The Queen's Gambit & Catalan for Black

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The Queen's Gambit & Catalan for Black

Lasha Janjgava

Translated by Graham Burgess

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First published in the UK by Gambit Publications Ltd 2000 Copyright © Lasha Janjgava 2000

Contents

English language translation © Graham Burgess 2000

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Symbols Foreword

way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in

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The Alatortsev Variation

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The Eingom Variation

A copy of the British Library Cataloguing in Publication data is available from

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5 i.f4

the British Library.

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The Classical QGD (with ... lDbd7)

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5 i.g5 h6 6 i.xf6

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5 .tg5 h6 6 i.h4 0-0 without 7 e3

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The Lasker Defence

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The Tartakower Defence

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The Exchange Variation

any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent pur­ chaser.

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Exchange Variation: Main Line

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The Catalan Opening

Index of Variations

4 5 6 20 24 39 66 86 91 98 134 150 171 189

Symbols check double check # checkmate !! brilliant move ! good move !? interesting move ?! dubious move ? bad move ?? blunder +White is winning ± White is much better ;!; White is slightly better = equal position 00 unclear position + Black is slightly better =+= Black is much better -+ Black is winning Ch championship Cht team championship tt team tournament Wch world championship Ech European championship Wcht World Team Championship ECC European Clubs Cup Ct candidates event IZ interzonal event Z zonal event OL olympiad jr junior event worn women's event mem memorial event rpd rapidplay game corr. correspondence game 1-0 the game ends in a win for White 112-112 the game ends in a draw 0-1 the game ends in a win for Black (n) nth match game (D) see next diagram +

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Foreword This book aims to provide everything the reader needs to know to play the black side of the Orthodox Queen's Gambit and the Catalan. Our starting position arises after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6

(D).

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These openings have been very widely used for many years in tourna­ ments and matches of all levels. The Orthodox Queen's Gambit has been defended by all thirteen World Cham­ pions and many other grandmasters, and underwent especially intensive testing in the matches between Kaspa­ rov and Karpov. The first ten chapters of this book discuss the Queen's Gambit, while the final one deals with the Catalan. Throughout, the coverage is from Black's viewpoint, in as much as lines that are clearly bad for Black are not discussed in detail. However, this book does not present a narrow reper­ toire, with the attendant risk that one powerful novelty in a critical line could

render it worthless. After 3 lDc3 I am recommending the 3. ....te7 move­ order (meeting 4lDf3 with 4...liJf6), as it avoids the unpleasant form of Ex­ change Variation discussed in chap­ ters 9 and 10. In the main-line position after 3 lDc3 i.e7 4 lDf3 lDf6 5 ..tg5, there are three lines offered for Black; my main recommendation is for Black to play 5 ...h6 and then, after 6 ..th4 0-0 7 e3, to choose between the Lasker (7. .. lDe4) and Tartakower (7 . . .b6). Both these lines are theoretically very sound, providing good prospects of full equality, with chances to play for the full point if White is imprecise or overambitious. Given the breadth of the coverage, the book may also prove useful to players of the white pieces, though they will also need to consult other sources to build a complete repertoire. Throughout the book I have sought to indicate which lines are most im­ portant in contemporary praxis, and to provide accurate analysis of the criti­ cal positions, and accordingly to make recommendations as to which lines the reader should adopt in his or her own games. In this task I have drawn upon not only novelties from practice, but also my own ideas and analysis, which you will find throughout these pages. I hope that this book will prove use­ ful not only to accomplished players, but also to a broad spectrum of chess enthusiasts.

THE ALATORTSEV VARIATION

1 The Alatortsev Variation 1 d4 dS 2 c4 e6 3 4:Jc3 i.e7 (D) B

6...i.g4

An idea of the Russian master Ala­ tortsev. Its point is to provoke White into playing 4:Jf3 before developing the bishop to gS, thus rendering the Exchange Variation harmless.

4 cxdS exdS S i.f4 This is one of White's most aggres­ sive systems. Black has two methods of defence: A: S... c6 6 B: S... 4:Jf6 14

A) S...c6 White can choose between: 6 10 The former is Petrosian's move, preventing the light-squared bishop from coming to fS.

A1: 6 'tlVc2 A2: 6 e3

AI) 6 �c2 (D)

Black tries to solve the problem of the light-squared bishop. Other con­ tinuations are also possible: a) 6...g6 (this has a similar aim in mind): a I) 7 0-0-0 4:Jf6 8 f3 tiJa6 9 e4 4:Jb4 and then: all) 10 �b3?! i.e6 11 a3 (11 eS 4:Jd7 12 a3! as! 13 axb4 axb4 14 4:Jbl c5 =F Korchnoi-Spassky, Kiev Ct (6) 1968) l l...dxe4 12 dS 4:JbxdS 13 fxe4 'tib6! =F. a12) 10 'iWd2 dxe4 11 4:Jxe4 tiJxe4 12 fxe4 i.e6 13 dS cxdS 14 i.bS+ i.d7 IS i.xd7+ 'iWxd7 16 4:Je2 O-O! '+ Lazarev, Shiyanovsky. a2) 7 e4 i.e6 8 eS i.fS 9 'iWd2 4:Jd7 10 i.e2 (10 4:Jf3 4:Jf8 11 i.e2 hS 12 h3 4:Je6 13 i.e3 g5 <Xl) 10...hS 11 4:Jf3 4:Jf8 12 0-0 4:Je6 13 i.e3 �f8! 14 a3 <3;g7 15 b4 tiJh6 with an equal posi­ tion, Garcia Palermo-Portisch, Reggio Emilia 1984/5. a3) 7 f3!? and now:

a31) 7...i.d6 8 i.xd6 �xd6 9 0-0-0 ltJe7 10 e4 ;;t a32) 7...i.e6 8 0-0-0 4:Jd7 9 e4 4:Jb6 10 'it>bl i.d6 11 4:Jge2 i.xf4 12 4:Jxf4 ltJf6 13 eS ;t Mozetic-Abramovic, Yu­ goslavia 1994. a33) 7...i.gS!? 8 'iVd2 (8 i.eS?! f6 9 i.g3 i.e3!? 10 �d3 fie7 II 4:Jd1 i.h6 <Xl Shirov-Magomedov, Frunze 1989; 8 i.xgS 'iWxgS 9 e4!?;t) 8 ...i.xf4 9 'iWxf4 'iVf6 10 ll¥xf6 4:Jxf6 11 e4;t. a34) 7 ...4:Jf6 8 i.h6 i.f5 9 'iWd2 4:Jbd7 10 e3 (10 g4 i.e6 11 4:Jh3 i.d6 12 i.f4 4:Jb6 13 i.xd6 'Wxd6 14 'iWf4 'fIe7 = Av.Bykhovsky-GelIer, New York 1990) 1O...i.d6 11 4:Jge2 'We7 12 4:Jg3 0-0-0 13 ltJxfS gxfS 14 0-0-0 4:Je8 IS g3 'iWe6 16 i.gS f6 17 .ih4 4:Jb6 18 Wid3 i.b4 19 i.h3 4:Jd6 20 l:thel <3;b8 21 a3 i.xc3 22 'iWxc3 hS = Petursson -GelIer, Reykjavik 1990. a4) 7 e3 .ifS 8 Wid2! (D) is also Pe­ trosian's idea (instead of the simplify­ ing 8 i.d3 i.xd3 9 'iWxd3 4:Jf6 = ) .

B

White is not troubled by the loss of time: he has a strong position in the centre, and hopes to exploit Black's dark-square weaknesses on the king­ side (due to the move ...g6). The g6pawn limits the fS-bishop and enables

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White shortly to evict it from its im­ portant diagonal. Now: a41) 8 ...i.d6 9 4:Jge2 tiJf6 10 f3 i.xf4 11 4:Jxf4 hS 12 0-0-0 ± Rivas­ Abramovic, Bor 1986. a42) 8 ...4:Jd7 9 f3 and here: a421) 9...gS 10 i.g3 hS 11 e4 dxe4 (ll...h4 12 i.f2 i.e6 13 i.d3 4:Jb6 14 4:Jge2 4:Jf6 {14...'iWd7!?} 15 eS 4:Jfd7 16 f4! ± Semkov-Geller, Plovdiv 1988) 12 fxe4 i.g6 13 i.d3! h4 14 i.f2 4:Jf8 IS 0-0-0 ± Yakovich-GelIer, Elista 1995. a422) 9...4:Jb6 10 e4 i.e6 11 eS! ;t Karpov-Kasparov, LondoniLeningrad Wch (7) 1986. a43) 8...4:Jf6 9 f3 and then: a431) 9...cS 10 i.h6 (10 i.bS+!? 4:Jc6 11 dxcS i.xcs 12 4:Ja4 i.e7 13 i.h6;t Petrosian-Beliavsky, Simfero­ pol 1982) 1O...cxd4 11 exd4 a6 (or 1 l ...4:Jc6 12 i.b5! ± Kasparov) 12 g4! i.e6 13 4:Jge2 .!tJc6 (13 ...4:Jbd7?! 14 i.g2 4:Jb6 15 b3 l:tc8 16 0-0 .uc6 17 h3! ± Kasparov-Short, Thessaloniki OL 1988) 14 i.g2 i.f8 IS 0-0 i.xh6 16 'iWxh6 'iWb6 17 l:tadl 0-0-0 18l:td2 ;t Kasparov. a432) 9 ...0-0 and then: a4321) 10 4:Jge2 4:Jbd7 (l0...l:te8 11 4:Jg3 i.e6 12 i.e2 cS;t) 11 g4 i.e6 12 4:Jg3 c5 13 0-0-0 (13l:tdI?! cxd4 14 exd4 4:Je8! '+ Howell-J.C.Diaz, Frunze 1989) 13 ...cxd4 14 exd4 4:Je8 IS <3;bl l:tc8 <Xl. a4322) 10 g4 i.e6 11 tiJge2 cS 12 h4 tiJc6 13 dxc5 i.xcs 14 0-0-0l:tc8 IS <3;bl ;t. a433) 9 ...hS and here: a4331) 10 i.d3 i.xd3 11 ll¥xd3 tiJa6 (1l...4:Jbd7 12 4:Jge2 0-0 {12...h4 13 e4 dxe4 14 fxe4 li'aS IS 0-0 ±} 13 0-0l:te8 14 e4;j; Ionescu-Geller, Sochi

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

1986) 12 tiJge2 tiJc7 (12...'iWd7 13 0-0 tiJc7 14l:tabl 0-0 15 b4 tiJe6 16 i.e5:t Drasko-Sargisian, Panormo Z 1998) 13 0-0 (13 .te5!? Topalov) 13...tiJe6! 14 �e5 h4! 15l:tael 0-0 16 g4! tiJd7 (16...hxg3 17 hxg3 tiJd7 18 Wg2 tiJxe5 19 dxeS �g7! {19 ...'iit'd7 20 f4 fS 21 g4! ± TopaJov-Karpov, Wijk aan Zee 1998} and now 20 lLld4 t or 20 tiJf4 t) 17 f4!? (17 h3 tiJxeS 18 dxeS Wg7 19 f4 f6 20 exf6+ .ixf6 00) 17...f6! 18 'ii'xg6+ tiJg7 00. a4332) 10 lLlge2 tiJbd7 11 tiJg3 i.e6 12 i.d3 0-0 13 0-0 Ite8 14 Itae1 ± intending e4, Gulko-Anikaev, USSR 1983. b) 6...i.d6 (D) and now:

bl) 7 tiJxdS i.xf4 8 lLlxf4 (not 8 'We4+?! lLle7 9 tiJxf4 'ii'a S+ with a slight advantage for Black) 8 ...ir'xd4 9 e3 'iWb4+ =. b2) 7 i.xd6 �xd6 8 e3 and then: b21) 8 ...lLlf6 9 i.d3 .te6 10 tiJge2 lLlbd7 11 0-0 0-0 12 Itfc1 l:tfe8 13 Itabl t Beliavsky -GelJer, Moscow IZ 1982. b22) 8...tiJe7 9 i.d3 g6 10 tiJge2 .ifS 11 0-0 0-0 12 f3 .txd3 13 '1Wxd3 tiJd7 14 e4 f6 IS l:.adl l:.ae8 16 lIfel tiJb6 17 b3 'it>h8 18 tiJg3 lLlg8 19 tiJfl

Ite7 20 tiJe3 Itfe8 = Timoshchenko­ Fokin, Novosibirsk 1986. b23) 8...'iWg6 9 'iWd2 (9 'iWb3 gives White nothing due to 9 ...tiJe7 10 tiJf3 tiJd7 11 0-0-0 tiJb6 12 h3 'ii&'f6 13 .te2 i.e6 14 Ithfl lLlg6 = Knaak-Hort, Bundesliga 1994/S) 9 ...tiJe7 (also in­ teresting is 9 ...liJd7 10 f3lLlb6 11 .id3 'iWh6 12 1i'1'2 tiJe7 13 tiJge2 tiJ1'S 14 tiJdl 0-0 IS 0-0 .te6 16 e4 tiJe7 17 tiJg3 1'5 = Kramnik-Belikov, Kuiby­ shev 1990) 10 tiJge2 0-0 11 tiJg3 'ii&'d6 12 .id3 i.e6 13 0-0 tiJd7 = Azmai­ parashvili-A.Petrosian, Erevan 1989. b3) 7 i.g3lLle7 8 e3 .ifS 9 �b3 (9 .id3 yields no advantage owing to 9....ixd3 10 'tixd3 0-0 11 tiJge2 tiJa6 12 a3 Itc8 13 b4 lLlc7 14 l:tbl 'iWd7 {14...tiJe6?! IS tiJa4 t Granda-Lutz, Parnplona 1997/8} IS i.xd6 'it'xd6 16 0-0l:tfd8!? =) and then: b31) 9 ...bS?! 1Oa4 b4 l1lLlce2 0-0 121kl as 13 tiJf3 tiJg6 14 h4! h51S tiJe5 .txeS 16 dxeS (16 i.xeS? tiJxeS 17 dxeS 'it'e7 =+= Bareev-Lputian, Lu­ cerne Wcht 1993) 16 ...cS 17 ItxcS tiJd7 18 l:tel Ilc8 19 Ilxc8 1i'xc8 20 tiJd4 tiJdxeS 21 .te2 ;t b32) 9 ....txg3 10 hxg3 �b6 and now: b321) 11 f3 lLla6 12 g4 i.g6 13 'iWxb6!? (13 'iitf2 'it'xb3 = Bareev­ A.Petrosian, Moscow 1989) 13...axb6 14 a3 intending tiJh3 t. b322) 11lLlf3!? tiJd7 12lLlM 'iit'xb3 13 axb3 .te6 14 b4 0-0 IS i.d3 a6 16 lLla4 h6 17 lLlcs liJxcs 18 bxc5 t Gulko-Lputian, Erevan 1994. b323) 11 .te2 and now: b3231) ll...lLld7 12 g4 .te6 (alter­ natively, 12...�g6 13lLlh3 0-0 14lLlf4 t) 13 lLlh3 'it'xb3 (13...0-0-0?! 14 'it'a3! ± Bareev-Khalifman, Leningrad

THE ALATORTSEV VARIATION

1990) 14 axb3 a6 IS lLlf4 tiJg6 16 lLlxe6 fxe6 17 f4 :t. b3232) ll...tiJa6!? 12 g4 i.g6 13 tiJf3 (13 �xa6 'it'xa6 14lLlge2 �b6 IS lLlf4 ii'xb3 16 axb3 a6 17 tiJxg6 tiJxg6 18 gS 0-0 19 tiJa4 Itfe8 20 lLlcs l:.e 7 with equality, Yakovich-Burmakin, St Petersburg 1998) 13...f6 14lLla4 �xb3 15 axb3 lLlc7 16lLlcs b6 17 lLla6 �d7 18 �d2lLle8 Sadler-Lputian, Erevan OL 1996. b33) 9 ...lLlc8!? 10 lLlf3 (10 'it'xb7? lLlb6 intending ....tc8) 1O...1i'b6 11 .te2lLla6 12 0-0 'it'xb3 13 axb3 lLlc7 14 b4 .txg3 IS hxg3 lLld6 16lLld2 hS! 17 lLlb3 a6 18 f3 (18 lLlcS 1/2-1/2 Bab­ urin-Vaganian, Los Angeles 1997) 18...0-0-0 19 lLlcs Itde8 20 'iitf2 l:.e7 21 l:.fell:the8 22 .tfl =. We now return to 6....tg4 (D): =

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12 'it'xd3 lLle8 13 .te3 lLla6 14 f4 lLlb4! 15'iWbl (15'iWe2 fS I6Wbl �aS 17 tiJf3 lLlc7 18 lLld2 �a6 = Manni­ nen-Hakulinen, Helsinki 1992) IS . . .1'S 16 a3 tiJa6 17 lLlf3 bS with equality Spraggett.

7 ....thS 8.td3

8 lLlf3lLld7 9 h3 .tg6 10 'ikd2lLlgf6 11 .te2 0-0 12 0-0 lLle4 (12...aS!? 13 l:.fcl lLle4 14 lLlxe4 .txe4 15lLlel! .tb4 16 'it'dl a4 17 lLld3 a3! 18 b3 i.xd3 19 .txd3 ;!; Salov-Portisch, Lin­ ares 1990) 13 lLlxe4 .txe4 = Salov, lonov.

8 ....tg6 9 .txg6

9lLlge2lLlf6 and now: a) 10 O-O!? 0-0 (1O...lLlbd7 lllLlg3 0-0 {11 ....txd3 12 1i'xd3 0-0 13 lLlfS l:te8 14 .id6! ;t} 12 lLlfS t) 11 lLlg3 lLla6 12 a3 .txd3 13 1i'xd3 .td6 (or 13 ...lLlc7 14 lLlfS lLle6 15 .tg3 t) 14 .txd6 'ii'xd6 15b4lLlc7 = analysis. b) 10 f3 i.xd3 11 'iVxd3 0-0 12 0 -0 lLlbd7 13 lLlg3 ':'e8 14 l:tad1 lLlf8 IS lLlfSlLlhS! = Malaniuk-Timoshchenko, Sverdlovsk 1987.

9 ...hxg6 10 f3

10 liJf3 lLlf6 11 h3 lLlbd7 12 lLleS 0-0 13 0-0 lLle8 14l:tabl as =.

10 ....td6

7 e3 7 f3!? seems interesting: 7 ....thS 8 0-0-0 lLlf6 9 e4 (9 e3!? .tg6 10 .td3 lLla6 11 .txg6 hxg6 12 g4 00) 9 ...i.g6! 10 .td3 0-0 11 eS (11 .txb8 Itxb8 12 eS .txd3 13 �xd3 lLle8 14 f4 fS is unclear, YrjoIa-Hakulinen, Helsinki 1992) 11...i.xd3 (11.. .lLle8 12 .te3 lLla6 13 .txg6 fxg6 14 f4lLlec7 IS h4 00 Shirov-Spraggett, Manila IZ 1990)

1O...lLld7 11 lLlge2 lLlb6 12 b3 (12 e4 ;1;) 12....td6 13 0-0-0 lLle7 14 g4 (14 e4!?) 14...'it'c7 (l4 ...l:th3 IS .txd6 �xd6 16liJf41hf3 17 'it'e2 ±) 15 'iitbl 0-0-0 16 l:tel .txf4 17 lLlxf4 Wb8 18 h4 t M.Gurevich-Portisch, Wijk aan Zee 1990.

11 lLlge2 .txf4 12 lLlxf4 'iWh4+ 13 fr'f2 13 g3 'tixg3+ 14 hxg3 lhhl + IS Wf2 lhal 16 �b3! lLld7 (l6 ...b6 17 lLlcxdS ±) 17 ii'xb7 l:.b8 18 'ii'xc6 lhb2+ 19 lLlfe2 tiJgf6 00.

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

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13 :�xf2+ 14 Wxf2 tbf6 The position is equal (analysis). ..

A2) 6 e3 (D)

B

Seirawan -Lputian, Manila IZ 1990) 9 i.e2 (9 tbO!? i.xg3 10 hxg3 tbd7 11 'ti'c2 i.xd3 12 'ir'xd3 h6 13 0 -0 -0 'it'c7 14 'iti>bl 0 -0 -0 15 :rel! ;I; Cebalo­ Abramovic, Y ugoslavia 1985) 9...0-0 10 'i'b3 tbc8 11 tbf3 and then: b221) 11...'i'b6!? 12i.xd6 tLJxd6!? (12...'iVxb3 13 axb3 tbxd6 14 b4 ;1;) 13 'iVa3 "". b222) Il...'ir'e7 12 tLJeS :re8 13 0-0 f6 14 tbd3 i.xg3 IS hxg3 tbd6 16 tLJf4 Wh8 17 g4 i.e6 18 'i'c2 tLJd7 19 i.d3 i.g8 20 l:tael tbf8 21 f3 ;I; Sakaev­ Rustemov, Moscow 1998. =

7 g4

6 i.fS ...

Practice has also seen 6...i.d6, which may be OK for Black despite the loss of tempo: a) 7 i.xd6 'ii'xd6 8 i.d3 tbe7 9 'iVc2 (9 tbf3 tbd7 10 0 -0 tbf6 11 'ii'c2 0 -0 12 :rabl g6! Gligoric -Portisch, Palma de Mallorca 1967) 9 ...i.g4 10 f3 i.hS 11 tbge2 i.g6 12 e4 dxe4 13 fxe4 tbd7 14 0 -0 -0 0 -0 IS g4 cS 16 h4 hS 17 eS 'fie6 18 i.xg6 fxg6 19 dS 'iWxeS 20 d6 tbc6 21 'i'xg6 l:f.ae8! = Lerner -Lobron, Amsterdam 1988. b) 7 i.g3 and then: bI) 7 ...i.fS 8 'ir'b3 i.xg3 9 hxg3 '<Wb6 10 tbf3 tbd7 (l0...tbf6 11 tbh4 i.e6 12 �c2 cS 13 i.bS+ tbc6 14 dxcS 'ii'xcs IS :rcl 0-0 16i.xc6 'iVxc6 17 0 -0 .l:f.ac8 18 tbf3 ;t Christiansen­ Ki.Georgiev, Tilburg 1994) 11 tbh4 'ir'xb3 12 axb3 i.e6 13 b4 tbe7 14 i.d3 ;I; Knaak-Bansch, Leipzig 1983. b2) 7...tbe7 8 i.d3 i.fS (8 ...tbfS!? 9 i.xd6 tbxd6 10 tbge2 i.fS 11 i.xfS tbxf5 12 'it'd3 tbd6 13 0-0 0 -0 14 f3 fS =

Botvinnik's idea. The move's aim is to exploit the advanced position of the black bishop to seize space on the kingside. 7 'i'b3 'i'b6 is equal, but White has also used 7 tLJge2: a) 7...tbf6!? 8 tbg3 and here: al) 8 ...i.g6 9 h4 hS 10 i.d3 i.xd3 11 'iWxd3 g6 12 0 -0 -0 tLJbd7 (12...tba6 13 'it'b1 'ir'aS 14 i.gS 0 -0-0 IS tLJfS! "fIIc7 16 tbxe7+ 'i'xe7 17 e4 ± Por­ tisch -Pietzsch, Kecskemet 1966) 13 e4 dxe4 14 tLJgxe4 0 -0 IS f3 'i'aS 16 g4! ± Chekhov -Timoshchenko, USSR 1987. a2) 8...i.e6 9..td3 g6 10 0-0 0 -0 11 h3 (11 tbce2?! :e8 12 l:f.el tLJbd7 13 h3 Wg7 14 f3 cS IS b3 'i'b6 = Bron­ stein-Flesch, Miskolc 1963) 1l....l:f.e8! (ll...tLJbd7 12 i.h6 :re8 13 f4..tf8 14 i.xf8 tbxf8, Bareev -Ki.Georgiev, Par­ dubice 1994, IS 'i'f3! i.c8 16 fS gS 17 :radl ±) 12 i.h6 �h8 intending to meet 13 f4 with l3 ...tbg8 - Bareev. b) 7...tbd7 (D) and now: bl) 8 h3 i.g6 (8 ...tLJgf6 9 g4 i.e4 10 .l:f.gl i.f3 11 l:tg3 i.xe2 12 i.xe2 i.b4 13 f3 'ti'e7 14 :g2 i.d6 IS i.xd6 'ikxd6, Vaiser -Timoshchenko, Frunze =

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THE ALATORTSEV VARIATION

1987, 16 'iVd2!? 0-0-0 17 0-0-0 ;I; Vaiser) 9 tLJg3 tLJf8 (9...tbgf6 10 i.e2 as?! 11 0-00-0 12 h4! h6 13 hS i.h7 14 f3 ;t Hertneck -Sturua, Katerini 1993) 10i.eS (10 h4?! i.xh4 11 'i'b3 i.xg3 12 i.xg3 'i'e7 13 .l:f.cl tbe6 14 i.h4 f6 IS 'i'a4 'i'd7 16 i.e2 tbe7 + S.Mohr­ Geller, Dortmund 1989) 1O...tLJe6 11 tbge2 i.d6 12 i.xd6 'i'xd6 13 tbcl tbf6 14 i.d3 i.xd3 IS tbxd3 0-0 16 0 -0 tLJe4 17 .l:f.c1 tLJxc3 18 l:txc3 l:tfe8 = Sadler-Lutz, Pula Echt 1997. b2) 8 tLJg3 and then: b21) 8...i.e6 9 tLJh5! i.f8 (9 ...�f8 10 ..tg3 'iVb6 11 .l:f.bl i.fS 12 i.d3 i.xd3 13 'li'xd3 g6 14 tUf4 ± Ador­ jan -Lobron, Reggio Emilia 1984/S) 10 i.g3 tLJdf6 11 tLJf4 ;t Portisch-Barcza, Hungary 1978. b22) 8 ...i.g6 9 i.e2 (9 .l:I.cl h5!? 10 i.d3 h4 11 i.xg6 hxg3 12 i.d3 gxf2+ 13 Wxf2 i.g5 = Speelman­ Geller, Skara Echt 1980) and here: b221) 9...tbf8?! 10 i.g4 tbf6 11 i.h3 tLJe6 12 i.eS tLJgS 13 i.fS 0 -0 14 h4 ± I.Sokolov -Vaganian, Tilburg 1994. b222) 9 ...'if'b6!? 10 'ii'd2 tLJgf6 (lO...hS?! 11 0-0 h4 12 tbhl h3 13 g4 intending f3 and tbf2 ± I.Sokolov) 11 h4 h6 12 hS i.h7 13 f3 0 -0 14 tLJa4

'ii'b4 15 'ir'xb4i.xb4+ 16 �f2 ;!; I.Sok­ olov. b223) 9...tbgf6 10 h4 hS (1O...h6!? 11 hSi.h7 12 i.d3 'ti'b6 13 l:tbl 0 -0 14 i.xh7+ �xh7 IS tLJfS l:f.fe8 1/2-1/2 Ador­ jan -Liang Jinrong, Shenzhen 1992) 11 i.f3 (11 i.g5 i.d6 12 .l:f.h3 'i'b6 13 'iVd2 0 -0 14 ..ti>f1 l:tfe8 15 'iti>gl1hc8 "" Portisch-Geller, Portoroz IZ playoff 1973) 11...'it'b6 12 'ir'e2 as 13 i.g5 'ii'a6! 14 'ii'xa6 l:txa6 = Bagirov-Ler­ ner, USSR 1979. We now return to 7 g4 (D):

B

7...i.e6

The retreat to g6 gives White the better chances: 7 i.g6 8 h4: a) 8 ...i.xh4? 9 'ir'b3 b6 and now 10 .l:f.xh4! 'ii'xh4 11 tbxdS wins by force, while IOtLJOi.e7 11i.xb8 (11 ttJeS!?) 1l...'ir'xb8 12 tbes 'ir'b7 13 tLJxc6 a6 14 tUeS also led to victory in Va'isser­ Schmidt Schaffer, Munich 1992/3. b) 8...h6 9 tLJo tLJd7 10i.d3i.xd3 11 'it'xd3 tLJgf6 12 J:tgl 'iVaS 13 tbd2 tLJf8 14 f3 tLJe6 IS i.eS ;I; Knaak-Rai­ cevic, Athens 1992. c) 8...hS 9 g5 i.d6 10 tLJge2 and then: cl) 1O...tbe7 11 i.xd6 'iVxd6 12 tUf4 tLJd7 (l2...i.e4?! 13 tbxe4 dxe4 ...

12

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

14 'iVb3 'iVd7 IS ..tc4 tbg6 16 tbxg6 fxg6 17l:td1 bS 18 ..te6 'iVd6 19 dS +­ C.Flear-A.Maric, Dubai worn OL 1986) 13 ..te2 tbfS 14 l:tcl fib4 IS fid2 t Knaak-J.C.Diaz, Hungary 1987. c2) 1O...tba6!? 11 i.xd6 �xd6 12 tbf44:Jc7 13 ..te2 �b4!? 14 'iVd2.!be7 IS i.f3 tbe6 16 tbce2!t Karpov-Por­ tisch, Linares 1989. 8 h4 Botvinnik - the inventor of the plan starting with 7 g4 - considered 8 h4 most energetic, seizing even more space on the kingside. Other plans have also been tried in practice: a) 8 i.e5!?4:Jf6 9 gS4:Je4 10 h4 (10 i.xg7 l:tg8 11 ..teS lhgS ) 10...0-0 11 i.d3 'iVaS 12 'iVcl (12 �c2 tba6 13 'iWcl 4:Jb4 14 i.bl c5 IS f3 cxd4 16 i.xd44:Jg3 17l:th2tbc6 18 'it>f2tbxd4 19 exd4 i.d6 20 l:tg2 4:JhS 21 tbge2 g6 + Aleksandrov-Kharitonov, Sochi 1997) 12...cS 13 f3 tbxc3 14 'ilkxc3 Kharitonov. b) 8 i.d3 and now: bl) 8...4:Jf6 9 g5 tbfd7 10 h4 cS 11 tbbS tba6 12 dxcStbdxcS 13 i.e2 0-0 14 tbf3t K.Grigorian-Klovans, USSR 1983. b2) 8... hS 9 gxhS4:Jf6 10 h6 g6 11 4:Jge2 4:JhS 12 �c24:Jd7 13 0-0-0 i.gS 14 i.g3 �f6 15 'It>bl ± Zheliandinov­ D.Gurevich, USSR 1966. b3) 8...i.d6 9 'ilke2 and now, rather than 9...hS?! 10 gS 4:Je7 11 tbf3 i.xf4 12 exf4 i.g4 13 h3 ± Taimanov-Mor­ ovic, Skopje 1970, Black should play 9...4:Je7 b4) 8...tbd7 9 h3 hS and then: b41) 10 gxhS tbdf6 11 h6 (11 fic2 tbxhS 12 ..teS tbgf6 13 0-0-0 tbd7 14 i.h2 tbb6 IS 'litbl ..td6 v'Milov­ Lutz, Dresden Z 1998) 11...4:Jxh6 12

�c2 �d7 13 tbf3.ifS 14 tbeS ..txd3 IStbxd3 i.d6 Lputian-Geller, USSR Ch (Riga) 1985. b42) 10 fin gS (or 1O...�b6!? 11 0-0-0 hxg4 12 hxg4l:txhl 13 �xhl gS 14 ..tg3 ..txg4 IS ':d2 and now rather than IS.....te6?! 16 'ii' h2 0-0-0 17tbbS! ± Miles-T.Georgadze, Porz 1981/2, Black should play lS...4:Jgf6 ) 11 .ig3 tbdf6 12 gxhS tbxhS 13 tbge2 tbxg3 14 tbxg3 �d7 IS 4:JfS ..tf8 16 I:tgl f6 17 0-0-0 tbe7 Markovic­ Geller, CappeUe la Grande 1993. c) 8 h3 (D) and now: =

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00

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=

c424) 12 .. J:tc8 13 ':el (13 dxc5 clear advantage for White, Geller­ Bradvarevic, Varna 1964) 1O....tc8 11 .ixcs 14 tbe2l2Je4 Bronstein-Kuij­ pers, Amsterdam 1968) and now Kor­ .ig2 tbg6 12 i.xd6 �xd6 13 h4 tba6 chnoi recommends 13...a6!? = instead 14 gS tbe7 IS O-O-O! (IS tbf4?! tbc7 of 13...l:te8 14 dxcS ..txcS 15 4:JbSt 16 0-0-0 .tg4 Korchnoi-Spassky, Korchnoi-Karpov, Merano Wch (13) Kiev Ct (2) 1968) IS...tbc7 (IS...i.fS 1981. 16 tbg3!) 16 e4! t. We now return to the position after c4) 8...4:Jf6 and then: 8 h4(D): c41) 9 tbf3 and here: c411) 9...hS 10 gS 4:Je4 11 'ir'b3 'ilkb6 12 'tWc2tba6 13 a3 'tWaS 14l:tclt Geller-Pachman, Beverwijk 1965. c412) 9...tbbd7 10 .td3 tbb6 11 B 'ilkc2 tbc4 12 ..txc4! (12 'it>f1 tbd6 13 tbd2 �c8 14 'it>g2 4:Jd7 IS f3 t Bot­ vinnik-Petrosian, Moscow Wch (18) 1963) 12...dxc4 13 e4 intending l:tdl and dS ± - Kan. c413) 9...0-0 10 'ilkc2 cS 11 i.g2 (11 0-0-0 tbc6 12 dxcS fiaS 13 tbd4 tbb4 14 'ikb3 ..txcS IS f3 l:tac8 16 �bl l:tfe8 Furman-Saigin, USSR 8 ...tbd7 1963) 11...tbc6 12 l:td1 'tWaS 13 0-0 Or: with equality, Gipslis-KeUer, Latvia a) 8...i.xh4?! 9 'ikb3 and then: 1962. al) 9...gS 10 ..th2 'ti'b6 (1O.....txg4? c42) 9 .td3 cS (9...a6!? 10 tbO cS 11 �xb7 'ilke7 12 �xa8 'ilkxe3+ 13 11 l:tc1 4:Jc6 12 dxcS ..txcS 13 �f1 ..te2 'i'xf2+ 14 'it>d2 +- Vaiser-Diaz, 0-0 14 4:Je2 4:Je4 IS 4:JeS tbxeS 16 Havana 1985) 11 tbf3 'i'xb3 12 axb3 ..txeS ':c8 Shaked-Portisch, Berlin i.xg4 13 4:Jxh4 gxh4 14 i.xb8 lhb8 1997) 10 tbf3 tbc6 11 �fl 0-0 12 IS l:txa7t. �g2 and here: a2) 9...b6 10 tbO ..te7 11 tbeStbf6 c421) 12...a6!? (l1...gS 12 i.g3 4:Jf6 13 i.e2 �c8 14 c422) 12...c4!? 13 .tc2 a6 intendl:tcl4:Jbd7 IS 4:Jb5 tbcs 16 dxc5 cxbS ing ...bS c423) 12 ...cxd4 13 tbxd4 tbxd4 17 �xbS+ �f8 184:Jc6tbe4 19 tbxe7 �xe7 20 i.d6+ �f6 21 'ifb4 ± Yusu­ (13...i.d6 14 ..txd6 'ti'xd6 IS tbce2 pov-Lputian, Baden-Baden 1996) 12 .:tfe8 16 l:tcl ..td7 17 i.bl t Geller­ gS 4:Jfd7 13 g6 4:JxeS 14 i.xeS i.f6! Spassky, Moscow 1967) 14 exd4 tbd7 IS 1::txh7 O-O! 16 ..tg3 fxg6 17 ':h2 (14....!be4 IS tbxe4 dxe4 16 ..txe4 f5 'It>f7! 18 0-0-0 4:Jd7! (18...l:th8?! 19 17 gxfS .txfS 18 �d3 ±) IS 'ifc2 tbf6 lhh8 'iVxh8 20 e4! ± Gu1ko-Lputian, 16 f3 l:tc8 17 i.eS i.d6 18 l:tae1! Glendale tt 1994) 19 e4 ..te7 intending ..txeS 19 l:txeS g6 20 'ikf2 t Botvin­ ...tbf6 t. nik-Petrosian, Moscow Wch (4) 1963. 00

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THE ALATORTSEV VARIATION

cl) 8...cS 9 dxcS ..txcS 10 ..tg2 4:Je7 11 tbo tbbc6 12 0-0 0-0 13l:tcl .ib6 14 a3 4:Jg6 IS ..tg3 t Lputian­ Magomedov, Azov 1991. c2) 8...h5 9 gxhStbd7 10 i.e24:Jdf6 11l:th2! (11 i.eS .td6 12 l:th2 tbxhS! 13 ..txhS i.xeS 14 dxeS figS IS i.g4 .txg4 16 ':g2 i.xd1 17 lhgS i.hS 18 4:Jge2 (18 ':xg7? ..tg6) 18.....txe2 19 'it>xe2 g6 is equal, Hori-Renet, France 1990) 11...i.d6 12 ..txd6 'ti'xd6 13 l:tg2 ± Korchnoi-Ivkov, USSR-Yugo­ slavia 1967. c3) 8.....td6 9 tbge2 tbe7 10 'i'b3 (10 i.xd6!? 'ilkxd6 11 tbf4 tbd7 12 ..td3 ':c8 13 'it'o 0-0 14 fig3 with a

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b) 8...cS!? 9 dxcS.ixcs 10 ttJge2 ttJe7 11 ttJd4 ttJbc6 12 ttJxe6 fxe6 13 .ig2 0-0 14 0-0 ttJg6 IS.igS .te7 Flear-BeJiavsky, Szirak IZ 1987. 9 hS 'iVb6 Geller's idea 9...ttJh6!? seems inter­ esting: 10.ie2 (10.ih3 gS!) 1O ...ttJb6 11 %:tcl (11 ttJh3?! gS! 12 hxg6 hxg6 13 f3.ih4+! 14 'it>d2 gS IS .th2 fS =1= Vaiser-Timoshchenko, Tashkent 1987) and now: a) 1l....id6?! 12 ttJh3 .txf4 13 ttJxf4.id7 (13...�gS?! 14 ttJxe6 fxe6 IS f4 ±) 14 %:tgl! with a slight advan­ tage to White, Kasparov-Karpov, Mos­ cow Wch (21) 1985. b) l1...ttJc4!? 12 b3 (12.ixc4 dxc4 13 .txh6 gxh6 ) 12...ttJd6 10 %:tb1 ttJgf6 11 f3 0-0 ll...h6?! 12.id3 0-0 (12...'iWa5 13 ttJge2 ± Botvinnik-Spassky, Leiden 1970) 13 ttJge2 cS 14 'it>n %:tac8 (or 14... %:tfe8 IS gS!) IS gS! hxgS 16 .ixgS l:tfe8 17 'i'el ± Knaak-Geller' Moscow 1982. 12.id3 cS Black must try to generate counter­ play in the centre. 13 ttJge2 %:tacS 14 'it>f1 cxd4 15 exd4ttJbS Larsen's recommendation. Worse for Black is IS....id6?! 16 'iVd2 ttJe8 17 'it>g2 'iWd8 18 :tbel ± BeJiavsky­ Geller, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1983. 16'it>g2 ttJc617a3 ttJaS 1S gS ttJd7 The position is unclear.

co

co

B)

co.

S ...ttJf6 6 e3 (D) 6....ifS Another system, which has been widely used in practice, starts with 6...0-0:

a214) 11 a3 ttJxc3 12 lhc3 (12 axb4 ttJa2 13 %:txc7 %:tb8! with com­ pensation; 12 bxc3 ttJa2 13 %:tal ttJxc3 14 'iVxc7 {14 !i.xc7 'iVd7} 14...'iYxc7 15 .ixc7 %:tfc8 16.iaS ttJbl +) 12...ttJa2 and then: a2141) 13 %:txc7 %:tb8 14 'iVxa7 (14 :'xe7 %:txb7 IS %:txb7 'iWa5+ 16 ttJd2 ':c8 +) 14 .. J:ta8! (14.. Jhb2? IS .te2! .id6 16 .txd6 'il'xd6 17 ttJe5 ±) IS 'i'b7 %:tb8 16 'iVa6 ':xb2 17.id3 !i.b4+

B

+.

a) 7 ttJf3 seems interesting. 7....tfS and then: al) 8 h3 c6 (8...lbbd7!? 9 g4.ie4 10 gSlbh5 ) 9 g4 and here: all ) 9....ie4?! 10 gS! (10 .ig2 ttJbd7 11 0-0 .tg6 12 ttJe5 ttJxeS 13 dxeS ttJd7 Kiriakov-Korneev, Gron­ ingen 1995) lO...lbhs 11.ixb8! ':xb8 12 ttJxe4 dxe4 13 ttJd2 g6 14 h4 and White is slightly better. a12) 9....tg6 10 lbeS lbfd7! 11 ttJxg6 fxg6 (ll...hxg6?! 12 .id3 in­ tending �c2 ±) 12 .tg2 (12 .td3!?) 12...ttJb6 13 0-0 'iifh8 (13...gS?! 14 .tg3.id6 15.ixd6 'iVxd6 16 e4! ±) 14 lbe2 (14 'iVd3!?; 14 .tg3!?) 14...gS IS !i.g3 !i.d6 Karpov-Kasparov, Mos­ cow Wch (22) 1985. a2) 8 'iVb3!?lbc6 and here: a21) 9 'iVxb7lbb4 10 l:tc1lbe4 and now: a211) lllbxe4?! dxe4 12ttJd2 %:tb8 13 'iVxa7 l:ta8 =1=. a212) 11 .te2 lbxc3 12 bxc3 (12 %:txc3 lbxa2 13 %:txc7 %:tb8 is equal) 12...lbxa2 13 l:tal %:tb8 14 'iVxc7 %:tb2 with compensation. a213) l1.ixc7 'iWc8 12 'iVxc8 :tfxc8 13 .ta5lbxc3 14 l:txc3 (14 bxc3 ttJc6) 14...%:txc3 IS bxc3 ttJxa2 16.ia6 !i.d8 with compensation. co

co

co

15

THE ALATORTSEV VARIATION

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

a2142) 13 %:tb3 %:tb8! 14 'iVxb8 'i'xb8 lS1hb8 l:txb8 16 b4 a5 17 ttJeS (17 bS l:tb7; 17 .txc7 %:tc8 18.ixa5 .l:tc1+ 19 �e2 %:tc2+ =) 17... axb4 18 ttJc6 bxa3 19 ttJxe7+ (19 ttJxb8 .tb4+ 20 'it>d1ttJc3+ 21 'it>c1 a2 22 'it>b2.ib1 intending ...ttJa4+ and ...!i.c3 -+) 19...�f8 20 ttJxfS l:.b1+ 21 �d2 :tb2+ + (analysis). a22) 9 a3 ttJa5 10 'iiYa2 and then: a221) lO...cS 11 dxcS.ixcS 12 b4 .tb6! 13 .ieS! %:tc8 14 %:tdl .ie6 IS lba4! ttJc4 16 .txc4 l:txc4 17 ttJxb6 axb6 18 'iVb2! ;t; Ruban-Makarov, USSR 1987 . a222) 1O... .te6 II.ie2 cS 12 %:tdl lbe4! (12...lbc6 13 dxcS .txcS 14 0-0 fie7 15 'iWbl h6, Chekhov-Timoshch­ enko, Frunze 1988, 16 'iiYc21? ;t;) 13 lbxe4 dxe4 14 dS.ig4 IS lbd2 .txe2 16 �xe2 'iiYd7 with an unclear posi­ tion, Timoshchenko-Kruppa, Frunze 1988. a223) 1O...c6! and here: a2231) 11 ttJd2 cS 12 dxcS .txcS 13 b4 d4 14 ttJa4 (14 ttJdl lbdS) 14...dxe3 15 fxe3.ixe3 16.ixe3 l:te8 +. a2232) 11 b4 ttJc4 12 .txc4 dxc4 13 'i'xc4 a5 14 bS :'c8 with compen­ sation.

a2233) 11 ttJeS ttJd7 12 ttJxd7 (12 b4 ttJxeS 13 .txe5 ttJc4 14.ixc4 dxc4 IS 'i'xc4 a5 16 bS ':c8 with compen­ sation) 12... 'iVxd7 13 .ie2 .te6 in­ tending ...ttJc4 =. a2234) 11 l:tc1 .te6!? 12.id3 (12 lbgS.ifS! intending ...ttJh5) 12...ttJh5 13.ig3 ttJc4 a223S) 11 !i.e2.ie6!? intending to meet 12lbgS with 12....ifS = (analy­ sis). a3) 8 ttJeS cS (8...ttJbd7 9 g4 ;t; LSokolov) 9 dxc5 (9 g4 cxd4 10 exd4 .te6 11.ig2 ttJc6 12 h3 is best met by 12... 'ilVb6! =, rather than 12...ttJd7?! 13 lbf3! ;l; Dokhoian-Kruppa, Sevas­ topol 1986) 9....ixc5 10 .id3 .txd3 11 ttJxd3 .tb6 12 0-0 d4 13 exd4 !i.xd4 14 lbbS lbc6 IS l:tcl a6 16 ttJxd4 'iiY xd4 17 'i'b3 ttJd5 18 .ig3 ttJa5 19 'ilVc2 lbb4 20 ttJxb4 'iWxb4 21 .teSlbc6 22.ic3 'i'c4 23 b3 'i'g4 24 h3 'iWgS 25 ':cdl l:tad8 with an equal position, LSokolov-Lautier, COffeze (4) 1992. b) 7.id3 cS (D) and now: co.

bl) 8 dxcS gives White no advan­ tage due to 8....txcS 9 ttJf3 lL\c6 10 0-0 d4! 11 ttJa4.id6! 12 .txd6 'ilVxd6 13 ttJxd4 ttJxd4 14 exd4.ig4 =.

16

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATAlAN FOR BLACK

b2) 8 ttJf3 is a popular move. 8...ttJc6 9 0-0 and then: b21) 9...cxd4 10 ttJxd4 .i.g4 (or W...ttJxd4 11 exd4 'it'b6 {1l....i.g4 12 'ikb3} 12 .l:f.el i.e6 13 ttJa4 'ikaS 14 a3 ± intending b4) 11 'it'a4 ttJxd4 (the al­ ternative 11..:iVb6 should be coun­ tered by 12 �bS! ;1;, rather than 12 ttJxc6 bxc6 13 i.e5 .i.e6 14 'it'c2 h6 15 ttJa4 'ikb7 16 .td4 ttJd7 17:'abl as! = Dokhoian-Goldin, Sevastopol 1986) 12 'it'xd4 'it'd7 13 h3 .te6 14 .l:f.fdl .l:f.fc8 15 i.eS! ;I; Kasparov-Tal, Skel­ leftea 1989. b22) 9....i.g4 10 dxcS i.xcs 11 h3 i.xf3 (1l....i.hS? 12 g4! .i.g6 13 i.xg6 hxg6 14 gS ±) 12 �xf3 d4 13 ttJe4! (13 exd4?! ttJxd4 14 "iIVxb7? ttJe6 -+) 13...i.e7 (13...ttJxe4 14 i.xe4 dxe3 IS �hS exf2+ 16 'i!i>h l fS 17 .txfS g6 18 i.xg6 hxg6 19 "iVxg6+ �h8 20 'uadI! ± G. Georgadze-Shalamberidze, Tbilisi 1987) 14 'uadl and then: b221) 14..."ilVb6!? IS .td6!? ttJdS! (better than 15 ...ttJxe4? 16 i.xe7.l:f.fe8 17 .txe4 'uxe7 18 i.xc6 bxc6 19.l:f.xd4 or IS... i.xd6? 16 ttJxf6+ gxf6 17 'it'g4+ �h8 18 �fS) 16 "ilVfS .i.xd6 17 ttJxd6 ttJf6 18 ttJc4 'it'c7 19 e4 ± in­ tending eS. b222) 14..."ilVaS! IS ttJg3!;I; Kaspa­ rov-Karpov, LondonlLeningrad Wch (8) 1986. b23) 9... c4 10 i.c2 (10 i.e2 ttJhS! II i.eS f6 12 i.g3 ttJxg3 13 hxg3 i.e6 14 'it'c2 'uc8 IS .l:f.adl .i.b4 16 e4 ttJe7 = Kozlov-Kruppa, Frunze 1988) and then: b231) W...ttJhS?! 11 .i.e5! f6 12 ttJgS! (12 .i.g3?! ttJxg3 13 hxg3 i.e6 14 "ilVe2 'ue8 = Salov-Kruppa, Irkutsk 1986) 12 ...g6 13 ttJxh7 fxeS 14 ttJxf8 .i.xf8 IS dxeS .i.e6 16 .i.xg6 ttJg7 17

f4 ± H.Olafsson-Einarsson, Reykjavik 1988. b232) W...i.g4 II h3 i.hS 12 g4 (12 .i.fS .tb4 {12... .i.g6!?) 13 .i.gS .txc3 14 bxc3 h6 IS i.xf6 �xf6 16 g4 i.g6 17 .i.xg6 'it'xg6 18 ltb1 b6 19 ttJh4 'it'e6 20 ttJfS ttJe7 = Ryskin­ Pushkov, V ladivostok 1994) 12....i.g6 and here: b2321) 13 i.xg6 hxg6 14 ttJeS i.b4 IS ttJe2 (1S f3 'ue8 16 "ilVc2 ttJh7 17 'uadlttJf8 18 �g2 ttJe7 19 gS .i.xc3 20 bxc3 ttJe6 = K.Nikolaidis-Mihos, Greek Cht (Poros) 1998) IS... .i.d6 16 b3 cxb3 17 'it'xb3 'ue8 18 ttJO ttJaS 19 'it'd3 ttJc4 20.l:f.abl .i.xf4 21 ttJxf4 �d7 22 'ikb3 b6 23 "'bS �b7 = H.Olafs­ son-Marciano, Reykjavik 1993. b2322) 13 ttJeS .i.b4 14 .i.gS .i.xc2 IS �xc2 i.xc3 16 bxc3 l:te8 17 ttJxc6 bxc6 = V yzhmanavin-Timoshchenko, Irkutsk 1986. b3) 8 ttJge2 ttJc6 and then: b31) 9 dxcS is premature due to 9....i.xcs 10 0-0 d4!: b311) 11 exd4 ttJxd4 12 ttJa4 (12 ttJxd4 'tWxd4 13 �f3 i.g4 14 �g3 l:Hd8 15 i.e2 i.d6 16 .i.xd6 "ilVxd6 17 �h4 �d7 18 h3 l/z-lh Sadler-G.Geor­ gadze, Bundesliga 1997/8) 12...ttJxe2+ 13 .txe2 ttJd5 14 .tg3 .te7 IS .to i.e6 16 .l:f.el .l:f.e8 17 �b3 "'a5 18 �xb7 i.f6 19 l:tadl 'i'xa4 20 .i.xdS liz-liz Lautier-Sosonko, Lyons ECC 1991. b312) 11ttJa4 .i.d6 12 .i.xd6 �xd6 13 h3 (13 .i.bS!?ttJg4 14ttJg3 l:td8 1S .txc6 bxc6 16 �xd4 'ikxd4 17 exd4 :'xd4 18 .l:f.fdl .l:f.xdl+ 19 ltxdl .i.e6 20 b3 �f8 21 ltd4 ttJf6 22 ttJcS i.dS ;1;/= Lautier-Kustanovich, Tel-Aviv sim 1998) 13...,Ud8 14 exd4 ttJxd4 IS ttJxd4 �xd4 16 .te2 .i.xh3 17 'iVxd4

THE ALATORTSEV VARIATION :'xd4 18 ttJcS .i.fS 19 ttJxb7 lIb4 20 ttJd6 l/z_lh V aYsser-Marciano, France 1993. b32) 9 0-0 a6 (9... .i.g4 10 dxcS! .i.xcs ll.l:f.cl a6 12 .tgS .te7 13 .i.bl ;I; DraSko-Costantini, Montecatini Terme 1998) 10 dxcS .txc5 11 lIcl (11 .i.gS is unconvincing due to 11...i.e7! 12 .i.xf6 .i.xf6 13 ttJxdS .txb2 =) and then: b321) 1l....i.e6 12 .i.bl (12 ttJa4!?) 12....i.d6 13 h3 ;1;. b322) 1l....i.a7 12 .i.gS! h6 13 .i.h4 d4 14 exd4 ttJxd4 IS ttJe4 ;1;. b323) 1l....te7 12 .tbl (12 h3!? .i.e6 13 .i.c2 'uc8 14 .tb3 h6 15 .th2 tr'aS 16 ttJd4 l:.'tfd8 17 ttJxe6 fxe6 18 e4 ;I; Sadler-Gabriel, Altensteig 1992) 12....i.e6 13 ttJd4 'uc8 14 ttJxc6 (14 ttJxe6!? fxe6 IS a3 ;1;) 14... ,Uxc6 IS ttJe2 'uxc1 16 �xc1 �b6 17 i.eS:'c8 18 'iVd1 .i.g4! 19 'iVd3 .i.xe2! 20 �xe2 tr'e6 21 .td4 ttJe4 22 'udl .i.f6 = G.Georgadze-Korneev, Elgoibar 1997. We now return to the position after 6....i.f5 (D):

often chooses instead 7 ttJge2 (as played by Kasparov) 7... 0-0, and now: a) 8 .::tc l c6 (8... c5?! 9 dxcS .i.xcS 10 ttJxd5 ± shows why White put his rook on cl) 9 ttJg3 (9 h3 ttJbd7 10 g4 .i.e4 11 .l:f.gl .i.f3 12 .l:f.g3 .i.xe2 13 i.xe2 ttJe4 = S.Mohr-Kotronias, Deb­ recen 1989) 9... .i.e6 (9... .i.g6?! 10 h4 h6 11 h5 .i.h7 12 .i.d3 ±) 10 .i.d3.l:f.e8 11 'i'b3 "'b6 12 'iVc2 ttJbd7 13 0-0 g6 14 h3 .i.f8 15 ttJge2 l:tac8 = Kaspa­ rov-Karpov, Seville Wch (12) 1987. b) 8 ttJg3 .te6 9 .i.d3 c5! 10 dxcS i.xcS 11 0-0ttJc6 12:'c1 d4! (12....i.d6 13 ttJge2! 1:tc8 14 .i.bl .i.xf4 15 ttJxf4 ;I; Gelfand-Kasparov, Linares 1994) and then: bl) 13 exd4 .i.xd4 14 ttJge2 .i.b6 15 .tg5 h6 16 .i.h4 ttJeS 17 .i.bl gS 18 i.g3 ttJc4 19 'ilc2 'ike7 "" Savenko­ Koniushkov, Krasnodar 1997. b2) 13 ttJbS!? .i.b6 14 e4 ("" Kas­ parov) 14...ttJg4! IS h3 ttJgeS 16 i.xeS ttJxeS 17 f4 ttJxd3 18 'iVxd3 f6 19 ttJa3 11z-1f2 Scherbakov-Koniush­ kov, Krasnodar 1997. b3) 13 ttJce4 .i.e7 14 ttJcS .i.xcs IS lhcS dxe3 16 .i.xe3 ttJb4 17 .tfS .i.xa2 18 'ilxd8 1:r.fxd8 19 .l:f.bS ttJbdS 20 l:.'txb7 ttJxe3 21 fxe3 l:tdb8 22 1:r.xb8+ l:.'txb8 23 lIcl = Lautier-Ivan­ chuk, Moscow OL 1994. 7 ttJc6 (D) This is a gambit variation, which was principally developed by the well­ known theoretician Borisenko and the Georgian grandmaster Ubilava. 8 'i'xb7 White can decline the gambit: a) 8 g4?! ttJxg4 9 a3 (9 �xd5 'iWc8 +; 9 ttJxd5 0-0 10 i.g2 .th4! 11 .i.g3 .i.e6 12 �f1 as! 13 ttJh3 a4 14 �c4 ttJa5 15 'it'c5 b6 16 .i.xh4 bxc5 17 ...

7'ii'b3 White immediately attempts to exploit the most sensitive point in Black's position: the b7-pawn. White

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i.xd8 l1axd8 18 tDe7+ 'iit h8 19 dS J.d7 + Topalov-Kasparov, Linares 1997) 9...0-0 10 i.g2 i.h4 11 i.g3 J.xg3 12 hxg3 tDe7 13 tDxdS tDxdS 14 ..wxdS 'it'xdS IS i.xdS :'ad8 16 i.xb 7:'b8 17 i.f3:'xb2 18 tDe2 tDf6! 19 tDc3 (19 0-0 .ie4 20 i.xe4 tDxe4 21 tDf4 cS ) 19 ...:'c2 20 tDa4 i.e4 21 i.xe4 tDxe4 22 0-0 cS 23:'acl l1xcl 24 :'xc1 cxd4 2S exd4 .l:[d8 26 ltJcs tDxcs 271hcS 'iitf8 28 dS 'iite7 29 �g2 'iitd6 30 :'a5 :'d7 = Aleksandrov-Az­ maiparash viIi, Groningen FIDE 1997. b) 8 a3 and now: bl) 8 ....l:[b8 9 tDf3 0-0 10 i.e2 and now: bll) 1O...a6 11 h3 (11 0-0 bS 12 tDeS tDa5 13 �dl l:1b6 Spraggett­ Yusupov, Hastings 1989/90) 11... bS 12 0-0 ;!; Spraggett. b12) 1O...h6 11 0-0 .te6! 12 tDd2 i.d6 13 i.xd6 cxd6?! (13...'it'xd6 ;!;) 14 i.f3 ..wa5 IS 'it'a2 ti:Je7 16 b4 'it'c7 17 .l:[fcl ± Ki.Georgiev-Kotronias, Corfu 1991. b2) 8...tDaS 9 "ir'a4+ (9 'iWa2!? c6 {9...i.e6!?} 10 b4 tDc4 11 .txc4 dxc4 12 "ir'xc4 a5 13 bS :'c8 with compen­ sation) 9...c6 10 tDf3 0-0 (lO ...tDhS?! 11 i.c7! fixc7 12 ttJxdS 'iVd8 13 tDxe7 �xe7 14 b4lZ'1c4 IS i.xc4 bS 16 =

<Xl

'it'dl bxc4 17 lZ'IeS ± Gavrikov-Ubi­ lava, Tbilisi 1983) and now: b21) 11 tDeS and now: b21l) ll...bS I2'iWdl.l:[c8 13 i.d3 i.xd3 14 tDxd3 tDc4 IS 0-0 l:e8 16 a4 b4?! (better is 16... a6) 17 tDe2 tDhS 18 b3 tDxf4 19 tDexf4 tDa5 20 l:r.c1 i.d6 21 g3 ;!; Burrnakin-Koniushkov, Kstovo 1997. b212) 11...tDd7!? 12 tDxd7 (12 i.e2 tDxeS 13 i.xeS bS 14 ..wdl tDc4) 12...i.xd7 13 i.d3! h6 (13...cS?! 14 'iWc2 ±) 14 'i'c2 (14 0-0 cS ) 14...ltJc4! =

=

b22) II i.e2 b5 12 'it'dl tDc4 13 �cl as 14 tDeS fic8 IS 0-0 a4 16 tDxc4 dxc4 17 i.g5 'it'c7 18 .:I.el .:I.ae8 19 i.f3 .td3 20 e4 tDd7 Valsser-San Segundo, Athens 1997. 8...tDb4 9 i.bS+ 91Ic1 0-0 10 a3 (10 tDf3 transposes to note 'a21' to Black's 6th move; 10 'jtxc7 "ir'xc7 11 i.xc7 .:I.ac8, Raste­ nis-Ubilava, USSR 1983, 12 i.e5 tDe4 gives Black compensation) 1O...tDc2+ 111hc2 i.xc2 12 i.xc7 ..wc8 13 i.a6 'it'xb7 14 i.xb7 lIab8 15 i.xb8 l1xb8 16 i.a6 l:r.xb2 17 ttJge2 .l:[b6 18 i.c8 i.xa3 19 0-0 i.b2 Ehlvest-Yusupov, Linares 1991. 9...c:�f8 (D) =

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THE ALATORTSEV VARIATION 10 'iitd2 Or 10 l1dl: a) 1O...a6 11 i.a4 tDd3+ 12 1:i.xd3! i.x d3 13 i.xc7 'iVc8 14 'it'xc8+! (14 'ifb6 a5 IS .teS tDe4 Granda-San Segundo, Pamplona 1995/6) 14...l1xc8 IS i.a5 ± intending f3, �d2 and tDge2. b) 1O...tDe4 11 i.a4! tDxc3 12 bxc3 tDd3+ 131hd3 .txd3 14 J.xc7 i.a6! 15 'ifxa6 'iWxc7 16 tDe2 ± Chernin­ Detreeuw, Antwerp 1993. c) 1O....id6! 11 i.xd6+ cxd6 intending ...l:r.b8-a8. 10...ttJe4+ ! The best move. Black is worse after 1O...a6 11 i.a4 ttJd3 (ll...cS 12 i.c7 'ifc8 13 "xc8+ .:I.xc8 14 i.b6 c4 IS i.a51:i.b8 16 i.xb4 i.xb4 17 f3 i.a5 18 �cl ± H.Olafsson-Thorsteins, Aku­ reyri 1988) 12 i.xc7 ..wc8 13 'it'xc8+ .:I.xc8 14 i.aS tDxf2 15 :'f1! tD6e4+ 16 tDxe4 tDxe4+ 17 'iite2 tDd6 18 tDf3 ± Salov-Timoshchenko, Irkutsk 1986. II tDxe4i.xe4 (D) co

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12 i.xc7 12 f3 l:!.b8 and now:

a) 13 ..wxa7 1:i.xbS 14 fxe4 (14 a4 ttJc6 -+) 14...dxe4 15 a4l:tc5 16 ttJe2 (16:'cl :'xcl 17 �xcl gS! 18 i.xc7 ttJd3+ 19'it>bl 'ilVd5 +) 16...gS! +. b) 13 ..wxc7 ..wxc7 14 i.xc7 :'xbS IS fxe4 dxe4 16 b3 (16 ttJe2 ttJdS 17 tDc3 tDxc7 18 tDxbS tDxb5 19 1:i.hc1 i.d8) 16...tDd5 17 i.g3 .tb4+ 18 �e2 tDc3+ 19 'it>fl 1:i.fS+ 20 i.f2 tDdS 21 �e2 tDc3+ (analysis). 12 ..:�c8 13 '*lr'xc8 + :'xc8 14 f3 :'xc7 IS fxe4 dxe4 16 a3 tDdS 17 tDh3 gS!? 18 i.a4 Or: 18lihfl?! �g7 19 i.a4 (19:'f5 1:i.c2+! +) 19.. J:tb8 20 lIabl �g6 21 g4 h5 22 gxhS+ 'it'xhS 23 i.d 1 + �h4 24 tDf2 fS with compensation, Riazan­ tsev-Koniushkov, Moscow 1998; 18 lIhc1?! .l:[b7 19 lIc8+ 'iitg7 20 :'xh8 'iitxh8 21 i.c6 lhb2+ 22 'it'cl Ihg2 23 i.xd5 lhh2 24 tDgI lIg2 +. 18... g4! 19 tDf2 19 tDf4 tDxf4 20 exf4:'c4 19...f5 20 i.b3 20:'ac1 .id6! 21 i.b3 tDb6 221hc7 i.xc7 23 ];tcl i.d6 24 .te6 �e7 =. 20...ttJxe3! 21 'iitxe3 :'b7 22 i.e6! 22 i.c2 i.g5+ 23 �e2 ];txb2 24 'iitd l e3 +. 22...i.gS+ 23 'it'e2 'iite7 24 i.xfS ];txb2 + 25 'iite l :'f8 26tDxe4.l:[xf5 112-112 Thorsteins-I.Zaitsev, Protvino 1988. =

=.

Conclusion: The line 4 cxdS exdS 5 .tf4 leads to a very sharp situation. In the end, it is a matter of taste whether to play S...c6 or S...ttJf6, but in my opinion, Black enjoys richer possibilities after S ...tDf6 6 e3 i.fS.

THE EINGORN VARIATION

2 The Eingorn Variation

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e63 tDc3 iLe7 4 tDf3 tDf6 Here White has at his disposal the following continuations: S 'tic2 (Ein­ gorn Variation), S .ltf4 and S .ltgS. The two bishop moves are covered in later chapters; our subject here is the queen move. 5 "ikc2 (D)

B

5...0 ·0 This seems to be the most accurate move. Or: a) S ...cS 6 dxcS and now: al) 6...tDc6 7 e3 .ltxcs 8 a3 as 9 b3 0-0 10 .ltb2 "ike7 l1lLla4 ! J..a7 12 iLd3 dxc4 13 bxc4 ! ;l; Miles-Odendahl, Philadelphia 1989. a2) 6...d4 7 tDbS (7 lLla4?! tDc6 8 a3 eS 9 e4 tDxe4 10 'iVxe4 'iVaS+ 11 J..d2 "ikxa4 12 tDxeS tDxeS 13 'iVxeS 0-0 14 .i.d3 .i.f6 IS 'iVhS ! 1/2-1/2 Miles­ Greenfeld, Biel 1986 ; Black has com­ pensation) and then: a21) 7....i.xcS 8 J..f4 eS (8...0-0?! 9 O -O -O ! ± Eingorn-Vaganian, USSR

Ch (Moscow) 1988; 8 ... tDa6 9 a3 tDg4 10 'ir'd2 0-0 11 b4 iLb6 12 .i.d6 ± Miles-Noble, Auckland 1992; 8...'iVaS+ 9 i.d2 'ir'b6 10 b4 i.e7 11 a3 { I I tDfxd4 ;l;} ll...eS ! Eingorn-Beliav­ sky, USSR Ch (Minsk) 1987) 9 .i.xeS i.b4+ 10 tDd2 tDc6 11 .i.xd4! tDxd4 12 tDxd4 0 -0 (12...'iVxd4 13 'iVa4+ ±) 13 e3 ± Galliamova-Geller, V ienna (Ladies vs V eterans) 1993. a22) 7...eS 8 tDxeS a6 9 tDa3 .i.xcs 10 tDd3 iLxa3 II bxa3 0-0 12 g3 ne8 13 .i.g2 .i.g4 14 0-0 .i.xe2 IS l:.el .txd3 16 nxe8+ 'iVxe8 17 'ir'xd3 and now Black should play 17...ttJc6 18 .tf4 l:1d8 19 cS !? ;l; rather than 17...'ir'e1+ 18 'Wfl 'Wc3 19 nbl tDc6 20 nb3 ;l;/± Dreev-Vaganian, Budapest 1996. a3) 6...tDa6 7 g3 (7 .tgS !? 'ir'aS 8 e3 tDxcs 9 tDd2 dxc4 10 tDxc4 tDd3+ 11 iLxd3 'WxgS 12 0-0 0-0 13 tDe4 ;l; Eingorn -Smyslov, Sochi 1986) 7...0-0 8 iLg2 dxc4 (8...tDxcS 9 0-0 dxc4 10 tDeS ;l;) 9 0-0 'ilVaS 10 tDe4 tDxcs I I tDxf6+ .i.xf6 1 2 tDgS iLxg5 1 3 .i.xg5 tDa4 14 .i.d2 'i'b5 (14...'iVa6 !? ;l;) 15 nfc l ! �xb2? (15 ...nd8 !?;l;) 16 'Wxb2 tDxb2 17 a4 ! i.d7 18 a5 with a clear advantage for White, Kramnik-Short, Novgorod 1996. b) 5 ...dxc4 and here: bl) 6 e3 !? a6 7 a4 tDbd7 (7...c5 8 dxc5 J..xc5 9 i.xc4 'Wc7 10 tDe4 tDxe4 11 �xe4 tDd7 12 .i.d2 ! tDf6 13 'Wh4 .i.d7 14 :tel ! ;!;; Miles-Vaganian, Wijk aan Zee 1989) 8 .i.xc4 c5 9 dxc5 .i.xc5 10 0-0 b6 11 tDe4! .i.b7 12lLlxc5 00

tDxc5 13 b4 tDcd7 14 .i.b2 ;!;; Miles­ Ubilava, Rome 1990. b2) 6 e4 tDc6 7 eS tDb4 (7...tDdS?! 8 .i.xc4 tDb6 9 .tb5 iLd7 10 a3 ! ;!;;) 8 'iibl tDfdS (8...tDd7 9 i.xc4 c5 10 dxcS "ikc7 11 .i.f4 {11 a3?! 'i'xc5 12 Itkis-Kruppa, Nikolaev .i.b3 tDc6 1995 } 1l...'i'xcS 12 iLe2 tDc6 13 0-0 tDdxeS 14 tDxeS tDxeS 15 lLlbS +-) 9 .i.xc4 and then: b21) 9...tDxc3 10 bxc3 tDdS 11 .i.d2 cS 12 0-0 cxd4 13 cxd4 0-0 14 'iWe4 ;!;; Lazarev-Korneev, Werfen 1993. b22) 9...tDb6 10 .te2 iLd7 11 0-0 .i.c6 12 a3 tD4d5 13 tDe4 ! a6 14 lIel ! h6 15 .i.d2 'Wd7 16 'iVc2 i.b5?! (Black should try 16...g5 !? intending ...0-0-0 and ..J:tdg8) 17 iLd1.i.c6 18 nel nd8 19 'ti'bl Wf8 20 h4! ± Ehlvest-Yusu­ pov, Vienna 1996. b23) 9...c5 10 dxc5 'i'a5 11 0-0 'iWxcs 12 tDxd5 tDxd5 13 'i'e4 .i.d7 14 "g4 ! (14 .i.d2?! .tbS 15 b3 0-0 16 :tfc1 l:.fc8 ! = Kramnik-Ki.Georgiev, Erevan OL 1996) 14...Wf8 15 .i.d2 h5 16 'ii'e4 .i.c6 17 'iVe2 ;!;; Ki.Georgiev. We now return to 5 ...0-0 (D): 00

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an Exchange V ariation by 6... exdS ; then 7 .i.g5 c6 8 e3 tDbd7 9 .i.d3 trans­ poses to Line B32 of Chapter 10) 7 i.d2 (7 e4 tDxc3 8 bxc3 c5 =; 7 g3 lLlc6 ! 8 iLg2 {8 a3 ! ?} 8...tDdb4 9 'i'b3 tDxd4 10 tDxd4 'ir'xd4 11 .te3 'i'cs 12 l:1d1 c6 13 .i.f4 "ika5 14 iLd2 'ilVa6 15 0-O e5 +1+ Korchnoi-Beliavsky, Frank­ furt rpd 1998) and now: a) 7...b6 !? deserves attention: 8 g3 (8 e4 ! ?) 8...iLb7 9 iLg2 tDd7 10 tDxd5 iLxd5 11 e4 i.b7 12 0-0 cS 13 i.c3 cxd4 14 tDxd4 a6 15 nfdl 'i'c7 16 "ike2 nad8 17 nac1 'ilVb8 = Oil-Liang Jinrong, Beijing 1997. b) 7...tDd7 8 g3 (or 8 e4 tDb4!? {8...tDxc3 9 iLxc3 ;l;} 9 'iib3 cS ) 8...tDb4!? and then: bl) 9 'i'bl cS 10 iLg2 (10 dxc5 tDxc5 ) 1O ...cxd4 11 tDxd4 tDeS 12 tDb3 tDc4 13 .tc1 'ir'b6 14 0-0 .i.d7 15 tDd2 tDxd2 16 .i.xd2 .i.c6 17 .i.e3 'iVc7 18 .i.xc6 1/2-1/2 Razuvaev-Timoshch­ enko, Irkutsk 1986. b2) 9 'i'dl c5 10 dxc5 tDxc5 11 .i.g2 as (1 l ....td7 can be met by 12 tDe5 ;!;; or 12 a3 tDd5 13 tDxd5 ;!;;) 12 0-0 'iVb6 (12....i.f6 13 .i.e3 ;l;) 13 .i.e3 Itd8 14 'iVbl ! ?(14 'Wel?! .td7 IS tDe4 l:.ac8) 14...iLd7 15 tDe4 (15 tDg5 !?;l;) 15 ...h6 16 nel llac8 17 tDfd2 (17 tDe5 iLb5 ! ? 18 a3 tDd5 19 b4? tDxe3 20 bxc5 iLxc5 21 tDxc5 l:.xc5 22 nxc5 'i'xc5 +) 17...1Wb5 ! 18 tDc3 'iVa6 ! Eingorn-Yusupov, USSR Ch (Mos­ cow) 1988. 6...dxc4 Other continuations also deserve attention: a) 6 ...lLlbd7 7 Itd 1 dxc4 8 e4 tDb6 9 h4 tDfd7 (9....i.d7 10 tDe5 ;!;;) 10 .lte2 ne8 11 iLe3 c6 12 e5 lLlf8 13 tDe4 i.d7 14 0-0 fS 7! (l4...h6 ;l;) 15 exf6 00

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6i.g5 White can also play 6 cxd5 lLlxdS (Black can, if he wishes, transpose to

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THE EINGORN VARIATION

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BlACK

gxf6 16 .ih6 ttJg6 17 ttJcS WIIc7 18 �xc4 lbxc4 19 WIIxc4 �f8 20 .ixf8 ttJxf8 21 l:tfel ± Kramnik-Beliavsky, Dortmund 1995. b) 6...lba6!? and now: bl) 7 e3 cS 8 dxcS (8 cxd5 cxd4 9 lbxd4 lbb4 10 WIId2 lbfxd5 11 �xe7 'JjJjxe7 = Norri-Wong Meng Kong, Ma­ nila OL 1992) 8...lbxc5 9 0-0-0 lbfe4 10 ttJxe4 ttJxe4 11 �xe7 'fIxe7 12 �d3lbf6 13 cxd5 exd5 14 Wb 1 �g4 Rausis-Siegel, 2nd BundesJiga 1996n. b2) 7 a3 c5 8 dxc5 lbxc5 9l:td1 b6 10 cxdS lbxdS! (1O...exd5 11 e3 �b7 12.ie2 1:tc8 13 WIIbl lbe6 14 �h4 ;!; Dolmatov-Podgaets, Kharkov 1985) 11.ixe7 �xe7 12 lbxd5 exdS 13 e3 �f6 14lbd4 �gS Islbf3 =. c) 6...c5 7 dxcS dxc4 (7...Wlla5 8 cxd5 exdS 9 e3 h6 10 .i.h4 �xcS 11 �e2 lbc6 12 0-0 d4 13 exd4lbxd4 14 lbxd4 'iVxd4 15 .ig3 ;!; Borisenko­ Bondarevsky, Moscow 1950) 8 e4 and then: cl) 8...h6 !? 9 i.f4 �xcS 10 �xc4 lbc6 11 0-0lbhS 121bdl 'ii'f6 13 i.el lbf4 14 eS lbxe5 IS lbxeS 'ii'xe5 16 1:tfe1 'iib8 17 1We4 lbg6 18 1:td3 bS 19 i.xb5 �b7 20 �e2 lbf4 21 i.xf4 �xf4 22 1:td7 112-112 Welin-Hartman, Stockholm 1987. c2) 8...'iVaS 9 e5lbdS 10 i.xc4 (10 i.xe7 lbxe7 11 �xc4 WIIxcs 12.id3 lbg6 13.ixg6 hxg6 is equal - Pach­ man) 1O...lbxc3 (lO....txcS 11 �xdS exd5 12 0-0.ie6 13 a3 WIIc 7 14 .:tfdl �b6 IS �d2 ± Popov-Chekhlov, St Petersburg 1998) 11 O-O! 'ii'xcs 12 WIIxc3 b6 (12...lbc6 13 �xe7 �xe7 can be met by 14 a3 ;!; Kasparov-Karpov, Seville Wch (20) 1987 or 14 WIle3 !? in­ tending 'iVe4 and �d3) 13 .:tfdI!? (13 1:tacl .ib7 = Dorfman) 13...�b7 14 00

�xe7 'fII xe7 15 l:td6lbd7 16l:tad l and White is slightly better. d) 6...h6 7 �xf6 �xf6 and now: dl) 8 e4 dxe4 9 'iWxe4 c5 10 0-0-0 lbc6 11 d5 lbd4 12 �d3 g6 = Atalik­ Stern, Budapest 1991. d2) 8 0-0-0 lbc6!? 9 e4 dxe4 10 WIIxe4 g6 11 lbeS �g7 12 f4 �d7 13 g3 lbxe5 14 dxeS 'iWe8 Janjgava­ Lputian, New York 1990. d3) 8 l:tdl c5 (8...g6 9 e3 c6 10 i.d3 dxe4 11 �xc4 lbd7 12 h4 �g7 13 a3 'fIIe7 14.ia2!;!; Kramnik-Short, Dortmund 1995) 9 dxc5 WIIa5 10 cxd5 (10 e3 dxe4 11 �xc4 'iVxc5 12 lbe4 WII b4+ 13 .:td2 �xb2 14 0-0 .i.a3 IS lbd6 WIIa5 16 l:tfdl �b4 is unclear, Romanishin-Stojanovic, Ubeda 1997) 10...exd5 11 'iWd2 �xc3 12 WIIxc3 �xe3+ 13 bxc3 and here: d31) 13 ...�e6 14 lbd4 l:tc8 15 e4 dxe4 16 lbxe6 fxe6 17 �c4 Wf7 18 l:td4 .:txc5 !? (18...lba6 19 i.xa6 {19 l:td7+!?} 19...bxa6 20 ..t;>d2 ':ab8 21 .:tc1 .:txeS 22 ':xe4 ;!; Romanishin­ Beliavsky, Leningrad 1977) 19 l:txe4 1:tc6 20 f4 �f6 21 0-0lbd7 22 g4lbc5 112-112 Li Wenliang-Liang Jinrong, Beijing 1996. d32) 13...lba6 14 e3lbxc5 15 .l:txd5 b6 16 .:td4 �b7 17 �c4 .l:tac8 18 0-0 (18 ttJe5 �xg2 19 .:tgl �h3 20 lbg6 l:tfe8 21lbf4 �e6 = San Segundo-Van der Sterren, Linares Z 1995) 18...lbe4 19lbe5 ! .:tc7 20 .:tel bS 21 �b3 ttJxe3 22 �fl ;!; Van der Sterren. We now return to 6...dxe4 (D): 7 e4 Also possible is the modest 7 e3 c5 8 dxc5 (8 �xc4 cxd4 9 lbxd4.id7 10 0-0 lbc6 11l:tfdllbxd4 12l:txd4 'fIc7 =) 8...'fIa5 9 �xc4 'lIr'xc5 10 �d3 h6 11 �h4 ( I I �xf6 .i.xf6 12 lbe4?!

