional problems for Black.} ({More to the point was} 17... Rc8
18. Qg4 (18. Qe4 Rc7 19. Be3 Qc8) 18... g6 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Bh6 Bf8 21. Qf4 $16)
18. Qd4 {In an attacking position with K in the middle White has to avoid the
exchange of queens.} Qc6 (18... Bc5 19. Qg4 g6 20. Bh6 $40) 19. Be3 Nc5 (19...
Bc5 $2 {founders on} 20. Qxd7+ $1 Qxd7 21. Rxd7 $18) 20. Bg5 $1 Qd7 (20... h6
$4 21. Qd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8#) 21. Qe3 Qb5 22. b4 $18 {Black has only developed
his Q and N, his K is in the middle, the situation is hopeless.} h6 (22... Nd7
23. Rac1 Nb6 24. Nd4 Qd7 25. Nxe6 $1 Qxe6 26. Qd4 Nd7 27. Qa7 $1 $18 {is nice,
based on back rank motifs.}) (22... Na4 23. Qd4 Be7 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. Qd6+ Ke8
26. Ng5 $18) 23. bxc5 hxg5 24. Nxg5 Bxc5 25. Qf3 Rf8 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Rab1 Qc6 {
[#]} (27... Qxe5 28. Nf6+ $1 $18) 28. Rxb7 $1 {The finish is elegant.} Rd8 (
28... Qxb7 29. Nf6+) 29. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 "Belorechensk Khimik"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Ng5
Bd5 9. e4 h6 10. exd5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Nxd5 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Nc6 14. Ne2 $5
Qd6 {This new move is too modest, black can probably take the d4 pawn without
any fear.} (14... Qd7 15. O-O (15. h4 Qg4 16. Qd3 Rad8 17. f3 Ne5 18. Qe3 Qxg2
19. Rf1 Nc6 20. Rg1 Qh2 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Bxe7 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Bxf8 Qxh4+
25. Kf1 Kxf8 {1/2-1/2 Brinck Claussen,B-Moe,M/Vejle/1974/ (66)}) 15... Na5 (
15... Nd5 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. h4 Nb6 18. Be4 Qe6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Re1 Rd7 21. b3
Qg4 22. Rxc6 e5 23. f3 Qh5 24. Ng3 Qh7 25. Ne4 Rxd4 26. Qe2 Nd5 27. Rd1 {
1-0 Farago,I-Stein,L/Vrnjacka Banja/1971/ (58)}) 16. Bc2 Nac4 17. Be4 c6 18. h4
Rfe8 19. Qb3 Nd6 20. Bxg6 Nd5 21. Bb1 Qg4 22. Qd3 Kf8 23. g3 Rad8 24. a4 Rd7
25. Nf4 {1-0 Portisch,L-Benko,P/Amsterdam/1964/ (31)}) (14... Na5 15. Bc2 (15.
h4 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 c6 17. h5 Qd5 18. Qg3 Nc4 19. Qh4 Nd6 20. Nf4 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Ne4
22. Nh3 Nxg5 23. Nxg5 Qd2 24. Re1 Qxd4 25. Qh3 {1/2-1/2 Footner,J-Casabona,C/
olm10 corr8291 1982/ (31)}) 15... Qd5 16. h4 (16. Bd2 Nc6 17. O-O Nxd4 18. Bc3
Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qg5 21. f4 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 e6 23. Qg4 Kg7 24. f5 exf5
25. Rxf5 Qxc3 26. Rff1 Qe5 {0-1 Drescher,W-Berner,M/DDR-Cup6 sf11 corr/1979/ 
(57)}) 16... e5 (16... Qxg2 17. Rg1 Qf3 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19. Bxd3 Nc6 20. h5 Rfd8
21. Be4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Sax,G/
Biel/1985/ (38)}) 17. Nc3 Qxd4 18. Qe2 (18. Qf3 $5 Rae8 19. h5 e4 20. Qh3 e3 $1
21. fxe3 Nac4 22. Rd1 (22. hxg6 $2 Qd2+ 23. Kf1 fxg6+) 22... Rxe3+ $1 23. Bxe3
Qxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Nxe3 25. Rd2 Nbc4 26. Re2 Nxc2+ 27. Rxc2 Nxb2 28. O-O $1 {
1/2-1/2 Kakageldyev,A-Tukmakov,V/Ashkhabad/ 1978/ (41)}) 18... e4 19. h5 Nbc4
20. Rd1 Qe5 21. Nxe4 f6 22. h6 Bh8 23. h7+ Kf7 24. Rd7+ Ke8 25. Rd5 {1-0
Terentiev,V-Gufeld,E/Krasnodar/1966/ (28)}) (14... a5 15. a4 (15. O-O a4 16.
Bc4 Nxc4 17. Rxc4 Qd5 18. Qc1 e5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Nc3 a3 21. b3 Na5 22. Bf4
Qf5 23. Rxc7 Nc6 24. Bg3 Qd3 {0-1 Hartoch,R-Timman,J/Leeuwarden/1971/ (45)}) (
15. a3 a4 16. Ba2 Ra5 17. Qd2 Rb5 18. Rc3 Qd6 19. h4 $2 Nxd4 $1 20. Rd3 Rd8 {
0-1 Huuskonen,V-Klovans,J/FIN jub10 corr7174 1971/ (38)}) 15... Rc8 16. O-O
Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Qf3 e6 19. Rc2 Nd5 20. Rd1 Qb4 21. Bd2 Qb6 22. Bxd5 exd5
23. Qxd5 Rcd8 {0-1 Kerssemakers,H-Lont,A/NLD-ch M corr/ 1990/ (38)}) (14... Rc8
15. O-O Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qf3 e6 18. Qxb7 c5 19. Qxa7 Qb4 20. Rfd1 Be5 21.
Bd2 Qb5 22. Qa5 Qxa5 23. Bxa5 c4 24. Bxb6 cxb3 25. axb3 {1-0 Doroshkievich,
V-Averkin,O/USSR/1970/ (37)}) (14... Nxd4 $5 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. O-O c6 17. Re1 (
17. Bxe7 Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Qxe7 19. Qd3 Qg5 20. Rc5 Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 De Lange,P-Van
Son,J/NLD-ch H corr 1995/ (20)}) 17... Bf6 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. Rcd1
Qc7 21. Re4 Rh8 22. h3 Rh5 23. g4 Re5 {1/2-1/2 Trebing,R-Hund,J/FRG-ch21
corr8790/ 1987/ (28)}) 15. O-O e6 16. h4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 (17... Bxd4 18. Qf3
$5 (18. Rxc7 Bxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Qxc7 20. Qg4 Nd5 21. h5 f5 $17) 18... c5 19. h5 (
19. Rcd1 Qc6 $15) 19... c4 20. Bxc4 Qc5 21. hxg6 Qxg5 22. gxf7+ Kg7 23. Bxe6
$13) 18. Rxc7 Qxd1 (18... Qxb2 19. Qf3 $14) 19. Rxd1 Rab8 20. Bf4 {The
position is pleasant for white. Active rooks, bishop's pair and potential of
opening the kingside make life for black somewhat difficult.} Bf6 (20... Rfc8
21. Re7 Bf8 22. Bxb8 Bxe7 23. Bxa7 $16) 21. Rd3 Rfc8 (21... Bxh4 $2 22. Be5 $1
Nd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rh3 Rfe8 25. Bc3 g5 26. g3 $18) 22. h5 $1 Rxc7 (22...
gxh5 23. Rg3+ Bg7 (23... Kf8 24. Bd6+ $18) (23... Kh8 24. Rxf7 $18) 24. Be5
Rxc7 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26. Bxc7 Rc8 27. Be5 $18) (22... g5 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Bxg5
$1 Bxg5 25. Rg3 Rc5 26. f4 $16) 23. Bxc7 Rc8 24. Bxb6 $1 axb6 25. hxg6 Rc1+ 26.
Kh2 Bxb2 (26... fxg6 27. Bxe6+ Kf8 28. b4 $16) 27. Rd7 {Khalifman managed to
steer the flow into the line with opposite colour bishops, but his adversary
has excellent pieces.} fxg6 (27... Rc7 28. gxf7+ Kf8 29. Rxc7 Be5+ 30. Kh3 Bxc7
31. Bxe6 $18) 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 (28... Kf8 29. Rxb7 Be5+ 30. g3 Bc7 31. Bd5 Ke7 32.
Kh3 $16) 29. Kh3 Rc6 30. Bd5 Rf6 31. f3 Bc1 32. g3 g5 (32... Be3 33. Kg4 g5 (
33... Bc5 $6 34. f4 $1)) 33. Kg4 Be3 34. Rxb7 Rd6 35. Re7 Bd4 (35... Rxd5 36.
Rxe3 Kg7 (36... Ra5 37. Rb3 $18) 37. a4 $18) 36. Bb3 Bf6 37. Rf7 Be5 (37... Bd8
38. Kf5 Rd3 39. Ke5 $18) 38. Rb7 Rd4+ (38... Bf6 39. Kf5 Bd8 40. Be6 $18) 39.
Kxg5 Bxg3 40. Rxb6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexey2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Vladivostok DVGU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 8224]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 d6 (4... Nc6 5. d5 (5. dxc5 $5
Qa5+ 6. Nfd2 Qxc5 7. Nb3 Qb6 8. Be2 $14) 5... Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. Nc3 d6 8. Bd3
{Mit Zugumstellung ist die Partiefortsetzung erreicht. Ribli.}) 5. Nc3 Nc6 {
Ich denke, es wäre besser, mit 5...cxd4 in die Sizilianische Verteidigung
überzugehen.} (5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2 $14 {Das ist mit
Zugumstellung eine bekannte Stellung der Sizilianischen Verteidigung.(1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Be2).}) 6. d5 Nd4 (
6... Na5 7. Be2 Nf6 8. a3 b6 9. b4 Nb7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13.
Rc1 {1-0 Ribli,Z-Quinteros,M/Luzern 1985/MCD (38)}) 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 {Auf ersten
Blick scheint Schwarz mit dem zentralisierten Läufer auf d4 ausgezeichnet zu
stehen. In Wirklichkeit kann dieser aber bald mit z.B. Ne2 vertrieben werden.}
(7... cxd4 8. Nb5 Qb6 9. c5 dxc5 (9... Qxc5 10. Bd2 $16 {[%cal Ra1c1,Rc1c5]})
10. Bf4 $36) 8. Bd3 Bg7 (8... Nf6 $6 9. Ne2 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Re2d4]}) 9. O-O (
9. Be3 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. Qd2 a6 12. O-O e5 13. b4 cxb4 14. Na4 b5 15. cxb5
axb5 16. Nb6 Ra3 17. Rfd1 Rc3 18. a3 {1-0 Forintos,G-Barcza,G/Kecskemet 1968/
EXT 99 (27)}) 9... Nf6 10. h3 {Ein guter prophylaktischer Zug, der gegen ...
Ng4 gerichtet ist. Jetzt kann Weiß mit Be3 seine Entwicklung beenden und ist
dank seines Raumvorteils etwas im Vorteil.} (10. f4 O-O 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 a6
13. Rae1 Bg4 14. Qf2 Bd7 15. Qh4 b5 16. e5 {1-0 Stefanova,A-Hirzel,R/
Winterthur 1996/CBM 54 ext (23)}) (10. f3 O-O 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. f4 a6 13. a4 Nf6
14. h3 {1-0 Hutschenreiter,J-Allwermann,C/Dresden 1993/TD (60)}) 10... e5 $6 {
Dieser Zug gefaällt mir nicht. Der g7-Läufer wird eingeschlossen.} (10... O-O
11. Be3 e6 $14) 11. Bg5 h6 (11... O-O 12. Qd2 $14) 12. Bh4 O-O (12... g5 $6 13.
Bg3 $14 {[%csl Yf5] Das Feld f5 ist schwach und Schwarz kann ...f5 nicht mit
dem üblichen Gegenspiel durchsetzen, denn exf5 kann er jetzt nicht mehr mit
dem angezeigten ...gxf5 beantworten.}) 13. Rb1 {Weiß bereitet a3 / b4 mit
Raumgewinn am Damenflügel vor.} Bd7 14. a3 $14 Qc7 15. Be2 {Weiß möchte noch
nicht b2-b4 spielen. Er bereitet 16.Qd2 vor. Der Läufer deckt dabei das Feld
h5, damit Schwarz nicht zu ...Nh5 nach ...g6-g5 kommt.} (15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4
$14) (15. Qd2 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 $11 {[%cal Gh5f4]}) 15... Nh7 16. Qd2 f5 17. exf5
gxf5 (17... Bxf5 $6 18. Bd3 $14 {[%csl Ye4] In solchen Stellung ist die
Kontrolle des Schlüsselfeldes e4 von entscheidender Bedeutung.}) 18. f4 e4 $6 {
Nach diesem Zug verliert die schwarze Bauernmasse ihre Elastizität.} (18...
exf4 19. Rxf4 (19. Qxf4 Rae8 $14) 19... Ng5 $14) 19. Nd1 $1 {Ein guter und
typischer Zug. Weiß bereitet mit folgendem Ne3 und Kh1 den Zug g2-g4 vor und
weist die unsichere Stellung des schwarzen Königs nach.} a6 20. Ne3 b5 {
Das schwarze Gegenspiel am Damenflügel ist ungefährlich.} 21. Kh1 {[%cal Gg2g4]
} bxc4 22. Nxc4 {[%csl Gc4] Der Springer beherrscht das Brett. Der schwarze
Bauer d6 ist schwach und Weiß könnte im folgenden mit b2-b4 aktives Spiel am
Damenflügel bekommen.} a5 $2 {Ein schwerer Fehler. Der Zug richtet sich gegen
b2-b4, übersieht aber eine andere weiße Möglichkeit.} (22... Bb5 23. Rfc1 $14 (
23. Ne3 $14)) 23. Be7 $16 {[%cal Re7d6,Re7f8]} Rf6 24. b4 $5 {Weiß hat keine
Eile. Der schwarze Turm kann nicht flüchten.} (24. Bxf6 $16) 24... axb4 25.
axb4 cxb4 (25... Rg6 26. Bh5 $16) 26. Qxb4 {[%csl Rd6]} Bf8 (26... Rg6 27. Bxd6
$18) 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 {Weiß besitzt eine Mehrqualität. Das schwarze Läuferpaar
bedeutet keine Kompensation.} 28. Nb6 Rb8 29. Qd4 {[%cal Gd4f6] Weiß klärt die
Fesselung der Dame in der b-Linie.} Bg7 30. Nxd7 Nxd7 (30... Rxb1 $2 31. Nxf6+
Bxf6 32. Qxf6 $18) 31. Qc4 Nc5 {[%csl Gc5,Gg7] Schwarz scheint mit der festen
Springerstellung auf c5 und dem aktiven Läufer g7 etwas Kompensation zu
bekommen.} 32. Rxb8+ Qxb8 33. Qb5 $1 Qd8 (33... Qxb5 34. Bxb5 $16 {Das
Endspiel ist für Weiß sehr chancenreich. Später konnte Schwarz in der Partie
den Damentausch auch nicht vermeiden.} Bc3 35. g4) 34. Bh5 $1 {[%cal Rb5e8,
Re8g8,Re8d8,Gh5g6,Gg6e4]} Kh7 35. Qe8 {[%cal Rh5g6,Rg6h7]} Qxe8 (35... Qf6 36.
Bf7 $18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Re8g8]}) 36. Bxe8 Bc3 {[%cal Ge4e3,Ge3e2,Ge2e1]
Schwarz möchte sich Gegenchancen mit dem e-Bauern verschaffen.} 37. g3 $1 {
[%cal Gg3f4,Gh1g2] Weiß verteidigt den f-Bauern und macht seinem König Platz.}
e3 38. Bh5 {[%cal Gh5e2]} (38. Bb5) 38... Ne4 {[%cal Re4g3,Rg3f1,Rg3h1,Rg3h5]}
39. Kg2 Nf6 40. Bf3 Nxd5 {Ein letzter Trick des Schwarzen in Verluststellung.}
(40... Kg7 41. Rb1 Kf7 42. Kf1 $18 {[%cal Gf1e2,Gg3g4,Gb1b7,Gb7f7]}) 41. Rc1
$18 (41. Bxd5 $2 e2 $11 {[%csl Ge2]}) 41... Bb4 (41... Bb2 42. Rb1 $18 {
[%csl Rb2,Rd5][%cal Rb1b2,Rf3d5]}) 42. Bxd5 {Und Schwarz gab auf.} (42. Bxd5 e2
43. Kf2 e1=Q+ 44. Rxe1 Bxe1+ 45. Kxe1 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 "Tomsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Ne7
8. O-O O-O 9. Nd2 d6 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Nd4 c5 12. Ne2 Ng6 13. Bc2 c4 14. Kh1 Ne5
15. f3 Kh8 16. Nd4 Ba6 17. Be3 Nd3 18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. Qa4 Bb7 20. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chernyshov, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Voronezh OShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 c5
9. a3 a4 10. Qc2 Ba5 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Nb5 d5 13. cxd5 Na6 14. dxe6 Rc8 15.
exf7+ Kxf7 16. Bc4+ Rxc4 17. Qxc4+ Bd5 18. Ne5+ Ke6 19. Nxd4+ Kd6 20. Ndc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 "Novokuznetsk"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Bh3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. d5 Bxf3 10. exf3 Nd7 11. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. a3 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 256]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
Qd2 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Bxf6 (9. Be2 O-O (9... a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. a5 Bd7 12. f3 h6
13. Be3 Ne5 14. Na4 Bxa4 (14... Bb5 15. Nb6 Rd8 16. Bxb5+ axb5 17. Nd4 $16 {
0-1 Van Herck,M-Kristiansen,J/Graz 1972 (34)}) 15. Rxa4 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17.
Bf2 (17. O-O O-O $11 (17... Nxe3 18. Qxe3 O-O $11)) 17... Bg5 18. Qd1 O-O 19.
c3 $11) 10. Be3 Qc7 11. f4 Rd8 (11... a6 12. O-O (12. a4 b6 13. O-O Rd8 14. Bf3
Rb8 15. Qe2 Na5 $11 {1-0 Stisis,Y-Shmuter,L/Tel Aviv ISR 1999 (42)}) 12... b5
13. Bf3 Bb7 14. a3 Nd7 15. Qf2 Na5 16. Nxa5 Qxa5 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Kh1 {
1/2-1/2 Jimenez Zerguera,E-Perez,F/Havana 1965 (18)}) 12. O-O $11 (12. O-O-O a6
13. g4 b5 14. g5 (14. Bf3 Nd7 15. Qf2 (15. g5 Nb6 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. h4 b4 18. Nb1
a5 $15 {0-1 Prasad,D-Greenfeld,A/Biel SUI 1999 (27)}) 15... Bb7 $132) 14... b4
15. gxf6 bxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxf6 17. Nd4 Bd7 $132)) (9. h4 a6 10. h5 h6 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Rh3 O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Rd3 Rhg8 16. f4 Bc8 17. Qe1
$14 {1-0 Garcia,S-Smyslov,V/Sochi 1974/Inf 18 (33)}) (9. Be3 Qc7 10. f3 O-O 11.
g4 a6 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b5 14. a3 Nde5 15. Be2 Rb8 $132 {1-0 Mc Donald N
R-Gufeld E Y/it shv. 1987 (36)}) 9... Bxf6 $146 (9... gxf6 $6 10. Be2 Bd7 11.
O-O Ne5 12. a4 O-O 13. a5 $16 {1-0 Sutovsky,E-Avrukh,B/Tel Aviv ISR 1999 (25)})
10. Qxd6 Be5 11. Qc5 $14 (11. Qd2 O-O 12. Bd3 a5 13. a4 Rd8 14. f4 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 e5 16. Rf1 $44 (16. f5 $6 Bxf5 $1 17. Qf2 (17. exf5 e4 18. Nc1 Ne5 $17)
17... Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Bc8 (18... Bg6 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Nc5 b6 21. Na6 Rb7 22.
Nc5 Rbb8 23. Na6 $11) 19. Rhb1 Rd7 20. Nd2 Rc7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Avrukh,B/
Biel SUI 1999 (45)})) (11. Qa3 $6 {In the game Sutovsky-Avrukh this move was
recommended by Tsesarsky. This recomendation is wrong - Tsesarsky.} Nb4 $1 (
11... Nd4 $2 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. O-O $16) (11...
Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 e5 13. Qc5 Qxc5 14. Nxc5 Ke7 15. Bb5 Kd6 $44) 12. O-O-O a5 13.
Qa4+ Ke7 14. a3 Nc6 15. f3 Qe3+ 16. Kb1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. Bb5 Rd8 19. Rxd8
Nxd8 20. Rd1 e5 21. Qc4 Qxc4 22. Bxc4 $11) 11... Qxc5 12. Nxc5 Ke7 (12... O-O
$5 13. Bb5 (13. O-O-O b6 14. Bb5 (14. Nd3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Bb7 (15... e5 16. Nb4
Bb7 17. Ba6 $16) 16. Be2 Rac8 $44) 14... bxc5 15. Bxc6 Rb8 16. Na4 Ba6 17. Nxc5
Be2 18. Nd7 Bxb2+ 19. Kd2 Bxd1 20. Nxb8 Rxb8 21. Rxd1 (21. Kxd1 Rb6 22. Ba4 Rb4
$11) 21... Rd8+ 22. Ke2 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 Kf8 $11) 13... Nb4 14. O-O-O b6 15. Nd3
Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ba6 17. cxb4 Bxb5 18. Kb2 $14) 13. Bb5 Nd4 (13... Nb4 14. O-O-O
$16) 14. O-O-O (14. Ba4 b6 (14... a6 15. Nd3 Bc7 16. O-O-O b5 17. Bb3 Rd8 18.
Kb1 (18. g3 a5 19. Nf4 Be5 20. Bd5 Rb8 21. Nd3 Bc7 $17) 18... a5 19. a4 (19.
Rd2 a4 20. Bd5 exd5 21. Nxd5+ Kd6 22. N3b4 Ne6 23. Nb6+ Kc5 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25.
Nxa8 Kxb4 $17) (19. Ne1 Ne2 20. Rxd8 Nxc3+ 21. bxc3 Kxd8 22. a4 bxa4 23. Bxa4
$15) 19... Nxb3 (19... Rb8 20. Nxb5 Nxb5 21. axb5 Rxb5 $14) 20. Nxb5 $1 Bb7 21.
Nxc7 Rac8 22. f3 (22. cxb3 Bxe4 23. Ka2 Bxd3 24. Rc1 $14) 22... Nd4 23. Nb5
Nxc2 $14) 15. Nd3 Bc7 16. O-O-O $16) 14... Rd8 15. Nb3 (15. Bc4 a6 16. Nd3 Bc7
17. a3 b5 18. Ba2 (18. Nb4 Be5 19. Nd3 Bc7) 18... a5 19. Nc5 b4 20. Nd5+ exd5
21. Rxd4 bxa3 22. bxa3 Bd6 23. Rxd5 Be6 24. Nxe6 Bxa3+ 25. Kd2 fxe6 $44) 15...
Nxb5 (15... Nxb3+ 16. axb3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 a6 18. Be2 Bd7 19. g3 Bc6 20. f3 $14)
16. Nxb5 Bd7 17. N5d4 Rac8 18. g3 (18. c3 Ba4 19. Nf3 Bf4+ 20. Kc2 Bc6 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. Re1 $14) 18... Rc4 19. c3 Bc7 20. Rhe1 b5 21. Nc2 (21. Rd3 $1 b4 (
21... e5 22. Nc2 (22. Nf5+ Bxf5 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24. exf5 b4 (24... Ke7 25. f4 Kf6
26. fxe5+ Bxe5 (26... Kxf5 27. Nd4+ $18) 27. Nd2 Rc6 28. Rf1 b4 29. Ne4+ Ke7
30. Kc2 bxc3 31. bxc3 $16) 25. Kc2 bxc3 26. bxc3 Ra4 27. Rd1+ Kc8 (27... Ke7
28. Nc5 $1 $16) 28. Kb2 $16) 22... Bb6 23. f3 {like in this game}) 22. Nd2 Rc5
23. c4 Bb5 $5 24. b3 Be5 25. N2f3 Bc7 (25... Bxc4 26. bxc4 Rxc4+ 27. Nc2 Rdc8
28. Re2 $16) 26. Red1 Bd7 27. h4 a6 28. Nc2 $16) 21... Bb6 22. f3 Rdc8 23. Kb1
(23. Rd3 b4 24. Red1 Bb5 25. Ncd4 Ba6 26. Kc2 R4c7 27. Re3 e5 28. Nf5+ Kf8 $17)
23... a5 24. a3 h5 25. Rd3 $16 (25. Rd2 $16) 25... h4 26. Red1 (26. gxh4 $6 Rh8
27. Red1 Rc7 28. R1d2 Rxh4 29. Nbd4 Rh3 $14) 26... R4c7 27. g4 (27. Nbd4 $1
hxg3 28. hxg3 g5 (28... Rh8 29. Ne3 Rh3 (29... Kf6 30. f4 $16) 30. Ndf5+ Kd8
31. Nd6 Ke7 32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. Rxd7+ Rxd7 34. Rxd7+ Ke8 35. Rd3 Rxg3 36. Nc2 e5
37. b4 (37. Rd5 Bc7 38. Rxb5 Rxf3 $44) 37... g5 38. Rd5 Bc7 39. bxa5 Bxa5 (
39... Rxf3 40. a6 $18) 40. Rxe5+ Kd7 41. Rd5+ Ke8 42. c4 $16) 29. Ne3 Rh8 (
29... Bc5 30. Ndf5+ exf5 31. Nd5+ Ke8 32. Nf6+ Ke7 33. Nxd7 fxe4 34. Rd5 f6 (
34... exf3 35. Re5+ Kd8 36. Nxc5+ $18) 35. fxe4 $16) (29... Kf6 30. Ndf5 $16)
30. Ndf5+ $1 $18) 27... h3 28. Nbd4 g5 29. Ne3 Kf6 30. Ndc2 (30. Nf1 $1 Be8 (
30... Ke5 31. f4+ $3 gxf4 (31... Kxe4 32. Ng3+ Kd5 (32... Kxf4 33. Re1 Bc6 34.
Nxc6 $18) 33. Nxb5+ $18) 32. Nf3+ Kxe4 (32... Kf6 33. Rxd7 $18) 33. Kc2 $18 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Gf1d2]}) 31. Ng3 Ke5 32. Ndf5 $1 {[%cal Gf5d6]} exf5 33. Rd5+
Ke6 34. Rd6+ Ke7 (34... Ke5 35. R1d5+ Kf4 36. Rxf5+ Ke3 37. Rxb6 $18) 35. Nxf5+
$18) (30. Ndf5 $5 Bc6 31. Nd6 Rd8 32. e5+ Kg6 33. Nf1 Rcd7 34. Ng3 f6 35. exf6
Bg1 36. Rxg1 Rxd6 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Kc2 Kf7 (38... Bxf3 39. Rf1 $18) (38...
Kxf6 39. Nh5+ Ke7 40. f4 $16) 39. Rf1 Kxf6 40. Re1 $16) 30... Bc6 31. Nd4 Be8
32. Ndf5 Bc6 33. Nd4 (33. Nd6 $16) 33... Be8 34. Nec2 Ke5 35. Re1 $6 {The game
without the certain plan does not lead up to goods.} (35. R1d2 $16) 35... Rc4
36. Ne3 R4c7 37. Nec2 Rc4 38. Re2 $2 $11 (38. Red1 $16) 38... b4 $1 {Avrukh
immediately uses the kindly given opportunity.} 39. axb4 axb4 40. Ne3 (40. Nxb4
Rxb4 41. f4+ Kxf4 (41... gxf4 42. Nf3+ Kf6 43. e5+ Ke7 44. cxb4 Bb5 45. Red2
Bxd3+ 46. Rxd3 Rc4 $11) 42. cxb4 Rd8 43. Rf3+ (43. Nxe6+ fxe6 44. Rxd8 Bxd8 45.
Rf2+ Kxg4 46. Rf8 Bc7 47. Rxe8 Bxh2 48. Rxe6 Bg3 49. Rf6 Bf4 50. Rh6 h2 51. Kc2
Bg3 52. Rxh2 Bxh2 $19) 43... Kxg4 44. Rg3+ Kf4 45. Nb3 $132) 40... R4c7 41. Nd1
Ba4 42. Nf2 (42. Red2 Bxd1 43. Rxd1 bxc3 44. bxc3 Rxc3 45. Nb5 Rxd3 46. Rxd3
Bg1 $19) 42... bxc3 43. f4+ Kf6 (43... gxf4 44. g5 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd4f3]} c2+
45. Kc1 Kd6 46. Nb5+ Ke7 47. Nxc7 Rxc7 48. Rxh3 e5 49. Rf3 Bd4 50. Nd3 Bb3 51.
h4 Ra7 52. Kd2 Rd7 53. Kc1 Ra7 54. Kd2 Rd7 $11) 44. fxg5+ Kg6 (44... Kxg5 45.
Nxh3+ Kf6 (45... Kxg4 46. Rg2+ Kh4 47. Nf4 $18 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gd3h3]}) 46.
e5+ Ke7 47. Ng5 c2+ 48. Kc1 Rd7 $44) 45. Nxh3 c2+ 46. Kc1 Ra7 (46... Rh8 47.
Nf4+ Kxg5 48. Ndxe6+ fxe6 49. Nxe6+ Kh4 50. Nxc7 Bxc7 $44) 47. Rc3 (47. Rf2
Bxd4 48. Rxd4 Bb3 49. Nf4+ Kxg5 50. Ne2 Ra1+ 51. Kd2 Rd1+ 52. Ke3 Re1 $19)
47... Rxc3 48. bxc3 Bxd4 49. cxd4 Rb7 50. Rxc2 Bxc2 51. Kxc2 $44 Rb8 52. Kc3
Rh8 53. Nf4+ Kxg5 54. Nd3 Kf6 (54... Rxh2 55. d5 exd5 56. exd5 f6 57. d6 Kxg4
58. d7 Rh8 59. Nc5 Rd8 60. Kd4 f5 61. Ke5 f4 62. Ne6 Rxd7 63. Nxf4 $11) 55. d5
exd5 56. exd5 Rxh2 57. Kd4 Rg2 (57... Rd2 58. Ke4 Rd1 59. Kd4 Ke7 60. Ke4 Kd6
61. Kd4 f6 (61... Rg1 62. Nf2 Rg2 63. Ne4+ Kd7 64. g5 $44) 62. Ke4 Rg1 63. Kf5
$11) 58. d6 (58. Ne5 Rg1 $19) 58... Ra2 59. Nc5 Rd2+ 60. Kc3 Rd1 61. Kc4 Ke5
62. d7 Rd4+ 63. Kb5 Rd6 64. Kc4 Kf4 (64... f6 65. Kb4 $11) 65. Kb5 Ke5 66. Kc4
Rd4+ 67. Kb5 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. cxd5 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Qxd5 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Be6 14. Re5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 b6 15.
Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Ba6 17. Rb3 $5 {A very interesting new idea in this popular
line. White leaves his king in the centre and starts pushing his central pawns
with the support of his rooks.} (17. O-O) (17. h4 {- CBM71}) 17... Re8 $6 (
17... exd5 {was probably better:} 18. cxd5 (18. exd5 Re8 19. O-O Qf6) 18...
Bxe2 19. Kxe2 Qh4 $132) 18. Re3 exd5 19. cxd5 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 {This is the
difference from the 17...exd5 line. The white king is now safe and his e2 rook
is perfectly placed.} Qh4+ (20... c4 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yc4c3]} 21. O-O Rc8 22. e5 (
22. Rc1 b5) 22... c3 23. Qd4 $16) 21. g3 Qh3 {Black has prevented White's
castling but it is not easy for him to fight against the white central pawns.}
22. Rf1 b5 (22... Rad8 $5) 23. f5 Qh5 24. Rf4 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Rf4h4]} g5 25.
Rff2 {[%cal Re4e5]} f6 26. e5 $1 {Breaking down the black blockade.} Rxe5 27.
Rxe5 fxe5 28. d6 Rd8 {giving up his material advantage} (28... Rc8 $5 {was
better, to lure the white pawn to d7, where it will be weaker.} 29. Qd5+ (29.
f6 Qg6) 29... Qf7 30. Qe6 Re8 $140 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rd2 $44) 29. Qd5+ Qf7 30.
Qxc5 Qc4 $6 {Passive defence was probably a better option in this situation.} (
30... Qf6 31. Qd5+ Kg7 32. d7 $16) 31. Qxe5 {White has accurately calculated
that Black has no perpetual check. Therefore White is winning due to his
strong passed pawns and Black's own exposed king (ideas Qe6+ etc.). When Black
stops checking, White will consolidate his position with Rf2-d2.} Qc1+ (31...
g4 32. Rd2 $18) 32. Ke2 Qc2+ 33. Kf1 (33. Ke3) 33... Qc1+ 34. Ke2 Qc4+ 35. Ke3
Qc1+ (35... g4 36. Rd2) 36. Kf3 Qc6+ 37. Kg4 Rxd6 (37... Qxd6 38. Qxd6 Rxd6 39.
Kxg5 $18) 38. Kxg5 Rd5 (38... Qd7 39. Re2) 39. Qf6 (39. Rc2 $1 h6+ 40. Kh5 Rxe5
41. Rxc6 Rxf5+ 42. Kxh6 Rf2 43. Kg6 $18) 39... Qxf6+ $6 {This leads to a lost
endgame but Black would not be able to avoid the exchange of queens after all.
Both players were probably under time-pressure.} (39... Rd6 40. Qe5 (40. Qe7
Qc5) 40... Rd5 41. Rc2 $1) 40. Kxf6 b4 $6 41. Rc2 (41. Rc2 Rd8 42. Ke7 $18 {
[%cal Yf5f6,Yf6f7]}) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc1 Nc6 12. e3 Nb4 13. Nc3 a5 14. Rd1 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3 g6 5. a3 Bg7 6. b4 d6 7. Rb1 Nge7 8. g3 b6
9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd5 Qd7 12. Ng5 h6 13. Ne4 f5 14. Nec3 Nxd5 15. cxd5
Ne7 16. Bd2 Rac8 17. Qb3 Ba6 18. b5 Bb7 19. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 bxc4 7. Qd1 g6 8. e4
Bg7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Nxc4 Qd8 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 $1 b6 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bc6 $1 Bf5 $1 {This
variation is discussed in detail in CBM71. Black is trying to improve his play
comparing to the previous games.} (19... Qf6 20. Bb2 Bxa2 21. c4 $1 Bxd2 (21...
Qe6 22. f5 $3 Bxd2 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Bf6 $18 {1-0 Schandorff,
L-Borge,N/DEN-ch 1999 (54) - CBM71}) 22. Bxf6 Bxc4 23. Rf3 $1 Be6 24. d7 Bxd7
25. Bxd7 a6 26. Kf1 b5 27. Ke2 Ba5 28. Ra3 Bd8 29. Be5 Be7 30. Rxa6 $18 {
1-0 Van Wely,L-Van der Werf,M/KNSB 9899 1999 (37) - CBM70}) 20. Re1 Qf6 21. Bb2
Rd8 (21... Qd4+ 22. cxd4 Bxd2 23. Re7 (23. Re2 Bxf4 24. d7 $1 (24. dxc5 bxc5
25. d7 Be6 26. Bf6 Bc7 27. Be7 c4 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 {and White can't win}) 24...
cxd4 25. Bxd4 Be6 26. Bf6 Bc7 27. Be7 Rb8 28. Rd2 Bd8 29. Bd6 $18) 23... Bxf4
24. dxc5 bxc5 25. d7 $18) 22. Re8+ Rxe8 23. Bxe8 {[%csl Ra5,Gd6]} c4 (23... a6
$142 {-see Khalifman-Mikhalevsky}) 24. Bb5 Qd8 {Black gives up a pawn to
liberate his bishop.} 25. Bxc4 b5 26. Bb3 Bb6+ 27. Kh1 Qe8 28. Bd5 $2 (28. c4
$1 {[%cal Ra1h8] was necessary to activate White's bishop. Now Black's pieces
become active and White finds it difficult to realize his extra pawn.}) 28...
Be4 $1 29. Bxe4 (29. c4 {was still possible but after} Bxd5 30. cxd5 Qe4 (30...
Qc8 31. Qe2 $18) 31. h3 Kf8 {White has little chances to win.}) 29... Qxe4 30.
d7 Qb1+ 31. Bc1 Kg7 32. h3 h5 33. Kh2 Kh7 34. Kg3 {White wants to reach the
time control and then look for an active plan.} Qe4 35. Kh2 Qb1 36. Qd1 Bc7 37.
Qe1 $6 Bb6 $6 (37... Qd3 $2 38. Qe7 Kg7 39. Be3 Qxc3 40. Bxa7 Bxf4+ 41. Kh1 $18
) (37... Qxa2 $1 38. Qe7 Qd5 $11) 38. Qd2 Bc7 39. Ba3 Bb6 40. Bc1 {and Black
lost on time!! But the position is probably drawn!} 1-0

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 h6 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qc1 Kh7 (
14... Nc5 15. Bxh6 Ncxe4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qe3 Nd6 19. Nxe5 Re8
20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. Qc3+ Qf6 22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. Bxg4 Nxc4 24. Rfc1 Ne5 25. Rxc7
$16 {1/2-1/2 Nosenko,A-Khomyakov,V/Alushta 1999/CBM 70_07 (56)}) 15. c5 (15.
Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. c5 Nb4 18. Rd1 a5 19. a3 Nc6 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4
Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Nxb4 23. Qa5 Nc2 24. Qxc7 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Qe6 26. Rd5 Qe8 $15 {
0-1 Brito,A-Smirin,I/Las Palmas 1997/EXT 99 (42)}) 15... Rd8 (15... b6 16. c6
Nb4 17. Bb5 a6 18. Ba4 Be6 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. a3 Nd3 21. Qc2 Nc5 22. b4 Nxa4 23.
Nxa4 Nh5 $17 {0-1 Pavlov-Cherniaev,A/Arkhangelsk 1996/EXT 99 (40)}) 16. Bxa6
bxa6 17. c6 Qe8 18. Bc5 Be6 19. Nxe5 Nxe4 (19... Bxh3 $5 20. Nxf7 (20. f4 Be6)
20... Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qxf7 $13) 20. Nxe4 Bxe5 21. Re1 Qh8 $1 (21... Qxc6 $6 22.
Ng5+ hxg5 23. Rxe5 $36 g4 $140 24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Qf4 $40) 22. Ba3 Rd3 (22...
Rab8 23. Nc5 Rd6 (23... Bxb2 24. Bxb2 Qxb2 (24... Rxb2 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rxe6
$36) 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rxe6 $16) 24. Nb7 Rd3 $132) 23. Nc5 Rxa3 24. bxa3 (24.
Rxe5 Qxe5 25. bxa3 Rd8 $15) 24... Bxa1 (24... Bb2 $1 25. Qd1 (25. Qf4 Bxa1 26.
Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qxc7+ Bg7 (27... Qg7 $2 28. Qb7 $1 $11) 28. Rxe6) 25... Rd8 26.
Nd7 Bxd7 27. cxd7 Bxa1 $17) 25. Qxa1 Qxa1 26. Rxa1 Bd5 $11 27. Nxa6 Bxc6 28.
Rc1 Bd5 29. Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. d4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 b6 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bc6 Bf5 20. Re1 Qf6 21.
Bb2 Rd8 22. Re8+ Rxe8 23. Bxe8 a6 {An attempt to prevent Be8-b5 as happened in
the game Khalifman-Tseitlin. Black is threatening 24...b5 now.} 24. a4 Qd4+ $1
{An interesting idea looking enough for a draw.} 25. Qxd4 (25. cxd4 Bxd2 26.
dxc5 (26. d7 Bxd7 $1 27. Bxd7 c4 $11) 26... bxc5 27. d7 Bxd7 $1 28. Bxd7 c4 {
[%cal Rc4c3] regaining the piece (White has no 29.Ba4 - that was the idea
behind 23...a6!) and forcing a draw thanks to the opposite-coloured bishops.})
25... cxd4 26. d7 b5 27. cxd4 (27. axb5 dxc3 28. Bxc3 Bxd7 $1 (28... Bb6+ $6
29. Kf1 axb5 30. Ke2) 29. Bxd7 (29. Bxa5 Bxe8 30. bxa6 f5 {is an easier draw
for Black.}) 29... Bxc3 30. bxa6 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Kd3 Bg1 {
and Black should not lose.}) 27... b4 (27... bxa4 28. Ba3 Bd8 29. d5 {is more
dangerous for Black.}) 28. d5 {In this endgame both sides have strong passed
pawns; however, White has an important advantage, viz an "extra" king! Black
should take all necessary measures to liberate his monarch.} Kf8 (28... Bc2 $6
29. g4 $1 {[%cal Yg4g5,Yb2f6]}) 29. Bf6 (29. d6 $5) 29... b3 30. d6 Bd8 $5 {
A nice trap but White is careful!} 31. Bb2 {If} (31. Bxd8 {then} {but} Bxd7 $1
$11 ({not} 31... b2 $2 32. Be7+ Kg8 (32... Kg7 33. Bf6+) 33. d8=Q {and the
white king escapes to h4})) 31... Be4 $6 {Black starts playing with fire
leaving his king out of play. Meanwhile, a draw was quite simple:} (31... Be6
$1 32. Kf2 f5 33. Ke3 Bf7 34. Kd4 (34. Bxf7 Kxf7 35. Kd4 Ke6 $11) 34... Bxe8
35. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 36. Ke5 Kd7 37. h3 Bb6 $11) 32. Kf2 f5 33. Ke3 $5 {White
prevents Bd5-f7 but gives up his g2 pawn.} Bc6 (33... Bd5 34. Kd4 $1 {and} Bf7
{is too late}) (33... Bxg2 {was possible, too:} 34. Kd4 {[%cal Rd4c4,Rc4b3]}
Bc6 ({but not} 34... Be4 35. Kc4 Bc2 36. Kb4 {/\Ka3, a5, Bd4-b6} g5 37. fxg5
Bxg5 38. Bh5 Kg8 39. Be2 $18) 35. Kc4 Bxa4 36. Kb4 Bc6 37. Kxb3 {[%cal Yb2d4,
Yd4a7,Ya7b8,Yb8c7]} Bd5+ 38. Kb4 Bf7 39. Kc5 (39. Bxf7 Kxf7 40. Kc5 Ke6 41. Kc6
a5) 39... Bxe8 40. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 41. Kc6 {/\Ba3, d7, Kb7-c8} a5 42. Ba3 a4 43.
d7+ Kf7 44. Kb7 h6 45. Kc8 Bf6 {and White can't win}) 34. Kd3 Bxa4 ({Now} 34...
Bxg2 $2 35. Kc4 {is winning for White as his a4 pawn is still alive.}) 35. Kc4
Bc6 (35... a5 36. g3 Bc6 37. Kxb3 Bd5+ $11) 36. g3 Bf3 (36... a5 $1 37. Kxb3
Bd5+ 38. Ka4 Bc6+ 39. Ka3 Bd5 $11 {[%cal Yd5f7]}) 37. Kxb3 Bd5+ (37... a5 38.
Kc4 Be2+) 38. Kb4 Bf7 $4 {Eventually succumbing to the opponent's pressure.
The endgame after the exchange of the light-squared bishops is totally lost
for Black as White protects his d7 pawn.} ({After} 38... Bf3 39. Bd4 {/\Ba7,
Kc5,Bb6} a5+ 40. Kb5 Be2+ {I don't see a win for White.}) 39. Bxf7 Kxf7 40. Kc5
Ke6 41. Kc6 a5 42. Ba3 a4 43. Bb4 h6 44. h4 h5 45. Ba3 {Black played poorly in
the endgame but the 13...Bc7 system looks to be alive!} (45. Ba3 Ba5 46. Bc5
Bd8 47. Bb4 $22 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.07.31"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7.
Nf3 h6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Nb8 12. a4 Nbd7 13. a5 a6 14.
Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. c4 Bg6 17. Nd2 $146 {This novelty's goal is to play
in the Queen side without b2-b4.} (17. b4 f5 (17... Kh8 18. Bb2 f5 19. c5 dxc5
20. Nxe5 (20. d6 Bf6 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 cxb4 $44) 20... Nxe5 21. Bxe5 cxb4
22. Qd2 Bf6 23. Qxb4 Qxd5 24. Rad1 Qg8 25. Rd7 $16 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Wang Zili/
Lucerne World teams ch 1989 (53)}) (17... Rc8 18. Bb2 e4 (18... Re8 19. Qb3 e4
20. Nd4 Ne5 21. f4 exf3 22. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Bg5 24. Qf2 Qd7 25. Rxe8+ (25.
h4 Be7 26. Re2 $14 (26. Bc3 $2 Qg4 27. Qd4 Qxd4+ 28. Bxd4 Bxh4 $17 {1/2-1/2
Barua,D-Dukaczewski,P/Elista RUS 1998 (69)}) 26... Qg4 27. Rae1 $16) 25... Rxe8
26. Re1 $14) 19. Nd2 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Qb3 Re8 22. Qe3 $5 $14 (22. Rac1 Nd7
23. Qe3 f5 24. c5 dxc5 25. bxc5 Qxa5 26. Nb3 Qb4 27. c6 Ne5 28. cxb7 (28. Nc5
bxc6 29. Bxa6 $132) 28... Qxb7 29. d6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Emelin,V-Bagaturov,G/
Ashkhabad Turkmenistan 1990 (50)})) (17... e4 18. Nd2 Bf6 (18... f5 19. Nb3 Bf6
20. Nd4 Be5 21. Ne6 Qf6 22. Bf4 $2 (22. Nxf8 Rxf8 (22... Bxa1 23. Nxd7 $18) 23.
Ra3 $16) 22... Bxf4 23. Nxf4 Bf7 24. Ra2 Qc3 (24... Ne5 $132) 25. Qd2 Qxd2 26.
Rxd2 Rfc8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Belotti,B-Caposciutti,M/Forli 1992 (53)}) 19. Ra2 Re8
20. Bb2 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Qg5 22. Rb3 f5 23. Rg3 Qf6 24. Rge3 Rac8 $132 {0-1
Fernandez Garcia,J-Hernandez,G/Bucaramanga 1992 (67)}) 18. Bb2 Bf6 19. Qb3 (19.
c5 dxc5 20. bxc5 e4 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. c6 bxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Rc1 Qb7 25. Nh4
Be8 (25... Kh7 26. Nxg6 Kxg6 27. Qd6+ Rf6 28. Qe7 (28. Qg3+ Kh7 29. Rc7 Qd5 $17
) 28... Rf7 29. Qd6+ $11) 26. Bc4+ Bf7 27. Nxf5 (27. Ng6 Rfe8 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7
29. Qh5 Nf6 30. Qxf5 Rac8 $11) 27... Bxc4 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. Rxc4 Nf6 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Micic,J-Wagner Michel,A/BLW 1994 (60)}) 19... Re8 20. Rac1 Rc8 21. Qa3
Bf7 22. Red1 Bh5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sion Castro,M-Franco,Z/Leon 1988 (24)}) 17... Bf6
(17... Bg5 18. b4 Rc8 19. Bb2 f5 20. Nb3 $14) 18. Ra3 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7][%cal
Ga3b3,Gb3b7]} Re8 19. Ne4 (19. b4 $14) 19... Bxe4 (19... Nc5 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.
Rae3 $16) 20. Rxe4 Bg5 21. Bxg5 (21. Re1 $5) 21... hxg5 $2 $16 (21... Qxg5 22.
Rg3 Qd8 23. Qh5 (23. Qg4 g6 24. Ree3 Nf8 25. b4 b6 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. Rb3 a5 28.
bxa5 Qxa5 29. Rb7 Reb8 $11) 23... Kf8 24. Qg4 g6 25. Qh4 (25. Ree3 Nf6 26. Qh4
Nh5 27. Qxd8 Raxd8 28. Rg4 Nf6 $11) 25... Qxh4 26. Rxh4 Kg7 $14) 22. Rg4 f5 (
22... b6 23. axb6 Qxb6 24. Ra2 f6 25. Bd3 Nc5 26. Bg6 Reb8 27. Rg3 $16 {
[%cal Gd1h5]}) 23. Rgg3 g6 24. Qd2 $1 f4 {[%csl Re4]} 25. Rgb3 $1 Rb8 (25...
Nc5 26. Rb6 Qc7 27. Be2 Nd7 28. Rb4 e4 29. Bg4 Nc5 30. Rb6 Rad8 31. Qd4 Re5 32.
b4 Nd7 33. Bxd7 Qxd7 34. Rb3 $16) 26. Be2 Kg7 (26... e4 27. Bg4 $16) 27. Bg4
Re7 (27... Nc5 $142 {Black must try not change N by B.} 28. Rb6 Qc7 29. b4 Ne4
30. Qe2 Nf6 31. Be6 e4 32. Rb3 $16) 28. Bxd7 $1 Rxd7 29. Rb6 Rc8 30. Qd3 (30.
Qe2 $16) 30... Qf6 31. Rab3 $2 $132 (31. f3 $1 Qf5 32. Qe2 Re8 33. Rab3 Ree7
34. Qe4 $16) 31... Qf7 (31... Qe7 $2 32. f3 $1 $16 (32. Rc3 e4 33. Qd4+ Kh7 34.
b4 Re8 35. Rc2 e3 36. fxe3 Qxe3+ 37. Qxe3 Rxe3 (37... fxe3 38. Re2 g4 39. b5
$14) 38. b5 axb5 39. cxb5 Ra3 40. a6 bxa6 41. bxa6 (41. Rxa6 Rd3 42. b6 Rxd5
43. Rb2 Rb7 44. Ra7 Rxa7 45. bxa7 Ra5 46. Rb7+ Kh6 47. Kf2 $11) 41... Kg7 42.
Rcc6 Kf6 43. Rxd6+ Rxd6 44. Rxd6+ Kf5 45. Rc6 Ra1+ 46. Kf2 Ra2+ 47. Kf3 Ra3+
48. Ke2 Ra2+ 49. Kd3 Rxg2 50. Rc5 Ra2 51. d6+ Ke6 52. Rxg5 Kxd6 $11)) 32. Rc3
Qf5 33. Qd1 Qe4 $2 $16 (33... e4 $1 {It is not necessary to wait for f2-f3.}
34. Qd4+ Kh7 35. b4 Re8 36. b5 axb5 37. Rxb5 f3 38. g4 Qf4 39. Re3 Kg8 40. Qb2
Rc8 41. Rxb7 Rxb7 42. Qxb7 Rxc4 43. Qb2 Qf7 $132) 34. Qg4 Qf5 (34... Qe1+ 35.
Kh2 Rcd8 36. Qxg5 Qxf2 37. c5 f3 38. Rxf3 Qxc5 39. Rf6 Qc2 40. Rfxd6 $1 Rxd6
41. Qxe5+ $18) 35. Qd1 (35. f3 Qxg4 (35... e4 36. fxe4 Qxg4 37. hxg4 Re8 38.
Rcb3 Ree7 39. Kf2 Kf6 40. c5 (40. Kf3 Ke5 41. Rc3 $16) 40... Rxe4 41. c6 $16)
36. hxg4 Re8 37. b4 e4 38. Kf2 e3+ 39. Ke2 Rh8 $132) 35... Qe4 36. b3 (36. f3
Qd4+ 37. Qxd4 exd4 38. Rc1 d3 39. b3 Re8 40. Rd1 Re3 41. Kf2 Kf6 42. c5 Ke5 43.
c6 bxc6 44. dxc6 Ra7 45. b4 Kd4 46. c7 Rxc7 47. Rxd6+ Ke5 48. Rxa6 Rc2+ 49. Kf1
Ree2 50. Re1 Rxe1+ 51. Kxe1 Rxg2 52. Rxg6 Rg1+ (52... Kd4 53. a6 Rg1+ 54. Kf2
Ra1 55. b5 d2 56. Rd6+ Kc3 57. b6 d1=Q 58. Rxd1 Rxd1 59. b7 Rd2+ 60. Ke1 Rb2
61. h4 $3 Rb1+ 62. Kf2 Rb2+ 63. Kg1 Rb1+ 64. Kg2 Rb2+ 65. Kh3 $18) 53. Kd2 Kd4
54. Rd6+ Kc4 55. Rc6+ Kxb4 56. a6 Kb5 57. Re6 $16) 36... Rcc7 (36... Qf5 37. f3
e4 38. Qd4+ $16) 37. f3 {Better late than never...} Qf5 38. Qe1 Kh6 39. Qe4 {
A little bit fast.} (39. b4 $16 {[%cal Gg1f2,Ge1e4]}) 39... Qxe4 40. fxe4 g4
41. hxg4 Kg5 42. Kf2 Kxg4 43. c5 $1 g5 (43... Rxc5 44. Rxc5 dxc5 45. Rxg6+ Kh4
46. Re6 Kg4 47. Rxe5 c4 48. bxc4 Rc7 49. d6 Rxc4 50. d7 $18) (43... dxc5 44.
Rxg6+ Kh5 45. Re6 Kg4 46. Rh3 Rg7 47. Reh6 Kg5 48. Kf3 Rg6 49. R3h5+ Kf6 50.
Rxg6+ Kxg6 51. Rxe5 $18) 44. c6 Rh7 (44... bxc6 45. dxc6 Rh7 46. Rxa6 $18) 45.
b4 $1 (45. Rh3 Rhf7 46. cxb7 (46. b4 bxc6 47. dxc6 Ra7 48. Rh6 f3 49. Rxd6
fxg2+ 50. Kxg2 Kf4 $14) 46... Rxb7 47. Rxa6 Rfd7 48. Rc6 Rb4 49. Rc4 Rxc4 50.
bxc4 Rc7 51. Ra3 Rxc4 52. a6 Rc2+ 53. Ke1 Rc8 54. a7 Ra8 55. Kf2 Kh5 $14) 45...
Rcf7 (45... bxc6 46. Rcxc6 (46. Rbxc6 Rb7 47. R3c4 Rh1 48. Rxa6 Rb1 49. Rc2
R7xb4 50. Rxd6 Rxe4 $15) 46... Rcf7 (46... Rxc6 47. dxc6 Ra7 (47... Rh1 48.
Rxa6 Rc1 49. b5 Rc2+ 50. Ke1 f3 51. gxf3+ Kxf3 52. b6 Rxc6 53. b7 Rxa6 54. b8=Q
Rxa5 55. Qb3+ Kf4 (55... Kg4 56. Qd1+ Kh4 57. Qxd6 $18) 56. Kf2 $18) 48. Rb7
Ra8 49. c7 Rc8 50. b5 axb5 51. a6 $18) 47. Rxd6 Rh1 (47... f3 48. Rf6 (48. Rxa6
fxg2+ 49. Kxg2 Rf3 50. Rf6 Rg3+ 51. Kf2 Rh2+ 52. Ke1 Rb3 $19) 48... Rxf6 49.
Rxf6 fxg2 50. Kxg2 Rb7 51. Rb6 Ra7 52. d6 Kf4 53. Rc6 Kxe4 54. Rc7 Ra8 55. d7
Rd8 56. b5 axb5 57. a6 $18) 48. Rxa6 Rb1 49. Rf6 Rh7 50. Rh6 Rb2+ 51. Kf1 Rxh6
52. Rxh6 f3 53. gxf3+ Kxf3 54. Rh3+ Kxe4 55. d6 Rxb4 56. a6 Rb8 57. a7 Rf8+ 58.
Ke2 $18) 46. Rf3 Rc7 (46... bxc6 47. dxc6 $18) 47. Rb3 bxc6 48. dxc6 Rh1 49.
Rc3 (49. Rxa6 d5 50. exd5 Rd1 51. b5 e4 52. b6 e3+ 53. Rxe3 $1 fxe3+ 54. Ke2
$18) 49... Rb1 50. Rc2 Rb3 51. b5 axb5 52. Rb7 Rc8 53. c7 f3 54. gxf3+ Rxf3+
55. Ke2 Rh3 (55... Kg3 56. a6 (56. Rb8 Rf2+ 57. Kd3 Rf3+ 58. Kd2 Rf2+ 59. Ke1 (
59. Kc1 Rxc2+ 60. Kxc2 Rxc7+ $17) 59... Rxc2 60. Rxc8 Rc6 61. a6 $18) 56...
Rf2+ 57. Kd3 Rf3+ 58. Kd2 Rf2+ 59. Kc1 g4 60. a7 $16) 56. a6 b4 (56... Rh2+ 57.
Kd3 Rh3+ 58. Kd2 Rh2+ 59. Kc1 $18) 57. Rb8 Rh2+ 58. Kf1 Rh1+ (58... Rxc2 59.
Rxc8 b3 60. a7 b2 61. Rb8 Rxc7 62. a8=Q Rc1+ 63. Ke2 b1=Q 64. Rxb1 Rxb1 65. Qa3
$18) 59. Kg2 b3 60. Rc3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D66"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Qe2 c5 {Schwarz hat die Eröffnung nicht genau
behandelt. So hat er im Vergleich mit der Hauptvariante D58 ein Tempo verloren.
(Der Bauer c ist auf c5 in zwei Schritten c7-c6-c5 statt in einem c7-c5
gelandet)} 12. Rfd1 Ne4 (12... cxd4 $142 $5 13. Nxd4 (13. exd4 $14) 13... Rc8
14. Bg3 Nc5 15. Bb1 Ba6 16. Ndb5 Qd7 17. Be5 Rfd8 18. cxd5 exd5 (18... Nxd5 19.
Qc2 g6 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Nc3 $14) 19. h3 (19. Bxf6 $2 Bxf6 20. Rxd5 Bxb5 21.
Rxd7 Bxe2 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nxe2 Bxb2 $15) 19... Qe6 (19... Qe8 $5 $132) 20.
Bd4 Nce4 21. Qf3 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Nd2 23. Qf5 Nxb1 24. Qxb1 Qd7 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 (
25... Rxc8 26. Nc3 Ne8 27. e4 $16) 26. Nxa7 Qd7 27. Bxb6 Rb8 28. Bd4 Rb7 29.
Rc1 Rxa7 30. Bxa7 Qxa7 31. b4 (31. Rc8+ Bf8 32. b3 $14) 31... g6 32. b5 $2 (32.
Qb2 $1 $16) 32... Bc5 33. Qb3 (33. Qc2 $5 Ne4 34. a4 $14) 33... d4 34. exd4
Bxd4 35. Rc2 $10 Qe7 36. Qd3 Qe1+ 37. Qf1 Qe4 38. Qe2 Qf4 39. Rc4 Nd5 $138 {
0-1 Ribli,Z-Hort,V/Amsterdam 1980/MCL/[Dolmatov] (39)} (39... Nd5 40. Rc2 $15))
13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nf6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. cxd5 exd5 {[%mdl 16]} (16... Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Be4 Qd6 19. Bxd5 exd5 $14) 17. Ba6 Qc8 (17... Bc6 18. Ne5 $1
Be8 19. Bb7 $16) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qb5 Rfd8 20. Rd3 (20. Qb3 Bf8 21. Rd4 Rd6
22. Rcd1 Rad8 23. g4 a6 24. g5 hxg5 25. Nxg5 g6 26. Nh3 Bh6 27. e4 Qe7 28. Nxd5
Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Bf8 30. Ng5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qxd5 Qf6 33. b3 Bc5 34. Qd2
Bxf2+ 35. Qxf2 Qxg5 36. Qxb6 Qc1+ 37. Kf2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qxe4 39. Qxa6 Qd4+ 40.
Kf1 Qf4+ 41. Ke2 Qe4+ 42. Kf2 Qf4+ 43. Ke2 Qe4+ 44. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Illescas
Cordoba,M-Balashov,Y/Las Palmas 1989/EXT 97 (44)}) 20... Ne4 21. Rcd1 Nxc3 22.
Rxc3 Rac8 23. a3 Bf8 24. Rcd3 Rc5 25. Qb3 Rd6 26. Nd4 Qd7 27. Ne2 Qf5 28. Nc3
Qg6 29. Nxd5 Qe6 30. Rd4 Rdc6 31. R4d2 Rc1 32. Qd3 Qe5 33. Qb3 Qe6 34. Qa4 R6c4
35. b4 a5 36. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 37. Rd1 Rxd1+ 38. Qxd1 axb4 39. axb4 Qe4 40. Qd4 Qb1+
41. Kh2 b5 42. e4 Qe1 43. e5 Qe2 44. g4 Qe1 45. Kg3 Qe2 46. Nc3 Qb2 47. Nxb5
Qxb4 48. Qxb4 Bxb4 $18 {Beim Spiel auf einem Flügel ist der Mehrbauer in einem
Endspiel Springer gegen Läufer von entscheidendem Vorteil. Der neue Champion
läßt sich nicht die Butter vom Brot nehmen.} 49. Kf4 Be1 50. f3 Kf8 51. Ke4 Ke7
52. Kd5 Bd2 53. Nd4 Bc1 54. Ne2 Bd2 55. Ng3 Bc1 56. Nh5 Kf8 57. Ke4 Bd2 58. f4
g6 59. Nf6 Bc1 60. Nd5 Bd2 61. f5 Bc1 62. Nf4 Kg7 63. Nd3 Ba3 64. f6+ Kh7 65.
Kd5 g5 66. e6 fxe6+ 67. Kxe6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Kh1 Be6 12. Bf3 Bc4 (12... exf4 13. Bxf4 Rb8
$13) 13. Re1 Nd7 (13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne8 $13) 14. b3 Ba6 (14... exf4 15. Bxf4
Bf6 16. Re3 Qa5 17. Qe1 Be6 18. Bxd6 $16) 15. f5 $1 {White would be happy to
open up the kingside, but he must carefully watch the potential of opening the
center.} Nf6 (15... Qc7 16. g4 $40) 16. g4 h6 (16... d5 17. exd5 Bb4 18. Bd2
cxd5 19. Rxe5 Qc7 20. Qe1 $16) 17. g5 (17. h4 $2 Ne8 $1) 17... hxg5 18. Bxg5
Nh7 (18... Ng4 19. Bxe7 Nf2+ 20. Kg2 Nxd1 21. Bxd8 Nxc3 22. Ba5 $1 (22. Be7
Rfe8 23. Bxd6 Rad8 24. Bb4 Rd2+ 25. Kg3 Rxc2 26. Bxc3 Rxc3 27. Rac1 Rxc1 28.
Rxc1 $14) 22... Nb5 23. Rad1 Nd4 24. Rd2 $16) (18... Nxe4 $5 19. Nxe4 Bxg5 20.
Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Qxd6 Qxf5 22. Bxc6 Rad8 23. Qxe5 Qxc2 24. Rac1 $14) 19. Be3 Bb7 (
19... Bg5 20. Qd2 (20. Bf2 Bh4 21. Bxh4 Qxh4 22. Qxd6 Qh3 23. Re3 Ng5 24. Qxe5
Nxf3 25. Qf4 Bf1 26. Qxf3 Bg2+ 27. Qxg2 Qxe3 28. f6 g6 29. Qg3 Qxg3 30. hxg3
Rad8 $15) 20... Qf6 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Rg1 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 $14) 20. Rg1 Bf6 (20...
Bg5 21. Qd2 $14) 21. Rg3 d5 $2 {The concept of counterplay in the center is
sound, but the tactics is failing Khalifman.} (21... Qe7 22. Qd2 $14) 22. exd5
cxd5 (22... e4 23. Nxe4 Bxa1 24. Qxa1 f6 25. Nc5 $18) 23. Nxd5 e4 (23... Bxd5
24. Bxd5 Rc8 25. c4 $18) 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 (24... Nxf6 25. Be2 $18) 25. Be2 {
Kamsky was out of the chess scene for more nearly three years, so he doesn't
trust the spectacular lines with 25.Bd4!?.} (25. Bd4 $5 exf3 (25... Rad8 26.
Bxf6 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Nxf6 28. Be2 $18) 26. Bxf6 f2+ 27. Rg2 Nxf6 (27... Rfe8 28.
Qd2 Nxf6 29. Qxf2) 28. Qd4 Rfe8 29. Qxf2 Ng4 30. Qg3 Re2 31. Qxg4 Rxg2 32. Qxg2
Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 $18) 25... Qxf5 26. Qd4 {[%mdl 128] It is obvious, that all
white pieces are ready to cause problems to the black king.} g5 (26... f6 27.
Rf1 Qc8 28. Bh6 $18) 27. Rf1 Qg6 28. Bc4 Rac8 (28... Rae8 29. Qxa7 $18) (28...
a5 29. Qe5 Rae8 30. Qxa5 $18) 29. h4 $1 {Opens both kings, but the black one
is screened by all white pieces.} (29. Qxa7 Bc6 30. a4 $18) 29... Rxc4 30. bxc4
(30. Qxc4 $2 Ba6 31. Qc7 Bxf1 32. Bxg5 Be2 33. Be7 Bg4 $13) 30... g4 (30... f6
31. hxg5 Nxg5 32. Qd6 $18) 31. Rxg4 $1 Qxg4 32. Rg1 Qxg1+ 33. Kxg1 f6 (33... a6
34. Bh6 $18) 34. Qxa7 Rf7 35. Qb8+ Kg7 (35... Nf8 36. a4 $18) 36. Qg3+ Kh8 37.
Bh6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After loss in first game,Khalifman had to win this game in any case,to lead
the match to tie-breaks.Once,he did it already in this championship against
Barua in first round.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 Rc8 12. O-O Nxe4 $146 (
12... c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rfe1 Re8 (14... dxc4 15. bxc4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc5 17.
Qa4 Nb8 18. N4b3 Nfd7 19. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Dzuban,O/Pavlodar KAZ
1982 (41)}) 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Ba1 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bb7 18. Nce5 cxd4 19. Qxc7 Rxc7
20. Nxd4 Nxe5 21. Nb5 Rc5 22. Rxe5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rc2 $11 {Andrianov,N-Korolev,
A/corr. 1987}) (12... b5 13. e5 Ne8 14. c5 b4 $8 15. Bxb4 Bxf1 16. Bxf1 $44 a5
17. Bc3 Ra8 18. Bd3 g6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. a3 {[%cal Gb3b4]} Qc7 21. b4 axb4 22.
axb4 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 (23... Rxf6 $1) 24. Nb3 Rfe8 {[%cal Gg7f5]} 25. Na5 {
[%csl Gc6] 1-0 Avrukh,B-Sakaev,K/Belgrade 1999/CBM 69/[Avrukh,B] (35) '+/-'
Dautov.}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 b5 15. c5 {[%mdl 512] This is an exchange
sacrifice.It looks semilar to Avrukh's sacrifice(see 12...b5),doesn't it? In
other cases black gets convenient play:} (15. Nd2 $6 bxc4 16. bxc4 Nb6 {
[%csl Rc4]}) (15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 bxc4 17. bxc4 Bc5) 15... b4 16. Bxb4 Nf6
17. Qe1 $5 {[%cal Gb4a5] An interesing and unusual idea:white intends Ba5 on
next move moving black queen on worse place.} Nd5 18. Ba5 Qe8 19. Qe4 Bxf1 20.
Bxf1 {Whay has white for sacrificed marerial? First,there is not a big loss of
material-just bishop and pawn for exchange.There are no open files on the
board for using blacks extra rook.In addition white has advantage in space and
attacking chances.} Bf6 21. h4 g6 22. h5 (22. Bd2 $5 Bg7) 22... Bd8 $1 {
[%cal Gd5f6]} 23. Bd2 $6 (23. Bxd8 $142 Qxd8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Ne5 $44 {
white still keeps a pressure,but position is equal about,but maybe playing
this best move,Khalifman was withdraw the Championship making a draw,which
looks most objective result after 23.Bxd8!}) 23... f5 $2 (23... Nf6 24. Qe2 (
24. Qe3 Nxh5 25. Qh6 Ng7 26. Bd3 f6 $17) 24... Nxh5 25. Bh6 (25. Ne5 Bf6 $17)
25... Ng7 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nc4 Bc7 $17 {and I don't see a way for white to
develope an initiative.}) 24. Qe2 {[%csl Re6]} gxh5 25. Re1 {Now white is
looking great.} Rf6 26. Bh3 {[%cal Rd2g5] threatening 27.Bg5 Rg6 28.Bxf5!} h6
27. Nh4 {[%cal Rh4f5]} Qf7 28. Bg2 {[%cal Gg2f3]} Bc7 29. Bf3 Qg7 30. Qa6 Qd7 {
missing a way to create a counterplay.} (30... Rd8 $5 31. Bxh5 (31. Qxc6 $140
Bxg3) 31... f4 32. g4 {[%cal Gh4f3]} f3 $132) 31. Bxh5 Bb8 32. Nf3 Kh7 33. Ne5
Bxe5 34. dxe5 Rff8 {Still black has the same material advantage,but his king
finds himself under an attack of white pieces during couple of moves.} 35. Qe2
{[%csl Rh6,Rh7][%cal Gg1g2,Ye1h1]} Rg8 36. Kg2 Qg7 37. Rh1 f4 (37... Qf8 38.
Qc4 $1 {[%cal Gc4h4]} Rc7 39. Qh4 Kh8 40. Bf7 $1 $18) 38. Bf3 (38. Qe4+ $5 Kh8
39. Bf7 Qxf7 (39... Rgf8 40. Bxe6 Rce8 41. Bxd5 cxd5 42. Qxd5 Rd8 43. Qc6 $18)
40. Rxh6+ Kg7 41. Rh7+ $18) 38... Rgf8 39. Be4+ Rf5 (39... Kg8 40. Rh4 {
[%cal Gh4g4]}) (39... Kh8 40. Qh5 {[%csl Re6,Rh6]}) 40. Bxf5+ exf5 41. Qh5 Qg6
42. Qxg6+ Kxg6 43. Kf3 {winning the second pawn.The ending is hopeless for
black.} Rd8 44. Bxf4 h5 (44... Nxf4 45. Kxf4 Rd4+ 46. Kf3 Rd5 (46... Re4 47.
Rd1 $18) 47. Re1 Kf7 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. Rh1 Rd4+ 50. Kf3 Kxe5 51. Rxh6 $18) 45.
Rd1 Kf7 46. Rh1 Kg6 47. Re1 {intending to advance passed pawn-d.} Nb4 48. Re2
Nd3 49. e6 Nxc5 50. e7 Re8 51. Rc2 Nd3 52. Rxc6+ Kf7 53. Bd6 {[%csl Rd3][%cal
Rf3e2] That is not blunder!The following transformation leads to easily
winning ending "B:N" for white.} Rxe7 54. Bxe7 Ne5+ 55. Kf4 Nxc6 56. Bc5 Ke6
57. b4 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Rb4b5,Yf4g5]} a6 58. Kg5 Ne5 59. Kxh5 Kd5 60. Kg5 Ke4
61. f4 Nd3 62. Be7 Nb2 63. a3 Nd1 64. a4 Nc3 {[%tqu "En","How did GM Khalifman
forced GM Kamsky to resign  in 3 moves?","","","b4b5","",5]} 65. b5 $1 {
The final break!} axb5 66. a5 Nd5 67. a6 (67. a6 Nc7 68. a7 Na8 (68... Ne6+ 69.
Kf6 Nc7 70. Bd8 Na8 71. Ba5 $22) 69. Bb4 Nc7 70. Ba5 Na8 71. Kf6 $22) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Asrian, Karen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg3 c5 ({Für die Leser die weniger Theorie lernen möchten,
empfehle ich folgende sehr interessante Variante: Die Idee ist einfach. Der
Nachziehende will den starken Läufer g3 neutralisieren und gleichzeitig das
Feld e7 für die schwarze Dame räumen, wo sie sehr gut stehen würde.} 10... Bd6
$1 11. Bxd6 (11. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) (11. Rc1 Bxg3 12. hxg3 c5 $11) 11... cxd6 12.
cxd5 Nxd5 {Selbstverständlich will Schwarz auf keinen Fall die große Diagonale
mit Bauern zumachen.} 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 (14. Qe2 Rc8 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Rc1
Rc8 $11) 11. cxd5 (11. Qe2 Ne4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rad1 Nxg3 (13... Ndf6 $5) (
13... Nxc3 $5) 14. hxg3 Qc7 15. Bc2 Rad8 $6 (15... Nf6 $5 $13 16. dxc5) 16.
dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 $16 {Vyzmanavin,A-Geller,E/Sochi/1989/1:0 (38)/}) 11... Nxd5
(11... exd5 $6 12. Ne5 $14) 12. Rc1 (12. e4 Nb4 13. Be2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 $10)
(12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 $10) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd5 (13. exd4 $6 Rc8 (13... N7f6
$5) 14. Bb1 N7f6 15. Be5 Nxc3 $1 16. Rxc3 {0-1 Yermolinsky,A-Beliavsky,A/
Groningen 1993/CBM 39/[Kharitonov] (32)} (16. bxc3 Qd5 17. Qd3 Qc4 18. Qc2 Be4
$17)) (13. Nxd4 $5 $10) 13... Bxd5 14. e4 Bb7 15. Bc7 Qe8 16. Nxd4 Nc5 $146 (
16... Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Beliavsky,A/Ulcinj 1998/EXT 99 (31)}) 17. Bb5 Qc8
18. Be5 {Weiß will die ungünstige Lage der schwarzen Dame ausnützen. Jetzt
droht einfach b2-b4.} a6 19. Qg4 $1 Bg5 (19... f6 20. Bc4 $1 fxe5 21. Bxe6+ $18
) 20. f4 $1 f5 ({Falls der Nachziehende den Läufer b5 nimmt, bekommt der
Anziehende auf taktische Weise einen großen Vorteil:} 20... axb5 $6 21. fxg5 h5
22. Qxh5 Bxe4 23. Rf4 $1 {[%cal Yf4e4,Yf4h4]} (23. b4 Rxa2 $1) 23... Bg6 24.
Qh3 $40 {[%cal Yb2b4,Ye5g7,Yf4h4] Der weiße Angriff ist kaum zu neutralisieren.
}) 21. exf5 (21. Qg3 axb5 (21... Bf6 22. Nxe6 $1 Rf7 23. Nxc5 $18) (21... Nxe4
22. Rxc8 Nxg3 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. hxg3 axb5 25. fxg5 $18) 22. fxg5) 21... exf5
22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Qh3 (23. Qh5) 23... Bf6 24. b4 b5 25. Be2 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Qd8
27. Nxf5 Ne4 $16 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.07"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Rc8 ({Die Variante hatten beide Spieler schon mal
auf dem Brett. Beim New York open spielte Khalifman} 10... Qc8 11. Bf3 Bg4 12.
Nd5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 15. c3 Nd7 16. Rae1 Nf6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Asrian,K-Khalifman,A/New York 1998/CBM 64 (31)}) 11. Kh1 (11. f5 Bd7 {räumt
Schwarz das Feld e5 ein.}) 11... a6 12. Bf3 Nd7 13. f5 (13. g4 b5 14. Rb1 Nb6
15. f5 Bc4 16. Rf2 Ne5 17. Bg2 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nbc4 $11 {0-1 Trohl,
J-Alterman,B/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (57)}) 13... Bc4 14. Be2 Nce5 15. fxg6 hxg6
16. Bg5 Nf6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qc7 19. c3 Rfe8 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Qd2 Qd3 22.
Rad1 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Nc4 24. Rdf2 Be5 25. h3 (25. Rxf7 $2 Bf6) 25... f6 26. Bc1
b5 27. Rd1 Kf7 28. g4 a5 29. Rd3 a4 30. Nd2 b4 31. Ne4 bxc3 32. bxc3 Rb8 33.
Kg2 Rb1 34. Nd2 (34. Bf4 Bxf4 35. Rxf4 Ra1 36. Rf2 Rb8 $17) 34... Rxc1 35. Nxc4
Bxc3 36. Nb6 a3 37. Rf1 Rc2+ 38. Rf2 Rc1 39. Rf1 Rxf1 40. Kxf1 Bb2 41. Nc4 Rc8
42. Nxa3 Rc5 43. Ke2 Bxa3 44. Rxa3 Rxd5 45. Ra8 Rb5 46. Kd3 f5 47. gxf5 gxf5
48. Kc4 Rc5+ 49. Kd3 Rc1 50. a4 Rh1 51. Rh8 Kg7 52. Rh4 e5 53. Kc4 f4 54. Rh5
Kg6 55. Rh8 Ra1 56. Kd5 Rxa4 57. Kxd6 e4 58. Rg8+ Kf5 59. Rf8+ Kg5 60. Rg8+ Kh4
61. Ke5 e3 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Qd2 a5 12. a4 Nc6 13. f4 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. O-O-O Nb4 17. Rhf1 Be6 18. Rxf8+ Qxf8 19. Rf1 Qc8 20. Bb5 Qc7 21.
Bxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nh4 Nbd7 10. f3 Bg6 11. e4 e5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Na2 (13. Be3 Qa5 14. Qb3
exd4 15. Bxd4 Bc5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Tukmakov,V/Sochi 1987/TD (30)}) 13...
Ba5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Qe7 16. Qc2 Ned7 17. Kh1 Rfe8 18. Nc3 Qc5 19. Qb3 a6
20. Bd2 Rad8 21. Rad1 Ne5 22. Be1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Rd8 24. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.12"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Die Partie ist eine Glanzleistung Khalifmans, der damit seine bis dato
negative Bilanz gegen Polgar ausgeglichen hat.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {Polgar
hat früher fast nur Königsindisch gespielt, doch auf sehr hohem Niveau hat man
es mit dieser Eröffnung wahrlich nicht leicht.} 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 {Von nun
an hat Schwarz wenig Spielraum.} 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+
9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 ({Auch nach} 11... Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6
13. h4 {bestimmt Weiß das Spiel.}) 12. Qb3 a6 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Rab1
Na5 16. Qa3 Rc8 17. c4 Qc5 ({Die Annahme des Bauernopfers durch} 17... Nxc4 18.
Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Rfd1 {führt zu sehr angenehmen Spiel für Weiß.}) 18. Qc3 e5 ({
Auch nach} 18... Nxc4 19. Rxb7 Nd6 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. Ra7 Nxe4 22. Bxa6 {
besitzt Weiß eine hoch überlegene Stellung.}) ({Doch nach} 18... Ke7 $1 19. Kh1
{und erst jetzt} e5 {hatte es Weiß in der Partie Van Wely-Rustemov (Polanica
Zdroj 1999) nicht leicht Vorteil nachzuweisen. Diese Partie wurde genau eine
Woche nach Khalifman-Polgar gespielt.}) 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. axb3 {Die geschwächte
schwarze Bauernstruktur gibt Weiß einen kleinen, aber lang anhaltenden Vorteil.
} a5 21. Rfd1 Be6 22. h3 $1 {Die Idee mit dem nachfolgenden Bg4 ist sehr stark;
der Be6 wird abgetauscht, denn er gibt der schwarzen Stellung einigen Halt.}
O-O (22... Ke7 $5 {(Ribli) schaut etwas besser aus. Der Meinung = kann ich
mich jedoch nicht anschließen. Nach} 23. Bg4 {sind doch die Schwächen im
schwarzen Lager unübershebar.}) 23. Qg3+ Kh8 24. Qh4 Qe7 25. Bg4 $1 Rg8 ({Auf} 
25... Rcd8 {kann} 26. Rd5 $1 {folgen, denn der Läufer e6 muss die
Eventualdrohung Lg4-f5 parieren.}) 26. Rd3 Rg5 ({Auch nach} 26... Rcd8 27. Rbd1
Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Rd8 29. Rf3 {sieht Khalifman Weiß deutlich im Vorteil, denn
Schwarz kann bestenfalls ein Turmpaar abtauschen und bleibt auf den Schwächen
am Königsflügel sitzen.}) 27. Bxe6 Qxe6 (27... fxe6 {würde die Struktur etwas
verbessern, doch nach} 28. Rbd1 {hätte Schwarz neue Sorgen mit der 7. Reihe.})
28. Rbd1 Rcg8 29. Rd6 $1 Qc8 (29... Rxg2+ 30. Kf1 Qe7 31. Rd7) 30. g3 Kg7 31.
R1d5 h6 $2 {[#]} ({Mit} 31... Rg6 {ließ sich längerer Widerstand leisten.}) 32.
Rxe5 $1 {Solche kleinen Tricks beherrscht Judit Polgar eigentlich aus dem ff,
doch eben als die Aktive.} Rd8 (32... fxe5 33. Qxh6#) (32... Rxe5 33. Qxf6+ Kf8
34. Qxe5) 33. Red5 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Rg6 35. Qf4 a4 36. bxa4 Qxc4 37. Rd8 Qc3 38.
Kg2 Qb4 39. Ra8 h5 40. Qb8 $1 Qxe4+ 41. Kh2 Rg5 42. Qh8+ Kg6 43. Rg8+ Kf5 44.
Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Lukacs} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4 {Lukacs:
'From time to time this aggressive plan attracts the attacking players, who
want to avoid the solid positional main lines.'} (6. h4 {Lukacs is the popular
main line.}) 6... e6 7. Nf3 {Lukacs: 'White has an enormous pressure on e5,
but after the inevitable c6-c5 sometimes he regrets the weakening of the g1-a7
/^.'} Bd6 8. Be2 $146 {Lukacs: 'White wants to keep his B, although the B on
g6 is well-posted.'} (8. Bd3 Ne7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Kh1 (10. Ne5 {Lukacs} Qb6 $6 (
10... Qc7 {is the usual plan.}) 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Ne4 Nc8 {Now the
N is badly placed here.} 14. a4 Be7 15. b3 {in order to activate the B on the
a3-f8 /^.} Nd6 16. Ncxd6+ Bxd6 17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 18. Ba3 Qc7 19. Qd2 $14 {and
suddenly the B becomes strong, Socko-Burmakin, Pardubice op 1993.}) (10. Ne4
Bc7 {and it is not easy for White to go ahead.}) 10... Qc7 11. Ne5 Rd8 {
Lukacs: 'c6-c5 will come soon.'} 12. Qe2 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 O-O 14. Bd2 c5 15. Ne4
Nf5 $11 {Marshall,F-Capablanca,J/New York 1927} (15... Nf5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 $11 {
and it is time to regret f4, Marshall-Capablanca, New York 1927.})) (8. Bc4 Ne7
9. O-O Nd7 10. Ne5 Nf6 11. c3 Qc7 {Lukacs: 'It is not easy for White to
continue his march ahead because Black can fully blockade the light squares.'}
12. Qe2 O-O 13. Be3 c5 {Lukacs: 'Soon or later this comes, and White's [+]
becomes shaky.'} 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 16. Kh1 Rad8 $11 {Stoltz,G-Flohr,
S/Bled 1931 Lukacs: 'Stoltz-Flohr, Bled 1931'}) 8... Ne7 (8... Nd7 {Lukacs} 9.
O-O Qc7 10. Ne5 Ne7 11. c3 (11. h4 $6 {is illogical, when White has already
castled >>.} O-O-O 12. Qe1 (12. h5 $4 {is only a dream, because after} Nxe5 13.
fxe5 Bxe5 $19 {White has to wake up.}) 12... f6 13. Nd3 Nf5)) 9. Ne5 $2 {
Ein grober Fehler im Sinne des Spiels auf Gewinn (J.Polgar lag mit 0:1 zurück
und mußte diese Partie unbedingt gewinnen, um auszugleichen). Schwarz kann nun
direkt ins Endspiel übergehen, ein Partiestadium, das Judith bekannterweise
nicht liegt.} (9. O-O Nd7 10. Ne5 Nf6 $11 {mit einem ausgeglichenen, aber
komplizierten Spiel hätte Judit sicherlich besser geschmeckt.}) 9... Bxe5 {
'=!' Lukacs.} (9... O-O {Lukacs} 10. Nxg6 hxg6 (10... Nxg6 11. O-O {/\ f5}) 11.
Ne4 {keeping the ^^ can slightly be better for White.}) (9... Nd7 {Lukacs} 10.
O-O) 10. fxe5 (10. dxe5 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 (11. Kxd1 {Lukacs doesn't look nice.}
Na6 $1 12. Bxa6 bxa6 $11) 11... Na6 {'!' Lukacs. Lukacs: '/\ Nb4 >< c2'} 12.
Bd2 O-O-O $11) 10... c5 $1 11. dxc5 (11. c3 $2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nbc6 {'=/+'
Lukacs. Lukacs: 'leaves White with a perfectly blockaded isolated P.'} 13. Be3
Nd5 $17) 11... Qxd1+ ({Eine gute Alternative bestand in} 11... Qa5+ 12. c3 Qxc5
13. Qd6 Nd7 $11 ({aber nicht} 13... Qxd6 $2 14. exd6 Nc8 15. Bf4 $16 {/\0-0-0})
) 12. Bxd1 (12. Kxd1 {Lukacs is again not impressive because of} Nd7) 12... Na6
(12... Nd7 $2 {Lukacs allows} 13. b4 $1 Nxe5 14. Bb2 {and White's << P
majority and his ^^ in the opened position secure her the better chances.}) 13.
O-O (13. Be3 Nb4 (13... Nd5 {Lukacs} 14. Bd4 Ndb4 15. Rc1 O-O-O $44) 14. O-O (
14. Kd2 $2 Rd8+ 15. Kc1 Rxd1+ $1 16. Rxd1 Nxc2 $15) 14... Nxc2 15. Bxc2 Bxc2
$11) 13... Nxc5 14. Bf3 Nc6 $1 {><e5 Lukacs: '/\ Nd4' Khalifmans Strategie ist
leicht zu verstehen, er reduziert konsequent den Figurenbestand und läßt keine
Komplikationen zu.} ({Dagegen käme} 14... Bxc2 $6 {Weiß sehr gelegen:} 15. Be3
Nd3 (15... Rc8 16. Bxc5 $1 Rxc5 17. Rac1 b6 (17... O-O 18. Ne4 Rc7 19. Nd6 $16)
18. b4 Rc4 19. Be2 $16) 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Be4 Rxb2 18. Bxa7 $14 {^^,o^}) 15.
Bxc6+ {Lukacs: 'The dangerous N has to be eliminated.'} (15. Bf4 Nd4 $11) (15.
Re1 {Lukacs is also answered by} Nd4 16. Be3 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Rc8 $11) 15... bxc6
16. b3 {'!' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'in order to activate the B on the a3-f8 /^.'} (16.
b4 {Lukacs} Ne4 $11) (16. Rf2 {Lukacs is simply met by} O-O $142 {and Black
has excellent drawing chances because of the ^-.} (16... h5 $5 {provokes} 17.
h4 O-O-O 18. Be3 Nd7 19. Bxa7 Nxe5 $13 (19... c5 20. b4 cxb4 21. Bd4 {is less
clear.}))) 16... Nd7 $1 (16... Bxc2 $2 17. Ba3 (17. Nh5 $1 {Lukacs} g6 (17...
O-O $2 {loses to the pin after} 18. Ba3) (17... Bg6 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Bh6 {
is not recommended either.}) 18. Nf6+ Kd8 19. Bh6 $1 $18 {with too many
threats.}) 17... Nd3 18. Ne4 $36) (16... h5 $5 {Lukacs is interesting to chase
the N, although on g3 it isn't very impressive either.} 17. Ba3 (17. h4 $2 {
is already met by} Bxc2 {because Nh5 is not possible.}) 17... Nd7 18. c4 (18.
Bd6 h4 $1) 18... h4) 17. c4 a5 $1 (17... Nxe5 $2 18. Bb2 f6 (18... Ng4 {Lukacs}
19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Bd4 e5 21. Bc5 {and Black's pawns are in four islands.}) 19.
Bxe5 fxe5 20. Rae1 {'+/=' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'with too many P islands for Black.'}
Ke7 21. Rxe5 Rhf8 22. Rxf8 Rxf8 23. Ra5 $16) 18. Ba3 (18. Bb2 a4 (18... Ke7 19.
Rfd1 Rhb8 20. Rd6 c5 21. Rad1 Rb7 $11 {/\a4}) 19. b4 a3 20. Bc3 Nb6 21. Rf4 Rd8
$11) (18. Re1 {Lukacs} a4 19. Ba3 {deserved attention.}) 18... Nxe5 {Führt zu
weiteren Vereinfachungen und einer remislichen Stellung. '!' Lukacs.} (18... c5
$5 19. Rfd1 a4 $11) 19. Bb2 f6 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Rae1 {Lukacs: 'Now Black has
got an important a5 tempo to get rid of his weak pawns.'} ({Die Stellung nach} 
21. Rfe1 O-O 22. Rxe5 a4 23. b4 a3 24. Rxe6 Rfb8 $1 25. Rxc6 Rxb4 $11 {/\Rb1,
><a2 war für Weiß trotz des Mehrbauerns wenig erstrebenswert.}) 21... Rf8 22.
Rxe5 Rxf1+ 23. Nxf1 Ke7 $11 24. Nd2 a4 {Lukacs: 'This is the point, now White
has also weaknesses in his plans.' Schwarz wird damit seine letzte
Bauernschwäche los. Der Rest ist leicht zu verstehen.} 25. Kf2 axb3 26. axb3
Kd6 27. Rg5 (27. Nf3 {Lukacs} c5 $1 $11 {blockading the P on the colour of the
B.} (27... Ra3 28. c5+ Kd7 29. Re3 $14 {and the black pawns are on the colour
of the B.}) (27... Ra2+ 28. Kg3 (28. Re2 $2 {is out of question because of}
Rxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Kc5 $1) 28... Rb2 29. c5+ Kd7 30. Re3 $14 {with a good N versus
bad B _|_.})) 27... c5 28. Ke3 Rb8 29. h4 Rb7 30. Ne4+ (30. h5 {Lukacs} Bc2)
30... Bxe4 {Lukacs: 'The R _|_ cannot pose any serious problems for Black to
reach the highly desired draw.'} 31. Kxe4 Rxb3 32. Rxg7 h6 (32... Rc3 {Lukacs}
33. Rxh7 Rxc4+ 34. Ke3 Rc3+ $11 (34... Rg4 35. Kf3)) 33. Rg6 Rc3 34. Rxh6 Rg3 (
34... Rxc4+ {Lukacs}) 35. h5 Rxg2 36. Rh8 Rg4+ 37. Kd3 Rd4+ 38. Kc3 Rh4 39. h6
Rh3+ 40. Kc2 Ke5 {'!' Lukacs.} 41. h7 Ke4 42. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.15"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3
Bxd2 9. Bxd2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. b4 c5 12. Bc3 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. Be1 f5 15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qg5 17. f4 Qg6 18. Qe2 Rfc8 19. Rc1 b5 20. h3 Rc7 21. Kh2 c3
22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Rf2 Rac8 24. Qxb5 Bc4 25. Qa4 Bd3 26. Qb3 c2 27. f5 Qe8 28.
f6 g6 29. a4 Kf7 30. b5 Rc5 31. Qb2 Qd8 32. Bb4 Rc4 33. a5 Qd5 34. Bd6 Rc3 35.
b6 axb6 36. axb6 Qb3 37. Qxb3 Rxb3 38. Bc7 Rb2 39. Rd2 Ra8 40. Rcxc2 Rxc2 41.
Rxc2 Bxc2 42. b7 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.16"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nc3 Nb4 11. Be2 Bf5 12. a3 Nc6 13. Re1 Be6 14. Ng5 Bf5 15.
Bf1 h6 16. Nf3 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bd6 18. d5 Ne7 19. Nd4 Bh7 20. Ndb5 Nf5 21. Bd3
Qd7 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Nxd6 cxd6 24. Qd4 Rfe8 25. Bf4 Ne4 26. Bh2 Nxc3 27. bxc3
Qd3 28. Qxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.17"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Qb8 12. g3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. O-O-O Nf6
15. f4 O-O 16. Bg2 e5 17. f5 Qd8 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. Rd2 g6 20. Rf1 Kh8 21. g4 gxf5
22. exf5 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Nxg4 24. f6 Nxf6 25. Qf5 Rb6 26. Qxe5 Re8 27. Qxc5 Qe7
28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. c5 Rc6 30. b4 a5 31. Kc2 axb4 32. axb4 Kg7 33. Kb3 Re5 34.
Rdf2 Rce6 35. Rf5 Kg6 36. Rxe5 Rxe5 37. b5 Re3 38. Re2 Rf3 39. b6 Nd5 40. b7
Rxc3+ 41. Kb2 Rc4 42. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.19"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7
8. Qf4 Qe6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Ng6 11. Qg5 $1 {Probably Nisipeanu already had
had in mind the typical endgame who is in the text (and the subject of our
theme). Weaker is 11.Qg3?!because the change on g3 would double the pawns and
their quantity advantage should be decreased; the wining chances - too. That
is proved amung the other in the following game:} Qe5 $6 {Why it is better to
escape this typical endgame is soon to be understood.} 12. Qxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2
Bg4 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Re1 Rfe8 17. Kf1 Bb4 18. f3 Rad8 19. Bf4 Rd7
20. Rad1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 {Lasker,E-Janowsky,D Wch09 Paris 1909 (3) 1-0 So from
the Scottish opening arises a variety of well known Ruy Lopez's endgame.
Usually the pawns on the Q's wing are intact. Here they are doubled,
disordered and seemingly an easy plunder. Emanuel Lasker was first to prove
that White's chances are decisively better in spite of the doubled pawns. 
After this game we shall remember one of his utmost instructive games on the
same topic against the chess-titan David Janowsky:} Red8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Ke2
Kf8 24. g4 Ne8 25. h4 Nd6 26. h5 Nb5 27. Bd2 f6 28. Rg1 h6 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. Be1
Rxd1 31. Kxd1 c5 32. Kd2 Nd6 33. Kd3 Nf7 34. f4 b6 35. c4 Ke6 36. Bg3 Ke7 37.
Bh4 Ke8 38. Be1 Kd7 39. Bd2 Ke7 40. Bc1 Ke6 41. Bb2 c6 42. Bc3 b5 43. Be1 Nd6
44. cxb5 cxb5 45. Bf2 Nb7 46. f5+ Kf7 47. e5 fxe5 48. Ke4 b4 49. Kxe5 c4 50.
Kd5 Na5 51. Bd4 a6 52. Be5 Kg8 53. Kc5 b3 54. axb3 cxb3 55. c4 Kf7 56. Kd5 Ke7
57. c5 Kd7 58. Bxg7 Nc6 59. Kc4 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.22"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Nh5 8. Nc3 f5
9. O-O Nc6 10. b5 Ne7 11. e4 c5 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. c5 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Qb3
e4 16. dxe4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 dxe4 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. Nxe4 Rb8 21. Qc3
Nd5 22. Qa3 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nhf6 24. Bf3 Qc7 25. Rac1 Ne7 26. c6 Nf5 27. Qc3 Rbc8
28. Rfe1 Qg7 29. Rcd1 Rc7 30. Re6 h5 31. Qe5 Kh7 32. h3 Ng8 33. Qe4 Nf6 34. Qe5
Ng8 35. Qe4 Rf6 36. Rxf6 Nxf6 37. Qb4 Qe7 38. Qb8 Nd6 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Nf7
41. Kg2 Kg7 42. Re1 Qd8 43. Qb2 Ng5 44. Re3 Qd6 45. Qa3 Qxa3 46. Rxa3 Kf7 47.
Be2 Ne6 48. Ra4 Nd5 49. Bf3 Ne7 50. Kg3 Kf6 51. Rc4 Ke5 52. Rc1 Nd4 53. Re1+
Kf6 54. Bg2 Nexc6 55. f4 Ne7 56. Bf1 Rc3+ 57. Kg2 Nc2 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.23"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Qc7 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. g3 Qb6 8. e3
Be7 9. Bg2 a6 10. O-O Qc7 11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Ng5 Rb8 14. Rac1 O-O 15.
Rfd1 b6 16. Nce4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bb7 18. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.24"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Ba4 c4 8. d4
cxd3 9. Bg5 Ne5 10. Nbd2 Bxa4 11. Qxa4+ b5 12. Qd4 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. a4 Rb8
15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Qa7 Ra8 17. Qb7 Qc8 18. Qd5 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qxd3 h5 21.
Nf1 Qd7 22. Qe2 e6 23. h4 Bc5 24. Ng3 Ke7 25. Red1 Qc6 26. Rd3 Rbd8 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Nxh5 Rg8 29. Ra5 b4 30. Qb5 Rc8 31. Ng3 bxc3 32. bxc3 Qxb5 33. Rxb5
Ba3 34. Ne2 Bc5 35. g4 Kd6 36. Kg2 Kc6 37. Rb2 f5 38. f3 Rh8 39. Kg3 Be7 40. h5
fxe4 41. fxe4 f5 42. Kf3 fxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Rg8+ 44. Kh3 Rh8 45. Ng3 Bg5 46. Rh2
Kc5 47. Kg4 Bf4 48. Rh3 Kc4 49. Nf1 Rf8 50. Nh2 Rg8+ 51. Kf3 Bxh2 52. Rxh2 Kxc3
53. h6 Kd3 54. h7 Rf8+ 55. Kg3 Rh8 56. Rh4 Ke3 57. Kg2 Kd3 58. Kf3 Kd4 59. Ke2
Kc5 60. Kd3 Rd8+ 61. Kc3 Rh8 62. Rh5 Kd6 63. Kb4 Rb8+ 64. Kc4 Rh8 65. Rh1 Kc6
66. Rh2 Kd6 67. Kb4 Kc6 68. Kc4 Kd6 69. Ra2 Ke7 70. Kc5 Rc8+ 71. Kb6 Rh8 72.
Rh2 Kd6 73. Rd2+ Ke7 74. Kc7 Kf6 75. Rh2 Kg5 76. Kd6 Kf6 77. Kd7 Kf7 78. Rh3
Kf6 79. Rh1 Kf7 80. Rh4 Kf6 81. Rh1 Kf7 82. Rf1+ Kg7 83. Ke7 Ra8 84. h8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.26"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Nh5 14. Qd2 Be5 15. g3
Ng7 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f4 Bf6 19. Nb5 Be7 20. Rac1 a6 21. Nd4 Bf6
22. Nf3 Qa5 23. Qxa5 Nxa5 24. b4 Nc6 25. Rb1 h6 26. a4 g5 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. g4
Ne5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Be3 Rf8 31. Rf1 Bf4 32. Bxf4 gxf4 33. Bf3 Rf7 34. a5 Rd8
35. Rbe1 d4 36. Re4 d3 37. Bd1 d2 38. Rfxf4 Rxf4 39. Rxf4 Ne8 40. Kf2 Nc7 41.
h4 e5 42. Rc4 Nd5 43. Kf3 Rf8+ 44. Ke2 Rd8 45. Kf3 Rf8+ 46. Ke2 Rd8 47. Rc2
Nf4+ 48. Ke3 Nd5+ 49. Ke2 Nf4+ 50. Kf3 Kf7 51. c6 bxc6 52. Rxc6 Rd3+ 53. Ke4
Ke7 54. h5 Rd4+ 55. Kxe5 Rxb4 56. Rc7+ Kf8 57. Rd7 Ng2 58. h6 Kg8 59. g5 Ne3
60. g6 Rb5+ 61. Ke4 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.27"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. h3 h6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Be6 19. Bf4 Rc8 20. Bb3 a5 21. Rad1
a4 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rc1 g6 24. Qd3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qd7 26. b3 axb3 27. axb3 Qb7
28. Qd2 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Bxh6 Bxh6 31. Qxh6 Re8 32. Qd2 Qe5 33. Rd1 Rc8
34. f4 Qc3 35. Qxd6 Qxb3 36. f5 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 Qc5 38. fxg6 Qxd6+ 39. Rxd6 Rb8
40. gxf7+ Kxf7 41. Rd3 b4 42. Rb3 Ke6 43. g4 Kd5 44. h4 Kc4 45. Rb1 b3 46. h5
Kd5 47. h6 Ke6 48. h7 Rh8 49. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.28"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A77"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2] When analyzing this game one has to bear in mind the match
situation-Khalifman was leading and a draw gives him the overall victory in
Las Vegas. So he will try to avoid any unnecessary risk, while Akopiam has to
strive for complications at any cost.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 {
This is objectively better than e.g.} (4. g3 {White doesn't want to make
concessions from the very beginning.}) 4... exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 a6 (6... g6
7. e4 Bg7 ({but more accurate was} 7... a6 $5 {/\} 8. a4 Bg4 $13) 8. h3 O-O 9.
Bd3 {leads to a line in which Black's chances to create confusion are very
slight.}) 7. a4 g6 8. Nd2 $1 {The insertion of a4-a6 in the classical line is
known to favour White.} Nbd7 9. e4 Bg7 10. Be2 (10. Nc4 $5 Nb6 11. Ne3 O-O 12.
Bd3 Re8 13. O-O Rb8 14. Bd2 Nbd7 15. a5 Ne5 16. Be2 g5 17. f3 h6 18. Na4 Ng6
19. Nb6 Nd7 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Nf5 $16 {Ehlvest,J-Barlov,D/Zagreb izt/1987/})
10... O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Qc2 (12. f4 $1 $36 {is the most ambitious move.})
12... Rb8 13. Ra3 (13. a5 Qe7 14. Ra3 Ne5 15. Re1 Nfg4 16. Nf1 g5 (16... f5
$142 $5 {/\} 17. f4 Nc6 $1 18. Bxg4 Nd4 $13) 17. h3 Nh6 18. Ng3 Ng6 19. Na4 Bd7
20. Nb6 Bb5 21. Bd2 Nf4 22. Bc4 Be5 23. Rf3 Rbd8 24. Be3 Qf8 25. h4 gxh4 26.
Bxf4 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 hxg3 28. Re3 $1 $36 {Miles,A-Koenig,W/Bad Woerishofen/1990/}
) 13... Qe7 (13... b6 14. Kh1 (14. b3 Ne5 15. h3 g5 16. Nc4 g4 17. Nxe5 Rxe5
18. Bf4 Re8 19. hxg4 Nxg4 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. Nd1 Qf6 22. Bh2 Qg6 23. f3 Bd4+ 24.
Kh1 Bc8 25. Nc3 f5 $40 {Ivanov,I-Garcia Gonzales,G/Cienfuegos/1980/}) 14... Ne5
15. b3 Rf8 16. Bb2 Nh5 $6 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Nd1 f5 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Qc3+ Kg8 22. Ra1 Rb7 23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Rg7 25. Rae1 $14 {Timman,J-Garcia
Gonzales,G/Rio de Janeiro izt/1979/}) (13... Qc7 14. a5 h6 (14... b5 15. axb6
Rxb6 16. f4 Nb8 17. Nc4 Rb4 18. e5 Bf5 19. Qd1 dxe5 20. fxe5 Rxc4 21. d6 Qb7
22. Bxc4 Rxe5 23. Qb3 Qa7 24. Bf4 Re8 25. Nb5 Qd7 26. Nc7 $18 {Guliev,
S-Pueschel,W/Berlin/1998/}) 15. b3 (15. Nc4 $5) 15... g5 16. Bb2 Ne5 17. Nd1
Ng6 18. Bc4 Qe7 19. Nc3 Ng4 20. Raa1 Bd7 21. Ne2 N4e5 22. Ng3 Nf4 23. Rfe1 h5
24. Ngf1 Qf6 25. Rab1 {Bischoff,K-Luther,T/Altensteig/1995/} Qg6 $5 $36 {
[%cal Gg5g4,Gh5h4] >>}) (13... Ne5 $5 $13) 14. h3 $146 (14. a5 {--> Miles-Konig
}) 14... h6 15. a5 g5 16. Nc4 $6 (16. Re1 $142 $5 Ne5 17. Nd1) 16... Ne5 $6 ({
This was a welcome chance for Black:} 16... Nxe4 $142 $1 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4
Rxe4 19. Bd3 Rd4 20. Be3 (20. Nxd6 Rxd5 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Be4 Rd6 23. Rb3 (23.
Bxb7 $6 Rb8 24. Rb3 c4 25. Rb4 Nc5 26. Be3 Nxb7 27. Ba7 Rbd8 28. Rxb7 R6d7 $19)
23... c4 (23... b5 $5 24. axb6 Rxb6 25. Rxb6 Nxb6 $15) 24. Rxb7 Nc5 $36) 20...
Rxd5 21. Be4 Re5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 {[%cal Re5c4] /\Nc4} 23. Bd5 (23. b3 Be6 24. Rd1
d5 $1 $15) 23... Be6 $15) 17. Nxe5 (17. Nb6 $1 $14) 17... Qxe5 18. f4 Qd4+ 19.
Kh2 (19. Kh1 $2 Nxe4 $17) 19... b5 (19... Nxe4 $2 20. Ra4 $18) 20. axb6 Rxb6
21. e5 $1 $13 {This typical Benoni break is the best move.} (21. fxg5 hxg5 22.
Bxg5 Nxe4 $36) (21. Bf3 gxf4 22. Ne2 Qb4 23. Nxf4 Nd7 $13 {[%csl Re5] ><e5})
21... dxe5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 e4 24. Na4 Rd6 25. Rg3 (25. Qxc5 Nxd5 $1 26.
Qxd4 (26. Qxd6 $2 Be5+ $17) 26... Bxd4 27. Nc3 $11) 25... Nxd5 26. Bh5 (26. Rd1
Qe5 27. Qxc5 Rg6 $36) 26... Rf8 (26... Nf6 27. Be2 $142 $1 (27. Be3 Nxh5 $1 (
27... Qe5 $2 28. Bf4) (27... Qd3 $143 28. Qf2) 28. Bxd4 Nxg3 29. Kxg3 (29. Bxg7
Nxf1+ 30. Kg1 e3 $17) 29... cxd4 $40) 27... Nd5 $11 {Black has hardly anything
better than repetition.}) 27. Nc3 Kh8 (27... f5 $2 28. Rd1 Qe5 29. Nxd5 Rxd5
30. Bh6 $18) (27... Be5 28. Bf4+ Kh8 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Bxf7 $1 Be6 31. Bxe5+
Qxe5 32. Qc1 $1 $18) 28. Rxf7 $1 {Although this leads to a very drawish
endgame, objectively it promises somewhat more than the unclear} (28. Nxe4 Be5
29. Nxd6 Bxd6 30. Rxf7 (30. Rff3 Be6 31. Rd3 (31. Kh1 $2 Bxg3 32. Rxg3 Qe5 33.
Qf2 Rg8 34. h4 f6 $19) 31... Qe5 32. Qd2 $13) 30... Rxf7 31. Bxf7 Ne3 $1 (31...
Bxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Qe5+ 33. Kh4 $16) 32. Qe2 (32. Bxe3 $2 Bxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Qxe3+ 34.
Kh2 Qf4+ $17) 32... Bxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Qe5+ 34. Kf2 (34. Bf4 $2 Nf5+ $19) 34...
Qxg5 35. Qxe3 Qf6+ 36. Qf3 Qxb2+ 37. Kg1 Qd4+ $11) 28... Rxf7 29. Bxf7 Be5 (
29... Nb4 $2 30. Qe2 Be5 31. Qh5+ Kg7 32. Bf4+ $18) (29... Nxc3 $143 30. bxc3
Qe5 31. Qe2 Bf5 32. Bc4 $36) 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 (30... Bxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Rxd5 32. Bxd5
Qxd5 33. Qc3+ Kh7 34. Be3 $14 {[%csl Gg2,Gh3,Rh7] עh7,o^g,h.}) 31. Bxd5 Qxd5
32. Qd2 $1 (32. Be3 Qd6 {and the unpinning will take longer.}) 32... Qxd2 (
32... Qd6 33. Qxd6 Bxd6 34. Bh4 e3 35. Kg1 $11) 33. Bxd2 Kh7 34. Bc3 (34. Be1 {
/\Kg1=}) 34... Bf4 35. Be1 e3 36. Kg1 Bxg3 37. Bxg3 a5 (37... Bb7 38. Kf1 $11)
38. Bf4 e2 39. Kf2 Bb7 (39... Ba6 $143 40. Bd6) 40. Kxe2 (40. g3 Bg2 41. h4 Bf3
$11) (40. g4 Bg2 41. h4 Bh3 42. g5 Bg4 $11) ({White isn't interested in
torturing Black anymore with} 40. Bd2 $5 a4 41. g4 Ba6 42. h4 $14) 40... Bxg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.02"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 (13. Na4 Nh7 (13...
d5 14. exd5 Qxd5 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bf6 (16... Qc7 17. Re1 Rfd8
18. Bd3 Nf4 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Re4 $14) 17. Re1 Rc8 18. Rc1 (18. c4 Nb6 19. Nxb6
Qxb6 $44) 18... Bf5 (18... Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. b3 Rfd8 21. Bd3 $16) 19. b3 (
19. c4 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qf3 Qxb2 (21... Bg6 22. b3 $16) 22. Bxh6 Bg6 23.
Be3 $16) 19... Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qf3 $16 {1-0 Psakhis,L-Greenfeld,A/ISR-ch
Jerusalem ,CBM 1996/ (45)} (21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. cxd3 $14)) 15. c4 Qd7 (15... Qd6
16. Bc3 Nd7 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Rad1 Bc7 19. b4 a6 20. Nb2 Rfd8 21. a4 f6 22. c5
Ne7 23. a5 $14 {0-1 Jun Xie-Joseliani/6. Partie, SW 1993 (58)}) 16. Be3 e4 17.
Nd2 Ne5 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. Red1 Qc6 20. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Sagalchik,G-Ryskin,A/
Byelorussia 1987 (20)}) 14. c4 Ng5 (14... f5 15. exf5 (15. Nc3 f4 16. Nd5 Rc8
17. Bc3 $14) 15... Bxf5 16. Nc3 Bg5 17. Ne4 (17. Bxg5 Nxg5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19.
Qd5+ Kh8 20. Re3 $14) 17... Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Bxh3 (18... Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Nf6 20.
Ree1 $14) 19. Qxd6 (19. Nxd6 Nd4 (19... Qf6 20. Nxb7 $16) 20. Nxd4 Qxd6 21. Nf3
Qxd2 22. Nxd2 $16) 19... Qe8 20. Nxe5 (20. Ng3 Qf7 $11 {1-0 Krupkova,P-Grabics,
M/WchJW-U16 Duisburg 1992 (41)}) 20... Nxe5 21. Qd5+ Be6 22. Qxe5 Qf7 $16) 15.
Bxg5 (15. Nxg5 Bxg5 16. Nc3 a6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Rc8 19. Rc1 Nd4 20. b3 Qa5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Vasiukov,E-Lerner,K/Novi Sad ,EXT 1988 (42)}) 15... hxg5 16. Nc3
Bf6 (16... g4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Be2 Be6 19. Nd5 $14) 17. Qd3 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4
19. Nd5 g6 20. Be2 (20. Rad1 Bg7 21. Be2 $14) 20... Bg7 21. b4 Be6 22. a3 Rc8 (
22... Ne7 23. Ng5 Nxd5 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. exd5 exd5 26. Qxd5+ Rf7 27. Bg4 (27.
Rad1 Qf6 28. Bf3 Rd8 29. Re2 $16) 27... Qf6 28. Re2 Kh7 29. Rd1 $16) 23. Rad1
Nd4 (23... Re8 24. Rc1 $14 (24. g3 $14)) 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Bf3 $14 {Barua -
Khalifman FIDE Wch k. o. g/25 rapid 1999 1:0 (43)} (25. Qg3 $5 Be5 26. f4 Bg7
27. Bd3 Re8 28. Kh2 Qd7 29. Qg5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 Qg4 31. g3 Rc6 32. Kg2 $14)) (13.
b3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. c4 Qd6 17. Bc3 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 f6 $11)
13... Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15. Na4 Nh7 (15... d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. c4 Qd6 18. Bc3
Nd7 (18... e4 19. Bxf6 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Bxf6 21. Rxe4 Bf5 22. Re2 Rad8 $44) 19.
Qb3 Qc7 20. Rad1 $11) (15... Nh5 16. c4 Nf4 17. Nc3 g5 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Nh2 $16
{1-0 Asrian Karen-Mukhametov Eldar/Cup Russia (open) Moscow (Russia) (5) 1996 
(39)}) (15... Na5 16. b3 Bd7 17. Nc3 (17. Nb2 Nc6 18. c4 $14) 17... a6 18. b4
Nc6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 (21. c4 $2 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 b5 23. a4 bxc4
24. Bxc4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Lobron,E/Bern op 1994 (73)}) 21... exd4 22. Bd3
Bb5 (22... Bg5 23. Qc1 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Qf6 25. Re4 Rfe8 26. Rxd4 Re7 27. Qf4 Qxf4
28. Rxf4 $16) 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Qe2 $16) 16. c4 Ng5 17. Nc3 $6 $146 (17. Bxg5 {
- 15. Bg5 - Barua-Khalifman...1999}) 17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bg5 $11 (18... Nd4
19. Qd1 Bg5 $11) 19. Rad1 Nd4 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. b3 (21. Nd5 Bxd2 22. Rxd2 f5 23.
Kh1 (23. exf5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Rxf5 25. Be2 h5 26. Qe4 Qa5 27. Red1 Rcf8 28. Bc4
b5 29. Bb3 $11) 23... fxe4 $11 (23... f4 $5 $132)) 21... Bxd2 22. Rxd2 Qg5 (
22... f5 $11) 23. Red1 Rfd8 24. Qe3 (24. Ne2 Nxe2+ (24... Nc6 $11) 25. Bxe2 Rc6
26. Qf3 b6 $11) 24... Qe7 (24... Qxe3 25. fxe3 Nc6 26. Nb5 $16) 25. f4 Bd7 (
25... f6 $11) 26. Nd5 Qf8 27. Qg3 exf4 $2 $16 (27... f6 28. Rf2 Kh8 29. Be2 $14
) 28. Nxf4 {[%csl Rd4,Rd6]} Ne6 29. Rxd6 Nxf4 (29... Nc5 30. Qe3 Qe7 31. b4
Nxe4 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Qxe4 Re8 35. Qd3 $16) 30. Qxf4 Bc6 31. e5
Re8 32. Bd3 Qe7 33. Bf5 Ra8 34. e6 fxe6 (34... Kh8 35. b4 $16) 35. Bxe6+ Qxe6 (
35... Kh8 36. Bd7 $16) 36. Rxe6 Rxe6 37. Rd6 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Rf8 39. Qd2 (39. Qd4
Re2 40. Rg6 Rf7 41. Qxa7 $18) 39... Rff1 40. Rxc6 (40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. Qc3 Rg1 42.
Rd2 $16) 40... bxc6 41. Qd7 h5 42. h4 $4 $44 {How lucky is A. Khalifman - the
new "World champion". It is not so simply to find the way - as n o t to win
this winning position...} (42. Qxc6 Rf7 (42... h4 43. Qd5+ Kf8 (43... Kh7 44.
Qh5+ $18) 44. Qd8+ $18) 43. Qd6 $18) 42... Re4 $1 43. Qd8+ (43. Qxc6 Rxh4+ 44.
Kg3 Rg4+ 45. Kh2 Rh4+ $11) 43... Kh7 44. Qg5 g6 45. Qd8 Rff4 46. Qd7+ (46. g3
Rf2+ 47. Kg1 Rxa2 $11 {[%csl Rg1]}) 46... Kh6 47. Qd2 Kh7 48. Qd7+ Kh6 49. Qd2
Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.02"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. h3 Nbd7 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Nb8 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Rfc1 Bb7 16. Qb3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 $14 {[%csl Rb7]} 18. a5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Auf
dem Brett haben wir mit Zugumstellung eine typische Stellung der
Abtauschvariante des Damengambits bekommen. Aufgrund seines besseren Läufers
hat der Anziehende einen kleinen, aber dauerhaften Vorteil. Mit seinem letzten
Zug verfolgt er zwei Ziele: a) Nach b6-b5 steht der Läufer b7 noch schlechter,
weil dann die Bauern am Damenflügel auf Weiss fixiert sind. b) Der Punkt c5
wird geschwächt, er kann in Zukunft ein ausgezeichneter Vorposten für den
weißen Springer werden.} b5 19. Na2 ({Beachtung verdient auch:} 19. Na4 $5 {
Mit der Idee der Beherrschung der offenen c- Linie.} Rfc8 (19... bxa4 20. Qxb7
Rfb8 21. Qc6 $16 {[%csl Ra4,Ga5,Ra6]}) 20. Nb6 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Re8 22. Qc3 {
[%csl Rb7,Gd3][%cal Gc3c7]} Re7 $14) 19... Rfc8 20. Qb4 {Offensichtlich will
der Anziehende schnell ins Endspiel übergehen, womit er mit seinen starken
Leichtfiguren die besseren Chancen hätte.} Qxb4 ({Interessant ist ..} 20... Qd7
$5 21. f3) 21. Nxb4 Kf8 22. Kf1 h6 23. Ke1 Ke7 24. Kd2 Kd6 25. f3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Rc8 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Be2 {[%csl Rc5,Re5][%cal Gd3c5,Gd3e5,Yb4d3] Der weisse
Läufer räumt das Feld d3 für den Springer.} Bb7 ({Ein Anderer Weg wäre:} 28...
g5 $5 29. Nd3 Nd7 30. b4 f6 31. Kc3 e5 $14) 29. Nd3 Nd7 30. f4 {vermeidet
e6-e5.} Bc6 31. Bh5 f6 32. Kc3 Ke7 33. Kb4 Kd6 34. Be8 Nb8 35. Bg6 Bd7 36. Kc3
Nc6 37. b4 Ne7 38. Bh5 Nf5 39. Kd2 Bc8 40. Nc5 Ne7 41. Bf3 Nc6 42. Kc3 f5 43.
Bh5 Ke7 44. Nd3 Bd7 45. Nc5 Bc8 46. Bf3 g6 47. g4 Kd6 48. h4 fxg4 49. Bxg4 h5
$6 (49... Ne7 $142 $1 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gh6h5,Ge7f5]} 50. Nd3 h5 51. Bh3 Nf5 52.
Bxf5 gxf5 $11 {Weiß kann nicht mehr gewinnen!}) 50. Bf3 Ne7 51. e4 dxe4 52.
Bxe4 Nd5+ 53. Bxd5 exd5 {[%mdl 4112]} ({Falls der Nachziehende mit dem König
auf d5 nimmt, könnte Weiß lehrreich seinen Vorteil realisieren.} 53... Kxd5 {
[%csl Ra6,Gc5,Rc8,Re6,Rg6]} 54. Kd3 Kc6 55. Ke4 Kd6 56. d5 $1 exd5+ 57. Kd4 $22
{Die erste Zugszwangstellung.} Kc6 58. Ke5 d4 59. Kxd4 Kd6 60. Ke4 Bf5+ {
[%cal Ye4e3,Ye3d4] Dreiecksmanöver.} 61. Ke3 Bc8 62. Kd4 $22 $18 {Die zweite
Zugszwangstellung.}) 54. Kd3 Ke7 55. Ke3 Kf6 56. Kf3 Bg4+ 57. Kf2 Bc8 58. Ke3
Kf5 59. Kf3 Kf6 60. Nd3 Bg4+ 61. Kg3 Bf5 62. Nc5 Bc8 63. Nb3 Bg4 64. Kf2 Bf5
65. Nd2 Bc8 66. Nf1 Be6 67. Ne3 Kf7 $2 (67... Bf7 $1 68. Kg3 Bg8 $1 69. f5 $140
$6 g5 $1 70. Kh3 gxh4 71. Kxh4 Bf7 $13) 68. Kg3 Kg7 {[%tqu "De","Wie kann Weiß
seinen positionellen Vorteil realisieren?","","","f4f5","Congratulations, You
have a Grandmaster's understanding of endgame!",5]} 69. f5 $3 gxf5 70. Kf4 {
[%cal Ge3c2,Gc2e1,Ge1d3,Gd3c5]} Kf6 71. Nc2 Bd7 72. Ne1 Bc8 73. Nd3 Be6 (73...
Bb7 74. Kf3 Kg6 75. Nf4+ Kh6 76. Ke3 $22 Bc6 $140 77. Ne6 {[%cal Ge6c5,Ge6c7]}
Bb7 78. Kf4 Kg6 79. Ke5 $18) 74. Kf3 Ke7 (74... Kg7 75. Kg3 $1 Kf6 76. Nc5 Bc8
77. Kf4 $22) 75. Kg3 Kf6 76. Nc5 Bc8 77. Kf4 Kg6 78. Ke5 f4 79. Kxf4 Kf6 80.
Kg3 Kg7 81. Kf3 Kg6 82. Nd3 Bg4+ 83. Ke3 Be6 84. Nf4+ Kf5 85. Nxh5 Kg4 86. Nf4
Bf7 87. Nd3 Be6 88. Nc5 Bc8 89. h5 {[%cal Ge3f4,Gf4e5,Gh5h6] Ein sehr
lehrreiches Endspiel!} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. cxd5 (10. Rc1 Bb7 11. h3 (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 (12. Bg3 c5
13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Bb7 (14... Bxa2 15. Qa4 c4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Nf6 18.
Re1 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qxa7 Bb4 21. Ra1 Qc2 22. e5 Nd5 $44) 15. Qe2 cxd4 16.
Bc7 Qe8 17. Nxd4 Nc5 $11) 12... Nxe7 13. b4 Rc8 14. Ne4 (14. Qb3 c5 15. bxc5
Bxf3 16. gxf3 bxc5 $17) 14... Rc7 15. Nd6 Ba8 16. Bb1 Nf6 17. Ne4 Ned5 18.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qd3 g6 (19... Rfc8 20. a3 (20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. a3 $14) 20... g6 21.
e4 (21. Ne5 c5 $132 {0-1 Walser-Tseleng/Novi Sad olm 1990 (32)}) 21... Nf4 22.
Qe3 g5 23. g3 $14) 20. a3 $14) 11... Rc8 12. a3 c5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Ne2 Rfd8 $11 {0-1 Schmidt,J-Grund,K/cr GER/M-VorrJ25 1986 (32)}) (10. Qe2
Bb7 11. Rad1 Re8 12. Rfe1 Qc7 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. e4 Bxg3 15. hxg3 dxe4 16. Nxe4 c5
$11 (16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qe5 Rac8 19. c5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 b5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Durnopianov,I-Korogotsky/Simferopol 1991 (42)})) 10... exd5 (10... cxd5 11. a3
(11. Rc1 Bb7 $14) 11... Bb7 12. Rc1 a6 13. Qe2 b5 14. Bg3 Rc8 15. Rc2 Nb6 16.
Ne5 (16. e4 $4 Rxc3 (16... dxe4 $4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rxc2
20. Qxc2 $15 {1-0 Herfel,M-Busic,N/Giessen ,GER 1994 (52)}) 17. Rxc3 dxe4 18.
Bc7 exf3 19. Qe5 Qd7 20. Bxb6 Bd6 21. Qe1 fxg2 $19) 16... Nc4 17. Rfc1 $14 {
[%csl Rb7]}) 11. Bg3 (11. Rc1 Bb7 12. h3 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qb3 $14 (14. Ne2
$6 c5 15. Bb5 c4 (15... Ndf6 $11) 16. b3 (16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Ne5 Qe8 18. Nf4 g5
19. Ne2 Bc8 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 f6 $17 {0-1 Mihailidou,M-Kellner,N/
Thessaloniki olw ,BIG 1984 (64)}) 16... Ndf6 17. bxc4 a6 18. Ba4 dxc4 19. Ne5
b5 20. Bc2 Rfd8 $15)) 11... Re8 12. Ne5 (12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 $14) 12... Nxe5
13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Nf8 (14... Nc5 15. Bc2 Ba6 16. Rf2 Bh4 17. Bxh4 Qxh4 18. b4
Ne6 19. b5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5 cxb5 21. Qd3 (21. Qxd5 Nc5 $132) 21... g6 22. Qxd5 b4
(22... Nc5 $4 23. Bxg6 $18) 23. f5 gxf5 (23... Rad8 24. Qf3 Ng5 25. Qf4 $18)
24. Qf3 Qg4 25. Bxf5 Qxf3 26. gxf3 $132) (14... Bb7 15. Qh5 Bc5 16. Rae1 Qe7
17. Bh4 f6 18. Qf5 Nf8 19. exf6 Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 Qf7 21. fxg7 Qxf5 22. Bxf5 Kxg7
23. Ne4 $1 $16) 15. Ne2 $6 $132 (15. Qh5 $5 $14) 15... c5 16. Nc3 (16. e4 Bb7
17. Bb5 dxe4 18. Bxe8 Qxe8 19. Qc2 Ne6 $44) 16... Bb7 $5 (16... d4 $1 17. Be4 (
17. exd4 Qxd4+ 18. Rf2 Bg4 19. Qxg4 Qxd3 20. Rd1 Qg6 21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. Nd5 Ne6
23. Rfd2 Kf7 $11) 17... dxc3 18. Bxa8 cxb2 19. Rb1 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Bf5 21. Bf3
Bxb1 22. Rxb1 c4 23. Rxb2 Rc8 24. Kf2 Ne6 25. Ke2 $132) 17. Qe2 (17. Bb5 d4 (
17... Nd7 18. Nxd5 $16) 18. exd4 Qxd4+ (18... cxd4 19. Bxe8 dxc3 20. Ba4 (20.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. bxc3 $44) 20... cxb2 21. Rb1 Ba3 (21... Bc5+ 22. Bf2 $16) 22.
Qb3 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Qe4 24. Rg1 Bc5 $44) 19. Qxd4 cxd4 20. Bxe8 dxc3 21. Bb5 cxb2
22. Rab1 Ba3 23. Rfd1 Rc8 $44) 17... a6 (17... Ne6 18. Rad1 $14) (17... Bh4 $14
) 18. Rad1 Bh4 $2 $16 {Black ignore an opposition of a white Rook and black
Queen} (18... Qc8 $2 19. e4 (19. f5 $1 Qc6 (19... Bg5 20. h4 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 d4
22. Qf2 dxc3 23. bxc3 $16) 20. f6 gxf6 21. Qf3 $16) 19... d4 20. Nd5 $14) (
18... d4 $1 19. Be4 (19. exd4 Qxd4+ 20. Rf2 Qb4 21. f5 c4 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4
Rad8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. f6 Bc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5 27. fxg7 Ne6 28. Bh4 Rd7 29. Bf6 b5
$44) 19... Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Qd5 21. Nc3 Qc6 22. exd4 cxd4 23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. Nxe4
Red8 $132) 19. Be4 $1 Bxg3 20. hxg3 dxe4 21. Rxd8 Raxd8 22. Rd1 Ne6 (22... b5
23. Qc2 c4 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Rd3 27. g4 $18) 23. Rd6 (23.
Qc2 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Rd8 25. Nf2 $16 (25. Nc3 Rd3 26. Kf2 Bc6 27. g4 $14)) 23...
Rxd6 24. exd6 Rd8 25. Qd1 (25. f5 Nf8 26. Qd2 $16) 25... b5 (25... Kf8 26. Na4
b5 27. f5 bxa4 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Qc1 Rxd6 30. Qxc5 Ke7 31. Qe5 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Bd5
33. Qxg7+ $18) 26. Nd5 (26. f5 $1 Ng5 27. Nd5 Kf8 28. Nc7 Nh7 29. a4 bxa4 30.
Qxa4 Nf6 31. Qb3 Bc6 32. Nxa6 Rxd6 33. Nxc5 $18) 26... Kf8 27. Nb6 g6 $6 (27...
Nc7 $5 28. Qc2 Rxd6 29. Qxc5 Ne8 30. a4 $16) 28. g4 Bc6 (28... Ke8 29. f5 $18)
29. f5 gxf5 30. gxf5 Nd4 (30... Ng7 31. d7 Nxf5 32. Qh5 $18) 31. exd4 Rxd6 32.
Qc1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.02"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16384]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Na4 (13.
Bc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15. Na4 Na5 (15... d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. c4 Qd6 18. Bc3 Nd7
(18... e4 19. Bxf6 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Bxf6 21. Rxe4 Bf5 22. Re2 Rad8 $44) 19. Qb3
Qc7 20. Rad1 $11) (15... Nh5 16. c4 Nf4 17. Nc3 g5 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Nh2 $16 {
1-0 Asrian Karen-Mukhametov Eldar/Cup Russia (open) Moscow (Russia) (5) 1996 
(39)}) 16. b3 Bd7 17. Nc3 (17. Nb2 Nc6 18. c4 $14) 17... a6 18. b4 Nc6 19. Nd5
Nxd5 20. exd5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 (21. c4 $2 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 b5 23. a4 bxc4 24. Bxc4
$132 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Lobron,E/Bern op 1994 (73)}) 21... exd4 22. Bd3 Bb5 (22...
Bg5 23. Qc1 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Qf6 25. Re4 Rfe8 26. Rxd4 Re7 27. Qf4 Qxf4 28. Rxf4
$16) 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Qe2 $16) (13. b3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. c4
Qd6 17. Bc3 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 f6 $11) 13... Nh7 (13... d5 14. exd5 Qxd5 (14...
Nxd5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bf6 (16... Qc7 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Bd3 Nf4 19. Bxf4
Qxf4 20. Re4 $14) 17. Re1 Rc8 18. Rc1 (18. c4 Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 $44) 18... Bf5
(18... Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. b3 Rfd8 21. Bd3 $16) 19. b3 (19. c4 Nb6 20. Nxb6
Qxb6 21. Qf3 Qxb2 (21... Bg6 22. b3 $16) 22. Bxh6 Bg6 23. Be3 $16) 19... Nb6
20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qf3 $16 {1-0 Psakhis,L-Greenfeld,A/ISR-ch Jerusalem ,CBM
1996/ (45)} (21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. cxd3 $14)) 15. c4 Qd7 (15... Qd6 16. Bc3 Nd7 17.
Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Rad1 Bc7 19. b4 a6 20. Nb2 Rfd8 21. a4 f6 22. c5 Ne7 23. a5 $14 {
0-1 Jun Xie-Joseliani/6. Partie, SW 1993 (58)}) 16. Be3 e4 17. Nd2 Ne5 18. Qc2
Rfc8 19. Red1 Qc6 20. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Sagalchik,G-Ryskin,A/Byelorussia 1987 (20)})
14. c4 Ng5 (14... f5 15. exf5 (15. Nc3 f4 16. Nd5 Rc8 17. Bc3 $14) 15... Bxf5
16. Nc3 Bg5 17. Ne4 (17. Bxg5 Nxg5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Qd5+ Kh8 20. Re3 $14)
17... Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Bxh3 (18... Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Nf6 20. Ree1 $14) 19. Qxd6 (19.
Nxd6 Nd4 (19... Qf6 20. Nxb7 $16) 20. Nxd4 Qxd6 21. Nf3 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 $16)
19... Qe8 20. Nxe5 (20. Ng3 Qf7 $11 {1-0 Krupkova,P-Grabics,M/WchJW-U16
Duisburg 1992 (41)}) 20... Nxe5 21. Qd5+ Be6 22. Qxe5 Qf7 $16) 15. Bxg5 (15.
Nxg5 Bxg5 16. Nc3 a6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Rc8 19. Rc1 Nd4 20. b3 Qa5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Vasiukov,E-Lerner,K/Novi Sad ,EXT 1988 (42)}) 15... hxg5 16. Nc3 Bf6 (
16... g4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Be2 Be6 19. Nd5 $14) 17. Qd3 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19.
Nd5 g6 20. Be2 (20. Rad1 Bg7 21. Be2 $14) 20... Bg7 21. b4 Be6 22. a3 Rc8 (
22... Ne7 23. Ng5 Nxd5 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. exd5 exd5 26. Qxd5+ Rf7 27. Bg4 (27.
Rad1 Qf6 28. Bf3 Rd8 29. Re2 $16) 27... Qf6 28. Re2 Kh7 29. Rd1 $16) 23. Rad1
Nd4 (23... Re8 24. Rc1 $14 (24. g3 $14)) 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Bf3 (25. Qg3 $5 Be5
26. f4 Bg7 27. Bd3 Re8 28. Kh2 Qd7 29. Qg5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 Qg4 31. g3 Rc6 32. Kg2
$14) 25... b6 (25... Re8 26. Re2 Qg5 27. g3 b6 28. Kg2 $14) 26. Re2 Re8 (26...
Qg5 27. g3 Rfe8 28. Kg2 $14) 27. Rde1 Bxd5 $6 $14 (27... Qg5 28. g3 $14 {
[%cal Gg1g2]}) 28. exd5 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Qc7 30. Rc2 a5 (30... Re8 31. g3 $14) 31.
g3 axb4 32. axb4 Qa7 33. Qb3 (33. Kg2 $14) 33... Qa1+ 34. Kg2 Bf6 35. c5 bxc5 (
35... dxc5 36. bxc5 Rxc5 37. Ra2 Qe1 38. Qxb6 Rc1 39. Kh3 Kg7 40. Qb8 Ra1 $11)
36. bxc5 Rxc5 $4 $18 {Unbelievable - this position is lost!} (36... dxc5 37.
Qb7 Rd8 38. Rxc5 d3 39. d6 d2 40. Qd5 Qd4 41. Qxd4 Bxd4 42. Rd5 Bc3 $11) 37.
Ra2 Rb5 (37... Qe1 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Re2 Qc3 (39... Qc1 40. Qxd6 Bg7 41. Re7 Ra5
42. Qc6 (42. Qc7 Qxc7 43. Rxc7 d3 44. d6 Ra6 45. d7 Rd6 $11) 42... Ra1 43. Qxc1
Rxc1 44. d6 Rc8 45. d7 Rd8 46. Rxf7 d3 47. Kf1 Kh6 48. Be4 d2 49. Ke2 Bc3 50.
f4 $18) 40. Qxd6 d3 (40... Bg7 41. Re7 d3 42. Rxf7 Rc4 (42... d2 43. Be4 $18)
43. Qe6 d2 44. d6 $18) 41. Re3 Kg7 42. Re8 Rc7 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. d6 Rd7 45. Re7
$1 $18) (37... Qc3 38. Ra8+ Kh7 39. Qb8 Rc7 (39... d3 40. Qg8+ Kh6 41. Qxf7 Rc4
42. Rc8 $3 Rxc8 43. Be4 $18) 40. Qg8+ Kh6 41. Qf8+ Kh7 42. Qxd6 d3 43. Ra3 Be5
44. Qf8 (44. Rxc3 Bxd6 45. Rxd3 $44) 44... Qe1 45. Ra4 Bf6 46. d6 Rd7 47. Re4
d2 (47... Qa1 48. Re7 $1 $18) 48. Qe8 $3 $18) 38. Qc4 Rc5 39. Qe2 Qc1 40. Qe8+
Kg7 41. Ra8 Kh6 42. Qxf7 Qg5 43. Ra7 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 a6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 c6 {[%mdl 16] Auf dem Brett entsteht die sogenannte Karlsbader
Bauernstruktur, wobei Schwarz schon ein Tempo a7-a6 verloren hat. Dieser Zug
könnte nützlich sein, falls der Anziehende kurz rouchiert und dann den
Minderheitsangriff (a2-a4, b2-b4-b5) als Plan benützt. Wie wir vom
Partieverlauf sehen werden, entscheidet sich der Anziehende zu einem
schärferen Plan - lange Rouchade, nebst Angriff gegen den schwarzen Monarchen.}
(9... c5 $142 $5 {Schwarz versucht aktiv im Zentrum zu spielen, die c - Linie
zu öffnen und die Lage der Dame (später mit Tc8) auszunützen.} 10. g4 c4 11.
Bf5 g6 12. Bxd7 Bxd7 13. Ne5 Nxg4 14. Nxd5 Bh4 15. O-O Be6 $6 {0-1 McCambridge,
V-Hort,V/Dortmund 1982/MCL (30)} ({Und jetzt könnte Schwarz mittels:} 15...
Nxe5 16. dxe5 Be6 $15 {Vorteil erreichen})) 10. h3 Re8 11. g4 Nf8 12. O-O-O Be6
13. Ng5 {[%cal Rd3h7,Rg5h7,Rc2e4] Alles auf h7!} Rc8 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. g5 Nh5
16. Be5 {Der weiße Läufer besetzt das Schlüsselfeld e5.} Bxg5 17. f4 Bh6 18.
Rhg1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg1g7,Gd3h7,Ge5g7][%mdl 128]} Kh8 {Die Lage des
schwarzen Königs ist kritisch geworden. Der Nachziehende hat keine Zeit um
Gegenspiel am Damenflügel zu erreichen, weil er mit der Verteidigung seines
Monarchen beschäftigt ist.} (18... c5 $2 19. Bxh7+ Nxh7 20. Qg6 N7f6 21. Qxh6
$18) 19. Rg4 Nf6 20. Rdg1 $1 {[%csl Rh6]} N8d7 (20... Nxg4 $6 21. hxg4 $16 {
Gegen die Drohung g5 nebst Läufergewinn ist kein Kraut gewachsen.}) 21. Rh4 Qe7
(21... c5 $142) 22. Kb1 c5 23. Qf2 Rf8 24. Qg3 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Rce8 26. Bc2 b5
27. a3 Rf7 28. e4 b4 29. e5 bxc3 $6 (29... Ne4 {ist vielleicht stärker.}) 30.
exf6 Nxf6 31. Bxc3 Rd8 32. Be5 $2 ({Wie könnte der Anziehende die Partie auf
taktische Weise für sich entscheiden?} 32. Bxh7 $1 Nxh7 33. Rxh6 d4 34. Bxd4 $1
$18 Rxd4 35. Qg6) 32... d4 $4 {Verliert sofort.} ({Besser ist:} 32... Qf8 $1
33. Qd3 Qc5 {[%cal Yc5g1]} 34. Qg3 (34. Rg2 Qc4 {Mit guten Chancen für Schwarz.
}) 34... Qf8 $11) 33. Qd3 $18 Rc8 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Rxh6 e5 36. fxe5 fxe5 37.
Qxa6 {Der Rest der Partie ist reine Technik.} Rb8 38. Qe6 (38. Bxh7 $1 Rxh7 39.
Rxh7+ Qxh7+ 40. Ka1 $18 {/\Qf6}) 38... Rd8 39. Qxe7 Rxe7 40. Be4 d3 41. Rc6 d2
42. Rd1 Rd4 43. Bf3 e4 44. Be2 e3 45. Rg1 Re8 46. Rc3 Rf4 47. Kc2 Rf2 48. Kd1
Rh2 49. b4 Rxh3 50. b5 Rh6 51. a4 Rh4 52. Rc4 Rxc4 53. Bxc4 Rc8 54. Rg4 ({
Sofort gewinnt auch:} 54. Rg8+ $1 Rxg8 55. Bxg8 Kxg8 56. b6 $18) 54... h5 55.
Re4 Kg7 56. b6 Rc6 57. a5 Rc5 58. b7 Rxa5 59. Rxe3 Ra1+ 60. Kxd2 Rb1 61. Rb3
1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. cxd5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxd5 12. Qg3 Qxd4 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nb5
Qg4 15. Qxg4 Nxg4 16. Bf5 Nf6 17. Nxc7 Rad8 18. Be3 Bb4 19. Red1 g6 20. Bh3 a6
21. Bh6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Bg5 Be7 25. Be3 Nc6 26. Bc8 Nd8
27. Bb6 Kf8 28. Kf1 Ne4 29. Nd5 Nd6 30. Nxe7 Kxe7 31. Bc5 a5 32. Bg4 Ne6 33.
Be3 Nc4 34. Bc1 Ne5 35. Be2 Nd4 36. Bd1 Kd6 37. Bd2 b6 38. a4 Kd5 39. Bc3 f5
40. h4 h5 41. g3 Kc4 42. Kg2 Kd3 43. Kf1 Nd7 44. Bxd4 Kxd4 45. Ke2 Nc5 46. Kf3
Nd3 47. Bb3 Nxb2 48. Kf4 Nd3+ 49. Kg5 Nxf2 50. Bf7 Ke5 51. Kxg6 Ne4 52. Kxh5
Kf6 53. Bd5 Nxg3+ 54. Kh6 f4 55. Bf3 Nf5+ 56. Kh5 Nd4 57. Be4 f3 58. Kg4 f2 59.
Bd3 b5 60. Kg3 bxa4 61. Kxf2 a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.11"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7.
Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Nd5 Nbd7 (9... Nxd5 $5 {Kortschnoj} 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Qd2
a5 12. a4 O-O 13. O-O g5 $1 $13) 10. Qd3 Bxd5 11. exd5 O-O 12. g4 $1 {
Khalifman comes with a new idea, that hopes to march kingside pawns against
black king.  Kortschnoj: 'The line is well-known, it has been introduced into
master's practice more than 50 years ago. But this is a new move, discovered
by Khalifman shortly before the competiton in Las Vegas.'} Nc5 {Kortschnoj:
'It looks like a resignation - the arising pawn structure is not favourable
for black. It would be interesting and, perhaps, instructive how white would
treat the position after, say, 12...Nb6 13.c4 Na4...  '} (12... e4 $5 13. Qd4
Nc5 (13... Ne5 14. Rg1 Nf3+ 15. Bxf3 exf3 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Qf4 Qc7 18. c3 b5
19. Qxf3 b4 20. Bd4 $16) 14. Nd2 (14. g5 Nfd7 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. b4 Nd7 17. Qxe4
Bxg5 $13) 14... a5 $1 15. h4 (15. g5 Nfd7 16. Nxe4 (16. Rg1 f5 $1) 16... Nxe4
17. Qxe4 Bxg5 $13) 15... Qd7 16. g5 Ng4 17. Nxe4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Nxe4 19. Qxe4
$16) 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. O-O-O e4 (14... Bd6 15. g5 Ne8 16. Qf5 $16) 15. Qd2 Bd6
(15... Qb6 16. g5 Ne8 17. h4 Nd6 18. h5 $16) 16. g5 Nd7 17. h4 Ne5 {Kortschnoj:
'Unnecessary move. Immediate Rc8 + c5-c4 was called for.'} (17... f5 18. gxf6
Qxf6 (18... Nxf6 19. Rhg1 $16) 19. h5 Ne5 $14) 18. h5 Rc8 $2 {Black misses
white's next move, the e4 pawn is very weak and his demise will be crucial.} (
18... f5 19. gxf6 Qxf6 20. Rhg1 b5 $14) 19. Rh4 $1 c4 (19... Nf3 20. Bxf3 exf3
21. h6 g6 22. Rh3 $16) 20. Rxe4 c3 {Kortschnoj: 'It looks dangerous for white,
but black does not have enough pieces to support his attack.'} (20... f5 21.
gxf6 Qxf6 22. f4 $16) 21. bxc3 Qa5 22. Kb1 Rxc3 {Kortschnoj: 'Since
"blitzkrieg" does not work out, probably 22...b5 would render more chances...'}
(22... Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Bd4 Rc4 25. Bxc4 Nxc4 26. h6 $18) 23. Bd4 Rfc8 (
23... Ra3 24. Qxa5 Rxa5 25. Bxe5 $18) (23... Bb4 $5 24. Bxc3 (24. Rxe5 {
Kortschnoj} Rb3+ 25. axb3 Bxd2 26. d6 Qb4 27. Bc5 Qf4 28. Rd5 Ba5 29. Be3 Qb4
30. Bd2 Qe4 31. Bxa5 Qxe2 32. d7 $18) 24... Bxc3 25. Qe3 Nf3 (25... Nd7 26. Rf4
Nc5 27. Bc4 $18) 26. g6 Nd2+ 27. Rxd2 Qa3 28. gxf7+ Kh8 29. Qb6 Bxd2 30. Qb2
$18) 24. Bxc3 Rxc3 (24... Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. f4 Nd7 27. Bg4 $18) 25. Qd4 f6
(25... Nf3 26. Re8+ Bf8 27. Bxf3 Qb5+ 28. Kc1 Rxc2+ 29. Kxc2 Qxe8 30. d6 $18)
26. gxf6 gxf6 27. f4 Bc5 (27... Nd7 28. Re8+ Kf7 29. Re6 Bc5 30. Qe4 Nf8 31. h6
$18) 28. Qa4 Qb6+ (28... Qxa4 29. Rxa4 Nf7 30. Bd3 Nd6 31. Kb2 $18) 29. Ka1 Nf7
30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. h6+ $1 {[%mdl 128] '+-!' Kortschnoj. White needs to eliminate
black's counterchances. The chosen method is very good, since black king is
even more vulnerable.} Nxh6 (31... Kxh6 32. Qxf7 $18) (31... Kg6 32. Qg8+ Kf5
33. Qxh7#) 32. Qd7+ Nf7 (32... Kh8 33. Re8+ Ng8 34. Qg4 $18) 33. Rb1 Qd8 34.
Rxb7 Qxd7 35. Rxd7 Rxc2 (35... f5 36. Kb2 Ra3 37. Rc4 $18) 36. Bh5 Ba3 37. Re1
Bb4 38. Rxf7+ Kh6 39. Rh1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 c5
9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Ne1 Qd7 13. f4 Na5 14. Rd1 a6 15. Nf3
Rfd8 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. d3 Bxg2 18. Qxg2 Nc6 19. Nf3 Qb7 20. g4 Nb4 21. g5 Ne8 22.
Qe2 b5 23. Ne5 Nc6 24. Ne4 Bf8 25. Qg2 Rc7 26. Qh3 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Re7 28. g6
fxg6 29. Ng5 h6 30. Nxe6 Qd7 31. f5 gxf5 32. Nxf8 Kxf8 33. Rxf5+ Kg8 34. Qf3
Nd6 35. Bxd6 Qxd6 36. Rf1 bxc4 37. dxc4 Qe6 38. Rxc5 Qxe3+ 39. Qxe3 Rxe3 40.
Rf2 Rc3 41. Rc6 Rd4 42. Rxa6 Rdxc4 43. a3 Kh7 44. Ra2 Rc1+ 45. Kg2 R4c2+ 46.
Rxc2 Rxc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.15"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3
b6 9. Nd2 Ba6 10. e4 b5 11. e5 Ne8 12. c5 f6 13. f4 fxe5 14. fxe5 Nxc5 15.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 16. dxc5 Bxc5+ 17. Kh1 Bd4 18. Bb2 Bxe5 19. Qe2 Qd6 20. Nce4 dxe4
21. Nxe4 Qc7 22. Ng5 Bxb2 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Qxf7 25. Qxf7 Nd6 26. Qf1 b4
27. Qd1 Bxa1 28. Qxa1 Re8 29. Bxc6 Rc8 30. Bg2 h6 31. h3 Rc3 32. Qe1 Bd3 33. g4
Bc2 34. Kh2 Kh7 35. Qe6 Rd3 36. Bd5 Rd2+ 37. Kg1 Rd1+ 38. Kf2 Rxd5 39. Qxd5
Ne4+ 40. Ke1 Nc3 41. Qa5 Bd3 42. a3 Kg8 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.15"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. f3 Be6 12. Rc1 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. g4 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. h3 Rf8 19. f4 Rad8 20. g5 d5 21. cxd5
Bxd5 22. Rhd1 b5 23. Ke1 Bg2 24. Rc7 bxa4 25. Rdxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 axb3 27. axb3
e5 28. Bxa6 exf4 29. Bxf4 Re8+ 30. Kf2 Bc6 31. Bc4+ Kh8 32. Rc7 Be4 33. h4 Bd4+
34. Kg3 Rd8 35. b4 Bd5 36. Bxd5 Rxd5 37. h5 Kg8 38. Rb7 h6 39. g6 Be5 40. Bxe5
Rxe5 {This position is quit lost for black} 41. Kf4 Rd5 42. Ke3 $2 (42. b5 {
Probably white can win in more than one way. I would advise the following
method: put the b-P on b6, after that move the K to the queenside. When the
white K protects P-b6 from c5, play Rb7-f7. For instance:} Rc5 43. b6 Rb5 44.
Ke3 Rb4 (44... f4+ 45. Kxf4 Rxh5 46. Rc7 $18 {[%cal Rb6b7,Rc7c8] This wins now
since the b-P has passed the fifth rank.}) 45. Kd3 f4 46. Kc3 Rb1 47. Kd4 Rb5 (
47... Rb2 48. Ke5 {[%cal Re5f6,Ye5f4]}) (47... f3 48. Ke3 $1 Rb3+ 49. Kf2 {(+)}
Kh8 50. Rh7+ Kg8 51. b7 {[%cal Rh7c7,Rc7c8]}) 48. Kc4 Rb1 49. Kc5 {[%cal Rb7f7]
} Rc1+ 50. Kd6 {[%cal Rb7f7]} Rb1 51. Ke5 f3 52. Kf6 $18) 42... f4+ 43. Kxf4
Rxh5 {Now it is draw} 44. b5 Rg5 45. g7 Rc5 46. Ke4 h5 47. Kd4 Rf5 48. Kc4 (48.
b6 Rb5 (48... h4 $2 49. Rc7 h3 50. b7 Rb5 51. Rc8+ $18) 49. Kc4 Rb1 {White can
not use the g7-P in any positive way:} 50. Kd5 (50. Kc5 h4 51. Re7 h3 $11)
50... h4 51. Ke5 h3 52. Kf6 Rf1+ 53. Kg6 Rg1+ 54. Kh6 h2 $19) 48... h4 49. b6
Rf4+ 50. Kb5 Rf2 51. Re7 Rb2+ 52. Kc6 h3 53. b7 h2 54. Re1 Kxg7 55. Rh1 (55.
Ra1 Kf6 56. Kc7 Ke5 57. b8=Q Rxb8 58. Kxb8 Kf4 $11) 55... Rc2+ 56. Kd7 Rd2+ 57.
Kc7 Rc2+ 58. Kb8 Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 15th Gr1"]
[Site "Paide"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bogdanovski, Vlatko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.09.17"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 Qa5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Bh6
Bg4 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Be2 e5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rad8 14. g4 Nb6
15. Be2 exd4 16. Qxd4 Rfe8 17. f4 c5 18. Qd3 Na4 19. g5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qb4 21.
b3 Qa3+ 22. Kd2 d5 23. Nf6 Qb4+ 24. Kc1 Qa3+ 25. Kd2 Qb4+ 26. Kc1 Qa3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 15th Gr1"]
[Site "Paide"]
[Date "1999.09.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.09.17"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Pärnu MK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 b5 8.
Bb3 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c3 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. f4 Nd7 14. Bd5
Qxd4+ 15. cxd4 Ra7 16. a4 bxa4 17. Bc6 Nb6 18. Nc3 Bb7 19. Bxa4 Nxa4 20. Rxa4
Re8 21. d5 Bc8 22. Rfa1 Rb7 23. Rxa6 Rxb2 24. R6a2 Rb3 25. Ra3 Rb2 26. R1a2 Rb6
27. Ra8 Kf8 28. Kf2 Bb7 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Ke3 Rb3 31. Kd3 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "King, Daniel J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Qd3 Bxd5 11. exd5 h5 12. h3 h4 13. g4 hxg3 14. fxg3 Rc8 15.
O-O-O Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Kb1 O-O 18. g4 a5 19. g5 Nd7 20. Bg4 Nc5 21. Nxc5
Rxc5 22. h4 Rb5 23. b3 Rb4 24. Bf5 a4 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Be4 Kg8 27. Rhf1 axb3
28. cxb3 Rd4 29. Qf3 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qb4 31. Rf1 Qd4 32. h5 f5 33. Bxf5 Bxg5 34.
Be6+ Kh7 35. Qxf8 Qd3+ 36. Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.11.07"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Bf4 $146 {Ein neuer
Versuch, in der Hauptvariante 13.b3 hat Schwarz einen sicheren Weg zum
Ausgleich.} (13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15. Bb2 Nbc4 $1 16. bxc4 Qb6 17. Ne6 Nxc4
18. Nxg7 Nxb2 $11 {Kharitonov-Makarov/Russia (ch) 1994}) 13... Qc8 {Mit einer
Überraschung konfrontiert, findet der Weltmeister eine gute Fortsetzung.
Schwarz plant den Abtausch der weißfeldrigen Läufer.} (13... e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6
15. Nxe6 Rxe6 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rad1 $14) (13... cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15. Rc1 $14
) (13... Bc8 $1 {Eine spätere Verbesserung von Khalifman, dieser erstaunlicher
Zug löst alle schwarzen Eröffnungsprobleme. Die Drohung e7-e5 zwingt die
weißen Leichtfiguren zum Rückzug.} 14. Nb3 (14. Nde2 cxd5 15. exd5 e5 16. Bc1
Nac4 17. b3 Nd6 18. a4 Bg4 19. Ba3 Nbc8 20. h3 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 a6 22. Rfd1 f5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Smejkal,J-Khalifman,A/BL9900}) 14... Nac4 15. Qc1 cxd5 16. exd5 Bf5
$11) 14. dxc6 (14. Rc1 Bh3 $132) (14. Re1 $5) 14... bxc6 ({Schwarz könnte auch
ohne Schwächungen auskommen:} 14... Nxc6 15. Nxc6 (15. Ndb5 Bh3 $11) 15... Bxc6
16. Qb3 Qg4 $1 17. h3 (17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qe2 $11) (17. Rad1 Rad8) 17... Qh5
$11) 15. e5 $2 {Weiß versperrt zwar den gegnerischen Läufer, schwächt aber zu
sehr die weißen Felder in seinem Lager. Gegen den schwarzen Isolani c6 sollte
man mit mehr Gefühl vorgehen.} (15. Nde2 $142 e5 16. Be3 $1 Nac4 17. Bc1 $14 {
/\b3}) 15... Bh3 16. Qe2 (16. Bxh3 Qxh3 17. b4 Nac4 18. Nxc6 h6 $44 {/\g5})
16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c5 18. Nf3 Nc6 $1 $11 {/\c4, Nb4-d3 Die richtige
Behandlung der Stellung, der Springer strebt nach d3. Schwarz hat vollen
Ausgleich.} 19. Rac1 (19. Qe4 c4 20. Rfd1 Nb4 21. Ne1 Qe6 22. a3 Na6 $1 {/\Nc5}
) (19. b3 c4 20. bxc4 Na5 $11) (19. Rad1 $142) 19... c4 20. a3 Na5 21. Nd4 Qb7+
(21... Rd8 22. Rcd1 Nb3 (22... Nd5 $2 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Nf5 $1 Rd7 25. Nxg7
Kxg7 26. e6 $14) 23. Nxb3 cxb3 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qb5 Qd4 26. Qxb3 Bxe5 $11)
22. Kg1 (22. Qf3 {würde zu einem ausgeglichenen Endspiel führen.} Qxf3+ (22...
Rac8 23. Qxb7 Nxb7 24. Ndb5 a6 25. Na7 Ra8 26. Nc6 Nc5 27. Be3 Rac8 28. Bxc5
Rxc6 29. Bd4 $11) 23. Kxf3 Red8 (23... Nb3 $6 24. Nxb3 cxb3 25. Nb5) 24. Rcd1
Rd7 25. Rd2 Rad8 26. Rfd1 $11) 22... Red8 23. Rcd1 {Mit einem Remisangebot.
Schwarz war auch nicht bereit, bei knapper Zeit Gewinnversuche zu unternehmen.}
(23. Rcd1 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Rd2 Rad8 26. Rfd1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.12.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nh4 Nbd7 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. f3 Qa5 12. Qc2 c5 13. d5 Nb6 14. Nb5 Rad8 15.
e4 a6 16. Na3 Rfe8 17. Bg5 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Qb4 20. Qxb4 cxb4 21.
Re3 h6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rd1 Re5 24. Kf2 fxe4 25. Rxe4 Rexd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27.
Rxb4 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ke3 h5 30. Rd4 Rc5 31. Kd3 Kg7 32. b4 Re5 33. f4 Re1
34. Rd5 Kg6 35. Rxb5 Rg1 36. Rc5 Rxg2 37. Rc2 Rg1 38. Rb2 Kf5 39. b5 Kxf4 40.
b6 Rg8 41. Kd4 Rd8+ 42. Kc5 f5 43. b7 Rb8 44. Kc6 Ke3 45. Kc7 Rf8 46. b8=Q Rxb8
47. Rxb8 f4 48. Rh8 f3 49. Rxh5 Kf4 50. Ra5 f2 51. Ra1 Kg4 52. Rf1 Kf3 53. h4
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.12.12"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Delmenhorst"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qe1 Nac4 11. Nc3 e6 12. b3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe6 Bxe6
15. Bb2 a5 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. f4 Bh8 18. f5 Bd7 19. Qf2 Bc6 20. f6 Qe6 21. e5 a4
22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Nxa4 Nxa4 24. bxa4 Rxa4 25. a3 h5 26. Rd4 Ra5 27. Rd2 Rc5 28.
Rfd1 Kh7 29. Qg2 Qa6 30. Rd7 Qe6 31. R7d5 Rc4 32. Qd2 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 Qc6 34. Qg2
Re8 35. Rd7 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Bxf6 37. Rxf7+ Bg7 38. Rdd7 Rc2+ 39. Kh3 Rxb2 40.
Rxg7+ Kh6 41. Rxc7 Rxe5 42. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.01.29"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 O-O 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Nc6 10. Be2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Be3 Nc4 13. Bg5 Nxb2 14. Qd4 Be6
15. O-O h6 16. Bh4 Nc4 17. f4 Na5 18. f5 Nb3 19. Qe5 Nxa1 20. fxe6 fxe6 21.
Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Rxa1 d4 23. Nb5 d3 24. Bf3 Qe8 25. Qxe8 Raxe8 26. Rd1 g5 27. Bf2
Ne4 28. Bd4+ Kh7 29. Nc7 Re7 30. Nd5 Re6 31. Bxe4+ Rxe4 32. Nf6+ Rxf6 33. Bxf6
Kg6 34. Bc3 Ra4 35. Bb2 Rc4 36. Rxd3 Rxc5 37. Rd6+ Kf5 38. Rxh6 Ke4 39. Re6+
Kf4 40. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.01.30"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. N1e2 e6 8.
O-O Bd6 9. f4 Bf5 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Ng3 g6 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. Qf3 Nbd7 14. Qb3
Qc7 15. Bxf7 Kg7 16. Be6 Rhe8 17. Bd2 Nf8 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bf1 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4
21. Ne2 Qh6 22. Qh3 Qxh3 23. gxh3 Nd5 24. Bg2 Ne6 25. c3 Rac8 26. Kf2 Kf6 27.
h4 Red8 28. Rad1 Nb6 29. Nc1 c5 30. dxc5 Nxc5 31. b3 Ne6 32. Ne2 h6 33. Bb7 Rb8
34. Bf3 g5 35. hxg5+ hxg5 36. h3 Rbc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.02.19"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Passau"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Bf4 Bc8 14. Nde2 cxd5
15. exd5 e5 16. Bc1 Nac4 17. b3 Nd6 18. a4 Bg4 19. Ba3 Nbc8 20. h3 Bxe2 21.
Qxe2 a6 22. Rfd1 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.02.20"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Qb6 9. Ne2 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. h4 Na5 12. b4 Nc4 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. b5 Qc7 15. Qc2
f5 16. g4 Na5 17. Bd3 Nb6 18. Bd2 Qd8 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Ne2 Nbc4 21. Ng3 Kh8
22. Bc1 Qb6 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Nb3 25. Qxb3 Rxf5 26. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.04.08"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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 O-O 13. h4 {After the
famous game Kasparov-Lautier, Moscow ol.1994 this pawn advance became the main
continuation in the position.} Be7 {It's remarkable that the World Champion
chooses 13. ... Be7. Until this game none of the top players tried it.} 14. g3
{White proved to be not very well prepared. After this harmless move the
position is equal.} (14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 {-14.Bd3}) (14. Bd3 Be6 (14... f5 $5)
15. Nce3 Qd7 (15... a5 $5) 16. a4 $1 Bd8 17. axb5 axb5 18. h5 (18. b4 Ne7 $1
$11) 18... Kh8 (18... h6 $5) 19. Qf3 (19. Ra6 $1 Bg5 (19... Ne7 20. Bc2 $14)
20. Qe2 Ne7 21. Nb4 $14) (19. Bc2 Bg5 20. Bb3 b4 $11) (19. h6 g6 $13) 19... Bg5
20. Qg3 h6 21. O-O b4 22. Rfd1 bxc3 23. bxc3 Ne7 24. Bf1 Bxe3 25. Nxe3 f5 26.
exf5 Nxf5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 {1/2-1/2 Kengis,E-Schandorff,L/Aarhus 1997}) 14... Be6
15. Bg2 Qd7 16. Nce3 Bd8 17. O-O (17. Qd3 Kh8 18. Rd1 a5 19. Rd2 b4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Vokarev,S-Richter,M/Polanica Zdroj 1999/(48)}) 17... Ne7 18. Nxe7+ (18.
Qd3 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 a5 $11) 18... Qxe7 (18... Bxe7 $11) 19. Nf5 {The Knight goes
to the wrong square and looses control over d5-square.} Qd7 $1 {This probably
came as a total surprise for White. Now if White takes on d6, after g7-g6 he
will have to push f2-f4 to save the Knight from d6. The advance f4 looks ugly
in combination with the pawn on h4, but I believe 20.Nxd6 was the best chance
for White.} (19... Bxf5 20. exf5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4] White has an absolute control
over the light squares in the center and has nothing to fear. The position is
equal or even slightly better for White.}) 20. Qd2 $6 (20. Qxd6 Qxd6 (20...
Bxf5 $2 21. Qxb8 $18) 21. Nxd6 g6 $1 {[%csl Rd6]} 22. Rfd1 (22. a4 $2 Rb6 23.
Rfd1 Bc7 $19) (22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxh4 $15) 22... Rb6 23. Rd2 Bc7 $1 (23...
Be7 24. Rad1 Bxa2 25. Bh3 Bb3 (25... f5 26. exf5 Bb3 27. f6 Bxf6 28. Ra1 $16)
26. Nc8 $11) 24. Rad1 Bxa2 25. Bh3 f5 26. exf5 Bb3 $17) (20. Nxd6 g6 21. f4 $8
exf4 22. Rxf4 Bb6+ 23. Kh2 f6 $15) 20... d5 $36 {[%csl Rf5]} 21. Rad1 Qa7 22.
Rfe1 b4 $5 23. cxb4 d4 {[%csl Ra2,Rb2,Rb4,Rf5,Rg2][%cal Gb8b2,Ga6a5]} 24. a3 (
24. b3 a5 $36) 24... a5 $44 25. bxa5 $2 {This move looses material and White
fails to get any sort of compensation for the exchange.} (25. Bf1 axb4 26. axb4
{[%cal Gb4b5,Gd1a1] Black has good compensation for the pawn but there is
still a lot of play ahead and White can put a lot of resistance.}) 25... Bb3 $1
26. Bf1 Bxa5 27. Qg5 f6 28. Qg4 Kh8 29. h5 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Be6 $19 31. Qe2 Rb3
32. Rd1 Rfb8 33. Rd2 Qb6 34. h6 g6 35. Ne7 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Qxb2 37. Qa6 {The
only hope for White remains the enemy King. However, with an accurate play
Black wins easily.} Qb6 38. Qa4 Qc7 39. Nd5 Bxd5 40. exd5 Rd8 41. Qa6 Rd6 42.
Qa4 Qb8 (42... Rxd5 $4 43. Qe8#) 43. Bc4 Kg8 44. Qc2 Kf8 45. a4 Qc7 46. Qa2 Qa5
47. Qa3 Ke7 48. Kg2 e4 49. Qb2 Qb6 50. Qe2 e3 {This move required an exact
evaluation of the arising endgame.} (50... f5 51. Qd2 Qc5 52. Qg5+ Rf6 $19) 51.
fxe3 dxe3 52. Kf3 Qd4 53. Qxe3+ Qxe3+ 54. Kxe3 Rb6 55. Bb5 (55. a5 Rb1 56. a6
Kd6 57. Kd4 f5 $19) 55... Kd6 56. Kd4 f5 57. Kc4 g5 58. a5 Rb8 59. Bc6 g4 60.
a6 f4 61. a7 Rf8 62. a8=Q Rxa8 63. Bxa8 fxg3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.04.09"]
[Round "15.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Be2
Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Qxc4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. Qh4 Qxh4 14. Nxh4 Nf6
15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Nf3 Re8 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Kf8 19. Nd2 Red8 20. Nb3 Be8
21. Kf1 Ke7 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Ke1 Nfd5 24. Na5 f6 25. Ne4 Rc8 26. Nc5 h5 27. g3
Nc7 28. Nd3 Ne6 29. b4 Nd8 30. a3 g6 31. Bf3 Kd6 32. Nc5 Ke7 33. Bg2 Bf7 34.
Kd2 Bd5 35. Bh3 Ra8 36. e4 Bf7 37. f4 exf4 38. gxf4 g5 39. Bf5 gxf4 40. Ke2 Be8
41. Nd3 Ne6 42. Bxe6 Kxe6 43. Nxc6 Kd6 44. Nd4 Bd7 45. Kf3 a5 46. b5 Rc8 47.
Rxc8 Bxc8 48. Kxf4 Nc4 49. a4 Ne5 50. Nf5+ Bxf5 51. Nxe5 Be6 52. Nc6 Bb3 53.
Nxa5 Bxa4 54. b6 Bd7 55. h4 Bh3 56. Nc4+ Kc6 57. Ne3 Kxb6 58. Nd5+ Kc5 59. Nxf6
Kd6 60. Nxh5 Ke6 61. Kg5 Kf7 62. Nf4 Bc8 63. e5 Kg7 64. e6 Ba6 65. Nh5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1999.10.29"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. e3 Nxf4 8. exf4
b6 (8... g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Ne5 (10. O-O O-O 11. b4 {+=}) 10... Qc7 11. h4 f6
12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. f5 Qf4 14. fxg6 Qxd4 15. gxh7 Qxc5 16. Bg6+ Kd8 {=+ 1/2-1/2
Tregubov,P-Ivanov,V/Elista 1994/CBM 44 (46)}) 9. cxb6 Qxb6 10. Qd2 e6 11. Rc1
Rb8 ({Laut A. Huzman (Schach 12/1999, S.27) sollte Schwarz 11...c5 spielen;
nach dem Textzug erh�lt er keine Gelegenheit mehr dazu, diesen Vorsto�
durchzusetzen, und sein c-Bauer bleibt r�ckst�ndig. Auch die folgenden
Varianten, welche zeigen, da� eine taktische Widerlegung des Vorsto�es
nicht m�glich ist, stammen von A. Huzman, loc. cit.:} 11... c5 12. Na4 Qa7
13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd4 (14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bd3 Bd6 (15... O-O 16. Bxh7+ {+-}) 16.
O-O O-O {=}) 14... Nxa4 15. Rxc8+ Kd7 16. Qxa4+ (16. Rxa8 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Bb4+ {
=+}) (16. Qxa7+ Rxa7 17. Rc2 f6 {= A. Huzman} 18. g3 Bd6 19. Bh3) 16... Kxc8
17. Qe8+ (17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bxa6+ Kd8 {~}) 17... Kc7 18. Qxf7+ Kd6 (18... Kb8 19.
Qxe6 Bb4+ 20. Kd1 {~}) 19. Ne5 {~}) 12. Na4 ({Dies ist st�rker als} 12. Rc2
Bd6 13. Bd3 c5 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxf4 17. Qc3 e5 {A. Huzman,
loc. cit. Wei� verhindert c6-c5.}) 12... Qb4 13. Qxb4 Bxb4+ ({Die Fortsetzung
} 13... Rxb4 14. b3 Bb7 {wird von A. Huzman in Schach 12/1999, S.27 diskutiert;
Schwarz will unter Umst�nden Tb4xa4 nebst c6-c5 spielen. Huzman meint, da�
Wei� mit} 15. Nb2 c5 (15... Rb6 16. Nd3 Ba3 17. Rc2 Ke7 18. Nfe5 {+/-}) 16.
Nd3 Rb5 17. Nde5 (17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 {=}) 17... Ra5 18. b4 cxb4 19.
Rc7 Nxe5 20. fxe5 b3 21. axb3 Ba8 22. Kd1 {Vorteil erzielen kann. Mir scheint
jedoch, da� Schwarz mit der Fortsetzung 17...Se5:18.ba5: (18.fe5: Ta2:19.bc5:
Lc6 ist nicht �berzeugender) 18...Sf3:+ 19.gf3: c4 20.Tb1 Lc8 erfolgreich
Widerstand leisten kann. In der ersten Klammeranmerkung sollte Schwarz 17...f6
an Stelle von 17...Ke7 spielen; auch diese Lage ist wenig klar.}) 14. Kd1 Bb7
15. a3 (15. Ne5 {(A. Huzman) war angewiesen, um den Einflu� auf das Feld c5
zu vergr��ern.}) 15... Bd6 16. g3 $6 (16. Ne5 {sollte auch hier noch
geschehen. Jetzt verhindert Schwarz diesen Zug.}) 16... f6 17. Bh3 Kf7 18. Re1
Rhe8 19. Rc3 a5 20. Kc2 (20. Nd2 {mit der Idee, Sd2-b3 zu spielen, den Bauern
auf a5 anzugreifen und die Kontrolle �ber das Feld c5 zu mehren, kam stark
in Betracht. Nach} Ba8 21. Nb3 Nb6 (21... Rb5 22. Bf1) 22. Nac5 a4 23. Bxe6+
Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Bf8 25. f5 axb3 26. Rxb3 {hat Wei� erklecklichen Vorteil, weil
der L�ufer auf a8 zu baldigen Gro�taten nicht imstande ist.}) 20... h6 21.
Rce3 Nf8 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Kb1 g5 24. Nd3 ({Nach} 24. fxg5 Bxc5 25. dxc5 hxg5 26.
Nd4 e5 27. Bxc8 Rexc8 28. Nf5 Ke6 {bekommt Schwarz eine erfreuliche Stellung.})
24... Bd7 {Dieser Zug leistet nicht viel. Mehr verspricht} (24... gxf4 25. gxf4
Re7 (25... Ba6 26. Nc5 {bringt dem Schwarzen nichts ein.}) 26. Bg4 Reb7 {
mit einigem Druck.}) 25. Bg4 Ng6 $6 {Ich sehe keinen Grund daf�r, sich diese
Selbstfesselung aufzuerlegen.} (25... Kg7 {war solider.}) 26. Bh5 Kg7 27. h4 $2
({Viel st�rker war, wie A. Huzman angibt,} 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. h4 {. Wei�
erobert entweder das Feld e5 oder Material, zum Beispiel:} Rh8 29. Bxg6 g4 30.
h5) 27... gxf4 28. Nxf4 {Wenn Schwarz den Zwischentausch auf f4 zu einem
fr�heren Zeitpunkt durchgef�hrt h�tte, st�nde dem Wei�en diese
M�glichkeit nun nicht zur Verf�gung.} Bxf4 $2 (28... Nxf4 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 ({
Weniger genau ist} 29... Bxe8 30. gxf4 Bg6+ 31. Ka2 {, weil der Bauer auf c6
schwach wird.}) 30. gxf4 Bxf4 {(A. Huzman, Schach 12/1999, S.28) f�hrte zu
etwa gleichem Spiel.}) 29. gxf4 Kh7 $6 ({Auf} 29... Nxf4 {folgt} 30. Rg1+ ({
Nach} 30. Bxe8 Bxe8 {gelangt der L�ufer des Schwarzen �ber g6 ins Spiel.})
30... Kf8 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 (31... Bxe8 {wird nun mit} 32. Rg4 {beantwortet.}) 32.
Ka2 {mit erklecklichem Vorteil f�r Wei�. Dennoch war dies der beste
Versuch f�r Schwarz.}) ({Nach} 29... Rg8 30. f5 exf5 (30... Nf4 31. fxe6 Bxe6
32. Rxe6 Nxh5 33. Rxc6 {ist unerfreulich f�r Schwarz.}) 31. Bxg6 Kxg6 32. Re7
Rbd8 33. Rg1+ Kh5 34. Rxg8 Rxg8 35. Rxd7 Rg2 36. Kc2 Rxf2+ 37. Nd2 {gewinnt
Wei� ohne gr��ere M�he.}) 30. f5 {+-} exf5 31. Rg1 Nf4 32. Bxe8 Rxe8
33. Rxe8 Bxe8 34. Re1 Bh5 35. Re7+ Kg6 36. Ne1 Ne2 37. Nc2 $2 (37. Nd3 {+-})
37... Bf3 $2 ({Mit} 37... f4 {oder}) (37... Bg4 {h�tte Schwarz sich
beachtliche Gegenchancen verschaffen k�nnen.}) 38. Re3 Bh5 39. f3 (39. a4 {
gefolgt von b2-b4 wird von A. Huzman vorgeschlagen (loc. cit.).}) 39... Ng1 40.
Ne1 f4 41. Rc3 Ne2 42. Rxc6 Nxd4 43. Rc3 ({Nach} 43. Rc5 Nxf3 (43... Bxf3 44.
Nxf3 Nxf3 45. Rxd5 Ne5 46. Kc2 {+-}) 44. Nxf3 (44. Nd3 Kf5 45. Rxd5+ Ne5 {
ist �u�erst unklar.}) 44... Bxf3 45. Kc1 Kh5 46. Rxa5 Kxh4 {ist es
durchaus nicht sicher, ob Wei� schneller ist; der Turm ist in dieser
Stellung kaum wertvoller als der L�ufer. Der Textzug ist weit sicherer.})
43... Kf5 44. b4 axb4 45. axb4 Ke6 46. Kb2 Kd6 47. Rd3 Ke5 48. Rc3 Kd6 49. Ra3
Ke5 50. Kc1 Be8 51. Kd2 Bh5 52. Rc3 Kd6 53. Kd3 Nb5 (53... Nxf3 {rettet den
Schwarzen nicht:} 54. Nxf3 Bxf3 55. b5 Ke5 (55... Bg2 56. Kd4 f3 57. b6 f2 58.
b7 f1=Q 59. b8=Q+ Ke6 60. Qc8+ {nebst matt: A. Huzman, Schach 12/1999, S. 28.})
56. Rc5 Be4+ 57. Kd2 Kd6 58. b6 {+-}) 54. Rc8 Bg6+ 55. Kd2 Nd4 56. Rh8 Nf5 57.
Rd8+ Kc7 58. Rf8 Nxh4 59. Rxf6 h5 60. Ke2 Bb1 61. Rxf4 Ng6 62. Rf6 Ne5 63. Ke3
Nc6 64. Nd3 Bxd3 65. Kxd3 Nxb4+ 66. Kd4 h4 67. Rh6 Kd7 68. Ke5 Nd3+ 69. Kxd5
Ke7 70. Rxh4 Kf6 71. Kd4 Nb4 72. Kc4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1999.10.29"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Breda Panfox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Qe1
h6 9. Bb3 a6 10. e5 Nf5 11. Kh1 d5 12. Ne2 h5 13. c3 b6 14. Ng3 Nce7 15. Nxf5
Nxf5 16. d4 a5 17. Ba4+ Bd7 18. Bc2 Bb5 19. Rf2 Bf8 20. Be3 Rc8 21. Rd1 Be7 22.
Rfd2 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1999.10.29"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

 1-0

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.01.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.01.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. Bf4 Na6 8.
e4 c5 9. d5 Bg4 10. Be2 Nd7 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. a3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 f5
15. Bg5 Bf6 16. h4 Nc7 17. O-O-O Ne8 18. Bxf6 Nexf6 19. d6 fxe4 20. fxe4 e5 21.
Bb5 Rad8 22. f3 Kg7 23. Rhf1 Nh5 24. Nd5 Nf4 25. Bxd7 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd7 27.
Rxe5 Rf6 28. Rd5 Kf7 29. f4 Rfxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Rd1 Rf6 32. Rf1 Rd6 33. Rd1
Rf6 34. Rd7+ Ke6 35. Rxh7 Rxf4 36. Rxb7 Rxe4 37. Rxb6+ Kd5 38. Rxg6 Rxh4 39.
Kc2 Rh2+ 40. Kb1 c4 41. Rg5+ Kd4 42. Rg3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.01.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2000.01.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 {Der FIDE-Weltmeister
spielt gern die Sizilianische Verteidigung, aber selten die Paulsen-Variante.}
5. Bd3 Nc6 {Mit dieser Fortsetzung möchte Schwarz das Spiel vereinfachen.} 6.
Nxc6 dxc6 {Die andere Moeglichkeit - 6...dxc6 - wird heutzutage weniger
gespielt. In der gut bekannten 7.Wettkampfpartie Fischer,R - Petrosian, T
Buenos Aires 1971 kam Weiß nach 7.0-0 d5 8.c4 zu Eröffnungsvorteil.} 7. Nd2 {
Der Springer zielt nach c4 und möchte die Felder b6 und e5 kontrollieren. Die
anderen Zuege - 7.0-0 , 7.Be3 und 7.f4 sind auch möglich.} e5 8. Nc4 {Die
Bauernverteilung ist symmetrisch - was keinewswegs typisch ist für die
Sizilianische Verteidigung. Weiß hat etwas Initiative, er kann entweder mit
f2-f4 die Stellung öffnen oder gegen den geschwächten Punkt b6 spielen.} (8.
Qh5) 8... Nf6 (8... Be6 9. O-O Bxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bc5 12. Kf1 Nf6 13.
f3 b5 14. Bb3 h6 15. Bd2 Bd4 16. c3 Bc5 17. Be1 Ke7 18. Bg3 Bd6 19. Rd2 Rhd8 {
1/2-1/2 Rytshagov,M-Miezis,N/Troll Masters, Gausdal NOR 2000 (48)}) 9. O-O {
Natürlich geht 9.Nxe5?? nicht wegen 9...Qa5+, aber nach dem Textzug muss
Schwarz jetzt den Bauern verteidigen.} (9. Bd2 Bd6 10. a4 Be6 11. Qe2 O-O 12.
a5 Qe7 13. O-O Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Rd7 16. c3 Rad8 17. b4 Bb8 18. Bg5
h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Bb3 Ba7 21. g3 g6 22. Kg2 Qe7 23. h4 h5 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25.
Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Kaiumov,D-Miezis,N/Hastings 1999/EXT 2000 (25)}) 9... Qc7 (9...
Bg4 10. Qe1 Nd7 11. f4 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 exf4 13. Bxf4 O-O 14. e5 Bh5 15. e6 Nf6 16.
Bg5 Be7 17. Qh4 b5 18. Ne5 Qd5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qxh5 g6 21. Nd7 {1-0 Adorjan,
A-Miles,A/Amsterdam 1978/MCL (21)}) 10. Bd2 {[%cal Gd2a5,Ga5d8]} (10. Be3 Be6
11. Bb6 Qb8 12. a4 Nd7 13. Be3 b5 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Na5 Bc5 16. Qe2 O-O 17. c4
b4 18. Nb3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Rc8 20. Rfc1 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Cioara,A-Miezis,N/
Castellaneta 1999/EXT 2000 (42)}) (10. f4) (10. a4) 10... Bg4 11. Qe1 {[%cal
Ge1a5,Ge1g3] Die Dame steht scheinbar passiv auf e1, aber im Folgenden kann
sie nach f2-f4 auf das Feld g3 ziehen, oder aber den Ausfall des Läufers nach
a5 unterstützen.} (11. Qc1 $6 Nd7 12. Bc3 Be6 13. Qg5 f6 14. Qg3 Nc5 15. Ba5
Qf7 $11) 11... b5 $146 {Nach 30-minütigem Nachdenken spielt Khalifman eine
theoretische Neuerung. Der Textzug vertreibt den Nc4, schwächt aber den
schwarzen Damenflügel.} (11... Bc5 12. Kh1 b5 13. Ne3 Be6 14. f4 exf4 15. Nf5
Bxf5 16. exf5+ Qe7 17. Bxf4 O-O 18. Qh4 $14) 12. Ne3 (12. Ba5) 12... Bc5 (12...
Be6 13. a4 $14) 13. Nxg4 (13. Kh1 O-O (13... Be6 14. f4 $14) 14. Nxg4 Nxg4 15.
h3 Nf6 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 $14) 13... Nxg4 14. Qe2 Nf6 15. b4 $14 {Weiß
bekommt aktives Spiel am Damenflügel und bereitet im Folgendem die Züge a2-a4
und c2-c4 vor.} Bb6 16. c4 $1 {Weiß fürchtet die Schwächung des Feldes d4
nicht. In der Tat bekommt der schwarze Läufer ein starkes Feld auf d4, aber
das ist alles. Es gibt keinen aktiven Spielplan für Schwarz, wärend Weiß sein
Spiel am Damenflügel mit a2-a4 fortsetzen kann.} (16. a4) 16... Bd4 17. Rac1
Qd6 18. Bc2 $1 {[%mdl 32] Weiß verbessert die Stellung seines weißfeldrigen
Läufers und unterbindet das schwarze Gegenspiel auf der d-Linie.} (18. cxb5
cxb5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Bxa6 O-O 21. b5 $13) 18... O-O 19. Bb3 Rfd8 20. Rc2 Rd7
21. Rfc1 {[%csl Gc1,Gc2][%cal Gc1c8]} Rc7 22. g3 {Ds ist typisch für Leko. Mit
kleinen Zügen verbessert er seine Stellung, ohne dass sein Gegner zu
Gegenspiel kommt.} h6 23. Kg2 Rac8 24. a4 Qe6 (24... bxa4 25. c5 (25. Bxa4 c5
26. b5 axb5 27. cxb5 Ra7 28. Bb3 Rca8 $132) 25... Qd7 26. Bxa4 $14) 25. axb5
axb5 (25... cxb5 $4 26. cxb5 $18) 26. Qd3 bxc4 {Nach diesem Zug wird der
c-Bauer schwach, aber Schwarz hat keine andere Möglichkeit.} 27. Rxc4 Qd7 28.
Be3 (28. Bc3) (28. Be1) 28... Bxe3 $6 (28... c5 $5 29. Qc2 Bxe3 30. fxe3 $14)
29. Qxe3 Qe7 30. Ba4 Rb8 31. Qc3 Rcb7 32. Rb1 c5 33. Rxc5 $1 (33. b5 Nd7 {
[%cal Gd7b6,Gb6a4,Gb6c4]}) 33... Nxe4 34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. Bc2 {[%csl Rh7][%cal
Rc2h7]} f5 {[#]} 36. Qf3 $1 $16 {[%mdl 64]} (36. Bxe4 fxe4 37. Rc4 $16) 36...
Rxc8 (36... Nd6 37. Bxf5+ $16 (37. Rxb8 Rxb8 (37... e4 38. Bxe4 $1 fxe4 39. Qf8
$18) 38. Bxf5+ $16)) 37. Qxf5+ g6 38. Qxc8 Nf6 39. Qc3 {Weiß hat einen Bauern
mehr und gute Gewinnchancen. Der Pb4 ist stark und die schwarze Königsstellung
schwach.} Rb6 40. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 41. bxc5 Rxb1 42. Bxb1 {[%mdl 4096]} Kg7 43. Kf3
Kf7 44. c6 $18 Ne8 45. Ke3 Nf6 (45... g5 46. Ke4 Ke6 47. Ba2+ $18) 46. Be4 Ne8
47. Kd3 Nc7 48. Kc4 g5 49. Bf5 h5 50. Kc5 Ke7 51. f3 h4 52. Bd7 $22 {Schwarz
befindet sich in Zugzwang, deshalb gab er auf.} 1-0

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.01.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2000.01.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[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. Rb1 b5 11. Qd3 a5 12. a3 Nh5 13. Be3 axb4 14. axb4 f5 15. Qd1
fxe4 16. Ng5 e5 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. Nf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxf7 exd4 20. Bg5 Qf8 21. Qxf8+
Bxf8 22. Nxe4 Na6 23. Bd2 Bf5 24. f3 Nf6 25. Bd3 Re8 26. g4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4 c5
28. bxc5 Nxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4+ 30. Kf2 Nxc5 31. Rxb5 Re8 32. Kf3 Nd3 33. Rd5 Bg7
34. Rf1 Ne5+ 35. Kg3 Nc4 36. Re1 Ne3 37. Bxe3 dxe3 38. Kf3 Bh6 39. g5 Bg7 40.
Rxe3 Rxe3+ 41. Kxe3 {[#] Das Endspiel gilt trotz des weißen Raumvorteils als
theoretisch remis, weil Schwarz den guten Läufer besitzt. Ich habe für dieses
Endspiel keinen Vorgänger finden können.} Kg8 42. Rd8+ Kf7 43. Rd7+ Kg8 44. h4
Bb2 45. Kf3 Bg7 46. Kf4 (46. Kg4 h5+ 47. Kf4 (47. gxh6 Bxh6 $11) 47... Bc3 48.
Ke4 Be1 49. Ke5 Bc3+ (49... Bxh4 50. Kf6 $18) 50. Ke6 Bb2 51. Rf7 Bc3 52. Rf6
Kg7 53. Ke7 Bb2 54. Rf7+ Kg8 {und es ist nicht zu sehen, wie Weiß weiterkommen
soll.}) 46... Bf8 (46... h5 $4 47. Rxg7+ Kxg7 48. Ke5 Kf7 49. Kd6 $18) 47. h5
$5 gxh5 48. Kg3 h6 $1 49. g6 Ba3 50. Kh4 Bc1 51. Kxh5 Bg5 52. Kg4 (52. g7 Kh7 {
und Schwarz verharrt. Er droht sogar Lg5-f6xg7:} 53. Rb7 Bf6 54. Rc7 Bxg7 55.
Ra7 Kg8 56. Kg6 Bf8 57. Ra8 h5 $1 $11 {Der Rettungszug, sonst wäre es aus.})
52... Bc1 53. Kf5 Bg5 54. Ke6 Bh4 (54... Bc1 55. Rh7 Bd2 56. g7 Bg5 {und nicht
Schwarz sondern Weiß müsste ziehen.}) 55. Rh7 Bg5 {[#] Ein Pattwitz rettet
Schwarz.} 56. g7 $1 h5 $22 57. Rxh5 Bf6 $3 58. Rh3 Bxg7 $11 59. Ke7 Bb2 60. Rb3
Bd4 61. Rd3 Bb2 62. Rg3+ Kh7 63. Ke6 Kh6 64. Kf5 Kh7 65. Rg6 Bc3 66. Kg5 Bb2
67. Kh5 Bc3 68. Rg2 Bd4 69. Rd2 Bc3 70. Rc2 Ba1 71. Rc7+ Kg8 72. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.01.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[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.
Bc4 Nc6 (8... Nd7 9. Qe2 (9. O-O c5 10. c3 cxd4 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. Nxd4 Qc7 13.
Bb3 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Short,N-Kortschnoj,V/EUCup f 1988}) 9... Be7 $5 $146 (9... Nb6
10. Bb3 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 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}) 10.
O-O (10. O-O-O $13) 10... c5 $1 11. d5 $6 (11. Rfd1 $13) 11... exd5 12. Bxd5
Nb6 $15 {Smirin,I-Lputian,S/Wijk op 1993}) 9. c3 (9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. O-O e5 11.
Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. c3 {1/2-1/2 Balashov,Y-Dreev,A/RUS-ch 1995}) 9...
e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. Qe2 (11. d6 $5 Bf5 12. Qd5 Nd7 13. Qxb7 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Nc5 15.
Qd5 cxd6 16. O-O $14 {Groszpeter,A-Dizdar,G/AUT-chT qual 1997}) 11... Bf5 12.
O-O-O Nd7 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Bd3 $1 {Very important improvment,comparing to the
game Bologan-Gurevich,where white played 14.h4 and after 14...e4! the game was
drawn almost by force.This game is example of fight of "good" knight versus
"bad" bishop,and this time the good guy won.} (14. h4 e4 15. Nxe4 Re8 16. Nxf6+
Qxf6 17. Qd2 Nb6 $44 {Bologan,V-Gurevich,M/Festival comtois 4th 1999}) 14...
Bxd3 (14... Nc5 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. h4 Re8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd7 19. g4 $16)
15. Qxd3 Nc5 16. Qe3 b6 17. h4 Re8 {[%cal Ge5e4]} 18. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 $14
{[%cal Gg2g5,Gh4h5] It's easy to see that the bishop is out of play.Till the
end of the game black didn't manage to find a solution to this problem.} g6 20.
g4 Bg7 21. h5 (21. g5 $6 Qd7 22. h5 Qf5 (22... Rad8) 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Nh4 f4
25. h6 Bh8 $14) 21... Qf6 22. hxg6 (22. Nd2 $6 Bh6 $1 23. hxg6 Bxd2+ (23...
Qxg6) 24. Rxd2 hxg6 25. f3 Kg7 26. Rdh2 Rh8 27. Qe3 Rxh2 28. Rxh2 Rh8 $11)
22... hxg6 23. Nd2 $1 c6 (23... Qxf2 24. Rdf1 Qg3 (24... Qc5 25. Qf3 Qe7 26.
Ne4 $16 {[%cal Gg4g5,Gf3h3]}) 25. Qe2 $1 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gd2e4]} e4 26. Nxe4
Qe5 27. Qf3 {[%csl Rf7]} Re7 (27... Qe7 28. g5 Rad8 29. c4 b5 30. Rh4 bxc4 31.
Rfh1 $18) 28. d6 cxd6 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. Qxa8+ Re8 31. Qf3 $16) 24. dxc6 Rac8
25. f3 Rxc6 ({May be better was} 25... Qxc6 $5 26. Qxc6 $5 (26. g5 Qxe4 27.
Nxe4 Red8 28. Kc2 Kf8 29. a4 $14) 26... Rxc6 27. Ne4 f5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Nd6
Rf8 30. Rh5 $16 {,but the ending is extremly unpleasent.}) 26. Qe2 Qe6 27. Kb1
{[%cal Gg4g5,Gd2e4,Ge2h2]} e4 $5 {Trying to get a space for the pieces,but
white with accurate play restrains all the attempts.} 28. Qxe4 (28. Nxe4 $2 f5
{[%cal Ge8e2]} 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Rh4 fxe4 31. Rxe4 Qg6 $17) 28... Qc8 29. Qd3
Rd8 30. Qe2 Re6 31. Ne4 Rxd1+ (31... f5 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qc4 $18 {[%cal
Gc4g8]} Kf7 34. f4 $1) 32. Qxd1 Qc6 33. Qd3 a5 34. Rd1 $16 Be5 35. Qe3 Qc7 (
35... b5 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Qc5 (37. Ng5 $6 Re7 38. f4 $2 Qh1+ 39. Kc2 Qh2+ {
[%cal Gh2c2,Gh2f4]}) 37... Qxc5 38. Nxc5 Re7 39. Rd5 $18) 36. Rd5 Bg7 37. Qd3
Re8 38. Rd7 Qe5 39. a4 $1 Rf8 40. Qd5 Qf4 41. Nd6 Be5 42. Nc4 $18 {[%csl Ra5,
Rb6] Now it becomes clear that black pawns on the queenside will soon fall
prays of white pieces.} Bc7 43. Qc6 $1 Bd8 44. Rb7 Kg7 45. Nxb6 Bxb6 46. Rxb6
Rd8 47. Ra6 Qd2 48. Qe4 Rd5 49. Ra7 g5 50. Ka2 Rc5 51. Qd4+ Qxd4 52. cxd4 Rd5
53. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.01.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 e5 8. d5
c6 9. Qd2 cxd5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxb6 Qxb6 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. Nxd5 Qd6 14. Ne2
h5 15. Qb4 Qxb4+ 16. Nxb4 Bh6 17. Nd5 O-O 18. Nec3 Nc5 19. Rd1 Kg7 20. h4 Ne6
21. Kf2 Rfd8 22. g4 f6 23. gxh5 gxh5 24. Ne7 Kf7 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. Nd5 Rac8 27.
Rc1 Bc5+ 28. Ke2 Nd4+ 29. Nxd4 Bxd4 30. Kd3 Rg8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. f4 Rg8 33. f5
Rg3+ 34. Ke2 Rg2+ 35. Kf3 Rf2+ 36. Kg3 Rxb2 37. Rc1 Bf2+ 38. Kh3 Bb6 39. Rc8
Re2 40. Rb8 Rxe4 41. Rxb7+ Kf8 42. Nxf6 Re3+ 43. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.01.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.01.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[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 {I think Black should refrain from this
move as well as a move earlier as White has a clear way to gain an advantage.}
(11... Bg4 $5) 12. cxd4 {The most simple and perhaps the most strong reaction.
The arising endgame looks better for White.} ({The alternative of 12.cd is} 12.
Ne4 d3 (12... dxc3) 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 $14 {
with a slight adge for White at the endgame.See Sutovsky-Krasenkow,China 1999/
CBM73[Mikhalevski]}) (12. Nb3 $5) 12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nf3 (14. Qe2)
14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Bg4 (15... O-O {looks better} 16. Ng5 h6 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18.
Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Be4 Rad8 20. Be3 Bg5 $1 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Kf1 g6 23. Rac1 Kg7 24.
g3 g4 25. Bd5 Rfe8 26. Bc6 Rh8 27. Kg2 Nd4 28. Bb7 c6 29. Bc8 Ne2 30. Rxd8 Nxc1
31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. a3 Nd3 33. b3 a5 34. Bxg4 Nxe5 35. Be2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Anand,
V-Greenfeld,A/Haifa ISR 2000 (54)}) 16. Be3 {For the comments on the earlier
stage of the game see Onischuk-Tong Yuanming,China 1998/CBM 66[Mikhalevski,V]}
(16. h3 Bh5 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 {Onischuk-Tong Yuanming,China 1998/CBM 66
[Mikhalevski,V]}) 17. b4 Ne6 18. Be4 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Bd2 Bg6 21. Bd5 c6
22. Bb3 Ne6 23. a4 Bd3 24. Ne1 Nd4 25. Ba2 Bc4 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Ra2 Kd7 28.
Bc3 Nb3 29. Re2 Ke6 {and Black is OK.1/2-1/2 Rogovoi,M-Sepman,Y/St Petersburg
1996/CBM 56 ext (60)}) (16. b4 Nd7 17. Bb2 Rd8 18. a3 O-O 19. Rd2 $2 Bxf3 20.
gxf3 Nxe5 $1 $17 21. Re2 Nxf3+ 22. Kg2 Nh4+ 23. Kh3 Rfe8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Kxh4
Re2 26. Rg1 Rxc2 27. Bxg7 Rc4+ $1 28. f4 Rxf4+ 29. Kg5 Rf2 30. Bf6 Rd5+ {
0-1 Wets,G-Dridi,A/Gausdal 1986/EXT 97 (30)}) 16... O-O 17. h3 $1 {As strong
as simple.} (17. Rd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Ne6 20. Rd7 Rfe8 21. Kg2 Rxd7
22. Rxd7 a5 23. f4 Bd8 24. a4 bxa4 25. Bxa4 Re7 26. Rd5 c6 27. Bxc6 Rc7 28. Bd7
Nf8 29. Bf5 Be7 30. Rxa5 Rb7 31. Ra7 {1-0 Bisco,I-Kramarik,P/SVK-chT2 1995/EXT
97 (31)}) 17... Bxf3 $6 {[%mdl 16384] Exchanging the bishop Khalifman agrees
with a long suffer.The strength of bishops pair shouldn't be underestimated.} (
{I think Black should keep the bishop by means of} 17... Bh5 18. Rd5 {[%cal
Gd5d7]} Ne6 19. Rd7 Rfe8 $14) 18. gxf3 {[%csl Gc2,Ge3] Strong mobile centre
supported by bishops pair secures a better play.White's plan for next few
moves is obvious.He plays f4,then brings his king to f3 and prepare advance f5
or with the king on g2 f4-f5,then f2-f4 and king to f3.At the same time Black
has no good options.} Rfd8 19. f4 g6 20. Kg2 ({The same position by another
moves order was reached in another game.The game continued} 20. f5 gxf5 21.
Bxf5 Ne6 22. f4 c5 23. Kf2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27.
Bxc5 $16 {1-0 Konguvel,P-Sriram,J/Calcutta IND 2000 (54)}) 20... Na4 {From the
one hand the text move is a very responsible decision as Black remains with a
complex of weak pawns on the queen side,but from the other hand I don't see
anything better.Black's suffering wasn't less when he had allowed a slow
strengthening of White's position in Onischuk-Tong Yuanming,China 1998/CBM 66
[Mikhalevski,V]} 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxa4 bxa4 23. Rc1 $16 {[%csl Ra4,Ra6,Rc7,
Gg2][%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e4] White is clearly better thanks to the better pawn
structure and much more active king(Kg2-f3-e4)} c5 {Black is looking for an
escape in a rook ending.} (23... Rd7 {looks a bit passive and prevents from
Black a possible counterplay along the b-file.}) 24. Rc4 (24. Bxc5 {was also
possible,but Leko prefers more secure way.} Bxc5 (24... Rc8 25. Be3 Rxc1 26.
Bxc1 $16 {[%csl Ra4,Ra6][%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e4,Ge4c4,Ge4d5]}) 25. Rxc5 Rd2 26. Ra5
Rxb2 27. Rxa4 Rb6 28. Kf3 $16) 24... a3 (24... Rb8 {doesn't promise too much,
but was possible from the practical point of view in order to try complicating
of the position,while in the game Leko wins by means of a slow strengthening
of his position.} 25. Rxa4 Rxb2 26. Rxa6 {[%cal Gf4f5]} c4 $140 (26... h5 $5)
27. f5 gxf5 28. Bh6 Rb8 29. Rc6 Bf8 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Rxc4 $16) 25. b3 $1 {
[%csl Ra3] Another pawn on a black square becomes an easy target for the white
bishop.} Kf8 ({Or} 25... Rd1 26. Rc1) 26. Kf3 {Centralization of the king is a
decisive factor now.Black's position is hopeless.} Ke8 27. Ke4 Rd1 28. Rc1 f5+
({After} 28... Rd8 29. f5 {with a full domination decides the game.}) 29. exf6
Rxc1 30. Bxc1 Bxf6 31. Bxa3 $18 {Bishops endgame doesn't even require a good
technics.} Bd4 32. f3 Kd7 33. Kd5 Be3 34. f5 {Accuracy untill the very end.} (
34. Bxc5 {is also sufficient for a win,but a move in the game is just stronger.
}) 34... gxf5 35. Bxc5 Bf4 36. b4 {[%cal Ga2a4,Gb4b5,Gc5d4,Gd4e5] White's plan
is very simple.He advances a and b pawns,creates a pass pawn advances it to b5
then brings his bishop to e5 and game is over.} Bd2 ({Or} 36... Bg3 37. a4 Bh2
38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 Bg3 40. Bd4 Bf4 41. b6 Bg3 (41... Kc8 42. Be5 Be3 43. Kc6)
42. Be5 {[%cal Gb6b8]}) 37. Bd6 (37. a4 $5) 37... Bc1 38. a4 Ba3 39. Bc5 Bb2
40. Bd4 Ba3 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 Be7 43. b6 {[%cal Gd4e5] Very clear game of
Peter.He didn't leave a single chance to his very experiencied rival.} 1-0

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.02.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Bd3 (11. Bb5 $5) (11. Be2) (11.
Bb2) (11. Ba2)) 10. Bb2 {If white declines to contest the main line, then
black's 9th move, delaying the capture on c4 has the distinct advantage of
restricting white's options.} ({For this reason at least} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4
{remains the critical choice.}) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Be2 ({The main
alternative here is} 12. h3 {putting a stop to black's intended ...Bg4. The
line seems to have had its heyday in the 1950s. A comparison can be made with 
( in the main line move order ) 11 Ba2 e5 12 h3 which I discussed in CBM 71 -
cf. Y.Yakovich - M.Sosnicki, Swidnica 1999. A couple of examples:} e4 (12...
Rd8 {looks weaker with the bishop still on c4. Black is running into Ng5 at
some stage.}) (12... Bf5 $5 13. Qe2 (13. Bb5 e4 14. Nh4 Be6 (14... Bd7 $5) 15.
c4 cxd4 16. exd4 Rad8 (16... a6 $142 17. d5 axb5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. dxe6 fxe6
20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qxe4 bxc4 22. Qxc4 $11 {-Taimanov ( Quoted in 'NCO' 1999.)})
17. d5 Ne5 18. Qb3 Bd7 19. Qg3 $1 $40 Rfe8 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Nf5 Ng6 22. Qg5
Qf4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxf6 Qe5 25. Nh6+ Kf8 26. Ng4 $16 {1-0 Taimanov,
M-Antoshin,V/Moscow 1957/URS-ch (41)}) 13... Rfe8 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. a4 e4 16.
Nd2 Nd5 17. Nb3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 $5 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Ne7 20. Bb5 Nc6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6
22. Qb5 Rxd4 23. cxd4 Bd7 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. a5 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Yd4d5] 1-0
Hort,V-King,D/BL8586 1986/GER-chT (49) with a minimal advantage for white,
which he exhibited really fine technique to convert.}) 13. Nd2 $1 {another
advantage of the move h3 - white does not have to reckon with the irritating ..
.Ng4.} Ne7 14. Be2 $5 cxd4 $6 15. cxd4 Be6 16. Qb1 Bd5 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. a4 $14 {
1-0 Brinck Claussen,B-Kolarov,A/Lugano 1968/MCD (41)}) 12... Rd8 {An
interesting choice. Theory is less than crystal clear here, not least because
the position reached at move 17 here has been subject to quite a variety of
assessments.} ({Arguably simpler is} 12... Bg4 $5 {the point being that after}
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. c4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 {looks fairly harmless, but may still be
better than} (15. gxf3 Bh3 {when white's rook faces a more restricted choice,
and worse still no possibility to contest the d-file so quickly} 16. Re1 Rad8
17. Qc2 Qc6 18. Qc3 $6 (18. Kh1 Ng4 19. e4 Rd2 20. Qxd2 Nxf2+ 21. Kg1 Nxe4 22.
fxe4 Qg6+ 23. Kh1 Qxe4+ 24. Bf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kg1 Qg4+ {1/2-1/2 Navarovszky,
L-Flesch,J/HUN-ch20 1965/MCD (25)}) 18... Rd2 $1 19. e4 Rfd8 20. Kh1 Nh5 21.
Rab1 Qg6 $1 22. Rg1 Rxe2 23. Rxg6 hxg6 24. f4 Red2 25. Rg1 R8d3 26. Qe5 Rd1 27.
Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qa4 Bg4 $1 {0-1 Rubin-Shakarov/corr 1975 (28)}) 15... Rfd8 16. Qe2
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Ne8 18. h4 Qe7 19. h5 h6 20. Rfd1 b6 21. Qg4 f6 22. Rd5 Nc7 23.
Rf5 Rd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Ehlvest,J/Riga Tal 1995/CBM 47 (30)}) 13. Qc2
Bg4 {Seems to be better than the immediate} (13... e4 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Nb3 b6
16. c4 cxd4 17. exd4 Ne7 18. Qc3 Rac8 19. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Gb2,Ge2] 1/2-1/2
Yusupov,A-Beliavsky,A/Groningen 1994/CBM 45 (32)}) 14. dxe5 {Now the
possibility of ...e4 needed to be addressed. Only the extraordinarily original
Granda Zuniga has been willing to venture the alternative} (14. Kh1 $5 {
but in principle white should really avoid the exchange of white-squared
bishops.}) 14... Nxe5 15. c4 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Bh3 17. Rfd1 Qc6 $5 {The whole
position is complex and none to easy to assess. A few general comments: 1)
White's bishop pair is still generally an asset, and his b2 piece in
particular looks strong.  2) The doubling of the f-pawns of course potentially
weakens white's king-side. In general, if black handles the position carefully,
this seems to be a more significant factor than the half-open g-file.  3) The
combination of pressures bearing down on g7 strongly indicates that black is
right to head for the defensive formation with ...Ne8 and ...f6 ( see note to
move ___). 4) The open d-file is also an important factor - not just in terms
of who will control it, but how many rooks will remain on the board. The text
move looks good since white has to be alert to knight moves facilitating a ...
Qg6+. Also d5 is covered and ...Ne8 prepared.} (17... Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19.
Rb1 (19. Rc1 Qc6 20. Kh1 Qe6 21. e4 h6 22. Rg1 Nh5 23. Qc3 Rd4 24. Qe3 Qe5 $1 {
[%csl Gb2,Rf4] An instructive moment where the moves speaks more eloquently on
such themes as blockade, the relative worth of the pieces, and outposts than I
could hope to do.} 25. Bf1 (25. Qxh6 Nf4 $44) 25... Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Nf4 27. Rg1
b6 28. a4 Nh3 29. Rf1 Nf4 30. Rg1 Nh3 31. Rf1 Nf4 {1/2-1/2 Taimanov,M-Kholmov,
R/Erevan 1962/URS-ch (31)}) 19... Qc6 (19... Qd7 20. Kh1 Bf5 21. e4 Bg6 22. Qc3
Ne8 23. Qe5 Qd2 $6 24. Rd1 Qa5 25. Rd7 Ra8 26. Kg2 h6 27. Qd5 $16 Qa4 28. Bd1 {
1-0 Taimanov,M-Sliwa,B/Moscow 1956 (28)}) 20. Kh1 Bg4 (20... h6 21. Rg1 Qe6 22.
Qc3 Kf8 23. e4 b6 24. Qe3 g5 $6 {Given the consequences of allowing the queen
to f4 in Vaiser - Kolev, this while perhaps not actually bad, looks like an
overreaction.} 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. f4 {[%csl Rg5,Rh3]} Be6 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. Rxg5
Qd4 29. Qf4 {Of course, without queens black would have no problems.} Bxc4 30.
Bxc4 Qxc4 31. Kg2 Qe6 32. Qh4 Re8 33. Kg1 {[%cal Gg5h5,Gh5h8] At issue is
simply relative king security.} c4 (33... Rd8 $5 34. Rh5 Qg6+ 35. Rg5 Qe6 $11 {
(?)}) 34. Rh5 Qg6+ 35. Kf1 f6 36. Rh6 Rxe4 37. f4 Qg7 38. Rh8+ Kf7 39. Qh5+ Ke6
40. Re8+ {1-0 Jussupow,A-Van der Sterren,P/Germany 1998/GER-chT (40)}) 21. Kg2
Bc8 22. Rg1 b6 23. Qc3 Qe6 24. Kh1 Kf8 25. e4 h6 26. Qe3 Bb7 27. Qf4 {1/2-1/2
Vaisser,A-Kolev,A/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (27) Looks '+/=', but it is not easy
to progress.}) 18. Qc3 (18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Kh1 Ne8 (19... Rd6 $5 {looks looser}
20. Qc3 Nh5 21. Qe5 (21. Rg1 $5) 21... Bg4 22. e4 f6 23. Qc3 Nf4 24. Bf1 Rd3 $1
25. Bxd3 Bxf3+ 26. Kg1 Qd7 27. Kf1 Nxd3 {0-1 Lim,S-Tisdall,J/Hastings 1976 (27)
}) 20. Rg1 f6 21. Bc3 Be6 22. Rg3 Qd7 23. Qe4 b6 24. Rg1 Qf7 {[%csl Rc4] Here
with just one pair of rooks on the board, black also seems well able to
neutralise the pressure, and start to exploit white's weakness on c4.} 25. Qf4
Kf8 26. Qe4 h6 27. Qf4 Rd7 28. a4 Nd6 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. a5 Nxc4 31. Rxd7+ Kxd7
32. Qb8 Kc6 33. a6 Kb5 34. Qb7 Qg6 $17 {0-1 Schoen,W-Hall,J/2.BLW9697
Wattenscheid-KKS Koeln 1997/BL2-W (40)}) 18... Ne8 19. Kh1 Be6 ({Or similarly} 
19... f6 20. e4 Be6 21. Qe3 Bf7 22. Rg1 Rd7 23. Rg2 Bg6 24. Rag1 Rad8 {This
all bears an uncanny resemblance to the main game, and just goes to confirm
the view that black's position is more than comfortable.} 25. Bc3 b6 26. h4 Qe6
27. Rh2 Bh5 $1 {Again this could have served as a model for Kramnik. White's
king-side aspirations are stopped in their tracks.} 28. Rg3 Nd6 29. Rhg2 Kh8
30. Kh2 Rf8 31. Ba1 Re8 32. Bf1 Nb7 33. Rg1 Rde7 34. Bh3 Qd6 35. Kh1 Na5 36.
Qc3 Nc6 37. Qe3 Ne5 38. Bxe5 Qxe5 39. Rd1 Bf7 40. Bf1 h6 $17 {0-1 Ibragimov,
I-Alexandrov,A/Kherson 1991 (49)}) 20. Rg1 f6 {[%csl Ge8,Gf6][%cal Ge6d5,Yb2f6,
Ge8g7,Ge8f6][%mdl 4] This is the key defensive formation. The f6 pawn blunts
the b2 bishop, while the knight on e8 is supremely well placed to neutralise
white's hopes of an attack on the g-file. In this task it can be supported by
the bishop which can re-route to g6 or h5 as required. The game seems to
suggest that placing all bets on the g-file and abdicating the d-file to
black's rooks is risky indeed.} 21. Rg3 Rd7 22. Rag1 Rad8 23. Bc1 Bf5 24. e4
Bg6 25. h4 Nc7 {Already safe enough on g7 to aspire after a more active role.}
26. Bf1 Ne6 27. Rh3 {[%cal Yh4h5]} Bh5 $1 28. Rhg3 Kh8 29. Qe3 Nd4 30. Bg2 Re8
31. Rh3 Qa4 {White is virtually paralysed, and the threat to penetrate with
the queen is surprisingly hard to parry.} 32. Bf1 Qd1 33. Bg2 Qc2 34. f4 Ne2
35. Rf1 Rd1 {[%csl Rc1,Ge2,Gh5] On the one hand a picture of domination, but
also of economy of force. Each of black's pieces works to the maximum.} 0-1

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.02.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[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 Qb6 13. b3 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Rad8
{Kasparov keeps trying to exploit the highs and lows of this position. His
move is new and a bit more ambitious than the interesting sacrifice 14...Rxe3!?
} (14... Ng4 15. Bd2 Rad8 (15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Be3 (17. Rfe1 Rac8 18.
Bf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Nb4 20. Bc4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 {1-0 Van der Sterren,P-Berndt,S/
Hamburg/1997/ (55)}) 17... Qa5 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Rfd1 Nb4 20. d6 Red8 21. Bf4
Bd4 22. a3 Nc6 23. Nb5 {1/2-1/2 Van der Sterren,P-Timman,J/Rotterdam/1997/ (37)
}) 16. Rfe1 Nb4 17. Na4 Qd6 18. Bf4 Qf8 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. d6 b6 21. Bf1 Rxe1 22.
Rxe1 Nc2 23. Rd1 {1-0 Ree,H-Chandler,M/Thessaloniki/1984/ (61)}) (14... Rxe3 $5
15. fxe3 Ng4 16. Na4 Qd6 (16... Qa5 17. e4 Ne3 18. Qc1 Nxd1 19. exf5 Nc3 20.
Nxc3 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxc3 22. Rc1 Ba5 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24. Ne5 {1-0 Gyimesi,Z-Kalod,
R/Pardubice/1998/ (57)}) (16... Qd8 17. e4 Bd7 18. e5 Ne3 19. Qf4 Nxd1 20. Bxa6
bxa6 21. Rxd1 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Farago,I-Tukmakov,V/Basel/2000/ (51)}) 17. Qf4 Qxf4
18. exf4 Nb4 19. Rd2 (19. Nxc5 b6 $1 20. Nb7 Nxa2 21. Rfe1 Ne3 $13) (19. a3 Nc2
20. Rd2 b6 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Nxa3 23. Re1 Nb5 {1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,Z-Jaracz,P/
Koszalin/1999/ (30)}) 19... Ne3 20. Rc1 Nbxd5 (20... b6 21. Bc4 $1 Rd8 22. d6
$16) 21. Bd3 (21. Nxc5 Bc3 $1) 21... Nxf4 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. Rxc5 (23. Nxc5 Bh6
24. Re1 Ne6 25. Nxb7 Bxd2 26. Nxd2 {1/2-1/2 Farago,I-Kozul,Z/Montpellier/1989/
(41)}) 23... Ne6 24. Rcc2 b5 25. Nb2 Bh6 {1/2-1/2 Korotylev,A-Baikov,V/Moscow
1999/F1199 (39)}) 15. h3 Qa5 16. Rfe1 Nd7 17. Na4 Nb4 18. Bg5 (18. Nxc5 Nxc5
19. Bxc5 Nc2 20. b4 Qa4 21. Rf1 b6 22. Bd4 Qxb4 $15) (18. Bd2 $5) 18... Nc2 19.
Bxd8 Qxd8 20. Rf1 (20. Nxc5 Nxe1 21. Rxe1 Nb6 22. Qb5 Re7 23. g4 (23. Bc4 $6
Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Bc3 25. Nxb7 (25. Nf3 a6 $17) 25... Qe7 $19) 23... Bc8 24. Rd1
Qd6 25. Bc4 h5 $132) 20... Nd4 (20... Na3 $5 21. Qc1 Rxe2 22. Qxa3 Be4 (22...
Qa5 23. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 b5 25. Re8+ Bf8 26. g4 $18) 23. Rfe1 (23. b4 cxb4
24. Qxb4 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Ne5 $11) 23... Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qg5+ 26. Kf1
Qxd5 27. Re8+ Bf8 $11) 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 {Khalifman just did not wanted
to take the risk connected with the queen sacrifice initiated with 22.b4!?} (
22. b4 $5 Re4 23. bxc5 Bxf2+ (23... Qh4 24. Qc2 $16) 24. Rxf2 Rxc4 25. Bxc4 Qa5
26. Bb3 $14) 22... cxd4 23. Bg4 (23. Rd1 a6 $1) 23... Bxg4 24. hxg4 Re4 25. f3
Ne5 26. Qb4 Nd3 (26... Re2 27. Qxd4 Qf6 28. Qd1 $1 (28. Qxa7 Nd3)) 27. Qc4 Ne5
28. Qb4 Nd3 29. Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 {Very popular variant nowadays,
mostly thanks to efforts of Lputian and Vaganian.} 6. Qg4 {Kasparov played
against Khalifman 6.Bd2 Nc6 7.Qg4 few rounds later.} Ne7 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
Ng6 ({It is not clear how White can get an advantage after} 8... Qa5 9. Bd2 Ng6
{for example.} 10. h4 h5 11. Qg5 Nd7 12. c4 Qa4 13. Nf3 dxc4 14. Qe3 O-O 15.
Rc1 b6 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. Qg5 c3 $1 {0-1 Lau,R-Vaganian,R/BL 1993 (42)}) (8...
O-O 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Bd3 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Qh4 Nc6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6
15. O-O Qa5 16. c4 $1 $36 {1-0 Spassky,B-Comas Fabrego,L/Lyons 1991 (31)}) 9.
Bd3 (9. h4 h5 10. Qg3 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nxc5 12. Ng5 Qc7 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Bd4 Ndxe5
15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. O-O f6 {1/2-1/2 Spiriev,P-Mueller,K/Budapest GM 1991 (27)})
9... Nd7 10. Nf3 Qc7 {[%csl Gc1,Rc3,Rc5,Gd3,Re5]} 11. O-O Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5
13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Qa4+ $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Clear improvement
compare to} (15. Rb1 Rhb8 16. c4 (16. f4 Qf5 17. Qe2 Ne7 18. g4 Qe4 19. Be3 Nc6
20. Qd3 f5 21. Bd4 Qxd3 22. cxd3 b6 23. g5 g6 $15 {Khachian,M-Lputian,S/
Panormo zt 1998/0-1 (67)}) 16... Qe4 17. Qh3 d4 18. Qxh7 Rh8 19. Qxg7 Rag8 $132
{0-1 Fogarasi,T-Atalik,S/Budapest 72/291 1998/[Atalik,S] (24)}) 15... Ke7 16.
Qb4 {[%cal Rb4e7]} Rab8 17. f4 {Leko keeps initiative and organised strong
preasure on the black position.Open character of the position strongly favour
white's chances, thank's to unsecure position of the black king.} Qe4 18. f5
Qxb4 ({In the case of} 18... exf5 19. Bg5+ Kf8 20. c6+ (20. Rfe1 Qc4 $1) (20.
Rae1 Qxb4 21. axb4 $14) 20... Qxb4 21. axb4 bxc6 22. Rxa7 $36 {white advantage
is obvious.}) 19. axb4 exf5 20. Rxf5 {[%csl Ra7,Rd5]} ({It is not so clear} 20.
Rxa7 Ke6 {[%cal Gg6e5,Gf7f6]}) 20... Ke6 21. Rf2 (21. Rh5 $5 f6 $1 (21... Ra8
22. Bb2 $1 Ne5 23. Re1 f6 24. c4 $16) 22. Rxa7 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rh3 Ra1
$44) 21... a6 22. Bf4 $5 Nxf4 (22... Rbe8 23. Bd6 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) 23. Rxf4 {
[%mdl 4096]} f5 24. Rd4 $6 {I think, that move is inaccuracy, which increase
chances to save game for forgetive Khalifman.} (24. Re1+ $142 Kf6 25. g4 g6 26.
gxf5 gxf5 27. Rd4 $16) 24... Rbd8 25. Re1+ Kf6 26. Red1 Rhe8 $1 27. c4 ({
Doesn't leads to advantage} 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Re2 (28... a5 $5) 29. Rd7
Rxc2 (29... Re7 $5) 30. Rxb7 Rxc3 31. Rb6+ Ke5 32. Rxa6 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Rc2+ 34.
Kg3 g5 $44) (27. Kf2 Re5 28. c4 Ke6 29. h4 g6 $11) 27... Re2 28. Rxd5 Rde8 $1 {
[%csl Ge2,Ge8]} 29. R1d2 (29. Rd6+ Kg5 30. Rd7 g6) 29... Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Re1+ $1
(30... Re4 31. Rd7 Rxc4 32. Rxb7 a5 33. bxa5 Rxc5 34. a6 Rxc2 35. a7 Ra2 $11)
31. Kf2 Re4 32. Rd7 (32. Rd6+ Ke5 33. Rd7 Rxc4 $11) 32... Rxc4 33. Rxb7 a5 $5 (
33... Rxc2+ $5 34. Ke3 $140 Rxg2 35. c6 Ke6 $1) 34. bxa5 Rxc5 35. a6 Rxc2+ 36.
Kf3 Rc3+ 37. Ke2 Rc2+ 38. Ke3 Ke5 {I suppose it is mistake in scoresheet, in
other case I can't understand why Black did't continue} (38... Rxg2 39. a7 Ra2)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 {Khalifman choose French defence as a main weapon against 1.e4 and
with not so bad results-he played French 4 times against strongest players in
the world and made three draws and lost one.} 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {All other
opponents of Alexander choose most dangerous move for Black , according to my
opinion, 3.Nc3} c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 {Fashionabal line. Deserves
attention and 6.... c4, but this is already another story} 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 (
8. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 9. cxd4 {leads to interesting game, but Black doing more or
less Ok after} Bd7 10. Be2 Rc8 11. O-O Ne7 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. a4 a6
$13 {1-0 Motylev,A-San Segundo Carrillo,P/Ubeda op 2000 (37)}) 8... Nf5 9. Bb2
Be7 10. Bd3 ({Modest} 10. Be2 {is not too dangerous for Black -} Bd7 11. O-O
Rc8 12. Qd3 Na5 13. g4 Nh6 14. h3 Nc4 15. Bc1 a5 16. bxa5 Qxa5 17. Bd2 Nxd2 18.
Nbxd2 O-O 19. Nb3 Qa7 20. Nfd2 Rc7 21. f4 Rfc8 $15 {[%cal Gc7c3] Afek,
Y-Zielinska,M, Wijk aan Zee op, 1999}) 10... a5 $1 {Principal move, but it is
not clear if White can pretend for advantage after} (10... Bd7 11. Bxf5 exf5
12. O-O a5 $1 {for example} 13. Nc3 Be6 14. b5 a4 $1 15. bxc6 Qxb2 16. Qd3 Qb6
17. cxb7 Qxb7 18. Rfb1 Qd7 19. Rb5 O-O 20. Rab1 Rfc8 $15 {[%csl Ra3,Gc8] 0-1
Xia Yanchong-Nikulin,A/Winnipeg Oliver mem 2000/Ajelibre (26)}) 11. Bxf5 (11.
b5 $2 Ncxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. O-O a4 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Nxa4 Qa5 16. Bxd4 Qxa4 17.
Qxa4 Rxa4 18. Bb6 f6 $36 {0-1 Leissner,J-Jankovskis,G/Koln 1993 (29)}) 11...
exf5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. b5 a4 14. bxc6 $146 {[%mdl 8] Novelty.Black equalized
easily after " normal" moves as} (14. O-O Na5 (14... Nb8 15. Bc1 Nd7 16. Rb1
O-O 17. Nxa4 Qa5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Qd3 d4 $1 $15 {0-1 Campora,
D-Dokhoian,Y/Wijk-B 1989 (26)}) 15. Bc1 Nc4 16. Nxa4 Qxb5 17. Nc3 Qc6 18. Rb1
Bxa3 19. Bxa3 Nxa3 20. Rb3 O-O 21. Qd3 Nc4 22. h3 Rfc8 $15 {Vasiukov,
E-Moskalenko,V/Belgorod 1990/1/2-1/2 (61)}) ({or} 14. Rb1 Na5 15. Nxa4 Qxb5 16.
Bc3 Qc6 17. Bb4 Nc4 18. Nc5 Nxa3 19. Rb3 Nc4 20. O-O b6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Ng5
Bxb4 23. Rxb4 O-O $17 {0-1 Mitkovski,Z-Riemelmoser,O/Graz op-A 1997 (42), but,
unfortunately, for white, this move doesn't changed estimation of position as
nice for aBlack.}) 14... Qxb2 15. O-O (15. Nxa4 $5 {Was a interesting option.
Black had to play very carefully in this case -} Rxa4 16. cxb7 Qc3+ $1 (16...
O-O 17. O-O {[%cal Ra1b1,Rd1a4]}) (16... Bb4+ 17. axb4 Qxb4+ 18. Nd2 Rxa1 19.
Qxa1 Qxb7 20. Qa3 $1 $36 {[%csl Re8]}) 17. Nd2 (17. Ke2 $4 Qc4+ $19) 17... O-O
18. Rb1 {[%cal Rd1a4,Rb7b8]} Bb4 $1 19. Rxb4 (19. axb4 Ra2 {[%csl Re1]}) 19...
Rxb4 20. axb4 Qxd4 21. O-O Rb8 $11 {with equal chances}) 15... bxc6 $1 ({
It was possible and except sacrifice -} 15... Qxc3 16. cxb7 Rb8 17. Qxa4+ Bd7
18. Qa7 O-O $1 (18... Qc7 19. e6 $1 (19. Rfc1) (19. Rab1 Bc6 $19) 19... fxe6
20. Rab1 Bf6 (20... Bc6 21. Ne5 O-O $1 (21... Rxb7 22. Qa8+ Qd8 (22... Bd8 23.
Nxc6) 23. Qa6 $1 $16) 22. Nxc6 (22. Qa6 Bxb7 23. Qxe6+ Kh8) 22... Qxc6 23. a4
Bd6 24. a5 {[%csl Ga5,Gb7] and white pawns are very dangerous and I just don't
see how Black can stop them.}) 21. Rfc1 Qd6 22. a4 {again with many problems
for Black}) 19. Rfc1 Qb2 20. Rab1 Qa2 $1 (20... Qxa3 21. Qxa3 Bxa3 22. Rc3 $1
Be7 23. Rc7 Rfd8 24. e6 $1 fxe6 25. Ne5 $18 {[%csl Gb7,Gc7,Ge5]}) 21. Ra1 Qb2
$11) 16. Nxa4 Qb5 17. Nc3 Qc4 {Khalifman can be satisfied with the results of
sharp opening fight - two bishops promise to Black at least equal chances} 18.
Ne2 O-O (18... Rxa3 19. Nf4 Ra6 $1 $13 (19... Bd7 $2 20. e6 $1 Bxe6 21. Rxa3
Bxa3 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Ne5 $18)) 19. Rc1 Qa6 20. Rc3 Rfc8 $13 {[%cal Gc6c5]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[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 Bg4 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. e4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Rb1 O-O
15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Nbd7 18. Ba3 Rfc8 19. Bc4 Nb6 20. Bb3 Nbd7
21. Bc4 Nb6 22. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 bxc5 14. Rb1
Qc7 15. Ne5 (15. Qb3 Bc6 16. Qa3 Nd7 17. Rb3 Rab8 18. Rfb1 $14) 15... Nd7 $146
(15... Re8 $142 $5 16. Nd3 Nd7 17. Qa4 Re4 18. Qa3 Bc6 19. Nf4 Ra4 20. Qb3 Rb8
21. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Vaganian,R/Riga 1995/CBM 47 (21)}) 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17.
Qb3 Bc6 18. Qa3 {[%cal Ya3c5,Ya3a7]} Qe7 19. Bf3 $1 $14 {Der Springerabtausch(
Nf3-Ne5-Nd7) war für den Anziehenden günstiger, weil im Endspiel die Schwäche
der c5+d5 Bauern spürbarer wird und das Feld f3 wurde für den weißen Läufer
geräumt. Der Plan des Anziehenden ist leicht zu erkennen. Alle Kräfte gegen
des Bauer d5 zu konzentrieren und im günstigen Moment c3-c4 durchzuführen.}
Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. h3 Kf8 22. Rd2 {Weiß droht Rbd1 nebst c3-c4!} d4 $1 {
[%mdl 4356] Statt sich passiv zu verteidigen, vertraut Khalifman auf seine
Endspieltechnik. Er opfert einen Bauern, aber er bekommt aktives Gegenspiel
und im Turmendspiel gute Remismöglichkeiten.} 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. cxd4 cxd4 25.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rb7+ Kf8 27. exd4 Rc4 28. Re2 (28. d5 Rc5 29. d6 Rc6 30. d7 a6
$1 $11 {nebst Ke7 fällt der weiße Freibauer bald.}) 28... Rcxd4 29. Rxa7 Rd1+
30. Kh2 R1d2 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Kg3 g5 33. Kf3 Kg7 34. Ke3 Rb2 35. g4 Kg6 36.
Ra6+ f6 37. f4 gxf4+ 38. Kxf4 h5 {Je mehr Bauern abgetauscht sind, um so
leichter wird die schwarze Aufgabe, das Remis zu erreichen.} 39. a3 hxg4 40.
hxg4 {Damit steht eine theoretische Remisstellung auf dem Brett.} Rf2+ 41. Ke3
Ra2 42. Ra5 Ra1 43. a4 Re1+ 44. Kf3 Rf1+ 45. Kg3 Rg1+ 46. Kh3 Rh1+ 47. Kg2 Ra1
48. Kf2 Ra3 49. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Bd2 Nc6 ({In the case of} 
6... cxd4 7. Nb5 Bc7 8. f4 Nc6 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. Bd3 {white's chances are better,
for instance} h6 11. Nbxd4 O-O 12. c3 f6 13. Qe2 fxe5 14. fxe5 Nxd4 15. cxd4
Nc6 16. O-O Bb6 17. Be3 $16 {1-0 Guid,M-Zhao Zong Yuan/Wch B20 Yerevan 1999 
(25)}) 7. Qg4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Kasparov prepared to this game interesting and
very dangerous novelty.} (7. Nb5 Nxd4 $5 (7... Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4
10. Nf3 Ne7 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. f4 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. g3 Kh8 16.
Bb5 $14 {1-0 Davies,N-Karlsson,L/Oslo 1988 (42)}) 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. Nf3 Bb6 12. O-O Ne7 13. a4 a6 14. Ra3 h6 15. Rd3 Nc6 16. b4 Qc7
$15 {0-1 Herb,P-Hug,W/SWZ t-ch 1997 (31)}) (7. dxc5 Nxe5 8. Nb5 Bc7 $1 9. Bc3
$6 (9. Nxc7+ Qxc7 10. Bf4 Nd3+ 11. Bxd3 Qxf4 12. Ne2 $11) 9... Nf6 10. Nf3 Ned7
$1 $15 {Zlotnik,B-Legky,N/USSR i45 1988 (10)}) 7... Kf8 {It is difficult to
find another reasonable answer.} 8. dxc5 $1 Nxe5 9. Qg3 Ng6 10. O-O-O ({
Deserves attention} 10. Bd3 $5 Bc7 11. f4 Nf6 12. Nge2 Bd7 13. h3 Bc6 14. Qf2
b6 15. Nd4 Ne7 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Nb5 Nd7 18. Be3 $36 {Mitkov,N-Zaja,I/Pula zt
2000/0-1 (57) with very promising position for white.}) 10... Nf6 11. f3 Bd7
12. Nge2 Bc7 ({Khalifman could try and} 12... Rc8 {but after} 13. Nd4 $1 Rxc5
14. b4 Bc7 15. Qf2 Rxc3 16. Bxc3 $14 {I am not sure that Black has enough
compensation for exchange.}) 13. Qf2 b6 $1 14. Be3 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7f5]} 15. g4
bxc5 16. Bxc5 Bb6 17. h4 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 {[%mdl 4096] With
good and accurate defence Khalifman managed almost equalized game, but just
almost. White still keep some preasure on the black position} 20. Bh3 Ne8 ({
Maybe} 20... h6 $5 $14 {was better and after possible continuation} 21. f4 h5
$5 22. g5 Ng4 23. Bxg4 hxg4 24. h5 Nf5 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 g3 $11 {Black has
equal chances}) 21. f4 h5 $6 (21... Nd6 $5) 22. g5 g6 {As usual it is not very
good strategy to put pawns on the bishop colour, but world champion has right
for another opinion.} 23. Nd4 Kg7 24. Nf3 Nc7 (24... Nc6 $2 25. Nxd5 $18) 25.
Ne5 Rhd8 26. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ge2d4] Kasparov methodically increase preassure} Nc6
27. Nd4 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Be8 29. Rhd1 $6 ({According to Kasparov} 29. Bf1 $142 $1
$16 {[%cal Gh1h3,Gh3b3] leads to big white's advantage.}) 29... Rdc8 30. Bf1
Kf8 31. Rb4 (31. Re1 $5 {[%cal Ge1e3] Was the last chance to get something real
}) 31... b5 32. Rbd4 Na6 33. Bd3 Nc5 34. Kd2 Nb7 $1 35. Ra1 Ra7 36. Re1 Nd6 $11
{[%csl Gd6] Now all black's pawns are protected and it is difficult ( or even
impossible) to find how White can improve his position.} 37. c3 Nc4+ 38. Kc1 (
38. Bxc4 bxc4 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ga7b7,Gc8b8]}) 38... Na5 39. Bc2 Nc6 40. Nxc6
Bxc6 41. Kd2 Bd7 42. Rb4 Rca8 43. Bd3 Ra5 44. Re3 Bc6 45. Rd4 Bd7 46. Rb4 Bc6
47. Bc2 Bd7 48. Bb3 Bc6 49. Rd4 R5a7 50. Bc2 Bd7 51. Bd1 Bc6 52. Bf3 Ra4 53.
Bd1 R4a7 54. Bb3 Ra5 55. Re5 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} 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 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5
h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 {This move is rarely successful in the Gruenfeld. e5
is not the safest square for the black knight. However, in this position it's
quite popular. Alternatives are:} (15... Na5 {or}) (15... Bxf3) 16. Rxb7 (16.
Rb4 $5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 b5 (17... b6 $4 18. Ra4 Qb2 19. Bd4 $18 {1-0 Ruiz,R-Sion,
M/Pamplona op/1995/ (26)}) 18. Bxb5 (18. Rxb5 Rfb8) 18... a5 19. Ra4 Qb2) (16.
Re1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 g5 $5 18. Rxb7 Ng6 19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rexb1 a5 21. R1b3 Be5 22.
Ra3 Bd6 23. Ra4 Bb4 24. h4 Nxh4 25. f4 gxf4 26. Bxf4 Kh7 27. Bg3 Ng6 28. e5 Rg8
29. d6 Rab8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. d7 e6 {1/2-1/2 Haba,P-Votava,J/CZE-ch 1999})
16... e6 17. d6 (17. Re1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 19. Rb4 $5 (19. d6 {leads to a
transposition of moves}) (19. f4 Nc4 20. Qb1 Qxb1 21. Rexb1 exd5 {1/2-1/2
Richter,M-Horvath,C/FSGM December 1999}) 19... exd5 (19... Qa5 20. Ra4 Qc7 21.
f4 Nd7 22. d6 Qc3 23. e5 g5 24. Bd4 Qc6 25. Bf3 Qb5 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Qf3 Rc8
28. Rxa7 Qb4 29. Rd1 {1-0 Letreguilly,O-Duquesnoy,J/ch-FRA (team) 1999}) (19...
Qa3 20. Ra4 Qf8 21. Ba6 f5 22. Kg2 exd5 23. exd5 Qf7 24. d6 Kh7 25. Bf4 Re8 26.
Bb5 Nd7 27. Re7 Rxe7 28. dxe7 Nf6 29. Qd8 Qg8 30. Bc7 Qd5 31. Qxd5 Nxd5 32. Bc6
Nxc7 33. Bxa8 {1-0 Letreguilly,O-Blandnet,J/Open 2000}) 20. Ra4 Qb2 21. exd5
Nc6 $5 $13) (17. dxe6 {is harmless:} Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxe6 19. e5 Rfd8 20. Rxa7 {
1/2-1/2 Kalantarian,N-Holmsten,A/Ciudad de Ubeda op 5th 2000}) 17... Rfd8 18.
Re1 Bxf3 (18... Qa5 $2 19. Rb5 Qc3 20. Rc5 Qb2 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxg4 Bxd6 23.
Qc1 {1-0 Biriukov,O-Rogovoi,M/White Nights 1999}) 19. gxf3 Qa5 {/\ Rd6 Black
should parry the f3-f4 and e4-e5 threat. The other possibility: Schwarz will
seine Eröffnungsprobleme mit Hilfe des ungedeckten Re1 lösen.} (19... Qa3 {
is insufficient in view of} 20. f4 $1 (20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 22. Bf1 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila (izt) 1990}) 20... Rxd6 21. Qc1 $1 (21. Qb1 Nc6 22.
Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Qb7+ Ne7 24. Qxa8 Bd4 $132) (21. Qc2 Rc6 22. Qd2 Rd6 23. Rb3 $5
Qxb3 24. Qxd6 Nc4 $1 25. Qc6 Nxe3 26. Qxa8+ Kh7 27. Qxa7 Qc3 28. Rb1 Qc2 29.
Qxe3 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,E-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch Elista 1995}) 21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1
{The black knight is now trapped in the very centre of the board!} Nc6 23. e5
Nd4 24. Rcc7 $1 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Rdd8 26. Rxf7 Bf8 $2 (26... Bh8 27. Kxe2 $16) 27.
Kxe2 Rdb8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Rf6 $1 $18 {Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Dos Hermanas 1996/
1-0 (46)}) 20. Rf1 ({After} 20. Bd2 Qa2 {the bishop must come back:} 21. Be3) (
{Loses material} 20. d7 $2 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 {or}) (20. Rb5 $2 Nxf3+ $1) 20...
Bf8 (20... Qa3 {is not enough for equality:} 21. f4 Rxd6 22. Qc1 (22. Qb1 $5
Nc6 23. Rxf7 Rb8 24. Rb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Nd4) 22... Qa2 23. Bb5 $1 Nf3+ (23...
Nc6 $2 24. Bxc6 Rc8 25. Bd5 $1 {1-0 Pelletier,Y-Jelen,I/Dresden (zt) Inf 72/
(422) 1998}) 24. Kg2 Nh4+ 25. Kh3 e5 $1 26. Qc4 (26. Bc4 Qa5 27. Bxf7+ Kh8 28.
Kxh4 exf4 29. Bxf4 g5+ $13) 26... Qxc4 27. Bxc4 exf4 28. Rxf7 Kh7 29. Bxf4 (29.
Bc5 Rf6 30. Kxh4 Rc8 31. Be7 Rxf7 32. Bxf7 Rc7) 29... Rf6 30. Rxf6 Bxf6 31. e5
$14 {Pelletier,Y}) (20... g5 21. f4 {or}) (20... Rd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Qc1 $1 {
(Ftacnik,L) yields White the better chances, too.}) 21. d7 (21. Rb5 $2 Qa2 22.
Rxe5 $140 $2 Bxd6 23. Rb5 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Qc4 $19 {Kasparov,G})
21... Qa2 {The point of Black's idea: because of the poor position of the e2
bishop 22...Rxd7 is threatened.} 22. Bb5 (22. Re1 Qa5 $1 {again threatening 23.
..Rxd7} 23. Rf1 (23. Kf1 Nxf3 24. Bxf3 Qa6+ 25. Kg1 Qxb7 26. e5 Qc7 27. Bxa8
Rxa8 $13) 23... Qa2 {is just a repetition of moves. Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/
Linares Inf 72/422 1998 (25) ended in a draw this way.}) 22... a6 23. Ba4 $1 {
A good move underestimated by Leko (and perhaps by Kasparov?).} (23. f4 axb5
24. fxe5 Qa6 25. Rc7 b4 $13 {Kasparov,G}) 23... Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 (24. Qxf3 Qxa4
25. Rd1 Qc6 26. Rb6 Qc7 27. e5 Rxd7 $1 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Qxa8 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+
$11 {Kasparov,G}) 24... Ne5 {'!?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'It is rather surprising,
that Leko was willing to defend this dubious position. The experiences for
black were rather discouraging so far, d7 pawn is just too strong.'} (24...
Nh4+ $142 25. Kh3 $1 {An important improvement introduced by P.Haba.} ({
Kasparov only analysed} 25. Kh1 Qc4 26. f3 Be7 27. Bb6 Rf8 $13 {However, the
text move is stronger: the white king takes part in the attack! Cranky
Steinitz was sometimes right! Those who are unaware of the classics of the
19th century can recall a more recent example: Alekhine-Capablanca/AVRO/1938.})
25... Qc4 {'?' Ftacnik.} (25... g5 $5 {Ftacnik}) 26. f3 Be7 $6 (26... g5 {
,freeing the g6 square for the knight, was probably more appropriate:} 27. Rf2
(27. Bb6 $6 Ng6 $1 28. Bxd8 Nf4+ 29. Kg3 Rxd8 30. Rf2 Bg7) 27... Qc3 $5 {
needs further investigation. Black seems to hold his ground:} (27... e5 28. Qb3
{(the queen is trapped!)} Qxb3 29. Bxb3 {the endgame is better for White, e.g.:
} Be7 (29... Rab8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Rc2 Rxb3 (31... Rd8 32. Ba4) 32. Bxg5 $1 (
32. d8=Q Rxe3 33. Rc8 Rxf3+ 34. Kg4 Rf4+ $11) 32... Nxf3 (32... Rd3 33. d8=Q
Rxd8 34. Bxd8 Nxf3 35. Ra2 $16) 33. d8=Q Nxg5+ 34. Kg4 $16) 30. Rc2 {and Black
is completely tied up.}) 28. Bd4 (28. Qd2 Qa1) (28. Qd4 Qe1) 28... Qa3 29. Bb6
(29. Bb2 Qe7 30. f4 $13) 29... Ng6 30. Bxd8 Nf4+ 31. Kg3 Rxd8 $44) 27. Rf2 Qc3
(27... e5 28. Bb3 Qc6 29. Bd5 Qd6 (29... Qf6 30. Rb6 $18) 30. f4 $16) 28. Qd4 {
'!' Ftacnik.} Qa5 $2 (28... Qxd4 29. Bxd4 $16 {_|_}) 29. Bxh6 {Ftacnik: '1-0/
Haba,P-Skyte/Capelle op/2000/ (31)'} Bf8 $2 (29... e5 30. Qc4 {was quite poor
anyway}) 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Kxh4 Kh7 32. Kh3 {1-0 Haba,P-Skytte,R/16th open 2000
}) (24... Ng5 {Ftacnik} 25. Qc2 Qa3 26. Rd1 e5 27. Bc6 Qe7 28. Rb3 Rab8 29.
Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Qc3 Bg7 31. Bc5 Qf6 32. Bd6 $16 {Pelletier,Y-Stohl,I/Mitropa Cup/
1998/ (50)}) 25. Bb6 Qc4 26. Qd4 $1 {After the exchange of queens White's
bishop pair and passed d7 pawn guarantee him a huge advantage in the endgame.}
({Of course, much inferior was} 26. f3 g5 $1 (26... Qb4 27. Bxd8 Qxb7 28. Bf6
Nc4 29. Qd4) 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 $44 {[%csl Ge5]}) 26... Qxd4 (26... Qe2 {Ftacnik}
27. Qxe5 Qg4+ 28. Qg3 Qxe4+ 29. Qf3 Qxa4 30. Rc1 $18) 27. Bxd4 Nd3 ({After} 
27... Bg7 28. Bb6 Rf8 {White wins in a nice way:} 29. Rd1 Bf6 30. Bc7 $1 Kg7 (
30... g5 31. d8=Q Rfxd8 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Bxd8 Bxd8 34. Rb8 $18) 31. Rb4 $1 g5
32. Rbd4 $1 $18 {Pay attention to the fate of Black's poor e5 knight!}) 28. Bc6
{[%cal Rd4b6,Rd4f6,Rb7b3] Now White has a lot of threats!} Nc5 (28... Nb4 {
Ftacnik} 29. Rc1 $16 (29. Ba4 Nd3 $5)) 29. Rc7 $1 Bd6 30. Bxc5 $1 Bxc7 31. Bxa8
Rxa8 32. Be7 $1 {The point of White's combination. In spite of his extra pawn,
Black has no defense against 33.Rc1. Ftacnik: 'Now it became clear, that white
d pawn will decide the game.'} Rd8 (32... f5 33. Rc1 Kf7 34. Rxc7 Kxe7 35. Rc8
$18) (32... Bd8 {Ftacnik} 33. Rc1 $1 Bxe7 34. Rc8+ $18) 33. Rd1 f5 34. Bxd8
Bxd8 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Rd6 Kf7 37. Rxa6 {Ftacnik: 'This endgame is not even
technically difficult for white.'} Ke7 38. Kg3 Bc7+ (38... Kxd7 39. Ra7+ Kd6
40. Rh7 $18) 39. Kh4 Kxd7 (39... Bxh2 40. Rxe6+ Kxd7 41. Rxh6 $18) 40. Ra7 $1 {
Well-judged! The pawn endgame with an outside passed pawn is the simplest way
to win.} Kc6 41. Rxc7+ Kxc7 42. Kh5 e5 (42... Kd6 43. Kxh6 Ke7 44. Kg6 $18) 43.
Kxh6 Kd6 44. Kg5 Ke6 45. h4 f4 46. h5 f3 47. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 {Third time
Alexander Khalifman playes 5.. Ba5 and third time his opponents choose
different lines.} (6. Qg4) (6. Bd2) 6... cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9. Qxg7
Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. f4 ({In modern practice as usual white played} 11. Nf3 $5
{nad after for example} Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Bg3 Qxa5 15. O-O Qc5
16. Qh4 Rg7 17. Rfb1 a6 {1-0 Lutz,C-Mueller,K/GER-ch Altenkirchen 1999/CBM 74 
(30) game is absolutely unclear.}) 11... Qxa5 ({Deserves attention} 11... Bd7
12. Rb1 Qc7 {with possible continuation} 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. Qd3 d4 15. Ng3 Ng6
16. Be2 Nh4 17. O-O Ne7 18. Qxd4 Bb5 19. Qf2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Nef5 21. Nxf5 Rxg2+
22. Qxg2 Nxg2 23. Nd6+ Rxd6 24. exd6 Qc6 $36 {0-1 Sulskis,S-Ivanov,T/Pardubice
op 1996 (45)}) 12. Nf3 Bd7 13. Rb1 (13. Ng5 {allows dangerous exchange
sacrifice} Rxg5 $1 (13... Rf8 $143 14. Rb1 O-O-O 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Qxf7 Be8 17.
Qxe6+ Bd7 18. Qf6 Bf5 19. e6 d4 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. cxd3 Qa4 22. O-O Qc2 $1 23.
Rb5 b6 24. Rh5 Qxd3 25. Rh8 Qc2 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. f5 $18 {1-0 Ernst,
T-Gunnarson,A/Reykjavik op 1994 (34)}) 14. fxg5 O-O-O 15. Qxf7 Nf5 16. Bf4 Qa4
$40 {0-1 Martin Gonzalez,A-Comas Fabrego,L/Bilbao ch-ES 1993 (23)}) 13... O-O-O
14. Qd3 Nf5 (14... d4 $5 15. Rb5 (15. g3 $142 {[%cal Gf1g2]}) 15... Qc7 16. a4
a6 17. Rb1 Qa5 18. Qc4 Qd5 19. Qxa6 Nb4 20. Qe2 Nec6 21. Kf2 Qa2 22. Rxb4 Nxb4
23. Nxd4 Bxa4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Arakhamia,K-Kindermann,S/Wien 1996/Inf 66/ (58)})
15. Rg1 ({Surely not} 15. Rb5 $2 Qa4 16. Qxc3 Rxg2 $1 17. Bxg2 Qxb5 {with big
advantage of Black} 18. Bh3 d4 19. Qd3 Qc5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. h4 Ne7 $19 {
0-1 Rudolf,H-Vaganian,R/GER-Cup 2000 (26)}) 15... d4 16. g4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Natural and strong move} (16. Qb5 Qc7 17. Qd3 f6 18. exf6 e5 19. Be2 exf4 20.
Qe4 Rg4 21. f7 Rf8 {Kolar,S-Toefferl,H/Bled op 1992/0-1 (43)}) 16... Nfe7 17.
Rg3 Be8 18. h4 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gh4h8]} Nf5 (18... f6 {Ftacnik} 19. exf6 Bg6
20. fxe7 $1 Bxd3 21. exd8=Q+ Qxd8 22. Bxd3 $18) (18... Nd5 {Ftacnik} 19. Ng5
$16) 19. Rg1 (19. Rg2 $5) 19... Ne3 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21. Qxe3 Ne7 $5 {Black is
very active, but I am not sure that this activity fully compensate pawn
deficit.} (21... Qxa3 22. Rb3 Qa1+ 23. Kf2 $16) 22. Bc4 $1 Bc6 {'?!' Ftacnik.
Ftacnik: 'Getting enough compensation is not easy for black, now even c3 pawn
will go for free.'} (22... Kb8 $5 {Ftacnik} 23. Rb3 Rc8 24. Bd3 $16) 23. Rb3
Kb8 24. Qxc3 Qc7 (24... Qc5 25. Be2 Qxc3+ 26. Rxc3 Nd5 27. Rc4 Ne3 28. Rc5 Nxg4
29. Ng5 $18 {doesn't promise Black too many chances tor survival}) 25. Be2 (25.
h5 Ba4 $1 {[%cal Ge7d5]}) 25... Nd5 26. Qc4 (26. Qd4 $5) 26... Qa5+ 27. Kf2 Ba4
({Maybe} 27... Rc8 $5 {[%cal Gc8c2] was slightly stronger}) 28. Rb2 Rc8 29. Qd4
Rc3 ({In the case of} 29... Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Bxc2 31. h5 {[%csl Gh5] it is
difficult to believe that it will be possible to stop strong white's pawns on
the king's side.}) 30. Bd3 Rgc8 31. Rc1 (31. h5 Bxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 33. Bxc2
Rxc2+ {Also looks very nice for white.} 34. Kg3 $16) 31... Rd8 32. Rcb1 Bc6 33.
Rb3 (33. Nd2 $5) 33... Rxb3 34. Rxb3 Nf6 {At least wins one pawn back} 35. Qb4
Nxg4+ {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The correct idea could have been executed much
better, white will show great cunning in the defense.'} (35... Qd5 $1 {Ftacnik}
36. Be2 $1 (36. Bh7 $2 Qd1 $1 (36... Nxg4+ $2 37. Kg3 $1) 37. exf6 Bxf3 38.
Rxf3 Rd2+ 39. Qxd2 Qxd2+ $11) 36... Nxg4+ 37. Ke1 Rh8 $16) 36. Kg3 Qd5 {
[%cal Gd5g2,Gd8g8]} (36... Qxb4 37. Rxb4 Rg8 38. Ng5 $18) 37. Bh7 $1 $18 {
[%csl Gg8] Nice move quickly finished game to white's favour.} Qd1 (37... Qd7
38. Rd3 Bd5 39. Kxg4 f5+ 40. Kh3 Qxh7 41. c4 Qh5 42. cxd5 Qg4+ 43. Kh2 Rg8 44.
Qd2 $1 $18) 38. Kxg4 Rd2 (38... Rh8 39. Qd6+ $1 Qxd6 40. exd6 Rxh7 41. Ne5 $18)
39. Kg5 $1 Bxf3 40. Bd3 {[%csl Rb8,Gg5][%cal Rb4d6]} Rg2+ 41. Kf6 a6 42. Rb1 (
42. Rb1 Qd2 43. Qxd2 Rxd2 44. Kxf7) 1-0

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[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 h6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. h3 a6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 cxd5 17. Rfc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zaw, Win Lay"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Nf5 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1
O-O 15. Nxg7 Rd8 16. Qf3 Kxg7 17. Bh6+ Kg6 18. Rad1 (18. c3) (18. c4) 18...
Rxd1 19. Rxd1 e5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] White must have been shocked to realize,
that he will have played the game of one move. Khalifman's opening novelty is
so strong, that the whole variation 15.Nxg7 will probably be put to rest by
white players.} (19... Bd7 20. Rd4 Qe5 21. Be3 Bc6 22. Rg4+ Nxg4 23. Qxg4+ Kf6
24. Qh4+ Kg7 25. Bd4 Kg8 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. c3 {1-0 Korneev,O-Vakhidov,T/Ubeda/
1997/ (36)}) (19... Be5 $142 20. Qe3 Ne4 $1 $13) (19... Qe5 20. Be3 Qh5 21.
Qxh5+ Kxh5 22. Kxh2 Ng4+ 23. Kg3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 {1-0 Ponomariov,R-Sadvakasov,D/
Lausanne/1999/ (54)}) 20. Kxh2 (20. c3 Ng4 21. Bf8 e4 22. Qe2 Bf5 $19) 20...
Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Kxh6 (21... Nxh6 22. Qg3+ Bg4 23. f3 Rd8 $17) (21... Kxh6 22. Qxf7
Qxf7 23. Bxf7 Bf5 24. Rd6+ Kg5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[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 Be7 9. O-O-O Qd5 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Ne5 Bb4 12. Nc4 Bxc3 13. Nxa5 Bxd2+ 14.
Rxd2 b6 15. Nc4 Bb7 16. Ne3 Nd7 17. Bb5 Nf6 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Rhd1 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gunawan, Ruben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 {Diese aggressive
Fortsetzung ist in letzter Zeit sehr populär.} 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Be3 Bc5 8. Be2 (8.
Nce2 Nf6 9. h3 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Qd2 (11. O-O Nc6 12. c3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Nxe5
14. Ng3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 O-O 16. Rae1 f5 {0-1 Hoiberg,N-Kveinys,A/Aarhus 1997/EXT
99 (33)}) 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 Nxe3 13. Na5 Nxg2+ 14. Kd1 Bxf2 15. Nxb7 Ne3+ 16.
Kc1 Qxb7 17. Rh2 Nf1 {0-1 Nielsen,F-Aagaard,J/Copenhagen 1999/CBM 71 ext (17)})
8... Nc6 {Schwarz spielt die alte Fortsetzung - in der Variante mit 8...Bb7
bekommt Schwarz nach 9.a4! Probleme. (Das ist das letzter Wort in der
Eröffnungstheorie.)} (8... Bb7 9. a3 (9. Qd2 Ne7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Kb1 Nbc6 12.
Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 f5 {0-1 Saravanan,V-Horvath,J/
Calcutta IND 2000/The Week in Chess 278 (24)}) (9. a4 $1 Nf6 10. axb5 axb5 11.
Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Ndxb5 Bxe3 13. fxe3 O-O 14. Qd3 $14) 9... Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11.
Bxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O Nf6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Bf3 a5 {0-1 Balogh,C-Fogarasi,T/Budapest
HUN 2000 (30)}) 9. Nxc6 dxc6 {Dieser natürliche Zug ist nicht schlecht, aber
der sofortige Läufertausch ist auch spielbar.} (9... Bxe3 10. fxe3 dxc6 11. Qd4
Qxd4 12. exd4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nd5 Ra7 17. c3 Be6
18. Rd2 O-O 19. Rhd1 h6 20. Kb1 Rb8 21. Nb4 Nxb4 22. cxb4 Kh7 23. Rd6 a5 24.
bxa5 Rxa5 25. b3 b4 26. R1d2 Rb7 27. Rc6 {1/2-1/2 Blehm,P-Kengis,E/Cappelle la
Grande 1999/EXT 2000 (27)}) 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Qd3 {Das ist Svidlers Idee,
zuerst in der Partie Svidler,P - Kasimdzhanov,R Hoogovens 1999 gespielt. Weiß
bereitet die lange Rochade vor und möchte anschließend Qg3 spielen.} (11. f4 e5
12. Qd3 $6 (12. f5 $11) 12... exf4 13. g3 Qe5 $1 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Qd6 Qxd6 16.
Rxd6 fxg3 17. Rxc6 Ne7 {Yermolinsky,A-Smirin,I/Philadelphia 73/(213) 1998/Inf
73/[Smirin,I] (25)}) 11... e5 (11... Nf6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. f4 e5 14. f5 a5 15.
g4 a4 16. g5 Nd7 17. Rd2 b4 18. Nd1 Ba6 19. Qxd7 Bxe2 20. Kb1 Bf3 {0-1 Peng
Xiaomin-Xu Jun/Udaipur IND 2000 (37)}) 12. O-O-O (12. Qg3 g6 (12... Kf8 $5) 13.
O-O-O Nf6 14. f4 Be6 15. f5 Bc8 16. Qh4 $14 {0-1 Svidler,P-Polgar,J/Frankfurt
1999/CBM 72 (66)}) 12... Be6 13. Qg3 {Weiß muss so spielen, sonst kommt 13...
Nf6 nebst 14...0-0.} Kf8 14. f4 {Weiß öffnet die Stellung am Königsflügel.
Dieser Zug schwächt zwar die weiße Bauernstruktur - der Pe4 wird isoliert -
dennoch ist dies die einzige Chance für Weiß, zu aktivem Spiel zu kommen.} exf4
15. Qxf4 Ne7 {[%csl Ye5][%cal Ge7g6,Gg6e5,Gg6f4] Der Springer strebt über g6
nach e5.} (15... Nf6 16. Rhf1 $36) 16. Rhf1 $14 {Es ist richtig, dass Schwarz
die bessere Bauernstruktur hat, aber er hat auch Probleme bei der Koordination
seiner Figuren. Der Rh8 ist eingeschlossen, und der König steht etwas unsicher
auf f8.} h5 {Schwarz möchte den Rh8 befreien und belässt den Springer auf e7,
von wo aus er den Pc6 verteidigt.} (16... Ng6 17. Qd6+ Qxd6 18. Rxd6 $36 {
[%csl Gd6]} Ne5 $4 {Positionell wäre dieser Zug gut, aber wegen der Fesslung
verliert Schwarz den Be6.} 19. Rxe6 $18) 17. Kb1 Kg8 {Schon jetzt hat Schwarz
die positionelle Drohung 18...Ng6 19.Qd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Ne5 mit ausgezeichneter
Stellung.} (17... b4 18. Na4 Qa5 19. b3 $14) 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 {[%csl Gd6]}
Rc8 (19... Rh6 20. Rfd1 $14) 20. Bd3 Ng6 {[#]} 21. Nd5 $5 {[%mdl 2048] Dieser
Zug ist schön, aber es droht noch nichts Konkretes.} h4 {Schwarz fürchtet die
weiße Aktivität am Damenflügel nicht - er entwickelt Gegenspiel am
Königsflügel.} (21... Rh6 $6 $11) (21... cxd5 22. exd5 Bg4 23. h3 Ne5 24. hxg4
Nxd3 25. cxd3 hxg4 26. Rxa6 $14) 22. Nb4 (22. Nb6 Rc7 $13) 22... Ne5 23. Nxa6
Rh6 {[%cal Re6a2,Rh6d6,Gh6g6,Gg6g2]} 24. b3 Rg6 $44 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern
weniger, aber sein Ne5 steht ausgezeichnet. Zudem hat er Gegenchancen am
Königsflügel, weil der Na6 weit von dort entfernt ist.} 25. Rf2 Kf8 {[%csl Rd6]
[%cal Gf8e7]} 26. Nc5 Ke7 27. Rd4 Ng4 {[%cal Rg4f2,Rg4h2]} 28. Rd2 (28. Re2
Nxh2 $13) 28... Nxh2 $13 {Die Stellung ist materiell wieder ausgeglichen -
Schwarz hat seine Mehrheit am Königsflügel, Weiß steht aktiver am Damenflügel.
Die Frage ist nur: wer ist schneller?} 29. e5 {[%cal Rd4h4,Rd3g6]} (29. a4 $2
h3 $1 30. gxh3 Nf3 $19 {[%cal Rf3d4,Rf3d2]}) 29... Rg4 30. Nxe6 (30. Rd6 h3 31.
gxh3 Rg1+ 32. Kb2 Nf3 33. Nxe6 Nxd2 34. Nd4 $44) 30... Kxe6 {[%csl Ge6]} (30...
fxe6 31. Be4 $14) 31. Rd6+ Kxe5 32. Rd7 f5 (32... Ke6 33. Ra7 $44 {Weiß hat
einen Bauern weniger, aber der schwarze König ist angreifbar, und der Nh2
steht etwas passiv.}) 33. Re2+ Kf6 34. Rd6+ Kg5 35. Ree6 {[%csl Rc6][%cal
Re6c6]} Kf4 $15 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, und sein Spiel am Königsflügel
wirkt gefährlicher als der weiße Druck gegen den Pc6.} (35... b4 36. Kb2 Kf4)
36. Rd4+ Kg5 {In Zeitnot verschafft sich Schwarz durch Zugwiederholung etwas
Luft.} (36... Kg3) 37. Rdd6 Kf4 38. Rd4+ {Der FIDE-Weltmeister wäre -
natürlich - zufrieden mit einem Remis.} Kg3 $1 $17 {Schwarz spielt aktiv und
gut. Weiß muss sich präzise verteidigen, um eine Niederlage zu vermeiden.} 39.
Rdd6 (39. Bxf5 $2 Rxd4 40. Rg6+ Rg4 41. Rxg4+ Nxg4 42. Bxc8 Ne3 43. a4 bxa4 44.
bxa4 Kxg2 45. a5 h3 46. Bxh3+ Kxh3 47. a6 Nd5 $19) 39... Rf8 (39... Rf4) 40.
Rxc6 (40. Re2 f4 41. Rxc6 f3 42. gxf3 Nxf3 $19 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Rf3d4,Rd4e2,
Rd4c6]}) 40... Kxg2 41. Bxb5 {Wir haben eine ungewöhnliche Stellung vor uns -
beide Spieler haben drei Freibauern. Der Unterschied aber ist groß, denn
Schwarz scheint viel schneller zu sein.} f4 (41... g5 $5 $19) 42. Rcd6 f3 43.
Bc6 Kh3 (43... Kg3 $17) 44. Re3 Rg3 45. Bd7+ Kg2 46. Bc6 {[%cal Gc6g2]} Ng4 (
46... g5 $1 47. a4 Kh3 48. Bd7+ g4 $19) 47. Re7 Nf2 $6 {Schwarz ist
"konsequent" und zieht nicht g7-g5. Danach wäre es für Weiß kaum noch möglich,
die schwarzen Freibauern aufzuhalten.} (47... g5 $5 $19) 48. Rd2 $1 {[%cal
Gc6g2,Gd2g2][%mdl 256] Ein guter Verteidigunsgzug in schwerer Stellung. Es
droht 49.Re2 mit Figurengewinn. Es ist jetzt nicht leicht für Schwarz, mit
seinen Freibauern voran zu kommen.} Rg6 (48... h3 $2 49. Ree2) 49. Bd5 Kg3 (
49... Kf1 50. Bc4+ Kg2 51. Re1 $132 {[%csl Rg2]}) (49... Kg1 $2 50. Re1+ Kg2
51. Ree2 $18) 50. Re1 Nh3 51. a4 f2 (51... Rh6 $5) 52. Rf1 Rff6 53. a5 $132
1/2-1/2

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. a3 a5 15.
Qc2 Nb6 16. b3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. h3 Nf6 19. Ne5 Nc8 20. Qb2 Nd7 21. Nd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3 e5 11. e4 Nbd7 12. Rb1 Nf8 13. Bf2 g6 14. a4 Ne6 15. d5
Ng7 16. a5 Bc8 17. axb6 axb6 18. g4 Bd7 19. h4 Ng8 20. Rg1 Ne7 21. Bd3 f6 22.
Ra1 Kf7 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O e5 8. h3
Nbd7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b3 Re8 11. Be3 b5 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Qd6 Qxd6
15. Rxd6 Bf8 16. Rd2 Nc5 17. f3 a5 18. Nc1 Ne6 19. N3e2 Bb4 20. c3 Bf8 21. Nd3
Nd7 22. Nf2 Nf6 23. Nd3 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[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 {
In this sharp line White combines the threats on the << with the threats
against the g6 B.} Nxe5 9. Nd4 {White gives up his central P in order to use
his lead of development.} Nf6 (9... a6 $2 {loses precious time.} 10. f4 Nc4 (
10... Nc6 11. f5 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 $1 exf5 13. Qa4+ $18) 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. f5 {
Other tries are also dangerous for Black.} (12. Qf3 $5 {ͅ 0-0-0} Bxc5 13.
O-O-O $1 (13. Nxe6 {allows Black to exchange queens.} Qh4+ 14. Qg3 Qxg3+ 15.
hxg3 fxe6 16. Bxc5 Bxc2 17. Bd4 Kf7 {^-}) 13... Qe7 14. f5 {White has to open
up the position for his better developed pieces.} exf5 15. Nxf5 Bxf5 16. Bxc5
Qxc5 17. gxf5 $16) (12. Qe2 Bxc5 13. O-O-O (13. Nxe6 {is again met by} Qh4+)
13... Qe7 14. Rhe1 Nf6 15. f5 {opening up the e <->.} exf5 16. Qxc4 $1 $16)
12... exf5 13. gxf5 Qe7 14. Kd2 {winning the piece.} O-O-O 15. fxg6 Qe5 $1 (
15... hxg6 $6 16. Qg4+ f5 (16... Kb8 17. Rhe1 $18) 17. Qxg6 Qe5 $1 18. Raf1 $1
Bxc5 19. Rxf5 Rxh2+ (19... Rxd4+ 20. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 21. Kc1 Qe3+ 22. Kb1 Ne7 23.
Qxg7 $18) 20. Rxh2 Qxh2+ 21. Kc1 $1 $18 {and the K is in safety, Van der
Wiel-Timman, Wijk aan Zee 1982.}) 16. gxf7 $1 Nh6 17. Nce2 Nf5 18. Qg1 Be7 19.
h4 $1 {bringing the R on the third rank.} Bxh4 20. Rh3 $16 {Van der Wiel}) (
9... Nc6 {is a logical developing move.} 10. Bb5 Rc8 (10... Nge7 {allows White
to continue his -> after} 11. f4 Qc7 {/\ 0-0-0} (11... h5 $5 12. g5 Qc7) 12.
Qe2 O-O-O 13. O-O-O (13. Bxc6 Nxc6 14. Ncb5 Qa5+ 15. c3 Be4 16. O-O h5 $13)
13... Nxd4 14. Rxd4 h5 (14... Nc6 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. b4 {Here White has real
threats on the <<.} h5 17. f5 exf5 18. gxh5 Bxh5 19. Qd3 $16) 15. f5 $1 e5 (
15... exf5 16. Bf4 $18) 16. Ra4 d4 {(Kosanski-Kostrun, Zagreb op 1999)} 17.
fxg6 $1 dxe3 (17... dxc3 18. gxf7 $16) 18. gxf7 $16) 11. Qe2 (11. f4 Bxc5)
11... h5 $1 {securing the position of the B and ruining White's P structure.}
12. O-O-O hxg4 13. Bf4 Be7 14. Rhe1 Qd7 15. Be5 Nf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Kb1 Kf8
18. Qxg4 f5 $15 {and Black's mighty P chain is a tough nut to crack,
Sherzer-Burger, New York op 1987.}) (9... Nd7 10. f4 (10. Nb3) (10. Bb5 $6 a6
11. Ba4 Bxc5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Bxc5 Nf6 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Bd4 O-O
17. O-O-O b5 $17 {A.Biro-K.Berg, Budapest 1986}) 10... Bxc5 11. Bb5 (11. f5 e5
12. fxg6 exd4 13. gxf7+ Kxf7) 11... Ne7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O-O a6 14. Bxd7 Qxd7
15. h4 Rac8 16. f5 $1 (16. h5 Be4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. h6 g6 19. Nf5 Nd5 20. Bxc5
Rxc5 21. Qxe4 {(Mortensen-Berg, DEN-ch Odense 1994} Rfc8 $17) 16... exf5 (16...
Bxd4 17. Bxd4) 17. h5 f4 $1 {saving the piece.} (17... fxg4 18. hxg6 fxg6 19.
Bg5 Rf7 20. Ne6 h6 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd3 {and although Black has
a lot of pawns, they are rather weak.}) 18. hxg6 fxe3 19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. Qf3 f5
$13) (9... Rc8 10. f4 Nc6 $5 (10... Nc4 $2 {is feeble because of} 11. Bxc4 dxc4
12. f5 Bxc5 13. fxg6 hxg6 14. Bf2 (14. O-O {(Van der Sterren-Blow, Marbella zt
1982)} Rh3 $1 {and the K is in trouble, for example:} 15. Bf2 Qd6 $17) 14... e5
15. Ndb5 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Qh4+ (16... Qb6+ 17. Kg2 $16) 17. Kg1 Rd8 18. Qe2 $16 {
and the black -> is repelled.})) (9... Ne7 {looks rather sophysticated.} 10. f4
N5c6 11. Ncb5 $1 Nc8 12. f5 $1 {Now the material loss is inevitable.} exf5 13.
gxf5 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qe4+ 15. Qe2 Bh5 16. Qxe4+ dxe4 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Nc7+ Kd7
19. Nxa8 Ne7 20. Bh3 $16 {Van der Wiel-Ljubojevic, Brussels blitz 1987}) 10. f4
Ned7 $2 {This looks safe, but it is too passive.} (10... Nexg4 {is the real
question with immense complications.} 11. Bb5+ Ke7 {The K is rather exposed,
but it is not so easy to open up the lines against him.} 12. Qe2 (12. Bg1 $2 {
is too slow.} Qc7 13. c6 b6 14. Qe2 (14. h3 Nh6 15. Qd2 Kd8 $17) 14... Qxf4 15.
c7 Ne4 16. Nc6+ Kd6 17. h3 Qg3+ {both kings are in a delicate situation.} 18.
Kf1 Qxc3 $1 19. Qxg4 Qxb2 20. a4 Qxa1+ ({or simply} 20... Kxc7 $19) 21. Kg2 {
(Braga-Timman, Mar del Plata 1982)} Qxg1+ $1 22. Rxg1 Kxc7 $19 {Timman}) 12...
Nxe3 (12... a6 $5) 13. Qxe3 Be4 14. c6 b6 15. O-O-O a6 16. Nxe4 axb5 {
Kotz-Schigan, AUT-chT 1995} (16... Nxe4 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. f5 $40) 17. Nxf6 gxf6
18. Rhe1 $14) (10... Nc6 11. Bb5) 11. f5 exf5 (11... e5 {is met by the
intermediate move} 12. c6 $1 (12. fxg6 exd4 13. gxf7+ Kxf7 14. Bxd4 Bxc5 {
allows Black to finish his development.}) 12... bxc6 (12... exd4 13. cxd7+ $18)
13. Nxc6 Qc7 14. Bb5 $18) 12. c6 bxc6 (12... Nxg4 13. cxd7+ Kxd7 14. Bf4 $40)
13. Nxc6 Qc7 (13... Qc8 14. Bb5 $1 a6 (14... fxg4 15. Qe2 $1 $40) 15. Ba4 (15.
Qe2 $2 axb5 $1 {and there is no good discovered check.}) 15... fxg4 (15... Bd6
16. Nxd5 Ne4 (16... Nxg4 17. Nf6+ Ngxf6 18. Qxd6 $18) 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Nd4 $16
) 16. O-O $1 {The black K is very vulnerable in the [+].} g3 (16... Qc7 17.
Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qd6 19. Rad1 Qxd5 20. Rxd5) 17. Nxd5 gxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Bd6+ 19.
Bf4 $16) 14. Bb5 $1 {The N on c6 is extremely strong.} a6 {[#]} (14... f4 15.
Bd4 a6 16. Qe2+ Ne4 17. Ba4 Bc5 (17... f6 18. Nxd5 Qd6 19. Nc3 Qe6 20. Bb3 $18)
18. Bxg7 $16) 15. Qe2 $1 {Now White has real discoverd checks!} Qd6 (15... Ne4
16. Ba4 Qd6 17. Bd4 fxg4 18. Ne5 Rd8 (18... Bf5 19. O-O $18) 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20.
O-O $16) 16. Ba4 f4 $2 {Now Black can exchange queens, but White will
penetrate on the <<.} (16... fxg4 $5 {was perhaps the most resilient answer.}
17. O-O-O $1 {White will attack the K in the middle by all of his forces. He
needs his rooks on the d and e lines for that.} Qe6 (17... Be4 18. Rhe1 Bf3 (
18... Qe6 {- 17..Qe6}) 19. Qf1 Be4 (19... Bxd1 20. Bf4+ Qe6 21. Rxe6+ fxe6 22.
Qxd1 $18) 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bf4 $18) 18. Rhe1 Ne4 (18... Be4 $2 19. Bg5 Bd6 (
19... Bf3 20. Qd3 Be4 21. Nxd5 $18) 20. Bxf6 $18) 19. Nxd5 Bd6 {Now Black is
threatening with 0-0.} 20. Nce7 {This is a funny move!} (20. Bf4 $5 {deserves
attention as well.} Bxf4+ 21. Nxf4 Qxa2 22. Qxe4+ $1 Bxe4 23. Rxe4+ Kf8 24.
Rxd7 g6 25. Bb3 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Kg7 27. Rxf7+ Kh6 28. Ne6 $40) 20... f5 21. Bc5 $1
(21. Nxg6 {gives up that phantastic N.} hxg6 22. Qc4 Kf8 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nb6
Qf7 25. Rxd6 Qxc4 26. Nxc4 Nxd6 27. Bc5 Re8 28. Bxd6+ Kf7 29. Be5) 21... Rd8 (
21... Be5 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Qc4 Bf4+ 24. Kb1 Nd2+ 25. Ka1 Nxc4 26. Rxe6+ $18) (
21... Rb8 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Nc3 Qf4+ 25. Rd2 $1 $18) 22. Bxd6
Qxd6 23. Qc4 Kf8 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25. Nxg6+ Qxg6 26. Nf4 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qe8 28.
Qc7 $18) (16... Qe6 $6 17. Nd4 Qe5 18. Nf3 (18. gxf5 Bh5 $1) 18... Qe6 19. gxf5
$1 Bxf5 (19... Qxf5 20. O-O-O Be7 (20... Qe6 21. Rhe1) 21. Bg5 Rd8 (21... Qe6
22. Rhe1 Qxe2 (22... Kd8 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rxd5 $18) 23. Rxe2
$18) 22. Bxf6) 20. Nd4 Qe5 21. Nxf5 Qxf5 22. O-O-O $44) 17. Bxf4+ Qe6 18. g5 $1
{weakening >< d5} Qxe2+ (18... Ne4 {founders on the pin on the a4-e8 /^.} 19.
Ne5 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Rd8 21. Rb1 $18) (18... Nh5 19. Nxd5 ({or} 19. Be5 $5 f6 20.
gxf6 gxf6 21. Nxd5 $1 Qxd5 22. Bxf6+) 19... Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Nxf4+ 21. Nxf4 Nc5
22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Bb3 $16 {with a healthy P up.}) 19. Kxe2 Nh5 (19... Ne4 20.
Nxd5 $18) 20. Be3 Bf5 (20... Bd6 21. Rad1 Nf4+ 22. Kf2 Nc5 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24.
Nxd5 Nxa4 25. Nxf4 $16) 21. Nxd5 (21. Ne5 Bd6 22. Raf1 Bxe5 23. Rxf5 Bxc3 24.
bxc3 $16 {with an allmighty ^^.}) 21... Bd6 22. Kf2 Bh3 (22... Be4 23. Rhe1 f5
24. gxf6 Nhxf6 25. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (25... gxf6 26. Bd4) 26. Kg1 (26. Bd4 Ng4+) 26...
O-O 27. Rad1 $18) 23. Rad1 f6 (23... O-O 24. Nde7+ $18) 24. Nb6 $18 {
liquidating for a winning _|_. Further material losses are inevitable.} Nxb6
25. Bxb6 O-O 26. Rxd6 fxg5+ 27. Ke3 Rae8+ 28. Kd2 Nf6 29. Rd8 h5 30. Rxe8 Nxe8
31. Bc5 Rf4 32. Ne7+ Kf7 33. Bb3+ Be6 34. Bxe6+ Kxe6 35. Re1+ Kd7 36. Ng6 Rf5
37. Re7+ Kc6 38. Rxe8 1-0

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 {Alexander Khalifman often
used this risky and complicated line in last tournaments.} 6. b4 (6. Bd2 Nc6 7.
Qg4 $5) 6... cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. Nb5 Bc7 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 a6 11. Nxc7+ Qxc7
12. Bb2 (12. Ne2 Qxe5 13. f4 Qf6 14. Bb2 Nbc6 15. Qd3 Nf5 16. O-O-O Qh6 17. Re1
Bd7 18. Kb1 Rc8 19. Nxd4 Nfxd4 20. Bxd4 Qxf4 21. Bb2 Ne7 22. g3 Qf2 {0-1
Elliott,S-Spence,D/BCF t-ch2 9900 2000 (51)}) 12... Qxe5+ 13. Ne2 Qc7 (13...
Nbc6 14. O-O-O Qf6 15. f4 e5 16. fxe5 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Bf5 18. h4 Qe3 19. Qh5 Nxe5
20. Nxd4 Bg4 21. Rh3 Qe4 22. Qh6 Bxd1 23. Re3 Ng4 24. Rxe4 Nxh6 25. Re5 Bg4 {
0-1 Devide,Z-Zaja,I/Zagreb 1997 (36)}) 14. Ng3 $2 $146 {It is difficult to
explain reasons why Timman made this move. According to theory, white keep
small edge after} (14. f4 $142 $1 Nbc6 15. Qd3 (15. O-O-O $2 e5 16. fxe5 Bf5
17. Qh6 Nxb4 18. c3 Na2+ 19. Kd2 dxc3+ 20. Nxc3 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 d4 22. Bb4 Qc2+
23. Ke1 Qe4+ 24. Kf2 Rg6 $19 {0-1 Soentges,K-Reinhardt,W/corr 1988 (30)}) 15...
Nf5 16. O-O-O {for example} Bd7 17. Re1 Rc8 18. Kb1 Nce7 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4
Qxf4 21. g3 Qf5 22. Qd2 Rg4 23. Bb2 Bb5 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. cxd3 $14 {1-0 Nunn,
J-Kinsman,A/London LB 1993 (36)}) 14... e5 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge5]} 15. Be2 ({
Maybe Jan missed in preparation that after} 15. Nh5 Qb6 $5 (15... Bf5 $2 16.
Nf6+ Kd8 17. Qh4 $5 $16) 16. f4 $140 Kf8 {[%cal Rc8f5] his queen will be in
danger?}) 15... Be6 {Black is very close to finish development and his
advantage is obvious now.} 16. f4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Terrible blunder} (16. O-O {
[%cal Gf2f4] was the last chance to organize resistance.}) 16... exf4 17. Nh5
Qe5 {[%csl Re1][%cal Rg8g2]} 18. O-O Bf5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rh7] And everything
became clear- Black wins game by force.} 19. Qh6 Rg6 $1 20. Qxf4 Rxg2+ $1 21.
Kxg2 Qxe2+ 22. Kg3 Qxh5 23. Bxd4 Nbc6 24. Rae1 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Qh3+ 26. Kf2 Qxh2+
(26... Qxh2+ 27. Ke3 Rc8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.05.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[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 Be6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 c5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.
Bxc5 Rxc5 16. Qb3 a5 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Na4 Bf7 19. Qe3 Rc7 20. a3 Na6 21. cxd5
Nd6 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24. Nd4 Bxd5 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. Rxd5 Re5 27. Rxe5
fxe5 28. Re1 Re8 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Nc5 Re7 31. Nxa6 Ke6 32. f4 Kd5 33. Rxe5+ Rxe5
34. fxe5 Ne3+ 35. Kg1 Nc4 36. b4 a4 37. Nc5 Kxe5 38. Nxa4 Nxa3 39. Nc5 Kd5 40.
Kf2 Nc2 41. Na6 Kc6 42. Kg3 Kb5 43. Nc7+ Kc6 44. Ne6 Nxb4 45. Nxg7 Kd6 46. Kg4
Nd5 47. Kg5 h6+ 48. Kg4 Ke5 49. Nh5 Ne3+ 50. Kf3 Nc2 51. g4 Nd4+ 52. Kf2 Ne6
53. Ke3 Nc7 54. h3 Ne6 55. h4 Nc7 56. Nf4 Nb5 57. Nh5 Nc7 58. Ng3 Nd5+ 59. Kf3
Nc7 60. h5 Ne6 61. Nf5 Ng5+ 62. Ke3 Nf7 63. Nd4 Kf6 64. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 {Brave Khalifman choose second
time this risky line against Anand and second time gets good position!} 6. b4
cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. f4 Qxa5 (11... Bd7
12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. Qd3 d4 15. Ng3 Ng6 16. Be2 Nh4 17. O-O Ne7 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Ge7f5] 0-1 Sulskis,S-Ivanov,T/Pardubice op 1996 (45)}) 12. Nf3
Bd7 13. Rb1 ({For some reasons white almost stop to play in this position} 13.
Ng5 $5 {with big complications} Rf8 (13... Rxg5 $5) 14. Rb1 O-O-O 15. Nxf7 Rxf7
16. Qxf7 Be8 17. Qxe6+ Bd7 18. Qf6 Bf5 19. e6 d4 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. cxd3 c2+ 22.
Rb4 Nxb4 23. axb4 Qxb4+ 24. Ke2 Qc5 25. Qe5 Rd5 26. Qh8+ Kc7 27. Kf2 $16 {
1-0 Ernst,T-Djurhuus,R/Oslo open 1994 (38)}) 13... O-O-O 14. Qd3 a6 $146 (14...
d4 15. g3 (15. Ng5 Rxg5 16. fxg5 Nxe5 17. Qxd4 Nf5 18. Qb4 Qd5 19. Qxc3+ Bc6
20. Bd2 Nd4 21. Rd1 Qe4+ 22. Kf2 Ng4+ 23. Kg1 Ne2+ {0-1 Luedigk,R-Meslem,L/cr
1989 (23)}) 15... Nf5 16. Bg2 a6 17. O-O Qc5 18. Ng5 Be8 19. Ne4 Qa7 20. a4 Ne3
21. Bxe3 dxe3 22. Nd6+ Rxd6 23. exd6 {1-0 Nurkiewicz,M-Hindermann,F/Sas Van
Gent jr 1998 (23)}) (14... Nf5 15. Rg1 d4 16. g4 Nfe7 17. Rg3 Be8 18. h4 Nf5
19. Rg1 Ne3 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21. Qxe3 Ne7 22. Bc4 Bc6 23. Rb3 Kb8 24. Qxc3 Qc7 25.
Be2 Nd5 26. Qc4 Qa5+ 27. Kf2 Ba4 28. Rb2 Rc8 29. Qd4 $16 {Anand,V-Khalifman,A/
Linares 2000/ 1-0 (42)}) 15. Ng5 $6 ({It is intreresting what Khalifman
prepared against natural} 15. Rb3 $5 {Maybe we'll find answer in the third
encounter between same players?}) 15... Rxg5 $1 {Typical, but strong sacrifice}
(15... Be8 16. h4 {[%cal Gh4h7]}) 16. fxg5 Nf5 17. Bf4 Qxa3 $36 {[%cal Gc6b4]
It looks for me, that Black got more than enough compensation for exchange,
white position is very dangerous, but Anand can lose game but never head.} 18.
Rb3 (18. g4 Nb4 $1 19. Qd1 (19. Rxb4 Qxb4 20. gxf5 Qxf4 21. Qxc3+ Bc6 $19)
19... Nd4 20. Bd3 Ba4 $17) 18... Qa4 (18... Qa1+ 19. Kf2 d4 20. h4 $1 {[%csl
Gh4]}) 19. g3 d4 20. Be2 Na5 21. Rb1 Bb5 22. Rxb5 $1 {Obligatory move, White
can't resist after} (22. Qd1 Ne3 $40) 22... axb5 23. O-O Nc4 24. g4 Ne7 25. Bg3
{[%csl Gh2]} Nb2 $2 (25... Nc6 $5 $36 26. Rxf7 $140 $2 N4xe5 $19) ({It will be
interesting to see how Anand will defend after} 25... Ne3 $5 26. Rc1 ({Lose} 
26. Rxf7 b4 $1 27. Rxe7 b3 $1 28. cxb3 Qc6 $19 {[%cal Rc3c1] and White can't
stop black pawn.}) 26... b4 $36) 26. Qh7 $1 (26. Qxb5 Qxb5 27. Bxb5 Nd5 {
[%csl Gb2,Rc2,Gc3,Gd4][%cal Gd5e3]}) 26... d3 27. cxd3 Nxd3 (27... Qd4+ 28. Kg2
(28. Bf2 Qxe5) 28... Nd5 $132) 28. Qxf7 Qd4+ 29. Kh1 Qd5+ 30. Bf3 Qd7 31. g6 $1
Nc6 $2 {White managed to improve position in last few moves, but he got
advantage just after text. Black should play} (31... c2 $5 32. Bh4 (32. g7 c1=Q
33. Rxc1+ Nxc1 34. Bh4 Ng8 35. Qf8 Re8 36. Qc5+ Kb8 37. Qxc1 Qxg7 38. Bf2 $44)
32... Re8 33. g7 Nxe5 $1 $13 {with very interesting position} (33... c1=Q 34.
Rxc1+ Nxc1 35. Bxe7 $18) (33... Ng8 34. Qxd7+ $1 Kxd7 35. Be2 $1 c1=Q 36. Rxc1
Nxc1 37. Bxb5+ $18)) 32. Be4 Nc5 (32... Ndxe5 33. Qf6 Qd6 (33... Nc4 34. Qxc3
$18) 34. g7 $18) 33. Bh4 $1 (33. Bg2 b4) 33... Nxe5 (33... Nxe4 34. Bxd8 Qxd8
35. g7 Ne7 36. Qxe7 Qxe7 37. g8=Q+ Kd7 38. Rf7 $18) 34. Qxd7+ (34. Bxd8 Nxf7
35. gxf7 Nxe4 36. f8=Q Qxd8 37. Qg7 c2 $13) 34... Rxd7 35. Bg3 Nxg6 (35... Nxe4
36. Rf8+ Kc7 37. Bxe5+ Kb6 38. Rc8 $18) (35... Nc6 36. Rf8+ Nd8 37. Bc2 b4 38.
Bh4 $18) 36. Bxg6 Rg7 ({Maybe after} 36... b4 $5 {Khalifman will organize more
serious resistance}) 37. Be8 Nd7 (37... Ne4 38. Bxb5 Nxg3+ 39. hxg3 Rxg4 40.
Kg2 $18) 38. Bxd7+ (38. Bd6 $5 Rxg4 39. Rf7 Nb8 (39... c2 40. Bxd7+ Kd8 41. Ba3
$18) 40. Bxb5) 38... Kxd7 39. Be5 Rxg4 40. Bxc3 $18 b4 41. Bf6 b3 42. Bb2 {
[%cal Gf1f3]} Re4 43. Rf3 Rb4 44. Re3 Rb5 45. Kg2 Kd6 46. h4 e5 47. h5 (47. h5
Ke6 48. h6 Kf7 49. Rh3 Kg8 50. h7+ Kh8 51. Rh5) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 Bd7 11. Nf3 Rc8 12. a3 Ne7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O
Bb5 15. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2
Bb7 (8... b4 9. Na4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. a3 bxa3 13. b3 Qa5 14. Nd2
Rfc8 15. Bf3 Ba6 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Rab8 18. c5 e5 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. Rxa3 exd4
21. exd4 Nf8 22. Be3 Ne6 23. Rd1 Nd5 24. Nb2 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rc7 26. Nc4 $14 {
1-0 Aleksandrov,A-Svirin,O/Smolensk 1997/CBM 58 ext (47)}) 9. O-O b4 {Dieser
Aufbau stellt eine sehr solide Möglichkeit für Schwarz dar. Es ist für Weiß
schwierig, die leichten schwarzen Schwächen auf der c-Linie auszunutzen.} 10.
Na4 Be7 11. b3 {Dieser Aufbau ist ziemlich schlaff. Wenn Weiß überhaupt etwas
erreichen will, muss er zu a2-a3 greifen, um Schwarz ggf. einen schwachen
b-Bauern zu verpassen.} (11. a3 a5 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Rd1 c5 (13... Qc7 14. axb4
axb4 15. Bd2 Ra5 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. b3 Ba8 18. e4 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,
B-Lautier,J/Monaco 2000/CBM 75/[Lutz] (111)}) 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. axb4 axb4 16.
Bd2 Be4 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nxc5 19. Qc4 Rfc8 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Bxc5 22.
Kf1 Be7 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Ne5 $14 {[%csl Rb4] 1/2-1/2 Georgiev,V-Chernin,A/
Batumi 1999/CBM 74 (88)}) 11... O-O 12. Bb2 c5 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Qd3 Qa5 15. Qb5
Qxb5 16. Bxb5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 a6 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bb2
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. f3 Nc5 25. Nb6 Bb7 26. Nc4 e5 27. Bc1 Bd8
28. e4 Kf8 29. Be3 Be7 30. Na5 Ba8 31. Bd2 Nb7 32. Nc4 Bc5+ 33. Kf1 Nd8 34. Na5
Nb7 35. Nc4 Nd8 36. Na5 Nb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Comp Deep Junior"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. e5 b4
9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 d5 11. Bd3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qb6 13. h4 Nd7 14. h5 c5 15. dxc5
Nxc5 16. Be2 O-O 17. Qxd5 Rac8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qd4 g5 20. Bxg5 Ne6 21. Qxb6
axb6 22. Bxe7 Rfe8 23. Bd6 Nd4 24. Bd3 Bxe5 25. O-O-O Bxd6 26. Bh7+ Kf8 27.
Rxd4 Bc5 28. Rg4 Ke7 29. Re1+ Kd6 30. Rd1+ Kc7 31. Bd3 Rcd8 32. Rf1 Rd4 33. Be4
Re5 34. Rh1 Re7 35. Rg5 Rd6 36. Rg2 Red7 37. Bf5 Re7 38. Rf1 Re5 39. Be4 Re7
40. Rh2 Red7 41. f4 Rd4 42. f3 Bd6 43. Rh4 Bc5 44. Rhh1 Rd2 45. Kb1 Rg2 46. f5
Bd4 47. Rd1 Bc5 48. Bd3 Rg3 49. Rdf1 Re7 50. Be4 Rd7 51. Ka1 Bd4 52. Bd3 Re7
53. Bc4 f6 54. Kb1 Reg7 55. Rh4 Bc5 56. Re4 Rg1 57. Rc1 R7g5 58. Be2 Rxc1+ 59.
Kxc1 Rxf5 60. Kd2 Rd5+ 61. Bd3 Bd4 62. Kc1 Bc5 63. Re6 Rd6 64. Re2 Rd7 65. Rg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Bxf5
exf5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. h4 h6 11. h5 Be7 12. Ne2 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Rc8 14. Kg1 Kd7 15.
Nf4 Rc7 16. Rh3 Rhc8 17. Rg3 Bf8 18. Bd2 Qa6 19. Bc3 Ke8 20. Ne1 Qb6 21. Nc2
Rd7 22. Qd2 a5 23. Ne3 a4 24. Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[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 Bd6 14. Ng5 Nf8 15. f4
O-O-O 16. Qe1 e5 17. Nd5 $5 $146 {In dieser kritschen Eröffnungsstellung
bringt Piket ein interessantes Bauernopfer.} (17. f5 $146 {0-1 Illescas
Cordoba,M-Shirov,A/Leon 2000/CBM 78/[Lutz] (54)}) (17. a4 $6 {0-1 Sadler,
M-Dreev,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Lutz] (45)}) 17... Bxd5 {Khalifman
entscheidet sich, den Pf4 zu nehmen.} ({Das Nehmen des anderen Bauern würde
Weiß ebenfalls Kompensation geben:} 17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bd2 $1 {, z.B.
} (19. Ne4 Nd7 20. Bd2 Rde8 $13) 19... Re8 (19... c4 20. Ba5 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 $44)
20. Rd1 Nd7 (20... Bb7 21. Ne4 $40) 21. Ba5 Qc6 22. Qd2 Nf6 23. Nxh7 $16) 18.
exd5 exf4 ({In dieser Form ist das Nehmen auf d5 noch gefährlicher:} 18... Nxd5
19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Nf7 Re8 21. Kh1 Rg8 22. a4 $36) 19. Bd2 Re8 20. Qh4 Ng6 21.
Qh3+ Kb8 22. a4 b4 23. Rad1 (23. Ne6 Qb7 $5) 23... c4 24. Ne6 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Nxd5
{Jetzt wird's undurchsichtig.} 26. Nxg7 Re3 $5 27. Bxe3 Nxe3 28. a5 $5 (28.
Bxg6 Be5 $1) 28... Qc6 $2 (28... Qxa5 {erscheint mir richtig:} 29. Rxd6 (29.
Bxg6 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 (30. Be4 Nd2 $5) 30... Qg5 31. Bf7 Qxg7 32. Bxc4 $13) 29...
Nxf1 30. Qe6 (30. Rxg6 Ne3 $19) 30... Ne3 $13) 29. Be4 $2 {Der Textzug führt
nur zum Unentschieden. Piket hatte jedoch etwas Besseres.} (29. Bxg6 $1 {
Der Witz ist, dass Weiß am Ende immer Lg6-e8 spielen kann. Er verbleibt dann
mit einer Mehrqualität. Man sehe:} Be5 (29... Nxd1 30. Rxd1 Be5 31. Be8 $1 Qf6
32. Nh5 $18) (29... Nxf1 30. Rxf1 Be5 31. Be8 $1 Rxe8 (31... Qb7 32. Rd1 $18) (
31... Qd5 32. Qh5 $18) (31... Qd6 32. Nf5 $18) 32. Nxe8 Qxe8 33. Re1 $18) 30.
Be8 $1 Rxe8 31. Nxe8 Qxe8 32. Qh6 Qg6 (32... Bc7 33. Rxf4 $18) 33. Qf8+ $18)
29... Qxe4 30. Rxd6 Nxf1 31. Rb6+ Ka8 (31... Ka7 $2 32. Qd7+ Ka8 33. Nf5 $18)
32. Rxa6+ Kb8 33. Rb6+ Ka8 34. Ra6+ (34. Qd7 $2 Ng3+ 35. hxg3 Qe1+ 36. Kh2
fxg3+ 37. Kh3 Qh1+ 38. Kxg3 Qh4+ 39. Kf3 Ne5+ $19) 34... Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[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 b4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Nd7 14. Be4 Rb8 15.
a3 bxa3 16. b4 f5 17. Bd3 Nb6 18. Bxa3 Nd5 19. Bc4 Qb6 20. Qd3 Rfd8 21. Rfb1 h6
22. Rb3 Kh8 23. Rab1 Nc7 24. h3 Nd5 25. Kh2 Bc8 26. Qd1 Qc7 27. Kg1 Rb6 28. Ne1
Ba6 29. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c3
O-O 9. e5 Nd7 10. d4 {Weiß hat den Bg7 eingeschränkt; Schwarz kann seinen
Einfluß mit f7-f6 wieder erhöhen, den Zeitpunkt kann er bestimmen.} b5 {
Khalifman entscheidet sich für eine andere Strategie: es wird lange dauern,
bis Weiß ernsthafte Drohungen am Königsflügel aufstellen kann, and so hat er
Zeit, sein eigenes Spiel am Damenflügel zu finden.} (10... f6 11. exf6 Qxf6 (
11... Nxf6 $6 12. dxc5 Qe7 13. Re1 Qxc5 14. Nb3 $14 {Cerrajeria,J-Lopez,F/
Zaragoza 1993}) 12. Nb3 c4 13. Bg5 Qf7 14. Nbd2 e5 15. Be3 (15. dxe5 Ndxe5 16.
Nxe5 Nxe5 17. b3 Nd3 $132 {Sviridov,A-Melentiev,R/Kazan 1997}) 15... e4 16. Ng5
Qe7 $11 {Hodja,B-Ciocaltea,V/Prague 1954}) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb6 12. Nb3 a5
13. a4 (13. Rb1 f6 14. Bh3 fxe5 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Ng5 e4 $6 17. Nxh7 $2 (17.
Nf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxf7 a4 19. Nc5 Nxd4 $44) (17. Bxd5 $142) 17... Kxh7 18. Qg4 Nf6
$19 {Bindl,T-Hertneck,G/Marktredwitz 1984}) 13... f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Be3 Ng4
16. Bf4 Nh6 17. Qd3 Nf5 18. Rfd1 $14 {Paredes,A-Alonso,R/San Rafael 1992}) (
10... b6 11. Re1 a5 12. Nf1 Ba6 {Knispel Roth,M-Stoeckmann,H/Muenster 1989}) (
10... a5 11. Re1 (11. Nb1 b5 12. Na3 b4 13. Nc2 Qb6 $132 {Pfaff,M-Meier,W/
Wiesbaden 1993}) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Qe2 Nb6 15. Nb3 Nc4
16. a4 b6 17. Bf4 Bd7 18. Rad1 $14 {Safranska,A-Sharif,M/Lyon 1993}) 11. Re1 b4
$146 {Das scheint neu zu sein: Khalifman befindet a7-a5 nicht für notwendig.
Dadurch erhält die Qd8 die Möglichkeit, über a5 ins Geschehen einzugreifen.} (
11... a5 12. Nf1 (12. b3 Qb6 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Ba6 15. a3 Rac8 16. Bg5 h6
17. Be3 b4 18. a4 Ne7 19. N1d2 Bd3 $15 {Vospernik,G-Piber,V/Bled 1994}) 12...
Ba6 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Qd2 b4 15. Bh6 Rab8 16. Qf4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxf1 18. Bxf1 Qb2
$132 {Zatonskih,A-Shalimov,V/Kharkov 1999}) 12. Nf1 Ba6 13. h4 ({Adams
vertrödelt keine Zeit mit} 13. Bg5 {, da die Qd8 sowieso im Aufbruch begriffen
ist.}) 13... bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Bd2 Nb6 (15... Rab8 {scheint ebenfalls gut
spielbar zu sein:} 16. c4 Qb6) 16. c4 Qa4 17. cxd5 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Nxd5 19. dxc5
{Weiß hat nun einen P mehr. Als Gegenleistung sind die schwarzen Steine alle
sehr effektiv plaziert.} Rac8 {Schwarz nimmt den weißen Mehrbauern unter
Beschuß.} 20. a3 {Verschafft dem Bd2 einen Stützpunkt auf b4 und verhindert
die N-Ausfälle nach b4.} (20. Ne3) 20... Rc7 21. Ne3 Nce7 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bb4
Rb8 24. Rd4 Bf8 25. Rc1 Rbc8 {Nun ist der Mehrbauer nicht mehr zu decken.} 26.
Ng5 {So behält Weiß noch das leicht bequemere Spiel; viel ist aber nicht drin.}
Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Ra4 (29. Ne4 Ra5 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nxd5
exd5 32. Bxd5 Bb5 $1 $11) 29... Nc7 30. f4 (30. Rf4 Rc4 31. Rxc4 (31. Rxf7 h6)
(31. Rf6 Bb5) 31... Bxc4 $11) 30... Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rc4 32. Ra5 (32. Rxc4 Bxc4 $11
) 32... Rc2 33. Kh3 h5 34. Ne4 Be2 $1 $11 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Rxa7 Nd5 37. Ra8+
Kg7 38. Rg8+ Kh6 39. Rh8+ Kg7 40. Rh7+ Kf8 41. Rh8+ Kg7 42. Rg8+ Kh6 43. Rh8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 Be4 12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxc5
15. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Ne7 7. Bxc4 Nbc6
8. Be3 O-O 9. Ndb5 Ba5 10. O-O a6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qd6 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qb3
Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Qc6 16. Qxc6 Nxc6 17. Nd5 Rfe8 18. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Stohl} c5 {A surprise. However since the Najdorf was so topical in
Polanica Zdroj, it was to be expected that some players might want to join the
discussion.} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 ({White often
plays} 6. f3 {Stohl now to prevent the Ng4 sortie, which is still doing quite
well. This allows other independent moves, such as} Qb6 $5 {or} (6... Nc6 {
Stohl} 7. Be3 d5 $5)) 6... e6 {This line is all the rage now. Loek as always
is leading the charge, but Gelfand has joined in.} (6... e5 {Stohl is the
full-blooded Najdorf.}) (6... Ng4 {Stohl has also been doing well lately.} 7.
Bg5 ({6.Be3 often serves only reconaissance purposes and White plays} 7. Bc1 {
Stohl} Nf6 8. f3) 7... h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. Nd5
$5 Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Bd4 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18.
O-O Rc8 $5 (18... Kd7 {Stohl} 19. Rb4 Ba7 20. Re1 Rhe8 21. Rxg4 Rac8 22. Rge4
Nc6 23. c3 f6 24. Re6 Ne5 25. Rb1 b5 26. Rd1 Rc4 27. h3 Bc5 28. Bxe5 fxe5 29.
Rg6 $16 {Polgar,J-Leitao,R/Buenos Aires/2000/}) 19. Rfe1 Rxc2 20. Rxe7+ Kf8 21.
Re4 $13) 7. f3 {7.g4 was played a lot in Polanica Zdroj, but Black had no
problems theoretically speaking and Shirov's win over Van Wely was decided in
the middlegame.} (7. g4 $5 {Stohl} e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 $13 {
is another topical ultra-sharp line.}) 7... b5 8. g4 {Both of us are heading
straight for the main line. It is very difficult for either side to deviate,
so I guess both of us were already thinking about move 16. Stohl: 'The most
accurate move order.'} (8. Qd2 {Stohl} Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 {allows} Nb6 $5
11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Rxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Ne2 Be7 16. g5 O-O
17. h4 Na4 18. Bc1 Ne5 19. h5 d5 20. Qh2 Bd6 21. Qh3 Nxd3 22. cxd3 b4 $1 $40 {
Movsesian,S-Kasparov,G/Sarajevo/2000/}) 8... h6 {Stohl: 'The most usual, but
also a very committal reaction. Although Black slows down the kingside
expansion, this >> weakening practically gurantees he won't be able to castle
>>.'} (8... Nfd7 {Stohl} 9. Qd2 Nb6 {is less flexible than the similar
manoeuvre above.} 10. a4 $5 (10. O-O-O {Stohl} Bb7 11. Bg5 $5 ({Another good
try is} 11. Nb3 $5 {Stohl} Nc6 12. Qf2 Nd7 13. Kb1 Nce5 14. g5 Rb8 15. h4 b4
16. Ne2 Be7 17. Rg1 Qc7 18. h5 g6 19. Ned4 gxh5 20. Qh4 Rc8 21. Qxh5 Ng6 22.
Bd3 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. f4 Nc5 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. f5 $40 {Bologan,V-Akopian,V/
Stratton Mountain op/1999/}) 11... Qc8 12. Bd3 N8d7 13. Kb1 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Rhe1 Bc5 17. Bf5 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Be4 O-O 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21.
Qxb4 Rb8 22. Qa3 $16 {Nedev,T-Psakhis,L/Pula zt/2000/}) 10... bxa4 11. Nxa4
Nxa4 12. Rxa4 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfa1 Nd7 16. Nb3 Rb8 17. Ba7 Rc8
18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bxa6 Ne5 {Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Kopavogur act/2000/} 20. Qe2 $5
$14) 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 ({The older continuation} 11. Bd3 {Stohl}
Ne5 12. Rhe1 {didn't bring Fedorov any success in Polanica:} Qa5 $5 (12... Rc8
{Stohl} 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qb6 17. Nd5 Qc5 $1 18. b4
Qa7 19. h4 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nf5 Qxe3 22. Nfxe3 g6 23. Kb2 Be7 24. Rh1 Nf6
25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. c4 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Rd8 28. Bc2 Ke7 29. h5 Rd4 $132 {Fedorov,
A-Van Wely,L/Polanica Zdroj/2000/}) 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Qf2 Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 Nd7 16.
Rd2 Be7 17. a3 Rc8 18. f4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 $2 (19. Bd4 $13 {Stohl}) 19... dxc5 20.
Red1 b4 21. Rd7 Qb8 22. axb4 cxb4 23. Qb6 Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Bc6 $19 {Fedorov,
A-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj/2000/}) 11... b4 12. Na4 {Stohl: 'The crtical
position, other N moves are inferior.'} (12. Nb1 $143 {Stohl} d5 13. Bh3 g5 $1
14. hxg5 hxg5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bxg5 Qb6 17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Bxh1 Rc8 19. Re1 Nc5
$5 (19... Qa5 {Stohl} 20. f4 Qxa2 21. f5 Nc5 22. fxe6 Bg7 23. exf7+ Kxf7 {
Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1999/} 24. Qf2+ Kg8 25. Qf5 $1 $11) 20. f4 Bg7 21.
Nf5 b3 $1 22. Bxd5 (22. Nxg7+ {Stohl} Kf8 23. Qd4 Nd3+ $1 24. Qxd3 Qf2 25.
Nxe6+ fxe6 (25... Kg8 $5 $17 {Stohl}) 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27. Qh7+ Kd6 28. Bf8+ Rxf8
29. Qe4 bxa2 30. Qxe6+ Kc7 31. Bxd5 Qxf4+ 32. Re3 Qf1+ 33. Re1 Qf4+ 34. Re3
Bxd5 35. Qe7+ Kb8 {0-1,Mastrovasilis,D-Lutz,C/Corfu/1999/}) 22... Bxd5 23. Qxd5
Bxb2+ $1 24. Kxb2 bxc2+ 25. Ka1 Qxb1+ 26. Rxb1 cxb1=Q+ 27. Kxb1 Rb8+ $1 28. Qb3
Nxb3 29. Nd6+ Kd7 $17) (12. Nce2 {Stohl} d5 13. Bh3 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 {
allows} exf3 {with tempo.}) 12... Qa5 (12... d5 {Stohl} 13. Bh3 $1 {Black's
main move in this line is} g5 $5 (13... Qa5 {Stohl} 14. b3 g5 15. hxg5 (15. Bf1
$5 {Stohl} dxe4 $6 (15... Rg8 {Stohl} 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Bxg5 $14)
16. hxg5 Nd5 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. fxe4 $16 {Zezulkin,Y-Stocek,J/Passau op/1999/
}) 15... hxg5 16. Bxg5 dxe4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. g5 Nd5 (18... exf3 $142 $5 {Stohl
}) 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. fxe4 Rd8 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. Qe3 Rxh3 23. Qxh3 Qxg5+ 24. Kb1
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qe5 26. Qh7 (26. Qd3 $142 $16 {Stohl}) 26... Bg7 27. Qg8+ Ke7
28. Qd8+ Kf7 29. Rf1+ Kg6 30. Rg1+ Kf7 31. Qd7+ Kf8 32. Qd8+ Kf7 33. Qd7+ Kf8
34. Qd8+ Kf7 {1/2,Aarthie,R-Collins,S/BCF-ch Millfield/2000/}) 14. hxg5 (14.
Bg2 {Stohl} Rg8 $1 $13) 14... hxg5 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Bxg5 Rg8 17. Nb6 Rb8 (17...
Nc4 $2 {Stohl} 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nxe6 Bh6 21. g5 fxe6 22. Qd7+
Kf8 23. gxh6 Bd5 24. Qd6+ Qe7 25. Qf4+ Qf7 26. Qe5 {1-0,Kasparov,G-Wojtkiewicz,
A/Kopavogur act/2000/}) 18. Rhe1 (18. Qf4 {Stohl} Ng6 $1 $13) 18... Bd6 $13 {/\
} 19. f4 $2 Rxg5 $1 20. fxg5 Ne4 21. Rxe4 dxe4 22. Nxe6 Qxb6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24.
Rxd6 Ke7 $19) 13. b3 Nc5 ({An alternative is the more modest} 13... Be7 $5 {
Stohl} 14. Kb1 (14. Bh3 {Stohl allows the typical} g5 $1 $13) 14... Nc5 15.
Nxc5 dxc5 16. Ne2 Rd8 (16... c4 $5 {Stohl}) 17. Qc1 Nd7 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Be2
Rxd1 20. Qxd1 Qc7 21. Bf4 {Kasparov,G-Van Wely,L/Internet/2000/} g6 $1 $132)
14. a3 Rc8 {'!?' Stohl. Stohl: 'Gelfand's newer move is a reaction to
Grischuk's fantastic idea'} (14... Nxa4 {Stohl} 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5
Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 $1 {and now:} Nxa4 (19... Nc4 {Stohl} 20. Qe1 $142 $1 (
20. Bxc4 {Stohl} dxc4 (20... Qxc4 $132 {Stohl}) 21. fxe6 c3 $13) 20... Nxe3 21.
Qxe3 Bxb4 $6 (21... Bc8 $5 {Stohl} 22. b5 $36) 22. fxe6 O-O 23. g5 Bc3 24. Rd3
Rac8 25. Rxc3 Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Rxc3 27. gxh6 gxh6 {Hracek,Z-Stohl,I/SVK-chT/2000/}
28. Rg1+ $1 Kh8 29. Bd3 $16) 20. fxe6 Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd3 Bxb4 23. Rdf1+
Kg8 24. Qf2 Ba3+ 25. Kd2 Ne4+ 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. g5 $1 $146 (27. Qf5 {Stohl}
Bb4+ $1 (27... Qc4 {Stohl} 28. Ne6 Qd5+ 29. Bd4 Qd7 30. Ke3 $1 $16) 28. Kd1 Qc4
29. Ne6 Qd5+ 30. Ke2 (30. Bd4 $2 {Stohl} Qd7 $19) 30... Qc4+ 31. Kd1 Qd5+ 32.
Ke2 Qc4+ {1/2,Anand,V-Gelfand,B/FIDE WCup Shenyang/2000/}) 27... Bd5 28. gxh6
Bb2 29. Kd1 $1 (29. Rb1 $2 {Stohl} Bc3+ 30. Kc1 Bxd4 31. Bxd4 e3 {Shirov,
A-Anand,V/Sydney ol exh/2000/ (39)} 32. Qg1 $5 Bxh1 33. Qxh1 $44) 29... Qa5 30.
Qf4 $40 {/\} Bc4 31. hxg7 Qa1+ 32. Bc1 Bxc1 33. Qf8+ $1 $18) 15. Qxb4 (15. axb4
$143 {Stohl} Nxb3+ 16. Nxb3 Qxa4 17. Kb2 d5 $5 18. Nc5 Qc6 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rb4,
Rc2] ׻,Kb2,/\} (18... Bxc5 {Stohl} 19. Bxc5 dxe4 20. b5 $1 $40 {[%cal Rd2d6] /
\Qd6}) 19. e5 Nd7 20. Nxd7 $2 Bxb4 $1 $19) 15... Qc7 {Stohl: '-><<,ףb4,Kc1'} (
15... Qxb4 {Stohl} 16. axb4 Nxa4 17. bxa4 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. b5 $16) 16. Kb1 $1
{16.Nxc5 has been tried a few times, but without too much success. We spent
some time looking for alternatives and pretty soon, 16.Kb1 appeared on the
board. 'N!?' Stohl.} (16. Nxc5 {Stohl} dxc5 17. Qa4+ Nd7 18. Ne2 c4 $1 19. Bf4
(19. b4 {Stohl} Bc6 20. Qxa6 Ra8 21. Qxc4 Rxa3 22. Bf4 Qb7 $40 {Anand,
V-Gelfand,B/Monaco Amber rpd/2000/}) 19... Qc6 20. Qxc6 Bxa3+ 21. Kb1 {Safer is
} Bxc6 $5 (21... Rxc6 {Stohl} 22. Nd4 Rc8 23. Bxc4 $1 e5 24. Nf5 Rxc4 25. Nxg7+
Kd8 (25... Ke7 {Stohl} 26. Nf5+ Ke6 $2 27. Bc1 $1 $18) 26. Bxe5 Rc6 27. Ne6+
Rxe6 28. Bxh8 Ke7 29. g5 h5 30. Rd3 $16 {Ernst,T-Agrest,E/SWE-ch Orebro/2000/})
22. Nd4 (22. bxc4 {Stohl} Bc5 $44) 22... e5 $5 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 (23... exf4 $5 {
Stohl} 24. Nd4 Ne5 $132) 24. Bg3 cxb3 25. cxb3 Ke7 $11) 16... Ncd7 {Khalifman
played this after a long think. Stohl: 'The alternatives are probably stronger:
'} (16... d5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Qa4+ Ke7 (18... Nd7 {Stohl} 19. b4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4
O-O (20... e5 {Stohl} 21. Bb2 dxe4 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 exf3 24. Qd3 $36) 21.
g5 $14) 19. b4 Bd6 (19... Bb6 {Stohl} 20. e5 $1 Qxe5 21. Nf5+ exf5 22. Bxb6 $16
)) (16... Nfd7 {I later found this suggestion of Van Wely in NIC, but without
any analysis.} 17. Nb2 d5 18. Qd2 (18. Qe1 {Stohl} dxe4 19. Bc4 (19. b4 $2 {
Stohl} exf3 20. bxc5 f2 $17) 19... e5 20. Nf5 g6 21. Ng3 exf3 22. h5 g5 23. Rf1
Bg7 24. Bd5 {De la Riva Aguado,O-Van Wely,L/Mondariz zt/2000/} (24. Nf5 $5 {
Stohl}) 24... O-O $17) 18... dxe4 19. f4 (19. b4 {Stohl} exf3 20. bxc5 Bxc5 $44
) 19... Nf6 20. Bc4 Nxg4 21. f5 e5 22. Ne2 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Nd7 24. b4 Nf6 25. Qb3
h5 26. Rh3 Bd6 27. Rc3 Qd7 28. Na4 Qe7 29. Nb6 Rc6 30. Bxf7+ Qxf7 31. Qxf7+
Kxf7 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Rxd6) 17. Qd2 (17. Qc4 d5 {'!' Stohl.} 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19.
exd5 Nxd5 {Black regains his pawn, since...} 20. Bc1 {is met by} (20. Bd2 Bxa3
$11) 20... N7b6 $1) 17... d5 18. Bh3 {White usually has to meet the d5 break
with Bh3. The fact that the queenside looks different doesn't change that! '!'
Stohl. Stohl: '><e6'} (18. exd5 {Stohl} Nxd5 19. c4 (19. Kb2 {Stohl} Be7 $5 $44
{[%cal Ye7f6] /\Bf6}) 19... Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxa3 {cierneho moze realne ohrozit
iba okamzita obet na e6, ale hoci po} 21. Nxe6 (21. g5 {Stohl} Qe5 $5 $15)
21... fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Be7 23. Bd3 Qc6 $5 $15 {there is nothing decisive in
sight:} 24. Bg6+ Kd8 25. Bf5 Qxe6 26. Bxe6 Rc7 27. Nb6 Bc6 {/\} 28. Rxd7+ $2
Bxd7 29. Rd1 Rc6 $1 30. Rxd7+ Ke8 $19) 18... dxe4 19. g5 hxg5 {'[]' Stohl.} (
19... Nd5 $2 {Stohl} 20. g6 $18) 20. hxg5 Nd5 21. fxe4 $6 {Stohl: 'Logical,
but not the best.'} (21. Bxe6 $1 Rxh1 (21... fxe6 {Stohl} 22. Rxh8 Nxe3 23.
Qxe3 e5 24. fxe4 exd4 25. Qf2 $40 {is much more dangerous than the similar
line above.}) 22. Bxd7+ Qxd7 23. Rxh1 exf3 24. Bf2 $16 {Ubilava, Mikhalchisin})
(21. g6 $2 {This is refuted quite simply.} Rxh3 $1 {After my game with Ljubo
in Buenos Aires 1994, I won't forget this resource!} 22. Rxh3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 e5
$17 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 $15) 21... Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Ne5 {'!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Parries
Be6 and plays for dark-square compensation. White's Bh3 is so passive Anand
will have to sacrifice it anyway.'} (22... Rxh3 $2 {Stohl} 23. Qxh3 e5 24. Ne6
$1 Qxc2+ 25. Ka1 $18) 23. Rhf1 {I was already having second thoughts about
this position. What if Black doesn't allow the sacrifice?} ({The Pa3 is not
important anymore.} 23. Kb2 $2 {Stohl} Rh4 $36 {/\} 24. Bg2 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Qd6
26. Ra1 $2 Rc4 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc4a4] /\Ra4}) 23... Bxa3 {Doesn't lose, but
Black should have considered g6 if only because his position is easier to play
than White's. Stohl: 'Objectively a good move, but maybe more practical in the
approaching time-trouble was'} (23... g6 $1 {And now} 24. Rf6 {is met by} (24.
Rd2 $132 {[%csl Rf6] Stohl ><f6}) (24. Bxe6 $2 {Stohl} fxe6 25. Nxe6 Qxc2+ 26.
Ka1 Rh2 $1 27. Rxf8+ Ke7 $19) 24... Be7 $1) (23... Rh4 $2 {Stohl} 24. Bxe6 $1
Rxe4 25. Qf2 $16) 24. g6 $8 {No exclams or question marks. Otherwise White is
lost. '!?' Stohl. Stohl: 'Frees g5 for the Q and misplaces Black's N.'} (24.
Bxe6 {Stohl} fxe6 25. Nxe6 Qe7 $5 ({If Black is afraid, he can force a draw
with} 25... Qxc2+ {Stohl} 26. Ka1 Rh2 27. Nxg7+ Ke7 28. Nf5+ $11) 26. Qb6 Bc6
$17 {and White's compensation is speculative.}) 24... Nxg6 {'[]' Stohl.} 25.
Bxe6 {I had seen that White has a dangerous attack, but hadn't realized how
strong it was. '!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Consistent, although it leads to great
tactical complications. White needs a N on e6.'} (25. Rxf7 $2 {Stohl} Qxf7 26.
Bxe6 Qc7 27. Qg5 Ne5 28. Bxc8 Bxc8 $17) (25. Nxe6 {Stohl} fxe6 26. Bxe6 Ne5 $15
(26... Qxc2+ $5 {Stohl} 27. Ka1 Ne5)) 25... fxe6 26. Nxe6 (26. Qg5 {Anand} Rh6
27. Nxe6 Qe7) 26... Qe7 $2 {'(+)?' Stohl.} (26... Qxc2+ $2 27. Ka1 $18 Rg8 28.
Qg5 Ne7 29. Rf8+ $1 Rxf8 30. Nxg7+ Kf7 31. Rf1+ $18) (26... Qe5 $8 {I saw 27.
Qb6 Be4 28.Rd8 Ke7 29.Qa7 Rc7 30.Nc7 Kd8 and decided that Black wouldn't be
able to survive that.} 27. Qb6 (27. Qa7 Qxe6 28. Qxb7 Ne7 29. Nb6 Qc6) 27...
Bxe4 $1 {Back in the hotel, our German friend showed us that the position is a
draw! '>=!' Stohl. Stohl: 'and here White must be very resourceful:'} (27...
Bc6 {Stohl} 28. Rd8+ Ke7 29. Qa7+ (29. Rxc8 {Stohl} Rxc8 30. Qa7+ Bd7 $17) (29.
Nf8 {Stohl} Rxf8 30. Rfxf8 Nxf8 31. Rxc8 Bxa4 32. bxa4 Qxe4 $17) 29... Rc7 $1 (
29... Kxe6 $2 {Stohl} 30. Qf7#) 30. Nxc7 (30. Re8+ {Stohl} Kxe8 31. Nxc7+ Kd8 {
-30.Nc7}) 30... Kxd8 31. Rd1+ Bd6 (31... Bd7 $2 {Stohl} 32. Nxa6 Nf8 33. N6c5
$40) 32. Nc5 $5 (32. Nb6 {Stohl} Bxe4 33. Nc4 Bxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Rh2+ 35. Kb1 Qf5+
$11) (32. Qb6 {Stohl} Kd7 33. Nc5+ Ke7 34. Qxc6 Qxc5 35. Nd5+ Ke6 36. Nc7+ $11)
32... Ne7 (32... Kc8 {Stohl} 33. N7e6 {can lead to the same position.}) 33. Qb6
Kc8 34. N7e6 Bxc5 35. Nxc5 Qc7 36. Qxa6+ Kb8 37. Rd4 Qa7 38. Nd7+ $1 Ka8 $1 39.
Nb6+ $8 $11) 28. Rd8+ {'>=' Stohl.} (28. Nxg7+ Ke7 29. Nf5+ Bxf5 30. Rde1 Be4
31. Rxe4 (31. Qxg6 Bxg6 32. Rxe5+ Kd8 $17) 31... Qxe4 32. Qf6+ Kd7 33. Rd1+ Ke8
) (28. Rde1 {Stohl is too sophisticated, e.g.} Rh4 $5 29. Rf5 $5 Bxf5 30. Rxe5
Nxe5 31. Nxg7+ Kf7 32. Qb7+ (32. Nxf5 $2 {Stohl} Rh1+ 33. Ka2 Rxc2+ 34. Kxa3
Ra1+ 35. Kb4 Nc6+ $19) 32... Bd7 33. Qd5+ Kxg7 34. Qxe5+ $17) 28... Ke7 29.
Qa7+ (29. Nf8 $3 {Yes, this seems to be a draw, but who would find such moves
at the board?} Bxc2+ (29... Rxd8 30. Qa7+ Kd6 31. Rd1+ $18) (29... Nxf8 $1 {
Stohl} 30. Rxc8 Nd7 31. Qxa6 Rxc8 32. Qxc8 Qb5 33. Qc4 $8 Qxc4 34. bxc4 $17)
30. Ka2 Nxf8 (30... Rxf8 31. Rfxf8 $16) (30... Rxd8 31. Qb7+ Kd6 32. Qxa6+ $11)
31. Rxc8 Nd7 32. Qxa6 Rxc8 33. Qxc8 Bxb3+ 34. Kxb3 Qb5+ 35. Kxa3 Qxf1 36. Nc3
$11) (29. Rxc8 {Stohl} Rxc8 30. Qa7+ Kxe6 31. Qf7+ Kd6 32. Rd1+ Bd5 $17) 29...
Rc7 30. Nxc7 Kxd8 (30... Rxd8 31. Nd5+ Ke6 32. Qf7+ Kd6 33. Qc7+ Kxd5 (33...
Ke6 34. Qc6+ Qd6 35. Nc7+ Ke7 36. Qxe4+ Ne5 37. Rf5 $18) 34. Nb6+ Kd4 35. Qxd8+
$18) (30... Bxc2+ {Stohl} 31. Kxc2 (31. Ka2 $2 {Stohl} Kxd8 $19 {and d1 is
protected.}) 31... Rh2+ 32. Kb1 (32. Rd2 $2 {Stohl} Qe4+ $1 33. Kc3 Rh3+ $19)
32... Rb2+ (32... Kxd8 {Stohl} 33. Rd1+ $40 {is dangerous for Black, therefore
he first occupied the d-file.}) 33. Ka1 (33. Kc1 $2 {Stohl} Ra2+ $19) 33...
Rd2+ $1 34. Rd4 $1 {[]} (34. Kb1 $2 {Stohl} Kxd8 35. Qb8+ Kd7 36. Rf7+ Ne7 37.
Nb6+ Kc6 $19 {->}) 34... Qxd4+ (34... Rxd4 $2 {Stohl} 35. Nd5+ Kd6 36. Qxa6+
Kxd5 37. Nc3+ Kc5 38. Rf5 $1 $16) 35. Qxd4 Rxd4 36. Nxa6 $15 {/=}) 31. Rd1+ Bd6
32. Nc5 $1 (32. Ne6+ Qxe6 33. Nc5 Bxc2+ 34. Kxc2) (32. Nxa6 Rh2 (32... Bxc2+
33. Kxc2 Rh2+ 34. Kb1 Qe4+ 35. Ka1 Rd2 36. Qb6+ Ke7 37. Rxd2 Qe1+ 38. Ka2 Qxd2+
39. Nb2 $11) (32... Rh1 $1) (32... Rh1 $1) (32... Rh1 $1)) (32. Nb6 $2 {Stohl}
Bxc2+ $1 33. Ka2 Bxb3+ $19) (32. Qb6 {Stohl} Ke7 $17) 32... Bxc2+ (32... Bf5
33. N7e6+ Bxe6 34. Rxd6+ Qxd6 35. Nb7+) 33. Ka2 {'!' Stohl.} Bf5 {'!?' Stohl.}
(33... Bxb3+ 34. Kxb3 (34. Ka3 Bxd1 $1 $19) 34... Rh3+ 35. Ka4 Rh4+ (35... Qe4+
{Stohl} 36. Ka5 $1 Ra3+ 37. Kb6 Rb3+ 38. Nxb3 Qb4+ 39. Kxa6 Qa4+ 40. Na5 (40.
Kb6 $2 {Stohl} Qxb3+ 41. Kc6 Ne7+ $19) 40... Qxd1 41. Nb5 $5 $36) 36. Kb3 $1
$11 {With perpetual} (36. Ka5 Qc3+ $19)) (33... Bxd1 34. N7e6+ Qxe6 35. Nxe6+
Kc8 36. Nd4 $11 (36. Nc5 $11 {Stohl})) 34. Rxd6+ (34. Nb7+ $2 {Stohl} Ke7 35.
Nxd6 Rh2+ $19) (34. N7e6+ {Stohl} Bxe6 35. Rxd6+ {is similar to the main line.}
) 34... Qxd6 35. Nb7+ Kxc7 36. Nxd6+ Kxd6 37. Qxg7 $11 (37. Qxa6+ $143 {Stohl}
Ke7 $15) 37... Ke6 38. Qd4 $1 {and as Black can't save his Pa6, White should
draw the unusual _|_.}) 27. Qb6 $1 {Now White breaks through. Stohl: '/\Ng7!'}
Nf8 {'[]' Stohl.} (27... Rh6 {Anand} 28. Rd8+ {'!' Stohl.} Rxd8 29. Nc7+ Qxc7 (
29... Kd7 {Stohl} 30. Qxb7 Kd6 31. Qb6+ Kd7 32. Rd1+ Kc8 33. Qxa6+ Kxc7 34.
Qa7+ Kc8 35. Nb6#) 30. Qxc7 Rd7 31. Qb8+ Ke7 32. Qg8 $18) (27... Ne5 28. Rd8+ {
'!' Stohl.} Rxd8 29. Nc7+ Kd7 30. Qxb7 Qg5 31. Nxa6+ Ke8 32. Nc7+ Kd7 33. Nb6+
Kd6 34. Nbd5 $18) (27... Bc6 {Stohl} 28. Rd8+ $1 Rxd8 29. Qxc6+ Rd7 30. Nb6 $1
Bd6 31. Nd5 $1 Ne5 (31... Qxe6 {Stohl} 32. Qc8+ $18) 32. Qc8+ Rd8 33. Ndc7+ $18
) (27... Bxe4 $2 {Stohl} 28. Nxg7+ $1 Qxg7 29. Qe6+ $18) 28. Rd8+ {'!' Stohl.}
Rxd8 29. Nc7+ Qxc7 {'[]' Stohl.} (29... Kd7 30. Qxb7 $18 Kd6 31. Rf5 $18 (31.
Nb6 $5 {Stohl} Qxc7 32. e5+ $18)) 30. Qxc7 {'+/-' Stohl.} Rd7 31. Qb8+ {
The queen is much too powerful in this position and Black also to contend with
Nb6} (31. Qe5+ $5 {Stohl} Kd8 (31... Be7 $143 {Stohl} 32. Nc5 $18) 32. Nb6 $142
$1 (32. Qa5+ {Stohl} Rc7 33. Rd1+ Nd7 34. Nb6 Bxe4 35. Ka2 $5 (35. Rxd7+ {Stohl
} Rxd7 36. Nxd7+ Kxd7 37. Qxa3 Bb7 $16 {/+/=}) 35... Rh1 $1 (35... Bxc2 $2 {
Stohl} 36. Kxa3 Bxd1 37. Nd5 $18) 36. Rxd7+ Rxd7 37. Nxd7+ Kxd7 38. Qxa3 Bb7
$16 {/+/=}) 32... Bd6 $8 33. Qg5+ $16 {/+-} Re7 $2 34. Rd1 Kc7 35. Nc4 $18)
31... Ke7 32. Qe5+ Ne6 (32... Kd8 {Stohl} 33. Nb6 {see above.}) 33. Rg1 $18 {
'!' Stohl.} (33. Nb6 $143 $2 {Stohl} Bd6 $1 {chases White's Q away from the [+]
.}) 33... Kf7 {'?!' Stohl.} (33... Rh6 {Stohl} 34. Rxg7+ (34. Nb6 $143 {Stohl}
Bd6 35. Qb2 Rc7 36. Nd5+ Kf7 $14 {/~~}) 34... Ke8 35. Qb8+ Nd8 36. Rg8+ Bf8 37.
Nc5 $40 {and the concentrated assault of White's pieces is too strong.}) (33...
Rg8 $142 {Stohl} 34. Rg6 (34. Nb6 {Stohl} Bd6 35. Qf5 g6 $1 $132) 34... Rd6 35.
Ka2 Bc1 36. Rxe6+ Rxe6 37. Qc7+ Kf6 38. Qxb7 $16 {/+-}) 34. Nb6 Rhd8 (34...
Rdd8 {Stohl} 35. Rf1+ Ke7 36. Nd5+ $18) (34... Re7 {Stohl} 35. Rf1+ Ke8 36.
Qb8+ Nd8 37. Rd1 Kf7 38. Qf4+ $1 Ke8 39. Rxd8+ Kxd8 40. Qb8+ Bc8 41. Qxc8#) (
34... Bc6 {Stohl} 35. Qf5+ Ke7 36. Rg6 Rd6 37. e5 $18) 35. Ka2 {I didn't want
to allow Rd1+ Stohl: 'More ambitious than'} (35. Qf5+ Ke7 36. Rg6 Rd1+ 37. Ka2
R8d6) (35. Nxd7 {Stohl} Rxd7 36. Rg6 $1 Rd6 37. Rxe6 Rxe6 38. Qf4+ $18 {
and Black loses his Bb7.}) 35... Bf8 (35... Rd6 {Stohl} 36. Nc4 Bc5 37. Qf5+
Ke7 (37... Kg8 {Stohl} 38. Nxd6 Rxd6 39. Rf1 $18) (37... Ke8 {Stohl} 38. Rf1 $1
$18) 38. Ne5 Rb8 (38... R8d7 {Stohl} 39. Rh1 $1 Kd8 40. Rh8+ Kc7 41. Nxd7 Kxd7
42. e5 $18 {/\Qf7}) 39. Qf7+ Kd8 40. Rh1 Kc8 41. Rh8+ Nd8 42. Qc4 $18) 36. Nxd7
({More precise would have been} 36. Qf5+ Ke7 37. Rf1 $18) 36... Rxd7 37. Qf5+ (
37. Rf1+ Ke7 38. Rxf8 Kxf8 39. Qxe6 $18) 37... Ke7 38. Rf1 Bc8 (38... Bc6 {
Stohl} 39. Qf7+ Kd6 40. e5+ $18) 39. Qf7+ Kd6 40. e5+ {White wins a piece, so
Black resigned.} (40. Rd1+ Kc7 41. Qxe6 Rxd1 42. Qf7+ $18) (40. e5+ Kd5 41.
Rd1+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Qc2 a6 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Rc1 Bd6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nbd2
Rc8 15. Nb3 Be4 16. Qc3 Bd5 17. Nfd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 b4 19. Qc6 e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5
21. Nc4 Qe7 22. e4 Rfe8 23. Rf1 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. f4 Bd6 26. Kf3 Bf8 27.
Rac1 Nb6 28. Nba5 Rcd8 29. Rfd1 h5 30. Ne3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Na4 32. Nac4 Nb6 33.
e5 a5 34. Nxa5 Ra8 35. Nc6 Rxa2 36. Rd8 Ra8 37. Rxa8 Nxa8 38. Nd5 Nb6 39. Ndxb4
Bxb4 40. Nxb4 c5 41. Nd3 c4 42. Nc5 Nd5 43. Na4 Kh7 44. Ke4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5
g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. Qf3 d4 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. gxf6 dxc3 14. Bc4 Qxf6
15. Rhg1 h6 16. Kb1 $2 {N} (16. Qh5 {Badzharani,I} Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxf7+
$8 Ke7 $1 (18... Qxf7 $2 {Badzharani,I} 19. Rd8+ $18) 19. Bg6 $8 {><f5} cxb2+
$6 20. Kb1 Bd7 (20... b6 {Badzharani,I} 21. f4 e4 22. Rd5 $44 {->}) 21. Qf3 $1
Bc6 $2 (21... Rac8 {Badzharani,I} 22. Rge1 $44) 22. Qc3 b6 (22... Nd7 {
Badzharani,I} 23. Qb4+ {/\ Rd6->}) 23. Rge1 $16 {1-0 Badzharani,I-Rybincev/
USSR 1989/Inf 47/[Badzharani,I] (30)}) 16... Nc5 $3 (16... Be7 17. Bd5 $13) 17.
Qe2 (17. Qd5 Bd7 $1 18. Bxc5 (18. f4 Qxf5) 18... Bc6 $19) (17. Rge1 Bxf5 18.
Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc3 (19. Qd5 Be7 20. Rxe5 Be6 21. Qxb7 O-O $19) 19... Bd6 20. f4
O-O-O $3 $19 {Halifman,A}) 17... Bxf5 18. f4 Be6 19. fxe5 Qxe5 $5 (19... Bxc4
20. Qxc4 Qc6 $5 (20... Qe6 21. Qxc3 Rc8 22. Bd4 $44) 21. Qxc3 Ne6 $17) 20. Bxe6
$6 (20. Rge1 $5 Rg8 $1 (20... Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Qd1+ $44) (20... Be7 21.
Qf1) 21. b4 (21. Qf3 Qe4) (21. Qf1 Ne4 22. Bf4 (22. Bd4 Bxc4) 22... Qf5 23. Qd3
Nd2+) 21... Ne4 22. Bd4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Nd2+ 24. Ka1 Nxc4 25. Bxe5 f6 $18) 20...
Nxe6 21. Qf3 Qb5 $19 22. b3 Qc6 23. Qf6 Rh7 24. Rgf1 (24. Rg8 Rg7 25. Rf1 Qd7 (
25... Ng5 26. Qxg7)) (24. Rdf1 $5) 24... Rd8 25. Rde1 Rd5 $1 26. Bc1 Be7 27.
Qf3 Bg5 28. Qg3 Kd7 29. h4 Bxc1 30. Qg8 Bd2 31. Rxf7+ Rxf7 32. Qxf7+ Kd8 33.
Rxe6 Rd6 (33... Rf5 $4 34. Qe7+) 34. Qg8+ Kc7 35. Qg7+ Kb8 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nb6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bogdanovski, Vlatko"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.25"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Graz Merkur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 {Ein geradliniger
Versuch auszugleichen. Die anderen plausiblen Fortsetzungen sind 12...Bg4 und
12...Qf6.} 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 ({Nach} 14... Qf6 15. hxg4 Qxf4 16. Nh2 Ne5
17. g3 Qf6 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 {erreicht Weiß eine angenehm zu spielende
Blockadestellung.} Rac8 20. Kg2 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Qe6 22. Re2 f6 23. Rd1 h6 24. Kh3
Qc4 25. Nf3 $14 {Van Wely,L-Doettling,F/BL 00/01}) 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 $1 {
Die weißen Leichtfiguren räumen den Weg für den f-Bauern.} Re8 (16... Bc7 17.
Bxc7 Qxc7 18. f4 f6 19. h4 Rae8 20. Qf3 $14 {Krasenkow,M-Skalik,P/Suwalki 1999}
) (16... f6 17. Nc4 Bc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. f4 Rac8 20. Rc1 Rfe8 21. Qf3 b5 22.
Nd2 Qb6 23. h4 $14 {Gurevich,M-Lutz,C/Forchheim 2000}) 17. Bg3 Kh8 $6 $146 {
Eine Neuerung, die wie ein Tempoverlust aussieht. Auch im weiteren
Spielverlauf handelt Beliavsky sehr zögernd und läßt Weiß die
Königsflügelbauern aufrollen. Besser gefällt mir die energische
Stellungsbehandlung von Gomez Esteban.} (17... f6 18. f4 Qd7 19. Qf3 Bf7 20.
Kg2 Na5 21. Rac1 Rac8 22. h4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {/\Qc1} 25. Qd1
Qd7 26. Qe2 Qc6 27. f5 Bc7 $132 {Oms Pallise,J-Gomez Esteban,J/Barcelona 2000})
18. f4 f6 19. Kh2 Rc8 20. Rc1 Bf7 21. Qf3 Bg8 (21... Qd7 $5 {/\Na5}) 22. h4 Rf8
23. Qe2 $1 ({Khalifman ist auf der Hut. Zu früh wäre} 23. g5 $6 fxg5 24. hxg5
Ne5 25. Qe2 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qe8 $5 $132 {, und Schwarz kann mit seinem
Läuferpaar auf Gegenspiel hoffen.}) 23... Na5 {Diese Aktion kommt um einige
Tempi verspätet und kann dem Schwarzen bereits zu keinem vollwertigen
Gegenspiel verhelfen.} 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. g5 Nb3 26. Nxb3 Bxb3 27. h5 $1 {/\h6}
fxg5 28. fxg5 Rxf1 29. Qxf1 $16 {/\h6} Bc7 {Trotz des reduzierten Materials
hat Schwarz erhebliche Probleme mit der Verteidigung seines Königs, die weit
vorgerückten weißen Bauern sind sehr gefährlich.} (29... Qe8 30. h6 $1 Qh5+ (
30... gxh6 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. gxh6 $16) 31. Kg2 Qxg5 32. Qf8+ Bg8 33. Bc4 Qd2+
34. Kf3 Qd1+ 35. Kf4 $18) 30. h6 $1 (30. e5 Qe8 $132) 30... Bxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Qd8
32. Qf5 $18 {Die schwarze Stellung ist verloren, da alle Läuferendspiele
hoffnungslos sind.} gxh6 33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. gxh6 Qd7 35. Qf6 Qf7 36. Qd8+ Qf8 37.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 38. Kf4 Bf7 39. e5 b6 40. Bxh7 Bd5 41. Be4 Bc4 42. Bf5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Niksic Radonja"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. c3 (11. Re1 $5 {Is considered as a main
move in this important theorethical position}) ({Worth consideration and quite
rare} 11. Bd3 {- favorite move of Ruslan Ponomariov}) 11... Qc7 12. Bb3 (12.
Qe2 Bd6 13. h3 O-O 14. Bg5 Ne4 $1 15. Be3 b6 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Rad1 Bh2+ 18. Kh1
Bf4 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. c4 Rfd8 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Nc2 {1/2-1/2 Liss,E-Zifroni,D/
ISR t-ch 1999 (22)}) 12... Bd6 13. Kh1 $146 {New move in well known position.}
({As usual White choose} 13. h3 {but in modern practice Black managed to
equalised after, for example} O-O 14. Bg5 (14. Re1 e5 15. Nc2 h6 16. Ne3 Re8
17. Nc4 Bf8 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Ne3 e4 20. Qe2 g6 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Qc8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Danielian,O/Moscow op 1998 (44)}) 14... Ne4 15. Be3 Bh2+ 16.
Kh1 Bf4 17. Qf3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nf6 19. f4 b5 20. Rae1 Re8 21. Qe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5
Bb7 23. f5 exf5 24. Rexf5 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Huebner,R/NED-GER Vehlo
2000/ (57)}) 13... O-O 14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Bh4 e5 16. Nc2 {[%cal Gc2e3,Ge3d5]} Nc5
17. Bd5 Bf5 ({Much weaker is} 17... Na4 $6 18. Ne3 $1 Nxb2 $140 $2 19. Qc2 {
[%csl Rb2] and knight in danger.}) 18. Ne3 Bg6 ({In the case of} 18... Bd3 19.
Re1 e4 20. Nf5 {[%cal Gd1g4] White will get serious chances for attack.}) 19.
Nc4 Nd3 {[%csl Gd3]} (19... Be7 20. Bg3 {[%cal Gg3c7]}) 20. Qb3 (20. Nxd6 Qxd6
21. Bxb7 (21. Qf3 Rfe8) 21... Rab8 22. Qf3 Rfe8 $1 {[%cal Re5e4]} 23. Be4 Nxb2
$15) 20... Be7 21. Bg3 ({After} 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qxb7 Qc5 $36 {[%csl Gc5,Gd3]
it is easy to see that Black has more than enough compensation fof a pawn.})
21... Rab8 22. Rad1 b5 23. Nxe5 $1 (23. Ne3 h5 $5 $15) 23... Nxe5 24. f4 Ng4 ({
Maybe} 24... Bd6 $5 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 $11 {was safer}) 25. f5 Bd6 {
[%tqu "En","Try to find strongest move for White","","","b3b4","",10]} 26. Bf3
$6 (26. fxg6 Bxg3 27. Rxf7 Rxf7 28. gxf7+ Kh8 29. hxg3 Qxg3 $36) ({In this
moment Rublevsky missed great chance. He could make great move} 26. Qb4 $1 {
[%cal Rg3c7] and capture initiative after possibel} Bxg3 (26... Bxb4 27. Bxc7
Bh5 28. Bxb8 Ne3 $5 29. Ba7 Nxd1 30. cxb4 $16) 27. Qxg4 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Bxh2 29.
Rdf1 Kh8 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. Rxf7 Qe5 (31... Qg3 32. Qf5 $18) 32. Qf3 Qd6 $14)
26... Bxg3 27. Bxg4 Bh5 (27... Bxf5 28. Bxf5 Bxh2 29. Rd7 Qe5 30. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7
31. Be6) 28. Bxh5 Bxh2 29. Qd5 (29. f6 g6 {[%csl Rf6]}) 29... Be5 30. Rfe1 Bf6
$15 {[%csl Gf6] Black is slightly better, although the coming simplification
does not appear to help matters and with stubborn defence Rublevsky managed to
save half of point.} 31. a3 Rbd8 32. Qe4 g6 33. Bf3 Kg7 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. Rd1
Rxd1+ 36. Bxd1 Qg3 37. fxg6 hxg6 38. Bf3 Qf2 (38... Be5 39. Kg1) 39. Qe2 $8 (
39. Be2 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qd2 $17) 39... Qh4+ 40. Kg1 Qf4 41. Qd1 Qe3+ 42. Kf1 Kh6 (
42... Bh4 43. Qd4+ $11) 43. Qe1 Qd3+ 44. Kf2 {[%cal Ge1e3]} Kg7 45. Qd1 Qf5 46.
Ke2 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

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 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. Bf4 Re8 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15.
h3 a6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Kg2 Rc8 19. Be3 Nf8 20. h4 h6 21. Qd3 Qd7
22. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.29"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Donetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 {L'une des variantes préférées du jeune champion
russe.} 4. d5 {Le plus ambitieux : Les Blancs misent sur l'avantage d'espace.}
Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 $5 {Cette réplique avait été imaginée dès les années 70, mais
n'était devenue populaire que beaucoup plus tard, suite aux succès remportés
par le grand-maître estonien Yaan Ehlvest. En 1993, Anand, Kramnik et Kamsky
l'avaient essayée au tournoi de Linares. Nous voici en l'an 2000 et toutes ces
parties jouées en Espagne font toujours autorité.} 6. Bf4 {La réponse
consacrée.} ({La tâche des Noirs deviendrait plus facile après} 6. e5 b4 7.
exf6 bxc3 8. bxc3 Nd7 $1 {etc.}) 6... Ba6 {C'est sur ce coup que reposent les
analyses de Ponomariov.} ({L'ancienne méthode} 6... Qa5 {ne paraît pas
entièrement satisfaisante :} 7. Bd2 {La suite de Shirov} ({Plus risqué serait} 
7. e5 Ne4 8. Nge2 Na6 $1 9. f3 Nb4 10. fxe4 Nd3+ 11. Kd2 g6 $3 {Avec
d'excellentes compensations pour la pièce sacrifiée, Beliavsky-Anand, Linares
1993}) ({Mais} 7. a4 {serait tout aussi bon} Nxe4 8. Nge2 Nd6 9. axb5 {
Beliavsky-Kamsky, Linares}) 7... b4 8. e5 bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qa6 10. exf6 exf6 11. b3
{Les Blancs contrôlent plus de terrain et leur développement reste harmonieux,
Shirov-Kramnik, Linares 1993}) 7. e5 {Il faut aller de l'avant.} ({Une
réaction passive telle que} 7. f3 {laisserait même l'initiative aux Noirs :} e6
8. dxe6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 b4 10. exf7+ Kxf7 11. Na4 Nc6 {etc. Karpov-Adianto,
Jakarta 1997}) 7... b4 8. exf6 ({Ponomariov avait déjà rencontré cette
position contre Van Wely, lors du festival de Bienne disputé fin juillet. Son
adversaire avait alors choisi} 8. Qa4+ Qd7 9. e6 Qxa4 10. Nxa4 Nxd5 11. exf7+
Kxf7 12. Nxc5 Bb5 13. Bg3 e6 14. Ne4 Nd7 {Et les chances paraissaient
partagées.}) 8... bxc3 9. bxc3 gxf6 {Cette réponse avait déjà été proposée,
mais jamais essayée.} ({Une partie Adianto-Granda Zuniga, Amsterdam 1996 avait
continué par} 9... Qa5) 10. Rb1 {Menaçant déjà de gagner une pièce via l'échec
sur a4.} ({A noter que} 10. Bxc4 {ne donnait rien de particulier aux Blancs
après} Bxc4 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. Qxc4 Nb6 {Et le contre-jeu vers d5 équilibre la
situation.}) 10... Bg7 $1 {La première surprise :} ({Un article publié en 1996
sous la plume de Lev Psakhis conseillait} 10... Nd7 11. Qa4 Qc8 {Cependant
après} 12. Be2 {, préparant l'arrivée du Fou sur g4 ou f3, les Noirs
éprouveraient encore de grosses difficultés.}) 11. Qg4 {Voilà qui paraît fort :
La Dame vise le Bg7 et les Noirs de peuvent roquer а cause de 12.Bh6.} ({
Supposons a)} 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Rxb8+ Rxb8 13. Qxa6 Rb1+ 14. Ke2 O-O {[%csl Ye2,
Yf1,Yg1,Yh1] Les Blancs ont pris deux pièces pour la Tour, mais leur Roi se
trouve dans une telle situation que leur partie paraît d'ores et déjà
compromise.}) ({b)} 11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. Qa4+ Kf8 13. Rxb8 Qxb8 14. Qxa6 Qb1+ 15.
Ke2 Qd3+ {Les Noirs ont l'échec perpétuel, sinon plus.}) 11... Qxd5 $3 {
Une conception splendide : Dès la prise du Nb8, les Noirs pourront effectuer
le roque avec gain de temps, la Rf8 menacera le Bb8, et le coup ...f5,
dégageant la diagonale du Bg7 vers c3, y gagnera en puissance.} 12. Be2 {
Une réponse astucieuse, mais qui ne suffit malheureusement pas.} ({Il fallait
également envisager : a)} 12. Qxg7 $2 Qe4+ {Les Noirs gagnent}) ({b)} 12. Bxb8
O-O 13. Rd1 ({Sur} 13. Bg3 f5 14. Qf3 Bxc3+ $1 15. Qxc3 Qe4+ {gagne.}) 13...
Qg5 $1 14. Qxg5 fxg5 15. Bg3 Bxc3+ 16. Ke2 Rad8 {Les Noirs ont capturé trois
pions pour la pièce et le Roi Blanc se trouve sous le tir croisé des deux Fous.
}) ({c)} 12. Rxb8+ Rxb8 13. Bxb8 O-O (13... Bh6 14. Qd1) 14. Bf4 ({non pas} 14.
Bg3 $2 Rd8) 14... Qe4+ 15. Ne2 {suivi éventuellement de f3 et Kf2. L'attaque
des Noirs reste manifestement très forte, mais je n'ai pas trouvé de gain.})
12... Qe4 $1 13. Rxb8+ Rxb8 14. Bxb8 Qb1+ 15. Bd1 O-O 16. Bc7 {Pour empêcher
l'arrivée de la Tour ennemie sur la colonne -d-.} ({Certaines combinaisons
méritaient vraiment le détour. Supposons :} 16. Bf4 Rd8 17. Bd2 ({ou pire} 17.
Nh3 f5 18. Qf3 Bb7 $1) 17... Rxd2 $3 {Le Pc4 deviendra bientôt irrésistible.}
18. Kxd2 Qd3+ 19. Ke1 (19. Kc1 Qxc3+ 20. Bc2 (20. Kb1 f5) 20... Qa1+ 21. Kd2
c3+ 22. Ke3 Qc1+) 19... Qxc3+ 20. Ke2 (20. Kf1 Qc1 {Préparant la marche du
pion passé.} 21. g3 ({Si} 21. Ke1 c3 22. Qd7 Bh6) ({Ou} 21. Qd7 c3+ 22. Ne2 Qb2
$1 {Menaçant 23...Bxe2 suivi de c2} 23. g3 c2 24. Bxc2 Qxc2 25. Kg2 Qe4+) 21...
c3+ 22. Kg2 Bf1+ $3 23. Kxf1 c2 24. Ke1 f5 25. Qf3 Bc3+ {Et tout est fini})
20... Qe5+ 21. Kd2 c3+ 22. Kc1 (22. Kc2 Qb8 $1) 22... Qd5 23. Qf4 (23. Nf3 Qxa2
) 23... Bh6 $3 24. Qxh6 Qxa2 {Le mat suit.}) 16... Rc8 17. Qf4 (17. Bf4 {
revenait а la note précédente}) ({et} 17. Qg3 {était contré par} e5 18. Ba5
Qxa2 {Coinçant le Fou.}) 17... Qb7 (17... Qb2 {pouvait être joué immédiatement,
}) ({mais il fallait éviter} 17... e5 18. Qd2 Rxc7 $2 19. Qd8+) 18. Ba5 Qb5 19.
Bc7 Qb2 20. Ne2 e5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Qg4 Rf8 23. O-O f5 {Les Noirs ont gagné
un pion, disposent encore des deux Fous, leurs fantassins dominent le centre
et les pièces blanches ne jouent pas. La cause est entendue.} 24. Qg5 f4 25.
Qe7 Bb7 26. Qxc5 Qxa2 27. Nc1 Qa6 {Regroupant les troupes.} 28. Be2 Rc8 29. Qe7
Qc6 30. Bf3 (30. Bxc4+ {ne changeait rien après} Kh8) 30... e4 31. Bg4 Re8 32.
Qh4 Qf6 {Offrant une fin de partie où le Pa7 se révélera trop fort et celui de
c3 trop faible.} 33. Qxf6 Bxf6 34. Ne2 f3 35. Nd4 Bxd4 36. cxd4 Re7 37. Rc1 Bd5
{Le Bg4 est trop éloigné de l'action pour arrêter les pions passés a7 et c4.}
38. h3 Rg7 39. Kf1 Rb7 40. gxf3 exf3 41. Ke1 a5 {Le reste n'est qu'une longue
agonie.} 42. Kd2 a4 43. Ra1 Rb2+ 44. Ke3 Re2+ 45. Kf4 c3 46. Bd7 ({Ou} 46. Rxa4
c2 47. Ra1 Re4+ 48. Kg3 Rxd4 {etc.}) 46... Rxf2 47. Bxa4 Rg2 48. Bb5 f2 49. Rc1
c2 50. Bf1 Rg1 {Et les Blancs abandonnèrent.} ({Il aurait encore pu suivre :} 
50... Rg1 51. Ke3 Rxf1 $1 52. Rxf1 Bc4) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.30"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Breda"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Be7 9. g3 c6 10. Bg2 Be6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rfc1 O-O
15. b4 Nb6 16. e3 a5 17. Ne1 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Bc4 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21.
Kxf1 Ra8 22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Nd3 b5 24. Ke2 Nb6 25. Rc2 Kf8 26. Nb1 Rc8 27. Nd2 Ke7
28. Nb3 Kd6 29. Nbc5 Kc7 30. Na6+ Kd6 31. Ndc5 Ra8 32. Nb7+ Kd7 33. Nbc5+ Kd6
34. Kd3 Ra7 35. f3 Bd8 36. e4 fxe4+ 37. Nxe4+ Ke7 38. Nb8 Ra3+ 39. Rc3 Rxc3+
40. Kxc3 f5 41. Nxc6+ Kd7 42. Ne5+ Ke6 43. Nc5+ Kd5 44. Ng6 Bf6 45. Nf4+ Kd6
46. Ne2 Nd5+ 47. Kb3 h5 48. h3 g5 49. Nd3 Kc6 50. Nc5 Kd6 51. Nd3 Ke6 52. g4
hxg4 53. hxg4 fxg4 54. fxg4 Ne3 55. Nf2 Bh8 56. Ne4 Bf6 57. Nf2 Bh8 58. Nc3
Bxd4 59. Nxb5 Bb6 60. Nc3 Ke5 61. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.01.27"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bf4 e6
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qd2 Qb6 11. Bxh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. h4 Nb4 15.
Nd1 Qd4 16. Nf3 Qxe4 17. Ng5 Qe5 18. Ne3 Rfe8 19. h5 Nxh5 20. a3 Qb2 21. O-O
Nc6 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. dxc6 bxc6 27.
Rfd1 Kf6 28. f4 Red8 29. Rd2 Rab8 30. Ne4+ Ke6 31. Re1 d5 32. Nxc5+ Kd6 33. Rc1
Rb5 34. Rdc2 Rdb8 35. Nd3 R8b6 36. Ne5 c5 37. Nxf7+ Ke7 38. Ne5 c4 39. Re2 Kd6
40. f5 Rb2 41. Rxb2 Rxb2 42. Re1 Rb8 43. f6 Rf8 44. f7 c3 45. Kf2 d4 46. Kf3
Kd5 47. Kf4 d3 48. Nxd3 Rxf7+ 49. Ke3 Rg7 50. Kf3 Kc4 51. Nc1 Rf7+ 52. Ke2 Re7+
53. Kf2 Rf7+ 54. Ke2 Re7+ 55. Kd1 Rd7+ 56. Kc2 Rd2+ 57. Kb1 Rb2+ 58. Ka1 Rc2
59. g3 Kb5 60. Na2 Ka4 61. Rc1 Kb3 62. Rxc2 Kxc2 63. Nb4+ Kd2 64. Kb1 a5 65.
Nc2 a4 66. Nb4 Kd1 67. Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.01.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Magdeburg USC"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. Ne2 dxc4 14. bxc4 c5 15.
Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.02.17"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bd6
15. Ng5 h6 16. Qf3 Qd7 17. Ne4 Rae8 18. Bd2 Na5 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. Ba2 Be6 21.
d5 Bf5 22. c4 b6 23. Bxa5 bxa5 24. Qc3 Qc7 25. Bb3 Bd7 26. Bc2 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1
Re8 28. Rb1 Rc8 29. Bd3 Qc5 30. Qb2 Kf8 31. h3 Rc7 32. Re1 Rc8 33. Rb1 Rc7 34.
Kh2 Rc8 35. Rc1 Qb6 36. Rb1 Qc5 37. h4 Rc7 38. Kg1 Rc8 39. g3 Rc7 40. Kg2 Rc8
41. Rc1 Qb6 42. Rb1 Qc5 43. Qc1 Re8 44. Qf4 Re7 45. Rb8+ Be8 46. Qf5 Qd4 47.
Qh7 g6 48. h5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.02.18"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Bg5 a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Kb1 e5 13. Rhe1 Bg4 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Qe4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Kf8 17. c3 g6 18. cxd4 Kg7 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxe5
Nxe5 21. Be4 Ra7 22. Na5 Nc4 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Re2 Rb8 25. Kc1 a5 26. Rd5 c3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Ba2 Nbd7 11. O-O b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. cxd4
Bd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. a4 Rfc8 18. Ne5 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+
Qxc8 21. h3 h6 22. Qb5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Ne4 24. Qxd5 Qc2 25. Kh2 Ng5 26. f4 Qxb2
27. fxg5 hxg5 28. e6 fxe6 29. Qxe6+ Kh7 30. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.11"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qd3 e5 9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd6 13. Nf3 c6 14. Rd1
Be7 15. a3 N4d5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Nd4 O-O 18. e4 Nb6 19. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.31"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nbd7 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bf1
e5 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Nc3 d5 13. Ndb5 dxe4 14. Bf4 e3
15. Bxe3 Nb6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Nxa7 Nfd5 18. Bg5 f6 19. Nxc8 fxg5 20. Nxb6 Nxb6
21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc8 23. Rd6 Nc4 24. Bxc4+ Rxc4 25. Rd8+ Kf7 26. Rd7+ Kg8
27. Rd3 b5 28. Kf1 b4 29. Nd1 g4 30. Ke2 h5 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Rd7+ Kf8 33. Ne3
Rc6 34. Rb7 Bxb2 35. Rxb4 Be5 36. g3 Rc3 37. Rb3 Rc6 38. a4 Bd4 39. Rd3 Ba7 40.
a5 Rc1 41. Rd7 Bxe3 42. Kxe3 Ra1 43. Ra7 Ra4 44. Kd3 Ke8 45. a6 Kd8 46. Ra8+
Kc7 47. a7 Kb7 48. Rg8 Kxa7 49. Rxg6 Ra2 50. Rf6 Kb7 51. Ke3 Kc7 52. Rf5 h4 53.
Rf4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.04.01"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Muse, Mladen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koenig Tegel"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. a3 Qxc5 7. b4 Qc7 8.
Bb2 O-O 9. c4 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O d6 12. Nd4 a6 13. Bf3 Nbd7 14. Rc1 Ne5 15.
Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. e4 Ned7 18. N4b3 Rfe8 19. Rc2 Qa8 20. Qd3 Red8 21.
Re1 Rc7 22. f4 b5 23. cxb5 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 axb5 25. Qd3 Qa7+ 26. Bd4 Qb8 27. Na5
Rc8 28. h3 e5 29. Be3 exf4 30. Bxf4 Ne5 31. Bxe5 dxe5 32. Ndb3 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 Qf2
34. Rf1 Qc2 35. Qxc2 Rxc2 36. Nc5 Nh5 37. Rf3 Nf4 38. Rg3 Bh6 39. Nc6 Ne2 40.
Rf3 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Bf4+ 42. g3 Nxg3 43. Kg2 Nxe4 44. Ne7+ Kf8 45. Nxe4 Kxe7 46.
Nc3 Bd2 47. Nxb5 e4 48. Rf1 Rc2 49. Nd4 Ra2 50. Nc6+ Kd6 51. Rf6+ Kd5 52. b5 e3
53. Kf3 e2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.04.28"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koenig Plauen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4 7. Ne1 Bxc3 8.
dxc3 h6 9. Nc2 d6 10. Ne3 Re8 11. Qc2 a5 12. f4 exf3 13. exf3 Ne7 14. f4 Rb8
15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Qd3 Qc8 17. Rfe1 Bh3 18. Bh1 Qd7 19. b3 b6 20. Nf5 Nxf5 21. Re2
Nd5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. cxd5 h5 24. Re1 Nh6 25. c4 Bf5 26. Qd4 Ng4 27. Bf3 Nf6
28. Re3 Rxe3 29. Bg2 Bg4 30. Bxe3 Qf5 31. Qb2 Qd3 32. Bf1 Ne4 33. Bf2 Qd4 34.
Qd2 Nxd2 35. Bxd4 Bd1 36. Be3 Nxf1 37. Kxf1 Bc2 38. Ke1 Bb1 39. Kd2 Bxa2 40.
Kc2 a4 41. bxa4 Bxc4 42. a5 bxa5 43. Ba7 Kf8 44. Bb8 Ke7 45. Bxc7 a4 46. Ba5 a3
47. Bb4 a2 48. Bc3 g6 49. h4 Bxd5 50. Kd3 Ke6 51. Kd4 Bc6 52. Ba1 Kf5 53. Ke3
Kg4 54. Kf2 f5 55. Bb2 Be8 56. Bc3 g5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.04.29"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rc1 d4 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Nc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 {Again and again Alexander
choose this extremely risky move!} 6. b4 (6. dxc5 $5) ({Just two weeks later
Leko played in this position} 6. Qg4 $5 Ne7 7. dxc5 {and won game after long
fight.}) 6... cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3
Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Bd3 (13. Bg3 Nxa5 14. Bd3 Nc4 15. O-O Nb2 16. Rfb1 Nxd3 17.
Qxd3 Nf5 18. Rb3 Rc8 19. Rab1 b5 20. Rb4 Qc5 21. R1b3 a5 $17 {0-1 Wang,
Z-Lputian,S/Beijing 1991/Inf 54 (33)}) 13... O-O-O 14. Bg3 Qxa5 $5 ({Worth
consideration and} 14... Rh8) 15. O-O Rh8 ({Black got quite good game and after
} 15... Qc5 16. Qxf7 Rdf8 17. Qh7 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Nxe5 19. Be2 d4 20. Rfe1 Bc6
$44 {1-0 Shirov,A-Akopian,V/Merida 2000/CBM 78 (47)}) 16. Qxf7 ({Judit Polgar
two rounds later played} 16. Qg7 {but after} d4 17. Qg4 Nf5 18. Rfb1 Nxg3 19.
Qxg3 Qc7 20. Kf1 Rhg8 21. Qf4 f5 $36 {0-1 Polgar,J-Khalifman,A/Hoogeveen
Essent 2000/ (37) it is clear, that initiative belongs to Black}) 16... Rdf8
17. Qg7 Rhg8 18. Qh6 Rxf3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 4] Strong novelty.We could see
already on the previous examples that exchange sacrifice is carte-de-visite
for Black in this line. Black will get long run initiative and completely ruin
white's pawn structure instead of not so big material shortages.} (18... Qa4
19. Qe3 Be8 20. Ng5 Nd4 21. f4 Bc6 22. Rf2 Rh8 23. Rb1 a5 24. Bf1 Rh6 25. Qxc3
$16 {1-0 Kovacevic,A-Stanojevic,B/Vrsac op 2000/Chess-international (41)}) 19.
gxf3 Nd4 20. Qf4 Nef5 {[%cal Gf5h4]} 21. Kh1 (21. a4 {[%cal Ga1a3]} Nh4 $5)
21... Bb5 $1 ({It is funny, but this position it is not new one! In the game
Lutz,C-Lyrberg,P/Katrineholm 1999/CBM 71 (41) opponents got it with different
move order ( Black played 14... Rh8) and Lutz managed to win after} 21... Qc5
22. Rg1 Rf8 23. Qg4 Bc6 24. Rg2 Bb5 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 26. Bf4 Kb8 27. Bg5 Rc8 28.
Rc1 Qe2 29. Be7 Qxe5 30. Bg5 Qe2 31. Be3 e5 32. Bxd4 Nxd4 33. Qd7 Qxf3 34. Qd6+
Ka8 35. Qxe5 $16 {Move in the text is stronger. Khalifman exchange very
important white's bishop and and start to attack weak white pawns.}) 22. Rfd1 (
22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. Rg1 d4 {[%csl Rc2,Rg3,Rh1][%cal Gb5c6]}) 22... Bxd3 23. Rxd3
Qc5 24. Qc1 (24. Rad1 $2 {fails after} Ne2 $1 (24... Nxc2 $2 25. Rxd5 $1 $16)
25. Qb4 Nfxg3+ 26. fxg3 Qf2 {[%cal Re2g3]} 27. Qh4 (27. Rxc3+ Kb8 28. Rb3 Nxg3+
29. hxg3 Rh8+ 30. Qh4 Rxh4+ 31. gxh4 Qxh4+ 32. Kg2 Qg5+ 33. Kf1 Qxe5 $19)) (24.
Rc1 $2 Ne2) 24... Kb8 25. Qd1 Rc8 26. Bf4 Nc6 27. Qe1 Qc4 {It is not so easy
to comment this part of the game.Black slowly but surely improves position and
White has nothing to do , just wait.} 28. Bg5 Ncd4 29. Qd1 Qa4 30. Ra2 Qc4 31.
Ra1 Qa4 32. Ra2 Nb5 33. f4 $2 {This mistake just weaken position of white's
monarch} (33. Bf6 Rg8 $44) 33... Qe4+ 34. f3 (34. Kg1 Rg8) 34... Qa4 35. Qe1 d4
36. h4 Nc7 37. Qe4 $4 {Blunder, but and after correct} (37. Qb1 Nd5 $17 {
[%cal Gd5e3,Ga4e8,Ge8h5] black keep clear advantage.}) 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[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 Be6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. Re1 c6 14. a3 Na6 15.
cxd5 cxd5 16. Bd3 f5 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Qb3 Bf6 19. Be5 Qe7 20. Rac1 Bg8 21. Bxa6
bxa6 22. Ne2 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rb8 24. Qh3 Rb6 25. Nf4 Bf7 26. f3 g5 27. fxe4 gxf4
28. exf5 Qg5 29. Rc8 Qg7 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Nd7 Qg7 32. f6 Rxf6 33. Nxf6 Qxf6
34. Kh1 Qxd4 35. Qc3 Qg7 36. Re7 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5
dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Bg3
Qxa5 15. O-O Rh8 $1 {It is interesting why Judit decided to repeat this line -
just two round ago Khalifman won nice game against Galkin - without preparing
real improvement.} 16. Qg7 $146 (16. Qxf7 Rdf8 17. Qg7 Rhg8 18. Qh6 Rxf3 19.
gxf3 Nd4 20. Qf4 Nef5 21. Kh1 Bb5 22. Rfd1 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 Qc5 24. Qc1 Kb8 $15 {
0-1 Galkin,A-Khalifman,A/Hoogeveen Essent 2000/ (37)}) 16... d4 17. Qg4 Nf5 $1
{[%mdl 4] Black manage to keep material balance ( rare achievement in this
variation! ) and I think that his position already better.} 18. Rfb1 (18. Bxf5
exf5 19. Qf4 Be6 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 18... Nxg3 {Eliminating main defender of e5
pawn.} (18... Rdg8 19. Qf4 Nxg3 20. hxg3 $13) 19. Qxg3 {What else?} (19. hxg3
$2 Nxe5 20. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qh5 $17 {lose almost by force}) 19... Qc7 $1 {
[%cal Gc7g3]} 20. Kf1 {Trying to escape fronm the dangerous zone.} (20. Qf4 f5)
20... Rhg8 21. Qf4 (21. Qh4 Nxe5) 21... f5 $1 {[%cal Gg8g4]} ({Worth
consideration and} 21... f6 $5 22. Qxf6 Rdf8 23. Qh4 Nxe5) 22. h3 Kb8 $5 {
Khalifman hasn't reasons to hurry up and find  time to improve position of the
king} 23. Re1 (23. Nxd4 $2 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 Bc6 $19) 23... Bc8 {[%cal Gb7b6]} 24.
Ng5 Rd5 (24... Qg7 25. h4 Ne7 $5 $17 {[%cal Ge7d5,Ge7g6]}) 25. Nf3 $8 Ne7 (
25... Qg7) 26. Rab1 ({Maybe} 26. Nxd4 $5 {was better, at least after posiible
continuation} Ng6 27. Qe3 f4 28. Qe4 Rxe5 29. Qf3 Nh4 30. Rxe5 $8 Nxf3 31. Nxf3
$17 {White have chances for successful defence.}) 26... Ng6 27. Qh2 (27. Qg5
Rg7 $1 {[%csl Re5]}) 27... Qh7 {Black's pieses coming to the king's fland one
after another.} 28. Rb4 (28. Rb5 $5 Rd7 $5 {[%cal Gd7g7]}) 28... Nh4 $19 29.
Nxd4 (29. Nxh4 Qxh4 {[%csl Rf1,Rh2,Gh4] looks terrible for White}) 29... Nxg2
30. Reb1 Qd7 31. Ne2 (31. Bb5 Qd8 32. Nc6+ bxc6 33. Bxc6+ Kc7 34. Bxd5 Qxd5 $19
) 31... Rxd3 $1 {Nice end of good game!} 32. cxd3 Qxd3 {[%csl Rf1,Rh2][%cal
Rd3f1]} 33. Rc1 c2 {[%cal Gb7b6,Gc8a6]} 34. Rd4 $8 Qf3 35. Nf4 (35. h4 b6)
35... b6 $1 36. Nxg2 Ba6+ 37. Kg1 Bb7 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. cxd5 (5. e5 c5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 $11) 5...
exd5 (5... cxd5 6. e5 $14) 6. e5 Ne7 (6... c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc3
10. Bxc3 d4 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. f4 f6 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Bb5 fxe5 15. fxe5 $14 {
Hauchard,A-Pavasovic,D/Cannes 1996}) 7. Nf3 {Dieser Aufbau sieht recht harmlos
aus, ist aber nicht ohne Gift. Weiß verschiebt seine Pläne mit f2-f4-f5 in die
Zukunft und beendet zuerst seine Entwicklung.} (7. Bd3 c5 (7... Bf5 8. Bg5 Qd7
9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qf5 12. Qxf5 Nxf5 13. g4 Ne7 14. f4 h5 15.
Bxe7 Kxe7 16. g5 {Utnasunov,A-Bocharov,D/St Petersburg 2000}) 8. a3 (8. Bd2 $5)
8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbc6 10. Ne2 Bf5 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O Rc8 14.
Ng3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 h5 16. h4 g6 17. f4 Nf5 18. Nxf5 Qxf5 19. Qb5+ Qd7 20. Qd3
Qf5 21. Qb5+ Qd7 22. Qd3 Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Murshed,N-Dreev,A/Yerevan 1996}) 7... c5
8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbc6 10. Be2 Bg4 (10... O-O 11. O-O b6 $5 {kam in Frage.
Schwarz läßt h6, Bf5, Rc8 und Na5 folgen und bekommt Gegenspiel auf der
c-Linie.}) 11. O-O O-O 12. Rb1 Qc7 $2 {Kein guter Platz für die schwarze Dame.
Sie sollte auf d8 stehenbleiben (12..b6) , das Feld h4 weiter überwachen und
später nach d7 ziehen, um die Möglichkeit Qd7-f5 zur Verfügung zu haben.} (
12... b6 $1 13. h3 (13. dxc5 bxc5 $11) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Rc8 $132 (14... Qd7
$132)) (12... Qd7 13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nxe5 15. Be2 $14) 13. h3 Bh5 $6 {
Schwarz verliert erneut kostbare Zeit.} (13... Bf5 $5 14. Bd3 cxd4 15. cxd4 h6
{/\Rc8, Qd7 hielt seinen Nachteil in Grenzen.}) 14. a4 $14 Bg6 (14... b6 $5 {/\
} 15. Ba3 Rfd8) 15. Bd3 Rfd8 16. Bg5 $1 {Der beste Platz für den weißen Läufer,
die Fesselung ist für Schwarz unangenehm.} Rd7 {Ein ausgesprochen
unglücklicher Posten für den Turm, hier sollte die schwarze Dame stehen!} 17.
Rb5 $5 b6 18. Re1 a6 19. Rb1 c4 20. Bc2 Nd8 $2 {Der falsche Springer! Schwarz
sollte lieber die Position des anderen verbessern.} (20... Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Ng6 $5
(21... h6 22. Bc1 $16 {/\Ba3} (22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Nh4 $16) 22... Ng6 $2 23. e6
$16) 22. h4 (22. e6 Rd6 23. exf7+ Qxf7 $14) 22... Nf8 23. h5 h6 24. Bc1 Ne6 $14
{/\b5-b4}) 21. Nh4 $1 $16 {Nun ist der entscheidende Marsch des f-Bauer nicht
zu vermeiden.} Rb8 (21... Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Ne6 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Nf5 Rd7 25. Qd2
$16) 22. f4 Bxc2 23. Qxc2 b5 24. f5 Ndc6 25. f6 $18 Ng6 26. Nf5 (26. e6 fxe6
27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Qxg6 $18) 26... h6 27. e6 hxg5 (27... fxe6 28. Nxg7 $18) 28.
exd7 Qxd7 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nxg7 b4 31. Qd2 Nf4 32. cxb4 Qa7 33. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 a6 $6 {In this line it's imperative for Black to create effective
<=> as soon as possible, thus} (9... b5 {has profiled itself as the most
promising (and arguably only satisfactory) continuation.} 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11.
Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Nd7 15. O-O Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17.
Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qb7 20. d6 Bf8 21. Qd3 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rc6 23.
Rfd1 Rcxd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Kg7 $146 (25... c4 $5 $11 {/+/=}) 26. Rd2 Qa6
27. a3 Qc4 28. Re1 h5 29. Rde2 h4 30. Re4 Qb3 31. Rxh4 Qxb2 32. Rc4 $14 {
Kolev,A-Suba,M/Mallorca op/2000/}) 10. a4 Qc7 (10... Re8 11. O-O c4 12. Bc2 $16
{This line is playable without the moves a4 and a6, which allows an immediate
b5.}) 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Re1 (12. Bf4 Re8 13. Qd2 Nh5 14. Bh6 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxh6
16. Qxh6 dxe5 17. Rfc1 Bd7 18. Bf1 Nf6 19. Qe3 b6 20. Nb1 a5 21. b3 Rf8 22. Na3
Ne8 23. Bb5 Nd6 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Nc4 $16 {Salov,V-Hjartarson,J/Amsterdam/1989/
}) 12... Re8 13. Bf4 Rb8 14. Bc4 (14. Qd2 c4 15. Bc2 $36 {/\} Nc5 16. e5 $1
dxe5 17. d6 $16) 14... Nb6 (14... Nh5 $5 15. Bh2 Ne5 16. Be2 (16. Nxe5 dxe5 17.
d6 Qd8 18. Qf3 Rf8 19. g4 Qg5 20. Kh1 Nf6 21. Qg3 Re8 22. f4 exf4 {Belmonte,
D-Acosta,T/Salta/1993/} 23. Qxf4 Qxf4 24. Bxf4 Be6 25. d7 Bxc4 $44) 16... Nxf3+
(16... Qe7 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 (18. Bxh5 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qe5+ 20. g3 Qxh5 21.
Qxh5 gxh5 22. f4 $14 {Hrbolka,L-Orsag,M/Plzen/1999/}) 18... Qxe5 19. Bxh5 Qxh5
20. Qxh5 gxh5 21. f4 f6 22. Kf2 Re7 23. Re3 Bd7 {Szelenyi,N-Juhasz,J/HUN-chT/
1998/} 24. a5 b5 25. axb6 Rxb6 26. Ra2 $36 {[%csl Ra6,Rd6,Rf6,Rh5,Rh7] _|_ק})
17. Bxf3 Nf6 18. e5 dxe5 19. d6 Qa5 (19... Qd7 20. Bxe5 Re6 21. Qd2 Ne4 22.
Nxe4 Rxe5 23. Bg4 $1 f5 24. Ng5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bd4 26. b4 $1 Qxd6 27. Qa2+ Kg7
28. Qf7+ Kh6 29. h4 $18 {Kozul,Z-Kljako,D/Bled op/1993/}) 20. Bxe5 Bd7 {
Lima,D-Peralta,E/Sao Paulo/1991/} 21. Qd2 $14) 15. Bf1 {[%cal Re4e5] /\e5} Nfd7
16. Rc1 {Not the only promising move for White.} (16. Qd2 f6 17. a5 Na8 18.
Rec1 Ne5 19. b4 cxb4 20. Nd1 Qe7 21. Nxe5 fxe5 22. Be3 b5 23. axb6 Nxb6 24.
Qxb4 Nd7 25. Qe1 $16 {Brumen,D-Kljako,D/Pula op/2000/}) (16. a5 $5 Na8 17. Nd2
(17. Ra3 $5 b5 18. axb6 Rxb6 19. Qa1 $16) 17... b5 18. axb6 Naxb6 19. Bxa6 Bxa6
20. Rxa6 Ne5 21. Qe2 c4 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Qe3 Rb7 (23... Bxc3 $1 24. bxc3 Nxd5
25. Qd4 Qc5 26. Nxc4 Nxc3 $1 27. Qxc3 d5 $14) 24. Na4 Nxa4 25. Rxa4 c3 26. bxc3
Qxc3 27. Nf3 $16 {Karpov,A-Timman,J/FIDE WCh Kuala Lumpur/1990/}) 16... Ne5 17.
Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 $146 (18... Rxe5 $143 19. f4 Re8 20. e5 $1 Bf5 (20...
dxe5 21. d6 $16) 21. a5 Nc8 22. e6 c4 23. g4 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Bd3 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26.
Qxd3 Qf2 27. Ne4 $18 {Adler,J-Kljako,D/Bled op/1992/}) 19. Qd2 {Despite the
improvement on move 18 Black hasn't solved the opening problems. Khalifman
decides to play for the attack, a positional course was also enticing:} (19. a5
Nd7 20. Qa4 (20. Ra1 $14) 20... b5 21. axb6 Rxb6 22. Qa5 $1 $36 {[%csl Ra6,Rc5]
}) 19... Nd7 $6 {Ignoring development backfires.} (19... Bd7 $5 20. a5 (20. d6
Qd8 21. a5 Nc8 $132) (20. b3 Nc8 21. d6 Nxd6 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Rxc5 Rc8 $11) (20.
b4 cxb4 21. Nb5 Qd8 22. Nd6 a5 $5 $44) 20... Nc8 21. Nb1 Nd6 22. Na3 $14) 20.
d6 $1 Qa5 21. Red1 $32 {[%csl Gd6,Rf6,Rg7,Rh6] o^d6,עg8} Kg7 (21... b5 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Ra1 (23. Nd5 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 c4 25. Ra1 $36) 23... Qb4 24. Ra7 $16
(24. Nd5 Qxe4 25. Ra7 Bb7 $14)) 22. Qe3 b6 {[%csl Ra5] ףa5} (22... b5 23. axb5
axb5 24. Nd5 $16) 23. b3 $1 Bb7 24. Bc4 {White patiently prepares his attack,
Black's Q is offside.} Bc6 25. Bd5 Rbc8 26. f4 $1 $40 {[%mdl 128]} b5 (26... f6
27. f5 $16) 27. axb5 axb5 28. fxe5 Rxe5 (28... Nxe5 29. Qxc5 $5 (29. Bxc6 Rxc6
30. Rd5 $16) 29... Bxd5 30. Qxd5 Rxc3 31. d7 Nxd7 32. Qd4+ $16) 29. Qf4 Bxd5 (
29... f6 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31. Ra1 $5 (31. Qg4 $16) 31... Qxc3 32. Ra7 $40) (29...
f5 $142 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31. exf5 (31. Rd5 Qb4 $1 32. Rxe5 Qd4+ 33. Kh2 Nxe5 34.
Nxb5 Qxe4 35. Qxe4 fxe4 $14) (31. Ra1 $5 Qxc3 32. Ra7 Rxe4 33. Rxd7+ Kf6 34.
Qh6 $40) 31... Rxf5 32. Qe4 $16) 30. Nxd5 Qd8 31. Ne7 $18 Ra8 (31... Rxe7 32.
dxe7 Qxe7 33. Qd6 Qxd6 34. Rxd6 $18) 32. Nc6 Qg5 $8 33. Qxg5 Rxg5 34. Ra1 Rxa1
(34... Rc8 35. Ne7 Rd8 36. Ra5 $18) 35. Rxa1 c4 (35... Kf6 36. Rf1+ $1 (36. Ra7
Ne5 $1 $11) 36... Ke6 (36... Kg7 37. Nd8 $18) 37. Nd8+ Kxd6 38. Nxf7+ $18) 36.
bxc4 bxc4 37. Ra7 c3 (37... Rc5 38. Nd4 Nf8 39. d7 $18) 38. Nd4 $1 Rc5 39. Nc2
Rb5 {Black loses his N even after} (39... Nf8 40. d7 Ne6 41. Ra6 $1 (41. Ra8
Rb5 42. d8=Q Nxd8 43. Rxd8 Rb2 $11) (41. Nd4 Nd8 42. Ra8 c2 43. Nxc2 Rxc2 44.
Rxd8 Rd2 45. e5 $18) 41... Rc7 (41... Nd8 42. Ra8 $18) 42. Rxe6 Rxd7 43. Rc6
$18) 40. Rxd7 Rb2 41. Ne3 Re2 42. Nd5 (42. Nd5 c2 43. Rc7 Re1+ 44. Kf2 c1=Q 45.
Rxc1 Rxc1 46. d7 Rc2+ 47. Kf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2000.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8. d3
Nc7 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. a5 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne6 14. Be3 Qc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Ng6 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O Nxc5 $1 {Much stronger than} (11...
Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Qa4+ Ke7 16. Qb4 Rab8 17.
f4 $16 {Leko,P-Khalifman,A/Linares 2000/CBM 75/ 1/2-1/2 (38)}) 12. a4 $146 {
Later on Leko played} (12. Be3 {but after} Bd7 $1 (12... O-O 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14.
Ng5 Qxc3 15. Rae1 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Qh5 h6 18. Bxg6 Rxg6 19. Qxg6 hxg5 20.
Qe8+ {1-0 King,D-Schmidt,B/BL 1988 (20)}) 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. h4 Qxc3 15. Qg3
O-O-O 16. Rab1 f6 17. Rfe1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 fxe5 19. Qxg7 Rdg8 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21.
Rxe5 Kc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Vaganian,R/Istanbul olm 2000/ (22) didn't got
opening advantage}) 12... O-O ({Too risky for Black} 12... Nxd3 $2 13. cxd3
Qxc3 14. Ba3 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 13. Ba3 b6 14. Rfe1 f5 $1 15. exf6 Nxd3 $5 (
15... Rxf6 16. Bxc5 $14) 16. cxd3 Rxf6 17. Qg3 $5 Qxg3 (17... Qxc3 $5 18. Bd6 (
18. Qd6 Ba6 $1 19. Rac1 Qxd3 20. Rxe6 (20. Rc7 Nf4 $1 {[%cal Gf6g6]}) 20... Rf7
21. Ng5 $140 Rxf2 $1 22. Kxf2 Qd4+ 23. Ke1 Qg1+ 24. Kd2 Qxg2+) 18... Qxd3 19.
Rac1 Qb3 20. Rc7 $44) 18. hxg3 Bd7 19. Bd6 $14 {[%cal Gd6e5]} Rc8 20. Be5 Nxe5
(20... Rxf3 21. gxf3 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Rxc3 23. f4 g6 (23... Rxd3 24. Rc1 $1) 24.
Re2 $5 Rxd3 25. Rc1 $36 {[%cal Rc1c7]}) (20... Rff8 21. Bd4 $1 {[%cal Ga4a5]})
21. Nxe5 {[%csl Ge5] The logical follow-up to the exchange of the black knight
: occupation of square e5.White keeps maybe not so big but stable advantage
and Black must be ready to suffe for long time!} Be8 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc8c5,
Gc5a5]} 22. Ra3 Rc5 23. f3 Ra5 24. Rea1 Kf8 25. Kf2 {[%cal Yf2b3]} Ke7 26. d4
Bd7 27. Ke3 Rf8 28. Kd2 Rb8 29. R3a2 Be8 30. Nd3 Rc8 31. Ne5 Kd6 32. Kc2 Kc7
33. Kb3 Kb7 34. g4 {White will systematically improve his position, and it is
difficult for black to defend both flanks} h6 35. f4 Rc7 36. Kb4 Ka6 37. Ra3 $6
{Inaccuracy!} (37. f5 $5 {kept clear advantage}) 37... Rb7 $1 {[%cal Rb6b5]
Hinting that white's king also can be in danger} 38. Kb3 (38. c4 Rc7) 38... Rc7
({It was possible to play} 38... b5 $5 {but after} 39. Nd3 (39. axb5+ Rbxb5+
40. Kc2 Rxa3 41. Rxa3+ Ra5 $11) 39... bxa4+ 40. Kc2 Kb6 (40... Bg6 41. f5 $1)
41. Rb1+ Rb5 42. Re1 $36 {white's chances are better}) 39. R3a2 Kb7 40. Kb4 Ka6
41. f5 exf5 42. gxf5 h5 43. Rf1 Rb7 $5 44. Nd3 $1 (44. f6 $2 b5 $1 $15) 44...
Rc7 45. Ne5 Rb7 46. Nd3 Rc7 47. Kb3 Kb7 48. Re1 Bc6 (48... Bd7 49. Re5) 49. Re6
Bd7 50. Re5 Bc6 51. Nf4 h4 52. Ne6 {Leko finally managed to improve position
of all his pieses, but Khalifman continue stubborn resistance.} Rd7 53. Re3 Kc8
54. g4 (54. Rh3 Rf7 55. Rxh4 Rxf5 56. Nxg7 Rf1 57. Rh8+ Kd7 58. Rh7 Rf7 59. Nh5
$1) (54. g3 $5 Rf7 55. gxh4 Rxf5 56. Nxg7 Rf1 $14) 54... Re7 $1 {[%cal Gc6d7]}
(54... hxg3 55. Rxg3 {[%csl Rg7]}) 55. Rh3 Bd7 56. Nf8 (56. Rxh4 Bxe6 57. Re2
Kd7 58. Rxe6 Rxe6 59. fxe6+ Kxe6 60. Kb4 (60. Rh5 b5) 60... g6 $1 {[%cal Ge6f6]
}) 56... Re4 $2 {Obverlooking brilliant chance!} ({After} 56... Bb5 $3 {
[%cal Rb5c4] Khalifman could level game , for example} 57. axb5 (57. Ra1 Bc4+
58. Ka3 Bb5 $11) 57... Rxb5+ 58. Ka4 Ra5+ 59. Kb3 Rb5+ 60. Ka4 $11) 57. Nxd7
Kxd7 58. Rxh4 Ke7 (58... Kd6 59. Rh7 Rxg4 60. Rf2 $3 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Rf5f6]})
59. Rg2 (59. Kb4 Rc5 $1 $14) 59... b5 60. Rh7 $1 (60. Kb4 Rxa4+ 61. Kxb5 Rc4
$16) 60... Kf8 (60... Kf6 61. g5+ Kxf5 62. Rxg7 bxa4+ 63. Kb4 Ra6 64. g6 $18)
61. g5 bxa4+ (61... Kg8 62. g6 bxa4+ 63. Ka3 $1 (63. Kb4 Ra6 64. Rgh2 Kf8 65.
Rh8+ Ke7 66. Rg8 Kf6 67. Rf8+ Kg5 68. Rg2+ $1 Rg4 69. Rxg4+ Kxg4 70. f6 a3 71.
fxg7 a2 72. Rf1 Rxg6 73. Kc5 Rxg7 74. Kxd5 $18) 63... Ra6 64. Rgh2 Kf8 65. Rh8+
Ke7 66. Rg8 Kf6 67. Rf8+ Kg5 68. Rg2+ $18) 62. Kb4 Ra6 63. f6 a3 (63... gxf6 $2
64. g6 $1) 64. Rxg7 Ree6 $1 (64... a2 65. Rh2 $1 Ra4+ 66. Kc5 Ra5+ 67. Kd6 Ra6+
68. Kd7 $18) 65. Rb7 $1 $18 (65. Rh2 $4 Reb6+ 66. Kc5 Ra5#) 65... a2 (65... Re1
66. Kc5 (66. Rh2 $2 Rb1+) 66... Ra5+ 67. Kd6 Ra6+ 68. Kxd5 Ra5+ 69. Kd6 Ra6+
70. Kc5 Ra5+ 71. Rb5 $18) 66. g6 Ra4+ (66... Reb6+ 67. Rxb6 Rxb6+ 68. Kc5 Rxf6
69. Rxa2 $18) 67. Kb3 {The technical part of the game was nicely conducted by
Leko} (67. Kb3 Ra3+ 68. Kc2 $1 Rxc3+ 69. Kb2 $1) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8.
Bd2 (8. Ng5 Ne5 9. Bb5 c6 10. f4 Neg4 11. Bc4 Nh6 12. Nd2 Bc5 13. Ndf3 O-O 14.
Ne5 Qe7 15. h3 Bd6 16. Nef3 Bc5 17. Bd3 Ne8 18. e5 Bf5 19. g4 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 f5
21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Bd2 $44 {1-0 Kasparov G-Constellation 3 6/Hamburg sim-32
1985 (59)}) 8... a6 $146 {[%cal Yb7b5]} (8... a5 9. Re1 a4 10. Qb5 Nd8 11. e5
Ng4 12. Nxd4 Ne6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. h3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez,I-Stevic,
H/Pula CRO 1999 (52)}) 9. Re1 (9. e5 Ne4) 9... b5 10. Bd5 Nxd5 (10... Bb7 11.
Ng5 (11. Bxc6 Qxc6 12. Nxd4 Qb6 13. Nf5 O-O-O) 11... Nd8 (11... Nxd5 12. exd5+
Ne7 13. d6 $40) 12. Bxb7 Nxb7 13. e5 Nd5 14. e6 $40) 11. exd5+ Ne7 12. Nxd4 (
12. Ne5 Qxd5 $1 (12... Qf5 13. Nc6 Bb7 14. Nxe7 Bxe7 15. Bb4 $18) 13. Qxd5 Nxd5
14. Ng6+ Be6 15. Nxh8 Kd7) 12... Bb7 13. Nc6 $1 (13. Nc3 O-O-O 14. a4 b4 15.
Qxb4 Nxd5 16. Qb3 Bc5 $36) 13... Bxc6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15. a4 O-O-O $2 (15... Rd8
16. axb5 Qxb5 17. Qa3 $44) 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rc1 Qd5 18. Bf4 $2 (18. Qc3 $1 c6
(18... Rd7 19. Ra7 c6 20. Ra8+ Kb7 21. Qa5) (18... Qd6 19. Ra7 Nd5 20. Qa5 $18)
19. Ra7 Rd7 20. Ra8+ Kb7 21. Qa5 $18) 18... Nc6 $1 19. Qxd5 (19. Nd2 $5 Qxb3 (
19... Kb7 20. Nc4 Bb4 21. Qa2 $1 $18) 20. Nxb3 Kb7 21. Bxc7 Kxc7 22. Ra6) 19...
Rxd5 20. Ra6 (20. Nc3 Rf5 (20... Rc5 21. Nxb5 Kb7 22. Nxc7 $16) (20... Rd7 21.
Nxb5 Kb7 22. Bxc7 $16) 21. Nxb5 Rxf4 22. Rxc6 Rb4 23. Nxc7 Rxb2) 20... Ne5 21.
Nc3 Rc5 22. Be3 (22. b4 Rc6 23. Rxc6 (23. Ra8+ Kb7 24. Rxf8 Rxf8 25. Bxe5 f6 (
25... Rd8 26. Bxg7 f6 27. Kf1 Rd3 $140 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Ne4 $16) 26. Bd4 Rc4
27. Ne2 Rxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Kc6 $11) 23... Nxc6 24. Nxb5 Kb7 $11) 22... Kb7 23. Ra2
(23. Rca1 Rc4 24. Nxb5 (24. Ra7+ Kc6 25. R1a6+ Kd7 26. Nxb5 Be7 $14) 24... Nc6
$11) 23... Nd3 24. Rca1 Bd6 25. Ra7+ Kc6 26. R7a6+ Kb7 27. Ra7+ Kc6 28. R7a6+
Kb7 29. Ra7+ (29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. Nxb5 Bxf2+ 31. Kf1 Bb6 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. O-O Bxd3
15. Qxd3 cxd4 16. cxd4 O-O 17. e4 N5f6 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Rfc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Rd8
21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. h3 b5 23. Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Qf3 Qxd4 11. Qxf7+ Kd8 12. Bg5+ Nxg5 13. Qxg7 Bxc3+ 14.
bxc3 Qxc3+ 15. Ke2 Qc2+ 16. Ke1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qe5 Rab8 17. a5 Rfd8 18. Be2 f6 19. Qxd5 cxd5 20. Nd2
Rdc8+ 21. Kb3 {In der Partie Bareev-Ribli, Neum 2000, geschah} (21. Kb1 {
Der Textzug ist meines Erachtens stärker.}) 21... Kf7 22. Rhc1 Ke7 23. Ka3 Nc5
24. b4 Nd7 25. Nb3 {Schwarz hat keinerlei Gegenspiel; die Stellung des Weißen
ist recht gewinnträchtig.} g6 (25... Ne5 $5) 26. a6 bxa6 {Schwarz muß schlagen,
denn nach} (26... b6 {erreicht Weiß mit} 27. Nd4 Ne5 28. Nb5 {eine
Gewinnstellung.}) 27. Nd4 Kd6 (27... Ne5 28. Bxa6 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 {ist nicht
günstiger für Schwarz; nach} Kd7 30. Kb3 g5 31. Ra1 {wird der a-Bauer fallen.})
28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Kb3 Nb6 30. Bxa6 Rb8 31. Nb5+ Kd7 32. Nxa7 $18 e5 33. Bb5+
Kd6 34. Rc1 e4 35. Rc6+ Ke5 36. Rc7 Kf4 37. Rxh7 Ke3 38. Nc6 Rc8 39. Rh6 Rg8
40. Ne7 Rg7 41. Nxg6 d4 42. Rh3+ (42. Nh4 Rg5 43. Bc6 {ist vielleicht noch
einfacher.}) 42... Kd2 43. Nf4 Rg5 44. Ba6 Rf5 45. Ne6 Rd5 46. Bb7 Rd6 47. Bxe4
Rxe6 48. Rd3+ Ke2 49. Rxd4 Ke3 50. Bf5 Re5 51. Rd6 Nd5 52. g4 Kd4 53. Be6 Re3+
54. Ka4 Ke5 55. Rxd5+ Kxe6 56. Rh5 Kd6 57. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