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9 lbb4 10 'iVxc4 10 WIIbl c6 11lba3lbd3+ 12 i.xd3 cxd3 and now: a) 13 WIIxd3 'ii'aS+ 14 .i.d2 'iia6 IS 'iWxa6 i.xa6 16 e5 i.xa3 17 bxa3lbdS = b) 13 i.xf6'iiaS+ 14lbd2 �xf6 1S 'iVxd3 (1S e5 �e7 16lbac4 'iWdS with compensation; 15lbac4 'i!kgS) IS...i.a6 with compensation - analysis. 10 lbxe4 11 i.xe7 "xe7 12 a3 c6!? 12...lbdS 13 i.d3 lbd6 14 'iWc2 lbxbS IS i.xbS .:tb8?! 16 i.d3;!;lbf4? (better is 16... h6;!;) 17 �xh7+ ..t;>h8 18 g3 g6 19 gxf4 cjr>xh7 20 r!gl eS?! 21 dxe5 �fS 22 'iWc3 f6 23 lbh4 and White wins, Khenkin-G.Georgadze, San Marino 1998. 13 axb4 Or: a) 13 lbc3? lbc2+ 14 ..t;>e2 a5 IS 'it'xc6 i.a6+ 16lbbSlbxa3! and Black wins. b) 13 'it'xb4 'ikxb4+ 14 axb4 cxbS IS i.xb5 l:tb8 16 i.c6lbd6 17 d5 .l:td8 = 13... cxb5 14 'ii'xb5 �d7 Black has compensation (analysis). ...

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.b4+ +) 11...b6!? (1l...lbc6 12 a3 �d7 13 0-0 lbeS 14 lbxeS 'ii'xeS IS i.g3 'ii'a5 16 b4 ;!; 1/2-112 Dautov-Gol­ din, Baden-Baden 1990) 12 lbe4 (12 a3 i.b7 13 b4 'iVc8 =; 12 'ii'e2!? �b7 13 0-0'iib 5! 14 e4lbbd7=) 12...lbxe4 13 �xe7 'ikxe7 14 �xe4 i.b7 15 l:tel i.xe4 16 'fIxe4lba6 = analysis. 7 ..tDC6 8 l:td1 b5! Black has a development advantage and begins tactical play. Worse seems 8 ...lbb4 9 'it'bl (9 'ikd2!? b5 10 a3 lbd3+ 11 i.xd3 cxd3 12 'it'xd3l:tb8 13 b4 ;!; Savchenko-A.Shneider, Enaki­ evo 1997) 9...lbd3+ 10 i.xd3 cxd3 11 'ii'xd3 b6 12 e5lbdS 13lbxd5 exdS 14 i.xe7 'it'xe7 IS .:tel!? (15 0-0 i.g4 16 ':'c1 i.xf3 17 'iV xf3 cS 18 dxcS 'iWxeS ;t; Torre-Kurajica, Novi Sad 1984) 15 ...�g4 16 lbd2 intending 0-0 and f4-fS ±. 9lbxb5 9 i.xf6 is interesting: 9...lbb4 10 'ii' bl i.xf6 11 a3lbc6 12lbxbS (12 e5 i.e7 13 lbxbS lbaS 14 lbc3 i.b7 IS J..e2 cS =) 12 ...a6 13 lbc3 i.xd4 analysis. .

Conclusion: The Eingorn Varia­ tion is one of the most interesting and unexplored lines of the Queen's Gam­ bit. It leads to very tense and interest­ ing positions, while there is a great deal of scope for original analysis and new ideas. Thus we can expect this system to be developed extensively in the future.

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3 5 �f4 1 d4d5 2 c4e63 4Jc3 i.e7 44Jf3 4Jf6 5 i.f4(D)

Donner-Benko, Wijk aan Zee 1972) 12 ...bS and then: c21) 13 4JeS 4JxeS 14 .txeS i.b7 15 i.xf6 gxf6 16 i.e4 ':'ab8! (and not 16...i.xe4?! 17 4Jxe4 i.e7 18 .l:rd7 t) 17 i.xb7 (17 l:rd7 i.c8 18 lld2 fS) 17...l:txb7 18 4Je4 i.e7 19 g4 l:tc8 analysis. c22) 13 4Je4! i.b7 144JxcS4JxcS 15 i.e24Ja4 16 i.eS! (16l:tb1?! i.e4; 16 ':'d24Je4 17 ':'d7 {17l:tc2l::tfc8 18 l:tfcl 4Jxb2} 17...i.dS 18 b34Jac3 +) 16...4Je4 (intending ...f6 and ...e5; 16...l:tfc8!? is best answered by 17 i.d3!? t rather than 174Jd24Jd7) 17 4Jd2 1'6 18 4Jxe4 i.xe4 19 i.d4! (19 b3 fxeS 20 bxa4 i.d5 21 axbS axbS 22 i.xb5 ':'xa2 ; 19 i.d64Jxb2 20 i.xf8 4Jxdl 21 i.b4 4Jb2 +) 19...eS 20 b3 exd4 21 bxa4 (21l:txd44Jc3) 2l...dxe3 (2l...bxa4? 22 l:txd4 +-) 22 axbS exf2+ 23l:txf2 axbS 24 .txbS t (anal­ ysis). c3) 114JeS! (White tries to disrupt the development of Black's queenside) 11...4Jbd7 12 i.e2 (another idea is 12 i.d3!?) 12 ...4JxeS (12 ....tb4!?) 13 i.xeS bS 14 i.f3 l:ta7 IS We2 (1S i.xf6 gxf6 164Je4 i.e7 17 g4 i.b7 18 �e2 i.dS 19 b3 l:tc8 Nimzowitsch­ Stahlberg, Gothenburg 1934) and then: c31) lS....tb7!? 16 i.xb7 (l6 i.xf6 gxf6 17 .txb7 Itxb7 18 4Je4 i.e7 19 g4 l:tc8 =) 16....:.xb7 17 i.d6! i.xd6 181hd6 t. c32) lS....td7 16 llcl b4 17 4JdS! i.bS+ 18 �d2 4Jd7 19 i.d4 .txd4 20 4Je7+ �h8 21 exd4 4Jb6 22 4Jc6 ':'d7 23 b3! with a slight advantage for White, Ma1aniuk-Arlandi, Forli 1992. We now return to 9...a6 (D): 10 'iVe2 b5 11 i.d3 i.b7 12 0-0 4Jbd7 13l:rfdl =

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This is one of the most complex, topical and popular lines for White. 5... 0-0 6 e3 c5 7 dxcS i.xc5 This is the basic starting position of this variation. White has several con­ tinuations at his disposal: 24 A: 8 i.e2 B: 8 cxd5 26 28 c: 8 a3 31 D: 8 'i'c2 A} 8 i.e2 dxc49 i.xc4(D) 9...a6 An interesting ending arises after 9 .. .'iWxd1+ 10 l:txdl: a) 1O...i.b4!? and then: all 11 4Jd4?! a6 12 f3 4Jbd7 13 4Jc2 i.xc3+ 14 bxc3 bS IS i.b3 i.b7 16 i.d6 .l::tfc8 17 l:td3 as! is slightly better for Black, Spraggett-Ubilava, Spain 1997.

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a2) Better is 11 O-O!? i.xc3 12 bxc3 i.d7 (l2 ...b6 13 i.d6 .l:re8 14 4JeS i.b7 IS i.bS ±) 13 4JeS i.a4 with an unclear position. b) 1O...4Jc6!? 11 0-0 b6 ( ll...i.d7 12 4JbS! t) 12 e4 (12 4JgS!? i.b7 13 4Jge4 i.e7 14 4Jd6 i.xd6 IS i.xd6 .l:rfc8 16 i.e2 4JaS! 17 i.eS 4JdS! Tregubov-Goldin, St Petersburg 1998) 12...i.b7 13 eS4JaS! 14 exf64Jxc4 IS Ibragimov­ b3 i.b4 16 4JbS 4Ja3 Lputian, Vienna 1996. c) 1O...a6 (Black prepares to fian­ chetto his light-squared bishop) and now: cl) 11 0-0 bS I2 i.b3 i.b7 134JeS 4Jc6 14 4Jd7 4Jxd7 IS l:xd7 4JaS 16 .tc2 i.c6 17 .l:rdd1 4Jc4 18 b3 4Ja3 19 i.e4 l:tfc8 = Granda-Benko, Aruba 1992. c2) 11 i.d3!? 4Jbd7 (l1...bS 12 4Je4!) 12 0-0 (12l:tcl b6 134Je4 i.b7 14 4JxcS 4JxcS IS �e2 l:tfc8 16 0-0 4JdS 17 �g3 4Ja4 18 i.eS f6 19 b3 4Jac3 20 i.xc3 4Jxc3 21 �c4l:txc4 = =

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A drawback of 13 e4?! is the weak­ ening of the square f4, and Black can exploit this immediately: 13...4JhS! 14 i.gS (14 i.d2 'fiIc7 IS g3l:tad8 16 .te3 i.xe3 17 'iWxe3 'iicS! + Smyslov-Kas­ parov, Vilnius Ct (4) 1984) 14...'i'b8! (14...i.e7!?) ISl:tadl h6 16 .tel 4Jf4 17 i.xf4 'iWxf4 18 i.xbS axbS 19 l:txd7 i.c6 20 l:tdd1 b4 21 'i'c4 l:taS! 22 4Jd4 i.b7 + Hertneck-Short, Gar­ misch rpd 1994. 13 l:tael i.e7 (13...'iie7!? 14 i.gS l:tfc8, intending ...'i'e8, with an un­ clear position) 14 llfdl 'iWb6 IS a3 4JcS 16 i.c2 l:tfd8 17 lbeS 1/2-1/2 Gulko-Pigusov, Biel IZ 1993. 13...'i'b6 13...h6!? deserves serious attention: 14 i.g3 (14 e4 lbhS IS i.e3 'iWc7) 14...i.b4 1SlbeS ( IS a4!?) IS...'i'e7 16 lbxd74Jxd7 17 a3 .txc3 18 i.d6 'i'h4 19 i.xf8 (19 bxc3 1/2-1/2 M.Gurevich­ Yusupov, Munich 1992) 19...i.eS 20 f4l:txf8 21 fxeS4:JxeS with compensa­ tion. 14i.g3 If 14 .:tael, then 14...l:tac8 IS 4JgS llfd8 16lbge4 i.e7 17 i.d6 'iti>f8! 18 i.xe7+ �xe7 19 lbxf6 lbxf6 20 b4 l:tc7 21 'iWb2 1:tcd7 = Kiriakov-Ruste­ mov, Elista 1997.

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14 a4!? seems interesting: 14...b4 15 liJbl l:lfe8 (15 ...'ii'c6!? intending ...e5-e4) 16 i.g3 e5 17 i.c4 h6 18 as 'i!la7 19 liJbd2 e4 (19...i.c6!? intend­ ing ...it'b7 ) 20 liJel i.f8 21 liJb3 liJe5 22 i.xe5 :'xe5 23 J:td4 (23 liJc2 is best met by 23...rlae8 rather than 23... it'b8? 24 rld4 ± Cifuentes-Van der Steffen, Dutch Ch (Eindhoven) 1992) 23...l:.ae8 24liJc2 i.c8 25 �d2 'i'b8 26 J:ta4 l:th5 27 g3 i.g4 28liJxb4 i.f3 29 i.fl 'i!le5 30 i.g2? i.xg2 31 �xg2 'i'f5 32 h4 (Chekhov-Gorelov, Moscow 1995) and now 32...it'b5 fol­ lowed by 33...:'b8 wins material. 14...i.h4!? A very interesting idea, rather than 14...i.e7 15 a4 b4 16 as 'i'd8 (16...it'c6? 17 liJa4 rlfc8 18 e4! ± Zsu.Polgar­ Geller, Aruba (Ladies vs Veterans) 1992; 16...'i'c5 17liJbl 'ii' h5 l8liJbd2 liJc5 19 i.c4 l:lfc8 20 liJd4 'i!Ig6 21 f3 � M.Gurevich-Geller, Helsinki 1992) 17 liJbllbh5 18lbbd2lbxg3 19 hxg3 lbcs 20 lbc4 it'e8! = Tregubov (not 20...lbxd3?! 21lbb6! ± Tregubov-Van der Sterren, Wijk aan Zee 1995). 15 l:1ac1 Or: 15 lbeS l:lfd8; 15 a4 i.xc3 16 bxc3lbc5; 15 e4 i.xc3 16 bxc3lbh5! 17 e5 (17 a4lbxg3 18 hxg3 liJc5 19 axbS axbS =) 17 ...lbxg3 18 hxg3l:1fd8 = 19 i.xh7+? �xh7 20 lbgs+ �g8 (20...'it>g6 -+) 21 'i!lhslbxe5 22 'iVh7+ 'it>f8 23 'i!lh8+ �e7 24 'i'xg7 'i!lc6 -+. IS ...l:lac8 16 lbeS l:Hd8 The position is equal (analysis).

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IS a) 13 h3 i.d6 14 i.xd6 'i'xd6 a3 d4 b) 13 liJeSliJxe5 14 i.xe5 'i'g5 15 i.g3 i.g4+ 16 'it>fl l:I.ae8 (16...'�e7!? 'i'f4 17 h3 i.e6 ) 17 it'a4 i.c5 18 ric­ Dju 'iWxf4 (18.. .'it'h5 19 h3, 7 i.d ... 19 5, 198 Sad Abramovic, Novi d4 f4 i.x 19 20 i.h4?! f6!) ? c) 13 l:.hdl i.g4 14
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B1) 10 i.d3 i.b4+ 11 'it>e2 White can also play 11 �f1 i.d6 (11...lbc6!? 12 h4 i.d6 13 i.xd6 'ir'xd6 14 h5 'i'f6 IS l:I.h4 'i'xb2 00 Adianto­ Mikhalevski, Bie1 1998) 12 i.g3lbe6 13 i.c2 i.e7 14 h4 i.f6 IS 'iWd2 d4 16 l:td 1 i.g4 17 h5 l:te8 00 112_112 Vaiser­ Speelman, Sochi 1982. 1l ...lbc6 1l...i.d6 12 i.xd6 'iWxd6 13 'ika4 lbc6 14 l:thdllbeS 15lbxe5 'fixe5 16 'i'h4 g6 17 l:td2 d4 18 e4 l:le8 19 'it>fl i.e6 20 f4 'ikaS 21 'ikf2 is slightly better for White, Smyslov-Beliavsky, Moscow 1981. 12 'iWc2 g6 12...h6!? is also fully possible: 13 :hdl (13 a3 i.d6 =; 13 h3 i.e6 14 l:.hdl l:te8 15 'i'a4 'i'f6 =) 13...'i'f6 14
.1xc6 19 i.xa4?? 'i'a6+ -+. 5 19... bxc6 20 i.eS i.xe5 21 liJxe 'iVcs 22 :reS 22liJd3 i.f5 . + 22 ...xb2 23 liJxc6'i;g7 24'iWd4 27 8 l:tab �el 26 'i'xd42S liJxd4i.d7 :'xc8 l:I.xc8 28 'iitd2 l:.b8 29 l:.c1 :'b2+ 30 ':'c2l:tbl = l.Sokolov-Van der Steffen, Rot­ terdam 1997. Black has counterplay due to the weakness of the a3-pawn. ..

82) 10 a3 lbc6 11 i.d3 i.b6 (D) 12 0-0 Or: 12 h3 d4 =; 12liJg5 h6 13 i.h7+ �h8 14 i.c2 d4! 15 'ii'h S dxe3 16 fxe3 'i'e8 17 liJe4 f5 18 'i'xe8 l/z-Ih Ani­ kaev-Geller, MoscOW 1982. 12...i.g4

12...d4!? also deserves attention: 13 e4 i.g4 14 h3 and now: a) 14...'i'f6 15 i.g3 (15 hxg4!? 'fixf4 16 g5 ;t) 15 ...i.xf3 16 '1Wxf3 'ir'xf3 17 gxf3 liJaS b) 14...i.hS 15 g4 i.g6 16l:.c1: bl) 16..J:te8 17l:t el
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14... l:.e8 15 l:.c1 IS l:ta2 yields no advantage due to lS...d4! 16 bS (16 e4 i.c7 17 i.xc7 'iixc7 18 g4 i.g6 19 �c1 'iid6 20 l:.el 4:Jd8 21 4:Jh4 4:Je6 = Tunik-Khari­ tonov, Gorki 1989) 16...4:JeS 17 i.xeS i.xf3 18 'iixf3 l:txeS 19 exd4 (19 e4 tc8 intending ...l:tc3) 19 ...'ir'xd4 20 'ir'xb7 td8! (20..J:tae8 21 'tiI'f3l:tel 22 g3 i) 21l:te2 (21 J:d2 'ir'c3 22l:te2 g6 23 l:txe5 'iWxeS 24 'fif3 l:td6 = Tunik­ Korneev, Smolensk 1991) 2l...:'xe2 22 i.xe2 'fif4! 23 'fif3 (liz-liz Volzhin­ Kharitonov, Poland 1998) 23...'iixf3 24 i.xf3:'d2 The sharp move IS g4?! is dubious: IS...i.g6 16 i.xg6 hxg6 17 b5 4:Ja5 18 'iWd3 4:Jc4 19 'iib3 'iWf6 20 l:.ad1 (Chiburdanidze-Geller, Aruba (Ladies vs Veterans) 1992) 20 ... tLlxe3! 21 i.xe3 (21 fxe3 'fixf4 -+) 2l...'iWxf3 22 'iWxd5 �xh3 +. 15... d4!? Other moves are suspect: 15...a6?! 16 lIc2! d4 17 e4 i.c7 18 i.xc7 'i'xc7 19 l:tcs i Lugovoi-Klimov, St Peters­ burg 1995; or IS...a5?! 16 g4! i.g6 17 i.xg6 hxg6 18 bS tLle7 (18...4:Ja7 19 'iid3 'fid7 20 :'fdl! i Lputian-Geller, New York 1990) 19 i.e5! 'it'd7 20 i.d4 i.xd4 21 tLlxd4 tLlc8! 22 'fic2 lIe7 23 'i'c5 and White has a slight advantage, Tunik-Kharitonov, Elista 1995. 16 g4 i.g6 17 i.xg6 hxg6 18 b5 4:Je7! 18...dxe3?! 19 bxc6 e2 20 'fixd8 exfl'iW+ 21 �xfl l:.axd8 22 cxb7 ± Lima-Milos, Sao Paulo 1993. 19 tLlxd4 19 exd4 tLld5 with compensation. 19...tLld5 20 4:Je2 g5 ! 21 i.g3 4:Jxe3! 2211i'xd8 lIaxd8 23l:tfel 4:Jd5 24�f1

with equality, Dreev-Geller, Hel­ sinki 1992. e)

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MoscoW 1998) 12 e4 (12 4:JgS i.e7 13 tLlge4 i.b7 14 tLld6 tLlaS! IS i.e2 i.xd6 16 i.xd6 .l:tfc8 17 f3 tLld5 18 tLlxdS .)txdS 19 b4 4:Jc4 I.Sokolov­ Lputian, Wijk aan Zee 1993) 12..J;td8 13 .:txd8+ tLlxd8 14 e5 4:Je8 IS 'iite2 .ib7 16 .:td1 h6! 17 i.e3 i.xe3 18 �xe3 �f8 19 g3 nc8 Dreev-Vagan­ ian, Tilburg 1993. ll.ig5 If 11 'fixd8, then l l...nxd8 12 i.c7 l%d7 13 .ieS tLlxeS!? (13...J:d8!?; 13... b6 14 4:Je4 i.e7 IS i.c3.ib7 16 Lobron­ .ie2 l%dd8 17 0-0 tLlaS Lutz, Nussloch 1996) 14 4:JxeS J:d8 15 0-0 tLlf6 16 lIfdl.id7 Topalov­ Gelfand, Vienna 1996. 1l... i.e712 'tWxd8 Or: 12 h4!? f6 13 i.f4 tLlxf4 14 exf4 'ikc7 IS g3 tLle5 16 .)te2 lId8 17 'fic2 tLlxf3+ 18 i.xf3 .l:tb8 19 0-0 b5 20 :ac1 .)tf8 21 nfe1 b4 22 axb4 lIxb4 23 lDa2 'iWxc2 24 lIxc2 lIb6 = Sakaev­ Beliavsky, Belgrade 1999; 12 i.xe7 'ikxe7 13 0-0 lId8 14 'fie2 i.d7 15 e4 ( IS l%fdl .ie8 ) 15...tLlf4 16 'fie3 lDg617 eSlbh4! P.Nikolic-Ki.Geor­ giev, Dubai OL 1986. 12... lIxd8 13 i.xe7tLlxe714We2 14 0-0.id7 15 .l:tfdl.ic6 16 4:JeS liJf6 14 .id715 tZJe5 i.e8 16.l:thdl tbf6 17 e4 4:Jc6 18 tLlxc6i.xc619 f3 �f8 M.Gurevich-Marciano, Belfort 1997. =

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el) 9 i.e2 dxc4 10 i.xc4 If 10 'i'c2, then 1O...b5!? 11 4:Jxb5 (11 0-0 a6 12 l:ad I 'i'b6 13 tLlg5 h6 14 4:Jge4 4:Jxe4 15 tLlxe4 e5 16 i.g3 i.e6 17 i.f3 112-1/2 Adorjan-Karlsson, Gj0vik 1983) 1l...'fia5+ 12 tLlc3 tLlb4 13 'l'cl tLlbdS 14 .)txc4 tLlxf4 15 exf4 i.xf2+ 16 �xf2 'i'c5+ 17 Wg3 'iixc4 18 4:JeS 'ii b3 + Gavrikov-Lutz, Bun­ desliga 1995/6. 10 ... 4:JhS 1O...'it'xd1+ is also fully sufficient for equality: II .l:hdl b6 (not ll...a6?! 12 i.d3! lId8 13 4:Ja4! i.a7 14 i.c7 .:td7 {14....:te8 15 tLlb6 i.xb6 16 .)txb6 e5 17 4:Jg5 ±} 15 .)tb6 liJd5 16 i.xa7 .l:txa7 17 i.c4 bS 18 .)txdS .:txdS 19 lhdS exd5 20 4:Jc3 i.e6 21 4:Jd4! tLlxd4 22 exd4 ± Sakaev-Kholmov,

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e2) 9 :'c1 a6! (D) 10 cxd5 Or: 10 i.e2 dxc4 =; 10 b4 .ie7 (l0....ia7!?; 10....id6!?) 11 cxdS exd5 12 .te2.ie6 13 0-0 4:JhS 14 i.e5 tLlxe5 15 tLlxeS tLlf6 16 'iWd4.id6 17 liJd3

lIc8 18 tLlf4:'c6 = Savchenko-Sturua, Berlin1998. 10... exd5 11.id3 Or: a) 11 b4 i.a7 12 .ie2 d4 13 exd4 tLlxd4 14 tLlxd4 'fixd4 15.ie3 'iix dl+ 16 4:Jxdl i.d7 17 .if3 as 18 i.xb7 .ixe3 19 4:Jxe3 l:tab8 = Kramnik­ Ivanchuk, New York 1994. b) 11 i.gS d4 12 tLlbS?! (12 exd4 tLlxd4 ) 12...dxe3! 13 'iixd8 exf2+ 14 We2 lIxd8 15 i.xf6 .l:te8+ 16 �d l (16 i.eS i.b6 17liJd6 i.g4 18 4:Jxe8 lIxe8 +) 16...gxf6 17 lIxc5 (17 4:Jc7 l:td8+ 18 �e2ltJd4+ 19 4:Jxd4.ixd4 20 tLlxa8 i.g4+ -+) 17... i.g4! 18 tLlc3 (18 4:Jc7 l:tad8+ 19 Wc2l:.el 20 4:Jd5.ifS+ 21 �d2 b6 22 tLlxe1 bxc5 23 tLlf31hdS+ -+) 18...tLld4 19 i.c4 tLlxf3 20 �c2 .ifS+! 21 'iitb3 4:Jd2+ 22 'it'a2 i.e6! 0-1 Dreev-Short, Linares 1995. 11...i.a7 Interesting is 11...i.g4!? 12 0-0 d4 13 4:Je2 i.a7 14 4:Jfxd4 i.xd4 15 exd4 1/2-1/2 Horvath-Lutz, Elista OL 1998. 12 0-0 d4 13 exd4 4:Jxd4 14 tLlxd4 'iixd415 i.e3 'iVh4 16i.xa7Iha717 'ir'a4'iVxa4 18 tLlxa4 i.e6! 18...b5?! 19 ltJcs 4:Jd7 20 ];tfdl is slightly better for White, Ivanchuk­ Kasparov, Frankfurt rpd 1998. =

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5 .t.J4

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BlACK

19 .lte2 .l:te8 20 l:tfel �f8 21 h3 bS 22 ttJcS .ltdS Ill-liz Ivanchuk-Kramnik, Linares 1999. C3) 9 b4(D)

B

10 h3 is inoffensive: 1O...dxc4 11 .ltxe4 "iixdl+ 12l:txdl a6 13 0-0 bS 14 16 i.g3? i.d3 ':d8 IS ttJe4 ttJdS (Granda-Ivanchuk, Amsterdam 1996) 16...fS! 17 ttJcS ttJdxb4! +. 1O...ttJxd5 Practice has also seen 10...exdS 11 J..e2 i.e6 12 ttJd4! (12 0-0 ttJe4 =): a) 12...ttJxd4 13 'iWxd4 ttJe4 14 0-0 J..f6 IS i.eS ttJxe3 16 fixc3 lleS 17 �d4;!;. b) 12..J:tcS 13 0-0 as (l3...ttJxb4 14 axb4l:txc3 IS ':xa7 fib6 16ttJbS;!; Zsu.Polgar-Geller, Vienna 1993) 14 ttJxc6! (14 ttJxe6 fxe6 IS bS ttJb8 16 'tWd2ttJbd7 ) 14...lhc6 (14...bxc6 IS J..a6 l:f.a8 16 i.b7 :a7 17 .ltxc6;!;) IS fid4 ;!; Topalov-Yusupov, Elista OL 1998. e) 12...aS!? 13 ttJxe6 fxe6 14 bS ttJb8 IS i.g4 ttJxg4 16 fixg4 ':f6 17 0-0 ttJd7 IS .:tfd l ttJb6 Golod-Lpu­ tian, Belgrade 1999. 11ttJxdS exd5 12 i.d3 i.f613l:tc1 a6 Or: a) 13...l:te8 14 0-0 i.g4 IS h3 i.xf3 16 "iWxf3 ttJeS 17 i.xeS .l:txeS 18 ':fdl =

=

A very interesting idea, which in re­ cent years has become increasingly popular amongst top-level players. 9 ...J..e 7 9...J..d6!? also deserves attention: 10 J..xd6 (10 J..gS dxc4 II .ltxc4 ttJeS 12 J..e2 ttJxf3+ 13 J..xf3 as is unclear) 1O...'iVxd6 II J..e2 ( I I cxdS exdS 12 J..e2 J..g4 13 0-0 {13ttJbS fie7 doesn't give White any advantage either} 13...l:tacS ) 1l...J::dS 12 0-0 dxc4!? (12...b6 13 cxdS ttJxdS 14ttJxdS "iixdS IS fixdSl:txdS 16l:tfd l J..d7 17 J::xdS exdS 18 l:tcl ;!; Mikhalchishin-Ubi­ lava, USSR 1981) 13 'i'xd6 (13 'fWc2 "fie7 14 .ltxc4 J..d7 ) 13...J::xd6 14 J..xc4 J::d8 IS l:tfdl J..d7 16 J..e2 (16 ttJbS as!) 16...�fS (16...J..e8?! 17 ttJbS ttJdS IS e4! {18 J::acl?! as 19 bxaS l:txaS Van Wely-Ivanehuk, Monaco 1999} 18...ttJf4 19 i.fl lhdl 20 J::xdl as 21 ttJc7;!;) 17l:tacl J..e8 10 cxdS =

=

=

=.

<Xl

23 e4 +-) 21 .ltxeS 'i'xeS 22 J..a2 fie7 23 .ltxdS (23 l:txdS l:tacS) 23...l:td7 24 e4;!; P.H.Nielsen-V an der Sterren, Bundesliga 1998/9. 140-0 ':e8 14...i.e6 IS J..bl fie7?! 16 e4 'i'dS 17 'iWd3! (17 eS .lte7 18 ttJd4 { IS fid3 g6 19 i.h6 l:te8 20 ttJd4? ttJxeS} 18...ttJxd4 19 fixd4 fid7 20 fid3 g6 =) 17... dxe4 IS fixe4 g6 19 l:tfdl ± Krasenkow-Van der Sterren, Gronin­ gen FIDE 1997. 15 i.bl g616i.a2 i.e617 �d3 d4 18 i.xe6 %he6 19 exd4 19 e4 "ilie7 20 ttJd2 i.eS (20...gS!? 21 i.g3 J::d8) 21 i.g3 (21 i.xeS ttJxeS 22 'iWxd4 l:tdS 23 'iWe3 J::d3 is equal) 21...i.xg3 22 hxg3 ttJeS 23 'it'b3? (23 "xd4! l:tdS 24 fie3 l:td3 ) 23...l:td8 24 ':cS d3 2Sl:tfcl ttJc6 + Beliavsky­ Short, Groningen FIDE 1997. 19...ttJxd4 20 ttJxd4 �xd4 21 'l'xd4i.xd422 l:f.c7 b5 The position is equal. =

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01) 9 J::dl "iia 5 10 a3 i.e7 11 ttJd2 At one time White experimented with 11 J::d2?!, but 11...ttJe4! quickly put players off White's position. 12 ttJxe4 dxe4 13 fixe4 J::dS and now: a) 14 fic2? eS IS i.g3 e4 16 'i'xe4 i.fS 17li'f4 l:f.xd2 18ttJxd2 .l:td8 19 e4 J..g4!! -+ Miles-Beliavsky, Wijk aan Zee 1984. b) 14 i.e2 .:txd2! (14... eS?! IS b4! "iixa3 16 J::xdS+ ttJxd8 17 0-0 �xb4 18 ttJxeS ;!; Meduna-Velikov, Trnava 1984) 15 ttJxd2 eS 16 i.g3 i.e6 17 fie2 J::d8 +. c) 14 cS ':xd2 IS ttJxd2 'it'xeS + (this is better than 15 ... eS 16 i.xeS ttJxe5 17 'iWxe5 i.e6 18 'fgc3 'fgxc3 19 bxc3 i.xcs 20 a4, with an unclear po­ sition). 11... e5 (D)

D) 8 'ii'c2 ttJc6(D)

+ =.

b) 13...J..g4!? 14 0-0 �e7 IS h3 (IS bS ttJeS ) IS...i.xf3 16 'iWxf3 ':fd8 17l:tfdl (17 l:tcS as! IS i.bS axb4 19 axb4ttJxM 20 ':c7 'i!t'e6 21 .:txb7ttJa2 Van Wely-Van der Sterren, Escaldes Z 1998) 17...g6 (17....ltb2? 18 %:tc2 i.xa3 19 bS ttJeS 20 i.xh7+ �xh7 21 'i!t'hS+ '1tg8 22 i.xeS ±) 18 i.bl (18 l:f.e2 as 19 bS {19 i.e7?! ':d7 20 i.xaS J::d 6!} 19...ttJeS 20 i.xeS i.xeS ) IS...i.b2 (IS...ttJeS 19 i.xeS i.xeS 20 .lta2 ;!; Krasenkow-Karpov, Polanica Zdroj 1998) 19 .l:tc2 .ltxa3 20 bSttJeS (20...ttJb4? 211:tc7 ':d7 221hd7 fixd7 =

=

=

Now: D1: 9 ':dl D2: 9 a3

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12 i.g5 Or: a) 12 .ltg3 d4 ( l 2... i.g4?! 13 f3 i.e6 14 ttJb3 'it'dS IS cxd5 .ltxdS, Toth-Barbero, Switzerland 1986, 16 ttJxdS! ttJxdS 17 �d2ttJf6 { 17..."ilib6? 18 'it'xdS +-} IS 'it'xdS 1:tfxd8 19 .l:txdS+ .l:txdS 20 i.bS ttJd5 21 �e2 ±) 13 ttJb3 fib6 and now:

32

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CA TALAN

a l ) 14 tiJbS ! ? a6 I S cS "iYd8 (better than I S . . . J.xcS? ! 1 6 'it'xcs "iYxcS 1 7 tiJxcs axbS 1 8 .ixbS ;t) 1 6 exd4 axbS 17 dxeS "iYe8 1 8 exf6 ( 1 8 ..txbS tiJhS 1 9 ..te2 tiJxg3 20 hxg3 h6 =+= Kaida­ nov-Klovans, Minsk 1 986) 18 ...i.xf6+ 1 9 J.e2 J.e6 20 ..td6 .ixb3 2 1 'iVxb3 tiJd4 22 'it'd3 tiJxe2 23 'iVxe2 'it'xe2+ 24 �xe2 lHe8+ a2) 14 exd4 J.fS ( 1 4 . . . tiJxd4 ! ? IS tiJxd4 exd4 16 tiJbS ..td7 1 7 tiJxd4 ..tcS ! ? 1 8 tiJf3 tiJg4 1 9 l:td2 l:tfe8+ 20 'it>d l ..txf2 2 1 ..txf2 tiJxf2+ 22 .l:!.xf2 J.a4 23 'iVxa4 'iVxf2 with the initiative, Marianeli-B6nsch, Hungary 1 989) I S J.d3 (not I S 'it'xfS "fjxb3 1 6 dxeS 'it'xb2 17 tiJbS .l:!.ad8 ! , when 18 exf6?? loses to 18 ... J.b4+ 19 axb4 .l:!.fe8+, while 18 ..td3 g6 is pleasant for Black) IS . . . .ixd3 16 l:txd3 tiJxd4 1 7 tiJxd4 exd4 1 8 tiJe2 l:tfd8 19 0-0 tiJe4 20 .l:!.fd l ..tf6 2 1 b4 as 22 cS 'ti'a6 23 ..tc7 .l:!.dc8 24 J.xaS tiJxcs 2S bxcS 'i'xaS 26 tiJxd4 'ti'xcS 112-112 Glek-Averkin, USSR 1 983. b) 12 tiJb3 'it'b6 13 J.gS and now: b l ) 13 . . . J.g4 ! ? 14 f3 and here: bl 1) 1 4 . . . dxc4 IS ..txc4 J.e6 1 6 tiJa4 ! ? ( 16 J.xe6 fxe6 1 7 tiJd2 tiJdS 1 8 tiJc4 'iVc7 1 9 tiJbS 'it'd7 20 ..txe7 Kamsky-Short, Wixe7 2 1 0-0 l:tad8 Tilburg 1 99 1 ) 1 6 . . . tiJb4 ( 1 6. . .'iVc7 ? 1 7 J.xe6 fxe6 1 8 J.xf6 .l:!.xf6 1 9 0-0 ± Gulko-Yusupov, Novi Sad OL 1 990) 17 'iVc3 ( 1 7 axb4? 'iVxb4+ 1 8 ttJd2 l:tfc8 is good for Black) 1 7 . . .'iVc6 ( 1 7 . . .tiJa2? 1 8 'iVxeS ! 'it'c6 1 9 .ixe6 ±) 1 8 ..txe6 Wixa4 1 9 J.xf6 J.xf6 20 .id7 ttJc6 gives Black chances of surviving. b12) 14 . . . J.e6 ! ? IS tiJa4 ( I S cS? ! 'iVd8 1 6 J.d3 d4 1 7 ..txf6 ..txf6 1 8 exd4 exd4 1 9 tiJe4 ..th4+ 20 g3 J.e7 2 1 0-0 'ii'dS 22 tiJbd2 tiJeS is very =.

=

good for Black, Yurtaev-Lputian, Tbi­ lisi 1 980) IS . . . 'iVc7 ! (not I S .. :ika6 ? ! 1 6 cxdS "iYxa4 1 7 dxe6 fxe6 1 8 'iVc4 ;t) 16 J.xf6 dxc4 ! 17 J.xc4 ..txc4 1 8 'iVxc4 J.xf6 1 9 tiJbcS ( 1 9 0-0 J.gS 20 e4 l:tac8 ) 1 9 . . .l:tfd8 20 l:txd8+ .l:.xd8 Piket­ 21 tiJe4 J.h4+ 22 g3 J.e7 Ivanchuk, Monaco Amber rpd 1 997. b2) 13 ... d4 1 4 ..txf6 .ixf6 IS tiJdS 'it'd8 1 6 J.d3 g6 17 exd4 tiJxd4 1 8 tiJxd4 exd4 1 9 tiJxf6+ ( 1 9 0-0 ..tg7 20 .l:!.del J.e6 2 1 tiJf4 ..td7 22 .ie4 .l:!.b8 23 tiJd3 Wic7 24 b3 .l:tfe8 2S 'iVd2 as ! 26 'it'f4 'iVxf4 27 tiJxf4 J.f8 28 a4 J.b4 29 .l:!.e2 cj;;g7 30 l:td l J.cS 1/2-1/2 Gel­ fand-Kramnik, Dos Hermanas 1 999) 19 . . . 'iVxf6 20 0-0 J.g4 ! (20. . .J.e6 ! ? 2 1 .l:!.fe l .l:!.ac8 2 2 b 3 .l:!.fd8 23 J.e4 l:lc7 Korchnoi-Karpov, B aguio City Wch (23) 1 978) 21 .l:!.d2 (2 1 f3 J.d7 22 l:tt2 .l:!.fe8 23 l:tfd2 .l:!.ad8 24 J.e4 J.c6 2S .ixc6 bxc6 26 cS l:te3 27 'it'c4 'iVeS 28 'iti'f2 d3 += Tukmakov-Balashov, Kislo­ vodsk 1 982) 2 l .. ..l:!.fe8 22 J.e4 .l:.e7 23 'it'd3 l:lae8 24 f3 J.fS 2S J.xfS gxfS 26 'i'xd4 'it'xd4+ 27 .l:!.xd4 l:!.e2 28 l:tf2 .l:te l + 29 l:!.fl .l:!. l e2 30 .l:!.dS l:lxb2 3 1 .l:!.xfS .l:tee2 3 2 .l:!.gS+ Wf8 33 .l:!.d 1 h 6 34 .l:!.g3 112- 112 Gorelov-Andrianov, USSR 1 984. 12...d4 13 tiJb3 (D) =

=

=

1 3...'it'd8

1 3 . . . 'i'b6 is possible, transposing to note 'b2' to White's 1 2th move.

1 4 J.e2

Or 14 exd4 tiJxd4 I S tiJxd4 exd4 1 6 llJbS ( 1 6 tOe2? ! Ite8 1 7 'iVd3 'iVc7 1 8 'ii'xd4 J.cS 1 9 'i'f4 ttJe4 20 .l:!.d5 ..txf2+ 2 1 cj;;d l 'iNxc4 -+ Kanko-PyhaJii, Fin­ nish Ch (Espoo) 1 984) and then: a) 1 6 . . .J.cS ? ! 17 b4 ! 'it'e7+ 18 J.e2 d3 1 9 'iVxd3 .ixf2+ 20 cj;;fl 'i'eS 2 1 J.xf6 'iVxf6 2 2 'it'f3 J.h4 2 3 g3 'it'xf3+ 24 J.xf3 J.f6 2S cS ;t C.Hansen-Thor­ steins, Kiljava j r Wch 1 984. b) 16 ... J.d7 ! ? 17 tiJxd4 "iYaS+ 1 8 'i'd2 'i'b6 1 9 J.e3 112-112 Ivanchuk­ Vaganian, Moscow 1 998. A possible continuation is 1 9 . . .J.a4 ! ? 20 b3 (20 ':c 1 tiJe4) 20 . . . .ixb3 2 1 .l:!.bl tOe4 22 ':xb3 tiJxd2 23 .l:!.xb6 tiJxfl 24 .l:!.xb7 tDxe3 2S fxe3 J.xa3 c) 1 6 . . .J.g4 17 l:lxd4 .l:!.e8 1 8 J.e3 W'b6 1 9 ..td3 .icS 20 0-0 00 Piket-Van der Sterren, Lyons Z 1 990. 14...a5 15 tiJa4 We have reached the main position of this variation. In addition to the text-move, White can also try: a) I S .ixf6 J. xf6 1 6 0-0 a4 1 7 tDcs WiaS 1 8 tiJ3xa4 ..te7 1 9 b4 'fIIa7 ( 1 9. . . �c7 ! ? with compensation) 20 J.f3 dxe3 2 1 fxe3 J.xcS 22 tiJxcS 'iVxa3 23 'i'd2 'it'xb4 24 'iVxb4 tiJxb4 2S tiJxb7 l:ta3 Korchnoi-Hubner, Merano Ct (6) 1 980/ 1 . b) IS exd4 a4 1 6 tiJxa4 (after 1 6 dxeS tiJd7 1 7 .ixe7 axb3 1 8 'it'xh7+ { 1 8 'it'xb3 'fIIxe7 =+= } 1 8 . . . 'it>xh7 1 9 .txd8 l:txd8 the piece outweighs the pawns) 1 6 . . . tiJxd4 17 ttJxd4 exd4 1 8 h 3 �aS+ 1 9 'iiVd2 ( 1 9 J.d2 .ifS ! 20 'i'b2 'it'eS 2 1 .ib4 .ixb4+ 22 axb4 l:tfe8 23 l:!.xd4 .ic2 ! 24 l:ld2 ..txb3 2S

Wixb3 'i'a l + += Portisch-Beliavsky, Moscow 1 9 8 1 ) 1 9 . . .J.xa3 20 "iYxaS (20 0-0 ttJe4 21 'iVxaS .l:!.xaS 22 J.d2 tiJxd2 23 l:lxd2 J.d7 24 l:!.xd4 .ixa4 Bagirov-Vaganian, 2S bxa4 .l:!.xa4 Telavi 1 982) 20 ... .l:txaS 21 J.xf6 J.b4+! 22 'it>fl gxf6 23 .l:!.xd4 .l:teS ! 24 g4 bS ! 2S cxbS ..tb7 26 f3 .l:!.fe8 27 .t d l 1hbS with compensation, Korchnoi-Kar­ pov, Merano Wch ( 1 1 ) 1 98 1 . =

15...g6! (D) This appears to be the strongest continuation. One may also recom­ mend IS . . . J.d7 ! ? 1 6 tiJbcS as long as Black then plays 16 . . . J.c8 ! 00 rather than 1 6 ... b6? 1 7 tiJxd7 ttJxd7 1 8 .ixe7 'it'xe7 1 9 .tf3 ± Ivanchuk-Beliavsky, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 988 .

16 J.xf6

=.

=

B

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5 i..f4

FOR BlACK

1 6 exd4 J.fS 17 Wic 1 ttJxd4 ! (the al­ ternative 1 7 . . . exd4 1 8 0-0 l:te8 is best met by 1 9 J.f3 ! ? 00, rather than 19 l:lfe l .l:!.c8 20 J.e3? dxe3 21 .l:txd8 exf2+ 22 'it>xf2 J.xd8 23 'it>gl ttJeS 0- 1 Hubner-Short, Tilburg 1 998) 1 8 tiJxd4 exd4 1 9 0-0 ':c8 ! 20 cS d3 2 1 .ixd3 .ixd3 22 '*We3 ttJg4 ! 23 'fixe7 'fixe7 24 ..txe7 J.xfl 2S .ixf8 J.bS 26 tOc3 (112_1/2 Gutop-VitoIins, corr. 1 983) 26. . . 'it>xf8 27 tiJxbS lIxcS =.

5 i.f4

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLA CK

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16 ... �xf6 17 c5

White can also play 17 0-0 i.. g7 ! 1 8 c 5 'tih4 ! 19 e4 i..e6 and now 2 0 i..d3 f5 2 1 ttJd2 1:tf7 22 1:tdel l:taf8 is un­ clear, AShneider-Kruppa, Podolsk 1 989 or 20 ttJb6 1:tad8 21 i..c4 i..h6 22 i.xe6 fxe6 23 'tid3 1:tf7 24 ttJc4 l:tdf8 25 g3 'it'h5 with the initiative, 0sten­ stad-Bonsch, Novi Sad OL 1990.

17 ... i..e6!

17 ... i.f5?! 18 e4 i..e 6 1 9 0-0 'ite8 20 ttJb6 (20 ttJc 1 "" Alterman-Lutz, Tel-Aviv 1 999) 20. . . a4 2 1 ttJd2 l:ta5 22 ttJdc4 i.xc4 (22 .. Jhc5 23 ttJxa4) 23 i.. xc4 t.

18 e4 �e8! 19 ttJb6

If 19 0-0, then 1 9 . . . ttJb4 ! 20 axb4 'iVxa4 2 1 ttJxd4 'tWxc2 22 ttJxc2 i..b3 23 1:td6! i.xc2 24 l:txf6 axb4 25 l:tb6 i.xe4 26 1:txb4 =.

19...a4 20 ttJd2 l:ta5 21 i.. d3! ?

2 1 0-0 i. e7 ! 2 2 ttJdc4 (22 ttJxa4? d3 -+) 22 .. Jhc5 (22... i.xc4?! 23 i..xc4 ttJd8 24 i..d5 t) 23 '1Wxa4 (23 ttJxa4 d3 ! 24 i.xd3 ttJd4 25 ttJxc5 ttJxc2 26 ttJxe6 fxe6 27 i.xc2 i..c5 ! 28 ttJxe5 l:txf2 ! 29 1:txf2 i..xf2+ 30 �xf2 �c8 ! 3 1 i..b3 'iWc5+ 32 �f3 �xe5 33 1:td2 �f8 =+= intending . . . We7) 23 ... ttJa5 ! 24 �xe8 1:txe8 25 ttJxa5 l:txa5 26 nc 1 1:tc5 =.

21...i.e7 22 ttJdc4 22 ttJxa4? ttJb8 23 b3 i.. xb3 24 ttJxb3 (24 �xb3 �xa4 25 'itxb7 ttJd7 26 i.c4 i.g5 ! +) 24...Axa4 25 l:ta1 �c6 + Alterman-Kasparov, Tel-Aviv 1 998.

Aa5 30 ttJb6 :lc6 3 1 axb4 l:ta2+ -+ ; 24 b4? l:txb4 ! 25 axb4 ttJxb4 26 'iVb3 b5 27 ttJab6 ttJxd3+ 28 'ii'xd3 bxc4 29 ttJxc4 'itb5 -+.

24...ttJa5 25 b4

25 ttJd2?! ttJb3 ! .

25...ttJxc4 26 i.. xc4 'iVc6 27 i.d3

27 nc l ? ! 'itxc4 28 'il'xc4 i.. xc4 29 1:txc4 na8 -+.

27.. ,'ii'xc2 28 i.xc2 :'a8

28 ... i..c4 !? 29 :'fel :'a8 30 llJb2 i.e6 "".

29 i.d3 l:txa4 30 i..x b5 l:.xa3 31 :'b1 i.g5!? Black has compensation.

02)

9 a3 �a5 Now:

D21: 10 ttJd2 D22: 10 0-0-0

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Black's best reply to 10 nc l is 1O ... d4! 1 1 exd4 lDxd4 12 ttJxd4 i.xd4 1 3 i.d3 e5 14 i.d2 'i'd8 =.

021)

10 ttJd2 (D)

B

22.. J:txc5 23 ttJxa4 23 �xa4 ttJa5 ! .

23...1:tb5 24 0-0

Other moves are bad: 24 ttJd6? ttJb4 ! 25 ttJxe8 ttJxc2+ 26 i.. xc2 (26 �d2 ttJxa3 27 bxa3 l:ta5 -+) 26. . . l:txe8 27 b4 nc8 28 i..d3 i.. xb4+ 29 �e2

a) 1 1 :lc l i.xc3 1 2 Wxc3 'ii'xc3 1 3 :lxc3 e5 and now 1 4 i.g3 d4 1 5 :'c l i.f5 16 c5 l:tad8 = Gavrikov-Peshina, USSR 1 98 1 or 14 i.g5 d4 ( l 4 ...i..e6) 15 :lc 1 dxe3 16 fxe3 :'d8 17 i.xf6 gxf6 18 i.e2 llJe7 = Griinberg-Bonsch, Hanover 1 99 1 . b) 1 1 cxd5 and now: b l ) 1 1 . . .ttJxd5 12 ttJxd5 exd5 1 3 i.d3 h 6 14 nc l ! i.e7 1 5 0-0 i.e6 16 ttJb3 'ii'b6 17 ttJc5 i.xc5 ( 1 7 ...:'ac8 1 8 ttJxe6 fxe6 1 9 'ii'e2 i. f6 20 'ii'h5 ! llJe7 2 1 b4 ± Kramnik-Htibner, Bun­ desliga 1 993/4) 18 Wxc5 Wxb2 1 9 :' b l 'fld2 2 0 :'fd l Wa5 2 1 :'b5 'iWa4 22 :lal ! t Bareev-Janjgava, Debrecen Echt 1992. b2) 1 1 . . .exd5 1 2 i.d3 ( 1 2 ttJb3 i.xc3+ 13 bxc3 'fla4 14 i.d3 :'e8 15 0-0 ttJe5 16 ttJd4 'iVxc2 17 i.. xc2 i.d7 1 8 :'fbl b6 19 a4 ttJc4 = Agdestein­ Gild.Garcia, New York 1 994) 12 . . . d4 1 3 0-0 i.xc3 14 ttJc4 'iWh5 1 5 bxc3 ttJd5 16 i.g3 ( 1 6 i.d6 l:td8 17 cxd4 b5 1 8 ttJb6 :lxd6 19 ttJxa8 l:th6 with the initiative) 16 . . .dxe3 17 :lael i..e6 1 8 fxe3 ( 1 8 ttJxe3 h6 19 llJc4 l:tad8 20 ttJd6 b6 2 1 i..b5 ttJde7 22 'ii'a4 { 22 i.e2 i.g4 23 i.d3 l:d7 24 i.h7+ <;#;>h8 25 i..e4 'ii'c5 is equal, L.B.Hansen­ Lali6, Moscow OL 1 994 } 22 . . .ttJa5 23 l:te5 'ii'g6 "" Lali6) 18 ...J:tad8 ( l S...ttJde7 1 9 ttJd6 b6 20 l:tbl ttJd5 2 1 l:tb5 Wh6 22 l:txd5 i.xd5 23 ttJf5 'ii'g5 "" Nadan­ ian-Dervishi, Panormo Z 1 998) 1 9 lDd6 llJe5 20 i.f5 l:txd6 2 1 i.xe5 l:tdd8 22 e4 ttJe7 23 :le3 (23 i.d4 i.xf5 24 exf5 ttJc6 25 'iVf2 ttJxd4 26 cxd4 Wg5 27 :le5 l:[d7 = Tukmakov-Lputian, Tilburg 1 994) 23 . . .llJg6 24 i.. d4 b6 "".

1 1 i.g3

10... i.e7

Or 1O ... i.b4, and now:

1 1 llJb3 Wb6 12 cxd5 lDxd5 1 3 ttJa4 ( 1 3 lDxd5 exd5 1 4 i.d3 h 6 15 0-0

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i.e6 1 6 l:tac 1 l:tac8 = Lputian-Vagan­ ian, Erevan 1994) 13 .. .'ii'd8 14 :'d l (14 O-O-O! ? 'ii'e8 1 5 i.b5 i.d7 1 6 ttJac5 :lc8 "" Vaganian-Arlandi, Reggio Emi­ lia 1 993/4) 14 ...'ii'e8 ! "".

1 1 ...i.d7

1 l ...'ii'd8 deserves attention: 12 ttJf3 'ii'a5 13 ttJd2 'iWb6 14 i.e2 d4 1 5 ttJa4 'ii'd8 1 6 e4 ttJd7 17 l:tdl e5 1 8 b4 b6 00 Petrosian-Liberzon, B ieI IZ 1 976.

12 i..e 2 'ti'd8

1 2 ...:'fc8 1 3 0-0 'iVd8 14 cxdS ttJxdS 1 5 lDde4 t.

13 cxd5

1 30-0 d4 ! .

1 3...ttJxd5 14 ttJxd5 exd5 15 0-0 d4 16 e4 l:tc8 17 Wd3 f5 =

Komarov-Beliavsky, NikSi6 1 996.

022)

10 0-0-0 Grandmaster Kaidanov's idea. White seeks a sharp battle, and in recent years the move has become extremely popular.

10...i.e7! (D)

w

1 1 g4

White wants to gain supremacy in the centre by means of pressure on the wing. Other continuations:

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THE Q UEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

a) 1 1 h4 a6 ! ? (D) and then:

al) 1 2 cxdS exdS 1 3 lLlg5 1:.dS 14 Wb1 ? ! h6 1 5 lLlf3 i.g4 1 6 i.e2 ':acS + Van Wely-Sharif, Linares Z 1 995. a2) 12 �bl dxc4 ! 13 lLlgS 'iWfS 14 'iWxfS exfS 1 5 i.xc4 h6 1 6 lLlf3 i.e6 1 7 i.a2 ':fdS I S lLleS lLlxeS 19 i.xeS l:tacS = Chernin-Chernishevich, Oster­ kars 1 995. a3) 1 2 lLlgS ':dS 13 cxdS ( 1 3 i.d3 h6 14 i.h7+ { 1 4 g4 is well met by 14 ... e5 } 14 ... �f8 15 i.g6 d4 ! +; 1 3 �bl h6 14 f3 d4 + Arkhangelsky-Un­ zicker, Bad Liebenzell seniors Wch 1 995) 1 3 . . . exd5 14 e4 (14 i.d3 h6 I S i.h7+ �f8 1 6 i.g6 d 4 17 lLle2? { 17 'iVb3 lLld5 + } 1 7 . . . 1'xg6 I S 'i'xg6 hxgS 19 hxgS i.f5 20 1:.hS+ lLlgS -+) 14 ... lLlxe4 and then: a3 1 ) 15 lLlcxe4 dxe4 1 6 .1c4 ( 1 6 llxdS+ lLlxdS 17 'ii'xe4 'ii'c5+ I S i.c4 i.fS -+) 16 . . .i.xg5 17 hxgS 1:.xd1 + l S l:txd1 ( 1 S 'iVxd l 'iWc5) l S . . .'iW1'5 in­ tending . . .i.e6. a32) IS lLlgxe4 dxe4 1 6 l:txdS+ 'ilr'xdS 17 'iVxe4 g6 IS i.c4 i.fS 19 'iWe3 ( 1 9 'iit'dS 'iVf8) 1 9 . . .'iWd4 = Gelfand­ Karpov, Wijk aan Zee 1 995. b) 1 1 lLld2 'iWb6 1 2 i.d3 (12 g4?! d4 13 lLla4 'i'aS 14 gS lLlhS IS lLle4

i.d7 =i= Glek-Yudasin, Tilburg 1 994; 12 lLlb3 lLlaS ! 13 lLlxaS 'iWxaS 14 e4 dxe4 15 lLlxe4 lLlxe4 16 'iWxe4 i.xa3 17 bxa3 'i'c3+ I S 'i'c2 'iit'a 1+ 1 9 'iWb l 'iVc3+ 20 'iWc2 1/2_1/2 Gabriel-Lutz, Hamburg 1997) 1 2 ... d4 1 3 cS ( 1 3 lLla4 'iWaS 14 cS eS IS lLlc4 'iVc7 1 6 i.g3 dxe3 17 fxe3 i.g4 IS ':d2 ':adS = Kempinski-Beliavsky, Koszalin 1 995) 13 .. .'ir-xcs 14 lLlb3 'iWb6 15 exd4 (D) and then:

B

=)

13 ...'iW1'S 14 tLlde4 1:.xd1+ ( 14...lLlxe4 I S l:txdS+ lLlxdS 1 6 lLlxe4 i.d7 17 ltd 1 i.c6 I S i.d3 'i'aS 1 9 lLld6 � Van We1y-Van der Sterren, Bundesliga 1997/S) I S l:txd 1 lLlxe4 16 lLlxe4 eS 17 i.g3 i.e6 I S f3 ( I S i.xe6 'iWxe6 1 9 lLlcs i.xcs 20 'iWxcs f6) l S ... ::'cS (or l S . . . hS ! ? 1 9 i.xe6 'i'xe6 20 lLlcs i.xcs 21 'iVxc5 f6 � Ekstrom-Arlandi, Elista OL 1 995) 1 9 'ir'b3 i.xc4 20 'iWxc4 hS ! 2 1 h3 (21 h4 a6 =) 2 l . ..h4 22 i.e1 'tWg6 23 1:.d2 (23 ':d7? 'tWxg2 24 i.xh4 'ilt'h 1+ 2S �a2 lLlb4+ -+) 23 . . . a6 ! (23 ....:dS 24 ':xdS+ i.xdS 2S 'iWb3 ! 00 Van Wely-Van der Sterren, Wijk aan Zee 1 995) 24 ':c2 1:.dS =.

1l ...dxc4 12 i.xc4 (D)

B

b 1 ) l S . . . lLla5 1 6 lLlc5 i.xcs 17 dxc5 lLlb3+ I S �bl lLlxcs 1 9 i.d6 (19 i.e5 lLlxd3 20 ':xd3 lLlg4 2 1 i.xg7 cJi;xg7 22 ltg3 eS 23 h3 'iWg6 =) 19 . . . .:eS ( 1 9 . . . lLlxd3 20 i.xfS lLlxf2 2 1 i.cS ! +-) 20 i.bS lLlcd7 2 1 f3 in­ tending g4 with compensation. b2) lS ... i.d7 16 i.e3 'iWdS 1 7 lLlc5 ':cS I S lLlxb7 ( 1 S lLlxd7 'iit'xd7 19 g4 00) l S .. .'ii'c7 1 9 lLlcs ( 1 9 i.a6 lLlbS 20 lLlcs lLlxa6 2 1 lLlxa6 'i'b7 22 lLlcs 'iWxg2 =) 19 ...lLlxd4 20 i.xd4 i.xc5 2 1 i.xc5 ( 2 1 i.x1'6 gxf6 2 2 i.xh7+ �g7 intending ...f5 and . . . i.xa3) 2 1 . . .'iWxcS 22 i.xh7+ lLlxh7 23 ':xd7 'tWg5+ = 24 f4 'iWx1'4+ 2S 'iWd2 'iWbS 1/2_1/2 Kempin­ ski-Sapis, Poland 1 997 . c) 1 1 �bl ':dS ! ? 1 2 lLld2 dxc4 1 3 i.xc4 ( 1 3 lLlxc4 ltxd l + 14 'ii'xd l 'iWd8

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b2) 16 . . .i.xgS? 17 lLlxgS g6 (or 17 ...lLl1'6 IS b4 'i'b6 1 9 lLlc7 +-) I S b4 ! 'iWb6 1 9 l:.d6 lLlc6 20 :xg6+ and White wins. b3) 16 . . .lLlf6! 17 b4 ( 1 7 lLlc7 i.fS ! +) 17 ... 'iWb6 1 8 lLlc7 ':bS ! 19 i.x1'6 i.xf6 ( 1 9 . . .'iWxf6 !?) 20 lLldS 'i'd6 +. c) 1 3 lLlbS ! ? lLldS ! ( 1 3 . . . eS? ! 1 4 lLlxeS lLlxeS IS i.xeS i.xg4 1 6 1:txd8+ 'ii'xdS 17 ':gl i.hS I S f4 a6 1 9 lLld4 ':cS 20 lLlfS ±) 1 4 i.xdS l:txdS 1 5 1:.xdS exdS 1 6 lLlc7 ':bS 1 7 ':d l d4 °o analysis. d) 13 e4 lLlxg4 14 ':hgl ( 1 4 ':dgl lLlge5 { 14 . . . eS ! ? } IS lLlxeS lLlxeS 1 6 lLld5 ':xd5 ! 1 7 exdS lLlxc4 I S 'iWxc4 exdS 1 9 'iWd4 'iWcS+ 20 'iWxcs i.xcs 2 1 i.eS g6 with good play for Black) 14 . . ..:xd l + IS 'iWxd l and now: d l ) Is . . .lLlf6 ! ? 1 6 i.d6 ( 1 6 e5 can be met by 16 . . . tLldS !) 1 6 . . .'i'dS 17 eS lLles IS lLle4 i.xd6 19 exd6 fS 20 lLl1'g5 1'xe4 2 1 'iWh5 lLl1'6 22 'iWf7+ �hS 23 lLlxe6 'iWgS 24 'iWxf6! i.xe6 (24 ... gx1'6 2S 1:.xgS+ �xgS 26 lLlc7+ 00) 2S 'iWxe6 'i'xe6 26 i.xe6 ':d8 = analysis. d2) ls ... lLlxf2 16 'i'n i.xa3 00 Sha­ balov-Kharitonov, Leningrad 1 9S9.

13 gS exf4 14 gxf6 i.xf6 Is lLldS

12...eS 12 .. .l::r.dS ! ? also deserves attention: a) 1 3 h3 i.d7 14 e4 i.eS = Ih-lJ2 Bagaturov-Janjgava, Tbilisi 1 996. b) 13 ':xdS+ ! ? lLlxdS ( 1 3 ...i.xdS 14 lLlb5 ! ? a6 IS lLld6 ±) 14 ':d1 ( 14 lLles tZ:ld7 ! Is lLlxd7 i.xd7 16 ':dl i.eS =) 14 ... lLlxg4 IS lLlbS ! eS ! (IS . . .lLlc6 1 6 i.c7 b6 17 'iWe4 +-) 1 6 i.gS ( 1 6 lLlxeS lLlxe5 1 7 i.xeS i.e6 00) and then: b 1 ) 1 6 ... lLlc6? 17 i.xe7 lLlxe7 IS 'iWa4 ! 'iWb6 1 9 lLlc7 +-.

IS 1:.dS 'ii'c7 1 6 lLle4 'iWe7 17 h4 g6 ! I S h5 i.fS 1 9 lLlxf6+ 'iWxf6 20 e4 lLle7 (20 ...i.g4 ! ?) 2 1 ':d4 i.g4 22 eS 'iWc6 23 hxg6 hxg6 24 e6 'ii'xf3 + Agrest­ Sanden, Stockholm 1 99 112. IS ..lLle7! (D) .

16 lLlxf6+ gxf6 17 ':hgl+

1 7 lLld4 ! ? fxe3 IS fxe3 i.1'5 ! (or IS .. .'ii'eS ! ? 1 9 �bl i.1'S 20 lLlxf5 lLlxfS 2 1 ':dS lLlxe3 with an equal position, Hiibner-Van der Sterren, Bundes1iga 1 994/S) 1 9 lLlxfS 'iWx1'5 20 i.d3 (20 'iWc3? ':acS! +) 20...'iWh3 (20...'iWeS ! ? 2 1 i.xh7+ �hS 2 2 'iWe4 i s unclear) 2 1

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK 22 �bl .ltfS+! 23 �al (23 �a2 .1te4 24 tiJd4 tiJeS 2S .ltb3 fxe3 26 fxe3 :g8 27 l:n bS ! 28 l:f4? { 28 tiJxbS .ltd3 } 28 ... tiJd3 ! + Akopian-Kruppa, St Petersburg 1 993) 23 ... .lte4 24 tiJd4 tiJeS 2S .ltbS fxe3 26 fxe3 :g8 and Black has a slight advantage, Gelfand­ Yusupov, Linares 1 993.

�b l tiJg6 (2 l . . .1bc8 22 'i'a4 with compensation) 22 'i'f2 l:ad8 23 :'hgl 'iVe6 24 h4 �h8 2S hS ttJe7 and the po­ sition is level, Dizdar-Beliavsky, Slo­ venian Cht (B led) 1 998.

B

17 ...WhS IS 'ii'e4

Or: 18 e4 ! ? bS 1 9 .ltdS tiJxdS 20 exdS .ltd7 ! 21 �bl b4 22 %:.d4 :'g8 23 l:txg8+ :lxg8 24 'iWd2 .ltfS+ 2S Wa2 %:.d8 26 'iii'xb4 'iixb4 27 axb4 :lxdS 28 l:txdS .lte6 29 Wa3 .ltxdS 30 tiJd4 Wg7 = Kramnik-Karpov, Monaco Amber blindfold 1 998; 1 8 tiJd4 ! ? fxe3 1 9 fxe3 .ltfS 2 0 tiJxfS 'i'xfS 2 1 .ltd3 'i'eS 22 Wbl fS 23 'iWb3 :lac8 24 .ltc2 bS ! (24 ...'I'f6? ! 2S %:td7 tiJc6 26 nn ± Akopian-Pigusov, Tilburg 1 994) 2S nd7 as 00.

IS...tiJg6 19 'jid4

1 9 :'dS 'i'c7 20 'iii'd4 .lte6 ! 2 1 %:.cS 'iWe7 22 .ltxe6 fxe6 gives Black a clear advantage, Shabalov-Kruppa, USSR Cht (Naberezhnye Chelny) 1 988.

19 ..:iWb6 20 'ii'xb6 axb6 21 :'d6 .lth3! 22 .ltdS ! ? (D)

22...fxe3 22 ... :ac8+ 23 �bl ':'cd8 24 ':'xd8 ':'xd8 2S i.xb7 .ltfS+ 26 'it>al fxe3 27 fxe3 l:d3 = Vera-Lputian, Lucerne Wcht 1 993.

4 The C l ass i ca l QG O

(with

...

4Jbd7)

1 d4 dS 2 c4 e6 3 tiJc3 i.e7 4 tiJf3 tiJf6 S i.gS

A)

Now we consider two approaches for Black: S ... tiJbd7 and S . . .h6 (Chapters S-8). S ... O-O does not have independent significance, since White can, by 6 'iVc2, transpose to the Eingorn Variation (Chapter 2), or, by 6 e3, reach main lines after 6 ... tiJbd7 (this chapter) or 6 ... h6 (7 i.h4 is Chapters 7 and 8; 7 .ltxf6 .ltxf6 is Line D of Chapter S). Our subject in this chapter is the knight move.

7 . . . exdS transposes to the Exchange Variation; then 8 .ltd3 c6 9 'i'c2 is Line B32 of Chapter 10.

S ... tiJbd7 6 e3 0-0 (D)

23 fxe3 %:.acS+ 24 "'bl l:cdS 2S .l:txdS ':'xdS 26 .ltxf7 .ltfS+ 27 Wa2 .lte4 28 tiJd4 tiJeS 29 .lte6 l:eS! 30 .ltb3 tiJc6 31 tiJbS .ltg6 32 l:el tiJaS!? = Beliavsky-Yusupov, Dortmund 1998.

Conclusion: By playing S .ltf4, White aspires to maintain his opening advantage, but Black has very rich counterchances. Now: A: 7 cxdS

7 'ii'b 3 C: 7 .1td3 D : 7 'iVc2 E: 7 l:tcl B:

39 40 41 43 48

7 cxdS tiJxdS

S i.xe7 Wixe7 9 .ltd3

White can also try: a) 9 tiJxdS exdS 10 .ltd3 ( 10 i.e2 c6 1 1 0-0 tiJf6 12 tiJeS tiJd7 = ; 1O :'c 1 c6 1 1 i.e2 tiJf6 1 2 0-0 i.g4 1 3 a3 tiJe4 = Kaidanov-Kharitonov, Irkutsk 1983) 1 O ... c6 ( 1 O ... 'iVb4+ 1 1 'iVd2 'i'xd2+ 1 2 Wxd2 c 6 1 3 %thcl ;1;) 1 1 0-0 tiJf6 1 2 tiJd2 ( 1 2 tiJeS tiJd7 = intending to meet 13 f4 with 13 .. .f6; 1 2 Wic2 tiJe4 13 tiJd2 %:te8 14 l:tael i.fS =) 12 . . . .ltg4 13 Wic2 i.hS 14 l:abl .ltg6 1 S b4 a6 1 6 a4 l:tfe8 1 7 h 3 .ltxd3 1 8 �xd3 l:tad8 1 9 bS axbS 20 axbS cS 2 1 dxcS 'iWxcs 22 l:tfc 1 Wib6 23 tiJf3 l:tc8 24 tiJd4 g6 = Dokhoian-Ermolinsky, Aktiubinsk 1 985. b) 9 :'c 1 tiJxc3 10 :'xc3 and now: bl) 10 . . .cS ! ? deserves attention: 1 1 .lte2 ( 1 1 dxcS ! ?) l l . . .b6 1 2 0-0 .ltb7 13 Wic2 :ac8 1 4 l:tc 1 eS 15 dxc5 l:txcS 112-112 Chuchelov-Kalinichev, Novosi­ birsk 1 989. b2) 1O...c6 1 1 .ltd3 eS 1 2 Wic2 ( 1 2 'iV b l h6 1 3 0-0 exd4 14 tiJxd4 tiJeS I S .lte4 l:td8 1 6 h3 112- 1/2 Gretarsson-Kha­ ritonov, Netherlands 1 995) 12 ... exd4 1 3 tiJxd4 g6 14 0-0 c5 IS tiJf3 b6 1 6 e4 .ib7 = Vilela-Ubilava, Camaguey 1987.

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THE Q UEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN

c) 9 'iYb3 and now: c 1 ) 9...'ilt'b4 !? 10 'ir'xb4 ltJxb4 1 1 0-0-0 ltJdS 1 2 i.d3 lLlxc3 1 3 bxc3 cS 1 4 ltJgS h6 IS ltJe4 cxd4 16 cxd4 ltJb6 1 7 ltJcs ltJdS 18 �b2 b6 112-1/2 Rago­ zin-Kotov, Saltsjobaden IZ 1948. c2) 9...ltJSf6!? 1 0 i.e2 b6 1 1 0-0 i.b7 1 2 l:[acl ( l 2 l:tfdl :rfd8 is equal, Dokhoian-G.Kuzmin, Kharkov 1985) 1 2...:rfd8 13 ltJbS cS = Lin Weiguo­ Nenashev, Lucerne Wcht 1 993. c3) 9...ltJxc3 1 0 bxc3 ( 1 0 'iVxc3 cS 11 l:[d1 cxd4 12 l:[xd4 ltJf6 13 i.e2 b6 14 0-0 i.b7 = Lobron-Milos, Tilburg 1993) 10...b6 11 i.e2 i.b7 1 2 a4 cS 13 0-0 l:[ac8 1 4 a5 l:[c7 IS axb6 axb6 16 ltJd2 %Hc8 = Eingorn-Ubilava, Khar­ kov 1985.

9 ... ltJxc3 10 bxc3 c5 1 1 0-0 b6 12 'it'c2

Or 12 a4 ..tb7 13 a5 eS! 1 4 i.bS exd4 IS cxd4 ltJf6 ( 1 S...cxd4!? 16 ltJxd4 bxa5 17 i.xd7 'ii'xd7 1 8 l:[xa5 :'fd8 1 9 h3 g6 20 'iVaI a6 2 1 .:Ibl 1hc8 Lputian-Cifuentes, Ubeda 1 996) 16 axb6 axb6 1 7 i.e2 lHd8 1/2- 1/2 Itkis­ Kharitonov, Moscow 1 995. =

12 ... h6 13 a4 i.b7 14 e4 :rfc8 15 �e2 ltJf6 16 as 'ir'd8 17 .:Iabl cxd4 1S cxd4 :'c3 19 a6 i.c6 20 l1bc1 :'xc1 21 .:Ixc1 .:IcS 22 h3 i.aS = Notkin-Kharitonov, Elista 1994. B)

7 'iYb3 (D) 7 ...c6 7 ...cS seems interesting: 8 cxdS ltJxdS (8...cxd4 9 ltJxd4 ltJxdS 10 i.xe7 4:Jxe7 1 1 i.e2 ltJf6 12 0-0 'iVaS 1 3 :rfdl i.d7 1 4 ltJdbS ;!; ) 9 i.xe7 ltJxe7 1 0 dxcS ( 1 0 :rdl 'iVa5 { 1O...'iWb6!?} 1 1 ..te2 a6 1 2 0-0 bS ) 10...ltJxcs 1 1 'iVa3 'ir'b6 (ll...b6 12 .:tdl 'iWc7 1 3 =

FOR

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH ... li:Jbd7)

BLACK

9 ...:re8 1 0 0-0 ltJf8 1 1 .:tad 1 lLlg6 1 2 i.d3 dxc4 1 3 'ii'xc4 ltJdS ( 1 3...'ii'b6? ! 1 4 e4 �b4 IS 'ir'a2! eS? 16 i.c4 and wins, Rauzer-Zamykhovsky, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 93 1 ) 14 i.xe7 'iVxe7 IS a5 ;!; Polugaevsky.

B

9 i.xe7 �xe7 10 lLlxe4

ltJbS ;!;) 1 2 i.e2 (12 b4 ltJd7 1 3 i.d3 ltJc6 00) 1 2...i.d7 1 3 0-0 (13 b4 ltJa6) 13... a5! = analysis.

S i.e2

8 i.d3 allows Black at least one good reply: a) 8...dxc4? docs not work, due to 9 'ilkxc4 ! cS (9 ... a6 10 i.c2 ! bS 1 1 �d3 ! i.b7 1 2 e4 ± Portisch-Lombard, Biel IZ 1976) 1 0 dxcS ltJxcs 11 i.c2 'ir'a5 1 2 0-0 ltJcd7 1 3 :rfdl ± Ako­ pian-San Segundo, Madrid 1 997. b) 8 ...a6!? 9 cxdS cxdS?! (9... exdS ! is better) 1 0 0-0 bS 1 1 :rfc 1 ltJb6 1 2 a4 bxa4 13 ltJxa4 ltJxa4 1 4 'ir'xa4 i.d7 IS 'ir'c2 1::tc8 1 6 'iVbl :'xc 1 + 1 7 'ir'xc 1 a5 18 ltJeS ± Akopian-Ubilava, Manila OL 1992. c) 8 ... cS! (exploiting the bishop's position on d3, which may come un­ der attack from a knight on cS) 9 cxdS cxd4 ! 10 exd4 ( 1 0 4:Jxd4 ltJc5 ! ; 1 0 dxe6 ltJcS -+) 1 O. . .ltJxd5 =.

S ...ltJe4

Black must try to simplify the posi­ tion. Practice has also seen: a) 8...b6 9 0-0 i.b7 10 cxdS ! exdS ll l:tadl ;!;J±. b) 8...a6! ? 9 a4 ! (9 0-0 bS 1 0 cxdS cxd5 1 1 :'fcl i.b7 12 'fidl h6 1 3 i.f4 .:Ic8 = Portisch-Larsen, Linares 198 1 )

Also possible is 10 0-0 fS 1 1 :Lad 1 �h8 12 ltJeS ltJxeS 13 dxeS ltJxc3 1 4 'fi'xc3 i.d7 IS f4 i.e8 16 1kl %id8 1 7 .:tfdl h6 1 8 cS gS with counterplay on the kingside, Bondarevsky-Konstan­ tinopolsky, USSR Ch (Tbilisi) 1 937.

10...dxe4 1 1 ltJd2 e5! 12 0-0-0 ltJf6 13 h3 %tbS 14 g4 l:.e8 15 :'hel h6 16 'ir'c3 i.d7 17 ltJb3 b6 = Alekhine-Bogoljubow, Munich Wch ( 1 4) 1 934.

C)

7 i.d3 dxc4 S ..txc4 (D)

B

7 ...c5 8...a6 9 a4 b6 (9...cS!) 10 0-0 i.b7 1 1 'ir'e2 ltJdS 12 i.xdS exdS 1 3 i.xe7 "xe7 1 4 a5 ! ;!; Gligoric.

9 0-0 a6!

A useful move to include, as it pro­ vokes a weakening in White's queen­ Side. In the long run, this may provide Black with counterplay. If immediately

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9...cxd4, then 1 0 exd4 ( 1 0 lLlxd4 ltJeS gives equality) 1O ... ltJb6 11 i.b3 ..td7 (ll...ltJfdS 1 2 i.xe7 'fixe7 1 3 l:[el nd8 1 4 l:[cl ;!; Timman-Ree, Amsterdam 1 984; 1 1 ...ltJbd5 12 ltJeS ltJd7 1 3 ..txe7 ltJxe7 1 4 'iVe2 ltJf6 I S l:[fdl b6 1 6 l::tac 1 i.b7 1 7 f3 :rc8?! 1 8 4:Jxf7! ± Botvinnik-Batuev, Leningrad 1 93 1 ) 1 2 �d3 ! ( 1 2 ltJeS l:[c8 1 3 'it'd3 ltJfd5 1 4 ..tc2 g6 IS i.h6 ltJb4 =) and here: a) 1 2... ltJbd5 1 3 4:Je5 i.c6 1 4 l:[adl ltJb4 IS 'fih3 i.dS 1 6 ltJxdS ltJfxdS ( 1 6...ltJbxdS 1 7 f4 ! ± Botvinnik-Vid­ mar, Nottingham 1936) 1 7 i.c l l::tc8 t. b) 12...ltJfdS 1 3 i.e3 ltJxc3 1 4 bxc3 i.a4 IS c4 i.xb3 1 6 axb3 a6 17 .:Ifd 1 ;!; Polugaevsky.

10 a4

Preventing Black from seizing space on the queenside. Other moves: a) 10 'iVc2 bS 1 1 i.b3 i.b7 1 2 l:[fdl 'ii' b6 1 3 e4 cxd4 1 4 ltJxd4 ltJeS IS i.e3 i.c5 1 6 f3 %tfd8 = Savon-Zhu­ khovitsky, Moscow 1970. b) 10 dxc5 leads to major simplifi­ cations: 1 0...ltJxc5 1 1 'ir'xd8 ( 1 1 'fie2 bS 1 2 Afdl 'iVb6 1 3 i.d3 ltJxd3 14 :'xd3 i.b7 1 5 ltJe5 %lfd8 1 6 i.xf6 i.xf6 1 7 ltJd7 :'xd7 18 :'xd7 'ifc6 1 9 l::txb7 =; 1 1 b4 ltJce4 1 2 'iVxd8 i.xd8 1 3 ltJxe4 ltJxe4 1 4 i.xd8 :Lxd8 1 5 l::t fdl i.d7 16 %:td4 i.c6 = Marshall-Rubin­ stein, San Sebastian 1912) l l...nxd8 1 2 b4 ( IH tfdl :rxdl+ 1 3 nxdl bS 1 4 i.n i.b7 = ) 1 2...ltJcd7 1 3 b5 ltJc5 1 4 :Lfdl i.d7 1 5 bxa6 bxa6 1 6 ltJe5 h6 17 i.h4 :'dc8 1 8 i.e2 i.e8 is also equal, Thomas-Rubinstein, Karlsbad 1 929.

10 ...cxd4

1 0...b6 1 1 'tie2 i.b7 1 2 %tfdl 'tic7 ( 1 2... cxd4 1 3 exd4 :re8 1 4 .:tac 1 ltJf8

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THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH .JiJbd7J

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATAlAN FOR BLACK

IS tZ:leS ;!; Petrosian-Larsen, Biel IZ 1976) 13 dS and White has a slight ad­ vantage.

1 1 exd4

Or: 11 'it'xd4 b6 (11...'i!Vb6!? =; 11...'it'aS!?) 12 Ufdl �b7 13 tZ:leS lbxeS 14 'ir'xeS 'tic8 IS .l:td4 'tic6 16 f3 .l:tfd8 =; 11 tZ:lxd4 'tiaS 12 i.h4lbeS 13..ta2..td7]4 �g3 tZ:lc6 lSlZJb3 'i!Vb4 16 'i!Ve2 .l:tfd8 = Romanishin-Dokh­ oian, Erevan 1988.

1 1 ...tZ:lb6 12 .ib3

12 �d3!? .id7 13 tZ:leS i.c6 14 as lbbdS
12 ...i.d7 (D)

lXe4 �f6 = Kushch-Kharitonov, Smo­ lensk 1991) 19.. .l:txn 20 'ir'xe6 is un­ clear. b2) 14...lbfd5! 15 �d2 �gS! =. c) 13 'ii'e2 �c6 14 l:rfdl tZ:lbd5 (14...�dS?! IS tZ:lxdS tZ:lbxdS 16 tZ:leS h6 17 �h4 :Lc8 18 as ;!; Spassky-Darga, Beverwijk 1967; 14... tZ:lfdS!? IS �d2 tZ:lb4 16 tZ:leS 'ii'xd4 17lbxf7l:rxf7 18 .ie3 'ir'e5 19 �xb6 1i'xe2 20 tZ:lxe2 �d5 21 �xd5 tZ:lxdS 22 �d4 %:td8 23 tZ:lc3 tZ:lxc3 24 bxc3 1/2_1/2 Spraggett­ A.Sokolov, Saint John Ct (1) 1988) IS lbeS h6 16 �cl l:tc8 = (16...�b4 17 'i'd3 �d6]8 'ii' h3lbxc3 19 bxc3 �e4 20 c4 'ir'c7 21 �f4;!; Spraggett-Prand­ stetter, Taxco IZ 1985).

13...tZ:lbd5

Nenashev's idea 13...tZ:lc8!? seems interesting: 14 lbeS �c6 IS 1i'd3 (1S %:tel ;!;; 15 �xf6?! �xf6 16l:rel tZ:le7 17 tZ:lxc6 bxc6 18 l:a4 tZ:lfS 19 tZ:le2 'if'd7 20 �c2 %:tab8 + Ilinsky-Nena­ shev, Bishkek Z 1993) IS... tZ:ldS 16 tZ:lxc6 bxc6 17 �xe7 tZ:lcxe7 18 1:fdl lbb4 19 'ir'e2 tZ:ledS 20 tZ:le4 ;!; Lazo­ vic-Raspor, Ljubljana 1996.

13 a5 Or: a) 13 'i'd3!? .ic6 14 tZ:leS tZ:lbdS IS l:rfel h6 16 .id2!
14 �xd5 tZ:lxd5 15 lbxd5 exd5 16 .ixe7 'jixe7

This position is important for the assessment of the variation. White has a good knight versus Black's light­ squared bishop, which is needed to support pawns on light squares. How­ ever, the white knight lacks an effec­ tive outpost, as Black can cover eS by playing ...f6, while the knight will find it difficult to reach cS. On the other hand, the black bishop has the good square bS, while in some variations Black can create counterplay by ...b6. Given these circumstances, as practice shows, the game is level.

17l:rel 17 tZ:leS �d6 intending ....i.bS and ... f6 =. 17 'ir'b3 'tid6 and now: a) 18 .l:tfel h6 (18...f6!? 19 Ue3 1:fe8 20 .l:tc1 �c6 21 ':'ce1 �f8 = Es­ lon-Hoffman, Alicante 1989) 19 ':'eS �e6 20 l:rae1 b6! 21 axb6 %:tfb8 22 l:Se2 Uxb6 23 'ir'c3 ':'ab8 with equal­ ity, Kharitonov-Cherepkov, Yaroslavl 1982. b) 18 .l:tfc1 �bS 19 'ir'a3 (19 ':'cS l:ad8 20 .l:tel f6 = Lintvinov-Bala­ shov, Moscow 1982) 19 ... 'ifxa3 20 lba3l:rac8 21 .l:tac3 Uxc3 22 ':'xc3 f6 23 h4 .l:te8 24 .l:tc7 hS 2S .l:txb7 lIe2 26 l:b8+ �h7 27 :d8 .i.c4 28 ':'b8 �b5 29l:td8 �c4 1/2-1/2 Eslon-A.Hoffman, Valencia 1990. 17 ...'ir'd6 18 'ir'b3 f6 19 tZ:ld2 l:fe8 20 tZ:ln

20 l:txe8+ l:txe8 21 'tixb7 lIb8 22 'ila7 ':'xb2 23lbn h6 = Timman.

20 ....i.c6 21 'ii'c3 'it'f4 22 ':'e3 l:xe3 23 'ifxe3 'i'xe3 24 tZ:lxe3 �f7 25 f3 �e6 26 �f2 .l:tb8! 27 lIa3 b6 28 l:tb3 .i.bS 29 axb6 1hb6 =

Seirawan-Timman, London 1984.

D)

7 'i'c2 (D)

B

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Rubinstein created a sensation with this move. The main idea is that if Black does not take active counter­ measures then White will castle queen­ side and launch a pawn-storm against Black's castled position.

7 ...cS!

Teichmann's counterattack. Or: a) 7...h6 is most aggressively met by 8 cxd5!?: al) 8...hxg5 9 dxe6 fxe6 10 tZ:lxg5 tZ:lb6 11 h4 cS (ll...lbbdS!? 12 .i.c4 c6) 12 hS cxd4 13 h6 dxc3 14 lIdl (Siviero-Simini, Italy 1989) and after 14... 'tie8 it isn't clear how White con­ tinues, as 15 .i.b5 'ii'xb5 16 'iWg6 'tixg5 gives Black too much for the queen. a2) 8...exd5 9 .i.f4 c5 (9...c6?! 10 h3 .l:te8 11 .i.d3 tZ:lf8 12 0-0 gives White a favourable form of Exchange Variation, since the pawn on h6 proves a weakness in many variations) 10 .i.e2 (10 O-O-O!? deserves attention: 10...'tiaS 11 g4 tZ:lb6 12 g5 hxg5 13 tZ:lxgS .id7 14 l:glcxd4 15l:txd4 lIfc8 16 �e5 ± Kiseliov-Glienke, Berlin 1994) 1O... b6 11 0-0 .i.b7 12 ':'fd l .l:tc8 13 dxc5 bxcS (13...tZ:lxc5 1 4 'iff5 ;!;) 14 a4! 'ii'as?! (better is 14...aS!? 15 tZ:lbS ;!;) IS tZ:lh4! l:fd8 16 tZ:lf5 .i.f8 17 tZ:lbS lbe8 18 .i.d6! lbxd6 19 lbfxd6 l:tb8 20 lbxb7 l:xb7 21 ':'xdS ± Kas­ parov-Portisch, Brussels 1986. b) 7...c6 8 lid1 also gives White a stable advantage: bl) 8 ...'ii'aS 9 a3! dxc4 10 .i.xc4 e5 11 0-0 exd4 12 exd4LDb6 13 .i.d3 h6 14 b4! 'tixa3 IS l:al 'ifxb4 16 ':'fbl ± Suba-Ionescu, Bucharest 1981. b2) 8... l:e8 9 a3 a6 10 h3! h6 11 .i.f4 dxc4 12 .i.xc4 bS 13 .i.a2 .i.b7 14 lbe5 'ii' b6 15 lbxd7 LDxd7 16 .i.bl ± Lputian-Kharitonov, Irkutsk 1983.

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATAlAN FOR BLACK

b3) 8...b6 9 i.d3 i.b7 10 0-0 c5 11 i.xc4 ttJb6 12 �b3 ttJfd5 =; 9 .!:txd4 cxd5 exd5 12 ttJe5 ;!;. h6 10 �h4 a6! 11 cxd5 ttJxd5 12 ttJxd5 b4) 8...a6 9 a3 b5 (9.. J:te8 10 h3! exd5 13 �xe7 "VJixe7 14 �bl ttJf6 15 ;!;) 10 c5 and then: �d3 �e6 = V yzhmanavin-A.Hoff­ b41) 1O...a5 11 i.d3 h6 12 i.f4 b4 man, Saragossa 1992) and now: 13 axb4 axb4 14 ttJa4 i.a6 15 �xa6 a) 9...dxc4 10 �xc4 a6 11 �e2 1:.xa6 16 0-0 "iVc8 17 ttJe1 "iVb7 18 b3 Wic7 12 �f3l:t e8 13 �bl ttJb6 14l:tcl 1:.fa8 19 ttJd3 ;!; Andonovski-Ramon, ;!; Browne-Bass, New York 1985. Santa Clara 1998. b) 9..."VJic7 10 ttJdb5 "VJia5 11 cxd5 b42) 10 ...ttJe8 is best met by 11 exd5 12 �f4 ;!;. h4! ;!;, rather than 11 i.f4?! g5! 12 c) 9...ttJb6 10 �bl �d7 11 �xf6 �g3 f5 13 ttJe5 ttJxe5 14 �xe5 ttJf6 = i.xf6 12 c5 ttJc8 13 �d3 h6 14 g4 ;!; Henley-Kogan, USA Ch (Berkeley) Browne-l.Ivanov, USA Ch (Durango) 1984. 1992. b43) 1O...e5 11 dxe5 ttJe8 12 �xe7 d) 9...a6!? 10 h4 (10 cxd5 ttJxd5 11 "iVxe7 13 b4 ttJxe5 14 �e2 ttJf6 15 h3 �xe7 ttJxe7 00) 1O...dxc4 11 �xc4 ttJxf3+ 16 �xf3 "iVe5 17 "iVd2 :'e8 18 . "VJic7 12 �e2 I:te8 13 �f4 e5 14 �g3 0-0 �f5 19 "iVd4 a5 20 "iVxe5 1:.xe5 21 ttJb6 15 a3 �d6 16 ttJf3 �d7 00 Cvi­ ttJe2 axb4 22 axb4 1:.a4 23 ttJd4 ;!; tan-A.Hoffman, Bern 1992. S.Ivanov-Lugovoi, St Petersburg 1997. 9 'it>bl We now return to 7 ...c5 (D): Also possible: a) 9 h4!? cxd4 10 ttJxd4 �b4 (1O...dxc4!? 11.txc4 ttJc5 12 f4 .td7 13 e41He8 14 'iitbl ttJa4 15 ttJcb51:.ac8 16 .txf6 gxf6 00 Ubilava-Kharitonov, Barnaul 1984) 11 ttJb3 Wib6 12 cxdS i.xc3 13 Wixc3 (13 bxc3?! exdS 14 1:.d4 ttJeS IS f3 .td7 16 hS I:tac8 17 'iitd2 h6 + M.Gurevich-Morovic, Vrsac 1985) 13 ...ttJxdS 14 'iYd4 f6 IS .tf4 Wixd4 16 ttJxd4 ttJ7b6 and ...eS =. b) 9 cxdS exdS 10 dxcS (10 h4 1:.e8 11 'iitb l c4 12 ttJeS .tb4 13 ttJxd7 .txd7 14 .txf6 gxf6 IS g4 :'e6 16 Now White has three continuations: .tg2 1:.a6 17 ttJxdS!? {17 l::td2 l::td8 00 44 Dl : 8 0-0-0 Averkin-Pozdniakov, USSR 1970} 45 D2 : 8 1:.dl 17..:i'xa2+ 18 'ittc1 Wia5 {18...�a5!?} D3 : 8 cxdS 46 19 ttJxb4 "iVxb4 00) 10....txcS 11 ttJd4 �xd4 12 I:txd4 h6 13 .th4 a6 00 Ga­ 01) briel-Onishchuk, Furth 1998.

8 0-0-0 'liaS

8 ... cxd4!? deserves scrutiny: 9 ttJxd4 (9 exd4 h6 10 i.h4 dxc4 11

9 ...dxc4 10 �xc4 cxd4 1 1 exd4

11 I:txd4!? h6 (interesting is l l...a6!? 12 1:.c1 bS 13 .td3 h6 14.th4 .tcS IS

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH .,/l;.bd7) I:tf4 ttJh5 16 ttJe4 ttJxf4 17 exf4 �a7 18 ttJd6.tcS 19 ttJe4 .ta7 = Bezman­ Grigoriants, Y alta 1996) 12 h4 ttJb6 (12...bS!? 00) 13 �b3 �d7 14 'it'd3 e5 IS I:txd7 ttJbxd7 16 "VJig6 "VJib6 17 �xh6 ttJe8 18 "iVfS "i!Vxh6 19 "iVxd7 "iVg6+ 20 �c2 Wixg2 21 I:tg l 'iYxf3 =+= Birnbaum-Schranz, Germany 1986.

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B

1 l ... bS

A typical pawn sacrifice for the ini­ tiative. If 1 l...ttJb6, then 12 i.b3 .td7 13 I:thel ;!;.

12 .txbS

If 12.txf6, then 12...ttJxf6 13.txb5 I:tb8 gives Black compensation, e.g. 14 �c4 .tb7 IS ttJd2 1:.fc8 16 f3 �b4 17 lk I "iVb6 18 Wid3 �xc3 19 1:.xc3? �e4 0-1 Shalov-Blass, COIT. 1960.

12 ... I:tb8 13 .td3

13 �a4?! �b4 14 i.b3.tb7 IS.td2 :'fc8 (Black has compensation) 16 :'he1 ttJdS 17 ':c1 ttJ7f6 and Black has a clear advantage, Shallcross-Dobson, England 1967.

13....ta3 14 .tel �b4 15 �al .tb7 16 ttJd2 �xg2!

16...l::tfc8?! 17 ttJc4 Wic7 18 ttJb5 'iWd8 19 i.f4 :'a8 20 "i!Vb3 ttJdS 21 �g3;!; Timoshchenko-Ruban, Norilsk 1987.

17 l::thg l .tdS! 18 ttJxdS WixdS

The position is unclear. 02)

8 I:td l (D) 8...cxd4 Black often plays 8..."i!Va5 9 cxdS: a) 9...exdS 10.td3 h6 (1O...1:.e8 11 0-0 c4 12 �f5 g6 13 .th3 ttJf8 14 �xc8 I:taxc8 IS ttJeS ;!;) 11 �h4 cxd4 ( ll...:'e8 12 0-0 c4 13 .tf5 ttJf8 14 lbeS ;!; Velikov-Nenkov, Pernik 1984) 12 exd4 ttJb6 13 ttJeS �e6 14 0-0

.!:tfe8 IS lHe1 I:tac8 16 Wie2 with a slight advantage for White, S.Peder­ sen-Lyrberg, Lyngby 1991. b) 9 ...ttJxdS 10 �xe7 ttJxe7 11 i.d3 (11 �e2 seems too passive; after l 1...ttJf6 12 0-0 �d7 Black has no problems) and now: bl) If 11...g6, then 12 0-0 cxd4 13 ttJxd4 ttJf6 (13...ttJcS!?) 14 ttJe4 ttJfdS IS a3 �d7 16 b4 'iVb6 17 ttJcS .!:tfd8 18 e4 ttJf4 19 i.c4 �e8 20 'iVc1 ;!; D.Gurevich-Kogan, Reykjavik 1982. b2) 11...ttJf6 12 0-0 cxd4 13 ttJxd4 i.d7 (13 ...eS?! is dubious due to 14 ttJb3 'iVb6 IS ttJe4 ttJedS 16.tc4.te6 17 ttJbcS! ttJb4 18 ttJxf6+ gxf6 19 'iYe4 fS 20 'i'h4 i.xc4 21 ttJd7 +- Benja­ min-Morovic, New York 1987) 14 ttJe4 (Black experiences no problems after 14 ttJb3 'iVc7 IS Wie2 .tc6 16 ttJd4 .!:tfd8 = Bogoljubow-Stahlberg, Bad Nauheim 1936) 14...ttJedS IS ttJb3 Wid8 (greater problems arise for Black after IS...'i'a4?! 16 ttJecS "ikh4 17 ttJxb7 I:tac8 18 "iVe2.tc6 19 ttJ7a5 �a8 20 �a6 1:.b8 21 .!:td4 ± Miles­ F.Olafsson, Dubai OL 1986) 16 ttJxf6+ (16 ttJbc5?! .!:tc8!) 16...ttJxf6 17 'ir'c5 "iVb6! = Capablanca-Lasker, Havana Wch (7) 1921.

9 ttJxd4

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

If 9 exd4. then 9...b6! (9...dxc4?! 10 i.xc4 h6 11 i.h4 lDb6 12 i.b3 i.d7 13 0-0 nc8 14 �e2! a6 15 lIfel i.b4 16 lDe5! ± Reti - Znosko-Borovsky. London 1922) 10 i.e2 dxc4 11 i.xc4 i.b7 12 �e2 ttJd5 13 i.xe7 lDxe7 14 0-0 ttJf6 15 ttJe5 lDed5 Lisitsyn­ Zagoriansky, Leningrad 1938.

B

=

9...dxc4

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH ... liJbd7) 17 �xe2ttJe6 =) 14...�f6! 15 �d2 lLJe4 16 'ilVd4! (16 'ilVxd5? l:txcl 17 lIxc1 �xb2 +) 16....txf3 17 'i'xf6 (17 .ixf3 'ilVxd4 18 exd4 lLJf6! 19 IHe1 :tfe8 =) 17...lLJxf6 18 .txf3 lIfd8 19 l:fdl 'i!7fS 20 �fI 'i!7e7! 112_112 Lilien­ thal-Lasker, Moscow 1936. b2) 11.id3 g6 12 dxc5 ttJxc5 (D) and then:

Also possible is 9...lbb6!? 10 i.e2 i.d7 11 i.xf6 i.xf6 12 cxd5lbxd5 13 lbxd5 exd5 14 0-0 (14 �c5 i.e7!? { 14.. .'iWb6 15 'ii'xb6 axb6 16 a3 ;!; Miles-Hellers. Biel 1989} 15 'iWxd5 i.b4+ with compensation) 14...'i'b6 15 i.f3 i.e6 16 :td2 liac8 17 �bl 1:tc5 18 :tfdl g6 19 h3 1Hc8 = Mikhal­ chishin-Segueira, Lisbon 1986. Black has an isolated pawn. but his bishop­ pair and full control of the c-file pro­ vide compensation.

8...lDxd5 is not bad either. 9.ixe7 and now: a) 9...lbxe7 10 dxc5 (10 0-0-0 'it'a5 11.id3 h6 12
b21) 13 lIc1 .!Dxd3+ 14 'it'xd3.if5! and here: b211) 15 'ilVe2.ig4 16 0-0 d4 =. b212) IS 'i'xdS lXfd8 16 'jIVcs (16 'it'as .id3; 16 'i'e5 'it'xeS 17 lbxe5 l:tac8 with compensation) 16...l:tac8! 17 'it'xe7 J:[xc l + 18 �e2 lIc2+ =. b213) 15 'i'd4 .te4 16 0-0 .ixf3 17 gxB 'ilVg5+ 18 �hl 'it'f5 19 'itig2 'i'g5+ 20 '¥r'g4 '¥r'e5 21 J:[c3 f5 22 'ti'g5 . d4 IS equal, P.Nikolic-Morovic, Tunis IZ 1985. b214) 15 'ikdl J:[ac8 16 0-0 l:txcl 17 'i'xcl l:tc8 18 'i'al 'i'b4 19 lbd4 .td7 20 h3 as 21 %:tdl b6 = Hubner­ B alashov, Munich 1979. b22) 13 0-0.ig4 (13....te6 14 :tacl :lac8 15 lDd4 ;1;; 13....id7 14 J:[ael :lac8 15 'i'd2 b6 16.te2 :tfd8 17 b4! lbe4 18 '¥r'd4.te8 19 a3l:tc7 20.td3;1; A.Kuzmin-Ubilava. Benasque 1997)

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14 .!Dd4 :tac8 (14...J:[fc8 15 J:[acl.ltd7 16 'ilVd2 'it'f6 { 16...lDe6 17.ie2 'ilVf6 18 .!Df3 lhc1 19 :txc1 :tc8 20 J:[d1 ;!; LIvanov-Morovic, New York 1988} 17 :tfdl 'ilVb6 18 :tc3 ;!; Shirov-Piket' Dos Hermanas 1995) and here: b221) 15l:tfcl :tfe8 16 'i!Vd2 a6 17 l:tc2lbe6 18 J:[xc8 J:[xc8 19.ie2.ixe2 20lLJxe2 'i!Vd6 21 lId1 lId8 22 h3 'iWb6 = Levitina-Chiburdanidze. Volgograd 1984. b222) 15 'i'd2 .!De4 (l5...lDxd3?! 16 'i'xd3 'i'b4 17 h3.te6 18 'ir"e2l:tfe8 19 a3! 'it'b6 20 'i'd2 lIc7 21 :racl ±) 16 'tWaS .!Dc5 17.ie2 b6 18 'i'a3.ixe2 19 .!Dxe2 'i'b7 20 lIfd1 lXfd8 21 :tacl ttJe6 = Lilienthal-Kan. USSR Ch (Tbi­ lisi) 1937. b223) 15 lIacl 'i'g5 (15...lbxd3?! 16 'i'xd3 'ilVb4 17 �bl! �g7 18 h3 .id7 19 l:txc8 1hc8 20 lIc l ;!;; 15...a6 16.ie2lLJe4 17 'it'd3.id7 18.if3 'it'b4 19 'it'b3 ;!; Salov-A.Sokolov. USSR Ch (Moscow) 1988) 16.te2 and now: b2231) 16... a6 17 lIfdl lIfd8 18 .txg4 'i'xg4 19 h3 'i'e4 20lbe2 'tWxc2 21 lIxc2 lba4 22 ':cd2 lLJb6 23 b3 ;!; Gagarin-Grigoriants, Moscow 1998. b2232) 16...ttJe6 17 'i'xc8 .:txc8 18 lIxc8+ �g7 19 f4 'ti'h4 20 .!Dxe6+ .ixe6 21 lIc3 ;!; Hort-Balashov, Mos­ cow 1981. b2233) 16...ttJe4 17 'it'd3 .txe2 18 'ir'xe2 a6 19 lIc2 .!Dd6 20 .:tfc1 :c4 21 b3 ':xc2 22lhc2 J:[c8 23 l:!:xc8+ ttJxc8 24 'i'c2 'i'd8 25 'i'c5 .!De7 26 h3 h5 27 g4 hxg4 28 hxg4 b6 29 'it'c3 'it'd7 30 f3 'i'd6 31 �g2 'i'c5 = Savchenko­ Moroz, Enakievo 1997.

9 lLJxd4 ttJxd5 10 .ixe7 (D) 10 ...lDxe7

Black is worse after 1O...'it'xe7?! 11 lLJxd5 exd5 12.id3 (12.ie2!?lDe5 13

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK bl) 13...'it'c7 14 g5lDfd5 15lDxdS 'it'xc2+ 16 'It>xc2 lDxd5 (16 ...exd5!?) 17 i.g2 lDb4+ (17...i.d7 18 i.xd5 exd5 19lDd4 f6 20 gxf6 llxf6 21 f4 ;!;) 18 'It>bl l:tb8 (18...e5 19 a3 lDc6 20 lDcs ;!;) 19 a3lDa6 20lDaS ± RuzhaJe­ Khurtsidze, Groningen 1996. b2) 13...'iWb6 14 gS lDfdS 00.

B

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH . JDbd7)

49

B

B

1 1 ... lDf6 12 0 -0

0-0 i.d7 ;!;) 12 .. .'iM+ 13 'iWd2 lDe5 (13 ...lDc5 14 i.b5! 'iWxd2+ 15 'It>xd2 a6 16 i.d3 i.e6 17 :tac1 ;!; Flohr­ Capablanca, Moscow 1935) 14 i.e2 �xd2+ (14...'iWb6 15 b3 lDc6 16 :tdl i.e6 17 0-0l:tac8 18 'iYb2 ;!; Fine-StAhl­ berg, Gothenburg 1937) 15 �xd2 i.d7 16 :tac1 l:tfc8 17 b3 cJi>f8 18 f4! lDc6 19 i.f3 (19 i.b5 <1;e7 20 i.xc6 bxc6! 21 :tc5 a5! 22 l:thc1 'it'd6 23 l:t1c3 l:ta6 = Alekhine-Capablanca, Buenos Aires Wch (8) 1927) 19...lDxd4 20 exd4 i.c6 21 l:tc5 l:td8 22 b4 and White is slightly better - Alekhine.

1 1 i.e2

Or: a) 11 i.d3 yields no advantage due to l1...lDf6 (l1...lDg6?! 12 O-O-O! ±) 12 0-0 i.d7 13 :tfdl 'iVb6 14l:tacl (14 lDe4 lDed5 =; 14 lDf3 .l:tfd8 15 lDe5 i.e8 16 h3 �hc8 17 lDg4 lDxg4 18 hxg4 h6 = Tataev-Shestakov, Belgorod 1989) 14 ...l:tac8 15 'ifb3 'iWxb3 16 lDxb3 b6 17 lDd4 lDfd5 18 lDxd5 lDxd5 19 i.e4 lDf6 20 i.b7 !hc1 21 l:txc1 :td8 22 �f1 �f8 23 �e2 'it'e7 24 i.a6 lDe8 = Novikov-Gorelov, Pavlo­ dar 1987. b) 11 O-O-O!? deserves serious at­ tention: 11...'iVaS 12 g4 ( l 2lDb3 'iWb6 co) 12 . . .lDf6 13lDb3 and now:

White also obtains no advantage by 12 'iWb3 a6 (l2...'ir'aS!? 13 0-0 i.d7 =) 13 0-0 'iWaS 14 i.f3 e5 15lDc2l:tbS = Kiseliov-Arbakov, Moscow 19S7.

12 ...i.d7 13 'ilt'b3!

This gives Black the greatest prob­ lems. To equality lead 13 i.f3 'iWb6! (also possible is 13...e5 14lDb3 'iWb6 15 l:tfdl l:tfdS =) 14 'ilfb3 'l'l'xb3 15 lDxb3 i.c6 = and 13 .:tfd I 'tfr'b6!? (13... 11c8 14 'it'b3 'iWaS 15 lDdb5 i.c6 16 'it'a3 'iWxa3 17lDxa3lDed5 = Peev­ Ziatdinov, Belgrade 1990) 14 lib3 'i'xb3 15lDxb3 .:tfd8 =.

13 ... lia5 14 :tfdl l:tab8!?

Worse is 14...l:hc8 15 .:tac1 b6 16 lDdb5 lDed5 17lDxd5lDxd5 ISl:txc8 (18 e4 lDf4 19 i.fl :txcl 20 .uxcl i.xb5 21 i.xb5 .:td8 = Hort-Castro, Nice OL 1974) 18...l:txcS 19 e4lDf4 20 i.fl ±.

15 a3

15 l:tac1 b5!; IS a4!? intending 'tWa3.

15 ... lDed5 16 lDxd5 lDxd5 17 i.b5 i.xbS 18 'it'xb5 'i'xb5 19 lDxb5 a6 20 lDd4.:tfc8 = P.Cramling-Portisch, Roquebrune (Ladies vs Veterans) 1995.

E)

7 :tel (D)

Now Black has several continua­ tions:

E l: E2: E3: E4: E5:

7 ... h6 7...dxc4 7... b6 7...a6 7...c6

49 49 51 52 55

EI)

7 ...h6 8 i.xf6 In my view, the most logical contin­ uation.

8 ...lDxf6 9 c5!

This was the idea behind White's eighth move: he blocks the queenside.

9 ... c6 10 i.d3 lDd7 1 1 b4 f5

If 11.. .'tlt'c7, then 12 e4! dxe4 13 i.xe4 as 14 a3 axb4 15 axb4 lDf6 16 0-0.:ta3 17.tbl .td7 ISlDe5 :'dS 19 lba4 :taS 20 lDb6 ± Lputian-Khari­ tonov, Sochi 1987.

12 0-0 lic7 13 b5 e5 14 lDxe5 lbxe5 15 dxe5 'it'xe5 16 'i'a4 'ilie7 17 lbe2 i.d7 18 :te2 ;t Gelfand-Kharitonov, Sverdlovsk 19S7. E2)

7 ...dxe4

This system of defence deserves se­ rious attention.

8 .1xc4 (D) 8...a6

This is a useful move to insert, since after S...cS White obtains addi­ tional possibilities. 9 0-0 a6 and now: a) 10 lDeS!? lDxeS 11 dxe5 lbd7 12 .1xe7 'iWxe7 13 f4 bS 14 i.d3.tb7 IS .te4 ;t Gligori6-Guimard, Havana 1962. b) 1O.td3!? cxd4 (10...b5 11 a4;!;) I1lDxd4lUe5 12 i.bl i.d7 13 'it'c2 g6 14 :tfd I ;!; Yuferov-Vasiliev, Moscow 1990. c) 10 i.e2 cxd4 11 lbxd4 'it'b6 12 'iWc2l:te8 131HdllDfS 14lDf3lD8d7 IS lDd2 ;!; Nenashev-Peregudov, Ak­ mola 1993.

9 a4

If 9 0-0, then 9 ...b5 10 .td3 (10 .te2 i.b7 II a3 c5 12 dxc5 lDxc5 = Czerwonski-Kveinys, Katowice 1991) 1O...i.b7 11 'ii'e2 cS 12 l:tfdl cxd4 13 lDxd4 b4 14 i.xf6 (14lDbl?! 'ii'aS IS i.h4lUe5 16.tc2lDg6 17 .tg3 l:tac8 IS i.b3 hS + Stone-Gild. Garcia, New York 1989) 14...lDxf6 ISlDa4 'ii'aS 16 b3 :tacS and Black has a slight advan­ tage, Schuster-A.Hoffman, Buenos Aires 1995.

9 ... cS 10 0-0 cxd4 1 1 exd4

In return for the isolated pawn, White obtains possibilities of develop­ ing his initiative. Or:

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a) ll ltJxd4li'b6! 12 'iWb3 'ir'aS I3 ltJf3 ltJb6 14 e4 h6 IS �h4 li'b4 16 'ir'xb4 �xb4 17 ltJa2 �e7 18 eS ltJfdS 19 �xe7 ltJxe7 20 �b3 ltJc6 21 �fdl i..d7 22 ltd6 �fd8 23 l:tcd 1 i.e8 = Loginov-Kharitonov, Pavlodar 1987. b) 11 'it'xd4!? 'it'aS! (ll...ltJb6 12 �b3 ii'xd4 13 ltJxd4 Itd8 14 �fdl 'itJf8 IS e4 i..d7 16 as ltJc8 17 eS ltJe8 18 ltJe4 ;!; Eingorn-Dokhoian, Pam­ plona 199112) and then: bl) 12 �fdl h6 (12 ...b6!? 13 �f4 �cS 14 'it'd3 �b7 IS ltJd4 i.e7 =) 13 �h4 b6 14 �e2 �b7 IS ltJd2l:tfd8 16 ltJb3 'iWfS 17 'iVd3 'iVxd3 18l:txd3 ltJeS = I.Farago-Rausis, 2nd Bundesliga 199617. b2) 12 e4 �cS 13 'iWd3 (13 'iWd2 �b4 14 ii'e2 ltJg4 IS �f4 ltJgeS 16 ltJxeS ltJxeS 17 l:tfd1 ltJxc4 18 'it'xc4 �xc3 19 bxc3 eS = Tempone-A.Hoff­ man, Argentine Ch 1995) 13...�b4 14 �xf6 ltJxf6 IS eS l:td8 16 'i'c2 i.xc3 17 'it'xc3 'it'xc3 18 1hc3 ltJe4 19l:te3 lbcs 20 as �d7 21l:tcl l:tac8 = Izeta­ San Segundo, Elgoibar 1994.

1 1 ...ltJb6 (D)

lbxc6 bxc6 IS lbe4 and now Black should play IS...'ii'xd4! ac rather than IS...lbxe4?! 16 �xe7 'it'xe7 17 �xe4 'iWb4 18l:txc6l:tad8 19 'ii'c 2 and White has a slight advantage, lanjgava-Khar­ itonov, Pavlodar 1987.

12 ... �d7 13 lbeS

13 as promises little after 13...lbbdS 14lbxdS (or 14 �xdslbxdS IslbxdS �xgS 16 lbxgS 'ii'xgS 17 lbb6 l:tad8 18l:tcS 'it'f6 19l:tel �c6 20 J:tceSltd6 21 ltJc4 l:tdS + Petursson-A.Sokolov, Reykjavik 1988) 14 ... ltJxdS IS �xdS ( IS �xe7 ltJxe7 16l:tcSl:tc8 17l:txc8 'it'xc8 18 'i'd2 l:td8 19 ltJeS �e8 = Spangenberg-A.Hoffman, Argentine Ch (Buenos Aires) 1998) IS...�xgS 16lbxgS exdS 17 'ir'd2 f6 18lbf3 �c6 = Cvitan-Ubilava, Tbilisi 1986.

13 ... �c6 14 'iWd3

This seems to be the strongest con­ tinuation. The capture on c6 would be hasty: 14 ltJxc6 bxc6 IS ltJe2 (1S 'it'd3 lbbdS 16 ltJxdS ltJxdS 17 �d2 'ir'd7 18 as ltJc7 19 l:tc4 112-112 Levitt-Goldin, Polanica Zdroj 1988) IS...'it'd7 16 as (16 'i'd3 as 17 l:tfdl ltJbdS 18 �c4 ltJb4 19 'it'h3 lbfdS 112-112 Cebalo­ A.Hoffman, Bie! open 1993) 16...ltJbd5 17 �a4 :tfc8 18 l:tc4 ltJe4 19 �xe7 ltJxe7 20 �c2 ltJd6 with equality, Por­ tisch-A.Hoffman, BieI1992.

1 4...lbfdS!

12 �b3 T he alternative 12 �d3!? deserves attention: 12...�d7 13 ltJes �c6 14

Black tries to relieve his game. 14...ltJbdS is worse due to IS 'it'h3 g6 16l:1.fe1 'ii'd6 17l:tcd I!lbhS 18 �xdS .txgS 19 �xc6 bxc6 20 ltJe4 'i'd8 21 lbxc6'iWdS 22 ltJeS with a clear advan­ tage for White, Naumkin-Dokhoian, Vilnius 1988.

15 �c2

Or IS ltJxc6 bxc6 16 �c2 g6 17 �xe7 (17 �h6 �g5! = ) 17...'ir'xe7 18

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH ... li:Jbd7) as lbb4 19 �e2 ltJd7 20 'lWc4 �fb8 21 i.e4lta7 leading to an equal position, Spangenberg-San Segundo, Buenos Aires 1995.

IS...g6 16 �h6 �gS! 17 .txf8 �xc1 18 �a3 �h6 19 lbxc6 bxc6 20 g3

If 20 as, then 20...lbf4 intending ...ltJc4.

20...aS! 21lbe4 �g7 22 �dllbd7 23 i.b3 'iib6 24 �c4lbb4 with an equal position, Garcia Pal­ ermo-A.Hoffman, Elgoibar 1991. E3)

7 ... b6 8 cxdS exdS 9 'it'a4 (D)

B

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�e4 g6 28 �f7 'lWg8 29 'iWb7 1-0 Luk­ acs-Ermenkov, Kecskemet 1977. b) 12...'iWc8 13 'iWxc8 �axc8 14 dxcS! bxcS IS �fdl lbb6 16 �xf6 .txf6 17 lbxdS lbxdS 18 ':'xdS .txb2 19 ':'cxcS ± Gheorghiu-Brunner, Men­ drisio 19S9. c) 12... h6 13 �h4 'ir'c8 14 'iWxc8 l:taxcS ISlbeS! g5? (a better continua­ tion is lS...�fd8 16 l:tfd l �f8 ;!;) 16 lbxd7 lbxd7 17 ltJxdS! .td6 IS .tg3 +- Goglidze-Menchik, Moscow 1935. d) 12...lte8 13 ltfdl 'it'cs (13...h6 14 .txf6lbxf6 IS dxcS bxcS 16 ':'c2! .td6 17 J:tcd2 l:te6 18 'iWa4 ± Duras­ Marshall, Breslau 1912; 13...cxd4 14 lbxd4 ltJcS IS 'iWfl 'iWd7 16lbde2 and White has a clear advantage, L.Meyer­ A.Olsen, Danish League 1997/8) 14 'ilt'xcSl:taxc8 IS dxcS!l:txcS 16lbd4;!; Duras-von Balla, Breslau 1912.

10 �a6

If 10 'lWc6, then 1O...l:tbS 11 lbxdS lbxdS 12 'lWxdS �b7 13 .txe7 'ir'xe7 with sufficient compensation for the pawn.

10...cxd4

White tries to exploit the weak light squares in Black's queenside. 9.. .cS 9...�b7?! 10 �a6! i.xa6 11 'i'xa6 cS (if 11...c6, then 12 0-0 lbe4?! {better is 12.. :i!t'c8} 13 �xe7 'i'xe7 14 'i'b7 l:I.fc8 IS ltJxdS 'it'd6 16 �xc6! 1-0 M arshall-Kline, New York 1913) 12 0-0 and now: a) 12...c4 13 ltJeS! lbxeS 14 dxeS �e4 IS ltJxe4 i.xgS 16l:tfd1 l:I.e8 17 f4 �h6 18 ltJd6 �xeS 19 fxeS �xe3+ 20 �hl i.xcl 21 'iWb7 �xb2 22 'i'xf7+ c;t,>h8 23 'iWxdS 'iWb8 24 lbf7+ �g8 25 l:tfl i.a3 26 lbgS+ h8 27

1O...h6!? deserves serious attention: 11 �xf6!? (11.th4 cxd4 12 exd4 lbhS! 13 i..g3 i.xa6 14 'iWxa6.tgS IS ':'dl l:teS+ 16 �fl ltJdf6 17 ltJxgS hxgS 18 f3 bS! ac Gelfand-Short, Brus­ sels 1991) l1...lbxf6 12 0-0 ;!; Short.

1 1 exd4 �xa6

l1...lbg4?! is dubious due to 12 i.f4 ±.

12 'i'xa6 'i'c8 13 'i'a4

After 13 "ii'b S "ii'b7 14 0-0 a6 IS lib3 i..d6 16 l:I.fel l:tfeS the game is equal.

13 ...'iib7 14 0-0 l:tacS 15 lbeS l:tfd8 16l:tfel h6 17 i.h4lbf8 1 8lbg4 lbSh7 19lbe3

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH ... tiJbd7)

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

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White is slightly better, Makary­ chev-Sturua, Frunze 19S5. E4)

7...a6 (D)

8 cxd5 Other continuations also deserve attention: a) S a4!? and now: al) S...b6!? 9 cxdS (9 ..id3 i.b7 10 0-0 cS I I 'ike2liJe4 12 i.xe7 'i'xe7 13 J:Hdl ':'fdS = Klein-Tartakower, Paris (3) 1935) 9...exdS IO i.d3 i.b7 11 0-0 cS 12 i.fS l:teS 13 'ilkc2 g6 14 i.h3 liJe4 IS i.xe7 fixe7 16l:tfdlliJdf6 17 g3 i.cs Adorjan-Portisch, Hungary 1993. a2) S ... c6 9 i.d3 dxc4 10 i.xc4 liJdS 11 ..ixe7 (interesting is 11 ..if4!? liJxf4 12 exf4liJb6 13 i.d3liJd5 14 g3 t Euwe-Sergeant, Hastings 1945) 1l...'tWxe7 12 0-0liJxc3 (12...liJ5f6 13 e4 bS 14 i.a2 b4 15 eS bxc3 16 exf6 liJxf6 17 l:txc3 J:.bS IS 'i'c2 t Leven­ fish-Riumin, USSR Ch (Leningrad) 1934) 13l:txc3 (also fully possible is 13 bxc3!? e5 14 �c2 exd4 15 cxd4 liJf6 16 i.d3 i.e6 17liJg5 h6 ISliJxe6 'ikxe6 19 l:[bl 'i'e7 20 as ± Bondarev­ sky-Pachman, Moscow 1946) 13... e5 =

14 liJxe5 liJxe5 15 dxe5 'ir'xe5 16 f4 'ir'e4 (16...'i'aS?! 17 'iWc2 i.e6 18 i.xe6 fxe6 19 'i\Vb3 ':'17 20 ':'dl ± F.Olafs­ son-Najdorf, Reykjavik 1976) 17 as t. b) 8 a3 h6 9 i.h4 dxc4 10 i.xc4 and then: bl) 1O...cS is bad due to 11 i.e2!: bl1) ll...b5 12 i.xf6 liJxf6 (or 12...i.xf6 13 liJe4 ±) 13 dxc5 i.xcs 14liJxb5 ±. b12) ll...cxd4 12 liJxd4 liJb6 13 i.g3liJbd5 14liJxd5liJxdS IS e4! (1S 0-0 i.f6 00 Capablanca-Alekhine, Bue­ nos Aires Wch (20) 1927) IS...liJf6 (1S...e5 16 exdS! { 16 i.xeS?! liJe3!} 16...exd4 17 'ir'xd4 i.f6 18 'ii'd2 ±) 16 i.c7 'i'e8 17 i.f3 ±. b2) 1O...b5 and then: b21) 11 i.a2 i.b7 12 0-0 c5 13 'iVe2 b4 (13 ...liJe4!?) 14 axb4 cxb4 IS liJa4 'ii'as 16 i.b3 l:tac8 Mikenas­ Fairhurst, Folkestone OL 1933. b22) 11 i.e2 i.b7 12 0-0 (12 b4 as 13 'ii' b 3 axb4 14 axb4 gS! 15 i.g3 liJdS 16 liJxdS i.xdS +) 12...cS 13 dxcS liJxcs and now rather than 14 i.xf6 i.xf6 lSliJxbS 'i'xdl 16 J:lfxdl (16 ..ixdl liJd3!) 16...liJb3 17 l:tc7 i.xf3 18 ..ixf3 axbS 19 i.xa8l:txa8 + or 14 liJd4 ':'c8 IS b4 (1S i.f3!? 'i'b6 16 'iVe2 intending J:lfdl) IS ...liJcd7! 16 i.g3 (16 i.f3 'ii' b6!) 16...liJb6 17 'iVb3 liJfdS! 18 i.f3 ':'c4! + Capa­ blanca-Alekhine, Buenos Aires Wch (21) 1927, White should play 14 �xd8 J:.fxd8 IS ':'fd1 with an equal position. c) 8 b3 h6 9 i.h4 i.b4 10 i.d3 cS 11 0-0 and now: cl) 11...cxd4!? 12 exd4 'i'aS 13 'ti'c2 dxc4 14 bxc4 bS IS cS i.b7 16 i.e4 liJxe4 17 liJxe4 i.xe4 (17...i.dS 18 l:tbl 'ii'a 3 19 liJd6 t Zviagintsev-

Kharitonov, Elista 1995) IS 'i'xe4 'iWxa2°o 19 i.e7l:He8 20 dS i.a3 21 d6 j,xel 22 J:lxc1 'i'dS 23 'ii'xd5 exd5 24 c6 ':'xe7 2S dxe7 liJf6 26 liJe5 liJe8 0-1 Kragelj-Lazovic, Ljubljana 1996. c2) 1l...'iVaS 12 'i'c2 i.a3 13 l:tbl j,b4 14 ]:tfel ..ia3 = Kharitonov. d) 8 cS!? c6 (D) (8...liJe4 9 liJxe4 dxe4 10 ..ixe7 'i'xe7 11 liJd2 liJf6 12 liJc4 i.d7 13liJeS t Karpov-OJakob­ sen, Malta OL 1980) and now:

=

dl) 9 b4 as! 10 a3 (10 bS eS!) 10...axb4 11 axb4 b6 12 i.f4 bxcS 13 bxcS l:ta3 14 'ii'd2 (14 i.d3 'ii'as 15 'ii'd2 i.a6! 16 ..ixa6 'ii'xa6 + Alekh­ ine-Henneberger, Bern 1925) 14...'ii'aS IS liJbl! (15 i.e2 liJxcS! 16 dxcS .txcS 17 liJeS l:txc3! 18 l:txc3 i.b4 -+) IS ...liJe4 +. d2) 9 ..ie2 e5 10 0-0 h6 11 i.h4 liJe4 (1l...e4?! 12 liJd2 liJh7 13 i.g3 ltJgS 14 b4 liJe6 IS f3 t; l1...exd4 12 exd4 gS 13 i.g3 liJhS 14 i.d3 liJxg3 15 fxg3 ..if6 16 i.bl l:.eS is unclear, Farago-Portisch, Hungary 1996) 12 .txe7 Wixe7 13liJa4 (13liJxe4 dxe4 14 �xe5liJxeS IS dxeSl:tdS?! { IS...'iWxeS IS Slightly better for White} 16 'i'b3 :d2 17 .!:tfel 'ir'xeS 18 l:tcdl i.e6 19 'it'xb7l:tadS 20 'ii'xc6 'ii'xb2 21 1hd2??

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{ a blunder; 21 ft'xa6 ±} 2l...'i!fxd2 22 'it>n 'iWxe2+!! 0-1 GJigoric-Z.Vukovic, Yugoslav Chi (Niksic) 1996) 13...liJgS 14liJxgS hxgS IS dxeS 'ilkxeS 16 ft'd4 t T atai-Mantovani, Italian Ch (Chi­ anciano) 1989. d3) 9 i.d3 and then: d31) 9....:.e8 10 i.f4!? liJhS 11 0-0 g6 12 h3 liJxf4 13 exf4 i.f8 14 'i'c2 i.g7 IS l:tfel t Zsu.Polgar-Lechtyn­ ski, TrenCianske Teplice 1985. d32) 9...b6 10 cxb6 cS (10...ft'xb6 11 O-O! 'iWxb2 12liJa4 'ilb7 13liJeS cS 14 liJxd7 i.xd7 IS liJxcs i.xcs 16 i.xf6 ± Hort-Portisch, Madrid 1973) 11 0-0 i.b7 (1l...c4 12 i.c2liJxb6 13 liJeS i.b7 14 f4 ':'b8 { 14 ...liJfd7 IS 'i'hS t} IS fS! ± Portisch-Petrosian, Palma de Mallorca Ct (10) 1974) 12 i.bl (12 'ile2 ':'e8 13 i.bl cxd4 14 exd4 'i'xb6 = Christiansen-Csom, Lu­ cerne OL 1982) 12...cxd4 13 exd4 liJxb6 14 liJes ':'c8 (14...liJfd7 15 ..ixe7 'fixe7 16liJa4 ':'ab8 17liJxb6!? liJxb6 IS l:tc3! ± Eingorn) IS l:tel liJbd7 16 'iVb3 i.a8 17 'iVa4 %:tb8 18 l:te2 t Gavrikov-Balashov, USSR Ch (Riga) 1985. d33) 9...eS (Black frees his game) 10 dxeSliJeS and then: d331) 11 i.xe7 'iWxe7 12 b4 (12 'iVc2 h6 13 0-0 liJxeS 14 liJxeS 'ii'xeS IS e4 liJf6 =) 12...liJxeS 13 liJxeS �xeS 14 0-0 liJf6 IS h3 i.fS =. d332) Interesting is 11 h4!? liJxcs 12 i.bl liJe6 13 'i'c2 (13 liJd4 g6 14 i.h6 liJ8g7 IS hS i.gS = Korchnoi­ Agdestein, Tilburg 1989) 13...g6 14 i.h6 liJSg7 IS hS ':'e8 16 hxg6 fxg6 17 %:tdl 'iWas 00 Lipinsky-Kharitonov, Berlin 1997. d333) 11 i.f4 liJxcs 12 i.bl i.g4 (12...liJe6 also seems interesting: 13

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"iVc2 g6 14 i.h6lb8g7 IS 0-0 { IS l:Id l !::te8 16 i..xg7 -t;xg7 17 0-0 �6 18 a3 i.d7 19 l:Id2!::tad8 Tukmakov-Bala­ shov, Dortmund 1987} IS...f6 16 exf6 l:.xf6 17 e4 d4 18 l:.fdl l:Ixf3 19 gxf3 i.gS 00 Levitt-Borges, Polanica Zdroj 1988) 13 h3 (White obtains no advan­ tage by 13 'tWc2 g6 14 lbd4 lbe6 IS i..h6lb8g7 16 0-0 l:.e8 17 'ti'd2lbxd4 18 exd4 i.fS 19 i..xg7 i..xb1 Re­ shevsky-Lombardy, USA Ch (Ober­ lin) 1975) 13...i.hS 14 g4 i.g6 IS i.fS (intending h4-h5) Is...lbc7 16 h4 h5 17 lbd4 lb7e6 18 -t;n 00 Vagan­ ian-Speelman, London 1984. =

=

8 ... exd5 9 i..d 3 c6 (D)

16lbg3lbfe8 17 fSlbg7 18 fxg6 fxg6 19 l:tce1 t Podgaets-Danielian, Mos­ cow 1992.

1 1 'i'c2

Practice has also seen 11 i.bl!? lbf8 12 lbeSlb6d7 (l2...lbe4 13 i.f4 f6 14 lbd3 i.d6 IS f3 i.xf4 16lbxf4 lbd6 17 e4 dxe4 18 fxe4lbe6 19lbfe2 ±) 13 i.f4 lbxeS 14 i.xeS i.d6 IS i.xd6 'ti'xd6 16 a3 l:.e7 17lba4 i.e6 18 lbcs t Gligori6-Ivkov, Bugojno 1978.

1 1 lbf8 •..

11.. .h6 and now: a) 12 i.h4lbe4 13 i.xe7 'i'xe7 14 l:.fel (14 i.xe4 dxe4 15 lbd2lbf6 16 !::t fel i.fS 17 f4 l:.ad8 18 lbb3 hS 19 h3 h4 20 't'if2 112-112 Lerner-Eingorn, USSR Ch (Odessa) 1989) 14...lbdf6 15 lbeS i.fS 16lba4 i.h 7 17 lbc5 lbxc5 18 i.xh7+ lbxh7 19 't'ixcs = Dorf­ man-C.Hansen, Helsinki 1986. b) 12 i.f4!? lbf8 (12 ...lbh5? 13 lbxdS! +-) 13 h3 i..d6 14 i.xd6 't'ixd6 IS l:1fe1 i.e6 16 lba4 t Griinfeld­ Yates, Scarborough 1930.

12 h3

We have arrived at a position akin to the Exchange Variation, with the difference that Black has weakened the dark squares on his queenside, in particular b6 and cS.

10 0-0 l:.e8

Alekhine's idea 1O...lbe8 seems in­ teresting: 11 i..f4! (11 i..xe7 'tWxe7 12 e4 dxe4 13lbxe4lbdf6! 141Wc2lbxe4 IS i.xe4 lbf6 Capablanca-Alekh­ ine, Buenos Aires Wch (23) 1927) 1l...i.d6 12 1Wc2 (12lbgS!?lbdf6 13 i..eS t) 12...i..xf4 (l2...h6 13 i.g3 t) 13 exf4lbdf6 14lbeSlbd6 l Slbe2 g6 =

12 l:1fel!? i.e6 (12...i.g4 13 lbd2 lb6d7 14 i.f4 i.gS IS h3 i.hS 16 i.h2 i.g6 17 i..xg6 hxg6 18 'Wb3 'Wb6 19 lba4 't'ixb3 20 lbxb3 t Rubinstein­ Takacs, Budapest 1926) 13 a3 (13lba4 lb6d7 14 i.xe7'tWxe7 ISlbcslbxc5 16 'tWxc5 t Capablanca-Alekhine, Bue­ nos Aires Wch (25) 1927) 13...lbh5 14 i.xe7 'i'xe7 15 lba4 l:.ad8 16 lbc5 i..c8 17 b4 t Andersson-A.Sokolov, Reykjavik 1988.

12 i.e6 ..•

Or: a) 12...lbe4 13 i.f4 and now: a1) 13...lbxc3 14 bxc3 i.d6 15 i.xd6 'tWxd6 16 c4 dxc4 (16...b5 17 cxd5 cxdS I8'tWc5 ±) 17 i.xc4 i.e6 18

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH ... 4:Jbd7) lbd2 "ike7 19 l:1b1 l:.ab8 20 lbb3 'iWg5 21lbc5! ± Griinfeld-Bernstein, Karls­ bad 1923. a2) 13...f5 14lbe5lbd7 15lbxc6!? (15 f3 t) l S...bxc6 16 lbxd5 cxd5 (16...l:.a7 I?) 17 i.c7 wins the queen for probably inadequate compensation. a3) 13 ...lbg5 14 lbxg5 i.xg5 15 i.h2 i.e7 16 lba4 t Benjamin-Ziat­ dinov, New York 1995. b) 12...lbh5 13 i.xe7 't'ixe7 14lba4 g6 15lbc5lbg7 16 'Wb3lbfe6 17l:t.fel lbxc5 18 dxc5 i.f5 19 i.n lbe6 20 't'ic3lbg5 21lbd4 'tWd7 22 f3 t Lugo­ voi-Gavrilov, Smolensk 1992.

13 i.xf6

White gains nothing by 13 lbe5 lb6d7 14 i..xe7 l:1xe7 15lba4 'Wc7 16 lbxd7 i.xd7 171Wcs i.e8 18lbb6 l:.d8 19 i.f5 g6 20 i.g4 f5 21 i..f3 i.f7 22 'ii'b4 l:1ee8 23 lba4 lbe6 = Beliavsky­ Hort, Tunis IZ 1985 or 13 a3lb6d7 14 i..f4lbg6 15 i..h2lbdf8 16 'tWb3 i..c8 17 e4 dxe4 18lbxe4lbe6 = Timoshch­ enko-C.Hansen, Helsinki 1986.

13 ...i..xf6 14 lba4 i.e7 15 lbc5 i..xc5 16 dxc5 'i'f6 17 'iWc3 'ir'h6 18 'it'b4 l:.e7 19 l:1fdl lbg6 T he chances are roughly equal, Piket-I.Sokolov, Amsterdam 1994. E5)

7 c6 (D) ...

This is the main line. Now: E51 : 8 'fic2 55 E52: 8 i..d3 58 With the former, White plays a waiting game - the so-called 'battle for tempi'. The latter is more direct, and tends to lead to more forcing play. E51)

8 li'c2 a6

55

This good idea was originated by Janowski and developed by Rubin­ stein. In addition to the text-move, Black has other defensive possibili­ ties: a) 8... c5 9 cxd5! exd5 10 i..xf6! lbxf6 11 dxc5 'iWa5 12 lbd4 'iWxc5 13 i.d3 i..d7 14 0-0 lHe8 (14...l:.fc8 15 i..f5 l:tc7 16 i.xd7 l:.xd7 17 'iWa4 "ikc4 18 :fdl ± Reti-Yates, Karlsbad 1923) 15 i..f5 :ad8 16 l:.fdl ± Griinfeld­ Yates, Karlsbad 1929. b) 8...h6 9 i..f4! and here: b1) 9...lbe4 10 i..d3!? (10 lbxe4 dxe4 11li'xe4 i.b4+ 12 'It'dl! is also good for White) 1O...f5 11 h4 intend­ ing g3 and liJe5 ±. b2) 9...lbh5 10 i..e5! g6 (lO...lbxe5 11 dxe5 ±) 11 i..d3 'tWe8 12 0-0 f5 13 a3 lbdf6 14 b4 ± Novikov-Van der Zee, Catto1ica 1993. b3) 9...l:.e8 10 i..d3 dxc4 11 i.xc4 b5 12 i.d3 a6 13 a4! i..b7 14 0-0 ':'c8 15 'iWb3 'iWb6 16lbe5 l:.ed8? 17lbg6! i..f8 18 lbxf8lbxfS 19lbe4lbxe4 20 i.xe4 lbd7 21 i..d6! ± Alekhine­ Teichmann, Karlsbad 1923. c) 8...:e8 (a useful waiting move) 9 i.d3 dxc4 10 i.xc4lbd5 (1O...bS 11 i.d3 a6 12lbe5! i.b7 13lbxd7 'tWxd7 14 i.xf6 i.xf6 15 i.xh7+ 'iith8 16 i.e4

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± Rubinstein-Capablanca, St Peters­ burg 1914) 11.ixe7 (11lDe4!? fS? 12 .ixe7 l%xe7 13 lDed2 ± Alekhine­ Y ates, London 1922) and then: cl) 11...'it'xe7 12 lDe4! lDSf6 13 lDg3 'ii' b4+ (13...eS? is very strongly met by 14 lDgS) 14 �d2 'it'xd2+ IS 'it>xd2 b6 16 e4! ± intending eS and lDe4. c2) 11.. Jhe7 12 0-0lDf8 (alterna­ tively, 12 ...lDxc3 13 'ii'xc3 b6 ;1;) 13 l:tfdl .id7 14 e4 ± Capablanca-Las­ ker, Havana Weh (11) 1921. d) 8...lDe4 9 .ixe7 (also interest­ ing is 9.if4 fS 10 h3 { IO h4lLldf6 in­ tending ...lDg4 oo} 1O...lDdf6 11.id3 .id7 12 0-0.ie8 13 lDeS lDd7 14 f3 lDxeS IS .ixeS ;1; Pinter-Prandstetter, Taxco IZ 1985) 9...'ii' xe7 (D) and now:

d2) 10lDxe4 dxe4 11 'it'xe4 'it'b4+ 12lLxi2 'ii'xb2 13 l%bl (13 l%dl?! �xa2 14 i.d3lDf6 15 'ii'f3 'ii'a3 16 e4 eS +; 13 �bl ii'xbl 14 lhbl eS IS .id3 exd4 16 exd4 l%e8+ 17 'it>d1 cS 18 d5 lDeS 19 l:tel.ig4+ 20 'it'c2 lDxd3 21 �xd3.ifS+ 22lDe4 l%e7 = Tarrasch­ Bogoljubow, Baden-Baden 1925) and here: d21) 13...'it'xa2 14 .id3 lDf6 (or 14...g6 IS h4 'ii'aS 16 hS 'ii'fS 17 hxg6 'it'xg6 18 'it'h4 'ir'xd3 19 l:tb3 'iVc2 20 e4 ne8 21 'ii'gS+ 1-0 Ftacnik-Ree. Lu­ cerne OL 1982) IS 'ii' h4 (1S 'iWeS!?) IS.. .'i'UaS 16 g4 h6 17 l%gl with the ini­ tiative. d22) 13... l't'a3 14 .ie2 'fie7 IS f4 cS 16 0-0 l%b8 17 fslDf6 18 'ii' f4.id7 19 e4 exf5 20 e5 cxd4 21 exf6 'ir'xe2 22 1:(f3 00 Ftacnik-Franzen. Czecho­ slovakia 1984. d3) 10.id3lDxc3 and now: d31) 11 'ii'xc3 dxc4 12.ixc4 (12 'fixc4 e5 =) 12...b6 13 0-0.ib7 14 b4 (14 l:f.fdl cS = ) 14...aS IS l:tbl (1S a3 ) 15...axb4 16 l%xb4 l%fc8 17lDd2 c5 =+= Rubinstein-Becker. Karlsbad 1929. d32) 11 bxc3 dxc4 (l 1...h6 12 cxdS exd5 13 0-0lLlf6 14 c4 dxc4 IS i.xc4 .ie6 16 lDe5 .ixc4 17 �xc4 l:tfe8 18 l%c2 and White's activity grants him an edge, Timman-Prand­ stetter. Taxco IZ 1985) 12.ixc4 b6 13 0-0 .ib7 14 e4! (not 14 i.d3 g6 15 lDd2 c5 Grtinfeld-Wolf, Mahrisch Ostrau 1923) 14...cS IS dS exdS 16 .ixdS ;j; Smejkal-Prandstetter. Tren­ Cianske Teplice 1985. We now return to 8...a6 (D): =

dl) 10 a3 leads only to equality: 1O...lDxc3 11 'ii'xc3 dxc4 (1 l ...l%e8 12 ndl dxc4 13.ixc4 b6 14 0-0.ib7 IS e4 cS = Fine-Stahlberg. Stockholm OL 1937) 12.ixc4 b6 13.ie2.ib7 14 0-0 l:tfc8 IS b4 as 16 lDd2 axb4 17 axb4 cS 18 dxcS bxc5 19 bS lDb6 20 lDc4 ii'gS 21 f3lDxc4 22.ixc4.idS 112- 112 Keene-Prandstetter. Skara Echt 1980.

=

9 cxdS

Or: a) On 9 a4 Black can simply reply 9...lDe4! = .

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH . ..li:Jbd7)

b) 9 cS also yields nothing due to 9...eS 10 dxeS lDe8 (1O...lDg4?! 11 .if4! ±) 11.ixe7 'it'xe7 12.id3 h6 13 0-0 lDxeS 14 lDxeS 'ii'xeS 15 e4 lDf6 16 f4 'ir'd4+ 17 'it>h1 dxe4 18 lDxe4 �xe4 19 .ixe4 l:te8 20 .if3 'iVf6 21 1Ii'b3 l%e7 = Rivas-Toth. Rome 1984. c) 9 i.d3 h6 and then: cl) 10 .ih4 dxe4 II i.xc4 b5 12 .td3 cS =+= Alekhine. c2) 10 i.xf6 i.xf6 I I 0-0 bS 12 cxdS cxdS 13 a4 b4 14 lDe2.ib7 IS 1Ii'c7 l%b8 = Magerramov-Kharitonov, Podolsk 1992. c3) 10 cxd5 lDxdS (l0 ...hxg5 I I dxe6 fxe6 1 2lDxgS lDb6 00 Magerra­ mov-Ziatdinov, Berlin 1993) 11.ixe7 "xe7 12 a3 lDSf6 13 0-0 cS 14 lDe4 cxd4 15 lDxd4 lDxe4 16 .ixe4 lDf6 17 .if3 e5 = Savehenko-Kharitonov, Russian Army Ch (Zavoronki) 1995. d) Fully possible is 9 a3!? h6 (9...bS 10 cS lDh5 11 .ixe7 {ll h4!? f5 12 .td3 lLlhf6 13 �e2 ;1; Capablanca­ Ragozin. Semmering 1937} 1l...�xe7 12 .id3 g6 13 lDe2 e5 14 dxe5 lDxe5 15 lbxe5 'ir'xeS 16 'iic3 ;1; Andersson­ Arlandi, Rome 1985) and here: dl) Very interesting is 10 cxd5!? hxg5 (l0...exd5 I I.ih4 ;1;; 1O...lDxd5 11 .txe7 'ii'xe7 12.ic4 l%e8 13 lDe4

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e5 14.ixd5 cxdS 15lDc3 'ii'd6 16 'ii'b3 ± Yusupov-Van der Sterren, Amster­ dam 1982) 11 dxe6 fxe6 12 lDxg5 lDb6°o. d2) 10.ih4 l1e8 and then: d21) 11 exd5 exd5 12.id3lDhs 13 .ixe7 l%xe7 14 0-0 lDhf6 IS h3 lDe8 16lDe2lDd6 17 .!Dg3lDf8 18lDe5 f6! = Alekhine-Capablanca. Buenos Ai­ res Weh (14) 1927. d22) 11.ig3 dxc4 12.ixc4 b5 13 .ia2 cS 14 dxcS .!DxcS l5 l1d l (15 0-0 'iVd3 =) 15...'iWb6 16 b4 (16 0-0.ib7 17 b4lDce4 =+=) 16....!Dcd7 17.ibllDf8 18 lDe4 lDxe4 19.ic7 'iWa7 =+= Vuko­ vic-Kmoch, Debrecen 1925. d23) 11.id3 dxc4 12.ixc4 bS 13 i.a2 eS 14 0-0 (14 dxc5 lDxcS IS 0-0 'it'd3! ; 14 l%dl cxd4 IslDxd4 'ii'b6 16.ibl.ib7 17 0-0 (17lLldxbS 'ii'c6 18 lLxi4 'ii'xg2 +j 17... :ae8 18 'ii'd2 lDeS =+= Grtinfeld-Alekhine. Karlsbad 1923) 14...cxd4 IS exd4.ib7 16lLleS (16l:tfdl 'iWb6 17lLle5lDxeS 18 dxe5 'ii'c6! 19 f3lLlg4! is slightly better for Black) 16...lLlxeS (16...lLlf8 17 nfdl;j; Reti-Teichmann. Karlsbad 1923) 17 dxeS lDdS 18 .ixe7 %:txe7 19 l:tfdl l:td7 20lLle4lLlf4 = . We now return to the position after 9 cxd5 (D): =

B

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9 ...exdS

Or: a) 9...cxdS can be met by lO �d3 h6 11 �f4 (11 �h4 bS 12 a4 b4 13 lZJbl �b7 14 �g3?!l:tc8 IS �c7? �e8 + Engel-Maroczy, Bad Sliac 1932) l l...bS 12 a4 b4 13lZJa2! �b7 14 0-0 �b6 IS i.c7 'fia7 16 i.a5 ± Aver­ bakh. b) 9...lZJxdS lO �xe7 'fixe7 and then: b l ) II i.e2 l:te8 12 0-0 lZJxc3 13 �xc3 eS 14 ID'dl exd4 ISlZJxd4lZJf6 16 �f3 (16 h3lZJe4!) 16... �g4 17 �xg4 lZJxg4 18 lZJfS 'i'f6 19 'iYxf6 lZJxf6 1/2- 1/2 Alekhine-Capablanca, Buenos Aires W ch (2) 1927. b2) 11 �c4 lZJxc3 12 �xc3 c5 (12...l:te8 13 l:tdl!) 13 dxcS lZJxcs (l3...'i'xcS? 14 �b3! b6 IS �d2 �hS 16 �dl! ± Alekhine-Vidmar, Hast­ ings 1936) 14 �dS! (14 �e2 lZJe4 15 �d4lZJf6 16 o-o;t) 14...exdS (l4 ...liJa4 IS 'iWd4! lZJxb2 16 i.e4! {16 i.b3 �b4+} 16...�a3 17 O-O ±) IS 'iWxcS:1;.

10 �d3 l:te8 1 1 0-0 lZJf8 12 lZJeS lZJg4 Black tries to free his position.

13 i.xe7 'i'xe7 14 lZJxg4 i.xg4 IS l:tcel White prepares play in the centre and on the kings ide.

IS ... l:tad8

Or: IS...�d6 16 f4 f6 17 fS i.h5 18 �f2l:te7 19 �f4;t Novikov-Lengyel, CappeUe la Grande 1995; 15...�e6!? 16 a3l:tad8 17 f4 f6 18 fS .i.f7 "". 16 f4 �hS Or 16...i.c8: a) 17 fSlZJd7! (17...f6?! 18 g4 �h8 19 _f2 cS 20 .i.c2 c4 21 �g2 'ikd7 22 h4 ± Korchnoi-Lutikov, Sverdlovsk 19S7) 18 �f2 (18l:tf4?! lZJf6 19 g4 h6

FOR

BLACK

20 _f2 cS "" Lapienis-Kimelfeld, Riga 1968) 18...lZJf6 19 lZJa4 _d6 20 h3 l:te7 21 "f4 and White has a slight ad­ vantage, Magerramov-Balashov, Uzh­ gorod 1988. b) 17 a3 h6 18 _f2 lZJd7 19 fS! lZJf6 20 liJa4! 'iVd6 21 'i'f4! 'i'xf4 22 l:txf4 tUd7 23 b4 ± Psakhis-Csom, Hungary 1986.

17 fS f6 18 a3 .i.f7 19 b4

;1;. White has a space advantage. E52)

8 i.d3 (D)

B

8 ...dxc4 Black l:an also insert 8...h6, upon which may follow 9 .i.h4 dxc4 lO .i.xc4, and now: a) l O...lZJdS l 1 i.g3 (11 .i.xe7 'iWxe7 12 0-0 lZJxc3 13 ':xc3 transposes to the Lasker Defence - Line C of Chap­ ter 7) ll...lZJxc3 (11...lZJ7b6 12 .i.d3 lZJxc3 13 bxc3 i.a3 14 l:tc2 i.d7 IS lZJeS ± Steinitz-Showalter, New York 1894) 12 bxc3 and now: al ) 12...'iWa5 13 0-0 bS (13...lZJb6 14 �b3 i.a3 IS l:c2 cS 16lZJeS cxd4 17 cxd4 .i.e7 18 'iWf3 lZJdS 19 l:fcl ± Tartakower - Znosko-Borovsky, Paris 1925) 14 �d3 'iWxa2 IS l:tal 'i'b2 16

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH ... 0.bd7) .!Dd2 ± F.Olafsson-Gerusel, Bad Lau­ terberg 1977. a2) 12...b6 13 0-0 �b7 14 �e2lZJf6 (14 ...cS!? seems interesting: IS l:tfdl .!Df6!? 16 dxcS 'i'c8 17 cxb6 axb6 18 .i.eS .i.a6 with compensation, lonov­ Shulskis, Vilnius 1997) IS l:tfd1 lZJe4 (15 ...'i'c8 16 e4 l:td8 17 eS lZJh7 18 lZJd2 c5 19 lZJe4lZJg5 20 f3 ;!; Furman­ Jimenez, Harrachov 1966) 16 .i.f4 'We8 17 lZJeS eS 18 �b5 lZJf6 19 e4 l:d8 20 �g3 ;t Lputian-Bischoff, Altensteig 1989. b) lO ...bS I I �d3 a6 (1l...�b7 12 0-0 l:c8 13 'iVe2! b4 14 lZJa4 �a5 IS b3 e5 16lZJeS ± Tal-Nei, USSR 1981) 12 a4 and now: bl) 12...i.b7 13 0-0 l:tc8 14 �e2 l:e8 15 l:tfdl ;!; Ribli-Handoko, Sura­ karta 1982. b2) 12...b4 13 �xf6 gxf6 (13...lZJxf6 14 lZJe4 ±) 14lZJe4 fS ISlZJg3 cS 16 e4 cxd4 17 exfS eS 18 l:te6! lZJf6 19 'i'e I �h7 20 lZJxeS .i.b7 21 l:tc7 �xg2 22 l:gl i.d6 23 lZJhS 'i'xc7 24 lZJxf6+ �g7 2S lZJhS+ 1-0 Ribli-Hennings, Leipzig 1973. b3) 12...bxa4 13 lZJxa4 �a5+ 14 IOd2 .tb4 (14...cS IS i.xf6 ±) ISlZJe3 and then: b31) IS...ttJdS 16 0-0 .i.xe3 17lZJc4 'l' b4 18 bxe3 ttJxe3 19 �e2 is slightly better for White, Stahlberg-Foltys, Munich 1936. b32) IS ...�b7 16 0-0 cS 17 lZJb3 'l'd8 18 lZJa2! l:tc8 19 �e2 'iYb6 20 IOxb4 cxb4 21 l:tal ':a8 22 lZJa5 ± lIorl-Rossetto, Skopje OL 1972. b33) IS...cS I6 ttJb3 ( I6lDc4 �e7?! 17 0-0 .i.b7 18 ttJa2! Vyzhmanavin­ Djuric, Cappelle la Grande 1994) 16...'i'd8 (16.. .'iVb6 17 0-0 cxd4 18 ltia4 'i'd8 19 �e4l:tb8 20 ttJxd4 �b7

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21 .i.xb7 ':xb7 22 lZJc6 ± Levitina­ Gaprindashvili, Lvov 1983) 17 0-0 cxd4 18 ttJxd4 .i.b7 19 �e4 'i'b8 20 ttJe6! �xc6 21 J1i.xc6 ':a7 22 J1i.g3 ttJeS 23 'ii'd4! (23 \ie2 �d6! is unclear, G.Agzamov-T.Georgadze, T ashkent 1984; 23 lZJe4 i.e7 24 �d4 ttJxe6 2S l:txe6 'i'bS! 26 �xa7 {26ltxe6 l:td7} 26.. .'tWxc6 ) 23...�d6 24 ttJe4! (24 l:tfdl?! �c7 = Pinter-Martin, Linz 1984) 24...ttJxe6 (24...lZJxe4 2S J1i.xe4 l:d8 26 ':cdl l:tad7 27 \ia4 lZJg4 28 i.f3 lZJf6 29 �c6 �xg3 30 i.xd7 i.xh2+ 31 Whl i.eS 32 �c6 ':xd1 33 l:txdl 'i'xb2 34 �g l ± Morovic-Ill­ escas, Spain 1995) 2S lZJxf6+ gxf6 26 Ihc6 i.eS 27 �g4+! (27 i.xeS fxeS 28 'iVh4 'Wlth7 29 'i'e4+ ct;g7 30 f4 exf4 31l:txf4 'i'xb2 ;!;) 27 ...'Wlth7 28 'iVe4+ �g7 29 f4 ± Kamsky-Salov, Sanghi Nagar FIDE Ct (3) 1995. =

9 �xc4 (D)

B

9...ttJdS Also possible is 9...bS 10 i.d3 a6 (1O...i.b7 11 e4 a6 12 eS ±; 1O...b4 11 lZJe4 �b7 12 0-0 cS 13 i.xf6 gxf6 14 dxcS l:tc8 IS ttJd4 ;!; Euwe-Maroczy, Netherlands 1933): a) I I a4 yields no advantage due to ll...bxa4 12 ttJxa4 'i'aS+ 13 ttJe3 cS

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14!tal 'iWb4 IS 0-0.ib7 16 iVe2 cxd4 17 exd4.ixf3 18 'it'xf3 �xd4 19.ixa6 'iWb6 20 i.bS ':xal 2 1 !txal liJeS 22 �e2 liJg6 23 .i.e3 �b8 = Vidmar­ Em.Lasker, Nottingham 1936. b) 11 e4 h6 ( ll...cS 12 eS liJd5 13 i.xe7 'it'xe7 {13... liJxe7? 14 i.xh7+ +-} 14 liJxdS exdS IS dxcS ±) 12 i.f4! (12 .ih4?! liJxe4! 13 .ixe4 i.xh4 14 i.xc6 l:ta7 IS 0-0 liJb6 16 liJe4 i.e7 17 liJeS l:tc7 18 'it'd3 liJc4 19 liJxc4 !txc6 20 liJeS !txc1 2 1 !txc1 i.b7 � Euwe-Alekhine, Amsterdam Wch(2S) 1935) 12 ....ib7 (12...cS 13 eS ±) 13 eS! liJdS 14 liJxdS cxdS 15 0-0l:teS 16 .ie3l:tc8 17!txcS i.xcS IS i.bl liJf8 19 liJd2 ;t Gligoric-Stahlberg, Bel­ grade 1949. 10 i.xe7�xe7

White has two paths: ES21: 11liJe4 60 61 ES22: 11 0-0 The former avoids simplifications. Black easily equalizes following I I 'iWc2 liJxc3 12 'it'xc3 b6 13 0-0 i.b7 14 �d3 l:tfdS IS 'it'e2 cS = Vidmar­ Capablanca, Hastings 1929/30.