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 Bg4 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Nf1 Rd8 14. Ne3 Bh5 15.
b4 Ne6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nf5 O-O 18. a4 Rfe8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd3 Rb8 21. Qe2
Ncd8 22. Ra5 $1 $146 ({A strong novelty over the normal} 22. Ra7 d4 $1) 22...
d4 $2 ({But now, this move is bad.} 22... c6 $8 23. Be3 (23. Rd1 Nc7) 23... Nc7
24. Rea1 Nde6 25. R1a3 Ra8 26. Qa2 $14) 23. Rd1 $1 c6 (23... dxc3 24. Bxb5 $18)
24. N3xd4 Bg5 ({Initially I thought that black has good comepensation after} 
24... Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Bd6 (25... Bxb4 26. cxb4 Qxd4 27. Bxg6) {but then I
discovered that with} 26. Bf5 $1 $16 {white gets the upper hand.} (26. f4 Bxb4
$1) (26. Bf4 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Qxe5 Qxg4+ $11) (26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. f4 f6
$132)) 25. Nxe6 Nxe6 26. Bc4 Qc7 27. Bxe6 Bxc1 28. Rd7 Qb6 29. Bxf7+ $1 ({
An elegant way to finish the game, taking advantage of the poor coordination
of the black pieces. Black would have had some chances after} 29. Bb3 c5 30.
Ne7+ Rxe7 31. Rxe7 c4) 29... Bxf7 30. Raa7 Ra8 ({This is just a blunder, but} 
30... Bg6 {would have lost as well:} 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. e6 Bf4 33. c4 $3 $18 (
33. Qe4)) 31. Rxa8 (31. e6 Qxa7 32. Qe5 $18) 31... Rxa8 32. e6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

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. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Nfxd4
Bd5 15. Qg4 g6 16. f4 c5 17. Nb5 O-O 18. Nc3 Rad8 19. Rae1 f5 20. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6 14. Ba1 Bf5 15.
Rxb8 Qxb8 16. h3 Qb4 17. e4 Bd7 18. f4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Qxc4 20. e5 Ne8 21. Qf3
dxe5 22. fxe5 Qd4+ 23. Kh2 Qxe5 24. Ne4 Qxd5 25. Rd1 Qxa2 26. Nxc5 Bb5 27. Qe4
Bg7 28. Bxg7 Nxg7 29. Qxe7 Bc6 30. Ne4 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Nf5 32. Qf4 Re8 33. Rd2
Qe6 34. Bd5 Qe3 35. Qxe3 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.12"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bxc6 dxc6
8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. Qe5 Qxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. O-O g6 6. Re1 Bg7 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 a5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qc3 Ra7 17. a3 a4 18. b4 axb3 19. Qxb3 Nf4 20. Rab1 Ra6 21.
a4 Be6 22. Qb2 Bd5 23. Nfd2 Kg8 24. Nf3 f5 25. Ned2 g5 26. Qe5 Rxa4 27. Qe7
Qxe7 28. Rxe7 Ng6 29. Rc7 g4 30. Ne1 b5 31. c4 bxc4 32. dxc4 Bf7 33. Rxc6 Rd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 c5 11. Ne2 Rc8 12. Qb3 d5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Qd1 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Bc4 16. O-O h6 17. Bh4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ne5 19. Qe2 Ng6 20. Bg3 Nd5 21.
Rad1 Qe7 22. Qd2 Rfd8 23. e4 Nf6 24. Bf2 Qd7 25. Be3 Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Der FIDE-Weltmeister - inzwischen bereits Exweltmeister - spielt in
letzter Zeit gerne die Englische Eröffnung.} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5
5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. Rb1 g5 {Das ist ein - auf den ersten
Blick - unerwarteter Zug. Mit vertauschten Farben hingegen wäre dieser Zug
keineswegs ungewoenlich, denn in der Sizilianischen Drachenvariante (und mit
der haben wir es hier eigentlich zu tun) spielt man diesen Bauernzug. Die
schwarze Hauptidee ist, den Nf3 zu verjagen und Raum am Königsflügel zu
gewinnen.} 9. b4 (9. d4 exd4 10. Nb5 Bf5 11. Ra1 Be4 $1 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4
(13. Nxd4 $5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 $13 Qd5+ $6 15. e4 $5 Qxe4+ 16. f3 Qd5 17. Re1 $36)
13... Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 O-O-O 16. Nf3 (16. Nf5 Bf6 $15) 16... Rhg8 $1
{0-1 Claesen,P-Gurevich,M/Antwerpen 1994/Inf 61/[Gurevich,M] (64)}) (9. d3 h5 (
9... Be6 10. Qd2 h6 11. Qe3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bh3 Qd6 14. b4 Bxa2 15. Rb2
Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. b5 Nd4 {0-1 Kumaran,D-Hector,J/Copenhagen 1996/CBM 55 
(38)}) 10. Be3 (10. b4 $5) (10. a3 h4 11. b4 hxg3 12. hxg3 a6 $6 {0-1 Serper,
G-Kortchnoi,V/Groningen 1993/Inf 59/[Kortchnoi,V] (34)} (12... Qd6 $1 13. Nb5
Qh6 14. Nxc7+ Kf8 15. Nxa8 Nxa8 $44)) (10. b3 Be6 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. d4 exd4 13.
Nb5 O-O-O 14. Nfxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bh3 16. Qc2 {1-0 Mulyar,M-Grechikhin,V/
Philadelphia 2000/EXT 2001 (39)}) 10... g4 11. Nd2 Nd4 12. Rc1 $6 (12. b4 $13)
12... h4 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. dxc4 c6 $15 {0-1 Miezis,N-Smirin,I/New York 73/33
1998/Inf 73/[Smirin,I] (30)}) 9... g4 10. Ne1 Nxb4 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern
mehr, doch seine Bauernstellung ist schwach. Weiß hingegen hat - dank des Bg2
und der offenen b-Linie - spürbar die Initiative am Damenflügel.} 11. Nc2 (11.
f4 exf4 12. Rxf4 N4d5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rf1 Ne3 $4 15. Qa4+ c6 (15... Bd7 16.
Qd4 $18) 16. dxe3 {1-0 Rothermel,T-Gelfenboim,J/Wuertemberg 1999/EXT 2000 (21)}
) 11... Nc6 (11... Nxc2 12. Qxc2 c6 13. a4 $44) 12. Bxc6+ {Weiß gibt seinen
weißfeldrigen Läufer freiwillig her, dafür bekommt er jedoch die klar bessere
Bauernstruktur.} bxc6 13. d4 f6 (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 (14... Bc5 15. Nxc6 Qf6
16. Bg5 $3 Qxg5 17. Ne4 $18) (14... Bd7 15. Qd3 $16) 15. Nc6 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bd6
17. Bf4 $16 {Gulko,B}) 14. dxe5 (14. Qd3 $5 Be6 15. f4 $13) 14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1
fxe5 16. Ba3 $5 $146 {Das ist die - wie ich glaube, gut vorbereitete -
Neuerung für das weiße Spiel. Dieser Zug ist aber auch sehr logisch, denn
durch den Läufertausch verliert Schwarz den Vorteil des Läuferpaares.} (16. Nb4
Bf5 $1 17. e4 Bxb4 (17... Bd7 $5) 18. Rxb4 Be6 19. Bg5 Rf8 20. Rb2 Rf3 21. Nb1
Rc8 {0-1 Gulko,B-Benjamin,J/USA (ch) 1997/Inf 70/[Benjamin,Joel] (33)}) 16...
a5 (16... Bxa3 17. Nxa3 Be6 $13) 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Ne1 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gd3c5,
Gd3e5] Der Springer strebt nach d3, von wo aus er nach c5 gehen und den Pe5
attackieren kann.} Ba6 19. Nd3 Bxd3 (19... Nd7 20. Ne4 $44) 20. exd3 $5 $44 {
[%mdl 16] Mit diesem Zug schwächt Weiß freiwllig seine Bauernstellung. Nun
aber kann er, da die e-Linie geöffnet ist, den Pe5 mit Re1 angreifen.} (20.
Rxd3 $6 Rhd8 $13) 20... Rhd8 21. Ne4 {[%cal Gb1c1,Gc1c6] Droht 22.Rc1, und der
Pc6 hängt.} Nd5 (21... Rd4 22. Rdc1 (22. Rbc1 Rad8 23. Rxc6 $2 Rxe4 $19) 22...
Rxd3 23. Rxc6 $44) 22. Rbc1 Ra6 (22... Nb4 23. a3 Nxd3 24. Rxc6 $44) 23. a3 h5
$6 (23... Nf6 $142) 24. Re1 {[%csl Re5,Re7][%cal Ge1e7]} Rb6 25. Nd2 $14 {
[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4e5,Gc4b6] Der Springer strebt nach c4, von wo aus er den Pe5
attackiert.} Kf6 26. Nc4 {[%csl Gc4]} (26. Rc5) 26... Rb3 27. Rxe5 (27. Nxa5
Rxa3 (27... Rxd3 28. Nxc6 Re8 29. a4 $14) 28. Nxc6 Re8 $11) 27... Rxd3 28. Rxh5
{Jetzt wird der Nachteil des Zuges 23...h5 offensichtlich.} Rc3 $6 (28... Nc3
29. Kg2 $14) 29. Rxc3 Nxc3 30. Ne3 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Re3g4][%mdl 4096]} (30.
Rxa5 $16) 30... Rd4 31. Rc5 {[%csl Gc5] Das ist bemerkenswert: alle vier
schwarzen Bauern sind schwach.} Nb5 32. Rxc6+ $16 {Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern
und der schwarze Pg4 ist eine weitere Schwäche.} Kf7 33. Rc5 c6 (33... Nxa3 $6
34. Rxa5 Nc4 35. Ra4 Ne5 36. Rxd4 Nf3+ 37. Kg2 Nxd4 38. Nxg4 $18) 34. Nc4 $1 {
[%csl Gc4]} (34. Rxc6 $6 Nxa3) 34... Ke6 35. Kg2 (35. Nxa5) 35... a4 36. h3 {
Weiß tauscht die Bauern am Königsflügel. Mit den beiden verbundenen Freibauern
hat er ausgezeichnete Gewinnchancen. Der Rc5 und der Nc4 stehen so gut, dass
Schwarz am Damenflügel nichts auszurichten vermag.} gxh3+ 37. Kxh3 Nd6 38. Nb6
(38. Nxd6 $6 Kxd6 $16 {[%csl Gc6]}) 38... Nb5 39. Rxc6+ Kf7 40. Rc4 Rd2 (40...
Rxc4 41. Nxc4 $18) 41. Rf4+ Kg7 42. Nxa4 Nxa3 43. Nc5 $18 {Mit zwei
verbundenen Mehrbauern gewinnt Weiß leicht. Man muss hier anmerken, dass es
sich bei dieser Partie um die erste sogenannte Tie-break Partie mit verkürzter
Bedenkzeit handelte. Normalerweise würde Schwarz diese Stellung sofort
aufgeben.} Nc2 44. Ne4 Rd5 45. Rg4+ Kf7 46. Rg5 {Weiß möchte die Stellung
natürlich vereinfachen. N+P+P gegen N gewinnt ebenso leicht, wie R+P+P gegen R.
} Rd4 47. Rc5 Ne1 (47... Rxe4 48. Rxc2 $18) 48. Ng5+ Kf6 49. g4 Nd3 50. Rf5+
Kg6 51. f3 Nf4+ 52. Kg3 Nh5+ 53. Kh4 Rd1 54. Nh3 {Jetzt droht 55.Nf4+ mit
sofortigem Springertausch.} Ng7 55. Nf4+ Kh7 56. Rd5 Rf1 57. Rd3 Ra1 58. Rd7
Kg8 59. Nd5 Ne6 60. Re7 Nd4 61. f4 Kf8 62. Re4 Nf3+ 63. Kg3 Nd2 (63... Ra3 64.
Re3 $18) 64. Re2 Ra3+ 65. Ne3 Ne4+ (65... Nc4 66. Kf3 $18) 66. Kf3 Nd6 67. Rc2
Kf7 68. Rc7+ Ke8 69. f5 Nf7 70. Kf4 Nd6 71. Nd5 Ra4+ 72. Kg5 Nf7+ 73. Kf6 Nd6 (
73... Ra6+ 74. Kg7 $18) 74. g5 Ra5 75. Ke6 Ra6 76. Nf6+ Kf8 77. Nd7+ Kg8 78.
Nb8 Rb6 79. Rc6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 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. Bd3 Ne7 13. c3 Nxd5 14. exd5 f5
15. Nc2 O-O 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 18. O-O Bd7 19. Ra3 Qg5 20. f4 exf4 21. Qf3
Rab8 22. b4 axb4 23. cxb4 Be5 24. Kh1 Rfc8 25. Rb1 Qg4 26. b5 Rb6 27. Ra6 Rcb8
28. Rxb6 Rxb6 29. Qf2 f3 30. gxf3 Qf4 31. Rb4 Qc1+ 32. Qg1+ Qxg1+ 33. Kxg1 Kg7
34. Kg2 Kf6 35. f4 Bc3 36. Rb3 Ba5 37. Nd4 Rb8 38. Nc6 Rg8+ 39. Kf3 Bb6 40. Ra3
Re8 41. Bf1 Bc5 42. Rb3 Bb6 43. h3 Ra8 44. Be2 Bc8 45. Bd3 Bb7 46. Rb2 Ra3 47.
Ke2 Ra4 48. Rb4 Ra2+ 49. Kd1 Rh2 50. Bf1 Rh1 51. Ke2 Rh2+ 52. Kd3 Rf2 53. Be2
Rh2 54. Bf1 Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 (5... c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5
bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Qa4 Qa5 10. Qxa5 Nxa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. Bb2 d6 {1/2-1/2
Hellsten,J-Brynell,S/Orebro SWE 2000/The Week in Chess 298 (29) The position
is equal.}) (5... Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qd1 O-O 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 a5
11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 a4 14. Bf1 h6 15. Qc3 Bb7 16. Nd2 c5 17. e4 {
1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Hansen,S/Luebeck GER 2000 (33) White's position looks
slightly better.But still black has nice pawn structure and "good" pieces what
gives him good chances to equalize.}) (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O Qc8
9. e5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. a3 Be7 14. b4 Rb8 15.
Bxc6 dxc6 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Be3 f5 18. Red1 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Gurevich,M/
Amsterdam NED 2000/The Week in Chess 302 (18) Black absolutly has no problems.}
) 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. cxd5 {Another possibility is not to take on d5,but
to play 8.b3 followed by 9.Bb2 and 10.Ne5.} exd5 9. Ne5 Bb7 (9... c5 {This
line is an alternative for 9...Bb7.It looks like the last word wasn't said yet
in both variations.} 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Bf8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Qc2
Qc7 15. Nd3 Nbd7 16. Nf4 Bd6 17. e3 Rac8 $13 {[%cal Gd5d4] 1/2-1/2 Leitao,
R-Nisipeanu,L/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (45) The position is complicated,but black
should be satisfied with the results of the opening.}) 10. b3 a5 $5 {Very
interesting idea,first played by Karpov against Lautier in Amber Rapidplay
2000.} 11. Bb2 Na6 12. Rc1 {Lautier prefered to place the Q on c2 and R on d1.}
c5 13. Nd3 {[%cal Gd3f4]} (13. e3 Rc8 14. Ndf3 Bd6 $11) 13... Re8 14. Nf4 cxd4
$6 {This move leads to a slightly worse position,while after 14...Rc8 black
has a good  pawn structure and well placed pieces.} (14... Rc8 $11) 15. Nf3 (
15. Bxd4 Ba3 16. Ra1 Ne4 {And black is fine.}) 15... Nb4 16. a3 Na2 {This was
the black's idea.} 17. Rc2 Nc3 18. Qc1 (18. Qxd4 Nce4 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Ge7c5]
Black forced white to play a3 after what the pawn became a weakness.}) (18.
Bxc3 dxc3 19. Rxc3 Bxa3 $17) 18... Bc5 19. Nxd4 Nce4 (19... Bxd4 20. Bxc3 Bxc3
21. Rxc3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rd1 $14) 20. Nd3 Bf8 {The conclusions of the
black experiment are for white's faver.Control over d4 square and pressure on
d-file, clearly white is better.} 21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Bh3 (22. Qa1 $5 Rxc2 23. Nxc2
{[%cal Gd3f4,Gc2e3,Gf4d5,Ge3d5] Looks promising for white.}) 22... Rxc2 23.
Qxc2 Nc5 {Black,again,has to be careful.White pieces are taking good positions
and the pawn on d5 is still a small headache.But black succeded to put white
pawn on a3 and black knights are controling important squares like e4 and c5
what gives him some counterplay.} 24. Nf4 {[%cal Gd4f5]} g6 $1 {Important move,
black can't afford himself to wait until the second N will come to f5.} 25. b4
(25. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5c3,Gc3d5]} Bg7 26. Nc3 $14 {[%cal Gh3g2,Gg2d5]}) 25... axb4
26. axb4 Nce4 27. Qa4 (27. b5 {[%cal Gd4c6]} Bc5 28. e3 $14) 27... Qd6 {
Black attackes white weaknesses.} 28. Nd3 Ra8 29. Qb3 Ba6 30. b5 Bb7 31. Nc6 $5
Ng5 (31... Bxc6 32. Be5 Nc5 $8 33. Qb2 Nxd3 34. exd3 $18 {[%cal Gb5c6]}) 32.
Bg2 Bxc6 $1 {Black escapes by exchanging combination.} 33. Be5 Qe6 34. Bxf6 (
34. bxc6 Qxc6 35. Nf4 {White will return the pawn,but the draw result is in
the air.}) 34... Qxf6 35. bxc6 Qxc6 36. Bxd5 Qa4 {The important move,which had
to be seen by black when he started all this variation.} 37. Rb1 Qxb3 38. Rxb3
Ra5 39. Nf4 (39. Bc6 Bc5 40. Nxc5 bxc5 41. h4 $11) 39... Bd6 40. Bc6 Rc5 (40...
Bxf4 41. gxf4 Ne6 42. e3 Ra6 {Even here when black R placed so bad white has
not enough resources to win.}) 41. Bd7 {The draw agreement could come on every
move.} Rc1+ 42. Kg2 Bc5 43. Nd3 Rc2 44. Nxc5 bxc5 45. Re3 Rd2 46. Bb5 Kg7 47.
h4 Ne6 48. Bc4 Kf6 49. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qa5 12. Bc4 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Qd3
Bg4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rdf1 Rac8 17. Kb1 Bh4 18. Bb3 Qc5 19. g3 Bg5 20. h3 Be6
21. h4 Be7 22. Nd5 Kh8 23. Qe2 a5 24. g4 b5 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Qxb5 Rc5 27. Qb6
Bc4 28. Rf2 Rb5 29. Qc6 Rc5 30. Qb6 Rb5 31. Qe3 Rfb8 32. Ka1 Be6 33. Rb1 Qxh4
34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Rg2 Qf6 36. c4 Rb4 37. g5 Qf4 38. Qh3 Rxc4 39. gxh6 g5 40.
Rgg1 Qf6 41. Qe3 a4 42. Rbf1 Qe7 43. h7 Rc2 44. Rb1 a3 45. Qxa3 Qxa3 46. bxa3
Rxb1+ 47. Kxb1 Rc4 48. Rxg5 Kxh7 49. Rg4 Kh6 50. Kb2 Kh5 51. Kb3 Rd4 52. Rg2
Rxe4 53. a4 Rd4 54. a5 e4 55. a3 e5 56. a4 e3 57. Re2 Kg4 58. Rxe3 Kf4 59. Rh3
e4 60. Rh8 Rd6 61. Re8 e3 62. Kc4 Kf3 63. Kb5 Rd5+ 64. Kb6 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 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 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.05"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Be3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. Qe2 Bf8
15. h3 b6 16. a5 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qb7 18. Bc3 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 a6 20. Qe2 b5 21. Bb4
Qc7 22. Qd2 Nc5 23. Ra3 Rac8 24. Re3 Red8 25. f4 Be7 26. Kh2 Bf6 27. b3 e5 28.
Re2 Be7 29. f5 h6 30. h4 Nd7 31. Kh3 Nf6 32. Qe1 h5 33. Rd3 Qb8 34. Bf3 Rc6 35.
g4 hxg4+ 36. Bxg4 Qc7 37. c3 d5 38. Bxe7 Qxe7 39. exd5 e4 40. Rg3 Rxd5 41. Reg2
Qd7 42. c4 bxc4 43. bxc4 Rd3 44. Kh2 Qd6 45. Be2 Rxg3 46. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 47. Kxg3
Rc5 48. Kf4 Rxa5 49. Rg1 Kf8 50. Rb1 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.05"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[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. Bg5 Be6 10. Kh1 Rc8 11. f4 Na5 12. f5 Bc4 13. Bd3 b5 14. Qf3 b4 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. Na5 Rxc2 20. Nc6 Rc5 21.
Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rae1 Rxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Rc1 Qa4 25. Qb3 Qb5 26. a4 Qb7 27.
Rc4 a5 28. Qc2 Kg7 29. b3 Qd5 30. Rc7 Re8 31. Qc4 Qe5 32. Qd3 Rb8 33. g3 h5 34.
fxg6 fxg6 35. Rc4 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.05"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5
a6 9. N5c3 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Nc4 Nd4 13. Ne3 Qa5 14. h4 Rc8 15.
Bd3 Qb4 16. a3 Qa5 17. g3 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Kf1 O-O 20. Kg2 Rc8 21. Qe1
Qc5 22. Qb4 b5 23. Qxc5 dxc5 24. Rhd1 c4 25. Bf1 Be7 26. c3 Nb3 27. Ra2 Nc5 28.
Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.05"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 Nd4 8. h3
Bd6 9. d3 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Bh2+ 11. Kh1 Be5 12. Bd2 b6 13. g3 h5 14. Bg2 h4 15.
g4 g5 16. Rc1 Rg8 17. Ne2 Bb7 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 O-O-O 20. Qd2 d5 21. exd5
exd5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rf5 Qe7 24. Rcf1 Rd6 25. Nf4 dxc4 26. Re1 Ne4 27. Qe3
cxd3 28. Nxd3 Re6 29. Kh2 Ng5 30. Re5 Rxe5 31. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 32. Rxe5 Bxg2 33.
Kxg2 f6 34. Rf5 Rd8 35. Nf4 Rd2+ 36. Kg1 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Rd2+ 38. Kg1 Rd6 39. Nd5
Nxh3+ 40. Kh2 Ng5 41. Nxf6 Rd2+ 42. Kh1 Rd1+ 43. Kh2 Rd2+ 44. Kh1 Ne6 45. g5
Rxa2 46. g6 h3 47. Re5 Ng7 48. Ne8 Rg2 49. Nxg7 Rxg6 50. Nf5 Kc7 51. Kh2 Rg2+
52. Kxh3 Rb2 53. Re3 Kc6 54. Ne7+ Kb5 55. Nd5 Rd2 56. Nc7+ Ka5 57. Kg4 Rd7 58.
Ne6 Kb4 59. Kf5 a5 60. Ke5 b5 61. Re4+ c4 62. bxc4 bxc4 63. Rh4 a4 64. Nd4 Kc5
65. Ne6+ Kb4 66. Nd4 a3 67. Nc2+ Kb3 68. Nxa3 c3 69. Rh3 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.05"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O
O-O 8. c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. h3 Bh5 14.
Rb5 Nb6 15. c4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxc4 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. a4 Rfe8 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rfb1
Bc7 21. Be4 Nxa4 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (21... c3 22. Rc5 Re7 23. a5 Na4 24. Rd5 Qe8
25. Rxb7 Rxd5 26. Bxd5 Nb2 27. Bb3 h6 28. a6 Nc4 29. Bxc4 Qa4 30. Bd3 g6 31. g3
{1-0 Hilchenko-Borisov,V/Memorial Ljubomirov corr. 1997 (31)}) 22. Rd5 Bd6 $2 (
22... Qe7 $1 23. Rxb7 Nc3 24. Rc5 (24. Re5 Qd6 25. Bxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qxf7 Rxe5 27.
Rxc7 Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Ng3+ 29. fxg3 (29. Kg1 Qg6 $1 30. Qxg6+ Kxg6 31. dxe5 Rd1+
32. Kh2 Nf1+ 33. Kg1 Nxe3+ $19) 29... Rf8 30. dxe5 Rxf7+ 31. Rxf7 Qxe5 $17) (
24. Rxd8 Rxd8 (24... Qxd8 25. Bg5 (25. Bc6 Re7 $17) 25... Qc8 (25... Qd6 26.
Qxc3 Rxe4 (26... Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Rxe4 (27... Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Rxe4+ (28... Qxg2 29.
Rxc7 $18) 29. Be3 $16)) 27. Be3 Qd7 28. Rb4 $11) 26. Qxc3 Rxe4 27. Rxa7 Bb6 (
27... Bb8 28. Ra1 $11) 28. Rxf7 Bxd4 29. Qf3 Re1+ 30. Kh2 $11) 25. Bf4 Qxe4 (
25... Nxe4 26. Rxc7 Qe6 27. Be5 Qg6 $11) 26. Qxe4 Nxe4 27. Rxc7 Nc3 28. Be3 Nd5
29. Rxc4 $11) 24... Qxe4 (24... Rd7 $2 25. Bc6 $16) 25. Rcxc7 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Rb8
27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Rxc4 (28. Rxa7 Nd5 (28... Nb5 29. Rd7 c3 30. Kf1 $11)) 28...
Nd5 29. Rc5 Rd8 30. Ra5 Rd7 31. Kf1 f5 32. Ke2 Kf7 33. Kd3 $11) 23. Rh5 $1 g6
24. Rxb7 $16 Bc7 (24... Qxb7 25. Bxb7 gxh5 26. Bc6 $18) 25. Rd5 (25. Bc6 $5 Qd6
26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Re5 (27. Rxh7 Re7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 (28... Qxc7 29. Rh4 f5 30.
Qa8+ Kf7 31. Bf4 $18) (28... Kxh7 29. Rxc4 $16) 29. Bf4 Qc6 30. Qg3 Kxh7 31.
Bxc7 Nb6 $11) 27... Rxe5 28. dxe5 Qxe5 29. g3 $16) 25... Qc8 (25... Qe7 26. Re5
$1 Qd6 27. Bd5 Rf8 (27... Re7 28. Bg5 $18) 28. Bh6 $18) 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 (26...
Qxd8 27. Bc6 $18) 27. Bd5 Rd7 28. Qf6 Qd8 $2 (28... Qf8 $8 29. Qc6 Qe7 30. Rxc7
Rxc7 31. Qxa4 c3 $132 {/+/-}) 29. Qxd8+ Rxd8 30. Bc6 $18 Bb6 31. Bxa4 Bxd4 32.
Bxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxa7 c3 34. Bb3 Rb4 35. Ra3 Kg7 36. Kf1 f5 37. Bc2 Rc4 38. Ke2
Kf6 39. Kd3 Rf4 $1 40. f3 Kg5 {[%cal Yg5h4,Yh4g3]} 41. Ke3 Rc4 42. Ra4 $1 f4+ (
42... Rxa4 43. Bxa4 Kh4 44. Kf4 $18) 43. Kf2 Rxa4 44. Bxa4 {Hecht: '[#] Der
Gewinn ist nur eine Frage der Zeit und der sauberen Technik. Der schwarze
c-Bauer spielt keine entscheidende Rolle. Man beachte, daß der Läufer nicht
das Umwandlungsfeld des Randbauern beherrscht. '} Kh4 45. Bc2 Kg5 46. g3 fxg3+
47. Kxg3 Kh5 48. f4 ({Einfacher ist es, den Gewinnbauern zu schonen und den
abtauschfähigen h-Bauern zu aktiveren} 48. h4 {Hecht} h6 (48... g5 49. hxg5
Kxg5 50. Bxh7 $18) (48... Kh6 49. Kg4 Kg7 50. h5 gxh5+ (50... Kf6 51. hxg6 hxg6
52. f4 $18) 51. Kxh5 h6 52. f4 $18) 49. Bb3 $18 g5 (49... c2 50. Be6 c1=Q 51.
Bg4#) 50. Bf7#) 48... Kh6 49. Kg4 Kg7 50. h4 $1 {[%cal Gh4h5]} h6 51. Kf3 Kf7
52. Ke4 Kf6 53. Kd4 g5 54. hxg5+ hxg5 55. f5 g4 56. Ke4 (56. Ke4 Kg5 57. Ke3
$18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Be2 Rd8 12. O-O dxc4 13. Qxd6 Rxd6 14. Bxc4 Kf8
15. Nb5 Rd7 16. Rfc1 a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Be2 Rd8 19. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 {Das ist die sogenannte Mikenas Variante der
Englischen Eröffnung. Sie führt gewöhnlich zu scharfem Spiel, was für
geschlossene Eröffnungen nicht gerade typisch ist.} d5 (3... c5) 4. e5 d4 5.
exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 (7. d4 e5) 7... e5 8. Bd3 {Diese
Figurenentwicklung ist die neue Mode in der Mikenas Variante. Früher spielte
man 8.d4, doch danach bekommt Schwarz bequemes Spiel.} (8. d4 exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+
10. Be2 Be7 11. cxd4 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qe7 13. Qd2 Nc6 $11) 8... Na6 {Es gibt sehr
viele Entwicklungspläne in dieser Stellung, der Textzug wird jedoch am
häufigsten gespielt.} (8... Bd6 9. O-O c6) (8... Nc6 9. O-O Bd6) 9. O-O Bd6 10.
Bc2 (10. Re1) 10... Bg4 11. d4 (11. Rb1 O-O-O 12. d4 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14.
gxf3 c5 $1 $11) 11... Bxf3 (11... O-O-O $2 12. Bg5 $1 Qxg5 13. Nxg5 Bxd1 14.
Raxd1 $16) 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 O-O-O {In dieser Stellung hat Weiß zwar zwei
Doppelbauern, dafür aber besitzt er das Läuferpaarsteht und der schwarze Na6
steht passiv.} (13... exd4 $5 14. Re1+ Kd8 15. Be4 Rb8 16. cxd4 c5 17. Bb2 (17.
Be3) 17... Kc7 18. d5 Rhe8 (18... Rbe8 19. Bf5 Nb8 20. Re4) 19. Rad1 g6 20. Re3
Rbc8 $6 (20... Bf4 $142 $5) (20... f5 21. Bc2 Bf4 $5) 21. Bc2 Nb8 22. Rde1 Rxe3
23. fxe3 $14 {1-0 Poluljahov,A-Ivanov,S/Samara 2000/CBM 78/[Ribli] (72)}) 14.
c5 {Weiß muss so fortsetzen, ansonsten kann sein Gegner die Stellung mit c7-c5
abschließen.} (14. Rb1 c5 15. Be4 b6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Rb3 Nb8 18. Be3 Kc7 19.
Rfb1 Nc6 20. Bd5 Rd7 21. f4 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Jussupow,A/Erevan 1996/EXT
96ch2 (21)}) 14... Bf8 15. c6 $146 (15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 exd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 18.
Bf5+ Kb8 19. Rfb1 Nd5 20. a4 g6 21. Be6 Bg7 22. c6 b6 23. a5 {1-0 Suba,
M-Pogorelov,R/Berga 1994/EXT 2000 (48)}) 15... exd4 (15... bxc6 16. Bf5+ Kb7
17. Rb1+ Ka8 18. dxe5 $16) (15... b6 16. dxe5 $14 (16. Bd3 Nc5 17. Bf5+ Ne6 18.
dxe5) (16. Bf5+ $2 Kb8 17. Bd3 Nc5)) 16. cxb7+ Kb8 (16... Kxb7 $6 17. Rb1+ $40)
17. cxd4 Nb4 {Schwarz verzichtet zugunsten der Verbesserung seiner
Sprginerstellung auf das Schlagen des Pd4.} (17... Rxd4 $5 18. Be3 Rb4 19. Be4
Nc5 $13) 18. Be4 Nd5 (18... Rxd4 19. Be3 Rd7 20. Rfd1 $36) 19. Rb1 Nc3 20. Bg5
f6 {Schwarz ist konsequent und verzichtet erneut auf das Schlagen des Pd4.} (
20... Rxd4 $5) 21. Be3 Nxb1 22. Rxb1 $44 {Weiß hat das Läuferpaar, sein Pb7
ist stark. Nun droht er 23.Bc6, 24.d5 , 25.Rb5 und 26.Ra5.} Rd6 $1 {Schwarz
verteidigt sich gegen 23.Bc6 und bereitet 23...Rb6 vor.} 23. Bf4 Rb6 {[#]} 24.
Bxc7+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Weiß opfert eine Figur. Es ist klar, dass Weiß nach
diesem Zug die Initiative erhält, doch in der Folge bekommt Schwarz gute
Remischancen.} Kxc7 25. Rc1+ Bc5 $1 {Schwarz muss die Figur zurück geben.} (
25... Kd7 26. Rc8 $16) 26. Rxc5+ Kb8 (26... Kd7 $2 27. Bf5+ Ke7 28. Rc7+ Kd6
29. Rc8 $18) 27. Bc6 Rd8 28. d5 (28. Rc4 $2 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 Rxd4 $15) 28... Rxb7
(28... Rb2 $5) 29. Bxb7 Kxb7 30. Kg2 {[%mdl 4096]} a6 $6 {Hier konnte Schwarz
auf einfachem Wege Remis erreichen.} (30... Kb6 31. Rc6+ Kb7 32. Re6 Kc7 $11)
31. a4 $14 {In diesem Endspiel hat Schwarz Remischancen, aber er muss präzise
spielen. Der weiße Mehrbauer ist nicht so gefährlich, und die weiße
Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel ist schlecht.} Rd7 32. Kg3 Kb6 33. Rc6+ Ka5 (
33... Kb7 34. Re6 $14) 34. d6 Kxa4 35. Rc7 Rxd6 36. Rxg7 {Das Endspiel ist
materiell ausgeglichen, aber Weiß besitzt etwas Initiative.} h5 37. Rh7 Rd5 (
37... a5 $5 38. Rxh5 Ra6 39. h4 Kb4 40. Rh8 a4 $132) 38. Rh6 Rg5+ $6 (38... Rf5
39. f4 a5 40. Kf3 Kb4 41. Ke4 Rb5 42. Rxf6 a4 43. Ra6 a3 44. f5 Ra5 45. Rxa5
Kxa5 46. f6 a2 47. f7 a1=Q 48. f8=Q Qh1+ 49. f3 Qxh2 $11) 39. Kf4 Rg2 40. Rxh5
Rxf2 41. h4 $16 a5 42. Rh8 Ka3 (42... Kb3 $2 43. h5 a4 44. h6 a3 45. h7 Rh2 46.
Rb8+ $18) 43. h5 Rh2 44. h6 a4 45. h7 {[%csl Ra3] Man könnte sagen, dass
Schwarz mit einem König weniger spielt! Der schwarze König darf die a-Linie
nicht verlassen, sonst kommt ein Turmschach und Weiß gewinnt sofort.} Rh5 46.
Kg4 Rh1 (46... Rg5+ 47. Kh4 Rg7 48. Kh5 $18) 47. f4 Rh2 48. Kf5 Rh4 (48... Rh6
49. Ke6 $18) 49. Ke4 Rh5 (49... Ka2) 50. f5 $22 Ka2 (50... Rh4+ 51. Kd5 $18)
51. Ra8 Rxh7 52. Rxa4+ Kb3 53. Ra6 $18 {Dank seines aktiven Königs und Turms
gewinnt Weiß den Pf6 und die Partie.} Re7+ 54. Re6 Rf7 55. Kd5 Kc3 {Der
schwarze König steht weit ab vom Geschehen. Schwarz ist machtlos.} 56. Re8 Ra7
57. Ke6 Ra6+ 58. Kf7 Kd4 59. Re6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. a4 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne4 fxe4 21. dxe4
Bg4 22. Qd4 Bf3 23. exd5 c5 24. Qh4 Rbe8 25. Bd2 Be4 26. Re2 Qf5 27. Bf4 c4 28.
Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Bc2 Bxf4 30. Bxe4 Qxe4 31. gxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. b4 a5 8. Bb2
axb4 9. axb4 Rxa1+ 10. Bxa1 c5 11. e3 d6 12. Be2 e5 13. O-O Re8 14. d3 Na6 15.
bxc5 bxc5 16. Rb1 Nb4 17. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8.
Nf4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ncxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. O-O Bg5 13. Re1 h6 14. Bc2
Qd6 15. g3 Rd8 16. h4 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 Qf6 18. Bc7 Be6 19. Be5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qe7
21. Qd3 g6 22. Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Nbd2 h6 11. a3 Bc5 12. c3 Bb6 13. Nf1 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. d4
e4 16. N3h2 Na5 17. Bc2 f5 18. Ng3 Rf8 19. Qh5 Qe8 20. Qxe8 Raxe8 21. Nhf1 Nc4
22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 c5 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Bb3 Kh7 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Be3 Be7
28. Bd4 Bb3 29. Nf1 Bg5 30. g3 Rd8 31. Re2 Bc4 32. Ree1 Bb3 33. Re2 Bf6 34. Rd2
Bg5 35. Be3 a5 36. h4 Bxe3 37. fxe3 a4 38. Kf2 g5 39. Rc1 Rxd2+ 40. Nxd2 Bc4
41. Nxc4 bxc4 42. Rd1 Rb8 43. Rd2 Kg6 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. g4 f4 46. Rd6+ Kg7 47.
Rd4 Rxb2+ 48. Ke1 Rb1+ 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 50. Ke1 Rb3 51. exf4 Rxa3 52. Kd2 e3+ 53.
Kxe3 Rxc3+ 54. Ke4 gxf4 55. Kxf4 Rc1 56. Ke3 a3 57. Rd7+ Kf6 58. Ra7 Rg1 59.
Kd4 Rxg4+ 60. Kc3 Ke5 61. Ra5+ Kd6 62. Kb4 Rh4 63. Rxa3 Kd5 64. Ra8 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.11"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qe5 Rab8 17. a5 f6 {Modern chess is much more dynamic
than in the past, this line with piece sacrifice for three pawns is a frequent
guest at the events of the highest category. Chances for both sides are more
or less balanced, it all depends on the quality of the play.} (17... Rfd8 18.
Be2 f6 19. Qxd5 cxd5 20. Na3 (20. Nd2 Kf7 (20... Rdc8+ 21. Kb1 (21. Kb3 Kf7 22.
Rhc1 Ke7 23. Ka3 Nc5 24. b4 Nd7 25. Nb3 g6 26. a6 {1-0 Topalov,V-Khalifman,A/
Istanbul 2000/ (57)}) 21... Kf7 22. Ra3 Nb4 23. Nb3 Nc2 24. Ra4 Ne3 25. g3 e5
26. Re1 d4 27. Bd3 Rc7 28. Rc1 {1-0 Bareev,E-Ribli,Z/Neum 2000/ (53)}) 21. Rhc1
Rdc8+ 22. Kd1 Ke7 23. Nb3 e5 24. Rc3 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Nc7 26. c4 dxc4 27. Bxc4
Rd8+ 28. Ke2 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Bareev,E/Montecatini Terme/2000/ (67)})
20... Nb4+ 21. Kd2 Nc6 22. Nc2 Rd6 23. Ra4 g6 24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Rc8 26. Rb4
Rd7 27. Re1 {1-0 Barkhagen,J-Ziegler,A/Sweden 2000/ (43)}) 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19.
Ne3 Rbc8+ (19... Nb4+ 20. Kb3 Nc6 21. g3 $14) 20. Kb1 (20. Kb3 Nc5+ 21. Ka3 f5
$1 $36) 20... Nc5 21. Ra3 f5 (21... d4 $5 22. Nc2 (22. Nc4 Rfd8 23. Nd2 f5 24.
Bc4 Kf7 $13) 22... e5 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Re1 Rfd8 $13) 22. Be2 Ne4 (22... d4 23.
Nc4 d3 24. Bf3 Rfd8 25. Ne5 $14) 23. Rd1 Rc7 (23... f4 24. Ng4 (24. Bg4 $2 Rc6
$1 25. Nc2 Nf2 $19) 24... h5 25. Ne5 Rf5 26. Nf3 $14) 24. Nc2 Kf7 25. Nd4 Nd6 (
25... a6 $5 26. Rb3 Ke7 27. Rb6 Rf6 28. Nf3 Rg6 29. g3 Rh6 30. Rc1 Rxc1+ 31.
Kxc1 Nd6 $13) 26. a6 $1 {[%mdl 32] Anand needs objects for his attack, good
candidates are the pawns a7 and e6.} b6 $6 (26... bxa6 27. Rxa6 Rd8 28. Re1 $16
) (26... Rb8 $5 27. Rb3 Kf6 $13) 27. Re3 Re8 (27... Ne4 28. Nb5 Rd7 29. Rc1 e5
30. Bd3 $14) 28. Re1 Ne4 (28... Rce7 29. Bb5 Nxb5 30. Nxb5 $14) 29. Nb5 Rd7 30.
Rc1 Nc5 $6 (30... d4 31. Rh3 h6 32. Rc6 $36) 31. Nd4 Ra8 (31... Rd6 32. b4 $16)
(31... Ne4 $2 32. Bb5 $18) 32. b4 $1 Ne4 33. Bb5 Rd6 (33... Re7 34. Nc6 Ree8
35. Ne5+ Kf6 36. Bxe8 Kxe5 37. Bb5 $18) 34. Rc7+ Kf6 35. Bc6 {The game is
decided, as white pawn can be stopped only with a little miracle.} Rf8 (35...
Rad8 36. Nb5 d4 37. Rd3 Nc3+ 38. Nxc3 dxc3 39. Rxc3 $18) 36. Nb5 Rdd8 (36... d4
37. Nxd6 dxe3 38. Nxe4+ fxe4 39. Kc2 Rd8 40. Bd7 $18) 37. Rxa7 Nd2+ (37... d4
38. Rd3 e5 39. Rb7 Nf2 40. Rf3 $18) 38. Kc1 Nc4 39. Re2 Ne5 (39... d4 40. Nc7
e5 41. Nd5+ Ke6 42. Rc2 Na3 43. Nc7+ Kf6 44. Ra2 Nc4 45. Rb7 $18) 40. Rc7 (40.
Nd4 Rd6 41. b5 Nd3+ 42. Kd2 Nc5 43. Rc7 $18) 40... Rc8 (40... Nd3+ 41. Kd2 Nxb4
42. Bb7 d4 43. Rc4 $18) (40... Nxc6 41. Rxc6 Rfe8 42. Nc7 $18) 41. Bb7 (41. Bb7
Rcd8 42. a7 Nd3+ 43. Kd1 Nxb4 44. Nd4 e5 45. Rb2 exd4 46. Rxb4 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.11"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[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. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. c4 Qc7 14. h3 a5 15.
Ba3 axb4 16. Bxb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Ra8 18. Qb2 h6 19. Rd1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Rc8 21.
Be2 Nc5 22. Qd4 Ra8 23. Bc3 Ncd7 24. Bb2 Ra2 25. Qc3 Nc5 26. Qb4 Nfd7 27. Ra1
Rxa1+ 28. Bxa1 Nf6 29. Bd4 Qd6 30. Qb2 Ncd7 31. f4 Qc6 32. Qb5 Qxb5 33. cxb5 {
[#] Läuferpaar gegen Springer bei teilblockierter Stellung.} Ne4 34. Bf3 Nec5
35. Bc6 f6 36. e4 e5 37. fxe5 fxe5 38. Be3 Kf7 39. Kf2 Ke6 40. Kf3 Nf6 41. g4
g5 42. Bf2 Kd6 43. h4 Ne6 44. Bxb6 gxh4 45. Ba7 Ng5+ 46. Kg2 h3+ 47. Kh1 Nfxe4
48. Ba8 Nf6 49. Bg1 (49. b6 $142 Nd7 50. Kh2) 49... Nxg4 50. b6 h2 51. Bxh2
Nxh2 52. Kxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Fide.com Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.03.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 g6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. d5
Nce7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. c4 h6 11. Nc3 f5 12. Ne1 Nf6 13. f3 O-O 14. Nd3 g5 15.
Bd2 Ng6 16. Nf2 f4 17. b4 Rf7 18. c5 Bf8 19. Na4 Re8 20. Rc1 h5 21. c6 Qc8 22.
cxb7 Qxb7 23. Qe2 Rg7 24. Rc6 Ra8 25. Rfc1 Nh4 26. h3 g4 27. fxg4 hxg4 28. Nxg4
Nxg4 29. hxg4 Qb5 30. Qd1 Be7 31. Be1 Rf8 32. Nc3 Qxb4 33. Rb1 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4
exd4 35. Ne2 Nxg2 36. Kxg2 f3+ 37. Kf1 fxe2+ 38. Kxe2 Rxg4 39. Rxc7 Bg5 40. Kd3
Rf3+ 41. Kc4 Rxe4 42. Rb8+ Rf8 43. Rxf8+ Kxf8 44. Bf2 Re2 45. Bxd4 Rc2+ 46. Bc3
Rxa2 47. Kb3 Re2 48. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Fide.com Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.03.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2001.03.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 {Rare move.} ({Mainlines are:
} 5. Bc4) (5. O-O) (5. Nxd4) 5... Qe7 (5... Nxe4 $2 6. Nxe4 Qe7 (6... Nxb5 $2
7. Nxf7 $1 $18 {1-0 Bogoljubow,E-Rubinstein,A/Gothenburg 1920/MainBase/
[ChessBase] (22)}) 7. O-O Qxe5 8. Re1 Be7 9. Nc3 Qc5 10. b4 $1 Qd6 11. Bc4 O-O
12. Nd5 $16 {[%cal Gc1b2]}) 6. f4 (6. Nf3 Nxb5 (6... Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. dxc3
Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Qc5 10. Re1+ $14 {1-0 Lasker,E-Englund,F/Scheveningen 1913/EXT
98 (21)}) 7. Nxb5 Qxe4+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Kxe2 Nd5 10. Re1 a6 (10... f6 $132 {
0-1 Kubbel,A-Grigoriev,N/Moscow 1920/URS-ch (26)}) 11. Kf1+ (11. Nc3 Nxc3+ 12.
dxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wenger,K-Giessmann,A/Graz 1993/EXT 97 (54)}) 11... Be7 $11 {
1-0 Kubbel,A-Tselikov,N/Moscow 1920/URS-ch (45)}) 6... Nxb5 7. Nxb5 d6 (7... d5
$2 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. c4 Nxf4 10. O-O f6 11. d4 fxe5 12. Bxf4 $16 {(...). 1-0
Zinner,E-Friedemann,G/Munich 1936/EXT 2000 (16)}) 8. Nf3 (8. Nd3 $4 Bg4 {
[%csl Rd1] 0-1 Brujic,B-Jankovic,M/Novi Sad 1989/EXT 2000 (8)}) 8... c6 ({
Black equalizes also in case of} 8... Qxe4+ 9. Kf2 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gh1e1]} (9.
Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nd5 11. d3 a6 $11 {0-1 Kristovic,M-Dabo Peranic,R/Bizovac
CRO 2001/The Week in Chess 329 (69)}) 9... Kd8 (9... Qc4 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Nbd4
c5 12. d3 Qa4 13. Qe2 Ng8 14. Nb3 Be6 $132 {1-0 Mastrovasilis,D-Gorbovickis,I/
Bratislava 1993/TD (40)}) (9... Ng4+ 10. Kg3 (10. Kg1 Kd8 (10... Qc4 11. a4
$132 {1-0 Piazzini,L-Bolbochan,J/Buenos Aires 1933/HCL (41)}) (10... Qc6 11. a4
a6 12. d4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Platz,J-Howard,F/South Fallsburg 1948/EXT 98 (61)}) 11.
h3 Nf6 12. d4 (12. d3 $132 {0-1 Platz,J-Adams,W/South Fallsburg 1948/EXT 98 
(54)}) 12... h5 13. Ng5 Qe8 14. Nc3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Opocensky,K-Rubinstein,A/
Meran 1924/EXT 99 (39)}) 10... Kd8 (10... Qg6 11. Nh4 $18 {0-1 Lundin,E-Michel,
P/Buenos Aires 1939/HCL (34)} (11. Nh4 Qh5 $17)) (10... Qc4 11. a4 d5 12. h3 a6
13. d3 Qc5 14. d4 Qb6 15. Nc3 Nf6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Bisguier,A-Levin,E/USA 1998/
EXT 99 (22)}) 11. h3 Nh6 12. d4 Be7 13. Re1 Qg6+ $132 {1-0 Bogoljubow,
E-Rubinstein,A/Gothenburg 1920/HCL (31)}) 10. d3 Ng4+ 11. Kg1 Qe8 12. c4 h5 13.
h3 Nh6 14. Kh2 Ng4+ 15. Kg1 Nh6 16. Kf2 $132 {0-1 Pihlajasalo,A-Vaatainen,T/
Helsinki 1997/EXT 99 (41)}) 9. Nc3 Nxe4 10. O-O (10. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 11. Qe2 Bf5 $11
{0-1 Woods,O-Jendras,G/Romulus 1994/EXT 2000 (47)}) 10... Nxc3 11. dxc3 (11.
bxc3 Qc7 12. c4 Be7 13. d3 O-O 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Qd2 c5 16. Rae1 Rfe8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Platz,J-Shainswit,G/South Fallsburg 1948/EXT 98 (65)}) 11... Qd8 (11...
Qf6 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Be3 $11) 12. Re1+ (12. Qd4 Qb6 13. Re1+ Be7 14. Be3 Qxd4
15. Bxd4 f6 16. c4 Kf7 17. Re3 Re8 18. Rae1 Bf5 19. R1e2 c5 20. Bc3 Bf8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Campora,D-Toth,C/Bogota 1991/EXT 97 (37)}) 12... Be7 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. Be3 Bf6 (16... Re8 17. Bd4 Bf8 18. Rxe8 Qxe8 $11) 17. g4
$5 $132 {Interesting brave decision!} ({White is not satisfied with} 17. Bd4
$11 {with approximately equal play.}) 17... g6 ({Quite well was} 17... Re8 {
Not were afraid of kingside PP promotion.} 18. g5 Be7 {[%cal Ge7f8]} 19. Re2 d5
20. Rae1 Bd6 $132) 18. Rad1 Re8 19. f5 Be5 (19... Bg5 $143 $6 20. Bd4 d5 21.
Qg3 $1 $14) 20. Rf1 Qe7 ({Or} 20... Qf6 21. Rde1 $132 (21. g5 $6 Qxf5 22. Qxf5
gxf5 23. Rxf5 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxe3 25. Rxd6 Rae8 (25... Rxc3 26. Rd7 Rf8 27. Rxb7
$11) 26. Rd7 R8e7 $15) (21. fxg6 Qxg6 22. Bd4 Re6 $132)) 21. Rd3 d5 22. Bd4
Bxd4+ 23. cxd4 Qc7 $6 $14 (23... g5 $5 24. f6 (24. h4 gxh4 25. Qf4 f6 26. Rh3
Qe2 27. Rh2 Qc4 $15) 24... Qe2 25. Qxe2 (25. Qf5 h6 26. Rf2 Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Re6
$15) 25... Rxe2 26. Rf2 Rae8 27. Ra3 $132) 24. Re3 $1 Re4 $2 $16 {Badly.Back
loses whole P without any compensation by force.} ({Much better was} 24... Re7
25. Rfe1 Rae8 {in order to change two RR pairs:} 26. f6 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28.
Qxe3 Kf8 29. Kg2 Qd6 30. g5 $14 {[%cal Ge3g3]}) 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Rxe4 dxe4 27.
Qxe4 Qg3+ 28. Qg2 Qe3+ 29. Qf2 Re8 30. Kg2 (30. c3 $16) 30... Qe4+ 31. Kg3 Qe3+
32. Qxe3 Rxe3+ 33. Rf3 Re2 34. Rb3 $1 ({Of couse,} 34. Rf2 {would keep
advantage.} Re3+ 35. Kg2 $16) 34... Rxc2 $6 $18 (34... b6 35. Rc3 Re6 36. Kf4
$16) 35. Rxb7 Rd2 36. Rxa7 Rxd4 ({Huge advantage White keep also after} 36...
Rxb2 37. Kf4 $18 {[%csl Gf4,Rg8]}) 37. Rb7 Rd3+ 38. Kf4 $4 $11 ({After right} 
38. Kh4 $1 h6 39. a4 g5+ (39... Rd1 40. a5 Ra1 41. b4 c5 (41... Ra4 42. Rc7
Rxb4 43. a6 Rb3 44. a7 Ra3 {with a small trap:} 45. g5 $1 $18 ({Not} 45. Rc8+
Kg7 46. a8=Q g5+ 47. Kh5 Rxh3#)) 42. bxc5 Rxa5 43. c6 Rc5 44. c7 Rc3 {[%csl
Rh4]} 45. g5 $1 $18 {[%csl Gh4]} ({Wrong is} 45. Rb8+ Kg7 46. g5 $11 ({Not} 46.
c8=Q g5+ 47. Kh5 Rxh3#))) 40. Kh5 Rxh3+ 41. Kg6 Kf8 42. a5 $18 {White wins})
38... Rxh3 {White lost P advantage and here the only advantage White reached
is KK locations difference, but it is not enough to win.} 39. a4 Rh1 {[%cal
Gh1a1]} 40. a5 Ra1 41. b4 h5 42. Rc7 (42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Ke5 (43. Kg5 Kf8 44.
Kxh5 c5 45. bxc5 Rxa5 $11) 43... h4 $1 $11 {[%cal Gh4h3]} (43... c5 $2 44. bxc5
Rxa5 45. Kd6 $18)) 42... Ra4 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Kg5 h4 $1 {Exactly! Maybe this
strong reply was missed by White, or time pressure was too intensive...} (44...
Rxb4 $4 45. a6 Ra4 46. a7 $18) 45. Kxh4 Rxb4+ 46. Kg5 Ra4 47. Ra7 Kf8 48. Kf6
Ke8 49. Ke6 Kd8 50. Kd6 Kc8 51. Kxc6 Kb8 52. Rb7+ Ka8 53. Rd7 Rh4 54. Kb6 Rh6+
55. Kb5 Rh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Fide.com Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.03.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2001.03.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 b6 ({"Normal" move here is} 3... c5 {but Nigel Short
preferes to get less known position.}) 4. c3 (4. Nh3 $5 Qd7 5. c3 Ne7 6. Nd2
Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. Nf4 g6 9. Nf3 Nb8 10. Nd3 Nbc6 11. O-O h6 12. h3 Bg7 13.
Nh2 h5 14. Bg5 Ng8 15. Qd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bangiev,A-Vaganian,R/Porz DPMM 2000/
EXT 2001 (69)}) 4... Qd7 5. Nd2 (5. Nf3 Ne7 6. Bd3 Ba6 7. O-O Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nf5
9. Be3 c5 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Rfe1 Be7 12. Nf1 Rc8 13. Rad1 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nfxd4
15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qb5 $11 {0-1 Van Hul,C-Vaganian,R/Antwerpen op 1996 (59)
}) (5. a4 Ba6 $140 6. Bxa6 Nxa6 7. a5 $14) 5... c5 (5... Ba6 6. Bxa6 (6. Ne2 $5
) 6... Nxa6 7. Ne2 Ne7 8. O-O c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Nf4 g6 11. c4 Nc7 12. cxd5 Nxd5
13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bg5 Bg7 15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Minasian,
A-Nalbandian,T/ARM-ch Yerevan 1999 (23)}) 6. Ndf3 Ba6 7. Ne2 ({Worth
considering} 7. Bxa6 $5 Nxa6 8. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2f4] with chances for small
advantage.Khalifman pretends for more.}) 7... Nc6 $146 (7... Ne7 8. g3 Nf5 9.
g4 Ne7 10. Nf4 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 Qb5+ 12. Kg2 Nec6 13. h4 Nd7 14. b3 Be7 15. a4 Qa6
16. Ba3 cxd4 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. cxd4 Qa5 {1-0 Hautot,S-Vanparijs,P/BEL-chJ 1998
(22)}) 8. h4 O-O-O $5 9. a3 (9. Nf4 $5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 {[%cal Gg2g3,Gf1g2]}) 9...
f6 $1 {Black got big advantage in development and Short correctly wants to
open game in the centre.} 10. b4 (10. Bf4 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nf6 $132
{was safer for white.}) 10... fxe5 11. dxe5 Nh6 $1 {[%cal Gh6f7,Gh6f5,Gh6g4]
Typical manoevre in French.} 12. Bg5 Re8 13. bxc5 (13. Rb1 Bc4) 13... Bxc5 14.
Ned4 Bxf1 15. Kxf1 Rhf8 (15... Nf7 $5 {was also not bad.}) 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17.
Qe2 Na5 $1 $15 {Its became clear that initiative belongs to Black.} 18. Nd2 (
18. Qa6+ Kb8 19. Rb1 Nc4) 18... Kb8 19. g3 Rc8 {[%csl Rc3]} 20. Kg2 Rfe8 21.
N4b3 (21. Rhb1 $5) 21... Nxb3 22. Nxb3 Qa4 $1 $36 {[%cal Ga4g4]} 23. Nxc5 Rxc5
{[%csl Rc3]} 24. Qe3 {[%cal Ge3h6]} h5 (24... Qc6 $5 25. Kh2 Rxc3 26. Qxh6 Rf3
{could be good alternative to the text/}) 25. Rhc1 Rec8 26. Qg5 (26. Kg1 Rc4
27. Qh6 Qd7 {[%cal Gd7f7]}) 26... Qe4+ 27. Kg1 Qg6 28. Qe3 (28. Qe7 $5 Rxc3 29.
Rxc3 Rxc3 30. a4 $132) 28... Rc4 {[%cal Gc4h4,Gc4e4] Short systematically
improve his position, and  White is unable to defend both flanks} 29. Rab1 (29.
Kh2 Re4 30. Qd2 Rg8 {[%cal Re4h4]}) 29... Re4 30. Qd2 (30. Qg5 Qxg5 31. hxg5
Rxe5) 30... Rxh4 31. Rb4 Rhc4 (31... Rg4 $5 {[%cal Rh5h4]}) 32. a4 h4 $19 {
Rest is quite simple:Black has and material and positional advantage, plus
white's king can't find secure place on the board.} 33. Kh2 hxg3+ 34. fxg3 Rg8
$5 (34... Rxb4 35. cxb4 Qh5+ 36. Kg2 Rxc1 37. Qxc1 Qe2+ 38. Kh3 Qxe5 $19 39.
Qc6 $140 Qc7 40. Qxe6 Qc8 $1) 35. Rg1 (35. Qe3 d4 $5) 35... Rxb4 (35... Qh5+ $1
36. Kg2 Qxe5 $19 {was even simplier way to victory.}) 36. cxb4 Qh5+ 37. Kg2
Qxe5 38. Qd3 Rg4 (38... h5 $5) 39. Rf1 Qe4+ 40. Qxe4 Rxe4 {White havn't any
chances to save this ending, but Khalifman continue for some time desperate
ressistance.} 41. Rh1 Rxb4 42. Rxh7 Rxa4 43. Kf3 e5 44. g4 e4+ 45. Kg3 (45. Kf4
e3+ 46. Kf3 Re4) 45... Ra3+ 46. Kf4 Rf3+ 47. Ke5 Rg3 48. Kxd5 Rxg4 0-1

[Event "Merida 2nd"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2001.05.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bf4 Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Ba6 Qc8
15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida 2nd"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2001.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. d4 $5 {This is a rare continuation
and not without reason.} e6 (5... dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bxf3 $5 (6... e6 7. Be2 (7. Bd3
Nd7 8. O-O Ngf6 9. c3 {looks also logical}) 7... Bg6 8. Nc3 {The N is not
well-placed here.} Nd7 9. Bf4 Ngf6 10. O-O Bb4 $5 $11 (10... Be7 11. Re1 O-O
12. Nh4 Nd5 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. c3 {/\ Bd3, Qg4 with some chances
for a >> ->.} Nb6 16. Bd3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qg4 $14 {Kujpers-Simagin,
Alekhine mem 1963})) 7. Qxf3 Qxd4 {Black takes up the gauntlet, in semi-opened
openings the P sacrifice for development is less dangerous than in the open
ones.} 8. Be3 $142 (8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O Ngf6 10. c3 Qb6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Nxf6+
gxf6 13. Qe2 e6 $15 {Leroy-Vasquez, 1990}) 8... Qxb2 9. Bc4 Qb4+ (9... Nf6 10.
O-O Nbd7 11. Rab1 $44) 10. Nd2 e6 (10... Nf6 11. Rb1 Qd6 12. Rxb7 Nbd7 13. O-O
Ne5 14. Qe2 e6 {(Short-Adianto, Internet blitz 2000)} 15. Bf4 $1 Nfd7 16. Rxd7
$18) 11. Rb1 Qe7 12. Ne4 $44 {with a big lead of development for the pawns.})
6. Bd3 (6. g4 Bg6 7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 {Black is usually not sad, if his
light-squared B will leave the board.} 9. Bg2 dxe4 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nxe4 Ngf6
12. Ng3 Nb6 13. b3 O-O-O 14. c4 Bc5 15. Be3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17. Ne2 cxd4 18.
c5 Nbd5 19. Qxd4 g5 $13 {Planinec-J.Nikolac, Zagreb 1975}) (6. Be3 Nf6 7. exd5
cxd5 {Now White's pieces are not working harmoniously together.} 8. a3 Nc6 9.
Be2 Be7 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 O-O 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Qd3 Ne8 14. Rae1 Nd6 $15 {
Rivas Pastor-Magem Badals, Pamplona 1994}) (6. exd5 cxd5 7. g4 {is the most
aggressive try, but Black has rich defensive resources.} Bg6 8. Ne5 (8. h4 Nc6
9. h5 Be4 10. Rh3 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 Nf6 12. Rh3 Bb4 $13 {S.Djuric-Nanneli,
Montecatini Terme 1994}) 8... Nc6 9. h4 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bb4 11. h5 Be4 12. Rh3 d4
13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 dxc3 15. bxa5 Qxa5 16. Qd4 Bc6 17. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 18. Rxc3 Ne7
$11 {Ghinda-Lobron, Luzern 1982}) 6... Nf6 7. e5 (7. O-O Be7 (7... Bb4 8. e5
Nfd7 {with a comfortable French type of position, where the B is on h5 instead
of c8.} 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ng5 {/\ f4} Be7 11. f4 c5 12. Nf3 {(Chernyshov-Von
Herman, Berlin 1995)} Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6) 8. Be3 (8. e5 Nfd7) 8... dxe4 9. Nxe4
Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nd7 11. c3 Nf6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Be2 {This type of position cannot
yield any advantage for White.} Qc7 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nd7 $11 {
Markowski-Mitura, Wisla 1992}) 7... Nfd7 8. g4 ({On} 8. O-O c5 {/\ Nc6 is the
typical "French" blow.}) 8... Bg6 9. Bxg6 hxg6 {Black has exchanged his bad B,
and has a good "French".} 10. Ne2 {/\ c3 in order to defend >< d4.} c5 11. c3
Nc6 12. Kf1 {/\ Kg2} Be7 (12... cxd4 {looks also promising, for example:} 13.
cxd4 Rc8 14. Kg2 Be7 15. Be3 Nb6 16. b3 Ba3 $15) 13. Kg2 Qb6 ({or simply} 13...
Rc8) 14. Rb1 a5 15. Be3 a4 {Black wants to insert pressure on the weakened
light squares.} 16. Nf4 Qa6 17. h4 a3 {Black will soon regret this move,
although there is no problem yet in his position.} (17... Rc8 {was useful
again.}) 18. b3 {It is hard to believe here, that the P on a3 will become a
vulnerable target!} cxd4 19. cxd4 Nb4 20. Qd2 O-O-O $2 {This runs into a
tactical skirmish.} (20... Rc8 {was the safest option again.} 21. Rbc1 Rc6 $15)
21. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 (21... Rhf8 22. Rbc1+ Kb8 23. Ngxe6 $1 fxe6 24. Nxg6 $16 {
and the b4 N is hanging.}) 22. hxg5 Rxh1 $2 {giving up the h <-> deliberately
is erroneous.} (22... Nc6 {was still playable.} 23. Rxh8 (23. Rhc1 Kb8 24. b4
Qb5 {blockading the << just in time.} 25. Qc3 Rh4 26. Kg3 Rdh8 27. Qxa3 f6 $1
$132 {and suddenly Black has a counterattack on the >>.}) 23... Rxh8 24. b4 Na7
25. Qc3+ Kb8 26. b5 Qa4 (26... Nxb5 $2 27. Qb4 Nc7 28. Qe7 $16 {with
penetration.}) 27. b6 (27. Rb3 Nb6 {>< c4} 28. Nd3 Rc8 29. Nc5 Qc4) 27... Nc6
28. Rb3 Rc8 (28... Qc4 $5 29. Rxa3 Qxc3 30. Rxc3 Nxb6) 29. Rxa3 Qd1 30. f3 (30.
Ra8+ Kxa8 31. Qa3+ Kb8 32. Qd6+ $11) 30... Rh8 31. Bg1 Nxb6 $13 {and the N on
c4 will be a superpower.}) 23. Rxh1 Nc6 24. Nd3 Kb8 25. Rh3 ({missing the
forced} 25. Rh7 $1 Rg8 26. Nb4 $1 Qb5 27. Nxc6+ bxc6 28. Qc3 Kc7 29. b4 $1 Qa4
30. b5 $1 $18 {and the penetration of the white Q is inevitable.}) 25... Qb5
26. Rf3 $1 (26. Rh7 {can be parried now by} Rg8 27. Qc3 (27. Nf4 Nf8 28. Rh1
Nd7) 27... Rc8 $1 $11) 26... Rf8 27. Qd1 Qa6 28. Ne1 $1 {/\ Nc2 >< a3} f6 (
28... Nb4 29. Bc1 $5 ({or simply} 29. Bd2 Nc6 30. Nc2 $16) 29... Nxa2 (29... f6
30. exf6 gxf6 31. gxf6 Rxf6 (31... Nxa2 32. Bf4+ Ka8 33. Qd2 $18 {and the
greedy N is trapped.}) 32. Rxf6 Nxf6 33. Qd2 $18 {with doble ->.}) 30. Bd2 $1
Qb5 31. b4 $1 $18) (28... Ka8 {leaves the h2-b8 /^ in case of a later f7-f6.}
29. Bc1 $16 {>< a3}) 29. gxf6 gxf6 30. exf6 Rxf6 31. Nc2 (31. Rxf6 Nxf6 32. Qf3
Ne4 33. Qf8+ Ka7 34. Nf3 $16 {>< g6}) 31... Ka8 (31... e5 {founders on the pin
after} 32. Rxf6 Nxf6 33. dxe5 Nxe5 34. Bf4 $18) 32. Rh3 Rf8 33. Bh6 $1 {
and the R has to decide where to go.} (33. Bc1 Rc8 34. Bxa3 e5 35. dxe5 Ncxe5
$14) 33... Rf7 (33... Rh8 34. b4 $1 {and finally >< a3 falls.} Na7 (34... Qc4
35. Rxa3+ Kb8 36. Bf4+ e5 37. Bg3 $18) 35. Rxa3 $1 (35. Nxa3 Rxh6 36. Rxh6 Qxa3
37. Qe2 Nc6 38. Qxe6 Nb6) 35... Qd6 36. Qd2 Nb6 37. Rh3 Nc4 38. Qg5 $18) 34.
Re3 {Black has too many weaknesses (>< a3, e6, g6) and a passive position. The
position is probably lost already.} e5 (34... Rh7 35. Bf4 Na7 (35... Rf7 36. b4
$18) 36. b4 Nb5 (36... Nf6 37. Nxa3 $18) 37. Qd3 $18) 35. dxe5 Ndxe5 36. Qxd5
$18 Rd7 37. Qe4 Rd1 38. Re1 Rd8 39. Bg5 Rf8 40. Re3 Qb5 41. Nxa3 1-0

[Event "Merida 2nd"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2001.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
c6 9. e4 Qb6 10. c5 dxc5 11. dxe5 Ne8 12. e6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Ne5 14. f4 Nf7 15.
Nxf7 Rxf7 16. e5 Nc7 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Kh2 Bd7 19. Qc2 Bf8 20. Bd2 a5 21. h4 Be7
22. Rae1 Raf8 23. Be3 Nb4 24. Qc4 Qa6 25. Qxa6 Nxa6 26. Rd1 Bc8 27. Bh3 c4 28.
Nd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Nb4 30. Bd2 c5 31. a3 Nd3 32. b3 Nxe5 33. fxe5 Rxf1 34. Bxf1
Rxf1 35. Bh6 cxb3 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Rf8+ Ke7 38. Rxf1 b6 39. Kg1 Ba6 40. Rb1 a4
41. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Merida 2nd"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2001.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. Be2 e5 14. Ra5 Be6
15. Qc2 Nbd7 16. c4 b6 17. Ra6 Rfc8 18. Nd2 Qb7 19. b5 Nc5 20. Ra3 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida 2nd"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2001.05.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
Kf8 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 c4 12. Be2 Nc6 13. a4 a6 14. Rhb1 Rb8 15.
h4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qf4 Qe7 18. Qe3 Ke8 19. h5 Kd8 20. Ng1 b4 21. f4 Bd7
22. cxb4 Rxb4 23. Rxb4 Qxb4+ 24. Qc3 Qxc3+ 25. Kxc3 Kc7 26. Bf3 Rf8 27. Ne2 f6
28. exf6 Rxf6 29. g3 Rf8 30. Ng1 Rg8 31. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida 2nd"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2001.05.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto Eduardo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 8.
d5 b5 9. Qe2 b4 10. Nd1 Nb6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf2 Qc8 13. f5 Qa6 14. Qe1 N8d7 15.
Ng4 Nf6 16. Nh6+ Bxh6 17. Bxh6 Rfe8 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 Nbd7 20. Rf4 Qc4 21.
Qh4 Qxc2 22. Raf1 Qxb2 23. Qh3 Qc3 24. g3 Ne5 25. Rh4 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Qe2 27. Kg1
Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Qe2 29. Kg1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Bb2 e5 12. Be2 Rd8 13. Qc2 e4 14. Nd2 Bg4
15. Nb3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rac8 17. Rfc1 Qb8 18. Qd1 Ne7 19. a4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8
21. Nd2 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Qc8 23. Qxc8+ Bxc8 24. f3 Bd7 25. a5 Bc6 26. Ba3 Ned5 27.
fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[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. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Be6 12. Ne5 N6d7 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. f4
f6 15. Nf3 c5 16. f5 Bf7 17. Qf2 Qb6 18. g4 Rae8 19. h4 Qd6 20. Kg2 a6 21. a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
Nc6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rc1 Qb5 13. Qc2 Bb6 14. a4 Qb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Nbc3 Bc4 10. Bxc4 Nxc4 11. Qb3 Nb6 12. e6 fxe6 13. Qxe6 Qd7 14. Qxd7+
Kxd7 15. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Be3 Bg4 10. h3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. Re1 h6 13. Ne2 Bd6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Ned4 Bc5 16. c3 Rad8 17. Qd3 Bb6 18. Re2 Bd7 19. Rae1 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8
21. Rxe8+ Bxe8 22. Nf5 Ne5 23. Qxd5 Qxf5 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 Bc7 26. Nd3 Bb5
27. Nb4 a5 28. Nd5 Bd6 29. Ne3 b6 30. Nd5 Bc5 31. a3 a4 32. Nb4 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bc8 7. e3 g6 8. Bxc4
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 c5 11. Nf3 cxd4 12. exd4 Nbd7 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15.
Ba2 Qd6 16. Ne5 Nfd5 17. Qf3 Be6 18. Ne4 Qc7 19. Nc5 Rfe8 20. Bd2 Bxe5 21. dxe5
Qxe5 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. b4 Rac8 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxa7 Kg7 27. Rc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. N1d2 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Bf4 Rac8 12. Ne3 Qh5 13. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[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 O-O 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bd3 d6 7. h3 e5 8. d5 Nh5
9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. g4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Bxf5 Bxf5 15.
gxf5 Qf6 16. Qe2 Qxf5 17. O-O-O Na6 18. Qe6+ Qxe6 19. dxe6 Nc5 20. Rxd6 Rad8
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Kc2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2001.08.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 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. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxd4 Bg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Europe-Tartarstan m"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2001.08.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2001.08.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. exd6 Qxd6 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. d3 Be7 14. c4 dxc4
15. dxc4 O-O 16. Bf4 Bf6 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Kh2 b6 19. Rfe1 Nc2 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
Re4 Nb4 22. Re3 h6 23. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Europe-Tartarstan m"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2001.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.08.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ribli} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 ({After} 5. Nc3 {
Rublevsky often transposes from the Paulsen to the Scheveningen with} Qc7 6.
Be2 Nf6 7. O-O d6 8. f4 Be7) 5... Nf6 (5... Nc6 {is a rather passive
alternative:} 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Nd2 e5 8. Nc4 Nf6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bd2 $5 b5 (10...
Bg4 11. Qe1 b5 12. Ne3 Bc5 13. Nxg4 Nxg4 14. Qe2 Nf6 15. b4 Bb6 16. c4 Bd4 17.
Rac1 Qd6 18. Bc2 O-O 19. Bb3 Rfd8 20. Rc2 Rd7 21. Rfc1 Rc7 22. g3 h6 23. Kg2
Rac8 24. a4 $14 {Leko,P-Khalifman,A/Budapest m/2000/}) 11. Ba5 Qb8 12. Nb6 Ra7
13. Nxc8 Qxc8 14. a4 Rd7 15. Qe2 Qb8 16. c4 b4 17. c5 Bxc5 18. Rac1 Bb6 19.
Bxb4 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxb4 21. Rxc6 Ke7 $1 $13 {Reefat,S-Miezis,N/Dhaka/2001/}) (
{More popular are other moves as} 5... g6) (5... Bc5 {or}) (5... Qb6 $5) 6. O-O
d6 7. c4 {Ribli: 'Das ist eine für Weiß typische Fortsetzung und eigentlich
die Hauptidee in der Variante mit 5.Bd3. Mit diesem Zug verschafft sich Weiß
dauerhaften Raumvorteil.'} (7. Nc3 {Ribli Dieser Zug wird seltener gespielt.
Die Idee besteht hier in der schnellen Entwicklung der Figuren und im Aufbau
einer Angriffsstellung.}) 7... Bd7 {Rublevsky's pet move, which he used even
after this game. Ribli: 'Das ist Rublevskys Lieblingsvariante - Schwarz will
anschließend Bc6 spielen und seine Entwicklung mit Be7 und 0-0 beenden.'} (7...
g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 {or}) (7... Be7 {leads to typical Hedgehog positions.}) 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Nxc6 {White doesn't want to commit his Bc1 yet.} ({After} 9. Be3 {
White has to reckon not only with normal development, but also the more complex
} Ne5 10. Be2 Be7 11. f4 Ng6 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Kh1 Kh8 14. Qg3 Qa5 15. Nb3 Qc7
16. Rac1 Rac8 17. h4 h5 18. Nd4 Qa5 19. Nb3 Qd8 20. Rcd1 Qc7 $13 21. Nd4 Qa5
22. Nb3 Qc7 {1/2,Leitao,R-Milov,V/Buenos Aires/2000/}) (9. Be3 {Ribli}) (9. Nc2
{Ribli}) 9... Bxc6 10. b4 $1 {'!?' Ribli. The idea behind this move is twofold:
White gains space and b5 hangs in the air, as Black will need d7 for his N.
The Bc1 will be developed to the long diagonal, while Black's Q is denied the
important a5-square: Ribli: 'Eine aggressive Fortsetzung - Schwarz muss nun
mit b4-b5 rechnen.'} (10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qe2 Qa5 $1 13. f4 (13. a3 Rfe8
14. Rad1 Rac8 15. b4 Qh5 16. Qd2 Red8 17. Rfe1 Be8 18. Re3 Qg5 19. Ne2 {
1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Rublevsky,S/Polanica Zdroj 1997/CBM 61 (19)}) 13... Qh5 $132
{The Q-exchange helps the defence and an attempt to avoid it} 14. Rf3 (14. Qxh5
Nxh5 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Bf3 Nd7 18. Ba3 Nc5 19. Kf2 b6 20. Rd2 {
1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Rublevsky,S/Niksic 1997/CBM 59 ext (20)}) 14... Rfe8 $142 $5
$13 {[%cal Rd6d5] /\d5<=> leads to an unclear position.} (14... d5 $6 15. exd5
Bc5+ 16. Kh1 exd5 17. Nxd5 $36 {/\} Ng4 $2 18. Rh3 Nf2+ 19. Qxf2 Qxh3 20. Qxc5
Qxd3 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qg5+ $18)) ({After} 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Rd1 {
'!?' Ribli. the Qa5-h5 manoeuvre is not so effective, but also the R on d1 is
not well posted for a >>->.} (11. b4 $5 {Ribli} O-O 12. Rd1 (12. Bb2 $5) 12...
Qc7 13. Bf4 b6 14. b5 axb5 15. cxb5 Bb7 16. Rac1 Qb8 {1/2-1/2 Reinaldo
Castineira,R-Kovacevic,S/Dos Hermanas 2000/CBM 75 ext (24)}) 11... Nd7 12. Bf4
O-O (12... b6 $5) (12... Ne5 $142 $5) 13. Bc2 Qc7 14. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 e5
16. Be3 Rfc8 17. Rdc1 Qd8 18. Qd2 h6 19. Bd1 Nf6 20. Qb4 Qd7 21. h3 Bd8 22. Bf3
Kh7 23. a4 Be7 24. b3 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rc4 $14 {Rasik,V-Rublevsky,S/
Ostrava/1992/}) (10. a4 {Ribli} b6 11. Be3 Be7 12. f3 O-O 13. Qd2 Qb8 14. Rfd1
Rc8 15. Bf1 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Rublevsky,S/Montecatini Terme 2000/CBM 79
no vc (25)}) 10... b6 {Ribli: 'Ein sinnvoller prophylaktischer Zug - jetzt
kann Schwarz nach b4-b5 Bb7 spielen.'} (10... Be7 {is possible, but the text
is sooner or later necessary anyway.}) (10... g6 11. Bf4 $5 $32 {is playing
with fire.}) (10... Be7 {Ribli} 11. b5 Bd7 12. a4 O-O 13. Be3 Qc7 14. a5 axb5
15. Bb6 Qc8 16. Nxb5 Bc6 17. Na7 Qd7 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Qa4 {1/2-1/2
Lobzhanidze,D-Lastin,A/Kstovo 1997/CBM 59 (24)}) 11. Bb2 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13.
Rad1 $14 {[%cal Re4e5] (),|^>>,/\e5 Ribli: 'Weiß hat Raumvorteil und
Initiative - es droht 14.e5, Schwarz muss daher entweder mit 13...Qc7 oder 13..
.Nd7 reagieren. '} ({Too soft is} 13. a3 Nd7 14. Rad1 Re8 15. f4 Qc7 16. Bb1
Bf8 17. Qc2 g6 18. Qd2 Bb7 {Ribli: '1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Milov,V/Pula 2000/CBM 77 
(24)'} 19. Bd3 Rad8 20. Kh1 Bg7 21. Rc1 Nf6 22. Qe2 Nh5 23. Qf2 Bh6 24. Qh4 Bg7
$132 {1/2,Lutz,C-Milov,V/Pula zt/2000/}) 13... Nd7 ({Later Black came up with} 
13... Qc7 14. f4 Rac8 ({White's tactical chances are well illustrated by} 14...
Rad8 $6 15. Kh1 Bb7 16. Rf3 g6 17. Rh3 Nd7 $2 18. Nb5 $1 {1-0,Kindermann,
S-Thesing,M/Bundesliga 0001/2001/ Ribli: '1-0 Kindermann,S-Thesing,M/Bremen
GER 2001 (18)'} (18. Nd5 $1 $18 {Ribli}) 18... axb5 19. Qh5 $1 $18 {'!!' Ribli.
}) 15. Rf3 Rfd8 16. Rh3 h6 17. Rg3 Bb7 18. a3 a5 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Ne8 21.
Nb5 Qb8 22. Rf1 (22. Nd6 $5 $36) 22... axb4 23. Qh5 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Rd7 25. axb4
Bxb4 26. Nd6 Bxd6 27. exd6 Qxd6 28. Qxh6 f5 $15 {Luther,T-Rublevsky,S/WChT
Yerevan/2001/}) 14. f4 Bb7 $146 {Formally this is new.} (14... Rc8 15. Kh1 ({
The better} 15. Rf3 $142 Bb7 16. Rh3 {leads to a position, which could have
been also in the game}) 15... Bb7 16. a3 Qc7 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Rcd8 19. Nb1
a5 20. Bc3 Nb8 21. Nd2 axb4 22. axb4 Nc6 23. Bb1 Nd4 24. Qe3 Nf5 25. Bxf5 exf5
26. Rxf5 Qc6 $44 {Kaiumov,D-Rublevsky,S/Cheliabinsk/1993/}) ({Premature is} 
14... Bf6 $2 15. Bc2 Qc7 16. Qd3 $16 {[%cal Rd3d6,Re4e5] /\Qd6,e5}) (14... Qc7
{Ribli}) (14... Rc8 {Ribli}) 15. Rf3 {'+/=' Ribli. Ribli: 'Ein typisches
Turmmanöver - Weiß bereitet 16.Rh3 vor, mit direktem Angriff auf den schwarzen
König.'} g6 {Ribli: 'Ein vielseitiger Zug - Schwarz verteidigt sich im voraus
gegen Drohungen auf h7 und bereitet das Manöver Bf6-Bg7 vor.'} 16. Rh3 Bf6 $2 {
This serious tactical mistake enables White to realize the central break with
tempi and get a strong attack.} ({More or less necesary was} 16... Rc8 $1 {
Now forcing moves as} 17. e5 $6 (17. Nd5 $2 exd5 18. Qh5 gxh5 19. Rg3+ Bg5)
17... dxe5 18. Be4 Qc7 {lead nowhere and although the Q still can't go to its
natural square on c7, Black has other useful moves at his disposal (Re8, Bf8).}
) (16... Qc7 $2 17. Nb5 $1 (17. Nd5 $1 $18) 17... Qd8 (17... axb5 18. Qh5 $1
$18) 18. Nxd6 $1 $18 {/\} Bxd6 19. Qh5 Re8 (19... gxh5 {Ribli} 20. Rg3+ $18)
20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Qh6+ Ke7 22. Qg5+ {mates.}) 17. e5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 128] '!'
Ribli. Very strong due to Black's misplaced forces. Ribli: 'Dieses
vorübergehende Bauernopfer öffnet die d-Linie und ermöglicht den Schwenk des
Rh3 nach d3.'} dxe5 18. Be4 Qc7 (18... Bxe4 $143 19. Nxe4 Bg7 20. Rhd3 Ra7 21.
Bxe5 $16 {/+- and Black is completely paralyzed.} (21. Qd2 $2 Qa8) (21. Bxe5 {
Ribli} f6 22. Bd6 $16)) (18... Ra7 19. Bxb7 (19. Rhd3 $6 Bc8 {/\} 20. Bc6 exf4
21. Qd2 Qe7 $13) 19... Rxb7 20. Ne4 $40 {'+/-' Ribli.}) 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Ne4 {
Ribli: 'Droht 21.Rxd7 und 22.Nxf6+.'} Bg7 (20... Be7 21. fxe5 (21. Rhd3 $14 {
Ribli}) 21... Qc7 22. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Re3h6] /\Qh6} Rfd8 23. Nd6 Nf8 24. c5 $16 {
[%cal Gf1f8] /+-,-><->f} (24. Rf1 $5)) 21. fxe5 {[%cal Rh3d3] /\Rhd3 Keeps the
N options open.} (21. Rhd3 Nf6 22. Nd6 Qc6 23. fxe5 Ne8 $16 {is somewhat
easier to play for Black.}) 21... Qc7 {Black must attack the [+] wedge.} (21...
Nxe5 $2 22. Nd6 $18) (21... Bxe5 $2 {Ribli} 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Nf6+ $18) 22.
Nf6+ Bxf6 ({Losing by force is} 22... Nxf6 $2 23. exf6 Bh8 24. Qe3 {'!?' Ribli.
} (24. Be5 $16 {Ribli}) 24... Rfd8 (24... h5 25. Rxh5 gxh5 26. Qg5+ Kh7 27.
Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ Kh7 29. Rd4 $18) 25. Qh6 {'!?' Ribli.} (25. Rxd8+ {Ribli}
Qxd8 26. Qh6 Qd1+ (26... Bxf6 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 (29...
Qxh8 30. Rxh8+ $18) 30. Qxa8 Qd4+ 31. Kf1 Qxc4+ 32. Kf2 Qc2+ 33. Ke3 (33. Kg3
Qc7+ $11) 33... Qc3+ $11) 27. Kf2 Qc2+ 28. Ke3 $18) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Kf2 Rd2+
27. Ke1 Re2+ (27... Rd1+ 28. Kxd1 Qd8+ 29. Kc2 Bxf6 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Qxh7+ Kf8
32. Qh8+ $18) 28. Kxe2 (28. Kf1 {Ribli} Qf4+ 29. Qxf4 Rxb2 $16) 28... Qxc4+ 29.
Ke3 Bxf6 30. Bxf6 {'+-' Ribli.} Qc1+ 31. Ke2 $18) 23. exf6 {Black has somehow
managed to keep his posiiton from falling apart completely, but the threat
Qe3-h6 forces a further weakening. Ribli: 'Nach Vereinfachungen behält Weiß
großen Raumvorteil. Der Nd7 steht schlecht, zudem hat Schwarz Probleme am
Königsflügel. '} e5 24. Rf3 $1 {White still has use for his advanced pawn and
doesn't want to give Black any <=> after e.g.} (24. Rhd3 Nxf6 25. Rd6 (25. Bxe5
Rae8 $1 (25... Qe7 26. Re3 Rfd8 (26... Rfe8 27. Rdd3 $1 $18) 27. Rf1 Ne8 28.
Bf6 $1 $18) 26. Bxc7 Rxe2 27. Bxb6 Rxa2 $16 {/+/=}) 25... Qe7 26. Rxb6 Rfd8 $16
{We will see a similar prudent decision from Khalifman 12 moves later.}) 24...
Rfd8 25. Rd5 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd1d8] White switches his attention from mating
Black's K to the d-file and the ><e5.} (25. Qe3 $2 Qxc4 26. Qh6 Nxf6 $19) 25...
h5 (25... Rac8 26. Qd2 Kf8 27. Rfd3 $1 Ke8 28. Re3 Qxc4 29. Bxe5 $18 {->}) 26.
Rfd3 {'+/-' Ribli. Ribli: 'Droht 27.Qd2 oder 27.Qd1 mit sofortigem Gewinn.'}
Nf8 {With the R on d8} (26... Nxf6 $2 {loses a piece after} 27. Qxe5 $1 Qxe5
28. Rxd8+ Qe8 29. Bxf6 $18) (26... Qxc4 $2 {Ribli} 27. Qd2 $18) 27. Qxe5 (27.
Bxe5 $6 {Ribli} Qxc4 $14) 27... Qxe5 (27... Rxd5 {Ribli} 28. cxd5 (28. Qxc7 $6
Rxd3 $14) (28. Qxd5 $16) 28... Qc2 29. Qd4 $16) 28. Bxe5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 {
Ribli: 'Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern und die aktivere Figurenstellung.'} Ne6 (
29... Rc8 {Ribli} 30. c5 $16) 30. c5 {Ribli: 'Weiß mobilisiert seine
Bauernmehrheit. Schwarz hat kaum noch Rettungschancen.'} bxc5 31. bxc5 Rc8 32.
Bd6 g5 33. Kf2 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Although the c-pawn is temporarily blockaded,
White's pieces are more active and most importantly Black's K can't
effectively join in. Khalifman convincingly hauls in the point.} Kh7 34. Be7 {
Ribli: 'Der Be7 steht gut und verteidigt gleichzeitig die Bauern auf c5 und f6.
'} Kg6 35. Ke3 {Ribli: 'Der weiße König strebt nach c4, um den Rd5 von der
Verteidigung des Pc5 zu entbinden.'} Rb8 36. Rd2 $1 {A rational prophylactic
decision. White is not interested in any complications after} (36. c6 Rb1 $142
$1 (36... Rb2 37. Rd2) (36... Rc8 37. Rd6 Kf5 38. Kd3 Ke5 (38... Nf4+ 39. Kd4
Nxg2 40. Kc5 Nf4 41. Kb6 $18) 39. Kc4 $18) 37. Rc5 Rb2 38. c7 Nxc7 39. Rxc7
Rxg2 40. a4 Rxh2 $16 {/<=>}) 36... Kf5 (36... Rb4 $142 37. Kd3 $1 (37. c6 $6
Rc4 {or}) (37. Rc2 Nd4 {lead nowhere}) 37... Rd4+ (37... Kf5 38. Kc3 {with the
game position}) 38. Kc3 Rxd2 39. Kxd2 Kf5 (39... Nd4 40. Kd3 Nc6 41. Ke4 $18)
40. Kc3 Ke5 41. Kb4 Kd5 42. Ka5 Kc6 43. Kxa6 $18 {and any possible black <=>
is too slow.}) (36... Rc8 37. Rc2 (37. h3 $16 {Ribli}) 37... Kf5 38. Kd3 $18 (
38. c6 $2 Ke5 {[%csl Rc6] costs White the c-P})) 37. Kd3 {The rest is easy,
White's K decides, as Black's K can't stop him.} Rb4 (37... Ke5 $4 38. Bd6+ $18
) 38. Kc3 Rb1 (38... Ra4 {Ribli} 39. c6 $18 (39. Kb3 $18)) 39. Kc4 Rc1+ 40. Kd5
{'+-' Ribli. Ribli: 'Der Mehrbauer auf c5 entscheidet - dank der Unterstützung
durch seinen König - die Partie.'} h4 41. c6 g4 {Ribli: 'Schwarz sucht etwas
Gegenspiel am Königsflügel, aber kann dort keine Drohungen aufbauen.'} 42. Kd6
g3 43. hxg3 hxg3 44. Kd7 Rc3 45. Bd6 Kxf6 46. c7 (46. c7 {Ribli} Nxc7 47. Bxc7
$18) 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS m"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2001.09.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2001.09.05"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[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 Bb7 9. Bd3 (9. c4 $5 {In my opinion, this very interesting reaction on the
previous move of black. You can see comments to Macieja,B-Czebe,A/Ohrid,2001/
CBM 84(1-0)(Golod,V)(35)}) (9. Be2 {See comments to Jakovenko,D-Filippov,V/
Elista,2001/CBM 83(1-0)(Golod,V)(29)}) 9... Nb4 {Probably,black a little have
hurried with this move.Keeps in a consequence additional opportunities:} (9...
c5 $5 {/\Qc7(קe5) or Nb4.}) 10. O-O c5 {[%csl Yd3,Re4][%cal Gc5c4,Yd3e4,Gc4d3]
} ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 10... Qc7 11. Bf4 (11. f4 $6 c5
$132 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gc5c4]} (11... d5 $143 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Be3 {+/=/=} (13.
Nxd6+ $6 Qxd6 $11))) 11... c5 12. Re1 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 {-see comments to this
position in annotations to 13.Qg3 in this game.}) 11. Re1 {[%csl Ye1][%cal
Ye1e4]} Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Qc7 {[%csl Re5]} 13. Qg3 $5 $146 {[%csl Gg3,Rg7] ׻} ({
Was checked in the previous game:} 13. Bf4 f5 $140 $6 (13... Rb8 $5) 14. exf6
$1 Qxf4 15. fxg7 Bxg7 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nxb7 Qc7 $2 (17... Bxb2 $5 18. Rad1 (18.
Nxc5 $2 Bd4 {[%csl Ra1,Rc5,Rf2]}) 18... Bd4 19. Re2 $36 {[%cal Gc2c3]}) 18. Qd5
Rab8 19. Nxc5 Qd6 20. Qg5+ Bf6 21. Qxf6+ Kxf6 22. Ne4+ Ke7 23. Nxd6 Kxd6 24.
Rad1+ Ke7 25. b3 $18 {Kovalev,A-Yagupov,I/Alushta,1999(1-0)(39)}) 13... Bxe4 {
It was necessary to destroy this knight!} 14. Rxe4 f5 15. Re2 $5 $14 ({Also
can be recommended:} 15. Rc4 $5 {[%csl Rc5] (/\Be3,b4;קc5)} d5 16. exd6 Bxd6
17. Bf4 $14) 15... Kf7 {[%csl Yf7][%cal Yf7g7]} ({Dubiously:} 15... c4 {
because of:} 16. b3 $14) 16. Bf4 $6 ({From my point of view,very strongly:} 16.
c4 $1 {[%cal Gc1d2,Gd2c3] ()} Be7 $140 (16... Rb8 $5 17. Bf4 $14 {[%cal Ga1d1,
Ge2d2]}) 17. Bg5 $36 {[%csl Rd7]}) 16... Be7 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 17. h4 {[%csl Yh4]
[%cal Yh4g5]} ({It deserves attention:} 17. Rd1 $5 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Ge2d2]} g5
$140 18. Bc1 (18. Bxg5 $2 Rhg8 $17 {[%csl Rg5]} (18... Rag8 $5 $17)) 18... Rad8
$14) 17... c4 {Black considerably have improved the position.} 18. Rd1 Rab8 19.
b3 Rhd8 20. Red2 $5 {Black's idea is:Bg5(<->d;קd7)} cxb3 21. axb3 (21. cxb3
$142 Rb6 {[%cal Gb6c6]} 22. Bg5 $14) 21... Rb4 22. c4 ({A little worse is:} 22.
Bg5 {because of:} Rg4 (22... Bxg5 $6 23. Qxg5 $36 {[%csl Rc7,Gd1,Gd2,Rf7][%cal
Gg5d8]}) 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 (23... Rxg3 $4 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Rxd7+ Qxd7 26. Rxd7+
Ke8 27. Rxa7 $18) 24. Qe3 Kf8 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gg4e4]} 25. Rd4 Rxd4 (25... Qxc2
$6 26. Rc1 Qb2 27. Rxg4 fxg4 28. Rc7 $36) 26. Qxd4 Qxc2 27. Ra1 Qxb3 28. Rxa7
$44) 22... a5 $11 {[%csl Yb3,Rc4][%cal Ga5a4]} 23. Bg5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 Rxb3 25.
Qh5+ $6 {Probably,Ye Jiangchuan thought,that he keeps a advantage and he is
obliged to play actively.} ({Leads to equal R endgame:} 25. Qxd8 Qxd8 26. Rxd7+
Qxd7 (26... Qe7 $5 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7 28. Ra1 Rc3 $11) 27. Rxd7+ Kg6 $11) 25... Kf8
$8 ({Loses right away:} 25... Kg8 $4 26. Rxd7 {[%csl Rg8]} Rxd7 $140 (26...
Qxd7 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Qe8#) 27. Qe8#) 26. Qxh7 Qxe5 27. Qh5 Rb2 ({A little
bit better is:} 27... d6 $5 28. c5 d5 (28... Qxc5 $2 29. Qh8+ {[%csl Rd8,Rg7,
Gh8]}) 29. Re2 Qf6 30. Rde1 Re8 31. Qxe8+ Kxe8 32. Rxe6+ Kf7 33. Rxf6+ Kxf6 {
with some odds for win.}) 28. Rd3 ({After:} 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Rb1+ 30. Rd1
Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Ke7 {black has a big positional advantage in the Qendgame.})
28... Qe2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Inexplicable tactical blunder.} ({Again good enough:
} 28... d6 29. Re3 Qf6 30. c5 (30. Rde1 $5) 30... d5 31. Rde1 Re8 32. Qxe8+
Kxe8 33. Rxe6+ Kf7 34. Rxf6+ Kxf6 {with some odds for win.}) 29. Qh8+ $18 (29.
Qh8+ {and mate in 6 moves:} Ke7 (29... Kf7 30. Rxd7+ Rxd7 31. Rxd7+ Kg6 32.
Qxg7+ Kh5 33. Qg5#) 30. Rxd7+ Rxd7 31. Qxg7+ Ke8 32. Qxd7+ Kf8 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34.
Rd7+ Kh6 35. Qg5#) 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS m"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2001.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2001.09.05"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Ne5 13. Re1 d6 14. Bf1 f5 15.
exf5 exf5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Bxf4 N7g6 18. Qd2 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Ng6 20. Qf3 f4 21.
Rad1 Nh4 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Qxd6 Qg5 24. Ne4 Qh5 25. Rd5 Qf7 26. Nf2 f3 27. g3
Nf5 28. Qf4 Be6 29. Rd2 Rac8 30. Qxf3 Bxc4 31. Bxc4 Qxc4 32. Rc1 Qe6 33. Rxc8
Qxc8 34. Qd5 Ne3 35. Qd3 Ng4 36. Nxg4 Qxg4 37. Nc5 Qb4 38. Nd7 Re8 39. b3 Qe7
40. Kg2 Rd8 41. Qd5 b5 42. Qf5 b4 43. Kh3 a5 44. Ne5 Bxe5 45. Rxd8+ Qxd8 46.
Qxe5+ Kh7 47. g4 Qd3+ 48. Kh4 Kg6 49. Qxa5 Qd2 50. Qf5+ Kg7 51. Qe5+ Kg6 52.
Kg3 Qc3+ 53. Kf4 Qd2+ 54. Kf3 Qxa2 55. Qd6+ Kg7 56. Qe7+ Kg6 57. Qe4+ Kg7 58.
Qxb4 Qxh2 59. Qe7+ Kg6 60. Qe4+ Kg7 61. Qd4+ Kg6 62. b4 Qh1+ 63. Kf4 Qf1+ 64.
Ke5 Kg5 65. Kd6 Qf8+ 66. Kc7 Qe7+ 67. Kb6 Qe6+ 68. Ka5 Qa2+ 69. Kb5 Qe2+ 70.
Kc5 Qe7+ 71. Kd5 Qf7+ 72. Kc6 Qe6+ 73. Kc7 Qe7+ 74. Kc8 Qe6+ 75. Kd8 Qg8+ 76.
Ke7 Qh7+ 77. Kf8 Qb7 78. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Bf5 9. c4 c6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Nd7 14. Qb3
Qc7 15. c4 Rfe8 16. Bb2 Bf8 (16... h6 17. g3 Qb6 18. Qc2 Qa5 19. Bc3 Qh5 20.
Nh4 b5 $1 $11 {1-0 Timman,J-Akopian,V/Groningen 1996/Inf 68/[Timman,J] (41)})
17. g3 Qb6 (17... Rad8 18. Rad1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Nf6 20. d5 $36) 18. Qc2 Qa5 19.
d5 $1 cxd5 20. Qf5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Rd8 22. Rd1 (22. Ng5 Qxe1+ 23. Kg2 Nf6 24.
Bxf6 g6 25. Qh3 h6 26. Bxd8 hxg5 27. Bf6 Qe4+ 28. Kg1 Bg7 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Qh3+
$11) 22... g6 (22... h6 23. Rxd5 Qxa2 24. Be5 g6 25. Qf4 Bc5 26. Rd2 $16) (
22... Qb6 23. Ng5 (23. Ba1 dxc4 24. Kg2 Nf6 $17) (23. Bd4 Qe6 24. Qg5 Rc8 25.
Qxd5 Nc5 $11) 23... Qg6 24. Qxd5 h6 (24... Be7 25. Qxb7 $16) 25. Nf3 Qc2 26.
Rd2 $16) 23. Rxd5 (23. Qf4 $5 Be7 (23... Qb6 24. Ng5 f5 25. Ba1 $36) 24. Rxd5
Qb6 (24... Qxa2 25. Qd4 Bf6 26. Rxd7 $18) 25. Bd4 (25. Ne5 Nf6 $11) (25. Ng5 f5
26. Rxd7 $140 (26. Qd2 $5 $36) 26... Rxd7 27. Qe5 Qf6 28. Qxf6 Bxf6 29. Bxf6
Rc7 $15) 25... Bc5 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. Bxc5 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Rxd5 29. cxd5 $16) 23...
gxf5 (23... Qxa2 24. Qg5 Re8 25. Qd2 (25. Rxd7 Qxb2 26. Qf4 Re7 27. Rxe7 Bxe7
28. Qb8+ $11) 25... Re7 (25... Nb6 26. Qd4 f6 27. Qxf6 Nxd5 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29.
Qxh7+ Ke6 30. Ng5+ Kd6 31. Qxg6+ Kd7 32. Qf7+ $18) 26. Kg2 $44 (26. Rxd7 Rxd7
27. Qc3 f6 28. Qxf6 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Qxh7+ Ke8 $17)) 24. Rxa5
Bc5 (24... Nb6 25. Rxf5 h6 26. Rf4 $16) 25. Ba3 $5 (25. Bd4 $1 Bb6 (25... Bxd4
26. Nxd4 Nb6 27. Nxf5 a6 28. c5 Nd5 (28... Nc4 29. Ra4 $16) 29. c6 $16) 26.
Bxb6 (26. Rd5 $1 $16) 26... axb6 27. Rxf5 Ra8) 25... Bxa3 26. Rxa3 a6 27. Rd3
$1 Kf8 28. Nh4 f4 29. Nf5 $36 fxg3 30. hxg3 Ke8 $1 31. Nd6+ Ke7 32. Nxb7 Rc8
$132 33. Re3+ Kf8 34. Nd6 Rc6 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Nf5+ Kf6 37. Ne3 Nb6 38. Re4 Rc5
$1 {[%cal Yc5a5,Ya5a2]} 39. Rh4 Ke7 40. Rxh7 (40. Kg2 h5) 40... Nxc4 41. Nxc4
Rxc4 42. Rh4 $1 Rc5 43. Kg2 a5 44. Rf4 f6 45. g4 Kf7 46. Ra4 Kg6 47. Kg3 f5 48.
f4 Rc3+ 49. Kh4 Rc1 $1 50. Rxa5 Rh1+ 51. Kg3 Rg1+ 52. Kf2 Rxg4 53. Ra4 Rh4 54.
Kg3 Rg4+ 55. Kh3 Rg1 56. Rc4 Rd1 57. a4 Kf6 58. a5 Rh1+ 59. Kg3 Rg1+ 60. Kf2
Ra1 61. Rc6+ Kg7 62. a6 Ra3 63. Ke2 Ra4 64. Ke3 Kf7 65. Rb6 Kg7 (65... Kg7 66.
Rb7+ Kf6 67. a7 Ke6 68. Kd3 Kd5 69. Kc3 Kc5 70. Kb3 Ra6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Be7 12. Be2 Nd7 13. h4 (13. exd5 {
Tyomkin,D} cxd5 14. Rhe1 O-O 15. g4 Bb7 16. Rg1 Re8 $1 {Intending e6-e5.} (
16... Bg5 {Tyomkin,D} 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. f4 Qh4 19. g5 $13 {But whites attack
on the kingside looks dangerous.}) 17. g5 hxg5 (17... e5 {Tyomkin,D} 18. gxh6
$1) 18. Bxg5 Bxg5 19. Rxg5 Qf6 20. Rdg1 g6 {0-1 Montell Lorenzo,J-Tyomkin,D/
Salou 2000/CBM 80/[Tyomkin,D] (34) g6-point is a key square now. Black can
protect it by Nf8 and Kg7, and probably in time.}) 13... Qb6 $146 {That's a
new move but black doesn't solve opening problems of this line by 13...Qb6;
For some reason, Xu Jun went to the line which known as dubious for black up
to modern theory, and he didn't show any improvement...} ({Very important game
was played after another principal reply of black:} 13... Qa5 14. Qg3 Ra7 15.
Qxg7 Bf6 16. Qg3 d4 17. e5 $1 dxc3 18. exf6 Qb4 19. bxc3 Qa3+ 20. Kd2 Nxf6 21.
Qg7 $1 Ne4+ 22. Ke1 Qxc3+ 23. Qxc3 Nxc3 24. Be5 $18 {1-0 Nataf,I-Cao,S/Ohrid
MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 345 (44)}) (13... e5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. exd5 Qc7 16.
f4 $16 {[%cal Gd5d6]}) (13... O-O $5 {[%cal Re6e5]} 14. Rh3 $1 $40 {[%cal
Rf4h6]} (14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qxh6 Bf6 {[%cal Gf6g7,Yd8f6]}) (14. Qg3 Kh8 $13))
14. Qg3 d4 $2 {Black's position was already unpleasant, but after d5-d4 white
got c4 square for the knight. Black is not able to prevent all white's threats
now;} ({Probably more resistant was:} 14... g6 15. h5 g5 16. Bc7 Qb7 17. Bd6
$14 {Black doesn't have safe place anywhere on the board;}) 15. Nb1 {[%csl Yd6,
Rg7][%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4]} Qa5 (15... g6 16. h5 g5 17. Bc7 $16 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4,
Yc4d6]}) (15... c5 16. Nd2 $16 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) 16. Rxd4 e5 $2 {After his last
move black gets losing position by different ways;} (16... Qxa2 17. b3 {
[%cal Rd4a4]} Qa5 18. Ra4 $16 {[%cal Rg3g7]}) 17. Bd2 {Khalifman choses the
way to get position with up a pawn for him; There was possibility for white at
this point and on next move as well, to sacrifice exchange on d7 and then to
take couple of pawns:} (17. Rxd7 Bxd7 18. Qxg7 Rf8 19. Bxh6 $18) 17... Qb6 (
17... Qxa2 18. Bc4 Qa1 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Rd3 $18) 18. Rc4 {Again Khalifman
doesn't sacrifice on d7, although it looks better than the game;} (18. Rxd7
Bxd7 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Be3 $18 {[%csl Re5,Rh6]}) 18... Rb8 19. b3 Bf6 20. Rb4
Qc7 21. Rxb8 Qxb8 22. Qc3 c5 23. Be3 O-O 24. g4 $1 {White doesn't miss the way
to create direct attack on black king after castle;} (24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5
Bb7 {[%cal Gf8c8] black gets some counterplay in this case;}) 24... Be7 25. g5
hxg5 26. hxg5 Qd6 27. Bd2 {Clearing pass for white queen to the kingside;
There was another way for white with the same idea:} (27. Bf4 $5 Nb6 (27...
exf4 28. Qh3 {[%csl Rh7,Rh8]}) 28. Bxe5 Bxg5+ 29. Kb2 Qxe5 30. Qxe5 Bf6 31.
Qxf6 $18) 27... Nb6 28. a4 c4 29. a5 cxb3 30. Qxb3 $1 {White doesn't give
black any counterchances;} (30. axb6 $143 bxc2 {black has some practical
chances here;}) 30... Na8 31. Qg3 {[%cal Gg3h2]} Qg6 32. Qh2 f5 33. Qh8+ $2 {
Here Khalifman missed a way to finish the game at once:} (33. gxf6 $1 Qxf6 {
Other captures are even worse;} 34. Qh7+ Kf7 35. Rh6 $18 {winning the black
queen at least;}) 33... Kf7 34. Bh5 Rxh8 35. Bxg6+ Kxg6 36. Rxh8 {The exchange
and the pawn up for white in this endgame was good reason for black to give up
right now, but probably there was some time trouble;} Bb7 37. exf5+ Kxf5 38.
Rg8 Kg6 39. Re8 Kf7 40. Rb8 Bf3 41. Be3 {[%cal Gb1d2]} Nc7 42. Nd2 Bg2 43. Rb6
Nd5 44. g6+ {[%cal Gb6a6]} 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 c4 7. Bc2 {another
possibility is:} (7. d4 cxd3 8. Qxd3 b5 (8... Ng6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. c4 Be7 11.
Nc3 Qc7 12. Be3 c5 13. Rad1 O-O 14. Rd2 f6 15. Rfd1 Rf7 16. Qc2 Bf8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Short,N-Shabalov,A/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (42)}) 9. Bc2 Ng6 10. a4 b4
11. c4 Qc7 12. b3 f6 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Rd1 Be7 15. Nd4 Nge5 16. Qe2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4
Nc6 18. Be3 $14 {1-0 Soderberg,P-Krnic,Z/Amsterdam 2000/CBM 77 ext (37)}) 7...
Ng6 8. Qe2 (8. d4 cxd3 9. Bxd3 Qc7 10. Be3 Nce5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Be2 Bc5 13.
Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Nd2 f6 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Qd4 O-O 17. Rfd1 b6 18. a4 Nf7 19. a5 $14
{1-0 Brodsky,M-Krnic,Z/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (39)}) 8...
b5 9. b3 Bc5 $5 10. e5 (10. bxc4 Nf4 11. Qd1 bxc4 12. Ba3 Qe7 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 $15
) 10... d5 11. d4 (11. exd6 cxb3 12. axb3 Bxd6 $11) 11... cxd3 12. Bxd3 O-O (
12... d4 $5 13. Be4 Bb7 14. b4 (14. Rd1 {[%csl Rd4]} Qc7 15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 16.
cxd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Qxc1+ 18. Rd1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 {[%csl Ra8][%cal Gf3a8]} Rc8 $17
{[%csl Re5]}) 14... Bb6 15. a4 d3 16. Bxd3 Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxd3
19. axb5 ({of course not:} 19. Qxg7 $2 O-O-O $19 {[%cal Gh8g8] blacks attack
is way too strong}) 19... O-O $44) 13. Bxg6 (13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bxg6 fxg6 $11)
13... fxg6 14. Ba3 b4 {White tries to swap the dark squared B thus leaving
black with the bad B on 'c8' and a bunch of weaknesses. However, black decides
to keep his pair of B's as in this case it will be easier for him to create
counterplay} 15. cxb4 Nxb4 16. Bxb4 (16. Rc1 Qb6) 16... Bxb4 17. a3 Be7 18. Qe3
$1 {[%cal Ge3a7] Taking the 'b6' square away from black} (18. Nbd2 Qb6 {
[%cal Gd5d4,Gc8b7]}) 18... Bd7 19. Nbd2 a5 20. Rfc1 Qb8 {[%cal Gf8c8] Black
wants to exchange the R's on the 'c' file , thus weakenning white's K and Q
side} (20... Rc8 $2 21. Qa7) 21. Nd4 Rc8 (21... Qb6 $5 $11 {[%cal Ge7c5,Gf8c8]}
) 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. N2f3 Qa6 24. a4 Rc8 25. h4 {Black will have the upper
hand on the Q side, therefore white is trying to create weaknesses around
black's K.} h6 26. Rd1 Rc5 $1 {[%cal Ga6c8,Gc8f8] Preparing the path for the Q
to came back to protecting the K} 27. Kh2 Qc8 28. Qf4 Qf8 (28... Rc3 29. Qg4
Qe8 $11 {[%cal Ge8f7]}) 29. Qg3 Qf7 30. Rd3 {[%cal Gf3g1,Gg1e2,Ge2f4,Yd3f3]
White is prparing to take manouever the N to f4 attacking the weaknesses in
black camp. However, black is very solid, and by moving the N away from f3
white will allow the g6-g5 advance, compromising his own K.} Rc8 31. Ng1 g5 32.
hxg5 Bxg5 33. Nh3 Qh5 34. f4 Bd8 35. Rc3 $1 {Just in time before it's too late,
white must take over the 'c' file. But now, the only one who fight for
advantage is black} Rxc3 36. Qxc3 Bb6 37. Qd3 $2 {White must use his extra
pawn on the Q side!} (37. b4 $1 Qd1 38. Nb3 (38. Nc2 $2 axb4 39. Qxb4 Qxc2 40.
Qxb6 Qxa4 $19) 38... axb4 39. Qxb4 Be3 40. Qe7) 37... Qe8 38. Ng1 Qh5+ 39. Nh3
Qe8 40. Ng1 Qf7 {[%csl Rf4]} 41. Nge2 Qh5+ 42. Kg1 g5 $6 {missing white's reply
} (42... Qg4 $142) {[%tqu "En","Black wants to undermine the center and blow
up the whole position. Can white survive?","","","f4f5","Correct! You found
the only way to continue!",10,"g2g3","",0]} 43. f5 $1 ({of course not:} 43. g3
gxf4 44. gxf4 Qg4+ $17) 43... exf5 44. Qa6 $1 {the point! White exploits the
weakenning of black's K,} Bxd4+ (44... Qg6 45. Kf1 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Be8 (45...
Kh7 46. Qb7 $18) 46. Qb7 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb7d5]} f4 (46... Bf7 $2 47. e6 $18)
47. Qxd5+ Bf7 48. e6 $36) 45. Nxd4 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 Qh5+ (46... Qxd4 47. Qg6+ Kf8
48. Qxh6+ Ke7 49. Qf6+ Ke8 50. Qh8+ $11) 47. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Liang, Chong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. d5 Nd8 11. Nd2 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. O-O b6 14. f4 a5 15.
f5 f6 16. Qc2 Nb7 17. Ne4 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Be4 Bd7 20. g4 a4 21. Rg3 Rab8
22. Rf2 Rb6 23. Rfg2 Rfb8 24. b3 axb3 25. axb3 Ra6 26. g5 Ra1+ 27. Kf2 Rf8 28.
Qc3 Raa8 29. Kg1 fxg5 30. Rxg5 Rf7 31. Rh5 Rf6 32. Qh3 g6 33. Rg3 Qf7 34. Qh4
Bxf5 35. Bxf5 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 Qxf5 37. Rf3 Qd7 38. Qg5 Qd8 39. Qg4 Qe7 40. Kg2
Kg7 41. Rf1 h5 42. Qh3 Qg5+ 43. Kh1 Qg4 44. Qxg4 hxg4 45. Kg2 Ra2 46. Kf2 Rb2
47. Ra1 Rxb3 48. Ra7 e4 49. Rxc7+ Kf6 50. e3 Rc3 51. Rd7 Ke5 52. Re7+ Kf5 53.
Rf7+ Kg5 54. Rd7 Rxc4 55. Rxd6 Rc2+ 56. Kg1 Rd2 57. Rd8 g3 58. h3 c4 59. Rc8 c3
60. Rxc3 Kh4 0-1

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Nc6
9. Nxg6 fxg6 10. Ne2 Qb6 11. Nf4 cxd4 12. Bd3 Nxe5 13. Nxg6 Nxg6 14. Bxg6+ Kd7
15. gxh5 Bb4+ $1 {[%mdl 8] It is rather surprising that nobody thought about
trying this natural developing move connected with check.} (15... Ne7 16. Bf7 (
16. Bd3 Nc6 17. Rg1 Qd8 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Qe2 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Qc7 21. O-O-O {
1-0 Leitao,R-Khenkin,I/New York/2000/ (36)}) 16... Nf5 17. O-O Bb4 18. Bg5 Raf8
19. Bg6 Be7 20. Qg4 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Qd6 22. Rae1 Ne7 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Khenkin,I/
Germany/2000/ (41)}) 16. c3 $6 (16. Kf1 Rf8 $17) 16... dxc3 17. Qa4+ Ke7 (17...
Kd6 $5 18. bxc3 Bxc3+ 19. Ke2 Qc6 $17) 18. bxc3 Bxc3+ 19. Ke2 Qc6 $1 (19...
Bxa1 $2 20. Ba3+ Kd8 (20... Kf6 $2 21. Qf4#) 21. Qe8+ Kc7 22. Rc1+ $18) 20.
Qxc6 (20. Ba3+ Kd7 21. Qxc6+ bxc6 22. Rab1 Kc7 $17) 20... bxc6 21. Rb1 Kd6 $1 {
Despite an array of white pieces the centralized location of the black king
among the pawns is quite safe.} 22. Ba3+ (22. Rb7 Bf6 (22... Ne7 $2 23. Ba3+ c5
24. Bxc5+ Kxc5 25. Rxe7 $15) 23. Be3 c5 24. Rc1 d4 25. Bf4+ e5 26. Bg5 Ne7 $19)
22... c5 23. Rhc1 (23. Rb7 Bf6) 23... Bd4 24. Rb7 Ne7 25. Rxc5 (25. Rd1 Nxg6
26. Rxd4 Rxh5 27. Ra4 Kc6 $5 (27... Rxh4 28. Ra6+ Ke5 29. Bxc5 Nf4+ 30. Kd2 g5
$17) 28. Rxg7 Rxh4 $19) 25... Bxc5 26. Bxc5+ Kxc5 27. Rxe7 Rhg8 $1 {The
technical phase will be handled by Khalifman very convincingly, white chances
for the survival should not be underestimated.} 28. Rxe6 (28. Bh7 Kd6 29. Rf7
Rgb8 30. Rxg7 Rb2+ 31. Ke3 Rxa2 $19) 28... Rab8 29. Ra6 Rb7 30. f4 (30. Kd3 Rd8
31. f4 Rd6) 30... Rd8 $1 31. f5 Rd6 32. Rxd6 (32. Ra3 d4 $19) 32... Kxd6 33. f6
(33. h6 gxh6 34. f6 Ke6 35. f7 Rxf7 36. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $19) (33. Ke3 Ke5 $19) 33...
gxf6 34. h6 Ke5 35. h7 Rb8 36. Bf7 Rh8 37. Bg8 f5 38. Ke3 d4+ 39. Kd3 (39. Kf3
f4 40. h5 d3 41. h6 a6 42. a3 a5 43. a4 Kd4 44. Kxf4 Kc3 45. Bd5 Rxh7 46. Kg5
d2 47. Bf3 Kc2 $19) 39... f4 40. h5 f3 (40... f3 41. h6 Kf4 42. Kxd4 f2 43. Bc4
Rxh7 $19) 0-1

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Ne8 13. c5 a5 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. Nb5
Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Nd6 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Bd2 Ra8 20. Rb1 Qa7 21. Bc4
Bd7 22. Be3 Qb8 23. Ne6 Rc8 24. Qd3 f4 25. Bg1 Ra4 26. Bb5 Bxb5 27. Qxb5 Rxa2
28. Qd7 Bf6 29. Rxb7 Qa8 30. Nxf4 Bh4 31. Nd3 Qa3 32. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Re8 12. b4 c6 13. Qb3 a5 14. b5 c5 15.
Rfd1 c4 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qh3 Bg7 19. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.27"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Tyumen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qc1 h6 13. Bf4 Nd5 14. Nc3 Nxf4 15.
Qxf4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c6 17. Rfd1 a5 18. h4 Nd7 19. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.28"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Be6 11. Qd2 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.29"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