E521) llliJe4 (D)

1l...liJSf6 !

The best move. Others: a) Black obtains an inferior ending after 1l...'iWb4+ 12 iVd2 'ii'xd2+ 13 Wxd2 l:tdS 14 l:thdl liJSf6 IS liJxf6+ liJxf6 16 i.b3! (preventing ...b6 and ... i.b7) 16...'it'fS( 16...cS 17 �el! cxd4 18 !txd4 l:txd4 19 liJxd4 ± intending !tc7) 17 �e2 �e7 18 liJeS i.d7 19 f3 ;t Alekhine-Capablanca, Buenos Ai­ res Wch (6) 1927. b) Black sometimes plays ll...eS 12 dxeS liJxeS 13 liJxeS 'ii'xeS 14 i.xdS cxdS ISliJc3: bI) IS...i.e6 16 0-0( 16 'ii'd4 �xd4 17 exd4 l:tfc8 ;t) 16 ...l:tfdS 17 'it'd3 ;t (with the point 17...d4?! 18 l:tfdl ±) Farago-Mariano, Bratto 1997. b2) 15...lIdS 16 �d4 'ii'xd4 17 exd4 i.e6 18 'it;ld2 lbc8 19 liJbS ;t Cherepkov-Korelov, Sochi 1969. c) Black can also adopt a plan with the fianchetto of the light-squared bishop: 1 1...b6 12 0-0 i.b7 13 liJg3 cS 14 e4 liJf4(14... liJSf6 ISl:tel cxd4 16 i.bS! :lfc8 17 'it'xd4 lIc5 18 .ixd7 liJxd7 19 b4 l:txc1 20 lIxcl l:tc8 21 lIxc8+ i.xc8 22 'it'c3 ;t Alekhine­ Maroczy, San Remo 1930) IS i.bS l:tfd8 16 'it'a4liJf6 17 e5 liJ6d5 18 dxcS a6 19 i.e2 bxcS 20 a3 ;t Portisch­ Ljubojevic, Milan 1975. 12liJg3 (D)

B

Or 12 liJxf6+ 'ii'xf6 13 0-0 eS (13...c5?! 14 dxcS liJxcs IS b4! ;t), and now: a) 14 dxeS liJxe5 IS liJxeS li'xeS 16 �b3 'it'e7 17 :lfd I i.e6 with equal­ ity, Bondarevsky-Makogonov, Lenin­ grad 1938. b) 14 dS!? e4 15 dxc6 bxc6 16 liJd2 iVg6 17 i.e2 00 Farago-Campora, Lucerne Wcht 1985.

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH . ..lobd7) c) 14 e4!? exd4 15 'ii'xd4 'it'xd4 16 lLlxd4 liJeS 17.ib3l:td8 18!tfdl i.d7 Santa Monica = Petrosian-Portisch, 1966. d) 14 i.b3 exd4 15 'ir'xd4 'ii'xd4 16 liJxd4 liJf6! ( 16...l:td8 17 !tcd 1 liJe5 18 f4 liJg6 19 h3 ;t Korchnoi-Htibner, Biel 1986) 17 f3 i.d7 18 e4 l:tfe8 19 l:tfdl !tad8 20 �f2 �f8 = Hertneck­ Htibner, Garmisch 1994.

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b2) 14...l:td8 IS 'it;le2 b6 16 lIhdl i.b7 17 l:td2 �fS 18!tcdl cJ;e7 19 e4 h6 = Alekhine-Capablanca, Buenos Aires Wch (18) 1927. c) 12...l:td8 also seems interesting: 13 0-0 c5 14 e4 (14 'ii'e2 cxd4 IS tDxd4 liJb6 16 i.b3 i.d7 17l:tc7!tab8 lS !tfcl liJbd5 19 lI7c2 liJb4 20 l:tc7 tDc6 = A.Shneider-Kharitonov, Jur­ mala 1983) 14...cxd4 IS e5 liJe8 16 l:tel liJfS 17 liJxd4 liJg6 IS iVd2 b6! = Ivanchuk-Ehlvest, Erevan OL 1996. 13 0-0 exd4 14liJfS

Alekhine recommended 14 exd4 liJb6 IS i.b3 i.g4 ( IS...!te8! ? 16 !tel 'it'fS 00) 16 l:te1 'iVd6 17 h3 i.xf3 18 'i'xf3 with the initiative, but modern practice considers otherwise: 18...g6 19!te5 liJbd7 20 liJe4 liJxe4 21 l:txe4 tDf6 22 l:teS Wg7 23 li'e3 l:tadS 24 l:te7 l:td7 25 l:tel liJd5 = H0i-U.Han­ sen, Copenhagen 1993.

B

14...'i¥d8 ISliJSxd4

12...eS

Or: a) White is better after 12...b6 13 0-0 cS 14 e4 l:td8 (14...cxd4 IS eS ±; 14... i.b7 15 d5 exdS 16 exdS ;t) IS eS lLlg4 16 h3 liJh6 17 dS exdS 18 'ii xd5 l:tb8 19 e6 i.b7 20 liJf5 'ir'xe6 2 1 'i'xe6 fxe6 22 i.xe6+ �f8 2 3 liJxh6 gxh6 24!tfel ;t Yermolinsky-G.Orlov, USA Ch (Modesto) 1995. b) Black can simplify to an ending with 12...'ii'b4+ 13 'ii'd2 'it'xd2+ 14 �xd2: bl) 14 ...cS!? 15 i.bS ( 15 dxcS lbxc5 16 �e2 i.d7 17 ltJesl:tfd8 18 b4 liJce4 19 liJxe4 liJxe4 20 !thd 1 i.a4 2 1l:txd8+ !txd8 22 i.d3 liJd6 23 lIc7 l:tc8 = Taimanov) IS...cxd4 16 liJxd4 lbb6 17 f4 !td8 18 �e2 i.d7 = Ale­ khine-Stahlberg, Buenos Aires 1939.

Other continuations promise noth­ ing: IS 'i'xd4 liJb6 =; 15 exd4 liJb6 =; IS liJ3xd4 liJe5 16 i.b3 i.xf5 17 liJxf5 g6! IS liJd4(18 li'd6l:te8! =; 18 liJd6 �e7 =) 18...�e7 19 'i'c2 lIac8 = Lilienthal-Renter, Parnu 1947. IS ...liJb6 16 .i.d3

16 i.b3 i.g4 17 'ii'c2 'iVe7 18 h3 i.xf3 =. 16 ...'i'e717'iic2 i.g4 18 a3 l:tad8 19 l:tfel liJbd7! l:tfeS

= Topalov-Yermolinsky, Erevan OL 1996.

E522)

11 0-0 liJxc3 12 lhc 3 (D) 12...eS

Black can also play 12...b6 , upon which may follow 13 'ii'c2 i.b7(l3...cS

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B

14 dxcS lbxcs IS b4lbd7 { IS...ttJa6 16 a3 .tb7 17 .td3 g6 18 ':cl l::f.ad8 19 lbeS ± Capablanea-H.Steiner, Bu­ dapest 1928} 16 .td3lbf6 17 a3 .td7 18 ':c7 ':fc8 19 .ta6! ;t) 14 ..td3 fS (14...h6 IS ..te4 ±; 14...lbf6 IS lbeS i), when White should probably play IS 'ii' e2 ;t, rather than IS e4!? cS 16 dS

Mar del Plata 1946) 14 exd4lbb6 (or 14...lb1'6 IS ':el 'i'd6 16 h3 .td7 17 11ce3 l:tae8 18 ':eS h6 19 a3;t) IS .tb3 'ii'f6 16 ':e3 (16 l:tel .te6 17 .txe6 fxe6 18 'ii'e4 {18 l:tce3 l:tae8 is equal} 18 ... l:tae8 19 11b3 ':e7 =) 16 ....tg4 17 'i'e4 .txf3 18 ':xf3 ':ae8 19 'i'd3 (19 'it'xe8 l:txe8 20 ':xf6 gxf6 21 f3 ':e2 22 l:tf2 112-112 Knezevic-Nikolac, Bah­ rain 1990) 19...'i'd6 20 ':h3 g6 21 �d2 �f6 22 ':f3 'i'g7 23 h4 ':e4 = Stahlberg-GJigoric, Split 1949. c) 13 'i'c2 exd4 (13...e4 14 lbd2 lL'lf6 15 ':cl .tg4 16 b4! a6 17 'ii' bl ':ad8 18 a4 ':d6 19 bS;t Vidmar-Fine, Warsaw OL 1935) 14 exd4 (D) (14 lbxd4lL'lf6 IS a3 cS 16lbe2 b6 =) and now:

co .

13 dxe5

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH . ..tiJbd7)

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

B

The main continuation, but White can also play: a) 13 .tb3!? exd4 14 exd4lbf6 IS .:tel (1S l:te3 'ii'd6 16 h3 .td7 17 ':fel . lbdS 18 ':eS f6 19 .txdS+ cxdS 20 l::f.e7 lUe8 21 lhe8+ ':xe8 22 lhe8+ .ixe8 23 'i'c2 .tc6 24 'i'cs �f4! = Ubilava-Kharitonov, Sevastopol 1986) IS ...'it'd6 16lL'leS! (16l::f.ce3 .tg4! 17 h3 .txf3 18 l1xf3 ltad8 19 ':d3 l1d7 is cl) 14...lL'lf6 IS l:te1 'i'd6 (but not equal) 16...lL'ldS (16....te6 17 .txe6 ls.. :it'd8?! 16 h3lbdS 17 .txdS 'it'xdS fxe6 18 �b3 ':ab8 19 ':ce3 lbdS 20 18 lleS 'i'd6 19lL'lgS g6 20:f3 'i'xd4 ':e4 ;t Khenkin-Shulskis, Poland 1998; {20...f6? 21 'i'b3+ �g7 22 ':e8 as 23 16... .tfS 17 11f3 .tg4 {17....tg6!?) 18 ':xc8 1-0 Lputian-Balashov, Erevan l:txf6! �xeS 19 dxeS .txd1 20 .txf?+ 1986} 21 ':e4 'ii'd S 22 lbxf7 ±) and 11xf7 211:txf7 �xf7 22 ':xdl �e6 23 now: f4 ± Karpov-Campora, Spain 1997) ell) 16 h3 .td7 17 llce3 ':ae8 18 17l::f.g3 .tfS 18 �f3 .tg6 19 h4! ? ce. lL'leS (18 :teSt?) 18....te6 19 .txe6 b) 13 'i'bl exd4 (l3 ... e4 14 lL'ld2 ':xe6 20 lL'lxf7 ':xe3 21lL'lxd6 llxel+ lL'l1'6 1S b4lbdS 16 .txd5 cxdS 17 �b3 22 �h2 :te7 23 'i'b3+ lLldS with an .te6 18 ':1'cl ± Najdorf-Guimard, unclear position.

el2) 16 �b3 bS! 17 .id3 (17 i.xf7+? lhf? 18 lL'lgS lj'd5 wins for Black) 17....te6 18 'ii'c2 .td5 19lbeS :fe8 20 ':c1 h6 21 lbxc6 b4 22 l1cs i.xc6 23 ltxc6 'it'xd4! =. c13) 16lbgS and then: el31) 16...�xd4 17 ':f3 +-. el 32) 16...'i'f4 17lbxf7 bS 18 .tb3 ':xf7 19 ':e7 lbdS 20 .txdS cxdS 21 ':xf7 +-. e133) 16 ... g6 17 'it'b3 'it'c7 (alternatively, 17 ...lL'ldS 18 lL'le4 'it'd8 19 i.xdS cxdS 20 �xdS ±) 18 ':ce3!lbg4 19 .txf7+ l1xf7 (19 ...'�g7 20 ':h3 ±) 20 ':e8+ �g7 21 g3! +-. e134) 16 ... h6 17 lL'lxf7 ':x1'7 18 "'g6! 'it'd7 (l8 ...'it'1'8 19 l1f3lL'ldS 20 ':xf7 'ii' x f7 21 lle8+ +- Alekhine­ Karlson, Orebro 1935) 19 ':f3 �f8 (19...lL'ldS 20 ':xf? 'iWxf? 21 11e8+ +-) 20 ':xf6! gxf6(20.. Jh1'6 21 'i'h7 +-) 21 'i'xh6+ 'ittg 8 22 l:te3 +-. cBS) 16....tg4! 17 lke3 (17 �b3 .thS 18 'it'xb7 l1ab8 19 'it'xa7 ':xb2 20 "'eS {20 'ii'a3!? co} 20...'i'f4 21lbh3 'l'd2 22 llee3 .tg4! with compensation) 17....thS 18 l1e6 'it'f4(18....tg6 19 ':xd6 .txc2 20 l:te7 ±) 19 l1xf6 'l'xgS 20 ':f5 .tg6(20...'it'h6 21 ':feS t) 21 ':xg5 .txe2 22 dS! l1ae8 23 l:tgeS;t Grau-Vaitonis, Stockholm OL

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lL'le8 (21...lL'ld7 22 lIe7 lL'lxeS 23 .txf?+ Wh8 24 b4 ± GJigoric-Drimer, Hastings 1969nO) 221Ie4 g6 23 l1ef4 ':d7 241If6 ;t GJigoric. c232) IS...'it'dS 16 ..tb3lL'ldS(after 16....tg4 17 lbeS .te6 18 .txe6 fxe6 19 lbf3 White is slightly better) 17 l:.eS 1'6 18 .txd5+ exdS 19 ':e3 .tg4 =

c24) IS ltel 'ii'dS 16 .tb3lbdS 17 .txdS 'i'xdS 18 11eS (18 l:tcS 'it'd6! 19 �e4 {19 :tceS h6 =} 19...h6 20 'it'e7 'i'xe7 21 Ihe7 ':dS =) 18.. :lWd6 19 'i'e4 (19 1:tce3 h6 20 'it'c3 {20 ':e7 l:.b8 =} 20....te6 21 h3 lIadS = Pirc­ Gligoric, Yugoslavia 19S1) 19...f6 20 l:.e7 ..td7 21 'i'e2 lIfe8 22 ':ce3 �fS =

13...lbxe5 14lbxe5 'it'xe5 (D)

1937.

e2) 14...lbb6 and then: e21) IS .td3 g6 =. e22) IS .tb3 ..te6! 16 ':el(16 'i'e4 .l:tae8 17 ':el 'it'f6 = ) 16 ... .txb3 17 l:txb3 'i'd6 18 'it'eS l1ad8 19 'ii'aS �b8 =.

c23) IS ':e3 and now: c231) Is.. :iVf6 16 .tb3 (16 ..td3 &6 == intending .....te6 and ...lbdS) 16.. ..tg4 17 l:tfel! ltad8 18 'ii'cs 'ii'd6 19 h3 .txf3 20 l1xf3 'ir'xcs 21 dxcS

15 f4

The rapid advance of the f-pawn provides the sternest test of Blaek's re­ sources. Other moves: a) IS h3 .tfS =. b) If IS 'it'b3, then IS...'i'e7 16 ':dl .t1'S lled3 bS 20 ':xdS+ ':xd8 21 .te2 ':xdl+ 22 'ii xdl 1'S with an equal po­ sition, Griin1'eld-Bogoljubow, Karls­ bad 1929.

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c) IS 'tic2 i.fS 16 J.d3 i.xd3 17 l:.xd3 l::.adS = A.Zaitsev-Ciric, Sochi 1965. 15..:ilfe4

THE CLASSICAL QGD (WITH .JDbd7)

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

Or: a) On IS... 'iWaS?! Taimanov gave 16 1'S j.xfS 17 'fihS g6 IS ..wgS �g7 19 e4 1'6 20 'iW1'4 .id7 21 'fid6 ±. b) After IS..:iVe7?! 16 1'S White obtains a strong attack, e.g. 16 ...bS 17 i.b3 b4 IS f6 gxf6 19 l1xc6 'it'xe3+ 20 'ot>hl i.b7 21 l1cxf6 ±. c) IS...'iWf6!? is an alternative: c1) 16 e4 i.e6 ( l 6 ...lIdS!? 17l:.d3 i.g4! 18 eS! J.xdl 19 exf6 i.c2! 20 lIg3 g6 = ) 17 eS 'fie7 IS i.d3 fS! 19 'tlVa4! a6 20 J.c4l:.ad8 = Capablanca­ Lasker, Moscow 1936. c2) 16 fS bS and here: c21) 17 .id3 b4 (17 ...i.b7!? IS 'fin l:tad8! 19 i.xbS lId2 20 i.xc6 lIxb2 00 Capablanca) IS lIcS lIe8 19 ..wcl J.b7 20 lIc4 as 21l:tff4 :'adS 22 i.fl lieS 23 lIcS 00 Stahlberg-Eliska­ ses, Saltsjobaden IZ 19S2. c22) 17 i.b3 b4(17...lIdS 18 'i'hS ±) 18 l:cs i.a6(1S...'if'xb2 19 1'6! +-) 19 l:f.f4 l:tadS 20 ..wc1 l:f.d6 21 nxb4 l:tfd8 22 :'1'4 ;t Bronstein-Gereben, Moscow-Budapest 1949. 16 i.b3 Or: a) The pawn sacrifice 16 .id3?! is unjustified in view of 16...'fixe3+ 17 �hl 'fie7 18 fS 'fif6: al) 19 .ibl b6! 20 l:th3 i.a6 21 lIe l lIad8 4=. a2) 19 'fihS h6 20 .ic4 bS! 4= Lil­ ienthal-I.Rabinovich, USSR Ch (Tbi­ Iisi) 1937. a3) 19 .ie4!? lieS! (19 ...:'d8 20 lId3 lIxd3 21 'fixd3 b6 22 l:td1 .ib7 23 b4 with compensation) 20 l.td3 h6

:'xd3 bS 2S J.b3 'it>f8 26 eS c5 is equal.

21 l1d6 'it'eS 22 i.c2 b6 23 1'6 .ia6 and Black has a slight advantage, Chekh­ over-Huber, corr. 1932. b) 16 'fie2!? appears interesting. 16....i1'S (D) and now:

bl) 17 g4?! .ie6 IS .id3 'fib4 19 a3(19 1'S .ixa2 4=) 19...'l!Vb6 20 1'S .idS 21 f6 g6 22 \'if2 :'fe8 23 .ibl l1e6 24 b4 (24 'fi1'4 �hS {24.. .'.wxb2! 2S lIc2 'fixa3! and wins} 2S .ixg6 'fixb2 26 l:tc2 'it'b3 4= Euwe-H.Steiner, Hastings 194516) 24... lIaeS 2S lIel ..wd4! 26 exd4 :'xel + 27 ..wfll:tSe2 28 :'c2l:te4 4= Moller-Mastrojeni, corr. 1990-2. b2) 17 .id3 'fid5 (17 ...'it'e6?! IS e4 lHeS 19 nel 'if'd6 20 'ilr'f2 i.e6 21 e5 'fib4 22 a3 'tlVb6 23 fS ± Garcia Gon­ zales-Toth, Thessaloniki OL I9S4) 18 e4 'ilr'd4+ 19 'ilr'f2 (19 'itth l :'feS 20 l:tc4 'ilr'd7 =) 19.....wxf2+ 20 �xf2 J.d7 21 l:tdl :'fd8! (2l...ltadS?! is dubious due to 22l:Ia3! a6 23 j.c4 {23 .ixa6!? bxa6 24l:tad3 ltbS 2s lIxd7 :'xb2+ 26 lUd2 ± Ganem-Thompson, corr. 19S7} 23....ie6 24 l1xdS :'xd8 25 i.xe6 1'xe6 26 �e3 cS 27 :'c3 b6 28 l.ta3 l:f.aS 29 :'d3 ± Hertneck-Sonntag, Bundesliga 1985/6) 22 i.c4 i.e8 23 ltcd3 (23 :'xd8 :'xdS 24 ltd3 112-112 Franco­ Campora, Spain 1992) 23...ltxd3 24

16...J.f5 (D)

The most accurate continuation. 16 ...'�'g6 is strongly met by 17 e4! 'it'xe4 (l7... .ig4 18 ..we I l::.adS 19 l1g3 'i'hS 20 'ilr'c3 ±) 18 1'S 'iWh4 ( IS.. .'i'e5 19 1'6 J.fS 20 fxg7 �xg7 21 'iWd2 ±; 18...b6 19 f6 J.a6 20 fxg7 �xg7 21 .ic2 'iVeS 22 'Wg4+ �h8 23 i.xh7! ± Gligoric) 19 :'d3 'iVf6 20 'fihS b6 21 . g4 h6 22 :'fdl ± Napolitano-Grob, Lausanne 1938.

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18...l:tad8 19 J.c2 'ir'd5 20 e4i.xe4 21 l:th3 (D)

21 fS?! is risky due to 21...'iWd4+ 22 l:tf2 J.xfS 23 .txfS :'fe8! 24 g4 (24 i.d3 lie 1 + 2S .in lIxfl + wins for Black) 24...gxfS 25 ..wg5+ 'it'g7 26 'i'xfSl:f.eS, when Black has a clear ad­ vantage.

B

21..:�·c5+ 22 l:tf2 l:tfe8 23 'iWxh7+ �f8 24 �h6 +
17 'ikh5

The line once recommended by Capablanca, 17 i.c2 'iVe6 18 .ix1'S 'i'xfS 19 'ikb3 'iWd7 20l:td3, yields no advantage either due to 20 ...'l!Vc7 21 :'fd1 lIad8! 22 :'xd8 :'xd8 23l:txd8+ 'i'xd8 24 'fixb7 'i'dl+ 2S �f2 ..wd2+ . 26 cJi>n 'iVd1 + 27 �g3 ..wei + =. 17 ...g6 18 'fih6

. ;

IS 'fih4 is harmless, owing to 18...lhd8 19 .ic2 ..wdS 20 :'dl 'it'aS 21 lIxd8 'i'xd8 22 'f*'xd8 lIxdS 23 .txfS gxfS 24 :'c2 �g7 2S �f2 �1'6 liz_Ill Keres-Nei, Tallinn 1975.

26 'it'gS+ cJi>d7 27 'fics 'it'xcs is equal. 26 ...ltd5 27 'iWh4+ Wd7 28 .ib3 l:tf5

The game is unclear.

Conclusion: The system involving ...ttJbd7 was extremely popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Nowadays it has largely fallen into disuse, with its place in the limelight taken by the Tartakower and Lasker variations. However, deep investigation of the variation shows that it is very solid and that it contains many unexplored pos­ sibilities.

5 Jig5 h6 6 Lf6

5 5 JLg5 h6 6 JLxf6 1 d4 d52 c4e6 3 lbc3 .ie7 4 lbf3 lbf6 5 .ig5 h6 6 i.xf6

This is one of the most popular sys­ tems in modern practice. In particular it was explored extensively in the matches between Kasparov and Kar­ pov. 6... .txf6 (D)

b) 8 g3 0-0 9 i.g2 c6 10 0-0 i..e7 11 'i!Vc2 i..e6 12 e3 lbd7 13 lbe2 g6 14 lbf4 .if5 15 �e2 1:te8 16 l:tfdl lbf6 17 lbd3 .id6 = Timman-Kavalek, Bugojno 1982. 7 e4 dxe4 8 lbxe4 lbc6

9ltJxf6+

11 .. 0·0·0 12 i.. e2 l:the8 13 0·0 r.t>b8 14 lbe5lbxe5 15 dxe5 ..wg5 1/2- 1/2 B.V ladimirov-Kholmov, Le­

A) Black exerts pressure on White's centre.

9...'ii'xf6 10 '1'id2

The exchange 7 cxd5 exdS permits Black free development: a) 8 e3 0-0 9 i..d3 (9 i..e2 .ie6 10 0-0 lbd7 11 :'c I c5 12 dxc5 lbxcs 13 lbd4 'ii'b6 = Nei-GeIler, Cappelle la Grande 1993) 9...c5 10 dxcS i..xc3+ 11 bxc3 lbd7 12 :'c I lbxcs 13 .ib1 b6 14 0-0 i..a6 15 lIel lIe8 = Pfleger­ Gligoric, Plovdiv Echt 1983.

11 '1'ie3

11 ..wc3 0-0-0 12 b4?! e5! 13 dS lbd4 14 lbd2 i..f5 15 l:.c1 g5 16 i..d 3 'ir'g6 17 i..xfS+ 'ii'xf5 18 f3 g4 + Wen­ delius-Hultunen, corr. 1989.

White has also tried 9 dS lbeS 10 lbxf6+ (10 i..e2 0-0 11 fib3 exd5 12 cxd5 c6 + Romanishin-GeIler, USSR Ch(Tbilisi) 1978) 1O.. :iixf6 l 1 lbxe5 'i!VxeS+ 12 iie2 iif6 13 g3 0-0 14 i..g2 . lIe8 IS 0-0 i..d7 16 'ii'c2 exd5 17 cxd5 :'ac8 18 lIfel 1/2-1/2 Nikolic-Tal, Wijk aan Zee 1982. White now has several continua­ tions: 66 A: 7 e4 B: 7 'ii' d2 67 C: 7 'iWb3 68 69 D: 7 e3

b) 11 ..wc3 e5! (ll...b6?! 12 i..d 3 i..b7 13 .ie4 tHd8 14 :'dl ;t Golde­ nov-Kasparian, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1952) 12 dxe5 l:.e8 13 0-0-0 lbxe5 14 lbxe5l:txe5 15 l:.d8+ ..wxd8 16 'ii'xe5 i..e6 17 i..e2 ..wd7 (intending ... ..wa4) 18 b3 l:.d8 19 l:.dl fie7 20 f4 :'xdl+ 21 i..xdl 'itJf8 = P.Nikolic-Rukavina, Vrbas 1982.

10 �d3 0-0 (also possible is 1O...b6 11 �e4 i..b7 12 lbeS 0-0-0 13 lbxc6 lId6 14 lbxa7+ 'it>b8 IS ..we5 �xa7 16 0-0-0 lIhd8 1/2-112 Ghitescu-GeIler, Palma de Ma\lorca 1989) 11 �e4 i..d7 12 i..d3 g6 13 0-0 lbb4( l 3 ...nfd8 14 nadl J::tab8 IS 'ii'e3 'it>g7 16 %:tfel ;t Beliavsky-T.Georgadze, USSR Ch (Tbilisi) 1978) 14 lbe5 i.c6 =. 10 . i..d7 ..

10 ...0-0 is also possible: a) 11 'ii'e3 lbb4!(11...:'d8 12 0-0-0 b6 13 i..d 3 i..b7 14 i..e4 lbaS IS i..xb7 lbxb7 16 'iWe5 fig6 ao Bondarevsky­ Chekhover, Kiev 1940) 12 'ii' b3 cS 13 dxcS lba6 14 0-0-0 lbxc5 ::: Matulo­ vic-Ivkov, Sousse IZ 1967.

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ningrad 1967.

B) 7 'iWd2 (D)

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d5 exdS 14 cxdS ± RO.Hernandez­ J.C.Diaz, Havana 1985) 12 d5 exd5 13 cxdS i..d 4 14 lbxd4 �xdS IS lbb5 fi'xe4 16 'tWxe4 .ixe4 17 lbc7 ;!; Ler­ ner-Bangiev, USSR 1982. b) 8...c5 9 cxd5 cxd4 10 lbxd4 exdS 11 exdS lbc6 12 lbc2 l:e8+ 13 lbe3 lbd4 14 i..d3 lbfS IS i..xf5 .ixf5 16 0-0 i..d7 with compensation, Tuk­ makov-Speelman, Moscow 1985. 8 e4 c59d5

9 e5 can be met by 9...cxd4 10 exf6 dxc3 11 'iixd8+ �xd8 12 fxg7%:tg8 13 bxc3 (or 13 i..xc4 .:txg7) 13 ... .:txg7 14 g3 b6 15 i..g2 .ib7 + analysis. 9...exd5 10 e5

Other continuations are worse. For example: 10 exdS 0-0 11 i..xc4 .:te8+ 12 i.e2 i..g4 13 0-0 i.. xf3 ! 14 i..xf3 lbc6! intending ... liJd4 ; 11 i.xc4 i..e6 12 'it'd3 'iWxb2 -+; or 10 lbxdS lbc6 11 i..xc4 i..g4 12 lbxf6+ 'ii'xf6 + (analysis). 10....ig5 11 'iWxd5

11 lbxg5!? deserves serious atten­ tion: ll...hxgS 12 'ii'xdS (but not 12 lbxdS .:th4! 13 f4 gxf4 14 i..xc4 lbc6 IS 0-0 .ie6 -+) 12 ... �b6 !? with un­ clear play.

B

11... lbc6

White's aim is to play e2-e4 in one move. 7 ... dxc4 !

After 7...b6 8 O-O-O! i.. b7 9 cxd5 exd5 10 �bl lbd7 11 e3 lbf8 12 lbeS a6 13 f4 White has an advantage. Or 7... 0-0 8 e4! and now: a) 8...dxe4 9 lbxe4 b6 10 0-0-0 i..b 7 11 'it'e3 cS(ll...lbd7 12 h4 c5 13

1l...i..e6?! is dubious due to 12 'i'xb7 lbd7 13 'ij'e4 lbb6 14 l:tdl 'iWc8 15 lbxgS hxg5 16 i..e2 g4 17 0-0 0-0 18 ':d6 ± P.Nikolic-Wedberg, Lugano 1987. 12 .ixc4

But not 12 ..wxc5 i..e6 13 .ixc4? in view of 13 ... .ie7 14 'ili'bS a6 IS 'ii'xb7 lbaS, when Black wins a piece. 12. .0·0 (D) 13 0·0 .

On 13 ..wxcS there is the unpleasant reply 13 ...i.. g4!, and in the case of 13

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK 20 f4 gxf4 21 l:txf4 with a slight ad­ vantage for White, Beliavsky-H.Olafs­ son, Thessaloniki OL 1984. 16 i.dS +

16 exf6 can be met by 16...i.xf6!, and 16 i.bl by 16....te6. In both cases Black has good play. 16... lbxdS 17liJxdS i.d8 18 %tedl %te8 19l:tact b6 20 b4 cxb4 21 lbxb4 i.b7 22lDc6 i.g5! 23 lbxgS hxg5 24 %td7 i.xc6 25 l:'!xc6 %tad8

'ir'e4 l:te8 Black develops counterplay against the e5-pawn. 13...'iVxdS 14i.xd5

14 lDxd5 is worse due to 14...i.e6 threatening . ..tLlc6-a5.

with equality, Ubilava-Dorfman, Tashkent 1984.

C)

711r'b3 (D)

14...tLlb4! 15 i.e4

15 i.c4 is strongly answered by IS...i.fS!, while 15 tLlxg5 is answered by 15...tLlxdS (1S...hxgS 16 i.e4! in­ tending to meet 16 .. .fS with 17 exf6 ±) 16 tLlxdS hxgS 17 f4(17 l:Hd1 i.e6 18 tLlc7l:tad8 is slightly better for Black) 17...gxf4 and now: a) 18 tLle7+ �h7 19 l:txf4 (19 tLlxc8 l:'!axc8 20 l:txf4 'it;>g8 =+= Hafner­ Shestoperova, corr. 1985) 19...g6 20 l:tcl (but not 20 %H6 'it;>g7 21 %tafl i.d7 22 e6?! i.xe6 23 tLlxg6 lUe8!) 20 ...b6 21 b4 i.e6! (21...cxb4?! 22 lbxc8l:taxc8 23l:'!xc8l:txc8 24 %txf7+ and 2S1txa7 ±) 22 bxcS %tfe8 23 lbc6 i.xa2 = . b) 18 %txf4 1;td8! 19 lDc7 %tb8 20 l:'!afll:'!d7 21 lbbS %te7 22 lbxa7 i.d7 23 a4 %ta8 24 lbbS i.xb5 (24... gS! ? 2S 1;te4 00) 2S axb5 ':a5 26 b6 %tbS = Karpov-Kasparov, Moscow Wch(21) 1984/S. 15... e5!

But not 15... :'b8 16 a3 lba6 17 lbxg5 hxg5 18 tLlbS i.d7 19 lbd6 bS

B

5 �g5 h6 6 Lf6 = Lerner-Beliavsky, USSR Ch (Kiev) 1986. b) 7... c6 also seems interesting: 8 0-0-0 (the most critical reply; 8 l:tdl can be met by 8...0-0 9 e4 dxe4 10 liJxe4 i.e7 I I i.e2 'ika5+ 12 ':d2 tLld7 13 0-0 eS = Lerner-M.Gurevich, USSR Ch (Kiev) 1986) and then: bl) 8... lbd7 9 e4 0-0 (9...dxe4 10 lbxe4 0-0 11 g4 ±; 9...dxc4 10 i.xc4 0-0 11 eS i.e7 12 i.d3 bS 13 i.c2 i.b7 14 lbe4 intending 'i'd3 ± Ftacnik) 10 cxdS cxdS 11 h4 lbb6 12 eS i.e7 13 i.d3 i.d7 14 �bl 00 Levenfish-Mako­ gonov, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1940. b2) 8... dxc4 9 'i'xc4 bS 10 'i'b3 a5 11 e4 a4 12 'ikc2 tLld7 (also possible is 12...lba6!? 13 �bl 0-0 14 h4 a3 IS b3 lbb4 16 'ikd2 i.b7 17 'ike3 'i'a5 00 P.Cramling-Gurieli, Groningen wom Ct 1997; 12... a3!? 13 b3 lba6 14 eS lbb4 IS 'iVe4 i.e7 00 von Herman-Klo­ vans, Berlin 1998) 13 dS 00 Timman­ Yusupov, Tilburg Ct (6) 1986.

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= Timman-Beliavsky, Frankfurt rpd 1998) 10 eS i.e7 11 .td3 (11 'i'e2 cS 12 dxc5 i.xcs 13 'i'e4 'ir'b6 =) ll. ..bS 12 'i'b3 cS 13 .te4 %ta7 14 dxcS i.xcS 15 0-0 'il'b6 16 %tadllDd7 17 i.bl %tc7 18 'i'c2 and now 18...fS and 18... g6!? are both unclear (analysis).

9... lbd7 10 i.g2

10l:tdl!? deserves attention: 1O...b6 (l 0... a6?! 11 i.g2 bS 12 'i'c6 ±; 1O...c5 11 dxcS 'ike7 12 b4 a5 13 a3 00) 11 i.g2 i.b7 12 0-0 with a slight ad­ vantage for White. 10... eS 11 dS lDb6 12 'ikb3 e4!?

12...i.fS?! 13 lbd2 %tb8 14 0-0 c6 IS e4 i.d7 16 %tfdl ;t Uhlmann-Hjar­ tarson, Leningrad 1984. 13lDxe4lbxdS 140-0 c6 15 %tadl 'ile7

The game is equal. Play might con­ tinue 16 tLlxf6+ tLlxf6 17 lbd4 cS 18 lbb5 'ikxe2 19 ltfel 'Wi'g4(19.. .'i'h5!?) 20 lbd6 ':b8 21 'ika3 'iVb4 22 li'xa7 i.g4 00(analysis).

8 'tWxc4 0·0

This aggressive but slightly loosen­ ing move is best met with active coun­ terplay. 7... dxc4

Also possible are: a) 7...cS!? 8 dxcS dxc4 9 'if'xc4 0-0 10 l:'!el (or 10 e3 'i'a5 I1 lbd4 lba6 12 lbb3 'ikc7 13 i.d3 i.e7 14 lbbS 'i'eS IS 'i'd4 lbxcs 16 lbxcs 1/2-1/2 Gligo­ ric-A.Petrosian, Erevan 1989) 1O...i.d7 11 g3 (or 11 e3 'i'e7 12 i.d3 i.c6 13 e4lDd7 14 b4 b6 IS bS i.d5! + Mal­ aniuk-Kruppa, Kiev 1986) 11...'i'a5 12 i.g2 i.bS 13 'i'b3 i.c6 14 0-0lDa6

8... a6!?, intending ... bS and ...i.b7, is very interesting: 9 lbe4 i.e7 10 %tel 0-0 11 e3 i.d7! 12lDeS(12 i.d3 i.bS 13 'i'c2 c6 14 0-0 i.xd3 15 'i'xd3lDd7 = Lerner-Van der Sterren, Tallinn . 1987) 12... i.d6 13 lbxd7 lbxd7 14 .te2 lbf6 IS tLlcs i.xc5 16 'ir'xcs c6 17 0-0 'ikdS 18 'iVa3 %tad8 19 i.f3 li'd6 20 'i'a5 %tfe8 = Yusupov-Lputian, Kazan 1997.

D)

7 e3 0·0 (D)

9g3

If 9l:tdl?! then 9...a6! 10 e3 bS 11 '-b3 lbd7 12 i.d3 cS 13 i.b1 'ir'b6 =+= Rashkovsky-Lputian, USSR Ch(Kiev) 1986. 9 e4!? seems interesting: 9...a6 (9...b6!? 10 e5 i.e7 11 0-0-0 i.b7 12 .td3 'i'd7 13 i.e4 .txe4 14 tLlxe4 'ir'c6

This is the main position of the variation. White has several continua­ tions:

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5 iLg5 h6 6 iLxf6

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BlACK 8 cxd5 8 'iit'b3 8 'iit'd2 8 'iic2 8l:.c1

70 70 72 76 78

01) 8 cxd5 exd5 9i.d3

White can also play: a) 9 'i'd2 i.fS 10 i.d3 'tid7 11 0-0 liJc6 12 l:.ac1 i.xd3 13 'i'xd3 liJe7 = Spiridonov-Lalev, Varna 1983. b) 9 'i'c2 liJc6 10 i.e2 liJe7 11 b4 (11 0-0 i.t'S = ) 1l...i.f5 12 'ii'b3 a6 13 0-0 c6 = Uhlmann-Spasov, Warsaw 1983. c) 9 i.e2 c6 10 0-0 i.e7! (Black hinders the b4 advance while transfer­ ring his bishop to a more convenient location) 11 a3 (alternatively, 11 l:bl i.d6 {11...a5!?} 12 b4 a6 13 a4 'i'e7 14 bS as ISlLlel lLld7 16lLld3 liJf6 17 .if3 i.fS = Kodinets-Lugovoi, Mos­ cow 1998) l l...liJd7 12 b4 a6 13 'iWb3 i.d6 14 a4 'iWe7 15 b5 a5! = Bonsch­ Vaganian, Tallinn 1983. d) 9 b4 (preventing ...c5 and seiz­ ing space) 9...c6 and now: d1) 10 i.e2 i.e6 11 0-0 (11 'iWb3 'ilVd6 12 0-0 liJd7 13 nfd1 bS 14 a4 a6 IS liJel i.f5 16 a5 .id8 17 :'ac1 i.c7 18 g3 liJf6 = Blocker-Mikhalchishin, Mexico 1980) l 1...liJd7 and then: d l l ) 12 l:tc l l:tc8 (also possible is 12...'i'e7 13 iVb3 l:fc8 14 a4 a5 15 bxa5 ncb8 = Nesterov-Geller, Tiras­ pol 1994) 13 liJa4 bS 14 lLlcs lLlxcS 1/2- 112 Ubilava-Azmaiparashvili, San Sebastian 1991. d12) 12 'iWb3 a6 13 a4 iVe7 14 liJel a5 15 lLld3 axb4 16 lLlxb4 l:a5 17 nfbl 'ir'd6 18 lLld3 :'b8 = Seirawan­ Lutz, Wijk aan 'lee 1995.

d2) 10 i.d3 i.g4(1O...i.e6 = Bel­ iavsky) 11 0-0'ii'd6 12 ltbllLld7 13 h3 i.hS 14 b5 i.d8! 15 bxc6 bxc6 16 l:.b7 i.c7 17 g4 i.g6 18 e4 dxe4 19lLlxe4 'ir'f4 20 liJg3 lLlf6 21 i.xg6 fxg6 22 lLlh4 'tWgS 23 lLlf3 112-1/2 Razuvaev­ Yusupov, Ashkhabad 1978. 9... c510 dxc5i.xc3+ 11 bxe3"'aS

Also possible is l 1...lLld7 12 0-0 (or 12 ltcl lLlxc5 13 i.bl b6 14 0-0 i.a6 IS :'el :'e8 16 'iWd4 :'c8 = Pfleger­ Gligoric, Plovdiv Echt 1983) 12...liJxcs 13 i.c2 i.e6 14 liJd4 ltc8 = Gufeld­ Lein, USSR 1967. 12 0-0 'il'xe5 13 ltc1

Or 13 'i'b3 b6 14 h3 i.b7 IS ltfdl :'c8 16 'i'a4 112-1/2 Dydyshko-Filip, Bangalore 1981. 13...lLle6 14 c4i.e6

Cortlever-Kurajica, Wijk aan 'lee 1970. =

02) 8 'it'b3 (D)

B

8...c6

A solid reply. However, 8...cS!? is also possible: a) 9 dxc5 and now: al) 9... liJa6!? 10 cxdS lLlxc5 11 iVa3 (11 1Ifb4!?) 11...'ir'b6 12 .te2

l:td8 13 0-0 exdS 14 l:tfdl i.e6 IslLld4 Ihc8 16 :'ac1 liJe4 = Farago-Geller, Amsterdam 1987. a2) 9. ..liJd7! ? 10 cxdS 'tWaS 11 l:tc1 exdS 12 'tWa3 'i'xa3 13 bxa3 l:td8 (the only move; 13...liJxcS 14 liJxdS ±) 14 liJxdS i.b2 IS l:tdl i.xa3 16 i.c4 i.xcS (16...'itff8! =) 17 liJc7 ltb8 18 liJeS liJxeS 19 ltxd8+ �h 7 20 .i.d3+ g6 21 .:tdS liJxd3+ 22 l:txd3 i.fS of­ fers compensation, P.Nikoli6-Portisch, Reykjavik 1988. a3) 9..:�aS 10 cxd5 exdS II .te2 (11 ltc1 lLlc6 12 .te2 d4 13 exd4 i.xd4 14 0-0 .i.xcS IS .:tfdl ltb8 16 liJe4 .te6 17 i.c4 i.xc4 18 'i!Yxc4 .te7 19 .l:f.dS 'i'b6 20 l:tb5 'tWd8 21 h3 a6 22 l:tdS 'i'b6 23 b3 l:tbd8 = Dreev-Kot­ ronias, Moscow 1989) l l...liJd7 1 2 0-0 liJxc5 13 'i'xdS i.e6 14 'i'hS 'iWb4 15 liJd4 i.xd4 16 exd4 'i'xd4 17 l:tfdl 'i'b4 18 i.f31bc8 19 ltabl b6 20 'i'eS liJd7 21 'i'e3 liJf6 22 l:td4 l:tc4 23 a3 'ifcs is equal, Szabo-Flesch, Budapest 1963. b) 9 cxdS cxd4 10 liJxd4 and then: b l ) 10 ... i.xd4 11 exd4 'tWh4 12 dxe6 fxe6! (12...'i'xd4 13 'i'dS 'ii'xdS 14 lLlxdS liJc6 15 liJc7 nb8 16 .tc4 i.xe6 17 liJxe6 l:tfe8 18 0-0-0 fxe6 19 :'hel ;!; Kozul-Mikhalchishin, Ljub­ ljana 1997) 13 0-0-0 'i'xf2 14 .tc4 . tLlc6 IS i.xe6+ i.xe6 16 'tWxe6+ �h8 with compensation - Mikhalchishin. b2) 1 O. ..exdS 11 i.e2 (11 'i'xdS 'ii'b6 with compensation) l l...liJc6 12 :'d l i.xd4 13 exd4 'iih4 14 'iWa4 i.g4 15 .txg4 'iixg4 16 0-0 :ad8 17 h3 'i'd7 112-1/2 Christiansen-Portisch, Reggio Emilia 1987/8. 9l:tdl (D)

White also has sharper continua­ tions at his disposal:

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a) 9 .td3 lLld7 10 0-0 dxc4 I I 'iixc4 c5 1 2 i.c2 cxd4 1 3 exd4 lLlb6 14 'iWd3 g6 = analysis. b) 9 h4 g6 10 g4 .tg7 00. c) 9 g4lLld7 (9... g6!?) 10 h4 g6 11 gS hxgS 12 hxg5 i.g7 13 0-0-0 'i'e7 14 cxdS exdS IS .td3l:i.d8 16 :'h4 bS 17 'Otbl .tb7 18 l:tdh l a6 191Uh3 cS 20 'i'd l 'iYd6 21 'i'hl �t'8 22 l:h7 c4 00 analysis. d) 9 0-0-0 liJd7 and then: d l ) 10 e4 dxc4 11 .txc4 eS! (or 11...bS 12 i.e2 00) 12 dS (12 dxeS i.xeS intending to meet 13 lLlxcs by 13...'�'g5+) 12. ..lLlcs 13 'iVc2 'ii b6 14 h3 a5 IS 'Otb l i.d7 is equal, Filip-Zita, Prague 1963. d2) 10 h4 g6 11 e4(11 hS gS 12 e4 dxc4 13 .txc4 bS 14 .te2 00) l l...liJb6! 12 e5 (12 c5 dxe4; 12 g4 i.g7 l 3 g5 hS 14 e5 00) 12... i.g7 13 h5 g5 14 i.d3 [S IS exf6 'iWxf6 00 analysis. d3) 10 g4 i.h4! 11 'iWc2 'i'e7 12 i.d3 dxc4 13 i.xc4 eS 14 .tb3 exd4 15 exd4 liJb6 16 l:thgl .te6 = RO.Her­ nandez-Spassky, Tallinn 1975.

B

9...lLld7

Other moves also deserve attention: a) 9...'iWb6!? 10 'iWc2 dxc4 11 i.xc4 cS 12lLle4 i.e7 13 dxc5 i.xc5 14 0-0

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i.e7 15 i.e2 �d7 16 lLle5 �c8 17 �d3 i.e8 18lLlc4 'ikc7 19lLled6 �d8 20 lLlxe8 �xe8 21 �f3 %:td8 22 �b3 lLlc6 = Kasparov-Timman, Amster­ dam 1988. b) 9... a5!? 10 �c2 (10 a3 a4 11 'ilVc2 'il'a5 12 i.e2 lLld7 13 0-0 lLlb6 = Yusupov-Vaganian, Rotterdam 1989) 1O...b6 11 i.e2 i.b7 12 0-0 g6 13 e4 lLla6! 00 I.Farago-Glimbrant, Dieren 1990. 10 i.d3

White gains nothing by 10 i.e2 b6 11 0-0 �b7 12 e4 dxe4 13 lLlxe4 cS! 14lLld6 'il'c7 15 lLlxb7 'fixb7 16lLle5 i.xe5 17 �f3 'il'c7 18 i.xa8 cxd4 19 'il'f3 �xh2+ 20 Wh1�e5 =(analysis) or 10 �c2 b6 11 e4 dxe4 12 �xe4 i.b7 13 i.d3 g6 14 lLleS i.g7 IS 0-0 'fIc7 = Dreev-Beliavsky, USSR Ch (Odessa) 1989.

11 'i'c2 dxc4 12 �xc4 cS 13 0-0 cxd4 14 exd4'i'c7 !

But not 14...�a5 ISlLle4 i.e7 16 dS exdS 17 �xd5 'fIc7 18 �h5 ± Hulak­ Sr.Cvetkovic, Yugoslavia 1984. IslLlbS

15�b3 b6 16 d5 exd5(16...lLleS!?) 17lLlxd5 'WIxc2 =. IS ...'iI'c6 16 'iit'e2

16 d5!? deserves attention: 16...exd5 17 �xd5 'It;h8 18 b4 00. 16 ...a6 17lLlc3 bS 18 �b3 i.b7 19 dS exdS 20 lLlxdS

20 i.xdS 'WIb6 =. 20...�fe8

=

analysis.

03)

8 'WId2 (D)

10 ..:i'b6

Black is worse after 10 ....l:tb8 11 0-0 (11 'fIc2 dxc4 12 �xc4 bS!? 13 �e2 'il'aS! = Nikolic-Vaganian, Lucerne Wcht 1989) l1...bS 12 cxbS cxbS 13 �cl (13 lLle2!? intending i.bl and lLlf4) 13...a6 14lLle2 eS IS dxeSlLlxeS 16lLlfd4! ;t Yusupov-Bonsch, Baden­ Baden 1992. However, 1O ... b6 deserves atten­ tion: 11 0-0(11 cxdS cxdS 12 e4 dxe4 13 i.xe4 �b8 14 0-0 bS! = Kasparov­ Karpov, Moscow Wch (3) 1985) 11...�b7 12 l:.fel i.e7 (12...l:i.e8 13 i.bl �c8 14 cxdS exdS IS e4lLlf8 16 eS i.e7 17 'WIc2 l:i.c7 18 a3 �c8 19 h3 g6 20 'WId2 'It;g7 21 lLlh2 ;t Yusupov­ Short, Barcelona 1989) 13 e4 dxc4 14 �xc4 bS IS i.d3 'il'b6 16 eS l:i.fd8 17 i.e4 �ac8 18 h4 a6 19 'il'c2lLlf8 20 hS �d7! 00 Yusupov-Spraggett, Quebec Ct(1) 1989.

B

8. .. dxc4

Other continuations are also possi­ ble: a) 8...c6 and now: a1) 9 h4 g6 10 g4 �g7 (a typical device in this type of position: Black takes the sting out of White's kingside pawn-storm) 11 gS(11 h5 gS) 11...h5 12lLle5(12 0-0-0 'WIa5 13 Wbl dxc4 14 'iWc2 {14 �xc4 b5 =+=} 14...b5 15 lLle5 �xe5 16 dxe5 lLla6 17 �g2 l:tb8 +

5 �g5 h6 6 iLxj6 Klauser-Hort, Bie11991) 12...cS! 13 f4 cxd4 14 exd4lLlc6 = Spassky-S.Cvet­ kovic, Lugano 1984. a2) 9 �dl and then: a2l) 9...b6!? 10 cxd5 (10 i.d3 i.a6 11 b3!? 00) 1O... cxd5 11 i.d3�a6 12 0-0 i.xd3 13 �xd3 lLlc6 14 ':'cl 'il'd7 15 �fd1 'WIb7 = Smyslov-Beliav­ sky, Lvov 1978. a22) 9...lLld7 10 i.d3 (10 �e2 b6 11 0-0 i.b7 12 cxd5 cxdS IHtcl 'fIe7 14 ':'c2 a6 15 a4 'il'd6 16l:Hc1.:tac8 17 lLla2 i.e7 18lLle l lLlb8 = A.Shneider­ Vaganian, Telavi 1982) 10...a6!? 11 0-0 b5 12 cxd5 cxd5 13 �bl i.b7 14 lLle2 'Wie7 IslLlf4 g6 16 �c1 �fc8 17 lLld3 'WId6 18 �xc8+ l:i.xc8 19 �c1 = Agzamov-Klovans, Moscow 1979. a3) 9 0-0-0 lLld7 and then: a31) 10 g4 g6 11 h4�g7 12 g5 h5 (12... hxg5!? 13 hxg5 b5!? 14 cxbS cxb5 1S�xb5%:tb8 16�xd7 �xd7 17 lLle5 'i'c7 18 f4�a4 19 �dgl �fc8 20 J:.g3 'WIa5 21lLld3 i.b3 with compen­ sation, Psakhis-Bonsch, Lvov 1984) 13 e4 and then: a31l) 13...dxc4!? 14 e5 (14 �xc4 b5! 15 i.b3 a6 16 'il'e3 {16 'WIf4 i.b7 17 e5 c5 18 d5 c4 19 i.c2lLlc5 + Bor­ ges-S.Gonzalez, Cuba 1990} 16.. :�c7 17 'It;bl =+=) 14...b5 15lLle4 'fIc7 00 Bor­ ges. a312) 13...b5!? 14 cxb5 dxe4 15 liJxe4 cxb5 16 i.d3 (16 i.xb5 i.b7 {16...'WIb6!?} 17 �hellLlb6 with com­ pensation) 16...i.b7 17 �hellLlb6 18 'ifi'bl l:i.c8 19 'WIe2 lLlc4 =+= Karpeshov­ Korneev, Moscow 1998. a32) 10 e4 dxc4 11 �xc4 cS 12 eS cxd4 13 'WIxd4 �e7 14 'WIe4 'il'a5 IS �d3 g6 16 'il'f4 'It;g7 17 h4 lLlc5 18 �c2 �d7 19 lLlh2 i.c6 20 lLlg4 �h8 21 lLlf6l:tad8 with an equal position,

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Fayard-Spassky, French Ch (Mont­ pellier) 1991. a33) 10 h4 g6 11 h5(11 e4�g7 12 cxd5 exd5 13 exd5 cxd5 14 h5 g5 15 i.d3 lLlf6 16lLlxg5 l:i.e8! 17lLlf3lLle4 with compensation, Tukmakov-Klo­ vans, USSR 1983) 11 ...g5 12 �bl�g7 13 �d3 dxc4 14 �xc4 and here: a331) 14...cS!? 15 'WIc2(15 dxc5!? 'WIc7 16 b4lLle5 17lLlb5 'WIb8 18lLld6 lLlxf3 19 gxf3 a5 with compensation­ Alterman) 15...cxd4 16lLlxd4 'iWe7 17 f4 lLlb6 00 Alterman-Liang Jinrong, Beijing 1997. a332) 14...'WIe7 15 'WIc2 b6 16lLlh2 �b7 17 f4 b5 18 i.d3 b4 19lLla4 gxf4 20 exf4 c5! 00 P.Cramling-Hort, France 1998. b) 8...lLlc6 9 �c1(9 cxd5 exd5 10 �e2 i.f5 {1O...a6!? 11 0-0 ':'e8 12 J:.fc1 �e7 13 'il'dllLla7 14lLle5 c6 15 i.hS :f8 16 a4 1/2-1/2 Nikolic-Speel­ man, Hastings 1989/90} 11 0-0 lLle7 12 b4 c6 13 l:i.fc1 a6 14 a4 'il'd6 = Kas­ parov-Karpov, Moscow 1981; 9 �dl dxc4 10 i.xc4 eS 11 dS lLle7 12 0-0 �g4 = Knaak-Brameyer, E.German Ch (Erfurt) 1973) 9...a6 (D) (an im­ portant defensive idea: Black is in no hurry to commit himself to ...dxc4 or ...eS) and then:

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BlACK

bl) 10 h3 dxc4 11 i.xc4 e5 ] 2 d5 CiJa7 13 0-0 CiJb5 14 CiJxb5 axbS IS i.b3 e4 16 CiJd4 i.eS 17 'tic2 'VWe8 1 8 1'4 i.d6 19 'tie2 l/z-lh Timman-H.Olafs­ son, Reykjavik 1987. b2) 10 cxd5 exdS 11 i.d3 (11 g3 CiJe7 12 i.g2 c6 13 0-0 CiJ1'S 14 CiJa4 CiJd6 = Lerner-Geller, USSR Ch(Mos­ cow) 1983; 11 i.e2 %:te8 12 0-0 'tid6 1 3 CiJa4 b6 14 J:.fdI i.b7 = Neivelt­ Kishniov, Moscow 1981) 11...CiJe 7!? (1l....1g4 12 0-0 'fI'd7 13lDei CiJe7 1 4 �c2 i.f5 15 i.xf5 CiJxf5 16 CiJd3 t Rogozenko-Grishchak, L vov 1995) 1 2 �c2(12 0-0 i.f5 =) 12...g6 13 0-0 .tfS =. b3) 10 i.e2 dxc4 11 i.xc4 eS 12 dS CiJa7 (l2... CiJe7?! 13 CiJe4 CiJf5 14 i.e2 {14 .ib3!?} 14...CiJd6 IS CiJxf6+ 'fI'xf6 16 0-0 e4 17 CiJd4l:.e8 18 l:.xc7 'tigS 19 %:tfc1 i.h3 20 i.n i.g4 21 'VWb4! ± Karpov-T.Georgadze, Han­ over 1984) 13 'iWc2 (13 i.e2 .1f5!; 13 CiJe4 .1f5 14 CiJcS?! b6! IS CiJxa6 c5! 16 dxc6 CiJxc6 17 i.b5 e4 18 'tixd8 %:tfxd8 with a dangerous initiative for Black, Lerner-Vaganian, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1983) and now: b31) 13 ....1g4 14 CiJd2 CiJb5 15 i.xb5 axbS 16 CiJxbS l:.xa2 17 CiJe4! ;!; Miralles-GLGarcia, Novi Sad OL 1990. b32) 1 3 ... i.d7 14 i.d3 (14 CiJe4 .if5! 15 CiJxf6+ 'i'xf6 16 i.d3 i.xd3 17 'VWxd3 c6 18 'iWe4 lHe8 l/z-lh Ein­ gorn-A.Petrosian, USSR Ch (Riga) 1985; 14 0-0 CiJb5 15 CiJe4 CiJd6 16 .1d3 i.b5 = Gabriel-Bonsch, Bad Homburg 1996) 14...CiJbS IS CiJe4 CiJd6 16'tixc7 :'c8 17'f1'xd81hcl+ 18'it>d2 i.xd8 19 J:.xcl CiJxe4+ 20 i.xe4 ±. b33) 13 .. Jle8 is best met by 14 i.d3! ;!; rather than 14 0-0 i.d7 15

lLle4 i.fS 16 CiJfd2 i.e7 17 'WWb3 b5 18 i.d3 c6 19 dxc6 %:tc8 = Groszpeter­ Renet, Novi Sad OL 1990. b34) 13...lLlb5!? (D) and here:

w

c5!) 19 CiJd4 i.d7 20 'i!¥d3 'fie8 00 Chernin-A.Petrosian, USSR Ch(Riga) 1985. b34222) 16lLld4 i.xd4 17 exd4 c6 18 dxc6 'VWxd4 19 0-0 (19 c7 i.d7! in­ tending ...i.c6) 19 ...bxc6 20 'tixe6 i.d7 (20 .. Jla7!? 21 nfdl {21 'fI'xb5? i.a6; 21 'iWc3 'VWxc3 22 nxc3 b4'} 2l...�xb2 22 'VWxb5 i.e6 =) 21 'iVd5 'ikxd5 22 i.xd5 na6! 23 J:.fdl (23 a3 b4! 24 axb4 ltb8 25 :'fdl i.e6 26 i.xe4 :ab6 = ; 23 l:eS :'e8 24 .I:txc8+ .ixc8 25 nel .1e6 26 i.xe6 fxe6 27 a3 l:.d6 ) 23 ...i.e6 = Karpov-Kas­ parov, Moscow Wch (19) 1984/5. =

9i.xc4 (D)

b341) 14 i.xbS axb5 15 a3 (15 CiJxb5?! c6! 16 dxc6 bxc6 17 CiJc3 i.a6 with compensation) should be met by 15...c6! = rather than 15...c5 16 CiJxb5 b6 17 e4 i.a6 18 a4 'VWd7 19 0-0 i.xb5 20 axbS 'fI'xb5 21 l:ta1 ;!; Ein­ gorn-Lputian, USSR Ch (Riga) 1985. b342) 14 CiJxb5 axb5 IS i.b3 and here: b3421) 15... i.g4?! 16 CiJd2! (16 0-0 l:tc8 17 'iVe4 i.xf3 18 'ii'xf3 i.e7 19 J:.fd1 i.d6 20 'iVe2 b4 = Basin­ Klovans, Kostroma 1985) and now: b34211) 16...i.e7? is bad due to 1 7 f3! i.d7 18 'fixc7 lIc8 19 'fixd8 l:txc I+ 20 �e2 +-. b34212) 16... c5 can be met by 17 dxc6 bxc6 18 0-0 c5 1 9 f3! ;1;. b34213) 16...:c8 17 'VWd3 i.d7(not 17... c6?! 18 d6! ± Zsu.Polgar-Chi­ burdanidze, St Petersburg worn Ct (3) 1995) 18 CiJe4 ;!; Chernin-Lputian, USSR Ch (Riga) 1985. b3422) 15...e4!? and then: b34221) 16 'ii'xe4 i.xb2 17 %:tc2 i.a3 18 0-0 i.d6(18...l:te8!? 19'ii'd3?!

B

9... c5

9...lLld7 is also possible: a) 10 lLle4 i.e7 11 0-0 c5 12 %:tac1 (12 rJfd1 I?) 1 2 ... cxd4 13 CiJxd4 CiJf6 = Van der Sterren-Ki.Georgiev, Amster­ d am 1985. b) 10 h4 eS (lO ... cS!?) 11 0-0-0 exd4 12 exd4 CiJb6 13 i.b3 c6 14'tid3 . CiJd5 IS CiJeS t Epishin-Faibisovich, USSR 1985. c) 10 0-0-0 g6 (lO...cS!? 11 h4 a6 intending ...b5 00) 11 h4 i.g7 12 bl a6 13 i.b3 'tie7 14 l:.c 1 b6 IS dS (1S lba4!?; IS CiJe2 cS 16 CiJf4 i.b7 1 7 d5

7S

exdS 18 i. xdS i. xd5 19'tixd5 CiJf6 20 'iWc4 'VWe4+ 21 J:.c21Hd8 + Sadler-Van der Sterren, Linares Z 1995) 15... CiJc5 =

d) 10 0-0 c5 and then: dl) 11 %:tadl cxd4!? (l1...a6 12 a4 cxd4 13 exd4 'tiaS 14 'VWe2 CiJb6 15 i.b3 'ifb4 16 i.c2 %:td8 is equal, Mos­ kalenko-Kruppa, Kiev 1986) 12 exd4 CiJb6 13 i.b3 i.d7. d2) 11 %:tfdl cxd4 12 CiJxd4 CiJb6 and then: d21) 13 i.b3 .id7 14 CiJe4 i.xd4! 15 'VWxd4 .ic6 16 CiJd6 (16 'VWe5 'ikh4! = ) 16 ...1i'e7 1 7 e4 :lad8 = BeJiavsky­ Portisch, Tilburg 1984. d22) 13 i.e2 i.d7 14 .1f3(14 'ir'c2 'ii'e7 =) and now: d221) 14... 'iVb8!? deserves serious attention: 15l:.acl(15 CiJe4 i.e7 16 g3 l:td8 17 'VWe2 i.a4 18 b3 i.e8 19 i.g2 lLld5 = Orlov-Kruppa, Podolsk 1989) 15..Jld8 16 'ife2 a6 17 h3 i.e8 18lLlb3 l:txdl+ 19 'iVxdl CiJa4 20 CiJxa4 .ixa4 21 'ir'd2 i.xb3 22 axb3 Ih_lh Alter­ man-Kruppa, Lvov 1988. d222) 14...J:.b8 IS CiJe4 .1xd4 16 'tixd4 i.a4! (16...i.c6?! 17 'iVc5 and now 17...'iVc7 18 CiJd6 ± or 17... i.dS 18 CiJc3 ±) 17 'it'xd8 (or 17 b3 'it'xd4 18 %:txd4 i.c6 19 %:tadl lh-Ih Grosz­ peter-L.Lengyel, Hungarian Ch 1987) %:tfxd8 18 :'xd8+ :xd8 19 CiJc5 and White is a little better, Karpov-Kaspa­ roY, Moscow Wch (6) 1985. 10 dxc5 CiJd7 11 CiJe4i.e7 12 c6 White returns the pawn in order to damage Black's pawn-structure. In re­ turn, Black obtains an open b-fiIe, which in tandem with the strong dark­ squared bishop seems to be sufficient compensation. 12l:Idl yields nothing due to 12... 'iVc7 13 b4 a5 14 a3 axb4

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

15 axb4 b6 16 tDd6 ltd8! 17 tDb5 'ir'b7 18 tDd6 with a draw by repetition, Hillarp Persson-McDonald, Hamp­ stead 1998. 12... bxc6 13 0-0 tDf 6 14 'fIVc2 i.b7 Fully possible is 14... tDxe4 15 'ir'xe4 i.f6 16 .:tad1 'fic7 17 b3 i.b7 18 i.d3 g6 19 'ii'a4 a5 20 tDd2 ltfd8 21 i.e4 i.a6 22 tDc4 i.b5 23 'fia3 a4 24 'it'el axb3 112- 1/2 Tukmakov-A.Petrosian, USSR Ch (Riga) 1985. 15 tDed2 e5 16l:tfdl 'fIVe7 with equality, Korchnoi-Short, Am­ sterdam 1991.

04) 8 'fIVe2 (D)

B

8 tDa6 !? ...

This move was introduced by Kas­ parov. However, as practice has shown, after 8...c5!? Black can reckon on equality. 9 dxcS dxc4 and now: a) 10 tDe4 and here: al) 1O...tDd7 11 c6 tDb6(1l...'i'a5+ 12 tDfd2 c3 l 3 tDxc3 i.xc3 14 'fixe3 'i'xc3 15 bxe3 bxc6 16 tDe4 is slightly better for White, Timman-Van der Wiel, Amsterdam 1987) 12 ltdl 'it'e7 l3 tDxf6+ 'it'xf6 112-112 Browne-Sprag­ gett, Taxco IZ 1985.

a2) 1O ...tDa6 11 tDfd2 (11 i.xc4 tDxcs 12 tDxf6+ 'i'xf6 l3 0-0 i.d7 14 b4 tDa4 IS ltfdl tDb6 = analysis) 11...i.e7 12 'it'xc4 f5 13 tDg3 tDxe5 14 i.e2 b5 15 'i'c2 i.b7 16 0-0 ltc8 = Akesson-Schtissler, Malmo 1986. b) 10 i.xc4 and then: bl) 1O...'ilia5 11 0-0 i.xc3 (alter­ natively, 11...'i'xc5?! 12 tDe4 'it'e7 l3 tDxf6+ 'li'xf6 14 ltfdl ;!;) 12 'fIVxe3 'it'xc3 (12...'it'xc5 l3 b4 'ii'e7 14 ltfdl a6 ;!; Levin-Polovodin, Smolensk 1984) 13 bxc3 tDd7 14 c6 bxc6 15 nabl tDb6 16 i.e2 e5 17 ltfc1! and then: b11) 17...i.b7?! 18 <;tfl i.dS (or 18 ... i.c6!? 19 tDe5 i.a4 20 i.bS i.xb5+ 21 ltxb5 ltfc8 22 tDd3 c4 23 tDb2 ;!; Geller) 19 ltb5! ± Karpov­ Kasparov, Moscow Wch (27) 1984/5. b12) 17...i.d7! 18 �fl nfd8 19 nb3! (19 i.b5 i.xbS+ 20 .:txb5 ltac8 21 %:ra5 ltc7 =) 19...ltac8 20 lta3 ltc7 21 c4 i.a4 22 nbl i.e8 23 lta5 �f8 = Novikov-Sturua, Lvov 1985. b2) 1O...tDd7 11 c6(11 tDe4 can be met by ll...tDxc5! =; 11 0-0 tDxc5 12 nacl i.d7 l 3 b4 i.xc3 14 'it'xc3 tDe4 IS 'li'b2 'li'b6 16 l:.fdl l:tfd8 =) ll...tDe5 12 tDxe5 i.xe5 and then: b21) 13 'iVe4 'li'a5 14 0-0 bxc6 (Pogorelov-Barsov, Prague 1988) IS 'iVxc6 %:rb8 16 i.b3 and now 16... i.b7 and 16...l:.b4! ? both give Black com­ pensation - Barsov. b22) 13 i.e2 bxc6 (13...'it'e7!? 14 f4 i.f6 15 tDe4 i.e7 16 0-0 bxc6 17 nac1 'li'b6 18 l::tf3 %:rd8 19 tDd2 c5 20 tDc4 'i'c7 21 i.d3 i.b7 = Levitt-King, London 1988) 14 0-0 %:rb8 15 ltael c5 16 b3 i.b7 17 f4 i.xc3 18 'i'xc3 l:tc8 19 i.f3 (112-112 Van Wely-Dautov, Bel­ gium 1992) 19...i.xf3 20 %:rxf3 'ir'd5 21 'iVc2 ltfdS 22l:.ffl 'i'd2 = Dautov.

We now return to 8...tDa6 (D):

9a3

Other continuations are possible: a) 9 'fid2 dxc4 10 i.xc4 c5 11 tDe4 cxd4 12 tDxf6+ 'it'xf6 13 'iVxd4 'ir'xd4 14 tDxd4 tDc5 = Neverov-Rantanen, Tbilisi 1985. b) 9 c5! ? b6!(9...tDb4 IO Wib3 tDe6 11 i.b5! ±) 10 c6 (10 'iWa4 tDbS 11 cxb6 cxb6 =) 1O ... tDb8 11 'fia4 (11 lDe2! ? 'it'd6 12 nel %:reS 13 a3 i.a6 14 lDf4 e5 15 dxe5 i.xeS 16 i.xa6 tDxa6 17 tDxeS 'i!kxeS l8 0-O tDc5 =) 1l...'ir'd6 12 i.b5 a6 13 0-0 %:ra7 (13... i.e7!? in­ tending ...'it'b4) 14 ltfel axbS IS 'ir'xa7 lDxc6 16 tDxbS tDxa7 17 tDxd6 cxd6 IS nc7 tDb5 19 .:tc6 i.d7 20 l:xb6 :laS intending ...i.dS 00(analysis). c) 9 cxdS tDb4 and here: c1) 10 'ir'd2 tDxd5 and then 11 ltc1 cS 12 tDxdS �xdS 13 ltxc5 Wixa2 14 i.d3 b6 15 ltc7 i.a6 = or 11 tDe4 i.e7 12 a3 b6 l3 tDeS(13 ltcl i.b7 14 i.d3 fS intending ...c5) 13...i.b7 14 i.b5 lDf6 = analysis. c2) 10 'ir'b3 tDxd5 11l:.el (11 i.e4 lDxc3 12 bxc3 b6 13 0-0 i.b7 is equal, Nikolic- Ki.Georgiev, Iraklion 19S5) l1...tDxc3 12 'it'xc3 (12 ltxc3 b6 13 .tbS c5 14 i.c6 cxd4 15 exd4 ltb8 16

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0-0 = analysis) 12...c6 (12... i.d7!? 13 'it'xc7 and now rather than 13...ltc8 14 'i'xdS ':'xcl+ 15 'it>d2l:.xdS 16 'it>xe1 ltc8+ 17 �d2 ;!;/±, Black should play 13.. :iVe7 with compensation) 13 i.e2 i.d7 14 0-0;!;/= Tal-Balashov, Erevan 19S6. d) 9 ltdl c5 10 dxc5 (10 cxd5?! lDb4! 11 'i'b3 lDxd5 12 i.e2 {12 tDxdS exdS 13 dxcS Wia5+ with com­ pensation; 12 dxc5 'it'a5 =; 12 i.c4!?} 12...lDxc3 13 bxc3 exd4 14 cxd4 b6 = analysis) 1O .. :iVa5 11 cxd5 tDxcs and then: dl) 12 a3 tDa4! +. d2) 12 d6 i.d7 intending ...:tac8 with compensation. d3) 12 i.e2 is met by 12...tDa4!. d4) 12 i.c4 b5!. dS) 12 dxe6 i.xe6 !(12... i.xc3+?! 13 'i'xc3 'i'xc3+ 14 bxc3 i.xe6 IS c4 i.g4 16 i.e2 ltfdS 17 ltxdS+ l:txd8 IS tDd4 ± Granda-Robbiano, Peru 1995) 13 tDd4 i.d5 14 'i'd2(14 'ir'f5 i.e4 15 'i'f4 ltadS 16 i.c4 tDa4 gives Black the initiative) 14...i.c6 IS a3(1S tDxc6 bxc6 16 i.e2 l:.fd8 17 'i'c2 tDa4 IS 0-0 i.xc3 19 nxdS+ lhdS 20 bxc3 tDxc3 21 i.f3 cS 22 :tel lDxa2 23 Wixc5?? ltdl+! -+; IS f3 l:.ad8 16 i.e2 ltfeS 17 0-0 'i'b6 IS i.c4 'i'b4 19 tDxc6 bxc6 20 'it'e2 i.xc3 +) 15...tDa4 16 tDxc6 bxc6 17 b4 i.xc3 IS bxa5 l:.abS = analysis. d6) 12 'i'd2 ltdS 13 tDd4(13 i.e2 i.xc3 14 'i'xc3 'i'xc3+ 15 bxc3 exd5 16 c4 i.e6 17 tDd4 dxc4 IS tDxe6 ltxdl+ 19 �xdl fxe6 20 i.xc4 b5! =) 13...exd5 14 i.e2 'i'b6 (14...lDe6 15 tDb3 i.xc3 16 Wixc3! 'i'xc3+ 17 bxc3 ±) 15 0-0 lDe4 16 'it'c2lDxc3 17 'it'xc3 i.f5! ? (17... i.e6 IS 'it'c2 ;!; Karpov­ Kasparov, Moscow Wch (4) 19S5) IS

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'VWd2 i.e4 19 i.g4 and now 19.. JIe8 = or 19...a5!? intending ... a4 =. d7) 12tZ'ld4 exd5 and now: d71) 13 a3?! tZ'le6! 14 tZ'ldb5? (14 i.e2 tZ'lxd4 15 exd4 i.e6 = ; 14 tZ'lb3 i.xc3+ 15 'VWxc3 'iWxc3+ 16 bxc3tZ'lc7 = ) 14... a6 15 b4?! (White must play 15 tZ'ld4 tZ'lxd4 16 exd4 .ig4!) 15...'VWd8 16 l'Ixd5 .td7! 17 'iVd2 (17tZ'ld6 i.c6 18 l'Idl tZ'ld4 -+) 17...axb5 18 lIxd7 (18tZ'le4 lha3 19 l'Ixd7l'Ial + 20 'it'e2 'iic8 4=) 18... 'VWxd7! 19 'VWxd7 i.xc3+ 20 �e2l'Ifd8 21 'iWxb7 tZ'lg5!! 22 e4 lha3 23 'VWxb5 .l:i.a2+ 24 �e3 .id2+ 0-1 Piket -Sturua, Debrecen Echt 1992. d72) 13 i.d3 tZ'lxd3+ (13 ... i.g4 14 lId2.l:.ac8 15 0-0 lIfd8 16 i.f5! i.xf5 17 'VWxf5 l'Id7 18 l:.fdl ;!; Van Wely­ Galdunts, Krumbach 1991) 14 'VWxd3 .te6 IS 0-0 ':'fd8 16 'iWbS (16 l:.d2!?) 16...'VWxbS 17tZ'lcxbS l:.ac8! 18.l:.c1 a6 19 tZ'lc7 .txd4 20 exd4 i.d7! = Van Wely-Pigusov, Vienna 1991. We now return to 9 a3 (D):

17 ':'fd1 Ilxd4 18 Ilxd4 Ild8 19 i.b1! is slightly better for White, Ribli-Bel­ iavsky, Reggio Emilia 198617. b) 11 0-0 cxd4 12 exd4 .td7 13 Iladl "fic7 14 'VWe2 (14 i.a2!?) 14...i.c6 IS dS (1S tZ'leS I?) IS... exdS 16 lDxdS .txdS 17 i.xd5 'iVb6 18 b3 tZ'lc5 19 'VWc4Ilac8 20l'Ifel l:tc7 21 g3lDe6 22 'VWe4 l:te7 23 'VWg4 Ilfe8 24 a4 112-112 Ribli-Beliavsky, Reggio Emilia 1987/8.