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 Bd7 11. Rb1 a6 12. dxc5 Na5 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Qc2 Rfc8
15. Nc1 e6 16. Nb3 Rab8 17. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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. Qc2 c5 11. e4 dxc4 12. bxc4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. O-O Qc8
15. a4 O-O 16. a5 Nc5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Rfb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nd2 Qb6 12. Qb3 Qa5 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Qb3 Qa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.02.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Godesberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 a6 12. Kb1 b5 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Bd3 Bxd4
15. Qxd4 Qc5 16. Ne2 b4 17. Rc1 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Rhd1 Na4 20. Re1 Bd7 21.
Re3 Rfc8 22. f5 exf5 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Re8 25. Rd1 Nb6 26. b3 g6 27. Nd4
Rac8 28. e6 f5 29. c3 bxc3 30. Rc1 Kg7 31. Rexc3 Kf6 32. Rc6 Rb8 33. Kc2 a5 34.
Kd3 a4 35. Rc7 axb3 36. axb3 h6 37. h4 Rbc8 38. Rf7+ Ke5 39. Re1+ Kf4 40. h5
Kg5 41. hxg6 Kxg6 42. Nxf5 Rcd8 43. Ne7+ Kg5 44. Re5+ Kg4 45. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.02.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Ngf6 10. h4 h5 11. a3 a5 12. Rc1 Kf8 13. O-O Kg8 14. f3 Nb6 15.
Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 g6 17. Nge2 Ne8 18. g3 Qd7 19. e4 Bf6 20. Rce1 Ng7 21. Bc1
Ne6 22. e5 Be7 23. Nf4 Re8 24. Kg2 Nxf4+ 25. Bxf4 Bd8 26. Bd2 Nc8 27. Ne2 Ne7
28. Bg5 Nf5 29. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.02.03"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bc5 7. Nd6+ Ke7 8.
Nde4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 d5 11. e3 h6 12. a3 Bd6 13. Be2 Re8 14. O-O Kf8
15. b4 Be5 16. Ra2 Bf6 17. Bb2 Kg8 18. Nf3 dxc4 19. Bxc4 b6 20. Qa4 Bxb2 21.
Rxb2 Bb7 22. Bb5 Rc8 23. Rd2 Qc7 24. Rc2 Qd6 25. Rfc1 Red8 26. Bf1 a5 27. bxa5
Nxa5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Qe8+ Qf8 31. Qb5 Qc5 32. Qxc5 bxc5 33.
Ne5 Kf8 34. Nc4 Nxc4 35. Bxc4 Ke7 36. Kf1 Bd7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. Kd3 Kc7 39. f4 f6
40. g3 Kb6 41. Kc3 Bc8 42. h4 Bd7 43. Bb3 Kc7 44. Kc4 Kb6 45. a4 Bc8 46. a5+
Kc6 47. Ba4+ Kd6 48. Bb5 Bb7 49. Kb3 Be4 50. Be8 Bd3 51. Kc3 Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.02.23"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Kallai, Gabor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. Ba3
Bd6 9. Bxd6 cxd6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. O-O Nc6 12. a3 a5 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Rfc1 Rb8 15.
Rab1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.03.16"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Koenig Plauen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 a6 7. Be3 Bd7 8. Qf3
Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Ne7 10. Qf2 b5 11. O-O-O b4 12. Ne2 Nc6 13. Bb6 Qc8 14. f5 Be7 15.
Ng3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.03.17"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erfurt SK"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nbd7
9. h3 Bf5 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Nh4 Be4 12. f3 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15.
Bd3 O-O 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Qb6 18. Qa1 Rfb8 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Qxa6 Qxa6 21.
Bxa6 Rxb3 22. Nd1 Nb8 23. Be2 Nh5 24. g4 Ng3 25. Rf2 Nc6 26. Bf1 Nxf1 27. Kxf1
Na5 28. Rc2 Nc4 29. Ke2 f6 30. Bc3 Ra3 31. Bb2 Ra2 32. Kd3 Kf7 33. Bc3 Ra3 34.
Nb2 Nb6 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Bd2 Ra2 37. Kd3 Kd7 38. Nd1 Ra3+ 39. Rc3 Ra2 40. Rc2
Ra3+ 41. Rc3 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Bh5 Qd3 13. Be2 Qg6 14. Nb5 O-O
15. Nxc7 Rb8 16. Nc4 Bh3 17. Rg1 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Bf5 20. Nd5 Rbe8
21. Nf4 Qh6 22. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5
Nb6 9. Be3 axb5 10. Rxa8 Nxa8 11. Nxb5 Nb6 12. Nd2 Ba6 13. Nc3 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nfd7 (6... Nd5 7. a4 e6
8. axb5 Nb6 9. Be3 axb5 10. Rxa8 Nxa8 11. Nxb5 Nb6 12. Nd2 Ba6 13. Nc3 Nc6 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Ganguly,S/Moscow 2001/CBM 86_03 (13)}) 7. a4 Nb6 8. axb5
Bb7 9. Be2 e6 10. bxa6 Rxa6 11. Rxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nd2 Qd7 (
14... c5 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Nb4 19. Bb6 Rc8 20.
Be2 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. f4 $16 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Miles,A/London 1995/CBM 49
ext (55)}) 15. Re1 $1 $14 {White prepares square f1 for the B neutralizing
idea Qc6 from the game Sulava-Estrada Nieto.} (15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Qc6 17.
Qf3 Qxc4 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qf3 Rxb2 20. Ne4 Qd3 21. h3 h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sulava,
N-Estrada Nieto,J/Cannes 1996/CBM 51 ext (28)}) 15... Nb4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17.
Bxc4 Qc6 (17... Bxg2 $142 18. Qg4 $1 (18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Kxg2 Nd5 $14) 18... Bb7
19. Bh6 (19. d5 $6 f5 $1 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. dxe6 Qc6 $40) 19... g6 20. Bb5 Qd8
21. Bxf8 Bxf8 $44 {/+/- Black has good practical chanses.}) 18. Bf1 $16 Rd8 19.
Qb3 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. Rd1 h6 22. h3 Qa8 (22... c6 $142) 23. Qc4 Qb7 24. Rc1
Rb8 25. Qe2 Kf8 26. Rd1 Nd5 {Probably better was just to wait.I think that
exchange of the Knights is in White's favour.} 27. Nxd5 Qxd5 28. Rc1 Rb7 29.
Rc3 Bb4 30. Rc2 Be7 31. Qa6 Kg8 32. Kh2 Kh7 33. Qa4 Bb4 34. Qc6 Qxc6 35. Rxc6
Ba5 36. Rc5 Bb6 37. Rc3 Rb8 38. Kg3 {White improves position of K.} Rd8 39. Rc4
Rd5 40. Kf3 Kg6 41. Ke4 f6 42. f4 f5+ 43. Kd3 Rb5 44. b4 Kf7 45. g4 g6 46. Bd2
Rd5 47. Bc3 Rd8 48. Bb2 Ra8 49. Rc3 Rd8 50. Rc1 Ra8 51. Kc4 Rd8 52. Ra1 Ke7 53.
Bc3 {On the next step of the winning plan White prepares exchange of the
Bishops.} Kf7 54. Rd1 Rd5 55. b5 Kg7 56. Bb4 Kf7 57. Rd3 {[%cal Gb4c5]} fxg4 {
Black are trying to create some counterplay but this only helps White to win.}
58. hxg4 h5 59. gxh5 gxh5 60. f5 $1 $18 h4 61. Bc3 Rd8 62. Rh3 exf5 63. Rxh4
Rg8 64. Rh5 Kg6 65. Rh1 f4 66. Rg1+ Kf7 67. Rxg8 Kxg8 68. Kd3 Kf7 69. Ke4 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bb5 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Bh5 Bg4 13. Bxg6 Bxd1 14. Bxf7+
Kxf7 15. Raxd1 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 N7c6 17. Ne4 Rhe8 18. f4 Nc4 19. Ng5+ Kg8 20. Rde1
Nxd4 21. cxd4 Ne3 22. Rg1 h6 23. Nf3 Nd5 24. g3 Kf7 25. a3 a5 26. Kg2 Ne3+ 27.
Kh3 Re7 28. g4 Rae8 29. Kg3 b5 30. a4 bxa4 31. Ra1 Rb8 32. Rxa4 Rxb2 33. Rxa5
Nc2 34. Rg2 Re3 35. Ra1 Rbb3 36. Rxc2 Rxf3+ 37. Kg2 Rxf4 38. Rxc7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O {Later on Khalifman joined the new
"crusade" against QGD in Onischuk variation.} (11. b4 c6 12. O-O a5 13. b5 c5
14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 d4 16. exd4 cxd4 17. Na4 Ra7 18. f4 Qd5 19. Rf2 Nd7 20.
Rc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Qc2 Bb7 23. Bc4 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Rd2 Nc5 26.
Nxb6 d3 27. Nc8 Rc7 28. Nd6 Ba8 29. b6 Rc6 30. Bd5 Rxd6 31. exd6 Bxd5 32. Rxd3
Be6 33. d7 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Beliavsky,A/Moscow RUS 2002/(33).}) 11... Qe7 {
No doubt that the idea of playing this variation came to Khalifman in part
because of the following game} (11... Re8 12. b4 c6 13. Qb3 a5 14. b5 c5 15.
Rfd1 c4 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qh3 Bg7 19. g3 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,
Z-Khalifman,A/Panormo GRE 2001(19).}) 12. Qb3 Rd8 {This set up was popularized
by Vaganian and Beliavsky.} 13. Rfd1 (13. Rad1 c6 14. Rd2 Nd7 15. Rc1 Rab8 16.
Qa4 a5 17. Qd1 g6 18. Na4 Bg7 19. Rdc2 Qe6 20. Ne1 f5 21. Nd3 g5 $13 {1/2-1/2
Piket,J-Beliavsky,A/Dortmund 1995/(55)}) 13... c6 14. Bd3 $146 {Leaving no
doubts in white's intention. Other ways were tried in this position without
mush success:} (14. a4 Na6 15. a5 Qb4 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. Na4 b5 18. Nc3 Bc8 19.
Na2 Bd7 20. Rab1 Rac8 21. b4 Nc7 22. Nc3 g6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Beliavsky,A/
Reykjavik 1991(70)}) (14. Bf1 Na6 15. Rd2 Nc7 16. a4 Ne6 17. a5 b5 18. Qa2 a6
19. Rc1 c5 20. dxc5 d4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Nxd4 23. Kh1 Nf3 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8
25. c6 Bxc6 26. Ne2 Qh4 27. gxf3 Qxf2 28. Nf4 Bxf3+ 29. Bg2 Rd2 30. Rg1 Be4 {
0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M-Short,N/Pamplona 1999(30)}) 14... c5 $1 {Now this move
is possible.} 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bc4 (16. Bc4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nc6 18. Bxd5 Na5 19.
Qa4 Bxd5 20. Qxa5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rdc8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O {Serious attention deserves
an immediate break} (5... c5 6. dxc5 ({Much safer is} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Nc6
8. Rd1 Bg4 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. e3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qxc5 12. Qa4 $11 {0-1 Dreev,
A-Onischuk,A/Moscow RUS 2002/(62)}) 6... d4 7. Nb5 e5 8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 O-O 10.
g3 $6 {This is too careless.Black gets strong attack now.} Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5
12. Nd3 Qc6 13. Rg1 Bf5 $40 {0-1 Khalifman,A-Topalov,V/Dubai UAE 2002/(32)}) 6.
cxd5 Nxd5 (6... exd5 7. Bg5) 7. a3 {White has plenty of other choices in this
position.} (7. Bd2 Nd7 (7... Nb4 8. Qb1 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. g3 Nd7 11. Bg2 Nf6
12. O-O Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Nxc6 Qxd2 15. Nxb4 Bxb4 16. Rd1 Qg5 17. Qd3 Rab8
18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. a3 Be7 20. e3 g6 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Georgiev,K/Sarajevo BIH
2002/(20).}) (7... c5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Na6 10. e3 Nxc5 11. Bd3 Nxd3+ 12.
Qxd3 Bg4 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Qe5 15. f3 Bd7 16. f4 Qd6 17. O-O Qb6 18. Bc3 Rfe8
19. Rf3 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Eljanov,P-Onischuk,A/Moscow RUS 2002/(19).}) 8. g3 Nxc3 9.
Bxc3 b6 10. Bg2 Rb8 11. h4 Bb7 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. d5 g6 14. O-O-O Nxd5 15. e4
Bxg5+ 16. hxg5 Qxg5+ 17. Bd2 Qf6 18. exd5 Qxf2 19. Rxh7 Kxh7 20. Rh1+ Kg8 21.
Rh8+ Kxh8 22. Bc3+ e5 23. Qxf2 f6 24. g4 g5 25. Qf5 {1-0 Dreev,A-Georgiev,K/
Moscow RUS 2002/(25).}) (7. g3 Nc6 8. Bg2 Ndb4 9. Qb3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11.
Be3 Qe5 12. Rd1 c6 13. Bf4 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qa6 15. O-O e5 16. a3 Be6 17. Qa4 Qxa4
18. Nxa4 Nd5 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. b4 f5 22. e4 Nf6 23. Bg5 fxe4 24.
Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bxe4 Rd4 26. Rfe1 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Rfd8 28. Kg2 Be6 29. Bf3 Bd5 30.
Re3 Kf7 31. Rcc3 Ke6 32. Kh3 f5 33. Be2 f4 34. Bg4+ Kd6 35. Re1 Rf8 36. f3 Rf6
37. gxf4 Rdxf4 38. Kh4 Rh6+ 39. Kg5 Rg6+ 40. Kh5 e4 41. Rd1 Ke5 42. fxe4 Rgxg4
43. Rh1 {0-1 Kortschnoj,V-Beliavsky,A/Frankfurt 1998/CBM 65 ext (43).}) (7. e4
Nb4 8. Qb3 c5 9. a3 N4c6 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxc5 12. Qc2 e5 13. Nd5 Bg4 14.
Be3 Ne6 15. O-O Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ned4 17. Qd1 Bg5 18. Bg4 g6 19. f4 Bh6 20. Bxd4
exd4 21. Qf3 Bg7 22. e5 Ne7 23. Nb4 Qb6 24. Kh1 Rad8 25. Qe4 a5 26. Nd3 Rfe8
27. f5 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. f6 Bh6 30. e6 Rxe6 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. f7+ Kf8 33.
Rae1 Be3 34. Nc5 Rd6 35. h4 Nd8 36. Ne4 Rd5 37. Nf6 Rf5 38. Nxh7+ Kxf7 39. g4
Rxf1+ 40. Rxf1+ Kg7 41. Nf6 d3 42. Ne4 Nf7 43. Re1 d2 44. Rd1 Ne5 45. Kg2 Nxg4
46. Kf3 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Portisch,L/Frankfurt 1998/(46).}) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 {
Now the game transposes to Petrosian system of Queen's Indian.Queen capture
doesn't promise anything to white.} (8. Qxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Be3 b6 11. Rd1
Qc7 12. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Georgiev,K/Stuttgart GER 2002/(12).}) 8... c5
9. e3 Nd7 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O b6 12. e4 Qc7 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. a4 $146 {A
beginning of a new plan.White is trying to defend it's center Be3 and Nd2,then
choose if to play Qside with Nc4 and a5 or try to attack with Qg4.} (14. Bb2) (
14. Re1 {were tested before.}) 14... a6 15. Be3 b5 $1 {Very energetic reaction.
} 16. Rfb1 (16. Nd2 $5) 16... Bc6 17. Nd2 bxa4 {Excellent practical decision.
The threat now is 18...cd4 19.cd4 Bb5 20.Bb5 ab5 and a pawn becomes a passer.}
18. e5 (18. Rc1 $5 {with similar ideas.}) 18... cxd4 19. cxd4 Bb5 20. Nc4 {
White did count on this move very much.He only needs a one tempo break to
launch a very strong assault starting with Qg4.} Rfc8 $1 {But he doesn't get
one! Black sac his queen for an excellent positional compensation and position
is totally equalizes.} 21. Rc1 Nb6 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Bxb5 axb5 25.
Qxb5 Rcb8 26. Qc6 Nd5 27. Bc1 Rc8 28. Qd7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Qd2
h5 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. O-O-O Na5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h3 h4 14. Rhe1 Rh5 15.
Nde2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. b3 Rc8 18. Nf4 Re5 19. Nfd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Be6 21.
Nf4 Qd7 22. Bd4 Qc6 23. Nd3 f6 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Bb2 b5 26. Re2 Kf7 27. Qe1 Ra8
28. Red2 g5 29. Rd8 Ra7 30. R1d3 a5 31. Qe3 Qa6 32. Rb8 a4 33. Rb6 Qa5 34. Bc3
1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 g6 3. g3 c6 4. d5 {This anti-Grunfeld move gives away the
opening advantage immediately.} (4. Bg2 $142 d5 {leads to the Neo Grunfeld
defence.}) 4... Bg7 (4... cxd5 5. cxd5 Qa5+ {Black wants to exploit the
weakness on the diagonals a5-e1 and a1-h8 quickly.} (5... d6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bg2
Qa5 {- 5...Qa5} (7... O-O 8. Nf3 Nbd7 $6 9. O-O Nb6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Nd4 a6 12.
h3 Bc8 13. b3 $1 Bd7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Qd2 $16 {Euwe-Stahlberg, Zuerich 1953}))
6. Nc3 Bg7 (6... b5 {is another agressive try leading to complicated positions.
} 7. Bg2 d6 8. a3 (8. Nf3 $2 {This seemingly normal developing move runs into}
b4 {losing d5.}) 8... b4 9. Na2 bxa3+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 $1 (10... Qd8 11. Qa4+ Qd7
12. Qxa3 Bg7 {(Korchnoi-Uhlmann, Sarajevo 1969 7/566)} 13. Nc3 $14) 11. bxa3
Bg7 $13 {Korchnoi}) (6... Ne4 7. Qd4 Nxc3 8. Bd2 Qxd5 $2 9. Qxc3 Nc6 10. Qxh8
Nd4 11. Rc1 Qxh1 12. Qxd4 Qxg1 13. Qxa7 $1 $18) 7. Bg2 d6 8. Bd2 (8. e4 $2 Bg4
$1 9. f3 $2 (9. Nge2 Bxe2 10. Kxe2 {was more persistant, although after} (10.
Qxe2 $2 Nxe4) 10... Nbd7 {Black has an excellent position.}) (9. Qb3 Na6 10.
Qxb7 O-O $44) 9... Nxe4 $3 $19 {After this combination White's position
collapses.} 10. fxg4 (10. Qa4+ Qxa4 11. Nxa4 Bd7 $19) 10... Nxc3 11. Qd2 (11.
bxc3 Qxc3+) 11... Qc5 12. a4 Na6 $1 $19 {Nenashev-Yandemirov, Omsk 1996 CBM 57}
) 8... O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Nge2 Ne5 11. O-O Nc4 (11... Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 $13) 12.
Bc1 Bg4 13. Qb3 Rfc8 14. Nd4 (14. Qxb7 $2 {loses the Q after} Rab8 15. Qxe7 Re8
$19) 14... Bd7 15. Rd1 {(Korchnoi-Geller, Moscow m/7 1971 11/555)} Qc5 $1 $13 {
Gufeld}) (4... b5 {?! ECO} 5. dxc6 bxc4 6. cxd7+ Nbxd7 7. Bg2 Rb8 8. Nc3 Qa5 (
8... Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O (9... Qa5 {- 8...Qa5}) 10. Qa4 Nb6 11. Qa3 Nfd5 12. O-O $14
{Furman-Saidy, Tallinn 1971 11/554}) 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Bb7 {
Black has a very active piece play.} 12. Bd2 Nb6 13. Rad1 Nfd7 14. Be3 Rfc8 15.
Rd2 Nc5 16. Rfd1 Nba4 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 e6 $15 {Saidy-I.
Gurevich, St-Martin 1992}) 5. Bg2 (5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 Na6 (6... d6) 7. Nf3 (7.
e4 d6 8. Nge2 Nc5 $11) 7... cxd5 8. cxd5 b5 $5 {Black wants to attack White's 
[+] by side.} 9. O-O (9. a3 {defending against} b4 {but it comes anyway.} 10.
axb4 Nxb4 {>< d5} 11. O-O Bb7 12. e4 e6 {Black has to blow up White's strong P
[+].} 13. Be3 a5 (13... exd5 14. Bc5 dxe4 $13) 14. dxe6 dxe6 $10 15. Qxd8 $6
Rfxd8 16. Bb6 Rdc8 17. Bxa5 Nd3 $15) 9... b4 {The N has no good square.} 10.
Nb5 (10. Na4 Bb7 11. Ne1 (11. d6 e6 $15 {><d6}) 11... d6 $1 $15 {/\ Qa5}) 10...
Qa5 {(Djuric-Stohl, Tallinn 1986 42/748)} 11. a4 Bb7 12. d6 (12. Nfd4) 12...
exd6 $1 13. Nxd6 Bd5 $13 {Stohl}) 5... O-O (5... Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qb4 7. Qd3 d6 8.
Kf1 cxd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. a3 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian-Ree, Amsterdam 1973}) 6. Nh3 {
/\ Nf4 protecting the vital d5 square.} (6. Nf3) 6... cxd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Nf4 (
8. O-O Na6 9. Be3 {/\ Bd4} Bd7 10. Bd4 Qa5 11. Nc3 Rfc8 12. Nf4 Nc5 {Black has
enough counterplay on the <<.} 13. Rc1 Na4 14. Qb3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Qb5 {1/2-1/2
Huebner-Bukic, Bugojno 1978}) 8... Na6 (8... g5 $6 {only weakens the >>} 9. Nd3
$16) 9. O-O (9. h4 $5 {protects the f4 N, but g5 was not yet a threat.} Nc5)
9... Nc5 (9... e5 10. dxe6 fxe6 {eliminates White's strong central pawn, but
creates some weaknesses in the [+].} 11. Nc3 (11. e4 e5) 11... d5 12. e4 Nxe4
13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nc5 15. Bg2 e5 16. Nd5 $14) 10. Nc3 Bf5 {fighting for
>< e4.} 11. Be3 {/\ Bd4 is a typical manoeuvre here.} Rc8 12. Bd4 a5 13. e4 Bd7
{/\ b5 with a counterplay on the <<.} 14. e5 {White destroys his own P [+].} (
14. a3 {looked more solid, but after} Ng4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4
Na6 18. Qd2 Qb6 $11 {there is an annoying pressure on >< b4.}) 14... dxe5 15.
Bxe5 Bg4 (15... b5 $5 {was also interesting.}) 16. Qe1 $6 {overlooking Black's
reply.} (16. Qd4 Ncd7 {eliminates the strong B.}) (16. f3 Bf5) 16... g5 $1 17.
Bxf6 (17. Nh3 Nd3 {gets the ^^.} 18. Qe3 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 h6 $15 {and the N on h3
is out of play.}) 17... Bxf6 18. Nfe2 Nd3 19. Qd2 Nxb2 {winning the P, but
White has still chances only because of the ^-.} 20. Qxb2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Rxc3
22. Rab1 Qc7 23. Qh5 (23. d6 Qxd6 24. Rxb7 Rfc8) 23... Kg7 24. Be4 h6 {White's
threats on the >> are easily parried.} 25. Rfe1 (25. f4) 25... b6 26. Rbd1 Qd6
27. Qg4 {White has to defend himself passively, but the great attacking player
Shabalov is not happy doing that!} Rh8 28. Bb1 $6 (28. Qh5) 28... h5 {Now
Black gets additional chances on the >>.} 29. Qf5 h4 30. Kg2 Rc7 31. Qg4 b5 32.
Re3 Rc4 33. Qf5 Qc5 34. Re6 $4 {White miscalculates the consequences. The
passive defence was the only possibility.} hxg3 (34... fxe6 $4 {falls into the
trap after} 35. Qg6+ Kf8 36. dxe6 Qc6+ 37. Kf1 Qe8 38. Rd8 $18) 35. hxg3 fxe6 {
Now this is winning.} (35... fxe6 36. Qg6+ Kf8 37. dxe6 Rh2+ $1 {This is the
point! Black's counterattack is decisive.} 38. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Qf3+ 40. Kh2
Qe2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 {Eine logische Reaktion auf die
Drohung Nb3.} ({Dem letzten Stand der Theorie nach, führt das scharfe} 10...
Bb4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 d4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Nc4 {zu leichtem Vorteil für
Weiß.}) 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. Be2 Qb6 ({Besser ist m.E.} 12... Rfc8 {,z.B.} 13. O-O
Qd8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Nh5 17. Qb3 Na5 $11 {Nielsen,
P-Schandorff,L/Nyborg 2001}) 13. O-O ({Harmlos wirkt} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O
Rac8 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Nb3 a6 17. Rac1 Ne4 $11 {Van Wely,L-San Segundo Carrillo,
P/Buenos Aires 1995}) 13... d4 $6 {Dieser logisch aussehende Zug hat einige
Nachteile. Zwar wird die weiße Bauernstruktur etwas verschlechtert, dafür
bekommt der Anziehende freie Hand im Zentrum und auf dem Damenflügel.} 14. Na4
Qd8 15. b4 (15. e4 Rc8 16. e5 d3 17. Bxd3 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxa4 19. b3 Bc6 20.
Rad1 h6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Qa5 $11 {Seul,G-Rabiega,R/Bundesliga 1991}) 15...
dxe3 {Damit leitet Khalifman eine Stellungsvereinfachung ein, erreicht aber
keinen Ausgleich.} ({In Frage kommt deswegen die "Computerfortsetzung"} 15...
Rc8 $5 16. Nb2 (16. b5 Na5 {/\Bb5}) 16... e5 17. Nb3 dxe3 18. fxe3 Qe8 19. Rad1
Ng4 20. Qc3 Bg5 21. Bxg4 Bxg4 $11 {Hansen,L-Comp Deep Blue/Copenhagen 1993})
16. fxe3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxa4 18. Qb2 $14 {Weiß hat das leichtere Spiel, seine
Züge finden sich von selbst: c5, Nc4,Bf3. Schwarz dagegen hat kein aktives
Gegenspiel.} Ne8 19. Bf3 Bc6 (19... Qc8 $5 {/\Bc6}) 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. c5 {
[%csl Rc6] ><c6} Qd3 22. Qd4 Qxd4 (22... Rd8 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. Nc4 $14) 23.
Bxd4 Nf6 24. Nc4 Ne4 25. Rad1 Rfc8 $6 ({Vorsichtiger war} 25... f6) 26. Be5 $1
f6 27. Rd7 $1 $16 Kf8 (27... Bxc5 $2 28. bxc5 Nxc5 29. Re7 fxe5 30. Rff7 $18)
28. Rb7 Rd8 29. Bc7 $6 ({Einfacher und besser war} 29. Na5 $16 {, und Weiß
gewinnt einen Bauern.}) 29... Rd5 (29... Rd3 $5) 30. Na5 Rd7 $1 31. Nxc6 $2 {
Ein Fehler taktischer Natur.} (31. Rb8+ Rxb8 32. Bxb8 Rd3 33. Bxa7 Rxa3 34.
Nxc6 Rxe3 35. Ra1 $16 {führte immer noch zu einem klaren Vorteil.}) 31... Rc8
32. Nd4 Bxc5 $1 $11 (32... Kf7 $2 33. Nb5 a6 34. c6 $16) 33. bxc5 (33. Nxe6+
Ke7 34. Nxc5 Nxc5 35. bxc5 Rcxc7 36. Rxc7 Rxc7 37. Rc1 Kd7 $11) 33... Nxc5 34.
Bd6+ Rxd6 35. Rxa7 e5 36. Nf5 (36. Nf5 Rd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Qd2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. f5 Nc5 14. a3 Kb8
15. Kb1 h5 16. Qe3 Bh6 17. Qh3 Qe7 18. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. g4 d5 11. g5 d4 12. gxf6 Bxf6 13. Bf2 Bg5 14. Qd3 dxc3 15.
Qxd8 Rxd8 16. bxc3 Bxb3 17. axb3 Bd2+ 18. Ke2 Bxc3 19. Rd1 Rxd1 20. Kxd1 Nc6
21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Ke2 Rc8 23. Rd1 b5 24. Be3 g6 25. f4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Bb2 27. c4
Nxd3 28. Kxd3 Rd8+ 29. Kc2 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Ba3 31. Kc2 Kf8 32. Kd3 Ke7 33. cxb5
axb5 34. h3 Bc5 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. Kf3 Bd4 37. Kg4 f6 38. Bg3 Kd7 39. Kf3 Kc6 40.
Ke2 Kd7 41. Kf3 Ke6 42. Bf4 Bc5 43. Kg4 Be7 44. Bg3 h5+ 45. Kf3 g5 46. Be1 f5
47. exf5+ Kxf5 48. Bg3 Bc5 49. Bc7 Bd4 50. Bd6 g4+ 51. hxg4+ hxg4+ 52. Kg2 Be5
53. Be7 Ke4 54. Bf8 Kd3 55. Be7 Kc2 56. b4 Kd3 57. Bf8 Kc4 58. Be7 Kd5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[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 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
c6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. d5 (10. Rfe1) (10. Rad1 {-another mainlines}) 10... c5 {
In my opinion - the best.} (10... Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 (12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Bd2
Nc5 14. Rad1 Ne6 15. Bc1 $14 {1-0 Peist,J-Funke,M/Germany 1988/GER-chT2 (52)})
(12. Bh4 Nh6 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 f5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. f3 Nc5 17. Nb3 Ne6 18. c5
$14 {1-0 Grooten,H-Szekely,P/Bratto 2000/CBM 77 ext (60)}) 12... f5 (12... h5
13. b4 Kh7 14. h3 Nh6 15. Rab1 $14 {1-0 Hess,C-Beckemeier,W/Germany 1983/
GER-chT (35)}) (12... Kh8 13. g3 f5 14. Nh4 $14 {1-0 Sakaev,K-McNab,C/Cappelle
la Grande 1994/TD (42)}) 13. exf5 (13. Ng5 Ndf6 14. f3 Nh6 15. c5 $5 $13 {
1-0 Sosulin,E-Zhelnin,V/Tula 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 13... gxf5 14. Ng5 Ndf6 15.
f3 Nh6 16. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Mestel,A/Beersheba 1984/MCL (43)}) (10...
Re8 11. b4 $1 cxd5 12. cxd5 Ng4 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Nf8 15. h3 Nh6 $14 {[%cal
Gc3b5,Gf1c1] 1-0 Knazovcik,L-Hrivnak,D/CZE 1999/EXT 2000 (63)}) (10... Rd8 11.
b4 $1 cxd5 12. cxd5 Ng4 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Nf8 15. h3 Nh6 16. Rac1 $14 {
[%cal Gc1c7,Gc3b5] 1-0 Zakharstov,V-Zhelnin,V/Tula 2000/EXT 2001 (58)}) 11. Nh4
$5 {Rare move} ({More popular are:} 11. a3 a6 (11... Ne8 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh4 Qf7
14. b4 Bh6 15. Rab1 f5 $14 {0-1 Hess,C-Beckemeier,W/Germany 1984/GER-chT (49)})
(11... Nh5 12. Rfe1 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Ng5 Ndf6 15. Qd1 Ng4 16. Bc1 $16 {
[%csl Rg4,Rh5][%cal Gh2h3]} (16. Bxg4 fxg4 17. Qd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Powell,
J-Haydon,R/England 1998/EXT 99 (49)})) 12. b4 b6 13. Nd2 Ne8 14. Rab1 f5 15. f3
f4 16. Bf2 g5 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Na4 h5 19. h3 Nef6 20. Rb3 Rf7 21. Rfb1 Bf8 22.
Qd1 Rg7 23. Nc3 Rg6 24. Nf1 $14 {[%cal Gf1h2] 0-1 Pundzas-Balashov,Y/La
Valetta 1980/EXT 2000 (73)}) (11. Ne1 Ne8 (11... h5 12. f3 Nh7 13. Nd3 f5 14.
Rab1 Ndf6 15. b4 b6 16. Rb2 h4 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. h3 $14 {1-0 Sorvari,J-Jokela,
J/FIN 1996/EXT 99 (54)}) 12. Nd3 (12. Bg4 f5 13. exf5 Nb6 14. f6 Nxf6 15. Bxc8
Raxc8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nd7 18. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wessman,R-Winsnes,R/
SWE-ch 1989/EXT 97 (77)}) 12... f5 13. exf5 (13. f3 f4 14. Bf2 h5 15. b4 g5 16.
a4 cxb4 17. Nxb4 Nc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Nd3 $132 {1-0 Wiley,T-Lacroix,B/Antwerp
1999/EXT 2000 (41)}) 13... gxf5 14. f4 e4 15. Nf2 Ndf6 16. a3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Franic,M-Bosboom,M/Groningen 1982/EXT 2000 (49)}) (11. Nd2 Ne8 (11... h5 12. a3
$14 {[%cal Gb2b4]} (12. Bg5 a6 13. Rae1 Qe8 14. Qd1 Nh7 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Bd3 h4
17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne5 19. Nf3 h3 $132 {0-1 Ivanisevic,I-Movsesian,S/Zagan
1997/CBM 59 ext (54)})) 12. Rae1 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 e4 $14 (14... Nef6 $4
15. Qxf5 $18 {1-0 Flear,G-Beckemeier,W/Buende 1985/EXT 2001 (19)})) (11. Bg5 h6
12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Nd1 Ndf6 15. Nd2 Nf4 16. Re1 h5 17. f3 Bh6 18. Bf1
Ne8 19. Ne3 $14 {1-0 Farago,I-Bilek,I/HUN 1992/EXT 2000 (42)}) (11. Rab1 Ne8
12. Rfe1 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bg5 Ndf6 15. b4 cxb4 16. Rxb4 e4 17. Nd4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Henk,M-Michalczak,T/Duesseldorf 1995/EXT 99 (23)}) 11... Ne8 12. g3
Ndf6 13. Bg5 $14 ({The game where first time was played 11.Nh4 was continued:} 
13. f3 Nh5 14. Ng2 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bd3 Kh8 17. Rae1 Qf6 18. Qc1 f4 19. Ne4
Qh6 20. Bd2 Bh3 (20... Bd7 $4 21. g4 $18 {1-0 Gurevich,D-Goelff,C/Bonnevoie
1998/EXT 99 (27)}) 21. g4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nhf6 23. Ng3 b5 24. b3 Qg5 25. Qc2 (25.
Rh1 $2 Nxg4 26. fxg4 Qxg4 $15) 25... h5 (25... Nxg4 26. fxg4 Qxg4 27. Be2 Qg5
28. Kh1 $16) 26. h3 $16) 13... Bh3 14. Rfe1 Qd7 15. f3 Nh5 16. Nd1 {[%csl Rh3]
[%cal Gd1f2]} (16. a3 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 16... f6 17. Bd2 Qe7 {[%cal Gh3d7]
Preparing Bh3 retreat.} 18. Bd3 Bc8 19. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Qf7 {Preparing f6-f5
break.} 20. Ne3 $1 {[%csl Gf5] Preventing f6-f5. In other hand, nothing can't
stop b2-b4 promotion.} Kh8 21. b4 b6 22. a4 a5 $5 {Interesting decision. Black
closes queenside, but new weakness Pa5 will be factor must be took into
account.} (22... Bd7 23. a5 $14) 23. bxa5 bxa5 {[%csl Ra5]} 24. Rab1 {[%csl
Ra5][%cal Gb1b5]} Bh6 25. Bc3 {[%cal Gc3h8] Preventing f6-f5 again.} ({Worth
of attention} 25. Rb5 $5 Bg5 26. Nhg2 f5 27. exf5 gxf5 28. Reb1 (28. Rxa5 $2
Rxa5 29. Bxa5 f4 $1 30. gxf4 (30. Bf5 Bxf5 31. Qxf5 Qxf5 32. Nxf5 Rxf5 33. g4
Rf7 34. h4 Bh6 35. gxh5 Ra7 $15) 30... Nxf4 31. Nxf4 Bxf4 32. Ng2 Rg8 33. Kh1
Bh3 34. Bf1 (34. Nxf4 Qxf4 35. Qe2 Bg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2 37. Kxg2 Qd4 38. Be2 Ng7
$15 {[%cal Gg7f5,Gg7h5]}) 34... Bxg2+ 35. Bxg2 Qh5 $44) 28... f4 29. Nf1 $16)
25... Bg5 26. Nhg2 Kg8 {The game goes surround f6-f5 promotion.} 27. Rf1 $1 {
[%cal Gf3f4] White also can play with P f on the kingside!} Bh3 $6 $16 (27...
f5 $142 28. exf5 gxf5 29. f4 exf4 30. gxf4 Bd8 $14 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd8a5]})
28. f4 $1 exf4 29. gxf4 Bh6 30. Rf3 Bc8 31. Rb5 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gb5a5,Gc3a5]
At last.} Qc7 {[%cal Gc7a5]} 32. Qd2 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd2a5] The weakness on
a5 will fall.} Neg7 33. Bc2 {[%cal Gc2a4]} (33. Rxa5 $16) 33... f5 34. e5 g5 $5
{Despair. Black tries to find tactical chances because strategical battle is
lost.} 35. e6 $4 $132 {Serious mistake.} ({Right was} 35. fxg5 Bxg5 36. Bxa5
Qd7 (36... Rxa5 37. Qxa5 $18) 37. exd6 (37. e6 $18) 37... f4 38. Nf1 Qxd6 39.
Bb6 $18 {[%csl Rc5]}) 35... gxf4 36. Nd1 Ba6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ga6c4]} 37. Bxa5
(37. Rxa5 Bxc4 38. Rxa8 Rxa8 $13) 37... Qe7 38. Rb6 Bxc4 39. Bc3 Nf6 {[%csl
Rd5]} 40. Bxf6 $5 ({Strong was} 40. Nxf4 $1 Bxf4 (40... Ne4 41. Qg2 Bxf4 42.
Rxf4 (42. Bxg7 Qxg7 43. Qxg7+ Kxg7 44. Rxf4 Bxd5 45. e7 $11 {-see below.})
42... Bxd5 43. Bxg7 Qxg7 44. Qxg7+ Kxg7 45. e7 Rg8 46. Ne3 Kf6+ 47. Kf1 Nc3 48.
Rxd6+ Ke5 49. Nxd5 Nxd5 50. Rxd5+ Kxd5 51. Bb3+ Kd6 52. Bxg8 Rxg8 53. Rxf5 $11)
41. Qxf4 Bxd5 (41... Nxd5 42. Qxd6 Qxd6 43. Rxd6 Nxc3 44. Rxc3 Bxe6 45. Rxc5
$14 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Ga4a8]}) 42. Rg3 Bxe6 43. Qxd6 Qxd6 44. Rxd6 Rae8 (44...
Nfh5 45. Bxg7 Rfe8 46. Be5+ Nxg3 47. Bxg3 $16) 45. Rxe6 Rxe6 46. Bb3 Kh8 47.
Rxg7 Kxg7 48. Bxe6 Kg6 49. a5 $14) 40... Qxf6 41. Rxd6 Rfd8 42. Qc3 (42. Rxd8+
Rxd8 $132) 42... Qd4+ 43. Qxd4 cxd4 44. Rxd8+ Rxd8 45. Bb3 $2 $17 {After this
mistake Black recieves an advantage.} ({Why not} 45. Nxf4 $132) 45... Bxd5 46.
e7 Rd7 47. Bxd5+ Rxd5 48. Ra3 $2 $19 {Mistakes comedy is continued...} (48.
Nxf4 $142 Bxf4 49. Rxf4 Kf7 $17) 48... Ra5 $1 (48... Kf7 $143 $2 49. a5 Kxe7
50. a6 Rd8 51. Rh3 Bg5 52. Rxh7 Kf7 53. h4 Bf6 54. h5 Ra8 55. h6 (55. Nxf4 Rxa6
56. Nh3 Ra1 57. Nhf2 Kg8 58. Rh6 Bg5 59. Rd6 Be3 $17) 55... Rxa6 56. hxg7 Ra1
57. Rh5 Rxd1+ 58. Kf2 Bxg7 59. Rxf5+ Ke6 60. Rxf4 d3 61. Rg4 $15) 49. Nh4 Bg5 (
{Or} 49... Kf7 50. Nf3 Ne6 51. Nb2 Kxe7 $19) 50. Nf3 Bxe7 51. Ra2 Ne6 52. Re2
Ng5 $4 {Terrible mistake in this nervious dramatic game.} ({Black was very
closed to victory:} 52... Ra6 $19) 53. Rg2 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Gg2g8]} Kf7 (53...
h6 54. h4 Rxa4 55. hxg5 hxg5 56. Nxg5 Bxg5 57. Rxg5+ Kf7 58. Rxf5+ Ke6 59. Rxf4
$11) 54. Nxg5+ Bxg5 55. Rxg5 Kf6 $44 56. Rg2 Rxa4 57. Rd2 Ke5 58. Kf2 Ra3 59.
Nb2 Ke4 60. Re2+ Re3 61. Nc4 h5 62. Nd6+ Ke5 63. Nc4+ Ke4 64. Nd6+ Kd3 {
Khalifman had to play for win...} (64... Ke5 65. Nc4+ $11) 65. Ra2 Re5 66. Nf7
Rd5 67. Ng5 Kc3 68. Nf3 d3 69. Nd2 h4 70. Nb1+ Kb3 71. Rd2 Kc4 72. Ra2 Rb5 $2 (
72... Kb3 $11) 73. Ra4+ Kb3 (73... Kc5 74. Nd2 $14 {[%csl Rf4,Rf5]}) 74. Rxf4
Kb2 (74... Re5 $1 $11 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gb3c2,Gd3d1]}) 75. Nd2 Kc3 76. Nf3 h3 (
76... Rd5 77. Ke1 Ra5 78. Rxh4 Ra1+ 79. Kf2 d2 80. Nxd2 Kxd2 $11) 77. Kg3 d2 $4
(77... Rd5 $11) 78. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[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
O-O 9. Nh4 Nbd7 10. h3 Qa5 11. Qb3 Nb6 12. Be2 Rad8 13. Rd1 Ne4 14. Nxf5 exf5
15. Na2 $2 (15. Bd2 $11) 15... Bd6 $2 (15... Be1 {hätte dem Weißen eine
unangenehme Überraschung bereitet:} 16. f3 Nf2 17. Bd2 Bxd2 18. Kxf2 Rfe8 {
, und Schwarz gewinnt!}) 16. f3 $6 (16. Nc3 $11) 16... Ng3 17. Bd3 Qxa4 18.
Qxa4 Nxa4 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bb8 21. Bd2 Rfe8 $15 22. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D66"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Nbd7 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 {[%cal Gc6c5] In this critical
position the struggle will be surround c6-c5 promotion. In order to realise it,
Black had to protect Pb5 by a7-a6 or maybe b5-b4 and c6-c5 promotions.} 12. O-O
(12. Qe2 a6 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 c5 16. O-O cxd4 17. exd4 $11 {
1-0 Portisch,L-Polgar,I/Budapest 1965/MCD (33)}) (12. a3 $6 a6 13. b4 a5 14.
Rb1 (14. Qb3 axb4 15. axb4 c5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. dxc5 (18. Qxb5
Ba3 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Nb1 Rfb8 $17 {[%csl Rb7]}) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxd3 20.
Qxb5 Qf5 21. f4 Rfc8 $44) 14... axb4 15. axb4 Ra3 16. Qc1 Bxb4 17. Rxb4 Qa5 18.
Qb2 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Nd5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Gaprindashvili,N/Polanica Zdroj
1986/EXT 97 (83)}) ({Interesting is} 12. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 13. O-O a6 $1 (13... c5
14. Bxb5 Qb6 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Qe2 $14) 14. Ne4 Nd7 $1 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (14...
Qb6 15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. Qf3 Qc7 17. Nxc6 $16 {0-1 Kisuze,S-Chaka,J/Elista 1998/
CBM 66 ext (28)}) 15. Nc5 $1 (15. a4 Qb6 16. Qc2 Rfd8 $11 {[%cal Ga8c8,Gc6c5,
Gb5a4]}) 15... Nxc5 16. dxc5 Qd5 17. e4 (17. Bb1 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Rfd8 19. Nd4 e5
$132) (17. Qc2 Qxa2 $44) 17... Qh5 (17... Qxa2 18. Bb1 Qxb2 $8 19. Qd7 $18 {
[%csl Rb7,Re7]}) 18. e5 Rad8 19. Qe2 Qg4 20. Be4 $14) (12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 (13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne4 f5 15. Nc5 (15. Ng3 c5 16. O-O cxd4 $11) 15... Nxc5 16. dxc5
Qd5 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Be2 Qe4 $11) 13... c5 14. O-O Rc8 $11 {1-0 Ovod,
E-Matnadze,A/Oropesa del Mar 1999/CBM 72 ext (32)}) 12... Rc8 (12... Re8 13.
Qe2 (13. Ne4 Rc8 14. Qe2 a6 15. Rfd1 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bd3 c5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Labin,S-Wich,M/St Ingbert 1987/EXT 97 (24)}) 13... b4 14. Na4 Qa5
15. b3 e5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Rxc5 Qc7 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Rxe5
21. Rfc1 a5 22. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Certek,P-Mace,E/Parthenay 2000/EXT 2001 (67)}) (
12... a5 $2 {Not in spirit of this variation...} 13. a4 b4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
Ne4 c5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Nd4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxc5 19. Qg4+ (19. Nc6 $6 Qc7 20.
Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 f5 23. Qd4+ Kh7 24. Rc4 Rfd8 25. Nxd8 Qxc4 26.
Nxf7 Qxd4 27. exd4 Bf6 28. Ne5 Rc2 29. Rb1 Bxe5 30. dxe5 b3 $44) 19... Kh8 20.
Qf4 Kg7 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Qf4 Kg7 23. Rfd1 Qc7 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Nf5 $1 {1-0
Adorjan,A-Horvath,G/Zalaegerszeg 1991/EXT 97 (25)}) (12... b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14.
Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bxc6 $16 {1-0 Hefter,F-NguyenTran Anh/Frankfurt
1999/EXT 2000 (57)}) (12... a6 {-another mainline.}) 13. Qe2 {Perhaps, this
move proves to White slight advantage.} ({Worth of attention} 13. a3 $5 {
and White leaves with slight advantage:} a5 (13... a6 14. b4 a5 (14... Ne8 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Cenker,M-Novak,S/Bratislava 1991/EXT 2001 (37)}) 15.
Qb3 c5 16. Bxf6 c4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd1 cxd3 19. Qxd3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 axb4 21.
axb4 Rc4 22. Nxb5 Rxb4 23. Rb1 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. e4 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 e5 $14)
14. Qe2 b4 15. axb4 axb4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Na4 c5 18. Ba6 (18. dxc5 Nxc5 19.
Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Rfd1 Qb6 $11) 18... Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Ra8 20. Qc6 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Ne5
22. Qc2 Qa5 23. b3 Qa6 24. Qe4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Ubilava,E/Kujbyshev 1986/
MCL (41)}) (13. e4 $6 b4 (13... Nb6 $2 14. e5 Nfd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne4 $16 {
1-0 Roeder,M-Kisova,P/Vienna 1990/CBM 21 (34)}) 14. Na4 (14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. e5
bxc3 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Rxc3 c5 $15 {0-1 Piket,J-Gaprindashvili,N/Wijk aan Zee
1987/TD (30)}) 14... c5 15. e5 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Rxc5
$11) ({Also interesting is} 13. Bxf6 $5 {[%csl Rc5]} Nxf6 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. Nc5
$1 (15. a3 c5 {1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Ubilava,E/Camaguey 1987/CBM 05 (18)}) 15...
Nxc5 16. dxc5 $14 {-compare this position with noted above with a little
difference:Ra8 and Pa6 instead of Rc8 and Pa7.}) (13. Bb1 b4 14. Na4 c5 (14...
Ba6 15. Re1 Bb5 16. Qc2 g6 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Nd5 19. Bg3 Bf6 20. Red1 $16 {
1-0 Jemeljanov,A-Uksti,E/Tallinn 1999/EXT 2000 (25)}) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nxc5
Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qa5 18. Nd4 Rxc5 19. Nb3 Rxc1 20. Nxa5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Ba8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Hebden,M-Motwani,P/Blackpool 1988/TD (69)}) (13. Re1 Re8 14. e4 Nh7 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. e5 Red8 17. Ne4 Nb6 18. Nd6 $16 {1-0 Cuba,J-Moseki,G/Paranana
1993/EXT 97 (62)}) (13. a4 b4 14. Nb1 a5 15. Nbd2 c5 16. Qe2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5
18. Bb5 Qd5 19. f3 $132 {1-0 Rodrigues,R-Martins,R/Lisbon 1998/EXT 2000 (38)})
13... b4 ({Dubious is} 13... Qa5 {in view of} 14. e4 $5 ({Interesting also} 14.
Ne5 $5 {[%csl Re7][%cal Ge5d7,Gh4e7]} Rfd8 15. Rfd1 a6 (15... c5 $2 16. Bxb5
$16) 16. Nxd7 (16. Qf3 Qb4 17. Nxd7 (17. Ne4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe4 $1 (18... Rxd3
$2 19. exf6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bf8 21. fxg7 Bxg7 22. Bf6 $18) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20.
Qxe4 g6 21. Qf4 Kg7 22. b4 c5 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. bxc5 Rd5 (24... Qxc5 25. Qf6+
$18) 25. c6 Bxc6 26. e4 Rc5 27. Rc1 $11) 17... Rxd7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qe4 g6
20. Qf3 Bg7 $11) 16... Rxd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 (18... Qxa2 19. Nxf6+
gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kf8 21. Qf4 Kg7 22. b4 Qb2 23. Rb1 Qc3 24. Be4 $16) 19. a3 c5 20.
Nxc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5 $16) 14... b4 15. e5 bxc3 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Qe4 g6 18. Rxc3
Ba8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qf4 Kg7 21. a3 $1 $16 (21. Bc4 $2 c5 {0-1 Hofherr,
H-Fuchs,G/Austria 1998/EXT 2000 (33)})) 14. Bxf6 (14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7
16. Bxe4 Nf6 17. Bb1 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gausel,E-Hoen,R/Oslo 1987/EXT 97 (38)}) (
14. Na4 c5 15. Nxc5 (15. dxc5 Qa5 16. Bb5 Nb8 17. b3 a6 18. Bd3 Nbd7 $11 {
0-1 Misanovic,V-Kachiani Gersinska,K/Subotica 1991/TD (46)}) 15... Nxc5 16.
dxc5 Nd7 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rxc5 $11) 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. c6 Rxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Franke,H-Gaprindashvili,N/Berlin-West 1988/TD (31)}) 14... Nxf6 15. Ne4 Nxe4
16. Bxe4 {[%cal Ge4b7,Gc6c5] White had stopped c6-c5 promotion.} Qb6 17. Ne5 {
[%cal Ge5d7]} Ba6 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 {[%cal Ge5d7]} (19. Nxd3 $6 c5 $11)
19... Rfd8 20. Rc4 $6 $11 {Allows Black to equalize.} (20. Qd1 $142 Bd6 (20...
c5 $2 21. Qh5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ge5f7,Gh5f7]} g6 (21... Rf8 22. Nd7 $18) 22. Qf3
$18 {[%csl Rf7]}) 21. Nc4 Qb5 22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. Rc5 Qxc5 (23... Qa6 24. Qb3 Rb8
25. Rfc1 $14 {[%csl Rc6]}) 24. dxc5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 $14 {[%cal Gd1d7]}) 20... Bd6
21. Qe4 ({or} 21. Nf3 c5 22. Rfc1 Rc7 $11) 21... Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Rd5 23. Qe4 Ra5
24. Qb1 Qa6 25. Rxb4 Rxa2 26. Rc1 Ra4 27. Rxa4 Qxa4 28. Qc2 (28. b3 Qb4 29. Rc5
Rb8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Rc1 a6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. f3 e5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15.
Qb3 exd4 16. exd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2002.01.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 e5 8. fxe5
Nxe5 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O a6 11. h3 b5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 O-O 14. g4 Qa5 15.
Kb1 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qc7 18. g5 Rfc8 19. Rh2 a5 20. f6 Bf8 21. fxg7
Bxg7 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Rhd2 Re8 26. Rd8 Rce4 27.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rd3 Bd4 29. Bd2 Re4 30. a3 Be5 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Re8 f5 33. gxf6+
Kxf6 34. axb4 axb4 35. Ka2 Rh4 36. Rf8+ Ke6 37. Rf3 Kd5 38. Kb3 Kc5 39. Be1 Re4
40. Bd2 h5 41. Rf5 h4 42. Rh5 Kc6 43. Bxb4 Bxb2 44. Rh6+ Kd7 45. Rd6+ Ke8 46.
Rd3 Be5 47. c4 Re2 48. c5 Rb2+ 49. Kc4 Rh2 50. c6 Kf7 51. Kb5 Ke6 52. Bc3 Rc2
53. Bxe5 Kxe5 54. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2002.01.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Nc6 7. Be3 d5 8. exd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Bxd4 f6 13. f4 Bf5 14. O-O-O
e6 15. Bb6 Rc8 16. Bd3 Bd6 17. g3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rc6 19. Rhd1 Ke7 20. Rxd6 Rxd6
21. Bc5 Rhd8 22. c4 b6 23. Ba3 e5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Kc2 a5 26. b3 Ke6 27. Bxd6
Rxd6 28. Rxd6+ Kxd6 {[#] Die Spielmotive entfernter Freibauer und Zugzwang
werden von Weiß nicht zum Gewinn genutzt.} 29. Kd3 Kc5 30. a3 h5 31. Kc3 Kd6
32. b4 g6 $1 {Sichert das Feld f5 gegen eine mögliche Umgehung durch den
weißen König} 33. Kd3 Ke6 34. Ke4 Kd6 35. h3 $22 {Es ist alles angerichtet -
doch die leidige Zeitknappheit verhindert das Einfahren der Ernte. Rapidschach!
} Ke6 (35... axb4 36. axb4 Ke6 37. c5 bxc5 38. bxc5 g5 39. g4 h4 40. c6 Kd6 41.
c7 Kxc7 42. Kxe5 $18) (35... a4 36. h4 Ke6 37. c5 $18) (35... h4 36. g4 a4 37.
g5 Ke6 38. c5 $18) 36. g4 $2 (36. bxa5 bxa5 37. c5 a4 38. h4 $18) 36... hxg4
37. hxg4 Kd6 38. g5 (38. bxa5 bxa5 39. g5 Kc5 40. Kxe5 Kxc4 41. Kf6 Kb3 42.
Kxg6 Kxa3 43. Kf5 a4 44. g6 Kb2 45. g7 a3 46. g8=Q a2 $11) 38... a4 $1 (38...
axb4 $2 39. axb4 Ke6 40. c5 b5 41. c6 Kd6 42. c7 Kxc7 43. Kxe5 $18) 39. Kd3 (
39. c5+ bxc5 40. bxc5+ Kxc5 41. Kxe5 Kc4 42. Kf6 Kb3 43. Kxg6 Kxa3 44. Kf5 Kb2
$11) 39... Kc6 40. Ke3 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2002.01.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxd4 (11. a5 Nc5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd4
Bb7 15. Ba4+ Nxa4 16. Qxa4+ Nd7 17. Nd2 O-O 18. N4f3 Rac8 $15 {1-0 Pelletier,
Y-Sadvakasov,D/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Huzman] (72)}) 11... Bb7 (11... Nc5 12.
Bc4 Bb7 13. a5 (13. Be3) 13... Qc7 14. Nd2 Qxe5 15. N2f3 Qd6 16. Bd2 Be7 17.
Bxb4 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Be2 Qa4 21. Qxa4+ Nxa4 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8
23. Rc1 Bd7 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. b3 Nb2 26. Rc2 Rc8 27. Rxb2 Rc1+ 28. Bf1 Bb5 29.
Nd2 {1-0 Harikrishna,P-Krush,I/Hastings ENG 2002/The Week in Chess 374 (29)})
12. Be3 Nd7 (12... Nc5 {Huzman} 13. Bc2 Qd5 14. Nf3 Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,
R-Skripchenko,A/Open, Groningen NED 1998 (14)}) 13. Nd2 (13. f4 Bc5 14. Nd2
Ndf6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. f5 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Bd5 18. Be3 O-O 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5
exd5 21. Rfd1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Erikalov,A-Logunov,M/RUS t-ch2 Novokuznetsk 1999 
(39)}) 13... Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qa5 (14... Nxe5 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rfe1
Qd6 18. Rad1 Ng4 19. g3 O-O-O 20. Qg5 Kb8 21. Nxe6 Qc6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qxd8+
Ka7 24. Qd4+ Kb8 25. f3 {1-0 Yanvarev,I-Mesropov,K/Moscow 1992 (25)}) 15. f4 (
15. Rfd1 $1 Rd8 (15... Nxe5 16. f4 Ng4 17. Nxe6 $18) (15... Bd5 16. Nf3 Bc6 17.
Rac1 Nc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Ng5 $40) 16. Bg5 $16) 15... Nc5 16. Bc4 g6 17. f5 $5
gxf5 18. Nxf5 Rg8 $1 (18... exf5 19. Rxf5 Ne6 20. Rxf7 $40 {/+/-}) 19. Ng3 Rd8
$6 (19... Ne4 $5 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Rf2 Qxe5 22. Rd1 Bc6 $13) 20. Qf2 Rd7 21.
Rad1 $36 Rg7 22. Bh6 $2 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rg6 $2 (23... Rxg3 $1 24. Qxg3 (24. hxg3
Bxh6 $17) 24... Ne4 25. Qd3 Bxh6 26. Qd7+ Kf8 $17) 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Qd4 Qc7
26. Bf1 Qb6 (26... Rg5 $5 27. Re1 (27. Qd6+ Qxd6 28. exd6 Rd5 $11) 27... Qb6
$11) 27. a5 $1 Qxa5 28. Qd6+ Kg7 (28... Kg8 $2 29. Qe7 $18) 29. Nh5+ Kh6 30.
Qd2+ $1 Rg5 (30... Kxh5 31. Be2+ Rg4 32. Qf4 $18) 31. h4 Ne4 32. hxg5+ Kxh5 33.
Qf4 Qc5+ 34. Kh2 Qf2 35. Qxf2 Nxf2 36. Rd7 $16 {/+-} Bd5 37. Rxf7 Ng4+ 38. Kg3
Kg6 39. Re7 (39. Rf4 Nxe5 40. Bxa6 b3 41. Kh4 $18) 39... Nxe5 40. Bxa6 Kxg5 41.
Bb7 (41. Rxh7 $18) 41... Bxb7 42. Rxb7 Nd3 43. Rb5+ (43. Rxh7 Nxb2 44. Rh4 $18)
43... e5 44. b3 (44. Rd5 Nxb2 45. Rxe5+ Kf6 46. Re4 Nd3 47. Rd4 Ne5 48. Rxb4
$16) 44... Kf5 45. Kf3 h5 46. Ke3 Ne1 47. g3 Nc2+ 48. Kd2 Nd4 49. Rxb4 Ke4 $6 (
49... Kg4 $1 50. Ke3 Kxg3 51. Ke4 h4 52. Rb7 h3 $132) 50. Rb8 Kf3 51. b4 e4 52.
Rf8+ Kxg3 53. Kc3 Nf3 54. b5 e3 55. Kd3 $4 (55. Re8 $1 $18) 55... e2 56. Kxe2
Nd4+ $11 57. Kd3 Nxb5 58. Rf5 Nd6 59. Rxh5 Kg4 60. Rd5 Nf5 61. Ke4 Ng3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2002.01.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7.
O-O Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. e4 Nb6 10. d5 (10. dxc5 {-another mainline.}) 10... exd5
11. Nxd5 $5 {Rare move. Much more popular is} (11. exd5 $5 Nb4 (11... Na5 $6
12. b3 Bf6 13. Bd2 Bf5 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Re1 $14 {[%csl Ra5] 1-0 Ftacnik,
L-Johansson,P/London 1982/MCD (49)}) {and here White has choice between} 12.
Ne5 ({and} 12. Ne1 Bf6 (12... c4 13. Qf3 $5 (13. a3 Na6 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bxd6
Qxd6 16. Qd4 Nc7 $1 $15 {[%csl Rd5,Re1]} (16... Bf5 $6 17. Nf3 Rad8 18. Nd2 Qc5
19. Qf4 Bd3 20. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Gulko,B-Alburt,L/Yerevan 1975/URS-ch (44)})) (13.
Bf4 Bf6 14. Ne4 N4xd5 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Nc2 Bf5 17. Ne3 $15 {0-1 Matera,
S-Tukmakov,V/Reykjavik 1976/EXT 98 (41)}) 13... Qd6 14. a3 Na6 15. Be3 Qg6 16.
h3 Bd7 17. Rd1 Nc5 $132 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Lautier,J/Horgen 1994/CBM 43 (45)}) (
12... Nc4 13. a3 Na6 14. Ne4 Bf5 15. Nc2 (15. Bf4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nd6 17. Bg2 c4
18. Rc1 Rc8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kolev,A-Magerramov,E/Andorra 1991/EXT 97 (54)}) 15...
Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nd6 17. Bg2 Re8 18. Rb1 Bf6 19. Bf4 Be5 $132 {1-0 Kortschnoj,
V-Kuzmin,G/Moscow 1973/MCL (68)}) 13. Be3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 N4xd5 15. Bxc5 Re8 16.
Qd4 (16. Bd4 Bf5 (16... Be6 17. Nd3 Rc8 18. Rc1 Qd6 $132 {Ftacnik,L-Rodriguez,
Am/Thessaloniki ol/1984/ (21)}) 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Nf3 Be4 $132 {1-0 Portisch,
L-Dlugy,M/Wijk aan Zee 1990/CBM 17/ (77)}) 16... Be6 (16... Qf6 17. Bxb6 Nxb6
18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Nd3 Na4 20. c4 Be6 $10 {Ftacnik,L-Dlugy,M/Lugano op/1987/ ->
TD 87/5}) 17. Nd3 Rc8 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. a4 Nd7 20. Ba3 Nxc3 21. Nf4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Palatnik,S/Jyvaskyla 1991/EXT 2000 (26)}) {Here Black has
choice: to play} 12... Bd6 $5 ({or} 12... Bf6 $143 13. f4 $1 Bf5 14. a3 Nc2 15.
Ra2 Rc8 (15... Nd4 16. b4 Qc7 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Ne4 $14 {1-0
Ornstein,A-Schneider,L/Borlange 1992/TD (38)}) 16. b3 Nd4 17. Be3 Re8 18. b4
Bxe5 19. fxe5 Nc4 20. Bf2 b6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Na4 Nxe5 23. Nxc5 Nb5 24. Qb3
Nd6 25. Re2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tal,M-Petursson,M/Tallinn 1981/MCL (35)}) 13. Nd3 Bg4
14. Qxg4 Nxd3 15. Bh6 $5 (15. Bg5 $6 f5 $1 {better than} (15... Be7 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Rab1 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Ne5 19. Qe2 Rfe8 20. Re1 Qd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,
A-Tal,M/Leningrad 1977/MCL (60)}) 16. Qh5 Qd7 17. Qe2 c4 18. b3 (18. Qe6+ Rf7
19. a4 Re8 20. a5 Rxe6 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. axb6 a6 $19 {0-1 Dorfman,J-Tukmakov,V/
Lvov 1984/URS-ch (42)}) 18... Rae8 19. Qd2 f4 20. bxc4 Qf5 21. Rad1 Nxf2 22.
Qxf2 Qxg5 23. Ne4 Rxe4 24. Bxe4 $15 {0-1 Gulko,B-Tukmakov,V/Frunze 1981/URS-ch
(41)}) 15... Qf6 16. Bd2 Qd4 $1 $132 (16... Be5 17. Bg5 Qd6 $132 (17... Qg6 $6
18. Be4 $1 f5 $8 19. Bxd3 fxg4 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Be7 Rf5 $5 $132 (21... Rf7 $2
22. Bxc5 Bxc3 23. Bxb6 Bxb2 24. Rab1 Ba3 25. Be3 b6 26. Rfd1 $16 {1-0 Alburt,
L-Dlugy,M/USA-ch 1988/CBM 11 (53)})))) 11... Bg4 (11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb4 13.
Ne5 Bf5 (13... Bf6 14. Nc4 b5 15. Ne3 Bb7 16. a3 Na6 17. a4 $14 {1-0 Hirn,
O-Pflug,M/Bayern 1999/EXT 2001 (31)}) 14. Qf3 Qc8 15. g4 (15. Be3 Rd8 16. g4
Rxd5 (16... Bf6 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. gxf5 Bxb2 19. Rad1 $16) 17. Qg3 Be6 18. Bxd5
Nxd5 $44) 15... Bf6 16. Bf4 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxg4 18. Qg3 f6 19. Bd6 Rd8 20. Be7
Re8 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxg4 $132 {1-0 Martinez Rodriguez,P-Cuevas Rodriguez,M/
Malaga 1998/CBM 63 ext (35)}) 12. h3 Be6 {Another continuations also brought
to Black equality, for example:} (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 (13. Qxf3 Nxd5 14. exd5
Nd4 15. Qd3 Bf6 16. Be3 a5 17. Rac1 b6 {[%csl Gd4] with good counterplay on
black squares 0-1 Mandl,R-Mathe,G/Werfen 1991/CBM 24 ext (57)}) 13... Nd4 14.
Be3 Nxd5 15. Bxd4 Nf4 16. Bxg7 Nxh3+ 17. Kg2 Nxf2 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bc3 Nd3
20. e5 $44 {1-0 Forintos,G-Utasi,T/HUN-ch 1986/EXT 97 (36)}) (12... Bh5 13. Nf4
Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rad8 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Bc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rxd1+ 19.
Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Nxd8 {1/2-1/2 Egeli,P-Kinsman,A/London 1996/CBM 55 (20)}) (
12... Nxd5 13. hxg4 Ndb4 14. g5 c4 15. Bd2 Bc5 16. b3 Re8 17. e5 cxb3 18. Qxb3
$132 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Stohl,I/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext (20)}) 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11
{[%csl Gc1,Gd4,Gg2][%cal Gf8d8] White has pair of BB, but certain development
advantage and important d4 square provide to Black sufficient compensation.}
14. b3 a5 $1 {[%cal Ga5a4,Ge6a2]} 15. Bb2 a4 16. Qc2 Rfd8 17. Rac1 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Gc1c5] How to protect Pc5?} axb3 18. axb3 Ra2 $1 19. Qc3 f6 {[%cal Gb2e5]
"cutting" dangerous diagonal a1-h8.} ({Badly is} 19... Nd4 $2 {[%csl Rc3,Rg1]
[%cal Gd4e2]} {in view of} 20. Rc2 $1 f5 $1 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Ge7g7,Gf5e4,Gd4c2]
} 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Qd3 Qf7 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gf7b3]} 23. Rfc1 $1 $16) 20. Rfd1
c4 $5 (20... Rda8 21. Ra1 $11) 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. bxc4 Nxc4 23. Ba1 $6 (23. Ng5
$142 Qe8 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Rb1 Rxb2 26. Rxb2 Nxb2 27. Qxb2 Qd7 $11) 23... b5
24. Qb3 Qa5 $15 {This game shows - the opening variation is not dangerous for
Black, White had to find another ways to fight for advantage.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Ng5
Bd5 9. e4 h6 10. exd5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Nxd5 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Nc6 14. Ne2 a5
15. a3 a4 16. Ba2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxc7 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8
21. Kd2 e6 22. Be3 Bxe3+ 23. fxe3 Nc4+ 24. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[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 Qe6 {This is the most popular continuation on the top level.
Other options are: 9...a5, 9...Ba6, 9...Bb7, 9...d5, 9...g6.} 10. Qe4 Ba6 11.
b3 O-O-O 12. Bb2 (12. f4 {- see the game Kotsur,P-Pavasovic,D /Dubai op 2001/
CBM 83 [Postny]}) 12... Re8 (12... Bb7 {- see the game Motylev,A-Sofronie,I/
Returul Superligii 2000/CBM 81 [Postny]}) 13. f4 f6 14. O-O-O fxe5 15. c5 $5 (
15. fxe5 Qxe5 16. Qxe5 Rxe5 17. Bd3 Re8 (17... Bb7 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 18. Rhf1 Be7
19. Rf7 Bg5+ 20. Kb1 Re7 21. Rdf1 $14 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Rogic,D/St Veit 2000/
EXT 2001 (50)}) 15... Bxf1 16. cxb6 Ba6 17. bxa7 Kb7 18. Rhe1 $146 (18. fxe5 d5
19. Qf3 Qh6+ 20. Kb1 Rxe5 21. Ka1 Bd6 22. Rc1 Rf8 $17 {0-1 Kristjansson,
S-Sermek,D/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (31)}) 18... d5 $2 (18... Bd6 {This should
be the most critical line.For instance:} 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Qb4+ (20. Kb1 Kxa7
21. Nb5+ Bxb5 22. Bxe5 Kb7 $15) 20... Ka8 $1 (20... Kxa7 21. Nb5+ cxb5 22. Bxe5
$36) 21. Ne4 Bxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Qg4 $15) 19. Qxe5 {The forthcoming endgame is an
unpleasant for black.} Qxe5 20. fxe5 Bc5 $8 (20... Kxa7 21. Na4 $16 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Gb2d4]}) 21. Na4 Bf2 22. Bd4 {Of course white should not hesitate to
sacrifice an exchange in this position...} Bxe1 23. Rxe1 {[%mdl 1024] In
compensation for the exchange white has a pawn and total control over the
black squares. Black's defensible task is not easy.} Re7 24. Bc5 $6 {c5 is a
crucial square, but white can put only one piece there at a time.At this
moment he chooses the wrong time to occupy the c5 square.} ({Perhaps white
should improve his K} 24. Kd2 {since black has no active counterplay.}) 24...
Re6 {Had the white B not been on the c5 square this move would not be possible
for obvious reasons. Now black gets an opportunity to manoeuvre his R to
better pastures.} 25. Bf2 Rg6 26. g3 Re8 27. e6 $5 {[%cal Ge6e7]} (27. Kd2 Ka8
{[%cal Ya6c8]}) 27... Re7 28. Bd4 Ka8 {[%csl Re6]} 29. Nc5 Kxa7 (29... Bc8 $2
30. Rf1 {[%csl Rf7,Rf8]}) 30. Nd3+ Kb8 31. Nf4 Rg5 32. Bc5 Re8 33. e7 {Despite
being an exchange down white is in possesion of initiative, Pe7 is very strong,
however black's defending resources are sufficient.} Bc8 34. Kd2 Rf5 35. b4 Rf7
36. a4 Kb7 37. Re5 Bf5 {It's graphically visible, that white is playing only
on the black squares and black is doing the exact opposite.} 38. h4 {
preventing g7-g5.} g6 39. Ke3 h6 40. a5 g5 $6 ({After} 40... Rf6 {I don't see,
how white can improve his position.}) 41. hxg5 $6 {This exchange helps black.}
(41. Ne6 Bxe6 42. Rxe6 {gives white better chances for a win.}) 41... hxg5 42.
Ne6 Bxe6 43. Rxe6 g4 {[%csl Rg3]} 44. Kd4 Rf3 45. Rg6 Rxg3 46. Ke5 Rg2 47. Kf6
Kc8 48. a6 {It looks like white is winning, but black holds on...} Kd7 49. a7
d4 $1 {[%mdl 256] This resource saves black.} ({In case of} 49... g3 $2 50. Rg4
$1 {black could find himself in zugzwang.}) 50. Bxd4 ({The following variation
confirm, that the position is drawish:} 50. Bxd4 Re2 51. Bc5 Re6+ 52. Kf7 Rxg6
53. Kxg6 Ke6 54. Kg5 g3 55. Kf4 g2 56. Kf3 Rg8 57. Kf4 g1=Q 58. Bxg1 Kxe7 59.
Bc5+ Ke6 60. Ke4 $11 {[%csl Ga7]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 Nh6 8. g4
f5 9. g5 Nf7 10. d3 Be6 11. Qe2 Bg7 12. h4 $1 Bd5 (12... Qa5 13. Bd2 $14) (
12... b5 13. Bf4 $14) (12... h5 {/\ 0-0} 13. gxh6 Bxh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. O-O-O
$14) 13. Nxd5 (13. e6 $2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxh1 15. Nf7 Qd4 $15) 13... Qxd5 (13...
cxd5 $6 14. e6 Nd6 15. h5 Qb6 16. c3 $16) 14. c4 $1 (14. Bf4 $6 Nd8 $1 $11)
14... Qe6 15. Bf4 h6 (15... h5 16. O-O $16) 16. O-O-O Rd8 (16... O-O-O 17. Qe3
b6 18. b3 $16 {/\ d4}) 17. Kc2 (17. Qe3 b6 18. b3 hxg5 19. hxg5 Rxh1 20. Rxh1
Kf8 21. Rd1 (21. d4 cxd4 22. Nxd4 Qd7 23. Nf3 Qe6) 21... Kg8 22. Rd2 (22. d4
cxd4 23. Nxd4 Qd7 24. e6 $2 Bxd4 25. exf7+ Kxf7 $15) 22... Kf8 23. d4 cxd4 24.
Nxd4 Qc8 $14 (24... Qd7 25. Qf3 $16)) 17... Kf8 $6 (17... hxg5 $142 18. hxg5
Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Kf8 $14) 18. Rhg1 $1 hxg5 19. Bxg5 $1 (19. hxg5 Rh3 $14) 19...
Bh6 (19... Nxe5 $2 20. Rde1 Nxf3 21. Qxf3 $18) (19... Nxg5 20. Rxg5 $1 $16 (20.
Nxg5 Qxe5 21. Qxe5 Bxe5 22. Ne6+ Kf7 23. Nxd8+ Rxd8 24. h5 gxh5 25. Rg5 Rh8 26.
Rxf5+ Ke6 27. Rf3 h4 28. Re1 Kd6 $11)) 20. Bxh6+ Rxh6 21. d4 (21. Qe3 b6 22.
Rg2 $16) 21... b6 (21... b5 $2 22. dxc5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 bxc4 24. Rd4 $18) 22.
dxc5 $6 (22. b3 $1 {/\ dc5, Qe3} cxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 c5 25. Rd5 (25.
Rf4 Qxe5 $14) 25... Rxh4 26. Qd2 Kg7 27. f4 $16) 22... Rxd1 23. Rxd1 bxc5 24.
b3 {/\ Qe3} f4 $1 $132 25. Qe4 Rh5 26. Qxf4 (26. Re1 Rf5 $14) 26... Qf5+ 27.
Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Rd3 Ke8 $1 (28... Nxe5 $6 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Nxe5+ (30. Ng5+ Kg7
31. f4 Nf7 32. Rd7 Kf6 33. Ne4+ Ke6 34. Rxa7 Rxf4 35. Nxc5+ Kd6 36. Nd3 Rxh4
37. a4 $36) 30... Rxe5 31. Kd3 $36) 29. Kd2 (29. Re3 Nh6 $1 $11) (29. e6 Nd8
$11) 29... Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Re3 Rf5 32. Ke2 Kf7 (32... Kd7 33. Rg3 Rf4
34. Rxg6 Rxh4 35. Rg8 $14) 33. Rd3 Ke8 (33... Ke6 $6 34. Rd8) 34. Rf3 Rh5 35.
Rf4 Re5+ (35... g5 $2 36. Rf5 $16) 36. Kf3 Re1 $1 $11 (36... g5 37. hxg5 Rxg5
38. Rg4 Rf5+ 39. Kg3 $14) 37. Re4 Ra1 38. Re6 Rxa2 39. Rxg6 Rb2 40. Rxc6 Rxb3+
41. Kg4 a5 42. Rxc5 a4 43. f4 (43. f4 Rc3 44. h5 Kf7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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 a6 8. Qb3
b5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. h4 c5 11. e6 c4 12. Qd1 Nb6 13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. h5 Nc6 15.
hxg6 hxg6 16. Be3 Bf5 17. Ng5 Rf6 18. g4 Be6 19. Nce4 Bd5 20. f3 (20. Qd2 Rd6 (
20... Qd7 $1 $13) 21. f3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Nd7 23. Qh2 Nf8 24. e5 Rd7 25. Ne6 Qa5+
26. Bd2 Nxe5 27. Be2 {1-0 Anand,V-Svidler,P/Linares 1999/ (31)}) 20... e5 $3 {
[%mdl 8] Khalifman is not afraid to unleash a small bomb in a theoretical
position, black quickly wants to benefit from the active location of all
pieces in the center.} 21. dxe5 (21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. dxe5 (22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. fxe4
exd4 24. Bf2 Qf4 $15) (22. Bc1 exd4 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Ne5 $15) 22... Nxe5 (
22... Qxe5 23. Qd2 Re8 24. Kf2 Na4 25. Rd1 Nb4 26. Bd4 Nd3+ 27. Qxd3 cxd3 28.
Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Ne4 $14) 23. Rh3 (23. Be2 Re8 24. Bxb6 (24. Ne4 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3
Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Rh3 Qxb2 28. Qd8+ Kf7 $15) 24... Nxf3+ 25. Nxf3 Bxf3 26.
Rh2 Qxb6 $17) 23... Re8 24. Ne4 Nxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qxa2 $19) 21...
Nxe5 22. Be2 (22. f4 $5 Nf7 $1 (22... Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd5 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. fxe5
Nxe3 26. Qb1 $16) (22... Ned7 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Rh2 c3 25. Bd3 cxb2 $14) 23.
Nxf7 (23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Rh2 Nxg5 25. fxg5 Qe6 26. Qe2 Na4 $11) 23... Kxf7 24.
Nxf6 Bxh1 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxb6 Rd6 $11) 22... Bxe4 23. Nxe4 (23. Qxd8+ Rxd8
24. Nxe4 Re6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 $15) 23... Re6 24. g5 $2 {In a higher sense very
dubious move, white had no right to lose time for aggressive moves. The king
on e1 is a primary cause of an immediate catastrophy.} (24. Qc2 Nd3+ (24... Qc7
25. O-O-O $1 $14) 25. Bxd3 Qxd3 26. Qxd3 cxd3 $11) 24... Qc7 $1 25. Qc2 Rd8 26.
Rd1 $6 (26. Kf1 Nd5 27. Bd2 Qf7 $15) 26... Nd5 27. Qc1 (27. Bc1 Nb4 28. Rxd8+
Qxd8 29. Qd2 Qxd2+ 30. Kxd2 Nxa2 $17) 27... Ng4 28. Bf4 (28. fxg4 Rxe4 29. Rh3
Nxe3 30. Rxd8+ (30. Rxe3 Bxb2 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $19) 30... Qxd8 31. Rxe3 Qxg5 $19)
28... Qb6 (28... Qb6 29. Bg3 $1 Bd4 $1 (29... Nge3 30. Rd2 Ng2+ 31. Kf1 Nde3+
32. Kg1 $15) 30. fxg4 Rxe4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 dxe4 10. Nxe5 Bb7 11. Nd2 Bd6 12. f4 exf3 13. Ndxf3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. dxe5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Ne4 17. Be3 Rae8 18. Rd7 Rxe5 19. Rxc7 Bd5 20. Bd4 Rf5
21. Re1 Bxb3 22. axb3 Nd2 23. Bc5 Rd8 24. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qc2
dxc4 9. e3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 b5 11. a4 c6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. axb5 cxb5 14. Qe4 O-O
15. f4 Rc8 16. Bh3 Nc6 17. Nxb5 Rab8 18. Nc3 Rxb2 19. O-O Rb3 20. Ne2 Ne7 21.
Rfc1 g6 22. Ra6 Rb6 23. Ra5 a6 24. Nc3 Qd6 25. Qc2 Qd8 26. Ne4 Nd5 27. Rc5 Rxc5
28. Nxc5 c3 29. Qa4 Be7 30. Bg2 Bxc5 31. dxc5 Rb2 32. f5 gxf5 33. c6 Qg5 34. h4
Qg6 35. Kh1 Nxe3 36. Rg1 Ng4 37. c7 Nxf2+ 38. Kh2 Ng4+ 39. Kh1 Qf6 40. c8=Q+
Kg7 41. Qxg4+ fxg4 42. Rf1 Qxh4+ 43. Kg1 Qg3 44. Rxf7+ Kxf7 45. Qd7+ Kf8 46.
Qd8+ Kf7 47. Qd7+ Kf6 48. Qd8+ Kf5 49. Qf8+ Ke5 50. Qc5+ Kf4 51. Qc7+ e5 52.
Qc4+ Kg5 53. Qg8+ Kf6 54. Qf8+ Ke6 55. Qe8+ Kd6 56. Qc6+ Ke7 57. Qc7+ Kf6 58.
Qd8+ Kf5 59. Qc8+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 h5
$5 {'?' Ernst. Ernst: 'Why does van Wely avoid the main line? The text is an
unneccessary weakening.'} 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Bc4 Ne5 (9... b5 10. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 11.
Nxe6 Qa5 12. b4 Qxb4 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 $18) 10. Bb3 b5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12.
Bg5 {Exactly this represents the adverse side of an h7-h5 idea, black has no
chance to expell the bishop from the g5 square. Ernst: 'Now various sacrifices
are in the air.'} Qa5 (12... Be7 13. f4 (13. Rhe1 b4 14. Nce2 Qa5 $13) 13...
Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Ng4 17. Bf4 Rb8 $13) 13. Kb1 Nc4 (13...
b4 {Ernst} 14. Ba4+ $1 (14. Nce2 {Ernst} Rc8 15. h4 (15. Nf4 {Ernst} Nc4 16.
Bxc4 Qxg5 $15) 15... Be7 16. Nf4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 $13) 14... Nfd7 (14... Ned7
{Ernst} 15. Nb3 bxc3 16. Nxa5 cxd2 17. Nxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6 $16) 15. Nb3 $1 bxc3
16. Nxa5 cxd2 17. Nxb7 Rb8 18. Na5 $16) 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Rhe1 $1 Rb8 (15...
Be7 16. f4 (16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd7+ Kf7 20. Qxb7 Rab8
$19) (16. Bxf6 {Ernst} gxf6 $1 (16... Bxf6 {Ernst} 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxd6 Qd8
19. Qxe6+ Qe7 20. Qxc4 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 (21. Qa4+ $6 {Ernst} Kf8 22. bxc3 $14)
21... O-O $16 {White has 4 pawns for a bishop and the attack.}) 17. Qe2 Rc8 18.
f4 Rg8 19. g3 $14 {White has a slight positional advantage.}) (16. Nf5 $2 {
Ernst} exf5 17. exf5 Rd8 $17) 16... Rb8 17. f5 $14) 16. Nf5 $1 {Ernst: 'This
sacrifice totally destroys the black bastions.'} exf5 (16... Bc6 17. Nxd6+ Bxd6
18. Qxd6 Qb6 19. Bc1 $16) 17. e5 $1 {[%mdl 128] The point of the refreshing
Khalifman's combination, black will succumb due to the poorly developed pieces.
} (17. exf5+ Kd7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd4 Qxf5 $17) 17... Bc8 {'?' Ernst. Ernst:
'This loses at once.'} (17... dxe5 $2 18. Bxf6 Bc5 19. Bxg7 $18) (17... Nh7 18.
exd6+ Kd7 19. Be7 (19. Re7+ Bxe7 20. dxe7+ Bd5 21. Qxd5+ (21. Qe3 {Ernst} Qb4
22. Rxd5+ Kc6 $17) 21... Qxd5 22. Rxd5+ Ke6 23. Bf4 Nf6 (23... Rbc8 {Ernst} 24.
Re5+ Kd7 25. Nd5 (25. Na4 {Ernst} Rc6 26. Nc5+ Ke8 27. Rxf5 Kxe7 28. Rxh5 $14)
25... Rc6 26. Kc1 $14 {The king's attack continues in the ending and white
keeps a slight edge although an exchange down for a pawn.} (26. Rxf5 {Ernst}
Nf6 27. Bg5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5+ Rd6 $15)) 24. Re5+ Kd7 25. Na4 Rhe8 $11) 19... Bc6 (
19... Qb4 20. Bxf8 Rhxf8 21. a3 Qb6 22. Re7+ Kd8 23. Na4 Qb5 24. Qe3 Bc6 25.
Rc7 $16) 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Re7+ Kd8 22. Qg5 $18) (17... Kd7 18. exf6 g6 19. Qd4
$16) (17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 $16) 18. exf6+ Be6 (18...
Kd7 {Ernst} 19. fxg7 Qb4 20. gxf8=N+ Rxf8 21. Re7+ {This leads to a forced
mate.}) 19. fxg7 $1 (19. Qd4 Qb6 20. Qxb6 Rxb6 21. Nd5 Rb7 22. Re3 $16) 19...
Bxg7 20. Qxd6 $1 {Ernst: 'Threatening mate.'} Rxb2+ $8 {Ernst: 'Now it's black
who comes an exchange down in the ending after a few further moves. The
counter-attack is easily parried.'} (20... Rb7 21. Qd8+ Qxd8 22. Rxd8#) 21.
Kxb2 Qxc3+ (21... Bxc3+ 22. Kc1 $18) 22. Kc1 Qb2+ 23. Kd2 Qd4+ (23... Bc3+ 24.
Ke2 Qxc2+ 25. Kf1 $18) (23... Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Rb1 c3+ 26. Kd1 $18) 24.
Qxd4 Bxd4 25. Ke2 Bb6 (25... f6 26. Rxd4 fxg5 27. Rd6 Ke7 28. Rxa6 $18) (25...
Rg8 26. Rxd4 Rxg5 27. Kf2 $18) 26. Rb1 (26. Rd6 Bc7 27. Rxa6 $18) 26... Bc7 27.
Rb7 $1 {The endgame is easily won for white, but the convincing realisation
will shorten defender's suffering.} Bxh2 28. f4 O-O 29. Rh1 Bg3 30. Rxh5 Kg7
31. Bh6+ Kg6 32. Rg5+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bc4 Qd6 10. b4 a6 11. Bb2 Be6 12. O-O Bf6 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bh7+ Kh8
15. Be4 Bd5 16. Bc3 Rfe8 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. d3 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. e4 Qe6 21.
Rab1 Red8 22. h3 Ne7 23. Kh2 Ng6 24. g3 h5 25. Ba1 c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 d5 14. Rc1 Nce4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 h6 17. Qc3 Rd8 18. Rcd1 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Qe8 20. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. d4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. e4 Nb6 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Bf4 f6 13. Rac1 e5 14. Nd5 exf4
15. Rxc5 fxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4 17. Rd2 Rad8 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Be6 20. Rc7 Bxd5
21. exd5 Rf7 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. d6 Ke6 24. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 c5 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd2 $5 {4...Nd7 has become extremly popular during the last
couple of years, but I won't be surprised if after Corus tournament it's
popularity will decrease drusticaly!} (9. Bg5 Qa5+ (9... h6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Rd1 Qc6 14. Nf3 O-O 15. O-O Rfd8 $11 {Fedorov,
A-Van Wely,L/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001}) 10. Bd2 Qc7 (10... Bb4 11. Bxb4 (11. c3
Be7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. c4 Qb6 16. b4 Qd4 17. Rac1 a5 18.
Bc3 $14 {Nevednichy,V-Negulescu,A/Cupa Dinamo 1998}) 11... Qxb4+ 12. c3 Qc5 13.
Nf3 b6 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. Ba6 Rd8 16. O-O Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Rd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 $11 {
Asrian,K-Nalbandian,T/Yerevan 1999}) (10... Qb6 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. f4 (12. Nh3
$5 h6 13. Qe1 $6 {[%cal Gd2a5]} (13. Bc3 O-O-O 14. Qf3 Bc6 15. Qg3 Rhg8 $11)
13... a5 $5 (13... O-O-O $2 14. Ba5) 14. Bc3 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Rc8 17.
Qe5 O-O $132 {Asrian,K-Feoktistov,A/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 74}) 12... O-O-O 13.
Nf3 Ng4 14. Ng5 f5 15. Nf7 Nf2 16. Nxh8 Rxh8 17. Kb1 Re8 18. Bc3 Nxh1 19. Rxh1
$11 {Lastin,A-Feoktistov,A/Voronezh 1998/EXT 99}) 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O-O b6 13.
Ne5 Bb7 14. f4 (14. Rhe1 Rac8 15. Kb1 Rfe8 16. g4 Nd5 17. g5 Bd4 18. c4 Bxe5
19. cxd5 Bd6 20. Qe4 $14 {Korneev,O-Zlochevskij,A/RUS-Cup8 1997/EXP 58}) 14...
Rfd8 (14... Nd5 15. Rhf1 $1 Nb4 $6 16. Bxb4 $5 Bxb4 17. g4 Rad8 18. g5 Bd6 19.
h4 $36 {Fedorov,A-Daschian,N/RUS-Cup02 1998}) 15. Kb1 Rac8 16. Rhf1 $14 {
Glek,I-Nogueiras,J/Linares op 1996}) (9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. h4 $1 Qa5+ 12.
Bd2 Qa4 13. Ne5 Qd4 14. c3 Qd5 15. O-O-O $1 Qxa2 16. g4 Qa1+ 17. Kc2 Qa4+ 18.
Kb1 $16 {Rublevsky,S-Zakharevich,I/St.Petersburg Petrov 1996 (24)}) 9... O-O
10. O-O-O Qd5 $6 {After 2 games played in this variation in Wijk aan Zee we
may regard this move as dubious: indeed both games lasted 20 moves each and in
each one of the black got crushed severely!} 11. Kb1 (11. Bc3 Qg5+ 12. Kb1 Nd5
13. Be5 Qxg2 $2 14. Qh5 f5 15. Nf3 Qg4 16. Rhg1 $1 $18 {Sadler,M-Miles,A/Hove
1997/CBM 61}) 11... Qxg2 12. Nf3 Qxf2 13. Qe5 Be7 $146 {This move is the
novelty, but as shows this game, it doesn't change the evaluaton of the
position- black is in serious danger and it's not perfectly clear wether he
may withstand white's attack.} (13... Qxf3 14. Qxc5 b6 15. Qg5 h6 16. Qh4 Qh5
17. Qg3 Kh8 18. Rhg1 Rg8 19. Rdf1 $40 {Ivanisevic,I-Supatashvili,K/Panormo
1998/CBM 67 ext}) (13... Nd7 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Rhg1 Be3 17. Bc3
f6 18. Rdf1 Qe2 19. Re1 Qf2 20. Ref1 Qe2 21. Re1 Qf2 22. Qg4 Rf7 23. Rgf1 $16 {
Anand,V-Van Wely,L, Monaco,2001}) 14. Rdf1 Qc5 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qh3 g6 17. Rhg1
{This position looks extremly dangerous for black and it's not so simple to
find satisfactory reply.} Nf4 $6 {This move loses on the spot, but also after
natural} (17... Bf6 18. Ng5 {[%cal Gg5h7]} Bg7 19. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 20. Rg5 f5 21.
Rfg1 Qb6 22. Bc3 $1 Bxc3 23. Qxh5+ $1 $18 {white decides the game in his favor}
) 18. Bxf4 e5 19. Qh6 exf4 20. Rg5 $1 {[%cal Gg5h5]} (20. Rg5 f5 21. Rxg6+ hxg6
22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bc4+ Qxc4 25. Rg1+ Kf7 26. Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[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. a4 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. g4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15.
Bg1 exf4 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Bg2 Re5 19. Qd2 {[%mdl 4] The positional
compensation for the pawn is quite obvious, Khalifam will struggle just to
finish the piece development.} Rxg5 (19... Qxg5 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Ba7 $14) 20.
Qxf4 f6 21. Ra3 $1 Ne5 (21... Nc5 22. b4 Rg4 23. Qe3 Ne6 24. Qe2 Rg6 25. Be3
$36) 22. Bb6 Qd7 23. Rg3 Rg6 (23... Rxg3 24. Qxg3 Kh8 25. Qc3 Nc6 26. b4 $14) (
23... Rg4 24. Rxg4 Nxg4 25. Qg3 $14) 24. Rc3 Qg4 (24... Qxa4 $2 25. Nc7 Rb8 26.
Ba7 Nc6 27. Bxb8 Nxb8 28. Nxa6 $16) (24... Nc6 25. a5 $36) 25. Qd2 Bd7 26. Nf4
Bc6 $2 {The exchange sacrifice is seemingly building a very compact position,
but black was certainly not forced to make it.} (26... Rh6 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28.
Qxb7 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. Qb8 $14) 27. Rg3 Qd7 (27... Qh4 28. Nxg6 Nxg6 29.
Bf2 $16) 28. Nxg6 hxg6 (28... Nxg6 29. b3 $14) 29. b3 Re8 (29... g5 30. c4 Re8
31. Bd4 Qe6 (31... Ng6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Rxf6 $18) 32. a5 $14) 30. h4 $1 Qf7
31. Bd4 Nd7 32. Qf4 Nc5 (32... d5 33. exd5 Bxd5 34. c4 Bxg2+ 35. Rxg2 $16) 33.
Bxc5 dxc5 34. e5 $1 {Black's unpenetrable castle will fall apart due to the
spirited attack.} Re6 (34... Bxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Rxe5 (35... Re6 36. h5 $1 Rxe5 37.
Qxe5 fxe5 38. Rxf7 Kxf7 39. Rxg6 $18) 36. Qxe5 fxe5 37. Rxf7 Kxf7 38. Rf2+ Ke8
39. Rd2 $16) 35. Bxc6 Rxc6 36. c4 (36. Qe4 f5 $1 37. Rgf3 Qe6 $14) 36... Re6 (
36... f5 37. h5 gxh5 38. Qxf5 $16) 37. Rgf3 f5 38. h5 Be7 (38... gxh5 39. Qxf5
Qxf5 40. Rxf5 Be7 41. Rxh5 g6 42. Rg1 $18) 39. hxg6 Qxg6 40. Qxf5 Qxf5 41. Rxf5
g6 42. Rg1 Kh7 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Rc8 15. axb4
Nxb3+ 16. Nxb3 Qxa4 17. Kb2 d5 18. c3 dxe4 19. Ra1 Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7 21. Rd1+
Kc7 22. Bf4+ Kb6 23. Be3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5
8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14.
Be4 Rfd8 15. c3 Rac8 16. a3 a6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rd3 Rxd3 19. Qxd3 Be7 20. Rd1
Rd8 21. Qe2 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qe4 23. Kf1 Kg7 24. Ne1 f5 25. Qd3 b5 26. Qg3+ Qg4
27. Qd3 Qe4 28. Qg3+ Qg4 29. Qf3 Bd6 30. g3 Qc4+ 31. Qd3 Qc6 32. Ke2 Bc5 33.
Qf3 Qe4+ 34. Qxe4 fxe4 35. Nc2 f5 36. Nb4 a5 37. Nc6 a4 38. Nd8 Kf6 39. Nb7 Bf8
40. Na5 e5 41. c4 b4 42. axb4 Bxb4 43. Nc6 Bc5 44. h3 h5 45. f3 exf3+ 46. Kxf3
Ke6 47. g4 fxg4+ 48. hxg4 h4 49. g5 Kf5 50. g6 e4+ 51. Kg2 Kxg6 52. Ne5+ Kf5
53. Nd7 Bd4 54. c5 Ke6 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Qc7 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Na5 12. Ba2 Be6 13. Qe4 Qc6 (13... Qe7
14. Bxe6 (14. Bd2 Bxa2 15. Qxe7+ Bxe7 16. Rxa2 Nb3 17. Bc3 O-O 18. a5 f6 19.
Ra3 c4 20. Ra4 Rac8 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Nd4 Rc5 24. Kf1 Nxd4 25.
Bxd4 Rxa5 26. Rxc4 $11 {1-0 Debarnot,R-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1993/EXT
2000 (57)}) 14... Qxe6 15. Qxe6+ fxe6 16. Bd2 Nb3 17. Rad1 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Be7
19. a5 O-O-O 20. Ne4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rc1 Rd5 23. b4 Kd7 24. bxc5 Bd8 25.
Rb1 Kc6 26. Kf1 Bxa5 27. Ke2 Bc7 {1/2-1/2 Plachetka,J-Kallai,G/Trnava 1985/MCD
(27)}) 14. Qxc6+ Nxc6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bd2 {This move is less exact.} (16. Ng5
$1 e5 17. Bd2 Be7 18. Ne4 O-O-O 19. Rfc1 a5 20. Kf1 Rd5 21. Ke2 Rhd8 22. Bc3 b6
23. b3 $16 {1-0 Hodgson,J-Bus,M/Cappelle la Grande 1992/EXT 97 (53)}) 16... Be7
17. Bc3 Bf6 {Black covered all his weaknesses and may hope for an equal game.}
18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. a5 Nb4 {[%csl Rd3]} 20. Rfc1 Rc8 21. Nd2 Ke7 22. Nc4 Rhd8 23.
Kf1 Rd3 24. Rc3 Rcd8 25. Rxd3 (25. Ke2 R3d5 {It is very difficult for White to
improve his position.}) 25... Rxd3 26. Ke2 e5 27. Rc1 Rb3 28. Rc3 Rxc3 29. bxc3
Nd5 30. Kd3 Ke6 {[%cal Yf6f5,Ye5e4]} 31. g3 f5 32. f3 Nf6 33. Nd2 Nd7 34. e4 (
34. Kc4 Kd6 {[%cal Yb7b5]}) 34... b5 35. axb6 Nxb6 36. exf5+ Kxf5 37. c4 (37.
Nc4 $5 Nd7 (37... Nd5 38. Nd6+ Ke6 39. Ne4 $18) (37... Nxc4 $2 38. Kxc4 e4 39.
g4+ Kf4 40. fxe4 Kxe4 41. g5 (41. Kxc5 Kd3 42. h4 Kxc3 (42... a5 43. g5 a4 44.
Kb4 $18) 43. g5 a5 44. h5 a4 45. g6 hxg6 46. h6 $18)) (37... Nc8 38. h3 Ke6 39.
h4 Kd5 40. h5 $16) 38. Ne3+ Ke6 39. Kc4 Kd6 40. Nf5+ Kc6 41. Ne7+ Kd6 42. Nd5
a5 43. Ne3 Kc6 $11) 37... Nd7 38. Ne4 a5 39. Kc3 a4 40. Kb2 h5 41. h3 Nb6 42.
Nxc5 Nxc4+ 43. Kc3 Ne3 44. g4+ (44. Nxa4 e4 $11) 44... hxg4 45. hxg4+ Nxg4 46.
fxg4+ Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 d4 7.
Nb5 e5 8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 (9. Nd6+ $2 Bxd6 10. cxd6 Qa5+ $19) 9... O-O $146 {
Eine interessante Neuerung, die zu einem komlizierten Spiel führt. Schwarz
gewinnt einen Bauern zurück und bekommt Kompensation für den zweiten. Die
Heimanalyse zahlt sich bald aus, Weiß verliert bald den Faden.} (9... Bxc5 10.
Nd3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 O-O 12. g3 Re8 13. Bg2 Bg4 14. O-O Bxe2 15. Re1 Bxd3 16.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qxd3 Qe1+ $2 18. Qf1 Qc3 19. Rb1 $16 {Dreev,A-Vaganian,R/
Budapest 1996}) 10. g3 (10. Nd3 $5 Bf5 $44 {/\Nbd7}) 10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5
12. Nd3 {Der Verzicht auf das Rochaderecht ist hier besonders riskant, da die
lange Rochade sehr gefährlich erscheint.} ({Sicherer war} 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Qb3
Nc6 14. Bg2 Ne4 15. O-O Rac8 $44 {, wonach Schwarz "nur" über eine
ausreichende Kompensation verfügt.}) 12... Qc6 13. Rg1 (13. f3 $6 Bxa3 14. bxa3
Re8 $36) 13... Bf5 14. Bg2 Qc8 15. c5 $2 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht, der
Pc5 wird gleich zum Angriffsobjekt.} (15. Qb3 Nc6 $44 {/\} 16. O-O-O $6 b5 $1)
15... Nbd7 16. c6 (16. b4 a5 $36) 16... Bxa3 17. bxa3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxc2 19.
cxb7 Qe6 20. bxa8=Q Rxa8 21. Bxa8 Qxe5 {Materialmäßig kann Weiß nicht klagen,
aber sein König ist gefährdet.} 22. Bf4 $2 (22. Rc1 d3 23. e3 Ne4 $40) ({
Notwendig war} 22. f4 $1 {/\Bf3,Kf2}) 22... Qa5+ 23. Kf1 $2 (23. Bd2 Qxa3 $17)
23... g5 $19 24. Bc1 (24. Bb8 Qd8 $19) (24. Rc1 d3 $19) 24... Qc3 25. Kg2 Qc8 (
25... Qxa1 26. Bxg5 $17) 26. Bxg5 (26. Bf3 g4 $19) 26... Qxa8+ 27. f3 Qe8 28.
Rge1 Nd5 29. Rac1 Qa4 30. Kg1 f6 31. Bd2 Kf7 32. Kg2 Nb6 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[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. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 c6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O a6 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Bg5 Re8 (10... b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. Rac1 Re8 13. a4 b4 14.
Nd5 Qxc2 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16. Rxc2 $14 {Poluljahov,A-Shuraev,A URS-sf Voronez
1991 EXP/22} Bb7 17. Rc7 $14 {Polujahov-Shuraev/USSR ch1/2/1991}) (10... h6 11.
Bh4 Re8 (11... b5 12. cxb5 (12. a3 Bb7 (12... Re8 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. dxe5 dxe5
15. b4 Rad8 16. Qb3 Qb8 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. a4 $14 {Khalifman-Ubilava/USSR ch1l/
1986}) 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Qb1 (14. dxe5 dxe5 15. b4 $5) 14... Qb8 $10 {
Balashov-Chekhov/USSR ch/1984}) 12... cxb5 13. Rac1 $14) 12. h3 (12. b4 Nf8 13.
Bg3 Nh5 14. dxe5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 dxe5 16. c5 $10 {Litvinov-Malaniuk/Minsk/1985})
12... b6 $6 (12... Nf8 13. Bg3) 13. Bg3 Bb7 14. c5 $1 $16 {Yusupov-Vaganian/
Montpellier ct/1985}) 11. Rac1 {Die Aufstellung der Türme dürfte das
schwierigste Thema im Mittelspiel sein. Ich kenne keine einzige Monografie
darüber. Eine Idee vielleicht? Der Textzug ist 'logisch', weil er die Dame
deckt und den Druck entlang der c-Linie verstärkt, aber} (11. Rd2 $5 {mit der
Idee Rad1 und Druck auf der d-Linie dürfte stärker sein.} h6 12. Bh4 Nf8 13. c5
exd4 14. cxd6 Bxd6 15. Bxf6 dxc3 16. Bxc3 Bf4 (16... Ng6 $5) 17. Rdd1 Bg4 18.
g3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Be5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Rd2 $14 {Kozul,Z-Lobron,E Vidmar-mem
1989 CBM/14}) (11. h3 $5 {ist auch eine gute Möglichkeit die in indischen
Stellungen oft auftaucht. Der Zug hat mehrere Zwecke: Luft für den weißen
König, aber noch wichtiger: das Feld g4 wird Schwarz genommen.} b5 (11... Nf8
12. c5 $13 dxc5 13. dxe5 N6d7 14. Bf4 Ng6 {Polujahov-Emoldi/Kobanya/1992}) 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. a4 $1 $14 {Misuckov-Kuksov URS 1988
46/(94)}) 11... Nf8 (11... h6) 12. h3 $1 {[%csl Rg4]} Ng6 13. a3 $6 {Ich
glaube dies ist zu langsam} (13. b4 $5 Nh5 14. Be3 $1 (14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 16. c5 Nhf4 $11) 14... Nhf4 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. c5 Be6 17. Na4 Rad8 18. Nb6
$14) 13... Nh5 14. Be3 $1 {[%csl Rf4] Der schwarze Be7 ist schlecht und Weiß
möchte selbstverständlich die Kontrolle über die schwarzen Feldern um seinen
König nicht aufgeben, ergo ist es normal den Läufer zu behalten.} Nhf4 15. Bf1
h6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Na4 {[%csl Rb6]} Be6 {Rechtzeitig macht der B Platz für
Ra-d8 nach z.B. Nb6.} 18. Kh2 Rac8 (18... Rad8 $4 19. Bb6 $18) 19. g3 Nh5 20.
Nc5 {[%cal Gc5e6]} Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Rcd8 $1 {Jetzt muss Schwarz natürlich die
d-Linie besetzen.} 22. Qb3 {/\Bb6+-} b5 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qc8 25. Qe3 (25.
Qc2 $5) (25. Qc3 Nf6 26. Qc2) 25... bxc4 (25... Rd8) 26. Nd2 Rd8 27. Rc1 Qb8 {
So behält Schwarz den Mehrbauern, aber im Endspiel wiegt das weiße Läuferpaar
diesen Nachteil auf.} 28. Nxc4 Bxc4 29. Bxc4 Qxb2 30. Qc3 $1 Qxc3 (30... Qb7 $5
31. Qa5 Ra8 32. Rd1 Nf6 $15) 31. Rxc3 $44 Nf6 32. Bd3 $1 (32. f3 $17 {[%csl
Ra2,Rb2,Rc2,Rd2,Re2,Rf2,Rg2,Rh2]}) 32... Rb8 33. Bb4 Rd8 34. Kg2 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e3]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8.
Bxd2 Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. c3 Be6 13. Qe2 Rb8 14. a4 O-O
15. g3 Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7
9. Bg5 Bg7 10. e3 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Be2 Bf5 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 Nbd7 15. Nc4
Ne8 16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 Ndf6 18. f3 Nd7 19. Ne4 f5 20. gxf5 Rxf5 21. Nexd6
Nxd6 22. Bxd6 Qf7 23. e4 Re8 24. Ne3 Bxb2 25. Nxf5 Qxf5 26. Rxh6 Nf6 27. g4
Nxg4 28. Re6 Rxe6 29. dxe6 Qxe6 30. Qd5 Qxd5 31. exd5 Bxa1 32. fxg4 c4 {
Thema: Verbundene vs Einzelfreibauern; Taktik} 33. Be7 (33. a5 Bc3+) 33... Kf7
34. Bxg5 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Kd1 b4 37. Bd2 (37. Bf4 b3 38. Kc1 Bd4 39. Kd2
Kf6 40. Kc1 c3 41. Kb1 Bc5 42. Bc1 Ke5 43. Bb2 Bd4 44. Kc1 c2 (44... Kxd5 $19)
45. Bxd4+ Kxd4 46. Kb2 Kd3 47. d6 Kd2 $19) 37... b3 38. g5 Be5 39. Kc1 c3 40.
Be3 Kg6 41. Kb1 Kf5 42. g6 (42. Bc1 c2#) (42. Ka1 c2+) (42. Kc1 Ke4 {jeweils -+
}) 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 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. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bd6 {Eine der
sichersten Varianten für Schwarz. Der weiße Minivorteil läßt sich kaum halten,
geschweige denn vergrößern.} 12. Bg3 $146 {Diese Neuerung vermag die
Stellungseinschätzung nicht zu verändern. Schwarz gleicht mühelos aus.} (12.
Qa4 h6 (12... Bxf4 13. Qxf4 d4 14. O-O-O Qd5 15. exd4 Be6 16. Qe4 Rfc8 17. Qxd5
Bxd5 18. Kb1 Rd8 $11 {Yermolinsky,A-Shabalov,A/Seattle 2002}) 13. O-O Be6 14.
Rad1 Rc8 15. Rd2 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 g5 17. Qa4 Qa5 18. Qd1 Rfd8 19. h3 d4 20. Nxd4
Nxd4 21. exd4 Bb3 22. Qe1 Re8 23. Re2 Qxe1 24. Rfxe1 Rxe2 25. Bxe2 Rc2 $11 {
Dreev,A-Short,N/Beijing 2000}) (12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Qf6 {/\Bg4} 14. Qb3)
12... Qf6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rd1 (15. O-O Bg4 $11) 15... Qf6 (15...
Bg4 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 Be6 18. O-O $11) 16. O-O (16. h3 Be6 17. Be2 (17. O-O
$2 Bxh3) 17... Rac8 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. O-O Bf5 $11) 16... Bg4 17. Be2 Rac8 18.
Qd2 Rfd8 19. Nd4 (19. Rc1 d4 20. Nxd4 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Nxd4 22. exd4 Qxd4 $11)
19... Bxe2 20. Qxe2 (20. Nxe2 Ne5 {/\Nc4} 21. b3 Qa6 $132) 20... Qg6 21. Qb5 (
21. Nxc6 bxc6 $11) 21... Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Qc6 23. Qb3 b6 24. Rfd1 Qc2 $11 25. Qa2
(25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. R4d2 Rdc8 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 30. Rd2 Rc5
$11) 25... Qe2 26. Rf1 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Nf4 c5 8. dxc5
Nec6 9. h4 Qa5 $5 {[%mdl 8]} (9... Qc7 10. Bg2 Qxe5+ 11. Kf1 (11. Nfe2 $6 h6 $1
{- Bachin-Galkin, RUS-ch 54th Elista 2001 CBM 83}) (11. Nce2 Na6 $5 (11... Bxc5
12. h5 Be4 13. f3 Nd7 {- Smirnov-Volzhin, RUS-ch 53rd Samara 2000 CBM 77} (
13... f5 {- Svidler-Dreev, RUS-Tean Smolensk 2000 CBM 77})) 12. h5 Be4 13. f3
O-O-O 14. Bd2 Bxc5 {- Shirov-Bareev, Montecatini Terme 2000 CBM 79}) (11. Qe2
$2 {is now weak, compare to the game continuation with an extra Bd2.} Qxe2+ 12.
Ncxe2 Bxc5 $17) 11... Bxc5 (11... d4 {- Shirov-Bareev, FIDE-Wch k.o.New Delhi
2000 CBM 80}) (11... Nd4 $4 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. f4 $18) 12. h5 Be4 13. f3 {
- Sakaev-Bareev, FIDE-Wch k.o. 2001 CBM 86}) 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. Bg2 Qxe5+ 12. Qe2
$1 {This is the difference!} (12. Nce2 $2 Qxb2 $17) (12. Kf1 Nd4 (12... Bxc5
13. h5) 13. Nxg6 (13. Rc1 Bxc5) 13... hxg6 14. Be3 Ndc6 15. Nb5 Na6) (12. Nfe2
Nb4 13. Rc1 Bxc5 14. Bf4 Qf6) 12... Qxe2+ 13. Ncxe2 $1 Na6 (13... Bxc2 $2 {
This was a poisoned P,} 14. Rc1 {and the B cannot escape!} Bg6 (14... Ba4 $2
15. Nc3 $18) 15. h5 Be4 16. f3 g5 17. Bc3 Rg8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. fxe4 $16) (
13... Bxc5 14. h5 Be4 15. f3 Bxc2 16. Rc1 Nb4 17. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 18. Kf1 $16 {
and material losses are inevitable again.}) 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. f3 (15. h5 Be4
$15) 15... h6 16. Bc3 Nc4 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. Nf4 {>< e6, g6} Kf7 {[#] Now a
very nice tactical blow comes.} (18... Ne3 {is met by} 19. Nxe6 $1 Kf7 (19...
Nxd1 20. Rxd1 Kf7 21. f4 $1 Kxe6 22. Bxd5+ Ke7 23. Bxb7 Nc7 24. Bxa8 Nxa8 25.
Ba5 $1 $18 {and the N is trapped.}) 20. Nxf8 Rhxf8 21. Rd2 Rae8 22. Bh3 $16 {
and White's ^^ is rather dangerous.}) 19. Nxe6 $1 {This sacrifice is based on
the poor position of both knights.} Ne3 (19... Kxe6 20. Rhe1+ Kd7 (20... Kf7
21. f4 $1 Rd8 22. b3 Na3 23. Bxd5+ $16) 21. Rxd5+ Kc7 22. b3 $16) 20. Nxf8
Rhxf8 (20... Nxd1 21. Nxg6 $1 (21. Rxd1 Rhxf8 22. Rxd5 Rad8 23. f4 $14) 21...
Kxg6 (21... Nxc3 22. Nxh8+ Rxh8 23. bxc3 $16 {and White is a healthy P up.})
22. Rxd1 Rad8 23. f4 Nxc5 24. Bxd5 $16 {with more than enough compensation for
the exchange mainly because of the excellent ^^.}) 21. Rd2 Rac8 (21... Rae8 22.
Bh3 $16) 22. Bh3 {White wants to keep his ^^.} ({or} 22. Re1 $16) 22... Nxc5
23. Re1 Rfe8 24. g5 (24. Bd4 Nc4 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. Re2+ Kf7 27. g5 $16) 24...
Rc7 25. Bd4 $2 {This is a tactical blunder.} (25. Rd4 Rce7 $13) (25. Rde2 d4 $1
$132) (25. Kb1 $1 {was the cold-blooded prophylaxis.} Na4 (25... Rce7 26. Rde2
$16) (25... Nc4 26. Rde2 $16) 26. Bd4 Nc4 27. Rde2 $16) 25... Nf5 $2 ({missing
the nice tactical counterblow} 25... Nxc2 $1 26. Rxe8 Nxd4 27. Rc8 Ncb3+ 28.
Kd1 Rxc8 29. Bxc8 Nxd2 30. Kxd2 Nxf3+ $17) 26. Rxe8 Kxe8 27. Be5 $18 Rf7 (27...
Re7 28. Bxf5 Rxe5 29. Bxg6+ Ke7 30. f4 $18) 28. Rxd5 {White has an extra P
with a mighty ^^.} Nd7 29. h5 $1 gxh5 (29... Nxe5 30. Rxe5+ Re7 31. gxh6 gxh6 (
31... Rxe5 32. h7) 32. Rxe7+ Nxe7 33. hxg6 Nxg6 34. Kd2 $18) 30. g6 Re7 31. Bc3
(31. Rxd7 Rxe5 32. Rxb7 $18) 31... Ne3 32. Rxh5 Nb6 33. b3 Nbd5 34. Be5 Kd8 35.
Kd2 b5 36. Bd6 Re8 37. Re5 b4 38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Be6 h5 40. Kd3 h4 41. Ke4 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ne5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ {This line is getting more and more
popularity these days. Black wants to fight against 0-0-0.} 12. Bd2 (12. c3 Qa6
13. Qf3 {The _|_ without Q can hardly yield anything real for White.} Nbd7 14.
Nxd7 Nxd7 {- Svidler-Anand, Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1999 CBM 69} (14... Kxd7 {
- Topalov-Leko, Tilburg Fontys 1998 CBM 88})) 12... Bb4 (12... Qa6 13. c4 (13.
Qb3 c5 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 {The N on g3 looks pathetic} 16. dxc5 Bxc5
17. Bb4 {1/2:1/2 Emms-Teske, BL 1997}) 13... Nbd7 (13... c5 $5 14. O-O (14.
dxc5) (14. Ne4) 14... cxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Bc3 {The battery on
the long /^ is strong, and White's << P majority can be better mobilized.} Be7
18. Rfe1 O-O 19. Nf5 exf5 $1 (19... Bd8 {is strongly met by the devastating}
20. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 21. Qf4 $36) 20. Rxe7 a6 $1 21. Rae1 $14 {Nikolenko-Prizant,
Tula 2000}) 14. f4 (14. O-O Be7 15. Rfe1 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Ne4 Nc5 18. Nd6+
(18. Nxc5 $5 Bxc5 19. Bc3 Rd8 20. Qe4 O-O $11) 18... Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Nd7 20. Qd3
(20. Bb4 O-O-O 21. b3 Rhe8) 20... O-O-O 21. Qc2 Nc5 22. b3 Rd7 23. Bc3 Rhd8 {
Black has a strong pressure along the d <->.} 24. Qh7 Qb6 25. Qxg7 Nd3 26. Re3
f5 {1/2:1/2 Bologan-Svetushkin, Minsk izt 2000}) 14... Bd6 {Nisipeanu} (14...
c5 $6 {is answered by} 15. d5 $1 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nxd5 17. O-O {and >< f7 is the
big target.} O-O-O 18. Qe2 Nb6 (18... Nb4 19. Rxf7 Nc2 20. Raf1 Nd4 21. Qe4 Nc6
22. Bc3 Qxa2 23. Qg4 Kb8 (23... Nd4 24. Bxd4 Qxc4 25. Ne2 $18) 24. Qxe6 Ka8 25.
Nf5 $18 {Timoshenko-A.Vajda, Romania 2000}) 19. b3 Rd7 20. Be3 $16 {and
although Black is a P up, his Q and N are completely out of play.})) 13. c3 Be7
14. O-O (14. Ne4 {This leads to mass exchanges.} Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd7 16. Nxd7
Kxd7 {Surprisingly enough the K on d7 is not that bad!} 17. c4 (17. h5 Qd5 18.
f3 Bg5 19. Qxd5+ exd5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Kf2 Rae8 $11 {Baklan-Epishin, Luebeck
2001}) 17... Bb4 18. Rd1 Rad8 $11 {S.Kudrin-Magem Badals, Beijing 1998}) (14.
f4 $5 Nbd7 15. O-O (15. Nc4 Qa6 16. f5 Nb6 17. b3 Nxc4 18. bxc4 O-O 19. fxe6
fxe6 {Both have weaknesses in the P structure.} 20. O-O {1/2:1/2 Sax-Zontakh,
Zalakaros 1999}) 15... O-O {- Schmaltz-Dautov, FRA-chT2 France 2001 CBM 87}) (
14. c4 Bb4 15. a3 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 {White has in the _|_ only
microscopical advantage.} Nbd7 {1/2:1/2 Gomez Esteban-Magem Badals, Salamanca
1998}) 14... Nbd7 15. Rfe1 (15. f4 {- 14.f4}) 15... Nxe5 16. Rxe5 (16. dxe5 Rd8
17. Qe2 Nd7 $15 {>< d3}) 16... Qc7 17. Rae1 O-O-O 18. b4 {Now both will
advance with their pawns against the enemy K.} Bd6 (18... g5 $5 {was a risky,
but consequent idea, for example:} 19. hxg5 (19. Qf3 gxh4 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Bf4
Qd7 22. Nxh4 Bd6 $13) (19. b5 Bd6 $17) 19... Nd7 20. Ra5 b6 21. Qa6+ $1 (21.
Ra6 hxg5) 21... Kb8 (21... Qb7 22. Qxb7+ Kxb7 23. Rf5 $1 exf5 24. Rxe7 $14 {
with a good compensation for the exchange in the _|_.}) 22. Bf4 (22. Rf5 exf5
23. Rxe7 f4) 22... Qxf4 23. Qxa7+ Kc8 24. Qa6+ {White has to be satisfied with
the draw.} (24. Qa8+ $2 {leads nowhere after} Nb8 $1 (24... Kc7 25. Ra7+ Kd6
26. Qb7 Bxg5 27. Ne4+ Ke7 28. Qxb6 $44) 25. Ra7 (25. Ra6 hxg5 26. b5 $1 Rd5 27.
bxc6 Qc7 28. Rb1 Qxc6 $17) 25... Rd7 26. Rxd7 Kxd7 $17) 24... Kc7 $11) 19. R5e2
Bf4 (19... Bxg3 {exchanges White's worst piece.} 20. fxg3 $14) (19... Kb8 {
is not yet necessary.} 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 $14) 20. Ne4 Bxd2 (20... Nxe4 21.
Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Rxe4 Qc7 23. a4 {and White looks quicker on the <<.}) 21. Nxd2 g5
$5 {Black has to create some counterattack on the >>.} (21... Nd5 22. g3 $14)
22. Nf3 (22. Qf3 Nd5) 22... gxh4 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Qf3 Rhg8 25. c4 $1 (25. Qxf7
$6 h3 $1 26. g3 (26. Qxe6+ Kb8 27. Qxh3 (27. g3 Nf4) 27... Nf4 $17) 26... Qxf7
27. Nxf7 Nxc3 $15) 25... Nxb4 26. a3 Na6 {The N is out of play, but is it
worth of a P? It seems, yes!} 27. Re4 (27. Qxf7 $2 Qxf7 28. Nxf7 Rxd4 $17)
27... Qe7 $5 (27... Rg7 28. Rxh4 Rdg8 29. g3 $44) 28. Qxf7 Qxf7 29. Nxf7 Rd7
30. Nxh6 {Now White wins material.} (30. Ne5 Rdg7 $15) 30... Rgd8 31. Rxh4 (31.
Rxe6 Rxd4 32. Nf5 Rf4 $11) 31... Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxe6 Rxc4 {Now a race
of pawns begins with somewhat better chances for White.} 34. g4 Nc5 35. Rf6 (
35. Re3 $14) 35... Nd7 (35... Rc3 36. g5 Rxa3 37. g6 $18) 36. Re6 Nc5 (36...
Rc3 $2 37. g5 Rxa3 38. g6 Ra5 39. f4 $18) (36... Nb6 $2 37. g5 Kd7 38. Rf6 Nd5
39. Rf7+ Ke6 40. g6 Nf6 41. f4 $1 $18) 37. Re7 (37. Re3 Re4 38. g5 Rxe3 39.
fxe3 Ne6 40. g6 Kd7 41. Nf5 Ke8 $14) 37... Re4 $5 (37... Kd8 $1 {was more
precise heading to the >>.} 38. Re3 Re4) 38. Rf7 Ne6 (38... Ra4 39. g5 $1) 39.
f3 Rf4 (39... Ra4 40. Nf5) 40. Re7 Nd4 41. Kg2 Nxf3 (41... Rxf3 $2 42. g5 Kd8 (
42... Rxa3 43. g6 Ra2+ 44. Kh3 Ra3+ 45. Kg4 Ra1 46. g7 $18) 43. Re4 $1 Rd3 44.
g6 $18) 42. Kg3 Rf6 $2 {Now White will gain a vital tempo.} (42... Rf8 {
looks better} 43. Nf5 Nd2 44. Nd6+ (44. Kf4 Nc4 $1) 44... Kd8 45. Rxb7 Rf3+ 46.
Kh4 Rxa3 $11) 43. Nf5 Ng5 (43... Nd2 44. Kf4) 44. Rg7 Ne6 (44... Ne4+ {
deserved serious attention:} 45. Kf4 Re6 (45... Nc5 46. g5 (46. Ke5 Re6+ 47.
Kd4 Nd7) 46... Ne6+ 47. Ke5 Rxf5+ 48. Kxe6 Rf3 49. g6 Rxa3 (49... Re3+ 50. Kf5
Rf3+ 51. Kg4 $16) 50. Rf7 $16 a5 51. g7 Rg3 52. Kd6 $18)) 45. Nd6+ Kd8 46.
Nxb7+ Ke8 (46... Kc8 47. Nd6+ Kb8 (47... Kd8 48. Rxa7 $16) 48. Rb7+ Ka8 49. Re7
$16 {and the white pieces dominate the board.}) 47. Nd6+ Kf8 (47... Kd8 48.
Rxa7 $16) 48. Rxa7 {Now White has two remote passed pawns.} Nd4 49. Ne4 Rf3+
50. Kh4 Ne6 (50... Rf7 51. Rxf7+ Kxf7 52. Kg5 $18) (50... Re3 51. Nd6 $18) 51.
a4 Rf4 52. Nd6 c5 53. a5 c4 54. Nb5 Nd4 55. Nxd4 Rxd4 56. Rc7 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP+"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 {Das ist die Hauptfortsetzung - Schwarz nutzt den Umstand aus, dass er
noch nicht d7-d6 gezogen hat.} 9. Na4 Be7 {Die andere - ebenfalls gut
spielbare - Variante ist 9...0-0. Die Partiefortsetzung ist in letzter Zeit
aber sehr populär. Zudem muss der Bb4 früher oder später ohnehin wegziehen 
(denn nach 9.Na4 hat der Läufer auf b4 keine Funktion mehr).} 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11.
Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bd4 O-O {Das ist Anands Lieblingsfortsetzung, aber
die Alternativen sind auch gut spielbar.} (13... Nxe4) (13... c5) 14. e5 Nd5
15. b3 (15. c4 Nf4 (15... c5 16. cxd5 cxd4 17. d6 Bg5 18. f4 Bd8 19. Rc1 Qb7
20. b3 f6 21. Bd3 fxe5 22. fxe5 Bg5 23. Qh5 Bh6 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rf1 Be3+ 26.
Kh1 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 g6 28. Qf3 Qc8 29. Bc4 a5 30. g3 Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Polzin,
R-Heissler,J/Germany 1999/GER-chT (45)}) 16. Bf3 (16. g3 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 c5 18.
Bc3 f6 19. Rad1 fxe5 20. Bxe5 Rb6 21. Rd2 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Rfd1 Rf7 24.
Rd3 a5 25. R1d2 h6 26. Qd1 Rb7 27. Rd6 {1-0 Tseshkovsky,V-Tregubov,P/Krasnodar
2000/EXT 2001 (68)}) 16... Qc7 (16... f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bc5 Rf7 19. Bd6 Rb7
20. Bxf4 Bxb2 21. Bd6 Bxa1 22. Qxa1 $16 {0-1 Aketayeva,D-Paridar,S/Tehran IRI
2002/(54)}) 17. Re1 Ng6 18. c5 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Be4 Nf4 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22.
Qc2 h6 23. Rad1 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Linares ESP 2002/The Week in
Chess 381 (42)}) 15... f6 {[%mdl 4] Das ist die (vorbereitete) Neuerung von
Anand. Schwarz beabsichtigt. den starken weißen Pe5 abzutauschen und die
f-Linie zu öffnen.} (15... Nf4 16. Bc4 c5 17. Be3 Ng6 18. f4 Rb6 $5 19. Qe2 d5
20. exd6 Rxd6 21. Qf2 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo 2000/CBM 76/
[Ribli] (41)}) 16. c4 (16. f4 $6 c5 17. exf6 (17. c4 Nxf4 $17) 17... Bxf6 $11 (
17... gxf6 18. c4 $13)) 16... Nf4 17. Bf3 (17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 $11) (
17. c5 fxe5 (17... Nd5 18. f4 $14) 18. Bxe5 Rb4 $13) 17... Qc7 (17... c5 18.
Bc3 Qc7 19. Re1 Ng6 $11) 18. Re1 Ng6 {Der Textzug erzwingt den Tausch exf6.} (
18... c5) 19. exf6 Bxf6 $11 20. Be4 Nf4 {[%csl Gf4]} (20... Bxd4 21. Qxd4 c5 $2
22. Qd3 Rf6 23. Rad1 $16) 21. Rc1 (21. c5 $5) 21... Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Rf6 {[%cal
Gb8f8,Gf8f2][%mdl 32] Weiß hat Raumvorteil und die bessere Bauernstruktur,
aber Schwarz kann ausreichend Gegenspiel am Königsflügel entwickeln.} (22... c5
) 23. c5 {Der Textzug gewinnt zwar weiteren Raum, überlässt Schwarz aber das
Feld d5.} Rbf8 24. Rc2 a5 {Das ist ein nützlicher Zug - der Bauer stand auf a6
prinzipiell gefährdet.} 25. Rd2 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5] Der Springer ist fest auf d5
installiert. Weiß hat zwar etwas mehr Aktivität, aber die schwarze Stellung
weist keine Schwächen auf.} 26. g3 Rb8 {[%cal Gb8b4,Gb4g4]} 27. Bd3 (27. f4 Rb4
28. Qd3 g6 $11) 27... Rb4 {[%csl Gb4]} 28. Bc4 Qa7 {[%cal Ga7d4] Der Textzug
droht zwar nichts, bindet die weiße Dame aber an den Pc5.} 29. a3 {Weiß
vertreibt den Rb4. Der Textzug schwächt aber auch den Damenflügel.} Rb8 30. Re5
Qc7 31. Rde2 Rbf8 {[%cal Gf6f5] Es droht 32...Rf5 mit Turmtausch. - In dieser
Partie erleben wir einen typischen Manöverkampf. Es gibt hier keine großen
Kombinationen zu sehen, sondern vielmehr eine Reihe kleiner positioneller
Pläne.} 32. Bd3 Qd8 33. Rh5 g6 (33... h6 $6 34. f4 $14 (34. Bc2 $14)) 34. Rh4
Qe7 {[%cal Ge7g7,Gg7d4] Schwarz bereitet Qg7 vor. Auf diesem Wege will er die
starke, zentralisierte weiße Dame abtauschen.} 35. Bc2 Qg7 {[%cal Gg7d4]} 36.
Rd2 Rb8 37. Qe5 (37. Re4 $11) 37... Rff8 38. Qe1 $2 {Weiß zeigt sich mit dem
möglichen Endspiel nicht zufrieden. Der Textzug verliert allerdings einen
Bauern.} (38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $11) 38... Rb5 {[%csl Rc5]} 39. Rc4 Qe7 40. h4 Rxc5
$17 {Schwarz hat einen gesunden Mehrbauern.} 41. h5 {Weiß sucht Gegenspiel am
Königsflügel.} gxh5 42. Rxc5 Qxc5 43. Qe5 Rf5 $1 44. Qb8+ (44. Bxf5 Qc1+ {
[%cal Rc1g1,Rc1d2]} 45. Kg2 Qxd2 $17 46. Bxe6+ $6 dxe6 47. Qxe6+ Kg7 48. Qd7+
Kf6 49. Qxc6+ Kg5 $19) 44... Qf8 45. Qa7 Rf7 46. Qd4 (46. Qxa5 h4 47. g4 (47.
gxh4 Qg7+ 48. Kh1 Qf6 $19 {[%cal Rf6h4,Rh4h1]}) 47... Rf4) 46... Qxa3 $19 {
Angesichts von drei Mehrbauern steht Schwarz klar auf Gewinn.} 47. Re2 Qc1+ 48.
Kg2 Qg5 0-1

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 11. f3 Re8 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. Ra2
Qd7 15. Re2 Re6 16. Bb2 Rd8 17. Rd1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Ne8 19. e4 Ne7 20. e5 Rc8 21.
f4 g6 22. f5 Nxf5 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Qxf5 Ng7 25. Qg4 Rd6 26. Qf3 Rdc6 27. Rf1
Rc2 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Bc1 Rc6 30. h4 h6 31. h5 Kf8 32. a4 Kg8 33. Bd2 Kh7 34.
Qxf7 Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Kg8 36. Rxa7 Nf5 37. Rd7 Rc2 38. Bf4 Nxd4 39. Bxh6 Nf5 40.
Bg5 1-0

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Re8 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qxd4 16. Be3 Qf6 17. Be4 g6 18. b4 Nc7 19. Rad1 a5 20. b5 (20. Bg2 axb4
21. c5 Be5 22. axb4 Nb5 23. Rd7 Re7 24. Rxe7 (24. Qd3 Qe6 25. Rd1 Rxd7 26. Qxd7
Ra1 27. Qd8+ Kg7 28. Rxa1 Bxa1 29. Bf1 Bf6 30. Qb6 Nd4 31. Qxb7 Nf3+ 32. Kh1
Qd5 33. b5 Ne1+ 34. Kg1 Nf3+ {1/2-1/2 Zarezenko,I-Karpov,A/Novosibirsk RUS
2001/(34)}) 24... Qxe7 25. Rd1 h5 26. Bf1 Ra1 27. Rxa1 Bxa1 28. Bc4 Qf6 29. Qd3
Nd4 30. Qe4 Kg7 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. Bf4 Qd4 33. Qxd4+ Bxd4 34. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Leko,
P-Piket,J/Monaco MNC 2001/(57)}) 20... Bxa3 (20... cxb5 $2 21. c5 Be5 22. c6 $1
b6 23. Bxb6 $16 {[%cal Gd1d7] 1-0 Nedev,T-Safin,S/Yerevan 2001/CBM 86/[Huzman]
(31)}) 21. Rd7 (21. bxc6 {Huzman} bxc6 22. Bg2 Bb4 23. Qa4 Ra6 $13) 21... Re7
22. Rxe7 (22. Rfd1 Rae8 23. bxc6 Rxe4 24. Rxc7 bxc6 25. Qa4 Qf3 $40 26. Rxc6
$140 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kg2 Rb8 $1 $19) 22... Bxe7 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Qa4
Ra6 {[%csl Ra6] Black has an extra pawn. It is very difficult to utilize the
bad position of Ra6.} 25. Rc1 Ne6 26. c5 Nc7 $1 {By this manouevre of the
knight black completely equalizes the position. It is important to note that a
draw in this game was enough for him to win the match.} 27. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b6]}
Nb5 28. Rxb5 {White tries to change the character of the game.} (28. Bd3 Bf8
29. Bxb5 cxb5 30. Rxb5 Qc6 $11) 28... cxb5 29. Qxb5 Re6 30. c6 (30. Qxa5 Qe5
31. Qa8+ Bf8 32. Bd5 Re8 33. Qa2 $44) 30... Bd6 (30... Qc3 $5 31. Bd5 Rxe3 32.
fxe3 Qxe3+ 33. Kg2 $15) 31. Bd5 Rxe3 {This is the simplest way to the draw.}
32. fxe3 Qc3 33. Kf2 Qc2+ 34. Kf3 Qf5+ 35. Kg2 Qc2+ 36. Kf1 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qc2+
38. Kh3 Qf5+ 39. g4 $2 Qe5 (39... Qf2 $1 40. Bg2 Qxe3+ 41. Kh4 Qf4 $19) 40. Kg2
Qxe3 $17 41. c7 Bxc7 (41... Qd2+ 42. Kf1 Qf4+ $19) 42. Qb3 (42. Bxf7+ Kxf7 43.
Qc4+ Kf6 44. Qxc7 Qe2+ $19) (42. Qb3 Qe2+ 43. Kg1 Bxh2+ 44. Kh1 Qf2 45. Bxf7+
Kf8 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 {In Delhi, he played Re8 against me. I later narrowly escaped
being eliminated, but of course had new ideas prepared.} 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5
12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Nd5 (13. Ne2 {Gelfand-Adams Wijk aan Zee 2002. However, White
seems to be quite comfortable after 13.Nd5, so I stuck to that.}) 13... Nxd5
14. Bxd5 Qd7 15. c3 Bf6 $2 {White is quite happy to get his knight to e3 and
this merely gives him a tempo.} 16. Nh2 Nb8 17. Ng4 Bxd5 {Based on a oversight.
} (17... Bd8 18. Ne3 {is pleasant for White.} (18. Nh6+ Kh8 (18... gxh6 19.
Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Bxh6 Qd7 (20... f5 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. exf5 $14) 21. Re3 $1) 19.
Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nf5)) 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Bh6 $1 {This intermezzo wins material} (
19. exd5 $2 Qf5) 19... f5 (19... Be6 20. Qf3 $18) 20. Bxf8 Bb7 21. Bh6 Qe6 22.
Qh5 Qg6 23. Qxg6+ hxg6 24. exf5 gxf5 25. d4 {The rest is fairly simple.} cxd4
26. cxd4 e4 27. Bf4 Bd5 (27... d5 28. Bxb8 Rxb8 29. Rac1 $18) (27... Nc6 28.
Red1 d5 29. Rac1) 28. Bxd6 Nc6 29. Bf4 f6 30. Rac1 Kf7 31. Rc5 Ke6 32. Be3 Na5
33. Kh2 Nc4 34. Re2 Nd6 35. Bf4 Nc4 36. Rc2 Rd8 37. a4 1-0

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 d5 {This move has
been widely tested in rapid chess! It was played 3 times in Monaco by Leko,
and now, again, in Prague by Anand.} 7. Qa4 (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Qa4 Bb7 9. Bg2 Bd6
10. O-O ({Kramnik tested:} 10. Nc4 dxc4 11. Ne5 {but after:} Bxe5 12. Bxc6+
Bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxe5 Qd5 $1 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 $11 {black has no problems 1/
2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 385 (37)}) 10... O-O
11. Nb1 Ne4 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rc1 Bxf4 14. gxf4 Ne7 15. Nc3 Nf5 16. e3 c5 17.
dxc5 Nxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Leko,P/Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 384 
(25). (24)}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2 Qd7 9. cxd5 ({Piket tried to postpone the capture
on d5 even more} 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 $6 Nb4 11. Qd1 c5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. b3 O-O
14. Bb2 Be7 15. Ne5 Qe6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. a3 Na6 18. Rc1 Rab8 19. e3 Rfd8 20.
Qc2 Bd6 21. Nd3 Ne4 {And black is by no means worse: 0-1 Piket,J-Leko,P/Monaco
MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 385 (47)}) 9... exd5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nb1 Ne4 12. Ng5
{Only this is new. In the aforementioned game, Gelfand played 12.Bf4 against
Leko. This is a fresh idea, but black doesn't encounter any problems here, as
well.} Nxg5 13. Bxg5 Nd8 $1 {Beautiful manoeuver! Anand transfers the knight
to e6 where he will both press on the center and not block the 'c' file - thus
allowing the pawn movement. Of course, the endgame is not dangerous for black.}
14. Qb3 c6 (14... Ne6 $2 {loses a pawn:} 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 c6 17. Qe4) 15.
e4 Ne6 16. Be3 dxe4 17. Nc3 $2 {Going for a very adventerous piece sacrifice!
White should have recaptured the central pawn, although he doesn't have more
that an equality here!} (17. Bxe4 O-O 18. Qd3 g6 19. Nc3 Rfd8 $11) 17... f5 18.
Nxe4 {Consistent.} fxe4 19. Bh3 {black king is stuck in the center, and white
was able to pin black, but Vishy finds a very neat way to untie} Ke7 20. f3
Raf8 21. fxe4 {[%tqu "En","Black is a piece up, but white has a very
unpleasant pressure, can you find a way for black to reduce that tension?","",
"","e6d4","",10]} Nxd4 $1 {This is probably the move white has missed while
entering this sac on his 17th move.} 22. Bg5+ (22. Bxd4 {loses on the spot
after} Qxh3 23. Bxg7 Bc5+ {mating}) (22. Bxd7 Nxb3 23. axb3 Kxd7 $19) 22... Rf6
{the point. Black can sacrifice an exchange and still be up material wise.} 23.
e5 {adding some more oil to the fire.} (23. Bxf6+ gxf6 24. Bxd7 Nxb3 25. axb3
Kxd7 26. Rxa7 Kc8 27. Rxf6 Bc5+ 28. Kf1 b5 29. Ra1 Bd4 {black is much better.})
23... Bxe5 24. Qe3 Qd5 25. Bg2 (25. Rae1 Kd6 26. Bxf6 (26. Bg2 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1
Nc2 $19) 26... gxf6 $17) 25... Qc5 26. Rae1 Kf7 $1 27. Bxf6 ({Of course not:} 
27. Qxe5 Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Nxe5) 27... Bxf6 28. g4 Ne6 $1 {Removing the last of
white's active pieces. The game is over.} 29. Qxc5 bxc5 30. h4 h6 31. g5 hxg5
32. Bh3 Nf4 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Be7 7. d5 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
c5 9. O-O a6 10. Rb1 Bg5 11. Bxg5 Qxg5 12. b4 Ngf6 13. Na4 cxb4 14. Rxb4 Rb8
15. Qb1 O-O 16. Rd1 Qf4 17. Qd3 Qg5 18. Rdb1 b6 19. g3 h5 20. h4 Qg6 21. Qe3
Ng4 22. Qg5 Qxg5 23. hxg5 Rb7 24. a3 Rfb8 25. Be2 f6 26. f3 Ne3 27. Bd3 f5 28.
exf5 Rf8 29. f6 Rc7 30. Kf2 Nxc4 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Bxc4 b5 33. Bd3 bxa4 34. Rb7
1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nde2 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Be6 10. h4 O-O-O 11. Be3 Bd6 12. Ndc3 Ne7 13. O-O-O Rhe8 14.
Bf4 Bf7 15. h5 Nc6 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. f3 Ne7 18. Nf4 Kc7 19. g4 b5 20. a3 h6 21.
Rd2 Rd7 22. Rhd1 Red8 23. Re1 d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Ncxd5+ Bxd5 26. Nxd5+ Rxd5
27. Re7+ R5d7 28. Rdxd7+ Rxd7 29. Rxd7+ Kxd7 30. Kd2 {Die Schlussposition wird
remis gegeben. Drohte eventuell der Sekundentod im Rapidschach?} Ke6 31. Ke3
Ke5 32. f4+ Kd5 33. Kd3 a5 34. b3 a4 35. bxa4 bxa4 36. c3 Kd6 37. Kc4 Kc6 38.
f5 Kd6 39. Kb5 $2 (39. Kd3 Kd5 40. c4+ Ke5 41. Ke3 Kd6 42. Ke4 Kc6 $11) 39...
Kd5 {Remis?!? Die Analyse zeigt einen schwarzen Gewinn an.} (39... Kd5 40. Kxa4
(40. Ka5 Kc4 41. Kxa4 Kxc3 42. Kb5 {ändert nichts}) (40. c4+ $143 Kd4 41. Kxa4
Kxc4 42. Ka5 Kd4 $19) 40... Kc4 41. Ka5 Kxc3 42. Kb5 (42. Kb6 c4 43. a4 Kb4 44.
a5 c3 45. a6 c2 46. a7 c1=Q 47. a8=Q Qc5+ 48. Kb7 Qd5+ 49. Kb8 Qxa8+ 50. Kxa8
Kc5 $19) 42... c4 43. a4 Kd4 44. a5 c3 45. a6 c2 46. a7 c1=Q 47. a8=Q Qb1+ {
mit Gewinn nach Damentausch, und Kc6 scheitert an Damenverlust.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 {This might seem an unlikely game to make notes to since not a great
deal happens to break the general air of peace and equilibrium. I just thought
that black's handling of the opening seemed very sensible, and merited some
light comments.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. a4 {As a practical weapon for avoiding the theoretical nightmare of the
Marshall Gambit and still keeping reasonable chances of a pull, the enduring
allure of the text is no mystery.} Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 {More flexible than
the older main line 10 Nc3, this is Garry Kasparov's favourite, and came into
sharp focus when he decided not to contest Nigel Short's Marshall preparation
in their 1993 World Championship match.} Nd7 {The main line, also Short's
choice. I don't much care for the 'numerical main line'} (10... Na5 11. Ba2 c5
12. Nf1 {although the very specific and precise sequence which Miskey Adam's
recently defended is clearly worthy of attention} b4 ({There are on the other
hand too many dire warning miniatures to show how with a few imprecisions on
black's part white's initiative can easily turn nasty. One with high class
combatants:} 12... Re8 13. Ne3 g6 $6 {[%csl Rf7,Rh6]} 14. Bd2 $1 b4 15. Ng5 {
The point. Normally this would be answered with ...d5. but here that would
reveal a plethora of weak spots, the most serious of which is the black king}
Rf8 (15... d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. Qf3+ Ke6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20.
Rxe5+ $1 Kxe5 21. Re1+ Kd6 22. Bf4+ Kc6 23. Re6+ $18) 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Bc8
18. Qh4 {[%csl Rd5,Rf7,Rh7]} h5 19. Qg3 $1 Kg7 20. Bd5 Rb8 21. h4 Qd7 22. Qe3
$1 Bb7 23. Nh7 $1 Bxd5 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Bg5 Bxe4 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Vladimirov,E/
Batumi 2001/CBM 86 no vc (25)}) 13. Ne3 Rb8 14. Nd2 Bc8 {An efficient
reorganisation.} 15. Bc4 $5 {Interesting. Although the knight on d2 is well
placed to prevent the 'burying' of this bishop with ...b3 which is known to
theory in many such positions, this treatment is unusual. White gets some
pressure to compensate for the bishop pair. Whether he gets anything concrete
is up for debate.} Nxc4 16. dxc4 Be6 17. b3 {White's structure bares
comparison with one often reached from early ...Na5 lines of the 3 Bc4 Vienna,
but here the d6 pawn is a more permanent headache for black.} Rb7 18. Rf1 Nd7
19. Qe2 Nb8 20. Nd5 Nc6 21. Bb2 Bg5 22. Rad1 a5 23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 Bxf4 25.
Rxf4 f6 26. Nf1 Re8 27. Ne3 Rbe7 28. Qd2 Rd7 {Svidler,P (2686)-Adams,M (2731)
FIDE WCh KO Moscow RUS 2001 (4.5) 1/2 and black's position is satisfactory.}) (
10... Qd7 $5 {is interesting, and seems to be popular among English players.
One example:} 11. c3 Rfe8 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ne3 Nd8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. N3h4 Kh8 16.
axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Qf3 Ng8 19. Ne3 Ne6 20. Nhf5 Nc5 21. Bc2 g6 22. Nh4
Bg7 23. Nd5 {Zhang Zhong (2657)-Hebden,M (2567) Hastings 2001 (4) 1/2 and
perhaps white still enjoys a light initiative.}) 11. c3 Nc5 12. axb5 {Safer,
rather less ambitious, but nonetheless overall I think rather a better move
than} (12. Bc2 {which allows black to change the nature of the play quite
drastically with} Nxa4 13. Bxa4 bxa4 14. Qxa4 Kh8 $1 {[%cal Gf7f5,Gb7g2] Now
if white plays slowly black will obtain serious counterplay on the light
squares and the f-file with ...f5, therefore} 15. d4 $1 exd4 16. cxd4 d5 $1 ({
rather than} 16... a5 17. d5 Nb4 18. Nd4 Bf6 19. N2f3 {which seems, on the
basis of this evidence and known ideas from the ...Nd7/Bf6 variation of the
main line Closed Spanish to be asking a lot of the position.} Re8 20. Bd2 Nd3
21. Re3 Nc5 22. Qc2 a4 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Bb4 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6,Rc7] and the
knight is not secure on c5, and black's position is full of weaknesses} Bxd4
25. Nxd4 c6 26. dxc6 Bxc6 27. Nxc6 Qxc6 28. e5 Qb7 29. exd6 Qxb4 {1-0 Kalinin,
A-Zaitsev,I/Moscow 2002/CBM 88_01 (29)}) 17. e5 Nb4 18. Nf1 a5 19. Bd2 c5 $5 (
19... Bc6 20. Qb3 a4 $132) 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Qb5 Qc7 22. dxc5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1
Bxc5 24. Rc1 $14 {Kalinin,A (2512)-Zaitsev,I (2444) Moscow Aeroflot op 2002 (6)
1-0}) 12... axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Bc2 Ne6 $5 {I like the idea of getting
straight on with the ...Ne6-g5 plan. The best illustration of the dangers
which black can face here is still Kasparov's fine exposition back in 1993. I
remember this game left me just faintly fearful of this line for years to come!
} (14... Bf6 15. b4 Ne6 16. Nf1 Bb7 17. Ne3 g6 18. Bb3 Bg7 19. h4 $1 Bc8 20. h5
Kh8 (20... Ne7 {was better, to cover d5.}) 21. Nd5 {[%cal Yh5h6]} g5 {an
unfortunate concession.} 22. Ne3 Nf4 23. g3 Nxh5 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Qd7 26.
Bxg5 h6 27. Nh4 $1 Nf6 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Qh5 Kh7 30. Ng2 Ne7 31. Ne3 Ng8 32. d4
exd4 33. cxd4 Bxd4 34. Ng4 Kg7 35. Nxh6 Bf6 36. Bxf7 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Short,N/
London (m/7) 1993 (36)}) 15. Nf1 Ng5 $146 {Strange. A very natural move, but
here a novelty.} 16. Ng3 $6 {But this is strange. Surely} (16. Ne3 $1 {[%cal
Ye3d5] is normal and best.}) 16... g6 (16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bg5 {also looks
legitimate enough.}) 17. b4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bg5 19. Bb3 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Qg5 21.
Ra1 {[%csl Rf7]} Bb7 22. Nf1 {and back again. Hence the doubts about Ng3.} Kg7
23. Bd5 Qf6 24. Qe2 Rb8 25. Ne3 h5 $1 {[%csl Gg4]} 26. h3 Ne7 27. Bxb7 Rxb7 28.
Qa2 Qe6 29. Qa8 Qc8 30. Qa6 Rb8 31. Kf1 Qxa6 32. Rxa6 Kf6 33. d4 Ke6 34. d5+
Kd7 35. Ke2 f5 {standard Spanish break. The weakness of e4 and later f4 will
considerably lighten the defensive load.} 36. f3 fxe4 37. fxe4 Ng8 $1 {[%cal
Gg8f6,Gh5h4,Gf6h5,Gh5f4]} 38. Ra5 (38. g4 $6 hxg4 39. hxg4 Nf6 40. Kd3 Rh8 $132
) 38... Nf6 39. Kd3 h4 40. Ra1 Nh5 41. Rf1 Nf4+ 42. Kc2 Ra8 43. Kb3 Ke7 {
I can't help feeling that after black's excellent defence that if anyone has a
'moral edge' it is him. Still, there is little to be done.} 44. Rc1 Kd7 45. Rf1
Ke7 46. Rc1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. f4 c6 8. Nf3
Nc7 9. Bh4 b5 10. e5 Nh5 11. Qd2 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bg4 13. Ng5 d5 14. Be2 Bxe2 15.
Nxe2 f6 16. Nf3 Bh6 17. O-O Ne6 18. g3 Nhg7 19. g4 Ne8 20. Bg3 fxe5 21. Nxe5
Nd6 22. Nxc6 Qd7 23. Ne5 Qb7 24. Nc3 Rac8 25. Rae1 Ne4 26. Qe3 Rfd8 27. Nf3 Bg7
28. f5 gxf5 29. gxf5 Qxb2 30. Nxd5 Nxg3 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. hxg3 Rc2 33. Ne3 Rc3
34. Ne5 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[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. 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 Ngf6 11. Bf4 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. c4 Qa5
15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bd6 20. Qf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. h3 e5
$5 (8... Rb8 9. e4 b5 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. e6 fxe6 14.
cxb5 axb5 15. Bf4 $44 {is not everyone's cup of coffee, but the most popular
move currently is}) (8... Bd7) 9. d5 Ne7 10. e4 (10. c5 Ne8 $5 11. cxd6 Nxd6
12. e4 c6 13. Re1 Re8 14. g4 h6 15. Qb3 Bd7 16. Be3 cxd5 17. Bb6 Qb8 18. Nxd5
Nxd5 19. exd5 Nb5 20. Rac1 Qd6 21. Bc5 Qf6 22. Nd2 h5 23. Ne4 Qh4 24. gxh5 Qxh5
25. Nd6 Nxd6 26. Bxd6 Rac8 $13 {1/2,Sergeev,V-Folk,P/CZE-chT/1997/}) 10... b5
$5 {Without the moves h3 and a6 this position can arise from the 7...e5 line.
Here Black makes use of his "extra" move.} 11. Qe2 $146 {White protects both
his [+]P, but the position of his Q has other drawbacks.} (11. cxb5 axb5 12. b4
Bd7 $142 (12... c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Rb1 Be6 15. a3 Bc4 16. Re1 Ne8 (16... Qc7
17. Bb2 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Qb6 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nd4 22. Qd3 Rdc8 23.
Nb3 Nxb3 24. Qxb3 Nd7 25. Rbc1 $36 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gc1c8] ><c6,<->c,Bagaturov,
G-Zimmerman,Y/Kobanya/1992/}) 17. Bb2 Nc7 18. Bf1 Rc8 19. Kg2 f5 20. exf5 gxf5
21. Nxb5 $1 Bxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Nxb5 23. Qd5+ Rf7 24. Qxb5 e4 25. Nh4 Bxb2 26. Rxb2
Ne5 $14 {/<=>,Lopushnoy,D-Shomoev,A/Tula/1999/}) 13. Qd3 (13. Qe2 $6 Nfxd5 14.
exd5 e4 $15) 13... Qb8 {[%cal Yc7c6] /\c6~~}) (11. Re1 bxc4 12. Nd2 $5 (12. Qa4
h6 13. Qxc4 c6 $1 14. dxc6 Be6 15. Qa4 Qc8 16. Rd1 Rd8 17. Be3 Qxc6 18. Qxc6
Nxc6 19. Rac1 Rab8 20. b3 a5 21. Nd2 Nb4 22. Ba7 Rb7 23. Be3 Rbb8 24. Ba7 $11 {
1/2,Sakaev,K-Shchekachev,A/St. Petersburg/1998/}) 12... c6 (12... Ne8 13. Nxc4
Bd7 14. f4 Bb5 15. Qb3 $14 {Cech,P-Lilja,R/Copenhagen/2002/}) 13. Nxc4 $5 (13.
dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxc4 Nd4 $132) 13... cxd5 14. exd5 Nf5 (14... a5 $5) 15. b3 {
[%cal Rc1a3] /\Ba3+/=}) (11. Nd2 c6 12. dxc6 (12. b3 $5 $11) 12... Nxc6 13. b3
Rb8 14. Bb2 Be6 15. Nd5 Nd4 $1 16. Kh1 Qd7 17. Kh2 Rfc8 18. Rc1 Qd8 19. Ba1 Nd7
20. Re1 h5 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Nf3 bxc4 23. bxc4 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qf6 $15 {Fominyh,
A-Tkachiev,V/FIDE WCh Groningen/1997/}) 11... c6 (11... bxc4 12. Qxc4 c6 13.
dxc6 Be6 14. Qa4 Qc8 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Ng5 $14) ({Less risky, but also less
enterprising is} 11... b4 $5 12. Nd1 (12. Nb1 a5 13. a3 Rb8 $13) 12... c5 $5
$11) 12. dxc6 Nxc6 $6 (12... bxc4 13. Qxc4 {-11...bc4}) 13. Rd1 (13. cxb5 $142
$1 axb5 (13... Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxa8 Bxh3 17. Bg2 Bxg2 18.
Kxg2 dxc3 19. bxa6 Qa8+ 20. Kg1 Nd5 21. Rb1 $5 $16) 14. Nxb5 Ba6 15. a4 d5 $5
$14 {<=>[+]} (15... Na7 16. Be3 $16)) 13... bxc4 14. Qxc4 Bb7 15. Qb3 Rb8 16.
Qa3 Na5 $5 (16... Ne8 17. Be3 $16) 17. Bg5 $6 {White wants to avoid
complications, but now his Q will be in danger.} (17. Rxd6 $142 Qe7 18. b3 $1 (
18. Nd2 Rbd8 19. Rxd8 Qxa3 20. bxa3 Rxd8 $132) (18. Nxe5 $5 Qxe5 (18... Ne8 19.
Rxg6 Qxa3 20. Rxg7+ Nxg7 21. bxa3 $16) 19. Bf4 Qh5 20. Rxf6 Bxf6 (20... Rbd8
21. Rf5 $5 gxf5 22. Qxa5 $16) 21. g4 Nc4 22. Qxf8+ Rxf8 23. gxh5 Nxb2 $44)
18... Nxe4 (18... Rfc8 19. Bb2 Bf8 20. Rxf6 Qxa3 21. Bxa3 Bxa3 22. Nd5 Kg7 23.
Rb6 $14 {/\} (23. Nxe5 $6 Bxd5 24. Rxa6 Ra8 $1 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. exd5 Bb2 $15)
23... Bc5 24. b4 Bxb6 25. Nxb6) 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxa6 Qb7 21. Qxa5 Bxf3 22.
Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Bb2 $14) (17. Nxe5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe5 19. Qd3 Re8 $132) 17... Nc4
18. Qb4 Bd5 $1 19. Bxf6 $6 (19. Qa4 $142 Nxb2 20. Qa3 Be6 (20... Nc4 21. Qxa6
Rb6 22. Qa4 Be6 23. Nd5 $14) (20... Nxd1 21. Nxd5 Nb2 22. Rc1 $36 {+/-}) 21.
Rxd6 Nc4 22. Rxd8 Nxa3 $11) 19... Bxf6 20. Qxb8 $2 {White panics and loses
without a fight.} (20. Qa4 Nxb2 21. Qa3 (21. Qxa6 $2 Bc4 $17) 21... Be6 (21...
Nxd1 22. Nxd5 Nb2 23. Rc1 Bg5 24. Rc6 Bh6 25. Bf1 $13 {פb2}) 22. Rxd6 Nc4 $11
{/=/+}) 20... Qxb8 21. Nxd5 Bd8 22. Nd2 (22. b3 $142 Nb6 23. Nb4 Qb7 24. Rac1
$17 {/=/+}) 22... Nb6 23. Nc3 (23. Nxb6 Bxb6 24. Nc4 Bd4 {/\f5->-+}) (23. Nb4
Na4 $17) 23... Bg5 24. Nf3 Bh6 $17 25. b3 Rc8 26. Rd3 Rc5 27. a4 $6 (27. Rad1
Qc7 28. Nd5 $17) 27... Qc8 28. Ne2 d5 $1 $19 {After this break White's
position is hopeless, as Black is without weaknesses and he has no <=>.} 29.
Rad1 (29. exd5 $2 e4 $19) 29... d4 30. b4 Rc2 31. Nxe5 Rxe2 32. Rxd4 Qc3 33. a5
Re1+ (33... Na4 $142 $1 $19) 34. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 35. Bf1 Na4 36. b5 axb5 37. a6 Qa5
38. Rd6 Kf8 (38... Kg7 39. Rd7 Qxa6 40. Nxf7 Nc5 $19) 39. Rf6 Bg7 40. Rxf7+ Kg8
41. Re7 Bxe5 42. Rxe5 (42. a7 $142 Kf8 43. Rxe5 Qxa7 44. Rxb5 (44. Bxb5 Nc3 {
/\Nd1-+}) 44... Nc3 45. Rb3 Nxe4 46. Re3 Qd4 $19 {would require more precision
from Black, now he wins more material.}) 42... Nc3 43. Rc5 Nxe4 44. Rxb5 Qe1
45. Rb2 (45. Rb8+ Kg7 46. Rb7+ Kf6 47. Rb6+ Ke7 48. Rb7+ Ke6 49. Rb6+ Ke5 50.
Rb5+ Kd4 $19) 45... Nd2 46. Rxd2 Qxd2 47. h4 (47. a7 $2 Qa5) 47... Kg7 48. Kg2
Qd4 49. Be2 Kf6 {Black's K marches on to e1.} 50. Bf3 Ke5 51. Be2 Kd5 52. Bf3+
(52. Kf1 Qa1+ 53. Kg2 Kd4 54. Kf3 Qa3+ 55. Kg2 Kc3 $19) 52... Kc4 53. Bb7 Kd3
54. Kf3 (54. Kf1 Qa1+ 55. Kg2 Ke2 $19) 54... Kd2 55. Kg2 Ke2 56. f4 Qf2+ 57.
Kh3 h5 58. Bg2 Qb6 59. Bb7 Kf2 (59... Kf2 60. Kh2 Qb1 61. Kh3 Qg1 {/\Qg3#}) 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 e6 8. Bd2
Bd6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Nfd7 12. Nd3 Qe7 13. b4 Nb6 14. Nc5 Nc4 15.
a4 Bc6 16. Nxa6 Rxa6 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Bxb4 20. Qb2 Bd6 21.
Nxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Re1+ Ne7 10. a4 a6 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. d3 O-O-O 13. b4 Nf5 14. b5 a5
15. Bd2 b6 16. c3 Bc5 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Be3 Rhe8 19. Nd2 Kb7 20. Rc1 Re6 21.
Rxc5 bxc5 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Nb3 Qc7 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nxd4 Qc3 26. Nc6 Rc8 27.
g3 Rxc6 28. bxc6+ Kxc6 29. d4 e5 30. dxe5 Qxe5 31. Qc2+ Kd6 32. Qxh7 Qa1+ 33.
Kg2 Qxa4 34. Qxg7 Qe4+ 35. f3 Qe2+ 36. Kh3 Qxf3 37. Qg6+ Kc5 38. Qc2+ Kb4 39.
Qd2+ Kb5 40. Qb2+ Ka6 41. Qc1 Qh5+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kh3 Qc4 44. Qa3 a4 45. Qd6+
Kb5 46. g4 Qb3+ 47. Kh4 a3 48. Qb8+ Kc4 49. Qc7+ Kd3 50. Qg3+ Kc2 51. Qf2+ Kb1
52. Qe1+ Kb2 53. Qd2+ Qc2 54. Qxd5 a2 55. Qe5+ Qc3 56. Qe2+ Kb3 57. Qe6+ Qc4
58. Qe3+ Kc2 59. Qf2+ Kd1 60. Qb2 Qc2 61. Qa1+ Ke2 62. Kg3 Qd2 63. Kh3 Kf3 64.
Qf6+ Qf4 65. Qc6+ Qe4 66. Qf6+ Ke3 67. Qb6+ Kf3 68. Qf6+ Qf4 69. Qc6+ Ke2 70.
Qa6+ Kf3 71. Qf1+ Ke3 72. Qc1+ Kf3 73. Qf1+ Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. Bd3 e6 8. Nd2
Nbd7 9. Ndf3 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. O-O Bg6 13. b3 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O
15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc7 20. Rd3 Rd7
21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. h3 g6 23. Bc1 Qa5 24. a4 Qf5 25. Qxf5 gxf5 26. Be3 b5 27.
axb5 axb5 28. Kf1 bxc4 29. bxc4 h5 30. Ke2 Kh7 31. g3 Kg6 32. h4 Bg7 33. R3d2
Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 4] Kasparov energetically takes Khalifmans opening choice to pieces.
It´s only a rapid game, but the theoretical content wasn´t found at the board
- that´s for sure.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6.
Bc4 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Re1+ Ne7 10. c4 $5 {Excellent move!} (10.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qh5 $5 {also promises White chances.} Rc8 (11... O-O-O $5 12.
Qxf7 Nc6 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. d3 Nb4 15. Na3 Rc8 16. Bf4 Nxc2 17. Nxc2 Rxc2 18.
Be5 $14 {0-1 Rozentalis,E-Guseinov,A/Klaipeda 1988/CBM 11 (33)}) 12. d3 $5 Rc6
(12... Rxc2 13. Na3 Rc6 14. Bf4 $36) 13. Nd2 g6 14. Qh4 Bg7 15. Nf3 Re6 16.
Rxe6 fxe6 17. Nxd4 $16 {1-0 Magem Badals,J-Garcia Padron,J/Cordoba 1995/EXT
2000 (66)}) (10. a4 a6 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. d3 O-O-O 13. b4 Nf5 14. b5 a5 15. Bd2
(15. Bf4 f6 16. b6 Bc5 17. Bc7 $14 {1-0 Zagorovsky,V-Dubinin,P/Leningrad 1949/
MCD (35)}) 15... b6 16. c3 Bc5 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Be3 Rhe8 19. Nd2 Kb7 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Khalifman,A/Moscow 2002/CBM 90_01 (73)}) 10... a6 $146 {
New, but it doesn´t solve Black´s problems.} (10... Rc8 11. d3 Bxb5 12. cxb5
Qd7 13. Na3 f6 14. Nc2 Qxb5 15. Nxd4 $16 {[%csl Re6,Re8] 1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Klip,
H/Pardubice 1999/EXT 2000 (31)}) (10... dxc3 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. dxc3 $16 {
[%csl Rd5]}) (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 $16 {[%csl Rf7]}) (10... Bxb5 11. cxb5 Qd7
12. d3 Qxb5 13. Na3 Qd7 14. Nc2 $16) 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. d3 O-O-O $6 {White has
a P-majority on a-b-c and Black has weakened himself with a6. This makes 0-0-0
very risky for Black, but there were no easy alternatives since 0-0 was almost
impossible to achieve.} (12... g6 13. Bg5 $16) (12... f6 $5 {[%cal Ye8f7]
planning Kf7, but it doesn´t look quite reliable.}) (12... h6 13. Nd2 g6 14.
cxd5 Qxd5 15. Nc4 Rd8 16. Bf4 $16) 13. Nd2 Kb8 14. b4 $1 {White has an easy
game. The attack rolls almost by itself.} dxc4 15. dxc4 {[%cal Yc4d5,Ya2a4,
Yb4b5,Ya4a5][%mdl 16] Keeping control over d5 and securing a successful
P-break on the Q-side.} (15. Nxc4 Nd5 $14) 15... Nc6 16. b5 axb5 17. cxb5 Nb4
18. Nc4 Qf5 (18... Qxb5 19. Bf4+ Ka7 20. Ne5 Qd5 21. Qa4+ Na6 22. Rab1 $40 {
[%cal Yb1b5,Ye1b1]}) 19. Re5 Qc2 20. Bf4 $1 $18 {White´s attack is not
impaired by an exchange of Q:s.} Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Ka8 22. a3 f6 (22... Nc2 23. b6
$18) 23. axb4 $1 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O a5 13. b5 c5 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15.
dxe5 d4 16. exd4 cxd4 17. Na4 Ra7 18. f4 Qd5 19. Rf2 Nd7 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+
Bxc8 22. Qc2 Bb7 23. Bc4 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Rd2 Nc5 26. Nxb6 d3 27. Nc8 Rc7
28. Nd6 Ba8 29. b6 Rc6 30. Bd5 Rxd6 31. exd6 Bxd5 {[%tqu "En","How should
White continue?","Passed pawns are what counts in this position.  Help them to
go forward!","Use your rook for the decisive strike","d2d3","This powerful
blow decides the game.",5]} 32. Rxd3 $1 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5][%cal Gd6d7,Gb6b7]} Be6
({The rook is invulnerable:} 32... Nxd3 33. d7 {, and Black cannot prevent
pawn promotion.}) 33. d7 $1 {[%csl Rc5,Re6][%cal Gb6b7,Gd3d5] The most
convincing way to conclude the game, although 33.Rc3 or 33.f5 were winning
contnunations as well. Black resigned, as after} (33. d7 Nxd7 (33... Bxd7 34.
Rd5 $18) 34. Rxd7 Bxd7 35. b7 {he cannot stop the pawn.}) 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bg5 Ne4 7. Bh4 Qa5 8.
Qb3 e6 9. e3 Bb4 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Bb5 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Nd3 O-O
15. f3 Nd6 16. Nc5 b6 17. Bg3 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Nc4 19. Nb7 Qb5 20. Qxb5 axb5 21.
e4 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 "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8.
Bxd2 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. c3 O-O 14. Qd2
Ne7 15. Bxb7 Rab8 16. Bd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Rb7 18. h5 Rfb8 19. b3 a5 20. O-O a4
21. bxa4 Qh4 22. Qd1 Ra8 23. Rb1 Rba7 24. g3 Qf6 25. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. 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 a5 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Qh5 h6 20. Nf5 Qg5 21.
Qxg5 hxg5 22. Nxd6 Be6 23. Nf5 b4 24. cxb4 Rxb4 25. b3 Bf6 26. Ng3 a4 27. bxa4
Rxa4 28. a3 Rb8 29. Bc2 Ra5 30. a4 Rb2 31. Rec1 Kf8 32. Rab1 Rxb1 33. Rxb1 Rc5
34. Bf5 Bd5 35. Be4 Be6 36. h3 Bd8 37. Bf5 Bd5 38. Rb8 Ke7 39. Bg4 Bc7 40. Rb1
e4 41. Re1 Bxg3 42. fxg3 Bc6 43. Ra1 f5 44. Be2 Ra5 45. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {Now the main line 5.b3 is
replaced more and more by other posible lines like: 5.Qb3,5.Qa4,5.Qc2 and the
move in the text.} Be7 {Other possibilities are:} (5... Bb4 6. Qc2 (6. Qa4 $6
c5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 O-O 9. Bg2 d5 $132 {0-1 Bonin,J-Ibragimov,I/Kerhonkson
USA 2002/The Week in Chess 409 (30)}) 6... Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 (7... c5 8. d5 exd5
9. Nh4 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. cxd5 Nd4 12. Qd3 Bxd2 $15 {1/2-1/2 Nikolac,
J-Damljanovic,B/Neum BIH 2002/The Week in Chess 396 (44)}) 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2
O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 (11. Qe3 Nbd7 12. Bc3 a5 13. Rfd1 c6 $14 {0-1 Zivanic,
M-Kovacevic,A/Belgrade YUG 2002/The Week in Chess 400 (36)}) 11... Nbd7 12.
Rac1 Re8 13. Be1 Qe7 14. Qe3 a5 15. Bf1 Bb7 $11 {0-1 Sakaev,K-Adams,M/
Halkidiki GRE 2002/The Week in Chess 412 (51)}) (5... c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5
bxc5 8. O-O Qc7 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Qc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shushpanov,R-Aseev,
K/St Petersburg RUS 2002/The Week in Chess 380 (29)}) 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 (7. O-O
O-O 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Qc2 (9. b3 a5 10. Bb2 Na6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nd3 Re8 13. Nf4
Bd6 14. Nc4 Bxf4 15. gxf4 Ne4 $15 {0-1 Kuzmin,A-Istratescu,A/Dubai UAE 2002/
The Week in Chess 390 (43)}) 9... c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. cxd5 exd5
13. Be3 Na6 14. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Gavrilov,A-Jurek,J/Olomouc CZE 2002/The Week in
Chess 405 (98)}) 7... exd5 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 {Important to play this move now
in order to prevent the easy development of the Nb8.} Bb7 (9... c5 $5 10. b3
Re8 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rc1 Na6 13. e3 Bd6 14. Re1 Qe7 $11 {0-1 Prakash,
G-Ibragimov,I/Guntur, AP 2000/CBM 77 (51)}) 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 c5 {The opening
is almost over. The setup chosen by black might be a bit passive, but it
demands a very careful play on the white side.} 12. Rc1 Nc7 (12... Qc8 {
[%cal Gc8e6]} 13. Qc2 Qe6 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Qb1 Rc7 16. e3 Rfc8 17. Nd3 Qf5 $14
{1-0 Koutsin,S-Timoscenko,G/Seefeld 1999/EXT 2001 (40)}) 13. dxc5 $5 bxc5 $6 (
13... Bxc5 $142 14. Nd3 $14) 14. Nd3 $6 {[%mdl 8192] A tactical blunder.} (14.
Ndc4 $1 {[%cal Gc4a5,Ga5c6]} Ne6 15. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3f5,Gd1d2,Gf1d1] With much
better position for white.}) 14... Nd7 15. Nf4 (15. e4 $5 d4 16. Nc4 Ne6 17. f4
f5 18. Qe2 $14) 15... Rb8 $11 {Preparing d4 in some variations,so the Bb7 will
be protected.} 16. e4 $6 (16. e3 $5 {More accurate.}) 16... d4 17. Nc4 Bg5 $1 {
All black pieces are ideally placed for the upcoming battle.} 18. Rc2 $2 {
Too passive,now black gets a better position.} (18. Qg4 $142 Ba6 $1 {[%cal
Ga6c4,Gd7e5]}) 18... Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qh4 20. Qf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Simply loses a
pawn.} (20. Bc1 $142 f5 21. e5 Be4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 $15 {/-/+}) 20... Ne6 21. Qg3
(21. f5 Ng5 $19 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gg5e4,Gb7e4,Gh4e4]}) 21... Qxf4 22. Bc1 Qxg3
23. hxg3 Ba6 $1 24. Rd1 Nb6 (24... Bxc4 $143 25. Rxc4 Ne5 26. Ra4) 25. Ne5 (25.
Bf1 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Nxc4 27. Rxc4 Rb5 $17) 25... Rbc8 26. Ba3 Rfd8 27. Bf1 (27.
Bh3 $142 c4 28. bxc4 Nxc4 29. Nxc4 Rxc4 30. Rcd2 Ra4 31. Be7 {With some
chances.}) 27... Bxf1 28. Kxf1 f6 29. Nc4 (29. Nd3 c4 30. bxc4 Rxc4 $17) 29...
g5 $5 {[%cal Gg5g4] Preventing f4!} 30. f3 Kg7 31. Kf2 h5 32. Nb2 (32. Rdc1 h4
33. gxh4 gxh4 $17 {[%cal Ge6f4,Gf4d3]}) 32... Rc7 33. Rdc1 Rdc8 34. Nc4 Nxc4
35. Rxc4 Kg6 $19 {The position is winning for black,from now on it is just a
matter of technique and black definitely shows some good one!} 36. b4 $2 {
[%mdl 4096] This move transfers the game into an easily winning ending for
black.} (36. Ra4 $142 {[%cal Ga4a6]}) 36... cxb4 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rxc7 Nxc7
39. Bxb4 Ne6 40. Bd2 f5 $1 {Exactly on time!} 41. exf5+ (41. e5 f4 {[%cal
Gg6f5]} 42. g4 h4 $19 {[%cal Gg6f7,Gf7d7,Gd7c6]}) 41... Kxf5 42. Ke2 Ke5 43.
Be1 (43. Bxg5 Nxg5 44. f4+ Kf5 45. fxg5 Kxg5 $19) 43... Kd5 {White can't stop
the advance of dP.} 44. Bd2 g4 45. Bc1 (45. f4 Ke4 $19 {[%cal Ge6g7,Gg7f5]})
45... Kc4 46. Bd2 Ng7 47. Bf4 Nf5 $22 {White must exchange on g4,since he has
no other moves.} 48. fxg4 (48. Bc7 Kc3 49. fxg4 hxg4 50. Kd1 Kd3 51. Bb8 a6 52.
Be5 Ke3 $19) 48... hxg4 49. Kd2 a6 {The rest is simple and black doesn't slip.}
50. Kc2 d3+ 51. Kd1 Kd4 52. Kd2 Ke4 53. Bb8 Nd4 54. Bf4 Nc2 55. Bd6 Ne3 56. Bf4
Nc4+ 57. Kd1 (57. Kc3 d2 58. Kc2 Kf3 59. Kd1 Kf2 60. a3 Kf3 61. a4 Kf2 62. a5
Kf3 $19) 57... Kf3 58. Bc7 d2 59. Bf4 Kf2 $22 {White has only moves with aP .}
(59... Kf2 60. Bc7 Ke3 {[%cal Gc4b2,Gd2d1]}) 0-1

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 b6 6. e4 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Be3
Qc7 15. Bd4 Ba6 16. Rfc1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Ra3 18. Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 h6 8. Bd2
Re8 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 e4 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bf5 13. Qd2 c5 14. Bc3 Qe7 15.
Qf4 Bg6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. dxe4 Bxe4 19. e3 a6 20. Rfd1 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Re6 22. a4 Rc8 23. Ra3 Rc6 24. Rb3 b6 25. Rd5 Re4 26. Rc3 b5 27. b3 Kf8
28. f4 Re8 29. Rh5 Kg7 30. axb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 {Großmeister Khalifman
spielt die Wiener Variante mit Weiß und Schwarz.} 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 {Dieser Zug wurde vor ein paar Jahren regelmäßig von
Großmeister Morozevich gespielt.} 9. Bd2 Qc5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 {Früher spielte man
nur 10...Bd7. Der Textzug war von Kasparov (in der Partie Pelletier-Kasparov,
Zuerich 2001) in die Turnierpraxis eingeführt worden. Die Idee des Textzugs
ist es, den Bb5 mit a6 und b5 zu verjagen.} 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Qe2 (12. Bxd7+ $6
Bxd7 13. e5 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nd5 $15 {[%csl Gd5]}) 12... a6 13. Bd3 (13. Bxd7+
Bxd7 14. e5 Nd5 $5 15. Ne4 O-O $11) 13... Ne5 14. O-O (14. Bb1 Bd7 15. f4 Bxc3
(15... Ng6 $5) 16. Bxc3 Bb5 17. Qf2 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Bxd3 20. Bxf6
gxf6 21. Nc5 O-O-O 22. Rac1 Kb8 23. Ke3 Bb5 24. a4 Be8 25. Rc3 (25. Rhd1 Rxd1
26. Rxd1 Bc6 27. Nd7+ Kc7 28. Nxf6 {1-0 Dizdar,G-Petrov,J/Pula 2001/EXT 2002 
(42)}) 25... a5 26. b3 Bc6 27. Rhc1 f5 {1/2-1/2 Pogorelov,R-Kulaots,K/Moscow
RUS 2002/(42)}) 14... Bd7 (14... O-O 15. Na4 $5) 15. Rac1 (15. Rfd1 Nxd3 $6 16.
Qxd3 Bc6 17. e5 $1 (17. Qg3 $2 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Nxe4 19. Qxg7 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Nxc3
21. bxc3 Ke7 22. Qg5+ Qf6 23. Qc5+ Ke8 24. Nd4 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rg8+ {0-1 Cvitan,
O-Horvath,C/Pula 2001/EXT 2002 (25)}) 17... Nd5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Qg3 $36) 15...
O-O 16. Be3 $1 {[%mdl 4] Ftacnik: 'The novelty in a well known position, it is
nearly certain that Gelfand has prepared the improvement of the key Kasparov's
game.'  Das ist die (vorbereitete) Neuerung Gelfands.} (16. Bg5 $2 Nxd3 17.
Qxd3 Bxc3 $1 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxd7 Bxb2 $17 {0-1 Pelletier,Y-Kasparov,G/
Zuerich 2001/CBM 83/[Ribli] (41)}) (16. Rfd1 $5 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bc6 18. Qg3 {
Nach diesem Zug droht 19.Bh6 und 19.Be3 - die Dame auf g3 nimmt das Feld c7
von der schwarzen Dame.} Rfc8) 16... Qd6 (16... Qd8 17. Rfd1 $14 {[%cal Gd1d8]}
) 17. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd1d6] Es scheint, dass die schwarze Dame
schlecht steht: Weiß hat das bessere Figurenspiel.} Neg4 (17... Nxd3 18. Rxd3
Qe7 (18... Qb8 {Ftacnik} 19. Bg5 $16) 19. Bg5 (19. a3 {Ftacnik} Bxc3 20. Bc5
$16) 19... Bxc3 (19... h6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh5 $18) 20. Rcxc3 Bb5 21. e5 $18)
(17... Qe7 18. a3 Bxc3 (18... Bd6 19. f4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Bb8 21. Bc5 Ba7 22. Bxa7
Rxa7 23. e5 Nd5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Qxd5 $16) 19. Bc5 $18) 18. g3 (18. f4 $2 Nxe3
19. Qxe3 Ng4 $17 {[%csl Rg1]}) 18... Nxe3 (18... Rac8 {Ftacnik} 19. Bg5 $14)
19. Qxe3 Ng4 (19... Qe7 $142 $5 20. a3 (20. e5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 $5 (21. Rxc3 Nd5
$11) 21... Nd5 22. Qe4 g6 (22... f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Qxb7 Nd5 {[%csl Rb7]
[%cal Rf8b8,Rb8b7] Droht 25...Rfb8 mit Damengewinn.} 25. Be4 Rfb8 26. Bxd5 Rxb7
27. Bxb7 Ra7 28. Be4 $11) 23. c4 Nb4 24. Qxb7 Nxa2 25. Rc2 Qb4 26. Qxd7 Rad8
$132) 20... Bxc3 21. Rxc3 e5 (21... Ba4 $2 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qe4 $18 {[%cal Rd3h7,
Re4a4]}) 22. Rc7 $14) (19... Qe5 {Ftacnik} 20. f4 Qh5 21. Be2 Qh3 22. Bf1 Qh5
23. e5 Bxc3 24. exf6 Bxb2 25. Rxd7 $16) 20. Qg5 e5 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'This move is extraordinarily brave, black believes in possibility of
counterplay connected with the knight on g4. Giving up the control of the
square d5 will prove to be more important, white pieces suddenly become
distinctly more active. '} (20... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 21. Be2 f6 $1 (21... Qb8 {
Ftacnik} 22. f4 f6 23. Qh5 Qa7+ 24. Kf1 Be8 25. Qh3 Nc6 26. Bc4 $16) 22. Rxd6 (
22. Qe3 {Ftacnik} Qe7 23. a3 Bd6 $11) 22... fxg5 23. Rb6 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Bc6 25.
Nc5 g4 26. Nxb7 (26. h3 {Ftacnik} Rad8 (26... gxh3 {Ftacnik} 27. f4 $16) 27.
hxg4 Rd2 28. Re3 Bb5 $11) 26... Bxe4 27. Rxe6 $14) 21. Nd5 {[%csl Rb4,Gd5,Rd6,
Rg4][%cal Gd1d6][%mdl 2048] '!' Ftacnik. Weiß kontrolliert das Schlüsselfeld
d5, die schwarze Figurenkoordination ist schlecht.} h6 (21... Nf6 22. Nxb4 (22.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. a3 Ba4 $5 (24... Be7 25. Bxa6 Bg4 26. Bxb7 Bxd1 (
26... Rab8 27. Bd5 Bxd1 28. Rxd1 $14) 27. Rxd1 $14) 25. Bc2 $14) 22... Qxb4 23.
Qxe5 $16) (21... Rac8 {Ftacnik} 22. Be2 f6 23. Qh4 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 Nh6 25. Nxf6+
Qxf6 26. Qxf6 Rxf6 27. Rxd7 $16) 22. Qh4 Rac8 {'?' Ftacnik.} (22... Nf6 {
Ftacnik} 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. a3 Ba4 26. Bc2 (26. Bc4 {Ftacnik} Be7
27. Bd5 $14) 26... Rfc8 27. Na1 Bxc2 28. Nxc2 Bc5 29. Kf1 $14) 23. Be2 {
Droht 24.Nxb4 und der g4N hängt auch.} Rxc1 24. Nxc1 $18 f5 25. exf5 (25. Nxb4
Qxb4 26. Rxd7 $4 Qe1+ $19) 25... Nxf2 {Mit diesem Zug - in schlechter Stellung
- versucht Schwarz noch im Trüben zu fischen.} 26. Kxf2 {Schwarz hat keine
Kompensation für die Figur - er kann nur ein Schach geben.} Rxf5+ 27. Kg2 Bc6 {
[%cal Gc6g2]} 28. Kh3 Qe6 29. g4 1-0

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[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. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Rc8 11. Nbd2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qb2 O-O 14. Ne5 Qe7
15. a3 Bd6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Bg3 Bd6 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Rfd1
Bxg3 15. hxg3 Qe7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Bb5 c5 18. a3 Rac8 19. Ba6 Rc7 20. Nd2 Bb7
21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Nb3 Rc7 23. Rc2 Rdc8 24. Rdc1 e5 25. Qb5 exd4 26. exd4 g6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Berndt, Stephan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Berlin SF"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15.
Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Rc2 Qd8 18. Bf1 Qf8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rc7 21. a3
b6 22. Bg5 h6 23. Be3 g5 24. Qf2 Rb7 25. g3 Bf6 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Nd7 28.
Bh3 Ne5 29. f4 Nd3 30. Qe2 gxf4 31. gxf4 Qg7+ 32. Kh1 Qh7 33. Rg1+ Kh8 34. Qh5
e6 35. Rcg2 Re7 36. dxe6 fxe6 37. Rg6 Bg7 38. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Parker, Jonathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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 "Barbican"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. Qd3 Rhc8 18. e4 Qb6 19. Kh1 Be7 20. e5 Ne8 21. Qxh7
Qa5 22. Qb1 Qd2 23. Nc3 g6 24. Rc2 Qd3 25. Rcc1 Qe3 26. Rce1 Qh6 27. Qd3 Ng7
28. Ne2 Nf5 29. Rc1 Qe3 30. Qxe3 Nxe3 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rc1 Rc2 33. Rxc2 Nxc2
34. Bc3 Ba3 35. f4 b4 36. Bd2 Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 Napredak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 {Huzman} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7.
Bf4 (7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2 Ne5 {is believed to be equal.}) 7... Nd7 8. Qd2 Nc5 9.
O-O-O Bg4 {That was my big time idea during the game.} (9... O-O 10. Be3 $1 (
10. Nd4 Re8 (10... Ne6 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. cxd4 c6 {is also more or less equal.})
11. f3 Ne6 12. Be3 Bg5 13. f4 Bf6 14. Nf3 b6 $13 {Dolmatov-Jussupow,Vilnius
1980.}) 10... Re8 11. Kb1 (11. Nd4 Ne4 12. Qe2 (12. Qd3 Bg5 13. f4 Nc5 14. Qd2
Bf6) 12... Bg5 13. f4 Bf6 14. Qf3 c5 15. Nb3 Bd7 16. Bc4 Qc8 $13) (11. h4 Bg4)
11... Bg4 $13) 10. Be2 O-O (10... Ne6 {Huzman} 11. Be3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 c6 13. Kb1
Qa5 14. Rhe1 O-O-O 15. Bg4 Rhe8 16. Bd4 Bf8 17. Re2 c5 18. Be3 d5 19. Bg5 Be7
20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Qg5 $16 {1-0 Rutman,A-Vunder,A/St Petersburg 1997/EXT 2000 
(27)}) (10... Qd7 {Huzman} 11. h3 Be6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Kb1 Qa4 15.
Be3 Ne4 16. Qe1 Nf6 17. Bf3 Kh8 $13 {1-0 Philippe,C-Gorshkova,I/Le Touquet FRA
2002/(31)}) 11. h3 Bh5 (11... Be6 {Huzman} 12. Kb1 Re8 13. Nd4 $14) 12. g4 Bg6
{Black's white squared bishop has made quite a journey but landed on dangerous
b1-h7 diagonal.} 13. h4 {'|^' Huzman.} Re8 $6 ({Immediate} 13... Be4 $5 14. h5
Ne6 15. Be3 c5 {may be more to the point.}) 14. h5 Be4 15. Rhg1 Ne6 16. Be3 c5
{d4 square should be covered.} 17. g5 $1 (17. c4 b5 (17... Qb6 18. g5 Rad8 19.
g6 (19. Qc3 d5) 19... fxg6 20. hxg6 Bxg6 21. Bd3 Bf6 22. c3 Bh5 23. Rg3 Qc6 24.
Be2 Be5 25. Nxe5 dxe5 $17) 18. cxb5 (18. g5 bxc4 19. Ne1 d5) 18... d5) (17. Nh2
d5 18. f3 d4) (17. Ne1 d5 18. f3 (18. Bb5 Qa5) 18... d4 $1) 17... d5 {After
this it is very clear that everyone is looking for his chances on diffrent
flanks.} 18. g6 $1 {Immediately starting the action.} (18. Kb1 Rc8 $1 {
Insisting on with the idea of d4.} 19. g6 hxg6 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Ne5 Bf6 22.
Ng4 d4 23. Bc4 b5 24. Bxb5 dxe3 25. Qxe3 Nd4 26. Bxe8 Qxe8 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28.
cxd4 Bxc2+ 29. Ka1 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Qxe3 31. fxe3 cxd4 $17) 18... hxg6 19. hxg6
fxg6 20. Ne5 (20. Kb1 $5 {Huzman} Bf6 21. Ng5 Nxg5 22. Bxg5 $44) 20... Bf6 21.
Ng4 {The point behind the pawn sac.} (21. f3 $2 Bf5 22. Nxg6 d4 23. cxd4 cxd4
24. Bf2 Bxg6 25. Rxg6 Bg5) 21... d4 $8 {'?!' Huzman. A really forced move.} (
21... Bh4 $2 22. f3 Bf5 23. Bb5) (21... Qa5 $1 {Huzman} 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Kb1
d4 24. Bc4 $1 b5 25. Bxe6+ Rxe6 26. cxd4 Qxd2 27. Rxd2 cxd4 $11) 22. Bc4 $6 {
Unnecessarily complicating the issue.} (22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. cxd4 cxd4 (23...
Red8 $2 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bg5 $1 $18) 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Rad8
27. Rgd1 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Bf5 $14) 22... dxc3 $4 {An incredible blunder.} ({
I originally intended for the forcing} 22... b5 $1 23. Bxe6+ (23. Bxb5 dxe3 24.
Qe2 (24. Qxe3 Bg5) 24... Qa5) (23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Bg5 (24. Bxe6+ Qxe6) 24...
dxc3 25. bxc3 Qf7) 23... Rxe6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. Qxd4 (26. Bxd4
Qf7) 26... Qf7 $40 {And in the resulting positions the weakness of c2 may talk.
}) (22... Bf3 $1 {Huzman} 23. Nxf6+ (23. Rde1 {Huzman} dxe3 24. Qxe3 Bg5 $19)
23... Qxf6 24. Bg5 (24. cxd4 $5 {Huzman} Bxd1 25. Rxd1 cxd4 26. Bxd4 Qf5 27.
Qe3 $44 (27. Qb4 $5 {Huzman})) 24... Qf5 (24... dxc3 {Huzman} 25. Qd6 $1 cxb2+
26. Kb1 Qf5 27. Rde1 Be4 28. f3 Bxc2+ 29. Kxb2 $18) 25. Rde1 Bd5 26. Bd3 Qf7
27. c4 Bf3 (27... Bc6 {Huzman} 28. Re5 $44) 28. Re5 $44) (22... dxe3 {Huzman}
23. Qxe3 Bg5 24. f4 $18) 23. Qe2 $1 $18 Qb6 (23... cxb2+ 24. Kb1 Qe7 (24... Qc7
25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Qg4 (26. f3 $6 Bf5 27. Rd5 Kf7) 26... Qe5 27. Rd5 $3 {
like what happened in the game.}) 25. Bxc5 $18) 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. bxc3 Qc7 26.
Qg4 $1 (26. f3 Bf5 27. Rd5 Kf7) 26... Qe5 27. Rd5 $3 Qxc3 $8 (27... Bxd5 28.
Qxg6+ Kf8 29. Bxc5+ $1 {and white mates.}) (27... Bf5 28. Qxf5) 28. Qxe4 Qa1+
29. Kd2 Qxg1 30. Rd7 $1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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 "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qd2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. b4 b6 14. Nd6 Rd8 15.
Nb5 Qb7 16. Nd6 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qb7 18. Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qc1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rd1 a5 15.
Nc3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c6 17. Ne4 Na6 18. h4 Qe7 19. h5 Rfd8 20. Qc4 Rd7 21. Rd2 Bg5
22. e3 Qb4 23. b3 Be7 24. Bd1 Rad8 25. Be2 Nc7 26. Qxb4 Bxb4 27. Rc2 Nd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.27"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[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 "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4 7. Ng5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Re8 9. f3 e3 10. dxe3 Qe7 11. Nh3 Qc5 12. Nf4 Qxc4 13. e4 d6 14. Qd3 Be6
15. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rb8 14. Qc2 Qb7+
15. Kg1 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2002.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2002.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. Nd3 Bb6 8.
e5 Ne8 9. Nd5 d6 10. Ne3 c5 (10... dxe5 {-another mainline.}) (10... f5 {
-see commented game  1-0 Alavkin,A-Diu,V/Krasnodar 2002/CBM 91_01 [Tsesarsky,I]
(29)}) 11. c3 Nf5 12. exd6 (12. Bc2 Nxe3 13. dxe3 c4 14. Nf4 dxe5 15. Nd5 Nf6
16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. e4 Bg4 18. f3 Be6 $132 {1-0 Nikolenko,O-Pinkas,K/Katowice
1995/EXT 2000 (59)}) (12. O-O Nxe3 13. dxe3 c4 14. Nb4 dxe5 15. Qh5 f5 16. Rd1
Nf6 17. Rxd8 Nxh5 18. Rd5 e4 19. Bb5 a6 20. Bxc4 Be6 21. Be2 $1 $16 (21. b3 a5
22. Rxa5 Bxa5 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo 1995/
CBM 46 ext (28)})) ({In couple of games played with} 12. Bb3 {so far White got
an advantage:} dxe5 $5 {probably the best.} (12... Qh4 13. Qf3 Nxe3 14. dxe3
Bc7 15. e4 dxe5 16. Nxc5 $16 {0-1 Sammalvuo,T-Norri,J/Helsinki 1996/EXT 98 (33)
}) (12... Nxe3 13. dxe3 Qg5 (13... dxe5 14. e4 Qc7 15. Bc4 Nd6 16. Bd5 Be6 $132
{0-1 Koch,J-Stefansson,H/Bischwiller 1999/EXT 2001 (50)}) 14. O-O dxe5 15. e4
Qe7 16. Qh5 Nf6 (16... Bc7 17. Bg5 Nf6 18. Rad1 b6 19. Bd5 Rb8 20. f4 Nxh5 21.
Bxe7 Re8 22. Bd6 $1 Bxd6 23. fxe5 {[%csl Rd6,Rf7]} Be6 24. exd6 Bxd5 25. exd5
Nf6 26. Rde1 $16) 17. Qxe5 (17. Bg5 $14) 17... Qxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe4 19. Be3 Bf5
20. Rad1 Nf6 21. Nc4 Be4 22. Bf4 $14 {[%csl Rb6] 1/2-1/2 Kulish,I-Nikolin,Z/
Kishinev 1995/EXT 97 (55)}) 13. Nxe5 Ned6 14. O-O Re8 15. N5c4 Bc7 16. d3 b5
17. Nd2 Bb7 (17... Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qe7 19. Bd5 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. e4 Rad8 22.
Qf3 Rd7 23. a4 b4 24. Nc4 Red8 25. Rd1 $14) 18. Nd5 Bb8 19. Nf4 $44) 12... Qxd6
13. Bc2 Nf6 14. O-O Bc7 {[%csl Rg1,Rh2][%cal Gc7h2] Black sacrificed P but got
full compensation: How White will develop his queenside?} 15. g3 b5 {[%cal
Gc8b7] Strong novelty!} (15... Qc6 $143 $6 16. Nb4 $5 (16. Nxf5 $143 $6 Bxf5
17. Nb4 Qd7 $1 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Nc2 Rad8 20. d4 Rfe8 21. b4 cxb4 22. Nxb4 Ne4
23. Bd2 h5 24. f3 Nxd2 25. Qxd2 h4 26. g4 Bf4 27. Qb2 Qg6 28. Rae1 Rxe1 29.
Rxe1 a5 $17 {0-1 Yudasin,L-Nielsen,P/Kemerovo 1995/CBM 50 (41)}) 16... Nxe3 $5
(16... cxb4 17. Nxf5 Re8 18. cxb4 b5 19. d4 Bb7 20. f3 g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Bb3
Nd5 23. Ng4 $14) 17. Nxc6 Nxd1 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc8 (19. Rxd1 Bg4 20. Re1 Rae8
$15 {[%csl Re7][%cal Ge8e1]}) 19... Nxb2 20. Nxa7 Rxa7 21. Bxb2 $14) 16. Nf4 ({
Interesting was} 16. Qf3 {[%csl Ra8,Rf5]} Nxe3 $8 17. fxe3 Bh3 (17... Bg4 18.
Qg2 Rad8 19. a4 a6 $44) 18. Re1 Bg4 19. Qf4 Qe7 20. Qf1 Rfe8 $44) 16... Nh4 $1
17. d4 (17. Nh5 Bb7 {[%csl Rf3,Rg1][%cal Gh4f3]} 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. f4 Qc6 20.
gxh4 Qh1+ 21. Kf2 Qxh2+ 22. Ke1 Qxh4+ 23. Rf2 Rfe8 (23... Bxf4 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25.
Nxg4 Bg3 26. d4 cxd4 27. cxd4 Rfe8+ 28. Kf1 Bxf2 29. Kxf2 Rad8 $13) 24. Bf5 {
[%cal Gd1g4]} h5 {preventing Qd1-g4} 25. Qe2 ({Wrong is} 25. Bd7 Re7 26. Bxb5
Bxf4 27. Qa4 Bf3 $19 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gh4h1,Gf4g3]}) 25... Bxf4 $17 {[%cal
Gf4g3]}) 17... Bb7 18. d5 (18. f3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Rfe8 20. Nfg2 Nxg2 21. Kxg2 $44
) 18... Rad8 19. a4 Qd7 {[%csl Rf4,Rg1][%cal Gc7f4,Gd7h3]} 20. gxh4 $1 (20. Nh5
Nxd5 21. Qd3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gc2h7]} (21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. f4 Qh3 $19) 21... Nf3+
22. Kh1 (22. Kg2 Ne1+ 23. Rxe1 Nf4+ $19 {[%csl Rd3,Rg2][%cal Gf4d3]}) 22... Ng5
$19 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gb7h1]}) (20. axb5 Bxf4 21. c4 Qh3 $19) 20... Bxf4 21. Qf3
({Approximately equal game after} 21. Nf5 Qc7 (21... Bxc1 22. Qxc1 Nxd5 23.
axb5 g6 $132) 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Qd3 Bxd5 (23... b4 24. c4 g6 25. Qg3 Qxc4 26.
Bd3 Qb3 27. Nh6+ Kg7 (27... Kh8 28. Qe5 $18) 28. Nf5+ $11) 24. Qg3 Nh5 25. Qxf4
Nxf4 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. axb5 Rd2 $132) 21... Qc7 22. Rd1 $2 $17 {
[%csl Gd5][%cal Gd1d5] White wishes to protect Pd5, but this plan is wrong.} ({
Much better was} 22. axb5 $1 {and White keeps equal game:} Bxh2+ (22... Nxd5 $2
23. Rxa7 Bxh2+ 24. Kh1 $18) (22... Rxd5 $5 23. Ng4 Rg5 $5 (23... Bxc1 24. Nxf6+
gxf6 25. Be4 Bxb2 26. Bxd5 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Bxd5 28. Qxd5 Kh8 $132) 24. Bxf4 Qb6
25. hxg5 Bxf3 26. gxf6 Bxg4 27. fxg7 $132) 23. Kh1 c4 (23... Rxd5 24. Rxa7 Be5
25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Nxd5 27. Rxc7 $18) 24. Rxa7 Be5 25. Rd1 $132) 22...
Bxh2+ 23. Kf1 a6 $1 {Simple and atrong.} 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ng4 ({Or} 25. h5 Be5
26. h6 g6 $17 {[%csl Rc1,Rf1] It is difficult for White to develop his
queenside because the Pd5 is weak.}) 25... Nxg4 26. Qxg4 Bxd5 27. Bxh7+ $2 $19
{Decisive mistake.} ({It was necessary to sacrifice exchange:} 27. Rxd5 Rxd5
28. Bxh7+ Kh8 (28... Kxh7 29. Qe4+ g6 30. Qxd5 Rd8 31. Qg5 $15) 29. Be4 Re5 30.
Bg5 $17) 27... Kxh7 28. Rxd5 ({Or} 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Rxd5 Qb7 $19) 28... Qc6 $1
{Stronger} ({than} 28... Rxd5 29. Qe4+ $17 {-see above.}) 29. Qh5+ (29. Rh5+
Kg8 30. f3 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 g6 $19) 29... Kg8 30. Rxd8 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Rxd8 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2002.10.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 (5... Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2
Be4 8. Qd1 O-O 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 a5 11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 a4 14.
Bf1 h6 15. Qc3 Bb7 16. Nd2 c5 17. e4 {1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Hansen,S/Luebeck GER
2000 (33) White's position looks slightly better.But still black has nice pawn
structure and "good" pieces what gives him good chances to equalize.}) 6. Bg2
Be7 7. O-O O-O {This position is gaining in popularity lately, and, somehow,
Khalifman seems to take on himself to prove white better here.} 8. cxd5 {
many other moves have been tried here, but they all lead to same positions.} (
8. Ne5) (8. Qc2) (8. b3) 8... exd5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. b3 c5 (10... a5 11. Qc2 (11.
Bb2 Na6 12. Rc1 {Lautier prefered to place the Q on c2 and R on d1.} c5 13. Nd3
{[%cal Gd3f4]} (13. e3 Rc8 14. Ndf3 Bd6 $11) 13... Re8 14. Nf4 cxd4 $6 {
This move leads to a slightly worse position,while after 14...Rc8 black has a
good  pawn structure and well placed pieces.} (14... Rc8 $11) 15. Nf3 (15. Bxd4
Ba3 16. Ra1 Ne4 {And black is fine.}) 15... Nb4 16. a3 Na2 {This was the
black's idea.} 17. Rc2 Nc3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/New Delhi/Theran
2000/CBM 81/[Rabinovich,A] (49)}) 11... Na6 12. Bb2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rad1
a4 15. bxa4 Nb4 $11 {0-1 Lautier,J-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo 2000/CBM 76/[Gershon] 
(34). (34)}) (10... Na6 11. Bb2 c5 12. Rc1 Nc7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nd3 Nd7 15.
Nf4 Rb8 16. e4 d4 17. Nc4 Bg5 18. Rc2 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qh4 20. Qf3 Ne6 $11 {
0-1 Khalifman,A-Ponomariov,R/Moscow RUS 2002/The Week in Chess 409 (59)}) 11.
Bb2 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 (12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rc1 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qb6 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. e3
Rac8 17. Rfd1 Nd7 18. Bb2 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qf5 a5 21. Qf4 a4 {1/2-1/2
Yermolinsky,A-Ivanov,A/Washington DC 1997/EXT 99 (21).}) 12... Qxd7 13. dxc5
bxc5 14. e4 {In such a setup, all white can do, is play e4, force black to
move his pawn to d4, and then, after blockading the pawn pair, try to capture
them, however, it's easier said than done} d4 (14... dxe4 15. Bxf6 $1 (15. Nxe4
$2 Qxd1 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Rfxd1 Bxb2 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Rab1 Rxb7 20. Rxb2 c4
$11) 15... Bxf6 16. Nxe4 Qxd1 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rfxd1 $16) 15. Re1 ({white
cannot let black knight to the Q side:} 15. e5 Nd5 {[%cal Yd5c3,Gd5b4,Gb4d3]
with a better game for black}) 15... a5 16. a4 Qe6 {[%csl Rb3]} 17. Rc1 {
[%csl Rc5] both sides have many weaknesses in this position, which compensate
for each other. However, white has less space, therefore, he's the one who
should play carefully} Ng4 {[%cal Gg4e5,Ge5d3]} 18. Ba3 (18. Nc4 Rfd8 $15 {
[%cal Gd4d2]}) 18... Ne5 19. Bf1 Rfc8 20. f4 Nd7 {playing on the safe side} (
20... Ng4 $5 21. f5 Qh6 22. Qxg4 Qxd2 {with an unclear game}) 21. Nc4 Rcb8 22.
Bg2 {white was able to push black back, and now, neither side can improve his
position, without weakening himself too much.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2002.10.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nh4 Ne7 12. a4 Be6 13. Qe1 Rac8 14. f3 cxd4
15. cxd4 Qc3 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. Qxc3 Rxc3 18. Bb5 Nc6 19. g4 Rxe3 20. Kf2 Bd7 21.
g5 Nh5 22. Ng2 Rc3 23. Rfc1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 a6 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. a5 f6 27. h4 Re6
28. Rc5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2002.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 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. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Rg8 $5 {Die Idee von Vallejo Pons.
Statt des häufiger gespielten 11...h5 deckt Schwarz den Bauern mit dem Turm.
So hält er sich das Feld h5 für den Springer offen, aber andererseit kann Weiß
natürlich nun den Bauern zurückgewinnen.} 12. Nxg4 (12. h5 $6 Nbd7 13. Nxd7
Nxd7 14. Bxg4 Qb6 15. O-O Rd8 $36 {Timman,J-Vallejo Pons,F/Pamplona 1999}) (12.
O-O Nbd7 13. Nxg4 b4 $5 (13... Nh5 14. e5 Nxg3 15. fxg3 Qb6 16. a4 {1/2-1/2
Glek,I-Dreev,A/Essen 2000/CBM 77/[Lutz] (16)} a6 $13) 14. Na4 (14. Nxf6+ {
Gurevich,M} Nxf6 15. e5 bxc3 16. exf6 cxb2 17. Rb1 $13) 14... Nxe4 15. Bxc4 Qa5
16. b3 {Xu Jun-Gurevich,M/Shenyang 2000/CBM 79/[Gurevich,M] (31)} O-O-O $5 {
Gurevich,M} 17. Qe2 Nxg3 18. fxg3 Qh5 $1 19. Ne5 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Rd2 $15) 12... Nxg4 (12... Nbd7 13. e5 (13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Bf3 Qb6 15. Qd2 h5
16. O-O Rd8 17. Ne2 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Qf4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Rd3 22.
Qf4 Be7 23. Rfe1 Nd5 24. Qe5 Qb7 25. Qxh5 $36 {1-0 Rogozenko,D-Cosma,I/Sovata
2001/EXT 2003 (41)}) 13... Nxg4 14. Bxg4 Qb6 15. O-O (15. a4 a6 16. axb5 cxb5
17. d5 O-O-O 18. Kf1 h5 19. Bxh5 Rxg3 20. fxg3 Nxe5 21. Qe2 Bg7 22. d6 Rxd6 $17
{0-1 Sambuev,B-Yevseev,D/Tula 2001/EXT 2002 (36)}) 15... O-O-O 16. b3 Nb8 17.
Qf3 Qxd4 18. Bh3 Bb4 19. Rad1 Rxg3 20. Qxg3 Qxc3 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Qg8+ Kc7
23. Rd1 Bc8 24. Qxf7+ Kb6 25. Qe8 Qc2 26. Bg4 Kb7 27. Qf7+ Bd7 28. Rxd7+ Nxd7
29. Qxd7+ Kb6 30. Qd8+ Kc5 31. Qd6+ Kb6 32. Qb8+ Kc5 33. Qxa7+ Kd5 34. Qe3 {
1-0 Sakaev,K-Lastin,A/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (34)}) 13. Bxg4 Nd7 {Dafür, dass
Schwarz den Bauern zurückgegeben hat, hat er nun einen aktiven Turm auf der
g-Linie.} 14. O-O Nf6 15. Be2 (15. Bf3 $5 Qb6 16. Qd2 {würde Weiß ein
Mehrtempo im Vergleich zu Rogozenko,D-Cosma,I geben (s.o.), aber ob Weiß
deswegen besser steht, ist eine andere Frage.}) 15... Qb6 16. a4 Bb4 17. Be5
Nd7 18. Bf4 Rd8 19. Be3 c5 20. axb5 $6 {Weiß schenkt der schwarzen Initiative
wenig Beachtung.} (20. d5 $5 $13 {hätte die Diagonalen und Linien geschlossen
gehalten.}) 20... Nf6 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 {Für den Minusbauern ist
Schwarz dank seiner aktiven Figuren reichlich entschädigt.} 23. Qc2 Rd4 24. Bf3
(24. Rfd1 Nxe4 25. Bf3 Qf5 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 $40) 24... Rd3 25. Qe2 {
Bis jetzt war Weiß vermutlich guter Dinge, aber nach ...} Rg3 $1 {... wird ihm
vermutlich anders geworden sein. Schwarz droht das Nehmen auf f3.} 26. Na4 $6 (
26. Kh1 Rgxf3 (26... Rdxf3 $2 27. fxg3) 27. gxf3 Qh5 $40) ({Der Computerzug} 
26. Ra4 $5 {ist vielleicht noch das Beste, z.B.} Rgxf3 (26... Rdxf3 $2 27. Rxc4
Qb6 28. Na4) 27. gxf3 Qh5 28. Rxc4 Rxf3 29. Rd1 Qg4+ 30. Kf1 Qh3+ 31. Ke1 Ng4
32. Rcd4 Rxf2 33. Rd8+ Ke7 34. R8d7+ Kf8 35. Qxf2 Nxf2 36. Kxf2 Qxh4+ 37. Ke3 {
, und Schwarz muss Dauerschach geben.}) 26... Qd4 27. Rfd1 (27. Kh1 Rgxf3 28.
gxf3 Rxf3 $17) (27. Kh2 Rgxf3 28. gxf3 Qe5+ $17) 27... Bxe4 {Jetzt fallen die
schwarzen Figuren über den weißen König her.} 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Nc3 Nd2 $1 $19
30. b6 Rxg2+ $1 31. Kxg2 Qg7+ 32. Kh2 Nf3+ 33. Qxf3 Rxf3 34. Rg1 Rxf2+ 35. Kh1
Qd4 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2002.10.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2002.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nc3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. e3
O-O 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Be2 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. O-O Bb7
15. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2002.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nb8 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. a4 c6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15.
Ne2 Nc5 16. c3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.11.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Qh3 O-O 14. Nd2 Nb4 15.
a3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 a5 17. Rfc1 Qd7 18. a4 Bc6 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Bd4 a4 21. Kh1
Rfc8 22. Qf3 Rab8 23. h3 h6 24. Kh2 Qb7 25. Nxb5 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qxb5 27. Rc7 Bd8
28. Rc2 Be7 29. Rc7 Bd8 30. Rc2 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.11.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Forchheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. e4 Bc6 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O e5 11. b4 a6 12. a4 Nb6 13. Qb3 Re8 14. Be3 Nh5 15.
Ng5 Qf6 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. b5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Re7 19. Nxc7 Rxc7 20. Bxb6 Rd7 21.
Nf3 Qe6 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Ng5 Rxa4 24. Nxe6 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Rxd3 26. Nxg7 Kxg7
27. f3 Kf6 28. Rb1 Ke6 29. h3 Rd2 30. Rc1 Kd6 31. Ba5 Rd3 32. Rc2 Rb3 33. Rd2+
Ke7 34. Bc7 Rb5 35. Rd6 Be8 36. Rb6 Rxb6 37. Bxb6 Bb5 38. h4 Ke6 39. Kf2 Kd6
40. Ke3 Kc6 41. Ba5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O c5 {Dieser Zug ist
ein seltener Gast in der Turnierpraxis: gewoehnlich wird hier 6...dxc4, oder 6.
..c6, oder 6...Nbd7 gezogen. Mit der Partiefortsetzung geht die Erföffnung in
die Bahnen der Tarrasch Verteidigung über.} 7. dxc5 (7. cxd5 exd5 {Auf diese
Weise - mit Zugumstellung - haben wir die Grundstellung der Tarrasch
Verteidigung.} (7... Nxd5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 $14)) 7... Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 (8...
dxc4 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Qxc4 Qd5 11. Qh4 (11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Rac8 14.
Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Nc4 Be8 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Nce5 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,
B-Bezgodov,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80 (18)}) 11... Qe4 12. Qxe4 Nxe4 13. b4
Bb6 14. Bb2 Rd8 15. Nc3 {1-0 Gurevich,D-Li,L/Geneve 2001/EXT 2002 (26)}) (8...
a5) 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 Qe7 (10... dxc4 11. Nbd2 e5 12. Nxc4 e4 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14.
Ng5 Bg4 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Nd6 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Paglilla,C/Villa Martelli 1995/EXT
97 (44)}) 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Qc2 e5 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5][%cal Gc8g4] Schwarz
mobilisiert seine Zentrumsstellung. Weiß hat zwar zwei Läufer auf den großen
Diagonalen, aber Schwarz besitzt ein Uebergewicht im Zentrum.} (12... h6 13.
Rad1 a6 14. e4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Ba7 17. Nfe5 {1-0 Romanishin,
O-Lobron,E/Biel 1987/CBM 03 (38)}) (12... Bd7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Rac8 15.
Nxb6 axb6 16. Qe2 {1-0 Tratar,M-Koenig,D/Werfen 1992/EXT 97 (29)}) 13. b5 {
Dieser Zug scheint mir zu optimistisch zu sein. Es waere besser 13.cxd5 zu
ziehen.} (13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Rad1 $5 (14. b5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Nb3 Bg4 $1 (
16... Nf6 17. Rad1 $14) 17. Nxd4 Ne3 $1 18. fxe3 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Bxd4 20. Bxd4
Rxd4 21. Bxb7 Re8 {Ftacnik,L. 1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Leon
1990/CBM 20/[Ftacnik] (29)}) (14. e4 Nf6 15. Nc4 Nd4 $1 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 $10)
14... Nd4 (14... Bg4) 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Nc4 Nb6 17. Nxe5 Bf5 18. Qxf5 Bxb2 19.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nd3 Bxa3 21. Qa5 Nc4 22. Qxa7 Qxe2 23. Nf4 {1-0 Antunes,A-Lalic,
S/Benasque 1996/CBM 53 ext (28)}) 13... Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. c5 $1 (15. cxd5
Qxe2 $36) 15... Bxc5 (15... Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Bxc5 17. Nb3 Bb6 (17... b6 18. Bxd4
$11) 18. Bxd4 $11) 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Bxd4 $11 {Der schwarze d5P ist isoliert,
aber Weiß hat einige Bauernschwächen am Damenfluegel und Schwarz kommt zu
aktivem Figurenspiel.} (17. Nxd4 $11) 17... Bg4 18. Rfe1 (18. e3 $11) 18...
Rac8 19. Qb2 h5 $5 $36 {[%cal Gh5h4] Im folgenden kann Schwarz h5-h4 spielen,
mit starker Initiative am Koenigsfluegel.} 20. a4 (20. h3 $11) 20... h4 21. a5
Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Qe5 {[%csl Ge5,Gh4][%cal Gc8c1] Schwarz hat eine sehr aktive
Figurenstellung.} 23. Rab1 Ne4 {[%mdl 2048]} 24. Nf3 $6 (24. f3 $2 Nc3 $17) (
24. e3 $11) 24... Qxb2 25. Rxb2 h3 $15 26. Bf1 (26. Bh1 $142 $15 {Dieser
Lauferzug erscheint passiv, aber der Vorteil des Zuges ist, dass Weiß den
f3-Springer verteidigt.}) 26... d4 {[%csl Yc3][%cal Ge4c3]} 27. Rd1 $2 $138 {
[%mdl 8192]} (27. Ne5 Be6 28. Nd3 $15) 27... d3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd1,Rf3][%cal
Gg4d1]} 28. Rb4 (28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. exd3 Bxf3 30. dxe4 Rc1 $19 {[%cal Rf3g2,
Rc1g1]}) 28... Bxf3 29. exf3 Nc3 $1 {[%csl Gc3,Gc8,Gd3,Gd8]} (29... Nc3 $1 30.
Rxd3 Ne2+ 31. Bxe2 Rc1+ 32. Bf1 Rxd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.09"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 {Weiß verteidigt den Nc3, um nach 5.a3
mit der Dame auf c3 zuruecknehmen.} O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2
d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. b4 Qe7 11. Bb2 {[%cal Gb2g7] Weiß hat das Läuferpaar,
besonders sein b2B ist stark. Andererseits hat Schwarz eine spielbare, feste
Stellung - ohne Schwächen.} c5 12. d3 {Diese auf den ersten Blick genuegsame
Fortsetzung ist die strategische Pointe des weißen Spiels - auf diese Weise
kontrolliert er das wichtige Zentrumsfeld e4.} Rfc8 {[%cal Gc8c3]} (12... Rfe8)
(12... Rac8) (12... a6) 13. b5 (13. Nd2 a6 14. a4 d5 15. bxc5 Qxc5 16. Bf3 Qc7
17. Qa3 dxc4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxc4 Rc6 20. Rab1 Qc7 21. Qa1 {1-0 Saric,
A-Groszpeter,A/Split 2002/EXT 2003 (49)}) 13... Nf8 {Schwarz bereitet den
Springerzug 13...Ng6 vor, aber die Alternative 13...a6 kommt stark in Betracht.
} (13... a6 14. a4 axb5 15. axb5 Qf8 (15... Qd8 16. Rab1 Qf8 17. Nd2 Ra7 18. f4
Rd8 19. e4 d5 20. Qc2 d4 21. Qd1 Qe7 22. Qe1 Ne8 23. Bc1 Ra2 24. Bf3 Nf8 25.
Kh1 Rda8 26. Bb2 {1-0 Rubinetti,J-Bielicki,C/ARG 1989/EXT 97 (59)}) 16. Rfd1
Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Qe1 Qb8 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qa1 Qxa1+ 21. Bxa1 Kf8 {
1/2-1/2 Shchekachev,A-Bunzmann,D/Bethune 2001/CBM 85 ext (30)}) 14. a4 a5 {
Schwarz muss so spielen, sonst kommt 15.a5 - mit großem positionellen
Uebergewicht fuer Weiß.} 15. Rae1 Ng6 16. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Gf2f4,Ge3e4] Weiß
bereitet den Bauernzug f2 - f4 vor.} d5 {Gewoenlich ist es unlogisch die
Stellung zu oeffnen, wenn der Gegner das Läuferpaar hat, aber Schwarz moechte
nicht länger warten, sondern strebt aktives Spiel im Zentrum an.} 17. cxd5 (17.
f4 $5 Nh4 18. e4 $36 (18. cxd5 exd5 19. e4 $36)) 17... exd5 18. d4 Nh4 (18...
c4 19. f3 $14) 19. Bd3 $6 (19. g3 Nf5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Qe5 $14) 19... c4 (
19... Ne4 $5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. dxc5 Qg5 22. Qxg7+ Qxg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. c6
Bxc6 25. bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rc1 (26. Nxe4 Rc4 $11) 26... Rac8 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Nxe4
Rc4 $11) 20. Bc2 Ne4 {Dieser Zug ist praktisch erzwungen, sonst Weiß kann f3
und e4 ziehen, mit Uebergewicht im Zentrum.} 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. d5 {[%cal Rb2g7]
[%mdl 128] Mit diesem Zug oeffnet Weiß die lange Diagonale.} f5 23. f4 $5 exf3
(23... Bxd5 24. Rd1 Bb7 (24... Rd8 25. Rf2 Rd7 26. Rfd2 Rad8 27. Bb1 $1 {
[%cal Gb1a2,Ga2g8]} Be6 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Qd4 Qc7 31. Qe5 $16)
25. Rd6 $16) 24. g3 $2 (24. Rd1 Qg5 (24... Re8 25. g3 $16) (24... fxg2 25. Rf4
$16) (24... Nxg2 25. Rxf3 $16) 25. g3 $16) 24... Ng2 25. Bxf5 {[%csl Gb2,Gf5]}
Bxd5 $2 $138 (25... Nxe1 $142 26. Bxc8 (26. Be6+ Kh8 27. Rxe1 $5 (27. d6 Qf8)
27... Rc7 28. Ba3 Qf6 29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. Kf2 $44) 26... Rxc8 27. Rxe1 Bxd5 $15)
26. e4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge1e7,Ge4d5][%mdl 64] Mit diesem starkem Zug befestigt
Weiß seinen Vorteil.} Nxe1 (26... Bb7 27. Rc1 $18 {[%csl Rf3,Rg2]}) 27. exd5
Nd3 28. d6 {[%csl Gd6]} Qg5 (28... f2+ 29. Rxf2 Qe1+ 30. Qxe1 Nxe1 31. Be6+ Kh8
32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. d7 Rd8 34. Re2 $18) 29. Bxc8 f2+ (29... Rxc8 30. d7 Rc7 31.
Qxg7+ $1 Qxg7 32. d8=Q+ Qf8 33. Qg5+ (33. Qxc7 $4 f2+ 34. Kg2 Ne1+ 35. Kh3 Qf5+
36. g4 (36. Kh4 Ng2#) 36... Qd3+ (36... Qf3+ $2 37. Qg3 $18) 37. Kh4 (37. Qg3
Qxf1+ $19) 37... Ng2+ $19) 33... Rg7 34. Qxg7+ Qxg7 35. Bxg7 f2+ 36. Rxf2 Nxf2
37. Kxf2 Kxg7 38. Ke3 $18) 30. Rxf2 $18 Nxf2 (30... Rxc8 31. d7 $18) 31. d7
Nh3+ 32. Kf1 Qf5+ 33. Kg2 Qf2+ 34. Kxh3 Qf1+ 35. Kh4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Minero Pineda, Sergio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Costa Rica"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Nxd4 12. exd4 Nh6 13. Qd2 Nf5 14. Ne4 Bd7
15. d5 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 b5 17. c5 dxc5 18. Nxc5 Nd6 19. Nd3 Rc8 20. Ne5 b4 21. a3
bxa3 22. Rxa3 Bb5 23. Re1 Qc7 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. dxc6 Ra8 26. Qe5 Ra7 27. Ra4 Rb8
28. b4 Rb5 29. Qe3 e6 30. Rd1 Rb8 31. Ra2 Qe7 32. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
Re8 9. e4 c6 10. Re1 a5 11. b3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Rb1 Nfd7 14. Be3 Ne5 15.
Qc2 a4 16. Red1 axb3 17. axb3 Qe7 18. f4 Ned7 19. Bf2 Ra3 20. b4 Ne6 21. Nde2
h5 22. Qc1 Ra8 23. Qd2 Ra3 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bh6 26. Be3 Ng7 27. Rd1 Qe6
28. Qd3 Nb8 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Be6 31. c5 Na6 32. Rd4 Bb3 33. Rd7 Rb8 34.
Rd2 Nxb4 35. Rb2 Nc2 36. Bf2 Na1 37. Nd4 Bc4 38. Nxc6 Ra8 39. Rxb7 h4 40. Nd5
hxg3 41. Nce7+ Kh8 42. Bxg3 Nb3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[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 "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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 g5 12. Nxe5 gxf4 13. Nxd7 O-O-O 14. Qd4
Qxd7 15. Qxf4 Bd6 16. Qh6 Kb8 17. O-O Qe6 18. Qxe6 Bxe6 19. a5 a6 20. Ne4 Bb4
21. Ra4 Be7 22. Rc1 Rd5 23. h4 Rhd8 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. hxg5 Rxg5 26. Be4 Rd2 27.
Rb4 Kc7 28. Kf1 Rxa5 29. Ke1 Rd7 30. Bxh7 Rh5 31. Be4 a5 32. Bf3 Rf5 33. Rh4
Rb5 34. Rc2 a4 35. e4 Rd4 36. Be2 Rb3 37. e5 Rxh4 38. gxh4 Rb4 39. h5 Re4 40.
Rc3 Rxe5 41. h6 Re4 42. Rc5 Bg4 43. Rc4 Rxe2+ 44. Kf1 Bf3 45. Rf4 Re6 46. Rxf7+
Kb6 47. Rxf3 Rxh6 48. Ke2 Ka5 49. Rc3 Kb4 50. Kd2 Rf6 51. Ke3 Re6+ 52. Kd2 Rh6
53. Rf3 c5 54. Kc2 b5 55. Rf4+ c4 56. Rf5 Rc6 57. Rf3 Ra6 58. Ra3 Rf6 59. f3
Rh6 60. Re3 Rh2+ 61. Kc1 Rf2 62. Kb1 Kc5 63. Re5+ Kb6 64. Rf5 Ka5 65. Ka1 Kb4
66. f4 Re2 67. Rd5 Re3 68. Kb1 Rf3 69. f5 c3 70. Re5 Kc4 71. Ka2 Rf2 72. Kb1 b4
73. Re1 Rxf5 74. Rh1 Kb3 75. Kc1 Ra5 76. Kb1 c2+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.30"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[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. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 Kh8 17. h4 Bh6 18. Nce3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Ne7 20. b3 f5 21.
exf5 Nxf5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. O-O Be4 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Qxh4 26. Rxa5 Qf6 27.
Ra6 e4 28. Rxd6 Qxc3 29. Qxe4 Qxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.01"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. d5 Na5 7. e4 Nf6 8. h3 O-O
9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 e6 11. O-O exd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Bxd6
Bxh3 16. Bh2 Bg4 17. e5 Qb6 18. Rb1 Rad8 19. Re4 Bf5 20. Rh4 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 c4
22. Qc2 f5 23. d6 Qc5 24. Rd1 Nc6 25. Rd5 Qb6 26. Rxc4 f4 27. a5 Qa7 28. Re4 b5
29. Nxb5 axb5 30. Qxc6 Nf6 31. exf6 Rxe4 32. Rd1 Rc4 33. Qxb5 Qc5 34. Qb3 Bxf6
35. Rc1 Rc8 36. Nd2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.04"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Nc5 13. Ba2 Ne6 14. Ng3 Re8 15.
Ng5 Bc8 16. c3 c5 17. a4 Rb8 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Nf5 d5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bg5
Bxf5 22. exf5 e4 23. dxe4 dxe4 24. Qxd8 Rbxd8 25. Rad1 h6 26. Bh4 c4 27. Bb1
Bc5 28. Kf1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 e3 30. fxe3 Bxe3 31. Re1 Kf8 32. Bg3 Bc5 33. Re5 Rxe5
34. Bxe5 Nd7 35. Bf4 Nf6 36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Be5 Bd6 38. Bd4 Bf4 39. Ba2 Kd6 40. b3
Kd5 41. Kf3 Bd6 42. bxc4+ bxc4 43. Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.05"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