10...cxd4 lllDxd4 i.xd4 12 exd4 tZ'lc7 13 dxe6

13 i.c4?! exd5 14 i.e2 'VWgS IS i.f3 i.g4 16 i.xg4 'iWxg4 17 0-0 'tWxd4 18 l:.adl 'tWc4 19 'ilkf5 ':'ad8 4= Grigorov­ Magomedov, Pavlodar 1991. 13...tZ'lxe6

13... i.xe6!? intending ...tZ'ldS is unclear. 14 0-0-0 tZ'lxd4 15 'tWe4 tZ'lb3+ 16 �c2 'VWb6 17 tZ'ld5 tZ'lc5 18 tZ'lxb6 tZ'lxe4 19tZ'lxa8lDxf2

B

05)

8Ilc1 (D)

This is the most popular line. Black has two replies at his disposal:

Or 9...dxc4 10 i.xc4 c5, and now: a) 11 l'Idl cxd4 12 tZ'lxd4 i.d7 13 i.a2! 'VWe7 14 h4 i.xd4 (14...i.xh4 IS 'iie4 i.f6 16tZ'lfS! exfS 17 'VWxe7 .txe7 18 Ilxd 7 00) ISIlxd4Ilfd8 16 0-0 .tc6

D51 : 8...a6 D52: 8...c6

The former is the favourite continu­ ation of Short and Vaganian.

051) 8...a6 9 a3

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Black, I.Sokolov-Short, Groningen 1996.

B

9...c6 10 .id3

10 e4 gives White nothing in view of 1O... dxe4 11 tZ'lxe4 cS! 12 tZ'lxcS tZ'lc6 13 b4 tZ'lxd4 14 i.d3 a5! IS 0-0 axb4 16 axb4 l:ta3 = Mikha1chishin­ Sabura, Karvina 1987. 10 ...tZ'ld7

10 cxd5

10 Ildl 'VWa5 11 cxdS exdS 12 .te2 i.e6 13 0-0 l:.ac8 14 "fid2 c4 is un­ clear.

The game is unclear. Black's idea is 20tZ'lc7 i.fS+ (20...tZ'lxhl!? 00) 21 i.d3 tZ'lxd3 22 lIxd3 (22 lDdS?? tZ'lf2+ 23 �b3 i.e6 -+) 22.. JIc8 23 l:.cl! l:.d8 24l'Idl l:.c8 =.

9...c5!?

5 Ji..g5 h6 6 Lf6

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

White also waits. Practice has seen other continuations too: a) 9 cxdS exdS 10 i.d3 (10 i.e2 c6 11 0-0tZ'ld7 12tZ'lel i.e7 13tZ'ld3 i.d6 14 i.f3 l:.e8 = Piket-Campora, Lugano 1987) 10 ... l:.e8 11 0-0 c6 12 'VWb3tZ'ld7 13 Ilfel tZ'lb6 14 h3 .ie6 IS tZ'le2Ilb8 16 tZ'lf4 tZ'ld7 17 tZ'lxe6 l:txe6 18 .ifS l:te7 = G.Georgadze-Goldin, Uzhgo­ rod 1987. b) 9 i.d3 dxc4 10 i.xc4 tZ'ld7 11 lDe4!? (11 0-0 bS 12 i.e2 i.b7 13 'VWc2 cS = Mikha1chishin-Lputian, Lvov 1986) ll...b6 (ll...cS 12tZ'lxf6+ 'tWxf6 13 0-0, Speelman-Xu Jun, Subotica IZ 1987, 13. .. b6!? 14 'tWa4 �e7!? is equal - Speelman) 12 0-0 .ib7 13 .id3 i.e7 14 'tWe2 c5 15 l:tfdl cxd4 16 exd4tZ'lf6 17 tZ'lxf6+ .txf6 18 .ie4 'WIe7 19 l'Ic3 lhc8 1/2-1/2 Andersson-Short, Wijk aan Zee 1987. c) 9 'WIc2 c6 (9...tZ'lc6!? 10 a3 l:te8 11 i.e2 dxc4 12 .txc4 eS 13 dS tDe7 14 0-0 tZ'lfS 15 tZ'le4 tDd6 16 .id3 ltJxe4 17 i.xe4 l:te7 18 'iVb3 ;!; Lagu­ nov-Vaganian, Frankfurt rpd 1998) 10 i.d3 bS 11 cStZ'ld7 12 e4 (12 O-O?! eS! =) 12...eS 13 exdS exd4 14 tZ'le2 (14 ltJe4 is unclear) 14... 'iVa5+ IS �d2 b4 16ltJfxd4?tZ'lxcS 17 .ibl cxd5 18 0-0 'ii'b6 19 ':'fdl .tb7 is much better for

The advance 1O...bS is premature: 11 cxb5 cxb5 12 i.bl !? tDd7 13 'ilkc2 g6 14 h4h5 15 g4! ±Rashkovsky-Bar­ sov, USSR 1987. 11 0-0 b5

The alternative 11...dxc4 deserves attention: 12 .ixc4 b5 (l2 ...cS!?) 13 .te2 (13 .ta2 c5 14 tDe4 c4 15 tDxf6+ tDxf6 16 b3 cxb3 17 i.xb3 i.b7 18 tDe5 l'Ic8 and Black has a slight ad­ vantage, Ftacnik-Ki.Georgiev, Varna 1987) 13...c5 14 dxc5 tDxc5 15 'ilkc2 i.b7 16l'Ifdl 'ilke7 17 b4 tDd7 18 tDe4 ;!; Ki.Georgiev. 12 cxd5 cxd5 13 tDe2

13 i.bl yields nothing due to 13... i.b7 14 a4 bxa4 ISlDxa4l'Ic8 16 'ilkd3 g6 17 b4 i.c6 18 'WIb3 i.xa4 19 'ilkxa4 tZ'lb8 20 i.d3 112-112 Portisch­ Short, Brussels 1986. Or 13 e4 dxe4 14 i.xe4 (14 tZ'lxe4 .ib7 15 l:.el tDb6 16 .tbl i.xe4 17 :::txe4l'Ic8 18l'Ixc8 'tWxc8 19l'Ie1Ild8 20 'i'd3 g6 + Matamoros-Garcia Gon­ zales, Camaguey 1987) 14... l:tb8 15 'tie2 b4 16 axb4l'Ixb4 17tZ'la2l'Ib8 18 .l:.fd1 "it'b6 19 l'Ic2 .l:.d8 20 tZ'lc3 a5 + Gligoric-Vaganian, Panormo Z 1998. 13...i.b7 14i.bll'Ie8

14... g6!? 15lDf4l'Ic8 16 'ilkd3 "it'e7 17 h4! h5 18tZ'lxh5! (18tZ'lxg6!? fxg6 19 'VWxg6+ "it'g7 20 'WIxhS lIfd8! 21 tZ'lg5! tZ'lf8 22l'Ixc8 ':'xc8 23 f4 i.c6! 00 Browne-Vaganian, Saint John 1988)

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5 i.g5 h6 6 ,Lf6

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

1 8 . . . �xh4 1 9 lLlxh4 'iWxh4 20 lLlf4 and White is slightly better.

IS �d3 1 5 'iWc2 ! ? g6 ( 1 5 . . . lLlf8 1 6 lLleS ! ? ;I;) 1 6 'ikc7 nb8 «> .

IS...g6 16 nfel ncs Now Karpov-Short, Brussels 1 987 continued 1 7 l:Ixc8 �xc8 1 8 h4 e5 1 9 dxeS lLlxeS 2 0 lLlxeS nxeS «> .

052) S...c6 9 �d3 lLld7 (D)

'i'xe4+ �d7 27 'it'b7+ �e6 28 'il'e4+ �d7 11z-1/2 Tal-Geller, USSR Ch (Tbi­ lisi) 1978. a2) 1 6 e4 dxe4 17 lLlxe4 ne8 18 ne l 4Jxe4 19 l::t xe4 i.d7 = Lputian­ K.Grigorian, Erevan 1 980. b) l 1 ...a6 and now: bl) 1 2 0-0 i.e7 1 3 "fIb3 i.d6 14 a4 ( 1 4 tLla4 ne8 1 5 lDcs 4Jf6 00 Rajna­ B ansch, Polanica Zdroj 1987) 14 ... lDf6 I S :fe 1 ( 1 5 bS as 1 6 lLle2 i.d7 1 7 lLlg3 g6 1 8 l::tfd l "fIe7 = Cebalo-Cam­ pora, Bern 1 987) IS . . . i.e6 1 6 'il'b2 �e7 = Rajkovic-Abramov, Subotica 1 984. b2) 12 a4 (White continues his general plan: a queenside minority at­ tack) 1 2 ...aS 1 3 b5 i.e7 ( 1 3 ... 4Jb6 1 4 0-0 i.g4 I S 'iWb3 ;I; Gligoric-Benko, Palma de Mallorca 1 968) 14 0-0 l:te8 1 5 �b3 l::tb8 1 6 e4 dxe4 17 i. xe4 lDf6 = Tukmakov-Dolmatov, USSR 1 98 1 .

10...dxc4 11 i.xc4

10 0-0 White can also play 10 cxdS exdS 1 1 b4 ( 1 1 0-0 �e7 1 2 �bl ne8 1 3 'it'd3 g6 1 4 nce l 4Jf8 1 5 'it'd2 rtig7 1 6 4Je5 f6 1 7 lDd3 �f5 1 8 4Jf4 i.xb1 19 l::txbl i.d6 = Petrosian-Beliavsky, Mos­ cow 1 98 1 ), and then : a) 1 1 ...�e7 ! ? seems interesting: 1 2 b5 i.a3 1 3 nc2 i.d6 14 0-0 4Jf6 1 5 bxc6 bxc6 and here: al) 1 6 lDa4 lDe4 17 lDeS �e8 18 f3 c5 19 fxe4 cxd4 ( 1 9 . . .'iVxa4? 20 lDxf7 ! +-) 20 lDg4 ! ? dxe4 2 1 i.c4 .ixg4 22 'iWxg4 'iWxa4 23 nxf7 ! (23 "fIxe4 l::tae8 24 'it'f5 dxe3 25 i.xf7+ �h8 26 i.xe8 "fId4 ! �/+ Cebalo-Van der Sterren, Munich 1 989) 23 . . .nxf7 24 i.xf7+ 'it>xf7 25 "fIf5 +
We have reached the main position of this variation. Black should under­ mine White's centre and activate his dark-squared bishop. He can try to do so by: 80 DS21 : 1l ...cS 81 DS22: ll . . .eS Routine development i s worse: l l ...b6 1 2 e4 ! i.b7 1 3 e5 i.e7 14 'i'e2 b5 1 5 i.d3 c5 1 6 4JxbS cxd4 1 7 i.e4 ± Karpov-Spassky, Lucerne Wcht 1 985.

052 1 ) 1 1...cS (D) 12 'eVe2 The straightforward 1 2 4Je4 gives White nothing: 1 2 . . .cxd4 1 3 lDxd4 ( 1 3 lLlxf6+ 'ir'xf6 1 4 'iWxd4 'ir'xd4 I s lDxd4 lDb6 and 1 6 . . . i.d7 =) 1 3 . . . lDb6 1 4

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1 8 dxe6 lDxb3 ! 1 9 exf7+ �xf7 20 'iVxb6 nxb6 2 1 axb3 i.e6.

14 ...'eVe7

w

Black must solve his development problems carefully. 1 4 . . . bS is risky in view of 1 5 i.xe6 ( 1 5 i.b3 "fIb6 1 6 lDe4 i.b7 =; 1 5 'i'f3 l:ta7 1 6 lDe6 i.b7 = ) 1 5 .. .fxe6 1 6 lDxe6. If 1 4 ... i.xd4 I S l:txd4 b5 1 6 i. b3 'i'e7 , then 1 7 lDe4 tLlf6 1 8 lDxf6+ 'ir'xf6 1 9 'iVd2 ±.

IS lDe4 i.eS 16 'ii'h S!? lDxf6+ 'il'xf6 IS i.b3 eS 1 6 lDbS i.d7 1 7 lDc3 l::tad8 1 8 "ii'hs .ic6 1 9 ncd 1 l::txd l 20 nxdl 'iWg5 2 1 'i'xg5 hxgS 22 f3 l::tc8 23 lDe4 i.xe4 24 fxe4 'ltfS 25 �f2 1/2-1/2 A. Shneider-Faibisovich, Groningen 1 99 1 . Or 1 2 dxcS 4JxcS 1 3 b4 i.xc3 14 l::txc3 lDe4 1 5 :d3 "fIe7 16 l::td4 lDf6 (intending . . . eS) 1 7 4Je5 'iWxb4 1 8 i.xe6 'il'e7 1 9 i.xf7+ nxf7 20 l::td 8+ l::tf8 2 1 1hf8+ 'it'xf8 22 'it'b3+ 'lth7 23 'ii'c2+ 1/2- 112 A.Petrosian-M.Gurevich, Baku 1 98 8 .

12...a6 Black tries extend the diagonal for the light-squared bishop. Worse is 1 2. . .cxd4 1 3 exd4 4Jb6 14 i.d3 in­ tending to meet 14 . . . i.d7 with 15 "fIe4 followed by nfd l , i.e4 and lDe5.

13 l::tfdl cxd4 This is forced; instead 1 3 ... b5? fails to 14 dxc5 ! fIIe7 ( 1 4 . . . "fIc7 15 .id3) . 15 c6 4Jb8 1 6 i.b3 ±.

14 lDxd4 Here this is stronger than 14 exd4, which only superficially gives White a menacing position. It turns out that af­ ter 1 4 . . . b5 1 5 i.b3 'i'b6 ! Black man­ ages to deploy his forces effectively, while the thrust 1 6 d5 just liquidates to Black's benefit: 1 6. . . lDc5 1 7 'iWe3 l::t b 8!

White gets no advantage from 1 6 lDf3 ( 1 6 f4 i.b8 intending . . . lDf6) 1 6. . . i.b8 1 7 'iWd2 ! b5 1 8 i.e2 lDf6 1 9 lDxf6+ ( 1 9 lDc5 e5 20 'it'c2 i.d6! 2 1 b4 i.g4 2 2 h3 { 22 lDh4 i.xc5 23 bxeS i.xe2 24 'it'xe2 g6 25 lDB l:tac8 } 22 . . . .txf3 23 .txf3 l:tae8 is unclear) 1 9 . . . 'i'xf6 20 'iWd4 (Kasparov-Karpov, LondonlLeningrad Weh ( 1 2) 1 986) 20. . . eS ! ? 2 1 'iie4 (2 1 'it'b4 ! ?) 2 l ...l:ta7 and now 22 :'c6 .if5 ! 23 'it'd5 'i'e7 or 22 i.d3 g6 23 l::tc 6 'i'g7 ! with an un­ clear position - Kasparov.

16 ... l:tdS 17 i.n .tb8 18 'ii'a5 b6 19 'ii'c3 i.b7 20 lDc6 i.xc6 21 "xc6 ;I; Kasparov-H.Olafsson, Dubai OL 1 986.

0522) 1l ...eS (D)

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12 h3 This move was introduced into prac­ tice by Kasparov, and presents Black with the greatest problems. Other con­ tinuations yield no advantage: a) 1 2 tLle4 exd4 1 3 tLlxf6+ tLlxf6 and here: al) 1 4 tLlxd4 �e7 15 'ii'b3 ( 1 5 i.b3 c5 1 6 tLlb5 ':d8 1 7 li'c2 b6 1 8 a4 i.b7 19 l:tfe l 'iVe5 20 'iWe2 112-112 Bukhrnan­ An.Bykhovsky, Tallinn 1965; IS li'e2 cS 1 6 tLlb5 i.d7 1 7 tLlc3 i.c6 = Tere­ khov-Rustemov, St Petersburg 1 996) I S . . .c5 (also not bad is 15 . . .i.g4 1 6 f3 cS 1 7 tLle2 �d7 1 8 a4 'ii'e8 1 9 ':a 1 l:tb8 20 e4 b5 2 1 axb5 i.xbS 22 1ha7 �xc4 23 'ii'xc4 l:txb2 = Vaganian-Iv­ kov, Sochi 1980) 1 6 tLle2 b6 ( 1 6 .. Jlb8 !? 17 a4 i.d7 1 8 tLlf4 �c6 19 f3 l:Hd8 20 l:tfdl i.e8 2 1 e4 a6 1/2_1/2 Adler-Geller, Bern 1 988) 1 7 tLlf4 l:td8 1 8 l:tfd l �b7 1 9 f3 �f8 20 e4 �c6 = Dementiev­ Klovans, USSR 1 970. a2) 1 4 'iWxd4 'ii'xd4 (also possible is 14 . . .i.g4 I S 'i'f4 �xf3 1 6 'i'xf3 it'd2 1 7 1We2 ':ad8 1 8 l:tfd l 'iWxe2 1 9 i.xe2 ':fe8 = Dorfman-Lputian, USSR 1 984) 15 tLlxd4 l:te8 1 6 ':fdl ( 1 6 l:tfe l �d7 17 f3 ltad8 1 8 �f2 i.c8 19 lted 1 tLld5 20 e4 tLlc7 2 1 b4 ltd6 22 tLlb3 :'ed8 23 lhd6 :'xd6 24 �e3 :'d8 25 %k2 �fS = Portisch-Spassky, Linares 1 990) 1 6 . . . �d7 1 7 �fl �f8 1 8 a3 ( 1 8 �e2 :'eS 1 9 h3 c5 20 tLlb5 112_ 1/2 Petrosian­ Spassky, Moscow 1 979) 1 8 . . . l:te5 19 �e2 a5 20 tLlf3 l:td5 = Andersson­ Spas sky, Niksic 1 983. b) 1 2 i.b3 exd4 13 exd4 l:te8 ( 1 3 . . . tLlb6?! 1 4 tLleS ±) and then: . bl ) 1 4 l:tel l:lxe l + 15 'i'xel tLlfS 1 6 tLle4 i.e6 1 7 'iVb4 i.xb3 1 8 axb3 ':b8 with equality, Tal-Beliavsky, Lvov 1 98 1 .

FOR

BLACK

b2) 1 4 'ili'd2 tLlfS ! I S d5 ( 1 5 :tfe1 l:txel+ 16 1:txe l �e6 is level) IS . . . �fS ( 1 5 ... i.d7! ? 1 6 l:tfd 1 'ili'b6 ao) 1 6 'iWf4 i.g6 1 7 dxc6 bxc6 1 8 lIfd l 'iWaS 1 9 'iWa4 li'b6 20 l:td6 l:tac8 2 1 li'c4 'iWc7 22 l:tdd 1 tLle6 = Portisch-Spassky, Bugoj no 1 986. b3) 14 h3 tLlf8 15 dS ( 1 5 lIe l lbe l + 16 'ii'xe l .ie6 =) and now: b3 1 ) 15 ... .ixc3 is not bad: 1 6 :'xc3 cxd5 17 'ii'xdS ( 17 .ixd5 is interesting, since 17 . . .i.e6? loses a pawn after 1 8 i.xb7 l:tb8 1 9 .ic6) 1 7 . . . 'iVxd5 1 8 i.xd5 :'b8 1 9 l:td1 ( 1 9 :'c7 .ie6 =) 1 9 ....ie6 20 .ixe6 tLlxe6 2 1 :'d7 J:led8 22 l:tcd3 l:txd7 23 :'xd7 lbcs 24 lIc7 tLle6 with equality, Adamski-Cvitan, Valjevo 1 984. b32) IS . . ..id7 16 l:tel (or 16 'i'd2 :'c8 17 dxc6 .ixc6 1 8 tLldS tLle6 1 9 l:tfe l i.xdS 20 l:txc8 'ii'x c8 2 1 i.xdS tLlc7 = Smejkal-Andersson, Reggio Emilia 1 985/6) 16 . . .l:txe l + 1 7 'ii' x el cxd5 18 l:tdl .ixc3 1 9 'ii'x c3 .ie6 20 .ixd5 :'c8 2 1 'ii' b 3 1/2-112 Ribli-Kar­ pov, London 1 984. 12...exd4 13 exd4 (D)

B

13 ...tiJb6 Other continuations have been tried in practice:

5 �g5 h6 6 Lf6 a) 13 . . . c5 14 i.b3 (a cunning move, clearing the c-file and preparing tiJd5; if immediately 14 tiJd5 then 14 ... i.xd4 1 5 tLlxd4 cxd4 1 6 li'xd4 tiJb6 with equality, or else 14 tLle4 cxd4 15 tLlxf6+ tLlxf6 16 'ii' b3 'iWb6 17 l:tfd 1 i.d7 1 8 l:txd4 'iVxb3 1 9 i.xb3 l:tac8 = Tukmakov-Abramovic, Bor 1 983) 1 4 ... cxd4 ( 1 4 . . . b6? ! I S i.d5 :'b8 1 6 tLle4 ;1;) I S tLld5 ! b6 ( 1 S . . . tiJb6 1 6 tLlxf6+ 'iWxf6 1 7 'iWxd4 'iWxd4 1 8 tLlxd4 V±; 15 . . . tLle5 1 6 tLlxd4 .id7 17 l:tc7 ! ±; 1 5 . . . d3 1 6 1Wxd3 .ixb2 1 7 ':c7 ! ±) and here: a l ) 1 6 tLlxf6+! ? 'i'xf6 ( 1 6 . . . tLlxf6 17 tLlxd4 i.d7 { 17 . . . .ib7 1 8 tiJf5 } 18 'ii'f3 lIc8 1 9 li'f4 ! t Nikolic-Korch­ noi, Reggio Emilia 1 987/8) 1 7 1Wxd4 li'xd4 1 8 tLlxd4 tiJc5 19 .idS i.a6 20 l:lfd l l:tae8 2 1 b4 tiJd3 22 ':c7 tLlxb4 23 .ib3 .ic8 24 :'xa7 ':d8 25 a3 l:txd4 26 l:txd4 tLlc6 27 lldd7 tiJxa7 28 l:txa7 i.e6 = Rashkovsky-Pigusov, Tashkent 1986. a2) 1 6 tLlxd4 i.xd4 ( 1 6 ... tLlcS 1 7 tLlc6 'ii'd6 1 8 1Wf3 is risky for Black, as also is 1 6. . . .ib7 17 tiJc6 .ixc6 1 8 ':xc6 with the point that 1 8 . . . i.xb2? is met by 1 9 l:td6) 1 7 'iWxd4 tiJcs 1 8 .ic4 with a slight advantage for White, Kasparov-Karpov, LondonlLeningrad Wch ( 1 0) 1 986. b) 1 3 ... l:te8 1 4 'i'b3 :'1'8 (14 ... l:te7 !? I S :'fe l b5 1 6 i.f! l:txel 1 7 l:txe l tLlb6 1 8 tLle4 i.e6 1 9 �c2 .idS 20 .id3 l:tc8 2 1 b3 i.xe4 22 i.xe4 �d6 = Wang Yaoyao-Liang Jinrong, Beijing 1 995) I S 'ifc2 ne8 16 l:tfe l ( 1 6 'iWg6 lIe7 17 l:tfe l tLlf8 1 8 'i'h5 ? ! l:txe 1 + 19 l:txel i.e6 20 i.xe6 tLlxe6 2 1 tiJeS ? ! , Dlugy-Abramovic, New York 1 988, 2 l . . .g6! + 22 'i'xh6? { 22 tiJxg6? tiJg7 } 22. . . i.gS) 1 6... tLlfS 17 nxe8 (17 'it'b3 ! ?

83

tLle6 1 8 l:tcdl ;1;) 1 7 . . . 'iVxe8 1 8 l:te l i.e6 1 9 dS cxdS 20 tLlxdS 1Wd8 2 1 'i:Wb3 ':b8 2 2 a4 b 6 2 3 ':d l ltb7 24 l:td2 lId7 = Paunovic-Abramovi6, Yu­ goslavia 1 988.

14 i.b3 (D)

B

14... l:te8 Also possible is 14 . . . i.fS 15 l:tel as: a) 16 tLleS .ixe5 17 llxeS i.h7 ! ? (alternatively, 1 7 ... .ig6 1 8 'ir'g4 �h8 1 9 a3 a4 20 i.a2 tLld7 2 1 l:te3 tLlf6 22 'ii'd I ! bS 23 d5 ! cxd5 24 tLlxdS l:tb8 2S tLle7 ! , Browne-Barsov, Windsor 1 99 1 , 2S . . . .ic4 !? 2 6 �xd8 J:tbxd8 27 J:tcel i.a8 ! 28 J:te5 l:tb8 t) 18 a3 -.wd6 1 9 �e2 a4 20 .ia2 'iWxd4 2 1 :d 1 'iff4 22 :'c7 %:tab8 23 'iVd2 �xd2 24 l:txd2 i.fS = (analysis). b) 16 a3 lIe8 ( 1 6 ... �d7 ? ! 17 tLle5 .txeS 18 l::tx eS l:!.fe8 1 9 �e2 ± Kar­ pov-Beliavsky, CSKA-Trud 1 986) and then: b I ) 17 l:txe8+ "i'xe8 18 "iWd2 and here: b l l) 18 . . . tiJd7? ! 1 9 'iff4 ! i.g6 (or 19 . . . j,e6 20 i.xe6 �xe6 21 -.wc7 'it'b3 22 ttJe4 ! 'iWxb2 23 ':el ! tLlf8 24 tiJxf6+ gxf6 2S �f4 ±) 20 h4! 'tid8 2 1 tiJa4 ! hS 22 :e 1 bS 23 tiJc3 'it'b8 24 'tie3 ! ? ;1;

84

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Kasparov-Karpov, London/Leningrad Wch (22) 1 986. b 1 2) 18 . . . 't1r'd7 1 9 nel ne8 20 ':xe8+ 'ifxe8 2 1 'ii f4 i.e6 ! 22 i.xe6 'it'xe6 and now: b 1 2 1 ) 23 'ii b 8+ 'iic8 24 'iIIa7 ttJc4 25 'it'c5 (2S b3 ttJxa3 26 'tixaS i.e7 = Gurevich-Van der Sterren, Baku 1 986) 2S . . :i'e6 26 d5 cxd5 27 ttJxdS ttJxb2 28 'tixaS ttJc4 29 'iVa8+ lPh7 30 'i'xb7 ttJxa3 3 1 'iib3 i.e7 = Ftacnik­ H.Olafsson, New York 1 987 . b1 22) 23 'iic7 ttJc4 24 �b8+ (24 'iixb7 i.xd4 ! 25 ttJxd4 'tie l + 26 �h2 'iWeS+ 27 g3 'iIIxd4 28 �g2 'iWc5 29 'i'b8+ 'itth 7 30 'iIIb3 g6 3 1 'ifc2 rJi;g7 = ) 24.A .'h7 2S �xb7 .ixd4 ! 26 ttJxd4 'i'e 1 + 27 lPh2 �eS+ 28 g3 'iixd4 29 'i'xf7 ttJxb2 30 'iif5+ 'itth8 3 1 lbe2 'ikd2 ! = . b123) 23 ttJe4 i.e7 24 'i'b8+ (24 ttJc5 .txcS 2S dxc5 ttJd7 =) 24 . . .'ifc8 25 'iia7 (25 'iieS ttJd5 26 ttJc3 ttJxc3 27 bxc3 i.xa3 2 8 'ifxaS i.d6 = Lake­ tic-Upton, Cattolica 1 993) 2S . . . ttJc4 26 ttJc5 ! 'i'fS ! 27 'ifb8+ Wh7 28 ttJxb7 (only move) 28 . . . 'ifb1 + 29 'i!i>h2 'i'xb2 30 �c7 'ii'xa3 3 1 �xc6 'iib4 32 ttJcS = Lagunov. b2) 1 7 g4 Ji.g6 ( 1 7 . . . nxe l + ! ? 1 8 'ifxe1 i.g6 1 9 ttJe4 { 1 9 ttJe5 ! ? is another idea} 1 9 . . . a4 20 .ta2 i.xd4 2 1 l:td 1 i.xe4 2 2 ttJxd4 .idS 2 3 ttJf5 'iif6 24 'ii'b4 <X> Zakharevich-Krogius, St Petersburg 1 994) 18 l:txe8+ �xe8 19 'iIId 2 and then: b2 1 ) 19 . . .a4 20 .ia2 �d7 21 l:te1 l:td8 22 'WWf4 transposes to line 'b23 ' . b22) 1 9 . . . nd8 2 0 l:i.e l ! ? 'WWd7 2 1 'iIIf4 .id3 22 ttJe5 gives White a sub­ stantial advantage. b23) 19 .. :i'd7 20 'it'f4 a4 21 .ia2 l:i.d8 22 ne l 'it>h7 (22 . . :�·d6 23 'ilVe3

FOR

BLACK

'i!i>h7 24 l:tdl 'fic7 { 24...ltJdS ! ? } 25 lbe4 ;!; Savchenko-Klovans, Riga 1 988) 23 h4 hS 24 gxh5 .ixh5 25 ttJe5 'iWxd4 ! ? (2S . . ..txeS 26 ':xeS 'ifg4+ 2 7 'iixg4 .ixg4 28 .ixt7 ;!; Vyzhmanavin-Aseev, Irkutsk 1 986) 26 .ib 1 + 'iSi>g8 27 'iif5 was given as +- by Aseev, but 27 . . . .ixe5 just looks very unclear.

15 l:tel (D)

5 JLg5 h6 6 Lf6 l:taS a6 26 d5 ±, is best met by 24 .. .f6 2S l:taS ! ? <X» 24 . . . l:te8 = Schandorff­ Wong Meng Kong, Manila OL 1 992. b4) 17 ttJe4 i.xe4! ( 1 7 . . . ttJdS 1 8 i.xd5 cxd5 1 9 ttJxf6+ 'i'xf6 20 'iIIeS ! 'iIIxe5 2 1 dxe5 ±) 1 8 'iIIxe4 ttJdS 1 9 i.xd5 cxd5 20 'iIIfS 'iII b6 2 1 %:tc8+ ( 2 1 'i'xdS %:td8 22 'iie 4 'tixb2 2 3 l:tc7 i.xd4 24 ttJxd4 'iIIxd4 = ) 21 . . . :'xc8 22 'iWxc8+ 'ifilh7 23 'iifS+ 'ittg 8 24 �xdS 'i'xb2 25 g4 'iIIb6 26 'tIr'e4 'it>f8 = Sha­ balov-Klovans, USSR 1 987.

85

possible is 23 . . . l:te8 24 �xd7+ .ixd7 2S l:i.xe8+ 'ifilxe8 26 lPfl i.fS 27 'i!i>e2 .ie4 28 g3 fxg3 29 fxg3 �e7 = Far­ ago-Pigusov, Dordrecht 1987) 24 :XeS i.g6 25 dS a4 26 i.c4 %:taS 27 b4 axb3 28 i.xb3 cxdS 29 l:txd5 112-1/2 Piket­ Ioseliani, Spijkenisse 1 987.

16... .ie6 17 i.xe6 Ihe6 18 l:txe6 fxe6 19 "e2 "e7 20 l:tel (D)

B

B

20... l:te8

15. ..i.f5 (D) The exchange on e l deserves seri­ ous attention: I S . . .%:txe 1 + 1 6 'iIIxe 1 and now: a) 16 . . .i.d7 17 'fie4 'VJke7 1 8 'tIr'f4 ne8 1 9 %:te 1 .te6 ! ? (other ideas are 19 . . . 'iWd8 ! ? and 19 . . . 'i'f8 !?) 20 i.xe6 fxe6 2 1 'i'g4 with a slight advantage for White, Speelman-Benko, Volmac­ Spartacus 1 987. b) 16 ... i.f5 and then: b I ) 17 g4 i.d3 1 8 ttJe5 i.xeS 19 dxeS c5 20 'i'e3 c4 21 Ji.dl 'i'e7 22 .te2 i.xe2 23 'tIr'xe2 l:te8 24 l:te 1 112- 112 Bacrot-Siegel, France 1 998. b2) 17 'i'e2 as 18 ttJe5 i.xe5 19 'iixe5 i.g6 = . b3) I 7 'i'e3 ! ? 'tIr'e7 1 8 'iif4 i.g5 19 ttJxg5 'iixg5 20 'ii'xg5 hxgS 21 %:tel �f8 22 l:i.e5 g6 23 g4 i.d3 24 d5 (24 l:txg5 ! ?, with the point 24 . . .l:td8 2S

16 g4 White has also played 1 6 l:txe8+ 'ifxe8 17 'tid2 'iWd7 18 J:te l : a) 1 8 . . .l:td8 1 9 'ilVf4 ttJdS ( 1 9 . . . i.g6 20 '\!Vg3 i.hS 21 ttJe4 i.xd4 22 ttJxd4 'i'xd4 23 'i'h4 i.g6 24 l:i.d 1 ± Gavri­ kov-Beliavsky, Minsk 1983) 20 ttJxd5 cxd5 2 1 ttJe5 .ixe5 22 nxe5 i.e6 23 'ii'e 3 'i!i>f8 24 'ii'd 3 and White has a slight advantage, Kasparov-Karpov, Moscow Wch (23) 1 985. b) 18 ... aS ! 1 9 'iff4 (for 19 a3, see note ' b I 2 ' to Black's 14th move) 1 9 ... g5 ! 20 ttJe4 gxf4! 2 1 ttJxf6+ 'i!i>f8 22 ttJxd7+ ttJxd7 23 ttJeS ttJxe5 (also

20 ... l:td8 2 1 'ife4 'iIId6 22 'iIIxe6+ 'iIIxe6 23 lhe6 i.xd4 24 ttJxd4 l:txd4 25 ne8+ 'ifilh7 26 nb8 (Savchenko­ Rotshtein, USSR 1 988) 26 . . . ttJa4 ! 27 l:txb7 ttJxc3 28 bxc3 l:ta4 29 l:tb2 ;!; Savchenko.

21 'iVc2 'iIIf7 22 �e4 l:td8 The game is equal. Gelfand-Kram­ nik, Dortmund 1 997 continued 23 ttJcS Ji.xd4 24 ttJxd4 l:txd4 25 ttJxe6 l:td6 26 'i'e4 l:td5 27 f4 ttJd7 28 ttJd8 'iIIf6 29 'i'e8+ 'i!i>h7 30 1'Ve4+ 'it>g8 3 1 �e8+ rJi;h7 3 2 'iie4+ 112- 112. Conclusion: 6 Ji.xf6 leads to very sharp and interesting positions, where Black has good counterchances.

5 iLg5 h6 6 iLh4 0-0 WITHOUT 7 e3

6 5 j"g5 h6 6 j"h4 0-0 without 7 e3

Now: a) 13...'fib6 14lDa4 'iVd8 IS 0-0 ;!; Petrosian-Lemer, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1983. b) 13 .. .'iIt'h5 intending 14...lDe5 = (Petrosian).

B)

1 d4 d5 2 e4 e6 3 lDe3 i..e7 4 lDf3 lDf6 5 i..g5 h6 6 .th4 0-0 (D)

7 .l:[e l (D)

9 e3 Interesting is 9 e4lDfd7 (9 ...'iiaS!? 10 eS lDdS 11 i..xe7 lDxe7 12 .txc4

�xcS 13 'iWe4 .td7 14 .td3 lDg6 00 analysis) 10 .txe7 (10 .tg3 liaS 11 i..xc4 lixcs 12 .te2 a6 13 0-0 b5 14 a3 .tb7 15 ::tael b4 16 axb4 'fixb4 17 !;tfdllDc5 18 ::td4 'iWb3 = Lauber-Vag­ anian, Bundesliga 1998/9) l O...lixe7 11 .txc4 'fixc5 12 'iWe2 a6 13 0-0 bS 14 .tb3 .tb7 IS %lael ::rc8 ! 16 a3lDc6 17 .l:[fd IlDdeS 18lDxeSlDxeS 19 'fid2 'ii'b6 20 'fid4 'fixd4 21 :'xd4 gS! = Lauber-Vaganian, B undesliga 1996n. In this position, the main line is considered to be 7 e3, which is dis­ cussed in Chapters 7 and 8. White also has these continuations at his disposal: A: 7 �e2 B: 7 !;tel C: 7 exd5

However, as we shall see, these moves do not present Black with any particular problems. A)

7 �e2 e5! The most precise route to equality.

S dxe5 dxe4

8 ...ltJc6 9 e3 'ika5 10 a3 i..d7 11 Ii.dl 'iVxc5 12 i.. e2 Ii.fc8 13 �bl i..e8 14 cxd5 and White is slightly better, Lerner-Gulko, Moscow 1986.

9 .. :i'a5 10 i..xe4 'fixe5 1 1 .td3 lDe6 l1...lDbd7?! 12 a3 (12 0-0 b6 13 !;tac1 .tb7 14 'fie2 'fihS =) 12...b6 13 b4 (13lDe4 'ii' xc2 14 .txc2 i..b 7 = ; 13 0-0 .tb7 14 'fie2 'fih5 =) 13 ...'i'hS? 14 h3! (Black's idea was 14 .tg3? .tb7 IS i.. e2 !;tac8! ! 16lDeS 'fif5! 17 i..d3 'ii'xe5 18 i..xeS lDxeS =+=) is very good for White, since both the black queen and the a8-rook are in grave danger: a) 14 ...lDe5 15 lDxeS 'fixh4 (after 15 .. .'�'xe5 16 i..g3 'figS 17 h4 'fihS 18 i..e2 White will trap the a8-rook) 16 lDf3! 'iVh5 17 0-0-0 (or 17 .l:[h2) fol­ lowed by g4 wins material. b) 14 ...i.. b7 15 g4 i..xf3, giving up queen for rook and knight, might be necessary.

12 a3 i.. d7 13 b4

B

87

and Black has a distinct advantage, Seirawan-Karpov, Hamburg 1982. b2) 12 .tg2 .ta6 and here: b21) 13l2JeslDd7! 14 f4 (141hc7 nac8 ! IS .l:[xd7 'fib4+ 16 <Jtfl 'fixd4 =+= Uhlmann-Veresov, 1969) 14 ...lDxeS IS dxeS .Jtb7 16 0-0 :ed8 17 b4 c6 18 'ilt'b3 .l:[ac8 19 .l:[fd 1 .ta6 20 'iVb2 .tb5 = Uhlmann-Kurajica, Sarajevo 1981. b22) 13 e3 c5 14 'ilt'a4 nc8 ISlDeS 'iVe6 16 ::tc3 cxd4! (16...nd8 17 h4 'iVd6 18 a3 'iVe7 19 hS .tb7 20 0-0 lDa6 21 nfcllDc7 22 b4 c4? 23 nxc4 ! dxc4 24 .Jtxb7 +- Smyslov-Portisch, Tilburg 1984) 17 'iVxd4lDd7 18 .txdS 'fixeS 19 i..xa8 lha8 20 'it'xd7 'ti'e4 21 :'gl 'i'bl+ 22 'iVdl 'iVxb2 23 'ilVd2 'i'al+ 24 .l:[el \!Vf6 2S 'fid4 \!Vf3 26 'it'dl 'iWf6 27 'li'd4 'fif3 112-1/2 Yusu­ pov-Short, Madrid 1995.

Se3 7 ...dxc4!

The modem move, fIrst employed by Karpov against Korchnoi in their match at Merano in 1981. Previously Black had preferred 7...b6!? 8 cxdS lDxdS 9 .txe7 Wixe7 10lDxd5 exd5: a) It is worth mentioning that 11 "c2 .ta6! 12 e3 i..x fl 13 o;t>xfl c5 14 dxc5 bxc5 (14....l:[c8!?) IS 'fixc5 'iVb7 gives Black compensation, Ermolin­ sky-Podgaets, USSR 1981. b) 11 g3 (here we see the idea be­ hind White's 7 ::rel: by fIanchettoing the bishop, he creates very unpleasant pressure, forcing Black to act very carefully) l l ...ne8 and then: bl) 12 ::tc3lDa6 (12... cS!? 13 dxcS bxc5 14 'iWxd5 .tb7 IS 'ir'd2 tLlc6 with c ompensation, Seirawan-Geller, Lin­ ares 1983) 13 'ti'a4 b5! 14 'iWaS? (14 'ii'c2!?) 14.. :ilVe4 IS o;t>d2 Ii.e6 16 b3 b4

8 e4 does not yield an advantage: 8...lDc6! 9 eS (9 .txc4lDxe4 10 .txe7 lDxc3 11 .txd8lDxdl 12 .txc7lDxb2 13 .tb5 a6 14 .te2lDb4 IS o;t>d2lDdS +) 9 ...lDd5 10 i.. xe7 lDcxe7 11 .txe4 lDxc3 12 bxe3 b6 13 'fie2 .Jtb7 14 .ta6 .td5 IS 0-0 e5 16 dxeS bxeS 17 .te4 .te6 18 .tbS 'ilt'e7 with an equal position, Tukmakov-Beliavsky, Til­ burg 1984.

S...e5 9 .txe4 9 dxcS 'fixd1+ 10 o;t>xd1 .l:[d8+ 11 'it'c2 .txe5 = Agdestein-Andersson, Nrestved 1985.

9 ...exd4 10 lDxd4 Or 10 exd4 lDe6 11 0-0 lDhS! 12 .txe7lDxe7: a) 13 .tb3 lDf6 14 lDeS .td7 15 'ti'e2l:tc8 16 tLle4?! (better is 16 ::tfdl, with equality) 16 ...lDxe4 17 'fixe4 .Jte6 =+= Korchnoi-Karpov, Merano Weh (9) 1981.

88

5 iLg5 h6 6 iLh4 0-0 WITHOUT 7 e3

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

b) 13 d5 exdS 14 lLlxdS lLlxdS IS 'ii'xdS (1S �xdSlLlf4 =) IS...'ii'xdS 16 �xdS lLlf4 l7 .tc4 .te6! 18 g3 :'ac8 19lLle5 J:t.xc4 20 %txc4lLle2+ 21 �g2 .tdS+ 22 f3 .ltxc4 23lLlxc4 :'c8 1/2-112 Uhlmann-Kurajica, Sarajevo 1982. c) 13l:1.ellLlf6 14lLleS and now: cl) 14... �d7 IS 'i'b3 ( IS d5 exdS 16 lLlxdS lDexdS 17 �xd5 lLlxd5 18 'i'xdS �e6 19 'ii'xb7 'i'aS 20 a3 :'ab8 21 �f3 l:I.xb2 22 lLlc6 'ii'gS 23 lLlxa7 l1b3 = Browne-Chandler, Surakarta 1982) IS ...:'b8 16 :'cdl bS 17lLlxd7 lLlxd7 18 .td3lLlf6 19 .ltbl a6 20 lDe4 lLledS = Christianscn- Karpov. London 1982. c2) 14 .. :ij'b6 IS :'c2 :'d8 16 :'d2 .td7 l 7 i.b3 .te8 = Piket-Van der Sterren, Netherlands 1993.

10 ....td7 (D)

1 1 0-0 Or: a) 11 �e2 lLlc6 12 lLlb3 lLld5 13 �xe7 tOcxe7 14lLlxdSlLlxd5 IS 'iWd4 i.c6 16 �f3lLle7 with a balanced po­ sition, Korchnoi-Karpov, Merano Wch (17) 1981. b) II .tg3 and now: bl ) 11...a6!7 12 e4 lLlc6 13 lLlb3 bS! (l3 ... 'iWb6 14 e5lLlh7 IS 0-0 :'fd8

16 �e2 i.e8 17 �hl! lLld4 18lLlxd4 :'xd4 19 B! ;!; Karpov-Beliavsky, Dortmund 1995) 14 .ltd3 and now: bl1) 14 ...b4 ISlLla4liJes 16 .txeS .txa4 17 'i'e2 'ii' b6 (l7 ...�bS!?) 18 i.d4 'iWb8 19 eS lLldS 20 'iWe4 g6 21 h4! l:I.c8 22 :'d I ! (22 �d2 i.b5 23 .tbl :'xc1 24 :'xcl it'd8 00 Ivanchuk­ Gelfand, Dortmund 1997) 22...�xb3 23 axb3 �c5 24 h5 �xd4 25 it'xd4 g5 26 g3 ;to bI2) 14 ...eS!? 15lLld5(1S 0-0.lte6 16 .th4 1%c8 = ) 15 ...lLlb4! 16 lLlxe7+ 'iWxe7 17 .ltbl .te6! 18 �xe5lLlxe4! 19 .txe4 .txb3 20 �xb3 �xeS 21 �xb4 l1ae8 = Ivanchuk. b2) ll...lLlc6 12 lLldbS (12 lllb3 lLlaS =) and then: b21) 12 ... eS!? 13 a4 a6 14 lLla3 .txa3 15 bxa3 'i'e7 16 .th4 gS 17 .tg3 .te6 18 .ixe6 'ii'xe6 19 0-0 l:tfd8 20 'ii'c2 1%ac8 21 'i'bl nd7 22 h4 �g7 23lLla2 :'dc7 = Korchnoi-Short, Gro­ ningen FIDE 1997. b22) 12...a6 13 lLld6 bS (13...'ii' b6 14 .te2 .txd6 15 �xd6 :'fd8 16 .tg3 .te8 17 'iWc2lLlb4 18 'ilVbl as 19 0-0 .ltc6 20 :'fd 1 lll bdS 21 �e5 lLlxc3 I12-11z Komarov-Goldin, Kazan 1997) 14 .te2 'i'b6 (14...e5!? IS .if3 'i'b6 16 lLlde4 .te6 17 lLlxf6+ .txf6 18 lLldS �xdS 19 'ii' xdS 'ii'aS+ 20 \t>e2 lLlb4 21 'i'b3 l:tad8 22 :'cdllLlxa2 23 l1xd8 tlxd8 24 .td5 'i'c7 2S 'ii' xa2 'i'c2+ 26 �f3 'iWfS+ 27 �e2 'i'c2+ 112-1/2 Van Wely-Van der Sterren, Bun­ desliga 1998/9) IS a4 b4 and here: b221) 16lLlbllLlaS l7lLlxf7 .tc6! 18 lLleS �xg2 19 :'gl nad8 20 lLld2 ltJe4 21 .ltd3 ltJxd2 22 l:txg2 fi'b7? (22 ...lLldb3! 00) 23 l1g1? (23 fi'g4! :fS 24 li'g6! wins) 23 ...lLlab3 24 'i'g4 lhd3 2S 'il'xe6+ cjr>h7 26 'iWg6+ �h8

is unclear, Piket-Van der Sterren, Ant­ . werp 1997. b222) 16 lLlc4 'ii'a7 17 lLlbl l:I.fd8 18.ltf3 .ie8 19lLlbd2 as 20 0-0 l1ac8 21 'ii'e2lLlb8 = Piket. 1 l ...lLlc6 (D)

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equality, Li Wenliang-Bonsch, Bei­ jing 1995. It is also worth considering the al­ ternative 12... 'i'b6!? 13 lLla4 (13 a3 lLlaS 14 .txf6 .txf6 15 'iWxd7 lllxc4 16ltJe4 lLlxb2 17 lLlxf6+ gxf6 18 :'bl :rfd8 19 'ite7 �g7 20 a4 :'e8 21 li'a3 lLlc4 22 'ii'c 3 {22 l1xb6lLlxa3 23 :'xb7 = } 22 .. :i'a6 23 tlb4 l1ac8 and Black is slightly better, Uhlmann-Bansch, Ber­ lin 1989) 13...'ii'c7 14 .te2 l:tfd8 15 a3 .te8 16 'iWc2 l:tac8 with equality, Kha­ ritonov-Beliavsky, USSR Ch (Mos­ cow) 1988.

13 a3

13 'i'e2 'i'aS =; 13 .tg3!?

13... lLlhS

12 lll f3

White does not obtain an advantage by 12 lLlb3 nc8 13 .te2 lLldS! (this manoeuvre leads to equality): a) 14 .tg3 lLlxc3 (14 ...lLlcb4!?) 15 :'xc3lLlb4 16 Itxc8 'ii' xc8 17 a3lLlc6 18 'iWc2 eS 19 'iWc3 .te6 20 tlcl 'i'd8 21 lLlcS �xc5 22 'ii'xcs 'ii'd2 23 'ii'c2 :'d8 = Dorfman-Van der Sterren, Brus­ sels 1993. b) 14 .txe7lLlcxe7 IslLlxdSlLlxd5 16 tlxc8 'iWxc8 17 'iWd4 b6 (fully pos­ sible is also 17 ...'iWb8 18 .tf3lLlf6 19 lLlcs .tbS 20 :'d1 b6 21lLle4lLlxe4 22 .txe4 :'c8 = 1/2-112 Kasparov-Karpov, Moscow Wch (23) 1984/5) 18 l1cl 'i'b8 19 e4 lLlt4 20 .tn l:td8 1/2-1f2 Korchnoi-Short, Brussels 1986.

12...tlc8

The direct freeing try 12...lLlhS!? is interesting: 13 .txe7 'iWxe7 14 ltJe4 :'fd8 IS 'i'd6 .lte8 16 'ii'xe7 ltJxe7 17 lLld4 lLlc6 18 lLlb3 lLlf6 19 lllxf6+ gxf6 20 .te2 l1ac8 2111fdl �f8 with

13...a6?! 14 .ta2 bS 15 .tbl! g6 16 e4! b4 17 axb4 lLlxb4 18 'il'e2 (18 ltJe5?! i.e8 19 'i'f3lLld7 20 .tg3lLlxe5 21 .txe5 lLlc6 22 .tf4 .tg5 = Uhl­ mann-Van der Sterren, Tallinn 1987) 18 ... ltJh5 19 .txe7 li'xe7 20 'ii'e 3 and White has a clear advantage.

14 .txe7 'i'xe7

14...lLlxe7?! gives White additional possibilities: 15 lLle4 .tc6 16 lLlfd2! g6 17 'iWe2 'i'aS 18 �d3lLld5 19lLlc4 'i'c7 20 b4 ;t Greenfeld-Bany, Polan­ ica Zdroj 1987.

IS ltJe4

Or: 15 .ta2 :fd8 16 'i'e2 .te8 =; 15 e4 :'fd8 16 'i'e2 'i'cs 17 .ta2lLle5 18 lLlxe5 'i'xe5 19 'i'e3 .tc6 20 :tfdl a6 21 g3lllf6 = Uhlmann-Jackelen, Porz 1990.

15 ... l:tfd8 16 it'd6 .te8 17 �xe7 lLlxe7 The position is equal.

C)

7 cxdS ltJxd5 8 �xe7 'i'xe7 9 'Wb3 (D)

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK 1O ... b6 11 lLlxd5 exd5 12 e3 c5 13 'i'a3lLld7 14 .ib5 ;t.

11 e4 !?

B

7 The Lasker Defence

11 e3 b6 12 .ie2 .ib7 13 0-0 lLlbd7 14 J:tfdl c5 = Kharitonov-Pigusov, Tashkent 19S7.

1 1 ...lLlc6! 12 e5 lLlh7! (D)

1 d4 d5 2c4 e6 3 lLlc3 i.e7 4 lLlr3 lLlf6 5 .ig5 h6 6 .ih4 0-0 7 e3 lLle4 (D)

w

White has several continuations at his disposal: A: 9lDxe4 91 92 B: 9 cxd5 C: 9 J:tcl 93 96 D: 9 'iic2

9 .. J:td8 9 ...lLlxc3 is also fully possible. 10 'iWxc3 b6 11 J:tcl and now: a) 11 ... .ia6!? 12 g3 (12 'i'xc7lLld7 13 ir'c3 :fcS 14 'iVd2 J:txc1+ 15 ir'xc1 J:tcS 16 'iVd2 lLlf6 gives Black excel­ lent compensation) 12...lLld7 13 .ig2 lhcS 14 lLld2?! (better is 14 'i'd2 c5 15 0-0 :fdS with an equal position) 14 ... c5 15 'iVa3? cxd4! 16 J:txcS :xc8 17 b4 'i'xb4! 0-1 Sliwa-Bondarevsky, Hastings 196011. b) l1...c6!? 12 e3 .ib7 13 .ie2 lLld7 14 0-0 c5 15 dxc5 lLlxc5 16 b4 lLla6! (16...lLle4 17 Wic7 'i'xc7 18 l1xc7 .id5 19 .ia6lLlf6 20lLle5 .ixa2 21 e4 with compensation, M.Gurevich-Hjar­ tarson, Groningen PCA qual 1993) 17 a3 J:tac8 18 'iVb3 lLlbS 19 'i!Va4 a6 20 lLld4 :c7 =. c) ll...lLld7 12 e3 (12 Wixc7 .ia6 with compensation) 12...i.b7 13 .ib5 c6 14 .ie2 c5 15 0-0 l1fc8 16 l::tfdl cxd4 17 'iVxd4 l1xcl IS lhc1 %lc8 = M.Gurevich-Marciano, French Cht 1995.

10 :c1 lLlr6

Intending ...lLlg5.

13 d5 lDa5! 13...exd5 14lLlxd5 ±; 13...lLlxe5 14 lLlxe5 exd5 15 f4 ±.

14 'iia4 b6 15 b4! Or: 15lLlb5 exd5 16 ':xc7 (16lLlxc7

%lb8! intending ...lLlg5) 16....id7!; 15 dxe6 .ixe6 16 b4 lLlc4 15 lDd4 'ii'g5!.

15...lLlb7 16 .ib5!? 1 6 liJd4 'ii'g5! 1 7 tDce2 ir'xe5 IS lLlc6 .id7 19 lLlxe5 .ixa4 20 J:txc7 l::txd5 -+.

16 ... exd5 17 .ic6 lLlg5 18 lLlxg5 'iixe5+ 19 lLlge4 dxe4 20 0-0 f5 ! 20...e3 21 fxe3 'ifxe3+ 22 �hl with compensation.

21 'fib5! 'ifxb5 22 lDxb5 as 23 lLlxc7 l::t b8 24 lLla6 :a8 The position is equal (analysis).

This move characterizes the Lasker Defence. Black seeks to e,ase his de­ ,fence by means of exchanges. This .' line has been rejuvenated since the Karpov-Yusupov Candidates match (London 1989), where Yusupov as Black employed a variety of new ideas and very much succeeded in making the case for the variation.

Or: 9 ..td3 lDxc3 10 bxc3 dxc4 11 ..txc4 c5 12 0-0 b6 13 'ii'e 2 .ib7 14 e4 (l4lLle5 lLlc6 15 f4 J:tac8 16 l::tf21:k7 17 l::tafl cxd4 IS cxd4 Wia3 19 lLlxc6 l::txc6 20 d5 exd5 21 .i.xd5 ..ta6 22 'ifb2 ir'xb2 23 %lxb2 J:tc3 = Stahl­ berg-Reinhardt, Mar del Plata 1946) 14 ...lLlc6 15 :adl l:tadS = P.Cram­ ling-Krogius, Genoa 19S9. A)

9 lLlxe4 dxe4 10 lDd2 (D)

B

S .i.xe7

White can avoid the exchange of bish ops by S .ig3, upon which may .: ,follow S ... c5 9 .id3 lLlxg3 10 hxg3 "cxd4 11 exd4 dxc4 12 .ixc4 lLlc6! ,:(l2...a6!?) 13 'iVd3 (13 0-0 .i.f6; 13 ; 1i'd2 ..tf6 14 J:tdl b6 15 0-0 .ib7 = intending to meet 16 d5 with 16...lLla5) 13 .. .lLlb4 14 'ii'e4 .id7 15 lLle5 .ic6 , 16lLlxc6 bxc6 with an equal position, , Kouatly-Marciano, French Ch (Meri­ bel) 1998. , 8.. .'ikxe7

10 ...f5

1O... e5!? deserves serious attention: 11 d5 (11lLlxe4? exd4 12l!r'xd4?! %ld8 -+; 11 dxe5 'iVxe5 12 'tic2 ..tf5 13 c5 lLld7 14 J:tcl b6 15 b4 a5 16lLlc4 'iVe7

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with counterplay for Black, Ftacnik­ Bansch, Bundesliga 1995/6; 11 'it'b3 exd4 12 exd4lLlc6 13 dslLld4 14 'ilVc3 cS =) l1...f5 (11....if5!? 12 .te2 c6 00) 12 'it'c2 lLld7 13 0-0-0 lLlc5 00.

1 1 'iic2

Other continuations have also been played: a) 11 cS e5 121lVb3+ �h8 13lLlc4 exd4 14 exd4 lLlc6 15 0-0-0 should be met by 15 ... �b8!? intending ...bS 00, rather than 15... b5?! 16 'ii'xb5 .td7 17 d5 �ab8 18 �a4 lLlb4 19 c6 ± Spas­ sky-Lutikov, Moscow 1961. b) 11 �c1lLld7 12 'it'c2 c6 13 c5 eS 14 .1c4+ �h8 IS 0-OlLlf6 16 l:fel �d8 17 'ilVc3 exd4 18 exd4 .1e6 = Bogol­ jubow-Eliskases, Mannheim 1939.

1 1 ... cS 12 dxcs lLld7 13 .ie2lLlxcs 14 0-0 as = Popchev-Bednarski, Berlin 1988.

B) 9 cxdS lLlxc3 10 bxc3 exd5 (D)

1O.. .'ilVa3?! 11 'it'cl! �xcl+ IHtxcl exdS 13 c4 ±.

.tb7 16 l:fdl lLleS 17 %:tacl llac8 =) IS....te6 16lLld4 l:ac8 17 'ii'b2lLleS = Kiseliov-Egiazarian, Moscow 1996. b) II .td3 c5 12 0-0lLlc6 13 h3 (13 dxcS 'ifxcs 14 'ilVb3 .tg4 ISlLld4lLle5 16 .tc2 b6 17 h3 .td7 = Hort-Donner, Havana 1971; 13 l:bl .te6 14 dxcS �ab8 1 5 'it'a4 'i!fxcs 16 �fc1 llfc8 17 lLld4 .td7 = Eingorn-Li Wenliang, Lucerne Wcht 1993) 13....te6 14 %:tel llfd8 IS l:bl l:tac8 16 e4 dxe4 (alter­ natively, 16...cxd4 17 exdS l:xdS 18 .ic4 l:td6 19 cxd4 'it'd7 20 .txe6 fxe6 21 'ilVb3 b6 22 .l:e4 t Uhlmann-Aver­ bakh, Polanica Zdroj 1975) 17 .txe4 cxd4 18 cxd4 (18 lLlxd4 lLlxd4 19 cxd4 {19 l:xb7? lLlfS -+} 19... b6 20 dS 'ilVf6 =) 18 ... �c7 =.

11 .. ..!::td8 12 c4 White wants to achieve a pawn ma­ jority in the centre. He can also play 12 .1d3 cS 13 'ifa3 b6 14 0-0 lLld7 15 l:fel .ib7 16 l:tabl (16 .tfS tiJf6 17 lLleS �e8 18 'ilVa4lLle4 19 'ifc2 'iff6 20 .1xe4 dxe4 21 a4 1/2-112 Ljubojevic­ Andersson, Tilburg 1984) 16..:i'e6 = Ftacnik-Inkiov, Banja Luka 1983.

12... dxc4 13 .txc4 lLlc6 14 'i'c3

1 1 'ilVb3 Also possible are: a) 11 .ie2 cS 12 0-0 lLlc6 13 dxc5 �xcS 14 'iib3 b6 IS l:tfdl ( I S lLld4

Or 14 .te2!? b6 IS 0-0 .tb7 16 �ac1 lLlaS 17 'ti'b2 l:ac8, and now: a) 18 �c3!? cS 19 'ilVa3 �f8! 20 dxc5 :lxcS (20 ....1xf3 21 .txf3 l:txcS 22 �xcS 'iixcs 23 'ii xcS+ bxcS 24 l:bl t analysis) 21 l:txcS ..-xc5 22 'iixc5+ bxc5 23 �c 1 (23 .l:bl .id5 24 l:b5 .1c4! 25 .1xc4lLlxc4 26 g3 l:c8 = analysis) 23...l:tc8 24 lLleS!? (24 l:tc3 .id5 2slLld2 c4 26 e4 .te6 27 f4 f6 28 'lttf2 lLlc6 112-112 Ivkov-Krogius, Bel­ grade tt 1998) 24 . . .'�e7 2S f3 �d6!? 26 f4! t (analysis). b) 18 h3 cS 19 dxc5 .txf3!? (or 19...l:txc5 20 l:txc5 'ilVxc5 21 l:tc1 'ilVe7

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22lLld4 'ilVgS 23 .1g4 t Kramnik-Lutz, Bundesliga 1993/4) 20 .ixf3 �xc5 21 l:txc5 'ilVxc5 22 l:tcl lLlc4 23 'ilVc3 can be answered by 23...�c8 = or 23...bS = (analysis).

14 ....1g4 15 0-0 .txf3 16 gxf3 White has obtained a powerful pawn-centre and the possibility of play on the g-file. However, Black has suf­ ficient counterplay.

16 .. :i'f6! 16... 'iVh4?! is dubious: 17 'it>hl l:td6 18 l:gl! lLle7 19 �g4! 'it'hS 20 l:agl l:g6 21 'ilVb4! ± Beliavsky-Vaganian, Reggio Emilia 1995/6.

17 .te2 17 f4!? seems interesting: 17...lLle7! 18 l:ac1 (18 .td3 �ac8 =) 18...'iig6+! (18...�ac8?! 19 h3 .l:d6 20 c,t>h2 lLlf5 21 .te2 g6 22 .as ± Shabrin-Gorelov, USSR Club Ch (Pavlodar) 1991) 19 �hl 'ifh5 20 f3lLlf5 21 :1f2 �d6!? in­ tending ...:le8 and ... l:g6 00 (analysis).

17... �ac8 18 'iii> h l

18 l:abl b6 19 f4 (19 .ta6 .xf3 20 .txc8 �xc8 21 �fcl lLle7 with com­ pensation; 19 l:fcllLle7 20 'it>hl �d5 :j: Karpov-Yusupov, London Ct (6) 1989) 19 ...lLle7 20 .1a6 'ti'g6+ 21 �hl lLld5 22 'ifd3 'ti'xd3 23 .txd3 c5 24 .ta6 l:tc7 = Kobaliya-Korneev, Kras­ nodar 1998.

18 ... lLle7 19 �ael l:td5 This unclear position needs to be tried in practice.

C) 9 l:tel c6 (D)

10 .id3

It has long been known that no ad­ vantage is given by 10 tZ:lxe4 dxe4 11 itJd2 f5 12 cSlLld7 13itJc4 e5 14lLld6 exd4 (14 ...lLlf6!? 15 .ic4+ c,t>h7 16

0-0 exd4 17 'ilixd4 lLlg4 = ) 15 .tc4+ 'iii>h 8 16 'iVxd4 lLle5 17 0-0 l:tb8 18 .te2 .td7 19 l:tfd1 'i'f6 20lLlc4 lLlxc4 21 ..txc4 .te8 22 'iVd6 'iVxd6 23 l:xd6 .tn = Capablanca-Rubinstein, Buda­ pest 1929. Practice has also seen 10 'i'c2itJxc3 11 'iVxc3lLld7: a) 12 .td3 dxc4 13 .txc4 b6 14 0-0 .tb7 IS e4 (1S .te2 �fc8 = ) IS. . . c5 16 'i'e3 cxd4 17 lLlxd4 l:tac8 = Taima­ nov-Khavsky, USSR 1971. b) 12 cxdS exdS 13 .td3 lLlf6 14 0-0 tZ:le4 IS .txe4 dxe4 16lLld2 .tg4 = Chuchelov-Korneev, Germany 199112. c) 12 a3 dxc4 13 .txc4 b6 14 0-0 .tb7 and here: cl) IS l:tfdl c5! 16dxcs lLlxcS 17 'ifeS (17 lLld4 l:tac8 18 b4 lLle4 = Smyslov-Unzicker, Bad Warishofen 1992; 17 b4 lLle4 18 'ilVeS l:tac8 = ) 17 ...%:tac8 18 b4 tiJd7 19 'it'f4 l:tfd8 20 h3 lLlf6 = I.Sokolov-Timman, Erevan OL 1996. c2) IS e4 cS 16 'iVe3lHd8 17 l:fdl cxd4 18 tZ:lxd4 lLleS 19 .te2 l:tac8 20 f3 lLlc6 = Gavrikov-Janjgava, Geneva 1991.

10... tiJxc3 1 1 ltxc3

11 bxc3 lLld7 12 0-0 e5 13 dxe5 dxc4 14 .txc4 lLlxe5 15 lLlxe5 'it'xe5

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16 'ii'd4 'jfe7 liz-liz Petrosian-Keres, Sarajevo 1972.

1 l ... dxc4 (D)

On 1l...lLxi7 White's best reply is 12 cxdS! (12 0-0 eS! 00 intending to meet 13 dxeS with 13 ... dxc4 =) 12...exdS 13 0-0 ne8 (13...tiJf6 14 'iWbl tiJe4 IS ..ixe4 dxe4 16 tiJd2 :eS 17l:.cS! f6 IS b4 ..id7 19 l:Ifel a6 20 a4 I:tadS 21 lUc4 t Van Scheltinga-Donner, Bir­ mingham 19S1) 14 'iWbl (supporting b4 and freeing the cl-square for the king's rook) 14 ...tiJf6 IS b4 lDe4 16 ..ixe4 dxe4 17 lUd2..ie6 IS I:tfc I ..idS 19 bS I:tadS 20 bxc6 (20 a4 hS! 21 l:.lc2 h4 00 P.Nikolic-Yusupov, Horgen 1994) 20 ...bxc6 21 l:IcS! t intending tiJc4-eS.

12 ..ixc4 12 l:Ixc4 also deserves consider­ ation. 12 ...tiJd7 and now: a) 13 0-0 eS 14 dxeS(14 'i'c2 exd4 IS exd4 tiJf6 16l:1cSM 17 a3 i.e6 IS b4 l:.fdS 19 I:te1 'ii'f6 = Pinter-Sturua, Manila OL 1992) 14...tiJxeS IS l:.e4 tiJxf3+ 16 �xf3 .ie6 17..ic4l:ladS 18 ..ixe6 fxe6 19 �e2 (19 'ii'g4 'uf6 20 l:Idl l:IdS = Andersson-Pfleger, Am­ sterdam 1978) 19...l:.dS 20l:.d1(20 h3 l:.fdS 21 b4 l:Id2 22 'tWc4 l:.SdS 23 a4

'iid6 = Christiansen-Andersson, Szi­ rak IZ 19S7) 20 ...'tWf6 21 l:.ed4 l:.fd8 22 'iic4 as = Ionov-Y usupov, Oviedo rpd 1993. b) 13 .ibl eS 14 'ir'c2 fS 15 dxe5 ( IS 0-0 e4 16 tiJd2 lDb6 17 l:.cS ..ie6 18 a4..idS 19 as tiJd7 20l:.c3 'ii'b4 21 :a3 ':acS 22 ..ia2 tiJf6 = Keres­ Mikenas, USSR Ch (Moscow) 19S7) IS...tiJxeS 16 tiJxe5 'ii'xe5 17 0-0..ie6 IS l:Id4 I:tadS (18...cS!? 19 l:.d2 nadS 20l:.fd1l:.xd2 21 'ikxd2l:.f7 22 'ikdS+ {22 'jfd6?? l:.d7 -+} 22...�h7 =) 19 nfd l I:tdS 20 :lxd5..ixdS 21 'ikd2 (21 ':d4 i.e4 22 'ii'b3+ ..idS = intending to meet 23 'iWxb7? with 23.. .f4) 2l...I:tf6 22 'iWd4 'iWeS 23 f3 b6 24 e4 fxe4 2S fxe4 l:.e6 26 i.d3 i.xe4 27 i.c4 i.dS = Bukic-A.Zaitsev, Deb­ recen 1971. 12. . .tiJd7 13 0·0 b6 (D) Another plan is 13 ... eS 14 i.b3: a) 14 ...exd4 IS exd4 tiJf6 16 :leI 'ii'd6 (l6... i.e6 17 i.xe6 fxe6 18 lDeS t) 17 tiJeS tiJdS (17 ... i.fS?! 18 tiJxf7 I:txf7 19 i.xf7+ �xf7 20 'it'b3+ <;PfS 21 'iWxb7 ':bS 22 'ilr'xa7 l:.xb2 23 1.lxc6! l:txa2 24 'ikb7 l:.b2 2S 'ii'xg7+ ct;xg7 26 I:txd6 +- Piket·Pleister, Hil­ versum 1990; 17...i.e6 IS i.xe6 fxe6 19 I:tg3 %ladS 20 'ii'b3 t) IS l:.g3 i.e6 (1S... i.fS I91'r'h5! i.h7 20 'it'g4 gS 21 h4 ± Karpov-Yusupov, London Ct (8) 19S9) 19 'ii' h5 �hS 20 l:.f3 'ike7 21 i.e2 with the initiative. b) 14 ... I:teS and here: bl) 15 d5 leads to exchanges and equality: 15...cxd5 16 'ilr'xd5 tiJf6 17 'ii'cs (17 'it'bS b6 ISl:.fel i.d7 19 'iVa6 tiJe4! 20 nc7 tiJe5 = 21.l:tlxcS?! bxcS 22 tiJxeS {22 i.a4 l:.ed8} 22...'ij'xe5 23 I:txd7l:1e7 24 'ilr'b7l:.aeS 25 'fixa7?? 'iVfS -+) 17... tiJe4 IS 'fixe7 l:.xe7 19

THE LASKER DEFENCE l:.e2 (19l:.cc1 i.g4 =; 19l:1e4 tiJg5 20 tiJxg5 hxg5 21 l:Ife 1 i.e6 22 l:.e7 l:.xc7 23 l:.xe7 i.xb3 24 axb3 l:IdS = Izeta-Janjgava, San Sebastian 1991) 19...tiJg5 20 tiJxg5 hxgS 21 l:.d1 i.f5 22 l:Ic3 <Ji>fS = P.Nikolic-yusupov, Belgrade 19S9. b2) 15 'iWc2 and now: b21) 15 ... e4 16 tiJd2 tiJf6 17 l:.eS i.e6 (17...'iWdS IS l:IeS I:txeS 19 dxeS tiJg4 20 tiJxe4 tiJxe5 21 'iWeS ± Vyzh­ manavin-Klovans, Bern 1993) IS i.xe6 'it'xe6 19 b4 tiJd5 20l:.bl a6 21 a4 t. b22) IS...exd4 16 tiJxd4! lDf6 17 f3 c5(17...i.d7!? 18 e4l:1adS;!;) ISl:.xeS 'i'xe3+ 19 'fif2 ;!;.

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el) 14... a5!? 15 I:tfel i.b7 16 h3 (16 a3 l:.fdS 17 h3 a4 18 1.ldl c5 19 i.bS I:taS = Epishin-Vagani an, Erevan 1996) 16... c5 17 i.bS e5 IS dxe5 tiJxe5 19 tiJxe5 'ft'xeS 20 ':d3 t Epishin­ Vaganian, Reggio Emilia 1995/6. e2) 14...i.b7 IS i.a6 i.xa6 16 'it' xa6 cS 17 l:Ifc1 (17 'iWa3 e5 IS dxc5 tiJxe5 19 b4 tiJe4 20 l:.c4 tiJgS with equality, P.Cramling-Pigusov, Spanish Cht (Cala Galdana) 1994) 17 ... e5 18 'iWb7 (1S dxc5 tiJxe5 19 �b5l:1fe8 20 b4 a6 21 'ij'c4 tiJa4 22 l:.3e2 b5 = Zarubin-Korneev, Russian Club Cup (Maikop) 1998) 18...'iWd6 19 Ite4 ItfbS 20 'jfe4 exd4 21 exd4 l:.eS = Gulko­ Yusupov, Reykjavik 1990.

14... cS 15 i.e4

14 i.d3 The most popular move. Other con­ tinuations also deserve attention: a) 14 'ikc2 i.b7 15 .id3 e5 16 i.h7+ �h8 17 i.e4 i.xe4 18 'ikxe4lDf6 with equality, Chekhov-Przewoznik, Polish Ch (Bydgoszez) 1990. b) 14 'iWd3 I:tdS! 15 1.lfel i.b7 16 'ij'e4 l:.ac8 17 i.b3 (17 i.d3 tiJf6 18 1l'h4 c5 =) 17...i.a8 18 'ii'f4 c5 19 l:.3e2 b5 20 dxe5..ixf3 21 'iVxf3 tiJxeS = Epishin-C.Hansen, Malmo 1994. c) 14 'ike2 and now:

White has also played 15 i.b5!? l:.dS (15...cxd4 ? ! 16 lUxd4 lUe5 17 i.e6 i.b7 IS �f3 i.xc6 19 tiJxc6 'ifb7 20 tiJeS 'ikxB 21 gxf3 ;!; Polugaev­ sky-Andersson, Reggio Emilia 1991) 16 .ic6(16 'ii'e 2 i.b7 17 i.xd7 exd4 =; 16 'ft'c2 .ib7 17 i.e2 eS =), and now: a) 16... i.a6!? 17 i.xaS (17 l:te1 l:.acS IS 1'r'a4 tiJbS 19 i.e4 exd4 20 exd4 nxc3 21 bxc3 'iWe7 112-1/2 V yzh­ manavin-Janjgava, Manila OL 1992) 17....ixfl IS i.e6 (1S c.ttx fll:.xaS 19 'i'c2 as 20 'ii'e4 neS 21 'iWb7 'iWdS is equal, Dautov-Ekstrom, Geneva 1997) IS ... .ia6 19 'iic 2 'ii'd6 20 i.xd7 'ft'xd7 21 h3 exd4 22 tiJxd4l:.e8 = V yzhman­ avin-Li Wenliang, Beijing 1991. b) 16...nbS 17 'ii'c2 cxd4! (better than 17 ... i.b7?! IS i.xb7 lhb7 19 dxeS tiJxcs 20 b4 tiJa6 21 a3 l:.c7 22 h3 l:txe3 23 'ii'xc3 tiJe7 24 tiJd4 tiJdS 25 'iWc4 'iWb7 26 l:.c I a6 27 'iic6 ± Polugaevsky-Rashkovsky, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1973) 18 tiJxd4 eS 19 tiJf5 'ii'f6 20 lIdl tiJcS! 21 ItxdS+ 'iWxd8 22

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4Jg3 i.e6 23 b4 l:tc8! 24 i.f3 4Ja6 25 a3 ':'xc3 26 'tIr'xc3 Wic7 27 �d2 4Jb8 with equality, Smyslov-Kasparov, V il­ nius Ct (6) 1984.

B

lS ... %:tb8 16 'l'r'a4 16 Wic2 as 17 %:tel i.b7 18 i.xb7 lIxb7 1 9 dxc5 4Jxc5 20 4Je5 Wif6 21 4Jd3 nd8 = Khalifman-Yusupov, Bun­ desliga 1992/3.