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. Qc1 a4 14. b4 Qe7 15.
Bf1 c5 16. Qe3 h6 17. Rac1 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Bb2 Qe6 20. Nd2 Bb7 21. Qd3 a3
22. Ba1 d5 23. cxd5 Qxd5 24. e4 Qxa2 25. Nc4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 Rac8
28. Bd3 Nf6 29. Qxe5 Rcd8 30. Qf5 Rd5 31. Qf3 b5 32. Nxa3 Ra8 33. Bxf6 Qxa3 34.
Rd1 Qa2 35. Qg4 g6 36. Kg2 h5 37. Qf4 Ra6 38. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.07"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. Bf5 h6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 g6
15. O-O cxd4 16. exd4 Bg5 17. Ra1 Bf4 18. Re1 Re8 19. Bd3 Bxe5 20. dxe5 d4 21.
Nb5 Qg5 22. Bf1 Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.08"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Na3 c3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. O-O
c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT final"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2003.03.23"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2003.03.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 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. a3 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Nc6 14. Nf3 Rfd8
15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Rc1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bd3 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT semifinal"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2003.03.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Meister, Jakob"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2003.03.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lichtenberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 Qc7 14. Qd1
Rab8 15. Re3 g6 16. Nd2 Ne7 17. Qe2 Nf5 18. Rh3 a6 19. g4 Ng7 20. Qf3 Qe7 21.
Qf4 h5 22. f3 Nh7 23. Rg3 Rfe8 24. Re1 h4 25. Rg2 Qg5 26. Qe3 Qxe3+ 27. Rxe3 g5
28. Rf2 f5 29. Rfe2 Nf6 30. h3 Kf7 31. Rg2 b5 32. Nb3 b4 33. Bxa6 f4 34. Re1
bxc3 35. bxc3 Nd7 36. c4 dxc4 37. Bxc4 Rb4 38. Rc2 Ke7 39. Bd3 Ra8 40. Be4 Ra7
41. Bc6 Rc7 42. Rec1 Kf6 43. d5 exd5 44. Bxd5 Rxc2 45. Rxc2 Ne5 46. Nc5 Rd4 47.
Rd2 Ne6 48. Rxd4 Nxd4 49. Kf2 Ke7 50. Ba8 Kd8 51. a4 Kc7 52. a5 Kb8 53. Bd5 Ka7
54. a6 Kb6 55. Bb7 Ka7 56. Kg2 Kb8 57. Na4 Ka7 58. Nc3 Nd3 59. Ne4 Ne1+ 60. Kf2
Nexf3 61. Nf6 Ne5 62. Nh7 Nd3+ 63. Kf1 Ne6 64. Bd5 Ndc5 65. Bc4 Kb6 66. Nf6 Nd4
67. Kf2 Ka7 68. Kf1 Kb6 69. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7.
Bg5 Ba6 8. Qf3 {After my games against Lev Psakhis 1999 and Judit Polgar 2000
this idea became very popular. Probably, white can not expect a big advantage
in this variation.} Nc6 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 Bb7 11. Qd1 {White's queen has
finished the travel and has returned on the "d1".} d6 12. Ne2 {[%cal Ye2c3]} ({
After:} 12. Nf3 $6 Nb8 {(/\Nbd7,c5) Black receive a convenient game.}) 12...
Nb8 $6 ({In my opinion,it was better:} 12... g5 $5 13. Bg3 $140 Ne4 {[%csl Rg3]
[%cal Ge4g3] You can see comments to Stohl,I-Rozentalis,E/Germany,2001/CBM 87
(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(29)}) (12... Ne7 {Ftacnik} 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nc3 c5 15. b4
$14) 13. Nc3 Nbd7 14. Bd3 ({Also good enough:} 14. d5 $5 {with obvious
positional advantage of white.}) 14... c5 (14... Bxg2 {Ftacnik} 15. Rg1 Bb7 16.
Ne4 Kh8 17. b4 $44) 15. O-O Qe7 ({The main Black's idea in structures of this
type:} 15... cxd4 16. exd4 d5 {is pleased is bad,because of:} 17. cxd5 exd5 18.
Qf3 {[%cal Gf1e1]}) ({It deserves attention:} 15... a6 {/\Qc7}) (15... Qc7 {
Ftacnik} 16. b4 $14) 16. Rc1 $5 $146 ({Were checked in the preceding game:} 16.
Re1 Rfe8 17. d5 $5 Ne5 18. Bf1 Ba6 19. Qa4 (19. b3 $5) 19... Bb7 20. Qd1 Ba6
21. b3 $14 {Erdos,V-Schenk,A/Pula,2003(1/2-1/2)(27)}) 16... Rfc8 $6 ({I do not
think,that it was much better:} 16... Rfe8) ({or} 16... Rfd8) ({Can be
recommended:} 16... Rac8) 17. Re1 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Gc3,Gd1,Gd3,Ge1,Gh4] All
White's pieces are located ideally.} a6 {[%csl Ya6][%cal Ya6b5] Black don't
have any clear plan,they wait and prepare for active actions on the part of
White.} 18. b4 {()} Rc7 19. bxc5 $1 bxc5 ({Hardly is better:} 19... dxc5 {
'!?' Ftacnik.} 20. d5 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5,Ge3][%cal Ge3e4]} (20. Qb3 {Ftacnik} Rd8
21. Red1 cxd4 22. exd4 Rcc8 23. Rc2 $14) 20... exd5 {Ftacnik} (20... Qd6 {
Ftacnik} 21. Bg3 Ne5 22. e4 exd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Re7 25. Qa4 $14) (20...
exd5 21. cxd5 (21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Qd6 23. e4 Ne5 24. Bb1 g5 25. Bg3 b5 $14)
21... Qd6 22. Bg3 Ne5 23. e4 c4 24. Be2 g5 25. Qd4 $16) 21. cxd5 (21. Nxd5 Bxd5
22. cxd5 Qd6 23. e4 Ne5 24. Bb1 g5 25. Bg3 b5 $14) 21... Qd6 22. Bg3 Ne5 23. e4
c4 24. Be2 g5 25. Qd4 $16) 20. d5 {Now,after exchange of the pawns "b", Black
are deprived a counterplay: "b5". Ftacnik: 'Khalifman is enjoying a bishop's
pair and very favourable solution of the central problems.'} Ne5 (20... exd5 {
Ftacnik} 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Ne5 (22... g5 23. Bg3 Nxd5 $2 24. Bc4 $18) 23.
Bf5 $14) 21. f4 {[%mdl 32]} (21. Bf1 $143 Ng6) 21... Ned7 $6 (21... Nxd3 $142
22. Qxd3 Re8 $14) 22. Bc2 Qf8 23. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b7] The game of White
corresponds to the requirements of a position.} Rb8 24. Qd3 exd5 25. cxd5 Ba8 (
{Pretty dubiously:} 25... c4 26. Qd4 {[%csl Rc4]}) 26. e4 $16 {[%cal Ge4e5]
Whites makes this move in the most suitable moment.} Rxb1 27. Bxb1 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Ge4e5]} c4 28. Qd4 {[%csl Yd5,Ye4,Yf4][%cal Ge4e5] It is impossible to
avoid approach of the White's pawns.} Qb8 (28... Nh5 $5) 29. e5 Ne8 30. Bf5 {
[%csl Gf5,Yh4][%cal Gf5d7,Yh4d8] Black takes under control two important
diagonals. Ftacnik: 'The difference in the activity of white and black pieces
is becoming enormous.'} Qb6 $6 ({More stubborn resistance after:} 30... Nf8)
31. Qxb6 $1 Nxb6 $140 32. Bd8 Rb7 33. e6 Rb8 ({Loses right away:} 33... fxe6
34. Bxe6+ Kf8 35. Rb1 $18 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Yc3b1,Gb1b6,Gd8b6]}) 34. Bxb6 (34.
Bh7+ $1 {Ftacnik} Kxh7 (34... Kf8 35. e7#) 35. exf7 Nxd5 (35... Nf6 36. f8=Q
Nbd7 37. Qe7) 36. fxe8=Q Nxc3 37. f5 $18) 34... Rxb6 35. e7 {[%cal Gf5d7] '?'
Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The former FIDE world champion has done everything in
exemplary manner, but in this phase the tactical acumen has badly failed him.
The proud e pawn could have immediatelly made a home run into queen.'} (35.
Bh7+ $1 {Ftacnik} Kxh7 36. exf7 $18) 35... Rb7 {[%cal Yb7d7]} (35... Rb8 $143
36. Bd7 f6 37. Be6+ Kh8 38. Re4 {[%csl Rc4]}) 36. Bc8 {[%csl Ra6,Re8][%cal
Gc8d7]} Ra7 37. f5 g6 38. f6 $1 Kh7 39. h4 h5 {Differently after 40.g4 and 41.
g5 Black will be in a complete clip.} 40. Be6 Kg8 (40... fxe6 $2 41. f7 Rxe7
42. f8=Q) 41. Bc8 {Sometimes it is desirable to repeat the moves.} Kh7 42. Kf2
g5 43. hxg5 Kg6 44. Kf3 Kxg5 45. Ne4+ Kh6 46. g4 $1 {The accuracy is necessary
up to the end. Ftacnik: 'The black king is in mating net and his pieces are
extremely passive.'} Bxd5 $140 47. Kf4 Kh7 48. Bf5+ Kg8 49. Nxd6 Bc6 50. Nxe8
Bxe8 51. Rd1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gd1d8] Good achievement of Alexander Khalifman!}
1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Rb1
c4 9. Bc1 Nc6 10. g3 Qa5 11. Ne2 f6 12. Bg2 fxe5 13. dxe5 Nge7 14. f4 Nf5 15.
O-O h5 16. Bf3 g6 17. Qe1 b6 18. Qf2 Bd7 19. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Qa5 {Thanks to efforts of Rustemov, this line become very popular in modern
practice} 9. Bd2 Nbc6 10. Nf3 f5 11. exf6 $5 (11. Qh3 Qa4 12. Rg1 c4 13. Be2
Qxc2 14. Rc1 Qb2 15. g4 Na5 16. Bd1 Nb3 17. Rc2 Qxa3 18. Bh6 Ng6 $132 {1/2-1/2
Langheinrich,F-Kindermann,S/BL 0102 2002/}) 11... Rxf6 12. Qh5 Nf5 13. g4 (13.
c4 $5 Qa4 14. cxd5 Ncxd4 15. Ng5 h6 16. Ne4 Rf8 17. O-O b6 18. Ng3 Ba6 19. Nxf5
exf5 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Seres,L-Erdos,V/Budapest-4 GM 2003/The Week in
Chess 441 (28)}) (13. Ne5 $5) 13... c4 14. gxf5 cxd3 15. Rg1 Bd7 16. c4 Qc7 $1
{It is necessary for Black to show big care -} (16... Qd8 $2 17. Bh6 Rf7 18.
Ng5 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Raf8 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Bxg7 $1 Rxg7 22. f6 {1-0 Timman,J-Van
Haastert,E/Amsterdam Lost Boys op 2002}) 17. Bh6 Be8 18. Qh4 Rxh6 19. Qxh6 dxc4
20. cxd3 cxd3 21. f6 $5 $146 {Interesting novelty.} ({White failed to get any
advantage after} 21. Rd1 Bg6 22. Rxg6 hxg6 23. Qxg6 Qa5+ 24. Kf1 Qxf5 25. Qxf5
exf5 26. Rxd3 Rd8 27. d5 Rd6 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Goloshchapov,A/Montecatini Terme
op 1999 (35)}) 21... Bg6 $8 22. Qxg7+ Qxg7 23. fxg7 Rd8 {[%mdl 4096] It is not
so easy correctly estimate this position, but it looks that Black can keep
equal chances.} 24. Rg4 {[%csl Rd4]} (24. Rd1 Nxd4 25. Ne5 Bf5 $44) 24... Bf5 (
{In the case of} 24... Bh5 25. Rg3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Nxd4 {[%cal Rd4c2,Rd4f3]} 27.
Rf8+ $8 Rxf8 28. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 29. Rb1 $14 {white's chances are better}) 25. Rf4
Ne7 {[%cal Ge7d5,Ge7g6]} (25... Kxg7 $5) 26. Kd2 Ng6 27. Rxf5 $8 exf5 28. Rb1 (
28. Kxd3 Kxg7 29. Rb1 Nf4+ $11) 28... b6 29. Rb5 $5 Ne7 $1 {Good defense.} ({
I think that Black rightly avoided the line} 29... f4 $2 30. Kxd3 Kxg7 31. h4
$16) 30. Re5 Rd7 31. Kxd3 {Maybe White still has a slight positional advantage,
but Khalifman manages to defend this position with confidence.} Kxg7 32. h4 (
32. Re6 $5) 32... Kf6 33. Ng5 Ng6 34. Re6+ Kg7 35. Kc4 Rc7+ (35... Nxh4 $5 36.
d5 $44 {[%csl Gd5]}) 36. Kb5 Nxh4 37. Rxb6 $1 {Shirov hurries to restore
material balance.} (37. d5 $4 Rc5+) 37... axb6 38. Ne6+ Kf6 39. Nxc7 Nf3 {
[%csl Gh7][%cal Rh7h1] Strong pawn h allows to Black to keep balance.} 40. Nd5+
(40. Kxb6 Nxd4 41. a4 Nb3 42. a5 $140 $6 Nxa5 43. Kxa5 Ke5 $17) (40. d5 h5 {
[%csl Gh5]}) 40... Kg5 41. Kxb6 Nxd4 42. Kc5 (42. a4 Nb3) 42... Ne6+ 43. Kd6
Nd4 $1 44. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[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
Nxe5 9. Nf4 Ne7 10. Qe2 Qa5 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Rd4 Nc4 13. Rxc4 dxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 Qa5 15. b3
Nc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qf4 Ra7 18. Bc4 Rd7 19. Rxd7 Bxd7 20. Kb1 Bxa4 21. bxa4
Qd8 22. e5 a5 23. Qe4 Qd4 24. Qxd4 cxd4 25. Kb2 g6 26. f4 Kg7 27. h5 Rc8 28.
Kb3 Rc7 29. h6+ Kf8 30. Rd1 Bc5 31. Rd3 Ke7 32. Bb5 Bb6 33. Kb2 Rc3 34. Kc1 Ba7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. Nc3 h5 $6 {
Campora does not belong to the chess elite, but even average grandmaster
should not ignore basic positional principles.} 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. exf3
$1 {Khalifman creatively solves the problems of the defense, the doubled pawns
will be excellent in control of the important squares on the kingside.} (10.
Bxf3 h4 11. g4 Nbd7 12. O-O $14) 10... Na6 11. g4 Nd7 (11... hxg4 12. fxg4 O-O
13. O-O $14) 12. O-O Nc7 13. Re1 Kf8 (13... b5 14. f4 b4 15. Ne4 O-O 16. g5 g6
17. f5 $1 $16) 14. f4 hxg4 15. hxg4 Bf6 (15... b5 16. g5 Nb6 17. Be4 Kg8 18.
Qf3 $14) 16. g5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b5 (17... g6 18. f5 gxf5 19. Qc2 Ne5 20. Qxf5 $14
) (17... f5 18. Qd3 g6 19. c4 Rh7 20. Bb2 $14) 18. a4 $1 bxa4 (18... a6 19. f5
Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Bf4 Qd8 23. Qd3 Nc4 24. Qg3 $14) (18... b4
19. cxb4 cxb4 20. Bb2 a5 21. Qd4 f6 22. Re3 $14) 19. Rxa4 Nb6 20. Rae4 Qd7 {
The active white pieces are making possible snap of the d5 pawn very
problematic. The bishops would be overjoyed by the opening of the position.} (
20... Nbxd5 21. Qd3 $1 Nb6 22. c4 a5 (22... d5 23. cxd5 Qd6 24. Ba3 Rd8 25. Rc1
Nd7 26. Ra4 $16) 23. Bb2 Ra6 (23... a4 24. Re7 Ne6 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qf5+ $18)
24. Re7 Ne6 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qf5+ Kg8 27. Qxe6+ Kf8 28. Qg6 Ra7 29. Bc6 $18)
21. Qf3 Qf5 (21... Ncxd5 22. c4 f5 23. R4e2 Nc7 24. Qd3 Rd8 25. Bb2 Re8 26. Bc6
$3 Rxe2 (26... Qxc6 27. Qxf5+ Kg8 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Qe6+ Kf8 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31.
Qxe8+ Qxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kh7 33. g6+ $18) 27. Bxd7 Rxe1+ 28. Kg2 Nxd7 29. Qxd6+ Ke8
30. Qxc7 $16) 22. c4 Re8 (22... a5 23. Re7 Qc8 24. g6 fxg6 25. Qg3 $18) 23.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Qe2 Qd7 25. f5 f6 (25... Nc7 26. f6 gxf6 27. gxf6 Rh4 28. Qd3
Qg4 29. Re4 Qh5 30. Bf4 $18) 26. g6 $1 Nc8 {Black king has found himself in
the cage with no chance for the escape. The limited access of the white pieces
is somewhat complicating realization of the enormous advantage.} (26... Nc7 27.
Bf4 Nc8 28. Qb2 Nb6 29. Ra1 $16) 27. Bf4 Rh4 28. Bg3 Rh8 (28... Rd4 29. Qh5 Ne7
30. Qh8+ Ng8 31. Rxe8+ $1 Kxe8 32. Qxg8+ $18) 29. Bf3 Nc7 30. Qe4 Na8 31. Qc2
Nab6 32. Re6 Rh6 (32... Na8 33. Qb1 Nc7 34. Qb7 Qd8 35. Bd1 $18) 33. Kg2 (33.
Qb3 Rh8 34. Qb5 Qxb5 35. cxb5 Nc4 36. Be2 N4b6 $16) 33... Rh8 34. Be2 Na8 35.
Qb3 Nab6 (35... Nc7 36. Qb7 $1 $18) 36. Bd3 Rh5 37. Qd1 Rh8 38. Qg4 (38. Re1
Ne7 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Qxh1 a5 41. Qh2 Nbc8 42. Qh8+ Ng8 43. Bf4 a4 $14) 38...
Qc7 39. Qe4 Qd7 40. Bh4 {Finally Khaliman has spotted the contours of the
final combination.} Qd8 (40... Na8 41. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 (41... Nc7 42. Bxg7+ Qxg7 (
42... Kxg7 43. f6+ Kg8 44. g7 Rh5 (44... Rh6 45. f7+ Qxf7 46. Rxh6 $18) 45. Qg4
) 43. f6 Qxg6+ 44. Qxg6 Rg8 45. Re1 Rxg6+ 46. Bxg6 $18) 42. Rxf6+ Kg8 43. Rf7
$18) 41. Bc2 Rh6 $2 (41... a5 42. Bg3 (42. Kf1 a4 43. Bxf6 gxf6 44. g7+ Kxg7
45. Qg4+ Kf8 46. Qg6 Nd7 47. Bxa4 $13) (42. Qg4 Kg8 43. Bg3 Kf8 44. Bd3 a4 45.
Bf4 Nd7 (45... a3 46. Qe2 Qd7 47. Bc1 $16) 46. Bxd6+ Nxd6 47. Rxd6 $18)) 42.
Bxf6 $1 gxf6 43. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. g4 $5 {Sehr ungebräuchlich statt
Nf3, Bd3 oder g3} (5. Nf3 c6 (5... g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Re8 9. h3
exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. O-O a5 12. Qc2 c6 13. Bf3 Qb6 14. Rab1 Nfd7 15. Rfd1 Ne5
16. Be2 f5 17. Ba1 $14 {aber 0-1 Svetushkin,D-Hickl,J/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 89
ext (61)}) 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1 e4 9. Nd2 d5 10. b4 Re8 11. b5 c5 12.
cxd5 cxd4 13. exd4 Bd6 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Nxd6 (15. Nxb6 $1 $14) 15... Qxd6 16.
Qb3 Nfxd5 17. Ba3 Qd8 $15 {0-1 Kallai,G-Hodgson,J/FRA 1999/EXT 2000 (34)}) 5...
g6 (5... h6 6. h4 Be7 7. Nh3 Nb6 8. g5 hxg5 9. hxg5 Nh7 (9... Nh5 10. Nf4 $1
$16) 10. f4 Bf5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 (11... Qd7 12. Bxf5 Qxf5 13. e4 $14) 12. Qxd3 Nf8
13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qe4 {mit gleichen Chancen.}) 6. h3 {Wie z.B. in der alten
Fischer-Variante gegen dem sizilianischen Najdorf, sichert Weiß den frechen
Pg4 und setzt die Entwicklung fort.} Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nge2 c6 9. O-O {[%csl
Rc8] Das ungebrauchliche 5.g4 hat Weiss nichts eingebracht. Sein Königsflügel
ist geschwächt und Schwarz hat nur das übliche kleine Problem: die Entwicklung
des Bc8.} h6 $6 {Prophylaktisch gegen Ng3 und g5 aber m.E. war es nicht nötig
für Schwarz seine Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel zu schwächen. Ausserdem
verschenkt der Textzug ein Tempo. Ich glaube besser war das aktive} (9... Nb6
10. b3 exd4 11. exd4 Re8 12. Bb2 d5 $11) 10. Ng3 Re8 11. a4 {[%csl Rc6][%cal
Ga4a6,Ga6b7,Gg2c6]} a5 (11... Nb6 12. b3 Be6 13. a5 exd4 14. exd4 Nbd7 15. a6 {
mit klarem Vorteil für Weiss.}) 12. b3 exd4 13. exd4 d5 $6 {Jetzt zögert
Schwarz nicht mehr, wie am 9. Zug. Das Bauernopfer ist aktiv aber auch
natürlich riskant. Weiß will es sich zeigen lassen und nimmt alles was er
geschenkt bekommt.} (13... Nf8 {[%csl Rc8,Rf8]}) (13... Nb6 14. Bf4 Be6 15. Qd2
g5 16. Be3 {/\f4+=}) 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Nf8 $2 {Wieder zu
passiv. Jetzt kommt Weiss sehr gut.} (16... Nb6 17. Bg2 Qxd4 18. Rb1 $14 {
[%csl Rb6]}) 17. Qf3 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf3f7,Gd5f7,Gd5b7] Die Lage sieht schon
kritisch aus für Schwarz.} Be6 {Va banque. Schwarz kann nur noch im trüben
fischen.} (17... Ne6 18. Be3 Rb8 19. Rac1 $16 {[%csl Rc8]}) 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19.
Bf4 Rxb7 {Das berühmte russische Qualitätsopfer aus den Not geboren.} 20. Qxb7
$18 {'Nut noch eine Sache der Technik' ist der übliche Kommentar hier, aber
Weiß hatte vermutlich schon viel Zeit verbraucht.} Bd5 21. Qb5 Ne6 22. Be3 Qa8
23. Rab1 Bc6 24. Qc4 Bg2 25. Rfd1 Bd5 $1 {Schwarz verkehrt in einer
schwierigen Lage, aber macht ab jetzt keine Fehler mehr und wehrt sich wie ein
Teufel.} (25... Bxh3 26. d5 Rc8 27. Qe2 Nc7 28. Qf3 f5 29. Nxf5 {und Weiß
steht auf Gewinn.}) 26. Qd3 Qd8 $1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gd8h4,Gh4h3,Gh3g2]} 27. Qb5
Nc7 28. Qxa5 Qf6 29. Nf5 $1 (29. Qxc7 $5 Qf3 30. Kf1 Rxe3 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qxd5
Qxd5 33. fxe3 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Qxg3+ 35. Kd2 {ist eine interessante Stellung mit
verschiedenen Materialverhältnissen, in der Weiß besser stehen dürfte aber das
Scheinopfer der Textzug ist viel besser.}) 29... gxf5 30. Qxc7 Qh4 31. Qd7 $4 {
Schade. Weiß hätte sofort den K helfen müssen (es drohte Be5 und nach dxe5
kann die Dame nicht mehr nach h2 nach ....Qxh3)} (31. Qh2 fxg4 32. Re1 gxh3 33.
Qf4 Qh5 34. Kh2 Bxb3 35. Rxb3 Qd5 36. Rg1 Qxb3 37. Qxh6 {und Weiss gewinnt.})
31... Rd8 32. Qc7 (32. Qc7 Re8 33. Qh2 $1 {mit Übergang in der oben erwähnte
Variante)}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 d5 9. e3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd8 Nxc3 12. Bh4 Nd5 13. Bf2 f5 14. Bb5 c6
15. Bd3 e5 16. Ne2 Rae8 17. O-O exd4 18. exd4 Nb8 19. Nc3 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Nxa6 21.
Nxd5 cxd5 22. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. Nd5 O-O 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qd2 Rc7
15. Ne1 Qb8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nd3 Bg7 18. Nb4 Nf6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Rfc8
21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Rc1 h5 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Qc1 Qxc1+ 25. Bxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2003.05.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.05.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. h3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. c4 Nd7 15. f4
Re8 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. Bc2 g6 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. b3 Qh4 20. Rf1 Nf6 21. Qf3 Re7 22.
Bb2 Rae8 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qd3 Bc3 25. Qxd6 Re6 26. Qc7 R6e7 27. Qd6 Re6 28.
Qc7 Qd8 29. Qxb7 Qxd2 30. Bd1 Rxe4 31. Bf3 R4e7 32. Qxa6 Bd4+ 33. Kh1 Re1 34.
Qc6 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Re1 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[BlackTeam "Cajacanarias"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. Bd3 c5
15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 a5 17. Rd1 Rd8 18. Bc6 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Rcd3 Rbb8 21.
h3 Rbc8 22. d5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Nf6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. a4 Qd5 27.
Nd2 Qe6 28. Nc4 Nd5 29. b3 f5 30. Qd3 Kf8 31. f3 Kg8 32. e4 fxe4 33. fxe4 Nf4
34. Qf3 g5 35. Kh2 Kf7 36. e5 Qd5 37. h4 Qxf3 38. gxf3 gxh4 39. Nxb6 Ke6 40.
Nc4 Nd3 41. Nxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Campos Moreno, Javier B"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Barcelona Vulca"]
[BlackTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. b3 c5 8. Bb2 cxd4
9. exd4 Nc6 10. Nbd2 Bb4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be2 dxc4 13. bxc4 O-O 14. a3 Be7 15.
Qb3 Na5 16. Qe3 b5 17. cxb5 Nd5 18. Qe5 Bg6 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. Qg5 Be7 21. Qg3
Bd6 22. Qg5 Be7 23. Qg3 Bd6 24. Qg5 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.08"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[BlackTeam "La Caja de Canarias"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. a3 (11. Bd3 {[-84/373]}) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3
Qxa3 (12... c5 13. e4 N5f6 14. Bd3 Re8 15. O-O b6 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Nd2 $16 {
1-0 Scalcione,M-Laznicka,V/Pula CRO 2003/The Week in Chess 446 (34)}) 13. e4
Ne7 14. Bd3 Ng6 15. Bg3 e5 $1 {TN} (15... b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. e5 Qe7 18. h4 c5
19. h5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nh4 21. Qf4 Nf5 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Qxf5 Qe6 24. Qe4 $13 {
1-0 Nielsen,P-Hansen,C/Esbjerg DEN 2002/The Week in Chess 401 (47)}) 16. h4 $5
(16. Nxe5 Ndxe5 17. dxe5 Rd8 18. O-O Qc5 $132) (16. dxe5 Qe7 $15) 16... exd4
17. cxd4 (17. h5 Nc5 $19) 17... Re8 18. h5 (18. O-O Nf6 19. Ra1 Qe7 20. Rfb1
Nh5 $132) 18... Ngf8 19. O-O Nf6 20. Ra1 $8 Qe7 21. Bh4 Qe6 22. Ra5 (22. Ne5 $5
{(н/\23.Bc4)} Qd6 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 (23... Qxd4 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Nd6 Rd8 26. Nxc8)
24. e5 $44) 22... b5 (22... N8d7 $5 {н/\23...b5}) 23. d5 cxd5 24. exd5 Qd6 (
24... Qb6 $5 25. Rxb5 Qd6 $11 {Khalifman,A}) 25. Bxb5 (25. Bxb5 Bd7 26. Bg3 (
26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Bxd7 Nxd7 28. d6 Re6 29. Rd1 Rd8 $11) 26... Qb6 27. Bd3 $5
Nxh5 28. Bh2 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Foment Martinenc"]
[BlackTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4 7. Ne1 Bxc3 8.
dxc3 h6 9. Nc2 d6 10. Ne3 Re8 11. Qc2 Re5 12. f4 exf3 13. exf3 Qe8 14. Qf2 Re7
15. Re1 Ne5 16. Qf1 Qa4 17. Bd2 Bd7 18. f4 Ng6 19. Bxb7 Rae8 20. Bf3 Bc6 21. b3
Qa6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Qa3 24. Qd3 Qb2 25. Reb1 Qa3 26. Re1 Qb2 27. Reb1 Qa3
28. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[BlackTeam "IberCaja"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Bd2
Bd6 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 e5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bc7
15. Qf3 Qe7 16. O-O O-O-O 17. Rf2 Kb8 18. h3 Nbd7 19. Bc2 g5 20. Re1 Rh4 21.
Qg3 Nh5 22. Qxg5 Qxg5 23. fxg5 Bg3 24. Rfe2 Ne5 25. Rd1 Nc4 26. Bc1 Rxd1+ 27.
Bxd1 g6 28. Bc2 Nd6 29. Bb3 Be5 30. Rc2 Ng3 31. Bd2 Rh5 32. e4 Bd4+ 33. Kh2
Nf1+ 34. Kh1 Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Nf1+ 36. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kolev, Atanas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Alzira Hiraturas"]
[BlackTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Nc6
8. e4 e5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bc4 h5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O-O Qxh4 13. Nxh4 Rf8 14. g3
O-O-O 15. b4 Bh3 16. Rhe1 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Ne7 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.12"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Matamoros Franco, Carlos S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[BlackTeam "Labradores Pub Magia"]
[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 Na6 8. O-O
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 h6 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. a3 c6 15. b4
Nh5 16. Re1 Nf4 17. Bf1 Qf6 18. Ra2 Rd8 19. Rd2 Be6 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. e5 Qe7
22. Ne4 g5 23. Nd6 c5 24. b5 Nc7 25. Bd3 Ne8 26. Be4 Rd7 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. Bxf5
Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Rd8 30. Qe2 Nc7 31. h4 gxh4 32. Qe4 Ne6 33. Bxe6 Qxe6 34. Kh2 b6
35. Qxf4 Rd3 36. Qxh4 Rxa3 37. Re4 Rd3 38. Rg4 Qf5 39. Qg3 Kh8 40. Rf4 Qh5+ 41.
Qh3 Qxh3+ 42. Kxh3 Kg8 43. Kg4 Ra3 44. Kf5 a6 45. bxa6 Rxa6 46. Nd2 b5 47. cxb5
Rb6 48. Ra4 Rxb5 49. Ra8+ Bf8 50. Rc8 c4 51. Ne4 Kg7 52. Rxc4 Rb7 53. Nf6 Be7
54. Rg4+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.13"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[BlackTeam "Morgote CA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Nf1 Nc4 15.
N3h2 Bg5 16. b3 Bxc1 17. Rxc1 Ncb6 18. Ng4 Qg5 19. a4 Nf8 20. a5 Nbd7 21. Nfe3
Bb7 22. Qf3 g6 23. Rcd1 f5 24. h4 Qh5 25. Qg3 fxg4 26. Nxg4 Kh8 27. Rd6 g5 28.
hxg5 Qxg5 29. Re3 Re6 30. Red3 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Re8 32. Qf3 Re6 33. Rd1 Qf4 34.
Qh3 Bxe4 35. Bxe4 Qxe4 36. Ne3 Qg6 37. Nf5 Rf6 38. Ne7 Qc2 39. Rf1 Qe4 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Lanzarote"]
[Date "2003.05.14"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tiendas UPI"]
[BlackTeam "Valencia Grupo Bali"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
e6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. b3 Qa5 12. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[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 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. b4
O-O 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. b5 c5 11. bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Abashev, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Chita Zabaikalets"]
[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 Na6 8. O-O
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 f6 12. Bd2 Nh6 13. c5 c6 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15.
Bxh6 Bxh6 16. Qa4 Rf7 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. b4 Qe6 19. Rd3 Bb7 20. Rfd1 Re8 21. Nd2
Ree7 22. Rd6 Qc8 23. Nc4 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. cxd6 Qf8 27. Qb3+
Kg7 28. Qe6 Bc8 29. Na4 Qf7 30. Nc5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz II"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 a6 8. a4 e6
9. Ng3 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. Be2 Ne8 12. O-O Rb8 13. Be3 Nc7 14. f4 b5 15.
axb5 Nxb5 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. e5 f5 18. exd6 Qb6 19. Qc2 Qxd6 20. Rfd1 Re8 21.
Qf2 b4 22. Na4 Ra8 23. Nf1 Bb7 24. h3 Ra5 25. Ra2 Bxd5 26. b3 Qe6 27. Rad2 Bxb3
28. Rxd7 Bxa4 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rc1 Bc6 31. Bxc5 Ra2 32. Rc2 b3 33. Rb2 Qd5
0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. Qa4 Nd7 14. Be3 Qxb2
15. Rfc1 Bxc3 16. Rab1 Nb6 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Rxb2 Bxb2 19. Rd1 cxd5 20. exd5
Be5 21. Bg4 Bd6 22. Qb5 Rfd8 23. g3 h5 24. Bh3 Bc5 25. Rd3 Rd6 26. Bg2 Rf6 27.
Rf3 Rxf3 28. Bxf3 Rd8 29. Kg2 Rd6 30. Be4 e6 31. Bxg6 Kg7 32. dxe6 Rd2 33. Bxf7
Rxf2+ 34. Kh3 h4 35. Qd7 Nc6 36. Qxb7 Ne7 37. Qe4 hxg3 38. Qg4+ Kf6 39. Qh4+
Ke5 40. Qh8+ Ke4 41. Qa8+ Ke3 42. hxg3 Nf5 43. Bg6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Scherbakov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Omsk Lidrikh"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Bc4 c6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
Bf5 9. c3 Nd7 10. exd6 exd6 11. Nf1 N7f6 12. Ne3 Nxe3 13. Bxe3 Qd7 14. d5 c5
15. a4 Qc7 16. h3 Rfe8 17. Qb3 h6 18. Be2 Be4 19. c4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nd7 21. Qc2
Ne5 22. Be2 Re7 23. Bf1 Rae8 24. Bd2 Nd7 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Re1 Qd8 27. b3 Rxe1
28. Bxe1 Bd4 29. g3 Qg5 30. Kg2 h5 31. h4 Qf6 32. Bd3 Kg7 33. Be4 Ne5 34. Qe2
Qd8 35. Bd2 Ng4 36. Be1 Qf6 37. Bf3 Ne5 38. Bd2 Qf5 39. Be4 Qd7 40. Bc2 Ng4 41.
Be1 Qd8 42. Be4 b6 43. Bf3 Ne5 44. Bd2 Nxf3 45. Qxf3 Be5 46. Qe4 Qd7 47. Bg5 a6
48. Be3 Qd8 49. Bg5 Qb8 50. f4 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 10th final A"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2003.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8
15. Bf4 h6 16. h3 g5 17. Bc1 e6 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Rxe6 Qxd1+ 21.
Nxd1 fxe6 22. Kf1 Nd5 23. Rb1 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 10th final A"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2003.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 10th final A"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2003.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bd3 g6 15.
Be4 e5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Rd5 Qc7 18. Rxe5 Be6 19. Rd1 Bd6 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21. Qb3
Ng7 22. Qxb7 Rab8 23. Qxc7 Bxc7 24. Rd7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Paris NAO"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2003.05.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 Re8 (10... Nbd7 $5 {It's main line.}) 11. Nh3 $5 {
Comments to this part of the game(11-20 moves) you can find in annotations to:
Kramnik,V-Tiviakov,S/Las Vegas,1999/CBM 72 (1-0)(Golod,V)(42)} Nbd7 12. cxd5
exd5 13. Be2 c5 14. O-O Qe7 15. Bf2 c4 16. b3 b5 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Bd1 Bc6 19.
Bc2 Nb6 20. Qa5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] White prevents the progress "a5".} ({The
games,which have reached this position were continued as follows:} 20. a4 $5
Qd7 $6 {[%csl Ra4]} ({Can be recommended:} 20... a5 $5) (20... g5 $6 {[%cal
Gc6d7,Gd7h3] (weakness /^e5-h8; Kg8)} 21. Kh1 $5 $14 {[%csl Yg1][%cal Yh3g1]
You can see comments to Golod,V-Shariyazdanov,A/Neum,2000/CBM 79(1-0)(Golod,V)
(33)}) 21. a5 Nc8 $8 (21... Na4 $4 {is refuted by:} 22. Qa3 $18 {[%csl Ra4]})
22. Bh4 $1 {/\Nf2} Nh7 23. Nf2 $14 {See comments to Kramnik,V-Tiviakov,S/Las
Vegas,1999/CBM 72(1-0)(Golod,V)(42)}) 20... Qd7 {[%cal Gc6a4]} 21. a4 $14 {
This move is directed against Ba4.} Nc8 {Black don't have any clear plan,they
wait and prepare for active actions on the part of White.} 22. Nf4 {It is
necessary to improve an location of the knight.} Nd6 23. Ne2 Reb8 24. Rfb1 {
<->b} Rxb1+ {Black had no other worthy alternative:} (24... Qe7 25. Nc3 $5 {
and absolutely not clearly,what to do further?}) 25. Rxb1 Nb7 ({Hardly is
better:} 25... Qe7 26. Nc3 Re8 27. Nd1 {[%csl Yd1][%cal Gf2g3,Yd1e3]}) 26. Qd2
{[%csl Rb7][%cal Ye2c3]} Qe7 ({Pretty dubiously:} 26... a5 $6 {[%csl Rb4][%cal
Yf6e8,Ye8c7,Yc7a6,Ya6b4] in view of:} 27. Nc3 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Nd6 $140 28. e4 $1
dxe4 29. d5 $16) 27. Qb4 {For White it is certainly favourable to exchange QQ.}
Nd6 (27... Qxb4 $143 28. Rxb4 {/\Nc3 and e4}) 28. Nc3 {It's ideal "parking"
for White's knight.} Re8 29. Re1 {[%csl Yb4,Yc2,Yc3,Ye1,Yf2][%cal Ge3e4] All
White's pieces are located ideally.} Qd8 {The rather doubtful decision,but is
very difficult to give good advice.} 30. Bh4 ({It was a much better:} 30. Qc5
$1 {[%csl Ra7,Gc5,Rc6]} Qd7 $140 {[%cal Yd7a7,Yd7d6]} 31. Bh4 {[%csl Rd5,Yf6]
[%cal Gh4f6]} g5 32. Bg3 Re6 33. Be5 $16) 30... Nb7 31. Bg3 ({A little
prematurely:} 31. e4 $6 dxe4 {[%csl Rd4]} (31... a5 $143 32. Qb2 g5 (32... dxe4
$2 {is refuted by:} 33. d5 $1 Bxd5 34. Rd1 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5,Yf6][%cal Gh4f6,
Gc3d5]}) 33. Bf2 $16) 32. Qxc4 Na5 33. Qc5 exf3 34. Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. gxf3 $14)
31... Nh5 32. Bf2 {[%cal Ge3e4]} a5 {In my opinion,this move is better,than:} (
32... Nf6 $6 33. e4 $1 a5 (33... dxe4 $2 34. fxe4 {[%csl Rc4,Gd4,Ge4]}) 34. Qb2
dxe4 35. Bxe4 {+/=/+/-}) 33. Qa3 (33. Qb2 $143 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yb2d4]} Nd6 34.
e4 $140 Nf4 $14) 33... Nf6 34. Bg3 (34. e4 $6 dxe4 35. Bxe4 (35. fxe4 $2 Ng4
36. d5 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 (37. dxc6 $4 Qb6 {[%csl Gb6,Gf2,Rg1][%cal Gf2h3]} 38. Kf1
Ng4 $19) 37... Qh4+ {[%csl Re1]} 38. Kf1 Bd7 $15) 35... Nd5 $14) ({In this
position I would accept the following decision:} 34. h3 $5 {[%csl Rg4,Yh3]
[%cal Yh3g4,Ge3e4] +/=/+/-}) 34... Nh5 35. Bf2 Nf6 36. Bg3 {In interests of
his team Alexsander Khalfman decided to repeat moves.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kiriakov, Petr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 a6 11. Rc1 Bd6 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Ne5 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qe7 17. b4 Rac8 18. Nc6 Qe6 19. b5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Rf8 21. a4
Nb8 22. Na7 Rcd8 23. Be2 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Nxa6 25. Nb5 Rc8 26. Qd3 Nb4 27. Qb3 c5
28. Nxd6 Qxd6 29. Ba3 Na6 30. a5 bxa5 31. dxc5 Qc6 32. Rfd1 Nc7 33. Rb1 Ne6 34.
Rxd5 Rb8 35. Qxb8 Qxd5 36. Qb3 Qc6 37. Qb5 Qxb5 38. Rxb5 a4 39. Ra5 Rb8 40.
Rxa4 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 h5 42. Rc4 Ra1 43. Bb2 Ra2 44. Bd4 Kf8 45. c6 Ra8 46. Bf6 Ke8
47. g4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qc1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 c6 16. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kornev, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[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. Nh4 O-O 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Qc2 g6 12. f3 Rc8 13. Ba2 c5 14. Kh1 a6 15.
Qf2 Qb6 16. Qh4 Qd6 17. Bd2 f4 18. Rad1 fxe3 19. Bxe3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 c4 21. d5
b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bb1 Rfe8 24. Bg5 Re2 25. f4 Ne4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Qf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 Bf5 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxc4
Nxg5 9. Nxg5 e6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. d5 c5 15.
Qc2 g6 16. a5 Nf6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. g3 Rad8 19. Qa4 Rd7 20. e4 fxe4 21. Nxe4
Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rdd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 {Schwarz möchte die Stellung öffnen - die
Textfortsetzung führt zu eienm asymetrischem Spiel.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6.
Bg2 Nc7 {Mit diesem Zug bereitet Schwarz den Zug 7...e5 vor, was jetzt ein
großer Fehler wäre - 6...e5? verliert einen Bauern nach 7.Nxe5.} 7. a3 {
Dieser Zug ist ein seltener Gast in der Großmeisterpraxis und - meiner meinung
nach - bietet er Weiß keinen Vorteil. Die traditionelle Fortsetzung 7.0-0 und
der Plan 8.d3, 9.Nd2, 10.Nc4 bietet Weiß Hoffnungen für einen
Eröffnungsvorteil.} g6 {Im Falle von 7.a3 ist das die beste Möglichkeit für
Schwarz.} (7... e5 $6 8. b4 cxb4 (8... f6 9. bxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 $14)
9. axb4 Bxb4 10. Nxe5 $36) 8. h4 {Dieser ambitiöser Zug führt zu interessantem
Spiel, aber - ich glaube - es wäre besser für Weiß die ruhige Alternative mit
8.d3 und 9.0-0 zu wählen. Wenn - in folgendem - Weiß nichts konkretes hat,
schwächt der Textzug nur die weiße Königsstellung.} (8. b4 Bg7 9. bxc5 Ne6 $11
{[%cal Ge6c5]}) (8. d3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 $11) 8... h6 {Ein nützlicher
Verteidigungszug, wonach Schwarz nach 9.h5 9...g5 spielen kann. Ohne diesen
Zug bekommt Weiß freie Hand am Königsflügel.} (8... Bg7 9. h5 $5 O-O 10. d3 Ne6
(10... Nd4 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Ne4 Nce6 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. e3 Ne6 15. Qb3 Rb8 16.
Bd2 b6 17. O-O-O Qc7 18. Rh4 Ba6 19. Rdh1 c4 20. dxc4 Bxc4 21. Bc3 Nd4 22. Qd1
Bb3 23. Qxd4 e5 24. Qd6 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Maly,A/St Petersburg RUS 2003/(24)}) 11.
hxg6 hxg6 12. Be3 Ncd4 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Ng5 Rc8 15. Kf1 Bc6 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17.
Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Kg2 Qd7 (18... Nd4 $5) 19. Bh6 $1 {1-0 Salov,V-Kortschnoj,V/Lyon
1991/CBM 26/[Ribli] (36)}) 9. d3 (9. b4 $6 cxb4 (9... Bg7 $5 10. bxc5 Ne6) 10.
axb4 Bg7 11. Qa4 b5 (11... a6 $1 12. O-O O-O $15) 12. Nxb5 Nxb5 13. Qxb5 Bd7
14. Rb1 Rc8 $1 15. Qa4 $5 Nd4 16. Qa5 Bf5 $1 17. Qxd8+ $5 Rxd8 18. Nxd4 Bxb1
19. Nc6 Rc8 {/\ Kd7, a6} 20. O-O a6 21. Bb2 $1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Lautier,
J/Horgen 1995/CBM 50/[Lautier] (40)}) 9... Bg7 10. Be3 (10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Rb1 a5
12. O-O Ne6 13. b3 O-O 14. Nd5 Ncd4 15. Nf4 Bc6 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Qc1 Kh7 18.
Re1 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Spassov,L-Magem Badals,J/Manresa 1995/EXT 98 (25)}) 10... Ne6
(10... b6 {Der große Nachteil des Zuges ist, dass nach 11.h5 Schwarz nicht 11..
.g5 spielen kann wegen 12.Nxg5.} 11. h5 gxh5 12. Rxh5 $14 Bb7 13. Qa4 Qd7 14.
Rc1 O-O-O {[#]} 15. Bxc5 $5 (15. b4 $5) 15... Kb8 (15... bxc5 16. Ne4 $5 $40)
16. Be3 f5 17. Nh4 $16 {1-0 Alterman,B-Magem Badals,J/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext/
[Ribli] (25)}) (10... Nd4 11. Na4 b6 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Bxa8 Nxa8 14. Bd2 b5 15.
Rc1 Bb7 16. Qb3 Qd5 (16... Bxh1 17. Qxb5+ Kf8 18. Ba5 $18) 17. Qxd5 Bxd5 18.
Rc8+ Kd7 19. Rxh8 Bxh8 20. Nc5+ {1-0 Pavlovic,M-Milanovic,D/Dimitrovgrad 2003/
CBM 93 ext (41)}) 11. Rc1 Bd7 {Diese Fortsetzung ist auch ein gewöhnlicher
Verteidigungszug - Schwarz entwickelt den Läufer und verteidigt vorher den
c6-Springer, so funktioniert die Variante 12.Na4 b6 13.b4 nicht.} 12. Nd2 (12.
O-O b6 13. Rb1 Ned4 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Nh2 a5 16. e3 Nf5 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Rfd1 a4
19. Ne4 Be6 20. Bc3 Bb3 21. Rd2 e5 22. h5 g5 23. Bh3 Be6 24. Qf3 Qd7 {0-1 Beim,
V-Van Wely,L/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (53)}) 12... Rc8 $11 {[%csl Yd4][%cal
Ge6d4,Gc6d4] Schwarz hat eine bequem ausgeglichene Stellung und kontrolliert
sehr stark das wichtige Zentrumsfeld-d4.} 13. Nc4 (13. h5 g5 14. O-O O-O $11)
13... b6 (13... h5 $11) 14. f4 $6 {Dieser Zug scheint ziemlich agressiv für
mich. Weiß möchte am Königsflügel die Initiative bekommen, aber der Textzug
ist nur eine weitere Schwächung der Königsstellung.} (14. h5 g5 15. O-O Ned4
$11) 14... h5 $1 {[%csl Yg4] Schwarz befestigt die Bauernstruktur am
Königsflügel und kontrolliert das g4-Feld.} 15. O-O Ned4 16. Bf2 O-O 17. Ne4 (
17. e3 Bg4 $17 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Rg4d1]}) 17... Bg4 $15 {[%csl Gd4,Gg4][%mdl
2048] Schwarz hat Raumvorteil und aktives Figurenspiel.} 18. Re1 Nf5 19. Rb1 (
19. Qd2 Qd7 $15 {[%cal Gf8d8]} (19... Bd4 20. e3 Bg7 $15)) 19... Bd4 $1 20. Qd2
(20. Bxd4 Qxd4+ (20... cxd4 $15 {[%csl Ye3]}) 21. Kh2 b5 $17) 20... Bxf2+ 21.
Kxf2 {Weiß muss mit dem König zurücknehmen, sonst hängt der g3P.} b5 22. Ne3
Qd4 {[%csl Gd4,Re3,Rf2][%cal Rd4f2] Der e3N ist gefesselt und ich sehe nicht,
wie sich Weiß von dieser wirklich unangenehmen Fesselung befreien kann.} 23.
Rec1 e5 $1 $17 {[%mdl 64] Schwarz beschäftigt sich nicht mit dem c5-Bauern; er
öffnet die Stellung am Königsflügel.} (23... Na5 24. b4 cxb4 (24... Nb7 25.
bxc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Rxc5 27. Rb4 Qd6 28. Rxc5 Qxc5 29. d4 $11) 25. Rxb4 Qb6 26.
Nc3 $132) 24. Rxc5 (24. fxe5 Nxe5 $17 {[%csl Gd4,Re3,Ge5,Rf2,Gf5,Gg4]}) 24...
exf4 25. gxf4 Nce7 $1 {[%cal Ge7d5,Gd5e3] Sehr schön gespielt! Droht
Turmtausch und Nd5 mit Figurengewinn.} 26. Rbc1 (26. b4 $2 Rxc5 27. bxc5 Nd5
$19) 26... Rxc5 27. Rxc5 a6 $1 {Die ganze weiße Stellung ist gefesselt, so
dass Schwarz nicht eilen muss. Der König und die Dame müssen den e3-Springer
verteidigen. Wegen der Drohung Nd5 muss der Turm auf c5 stehen und der e4N
muss den Turm verteidigen.} 28. a4 (28. b4 Rd8 29. Re5 Kf8 $17 (29... Nd5 30.
Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Nf6+ Qxf6 32. Nxd5 Qxh4+ $15) (29... Kg7 $17)) 28... Rb8 (28...
bxa4 29. Rc4 Qb6 30. Nc5 $132) 29. a5 (29. axb5 Rxb5 30. Rc4 (30. Rxb5 axb5 $19
{[%cal Re7d5,Rd5e3]}) 30... Qb6 {[%cal Gb6f2,Rb6b2,Rb2d2]} 31. d4 Nxe3 32. Qxe3
Nd5 33. Qa3 Rxb2 $17) 29... Kf8 {Wieder ein starker profilaktischer Zug -
Schwarz vermeidet vorher das Schachmotiv Nf6+.} 30. Bf3 Rd8 {[%cal Ge7d5,Gd5e3]
Nach diesem Zug droht der tödliche Springerzug 31...Nd5 und Weiß hat keine
Verteidigung.} 31. Re5 (31. Qc1 Nd5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qc8+ Rd8 (33... Kg7 34.
Qc3 Bxf3 35. Qxd4+ Rxd4 36. Kxf3 (36. Nxf5+ $2 gxf5 $19) 36... Nxe3 37. Kxe3
Rb4 $19) 34. Qc5+ Qxc5 35. Nxc5 $15) 31... Nd5 $19 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt
Schwarz die Qualität mit überlegener Stellung.} 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Nc3 Rc5 34.
Be4 Nd6 {Gegen die vielseitigen Drohungen hat Weiß keine Verteidigung,
deswegen gab er in hoffnungsloser Stellung auf.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. h4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. g3
b5 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 e6 12. Ne5 Be7 13. Qb1 O-O 14. Nxc4 Ra7 15.
Ne5 c5 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Qe4 Qd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. dxc5 Rc8 20. Nd3 Bxc5 21. a4
Be7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra8 g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Be5 f6 26. Bd4 Kf7 27. Rb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Nd7 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8.
Nc4 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 c5 11. h3 Nf8 12. Bd2 Ng6 13. a3 b5 14. Na5 f6 15.
Be3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Ng5 Qe7 18. Nb7 Rf8 19. Ne4 c4 20. Ng3 Bc8 21. Na5
cxd3 22. Qxd3 Qf7 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Nc6 Bh4 25. a4 Be6 26. axb5 Bc4 27. Qc3 Bd5
28. Ng3 axb5 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Nxe5 Nxe5 31. Qxe5 Re8 32. Qd4 Bxg3 33. fxg3 Qf5
34. g4 Qe4 35. Qxe4 Bxe4 36. Bf4 Bc6 37. Rxe8+ Bxe8 38. Bxc7 {[#] Beispiel für
die immense Remisbreite bei ungleichfarbigen Läufers trotz zweier weißer
Mehrbauern, die aufgrund der ungünstigen weißen Bauernstruktur gehemmt oder
blockiert werden.} Bg6 39. c3 Be4 40. Kf2 Kf7 41. g3 Ke6 42. Ke3 Bg2 43. h4 Bh3
44. Kf4 Bf1 45. Ke3 Kd5 46. h5 Bc4 47. Bb6 Bb3 48. Bd4 g6 49. Kf4 {In der
Folge operiert der schwarze Läufer auf der Diagonalen b1-h7 mit indirekter
Deckung des Bh7. Der schwarze König macht längs der Diagonalen a2-g8 alle
Bewegungen des weißen Königs mit.} Bc2 50. Kg5 Ke6 51. Kh6 Kf7 52. Be3 Kg8 53.
Bd2 Kf7 54. b3 Bxb3 55. Kxh7 Bc2 56. Kh6 (56. Kh6 Kg8 {und Schwarz schaut
ebenso genüsslich der Entstehung eines Tripelbauern nach hxg6 zu wie der
Installierung eines wertlosen Freibauern nach Kg5 und h6.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5
Be6 8. Nf3 Nc6 {Quite a rare line nowadays.} 9. Ng5 {The other options are
absolutely harmless for Black:} (9. Qb3 Ne4 10. Be2 (10. Qxb7 Rc8 11. cxd5
Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxd5 13. Qb2 Rfd8 14. Nd4 g5 15. Bg3 Nxc5 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Be2
Ne5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. h4 Qe4 20. O-O Qxh4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Rabrenovic,V-Brezovar,M/
ICCF Email 2000/ICCF tele 9/2002 (54)}) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12. Qxb7 Bd5
13. Qa6 Qa5 14. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 15. Ke2 e5 16. e4 Bxe4 17. Qxa5 Bxa5 {1/2-1/2
Borges Mateos,J-Herrera,I/Matanzas 1997/CBM 57 ext (17)}) (9. Nd4 $6 {is quite
poor:} Nxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Be2 (11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Be5 b5 $1 13. cxb6 (13. Nxb5
Ne4) (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxb5 Rb8) 13... Qxb6 14. Be2 Rfd8 15. O-O Ne4 $17 {
0-1 Garcia Palermo,C-Sokolov,I/Oakham 1988/TD (27)}) (11. Be5 Bh6 12. Ra1 Ng4
13. Bg3 Bg7 14. d5 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxd5 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Bf3 Qxc5 18. Bxb7 Rad8
$17 {0-1 Zilber,I-Suetin,A/Minsk 1964/EXT 2003 (33)}) 11... Qd7 (11... Nd5 12.
Nxd5 Bxd5 (12... Qxd5 13. Bf3 Qf5 14. Be3 Bd5 15. Qc2 Bxf3 16. Qxf5 gxf5 17.
gxf3 f4 18. Bxf4 Bxd4 19. Rxc4 Bxb2 20. Ke2 $14 {1-0 Zak,U-Vadasz,L/Bucharest
1993/EXT 97 (33)}) 13. O-O b5 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Qxb2 17. Qd2
Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mc Alpine,K-Williams,A/Glasgow 1973/EXT 99 (46)
}) 12. O-O Rad8 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bf3 Bf5 15. Qa4 Nxe3 16. Qxd7 Rxd7 17. fxe3 Bd3
18. Rfd1 e5 19. d5 f5 20. c6 Rdf7 21. b3 e4 $17 {0-1 Spassov,L-Gufeld,E/
Camaguey 1974/EXT 2000 (56)}) (9. Qa4 $6 Ne4 10. Be2 (10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2
Bxb2 12. Rc2 Bg7 13. Be2 f5 14. h3 a5 (14... Bd7 $17 {[%cal Ye7e5]}) 15. a3 Ne5
16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Qb5 Qc7 18. O-O Ra6 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. c6 Rxc6 21. c5 {1/2-1/2
Visier Segovia,F-Adorjan,A/Las Palmas 1977/EXT 98 (21)}) (10. cxd5 Nxc3 11.
bxc3 Qxd5 12. Be2 Qxc5 $17 {0-1 Sarwinski,M-Jasnikowski,Z/Naleczow 1987/EXT
2001 (80)}) 10... Bxc3+ (10... Nxc5 11. Qb5 Ne4 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 dxc4 14.
Ng5 Bd7 15. Qxb7 Na5 16. Qc7 e5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gereben,E-Ribli,Z/Wijk aan Zee
1972/MCD (80)}) (10... Rc8 $143 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bd7 14.
Rfd1 $36 {1-0 Savon,V-Ujtumen,T/Krakow 1964/EXT 2000 (42)}) 11. bxc3 dxc4 12.
Nd4 (12. O-O Nxc5 13. Qb5 Qa5 14. Bxc4 Qxb5 15. Bxb5 Bxa2 $17 {1/2-1/2 Igney,
V-Riha,A/Seefeld 1998/EXT 2000 (15)}) 12... Bd5 13. Bh6 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. Nf3
Nxc5 16. Qb5 b6 $17 {0-1 Ragozin,V-Botvinnik,M/Leningrad 1940/HCL (40)}) (9. a3
Ne4 10. Nd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 dxc4 13. Be2 Bd5 14. O-O Qd7 15. Rb1 b6
16. cxb6 axb6 17. Rxb6 Rxa3 18. Qd2 Rb3 19. Rb1 Rc8 20. Bd1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qc6 {
1/2-1/2 Akobian,V-Yermolinsky,A/San Francisco 2002/CBM 92 no vc (21)}) (9. Ne5
Qa5 (9... Nxe5 $5 10. Bxe5 dxc4) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 Qd8 $6 (11... Qxc5 $11)
12. Be2 dxc4 13. O-O Nd5 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. Bxc4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 $14
{0-1 Andersen,B-Jakobsen,O/Aarhus 1966/MCD (39)}) 9... Bg4 {The main line.} (
9... Qa5 {is also possible:} 10. Be2 {The most accurate move order.} (10. Qa4
Qxa4 11. Nxa4 Bf5 12. Nf3 Rfd8 $44 {1-0 Hvenekilde,J-Moe,M/Vejle 1967/MCL (58)}
) (10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Be2 (11. Qa4 Qxc5 12. Be2 e5 13. cxd5 exf4 14. dxc6 fxe3
15. Qc4+ Qxc4 16. Bxc4+ Kh8 17. fxe3 bxc6 18. Ke2 Rad8 19. Rcd1 Nd5 20. Nxd5 {
1/2-1/2 Ilivitzki,G-Milev,Z/Sofia 1957/EXT 99 (20)}) (11. Qb3 Qxc5 12. Qb5 Qxb5
13. cxb5 (13. Nxb5 Rac8 14. Be2 a6 15. Nd4 (15. Nc3 $11) 15... Nxd4 16. exd4
dxc4 17. Bxc4 Nd5 $15 {0-1 Farkas,T-Vadasz,L/Bucharest 1993/EXT 97 (34)}) 13...
Nd8 14. Be2 Nf7 15. O-O Rfc8 16. Na4 b6 17. h4 Nd6 18. Rc6 Nfe8 19. Rfc1 Kf7
20. h5 Rxc6 21. hxg6+ hxg6 22. Rxc6 e5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Glyanets,A-Titlianov,Y/
Pavlodar 1991/EXT 97 (39)}) 11... Ne4 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc5 14. Qb3 b6 15.
Qb5 Rad8 16. Qxc5 bxc5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rfd1 e6 $11 {1-0 Vaitonis,P-Honfi,K/
Munich 1958/MCD (33)}) 10... Rad8 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Qa4 (12. O-O $6 d4 13. Nb5
e5 $17 {1-0 Phillips,J-Kuettner,U/The Hague 1961/EXT 2000 (39)}) 12... Qxc5 13.
Qb5 (13. O-O d4 (13... e5 14. cxd5 exf4 15. dxc6 fxe3 16. cxb7 (16. Qc4+ $14)
16... exf2+ 17. Kh1 Qe3 18. Bf3 e5 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. Nd1 Rxd1 21. Rfxd1 e4 22.
Be2 Nh5 23. b4 Ng3+ {0-1 Dzevlan,M-Eksmyr,J/Sweden 1999/EXT 2000 (23)}) 14.
exd4 Nxd4 15. Rfe1 (15. Be3 a6 $5 $11) 15... Ng4 (15... Nd5 $1 $15) 16. Bg3
Nxf2 17. Bxf2 Rxf2 18. Ne4 Rf1+ $6 19. Kxf1 Rf8+ 20. Bf3 Qh5 21. Rcd1 Be5 22.
Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Nf6+ {1-0 Lopez Martinez,J-Blees,A/Varadero 2000/CBM 76 ext (23)}
) 13... Qxb5 14. cxb5 Nb8 15. O-O Rc8 16. g4 Nfd7 17. Rfd1 Ne5 18. Kg2 Nc4 19.
Bxb8 Nxb2 20. Rd2 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Bxc3 22. Rc2 Rxb8 23. Rxc3 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rc8 $11
{1/2-1/2 Markeluk,S-Darcyl,T/Buenos Aires 1990/EXT 97 (31)}) 10. f3 e5 $1 {
The complications started with this move are considered promising for Black.}
11. cxd5 (11. Bg3 $6 {is poor due to} d4 $1 12. fxg4 dxc3 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 ({or} 
13... Raxd8 14. Rxc3 h6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Rb3 Nxc5 17. Rb5 b6 $44 {0-1 Pavlov,
A-Tseitlin,M/St Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001 (59)}) 14. Rxc3 h6 15. Nf3 (15. Nh3
Ne4 16. Rb3 Nxc5 17. Rb5 Bf8 $1 18. Be2 a6 19. Rb6 Na4 $1 20. Rb3 Bb4+ 21. Kf1
Nc5 $19 {0-1 Sokolov,I-Avrukh,B/Bugojno 1999/Inf 77/[Avrukh,B] (31)}) 15... Ne4
16. Rc1 (16. Rb3 $142) 16... Nxc5 (16... Nxg3 17. hxg3 e4 $5) 17. Be2 e4 18.
Nd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Bxd4 $17 {0-1 Botvinnik,M-Gligoric,S/Tel Aviv 1964/EXT 99 
(78)}) 11... exf4 12. dxc6 Qe7 $1 13. fxg4 (13. e4 Rad8 14. Bd3 bxc6 15. fxg4
Nd7 16. Nxf7 (16. Nh3 Nxc5 17. Nxf4 Be5 18. Nce2 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Nxd3+ 20. Nxd3
Qxe4+ 21. Qe2 Qd4 $1 $40) 16... Qxf7 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Nxc5 19. Bc4+ Kh8
20. O-O Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Rb8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Tukmakov,V/Frunze 1981/URS-ch 
(41)}) (13. Be2 $5 Rad8 14. Qc2 Qxc5 (14... Bc8 $5) 15. Nce4 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Bf5
17. cxb7 Nd5 18. exf4 Ne3 19. Rc7 Nxg2+ 20. Kf2 Nxf4 21. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Sauberli,
G-Belov,D/IECC 2001/Telechess CBM 87 (41)}) 13... Qxe3+ 14. Be2 (14. Ne2 Rad8
15. Qb3 $4 Qd2+ 16. Kf2 {0-1 Fernandez,J-Schmidt,W/Camaguey 1974/EXT 2000 (16)}
Nxg4+ $19) 14... Nxg4 15. Nh3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty gives White
better chances to successfully parry Black's attack.  Ftacnik: 'Khalifman has
prepared the novelty in a somewhat exotic line of Gruenfeld indian defence.
Black is very active, but he has to find compensation for the whole piece. '} (
15. Rf1 Nxh2 (15... Rad8 $5 16. Qc2 Nxh2) 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nxf1+ 18. Rxf1
bxc6 19. Bc4 $13 {_|_1/2-1/2 Sygulski,B-Tomaszewski,R/Gdynia 1985/EXT 2001 (55)
}) 15... Rad8 16. Qc2 Ne5 {Now White step by step parries Black's threats,
keeping an extra piece.} ({The unobvious} 16... Qe7 $1 {[%cal Rg4e3] was
probably better. After} 17. O-O Qxc5+ 18. Kh1 Ne3 {the position remains
unclear.}) (16... f3 {Ftacnik} 17. gxf3 Ne5 18. Kf1 Nxf3 (18... bxc6 19. Nd1
Qh6 20. Nhf2 $18) (18... Rd2 19. Qe4 $18) 19. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 20. Nf2 Qxc6 21. b4
$16) 17. Kf1 {'?' Ftacnik.} (17. c7 $142 {Ftacnik} Nd3+ 18. Kf1 Nxc1 19. cxd8=Q
Rxd8 20. Nd1 Qd2 21. Qxd2 Rxd2 22. Bf3 Nd3 23. Nhf2 $16) 17... Nxc6 {'?'
Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Probably a comedy of errors, since in complicated
variations both players have lost their track.'} (17... Rd2 {'!' Ftacnik.} 18.
Qe4 (18. Qb1 $2 {Ftacnik} f3 19. gxf3 Rxe2 20. Nxe2 Qxf3+ 21. Kg1 (21. Nf2 Ng4
$19) 21... Qxe2 $19) 18... Rxe2 {Ftacnik} 19. Qxe3 (19. Qxf4 $2 Nd3 20. Qxe3
Rxe3 21. Rb1 Rfe8 $19) 19... Rxe3 20. cxb7 Nd3 (20... Nc6 21. Nb5 Bxb2 22. Rb1
Be5 23. Nd6 $14) 21. c6 (21. Rd1 Nxb2 22. Rc1 Rxc3 23. Rxc3 Bxc3 24. c6 Be5 25.
Ke2 Bc7 $17) 21... Rfe8 22. Ne2 Rxe2 23. b8=Q Nxc1 24. Qd6 Re1+ 25. Kf2 Rxh1
26. c7 Rhe1 27. Nxf4 $13) 18. Rd1 Nd4 19. Qe4 Nf5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (19... Ne6 $5
{Ftacnik} 20. Qf3 (20. Qxb7 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Qxc3 23. g3 fxg3 24.
hxg3 Qxg3 25. Nf2 $14) 20... Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Qd2 $16) 20. Rxd8
Rxd8 21. Qxe3 fxe3 22. g4 Nd4 23. Kg2 {Ftacnik: 'White has managed to
consolidate his forces and his chances in the endgame are very promising.'}
Nxe2 24. Nxe2 Rd2 25. Kf3 Rxb2 26. Ng5 Rxa2 27. Rb1 Rc2 (27... Rb2 {was the
last chance but the endgame should be winning for White anyway.}) 28. Rxb7 Be5
29. h3 (29. Nxf7 Bxh2 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Nd4 Rxc5 32. Ne6 Rc8 33. Rg7 $1 {
[%cal Rh6f7] was a nicer way to end the game.}) 29... h5 30. Nxf7 hxg4+ 31.
hxg4 Bg7 32. Ng5 Be5 33. Rxa7 Rxc5 34. Ra8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[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 e6 12. Qd2 Na5 13. Bd3 b6 14. Bh6 Bb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Jyvaskyla JyS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. Bd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. f4 c5 14. dxc5 Qc7 (
14... Bxc5 15. Ne4 Be7 (15... Qxd3 {Tiviakov} 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Nxd3 $16 {
/\ f5 with a better P structure in the _|_.}) 16. Nxf6+ (16. Qf3 $5 $14) 16...
Bxf6 17. Qe2 $5 $14 {/\ g4-g5} (17. Qg3 {White's best plan is usually g4-g5.}
Qb6 18. Bc3 Qb5 19. f5 $5 $13 {Tiviakov-Ernst, Hoogeveen 2000 CBM 78 ext} (19.
Rd6 Na6 $13 {/\ Nc5}))) 15. Bc3 {White has big successes with this move these
days.} (15. Ne4 Rd8 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qg3 (17. Qf3 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. g4
Rad8 {White has no advantage in the [+], so the P march on the >> is not so
dangerous.} 20. Be3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Bxh4 23. Qd6 Qc6 $11 {
Hracek-Svetushkin, Herceg Novi 2001}) 17... Nd7 18. Ng4 h5 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 {
Epishin defends this position from Black's point's of view.} 20. Bc3 (20. Be3
Rd5 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Qf3 Rc8 23. Rd1 b6 24. c4 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 bxc5 {and the
_|_ is completely equal.} 26. g3 g6 27. Qd2 $11 {Drazic-Epishin, Bratto 2001})
20... Ng4 21. Bd4 (21. b4 {pushes even too hard:} b6 22. Qf3 bxc5 23. b5 c4 24.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 $15 {Godena-Epishin, Saint Vincent 2001}) 21... Rd5 22. Rd3 Rc8 23.
Rhd1 b6 24. b4 {White has an extra P, but his << is rather vulnerable.} Qb7 25.
Qe1 a5 26. a3 axb4 27. axb4 Qc7 28. g3 bxc5 29. Bxc5 Nf6 30. Qe2 Qc6 $44 {
Campora-Epishin, Sevilla 2000}) (15. Rhe1 $5 {deserves attention yet.} Nc6 (
15... Nbd7 16. c6 $14 {wants to ruin Black's P formation on the <<.}) 16. Nxc6
Qxc6 17. f5 Rad8 18. Qb3 (18. Qe2 Qa4) 18... Rd5 $1 19. fxe6 fxe6 {
(David-Mittelman, Antwerp 1999)} 20. Qe3 $1 {Mittelman}) 15... Nd5 $2 {Now
White suddenly gets an irresistable -> on the >>.} (15... Bxc5 16. Ne4 Nd5 17.
Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Bd4 Qa5 19. a3 Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. f5 $14 {and White's chances
are preferable because of his strong B in the _|_, but also in the middlegame,
Roehrich-Svetushkin, FIDE.com 2001.}) (15... Rd8 16. Qf3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18.
Qxc6 bxc6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Ne4 $16 {and the _|_ clearly favours White because
of his chances on the <<, Zahn-Kachiani, Bad Woerishofen 1999.}) (15... Nc6
$142 16. Qf3 Bxc5 {is probably the best way for Black.} (16... Nxe5 $2 17. fxe5
$1 Nd5 18. Nf5 $1 Nxc3 (18... Bxc5 19. Rxd5 $1) 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qxc3 $16 {
Mittelman}) 17. Rd3 (17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 f5 $11) (17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxc6 bxc6
$11) 17... Nb4 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. c3 Bd6 21. Re1 Rfd8 22. Ng4 Nxg4
23. Qxg4 Bf8 $11 {Baklan-Mittelman, Antwerp 1999}) 16. Nh5 $1 Bxc5 17. Rh3 $1 {
/\ Rg3 and all the white pieces join the ->, while Black's pieces are far away
from the >>.} Rc8 18. Rg3 Bf8 19. Qe4 (19. Bb4 $6 {leads nowhere after} Nc6 20.
Nxc6 Qxc6 $13) ({but} 19. Ng4 $1 {looks even more devastating.} Kh8 20. Be5 $18
) 19... Qe7 20. Rxd5 $1 $18 {This is the clear-cut solution. White eliminate's
Black's only strong defender.} (20. Bb4 Nxb4 21. Qxb4 Qc7 22. Qe4 $16) 20...
exd5 21. Qf5 (21. Qxd5 Rxc3 (21... Rd8 22. Qb3) 22. bxc3 $18) 21... Rxc3 22.
Nf6+ ({The simple} 22. bxc3 $18 {was also winning.}) 22... Qxf6 23. Qxf6 Rxg3
24. Qxf7+ Kh7 25. Qxf8 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2464"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SF"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 Nd7 6. Be2 Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nh6 8. Nf1
Nf5 9. Ng3 Be7 10. Bd3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 Rc8 14. O-O O-O 15.
Bxg6 hxg6 16. g3 Bg5 17. f4 Be7 18. Be3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qb6 20. Qd2 Qb3 21. Nc1
Qc2 22. Qxc2 Rxc2 23. Nd3 Nb6 24. Rfc1 Re2 25. Bf2 Rd2 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1
Rc8 28. Rc1 Rc4 29. Be3 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Nc4 31. a4 Kf8 32. Kf1 Ke8 33. Ke2 Kd7
34. Bd2 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Be7 (9... Bd7 $5 10. g4 Nh6 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 $132 {1/2-1/2 Savic,M-Lputian,S/BIH t-ch Neum 2002/CBM 90 (30)}) 10. Bd3 $5
({White failed to get any advantage after} 10. h4 a5 $5 11. b5 a4 $1 12. g4 Nh6
13. Nc3 Nxg4 14. Nxa4 Qa5+ 15. Nd2 Qxa4 16. Qxg4 Nxe5 17. Qxg7 Ng6 18. h5 Bf8
19. Qf6 Be7 20. Qg7 Bf8 21. Qf6 Be7 22. Qg7 {1/2-1/2 Sandipan,C-Dolmatov,S/
Moscow Aeroflot op 2002/CBM 88 (22)}) 10... Bd7 11. O-O $5 {The future of this
variation depends upon the evaluation of this position.} (11. Bxf5 exf5 12. O-O
Be6 13. Nc3 Qd8 14. Qd2 g5 $5 15. Nb5 h6 16. Bc3 a6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Qxd6
19. a4 f6 $13 {Kamsky,G-Dokhoian,Y/Pavlodar 1987/0-1 (61)}) 11... Rc8 $146 ({
Black employed a different plan in the next game} 11... g6 12. Bc2 a5 13. b5 $5
Qxb5 14. Nc3 Qb6 15. Rb1 Na7 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Rc1 Bc6 18. Bd3 O-O 19. g4 Ng7 20.
Kg2 f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Ne5 Raf8 $132 {Erenburg,S-Stepashkin,E/RUS-ch B18
Kolontaevo 1998/1-0 (52)}) (11... Ncxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qg4) 12. Nbd2 {
[%cal Gd2b3,Gb3c5]} g5 {Dolmatov made very interesting and agressive moce,
nevertheless I believe that such opening strategy can be punished by energetic
play.} (12... a5 $5 13. b5 Ncxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qg4 Nf5 16. Bxf5 exf5 17.
Qxg7 Rf8 18. a4 $5 {[%csl Rd7]} (18. e6 $5)) 13. Nb3 h5 (13... g4 14. Ne1 h5
15. Nc2 $36 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gb3c5]}) 14. Rc1 g4 15. Ne1 a5 $8 16. Bxf5 $5 (16.
b5 Ncxd4) 16... exf5 17. Nd3 axb4 18. Nbc5 Be6 (18... bxa3 19. Bxa3 Nxd4 20.
Nf4 $5 (20. Nxd7 Kxd7 (20... Rxc1 21. Bxc1 Kxd7 22. Be3 {[%cal Re3b6]}) 21. Rb1
$40) 20... Bxc5 21. Nxd5 $16) 19. axb4 Qb5 (19... Nxb4 $4 20. Qb3 $18) 20. Nf4
{An optimal place for the knight} Rh6 (20... Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Qxb4 22. Bc3 $16)
21. Bc3 Bg5 {Black desperately tries to cover the dark squares.} (21... b6 22.
Ncd3 $5 $16) 22. Bd2 Bxf4 $8 (22... Nxd4 $2 23. Ncxe6 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 $18) 23.
Bxf4 Rg6 24. Be3 $5 $16 {[%cal Gc5d3,Gd3f4] Without "special effects" White
obtained a practically winning position.} Rg8 ({Perhaps Black should have
considered} 24... h4 $5) 25. Re1 Ne7 $6 26. Qd2 h4 (26... b6 27. Nb7 $1 {
[%csl Rd6]}) 27. Bg5 $1 h3 28. Bxe7 Kxe7 29. Qh6 (29. Nxe6 $142 $5 Rxc1 (29...
fxe6 30. Qh6 $18) 30. Rxc1 fxe6 (30... Kxe6 31. Qh6+ Rg6 32. Qf8 $18) 31. Qh6
$18) 29... Rc6 ({There wasn't a rescue in} 29... Qb6 30. Qh4+ Ke8 31. Nxe6 Rxc1
32. Rxc1 Qxe6 33. Rc7 $18) 30. Qf6+ Ke8 31. Ra1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Momot Alexander"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Bd2 Nb8 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. a3 c5 13. Ba2 Qc7 14. Ne2 d5 15. exd5
Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. c4 N5f6 18. Ng3 Rfe8 19. Bc3 Bf8 20. b3 h6 21. Ra2 b4
22. Ba1 bxa3 23. Rxa3 Re6 24. Bc3 Rae8 25. Ra2 g6 26. Qa1 Qd6 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28.
dxe4 Qb8 29. Nd2 Qb7 30. Qb2 Nb8 31. Rea1 h5 32. Ra3 Bh6 33. Nf3 Qxe4 34. Re1
Qb7 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. Nxe5 Qe4 37. Ra1 Bg7 38. Nf3 Bxc3 39. Qxc3 Qf4 40. Rd1
Qc7 41. Qf6 Nc6 42. Rd6 Nb4 43. Ne5 Qe7 44. Nd7 a5 45. Kh2 Nc2 46. Rd2 Nd4 47.
Qxe7 Rxe7 48. Nxc5 Nc6 49. h4 Rc7 50. f3 Ne7 51. Ne4 Kg7 52. Rd8 Rb7 53. Rd3
Ra7 54. Nc5 Rc7 55. Na4 Rb7 56. Rc3 Nf5 57. Kh3 Nd4 58. c5 Rc7 59. Kh2 Kf6 60.
Nb6 Rc6 61. b4 axb4 62. Nd5+ Ke5 63. Nxb4 Rc8 64. Re3+ Kf5 65. Re4 Nc6 66. Nd5
Rd8 67. Ne3+ Kf6 68. Ra4 Rd3 69. Nf1 Ke5 70. Ng3 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. Bg2 dxc4 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Qxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Be3 Bxd3 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qg2 Qf5 20. Nd2 b4 21.
Bd4 bxc3 22. bxc3 h6 23. a4 Rfe8 24. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ {Khalifman has a particularly impressive
record against the Grunfeld. I noticed that in the main line stuff, he hadn't
lost since 1989!} Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Nc6 7. d4 Bg7 8. e4 (8. Bf4 $5 Nh5 $5
) 8... O-O 9. e5 (9. h3 $5 {[%csl Rd7,Rf6][%cal Yh3g4] might be playable} a6 $5
$132 {[%cal Yb7b5] occurred to me during the game. (Nf6-d7 is not possible, as
in the position with the B on c8).}) 9... Be6 10. exf6 Bxc4 11. fxg7 Kxg7 12.
Bxc4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Be2 Rfd8 15. O-O c6 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Rab1 Rd7 18. a3
Qb3 19. Ne4 b6 {A necessary evil.} 20. Nd2 Qe6 {[%csl Re2][%cal Yd7d2,Ye6e2,
Ye3d2]} 21. Bc4 {It is very difficult for either side to make progress. The
rooks are strong on the d-file, but the minor pieces cover the entry squares.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. Rc1 Qb7 18. Bb1 Rfe8 19. a3 Rac8 20. Qe2 Bd8 21. Bd3
Rb8 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Bc5 Ba5 25. Red1 Bc6 26. b4 axb3 27. Nxb3
Bb6 28. Qe3 Red8 29. f3 Be8 30. Be2 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Nd7 32. Bxb6 Qxb6 33. Qxb6
Nxb6 34. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.13"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 exd4 10. Rd1 Qf6 11. Qb3 Ne7 12. c3 Qe6 13. cxd4 Qxb3 14. axb3 g6
15. Be3 Bg7 16. Ra4 Kd7 17. Nd2 Rhe8 18. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.14"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia & Montenegro"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Rb8 8. Nfd2
Bd7 9. Nxc4 b5 10. Ncd2 Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Ne7 14. Qc2 h6
15. Nc5 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxa6 Rb6 18. Nc5 Bc6 19. e4 Ba8 20. Be3 Rd6 21.
Rad1 Nc6 22. Nd3 Bd4 23. Bf4 Rd7 24. e5 Bb6 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. e6 fxe6 27. Qxc6
Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Qxd3 29. Bxc7 Bxc7 30. Qxc7 Qd5 31. a3 Qf5 32. Qb6 Rc8 33. Re1
Rc2 34. Qd4 Qd5 35. Qxd5 exd5 36. b4 Kf7 37. Kg2 Rc3 38. Re5 Rd3 39. Kf1 Kf6
40. f4 d4 41. Rxb5 Rxa3 42. Rd5 d3 43. Kf2 Rb3 44. b5 Rb2+ 45. Ke3 d2 46. Rxd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 c6 6. Bf4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
Bc4 9. Qd1 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Qa4 Qc8 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfc1 Qb7
15. e4 b5 16. Qb3 b4 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. exd5 Bd8 19. d6 Qb8 20. Qf3 Bb6 21. Nb3
Qe8 22. Nc5 Be2 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. Qxb4 a5 25. Qd2 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Qxa5 Bd4
28. Qd2 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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 "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 c6 14. e4 cxd5 15.
exd5 Qc8 16. Bf4 Qc4 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Rfe1 h6 19. h4 Qa6 20. Bf1 Qa5 21. Nb5
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Nc3 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.19"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Na6 8.
Qb3 c5 9. d5 e6 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. O-O exd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Qc4 {[%mdl 4]
Gagunashvili is consequently playing this line, Khalifman is accepting the
challenge of fighting for black side.} (13. Rd1 Rb8 (13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Bf4 Rc8 16. d6 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qd7 18. Rd2 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Re6 20. h3 {1-0
Radziejewski,D-Jezierski,P/Porabka 1986/ (34)}) 14. Qa3 Qd6 15. Be3 Rfc8 16. h3
Ne4 17. Rac1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 h6 19. Bd4 Be4 20. Bxg7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Kxg7 {0-1
Atalik,S-Najer,E/Groningen 1999/ (58)}) (13. Bf4 Bd3 (13... Qb6 14. Rac1 (14.
Rfd1 c4 15. Qxc4 Qxb2 16. Be5 Ng4 17. Bd4 Nxf2 18. Bxf2 Rfc8 19. Qxa6 Qxc3 20.
d6 Rc6 21. Qb7 Rd8 22. Bg3 Rd7 {Flear,G-Ristic,N/Dortmund II 1989/ (22)}) 14...
Qb4 15. Bd6 Rfd8 16. Be7 Rdb8 17. d6 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rxb3 19. Na4 Nd7 20. Nxc5
Nxc5 21. Rxc5 Rd3 {0-1 Legky,N-Salaun,Y/Cannes/1992/ (41)}) 14. Rfd1 c4 15. Qb7
Qc8 16. Qxc8 Raxc8 17. Ne5 Nh5 18. Nxd3 cxd3 19. Bg5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rxc3 21. Be7
Rb8 22. d6 Rb7 23. Kf1 f5 {1/2-1/2 Legky,N-Stohl,I/Vrnjacka Banja/1989/ (28)})
13... Qb6 14. Be3 (14. Rd1 Rfe8 15. Be3 Rac8 $13) 14... Qxb2 15. Rac1 (15. Bxc5
$2 Rfc8 16. Rac1 (16. Qb4 Qxb4 17. Bxb4 Rc4 18. a3 Rac8 $17) 16... Nd7 17. Na4
Qb5 $17) 15... Nd7 {It is quite possible, that white would have to work harder
after the tricky move 15...Rfc8!?} (15... Rfc8 $5 16. Na4 Qb5 17. Rfd1 Nxd5 18.
Rxd5 Be6 19. Qxb5 axb5 20. Rdxc5 bxa4 $17) 16. Na4 (16. Rfd1 Qb4 17. Ne2 $13)
16... Qb5 (16... Qb4 17. Qxa6 (17. Nxc5 Qxc4 18. Rxc4 Nb6 19. Rcc1 Nxd5 20. Nd4
Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bc8 $15) 17... Rac8 18. Rfe1 $11) 17. Qxb5 axb5 18. Nxc5 Nb6 19.
d6 (19. Rfd1 $2 Bb2 $17) 19... Nc4 20. Bg5 (20. d7 Rfd8 21. Rcd1 Bf8 $17) 20...
Bb2 (20... Rfc8 21. d7 Rxc5 22. d8=Q+ Rxd8 23. Bxd8 Rc8 24. Be7 Be4 $44) 21.
Rcd1 (21. Be7 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Rfc8 23. d7 Rxc5 24. Bxc5 Bxd7 $17) 21... f6 22.
Bf4 Ba3 23. Rd5 (23. Na6 Rad8 24. Nd4 Bxd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nc5 Rd5 27. Nxf5
Rxc5 $17) 23... Nb6 (23... Bg4 24. Nb7 Bd7 25. Nd4 a6 $15) 24. Rxf5 $1 {
White must play with great phantasy just to keep chances for the equality.}
gxf5 25. Ne6 Nd5 (25... Rf7 26. Nc7 Rc8 27. Nxb5 Bc5 28. Bg3 (28. Nh4 Nd5 29.
Bh6 Rb7 $17) 28... Nc4 $15) 26. Bg3 (26. Nxf8 Nxf4 27. Nxh7 (27. Nd7 Rd8 28.
Nxf6+ Kg7 $19) 27... Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Kxh7 $17) (26. Rd1 Nxf4 27. Nxf4 Rf7 28. Rd3
Bb2 29. Nd5 Rd7 30. Ne7+ Kf7 31. Nxf5 Rc8 $15) 26... f4 (26... Rfe8 $5 27. Nc7
(27. Nfd4 Bb2 28. d7 Re7 29. d8=Q+ Rxd8 30. Nxd8 Bxd4 31. Nc6 Re4 $17) 27...
Nxc7 28. dxc7 Rac8 29. Rd1 (29. Nd4 f4 30. Bxf4 Re4 31. Nxb5 Rxf4 32. Nxa3 Rxc7
$19) 29... Bc5 30. Rd7 Bb6 $17) 27. Nxf8 fxg3 28. Ne6 gxf2+ $6 {Exception to
the rule! Black would have done much better with swap of the pawn that is
further from the center 28...gxh2+!} (28... gxh2+ $1 29. Nxh2 Kf7 (29... Bxd6
30. Rd1 Bxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nc3 32. Rd7 a5 $17) 30. Nc7 Nxc7 31. dxc7 Rc8 32. Rb1 b4
33. Ng4 Rxc7 34. Ne3 a5 $17) 29. Rxf2 Bxd6 (29... Kf7 30. Nfg5+ $1 Kg6 31. Ne4
f5 32. N4c5 $16) 30. Rd2 Kf7 31. Rxd5 Kxe6 32. Rxb5 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.20"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 exd4 14. Rxd4 Re8 15.
Rc1 Ng4 16. h3 Nge5 17. Rd2 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Nf8 19. Be3 Qe7 20. Ne2 Bd7 21. Bc5
Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Qf6 23. Qd4 Re5 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 c5 26. Ng3 Be6 27. a3 c4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8.
Be3 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 e6 11. Be2 Nfd7 12. Qb4 a5 13. Qb3 a4 14. Qc2 Qe7
15. O-O Rfc8 16. a3 c5 17. d5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ne5 19. Be2 Nec4 20. Bf4 Bd4 21.
Nb5 e5 22. Bg3 Nd6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Qb6 8. h3
Qa6 9. b3 b5 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Re1 bxc4 13. Nxc4 Nb6 14. Nxb6 axb6
15. e4 Rfd8 16. Qd2 b5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Qb5 19. Qc2 Nd7 20. Kh2 c5 21. Bf1
Qc6 22. d5 Qc8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. b4 cxb4 25. Qb2+ Kg8 26. Rec1 Qb8 27. Rc4 Ba6
28. Rxb4 Qc7 29. Rc1 Qa7 30. Bxa6 Qxa6 31. Nb6 Nxb6 32. Rxb6 Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Qc7 10. Ne2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. c4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15.
a4 Ba6 16. Rfc1 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Ra6 19. Qe2 Qb7 20. R4c2 Ne8 21.
Qd3 Nf8 22. Nf1 Ne6 23. N1d2 Rd8 24. Qb3 Qa8 25. Nc4 c5 26. Ncxe5 Bxe5 27. Nxe5
Qxe4 28. Rxc5 Nf6 29. Rc6 Rxc6 30. Nxc6 Nf4 31. Bxf4 Qxf4 32. Rc4 Ne4 33. Rxe4
Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qxc6 35. Qe3 h5 36. h4 Qf6 37. b3 Rd5 38. Rf4 Rf5 39. Rxf5 Qxf5
40. g3 Qd5 41. Qc3 Qf5 42. Qd4 Qc2 43. Qb6 Kh7 44. Qe3 Kg7 45. Kg2 Qc6+ 46. Kg1
Kh7 47. Qf4 Kg8 48. Qb8+ Kh7 49. Qb5 Qc1+ 50. Kg2 Qd2 51. Qg5 Qc3 52. Qe3 Qb4
53. Kf1 Qd6 54. Ke2 Qd5 55. Qf3 Qe6+ 56. Kd2 Qd6+ 57. Kc2 Qc5+ 58. Kb1 Kg8 59.
Qe3 Qf5+ 60. Kb2 Qf6+ 61. Ka2 Qf5 62. Qd2 Qc5 63. f4 Kh7 64. Kb2 Qb6 65. Qd5
Kg8 66. Qf3 Qd4+ 67. Kc2 Qc5+ 68. Kd3 Qd6+ 69. Ke2 Qc5 70. Qe4 Kh7 71. Qc4 Qe7+
72. Kd2 Qb7 73. Kc3 Qf3+ 74. Kd4 Kg8 75. Qc8+ Kh7 76. Qc3 Qf2+ 77. Qe3 Qc2 78.
Qd3 Qf2+ 79. Kd5 Qb6 80. f5 Qd8+ 81. Kc4 Qc7+ 82. Kb5 Qe5+ 83. Kb6 gxf5 84. Qf3
Qd6+ 85. Kxa5 Qc5+ 86. Ka6 Kg6 87. Kb7 Qb4+ 88. Kc7 Qe7+ 89. Kb6 Qb4+ 90. Ka6
Qe4 91. Qf4 Qc6+ 92. Ka7 Qc5+ 93. Kb7 Qd5+ 94. Kc7 Qa5+ 95. Kc6 Qc3+ 96. Kd7
Qd3+ 97. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. dxc5 O-O 13. O-O Bxc5 14.
Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Nbc3 Bc4 10. Bxc4 Nxc4 11. Qb3 (11. O-O e6 12. f4 Qd7 13. Qd3 Nb6 14. f5
O-O-O 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qg3 g6 18. f6 Qb4 19. a3 Qc4 20. Rad1 Rd7
21. Qe3 Qb3 $17 {0-1 Chow,A-Shamkovich,L/Chicago 1990/EXT 97 (34)}) (11. e6 $1
fxe6 12. O-O g6 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Qxe6 Qd7 15. Qxd7+ $1 Kxd7 16. d5 Nb4 17. Rd1
Bg7 18. a3 Na6 19. Be3 $14 {1-0 Comas Fabrego,L-Markowski,T/Istanbul 2003/CBM
96/[Huzman] (51)}) 11... Nb6 12. e6 (12. Be3 e6 $11) 12... fxe6 13. Be3 (13.
Qxe6 Qd7 $1 (13... Nxd4 14. Qe4 Nxe2 (14... Nc6 15. Bg5 Qc8 (15... Nc8 16. Rd1
Nd6 17. Qe3 $44) 16. O-O-O e5 17. Nd4 Bd6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. f4 O-O 20. fxe5 $16
{1-0 Volkov,S-Drozdovskij,Y/St Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001 (62)}) 15. Kxe2 c6 16.
Rd1 $44 {1-0 Volkov,S-Kharlov,A/Ekaterinburg 1999/CBM 75/[Huzman] (84)}) 14.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. O-O {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Magem Badals,J/Liepaja 2001/CBM 85 (15)
}) 13... Qd7 14. O-O (14. Nf4 Nd5 15. Ncxd5 exd5 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qa6 Rxb2 18.
O-O e6 19. Rae1 Rb6 20. Qa4 Bb4 $17 {0-1 Van der Wiel,J-Van Wely,L/Brussels
1993/CBM 34 ext (55)}) 14... g6 (14... O-O-O 15. a4 Na5 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Bf2 g6
18. Ne4 Bh6 19. Nc5 Qc6 20. Rab1 b6 21. b4 Ne3 $15 {0-1 Kanep,M-Drozdovskij,Y/
Alushta UKR 2003/(47)}) 15. Ne4 Qd5 $1 16. Qd1 (16. Qd3 O-O-O 17. Nf4 Qc4 $17)
16... O-O-O {Black finished development of their pieces and are ready to get
rid of weakness on e6 by e5.I think that White don't have full compensation
for the sacrifised pawn.} 17. Nf4 Qf5 {[%cal Ye6e5]} 18. g4 Qf7 19. Ng5 Qf6 ({
To my opinion Black could fight for advantage by} 19... Qg8 $5 20. Ngxe6 (20.
Nfxe6 Rd5 21. Qc2 h6 22. Nxf8 Qxf8 23. Ne6 Qf6 24. Nf4 Rxd4 $1 $17) 20... Rd6 {
but they decided that it was too risky.} 21. Nxf8 Qxf8 22. Qb3 (22. d5 Nxd5 23.
Nxd5 Qf7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Qb3 Re6 $15 {[%csl Rg1]}) 22... Qg8 $5 23. Qxg8+
Rxg8 24. Rae1 Nxd4 (24... g5 $5 25. Ne2 Nd5 26. Bf2 Rf8 27. Bg3 Rdf6 28. Nc3
$11) 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Ne6 $44) 20. Ne4 (20. Ngxe6 Rd6 21. g5 Qf7 22. Qb3 h6
$17) (20. Nfxe6 Rd5 21. Nxf8 Qxf8 22. Qc2 Qf6 $17) 20... Qf7 21. Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. Qb1 Nb8 14. Bc2 Nbd7 15. b4
d5 16. dxe5 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe4 19. Nec4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Nd5 21. Rg3
e3 22. Qe1 e2 23. Na5 Rb8 24. Nxb7 Rxb7 25. Qd2 Nf4 26. Re3 Rb8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8
28. Re1 g5 29. g3 Rd8 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Nd5 32. Rxe2 Nxc3 33. Rf2 Nxa2 34.
Bb3 Nxb4 35. Rxf7 Kh8 36. Bc4 c5 37. Rc7 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Meister, Jakob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E26"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8.
f3 cxd4 9. cxd4 e5 10. e4 Qxd4 11. Qxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 Nc6 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Nxd4
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Rd8 16. Be3 Be6 17. Be2 a6 18. Kf2 b5 19. Rhc1 Ne8 20. Rc6 Bd7
21. Rb6 Rdb8 22. Rc1 Rxb6 23. Bxb6 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Bc5 Nc7 26. Ke3 Ne6
27. Bd6 f6 28. f4 g6 29. g4 Kg7 30. h4 Bd7 31. Bb4 h6 32. Bd1 Kh7 33. f5 Ng7
34. Bb3 gxf5 35. gxf5 Ne8 36. Kd4 Ng7 37. Bd5 Nh5 38. Ke3 Be8 39. Be1 Kg7 40.
Bb7 Kf7 41. Bd5+ Kg7 42. Kf3 Kh7 43. Bc3 Kg7 44. Kg4 Kf8 45. Bb4+ Kg7 46. Bb7
Kh7 47. Bxa6 Ng7 48. Bc3 Nh5 49. Bb7 Kg7 50. Bd5 Kf8 51. Bb4+ Kg7 52. Bd6 Kh7
53. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. N1e2 Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Loskutov, Oleg"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Tomsk Siberian Athens-Neftekhim"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Qd2 Qxc5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. e5 Ng4 8.
b4 Qxb4 9. Rb1 Qa5 10. Rb5 Qd8 11. h3 Nh6 12. Ba3 Nc6 13. Be2 O-O 14. Ne4 a6
15. Rd5 b5 16. O-O Re8 17. c4 Qa5 18. Qc1 Nb4 19. Qc3 Nc6 20. Qc1 Nb4 21. Qc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.21"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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 Bh5 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Qc7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rc1 Qb8 15.
Nxd7 Kxd7 16. f3 Qb7 17. Nf4 Bxf4 18. exf4 Nh5 19. f5 exf5 20. Qd2 f4 21. Ba3
b4 22. Bxb4 Rhe8 23. Rfe1 Rac8 24. Bc5 f6 25. a4 Qxb3 26. Kh2 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Re8
28. Rxe8 Kxe8 29. Qe2+ Kf7 30. Qxa6 Ng3 31. Qa7+ Kg6 32. Bf8 Nf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.23"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 {'Marschall's Gambit.It is a very
straightforward way to deal with black's set up.However its forcing nature
gives black a lot of oppurtunities too.'} dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4
Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 {'One of many lines.'} 9. Ba5 {'This response to 8...Na6 is
Van Wely's choice therefore I have also adopted it.'} b6 10. Qd6 {'The most
challenging move.'} Bd7 11. Bc3 $1 {Dieser Rückzug ist genauer ohne das
Einschieben der langen Rochaden. In einigen Varianten kann Weiß mit seiner
langen Rochade warten oder sogar kurz rochieren.} (11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bc3 Nf6
$1 (12... f6) 13. Qa3 Kb7 14. Qe7 Kc8 $11 15. Qxf7 $2 {Ivanov,Se-Vul,A/
Cappelle la Grande 1996} Qxg2 16. Bf3 Qg5+ 17. Bd2 Qf5 $17) 11... Nf6 $2 {
Eine dubiose Neuerung, wie es Khalifman mit seinem folgenden Spiel deutlich
zeigt. Dieser Zug ist nur stark beim besagten Einschieben der langen Rochaden,
hier sollte sich Schwarz für 11...f6! entscheiden.} (11... f6 $1 12. O-O-O {
'The regular move.'} (12. Nf3 O-O-O 13. Nd2 Qxg2 14. Bf3 Qh3 15. Rg1 Nc7 16.
Qa3 Kb8 17. Rxg7 e5 18. O-O-O $44 {Volkov,S-Goloshchapov,A/Dubai 2003}) 12...
O-O-O 13. Qa3 {'A good novelty.What Loek has played againt Shirov was way too
slow.'} (13. b3 $2 Qxg2 14. Bf3 Qg5+ 15. Kb2 Qc5 16. Qg3 Ne7 17. Qxg7 Nf5 18.
Qxf6 Rhf8 19. Qg5 Qxf2+ 20. Rd2 Qe3 $17 {Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Monaco 2002 'Van
Wely-Shirov,Monaco(rapid) 2002.'}) 13... Kb7 14. Bf3 Qf4+ 15. Rd2 Qc7 $1 {
A good move which I could not spot out in my preparation.} (15... Nb8 16. Ne2
Qxc4 17. Rhd1 Qc5 18. Qxc5 bxc5 19. Nf4 $16 {Najer,E-Malakhov,V/Moscow 2002})
16. Ne2 {It is very iffy if I need this move.} e5 17. Ng3 $2 {From this point
on I was cruising on the wrong plan.} (17. Rhd1 $142) 17... Nh6 18. Ne4 Nf7 19.
c5 {To implant a pawn on d6 was the consequence of my previous moves.} Bf5 {
The other bishops sorty is also good.} 20. Nd6+ Nxd6 21. cxd6 Qd7 22. b4 Nb8
23. b5 {Draw offer.} e4 $15 {Atalik,S-Pavasovic,D/Nova Gorica 2003}) 12. Nf3 $1
O-O-O 13. Ne5 $1 {Sehr stark gespielt. Der Bauer f7 wird empfindlich schwach.}
Rhf8 {Schwarz hat nichts Besseres als diesen häßlichen Zug.} (13... Be8 $2 14.
Qa3 Kb7 15. Qe7+ $16) (13... Nc5 14. f3 Qe3 15. Bd4 (15. Nxf7 $2 Nd5 $3 16.
cxd5 Nd3+ 17. Kd1 Nf2+ 18. Ke1 $11) 15... Nb7 16. Qxc6+ Bxc6 17. Bxe3 $16) 14.
f3 Qe3 15. Bd4 $1 {Weiß verdrängt die gegnerische Dame und rochiert kurz. Es
wäre zu schade, die stolze Konstellation Qd6+Ne5 wegen des Bauern c6
aufzugeben.} (15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qxc6+ Nc7 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. fxe4 e5 $14) 15...
Qg5 16. O-O $16 {[%mdl 2048]} (16. Nxd7 $2 Nxd7 17. Qxc6+ Nc7 18. O-O $2 Qd2)
16... Qd2 {Schwarz kann der gegnerischen Dame auf keine Weise beikommen und
findet nichts Besseres als mit seiner Dame ins weiße Lager einzutauchen,
jedoch mit einem weit geringeren Effekt.} (16... c5 $2 17. f4 Qh6 18. Nxd7 Nxd7
19. Qc6+ Nc7 20. Bf3 $18) (16... Kb7 17. c5 $16) 17. Rf2 Nc7 $2 {Schwarz
sollte stattdessen den folgenden gegnerischen Zug verhindern.} (17... c5 $1 18.
Rd1 Qh6 19. Bc3 Nc7 20. b4 $16) 18. c5 $1 {Mauert seine Dame weiter ein, nimmt
aber dabei den schwarzen König ins Visier. Nebenbei droht 19.Ba6+.} b5 19. a4
$2 {Bisher schnörkellos gespielt, beginnt hier Khalifman nachzulassen.
Möglicherweise hat er die Stärke des folgenden Qualitätsopfers unterschätzt.} (
{Deutlich einfacher war die folgende Lösung der Frage nach dem Gewinnweg.} 19.
Bxb5 $1 Nxb5 20. Rxd2 Nxd6 21. cxd6 Nd5 (21... Kb7 22. Rd3 $18) 22. Bxa7 f6 23.
Nc4 Kb7 24. Bc5 $18) 19... Be8 $1 {Das Qualitätsopfer ist erzwungen, Schwarz
muß die weiße Dame loswerden.} 20. Qxf8 Qxd4 21. Nd3 $2 {Dieser zweite Fehler
vergibt den ganzen Vorteil und führt zu einer unklaren Lage.} ({Nach dem
korrekten} 21. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 22. Qxf7 Qxb2 23. Raf1 Rd2 $16 {behilet Weiß einen
klaren Vorteil.}) 21... Nfd5 $1 22. axb5 Nxb5 $13 {Plötzlich ist die weiße
Dame aus dem Spiel und es ist unklar, wie sie aus dem Exil herauskommt.
Deswegen ist die folgende Entscheidung, Remis anzubieten, verständlich.} 23.
Qg8 (23. Qg8 h5 24. Qh7 f5 $13) (23. Qh8 h6 24. Qh7 f5 $13) (23. Rd1 Ne3 $13)
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.24"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Samara Termosteps"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Be7 9. Bf4 ({It deserves more attention:} 9. Bg5 $5 {You can see my
comments to Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/CBM 76(1/2-1/2)(43)}) ({In my
opinion,the best way to fight for advantage here is:} 9. b4 $5 c6 10. e3 O-O $5
(10... Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd2 $14 {Alterman,
B-Hamdouchi,H/Cap d'Agde,1994(0-1)(50)}) 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Na4 Nd5
14. Rc1 Bf6 15. O-O N5b6 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. bxc5 Nd5 {+/=/= Arlandi,E-Romanishin,
O/Torino,1998(1/2-1/2)(33)}) ({Harmless is:} 9. g3 c6 $11 {for further
comments you can see my annotations to Van Wely,L-Adams,M/Istanbul,2000/EXT
2001(1/2-1/2)(43)}) 9... c6 10. e3 Nbd7 (10... Nh5 $5 11. Bc7 $140 Kd7 {
[%csl Rc7]} 12. Be5 (12. Ba5 $5) 12... f6 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 {+/=/=}) 11.
Nd2 Nb6 12. Nb3 (12. Nc4 $143 O-O $6 (12... Nxc4 $1 13. Bxc4 Be6 $11) 13. h3
Be6 14. Na5 $14 {Jacimovic,D-Cao Sang/Erevan,1996(1/2-1/2)(58)}) 12... Ne4 $146
{[%csl Rd5][%cal Yb6d5,Gg7g5,Ge4c3] Interesting novelty of Alexander Khalifman.
Black improves his pawn structure,but slows his developing.} ({After:} 12...
Nh5 $6 13. Be5 $1 f6 $140 14. Bc7 Kd7 {-White transfers to better endgame:} 15.
Bxb6 axb6 16. Be2 g6 17. Bxh5 gxh5) ({The only game that reached this position
was my game against Lev Psakhis:} 12... Nfd5 $5 {For further analysis you can
see my annotatins to Golod,V-Psakhis,L/Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM 71(1-0)(67)}) 13. Nxe4
(13. Bc7 $143 Nxc3 (13... Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 $14) 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Ba5
b6 16. Bb4 Be6 $11) 13... fxe4 14. Na5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Yc8][%cal Yc8b7]} O-O (
14... Nd5 $143 15. Bg3 h5 16. h4 Kd7 {/\b6} 17. Rc1 $1 {Protecting from b6.}
Rd8 18. Be2 g6 19. O-O {/\Rfe1,Bf1 and f3 +/=}) 15. b4 Nd5 16. Bg3 Bd8 {
Exchange of white's knight,is black's only idea to finish his development.} ({
Senseless is:} 16... h5 17. h3 h4 18. Bh2 Rd8 19. Bc4 $14) 17. Rc1 Bxa5 18.
bxa5 {[%csl Yb7,Gc1,Rc6][%cal Ga5a6,Yb7c6,Ga6b7]} Bd7 (18... a6 $143 19. Rb1 f5
20. Bc4 Rf7 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Kd2 {/\Rhc1<->c +/=}) 19. Be2 ({In my opinion
looks more trivial:} 19. Bc4 Be6 20. Kd2 $14 {[%cal Gc1b1,Gh1c1]}) 19... Rad8
20. a6 $5 b6 21. O-O Rc8 22. Rc2 Rfe8 23. Rfc1 h6 24. h4 Ne7 $6 {Beginning of
strange maneuver,that increased white's advantage.} (24... g6 $142 {/\h5}) 25.
h5 Be6 26. Bd6 $1 Bd7 ({Now badly is:} 26... Bd5 $2 {because of:} 27. Bc4 $1
Rcd8 28. Bxd5 Nxd5 (28... cxd5 29. Bb4 {[%cal Gc2c7]} Rd7 30. Rc7 $18) (28...
Rxd6 29. Bxe4 $18) 29. Rxc6 $16) 27. Kh2 Nd5 {Finally,Black had moved back to
previous pieces configuration.} 28. g4 $14 Re6 29. Be5 Ree8 30. Kg3 Red8 31.
Bf1 f6 32. Bf4 Kf7 33. Bg2 Re8 34. Bh1 (34. f3 $5 exf3 35. Bxf3 {[%csl Rc7,Yd5]
[%cal Gf3d5,Gc2c7]} Ke6 36. Be4 Nxf4 37. Kxf4 Kd6 38. Bg6 $14) 34... Re6 35.
Bg2 Ree8 36. Bd6 Re6 37. Bb4 Rg8 38. Bh3 $6 ({From my point of view, better
was:} 38. Bf1 $5 {/\Bc4} b5 $1 (38... g6 $2 39. Bc4 gxh5 40. Bxd5 cxd5 41. Rc7
Rxg4+ $2 (41... Rd8 42. Rxa7 $18) 42. Kh3 Ke8 43. Rxa7 {/\Rcc7+-}) (38... Rc8
$2 39. Bc4 Ree8 40. f4 $1 Red8 ({of course not:} 40... exf3 $4 41. e4 $1 Rxe4
42. Bxd5+ cxd5 43. Rxc8 Bxc8 44. Rxc8 $18) 41. Bxd5+ cxd5 42. Rc7 Ke8 43. f5
Rxc7 44. Rxc7 Ra8 45. Bf8 $1 {Very nice move!} Kxf8 (45... Kd8 46. Rb7 $18) 46.
Rxd7 $18) 39. Rc5 $1 (39. Bc5 $2 g6 $1 40. hxg6+ Rxg6 41. Be2 Re8 42. Bxa7 Ra8
43. Bc5 Bxg4 $1 44. Bxg4 f5 $15) 39... Nc7 40. f4 $140 Nxa6 (40... exf3 $143
41. Bd3 Nxa6 42. Bg6+ Ke7 43. Rxc6+ Nxb4 44. Rxe6+ Bxe6 45. axb4 Rc8 46. Rxc8
Bxc8 47. Kxf3 {+/=/+/- White's positional advantage is clear: his pawns
structure is better,Black has a serious weakness on b5,while Pg7 connect his
king to the king side.}) 41. R5c2 {/\f5} Nc7 42. f5 Ree8 43. Kf2 Nd5 44. Bg2 a6
45. Bd6 Rh8 46. a4 $5 $36 {Trying to open one of the lines.White has serious
initiative for the pawn.}) 38... Ree8 $6 {Black misses his chance to change
the direction of the game.} ({It was necessary to break up the position:} 38...
g6 $1 39. hxg6+ Rxg6 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Ge6e8,Ge8g8]} 40. Kh4 Re8 41. Rxc6 $5 {
Obvious sacrifice!} Bxc6 42. Rxc6 Rd8 43. Bd2 Rg5 44. Bf1 Rdg8 45. Be2 $13) 39.
g5 $1 f5 40. Rxc6 $6 {Looks beautiful,but leads to nothing.} (40. g6+ $142 $1
Kf6 ({of course not:} 40... Ke6 $4 41. Rxc6+ Bxc6 42. Rxc6+ Kd7 43. Rd6+ $18)
41. Kh4 {Now White really threats Rc6.} Rc8 42. Bf1 Rgd8 43. Bd6 $1 Ke6 44. Be5
Rg8 45. Bc4 c5 46. Rd2 Bc6 47. Bb3 $16 {[%csl Rc5]}) 40... Bxc6 41. Rxc6 Re6 $8
({It was badly:} 41... g6 42. Bf1 Re6 43. Bc4 Rxc6 44. Bxd5+ Re6 45. gxh6 gxh5+
46. Kh4 ({of course not:} 46. Kf4 $4 Kf6 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gg8g4]}) 46... Kf6
47. Bxe6 Kxe6 48. d5+ $1 Kf7 (48... Kxd5 $2 49. Bc3 $18 {[%csl Yc3][%cal Gh6h7]
}) 49. h7 ({Interesting,but unclear:} 49. Kxh5 Rg2 50. Bc3 f4 $1 $132) 49...
Rh8 50. Kxh5 Rxh7+ 51. Kg5 Rh2 52. Kxf5 Rxf2+ 53. Kxe4 $16 {It is really nice
to play in such position, when only you can win it.}) 42. g6+ ({I can not
recommended in this position:} 42. Rc2 $6 g6 $8 (42... Nxb4 $2 43. axb4 {
Except a material compensation,White also has strong initiative,because of
activity of his pieces and black's weaknesses on a7 and f5.} g6 44. gxh6 gxh5+
45. Kf4 $18) 43. Bf1 f4+ $1 {Great bomb!} 44. exf4 hxg5 45. fxg5 (45. Bc4 $2
gxf4+ 46. Kh3 Rh8 $1 {[%csl Rh3,Yh8]} 47. Bxd5 Rxh5+ 48. Kg2 Rxd5 49. Rc7+ Kf6
50. Rxa7 f3+ 51. Kg3 Rg5+ 52. Kf4 e3 $1 $19) 45... gxh5 46. Kh4 Kg6 $15) 42...
Kf6 43. Bd6 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gd6e5]} Kg5 44. Bf4+ Nxf4 45. exf4+ Kf6 46. Rc7 {
[%csl Ra7,Rf6][%cal Gc7a7,Gc7f7]} Re7 $11 47. Rc6+ {Both players are obliged
to repeat moves.} Re6 48. Rc7 Re7 49. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 e5 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Ne5 e3 11. f3 O-O 12. g3 Nc6 13. Bg2 Nd5 14. Qd3 Nce7
15. Qxf5 Bxf5 16. O-O f6 17. Nc4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. Rfd1 g5 20. Be1 h5 21.
Na5 b6 22. Nc6 Nxc6 23. Rxc6 Kg7 24. h4 Bd7 25. Rc2 gxh4 26. gxh4 Bf5 27. Rc6
Rd7 28. Kh2 Kh7 29. Bh1 Rg7 30. Bg3 Ree7 31. Rg1 Kg8 32. Rcc1 Kf8 33. Bg2 Ke8
34. a3 a5 35. Rgd1 Rg8 36. Rg1 Kd7 37. Bh1 Rg6 38. Bg2 Rgg7 39. Bh1 Kc8 40. Bd6
Rxg1 41. Kxg1 Re8 42. Kh2 Kb7 43. Bg3 Ka6 44. a4 Re7 45. Bg2 Kb7 46. Bh1 Re6
47. Bg2 Kc8 48. Bh1 Kd8 49. Bg2 Re7 50. Bh1 Nb4 51. Be1 Nd5 52. Bg3 Ke8 53. Bg2
Kf7 54. Bh1 Ke8 55. Bg2 Kd7 56. Bh1 c6 57. Bg2 Re8 58. Bh1 Ra8 59. Bg2 Ra7 60.
f4 Ra8 61. Bxd5 cxd5 62. Rc3 Re8 63. Kg2 Re4 64. Rd3 Bg4 65. Kf1 Ke6 66. Ke1
Kf5 67. Bh2 Bh3 68. Bg1 Kxf4 69. Bh2+ Kg4 70. Bg1 Kf4 71. Bh2+ Kg4 72. Bg1 Kxh4
73. Rxe3 Rxe3 74. Bxe3 Kg3 75. Bf2+ Kg4 76. Bg1 Kg3 77. Bf2+ Kg4 78. Bg1 Bg2
79. Bh2 h4 80. Kf2 Be4 81. Bc7 f5 82. e3 h3 83. Bf4 Bc2 84. Bc7 Be4 85. Bf4 Bd3
86. Bc7 Bc2 87. Bxb6 $2 {This pawn is poisoned. dieser Bauer ist vergiftet} (
87. b3 {would have kept White's fortress safe, e.g. hätte die weiße Festung
gehalten, z.B.} Bxb3 88. Bxb6 h2 89. Kg2 h1=Q+ 90. Kxh1 Kf3 91. Bxa5 Kxe3 92.
Bd8 Kxd4 93. a5 Ke3 (93... Bc4 94. Bg5 Ke4 95. Kg2 f4 96. Kf2 d4 97. Bf6 $11)
94. Bb6+ d4 95. a6 Bd5+ 96. Kh2 f4 97. a7 f3 98. Kg3 Kd3 99. Kf2 Kc3 100. Ke1
d3 101. Be3 Kc2 102. Bf4 $11) {[%tqu "En","How did Khalifman break through the
white barricades?","","","f5f4","",6,"h3h2","",0,"De","Wie brach Khalifman
durch die weißen Barrikaden?","","","f5f4","",6,"h3h2","",0]} 87... f4 $3 (
87... h2 $2 88. Kg2 h1=Q+ 89. Kxh1 Kf3 90. Bxa5 Kxe3 91. Bd8 Bxa4 92. Bf6 $11)
88. Bc7 ({After nach} 88. exf4 $2 Be4 89. Kg1 Kg3 $19 {[%cal Gh3h1] the
f4-pawn becomes a protective shield for the black king. wird der Bauer f4 als
Schutzschild für den schwarzen König.}) 88... f3 89. Kg1 Bd3 90. Kf2 (90. Bxa5
$2 h2+ 91. Kxh2 f2 $19) 90... Bc2 91. Kg1 Kf5 92. Bxa5 Ke4 93. Be1 Kxe3 94. a5
Bd3 {[%cal Ga6f1] the principle of one diagonal at work! eine Illustration des
Prinzips der einen Diagonale} 95. Bf2+ Ke2 96. Bg3 Ba6 97. b4 f2+ 98. Bxf2 h2+
0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.26"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Be6 14. Rab1 a5
15. a3 N8d7 16. Rfc1 g6 17. Nd2 Nb6 18. b4 axb4 19. Rxb4 Nfd7 20. Qb2 c5 21.
dxc5 Nxc5 22. Rxb6 Nxd3 23. Rxd6 Nxb2 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxa3 26. Rc7 b6
27. Rdd7 Rd3 28. Rxf7 Rxd2 29. Rg7+ Kh8 30. Rxh7+ Kg8 31. Rhg7+ Kh8 32. Rh7+
Kg8 33. Rcg7+ Kf8 34. Rf7+ Kg8 35. Rfg7+ Kf8 36. Rf7+ Kg8 37. Rhg7+ Kh8 38.
Rxg6 Rb8 39. Rff6 b5 40. Rh6+ Kg7 41. Rhg6+ Kh8 42. Rh6+ Kg7 43. h4 Nc4 44.
Rhg6+ Kh8 45. Rh6+ Kg7 46. Rfg6+ Kf7 47. h5 Rbd8 48. Rh7+ Kf8 49. Rh8+ Kf7 50.
Rh7+ Kf8 51. Rgg7 R2d6 52. Rf7+ Kg8 53. Rhg7+ Kh8 54. Rh7+ Kg8 55. Rfg7+ Kf8
56. Rb7 Kg8 57. Rhg7+ Kh8 58. Rh7+ Kg8 59. Rhg7+ Kh8 60. Rge7 Rb6 61. Rh7+ Kg8
62. Rbg7+ Kf8 63. Rc7 Kg8 64. Rcg7+ Kf8 65. Rc7 Kg8 66. g4 Rbd6 67. Rcg7+ Kf8
68. Rf7+ Kg8 69. Rfg7+ Kf8 70. Rb7 Kg8 71. Rhg7+ Kh8 72. Rge7 Rh6 73. Rxb5 Nd6
74. Rb6 Rf6 75. Kg2 Rg8 76. f3 Ra8 77. f4 Ne4 78. Rxf6 Nxf6 79. Kf3 Rg8 80. g5
Nxh5 81. Re6 Kg7 82. Kg4 Kf7 83. f5 Ng7 84. g6+ Kf8 85. Rf6+ Ke8 86. Ra6 Kd7
87. Kg5 Ne8 88. f6 Nc7 89. f7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.27"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Nce2 e6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ng3
Ba6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Bd2 c3 11. bxc3 Bxf1 12. Nxf1 bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qa6 14. Ng3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 9. d3 d5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Qd2 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Nb5 Bc7 8. f4 Bd7
9. Nxc7+ Qxc7 10. Nf3 Ne7 11. Bd3 a6 12. Bb2 Nf5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Bxd4 O-O 15.
O-O Rc8 16. c3 Nc6 17. Rc1 a5 18. Bf2 Ne7 19. Bc5 Be6 20. Nd4 b6 21. Bd6 Qd7
22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qd2 Qd7 24. h3 Rc4 25. Rf3 h6 26. Re3 Rac8 27. Rf1 Qa4 28.
Qb2 Qd7 29. Qd2 Qa4 30. Qb2 Qd7 31. Kh2 Kh7 32. Rff3 Qa4 33. Rg3 Qd7 34. Qe2 g6
35. Rgf3 Kg7 36. Rd3 Qa4 37. Qf2 Qd7 38. Rfe3 Ra8 39. Qg3 Rac8 40. Rf3 Qe8 41.
Qh4 Qd8 42. Kg3 Bd7 43. Qxd8 Rxd8 44. Kh4 Re8 45. Rfe3 Kf8 46. g4 Ke7 47. Kg3
Rec8 48. Kf3 Be6 49. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nikolenko, Oleg"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 dxe5 5. Nxe5 a6 (5... Nbd7 6. d4 (6. Nc4 g6
7. g3 h5 $5 8. Bg2 h4 9. d3 Bg7 10. Bf4 Nb6 11. Nxb6 Qxb6 12. O-O hxg3 13. hxg3
Bh3 14. Qf3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qxb2 16. Be5 Rd8 17. Rab1 Qxc2 18. Rxb7 O-O $132 {
1/2-1/2 Vedder,H-Blees,A/NED t-ch playoff Enschede 2003/ (26)}) 6... e6 7. Bb5
a6 8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. Qh5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bd7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. O-O-O Bc6 13. Rhe1
Be7 14. Rd3 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Qxd8 16. h4 O-O 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. g3 Rd8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Egorov,E-Thorhallsson,T/Bled Olympiad 2002/ (54)}) 6. g3 (6. Be2
g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Bf3 O-O 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Nc4 Ne8 11. d3 e6 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. a4
Nd5 14. Bd2 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rb8 17. a5 Nd6 18. Nb6 Qf6 19. c4 Nf5
20. Be4 Kg7 {Timman,J-Evans,L/Amsterdam IBM 1971/1-0 (49)}) 6... Nbd7 (6... Qc7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. Bg5 $1 Qxh1 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Bxf6
O-O-O 13. Be5 f6 14. Nd5 fxe5 15. Qxe5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5 $18 {1-0 Rudd,J-Rose,M/
BCF t-ch2 0304 2004 (26)}) 7. d4 $146 {This is a novelty, but a novelty of
quite low quality.} (7. Nc4 b5 8. Bg2 Rb8 9. Ne3 Bb7 10. O-O Bxg2 11. Kxg2 e6
12. a4 Qb6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Qe2 g6 15. Kg1 Bg7 16. d3 O-O 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18.
Qxg4 Nf6 19. Qh4 b4 20. Na4 Qc6 21. Bh6 Bxh6 {Onatsevich,O-Shershnev,V/Novaya
Ladoga 2001/0-1 (38)}) (7. Nxd7 Bxd7 8. Bg2 Qb6 9. O-O e6 10. d3 Bc6 11. Bxc6+
Qxc6 $11 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Be5 h5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. f4 h4 16. Qf3 hxg3 17. hxg3
Qxf3 18. Rxf3 O-O-O $11 {Bartel,M-Przybylski,W/POL-ch B14 Poznan 1998/1-0 (50)}
) 7... e6 (7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nxe5 9. Qxe5 Qb6 $11) 8. Nxd7 (8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 b5
$5 10. Bg2 Bb7 {with great game for Black}) 8... Qxd7 $5 {[%cal Gd7c6]} (8...
Bxd7 9. Bg2 Qb6 10. d5 O-O-O {looks very promising too}) 9. Be3 (9. dxc5 Qc6
10. Rg1 Bxc5 $36) 9... Qc6 $1 {Now we can see, that black has succeeded to
solve his opening problems} (9... b6 10. dxc5 Bb7 11. Rg1 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 bxc5
13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. O-O-O Ke7 $11) 10. Rg1 Qb6 {[%cal Gb6b2]} 11. Qd2 (11. Rb1
Bd7) (11. Na4 $5 Qa5+ 12. c3 cxd4 (12... Nd5 13. Nxc5 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Bxc5 15.
dxc5 Qxc5 16. Qd4 $14) 13. Bxd4 Nd7 $13) 11... Qxb2 {Looks too risky but has
proved to be all right.} 12. Rb1 $6 (12. Rd1 $5 {[%cal Gd2d8]}) 12... Qa3 13.
Rb3 Qa5 14. dxc5 Bd7 (14... Bxc5 $142 $5 15. Bb5+ $5 Bd7 (15... axb5 16. Bxc5
Bd7 17. Qg5 $36) 16. Bxc5 Bxb5 17. Qg5 Bc6 $5 18. Qxg7 Rg8 19. Qxf6 Qxc5 $17)
15. Ne4 $2 (15. Rxb7 $1 Bxc5 16. Ne4 $1 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Ke7 $36)
15... Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Ng4 (16... Bc6 $5 $15) 17. Bd4 (17. Rxb7 $5 Nxe3 18. fxe3
Bxc5 19. Kf2 $15) 17... e5 $1 18. h3 $6 ({Worth considering} 18. Bb2 $5 Bxc5
19. Ne4 Be7 20. h3 Bc6 $1 $15 {and Black has a material advantage but White
can hope to make draw.}) 18... exd4 19. hxg4 Bxc5 (19... O-O-O 20. Bg2 Re8+ 21.
Kd1 (21. Kf1 Bb5+ $1) 21... Bxg4+ 22. Kc1 Bxc5 23. Bxb7+ Kc7 $17) 20. Rxb7 Bxg4
(20... O-O-O 21. Bxa6) (20... Bc8 $142 $5 21. Rc7 Bb6 22. Rc4 O-O $17) 21. Ne4
(21. Nb3 $142 $5 $15 {and Black must still work hard to convert his initiative
into something real.}) 21... Ba3 22. Bc4 O-O 23. Ng5 $2 (23. Kd2 $5) 23... Bh5
$6 ({A natural development of the initiative can be achieved by sharp} 23...
Rac8 $1 {with possible continuation} 24. Bxf7+ (24. Bb3 d3 $1) 24... Rxf7 25.
Rxf7 (25. Nxf7 Rxc2 $19 {[%csl Ga3,Gc2,Gd4,Re1,Rg1,Gg4]}) 25... d3 $1 $19) 24.
Rh1 Bg6 25. Rh4 (25. Kd2 $5) 25... Rfe8+ 26. Kf1 Be7 $19 {Black's positional
and material advantage is decisive.} 27. f4 (27. Nxf7 Bxf7 28. Rxd4 $19) 27...
Rac8 28. f5 (28. Bxa6 Rxc2) 28... Rxc4 29. Re4 (29. fxg6 fxg6 30. Re4 $140 Rf8+
$1) 29... Bxf5 30. Rexe7 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 g6 $19 32. Nxf7 Kf8 33. Ra7 Rxc2 {
[%csl Gd4]} 34. g4 (34. Ng5 d3 35. Nxh7+ Ke8 36. Nf6+ Kd8 37. Rxa6 Rc1+ 38. Kf2
d2 39. Rd6+ Ke7 40. Rxd2 Kxf6 $19) 34... d3 $5 35. gxf5 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 d2 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. Bf4
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Nc3 (10. Rd1 a5 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. cxd5 exd5 $6 (12... Nxd5 $1
13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 a4 15. Qc2 a3 $13) 13. Rac1 Rc8 $2 (13... Re8) 14. Bh3 $1
Bc4 15. Qc2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bg5 {Kasimdzhanov,R-Gurevich,M/Batumi (rapid)
82/432 2001/[Kasimdzhanov,R] (20)}) 10... Ba6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 (11... cxd5 12. Nb5
Bxb5 13. Qxb5 a6 14. Qd3 b5 15. Rfc1 Qb6 16. Rc2 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Bc7 Qf8
19. Qe3 h6 20. Ne5 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Chuchelov,V/Germany 2003/EXT 2004 (39)}) (
11... exd5 $6 12. Rfd1 Re8 $6 13. Ne5 $14 Bb7 14. e4 {[%csl Gc3,Ge5,Gf4,Gg2]
[%cal Gb3g8]} Nf8 $6 15. Nxc6 $1 Bxc6 16. exd5 Bb7 17. d6 {[%cal Rd6e7,Rg2b7]}
Bxg2 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. Kxg2 $16 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Harikrishna,P/Hastings 2003/CBM
93/[Ribli] (59)}) 12. Qa4 (12. Nxd5 cxd5) 12... Nxf4 13. gxf4 {Das ist ein
typisches Bild in der Katalanischen Verteidigung - Weiß hat einen Doppelbauern
auf der f-Linie, aber der f4P kontrolliert das e5-Feld.} (13. Qxa6 Nxg2 14.
Kxg2 Nf6 $11) 13... Bb7 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 14. Rfd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Qc7 15. e3 Rac8
$6 (15... c5 16. d5 (16. Nb5 Qb8) 16... exd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rad8 19.
Rad1 Nb8 $11 (19... Nf6 $11)) 16. Rac1 $14 {[%cal Gc1c8] Weiß hat
offensichtlichen positionellen Druck am Damenflügel und es ist nicht leicht
für Schwarz, wenn gar unmöglich, seine Stellung mit c6-c5 zu befreien.} Qb8 (
16... c5 17. Nb5 Bc6 18. Qa6 Bxb5 19. Qxb5) 17. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Gg2][%mdl 32]
Jetzt können wir den großen Unterschied zwischen dem katalanischen g2-Läufer
und dem passiven b7-Läufer sehen.} Nxe5 18. dxe5 {[%csl Gd1][%cal Rd1d7]} Rc7 (
18... c5 19. Rd7 Bxg2 20. Qxa7 $16 (20. Kxg2 $16)) 19. Rd2 a6 (19... c5 $5 20.
Bxb7 (20. Nb5 Bxg2 (20... Qe8 21. b3 $14) 21. Nxc7 Qb7 22. f3 (22. Qa6 Qf3 23.
Qe2 Qh3 $36) 22... Qxf3 23. Qd1 Qxd1+ 24. Rcxd1 Bc6 $44) 20... Qxb7 21. Rcd1
Qf3 22. Qe4 $14) 20. Qb3 b5 (20... Qa7 $5) 21. a4 $1 c5 {Es ist verständlich,
dass Schwarz endlich aktiv spielen möchte. Mit dem Textzug öffnet er die
Stellung, aber im Folgenden verliert er den Bauern.} (21... Rd8 $14) 22. axb5
Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qb7+ 24. Kg1 (24. f3 c4 25. Qa4 axb5 26. Qxb5 Qa7 $132) 24... c4
(24... Rb8 25. b6 Qxb6 26. Qc4 $14) 25. Qa4 axb5 26. Qxb5 Qf3 27. Ne2 {[%cal
Ge2d4,Gd4f3][%mdl 256] Der Springer kann den weißen Königsflügel verteidigen,
nach 27...Qg4 kommt 28.Ng3, ansonsten kann Weiß mit Nd4 die Dame von f3
verjagen.} h5 (27... Qg4+ 28. Ng3 h5 29. Rd7 Rxd7 30. Qxd7 $16) 28. Nd4 Qe4 (
28... Qg4+ 29. Kh1 $16) 29. Rxc4 $16 Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Qb1+ 32. Kg2
Qe4+ 33. f3 $1 Qg6+ (33... Qxe3 34. Re2 $18) 34. Kh3 {[%csl Gh3] Der König
steht etwas sonderbar auf h3, aber Schwarz kann das nicht ausnutzen.} Ra7 35.
Rc1 Rd8 36. Qd3 $18 (36. Rg2 Qh7 37. Rcg1 Bf8 38. f5 $18) 36... Qh6 (36... Qxd3
37. Rxd3 $18) 37. Qe4 Rad7 38. Rg2 Bf8 39. Rc6 Re8 40. f5 exf5 41. Nxf5 {
[%csl Rh6]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 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. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. O-O cxd4
15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. e4 Nf4 18. Qxd7 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Qxa3
21. Qd2 Rac8 22. Nd4 a6 23. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. d5 c5 ({For} 5... Bg7 6. Nd4 {
- Atalik-Nikolov, Nova Gorica op 2003 CBM}) 6. Nd2 (6. Bg5 {First White wants
to bring his B into action, and only then play Nd2 /\ e4.} Bg7 7. Nd2 h6 8. Bh4
g5 {Black immediately wants to exchange the important dark-squared B.} 9. Bg3
Nh5 10. e4 Bg6 11. Be2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 e6 ({The natural developing move} 12...
Nd7 $5 {deserves attention} 13. f4 (13. Bh5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bxh5 15. Rxh5 Qa5 {
with pressure on the weakened pawns of the <<.}) 13... Qa5) 13. dxe6 (13. Bh5)
13... fxe6 14. Bh5 Bxh5 15. Qxh5+ Kd7 (15... Kf8) 16. f4 Nc6 $13 {with immense
complications, Blees-Prie, Paris 1988.}) (6. Nh4 Bd7 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O $13 {
/\ Na6 is more solid leading to positions which may resemble to E64, but the N
has to retreat to f3 after which Black is a tempo ahead.} (8... b5 $5 {is
overoptimistic here. The Benko Gambit type of position is favourable for White.
} 9. cxb5 a6 10. bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O (11. Rb1 $14 {/\ b3, Bb2 neutralizing
Black's pressure on the <<.}) 11... O-O {(Ree-Prie, Cannes 1990)} 12. Rb1 $1
$14 {/\ b3 as it was mentioned before.})) 6... e5 (6... g5 $6 {is too
extravagant.} 7. e4 Bg6 {(Sacconi-Kluger, Tatatovaros 1935)} 8. Be2 $16 (8. h4
$16) (8. e5 dxe5 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Nxg5 Qb6 11. Bd3 Rg8 12. Bxg6 Rxg6 13. O-O h6
14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bg7 16. Qf3 $14 {Malakhatko-V.Georgiev, Ohrid 2001})) (
6... Bg7 7. e4 Bd7 {Black doesn't want to lose two tempi.} (7... Bc8 8. f4 $5 {
leading to the Four Pawn Attack is perhaps the best reaction.} (8. Be2 e5 {
radically preventing White from f4.} (8... O-O 9. f4 $5 {Now if Black wants to
attack White's [+], as in the Benoni...} (9. O-O e5 {This is Black's main idea.
Now the N on d2 is rather badly placed, so it is not easy to make profit from
the extra tempi.} 10. Rb1 (10. dxe6 {gives up the [+] and the space advantage.}
Bxe6 11. Nf3 Nc6 {is again leading to E74 positions.} 12. Bf4 Qa5 (12... Re8
$13 {leading to King's Indian Averbakh main lines without h6.}) 13. Qc2 Rfd8
$11 {Parr-Cafferty, Portsmouth 1976}) 10... Na6 {The N is a good defender here.
} 11. a3 Ne8 12. b4 f5 13. Nb3 b6 (13... cxb4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Ba3 a5 16. c5
$44 {ruining Black's << for the P.}) 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Bd2 $14)
9... e6 10. O-O exd5 {then after} 11. cxd5 $16 {White is clearly two tempi
ahead!}) 9. g4 (9. O-O O-O {- 8...0-0}) 9... Bh6 $13)) 8. f4 $5 {looks more
precise avoiding e5.} (8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O (9. f4 $5 {again comes into
consideration.}) 9... e5 {was the consistent answer again.} (9... Na6 10. f4 $1
{Now White has an excellent redaction of the Four Pawn Attack!} Ne8 11. Nf3 {
White is totally controlling the [+].} Nac7 12. e5 {Black cannot blow up
neither d5, nor e5.} (12. a4 Rb8 13. Be3 $14 {was also playable.}) 12... Rb8
13. a4 (13. Be3 $14) 13... b6 14. Qe1 e6 15. Be3 $16 {Gelfand-Dizdarevic, New
Delhi/Teheran 2000 CBM 81}) 10. Rb1 (10. Re1 $6 {is completely useless.} Na6
11. Nf1 Nc7 (11... Ne8 $13 {/\ f5}) 12. a4 Nfe8 13. f4 f5 $13 {Sardinha-Geller,
Lugano 1968}) 10... Na6 11. a3 Ne8 12. b4 f5 13. Nb3 b6 {Now the B is better
placed on d7 than c8.} 14. bxc5 dxc5 (14... Nxc5 $5) 15. Bb2 Nd6 {1/2:1/2
Antic-A.Kovacevic, Novi Sad 2000}) 8... O-O 9. Be2 $14 {is similar to the Bc8
positions.}) 7. e4 Bd7 {In this King's Indian position the N on d2 is not
particularly well-placed.} 8. Be2 (8. a3 Na6 {The N is passive on a6, but
defends the <<, especially >< c5 very well.} 9. Rb1 h5 (9... Bh6 $5 {
exchanging the "bad" B is a typical strategy here.}) 10. Nf3 Be7 (10... Bh6 $5)
11. h3 h4 {This closes the >> for White's favour.} (11... Nh7) 12. b4 Nh5 13.
Be3 b6 14. Qd2 Kf8 15. Bd3 Kg7 16. O-O $14 {Scalcione-V.Georgiev, Reggio
Emilia 2002}) 8... Bg7 (8... Bh6 $5 {deserves attention again.}) 9. a3 (9. O-O
O-O {- 6...Bg7}) (9. g4 {only weakens the dark squares after} Bh6) 9... Na6 10.
h4 {/\ h5 preventing Black from any activity on the >>.} (10. Rb1 $14 {/\ b4})
10... h5 (10... Bh6 {allows} 11. h5 (11. g4 Bf4 12. g5 Ng8 {White has gained
some space but Black will blow up the position by ...h7-h6.} 13. Bg4 Bxg4 14.
Qxg4 h6 $132) 11... Kf8 12. Rb1 Kg7 13. b4 $14) 11. Nf1 (11. Rb1 Bh6 12. b4 Kf8
) 11... Nh7 (11... Bh6 12. Bxh6 (12. Ne3 O-O) 12... Rxh6 {and in this closed
position it is not easy to find a breakthrough for White.}) 12. Be3 Nc7 {
Black is waiting with castles.} (12... O-O 13. Qc2 (13. g4 hxg4 14. Bxg4 f5
$132) 13... Qe8 (13... Be8 14. g4 hxg4 15. Bxg4 $40) (13... f5 14. exf5 gxf5
15. Bxh5 f4 16. Bg6 $16) 14. Nb5 $1) 13. Qd2 b6 (13... O-O $5 14. b4 (14. O-O-O
{runs into Black's << -> after} a6 {/\ b5}) (14. g4 hxg4 15. h5 Bf6 {and White
has no real attacking chances on the >>.}) 14... b6) 14. g3 Qe7 $6 {Black is
waiting a bit too much with ...0-0.} (14... O-O {looked more logical.} 15. g4
hxg4 16. h5 Bf6) 15. O-O-O Rb8 16. Nh2 $6 (16. Nb5 $5) (16. Kb1 $5 b5 17. Bxc5
$1 {Here we see the drawback of 14...Qe7.} a5 18. Ba7 Rb7 19. cxb5 {looks much
better for White than in the game.}) 16... b5 $1 {Black deliberately
sacrifices a P in order to open up the lines against the white K.} 17. Bxc5 {
Was this an oversight?} a5 $1 {Probably not, Black has good counterchances on
the <<.} (17... dxc5 $2 18. d6 $16) 18. Be3 (18. Ba7 Rb7 19. Be3 (19. cxb5 Nxb5
20. Nxb5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5+ Rxb5 $44) 19... b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Na2 b3 (21... Na6
22. Kb1) 22. Nb4 O-O $44) 18... b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Na2 Na6 (20... b3 $5 {
deserved serious attention, for example:} 21. Nb4 Ra8 22. Kb1 O-O $44) 21. b3
O-O (21... Nc5 22. Qc2 f5 $44 {looks also promising.}) 22. f3 (22. g4 $2 hxg4
23. Nxg4 Bxg4 24. Bxg4 f5 $17 {loses material.}) 22... f5 23. Kb1 f4 {Black
wants to create a stronghold on f4.} (23... Nc5 $5 24. Bxc5 dxc5 {and the lack
of the vital e3 B gives Black ample play.}) 24. Bf2 (24. gxf4 exf4 25. Bd4 Nc5
26. Bxg7 Qxg7 27. Qb2 Nf6 {succesfully blockading the dark squares.}) 24...
fxg3 25. Bxg3 Nc5 26. Kb2 Rf7 (26... Rf4 $5 {is a typical positional exchange
sacrifice in this type of position.}) 27. Ra1 Be8 28. Nc1 Qf8 {preparing the
doubling on the a <->.} 29. Qd1 Bh6 30. Nf1 Nf6 31. Nd3 Nfd7 32. Nxc5 Nxc5 $44
{Black controls all the vital squares, White's pieces are extremely passive.}
33. Be1 Qg7 34. Bd2 Bf4 35. Be3 Bxe3 (35... Ra7 $44) 36. Nxe3 Ra7 37. Nc2 Rba8
38. Qd2 {[#]} Ba4 $1 {[%mdl 128] This is the signal for the direct ->.} 39.
bxa4 b3 (39... Nxa4+ 40. Rxa4 (40. Kc1 b3) 40... Rxa4 41. Kb3 Qa7 $36 {was
also dangerous.}) 40. a5 (40. Na3) 40... Kh7 $4 {This move is hard to
understand.} (40... bxc2 $19 {was as good as winning!}) 41. Nb4 Rxa5 42. Rxa5
Rxa5 43. Ra1 Na4+ 44. Rxa4 (44. Kxb3 $2 Nc5+ 45. Kb2 Rxa1 $19) 44... Rxa4 45.
Kxb3 Qa7 46. Nc2 Ra2 47. Qb4 (47. Bd1 Qa4+ 48. Kc3 Qa5+ 49. Kd3 {looked better.
}) 47... Ra6 48. Kc3 Rb6 49. Qa3 Ra6 50. Qb4 Rb6 51. Qa3 Ra6 52. Qc1 Rb6 53.
Bd1 Qa5+ 54. Kd3 Rb3+ 55. Ke2 Qc3 {Now Black's pieces are again very
frightening.} 56. Kf2 Qxc4 57. Qg5 Rd3 58. Qe7+ Kg8 59. Qe6+ Kg7 60. Qe7+ Kg8
61. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 c6 6. e4 d6 7. Nge2 a6 8. a4 a5
9. h3 Na6 10. O-O e5 11. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Be3 Nhf6 8. h3
b6 9. cxb6 e6 10. g3 Qxb6 11. Rb1 Bd6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O a5 14. Qd2 Ba6 15.
Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxc4 Bc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Bd5 10. Qd3 c5 11. dxc5 Na6 12. Nc3 Nxc5 13. Qd4 Rc8 14. Rfd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. exf5 e4 6. Nh4 g5 7. fxg6 d5 8. d3
Bg4 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qg5 Kb7 13. dxe4 dxe4 14. Be3 c5
15. b3 Bc8 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Na4 Nd7 18. Qxe7 Bxe7 19. Nf5 Kc6 20. g7 Rhg8 21.
f3 Nb6 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Nxc5 Rexg7 24. g4 exf3 25. Rxf3 Bxg4 26. Rf6+ Kb5 27.
a4+ Nxa4 28. bxa4+ 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zapolskis, Antanas J"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Nf6 7. Re1 c4 8. Na3
b5 9. Bc2 e5 10. b3 Na5 11. bxc4 bxc4 12. Rb1 Be7 13. Ba4 O-O 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15.
Rb4 Qc7 16. d3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Rxc4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc3 20. Qc2 Nb5 21.
Nfxe5 Rfe8 22. Bb2 Bf6 23. h3 Nd6 24. f4 Nxc4 25. dxc4 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Rac8 27.
Re4 Re6 28. Qe2 h6 29. Kh1 Qc6 30. Rf4 Rce8 31. Qf2 R8e7 0-1

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Ne4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Nfd2 e5 15.
Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne4 Qb4 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nc5 Bc8 21.
Be2 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Rd8 23. Qc2 a5 24. Qc3 b4 25. Qc2 Be6 26. b3 f6 27. h3 Rd6
28. Kf1 Kf8 29. Nxe6+ Qxe6 30. Qc5 Qd5 31. Qxd5 Rxd5 32. f4 Nd7 33. Rxc6 Rd2
34. Bg4 f5 35. Bxf5 Nf6 36. Rc2 Rd5 37. g4 h5 38. Ke2 hxg4 39. hxg4 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. Re1 e6 13. Na3 Bd7 14. d4 cxd3 15.
Bxd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 h6 17. Nf3 O-O-O 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 Nc4 20. Qa4 a6 21.
Qc2 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Qe2 Bf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Qe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Kd7 27.
Rae1 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Be2 a6 11. Qd3 b5 12. a4 e5 13. axb5 exd4 14. Bxd4 Be6 15.
b4 Nc4 16. bxa6 Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Nb5 Rdc8 20. Bd3 Bf8 21.
Rfb1 Bc4 22. a7 Bxb5 23. Bxb5 Rxc2 24. Ra6 Kg7 25. Bc6 Rxa7 26. Rxa7 Rxc6 27.
b5 Rb6 28. Ra6 Bc5 29. Rxb6 Bxb6 30. Rb4 Kf8 31. Rc4 Bd4 32. Rc6 Nd7 33. Kf1
Ke7 34. Ke2 Kd8 35. f3 Nb8 0-1

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Luckans, Arnolds"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Qc5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qb3 Nd7 10. O-O Ngf6 11. Nc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Qh5 13. h4 O-O 14. Bxa8
Ne5 15. Bg2 Be6 16. Nd5 Nxc4 17. Bf3 Qe5 18. Bf4 Qd4 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Nc6 Qc5
21. Rac1 d5 22. Ne5 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Bxd7 24. e4 Qa5 25. exd5 Nxb2 26. Rfe1 Qa6 27.
Be2 Qf6 28. Bb5 Bxb5 29. Be5 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. Bf4 Nd4 10. Qd3 Bc5 11. Ne4 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 Bc5 13. Ne4 Bb4+ 14. Nc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.08.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8.
Bf4 Bc6 9. Ne5 Bd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg3 Nb6 12. Qc3 N8d7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e3
Rac8 15. b4 Qa4 16. a3 Nd5 17. Qc5 Qb3 18. Qc4 Qb2 19. Qc1 Qxc1+ 20. Rxc1 c6
21. Bc4 e6 22. Ke2 Rfd8 23. Rc2 Bf8 24. Rhc1 a6 25. Rb1 Bd6 26. Bxd5 exd5 27.
Bxd6 Rxd6 28. g4 Kg7 29. h4 Re8 30. a4 Rde6 31. Kd3 Re4 32. Rg1 h6 33. Ra2 a5
34. f3 R4e7 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.08.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bf4
g5 9. e6 h5 (9... Nxf2 10. Qh5 O-O 11. Kxf2 fxe6 12. Bd3 Rf7 13. Nf3 gxf4 14.
gxf4 Nc6 15. Rhg1+ Kf8 16. Qh6+ Ke8 17. Rg8+ Bf8 18. Qh5 $40 {1-0 Gasanov,
E-Ivanov,A/Kharkov 2001/EXT 2002 (29)}) 10. exf7+ (10. h3 Nxf2 (10... fxe6 11.
hxg4 gxf4 12. Qd3 fxg3 13. Qg6+ Kf8 14. fxg3 Qe8 15. Nxe6+ Bxe6 16. Qxe6 Bd6
17. Qxe8+ Kxe8 18. O-O-O Bxg3 19. Nxd5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Palkovi,J-Stangl,M/
Balatonbereny 1996/CBM 55 (50)}) 11. Kxf2 (11. Qf3 gxf4 12. Qxf2 (12. exf7+ $1
Kxf7 $5 (12... Kf8 13. Kxf2 fxg3+ 14. Kg2 $40) 13. Qxf2 (13. Qxf4+ Kg7 14. Qxf2
Rf8 $13) 13... Bf6 14. Qxf4 Kg7 $13) 12... Bxe6 $1 13. O-O-O (13. Nxe6 fxe6 14.
Qxf4 Qd6 $17) 13... fxg3 14. Qxg3 Qd6 $17) (11. exf7+ $1 Kf8 (11... Kxf7) 12.
Kxf2 gxf4 13. gxf4 $13) 11... gxf4 12. Be2 c5 (12... Bf6 13. gxf4 fxe6 14.
Bxh5+ Kf8 15. Bg4 $40 {1-0 Yurtaev,L-Okhotnik,V/Lyngby 1990/EXT 97 (24)}) 13.
Nf5 Bxe6 14. Ng7+ Kf8 15. Nxe6+ fxe6 16. Bxh5 Bh4 17. Bg4 Bxg3+ $17 {1/2-1/2
Delabaca,R-Seel,C/Cannes 2001/EXT 2003 (26)}) 10... Kxf7 (10... Kf8 11. Bc1 Nc6
12. Bg2 Bc5 13. Be3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Bxd4 15. exd4 Bg4 16. Qd3 Nb4 17. Qd2 Qe7+
18. Kf2 h4 (18... Qxf7+ $1 19. Kg1 Qg6 20. Nxd5 (20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Kg7 $44
) 20... Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Kg7 22. Re1 Rae8 $44 23. Kg2 $140 Qf5 $17) 19. Rhf1 $1
$40 {1-0 Dominguez,L-Luther,T/Havana CUB 2004/(26)}) 11. Bc1 Bc5 12. Bg2 (12.
Be2 Qf6 13. Be3 c6 14. O-O Kg8 15. Na4 Bd6 16. c4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qe5 18. Qd3 $16
) 12... Re8+ (12... Nc6 13. Be3 Nxe3 (13... Bxd4 $5 14. Bxd4 Re8+ 15. Ne2 (15.
Kf1 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 c6 $11) 15... Nxd4 16. Qxd4 c6 $11) 14. fxe3 Bxd4 15. exd4
Re8+ 16. Kd2 Bg4 17. Qg1 Kg7 18. Rf1 $16 {0-1 Van Delft,M-Sandipan,C/Amsterdam
NED 2004/(33)}) 13. Nce2 c6 (13... Nc6 14. O-O Kg7 15. c3 h4 (15... Nce5 16. f3
Nh6 17. f4 $1 $40) 16. h3 Nge5 17. gxh4 $1 gxh4 (17... g4 18. Bg5 $16) 18. Nf4
$40 {[%csl Rg7]}) 14. O-O Qf6 15. c3 {White has a clear advantage due to the
weak position of the Kf7.} (15. f4 $5 Kg8 16. fxg5 Qe7 17. Kh1 Ne3 18. Bxe3
Qxe3 $44) 15... Nh6 16. Qd2 (16. Be3 $1 {[%cal Gd1d2,Gd2h6]} Kg7 17. Qd2 (17.
Nb5 $5 Rxe3 (17... Bxe3 18. Nc7 $1 Qe5 19. Nxe8+ Qxe8 20. fxe3 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1
$16) 18. fxe3 Qe5 19. Nbd4 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 21. Qe1 $14) 17... Nf7 18. Rae1
$16 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 16... Bg4 (16... Kg6 17. h4 $1 Nf7 18. hxg5 Nxg5 19. Nf4+
$18) 17. h3 (17. f3 $5 Bd7 18. Kh1 Bf8 19. f4 g4 20. f5 $36) 17... Bxe2 18.
Nxe2 Nf5 19. Bf3 Kg6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (19... Nxg3 $1 20. Bxd5+ (20. Nxg3 Qxf3
21. Qxg5 Rg8 $19) 20... cxd5 21. Qxd5+ Qe6 22. Qxe6+ Rxe6 23. Nxg3 Kg6 $44) (
19... Ng7 20. Kg2 Re5 21. b4 Bd6 22. Bb2 $16) 20. Qd3 Kg7 21. Bxh5 $16 Rh8 22.
Bg4 Nh6 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. cxd4 Nxg4 26. hxg4 Kg6 27. Bd2 (27. Re1
$1 Nd7 28. Re7 Nf6 29. Re5 $16) 27... Nd7 28. Rae1 Nf6 29. f3 Rh3 ({White
still has a big advantage in the final position.} 29... Rh3 30. Re5 Rah8 31.
Rxg5+ Kf7 32. Kf2 Rh2+ 33. Ke3 Rg2 34. Rf2 Rxg3 35. Rf5 Kg6 36. Kf4 Rhh3 37.
Ke5 $16 {But probably because of lack of time he decided to agree for a draw.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2004.08.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yrjola, Jouni"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Helsinki"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 d6 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Be3 Be6 (9... Qa5 10. Qb3 $5 $14) 10. Qa4 (10. Bxc5 Qa5 11. Ba3 Bxc4
12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rac8 14. Qf4 Nh5 15. Qe3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Rc7
$11) 10... Nd4 {The most usual and natural move.} (10... Qb6 11. Qb5 $36) ({
The symmetric} 10... Qa5 {is already insufficient for equality:} 11. Qxa5 (11.
Nd2 Qb4 $5) 11... Nxa5 12. Bxc5 Nxc4 (12... Bxc4 13. Ne5 $36) (12... Nd7 13.
Bd4 Bxc4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b3 Be6 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. b4 Nc6 19.
Bxc6 bxc6 20. Nxe6+ fxe6 21. Ne4 $16 {Mandel,A-Wagner,A/BL2-S 9900/2000/}) 13.
b3 $14 (13. Ng5 $5)) 11. Rac1 (11. Rad1 Bd7 12. Qa3 Nc2 13. Qxc5 b6 14. Qg5 h6
$44) 11... Nd7 (11... Ng4 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. b3 Rac8 (13... Nxf3+ $143 14. Bxf3
Ne5 15. Bg2 Rac8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 $14 Qb4 $2 18. Qxa7 c4 19. Qe3 Ng4 20.
Qf3 cxb3 21. Qxb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 Ne5 23. Rfd1 Rfd8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. d6 exd6 26.
Rxd6 Nc6 27. Rd7 Nd4 28. Bxb7 {1-0,Baburin,A-Gormally,D/Port Erin/2001/}) 14.
Ng5 (14. Nxd4 $5 cxd4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 $14) 14... Bf5 15. e3 e5 16. h3 Nh6
17. exd4 exf4 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. gxf4 Rcd8 20. Nd5 Bd7 21. Qb4 Qxb4 22. Nxb4 Nf5
23. Bxb7 Nd4 $44 {Fancsy,I-Mester,G/Budapest/1993/}) (11... Qb6 $2 {runs into}
12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. c5 $1 {The Rc1 has also active potential!} Qxc5 (13... Qxb2
14. Bxd4 Bd7 15. Qd1 $18 {[%csl Rb2,Rb7] ףb2,b7}) 14. Nd5 Qd6 15. Bf4 Qd8 16.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Bh3 18. Bc7 Qe8 19. Bc6 Qc8 20. Rfd1 Qf5 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22.
Qc6 Rc8 23. Rc5 Be5 24. Qb7 f6 25. Qd5+ Kf8 26. Rdc1 Qg5 27. f4 Bxf4 28. Bxf4 {
1-0,Borges Mateos,J-Sorin,A/Havana/1988/}) 12. b3 (12. Rfd1 Nb6 13. Qa3 Nxc4
14. Qxc5 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qb6 $11 (16... Qb8 $5 $44)) 12... Qc8 {
'?!'} (12... a6 13. Ng5 Qc8 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Nxe6 Nb6 {Fancsy,I-Loskutov,O/
Budapest/1996/} 16. Qa5 Qxe6 17. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Rb7] ><b7}) (12... Nb6 13. Qa5
Rc8 14. Rfd1 Bg4 15. Qxa7 Ra8 16. Qxb7 Bc8 17. Qe4 Bf5 18. Qh4 Bf6 19. Bg5 $18
{Spassov,L-Rieda/Berga/1993/}) (12... Nf5 $142 $5 13. Bf4 h6 14. h4 (14. Rfd1
$142 $14) 14... Nd4 $1 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nd5 Bg4 17. Rfe1 (17. f3 Nb6 $1 $132)
17... e5 18. Bd2 Re8 $13 19. c5 $2 e4 $1 20. Bf4 Ne5 $36 {Szmetan,J-Filgueira,
H/Buenos Aires/1992/}) 13. Rfd1 Nxf3+ (13... Nb6 14. Qa3 Rd8 15. Nxd4 $1 {/\}
cxd4 16. Nd5 $16 {shows another reason, why the R is useful on c1.}) (13... Nf5
14. Bf4 $14) 14. exf3 (14. Bxf3 Ne5 {gives Black tempi and <=>.}) 14... a6 (
14... Ne5 15. Nd5 (15. Qb5 $1 $36 {either wins the Pc5, or forces the N back
to d7.}) 15... Re8 16. Qa3 b6 17. b4 cxb4 18. Qxb4 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 (19. cxd5 $142
$5) 19... Qe6 (19... e6 20. Rd2 Rd8 $132) 20. Bf4 Rac8 21. Qb5 Nc6 22. Be3 Ne5
23. h3 a6 24. Qxb6 Qxb6 25. Bxb6 Nxc4 26. Ba7 Rc7 $11 {Szekely,P-Szuk,B/
HUN-chT/1997/}) 15. f4 Rb8 16. Nd5 Re8 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 $14 {|^} (17. Bxd5
Nb6 18. Qa3 Nxd5 19. cxd5 b6 $13)) 17. b4 {'!'} Bxd5 (17... Bf5 18. Rd2 $14 (
18. bxc5 $5 Bb2 19. Qb4 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 $44)) (17... cxb4 18. Qxb4 $16) 18. Bxd5
cxb4 (18... Nb6 $6 19. Qb3 $16) (18... e6 19. Bf3 $14 (19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Qxd7
cxb4 $13)) (18... b5 $2 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qc2 c4 21. Ba7 $16) 19. c5 Nf6 20.
Bf3 Ng4 21. c6 Nxe3 (21... bxc6 $142 22. Bxc6 (22. Ba7) 22... Nxe3 (22... Rd8
23. Bd7 $18) 23. Bxe8 Qxe8 (23... Nxd1 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxd1
$16 {/+-}) 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. fxe3 Bc3 $16 {/+/= causes White more technical
problems, although he should be able to convert the extra exchange.}) 22. cxb7
{'+/-' The powerful o^b7 gives White a large and stable advantage.} Qe6 (22...
Qf5 23. fxe3 Qe6 24. Qxb4 Qxe3+ 25. Kg2 $16) 23. Re1 Bc3 (23... Bd4 24. Qxb4
$16) 24. Rxe3 Qb6 (24... Qf6 25. a3 $16 {/\} Bd2 $2 26. Qxe8+ Rxe8 27. Rc8 $18)
25. Qc6 (25. Rd1 $16) 25... Qxc6 (25... Qa5 $142 $16) 26. Bxc6 Bd2 {'?'} (26...
Red8 27. Rxe7 $18 {/\} Rd2 28. Rce1) (26... Kf8 $1 {[]} 27. Bxe8 (27. Rcxc3
bxc3 28. Rxc3 Red8 29. Ra3 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Rb1 31. Rxa6 R8xb7 $16) 27... Kxe8 28.
Rb1 $16) 27. Bxe8 Bxc1 (27... Bxe3 $2 28. fxe3 Rxe8 29. Rc8 $18) 28. Rxe7 {'+-'
} Bb2 (28... Kf8 29. Rc7 Rxb7 30. Rxb7 Kxe8 31. Rxb4 $18) 29. Bxf7+ Kg7 (29...
Kf8 30. Re8+ $1 Rxe8 31. Bxe8 $18) 30. Bd5+ Kh6 31. Rc7 Bd4 32. g4 g5 33. Be4
$1 gxf4 34. h4 $18 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[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 "Eynatten"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Nc2 f4 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Qg5 18. f3 Bf6 (18... Re8 {[%cal Ge8e6]} 19.
Bc4 $1 Bf8 20. Bd5 Ra7 21. Nb4 $16 {1-0 Prediger,R-Muharemagic,A/Bayern 1997 
(63)}) 19. Nb4 (19. Bc4 Kh8 20. Rf2 (20. Qxd6 $142 {after which Kasparov gives
the following variations:} Rg8 21. Ne1 Bh3 22. Qd2 Rad8 23. Qf2 $1 (23. Qe2 $2
Rd1 $1 24. Bxf7 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Bxg2 26. Qf2 Rg7 27. Be6 Bxf3+ 28. Kf1 Qg2+ 29.
Qxg2 Bxg2+ 30. Ke2 f3+ $19) 23... Rd1 24. Kh1 $1 $13 (24. Rxa6 $6 Rxe1 25. Rxe1
Bxg2 26. h4 Qh5 27. Qxg2 Qxf3 28. Qxg8+ Kxg8 $40 29. Rxf6 $6 Qg3+ 30. Kf1 f3
31. Re3 Qh3+ 32. Kf2 Qxh4+ $17)) 20... Be7 21. Nb4 d5 $1 22. Bxd5 Bc5 23. Bxa8
Rg8 $1 $19 {0-1 Polgar,J-Kasparov,G/Praha (rapid-m/1) 2002 (45)}) 19... Kh8 {
'N!' Another natural move proves to be a strong novelty. I believe White's
position is not that bad, but the problem is that every mistake can be fatal
for him. Just like J.Polgar, Goloshchapov makes a step in the wrong direction
very quick.} (19... a5 20. Nd5 (20. Nc6 Bd7 21. Bb5 Rab8 $1 22. Qe2 Rb6 23.
Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Bxd7 Rfb8 25. Ra2 Bd8 $11) 20... Bd8 21. b4 Kh8 (21... Be6 22.
Bc4 Kh8 23. Qd2 Rg8 24. Rfa1 Rc8 {Lekic,D-Antic,D/Ikaria 2002} 25. Ba6 $1 Rc6
26. Bf1 axb4 27. cxb4 $14 {Antic D.}) 22. bxa5 Rg8 $40 23. Rf2 Be6 24. Qa1 Qh5
25. Qd1 Rg6 26. Bf1 Rxa5 27. Rxa5 Bxa5 28. Ra2 Bb6+ 29. Nxb6 Bxa2 30. c4 Qg5 $2
31. Qa4 f5 32. Qxa2 fxe4 33. Qa8+ Rg8 34. Qxe4 h5 35. c5 $18 {1-0 Sprenger,
J-Kley,T/Germany 1999 (41)}) 20. Bxa6 ({Possibly already here White should
think about safety and abandon his ambitious materialistic intentions.} 20. Nd5
Rg8 21. Rf2 $13) 20... Rg8 21. Rf2 Bd8 22. Bxc8 (22. Kh1 $8 Bb6 23. Re2 $1 {
White must keep control over square e1 in order to free the queen (thus
unpinning the bishop a6) after Black's Qh4. This far from obvious defensive
plan represents the only way to hold the position for White.  After 23.Re2
Black does not have a quick way to achieve advantage, but he has lots of
attractive continuations to get a nice compensation and keep all attacking
prospects.  From the opening point of view the conclusion is that White must
be looking for imporovements before taking the pawn on a6.} (23. Rd2 Qh4 $1 (
23... Bh3 24. Bf1 Rxa4 25. Qxa4 Qh4 26. Nd3 Be3 $44) 24. Ra1 (24. Bb5 Rxa4 25.
Bxa4 Rg6 $19) 24... Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Nxa6 Rg6 {threatening ...Qxh2+
followed by Qh6 mate} 27. h3 d5 $1 28. exd5 (28. Rxd5 Rxg2 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30.
Kxg2 Qg3+ 31. Kf1 Qf2#) 28... e4 $1 (28... Be3 $19) 29. fxe4 f3 $19) (23. Rc2
Qh4 $1 24. Ra1 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Nxa6 Rg6 27. h3 d5 28. exd5 e4 $19) 23...
Bh3 (23... Qh4 $6 24. Bxc8 Raxc8 25. Qe1 Qh5 26. Nd5 Bc5 27. b4) (23... Rg6 $6
24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Nd5) (23... Be6 $5 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Qh5 $44 {[%cal
Gh5f3]}) 24. Qf1 Be6 $5 (24... Rg6 25. Nd5 Rag8 26. Nxb6 Bxg2+ 27. Rxg2 Qxg2+
28. Qxg2 Rxg2 29. Ra1 Rxb2 30. Nc4 (30. Nd5 Rgg2 31. Bf1 Rxh2+ 32. Kg1 Rhf2 $36
) 30... Rc2 31. Nxd6 Rgg2 32. Bf1 Rxh2+ 33. Kg1 Rh5 $13) 25. Nd5 (25. Ra1 Rg6
$40) (25. Bb5 Rxa4 26. Bxa4 Bc4 $17) 25... Bxd5 26. exd5 Rg6 (26... Qh5 $5 27.
Bb5 Rxa4 28. Bxa4 f5 $44) 27. Bb5 (27. b3 $2 Qh5 28. h3 Rag8 29. Ra1 (29. Bb5
Rxg2 $19) 29... f5 30. Bd3 Rg3 $19) 27... Rag8 (27... Rxa4 28. Bxa4 Be3 $44) (
27... Rd8 $5 $44 {[%csl Rd7]}) 28. Bd7 Be3 $44) 22... Bb6 23. Bg4 (23. Bh3 Rxa4
24. Qxa4 Qh4 25. Qc2 Ra8 26. Kf1 Ra1+ $19) (23. Kh1 Rxa4 24. Qxa4 Bxf2 25. Bh3
f5 $5 26. exf5 e4 27. Qd1 (27. fxe4 f3 $19) 27... e3 $19) 23... Rxa4 24. Qxa4
h5 25. h3 (25. Qd7 hxg4 26. Qxg4 Qh6 $5 (26... Qxg4 27. fxg4 Rxg4 $17) 27. Qf5
Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Qh4+ 29. Kf1 Qxh2 30. Qh3+ Qxh3 31. gxh3 Rg3 $19) 25... hxg4 26.
hxg4 Bxf2+ (26... Qh4 27. Nd3 Kg7 28. Kf1 (28. Qc6 Rh8 29. Kf1 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Qb1
31. Qxb6 Qc2+ 32. Ke1 Qxd3 33. Rf1 Ra8 34. Kf2 Ra6 $19 {[%cal Gd3e3]}) 28...
Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Bxf2 30. Kxf2 Qb1 $19 {[%cal Gg8h8,Gh8h1]}) 27. Kxf2 Qh4+ 28. Kf1
Kg7 (28... f5 29. exf5 e4 $19) 29. Qa7 {'-/+'} Rh8 (29... Qh1+ 30. Qg1 $17) 30.
Nd3 Qg3 31. Kg1 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Qh1+ 33. Qg1 Kf6 34. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 35. Ke2 Rb1 36. c4
Ke6 37. g5 {'?!'} (37. Kd2 $17 Rg1 38. Ne1 $17) 37... Rh1 {'-+'} 38. b4 Rh5 39.
Kf2 Rxg5 40. Nc1 Rg8 41. Nd3 Ra8 42. c5 Ra2+ 43. Kf1 Rd2 44. Nf2 dxc5 45. bxc5
f6 46. Ng4 Rc2 47. Nh6 Rxc5 48. Kf2 Rc2+ 49. Kg1 Rc1+ 50. Kh2 Rc7 51. Kg1 Rh7
52. Nf5 Kd7 53. g3 Kc6 54. gxf4 exf4 55. Nd4+ Kd6 56. Kg2 Rh5 57. Ne2 Ke5 58.
Kg1 Rh8 59. Kg2 Rc8 60. Kf2 Rc4 61. Kf1 f5 62. exf5 Kxf5 63. Kg2 Kg5 64. Kh3
Kh5 65. Ng1 Rc3 66. Kg2 Kh4 67. Kf2 Rc2+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[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 "Monaco"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

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 Bf5 11. Rd1+ Kc8 12. Rd2 h6 13. b3 Nd5 14. Bb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[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. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Bxb8 Qxb8 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. e3 Rd8 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. f4 g6 16. g4 Nd7 17. Qe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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 "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3
e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Nd7 12. Ng2 e5 13. Na3 Be7 14. Nc4 h5 15. Nce3
hxg4 16. hxg4 Bg5 17. Nd5 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 Kf8 19. Qf3 Qg5 20. Nge3 Ne7 21. Nxe7
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bagaturov, Giorgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 "Tbilisi NTN"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Be3 Be7 12. Ne1 h6 13. f3 Ng5 14. Nd2 f5 15.
Nd3 O-O 16. Nf4 Nf7 17. Ng6 Rfc8 18. g4 fxg4 19. fxg4 Bg5 20. Nf3 Bxe3+ 21.
Qxe3 Ne7 22. Nf4 Rc2 23. Rf2 Rxf2 24. Qxf2 Rf8 25. Qe3 Nh8 26. Rf1 Nhg6 27. Ng2
Rc8 28. h4 Rc2 29. h5 Nf8 30. Qb3 Qc8 31. Rf2 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 Nc6 33. Nf4 Qd7 34.
Qa3 Kf7 35. Qc5 Qe7 36. Qxe7+ Kxe7 37. Ke3 Kf7 38. g5 hxg5 39. Nxg5+ Ke7 40.
Kd3 Nd8 41. Kc3 Nf7 42. Nxf7 Kxf7 43. Kb4 Ke7 44. a4 Kd7 45. Kc5 Kc7 46. a5
Nd7+ 47. Kb5 Nf8 48. Nd3 Nh7 49. Nf4 Ng5 50. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[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 "Fuerstenfeld"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Simonet Pons, Marc"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 "Andorra"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3
c6 9. d5 c5 10. Ne1 Ne8 11. g4 Kh8 12. Kh1 Ndf6 13. Nd3 Qe7 14. a3 b6 15. f3
Ng8 16. Qd2 f5 17. gxf5 gxf5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nf2 Nef6 20. Bg5 Qd7 21. Nce4
Nh5 22. Ng4 Bg6 23. Rae1 Nf4 24. Bd1 h6 25. Bh4 Rf7 26. Rg1 Raf8 27. Ne3 Ne7
28. Bxe7 Qxe7 29. Rg3 Bh7 30. Reg1 Nh5 31. Rh3 Nf4 32. Rhg3 Nh5 33. Rh3 Nf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

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
a6 9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Qc1 Kh7 14. Rd1 Qe7 15.
Rb1 c5 16. Nf3 b5 17. Bf4 Rb6 18. a4 b4 19. a5 Rb7 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 g5 22.
Be3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 a6 8. h3 b5
9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 {With a different order of moves this position
occurred enough frequently. White does not want to enter theoretical
discussions and allows the << expansion to fight for an opening advantage.} Qe7
12. e5 $6 $146 {This is not entirely convincing novelty.} ({More usual is} 12.
Re1 Nbd7 (12... Nfd7 13. Qd2 (13. Bf1 $5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16.
Qd2 g5 $13) 13... f6 14. Bf1 Ne5 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Be3 Nd7 17. a4 b4 18. Nd1
Ra7 19. b3 a5 20. Nb2 Nb6 21. Nc4 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Qd8 (22... Bf6 $2 23. Bxc5 $1
$16 {Staniszewski,P-Dejkalo,S/Poland 1986}) 23. Rf1 Raf7 $132) 13. Rc1 Bb7 14.
b3 Nh5 15. Be3 (15. Bh2 Bh6) (15. Bg5 $5) 15... Rae8 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Be2 $2 (
17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 Bd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Ne2 Qh4 $13) 17... f5 $2 (17... b4
$1 18. Na4 Nf6 $17 {Graf,A}) 18. Nxe5 f4 (18... Bxe5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Bg4 $1)
19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc5 Bd7 21. Bxh5 dxc5 (21... gxh5 $11 {Graf,A}) 22. Bf3 Be5
$2 (22... b4 $5 $44 {/\ 23...Qd6 /\ 24...Be5, 24...Bd4}) 23. d6 Qg5 24. Nd5 $18
{Graf,A-Marin,M/Espana 2003[Marin,M]}) 12... dxe5 13. Bxe5 Bb7 (13... Nbd7 14.
d6 Qd8 15. Be4 (15. Bg3 Bb7 16. Re1 c4 17. Bc2 Qb6 $15) 15... Rb8 16. Bc6 Nxe5
17. Nxe5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Bxd7 (19. Qd5 $6 Be6 20. Qxc5 Qb6 $17) 19...
Qxd7 20. Qd5 Rb6 21. Rad1 (21. Qxc5 Rc6 22. Qe3 Re8 23. Qf3 Qxd6 $15) 21... Rd8
22. Ne4 c4 (22... Bxb2 $6 23. Qxc5 Rc6 24. Qe3 f5 25. Nc5 $14) 23. b4 Qf5 24.
d7 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 f5 26. Nc5 $11) 14. d6 (14. Re1 Qd8 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bc2 Qxd5 19. Re7+ Rf7 20. Qe1 Nc6 21. Qc3+ Kg8 (21... Nd4 $6
22. Bb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rxe7 24. b4 $14) 22. Rxf7 Qxf7 23. Qxc5 Na5 24. Ne5 Qf6
$132) 14... Qd7 (14... Qd8 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Be4 Nc6 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 $132
) 15. Re1 Rd8 (15... Nc6 16. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 17. Ne4 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Ge4f6,Ge4c5]
} Qf5 18. a4 Nb4 $5 19. axb5 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Bg7 22. b6 Rfd8 $132
23. Rbd1 (23. Nfd2 $140 $6 Bd4 $15) 23... Rab8 24. d7 (24. Qc4 $140 $6 Bxe4 25.
Rxe4 Rxb6 $15) 24... Bc6 25. Qc4 (25. Qd6 $140 $6 Bxe4 26. Nh4 Qxd7 $1 27. Qxd7
Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Bc6 $17) 25... Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qxc5 Qd5 $15) 16. Rc1 c4
17. Ne4 (17. Bf1 Nc6 18. a4 Rab8 (18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qf5 20. axb5 Ne4 21. Nxe4
Bxe5 22. Nc5 Bd5 23. bxa6 Bxd6 24. Nb7 Bxb7 25. axb7 Rab8 26. Qc2 $14) 19. Bxf6
Bxf6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Na5 22. b4 cxb3 23. Ne5 Qf5 24. Rc5 Qf4 25. g3 Qb4
26. Nd3 Qa4 27. Ne5 $11) 17... Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 (20.
Rxe5 Nc6 21. Re3 Kg7 (21... Qxd6 $140 $4 22. Re8+ $18) 22. b3 Qxd6 23. Qxd6
Rxd6 24. bxc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[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 "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. b3 Nge7 5. Bb2 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. O-O b5 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Qf6 10. c3 Bb7 11. Nd2 Bc5 12. N2f3 O-O 13. Qe2 e5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6
15. Rad1 d6 16. Bc1 Rac8 17. Rfe1 h6 18. Be3 Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D89"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Na5 13. Bd3 Be6 14. d5 Bxa1
15. Qxa1 f6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Re1 Bf7 18. Bb5 Qb6+ 19. Nd4 Rec8 20. Be3 Qd6 21.
Bf2 Nc4 22. Bg3 Qb6 23. Bd7 Rd8 24. Rb1 Nb2 25. Bf2 Rxd7 26. Rxb2 Qa5 27. Rc2
Rad8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Kf8 11. Bc4 Kg7 12. O-O Re8 13. Qf4 Be6 14. Bxe6
Rxe6 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. Qxd6 Rxd6 17. Ne4 Rd8 18. g4 Be7 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Reb1 Na6
21. a3 Re8 22. axb4 Rxe4 23. b5 cxb5 24. Rxb5 Re7 25. g5 Rd8 26. Kg2 Rd6 27.
Kg3 h6 28. h4 h5 29. Ra4 Rc6 30. Ne5 Rc3+ 31. f3 Kf8 32. Rb1 Kg7 33. Kf4 Rc2
34. Ke4 Rh2 35. f4 Rxh4 36. Rc1 Nc7 37. Rxa7 Ne6 38. Rf1 Nxg5+ 39. Kd5 Nh3 40.
f5 gxf5 41. Rxf5 Nf4+ 42. Kd6 Ng6 43. Nxg6 Re6+ 44. Kd5 Kxg6 45. Re5 Kf6 46.
Rxb7 Rxe5+ 47. dxe5+ Kg6 48. e6 fxe6+ 49. Kxe6 Re4+ 50. Kd5 Re1 51. Rb8 h4 52.
Rh8 Kg5 53. Kd4 Kg4 54. Kd3 h3 55. Rg8+ Kf3 56. Rh8 Re3+ 57. Kd4 Kf2 58. Ra8
Rb3 0-1

[Event "Keres Memorial rap2"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2004.11.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O h6 7. Ne1 Bg5 8. f4
exf4 9. Bxf4 Nf6 10. Nd5 Bxf4 11. Rxf4 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. c3 Be6 14. Bxe6
fxe6 15. Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap2"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.11.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qc7 14. O-O Bb7
15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 a5 19. h4 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8
21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Bf3 Qd7 23. Kg2 Bb4 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Bxd4 c5 26. Bb2 Bxf3+
27. Kxf3 Bd2 28. Ke2 Bh6 29. Bc3 g6 30. Bd2 Bxd2 31. Kxd2 Kf8 32. Kc3 Ke7 33.
Kb2 Kd7 34. Ka3 Kc7 35. Ka4 Kc6 36. g4 h6 37. g5 h5 38. f3 Kc7 39. Kb5 Kb7 40.
a4 Kc7 41. Ka6 Kc6 42. Ka7 Kc7 43. f4 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap2"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2004.11.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap2"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2004.11.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. cxd5 Qa5+ 5. Qd2 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qd8 7. Qxd4 Bd7
8. Ne5 Nf6 9. Nxd7 e5 10. Qa4 Be7 11. Nc5+ b5 12. b4 Qd7 13. e4 Qc7 14. Ne6 g5
1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap2"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.11.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. g3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {This game
was played in the last round of the tournament and Khalifman needed to get a
full point wit the black pieces in order to catch up with Vishy. It might
explain his a bit freaky" opening style} (6... Nxf6) 7. Nf3 (7. Bg2 e5 (7... c5
8. Nf3 cxd4 9. O-O Bc5 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Be4 g6 12. Bg2 a6 13. Ne4 Qg7 14. Bd2
Be7 15. Qc1 $44 {Balla,Z-Foldes,G/Temesvar 1912}) (7... Bd6 8. Nf3 (8. Ne2 e5
9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 exd4 11. Ne4 Qg6 12. Qxd4 Be5 13. Qe3 Nf6 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qd3
Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Bd4 17. f5 $36 {Beliavsky,A-Vaganian,R/Tilburg 1993}) 8... O-O (
8... h6 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 c6 11. Be3 e5 12. d5 c5 13. Qc1 Re8 14. Nd2 $14 {
Zatonskih,A-Arribas,M/New Delhi 2000}) 9. O-O Rb8 (9... e5 10. Re1 (10. Bg5 Qf5
11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Qf6 13. Nb5 Be5 14. c3 a6 15. Na3 Nb6 16. Qe2 $14 {
Wittmann,W-Galavics,H/Oberwart 2001}) 10... exd4 11. Bg5 Qf5 12. Qxd4 Qxc2 13.
Rac1 Qg6 14. Be7 Bxe7 15. Rxe7 $44 {Tosic,M-Skembris,S/Vrnjacka Banja 1982})
10. Ng5 h6 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Bf4 b5 14. Qd3 Nf6 $15 {Van de
Oudeweetering,A-Bohm,H/Netherlands 1993}) 8. Qe2 $1 (8. Ne2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10.
Nc3 exd4 11. Ne4 Qg6 12. Qxd4 Be5 13. Qd5 Re8 14. Rd1 Nf6 $11 {Kostic,
V-Skembris,S/Vrnjacka Banja 1981}) 8... Qe7 9. dxe5 Qxe5 10. Bf4 Qxe2+ 11. Nxe2
c6 12. O-O-O $14 {Georgiev,K-Kurajica,B/Sarajevo 1998}) 7... Bd6 {Under the
different circumstance Khalifman would've probably opted for a safer option:} (
7... h6 $5 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 e5 $11) 8. Bg5 Qf5 9. Bd3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2
(10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 b6 12. Be4 Rb8 13. O-O-O Bb7 $11) 10... Qb6 11. Qe2 $5
{White is ready to sacrifice a pawn for the initiative.} c5 ({In my opinion} 
11... Qxb2 $5 {would've been the most logical continuation, taking into
account black's opening strategy. It's obvious that white has very strong
initiative in that case, but black's position is a rock-solid.} 12. O-O Qa3 13.
c4 O-O 14. Rfb1 c5 $13) 12. Bc3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 (13. Nxd4 O-O $11) 13... Qa5+ 14.
c3 $6 {Overestimating his chances Anand decides to keep the dark-squared
bishops on the board. Better was} (14. Bc3 $5 Bb4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 16. c3 Qb6 17.
O-O {with a minimal edge.}) 14... e5 {Black succeeded to get the kind of
position he was looking for to play for a win!} 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Be3 Nf6 17.
Bb1 $6 {Obviously missing 17...Ba3! May be white should play} (17. Bg5 {
forcing black to sacrifice a pawn} e4 18. Bxe4 (18. Bxf6 $6 exd3 19. Qxd3 Bc5
20. Bd4 (20. Ng5 $2 Bf5 21. Qxf5 Be3+ $19) 20... Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxa2 $15) 18...
Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bc5 $44 {however black's doing just great after the sac.}) 17...
Be7 $2 {Not taking the chance.} ({The strange thing is that after} 17... Ba3
$142 $1 {I didn't manage to find a satisfactory defense for white!} 18. Qc2 {
Probably the best chance since after both 18.Bd2 and 18.b:a3 white is on the
verge of losing:} (18. Bd2 e4 19. Ng5 Bg4 20. f3 exf3 21. Nxf3 Rfe8 $17) (18.
bxa3 Bg4 $1 19. h3 (19. Kb2 e4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Bd4 Qf5 $19) 19... Qxc3+ 20.
Bc2 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Rac8 22. Qe2 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Rxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qxa2+ $19) 18... Bg4
19. Nd2 Bxd1 20. Rxd1) 18. Bg5 h6 19. h4 Be6 $6 {Going for an edngame with a
pawn dawn is anything, but not a winning attempt.} (19... hxg5 $2 20. hxg5 Ng4
21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bf5+ Kg8 23. Bxg4 Bxg4 24. Qe4 $18) (19... Bg4 $2 20. Bxf6
gxf6 21. Qc2 f5 22. Nh2 Bh5 23. g4 $18) (19... Re8 $142 $5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Qe4 g6 22. g4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Bg7 23. h5 f5 $1 24. Qe2 fxg4 25. Nd2 $36 {
[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd2e4]}) 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. Nxe5 hxg5 22. hxg5 Rfd8 $6 ({
Much better for black was} 22... Ne8 $5 {but white could've forced a draw by
pepetual in that case, so Khalifman decides to play on being a pawn down.} 23.
f4 $5 (23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bf5+ Kg8 25. Bh7+ $11 (25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Ng6 Bxg5+ 27.
f4 Bh6 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. Rd7 Nf6 $13) (25. Ng6 Bxg5+ 26. f4 Bh6 27. Bxe6 fxe6
28. Nxf8 Kxf8 $13)) 23... g6 24. Rh6 Kg7 25. Bxg6 $1 Bd6 26. Be4 Rh8 (26... Rg8
27. Rh7+ Kf8 28. g6 $16) 27. Rdh1 Rxh6 28. gxh6+ Kh8 29. Bxb7 Rb8 $14) 23. gxf6
Bxf6 24. Rde1 Bd5 25. Bh7+ Kf8 26. Be4 $1 $18 {The rest of the game is quite
instructive: pay attention to Anand's knight manouvres!} g6 (26... Bxe5 27.
Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Rh8+ $18) 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Ng4 $5 Bg7 29. Rd1 Rad8 30. Ne3 $1
R5d6 (30... Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rc8 32. Rd7 $18) 31. Nc4 Rd5 32. Na5 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 34. Kxd1 b6 35. Nc6 a5 36. Kc2 Ke8 37. Kd3 Kd7 38. Nd4 Kd6 39. Kc4 Bf6
40. Kb5 Bd8 41. Nc6 Bc7 42. c4 f5 43. f4 Ke6 44. b3 g5 45. Nd4+ Kf6 46. fxg5+
Kg6 47. Nf3 1-0

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. 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 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Qc3
Bg4 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qf6 (16... Qh4 17. Kh1 Rd6 18. Rg1 $1 Ne7 19. Rg4 $1
Qh5 20. Rag1 Rg6 21. Qb4 $1 $16 {Beliavsky,A-Vaganian,R/Reggio Emilia 1995})
17. Be2 {Soweit eine der Hauptvarianten des Lasker-Systems.} Rd6 {Schwarz
sollte möglichst schnell den Vorstoß c7-c5 anstreben, deswegen ist der Textzug
ungenau. Zuverlässiger ist das mehrfach erprobte 17...Rac8 nebst 18...Ne7.} (
17... Rac8 18. Rac1 Ne7 19. Kh1 (19. Qa5 Rd5 $1 20. Qxa7 Rh5 21. Rc5 Nd5 $1 22.
Qxb7 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Rxh2+ $11) 19... b6 (19... Rd5 20. f4 c5 21. Bf3 cxd4 22.
Qxc8+ Nxc8 23. Bxd5 Ne7 24. Bxb7 dxe3 25. fxe3 Qb6 26. Bg2 Qxe3 $11 {Gruenberg,
H-Taggatz,M/Austria 2000}) 20. Qb4 Rd5 21. Rg1 c5 22. dxc5 Rdxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxc5
24. Qe4 g6 $11 {Jobava,B-Marciano,D/Batumi 1999}) 18. Rad1 {Das wirkt ein
bißchen künstlich, denn auf d1 hat der weiße Turm keine Aufgaben. Logischer
wirkt 18.Kh1 nebst Rg1.} (18. Kh1 $1 Re8 19. Rae1 Qe6 $6 20. Rg1 Qxa2 21. d5
Ne5 22. e4 Rg6 23. Rg3 Rxg3 24. hxg3 Re7 $6 25. Kg2 Qa4 26. Ra1 Qd7 27. Rxa7
$16 {Stahlberg,G-Piazzini,L/Buenos Aires 1939}) 18... Re8 {/\Nd4} 19. Qb2 b6
20. Kh1 Ne7 21. Qb5 Red8 (21... c6 $5 22. Qa6 Nd5 23. Rc1 b5 24. Qxa7 b4 $44 {
/\Nc3}) 22. f4 $2 {Die Idee, den Läufer auf f3 zu stellen, ist generell
richtig, hier jedoch konkret falsch.} (22. Rg1 Rd5 23. Qc4 c6 24. f4 $140 c5 $1
) 22... Nd5 $2 {Schwarz nutzt nicht die gebotene Chance, mit 22...Qe6! die
Initiative an sich zu reißen.} (22... Qe6 $1 {/\Qe4} 23. Bf3 c5 $1 24. dxc5
Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Qd5+ 26. Kg1 bxc5 $15) 23. Rc1 Qf5 24. Bf3 Qh3 25. Bg2 $14 {
Der Läufer ist ideal postiert auf g2, er schützt zuverlässig den weißen König.
Schwarz kam nicht zu dem schematischen Vorstoß c7-c5 und ist zu passivem
Abwarten verurteilt.} Qh4 26. Qe2 c6 27. Qf3 Nb4 28. Rc4 Nd5 (28... Nxa2 $2 29.
Qe2 b5 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Bxc6 Nc3 32. Qb2 Nd5 33. Qxb5 $16) (28... c5 29. dxc5
bxc5 30. Rxc5 Rd2 31. Ra5 Rxa2 32. Rxa2 Nxa2 33. Qb7 $14 Qf6 34. Qxa7 Nc3 $14)
29. Rfc1 Ne7 30. h3 Qf6 31. Qh5 Re6 32. a4 $1 {Sargissian will das Feld c5 für
seine Turm erobern.} Rdd6 33. a5 Rd8 (33... b5 34. Rc5 $14) 34. Rb1 Nd5 35.
axb6 axb6 36. Qf3 Qh4 $2 {Es ist nicht leicht, passiv stehen zu bleiben. Mit
dem Textzug übersieht Khalifman die gegnerische Drohung.} (36... b5 37. Rc5 Ne7
$14) (36... g6 37. Qg3 Kh7 $14) 37. Rbc1 Qf6 (37... Rdd6 $2 38. f5 Rf6 39. e4
$18) (37... Ne7 38. f5 Red6 39. d5 $18) 38. f5 $18 Ree8 (38... Red6 39. e4 $18)
39. Rxc6 Qg5 40. Qg4 Ne7 41. Rxb6 Qxf5 42. Qxf5 Nxf5 43. Rc7 Nxd4 44. exd4 Rxd4
45. Rbb7 Re1+ 46. Kh2 Rf4 47. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. h3 Bf5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Nh4 d5 10. Bg2 c6 11. O-O Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Qe2 e6 5. Nf3 d5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. Be4 Bc6 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Qc2 h6 15.
Be3 Qd7 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qxc7 Qxc7 21.
Rxc7 Nd7 22. Kf1 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxd5 Nc5 25. Rd1 Ne6 26. Ke2 Kf8 27.
Rc1 Rxc1 28. Bxc1 Ke8 29. Kd3 Kd7 30. Be3 h5 31. Ke4 g6 32. Ne1 Kc6 33. Nd3 Nc7
34. f4 Nd5 35. Bd4 a5 36. f5 gxf5+ 37. Kxf5 b4 38. e6 fxe6+ 39. Kxe6 Bd6 40.
Ne5+ Bxe5 41. Kxe5 a4 42. h4 Ne7 43. g3 Kb5 44. g4 hxg4 45. Bf2 Ng6+ 46. Ke4
Kc4 47. h5 Nf8 48. h6 Nh7 49. Be1 a3 50. b3+ 1-0

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Re8 17. a4 Be6 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. Qe2 h6 20. Nf3 Bf8 21. Nh2 g6
22. Qf3 Bg7 23. b3 Na5 24. Bd2 Be6 25. c4 Nb7 26. Bxh6 Bxh6 27. Qxf6 Bg7 28.
Qf3 bxc4 29. a5 Nc5 30. bxc4 Bxc4 31. Ng4 d5 32. Ne3 dxe4 33. Nxe4 Bb5 34. Ng4
Rec8 35. Nef6+ Bxf6 36. Nxf6+ Kg7 37. Nd5 Re8 38. Rac1 Rad8 39. Bb3 Qd6 40.
Rxc5 Qxc5 41. Qf6+ Kg8 42. Ne7+ Rxe7 43. Qxg6+ Kh8 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. Qg6+ Kh8
46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Qg5+ Kf8 48. Qh6+ Kg8 49. Qg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. 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 Rb7 $4 {This blunder needs a
small explanation. Khalifman obviously wanted to play the best theoretical
move 18...Rb6, which leads to good prospects for Black after 19.Qd2 Qd7. The
present game was played on the Internet and unfortunately for the ex-World
Champion due to a silly mouse slip he dropped the rook on b7. This turned out
to lose right away...} 19. d6 ({Black can't even get away with an exchange
down, since after} 19. d6 Qd7 {White wins a whole rook with} 20. Bc6 $1) 1-0

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. O-O Qc8 14. Qe2 Ba6 15.
Rd1 Rd8 16. Bf4 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nd7 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 Bb4 7. e4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. a5 c5 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Qxc4 14. Bxc4
Bc6 15. Ke2 Na6 16. Rhb1 Nc7 17. Be1 O-O-O 18. Rb2 f6 19. Rc1 Ng5 20. Nxg5 fxg5
21. Bd2 g4 22. Kf1 a6 23. dxc5 Nd5 24. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Ndb5 a6 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bb3 O-O 12. f4 Bd7 13. f5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 exf5
15. exf5 Bc6 16. Qe1 (16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Rad1 Nd7 (17... b5 18. Qg3 Nh5 19. Qf2
Qd8 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Nf6 22. Qg3 Nh5 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qg3 Nh5 25. Qa3 $16 {
Ehlvest,J-Ye Jiangchuan/Beijing 1998/}) 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. Qxd6 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Nf6
21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. c4 {1/2-1/2 Short,N-Kramnik,V/Novgorod 1996/})
16... Rae8 17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qf2 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18. Qg4 Bf6 19. Rad1 Bxd4+ 20.
Qxd4 Re5 21. Qxd6 Rxf5 22. Rxf5 Qxf5 23. Rf1 Qc8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Nf6 26.
Qf5 Qd8 {1/2-1/2 Scholl,E-Langeweg,K/Leeuwarden 1972/}) 18... Bf6 19. Bb6 (19.
Rad1 $5) 19... Qb4 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Nf4 (21... Qxb2 $2 22. Rab1 Qe5 23.
Bxb7 $16) 22. c3 Qb5 23. Qxf4 Qxb6+ 24. Qf2 Qb5 25. Bf3 Qxf5 26. Bxb7 Qb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 e6 8. e4
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e5 Ng4 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bg5+ Ke8 13. Bh4 Nd7 14. Bg3 Bb7
15. Be2 Rb8 16. O-O Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ngxe5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Nxa4 Bd4 20. f4 Nc6 21.
Bxa6 Ne7 22. Rfd1 Nf5 23. Bd3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Rb4 25. Bb5 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rxb5 27.
Nc5 Rxb2+ 28. Kf1 Nxc5 29. Ra8+ Ke7 30. Rxh8 Rb3 31. Rc8 Ne4 32. Rc7+ Kf6 33.
Rdd7 Nxg3+ 34. Kg2 Nf5 35. Rxf7+ Kg6 36. Rf8 Rb2+ 37. Kf3 Rb3+ 38. Kf2 Rb4 39.
Kf3 Rb3+ 40. Kf2 Rb4 41. Kf3 h5 42. Rc1 Rb3+ 43. Kf2 Rb2+ 44. Kf3 Rb3+ 45. Kf2
Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nxd5 Re8 {This is an interesting positional
pawn sacrifice.} (11... Qh4 12. g3 (12. h3 Ng5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Qf3 Bc6 $44
15. Be4) 12... Nxg3 13. fxg3 Bxg3 14. Qc2 (14. Bxh7+ $5 Kh8 15. Qc2 $16) 14...
Bxh2+ 15. Qxh2 Qxd4+ 16. Rf2 Qxd3 $13 {1-0 Landa,K-Mahesh Chandran,P/Paris
2004/CBM 101 ext (45)}) 12. Qh5 ({Black has to prove the correctness of the
sacrifice after} 12. Qf3 $5 Qh4 13. g3 Ng5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Nc3 $16) 12... Rc8
13. Be3 $6 (13. Re1 f5 (13... g6 14. Qf3 f5 15. Bxe4 Bc6 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Nc3
fxe4 18. d5 Bd7 19. Rxe4 Bf5 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Be3 $16) 14. Bf4 Bc6 15. Qxf5
$1 g6 16. Qg4 Bxd5 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxe4 $18) 13... Bc6 14. Nc3
g6 15. Qh6 (15. Qe2 Qh4 $1 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. g3 Be4 18. Rac1 Bxd3
19. Qxd3 Qc4 $44) 16. f4 (16. g3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qh3 18. f3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qxg3+
20. Kh1 Qh3+ $11) (16. h3 Ng3 $1 17. fxg3 Qxg3 $19) 16... Nf6 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18.
Bxf2 Bxf4 $15) 15... Bf8 16. Qf4 (16. Qh3 Bd7 17. Qf3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Rxc3 19.
Be4 Bc6 $11 20. d5 $140 f5 $17) 16... Bd6 17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qf4 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nc3 Nc7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. a3 g6 8. h4
h6 9. d3 Bg7 10. Be3 Ne6 11. Na4 Bd7 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxc5 Bxb2 14. Be3 Bxa1
15. Qxa1 f6 16. O-O Be6 17. Rb1 Qd7 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bd5 20. Bxf6 Bxg2 21.
Bxh8 Qh3 22. f3 Bxf3 23. exf3 Qxg3+ 24. Kh1 Qxf3+ 25. Kh2 Qf2+ 26. Kh3 Qf3+ 27.
Kh2 Qf2+ 28. Kh3 Rd8 29. Rb3 Qf3+ 30. Kh2 Qf2+ 31. Kh3 Qf3+ 32. Kh2 Qf2+ 33.
Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[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 Qe7 11. Kb1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nb6 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Nb5
Bd7 15. Nd4 Na4 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Qd4 Rac8 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. g3 Rc7 20. Nd4 Nc8
21. Bd3 Ne7 22. Rhe1 a6 23. Re3 Nc6 24. Nf3 b5 25. a3 Rb8 26. b3 b4 27. a4 a5
28. Kb2 Rb6 29. Kc1 Bc8 30. Bb5 Na7 31. Nd4 Ba6 32. Bxa6 Rxa6 33. f5 Nc6 34.
fxe6 Nxd4 35. exf7+ Kxf7 36. Rxd4 Ke6 37. Rf4 Rac6 38. Re2 Rc8 39. Kd1 R6c7 40.
Rh4 h6 41. Rf4 Rc3 42. Ref2 R3c7 43. Rg4 Kxe5 44. Re2+ Kf6 45. Rf4+ Kg6 46.
Re6+ Kh7 47. Rf2 Rd7 48. Rd2 Rc5 49. Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Nge7 8. c3 O-O
9. Be3 Rb8 10. d4 b6 11. Bf2 a5 12. Re1 Ba6 13. a3 Qd7 14. Nbd2 Rfc8 15. Nf1
cxd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. e5 Bxf1 18. Bxf1 {[%csl Rf7]} b5 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Ye6f7]
Weiß soll hier bestrebt sein die Felder e6,f7 anzugreifen.} 19. b3 (19. Qd2 a4
{/\b4}) 19... Na7 {/\b4} 20. Re2 $1 {/\Be1; /\Ne1-d3-c5} (20. Bd3 b4 21. axb4
axb4 22. Ba6 Rc3) 20... h5 (20... b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Be1 Nb5 23. Rea2) 21.
Rea2 {verhindert b4} Nf5 22. Qe1 Qc7 23. Bd3 a4 $6 (23... Qb6 $5 24. Qd1 Bf8
25. h3 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Ye6f7,Ye4f5]} Nc6 26. g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Nh6 28. Nh4 {
[%csl Gf7][%cal Ye6f7,Ye4f5]} (28. Ng5 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Ye6f7,Ye4f5]} b4 (28...
Nxd4 29. Bf1 Bc5 30. b4) 29. f5 (29. a4 Nxd4) 29... exf5 30. gxf5 bxa3 $13)
28... Be7 (28... b4 29. a4) 29. g5 Nf5 30. Nxf5 (30. Bxf5 exf5) 30... exf5 31.
Qf3) (23... Qc3 24. Qd1 {/\Be1}) 24. b4 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rf7] /\Rc2; /\h3 + g4}
Rb6 25. Rc2 Qxc2 (25... Rc6 26. Rac1 Qb6 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 Nxc6 29. Qf1 {
[%csl Gb5]} Na7 30. Qc1 (30. h3 Qc6) 30... Bf8 31. h3 $16 {/\g4}) 26. Bxc2 Rxc2
27. Rc1 Rbc6 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Qa1 (29. h3 Ra2 30. Qc3) 29... Bf8 30. h3 Nc8
31. Qf1 Rc3 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Ye6f7]} 32. Ng5 (32. Kg2 Na7 33. Qa1 Rc4 34. g4
$18) 32... Na7 33. Qa1 Rc2 34. Qb1 (34. g4 $5) 34... Rc3 35. Qb2 Rc4 36. Nf3
Nc8 37. Kg2 Na7 38. g4 $18 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Ye6f7]} hxg4 39. hxg4 Nh6 {[%csl
Rh6]} 40. Kg3 {/\Be3 + Qd2 + f5 >> Nh6} Be7 41. Be3 {/\Qd2} f5 (41... Kg7 42.
Qd2) 42. exf6 Bxf6 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Ye6f7]} 43. f5 Nf7 44. fxg6 Nd6 45. Qh2 Rc7
46. Bf4 Nac8 47. Kh3 Rc6 48. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[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 Qc7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Ne4
Ngf6 15. g3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bd6 {In this variation White has a slight advantage
especially if he can liquidate for a better _|_ due to his strong B.} 17. c4 (
17. Kb1 Nf6 (17... Rhe8 18. Qh7 $5 {- Kramnik-Leko, Wch Brissago SUI (m 12)
2004}) 18. Qe2 Rhe8 19. c4 c5 20. Bc3 (20. dxc5 {activates the black Q.} Qxc5
21. Be3 Qf5+ 22. Ka1 Bb8 $1 (22... Kb8 23. Nd4 Qg4 24. f3 Qxg3 25. Nb5 $16) 23.
Nd4 Qg4 24. Qd3 $142 {By this way White can avoid the exchange of the Q.} (24.
Qc2 $6 Qe4 25. Qxe4 (25. Qa4 $5 Ng4 26. Rhe1 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 $13) 25... Nxe4 {
(Agopov-Grischuk, Izmir 2004 CBM 104)} 26. Kb1 a6 $11) 24... e5 $142 (24...
Nxh5 25. f3 Qg6 26. Qa3 {White has sacrificed a P, but created nasty threats
on the <<.} a6 27. Nc6 $3 $18 {This is the point!}) (24... Qe4 25. Qa3 $1 Nd7 (
25... a6 26. f3 $1 Qh7 {The Q is out of place here.} 27. Nc6 $1 {The same
motif comes again!} Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 $16) 26. f3 $16) 25. Qf5+ Qxf5 26. Nxf5
Rxd1+ (26... Nxh5 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Kb1 g6 29. Nxh6 Rd7 30. Kc2 $14) 27. Rxd1
Nxh5 28. Rh1 $14) 20... cxd4 (20... Qc6 21. Rh4 (21. Rde1 cxd4 22. Nxd4 Qb6 23.
Nb3 Bc7 24. f4 Rd7 25. Rhf1 Red8 26. g4 Qc6 $11 {and Black's heavy artillery
is too active, Karpov-Adianto, Cap d'Agde KO rapid 1998.}) 21... Bc7 (21... Rd7
22. a3 {creating an exit for the K.} cxd4 23. Nxd4 Qa6 24. Nb5 e5 25. Rhh1 $14
{Velimirovic-Akesson, Bela Crvka 1984}) 22. Rd2 (22. Rc1 a6 23. Ka1 cxd4 24.
Nxd4 Qc5 25. Nb3 Qf5 26. c5 Qd3 $11 {G.Timoshenko-Guliev, Berliner Sommer 1993}
) (22. a3 Rd7 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Red8 25. Rc1 {In many cases White has to
give up the only opened d file.} cxd4 26. Bxd4 b6 27. Be3 Ne8 $11 {
Riemersma-Guliev, Petersburg 1995}) 22... cxd4 23. Nxd4 Qc5 24. Nb5 Rxd2 25.
Bxd2 Rd8 26. Be3 Qf5+ 27. Kc1 a6 28. Nxc7 Kxc7 29. Bf4+ Kc8 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31.
Bxe5 {and we have reached the typical _|_ for the whole opening.} Rd7 {+/=/=
Shaposhnikov-Guliev, Petersburg 1995}) 21. Nxd4 (21. Bxd4 e5 22. Bc3 (22. Be3
Kb8) 22... Qd7 23. Ka1 Qf5 $13) 21... a6 {- Ramesh-Koneru, Goodricke op 2001
CBM 82}) 17... c5 18. d5 (18. Bc3 {is the main line with only slightly better
chances for White.}) 18... Nf6 19. Qc2 exd5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. Bc3 Rhe8 22. Bxf6
gxf6 {The P structure is better for White, but the situation is deceptive.
White cannot blockade >< f5 easily, Black has counterplay on the e <->.} 23.
Kb1 (23. Nh4 Re5 24. f4 Rxh5 $1 (24... Ree8 25. Nf5 $16) 25. Qe2 Rxd5 $1 26.
Rxd5 Bxf4+ 27. gxf4 Qxd5 28. Rd1 Qxa2 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 {Black has four pawns for
the N in the _|_.} 30. Nf5 Qe6 31. Qd3+ (31. Qxe6 fxe6 32. Nxh6 Ke7 33. Ng4 b5
$11) 31... Kc7 32. Nxh6 $1 (32. Kc2 c4 $1) (32. Ne3 $6 {White pushes the _|_
too hard.} h5 33. f5 Qe5 34. Nd5+ Kc8 35. Qc4 Qd4 36. Qa2 h4 37. Qb3 h3 $19 {
Tutzo-P.Kiss, Aggtelek 1995}) 32... Qe1+ 33. Kc2 Qh4 $1 34. Nxf7 Qxf4 {and the
_|_ remains drawish.} 35. Qd8+ (35. Qd5 Qf2+ 36. Kb3 Qe3+ 37. Ka2 Qe7 38. Nh6
Qd6 $11 {Delchev-Carrasco Martinez, La Roda op 2004}) 35... Kc6 36. Qc8+ (36.
Qe8+ Kb6 37. Qe6+ Kc7 $1 $11 {Yakovich-Fridman, Julian Borowski, 1999}) 36...
Kb6 37. Qe6+ {1/2-1/2 Landa-Khenkin, Bad Wiessee 2004}) 23... Qg4 $5 {This is
the novelty.} (23... Re7 $143 24. Nh4 Rde8 (24... Re5 $2 25. f4 $16) 25. Qf5
Re2 26. f4 $14) (23... Kb8 {- Frolov-Volzhin, RUS-ch 53rd Samara 2000 CBM 78})
(23... f5 {- Milos-Izeta Txabarri, Santos Mario Covas 2001 CBM 82}) 24. Nd4 $1
(24. Nh4 Kb8 $1 {- 23...Kb8} (24... Qxh5 $2 25. Nf5 $18) (24... Qe2 25. Qxe2
Rxe2 26. f4 $14) (24... Re2 25. f3 Rxc2 26. fxg4 Re2 27. Nf5 $14)) 24... Re5 $1
{and White cannot get the blockading f5 square.} (24... Kb8 25. Rh4 $1 $16) 25.
Nb5 (25. Rh4 Qd7 $11) 25... Kb8 26. f4 (26. Rh4 Qf3 27. Qd2 (27. Rf4 Qxh5 28.
Rxf6 Be7 $17) 27... a6 $11) (26. Rd2 Qb4 (26... Bf8 27. Rhd1 a6 28. Nc3 Bd6 29.
f4 Rxh5 (29... Re3 30. Ne4 Qf5 31. Nxd6 Qxc2+ 32. Rxc2 Rxd6 $11) 30. Ne4 Qg6
$11) 27. Nxd6 (27. Na3 Re4 28. Rc1 Rde8 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Rxc3 Re2 31. Rxe2 Rxe2
32. f4 a6 33. Nc4 Kc7 $11) 27... Rxd6 {The _|_ with the heavy pieces is very
drawish as general.} 28. Rhd1 Qe4 $11) 26... Rxh5 27. Nxd6 Rxh1 28. Rxh1 Rxd6
29. Qxc5 Qf5+ 30. Ka1 Qxd5 $11 {and the draw is inevitable in the R _|_.} 31.
Qxd5 Rxd5 32. Kb1 h5 33. Rc1 Rd3 34. Rc5 Rxg3 35. Rxh5 Rd3 36. Rh8+ Kc7 37. Rh7
Rd7 38. Rh6 Rd6 39. Rh7 Rd7 40. Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. d3 Nc7 10. Ne4 b6 11. h3 Ne6 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bf4 c5
15. Qf3 Be6 16. Qg3 Qd5 17. Qh4 f6 18. exf6 exf6 19. Bh6 Bf5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
b3 Rae8 22. Ng3 Bd7 23. Qf4 Bc6 24. f3 Re5 25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. Qxe5 fxe5 27. Re1
Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[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. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Ng4 12. Nf1 Nxe3 13. Nxe3 Bf6 14. Nd5 Rb8 15.
h3 g6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd2 a5 20. a3 Be6 21. Bd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 Qf6 23. Re4 Rfe8 24. Rae1 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Kg7 26. Qe3 Ra8 27. Re7
b4 28. Rxc7 bxa3 29. bxa3 Rb8 30. Rc4 Rb3 31. a4 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Rb2 33. Kg3 Rc2
34. h4 h6 35. f3 h5 36. Rc6 Ra2 37. Rc4 Rc2 38. Rc8 Kh7 {It seems as though
White could not make the most of his advantage due to the fact that the
resulting rook endgames have a high tendency to end in draws: Es scheint als
könnte Weiß seinen Vorteil wegen der großen Remistendenz der entstehenden
Turmendspiele nicht verwerten:} 39. Qe8 (39. Qg5 $5 Qxg5+ 40. hxg5 Rd2 41. c4
Ra2 42. c5 Rd2 43. Kf4 (43. c6 Rxd5 44. Rf8 Rxg5+ 45. Kf4 Rc5 46. Rxf7+ Kg8 47.
Rc7 Kf8 $11) 43... Rxd5 44. Ke4 Rd2 45. g3 Rc2 46. c6 Rc5 $11) 39... Rd2 40. c4
Rd4 41. Qg8+ Kh6 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. Qg8+ Kh6 44. Qh8+ Qxh8 45. Rxh8+ Kg7 46. Rc8
Kf6 47. Rc7 g5 48. hxg5+ Kxg5 49. Kf2 Rd2+ 50. Ke3 Rxg2 51. Rxf7 Ra2 52. f4+
Kg4 53. Rg7+ Kf5 54. Rg5+ Kf6 55. Rxh5 Rxa4 56. Kd4 Ra1 57. Rh6+ Ke7 58. Rh7+
Kd8 59. Ra7 a4 60. Ke4 (60. f5 Ke8 61. f6 a3 62. Kc3 Rf1 63. f7+ Kf8 64. Kb3
Rf3+ 65. Ka2 Rc3 $11) 60... a3 61. Kf5 a2 62. Kf6 Rf1 63. Rxa2 Rxf4+ 64. Ke6
Rxc4 65. Kxd6 {[%tqu "En","Where should his majesty go?","","","d8c8","The
king must move to the short side, so that the rook can check from the long
side.",2,"d8e8","",-2,"De","Wohin soll sich der Monarch wenden?","","","d8c8",
"der König muss auf die kurze Seite, damit der Turm von der langen her Schach
bieten kann.",2,"d8e8","",-2]} Kc8 $1 {The king must move to the short side,
so that the rook can check from the long side. Der König muss auf die kurze
Seite, damit der Turm von der langen her Schach bieten kann.} (65... Ke8 $2 66.
Ra8+ Kf7 67. Kd7 Rb4 68. d6 Rd4 69. Kc6 Rc4+ 70. Kd5 Rc1 71. d7 Rd1+ 72. Kc6
Rc1+ 73. Kb5 Rb1+ 74. Kc4 Rc1+ 75. Kb3 Rb1+ 76. Kc2 $18) 66. Re2 Rd4 67. Re1 (
67. Re8+ Kb7 68. Rd8 (68. Ke6 Kc7 $11) 68... Rh4 69. Kd7 Rh7+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Ndf3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Ng4 Be7 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Rc1 Re7 17. e3 a5 18. Rc3 Qd6 19. Qc2 Ra7 20. Rc1
Ba8 21. Qf5 Qd7 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Bf1 f6 24. Bb5 Re7 25. Ra3 Kf7 26. b4 c6 27.
Bxc6 axb4 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Rc6 Ra6 31. g4 Ke7 32. h4 Kd7 33. Rc2
Ra3 34. Kg2 Rc3 35. Rb2 Rc4 36. Kg3 Kc6 37. Kf4 Kb5 38. a3 Ka4 39. axb4 Ka3 40.
Rd2 b5 41. Kf5 Rc6 42. h5 Kxb4 43. Rb2+ Ka5 44. Ra2+ Kb6 45. e4 dxe4 46. d5 g6+
47. hxg6 hxg6+ 48. Kxg6 Rd6 49. Kf5 Kc5 50. Kxe4 Rxd5 51. f4 Rd6 52. Rc2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 {[%mdl 4]} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f3 b5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. h4 {It was also
possible to play 12.g4 or 12.Bd3, black gets a fine counterplay in both cases}
(12. g4 Qc7 13. Bd4 b4 14. Ne2 e5 15. Be3 d5 16. Ng3 dxe4 $132 {1/2-1/2
Liutsko,I-Korzubov,P/Dushanbe 1980/EXT 2002 (35)}) (12. Bd3 Qc7 13. Qf2 (13.
Rhe1 Be7 14. Kb1 Nd7 15. Bd4 O-O 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 e5 18. Be3 f5 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Sawadkuhi,M-Lanka,Z/Hamburg 2004/CBM 100 ext (31)}) 13... Rc8 14. Bb6
Qb7 15. Kb1 Nd7 16. Be3 Ne5 17. Ne2 Qc7 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Qg3 Nc4 20. Bc1 Qb6
$132 {1/2-1/2 Jamrich,G-Balogh,C/Budapest 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 12... Qc7 13.
Kb1 (13. Rg1 Qb7 14. g4 Nd7 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nc5 17. Bg2 Be7 18. Nd5 $1 $36
{1-0 Arnason,J-Trepp,M/Zug 1983/EXT 2003 (27)}) 13... Rc8 14. Bd3 (14. Rg1 $5
d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Bd3 b4 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. g4 Be7 21. h5
a5 22. Nd4 $13 {0-1 Werle,J-Rau,H/Pulvermuehle 2001/EXT 2002 (43)}) 14... Nd7
$5 {[%cal Rd7e5] A prophylactics against white's possible advance with
g2-g4-g5, and also covers the e5 square and prepares the advance d6-d5} (14...
b4 15. Ne2 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 Nc5 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. f5 $40) 15. Ne2 {[%cal
Re2d4] White transfers his knight to an active position in the centre not
waiting for black to throw him back with b5-b4} Bb7 {[%cal Rc7c2] Freeing the
c-file for the heavy pieces and preparing the advance d6-d5} 16. Nd4 (16. Nf4
Nf6) 16... d5 {This way black activizes his pieces and gets a counterplay} 17.
exd5 Bxd5 {[%cal Rd5a2]} 18. Rhe1 {White brings his rook closer to the centre.
It's not clear how can he get some activity} (18. Bf4 Bd6 (18... Qb7) 19. Bxd6
Qxd6 20. Qe3 O-O $132) 18... Be7 {Finishing the development and preparing the
castling} 19. Bf4 Qb7 20. Re2 $6 {20.Be4 deserved attention, exchanging
black's active bishop} (20. Be4 $5) 20... Nc5 {[%cal Rc5d3]} 21. h5 Nxd3 22.
Qxd3 O-O $17 {[%cal Rd5c4] A pair of bishops gives black a more active position
} 23. Qe3 Bc5 24. Qc1 Rfd8 {Black is gradually starting to dominate the
position} {Black has a firm hold of the initiative. Also in case of 25.Nb3 he
has the initiative} 25. Be3 (25. Nb3 Be7 26. Rd3 Bf6 27. Qe1 Qb6 $36) 25... a5
$36 {Black starts the advance on the queenside, at the same time, white finds
it difficult to get any activity on the kingside} 26. Ree1 a4 27. Ne2 Bb4 28.
Rh1 e5 {[%cal Ge5d4,Ge5f4] Restricting white's knight and freeing the c6
square for his queen} 29. Ng3 Qc6 {[%cal Rc6e6]} 30. Rh4 Be7 31. Rhh1 Qe6 $19 {
[%cal Rd5a2] A decisive transfer of the queen} 32. b3 (32. a3 b4 $19) 32...
axb3 33. axb3 Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Bd3 Na6 8. Qd2
b5 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bg1 Nb4 11. h3 Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Nh6 13. O-O-O b4 14. Ne4 Qa5 15.
Kb1 Ba6 16. Qb3 Qd5 17. Ned2 Qxb3 18. axb3 d5 19. Be3 Bc8 20. Ne1 f6 21. Nd3 a5
22. Nf3 Nf7 23. Nc5 Nd8 24. Ne1 Ne6 25. Ned3 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 fxe5 27. fxe5 Bf5
28. Bg5 Rfe8 29. Kc1 h6 30. Be3 Be4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Rhg1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e3 O-O
9. Qc2 Ne8 10. Be2 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qe7 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Qd2 Qe7 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe5 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Nd6 19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. Rad1 Bb4 21.
Bc4+ Kh8 22. Qd4 Bf5 23. a3 Rad8 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. axb4 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 h5 27.
Bd4 Kg7 28. Bc3 g5 29. Re1 Qd7 30. Bb3 h4 31. Rd1 Qe7 32. Re1 Qd8 33. Rd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 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 Qc7 13. O-O-O Ngf6 14. Qe2 (
14. Ne4 {is the other popular main line.}) 14... O-O-O 15. Ne5 Nb6 16. c4 $5 {
This sharp P sacrifice needs a lot of theoretical knowledge.} (16. Rh4 {
- Kovalevskaya-Deviatkin, Petroff mem St Petersburg 2000 CBM 76}) (16. Ba5 c5
17. Rh4) 16... Rxd4 17. Be3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rg8 $1 19. f4 $1 {Black has
problems with the coordination of his pieces, but White cannot strengthen his
position with natural moves.} (19. Bf4 $6 Nbd7 20. Qd2 Bb4 $1 $17 {
Hellers-Khalifman, New York op 1990}) 19... Kb8 (19... c5 20. Qd3 (20. Kb1 $44
{Khalifman}) 20... Be7 21. Nxf7 {White gets back the sacrificed P, but Black
comes out of passivity.} Ng4 $1 {This is the active counterplay, which saves
Black.} (21... Rf8 22. Ne5 Rd8 23. Qc2 (23. Qg6 $6 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Bd6) 23...
Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Bd6 25. Ng6 {The P structure is a bit better for White, >< e6
and g7 may become a target.} Qc6 (25... e5 $6 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. Qf5+ $14 {
Sax-Andersson, Szirak m 1990}) (25... Ng4 $5 26. Bc1) 26. b3 (26. Kc1) 26...
Nbd7 27. Bc1 $14 {Magnusson-Lyrberg, Rilton Cup Stockholm 1991}) 22. Qe2 (22.
Qg6 Nxe3 23. Qxe6+ Kb8 24. Qxe3 Nxc4) (22. Qe4 Qc6 $1) 22... Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Kb8
$1 (23... Qc6 24. Qe2) 24. Qxe6 (24. Ne5 Bf6 25. b3 g5 $1 26. hxg6 Bxe5 27.
Qxe5 (27. fxe5 $6 Rxg6 $15 {Konguvel-Ravi, India-ch 1992}) 27... Qxe5 28. fxe5
Rxg6 29. Ne4 Rxg2 30. Nxc5 $11 {Murugan}) 24... Qxf4+ 25. Kb1 Qxg3 $5 (25...
Qf6 $6 26. Re1 $14 {Mitrakanth-Ravi, India-ch 1992}) 26. Qxe7 $14 {and White's
pieces are still a bit more active.}) 20. Qd3 $6 {White's plan is not logical,
he loses some tempi in order to exchange queens.} (20. Bxb6 $142 axb6 21. Ne4 {
gives enough compensation for the P, but probably not more than that.} Be7 (
21... Nxe4 22. Qxe4 (22. Rd7 $5 Qc8 23. Qxe4 f6 24. Qd3 Bc5 25. Nf7 (25. Ng6 b5
$1 26. cxb5 cxb5 27. Kb1 Qc6 $15 {Fedorowicz-Adianto, New York op 1993}) 25...
b5 $1 (25... Be3+ 26. Kc2 Bxf4 27. Nd8 Bc7 28. Nxe6 Be5 29. g4 $44 {Ju.
Polgar-Adianto, Jakarta m rapid blind 1996}) 26. cxb5 cxb5 27. Kb1 Bb6 {
parrying all the straightforward threats.} (27... Qc6 $2 28. Nd8 $1)) 22... Bd6
23. Qh7 {White now gets back the P finally.} Rc8 $5 (23... Re8 24. Qxg7 b5 25.
c5 Bxe5 26. fxe5 $1 $16 (26. Qxe5 Qxe5 27. fxe5 Rg8 $11 {Ulibin-Galkin,
RUS-Cup6 Krasnodar 1997})) 24. Qxg7 b5 25. g3 $5 (25. c5 $6 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Qe7
27. Rd6 Qh4 $13 {Sion Castro-Izeta, San Roque 1996}) 25... Bxe5 26. fxe5 bxc4 (
26... Qa5 27. Qxf7 $16) 27. Rd6 Qa5 $132 {and the white K is not safe.}) 22. g3
$44) (20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxb6 axb6 {- 20.Bxb6}) (20. Qc2 Nc8 21. Ne4 Bd6 22. Nxd6
Nxd6 23. Qd3 Nf5 24. Bf2 c5 {1/2:1/2 Antonio-Adianto, Genting zt 1995}) 20...
Nc8 21. Qd8 $6 {following the wrong plan.} (21. c5 $6 Ne7 22. Nxf7 Ned5 $17) (
21. Ne4 {was the better chance keeping the active Q alive.} Nxe4 22. Qxe4 f5
23. Qf3 Bd6 24. Bd4 c5 25. Bc3 Ka8 26. g3 Rd8 27. Qe3 a6 {1/2:1/2
Guseinov-Maherramzade, AZe-chT Baku 2000}) 21... Bd6 22. Qxc7+ Bxc7 23. Nxf7 (
23. Nd7+ Ka8 (23... Nxd7 24. Rxd7 g5 (24... f5 25. Ne2 e5 $15)) 24. Nxf6 gxf6 {
and suddenly White has problems on the g file.} 25. Ne4 Nb6 (25... f5 26. Nf6
Rxg2 (26... Rd8 27. Rxd8 Bxd8 28. Ng8 $1 $36) 27. Rd7 $44) 26. Nxf6 Rg3 (26...
Rxg2 27. Ne8 Kb8 28. Nxc7 Kxc7 29. f5 $44) 27. Ne8 Kb8 28. Nxc7 Kxc7 29. Rd3 {
(Ernst-Adianto, Arnold Cup Gausdal 1992)} Kc8 $1 30. b3 Nd7 $17) 23... Ng4 24.
Bd2 Rf8 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. fxe5 Bxe5 $17 {The _|_ is clearly better for Black,
he is a healthy P up and his pieces become active.} 27. Ne4 b6 28. Kc2 Kc7 29.
Re1 Bd4 30. Nc3 (30. b3 Nd6 31. Kd3 e5 $17) 30... Rf2 $6 {It was better to
keep the o^.} (30... Nd6 $1 31. b3 e5 $17 {and White's pawns on the >> remain
targets.}) 31. Rxe6 Rxg2 32. Kd3 $2 {Now Black has a strong intermediate move.}
(32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Nxe2 $15) (32. Re4 Bf6 $15) 32... Kd7 $1 33. Re1 Bf6 34. c5 (
34. Re2 {is already late:} Rxe2 35. Kxe2 Ne7 36. Kf3 Ke6 $17) 34... b5 {
There is another target on c5.} 35. a4 a6 36. axb5 axb5 37. b4 Ne7 38. Ne4 (38.
Rh1 Rg3+ 39. Kc2 Rg4 40. Kb3 Nf5 $19) 38... Be5 39. Rf1 Rh2 40. Bf4 Rh3+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 (4... O-O 5. d4 d6 6. O-O {- leads to
King's Indian defense E62-E69.}) 5. O-O (5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 (6. O-O Nc6 (6...
Nb6 7. Nc3 c5 8. d3 O-O {1/2-1/2 Stohl,I-Sutovsky,E/Leon 2001/CBM 86 [Postny,E]
(37)}) 7. Nc3 Nb6 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 e5 10. a4 (10. Qd2 Re8 11. Bh6 Nd4 12. Bxg7
Kxg7 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Ne4 {1-0 Pigusov,E-Miroshnichenko,E/Halkidiki 2002/CBM
92 [Postny,E] (41)}) 10... a5 11. Bxb6 cxb6 12. Nb5 Be6 13. Nd2 {1-0 Vaganian,
R-Nedev,T/Yerevan 2001/CBM 86 [Postny,E] (49)}) 6... Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. O-O e5
{1-0 Ribli,Z-Berndt,S/Germany 2003/CBM 95 [Postny,E] (32)}) 5... O-O (5... d4 {
leads to Benoni defense with reversed sides, when white has an extra tempo.})
6. cxd5 (6. d4 {transposes to Gruenfeld defense D74-D79.}) 6... Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nb6
(7... Nc6 8. Ng5 Nb6 9. d3 h6 10. Nge4 e5 {0-1 Paunovic,D-Saldano,H/Elgoibar
2003/CBM 99 [Postny,E] (41)}) 8. d3 (8. d4 {leads to the fashionable variation
of Gruenfeld defense - D76.}) 8... Na6 {Very rare continuation. Usually the
move 8...Nc6 is automatically executed here. In my opinion, the move in the
text is perfectly playable as well. Black is intending to play c7-c6, which
will create a barrier against the white light-squared bishop. In future,
black's queenside might be transfered to the centre by Na6-c7-e6-d4 or
Na6-b4-d5.} 9. Be3 h6 (9... c6 10. Qd2 Bg4 11. Bh6 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qd4 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Bg2 e5 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Qc2 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ballmann,
M-Villamayor,B/Gausdal 1986/EXT 97 (49)}) 10. Qc1 $146 (10. Rc1 Kh7 11. a3 c5
12. Qc2 Be6 13. h4 Qd7 14. Rfd1 Bf5 15. Bf4 $14 {0-1 Meyer,H-Zitin,Y/Tallinn
1997/CBM 059 ext (44)}) 10... Kh7 11. Rd1 c6 12. d4 {Sooner or later, white
has to make this push to seize some space.} Be6 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Be5 f6 {
Of course, black should avoid the exchange of dark-squared bishops, even at a
price of this ugly move.} 15. Bf4 Bh3 16. Qc2 $6 ({I think, it was preferable
to keep the light-squared bishops on the board by} 16. Bh1) 16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2
Nb4 18. Qb3 N4d5 19. Bd2 f5 {Black has now good play on the light squares.} 20.
Nxd5 Nxd5 ({Worse is} 20... cxd5 $6 21. Bf4 $14 {[%csl Ge5]}) 21. Bf4 g5 $1 22.
Be5 g4 23. Ne1 Bxe5 24. dxe5 f4 {Black is consequent in his correct plan of
the kingside offensive.} 25. Qd3+ Kg7 26. Qe4 Qf5 27. Rd4 h5 28. Qxf5 Rxf5 {
This endgame is approximately equal.} 29. Nd3 Raf8 30. Rd1 f3+ 31. Kf1 fxe2+
32. Kxe2 e6 33. Rc1 Rf3 34. h3 $1 {Getting a target on the kingside.} gxh3 35.
Rh1 c5 36. Rc4 Rxd3 $1 {Without this sacrifice black could face problems.} (
36... b6 $6 37. Rxh3 Kg6 38. Rch4 R3f5 39. f4 {and white is better.}) 37. Kxd3
Rxf2 38. Rxh3 Rxb2 39. Rxh5 Kg6 40. Rh8 Rxa2 41. Rf8 $1 {It is important to
cut the black king off the centre.} (41. Rxc5 Kf5 {[%csl Gf5]}) 41... Ra3+ 42.
Kd2 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O {Interessanterweise wählt Khalifman diesmal nicht 'seine'
Variante 10.h4, sondern kehrt zu einem älteren System zurück.} Nbd7 11. a4 {
Dieser Zug wurde einige Male von GM Rulan Sherbakov angewandt. Falls Schwarz
zu 11...a6 greift, gewinnt 12.d5 an Kraft. Daher muss Schwarz seine Formation
am Damenflügel lockern, aber andererseits muss Weiß wegen des ungedeckten Pe4
auch sein Zentrum auflösen.} b4 (11... a6 12. d5 cxd5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. axb5
Nxc3 15. bxc3 axb5 16. Rb1 (16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Nd4 Qb6 18. Qa1 Bd5 19. Rb1 b4
20. Nc2 b3 21. Ne3 Qc6 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bf3 Bc5 24. Re1+ Kf8 25. Qd1 Nb6 26.
Bh5 Kg7 27. Be5+ f6 28. Bd4 Nd7 29. Qb1 Nf8 30. Qf5 Qd6 31. Bxc5 Qxc5 32. Re6
Rh7 33. Rxf6 b2 34. Rf7+ Kg8 35. Rxh7 Nxh7 36. Bf7+ Kg7 37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Qxh7
b1=Q+ 39. Qxb1 Kxf7 40. Qh7+ Ke8 41. Qxh6 Qe7 42. Qc6+ Kf8 43. Kf1 Qe4 44. Qf6+
Ke8 45. Qd4 Qxd4 46. cxd4 Kf7 47. Ke2 Kf6 48. g4 Kf7 49. Ke3 Kf6 50. f4 Kg6 51.
fxg5 Kxg5 52. h3 Kg6 53. h4 Kh6 54. h5 Kg5 55. Kf3 Kh6 56. Kf4 Kg7 57. g5 Kh7
58. Kf3 Kg8 59. g6 Kg7 60. Ke3 Kf6 61. Kf4 Ke6 62. h6 Kf6 63. h7 Kg7 64. Kf3
Kh8 65. Ke3 Kg7 66. Kf4 Kh8 67. Kf5 {1-0 Sherbakov,R-Gurevich,M/Niksic 1996/
EXT 2000 (67)}) 16... Be7 17. Nd4 O-O 18. Rxb5 Bd5 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Nf5 Ra6
21. Qxd5 Rf6 22. Rd1 Nc5 23. Qe5 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Qc8 25. Qe5 Re8 26. Bxc4 Bf8 27.
Qd5 Ne6 28. Rc1 Bg7 29. h4 gxh4 30. Bxh4 Qc7 31. Bg3 Qe7 32. Bd3 Rc8 33. c4 Qa3
34. Rd1 Rd8 35. Qf3 Qc3 36. Kh2 Qb2 37. Re1 Qd4 38. Re3 Rc8 39. Re4 Qc5 40. Rg4
{1-0 Goldin,A-Gurevich,M/Niksic 1996/EXT 2000 (40)}) (11... Qb6 12. Ne5 a6 13.
d5 cxd5 14. exd5 Bg7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Bf3 Ne5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19.
Qe2 Nd3 20. Qxe6+ Qe7 21. Qg6+ Kd8 22. Nd5 Qb7 23. Bc7+ {1-0 Sherbakov,
R-Gagarin,V/Minsk 1997/EXT 2000 (23)}) 12. e5 (12. Na2 {Gelfand} Nxe4 13. Bxc4
Bg7 14. Nxb4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 c5) 12... g4 {Dieser Zug wurde von Gelfand in den
Analysen zu seiner Partie gegen Topalov erwähnt. Schwarz hat anscheinend keine
Probleme.} (12... Nh5 {Gelfand} 13. Ne4 c5 14. Nfd2 (14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6
Nxg3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Galkin,A/Novgorod 1997/CBM 60/[Lutz] (31)}) (14.
Nxc5 {Gelfand} Nxc5 15. dxc5 Qd5 16. Qc1 Ba6 $15) 14... Nxg3 15. fxg3 Be7 (
15... cxd4 {Gelfand} 16. Bh5 Nxe5 $2 17. Nxc4 $1 Nxc4 18. Rxf7 $18) 16. Nd6+
Bxd6 17. exd6 c3 $1 (17... O-O {Gelfand} 18. Nxc4 $14) (17... cxd4 {Gelfand}
18. Nxc4 e5 19. Bh5 O-O 20. Rc1 $15) 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Nc4 O-O $13 {1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Gelfand,B/Dortmund 1996/CBM 54/[Gelfand] (57)}) (12... bxc3 {Gelfand}
13. exf6 cxb2 14. Rb1 c3 15. Qb3 $14) (12... Nd5 {Gelfand} 13. Ne4 $36) 13. Nh4
(13. Ne1 {Gelfand} bxc3 14. exf6 cxb2 15. Rb1 Ba6 16. Rxb2 $15) 13... bxc3 14.
exf6 cxb2 15. Rb1 Ba6 {Die beiderseitigen Bauernstrukturen sind zerrüttet. Als
Kompensation für seinen unsicheren König hat Schwarz den Pb2, der Weiß eine
Weile beschäftigen wird.} 16. Bxg4 Nxf6 17. Be2 Bg7 18. Be5 O-O 19. Nf3 Nd5 $6
(19... c5 $5 {sieht vorteilhaft für Schwarz aus, z.B.} 20. dxc5 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1
Ne4 22. Rxb2 c3 23. Ra2 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 Nxc5 $17) 20. Qc2 Qa5 21. Bxc4 {
Khalifman gibt die Qualität. Dieses Opfer scheint angesichts des schwachen
schwarzen Königs annähernd zu genügen.} (21. Rxb2 c3 22. Ra2 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 c5
$13) 21... Nc3 22. Bxa6 Nxb1 23. Bd3 Nc3 24. Qxb2 c5 (24... Nd5 25. Qe2 {/\ Qe4
}) 25. Qd2 Rac8 (25... Rfc8 26. Qf4) 26. Qf4 c4 (26... f6 27. Qg4) 27. Qg4 $1 {
Unter Figurenopfer sichert sich Weiß das Unentschieden. Der Rest ist forciert.}
f6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Bc2 fxe5 30. Nxe5 Ne2+ 31. Kh1 Nf4 32. Ng6+ Nxg6 33. Qxg6
Kg8 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qg6 Kg8 36. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[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. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Nc6 7. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 "Vladivostok Debiut-DVGU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. d5
Nd8 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 c5 11. Rfe1 Bh3 12. Bh1 h6 13. Qc2 e5 14. e4 b6 15. Qd3
Nb7 16. Rab1 Qd7 17. Nh4 Rfe8 18. Bf3 Bg4 19. a3 Re7 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Qf3 Qxf3
22. Nxf3 Kh7 23. Re2 Nd7 24. Ne1 f5 25. Nd3 Rf7 26. Kg2 Nf6 27. f3 fxe4 28.
Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Raf8 30. f4 exf4 31. gxf4 Rd7 32. Rbe1 Na5 33. Bxa5 bxa5 34.
Re7 Rf7 35. Rxf7 Rxf7 36. Re6 Bf8 37. Re8 a4 38. Rb8 h5 39. Kg3 Bg7 40. Nf2 g5
41. Ne4 h4+ 42. Kh3 Rxf4 43. Nxg5+ Kh6 44. Ne6 Rxc4 45. Nxg7 Kxg7 46. Rd8 Kf6
47. Rxd6+ Ke5 48. Rh6 Kf5 49. Rxh4 Rc2 50. Rxa4 Rxb2 51. Rxa7 c4 52. Rc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 "Moscow Youth of"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. h4 g4 11. Ne5 h5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. Bg3
$5 {Sakaevs Zug, die Idee besteht darin, nach 15...0-0 sofort 16.e5 antworten
zu können. Der Nachteil gegenüber der Hauptvariante 16.Rad1 ist natürlich,
dass der Pd4 hängt.} Qxd4 (15... b4 $2 16. Na4 Qxd4 17. Bxc4 c5 $2 18. e5 $18 {
1-0 Sakaev,K-Borovikov,V/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92/[Lutz] (26)}) (15... O-O $5 16.
e5 (16. Rad1 {führt zu 15.Rad1 0-0 16.Bg3}) 16... Nh7 {Nun sind wir per
Zugumstellung bei Kramnik,V-Akopian,V/Dortmund 2000 angelangt:} (16... Nd7 $5 {
muss Weiß nicht mit 17.Rad1 und Übergang zu bekannten Varianten beantworten,
sondern kann mit} 17. Ne4 $1 {(plant Ng5)} f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Be5
$40 {begegnet werden.}) 17. Rad1 f5 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. f3 Qf5 20. Qd2 Qg6 21.
fxg4 hxg4 22. Qe3 Rf5 23. Ne4 c5 $1 24. Nxc5 Bd5 25. a4 Raf8 26. axb5 Rf3 $1
27. gxf3 gxf3 28. Kh2 $13) (15... Nh7 16. e5 Qxd4 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Ne4 O-O 19.
b3 $1 $40 {Sakaev}) 16. Rfd1 (16. Rad1 Qc5 $5 {0-1 Wendt,J-Van Wely,L/
Minneapolis 2005/CBM 107/[Lutz] (39)}) 16... Qb6 17. a4 {Es droht a4-a5 mit
Kaltstellung der schwarzen Dame. Andererseits hat Schwarz zwei Bauern mehr.} a6
(17... a5 $5 18. Qd2 b4 19. Qg5 Kf8 20. Be5 $6 (20. e5 $5 Nd5 21. Ne4 $44)
20... Rh6 21. Bd4 Qc7 22. Bc5+ Kg8 23. Bd6 Qc8 $19 24. e5 Nh7 25. Qf4 bxc3 26.
bxc3 Nf8 27. Rab1 Ng6 28. Qg5 c5 29. Rb6 Be4 30. Bxc4 Qd8 31. Rb5 Nxh4 32. Qe3
Bxg2 33. Rdb1 Nf5 34. Qxc5 Qh4 35. Rb8+ Rxb8 36. Rxb8+ Kh7 {0-1 Witt,R-Al
Sayed,M/Amsterdam 2004/CBM 101 ext (36)}) 18. Qd2 Bh6 {Schwarz will die weisse
Dame nicht nach g5 lassen, aber nun dringt Weiss über d6 ein.} (18... O-O 19.
Qg5 Nh7 20. Qxh5 b4 21. a5 Qa7 22. Na4 Nf6 23. Qg5 Nxe4 24. Qxg4 f5 $13) 19.
Qd6 Bf8 20. Qe5 Be7 21. Bf4 {Mit den Ideen Bg5 und Be3.} Rg8 22. Bg5 g3 23.
Qxg3 Nh7 24. a5 Qa7 25. Bxh5 Nxg5 26. hxg5 Rxg5 27. Qf3 Rg7 28. Qf4 Qb8 29. e5
{Weiss hat natürlich Kompensation für den Bauern, aber klar ist die Lage noch
lange nicht. In den nächsten Zügen verschlechtert sich die Lage des Schwarzen
jedoch rapide.} Rh7 $6 (29... Qc7 $5 30. Ne4 c5) 30. Bf3 f5 $2 {So
kontrolliert Schwarz das Feld e4, schwächt aber gleichzeitig den Bauern e6 und
das Feld g6.} (30... Rh4 31. Qg3 c5 $5) 31. Ne2 c5 32. Qg3 Kf7 33. Nf4 $16 Rg7
34. Qh3 Bxf3 35. Qxf3 Qxe5 $6 36. Re1 Qb8 37. Rxe6 $18 Rg4 38. Qd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 Yunilain"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 {As we'll see, this flexible move can transpose later to other lines.} (
{Other main directions are:} 15. Qh5 e4 16. Be2 Bg7 17. c3 O-O 18. Nc2) (15.
Re1 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2) 15... Bg7 16. Nc2 $5 {White plans a2-a4. This is a
safe set-up, that requires some accuracy from Black in order to achieve
complete equality.} ({More popular is} 16. Qh5) 16... O-O ({Interesting is} 
16... e4 17. Be2 f4 $5 $13) 17. a4 (17. Qh5 e4 18. Be2 {transposes to the line
15.Qh5}) ({transposes to 15.Re1} 17. Re1) 17... e4 18. Be2 bxa4 ({Also
possible is} 18... Qb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd2 Ng6 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 $14 {/=}) (18...
Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd2 $14) (18... f4 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd2 $1 $14) 19. Rxa4
(19. Ne3 Rb8 (19... f4 20. Nc4 Ng6 21. Rxa4 Qg5 22. Kh1 Nh4 23. Rg1 $14 {
1-0 Willumsen,N-Rosenkilde,A (1989)/Copenhagen 2004 (29)}) 20. Nc4 Rb5 21. Rxa4
Rxd5 22. Qc1 a5 $13 {0-1 Offenborn,H (2384)-Cerqueira Filho,R (2374)/ICCF
Email 2001 (53)}) 19... Qb6 (19... a5 20. Qd2 $14) (19... Ng6 20. Rxa6 Rxa6 21.
Bxa6 Qg5 22. Qc1 f4 $44 {0-1 Ivekovic,Z-Kanmazalp,O (2213)/Heraklio 2004 (38)})
20. Rb4 (20. Ra2 f4 $132) 20... Qc5 $11 21. Ne3 Rab8 (21... Rfb8 $5 $11) (21...
f4 $2 22. Rxe4 $1) 22. Qb3 (22. Rc4 Qb6 (22... Qa5 23. Ra4 Qc5 24. Qd2 f4 25.
Nd1 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Re4,Rf4]}) 23. Rb4 Qc5 $11) 22... Rxb4 23. cxb4 Qc8 24. g3 (
24. Ra1 f4 25. Bxa6 Qa8 26. Nc2 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Nxd5 28. Rd1 $11) 24... Ng6 (
24... f4 $5 25. gxf4 Ng6 26. Qc4 $140 Nxf4 $15) 25. Qc4 $1 f4 (25... Qd7 $6 26.
Qc6 $14) 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. gxf4 Rb8 (27... Nxf4 28. Bxa6 Rb8 29. b5) 28. Bxa6 (
28. Bxa6 Rxb4 29. f5 Nf4 30. Nc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Bd3 Nb4
15. Bd4 Rc8 16. Kb1 Qe7 17. Rhe1 Nc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. Bf1 Rfc8
21. a3 Nc6 22. Na2 Ne7 23. c3 R5c7 24. Nc1 Bc6 25. Nb3 Bd7 26. g3 h6 27. Rc1
Rb8 28. Bd3 Be8 29. Nd4 Rbc8 30. Kc2 Nc6 31. Kd2 Nxd4 32. cxd4 Rxc1 33. Rxc1
Rxc1 34. Kxc1 a5 35. Kc2 Kf8 36. Kc3 Bd7 37. b4 a4 38. Kd2 h5 39. Be2 g6 40.
Bf3 Bc6 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Bg2 Kf8 43. Bh3 Kg7 44. Kf3 Bd7 45. Bf1 Bc6 46. Be2 Bd7
47. Bd3 Kh6 48. Kg2 Bc6 49. Kh3 Bd7 50. Kh4 Bc6 51. Be2 Bd7 52. g4 hxg4 53.
Bxg4 Bc6 54. Be2 Bd7 55. Kg4 Bc6 56. h4 Bd7 57. Bd3 Bc6 58. h5 Bd7 59. Kh4 Bc6
60. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 "Togliatti Lada"]
[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 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Nb6 17. c5 Nd5 18. Qc2 h6 19. Rac1 Rb8 20. Bg2 Qc7 21. Nf3
Bf6 22. h4 Rfd8 23. Qd2 Rb5 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rdb8 26. Ree1 Qd8 27. Be4
R5b7 28. Red1 Bb5 29. Ba5 Qd7 30. Rb1 Nf6 31. Bg2 Bc4 32. Rxb7 Qxb7 33. Bc3 Bd5
34. f3 Qa6 35. Qc2 Qxa2 36. Qxa2 Bxa2 37. Ra1 Nd5 38. Rxa2 Nxc3 39. Rd2 Rb4 40.
Kf2 a5 41. f4 a4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 "Saransk TPS"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[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. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Nc6 {A rare move, instead of the common} (10... Bb7) 11.
O-O {Other options for White:} (11. Bf4 Be6 12. Qc2 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5
Qxd5 15. O-O Qf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Nikitin,A-Nevostrujev,V/Smolensk 2000/CBM 077 
(86)}) (11. e5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Qc1 Ngxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. O-O
Nd3 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 18. Rd1 Qd4 19. Be3 Qc4 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Rfd8 22. Qe3
Rac8 23. Rac1 e5 24. Qxe5 Qxc5 25. Nd5 Qxc1 26. Ne7+ {1/2-1/2 Kovacs,G-Dvoirys,
S/Oberwart 2004/EXT 2005}) (11. Bg5 Be6 (11... b4 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. Nd5 Be6 14.
Rd1 Qa5 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Qc2 $16 {0-1 Umezinwa,G-Aseem,M/Chicago 1989/EXT 99 
(76)}) 12. Qc2 b4 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 (14. Na4 $5) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Qxd5
16. O-O Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Bd4 $13 {1-0 Al Khateeb,A-Hakki,I/Doha 1992/EXT 97 (36)})
11... Be6 (11... b4 $5 12. Na4 (12. Nd5 Nxe4 13. Qc4 Be6 14. Rd1 Nd4 $1 15.
Nxd4 Bxd5 16. Qxb4 e6 (16... Rb8 17. Qa3 Qc7 18. b4 Qb7 19. Rb1 Nxc5 20. Be3
Ne4 21. f3 Nd6 22. Bxa6 Qa8 23. Qd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Flear,G-Conquest,S/Ostend
1987/EXT 97 (41)}) 17. f3 Rb8 18. Qe1 Nxc5 19. Nc6 Nd3 $1 20. Nxd8 {1/2-1/2
Gulko,B-De la Villa Garcia,J/Leon 1992/CBM 031/[Ftacnik]} (20. Nxd8 Nxe1 21.
Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Rxe1 Bxb2 23. Bxb2 Rxb2 24. Bxa6 Rxa2 25. Rxa2 Bxa2 $10)) 12...
Nxe4 13. Be3 Be6 (13... Rb8 14. Nb6 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Rxb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Rac1
Be6 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Qa4 Bxb2 20. Qxa6 Qxa6 21. Bxa6 Rc7 22. Rc5 b3 23. axb3 Ba3
24. Rc2 Bf5 25. Rc4 Be6 26. Ra4 Bd6 27. Bc4 $16 {1-0 Sosonko,G-Fernandez
Garcia,J/Linares 1995/CBM 051 (35)}) (13... Bb7 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Rad1 Qc7 16.
Qc4 $1 Nf6 17. Qh4 a5 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg5 Ne7 20. Bxf6 Nf5 21. Qc4 Bxf6 22. Nd7
Qc6 23. Qb5 $1 $16 {1-0 Lalic,B-Rowson,J/Walsall 1997/EXT 98 (36)}) 14. Qc2 Nf6
15. Nb6 Ra7 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. g3 Bf5 18. Qc4 Ng4 $13 {1-0 Mann,G-Juhasz,L/
Hungary 2002/EXT 2004 (40)}) 12. Qc2 Qc7 {[%cal Rc6b4,Rf6g4]} (12... b4 13. Na4
Qa5 14. Bf4 $16) 13. h3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A simple prophylactical move. White
prevents ...Ng4, gives up the c5 pawn but obtains a very active position.} (13.
Be3 b4 (13... Ng4 14. Nd5) 14. Nd1 (14. Na4 Ng4) 14... Ng4 15. g3 Qa5 16. Bc4
Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bg7 20. Nd5 Rab8 21. Nb6 Rfd8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Gligoric,S-Hort,V/Moscow 1999/CBM 072 (30)}) 13... Nb4 14. Qb1 Qxc5 15.
a3 Nc6 16. Be3 Qd6 17. Rd1 Qb8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 {This exchange is unfavorable
for Black. Patience was required:} (18... Rd8 19. Nb6 Ra7 20. a4 $14) 19. exd5
Na5 $6 {[%csl Ra5] This knight will get into trouble.} (19... Ne5 $142 20. a4
$1 $36) 20. Qa2 Rd8 21. Rac1 Qb7 22. b4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. d6 exd6 25. Qxc4
$16 {White's chances are clearly better, due to his queenside pawn advantage
and Black's pawn weaknesses. Still, it is hard to believe that Black is about
to lose in three moves!} Ne4 26. Nd4 Rac8 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (26... Re8 $16) 27.
Nc6 Re8 28. Ne7+ $1 {Black resigns in view of 28...Qxe7 29.Qxc8 Rxc8 30.Rxc8+
Bf8 31.Bh6.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. Qxd4 Bb7 12. Qg4 d6 13. Bf4 c5 14. c4 dxe5 15.
Bxe5 b4 16. Bc2 g6 17. Rd1 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Rb1 f6 9. d3 Be6 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 a5 12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2 Bd5 14. Nde4 Bf7 15.
e3 Ne6 16. f4 f5 17. Nf2 exf4 18. gxf4 Rb8 19. Kh1 c5 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Qc2 c5
22. Bd2 Bh4 23. Ne2 a4 24. Ng3 g6 25. Ba5 Bf6 26. Rg1 Bg7 27. Nd1 Qd6 28. Nc3
Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2005.05.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O a6 11. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2005.05.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be2 dxc4 7. a4 c5 8. O-O Nc6
9. Bxc4 Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. exd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-USA m"]
[Site "Ruschess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.07.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
e6 9. Bf4 Qd8 10. Ne5 Qc8 11. d5 Bb4 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Bg5 O-O
15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Qd4 Be7 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Nxe4 Rf8 19. Rfe1 Rd8 20. a4 b4 21.
Rad1 Rd5 22. f4 Kf8 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. fxg5 c5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Rf1+ Kg8 27. Rd1
d4 28. c3 bxc3 29. bxc3 Ra7 30. cxd4 Nd7 31. Nc4 cxd4 32. Rxd4 Rc7 33. Kf2 Kf8
34. Ke3 Nc5 35. a5 Nb3 36. Rf4+ Kg8 37. Re4 Nc5 38. Re8+ Kf7 39. Nd6+ Kg6 40.
h4 Rc6 41. Nc4 Nd7 42. Kd4 Kh5 43. Re7 Nf8 44. Ne5 Rc1 45. Rf7 Ng6 46. Nxg6
hxg6 47. Ra7 Rg1 48. Rxa6 Rxg3 49. Rd6 Ra3 50. a6 Ra5 51. Kc4 Kxh4 52. Rxg6 Kh5
53. Rd6 Ra1 54. Kb5 Kxg5 55. Rd5+ Kf4 56. Rd4+ Kf5 57. Ra4 Rb1+ 58. Kc6 Rb8 59.
a7 Ra8 60. Kb7 Rxa7+ 61. Rxa7 g5 62. Kc6 g4 63. Kd5 Kf4 64. Kd4 Kf3 65. Kd3 g3
66. Rf7+ Kg2 67. Ke2 Kg1 68. Kf3 g2 69. Kg3 Kh1 70. Rh7+ Kg1 71. Rh2 1-0

[Event "RUS-USA m"]
[Site "Ruschess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 $5 {This is not
really the most popular way of dealing with the potential threat of ...dxc4.
However, it might be that the move is slightly underestimated.} ({Personally,
I consider} 6. cxd5 {rather inoffensive because of} Bxf3 $1 7. Bxf3 cxd5 {
and White can hardly prove any advantage.}) ({Generally,} 6. b3 {is considered
to be the most consistent continuation.}) 6... Qc7 $5 $146 {This rather
non-typical move has not been played before.} ({Black has faced some practical
problems lately after the more natural} 6... Qb6 7. Qc2 $1 {(The idea is to
leave the queen misplaced on b6. Black will certainly need some time to
transfer it to the more natural e7-square.)} Nbd7 8. d3 Be7 {This is probably
the safest square for the bishop under these circumstances.} (8... Bd6 9. Nc3
O-O 10. e4 {1-0 Azmaiparashvili,Z (2673)-Zulfugarli,M (2510)/Istanbul 2000/EXT
2001/[Horn,Pe] (34)}) (8... h6 $6 {is not really necessary. This move is
usually played only in combination with the development of the bishop on f5,
in order to ensure its retreat to h7 if needed.} 9. Nc3 Be7 10. e4 dxe4 11.
dxe4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Na4 Nf8 15. c5 Ne6 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Be2
Rfd8 18. Kg2 Nd7 19. h4 Ndf8 20. Bc4 h5 21. a3 g6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Nd4 24.
Bxd4 exd4 25. b4 Bf6 26. Nb2 Bg7 27. Nd3 $16 {1-0 Arencibia,W (2534)
-Skripchenko,A (2450)/Saint Vincent 2001/CBM 080 ext (39)}) 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3
$5 ({With the bishop on e7, White failed to obtain an advantage after} 10. e4
dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Na4 b6 {-With the bishop on d6, this move
could have eventually be met by c5, which now would fail to ...b5-} 14. Ne1
Rfe8 15. Nd3 Nf8 16. f3 Bh5 17. Bh3 Rad8 18. Rad1 h6 19. Nc3 N6h7 20. Rd2 Ng5
21. Bg2 Nge6 $13 {0-1 Arencibia,W (2534)-Diez Gonzalez,P (2317)/Malaga 2001/
EXT 2002 (49)}) 10... Rfe8 11. h3 Bxf3 (11... Bh5 $5) 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. Bg2 Rad8
14. Bf4 Ng6 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Rfd1 h5 (17... d4 18. e3 {is likely to
transpose}) 18. e3 d4 $5 19. exd4 h4 20. g4 Rxd4 21. Be3 Rxg4 $2 (21... Rdd8
22. Bxa7 $16) (21... Rd7 $5 $13 {[%csl Ge3,Yf4,Gg2]} 22. Bxa7 b5 23. Bb6 Qb8)
22. hxg4 Nxg4 23. Qe2 $16 {1-0 Izoria,Z (2573)-Haznedaroglu,K (2395)/Antalya
2004/CBM 101 (33)}) 7. d4 {This move weakens the c4-square and fails topose
Black concrete problems.} (7. d3 $5 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Bf4 e5 (9... Qb6 10. Qc2
$5) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. d4 $36) 7... Nbd7 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Bf4 Qb6 {Now that the
c4-pawn is hanging, White cannot avoid the exchange of queens any more.} 10. c5
Qxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. b4 {[%cal Yb4b5]} Bxf3 $1 ({Accuracy is needed.} 12... a6
$6 {would allow White create strong pressure against the black queen side by
means of} 13. Nd2 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Yd2b3,Yb3a5,Gf4b8] /\Nb3-a5.}) 13. Bxf3 a6
14. g4 h6 15. Bg3 Rac8 16. h3 Bd8 $1 {An essential part of Black+splan in this
kind of positions. The white dark squared bishop has to be exchanged.} 17. Bg2
Bc7 18. Bxc7 Rxc7 19. f4 Re8 20. e3 g6 21. Bf3 g5 22. Kf2 $14 {White has an
advantage of space and does hardly risk anything, although it is not easy to
break Black's position. However, the decision to agree to a draw looks a bit
premature.} (22. Kf2 Nf8 23. h4 $5 gxh4 $140 24. Rh1 Ng6 25. Rag1 $36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2005.08.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. b3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. e3 c5
9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. d3 Qc7 12. Nc3 Rfd8 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2005.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2005.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Nc6
8. Be3 Nd5 9. Bb5 O-O-O 10. Kc2 e5 11. b4 e4 12. Bxc6 exf3 13. Bxd5 Rxd5 14.
gxf3 Bxf3 15. Rg1 Be7 16. Nd2 Bh5 17. Bd4 Bg6+ 18. Kb3 Rhd8 19. Nc4 f6 20. Ne3
Rh5 21. Rg2 Bf8 22. f3 Rh3 23. Rf2 f5 24. Kb2 Be7 25. Raf1 f4 26. Ng2 Bg5 27.
Rh1 Bh5 28. Bxg7 Rxf3 29. Rhf1 Rxf2+ 30. Rxf2 f3 31. Ne1 Bh4 32. Rf1 f2 33. Ng2
Be2 0-1

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. e4 e6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. Be3 c5 8. c3
Qb6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. f4 Qa5 11. Nf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Nbxd2 Nb6 14. a3 a5
15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Ke2 Be7 17. g4 f6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. g5 O-O-O 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21.
Ne5 Be8 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Rac1 Kb8 24. Rhg1 a4 25. Nf3 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27.
Ne5 Bxe5 28. fxe5 Rhg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Starostits, Ilmars"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2005.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 Be6 5. Nbd2 b5 6. a4 Qa5 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O
Bd5 9. Qc2 Na6 10. e4 Be6 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. e5 Nd5 13. e6 Bxe6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15.
Nf3 g6 16. Ng5 Nac7 17. Bg4 Bg7 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Bxe6 Nc7 20. Bg4 O-O 21. Bg5
Nd5 22. axb5 Qxb5 23. Be2 Bxd4 24. Bxc4 Qxb2 25. Qxb2 Bxb2 26. Ra6 e6 27. Rxc6
Rac8 28. Bb5 Rxc6 29. Bxc6 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Putka, Verner"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2283"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2005.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. b3
Rb8 9. Bb2 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Rc1 b4 12. Na4 Na7 13. Qc2 c6 14. e4 Ba6 15.
Rfe1 Bb5 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. e5 Bxa4 18. bxa4 d5 19. a3 bxa3 20. Bxa3 Re8 21. e6
fxe6 22. Nf3 e5 23. dxe5 e6 24. Bd6 Rc8 25. h4 Bf8 26. Bh3 Bh6 27. Rb1 c5 28.
h5 gxh5 29. Rb7 Nc6 30. Qd1 Na5 31. Rb5 Nf8 32. Nh4 Nc4 33. Qxh5 Qg5 34. Qxg5+
Bxg5 35. Bxc5 Bxh4 36. gxh4 Ng6 37. Bd6 Nf4 38. Bf1 Kf7 39. Rb7+ Kg6 40. h5+
Kxh5 41. Rxh7+ Kg6 42. Rb7 Rg8 43. Kh2 Rh8+ 44. Kg3 Nh5+ 45. Kg4 Nxd6 46. exd6
Nf6+ 47. Kf4 Rh4+ 48. Ke5 Ng4+ 49. Kxe6 Nxf2 50. d7 Rf8 51. Kxd5 Rxa4 52. Re6+
Kf5 53. Re8 Ra8 54. Rxa8 Rxa8 55. Rc7 Rd8 56. Kd6 Kf6 57. Rc8 Ne4+ 58. Kc7
Rxc8+ 59. dxc8=R Ke5 60. Kd7 Kd4 61. Re8 Nc5+ 62. Ke7 Ke5 63. Bg2 Nb3 64. Rd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2005.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Qc7
9. Bb2 a5 10. Rc1 Na6 11. d5 e5 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Ng5 Bc8 14. Qc2 Nc5 15. Rfd1
h6 16. Nf3 Be6 17. Nd4 Bf7 18. e3 Rad8 19. a3 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Ne2 Bf7 22.
Bc3 Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qd2 Nf6 25. Qc3 Bg8 26. Rd4 Kh7 27. Rcd1 Rd7 28. Qd2
Rfd8 29. Nc3 Qb6 30. Qc2 Qc5 31. e4 fxe4 32. Nxe4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Bf7 34. h4 Kg7
35. Qc3 Qe5 36. f4 Qf6 37. Qxa5 c5 38. R4d3 Re8 39. Bf3 g5 40. Qc3 Qxc3 41.
Rxc3 gxf4 42. gxf4 Be6 43. Rcd3 Red8 44. Kf2 Kf6 45. Bd5 Bf5 46. Re3 Rg7 47.
Rg1 Rxg1 48. Kxg1 b6 49. Kf2 Rb8 50. a4 Rd8 51. b4 Rd7 52. a5 cxb4 53. axb6 Bc2
54. b7 Rd8 55. Ke2 b3 56. Kd2 Rb8 57. Kc3 h5 58. Bc6 Kf7 59. Re8 Rxb7 60. Bxb7
Kxe8 61. Bf3 Bg6 62. Kxb3 Ke7 63. Kc3 Kf6 64. Kd4 Bf7 65. Be4 Be8 66. Kc3 Bf7
67. Kb4 Ke7 68. Kb5 Be8+ 69. Kb6 Bf7 70. Bd5 Bg6 71. Kc7 Bd3 72. Kc6 Bg6 73.
Bf3 Be8+ 74. Kc7 Bg6 75. Be2 Bf7 76. f5 Kf6 77. Kxd6 Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 {Black chooses
the theoretical line, where he solves immediately the problem of light-squared
bishop by changing it. Other theoretical possibilities are:} (6... Nc6 {
1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y-Smirin,I/Biel 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (46)}) (6... e6 $5
{1-0 Azarov,S-Gretarsson,H/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (45)}) (6... a6 $5
{1/2-1/2 Arizmendi Martinez,J-Comas Fabrego,L/Sanxenxo 2004/CBM 105_01/
[Erenburg] (34)}) (6... c6 {0-1 Fominyh,A-Morozevich,A/Sochi 2004/[Erenburg] 
(40)}) (6... c5 $5 {1/2-1/2 Jerez Perez,A-Franco Ocampos,Z/Sanxenxo 2004/CBM
105_01/[Erenburg] (32)}) 7. Be3 {strengthening the centre. White has the
following alternatives:} (7. Ng5 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee 2004/
CBM 99/[Erenburg] (30)}) (7. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Matlakov,M-Lugovoi,A/St Petersburg
2004/[Erenburg] (23)}) (7. h3 {1/2-1/2 Tseitlin,M-Chernin,A/Beersheba 1992/CBM
30/[Stohl] (45)}) 7... Nc6 8. Qd2 (8. h3 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Hillarp Persson,T/
Malmo 2003/CBM 95/[Erenburg] (18)}) (8. Nd2 $5 {1/2-1/2 Stefansson,H-Hansen,S/
Esbjerg 2002/CBM 91/[Finkel,A] (60)}) 8... e5 {attacking white's centre.} 9.
dxe5 {White changes the "d" pawns, hoping, to get a slight advantage, thanks
to better located dark-squared bishop. Another option is to close the centre:}
(9. d5 Ne7 10. Rad1 Bd7 11. Ne1 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. f4 Bg4 15. Rb1
exf4 $5 $146 16. Rxf4 Bd7 17. Bd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 f5 $1 $10 {0-1 Greenfeld,
A-Anand,V/Lyon 1994/CBM 045/[Stohl] (45)}) 9... dxe5 10. Rad1 Qc8 $1 {avoiding
the trade of the queens. Other continuations are:} (10... Qe7 11. Bg5 $5 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Qc5 $6 13. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Qd6 15. Qe3 Nd4 $6 16. c3 Nxf3+ 17.
Qxf3 $14 {[%csl Rf6] 1-0 Hansen,L-Peng Xiaomin/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Finkel,
A] (43)}) (10... Qxd2 11. Rxd2 Rfd8 12. Rfd1 Rxd2 13. Rxd2 Ne8 14. Nd5 {
1-0 Larsen,B-Ivkov,B/Santa Monica 1966/MCL/[Ftacnik] (57)}) 11. Qc1 {moving
away the queen from the "d" file.} Rd8 12. Rxd8+ Nxd8 {Black prefered to take
with the knight, in order to transfer it to e6.} (12... Qxd8 13. Rd1 Qf8 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rd8 16. Nb5 Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Qb8 18. Qd3 a6 19. Nc3 Qd8 20. Qxd8+
Nxd8 21. Na4 Ne6 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. Bxc5 $14 {1-0 Miles,A-Reinderman,D/Escaldes
1998/CBM 068 (61)}) 13. Rd1 (13. Nxe5 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Nxe4 $11) 13... Ne6 (13...
c6 {is another logical continuation.} 14. Rd2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne6 16. Qd1 Qf8 17.
Ne2 Bh6 18. Bxh6 Qxh6 19. c3 Ng5 $15 {0-1 Hansen,L-McNab,C/Copenhagen 1991/EXT
97 (59)}) 14. h3 {forcing black to change his light-squared bishop.} Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 c6 {covering the d5 square.} (15... Qf8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Nd4 18. Bxd4
exd4 19. e5 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Nunn,J/Germany 1990/GER-chT (19)}) 16. a3 {
waiting move. White has tried the following continuations as well, but didn't
succeed to get anything special:} (16. Ne2 Qc7 17. c3 a5 18. Qc2 Bf8 19. Bg4
Nxg4 20. hxg4 Bc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kaidanov,G-Wolff,P/Hastings 1990/TD (49)}) (16.
Nb1 Qc7 17. c3 Bf8 18. Nd2 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Nc4 Ne6 21. a4 {1/2-1/2
Unzicker,W-Hauchard,A/Bad Wildbad 1990/CBM 020 ext (21)}) 16... Qc7 17. Ne2 a5
$146 {limitting white on the queenside. In the preceding game black continued}
(17... Bf8 18. b4 a5 19. Qb2 axb4 20. axb4 Ra4 21. Bd2 h5 22. h4 c5 23. c3 Qd8
24. Qb3 Qa8 $11 {0-1 Taylor,P-Haydon,R/England 1998/EXT 2000 (41)}) 18. g4 {
White's plan is to drive away the knight from f6, and then to transfer the
light-squared bishop to g4.} Bf8 {The bishop is more active on diagonal f8-a3,
than on g7.} (18... Rd8 19. g5 Nd7 20. Bg4 Ndc5 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Ng3 $11) 19.
g5 Nd7 20. Bg4 Ndc5 21. f3 {strengthening the central pawn.} (21. Ng3 Nf4 $11)
21... a4 {fixing white's pawns on the queenside.} 22. Kg2 {White doesn't have
a concrete plan of improving his position.} Be7 23. h4 Rd8 $11 {Black has
absolutely equalized the game.} 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qd2 h6 {changing the "h"
pawns.} 26. Qxd8+ Bxd8 27. gxh6 Bxh4 28. f4 {[%cal Rg4e6,Gf4f5] White opens up
the game in order to activate his pair of bishop.} exf4 29. Nxf4 Nxf4+ ({
Worth consideration:} 29... Kh7 $5 30. Nxe6 Nxe6 31. c3 (31. c4 Bf6) 31... Be7
{[%cal Ge7f8]} (31... Bg5 32. Bxe6 Bxe3 33. Bc8 $11) 32. Bd1 Bg5 33. Kf2 Bxe3+
34. Kxe3 b5 35. e5 $13 {[%cal Gd1f3]}) 30. Bxf4 Nxe4 31. Bc8 Nc5 ({Black
equalizes after} 31... b6 32. Bb7 Bf6 33. Bxc6 Nc5 34. Bc1 {[%cal Yc6d5]} Kh7
35. Be8 $11) 32. Be3 b6 33. b4 $1 {eliminating black's "a" and "b" pawns.} (33.
Bxc5 $6 {gives black some chances:} bxc5 34. Bd7 Bg5 (34... Bf6 $5) 35. Bxc6
Bxh6 36. Bxa4 Bc1 37. b4 Bxa3 38. b5 Bb2) 33... axb3 34. cxb3 Nxb3 35. Bxb6 Be7
{Black has to stop white's passed pawn "a", therefore, he transfers the bishop
to b4.} 36. a4 Bb4 37. Ba6 $1 Na5 (37... Kh7 {leads to a draw.} 38. Bc4 Na5 39.
Bxf7 $11) 38. Kf3 Kh7 39. Be3 {protecting the h6 pawn.} f5 (39... Bf8 {doesn't
change the evaluation of the position.} 40. Bb6 Nb3 41. Bb7 (41. Ke2 Bc5 42. a5
Bb4 43. Bc4 Nxa5 44. Bxf7 Kxh6 $17) 41... c5 42. a5 $11) 40. Ke2 Bd6 {
threatening with f5-f4.} 41. Bb6 Nb3 (41... Bb4 42. Be3 $11) 42. Bc4 Nc5 43. a5
Kxh6 44. a6 Nxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 {This move is obviously less principled than the
common 3.c4.} b5 $5 {Quite a playable move, fianchetting the light-squared
bishop and preventing the c2-c4 advance for a while.} 4. Bg2 ({White achieves
nothing after} 4. a4 b4) 4... Nf6 5. O-O (5. c3 c5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. a4 Qb6 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Nbd2 Ndf6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 cxd4 14. a5
Qa6 15. cxd4 O-O 16. Rfc1 Bb7 17. Rc7 Bd8 18. Rc5 Be7 $10 {1/2-1/2 Keene,
R-Romanishin,O/Amsterdam 1973}) (5. a4 b4 6. c4 bxc3 7. bxc3 Ba6 8. O-O Nbd7 9.
Na3 Rb8 10. Qc2 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. e4 c6 15. c4 d4
16. f4 Qa5 17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Bd2 Qxa4 $17 {Huster,M-Teske,H/Dresden 1995}) 5...
Be7 ({Another playable alternative is} 5... c5 {which appeared in practice as
well.}) 6. b3 {Preparing c2-c4.} (6. a4 b4 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Ne5 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. e4 Ba6 11. Re1 Qb6 12. Qf3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. c4 bxc3 16.
bxc3 Qc7 17. c4 Nb4 18. Bb2 Rad8 19. Ne4 Bd4 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 21. c5 Nc2 22. Red1
Rxe4 23. Qxe4 Nxa1 24. Rxa1 Qxc5 $17 {Ribli,Z-Luther,T/Tilburg 1994}) 6... Bb7
(6... Ba6 $5 {preventing c2-c4. See the annotated game Atalik,S-Luther,T/
Hastings 1996/CBM 051 [Stohl]}) 7. c4 bxc4 8. bxc4 dxc4 9. Na3 (9. Qa4+ Nbd7
10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 O-O 12. Nc6 Qe8 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Ba3 c5 15. Qxc4 Rfc8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Brunner,L-Klovans,J/Germany 1997/EXT 99 (32)}) 9... O-O $146 (9...
Nbd7 10. Nxc4 O-O 11. Bf4 Nb6 12. Na5 Be4 13. Qc1 Bd6 14. Nc6 Bxf4 15. gxf4 Qd6
16. Nce5 Rac8 17. Rd1 c5 18. Qa3 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hoover,N-Murray,R/USA 1997/
EXT 2001 (29)}) 10. Nxc4 {The arisen position is typical for the Catalan
opening.} c5 $11 11. dxc5 Bxc5 {It can be concluded that Black has solved his
opening problems.} 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Bd5 (13... Qe7 $11 {[%cal Gf8d8,Ga8c8]}
) 14. Nfe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qe7 17. Qb3 $1 {It is important to
prevent Black to occupy the long diagonal by Qe7-b7+.} Rfc8 18. Rc2 Qd7 $5 (
18... Nd5 $11) 19. Rfc1 (19. Bxf6 gxf6 {is actually harmless for black. White
does not have enough pieces to make use of the doubled pawns.}) 19... Bd4 $4 {
It's quite instructive that one inaccurate slip is enough to lose the game in
such a symmetrical position.} ({After} 19... Qd5+ $6 20. Qf3 Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Be7
22. Na5 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 {Black faces problems, since White's pieces are much
more active.}) ({But,} 19... Be7 {was perfectly playable. Black is only very
slightly worse and should equalize soon.}) {[%tqu "En","Find the winning move
for White.","","","b3f3","White covered the diagonal h1-a8 and now threatening
to pin the bishop along the 'd' file. Therefore, black's reply is forced.",10]}
20. Qf3 $1 {White covered the diagonal h1-a8 and is now threatening to pin the
bishop along the d-file. Therefore, Black's reply is forced.} Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qe8
22. Rc7 $18 {[%csl Rf7] That's all. Black loses the Pf7 without any
compensation.} h6 23. Nxf7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Nd5 25. Rb7 Qc6 26. Nxh6+ $1 Kh7 (
26... gxh6 27. Qg4+ {mating.}) 27. Qe4+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Ng5 (29. Ng5 Qxb7
30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qxg7+ $18 {[%cal Gg7b7]}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nb3 Rc8 11. Qd2 a6 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bf3 Qc7 14. Qf2 Rb8
15. Ne2 Rfc8 16. c3 a5 17. Nd2 Be8 18. Rc1 a4 19. a3 Na5 20. Nd4 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Qc7 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. g3 a6 8. Bf4
d6 9. Bg2 h6 10. O-O e5 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Rac1 Nc6 13. b3 O-O 14. Nh4 Ne7 15. Nd5
Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qd7 17. b4 Bb6 18. e4 Rfc8 19. Qd3 g5 20. Nf5 Nxf5 21. exf5 Qb5
22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Ng4 26. Bf1 Bxf2+ 27. Kg2
Be1 28. a3 Nf6 29. Bxb5 Nxd5 30. Bd3 Nf6 31. Bb2 g4 32. Kf1 Bd2 33. Ke2 Bg5 34.
a4 Kf8 35. a5 Ke7 36. b5 Kd7 37. Bc4 d5 38. a6 bxa6 39. bxa6 Kc8 40. Bb5 d4 41.
Kd3 Kc7 42. Ba3 Kb6 43. Bd6 Nd5 44. Bc4 Ne3 45. Bxf7 Nxf5 46. Bxe5 Kxa6 47. Ke4
Ne7 48. Bxd4 Kb7 49. Bh5 Kc7 50. Bxg4 Kd8 51. Bh5 Kd7 52. Bf7 Nc6 53. Bc5 Nd8
54. Bd5 Ne6 55. Bb4 Ng7 56. Bc3 Ne8 57. Kf5 Ke7 58. Kg6 Be3 59. Be5 Bd2 60. Bc6
Ke6 61. Bb2 Nd6 62. Bg7 Nc4 63. Be4 Ne5+ 64. Kh5 Nd7 65. Bg6 Nf6+ 66. Kh4 Ke7
67. Kh3 Bc1 68. Kg2 Bd2 69. Kf3 Bg5 70. h3 Bc1 71. Ke2 Bg5 72. h4 Bc1 73. Kd3
Ke6 74. Ke2 Ke7 75. Kf2 Bd2 76. Kf3 Ke6 77. Ke2 Bc1 78. Bf8 Nd7 79. Bb4 Kf6 80.
Be4 Bb2 81. Bd2 Kg7 82. Kf3 Nf6 83. Bf5 Be5 84. Bd3 Bd4 85. Kf4 Bb2 86. Kf5 Bd4
87. Be2 Bb2 88. Bf3 Bd4 89. Bf4 Bb2 90. Ke6 Bc3 91. Bd1 Bd4 92. Bc2 Bc3 93. Bf5
Bd4 94. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chuprov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. h3 Rb8 11. Be3 Re8 12. b3 $5 {Although overall played less
often than 12.a4, lately White has had good results with this continuation.} (
12. a4 Ne5 13. b3 Bd7 14. Ra2 h5 15. Rd2 Qc8 16. f4 Nc6 17. Kh2 h4 $6 (17...
Nb4 $142 $5) 18. gxh4 Nh5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 21. exf5 Rxe3 $1 22. Nxe3
Qxh4 23. Qg4 Qxg4 24. hxg4 Nxf4 {Stohl,I-Arizmendi Martinez,J/EU-chT Leon/2001/
} 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Bd5+ $16 {|^}) (12. Qc2 c5 {[%cal Yb7b5] /\b5<=>}) 12... c6
$146 {[%mdl 8] A new try, Black makes a generally useful move before launching
his <<<=>.} (12... Nc5 13. Qc2 Bd7 (13... Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. f3 b5 16. cxb5
axb5 17. b4 Ne6 18. Nde2 g5 19. Rad1 c5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. e5 Nh5 22. Nd5 Qd8
23. f4 $40 {Arsovic,G-Martic,Z/Bizovac op/2005/}) 14. b4 Ne6 15. Nb3 $1 $14 Qc8
16. Rad1 Nd8 17. Kh2 Nc6 18. a3 Re5 $6 19. g4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Qxg4 21. Rh1 Rh5+
22. Kg1 Rxh1+ 23. Kxh1 Ne5 24. Qe2 $1 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Nxc4 26. Bc1 Re8 27. Ng3
$16 {Avrukh,B-Arizmendi Martinez,J/Biel op/2003/ White's piece-play is worth
more than Black's P, which don't present a threat yet.}) ({Black has been
experiencing problems after the more logical and consistent} 12... c5 13. Nde2
b5 (13... Qc7 14. a4 $36 {is too passive, Black lacks effective <=>.} Ne5 15.
Ra2 Be6 16. f4 Nc6 17. g4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Bf3 Qd7 20. Rd2 Rbd8 21. Bxc5
Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 {1-0,Nielsen,P-Arizmendi Martinez,J/EU-ch Istanbul/
2003/}) 14. Qxd6 b4 15. Na4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxa1 (16... Rxe4 17. Rad1 Qe8 18.
Nxc5 Rxe3 (18... Rb6 19. Nxe4 $16 {/+-}) 19. Nxd7 Rxe2 (19... Bxd7 20. fxe3
Bxh3 21. Rf2 Be5 22. Qc5 Rc8 23. Qxb4 h5 24. Rd5 Bc7 25. Qc3 $16 {Grabarczyk,
M-Hagara,E/Pardubice op/2002/}) 20. Nxb8 Bxh3 21. Qb6 $1 Bf8 22. Rd8 Qe4 23.
Qc6 Qxc6 24. Nxc6 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 $36 {_|_,Borovikov,V-Golubev,M/UKR-ch/2001/})
17. Rxa1 Rxe4 18. Nxc5 Rb6 (18... Rxe3 19. fxe3 Qe8 20. e4 $1 (20. Nxd7 Bxd7
21. Kh2 Rc8 (21... Bc6 22. Nd4 Ba8 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Qf6 Rd7 25. Qf4 Re7 $14 {
Konopka,M-Polzin,R/BL2N 9697/1996/}) 22. Nd4 h5 23. Rf1 Rd8 24. Qf6 Bc8 25. Rf2
Qd7 26. g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Re8 28. Rf3 Qc7+ 29. Qf4 Qxf4+ 30. Rxf4 Rxe3 31. Nc6
a5 $1 $132 {Zakharstov,V-Iljin,A/Krasnoyarsk/2003/}) 20... Rb6 21. Qc7 {/\} Rf6
22. Rd1 $18 {Zakharstov}) (18... Re8 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Qxe7 (20. Qc7 Nxc5 21.
Qxb8 Bb7 22. Qf4 Ne6 23. Qh4 f6 24. c5 Rd8 $44 {Ribli,Z-Krstic,U/Pula/1999/})
20... Rxe7 21. Nf4 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Rd7 23. Nd5 Kg7 24. Bd4+ f6 25. Bxf6+ Kf7 26.
Be5 Rb6 27. Rd4 $36 {/+/-,Kiss,A-Tratar,M/AUT-chT/1996/}) 19. Qd2 Qf6 20. Rd1
Nxc5 21. Bxc5 $44 {->}) 13. Rb1 (13. Nde2 b5 $5 $132) (13. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Ya1d1]
/\Rad1[+]} Nc5 14. f3 $14) 13... Qe7 14. Re1 (14. Qd2 c5 15. Nde2 b5 16. Nf4
Bb7 17. f3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Ne5 $132) 14... c5 15. Nf3 $5 (15. Nde2 {is the usual
square for the N in this line,} b5 16. Nf4 $14 {seems to be a better version
of the above note. However, Khalifman's move is also strong.}) 15... b6 (15...
b5 16. Bf4 {can lead to a similar position as in the game after} Ne5 17. Nxe5
dxe5 18. Bg5 $36 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Rc3d5] /\Nd5 Black can have more problems
with his potential ><c5.}) 16. Bf4 $1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bg5 {[%csl Rd5]
><d5 White has changed the character of the position, the hole on d5 gives him
a small, but permanent pull.} Bb7 19. Qd2 Qf8 20. a3 $5 {White is in no hurry
and gradually improves his position.} (20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Qd6 $14 {/=})
20... Rbd8 $6 {Now White forces the excahnge of the Bb7.} (20... h6 $142 21.
Be3 Red8 $14) 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Rd6 23. b4 $36 Nd7 (23... c4 24. b5 $16 (
24. Be3 $16)) 24. bxc5 (24. Be3 $5 $16) 24... Nxc5 25. Be3 f5 $5 {Black tries
to get at least some <=>.} (25... Rc8 26. Rec1 $36) 26. Rec1 $6 (26. Bxc5 bxc5
27. Qc3 {[%csl Gb1,Gb2,Gb3,Gb4,Gb5,Gb6,Gb7,Gb8][%cal Yb1b7] /\Rb7|^<->b}) (26.
f3 Rc8 $14 {><e4}) (26. exf5 gxf5 27. Rec1 Bh6 $5 $132) 26... Nxe4 27. Bxe4
fxe4 28. Rxb6 (28. Rc6 Red8 {leads White nowhere.}) 28... Rxb6 29. Bxb6 {
[%mdl 4096] White's position with the o^d5 seems very attractive, but with the
following clever manoeuvre Black transposes into an only slightly worse _|_,
which he can hold.} Bh6 $1 30. Be3 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Qf3 $1 32. Qc5 (32. Qxf3 exf3
$132) (32. Re1 Qxe3 33. Rxe3 Rd8 $11) 32... e3 $1 33. Qxe3 Qxd5 $132 34. Rc5
Qd4 35. Qb3+ (35. Qxd4 exd4 36. Rd5 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Ra1 $11) 35... Kh8 36. Rd5 (
36. Rc7 Rf8 $11) 36... Qe4 37. Qd3 {Black has <=>, connected with Qe1-e4, or
Rf(c)8, so White agrees to a Q-swap. But his small edge quickly dissipates.} (
37. Rd7 Rc8 $11) 37... Qxd3 38. Rxd3 e4 $5 39. Rc3 (39. Re3 Kg7 40. f3 Kf6 41.
fxe4 Ke5 $44) 39... Re5 40. a4 Ra5 41. Rc4 Re5 42. Kg2 Kg7 43. Rc7+ Kg8 44. h4
Ra5 45. Rc4 Re5 46. Kh3 Rf5 $1 (46... h5 $6 47. Rc6 $14) 47. Rxe4 Rxf2 48. Re8+
Kg7 49. Ra8 h5 50. Ra7+ Kh6 51. Rxa6 Ra2 $11 {Black gave the P at a suitable
moment, White's K is trapped on h3 and the _|_ is a draw.} 52. Ra7 Rc2 53. a5
Ra2 54. a6 g5 55. hxg5+ Kxg5 56. Ra8 Kg6 57. g4 Ra3+ 58. Kh4 Ra4 59. a7 Kg7 60.
Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B79"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Rfc8 12. Bb3 Ne5 13. g4 {Black does not
have major opening problems against this set-up, since Kb1 and g4 is not the
best combination of moves for White.} (13. Bg5 $5) ({Better than the text move
is} 13. h4 {The difference can be seen very clear in the following variation:}
b5 (13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 $14 Qd8 16. e5 $1 Ne8 (16... dxe5 17. Nc5
$16) 17. h5 $40) 14. Ncxb5 $1 Qxd2 ({The retreat of the queen does not provide
Black with sufficient compensation. For instance:} 14... Qd8 15. Qe2 Rc5 16.
Nc3 Rb8 17. Ne6 $1 $16 {1-0 Glek,I (2600)-Ward,C (2485)/Copenhagen 1995 (31)}))
13... b5 ({Also possible is} 13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 (15. h4 Rac8 $13 {
/=}) 15... Qd8 16. e5 (16. h4 Rac8 17. h5 Bxg4 $1 $132) 16... Ne8 $13 {
Comparing to the line with the pawn on h4 already (instead of g4, see 13.h4
Nc4 above), here White`s attack is slower and Black has sufficient
counterchances.}) 14. a3 $6 {Such advance can be seen very rare in the main
line of Dragon. It is obvious that the move a3 creates many additional
possibilities for Black and therefore it is a highly dubious decision. The
only reasonable options for White are 14.g5 or 14.h4.} (14. g5 Nh5 (14... b4
15. Nce2 $14 {/~~}) (14... Ne8 15. h4 $14) 15. Nd5 (15. Nce2 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 a5
17. a3 Rab8 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 a4 {followed by ...b4 secures Black good
counterplay}) (15. Ncxb5 $5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Nxf3 17. Nxf3 Bxb5 18. Bd5 Bc6 $13 {
/+/=. In spite of his broken pawn structure (the absence of pawn f3), White´s
position should not be underestimated. He has a pawn majority on the queenside
and black knight is out of play on h5. What is even more important, is that
White threatens Nd4, to force Black take on d5, after which the first player
will considerably improve his pawn formation by recapturing on d5 with the
pawn.}) 15... Qd8 $1 (15... Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Kf8 $14) 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18.
f5 e6 {is similar to the game, only that here the rook is still on a8 and
White´s pawn on a2 instead of a3. This probably favors White, but changes
little in the evaluation: Black has no problems whatsoever.}) (14. h4 Nc4 (
14... Rab8 $5) 15. Bxc4 bxc4 $13) (14. Nd5 $6 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 (15. Rxd2 Nxd5 16.
Bxd5 (16. exd5 a5 17. a3 Rab8 18. c3 b4 $17 {0-1 Barendse,T (2206)-Carlsen,M 
(2484)/Wijk aan Zee 2004 (29)}) 16... Rab8 $15) (15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Rxd2 a5 $15
) 15... Nxd5 16. Bxd5 (16. exd5 $2 Nxg4 17. fxg4 Bxd4 $17) 16... Rab8 $15) ({
Here} 14. Ncxb5 $2 {is bad due to the weakness of pawn f3, see 13.h4 b5 14.
Ncxb5!.} Qxd2 15. Rxd2 Nxf3 16. Nxf3 Bxb5 $17) 14... Rab8 15. g5 $146 {A
logical novelty, since now White had even less choices comparing to the
position before 14.a3. Here the advance of the h-pawn is no attractive at all.}
(15. h4 $6 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 {see 14.h4 above. Here we have the inclusion of
a3 for White and ...Rab8 for Black, which changes completely the evaluation:
Black is considerably better.} 17. Ka2 (17. Ka1 $142) 17... Rb6 18. h5 Rcb8 19.
Rb1 Ra6 20. hxg6 (20. Ka1 Bxg4 21. fxg4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxa3+ 23. bxa3 Rxa3#)
20... Rxb2+ {0-1 Barrientos Chavarriaga,S-Halay,T (2198)/Oropesa del Mar 2000
2001}) 15... Nh5 16. Nd5 (16. Nce2 b4 (16... Qxd2 {is also not bad, but the
advance of the b-pawn is even stronger}) 17. Ng3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Nxh5
gxh5 $40 {[%csl Rb1] Black just has to retreat the queen (for instance to c7)
and his attack will become very strong.}) 16... Qd8 $1 {It makes no sense for
Black to trade the queens off, since his attacking prospects are better.} (
16... Qxd2 17. Bxd2 $14) 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 $5 {An interesting decision.
Probably most players would have taken with the pawn on b4, but the ex-World
Champion considers that it is more important for Black to keep influence in
the center. Besides, opening of the b-file remains a potential threat White
must always be aware of.} (18... bxc4 19. f5 e6 20. Nc3 $15) 19. f5 {White
must play actively in order to create some targets for attack. On the other
hand Black is better prepared for an open play, since White´s kings is
potentially much more exposed.} e6 $1 20. fxe6 (20. Nb4 a5 21. Na2 exf5 $5 (
21... b4 $40) 22. exf5 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Bxf5 $17) (20. Nc3 b4 21. axb4 Rcxb4 22.
Nb3 Be5 $17) (20. f6 exd5 21. fxg7 dxe4 $17) 20... fxe6 21. b3 {White creates
a lot of weaknesses around his king. Sooner or later this will play its role,
even if Black does not have a quick attack at the moment.} ({Possibly more
chances to complicate matters would have offered something like} 21. Nb3 {
[%cal Gd2d8]} Rxe4 ({The point of the previous move is that} 21... exd5 {
is bad for Black:} 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Qxd6 Rb7 24. Rhf1 $36 {[%cal Gf1f7,Gb3c5]}
) (21... a5 $5) 22. Nc3 {and White creates counterplay in the center}) 21...
Rcc8 22. Nb4 (22. Nc3 Qa5 23. Kb2 b4 24. axb4 Qxb4 $19) 22... a5 23. Nd3 Qc7
$17 24. Rhf1 a4 $1 {Fighting for square c4.} 25. Nb4 (25. b4 e5 $5 (25... Qc4
26. Nb2 Qc3 27. Qxc3 Rxc3 28. Rd3 $15) 26. Ne2 Qc4 $17 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gd7e6]}
) 25... Qb7 ({Stronger is} 25... Ra8 $1 {at once. In opposite to the game
White cannot protect pawn a3 with the bishop, which means that his position is
very difficult.}) 26. Qd3 Ra8 27. Bc1 $1 {Thanks to this defensive move White
holds the position. Black still has the advantage mainly thanks to his bishop
pair, but now it is much more difficult to increase it.} Rf8 28. Bb2 Nf4 $1 {
Khalifman immediately uses the fact that White removed control of square f4.}
29. Qe3 e5 {The only way to keep the knight on f4. Of course Black closes his
bishop on g7, but on the other hand it also practically closes the bishop on
g2 and takes away square d4 from white pieces.} 30. Nf3 ({White cannot
challenge opponent´s knight:} 30. Ne2 $2 Bg4 $19) 30... Bh3 31. Rf2 Rad8 32.
Rdd2 Be6 {White´s position is rather difficult. He has no targets for attack
and no coordination between pieces. Besides, almost all his pawns are weak.
His only good piece is the knight on b4, but one soldier in such a fight is
clearly not enough. Lastin tries to improve the position, but he only
increases opponent´s advantage.} 33. bxa4 bxa4 34. Ne1 d5 {Opening the
position and trading White´s b4-knight.} 35. exd5 Nxd5 36. Nxd5 Bxd5 {[%csl
Rb1]} 37. Nd3 Rxf2 (37... Rfe8 $5) (37... Rf4 $6 38. Rxf4 $1 exf4 39. Qxf4 $13)
38. Rxf2 Bc4 (38... Be4 $5 39. Rd2 Bf5 $17) 39. Rd2 (39. Nb4 Rd1+ 40. Bc1 Qh1 {
leaves White almost in zugzwang.}) 39... Qd5 {The March Of The Black Queen} (
39... e4 $6 40. Nb4) 40. Bc3 Qh1+ 41. Nc1 Qb7+ 42. Bb4 {In spite of Black´s
efforts, White succeeded to avoid a quick loss in a difficult position, but he
still remains with problems. Khalifman changes his tactic and trades
practically everything, using the fact that in endgame his king can attack
quickly White´s kingside pawns.} Rxd2 43. Qxd2 Qd5 44. Nd3 (44. Qxd5+ Bxd5 $17)
44... Bxd3 (44... e4 45. Nc5 Bd4 46. Qf4 $13) 45. cxd3 e4 46. dxe4 Qxe4+ (46...
Qb3+ $2 47. Kc1 {is not dangerous for White}) 47. Kc1 Bd4 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Gd4]
In spite of the simplicity White still needs to be very careful. His king is
worse, pawns are blockaded on the dark squares (which make the trade of queens
usually bad for White) and the pieces are less active. His only hope is
perpetual check, but Khalifman prevents it.} 48. Kd1 Kf7 {Starting the march
of the black king.} 49. Qa2+ (49. Bc3 Qb1+ 50. Ke2 Qb5+ 51. Qd3 Qe5+ 52. Kd2
Qxg5+ $17) 49... Qe6 50. Qg2 Qb3+ 51. Ke2 (51. Qc2 Ke6 52. Qxb3+ axb3 $17)
51... Qe3+ 52. Kf1 Ke6 53. Qc6+ (53. Qg4+ Kd5 54. Qg2+ Ke5 $17) ({I think
White should have tried to bring his bishop into play and protect pawn g5, in
order to release the queen. For instance after} 53. Bd2 {if Black takes the
pawn} Qxa3 {the White gives perpetual:} 54. Qe4+ Be5 55. Qc4+ Kf5 (55... Kd7
56. Qb5+) 56. Qc2+) 53... Kf5 $19 54. Qd5+ Kg4 55. Qd7+ Kf3 56. Qd5+ Qe4 {
The difference between bishops allowed Black to use at maximum the power of
the queen. With opponent´s king on f3 White has no chances to survive.} 57.
Qf7+ (57. Qxe4+ Kxe4 58. Ke2 Be5 59. h3 Kf5 60. Be7 Bf4 $19) 57... Qf5 58. Qa2
(58. Qb7+ Ke3+ $19) 58... Qd3+ 59. Ke1 Bc3+ 60. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 61. Qd2 Qa1+ 62.
Qd1+ Qxd1+ 63. Kxd1 Kg2 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bd3 Bf8 13. Qf3 Nxd4 $6 {Inarkiev
strives for a simplistic solution of the central problems, it will not combine
well with the move 12...Bf8.} (13... Bd7 14. Qg3 Kh8 15. Nf3 g6 16. Qh4 Bg7 17.
e5 Ng8 18. exd6 Qb8 19. Ng5 Nh6 20. Nce4 {1-0 Nikolenko,O (2485)-Radzhabov,S 
(2305)/Moscow 1996/ (26)}) (13... Nb4 $5 14. Qg3 Nd7 15. a5 g6 16. f5 Bg7 17.
fxe6 fxe6 18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Na4 Nde5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 {0-1 Pavlovic,M 
(2560)-Vasquez,R (2481)/Linares 2003/ (46)}) (13... e5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. fxe5
dxe5 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Bg5 Ng8 18. Rf3 Be6 19. Raf1 f6 20. Bd2 {1-0 Ionica,I 
(2240)-Vasiesiu,C (2171)/Brasov 2004/ (45)}) 14. Bxd4 e5 (14... Nd7 15. a5 Rb8
16. e5 $16) 15. Bg1 $1 exf4 (15... Be6 16. a5 exf4 17. Qxf4 (17. Nd5 Bxd5 18.
exd5 g5 19. Bd4 Qe7 20. c3 Bg7 21. g3 h5 22. gxf4 g4 23. Qg2 Nd7 $14) 17... Qc6
18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Bd4 Nd7 20. Nd5 $16) 16. Bd4 Qe7 (16... Ng4 17. Nd5 Qc6 18.
Qxf4 Be6 19. Qg3 $16) (16... Be7 17. Qxf4 Be6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qd7 20. c4
$16) 17. Qxf4 Be6 (17... Nd7 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Nc7 $1 $18) 18. Nd5 $1 {Khalifman
occupies the center with pieces rather than grabbing the pawn and hoping for
the success in the position with opposite couloured bishops.} (18. Bxf6 Qxf6
19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Re5 22. Rxf6 Rd8 23. Raf1 $16) 18... Bxd5 (
18... Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Qf5 (20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qf5+ Kg8 22. Qxd5 Rac8 23.
c3 Rc7 $14) 20... Be4 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. c3 Qe7 24. Qd5 $16) 19.
exd5 Nh5 (19... Nd7 20. a5 Ne5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qe4 g6 23. d6 Qxd6 24. Bc4 Re7
25. Bxf7+ Kg7 26. Bd5 $16) 20. Qf2 g6 (20... Qd7 21. a5 g6 22. g4 Ng7 23. Qf6
$16) 21. g4 $1 Ng7 22. Qf4 Qc7 {[%mdl 128] Black eneded up in safe, but very
passive position. His pieces have no counterplay and he can only wait for
white to multiply the pressure.} (22... h5 23. Qh6 hxg4 24. Kg1 (24. Rxf7 Qxf7
25. Bxg6 Qf3+ 26. Kg1 Qh3 $19) 24... Qc7 25. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 (25... Qxf7 26. Bxg6
$18) 26. Qxg6+ Ke7 27. Bf6+ Kd7 28. Bf5+ Ne6 29. dxe6+ Kc6 30. Ra3 $18) 23. Rf3
Re7 24. Raf1 Rae8 (24... f5 25. gxf5 $18) 25. c4 Qd7 (25... Qa5 26. Qxd6 Qxa4
27. Qf6 Qd7 28. g5 Re1 29. b4 $18) 26. b3 Qc8 (26... h5 27. Bxg7 Bxg7 28. gxh5
gxh5 29. Rg3 $18) 27. h3 Qd7 28. Kg2 Qc7 29. R1f2 Rd7 30. h4 h5 {Inarkiev
rightly felt, that he can not wait for opening of the h file as white's attack
would quickly become decisive.} (30... Rde7 31. h5 $1 Rc8 32. hxg6 hxg6 (32...
fxg6 $2 33. Qxf8+ Rxf8 34. Rxf8#) 33. Qh6 Qd7 34. Rh3 Qxg4+ 35. Kh2 f5 36. Rh4
$18 Qd1 37. Qh7+ Kf7 38. Bxg7 Bxg7 39. Bxf5 $18) 31. Qh6 hxg4 32. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7
33. Bxg6 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 (34. Bxf2 $2 Nf5 $1) 34... Rf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qf7+ 36. Bxf7+
Kxf7 37. h5 $1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Ngf6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 7. e5 dxe5 8.
Qxe5 Bg7 9. Re1 e6 10. Qd6 a6 11. Bf1 Bf8 12. Qf4 Bg7 13. Qd6 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Bb3 Qc7 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. h3 Be5 14. c3 h6
15. Re1 O-O 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Re2 Rad8 18. Rae1 Rfe8 19. Bxh6 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Bc6
21. Qe3 gxh6 22. Qxh6 Nh7 23. Bc2 f6 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Bd5 26. Bxh7+ Qxh7
27. Qxf6 Qb1+ 28. Kh2 Bxe6 29. Qxd8+ Kg7 30. Qe7+ Bf7 31. Qe5+ Kh7 32. Qc7 Qf5
33. f3 Qd5 34. a3 Qb3 35. h4 Kg8 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qc3 Qb6 38. Qc2+ Kg7 39. Qd2
Qc7+ 40. Kh3 Qc4 41. Qg5+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Qg5+ Kh7 44. Qf6 Qb3 45. g4 Bd5
46. Kg3 Bc6 47. h5 Qd1 48. Qg6+ Kh8 49. Qh6+ Kg8 50. Qe3 Kf8 51. b4 Be8 52. h6
Qb1 53. d5 Qd1 54. Qe5 Bf7 55. d6 Qg1+ 56. Kh4 Qh1+ 57. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Human-Comp 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2005.11.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Comp Fritz"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.11.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4
b5 9. Bc2 Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11. d4 h6 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 g6 14. a4 Bg7 15. Bd3
bxa4 16. Qxa4 exd4 17. cxd4 Nd7 18. Be3 Nb6 19. Qb3 a5 20. Bb5 Rf8 21. d5 Nb4
22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Bc8 24. Nc6 Nxc6 25. Bxc6 Ra7 26. Ne2 Bd7 27. Nd4 a4 28.
Qd3 Bc8 29. Qe3 Kh7 30. f4 Qe7 31. Qc3 Qf6 32. e5 dxe5 33. fxe5 Qe7 34. Nb5 Ra6
35. Rad1 a3 36. bxa3 Ra4 37. d6 cxd6 38. Nxd6 Ra6 39. Bb5 Ra8 40. Qd4 Qa7 41.
Bc6 Rb8 42. Rb1 Be6 43. Bb7 Rxb7 44. Nxb7 Qxb7 45. Rxb6 Qa7 46. a4 Rc8 47. Rb4
Qa8 48. Qf2 Rc3 49. Rf4 Qb7 50. Rf1 Kg7 51. a5 Qc7 52. Qd4 Kg8 53. a6 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Human-Comp 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2005.11.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Comp Hydra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.11.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c4 Bd6 7. Qb3 b6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 O-O 11. O-O Rc8 12. b3 c5 13. Bb2 b5 14. Qe2 bxc4 15.
bxc4 cxd4 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Bc4 Bb8 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Qd3 Ndc3 21.
Rfc1 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Rfd8 23. Bf1 f6 24. Rc2 Na4 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27.
Bxc1 Kf7 28. Bc4 Bc7 29. Nd4 Nac5 30. Kf1 Bb6 31. g4 Ke7 32. Kg2 Nd6 33. Bf1 e5
34. Nb5 Nxb5 35. Bxb5 Ba5 36. Bb2 Kd6 37. Bc4 Bb4 38. f4 Na4 39. Bc1 e4 40. Kf1
a5 41. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Human-Comp 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2005.11.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Comp Junior"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2005.11.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4
b5 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. h3 g6 15. a3
Bg7 16. Be3 Qe7 17. b4 Bb7 18. Bb3 h6 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Reb1 Nb8 21. Qa2 Rf8 22.
bxc5 dxc5 23. a4 Nbd7 24. Qb2 Bc6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Ra1 Rxa1+ 28.
Qxa1 c4 29. dxc4 bxc4 30. Bc2 Bf8 31. Qa6 Qe6 32. Nd2 Nc5 33. Qxc4 Qxc4 34.
Nxc4 Ncxe4 35. Nxe5 Nxg3 36. fxg3 Be4 37. Bxe4 Nxe4 38. c4 Nxg3 39. Nd7 Kg8 40.
Nf6+ Kg7 41. Ne8+ Kg8 42. c5 Nf5 43. c6 Ne7 44. c7 f5 45. Nd6 Bg7 46. Kf2 Be5
47. c8=Q+ Nxc8 48. Nxc8 Kg7 49. Ke2 g5 50. Ne7 Kf6 51. Nc6 Bd6 52. Bd4+ Ke6 53.
Bg7 Kf7 54. Bc3 h5 55. Bb4 Bc7 56. Nd4 Kf6 57. Kd3 Ke5 58. Bc3 Kf6 59. Bd2 Bb6
60. Kc4 f4 61. Kd5 Bxd4 62. Kxd4 Kf5 63. Be1 g4 64. hxg4+ hxg4 65. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Human-Comp 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2005.11.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Comp Fritz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.11.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. Bf3 c5 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Nf3 Nd7 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Qc2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 19. h3 Qc7 20. b3 Nf6 21.
Rac1 e5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. e4 Qd6 24. Re1 Nh7 25. Nh2 f6 26. Nf1 Qd3 27. Qxd3
Rxd3 28. h4 Nf8 29. Re2 Ne6 30. Rd2 Rd4 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Nd2 Kf7 33. g3 g6 34.
Kf1 f5 35. Ke2 Nc5 36. f3 h5 37. b4 Ne6 38. exf5 gxf5 39. Kd3 Ke7 40. a3 a6 41.
Nb3 Kd6 42. Nd2 b5 43. Nb3 f4 44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 bxc4+ 46. Kxc4 e4 47. Nxd4
f3 48. Nxf3 exf3 49. Kd3 Ke5 50. Ke3 Nd4 51. h5 Ke6 52. h6 Kf7 53. g5 Kg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 {Dieser Zug
wird selten gespielt; die übliche Fortsetzung ist 6...a6. Mit der
Partiefortsetzung möchte Schwarz in einigen Varianten das Tempo a7-a6 sparen.}
7. f4 (7. Ndb5 Qb8 8. f4) (7. Qd2 Bb4 8. f3) 7... Bb4 (7... Nxd4 $5 8. Qxd4 (8.
Bxd4 Qxf4) 8... Ng4 $5) 8. Ndb5 Qa5 9. e5 (9. Bd2 a6 10. e5 axb5 11. exf6 Bxc3
12. bxc3 gxf6 $1 13. Qg4 b4 14. Qg7 Rf8 15. Qxf6 bxc3 16. Bxc3 $5 Qc5 17. Bd3
b6 18. Bxh7 Ra4 (18... Ba6 $5) 19. O-O-O Nb4 $1 {0-1 Ponomariov,R-Pelletier,Y/
Biel 2004/(40)}) 9... Ne4 (9... a6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Ne4 12. Qd3 Nxc3 13.
Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. c4 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S-Volokitin,A/
Merida 2005/(53)}) 10. Qd3 Nxc3 (10... f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O d5
14. a3 Be7 15. Bf3 Kh8 16. b4 Qd8 17. Nd4 {1-0 Shmuter,L-Saltaev,M/Volgograd
1994/CBM 41 (52)}) 11. bxc3 $5 {Nach 11.bxc3!? oder 11.Nxc3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 hat
Weiß zwar einen Doppelbauern auf der c-Linie, aber der Textzug gewinnt Zeit.} (
11. Nxc3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O Ne7 15. c4 Nf5 16. Bf2 h5 {
1/2-1/2 Womacka,M-Akesson,R/Bad Wiessee GER 2005 (54)}) 11... Be7 12. g3 {
[%mdl 4] Früher spielte Weiß in dieser Stellung 12.g4, die Partiefortsetzung
erscheint mir logischer.} (12. g4 O-O 13. g5 b6 14. Rg1 Ba6 15. Bd2 Qa4 16. Qc4
Qxc4 17. Bxc4 Na5 18. Bd3 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 d5 20. Bd3 g6 21. Rg3 Rfc8 {0-1
Brajovic,R-Vajda,A/Bucharest 1998/EXT 2000 (51)}) (12. Be2) 12... a6 (12... O-O
13. Bg2 f6) 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 $14 {[%csl Gd6] Der Bauer auf d6
paralysiert die schwarze Stellung, denn er verhindert die Weiterentwicklung
der schwarzen Stellung.} b5 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gb7h1]} 15. Bg2 Bb7 16. O-O Qa4 (16...
O-O $2 17. a4 $1 bxa4 18. Rfb1 Rab8 19. Bb6 Qh5 20. Bf3 Qh3 21. Bc7 $18) 17.
Bb6 {[%csl Gb6]} (17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 Na5) 17... O-O 18. Rfb1 (18. Rfe1 Na5)
18... Rac8 (18... Na5 19. a3 Bxg2 20. Rb4 $18) 19. a3 {[%csl Ra4] Das weiße
Spiel richtet sich gegen die schwarze Dame.} e5 (19... f5 20. Ra2 $1 (20. Bxc6
Bxc6 21. Rb4 Be4)) 20. Re1 {Weiß besitzt jetzt neue Drohung mit 21.Re4 eine
neue Drohung, aber ich glaube 21.Bxc6 und 21.Rb4 sind stärker.} (20. Bxc6 $1
Rxc6 21. Rb4 {[%csl Ra4]} Rxd6 22. Qe2 (22. Qxd6 Qxc2 {[%cal Rc2g2,Rg2g1]} 23.
Bf2 Qxc3 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Rc3a1,Rc3f3,Rf3h1]}) 22... Rxb6 23. Rxa4 bxa4 24.
Qxe5 $16) 20... exf4 21. Re4 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Re4a4]} b4 22. gxf4 (22. Rxf4 a5
(22... Ne5 23. Rxb4 Nxd3 24. Rxa4 Nb2 25. Rb4 Bxg2 26. Rxb2) 23. cxb4 axb4 24.
Be4) 22... a5 23. f5 {[%cal Ge4g4,Gg4g8]} (23. cxb4 $5) 23... Ne5 $2 (23... Nd8
$5 24. Rg4 Bxg2 25. Bd4 f6 26. Rxg2 bxc3 27. Bxc3) (23... Nb8) 24. Rxe5 Bxg2
25. Rxa5 (25. Kxg2 Qc6+ 26. Re4 Rce8 27. Rae1 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qxb6 29. cxb4 axb4
30. axb4 $16) 25... Qc6 26. Bd4 Be4 27. Qg3 f6 28. axb4 $16 {Weiß besitzt zwei
Mehrbauern und gute Gewinnchancen.} Qc4 (28... Bxc2 $2 29. Re1 {[%cal Re1e7,
Re7g7]} Be4 30. Rc5 Qb7 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Bxf6 $18) 29. Re1 Rce8 30. Qf2 (30.
Re3 $16) 30... Ba8 31. Re7 Qc6 $132 {[%cal Ra8h1,Rh1g1]} 32. Qg3 Rxe7 33. dxe7
Re8 {[#]} 34. Ra1 $5 {[%cal Ga1e1,Ge1e7][%mdl 64] Die weiße Drohung ist
einfach 35.Re1, aber mit dem Textzug opfert Weiß seinen Turm.} (34. c4 Qh1+ 35.
Kf2 Qe4 (35... Rxe7 36. Qb8+ Kf7 37. Rxa8 Qe1+ 38. Kf3 Qe2+ 39. Kg3 Re3+ 40.
Bxe3 Qxe3+ 41. Kg2 Qe2+ 42. Kh3 Qf3+ 43. Qg3 Qxa8 44. c5 $18)) 34... Qh1+ 35.
Kf2 Qxa1 36. Bxf6 g6 (36... Rxe7 37. Bxe7 Kf7 38. Bc5) 37. fxg6 h6 (37... h5)
38. Qf4 Qa6 (38... Qd1 39. Qxh6 Qxc2+ 40. Ke1 Qe4+ $11) 39. h4 $1 (39. g7 Qa2
40. Qxh6 (40. Qf5 Qf7) 40... Qxc2+ 41. Ke1 Qh7) 39... h5 40. Ke1 {[%cal Rf4h6]
Jetzt ist die weiße Drohung 41.Qh6.} Qe6+ (40... Rxe7+ 41. Bxe7 Qe6+) 41. Kd2
Rxe7 $1 42. Bxe7 Qxe7 43. Qb8+ (43. Qh6 Bf3 44. Kc1 Qg7 45. Qf4 Bg4) 43... Qf8
44. Qxf8+ Kxf8 45. Ke3 Kg7 46. Kd4 d6 $5 {Auf diese Weise verhindert Schwarz
die Eindringung des weißen Königs, auch wenn er die Partie nicht mehr für sich
entscheiden kann.} (46... Kxg6 47. Ke5 Kf7 48. Kd6 Ke8 49. Kc7 Be4 50. b5 Bxc2
51. b6 Be4 52. c4 Ke7 53. c5 Ke6 54. b7 Bxb7 55. Kxb7 Kd5 56. Kc7 Kxc5 57. Kxd7
Kd5 58. Ke7 Ke5 59. Kd7 (59. Kf7 Kf5 $19) 59... Kf4 60. Ke6 Kg4 61. Ke5 Kxh4
62. Kf4 $11) 47. c4 Kxg6 48. c5 $1 dxc5+ 49. Kxc5 Kf5 50. Kb6 Kg4 51. c4 Kxh4
52. c5 Kg5 53. b5 Be4 (53... h4 54. c6 h3 55. c7 h2 56. c8=Q h1=Q) 54. c6 h4
55. c7 Bf5 56. Ka7 h3 (56... h3 57. b6 h2 58. b7 h1=Q) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 a6 14. Nd3 b6 15. b4 Rf6
16. c5 Rh6 17. Na4 Qe8 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Rc7 b5 21. Nac5 dxc5 22.
bxc5 Rb7 23. Rxb7 Bxb7 24. a4 Kh8 25. axb5 axb5 26. c6 Bxc6 27. dxc6 Nxc6 28.
Qb3 Qb8 29. Nb4 Nd4 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. Qd5 Nf6 32. Qxb5 Qxb5 33. Bxb5 Nxe4 34.
Ra1 Ng3+ 35. Kg1 Bf8 36. hxg3 Bxb4 37. gxf4 Bc5 38. Rc1 Bb6 39. Bd3 gxf4 40.
Re1 Rc6 41. Kf1 Ba5 42. Re4 Rc1+ 43. Ke2 Re1+ 44. Kf2 Rd1 45. Rxd4 Rd2+ 46. Kf1
Rd1+ 47. Kf2 Rd2+ 48. Kf1 Bb6 49. Ke1 Bxd4 50. Kxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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. 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 {The old main line of the Classical system.} Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3
f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 {When you play this system one thing you know for sure:
Black is going to attack on the kingside preparing g4, while White will create
threats on the other side of the board. White's plan definetly includes the
program c5 and that's the point of the last move. White is going to sacrifice
a pawn in order to open the c-file.} ({The main line is} 13. a4 {See for
example Nielsen,P-Kotronias,V, Hastings 0304/CBM 99[Avrukh]}) 13... a6 {
A very rare move in this position, which was introduced by GM Gofshtein in
1999. See below. Though it's not recommended to play on the side where you're
worse, sometimes these moves are justified. In this concrete position the
point of 13...a6 is to prevent 16.Nb5, which is a typical follow up of a pawn
sacrifice 14.c5 Nxc5 15.b4 Na6. In any case the b5-square is important for the
white knight so taking it away makes some sense. The main drawbacks of this
idea is weakening of the b6-square and waste of a tempo.} ({More popular are} 
13... Rf6 {[%cal Gf6h6] transferring the rook to h6. Vera,R-Nataf,I, Montreal
4th 2003/ CBM97[Avrukh].}) (13... Nf6) ({and} 13... Ng6) 14. Nd3 {[%cal Gc4c5]
The most logical. White prepares c5 and frees the first rank.} ({White also
tested two other ways to prepare c5.} 14. Na4 $5 {[%cal Gc4c5] White is going
to exploit weakness of the b6-square.} Rf6 15. c5 Rh6 16. Qb3 b5 17. cxb6 cxb6
18. Nxb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rxb3 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. axb3 Nc5 22. b4 Nb3 23. Rc8+ Bf8
24. Nc2 $16 {with a clear advantage for White in Iotov,V-Dochev,D/Sofia BUL
2004.}) (14. b4 {This way White is preparing c5 and leaves the knight on e1
for defense on the kingside.} Rf6 15. c5 Rh6 16. g4 fxg3 17. hxg3 Qe8 18. g4
Ng6 19. Ng2 Rh3 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3f5]} h5 {[%csl Rg1] Krivoshey,
S-Gofshtein,L/Rowy 1999. and arose a position with mutual chances.}) 14... b6 {
[%csl Gc5] This is already a novelty of Inarkiev, who introduced it in the
previous(second) game of his match vs Khalifman. Black makes this move not to
open more files by means of bxc5, but to cover the weak b6-square.} ({Earlier
Black played only} 14... Rf6 {bringing the rook to h6.} 15. c5 Rh6 16. c6 $5 {
This is also one of the reasons to play b6. If the b-pawn was on b6 Black
would simply move the knight. Now he has to open up the position on the
queenside.} (16. Na4 $5 {This led to big complications after} Qe8 17. g4 fxg3
18. Bxg3 {A necessity.} ({White would definetely prefer to take the other way,
but this time it leads to the immediate mate.} 18. hxg3 $4 Qh5 $19) 18... Ng6
19. Kh1 Nf4 20. Rg1 Nf6 21. cxd6 b5 22. Rxc7 $36 {Lastin,A-Kobylkin,E/Voronezh
RUS 2005. and White obtained dangerous initiative.}) (16. cxd6 cxd6 17. a4 Kh8
18. Qb3 Qe8 {[%cal Ge8h5]} 19. Kh1 Nf6 {[%cal Gg5g4]} 20. g4 fxg3 21. Bxg3 Ng6
22. Rg1 Nf4 23. Bxf4 gxf4 $36 {Van Elst,A-Hebden,M/St Affrique FRA 2003. and
Black obtained initiative on the kingside.}) 16... bxc6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Nxf4
$1 {[%csl Rc6,Rg8][%cal Gd1d5]} Nd4 (18... exf4 19. Qd5+ Kh8 20. Qxc6 Rb8 21.
Na4 $1 $14 {and White is better as Black has to protect his weaknesses on the
queenside instead of attacking on the kingside.}) 19. Nfd5 (19. Bc4+ $5 Kh8 20.
Nfe2 $14) 19... Nf8 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Ne2 $1 $14 {Bluvshtein,M-Inarkiev,E/Moscow
RUS 2004.}) 15. b4 {[%cal Gc4c5] Otherwise Black would make c5 more difficult
by means of a5.} Rf6 {[%cal Gf6h6,Gd8e8,Ge8h5] A typical manoeuvre in this
system. The rook comes to h6 and then the queen is transferred from e8 to h5.
If White allows it then he has to play h3 which is dangerous in view of the
sacrifice of the light-squared bishop. So usually White prevents Black's play
by means of g4.} ({Opening up the lines on the queenside should be in White's
favour. For instance} 15... a5 $6 16. c5 (16. a3 $5) 16... axb4 17. cxd6 $1
bxc3 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. Rxc3 Rxa2 20. Rxc7 $16 {with a clear positional
advantage for White.}) 16. c5 Rh6 17. cxd6 {White creates an object of attack
on d6 and opens up the c-file. It would be preferable to retain tension as
this exchange unties Black's hands, but there was a concrete problem. See 17.
g4.} ({Another interesting, although a bit risky option would be to play h3
and then to protect the pawn by means of Bf1. So} 17. Qa4 Qe8 18. h3 Rb8 (18...
b5 {is interesting trying to win a tempo. Then} 19. Qa5 $1 (19. Nxb5 {looks
very risky in view of} Nf6 20. c6 (20. Nc3 Qh5 21. h4 gxh4 {is also dangerous
for White.}) 20... Bxh3 $1 21. Nxc7 ({or} 21. gxh3 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qc8 $1 {
with a very strong attack.}) 21... Qh5 22. gxh3 (22. Nxa8 Bxg2 $1 $19) 22...
Qxh3 $19) 19... Nf6 20. Qxc7 Bxh3 21. gxh3 Qh5 22. h4 {and White should be
able to protect his king.} ({or} 22. Qxe7 Re8 (22... Qxh3 23. Qe6+) 23. Qxe8+
Nxe8 24. h4 Rg6 25. Rfd1 gxh4+ 26. Kf1 h3 27. Ke1 {running away.})) 19. cxd6
cxd6 20. Rc2 Qh5 21. Rfc1 Nf6 22. Bf1 g4 $1 23. fxg4 Bxg4 24. Qxa6 f3 $132 {
[%csl Rg1] with a very complicated position.}) (17. g4 $5 fxg3 18. hxg3 Qe8 19.
g4 {Probably Khalifman wanted to avoid this move and so he exchanged the pawns
on d6. Nevertheless this idea looks playable.} ({Now in case of} 19. Kg2 {
Black plays} dxc5 20. bxc5 Nxc5 $1 {[%csl Rf1,Rg2][%cal Gc8h3] with the idea
of Bh3+.})) ({In the second game of their match Kahlifman played} 17. Na4 {
, sacrificed a piece and...eventually had to fight for a draw. Though, frankly
speaking, he obtained compensation for a piece.} Qe8 {[%cal Ge8h5]} 18. Kh1 {
[%cal Gf2g1]} Rb8 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Rc7 b5 21. Nac5 (21. Nab2 $5) 21... dxc5
22. bxc5 Rb7 $1 23. Rxb7 Bxb7 24. a4 $1 Kh8 25. axb5 axb5 26. c6 Bxc6 27. dxc6
Nxc6 28. Qb3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Inarkiev,E/Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005/ (49)
}) 17... cxd6 18. g4 $5 {[%csl Gh5] Khalifman plays it safe. He nips the idea
of Qe8-h5 in the bud.} fxg3 {Otherwise Black is just worse without counterplay.
} 19. hxg3 (19. Bxg3 {has to be played only when there is no choice. Certainly
now there was no reason to weaken the f4-square and the h-pawn.}) 19... Ng6 ({
Now} 19... Qe8 {can be met by} 20. Kg2 {with the idea} Qh5 21. Rh1) 20. Kg2 Nf6
21. Rh1 Rxh1 22. Qxh1 {White successfully stoped Black's attack on the
kindside, but also his threats on the queenside are far from being decisive.}
Bd7 23. b5 {[%cal Gd3b4,Gb4c6] An interesting idea to start an offensive on
the queenside. The b4-square is freed for the manoeuvre of a knight to c6.
However the game shows that he had to think of his own king.} (23. Kf1 $5 {
trying to bring the king to a safer place.}) 23... axb5 24. Nb4 g4 $1 {[%csl
Rg2] Black creates counterplay on the kingside and thus prevents the
light-squared bishop from playing on the queenside.} 25. Nc6 Qf8 ({Exchange on
c6 is definetly in White's favour.} 25... Bxc6 $2 26. dxc6 $14 {White gets a
strong passed pawn on c6 and control over the light squares.}) 26. Rc2 $1 {
Prophylaxis. White covers the a2-pawn.} h5 $1 {Maintaining tension on the
kingside and preparing to open up the position of the white king by means of
h4.} 27. Qd1 $1 {[%csl Rg4] Protecting the f3-square White is getting ready
for attack by means of h4.} Bh6 {Black activates the bishop, but wastes a
tempo. This is one of these situation when it's not easy to decide what is
more important: a tempo in attack or improving the position of a piece.} ({
The immediate} 27... h4 $5 {deserved attention.}) 28. Nxb5 h4 $1 {[%csl Rf4]
[%cal Gg6f4] Opening up the position of the white king and trying to get
access to the f4-square.} 29. Nc7 $2 {A move in a wrong direction.} ({It seems
that White could take a chance and win a pawn.} 29. gxh4 $5 Nf4+ 30. Kh1 {
though Black's attack shouldn't be underestimated.}) 29... hxg3 $1 {[%csl Rf4]
[%cal Gg6f4] First of all Black is interested in the f4-square.} 30. Bxg3 Ra3
$1 $17 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Ga3f3] An unpleasant surprise. Suddenly the rook comes
into attack. Now it's getting clear that White went wrong at some point. The
initiative is on the Black's side.} 31. Ne6 $5 {Black's light-squared bishop
is very dangerous and so White is trying to close it.} ({In case of} 31. Nb5
Re3 $1 {[%csl Re4] is very strong.}) 31... Qf7 $5 ({Probably even better would
be} 31... Bxe6 $1 32. dxe6 Bf4 33. e7 Qh6 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gh6h3] and Black's
attack is more than dangerous.}) 32. Qh1 $2 {loses on the spot.} (32. Bf2 {
is Fritz's proposal, but White's position is already difficult anyway.}) 32...
gxf3+ 33. Bxf3 Nxd5 $19 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gd5e3] White loses at least a piece.}
34. Rf2 Bxc6 {Doesn't miss a win yet.} ({The simplest way to a win was} 34...
Ne3+ 35. Kg1 Qxe6 36. Qxh6 ({Doesn't help} 36. Nd8 Qc4 $1 {with the idea} 37.
Qxh6 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Ng4+ {[%csl Rh2,Rh6][%cal Gc1h6]} 39. Bxg4 Qxh6+ $19 {
and Black wins.}) 36... Bxc6 $19 {and Black is a piece up for nothing.}) 35.
Qxh6 (35. exd5 {is strongly met by} Rxf3 $1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gc6d5]} 36. dxc6 (
{or} 36. Rxf3 Qxf3+ $1 37. Kxf3 Bxd5+ 38. Kg4 Bxh1 39. Kh5 Kh7 $19 {and Black
keeps an extra piece.}) 36... Rxf2+ 37. Bxf2 Qxe6 {with the idea} 38. Qxh6 $2
Nf4+ $19 {[%csl Rh6]}) 35... Qxe6 $6 {Black is still winnning after this move,
but there was no reason to return a piece.} ({After the simple} 35... Ne3+ 36.
Kh2 Qxe6 $19 {White would resign.}) 36. exd5 Bxd5 37. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 38. Kh2 {
White has to be happy to end up only two pawns down, but his position is still
lost.} Qe6 39. Qd2 Ra7 $1 {[%cal Ga7h7]} 40. Qg5 Kg7 $6 (40... Rxa2 41. Qd8+
Kg7 42. Qc7+ Ne7 $19 {wins easily.}) 41. Qd8 Rf7 $2 {Probably Black was in a
severe time-trouble. This is the only explanation for his mistakes.} ({Once
again Black could capture the a-pawn.} 41... Rxa2 42. Qc7+ Ne7 $19) 42. Qxb6 {
White is just one pawn down, but still lost.} Rxf2+ 43. Qxf2 d5 $2 {This is
already a serious mistake.} ({Black had to stop White's counterplay first and
only then to advance his extra pawns.} 43... Qc4 $1 $19) 44. a4 $1 {White gets
a chance.} d4 45. a5 {Now the a-pawn distracts the queen and it's not easy to
keep the pawns.} d3 $1 {The only chance.} ({White's idea could be seen after} 
45... Qc4 46. a6 $1 Qxa6 47. Bxe5+ $1 Nxe5 48. Qxd4 {with a theoretical draw.})
46. Qe3 $6 (46. Kg1 $1 {was much safer.}) 46... e4 $2 {Probably Black was
shocked by his previous mistakes and couldn't play in his full strength
anymore.} (46... Qa2+ $1 {would offer very good chances for a win.} 47. Kh3 d2
48. Qd3 (48. Bxe5+ Kg8 $1 49. Bd6 Qd5 $1 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51. Qd7+ Kf6 $19 {
and Black wins.}) 48... Qxa5 $17) 47. a6 Qa2+ ({Also} 47... Qxa6 48. Qxe4 {
shouldn't be enough for a win.}) 48. Kh3 Qe6+ 49. Kh2 Qa2+ 50. Kh3 d2 51. Qd4+
Kf7 52. a7 e3 53. Qd7+ Ne7 (53... Kg8 $11) 54. Bh4 d1=Q {Black is playing with
fire, but the position remains equal.} (54... Qa3 $11) 55. Qxe7+ Kg6 56. Qf6+
Kh7 57. Qe7+ Kg6 58. Qf6+ Kh7 59. Qe7+ Kg8 60. Qe8+ Kg7 61. Qe7+ Kg6 62. Qf6+ {
Black can't escape checks and so a draw was agreed. A very disappointing draw
for the young Russian. The idea of a6 deserves further tests. It's also clear
that White's play in this game can be improved.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2
b5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Nbd7 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Qd2 b4 14. Nce2 Qb6
15. h4 h5 16. Nc1 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Re1 e5 19. Ndb3 a5 20. Nd3 O-O 21. Qf2
Qc7 22. g4 a4 23. Nbc1 a3 24. gxh5 axb2 25. Nb3 e4 26. fxe4 Nc3+ 27. Kxb2 Nxe4
28. Qh2 Qc3+ 29. Kb1 Bd5 30. Rd1 Qf6 31. Bh3 Bxb3 32. axb3 Ra8 33. Nb2 Nc3+ 34.
Kc1 Ra1+ 35. Kd2 Nxd1 36. Rxd1 Qxb2 37. Rxa1 Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 a6 14. Ne2
Rc8 15. Bd2 Nf5 16. Rb1 Na7 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Nb5 19. Qd3 Qxc2 20. Qxc2
Rxc2 21. a4 Nc3 22. Rxb7 Nxa4 23. g3 Bc8 24. Rb8 Kd7 25. Bd3 Rb2 26. Rb4 Rxb4
27. Bxb4 Nb2 28. Be2 Nc4 29. Kf2 Bb7 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. Ra1 Rb8 32. Bc3 Rc8 33.
Bb4 Rb8 34. Be1 Bc6 35. Ra2 Bb5 36. h4 Kc6 37. h5 Kc5 38. g4 d4 39. Rc2 Rd8 40.
Bd3 Kd5 41. Bb4 a5 42. Bxa5 Nxa5 43. Bxb5 Ke4 44. Kg3 Rb8 45. Rb2 Rc8 46. Re2+
Kd5 47. h6 Nb3 48. Bd3 Nc5 49. Rc2 Rh8 50. Bc4+ Kc6 51. g5 Ne4+ 52. Kf3 Nc3 53.
Bd3 Kc5 54. h7 Kc6 55. Rb2 Kc7 56. Rb4 Nd5 57. Ra4 Kb6 58. Rxd4 Kc7 59. Ra4 Kb6
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Gavrikov,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. d5
({Not dangerous for Black is the line} 8. Nf4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ncxd5 exd5
11. Bd3 Nc6 12. O-O Bf6 13. Be3 g6 $11) 8... exd5 9. cxd5 Bc5 {Another move
with the same piece in the opening is often not a good sign.} ({More popular
continuation is} 9... Re8 {after which the pawn sacrifice} 10. d6 $5 (10. g3
$143 Bc5 11. Bg2 d6 12. h3 a6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Nd4 Ne5 15. Kh1 Bd7 16. b3 h6
17. Bb2 Rc8 18. Nce2 a5 $5 19. Rc1 Qb6 {/\ Qa6, 1/2-1/2 Alterman,B-Yu Shaoteng/
Beijing 1995/EXT 97 (53)}) 10... Bf8 11. g3 {leads to the approximately equal
play,for example:} Re6 12. Bf4 ({similar is} 12. Bg2 Rxd6 13. Qc2 Re6 14. O-O
Nc6 15. b4 d6 16. Bb2 {1-0 Bronstein,D-Zhukhovitsky,S/Yerevan 1981/EXT 2002 
(54)} Re8 $13) 12... Nh5 13. Be3 Rxd6 14. Qc2 Re6 15. Bg2 Nf6 16. O-O Nc6 17.
Rad1 d6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 a6 20. Rc1 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Kiriakov,P/
Sochi 2005/CBM 107 (20)} 21. Ba7 Ra8 22. Bd4 $11) 10. Na4 ({In my opinion a
better choice for White is} 10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 Re8 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. h3 $5 (13.
d6 b5 $5 14. g3 Ne4 15. Be3 Ra6 $132 {0-1 Acosta,T-Bielicki,C/Buenos Aires
1986/EXT 2001 (48)}) (13. g3 d6 14. Bg2 Bg4 15. Be3 (15. f3 Bd7) 15... Nbd7 16.
h3 Bf5 17. O-O Rc8 18. Ra2 {0-1 Miles,A-Adorjan,A/Wijk aan Zee 1984/MCL(56)}
Be4 $1 $132) 13... d6 (13... Re5 $6 14. Bb2 Rxd5 15. Qc2 Nc6 {[#]} 16. g4 $36 {
1-0 Malaniuk,V-Tunik,G/Yalta 1996/EXT 98 (38)}) 14. Be3 Bf5 15. Ng3 Be4 {
1-0 Kunz,K-Dankert,P/Wuerzburg 1996/EXT 99 (53)} (15... Bg6 16. Bc4 {1-0
Guliev,S-Papaioannou,I/Agios Nikolaos 1995/EXT 98 (42)}) {and now deserved
attention} 16. Bb5 $1 Nbd7 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qd3 $14) 10... b6 ({A solid
alternative is} 10... d6 11. Nec3 a6 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13. Be2 b5 14. O-O Bb7 15.
Bf3 Nbd7 $132 {0-1 Shulman,Y-Engqvist,T/Stockholm 1996/CBM 057 ext (40)}) 11.
b4 (11. Nxc5 bxc5 12. Nc3 Re8+ 13. Be2 Ba6 14. O-O Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Qb6 16. Nc3 d6
17. Rb1 Nbd7 $11 {0-1 Gallego Jimenez,V-Lalic,B/Benasque 1996/CBM 053 ext (26)}
) 11... Bd6 12. Nec3 Be5 13. Be2 ({Earlier Shulman tried} 13. Be3 Re8 14. Be2
Ba6 15. Rc1 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 d6 17. O-O Nbd7 $11 {[#]. 1/2-1/2 Shulman,Y-Ulibin,M/
Gothenburg 1999/CBM 069 (25)}) 13... Ba6 14. Ra2 Qc7 $5 $146 ({An interesting
novelty instead of} 14... Bxe2 15. Rxe2 d6 16. O-O Nbd7 17. Nb5 a6 {1/2-1/2
Gual Pascual,A-Berzinsh,R/Barcelona 2000/EXT 2001 (17)}) 15. Rc2 Bxc3+ $2 {
This exchange is wrong.} ({Also dubious was} 15... Qd6 $6 16. g3 Re8 17. O-O
Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Na6 19. Rfe1 Nc7 $140 20. Rxe5 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Bf4 Qf5 23.
Bxc7 $16) ({but} 15... Rc8 $1 16. Bb2 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 d6 18. O-O Qc4 19. Rfe1
Nbd7 $1 {[%cal Gb6b5]} (19... b5 20. Ne4 bxa4 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Nd6 Qc7 23.
Nxc8 Qxc8 24. Rxe5 Nbd7 $13) 20. Ne4 Nxe4 (20... Qxd5 $143 21. Rd2) 21. Rxe4
Qc2 {allowed Black to obtain a pleasant ending.}) 16. Nxc3 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 $5 ({
White could also continue} 17. Qxe2 Rc8 18. O-O {with the idea} Nxd5 $2 (18...
d6 $14) 19. Re1 $1 Nf6 20. Bg5 $16) 17... Qe5 18. O-O Qxd5 (18... Nxd5 19. Bb2
$36) 19. Rd2 Qf5 ({Or} 19... Qe6 20. Ng3 (20. Rd6 Qe5 21. f4 Qe7 22. Ng3 $44)
20... d5 21. Re1 Qc6 22. Nf5 {with initiative.}) 20. Ng3 Qg6 21. Rd6 $1 {
Blocking the pawn on d7 and preparing Bb2xf6.} Nc6 22. Bb2 Rae8 23. Bxf6 gxf6
24. Nh5 Re6 25. Rxd7 {The weakened kingside makes Black´s defensive task very
difficult.} Re5 26. Nf4 Qf5 27. Nd5 $1 {[%cal Gb4b5]} Kh8 $2 {Leaving
unprotected the rook on f8.} (27... Kg7 $142) 28. Ne3 $1 ({White decided to
activate another rook instead of winning a pawn by} 28. Rd6 Rg8 (28... Re6 $2
29. Nc7 $1 $18) 29. Ne3 (29. Nxf6 Rg6 30. Rxc6 Rxf6 31. Rc7 a5 $16) 29... Qe4
30. Rxf6 Reg5 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. Rxf3 Ne5 33. Rf4 $16) 28... Qe4 29. Qd6 Kg7 30.
Rc1 Re6 31. Qd1 Kh8 $6 ({More tenacious was} 31... Rfe8 32. b5 Ne5 33. Rxa7 Nc4
$5 34. Nf1 (34. Rc3 Nxe3 35. Rxe3 Qc4) 34... Nd6) 32. Rc4 Qe5 33. Rd5 Qb2 34.
Rh4 {[%cal Gh4h7]} Ne5 $2 {Loses immediately.} ({The only possibility to
prolong the resistance was} 34... f5 35. Rxf5 Rd8 36. Qh5 Qc1+ 37. Nf1 h6 38.
Rg5 $1 {[%cal Gh5h6]} Rdd6 39. f4 Rg6 40. Rxg6 Rxg6) 35. Rd2 Qc3 36. Qh5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 {This move does
not have a great reputation, but it is certainly better than it seems.} 7. Bd2
Qa4 8. h4 Nc6 9. Nf3 (9. Qg4 $5) 9... Nge7 10. h5 h6 11. Rh4 {[%cal Gd4c5] A
standard move for this variation. White threats now to take on c5 and Black is
almost forced to close the game in the centre.} (11. Rb1 Qxa3 12. Ra1 Qb2 13.
Rb1 Qa3 14. Ra1 Qb2 15. dxc5 a5 16. Rh4 a4 17. Rhxa4 Rxa4 18. Rxa4 O-O 19. Bd3
f6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Nd4 e5 22. Nb5 e4 {1-0 Wang Zili (2557)-Hoang Thanh Trang
(2445)/Asian-ch Calcutta 2001/CBM 85/[Hecht] (53)}) (11. Qb1 c4 12. g3 (12. g4
Bd7 13. Nh4 O-O-O 14. Qb2 Rdg8 15. Bh3 g6 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. O-O-O g5 18. Ng2
Be8 19. f4 Bg6 20. Rhf1 Be4 21. Rde1 Nd8 {1/2-1/2 Yurtaev,L (2540)-Nikolic,P 
(2640)/Elista ol 1998/ChessBase (67)}) 12... Bd7 13. Bh3 O-O-O 14. O-O Rdf8 (
14... Nf5 15. Qc1 Rdf8 16. Ne1 Qa5 17. Ng2 Qc7 18. a4 Nfe7 19. Nf4 Nd8 20. Qa3
Nec6 21. a5 Rfg8 22. Rfe1 Re8 23. a6 {Matsuura,E-Burgos,M/Sao Paulo Copa Itau
2003/ChessBase/1-0 (38)}) (14... Kb8 15. Qc1 Rdg8 16. Kh2 Qa5 17. a4 Qd8 18.
Qe1 Nf5 19. g4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. f4 Qd8 22. f5 Qe8 {1-0 Iordachescu,
V-Luciani,V/Nereto op 1999/ (39)}) 15. Nh4 g5 $1 16. Ng2 f5 17. exf6 Rxf6 18.
Ne3 Rf7 19. Re1 Ng8 $1 20. Ng4 Nf6 21. Nxf6 Rxf6 22. Re2 Rhf8 23. Bg4 Nd8 $11 {
Sadvakasov,D (2555)-Pogorelov,R (2460)/Moscow 0-1}) 11... c4 $5 12. Rf4 Bd7 13.
Nh4 (13. Be3 Rf8 (13... O-O-O $5 14. Rxf7 $140 Be8 15. Rxg7 Nf5 16. Rg4 Bxh5
17. Rf4 Nce7 $13) 14. Kd2 O-O-O 15. Nh4 Nf5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. g4 fxg4 18. Rxg4
Rg8 19. Rg1 Bf5 20. Ra2 Qa5 21. Qf3 Be6 22. Bh3 Rdf8 23. Raa1 Qc7 24. Rg3 Ne7
25. Rag1 Qd7 26. Bf1 Bf5 27. Qf4 g5 {Khalifman,A (2653)-Shulman,Y (2565)/WCC
Khanty Mansyisk 2005/ 1/2-1/2 (63)}) 13... Nf5 $1 $146 {An improvement
compared to} (13... g5 $6 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Rf6 O-O-O 16. Nxg6 Nxg6 17. Rxg6
Ne7 18. Rxh6 Rxh6 19. Bxh6 Rh8 20. Bg5 Ng6 21. Bf6 Rh1 22. Kd2 $16 {Stripunsky,
A-Gavrjushin,O/Moscow op-11 1995/ChessBase/1-0 (38)}) 14. Nxf5 exf5 {[%cal
Gd7e6,Gc6e7]} 15. g4 fxg4 16. Be2 Nd8 $1 {[%cal Ce2g4,Gd8e6]} (16... g5 $6 17.
hxg6 (17. Rf6 $5) 17... fxg6 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. Qxg4 Ne7 20. Qe6 $36) (16... Be6
17. Bxg4 Nd8) 17. Bxg4 Ne6 (17... Be6 $5 {[%cal Ga4d7] looks not bad either.})
18. Rf3 Ng5 19. Rg3 (19. Bxg5 $2 Bxg4) ({Black has nothing to worry about after
} 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Bxg5 hxg5 {[%csl Rh5]}) 19... O-O-O (19... Ne4 20. Rg1 (
20. Bxd7+ Qxd7 21. Rxg7 Qh3 $44) 20... O-O-O 21. Bxd7+ Qxd7 22. Qg4 $1 {
with chances for a small advantage in endgame.}) 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Kd2 (21.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 22. Rxg5 f6 $44 {[%csl Re1]}) 21... f5 $5 (21... Kb8 22. Qf3) 22.
Bf3 $8 (22. exf6 gxf6 $36) 22... g4 23. Bxd5 Qb5 $2 {It is hard to provide any
ultimate conclusions in such a complex position, but the move in the game just
helps White to improve the coordination between his pieces.} ({Black could get
have received a nice position after} 23... Bc6 $5 24. Be6+ (24. Bxc6 Qxc6 $44)
24... Bd7 $132) ({or} 23... Rxh5 $5 24. Qe2 Bb5 $132) 24. Qh1 $1 {[%cal Cd7e8,
Cd8d5,Ra1b1]} b6 $6 (24... Bc6 $142 $5 25. Bxc6 bxc6 $14) 25. Rb1 Qa5 26. Bxc4
f4 (26... Be8 $5 {[%cal Rd8d4,Gh8h5]}) 27. Rgg1 Ba4 {Obviously overlooking
White's next move. More tenacious was} (27... f3 $5) 28. Rb4 $1 (28. Rxg4 $2
Rxd4+ 29. Kc1 Rxc4 30. Qa8+ Kc7 31. Rxg7+ Bd7 32. Qxh8 Qxa3+ 33. Kd1 Qxc3 $132)
28... Kb8 29. Rxg4 $18 Rd7 30. Qe4 Rhd8 31. e6 Rc7 32. Qxf4 Kb7 33. Rg5 b5 34.
Rgxb5+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nge2 {A rare system, championed by Shulman and Akobian. White's N
usually goes to f3 to support play in the [+] with e5, here the idea is mainly
prophylaxis. By protecting the Nc3 White intends to avoid any problems on the /
^a1-h8, quietly finish his development and proceed with any active plans like
f4 only in due time.} Bg7 10. h3 (10. g3 {weakens the >> and doesn't fit so
well into White's plans, already Benko himself pinpointed it's drawbacks:} O-O
11. Kg2 Qb6 12. Rb1 Na6 13. b3 Nc7 14. f3 $6 e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Qc6 17.
Qd2 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Bf4 d4 20. Na4 Nfd5 21. Rhf1 Ne6 22. Rf2 d3 $1 $19 {
Gross,R-Benko,P/Aspen/1968/}) 10... O-O 11. Kg1 Nbd7 (11... Qb6 12. Rb1 Nbd7
13. Kh2 Rfb8 14. Qc2 Ne8 $5 (14... Qa6 15. Rd1 c4 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Be3 Rb7 18.
Qd2 Nfd7 19. b4 $5 Nd3 $2 (19... cxb3 $142 $14) 20. Nc2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Rab8 22.
a3 f6 23. Nd4 Ra8 24. a4 $18 {Shulman,Y-Friedel,J/Philadelphia/2001/}) (14...
Ne5 15. b3 (15. Rd1 Nc4 16. Na4 Qb4 17. Nec3 Rxa4 $5 18. a3 Qb3 19. Qxb3 Rxb3
20. Nxa4 Nxe4 21. Be3 f5 22. Rbc1 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Bh6 $44 {Shulman,Y-Vescovi,G/
WChJ Halle/1995/}) 15... c4 16. Be3 Qb4 17. bxc4 Qxc4 18. Rxb8+ Rxb8 19. Rb1
Rc8 20. Qb3 $5 Qd3 21. Qb7 Rxc3 22. Nxc3 h5 23. Rc1 $16 {Shereshevski,M-Alburt,
L/Tbilisi/1974/}) 15. Bg5 Nc7 16. Rhd1 Na6 17. Qd2 Nb4 18. b3 Ra3 19. Na4 Qa6
20. Nec3 Bxc3 21. Nxc3 f6 $11 {Shulman,Y-Fominyh,A/Minsk/1995/}) 12. Kh2 Qa5 (
12... Qb6 {-11...Qb6}) (12... Ne8 13. Rb1 Nc7 14. Qc2 f5 $5 15. exf5 (15. Be3
$142 $14) 15... Rxf5 16. Ng3 Rf7 17. Rd1 Nb6 18. Nge4 Qc8 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bg5
Qf5 21. Qe2 Nxb2 $1 22. Rxb2 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Qxg5 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rd5] ><d5,a2,
Van den Bersselaar,J-Ganguly,S/Gibraltar/2006/}) 13. Qc2 ({Akobian prefers the
slow} 13. Rf1 {, but this doesn't seem too flexible - the R can go to other
squares as well.} Rfb8 14. Qc2 Qa6 (14... Ne8 15. b3 Qa6 16. Bg5 Nc7 17. Rab1
Rb4 18. f3 Kf8 19. Qd2 Bh8 20. f4 Re8 21. Rbe1 Kg8 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxe7 $1 e4
24. d6 Ne6 25. Nd5 Qd3 26. Rd1 Qxd2 27. Rxd2 Rb7 28. f5 Be5+ 29. Kh1 Nd4 30. f6
$16 {Akobian,V-Leon Hoyos,M/Merida/2005/}) 15. Rd1 {see move 13!} e6 $6 (15...
Ne5 $132) 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Kg1 Rb4 18. Rb1 Ne5 19. Nf4 Kf7 20. b3 Rd4 21. Be3
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Ne8 23. a4 Nc6 24. Nb5 Nd4 25. Qc4 $40 {Akobian,V-Martinez,L/
Las Vegas/2005/}) 13... Nb6 $146 {[%mdl 8] The N aims for a4, but one of the
pluses of White's set-up is the Nc3 is well protected and can't be removed so
easily. The typical Volga move} (13... Rfb8 {seems more to the point:} 14. Rd1
Rb4 15. Rb1 Rab8 16. Bd2 Qa6 17. f3 (17. b3 $142) 17... Ne5 18. b3 Rc8 19. Be1
(19. f4 $5 $14) 19... Nh5 20. a4 c4 21. bxc4 Rbxc4 $44 22. Qb3 $2 Rxc3 $1 23.
Nxc3 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Qf1 $1 {0-1,Gligoric,S-Nyback,T/Stockholm op/2003/}) 14.
Rd1 {On move 17 White will move this R again, so this doesn't seem ideal.} ({
In a later round Shulman tried to improve White's play with the useful move} 
14. Rb1 $5 {However, let's not forget this was already the rapid playoff and
the tension was extremely high.} Na4 15. Bd2 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Rfb8 17. Rhe1 (17.
b3 $142 $1 $14) 17... Nd7 18. Bg5 (18. b3 {resembles the game, but with the R
already on b1 Black has} Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Qxa2 $13) 18... Kf8 19. Qd2 Bxc3 $5 20.
bxc3 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qxa2 22. Rb2 Qc4 23. Rb7 Ke8 $13 24. Qf4 $2 Qxc3 25. Qh4 h5
26. Be3 Qe5+ 27. g3 Ra4 $19 {Shulman,Y-Khalifman,A/Khanty Mansiysk/2005/})
14... Na4 15. Bd2 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Rfb8 17. Re1 (17. b3 Qa6 {- this can transpose
into the game, as} 18. a4 Ne8 $132 {is not so clear.}) 17... Nd7 18. b3 Qa6 (
18... c4 $5 19. bxc4 Qc5 $132) 19. Rab1 Ne5 {[%cal Ya6d3,Ye5d3] /\Nd3,Qd3} 20.
Re3 c4 21. Kg1 $1 $14 {White has managed to coordinate his forces and
safeguard his extra P. However, converting his minimal material advantage is
still very difficult, as Black's pieces remain very active right into the _|_
- also a typical trait of the Volga.} (21. b4 Nd3 22. b5 Qa3 $44) 21... cxb3 ({
Black could have still kept the tension with} 21... Rc8 $5 $14 {/<=>}) 22. axb3
Rc8 23. Qd1 Rab8 (23... Nd3 24. Ne2 (24. Qe2 Bxc3 25. Rxd3 Qa2 $14) 24... Rab8
$14) 24. Ne2 Qb6 {This allows White's B to the long diagonal and leads to
simplification.} (24... Nd3 $142 $1 {/\} 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. Qxd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3
Bf6 $14 {/<=>}) 25. Bc3 Nc4 26. Rd3 Ne5 27. Rg3 $1 {Shulman already doesn't
want to exchange his B for the black N as in the above note.} h5 28. Bd4 Qb4
29. Rc1 Rxc1 30. Qxc1 {[%cal Rc1a1,Rf2f4] /\Qa1,f4} Nf3+ {Black prefers
further exchanges before he will be forced into more serious concessions.} 31.
Rxf3 Bxd4 32. Nxd4 Qxd4 33. Qf4 $14 {/+/-} Rf8 (33... f6 $2 34. Qh6 Qxe4 35.
Re3 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 $40) 34. Kh2 (34. g3 $5 {saves time.}) 34... Kg7 35. g3 f6 36.
Qe3 {[%mdl 4096] White can't make progress without getting rid of Black's
active Q, Khalifman for the time being avoids the R_|_.} Qd1 (36... Qb4 $5) 37.
Qd3 Qe1 38. Kg2 Ra8 39. Re3 Qc1 40. Qc3 $1 Ra1 {Black at least activates his R,
as keeping the Q is dubious:} (40... Qb1 $143 41. Re1 Qa2 42. b4 $16) 41. Qxc1
Rxc1 42. Rd3 Rb1 43. Rc3 f5 $5 {Black must get some <=>.} (43... g5 44. g4 $16
{[%cal Yg2f3,Yf3e3,Ye3d4] /\Kf3-e3-d4}) 44. exf5 gxf5 {[%cal Rb1d1] /\Rd1} 45.
Rd3 Kf6 46. f4 Rb2+ (46... e6 $1 47. dxe6 Kxe6 $14) 47. Kf3 h4 $6 (47... e6
$142 48. dxe6 Kxe6 49. Ke3 d5 50. Kd4 Kd6 {was still more resilient despite
the lost tempo.}) 48. gxh4 Kg6 49. Ke3 Kh5 50. Kd4 Rf2 (50... Kxh4 51. Kc3 Rf2
52. b4 Rxf4 53. b5 Rf1 54. Kb2 $5 (54. b6 Rb1 55. Rd4+ Kxh3 56. Rb4 Rc1+ 57.
Kb3 Rc8 58. Ka4 Kg3 59. Kb5 f4 60. b7 Rb8 61. Kc6 f3 62. Kc7 Rxb7+ 63. Rxb7 f2
64. Rb1 Kg2 65. Kd7 $18) 54... Rf2+ 55. Ka3 Rg2 56. b6 Rg8 57. Ka4 $18) 51. b4
Rxf4+ 52. Kc3 Rf1 53. b5 $6 $138 (53. Kb2 $1 Rf2+ 54. Ka3 {/\b5,Rb3}) 53... f4
$2 $138 (53... Rb1 $1 54. Kc4 Kxh4 55. Rf3 Kg5 $132 {/\} 56. Rb3 Rxb3 57. Kxb3
f4 58. b6 (58. Kc2 Kh4 $1 $11) 58... f3 59. b7 f2 60. b8=Q f1=Q 61. Qg8+ Kh6
$11) 54. Kc2 $1 Ra1 (54... f3 55. b6 f2 56. Rf3 $18) 55. b6 Ra8 56. Rb3 Kxh4
57. Kd2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf4] Now Black's R is passive and White converts his
advantage by first annihilating the o^f4.} Rb8 58. Ke2 Rb7 59. Kf3 Kg5 (59...
Kxh3 60. Kxf4+ Kh4 61. Kf5 $22 Rb8 62. b7 $18) 60. Ke4 $22 f3 61. Kxf3 Kf5 62.
Ke3 Ke5 63. Rb5 e6 64. dxe6+ Kxe6 65. Kd4 Kd7 (65... d5 66. Kc5 $18) 66. Kd5
Kc8 67. Kc6 d5 (67... Rh7 68. Rg5 Rh8 69. b7+ Kb8 70. Ra5 $18 {This line shows
the Pd6 hampers Black and he tries to get rid off it, but it's too late.}) 68.
Ra5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nge2 Bg7 10. h3 O-O 11. Kg1 Nbd7 12. Kh2 Qa5 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Rb1 Na4
15. Bd2 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Rfb8 17. Rhe1 Nd7 18. Bg5 Kf8 19. Qd2 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rxb1
21. Rxb1 Qxa2 22. Rb2 Qc4 23. Rb7 Ke8 24. Qf4 Qxc3 25. Qh4 h5 26. Be3 Qe5+ 27.
g3 Ra4 28. Rc7 Kd8 29. Rc6 Rxe4 30. Bd2 f6 31. Bf4 Qxd5 32. Ra6 Re1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
b5 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 c6 13. Qd4 Qc7 14. b3 Be6
15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Bb2 Rd8 18. Qe4 Bd5 19. Qg4 O-O 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21.
Rac1 Qb6 22. e6 f6 23. Bd4 Qb7 24. Bc5 Rfe8 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Rc6 Rd6 27. Rxd6
Qxd6 28. Qd4 Qxe6 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Re4 31. a3 Ra4 32. Rd3 Kf7 33. Kf1 Ke6
34. Ke2 h5 35. h3 g5 36. f3 Rc4 37. Kd2 Ke5 38. Rd8 Ra4 39. Rd3 f5 40. f4+ gxf4
41. exf4+ Ke4 42. Re3+ Kd4 43. Ke2 Rc4 44. Rd3+ Ke4 45. Re3+ Kd4 46. Rd3+ Kc5
47. Kf3 Rc1 48. Ke2 Rh1 49. Re3 Rxh3 50. Kf2 h4 51. gxh4 Rxh4 52. Kg3 Rh1 53.
Re6 a5 54. Re5+ Kc4 55. a4 b4 56. Rxf5 b3 57. Rb5 Ra1 58. f5 Rxa4 59. f6 Ra1
60. Kg2 Rd1 61. Rxa5 b2 62. Ra4+ Kc3 63. Ra3+ Kc2 64. Ra2 Rd6 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. h4
Nc6 9. h5 h6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. Rh4 c4 12. Rf4 Bd7 13. Be3 Rf8 14. Kd2 O-O-O 15.
Nh4 Nf5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. g4 fxg4 18. Rxg4 Rg8 19. Rg1 Bf5 20. Ra2 Qa5 21. Qf3
Be6 22. Bh3 Rdf8 23. Raa1 Qc7 24. Rg3 Ne7 25. Rag1 Qd7 26. Bf1 Bf5 27. Qf4 g5
28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Qxh6 Qa4 30. Ke1 Qxc2 31. Bc1 Bd3 32. Qd2 Qxd2+ 33. Bxd2 Bxf1
34. Kxf1 Kd7 35. Ke2 Rf7 36. Bg5 Nf5 37. Rg4 Rgf8 38. Bf6 Ne7 39. R1g2 Rg8 40.
Bxe7 Kxe7 41. Rxg6 Rgf8 42. Rd6 Rf3 43. Rxd5 Rxc3 44. Rg7+ Ke6 45. Rd6+ Kf5 46.
f3 Rc2+ 47. Ke3 Rc3+ 48. Kf2 Rd3 49. Rxb7 c3 50. Rc7 Kg5 51. Rg7+ Kh5 52. Rf6
Rxf6 53. exf6 Rxd4 54. Ke3 Rd6 55. Rxa7 Rc6 $2 {[%mdl 4096]} (55... c2 56. Rc7
Ra6 57. f7 Rxa3+ 58. Ke4 Ra8 59. Rxc2 Kg6 60. Rc7 Kf6 $11) 56. f7 $4 (56. Rh7+
{hätte gewonnen:} Kg5 (56... Kg6 57. f7 c2 (57... Re6+ 58. Kf2 Rf6 59. f8=Q
Rxf8 60. Rc7 $18) {[%tqu "De","Wie lautet die weiße Pointe?","","","h7h6","",8]
} 58. Rh6+ $3 Kxh6 59. f8=Q+ {und Turm oder c-Bauern geht verloren:} Kh7 60.
Qf7+ Kh6 61. Qf4+ Kg7 62. Qd4+ Kh6 63. Qh8+ Kg6 64. Qe8+ $18) 57. f7 c2 58. Rh1
Rc3+ 59. Ke4 Rc8 60. Rc1 $18) 56... c2 $19 57. Ra5+ Kg6 58. f8=Q c1=Q+ {
Schwarz zieht mit Schwarz ein und kann nun forciert Matt setzen. Vermutlich
waren beide Seiten in hochgradiger Zeitnot.} 59. Kf2 Rc2+ 60. Kg3 Qg1+ 61. Kf4
Qd4+ $6 (61... Rc4+ 62. Ke5 Qd4+ 63. Ke6 Rc6+ 64. Ke7 Qd6+ 65. Ke8 Rc8#) 62.
Kg3 Qg1+ 63. Kf4 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O
9. h3 {Dies ist ein neuer Zug; Weiß bereitet Lc1-e3 vor. Besonders wirksam
sieht dieses Manöver nicht aus, aber mit dem bisher gespielten Sf3-e5 erreicht
Weiß ebenfalls nicht viel:} (9. Ne5 Be6 10. h3 Qc8 11. Kh2 Ne4 (11... Nfd7 12.
Nf3 Nf6 13. Ne5 Nfd7 14. f4 f5 15. Be3 $14 {1-0 Sakaev,K-Najer,E/Istanbul 2003/
CBM 096 (65). (64)}) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Rd8 14. f4 Bxh3 15. Rh1 (15. Rf2
Be6 16. e3 f5 17. Bf3 Bd5 $11 {1-0 Goldin,A-Bologan,V/New York 1993/TD (64). 
(63)}) 15... Bf5 16. Qd3 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qe6 18. g4 f6 19. f5 Qd5 20. Qxd5+ Rxd5
21. Nf3 gxf5 22. gxf5 Rxf5 23. Kg2 Rd5 24. e4 Rd8 25. Be3 $11 {0-1 Ulibin,
M-Voiska,M/Heraklio 1993/TD (39). (39)}) 9... Nbd7 10. Be3 b4 11. Nb1 a5 12. a3
Ba6 13. axb4 axb4 14. Ra4 {Weiß entschließt sich für ein sehr direktes
Vorgehen, und ich sehe in der Tat nicht, wie er auf andere Weise etwas
erreichen könnte.} Bb5 15. Rxb4 Qa5 16. Bd2 Ne4 17. Re1 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 e5 19.
Na3 Ba6 20. Nc2 Qc7 $6 ({Die Fortsetzung} 20... e4 21. Rb8 Qc7 (21... Qxd2 22.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Nxd2 {überläßt dem Weißen Vorteil. Es ist für Schwarz wichtig,
die Damen auf dem Brett zu behalten, um Angriffsmöglichkeiten am Königsflügel
zu haben.}) 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nh2 {ergibt eine ähnliche Stellung wie die
Partiefolge, nimmt dem Weißen aber die im folgenden angegebene Möglichkeit.})
21. Rc1 $6 (21. Nxe5 Nxe5 (21... Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nxc5 23. Nd4 {sieht auch
unbequem für Schwarz aus.}) 22. dxe5 {lohnte einen Versuch.}) 21... e4 22. Nh2
f5 {meines Erachtens verfügt Schwarz über genügend Gegenspiel für den
geopferten Bauern.} 23. Ra4 Bb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bf1 Nf8 26. e3 Bxf1 27. Nxf1
Ne6 28. h4 h6 29. Ra1 Rb8 30. Ne1 g5 31. Ng2 Bf6 {Dieser Zug ist nicht nötig.
Schwarz hat zwei andere Fortsetzungen, die zu gutem Spiel führen:} (31... Qb7)
(31... f4 32. gxf4 gxf4 33. Nxf4 Nxf4 34. exf4 Rf8) 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Ra6 f4 (
33... Kf7 {kommt in Betracht, wenn Schwarz auf Gewinn spielen will.}) 34. gxf4
{Wenn Weiß f4-f3 zuläßt, gerät sein König in allzu große Gefahr. Jetzt
entsteht eine Stellung, in der Weiß über gutes Gegenspiel verfügt, weil auch
der König des Schwarzen unsicher zu stehen kommt.} gxf4 35. Nxf4 Nxf4 36. exf4
Qg7+ 37. Kh1 Bxd4 38. b4 Qb7 ({Die Fortsetzung} 38... Bc3 39. Qe3 Qh6+ 40. Kg2
Bxb4 41. Ng3 {führt ebenfalls zu einer etwa ausgeglichenen Stellung.}) 39. Qe2
{Eine andere Ausgleichsfortsetzung besteht in} (39. Rxc6 Qxc6 40. Qxd4 Qh6+ 41.
Kg2 Qg7+ 42. Qxg7+ Kxg7 43. Ne3 d4 44. Nf5+ Kf6 45. Nxd4 Rxb4 46. Nc2 Rc4 47.
Ne3 Rxc5 48. f3) 39... Bxf2 (39... Qc8 40. Ra3 Rxb4 41. Rg3+ Kf8 42. Qh5 {
gefolgt von Sf1-e3 hat Weiß nicht zu fürchten.}) 40. Kg2 Bd4 41. Ng3 Qc8 42.
Qh5 Qxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Na3 $5 {[%mdl 8] Incredible in the highest level, a novelty
already on the 2-nd move! In fact, the move is not new, but before it was
played by weaker players only. Objectively, 2.Na3 can't be better than other
common options, most probably it is even weaker. Its drawbacks are clear,
White doesn't fight for the centre, the knight is slightly misplaced on a3.
But it has also advantages, White keeps the possibility to play c2-c3, the Na3
can find a good square on c4 or White can transfer it via the c2 square (after
c2-c3). But the main plus of the move is, that an opponent is surprised, he
can forget about his preparation and has to think from the very beginning.
What could be very unpleasant, mainly in the current chess world full of huge
opening's theory.} (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Qb6 6. Na3 a6 7. Bxc6
Qxc6) 2... Nc6 {Of course, Black has many other options, he can play almost
everything. But a so wide choice could be often rather a disadvantage than an
advantage!} (2... e6 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 111 (55)})
3. Bb5 (3. c3 $6 Nf6) 3... Qc7 {Black prevents the creation of doubled pawns.}
({The critical position for the evaluation of} 3... Nd4 {arises after} 4. Ba4
$5 (4. Bc4) 4... Qa5 (4... g6 $6 5. c3 $14) 5. c3 b5 $13) (3... g6 {1/2-1/2
Zvjaginsev,V-Motylev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 111 (35)}) 4. Nf3 g6 (4... Nf6 $5) 5. c3
a6 $6 {Black neglects the development.} ({After} 5... Nf6 {looks promising the
pawn sacrifice} 6. O-O $5 Nxe4 7. Re1 $44) 6. Bxc6 Qxc6 7. O-O Bg7 {This
position is not new, it arises after the move order shown in the line to move
2.} ({Surely bad is} 7... Qxe4 $2 8. d4 $36 cxd4 $140 9. Nc4 {[%cal Yc4d6,
Yf1e1]}) 8. d4 $5 {More energetic than} (8. Re1) 8... d6 ({The alternative is
to accept the pawn sacrifice} 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Qxe4 10. Re1 Qd5 11. Bg5 $44 {
1-0 Kargin,A-Bogomolov,A/Novokuznetsk 2001/CBM 085 ext (33)}) 9. d5 {The most
logical continuation.} ({It was played also} 9. e5) ({and} 9. Re1) 9... Qc7 10.
h3 $6 {[%csl Gg4] The useless prophylaxis costs time and it allows Black to
finish his deployment.} ({Energetic} 10. Bf4 $1 $14 {with intention to realize
the e4-e5 break gives White the opening's advantage, for example} Bg4 (10...
Nf6 $6 11. e5) 11. Re1 $1) 10... Nf6 11. Bf4 O-O (11... Nxe4 $4 12. Qa4+ $18)
12. Re1 {White's next plan is to realize the e4-e5 advance in favourable
circumstances.} (12. e5 Nh5 (12... dxe5 13. Bxe5 Qd8 14. c4 b5 $11) 13. exd6
exd6 $11) 12... b5 $11 {[%csl Ra3] פa3 Now it is obvious, that the Na3 is
misplaced.} 13. Qd2 (13. e5 Nd7 $11) 13... Bb7 {[%cal Ye7e6] And Black's plan
is to realize the e7-e6 advance and to open the position for his pair of
bishops.} 14. Rad1 (14. Bh6 e6 $1) 14... Rfe8 15. c4 Qb6 ({The principal
continuation is} 15... e6 $5 {Complications in the centre looks better for
White, for example} 16. dxe6 $140 $6 (16. e5 $6 dxe5 17. d6 (17. Bxe5 Qb6 $15)
17... Qc6 18. Bxe5 b4 $15) 16... Nxe4 $15 17. Rxe4 Bxe4 18. Ng5 Rxe6 19. Nxe6
fxe6 {^^}) 16. Bh6 (16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Rad8 $11) 16... Bh8 17. b3 {It allows
Black to realize the e7-e6 advance.} (17. Ng5 $5 $13) 17... e6 $5 18. Ng5 (18.
dxe6 $2 Rxe6 $17) 18... exd5 19. cxd5 $6 {Now Black gets the advantage.} ({
Correct is the other capture} 19. exd5 $142 bxc4 20. Nxc4 $1 (20. bxc4 $6 Qb4
$1 $15) 20... Qc7 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5} 21. Qf4 $1 $11 {and in spite of the d5
weakness White keeps the balance, for example} Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rd8 23. Ne4 $1
Nxd5 24. Qg3 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6}) 19... Re7 20. Re3 Rae8 $15 {Black has the
strong pressure on the e-file against White's centre.} 21. Rde1 a5 22. Nb1 b4 {
It weakens the c4 square.} (22... Nd7 $5) 23. Qc2 {[%cal Yb1d2,Yd2c4]} Nd7 (
23... Nh5 $6 24. g4) 24. Nd2 Ba6 25. Ngf3 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5] White takes the
important e5 (and also d4) square under control.} (25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Qxc4 (26.
bxc4 Bd4 $15) 26... Bd4 $1 27. Rg3 $15 (27. R3e2 $4 Bc3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rc4]
[%cal Yd7e5]})) 25... Ne5 $6 {An inaccuracy losing the advantage.} ({It is not
good neither} 25... Bc3 $6 26. Rxc3 $5 bxc3 27. Qxc3 f6 $44) ({nor} 25... a4 $6
26. Bg5 (26. bxa4 $6 c4 27. Nxc4 Qc5 28. Rc1 Rc8)) ({Correct is paradoxical} 
25... Bd4 $142 $1 {Black exchanges his strong dark-squared bishop, but he
gains the passed pawn d4, the square c5 for the knight and the most important
fact is that White is forced to disconnect his rooks and so Black strengthens
the pressure against the e4 pawn.} 26. Nxd4 cxd4 27. Rg3 f5 $5 $15 28. Bg5 Re5)
26. Bg5 Nxf3+ $6 {Another step in the wrong direction, Black frees the
important square e5.} (26... Rc7 $142 {[%cal Yc5c4]} 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Nc4 Bxc4
29. Qxc4 $11 a4 $5) 27. Nxf3 Rd7 {Black believes that the advance e4-e45 is
not possible.} ({More circumspect is} 27... f6 $5 $14) 28. e5 $1 {[%mdl 64]
But yet!} dxe5 29. Nxe5 Rxd5 30. Nxf7 $1 {The point.} (30. Nc4 $4 Rxe3) 30...
Rxe3 31. Rxe3 $6 {Most probably White wanted to surprise his opponent being in
time-trouble.} ({After} 31. Nh6+ $142 Kf8 32. Bxe3 $40 {Black has worries with
his weak king.}) 31... Kxf7 {It is not a mistake, but it requires precision
from Black.} ({More safer way is} 31... Bf6 $5 $11 {and White has nothing, for
example} 32. Bxf6 Qxf6 33. Nh6+ Kg7 34. Ng4 Qd6 35. Qb2+ Rd4) 32. Re7+ Kf8 (
32... Kg8 33. Re8+ Kf7 (33... Kg7 $2 34. Qe4 $18 Qd6 35. Bf4) 34. Rxh8 (34.
Re7+ $11) 34... Rxg5 35. Qe4 {looks very dangerous, but in fact White has only
a draw after} Rf5 $11) 33. Qe4 Rd1+ $4 {A blunder losing the game. Black opens
the long white diagonal and White's queen has an access to the a8 square.} ({
After correct} 33... Qd6 $142 $1 34. Bh6+ (34. f4 $4 Rxg5 $19) 34... Bg7 $1 (
34... Kg8 $2 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Rf8+ Qxf8 37. Qxd5+ $18) 35. Bxg7+ Kg8 {Black
holds the game, for example} 36. f4 Bb5 37. Bh6 Bc6 38. Rg7+ (38. Qe6+ Qxe6 39.
Rxe6 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Bd5 $11 {[%csl Rg2] ><g2} 41. Rf6 Bf7 42. Rc6 Bd5) 38... Kh8
39. Re7 Kg8 $11) 34. Kh2 $18 Qd6+ 35. f4 {Now Black can't escape.} Bf6 36. Bh6+
Kg8 37. Qa8+ (37. Qa8+ Qd8 38. Re8+) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[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. Nxd4 Qxb2 14.
Nf5 exf5 15. Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Nf1 h6 10. Bh4 Ne7 11. Bb3 c6 12. Ne3 Qc7 13. h3 b5 14. g4 Bb7 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. g5 hxg5 17. Ng4 Kg7 18. Qd2 Ng8 19. h4 Qd7 20. Rg1 gxh4 21. Nxf6 Nxf6
22. Nxh4 Rh8 23. Qg5 Rxh4 24. Qxh4 Rh8 25. Qg5 Rh5 26. Qd2 c5 27. O-O-O c4 28.
dxc4 Nxe4 29. Qe3 Rh3 30. f3 Nf6 31. c5 Rxf3 32. Qe1 a5 33. cxd6 a4 34. Bc2 Qe6
35. a3 Bd5 36. Qe2 e4 37. Qxb5 Qxd6 38. Qxa4 Qf4+ 39. Kb1 g5 40. Rxd5 Nxd5 41.
Qxe4 Rf1+ 42. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 43. Ka2 Nf6 44. Qe5 g4 45. a4 Qf2 46. Qf5 Qe3 47. Bd1
g3 48. Bf3 Nd7 49. a5 Ne5 50. Bd5 f6 51. Qc8 Qf4 52. Qb7+ Kh6 53. Qb4 Qf2 54.
Qd4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Ba5 10. a3 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 Nce7 13. Rac1 Bd7 14. Qe2 Bc6
15. Ne5 Bc7 16. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Qe8 13. Nd4 Ngxe5 14. Nxb5 d6
15. Ba4 Bg4 16. Qc2 f5 17. Nd2 Qg6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Bxd4 20. exf5 Bxf5 21.
Qxc7 Bd3 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Nf3 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Rxf7 26. Bc6 Kf8 27.
b3 Rc7 28. Bd5 h6 29. h4 Rc5 30. Bc4 Ra5 31. Rd1 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Bxa1 33. Nd2 Rd8
34. Ne4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Re1 36. Bd5 Rd1 37. Bc4 Rd4 38. f3 Rd1 39. h5 Bd4 40. Kh3
Rg1 41. g3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Rc1
O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O c6 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 b5
15. Ne1 a5 16. Nd3 Nb6 17. Nc5 axb4 18. axb4 Nc4 19. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. exd4 cxd4 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3
Nge7 9. a3 a5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Qc2 Be7 13. Rb1 Be6 14. h4 f6 15. c5
Rc8 16. Ne4 b5 17. cxb6 Qxb6 18. h5 Nh8 19. Qe2 Nf7 20. Ned2 Nd6 21. Nh4 Qd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[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 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd3
Qb6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Na4 Bxd4 11. Nxb6 Bxe3+ 12. Kh1 Bxb6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Qe1
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. h3 d6 11. c3 b4 12. d3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15.
Rxe5 Be6 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. cxb4 Bf6 18. Re1 Rxb4 19. Nc3 Bb7 20. Qc2 Qd7 21.
Ne4 Bd4 22. Be3 Rxb2 23. Qc4 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Bxe4 25. dxe4 g6 26. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7
15. e3 Rac8 16. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nc3 Nc6 15.
e5 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Bxf3 17. exf6 Bxd1 18. fxe7 Bxc2 19. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 20. Bxc5
Rd8 21. Bb6 Rb8 22. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Kh1 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. a5 Bd7 14. Qf3 Rac8 15.
Qg3 Nh5 16. Qf3 Nf6 17. Qg3 Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Bb3
Nf6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe8 12. d5 Nb8 13. c4 Nh5 14. Nc3 Bf6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qd2 Kg7 17. Bc2 a5 18. Nh4 Qe7 19. g3 Na6 20. a3 c6 21. Rab1 cxd5
22. exd5 Rac8 23. Qe2 Qd8 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Qb6 26. Bd3 Qd4 27. Qc2 Rxc4 28.
Bxc4 Qxc4 29. Qb3 Rc8 30. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rc1 Nf8 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Nb5 Ne4 15.
Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Rc2 Qd7 17. Nf3 f6 18. Qd3 a5 19. Rcc1 a4 20. Qc2 Re7 21. Bc3 h5
22. Bb4 Rf7 23. Nd2 f5 24. e3 h4 25. Nf3 Re8 26. Bd2 axb3 27. axb3 c5 28. Qd3
Qe6 29. Red1 Ref8 30. Re1 Re8 31. Red1 Ra8 32. Ra1 c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 a6 {A favourite
move of Svidler.} 7. e4 {That is the most principal continuation.} ({As the
practice shows, White doesn't achieve anything special after} 7. g3) ({Or} 7.
d4) 7... b5 8. Qe2 c5 ({Another sharp line starts with} 8... b4 9. e5) 9. e5
Nh5 10. Qe3 $6 {This move is the last 'word of theory'. It was successfully
tried by Viktor Lvovich against Mark Tseitlin in 2005 and brought him a
convincing victory. However, as the following game shows, Black has a clear
way of refuting White's slow strategy!} ({In the first game in this line
Svidler has got a normal position after} 10. Ne4 Nc6 11. Nxc5 Bf5 12. d3 e6 13.
Ne4 Bb4+ 14. Bd2 Nf4 15. Qe3 Nd5 16. Qh6 Bf8 17. Nd6+ Qxd6 18. exd6 Bxh6 19.
Bxh6 f6 $11 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Svidler,P/Haifa 2000/CBM 074 ext (54)}) ({Deserves
a serious attention:} 10. d4 $5 Nc6 (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13.
Be3 $14) 11. d5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne4 Bg7 14. g4 d3 15. Qf3 f5 16. Ng5 h6
$2 (16... Bxe5 17. gxh5 Bxb2 18. Bxb2 Qa5+ 19. Kd1 Qa4+ 20. Kd2 Qc2+ 21. Ke3
Qxb2 $132) 17. e6 hxg5 18. exd7+ Qxd7 19. gxh5 Rxh5 20. Qxd3 $18 {1-0 Zugic,
I-Tyomkin,D/Toronto 2004/CBM 102 ext (49)}) 10... Nc6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This
natural novelty shows the drawback of White's last move! Now it's not easy for
White to complete his development.} (10... Bc6 11. Be2 Qb6 $6 ({Better was} 
11... Ng7 12. Qxc5 Ne6 13. Qe3 h5 {[%cal Gf8h6] with a reasonable compensation
for the pawn.}) 12. d4 $1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 $2 14. Rg1 Bb7 15. Bxh5 gxh5 16.
e6 $18 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Tseitlin,M/Beersheba 2004/CBM 101/[Postny] (26)}) 11.
Bd3 ({After} 11. Qxc5 $2 e6 12. Qe3 Nb4 13. Kd1 Bc6 $17 {Black gets a
dangerous initiative, while the Kd1 is sticked in the centre for a long time.
In that case White's extra pawn is not significant at all!}) ({Wrong would be
also:} 11. Ne4 $2 c4 12. d3 Nb4 13. Nd4 (13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Nc3 Rd8 $17) 13... Qb6
$17) 11... Bg7 12. O-O O-O {The only drawback of Black's position is the ugly
statement of the Nh5. On the other hand, White has serious problems with
protecting the Pe5 and with developing the Bc1.} 13. h3 {It's necessary to
prevent the unpleasant threat of Bd7-g4, as Nf3 is the only defender of Pe5!} (
{Once again it would be bad to take the pawn:} 13. Qxc5 $2 Rc8 14. Qe3 Bg4 15.
Be2 b4 16. Na4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxe5 18. Bxh5 gxh5 $17) 13... Nd4 $1 {The best
decision - it's important to develop a serious initiative before White could
consolidate.} ({Nothing promised:} 13... c4 $6 14. Be4 b4 15. Ne2 {[%csl Rh5]
and Black remains with an ugly Nh5.}) 14. Be4 ({The pawn was poisoned:} 14.
Nxd4 $2 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Bc6 16. Qe3 Bxg2 $1 $17 17. Kxg2 $140 Qxd3) 14... Rc8 15.
Nxd4 {Now this tackle is necessary - as White cannot do with a statement of
Nd4 anymore.} cxd4 16. Qxd4 Rc4 {In my opinion Black shouldn't hurry with
winning the pawn back, as it allows White to complete his development.} ({
It deserved serious attention:} 16... Be6 $5 17. Qxd8 Rcxd8 $1 18. f4 (18. g4
f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 $36) 18... b4 19. Ne2 Bc4 20. d3 Bxd3 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 $15) 17.
Qe3 Bxe5 {Now Black's pawn structure looks better, but his pieces are
misplaced.} 18. b3 ({White could also choose:} 18. d3 Bd4 19. Qf3 Rc7 20. Be3
$11 {with an easy equalization.}) 18... Rc8 (18... Rc7 $6 19. d4 Bg7 20. Nd5 {
[%cal Od5c7,Gc1a3] could be dangerous for Black.}) 19. Bb7 $1 {An important
move which forces Black's bishop to leave the long diagonal.} Bf4 20. Qe2 Rb8
21. Bf3 Nf6 22. Bb2 $2 {A very strange move - White doesn't want to advance
his 'd' pawn at all!} ({At the same time there was nothing wrong with the most
natural:} 22. d4 Bxc1 23. Rfxc1 Be6 24. Qe5 $11 {and White's active pieces
fully compensate some weakness of the Pd4.}) 22... b4 $1 {Now Black is on top
again!} 23. Ne4 {Here the draw was agreed. It looks like Alexander had no
special ambitions in this game, as in the final position he had a serious
advantage:} (23. Ne4 Bb5 24. Nxf6+ exf6 25. Qe4 Qd6 26. Rfd1 (26. Rfe1 Rfe8 27.
Qd5 Qxd5 28. Bxd5 Red8 $17) 26... Bd3 27. Qd4 Bh2+ 28. Kh1 Qxd4 29. Bxd4 Be5
$17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 b6 6. e4 Bb7 7. Bd3 h6 8. O-O
Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. Nd2 e5 11. f4 c5 12. Nf3 exd4 13. cxd4 cxd4 14. Ba3 Re8 15.
Rae1 Nc6 16. Qb2 Rc8 17. Nxd4 Ne5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bd2 d6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Rb8 12. c3 Bf6 13. a4 Ne7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15.
axb5 axb5 16. d4 Ng6 17. Be3 b4 18. d5 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Rb1
Rxb1 22. Qxb1 Bg5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. Qb7 Qd8 25. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dyachkov, Sergej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4
Be6 9. Qa4 Qb6 10. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[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 "Togliatti Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 O-O
8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nc5 10. h4 c6 11. Bxd6 Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Qxd6 13. Rxd6 Ne4 14.
Rd4 Nxf2 15. Rg1 Ng4 16. a4 Be6 17. Ng5 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Nf6 20. Re1
Rfe8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kd2 Kf8 23. b4 Ke7 24. b5 c5 25. Rc4 Rc8 26. Rf4 Rc7
27. c4 Kd6 28. a5 b6 29. a6 Re7 30. Rf5 h6 31. Nf3 Ng4 32. Rf4 Nf6 33. g4 Kc7
34. d4 Nd7 35. h5 g5 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. dxc5 bxc5 38. Kd3 Kd6 39. Nd2 Re1 40.
Kc2 Rg1 41. Ne4+ Ke5 42. Rf7 Ke6 43. Rg7 g5 44. Rh7 Rf1 45. Rxh6+ Ke5 46. Rh7
Nb6 47. Nd2 Rf2 48. Kd3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[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 "Samara Termosteps"]
[BlackTeam "Meriya Moscow - Ulan-Ude"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Qb6 7. Nc2 d5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Ne3 d4 12. Ned5 Qd8 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bxc6
dxc3 15. Bg2 Rd8 16. Qc2 cxb2 17. Qxb2 Nd5 18. Rd1 Be6 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Bb4
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Bxb7 Qd1+ 24. Kg2 Qd7 25. Ba6 Bh3+ 26.
Kf3 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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 "Moscow Youth of"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Rac1 Nde5 14. h3 b6 15.
Qe3 Bb7 16. Bf1 Rab8 17. Nb5 Qe7 18. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[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 "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 c5 8. Nf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4 Nd7 8. Nc3 a6
9. Ne5 Qc8 10. Bf4 Ngf6 11. e4 Bb4 12. g4 O-O 13. g5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bg3
Rd8 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh4 Bf8 18. e5 b4 19. Ne4 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Rac1 Bd5 22.
Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qc6+ 25. Kg1 Rdc8 26. Rfe1 a5 27. Re4 c3 28.
bxc3 b3 29. c4 Qxa4 30. Rf4 b2 31. Rf1 Ne5 32. Qxh7+ Kxh7 33. Rh4+ Kg8 34. Bxe5
f6 35. Bxf6 e5 36. Bxe5 Rxc4 37. Rh8+ Kf7 38. Rxa8 Rc1 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[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 "Samara Termosteps"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Qxb3 12. axb3 Be4 13. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[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 Yunilain"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 h6 8. a5 a6
9. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Antoms, Guntars"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Bd3 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 Nf6 8. e5
Nh5 9. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Luckans, Arnolds"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Berzinsh, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Qa5 8.
Nb3 Nxc3 9. Bd2 Ne4 10. Qxe4 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Nc6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. Qc2 Qh5 14. Nf3
d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. O-O Bh3 17. Rfd1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rad8 19. Rd2 d4 20. Rad1
Qd5 21. Qb3 Qe4 22. Qxb7 Rfe8 23. Qb5 h6 24. Kg1 Re6 25. Qd3 Qg4 26. Kg2 Ne5
27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Qf3 Qe6 29. b3 Rf5 30. Qb7 Rh5 31. Kg1 Qh3 32. Qg2 Qg4 33. e3
d3 34. f3 Qd7 35. e4 Rc5 36. Qf2 Rc3 37. Qe3 a5 38. Kg2 Qd6 39. Qa7 Qb4 40. Kh3
Qb5 41. Kg2 Rd7 42. Qe3 Rd8 43. Qa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.06"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2006.08.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 c5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 b6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 Bb7 9. e3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd1 Rc8 12. Rc1 d6 13. Bd3 g5 14. Bg3 Rg8
15. Bb1 Ke7 16. O-O h5 17. h4 gxh4 18. Bxh4 Ne5 19. e4 Rg4 20. Bxf6+ Kxf6 21.
Nh2 Rg8 22. Qxh5 Rh8 23. Qe2 Ke7 24. f4 Nd7 25. Ng4 Qg8 26. e5 d5 27. cxd5 Bxd5
28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Be4 Qc5+ 30. Nf2 Bc4 31. Bd3 Bd5 32. Be4 Bc4 33. Bd3 Bd5 34.
Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. b3 Be7 6. c4 bxc4 7. bxc4 c5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. d3 O-O 11. Qa4 Ba8 12. Bf4 d6 13. Rxb8 Qxb8 14. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Anisimov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 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 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Bf6 20. Qa5
Bxa1 21. Rxa1 Nc8 22. Qxa6 Qxd2 23. Rb1 Qd6 24. Bf1 Qc5 25. Rd1 Qc7 26. a4 h6
27. Qc4 Qe7 28. Qc6 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Qa8 Kh7 31. Qb7 f5 32. a5 Ne7 33. a6
Nc8 34. Be2 Qe7 35. Qxc8 Qxe2 36. Qxf5+ Kh8 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qc6 Qd1+ 39. Kg2
Qd4 40. Qe6 Qc5 41. g4 Qd4 42. h4 Qd8 43. Qf5+ Kh8 44. g5 hxg5 45. hxg5 Qd6 46.
g6 Qd5+ 47. Qf3 Qg5+ 48. Qg3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qa5 9. exf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxg5 11. fxg7 Qxg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bxc4 Rd8 14. Qe3
Bd7 15. O-O Nc6 16. Nf3 Ne7 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Bb3 Rc7 20. Rac1 Qe5
21. Ra1 Qg7 22. Rac1 Qe5 23. Ra1 Qg7 24. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3
Ne7 9. f3 c5 10. a3 Nf5 11. Bf2 cxd4 12. exd4 Be7 13. g4 Nd6 14. Rg1 Nh7 15.
Bd3 Ng5 16. Rg3 f5 17. gxf5 O-O 18. f4 Nxf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. fxg5 Bd6 21. gxh6
Bxg3 22. hxg3 Qg5 23. hxg7 Rfe8+ 24. Kf1 Qh6 25. d5 Qh1+ 26. Bg1 Re3 27. Kf2
Rae8 28. Nf1 f4 29. Nxe3 Rxe3 30. gxf4 Qh3 31. Bh2 Rd3 32. Qh1 Qh4+ 33. Ke2 Rh3
34. Qe4 Rxh2+ 35. Kd3 Qg3+ 36. Qe3 Qg6+ 37. Kd4 Rxb2 38. Rg1 Rd2+ 39. Qxd2
Qxg1+ 40. Qe3 Qxg7+ 41. Kd3 Qf8 42. Qe5 Ba6 43. a4 Qc8 44. Nb5 Bxb5 45. axb5
Kf7 46. d6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. b4 b6 7. Ba3 c6 8. Rc1 a6
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. b5 axb5 11. Qb3 b4 12. Bxb4 Nc6 13. Bd3 Nxb4 14. Qxb4 Ba6 15.
Bxa6 Rxa6 16. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O e6 5. d3 h6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 Nd7 8. Nc3
Ngf6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 Nc6 6. e3 e5 7. d5 Ne7 8. Nge2
d6 9. e4 Nh5 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 c5 12. O-O f4 13. Bf2 g5 14. Nc1 Ng6 15. Nd3 Rf7
16. b4 b6 17. a4 a5 18. g4 Nf6 19. bxa5 bxa5 20. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 c5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Bg5 Bc6
15. Rad1 Nfd5 16. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O a6 9. f3 Qc7 10. h4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Bd3 h6
15. Bf4 e5 16. Be3 d5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Qf2 Qa5 20. a3 Be6 21.
Qg3 Bf6 22. Bd2 Qb6 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Be4 a5 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Bc3 b4 27. axb4
axb4 28. Bxe5 Ba2+ 29. Ka1 Qa6 30. Bxf6+ gxf6 31. Rd1+ Kc8 32. Rd6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ahn, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A96"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2312"]
[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 "Cheboksary"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. b4 Nbd7 8. Bb2
Qe8 9. Nbd2 Qh5 10. Qc2 g5 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nd4 N7b6 14. a4 c5 15.
a5 cxd4 16. axb6 Qf7 17. Rxa7 Rb8 18. Bxd4 Be6 19. Qb2 Rfc8 20. e4 fxe4 21.
Nxe4 Rc4 22. b5 h6 23. Qd2 Rb4 24. Ba1 Rxb5 25. Qd4 Kh7 26. Qd3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Dambacher, Martijn"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Eynatten"]
[BlackTeam "Cheboksary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rc1 Qc7 13. g3 Bh3 14. Re1 Rfd8
15. Bf3 Qe7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Ne2 Bb4 18. Nd4 Bxe1 19. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Ne4+
21. Ke2 Qg5 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Qd4 Bg4 24. Qe5 Qg6 25. Qf4 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 a5 27.
Ke1 h5 28. Qf4 Re8 29. Kf1 Qe6 30. Kg2 f6 31. Rc7 Rc8 32. Bd4 Rxc7 33. Qxc7 Qg4
34. Qc2 h4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.10"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[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 "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Cheboksary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 c5 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Qa3 e6 15.
Qb2 b5 16. a4 Nf6 17. Bg5 bxa4 18. Qa3 h6 19. Bd2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Bc6 21. Rc1 Qb7
22. Rb1 Bb5 23. Ne5 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.11"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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 "Cheboksary"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