16 ... aS

16 ... i.b7 17 i.xb7 l:txb7 18 'iWc2 as (18 .. J:tc8 19 ncl nbc7 20 b4 ± Kram­ nik-Kasparov, Las Palmas 1996) 1 9 a3 %:te8 20 ndl ':'bb8 21 h3 (21 dxc5 4Jxc5 22 b4 axb4 23 axb44Ja6 24 bS 4JcS 25 4Je5 %:ta8 26 4Jc6 'iWf6 =) 21..J:tbd8 (2l...eS 22 dxe5 4Jxe5 23 4JxeS 'iVxeS 24 lIcd3 ;t;) 22 ncd3 nc8 (22 ... cxd4 23 J::txd4 4JcS 24 b4 axb4 2S axb4 4Ja6 26 'iWc4! ±) 23 dS exdS (23... eS 24 d6 'iVe6 25 e4 intending l:tdS ;t;) 24 nxdS4Jf6 2S neS! 'jkc7 26 l:txe8+ l:txe8 27 a4! ;t; Karpov-Yusu­ pov, Dortmund 1997.

17 nfc1 17 a3 e5 =.

17 ... eS 18 i.c6 cxd4 19 exd4 exd4 20 Wixd44JcS 21 �eS 'it'xeS 224JxeS i.e6 Ih-I/z Chuchelov-Winants, Brussels

1998.

D)

9 �c2 (D) 9 ... c6

THE LASKER DEFENCE

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

Also possible is 9...4Jxc3 10 �xc3 dxc4 11 i.xc4 b6: a) 12':'cl i.b7 13 i.e24Jd7 14 0-0 l:tfc8 IS b4 (15 l:tfd1 c5 1 6 �a3 nc7 17 l:.c3 ':'ac8 18 ':'dc1 4Jf6 19 dxcS 4Je4 20 S3c2 l:txcS = Tal-Averkin, Sochi 1 982) IS...cS 16 dxc5 (16 bxcS bxcS 17 'tWa3 �f8 18 dxcS lhcS =

Taimanov-Vasiukov, Leningrad 1974) 16... bxc5 17 bS a6 18 a4 axbS 19 i.xbS4Jb6 20 na1 c4 21 'ikd4':'cS 22 :tfd1 i.xf3 23 gxf3 c3 = Lisik-Kor­ neev, Podolsk 1992. b) 12 dS!? exdS 13 i.xdS c6 14 i.c4 i.a6! (14 ... i.b7?! IS 4JeS bS 16 i.b3 'it'c7 17 a44Jd7 184Jg6 l:tfe8 19 axbS l:tac8 20 0-0 cS 21 4Jf4 c4 22 i.c2;t; Lobron-Yusupov, Munich 1993; 1 4...cS!? IS �e5!4Jc6 16 'iVxe74Jxe7 1 7 O-O-O! ±) IS i.xa64Jxa6 16 0-0 c5 17 .tIfdl':'ad8!? 184JeS �e6 =(anal­ ysis). c) 12 0-0 i.b7 13 i.e2 and then: cl) 13 ... :'c8 14 b4 4Jd7 IS l:tfcl! (15 l:tfdl 4Jf6 16 'jkb3 i.dS 17 i.c4 i.xf3 18 gxf3 c6 = Lutz-Yusupov, Munich 1993) lS... cS 16 dxcS bxc5 17 bS a6( 1 7...4Jb6 184Jd24JdS 19 'jkaS! ;t;) 18 a4 axbS (18...c4 19 bxa61ha6 20 4Jd2!? {20 as %:tcS 2 1 4Jd24Je5 22 f4 4Jg6 23 i.xc4 4Jh4 ± Psakhis-Yu­ supov, Baden-Baden 1992} 20 ...4Jb6 21 as 4JdS 22 'iVeS f6 23 'iVd4 eS 24 �g4 ±) 19 i.xb5 i.c6 20 i.xc6 l:txc6 21 as ;t Zsu.Polgar-Chiburdanidze, St Petersburg worn Ct (5) 1 995. c2) 13 ...cS 14 dxcS l:tc8 IS b4 (1S 4Jd4?! lhcS 16 'iVa3 4Jc6 17 4Jxc6 i.xc6 = Karpov-Yusupov, London Ct

(4) 1989) 15...bxcS 16 bS (16 bxcS 4Jd7 17 l:tfe 1 4JxcS 18:tab1 4Je4 19 'tib2 i.dS = Epishin-Lputian, New Y ork 1990) 16... a6 and here: c21) 17 l:tfd1!? axbS 18 SLxbS i.xf3!? 19 gxf3 c4 20 a4 Wigs+ 21 'it'hl �hS 22 e4 4Jc6 23 l:tg1 (23 f4 'tic5 24 %:tgl4Jd4 2S %:tad 1 eS 26 fxe5 {26 �g3 'iVf8!} 26...4Je2 +) 23...e5 intending ...4Jd4 - analysis. c22) 1 7 l:tfb1 4Jd7 18 a4 axbS 19 i.xbS SLxf3 20 gxf3 c4 21 �hl l:tc5 22 %:tg1 'ikf6 23 'ikxf6 4Jxf6 24 %:tael 4JdS = Romanishin-Ovseevich, Don­ etsk Z 1998. c23) 17 a4 axbS 18 axbS 4Jd7 19 nfel 4Jb6 20 4Jd2 ;t;. We now return to 9...c6 (D):

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dxe64JeS and now: a1) 18 e7 4Jxd3+ 19 �e2 %:te8 20 c;1;xd3 Wia6 +. a2) 18 i.xfS!? %:txf5 19 Wid8+ �h7 20 e7 i.d7! 21 0-0 (21 �xa8 4Jd3+ -+) 2 l ...:'xd8 22 exd8'ik 'ikxd2 + 23 %:tbd1 'it'e2 24 %:txd7 %:tgS! -+. b) 15 �e5 Wia3 16 �e2 Wie7 17 c5 4Jd7 18 �c 7 e5 194Jf3 exd4 204Jxd4 �e5 21 �xeS 4JxeS 22 f4 4Jxd3 23 �xd3 b6 00.

10 ...4Jxc3 1 1 'l'r'xc3 dxc4 12 i.xc4 12 �xc4 4Jd7 13 0-0 eS =.

12 ...4Jd7 13 0-0 b6 14 e4 Or: 14 b4 i.b7 IS i.e2 as! 16 a3 axb4 17 axb4 cS 18 bxcS bxcS 19 %:txa8 %:txa8 20 %:tal = RO.Hernandez-An­ dersson, Rome 1 986; 14 l:tfdl i.b7 IS %:tac 1 ':'fc8 16 SLd3 c5 17 'iVa3 <Ji>f8 = Averbakh-Kotov, Saltsjobaden IZ 19S2.

14 ... SLb7 IS %:tfel IS %:tad1 cS 16 dS exdS 17 exdS �d6 1 84Jh44JeS 194JfS Wif6 204Je3 l:tad8 21 SLe2 a6 22 a4 4Jd7 = Den­ ker-Vidmar, Groningen 1946.

lS...cS 16 dS 16 'iVa3 Wif6 17 i.bS l:tfd8 = Aver­ bakh-Ravinsky, Moscow 1 9S2.

16 ... exdS 17 cxdS �f6 1 7... 'jkd6 1 84Jh4! g6 19 �e3 �g7 20 'iVe7 ;t.

10 i.d3 104Jxe4 deserves scrutiny: 1O...dxe4 11 Wixe4 'ikb4+ 124Jd2 'ikxb2 13':'bl ( 1 3 Wibl 'ikc3 14 'it'el 'ikxel+ IS l:txel 4Jd7 16 i.e2 cS 17 dxcS4JxcS 184Jb3 b6 = Trifunovic-Najdorf, Yugoslavia 1949) 13...'ikxa2 14 SLd3 fS and now: a) IS �h4? cS (lS...�aS 16 g4 e5 17 gxf5 exd4 00) 16 d5 (16 dxc5 'iWa3 17 c;1;e2 4Jd7 +; 16 �e2 cxd4 17 l:tal 'iVb2 18 ':'hbl �c3 19 4Je4 fxe4 20 'ir'xe4 dxe3 -+) 16...4Jd7(16...eS!?) 17

18 'i'xf6 184JeS4JxeS 19 l:txeS:tad8 =; 18 i.b5!? %:tfd8 1 9 l:tad1 00.

18 ...4Jxf6 19 :tad1 l:tad8 20 l:te7 i.xdS 21 i.xdS J::t xdS 22 nxdS 4JxdS 23 .I'ha7 ':'c8 24 g3 .l:.c7 = Szabo-Portisch, Sarajevo 1963.

Conclusion: The Lasker Defence is one of Black's most reliable varia­ tions. It is very hard for White to break through Black's defensive barrier.

THE TARTAKOWER DEFENCE

8 The Tartakower Defence

14 ...a5 15 b5 a4 16 l:.b2 'ifa3 17 'if el tDe4 18 tDe5 tDc3 The game is unclear.

B)

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 tDc3 i..e7 4 tDf3tDf6 5 i.g5 h6 6 i.h4 0-0 7 e3 b6 (D)

8 'ifb3 (D)

A)

8 lIbl This is Eingorn's move. It has some interesting points, but Black's re­ sources are fully adequate.

B

8...tDbd7

In this variation there arise very in­ tricate positions. It became popular mainly as a result of its use by such players as Spassky, Geller, Karpov, Kasparov, Beliavsky, Short and oth­ ers. Its theory was developed in partic­ ular in the matches between Karpov and Kasparov. White now has several major con­ tinuations: A: 8 :tbl 98 99 B: 8 �b3 C: 8 'iVc2 101 D: 8 :tel 105 111 E: 8 cxd5 117 F: 8 i.. d3 G: 8 i.e2 123 Or 8 'iVd2 tDbd7 9 cxd5 exd5 10 i..b 5 i.b7 11 i.. xd7 'iVxd7 12 tDe5 'iVe6 13 0-0 tDe4 = Sahovi6-Sr.Cvet­ kovi6, Yugoslavia 1984.

8...aS !? 9 i..e2 i..b7 10 0-0 tDbd7 11 '::'el c5 12 dxc5 bxc5 00 Levitt-Ar­ landi, Catania 1994. Also interesting is 8...tDe4!? 9 i..xe7 'ilixe7 10 cxd5 tDxc3 11 bxc3 exd5 12 c4 i..e6 (12...dxc4?! 13 .txc4 i.. b7 14 tDe5 tDc6 15 lLlg6 �g5 16 lLlxf8 �xg2 17 'i'h5! lLld8 18 �e2 �xf8 19 :thgl 'iVe4 20 i..d3 'We6 21 lIbcl ± Hodgson-Parker, Dublin Z 1993) 13 �b3lLlc6 14 cxd5lLlaS 15 'fib5 a6 16 'Wb4 'Wxb4+ 17 lIxb4 i..xd5 18 :tb2 lIfc8 00 G.Buckley-Parker, British Ch (Nottingham) 1996.

9 cxd5 tDxd5 9 ...exd5 !?

10 i.xe7 'fixe7 1 1 lLlxd5 11 i..c4 lLlxc3 12 bxc3 i..b7 13 a4 c5oo.

1 1 ... exd5 12 i.e2 12 b4 c5 13 i..b 5 (13 bxc5 bxc5 14 .tb5l:tb8 intending 15...c4 00) 13 ...l:.b8 00.

12 ...tDf6 13 b4

13 'iVa4?! i..d7 14 'Wb3?! (14 i..b5 = ) 14...c5 15 'Wa3 nfe8 16 lIel?! (16 dxc5 bxc5 17l:tc1 00) 16...c4 =+= Tukma­ kov-Lputian, Lucerne Wcht 1993.

13 ....tf5 14 '::'b 3 14 .!:tb2 c5 15 bxc5 bxc5 16 dxc5 'Wxc5 17 0-0 nfb8 =.

8 i..b7 •..

Practice has also seen 8...dxc4 9 i..xc4 .tb7: a) If 10 0-0, then 1O ...lLlc6! 11 i..e2 lLlaS 12 'iVc2lLld5! 13 .tg3 (13 i..xe7 'ilxe7 14 tDxd5 .txd5 {14... exd5 !?} 15 e4 i..b7 16 l:tael lIac8 intending ...c5 =) 13...c5 14 dxc5 i..xc5 15 lIfdi 'fie7 = Maiorov-Kveinys, USSR 1989. b) White should play the active 10 lLle5 ! : bl) 1O...lLlbd7 11 0-0 (after 11lLlxf7 l:.xf7 12 .txe6 'We8 the position is un­ clear) 11...lLlxe5 12 dxe5 tDd5 (12...lLlg4 13 .tg3 ±; 12...tDd7 13 .tg3 lLlc5 14 �c2 ±) 13 i..xe7 lLlxe7 14 :.tadl ;1;. b2) 1O ...lLlfd7 11 lLlxf7 �xf7 (not l1...lIxf7? 12 i..xe6 i..xh4 13 i..xf7+ �h8 14 i..d5 +- Shirov-Beliavsky, Belgrade 1995) 12 i.xe6+ 'it>e8 13 'ii'c2 (13 i.g3 !? with compensation­ Shirov) 13... i.xh4 14 'fig6+ 'i;e7 15 i.. d5 ':xf2! 16 'ile6+ �f8 17 'iVg8+

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We7 18 'Wxd8+ �xd8 19 i..xb7 lIxg2+ 20 �dl nxb2 21 i.xa8 00 Shirov.

9 i.xf6 i..xf6 10 cxd5

White achieves nothing by 10 lId1 c6! 11 e4 (now 11 cxd5 can be met by l1...cxd5 12 i..e2tDc6 =+=) l1...tDd7: a) 12 e5 i.e7 13 cxd5 exd5 (or 13...cxd5!? 14 i.d3 a6 {intending ...b5} 15 a4 tDb8 intending ...lLlc6, ... lIc8 and ...tDaS 00) 14 i.e2l:te8 =. b) 12 cxd5 exd5 13 exd5 l':.e8+ 14 .te2 cxd5 15 0-0 (if 15 tDxd5, then 15...i.xd5 16 'i'xd5 'ife7 17 '::'d 2 '::'ad8 = intending ...lLle5) 15...lLlf8 16 %Xfel tDe6 and now 17 i..b5? lIe7 18 lIe3 'iVd6 19 g3 a6 20 i..f1 b5 =+= gave Black the better chances in Damljanovi6Yusupov, Belgrade 1989. According to Yusupov, White can maintain equality by 17 i.n a6 18 a4 =.

10 ... exd5 1 1 %Xdl l':.e8 (D) Black is worse after l1...c6 12 i.d3 lLla6 (12....tc8 13 0-0 .tg4 14 lLle2 'We7 15 .tbl lIc8 16 h3 i..xf3 17 gxf3 lLld7 18tDf4tDf8 19l:td2 :td8 20 .:tcl nd6 21 .tf5 .tg5 22 lLlg2! ± Karpov­ Beliavsky, Yugoslav Cht (Niksi6) 1996) 13 0-0 lLlc7 14 e4 lLle6 15 e5 .te7 16 i..bll:te8 17 1i'c2 g6 18 'iVd2 .tf8 19 lHel ;!; Dlugy-H.Olafsson, Moscow 1989. However, 11 ...'i'd6 deserves seri­ ous attention: 12 .td3 c5 13 dxc5 (13 i..bllLld7 14 0-0 :tfd8! 15 dxc5tDxc5 16 'ila3 'ilf8 ! = Basin-Gelfand, 1984) 13 ...�xc5 (but not 13 ....txc3+?! 14 �xc3 bxc5 15 0-0 tDd7 16 .tbl .:tfd8 17 l:tel l:tac8 18 ':fd1 tDf8 19 'We5 tDe6 20 i..f 5 ;!; Komarov-Gelfand, 1984; White has definite pressure) 14 0-0 tDd7 15 lIcl fHd8 = Sturua­ Klovans, 1985.

12 i..d3

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THE TARTAKOWER DEFENCE

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATAlAN FOR BlACK ttJc6! {the only move} 19 'i'xc6 'We8! 20 'it'xe8+ :axe8 21 exd4 .txd4 22 ttJxd4 lhd4 23 :xd4 cxd4 24 l:tdl :e2 = I.Nowak and Wl.Schmidt) 16 'Wc2ttJd7 17 .tfS .txc3 (17...d4!? 00 Wl.Schmidt-Bbnsch, Dresden 1985) 18 'it'xc3ttJf6 19 b4 cxb4 20 axb4 l:tc7 =

This line tends to be rather equal. Otherwise: a) 12 g3!? (White fianchettoes the bishop so as to maximize the pressure on the dS-pawn) 12...cS! 13 .tg2 c4 14 'iWc2ttJa6! IS 0-0ttJc7 16ttJeS (16 b3 bS 17 bxc4 dxc4! C(» 16....txeS 17 dxeS :xeS 18ttJxdS ttJxd5 19 e4 :c8 20 exdS 'i'd600 Dokhoian. b) 12 a3!? is a useful move, by which White avoids obstructing the d-file, thus seeking to hinder the coun­ terattack with ...cS. Then: bl) 12... c6 13 .td3ttJd7 14 0-0 g6 IS l:tfel (15 e4 cS! 16 exd5 cxd4 17 ttJe4 ttJc5! 18 ttJxcS .txd5) 15 ...ttJf8 16 .tbl (16 e4 ttJe6 17 e5 JLg7 =) 16...ttJe6 17 .ta2! 'it'c7! 18 'it'a4 (18 e400) 18 ... :ad8 = Korchnoi-Kasparov, London Ct (10) 1983. b2) 12... .:e7!? and now: b21) 13 .te2 c6 14 0-0ttJa6! and now 15 :d2 ttJc7 16 ne1 ttJe8!, in­ tending ...ttJd6, ...'ir'e8 and ... nd8 +, Khenkin-Geller, USSR 1984 or IS 'iWa2ttJc7 16 l:td2ttJe8! 17 nclttJd6 18 ttJel "e8, intending ... l:d8 +, Witt-Geller, Baden-Baden 1985. b22) 13 .td3 cS 14 dxcS bxcS IS 0-0 (intending .tc4) 15...�b6!? (IS...d4 16 liJe4 .txe4 17 .txe4 :xe4 18 'i'b7

b3) 12 ...cS!? (an interesting reply despite White's last move) 13 dxcS t&J7 14ttJxdS (14 cxb6ttJc5 with compen­ sation) 14...ttJxcS IS 'it'a2 .txb2! and then: b31) 16 .tc4?! bS!. b32) 16 'iWxb2 .txdS 17 .te2 (17 .tbS ne6 18 0-0 nd6 19 'iWeSttJe4 in­ tending ....tb7 =) 17...l:te6 (l7...l:te7!?) 18 0-0 l:d6 19 'i'eS l:d7 20ttJd4 'it'gS! with an equal position, Psakhis-Bel­ iavsky, Burevestnik-Trud 1984. b33) 16 .tbS l:e6 17ttJf4 .tc3+ 18 'iite2 'it'f6! (18...lId6?! 19 .tc4 .ta6 20 .txa6ttJxa6 21 l:txd6 'ifxd6 22 :dl ;!;) 19ttJxe6 fxe6, intending ...:f8, gives Black compensation, Bischoff-Razu­ vaev, Dortmund 1985. We now return to the position after 12 .td3 (D):

a) 13ttJxdS .txd4 =. b) 13 .tbl ttJaS 14 'iVc2 g6 IS h4 hS 16 g4 hxg4 17 hS gxf3 18 hxg6 lIe7 (18...'i'd7!?; 18.. .l:he3+ 19 fxe3 .th4+ 20 �d2 ttJc4+ 21 �cl 'ifg5 00 Lpu­ tian-Geller, USSR 1979) 19 g7 (Mov­ sesian-A.Kuzmin, 1985) 19...�xg7 20 'i'h7+ �f8 21 ngl ne8 22 .tg6 'it'd7 23 .thS 'i'e6 24 .tg4 "d6 = Karpov. c) 13 0-0ttJaS 14 'iWc2 cS (alterna­ tively, 14...'i'e7!? IS l:fel c5 16 dxcS 'ifxcS! 17ttJbS 'iWxc2 18 .txc2 l:ted8 19ttJbd4ttJc4 = Gheorghiu-Liberzon, Baden-Baden 1980) 15 dxc5 bxcS 16 ttJa4 c4 17 .te2 nb8 = K.Grigorian­ Geller, USSR Ch (Leningrad) 1977.

13 dxc5 ttJd7 14 c6 14 cxb6 allows Black compensa­ tion after either 14 ...ttJc5 or 14...d4.

14 ... .txc6 15 0-0ttJc5 16 'iWc2 16 'iWa3 as 17 liJe2 'iWd6 (another idea is 17 ...ttJxd3!? 00) 18ttJed4 .tb7 19 .tbS l:ed8 00 Bagirov-Beliavsky, Moscow tt 1981.

16 ... nc8 17 .tb5 17 .th7+ �h8 18 .tf5 ttJe6! 19 'i'b3 (19 ttJd4? ttJxd4 20 exd4 nc7 + Beliavsky-Kramnik, Belgrade 1997) 19... .txc3 20 bxc3 'i'f6 = Gulko-Rad­ ashkevich, USSR 1971.

17 ...ttJe4 18 .txc6 l:xc6 19 'iia4 ttJxc3 20 bxc3

B

20 'iWxc6ttJxdl 21 l:txdl .txb2 22 l:txd5 'i'c8 =/+.

20 nc5 ••.

The game is equal: 21 'iWxa7 .txc3 =; or 21 c4lh-1h D.Gurevich-Portisch, New York 1984.

C) 12...c5

12 ...ttJc6 is also good:

8 'ii'c2

White tries to generate queenside play; this continuation achieved some

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popUlarity in the early 1980s, but in­ terest has since declined.

8 ....tb7 (D)

W

Now:

Cl: 9 l:dl C2: 9 .txf6

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The direct 9 0-0-0 has been tried: 9...ttJbd7 10 :gl ttJe4 (10...cS 11 g4 ttJe4 12 .txe7 'it'xe7 13 gS cxd4 14 exd4ttJxgS ISttJxgS hxg5 16 l:td3 00 Spassky-Drimer, Reykjavik U-26 Wcht 19S7) 11 .txe7 'ifxe7 12ttJxe4 dxe4 13ttJd2 fS 14 g4 'it'h4 00 Skem­ bris-Kovacs, Rome 1983.

Cl) 9 l:tdlttJbd7 9...ttJe4 deserves serious attention: a) 10 .txe7 'it'xe7 and now after 11 .td3ttJxc3 12 bxc3 dxc4 13 .txc4 cS 14 0-0 ttJc6 Black has free and easy development. Or 11 ttJxe4 dxe4 12 lbd2 fS with the initiative. b) 10 .tg3 ttJd7 11 .td3 (11 cxdS exdS 12 ttJxe4 dxe4 13 .txc7?! 'iWe8 intending to meet 14 ttJd2 {14 ttJe5 .tb4+} with 14 ... l:c8) ll...ttJxg3 12 hxg3 cS!? (not 12...ttJf6 13 e4 ± Romanishin-Chandler, Sochi 1982). 00

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with compensation, Lputian-M.Gure­ 10 cxdS tl)xdS vich, USSR Ch (Riga) 1985) 13 i.b5 Also possible is 1O...exd5 11 i.d3 (not 13 e4?tl)xc3 14 bxc3 lhc5 15 c5 12 0-0tl)e8 (12 ...a6!? 13 i.f5 c4 14 a4tl)e8 15 i.xe7 'it'xe7 16 i.xd7?! tl)e5 tOxe5 16 lhd8 ':xd8 17 i.xe5 :'xe5 + Romanishin-Beliavsky, USSR 'ii'x d7 17 b3tl)d6 18 bxc4tl)xc4 19 Ch (Moscow) 1983; 13 tOxd5 exd5 14 'iWb3 ':ac8 20tl)e5 'liVd6 = Ubilava­ i.b5 a6 15 i.d3 bxc5 16 0-0tl)f6 17 Vasiukov, USSR 1982) 13 i.g3 c4 14 i.f5 l:ta8 18 i.e5 'iib6 19 l:td3 a5 is j.h7+ 'itth8 15 i.f5tl)df6 16 b3tl)d6 equal, Lputian-Pigusov, Irkutsk 1982) (16... cxb3 17 'it'xb3 ;1;) 17 i.xd6 i.xd6 18 bxc4 dxc4 19 e4 <Xl i.b4 20 d5 and 13...tOxc5 14 0-0 i.f6 =. now not 20 ...'iile7?? 21 e5! i.xc3 22 1 2...cxd4 13 l:txd4 i.cs d6 +- Ree-Beliavsky, Lucerne OL 13 ...i.f6!? deserves attention. 14 l:dl t07f6 15 e4 a6 16 i.c4 1982, but 20...l:te8!? 21 l:td4!? (21 e5 i.xc3 22 'it'xc3tl)xd5 23 'ti'xc4 'it'c7 tl)b4 17 'iWe2 'il'c8 18 0-0 bS =; 21 lHel b5 <Xl) 2l...i.c5 22 l:hc4 = Ki.Georgiev-T.Georgadze, Lvov 1984. i.a6 23 l:txc5 i.xfl (23 ... bxc5 24 l:tdl �) 24 l:tc6 i.a6 25 e5! <Xl. 1 1 i.g3 C2) White cannot reckon on achieving 9 i.xf6 i.xf6 10 cxdS exdS (D) anything by exchanging. For example: 11 i.xe7 'it'xe7 12tl)xd5 i.xd5 13 e4 (13 'it'xc7 l:tfc8 with the initiative) 13... i.b7 intending ...c5 =. W 1 1 ...cS Black should not delay this planned advance. If 1 l ...l:tc8, then, according to Karpov, White has the better chances after 12 i.b5! c6 13tl)xd5 ;1;.

12 i.bS Harmless is 12tl)xd5 exd5 13 dxc5 bxc5 14 i.e2 'it'a5+ with the initiative, Romanishin-Geller, USSR 1981. Interesting play results after 12 dxc5 ':c8 (12... tl)xc5 leads to com­ plex play: 13 i.c4 l:tc8 14 0-0 i.f6 15 tl)b5 i.a6 16 e4tl)b7 17 'liVe2tl)a5 <Xl Romanishin-Geller, USSR Ch (Mos­ cow) 1983; 12 ... i.xc5 13 i.b5tl)7f6 14 e4tl)b4 15 'it'bl 'ti'c8 16 a3tl)c6 17 b4 i.e7 18 gel a6 should be an­ swered by 19 i.e2! ;1;, but not 19 i.xc6 'it'xc6! 20 liJd5 'liVe8 21tl)c7 'liVa4 22 tOxa8 :'xa8 23 e5tl)d5 24 'it'b2 a5

1 1 0-0-0 Another aggressive idea is 11 g4 cS 12 0-0-0 tOc6 13 h4 cxd4 (interesting is 13 ...g6 14 gS hxgS IS hxgS i.g7 16 l:Ih4 cxd4 17 exd4 :'c8 18 �b1':e8 19 i.h3 :'c7 20 'tIi'd2 .l:ce7 00 P.Cram­ ling-Geller, Aruba (Ladies vs Vet­ erans) 1992) 14 exd4, and now: a) A sharp battle arises after the moves 14...i.c8 15 g5 hxgS 16 hxg5 i.xg5+:

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al) 17tl)xg5!? �xg5+ 18 �bl tl)e2! �d6 22 �d2 with compensation, Tisdall-H.Olafsson, Espoo Z 1989) 18 should be met by 18 ...g6!? 00, rather i.d3 tOb4 19 i.xg6!tl)xc2 20 i.h7+ than 18... i.f5? 19 i.d3 tOb4 20 i.xf5 and now: tOxc2 21 i.h7+ Wh8 22 i.xc2+ �g8 bl) 20... �g7 21 l:tdgl+ i.gS 22 23 l:tdgl! �d8 24 i.h7+ Wh8 25 l:Ih5! l:Ie8 (25 ...g6 26 i.xg6+ �g7 27 .te4+ tl)xgS 'It>f6 23 l:th6+ �e7 24 i.xc2 'ittf6 28 l:If5+ �e6 29 l:Ie5+ +-) 26 �d7 25 nel+ f8 28tl)xd5 f5 initiative in Bellon-Ki.Georgiev, Ter­ 29 l:Ixf5+ 'ittg8 30 i.c2 :'e6 31 i.b3 rassa 1990. l:Ih6 32 l:txh6 +-. b2) Instead, 20...Wh8!? is fully pos­ a2) 17 'ifo'bl g6 18 tOxg5 �xg5 19 sible. After 21 i.xc2+ Wg8 22 l:tdg1+ f4!? 'i'xf4 20 tOxd5 �f5 (the only .tg7, White should opt for 23 i.h7+ move; 20 ... �d6 21 'iVxc6 +-) 21 i.d3 =, since 23 ':h7?! is dubious: 23 ...�f6 'iVxd5 and here: 24 tOeS l:tfe8 2..1 tOg4 'i!Vxd4 26 tOh6+ a21) 22 i.xg6 �xa2+! 23 �xa2 (23 g7!) �xfS+ -+) 28...%:re1+ 29 :'xel �xel+ 25...i.g4 26':dgl tOe3 27 i.xa8 l:Ixa8 30tl)d l i.c8 -+. 28 :'g3 l:Id8! intending ...l:Id4. We now return to 11 0-0-0 (D): a22) 22 'it'h2 Wg7 23 'i'h6+ (23 :'dfl? can be answered by 23 .. .f5!? or 23...i.h3!) 23 .. .'it'f6 (forced) 24 'i'xf8 'i'xa2+!! 25 �xa2 (2..1 �c1 'it'al+ 26 i.bl?? �xbl + -+) 2S... .te6+ 26 'it'a3 B (1/2-1/2 Malyshev-Sernionov, USSR 1987) 26.. .l:Ixf8 27 i.e4 (27 dS i.xdS 28 l:thf l + �g7 29 i.xg6 fxg6 30 l:txf8 �xf8 31 l:txdS 'it'f7 =) 27...tOe7 28 dS i.fS 29 i.f3 l:Id8 with counterplay. b) 14...g6 IS gS (White achieves nothing in the event of IS hS gS 16 �fStl)b4 17 tOeS i.c8 18 �f3 i.xeS 19 dxeS �c7 20 �bl �xeS 21 i.g2 1 1...cS i.a6 22 a3 d4 with equality, Agde­ Dubious is 11... tl)d7?! (delaying stein-H.Olafsson, Nordic Ch playoff Black's counterattack) 12 h4 cS 13 g4 (Gj0vik) (1) 198..1) IS ... hxgS 16 hxgS cxd4 14 exd4 i.e7 (14.. :ii'c7 IS �b1 i.xgS+ (also possible is 16...i.g7 17 �f4 16 i.e2 .te7 17 g5 h5 18tl)gl! g6 .l:h4 %:re8 18 i.h3 bS 19 cJi>bl i.c8 20 19 liJh3 'iYd6 20 f4 a6 21 f5 .l:fe8 22 i.xc8 l:Ixc8 21 �d2 'it'd7 22 �al b4 l:Idfltl)f8 23 tiJf4 i.d8 24 i.d3 +­ 23 tiJa4tl)xd4 24 l:xd4 'it'xa4 25 Zsu.Polgar-Lau, Polanica Zdroj 1991) :'xb4 'it'c6 = P.Cramling-Vaganian, 15 g5 h5 16 i.h3 g6 17 'liVb3 ± Boris­ Bie1 1994) 17 'ittbl i.f6 (17...'itt g7 18 enko-Shishov, USSR 1964. a3 i.f6 19 ':gl ':h8 20 i.d3 l:th6 21

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However, 11...4:Jc6!? deserves seri­ ous attention: 12 h4 (12 a3 is too slug­ gish: 12... 4:Je7 13 h4 c5 14 g4 g6 15 g5 hxg5 16 hxg5 i.g7 17 .i.h3 'Wd6 18 Wbl .i.c8 =1= Polugaevsky-Bannik, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1961) 12....i.c8 (interesting is 12...4:Jb4!? 13 'Wd2 {13 'Wf5 'Wc8! =} 13. ..cS 14 g4, Boris­ enko-I1ivitsky, Sverdlovsk 1957, when 14 ... �c8! looks rather strong: IS gS cxd4!) 13 a3 (White employed an in­ teresting idea in Banikas-A.Shneider, Cappelle la Grande 1998: 13 4:Jg5!? .i.xgS 14 hxg5 'tixg5 15 i.e2 4:Je7 16 g4! .i.xg4 17 l:.dgl i.f5 18 %:.xgS i.xc2 19 l:.eS 4:Jc6 20 l:.xdS .i.g6 21 l:.d7 with compensation) 13...4:Je7 14 e4 dxe4 15 4:Jxe4 4:Jd5 16 i.c4 .i.g4 17 l:f.del .i.xf3 (Cvitan-Sr.Cvetkovic, Opatija 1984) 18 .i.xd5 i.xe4 =1=. 12 dxeS 4:Jd7! Black offers a pawn sacrifice that White can hardly accept. 12...bxc5?! is dubious in view of 13 4:Jxd5 i.xd5 14 i.c4 4:Jd7 15ltxdS %:.b8 16 b3 "ike7 (16..:it'c7 17 Wdll:f.fc8 18 4:Jd2! ±) 17 h4! 4:Jb6 18 :eS! 'Wc7 19 lie4 ± Lap­ ienis-A.Petrosian, USSR 1979.

13 c6 After 13 cxb6 'ilYxb6 Black's initia­ tive at least counterbalances White's minimal material advantage. 13 4:Jxd5!? leads to very sharp play: 13 ... 4:JxcS 14 i.c4 (14 'tifS is met by the strong retort 14...'Wc8! IS 4:Jxf6+ gxf6 16 'Wxc8 l:taxc8 17 Wbl 4:Je4 with the better game for Black) 14 ... b5! and now: a) 15 .i.xb5 .i.xdS 16 .i.c4 runs into an effective reply, involving a queen sacrifice - 16....i.e4! 17 :xd8 :fxd8 18 ....e2 . ltac8, and Black's attack is unstoppable.

b) Also after 15 .i.b3l:f.c8 (is...aS I?) 16 Wbl 4:Jxb3 17 ....xb3 . :c5 Black ousts the knight from d5 and obtains excellent play, e.g. 18 e4l:.e8 19 l:thel l:f.xe4. c) IS 4:Jxf6+ 'Wxf6 16 .i.dS Itac8 17 'it>bl 4:Ja4 18 'We2 .i.xdS 19 l:f.xdS :c4! 20 .l:td4 (20l:f.xb5?! Itfc8 21 4:JeS 'Wa6! 22 4:Jxc4 'WxbS 23 l:tel ':xc4! 24 l:f.xc4 4:Jc3+ -+; 20 4:Jd4?! 'Wg6+ =+=) 20...l:.fc8 and here: el) 21 'Wd3ttJcS! 22 'We2 (2H lxc4 4:Jxd3 23 :'xc8+ �h7 24 l:.c2 ....g6) . 22 ... 'Wg6+ 23 'it>al and now Black forces mate: 23...l:f.cl+! 24l:f.xcl 4:Jb3+ 2S axb3 :'xc1+ 26 Wa2 'ilYbl+ 27 Wa3 as 28 :d8+ Wh7 29 4:Jg5+ (29 ....d3+ . "iVxd3 30 %:.xd3 %:'al#) 29...�g6 30 l:f.d6+ f6. . 22 c2) 21 :'hd l .l:tc2! (21.......g6+? 'Wd3 'Wxg2 23 'WfS! t Kasparov­ I.Zaitsev, Baku 1980) 22 'Wxc2 l:.xc2 23 Wxc2 ....g6+ . (23 ...'�ie6!?) 24 Wd2! 4:Jxb2 2Sl:.c1 'l'xg2 26 'it'e2 4:Jc4 =/=1=.

13 ...i.xc6 14 4:Jd4.i.b7 IS g4 White is worse after IS 'it'bl a6! 16 g4 bS 17 .i.g2 l:tc8 18 'iff5 4:JeS =1= P.Nikolic-Lputian, Sarajevo 1983 or IS .i.e2 a6! 16 Wbl bS 17 .i.f3ltc8 18 'iVd2 4:Jc5 19 4:Jde2 4:Je4 20 4:Jxe4 dxe4 21 i.g4 'iVxd2 22 %:'xd2 ':fd8 23 Ithd1 l:txd2 24 l:f.xd2 l:.d8 is slightly better for Black, Lputian-A.Petrosian, Erevan 1980.

IS ... 4:JeS 16.i.e2 4:Jc6! Black wants to exchange off the lynchpin of White's position: the d4knight. Dubious is 16...ltc8?! 17 h4! .i.xh4 18 f4 4:Jg6 19 .i.d3 ± Zaichik­ Lputian, Iurmala 1983.

17 'it'd2 4:Jxd4 18 exd4 lte8 Black is slightly better. 19 Wbl a6 20 f4 b5 21 .i.f3 ':c8 22 'Wg2 %:.e3 23

'Wf2 'We7 24 4:Je2 :'e8 2S l:td2 as 26 %:.hdl b4 27 4:Jg3 g6 =+= Ubilava-Khari­ to nov, Iurmala 1983.

0)

8 ltc1.i.b7 (D)

Now: Dl: 9.i.e2 D2: 9.i.xf6

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Instead 9 .i.d3 4:Jbd7 10 0-0 trans­ poses to Line F23. 9 a3 is harmless owing to 9...4:Jbd7 10 cxdS exd5 11 i.e2 (11 b4!? cS! =) l l...cS 12 0-0 4:Je4 with an equal posi­ tion, Andersson-Short, Thessaloniki OL 1988.

01) 9.i.e2 dxc4 The most accurate reply. 9 ...4:Jbd7 allows a poisonous plan introduced by Karpov: 10 cxd5 exdS 11 0-0 c5 12 'ii'a4!? a6 (12...4:Je4 13 .i.xe7 'l'xe7 14 .i.a6 gives White a slight advantage) 13 dxc5 bxc5 14 l:tfdl ....b6 . 15 �b3. Black now has a choice: a) Either go in for complications by IS...'ifa7 16 .i.g3 :ad8 (l6...l:tac8 17 4:JeS %:.fd8 18 .i.f3 is slightly better

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for White, Chekhov-Bonsch, Potsdam 1985) 17 4:Je 1 (intending 18 .i.f3) 17...d4 18 exd4 cxd4 19 4:Ja4 l:f.c8 (19 ...i.dS!?) 20 .l:txc8 l:f.xc8 21 .i.c4 l:f.f8 22 'l'd3! ± Karpov-Kasparov, Moscow Wch (31) 1984/S. b) Or else defend a somewhat worse ending by 15.. .'ikxb3 16 axb3 (after the exchange of queens White's pressure on Black's hanging pawns is intensified): bI) 16...l:f.fd8 17 4:Jel gS (17...4:Jb6 18 .i.f3 l:.ac8 {18...l:td7? 19 4:Jd3 gS 20 i.g3 lic8 21 4:JeSl:.dd8 22 4:Jc4! ± Lputian-Dorfman, Tashkent 1984} 19 4:Jd3 .i.a8 20 Ital d4 21 .i.xa8 l:.xa8 22 exd4 cxd4 23 4:Je2 t) 18 i.g3 t Efimov-G.Georgadze, Tbilisi 1987. b2) 16...l:.fe8 17 .i.g3 .i.f8 18 4:Jel :e6 19 .i.f3 4:Jb6 20 h3 t Eingom­ Lputian, USSR Ch (Lvov) 1984. c) IS...l:tfd8 has also been tried and found wanting: 16 .i.g3! .l:tac8! 17 4:JeS ....xb3 . 18 axb3 4:Jb6 (l8...4:Jf8 19 .i.f3 ± Gavrikov-King, Palma de Mallorca 1989) 19 .i.f3 ± Yusupov­ Short, Linares 1992.

10.i.xc4 4:Jbd7 1 1 0-0 eS (D) 11...4:Je4?! is dubious in view of 12 4:Jxe4 .txh4 13 dS! ± Gheorghiu-Sof­ rigin, Lenk 1990.

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12 'fr'e2 The main move; practice has also seen: a) 1 2 dxc5 �xc5 1 3 �e2 a6 1 4 %:tfdl �e8 and then: al) IS a3 �fe4 ! 16 �xe4 �xe4 17 i4.xe7 'iixc7 1 8 �d4 (18 �eS b5 19 %:td7 �c5 20 �g6 bxc4 21 tDe7+ ( 21 �xf8 i4.d5 -+} 2 1 . . .'iii' h8 22 %:txb7 �d6 23 b4 'fr'g5 + Tal) 18 .. JHc8 112-112 Korchnoi-Karpov, Baguio City Wch ( 1 ) 1 978. a2) 1 5 �e5 b5 ! 16 �xb5 and then: a2 1) 1 6... axb5? 17 .txb5 i.a6 1 8 lhcS .txcS 19 .txa6! 'fr'a4 20 i.xf6 gxf6 (20.. :i'xa6 21 'i'g4 +-; 20.. .lha6 2 1 b3 ! �xa2 22 'iV g4 g6 23 �xg6 +-) 2 1 i.b5 'iixa2 22 �d7 ± Kasparov­ Karpov, Moscow Wch (26) 1 9S4/S. a22) 16 ...'fr'b8 ! 17 i.g3 axb5 1 8 �c6 ( 1 8 �xf7 \\Va7; 1 8 �g6 fxg6 1 9 .txb8 bxc4 20 i.g3 i.d5) l S ...i.xc6 19 i.xbS bxc4 20 i.d6 i.xd6 2 1 l:txd6 .td5 and Black has three pieces for the queen, which is more than enough. b) 1 2 i.g3 is very interesting: White preserves his bishop from ex­ change following ...�e4 and transfers it to an active diagonal. 1 2 ...a6 and now: b1) 1 3 d5 (Gheorghiu) is very in­ teresting: 1 3 ... exdS 14 i.xd5 �xd5 (14 ...'iWc8 15 e4 ;t; Gheorghiu) IS �xd5 i4.xdS 1 6 'ir'xd5 �a7 17 :tfdl 'i'a8 1 8 \\Vf5 �f6 1 9 �e5 b 5 2 0 b3 %:te8 (not 20 .. :i!Ve4? 2 1 'iVxe4 �xe4 22 �c6 lIb7 23 �xe7+ lhe7 24 .td6 �xd6 25 %:txd6 ± Gheorghiu-Donev, Liech­ tenstein 1 99 1 ) 2 1 i.h4 (21 f3 !? in­ tending e4 co) 2l...'it'e4 22 'it'xe4 �xe4 23 i.xe7 lIaxe7 24 �d7 c4 ! 2S bxc4 b4 with compensation, Akopian-Kot­ ronias, Khalkidhiki 1992.

b2) 1 3 a4 cxd4 1 4 �xd4 ltJc5 IS f3 �dS 16 .txd5 exd5. Black has an iso­ lated pawn on d5, but in compensation he has the bishop-pair and there are many weaknesses in White's position (e3 and a4 for instance). The game is close to equality. 1 7 �f5 %:te8 I S �xe7+ 'iIxe 7 19 b4 ( 1 9 %:te 1 %:tadS 20 %:tc2 �b3 2 1 i.f2 112- 112 Gavrikov-Por­ tisch, Reggio Emilia 1 99112) 19 ...�e6 20 �xd5 i.xd5 2 1 't!fxd5 't!fxb4 22 'i'c6 b5 23 axb5 axb5 24 :bl 'ii'd2 25 i4.f2 (25 'i'b6 .l:!.ebS ! 26 'ir'xb8+ {26 i.xbS .l:!.a2} 26....l:!.xb8 27 i.xbS 't!fxe3+ +) 25 .. .b4 26 nfdl (26 'iic4 %:ta2 is unclear) 26...'i'e2 27 %:tel �d2 28 :tedl 112_112 Portisch-Arlandi, Reggio Emilia 1 991/2. We now return to 1 2 1i'e2 (D):

THE TARTAKOWER DEFENCE 17 �xg5 hxgS 18 f4 ! ;t Ki.Georgiev­ Lputian, Sarajevo 1985) 15 .l:!.fd 1 'it'e7 16 d5 ;t; Portisch-Spassky, Linares 1 98 1 . b) 12. . .exd4 !? deserves attention: 1 3 exd4 (13 �xd4 a6 14 �fdl 'i'e8 15 a4 �c5 transposes to the note to White's ISth move) 13 ...�hS (an im­ portant relieving move) 14 i4.g3 �f6!? IS %:tfdl ..td6 and here: bl) 1 6 dS ! ? �xg3 17 hxg3 exdS ( 1 7 ... eS 18 i4.a6 ±) 18 �xd5 lIe8 19 'i'c2 (19 'fr'd3 �xdS 20 i4.xdS i.xdS 21 'i'xdS i4.cs =) 19 ... .l:!.c8 co. b2) 16 �S :tc8 17 i.a6 (17 �xf7? :txf7 18 'i'xe6 .l:!.xc4 +) 1 7 ...'i'c7! 1 8 �bS 'iVxc 1 19 i4.xb7 i4.b8 (the only move) 20 i.xc8 'i'xcs 21 tt:lc3 'fr'b7 is equal, Ftacnik-Beliavsky, Wijk aan Zee 1985.

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1 8 b4 �7 1 9 'ikd2 ! i.xb4 20 �fS exf5 21 'iWxd7 ;t; Portisch-Hjartarson, Reykjavik 1 987, while after 15 ...�dS 1 6 i4.xe7 'fixe7 17 i.xdS exdS White's position deserves preference.

16 ii'c2 1 6 b3 �fe4 ! 17 lbxe4 i4.xh4 I S �d6 'i'e7 1 9 �xb7 'fixb7 with an equal po­ sition.

16 ... .l:!.c8 17 i.a2 �d5 18 i4.xd5 1 8 �bl g6! 18...�xh4! =.

The game is equal, Portisch-Vag­ anian, Saint John Ct ( 1 ) 1988. Instead 18 . . .exdS 19 i4.xe7 'iWxe7 20 :fel g6 is slightly better for White.

02) 9 i4.xf6 i4.xf6 10 cxd5 exd5 (D)

13 a4 cxd4 14 �xd4 14 exd4 gives White nothing due to 14 ...�hS! IS i4.xe7 'itxe7 16 dS �f4 17 'fie3 'i'f6 1 8 �e4 'itf5 19 �g3 'it'f6 20 �e4 'iWf5 112-112 Kasparov-Karpov, Moscow Weh (34) 1 984/S.

B

14 ...�c5 15 f3

12 ...a6 Alekhine's recommendation. Other moves: a) 1 2...�e4 is weaker: 1 3 tt:lxe4 i4.xh4 (after 1 3 ....txe4 1 4 i.xe7 'ilxe7 1 5 �a6 White controls important squares on the queenside) 14 �e3 ! i.e7 (14 ...i.f6 15 .l:rfdl 'ir'e7 1 6 i.a6 %:tab8 17 i.xb7 %:txb7 1 8 �e4 ! ± Ale­ khine-Bogoljubow, Bad Nauheim 1937; 1 4 ... exd4 1 5 exd4 i.g5 16 %:ted 1 �f6

Placing the important central square e4 under control and freeing a conve­ nient retreat-square for the h4-bishop. In Yusupov-Karpov, Bugojno 1 986 White tried to achieve an advantage by 15 .l:!.fd 1 'ite8 16 .tg3 �fe4 17 �xe4 �xe4 IS i.eS i.f6 1 9 i4.xf6 ( 1 9 �c7 'i'xa4 20 f3 i4.xd4 21 exd4 �f6 22 �xb6 �dS = Vaganian-Beliavsky, Montpellier Ct 1 985) 1 9 . . .�xf6 20 'i'c2 nd8 = (20 ... .l:!.eS 21 "b3 i4.d5 22 i4.xdS nxc 1 23 .l:!.xcl �xdS 24 e4 ± Karpov).

15 ... 'iife 8!? The queen eyes the weakness on a4; lS ...�hS?! 1 6 i.f2 i4.d6 17 nfdl 'fie7

In this position White has three continuations: 1 08 D21: 11 ..te2 D22: 1 1 b4 lOS D23: 1 1 �d3 1 09 Harmless is 1 1 ii'b3 eS ! 12 i.e2 ( 1 2 dxc5 d4 with the initiative) 1 2 ...exd4 13 exd4 �e6 14 l:[d l �aS IS 'it'e2 %:teS 16 0-0 �c4 + Garcia Gonzales­ Geller, Moscow IZ 1 982.

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02 1 ) 1 1 i.e2 fie7 A typical manoeuvre. Black frees a place for the rook at d8, provides sup­ port for ...cS, and hinders White's b4 advance. Nevertheless, in practice Black has also sought equality in other ways: l l .. .lDd7 1 2 'iib 3 ( 1 2 0-0 i.e7 1 3 'iib 3 lDf6 14 11fd l a6 I S lDeS 'i'd6 1 6 i.B l1ab8 17 'i'c2 c5 = Dzindzi­ chashvili-Hubner, Chicago 1 982) 12 ... c6 1 3 0-0 l1e8 14 i.d3 (White wants to play e4, while Black will try to hinder this advance; 14 l1fd l lDf8 15 'iic 2 'i'e7 1 6 "jibl l1ac8 1 7 b4 lDe6 = Tarjan-Liberzon, Lone Pine 198 1 ) 1 4. . . lDf8 1 5 .!:tfd l lDe6 Hubner­ Liberzon, Biel IZ 1 976. 12 0-0 l1d8 13 "iVb3 In the game Hort-Geller, Moscow 1975 White sought to prevent . . . c5 di­ rectly by 1 3 lDa4, upon which there followed 1 3 ... lDa6 (intending ...c5) 14 'iic 2 l:tac8 15 11fd 1 c5 16 i.xa6 i.xa6 17 dxc5 b5 18 lDc3 .l:f.xc5 =; Black's bishop-pair and active counterplay compensate for the isolated pawn on d5. 13 ... c5 14 dxc5 bxc5 15 l:tfdl d4 16 lDa4 lDa6 17 'iia3 Beliavsky's recommendation; Gar­ cia Gonzales-Beliavsky, Moscow IZ 1 982 continued 1 7 i.xa6 i.xa6 1 8 lDxc5 i.e2 19 l1xd4 .l:dc8 ! ( 1 9 . . . l1ab8 20 'ilc2 i.xf3 2 1 ':xd8+ 'i'xd8 22 gxB l1xb2 23 'ti'c4 ±) 20 'iid5? (better is 20 l1dS l1ab8 21 'iic 2 ':xb2 22 'iifS .l:f.c7 23 h3 i.xf3 24 'iixf3 lha2 :j:) 20 . . . i.xf3 21 'iixf3 i.xd4 22 exd4 J:r.ab8 23 b3 .l:f.d8 +. 17 ....!:tac8 According to Beliavsky, 17 . . .dxe3 is insufficient for eqUality: 18 'iixe3

'ti'xe3 19 fxe3 l1xd l+ 20 l:txd l i.c6 21 i.xa6 i.xa4 22 b3 i.c6 23 l1c 1 ;1;. IS i.xa6 i.xa6 19 lDxc5 1 9 exd4 cxd4 20 �xe7 i.xe7 2 1 ':xc8 l1xc8 22 lDxd4 i.f6 23 lDc3 l:tb8 24 b3 (24 lDb3 i.c4 +) 24 ...i.xd4 25 lhd4 l:tc8 -+. 19... i.e2 20 l:txd4 i.xf3 21 l:txdS+ 'iixd8 22 gxf3 'iid5 In Beliavsky's opinion, Black has full compensation for the material. 022) 1 1 b4 (D)

'iti'f1 a5 25 h3 (25 'iif3 !? i.a6+ 26 ..tb5 'tj'xf3 27 gxf3 i.xb5+ 28 tOxb5 l1xc 1 29 l1xc l lDxd5 =) 25 ... 'iigS 26 ..tbS (26 i.c6 ..ta6+) 26 ...lDxd5 27 lDe2! = V.Raicevic-Geller, Moscow 1 986. b) 13 dxc5 lDd7 14 lDb5 l:tc8 ! 1 5 ..te2 ( 1 5 lDd6 gives White nothing due to 1 5 ... l1xc5 1 6 lDxb7 l:txc l 17 'ti'xc 1 �b6 1 8 i.d3 'iib4+ 19 �e2 'iixb7 20 'ii b l l1b8 ) and now Is . . . lDxc5 1 6 0-0 a 6 1 7 lDbd4 (Akopian-Short, Lin­ ares 1 995) 17 . . .'ti'aS 18 lDb3 ( 1 8 ':c2 lDe4) 1 8 ... lDxb3 19 'tj'xb3 i.a8 is un­ clear according to Akopian, but I think that 1 5 ... 'iiaS+ !? deserves serious at­ tention: 1 6 'tj'd2 ( 1 6 lDd2 lIxc5 ) 1 6 . . .'iWxd2+ 1 7 �xd2 ( 1 7 lDxd2 lhcs =) 17 ... lDxc5 1 8 .l:[hdl ( 1 8 lDxa7 lDe4+ and .. Jta8) 1 8 ... lDe4+ 19 �el lDc3 = . 12 i.d3 Also played, but without any partic­ ular success, is 1 2 .te2 'iid6 ! 1 3 'ilb3 lDd7 14 0-0 as 15 a3 ( 1 5 bxaS ':xa5 1 6 a4 = ; 1 5 b5 c5 ) 15 . . . l:tfe8 1 6 l:tfd l i.e7 1 7 l:t b l ( 17 e4 axb4 ! 1 8 e5 'ti'e6 1 9 axb4 b5 ! intending . . .lDb6-c4 or . . .f6) 1 7 ...i.f8 1 8 lDei (Browne-Hort, Reykjavik 1978) and now Black should play 1 8 ... axb4 ! 1 9 axb4 bS (intending ... lDb6-c4) 20 lDd3 lDb6 21 lDc5 i.c8 22 e4 dxe4 23 lD3 xe4 �g6 intending ... i.fS and ... tOd5 =. 12...l:te8 Interesting is 1 2. . . �d6 ! ? 1 3 'tWb3 lDd7 14 0-0 i.e7 15 l:tbl as Ivkov­ Gligoric, BledIPortoroz 1979. 13 0-0 lDd7 But now 1 3 ... 'iid6? ! is dubious due to 14 b5 ! cS 15 dxc5 bxc5 1 6 lDa4 lDd7 1 7 ..tf5 ± Timman-Speelman, London Ct ( l ) 1989. 14 'iib 3 tOfS 15 l:tfdl l:tcS 16 i.bl lDe6 =

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1 1 ... c6 A more active plan is also possible: 1 1 . ..cS !? 12 bxcS bxc5 and now: a) 13 i.bS !? lDa6 14 0-0 lDc7 IS 'iia4 cxd4 16 lDxd4 i.xd4 17 'iixd4 ( 1 7 exd4 lDe6 = 1 8 i.a6? { better is 18 lDe2 =} 18 ... i.xa6 19 'iixa6 'i'g5 ! =+= H0i-Geller, Malta OL 1 980) 1 7 ... lDe6 1 8 'ile5 a6 (18 ... l:tc8!?) 19 i.a4 (19 i.d3 d4 :j:; 1 9 i.e2 'iib 8 !? 20 "jixb8 { 20 'ti'f5 d4 ! ? } 20... l1axb8 2 1 lHdl l:[fd8 { intending ...d4 } 22 i.f3 d4 23 i.xb7 l1xb7 =) 1 9... d4 ! 20 l1fd l (20 exd4 'iixd4 = ) 20... 'iih4 (Black seeks active counterplay) 2 1 exd4 lDf4 22 d5 'iig4 23 'iie4 J:r.ac8 (intending . . . l:[xc3) 24

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Linares 1 990 - an interesting deploy­ ment by Black) 1 3 ttJxd4 ttJc6 14 ttJxc6 .ixc6 IS 0-0 'iVd7 1 6 ttJe2 .ibS 1 7 ':e 1 ':ac8 1 8 J:txc8 lIxc8 with equality. 12... ttJd7 (D) The strongest continuation. Worse is 1 2 ... .l:.e8 1 3 .ibS l:.e7 ( 1 3 .. .l:te6 14 dxcS bxcS I S ttJa4 c4 16 ttJd4 .ixd4 17 'iVxd4 .ic6 18 .ixc4 { 1 8 ttJc3 .ixbS 1 9 ttJxbS ttJc6 Short } 1 8 ... .ixa4 19 .ixdS ttJc6 20 'iVc4 ±) 14 dxcS bxc5 1 5 ttJa4 ttJa6 1 6 ttJxc5 ttJxc5 17 .l:.xc5 .ixb2 ( 1 7 ...'tWa5 1 8 'iVa4 'tWb6 1 9 'tWc2 lIe4 20 .id3 ':b4 2 1 b3 ± LSokolov­ Kotronias, Kavala 1 990) 1 8 'iVc2 .if6 19 ttJd4 ± Topalov-Gomez Esteban, Las Palmas 1 99 1 . White obtains a small but stable advantage after 1 2 . . . cxd4 1 3 exd4 ttJc6 14 .ib1 11e8 ( 1 4 . . . g6 I S 'i'd2 'ii;g7 1 6 ':fe 1 'i'd6 1 7 ttJb5 'tWb8 1 8 lIe2 ;t LSokolov- Kotronias, Bled/Rogaska Slatina 1 99 1 ) IS 'iVd3 g6 16 ':fe1 ( 1 6 a3 ttJa5 1 7 .ia2 �g7 18 b4 ttJc4 19 ttJxd5 .ixdS 20 .ixc4 .ie4 ! 21 'i'b3 J:te7 22 .ia6 1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic-Short, Lucerne Wcht 1 989) 1 6 ...'iWd6 1 7 a3 lIxe 1 + 1 8 ':xe 1 .l:.d8 1 9 .ia2 ttJe7 20 ttJeS ;t Karpov-Portisch, S kelleftea 1 989. =

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK 13 .irs With this move, White seeks to sim­ plify the position. However, 1 3 .ib1 also deserves scrutiny: a) 1 3 . . . .l:.c8? 1 4 ttJbS ± Portisch­ Short, Rotterdam 1 989. b) 1 3 ... g6 14 'iVa4 l:te8 15 ':fd 1 cxd4 1 6 exd4 ttJf8 1 7 .id3 a6 1 8 'i'b3 ':c8 19 ttJa4 lIe6 20 .in J:td6 2 1 'iie 3 ':xc 1 22 11xc 1 ttJe6 23 .:td 1 r:i;g7 24 h4 ;t Karpov-Short, Rotterdam 1 989. c) 13 ... a6 !? 14 'iWc2 g6 IS .l:.fd1 ':c8 16 a4 .ig7 17 .ia2 cxd4 1 8 exd4 ttJf6 Ziiger-Bonsch, Graz 1 993. d) 13 .. J:te8 14 'i'a4 (14 'tWc2 g6 I S ':fd 1 ':c8 1 6 'i'd2 ttJf8 1 7 .id3 ttJe6 gives Black good play, Lukacs-Kiss, Hungary 1 992) 14 . . . a6 I S .:tfe1 (after I S 1:.fdl c4 16 'i'c2 g6 1 7 a4 .ic6 1 8 ttJe2 b5 1 9 ttJf4 'i'e7 20 axbS axbS 2 1 h4 .ig7 22 h 5 gS 2 3 ttJe2 g4 24 ttJh2 ttJf6 25 ttJg3 .id7 Black has created a queenside pawn majority, while also managing to defend his kingside, Gavrilov-Klovans, Pardubice 1 993) IS ... g6 1 6 dxcS ttJxcS I 7 'tWf4 �g7 1 8 ttJd4 ttJe6 1 9 ttJxe6+ Ihe6 20 .:ted 1 ':c8 Lutz-Arlandi, B iel 1 990. 13...g6 B ad is 1 3 . . . .:c8? ! 14 ttJeS ! .ixeS I S dxeS 1:.a8 16 f4 ± LSokolov-Detreeuw, San Bernardino 1 989; also inferior is 13 . . .cxd4 14 exd4 g6 IS .id3 ( 1 5 .ih3 !? Hellers) l S . . . .ig7 1 6 'i'b3 a6 1 7 ];tfe 1 ':c8 1 8 a4 ttJf6 1 9 1:.cdl ;t LSokolov-Hellers, Bie1 1 989. 14 .ixd7 cxd4 This is an important zwischenzug. 14 . . . 'tWxd7? is no good due to IS dxcS bxc5 16 ttJe4 .ixb2 17 ttJxc5 'iVe7 1 8 1:.b1 ! 'iVxc5 1 9 ':xb2 .ia6 20 ':el .:tab8 2 1 ':d2 ± L.Hansen-Campora, Bie1 199 1 . <Xl

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This is the modern interpretation of the Tartakower, though we should note that the idea of recapturing with the knight on dS was known in the 1 920s, for instance in Kostic-Tartakower, Bardejov 1 926. Black avoids closing the a8-h l diagonal and invites his op­ ponent to do so. However, he can only do so at the cost of exchanging several more minor pieces, and this would re­ duce White's attacking possibilities. After 9 .ixe7 �xe7 10 ttJxdS exdS the c8-bishop finds a favourable location on e6. Black can parry White's pres­ sure on the c- file by playing the com­ bative . . . cS, taking on (after dxcS) a position with hanging pawns. In re­ turn, he obtains the semi-open b-file and piece-play. Black can also play 8 . . . exdS but, in my opinion, Kasparov demonstrated a convincing route to an advantage for White in his match with Beliavsky in 1983. 9 .id3 .ib7 10 0-0 and now: a) 1O . . . ttJe4 1 1 .ixe7 'i'xe7: a l ) 12 ttJeS deserves attention: 12 . . . ttJd7 13 f4 ttJxeS 14 fxeS cS I S 'iWel 1:.ad8 1 6 lId l 'i'gS ( 1 6 . . .f6 1 7 .ixe4 ! dxe4 1 8 exf6 ':xf6 1 9 lIxf6 'i'xf6 20 dxcS bxc5 2 1 lIxd8+ 'tWxd8 22 ttJa4 ;tI±) and now not 1 7 1:.f3, which led to a draw in Kasparov-Bel­ iavsky, Moscow Ct (7 ) 1 983 after 1 7 .. .f6! 1 8 exf6 cxd4 1 9 exd4 lIde8 ! 20 .ib5 lId8 2 1 .id3 1:.de8 112-112. In­ stead 17 h4 ! ? 'i'hS 18 ttJe2 ! presents Black with definite problems. a2) 1 2 'i'b3 ':d8 1 3 %bcl cS 1 4 .ib1 ttJc6 I S dxcS ttJxcS 1 6 'i'c2 g6 1 7 :tfd l 'i'f6 1 8 tiJb5 .l:.ac8 1 9 'i'c3 'i'e7 20 'iWa3 a5 (Lautier-Ljubojevic, Mo­ naco Amber rpd 1 997) and now 2 1 tiJbd4 gives White a stable advantage.

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b) 1O ... c5 1 1 ttJe5 ttJbd7 ( l l . . .tiJc6 1 2 i.a6! �cS 1 3 i.xb7 �xb7 14 �xf6 i.xf6 1 5 ttJg4 ! i.dS 16 ttJxdS tiJxd4 17 ttJdf6+ ! ;t Kasparov-Beliavsky, Mos­ cow Ct ( 1 ) 1 9S3) 12 i.fS ! ttJxe5 13 dxe5 ttJeS ( 1 3 ... ttJe4? 14 ttJxd5 ! +-) 14 i.g3 ttJc7 ( 1 4 ... g6 15 i.c2 ;1;) 1 5 �g4 �eS ( l S ... i.cS 1 6 l:i.ad l i.e6? ! 17 ttJxd5 ! i.xdS I S e4 ±) 16 i.d7 ! ± Kasparov-Beliavsky, Moscow Ct (S) 1 9S3. 9 i.xe7 Let's see how things turn out if White does not want to exchange bish­ ops. After 9 i.g3 cS White has three continuations: a) 10 ttJxd5 'tWxdS 1 1 a3 ( 1 1 dxc5 'iixcs 1 2 a3 l:i.dS 1 3 �c 1 'iiaS+ 14 b4 'iia4 gave Black the initiative in Zag­ oriansky-Stepanov, Moscow 1 936) 1 l .. .:'dS 12 lIc 1 i.a6 13 i.xa6 ttJxa6 1 4 'iie 2 'tWb7 IS 0-0 nacS 1 6 nfd l bS H.Steiner-Bondarevsky, USA-USSR radio 1 945. b) 10 i.d3 cxd4 1 1 exd4 i.a6 1 2 0-0 i.xd3 1 3 'iix d3 ttJc6 1 4 nac 1 :'cS I S 'iia6 ttJdb4! ( 15 ... 'iid7? ! 1 6 ttJxdS 'i'xdS 17 ttJe5 ±) 1 6 'iia4 ( 1 6 'ii b7 ttJa5 ! 1 7 'iixa7 fS ! I S i.e5 tIf7 19 ttJbS i.cS ! +) 1 6. . . a6 1 7 a3 bS I S 'iid l ( 1 S ttJxb5 axb5 1 9 'i'xbS 'iidS ! 20 'iib 7 ttJxd4 ! 2 1 'il'xe7 tiJe2+ -+) IS ... ttJdS with equality, Levenfish-Capablanca, Moscow 1 936. c) 10 i.c4 tiJxc3 1 1 bxc3 cxd4 1 2 cxd4 ttJc6 1 3 0-0 i.b7 1 4 'iie 2 %:tcS IS nfd l tiJaS 1 6 i.d3 i.d6 ! Botvin­ nik-Bondarevsky, Leningrad 1 939. 9...'iixe7 (D) At this point White has two contin­ uations: El: 10 :'cl 1 12 E2: 10 ttJxd5 1 13 =

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EI) 1 0 nc1 i.b7 1 1 tiJxd5 Or: a) 1 1 i.d3 nc8 1 2 0-0 cS 1 3 'We2 (alternatively, 1 3 tiJxdS i.xdS 1 4 e4 i.b7 15 �e2 ttJd7 16 i.a6 tIab8 1 7 i.xb7 ':'xb7 I S nc2 tIbc7 1 9 tIfc 1 112- 112 Kluger-Ilivitsky, Buda­ ttJf6 pest tt 1 9S5) 1 3 ... ttJd7 1 4 i.a6 ttJxc3 I S l:rxc3 cxd4 16 tIxcS+ i.xcS 1 7 tiJxd4 i.xa6 1 8 'i'xa6 ttJcS 19 'iic4 as lh- 1f2 Hort-Karpov, Tilburg 1 9S0. b) 1 1 i.e2 nc8 1 2 0-0 cS 1 3 'tia4 ( 1 3 ttJe5 ttJxc3 14 nxc3 ttJc6 1 5 ttJxc6 l:rxc6 1 6 'ilia4 nccs 1 7 nfc 1 cxd4 I S nxcs+ tIxc8 1 9 nxcs+ i.xcS 20 'tixd4 112-112 Petrosian-Geller, USSR Ch (Tbi­ lisi) 1 9S9) 1 3 ... ttJd7 14 i.a6 ( 14 nfd l ttJxc3 15 nxc3 a6 1 6 'ilia3 �f8 1 7 dxc5 ttJxcS 1 8 ndcl ttJd7 19 1i'xe7+ <:J;; xe7 Keres-Geller, USSR Ch (Mos­ cow) 1 9S5) 14 ... ttJ7f6 1 5 ttJxdS ttJxd5 1 6 i.xb7 ( 1 6 dxc5 i.xa6 1 7 'iixa6 lIxcS I S l:I.xcS 'iixcs 19 �b7 'iic 8 = ) 1 6 ... 'iixb7 1 7 dxc5 :'xc5 I S l:rxc5 bxcS 1 9 'iic2 'iWa6 20 a3 c4 21 :'c 1 112- 112 Vaganian- Ki.Georgiev, Wijk aan Zee 1 989. 1 1...i.xd5 12 i.e2 In addition to this move, White can employ the following continuations: =

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E2 1 ) 1 1 i.e2 i.e6 1 2 0-0 White gains nothing by 1 2 ttJe5 c5 1 3 0-0 ttJd7 ( l 3 ... c4 14 b3 ;t) 14 f4 ttJxe5 (l4 . . .ttJf6 IS i.f3 i.fS 1 6 g4 i.e4 1 7 g5 hxgS 1 8 fxgS ttJh7 1 9 i.xe4 dxe4 20 g6 ±) I S dxeS :ad8 = Pachman-Darga, Varna OL 1 962. 12 ... c5 13 'i'd2 Other continuations also fail to give White an advantage: a) 1 3 dxcS bxcS 1 4 ttJeS ( 1 4 ir'a4 �b7 ! I S 'tlVa3 tiJd7 1 6 ttJe l as 1 7 ttJd3 c4 IS ttJf4 lIfb8 + Bertok-Fischer, Stockholm IZ 1 962) 14 . . .ttJd7 1 5 tiJd3 nfb8 1 6 b3 as 1 7 tiJf4 ttJf6 I S 'tic2 a4 Agdestein-Short, Reykjavik 1 990. b) 1 3 b3 lIeS 1 4 1Ic 1 as I S i.bS tiJd7 16 'iid 3 na7 1 7 dxc5 ttJxc5 1 8 �d4 %:tac7 1 9 'tj'b2 ttJe4 Najdorf­ Gheorghiu, Lugano OL 1 968. =

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13 ...lbd7 14 b3 Or 14 lIfc 1 lIac8 (14 ...c4 ! ? deserves serious attention: 1 5 b3 b5 1 6 'iWaS l:i.tb8 with sharp play, Larsen-Portisch, Poree Ct (4) 1 968) 1 5 b3 lbf6 1 6 "ikb2 a5 1 7 lbe5 lbe4 = Krasenkow-Bel­ iavsky, Pula Echt 1 997. 14 ... a5 15 .tb5 lbf6 16 lIael Black equalized easily in Portisch­ Ki.Georgiev, Linares 1 988 after 1 6 lIfc 1 nfc8 1 7 'i'b2 .id7 1 8 .in lbe4 1 9 lbe5 a4! =. 16.. J:l.fc8 17 �b2 1 7 liJe5 is interesting, but promises nothing: 1 7 . . .liJe4 1 8 �b2 ( 1 8 'ili'e2 'i'b7 ! intending . . .liJd6 =) 1 8 . . .liJd6 1 9 .ie2 a4 20 bxa4 nxa4 2 1 "ikxb6 c4 ! gives Black full compensation for the pawn, Najdorf-Spassky, Lugano OL 1 968 . 17 ... .td7 18 ..id3 a4 19 nc2 .ie6 20 lIfel �a7 = Larsen-Spassky, Malmo Ct (8) 1968 E22) 1 1 %:tel (D)

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E22 1 ) 1 1 ....ib7 The favourite continuation of the young Spassky. 12 'iVa4 Nothing is achieved by 1 2 .id3 c5 1 3 0-0 liJd7 1 4 b3 ':fc8 1 5 ':c2 as 1 6 .ib5 liJf6 with an equal position, Logi­ nov-Gusev, 1 983. 12...c5 13 �a3 l:i.c8 14 .ie2 14 .id3 �f8 ! ? intending ... c4 Karpov. 14 ...liJd7 15 0-0 'i*'f8 1 5 . . . liJf8 ! ?, intending . . . liJe6, deserves attention: 16 .l:Hdl ':c7 1 7 dxc5 bxc5 1 8 .ia6 ( 1 8 liJd2 !?) 1 8 . . ..txa6 1 9 "ikxa6 lId8 20 'iWd3 liJe6 2 1 "ikf5 d4 22 exd4 liJxd4 23 liJxd4 cxd4 24 ':xc7 �xc7 is equal, Flohr-Vidmar, Gronin­ gen 1 946. 16 dxc5 bxc5 17 l:tc2 'ili'd6 18 l:fcl 'iVb6 19 liJd2! Intending .ig4 and liJb3. 19.. J:te8!? Now Petrosian gave 20 .tn ;!;. In­ stead after 20 liJb3 d4 ! 2 1 liJxc5 liJxc5 22 lhc5 dxe3 23 fxe3 (Petrosian­ Spassky, Santa Monica 1 966) Black can obtain counterplay by 23 . . .nad8 ! 24 'iVc3 l:.e7 ! intending 25 ...l:.de8 or 25 . . .l:ted7 (Spassky). E222) 1 1 ....ie6 (D) Now: E2221 : 12 'ili'a4 1 1 5 E2222: 12 .id3 1 15

Now: E221: 11 ....tb7 1 14 E222: 1 1 ... i.e6 1 14

White can also play 1 2 .ie2 c5 1 3 liJe5 nc8 1 4 dxc5 bxc5 1 5 0-0 liJd7 1 6 liJxd7 'ili'xd7 1 7 'iVd2 c4 1 8 nfd l 'iVa4 with equality, Evans-Filip, Lugano OL 1 968.

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E222 1 ) 12 'iVa4 The queen takes up an active posi­ tion in the fight against the hanging pawns. 12...c5 13 'iVa3 nc8 Dubious is 1 3 . . . liJd7 ? ! 1 4 ..ia6 ;!; with a blockade of the queens ide. 14 .ib5 Other continuations are also en­ countered : a) 1 4 liJe5 liJc6 15 .ia6 nc7 =. b) 14 .ie2 as 15 0-0 �f8 (intend­ ing . . .c4) 1 6 dxc5 bxc5 1 7 nc3 ( 1 7 l:tc2 liJd7 1 8 nfc 1 ncb8 1 9 'ilkc3 'iVd6 =) 1 7 ...liJd7 1 8 l:tfc l (intending .ib5) 1 8 . . . l:tcb8 1 9 l:tb3 a4 ! ( 1 9 . . .c4?! 20 lIxb8+ nxb8 2 1 'iWxa5 nxb2 22 liJd4 ;!; Winants- Kasparov, Brussels 1 987) 20 l:.b5 (20 lhb8+ l:txb8 21 'ili'xa4 nxb2 Kasparov) 20... c4 ! ? 2 1 liJd4 (21 "ikxe7+? �xe7 22 lIxb8 nxb8 and b2 collapses; 2 1 l:txb8+ lIxb8 22 "ikc3 'iVb4 is good for Black) 2 l . ..'iVxa3 22 bxa3 nxb5 23 liJxb5 l:tb8 24 nbi liJe5 25 liJc3 nxbl + 26 liJxbl liJd7 27 liJc3 liJb6 28 .idl i.d7 = intending ... �e7d6. 14 .. :t�'b7! Geller's move, obliging White to go in for forcing play. In the famous game

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Fischer-Spassky, Reykjavik Wch (6) 1 972 Black quickly fell into a bad po­ sition after 1 4 ... a6?! 15 dxc5 bxc5 1 6 0-O na7 1 7 .ie2 liJd7 1 8 liJd4 ! �f8 1 9 liJxe6 fxe6 20 e4 d4 2 1 f4 ±. 15 dxc5 bxc5 16 nxc5 nxc5 17 'iVxc5 liJa6 18 ..ixa6 18 'iVc6 'ili'xc6 1 9 ..ixc6 nb8 (if 1 9 ... lIc8, then 20 .ia4) 20 0-0 (20 b3? l:i.c8 2 1 liJd4 liJb4 is winning for Black) 20. . JIxb2 2 1 a4 liJb4 22 liJd4 na2 and Black is slightly better, Zhid­ kov-Zarubin, Russia 1 993. 18...'iVxa6 19 'iVa3 This is necessary, since Black was threatening 1 9 . . '%1c8. 19 ...lit'c4 20 lit'c3 In Timman-Geller, Hilversum 1 973 White continued with 20 �d2 but af­ ter 20 .. :iVg4 2 1 ng l d4 ! 22 liJxd4 (22 exd4 l:tb8 intending ... ..id5) 22 .. .'iVh4 23 lIel 'Wxt2+ 24 ne2 'iVn 25 lbxe6 fxe6 he came under a strong attack. Now Black can obtain an advantage by 20... nb8! +, but not 20 . . .'iYxa2 2 1 0-0 '::'b 8 22 b4 'ili'a4 23 l:tal with equality, Szabo-Kavalek, Amsterdam 1 973. E2222) 12 .id3 c5 13 dxc5 bxc5 14 0-0 (D)

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This is a critical position for the as­ sessment of this whole variation. How should one view the hanging pawns as a weakness or as a strength? Prac­ tice suggests that the position is roughly equal. 14 ... ttJd7 14 ... a5 I? deserves serious attention: 1 5 e4 (this is White's main idea in this position; he gains nothing by 1 5 .ib5 l:tc8 16 "it'a4 ttJd7 ) 1 5 ...d4 1 6 a3 ( 1 6 ttJd2 �xa2 1 7 b 3 a4 = ; 1 6 b3 a4 1 7 ttJd2 axb3 1 8 axb3 ttJd7 1 9 f4 f6 ) 16 ... ttJd7 17 h3 ( 1 7 ttJd2 ttJe5 is level) 1 7 ... l:tfb8 1 8 'i'e2 %:tb3 with active play, Panlaleoni-Wagman, Forli 1988. Karpov mentions 14 ... :td8 15 ttJe5 ( 1 5 l:te1 ttJd7 1 6 e4 dxe4 1 7 �xe4 ttJf6 1 8 .ixa8 :txdl 1 9 l:tcxd 1 'i'f8 is equal) 1 5 ... "it'd6 1 6 f4 ttJd7 1 7 ttJxd7 t. 15 e4 15 'ir'a4 promises nothing: 15 ... .l:.fc8 ( l 5 ... "it'd6 !? intending ... 'ir'b6) 16 .l:.fd l ttJf6 1 7 'i'a3 a5 =. Or 1 5 �bl ];tfc8 1 6 "Wc2 ttJf6 1 7 lHd l a5 15 ... d4 (D) I S . . . dxe4 is also interesting. 1 6 �xe4 and then: a) 1 6 ... :tab8 1 7 b3 l:tfc8 (l7 . . . .l:.fd8 1 8 �e2 ;!;; 1 7 . . . ttJb6 18 :te l :tbd8 can be met by 1 9 "it'e2 t or 1 9 ik'c2 c4 !? 20 bxc4 ttJxc4 2 1 �f5 �xf5 22 "it'xfS iVb4 23 "it'f4 l:tc8 24 ttJe5 �d2 25 'i'xd2 ttJxd2 26 ttJc6) 1 8 :tel �f6 1 9 ttJd2 ( 1 9 'ir'e2 c4 ! 20 bxc4 l:tb2 with compensation; 1 9 "Wd2 c4 20 bxc4 ttJcS 21 'i'e3 ttJxe4 22 "it'xe4 1:tb4 with compensation) 1 9 . . .ttJb6 20 'i'e2 /;!; b) 1 6 ... 1:tad8 and here: b l ) 17 :te l ? ! ttJf6 1 8 fi'c2 ttJxe4 1 9 Ihe4 :td5 20 h3 :tfd8 Mako­ gonov-Stolberg, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 940. =

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b2) 17 "it'a4?! can be answered by 17 ... ttJb6 1 8 'i'a3 .ixa2 1 9 1:tfe1 �e6 20 .if5 ttJd5 21 �xe6 fxe6 22 'i'xc5 '1Wxc5 23 l:txcS ttJf4 24 l:ta5 l:tb8 112-1/2 Saj tar-Katetov, Prague 1946 or 17 ...:tb8 18 "it'a3 �xa2 1 9 :tfe1 .ie6 20 "it'xa7 'tif6 112-112 Buturin-Kruppa, Kiev 1986. b3) 17 .ib! ! ttJe5 ( 1 7 ...ttJf6 1 8 'tie2 �; 17 . . . c4 1 8 "it'e2 'iff6 1 9 b3 ;!; Kar­ pov) 1 8 ik'e2 ttJxf3+ 1 9 "it'xf3 c4 20 'it'e4 g6 2 1 'iVe3 "it'gS 22 f4 'ii'f6 23 :tc3 .l:tfe8 24 f5 gxfS 2S "it'xa7 is slightly better for White, Danner-Van der Sterren, Albena 1983.