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 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 15.
Be2 Re8 16. Ra2 Qd7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxh5 Qf5 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Bf3 d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.12"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[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 "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Cheboksary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Na3 Bd7 6. Nc2 f6 7. d4 fxe5 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qc7 10. f4 O-O-O 11. h4 Ne7 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Bf2 Bc6 14. Qg4 Qb6
15. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.13"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Votava, Jan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[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 "Cheboksary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qd3
Bd7 9. d5 Nb4 10. Qd1 a5 11. Be3 e5 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. a3 Nc6 14. c5 d5 15. Nd4
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Cheboksary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 {[%cal Rf6e4]
A rare, poorly explored line. In my opinion, d6 is not the best square for the
queen.} 7. Nd2 c6 8. Qc2 {Preventing 8...Bf5} h6 (8... O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3
Nbd7 11. O-O Nf8 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bd8 (13... Bc7 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16.
Rfc1 a6 17. Na4 g6 18. Nc5 Ng4 19. Nf3 Ne6 20. h3 Nxc5 21. Qxc5 Nf6 22. Ne5 Qe7
23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. a4 $14 {1-0 Averbakh,Y-Kluger,G/Kislovodsk 1964/EXT 98 (56)})
14. Rac1 (14. Bf4 $142 Qe7 15. h3) 14... a5 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Rb1 Ng6 17. Bg3 Nh5
$13 {0-1 Labollita,M-Liascovich,L/Buenos Aires 2004/EXT 2005 (60)}) 9. Nb5 $146
{After this move Black has an unpleasant choice: to have his kingside pawns
doubled or to yield White a bishop pair. He opts for the latter - rightly!} (9.
Bh4 Qf4 10. Nf3 Qf5 11. Qb3 Bd6 12. e3 O-O 13. Rd1 Nbd7 14. Bd3 Qe6 15. O-O Nb6
16. Rfe1 Ne4 17. a4 f5 18. Bg3 Bxg3 $2 (18... Nxg3 $142 $13) 19. hxg3 $16 {
1-0 Malich,B-Mititelu,G/Decin 1975/EXT 2001 (37)}) 9... Bxd2+ (9... Qe7 10.
Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]}) 10. Bxd2 Qe7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e3 {
With a standard plan Bd3, 0-0, f3,e4. Black should disrupt it using his
development advantage.} c5 $1 13. Ne2 $6 {This pretentious move can't be good
but otherwise Black reaches equality:} (13. dxc5 Nc6 (13... d4 $143 14. Nb5
dxe3 15. Bxe3 {and White keeps an extra pawn}) 14. Be2 Qxc5 $11 {[%cal Yd5d4]})
13... Ne4 (13... c4 $5 14. Ng3 h5 15. Be2 h4 (15... g6 $5) 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17.
Qxf5 Nc6 $13) 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Ng3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qxc5 (16... d4 17. Rc1 Be6 $44
{was quite possible, too but Black is already fighting for an advantage.}) 17.
Bd3 d4 18. e4 {A typical pawn structure has arisen. The main question is now
about White's blockade on d3. If Black manages to lift it, his d4 pawn can
become dangerous.} Be6 19. O-O Ne5 20. Rfc1 Qb6 21. Bf1 $6 {White voluntarily
lets the d4 pawn forward.} (21. b3 Rac8 22. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rfd8 $15 {
[%cal Rc8c3]}) (21. Nf5 $5) 21... d3 22. h3 Rfd8 {[%cal Re5c4]} (22... Bxh3 $2
23. Qc3 Ng4 24. Qd2 $11) 23. b3 $2 {An oversight but it is not easy to offer
something instead.} (23. Nf5 Bxf5 (23... Nc4 $2 24. Rxc4 Bxc4 25. Qc3) 24. exf5
$17) 23... Rac8 $2 {Missing} (23... Bxh3 $1 24. Qc3 (24. Qf4 d2 25. Rd1 Ng6 $19
) 24... Qf6 $3 25. gxh3 (25. Qd2 Rac8 26. f4 Rc2 $1 $19) 25... d2 26. Rd1 Nf3+
$19 {- the point!}) 24. Kh2 Ng6 $6 {Going on the wrong way.} (24... g5 $1 {
, strengthening the e5 knight, was quite possible. If} 25. f4 {then} Rc2 (25...
gxf4 26. Qxf4 Qd6 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Nh5 Kf8 {is less clear}) 26. Rxc2 dxc2 27.
Qxc2 gxf4 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. exf5 Qe3 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Kg7 $17 {[%csl Ge3,
Ge5]}) 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Rc1 (26. Rd1 $142) 26... Qd6 $2 {This loses the d3
pawn and leads to a favorable endgame for White.} (26... Qf6 $5 {was correct
preventing both an immediate capture on d3 and Rc1-c3. Still, after} 27. Rd1 (
27. Bxd3 $2 Bxh3 $1 28. gxh3 Ne5 $17) (27. Rc3 $2 Qf4 $1) {it is unclear how
Black can make progress, e.g.} 27... Nf4 (27... b6 28. Bxd3 Ba6 29. e5 $1 Qxe5
30. Qc2 $11) 28. Nf5 {[%cal Rg2g3]} Ne2 (28... Qe5 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Nxc8 {
[%cal Yg2g3]}) 29. Qe3 $13 {[%csl Rd3]}) 27. Qxd3 $1 Qxd3 28. Bxd3 Bxh3 29.
gxh3 Rxd3 {[%mdl 4096]} 30. Rc8+ Kh7 (30... Nf8 $5 31. Nf5 f6 $14 {with firm
defense}) 31. Rc7 Ne5 $6 {An inaccurate move eventually leading to a defeat.} (
31... Rd2 32. Rxf7 (32. Nf5 Kg8 $1 33. Kg3 Rxa2 34. Rxb7 Rc2 $11) 32... Kg8 33.
Rxb7 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 Rxa2 35. Nh5 Kf8 {and Black shouldn't lose}) 32. Re7 Nf3+
33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kf1 Rd1+ 35. Ke2 Ra1 36. a4 Ra2+ 37. Kf1 Ra1+ 38. Ke2 Ra2+ 39.
Ke3 Ng2+ 40. Kf3 Ne1+ 41. Ke3 Ng2+ 42. Kd4 Rxf2 43. Nf5 Kg6 44. Rxb7 $16 {
White's king is more active and his pawns are more advanced so he has good
winning chances although the endgame is extremely complicated. Its detailed
analysis is outside the scope of this publication.} Rf3 $6 (44... a5) 45. h4 (
45. b4 $5 Rxh3 46. Rxa7) 45... a5 46. Rb5 h5 47. b4 $1 axb4 48. a5 Nf4 (48...
Ra3 49. Kc5 b3 50. Kb6) 49. Kc5 Ra3 50. Kb6 Nd3 51. Nd4 Nb2 52. Rxb4 Na4+ 53.
Kc6 Nc3 54. Rb3 Ra4 55. Rxc3 Rxd4 56. a6 Rxe4 57. a7 Ra4 58. Kb6 Rxa7 59. Kxa7
Kf5 60. Rg3 g6 61. Rg5+ Ke4 62. Kb6 f5 63. Kc5 f4 64. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. a4 Nd5 7. e3 Nxf4 8. exf4
Be6 9. Ne5 g6 10. Bxc4 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Bg7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Ne5 Nd7
15. O-O Nf6 16. Rd3 e6 17. g3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 a5 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qc2 Qb4 21. Na2
Qe7 22. Nc3 Qb4 23. Na2 Qe7 24. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nc6 8.
e3 e5 9. f3 Nf6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. e4 Qe6 13. Ne2 c5 14. Nf4 Qe7
15. Be3 b6 16. Be2 O-O 17. O-O Bb7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+
21. Qxd1 h6 22. Bf1 Qc7 23. Qc1 Ne8 24. Qc3 a5 25. Nd3 Nxd3 26. Bxd3 Qd6 27.
Bc4 Nc7 28. Qd2 Qxd2 29. Bxd2 Ba6 30. Bf4 Bxc4 31. Bxc7 b5 32. Bxa5 Be6 33. Bb6
c4 34. g4 g6 35. Be3 Kg7 36. Bd4+ Kf8 37. Bf6 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Kg2 Kg8 40.
Kg3 Kh7 41. Kf4 Bh3 42. Ke5 Bg2 43. f4 Kg8 44. Be7 Bf3 45. f5 Kg7 46. h4 Bg2
47. Kd5 f6 48. Bb4 Kf7 49. Bd2 Bf3 50. Kc5 Bxe4 51. Kxb5 Bd3 52. Bc3 Ke7 53.
Kc5 Be2 54. Kd4 Bf1 55. a4 Kd7 56. Ke3 Bd3 57. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[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
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4
c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Kh1 Nh7 22. Be3
Bf6 23. Nf1 Bg7 24. Qe2 Qc7 25. N1d2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maslak, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. O-O c4 11. Bxc4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Rxe4 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bd3 Re8 15.
Qa4 Nd7 16. Qh4 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf8 18. Rae1 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Bd7 20. Qf4 f5 21. Ne6
Nxe6 22. dxe6 Qe7 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Qg3+ Kf8 25. Qc3 Kg8 26. Qg3+ Kf8 27. Qc3
Kg8 28. exd7 Qxd7 29. Re3 f4 30. Qc4+ Qf7 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Re4 Rc8 33. Rxf4+
Ke6 34. Re4+ Kd5 35. Re2 Kd4 36. Rd2+ Ke5 37. Kf1 d5 38. Ke2 d4 39. Kd3 Kd5 40.
f4 Rf8 41. Rf2 h5 42. f5 Ke5 43. f6 Kd5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Bg5 Na6 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4
e5 9. O-O g5 10. dxe5 Nh5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 dxe5 13. Qb1 c6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15.
Nh2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Nf1 Nc5 19. Ne3 Qf7 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Qc2
a5 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rad8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Re1 Rd4 26. b3 Qf6 27. Bf5 Bg8
28. g4 Bf8 29. Nf1 Bb4 30. Re3 Qd6 31. Qe2 Rd1 32. Qf3 Bc5 33. Rd3 Rxd3 34.
Bxd3 Qf8 35. Bf5 Bd4 36. a4 Qe7 37. Ng3 Qf8 38. Kh2 Kg7 39. Ne4 Bf7 40. Ng3 Bg8
41. Qe2 Kh8 42. Kg1 Qa3 43. Bc2 Qc1+ 44. Nf1 Qf4 45. g3 Qf8 46. Ne3 Be6 47. Bf5
Bf7 48. Nc2 Qd6 49. Bd3 Qf6 50. Bf5 Qd6 51. Qd2 Qd8 52. Kg2 Bb6 53. Qe2 Qf6 54.
Ne1 Bd4 55. Nf3 Kg7 56. Qe1 b6 57. Bd3 Kf8 58. Qe4 Be8 59. Qh7 Bf7 60. Be4 Ke7
61. Bf5 Bc3 62. Bc2 Kf8 63. Qe4 Bd4 64. Bd3 Be8 65. Qh7 Bf7 66. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. b3 Bf5 6. Be2 h6 7. Bb2 e6 8. d4 Nbd7
9. O-O Bd6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qe7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h3 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
e5 9. Re1 b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Rad1 Re8 12. Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[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. Bf4
b6 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rac1 Nh5 13. Be3 Nhf6 14. Bf4 Nh5
15. Be3 Nhf6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. e4 Bb7 19. c5 Nd7 20. b4 a5 21. a3
Ra8 22. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kaplan, Sasha"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg5 Nc6 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Qe1 Qb6+
15. Kh1 Nc4 16. Qxe7 Ne3 17. f5 Nxf5 18. Qe1 Bd7 19. g4 Rfe8 20. Qd2 Ne3 21.
Qf2 Nc4 22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23. Nd2 Bb5 24. Rfe1 Bxb2 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rb1 Bc3 27.
Ne4 Be2 28. Kg2 Nxd5 29. Nxd6 Bxf3+ 30. Kxf3 Re6 31. Ne4 f6 32. Bh4 Be5 33. Rd1
Nb6 34. Nc5 Rc6 35. Bf2 a5 36. Nb7 Rc3+ 37. Ke4 Rc4+ 38. Kd3 Rc3+ 39. Ke4 Rc4+
40. Kd3 Rc3+ 41. Ke4 Nc4 42. Rd8+ Kg7 43. h4 f5+ 44. Kd5 fxg4 45. Rd7+ Kh6 46.
Nd8 g3 47. Nf7+ Kh5 48. Nxe5 Nxe5 49. Rxh7+ Kg4 50. Bd4 Nf3 51. Bxc3 bxc3 52.
Rg7 g5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c6 3. Bf4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 d6 7. h3 Nbd7 8. Be2
a6 9. a4 a5 10. O-O h6 11. Qc2 Qe8 12. Bh2 e5 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. c5 dxc5 15. dxe5
Nh7 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. Ba2 c4 18. Rd6 Ng5 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. f4 Bf5 21. e4 Bc8 22.
Qf2 Ra6 23. Ne2 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Kh7 25. Nd4 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Rf6 Kh6 28.
Rf4 Be6 29. Qh4+ Kg7 30. Nf3 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Rh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Ng5 Nd7 34. Nxe6
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. Rd1 Rfc8 13. Qd3 Qb6 14. b4 Ng4 15.
c5 Qd8 16. Be2 Nce5 17. Qb1 b6 18. h3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bh4 20. Bxh4 Qxh4+ 21. Kf1
bxc5 22. b5 Rab8 23. Nf3 Nxf3 24. gxf3 e5 25. Nxd5 Bxh3+ 26. Rxh3 Qxh3+ 27. Kf2
Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29. Kf2 Qh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 a6 4. e3 h6 5. b3 e6 6. d4 Be7 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qb3 h6 8. Bxf6
Nxf6 9. a5 c5 10. e3 cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd6 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfe1 Rb8
15. Ne5 b5 16. axb6 Rxb6 17. Qc2 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cao, Sang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 Na6 8. O-O
c5 9. d5 exd5 10. Nh4 Re8 11. cxd5 d6 12. Rd1 Nc7 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4 Ba6 15. Nf5
Rc8 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. Rxb8 Qxb8 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. Ne4 Re5 21. Rb1 Qa8
22. g4 Bb7 23. Bf4 Bxd5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Nfxd6 Ne6 26. Qb2 Nd7 27. Qb5 Bc6 28.
Nc3 Nd4 29. Bxc6 Nxb5 30. Bxa8 Nxc3 31. Rb7 Nb6 32. Rb8 Nxe2+ 33. Kf1 Nd4 34.
Nc8 Nxc8 35. Rxc8 g5 36. Bd5 Nb5 37. a4 Nc3 38. Bb3 Ne4 39. Ke2 a5 40. f3 c4
41. fxe4 cxb3 42. Rb8 h6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shengelia, Davit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 Qe8 7. Bf4 Nxd4 8.
O-O Nxe2+ 9. Qxe2 b6 10. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Arutinian, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
b6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nd3 Ne8 14. Qb3 Nd6
15. Rfd1 a6 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qb8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. d5 exd5
21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Rfc8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. N3b4 Bf8 25. Nxa6 Nf6 26. Nxf6+
gxf6 27. Rd2 Ra8 28. Nc7 Rxa2 29. Nd5 Ba3 30. Nxf6+ Kg7 31. Nd5 Rxb2 32. Rxb2
Bxb2 33. Nxb6 Kf6 34. Kg2 Bd4 35. Nc4 Kg6 36. Kf3 Ba7 37. Ne5+ Kf6 38. Ke4 Ke6
39. Nd3 f5+ 40. Kf3 Kf6 41. Nf4 Bb8 42. h3 Ba7 43. Nd5+ Ke6 44. Ne3 Ke5 45. Ng2
Kf6 46. Ke2 Kg6 47. Ne3 Kf6 48. Kd3 Ke6 49. Ke2 Kf6 50. Kf3 Ke5 51. Ng2 Kf6 52.
Nf4 Kf7 53. h4 Kf6 54. Nh3 Kg6 55. g4 fxg4+ 56. Kxg4 h5+ 57. Kf4 Bb6 58. Ke5
Bd8 59. Nf4+ Kf7 60. Ng2 Be7 61. Kf5 Bd8 62. f3 Be7 63. Kf4 Kg6 64. Kg3 Bd6+
65. f4 Bb4 66. Kf2 Be7 67. Kf3 Bd8 68. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[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 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. c3 h6 14. g3 fxe4
15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qh4 {Once considered good by theory, now this position and
the entire variation is no longer attractive for White. In the present game
Lopez Martinez makes an attempt to improve for White over the existing theory,
but it will turn out that Black has a good position anyway.} Qxh4 $1 {This
move involves a positional exchange sacrifice} (16... Be7 17. Qxh6 Kd7 18. h4
f5 19. Bg2 $16 {1-0 Charbonneau,P-Mikhalevski,V/Internet rapid 2001 (29)}) 17.
gxh4 O-O-O 18. Nf6 $146 {In CBM 98 I wrote that 18.Nf6 needs practical tests
in order to evaluate precisely how strong is Black's compensation. Now we have
it - Black will achieve great play.} (18. Rg1 f5 $1 $15 {0-1 Mastrovasilis,D 
(2493)-Gagunashvili,M (2577)/Athens 2003 (35)}) 18... d5 19. Bg2 ({Not better
is} 19. Nxg8 dxe4 20. Rg1 (20. Nc2 Bf3 (20... h5 $5 $44) 21. Rg1 Kd7 22. Ne3
Ke6 $17) (20. Nf6 $6 Bf3 21. Rg1 Be7 $19) 20... Bf3 {with very strong
compensation} (20... Bxa3 21. bxa3 Rxg8 22. h3)) 19... Bxa3 $1 20. bxa3 Be6 21.
Nxg8 Rxg8 22. Rg1 (22. Bf3 Kc7 {doesn't change the essence of the position too
much: Black has wonderful compensation.}) 22... Kc7 23. O-O-O Kd6 {White has
terrible pawns, which I can hardly even name as a "structure". His major
problem is the lack of any activity.} 24. Bf3 (24. a4 b4 $1 ({After} 24... bxa4
25. Bf3 Rc8 26. Kd2 Na5 27. Rb1 Nc4+ 28. Ke1 {at least White's both rooks are
on the open files.}) 25. cxb4 Nxb4 $17) 24... Rc8 {Black must obviously avoid
the exchange of rooks.} (24... Rxg1 $2 25. Rxg1 {changes completely the
evaluation; White is not worse now. The reason is simple: without his rook
Black cannot attack his opponent's weaknesses.}) 25. Kb2 Na5 $17 26. Rg7 (26.
Be2 Nc4+ 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 $17 {Here it is very clear why Black needs his rook.})
26... Nc4+ 27. Ka1 Nxa3 28. Bh5 {Searcing for at least some activity, but it's
much too late. Besides, this "activity" will bring White new problems.} Rxc3
29. Bxf7 (29. Rdg1 Ke7 $18) 29... Rc7 $1 30. Bxe6 Rxg7 31. Bxd5 Nc2+ 32. Kb1
Nd4 33. Bb3 Rg2 {The rest is simple: Black will have a material and a
positional advantage.} 34. h3 Rxf2 35. Rg1 Nxb3 36. axb3 Kc5 37. Rg6 a5 38.
Rxh6 Kb4 39. Rb6 Rf3 40. Kc2 Rc3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Na5 9. Bd2 e5 10. a3 b6 11. b4 Nb7 12. Rb1 Bd7 13. Re1 Kh8 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Bd3
Ng8 16. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Cheboksary Elara"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2
Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. e4 b4 11. e5 bxc3 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. bxc3 c5 14. dxc5 O-O 15.
Ba3 Be7 16. Qd4 Qc7 17. Rab1 Rab8 18. c6 Bxa3 19. cxd7 Bc5 20. Qd3 Be7 21. Rfd1
Rfd8 22. Qe3 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Ba6 Qc8 25. Qf4 Bd8 26. Ne5 f6 27. Qa4 Bb6
28. Nd7 Bxa6 29. Nxb8 Qxb8 30. Qxa6 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qxb1 32. Qxe6+ Kf8 33. Qb3
Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[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 "Cheboksary Elara"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Qxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Be2 Rfd8 14. Rfc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 "Cheboksary Elara"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd5 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qb5 a6 9. Qd3 e5 10. Nxe5 Nb4 11. Qc3 Qxd4 12. O-O Qxc3 13. Nxc3 Bd6 14. Nf3
O-O 15. Rd1 Rb8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. a3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rd2 Rfd8
21. Rc2 Be5 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. gxf4 c5 24. Rd1 Rd6 25. Rxd6 cxd6 26. Ne4 Rd8 27.
Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[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 "Cheboksary Elara"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. O-O f5 8. Ne2
O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. b3 Bf6 11. Bb2 c5 12. b4 Nc6 13. Qb3 cxd4 14. exd4 Ne7 15.
Rad1 a5 16. Ne5 axb4 17. axb4 d6 18. Nf4 Qc8 19. Nf3 Kh8 20. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 "Chelyabinsk South Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Cheboksary Elara"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Qc2 e5 11. Nfe2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Bc5 14. b4 Bb6
15. Nf5 g6 16. Ng3 h5 17. Bb2 h4 18. Nce4 hxg3 19. hxg3 Bc7 20. Rd1 Qe7 21. Qc5
Qxc5 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 23. bxc5 Kxf6 24. f4 Be6 25. fxe5+ Ke7 26. Kf2 Rad8 27. Bd4
Rh8 28. Rhf1 b5 29. Kg1 Rh6 30. Bc3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 a6 32. Bf3 Bd5 33. Bxd5 cxd5
34. Rxd5 Ke6 35. e4 Rh8 36. g4 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Bxd8 38. c6 Be7 39. a4 bxa4 40. Kf2
a3 41. Ke2 a2 42. Kd3 Bb4 43. Bd4 Bc5 44. Bc3 Bb4 45. Bd4 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[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 "Cheboksary Elara"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Bf4
Nh5 9. Qd2 Nxf4 10. Qxf4 Nf6 11. Ne5 g6 12. g4 Be6 13. h4 Qb8 14. Bh3 Bg7 15.
Qe3 Ne4 16. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[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 "Cheboksary Elara"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bg5 d5 14. Qxc8 Rxc8
15. Nh4 Nbd7 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Janovsky, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. h3 a6 7. Bf1 Ne5 8. c3
Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 e5 10. a4 g6 11. a5 Bg7 12. Bc4 O-O 13. d3 h6 14. Be3 Bc6 15. Nd2
Kh7 16. g4 Ne8 17. Qg2 f5 18. f3 Qe7 19. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 14. g3 Be6
15. a3 a5 16. b4 Qd7 17. Nce3 Bd8 18. Bd3 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qe2 Qc7 21.
Rc1 axb4 22. axb4 Qb7 23. O-O Bb6 24. Rfd1 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Rfc8 26. Bf1 Qb6 27.
Qd2 Bb3 28. Re1 Bc4 29. Re3 h6 30. h5 Rc6 31. Bxc4 Rxc4 32. Rd1 Rbc8 33. Qxd6
Qxd6 34. Rxd6 Rxc3 35. Rxc3 Rxc3 36. Rd5 Rc4 37. Rxb5 Rxe4 38. Kf1 g6 39. hxg6
fxg6 40. Rb8+ Kg7 41. Rb7+ Kf6 42. b5 h5 43. b6 Rb4 44. Rb8 Kg7 45. b7 g5 46.
Kg2 Rb3 47. Kh3 Kh7 48. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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. 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 h6 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Be6 14. Kh1 Kh7
15. Rg1 d5 16. Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Novik, Maxim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. b3
e5 9. O-O e4 10. Nd2 Re8 11. a4 Nf8 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Rxa3 Ng6 14. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Qe7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Janovsky, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 Ne4 7. Qg4 g5 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 h5 10. Qf3 c5 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. Bxe4 g4 13. Qd1 dxe4 14. cxd4 Qa5+
15. Bd2 Qd5 16. Ne2 e3 17. Bxe3 Qxg2 18. Rg1 Qc6 19. c4 Nd7 20. Rc1 Nb6 21. Qd3
Bd7 22. Ng3 O-O-O 23. Bg5 Rdf8 24. Ne4 Kb8 25. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. e3 a6 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nc4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 c6 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Be2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Novik, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O h6 7. Ne1 Bg5 8. f4
exf4 9. Bxf4 Nf6 10. Qd2 Bxf4 11. Qxf4 O-O 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Rae1 Bxc4 14. dxc4
Qd7 15. Nh4 Nd4 16. Nf5 Nxf5 17. Qxf5 Qxf5 18. exf5 Rfe8 19. Nb5 b6 20. Nxd6
Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Rd8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rd2 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kirishi Nesis Cup"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2007.05.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2007.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Rfd1 dxc4 13. bxc4 Qe7 14. Be1 b5
15. Nd4 b4 16. c5 Bxc5 17. Na4 Ba7 18. Rac1 a5 19. Nc5 Rd8 20. Nd3 Bxd4 21.
exd4 Nxd3 22. Bxd3 Be6 23. Qb2 Bd5 24. Bd2 Qe6 25. Re1 Qg4 26. Bf1 h6 27. h3
Qg6 28. Bf4 Qf5 29. Bc7 Rdc8 30. Be5 Nd7 31. Bg3 Nf8 32. Re5 Qf6 33. Re3 Ng6
34. Qd2 Rd8 35. Rc5 Rd7 36. Be2 Re7 37. Rxe7 Qxe7 38. Kh2 Nh4 39. Bd3 Ng6 40.
f3 Nf8 41. Rc1 Ne6 42. Bb1 Qg5 43. Qc2 Nf8 44. Re1 a4 45. Bd6 b3 46. axb3 axb3
47. Qc3 Qd8 48. Bg3 Ra7 49. Qe3 Rd7 50. Bf2 Rd6 51. Qd2 Re6 52. Rxe6 Nxe6 53.
Qd3 Nf8 54. Qc3 Qe7 55. Qd3 Qb4 56. Be3 Qe1 57. Bf4 Bc4 58. Qf5 Qe6 59. Qa5 Qf6
60. Qd2 Ng6 61. Bg3 h5 62. Bc7 h4 63. Qb4 Qxd4 64. Qb8+ Kh7 65. Be5 Qc5 66. f4
Bd5 67. Qd8 Qf2 68. Qg5 Bf3 69. Bc7 c5 70. f5 Nf8 71. f6+ g6 72. Bf4 Ne6 73.
Be3 Nxg5 74. Bxf2 Be4 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. g4 Nd5 12. Ng2 Bg6 13. Na2 Bd6 14. e4 Nb6 15. Bb3
e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. a5 Nc8 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Nc3 Na6 21. Bf4 Nc5
22. Ba2 Bd4+ 23. Be3 Bxe3+ 24. Nxe3 Nd6 25. Rfd1 Rad8 26. Rd2 Nc8 27. Rad1 Rxd2
28. Rxd2 Kf8 29. Bc4 b5 30. axb6 axb6 31. b4 Nb7 32. Ba6 Ncd6 33. Na4 Bxe4 34.
Bxb7 Nxb7 35. fxe4 Rxe4 36. Rd7 b5 37. Rxb7 bxa4 38. Kf2 g6 39. h3 Kg7 40. Kf3
Rd4 41. Ke2 Rf4 42. Nc2 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Re7 Rh4 45. Re3 Kf6 46. Kd3 Rf4
47. Kc3 Rf1 48. Kd4 Rd1+ 49. Ke4 Kg5 50. Nd4 Rc1 51. Ke5 f6+ 52. Kd6 Rd1 53.
Kc5 Rc1+ 54. Kb6 Kf4 55. Ra3 Ke4 56. Nxc6 f5 57. Rxa4 f4 58. b5+ Ke3 59. Ne5
Rc8 60. Ra3+ Ke2 61. Nf3 Kf2 62. Nh4 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 a5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qc3 Ra7 17. a3 a4 18. Ng3 Qd5 19. Re4 b5 20. Rae1 Raf7 21.
Ne2 Qd6 22. Qd2 Kg8 23. h4 Kg7 24. Nf4 Nc7 25. g3 Bf5 26. R4e3 h6 27. Nh2 c4
28. Rf3 c5 29. Nh5+ Kh7 30. g4 Bc8 31. Ng3 f5 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Qf4 Qxf4 34.
Rxf4 Ne6 35. Rxe6 Bxe6 36. dxc4 Bxc4 37. Nf3 Bd5 38. Ne5 Re7 39. Nd3 c4 40. Nb4
Re1+ 41. Kh2 Be4 42. f3 Bb7 43. h5 Rd8 44. Nxf5 Rd2+ 45. Kg3 Rg1+ 46. Kh3 Bc8
0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. a3 Be7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. e4 Qb6 14. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Suba, Mihai"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Bb4 8. Rc1
O-O 9. Be2 d6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Rxc3 Nd7 12. Nd2 c5 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qe7
15. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Rab1 Rb8 13. dxc5 dxc5 14.
Qd6 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Na5 16. Ne5 b6 17. Rbd1 f6 18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. Bxc6 f5 20. f4
Ba6 21. Bb5 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Rbe8 23. Rd7 Rf7 24. Kf2 e5 25. Rd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8+
Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. fxe5 Kf7 29. Kf3 g5 30. h4 Ke6 31. hxg5 Kxe5 32. g4 f4
33. a4 c4 34. e4 fxe3 35. Kxe3 Kd5 36. Kf4 Ke6 37. Ke4 Kf7 38. Kd5 Kg6 39. Kc6
Kxg5 40. Kb7 Kxg4 41. Kxa7 h5 42. a5 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. h3 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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. Rc1 Bd6 14. Bb2 Qe7 15.
Nf3 Rac8 16. Rc2 Nf6 17. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. e4 Nb4 12. Qc3 O-O 13. a3 N4c6 14. Bf4 d6 15.
Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Qc7 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. Nbd2 Nde5 19. b4 Rad8 20. bxc5 Nxf3+ 21.
Nxf3 Na5 22. Ne5 bxc5 23. Ng4 c4 24. Ne3 f6 25. Rab1 Ba6 26. Nd5 Qc5 27. Qb4
Nb7 28. Bf1 Kh8 29. Nc3 f5 30. Qxc5 Nxc5 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. exf5 Kg8 33. Re1 Kf8
34. Re5 Rc8 35. Bg2 Nb3 36. f6 gxf6 37. Re6 Nc5 38. Rxf6+ Kg7 39. Rf5 Nb3 40.
Bd5 Rc7 41. Rg5+ Kf6 42. Rg4 Nd2 43. Rd4 Nb3 44. Rh4 Kg7 45. Be4 Kh8 46. Bd5
Kg7 47. Kg2 Nd2 48. Rd4 Nb3 49. Rg4+ Kf6 50. Rf4+ Kg7 51. h4 Nc1 52. Rg4+ Kf8
53. Rg8+ Ke7 54. Be4 Kd6 55. Rg5 Rf7 56. Rd5+ Kc7 57. Rc5+ Kd8 58. f3 Rd7 59.
g4 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 1st"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2007.06.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. h3 Nf5 13. c3 Qf6 14. Bc2 Rd8
15. Qd3 g6 16. Nh2 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Nh4 18. Bxh6 Ne5 19. Qg3 Nef3+ 20. gxf3 Nxf3+
21. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. d5 Rd8 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Bb3 g6 15.
Qc1 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Nf3 Bb4 18. Qc2 Kg7 19. a3 Be7 20. Rac1 Nh5 21. Bxe7
Qxe7 22. Ne2 Rd6 23. Rfd1 Rad8 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. h3 Nf6 26. b4 Nfd7 27. Qc3 c5
28. Qc2 cxb4 29. axb4 Nf8 30. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[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 Qd6 14. Bd3
Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qf6 16. O-O Qxb2 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qe4 Qb5 19. Rab1 Qd5 20. Qxd5
Bxd5 21. Nd4 Rfc8 22. Rfd1 Kf8 23. f3 b6 24. e4 Bc4 25. Nf5 Be6 26. Nd6 Rc5 27.
Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Qe2 Ne4 11. Nfd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bg6 13. b3 e5 14. Bb2 exd4
15. Bxd4 Bf6 16. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1 Rfc8 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Re8 16. c4 a6 17. Bc3 Qc5+ 18. Bd4 Qa5 19. Bc3 Qc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nbd7 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bf1
e5 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. f3 Nec5 14. f4 Ne4 15.
Nc3 Ndc5 16. Be3 f6 17. Nf3 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Be6 19. g3 g5 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Nd3
h6 22. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Nc4 Rb8 13. h3 h6 14. Be3 Re8 15. Nfd2
Bf8 16. Qf3 Kh7 17. Rad1 Qb7 18. Qg3 Nh5 19. Qh4 g6 20. f3 Bg7 21. Ba4 Rf8 22.
c3 Na7 23. d4 bxc3 24. bxc3 exd4 25. Rb1 Bf6 26. Rxb7 Bxh4 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28.
Bxd4 Bxe1 29. Bxa7 Bxc4 30. Nxc4 Rb1 31. g4 Bxc3+ 32. Kf2 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Bd7 11. b3 Ne8 12. Rb1 f5 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Nf6 15. c5
Bh6 16. Nc4 Bxc1 17. Qxc1 fxe4 18. cxd6 Nf5 19. Nxe5 cxd6 20. Nc4 Rc8 21. Qd2
Re8 22. Rfe1 e3 23. Nxe3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Qb6 25. Bf3 Rc4 26. Rb3 Bg4 27. Ne2 Bxf3
28. gxf3 Re5 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Qxc1 Nxd5 31. Kf2 Qb5 32. Qc8+ Kg7 33. Nd4 Qa6
34. Qc1 Qa2+ 35. Qc2 Qa1 36. Qb1 Qxb1 37. Rxb1 Nxe3 38. Rc1 Kf6 39. Rc7 Nd1+
40. Kg3 Re7 41. Rc8 Ke5 42. Nb5 Ne3 43. f4+ Ke6 44. Kf3 Nf5 45. Rc3 Kd7 46. Kg4
d5 47. Rc5 b6 48. Rc7+ Kd8 49. Rc6 d4 50. Rxb6 Rd7 51. Kf3 d3 52. Nc3 Re7 53.
Kf2 Rc7 54. Rb8+ Kd7 55. Ne4 Rc2+ 56. Kf3 Kc7 57. Ra8 Re2 58. Nf2 Nd4+ 59. Kg3
d2 60. Ra1 Nf5+ 61. Kf3 Re3+ 62. Kg2 Re1 63. Ra2 d1=Q 64. Nxd1 Rxd1 65. Ra7+
Kd6 66. Rxh7 Rd4 67. Kf3 Rxb4 68. Ra7 Ke6 69. Ra6+ Kf7 70. Ra2 Kf6 71. Ra6+ Kg7
72. Ra2 Kh6 73. Kg4 Ne3+ 74. Kg3 Kh5 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[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 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21.
Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Bd3 Rf6 23. Bc2 Qb6 24. b4 axb4 25. Rxb4 Qc7 26. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Be2 Nb4 11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Qa4 Nc6 14. Qxa5 Nxa5
15. Bd3 b5 16. Ne4 Bb4+ 17. Ke2 Nd5 18. Bd6 Bxd6 19. Nxd6 Rd8 20. Ne4 Nb7 21.
Rc1 Bd7 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Rac8 24. Rhc1 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8
27. a3 Kf8 28. g3 Ke7 29. e4 Nb6 30. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.09.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 Qh5 19. Be3 Bxd3 20. Nd2 Bf5 21.
Qc6 Bh3 22. Bd4 Bb8 23. Re3 Rd6 24. Qb7 Bd7 25. Qf3 Bg4 26. Qg2 Bh3 27. Qf3 Bg4
28. Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bf4 a6 13. h3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15.
Rac1 Qa5 16. Nd2 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Be3 Bf8 19. f3 Qb6 20. Qf2 Qb8 21. Nf1 e5
22. Ne2 Bd6 23. Bb1 Qb7 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. b4 Bb8 26. Nf4 Ne5 27. Ba2 Bh7 28.
Nd3 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 Red8 30. Rcd1 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Bg6 32. Rd1 Qe7 33. Bc5 Qe8 34.
Qd4 Be5 35. Qd2 Bc7 36. Qf2 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Qxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[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 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8.
Bf4 Bc6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Qb3 a5 12. O-O Nfd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Qc2
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Qb3 e6 17. Rfd1 a4 18. Qb4 Re8 19. Bg3 Bf8 20. Qd2 Bd6 21.
Rac1 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Qd6 23. a3 Red8 24. Qc3 Rd7 25. Qc5 Qc7 26. Rc2 Qc8 27. Rdc1
Qd8 28. Qc4 Nd5 29. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rb3 c4 13. Bxc4 Qc7 14. Qe2 a6
15. O-O Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 b5 17. Bd3 Bf4 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Bg4 20. f3 Bd7 21.
Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Qe3 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Rfc8 24. Bd3 Qg3 25. Rb7 Bb5 26. Bxb5 axb5 27.
Qf2 Qe5 28. Rxb5 Ra3 29. Rb3 Rxb3 30. axb3 Qc3 31. Rb1 Qd3 32. Qf1 Qe3+ 33. Qf2
Qd3 34. Qf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.26"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Rxe4 12. Nd2 Rxf4 13. gxf4 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7
15. Re1 Nd7 16. Nc4 Nf6 17. e4 Nh5 18. e5 Nxf4 19. Qf3 Nxg2 20. e6 fxe6 21.
dxe6 Bxe6 22. Rxe6 Nh4 23. Qd5 Qg5+ 24. Qxg5 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nxg5 26. Rxd6 b6 27.
Rd7 Bd4 28. Re1 Rf8 29. f4 Rxf4 30. Re8+ Rf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. a4 Nf7 33. Rxa7
Ne5 34. Nxe5 Bxe5 35. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dyachkov, Sergej"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Nf3 exd5
9. exd5 Qe7+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 Ne8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Rfe1 f5 15.
Nb5 Nf7 16. Bd3 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxd4 Qe7
15. Qe5 Re8 16. Qxe7 Rxe7 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nb5 Bd7 19. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Qe8 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5 Na6
9. g4 c6 10. Nge2 Nc5 11. Bc2 cxd5 12. exd5 e4 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Nbc3
Rfe8 16. Kf1 a6 17. a4 Rac8 18. Ng3 Qd8 19. Kg2 Qb6 20. a5 Qb4 21. Ncxe4 Qxb2
22. Nxd6 h6 23. Rhb1 Qxa1 24. Rxa1 hxg5 25. Nxe8 Nxe8 26. Re1 Bf6 27. f4 Nd6
28. fxg5 Nxc4 29. Qf4 Bc3 30. Re7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bg5 d6 14. Qxc8 Rxc8
15. Nb5 Nbd7 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 h6 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Nh4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Ne6
21. Nf5 Rd8 22. Rad1 Kf8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Bf4 Ne6 26. Bd6+ Kg8
27. Ne7+ Kh7 28. Nc8 Nd4 29. Be5 Nxe2 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Nxa7 c4 32. Nb5 Nc1 33.
Nd6 Nxa2 34. Nxc4 b5 35. Nd6 b4 36. Kf3 Kg6 37. Ke4 Nc1 38. f4 h5 39. f5+ Kg5
40. Nxf7+ Kg4 41. Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bg4 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. h3
Bh5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. e5 Nd5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Na3 Nc6 14. exd6 Bxd6
15. Nb5 Be7 16. g3 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Nf3 d6 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 a6
9. a4 b6 10. O-O Ra7 11. a5 exd5 12. axb6 Rb7 13. exd5 Rxb6 14. Re1 Nbd7 15.
Na4 Rb7 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Nc3 Re7 18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Re1 Qd8 21. Rxe8+
Nxe8 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Be3 Bg7 24. Bg5 Bf6 25. Bh6 Bg7 26. g4 Nd7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7
28. Kg2 Ndf6 29. Ne2 Qd7 30. Ng3 h5 31. Bf5 gxf5 32. Nxf5+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34.
Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Rg3 g6
22. Nf3 Ned3 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bxh6 Qf6 25. Qd2 Nxe1 26. Bxf8 Nxf3+ 27. Rxf3 gxf5
28. Rxf5 Qg6 29. Rg5 Qxg5 30. Qxg5+ Kxf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. e5 Nd3 33. e6 fxe6
34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. dxe6 Be4 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. f3 Bh7 40.
Qg5+ Kf8 41. Qf6+ Kg8 42. Qf7+ Kh8 43. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. 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 Bf5 14. Qe2 Bxe4
15. Bxe4 Nf5 16. Bg5 Nd4 17. Qd1 Qd7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nc1 b5 20. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 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 bxa4 13. Bxa4 Rb8 14. Bxd7
Nxd7 15. b3 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 a5 17. Ra2 Ne5 18. Qd2 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O
9. h4 h5 10. O-O Ng4 11. Nxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bc8 13. Qe1 Nd7 14. Ne2 e5 15. Bd2 a5
16. Qg3 Bf6 17. Be1 Kg7 18. f4 e4 19. Bc2 Qc7 20. f5 Qxg3 21. Bxg3 Be7 22. Rf2
Nf6 23. Be5 Kg8 24. Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maletin, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhniy Tagil Polytechnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 7. Bd3 c5 8. dxc5
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Bxc5 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Nd7 14. Kc2
a5 15. Kb3 Nf6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 axb4 18. axb4 Ra7 19. c5 g5 20. g4 h6 21.
h4 gxh4 22. Nxh4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nf3 Kg7 25. Ne5 Bc7 26. f4 f6 27. Nd3
b6 28. c6 Ba6 29. f5 Ra8 30. fxe6 Rd8 31. Ra1 Bxd3 32. e7 Re8 33. Bxd3 Rxe7 34.
Ra7 Kf7 35. Bc4+ Kg6 36. Ka4 Kg5 37. Kb5 Kxg4 38. Rxc7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[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 "Saransk"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 Bf5 8.
Qb3 Nc6 9. a3 Na5 10. Qa2 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nb5 Nc6 13. Be2 a6 14. Nc3 d4
15. exd4 Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 Bg6 12. f3 e5 13. d5 Qa5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
Kh1 Nb6 16. Bb3 Rad8 17. Qc2 Kh8 18. Na2 Bc5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Rac1 fxg5 21. Qxc5
Qxc5 22. Rxc5 Bxe4 23. Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Buryatia Shatar"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qb6 8.
Na3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf1 Nd7 12. d3 a6 13. Qe2 Qa7 14. Be3 b5 15.
Qd2 Qb7 16. d4 Nf6 17. f3 Rfd8 18. Nc2 e5 19. d5 Nb8 20. a4 Nbd7 21. axb5 axb5
22. Na3 c4 23. b3 Nc5 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. bxc4 b4 26. Nb5 Bf8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28.
Kh2 Qb6 29. Qb2 Re8 30. d6 b3 31. Qxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[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 ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Qe2
Nc5 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Rd1 O-O 11. b4 Ne6 12. Bb3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxe5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5
15. Rxd5 Bf6 16. a3 c6 17. Rd1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sanduleac, Vasile"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. O-O f6 8.
Nc3 Ne7 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nb5 Na6 11. Ne1 Nc6 12. Nd3 Bd7 13. Be3 Bf8 14. a4 Bd6
15. Nxa7 Rxa7 16. Bxc6 b6 17. Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. a5 Kc6 19. axb6 cxb6 20. b4 Kb7
21. c3 Rd8 22. Nb2 Bc7 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Rd1 Bc7 25. Nc4 Kb8 26. b5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[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 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Ne1 Bxg2 10. Nxg2 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Steingrimsson, Hedinn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 Nbd7 7. Bg2 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nh4 Bxh4 13. gxh4 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Bg6 15. Bf4 Rfe8 16. Bg3 Nf6 17. e4 Nh5 18. Reb1 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qxb3 20. axb3 a5
21. Rb2 b6 22. e5 Rac8 23. b4 axb4 24. Rxb4 b5 25. c4 Bd3 26. c5 Rc7 27. Ra6
Rec8 28. f4 h5 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. Ke3 Bc4 31. Rb1 Ke7 32. Rba1 g6 33. Rb6 Kd7 34.
Raa6 Bb3 35. Kd2 Bc4 36. Kc3 Be2 37. Kb4 Bc4 38. Bf3 Bd3 39. Ra3 Bc4 40. Rba6
Bd5 41. Bxd5 exd5 42. Ra7 Rxa7 43. Rxa7+ Rc7 44. Ra8 Rc8 45. Ra7+ Rc7 46. Ra6
Rb7 47. Ra8 Ke7 48. Kb3 Kd7 49. f5 gxf5 50. Rh8 Ra7 51. Rxh5 Ra4 52. Rxf5 Rxd4
53. Rxf7+ Ke6 54. Rf6+ Kxe5 55. Rxc6 Rg4 56. h5 Rxg3+ 57. Kb4 Ke4 58. Rg6 Rh3
59. h6 Rh1 60. c6 Rb1+ 61. Ka5 b4 62. c7 Rc1 63. h7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qc2 c5 6. cxd5 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. Nxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 O-O-O 14. O-O Bh6
15. Ne4 c5 16. Bxh6 Rxh6 17. Qd2 Rh5 18. Qf4 Bxe4 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxe4 Rd4
21. Qf3 Re5 22. Bh7 Qb7 23. Qxb7+ Kxb7 24. Rfd1 Red5 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. Bg8 Rd7
27. Re1 Nd3 28. Re2 b4 29. h4 c3 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. h5 Ne1 32. h6 Rd1 33. h7
Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Ne1+ 35. Kh3 c2 36. Rxc2 Nxc2 37. Kh2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[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 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
a6 9. O-O-O Nd7 10. Kb1 O-O 11. h4 Qc7 12. Bd3 Nc5 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bd4 b5 15.
f5 Nd7 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Qh5 e5 18. Nd5 Rf7 19. Be3 Nf6 20. Qe2 Be6 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. g4 Bd8 23. Rhf1 Rxf1 24. Rxf1 Bb6 25. g5 Ra7 26. h5 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 Qc5
28. Qe1 Rf7 29. Rxf7 Bxf7 30. h6 a5 31. b3 b4 32. hxg7 Kxg7 33. Qf1 Kg8 34. Qf6
Qg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Baramidze, David"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1
Be7 9. a4 b4 10. Nb1 O-O 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Re8 13. Nf5 Ne5 14. Nxe7+ Rxe7
15. b3 c5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. f4 Ned7 19. Qd3 Re6 20. Re2 d5 21. exd5
Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Nxd5 23. Nc4 Nc3 24. Bxc3 bxc3 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Qg2 Qc8 27. Re1
Rb8 28. Qf3 h6 29. Qxc3 Nf8 30. Nd6 Qd7 31. Qxc5 Ne6 32. Qe5 Rd8 33. Rd1 Qc6
34. Rd2 Qb6+ 35. Kg2 Qc6+ 36. Kg1 Qb6+ 37. Kf1 Qb4 38. Rd3 Rd7 39. Qb5 Qa3 40.
Qxd7 Qc1+ 41. Kg2 Qxc2+ 42. Kh3 Nxf4+ 43. gxf4 Qxd3+ 44. Kh4 Qxb3 45. Qe8+ Kh7
46. Nxf7 Qb2 47. Qh8+ Kg6 48. Ne5+ Kf5 49. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.05.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[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. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc7 12. e3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.05.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vajda, Levente"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
dxc5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 f6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bd6 Kf7 14. Bc5
Rd8 15. Rxd8 Nxd8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Nc5 Rc8 19. b4 Rc7 20. f4 Nc4
21. Kf2 g6 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Nb3 Nd6 24. Rc1 Nb5 25. Rc8 Rc7 26. Rxc7+ Nxc7 27.
Ke3 Kd6 28. Kd3 Nc6 29. a3 Nb5 30. a4 Nc7 31. Kc4 b6 32. Bxc6 Kxc6 33. Nd4+ Kd7
34. Nb5 a6 35. Nc3 Ne8 36. e4 Kd6 37. b5 axb5+ 38. Nxb5+ Kd7 39. g4 h5 40. h3
hxg4 41. hxg4 e5 42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 Kc6 44. Na7+ Kc7 45. Nb5+ Kc6 46. Kb4 Nc7
47. Nc3 Na6+ 48. Kc4 Nc5 49. Kb4 Nd3+ 50. Kc4 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th playoff"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.05.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2008.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7 8. Nf3
e6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th playoff"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.05.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. d3 e6 6. e4 d6 7. Na3 a6 8. c4 bxc4
9. Nxc4 Be7 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Na5 Rb8 12. Nxb7 Rxb7 13. Bc3 O-O 14. Re1 Rb8 15.
d4 Qc7 16. Rc1 Rfe8 17. b3 Qa7 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Nd2 Nb6 20. Qe2 Nfd7 21. Red1
Bf8 22. Bf1 Ra8 23. Bb2 Nb8 24. Nf3 Nc6 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Nd7 27. Bb2 Nb8
28. Bg2 Nc6 29. e5 Rac8 30. Rc4 Qb6 31. Bxc6 Qxc6 32. Qe4 Qb5 33. Bc1 Rcd8 34.
Rd3 Rxd3 35. Qxd3 Be7 36. Qf3 Rd8 37. Kg2 Bf8 38. Be3 Rd5 39. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.05.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. g3 e5 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qd3 Ng4 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[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 Nc6 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Be2 b4 14. O-O bxc3 15.
Be3 h6 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Bxc4 Ncb4 18. Bg5 f6 19. exf6 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. Bc1
Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Ra3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rxc3 Ba6 26. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.05.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Murariu, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. a4 Qd5 12. axb5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxc5 14. bxa6 Bxa6
15. Qd4 Qc2 16. Re1 c5 17. Qd2 Qb3 18. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.05.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Suba, Mihai"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Re8 11. b4 g6 12. b5 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Bg4
15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Bf6 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Bh6 Be5 19. Bf4 Bg7 20. Rc2 Qd7 21.
Qb1 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 15.
Nf5 Bf8 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Bg5 bxc4 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 c3 21.
bxc3 Nd5 22. Bd2 g6 23. c4 gxf5 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Bxf5 h5 26. Nd3 Ne4 27. Bb4
Bxb4 28. Nxb4 Nc3 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rd2 a5 31. Nd3 Ba6 32. Nf4 Bc4 33. a3 h4
34. Bd3 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Bb3 36. Ne2 Nxe2 37. Bxe2 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.05.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. O-O
Ng6 15. a5 a6 16. Qd4 Kb8 17. Rfd1 Bc5 18. Qc4 Qe5 19. Nh6 Qh5 20. Nxf7 Nge5
21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qxf4 Rf8 24. Bf3 Bxf2+ 25. Kg2 Rxf4 26. Bxh5
Rf8 27. Ra4 Bc5 28. Ne4 Be7 29. e3 Rd8 30. Be2 Kc7 31. h4 h6 32. h5 Nd3 33.
Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.05.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 d6 8. a3
bxa3 9. Nxa3 Nc6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Qb3 a5 13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Ne1 e5 15.
Nc2 Nxc2 16. Qxc2 exd4 17. exd4 Qc7 18. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.06.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. h3 a6 14. Rfd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.06.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O Rb8 7. a4 b6 8. Nfd2
Bb7 9. Bxb7 Rxb7 10. Nxc4 Bb4 11. Qb3 a5 12. Qf3 Qc8 13. Nc3 O-O 14. e4 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Ra7 16. Na3 Qb7 17. Re1 Raa8 18. Nb5 Rfe8 19. Ba3 Rad8 20. Kg2 Rc8 21.
c4 Nb8 22. e5 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Nfd7 24. Ke2 Na6 25. f4 f6 26. Kf3 Kf7 27. Rac1
Rcd8 28. Re3 fxe5 29. fxe5 Kg6 30. Rce1 c6 31. Nc3 Nb4 32. R1e2 h5 33. Kg2 Nb8
34. Rd2 N8a6 35. Ree2 Nc7 36. Ne4 Re7 37. Nd6 Ne8 38. Nxe8 Rexe8 39. Bb2 Rd7
40. Bc3 Red8 41. Kf3 Kf5 42. h3 b5 43. axb5 cxb5 44. Bxb4 axb4 45. cxb5 Rb8 46.
Ke3 Rxb5 47. Rd3 Rc7 48. Rb3 Rc1 49. Rf2+ Kg6 50. Rfb2 Rh1 51. h4 Rg1 52. Kf2
Rc1 53. Rxb4 Rxb4 54. Rxb4 Kf5 55. Rb7 Rc2+ 56. Kf3 Rc3+ 57. Kg2 g5 58. hxg5
Kxg5 59. Rg7+ Kf5 60. Rf7+ Kg5 61. Rg7+ Kf5 62. Rf7+ Kg5 63. Rf6 Rd3 64. Rf4
Ra3 65. Rf8 Rd3 66. Rg8+ Kf5 67. Rf8+ Ke4 68. Rf4+ Kd5 69. Rh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 2nd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2008.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D59"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Be2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O
Nd7 15. Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chadaev, Nikolay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Qb3 N5b6 14. Bd2 a5 15.
a3 Rfd8 16. Be1 a4 17. Qc2 f5 18. b3 axb3 19. Qxb3 Ra7 20. a4 Rda8 21. Ra2 Nd5
22. a5 Nxc3 23. Bxc3 Nf6 24. Bb4 Qd7 25. Rda1 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. a6 Rxa6 28.
Rxa6 Rxa6 29. Rxa6 bxa6 30. Qa3+ Kf7 31. Qxa6 Nd5 32. Qa8 Kg7 33. Qb8 h6 34.
Qe5+ Nf6 35. g4 Kf7 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Kg1 Kf7 38. Kg2 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8.
Nf3 exd5 9. e3 a5 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O c6 12. Rc1 Bf5 13. Qb3 Ra7 14. Na4 Nd7
15. h3 Re8 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Bf8 18. Nc3 Bd6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Bf4 21.
Rce1 Ra8 22. Qb3 Nb6 23. Nf6+ Qxf6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qxb6 a4 26. Qxb7 Rb8 27.
Qa6 Rxb2 28. Qxa4 Qd6 29. Qc4 Rb4 30. Qc2 Qd5 31. Rb1 Rxb1+ 32. Qxb1 c5 33.
dxc5 Qxc5 34. Qd1 Bc7 35. Qe1 Qc2 36. a3 Bd6 37. Ng5 Qf5 38. Nf3 Bxa3 39. Qe8+
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maletin, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. e3 c5 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O Qe7 13. Qb3 a4 14. Qb2 b6 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. Rfd1 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qb5 Ra5 19. Qc6 Qe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21.
Rab1 Rc8 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 b5 24. f4 Kf7 25. Rd2 Ke7 26. Rdb2 Rb8 27. Kf2
Kd7 28. g4 Kc6 29. h4 Ra7 30. h5 Rab7 31. Ke2 Rf7 32. Kd3 Rbb7 33. Rg2 Kb6 34.
g5 hxg5 35. Rxg5 Ka5 36. Rg6 Rfe7 37. h6 gxh6 38. Rg8 Rg7 39. Ra8+ Ra7 40. Re8
Rae7 41. Ra8+ Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kiriakov, Petr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2 g6 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Bf8 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Bh6 Bf8 14. Bf4 Be7
15. Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kabanov, Nikolai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. Bf4 dxc4 7. Bxc7 cxb3 8.
e4 Bg6 9. axb3 Nf6 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. f3 Be7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Nxd6
Rfb8 15. b4 a6 16. Kf2 Nb6 17. b3 Rd8 18. Nxb7 Rxd4 19. Rxa6 Rxb4 20. Rxa8+
Nxa8 21. Na5 Nb6 22. Be2 c5 23. Rd1 Rd4 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Na4 Nfd7 26. Nxb6
Nxb6 27. Nc6 Kf8 28. b4 f6 29. Nxd4 Ke7 30. Nc6+ Kd6 31. Na5 Kc7 32. Ke3 e5 33.
Bc4 Be8 34. Kd3 Nc8 35. Kc3 Nd6 36. Nb3 g5 37. Nd2 h5 38. Nf1 f5 39. exf5 Nxf5
40. Bd3 Nd4 41. Nd2 h4 42. Bf1 Nf5 43. Nc4 Bb5 44. Kd2 Nd4 45. Ke3 Nc2+ 46. Ke4
Nxb4 47. Nd2 Bxf1 48. Nxf1 Kd6 49. Kf5 Nc2 50. h3 Kd5 51. Kxg5 e4 52. fxe4+
Kxe4 53. Kxh4 Kf4 54. g3+ Kf3 55. g4 Ne1 56. g5 Ng2+ 57. Kh5 Nf4+ 58. Kh6 Kg2
59. h4 Kh3 60. h5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kryakvin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bb5 Ne7 16. Ncb4 Bd7 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Qd5 Be6 20. Qd3 Bd7 21.
Qd5 Be6 22. Qd3 Bd7 23. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 c4 11. Bc2 e5 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ne2 Nc5 14. Ng3 O-O 15. b4
cxb3 16. axb3 Bd7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Re8 19. h3 a5 20. Re1 Bf8 21. Nd2 Nb7 22.
Bd3 Bb4 23. Qe2 Nd6 24. Rec1 Qe7 25. Ndf1 a4 26. Bd2 Bxd2 27. Qxd2 axb3 28. Qb2
Ra4 29. Nd2 h5 30. Qxb3 h4 31. Ngf1 Nfxe4 32. Nxe4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Rxe4 34. Rc7
Qd6 35. Raa7 Rd8 36. Ne3 Rf4 37. Qc2 Ra4 38. Rxa4 bxa4 39. Ra7 Qb6 40. Qc7 Qxc7
41. Rxc7 e4 42. Ra7 f5 43. Nc4 Bb5 44. Nb6 Be8 45. Ra5 Rb8 46. Nxa4 Rb1+ 47.
Kh2 Ra1 48. Ra8 Kf7 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. Ra6+ Ke5 51. Re6+ Kxd5 52. Rxe8 Rxa4 53.
g3 Ra2 54. Kg2 hxg3 55. Kxg3 g5 56. Rd8+ Kc4 57. Rc8+ Kd3 58. Rd8+ Ke2 59. Rb8
f4+ 60. Kg2 e3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14.
Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[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 f5 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxa6 14.
Bb4 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Qxa2 16. Rhe1 Nd5 17. Rd3 Qc4 18. Bd2 Rhf8 19. f3 Nb6 20.
Bg5 Rde8 21. Re4 Qa6 22. Be3 Qb7 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Ra4 b5 25. Ra5 Rd8 26. Qd4
e5 27. Qc5 Rf4 28. Rda3 d6 29. Qe3 Ra4 30. R3xa4 bxa4 31. Rxa4 Rd7 32. b3 Kd8
33. f4 exf4 34. Qxf4 Qb6 35. Rb4 Qa7 36. Kb2 Kc7 37. Qf8 g6 38. g4 Rd8 39. Qg7+
Rd7 40. Qh8 Re7 41. Qf8 Kd7 42. h4 d5 43. h5 gxh5 44. gxh5 Qc7 45. Rb8 Qe5+ 46.
Ka2 d4 47. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 c5 9. O-O Bg4 10. dxc5 N6d7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxc5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Bc2
Nc6 15. a3 Qe6 16. Rb1 Rad8 17. Bd2 Nd3 18. Qe2 Nde5 19. Be1 Qc4 20. Kf1 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Nxd8 23. b3 Qxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Kf8 25. Kd2 Ke8 26. Bd1 Ndc6
27. g4 Kd8 28. Kc2 a6 29. Ne4 Nd7 30. Be2 Nf6 31. Nc5 Kc7 32. b4 Ne8 33. Kb3
Nd6 34. a4 Kb6 35. Nd7+ Kc7 36. Nc5 Kb6 37. Nd3 Ne5 38. Nb2 Nc6 39. Nc4+ Nxc4
40. Kxc4 a5 41. b5 Ne5+ 42. Kd5 Nd7 43. Bd1 Be5 44. f4 Bd6 45. Kc4 e6 46. Bd2
Be7 47. g5 Bf8 48. h4 Bd6 49. h5 Nc5 50. Bc3 Nd7 51. h6 Bc5 52. Bd2 Be7 53. Bc2
Bc5 54. Be4 Ba3 55. Bc2 Bc5 56. Kd3 Ba3 57. Bc3 Bd6 58. Bd2 Ba3 59. e4 Bd6 60.
Bd1 Bc5 61. Bc3 Bg1 62. Bc2 Bc5 63. Ke2 Bb4 64. Bxb4 axb4 65. Kd3 Kc5 66. Bb3
b6 67. Ba2 Kd6 68. Kc4 Nc5 69. a5 Kc7 70. Bb1 b3 71. a6 Kb8 72. f5 b2 73. Kc3
Nd7 74. fxe6 fxe6 75. Kxb2 Ne5 76. Ba2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rac1 Nh5 12. Be3 Nhf6 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be3 Nhf6
15. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2009.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Davydov, Sergey P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2009.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nbd2
c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. b3 Ng4 12. e3 Bf6 13. Rb1 Na6 14. a3 Rd8 15. h3
Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bf6 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 h6 20. b4 dxc4 21. Ne5 Nb8
22. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qc7 24. Qd4 Nd7 25. Na5 Nf8 26. Qc5 Qb6 27. Nc4 Qxc5
28. bxc5 Nd7 29. c6 f6 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gritsenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2009.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[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 a4 10. Nxa4 Nxe4 11. Nb5 d5 12. f3 d4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. fxe4 b5
15. Nc3 e6 16. a4 Nxb3 17. cxb3 b4 18. Nb5 Ba6 19. Qf3 Rc8 20. Rad1 Qe7 21. Rf2
Rfd8 22. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Geller, Jakov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2009.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4 Nf6 8. Ne5
Qc8 9. b3 cxb3 10. Nd2 bxa4 11. Rxa4 c5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Nxb3 Nbd7 14. Nxd7
Qxd7 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 O-O 17. Qc2 Rfc8 18. Rc4 Rc6 19. Bb2 Qe7 20. Ra1 e5
21. Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2009.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[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 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15.
Qe3 Nb8 16. Rfc1 Nc6 17. Ne1 Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zinchenko, Yaroslav"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2009.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qe2 fxe4 7. Nxe4 Bg4
8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qd5 11. d3 Bc5 12. f3 O-O 13. Ke2 Rf6 14. Be3
Qxe4 15. dxe4 Bxe3 16. Kxe3 Rg6 17. Kf2 Rd6 18. Rhd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kojovic, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 N6d7 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Bb5 a6 14.
Ba4 f6 15. Bh6 Nc6 16. Bb3+ e6 17. Nd4 Nxc5 18. Bc2 Ne7 19. e4 Rd8 20. Be3 b6
21. Rb1 Rd6 22. Nf3 e5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Bb3+ Kf8 25. Nd2 Rb8 26. Nc4 Rd8 27.
Ke2 Bd7 28. Rhd1 Bb5 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. a4 Be8 31. Bc2 Bf7 32. Bd3 Be8 33. Rb6
Bxa4 34. Rxf6+ Kg7 35. Re6 Ng8 36. Nxe5 Bb5 37. Rb6 Re8 38. Bxb5 Rxe5 39. Bc6
Ne7 40. Kd3 a5 41. Bb5 g5 42. Rb7 Kf6 43. Bc4 g4 44. f4 gxf3 45. gxf3 Kg5 46.
Rb8 Ng6 47. Ke3 a4 48. Ra8 Kh6 49. Rxa4 Rh5 50. Ra2 Ne5 51. Be6 Kg7 52. h3 Rh6
53. Ra7+ Kf8 54. Bf5 Rd6 55. Rxh7 Nf7 56. Kf4 Kg8 57. e5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Saric, Ante"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[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. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. e3 Na5 12. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Szabo, Gergely Andras"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 e6 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qa5 9. exf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxg5 11. fxg7 Qxg7 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Bxc4 Nb6 14. Bb5+
Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. O-O Nb6 17. Nf5 Qe5 18. Ne3 Rd8 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Rae1
Qxc3 21. Qe4 Rc6 22. Re2 Qg7 23. Qb4 Qg5 24. Rd1 f5 25. h4 Qe7 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7
27. Nxf5+ Kf6 28. Nd6 Nd5 29. Ne4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Szabo, Krisztian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Bf3 O-O 13. e5 Bxf3 14. gxf3
dxe5 15. fxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Novikov, Stanislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 Nh6 11. Rb1 Nf7 12. b4 exd4 13. Nxd4 c5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15.
Ndb5 f5 16. Be3 fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Drasko, Milan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
Ng4 9. Nxg4 Bxg4 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. h3 Be6 12. e3 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nyzhnyk, Illya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 dxc4 5. O-O g6 6. Na3 Bg7 7. Nxc4 O-O 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Nb6 10. Qc2 h6 11. d3 Be6 12. Na5 Qd7 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. b4 Qc8 15.
a3 Nbd5 16. Rfd1 Qa8 17. h3 Nc7 18. e4 Rc8 19. d4 Rfd8 20. Qe2 Nh7 21. Qe3 Nb5
22. a4 Nd6 23. Ne5 Nf8 24. Ba1 f6 25. Nf3 Bf7 26. Nd2 Ne8 27. b5 cxb5 28. axb5
Nc7 29. Rb1 Nd7 30. d5 Nb6 31. Nf3 e5 32. h4 Ne8 33. Bh3 Rc7 34. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 35.
Qxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Nd4 h6 14.
Be3 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bc5 16. Be3 Bb4 17. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 a4 10. Bg5 Ra6 11. O-O h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 b5 14. Rb1 Na7 15.
Ne4 Qe7 16. Nc5 Rd6 17. f4 O-O 18. e4 Rc6 19. e5 Rxc5 20. dxc5 Rd8 21. Qe1
Qxc5+ 22. Qf2 Qxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Rd3 24. Rf3 Rd2 25. Rf2 Rd3 26. Rc2 Kf8 27. Kf2
Ke7 28. Ke2 f5 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Bd7 31. Rb2 Be8 32. Kd2 Kd7 33. Bf3 c6 34.
g4 fxg4 35. Bxg4 Bg6 36. Ke3 Nc8 37. Rd2+ Bd3 38. f5 Nb6 39. fxe6+ Ke7 40. Kd4
Nd5 41. Bf3 Nf4 42. Bxc6 Ne2+ 43. Rxe2 Bxe2 44. Bxb5 g5 45. Bxa4 Kxe6 46. Bc6
g4 47. a4 h5 48. a5 Bf3 49. Bxf3 gxf3 50. Ke3 Kxe5 51. a6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kotanjian, Tigran"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O 13. Nd4 Nd7 14. Nxf5
Nxe5 15. Ne7+ Kg7 16. Nexd5 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Rad8 18. Rd1 Nf6 19. Nxf6 Rxd1+ 20.
Kxd1 Kxf6 21. Be2 Qxc5 22. Kc1 Rc8 23. Kb2 Qb6+ 24. Qb3 Qc6 25. f3 Rd8 26. Rc1
Nd3+ 27. Bxd3 Rxd3 28. e4 Qc5 29. Qxb7 Rd2+ 30. Rc2 Rd6 31. e5+ Qxe5 32. Qxa7
Qb5+ 33. Kc1 Qf1+ 34. Kb2 Qb5+ 35. Kc1 Rb6 36. c4 Qc5 37. Qxb6+ Qxb6 38. c5 Qc6
39. h3 Ke5 40. Re2+ Kd4 41. Rd2+ Ke3 42. Rc2 h5 43. Rc3+ Ke2 44. Rc2+ Ke1 45.
Kb2 f5 46. Rc1+ Kd2 47. Rc2+ Kd3 48. Rc3+ Kd4 49. Rc2 g4 50. hxg4 fxg4 51. fxg4
hxg4 52. Rd2+ Ke3 53. Rc2 Kd4 54. Rd2+ Kc4 55. Rc2+ Kb4 56. Kb1 Qe4 57. c6 Ka3
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bg5 Nd5 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Ne4 Qb4 16. Rdc1 Rfb8 17. Ra2 e5 18. dxe5 Qe7 19. Qxc4 Qxe5 20. Nc5
Rb4 21. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.04.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8.
Ndb5 Qa5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bc5 12. c4 Qd8 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Qh5 g6
15. Qh6 d5 16. exd6 Qf6 17. Rb1 e5 18. Qg5 Qxg5 19. fxg5 Rd8 20. Be4 Bf5 21.
Bxf5 gxf5 22. g3 Bxd6 23. Rf1 Bc5 24. Nc7 Rac8 25. Nd5 b6 26. Bc3 Ne7 27. Nf6+
Kg7 28. Bxe5 Bd4 29. Nd7+ Kg6 30. Bxd4 Rxd7 31. Bb2 Rxc4 32. Rf2 Kxg5 33. Kf1
Kg6 34. Re1 f6 35. h3 Rdc7 36. Ree2 Nd5 37. Ke1 h5 38. a3 Nc3 39. Re3 Ne4 40.
Rfe2 Rxc2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT2 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2009.04.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Re1
Ba7 9. h3 Be6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Rxe3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kokarev, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2009.04.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Nb3 a5 13. Qd2 a4 14. Be3 Qd8 15. Nd4
Nc5 16. Rfd1 Nfd7 17. Bf1 Be5 18. Rab1 Qa5 19. Qc2 Qb4 20. Ncb5 Qa5 21. Nc3 Qb4
22. Nce2 Nf8 23. Qc1 Nfe6 24. Nc2 Qa5 25. Ng3 Nf8 26. Nd4 Qc7 27. b4 axb3 28.
axb3 Nfe6 29. Nde2 Qe7 30. b4 Nd7 31. f4 Bg7 32. Nc3 Nf6 33. f5 Nf8 34. c5 Ng4
35. cxd6 Qh4 36. Bg1 Bh6 37. Qb2 Be3 38. h3 Qxg3 39. hxg4 Bxg1 40. Kxg1 Qe3+
41. Kh1 Qh6+ 42. Kg1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2009.04.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bg2 Qb6 8. O-O
Bf5 9. Qxb6 axb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2009.04.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qe2 e5 8. Nb3
Ng4 9. Bd2 a5 10. h3 Nf6 11. a4 Be7 12. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.04.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Bg5 Qa5 8. Bd2
c5 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Qe2 e5 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qe7
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Drozdovskij, Yuri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2009.04.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 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. a4 f5 11. a5 Nf6 12. Bg5 Kh8 13. Rc1 Neg8 14. exf5 gxf5 15.
c5 h6 16. Bh4 Ne7 17. Nb5 Ng6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. g3
Nf8 22. Rc4 Bd7 23. Qc2 Rf7 24. Nh4 Qg5 25. b5 b6 26. axb6 axb6 27. Qa4 Qd8 28.
Bh5 Re7 29. Ne6 Nxe6 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Nxe7 Nc5 32. Rxc5 bxc5 33. Bg6+ Kh8 34.
Nc6 Ra8 35. Nxd8 Rxa4 36. Nf7+ Kg8 37. Nxd6 Bf8 38. Bxf5 Bxd6 39. Bxd7 c4 40.
Rc1 Rb4 41. Bh3 Kf8 42. b6 Bc5 43. b7 Rxb7 44. Rxc4 Rc7 45. Kg2 Ke7 46. Rh4 Kd6
47. Rxh6+ Kxd5 48. Be6+ Kd4 49. Rh4+ Kd3 50. Bf5+ Kd2 51. Re4 Bd4 52. h4 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Champions rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hug, Werner"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2009.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. Be3 Nfd7 8. d5
a5 9. Nd4 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Na6 11. O-O Nac5 12. Rfd1 e5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. b3 Qe7
15. Qd2 Ne5 16. f3 Rf7 17. Rab1 Raf8 18. Qe2 g5 19. a3 Ng6 20. Qd2 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Champions rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2009.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Rd1 Nxc5 14.
Rxd5 b6 15. Rd4 Be6 16. c4 Rfc8 17. g4 Rc7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Rac8 20. Nxe6
Nxe6 21. Rd5 Nc5 22. Rg1 Nb7 23. h4 Kf8 24. h5 Rc5 25. Rgg5 Nd6 26. Rxc5 Rxc5
27. Rxc5 bxc5 28. Bd3 Ke7 29. Ke2 Ne8 30. Kf3 Nf6 31. Kf4 Nxh5+ 32. Ke5 Nf6 33.
Bf5 g6 34. Bh3 Ne8 35. Kd5 Nf6+ 36. Kc6 Ne4 37. f4 Nf2 38. Bf1 Nd1 39. e4 Nc3
40. Kxc5 Nxa2 41. e5 Nc3 42. Kd4 Na2 43. c5 Nb4 44. Bb5 Kd8 45. Kc4 a5 46. Ba4
Na6 47. Kd5 Nc7+ 48. Kd6 Ne6 49. c6 Nc7 50. Bb3 Ne8+ 51. Kc5 Ke7 52. Kb6 f6 53.
Bc2 fxe5 54. fxe5 a4 55. Bxa4 Kd8 56. Bc2 g5 57. Bf5 Nc7 58. Bh3 Na8+ 59. Kc5
Ke7 60. Kd5 Nc7+ 61. Kc5 Na8 62. Bg4 Nc7 63. Kb6 Kd8 64. Kb7 Ne8 65. e6 Nd6+
66. Kb8 Nb5 67. Bh3 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Champions rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2009.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Be6 10. a5 Nbd7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qd2 Rfd8 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. h3 Nc5 15.
Nxc5 dxc5 16. Qe1 Qc6 17. Bf3 h6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21.
Na4 Nd7 22. Qc3 Qxa5 23. Qxa5 Bxa5 24. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Champions rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2009.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f5 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bc4
Bxf5 15. Bxd5 Qc8 16. Qf2 Rb8 17. Bxa7 Rb5 18. Be3 Be6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Kb1
Ra8 21. b3 Rba5 22. a4 Rb8 23. Bc1 Rxa4 24. Bb2 Raa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Champions rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2009.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6
9. h3 a5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. O-O Ba6 13. Qe2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Rfb1
axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Qb1 Bd8 19. Ra2 Ne8 20. Qa1 Rxa2 21. Qxa2
Bc7 22. Bxc7 Nxc7 23. Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Champions rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2009.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. g4
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bf3 Qa5+ 12. c3 Bd7 13. Qb3 O-O 14. O-O-O
Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Bc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qa4 Qc7 18. Qc4 c5 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Rhd1
Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Qxh2 22. Rd7 Qh4 23. Qf4 h6 24. Qe5 Bg5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Qxc5
Qxg4 27. Qxa7 Qf4+ 28. Qe3 Qa4 29. Ra7 Qb5 30. Qd4 Qf1+ 31. Kc2 Qe2+ 32. Qd2
Qe4+ 33. Qd3 Qf4 34. Qd4 Qf5+ 35. Kc1 e5 36. Qd2 g4 37. Rd7 Kh7 38. a4 Ra8 39.
b3 Kg6 40. Kb2 Rh8 41. Ka3 Rh2 42. Qd6+ Kh7 43. a5 Rxf2 44. a6 g3 45. a7 g2 46.
a8=Q g1=Q 47. Qd8 Qc1+ 48. Kb4 Qe4+ 49. c4 Rf3 50. Q6f8 Rxb3+ 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Champions rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2009.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nb6 10. b3 Re8 11. e4 c5 12. Nc2 a6 13. Rb1 Be6 14. Ne3 Nfd7 15.
Ncd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qc7 18. Bf4 Re6 19. Rbd1 Ne5 20. h4 Bf8 21.
Kh1 Rb8 22. Rd2 b5 23. Rfd1 bxc4 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Qxc4 Rb4 26. Qc2 Qb6 27. Rd7
c4 28. Rd8 Kg7 29. Bh3 Rf6 30. R1d2 cxb3 31. axb3 Rxb3 32. Kg2 Rbf3 33. Rc8 h5
34. Bd7 Bb4 35. Rc6 Bxd2 36. Rxb6 Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 Rxb6 38. Qc5 Be3 39. Qxe5+ Kh7
0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
d3 Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. a5 Nd5 11. O-O b5 12. axb6 Rb8 13. Na3 Rxb6 14. Qa4 Rb5
15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Nc4 Nb4 17. Qa4 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Rxb6 19. Ne5 Rb5 20. Bd2 Bf6 21.
Nc4 Bd4 22. Bc3 Qf6 23. Nd6 Rb6 24. Nc4 Rb5 25. Nd6 Rb6 26. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c6 7. Nf3 cxd5 8.
Qb3 e6 9. e4 O-O 10. e5 Bg7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Qxb7 Rb8 14. Qa6 Rxb2
15. Rab1 Rxb1 16. Rxb1 Qa5 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Rxb5 Rc8 20. Rxa5
Rxc3 21. Kf1 Rc7 22. Nd2 Bf8 23. Nb3 Bb4 24. Ra4 a5 25. Nxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. Bc1 Nhf6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 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. Qc2 Rfa8 17. Qb2 Qb7 18. Rfb1 axb4 19. axb4 bxc5 20. Rxa7 Rxa7 21.
bxc5 Qxb2 22. Rxb2 Ra3 23. Rc2 Bf6 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Bd8 26. Ne2 Bc7 27.
Rb2 Ra7 28. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bg2 Ne4 8. O-O
Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Bxd2 10. Nxd2 dxc4 11. e3 Nd7 12. Nxc4 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Nb6 14. Ne5
Nd7 15. Rd2 f6 16. Nd3 Rd8 17. Rad1 Nf8 18. Qc5 Qf7 19. b4 Bd7 20. Qc3 Be8 21.
a4 Rac8 22. a5 Ng6 23. e4 b6 24. Bh3 Bd7 25. Nb2 Qe7 26. axb6 axb6 27. Nc4 Rb8
28. Bg2 b5 29. Na5 e5 30. Qc5 Qe8 31. d5 cxd5 32. Qxd5+ Kh8 33. Nc6 Ne7 34.
Nxe7 Qxe7 35. Bh3 Qxb4 36. Bxd7 Qc3 37. Qc6 Qa5 38. Qc5 Qa4 39. Qc7 Rf8 40. Bf5
Qa8 41. Rd7 Rg8 42. Be6 Rgc8 43. Qd6 Re8 44. Bf7 Rf8 45. Bd5 Qa4 46. Rc1 h5 47.
Rcc7 Qd1+ 48. Kg2 Qg4 49. Rxg7 Qxg7 50. Rxg7 Kxg7 51. Qe7+ Kh6 52. Be6 Rbe8 53.
Qd7 b4 54. Bf5 Rh8 55. Qf7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 Rb8 13. Bd2 Be6 14. Ne3 Nc6 15. Bc4
Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Re8 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Nxd6 Bxg5 19. Nxe8 Be7 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 21. Nd2
Kh8 22. Re3 Bg5 23. Rf3 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Qe7 25. c3 Nf8 26. Rf5 Ne6 27. g3 Ng7 28.
Rf3 Ne6 29. Kh1 Rd8 30. Qh6 Rg8 31. Qh5 f6 32. Re3 Qg7 33. Qe2 Qg4 34. f3 Qh5
35. Qf2 Qh6 36. Ree1 Qg6 37. Rg1 f5 38. Rae1 Rf8 39. exf5 Qxf5 40. Re3 bxc3 41.
bxc3 Ne7 42. Qe2 Ng6 43. Rf1 Nc7 44. Qa2 Qf7 45. Qxf7 Rxf7 46. c4 Ne6 47. h4 h5
48. Rb1 Nd4 49. Kg2 Nf5 50. Ree1 Rd7 51. Rb3 Kh7 52. a5 Nd4 53. Rb6 Nc2 54. Re2
Nb4 55. Re3 Kg7 56. Kf2 Nxd3+ 57. Ke2 Nb4 58. Rxg6+ Kxg6 59. Rxe5 Rc7 60. Re6+
Kg7 61. Re5 Kg6 62. Rg5+ Kh6 63. g4 hxg4 64. fxg4 Rc6 65. Kf3 Rc7 66. Kf4 Rd7
67. Ke5 Rd4 68. Kf6 Rf4+ 69. Ke6 Rxc4 70. Kd6 Nd3 71. Kc6 Rxg4 72. Rxg4 Ne5+
73. Kxc5 Nxg4 74. Kb6 Ne5 75. Kxa6 Nc4 76. Kb5 Nxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. Rd1 d6 11. b3 Bf6 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. d5 exd5 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5 Rad8 17. Qg5 Qe6 18. Nh4 h6 19. Qf5 Qe7 20. Qe4 Qxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rfe8 22. Bf3 d5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxe2 25. Kf1 Re7 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27.
Kxe1 Nd8 28. Nf5 Kf8 29. Bxb7 Nxb7 30. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Be3 Bf5 12. Qd2 Qd7 13. Bd4 Bh3 14. Bxh3
Qxh3 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qf5 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. b3 Rfe8 19. Qb4 Rb8 20. Rfd1
Bb2 21. Ne3 Qe4 22. Rc2 Bg7 23. Rd3 Rbc8 24. f3 Qc6 25. Kg2 h5 26. a4 b6 27.
Nd5 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rdd2 e6 30. Nf4 Bf8 31. cxb5 Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33.
Qe4 Rcc8 34. Nxg6 d5 35. Qd3 fxg6 36. Qxg6+ Bg7 37. Qxh5 Rb8 38. h4 Kf8 39. Qg5
Rxb5 40. h5 Rxb3 41. h6 Bh8 42. g4 Rb2 43. Qf4+ Kg8 44. g5 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.26"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A63"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[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 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Rd1 Bf5 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. c5 b5 14. cxd6 b4
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd3 exd6 18. Bf4 Bxb2 19. Rad1 Bxa2 20. Bxd6 Bc4
21. Bxb4 Bxd3 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Qb7 Qd1+ 26. Bf1 Qa1
27. e3 a5 28. Kg2 Qa2 29. Qb5 Bf6 30. Bc4 Qa3 31. Qe8+ Qf8 32. Bxf7+ Kg7 33.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 34. Bb3 Kg7 35. f4 g5 36. Kf3 gxf4 37. gxf4 h5 38. Ke4 Kg6 39. Ba4
h4 40. Be8+ Kg7 41. h3 Bb2 42. Kf5 Kf8 43. Ba4 Ke7 44. Bb3 Bc1 45. e4 Bb2 46.
e5 Bc3 47. Ke4 Bd2 48. f5 Bg5 49. Kf3 a4 50. Bxa4 Kf7 51. Bb3+ Kg7 52. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O b5 8. e4
Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 Nxc3 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. bxc3 Nb6 13. Qh5 Qd7 14. Nxh7 O-O-O
15. Nxf8 Rxh5 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Bf3 Rh8 18. Bd1 Nd5 19. Bd2 a5 20. a3 a4 21.
Rb1 Nc7 22. Be3 Nd5 23. Bd2 Nc7 24. Re1 Rdd8 25. f3 Rd7 26. h4 c5 27. Be3 cxd4
28. Bxd4 Bc6 29. Kf2 Nd5 30. Rh1 Ne7 31. g4 g6 32. Bc2 Rdd8 33. h5 g5 34. h6
Rdg8 35. Rh5 Nd5 36. Be4 Kc7 37. Bxd5 exd5 38. Be3 Rh7 39. Bxg5 Be8 40. Bf6 Rg6
41. Bg7 Bd7 42. Ke3 Kc6 43. Rg1 Kc5 44. Bf8+ Kc6 45. g5 Bf5 46. Rh4 Kd7 47. Bg7
Ke6 48. Rh2 Kd7 49. Kd4 Kc6 50. Bf6 Bc8 51. Rh4 Kd7 52. Rf4 Kc6 53. Bg7 Be6 54.
Rf6 Kd7 55. f4 Kc6 56. f5 Rxf6 57. exf6 Bxf5 58. g6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O c5 8. Nc3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Rfd1 Na5
15. Qb4 Rae8 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 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. e5 dxe5 12. Bxe5 Bd7 13. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Rac1 Bc6 13. b3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
Qd7 15. Rfd1 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Qxb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Rxa2 19. Nd4 Ne4 20. Be3
Bxd4 21. Rxd4 f5 22. Kf1 Rb2 23. Rc7 Kf7 24. f3 Nf6 25. Bg5 Ke6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6
27. Rd3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 g6 8. Rc1
Nd7 9. Be2 Bg7 10. cxd5 exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6 8.
Ba4 d6 9. Bc2 Nf6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 h5 13. f3 h4 14. Bf2 Be6 15.
Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. d4 a6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Nc3 Qc8 13. a4 Be7 14. Ne4 O-O
15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 c5 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qe3 Qc7 20. axb5 Qxe5 21.
Qxe5 Nxe5 22. bxa6 Rfb8 23. Rfc1 Nd7 24. Ne4 Rb5 25. Rd1 Nb6 26. Rd6 c4 27. Ra2
Nd5 28. Kf1 Ra7 29. Ke1 Rb3 30. Nd2 Rb4 31. e4 Nb6 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Rb8 Ra4 34.
Rxa4 Nxa4 35. Nxc4 Rxa6 36. Rb5 Rc6 37. Ne5 Rc7 38. Rb4 Nc5 39. Ke2 f6 40. Nd3
Nd7 41. Rb3 Kf7 42. Rc3 Ra7 43. Rc6 Ke7 44. Kd2 g5 45. h4 gxh4 46. gxh4 Ra1 47.
Rc1 Ra5 48. Ke3 Rh5 49. Rh1 Rb5 50. b4 Ne5 51. Nxe5 Rxe5 52. Kd4 Rh5 53. Kc4
Kd6 54. f3 Kc7 55. Rh2 Kb6 56. Rd2 Kc7 57. Rg2 Rxh4 58. Rg7+ Kd6 59. b5 Rh1 60.
Rf7 Ke5 61. b6 h5 62. b7 Rb1 63. Kc5 f5 64. Kc6 fxe4 65. fxe4 Kxe4 66. Rf8 h4
67. Rh8 Kf3 68. Rxh4 e5 69. Rh3+ Kf4 70. Rh1 Rb2 71. Rf1+ Kg4 72. Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 Qxf3
8. gxf3 Ne7 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. c4 c5 11. Rg1 O-O 12. Bd2 d6 13. h4 Bd7 14. h5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khodas, Vikentsi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2036"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. h3 Bd7 10. f4 Rc8 11. Nb3 a6 12. Bf3 b5 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Nd5 Nd7 15.
c3 a5 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 b4 20. cxb4 Qb6+ 21.
Kh1 Qxb4 22. Rf2 Rc4 23. a3 Qc5 24. Qxc5 Nxc5 25. Re2 Ne6 26. b3 Rc3 27. Rb2
Nxf4 28. b4 Nd3 29. Rd2 axb4 30. axb4 Rb8 31. Ra7 Kf8 32. Kh2 Rxb4 33. Rda2 Ne5
34. R2a4 Rxa4 35. Rxa4 Kg7 36. Kg3 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bykov, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2257"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. Nbd2 c6 13. b4 Nb7 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Bb2 Nd8 16. Nf1 Be6 17. a4 Rb8 18. h3 Re8 19. Ng3 Bf8 20. Ra3 g6 21. Bc1 Bg7
22. Bd3 Bd7 23. Bd2 Ne6 24. Bc2 Nc7 25. Bg5 Be6 26. Qd2 Nd7 27. a5 f6 28. Be3
Rbd8 29. Raa1 Bc4 30. Rad1 Nf8 31. Bb6 Rd7 32. Qc1 Rc8 33. Be3 Rcd8 34. Nd2 Bf7
35. Bd3 d5 36. Nf3 Nfe6 37. Bb6 Nf4 38. Bb1 Rc8 39. Ba2 Nce6 40. Qd2 Nf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sharevich, Anna"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Bg2 d6 7. b4 Nbd7 8. bxc5
dxc5 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Qc2 Re8 12. a4 b4 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.
a5 Nbd7 16. Nh3 Ba6 17. Bf3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. O-O g5 20. Bg2 Rxe2 21. Qa4
h6 22. Rfd1 Ne4 23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. dxc6 Nc3 25. Bf1 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Rc8 27. f4 g4
28. Nf2 Rxc6 29. Bxe2 Bxe2 30. Re1 Bf3 31. Nd3 b3 32. Ne5 Re6 33. Rb1 Rxe5 34.
fxe5 c4 35. Kf2 Be4 0-1

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirnov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 Qb6 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Be3
Qc8 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nbd7 14. Qb3 Ne5
15. Be2 b6 16. Nc3 Nfd7 17. Rfd1 Nc5 18. Qc2 Nc6 19. Qb1 Ne6 20. b4 Ncd4 21.
Bf1 g5 22. Ne2 Nxe2+ 23. Bxe2 Nf4 24. Bf1 Qc8 25. c5 bxc5 26. bxc5 Rb8 27. Qc2
Rb2 28. Qc4 dxc5 29. Bxc5 Rb7 30. Be3 Qb8 31. Qc5 Ne6 32. Qf5 Qe5 33. Rd5 Qxf5
34. exf5 Nf4 35. Rdc5 e6 36. g3 Nd5 37. Bxg5 Rb2 38. fxe6 fxe6 39. R5c2 Rfb8
40. Bc4 a5 41. Bb3 Kf7 42. Rxb2 Bxb2 43. Rc4 Rb4 44. Rxb4 axb4 45. Bxd5 exd5
46. Kf1 Ke6 47. Ke2 Be5 48. Bd2 Bd6 49. g4 d4 50. Kd3 Kd5 51. h4 1-0

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Cornette, Deimante"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Qd2 e6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Qa5 13. g4 b4 14. Ne2 h5
15. g5 e5 16. Qc4 Qc5 17. Qxc5 dxc5 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. c4 Rg8 20. Rg1 Rxg1 21.
Nxg1 Bb7 22. Bg2 Bg5+ 23. Kc2 Ke7 24. Ne2 h4 25. h3 f6 26. Bf3 a5 27. Rd3 Bc6
28. b3 a4 29. Kb2 Bf4 30. Bh1 Rg8 31. Kc2 Bg3 32. Nxg3 Rxg3 33. Rxg3 hxg3 34.
Bf3 a3 35. Kd3 Ba4 36. Kc2 Be8 37. Kd3 Bf7 38. Kc2 Kf8 39. Kd3 Kg7 40. Kc2 Kh6
41. Kd3 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Prizant, Jaroslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Qxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Kd1 O-O 13. Bc4 Bb4 14.
Be7 Nxc5 15. Bxf8 Be6 16. Qd4 Rxf8 17. Ke2 Ba3 18. Bxe6 Bxc1 19. Bc4 Ba3 20.
Ng5 b5 21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Qd5+ Ne6 24. f4 Ke7 25. f5 Nf8 26. Rd1
Qa4 27. Qb7+ Kf6 28. Qc6+ Kf7 29. Rd4 Qa5 30. Qd5+ Kf6 31. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6
8. dxc3 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8.
Bg2 c6 9. O-O d5 10. Qb4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. Nc3 a5 13. Qd6 Qb8 14. Qxb8 Rfxb8
15. e4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 c5 20. Bxb7 Rxb7
21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 a4 23. b4 cxb4 24. Rb5 Rc7 25. Rxb4 a3 26. Rd1 g6 27. Kf1
Re8 28. Rd3 Ra8 29. Ke2 Rc6 30. Kd2 Rf6 31. f4 g5 32. Kc3 gxf4 33. gxf4 Rxf4
34. Rxb6 Rc8 35. Rb4 Rf2 36. Kb3 Rxh2 37. Kxa3 Ra8+ 38. Ra4 Rxa2+ 39. Kxa2
Rxa4+ 40. Kb3 Ra1 41. c5 Rc1 42. Kb4 Kg7 43. Kb5 Kf6 44. c6 Ke5 45. Kb6 f5 46.
Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2010.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tihonov, Jurij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2010.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2 g6 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Baekelant, Eva"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2037"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. e3 e6 10. Qc2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. e4 Bg7 14. Bf4 Bd7
15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. a4 c6 17. b3 Bh3 18. a5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nd7 20. Rac1 Ne5 21. Na4
Rd8 22. Nc5 Qc7 23. a6 b6 24. Nd3 c5 25. b4 Rac8 26. bxc5 bxc5 27. Nxc5 Rxd1
28. Qxd1 Qa5 29. Qd5 Rd8 30. Qb7 Qa3 31. Qb3 Qxb3 32. Nxb3 Nd3 33. Rc7 Nxf4+
34. gxf4 Rb8 35. Rb7 Ra8 36. e5 Bh6 37. f5 gxf5 38. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.10.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schoenberger, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2174"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Nc3 Bf6 12. Rc1 Nce7 13. Ne4 b6 14. Nfg5
Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Nf5 16. Bd2 h6 17. Nf3 Bb7 18. Qe2 Nf6 19. Bc3 Rc8 20. Ba6 Qd5
21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. h3 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Rc7 24. a3 Rdc8 25. Bd2 Rc2 26. Qe5 Ne4 27.
Rxc2 Rxc2 28. Be1 Ne7 29. b4 Ng6 30. Qb5 Nf4 31. Qe5 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Qd5 33. Qb8+
Kh7 34. Qxa7 Ng5 35. Nxg5+ hxg5 36. Rd2 Nf4 37. f3 Rc1 38. Qxf7 Rxe1+ 39. Kh2
Qc4 40. h4 Rh1+ 41. Kxh1 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Qxd2 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.10.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schmitz, Thorsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 a6 7. O-O Nc6 8. b3
Rb8 9. Nd5 e6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nd8 14. Re1 f5 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. c5 Nf7 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. Ne2 Qg6 20. f4 Bd7 21. Rc1
Rfc8 22. Qd2 Bb5 23. Nc3 Bd7 24. Kh1 Bh6 25. Nd1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Rc8 27. Qd2 Re8
28. Nf2 exf4 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. gxf4 Kf8 31. Bd4 Bg7 32. Nd1 Bxd4 33. Qxd4 Qg4
34. Ne3 Qe2 35. Nxf5 Qe1+ 36. Qg1 Qd2 37. Qa1 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.11.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Satyapragyan, Swayangsu"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[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 Rb8 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. h4 Qa5 13. Bb3 h5 14. Bh6 Be6
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rhe1 Qb4 17. Ne2 Bxb3 18. Qxb4 Rxb4 19. axb3 Rc8 20. Rd4 a5
21. Kd2 c5 22. Rxb4 axb4 23. Nf4 Nd7 24. Ra1 Ne5 25. Nd3 Nxd3 26. Kxd3 f5 27.
c3 Rb8 28. Kc4 Kf6 29. Re1 e6 30. Rd1 Rb6 31. Ra1 fxe4 32. fxe4 Ke5 33. Rf1
Kxe4 34. Re1+ Kf5 35. Rf1+ Ke5 36. Re1+ Kf6 37. Rf1+ Ke7 38. Rf3 Rb8 39. Rg3
Rf8 40. Rxg6 Rf4+ 41. Kb5 Rxh4 42. Rh6 Rg4 43. Kc6 Rxg2 44. Rxh5 Rxb2 45. cxb4
cxb4 46. Rh7+ Kf6 47. Rh6+ Kf5 48. Rh5+ Kg6 49. Rb5 Rxb3 50. Kxd6 Kf6 51. Kc5
e5 52. Rb8 Kf5 53. Kc4 Rc3+ 54. Kxb4 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.11.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 Nb4 8.
Be4 f5 9. exf6 exf6 10. Nc3 c6 11. a3 N4d5 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. Nge2 Be6 14. O-O
Qe8 15. Qf3 Kf7 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Qd7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Rfe1 g5 20. Bxg5 Bg4
21. Qh4 fxg5 22. Qxg5+ Qg7 23. Qf4 h5 24. Bf5 Rh6 25. Bxg4 hxg4 26. g3 Bd6 27.
Qe4 Rf8 28. Re2 Qg6 29. Qxg6+ Rxg6 30. Rae1 Nd5 31. Ne4 Kf7 32. Nc5 Bxc5 33.
dxc5 Kg7 34. Kg2 Rg5 35. Re5 Rxe5 36. Rxe5 Kf6 37. Re4 Kf5 38. f3 Rd8 39. Re2
Nf6 40. fxg4+ Nxg4 41. h3 Ne5 42. Rf2+ Kg6 43. Re2 Rd5 44. b4 a5 45. h4 a4 46.
Re4 Kf5 47. Rf4+ Ke6 48. h5 Nf7 49. g4 Rd3 50. Re4+ Kf6 51. Rf4+ Kg7 52. Re4
Kf8 53. Rf4 Kg8 54. Re4 Kf8 55. Rf4 Kg7 56. Re4 Kf6 57. Rf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.11.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. O-O Qa5 12. Bd2 Ng4 13. Qc2 Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. b3 Qa3 16. Bc1 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qa3 18. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.11.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Naumann, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 Bb4 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. O-O
Nxc5 9. Qd4 $1 {Eine wichtige Neuerung.} ({Nach} 9. cxd5 {gleicht 9...} Bxc3 $1
({dies ist stärker als} 9... exd5 10. Qd4 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nce4 12. Qa3 Bd7 {
, Gaprindashvili-Peptan, Interzonal Kishinev 1998, wonach} 13. Be3 Re8 14. Rac1
$14 {etwas Plus versprach}) 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qd4 Nce4 12. Ne5 Re8 13. Bf4 Qe7
14. Nd3 b6 $11 {das Spiel aus.}) 9... Qe7 ({Auch} 9... b6 {reicht nicht zum
Ausgleich wegen} 10. cxd5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nxd5 12. Qd4 Bb7 13. b3 f6 14. Ba3 $14)
10. Be3 ({Einfacher war} 10. Bg5 $5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nce4 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rac1
$14 {mit besseren Aussichten für Weiß.}) 10... Nce4 11. cxd5 Bxc3 12. d6 Qxd6
13. bxc3 Qxd4 $2 ({Danach ist die Partie nicht mehr zu retten. Notwendig war} 
13... Qc7 {, wenn auch nach} 14. Rac1 Rd8 15. Qb4 e5 16. Ng5 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 Rb8
18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Be6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bd5 $14 {Weiß mehr vom Spiel
behält.}) 14. Bxd4 Bd7 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. c4 Ba6 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. c5 Bxe2 19. f3
Rd8 20. Bb2 Nd2 21. Rc2 Ne8 22. f4 Rac8 23. Bc1 f6 24. Bxd2 fxe5 25. Bxb7 Bd3
26. Bxc8 Bxc2 27. Bxe6+ Kf8 28. Ba5 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. a4 a5 8. O-O
Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rfd1 Ba6 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Nxc4 Nd5 15.
Bd2 Nb4 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Bd2 Nb4 18. Bc1 Nd5 19. Bf1 Bg5 20. Qf3 Bxc4 21. Bxc4
Nxc3 22. bxc3 Bxc1 23. Raxc1 Qc7 24. e5 Nf8 25. h4 c5 26. Ba6 Ra8 27. Bb5 Red8
28. h5 h6 29. Qe4 Rac8 30. Ba6 Ra8 31. Qb7 Qxb7 32. Bxb7 Ra7 33. Bc6 cxd4 34.
cxd4 Rc7 35. Rc4 Rdc8 36. Rdc1 Nd7 37. Bb5 Rxc4 38. Rxc4 Rxc4 39. Bxc4 Kf8 40.
f4 Ke7 41. Kf2 f6 42. Ke3 fxe5 43. fxe5 Nf8 44. Bd3 Kd7 45. Kd2 Kc6 46. Kc3 Kd5
47. Bc2 Kc6 48. Be4+ Kc7 49. Kc4 Nd7 50. Kb5 Nb8 51. Bg2 Nd7 52. Bh3 Nf8 53.
Bg4 Kb7 54. d5 exd5 55. e6 Nh7 56. e7 Nf6 57. Bd7 Ne4 58. Bc6+ 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.11.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Rfd1 a5
15. b4 axb4 16. Qxb4 Ra7 17. Qc5 Ra5 18. Qc4 Nd7 19. e3 Be7 20. Rab1 Qc7 21.
Rb2 Rc8 22. Rdb1 Ra7 23. Rb3 Nf6 24. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D72"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb4 7. d5 c6 8. a3
Qa5 9. Nc3 cxd5 10. Bf4 N4c6 11. exd5 Nd4 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Qb6
15. Na4 Qa6 16. Nc5 Qb6 17. Na4 Qa6 18. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Nh4 Nf8 12. Rfe1 Be6 13. f3 c5 14. Nb5 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. Bc3 Ne6 18. Ndf5 Bf8 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Qb6+ 21.
Kh1 Ng4 22. Rf1 Nc5 23. Qf3 Ne5 24. Qh5 Ncd3 25. Bd4 Bc5 26. Qg5 Bxf5 27. Nxf5
Qg6 28. Qe3 Qb6 29. Qg5 Qg6 30. Qe3 Qb6 31. Qg5 Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "El Debs, Felipe de Cresce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. h3 Ke7 12. e4 Nd7 13. Bf4 f6 14. Nb5 Nde5
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rac1 Bb6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Bd2 a5 19. Kf1 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Danin, Alexandre"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 d5 10. Rfd1 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nxe4 12. Qxd5 Nd6 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Nd5
Nf5 15. Bf3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. c3 b6 19. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grigoryan, Avetik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Qd3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 a6 8. Bg5
c5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. d5 b4 11. Na4 Bd7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. b3 Bxa4 15.
bxa4 b3+ 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. Qe4 O-O-O 18. axb3 c4 19. e3 Bb4 20. Bxc4 Nc5 21.
Bxe6+ Kb8 22. Qf4+ Ka7 23. O-O Nxe6 24. Qxf6 Qd5 25. Nc4 Qxd1 26. Qxe6 Bc5 27.
Na5 Bb4 28. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. c3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Nd5 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Qe2
Bxg3 15. hxg3 Nf6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qb6 18. Nd6 Bd7 19. Ne4 Ne8 20. c4 Bc6
21. c5 Qa5 22. a3 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxc5 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. b4 Qb6 26. Bf3 Nf6 27.
Qe5 Qa6 28. Qc3 Rfc8 29. Qb3 Qb5 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 Kf8 32. Rd6 Rb6 33. Rd3
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Deviatkin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. b4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Qb3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. e4 b6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rac1 Bb7
15. Qd2 Rae8 16. Rfd1 Qb8 17. e5 a6 18. Be2 Qa8 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. Be7 Rfe8 21.
Bd6 a5 22. a3 Ba6 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. h4 axb4 25. axb4 Qb5 26. h5 Qd5 27. Qf4 f5
28. hxg6 h6 29. g4 Nf8 30. gxf5 exf5 31. Qxf5 Ne6 32. Re1 Rf8 33. Bxf8 Rxf8 34.
Qe4 Rxf3 35. Rxc6 Nf4 36. Qxd5+ Nxd5 37. Rd6 Ne7 38. Rxb6 Rd3 39. Rd6 Bf8 40.
b5 Nf5 41. Rd8 Kg7 42. Rb1 Be7 43. Rd7 Rxd4 44. Rxd4 Nxd4 45. Kg2 Bg5 46. b6
Bf4 47. Re1 Nc6 48. b7 Kxg6 49. Re4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 a6 13. axb5 axb5 14. O-O Qc7
15. Rfd1 Bc6 16. Na2 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ Nf6 19. Nb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8
21. Re1 Bd7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Rxe5 Ra1+ 24. Kf2 Rd1 25. Qc5 Rd2+ 26. Kf1 Qxc5 27.
Rxc5 h5 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Bxd5 e6 31. Bb7 g5 32. Ke2 Kf6 33. Ke3
Ke5 34. g3 h4 35. c3 hxg3 36. hxg3 Kd6 37. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bukavshin, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Rb1 g5 9. b3 h5 10. d4 exd4 11. Nb5 Bf5 12. Bb2 Bxb1 13. Qxb1 Qd7 14. Nbxd4
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 O-O-O 16. Bxh8 Rxh8 17. Rd1 Qe6 18. e3 Bf6 19. Qc2 h4 20. Nd4
Bxd4 21. Rxd4 hxg3 22. hxg3 c6 23. Qc5 Qg6 24. Bh3+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Denisov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 g6 (5... dxe5 6. fxe5 c5 7. d5 e6
8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 c4 $1 {Une recommandation de Mikenas} 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Qd4
Bxf3 12. gxf3 Bb4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Rg1 g6 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Bb3 {!!!? Fine} Bc5
17. Qf4 Bxg1 $13) 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Be6 (7... O-O 8. c5 $36 N6d7 9. Nf3 b6 10.
cxd6 cxd6 11. h4 Bb7 12. h5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nc6 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Qd2 Ndxe5 16.
dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxd2+ 18. Bxd2 Bxe5 19. O-O-O Rac8 20. Re1 Bf6 21. Rh3 Rfd8
22. g4 {Fernandez Garcia,J (2490)-Korneev, O (2565)/Elgoibar 1996/CBM 057 ext/
1/2-1/2 (41)}) 8. d5 ({RR} 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qb3 a5 10. Ng5 Bf5 11. c5 a4 12. Qd1
dxc5 13. dxc5 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Nc8 15. Bc4 Nc6 16. O-O h6 17. Nf3 a3 18. b3 N8a7
19. Rd2 Nb4 20. Nd4 Bc8 21. h3 b6 22. Rfd1 g5 {Simon,O (2338)-Degraeve,J (2573)
/Lille 2011/Mega2011 Update 19/1-0 (33)}) 8... Bc8 (8... Bf5 9. c5 dxc5 10.
Bxc5 O-O 11. Nf3 f6 12. e6 $36 {[%csl Rb6,Rf5,Rg7]}) 9. Nf3 O-O $146 ({RR} 9...
Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 dxe5 12. c5 exf4 13. Bb5+ N6d7 14. Qxf4 O-O 15. O-O c6
16. Bc4 Nf6 17. Rad1 Nbd7 18. d6 exd6 19. Qxd6 Qa5 20. Ne4 Rae8 21. Bd2 Qd8 22.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Bg5 Qxd6 24. cxd6 {Zvara, P (2409)-Stocek,J (2559)/Czechia 2009/
EXT 2010/0-1 (53)}) 10. Bd3 e6 $5 (10... Bg4 11. O-O) 11. O-O Na6 12. Be2 exd5
13. cxd5 Bg4 14. Bd4 Nb4 15. Qb3 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 18. Qxb6 axb6
19. exd6 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Bf8 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Bxd6 23. g3 Bc5+ 24. Kg2 {(=)}
Bd4 25. a3 Bxc3 $1 26. bxc3 Kf8 (26... Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rxa3 28. Rd7 Rxc3 29. Bd5
{[%csl Rf7]} Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Rc3+ 31. Kg4) 27. Kf2 Rxd1 28. Bxd1 Rd8 29. Be2 Na5
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Codenotti, Marco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2262"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 (3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5) 3... e5 {[%csl Gd4]} 4. d4 (4.
Nc3 $143 Nc6 $11 {[%csl Gd4]}) 4... exd4 $1 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:32]}
O-O {[%emt 0:01:32]} 7. Be2 Re8 8. f3 c6 (8... d5 {Douteux mais pas facile а
réfuter devant l'échiquier!} 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 c6 $13) 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Nb3
d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. exd5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Na6 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 13. Bh4 {
[%emt 0:01:26]} Qb4 $146 {88 La préparation des Noirs et qui a un peu
déstabilisé le GMI qui s'est mis а réfléchir avant de proposer nulle ensuite} (
{RR} 13... Nb4 14. Bf2 Qd8 15. O-O Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Bb5
Rd8 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Nd4 a6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bc4 Rac8 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. b3 Rc2
25. Rc1 Rdd2 26. Rxc2 Rxc2 27. a4 Rb2 28. Rc1 {Vitiugov,N (2355)-Danin,A (2219)
/Cherepovets 2001/ EXT 2002/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 14. Bf2 {78"} Nc7 15. O-O {49"
Visiblement, le GMI n'était pas dans un bon jour.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Serov, Maksim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 (4... dxc4 {Probablement un moyen plus
simple d'égaliser et par rapport а la variante 4.Qc2, les Blancs n'ont pas
l'option du gambit RAUZIS} 5. Qxc4 Bf5 (5... Bg4 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 Bxf3 (7...
e6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O $14) 8. gxf3 e5 9. Be3 (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Qe2
Bc5 11. Bd2 Qe7 (11... O-O 12. O-O-O {[%cal Gd1d8]} (12. Rg1 $5 {[%csl Gg1,Rg7]
[%cal Gd2h6]})) 12. f4 $14 {Vitiugov,N (2616)-Lastin,A (2639) RUS-ch Higher
League 61st 2008 (3) 1/2})) 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 (9. e3 O-O
10. Qe2 Ne4 (10... c5 11. Rd1 (11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Ne1 $1 Ndf6 13. f3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
$14 {[%cal Ge3e4];Kurajica,B (2529)-Haznedaroglu,K (2439) Mediterranean op-A
4th 2010 (7) 1/2}) 11... Qb6 12. Nc3 cxd4 (12... Rfd8 13. h3 {Wojtkiewicz,A 
(2551)-Kamsky,G (2717) New York Masters 119th rapid 2004 (4) 1/2} (13. e4 Bg4 (
13... Bg6 14. d5 $36 {[%csl Gd1,Gd5]}) 14. Be3 {[%cal Ge3b6]} cxd4 (14... Rac8
15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nh4 $16) 15. Bxd4 $36 {[%csl Rb6]})) 13. Nxd4 Bg4 14.
f3 Bh5 15. e4 e5 16. Na4 Qa5 17. Nf5 $1 Bb4 18. b3 Rfd8 19. a3 $14 {
Wojtkiewicz,A (2539)-Zatonskih,A (2440) USA-ch San Diego 2004 (3) 1/2}) (10...
Qb6 11. Nbd2 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd2c4]} Ne4 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Nxe4 Nd7 14. Nc3 $14
) 11. Rd1 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5][%cal Gd1d8]} Qc7 12. Ne1 Bg6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5
15. e4 cxd4 16. cxd4 $16 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]} Rac8 17. Nd3 Rfd8 (17... Qc2) 18. Bb2
Qa5 19. Nf4 Qa4 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 20. d5 $5 {Wojtkiewicz,A (2543)-Stripunsky,A 
(2543) New York Masters 76th rapid 2003 (3) 1-0}) 9... O-O 10. Re1 {[%cal
Ge2e4]} Ne4 11. Qb3 {[%csl Rb7]} Qb6 12. Nh4 Bxh4 13. gxh4 $5 Ndf6 14. f3 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Qc7 16. e4 Bg6 17. Be3 Nh5 18. a4 Qe7 {[%csl Rh4]} 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Be3
{Nezar,M (2391)-Vernay,C (2441) FRA-chT Top 12 2012 (2.7) 1/2} (20. a5 {
[%csl Rb7][%cal Ge1b1]})) 5. g3 {Retombe sur une Catalane avec une sortie
prématurée de la Q mais c'est un système que jouait Kortchnoi dès les années 50
} Be7 (5... dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 (7. Qd3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. Nfd2
Qb6 (10... Qc8 11. a4 b4 12. Nb3 c5 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 $11 {Leitao inf 114}) 11. a4
{El Debs,F (2477)-Leitao,R (2626) BRA-ch 78th Campinas 2011 (2) 0-1})) (5...
Nbd7 6. Nc3 (6. Bg2)) 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nc3 (7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3 (8. Bf4 a5 $1 {
[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga5a4];Giri,A (2711)-Aronian,L (2816) Istanbul ol (Men) 40th
2012 (10.1) 0-1 La sortie Qb3 ne présente pas que des avantages}) (8. Rd1 b6 9.
Nc3) 8... b6 (8... a5 $5) 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rad1 Re8 12. e4 $1 Nxe4
13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 $40 {[%csl Rf7];Rashkovsky,N (2525)-Goloshchapov,A (2446)
RUS-Cup final 1999 (9) 1-0}) (7. Nbd2 $143 Nbd7 8. O-O Qb6 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3
a5 11. b4 b6 $1) 7... Nbd7 (7... b6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 (9. cxd5 exd5 (9... cxd5
10. Bf4 a6 11. Rac1 (11. a4) 11... b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Ne8 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 a5 17. Nf3 Nc7 18. Be3 Qd7 $11 {Gligoric,S-Eliskases,E
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1952 (8) 1/2}) 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Rad1 {[%csl Gc5,Rc6]
[%cal Gd1d5]} (11. Rfe1) 11... Re8 (11... Nh5 $5 {Loevenfisch} 12. Bc1 Qc7 {
[%cal Ga8d8]})) 9... Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 $6 Ne4 12. Bf4 Ndc5 $1 {[%csl
Rb3];Antoshin,V-Spassky,B URS-ch23 Leningrad 1956 1/2}) 8. O-O (8. Bf4 Nh5 $132
{[%cal Gf7f5]}) 8... Nb6 $5 {[%csl Rc4] La Qb3 n'est finalement pas si bien
placée et la pression du Nb6 sur le Pc4 force les Blancs а faire une concession
} (8... b6 {La grande ligne}) (8... Qb6 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 $14 {[%csl Ga1]
[%cal Gb3b4,Gb4b5]}) 9. cxd5 {C'est rarement un bon choix dans la Catalane
mais les Blancs n'ont pas vraiment le choix.} (9. c5 Nbd7 10. Bf4 b6 $11 {
Nikolaev,N (2330)-Nikolaev,V (2280) St Petersburg White Nights op 1998 (5) 1/2}
) 9... exd5 (9... Nbxd5) 10. Ne5 (10. Bf4) (10. Rd1) 10... Ng4 (10... Bf5) 11.
Nd3 $1 $14 {[%csl Gc5]} Nc4 (11... Re8 $132 {[%csl Re2][%cal Ge7f8]}) 12. Rd1
$146 (12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Bxd6 $14 {[%csl Rc8];Kortschnoj,V-Vittiglio,
G 1st StudWTCh final 1954 (3) 1-0}) (12. Qc2 {[%cal Gb2b3]} Re8 13. b3) 12...
Nf6 13. Bf4 Nd6 14. Bxd6 $6 {Les Blancs veulent pousser "e4" mais les nombreux
échanges qui vont suivre vont amoindrir le potentiel dynamique des Blancs au
centre alors que le Pd4 sera une faiblesse structurelle} (14. Rac1) 14... Bxd6
15. e4 {[%csl Rd4]} dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qf6 $11 {[%csl Rd4]} 18. Nc5
Rb8 19. Rac1 Kh8 (19... Bg4 $11) 20. Bf3 Qe7 21. Re1 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Raznikov, Danny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 (4. Nc3) (4. e3) (4. Qc2 dxc4 5. e4 {
La différence avec la partie car les Blancs ont l'option supplémentaire du
gambit} b5 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 e6 8. Bd2 $44) 4... dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7.
Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. e3 (9. Nc3) 9... O-O 10. Rd1 Rc8 ({RR} 10... e5 11. Nc3
Qc7 12. h3 Bg6 ({RR} 12... Rad8 13. Qe2 ({RR} 13. g4 Be6 14. Qe2 h6 15. e4 exd4
16. Nxd4 Bd6 17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. Nce2 Nb6 19. a4 a5 20. Be3 Bc4 21. b3 Ba6 22.
Rac1 Nbd7 23. g5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Ba3 25. Ra1 Bb4) 13... Bb4 ({RR} 13... Ne4 14.
Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Kxg2 c5 18. d5 Qe5 19. e4) 14. e4
Bxc3 15. exf5 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Rxd4 Rfe8 18. Be3 Nb6 19. Qc2 Nfd5 20. Bg5
f6 21. Bd2) ({RR} 12... Rfe8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. e4 Be6 16. Qe2 Bb4
17. f4 Qa5 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Qf2 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qa4 22. Rd4 Bc4
23. Qd2 c5 24. Rd8 Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Qe8 26. Qd6 b6 27. e5) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Qxe5 15. e4 Qe6 16. Qxe6 fxe6 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1 Ba5 ({RR} 
19... Bb6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. f4 b5 22. a3) ({RR} 19... Bc7 20. f4 Ba5 21. e5 Nd5
22. Nxd5 cxd5 ({RR} 22... exd5 23. g4) 23. Rc1) 20. f3 e5 21. Na4 Bf7 ({RR} 
21... b6 22. a3 c5 23. Nc3 Bxc3 24. bxc3) 22. Nc5 b6 23. Na6 c5 ({RR} 23... Bc4
24. Bf1) ({RR} 23... Bxa2 24. b4 Bc4 25. bxa5 Bxa6 26. axb6 axb6 27. Bxb6) 24.
Bf1 Rc8 ({RR} 24... Bxa2 25. Ra1 Bf7 26. Nxc5 Bb4 27. Nd3 Bd6 28. Bxb6) 25. h4
{Mamedyarov,S (2761)-Eljanov,P (2755)/Moscow 2010/CBM 139/[Krasenkow]/1-0 (49)}
) ({RR} 10... Qc7) ({RR} 10... Ne4) 11. Qe2 b5 ({RR} 11... c5 12. Nc3 Ne4 13.
Ne1 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Bd2 Rc7 16. e4 Bg6 17. Nd3 Qa6 18. Qe3 Nb6 19. Qf3
Nc4 20. Bf4 Rd7 21. h4 h6 22. h5 Bh7 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 e5
26. Bc1 Qxa2 27. Bf1 Na5 {Kramnik,V (2790)-Smeets,J (2651)/Nice 2010/CBM 135
Extra/1-0 (53)}) 12. b3 $146 (12. Nbd2 Bc2 {Horvath,J (2519)-Berczes,D (2430)
HUN-chT 0708 2007 (7) 1-0}) 12... Qb6 13. Bb2 {[%csl Ge5]} Rfd8 14. h3 h6 15.
Nc3 b4 16. Na4 Qb5 $1 17. Qf1 Bc2 18. Rd2 Be4 19. Rc1 Qd5 20. Qd1 Qb5 21. Bf1
Qb7 22. Bg2 Qb5 23. Qf1 Qd5 24. Qe2 Qb5 25. Ne1 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Ne4 27. Rdc2 Qxe2
28. Rxe2 Nb6 29. f3 Nxa4 (29... Nd6) 30. fxe4 Nxb2 31. Rxb2 c5 32. Rbc2 Rb8 33.
dxc5 (33. Nf3 cxd4 34. exd4) 33... Bf6 34. Kf3 (34. Nf3 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Bc3)
34... Rb7 35. Ke2 Rbd7 36. c6 Rc7 37. Rc5 Bc3 38. Nd3 Rdc8 39. a3 $1 {[%csl
Rc3]} Rb8 40. e5 Rb6 41. Kd1 Kf8 42. axb4 Bxb4 43. Nxb4 Rxb4 44. Kc2 Ke7 45.
Kb2 Re4 46. R1c3 h5 (46... f6) 47. Ka3 h4 48. g4 f5 49. exf6+ gxf6 50. b4 Kd8
51. Rh5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Djukic, Nikola"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 (5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4 exd4
8. cxd4 b5 9. Bc2 O-O (9... d5)) 5... g6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 {83} (8.
Bc2 Bg7 9. d5 Na5 10. Bd2 Nc4 (10... c5 11. Bc3 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 $14) (10... Bxb2
11. Nc3 $44 (11. Bxa5 Bxa1 12. Nc3)) 11. Bc3 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 {Sethuraman,S 
(2529)-Ghosh,D (2372) Chennai op 4th 2012 (11) 1-0}) 8... Bg7 {85} 9. d5 Na5
10. Bc2 d6 11. O-O {66} O-O 12. h3 {50} c6 $146 {70} (12... Nc4 13. Nc3 c6 14.
dxc6 Nxc6 15. a4 b4 16. Nd5 h6 17. Bb3 N4e5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Be3 Rb8 20. Bc5
Re8 21. a5 Qg5 22. Qd3 Bb7 23. Rfd1 Bf8 24. Bb6 Nd4 25. Ba4 Bxd5 26. Bxd4 Bc4
27. Qxc4 {Khukhashvili,S (2421)-Das,S (2268)/Dubai 2011/Mega2011 Update 17/1-0
(61)}) 13. dxc6 {48 La nouveauté était prévue par les Noirs} Nexc6 14. Nc3 Be6
15. Nd5 {28} (15. a4) 15... Nc4 {47} 16. Rb1 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nb4 18. Bb3 a5 19.
a3 Na6 20. Nd4 {17} Qb6 {28} 21. Nc6 {[%csl Gc6]} Nb8 (21... Rfe8) 22. Bxc4 (
22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Re1 $14) 22... bxc4 23. Be3 Qb7 24. Qa4 {10} Nxc6 {21} 25.
dxc6 Qb3 26. Qxb3 cxb3 27. Rfd1 {03} (27. Rfc1 Rfc8) 27... Rfc8 {19} 28. Rxd6
a4 29. Bb6 Be5 30. Rd5 Rxc6 31. Rxe5 Rxb6 32. Rbe1 Kg7 33. Re8 Raa6 34. R8e4
Rc6 35. Rb4 Rc2 $17 {[%csl Gc2]} 36. Ree4 Rxb2 37. Rxa4 Rd6 (37... Rf6 $1 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Gf2g2,Gf6f2]}) 38. Red4 Re6 39. Rab4 Ree2 40. Rf4 Rb1+ 41. Kh2
Re7 42. Rf3 b2 43. Re3 Rxe3 44. fxe3 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

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 (8... h6) 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 (11. f5 $5 {[%csl Rf6]})
11... Qb6 12. Nxc6 (12. Nce2) 12... Bxc6 13. f5 (13. Qe1) 13... b4 (13... Qc5
14. Bd3 b4) 14. Ne2 e5 (14... Bxe4 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Nf4 {[%csl Re6]} d5 17.
Bd3 O-O-O 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qe2 $44) 15. Ng3 {[%cal Gg3e4]} h5 {[%csl Rg3]} 16.
h4 Qc5 17. Bd3 (17. Qe2 {[%csl Rh5]} Ke7 18. Nxh5 $16 {[%emt 0:33:28] Adams,M 
(2734)-Czarnota, P (2531)/Bundesliga 0809 (15.3)/1/2-1/2}) 17... Bh6 18. Qe2
Ke7 19. Nxh5 Qe3 20. Qf1 (20. Qxe3 $6 Bxe3 21. Ng3 Rag8 $132 {[%csl Rg2,Rg3]})
20... Bxe4 21. Rh3 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Qc1+ 23. Qxc1 Bxc1 24. g4 $146 ({RR} 24. Nxf6
Kxf6 25. Kxc1 Rag8 26. Rxd6+ Kxf5 27. Rf3+ ({RR} 27. Rd2 Rg4 (27... e4 {
[%csl Gd3]}) 28. Rf2+ Ke6 29. Rhf3 Rhxh4 30. Rf6+ Kd5 31. Rxf7 Rh1+ 32. Kd2 Rh2
33. Rd7+ Kc6 34. Ra7 Rgxg2 35. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 36. Kd3 e4+ 37. Kxe4 Kb6 38. Rh7 Rxc2
39. Rh6+ Kb5 40. Rh5+ Kb6 41. Rh6+ {1/2-1/2 Saric,I (2566)-Jankovic,A (2571)/
Rijeka 2009/CBM 128 Extra (41)}) 27... Ke4 28. Rxf7 Rxg2 29. Rf1 Rxh4 30. Re1+
Kf5 31. Rf1+ {1/2-1/2 Gallagher,J (2464)-Jankovic,A (2548)/Novi Sad 2009/CBM
133 (31)}) 24... Bh6 25. a3 Rag8 $132 26. Nxf6 Kxf6 27. Rxd6+ Kg7 28. g5 Bxg5
29. Rg3 Rxh4 30. Rxg5+ Kh7 31. Rxg8 Kxg8 32. axb4 Rxb4 33. Rxa6 Rf4 34. f6 Kh7
35. c3 Kg6 36. b4 Rf2 {[%csl Rb1]} (36... e4 37. b5) 37. b5 e4 38. Ra8 $1 {
[%cal Ga8e8]} e3 (38... Kxf6 $2 39. b6 $18) 39. Re8 Rf5 40. c4 Rf4 41. Kb2 Rxc4
42. Kb3 (42. Rxe3 Kxf6 $11) 42... Rc1 43. Rxe3 Kxf6 44. Kb4 Kg5 45. b6 Rc8 46.
b7 Rb8 47. Re7 f5 48. Kc5 f4 49. Kd4 (49. Kb6 f3 50. Ka7 Rxb7+ $1 51. Kxb7 Kf4
52. Rf7+ Ke3 $11 {[%csl Rb7]}) 49... f3 50. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. g3 (5. Qb3 {Recommandé dans sa
monographie par ... KHALIFMAN!}) (5. Nh4) 5... Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Bh3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 $146 (9. d5 {Haik,A (2440)-Benoit,M (2240) FRA-ch 54th Puteaux
1980 (1) 1-0}) 9... Bc6 10. Bg2 (10. e4) 10... Be4 11. Bh3 Bc6 12. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 $5 {[%cal Gb7b5] Une idée originale de Romanishin}
4. Bg2 b5 5. d3 (5. Ne5 {Bizarrement, la découverte ne donne rien de concret
aux Blancs} Ra7 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gc7c5,Gd7d6]}) (5. b3 {This is a logical move.
White is better prepared for the opening of the b file. Also interresting is 5.
d3 and in that case the game is calmer and White's pawn structure is better 
(Khalifman: Opening for white vol 2)}) (5. Na3 $5 {Bartel}) 5... Bb7 6. O-O c5
7. Nc3 $1 b4 8. Na4 d6 9. d4 $5 (9. e4 {[%csl Rb7]} Be7 10. e5 $14 {Romanishin,
O (2571)-Markos,J (2467) SVK-ch Kaskady 2002 (7) 1-0}) (9. a3 $5 $146 {Un coup
logique après avoir provoqué la poussée b5b4} a5 $11 (9... Nc6 10. d4 Nxd4 11.
Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Nxe6 (12. Kxg2 cxd4 13. Qxd4 bxa3 14. Rxa3 d5 15. c5 (15. Rb3)
15... Be7 (15... Rb8 16. Bf4) 16. b4 $16) 12... fxe6 13. Kxg2)) 9... cxd4 $146
(9... Nbd7 10. dxc5 {Vojinovic,G (2468)-Manic,J (2263) SRB-chT2 Golubac 2008 
(8) 1-0}) 10. Nxd4 (10. Qxd4 $5) 10... Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc7 (11... Be7) 12. Bg5 {
Un coup naturel mais peut-être pas le plus précis} (12. f3 $142 $5 {[%cal
Ge2e4] Plus souple car dans certaines variantes, le Bg5 non protégé peut
donner des ressources tactiques aux Noirs et d'ailleurs, les Blancs vont
rejouer le B quelques coups plus tard.} Nbd7 13. e4 Be7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Rc1
Rfc8 16. Qb3 Qb7 $11 (16... Rab8)) 12... Nbd7 {[%cal Gd7f6,Gd7c5]} 13. Rc1 Be7
(13... Qb7+) 14. Qb3 Rb8 (14... Qb7+ {[%cal Gb7g2,Gb7b4]} 15. f3 (15. Qf3)) 15.
Rfd1 O-O 16. Kg1 {Evite un échec intermédiaire} (16. f3) 16... Rfc8 $11 17. Bf4
Nh5 $1 {[%cal Ge6e5]} (17... e5 $6 18. Nf5) 18. Be3 Ne5 $2 {Laisse un temps
aux Blancs pour réactiver le Na4 qui était mal placé} (18... Nhf6 {Propose
tacitement de répéter les coups}) (18... Qb7 $1 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gd7e5]} 19.
Bd2 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gd4c2]} (19. f3 Ne5 20. Bf2 Nf6 21. e4 Rc7 {[%cal Gb8c8,
Gd6d5]}) (19. Nc2 {[%cal Ga4b6,Gc2b4]} Ne5 20. Ne1) (19. Rc2)) 19. c5 $1 d5 20.
Nb6 $36 Re8 21. Qxb4 Nc4 {[%cal Gc4e3,Gc4b6]} 22. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 23. Nf3 $44 {
[%csl Ra6,Rc4][%cal Gd1d7,Ge3c5,Gb4a5]} Nf6 24. Bf4 {Le B finit enfin par
trouver une bonne case} Qxc5 25. Qxc5 Bxc5 26. Bxb8 Bxb6 27. Be5 $14 {[%csl
Rc4]} Ne4 {[%csl Rf2]} 28. e3 f6 29. Bc3 Nxc3 {(=)} 30. bxc3 {La position est
égale mais pas forcément nulle et les Blancs déclinent la proposition} Ba5 31.
Rd6 Bxc3 32. Rc6 $1 (32. Rxa6 $143 Rc8 {[%csl Gc4]} (32... Bb2 {[%cal Gc4c3,
Ge8c8]})) 32... a5 33. Rxc4 Bb4 {Normalement avec des P sur les deux ailes, le
B doit dominer le N mais dans la position, le Bb4 est assez mal placé car il
doit défendre la faiblesse "a5"} 34. Nd4 $1 Kf7 (34... e5 35. Nc6 Ra8 36. Kf1
$14 {[%cal Gf1d3,Gd3e4]}) 35. Kf1 (35. Kg2) 35... g6 36. a4 {[%csl Ra5] Fixant
la faiblesse "a5"} (36. Ke2) 36... Re7 (36... Bf8 37. Rc7+ Re7 38. Rc8 {
[%cal Gc8a8]}) 37. Nc6 Rd7 38. Nxb4 axb4 39. Rxb4 {Les Blancs ont gagné un P
mais la R Blanche aura du mal а se placer derrière le P. La position rappelle
un peu la fameuse finale Alekhine-Capablanca dans la 34ème partie mais avec
seulement 03 P а l'aile-roi, ce qui diminue les chances de gain} Ra7 $1 {
Il ne faut pas laisser le temps aux Blancs de jouer a5, suivi de Ra4} 40. Ke2 {
[%cal Ge2c4,Gc4b3]} Ke7 (40... h5) 41. Kd3 Kd6 42. Kc3 e5 (42... h5) 43. h4 (
43. Rb6+ $5 Ke7 (43... Kc5 44. Rb5+ Kc6 45. Kb4 {[%csl Ga4]}) (43... Kd5 44.
Kb4 f5 45. a5 {[%csl Ga5]}) 44. Kb4) 43... f5 44. Kb3 Kc6 45. Rb8 $1 {[%cal
Gb8h8,Gb3b4]} Rd7 46. a5 Rd1 {[%cal Gd1b1]} 47. Kb2 (47. Rh8) 47... Rd2+ 48.
Ka3 Rd1 49. Rb2 $1 {[%cal Ga3b4,Gb2a2]} Ra1+ 50. Kb4 Rc1 51. Ra2 $1 {[%csl Ga2]
Les Blancs ont réussi а optimiser la position de la R Blanche derrière le P
mais ils ont encore un souci avec la R Noire qui coupe l'accès au centre pour
le K Blanc} Rb1+ $4 (51... Kb7 52. Kb5 Rb1+ 53. Kc5 Rd1 54. Rb2+ Ka7 {[%csl
Ga7,Gd1] Il y a encore du travail...}) 52. Kc3 Rc1+ $2 {Les Noirs étaient
probablement en zeitnot} 53. Kd2 Rf1 54. Ke2 Rb1 55. a6 Rb8 56. e4 Re8 57. a7
Kb7 58. a8=Q+ $1 (58. h5) 58... Rxa8 59. Rxa8 Kxa8 60. exf5 gxf5 61. g4 $1 {
[%csl Ra8][%cal Ge2e4]} fxg4 62. Ke3 Kb7 63. Ke4 Kc6 64. Kxe5 h5 65. Kf5 Kd5
66. Kg5 Ke4 67. Kxh5 Kf4 68. Kg6 Kf3 69. Kg5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. Be3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. h3 Re8 11. Nc3 h6 12. Nde2 Bb4 13. Kh2 Be6 14. a3 Ba5
15. Na4 Bf5 16. Nac3 Qd7 17. Nb5 Ne5 18. Nbd4 Be4 19. b3 {[%tqu "En","How
would you continue as Black?","Search for the knight fork!","","e5g4","Getting
a knight into the vicinity of the points e3 and g2!",15,"f6g4","The right idea,
but it's more forceful to go to g4 with the other knight since here White can
reply 20.Kg1!",5,"De","Wie würden Sie als Schwarzer fortsetzen?","Suchen Sie
die Gabel!","","e5g4","Bringt einen Springer in die Nähe der Punkte e3 und
g2!",15,"f6g4","Die richtige Idee, aber zwingender ist es, mit dem anderen
Springer nach g4 zu gehen, denn hier kann Weiß 20.Kg1! erwidern.",5]} Neg4+ $1
{Recognizing the vulnerability of e3! Erkennt die Anfälligkeit des Punktes e3.}
(19... Nfg4+ {would be less precise due to wäre weniger genau wegen} 20. Kg1 $1
(20. hxg4 {transposes to the game. wäre Zugumstellung zur Partie.})) 20. hxg4
Nxg4+ 21. Kg1 (21. Kh1 {would give Black the additional possibility gäbe
Schwarz dies zusätzliche Möglichkeit} Nxe3 {with the threat 22....Qh3+ and 23..
..Qxg2++. mit der Drohung 22....Qh3+ and 23....Qxg2++.}) 21... Bxg2 22. Kxg2 {
[%tqu "En","The rest is easy, isn't it?","Fork!","","e8e3","...and the rook is
untouchable - Black has won a pawn.",5,"De","Der Rest ist leicht, oder?",
"Gabel!","","e8e3","...und der Turm ist unantastbar - Schwarz hat einen Bauern
gewonnen.",5]} Rxe3 $1 {The rook is untouchable, so at the end of the day
Black has won a pawn, and is left with a far superior position.  Der Turm ist
unantastbar, und damit hat Schwarz im Endeffekt einen Bauern erobert, mit weit
übelegener Stellung.} 23. Nf4 (23. fxe3 Nxe3+ {and the queen falls. und die
Dame fällt.}) 23... Rd8 24. Rh1 Re4 25. Rc1 {[%tqu "En","How can Black win yet
another pawn?","","","g4f2","...and the vulnerability of the diagonal b6-f2
decides the issue - 26.Kxf2 Rxd4! 27. Qxd4 Bb6!",5,"De","Wie kann Schwarz noch
einen Bauern erobern?","","","g4f2","...und die Schwäche auf der Diagonalen
b6-f2 bringt die Entscheidung - 26.Kxf2 Rxd4! 27. Qxd4 Bb6!",5]} Nxf2 $1 {
Showing the weakness of the diagonal b6-f2. White resigned since 26.Kxf2 is
followed by 26...Rxd4 27.Qxd4 Bb6! Zeigt die Anfälligkeit der Diagonalen b6-f2.
Weiß gab auf, denn nach 26.Kxf2 folgt 26...Rxd4 27.Qxd4 Bb6!} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d5 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. cxd5
exd5 ({RR} 8... g5 9. Bg3 Nxd5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. h4 g4 13. Ne5 f5
14. Bc4 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 b5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. O-O Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Bb7 19. f3 Rac8
20. Qd2 Kh7 21. fxg4 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Rg8 23. g5 {Topalov,V (2767)-Polgar,J (2709)
/Dos Hermanas 2008/1-0 (62)}) 9. dxc5 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Nc6 $146 (11...
Qa5 {Ponomariov,R (2737)-Kramnik,V (2790) Amber-rapid 19th 2010 (5) 0-1}) 12.
Bd3 Bg4 (12... Bxc3+) 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qf6 (14... Nxc5 $132 {Malgré
l'affaiblissement de l'aile-roi, l'activité des pièces Noires donnent assez de
contre-jeu aux Noirs}) 15. c4 Nxg3 16. fxg3 {[%cal Gf1f6]} dxc4 17. Bxc4 (17.
Rxc4 Be6 18. Nd4) 17... Rad8 18. Qc2 Bf5 $6 (18... Be6 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Rxf6
Nxc2 21. Rxc2 Kg7 22. Rf1 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rd2 $132) 19. Nxg5 $1 Bxc2 20. Rxf6
hxg5 21. Rxc2 Kg7 22. Rf1 Ne5 23. Be2 Rd7 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Rc8 26. Bf3
Rc7 27. Kf1 Nd7 28. Ke2 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 Nxc5 30. Kd2 Kf6 31. Kc3 b6 32. h4 Kf5
33. g4+ Ke5 34. h5 Ne6 35. h6 Kf6 36. Be4 Nc7 37. Bf5 Nd5+ 38. Kd4 Nb4 39. e4
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Inarkiev,E"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is the game from the last round. We both had +4. In the evening before
the game, I was trying to understand, what were my chances to qualify for the
World Cup, if the game was drawn. The tie-break system was new, and at least
strange, so I still don't know the answer, and fortunately, don't need to know
it. The opponent's tie-break scores was not better then mine, and both of us
have to fight for the win.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 {It seems,
that Khalifman knows every opening, so it's hard to predict what he will play.
The Volga Gambit was, of course, out of my preparation for this game. With
this choice, Black clearly shows the belligerent mood of this game.} 5. cxb5 a6
6. bxa6 Bxa6 7. Bg2 d6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nc3 Nb6 $5 {Interesting line.
By attacking the d5-pawn, Black prevents White's setup with Qc2 and Rd1. At
the same time, the way to a5 for the Black's queen is closed now.} (10... O-O {
Transposes to the main line.}) 11. Rb1 {A provocative move.} ({The main line is
} 11. Re1) 11... Bc4 {The critical choice.} ({If} 11... O-O {then} 12. b3) 12.
Ne1 {White can't save the pawn, the question is what is the best way to give
it back.} ({There's no point in} 12. Nd2 $6 Bxa2 13. Nxa2 Rxa2 14. Qb3 Ra8 $13)
({Very interesting is the tricky} 12. Ng5 $5 Bxa2 ({if} 12... h6 {then} 13. b3
$1 Ba6 14. Nf3 $14) 13. Nxa2 Rxa2 14. Qb3 Ra7 15. Qb5+ {and on} Nbd7 16. Ne6 $1
fxe6 17. dxe6 O-O 18. exd7 Qxd7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. b4 $14) 12... Nfd7 $5 $146 {
Interesting novelty. I guess, that Alexander found this move over the board.
He wanted to keep the tension, and to have more pieces on the board.} ({
To justify the previous play, it's more logical for Black to take the pawn.} 
12... Bxa2 13. Nxa2 Rxa2 {White is slightly better after} 14. Nc2 {(/\Na3).}
Ra8 15. b4 $14 {The knight most probably will come to c6. White will have some
pressure, but Black is very solid.} Na4 16. Bd2 O-O 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nb4 $14
Nfe4 {1/2-1/2, Khurtsidze Nino (GEO) 2399 - Izoria Zviad (GEO) 2600, Batumi 
(Georgia) 2003}) 13. a3 {Simply moving the pawn out of attack.} (13. b3 $6 {
is inaccurate:} Bxc3 14. bxc4 Bg7 15. Qb3 O-O $36 {Pawns a2 and c4 are clear
targets for Black's pieces. I would prefer Black in this position.}) 13... O-O
14. Bd2 {(/\b2-b3).} Nf6 15. Bc1 Nfd7 {Black did a lot to complicate the game,
but this repetition is more or less necessary, b2-b3 is a serious threat.} 16.
Bd2 Nf6 17. b3 $1 {Of course, it's not time for the draw! By giving back the
d5 pawn, White gets the bishop pair, and what is more important, opens the
diagonal for the g2-bishop.} Bxd5 {Otherwise, all previous play will become
senseless.} 18. Nxd5 Nfxd5 $6 {He made this move quite quickly, but there's
big difference between knight captures.} ({Better is} 18... Nbxd5 19. a4 $14 {
(/\Nc2-a3-b5/c4).} ({Doesn't give anything} 19. e4 $6 Nc7 20. e5 Nfd5 $13)) 19.
a4 $1 {(/\a5; xNd5). Now White win some tempi, and has a serious initiative.}
e6 20. a5 Nd7 21. b4 $1 $14 {It's incredible, that White's a- and b-pawns,
which are usually in the Volga Gambit the most desired dessert for Black's
pieces and need permanent protection, now became the powerful attacking force
in White's army.} N7f6 {Black's knights have come to the right positions, but
White's pawns have moved a little farther.} ({On} 21... c4 {the most simple is}
22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Be3 $16) 22. Nc2 {White is seriously better, but the
position is stil full of play, it's important to fix the clear advantage now.}
(22. b5 $2 {is too early because of} Rxa5 $1 23. Bxa5 ({If} 23. e4 $6 {then}
Nb4 $1 $15) 23... Qxa5 $13) 22... Re8 {Useful move.} (22... cxb4 23. Nxb4 $16)
23. Qc1 {(/\bc-dc-Na3). Keeping the tension, and planning to bring more pieces
to the queenside.} cxb4 ({More persistent is} 23... Ra7 {here White is also
better after} 24. bxc5 dxc5 25. Rd1 Qc8 26. Na3 $16) 24. Nxb4 Qd7 ({There's no
time for} 24... Nxb4 $2 {(/\d6-d5).} 25. Bxa8 $18) 25. Qc6 $1 {In the endgame,
the a5-pawn becomes more important, and White's advatage increases.} Qxc6 {
The queen on c6 is too strong.} (25... Qa7 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Rfc1 $16) 26. Nxc6
$16 {Now White have clear big advantage, but it still necessary to play well,
to take the maximum from the position.} Nd7 27. Rfc1 Ra6 28. Bf1 {In such
positions it is very important to choose the right moment to force the
position. Every chessplayer knows, if the position with a big advantage
doesn't become winning during long time, then most probably the advantage will
be missed.} ({The most simple here is} 28. Rb5 {planning to take on d5 at the
right moment, but you have to see a nice trick after} Nc5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30.
Ne7+ $1 $18 Rxe7 ({Or} 30... Kf8 31. Nxd5 Rxe2 32. Rb8+ Re8 33. Rxe8+ Kxe8 34.
Nc7+ $18) 31. Rb8+ Bf8 32. Bh6) 28... Nc3 29. Bxc3 Rxc6 30. Bxg7 {Here I had
about 15 minutes till the control, and spent about 10 on this move.} ({The
alternative is} 30. Bb4 {after} Nc5 31. e3 {most probably the position with
opposite-colour bishops will arise. It seems like a more simple way. For
example:} Re7 32. Bg2 $1 Rc8 33. Bxc5 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 dxc5 35. a6 Ra7 36. Rb8+
Bf8 37. Bb7 $18) 30... Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Kxg7 32. a6 {Normally, with such a strong
pawn, the position must be winning, but Black still has some tricks.} Ra8 ({If
} 32... Nc5 {then} 33. a7 Ra8 34. Ra1) 33. Rc6 $1 {A very important move. By
attacking the pawn, White takes the c5-square under his control, so Black
can't attack the a-pawn.} ({Difficult mistake would be} 33. Rc7 $2 Nc5 $1 34.
a7 Na6 $1 35. Rd7 Nc5 36. Bg2 d5 37. Rc7 Na6 38. Rb7 Nc5 $11) 33... d5 34. Rc7
$1 Nf6 ({Or} 34... Nb6 35. e3 $18) 35. e3 Ne8 36. Rd7 Nf6 37. Rb7 Ne4 38. a7
Kf6 39. Rc7 Nd6 40. Ba6 e5 {Now we passed the time control. The position is
technically winning. White's plan is simple - the king is going to help the
a7-pawn.} 41. Kf1 e4 ({Another plan is the attempt to prepare Ne8, in order to
attack the a7-pawn. For example:} 41... Ke6 42. Ke2 h5 ({If} 42... Ne8 $2 {then
} 43. Rc8 $18) 43. h4 $1 f5 44. Kd3 Ne8 45. Rb7 Nd6 46. Rg7 $1 Ne4 ({Or} 46...
Nf7 47. Rxg6+ Ke7 48. Bb7 Rxa7 49. Bxd5 $18) 47. Bb7 $1 Nc5+ 48. Kc2 Nxb7 ({If
} 48... Rxa7 {then} 49. Bxd5+ Kxd5 50. Rxa7 Ne4 51. Ra5+ Ke6 52. f4 $18) 49.
Rxb7 Kd6 50. Rg7 Kc5 51. Kd3 Kb5 52. f4 exf4 53. gxf4 Kc5 54. Rf7 $18) 42. Ke2
Ke5 43. Kd2 d4 44. exd4+ Kxd4 45. Kc2 {The typical situation for the endgame
with the advanced pawn - Black move all his forces to stop the pawn, and
finally can't protect the other side, and of course, the higher mobility of
the bishop also works here.} f5 46. Kb3 Ne8 47. Rxh7 {The simplest way} ({
Now in analysis, it's easy to find that after} 47. Rc4+ Ke5 48. Rc8 Rxa7 49.
Rxe8+ Kf6 50. Bc4 Ra1 {White have a "simple" win} 51. h4 $3 Rg1 52. Kc3 $1 Rg2
53. Kd4 Rxf2 54. g4 $3 $18 {The mate is threatening, and Black can't take the
pawn.} fxg4 55. Rf8+) 47... Kc5 48. h4 Kb6 49. Bc4 $18 {Now it's over} Nc7 ({Or
} 49... Rxa7 50. Rxa7 Kxa7 51. Bf7 $18) 50. Bf7 Rxa7 51. Bxg6 Ra5 52. Rf7 e3
53. Rf6+ $1 Kb7 54. fxe3 Re5 55. h5 Rxe3+ 56. Kc4 Rxg3 57. h6 {Black destroyed
one rook pawn, but another is running too fast.} Rg4+ 58. Kc5 Rh4 59. h7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sitnikov, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Be3 Qa5 8.
h3 Rd8 9. Nbd2 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nf6 11. a4 Nd5 12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Nc4
Qc7 15. O-O e6 16. Bd4 f6 17. Rfe1 Kf7 18. Re4 c5 19. Be5 Qc8 20. Bg3 Kg8 21.
Rd1 h5 22. a5 Qc6 23. Kh1 g6 24. Bd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14.
Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 Na6 5. e4 Nxc5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Ngf3 e6 8.
Bc4 Qd8 9. Qe2 Be7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 O-O 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Be3
Qc7 15. Bd4 a6 16. Ng5 h6 17. h4 b5 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nh7 Bxb2 21.
Kxb2 Rfd8 22. Rhe1 Qf4 23. Qe5 Qxh4 24. f4 Rac8 25. g4 Qf2 26. Kb1 Rxd3 27.
cxd3 Qc2+ 28. Ka1 Bd5 29. Qb2 Kxh7 30. Rc1 Qxb2+ 31. Kxb2 Rd8 32. Rc7 Kg6 33.
Re3 Rd6 34. a3 Rb6 35. Re5 Kf6 36. d4 b4 37. a4 b3 38. a5 Rb5 39. Rc5 Rxc5 40.
g5+ hxg5 41. fxg5+ Ke7 42. dxc5 f5 43. Re2 f4 44. Rh2 e5 45. Kc3 f3 46. Rd2 Bc6
47. Kd3 Kd7 48. Kc4+ Kc7 49. Rf2 b2 50. Rxb2 Bb5+ 51. Kc3 Kc6 52. Rf2 Be2 53.
Kd2 Kxc5 54. Ke3 Kd5 55. Rh2 Ke6 56. Ke4 Kd6 57. Ke3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. a3 Be7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 b6 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. Kg1
Nb8 15. Ne5 Ba6 16. Rd1 Qa4 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Bf6 20. h4 Re8
21. Re3 Rc8 22. Rhh3 Qc2 23. Rc3 Qb1+ 24. Kh2 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Na6 26. Re3 h6 27.
d6 Nc5 28. Qf3 Rf8 29. Bc3 Bxh4 30. Nc6 Qg6 31. Qd5 Kh7 32. Ne7 Qg5 33. Qf3 f5
34. Re5 Qg4 35. Rxf5 Qxf3 36. Rxf3 Rxf3 37. gxf3 Bxf2 38. Nc8 Kg6 39. Nxa7 Kf7
40. Nc6 Ke6 41. Bxg7 Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Qxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. e4 Bd7 11. f3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Kf2 Ke7 15.
Bd4 e5 16. Be3 Rhc8 17. Rhc1 Bd7 18. Nd5+ Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bxa4 21.
Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bxa6 Rxb2+ 23. Kf1 Rc2 24. Rxc2 Bxc2 25. Ke2 Bb4 26. Bd2 Bc5 27.
Be3 Bb4 28. Bd2 Bc5 29. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lysyj, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. e4 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Na6
9. Nh2 Nc5 10. Be3 a5 11. Be2 Nf6 12. Bf3 Ne8 13. g4 Bd7 14. Nf1 c6 15. Ng3
cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nf6 17. Nc3 a4 18. Qxd6 Ne6 19. Nce2 Qc8 20. O-O Bc6 21. Rfd1 h6
22. Bg2 Re8 23. Qd2 Kh7 24. Nc3 Nd7 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Nb4 Ndc5 27. Qxd8 Rexd8 28.
Nd5 Nd4 29. Rac1 Nce6 30. Bf1 Ng5 31. Kh1 Rab8 32. Rc3 b5 33. cxb5 Bxb5 34.
Bxg5 hxg5 35. Bxb5 Rxb5 36. b3 axb3 37. axb3 Rxb3 38. Rxb3 Nxb3 39. Ne2 Nc5 40.
f3 Rb8 41. Ndc3 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qb3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc8 12. Qb5+ Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Na6 14.
Nxa7 Bd7 15. Bc4 O-O 16. Ke2 Rfb8 17. Rhd1 Be8 18. Rd2 Be5 19. Rd5 Bf6 20. Ra5
e6 21. Bb5 b6 22. Bxe8 bxa5 23. Bc6 Rb2+ 24. Kf3 Rab8 25. a4 R8b3 26. Bb5 Nc7
27. c4 Bd4 28. c5 Rxf2+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kornev, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[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. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. O-O Qa5 12. Qc2 Ng4 13. Bd2 Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. b3 Qa3 16. Bc1 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qa3 18. Bc1 Qa5 19. Bd2 Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow m 22nd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.09.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2011.09.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Neg4
15. Bxg4 Bxh2+ 16. Kf1 Nxg4 17. g3 Qe5 18. Kg2 c5 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Nd5 f5 21.
Nf4 Qe8 22. Re1 fxe4 23. Nxh2 e3+ 24. f3 Nxh2 25. Kxh2 Rxf4 26. gxf4 Qh5+ 27.
Kg1 Qxf3 28. Qh2 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Re8 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 33.
Qf2 Qh3 34. Qh2 Qe3+ 35. Qf2 Qh3 36. Qh2 Qg4+ 37. Kf2 Qf3+ 38. Kg1 h5 39. Re1
h4 40. a3 h3 41. Re8+ Kf7 42. Re2 Be4 43. f5 Kg8 44. f6 gxf6 45. Re1 Qg4+ 46.
Kf2 Qf3+ 47. Kg1 Kf7 48. Rf1 Qe3+ 49. Qf2 Qg5+ 50. Kh2 Qg2+ 51. Qxg2 hxg2 52.
Rf4 f5 53. Rh4 Kg7 54. Rh3 b4 55. axb4 cxb4 56. Re3 a5 57. Re1 a4 58. Rd1 a3
59. bxa3 b3 60. Rd7+ Kf6 61. Rd6+ Ke5 62. Rb6 Bd5 63. Rb4 f4 64. Kg1 f3 65. Kf2
Kd6 66. a4 Kc5 67. Rb8 Kc4 68. a5 Kc3 69. a6 b2 70. a7 Bc6 71. a8=Q Bxa8 72.
Rc8+ Kd3 73. Rb8 Kc2 74. Rc8+ Kd2 75. Rb8 Kc3 76. Rc8+ Kd3 77. Rb8 Kc3 78. Rc8+
Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow m 22nd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2011.09.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Nd7 7. O-O Ne7 8. Nbd2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Nf3 Bc5 12. Qd2 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Qe7 14. Rad1
Nb6 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Bb5 O-O-O 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nd4 Kb7 19. a4 Rc8 20. a5 Nc4
21. Qc3 Rhe8 22. b3 Na3 23. a6+ Ka8 24. Qa5 c5 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. Qxa3 Red8 27.
Qc1 Qe6 28. Qf4 Rc6 29. Rd3 Rxa6 30. Rf3 Rd7 31. Qe3 Rc6 32. g3 h6 33. Rf4 f6
34. exf6 Qxe3 35. Rxe3 Rxf6 36. Re5 Kb7 37. Rfxf5 Rxf5 38. Rxf5 Kb6 39. h4 d4
40. Kf1 Re7 41. Rf6+ Kb5 42. Rxh6 Kb4 43. Rc6 Re5 44. Ra6 Kc3 45. Ra2 Kd2 46.
g4 Kc1 47. h5 Re7 48. h6 Kb1 49. g5 Rh7 50. Ra5 c4 51. bxc4 Kxc2 52. c5 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vunder, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2282"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 d5 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. exd5
Qxd5 9. Qb3 Nbd7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 c5 12. Bc4 Qc6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7
15. Bf1 Rab8 16. a4 Nb6 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Ne3 Rfd8 19. Bc4 Nf4 20. Bb5 Qe4 21.
Qc4 Qxe5 22. Nc2 Ne2+ 23. Rxe2 Rd1+ 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Qxe1+ 26. Qf1 Qxf1+
27. Kxf1 a6 28. Bc4 Rd8 29. Be3 Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Bxd1 31. a5 Ba4 32. Ke2 Bb5 33.
Kd3 Kf8 34. Bxb5 axb5 35. c4 b4 36. Kc2 Ke8 37. Kb3 Kd7 38. Ka4 Kc6 39. b3 f5
40. f3 e5 41. g4 e4 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chekhov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O a6 8. e4 b5
9. e5 Ne8 10. Qe2 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Ng5 Qxd4 14. Bxa8 Qxe5 15.
Qxe5 Bxe5 16. Re1 Bf6 17. Ne4 Bg7 18. Bf4 e5 19. Rac1 Be6 20. Be3 Nf6 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. b3 Kg7 23. Red1 Re8 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Re6 26. Rdc5 Rd6 27. Kf1 Nd7
28. Rc6 Rd5 29. Ke2 e4 30. Rd1 Ne5 31. Rxd5 Nxc6 32. Rd6 Nb4 33. a3 Be5 34. Rb6
Nd5 35. Rxa6 f5 36. a4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. a3 Bg7 5. Rb1 Nf6 6. b4 d5 7. bxc5 d4 8. Na4
e5 9. d3 e4 10. Ng5 Qe7 11. e3 O-O 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Qxe4 14. Rb3 Na5 15.
Rb5 Nc6 16. Qd3 Qe7 17. Be2 Bf5 18. Qb3 dxe3 19. fxe3 Qh4+ 20. g3 Qe4 21. Rf1
Bh3 22. Nc3 Qg2 23. Rf4 Rfe8 24. Nd5 Nd4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Bb2 Qg1+ 27. Kd2
Bxe3+ 28. Nxe3 Rad8+ 29. Nd5 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Re8+ 31. Qe3 Bg4+ 32. Kd3 Bf5+ 33.
Ke2 Qxh2+ 34. Kf3 Bg4+ 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rasulov, Vugar Ural Oglu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. e4 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Qd7 12. Bd4 e6 13. Qd3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1
Qe7 15. b3 h5 16. Rac1 Ng4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. b4 b6 19. Qd4+ Nf6 20. a3 Rac8 21.
h4 Kg8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 exd5 24. exd5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qe5 26. Qxe5 dxe5 27.
Rc7 Rd7 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. d6 Kf8 30. Bc6 Ke8 31. f3 Kd8 32. Kf2 f5 33. Bb5 Nf6
34. Bc4 Nh7 35. Bb5 Nf6 36. Bc4 Nh7 37. Bb5 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vysochin, Spartak"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Nc6
8. h3 O-O-O+ 9. Ke1 Bh5 10. b4 e6 11. a3 Be7 12. Nbd2 Nd5 13. Bb2 Nf4 14. Rd1
e5 15. Ne4 f5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. b5 e4 18. Bc1 exf3 19. Bxf4 Bf6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Bd6 Bxc3+ 22. Kd1 f4 23. bxc6 fxg3 24. Bc4 bxc6 25. gxf3 gxf2 26. Ke2 Be1
27. f4 Re8+ 28. Be5 Be4 29. Rh2 g5 30. Ke3 Bd5 31. Bf1 Kd7 32. a4 gxf4+ 33.
Kxf4 Bd2+ 34. Kf5 Rf8+ 35. Kg4 Rg8+ 36. Kf5 Be3 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 dxc4 7. Qc2 Nc6 8.
Qxc4 Qd5 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Bxd2 Bf5 12. Rfc1 Be4 13. e3 Rfc8 14. b4
Nd8 15. b5 Ne6 16. a4 a6 17. Bb4 axb5 18. axb5 Nd7 19. Nd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 f5 21.
Kf1 Kf7 22. Ke2 Ke8 23. Kd3 Nb6 24. Ba5 Nd7 25. Bb4 Nb6 26. Ba5 Nd7 27. Bb4 Nb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Bf1 d5 11. Nc5 dxe4 12. Qxd8 Raxd8 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bg5
Nd4 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Red1 Nf5 17. h3 a6 18. a4 e3 19. Bxe3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rc7
21. Rb1 Ne8 22. Ne4 Bh6 23. Re1 Rxc2 24. Bd3 Rc8 25. b4 Nd6 26. Nc5 a5 27. Nxe6
Rf6 28. Nf4 Rc3 29. Bb5 Bxf4 30. exf4 Nxb5 31. axb5 a4 32. Rxe7 Rf7 33. Re8+
Kg7 34. Ra8 a3 35. Ra1 Rxf4 36. Ra7 Rc7 37. Ra4 h5 38. R1xa3 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 h4
40. Rf3 Re4 41. Ra2 Rxb4 42. g4 hxg3+ 43. Rxg3 Rxb5 44. Rd2 Rc6 45. Rf3 Kh6 46.
Rf4 g5 47. Re4 Rbc5 48. h4 Kh5 49. hxg5 Rxg5 50. Rb4 b5 51. Rg2 Rcc5 52. Rg3
Kg6 53. Kg2 Rcf5 54. Rxg5+ Kxg5 55. Kg3 Kf6 56. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gabrielian, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. h3
c6 9. e4 Qb6 10. c5 dxc5 11. dxe5 Ne8 12. e6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Nc7 14. f4 e5 15. f5
c4+ 16. Kh1 Qc5 17. a4 h6 18. Nf3 gxf5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. g4 Rf8 21. Ne4 Qd5 22.
Qe1 Nc5 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. g5 e4 25. Qxe4 Bf5 26. Qh4 hxg5 27. Nxg5 Bd3 28. Bf4
Qd4 29. Rae1 Rae8 30. Rxe8 Nxe8 31. Rf3 Qxb2 32. Ne6 Rf6 33. Nxg7 Nxg7 34. Rg3
Rg6 35. Qd8+ Kh7 36. Qh4+ Kg8 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Qh4+ Kg8 39. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 19th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.10.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bd3 Qxc5 8. Qe2
Bg4 9. Be3 Qa5 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. Kh1 Rac8 14. Bd2 Nd7
15. Rab1 a6 16. Be1 Qd8 17. Bh4 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Nb8 21.
Rbe1 Nd7 22. Qe3 Nf6 23. Qxe7 Qxe7 24. Rxe7 b5 25. Ra7 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. f5
Kg7 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. a4 bxa4 30. Ra1 Rb8 31. Rxa4 Rxb2 32. Rxa6 Nxd5 33. Rxd6
Nb4 34. c3 Nxd3 35. Rxd3 f5 36. Kh2 f4 37. h4 g5 38. Kh3 gxh4 39. Rf3 Rc2 40.
Kxh4 Rxg2 41. Rxf4 Rg6 42. Rf5 Rc6 43. Rf3 Rh6+ 44. Kg3 Rg6+ 45. Kf2 Rf6 46.
Ke3 Rxf3+ 47. Kxf3 Kf7 48. Kf4 Kf6 49. Ke4 Ke6 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. Kc4 Kc6 52. Kd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lauk, Ular"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 O-O-O 14. O-O c5 15.
d5 b4 16. Na4 Qa6 17. a3 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Qe2 Rxd5 21. axb4
Qb7 22. bxc5 Nd3 23. f4 Rxc5 24. b3 Rb5 25. bxc4 Rb2 26. Qf3 Qb6+ 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Soot, Margus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2105"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Ne5 Bf5 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nd2 Nbd7 7. O-O e6 8. b3
Bd6 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. c4 b5 12. c5 Bc7 13. f4 Ne4 14. a4 b4 15. Nf3
f6 16. Qe1 a5 17. h3 h5 18. e3 Rae8 19. Nh2 e5 20. g4 hxg4 21. hxg4 Bxg4 22.
Bxe4 dxe4 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Qg3 exd4 26. Qh4 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 dxe3
28. Rg1 Rf2+ 29. Rg2 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qd2+ 31. Kg3 Bf3 32. Qe7 Qxb2 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schuls, Olev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Rac1 Be6 13. b3 Nd7 14. Rfd1 Nc5
15. Qe3 Qb6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 e6 18. Bf3 a5 19. Rb1 Rfd8 20. a3 Qc7 21. b4
axb4 22. axb4 Nd7 23. Rdc1 Ne5 24. Bc3 Nxf3+ 25. exf3 Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Ra8 27. h4
h5 28. c5 dxc5 29. bxc5 Ra6 30. Qb4 Rd7 31. Kg2 Rc6 32. Qb5 Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Porrasmaa, Timo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2129"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 d5 8.
O-O Bxd4 9. exd4 dxc4 10. d5 Ne5 11. Qd4 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bf5 14. Rad1
Ng6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Bxc4 Ne5 18. Bb5 Red8 19. Rfe1 a6 20. Be2
Kf8 21. f4 Ng6 22. g3 Re8 23. Bf3 Rad8 24. Kf2 Rxe1 25. Kxe1 Ne7 26. Kf2 Nc8
27. g4 Bd7 28. Ne4 Kg7 29. Ng3 f5 30. gxf5 Nd6 31. Rc1 Rc8 32. f6+ Kxf6 33.
Ne4+ Ke7 34. Nxd6 cxd6 35. Rxc8 Bxc8 36. Be4 Kd8 37. Ke3 Kc7 38. Kd4 Kb6 39.
Kc4 Ka5 40. Bc2 b5+ 41. Kd4 b4 42. a3 bxa3 43. bxa3 Bd7 44. Kc3 Kb6 45. Kd4 Kb5
46. Bd3+ Ka5 47. Bc2 Bb5 48. Kc3 Kb6 49. Kd4 Bd7 50. Bd3 a5 51. Be2 Bb5 52. Bd1
Bf1 53. Bc2 Kb5 54. Bd1 Bh3 55. Bc2 Bd7 56. Bd1 Bf5 57. Bb3 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kapp, Viljar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Nf3 Nd5 6. Bd2 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 Qd5
8. g3 Bg4 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O e6 11. Ne5 Qd6 12. Nxg4 O-O-O 13. Qb3 Nb4 14. Ne5
1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tedrema, Ardi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. d3 Re8 8. Nbd2
c5 9. a3 Nc6 10. Qc2 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Rc1 b6 13. b4 Bb7 14. bxc5 Rac8 15.
Qb3 Na5 16. Qb4 Bf8 17. e4 Qd8 18. Bxe5 Nc6 19. Qb2 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bg7 21. f4
Nd7 22. Ndf3 Nxc5 23. O-O Ne6 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. g3 Qc5+ 26. d4 Qd6 27. d5 Nc5
28. Qb1 f6 29. Nc4 Qe7 30. d6 Qxe4 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Rd1 Nd7 34.
Nd4 a6 35. Bf3 f5 36. Bxe4 Bxe4 37. Nf3 Bxf3 38. Kxf3 b5 39. Na5 Ke6 40. Nb7
Bf6 41. Rc1 Bb2 42. Rc8 Bxa3 43. Re8+ Kd5 44. Re7 Kc6 45. Rxh7 Bxd6 46. Nxd6
Kxd6 47. Rg7 a5 48. Rxg6+ Kd5 49. h4 a4 50. h5 Nc5 51. h6 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Qxc6 14.
Qxc6 bxc6 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Kd2 a5 17. Bd4 a4 18. f3 f6 19. e3 Kf7 20. g4 h5 21.
h3 Rh8 22. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Baskin, Roman"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. f4
d5 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. Rb1 b5 11. a3 a5 12. Ng1 b4 13. axb4 axb4 14. Nce2 b3 15. c3
dxe4 16. dxe4 Ba6 17. Be3 Bd3 18. Ra1 c4 19. Re1 Ra8 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nc1 Bc2
22. Qd6 Rd8 23. Qc5 Qa1 24. e5 Qxb2 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 26. Qxc6 Qxc3 27. Bf2 b2 28.
Nce2 Qxe1 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Ne1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rebane, Raul"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 g6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 b6 6. h3 O-O 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O d6
9. a4 a6 10. Na3 Nbd7 11. Qb3 Bd5 12. Qd1 Qc8 13. Bh2 Qb7 14. c4 Be4 15. Nb1
Qc7 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Qb3 Ne4 18. Rfd1 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rab8 20. Qc2 Nf6 21. d5 Bc8
22. Bd3 e5 23. Nd2 Bd7 24. Rdb1 Ne8 25. Rb2 f5 26. Rab1 Nf6 27. a5 bxa5 28. Ra2
Rxb1+ 29. Nxb1 Rb8 30. Rb2 a4 31. Na3 Rb6 32. Qb1 Rxb2 33. Qxb2 Be8 34. Bc2 Bf8
35. Bd1 Be7 36. f3 Bd8 37. Bg3 Qb6 38. Qxb6 Bxb6 39. Be1 Kf7 40. Bd2 Ke7 41.
Kf2 e4 42. f4 h6 43. g3 Kf7 44. Bc2 Kg7 45. Bd1 g5 46. Bc2 Bd8 47. Bd1 Nh7 48.
Be2 h5 49. Bd1 Kg6 50. Bc1 Nf6 51. Nb1 h4 52. fxg5 Kxg5 53. Bd2 Nh5 54. g4 fxg4
55. Bxg4 Nf6 56. Bd1 Bd7 57. Kg2 Be7 58. Be1 Nh5 59. Be2 Ng7 60. Bd1 Nf5 61.
Bf2 Ng7 62. Na3 Be8 63. Nb1 Kf5 64. Na3 Ke5 65. Nb1 Bg5 66. Na3 Nf5 67. Nc2 a3
68. Nxa3 Nxe3+ 69. Bxe3 Bxe3 70. Nb1 Kf4 71. Bg4 Bc1 72. Kf2 e3+ 73. Ke2 Bg6
0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Qd3 Bc5 7. O-O Nd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Bc4 Qe7 10. Nd2 d6 11. Nf3 Bb6 12. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Vorobjov, Pavel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Rd1 Be6 11. Qd3 Ng4 12. b3 Qb6 13. e3 Ne5 14. Qc2 Bg4
15. Rf1 Bf3 16. Bb2 e6 17. Ne4 Qc6 18. Bxe5 Bxg2 19. Bxg7 Bxe4 20. Qb2 e5 21.
Bxf8 Bf3 22. h4 Rxf8 23. Kh2 h6 24. c5 Qxc5 25. Rac1 Qd5 26. Qc2 Qe6 27. Qc4
Qf5 28. Rg1 Be4 29. Qe2 Bf3 30. Qc2 Be4 31. g4 Qf3 32. Qd2 Qf6 33. Kh3 Qe6 34.
Rg3 h5 35. f3 Bxf3 36. e4 hxg4+ 37. Kh2 Kg7 38. Rc7 Rh8 39. Qg5 Rh5 40. Qd8 g5
41. Kg1 gxh4 42. Rg2 Bxg2 43. Re7 Qf6 44. Kxg2 h3+ 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ozolins, Aris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2236"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Rotov, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
d4 Bxe4 9. Bg5 Bd5 10. c4 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 cxd4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxb7 Qc8 14. Qd5
Rg8 15. Nd2 Rg5 16. Qxd4 Qg4 17. Qxg4 Rxg4 18. Ne4 Kd7 19. f3 Rg6 20. Rad1 f5
21. Nc5+ Kc7 22. Nd3 e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Valgmae, Toomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2208"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12. Rb1 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Ba5 14. Rxb7
Bb6 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Ne5 Bc7 17. Qe4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qd5 19. Qf4 Nd7 20. Bd6 Red8
21. h4 c5 22. Rfb1 c4 23. Rc7 Rac8 24. Rbb7 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Qd1+ 26. Kh2 Qxa4 27.
Rxc4 Qb5 28. Rc7 a5 29. Qe4 Nf8 30. Qf3 Nd7 31. Rb7 Qd3 32. Qc6 Nf8 33. Qc7 Rd7
34. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sepp, Olav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
c6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. h3 exd4 12. Na4 Qa6 13. hxg4 b5 14. Be7 Re8 15.
Bxd6 bxa4 16. c5 d3 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Be4 a3 21. Bxd3
Qa5 22. Qe1 Qxc5 23. Rc1 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Vihmand, Ants"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B21"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 d6 8. h3
Nf6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 a6 11. Bh6 b5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qe3 Bb7 14. Nbd2 b4 15.
Rac1 a5 16. Red1 Nd7 17. Bb5 Rc8 18. Nb3 Kg8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. cxb4 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 axb4 22. Qd4 Nf6 23. Nfd2 Qa8 24. Qxb4 Nxe4 25. Rc7 Nxd2 26. Rxb7 Nxb3 27.
Qxb3 e6 28. a3 Qa5 29. Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tuulik, Uelo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h5 9. Rb1 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nxe5 11. Rxb7 O-O 12. Bxh5 Nf5 13. Be2 Nh4 14. Rb4
c5 15. Ra4 c4 16. g3 Nf5 17. f4 Ng6 18. Bf3 Qd7 19. Ra5 Nfe7 20. e4 Qc6 21. Be3
Qc7 22. Rc5 Qb8 23. exd5 Nf5 24. Bf2 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qe2 Qd7 27. Qxc4
Rc8 28. Qd3 Nh6 29. c4 Ng4 30. Bd4 Nf6 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Qd4 Qc7 33. Qxf6 Qc5+
34. Kh1 Qxc4 35. Rf2 Rb8 36. f5 Rb1+ 37. Kg2 Nf8 38. Qg5+ Kh8 39. f6 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nge2 Bd6 7. h3 O-O 8. g4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. g5 Nd5 12. Ne4 Be7 13. h4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15.
Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Ng3 Nb4 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Be7 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Bd2 Nc2+ 21.
Ke2 Nxa1 22. Rxa1 Rac8 23. Bc3 b4 24. Bd4 a5 25. f4 Rc2+ 26. Kf3 Kf8 27. Rb1 a4
28. a3 b3 29. Nc3 Bxa3 30. Nxa4 Bb4 31. h5 Rdc8 32. Nc3 Bxc3 33. bxc3 b2 34. c4
Rb8 35. c5 g6 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. Kd3 Rh2 39. Be5 Rb3+ 40. Bc3 Kd7
41. Kc4 Rb7 42. Be5 Kc6 43. Rd1 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Puusepp, Kaimar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
c6 9. h3 Qe7 10. Re1 a6 11. Be3 b5 12. c5 dxc5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15.
f4 Qe7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Bxc5 Qc7 20. Qd6 Qc8 21. Rac1
Rd8 22. Qc6 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Rac8 24. Bb7 Rb8 25. Bxa6 Bxa2 26. Bd6 Ra8 27. Bxb5
Be6 28. h4 Bf8 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Re2 Rab8 31. Bc4 Rdc8 32. Rec2 Bxc4 33. Rxc4
Rxc4 34. Rxc4 Rxb2 35. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Drugov, Pavel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nbd7 10. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volodin, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 d6 5. d4 Nf6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Bd3 g6 8. h3 Bg7
9. e4 Nh5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 Na6 13. Nh4 Nc7 14. Be2 f5 15. Bxh5
gxh5 16. Qxh5 f4 17. Bd2 Qf6 18. gxf4 exf4 19. Rg1 Bxh3 20. Ne2 Rae8 21. Bc3
Re5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Nf3 Bd7 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 Be8 26. f3 Kh8 27. Rxg7
Kxg7 28. Nd3 b5 29. b3 bxc4 30. bxc4 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 12th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2011.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "29"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c3 c6 7. Bf4 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap qual 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Teelem, Lauri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2066"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.01.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Bf5 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nd5
c6 9. Ne3 Bc8 10. Qc2 f5 11. b3 Nd7 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. d5 Ndf6 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15.
Rac1 Rac8 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 f4 19. Nf1 fxg3 20. hxg3 Ng4 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. c5 d5 24. Bxd5+ cxd5 25. Qxd5+ Rf7 26. Qxd7 Nxf2 27.
Qxc7 Rxc7 28. Rd4 e5 29. Rd5 Rce7 30. b4 h5 31. c6 Ng4 32. b5 Rc7 33. a4 Kf8
34. a5 Rf6 35. Rdc5 Ke7 36. b6 axb6 37. axb6 Rc8 38. b7 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap qual 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cornette, Deimante"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2223"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2012.01.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. h3 e5 7. Nge2 d5 8. dxe5
Nxe4 9. Nxd5 Bxe5 10. Bg2 f5 11. c3 Be6 12. Ndf4 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Bc4 14. h4
O-O-O+ 15. Kc2 Rhe8 16. b3 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Nxg3 18. Nxg3 Bxg3 19. Rae1 Bd6 20.
Bxc6 bxc6 21. Bg5 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Rf8 23. b4 Kd7 24. Be3 a6 25. Kd3 f4 26. Bd4
Rf5 27. a4 Be7 28. Rh1 Rh5 29. Ke4 Rxh4 30. Rxh4 Bxh4 31. Kxf4 Ke6 32. c4 Be7
33. b5 cxb5 34. cxb5 axb5 35. a5 Kd5 36. a6 Kc6 37. Ke5 h5 38. Ke6 Bd6 39. Kf7
h4 40. Ke8 h3 41. Kd8 h2 42. Kc8 h1=Q 43. a7 Qh3+ 44. Kb8 Kd7 45. a8=Q c5+ 46.
Kb7 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Keres Memorial rap qual 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2012.01.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
c6 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. f3 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap qual 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovaljov, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2274"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2012.01.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Bb2 Ba6 10. a4 Rc8 11. Nd2 Bb4 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Bxc4 14. bxc4 e5 15.
Ne2 Qe7 16. Qb3 c5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. f4 Nc6 19. e5 Nd7 20. Rad1 Na5 21. Qc2 Nb8
22. f5 f6 23. e6 Rfd8 24. Nf4 Nbc6 25. Nd5 Rxd5 26. cxd5 Nd4 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap qual 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2012.01.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap qual 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shvyrjov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2012.01.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2012.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Be7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ndxe4 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volodin, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 d6 5. O-O Nd7 6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 g6 9. Be3 Bg7 10. Rfd1 O-O 11. Qh4 Re8 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. b3 Qc7 14. Bh3
Rcd8 15. Nd5 Qb8 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. Ng5 e6 18. Nc3 a6 19. Nce4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4
21. Qxe4 Qc7 22. Bg2 Ne5 23. Bg5 Rd7 24. h3 Rc8 25. Be3 Bg7 26. Kf1 Qd8 27. Rc2
Nc6 28. Rcd2 Bc3 29. Rd3 Be5 30. f4 Bg7 31. Qxc6 Rxc6 32. Bxc6 Bf8 33. Bxd7
Qxd7 34. Bxb6 Qc6 35. Bg1 Qh1 36. g4 d5 37. Rg3 Bc5 38. Rdd3 Bxg1 39. Rxg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[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. d4 Qg6 10. O-O d6 11. Qc4 d5 12. Qc3 exd4 13. Nxd4 c5 14. Nb5
O-O 15. Nxc7 Rb8 16. Nxd5 Bd6 17. Qd3 Bf5 18. Qg3 Bxc2 19. Qxg6 Bxg6 20. b3
Rbd8 21. Be3 Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Rxd5 23. Rac1 Rc8 24. Rc3 Rd3 25. Rfc1 Rxc3 26.
Rxc3 a5 27. Bxc5 Bf7 28. g4 h5 29. gxh5 Bxh5 30. a3 Be8 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4
Bb5 33. Kg3 Rd8 34. Be3 Rd7 35. Kf4 Kf7 36. Rc5 Rb7 37. Rf5+ Ke6 38. Re5+ Kf7
39. Bc5 Bc6 40. Rf5+ Ke6 41. Rg5 Kf7 42. Ke3 g6 43. Rg1 Rb8 44. Kd4 Bb5 45. Ra1
Ke6 46. Re1+ Kf6 47. Be7+ Kf7 48. Bd6 Rc8 49. Ra1 Rc2 50. Ke3 Rc3+ 51. Ke4 Ke6
52. Bc5 Rc4+ 53. Ke3 Kd5 54. Rd1+ Ke5 55. Rd8 Rc3+ 56. Kd2 Rb3 57. Bd4+ Ke4 58.
Bc3 Ra3 59. Kc2 Ba4+ 60. Kd2 Ra2+ 61. Ke1 Rc2 62. Rd4+ Kf5 63. Bd2 Rb2 64. f3
g5 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. d4 Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Nc3 Qc7 13. Bf4 g5 14. Be3
Nxe5 15. Rac1 a6 16. Ne4 h6 17. Bc5 O-O 18. Qc3 f6 19. f4 gxf4 20. gxf4 Ng6 21.
Qh3 Kh7 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. e3 Rg8 25. Kh1 Qf7 26. a3 Ne7 27. Be4+ f5
28. Bf3 Nd5 29. Nd3 Nxe3 30. Ne5 Qf6 31. Bxc6 Nxf1 32. Bxa8 Nd2 33. Rc7+ Rg7
34. Rxc8 Qe7 35. Bg2 Qa7 36. Rh8+ Kxh8 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Qxe6+ Kh8 39. Qh6+ Kg8
40. Bd5+ 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2012.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be3 c6 6. a4 O-O 7. h3 d5 8. Bd3
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bf5 11. Qd3 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Nd7 13. O-O Re8 14. Rad1
Qa5 15. b3 Qd5 16. Qd3 Nf6 17. c4 Qf5 18. Rfe1 Qxd3 19. Rxd3 Rad8 20. Red1 a6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2012.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4
c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O
Rac8 15. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 21st"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2012.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Rd1 h6 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nc3 Nbd7 15.
Bf4 Nb6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc8 18. Nd3 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Nbd7 20. b4 Rfe8 21. Nc5
Bxc5 22. dxc5 e5 23. Be3 Nf8 24. c6 Qc8 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Qe6 27. Qc5 Nh7
28. Kg2 Nf6 29. Rd3 Ne4 30. Qd5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rad8 32. Rad1 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Re6
34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rd7 Rxc6 36. Rxf7 Kg6 37. Rd7 Rc3 38. Rd3 Rxd3 39. exd3 Nf6
40. Kf3 Kf5 41. h3 h5 42. Bc5 g5 43. Ke2 g4 44. hxg4+ hxg4 45. f3 Nd5 46. Ba7
Nc3+ 47. Kd2 Nd5 48. Ke2 Nc3+ 49. Kd2 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 O-O 8. Bb2
Bxc5 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 b5 13. Nce5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Bb7 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Qb1 Qe7 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Bd3 Rc5 20. Rc1
Rfc8 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. Rc1 Bxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qe5 24. Rxc5 Qxc5 25. Qc2 Qxc2+ 26.
Bxc2 Bc3 27. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3
O-O 9. Qc1 b5 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 a6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne4 Nb4
15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 Qd6 17. Qh5 Qd5 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qf4 Qd8 20. e4 Rg8 21.
Rfd1 Rg6 22. Rac1 Rc8 23. Rc5 c6 24. h4 a5 25. h5 Rg8 26. Rd2 Qe7 27. Rc1 Ra8
28. d5 e5 29. Qh6 Rad8 30. Nh4 Bc8 31. dxc6 Rxd2 32. Qxd2 a4 33. bxa4 bxa4 34.
Rc4 Na6 35. Rxa4 Qc5 36. Qd5 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Be6 38. Qd6 Nc5 39. Qe7 Nxa4 40.
Qxf6+ Rg7 41. h6 Qg5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Be2 e5 6. O-O d6 7. d3 g6 8. a3 Bg7
9. b4 O-O 10. Rb1 Ne8 11. Nd5 Nc7 12. bxc5 dxc5 13. Re1 Ne6 14. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 b6 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2 d6 11. Bd3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Nd7 14. O-O Qe7
15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. Qd3 f6 18. e4 Qh7 19. Rae1 Qg6 20. Rf2 a4 21. Nd2
Ra5 22. g4 h5 23. h3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Kf7 25. Nf1 Ke7 26. Ng3 Kd8 27. Ref1 Kc8 28.
Nh5 a3 29. Rf3 Ra4 30. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[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. c5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Bd2 Ng4 13. f4 Nh6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15.
h3 Kh8 16. Na4 f6 17. Nb6 Bf5 18. g4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nf7 20. Kg2 e5 21. dxe5 fxe5
22. Bc3 Qe7 23. b4 Rbe8 24. Rae1 Kg8 25. a3 g5 26. fxe5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Rxf1 28.
Rxf1 Qxe5 29. Rf3 Qb2+ 30. Rf2 Qe5 31. Rf3 Qb2+ 32. Rf2 Qc3 33. Qxc3 Bxc3 34.
Kf3 Rf8+ 35. Ke2 Rxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Bb2 37. e4 Bxa3 38. exd5 Bxb4 39. Na4 cxd5 40.
Ke3 Kf7 41. Kd4 Ke6 42. Nb6 Be1 43. Nxd5 Bf2+ 44. Kc4 Ke5 45. Ne7 b5+ 46. cxb6
Bxb6 47. Nd5 Ba5 48. Ne7 Kf4 49. Nd5+ Kg3 50. Nf6 Kxh3 51. Nxh7 Kxg4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. exd4 Bg4 8. Be3
Be7 9. d5 Nb8 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nd2 Nfd7 13. Nde4 Na6 14. h4 h6 15. h5
Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Nac5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Bf4 Bg4 9. d5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nh5 11. Be3 Ne5 12. Qe2 b5 13. O-O-O c6 14. f4 Nc4
15. e5 cxd5 16. Rxd5 Qc8 17. Rxb5 Qc6 18. Rg1 Rfc8 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4
21. Kc2 a6 22. Rb7 Rac8 23. Kb3 e6 24. Ne2 f6 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Nxc1 fxe5 27.
Nd3 exf4 28. Nxf4 Nxf4 29. Bxf4 Bd4 30. f3 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a4 b6 8. g4
Bb7 9. Bg2 e5 10. Nf5 g6 11. Ng3 h5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. O-O Nc5 15. Nd5
Bxd5 16. exd5 Bg7 17. b4 Ncd7 18. a5 bxa5 19. Rxa5 O-O 20. Be4 Nb6 21. Qd3 Rc8
22. c4 Nxc4 23. Rc1 Nd7 24. Ra2 Rab8 25. Qb3 a5 26. b5 Nxe3 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28.
fxe3 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Nc5 30. Qa3 Rc4 31. Qxa5 Nxe4 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 33. Qc7 Rg4+ 34.
Kh3 Rf8 35. b6 Rb4 36. b7 Rb3 37. Ra8 Rxe3+ 38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. Rb1 Ba4 11. Qxa4+ Qxa4 12. Bb5+ Qxb5 13. Rxb5 b6 14.
dxc5 Bxc3 15. Ke2 Bxd2 16. Kxd2 Nd7 17. c6 Nf8 18. Rc1 O-O-O+ 19. Ke1 Ne6 20.
a4 Nd4 21. Rd5 Rxd5 22. exd5 Nf5 23. a5 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rd8 25. axb6 axb6 26. e4
f5 27. Rc4 fxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxd5 29. Rxe7 h5 30. Rb7 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2012.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2012.02.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1
h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Rg3 a6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qe2 Rb8
15. Rd3 Qb6 16. Qxe5 Be7 17. O-O-O Rb7 18. b3 Qc7 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Ne4 O-O 21.
Bf4 Nxe4 22. Bxc7 Nxf2 23. Bd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Nxd1 25. Kxd1 Bb7 26. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2012.02.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.02.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8.
Ne5 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qb4 11. Bd2 Ne4 12. Bg2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Rd8 14. Qe2
e6 15. O-O c6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 Bc5 19. c3 Rd2 20. b4 Bb6 21.
a4 Re2 22. Bf3 Rc2 23. a5 Bc7 24. a6 Rxc3 25. axb7 Rxf3 26. Rxa7 Bb8 27. Ra6
Kd7 28. Rc1 Bxe5 29. Rc5 Bd6 30. Rcxc6 Bc7 31. Kg2 Rf4 32. b5 Rb8 33. Ra7 Rb4
34. Rc5 Bb6 0-1

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2012.02.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2012.02.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1
c6 9. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Azaladze, Shota"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. e4
Be6 9. Qd3 Qa6 10. b3 d5 11. Ng5 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Bg4 13. Bg2 h6 14. Nge4 Nbd7 15.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Qe3 Qa5 18. Be5 Bc8 19. h3 Nh5 20. d5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5
Nf6 22. Rfe1 cxd5 23. Bxd5 Kg7 24. Kg2 b5 25. Bc6 Rd6 26. cxb5 Rfd8 27. Qc5 Be6
28. b4 Qa3 29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Qb2 31. Qe5+ Qxe5 32. Rxe5 Rd2 33. a3 Rb2 34.
Re3 Rdd2 35. Rf3 Bc4 36. Kg1 e5 37. Re1 f6 38. Rc3 Be6 39. Bh1 Bxh3 40. Rc7+
Rd7 41. Rec1 Kf8 42. Be4 Rb3 43. Rxd7 Bxd7 44. Rc7 Bxb5 45. Rxa7 f5 46. Bd5
Rb1+ 47. Kg2 e4 48. g4 Be2 49. gxf5 Bf3+ 50. Kg3 g5 51. f6 Rg1+ 52. Kh2 Rh1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Baratosi, Daniel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2407"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Qc7 8. h3 e5
9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Bc4 Nf4 12. Qb1 Qe7 13. Rd1 Nd7 14. Qa2 Qf6 15.
Bxf4 exf4 16. Qa3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Rd3 Bf6 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Kg7 21.
a5 Rb8 22. Bb3 f3 23. Rd3 fxg2 24. Kxg2 Be5 25. Bc4 f5 26. Re1 f4 27. f3 b5 28.
axb6 axb6 29. Ra1 Rb7 30. Bb3 Kh6 31. Rad1 b5 32. Rd8 Rxd8 33. Rxd8 Bd7 34. Rf8
Kg5 35. Rf7 h5 36. Ne2 Bc8 37. Rf8 Rb8 38. Nxf4 Bf5 39. exf5 Bxf4 40. fxg6 Rxf8
41. g7 Rd8 42. g8=Q+ Rxg8 43. Bxg8 Be5 44. b3 b4 45. Bf7 h4 46. Kf2 Kf4 47. Be6
c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Diermair, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Qc2
e5 9. Be2 a6 10. h3 Re8 11. O-O-O e4 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. g4 Be6 14. Kb1 Rc8 15. f3
exf3 16. Bxf3 Qe7 17. g5 N6d7 18. h4 b5 19. c5 Bb8 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bf4 22.
b4 a5 23. a3 axb4 24. axb4 Bg4 25. Rde1 Kh8 26. Nf3 Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Qxe1+ 28.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Ka2 Ne6 30. Ne2 Rf1 31. Bg4 Rf2 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Qe4 Rf8 34.
Qxe6 Nb8 35. Nxf4 R2xf4 36. h5 Na6 37. Kb3 Rf3+ 38. Bc3 Nb8 39. h6 gxh6 40. d5+
Rxc3+ 41. Kxc3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zoler, Dan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 axb5 6. e4 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 b4 8. Na3
e6 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Bg5 Ba6 11. Nh3 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. g3 Be5
15. Qd2 b3 16. Bxb3 Qa5 17. Qxa5 Rxa5 18. O-O-O Ke7 19. Kb1 Na6 20. Rd2 Nc7 21.
Rhd1 Bd4 22. f4 Nb5 23. e5 Rb8 24. exf6+ Bxf6 25. dxe6 dxe6 26. Rc1 Nd4 27. Bc4
Nf5 28. Nf2 Bd4 29. Nd1 Nd6 30. Bb3 Rb4 31. Rcc2 Ra6 32. Nc3 Bf6 33. Re2 Kf8
34. Rc1 c4 35. Bd1 Kg7 36. Ka1 Bd4 37. a3 Bxc3 38. Rxc3 Nb5 39. Rc1 c3 40. a4
Nd4 41. b3 c2 42. Rcxc2 Nxb3+ 43. Kb1 Rd6 44. Re1 Nc5+ 45. Ka1 Rxa4+ 46. Ra2
Rxa2+ 47. Kxa2 Rd2+ 48. Ka3 Rxh2 49. Re3 Nd7 50. Kb3 Nf6 51. Kc4 h5 52. Kd3 Rg2
53. Be2 Nd5 54. Rf3 Ne7 55. Bf1 Rh2 56. Ke4 Nf5 57. Rd3 h4 58. gxh4 Rxh4 59.
Rh3 Rg4 60. Kf3 Rg1 61. Kf2 Rg6 62. Bd3 Kf6 63. Bxf5 Kxf5 64. Kf3 Rg1 65. Rh5+
Kg6 66. Ra5 Kf6 67. Rb5 Rf1+ 68. Ke4 Ra1 69. Rc5 Rd1 70. Ra5 Rd5 71. Ra7 Rb5
72. Ra1 Rb4+ 73. Kf3 Rb3+ 74. Ke4 Kg6 75. Rg1+ Kh5 76. Rh1+ Kg4 77. Rg1+ Kh4
78. Ke5 Rb5+ 79. Ke4 Ra5 80. Rg7 f5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Qh4 7. O-O Nf6
8. Qf3 Qh5 9. Qxh5 Nxh5 10. e5 d5 11. Be2 g6 12. c4 Ba6 13. Nc3 Bb4 14. Bh6 Rg8
15. Rfd1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ng7 17. Bxg7 Rxg7 18. Rab1 Rd8 19. Kf1 f6 20. exf6 Rf7
21. Re1 Kd7 22. cxd5 Bxe2+ 23. Rxe2 cxd5 24. Rb5 Kc6 25. Ra5 Kb6 26. Ra4 Rxf6
27. Rb2+ Kc5 28. Rxa7 Rc6 29. Ke2 Re8+ 30. Kd3 Re1 31. Ra5+ Kd6 32. Rbb5 Ke6
33. Rxd5 Rd1+ 34. Ke4 Re1+ 35. Kd4 Rd1+ 36. Ke4 Re1+ 37. Kf4 Rc4+ 38. Rd4 Rxc3
39. Ra6+ c6 40. Ra8 Rg1 41. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Qd3 Bc5 7. O-O Qe7 8.
Nc3 Nd4 9. Bc4 d6 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 c6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Be3
Bc5 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Rxf4 Qe5 18. Qe3 O-O-O 19. c3 Rhe8 20. Re1
Re7 21. Rf7 Rde8 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Bf5 25. Bc2 Be6 26. a3 Rd7
27. Kf2 Rd2+ 28. Re2 Rxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Kd7 30. Ke3 g5 31. e5 h6 32. Be4 Bd5 33.
Bf5+ Ke7 34. Kf2 h5 35. g4 h4 36. Kg1 Bc4 37. Kh2 Bf1 38. Kg1 Bc4 39. Kh2 Bf1
40. Kg1 Bc4 41. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be3 (5. Bxc4 {is the main
continuation}) 5... Bxf3 6. gxf3 e6 7. Nc3 (7. Bxc4 {is more natural but gives
Black a good position after} Qf6 $1 {e.g.} 8. Nc3 (8. Bb5 $6 Nge7 9. Nd2 O-O-O
10. Nb3 Nxd4 $1 11. Nxd4 e5 $17 {0-1 Van Wely,L (2585)-Magem Badals,J (2505)/
Las Palmas 1993/CBM 040/[Ftacnik,L](19)}) (8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 O-O-O 10. Nd2 Ne5
11. Bb3 Bb4 $17 {0-1 Kouatly,B (2515)-Piket,J (2615)/Cannes 1992/CBM 028 (45)})
(8. e5 Qh4 9. Bb5 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Nge7 11. Qa4 O-O 12. O-O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nd5 14.
Qc2 f6 $17 {[%csl Rc1] 1-0 Alburt,L (2515)-Speelman,J (2560)/London 1986/MCL/
[ChessBase] (36)}) 8... O-O-O 9. Qa4 $5 (9. d5 Bb4 10. Qb3 exd5 11. exd5 Bxc3+
12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Ne5 14. Bb3 Ne7 15. f4 Ng4 16. Rg1 Nxe3 17. fxe3 g6 $15
{1/2 Bosiocic,M (2580)-Stevic,H (2624)/Opatija 2012/CBM 147 (34)}) 9... Qxf3 (
9... Nxd4 10. Qxa7 Qxf3 11. Bxd4 $1 Qxh1+ 12. Ke2 Qxa1 13. Qa8+ Kd7 14. Qxb7
$18 {->}) (9... Bb4 10. O-O-O $36) (9... Rxd4 $5 10. Bxd4 Qxd4 $44) 10. Rg1 Bb4
11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Re8 $1 13. dxc6 Rxe3+ 14. Kf1 Bc5 15. Rg3 Qh1+ 16. Rg1 Qf3
17. Rg3 {1/2 Ding,L (2628)-Timofeev,A (2681)/Moscow 2011/CBM 141 Extra}) 7...
Qf6 (7... Bb4 $5 8. Bxc4 Qf6 (8... Nge7 9. Qb3 $14) 9. Bb5 $6 (9. a3 $142 Ba5
10. Rg1 $13) 9... Nge7 10. h4 O-O-O 11. Bxc6 Nxc6 12. Bg5 Qxd4 $1 $19 {0-1
Taha,M (2390)-Nikolic,N (2440)/Moscow 1994/CBM 044 ext (32)}) 8. Qa4 (8. Bxc4 {
leads to the above-mentioned line}) 8... O-O-O (8... Bb4 $5 9. O-O-O Nge7 10.
Rg1 (10. f4 a6 11. Bxc4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O {[%csl Rc1][%cal Rb7b5]}) 10... O-O (
10... Bxc3 $142 11. bxc3 Qxf3 12. Bg2 Qf6 13. Qxc4 O-O-O $13) 11. Rg3 h6 $2 (
11... g6) 12. e5 Qf5 13. Bxh6 Ng6 14. Be3 $16 {1-0 Gomez Esteban,J (2450)
-Magem Badals,J (2505)/Spain 1993/TD (27)}) 9. O-O-O Bb4 10. f4 Bxc3 11. bxc3
$14 {Saving a tempo on Bf1xc4, White has obtained ideal consolidation.
Although blockading tendencies (caused by White's double f-pawns) are still
there, his bishop pair now plays an important role.} Qg6 $6 (11... Nge7 $142
12. Bxc4 Kb8) 12. f3 $6 (12. d5 $1 Nb8 (12... exd5 13. Bh3+ Kb8 14. exd5 $18) (
12... Qxe4 13. dxc6 $1 Qxh1 (13... Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1) 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Qd1+ Ke7
16. Bc5+ Kf6 17. Qd8+ Kf5 18. Qg5+ $18) 13. Bxc4 $16 Qxe4 $140 14. dxe6 fxe6
15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Rd1+ Ke7 17. Qb4+ Kf7 18. Rd8 $18) 12... Qh5 13. Be2 Nf6 14.
Qxc4 Na5 $6 {An inaccurate move.} (14... a6 15. h4 $14) 15. Qd3 c5 $6 (15...
Nc6) 16. Rhg1 {[%cal Rg1g7,Rg1g5] Black now can't avoid serious losses.} c4 17.
Qc2 h6 (17... Qh6 18. Rg5 b6 19. Rxa5 bxa5 20. Bxc4 $16 {[%csl Rc8]}) 18. Rxg7
Rhg8 19. Rxg8 Rxg8 20. d5 $1 Qxh2 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Qd2 {The position has
opened up, and White's bishop pair should now decide the game. However, a lot
of adventures are still to come.} b6 23. Bf1 (23. f5 $142 $1 e5 24. Bxh6 $18)
23... Qh5 (23... Qxd2+ $142 $16 {_|_}) 24. Qd6 Re8 25. Bd4 (25. Bg2 $5 Qf7 26.
Bh3 Kb7 27. f5 e5 28. Rg1 $18) 25... Nd7 26. f5 exf5 27. e5 $6 (27. Be3 $1 {
[%cal Re3f4]} Ne5 28. Bf4 fxe4 29. Qd5 $1 Nb7 30. Bxc4 $18 {[%cal Rc4a6]})
27... Nf8 $2 (27... Rd8 $5 {[%cal Rd7c5]} 28. Be3 $1 Qxf3 (28... Qh2 29. Rd5 $1
{[%cal Rd5a5]} Qxa2 30. e6 $18) 29. e6 $1 Qxe3+ 30. Kb2 $16) (27... Qxf3 28. e6
Nb8 29. Be5 Kb7 30. e7 $36) 28. Qd5 Kc7 29. e6 $1 {[%cal Rd4e5]} Nc6 30. Be5+
Kb7 (30... Nxe5 31. Qxe5+ Kb7 32. Bxc4 $18) 31. f4 $1 {[%cal Rf1g2]} Qg6 (31...
Rd8 32. Qxd8 $1 Nxd8 33. e7 $18) 32. Bxc4 Rxe6 (32... Qxe6 33. Qxe6 Nxe6 34.
Rd7+ Kc8 35. Rd6 $1 Ned8 36. Bb5 Kb7 37. Rd7+ Ka8 38. Rxd8+ $1 $18) 33. Qb5 (
33. Bd6 Rf6 34. Ba6+ Kxa6 35. Qxc6 $18) 33... a6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (33... Re8
34. Qa6+ Ka8 35. Rd6 Qg1+ 36. Kb2 Qf2+ 37. Kb3 Na5+ (37... Qf3 38. Bd5 Qd1+ 39.
Ka3 Qc1+ 40. Ka4 Qd1+ 41. Kb5 $18) 38. Qxa5 $1 bxa5 39. Bd5+ Kb8 40. Rd8#) 34.
Qxa6# 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ipatov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Qe2
c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. dxc5 a5 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Be3 Qd3
15. Qxd3 Nxd3 16. Nxa5 Nxb2 17. e5 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Rac8 19. Ke2 Rfd8 20. Bd4 Na4
21. Rc1 f6 22. Rc4 fxe5 23. Be3 Nb2 24. Re4 Nd1 25. Bd2 Rxc5 26. Nb7 Rxd2+ 27.
Kxd2 Rd5+ 28. Kc2 Nxf2 29. Re2 e4 30. Rxf2 Rb5 31. Nd2 e3 32. Re2 exd2 33. Rxe7
Rb2+ 34. Kd1 Bh6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[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+ bxc6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Na3 c3 14. bxc3 Nd5
15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Nc4 Be7 17. Rfd1 O-O 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Qe6 20. Bc7 f6 21.
Qb3 Kf7 22. Bd6 fxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxb3 24. axb3 Rfd8 25. Kf1 g5 26. f4 gxf4 27.
Bxf4 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Ra7 29. Ra1 Bf6 30. Ra5 Bxc3 31. Rxf5+ Ke8 32. Ke2 Rf7 33.
Rxf7 Kxf7 34. Kd3 Bb4 35. g4 Be7 36. Kd4 Ke6 37. Bg3 Bf8 38. h4 Be7 39. h5 Bf8
40. Bf4 Be7 41. Ke4 Bd8 42. g5 Be7 43. Bd2 Bd8 44. g6 hxg6 45. hxg6 Be7 46. Bc3
Ba3 47. Kf4 Bc1+ 48. Kg4 Be3 49. Kh5 Bc1 50. Ba5 Be3 51. Bd8 Bf4 52. Bg5 Be5
53. Kh6 c5 54. Bd2 Kd5 55. Kh7 c4 56. bxc4+ Kc5 57. Kg8 Bd4 58. Kf7 Kxc4 59.
Bg5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Ne5 Nb6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Bd6
15. Be3 Bd7 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Be8 18. Bb1 a5 19. Bd2 Bc7 20. Bc3 a4 21. e4
e5 22. dxe5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 f6 27. Ba2+
Kf8 28. f3 Ke7 29. Kf2 c5 30. Rd2 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32. Ke3 Ke7 33. Bd5 b5 34.
f4 Kd6 35. h4 Bd7 36. Bf7 Bc6 37. Bh5 Bd7 38. Bf7 Bc6 39. Bh5 Ke6 40. Bg4+ Kd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 {Both players are now able to attack the naturally located knights
with b4 or g5.} b4 10. Nce2 h6 {Topalov has done an excellent job of
propagating the early counterplay with the b-pawn advance in the Najdorf
Sicilian. The pawn on b4 is safe for a while, as d6-d5 would have been too
painful for White after 11.Qxb4.} 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. h4 d5 {Khalifman
understands that a flank attack can be efficiently countered by a blow in the
centre. The real trouble in this position lies in the fact that Black is
barely prepared for the opening of the position since the first player is much
better developed.} 13. Bf4 {One of the signs of modern timesis that the top
players work hard at home on discovering ideas or simply playable positions
that are not "worn out". If the attack along the b8-h2 diagonal works it would
be very dangerous for Black.} (13. Bg2 dxe4 14. g5 Nd5 (14... hxg5 15. hxg5
Rxh1 16. Bxh1 Nd5 17. Nf4 Nc3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qe1 e5 20. Nd5 Qa5 21. Qxc3
Qxd5 22. Nc6 Qe6 23. fxe4 Bb7 $11 {1/2 (62) Pawnstriker1978 (2568)-Intagrand 
(2638) playchess.com INT 2007}) 15. g6 (15. fxe4 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 hxg5 17. hxg5
Rxh1 18. Rxh1 Ne5 19. Rh8 Bd7 $15 {0-1 (41) Smirnov,I (2505)-Leon Hoyos,M 
(2542) Cappelle la Grande 2009}) 15... N7b6 16. fxe4 Nc4 17. exd5 Nxd2 18.
gxf7+ Qxf7 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxa8 Nc4 21. Bc6+ Bd7 22. Rhf1 $14 {1-0 (32) King
Crusher,R (2686)-Hoshad,R (2664) playchess.com INT 2007}) 13... e5 14. Bh2 dxe4
15. g5 hxg5 {In any festival of dangerous positions the situation on the board
would have a chance for high place. Black must tread very carefully, as the
white pieces are ready to strike at any moment.} (15... exf3 16. Nxf3 (16. gxf6
fxe2 17. Bxe2 gxf6 18. Bh5 Rb8 19. Ne6 Qc4 20. Nxf8 {0-1 (90) Aroshidze,L 
(2537)-Banikas,H (2598) Kavala 2009} Qxa2 21. Qd6 Rxf8 22. Bg4 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qa4
$11) 16... Ng4 17. g6 f6 18. Ned4 Qb6 19. Bc4 exd4 20. Rhe1+ Kd8 21. Nxd4 $18 {
1-0 (32) Szabo,K (2518)-Kislik,E (2314) Budapest 2009}) 16. hxg5 Rxh2 {Killing
the most dangerous attacking piece is a well known defensive measure, even
though here it does cost an exchange. The defender could not have afforded to
wait for a bishop strike on the e5-square.} (16... exf3 17. Bxe5 $1 Nxe5 18.
Rxh8 fxe2 19. Qxe2 Bg4 20. Qg2 Rd8 21. gxf6 gxf6 22. Be2 $16) 17. Rxh2 exd4 (
17... e3 18. Qxe3 Nd5 19. Qe4 Bb7 20. Nb3 Nc3 21. Rxd7 Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Kxd7 23.
Qf5+ Kc6 24. f4 $16) 18. Rh4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Finally Akopian shows, why he
plays this line with modest history of success for White. The rook is ready to
strike along the 4th rank against the black king which is still uncomfortably
centralised.} (18. Nxd4 Nd5 19. Re1 Bb7 20. Rxe4+ Ne7 21. Nf5 Bxe4 22. Nd6+ Kd8
23. fxe4 Ng6 24. Nxf7+ Ke8 25. Nh8 Qf4 26. Bh3 Nde5 $17 {0-1 (49) Szabo,K 
(2547)-Shomoev,A (2570) Moscow 2012}) 18... Ng4 $1 {In sharp positions the
incredible can easily become a norm. Khalifman had a very difficult choice
between many different ideas with one flaw - none of them seems to promise
full equality. The move of the knight escapes the gxf6 threat and hopes to win
a tempo.} (18... exf3 19. gxf6 fxe2 20. Qxe2+ Ne5 (20... Kd8 $2 21. Rhxd4 $18)
21. Bg2 Rb8 22. Bc6+ Bd7 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rhxd4+ Ke6 25. Qxa6+ Qc6 26. Qxc6+
Nxc6 27. fxg7 Nxd4 28. gxf8=N+ Rxf8 29. Rxd4 Rb8 $14) (18... d3 19. gxf6 Nxf6
20. Nd4 Bc5 21. Rh8+ Ke7 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. Qe3+ Kd7 24. Rxd3 Qd6 25. Qg5 Bxd4
26. Rh4 $14) (18... Nc5 19. gxf6 b3 20. Kb1 bxa2+ 21. Kxa2 d3 22. cxd3 exf3 23.
Nd4 gxf6 24. Nxf3 $14) 19. Nxd4 (19. Rxg4 Nc5 20. Rh4 d3 21. Nd4 Bb7 $11) 19...
Nge5 (19... exf3 $2 20. Rxg4 Nc5 21. Qe3+ $18) 20. Rxe4 Bb7 21. Ree1 {The rook
has joined the rest of the white army on the natural square e1 via a very
original path!} O-O-O 22. f4 Ng6 $6 {Black must have been reasonably content
with the outcome of the opening battle. His king is reasonable safe and his
pieces can start to breathe and create threats. The knight's retreat back to
the kingside was not compulsory.} (22... Nc4 $5 23. Qf2 Ndb6 24. Nb3 Bd6 25.
Rd4 Kb8 $15) 23. Bh3 Kb8 (23... Nxf4 $2 24. Bxd7+ Rxd7 (24... Qxd7 25. Qxf4 $18
) 25. Re8+ Rd8 26. Nb5 $18) 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 (24... Qxd7 $2 25. f5 Nh8 26. Nb5
Qxd2+ 27. Rxd2 Rc8 28. Nd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 $16) 25. Re8+ Ka7 $2 (25... Bc8 26.
Rxf8 {Black had to eliminate the worst danger at last after several moves with
the possibility that at some instance he may fail. Khalifman did not like the
little combination with 26.Rxf8, but the king's step to the side is simply
worse.} (26. f5 Bc5 $17) (26. Nc6+ $2 Kb7 27. Na5+ Kb6 28. Nc4+ Qxc4 29. Rxc8
Rxd2 30. Rxc4 Rxd1+ 31. Kxd1 Bd6 $15) 26... Nxf8 27. Qxb4+ Ka8 28. Qxf8 Rd8 29.
Qxg7 Qxf4+ 30. Kb1 Bg4 31. Qh6 Rd6 32. Qh1+ Kb8 33. Nc6+ Rxc6 34. Qxc6 Bxd1 35.
Qb6+ Kc8 36. Qxa6+ $11) 26. Nb5+ $1 (26. f5 Rd5 (26... Bc5 27. Nb5+ axb5 28.
Qxd7 $18) 27. fxg6 Bc5 28. Qe3 fxg6 29. Re4 $16) 26... axb5 27. Qxd7 {The
picture is suddenly quite sad, as the defender's forces are scattered,
demoralised and under fierce attack.} Qxf4+ (27... Kb6 28. Qxc7+ Kxc7 29. f5
Bc6 30. Rde1 Bxe8 31. Rxe8 $18) 28. Kb1 Qxg5 (28... Ka6 29. Ree1 Bf3 30. Rf1
Qg4 31. Qxf7 Bxd1 32. Qxg6+ Ka5 33. Qd3 Be2 34. Qe3 $18) 29. Qc7 {White's
major pieces dominate the central files and the black king is doomed.} Ka6 30.
Rxf8 (30. Rxf8 Nxf8 31. Rd6+ Ka7 32. Qb6+ Kb8 33. Rd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.04.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Heydarli, Kanan Beyukkishi Og"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2329"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[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. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. b3
Rb8 9. Bb2 b5 10. d5 Na5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nd4 b4 13. Na4 e6 14. a3 bxa3 15.
Bc3 e5 16. Bxa5 exd4 17. Rxa3 Rb5 18. b4 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Qc2 Qe7 21.
Bxc7 Bb7 22. Bb6 Rc8 23. Qd3 Qe6 24. Raa1 Re8 25. Rae1 Re5 26. Bxd4 Rd5 27. e3
Bxd4 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Esen, Baris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nfd7 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8.
Nxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Bh6 Bg7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Rfd1 c6 14.
Qa3 Re8 15. Rac1 Qc7 16. b4 Qb8 17. b5 cxb5 18. Qb2+ Nf6 19. Qxb5 Be6 20. Bxb7
a6 21. Qb1 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Ra7 23. Bf3 a5 24. a4 Rc8 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Rd2 Ne8
27. Rdc2 Rb1+ 28. Kg2 Ra1 29. Bc6 Nd6 30. Rc5 Rb1 31. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Azaladze, Shota"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 Bf5
8. c3 e6 9. Ne5 Nd7 10. Qe2 Nxe5 11. Qxe5 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 Bg7 8. Bb5
O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Rc1 Bf5 11. Be2 Rc8 12. Ne5 a6 13. Na4 Ne4 14. Rxc8 Qxc8 15.
g4 Be6 16. Nd3 g5 17. Bg3 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.05.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[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 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.05.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aghayev, Nijat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6 6. g3 Bc7 7. d6 Ba5 8. Bg2
h6 9. Nh3 O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. e4 Qa5 13. Qc2 Re8 14. f4 b5 15. e5
Nh7 16. Be3 Ba6 17. Bxc6 dxc6 18. Bxc5 Nf8 19. Nf2 Bc8 20. Ne4 Bh3 21. Rfe1 Nd7
22. Qf2 Qa4 23. Bb4 a5 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Qc4 26. Qd4 Qxd4+ 27. Bxd4 a4 28.
Rad1 Reb8 29. Bc5 Rb7 30. Kf2 Rd7 31. Ke3 Kf8 32. c4 Be6 33. cxb5 cxb5 34. a3
Rc8 35. Rc1 Ke8 36. g4 g6 37. h3 Rb7 38. Ke4 Kd7 39. f5 gxf5+ 40. gxf5 Bc4 41.
Bb4 Rbb8 42. Rg1 Bb3 43. e6+ fxe6 44. Rg7+ Kd8 45. Ba5+ 1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.05.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Bh5 Qd3 13. Be2 Qg6 14. Bh5 Qd3
15. Be2 Qg6 16. Bh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.05.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mammadov, Ayaz Arzu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Nd2 c5 11. cxd5 cxd4 12. Nb5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd4 Rc8
15. Rc1 Nb8 16. N2f3 Nb4 17. a3 N4c6 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. b4 b5 20. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2012.05.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Qe2 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Qxe5+ Qe7
8. Qa5 Qd8 9. Qe5+ Qe7 10. Qa5 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Petrov, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 b4 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nbd2 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Bd5 15.
Rd1 Nd7 16. Nb3 Qc8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 c5 19. Na5 Qc7 20. Nc4 Rad8 21. Qc2
Qc6 22. e4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Bf1 g6 27. Bd3
a5 28. Qb5 Qxb5 29. Bxb5 Bc7 30. a4 f6 31. Bc4 Kf7 32. Kg2 f5 33. exf5 gxf5 34.
Kg3 Bd8 35. b3 Be7 36. Be2 Bd8 37. Bc4 Be7 38. Be2 Bd8 39. Bc4 Be7 40. Be2 Bd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Panarin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 O-O 8.
Be3 Re8 9. f3 d6 10. O-O-O Be6 11. Kb1 Nd7 12. Qf2 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 a6 14. Be2 b5
15. Rhe1 Nb6 16. Qf4 Ne5 17. Bf1 h6 18. Nd4 Qg5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qg3 Rf8 21.
Ne2 Rae8 22. b3 Qxg3 23. hxg3 g5 24. c3 Kf7 25. Nd4 Kg7 26. Be2 Ng6 27. Rh1 Nd7
28. c4 b4 29. Nc6 a5 30. Nxa5 Nge5 31. c5 Nxc5 32. Nc4 Nxc4 33. Bxc4 Ra8 34.
Rd4 Ra5 35. Rc1 Kf6 36. Be2 Rfa8 37. Rd2 Ke5 38. Rc4 Rb8 39. Rdd4 Rba8 40. Rd2
Rb8 41. Rdd4 Rba8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mokshanov, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Rd1
Ba6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nf1 dxc4 14. d5 cxb3
15. axb3 Bxf1 16. Bxf1 Qc7 17. Bb5 Ne8 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Nd6
21. Bf4 Rce8 22. b4 f6 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. Qf5 Re7
27. Rxa7 Nb6 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Kg2 Qe5 30. Qxe5 fxe5 31. Kf3 Nc8 32. Ke3 Kf7
33. Bd3 h6 34. f4 Kf6 35. h4 Nd6 36. h5 exf4+ 37. gxf4 Ke7 38. Bg6 Nc8 39. Bf5
Nd6 40. Bg6 Kd8 41. Kd3 Kc7 42. Ke3 Nb5 43. Kd3 Kd6 44. Bf7 Nd4 45. Ke3 Nf5+
46. Kd3 Ke7 47. Bg6 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kabanov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14.
Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ulanov, Alexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. c3 Nxd2 7. Bxd2 Be7 8.
Bd3 b6 9. b4 Nb8 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. b5 a6 14. a4 c6 15. Qe2
axb5 16. axb5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 cxb5 18. Bc2 Rd8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Bxh6 b4 21. Ng5 Qe8
22. Qh3 f5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Qf3 Bh8 25. h4 e5 26. Ra7 e4 27. Qf4 Bf5 28. Bb3
Qc6 29. Nf7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Rb8 11. Bg2 Qa5 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. e4 Be6 14. b3 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 Bxa1 16. Bg5 Bf5 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Bxd6 Rbd8 19. Rxa1 Rxd6 20. Qc3
Qxc3 21. Nxc3 Rde6 22. Bd5 Re1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24. Kg2 Rc1 25. Nb5 Bb1 26. Nxa7
Bxa2 27. Nc6 Bxb3 28. Ne5 Kg7 29. Nxf7 Bxc4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Ng5 h6 32. Nf3
Kf6 33. h4 Kf5 34. Nd2 Rc3 35. Nf1 Ke4 36. Nh2 Rc6 37. Nf3 Rc3 38. Nh2 Rc8 39.
Nf3 Rd8 40. Ng1 Rf8 41. Nh3 Rf7 42. Kf1 Rf6 43. Ke2 Ra6 44. Kf1 Kd3 45. Kg2 Rf6
46. Ng1 Ke4 47. Nh3 Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh3 12. O-O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ba3+ 14. Kb1
Nb6 15. Bf1 Qh5 16. Be2 Qg6 17. Be3 Be7 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Nb5 Bd7 20. Nc7 Rac8
21. Bxb6 axb6 22. cxd5 Rxc7 23. d6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Bc6 25. Rhd1 Bd5 26. Kb2 Rfc8
27. c4 Bxc4 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kh7 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rd7 Re4 32. Rxf7 Rxe5
33. Rxb7 Rb5+ 34. Kc3 Ra5 35. Kb3 Rb5+ 36. Ka3 Ra5+ 37. Kb2 Rb5+ 38. Ka1 g5 39.
g4 Kg6 40. a3 Kf6 41. Ka2 g6 42. h3 Ke5 43. Rg7 Kf6 44. Rg8 Kf7 45. Rb8 Ke7 46.
Rc8 Rd5 47. Kb3 Rd2 48. Rg8 Rxf2 49. Rxg6 Rf3+ 50. Kb4 Rxh3 51. Rxg5 Rg3 52.
Rb5 Rxg4+ 53. Kc3 Ra4 54. Rxb6 Rxa3+ 55. Kd2 Kf6 56. Ke2 Kf5 57. Rb5+ e5 58.
Rb4 e4 59. Rb8 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Frolyanov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Nf6
9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. Bg5 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd3 Qd6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15.
Qe2 Rfe8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 c6 19. c3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bb3
c5 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. g3 Red8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 b4 27. Qxb4
Qxb4 28. cxb4 Bxb2 29. Kg2 Bc3 30. b5 Bd4 31. f4 h5 32. h4 Kf8 33. Bf3 Bb6 34.
Bc6 Bd4 35. Bf3 Bb6 36. Bc6 Bd4 37. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. f3 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Be2 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4
Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. g4 Rc7 17. h3 Rac8 18. Rhd1 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ke1
fxg4 21. hxg4 d5 22. cxd5 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Bxd5 24. Bb2 e6 25. Bc4 Bxc4 26. Rxd7
Bxb2 27. bxc4 Be5 28. c5 b5 29. cxb6 Rc4 30. Nb2 Bxb2 31. b7 Be5 32. b8=Q+ Bxb8
33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Rxb8 Rc2 35. a4 Rc4 36. Rb7+ Kg8 37. Re7 Rxa4 38. Kf2 Ra5 39.
f4 Ra3 40. Rxe6 a5 41. Ra6 a4 42. g5 Kf7 43. f5 Ra1 44. Ra7+ Kg8 45. Ra8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
O-O 9. Nc3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 e4 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rae1 b6 14. h3 Bb7 15.
g4 h6 16. f4 exf3 17. exf3 Nf8 18. d5 Qd7 19. f4 Re7 20. Bd4 Rae8 21. Rb1 N6h7
22. Be4 Ba6 23. Bf5 Qd8 24. Bd3 Rd7 25. Ne4 f5 26. gxf5 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Bxc4 28.
Rfe1 Nf6 29. Bf3 Rf7 30. Qg2 Bd3 31. Rbd1 Bxf5 32. Re3 Qd7 33. Rde1 Bxh3 34.
Qg3 Bf5 35. Bxf6 Rxf6 36. Re7 Rg6 37. Qxg6 Nxg6 38. Rxd7 Bxd7 39. Re4 c6 40.
dxc6 Bxc6 41. Re3 Bxf3 42. Rxf3 Kf7 43. c4 Ne7 44. Rb3 Nc8 45. Kf2 g5 46. fxg5
hxg5 47. Rb5 Ke6 48. Rxg5 Kd7 49. Ke3 Ne7 50. Ke4 Ke6 51. Rb5 Nc8 52. Rh5 Ne7
53. Rh6+ Kd7 54. Rh7 Ke6 55. Kd3 Nc6 56. Kc3 Nb4 57. a3 Na6 58. Kd4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 65th"]
[Site "Tyumen"]
[Date "2012.06.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. O-O Nh5 13. d5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qe7 15. b3
cxd5 16. exd5 Bxc3 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxc3 O-O 19. Nd4 Qf6 20. Nxb5 Qxc3 21.
Nxc3 Nb6 22. bxc4 Rac8 23. Nb5 Nxc4 24. Nxa7 Rc5 25. Rc1 Ba6 26. a4 Re8 27.
Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Bxc4 29. Rc1 Bd3 30. Rc8 Kf8 31. f3 f6 32. Kf2 h5 33. Rxe8+
Kxe8 34. Nb5 Kd7 35. Nc3 Bc4 36. Ne4 Ke6 37. Ke3 h4 38. gxh4 gxh4 39. Nd2 Ba6
40. Kf4 f5 41. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamchenko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2014"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 e6 7. Bc4 Nd7 8. O-O
N7f6 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. g3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qa5 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Bb2 Nxc3
15. Bxc3 Qxc3 16. Rab1 Rb8 17. Ba6 Ba3 18. Bxb7 O-O 19. Qa6 Bd6 20. Rfc1 Qd2
21. Rxc6 Bb4 22. Qxa7 Ba5 23. Qa6 Rfe8 24. Rc5 Bb4 25. Rb5 Be7 26. R5b2 Qc3 27.
a4 Bf6 28. Rb3 Qd2 29. Qd3 Qa5 30. Qb5 Qd2 31. a5 Ra8 1-0

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2012.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanov, Mikhail M"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1
Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Rxd4 18. Rxd4 Qg5+ 19. Kf1 Qxc1+ 20.
Qd1 Qc5 21. Qd2 Rb8 22. Kg2 a5 23. h4 Rb1 24. Rd7 Kg7 25. Qg5 Qxg5+ 26. hxg5
Rb5 27. f4 e5 28. Kf3 exf4 29. Kxf4 Rb2 30. f3 Rxa2 31. Ra7 a4 32. Ra6 a3 33.
Rxc6 Ra1 34. Rc7 a2 35. Ra7 h6 36. gxh6+ Kxh6 37. Ra6 f6 38. Ra8 g5+ 39. Kf5
Rf1 40. Rxa2 Rxf3+ 41. Ke6 g4 42. e5 Kg5 43. Ra8 fxe5 44. Kxe5 Re3+ 45. Kd4 Re7
46. Kd3 g3 47. Ra4 g2 48. Ra8 Re6 0-1

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2012.07.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gorovets, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. b4 Nc6 6. b5 Na5 7. Qc2 c5 8. bxc6
bxc6 9. c5 Ba6 10. e3 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 Qc8 12. Kg2 Nb7 13. Nc3 Nd8 14. Rb1 Ne6 15.
Qb3 O-O 16. Bd2 Kh8 17. Qc4 Ne4 18. Qd3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Qc7 20. Ne2 Rab8 21. Qc2
Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Rb8 23. Nf4 Nxf4+ 24. gxf4 Bf6 25. h4 e6 26. Rb3 Rb7 27. Qb1 Rxb3
28. Qxb3 Kg7 29. Kh3 Qc8 30. a4 Bd8 31. Qb2 Bf6 32. a5 Qa6 33. Qb8 Qe2 34. Kg2
Bxh4 35. Nxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2012.07.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Meribanov, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2012.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. c5
Ne4 9. Qc2 Bf6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. O-O a5 13. Bf4 a4 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15.
Bxe5 O-O 16. Na2 Re8 17. f3 Nf6 18. Nb4 Bb5 19. Rfe1 Nd7 20. Bg3 Nb8 21. Bxb8
Rxb8 22. Rac1 Qd7 23. Qd2 Rec8 24. Qf4 b6 25. c6 Qc7 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. f4 g6
28. g4 Kg7 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. Re3 h5 31. h3 Rh8 32. Kg3 hxg4 33. hxg4 Rhc8 34. Rc2
Bc4 35. Rf2 Ke7 36. Rc3 Bb5 37. Rc1 Bxc6 38. Rfc2 Kd7 39. Nd3 Kd6 40. g5 Bb5
41. Rxc7 Rxc7 42. Rxc7 Kxc7 43. Ne5 Be8 44. Kf2 Kb7 45. Ke3 Ka6 46. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2012.07.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lutsko, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2012.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 Bg4 7. Ng5 Nc6 8. h3
Bd7 9. d5 Nb4 10. a3 Na6 11. Bxa6 bxa6 12. O-O c6 13. Nf3 Re8 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15.
Qd3 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.08.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nikitinyh, Boris Aleksandrovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2185"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 Re8 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Nb4 9. a3 Na6 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Nd2 a5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 Nf8 15.
Nde4 b6 16. Kh1 f5 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. Bf3 e6 19. Qc2 Qe7 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Nb5
exd5 22. cxd5 Ba6 23. a4 Qf7 24. Rfe1 Kh8 25. Ne2 Bb7 26. Nec3 g5 27. e6 Qe7
28. d6 cxd6 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 gxf4 32. Qxf5 Ng6 33. Nd5 Bxb2
34. e7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.08.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Baghdasaryan, Vahe"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. Nc3
h6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. c3 Rb8 11. Be3 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Ne7 14. Bb3 Ng6
15. Qe1 c5 16. Qg3 Kh7 17. h4 c4 18. dxc4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Rxb2 20. h5 Nh8 21.
Rad1 Qe7 22. Nh4 Rc2 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 f6 25. e4 Nf7 26. Rb1 d5 27. Qg6+
Kh8 28. Bxd5 Rxc3 29. Rb7 Rc7 30. Rfb1 Nd6 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32. Qg3 Rb8 33. Rxb8+
Qxb8 34. Qe3 Qb1+ 35. Kf2 Kh7 36. Qe2 a5 37. Kf3 Nb5 38. Qd2 Qf1+ 39. Kg3 Nd4
40. Qf2 Ne2+ 41. Kf3 Nd4+ 42. Kg3 Qd1 43. Kh4 Qh1+ 44. Kg4 Qd1+ 45. Kh4 Qh1+
46. Kg4 Qc1 47. Kh3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lavrov, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[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. e4 e5
9. h3 Nbd7 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. Nxe6 Rxe6 15.
c5 dxc5 16. f4 Ned7 17. e5 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Rxe5 19. Qd2 Rae8 20. Bf2 h5 21. Ne4
Qb6 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. Qc2 Qc7 24. Nc4 Ree8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Nd5 27. Ne3 Nxe3
28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Bxe3 Qd6 30. Bxc5 Qxg3 31. Bxa7 Qe1+ 32. Bf1 Qa5 33. Bf2
Qxa2 34. Qe4 Kh7 35. b4 Qd2 36. h4 Qd7 37. Kg2 Kg8 38. Bc4 Kh7 39. Qf4 Kg8 40.
Bc5 Bc3 41. Kf2 Kg7 42. Be3 Kg8 43. Bc5 Kg7 44. Ke2 Kg8 45. Bb3 Kg7 46. Be3 Kg8
47. Qb8+ Kg7 48. Bc5 Qd2+ 49. Kf3 Qd3+ 50. Kg2 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rjanova, Valery"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2208"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 Nd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nxc5 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. Nf3 b5 10. O-O b4 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Bxb2 13. Rab1 Bg7 14. Rxb4 e6
15. Ne3 a5 16. Rbb1 Bb7 17. Nc4 Bxe4 18. Be2 d5 19. Nce5 Qc7 20. Rb5 Bxf3 21.
Bxf3 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Nd7 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Duzhakov, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[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 Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. b3 Nh6 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Rc1 Rb8 13. h3 Nf5 14. Nf3 h5 15.
Qe2 a6 16. Rfd1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Nd5 b5 19. c5 dxc5 20. Rxc5 Rc8 21. Bb4
Rxc5 22. Bxc5 Bd6 23. b4 Be6 24. e4 Ng7 25. Nxe7+ Bxe7 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. Bxf8
Kxf8 28. Qe3 Bxa2 29. Qd2 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gordievsky, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Kh7 11. f3 Na6 12. g4 b5 13. Bxb5 Rb8 14. Nge2 Nc7 15. Bd3
Nd7 16. f4 Qh4+ 17. Bf2 Qxg4 18. Rg1 Qh3 19. O-O-O Ba6 20. Rg3 Qxh2 21. Bg1 Qh4
22. Bf2 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rb4 24. e5 Qh5 25. Rh3 Nxe5 26. fxe5 Qxe5 27. Rdh1 Kg8
28. Re3 Qf6 29. Rf3 Qe5 30. Bg3 Qe7 31. Re3 Qf6 32. Rf3 Qe7 33. Bf4 h5 34. Qe3
Qxe3+ 35. Rxe3 Nb5 36. Nxb5 Rxb5 37. Nc3 Rb4 38. Rf1 Rfb8 39. b3 Rxf4 40. Rxf4
Bh6 41. Rff3 Kg7 42. Kd2 h4 43. Ke2 Bxe3 44. Rxe3 g5 45. Ne4 Kg6 46. Kf3 g4+
47. Kf2 Rd8 48. Nd2 Rh8 49. Nc4 Rh5 50. Nxd6 h3 51. Re1 Rxd5 52. Nc4 f5 53. Re8
Kg5 54. Ke3 h2 55. Rh8 g3 56. Kf3 Rd1 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lovkov, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 c5 8.
Nge2 c4 9. Bc2 Qa5 10. O-O O-O 11. f3 Re8 12. Qd2 b5 13. a3 Bf8 14. e4 Qb6 15.
Kh1 dxe4 16. fxe4 Bb7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Nc3 Qc6 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21.
Qf4 Rab8 22. Rf3 Rb6 23. Raf1 h6 24. Bh4 g5 25. Qf5 Bg7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Be4
Qe6 28. d5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pakhomov, Egor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 c5 5. dxc5 Bg7 6. c3 O-O 7. b4 b6 8. cxb6
Qxb6 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. b5 Bg4 11. Be2 a6 12. c4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 axb5 14. cxd5 Nb4
15. Qb3 Nfxd5 16. Bxg7 Ra3 17. Bd4 Qa6 18. Qb1 e5 19. Bb2 Nxe3 20. Be4 Rc8 21.
Bxa3 Nbc2+ 22. Bxc2 Nxc2+ 23. Kf1 b4+ 24. Kg1 Qxa3 25. Qc1 Qa8 26. Nb3 Nxa1 27.
Qxa1 Rc2 28. h4 Qxa2 29. Qxa2 Rxa2 30. Rh3 Rc2 31. Rd3 Kg7 32. Rd2 Rxd2 33.
Nxd2 f5 34. Kf1 Kh6 35. Ke2 Kh5 36. Kd3 e4+ 37. Kc4 Kxh4 38. Kxb4 e3 39. Nf3+
Kg4 40. fxe3 Kg3 41. Ng5 h6 42. e4 fxe4 43. Nxe4+ Kxg2 44. Kc4 h5 45. Kd4 h4
46. Ke3 h3 47. Kf4 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Botvinnik Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.09.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2012.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qb3 a5 10. Na2 Be7 11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qa6 Ra8 13. Qb7 Rb8 14. Qa6 Ra8 15.
Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nb6 8. Qd2
h6 9. Be3 a5 10. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. e4 dxc4 15.
Bf4 Nh5 16. Be3 Nhf6 17. Bf4 h6 18. h3 Bb4 19. Nd2 b5 20. bxc4 bxc4 21. a3 Ba5
22. Na4 c5 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 Nh5 25. Bd6 Re8 26. Nxc4 Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Nb6 28.
Nxb6 axb6 29. Bf3 Qxd6 30. Bxh5 Rcd8 31. Rac1 Re5 32. Bf3 Qf6 33. Kg2 Rd6 34.
Rd3 g6 35. h4 h5 36. Rc2 Qe7 37. Rd1 Rf6 38. Re2 Rxe2 39. Qxe2 Qxe2 40. Bxe2
Rd6 41. Bc4 Bc3 42. Rd3 Bd4 43. Rb3 Kf8 44. f4 Ke7 45. a4 Kd8 46. Rb1 Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Rc1 Nc6 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Rxc5 Qxa2 10. Qd2 h6 11. Be3 Be6 12. g3 Rd8 13. Bg2 Bd5 14. O-O
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxd4 16. Qb4 Qxb2 17. Qxb2 Nxf3+ 18. exf3 Bxb2 19. Rb5 Bd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[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
b6 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7
15. e3 Rad8 16. a3 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Be2 a5 10. Na4 Be6 11. c4 Nd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Naxc5 dxc5 14. Nxc5 Nd4
15. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 16. Qxd4 exd4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f4 Bc5 19. Bd3 e5 20. g3 Rf6 21.
Rf2 Raf8 22. Raf1 Bd6 23. fxe5 Rxf2 24. Rxf2 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Bxe5 26. c5 Kf8 27.
Ke2 Ke7 28. Bc4 Kd7 29. Bb5+ Kc7 30. Kd3 b6 31. c6 Kd6 32. b3 Kc5 33. a4 g5 34.
Ke2 h5 35. Kf3 Kd6 36. h4 gxh4 37. gxh4 Kc5 38. Kf2 Kd6 39. Be2 Bf6 40. Kg3
Kxc6 41. Bxh5 d3 42. Bd1 Kc5 43. h5 Kd4 44. Kf4 Be5+ 45. Kf5 Bg7 46. Bg4 Be5
47. h6 Bh8 48. h7 Be5 49. Ke6 Bh8 50. Kf5 Be5 51. Ke6 Bh8 52. Kf5 Be5 53. Bd1
Bh8 54. Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. g3 c6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rac1 Qe7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4
Nxe5 15. dxe5 c5 16. Bxb7 Rad8 17. Qe2 Qxb7 18. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 h6 11. Be3 O-O 12. d5 Na7 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. axb5 Nxb5 15.
Nbd2 Na7 16. Nc4 a5 17. Nfd2 a4 18. Bc2 b5 19. Ne3 Nd7 20. Nf5 Nc5 21. Qg4 Qf6
22. f4 Bc8 23. fxe5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Qxe5 25. Qf2 Nd7 26. Nf3 Qf6 27. Qe2 Ne5 28.
Nd4 Rfb8 29. Rf1 Qg5 30. Bd3 b4 31. Rxa4 bxc3 32. bxc3 Nc8 33. Rb4 Ne7 34. Bb5
Rc8 35. Rb3 Rc7 36. Kh1 Rca7 37. Bc6 Rc8 38. Nb5 N7xc6 39. dxc6 Re7 40. c7 Qg6
41. Qd1 Nc4 42. Re1 Rxe4 43. Rb4 Rce8 44. Rxe4 Qxe4 45. h3 d5 46. Rxc4 Qxc4 47.
Nd6 Qxc7 48. Nxe8 Qe5 49. Nxg7 Kxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "219"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Nde2 b6 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O Bg7 10. h3 O-O 11. Be3 Ne5 12. b3 Re8 13. Rc1 Ned7 14. Re1 Rb8 15.
Bd4 Nc5 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Rc8 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Nb5 Qxd1 20. Rexd1 Rc5 21.
Bxf6 exf6 22. Ned4 a6 23. Na3 Bh6 24. Ra1 Nd6 25. c4 f5 26. Nac2 Ne4 27. Nb4
Ra8 28. Nd5 b5 29. b4 Rxc4 30. Nb6 Rb8 31. Nxc4 bxc4 32. Nc6 Rb6 33. Ne7+ Kg7
34. Nd5 Rc6 35. f4 Nxg3 36. Kg2 Ne4 37. Rac1 Kf8 38. a4 Bg7 39. b5 axb5 40.
axb5 Rc5 41. b6 Bb2 42. Rc2 c3 43. b7 Rb5 44. Nxc3 Bxc3 45. Rd8+ Kg7 46. b8=Q
Rxb8 47. Rxb8 h6 48. Rb3 Bd2 49. Kf3 g5 50. fxg5 hxg5 51. Rb6 Bc3 52. Rc6 Be5
53. Ra2 g4+ 54. hxg4 Ng5+ 55. Kg2 fxg4 56. Ra7 Nf3 57. Rc4 Kg6 58. Rxg4+ Ng5
59. Rc4 f6 60. Kf1 Kf5 61. Ke2 Ke6 62. Kd3 Kf5 63. Ra2 Ke6 64. Rc6+ Kf5 65.
Rf2+ Kg6 66. Kc4 Nh3 67. Rf1 Nf4 68. Ra6 Kf5 69. Kc5 Kg6 70. Kc6 Kf5 71. Kd7
Kg6 72. Ra2 Kf5 73. Ke7 Kg5 74. Kf7 Kf5 75. Ke7 Kg5 76. Kd7 Kf5 77. Kc6 Ke6 78.
Kc5 Nd3+ 79. Kc4 Nf4 80. Kb3 Kf5 81. Kc2 Kg6 82. Ra6 Nh3 83. Kd3 Ng5 84. Kc4
Nh3 85. Kd5 Nf4+ 86. Ke4 Nh3 87. Kf3 Kf5 88. Kg2+ Nf4+ 89. Kg3 Kg5 90. Ra8 Ne6+
91. Kf3 Kf5 92. Ke3+ Kg6 93. Rg8+ Kf7 94. Rg2 Nc5 95. Rc1 Ne6 96. Ke4 Ke7 97.
Rd1 Nc5+ 98. Kf5 Ne6 99. Rg4 Bd6 100. Rh4 Ng7+ 101. Kg6 Ne8 102. Rh7+ Ke6 103.
Rf7 Be5 104. Rdd7 Nd6 105. Rfe7+ Kd5 106. Ra7 Nc4 107. Ra6 Nd6 108. Rh7 Nc4
109. Rxf6 Bxf6 110. Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3
c6 9. a4 Re8 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 Kh7 12. a5 Qc7 13. Qd2 Nf8 14. Red1 Ne6 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Bf8 18. Rdd1 Nd7 19. Nb1 Nc7 20. Nbd2 f6 21. Nc4 Nb5
22. Ne1 Nc5 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Be6 25. b3 Red8 26. Rad1 Be7 27. f4 exf4 28.
gxf4 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rd8 30. Rxd8 Bxd8 31. Kf2 Bxc4 32. bxc4 Na3 33. a6 bxa6 34.
e5 fxe5 35. fxe5 Nxc4 36. e6 Nxe3 37. Kxe3 Kg7 38. Bxc6 Kf6 39. Bd7 Ke5 40. c3
Be7 41. Kf3 a5 42. Kg4 Kd5 43. Be8 Kxe6 44. Bxg6 Kd5 45. Kf3 Kc4 46. Ke2 Kxc3
47. Kd1 Bg5 48. Be8 Bf4 49. Bd7 h5 50. Be8 h4 51. Bd7 Kd3 52. Bf5+ Kc3 53. Bd7
Kb2 54. Be8 Be3 55. Bd7 Kc3 56. Be8 Bd2 57. Bd7 Bh6 58. Be8 Kb2 59. Bd7 Bf8 60.
Be8 Ba3 61. Bd7 Kc3 62. Be8 Bb2 63. Bd7 Ba1 64. Kc1 Kd3 65. Kb1 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Cup rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.10.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2012.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
e3 Be6 9. b3 exd4 10. Qxd4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nge2 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nd7 14. O-O
Nf6 15. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rc1 a4 12. f3 Be6 13. Nb5 Qa5 14. Qxa5 Rxa5
15. Bd2 Raa8 16. Nc7 Rac8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. O-O Nh5 19. Rc2 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Qc8 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4 d6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Rc1 a6 13. b3 g6 14. h4 h5 15. d5 e5
16. b4 a5 17. a3 Bg7 18. Qc2 Qd8 19. Bh3 Bh6 20. Rb1 axb4 21. axb4 Qe7 22. Ra1
Nf6 23. Nh2 Rfb8 24. Qb2 c6 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. Nf1 Rxa1 27. Qxa1 Ra8 28. Qb2 Qa7
29. Rd1 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. Rxd6 Bf8 32. Rd1 Qa3 33. Qxa3 Rxa3 34. Rd8 Kg7
35. Rd7 Bxb4 36. Be6 Kf6 37. Bxf7 Ra1 38. Bg8 Be7 39. Bd5 Bd3 40. Bg2 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5 b5
9. cxb5 Qa5 10. bxa6 Bxa6 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6
Rfb8 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. Rb1 Nd3+ 17. Kf1 e6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. h4 d5 20. Rh3 c4 21.
h5 Nxh5 22. Rxh5 Qa7 23. Nf4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 gxh5 25. exd5 exd5 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27.
Qxd5 Rf8 28. f3 h4 29. Qh5 Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Be6 12. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 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
15. Rxc6 Nd5 16. Qb3 Nb4 17. Rc1 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Bb7 19. O-O Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qg5+
21. Kh1 Qd5 22. Qe4 Qxa2 23. Rg1 Rfc8 24. Qb7 Rf8 25. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Berzina, Ilze"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2292"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Nb1 Nc6 8.
Be2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. f4 O-O 11. Nd2 d6 12. Nf3 e5 13. f5 gxf5 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Rxf5 Qd7 17. Bg4 Qd6 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bd2 Ne7 20. Rf2 f5 21.
Bh3 e4 22. Bg5 e3 23. Rf3 f4 24. Qb3 Qe5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Raf1 Rae8 27. Bg4 e2
28. Re1 Qh4 0-1

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Rd8 11. Rac1 Qb8 12. Rfe1 O-O 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bd3 h6 17. c5 Nd5 18. a3 Bf6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 bxc5 21.
Red1 Nf4 22. Bf1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. g3 Nd5 26. Qxc5 Qb6 27.
Qxb6 axb6 28. b4 Kf8 29. Bd4 Ke8 30. f4 Kd7 31. Kf2 h5 32. Bd3 g6 33. Ke2 Kc7
34. Bc4 Bc8 35. Kd2 Kb7 36. Kc2 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Reizniece Ozola, Dana"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2273"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
O-O d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Rb8 11. Bg2 Qa5 12. e4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. cxb5
Qxb5 15. Rb1 Nd7 16. Be3 a5 17. b3 Nc5 18. Qd2 Qb4 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Qd5 Rd8
21. Bg5 Kf8 22. h4 Qd4 23. Rd1 Qxd5 24. exd5 Rb7 25. Rbc1 Bf6 26. Be3 Na6 27.
Rd2 a4 28. bxa4 Kg7 29. Bf1 Ra8 30. Bb5 Rc7 31. Rxc7 Nxc7 32. Bc6 Ra6 33. Rc2
Na8 34. Bb7 Rxa4 35. Rc8 Rxa2 36. Bxa8 Ra4 37. Kg2 Bd4 38. Bxd4+ Rxd4 39. Bc6
h6 40. Re8 Kf6 41. Rh8 Kg7 42. Ra8 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Ra4 Rd2 45. Ra3 Rd4 46.
Re3 Kf8 47. Rf3 Kg7 48. Be8 f6 49. Bc6 Kf7 50. Re3 Kf8 51. Re1 Rd2 52. Kf3 Rb2
53. Bd7 Rd2 54. Be6 Kg7 55. Rc1 f5 56. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volodin, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Qe7 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. 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. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[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 d5 9. exd5 Na5 10. O-O Nxb3 11. Nxb3 b6 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. d6 exd6 14. Qxd6
Nh5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Be3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rdc8 18. a4 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. O-O-O a6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Kb1 Nc6 14. Rc1 Na5
15. Qa4+ Nc6 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qa4+ Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Na6 7. a3 Nc7 8. e3
Be7 9. Bd3 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. Nf3 Ng7 12. Bg5 Ne6 13. Bh4 Ng7 14. b4 a6 15. O-O
Bf5 16. Na4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf5 18. Nc5 Nxh4 19. Nxh4 b5 20. Qc2 Bxc5 21. Qxc5
Rc8 22. Nf3 Ne4 23. Qc2 Nd6 24. Ne1 Nc4 25. a4 O-O 26. Nd3 Rc7 27. Nc5 Qc8 28.
Qc3 Re7 29. Ra2 Rfe8 30. Rc1 h5 31. Qd3 Kg7 32. Qd1 Rf8 33. Rca1 Rfe8 34. Qf3
Rf8 35. Qf4 Rfe8 36. h3 Nb6 37. Qg5 Nc4 38. Qf4 Nb6 39. Ra3 Nc4 40. Rc3 Rf8 41.
Rc2 Rfe8 42. Re2 Nb6 43. a5 Nc4 44. Rae1 Rd8 45. e4 dxe4 46. Rxe4 Rxe4 47. Rxe4
Rd5 48. Re7 Qf5 49. Qxf5 gxf5 50. Ra7 f4 51. Ne6+ Kf6 52. Nxf4 Rxd4 53. Nxh5+
Kg6 54. g4 Ne5 55. Rxa6 Nxg4 56. hxg4 1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.04.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mammadova, Gulnar Marfat Qizi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. e5 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd5 7. Qe4 Nc7 8.
Nc3 Bg7 9. Bf4 Ne6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. h4 Qa5 12. Rd5 Qb4 13. Bc4 Na5 14. Nd2
Nxf4 15. Rb5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5 a6 17. Ba4 Ne6 18. Nd5 Re8 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. f4 Nc6
21. Nf3 Nc5 22. Qc4 d6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Nxc8 Rexc8 25. Ng5 e6 26. Rd1 Nb7 27.
exd6 Bxb2+ 28. Kd2 Nxd6 29. Qc5 Ba3 30. Qa7 h6 31. Qxa6 hxg5 32. Ke2 Ra8 33.
Qd3 gxh4 34. g4 hxg3 35. Qxg3 Nf5 36. Qc3 Bf8 37. Rd7 Ra4 38. Kf3 Ra3 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedjarova, Turkan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nd2
h6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ndxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Be5 Ne8
15. Qe2 c5 16. Rfd1 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qa5 18. a3 f6 19. b4 Qc7 20. Nb5 Qb8 21. Nxd6
Nxd6 22. Bc5 Rd8 23. Qd3 Nf7 24. Qxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Ne5 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. c3 Nf6 21.
g4 Bd6 22. Rdg1 Nd5 23. Bc1 c5 24. g5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Kh7 26. Kc2 Ne7 27. Rd1 Nf5
28. a4 c4 29. Rhe1 a6 30. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
dxc5 Na6 9. Ng5 e6 10. Ne4 Bd7 11. Nbc3 Bc6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 f5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Nc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nxc5 17. Rc1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.04.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8.
Kf1 Nd3 9. Ke2 Nf4+ 10. Kf1 Nd3 11. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.04.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. e4 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 dxc4 13. Qg4 g6 14. Rad1 Nd7
15. Bf4 Nf6 16. Qe2 a5 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. Qxc4 b5 19. Qe2 b4 20. Na4 Ba6 21. Qc2
Bb5 22. Nc5 Nd7 23. h4 Ra7 24. e5 a4 25. Ne4 b3 26. axb3 axb3 27. Qc1 Qb6 28.
Bg5 Bf8 29. Qf4 Rea8 30. Re3 Qb8 31. Rxb3 Qe8 32. Rc3 Ra1 33. Rcc1 Rxc1 34.
Rxc1 Ra6 35. h5 Qa8 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Rc3 Be2 38. g4 Ra1+ 39. Kh2 Rd1 40. Re3
Bf1 41. Rf3 Qe8 42. Bxf1 Rxf1 43. Nf6+ Nxf6 44. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.04.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qa6 13. Qd3 Qxd3 14.
exd3 Bd7 15. Kd2 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bd4 a6 18. g4 Bd7 19. f3 Rac8 20. h4 h5
21. Rhg1 Kh7 22. Rg2 Rfe8 23. Rag1 Re7 24. Rf2 Rc6 25. Rgg2 Be8 26. Re2 Rce6
27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Rg1 Rg6 29. Re1 Re6 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Ke3 a5 32. Be5 a4 33.
Kd4 Bb5 34. b3 axb3 35. axb3 Kg6 36. b4 Ba4 37. Kc5 d4 38. Kd6 Bb3 39. g5 Kf7
40. Bxd4 Bd1 41. f4 g6 42. Be5 Bb3 43. d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.04.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 dxe4 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Nd7 13. Rxe4 Nc5 14. Rd4 Ne6
15. Rd2 Bg5 16. Rc2 Bxc1 17. Rxc1 Nf4 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. Rd1 Ng6 20. Nd2 Nxe5 21.
Be4 Nc4 22. b4 Nb2 23. Re1 Rb6 24. Bc2 Rc6 25. Rab1 Nc4 26. Nxc4 Rxc4 27. Re3
Rd8 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Kf8 30. Kf1 Be6 31. Bb3 Rc6 32. Bxe6 Rxe6 33. Rxe6
fxe6 34. Ke2 Ke7 35. Kd3 e5 36. Ke4 Ke6 37. h3 c6 38. g3 Kf6 39. f4 exf4 40.
Kxf4 Ke6 41. Ke4 Kd6 42. h4 c5 43. g4 cxb4 44. cxb4 Ke6 45. Kd4 h5 46. gxh5 Kf5
47. Kc5 Kg4 48. Kb6 Kxh5 49. Kxa6 Kxh4 50. Kxb5 g5 51. Ka4 g4 52. b5 g3 53. b6
g2 54. b7 g1=Q 55. b8=Q Qd1+ 56. Qb3 Qd7+ 57. Ka5 Qa7+ 58. Kb5 Qb7+ 59. Kc5
Qc7+ 60. Kd5 Qd7+ 61. Ke5 Qc7+ 62. Kf5 Qh7+ 63. Kf4 Qc7+ 64. Kf3 Qg3+ 65. Ke4
Qg6+ 66. Ke3 Qg3+ 67. Kd4 Qf4+ 68. Kc3 Qe5+ 69. Kd2 Qh2+ 70. Kc1 Qf4+ 71. Kc2
Qf2+ 72. Kc3 Qf6+ 73. Kc2 Qf2+ 74. Kb1 Qe1+ 75. Kb2 Qd2+ 76. Ka3 Kg5 77. Qb4
Qc1+ 78. Ka4 Qc2+ 79. Qb3 Qe4+ 80. Kb5 Qb7+ 81. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2013.05.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2013.04.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. cxd5
a4 9. Qc2 cxd5 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. a3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Rc8 13. Rfc1 Qd8 14. Qd1 h6 15.
e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lomsadze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Qc2
c6 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. d5 c5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Nd2 Nf4 15. Nf1
Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 h5 17. f3 Nf6 18. Ne3 h4 19. Bf2 Nh5 20. Nc3 Qf6 21. Nf5 Bh6 22.
g4 Nf4 23. Rab1 Rd8 24. b4 Bf8 25. Be3 b6 26. bxc5 dxc5 27. a4 Bd7 28. Qa2 Rab8
29. a5 bxa5 30. Qxa5 Rb4 31. Qxa7 Rxc4 32. Rb6 Qh8 33. Qc7 Ra8 34. Qxd7 Rxc3
35. Rdb1 Ne2+ 36. Kf2 Ng3 37. Rb8 Ra2+ 38. R1b2 Rc2+ 39. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 40. Ke1
Nxf5 41. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ardelean, George Catalin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nce2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nbc6 8.
f4 Qb6 9. O-O-O c4 10. g4 Qa6 11. Kb1 b5 12. Ng3 Qb6 13. Nh5 Rg8 14. Nf3 b4 15.
Rg1 Ba6 16. f5 c3 17. Qg5 O-O-O 18. Nxg7 cxb2 19. Qf6 Bc4 20. fxe6 Bxa2+ 21.
Kxb2 Qa5 22. Rd3 fxe6 23. Nxe6 Bc4 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Nd2 Qa2+ 26. Kc1 Qa1+ 27.
Nb1 Ba2 28. Kd2 Bxb1 29. Be2 Qb2 30. Rc1 Ba2 31. e6 Bc4 32. Re3 Bxe2 33. Rxe2
a5 34. Kd1 Qxd4+ 35. Qxd4 Nxd4 36. Rf2 Nxe6 37. Rf7 Nc6 38. Rxh7 Rf8 39. Kd2 a4
40. h4 a3 41. g5 Ne5 42. Rd1 Rf2+ 43. Kc1 b3 44. cxb3 Nc6 45. Rxd5 a2 46. Rh8+
Kb7 47. Rd7+ Nc7 48. Rxc7+ Kxc7 49. Ra8 Nd4 50. g6 Nxb3+ 51. Kd1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4 Nd4 12. Nbd2 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 f6 14. Na5 Qc8 15.
Bd2 c5 16. Nh4 Rd8 17. Qf3 Rb8 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Qg4
Kh8 22. h4 Qd7 23. Qe4 Nb4 24. Ne3 Qf7 25. Bc3 Nd5 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5
28. b3 h5 29. Reb1 Rd7 30. Kf1 Kg8 31. Ra6 Kf7 32. g3 Rbb7 33. Ke2 Be7 34. Rc6
Ra7 35. Rb2 b4 36. Bd2 Ra1 37. Be3 Ra5 38. Rb1 Rda7 39. Rf1 R5a6 40. Rc8 Ra8
41. Rc7 R6a7 42. Rxa7 Rxa7 43. f4 Ke6 44. f5+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Be6 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. dxc5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc5 12. Ng5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Rd8 14.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 15. Nxe6 Nxe6 16. g3 Ke7 17. Kg2 h5 18. h4 g6 19. a4 a5 20. Bd2 Rd8
21. Rd1 b6 22. Kf1 Bd6 23. Be3 Bc5 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Bd2 Ke7 26. Bb5 Nc7 27.
Bc4 Ne8 28. Ke2 Nd6 29. Bd5 f6 30. f3 Kf8 31. g4 Ke7 32. Be1 Kf8 33. Kd3 Kg7
34. Bb3 hxg4 35. fxg4 g5 36. h5 Kh6 37. Be6 Kg7 38. c4 Kh6 39. Bc3 f5 40. gxf5
Kxh5 41. Be5 g4 42. f6 Kg6 43. Bxg4 Ne8 44. Bh5+ Kxh5 45. f7 Nf6 46. Bxf6 Kg6
47. f8=Q Bxf8 48. Bd4 Kf5 49. Bxb6 Bb4 50. Bd4 Ke6 51. Bc3 Be7 52. Bxa5 Kd7 53.
Bb6 Kc6 54. a5 Kb7 55. Ke4 Ka6 56. Kd5 Bb4 57. Kc6 Bd2 58. Bd8 Be1 59. Kd7 Bb4
60. Bc7 Bc5 61. Bd6 Be3 62. Bb4 Kb7 63. Kd6 Bf2 64. Kd5 Be3 65. Bc3 Bf2 66. Bf6
Be1 67. Bd8 Bb4 68. Bb6 Be7 69. Bc5 Bg5 70. Bd4 Bd2 71. Bb6 Bb4 72. Bd8 Ba3 73.
Ke6 Bb4 74. a6+ Kxa6 75. Be7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 7. e5 dxe5 8.
Qxe5 Bg7 9. Re1 e6 10. Qd6 a6 11. Bf1 Bf8 12. Qd3 Bg7 13. Qa3 Bf8 14. Qa4 Bg7
15. Qa3 Bf8 16. Qa4 Bg7 17. Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Rc1
O-O 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Rxc3 dxc4 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nxc4 Qd5 13. b4 b6 14. Be2 Qxg2
15. Bf3 Qh3 16. Bxc6 Nd5 17. Bxa8 Nxc3 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Bxf3 Ba6 20. Ne5 Rc8
21. Nc6 Rc7 22. Kd2 Nb5 23. a4 Nd6 24. b5 Bb7 25. Rc1 Kf8 26. e4 a5 27. Ke3 Ke8
28. Be2 Kd7 29. Ne5+ Kd8 30. Nc6+ Kd7 31. Ne5+ Kd8 32. Nc6+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[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 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O d5 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7
15. e3 Rad8 16. a4 a6 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. Ne4 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21.
Rcd1 Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Ne5 Be7
27. Qd3 f6 28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Nxd7 Kf7 30. Kf1 Ke8 31. Nb6 Bd8 32. Nc4 Kd7 33.
Ke2 Kc6 34. Kd3 Bc7 35. h3 f5 36. b3 Kd5 37. Nd2 e5 38. fxe5 Bxe5 39. f3 g5 40.
e4+ fxe4+ 41. fxe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nh6 8. Nb3
Nf5 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g4 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. f4 f5 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. g5 Qf7 15.
Na5 Nb6 16. Bd3 Bh5 17. Nxb7 Nc8 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Qxb7 20. Qh5+ Qf7 21.
Qxh4 Nd6 22. Bb4 Ne4 23. c4 a5 24. Ba3 Qf5 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Rac1 Kd7 27. Qh5
Rhc8 28. Qe2 Ke8 29. Qh5+ Kd7 30. Qe2 Ke8 31. Qb5+ Kf7 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Qd7+
Kg6 34. Qxc8 Qg4+ 35. Kh1 Nf2+ 36. Rxf2 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qg4+ 38. Kf1 Qd1+ 39. Kg2
Qg4+ 40. Kf1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bg2 Rb8 9. Bg5 Rxb2 10. O-O Qa5 11. Qd3 Bb4 12. Nd1 e4 13. Qd4 Rxe2 14. Qe5+
Kf8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qxf6 Rg8 17. Qh6+ Ke7 18. Qxh7 Rd8 19. Qh5 Rxa2 20. Qe5+
Kf8 21. Rxa2 Qxa2 22. Ne3 Qa5 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Rc1 d4 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qh4+
Ke8 27. Nc4 Qc5 28. Bxe4 Be6 29. Bd3 a5 30. Rc2 Bc3 31. Re2 Kd7 32. Ne5+ Kc8
33. Qf4 Qd6 34. Qf3 Qd5 35. Qf6 Rd6 36. Qe7 Rb6 37. Nxf7 Bh3 38. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Athanasios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 Bxb1 7. Rxb1 cxd5 8.
Qa4+ Qd7 9. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 10. d3 Rc8 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. Rfc1 O-O 13. Kf1 Bd6 14. e3
Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Ke2 Rfd8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Kf8 20. f4
Bd6 21. Bd2 Nd7 22. Bc3 g6 23. e4 dxe4 24. dxe4 e5 25. Bh3 Ke7 26. Kf3 f6 27.
Bxd7 Kxd7 28. f5 g5 29. Kg4 Ke8 30. h4 gxh4 31. Kxh4 Bc5 32. Bd2 Bf2 33. Bh6 b5
34. b3 a6 35. Kh3 Kf7 36. g4 Be1 37. g5 fxg5 38. Bxg5 Bb4 39. Kg4 Bd6 40. Kh5
Bf8 41. Bd8 Bg7 42. Bh4 Bf8 43. Bd8 Bg7 44. Kg5 Bf8 45. Bc7 Bg7 46. Bd6 Bf6+
47. Kh6 Kg8 48. Bc5 Bg7+ 49. Kh5 Kf7 50. Bb4 Bf6 51. Be1 Bg7 52. Bh4 Bf8 53. f6
Bc5 54. Kg5 Ke6 55. Kh6 Kf7 56. Bg5 Kg8 57. a4 Bf8+ 58. Kh5 Kf7 59. Bh4 Ke6 60.
Kg5 Bc5 61. Kh6 Kf7 62. Bg5 Kg8 63. f7+ Kxf7 64. Kxh7 Bf8 65. Bh4 Bc5 66. Kh6
Be3+ 67. Bg5 Bc5 68. Kh5 Bd4 69. Bd2 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Ne5 Nd7
8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Ne5 Nd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Narva, Triin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2083"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Na3 Qd8 8. Nc2
Be7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Be3 Ng4 11. h3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 O-O 13. Nce1 b6 14. Qc2 Bb7 15.
Bd3 g6 16. Nh2 Rad8 17. Ng4 f5 18. Nf2 Qg3 19. Nf3 Ne5 20. Nh1 Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3
Qg5 22. Rg3 Qh4 23. Qf2 e5 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Rf1 cxd4 26. exd4 exd4 27. cxd4
Rxd4 28. b3 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Krupenski, Juri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2299"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bxb5
Qa5+ 9. Nfd2 Qxb5 10. Nxe4 f5 11. Nec3 Qa6 12. Na3 Bd6 13. Nab5 O-O 14. O-O Be5
15. Re1 Qf6 16. Bg5 Qxg5 17. Rxe5 Qf6 18. f4 Na6 19. Qe2 Qb6 20. Re7 c4+ 21.
Qf2 Nc5 22. Qd4 Rf7 23. Rae1 a6 24. Nc7 Raf8 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Re8+ Rf8 27. Qe3
Qd6 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 Rf6 30. d6 Nd3 31. Re8+ Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. b3
cxb3 34. axb3 Nc5 35. b4 Nd3 36. b5 axb5 37. N7xb5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sipila, Vilka"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Bb3 Be6 8. Bxe6
fxe6 9. Qb3 Qc8 10. Be3 Bb6 11. Nbd2 Kh8 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3 Nh5 14. Nc4 Nf4 15.
Nxf4 exf4 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. f3 Na5 18. Nxa5 Rxa5 19. d4 Qd7 20. c4 Qe7 21. d5
Qf6 22. Rfd1 Rfa8 23. a3 exd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. cxd5 Ra5 26. Rc1 Rc5 27. Rxc5
Qd4+ 28. Kf1 bxc5 29. Qxb7 Qd1+ 30. Kf2 Qd2+ 31. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bernotas, Arturs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bb2 Na5 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rad1 Rfd8
15. Nd2 Bg5 16. Nf3 Be7 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. h4 h6 19. h5 Bc6 20. e5 cxd4 21. Nxd4
Bd5 22. Bb1 Bg5 23. Qc2 Kf8 24. Qh7 Ke7 25. Bc1 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 Ba8 27. Qxg7 Rg8
28. Qf6+ Ke8 29. Be4 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Qe7 31. Qxh6 Kd7 32. Qd2 Nc4 33. Qd3 Ke8 34.
Nf3 b5 35. a4 a6 36. axb5 axb5 37. h6 1-0

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lauk, Ular"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[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. a4 Bd7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Berzinsh, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be3 e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bxc4 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 Qf6 9. Bf1 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d4 Bg4 8.
Be2 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O Be7 11. Qb3 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Valner, Uku"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A93"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nd7 8. b3
c6 9. Bb2 f5 10. Nbd2 Ndf6 11. Ne5 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Ne4 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. f3 Nf6 15.
Rad1 Be8 16. Nd3 Qd7 17. Bc1 Bh5 18. Bf4 b6 19. c5 Qb7 20. Rb1 Nd7 21. b4 Bf6
22. Qc3 Rfe8 23. Bd6 b5 24. e4 a5 25. e5 Bd8 26. a3 axb4 27. axb4 Bg5 28. h4
Be3+ 29. Kh2 Ra2 30. Ne1 Bd2 31. Qb3 Rea8 32. Nc2 f4 33. Ra1 Rxa1 34. Rxa1 Rxa1
35. Nxa1 Qa8 36. Nc2 Bg6 37. Bh3 Kf7 38. h5 fxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Bxh5 40. Qd3 Bh6 41.
Qxh7 Qd8 42. Ne3 Qg5+ 43. Ng4 Bg6 44. Qh8 Qf4+ 45. Kg2 Qd2+ 46. Kh1 Qc1+ 47.
Kg2 Qd2+ 48. Kh1 Qd1+ 49. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Viljandi Raud Memorial 47th"]
[Site "Viljandi"]
[Date "2013.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shishkov, Andrei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2013.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Be3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nb6 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. g4 Be4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bg2 Nd5 13. Qe2 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Qxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Bronstein Memorial op-A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2014.02.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2014.02.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[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
1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Bronstein Memorial op-A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2014.02.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Igonin, Temur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2118"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.02.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 Nf6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Bc5 12. c3 b5 13. Bb3 O-O 14. Bg5 Nd5
15. Bc2 Bb7 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh4 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Be7 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21.
Ng5 Nf6 22. Rd4 Kg7 23. Re3 h6 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Rg3 Qf7 26. Bxg6 Qxg6 27.
Rxg6+ Kxg6 28. Qg3+ Kf7 29. Rf4 Rg8 30. Qe3 Bxg2 31. Qe5 Bh3+ 32. Kh1 Bf5 33.
Qc7+ Kg6 34. Rd4 Rg7 35. Qc6 Rag8 36. f3 Kh7 37. Rd1 Bh3 0-1

[Event "Minsk Bronstein Memorial op-A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2014.02.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2014.02.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Qd3 d6 10. f4 Nbd7 11. b4 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. Nd5 exd5 15.
cxd5 Nc5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Nb3 Rfe8 18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Na5 Bd8 20. Bf3 Qe7 21.
Rfe1 Bxa5 22. Bxa5 Nd7 23. Bc3 f6 24. Rb1 Qd8 25. Rb2 Bc8 26. Rxb8 Nxb8 27. e5
fxe5 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Bxe5 Nd7 31. Bc3 Qb6 32. d6 c4+ 33. Qd4
Kf8 34. Qxb6 Nxb6 35. Bd4 Nd7 36. Bd5 g6 37. Bxc4 Ke8 38. Kf2 Nf8 39. Ke3 Be6
40. Bxe6 Nxe6 41. Bc3 Kd7 42. Bb4 Ng7 43. Kf4 Nf5 44. Kg5 Ne3 45. g4 Ke6 46.
Bc5 Nd5 47. Kh6 Nf6 48. h3 Ne4 49. Ba3 Nf2 50. Kxh7 g5 51. Kh6 Nxh3 52. Kg6 a5
53. Kh6 Kd7 54. Kh5 a4 55. Kh6 Ke6 56. Kg6 Kd7 57. Kf5 Ke8 58. Bb2 Kd7 59. Be5
a3 60. Kf6 Nf2 61. Kxg5 Ke6 62. Bh2 Ne4+ 63. Kh5 Nc3 64. g5 Nxa2 65. g6 Nb4 66.
g7 Kf7 67. d7 Nc6 68. Be5 Nd8 69. Ba1 a2 70. Kg4 Ne6 71. Kf3 Kg8 72. Ke3 Kf7
73. Kd2 Nd8 74. Kc2 Nb7 75. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Minsk Bronstein Memorial op-A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2014.02.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.02.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 d6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Nh3 Nbd7 10. Nf4 Qa5 11. Bd2 Bxa6 12. O-O Rfb8 13. Qc2 Bc8 14. Rfb1 Qb6
15. Nd1 Qa6 16. Ne3 Ne5 17. Bc3 Nfg4 18. Nf1 c4 19. Bd4 Qa4 20. Qc3 Qb4 21. Nd2
Nf6 22. e4 Nfd7 23. Bf1 Ba6 24. Ng2 Nc5 25. f4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Nf3+ 27. Qxf3
Bxd4+ 28. Ne3 Bxb2 29. f5 Bxa1 30. Rxb4 Rxb4 31. f6 Be5 32. Ng4 Bd4+ 33. Kh1
Rb1 34. Nh6+ Kf8 35. fxe7+ Kxe7 36. Qxf7+ Kd8 37. Qf8+ Kc7 38. Qxa8 Rxf1+ 39.
Kg2 Rg1+ 40. Kf3 Bb7 41. Qa5+ Bb6 42. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Minsk Bronstein Memorial op-A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2014.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2014.02.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2
c6 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Bronstein Memorial op-A"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2014.02.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2014.02.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kostin, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2312"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ng2 Qc7 $5 13. e4 O-O-O {Meist
rochiert Schwarz in dieser Variante kurz, aber da Weiß sich mit g4 schon am
Königsflügel kompromomittiert hat...} 14. Be3 e5 15. Qe2 exd4 16. Bxd4 Nb6
17. Be3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Bd6 19. h3 h5 20. g5 Ng4 $1 21. hxg4 ({Nach} 21. fxg4 {
ist} Bh2+ 22. Kh1 (22. Kf2 Qg3+ $19) 22... Qg3 {sehr unangenehm. Weiß hat
aber noch} (22... hxg4 23. Nf4 $18) 23. h4 Qh3 (23... hxg4 24. Nd1 Rxh4 25.
Rxf7 Bxf7 26. Qxf7 Bg1+ 27. Kxg1 Rh2 28. Qe6+ Rd7 (28... Kb8 29. Bf4+ $2 $18)
29. Qg8+ Rd8 30. Qe6+ $11) 24. Rf3 $1 Qxf3 (24... Bg3+ 25. Kg1 Qh2+ 26. Kf1
Qh1+ 27. Bg1 $11) 25. Kxh2 hxg4 {und nun den Gegenangriff} 26. Qc5 {Nach} Rd3
27. Qxa7 Rxc3 ({sonst folgt} 27... Z0 28. Qa8+ Kc7 29. Nb5+ cxb5 30. Rc1+ $18)
28. Qa8+ Kc7 29. Qa5+ (29. Qxh8 $2 Rxe3 30. Nxe3 Qf2+ 31. Ng2 Bxe4 {und Matt.})
29... Kc8 30. Qa8+ {gibt Weiß Dauerschach.}) 21... Bh2+ 22. Kf2 (22. Kh1 hxg4
$19) 22... Qg3+ 23. Ke2 hxg4 (23... Qxg2+ 24. Rf2 Qg3 25. gxh5 Bxh5 26. Qc5 $13
) 24. Nf4 ({Auch nach} 24. Ne1 gxf3+ 25. Nxf3 Bh5 26. Rf2 Bg1 27. Rxg1 Qxg1 28.
Qc5 Qa1 $17 {bleibt Schwarz im Vorteil.}) 24... Bg1 {Räumt h2 für den Turm.}
25. Bxg1 Qxf4 26. Rad1 {Weiß hat eine Figur mehr, doch der schwarze Angriff
gegen den weißen König, der nun im Zentrum steht, ist sehr heftig.} gxf3+ 27.
Ke1 Rde8 $6 ({Besser war} 27... Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 (28. Nxd1 Re8 $19) 28... Rd8+
29. Kc2 Rd2+ 30. Kb1 f2 31. Bxf2 Rxf2 $17) 28. Rd4 Rh1 29. Kd1 ({Weiß verpasst
} 29. Bf2 Rxf1+ 30. Qxf1 (30. Kxf1 $2 Rh8 $19) 30... Bxe4 {und nun das kühle}
31. Kd1 $16) 29... f2 30. Bxf2 Qxf2 31. Rxh1 Qf3+ 32. Kc2 Qxh1 33. Kb3 $6 ({
Spielbar war} 33. Nb5 Kb8 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Qc5 Qh2+ 36. Kc3 $15) 33... Qh3 34.
Rd6 $2 {Erst dieser Fehler entscheidet diese turbulente Partie zugunsten von
Schwarz. Weiß gibt die Deckung von e4 auf.} Rxe4 35. Qc5 Qe3 36. Rxc6+ bxc6
37. Qxc6+ Kd8 38. Ka2 Qd4 39. Qa8+ Kd7 40. Qb7+ Kd8 41. Qa8+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tarasov, Alexandr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Bd3 a5 13. Rfe1 a4 14. Nd5 Nd7 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re3 e5 17. Rh3 h5 18. Nc3 Nc5 19. Bc2 Bd7 20. Re3 Ra6 21. Rd1 Qa5
22. h3 Rd8 23. Nd5 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Be6 25. Nc7 Rc6 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. g3 Rb6 28.
Bd1 Kf6 29. f4 Rb4 30. b3 axb3 31. axb3 b5 32. cxb5 Nxe4 33. Rde2 d5 34. fxe5+
Kxe5 35. Bc2 Rc8 36. b6 Rb8 37. Bxe4 dxe4 38. Rc2 R8xb6 39. Rc5+ Kd4 40. Rcc3
Ra6 41. Kf1 Ra2 42. h4 Rd2 43. Ke1 Rh2 44. Kf1 e5 45. Ke1 Rb8 46. b4 Rxb4 47.
Rb3 Rc4 48. Kd1 Rcc2 0-1

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kachar, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2283"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 a6 14.
Rh3 Qa5 15. Ba4 b5 16. Bb3 Qb6 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Rhc3 Ne5 19. f4 Rd8 20. fxe5
Rxd4 21. Qf3 f5 22. Qf2 fxe4 23. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Predke, Alexandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Be3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 h6 12. h3 exd4 13. cxd4 Ne7 14. d5 c6 15.
dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nf1 Na5 17. Ng3 Re8 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Qd3 Rad8 20. Rad1 d5 21. e5
Ne4 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. Rxe3 Nxg3 24. fxg3 d4 25. Rxd4 Nxb3 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxb3
Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Bd5 29. Re3 Bxa2 30. Re1 Rd3 31. Re3 Rd1 32. Re1 Rxe1 33. Nxe1 a5
34. Ke3 Kf8 35. Kd4 Bc4 36. Nc2 g6 37. Kc5 Ke7 38. Nd4 Bf1 39. h4 b4 40. g4
Bxg2 41. g5 hxg5 42. hxg5 Bf1 43. e6 a4 44. Kxb4 fxe6 45. Kxa4 e5 46. Nc2 Ke6
47. b4 e4 48. b5 Ke5 49. Ka5 Bh3 50. b6 Bc8 51. Kb5 Kf4 52. Kc6 e3 53. b7 Bxb7+
54. Kxb7 e2 55. Kc6 Kxg5 56. Kd5 Kf4 57. Kd4 Kf3 58. Kd3 Kf2 59. Kd2 g5 60. Ne1
g4 61. Nd3+ Kf1 62. Ne1 g3 63. Nc2 Kf2 64. Ne1 Kf1 65. Nc2 g2 66. Ne3+ Kf2 67.
Nxg2 Kxg2 68. Kxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sergienko, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 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. Qh4 f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. Nc3 Ne6 14. Nd4 f5
15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Nxe6 dxe6 17. Bg5 Rd4 18. Rad1 Rxc4 19. Rd8+ Kf7 20. Red1 h6
21. Be3 f4 22. Bc1 Bf6 23. R8d3 Rb8 24. f3 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. bxc3 Rb1 27.
Kf2 e5 28. g3 g5 29. h4 Be6 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. a3 Rb3 33. Re1 Rxc3
34. Bb2 Rc2+ 35. Re2 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Kf6 37. Bc3 Bb3 38. Ba5 Ke6 39. Bc7 Kd5 40.
Bb8 a5 41. Bc7 a4 42. Bb6 c5 43. Ba5 Bc2 44. Kd2 Bg6 0-1

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sivuk, Vitaly"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne4 Re8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 a6
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. g4 Bf7 17. c4 Bf8 18. Kh2 a5 19. Rg1 Bg6 20. Qc2 Nd7 21. Rad1
c5 22. Nh4 Qe7 23. Qe2 Qe6 24. Rg3 a4 25. Rdg1 Kh8 26. Qf3 Rab8 27. Bc1 Rbd8
28. Nf5 Nb8 29. h4 h6 30. Qe3 Nc6 31. Nxc5 Bxc5 32. Qxc5 Rd7 33. Re1 Red8 34.
Ree3 Nd4 35. Nxd4 Rxd4 36. Qxc7 Bxd3 37. b3 axb3 38. axb3 Bg6 39. h5 Be8 40. f3
Bc6 41. Qa5 Rd1 42. Qc3 R8d4 43. Rg2 Qd6 44. Rf2 R4d3 45. Qc2 Qd4 46. Rxd3 Rxd3
47. Kg3 Qe4 48. Kh2 Qe1 49. Qe2 Qxe2 50. Rxe2 Bxf3 51. Rb2 Bxg4 52. Bd2 Be6 53.
Kg2 Kg8 54. Kf2 Kf7 55. Be3 f5 56. Bb6 e4 0-1

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nosenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nb6 6. e6 fxe6 7. Be3 g6 8. h4
Bg7 9. h5 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Nc3 Bf5 15.
g4 Bd7 16. Ne4 Qf8 17. Be2 gxh5 18. Rxh5 O-O-O 19. a4 Kb8 20. Qb3 Bc8 21. O-O-O
Nd7 22. Rh4 Qg8 23. g5 Nf8 24. Bg4 Ng6 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Rhh1 Bf8 27. a5 a6 28.
f3 Qf7 29. Kb1 c5 30. Rdf1 Qc7 31. Qb6 Be7 32. Qxc7+ Kxc7 33. Rh3 Rcf8 34. Rfh1
Rf7 35. Kc2 Nf8 36. Kd3 Rg8 37. Ke2 Rgg7 38. b4 cxb4 39. Rb1 Ng6 40. Rxb4 Nf4+
41. Bxf4 Rxf4 42. Rh1 Kc8 43. Rbb1 Bf8 44. Rh5 Be7 45. Rh6 Kb8 46. Rbh1 Rff7
47. R1h5 Kc8 48. Rxd6 Bxd6 49. Nxd6+ Kd7 50. Nxf7 Rxf7 51. c5 Kd8 1-0

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
Qc2 e5 9. Nb1 c6 10. Nc3 a6 11. O-O b5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Bb7 15.
Rac1 Rfe8 16. b4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bf8 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. f3 Rac8 20. Qd2 Qb8 21.
Bg3 Ne5 22. Nf5 Re6 23. Nd4 Ree8 24. Nf5 Re6 25. Bf1 Kh7 26. Ne3 g6 27. Ncd5
Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Bg7 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Rc1 Qb8 31. Bf2 Re8 32. Bh4 Kh8 33. Bf6 Kh7
34. Bh4 Kh8 35. Bf6 Kh7 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Nb6 Kg8 38. Qd4 Rd8 39. Be2 Nd7 40.
Rd1 Bc6 41. Nxd7 Rxd7 42. Qf6 Qc7 43. Rc1 Qb6+ 44. Kf1 Bb7 45. Rc3 Rd8 46. Bd1
Rd7 47. Bb3 Kf8 48. Be6 1-0

[Event "Voronezh op-A 18th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2014.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2014.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 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. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Apinis, Guntis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "1859"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. c3 d5 7. dxc5 Qc7 8. Nbd2
Qxc5 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Qe2 e5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf5 14. Qe3 Nc6
15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Bd2 Rd3 17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 b6 20. Ne1 R3d6 21.
Rxd6 Qxd6 22. Nd2 Qd5 23. Qc4 Be6 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. c4 Rd7 26. b3 f5 27. Nf1 f4
28. Bd2 e4 29. Rc1 Nd4 30. Kh1 Ne2 31. Rc2 Nd4 32. Rc1 g5 33. g3 Bh3 34. gxf4
Bxf1 35. fxg5 Nxb3 36. axb3 Rxd2 0-1

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Berzinsh, Ivars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2181"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 f5 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 d6
9. Nd4 Qc8 10. exf5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qb7+ 12. Kg1 exf5 13. Nxf5 Rf7 14. d4 Nbd7
15. d5 Ne5 16. b3 Bf8 17. f4 Ned7 18. Nd4 g6 19. Ne6 Nc5 20. Bb2 Re8 21. f5
gxf5 22. Nxf8 Kxf8 23. Rxf5 Qc8 24. Qf3 Ncd7 25. Rf1 Ree7 26. Nb5 Qe8 27. Nxc7
Ng8 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mustaps, Matiss"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2267"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[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+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 g6 8. Be2
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Nd7 12. Bf3 c5 13. dxc5 Rd8 14. Ne4 Qe7
15. Qd6 Qxd6 16. cxd6 f5 17. Nc3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rfd1 a5 20. Rac1 Ra6 21.
Nb5 Bd7 22. Rc5 Bxb2 23. a4 Rb6 24. Be2 Rc6 25. Rxc6 Bxc6 26. Bc4 Kf7 27. f4
Bg7 28. Nc7 Bd7 29. Rb1 Bc8 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. Rxb7+ Kf6 32. Bxe6 Kxe6 33. Rxg7
Kxd6 34. Rxg6+ Kc5 35. Rxh6 Kb4 36. Rb6+ Kxa4 37. h4 Rh8 38. g3 Ka3 39. Kf2 a4
40. Kf3 Ka2 41. e4 fxe4+ 42. Kxe4 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 c6 8.
Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nf4 11. Bf1 Ng6 12. h4 Nf6 13. h5 Nf8 14. Ne5 Ng4
15. Nd3 Bf5 16. O-O-O Nd7 17. Re1 O-O 18. f3 Nxe3 19. g4 Nxc2 20. Rxe7 Bxd3 21.
Bxd3 Nb4 22. Bf5 Nb6 23. Rxb7 g6 24. Bb1 Na6 25. Bd3 Nb8 26. a4 Nc8 27. h6 Nd6
28. Rc7 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Re1 Kf8 31. b4 a5 32. b5 Nb6 33. f4 cxb5 34.
Bxb5 Na6 35. Bxa6 Rxa6 36. Kc2 Nc8 37. Kd3 Ne7 38. Rb1 Ke8 39. Rb8+ Kd7 40. Rh8
g5 41. fxg5 Rg6 42. Rxh7 Rxg5 43. Rxf7 Ke6 44. Rxe7+ 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
O-O Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Nac4 13. Qe2 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6
15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nd4 Rad8 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Bc1 Nd6 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Qc2 a6
21. b3 Nb5 22. Ne2 Qe7 23. a4 Nc7 24. Nf4 Nd7 25. Be3 Ne6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. h3
Nf6 28. Bb6 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Nd7 30. Be3 h5 31. f4 Bf8 32. Qc2 Nf6 33. Bf2 Bb4 34.
Re2 Rd8 35. Kh2 Bf8 36. Qc4 Qxc4 37. bxc4 Bb4 38. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Muhamadejevs, Rinats"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. f3 a4 12. Qc2 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qa7+ 14. Kh1 Be6
15. Nb5 Qb6 16. b3 axb3 17. axb3 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Nxe4 0-1

[Event "Liepajas Rokade op"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2014.07.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Bg4 8.
Nge2 Bh5 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. Qxf5 Nbd7 12. Bd3 g6 13. Qh3 Nh5 14. Bh6
Bf8 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. g4 Nhf6 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Be2 Qf8 19. Qf4 Qb8 20. Qh6 Qf8
21. Qh3 Qe7 22. Qg3 Kg7 23. Bf3 Nb6 24. g5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. h4 h5 27. b3
Nd5 28. Nxd5 cxd5 29. O-O Rac8 30. Rac1 Rhe8 31. Rfd1 Kg8 32. Qh3 Qe6 33. Kg2
Qxh3+ 34. Kxh3 b6 35. Kg3 f6 36. Kf4 Kf7 37. Rg1 Ke6 38. gxf6 Kxf6 39. Rxc8
Rxc8 40. Rg5 Rd8 41. a4 a5 42. Re5 Rd7 43. Re8 Rf7 44. Rb8 g5+ 45. hxg5+ Kg6+
46. Kg3 Kxg5 47. Rxb6 h4+ 48. Kg2 h3+ 49. Kxh3 Rxf2 50. Rb5 Rf3+ 51. Kg2 Rxe3
52. Rxd5+ Kf4 53. Rxa5 Rxb3 54. Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Summer rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shkapenko, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qd3 O-O 10. Bf4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 exd5 14.
Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Be7 17. Rc1 Bf6 18. Rd2 Rac8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20.
Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxb2 22. Rd7 Ra8 23. Rb7 Bd4 24. Bb8 a5 25. e3 Bf6 26. a4 h5
27. Rxb6 h4 28. Kg2 hxg3 29. hxg3 Bd8 30. Rb7 Ra6 31. Bc7 Be7 32. Rb6 Ra7 33.
Rb8+ Kh7 34. Bb6 Ra6 35. Kf3 Bd6 36. Rb7 Bb4 37. Bd4 Kg8 38. Rb6 Ra8 39. Be5
Kh7 40. Bd6 Bc3 41. Rc6 Bb4 42. g4 Ra7 43. Rc7 Ra8 44. Bxb4 axb4 45. Rxf7 Rb8
46. Rd7 b3 47. Rd1 Kg6 48. a5 Kf6 49. a6 Ke6 50. a7 Ra8 51. Rb1 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Summer rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Bb5 Qb6 7. Bxc6+ Qxc6 8. O-O
e6 9. Be3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Nf5 11. h3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bf5 13. Qe2 h5 14. Ng5 Be7 15.
Ndf3 h4 16. Rae1 Rh5 17. e4 Bxg5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nxg5 Rxg5 20. Rf4 O-O-O 21.
Rxh4 Rdg8 22. Rf4 Qb6 23. h4 Rg4 24. Ref1 Qd8 25. Rxg4 Rxg4 26. dxc5 Rxh4 27.
Rf3 Re4 28. Re3 Qg5 29. Rxe4 fxe4 30. Qb5 Qc1+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 32. Kg1 Kc7 33.
Qa5+ Kc6 34. Qa4+ Kc7 35. Qa5+ Kc6 36. Qa4+ Kc7 37. Qa5+ Kc8 38. Qxa7 Qc1+ 39.
Kh2 Qxb2 40. Qa8+ Kc7 41. Qf8 Qf2 42. Qd6+ Kc8 43. Qf8+ Kc7 44. Qd6+ Kc8 45.
Qf8+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Summer rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2014.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O d6 7. a3 a5 8. Ne1 Be6
9. d3 Nge7 10. Nc2 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Ne3 Nde7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Bg5 f6 15. Be3
b6 16. Qa4 Qc7 17. f4 Rad8 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf4 Nf5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Qb5 Bxc4
22. Qxc4+ Kh8 23. Nd5 Qd6 24. e3 Ne7 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 26. Nxe7 Bxe7 27. Be4 Bg5
28. Re1 Rf8 29. Qc2 Qf6 30. Qe2 h5 31. h4 Bh6 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. a4 Qe6 34. Rf1
Rxf1 35. Kxf1 Qb3 36. g4 Qf7+ 37. Kg2 hxg4 38. Kg3 Qe6 39. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 40. Kxg4
Bxe3 41. b3 Kf6 42. h5 gxh5+ 43. Kxh5 Ke6 44. Kg4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Summer rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Usmanov, Vasily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2014.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qh4 Be6 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. Rac1 Rab8 13. b3 Rfc8 14. Rfd1
a6 15. Bd2 Qa3 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Ba7 Ra8 18. Bd4 Rc7 19. Na4 Ng4 20. Bh3 h5 21.
Bxg4 hxg4 22. Nb6 Re8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc5 26. Rxc5 dxc5 27.
Rd1 Qa3 28. Qxg4 Qxa2 29. Rd3 b5 30. Kg2 Qb2 31. h4 bxc4 32. bxc4 Qe5 33. Rd5
Qf6 34. h5 e5 35. hxg6 Qxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kxg6 37. Rxc5 f6 38. Kf3 Ra8 39. Ra5 Kf5
40. g4+ Ke6 41. Ke4 Kd6 42. Kf5 Kc6 43. c5 Kb7 44. f3 Rf8 45. Ke6 e4 46. fxe4
Re8+ 47. Kd7 Rxe4 48. c6+ Kb6 49. Rd5 Rc4 50. Rd6 a5 51. Rxf6 a4 52. Rd6 a3 53.
c7+ Kb7 54. Kd8 Rxc7 55. Rd3 Rc8+ 56. Kd7 Rc7+ 57. Kd8 Rc8+ 58. Kd7 Rc7+ 59.
Kd6 Rc6+ 60. Kd5 a2 61. Rd1 Rc2 62. Ra1 Rxe2 63. g5 Rg2 64. g6 Rxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Summer rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Matinian, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[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. Bf4
Bd7 9. Qd2 Rb8 10. Rac1 b5 11. Nd5 e6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Rfd1 bxc4 14. Rxc4 Ne7
15. Rdc1 Rc8 16. e4 Bb5 17. R4c2 c5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. e5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qxd2 21.
Nxd2 Nf5 22. Nf3 Rfd8 23. Bf1 Rb8 24. b3 Nd4 25. Rc3 Rd5 26. Bxb5 axb5 27. Nxd4
cxd4 28. Rc5 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 d3 30. Kf1 Ra8 31. Rxb5 Rxa2 32. Rb8+ Kg7 33. Rd8 d2
34. Ke2 Rb2 35. Rxd2 Rxb3 36. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vishnjakova, Svetlana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2123"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. Bg5 Be6 12. b3 h6 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd4 Ne5
15. Qd2 a6 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. Rfd1 Kh7 18. Na4 b6 19. Qb2 Bh8 20. Nc3 Ng4 21.
Nd5 Qa7 22. h3 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Ne5 24. Kh2 a5 25. e4 Nc6 26. Qe3 Bc8 27. g4 f6
28. Nc3 Qd7 29. Nb5 h5 30. Rd2 Ba6 31. e5 Bxb5 32. cxb5 Nd8 33. exd6 exd6 34.
Qd4 Nf7 35. Qxf6 Qxb5 36. Be4 Ne5 37. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dmitrenko, Viktor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Qe2 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Qxe5+ Qe7
8. Qa5 Qd8 9. Qe5+ Qe7 10. Qa5 Qd8 11. Qe5+ Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 dxe4 7. fxe4 e5 8. d5
Bc5 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nbd7 12. Bd2 Bd4 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O-O c5
15. g4 a6 16. Kb1 Ne8 17. Ne2 Nd6 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Bb4 Qc7 20. Rc1 a5 21. Bxd6
Qxd6 22. h4 Nc5 23. g5 Ra6 24. Bc2 Rb6 25. Ka2 a4 26. Rb1 Qg6 27. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pushkov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 e5 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. f3 Re8 8. Be2
c6 9. Bg5 Qa5 10. Qd2 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Bxd4 13. Nd6 Re6 14. Nxc8
Na6 15. Ne7+ Kg7 16. Bd3 f6 17. Nf5+ gxf5 18. Bf4 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Be5 20. Bxe5
Rxe5 21. Rxb7 Nc5 22. Rbb1 f4 23. Rhe1 Rae8 24. Rxe5 fxe5 25. g3 Kf6 26. Bc2
Rg8 27. gxf4 exf4 28. Bxh7 Rh8 29. Bd3 Rxh2+ 30. Be2 Rh8 31. a4 Ke5 32. a5 Kd4
33. Rb4 Rh2 34. Rb8 Ne4+ 35. fxe4 f3 0-1

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreev, Eduard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c5 9. d5 Ng4 10. O-O Bf6 11. Ne1 Nge5 12. f4 Ng6 13. Ndf3 exd5 14. cxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grishchenko, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 h6 7. O-O O-O 8. e3
Bb6 9. b3 Bf5 10. h3 Bh7 11. Bb2 Nd7 12. a3 Ne7 13. Na4 c6 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. a4
f5 16. Re1 e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Nd4 Nc5 19. Qg4 Qc8 20. Nxc6 Qxg4 21. Nxe7+ Kf7
22. hxg4 Nd3 23. Nf5 Nxb2 24. Bxe4 Kf6 25. Ra2 Rae8 26. Bb1 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rozum, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. e4
Qa5 9. Nd2 Bxa6 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Nfd7 12. Nf3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Bd2 Qb2
15. a4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Re1 Nd7 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. a5 Qd4 20. Qc2 Ne5 21.
Ra4 Qd3 22. Qxd3 Nxd3 23. Rb1 Nb4 24. Bxb4 Rb8 25. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tseshkovsky Memorial op"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.09.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Stupak, Kirill"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2014.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nxc3 7. Qxc3 Nc6
8. e4 a6 9. Be2 e5 10. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. h3 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6
gxf6 15. Ne2 Rb8 16. b3 c5 17. c4 d4 18. Ng3 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Rb6 20. Rae1 Re6 21.
Kf2 Rfe8 22. Re2 a5 23. Rfe1 Kf8 24. g4 Bb7 25. g3 Re5 26. Bf5 Bc6 27. Bc2
Rxe2+ 28. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Ke7 30. Bh7 Ke6 31. h4 Ke5 32. Bg8 Bd7 33. Bxf7
Bxg4+ 34. Kd2 Bf3 35. Be8 f5 36. Bd7 f4 37. g4 Be4 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 f3 40.
Be8 Kf5 41. g6 Kf6 42. Ke1 Bxg6 43. Bxg6 Kxg6 44. Kf2 Kf5 45. Kxf3 Ke5 46. a3
Kf5 47. Ke2 Ke4 48. Kd2 d3 49. b4 cxb4 50. axb4 axb4 51. c5 b3 52. c6 b2 53. c7
b1=Q 54. c8=Q Qb2+ 55. Kd1 Qe2+ 56. Kc1 d2+ 0-1

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Nc2 Bg7 7. g3 h5 8. h3
d6 9. Bg2 Be6 10. Ne3 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volodin, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 Bg4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 e5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. fxe4 a5 13. b5 Nc5 14. Qd1 cxb5 15.
cxb5 a4 16. Ba3 Ne6 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Rb1 Ra5 19. Bd2 Rxb5 20. Qc2 Bb4 21. Qc4
Bxd2 22. Rxb5 Qc6 23. Qxc6 bxc6 24. Rb6 c5 25. Bh3 Ng5 26. Bg4 g6 27. h4 h5 28.
Bd1 Ne6 29. Bxa4 c4 30. dxc4 Nc5 31. Bc6 Rc8 32. Bd5 d3 33. Rxg6+ Kf8 34. Rc6
Rxc6 35. Bxc6 Bb4 36. Rb1 d2 37. Kf1 Nd3 38. Ke2 Nc1+ 39. Kd1 Nxa2 40. Rb2 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bb5 Ne7 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Rb8 19. Qd3 Bb7 20. O-O Qb6 21.
Bc4 Bc6 22. Ra2 Rfd8 23. b3 Qb7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ra8 26. Rfa1 Qc7 27. Bb5
Ra7 28. Ra4 Rda8 29. g3 g6 30. Qd2 Kg7 31. Kg2 Qb6 32. c4 h5 33. R1a2 Nf5 34.
Bc6 Rb8 35. b4 e4 36. Qc3+ Kg8 37. c5 Qd8 38. Rxa5 Rxa5 39. bxa5 e3 40. a6 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sepp, Olav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. d5 c5
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Na6 11. Nd2 Nc7 12. a3 Qe8 13. b4 b6 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Qa4
Qxa4 16. Nxa4 Bd7 17. Nc3 Rfb8 18. Rfb1 Nfe8 19. Bd1 f5 20. f3 Bf6 21. Bxf6
Nxf6 22. Kf2 Kf7 23. Ba4 Bxa4 24. Nxa4 Ke7 25. Nc3 Rb6 26. Na4 Ra6 27. Nc3 Rb6
28. Ke2 Rab8 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Kd3 h5 31. h4 Rb2 32. Na4 Rb8 33. Nc3 Rb2 34.
Rb1 Rxb1 35. Ndxb1 a6 36. Nd2 Nd7 37. Nb3 Nb6 38. Na5 f4 39. a4 Kf6 40. Nb7 Ke7
41. Na5 Kf6 42. Nc6 g5 43. a5 Nd7 44. Na4 gxh4 45. Nb6 Nf8 46. Nc8 h3 47. gxh3
Kg5 48. Nxd6 Kh4 49. Nxe5 Kxh3 50. Ke2 Kg3 51. Nf5+ Kg2 52. Nd3 Ng6 53. e5 h4
54. Nxh4+ Nxh4 55. Nxf4+ Kg3 56. d6 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirnov, Artem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bf4 Be7 6. e3 Nh5 7. Bd3 Nxf4 8.
exf4 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nc6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Qh3 c5 12. O-O-O g6 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Qe3 b5
15. cxb5 a6 16. h4 Nxb5 17. Bxb5 axb5 18. h5 g5 19. fxg5 b4 20. g6 Bg5 21. f4
bxc3 22. fxg5 Qa5 23. gxh7+ Kxh7 24. g6+ Kg8 25. a3 Rab8 26. gxf7+ Kh7 27. Qe4+
Kh8 28. Qe5+ Kh7 29. Qe4+ Kh8 30. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[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
Nc6 9. Ne1 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Nd3 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. Nc3 Qd7 15.
Nf2 Nh5 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Nf4 18. Rfe1 fxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. Nc3 a6 21. a4
b6 22. Rab1 a5 23. Nb5 Rad8 24. g3 Nh5 25. Nc7 Rd7 26. Ne6 Re8 27. Ng4 Kh8 28.
Rf1 Ng8 29. Rf3 h6 30. Rbf1 Kh7 31. Kg2 Ree7 32. Bd2 Rb7 33. Be1 Rbd7 34. Bd2
Rb7 35. R1f2 Red7 36. Kf1 Re7 37. Ke2 Red7 38. Kd3 Re7 39. Nd8 Rbc7 40. Kc2
Red7 41. Ne6 Rb7 42. Kd3 Re7 43. Ke2 Red7 44. Nf8+ Bxf8 45. Rxf8 Kg7 46. Re8
Re7 47. Rd8 Red7 48. Ra8 Ra7 49. Rb8 Rab7 50. Rff8 Nhf6 51. Nxf6 Nxf6 52. Bxh6+
Kxh6 53. Rxb7 Rxb7 54. Rxf6 Kg7 55. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Bxb7 Rb8 12. Bg2 Bxc4 13. b3 Ba6 14. Bb2
Qa5 15. Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Rac1 Rc7 17. Ne4 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 Rc8 20.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Ba3 h5 22. h4 Kf8 23. Be4 Bb5 24. Kf1 Ke8 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Bxc2
Bc3 27. Bc1 a5 28. f3 d5 29. Kf2 Kd7 30. f4 f5 31. Ba3 e6 32. Bf8 Kc6 33. a3
Bd4+ 34. Kf3 Kb6 35. Be7 Kc6 36. a4 Ba6 37. b4 axb4 38. Bxb4 Bc4 39. Bd2 Bc5
40. e3 Kb6 41. Bc3 Ka6 42. Kf2 Kb6 43. Bd1 Ba3 44. Ke1 Bc1 45. Bd4+ Ka5 46.
Bc3+ Kb6 47. Bd4+ Ka5 48. Bc2 Ba3 49. Kd2 Bd6 50. Bd1 Ba3 51. Bc3+ Kb6 52. Bc2
Bd6 53. Bd3 Ka6 54. Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 24th"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[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 Bg4 10. Nbc3 Bd6 11. f3 Bd7 12. Bf4 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8.
Ng5 Bxd1 9. Bxf7+ Kd7 10. Be6+ Ke8 11. Bf7+ Kd7 12. Be6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kostenko, Petr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Qa5 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. c5 a5 11. a4 d6 12. cxd6 Rd8 13. e4 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15.
Nb5 Bc4 16. g4 Qh4 17. Rf2 h5 18. Bf4 hxg4 19. Bg3 Qh5 20. f4 exd6 21. Nc3 d5
22. e5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rd2 Bxb3 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Qxb3 Nd4 27. Qc4 Nf3+
28. Bxf3 exf3 29. Qc2 Bf8 30. Rc1 b6 31. Kh1 Qh3 32. Qf2 Bc5 33. Qf1 Rd2 34.
Ra1 0-1

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 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.
Bd2 Nb8 16. Ne1 Nc6 17. Nc2 Rc8 18. a5 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ly, Moulthun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4
b4 9. Nfd2 b3 10. Qxc4 Ba6 11. Qxb3 c6 12. Qe3 Nd5 13. Qe4 Nd7 14. Nc3 N7f6 15.
Qb1 Rb8 16. Nde4 Rb4 17. Rd1 Qb6 18. a5 Qb8 19. Qc2 Rc4 20. e3 Rb4 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 Rc4 25. Qa3 Rc2 26. Be4 Re2 27. Bd3 Bxd3
28. Qxd3 Qb5 29. Qxb5 cxb5 30. Bd2 1-0

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 O-O 6. d5 d6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. Be2 Re8 14. Qc2 Qe7
15. Rd1 Ne4 16. Ra3 Rac8 17. a5 h5 18. Rb3 Rc7 19. Bd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Nf6 21.
Bf3 Nd7 22. Qc2 Ne5 23. Be2 Rec8 24. Na4 Nd7 25. Bc4 Re8 26. Rc1 Qh4 27. Qe2
Re5 28. Nc3 Re8 29. Nb1 Qd8 30. Nd2 Nf6 31. Qd3 Rce7 32. Ra1 Qc7 33. Qc2 Ne4
34. Nf3 Nf6 35. Qd1 Nd7 36. Bf1 Nf6 37. Nd2 Nd7 38. Ra4 Ne5 39. f4 c4 40. Rbb4
Nd3 41. Bxd3 cxd3 42. Nc4 Qc5 43. Kh2 Qxd5 44. Rb3 Rxe3 45. Nxe3 Rxe3 46. Ra1
Re2 47. Qd2 0-1

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ismagambetov, Anuar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Qxd2 a5 9. b3 Ne4 10. Qc2 f5 11. Ne1 Nef6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Rd1 Kh8 14. c5 Nd5
15. cxd6 Qxd6 16. Nd3 b6 17. Qc1 Ra7 18. Ba3 Nb4 19. Qd2 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
Qe3 Qb6 22. Bb2 Bb7 23. Nf4 Bxg2 24. Ng6+ Kg8 25. Nxf8 Bxf1 26. Nxd7 Qc6 27.
Nf6+ gxf6 28. Rxf1 Nd5 29. Qh6 Rg7 30. Rc1 f4 31. Bd4 Rg6 32. Rxc5 Qb7 0-1

[Event "Pavlodar Akim Cup rap"]
[Site "Pavlodar"]
[Date "2015.01.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.01.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. c3 d6 8. d3 e5
9. a3 Bd7 10. b4 b5 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. Be3
c4 16. dxc4 bxc4 17. Nbd2 Be6 18. Ng5 Bg4 19. f3 Bc8 20. Nxc4 h6 21. Nh3 Rd8
22. Qc1 Be6 23. Nb6 Qa5 24. Nf2 Nd7 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qxd5 27. Bxh6 Bxh6
28. Qxh6 Nf6 29. Qg5 Kg7 30. f4 Qc5 31. Bxc6 Rd2 32. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2015.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2015.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2015.03.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. d3 a6 8.
Qb3 Be7 9. a4 Nd5 10. a5 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nc4 O-O 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rd1 Rc8
15. e4 Ndb4 16. Be3 f5 17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Kh8 19. d4 c4 20. Nxc4 fxe4 21.
Nb6 Rc7 22. Bxe4 Bc6 23. Qxe6 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Bg5 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. d5 Rc2 27.
Nd7 Rd8 28. Qxb4 Qf5 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Rxd7 31. d6 h5 32. Rd1 h4 33. Qd5
Qg6 34. Rd4 Qb1+ 35. Rd1 Qg6 36. Kg2 Qf6 37. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2015.03.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 Nd7 8.
d3 Nf8 9. Ne2 e5 10. a3 a5 11. Bd2 Ne6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Nd4
15. Nexd4 cxd4 16. c3 O-O 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Bf4 Re8 19. Rc1 Qf6 20. Bg3 g5 21.
Rc5 g4 22. hxg4 Bxg4 23. Be5 Qg6 24. Nh4 Qh6 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. Bxg7 Qxg7 27.
Rxf5 h6 28. Qa7 b5 29. Rf3 Re6 30. Rg3 Rg6 31. Rxg6 Qxg6 32. Qxd4 h5 33. Qe5
Kh7 34. Kh2 Qg4 35. Qf6 Kg8 36. f3 Qd7 37. d4 h4 38. f4 1-0

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2015.03.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. f3 Qa5 13. Rfc1 Be6 14. Rab1 Rfc8
15. b4 axb3 16. axb3 Qb4 17. Kh1 Nd7 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6
21. Bxd2 Ra2 22. Rd1 b5 23. cxb5 Rcc2 24. b6 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rxd2 26. Bb5 Bc8 27.
Bc6 Rc2 28. b7 Bxb7 29. Bxb7 Rc7 30. Ba6 Rc6 31. Bf1 d5 32. exd5 Nxd5 33. b4
Rc3 34. b5 Nb6 35. Kg1 Rc2 36. Rd1 Rb2 37. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.03.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuderinov, Kirill"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bf4
Nh5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bd2 f5 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. e4 f4 14. Na4 Qd6 15. Rc1
Qf6 16. Rc3 b6 17. b4 Bd7 18. Nb2 Rad8 19. h3 Bh8 20. a4 c6 21. g4 Ng7 22. f3
cxd5 23. cxd5 Rc8 24. Nd3 Qd6 25. Qb3 e6 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5 exd5 28. Rxc8
Rxc8 29. Bb4 Qf6 30. Qxd5+ Qe6 31. Nxe5 Qxd5 32. exd5 Bxb5 33. Nxg6 Bxf1 34.
Ne7+ Kh7 35. Nxc8 Ba6 36. Nd6 Kg6 37. Bf1 Bxf1 38. Kxf1 h5 39. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.03.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e3 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 b6 8. c3
Bb7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qe2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.03.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 dxe4 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ng5 Be6 10. Nxe6+ fxe6 11. Bg5 Ke8 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Kb1 Be7 14.
Bc4 Kf7 15. Rhe1 Rhd8 16. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Bxf6 18. Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.03.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8.
Ng5 Bxd1 9. Bxf7+ Kd7 10. Be6+ Ke8 11. Bf7+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 a6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. b3 b4 10. Na4 c3 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rd1 a5 13. a3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. Rxd7 Qxd7 17. Nb6 Qc7 18. Nxa8 Bxa8 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Bd4 c5 21.
Bxc3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 O-O 23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Qe4 h6 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Qe3 Qb7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.04.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Bh5 Qd3 13. Be2 Qg6 14. Bh5 Qd3
15. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d3 e6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. f4 e5 10. fxe5 Ng4 11. Nf3 Nxe5 12. Qd2 Nxf3+ 13. exf3 Re8+ 14. Kf2
Bd4+ 15. Kg2 Be3 16. Qc2 d5 17. Rhe1 Bf5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. g4 d4 20. Nd1 Bxg4
21. Nxe3 Bxf3+ 22. Kxf3 dxe3 23. Qc4 Qd7 24. Kg2 Rad8 25. Re2 Qc6+ 26. Kg1 Rd5
27. Qh4 Rxd3 28. Qf6 Qxf6 29. Bxf6 Re6 30. Rf1 h6 31. Bb2 f5 32. Kg2 Re4 33.
Rc1 g5 34. h3 f4 35. Kf3 Re6 36. Rxc5 Rd1 37. h4 Rg1 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Rg2 Rxg2
40. Kxg2 e2 41. Rxg5+ Kf7 42. Bc3 e1=Q 43. Bxe1 Rxe1 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. Ra5 Re7
46. Kxf4 Rb7 47. Ra6+ Ke7 48. Rh6 Kd8 49. Rh8+ Kc7 50. Rh7+ Kb6 51. Rxb7+ Kxb7
52. Ke5 Kc6 53. Kd4 Kb5 54. a3 Kb6 55. Kd5 Kb5 56. Kd6 Kb6 57. a4 Kb7 58. Kd7
Kb8 59. Kc6 Kc8 60. Kc5 Kc7 61. Kb5 Kb7 62. Ka5 Kb8 63. Kb4 Kc8 64. Kc5 Kc7 65.
b4 Kb7 66. Kd6 Kb6 67. Kd7 Kb7 68. a5 Kb8 69. Kc6 Kc8 70. b5 Kb8 71. b6 axb6
72. axb6 Kc8 73. b7+ Kb8 74. Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.04.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Be2 a5 15.
O-O Bg5 16. Qd3 Be6 17. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.04.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Bb5 dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Be6 11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bg5 Kc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sibashvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Nh5 8.
Bd2 Nf6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bd2 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shahaliyev, Ismayil Bahram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2357"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. Bxd5 Bxg5 13. Bb3 Bf6 14.
Rfd1 Nb6 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Ne4 Bc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20.
Qe4 Nd5 21. Ba4 Ne7 22. Bxc6 Rfd8 23. Ba4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Kf8 28. Kf1 Nd5 29. Bb3 Nf4 30. Bc4 Ke7 31. g3 Ng6 32. Ke2
Kd6 33. f4 f5 34. Ke3 e5 35. fxe5+ Kxe5 36. b4 Ne7 37. b5 g5 38. a4 Nd5+ 39.
Kd3 f4 40. a5 f3 41. b6 axb6 42. a6 Nc7 43. a7 Kd6 44. Ke3 Kc6 45. Kxf3 Kb7 46.
Kg4 h6 47. Kh5 Kxa7 48. g4 b5 49. Ba2 Kb7 50. Kxh6 1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Darini, Pouria"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c4 O-O 8. h3
Nd7 9. Nc3 Nc5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13. Be3 Bf6 14. Nde2 Nd7
15. c5 Qe7 16. Qb3 Rfb8 17. Qa3 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. f4 c4 20. Qa5 g6 21.
Rad1 Bg7 22. Qa4 Qc5+ 23. Kh2 Rd8 24. e5 a5 25. Qc2 Qb4 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rd1
Qe7 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qa4 Qa8 30. Qxc4 c5 31. e6 Bxg2 32. exf7+ Kf8 33. Qe6
Bb7 34. Ng3 Qc8 35. Qc4 Bd4 36. Nce2 Qd7 37. f5 Qxf7 38. Qb5 Qd5 39. Nf4 Bg1+
40. Kxg1 Qd4+ 41. Kf1 Qxf4+ 42. Ke2 Bf3+ 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Idani, Pouya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. b3 e6 7. bxc4 bxc4 8. Bxc4
c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Rc1 Bd7
15. Nd2 Bb4 16. Nf3 O-O 17. Ne5 Rfc8 18. Bd4 Be8 19. a5 Ne4 20. Bf1 Rxc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mousavi, Seyed Khalil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2351"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O a5
9. Rb1 Bd7 10. Ne1 h6 11. e4 Na6 12. Nd3 Nb4 13. a3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 a4 15. f4
exf4 16. Bxf4 Ng4 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nd1 Qf6 19. Kh1 Rae8 20. Nf2 Qd4 21. Qxd4
Bxd4 22. Nxg4 fxg4 23. b3 axb3 24. Rxb3 b6 25. Rd3 Bg7 26. Rdd1 h5 27. Rde1
Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Bf6 29. Be4 Re8 30. Bd2 Kg7 31. Kg2 Bd4 32. Bc2 Rxe1 33. Bxe1 Kf6
34. a4 Bf5 35. Bb3 Be4+ 36. Kf1 Bd3+ 37. Kg2 Ke5 38. a5 bxa5 39. Bxa5 Bb6 40.
Bc3+ Ke4 41. h3 Ke3 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. Bd1 Be2 44. Bb3 Kd3 45. Bf6 Kd2 46. Bd8
Kc3 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bajarani, Ulvi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. d5 e5
9. e4 cxd5 10. cxd5 Na6 11. Ng5 Nc7 12. f3 Qe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Beradze, Irakli"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. b3 Be6 11. Bb2 Nd5 12. Qd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3
Qc7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qd2 b6 17. Bf3 Qc5 18. Rfd1 Qe5 19. Rc3 Rc5 20. Re3 Qf6
21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Rfc8 23. Kg2 R8c7 24. h4 b5 25. cxb5 Rxb5 26. Red3 f5 27.
Bd5 Kf7 28. Kf3 Rc2 29. Bxe6+ Kxe6 30. Rd2 Rc6 31. e3 Ra5 32. Rb4 Ra3 33. Rb7
Kf6 34. g4 fxg4+ 35. Kxg4 Rc5 36. Kg3 a6 37. b4 Rc4 38. Rb2 h5 39. Ra7 Rg4+ 40.
Kh3 Ra4 41. Ra8 Re4 42. Kg3 Ke6 43. Ra7 Kd5 44. b5 Rg4+ 45. Kf3 Rgb4 46. Rxb4
Rxb4 47. bxa6 Ke6 48. e4 Ra4 49. Ke3 Rxa2 50. f3 Ra3+ 51. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 d6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. exf5 Nge7 6. Nh4 Nxf5 7. Qh5+ g6 8.
Nxg6 Ng7 9. Qh6 Nf5 10. Qh5 Ng7 11. Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. a4 b4 10. a5 Rb8 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. h3 h6 13. Bc4 Qc8 14. Nf1 Rd8 15. Ne3
Bf8 16. c3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. c4 Rd6 21. Nxe5
Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.06.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gontcharov, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d6 8. a3 h6
9. Ne1 Be6 10. Nd5 Qd7 11. Rb1 Rab8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Rfc8 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. b5 Nd8 16. e4 Bg4 17. f3 Bh5 18. Be3 b6 19. Qd2 Be7 20. Nc2 Bg6 21. Nb4 Nb7
22. Nc6 Rxc6 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. f4 f6 25. f5 Bf7 26. g4 Nc5 27. h4 Nd7 28. Bf3
Kf8 29. Rb2 a6 30. Kh2 b5 31. Rfb1 Bd8 32. Be2 Ke7 33. Bd1 b4 34. Rxb4 Ba5 35.
Ba4 Qxa4 36. Rxa4 Bxd2 37. Rxb8 Bxe3 38. Rb7 h5 39. Kh3 hxg4+ 40. Kxg4 Bc5 41.
Rxa6 Bf2 42. Ra8 Be8 43. Rc7 Bb6 44. Rcc8 Bf7 45. Rh8 Be3 46. Kf3 Bh6 47. Ra7
Bh5+ 48. Kf2 Bg4 49. Rc8 Bh5 50. Rc6 Bf7 51. Rcc7 Be8 52. Kf3 Bh5+ 53. Kg3 Be8
54. Kg4 Be3 55. Ra2 Kd8 56. Rb7 Ke7 57. Ra8 Bf2 58. Rc8 Be3 59. Kf3 Bh6 60. Ra7
Bh5+ 61. Kg2 Be8 62. c5 dxc5 63. Rxc5 Bf7 64. Rc6 Bf4 65. Rb7 Bh6 66. Rcc7 Be8
67. Rc8 Bh5 68. Kg3 Bf4+ 69. Kg2 Be8 70. Kh3 Be3 71. Kg4 Bf2 72. Ra8 Be3 73.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 74. Kh5 Bf2 75. Rb2 Bd4 76. Rc2 Be3 77. Kg6 Bh6 78. Kh7 Ke7 79. h5
Kf7 80. Rc7 Ke7 81. Kg8 Kd6 82. Rc2 Nc5 83. Rg2 Nxd3 84. Rxg7 Nf2 85. Rg6 Bf4
86. h6 Bxh6 87. Rxf6+ Kc5 88. Rxh6 Nxe4 89. Kg7 Kd5 90. f6 Nc5 91. f7 Nd7 92.
Rh1 Nc5 93. Rd1+ Ke4 94. Kf6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[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 10. Qd2 e5 11. g4 Qf6 12. O-O-O Qxf3 13. gxh5 Qxh5 14. Bxc5
Re8 15. Be3 b5 16. Ne2 Qf3 17. Rh2 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Ng3 e4 20. d4 Red8 21.
Qc3 Rac8 22. Qb3+ Rd5 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 24. h4 Qf7 25. Rg1 Rcd8 26. c3 Rh5 27. Rg4
Re8 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Kd2 Rf5 30. Rhg2 Bf6 31. Ke2 Re6 32. Bh6 b4 33. cxb4
Bxd4 34. Be3 c5 35. bxc5 Bxc5 36. Rg5 Bxe3 37. Rxf5+ gxf5 38. Kxe3 Rh6 39. Kf4
Kf6 40. Rh2 Rg6 41. f3 exf3 42. Kxf3 Rg4 43. Rc2 Rxh4 44. Rc6+ Kg5 45. Ra6 Rf4+
46. Kg3 Rd4 47. Rxa7 Rd3+ 48. Kf2 Rd2+ 49. Ke3 Rxb2 50. Rxh7 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Rxe8 Qxe8 13. Bd3 Nd6 14. Nf1 Ne7
15. Ng3 Nef5 16. Bf4 Nxg3 17. hxg3 h6 18. Qc2 Be6 19. Re1 Qc8 20. Qe2 c6 21.
Bc2 Bf5 22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Nh4 Bxc2 24. Qxc2 Qd7 25. Re3 Re8 26. Nf5 Rxe3 27.
Nxe3 g6 28. Qd3 h5 29. Kf1 Qe6 30. Nc2 Kg7 31. a3 Qe4 32. Ne1 f5 33. Qe2 f4 34.
gxf4 Bxf4 35. Nd3 Bd6 36. f3 Qf5 37. Qe3 g5 38. Ke2 Kf7 39. Kd2 Bg3 40. Kc2 a5
41. Kb3 b6 42. a4 Bd6 43. Ka2 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.06.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 h6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3
e6 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Ba5 12. a4 Nbd7 13. b4 Bc7 14. a5 Re8 15. e4
dxe4 16. Nxe4 e5 17. Bc3 exd4 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxd4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21.
Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Re1 Rae8 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Qd2 Qe4 26. Qc1 Qe7 27.
Qd2 Qe4 28. Qc1 Qe7 29. Qd2 Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.06.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bukavshin, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 g6 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nd7 11. e4 dxc4 12. e5 Qe7 13. Bxc4 Rd8 14. Bd3 b5 15.
Rc1 Bb7 16. Ne4 c5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Qc7 19. h4 b4 20. h5 g5 21. Re3 Rac8
22. Qe2 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Rd5 24. c6 a5 25. Qe4 Kf8 26. Qh7 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Qxe5 28.
Ba6 Rc7 29. Qd3 Qd5 30. Rc2 Bd4 31. Bb5 e5 32. b3 Kg7 33. Rd2 Qe6 34. Re2 Qd5
35. Rd2 Qe6 36. Re2 Qd5 37. Kf1 Qc5 38. Rc2 Qd5 39. Re2 Qc5 40. Rc2 Qd5 41. f3
g4 42. fxg4 e4 43. Qc4 Qe5 44. Ke2 Bb6 45. Rd2 Re7 46. Qd5 Qg3 47. Kd1 e3 48.
Re2 Re6 49. Kc2 Re5 50. Qd3 Rc5+ 51. Kb1 Rc3 52. Qd5 Qf4 53. Rc2 Rxc2 54. Kxc2
Qf2+ 55. Kd1 Qb2 56. Bc4 Qa1+ 57. Ke2 Qxa2+ 58. Kd1 Qb1+ 59. Ke2 Qb2+ 60. Kd1
Qb1+ 61. Ke2 Qc2+ 62. Ke1 Qf2+ 63. Kd1 Qf6 64. Qf5 Qd4+ 65. Ke2 Qd2+ 66. Kf3
Qf2+ 67. Ke4 Qxg2+ 68. Kd3 Qd2+ 69. Ke4 Qc2+ 70. Kf3 Qf2+ 71. Ke4 Qc2+ 72. Kf3
Qf2+ 73. Ke4 a4 74. bxa4 Qc2+ 75. Bd3 Qxc6+ 76. Qd5 Qe8+ 77. Qe5+ Qxe5+ 78.
Kxe5 b3 79. Ke4 Kf6 80. a5 Ba7 81. Bc4 b2 82. Bd3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.06.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[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. Nd2 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. dxc5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nd7 14. Nb3
Qa4 15. Rfd1 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bxc5 Rac8 18. Qe3 Rc7 19. e5 Rfc8 20. Bd4
e6 21. Rd2 Rb7 22. h3 Bf8 23. Rad1 a5 24. Qf3 Rcb8 25. Be3 Rb1 26. Rxb1 Rxb1+
27. Kh2 Rb8 28. Rd4 Qb5 29. a4 Qe8 30. Bg5 Qc8 31. Bf6 Qc7 32. Qd3 Bg7 33. Rd7
Bxf6 34. Rxc7 Bxe5+ 35. g3 Bxc7 36. Qc4 Bd8 37. Qd4 Ra8 38. Qd7 Bf6 39. Qc7 Rd8
40. c4 Rd2 41. Qf4 Bc3 42. c5 Rd5 43. Qb8+ Kg7 44. c6 Be5 45. c7 h5 46. c8=Q
Bxb8 47. Qxb8 Rf5 48. Qb2+ Kh7 49. Kg2 Kg8 50. Kf1 Kh7 51. Ke2 Rd5 52. Ke3 Kg8
53. Ke4 Kh7 54. Qb5 Kg7 55. Qb2+ Kg8 56. Qf6 Rf5 57. Qd4 g5 58. Ke3 Kh7 59. g4
hxg4 60. hxg4 Rd5 61. Qxd5 exd5 62. Kd4 Kg6 63. Kxd5 f5 64. f3 Kf6 65. Kd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.06.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Girya, Olga"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bc8 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. Nh4
Bc8 9. Nf3 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.06.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bocharov, Ivan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Ne5 Bh5 4. c4 f6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qb3 e6 7. Qxb7 Nb4 8.
Qb5+ Qd7 9. Qxd7+ Kxd7 10. Kd1 dxc4 11. Na3 Nh6 12. h3 Bg6 13. g4 Bd6 14. Bg2
Bxf4 15. Nh4 Rab8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Nxc4 Nf7 18. d3 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Nd6 20. Nxd6
Kxd6 21. b3 Nxa2 22. Ra1 Nc3+ 23. Kd2 Nd5 24. Rxa7 Rxb3 25. Rc1 Rb2+ 26. Ke1
Rc8 27. h4 Nb4 28. Bf3 Rc2 29. Rb1 Nd5 30. Ra6+ Kd7 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Rb5 Rc6
33. Rxd5+ Ke6 34. Rda5 Rxa6 35. Rxa6+ Ke7 36. Kf2 Rh8 37. Kg3 Rb8 38. Ra7 Kd7
39. Ra6 Ke7 40. Ra7 Kd7 41. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 68th"]
[Site "Kaliningrad"]
[Date "2015.07.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Paravyan, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8.
Kf1 Ne6 9. d3 g6 10. h4 h5 11. Ng5 Nc6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Rh3 Qd7
15. Be3 b6 16. Qa4 O-O-O 17. Rd1 Kb7 18. Rg3 Rg8 19. e5 Nb4 20. Qxd7+ Rxd7 21.
Ke2 Nc6 22. f4 Bh6 23. Rf3 Rgd8 24. g3 Nb4 25. Bg1 Nd5 26. d4 c4 27. Ne4 Rc7
28. Bf2 Nb4 29. a3 Nd5 30. Be1 Rdc8 31. Bd2 Rd8 32. Rc1 Rdc8 33. Rc2 Rc6 34.
Rf1 R6c7 35. Rfc1 Rc6 36. Kf3 a5 37. Ke2 R6c7 38. Be3 Rc6 39. Nd2 c3 40. bxc3
Nxc3+ 41. Kf3 Nd5 42. Rc4 a4 43. Ke2 Rxc4 44. Nxc4 b5 45. Nb2 Rc3 46. Rxc3
Nxc3+ 47. Kd3 Nb1 48. Bc1 Kc6 49. Nd1 b4 50. axb4 a3 51. Nc3 Bf8 52. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2015.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. h3 Be6 12. a5 Bxb3 13. Nxb3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 d5 15.
Nfd2 dxe4 16. dxe4 Na7 17. Qe2 Nb5 18. Qc4 Rfb8 19. Qc6 Qd6 20. Qc4 Qe7 21. Kf2
Nd6 22. Qc6 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Kf3 Kf8 25. Rfd1 Ke7 26. Nc1 c5 27. b3 Rc8
28. Nd3 Rab8 29. Nb2 Nb5 30. Ndc4 Nc3 31. Rd6 Ra8 32. Na4 Nxa4 33. Rxa4 Ra7 34.
Ra1 f6 35. Rad1 Nf8 36. h4 Rcc7 37. Nb6 Kf7 38. g4 h6 39. Ke2 Ke8 40. Rd8+ Kf7
41. R1d6 Ng6 42. h5 Ne7 43. Nc4 Nc6 44. Rh8 Ke7 45. Rd5 Kf7 46. Rxc5 Ne7 47.
Rxc7 Rxc7 48. Ra8 Rc6 49. Rb8 g6 50. Rxb4 gxh5 51. gxh5 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2015.08.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2015.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2015.08.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2015.08.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[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 dxc4 13. Bxc4 c5 14. Qa4+
Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Bxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2015.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 g6 8.
O-O Bg7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. f3 O-O 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Qd2 Rfc8 13. Rac1 Be8 14. b3 a6
15. a4 e6 16. Rfd1 Qb4 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Rb1 Qc5 19. Kh1 Rd8 20. Rbc1 Rac8 21.
Nce2 Qc7 22. Qe3 Qc5 23. Kg1 Nd7 24. Rd2 Ne5 25. Rcd1 Bg7 26. Bg5 Rd7 27. h3 d5
28. cxd5 exd5 29. f4 Nc6 30. e5 Rdc7 31. Bh4 Nxd4 32. Nxd4 Bd7 33. Rc2 Qb6 34.
Rxc7 Rxc7 35. Nf5 Qxe3+ 36. Nxe3 Be6 37. Nxd5 Rd7 38. Ne7+ Kf8 39. Rxd7 Bxd7
40. a5 Be6 41. b4 Ke8 42. Ng8 h5 43. Nf6+ Bxf6 44. Bxf6 Kd7 45. Kf2 Bd5 46. g4
hxg4 47. hxg4 Ke6 48. Kg3 Be4 49. Kh4 Bd3 50. Kg5 Be4 51. Bd8 Bd3 52. Bc7 Be4
53. Bd6 Bd3 54. Kh6 Be2 55. Kg5 Bd3 56. Bc5 Be4 57. Kh4 Bc2 58. Kg3 Bd1 59. Bd6
Be2 60. Bf8 Bd1 61. Kh4 Be2 62. Kg5 Bd3 63. Kh4 Be2 64. Bc5 Bd1 65. Be3 Be2 66.
Bd2 Bd1 67. Kg5 Bc2 68. Kh6 Bd1 69. g5 Ba4 70. Kg7 Bb5 71. Kf8 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2015.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bxc6 dxc6
8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tsirulnik, Maritsa"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. c4 b5 6. cxb5 a6 7. bxa6 d6 8. Nc3
Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O Qxa6 12. Rb1 Nb6 13. e4 Nc4 14. a4 Bg4 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Nd7 18. Bd1 Qa5 19. Qd3 Nb6 20. Bc2 Rfb8 21.
Rfc1 c4 22. Qe3 Nd7 23. Nb5 Nc5 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Rb4 26. Kg2 Rab8 27. Bd1
c3 28. Qxc3 Nxe4 29. Qe3 Qxd5 30. Bf3 Qd2 31. Bxe4 Qxe3 32. fxe3 Rxe4 33. a5
Rxe3 34. Rc2 Reb3 35. a6 Ra8 36. Ra1 Ra7 37. Rc6 Rxb2+ 38. Kf3 Kf8 39. Rc8+ Kg7
40. Rc3 Rb6 41. Rca3 Kf6 42. Ke4 Ke6 43. Kd4 Kd7 44. g4 Kc8 45. Rf1 e6 46. g5
Rbxa6 47. Rxa6 Rxa6 48. Rxf7 Ra4+ 49. Kc3 Rh4 50. Re7 e5 51. Ra7 Kd8 52. Rb7
Ke8 53. Ra7 Kf8 54. Rd7 Kg8 55. Rd8+ Kf7 56. Rxd6 Rxh3+ 57. Kc4 Rh5 58. Kd5
Rxg5 59. Rd7+ Kf6 60. Rxh7 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Timerkhanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 f6 11. a3 Rc8 12. Na4 Bd5 13. Nc5 Nd4 14. Bxd4 exd4
15. Bh3 Bxc5 16. Bxc8 Bd6 17. Bh3 c5 18. Bg2 Re8 19. Nd2 Bf8 20. Re1 f5 21.
Bxd5+ Qxd5 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Nxb3 Na4 24. Rc2 b5 25. Kf1 g6 26. Rec1 Re5 27. Nd2
Rd5 28. b3 Nc3 29. Rxc3 dxc3 30. Rxc3 Bh6 31. Ke1 Kf7 32. a4 a6 33. Rc2 Bg7 34.
axb5 axb5 35. Ra2 Bc3 36. Kd1 Ke6 37. Kc2 Bb4 38. Nf3 Rd7 39. Ra6+ Kd5 40. e3
Rc7 41. Ng5 c4 42. e4+ Ke5 43. Nf3# 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Arslanov, Shamil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A67"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+
Nfd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nf3 Na6 11. O-O Nb4 12. Re1 a6 13. Bc4 Nb6 14. Be2 Bg4 15.
Na2 Re8 16. Nxb4 cxb4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nc4 19. Qb3 Qb6+ 20. Kh2 Rac8 21.
Rb1 h5 22. Be3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Qxe3 24. Rxe3 Bh6 25. Kg3 h4+ 26. Kxh4 Bxf4 27.
Rd3 Kg7 28. Kg4 Be5 29. b3 Rc2 30. Rdd1 Rec8 31. Re1 R8c3 32. Rg1 Rd2 33. h4
Rd4 34. Rge1 f5+ 35. Kg5 fxe4 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Atabayev, Maksat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. e4 b5 12. d5 exd5 13. e5 b4 14. exf6 Nxf6 15.
Ne5 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxc4 Bd6 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6 Nf6 20. Qxa8 Qxa8 21.
Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. gxf4 Kf8 24. Rac1 Ra7 25. a5 Ke7 26. Rd4 Nd7 27.
Rxb4 c5 28. Re4+ Kd8 29. b4 cxb4 30. Rxb4 Rc7 31. Rxc7 Kxc7 32. f5 Kc6 33. f6
g6 34. Kg2 h5 35. Kg3 Kc7 36. Kh4 Nxf6 37. Rf4 Ng4 38. Rxf7+ Kc6 39. f4 Nxh2
40. Rf6+ Kb5 41. Rxg6 Kxa5 42. Kxh5 Nf3 43. f5 Ne5 44. Rd6 Nc4 45. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[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. a3 a5 14. Bd3 Ne7
15. Nce3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 O-O 17. O-O Be6 18. Bc2 Bc4 19. Bd3 Be6 20. Bc2 Bc4 21.
Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nechaeva, Marina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
O-O 9. a5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Bb4 11. Nxd5 Bxd2 12. Nc3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Qa4 Rb8
15. Nd2 c5 16. Nxc4 Rd8 17. Rfb1 h6 18. Qb5 Kh8 19. h4 Kg8 20. Rb2 Kh8 21. Rab1
Kg8 22. e3 Kh8 23. e4 cxd4 24. cxd4 b6 25. axb6 Nxb6 26. Qc5 Qd7 27. Ne5 Qe8
28. Qc7 Bd7 29. Qxa7 f6 30. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 Nd7 8.
O-O Re8 9. Nc4 Bd6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Nf8 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. Qg3 Bxc4
15. dxc4 Ne6 16. Rad1 Kh8 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Rd2 Bb4 19. c3 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Red8 21.
Qg4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 b6 23. Qd1 Qe8 24. Nf5 a5 25. Qa4 Kg8 26. Kf1 Kh8 27. Kg1 Kg8
28. Ng3 Kh8 29. Nf5 Kg8 30. Ng3 Kh8 31. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozum, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 e5 12. Rfe1 Rb8 13. d3 Re8 14. e3 Qc7 15.
e4 Nf8 16. a4 cxb4 17. Qxb4 a5 18. Qb3 Ne6 19. Nd2 Nd7 20. Nb1 Ndc5 21. Qd1 Qd7
22. Nc3 Nd4 23. Nb5 Nxb5 24. axb5 Ne6 25. Qg4 Qc7 26. f4 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Nd4 28.
Ba3 Qc7 29. Rac1 f6 30. f5 Qd7 31. Bb2 Re7 32. Rf1 g5 33. Qd1 Qc7 34. Ba3 Rg7
35. h3 Rd8 36. Bf3 Bc8 37. Kh2 Bd7 38. Bg4 Be8 39. Rf2 Qf7 40. Qe1 h5 41. Bd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 23rd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Eliseev, Urii"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1 Rac8 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Nd5 Rfe8
15. Kh2 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ Nf6 19. Ba4 b5 20. Bb3 Rc7 21.
a3 Rb8 22. Re3 Qb6 23. Qd2 a5 24. c3 Rbb7 25. Rae1 Qa7 26. Rf3 Qb8 27. Qd4 Qa7
28. Qd2 Qb8 29. Ref1 Nd7 30. Re1 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yuffa, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. g3 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. Bg2 b6 20. Qb3 Qd6 21. Rad1
Rad8 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. e7 Qxe7 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5+ Qf7 26. Rd1 Qxd5 27.
Rxd5 Rf7 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. a4 Bf6 30. Re8 Kg7 31. a5 Bg5 32. Bxg5 hxg5 33. axb6
axb6 34. Rxe5 Kh6 35. Re6 b5 36. Re5 Rb7 37. h3 Rb8 38. Kf1 Rb7 39. Ke2 Rb8 40.
Ke3 Rb7 41. g4 Rc7 42. Rxb5 Rb7 43. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Swayams, Mishra"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 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. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Rxc3
Bxc6 15. Bb5 Bd5 16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Bb5 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pourramezanali, Amirreza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Qe7 11. Bxc4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Be2 Rfc8 14. Nd2
Nd8 15. Qb3 c5 16. a4 Rc7 17. Qa3 Kf8 18. Ne4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qxa3 20. Rxa3 Ke7
21. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xu, Yinglun"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. a4 a5 13. Qc2 Bc6 14. Rad1 Qc8
15. e4 Re8 16. b3 Nd7 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 b6 20. f4 Rb8 21. Kh1
Qc7 22. Bg1 Red8 23. Rdd1 Rf8 24. Rfe1 Rfd8 25. Rf1 Rf8 26. Rfe1 Rfd8 27. Rf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O b5 7. a4 Bb7 8. b3
cxb3 9. Qxb3 a6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Ne5 b4 12. a5 Be7 13. Nd3 Ra7 14. Be3 bxc3 15.
d5 c5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Bxb7 c4 18. Qxc4 Rxb7 19. Qxa6 Rc7 20. Qxe6 Qa8 21.
Rfc1 Qd5 22. Nf4 Qxe6 23. Nxe6 Rc6 24. Nxg7+ Kf7 25. Nf5 Bb4 26. a6 Ra8 27. a7
Nd5 28. Ra4 Nc5 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. e4 Nf6 31. Rc4 Rxa7 32. R1xc3 Nxe4 33. Rxe4
Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Ra2+ 35. Re2 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Rxc3 37. Ne3 Ke6 38. Ng4 Ra3 39. Kf1
Ra2 40. Nf2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 Rb8 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nfd2 Na5 14. Qa4 b6 15.
Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Bb7 17. b4 e5 18. Rfe1 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 a5 20. bxa5 bxa5 21.
Qc3 exd4 22. exd4 Qf6 23. Bc6 Rb6 24. Be8 c5 25. Ra2 Qxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8.
Qb3 Nc6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 Qd6 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Ne7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O
c6 15. b4 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 Qd8 17. Nd2 Rc7 18. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. d4 Nhf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Qd3 c5 15.
N1d2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Be6 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Rc2 Rxc2 19. Qxc2 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21.
Nf3 Qf6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. e5 dxe5 24. dxe5 Qe7 25. Re4 h6 26. Rc4 Bb6 27. Qb3
Ba7 28. Qc2 Bb6 29. a4 a5 30. Qb3 Bc5 31. Nd2 Rd8 32. Qc2 Qd7 33. Nf1 b6 34.
Rxf4 Qd3 35. Rc4 Bxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Rf8+ 37. Kg1 Rxf1+ 38. Kh2 Qxc2 39. Rxc2 Rf4
40. Rc6 Rb4 41. Rxe6 Rxb2 42. Kg3 Rb4 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. Rd6 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lalith, Babu MR"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Boavista"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Peter's Boat"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. d5 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bc4 d6 7. O-O Bg4 8. e4
Nbd7 9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ne8 11. Be2 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Qd3 Nc7 14. Qh3 Nf6 15.
Rd1 Qd7 16. Qh4 b5 17. Bg5 h5 18. e5 b4 19. exf6 exf6 20. Bxf6 bxc3 21. Bxc3
Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rfe8 23. Bf1 Re5 24. c4 Ne8 25. f4 Re3 26. Re1 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Rb8
28. a5 Kg7 29. Bd3 Nf6 30. f5 Re8 31. Rf1 Qe7 32. fxg6 fxg6 33. Qg5 Qf7 34. h3
Re5 35. Qg3 Kh6 36. Rb1 g5 37. Re1 h4 38. Qf2 Qe7 39. Rf1 Kg7 40. Qf3 Re1 41.
Kf2 Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 Nd7 43. Qh5 Qf6+ 44. Ke2 Ne5 45. Qe8 Qf8 46. Qh5 Qf6 47. Qe8
Qf8 48. Qe6 Qf6 49. Qc8 Nxd3 50. Qb7+ Kh6 51. cxd3 Qe5+ 52. Kf1 Qf4+ 53. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Peter's Boat"]
[BlackTeam "Tolyatti Bulbasaur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

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. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bc1 Nhf6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bc1 Nhf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yekaterinburg Malachite"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Peter's Boat"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 O-O 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Re1 a6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rc1 Rfc8
15. Qb3 Rab8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxc1 18. Bxc1 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Nf6 20. Bf3 Qd7
21. g3 b5 22. d5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Qxd5 Rd8 25. Rd1 Qxh3 26. Qc6 Qg4 27.
Rxd6 Rc8 28. Qd5 Rxc1+ 29. Kg2 Qe2 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Rd8 Qf1+ 32. Kf3 Qh1+ 33.
Ke3 Qe1+ 34. Kf3 Qh1+ 35. Ke3 Re1+ 36. Kd2 Rd1+ 37. Kc2 Qxa8 38. Rxa8 Rd6 39.
Kc3 g5 40. b3 g4 41. Kb4 Rf6 42. a3 g5 43. Ra7 Kg7 44. Ra8 Rxf2 45. Rxa6 f5 46.
Rb6 f4 47. Rxb5 Kg6 48. Rb6+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.10"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Eliseev, Urii"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Peter's Boat"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow SergArk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. g4 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15. h4
Nxg5 16. hxg5 Nf5 17. Rf2 Ng3 18. Rg2 Bh3 19. Rh2 Bd7 20. Nf2 Qxg5 21. Rg2
Nxe2+ 22. Qxe2 Qf6 23. Rh2 Kf7 24. Kg2 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. c5 dxc5 27. Qc4
Rfc8 28. Rg1 Bf6 29. d6+ Be6 30. dxe7 Bxc4 31. b3 Ba6 32. Nd5 Be2 33. Kg2 Bh8
34. Nh3 c6 35. Ng5+ Ke8 36. Nc3 Ba6 37. Ne6 b6 38. Nf8 Kf7 39. Kh1 Rxf8 40.
exf8=Q+ Rxf8 41. Be1 Bf6 42. Rd2 Rd8 43. Rxd8 Bxd8 44. Kg2 g5 45. Rh1 Kg6 46.
Na4 g4 47. Bh4 Bxh4 48. Rxh4 Be2 49. fxg4 hxg4 50. Nc3 Bf3+ 51. Kg1 b5 52. Rh8
g3 53. Re8 b4 54. Nb1 Bxe4 55. Nd2 Bd5 56. Rxe5 Kf6 57. Rh5 Kg6 58. Rh8 Kf5 59.
Rf8+ Ke5 60. Kf1 Kd4 61. Ke2 Kc3 62. Rxf4 g2 63. Rg4 a5 64. Kd1 Kb2 65. Rg7
Kxa2 66. Kc2 a4 67. bxa4 c4 68. Nxc4 Bxc4 69. Rxg2 Ka3 70. a5 Ka4 71. Rg5 Bb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2016.08.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2016.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2016.08.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2016.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 c6 7. c4 Bf5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2016.08.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2016.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7
8. Bf1 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Nf5 11. c3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2016.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2016.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 f5 10. Rd1 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2016.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2016.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Qxd1 10. Rfxd1 Bg4 11. Kf1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 h6 13. Be3 Rfc8 14. Nd5 h5
15. h3 Kf8 16. g4 hxg4 17. hxg4 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nd4 19. Be4 Re8 20. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2016.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.08.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Triapishko, Alexandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[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. O-O e6 14. Rbc1
Bb7 15. Rc7 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. Rc4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Bf8 20. a4 f6
21. Kf1 Kf7 22. g4 Ke7 23. g5 f5 24. Ke2 fxe4 25. Ne5 Kd6 26. Ng4 Kd5 27. Ne3+
Kd6 28. Ng4 Kd5 29. Rc2 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.08.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bodnaruk, Anastasia"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2016.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.08.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Novik, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2016.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. O-O Ne4 8. Ne5
1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.08.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pridorozhni, Aleksei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2016.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[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+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.08.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Apryshko, Gleb"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2016.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
c6 9. h3 Qa5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. Re1 a6 13. Qc2 c5 14. Be3 b5 15. Bf4
b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Bf8 19. b3 Nf6 20. g4 Bd7 21. Ng5 Re8
22. Rxe8 Bxe8 23. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ungurs, Edgars"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. a4
Nc6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. f3 Bc8 12. f4 e5 13. f5 h6 14. Nh3 gxf5 15. exf5
e4 16. Be2 Qxd1 17. Bxd1 Ne5 18. Be2 b6 19. Nf4 Re8 20. Nb5 Rd8 21. a5 Bb7 22.
axb6 axb6 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Nh5 Nxh5 25. Bxh5 Bc6 26. Na7 Be8 27. f6 Bf8 28.
Bf4 Nd3 29. Bc7 Ra8 30. Bxb6 Rb8 31. Ba5 c4 32. Bb4 Nxb4 33. cxb4 Rxb4 34. Nc8
Bc5+ 35. Kh1 Rxb2 36. h3 c3 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Yeletsky, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nb6 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 h6 10. Qc1 Kh7 11. d4 Bg4 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd4 Nac4 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b3 Nd6 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Rac1 e5 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Rxd6 cxd6 21.
Nb5 Qd8 22. Nc7 Qf6 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. Qd4 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Nxc8 26. Qxf6+ Kxf6 27.
Nd4 d5 28. f4 Ne7 29. Kf2 a5 30. Ke3 Bd7 31. Kd2 b6 32. Kc3 g5 33. e3 Bc8 34.
Bf3 Bb7 35. b4 axb4+ 36. Kxb4 Ba6 37. Bg4 Bc4 38. a3 Ba6 39. Bd7 Bd3 40. Kc3
Be4 41. Kb4 Bd3 42. Nc6 Nxc6+ 43. Bxc6 gxf4 44. exf4 d4 45. Bd5 Ke7 46. Bc4 Be4
47. Bf1 Bd5 48. Bd3 Be6 49. Kb5 Kf6 50. Kb4 Ke7 51. Be2 Kd6 52. g4 d3 53. Bf3
Bd5 54. Bd1 Bg2 55. Kc3 Bf1 56. h4 f6 57. Bf3 Ke6 58. Kd2 Kf7 59. Ke3 Ke6 60.
Be4 Be2 61. Bf5+ Kd6 62. g5 fxg5 63. fxg5 hxg5 64. hxg5 Ke5 65. Bxd3 Bg4 66. g6
Be6 67. Kd2 Kd4 68. Bc2 Bg8 69. Kc1 Ke5 70. Kb2 Kf6 71. Bb3 Bxb3 72. Kxb3 Kxg6
73. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nguyen, Piotr"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. Nc3 d4 8. Na4
Nbd7 9. c4 Rb8 10. Rb1 b5 11. cxb5 Rxb5 12. Bd2 Nd5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. b3 e6 15.
Qe1 Qe7 16. Qf2 N7b6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Ne5 Ra8 19. Rc2 Nc3 20. Bxc3 dxc3 21. e3
Bxe5 22. fxe5 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Rba5 24. a4 b5 25. axb5 Rb8 26. Rxc3 Raxb5 27. Qc2
Qg5 28. d4 cxd4 29. exd4 Qd8 30. Qf2 Qd7 31. Rfc1 Rxb3 32. Rc7 Qe8 33. Rf1 Rb1
34. Qxf7+ Qxf7 35. Rcxf7 Rxf1+ 36. Rxf1 Rb4 37. Rf6 Rxd4 38. Rxe6 Re4 39. Kf2
Kf7 40. Kf3 Re1 41. Rf6+ Kg7 42. Re6 Kf7 43. Rf6+ Kg7 44. Re6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Nasuta, Grzegorz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O b6 8. e4
Nf6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bg5 c5 13. d5 Re8 14. h3 e6 15.
dxe6 Rxe6 16. Bc4 Re7 17. Re1 Qe8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21.
Bd2 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qd7 23. Qd3 Qd6 24. Bc3 Re8 25. Re3 h5 26. Qe2 Rxe3 27. Qxe3
Nd7 28. Qe8+ Nf8 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. b3 Nd7 31. Qd8 a6 32. a4 Kh7 33. h4 Kg7 34.
g3 Kh7 35. Bxa6 Qxd5 36. Bb5 Nf6 37. Qxf6 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Moiseenko, Vadim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Qe6 10. Qe4 g6 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Ba6 14. c5 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 cxd5 18. b4 Rfe8 19. Bb2 Rab8 20. a3 a5 21.
Bc3 axb4 22. axb4 d4 23. Bxd4 Rxb4 24. Rad1 Bf8 25. g3 Rc4 26. Kg2 Bxc5 27.
Bxc5 Rxc5 28. Rxd7 Rcxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxc7 h5 31. h4 Kg7 32. Rb7 Ra5 33.
Rc7 Ra3 34. Rb7 Rc3 35. Ra7 Rb3 36. Rc7 Ra3 37. Rb7 Rc3 38. Ra7 Rb3 39. Rc7 Ra3
40. Rb7 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 c6 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Rac1 Re8
15. Rfe1 Nb6 16. Qc5 exd4 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Nxd4 Bd7 19. Red1 Rae8 20. a3 Bc8
21. b4 a6 22. Nb3 Rd7 23. Nc5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Kf8 25. e4 Ke7 26. f4 g5 27. f5 f6
28. Kf2 Nd7 29. a4 a5 30. Nxd7 Bxd7 31. bxa5 Ra8 32. a6 bxa6 33. a5 Rb8 34. e5
Bxf5 35. exf6+ Kxf6 36. Rd6+ Ke5 37. Rxc6 Rb2 38. Ke3 Rb3+ 39. Kd2 Rb2+ 40. Ke3
Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shevchenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. Rd1 Nxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. c4 O-O 13. Be3 b4 14. cxd5 Bxd5
15. Rxa6 Rxa6 16. Qxa6 Qd7 17. Qb5 Rd8 18. Bc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 h6 20. h3 Qe6 21.
Qe3 Qf5 22. Nd4 Qg6 23. Nf3 Kh7 24. Nh4 Qc2 25. Rc1 Qxb3 26. Qxb3 Bxb3 27. Nf3
Nd4 28. Nxd4 Rxd4 29. f3 Ba2 30. Kf1 Rd5 31. f4 Rd4 32. Ke2 Re4+ 33. Kd3 Rxf4
34. Nd2 Bd5 35. g4 Rf2 36. Rxc7 Rh2 37. Rd7 Rxh3+ 38. Ke2 Rh2+ 39. Ke3 Be6 40.
Rd4 b3 41. Kf3 Rh1 42. Ne4 Re1 43. Rd3 Bxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Rxe4+ 45. Kf5 Rb4 46. Rd7
g6+ 47. Kf6 Rf4+ 48. Ke7 g5 49. Rd3 g4 50. Rxb3 h5 51. Kf8 h4 52. Rb7 g3 53. e6
g2 54. b3 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Xu, Yinglun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Ra7 13. Ne5 Qa8 14. Nxd7 Nxd7
15. e4 Nf6 16. f3 c5 17. Be3 c4 18. Bc2 Bc8 19. d5 Rd7 20. dxe6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Bxe6 22. e5 Nd5 23. Be4 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Qc8 25. Qc2 g6 26. h3 Rd8 27. Rd4 b4 28.
cxb4 Rxd4 29. Bxd4 Bxb4 30. Bc3 Qc5+ 31. Kf1 a5 32. Qd2 Bxc3 33. Qxc3 Qb4 34.
Qd4 c3 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 24th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Levin, Evgeny A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Nh5 8.
Bd2 Nf6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sepp, Olav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[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 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re2 Nf5 11. d5 d6 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. b3 Bf8
15. Bb2 Nh4 16. Qd3 Bf5 17. Rae1 Qd7 18. Qg3 Ng6 19. c4 a6 20. h3 b5 21. Qf3
Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Ng3 Bg6 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Bd6 26. Re1 Re8 27. Rxe8+
Qxe8 28. Bd3 bxc4 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. bxc4 Qe1+ 31. Nf1 Bc5 32. g3 Qc1 33. Qe2 a5
34. Kg2 Kh7 35. Nh2 a4 36. Nf3 a3 37. h4 f6 38. h5 gxh5 39. Nh4 g6 40. Qe4 Qg5
41. Qe8 f5 42. Qf7+ Kh6 43. Qxc7 Bxf2 44. Kxf2 Qd2+ 45. Kf3 Qd1+ 46. Kg2 Qe2+
47. Kh3 Qg4+ 48. Kh2 Qe2+ 49. Ng2 Qxa2 50. Qf4+ Kh7 51. d6 Qe2 52. d7 Qd3 53.
Qc7 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Qc2 Bh5 10. Nge2 Bg6 11. Rb1 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. O-O O-O 14. Ng3 g6
15. b4 Nc7 16. b5 Qa5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Rb7 Rab8 19. Rfb1 Rxb7 20. Rxb7 Rc8 21.
h3 Qa3 22. Qc2 Qa6 23. Rb3 Ne6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Nf1 Rd8 26. Qb1 c5 27. Rb5
cxd4 28. Nxd5 Bg7 29. e4 Qd6 30. Qc1 Rb8 31. Qc6 Be5 32. Rxb8+ Qxb8 33. g3 d3
34. Kg2 Bd4 35. Qc1 Nc5 36. Ne7+ Kg7 37. Qg5 Kf8 38. Nd5 Kg7 39. Nfe3 Bxe3 40.
Qxe3 Qd6 41. Qd4+ f6 42. g4 h6 43. h4 d2 44. f3 Ne6 45. Qxd2 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5
47. Qe3 Nf4+ 48. Nxf4 gxf4 49. Qxa7+ Kg6 50. Qa5 Qd3 51. Qf5+ Kg7 52. Qxf4 Qc2+
53. Kg3 Qxa2 54. e5 fxe5 55. Qxe5+ 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Siemer, Tambet"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "1960"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nbd2
Qe7 9. Rd1 Re8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 exd4
15. Qxe7 Bxe7 16. Bxd4 Nb6 17. b3 Bf5 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Nd4 Bc8 20. h3 Ba3 21.
Nc2 Bb2 22. Rab1 Bc3 23. Nd4 Bb4 24. Ne2 Bf5 25. Rbc1 Ba3 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Re1
Bb4 28. Ra1 Ba3 29. g4 Bc2 30. Re1 Bb4 31. Rc1 Bg6 32. Nf4 Ba3 33. Re1 Bc2 34.
Ne6 Re8 35. Nd4 Bg6 36. Nf5 Bxf5 37. gxf5 Rd8 38. Bf3 Kf7 39. Bh5+ g6 40. Bg4
Bb4 41. fxg6+ hxg6 42. Rd1 Rxd1+ 43. Bxd1 Nc8 44. h4 Ke6 45. Kg2 a6 46. h5 gxh5
47. Bxh5 Nd6 48. Kf3 Nf7 49. Ke4 Nd6+ 50. Kd3 f5 51. Bf3 Nf7 52. Be2 Ne5+ 53.
Kc2 Ng4 54. Bb6 Ke5 55. f3 Nf6 56. Be3 Nd7 57. Bd3 Nc5 58. f4+ Ke6 59. Be2 Kd6
60. Bxc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ladva, Ottomar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qd3 a6 9. Nbd2 d5 10. e4 dxe4 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Ne5 Ke7 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4
Ra7 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Valgmae, Toomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. O-O Be7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Qd2 Re8 15.
g3 h6 16. h4 Nf8 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 f5 19. g4 f4 20. Qxf4 Bb4 21. g5 Qe7
22. Nh2 Qf7 23. Qg3 Bd2 24. f4 Ng6 25. Ng4 Kh8 26. f5 exf5 27. Rxf5 Qg7 28. Rf6
Rg8 29. Rxg6 Qxg6 30. Bxg6 Rxg6 31. Rf1 Bc8 32. Rf8+ Kg7 33. Qf2 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Blomqvist, Erik"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 c6 7. b3 a5 8. c4 a4
9. Ba3 Re8 10. e3 Bf5 11. Qe2 Qa5 12. b4 Qa6 13. b5 cxb5 14. cxb5 Qa5 15. Rfc1
Nbd7 16. Nh4 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Bf1 g5 19. Ng2 Bf5 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4 Bg6 22.
Rab1 Qb6 23. Bc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Qe6 25. Rc4 Nd7 26. Ne3 Ne5 27. Rc2 g4 28. Bg2
Red8 29. Rf1 Nf3+ 30. Nxf3 gxf3 31. Qxf3 Rd3 32. Kh1 Bd4 33. Re2 Bxc5 34. e5
Qxe5 35. Qxb7 Rad8 36. Rfe1 Rxe3 37. Rxe3 Bxe3 38. Qf3 Rd3 39. b6 Qc3 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. d4 c6 6. Qd3 Nbd7 7. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leito, Priit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Nxe7 7. dxc5 Qa5+
8. Qd2 Qxc5 9. Qc3 Qxc3+ 10. Nxc3 Bg4 11. Rd1 Nbc6 12. e3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 O-O-O
14. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. a4 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nd6 9. e4 O-O 10. Na3 Na6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qc3 a5 13. e5 Nf5 14. Nxc4 Be6 15. b3
b6 16. Ba3 Nd5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Ng5 b5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Nd2 Nxd4
22. Qe4 Nf5 23. Bc5 Qc7 24. Nf3 Bh6 25. Rc2 b4 26. Re1 Nc3 27. Qc4 Qd7 28. g4
Qd5 29. gxf5 Qxc4 30. bxc4 Nxa4 31. Be3 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Nc5 33. Rb2 exf5 34. Nd4
Red8 35. Nc2 Rd2 36. Kf1 b3 37. Ke1 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 bxc2 39. Kd2 Kf7 40. Kxc2 Ke6
41. f4 Kd7 42. Rh3 Rh8 43. Kc3 Ne6 44. Rf3 Rb8 45. Rf1 a4 46. Rd1+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Otsmann, Villu"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be3 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. b3 Qa5 12. Rc1 Rfc8 13. Be2 a6 14. Kf2 b5 15.
Nd5 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bd7 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rc1 Bd4+ 20. Ke1 Rxc1+
21. Bxc1 f5 22. Kd2 Be5 23. g3 f4 24. g4 h5 25. h3 Kf7 26. Ke1 Kf6 27. Bd2 hxg4
28. hxg4 g5 29. Ba5 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.27"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schuls, Olev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. d5 e5 4. c4 d6 5. Nc3 Na6 6. e4 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nge2
Nc7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 b6 11. h3 Rb8 12. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.27"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 e6 9. f3 Nfd7 10. a5 Nxe5 11. axb6 Nd7 12. e4 Bg6 13. Rxa7 Rb8 14. Qb3 Bd6
15. Be3 O-O 16. e5 Be7 17. Na4 f6 18. Bc4 fxe5 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. O-O e4 21. f4
Nf6 22. f5 Bh5 23. Nc5 Be2 24. Nxb7 Rxb7 25. Rxb7 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Nd5 27. Bxd5
Rxf5+ 28. Kg1 cxd5 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. b7 Qf8 31. Bf2 Rxf2 32. g3 Rf1+ 33. Kg2
Rf2+ 34. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.27"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.27"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Narva, Mai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Ndf3 h6 10. Qc2 Bd6 11. Rd1 c5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. cxd5
exd5 15. b3 Qe6 16. e3 Rac8 17. Bb2 Ne4 18. Nd2 Ng5 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Nd2 Ng5 21.
Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 17th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2016.11.27"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Vihmand, Ants"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.11.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g5 2. Nxg5 e5 3. d3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d5 7. Be2 Rg8 8. g3
d4 9. Nb1 Ng4 10. h3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Nbd2 Qd7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. h4 h6 15.
c4 dxc3 16. bxc3 O-O-O 17. Qa4 Kb8 18. Rb1 Bg4 19. Rb2 Be7 20. Qb5 b6 21. O-O
Bxh4 22. Nc4 Bh3 23. Ncxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxb5 25. Rxb5 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Bf6 27.
Nc6+ Kc8 28. Nxd8 Bxd8 29. Rf5 Rg7 30. d4 c6 31. Kg2 Kd7 32. Bc4 Ke7 33. e5 Ke8
34. Kf1 b5 35. Bb3 Ba5 36. Rf3 Bd8 37. Ke2 a5 38. a4 Be7 39. Kd3 b4 40. c4 h5
41. c5 h4 42. gxh4 Bxh4 43. Rf4 Rh7 44. Ke4 Bg5 45. Rg4 Be7 46. Rf4 Bg5 47. Rf5
Rh4+ 48. f4 Bh6 49. Bxf7+ Ke7 50. Bc4 Bf8 51. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirshov, Nikolay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "1991"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[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 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e4 d5 7. Qc2 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nc6 9. Bc3 Bb4 10. Bd3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Qf6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Qf4 15. Qd4 Qg5 16. h4 Rd8 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. Qc5+ Qe7 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20.
Ke2 Rd4 21. b3 g6 22. Ke3 Rg4 23. Rag1 c5 24. f3 Rd4 25. h5 gxh5 26. Be4 Rb8
27. Rxh5 Bd7 28. Rc1 b6 29. Rhh1 Rg8 30. g4 Rd8 31. Rcd1 Be8 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33.
Rc1 a5 34. a4 Kf8 35. f4 Bd7 36. f5 exf5 37. gxf5 Ke7 38. Rf1 Bc8 39. Rf2 Rd1
40. f6+ Kd8 41. Bd5 Ke8 42. Rh2 Re1+ 43. Kf4 Rf1+ 44. Kg3 Rg1+ 45. Kf2 Rg8 46.
Kf3 Bf5 47. Kf4 Bd7 48. Rd2 Rg4+ 49. Kf3 Rg5 50. Bxf7+ Kxf7 51. Rxd7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Olkhovskiy, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Qb6 6. Na3 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Bc4 d6 11. O-O Be6 12. Kh1 Rad8 13. Qb3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4
15. Rd1 Qb6 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Rxd5 dxe5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Kg1
Rd1+ 21. Kf2 exf4 22. Nc2 g5 23. Ne1 Rd6 24. h4 h6 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. a4 e5 27.
Nf3 g4 28. Nd2 f5 29. Nc4 Rd1 30. Ke2 Rg1 31. Kf2 Rh1 32. Nd6 e4 33. Nxf5 g3+
34. Nxg3 fxg3+ 35. Ke2 Rg1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Rogule, Laura"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3
O-O 9. Qe2 Na5 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Nxc4 Ba6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qc2 Nxc4
15. bxc4 c5 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. Qxa7 cxd4 18. exd4 Qd6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5
21. Rfe1 Qc5 22. Bxb7 Qc7 23. Rab1 Rxb7 24. Qa4 Rc8 25. Rb4 g6 26. Qb3 Qc5 27.
Rc1 Rc6 28. Qb2 Rd7 29. Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zubritskiy, Artyom"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 a6 13. a4 Ne5 14. Bc2 Re8
15. f4 Ned7 16. Qf3 c4 17. Be3 Qa5 18. Rae1 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne2 b4 21. Bd4
Re7 22. Kh1 Rae8 23. Ng3 h5 24. e5 dxe5 25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. Bxe5
Rxe5 28. d6 b3 29. Bb1 Re1 30. Ne4 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 Nxe4 32. Bxe4 Qd2 33. Qf3 c3
34. bxc3 b2 35. Qf1 Qxd6 36. c4 Qd2 37. g3 Be5 38. Qd3 Qe1+ 39. Kg2 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Narmontas, Matas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bf4
Qe7 9. Nd2 b6 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Ndf3 Ne4 12. Nd3 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Nd7 14. Qa4 Rfc8
15. Rfd1 Nd6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. e3 Ne4 18. Nd3 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Qa3 Rc7 21.
Rc2 Rac8 22. Rdc1 Qd6 23. Nd4 c4 24. Qxd6 Nxd6 25. Nf4 Nb6 26. h4 g6 27. Nde2
Ne4 28. Nc3 Rd7 29. Rd1 Kf7 30. Bf1 Nf6 31. Rcd2 h6 32. Bg2 Rcd8 33. Bh3 Ne4
34. Nxe4 dxe4 35. Rxd7+ Rxd7 36. Rxd7+ Nxd7 37. h5 g5 38. Bxf5 Ne5 39. Ne2 Kf6
40. g4 Nd3 41. b3 cxb3 42. axb3 a5 43. Nd4 Nc5 44. Kf1 Bd5 45. Ke1 Ke5 46. Kd2
Nxb3+ 47. Nxb3 Bxb3 48. Kc3 Bf7 49. Bd7 Kd5 50. Ba4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krupenski, Juri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[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. f3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. e4 Bg7 7. Qe2 O-O 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Nge2 d6 11. Nd5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 e6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Nc3
Rd8 15. Rd1 b6 16. Kc2 Ba6 17. Nb5 Rac8 18. Kb1 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Ne5 20. Be2 Nc4
21. Bc1 d5 22. b3 Na5 23. exd5 exd5 24. f4 d4 25. Ba3 Nb7 26. Bc4 Nd6 27. Bxd6
Rxd6 28. Rhe1 Kf8 29. Kc2 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shkapenko, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qh5 6. d4 Bg4 7. Bg2 e6 8.
Qa4 Qa5 9. Qxa5 Nxa5 10. Ne5 Bh5 11. Nb5 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 O-O-O 14.
b4 a6 15. Na3 Rxd4+ 16. Kc3 Rhd8 17. bxa5 Ne4+ 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Nd3 Bxe2 20.
Nb2 Rd5 21. Rhe1 Rxa5 22. Nc2 Rh5 23. h4 Rf5 24. f4 Rd5 25. Rg1 c5 26. Rae1 b5
27. Rg2 b4+ 28. Kb3 Rd2 29. Rc1 Kb7 30. a3 a5 31. axb4 axb4 32. Ka2 Kc6 33. Ka1
Kb5 34. Kb1 Rd8 35. Re1 Bf3 36. Rxe4 Bxe4 37. Re2 Bf5 38. Kc1 Bxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[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 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8.
Qxe4 Bg7 9. Be2 Nd7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qe3 O-O 12. b3 Re8 13. Bb2 Bg4 14. Rad1 a5
15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e6 17. Rfe1 Qd6 18. a3 Red8 19. Rd2 h5 20. Red1 Kh7 21.
Rd3 Kg8 22. Qg5 Nh7 23. Qe3 Nf6 24. Qg5 Nh7 25. Qe3 Nf6 26. Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Hartikainen, Markku"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[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. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bf4
Rb8 9. Rc1 Bf5 10. Qd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. d5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Bg2 c5
15. dxc6 bxc6 16. b4 Qb6 17. c5 Qxb4 18. Qxb4 Rxb4 19. cxd6 exd6 20. Bxc6 Rb2
21. Bd5 Rxe2 22. Rfd1 h5 23. Bb3 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Nd4 25. Bc4 Rb2 26. Bxd6 Re8 27.
Re1 Rd8 28. Ba3 Rc2 29. Red1 Rc8 30. Bd3 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Ra8 32. Bd6 Nb5 33. Bf4
Nc3 34. Bc4 a5 35. Bd2 Ne4 36. Be1 Ra7 37. Bd5 Nf6 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Bf3 Ng4 40.
Ra8 Rxa8 41. Bxa8 a4 42. Bd5 f5 43. h3 Ne5 44. Bb4 Nd3 45. Bd6 Bd4 46. f4 Nc5
47. Kf3 Kg7 48. Be7 Nd3 49. g4 hxg4+ 50. hxg4 fxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Bc5 52. Bd8 a3 53.
Kf3 Nb4 54. Bc4 Nc6 55. Bg5 Nb4 56. Ke4 Nc2 57. Bd8 Nb4 58. Bc7 Kf6 59. Be5+
Ke7 60. Bc3 Ke8 61. Bd2 Ke7 62. Bc1 Nc2 63. Bd3 Nb4 64. Bb1 Na6 65. Kd5 Bd6 66.
Bd2 Nc7+ 67. Ke4 Ne6 68. Bc2 Nc5+ 69. Kf3 Kf6 70. Bc3+ Kf7 71. Bb4 Nb7 72. Bb3+
Kf6 73. Bc3+ Ke7 74. Bc2 Kf7 75. Ke4 Ke6 76. Bb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lobanov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nb3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Rc8 11. Bf3 Bc4 12. Rf2 e5 13. Rd2 exf4 14. Rxd6 fxe3
15. Rxd8 Rfxd8 16. Qe1 Nd7 17. Nd1 Nd4 18. Nxe3 Nxc2 19. Nxc2 Bxb3 20. axb3
Rxc2 21. Rd1 Rcc8 22. Bg4 Ne5 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. h3 h5 25. Qa5 Nc6 26. Qb5 Rc7
27. Rd6 Kh7 28. Qd5 Ne5 29. Rd8 Re7 30. Qd6 Re6 31. Qc7 Rc6 32. Qxb7 Rc1+ 33.
Kh2 Bh6 34. Kg3 Rf1 35. Rh8+ Kxh8 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Qxe5 Bg7 38. Qb5 Re1 39. Kf3
Bxb2 40. Qd7 Rf1+ 41. Ke2 Rf4 42. Qxa7 Rxe4+ 43. Kf3 Rb4 44. Qxf7+ Bg7 45. Ke3
Kh6 46. Kd3 h4 47. Kc2 g5 48. Qe6+ Kh7 49. Qe7 Rd4 50. Qxg5 Bf8 51. Qf5+ Kg8
52. Qe6+ Kh7 53. Qe5 Bg7 54. Qe7 1-0

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.04.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Burchardt, Brigitte"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2182"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Germany (Women)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e4 N5b6 12. Bb3 e5 13. Qe2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5
15. Bc2 Be6 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Rad1 g6 18. h3 Qg5 19. b4 Bc4 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21.
hxg4 Ne6 22. Nb3 Bxb3 23. Bxb3 Nd4 24. f4 Kg7 25. Kf2 f6 26. Ke3 Nxb3 27. axb3
Rfe8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Na4 Nxa4 30. bxa4 Rd7 31. Rh1 a6 32. f5 h5 33. gxh5 gxh5
34. Rxh5 Rd1 35. g4 Re1+ 36. Kd4 b6 37. g5 c5+ 38. bxc5 bxc5+ 39. Kd5 c4 40.
gxf6+ Kxf6 41. Rh6+ Kg5 42. Rc6 Rd1+ 43. Kxc4 Kf4 44. Re6 1-0

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.04.25"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Rantanen, Yrjo A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2292"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2
h5 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. c4 O-O 11. Be2 e6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Rd1 d5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. exd5 Re8 16. O-O Nb6 17. Nc2 Bf5 18. Bd3 Nxd5 19. Bxf5 Nxe3 20. Nxe3 Qxd2
21. Rxd2 Rxe3 22. Be4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Rd1 Bb6 25. Kf1 a5 26. Rd7 Kf8 27.
Rxb7 Bd4 28. a4 f5 29. Bd5 Re7 30. Rb5 Rc7 31. Ke2 Rc5 32. Rb8+ Kg7 33. Rb7+
Kh6 34. Bf7 Rc2+ 35. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.04.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nbd2 Bf5 9. Re1 Nd6 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Bf4 Bg6 12. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.04.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.04.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 Bb4 8. Nc2
Be7 9. Be3 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 b6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.04.29"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. Qe2 Nd7 8.
Nf1 Qe7 9. Ng3 O-O-O 10. a3 h5 11. b4 Bd6 12. Ng5 g6 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Nf1 Nf8
15. Ne3 Qd7 16. Nc4 Ne6 17. f3 c5 18. Qf2 Qa4 19. Bb2 cxb4 20. axb4 Qxb4+ 21.
Qd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 f6 23. Nxd6+ Rxd6 24. Rxa7 Re8 25. h4 Nd4 26. Rf1 Nc6 27.
Raa1 b5 28. f4 Kd7 29. Rf3 b4 30. Raf1 Ke6 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. Rg3 Kd7 33. Rg5
Rde6 34. c3 bxc3+ 35. Bxc3 Ke7 36. Rb1 Rd8 37. Rb5 Kf6 38. Rd5 Rdd6 39. Ke3 Re7
40. Bb2 Re8 41. Bc3 Rxd5 42. exd5 Nd8 43. Rxe5 Rxe5+ 44. Kf4 Nf7 45. Bb2 Ke7
46. Bxe5 Kd7 47. Ke4 Nh6 48. Bf4 Nf7 49. Kd4 Kd8 50. Kc5 Kd7 51. d6 cxd6+ 52.
Kd5 Ke7 53. d4 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.04.30"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Papadimitriou, Loukas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2003"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 Nb4 8.
Be4 f5 9. a3 e6 10. axb4 Bxb4+ 11. Nc3 fxe4 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qg4 Nc4 14. Nge2
Nxe3 15. fxe3 O-O 16. Nf4 c5 17. O-O cxd4 18. Nxe4 Rf5 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qxg6+
1-0

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.05.01"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England II"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Hersonissos"]
[Date "2017.05.02"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cordes, Hans Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2231"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2017.04.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Offenbach"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 a6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Nxc4 Ng4 11. Nd6+ Ke7 12. Ne4 Ba7 13. b3 f5 14. Ba3+
Kf7 15. Nd6+ Kg6 16. e3 h6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Bb2 Rd8 19. Rac1 Nd5 20. Nxf5 exf5
21. Rxd5 Be6 22. Ne5+ Kh7 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxc6 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 Rd2
27. Bc1 1-0

[Event "Wch Seniors 50 27th"]
[Site "Acqui Terme"]
[Date "2017.11.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vebic, Kasem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2118"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2017.11.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 18th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2017.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d4 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 18th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2017.11.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tobre, Andres"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "1587"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2017.11.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. g4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. Nb3 a5
15. Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 b5 17. h4 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 h5 20. Rh2 Qc7 21. Bh6
Rc8 22. Nd3 b3 23. c3 bxa2+ 24. Kxa2 a3 25. bxa3 Rxc3 26. Bxg7 Qc4+ 27. Kb2
Rb3+ 28. Ka2 Rxd3+ 0-1

[Event "LTU-chT"]
[Site "Lithuania"]
[Date "2018.01.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Cibulskis, Vaclovas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "1803"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.01.27"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kaunas Ezerelio"]
[BlackTeam "Rokiskis"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Rc1 c5 11. Ne5 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qa4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qe7
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. b4 Bc6 17. Qb3 Bd4 18. Bxd5 Bxc3 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Rxc3 Qb5
21. Rc4 Rac8 22. Rfc1 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 Qe5 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Rd5 Rd8 26. e4 g6 27.
b5 Re8 28. Rd4 Rd8 29. a4 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Qa3 31. Kg2 Qb3 32. g4 Qa3 33. e5 Qa2
34. h4 Qe6 35. Kg3 h6 36. f3 Kg7 37. Qd6 Qb3 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. e6 Qxe6 40. Qxe6
fxe6 41. Kf4 Kf7 42. Ke5 Ke7 43. g5 h5 44. f4 1-0

[Event "LTU-chT"]
[Site "Lithuania"]
[Date "2018.01.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Chocenka, Dmitrijus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2292"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.01.27"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vilnius Chess United"]
[BlackTeam "Kaunas Ezerelio"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
Nd4 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bg4 O-O 11. h4 h5 12. Bh3 Nc8 13. g4 Nb6 14. b3 Qxh4 15. g5
a5 16. a4 Nd7 17. Kf1 Nc5 18. f3 Ncxb3 19. Bg2 Nf5 20. Bf2 Qxg5 21. Qxb3 Ne3+
22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. Re1 Qd3+ 24. Kf2 Bh6 25. Bf1 Qd2+ 26. Ne2 c6 27. Rd1 Qb4 28.
Qxb4 axb4 29. dxc6 bxc6 30. Rxd6 Rxa4 31. Rxc6 Ra3 32. Bh3 Be3+ 33. Kg3 Ra2 34.
f4 Rxe2 35. Kf3 Rc2 36. Kxe3 Rc3+ 37. Kf2 exf4 38. Bf1 Ra8 39. Rh3 Ra2+ 40. Kg1
Ra1 41. Rh2 Rg3+ 42. Rg2 h4 43. Rf6 h3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Be5 Nc6 12. a3 Qg5 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bd6
15. Nf3 Qe7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bc7 18. O-O Bb6 19. Rad1 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4
21. Ba6 e5 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Qc7 O-O 24. Bc6 Rfd8 25. Bxd7 Rxb2 26. Qc1 Qxd7 27.
Rd2 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 h6 29. Qe2 Bb6 30. Qh5 f5 31. Nc3 Qd3 32. Nd1 f4 33. gxf4
exf4 34. a4 Kh7 35. a5 Rd5 36. Qg4 Rxa5 37. Qxf4 Ra1 38. Qg4 Bd4 39. Ne3 Rxf1+
40. Nxf1 a5 41. Ng3 Be5 42. Nf1 g6 43. Qa4 Qc3 44. g4 Qa1 45. Qd7+ Bg7 46. g5
h5 47. Kg2 Qd4 48. Qe7 Qd5+ 49. Kh3 Qe5 50. Qd8 a4 51. Ng3 a3 52. f4 Qxf4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shevchenko, Kirill"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. d3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. d4 Nc6 10. Bd3 Be4 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd7 14. Bg5
Be7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. f4 g6 17. f5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Rxf5 Rc8 20. Raf1 Rg8
21. Rxf7 Qxf7 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Qf5+ Ke7 24. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxe2+
8. Bxe2 Nc6 9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Rhg1 a6 12. g4 Re8 13. h4 Be6 14. Ng5
Bd7 15. Kb1 Ne5 16. h5 Bb5 17. Bxb5 axb5 18. Nh3 c6 19. Nf4 d5 20. Nd3 Bd6 21.
Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Rde1 Re6 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Re3 Bd6 25. Rf3 f6 26. a3 h6 27. Kc1
Bc5 28. Kd1 Re4 29. Rg2 R4e6 30. Rd3 Kf7 31. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 g6 8. Be2
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 a6 12. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Bf4
Nh5 9. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gordievsky, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 b6 5. e4 O-O 6. e5 Ne8 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O c5
9. d4 Nc7 10. c4 e6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Ba3 Nd7 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Rac1 a5 15. Rfd1
Qb8 16. Qe3 Na6 17. Bb2 Nb4 18. a3 Nc6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qf4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Nxd4
22. Qxd4 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 b5 11. axb5 Bb7 12. b6 Nbd7 13. Nxc4 Be4 14. Qd1 Nxb6
15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Nxb6 Bxb6 17. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qa4 O-O 11. exd6 Nb6 12. Qf4 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 exd6 14. O-O
Be6 15. Rd1 Nc4 16. Nd5 Nxb2 17. Bxb2 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Ba3 19. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. b3 Bg4 11. Ne1 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qb6 13. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Assaubayeva, Bibissara"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[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. Qd3
Bf5 9. e4 Bg4 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nd7 12. Bg2 e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Ne2 Nc5 15.
Qd2 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 f5 17. b4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qg4 Qf6 20. Qxe4 Qf5 21.
Qxf5 gxf5 22. Rab1 b6 23. Bd2 e4 24. Kg2 Rfc8 25. Rfc1 Bd4 26. Rd1 Be5 27. f3
c6 28. Rbc1 b5 29. fxe4 fxe4 30. cxb5 cxb5 31. Kf2 Rc4 32. Rxc4 bxc4 33. Rc1
Rc8 34. Bc3 Rf8+ 35. Ke2 Bxc3 36. Rxc3 Rf5 37. Rxc4 Rxd5 38. Rxe4 a5 39. a4
axb4 40. Rxb4 Kf7 41. Rb7+ Kg6 42. Rb2 Ra5 43. Ra2 Kf5 44. Kd3 Ke5 45. Re2+ Kd5
46. Re4 Ra7 47. h4 h5 48. g4 hxg4 49. Rxg4 Ke6 50. h5 Kf5 51. Rd4 Ra5 52. h6
Kg6 53. Rh4 Kh7 54. Kc3 Ra8 55. Kb4 Rb8+ 56. Kc4 Ra8 57. Kb5 d5 58. a5 Rb8+ 59.
Kc5 Ra8 60. Ra4 d4 61. Kxd4 Kxh6 62. a6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rc1 Nf6
15. a3 b6 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxc6 Bb7 20. Rc2 Rac8
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Golubka, Petr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[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 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Nbxd2 Rd8 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Rfd1 Nb4 11. Qc3 a5 12. Ne5 c5 13. Nb3 cxd4 14. Nxd4
Bd7 15. a3 Nc6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Qe1 Qe8 19. e3 Ne5 20. Rac1 g6
21. Qe2 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Nf3 Rc5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Rd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hakobyan, Aram"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Ng5 Be7 8. Bc4
Bxg5 9. Qh5 Be7 10. Qxf7+ Kd7 11. Be6+ Kc7 12. Bf4+ Kb6 13. d5 Bxe6 14. Qxe6
Bg5 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nd5+ Ka7 17. Bc7 Qf8 18. Bb6+ Kb8 19. Bc7+ Ka7 20. Bb6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bellaiche, Antony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nge7 8. a4
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qc4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 Qa5 13. f4 d6 14. Rad1 Bd7 15.
Qb3 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Bc5 Nxc2 18. e5 dxc5 19. Rxd7 Rfe8 20. Rxb7 Rab8 21.
Rf2 Nb4 22. Rd2 Rxb7 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Be4 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Kf2 f6 27.
exf6 Bxf6 28. Ke2 Kf7 29. Kd2 h6 30. b3 Ke7 31. Bf3 Kd7 32. Ne4 Bd4 33. Be2 a5
34. Bb5+ Ke7 35. Ke2 Nd5 36. Nd2 Nb6 37. Kd3 Kd6 38. Ke4 Bc3 39. Nf3 Nd5 40.
Bc4 Nf6+ 41. Kd3 Bb4 42. Ba6 Ng4 43. Bb7 Kc7 44. Ba8 Kb8 45. Bc6 Kc7 46. Be8
Nf2+ 47. Ke2 Ng4 48. Bh5 Nf6 49. Bg6 Ng4 50. Kd3 Kd6 51. Kc4 e5 52. Kb5 exf4
53. gxf4 Kd5 54. h4 Kd6 55. h5 Bc3 56. Nh4 Ne3 57. Be4 Bb4 58. Ng6 Nd1 59. Bf3
Nc3+ 60. Kc4 Nb1 61. Kd3 Nd2 62. Bd1 Nf1 63. Ne5 Nd2 64. Ng4 Nf1 65. Nf2 Nd2
66. Ng4 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gabrielian, Artur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. c3 e6 7. Nh3 Bd6 8. Nf4
Nf6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Qf3 Nbd7 11. h5 Bc2 12. h6 g6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Qa5 15.
Bf4 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 O-O-O 17. O-O g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Matinian, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[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. Bf4 Nf6 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Bd6 Re8 14. e3 Rc8 15.
Ne5 h5 16. Nd3 Ne7 17. Qe2 Nf5 18. Ba3 Bc6 19. Rfd1 Bh6 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Nxc6
Rxc6 22. Bh3 Qa5 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Qb5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 Rec8 26. b3 Bf8 27. Rxc6
bxc6 28. Rc1 a6 29. Bxf8 axb5 30. Bb4 f6 31. a4 bxa4 32. bxa4 Ra8 33. Rxc6 Rxa4
34. Bd2 Kf7 35. Rd6 Ke7 36. Rxd5 Nb6 37. Rb5 Nc4 38. Bc3 Kd7 39. Rb7+ Ke6 40.
Rg7 g5 41. d5+ Kxd5 42. Bxf6 g4 43. Kg2 Ra2 44. Bd4 Nd2 45. Rg5 Ke4 46. Rxh5
Nf3 47. h3 Ne1+ 48. Kg1 Nf3+ 49. Kg2 Ne1+ 50. Kg1 Nd3 51. hxg4 fxg4 52. Rh8
Nxf2 53. Rf8 Nh3+ 54. Kf1 Rc2 55. Ba7 Ra2 56. Bb6 Rb2 57. Ba7 Rb1+ 58. Ke2 Rb2+
59. Kf1 Ra2 60. Bb6 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mikaelyan, Arman"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[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 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5
f6 9. Bg3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 g6 13. e4 e6 14. O-O-O Kf7
15. g4 Bg7 16. Rde1 b6 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Rxh7 Nf8 19. Rh3 bxc5 20. dxc5 Kg8 21.
g5 f5 22. e5 Qa5 23. Nd2 Nd7 24. Nb3 Qb4 25. f4 a5 26. Rd1 Qc4 27. Qf2 Reb8 28.
Rd4 Qa6 29. Na4 Rb4 30. Rxb4 axb4 31. Nb6 Nxb6 32. cxb6 Rb8 33. Kb1 Qxb6 34.
Qxb6 Rxb6 35. Nc5 Kf7 36. Rh7 Kg8 37. Rh3 Kf7 38. a4 bxa3 39. Rxa3 Bf8 40. Ra7+
Be7 41. Nb7 Ke8 42. Nd6+ Bxd6 43. exd6 Rb4 44. g3 Rb3 45. Re7+ Kd8 46. Rxe6
Rxg3 47. Rxg6 Kd7 48. Rf6 d4 49. Rxf5 Kxd6 50. b4 Rg4 51. Kc2 Ke6 52. Rc5 Kd6
53. Rf5 Ke6 54. Rf6+ Kd5 55. g6 Rg2+ 56. Kd3 Rg3+ 57. Kd2 Ke4 58. f5 Rg2+ 59.
Ke1 d3 60. Rxc6 Kxf5 61. b5 Ke4 62. b6 d2+ 63. Kd1 Kd3 64. Rd6+ Kc3 65. Rc6+
Kd3 66. Rd6+ Kc3 67. b7 Rg1+ 68. Ke2 Re1+ 69. Kf3 Re8 70. Kf4 Kc2 71. Rc6+ Kd3
72. Rd6+ Kc2 73. Kf5 d1=Q 74. Rxd1 Kxd1 75. g7 Kd2 76. Kf6 Rb8 77. Ke6 Ke3 78.
Kd6 Rg8 79. Kc7 Rxg7+ 80. Kb6 Rxb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Harutyunian, Tigran K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rfd1 Rc8
15. Ne1 Be7 16. Qe2 b6 17. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Baron, Tal"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 Be7 12. Nf3 Ngf6 13. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shengelia, Davit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[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. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 O-O 7. Bg2 Qe7 8.
O-O Rd8 9. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade Super"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2018.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e4 Bg7 4. e5 Nd5 5. c4 Nb6 6. d4 d6 7. f4 dxe5 8. fxe5
O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 c5 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. O-O cxd4
15. Bxd4 Qd7 16. Bc3 Rad8 17. Nd2 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 exf6 20. Nf3 Qxd1
21. Raxd1 c5 22. Rfe1 Kf7 23. Kf2 Nc8 24. g4 Rd6 25. g5 Rfd8 26. Rxd6 Nxd6 27.
gxf6 Kxf6 28. Re5 Re8 29. Rd5 Ne4+ 30. Kg2 g5 31. h4 h6 32. hxg5+ hxg5 33. Nh2
Nc3 34. Ng4+ Kg6 35. Rd6+ Kg7 36. Rd7+ Kg6 37. Rd6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade Super"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade Super"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. c4 c6 6. b3 O-O 7. O-O Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade Super"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.08.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Laurusas, Tomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2018.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 a5 8. Nc3 Bf5
9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. cxd5 Nxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade Super"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kantans, Toms"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. Qb3 b5
15. Bf1 Rae8 16. c4 Be6 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. Qc2 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 h6 21.
Rec1 Rc8 22. Rc2 c5 23. Rac1 Qb7 24. Be3 Nb6 25. Qb5 cxd4 26. Nxd4 Ba3 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Nc6 Qe6 30. Nxa7 Nc4 31. Qb1 Nxe3 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. fxe3
Qxe3+ 34. Kf1 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Liepajas Rokade Super"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.08.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Reizniece Ozola, Dana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade Super"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2018.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[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 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liepajas Rokade Super"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2018.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Schmidt, Martin1"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2028"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dublin"]
[BlackTeam "Overtime"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Be2 d6 11. a3 Be6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Bd4 Rac8
15. Rc1 Bh6 16. f4 Nxd5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Bf2 Rfd8 19. Bd3 Bxc1 20. Qxc1 Nf4
21. Qe3 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Qb6 23. d4 Rc2 24. Qf3 Rxb2 25. Nc5 Rb1 26. dxe5 Rxf1+
27. Kxf1 Qb1+ 28. Be1 Qb5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Overtime"]
[BlackTeam "Wood Green"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
O-O 9. a3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Bc5 11. Nc3 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. b3 c6 14. Qd3 Nfd7
15. a4 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. Rad1 Re8 18. Rd2 Bd7 19. e4 Rad8 20. h3 Na8 21. Kh2
Nc7 22. f4 N7a6 23. Qd1 Nb4 24. Qf3 f6 25. Rfd1 Bc8 26. Re2 Qf7 27. Re3 f5 28.
exf5 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Bxf5 30. Nxf5 Qxf5 31. Ne4 Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Petenyi, Tamas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dunajska Streda"]
[BlackTeam "Overtime"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8.
Nge2 d6 9. O-O f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. a4 Rae8 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Ne3 Bc8
15. c3 Kh8 16. Nf4 Bh6 17. Nfd5 Bg7 18. Nf4 Bh6 19. Nfd5 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Petrov, Marian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Overtime"]
[BlackTeam "Eynatten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c4 c5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 Nd7 13. Be3 a5 14. b3 Nc5 15.
Rac1 Qb6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Qb4 19. Rc2 Nd7 20. Rdc1 Rxc2 21.
Rxc2 Qxd2 22. Bxd2 Bd4+ 23. Kf1 Nc5 24. Bb5 Kg7 25. Ke2 h5 26. h4 e5 27. dxe6
Nxe6 28. Bc4 Bc5 29. Kd3 Nc7 30. a4 b6 31. Bc3+ Kf8 32. Bf6 Ne8 33. Bb2 Nc7 34.
g4 Ke7 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Rg2 d5 37. Bxd5 Nxd5 38. exd5 Kd6 39. Rg5 Re8 40. Bc1
Re1 41. Bf4+ Kd7 42. Rf5 Rf1 43. Bg5 Ke8 44. Kc4 Rb1 45. Bh6 Be7 46. Rxh5 Rf1
47. Re5 Kd7 48. Rf5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.16"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Saraci, Nderim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Drejtesia"]
[BlackTeam "Overtime"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KOS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

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 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Qf6 14. Nd4
Nxd4 15. exd4 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Qd2 Rxc1 20. Rxc1
Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. h3 h6 23. b3 b6 24. a4 a5 25. Kh2 Qc7+ 26. Kg1 Qc8 27.
Kh2 Qc7+ 28. Kg1 Qc8 29. Kh2 Qc7+ 30. Kg1 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.17"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kjartansson, Gudmundur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Overtime"]
[BlackTeam "Reykjavik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 Qd8 12. c5 O-O 13. h4 e5 14. a3 Ba5 15.
dxe5 Bc7 16. e6 fxe6 17. Qc2 Rf4 18. Rd1 Qe8 19. Qe2 Qh5 20. b4 a5 21. Bc4 Ne5
22. Ng3 Qg4 23. Nxe5 Qxe2+ 24. Nxe2 Re4 25. f4 Bxe5 26. Rd8+ Kf7 27. Bd3 Rxf4+
28. Nxf4 Bxf4 29. b5 Ke7 30. Rg8 Kf7 31. Rd8 Ke7 32. Rg8 Kf7 33. Rh8 cxb5 34.
Bxb5 Rb8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Rd1 Bc7 37. Re8+ Kf7 38. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leito, Priit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 Be7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
O-O 9. b4 Be7 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rc1 a6 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15.
Qd3 Be8 16. Qb1 Qb8 17. e4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 b5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Nce5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ladva, Ottomar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 c6 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4
c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Qc1 Bd7 12. Nd2 Nc6 13. N4b3 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. c4 d4 7. b4 Nc6 8. bxc5
Nd7 9. O-O Nxc5 10. d3 O-O 11. Ba3 Na6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Schuls, Olev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bh4 a6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. e3 d6 8.
Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nd7 10. a4 c6 11. O-O Qc7 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Rfc1 d5 14. b3 Nb6
15. e4 Qb7 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. c4 Nb4 18. Qe2 e6 19. cxb5 Bd6 20. bxa6 Rxa6 21.
Rxa6 Nxa6 22. d5 O-O 23. dxe6 Nc5 24. Rd1 Be7 25. exf7+ Rxf7 26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27.
Qc4+ Ne6 28. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sepp, Olav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. c5
dxc5 9. Na4 Qb5 10. Nxc5 a5 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qc2 Na6 13. Nxa6 Qxa6 14. Bg5 Qb6
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Valgmae, Toomas"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Bd6 10. O-O c6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Bb1 Qc7 13. Qd3 Rfe8 14. Bg3 Bxg3
15. hxg3 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. Re1 Ne4 18. Nh2 Bf5 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qe2 Nf6 21.
Ng4 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Meidla, Lauri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bxc3 11. exf5 exf5 12. bxc3 Nb6 13. Bb3 Nfd5 14. Qd3 g6
15. Bh6 Re8 16. a5 Nc8 17. c4 Nf6 18. d5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Nd6 20. Rfe1 Nfe4 21.
Qd4 f6 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 Rc8 24. Re6 Ne4 25. d6 Kg7 26. Rxe8 Qxe8 27. d7
1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kruusiauk, Kaupo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
Ne8 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 f5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bxb7 Rb8
15. Bd5+ Kh8 16. Bd4 Qf6 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qf6 19. Qd2 Bh3 20. b3 Ng7 21.
Ne4 Qf5 22. Ng5 Rf6 23. Re7 Rbf8 24. Rae1 Bg4 25. Rxg7 Kxg7 26. Re7+ R8f7 27.
Nxf7 Qb1+ 28. Re1 Qxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Rxf7 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. Qa5 Kf6 32. Qxc7 Ke6
33. Qxa7 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Medar, Marti"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2017"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nd2 d6 6. a4 c5 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. Nc4
cxd4 9. exd4 Nd5 10. Bg3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be2 e4 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Ne7
15. Be5 Be6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd2 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Rc8 19. b3 Nf5 20. d5 Qf6 21.
O-O Nd6 22. Rac1 Qe5 23. Qe3 b6 24. f4 Qf6 25. g4 Rc5 26. g5 Qe7 27. Qd4+ f6
28. Ba6 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Kg8 30. gxf6 Rxf6 31. Qe5 Qd8 32. Rc6 Kg7 33. b4 Kg8 34.
Bc8 Kg7 35. Be6 Qe7 36. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.25"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Narva, Triin"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2103"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. e5 dxe5
8. Nxe5 e6 9. d3 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a4 Nd5 12. Ne4 f6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bd2
Rfe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.25"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. c4 Bc5 8. Nb3
Bb6 9. Nc3 d4 10. c5 dxc3 11. cxb6 Qxb6 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Qb3 Bd7 17. Qxb7 Qxc3 18. Qe4 Rac8 19. Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.25"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Uurits, Karel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D92"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qa4+
Qxa4 9. Nxa4 Bd7 10. b3 Bxa4 11. bxa4 Bxa1 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.25"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kiik, Kalle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
a5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Nd4 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. e4 d4 16. Qh5+ Ke7 17. Ne2 Qb6 18. Nf4 Rhe8 19. Ng6+ Kd6 20. Rad1 e5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 19th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2018.11.25"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Laine, Panu"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2087"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2018.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 e5 8.
Qd3 b5 9. Nc3 bxc4 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qc6+ Bd7 12. Qc4 Be6 13. Qc6+ Bd7 14. Qc4
Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "LTU-chT"]
[Site "Lithuania"]
[Date "2019.03.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Laurusas, Tomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2019.01.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kaunas Ezerelio"]
[BlackTeam "Vilnius MRU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bg2
e6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. e3 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Qc2 b5 13. Nb1 bxc4 14. bxc4 c5 15.
cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bb2 Rc8 17. Qe2 N7b6 18. dxc5 Na4 19. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "LTU-chT"]
[Site "Lithuania"]
[Date "2019.03.31"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grybas, Gintaras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "1988"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.01.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kaunas Ezerelio"]
[BlackTeam "Vilnius LASF"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nb4 10. Qb3 a5 11. a3 Na6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Rd1 Nf6 14. Qc2 c6 15. h4
b5 16. e5 Ne8 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 Nac7 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Nc5 Qc7 21. Bd2 g6 22.
Rac1 Rc8 23. Bxa5 Qxa5 24. Nxb7 Qa7 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nc5 Ng7 27. Rd3 Ne6 28.
Qd2 Qe7 29. Nxe6 Qxe6 30. Rdc3 Rc7 31. b4 Ra8 32. Qf4 Ra6 33. Kg2 Kg7 1-0

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alexeev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2292"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[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 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 e5 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Na3
Re8 9. d3 h6 10. Nc4 Bf8 11. Ne3 d5 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Qf3 Ne7 14. Nhf5 d4 15.
Nxe7+ Bxe7 16. Nd5 Qd7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Qe2 dxc3 19. bxc3 c4 20. dxc4 Qa4 21.
Re1 Rc7 22. h3 Rxc4 23. Qf3 Nd7 24. Bf1 Rc7 25. Qe3 Bc4 26. Bg2 Nc5 27. Bd2 Rd8
28. Reb1 b5 29. Be1 Qc2 30. Rc1 Qd3 31. Qxd3 Nxd3 32. Rd1 Rdd7 33. Bf1 Nxe1 34.
Rxd7 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Bxf1+ 36. Rxf1 Rxd7 37. Kxf3 Rd3+ 38. Kg2 Rxc3 39. Rb1 Rc5
40. Rd1 a5 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. h4 Kg6 43. Rd6+ f6 44. Rd7 h5 45. Ra7 a4 46. a3 Rc3
47. Rb7 Rb3 48. f3 Rb2+ 49. Kh3 Rf2 50. Rxb5 Rxf3 51. Ra5 Rxa3 52. Ra7 Ra1 53.
Kg2 a3 54. Kh2 a2 55. Kg2 f5 56. Ra6+ Kh7 57. exf5 e4 58. Ra3 e3 59. Rxe3 Rb1
0-1

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lugovskoy, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne4 Bxe4
15. Qxe4 f5 16. Qe3 Rc8 17. a4 Qf6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra6 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21.
Nxd4 Be5 22. Nc6 Nb8 23. Nxb8 Rxb8 24. b3 b4 25. Rd1 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.
Ra8 Rxa8 28. Bxa8 Kg7 29. e3 Bc3 30. Bf3 Kf6 31. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[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 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. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Oganian, Miran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[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. g3 c6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. b3
Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. e3 c5 12. Qe2 dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Nce5 Qb6 15.
Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21.
Nxf3 a5 22. Rc2 f6 23. Rdc1 e5 24. Kf1 Rc6 25. Ke2 Kf7 26. Nd2 Rdc8 27. g4 Ke6
28. h4 Kd5 29. h5 Bb4 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Rxc6 Kxc6 32. Ne4 Nf8 33. Kd3 Ne6 34.
a3 Bf8 35. Bc1 Bd6 36. a4 Bb4 37. f4 bxa4 38. bxa4 Kd5 39. fxe5 Kxe5 40. Bb2+
Kd5 41. Bd4 Nf8 42. Ng3 Ne6 43. Nf5 Bf8 44. e4+ Kc6 45. Kc4 Nf4 46. e5 g6 47.
hxg6 fxe5 48. Bxe5 Nxg6 49. Bc3 Kb6 50. Bf6 Kc6 51. Kd4 Nf4 52. Ke4 Nd5 53. Bd4
Nc7 54. Be3 Kd7 55. Nxh6 Bxh6 56. Bxh6 Ne8 57. Ke5 Nd6 58. Kd5 Nc8 59. Be3 Ne7+
60. Kc5 Nc6 61. Bd4 Ne7 62. Bc3 Kc7 63. Bxa5+ Kb7 64. Bc3 Ng6 65. g5 Nf4 66.
Kd6 Ka6 67. Bd2 Ng6 68. Ke6 Nh4 69. Kf6 Kb7 70. Be1 Ng2 71. Bg3 Ne3 72. g6 Nd5+
73. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tsydypov, Zhamsaran"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[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. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bb5+
Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. O-O O-O 11. d4 Nc6 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Re1 h6 14. Bh4 Ne7 15.
Bg3 Ng6 16. c4 Ba5 17. Re2 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nb6 19. Nxb6 Bxb6 20. Nf5 Qe6 21. Qd5
Rfe8 22. Rc1 Qxd5 23. cxd5 Ne7 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. Kf1 Rae8 26. f3 f5 27. Rc4
fxe4 28. Rexe4 Rxe4 29. fxe4 Kf8 30. b4 Re7 31. Ke2 Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. h3 Bf5
9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nxd5 e6 14. Nf4 Bb4+ 15.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Nxe5 17. Qc3 Qf6 18. Rc1 O-O 19. O-O Rfd8 20. Kg2 Rab8 21.
Rfd1 Be4+ 22. Kg3 g6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 h5 26. gxh5 g5 27.
Ng2 Bf3 28. Qd4 Kg7 29. Ne1 Bxd1 30. Qxd1 Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[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. g3 d5 4. Nf3 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. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Qc2 Be4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Bf4
Nh5 9. Bd2 Nhf6 10. Bf4 Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Archibald op 1st"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2019.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gochelashvili, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 Nd7 13. Be3 a5 14. b3 Nc5 15.
Rac1 Qb6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Qb4 18. Rc2 Na6 19. Bxa6 Qxd2 20. Bxd2 Bd4+ 21.
Kh1 Rxa6 22. Rc7 a4 23. b4 Rb6 24. Rfc1 Re8 25. R1c4 Bb2 26. Kg1 Rb5 27. Kf1 f5
28. Ke2 fxe4 29. fxe4 e6 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kf7 32. Rc7+ Kf6 33. h4 Ke5 34.
Kd3 h6 35. Re7 1-0

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2019.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. g3 d6 8. h3
Bd7 9. Bg2 Qc8 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. f4 e6 13. Be3 Be8 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. g5
Nh5 16. Qf2 Na5 17. Rad1 Nc4 18. Bc1 Nxb2 19. Bxb2 Bxc3 20. Bc1 Bb5 21. Rfe1
Bxe1 22. Rxe1 e5 23. f5 Rac8 24. Bf3 Qxc2 25. Qh4 Ng7 26. f6 Qxa2 27. Bd1 Rc3
28. fxg7 Rxb3 29. Bxb3 Qxb3 30. Be3 a5 31. Qf2 Bc6 32. Qf6 Rd7 33. Qf2 Bxe4 34.
Rc1 Bc6 35. h4 d5 36. Bd2 Qh3 37. Rc3 Qg4+ 38. Kh2 d4 39. Rc5 e4 40. Rxa5 Rd8
41. Qf6 Qxh4+ 42. Kg1 Qg4+ 43. Kf1 Re8 44. Qxd4 Qd1+ 45. Kf2 e3+ 0-1

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2019.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zubov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2019.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ne5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nf8
15. f4 Nd5 16. Rc1 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Qd6 18. Rg3 Bd5 19. Qh5 g6 20. Bd3 f5 21. Qe2
Bf6 22. Ba6 Kg7 23. Rc3 Re7 24. Rfc1 Rd8 25. Qe3 Be4 26. Rc4 Bd5 27. Rc8 Rxc8
28. Rxc8 Qb4 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Bxc3 Bb7 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. Bb4 Nd7 33. Nc6 a5 34.
Bd6 b5 35. Be5 Nb6 36. Rd8 Bxe5 37. fxe5 Nd5 38. Rd6 Nb4 39. Nd8 Rb8 40. Nxe6+
Kh6 41. a3 Nc2 42. Ra6 Nxa3 43. Rxa5 Nc2 44. d5 Nb4 45. Nc7 Rb7 46. d6 Nc6 47.
Rxb5 Rxb5 48. Nxb5 Nxe5 49. Nc7 Kg7 50. b4 Kf6 51. b5 Nd7 52. Kf2 Ke5 53. Ne8
g5 54. Ke3 f4+ 55. Kf3 h5 56. h3 Kd5 57. Kf2 g4 58. h4 Kc5 59. Ng7 Kxb5 60.
Nxh5 f3 61. gxf3 gxf3 62. Ng3 Kc6 63. Nf5 Ne5 64. h5 Kd7 65. Kg3 Ke6 66. h6 f2
67. Kxf2 Ng4+ 68. Kf3 Nxh6 69. Nxh6 Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2019.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bf5 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Qxc6 bxc6 14. Nb3
a5 15. Be3 Rfb8 16. Re2 a4 17. Nc1 f6 18. exf6 exf6 19. Nd3 Nc3 20. Rd2 Bxd3
21. Rxd3 Ne4 22. Rb1 Rb6 23. Nd2 f5 24. f3 Nd6 25. b4 axb3 26. axb3 Nb5 27. Kf1
Bf6 28. Rc1 g5 29. g3 Kf7 30. Bf2 Rba6 31. Ke2 Ke6 32. Kd1 Kd7 33. Be3 Ra1 34.
Rxa1 Rxa1+ 35. Ke2 f4 36. Bf2 Rc1 37. Nf1 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Berzinsh, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2019.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. d5 Ne5 6. Bf4 Ng6 7. Be3 e5 8. Bxc4
Nf6 9. Nc3 Nh4 10. Rg1 a6 11. Bg5 Ng6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nh4 Nxh4 14. Bxh4 Be7 15.
g4 b5 16. Bb3 b4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Na4 Bg5 19. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Bg2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nxd4 8.
Bg2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. e3 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxd5 O-O 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bd2
Rac8 15. Qc2 Nb4 16. Qb3 b6 17. a3 Nbd5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Ne4 20. Be1 Ndf6
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 h5 24. Qd3 Qe6 25. f3 Nd6 26. e4 c4 27.
Qd4 Nb5 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. a4 Nd6 30. Bc3 Nd7 31. Qg5 g6 32. Bh3 Qxh3 33. Qd8 f6
34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qxd6 h4 36. gxh4 Kf7 37. Bb4 Qe6 38. Qxe6+ Kxe6 39. Kf2 a5 40.
Ba3 Ne5 41. Ke3 Nc6 42. f4 f5 43. Bf8 fxe4 44. Kxe4 Nb4 45. f5+ gxf5+ 46. Kd4
Nd3 47. Kxc4 Nxb2+ 48. Kb5 f4 49. Bh6 Kf5 50. h5 Nd1 51. Bxf4 Nc3+ 52. Kxb6
Nxa4+ 53. Kxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
d4 Nxe4 9. dxc5 Re8 10. Qd4 Qf6 11. Nf3 Ng3+ 12. Be3 Qxd4 13. cxd4 Nxh1 14. Nc3
Ba6 15. Kd2 Rxe3 16. fxe3 Nf2 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Rf1 f6 19. Rxf2 fxe5 20. dxe5 Re8
21. Rf4 Rxe5 22. Ra4 a6 23. Rb4 Bc8 24. Rb8 Re8 25. Ne2 Rf8 26. Nd4 Bd7 27.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Nf3 Ke7 29. Kc3 Kf6 30. Kd4 g5 31. Ne5 Be8 32. a4 h5 33. Nd3 Bd7
34. Ne5 Be8 35. a5 Ke6 36. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khaliullin, Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2053"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. f3 Nc6 4. Nc3 e5 5. d5 Ne7 6. e4 Ng6 7. Nge2 Bb4 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 d6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Ne8 13. h4 c5 14. h5 Ne7 15.
f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 f6 17. Bd3 a6 18. Rdf1 Rb8 19. h6 g6 20. a4 Nc8 21. Rf2 Na7
22. Rhf1 Qe7 23. Qe3 Nc7 24. Qg3 Ne8 25. e5 f5 26. e6 Bc8 27. Bg5 Qb7 28. Bxf5
Rxf5 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Rxf5 Ng7 31. Rf7 Qxf7 32. exf7+ Kxf7 33. hxg7 Kxg7 34.
Qxd6 Rb7 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Salman, Pavel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2282"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[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. Qb3
Nbd7 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bc1 Nhf6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bc1 Nhf6 13. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Putrenko, Kirill"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A44"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "1974"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 e5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 Nh6 7. h4 f6 8. h5 g5 9.
Be2 O-O 10. a3 Na6 11. Be3 Nc7 12. Qd2 Qe8 13. Nh2 Bd7 14. b4 b6 15. g4 Qe7 16.
O-O Na6 17. Rfb1 Rfb8 18. f3 Qd8 19. Nf1 Nc7 20. Bf2 a5 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Ne3
Qe8 23. Bd1 Bf8 24. Bc2 Be7 25. Qd1 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Ra7 27. Ba4 Bxa4 28. Qxa4
Qxa4 29. Nxa4 Kf7 30. Nd1 Ke8 31. Ndc3 Nf7 32. Nb5 Nxb5 33. cxb5 Nd8 34. Kf1
Nb7 35. Ke2 Bd8 36. Kd3 Kd7 37. Kc4 Ra8 38. Be1 Ra7 39. b6 Ra8 40. Kb5 Be7 41.
Nb2 Bd8 42. a4 c4 43. Nxc4 Nc5 44. Bxa5 Rc8 45. Bb4 Nd3 46. a5 Nxb4 47. Kxb4
Rc5 48. a6 Rc8 49. a7 Ra8 50. b7 Rxa7 51. b8=Q Ba5+ 52. Nxa5 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khlebovich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Ng5 Nf6 10. Nf3 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Obgolts, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[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
Nc6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Na5 11. Be2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 e5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. f4 b6
15. Bd3 Qe7 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. e5 Rad8 19. Rf3 Qf7 20. Raf1 Nc6 21.
h4 Ne7 22. h5 gxh5 23. Rh3 Nf5 24. Rxh5 Rxd3 25. Rg5+ Kh8 26. Qxd3 h6 27. Qh3
Qh7 28. Rh5 Rg8 29. g4 Qg6 30. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mikaelyan, Arman"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. Ne2 Bxe2 8.
Bxe2 e6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. g3 Nc6 12. O-O h6 13. Qd1 a6 14. Bd3 b5 15.
Rc1 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf5 Rfe8 18. Bd4 Bc5 19. Re1 Qd6 20. Nb3 Bxd4 21. Nxd4
g6 22. Bh3 Kg7 23. Rc2 b4 24. Rce2 bxc3 25. bxc3 Nc4 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8
Nxe8 28. Bf1 Qa3 29. Qb3 Qc1 30. Qc2 Qxc2 31. Nxc2 a5 32. Bg2 Nc7 33. f4 Kf6
34. Kf2 Ke6 35. Nd4+ Kd6 36. Ke2 Kc5 37. h4 Ne8 38. h5 gxh5 39. Nf5 Ncd6 40.
Nxh6 Nf6 41. Kd3 Nfe4 42. Bxe4 dxe4+ 43. Ke2 Kc4 44. Kd2 a4 45. g4 h4 46. g5 h3
47. Ng4 Nf5 48. Ne5+ Kd5 49. Ng4 Kc5 50. Nh2 Kc4 51. Ng4 e3+ 52. Kc2 a3 53. Nh2
Ng3 54. Nf3 Ne4 55. f5 Nxg5 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14.
Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shubin, Kirill"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. a4 Bd7 14. Ne3 h6 15. h3
Rc8 16. Nh2 Be6 17. Nhg4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Bg5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bb3 Bxe3 21. Bxe3
Qd7 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Ra6 b4 24. c4 Nb8 25. Ra5 Nc6 26. Ra6 Nb8 27. Ra5 Nc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 27th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2019.10.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Can, Isik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2019.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8.
Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Rc8 11. e3 b5 12. Qd3 Qb6 13. Bb2 c5 14. Rfc1 Bh5 15.
Qf1 a6 16. a3 Bg6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. b4 Bd6 19. Nh4 Bh5 20. Nhf3 Bg6 21. Nh4 Bh5
22. Nhf3 Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sepp, Olav"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Ng1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
e6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e3
Bxd2 9. Nfxd2 O-O 10. Nc3 c6 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nc3 Be6 14. b3 Qe7
15. Qd2 h6 16. h3 Rfe8 17. Kh2 Bf5 18. e4 exd4 19. Qxd4 Bh7 20. Rad1 Qe5 21. f4
Qxd4 22. Rxd4 c5 23. Rxd6 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Rd7 a4 26. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Uukkivi, Raigo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qc2
d6 9. e4 a5 10. Nc3 Nb4 11. Qd1 c5 12. d5 b6 13. a3 Na6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5
exd5 16. cxd5 Bd6 17. Nc4 Bb7 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bf4 Qd8 20. Qd2 Nh5 21. Be3 f5
22. d6 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 f4 24. gxf4 Qh4 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. Kh1 Nxf4 27. Bxf4 Qxf4
28. Rae1 Rad8 29. Re5 Nc7 30. Qe4 Qxe4+ 31. Nxe4 Nb5 32. Rd1 Rd7 33. Re7 Rfd8
34. Kg2 Kg8 35. Rxd7 Rxd7 36. Kf3 Kf7 37. Ke3 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Uurits, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "1730"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 h6 8. Rd1
dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nb6 10. Qc2 c6 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. e4 Qe7
15. a4 Rd8 16. Ne5 Qb4 17. Nd3 Qe7 18. a5 Nbd7 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. a6
Nf8 22. axb7 Bxb7 23. Nc5 Ne6 24. Ra5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Re8 27. Ra1
Re7 28. f4 g6 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. Ke3 Ke8 31. Bf1 Kd8 32. Bd3 Ke8 33. g4 g5 34. f5
Kd7 35. f6 Ree8 36. Rca5 Kc7 37. Rxa7 Rxa7 38. Rxa7 Kb6 39. Ra3 Rb8 40. b4 Bc8
41. Bf5 Ba6 42. Kd2 Rf8 43. h4 Rh8 44. Rh3 Bf1 45. Rh2 Ba6 46. hxg5 Kc7 47.
gxh6 1-0

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Blomqvist, Erik"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
e6 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. Ngf3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 a6 13. Rac1 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6
15. Qd1 b5 16. Qe2 Na5 17. Nb3 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kapp, Viljar"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. Re1+ Be7 8.
Bb5 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Be3 d4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Be2 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2
Re8 15. Qc4 Rc8 16. Ne5 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Rd1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Bb3 Ned7
15. e4 Rfe8 16. Bc2 Nc5 17. Re1 Nfd7 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Rad1 a5 20. f3 h5 21. Qf2
b5 22. Bc1 Nf8 23. f4 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nxe4 26. Qd4 Ng3 27. Bd3 Ne2+
28. Bxe2 Qxe2 29. f5 gxf5 30. Rf1 Qe4 31. Qf2 Ng6 32. Ba3 Qe3 33. Bc5 Qxf2+ 34.
Rxf2 Re1+ 35. Kh2 f4 36. Rd2 Kg7 37. Bd4+ f6 38. Rf2 h4 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Dubrovin, Robert"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. b4 Be6 7. c5 Nbd7 8. Be2
a5 9. bxa5 Ne4 10. Bd2 Ndxc5 11. Rc1 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5
Bd5 15. Bc4 e6 16. Nh3 c6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rb1 Qxa5 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Rxb7 c5
21. dxc5 Bc3+ 22. Kf1 Rxa2 23. g3 Rc8 24. Kg2 Rxc5 25. Rd1 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Otsmann, Villu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 c5 12. dxc5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxc5 14. Nf3
Re8 15. Bd4 Ba6 16. Re1 Bb4 17. Nd2 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Jarvet, Juri"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. e3 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. d5 O-O 6. Nf3 d6 7. Be2 e6 8. e4 exd5
9. cxd5 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qxb2 14. Rb1 Qxa2
15. O-O Qxd5 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. Qc2 Nc6 18. Rfd1 Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qa4 Qc6
21. Qa3 h5 22. Rbc1 Qd7 23. h3 a5 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Rc1 Qf5 26. Rc5 Qb1+ 27.
Rc1 Qb5 28. Rc5 Qe2 29. Rxa5 Rb8 30. Ra8 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Be5+ 32. g3 Qxd2 33.
Rxb8+ Bxb8 0-1

[Event "Puhajarve rap op 20th"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2019.12.01"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sirosh, Ilja"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2019.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "35"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2019.12.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Navumenka, Mikhei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "1959"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2019.12.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nc6 9. N2f3 Bd6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne5
Rc8 15. a3 Bd6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qa4 Rc7 20. Rfd1
Rd8 21. e4 Qe5 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Rdc8 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Kf1
Rc2 27. Bxd5 Rxb2 28. Bc4 g6 29. a4 Kg7 30. Bb5 Rc2 31. Ke1 h5 32. h3 Kf8 33.
Rc4 Rxc4 34. Bxc4 Ke7 35. Ke2 Nd7 36. Ke3 f6 37. Kd4 Kd6 38. f4 g5 39. h4 gxf4
40. gxf4 a5 41. Be2 Nc5 42. Bb5 Ne6+ 43. Ke4 Ng7 44. f5 Kc5 45. Bd7 Kd6 46. Bc8
Ne8 47. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2019.12.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mickevicius, Juras"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.12.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. cxb5 a6 7. bxa6 d6 8. Nc3
Bxa6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. O-O Qa5 12. Bd2 Rfb8 13. b3 Qa3 14. Ne1 Bb7
15. Nc2 Qa6 16. a4 Ne8 17. Nb5 Qb6 18. Nca3 Qd8 19. e4 Nc7 20. Re1 Nxb5 21.
Nxb5 Ba6 22. Bf1 Rc8 23. Bc4 Ne5 24. Kg2 Qd7 25. h3 f5 26. f4 Nxc4 27. bxc4 e6
28. Qc2 Re8 29. Kh2 Bc8 30. Bc3 fxe4 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Rxe4 e5 33. g4 exf4 34.
Qb2+ Kh6 35. Rxe8 Qxe8 36. Nc7 Qe3 37. Nxa8 Kg5 38. Rg1 Kh4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2019.12.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sysolyatin, Evgeny Valerievich"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2231"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.12.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Be6 11. Qb4 Nd7 12. Bg5 a5 13. Qb5 h6 14. Be3 Qc7
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 a4 17. Rac1 Ne5 18. b3 axb3 19. axb3 Ra2 20. h3 h5 21.
Bb6 Qc3 22. Be3 Rxc2 23. Qxb7 Nd3 24. Rxc2 Qxc2 25. Rf1 Bf6 26. b4 h4 27. g4
Qc4 28. b5 Nf4 29. Qc6 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Qb4 31. b6 Nd4 32. Qc7 Qb3 33. b7 g5 34.
Be4 1-0