THE TARTAKOWER DEFENCE d2) 1 7 �b1 c4 (17 . . .f6 deserves at­ tention: 1 8 h3 { intending f4 } 18 .. J:tac8 1 9 f4 ttJd7 20 b3 ttJb6 21 �d3 a5 =) 1 8 h3 �xh3 ! 1 9 gxh3 "it'g5+ 20 ¢>hl 'ikh4 21 ttJf3 "it'xh3+ 22 ttJh2 l:tab8 23 b3 cxb3 24 axb3 l:txb3 2S f3 .l:.b2 26 l:tc2 l:tfb8 with compensation, Gatto­ G.David, Italian corr. Ch 1 980. 16 ... a5 17 ttJd2 ttJb6 18 f4 f6 19 b3 a4 20 "it'e2 axb3 21 axb3 :tfe8 The game is equal. Note that White should avoid 22 eS fS 23 g4?! c4 ! ?, when Black intends to meet 24 gxfS with 24 . . . d3 =t. F)

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cxd4 14 exd4 ttJh5 IS l:tfd l tUxg3 1 6 hxg3 ttJf6 17 ttJe5 ;!; ) 1 2 a4 �d6! (also possible is 12 ... ttJh5 13 e4 ttJxg3 14 hxg3 �b4 IS 'ife2 'it'e7 1 6 .::tad 1 .::tfd8 1 7 eS ;!; Sadler-Ljubojevic, Monaco Amber rpd 1 998) 1 3 "it'e2 �xg3 14 hxg3 c5 15 11fd l "it'e7 1 1... ttJe4 A typical manoeuvre: Black tries to free his game by exchanges. 1 1 ... a6 is an alternative: a) 1 2 lHdi bS 13 �b3 ( 1 3 �d3 .!::tc8 14 e4 cS IS dxcS llxcS Savon-Zhid­ kov, 1974) 1 3 ... c5 1 4 dxc5 'i'c7 15 c6 'i'xc6 1 6 e4 �b4 ! = Larsen-Tisdall, Espoo Z 1989. b) 12 a4 ! c5 13 .!::tfd1 ttJe4 (13 ... cxd4 1 4 exd4 .::te8 { 14 ... ttJdS I S �xd5 ±; 14 . . .ttJhS IS i4.xe7 fkxe7 1 6 d5 ± } 1 5 ttJe5 ± ; 1 3 . . .'i'c8 1 4 .::tac 1 g S I S �g3 ttJh5 16 d5 ± Tatai-Purgimon, Andorra 1 987) and then: bl) 14 i4.xe7 ttJxc3 IS bxc3 "it'xe7 1 6 e4 tiJf6 b2) 14 ttJxe4 ! ? is an interesting idea: 14 ... �xh4 (14 ...�xe4? ! 15 �xe7 "it'xe7 1 6 �xa6 � xf3 17 gxf3 ±) 1 5 ttJd6 .ixf3 ( l 5 . . .i4.c6 1 6 dS ±) 1 6 'ir'xf3 cxd4 1 7 exd4 ( 1 7 l:txd4 ! ? ) 1 7 . . .ttJf6 1 8 ttJb7 iVe7 ( 1 8 . . .'iVc7 1 9 .::tac 1 ) 19 g3 .tg5 20 h4 �xh4 21 gxh4 1Hb8 b3) 14 i4.g3 ttJxg3 IS hxg3 "it'c7 1 6 d5 exdS 1 7 ttJxd5 ;!;. 12 �g3 White tries to maintain the tension. Black has no particular problems after 12 .txe7 'ir'xe7 1 3 �a6 (or 1 3 llac 1 ttJxc3 14 llxc3 cS I S i4.bS eS ) 1 3 ...ttJxc3 14 bxc3 �xa6 15 'ir'xa6 c5 16 a4 .l:tfe8 17 as "it'd8 18 h3 1/2-1f2 Spassky-Andersson, Bugojno 1 984. Instead, 1 2 ttJxe4 �xe4 1 3 .tg3 .td6 transposes to the main line. =.

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16 �bl Or: a) 1 6 .l:te l a5 1 7 a4 �g4 1 8 eS :tab8 1 9 h3 �xf3 20 'li'xf3 lbb2 21 'ike4 g6 22 f4 :te8 23 �b5 .l:.d8 24 f5 ttJf8 2S .l:.n "it'g5 with compensation, Mochalov-Klovans, corr. 1992. b) 16 �c2 :tfc8 17 b3 a5 1 8 a4 l:tab8 19 .ibS 'i'f6 c) 1 6 b3 a5 17 'it'c2 a4 1 8 bxa4 :tfc8 with compensation . d) 1 6 ttJd2 ttJeS and now: dl) 17 �a6 :tfb8 1 8 b3 ( 1 8 f4 tUg4) 18 ... "it'd6 19 �c4 ttJxc4 20 ttJxc4 �xc4 Druet-G. David, corr. 2 1 Itxc4 a5 Echt 1988-96.

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12 .. . �d6 (D)

Black continues his strategy of ex­ changes. Worse is 12 . . . lLlxg3 1 3 hxg3 c5 14 .:f.fd l �xf3 15 gxf3 cxd4 1 6 exd4 �d6 1 7 f4 ;t Gavrikov-Dolmatov, Tallinn 1985.

Is... lIc8!? Black fared worse in Kalinichev­ Muller, Berlin 1 995 after 15 . . . lLlf6? ! 1 6 �a6! 'iVe7 1 7 a3 e5 ( 1 7 . . . �b7 !?) 1 8 lLld2 �d5 1 9 'ii'd3 e4 20 'i'b5 l:tad8 21 .:f.c2! :'fe8 22 lIfe l , when White had strong pressure on the c-file. 16 �a6 l:txc1 17 .:f.xc1 'ii'b8 1 7 . . . 'i'a8? ! 1 8 :'c7 ;t. 18 'ii'c4 If lS lLJd2 then 1 8 . . . �b7 18... lLlf6! I 8... .ib7?! 1 9 �xb7 'ir'xb7 20 iVc6! ±; IS ... .id5 1 9 'ii'c7 lLlf6 20 a3 ! 'ii'a8 21 lLle i intending f3 and e4 ±. 19 lLld2 1 9 'i'c7 �xf3 20 gxf3 lLldS 19 ... .ib7 Not 1 9... .id5 20 'fic7 �xa2? 2 1 b3 lLld5 22 'it'c2 lLlb4 23 'i'c4 +-. 20 .ixb7 'i'xb7 ;!; It is hard for White to make imme­ diate use of the c-file, since 2 1 'ikc7 'iVa6 gives Black counterplay. =.

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13 lLlxe4 .ixe4 14 �xd6 White gains no advantage by 14 �fd l fie7 15 l:tae l .ixg3 16 hxg3 c5: a) 17 dxc5 lLlxc5 18 b4 lLld7 19 a3 .:f.fd8 20 �a6 lLlf6 2 1 lLle5 l:txd 1 + 22 .:f.xd l l:td8 (22 .. :iVc7 ! ? 23 'iVb2 .:f.d8 ) 23 f3 1hd l + 24 'i'xd l 'ikc7 25 'i'd4 .ic6 26 f2 lLld7 Bernal-Campora, Spanish Cht 1 993. b) 17 lLld2 �b7 18 .ib5 .:f.ac8 19 �a6 .ixa6 20 'i'xa6 l:tfd8 21 lLle4 (21 'i'xa7 l:ta8) 2 l . ..lLlb8 22 'iVa3 'iVb7 =. c) 1 7 �b5 l:tad8 18 �xd7 :'xd7 19 dxc5 .:f.xd l+ 20 'ii'xd l bxc5 2 1 'i'a4 (2 1 lLld2 l:td8 22 'ii'e l �d3 23 b3 :'d5 ) 2 l . . .it'b7 22 l:txc5 .ixf3 23 gxf3 fixf3 =. 14 ... cxd6 15 l:tac1 A cunning move, by which White does not rush to play his bishop to a6. If immediately 15 i.a6 then 1 5 ... lLlb8 1 6 lLld2 lLlxa6 1 7 lLlxe4 lLlc 7 18 l:tac 1 d5 19 lLld2 'ii'd7 20 lLlf3 f6 2 1 ':c2 l:tfc8 22 1Hc l lLle8 =. =

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F21 : F22: F23: F24:

10 cxds 10 �g3 10 �c1 10 'i'e2

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F2 1} 10 cxds lLlxds 1 1 �xe7 1 1 �g3 c5 transposes to Line F22. 1 1 .. :�xe7 12 l:tc1 Or: a) 1 2 ltel ? ! c5 1 3 e4 lLlf4 14 d5 exd5 1 5 exd5 'ifd6 1 6 �c4 lLlf6! (but not 16 . . . a6?! 1 7 lLle4 'it'bS 1 8 a4 lLle5 1 9 lLlxe5 it'xe5 20 ltJc3 'it'g5 21 'iVf3 l:.ad8 22 h4 'i'f6 23 lLle4 'i'f5 24 g3 and White is clearly better, Nogueiras­ Wang Zili, Malta OL 1980) 1 7 lLlb5 'i'd8 1 8 d6 lLle4 ! + Shirov-Beliavsky, Linares 1 993. b) 12 'i'e2 yields nothing due to 1 2 ... c5 (also possible is 1 2 ... lLlxc3 1 3 bxc3 c5 1 4 .ia6 �xa6 1 5 it'xa6 cxd4 1 6 cxd4 e5 ) 1 3 �a6 lLl7f6 14 lLlxd5 exd5 1 5 b3 112-112 Korchnoi-Spassky, Moscow 1 975 . c) 1 2 lLlxd5 leads to simplifica­ tions: 12 ... �xd5 ( 1 2 ... exd5 !?) 1 3 'fie2 (or 1 3 .:f.cl c5 =; 1 3 e4 �b7 14 'i'e2 c5 =) 13 . . . c5 14 l:tfd l ltfd8 15 .ib5 .:f.ac8 16 b3 lLlf6 = De Waal-Dutreeuw, Bel­ gian League 1 998/9. 12 ... cs 13 ltJxds 1 3 �bl cxd4 1 4 lLlxd5 (14 'iVxd4 lLl7f6 =) 14 . . . �xd5 1 5 e4 �b7 and now 1 6 'i'xd4 =; note the interesting trap 1 6 ltc7? 'i'd8 ! 17 lhb7 lLlc5 with a clear advantage for Black. 13 ... �xdS 14 e4 Other moves are harmless: 14 b3 cxd4 1 5 lLlxd4 lLlf6 1 6 'iVe2 l:tac8 =; 14 �b5 .:f.fd8 15 'i'e2 liac8 16 �a6 ':c7 =; or 14 �bl l:tfd8 15 'i'c2 g6 =. 14...�b7 15 b4 !?

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An interesting tactical idea: White wants to create a pawn majority on the queenside. 15....:f.fc8 The pawn is poisoned: 15 . . .cxb4 1 6 :'c7. 16 dxc5 bxc5 17 b5 a6 18 a4 axbS 19 axb5 19 �xb5 is well met by either 19 ...lLlf6 or 1 9 . . . lLlb6 with good play. 19 ...lLlb6 The game is level. Note that 1 9 ...c4!? also deserves attention. F22) 10 �g3 (D)

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Romanishin's favourite move. White drops back the bishop to parry the freeing manoeuvre . . .lLle4, which would now fail, viz. 1 O ... lLle4 1 1 �xe4 dxe4 1 2 lLJd2 f5 ( 1 2 . . . lLlf6 1 3 'ilr'c2 ±) 1 3 lLlb5 ±. 10...c5 1O ... �d6 ! ? deserves serious attention: 1 1 cxdS ( 1 1 �xd6 cxd6 1 2 cxd5 lLlxd5 1 3 lLlxd5 �xd5 1 4 e4 �b7 1 5 .:f.c 1 lLlf6 ; 1 1 :'c 1 i.xg3 1 2 hxg3 c5 =) I 1 . . .lLlxd5 1 2 e4 ( 1 2 lLlxd5 �xg3 13 hxg3 �xd5 14 'ii'a4 a6 1 5 b4 c5 1 6 bxc5 bxc5 1 7 e4 �b7 1 8 l:tabl l:tb8 1 9 =

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l:tfd l cxd4 20 'i!Vxd4 1/2_ 1/2 Yermolin­ sky-Anastasian, New York 1 996) 1 2. . . lDxc3 1 3 bxc3 i.xg3 14 fxg3 eS ! I S 'it'e2 'it'e7 1 6 lDh4 g6 1 7 i.c4 �h7 =

1 1 cxdS 1 1 'it'e2 transposes to Line F24 1 . 1 1 ...lDxdS Worse for Black is l l ...exdS 12 ':c 1 a6 1 3 i.bl l:te8 14 lDeS t Novikov­ M.Gurevich, Lvov 1987. 12 ':eI 12 e4 yields nothing owing to 1 2 . . .lDxc3 1 3 bxc3 ':c8 14 'i'e2 lDf6 I S .:tadl cxd4 1 6 cxd4 ':c3 ! , when Black has active play on the queen­ side; or 1 2 'iWe2 cxd4 13 exd4 lD7f6 14 %bc l l:tc8 IS lDeS lDxc3 1 6 bxc3 'iWdS 1 7 lDf3 lDe4 1 8 c4 lDxg3 19 hxg3 'i'd6

for Black, Korobov-Faibisovich, Pardu­ bice 1 997. 14 exd4 Instead 14 lDxdS leads to equality : 14 . . . 'it'xdS I S ':c7 i.d8 1 6 i.c4 'it'e4 17 i.d3 'iWdS =. 14 ... lDxc3 IS bxc3 lDhS 16 lDeS lDxg3 17 hxg3 l:tc8 A position of dynamic equality has arisen. In Epishin-Pushkov, Rostov 1993 there followed 18 i.bl 'i'dS 19 1'3 'it'aS 20 'it'd3 fS 21 lDg6 i.a3 22 lDxf8 i.xc 1 23 l:txc 1 �xf8 24 c4 and here 24 ...i.a6! would have fully equal­ ized. F23) 10 :reI cS (D)

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12 lD7f6 1 2 . . . cxd4?! is unpleasantly met by 1 3 lDxdS ! (White gains nothing by 13 exd4 l:tc8 { 1 3 . . . lD7f6 14 ':e l l:tc8 IS i.bl J:te8 1 6 lDeS oo } 14 i.b1 lD7f6 IS i.eS { I S ne1 ! ? ne8 1 6 lDeS oo} Is ...lDxc3 1 6 J:txc3 'i'dS Yermolin­ sky-Beliavsky, Groningen PCA qual 1 993) 1 3 . . . i.xdS 14 e4 i.b7 IS i.c7 'i'e8 16 lDxd4 lDcs 17 i.bS 'i'c8 1 8 i.eS a6 ( 1 8 . . . i.xe4? 19 b4 'it'b7 20 bxcS bxcS 2 1 'it'g4 ±) 1 9 'i'g4 ! i.gS ! ? ( 1 9 . . .f6 20 i.c4 ! ±) 20 f4 fS 2 1 exfS exfS 22 i.c4+ �h8 23 'i'h3 ! tl± Khalifman-Asrian, Las Vegas FIDE 1 999. 13 �e2 cxd4 An interesting alternative continua­ tion is 1 3 . . . lDxc3 14 bxc3 lDe4 I S lDeS i.gS 1 6 f3 ttJxg3 17 hxg3 l:tc8 1 8 g4 'fIIe7 1 9 i.bl cxd4 20 f4 i.f6 2 1 'ilVd3 g6 22 exd4 l:tc7 23 J:tfe 1 l:tfc8 24 ':e3 i.xeS 2S dxeS 'it'h4 with counterplay .•.

Also interesting is 1 l . ..':c8 1 2 i.g3 ( 12 ':fd l cxd4 1 3 lDxd4 lDeS 14 i.xf6 i.xf6 I S cxdS lDxd3 1 6 'lixd3 i.xdS 17 'libl 'lid7 Ftacnik-Sr.Cvetkovic, Stary Smokovec 1983) 1 2 . . .cxd4 1 3 exd4 dxc4 1 4 i.xc4 lDhS I S i.a6 lDxg3 16 hxg3 i.xa6 17 �xa6 .tk7 18 lDbS lDb8 19 'lia4 l:txc 1 20 ':xc 1 a6 Naj­ dorf-Hort, Lugano OL 1 968. 12 i.g3 After 12 i.xe7 'lixe7 Black's de­ fensive resources are greater: a) 1 3 ':fd 1 ':fd8 1 4 cxdS lDxc3 (14 . . .exdS IS dxcS bxcS 16 i.a6 lDdf6 1 7 lDxe4 lDxe4 1 8 i.xb7 'iWxb7 19 lDeS c4 20 l:tc2 as = Trifunovic-Ivkov, Belgrade 1964) I S 1:txc3 i.xdS 16 e4 i.b7 1 7 h3 l:tac8 1 8 a3 cxd4 1 9 ':xc8 ':xc8 20 lDxd4 lDeS = Gheorghiu­ Spassky, Buenos Aires OL 1 978. b) 13 cxdS lDxc3 14 J:txc3 i.xdS I S e4 ( 1 S i.c4 i.xf3 1 6 'it'xf3 cxd4 17 exd4 lDf6 +. M.Gurevich-Lputian, USSR 1 98 1 ) l S ...i.b7 1 6 :rfc l l:tfd8 1 7 h3 'it'd6 1 8 dxcS lDxcs Vilela­ Lengyel, Trnava 1979. 12...lDxg3 13 hxg3 dxc4 Black has also tried 1 3 . . .cxd4 14 exd4 ( 1 4 lDxd4 lDf6 ) 14 ... dxc4 IS i.xc4 lDf6 1 6 l:tfd l , and then: a) 16 . . .i.b4 !? 17 lDeS 'it'e7 1 8 a3 i.xc3 1 9 l:txc3 nac8 20 l:te3 l:tc7 Lobron-Greenfeld, B iel 1 986. b) 16 . . . a6 17 a4 i.b4 18 lDeS 'i'e7 1 9 f4 (Beliavsky-Ki.Georgiev, Linares 1 988) and now, according to Ki.Geor­ giev, the chances are level after 19 . . . lDd7 20 g4 lDxeS 2 1 fxeS l:tfd8 =. 14 i.xc4 i.xf3 IS gxf3 In the opinion of M.Gurevich, chances are equal after IS 'ilVxf3 cxd4 1 6 exd4 i.gS 1 7 l:tcd 1 fic7 intending . . . l:tad8. =

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IS ... cxd4 16 exd4 lDf6 17 ltfdl l:tc8 18 i.a6 l:tc6! 19 lDbS 'ii'd7 20 a3 lDdS 21 ':c4 i.gS! 22 lDc3 1/2-1/2 Torre-M .Gurevich, Leningrad 1 987. F24) 10 'lWe2 cS (D)

This is the key position of the 8 i.d3 line. White has two main contin­ uations : F241: 1 1 i.g3 1 2 1 F242: 11. :tfdl 1 22 1 1 cxdS was tried in Andersson­ Beliavsky, Reykj avik 1 99 1 , but after l l . ..lDxdS 1 2 lDxdS i.xh4 13 lDc3 cxd4 14 exd4 i.e7 I S i.a6 i.xa6 1 6 'i'xa6 'i'c8 1 7 'ilVe2 :re8 1 8 l:tac 1 'i'b7 the chances were level. F24 1 ) 11 i.g3 lDe4 White's chances, as practice shows, are better after 1 1 . . .cxd4 1 2 exd4 dxc4 1 3 i.xc4 a6 ( 1 3 ...i. b4 ? ! 14 lDbS lDe4 I S i.c7 ! 'ii'e8 1 6 a3 i.e7 1 7 i.f4 "d8 1 8 .l:tac 1 lDdf6 1 9 lDc7 ltc8 20 lDxe6 ! ±; 1 3 ...lDhS 14 i.a6 t) 14 a4 i.b4 IS l:tac 1 lDhS (IS . . . i.xc3 1 6 bxc3 lDe4

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1 7 i.h4 'fIc7 18 ..td3 'tlt'c6 1 9 c4 ;t Mikhalchishin-Ivanchuk, Lvov 1987) 16 d5 ! lUxg3 17 hxg3 exd5 18 lUxd5 ;t Vyzhmanavin-Beliavsky, Novosibirsk 1 995. 12 cxdS exdS 13 lladl Or 1 3 l:tac 1 lle8 ! ( 1 3 . . . 11c8 ? ! 14 ..ta6 ! lUxg3 15 hxg3 'fIic7 16 i.xb7 'tWxb7 17 llfd l ..tf6 1 8 ir'd3 .l:f.fd8 19 'fIif5 lUf8 20 dxc5 ..txc3 2 1 .l:f.xc3 bxc5 22 b3 ;t Timoshchenko-A.Maric, Lon­ don Lloyds B ank 1 990; 1 3 . . . lUdf6 14 l:tfd l lUxc3 15 l:txc3 c4 16 ..tb1 b5 17 .l:f.cc l ;t Nenashev-Vaganian, USSR 1 99 1 ) 14 l:Hd l lUxc3 15 bxc3 c4 1 6 i.c2 ( 1 6 i.f5 g 6 1 7 i.c2 i.f6 1 8 llb1 .l:f.c8 1 9 lUd2 'ilie7 20 ..ta4 l:ted8 21 ..tf4 i.g7 22 'tif3 lUf8 23 ..tc2 lZJe6 +1+ Wells-Lputian, Ubeda 1 996) 1 6 . . . b5 1 7 lUe5 lUxe5 1 8 dxe5 'iVb6 19 f4 i.c5 20 .l:f.e 1 f6 2 1 'it'h 1 :'f8 22 :'cd 1 f5 Naumkin-Epishin, Vilnius 1988. 13...lUdf6 Weaker is 1 3 . . . ..tf6 because of 14 i.xe4 dxe4 15 lUe5 cxd4 1 6 exd4 'ilie7 1 7 lUxe4 ..txe5 1 8 dxe5 lUxe5 19 lUc3 .l:f.fe8 20 l:tfe1 Vyzhmanavin; or 1 3 ...lUxg3 14 hxg3 lUf6 15 dxc5 ( 1 5 lUe5 ! ? intending f4) 1 5 ... bxc5 16 i.a6 'iVb6 1 7 ..txb7 'iVxb7 1 8 l:td2 :'fd8 19 :'fd l l:td6 20 lUel 11ad8 2 1 lUd3 lUe4 (Vyzhmanavin-Ko1ev, Burgas 1 993) 22 lUxe4 dxe4 23 lUe5 ;t. 14 dxcS lUxc3 IS bxc3 i.xcS 16 lUd4 White's chances appear slightly better due to the strong knight on d4 and his better development. However, Black has a precise route to equality: 16...'it'c8! 16 ...'iVe7 17 i.h4 'iVe5 18 i.xf6 'fIxf6 1 9 ..ta6! ;t Timoshchenko-A.Petro­ sian, USSR 1 990.

17 f3 l:te8! Weaker is 17 . . .'tlt'e8?! 1 8 l:tfel 'fie7 1 9 i.h4 l1fe8 20 i.c2 a6 2 1 'ii'd 3 g6 22 lUb3 ;j;I± Novikov-A.Petrosian, Ere­ van open 1 996. 18 i.h4 lUd7 19 f4 ..tf8 20 i.fS 'iVe7 = Vyzhmanavin-Gavrilov, Novgo­ rod 1 995. F242) l 1 11fdl (D)

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1 2 ..txe7 'fIxe7 1 3 cxd5 lUxc3 (or 1 3 ...exd5 14 .l:f.ac 1 ;t Nenashev-Schlos­ berg, Regensburg 1998) 14 bxc3 exd5 with equality, Rejfir-Sefc, Czechoslo­ vak Ch (Prague) 1 955. 12...cxd4 1 2 . . . lUxg3 1 3 hxg3 cxd4 ( 1 3 . . ...tf6 1 4 llac 1 'ike7 15 cxd5 i.xd5 1 6 lUxd5 exd5 1 7 i.b5 ;t Lesiege-Duong Thanh Nha, Quebec Ch (Montreal) 1 999) 14 lUxd4 ( 14 exd4 transposes to the main line) 14 ...lUf6 15 l:bc 1 :'c8 1 6 cxd5 lUxd5 is pleasant for Black, Halkias­ Nenashev, Korinthos 1 999. 13 exd4 1 3 i.xe4?! dxc3 ! 14 cxd5 cxb2 1 5 'iixb2 i.f6 1 6 lUe5 'iVe8 ! + Miralles­ Renet, Lyons Z 1 990. 13 ... lUxg3 14 hxg3 lUf6 14 . . . dxc4 1 5 ..txc4 lUf6 1 6 lUe5 ..tb4 1 7 'ilid3 ( 1 7 :'ae l transposes to note 'a' to Black's 1 3th move in Line F23) 1 7 ... i.xc3 1 8 bxc3 11c8 1 9 .1b3 ..te4 20 'tWe3 b5 Portisch-Karpov, Brussels 1 988. 14. . . i.f6 15 cxd5 i.xd5 16 lUxd5 exd5 1 7 ..ta6 gives White pressure, Stefansson-Asrian, Erevan OL 1996. IS lUeS :'c8 1 5 . . . i.b4 1 6 .l:f.ael i.xc3 ( 1 6 . . . .l:f.c8 is a better idea) 1 7 bxc3 .l:f.c8 1 8 cxd5 ( 1 8 f4 is a good alternative) 1 8 . . :iVxd5 19 f3 ;t llxc3? 20 .1h7+ lUxh7 2 1 llxc3 'ikd8 22 'tWc2 lUf6 23 .l:f.c7 'ilib8 24 l1c l ± Rogers-Lutz, Bundesliga 1998/9. 16 .l:f.ac1 dxc4 17 .1xc4 lUdS 18 i.xdS 1 8 ..tb3 lUxc3 1 9 bxc3 llc7 = Gav­ rikov-Yusupov, Tunis IZ 1 985 . 18 ... exdS 19 'it'd3 i.f6 20 .l:f.c2 g6 21 .:te2 .1g7 22 11del a6 23 'it'dl bS = Ftacnik-Lutz, Bundesliga 1998/9. 00

1 1 ...lUe4 This is the most popular move, but 1 1. . .cxd4 also looks very solid: a) 1 2 exd4 a6 1 3 a4 lUh5 1 4 i.g3 lUxg3 15 hxg3 lUf6 1 6 lUe5 dxc4 17 i.xc4 ( 1 7 lUxc4?! b5 ! ? 18 axb5 axbS 19 lUxbS l1xal 20 l:bal i.c6 is at least OK for Black, Gheorghiu-Beliavsky, Baden 1 980) 1 7 ... 'fIe8 = 18 'iVc2 i.d6 19 'iVe2 'iVe7 is comfortable for Black, Vyzhmanavin-Li Wenliang, Lucerne Wcht 1 993. b) 1 2 lUxd4 lUeS 1 3 i.xf6 i.xf6 14 cxds lUxd3 I S 'i'xd3 exdS ( 1 S ...i.xd5 is also OK) 1 6 J:[d2 'fid7 1 7 l::tad1 l:[fd8 1 8 'ii'e 2 l::tac8 = Ghitescu-Liang Jinrong, Timisoara 1 987. 12 i.g3

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8 i.e2 i.b7 9 i.xf6 i.xf6 10 cxdS This is one of the most popular sys­ tems of recent years. 10 ...exdS (D)

At this point White has two contin­ uations: 1 23 Gl: 11 0·0 G2: 1 1 b4 1 27 GI) 1 1 0·0 For the time being White does not reveal his plan. Now Black has tried several continuations: G 1 1 : 11 ...lUc6 1 24 G12: 1 1 ... lUd7 1 24 G13: 1 1 ... 'it'e7 1 25 There are also some secondary con­ tinuations: a) 1 l . ..'iVd6 1 2 l:te l a6 1 3 a3 lUd7 14 b4 bS (Karpov-Spassky, Leningrad Ct ( 1 1 ) 1974) IS lUd2 ! ;j;I±. b) l l . . .cS 1 2 dxcS .1xc3 1 3 bxc3 bxcS 14 'ikb3 ( 1 4 lUeS ! ? �e7 15 l:[b1 ;l;/±) 14 . . 'iVc7 15 .l:tabl ..tc6 16 c4 dxc4 17 �xc4 lUd7 1 8 l:tbe l l:tab8 1 9 'ikc3 i.d5 (M.Gurevich-Dolmatov, Reykj a­ vik 1 988) 20 :'c2 ;!;. .

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c) 1 1 ..J:te8?! 12 b4 ! and now, rather than 1 2 ... a6?! 13 a4 ( 1 3 'tib3 !?) 1 3 ... aS 14 bS 'tid6 IS 'it'b3 ltJd7 1 6 ltJe l ltJf8 1 7 .i.f3 l:tad8 1 8 ltJd3 ltJe6 19 g3 g6 20 .i.g2 ;I; Groszpeter-Thorsteins, Co­ penhagen 1 988, better is 1 2. . . c6 1 3 'tib3 ;1;. G l l} 1l ... ltJc6 12 l:tc1 (D)

ltJd3 ltJfS 16 .i.f3 ( 1 6 i.g4 ltJd6 17 i.f3 c6 18 b4 axb4 1 9 axb4 .i.a6 =) 1 6 ... ltJh4 ! (only move) 1 7 .i.g4 cS 18 g3 ltJg6 19 dxcS d4 with compensa­ tion. 14.. J:te7 15 a3 In Timman 's opinion, White has the better chances: he plans to exert pres­ sure on the dS-pawn by ttJd3-f4 and i.f3; meanwhile it is difficult for Black seek counterchances. G12) 1 l ... ltJd7 (D)

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exd4 ltJb6 17 a4 nb8 18 as ltJc4 19 .i.xc4 dxc4 20 'tixc4 'it'd6 21 'tics (the only try for advantage; 2 1 nfd l ? nfc8 ! 22 'tid3 'tic6; 21 a6 .i.xg2 ! 22 �xg2 lig6+ 23 �hl l:tfc8; 21 l:tfc l l:tfd8 22 l:ab1 nbc8 23 'tib4 'tixd4 ! 24 'iVxd4 lhd4 2S l:txb7 .l:!.xc3 =) 2 1 .. .'iIt'xcS 22 dxcS ;I; Karpov-Kasparov, Seville Wch ( 19) 1987. 12...c6 13 :'adl White gradually prepares the e4 ad­ vance. The direct 1 3 e4 gives White nothing due to 13 . . .dxe4 14 ltJxe4 cS IS ltJd6 'ti"b8 1 6 ltJxb7 lixb7 1 7 .i.c4 ( 1 7 ltJeS Wic7 ) 1 7 . . Jbd8 1 8 .i.dS 'iWa6 1 9 l:tad 1 ? ! cxd4 20 ltJxd4 ltJcS =+= G. Kuzmin-Forintos, Bath Echt 1973. Or 1 3 l:tfel l:te8 14 e4 cS ! IS ltJxdS cxd4 1 6 ltJxf6+ 'iVxf6 17 'it'a4 ltJcS 1 8 'iVxd4 Wixd4 19 ltJxd4 l:txe4 20 ltJbS .i.c6 1/2- 112 Timman-Spassky, Bugoj no 1 982. 13...l:teS 14 l:tfel Or 14 .i.d3 ltJf8 IS e4 ( 1 S Wic2 nc8 1 6 b4 cS 17 bxcS bxcS 18 dxcS l:txcS 19 lib3 'iii'b6 = Barlov-Yusupov, Dubai OL 1 986) I S ...ltJe6 16 eS .i.e7 17 .i.fS .i.f8 is equal, B arlov-Schiissler, Han­ inge 1 988. 14... ltJfS 15 e4 g6 Also possible is I S ... ltJe6 16 eS i.e7 1 7 a3 .i.f8 1 8 g3 ':c8 1 9 :'d2 g6 with an equal position, Timman-Spassky, Hilversum 1983. 16 e5 Or 16 a4 ltJe6 17 exdS cxdS 1 8 as l:te7 19 a6 i.c6 with equality, Ftacnik­ Haba, Prague 1989. 16....i.g7 Also possible is 16 .....te7 17 a3 ttJe6 1 8 g3 .i.f8 19 h4 hS 20 .i.n Wie7 is equal, Gaprindashvili-A.Mari6, Cetinje worn 199 1 .

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12 lib3 One drawback of Black's 1 1 th move is that White can, by 12 b4 ! ?, force Black to transpose to a well-known position: 12 . . . cS 13 bxcS bxcS and now: a) 14 l:bl and now: al) 14. . . ltJb6? ! is bad: I S a4 lie7 1 6 as ltJc4 17 a6 .i.c6 1 8 .i.xc4 dxc4 19 dS l:tad8 20 'iVe2 ± Podgaets-Klo­ vans, USSR 1977. a2) 14 ... .i.c6 transposes to Line G222. b) However, White should con­ sider 14 'it'b3 !? cxd4 IS ltJxd4 .i.xd4! ( 1 S . . . ltJcS 16 �b4 'iVb6 1 7 l:tabl ;1;) 1 6

Black wants to carry out the . . .cS advance in comfort. 12 �b3 A cunning response to 1 2 l:bl was revealed in the game Cvitan-Be1iavsky, Bern 1 995 : 1 2 . . .cS 1 3 dxcS .i.xc3 14 bxc3 'iVxcS ! ( 14 . . .bxcS, KasparovTorre, Moscow 198 1, I S lia4 ! ttJc6 1 6 'ti"a3 ± Kasparov) IS 'iVb3 ttJd7 16 ttJd4 ltJf6 17 1:Ifd l l:fc8 18 l:r.bc l 'fIIe7 =. 12...l:tdS 12 ... c6 is inconsistent with Black's general plan: 13 l:tfel .i.c8 14 1:Iac l .i.e6 IS 'iWa4 as 16 .i.d3 l:tc8 1 7 e4 ;!;1± Korchnoi-Cuellar, Leningrad IZ 1973. 13 .:tadl 13 l:tfe l only leads to equality: 1 3 . .. cS 14 dxcS .i.xc3 IS 'it'xc3 bxcS 16 1:Iac l ltJd7 17 'iia3 l:tdc8 1 8 ltJd4 'ij"gS 19 ttJf3 'Wie7 20 ':'c2 as Ribli­ Vaganian, Niksi6 1 978. Or 13 l:fd l c6 14 a4 ltJa6 ! I S as 'iVb4 16 'ij"c2 'Wie7 1 7 ttJa4 b5 1 8 ttJc3 =

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i.c8 = Nikolic-Beliavsky, Reykjavik 1 99 1 . 13...c5!? Worse is l3 ... c6 14 :fel ! ? lbd7 (or 14 ... J.c8?! 1 5 �c2! c5 1 6 e4 ! dxe4 1 7 lbxe4 lbc6 1 8 dxc5 J.f5 19 lbxf6+ �xf6 20 �c 1 ! ± Karpov-Beliavsky, Reggio Emilia 199 1 12) 1 5 J.n (but not 1 5 i.d3 lbf8 1 6 e4 dxe4 1 7 lbxe4 i.c8 ! 1 8 lbc3 i.e6 1 9 i.c4 b5 = Por­ tisch-Beliavsky, Reggio Emilia 199 112) 1 5 ...lbf8 1 6 e4 dxe4 17 lbxe4 lbe6 1 8 i.c4 ± Beliavsky-T.Georgadze, USSR 1 979. 14 dxc5 J.xc3 15 �xc3 bxc5 (D)

16 :d2 White prepares to besiege the hang­ ing pawns. He obtains nothing from either 1 6 :c l lbd7 1 7 :c2 ':dc8 18 �a3 a5 19 ':fc 1 �f6 20 i.b5 i.c6 21 i.xc6 l::tx c6 22 �d3 :d6 112-112 Vein­ gold-Tal, Tallinn 1983, or 1 6 liJe5 lbd7 1 7 lbxd7 ':xd7 1 8 i.g4 ':c7 ! (but not 1 8 ... ':dd8? 19 :c 1 ± Ribli-Vaganian, Skellefteii 1 989) 19 ':d2 ':d8 20 ':c 1 :d6 with equality, P.Nikolic-Liang Jinrong, Lucerne Wcht 1 989. 16 ...lbd7 We have reached the critical posi­ tion of the variation. The assessment

hinges on to what extent White can show the hanging c- and d-pawns to be weak. Currently the verdict is that the chances are equal. 17 :c1 a5! But not 17 ... l:tdc8?! 1 8 l:tdc2 'ilt'd6 1 9 i.d3 g6 20 i.b5 lbf8 2 1 'iVe5 'iWb6 22 i.a4 a5 23 a3 ! ':c7 24 h4 ;!; Niko­ lic-Short, Barcelona 1 989. 18 'iWa3 ii'e4 Also possible is 1 8 ...'iVf6 1 9 :cd l 'ilt'b6 20 lbel lbe5 2 1 'it'c3 :e8 22 lbf3 lbd7 23 ':c2 ':ac8 = Timman-Yusu­ pov, Rotterdam 1 989. 19 i.b5 On 19 lbel there would follow 1 9 ... 'i'b4, while on 1 9 i.d3 fully pos­ sible is 19 .. :it'e6 !? and White has achieved nothing. 19 ... d4! 20 exd4 Or: a) 20 i.d3 'iVe6 21 exd4 i. xf3 22 gxf3 'i'f6 ! 23 ':cdl cxd4 24 i.e4 lbe5 with an attack. b) If 20 i.e2 lbe5 ! 2 1 1hc5? then 2 1 .. .d3 22 ':xe5 (22 i.dl lbc4 -+) 22 ...dxe2 23 :xe4 :xd2 24 lbel l:tdl 25 f3 (25 'it'c3 l:tc8 26 'iVxa5 i. xe4 27 f3 i.bl -+) 25 . . . ::'xel + 26 'it>f2 ':gl ! 27 �xe2 :xg2+ 28 �n :xh2 =F. c) 20 J.n !? dxe3 2 1 'iVxe3 'iVxe3 22 fxe3 �f8 ! = with the point 23 i.b5 i.xf3 ! 24 gxf3 lbe5. 20...lbe5! 21 lbel Or 2 1 i.f1 lbxf3+ 22 'i'xf3 'iWxf3 23 gxf3 :xd4 24 1:txd4 cxd4 25 �g2 intending i.d3 =. 21...cxd4 22 �g3! �f5 Also possible is 22 ... :ac8 23 :cd l =

23 i.f1 i.a6 ! ? = Timman-Ivanchuk, Hilversum (3) 1 99 1 .

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b) 1 3 bxa5 b5 ! 14 0-0 �xa5 1 5 e4! b4 1 6 exd5 bxc3 ( l 6 ... cxd5 1 7 lbb5 in­ tending a4) 17 �xb7 cxd5 1 8 :ac 1 l!a7 1 9 �b5 (only move) 19 .. J:k8 20 :c2 lbd7 ! + Dokhoian-Portisch, Wijk aan Zee 1 990. Now Black has a choice: either to hold back ... a5 for now and make a useful move, or else to play it immedi­ ately: G21 1 : 12...:e8 1 27 G212: 12...a5 1 29

White seizes space on the queen­ side and threatens, by playing b5, to dislocate Black's c7- and d5-pawns. Black has two ways to counter White's plan: either 1 1 ...c6, preventing the fur­ ther advance of White's b-pawn and preparing to attack it by . . . a5 ; or l 1 . . .c5 , immediately trying to free his game. 1 27 G21: 1 1 ...c6 1 30 G22: 1 1 ...c5

Black can also use an alternative plan: 12 . . .�d6 (intending ... lbd7) 1 3 �b3 ( 1 3 ':bl ! ? lbd7 14 lbel J.d8 1 5 lbd3 i.c7 1 6 g3 �e7 1 7 J.f3 lbf6 1 8 �c2 J:.ad8 1 9 l:tfc 1 h5 with counter­ play on the kingside, Meduna-Bonsch, Trnava 1 988) 1 3 ... lbd7 14 ':'fe l (14 :fdl a5 15 a3?! { 15 bxa5 ! ? :xa5 16 a4 oo } 1 5 ... axb4 1 6 axb4 i.e7 17 :abl lbf6 18 lbe5 �e6 19 lbd3 i.d6 = Ekstrom-Sr.Cvetkovic, Liechtenstein 1988) 14 ... :ad8 1 5 :abl ( 1 5 a4! ? in­ tending a5 ;!;) 15 ...':fe8 16 i.d3 and White is slightly better, Speelman­ Short, London Ct ( 1 ) 1 988.

G2) 11 b4 (D)

1 1 . ..lbc6 cannot be recommended: 1 2 'it'b3 lbe7 1 3 0-0 c6 14 :ac l :c8 1 5 ':fd l J:.c7 16 a4 �b8 17 e4 dxe4 1 8 lbxe4 lbd5 1 9 i.c4 i.e7 20 b5 gives White a clear advantage, Furman­ Yuferov, Leningrad 1 97 1 . G21) 1 1...c6 12 0-0 1 2 �b3 seems premature due to 12 ... a5 : a) 1 3 b5 c5 1 4 l:dl ( 1 4 0-0 'i'd6 15 :ac l lbd7 1 6 :fd l :ac8 T.Geor­ gadze-Lputian, Volgograd 1985) 14 ...c4 1 5 'iVc2 'it'd6 16 0-0 :e8 1 7 :d2 lbd7 =

=1+.

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13 �b3 1 3 :Lc l ! ? is an interesting interpre­ tation of the line for White: 1 3 . . . 4:Jd7 ( 1 3" .aS 14 b5 c5 1 5 dxc5 bxcS 1 6 4:Ja4 ±) 14 �b3 as 1 5 bS c5 1 6 4:JxdS �xd4 17 �c4 a4 18 'tWc2 ;1; Beliavsky-Gomez Esteban, Lyons 1 994. 13... a5 1 3 " .4:Jd7?! is dubious in view of 14 :ad l , intending b5: 14 ... a6 1 S a4 4:Jf8 1 6 as bxaS 1 7 bxaS �b8 1 8 4:Ja4 4:Je6 1 9 �c3 ± Kasparov-Ehlvest, Belgrade 1 989. However, Black quite often plays 1 3 . . .'iWd6: a) 1 4 %:tfe l (with this move White aims to prepare an advance in the cen­ tre, viz. e4) 14 ... 4:Jd7 IS �f1 (in Kar­ pov's opinion, the position is pleasant for White after IS �d3 4:Jf8 16 e4 dxe4 1 7 4:Jxe4 'ii'f4) lS ... �e7 1 6 %bbl as 1 7 bxaS l:txaS 1 8 a4 �f8 (18" .�a6 19 �xa6 lha6 20 e4 ! dxe4 2 1 4:Jxe4 'i'g6 22 �e3 with a slight advantage for White, Karpov-B onsch, Baden­ B aden 1 992) 19 'i'c2 g6 20 e4 dxe4 21 tt:lxe4 �f4 22 �c4 i.g7 23 :'e2 ;!; Kar­ pov-Ki.Georgiev, Tilburg 1 994. b) There is also another plan: 14 a4 ! ? 4:Jd7 15 as ( 1 S l:fc l as 16 bxaS l:xaS 1 7 l:abl g6 18 'ii'c2 i.g7 19 g3 l:c8 20 h4 { 20 �f1 cS 21 i.h3 fS 22 �g2 "" Ki .Georgiev } 20".cS Beliav­ sky-Ki.Georgiev, Yugoslavia 1 994) IS . . .l:ad8 16 axb6 axb6 17 :'a7 'i'b8 1 8 �a2 ( 1 8 :fal gives White nothing: 18 ... bS 19 4:Je 1 4:Jb6 20 4:Jd3 4:Ja4 2 1 :LaS �xd4 22 exd4 4:Jxc3 23 'i'xc3 :'xe2 24 4:Je5 f6 2S 'ir'd3 :'b2 26 'if'c3 P.Nikolic-Short, B elgrade 1 989) 18 ... bS 19 4:Je l �e7 20 ttJd3 �d6 21 g3 tt:lb6 22 �f3 �c8 23 1Hal i.fS 24 4:JcS and White's position deserves

preference, P. Nikolic-Short, Manila IZ 1990. 14 bxa5 Or: a) 14 a3 gives White nothing after 14" .4:Jd7 and now: a l ) I S :Lad l axb4 16 axb4 b5 1 7 i.d3 ( 1 7 4:Jel ? ! 4:Jb6 1 8 4:Jd3 i.c8 19 lLlcs �fS 20 :'a1 i.e7 ! 21 :'a2 l:xa2 22 'i'xa2 i.d6 '+ Speelman-Lputian, Kropotkin 1 995) 17 . . . 4:Jb6 1 8 e4 ( 1 8 :'al 4:Jc4 1 9 e4 dxe4 20 �xe4 'iVb6 ) 18 ... 4:Jc4 ! ( l 8 ".dxe4 1 9 4:Jxe4 4:JdS 20 lLlcs ±) 1 9 exdS ( 1 9 eS ? :'a3 20 'ii'c 2 i.e7 +) 1 9 ... cxdS 20 lLlxbS �b6 21 4:Jc3 (2 1 �xc4? dxc4 22 'iWxc4 �a6 -+) 2 1 . . .:'a3 22 'i'c2 'i'xb4 23 :Lb1 (23 4:Je2 l:c8 24 :'b1 �e7 +). a2) 15 bS cS 16 lLlxdS �xd4 1 7 l:tad 1 lLleS 18 lLlxeS �xd5 1 9 ttJc4 'i'gS 20 g3 'if'fS ! 21 :tfe 1 'i'e4 22 f3 'it'xe3+! Karpov-Short, Amsterdam 1 99 1 . b) Timman 's move 1 4 bS leads to very sharp play: 14 ... cS IS dxcS bxcS 16 %:tacl i.xc3 1 7 'i'xc3 lLld7 1 8 l:fd l ( 1 8 :tc2 'iWb6 1 9 �dl .:te7 "" Timman­ Short, San Lorenzo del Escorial Ct ( 1 ) 1993) 1 8".'i'b6 1 9 �fl �ac8 "" Tim­ man-Short, San Lorenzo del Escorial Ct (3) 1 993. 14....:txa5 (D) =

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W

15 �fel lLld7 If IS ... :Le7, then 1 6 a4 lLld7 1 7 �f1 is slightly better for White, Lputian­ Porlisch, Kropotkin 1 995 . 16 a4 Instead, 16 e4?! is premature in view of 1 6 ... cS 17 4:JxdS cxd4 ( 1 7" .�xdS 18 exdS cxd4 19 �bS lLlcs 20 'i'c4 �e4 2 1 :'ad 1 :'a3, Hulak-Short, Deb­ recen Echt 1992, 22 :'xe4 { only move } 22". lLlxe4 23 lLlxd4 ttJd6 24 �e2 �xd4 2S lhd4 'i'f6 Short) 1 8 i.c4 ! lLlcs 19 'iWxb6 'it'xb6 20 ltJxb6 .:txe4 2 1 tt:ldS ! i.xdS 22 i.xdS :'xe l + 2 3 :'xel Epishin-Vaganian, �f8 24 i.b3 ! Rostov 1993. 16...�a6 If 16" .g6, then 17 :'abl i.g7 18 �fl �a6 1 9 �xa6 1ha6 20 :Lec 1 �f8 2 1 tt:le l �d6 22 tt:ld3 tt:lf6?! (Epishin­ Lutz, Dortmund 1994) 23 lLla2 ! 'it'a8 (23 . , ,�xh2+ 24 'iitxh2 ltJg4+ 2S �gl �h4 26 ltJab4 �aa8 27 ltJxc6 ! 'it'h2+ 28 �fl �h 1 + 29 'itte2 'it'xg2 30 l1g1 'i'e4 3 1 ltJceS +-) 24 lLlab4 1:txa4 2S tt:lxc6 ± Epishin. 17 i.xa6 White gets nothing from 17 l:ac 1 �xe2 18 :'xe2 cS 1 9 tt:lxdS cxd4 20 lLlxf6+ �xf6 2 1 lLlxd4 ltJcs 22 'it'd l l:ea8 23 h3 l:xa4 = Lutz-Lobron, Mu­ nich 1 993. 17 ....l:ba6 18 :'e2 The direct 18 e4 is less effective due to 1 8 " .dxe4 1 9 tt:lxe4 �e6 20 :'a2 (Lputian-A.Petrosian, Erevan 1 995), when, according to Lputian, 20.. Jb8 ! equalizes. However, 18 :'ad 1 deserves atten­ tion: 1 8".l:aS 19 :'e2 (the time is still not right for 1 9 e4 dxe4 20 tiJxe4 :e6 2 1 l:e3 :LdS 22 ltJxf6+ 'iWxf6 23 l:xe6 'i'xe6 24 l:tel :LeS 2S 'i'xe6 l:txe6 26 =

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.:tal 112-112 M.Gurevich-Van der Ster­ ren, Wijk aan Zee 1993) 1 9 ... l:e6 20 :c2 (20 lldel ! ? intending e4 deserves attention) 20 . . . lia8 2 1 :'dc l �h7 (2 l . . .g6 ! ? 22 ltJel 'iitg 7 23 tt:ld3 �gS 24 ltJb4 hS Van Wely-TisdaU, Gaus­ dal J 993) 22 g3 �d8 (Epishin sug­ gests 22 . . . g6! ? intending .. .'itg7) 23 ltJe l !? cS 24 'iWb l (24 ltJxd5 ? c4 -+) 24 . . . g6 2S tt:ld3 (Epishin-Goldin, Nov­ osibirsk 1993) 25".cxd4 ! 18 ... lXe6 19 lXc2 �e7 20 .:tac1 �f8 21 ltJel White has the preferable position, H.Leyva-Arencibia, Holguin 1 995 . According to H.Leyva, Black should continue 2 1 . ..'iWa8 22 ltJd3 (22 tt:lxdS cxdS 23 l:tc8 ltJcS ! ) 22 . . . :'aS 23 g3 �h7 24 ltJf4 l:e8 2S e4 ;1;. <Xl

=.

G 2 1 2) 12 ... a5 (D)

This seems to be the strongest continuation. 13 bxa5 Or: a) 1 3 a3 'i'd6 (if 1 3 ...axb4 14 axb4 l:hal I S 'i'xal ttJd7, then 1 6 'i'bl 'iWc7 1 7 :'dl ;!;; 13 ... ltJd7 1 4 'i'b3 l:te8 transposes to note ' a' to White's 14th

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move in Line 021 1) 14 bS (White gets nothing from 14 e4 dxe4 IS ttJxe4 'it'f4 16 ttJxf6+ \\Vxf6 17 'fib3 tDd7 1 8 lbcl axb4 1 9 axb4 Itfe8 = Kraai­ Bensch, Bundesliga 1998/9) 14...c5 IS dxcS "ikxcS ( IS...bxcS? ! 16 ttJe4 'fie7 1 7 ttJxf6+ 'iVxf6 1 8 l:.e l liJd7 1 9 liJd2 d4 20 exd4 iVxd4 21 liJb3 ±) 16 liJa4 i.

b) 13 bS cS 14 %:tel (14 ne1!? Ite8 8 IS l:te l liJd7 16 g3 ttJf8 17 ttJa4 c4 1 21 .if1 'fid6 1 9 .ig2 Itad8 2 0 h4 liJe6 liJc3 g6 = Topalov-Kramnik, Linares 1998) 14 ...ttJd7 (14 .. :i'd6? IS dxc5 bxc5 16 ttJe4 ±) IS dxc5 (15 "ikd2 yields nothing in view of IS ...c4! 16 l:.fd l nc8 17 g3 \\Ve7 18 ttJel 'il'e6 19 ) ttJg2 i.e7 20 ttJf4'iVd6 21 .if3 liJf6 = for se (wor ! 15 ... ttJxcS 16 ttJd4 nc8 Black is 16...\\Vd6 17 i.g4 %:tad8 18 ttJce2 g6 19 'i'c2 hS 20 .ih3
13 .. Jba5 14 a4

1 4 'i'b3 .tc8 ! IS lDa4 (15 a4 !?) 15 ... .ia6 16 i.xa6 lDxa6 17 :tael (17 nabl?! b5 18 lDb2 c5 19 dxc5 lDxcS 20 �b4 lDe4 21 lDd4 i.xd4, Hulak­ Lutz, Wijk aan Zee 1995, 22 'fixd4 :txa2 23 f3 lDf6 24 lDd3 is slightly better for Black - Lutz) 17 ...c5 00 Siegel-Lutz, Bundesliga 1994/5. 14 nbl is only justified after 14...cS? IS 'iVb3 ! cxd4 16 exd4 lDd7 1 7 i.b5 ±

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Lobron-V an der Sterren. Wijk aan Zee 1993 . However, Black can calmly reply 1 4...ttJd7.

14 ...c5

BeJiavsky's continuation 14....ic8!? deserves serious attention: 15 'ii'c2 i.e6 16 lIfel (or 16 l1abl ttJd7 and now: 17 1:tfel "ikc7 18 .id3 l:ba8 19 e4 dxe4 20 ttJxe4 .id5 21 .ic4 l1fc8 22 .ixd5 cxdS 23 ttJxf6+ ttJxf6 24 'ii'xc7 l:.xc7 2S nxb6 nxa4 =; or 17 :tfel �a8 1 8 .id3 cS 19 .ih7+ 'it>h8 20 i.fS 'Wc6 = ) 16...'We7 17 ttJd2 c5 18 ttJb3 cxd4! 19 exd4 (19 ttJxaS dxc3 20 ttJb3 ttJc6 with compensation) 19 ...l:ta8 = Nikolic-Beliavsky, Tilburg 1993 .

15 �b3 ttJa6

IS ...c4? ! is dubious: 1 6 'ii'b 2 ttJd7 1 7 l:.fbl i.c6 18 ttJel i.e7 19 ttJc2 \\Va8 20 i.f3 i. 16 ntbl 16 l:.fdl ttJb4 17 i.bS 1Va8 18 ttJel %:tc8 1 9 Itael i.e7 IIl-I12 Bischoff-Lutz, Bremen 1998.

16 ... ttJb4 17 ttJa2 ttJxa2 18 Iha2 .ia6 19 i.xa6 l:.xa6 20 'iVb5 'it'a8 21 dxc5 bxc5 22 'ii'xc5 nxa4 23 l:.xa4 "ikxa4 24 h3

1/2_ 1/2 Lautier-Kramnik, Belgrade

1997.

G22) 1 1 ...c5 (D) Black provokes an immediate crisis in the centre. 12 bxc5 bxc5 1 3 :tbl According to analysis by Seirawan, 13 'i'b3 yields nothing owing to 13 ... i.c6 (dubious is 13 ...'ii'b6?! 14 liJxdS .ixdS IS 'ir'xdS cxd4 1 6 l:tc1 I?) 14 dxcS 'ii'aS (14 ...lDd7 Is lDd4 lDxcs 16 'iVb4 i.e7 17 lDxc6 lDd3+ 18 i.xd3 i.xb4 19 lDxb4 00) IS l:tel tDd7 16

ltJd4 ltJxcs 17 ltJxc6 ltJxb3 18 ltJxaS ltJxcl = . At this point Black has two continu­ ations: G221: 13 ...'it'a5 131 G222: 13 ... i.c6 132 As practice shows, the latter gives Black better chances of eqUality.

G22 1 ) 13.. :it'aS 14 'iWd2 Seirawan's move 14 0-0 does not yield an advantage: 14 ...cxd4 IS ltJxd4 ltJc6! 16 ltJdbS (16 l1xb7 ltJxd4 17 exd4 'ii'xc3 18 .if3 =; 16 1tJxdS 'iWxdS 17 i.f3 'iWxa2! 18 ltJxc6 i.xc6 19 i.xc6 :tad8 20 'iWf3 nd6 21 g3 as = Seirawan-Beliavsky, Barcelona 1989) 16...ltJe7 17 'ika4 �xa4 18 1tJxa4 i.c6 19 ltJcs :tfc8 20 %:tfc1 i.xbS 21 i.xbS d4 (also possible is 2l...:k7 22 ltJd7 i.c3 23 l:tb3 i.aS 24 l:txc7 i.xc7 Seirawan-Karpov, Brussels 1988) 22 ltJd7 dxe3 23 ltJxf6+ gxf6 24 fxe3 l:tab8 2S i.a4 �g7 26 l1xb8 l:txc 1 + 27 �f2 :tc7 Ih- 1f2 Timman-Karpov, Am­ sterdam 1988. 14 ... cxd4 15 ttJxd4 .ixd4 (D) 16 exd4 16 'iWxd4!? is probably best met by 16...ltJc6 17 'iWd2 d4! 18 exd4 .ia6, =

with sufficient compensation, rather than 16...%:tc8 17 l:txb7 l:txc3 18 0-0 ltJc6 19 'ii'd2 Ira3 20 'ii'xaS l:txaS 21 ];te l ltJes 22 l:tc2 i.

16...i.a6 16...i.c6 leaves Black worse: a) 17 1tJbS!? 'ii'd 8 18 0-0 ltJd7 (or 18 ... a6 19 1tJa3 ! l:te8 20 ltJc2 l:txe2?! {better is 20... ltJd7! ? 21 1tJb4 'iWaS 22 l:tb2 i.b5 23 i.xb5 'iWxb5 ! i Geller} 21 'ii'xe2 i.bS 22 l:txbS axb5 23 'ii'xb5 l:txa2 24 ltJe3 i Kasparov-Karpov, Moscow Wch (40) 1984/5) 19 l:tfel i.xbS 20 l:txb5 ltJf6 (20 ... ltJb6 21 'iWb4 intending a4 i) 21 f3 'ii'e 7 22 cJi>f2!? l:tab8 23 l:tccS l:txbS 24 i.xbS :tb8 2S a4 'iWd6 26 g3 'ii'e6 27 1Vf4 ± Vaganian-Gomez Esteban, Haifa 1989. b) 17 ltJdl ! 'ii'd 8 ( 1 7...'ii'xd2+ 18 �xd2 ltJd7 19 l:tc I ! ± Chernin-Beliav­ sky, Debrecen Echt 1992) 1 8 0-0 intend­ ing ltJe3, i.f3 and Irfe l ± (Chernin).

17 1tJb5 'iid 8 Bad is 17...'ii'xd2+ 18 �xd2 ltJc6 19 l::t hcl ! ltJaS 20 ltJc7 i.xe2 21 'iitxe2! :tad8 22 l::tcS ±.

18 0-0 ltJc6

White obtains a stable advantage after 18...ltJd7 19 l:tfel ltJf6 20 f3 l:te8 21 a4 l:te7 22 .id3 iI± Vaganian-Oel­ ler, New York 1990.

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19 l:.fdl 19 lHc 1 ? ! is suspect in view of 4 19 .. :iff6 ! 20 ttJc7 i.xe2 2 1 ltJxa8 ltJxd +. i.c4 l:.b4 22 +) ltJf3 ... (intending 'iWf6 However, White can play 19 a4 ! i h3 22 8 l:tac :b3 1 2 8 l:.fd l 20 :fd OL nila Azm aiparash vili -Short, Ma 1 992 . 19 ...'ii'f6 21 B ad is 19 ...'iWd7? 20 a4 l:tab8 ­ giev eor Ki.G ltbe l i.b7 22 1Wf4 ! ± Bel iavsky, Bie l I 992 . 20 i.f1! White achieved nothing in Yusui.f3 pov-Beliav sky, Linares 1 988 : 20 l l:.bc 23 i.c8 'Wc3 l:.ab8 2 1 a4 l:.fd8 22 26 5 axb 6 l:.xc 25 a6 24 'iWx c6 'Wx c6 axb5 1/2-1h. b5 2O..J:tabS 21 a4 l:.fc8 22 l:.b3 i.x 2! 'iVa 24 23 axb5 ltJdS . Intending 25 l:.a3, 25 lie3 or 25 lif3 24 ...lic7 24 .. J�b7 25 lie3 intending 26 'iWxdS or 26 l:.e8 +. 25 l:ta3! (7) i Karpov-Short, Lin ares Ct 1 992 . G222 } 13 ...i.c6 14 0-0 ltJd7 15 i.b5 White tries to exchange the light­ en­ squared bish ops , as this would . awn hance the weakness of the d5-p 8 l:tab 1 5 'i'd2 c4 1 6 ltJel 'i'aS 17 ltJc2 d2 18 i.f3 ltJc5 1 9 ltJe4 'iWxd2 20 lOx ltJb3 23 c3 2 1 lixb8 l:.xb 8 22 l:tbl lic8 Dokhoian-Pigusov, Kharkov ltJe4 00

1 985. 15.. :�c7 (D) We have reached the critical posi­ ­ tion for the whole variation. In prac in es mov ous vari tried tice White has the quest for an advantage.

THE TARTAKOWER DEFENCE Sturua, Black should play 20. . . .txd4 21 1hd4 ltJf6 22 l:tbd 1 .txb5 23 ltJxb5 'i'c5 24 l:.4d3 a6 25 ttJc3 'i'c4 c) 16 'i'd2 l:1.ab8 (worse is 16...l:tfd8 1 7 l:.fc 1 l:.ab8 1 8 a4 'i'd6 19 h3 cxd4 20 exd4 ;j; Epishin-Lugovoi, St Peters­ burg 1996) 17 .txc6 'i'xc6 18 dxc5 i.xc3 19 'iWxc3 'iWxc5 20 'iWxc5 ltJxc5 21 ltJd4 l:.fc8 22 f3 g6 = Hubner­ Ivanchuk, Dortmund 1992. White can­ not derive any particular advantage from Black's isolated pawn in the end­ game. 16 ...l:.fdS Or 16 . . . l:.fc8 1 7 l:.fc 1 ltab8 1 8 h3, and now: a) 18 ... g6? ! 19 .i.xc6 l:.xb1 (not 19 .. .'iWxc6? 20 l:txb8 ltxb8 21 dxc5 .txc3 22 1hc3 ! ltJxc5 23 'iWc2 lic8 24 ltJd4 +-) 20 'Wxb1 ! 'i'xc6 2 1 dxc5 1Wxc5 (2 l . . .ltJxc5 22 ltJe2 'i'a8 23 1Of4 ±) 22 ltJe2 ± Kasparov-Karpov, Se­ ville Wch ( 1 8) 1 987. b) Nor does Black equalize by 18 ... cxd4 19 ltJxd5 i.xb5 20 lixc7 .txd3 21 ltxb8 l:.xb8 22 :'xd7 dxe3 23 ltJxf6+ gxf6 24 fxe3 .te4 25 l:.xa7 i. c) 18 ... c4 19 'iWc2 ( 1 9 'Wf5 g6 20 "i'f4 'iVxf4 2 1 exf4 .txb5 22 ltJxb5 liJf8 00) 1 9 . . . i.xb5 (Kasparov suggested 19 . . . i.a8, but, according to Khalif­ man, White keeps the initiative after 20 "i'f5 liJb6 2 1 e4 !) 20 ltJxb5 'i'aS 21 liJc3 g6 (recommended by Khalifman; 2 1 . ..lixb1 22 lixbl l:.b8 23 l:.xb8+ liJxb8 24 e4 ! dxe4 25 ltJxe4 ft'd5 26 lOxf6+ gxf6 27 ltJd2 ! 1Wxd4 28 ltJxc4 ;j; Khalifman-Chandler, Bundesliga 1994/5) 22 lhb8 l:.xb8 23 e4 dxe4 24 =.

16 'ir'd3 aThis is the most common continu tion. Others: ch a) 16 'iWa4 (Sa lov' s move, by whi a oke White immediately tries to prov 4 exd 8 1 crisis) 1 6...ltJb6 17 'iWaS cxd4 lysis l:I.fc8 19 i.xc6 (according to ana af­ lt resu by Salov, equal chances also d5 1Ox 1 2 7 ter 1 9 i.a6 1Oc4 20 'iWc5 i.e 24 f3 i.x 5 dxc i.xc5 22 ltJxc7 lixc7 23 20 c6 'i'x ... 19 i.xc4 lixc5 25 i.xf7+ =) 23 g6 g3 22 l:tb3 'iWc4 2 1 l:tdl l:tc6 Bel n, arso jart Salo v-H �g 2 �g 7 . grade 1987 . , b) 16 'iVc2 (this move was trIed ­ several times in the 1984/5 Karpov ck (Bla 8 ltab ... 6 1 Kasparov match) s­ fared worse in Karpov-Kasparov, Mo 8 .l:I.fd 16., with 4/5 cow Wch (39) 198 5 dxc 9 1 6 'ir'd a4 8 1 7 :fe l ltab8 1 22 i.e7 5 1Ob 1 2 c6 ltJxc5 20 i.xc6 'i'x 4 ltJxa7 'i'a6 23 ltJb5 'i'xa4 24 'iVxa ­ pos y full r, eve how i; ltJxa4 25 ltJfd4 8 1 5 i.xb l l:.fc 17 8 sible is 16 .. J:.tc 'iWf5 ltJxb5 'i'c6 1 9 dxc5 lOx c5 20 23 ltJe6 f5 lOx 22 f5 'i'x 'i'e6 21 ltJfd4 al­ equ with :'c2 7 ltJxa 24 8 lhc8+ l:.xc h ity, Kasparov-Karpov, Moscow Wc 8 l:1.fc (42) 1984 /5) 17 a4 'iWd6 1 8 l:.fd l tu­ 1 9 1Wa2 cxd4 20 ltJxd4 (Dorfman-S g to rua, Forli 1 994) and now, accordin =

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ltJxe4 :'c8 25 1Od6 :'c6 26 ltJxc4 'iWd5 . In Khalifman' s opinion B lack has compensation for the pawn. 17 l:.fdl In Dydyshko-E.Vladimirov, Mos­ cow 1983, 1 7 'iVf5 cxd4 18 exd4 g6 ! 19 ft'h3 (or 1 9 1Oxd5 .txd5 20 'iVxd5 ltJe5 ) 1 9... .txb5 20 lOxb5 .f4 gave Black good play. 17 ... l:.abS 18 .txc6 'iVxc6 The preliminary 1 8 . . .:'xb l , which aims to lessen the pressure on the dS­ pawn, allows White to generate some pressure on the queenside by 1 9 'iVxbl ft'xc6 20 'ti'b5 ! lOb8 21 'iWaS 'iWb6 22 'iVxb6 axb6 23 :Ibl . 1 9 :Ixb8 Instead, 19 :'bc 1 can be answered by 19 ... ltb2, or 1 9 ... c4 with a fully equal game for Black. 19...:'xb8 20 dxc5 .txc3 21 "xc3 'it'xc5 22 'iWxc5 liJxc5 23 h3 ltJe4 Not, of course, 23 ...ltd8? due to 24 ltJd4 ±. 24 l:.xd5 l:.bl+ 25 �h2 lOxn 26 l:.dS+ �h7 27 l:.d7 as 28 :'xf7 :'b2 29 a4! ltJdl Black's activity is sufficient for equality, Karpov-Kasparov, Moscow Wch (8) 1 985. =

Conclusion: The Tartakower Vari­ ation leads to lively piece-play. There frequently arise positions with hang­ ing pawns, In recent times 8 i.e2 and 8 .td3 have been especially popular, but Black's results have not been at all bad, which is a testament to the vital­ ity of the Tartakower Variation.

THE EXCHANGE VARIATION

9 The Exchange Variation 1 d4 d5 2 e4 e6 3 tUe3 lbf6

This move allows White to play the most challenging form of Exchange Variation, with �g5 and retaining pos­ sibilities of tUge2.

4 exd5 exd5 5 �g5 (D)

B

Other continuations have also been tried in practice, but without success: a) 5 . . . �e6? ! 6 e3 c5 7 �b5+ tUc6 8 �xf6 gxf6 9 tUge2 a6 10 �xc6+ bxc6 1 1 0-0 J:tg8 12 �h l f5 13 dxc5 �xc5 14 ttJf4 �d6 15 ttJce2 ;t Furman-Spas­ sky, USSR 1958. b) 5 . . . c5? ! 6 �xf6 gxf6 7 e3 �e6 8 tUge2 tUc6 9 g3 ± Pillsbury-Steinitz, Hastings 1 895. A)

5 ... �e7 6 e3 In this position Black can, if he wishes, transpose to Line B24 by play­ ing 6 ... c6. Other c ontinuations have also been tried in practice: AI: 6 h6 1 34 135 A2: 6.. tUbd7 A3: 6 0-0 1 36 ...

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White has several possible middle­ game plans in this line, of which the main ideas are: 1 ) A queenside minor­ ity attack with b4-b5; 2) Attack in the centre with (e3-)e4. Black's possible plans are: a coun­ terattack using his kingside pawns; a kingside attack based on piece-play; positional methods of defence, involv­ ing the creation of a defensive barrier by . . . b5 or piece control of c4 and b5. It is important to bear these plans in mind as they subtly affect the opening play for both sides. Getting back to specifics, Black has two main continuations here: A: 5 �e7 1 34 B : 5 ... e6 1 37

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Al}

6 ... h6 7 � h4 0-0 S �d3 (D)

Black can try 8 . . J;[e8, hoping for 9 '1Wc2? ! c5 ! 10 tUge2 tUc6 11 dxc5 d4 1 2 l1dl g5 1 3 �g3 dxc3 14 �c4! '1Wa5 15 '1Wg6+ h8, when 1 6 '1Wxh6 tUh7 is unconvincing for White, and 16 �xf7? loses to the attractive sequence 16. . .cxb2+ 17 � fl (Azmaiparashvili­ Sr.Cvetkovic, Stary Smokovec 1983) 17 ...:d8 ! 18 �d6 �f5 ! 19 '1Wxf5 :xd6 ! 20 l1xd6 '1Wxc5 ! -+. However, simpler and stronger is 9 tUge2 tUbd7 10 0-0 c6 (or 10 . . . tUf8 11 '1Wc2 c6 12 f3 �e6 13 l1adl l:tc8 14 �h l ;t Malaniuk­ Kasperek, Katowice 1991) 1 1 f3 c5 1 2 '1Wc2 b6 13 �b5 �b7 14 �xf6 �xf6 1 5 dxc5 bxc5 16 :ad l d4 ! 17 exd4 cxd4 1 8 tUxd4 '1Wb6 19 '1Wf2 l:ted8 20 tUb3 ;t Botvinnik-Porath, Amsterdam OL 1954. White has a stable advantage after the straightforward 8 . . . c5 9 dxc5 tUbd7 1 0 tUge2 tUxc5 11 �c2 �e6 12 0-0 l:tc8 (or 12 ... tUce4 1 3 '1Wd3 l:tc8 14 �xf6 tUxf6 15 l:tfd l '1Wb6 16 �b3 %:tfd8 17 tUf4 �d6 18 tUfxd5 tUxd5 19 tUxd5 �xd5 20 �xd5 'i'xb2 21 l1abl '1Wc3 22 'i'xc3 l1xc3 23 l:txb7 ± Gulko­ Lputian, Tashkent 1984) 13 'i'd4 'i'b6 14 l:tabl J:tfd8 15 l:tfc1 ;t Portisch­ Pfleger, Skopje OL 1 972.

9 tUge2 �b7 10 0-0 10 �xf6 is overly hasty: 10 . . . �xf6 1 1 b4 c5 12 bxc5 bxc5 13 l:tbl cxd4 14 exd4 �c6 = Antoshin-Zinn, Germany 1966.

B

10 ... tUbd7 11 l:tel

•..

S ... b6

11 �g3 c5 12 ttJf4 c4 13 �bl l:te8 14 f3 �b4 1 5 �f2 tUf8 16 tUfe2 a6 is unclear, Polugaevsky-Ab.Khasin, USSR 1956. However, 11 f3 !? deserves atten­ tion : 1 1 . . .c5 1 2 'i'd2 l:te8 1 3 �f2 �f8 14 g4 with the initiative, Lama-Gomez Velasco, Argentina 1992.

135

l l ...%:teS

If 11. .. c5 then 12 �bl a6 13 dxc5 bxc5 14 'i'c2 g5 15 �g3 'i'b6 1 6 l:tfd l with a slight advantagc for White, Drasko-Dervishi, Panormo Z 1 998. 12 �bl e6 13 f3 c5 14 �f2 �d6 15 %:tel a6 16 tUg3 'i'bS 17 %:te2 tUfS IS

a3 tUe6 19 �a2 exd4 20 exd4 b5 2 1 hl! Intending tUf5 . 21...g6 22 tUn �e6 23 i.h4 ;t Bagirov-Abramovic, Erevan 1982.

A2}

6 ... tUbd7 7 �d3 tUfS (D)

Black's idea is to play . . . tUe6, meet­ ing �h4 with . . . g6, . . . tUg7 and ... �f5, with a favourable exchange of light­ squared bishops.

S tUf3 8 tUge2 ! ? deserves serious atten­ tion: 8 . . .tUe6 9 �h4 g6 1 0 0-0 tUg7 11 f3 ;tJ±. Beliavsky's idea 8 f4 ! ? is also inter­ esting: 8 . . .c6 9 f5 tUe4 1 0 �xe7 '1Wxe7 11 'i'f3 'i'b4 12 tUge2 'i'xb2 13 �xe4 'i'xal+ 14 �bl tUd7 (Beliavsky-Lju­ bojevic, Linares 1 989) 1 5 'i' g3 0-0 1 6 f6 g6 ( l 6. . .tUxf6 17 0-0 intending 1 8 l:tf6 or 1 8 �h7 ± ) 1 7 0-0 'i'b2 1 8 h4 !

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tOd4 i.b4 16 'Wb3 i.xc3 17 bxc3 ;t Shirov.

l:te8 19 hS 'i'd2 20 nf3 tOxf6 21 hxg6 hxg6 22 i.xg6 ± Beliavsky.

9 ...tOf8 10 b4!

8 tOe6 9 i.h4 0-0 10 0-0 g6 1 1 b4!? •..

White gains nothing from 11 tOeS due to l l . . .cS 12 i.e2 cxd4 13 exd4 tOg7 14 f4 tOfS I S i.xf6 i.xf6 16 fid2 i.e6 17 l:tadl l:tc8 18 �hl i.g7 = Uhl­ mann-Westerinen, Siegen OL 1970. However, Portisch's recommenda­ tion 11 'i'c2 tOg7 12 i.xf6 i.xf6 13 b4 ;t deserves attention.

1 l ... c6

Black is worse after 11.. .a6 12 a4 c6 13 'i'b3 tOg7 14 bS axbS IS axbS i.fS 16 tOeS ;t Petrosian-Birbrager, USSR Cht (Moscow) 1966. Also not very good is l l .. .tOg7 12 bS i.fS 13 tOeS i.xd3 14 tOxd3 c6 I S bxc6 bxc6 16 l:tc 1 ;t Gligoric-Medina, Palma de Mallorca 1967.

12 'i'b3 as! The strongest move. If 12 . . . a6 then 13 a4 ;t, while 12 . . . tOe4 is met by 13 i.xe7 'i'xe7 14 i.xe4 (also possible is 14 bS tOxc3 I S 'i'xc3 cxbS 16 i.xbS tOgS 17 tOxgS 'i'xgS 18 lHel ;t Zhar­ kov-Ufimtsev, corr. 1991) 14 . . . dxe4 I S tOd2 tOgS 16 h4 tOe6 17 dS tOg7 18 tOdxe4 'i'xh4 19 l:tad1 ;t Zelinsky­ Ufimtsev, corr. 1991.

13 bS cS 14 i.xf6 i.xf6 IS tOxdS cxd4 16 tOxf6 + 'i'xf6 17 '1lVb2 �g7 18 ltad 18 tOxd4 tOxd4 19 'i'xd4 'i'xd4 20 exd4 l:td8 =.

18 ... dxe3 19 'i'xf6+ �xf6 20 fxe3 �e7 21 tOes i.d7 = Miladinovic-Ljubojevic, grade 1995.

A3}

6 0-0 7 i.d3 tObd7 (D) ...

Bel­

137

This pawn thrust gives Black the most serious problems.

w

10... i.xb4

8 tOge2 The main continuation. We should also note Lerner's idea 8 fiB ! ? c6 9 tOge2l:te8 10 h4 ! ? tOf8 11 i.xf6 i.xf6 12 0-0-0 fid7 13 e4 dxe4 14 i.xe4 'i'g4 IS 'i'd3 ;t Lerner- A.Petrosian, Jur­ mala 1983.

8 ...l:te8 Here 8 . . . b6? ! is dubious due to 9 tOg3! (intending tOfS) 9 ... g6 10 h4 cS 11 'i'c2 l:te8 12 O-0-O c4 13 i.e2 a6 14 i.f3 i.b7 IS hS ± Gulko-Chiburdan­ idze, Frunze 1985. White has an attack.

9 0-0 An important alternative is 9 'i'c2 tOf8 10 0-0-0 i.e6: a) 11 tOf4 ! ? l:tc8 12 �b1 a6?! 13 tOxe6 fxe6 14 f4 ± E.Vladimirov-Klo­ vans, Frunze 1988. b) 11 �b1 ! ? tOe4 ( l1 . . .tOg4 12 i.xe7 fixe7 13 tOf4 tOf6 14 B cS I S g4 ± Kasparov-Campora, Thessalon­ iki OL 1988; 1 l . . .l:tc8 12 tOf4 h6 13 tOxe6 fxe6 14 i.f4 cS I S dxcS ;t) 12 i.xe7 tOxc3+ 13 tOxc3 fixe7 14 f4 gives White the initiative and a slight advantage - Kasparov. c) 11 B nc8 12 'it'bl a6 ( l 2 . . . cS 13 dxcS nxcs 14 tOd4 a6 I S h4 'i'b8 16 g4 ;t Shirov-Ambartsumian, Frunze 1989) 13 g4 ! cS 14 dxcS i.xcS ! I S

Or: a) 1O. . . a6 does not ease Black's problems: a1) 1 1 'i'b3 ! ? c6 1 2 tOa4 is slightly better for White. a2) 1 1 a3 c6 12 '1lVc2 g6 13 f3 tOe6 14 i.h4 tOhS I S i.xe7 (Kasparov­ Short, London PCA Wch (1S) 1993) IS . . .'1lVxe7 16 l:tae1 as 17 '1lVb2 axb4 18 axb4;t. a3) 11 a4 i.xb4 12 i.xf6 gxf6 13 '1lVb3 i.xc3 (Bareev-Nenashev, Lu­ cerne W cht 1993) 14 'i'xc3! intending to meet 14 . . . b6 with I S tOg3 i.e6 16 l:tac1 ± Kasparov. b) Or 10. . .tOg6 11 bS tOg4 12 i.xe7 l:txe7 13 i.xg6 ! hxg6 14 ttJf4 c6 I S h3 tOf6 (lstratescu-Notkin, Bucharest 1 997) 16 bxc6 bxc6 17 tOd3! i.a6! 1 8 l:te1 i.xd3 1 9 'i'xd3 tOe4 2 0 nee l ! tOxc3 21 'i'xc3 l:te6 22 l:tabl ± Istra­ tescu. c) Kasparov recommends 1O...h6 !? 11 i.xf6 i. xf6 12 bS ;t (or 1 2 'i'b3!? ;t).

1 1 i.xf6 gxf6 12 tOxdS White gains nothing from 12 'i'b3 due to 12 . . .i.xc3 13 tOxc3 (13 'ti'xc3 with compensation) 13... c6 with equal­ ity, Gutman-Razuvaev, USSR 1 976.

12 .. :WWxdS 13 'i'a4 i.h3 14 tOf4 'tWaS IS 'iWxaS i.xaS 16 tOxh3 tOe6 17 l:tfdl ;t Kasparov.

B}

S ... c6 (D)

The main move, enabling Black to maintain a choice of plans. White has three continuations: Bl: 6 tOf3 1 37 1 38 B2: 6 e3 14S B3: 6 'i'c2 Bl}

6 tOf3 h6 It is very important to insert this move. The immediate 6 . . .i.fS is bad due to 7 'i'b3: a) 7 ... bS? 8 e3 i.d6 9 i.xbS ! cxbS 10 i.xf6 'i'xf6 11 'i'xdS and White wins. b) 7 . . . tObd7 8 e4 ! i.xe4 (8 . . .dxe4?! 9 tOeS i.e6 10 i.c4 i.xc4 1 1 'i'xc4 �e7 12 tOxd7 ±) 9 tOxe4 dxe4 10 tOeS "fie7 1 1 "fixb7 'i'b4+ 12 'i'xb4 i.xb4+ 13 �e2 tOxeS (13 . . . tOdS 14 tOxc6 i.d6 IS �d2 ±; 13 . . .nc8 14 ne l ±; 13 . . . cS 14 a3 ±) 14 dxeS tOg4 IS i.f4 i.cs 16 ne l i.d4 1 7 l:tc4 cS 18 f3! ± Savon-M agerramov, Moscow 1992. c) 7 . . .'i'b6 8 i.xf6 gxf6 (8 . . . 'i'xb3 9 axb3 gxf6 10 e3 tOd7 1 1 �d2 ng8 12 tOh4 i.e6 13 i.d3 with an advan­ tage for White in the endgame, Green­ feld-Pinter, Budapest 1989) 9 e3 tOd7 10 �d2 'itaS 1 1 tOh4 i.g6 12 i.d3 bS 13 a4 i.xd3 14 �xd3 b4 I S tOe2 l:td8

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(Gretarsson- Stripunsky, Wijk aan Zee 1 996) 1 6 :thc I ! intending Wd2-e l ;t

7 �h4

White obtains nothing by 7 �xf6 'iWxf6 8 'iVb3 �d6 9 e3 lDd7 1 0 �d3 'iWe7 1 1 0-0-0 liJf6 12 :thel �e6 13 'iVc2 0-0-0 = Lilienthal-Botvinnik, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 945.

7.. ifS 8 e3

The principled 8 'iWb3 is well met by 8 . . . g5! 9 �g3 (9 'i'xb7? gxh4 10 'i'xa8 "iWb6 -+) 9 ... 'ilVb6 1 0 e3 lDa6 ( 1 0 . . .lDe4?! is weaker due to 1 1 lDxe4 �xe4 12 lDd2! �f5 13 0-0-0 lDd7 14 h4 l:tc8 { 14 . . . g4 15 �d3 ;t} 1 5 �d3 �xd3 16 'i'xd3 c5 17 hxg5 � g7 18 gxh6 ± Seirawan-Zviagintsev, Gron­ ingen FIDE 1 997) II �e5 ( 1 1 'l'xb6 axb6 12 a3 lDb8 { 1 2 . . . lDb4?! 1 3 'it>d2 ! ±} 13 'it>d2 lDbd7 1 4 �d3 �e6 1 5 lDe5 l:tg8 i s equal, Seirawan-Zviagin­ tsev, Groningen FIDE 1 997) 1 1 . . .�e7 1 2 'i'xb6 axb6 13 h4 g4 14 lDgl !? lDb4 !? (14 ... l:tg8 ! ?co; 1 4 ...b5 15 lDge2 lDb4 1 6 �d2 lDd3 17 lDg3 lDxe5 18 lDxf5 lDc4+ 19 �xc4 bxc4 20 f3 gxf3 2 1 gxf3 'it>d7 22 a3 b5 23 e4 ;t Bel­ iavsky-Shirov, BieI 1 992) 15 Wd2 llg8 16 a3 b5 1 7 l:te l lDa6 co.

1997) 14 ... a6 15 lDa4 b5 1 6lDc5 �xc5 17 dxc5 lDe5 18 lDxe5 'i'xe5 1 9 �xf6 = or 1 1 a3 a5 1 2lDe2 0-0 1 3 0-0 l:te8 14 nre I l:ta6 15 :tc2 Wib8 1 6 �g3 lDe4 17 �xd6 lDxd6 1 8 lDd2 a4 = Landa­ Bareev, Vienna 1 996.

1 1 ...�b4

Black prevents the intended contin­ uation 12 e4. Worse is 1 1 . ..'Wa5 12 e4! ;t, or 1 1 . ..0-0 1 2 g4 ±.

1 2 lDd2 0-0 13 �bl If 13 f3 then 1 3. . . �xc3 ! 14 'i'xc3 lDe4 ! =.

13 ... l:te8 14 llc1 lDf8 15 f3 :c8 16 lDb3 b6 17 a3 �e7 18 llhdl 'iWd7 =

Illescas-Bareev, Ubeda 1 997.

82)

6 e3 (D)

B

8 ...lDbd7 8 . ..'i'b6 ! ? 9 �d3 ! ? (9 'l'e I lDbd7 10 �e2 �d6 1 1 0-0 0-0 12 �g3 �xg3 13 hxg3 l:tfe8 with equality, Arkell­ Kruppa, Bratislava 1 996) 9 . . . 'i'xb2 10 0-0 (1 0 �xf5 ! ?) 1O . . .�xd3 1 1 'i'xd3 with compensation - G.Georgadze.

9 �d3 �xd3 10 'iWxd3 �d6 11 0-0-0

White also obtains nothing by 1 1 0-0 0-0 1 2 :tabl Wie7 13 l:tfe l 'iVe6 14 b4 ( 14 lDd2 l:tfe8 1 5 f3 lDf8 1 6 e4 dxe4 17 fxe4 lDg6 18 �xf6 gxf6 co Burmakin-G.Georgadze, Krasnodar

the exchange of light-squared bishops (7 �d3) would be to Black's advan­ tage, White generally takes the oppor­ tunity to damage Black's kings ide pawn formation by . . .

Now:

6...�fS 6 ...'i'b6 6 ... lDbd7 6. . .�e7

138 1 40 141 142

8 2 1)

6...�fS

This prevents White from putting his bishop on d3, which is very impor­ tant in the Exchange Variation. Since

w

7 'i'f3 �g6

Vaganian's move 7 ... �e6 also seems interesting: 8 �xf6 'iWxf6 9 'iWxf6 gxf6 and now: a) White gains no advantage by 1 0 lDf3 lDd7 1 1 �d3 lDb6 1 2 0-0-0 lDc8 ! ? 13 lDe2 (or 1 3 e4 lDb6 14 :the l 0-0-0 1 5 lDh4 �b4 16 a3 dxe4 17 :txe4 �xc3 18 bxc3 l:td5 = Ehlvest-Anders­ son, Reggio Emilia 1 989190) 13 ... 1 4 lDg3 h5 1 5 lDh4 0-0-0 1 6 :tdfl �e7 1 7 lDgf5 lDxf5 1 8 lDxf5 �b4 ] 9 g3 'it>c7 20 W b l :tdg8 21 :te l �xf5 lh-lf2 lonov-Vaganian, Moscow 1 990. b) 1 0 �d3 lDd7 I 1 lDge2 lDb6 1 2 lDg3 �d6 (or 1 2 . . . a5 1 3 f4! ? �e7 14 f5 �c8 15 lDh5 ! l:tg8 16 l:tgl �d7 17 g4 0-0-0 1 8 'it>f2 ;t Ibragimov-Sha­ banov, Russian Club Cup (Maikop) 1 998) 13 0-0-0 0-0-0 14 lDf5 �f8 1 5 g4 'it>c7 (15 . . . h5 ! ?) 1 6 lDe2 lDc8 17 h3 lDd6 1 8 lDfg3 ;!;; Aleksandrov-Doku­ chaev, Smolensk 1 997. White has managed to blockade the kingside and his chances are better.

8 �xf6 'i'xf6

B21: B22: B23: B24:

139

Black's best chance is to go for the endgame ! He is clearly worse after 8 . . . gxf6,!! 9 'tIVd I ! 'tIVb6 1 0 'iWd2 lDa6 l 1 lDf3 0-0-0 12 a3 lDc7 1 3 b4 lDe8 1 4 �e2 lDd6 1 5 'iWa2 ± Petrosian-Barcza, Budapest 1 955.

9 'i'xf6 gxf6 (D) Black's kingside structure is chron­ ically weak. It is true that it is not so easy to exploit this weakness without queens on the board. One should also note the harmony between Black's

bishops and his pawns. The g6-bishop and the f6-pawn work together to stop the enemy knights penetrating. The f8-bishop and the pawns on c6 and d5 perform a similar function. Black's position in fact appears perfectly via­ ble. One of the first players to take on this position as Black was Boris Spas­ sky, while in recent times its most en­ thusiastic adherent has been Nigel Short.

10 h4!? White tries to provoke further weak­ nesses in Black's position. Practice has also seen other continuations: a) 1 0 lDge2 �d6 1 1 g3 lDd7 1 2 lDf4 a5 1 3 h 4 a4 1 4 h5 �f5 1 5 �d3 �xd3 1 6 lDxd3 f5! 17 'it>e2 l:tg8! = Miladinovic-Azmaiparashvili, Burgas 1 995. b) 1 0 lDf3 lDd7 I I lDh4 �e7 1 2 g3 lDb6 13 l:td l ( 1 3 0-0-0 f5 14 lDg2 h5 1 5 �d3 lDc8 = Averbakh-Damjanovic, Rijeka tt 1 963) 13 ... �b4! 14 a3 �xc3+ 1 5 bxc3 lDa4 1 6 �d2 b5 = Piket-Van der Sterren, Wijk aan Zee 1 998. c) 1 0 l:td l lDd7 1 1 �d3 lDb6 1 2 lDge2 'it>d7 = Timman-Short, San Lor­ enzo del Escorial Ct (5) 1993. d) 10 0-0-0 lDd7 1 1 �d3 l:tg8 (also possible is 1 1 . . .0-0-0 1 2 lDge2 l:tg8 1 3

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CA TAlAN FOR BLA CK

ltJf4 ltJb6 14 g3 �b8 1 5 �b l ltJc8 = Gligoric-Porath, Moscow 1 956) 1 2 g3 ltJb6 13 ltJf3 .ih5 14 .ie2 .ib4! 15 ltJh4 .ig6 1 6 .id3 .ixc3 1 7 bxc3 .ixd3 1 8 l:txd3 'it'd7 19 l:td2 ltJc4 20 :e2 ltJd6 2 1 ltJg2 a5 22 1tJf4 a4 23 'it>c2 f5 = Beliavsky-Short, Batumi Echt 1 999. e) 10 �d2 ltJd7 1 1 .id3 (or 1 1 h4 ltJb6 1 2 h5 .ir5 1 3 b3 l:tg8 14 g3 .ia3! 15 .id3 .ixd3 16 �xd3 .ib2 17 l:te1 .ixc3 18 �xc3 ltJc8 intending ... ltJd6 =, Vaiser- Ruban, Novosibirsk 1 993) l l . . .ltJb6 (but not 1 1 ...a5 12 f4 ! ? f5 13 ltJge2 ltJf6 1 4 ltJg3 ltJe4+ 1 5 .ixe4 dxe4 1 6 l:tae l ±) 12 b3 .ia3! 13 ltJge2 �d7 14 ltJg3 ltJc8 15 h4 ltJd6 16 h5 .ixd3 17 'it'xd3 .ib2 1 8 l:tab1 .ixc3 1 9 �xc3 l:thg8 20 �d3 a5 = Gulko­ Short, New York PCA Ct ( 1 2) 1 994. f) 1 0 g3!? liJd7 1 1 .ih3 ltJb6 12 ltJge2 !? i Tal ( 1 2 ltJf3?! ltJc4 = Tal­ Spassky, Sochi 1 973).

1 1 ....id6 12 g3

Mikhalchishin recommends 1 2 f4 !? intending ltJg3 i.

12 ...ltJd7 13 .ih3 ltJb6 14 0-0-0 ltJc4 15 nde1 �dS 16 ltJf4! 'it'c7 17 ltJxg6 fxg6 IS e4 dxe4 19 nxe4 f5 20 l:te6 l:thgS 21 l:the1 l:tadS 22 d5 ;t Drasko-H.Pedersen, Copenhagen 1 989.

822)

6...iVb6 (D)

7...ltJe4 S ltJxe4 dxe4 9 ltJe2 .ie6 10 ltJc3 .ib4 1 1 .ie2 'i'aS 12 .ih4 1 2 .if4 also deserves attention: 12 ...ltJd7 13 0-0 ltJb6 14 'iWc2 .ixc3 15 bxc3 ltJd5 1 6 c4 ( 1 6 'iWxe4 ?! ltJxc3 17 ir'c2 ltJxe2+ 18 'iWxe2 0-0, as in Knaak-Faibisovich, Berlin 1 989, does not give White an advantage; Knaak now gives 19 e4 f5 !? =) 16 . . .ltJc3 1 7 .id6;to

10...h5 Denying White any more space on the kingside. Or 1O . . . ltJd7 1 1 h5 .if5, and now: a) 12lili3 J:tg8 (or 12 ... a5 13 ltJh4 .ie6 1 4 .id3 a4 1 5 0-0 a3 1 6 b3 .ib4 1 7 ltJe2 ltJb6 1 8 f3 0-0 1 9 �f2 ltJc8 20 g4 i Knaak-Filip, Polanica Zdroj 1 976) 1 3 1tJh4 .ie6 14 .id3 h6 1 5 f3 ltJb6 1 6 �f2 .id6 17 ltJe2 i Vai'sser­ Pigusov, Las Palmas 1 996. b) Mikhalchishin's recommenda­ tion 1 2 ltJge2 !? .id6 13 �d2, intend­ ing f3 and g4 i, deserves attention.

1 1 ltJge2 1 1 ltJh3 ! ? deserves attention. Then 1 1 . . . .id6 should be answered by 1 2 g3!? intending ltJf4 (Dautov) rather than 1 2 .ie2? ! ltJd7 13 l:t e l ltJb6 1 4 g 3 (I.Sokolov-Dautov, Nussloch 1996) 14 . . .�d7 =.

gxf6 10 ltJxd5 .ia3 1 1 l:tc4 ltJa6 (not 1 1 . ..�d8 ?! 12 l:ta4 ;t Kondratiev-Rad­ ashkevich, USSR 1 969; 1 l .. . b5 ! ?) 1 2 ltJxf6+ �e7 13 1tJe4 b 5 1 4 l:txc6 .ib7 1 5 l:th6 .ixe4 16 l:txa6 .ib4+ 17 � d l l:thc8 with compensation - Faibiso­ vich. c) However, Scherbakov's idea 7 .id3! ? 'iWxb2 8 ltJge2 deserves careful attention: 8 . . . .ie7 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 e4 dxe4 1 1 ltJxe4 ltJbd7 12 ltJ2g3 with com­ pensation, Scherbakov-S. Ivanov, Pod­ olsk 1992.

12 ...ltJd7 13 0-0 ltJb6 14 'i'c2 Black steps out of the pin and at­ tacks the b2-pawn, forcing White to solve some concrete problems.

7 'i'd2!? Or: a) White gains nothing from either 7 'i'c2 ltJe4 8 .if4 (8 .ih4 ltJa6 9 ltJxe4 ltJb4 1 0 'i'bl dxe4 1 1 'iWxe4+ .ie6, Skomorokhin-S. Ivanov, Kato­ wice 1993, 12 ltJf3 ltJd5 1 3 'iWc2 ir'a5+ 14 ltJd2 c5 ao S.Ivanov) 8 . . . .tf5 ! (but not 8 ...ltJa6 9 f3 ! ltJd6 10 O-O-O!, Sem­ kov-Kelecevic, Cannes 1 989, 1O . . . .ie7 1 1 g4 h5 1 2 gxh5 l:txh5 1 3 ltJge2 in­ tending ltJg3 ;!;) 9 .id3 ltJa6 10 a3 ir'a5 = N.zilberman-Faibisovich, Pula 1989. b) 7 .ixf6 also gives White noth­ ing: 7 ... 'iWxb2 8 'iWe l 'ti'xe l + 9 l:txe l

White gets no advantage from 1 4 l::tfcl ltJc4 ! ( 1 4 ... 0-0 1 5 a3 .ixc3 1 6 'ti'xc3 'iWxc3 1 7 l:txc3 ;t Dydyshko­ A.Ivanov, USSR Cht (Azov) 1 99 1 ) 1 5 .ixc4 ( 1 5 'iWc2 .ixc3 1 6 bxc3 f5 =) 1 5 . . ..ixc4 1 6 'iWdl .ixc3 17 l:txc3 .ie6 = ( l 7 . . ..id5 ?! 1 8 'iWg4 ±) Bonsch­ Rabiega, Bundesliga 1 993/4.

14 ... f5 15 a3 .ixc3 16 bxc3 ltJc4 17 'i'b3 'i'b5 IS 'i'xb5 cxb5 19 a4 bxa4 20 l:txa4 ;t Dragomaretsky-Faibisovich, Mos­ cow 1 988. White's chances are better. 823)

6...ltJbd7 7 .id3 (D) 7 ... .id6

Black intends 8 ... ltJf8 followed by . . . ltJe6. Instead 7 . . . .ie7 is Line B242,

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B

and leads to positions of a more stan­ dard type.

S ltJge2 This is the best move.

S ...ltJfS 9 f3

Also possible is 9 'iWc2 ltJg6 (or 9 ... ltJe6 10 .ih4 g6 1 1 f3 { I I O-O?? .ixh2+ ! -+} 1 1 . . .ltJg7 1 2 0-0 intend­ ing e4 ±; 9 ... h6 10 .ih4 'i'e7 1 1 a3 .id7 12 e4 g5 1 3 .ig3 ± Spielmann­ Capablanca, Karlsbad 1 929) 1 0 ltJg3 0-0 ( 1 0 . . .h6 1 1 .ixf6 'iWxf6 12 ltJh5 'iWg5 1 3 ltJxg7+ �f8 1 4 ltJf5 ;t Bagirov-Raicevic, Vrnjacka B anja 1 974) l l ltJh5 ! ? .ie7 12 ltJxf6+ .ixf6 1 3 .ixf6 'iWxf6 1 4 h4 l:te8 1 5 h5 ltJf8 1 6 0-0-0;t Uhlmann.

9 ...ltJe6 Dubious is 9 . . .ltJg6 ?! (intending . . .h6) 10 e4 ! dxe4 1 1 fxe4 .ie7 1 2 0-0 0-0 ( 1 2 . . . ltJxe4? 1 3 .ixe7 ltJxc3 1 4 .ixd8 ltJxd 1 15 l:t axd1 �xd8 1 6 l:txf7 +-) 1 3 'iWb3 c5 ! 14 e5 ltJg4 1 5 .ixg6! hxg6 ( 1 5 . . ..ixg5 16 .ixf7+ �h8 1 7 e6 .ie3+ 1 8 � h 1 'iWh4 19 h3 ltJf2+ 20 l:txf2 'iWxf2 2 1 ltJg1 ! ! intending 22 e7 or 221tJe4 ± Seirawan) 1 6 .ixe7 'iWxe7 1 7 ltJf4 'iWh4 1 8 h3 ltJe3 1 9 l:tf2 .ie6 20 d5 g5 2 1 ltJfe2 ± Seirawan-Ljubo­ jevic, Barcelona 1 989.

10 .ih4 'i'c7

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Black is also worse after 10 . . . 0-0 1 1 'i'c2 g6 12 0-0 �e7 13 l:tad l tiJg7 14 �hl �e6 15 �f2 ± Berg-Blazar, Nrestved 1988 or 1O ... �e7 11 1i'c2 g6 12 0-0-0 0-0 13 g4 c5 14 dxc5 tDxc5 15 �c4 ± Urday-Castellano, Las Palmas 1993. 1 1 :cl g5 12 �f2 12 �g3 ;t.

12 ... h5 13 'i'd2

Intending ltJb5.

13 ... 'i'bS 14 �g3 h4 15 �xd6 .xd6 16 �f5 l:tgS 17 e4 ± Klima- S evcak, Prerov 1 994. 824)

6 ... �e7 7 �d3 (D)

B

8 ltJge2 does not lead to an advan­ tage: 8 ... �xe2 9 'i'xe2 ltJbd7 10 0-0 0-0 11 l:tabl a5 12 'i'c2 g6 13 a3 �g7 14 b4 axb4 15 axb4 l:tc8 16 l:t1'd l ( 1 6 b5 c 5 = ) 1 6 . . .�d6 1 7 h3 h6 1 8 �xf6+ ltJxf6 19 �fl �b8 = Sokolov-Gavri­ lov, Moscow 1992. 8 f3 ! ? is interesting: 8 . . . �h5 9 ltJge2 �g6 10 0-0 0-0 11 �xf6 �xf6 12 �xg6 hxg6 1 3 e4 dxe4 14 fxe4 c5 (Gutman- Knezevic, Bregenz 1984), when, according to Gutman, White should continue 15 e5 ! cxd4 1 6 exf6 dxc3 1 7 fxg7 �xg7 1 8 tiJxc3 ltJc6 1 9 'i'f3 �.

THE EXCHANGE VARIATION move) 14 ... 'i'g5 ! 1 5 �d3 �2 and Black wins.

12 ...�xf5

If 12 . . . �h4+ then 1 3 �d2 ± or 13 �fl �xf5 14 �xf5 gxf5 1 5 ltJf3! � Glek.

13 �xf5 gxf5 14 ltJge2 Possible is 14 1i'xf5 ltJd7 intending . . :�e7-e6 ;t (Glek).

14 ... �h4+! 14 ... �g5 15 a-a! �xe3+ 16 �hl with the initiative.

15 g3 �g5 16 0-0 �xe3+ 17 �h2 White has compensation for the pawn, Glek-Yudasin, Tilburg 1 994.

S ...�h5 Black continues with his general plan. 8 . . .ltJbd7 is worse due to 9 h3 �e6 (9 . . .�h5 10 f4! ± intending g4) 10 �f4 ltJh5 11 �h2 g6 12 ltJge2 ltJg7 (intending ... �f5) 13 g4 ltJb6 14 0-0-0 �d6 15 tiJf4 1i'c7 16 �bl 0-0-0 17 l:tc l intending tiJb5 ± Reshevsky-Gli­ goric, New York 1952.

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7... ltJbd7 (D)

w

Now, in addition to 7 ... 0-0, which will transpose to main lines (8 'i'c2 tiJbd7 is Line B 3 of Chapter 1 0), Black has the following continua­ tions: B241: 7 .. ..tg4 142 B242: 7 ... ltJbd7 143

10...�g4 If 10 ... �e7, then 11 h3! ? ( 1 1 �fl I?) 11. . .�h4+ 12 �fl �g3 13 h4 ! �g4 14 �xh7 ±.

1 1 f5

824 1)

7...�g4 Black's idea is to exchange the light-squared bishops after ...�h5-g6.

S 'i'c2

1 1 �xh7 ?! is met by 11. . .�xd4! with the point 12 exd4 'i'h4+.

1 1 ...g6 1 2 h3 A dubious idea is 12 fxg6?! hxg6 1 3 �xg6? �h4+! 14 �d2 (the only

(9 ... ltJe8? 10 h4 ! ± Alekhine-Capa­ blanca, Buenos Aires Wch (32) 1927) 10 h4 ltJb6 ! 1 1 1i'c2 :e8 ( l 1 . ..tiJg4!?) 12 0-0-0 hxg5 (12 . . .�d6!? 00) 13 hxg5 ltJe4 14 �xe4 dxe4 1 5 f4 ! ltJd5 1 6 ltJgxe4 ! ltJxe3 17 'i'f2! ltJxd1 18 'i'h4 f5 1 9 'i'h5 ! . Now the game Gulko­ Van der Sterren, Amsterdam 1 988 continued 19 ... �f8? 20 1i'g6 �g8 21 l:th7 'i'xd4 22 'i'h5 'i'e3+ 23 �c2 1-0. In Gulko's opinion, chances are level after 19 ... fxe4 ! 20 g6 �h4 21 l:txh4 �f8 ! 22 'i'c5+ �g8 23 'i'h5 =.

9 �xe7 'tWxc7 10 g4 White must play energetically. He gains nothing by 1 0 0-0 0-0 11 'i'c2 g6 12 l:tabl a5 13 a3 ltJdf6 14 b4 ltJg7 in­ tending . . . �f5 =, or 10 :bl g6 1 1 b4 a6 12 a4 0-0 1 3 b5 axb5 1 4 axb5 ltJdf6 1 5 l:tal �d7 1 6 :a4 :fe8 1 7 0-0 ltJg7 = Ivanchuk-Andersson, Novi Sad OL 1990. However, White can play 10 'i'c2, transposing to Line B 2 o f Chap­ ter 10.

10...ltJhf6 1 1 ltJg3

9 �xf6 White does not obtain an advantage by 9 ltJge2 �g6 10 ltJg3 ltJa6! 1 1 �f5 (11 a3 ltJc7 =) 1 1. . . tiJh5 ! 1 2 �xe7 1i'xe7 13 ltJxh5 �xh5 14 1i'b3 �g6 = Furman-Kan, Moscow 1955. 9. ..�xf6 10 f4! White bases his play on the unfor­ tunate position of the bishop on h5.

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1 1 h3 ltJb6 1 2 b3 �d7 1 3 'i'd2 O-O-O !? 00.

1 1 ...ltJb6

White must make an important de­ cision: to develop the knight on e2 or f3: B2421 : S ltJge2 143 B2422: s ltJf3 1 44 8242 1 )

S ltJge2 ltJh5

Andersson's favourite continuation. After 8 . .. 0-0 play tends to lead to main lines (9 'i'c2 is Line B31 of Chapter 10), but 9 ltJg3!? is interesting: 9 ... h6

Worse for Black are: a) 1 1 .. .h6 12 h3 ltJb6 13 1i'd2 �d7 14 b3 g6 15 a4 a5 16 f3 ;t Kasparov­ Spassky, Barcelona 1989. b) 1 1 . ..g6 1 2 g5! ( 12 h3? ! tiJb6 1 3 1i'b3 �e6 14 a4 0-0 1 5 a5 tiJc4 1 6 �xc4 dxc4 17 'i'a3 'i'xa3 1 8 bxa3 c5 ! 19 0-0-0! cxd4 20 l:txd4 ltJd7 intending . . . ltJe5-c6 with equality, Brennink­ meijer-Zsu.Polgar, Amsterdam 1 990) 1 2 ... ltJg8 1 3 h4 h6 14 gxh6! tiJdf6! 15 h5 �g4 16 �e2 �xe2 1 7 'i'xe2 ltJxh5 1 8 ltJxh5 gxh5 19 l:txh5 l:txh6 20 0-0-0 ;t Yakovich-A .G.Panchenko, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1991.

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THE EXCHANGE VARIATION

12 gS tbg8 13 h4 g6

We have reached the critical posi­ tion of this variation. Black wants to break up White's pawn phalanx on the kingside by playing ... h6.

11 'i'c2 0-0 12 ID'el g6 13 a3

13 l:tab l ! ?

13...ttJb6

B

13. .. aS ! ?

14 b4 l:te8 I S bS cS 1 6 dxcS 'iWxcs 17 e4 4; Piket-Timman, Wijk aan Zee

14 'it>d2!?

White derives no real benefit from other moves: a) 14 �c2 h6 I S gxh6 ( I S 0-0-0 hxgS l 6 hxgSl:txh l 17 l:txh l �xgS I S l:thS �fS) I S . . . ttJxh6 16 hS gS c:r:l. b) 14 l:tgl .i.d7 I S 'i'c2 0-0-0 16 tbge2 �bS 17 0-0-0 h6 I S tbf4 hxgS 19 hxgS �d6 20 �bl ttJe7 21 ttJa4 ttJxa4 22.xa4 l:th2 with counterplay, Van der Sterren- Kelecevic, Winter­ thur 1996. c) 14 .e2 h6 IS 0-0-0 ( IS f4 ! ?) lS . . . hxgS 16 hS ! gxhS 17 tbxhS l:th6 ! I S l:tdg l �dS! 19 �f3 .i.d7 20'llVg 3f6 21 f4 .i.eS 22 fxgS fxgS 23 .xgS �xgS 24 lhgS ttJf6 2S ttJg3 l:txh l + 26 ttJxhl �e7 27 ttJg3 1/2-1/2 Vyzh­ manavin-Kharitonov, Helsinki 1992.

14 ... h6 IS f4 hxgS 16 fxgS 16 hxgS ! ? l:txh l 17 .xhl .i.d7 I S l:te l 4;,

16 ... .i.e6 17 'i!t'f3 0-0-0 18 ttJge2 'i'd7 19 a4 4; V.Milov-Andersson, Groningen FIDE 1997 .

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8 ttJf3 (D) 8 ...ttJhS S . . .O-O transposes to Line B32 of Chapter 10. Also possible is S ...ttJb6 9 h3 ttJc4 10 .i.xc4 ! dxc4 11 ttJeS .i.e6 12 0-0 4; Dydyshko-Smagin, Passau 1994 . S . . .ttJe4 9 .i.xe7 �xe7 10 �c2 fS 11 0-0 0-0 12 l:tfe l as 13 ttJd2 ttJxd2 14 �xd2 ttJf6 1S f3 .i.e6 16 ttJa4ttJd7 17

1996. 83 )

6 'ilfc2 (D) l:tac l and White has a slight advan­ tage, Taimanov-Janosevic, Vrnjacka Banja 1974.

9 .i.xe7

B

Piket experimented with 9 ttJd2?! but it did not prove justified: 9 . . ..i.xgS 10 'iVxhS .i.e7 11 h3 g6 12 �e2 ttJb6 13 a3 .i.e6 14 g4 .i.d6 I S f4 We7 16 ttJf3 f6 17 0-0-0 0-0-0 I S �b1 'iti>bS = Piket-Timman, Amsterdam (S) 1995 .

possible is S . . ..i.e7 9 .i.xf6 .i.xf6 10 .i.d3 �e7 1 1 ttJge2 .i.g4 12 0-0 .i.xe2 13 tbxe2 g6 14 b4 0-0 IS l:tab I l:tfcS 1 6 ttJc3.d6 17 a4 ttJe6 = Brons tein­ An.Bykhovsky, Moscow 1962) 9 .i.h4 and now: a) On 9 ... .i.e7 may follow 10 .i.d3 (or 10 ttJf3 g6 11 .i.d3 tbg7 12 b4 a6 ! { 12 ....i.fS 13 bS l:tcS 14 bxc6 WaS I S cxb7 l:tbS, Vaganian-Westerinen , Mos­ cow 19S2, 16 ttJeS +-} 13 0-0 .i.fS 4;) 1O ... g6 11 ttJge2 ttJg7 12 f3! 0-0 13 0-0 l:teS 14 .i.f2 .i.d6 I S h3! cS 16 dxcS .i.xcs 17 ttJbS 4; A.Sokolov­ Stromer, Viernheim 1992. b) 9 ... g6 10 .i.d3 ttJg7 11 f3 .i.e7 12 ttJge2 0-0 13 0-0 tbfS 14 .i.f2 cS Q() S.Ivanov.

7 ... ttJb4 8 'i'bl

9 .. :i'xe7 10 0-0 ttJhf6

10 ... 0-0 gives White the possibility of supporting the b4 advance with gain of tempo: 11 �bl! ttJhf6 12 b4 l:teS 13 l:tc l ! (13 bS c5 =) 13 ... a6 14 a4 g6 IS .b2 ! 4; a5 16 bxaS l:txaS 17 ttJd2! ttJg4 I S ttJb3.d6 19 g3 l:ta7 ?! (better is 19. . .l:taS) 20 e4 ! dxe4 21 ttJxe4 ± Kramnik-Timman, Belgrade 1995. On 1O. . .g6 White can immediately launch a minority attack: 11 l:tbl ( 1 1 e4 dxe4 12 .i.xe4 0-0 13 l:tel .b4 1 4 d S ttJcS Q() Peev-Makropoulos, Plovdiv 19S1) 11. ..0-0 (ll.. . aS ! ?) 12 b4 a6 13 a4 ttJhf6 14 'il!Vc2 l:teS IS l:tfe l ttJe4 16 bS axbS 17 axbS ttJdf6 1S bxc6 bxc6 19 ttJeS ttJg4 20 ttJxe4 ttJxeS 21 dxeS dxe4 22 .i.xe4 �xeS 23 .i.xc6 .i.fS 24 e4 l:tacS 2S .a4 ± Stefansson-Vera, Winnipeg 1997.

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Now B lack can try to take immedi­ ate advantage of the white queen's location on c2 or develop more classi­ cally: B31 : 6 ... ttJa6 14S B32: 6 .i.e7 146 .•.

6 . . . g6!? deserves serious attention: 7 e3 (7 tbxdS WxdS S .i.xf6 .i.b4+ 9 �d l 0-0 10 e4 l:teS 11 .i.d3 We6! 12 .i.eS cS with compensation - Vladi­ mirov) 7 . . . .i.fS S �b3 4; Vaganian. 83 1)

6... ttJa6 7 e3

7 ttJf3 yields nothing due to 7 ... ttJb4 S.d2 .i.fS =. White can deny the knight the b4square by 7 a3 ttJc7 S e3 ttJe6 (also

White has also tried S Wd l .i.fS 9 l:te l .as 10 .i.xf6 gxf6 (1O . . . ttJxa2 ! ? 11 .i.h4 .i.b4 12 Wd2 tLlxe l 13 'i'xe l 0-0 14 ttJf3 bS I S .i.e2 GO Ehlvest) 11 'i'd2 ttJxa2 12 l:tal ttJxc3 13 l:txaS ttJe4 14 l:txdS ttJxd2 I S l:txfS .i.b4 16 �e2 �e7 17 ttJf3 ttJc4 I S �dl ttJd6 19 l:tf4 a5 = Ehlvest-Short, Manila OL 1992. The puzzling complications have led to an equal ending. However, fully possible is S.d2 ! ? .i.fS 9 l:te l a5 10 a3 ttJa6 11 ttJge2 h6 ( l 1 . ..ttJc7 12 ttJg3 .i.g6 13 .i.e2 .i.e7 14 0-0 0-0 I S ttJa4 ttJd7 16 .i.xe7 Wxe7 17 ttJcS 4; Spassky-Szabo, Am­ sterdam Ct 19S6 ; or 11. . ..i.e7 12 ttJg3 { but not 12 ttJf4 0-0 13 .i.d3 .i.xd3 14 ttJxd3 ttJd7 IS .i.xe7 �xe7 16 0-0 ttJb6 = Petrosian-Spassky, Amsterdam 1973} 12 ... .i.g6 13 .i.d3 0-0 14 ttJfS;! Shirov-Barkhagen, Gausdal 1991) 12 .i.f4 .i.d6 ( l2 . . ..i.e7 13 ttJg3 .i.h7 14 .i.d3 .i.xd3 IS 'i'xd3 g6 16 e4 ;t Petursson- Hartman, Stockholm 1991)

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1 3 ttJg3 .1h7 14 .1xd6 'tlt'xd6 sov-S. Ivanov, Germany 1 994.

<Xl

Bar­

S ...h6

8 .. . g6 ? ! is dubious due to 9 'i'd l ! as 1 0 a3 ttJa6 1 1 .1d3 .1g7 1 2 ttJf3 0-0 1 3 0-0 ± Dokhoian-Vaganian, Tilburg 1 994.

9 .1h4 g6 10 'i'dl In S .Ivanov's opinion, 10 f3 gS 1 1 .1g3 cS leads to unclear play. Or 1 0 a3 .1fS 1 1 e4 dxe4 12 axb4 'i'xd4
13 .1e5! .1e7 14 .1xf6 .1xf6 15 'ir'f3 White wins material.

832)

6....1e7

White has two moves at his dis­ posal. The main line, 7 e3 , is the sub­ ject of the next chapter. Here we discuss .. .

7 ttJf3 (D)

B

Black can again harass the white queen: B321 : 7...ttJa6 146 B322; 7 ...g6 147 The latter move intends . . ..1fS. 83 2 1 )

7...ttJa6 S e3

8 a3 is also fully possible: a) 8 . . .ttJc7 9 e3 ttJhS and then : a l ) White gets no advantage from 10 .1xe7 'i'xe7 1 1 .1e2 g6 1 2 0-0 0-0 1 3 ttJeS ( 1 3 b4! ?) 1 3 . . .ttJg7 1 4 b4 a6 IS ttJa4 ttJge8! 1 6 ttJb6?! ( 1 6 l:tfc l ! ?) 1 6 . . . l:tb8 1 7 a4 ttJd6 = 1 8 'i'cs f6 19 ttJf3 l:tf7! 20 l:tfc l .1d7 (intending . . ..1e8) 2 1 .1d3?! (better is 21 ttJxd7 =) 2 1 ... .1e8! + Gofman-Janjgava, Kram­ atorsk jr 1 989; Black has seized the initiative. a2) 1 0 h4! h6! (but not lO . . ..1xgS?! 1 1 hxgS g6 12 .1d3 liJg7? { better is 12 . . . .1e6 ;1; } 13 .1xg6! fxg6 1 4 l:txh7 ± Wallace-Janjgava, Erevan OL 1 996) 1 1 .1xe7 'tlt'xe7 1 2 liJeS ttJf6 ;1;. b) 8 ... g6 and here: bI) 9 e4 is interesting: 9 ... ttJxe4 ! 1 0 liJxe4 ttJc7! ( l O. . ifS?! 1 1 .1xa6 .1xe4 12 'i'c3 bxa6 1 3 'i'xc6+ �f8 14 .1xe7+ �xe7 IS ttJeS l:tc8 1 6 l:tc l ± Lautier-Geller, Sochi 1 989) 1 1 h4 dxe4 1 2 'i'xe4 ttJdS 1 3 .1c4 .1fS 14 'i'l'e2 0-0 I S 0-0 ne8 =. b2) 9 e3 .1fS 1 0 .1d3 .1xd3 1 1 'i'xd3 ttJc7 1 2 0-0 0-0 (also possible is 1 2 ...ttJe6!? 1 3 .1h4 0-0 14 b4 l:tc8 I S l:tabl a6 1 6 a4 b S 1 7 l:tfel l:te8 1 8ttJd2 ttJd7 1 9 .1xe7 'i'xe7 20 as 4JgS = Por­ tisch-Yusupov, Rotterdam 1 989) 1 3 b4 ( 1 3 .1xf6 .1xf6 1 4 b4 'We7 is equal) 1 3 ...ttJe4 14 .1f4 ttJxc3 I S .1xc7 ( 1 S 'i'xc3? .1d6 1 6 .1xd6 ttJbS! 1 7 'iWb3 ttJxd6 + Portisch- Kasparov, Skelleftea 1 989) IS .. :�xc7 1 6 'ilfxc3 = Kaspa­ roy.

S ... ttJb4 (D) 9 'i'bl The game is level after 9 'i'd2 .1fS 1 0 .1xf6 .1xf6 1 1 l:tc 1 as 1 2 a3 ttJa6 1 3 h3 ttJb8 14 .1d3 .1xd3 IS 'i'xd3 0-0 1 6 0-0 ltJd7 17 l:tc2 .1e7 1 8 l:tbl

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12 ....1xf6 13 'i'd2 0-0 14 .1e2 �g7 15 0-0 lUeS 16 a3 ttJa6 17 l:tal Intending b4.

17 ... ttJbS IS b4 'iVdS 19 b5

1/2-1/2 Andersson-Ehlvest, Reggio Emi­

lia 1 99 1 . White can also play 9 'i'd l .1t'S 1 0 l:tcl 'i'aS ! (Black is worse after l Oo o .aS 1 1 .1e2 0-0 12 0-0 ttJd7 13 .1xe7 'i'xe7 14 'i'b3 l:tfb8 I S ttJa4 ttJa6 1 6 .1xa6 l:txa6 1 7 ttJcS ;I; Karpov-Yusu­ pov, Rotterdam 1 989): a) Very interesting complications result after 1 1 'i'd2 ttJxa2 1 2 .1 xf6 ( 1 2 l:ta 1 ttJxc3 ! 1 3 l:txaS ttJce4 1 4 'i'd 1 .1 b4+ I S �e2 .1xaS 1 6 .1xf6 ttJxf6 is slightly better for Black, Gretarsson­ Kharitonov, Berlin 1 995) 12 ...ttJxc l 1 3 1ixe7 'i'all 4 .1a3 ttJd3++ I S �e2 ttJc l+ 1 6 �el ttJd3 ++ 1/2-112 Lerner­ Kharitonov, Simferopol 1 988. b) 1 1 .1xf6 .1xf6 (l l . . .gxf6 !? 1 2 'i'd2 ttJxa2 1 3 l:ta l ttJxc3 1 4 l:baS ttJe4 <Xl) 12 'iWd2 0-0 13 a3 ttJa6 14 .1d3 .1xd3 I S 'iWxd3 l:tfe8 1 6 0-0 l:tad8 = Ivkov-Shocron, Mar del Plata 1 9S9.

9 ...g6 10 'ilVdl .1f5 11 l:tc1 'i'a5

Bad is 1 1 . . .aS? 1 2 a3 ttJa6 1 3 'ilVb3 ! 'iWb8 (the only move) 1 4 ttJa4 0-0 I S ttJeS l:td8 1 6 .1e2 �g7 1 7 0-0 ttJc7 18 g4 ! (intending f4-fS) with a clear ad­ vantage for White, Vaganian-Rogo­ zenko, Bundesliga 1 996 n.

12 .1xf6

1 2 'i'b3 'ilfb6 =.

Now after 1 9 . . . 'ilVaS 20 l:tfc l ttJd7 2 1 'i'b2 l:tec8 22 ttJd2 'i'd8 23 ttJb3 White's advantage has increased, Por­ tisch-Pinter, Hungary 1 997 . Instead Black should play 1 9oo.ttJd7 ! , when, in Pinter's opinion, Black should prepare oo .l:tc8 followed by . . . .1e6 and . .. cS, when White's advantage is minimal. 8322)

7... g6 (D)

Now White has two continuations: 1 47 1 48 The latter is sharper.

B3221 : S e3 B3222: S e4

White gets no advantage from 8 .1xf6 .1xf6 9 e3 .1fS 1 0 .1d3 .1xd3 1 1 'i'xd3 ttJd7 1 2 0-0 .1e7 1 3 l:tab l as 14 a3 0-0 IS 'i'c2 .1d6 1 6 b4 axb4 17 axb4 ttJb6 intending o o .ttJc4, Inkiov­ Yusupov, Dubai OL 1 986. 83221)

S e3 .1f5 9 .1d3 .1xd3 10 'i'xd3 ttJbd7 1 1 0-0

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Other continuations yield no ad­ vantage: a) 1 1 l:tbl as! 12 �h6 �f8 ! 1 3 �xf8 �xf8 14 0-0 �g7 IS 'iWc2 'fie7 16 a3 :hc8 1 7 :fc l tDe8! 1 8 b4 tDd6 = Andersson-Farago, Dortmund 1 978. b) 1 1 h4 0-0 12 �h6 :e8 13 hS tiJe4 1 4 hxg6 hxg6 IS �fl � f8 = Spassky-Petrosian, USSR Ch (Tbilisi) 1 9S9. c) 1 1 �h6 �f8 ! 12 �xf8 (or 1 2 �f4 �e7 1 3 h3 0-0 1 4 0-0 :e8 I S :ab 1 �f8 1 6 'it'c2 tDb6 1 7 tDeS tDfd7 1 8 l:tbd 1 tDxeS 1 9 �xeS �d6 20 �xd6 1/2-1/2 Bonsch-Zsu.Polgar, Brno 1 99 1 ) 1 2 . . . �xf8 1 3 b4 ( 1 3 0-0 �g7 1 4 :fc l 'ike7 I S tDd2 hS ! 1 6 b4 h4 1 7 h 3 l:thS 1 8 tDe2 a6 1 9 a4 l:tfS 20 f3 l:te8 with counterplay for Black, Bonsch- Yusu­ pov, Munich 1 990) 1 3 . . . �g7 14 0-0 'fie7 IS bS ( I S 'it'c2 l:the8 1 6 bS cxbS 1 7 'it'b3 'i'e6 1 8 'it'xbS l:tec8 1 9 tDe2 l:tc7 = Rogers-M.Gurevich, Biel IZ 1 993 ) IS . . .l:thc8! intending . . . c5 with counterplay.

1 4 . . . tDe4 ! I S �f4 �f8 1 6 tDd2 tDxd2 1 7 'i'xd2 tDb6 112-112 Miladinovic-Janj­ gava, Panormo Z 1 998.

l3...l:te8 14 �xf6 �xf6

Possible is 1 4 . . . tDxf6 I S a3 �d6 Benko-Bilek, Stockholm IZ 1 962.

=

15 a3 tDb6

I S . . .l:te6 1 6 e4 dxe4 1 7 tDxe4 'i'e7 1 8 nfel :e8 = T.Georgadze-Bagirov, USSR 1 978.

16 tDd2 fVe7 17 b4 axb4 18 J:txb4 tDc8 19 :tbl tDd6 20 a4 l:ta7 21 g3 h5 =

Szilagyi-Suetin, Albena 1 970.

B3 2 2 2)

8 e4 (D)

Dortmund 1 992) 1 2 0-0 tDfS 1 3 �f4 tDg7 t Shirov.

9 bf6 �xf6 10 'iWxe4+ �f8

Fully possible is 1 0. . . 'i'e7 1 1 �c4 0-0 12 0-0 ( 1 2 'i'xe7 � xe7 1 3 0-0 �fS 1 4 l:tfel �f6 I S h3 hS 1 6 tDeS tDd7 1 7 tDe4 � xeS 1 8 dxeS tDxeS ! 1 9 tDf6+ <j;;g7 20 tDxhS + gxhS 2 1 1heS <j;;f6 22 l:tael lIad8 = Murshed-Serper, Dhaka 1 995) 12 . . . �fS 1 3 'iWf4 'i'b4 14 �b3 ( 14 tiJes �xeS IS dxeS �e6 16 tiJe4 'i'xc4 17 l:tac l 'i'bS 1 8 a4 'i'aS 1 9 tDf6+ <j;;g 7 2 0 tDhS+ gxhS 2 1 'i'gS+ <j;;h8 22 'fif6+ 1/2-1/2 Gulko-Yusupov, Munich 1 990) 14 . . . tDd7 1S :fe l as 1 6 g 4 �e6 with equality, Ruban-Dreev, Tbilisi 1 989.

12 ... lIe8 13 'ilff4 �e6 14 �xe6 :xe6 15 l:tfel

White gets nothing from I S :ad I 'fid6 1 6 'fic l tDd7 1 7 dS :ee8 18 dxc6 'fixc6 19 tDd4 �xd4 20 l:txd4 tDf6 = Sokolovs-B elikov, lurmala 1 99 1 .

15 ...'i'd6! The strongest move. IS . . . l:txel + 1 6 l:txel tDd7 17 tDe4 �e7 1 8 h4 � Tim­ man-Short, Belgrade 1 987.

16 'i'xd6 :xd6 17 tDe4 (D)

Or 17 l:te8 l:td8 18 :xd8 � xd8 1 9 : e 1 tDd7 2 0 g4 h6 2 1 <j;;g2 <j;;f8 22 :e2 tDf6 23 h3 � b6 = Beim-Korneev, Frankfurt 1 997.

11 �c4 �g7 12 0-0 (D)

According to Oil, 1 2 0-0-0 deserves attention; he provided the following analysis: 1 2 . . . l:te8 13 'i'f4 �e6 14 �xe6 l:txe6 IS h4 'iWd6 1 6 'fid2 tDd7 1 7 hS tDf8 00.

B

149

B

11 ... 0-0 12 l:tabl

If 1 2 tDd2 then 1 2 . . .ne8 1 3 lIael (l 3 :abl tDe4 1 4 �xe7 Wixe7 I S b4 a6 = Padevsky-Antoshin, Moscow 1 963 ; 1 3 :ac l Wg7 1 4 tDb3 �d6 IS h3 h6 16 �h4 gS 1 7 �g3 �xg3 1 8 fxg3 %:te6 = Taimanov-Korchnoi, USSR 1 983) 13 . . . tDe4 1 4 �xe7 Wixe7 I S ttJcxe4 dxe4 1 6 Wib3 nab8 1 7 f3 exf3 1 8 gxf3 tDb6 1 9 f4 :bd8 20 tDf3 cS = Ftacnik­ Lukacs, Baile Herculane Z 1 982.

12 ...a5 13 fVc2

Black has no problems after 1 3 a3 ne8 14 :fc l (or 14 'i'c2 tDe4 IS �xe7 'i'xe7 1 6 tDxe4 Wixe4 1 7 :fc l 'iWxc2 18 :xc2 tDb6 1 9 tDeS f6 20 tDd3 tDc4 2 1 a4 tDd6 22 b3 �g7 23 h3 liz-liz Novikov-Chernin, Debrecen 1 990)

B 17 ... :d8 18 tiJxf6 �xf6 19 g4 8... dxe4

8 ... tDxe4 ?! is dubious in view of 9 �xe7 �xe7 (9 ... 'iWxe7 ? 1 0 tDxdS +-) 1 0 tDxe4 dxe4 1 1 'i'xe4+ �e6 1 2 �c4 WiaS+ 1 3 �fl ! t Karpov-Yusupov, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 988. However, 8 ... 0-0!? is interesting: 9 eS tDe4 1 0 �h6 :e8 1 1 �d3 ( 1 1 h3 ?! tDxc3 1 2 bxc3 cS 1 3 �bS tDc6 14 0-0 �fS I S Wid2 'i'aS 1 6 �xc6 bxc6 1 7 dxcS WxcS 1 8 tiJd4 �d7 = Hall-Renet, Cannes 1 989) l l . . . tDd6 ! ( l 1 . . . tDxc3 ? 1 2 bxc3 cS 1 3 h4 ± Kamsky-Shirov,

1 9 l:te4 tDa6 20 :ael l:td7 tin-Korneev, Russia 1 996.

=

Las­

19 ... h6 20 h4 tDd7 2 1 g5+ hxg5 22 hxg5 + �g7 23 :e7 �f8 24 :ael l:tab8 25 �g2 tDb6 26 �g3 tDd5 27 :7e4 �g7 =1+

Lautier-Oll, Moscow 1 989.

EXCHANGE VARIA TION: MAIN LINE

10 Exchange Variation:

B

Now White can immediately put the knight on f3 or continue to delay its development: ISO A: 8 lbf3 lS I B: 8 �d3 A)

8 lbf3 lbhS We are by now quite familiar with this relieving manoeuvre, which works well for Black here.

9 �xe7 'fixe7 10 h3

White seeks to gain space on the kingside by playing g4. He can also play 10 0-0-0: a) 1O . . . g6 1 1 g4 lbhf6? ! (better is 1 1 . . .lbg7) 12 l:tgl 0-0 13 �d3 l:te8 14 h3 lbe4 (l4 .. . b6 IS gS lbhS 16 '>Pb l

1fd6 17'tlt'd2 �b7 1 8 l:tg4 l:te6 1 9 l:th4 l:tae8 20 l:txhS ! gxhS 2 1 lbe2 is clearly better for White, Portisch-Andersson, Reggio Emilia 1987/8) IS �xe4 dxe4 1 6 lbd2 lbf6 17 l:tdel h6 1 8 f3 exf3 19 lbxf3 i. b) 1O .. . lbb6 1 1 �d3 �e6 (possible is 1 1 .. .g6 12 h3 �e6 1 3 �bl 0-0-0 14 l:kl �b8 I S lba4 lbxa4 1 6 'i'xa4 lbf6 1 7 l:tc3 lbe4 1 8 1h3 lbxf2 1 9 'i'xa7+ <j;c7 112-112 Geller-Ciric, Oberhausen Echt 1 96 1 ) 1 2 'iti>b l 0-0-0 (or 1 2 . . . g6 1 3 l:te l lbg7 14 l:the l 0-0 I S h3 as 1 6 g4 a4 1 7 �al lbe8 1 8 l:tg l lbd6, which gives Black counterplay on the queenside. P.Nikolic-Greenfeld, Ljub­ ljana 1989) 13 lba4 lbf6 1 4 lbcs �b8 I S lIe l ( I S �al ! 1 intending lIb l. l:the l and b4) IS ...l:tc8 16 <j;al l:tc7 17 l:tbl lbe8 1 8 h3 lbd6 1 9 lbeS g6 20 g4 f6 2 1 lbf3 gS 22 'i'e2 hS with equality. Bagirov- Nei, Leningrad 1 960.

10...g6 1 1 0-0 -0 lbb6 12 �d3 (D) 12...�e6 Fully possible is 12 ... lbg7 1 3 g4 �d7 14 �bl 0-0-0 I S 'i'b3 (intending a4-aS; I S lba4 lbxa4 1 6 'i'xa4 <j;b8 1 7 l:t e l l:tc8 1 81:k3 l:tc7 1 9 lbeS �e8 20 l:ta3 b6 2 1 l:tc 1 cS 22 �bS �xbS 23 'iltxbS l:thc8 24 l:tac3 lbe6 :;;;; Speel­ man-Andersson. Lyons ECC 1 99 1 ; IS lbeS �b8 16 l:tc l �e8 17 lba4 f6 ! 1 8 lbf3 lbxa4 1 9 'i'xa4 gS ! 2 0 l:tc3 hS 2 1 l:ta3 a6 2 2 l:tgl hxg4 23 hxg4 l:th3 co

�e8 23 �xa6! bxa6 24 'i'xa6 �c7 2S 'i'aS+ d6 26 e4! lbe6 27 exdS lbxd4 28 lbc4+ d7 29 'i'a7+ 1-0 OIl-Bosch Hoogeveen 1 997 . b) 17 . . . f6?! 1 8 l:tc3 l:td6 1 9 l:thc l l:tc8 20 l:ta3 b6 2 1 gS ! ± loseliani-Hort. Roquebrune (Ladies vs Veterans) 1 998. c) 17 ... lbe8!? 1 8 l:tc3 lbd6 1 9 l:thc l (19 l:tb3 lbc4 20 'i'b4 112-112 Ivan­ chuk-Van der Sterren. Munich 1 994) 19 . . .�d7 ! 20 l:ta3 lbc8 2 1 lbeS �e8 22 'i'b3 lbb6 23 'i'c3 f6 24 _as lbc8 2S lbf3 gS :;;;; Van der Sterren-Ree. Dutch Ch 1 993 . •

Main Line

1 d4 dS 2 c4 e6 3 lbc3 lbf6 4 cxdS exdS S �gS c6 6 �c2 �e7 7 e3 lbbd7 (D)

151

Makarychev) IS . . .�b8 (lS . .. �e6 ! ? 1 6 l:te l ! lbc4 ! ? { 1 6 . . . b8 1 7 lba4 ! ± Epishin-I vanchuk, Tilburg 1 992 } 1 7 e4 '1ii>b8 1 8 lba4 intending lbcs i Epi­ shin) 16 a4 cS (Mozetic-Ciric, Sveti Sava 1 994) 17 as !? is very interesting. since after 17 . . . c4 1 8 'i'a2 cxd3 1 9 axb6 axb6?! 2 0 l:txd3 , 20 . . . 'i'f6? ! 2 1 lbeS 'i'xf2? loses to 22 lbxd7+ l:txd7 23 lbbS +-.

18 l:tcS �e8 19 l:thel lbe6 20 l:tSc3 f6 ! Black intends . . . lbgS ; the game is equal, P.Nikolic-Timman. Tilburg 1988. B)

8 �d3 (D)

13 g4 lbg7 14 bl Nor does White gain an advantage by 14 lbe2 0-0-0 I s lbf4 �b8 16 �e2 lbe8 (also possible are 16 . .. �c8 17 lbeS gS 18 lbg2 f6 19 lbd3 hS :;;;; Mal­ aniuk-Savon. Baku 1 988 and 1 6. . . lbc8 1 7 lbd2 lbd6 18 h4 �c8 1 9 lbb3 lbe4 20 �f3 fS I12-1f2 Komliakov- Brat­ chenko. Cherepovets 1 997) 17 lbd2 lbd6 1 8 h4 �c8 1 9 lbb3 lbe4 20 �f3 fS 112-112 Kasparov-Smyslov. USSR Ch (Moscow) 1988 .

14. 0-0-0 ..

B

Now:

Epishin recommends 14 ... l:td8 ! ? in­ tending ... lbc8-d6, but this has not yet been tried in practice.

B l : 8 lbfS B2: 8 ...lbhS B3: 8 0-0

IS lba4 lbxa4 16 ir'xa4 b8 17 l:tel �d7

Bl)

Or : a) 17 . . . l:tc8?! 1 8 l:tc3 hS 19 l:tg l hxg4 20 hxg4 �d7 2 1 l:ta3 a6 22 lbeS

...

...

lSI l S2 IS3

8 . lbfS With this move Black intends to play . . .lbe6-g7 . ..

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THE QUEEN'S GAMB" & CATALAN FOR BLACK

9 lbf3 lbe6 10 .1h4 g6 1 1 0-0 lbg7

Black is worse after 1 1 . . .0-0 1 2 l:tab l lbg4 (l2 . . .aS 1 3 a3 lbg7 1 4 b4 axb4 I S axb4 .1fS 1 6 bS ;t Szabo­ Stahlberg, Zurich Ct 19S3) 13 .1xe7 'i'xe7 1 4 h3 lbh6 IS l:tbe l (but not I S tic l l:td8 1 6 e4 dxe4 17 .1xe4g7 1 8 dS cxdS 1 9 .1xdS iic7 20 b3 'i'f4 2 1 l:td l 'ii'x cl 22 l:tbxc l lbfS = Portisch­ Ljubojevic, Linares 1988) I S . .. fS 1 6 lbe2 lbf7 1 7 lbf4 ;t Timman-Ljubo­ jevic, Amsterdam 1986.

1 2 b4

Interesting is 12 .1xf6 .1xf6 1 3 b4 a6 1 4 a4 0-0 I S bS .1g4 ( lS . . ..1fS 16 bxc6 bxc6 1 7 l:tab l ;t Botvinnik-Keres, Leningrad/Moscow 1 94 1 ; I S . . . aS 1 6 bxc6 bxc6 1 7 lbe2 .1d7 1 8 lbf4.e7 1 9 l:tab l ;t Kaidanov-Rogers , Calcutta 1 988) 16 bxc6 bxc6 1 7 lbd2 as! 1 8 l:tab I .1e7 1 9 lba2 .1d7 2 0 lbb3 lbe6 2 1 lbae l l:tb8 with counterplay for Black, Collas-Skembris, Cappelle la Grande 1 995.

IS .1xf6

Also possible is 1 8 .1g3 lbxg3 1 9 hxg3 .1d6 2 0 'i'c2 ;t Larsen-Smyslov, Copenhagen 1985. 1 8 .1gS !? is an­ other interesting idea.

IS ....1xf6 19 l:tfc1 !

19 bxc6 does not give White an ad­ vantage: 19 ... bxc6 20 lbe2 l:ta2 ! 2 1 l:tfc l 'i'a8 2 2 l:tc2 lbd6 2 3 l:tbe l l:tc8 = Dlugy-Christiansen, USA 1 987.

19 ...l:ta3 20 bxe6 bxe6 21 'ir'c2 White is aiming to play against Black's weakness on c6.

21...'ir'aS

After 2 1 ....aS 22 lbe2 l:ta2!? 23 iixc6 l:txe2 24 'i'xf6 'i'a2 2S l:tal 'i'b226 l:tcbl 'ii' c2 27 l:tfl Black was a pawn down for no compensation in Stohl-Chernikov, Rimavska Sobota 1 990.

22 lbe2 l:ta6 23 lbf4 lbd6 24 lbd2 .1e7 25 h3! l:tdS 26 lbd3 lbb5 27 l:tb3 .1d6 27 ... l:ta2 ;t Timman.

1 2... a6 1 2 ....1xb4 fails to 1 3 .1xf6 'ii'xf6 14 lDxdS ±; 12 . . . 0-0 1 3 bS .1fS 1 4 bxc6 bxc6 I S lbeS l:tc8 1 6 lba4 ;t Stein-Rossetto, Mar del Plata 1 966.

13 l:tabl .1f5 14 a4 0-0 15 b5

Or I S .1xfS lbxfS 1 6 .1xf6 .1xf6 17 bS axbS 18 axbS 'ii'aS 19 bxc6 bxc6 20 l:tfc l with a stable advantage for White, Polugaevsky-Milev, Cuba 1 962.

15 ...axb5 16 axb5 .1xd3

16 . . . l:tc8 17 l:tfe l .1xd3 18 'i'xd3 lbfS 19 .1xf6 .1xf6 20 lba4! ;t Novi­ kov- Kharitonov, Sevastopol 1 986.

17..wxd3 lbf5

Or 1 7 . . . l:ta3 1 8 bxc6 bxc6 1 9 'i'c2 lbd7 20 .1xe7 'ii'xe7 2 1 lLle2 ! ii'd6 22 l:tfel l:tc8 23 lbf4 ;t Vera-Yu.Hernan­ dez, Mondariz Balneario 1 996.

2s lbb4 .1xb4 29 l:txb4 White has a stable advantage, Timman-Andersson, Tilburg 1 9 87 . 82)

S ...lbh5 9 .1xe7 �xe7 10 lbge2! (D)

B

Developing the knight on e2 gives White additional possibilities.

10... g6

Practice has also seen: a) 1O ... lbf8 I I 0-0-0 .1g4 12 <;Pbl .1xe2 13 'tWxe2 lbf6 14 l:tc I 0-0-0 IS l:tc2 <;Pb8 1 6 <;Pal lbe6 17 l:tbl 'tWd6 1 8 g 3 l:the8 1 9 'ii' fl ;!; Antoshin-Chistia­ kov, USSR 1 960. b) 1O .. . lbb6 1 1 0-0 g6 12 l:tabl ( 1 2 lba4 ! ? lbxa4 1 3 'ii'xa4 0-0 14 b4 ;t Byrne-Eliskases, Helsinki OL 1 9S2) 1 2 ...0-0 1 3 b4 lbg7 ( l 3 ... lbc4 14 .1xc4 dxc4 IS e4 ;t; 1 3 . . . a6 14 a4 intending as and lba4-cS with the initiative and a slight advantage for White; 13 ... .1e6 14 bS l:tac8 IS bxc6 l:txc6 16 'tWb3 l:tfc8 17 l:tfc I ;t) 14 bS (14 lba4 !? lDxa4 IS 'iWxa4 intending l:tfe l and bS ;t) 14 ... .1fS IS bxc6 bxc6 16 l:tb3 ;t Mozetic .

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12... lbg7 Also possible is 12 . . . .1e6 1 3 g4 lbf6 14 lbf4 0-0-0 IS �bl �b8 16 l:the l ;!; Videki-Shipkov, Gyor 1 990 .

13 g4 .1d7 14 �bl 1 4 lbf4 i s too hasty : 14 . . . gS ! I S lbfe2 hS = Malaniuk-Vaganian, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 988.

14 . . 0-0-0 15 lbf4 �bS 16 .1e2 lbe6 17 lbd3 l:teS lS b4 lbe4 19 �al b6 20 'ir'b3 l:thdS 21 l!c1 .1eS 22 l:thdl .

White's chances are better, Granda­ Nogueiras, Buenos Aires 1 99 1 . 83)

S ...O-O (D)

1 1 0-0-0 The most aggressive plan .

1 1 ... lbb6 12 h3

12 <;Pbl is also possible: a) 12 . ..lDg7 ! ? 1 3 lDg3 .1d7 14 l:te l 0-0-0 IS lba4 lbxa4 16 'ii'xa4 <;Pb8 17 l:tc3 b6 and then: a l ) 1 8 .1a6 ! ? lbe6 19 l:thcl l:the8 20 iib3 'tWd6 21 lDfl �a8! 22 lDd2 lbc7 23 .1fl (Kasparov-Andersson, Reykjavik 1 988) 23 . . . 'tWxh2 24 lbf3 'ii'd 6 2S lbeS l:txeS ! 26 dxeS 'ii' xeS 00 Kasparov. a2) 1 8 l:ta3 .1e8 1 9 'i'c2 l:tc8 20 l:tc l .1d7 2 1 'tWd2 hS 22 l:tb3?! (22 l:tb3 ;';) 22 ... lbe6 23 l:tbc3 h4 24 lbe2 iid6 00 Timman-Short, San Lorenzo del Escorial Ct (1 1 ) 1 993 . b) 1 2 . . . .1e6 1 3 h3 0-0-0 14 lba4 lbf6 I slLlc5 lbfd7 1 6 lbb3 �b8 1 7 a3 l:tc8 1 8 l:te l lbc4 = Bareev-Vladimi­ rov, Tilburg 1993 .

Now White must decide how to de­ velop his knight: B31: 9 lbge2 IS3 B32: 9 lbf3 IS7 831)

9 lbge2 l:teS Botvinnik-Larsen, Noordwijk 1965 featured an original treatment of Black's position, viz. 9 . . . h6 1 0 .1h4 l:te8 1 1 f3 cS 1 2 0-0 a6 1 3 l:tad l bS 14 .1f2 c4 I S .1fS lbb6 1 6 lbg3 .1f8 1 7 a3 .1b7 1 8 e4, but nothing good came

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of it, as White has broken through in the centre and has an advantage.

10 0-0 tDfs

Black aims for a classical forma­ tion. Other moves are worse: 10 ... g6 1 1 f3 ttJhS 12 i.xe7 ft'xe7 1 3 e4 ttJb6 14 l:tf2 ;t Timman; 10 ... h6 1 1 i.h4 b6?! 1 2 f3 cS 13 :tad l i.b7 14 �h l ! (intending dxcS and e4) 1 4 . . . a6 I S i.fS cxd4 1 6 ttJxd4 ;!; Kouatly-Benko, Augsburg 1 988/9. We have reached the basic starting position of the variation. White has two plans: preparing a minority attack or aiming for play in the centre and on the kingside: B311 : 1 1 a3 I S4 B312: 1 1 l:tabl I S S B313: 1 1 f3 ISS Other continuations have also been tried in practice: a) 1 1 l:tae 1 ! ? ttJg6 (if 1 1 . . .ttJhS then 12 i.xe7 ft'xe7 { 12 ... l:txe7 1 3 b4 a6 14 ttJa4 ;!; Petrosian-Letelier, Bue­ nos Aires 1964} 1 3 :tb l ! g6 14 b4 a6 I S a4 ttJg7 1 6 bS axbS 17 axbS i.fS 18 i.xfS ttJxfS 1 9 ttJa4 ;!; Portisch-LAI­ masi, Hungarian Cht 1 993) 12 ttJg3 i.d7 13 f3 l:tc8 ! (intending ."cS) 14 lLlfS i. xfS I S i.xfS l:tc7 = I. Sokolov­ Vaganian, Sarajevo 1 987 . b) 1 1 l:tad l ttJh5 ( l 1 ...ttJg4 12 i.xe7 :txe7 1 3 h3 ttJf6 14 ttJg3 ;t Tukma­ kov-Timoshchenko, Sverdlovsk 1 987) 1 2 i.xe7 �xe7 and then : b I ) 1 3 :te l i.g4 14 h3 ( 14 l:t b l l:tad8 I S ttJg3 ttJxg3 16 hxg3 hS 1 7 b4 a6 1 8 ttJa4 l:td6 19 ttJcS i.c8 = Az­ maiparashvili-Campora, San Roque 1996) 14 . . .i.xe2 IS �xe2 ttJf6 16 f3 ttJe6 17 'it'f2 cS = Tukmakov-Lputian, Sochi 1 987 .

b2) 1 3 l:tb l a5 1 4 ttJa4 i.g4 1 S 'it'cS i.xe2 1 6 �xe7 l:txe7 1 7 i.xe2 ttJf4 1 8 i.g4 ttJ4e6 1 9 l:tfc 1 g6 = Guliev-Sma­ gin, Moscow 1 995. 831 1)

1 1 a3 (D)

EXCHANGE VARIATION: MAIN LINE ttJxe6 2 1 'iWb3 'i'd6 22 lUc3 hS 23 h3 l:ted8 24 l:ta4 l::txa4 2S lUxa4 cS 26 dxcs lUxcs 27 lUxcs ft'xcs 28 l:tdl d4 1/2-1h Gulko-Spassky, Cannes 1 987 or 1 4 . . . i.g4 ! ? I S lUec3 lUg6 1 6 :tae l l:tad8 1 7 f3 i.c8 = Wallace-Asrian, Erevan OL 1 996.

14 l:tae1 i.h3 IS ttJg3 ttJxg3 1 6 hxg3 i.d7 17 e4 dxe4 I S ttJxe4 'Wie7 19 ttJcS!?

19 'i'c3 i.e6 20 lUcs �c7 2 1 i.e4 l:tad8 22 l:te3 l:td6 = H.Olafsson-Bab­ urin, Las Vegas 1 997.

B

19...'Wixe1 20 l:txe1 l:txe1+ 21 �h2 l:taeS 22 ttJxb7 l:tal ! 23 ttJcS l:teel 24 g4 i.xg4 The position is unclear - Baburin. 8 3 1 2)

d) I I . ..a6 12 b4 i.g4 13 ttJa4 i.xe2 14 i.xe2 lUe4 I S i.xe7 l:txe7 1 6 lUcs lUd6 17 a4 ;t Veingold- Nei, Tallinn 1 983 . e) I l . ..lUhS 12 i.xe7 �xe7 13 b4 a6 14 a4 'i'gS I S bS l:te6 16 bxa6 bxa6 17 i.fS l:th6 (Hodgson-Crouch, Dub­ lin Z 1993 ) 18 lUxdS! ±. f) I l . . .lUg4 ! ? 12 i.xe7 ( 1 2 i.f4 i.d6 13 b4 i.xf4 14 lUxf4 Wd6 ! I S h3 gS 16 hxg4 gxf4 1 7 'ife2 'ifh6 00 ) 12 . . .'i!fxe7 13 h3 ( 1 3 b4 'i'd6 14 lUg3 hS 00) 13 . . . lUf6 14 b4 ( 1 4 lUf4 lUg6 I S lUce2 lUh4 16 g 3 lUf3+ 17 �g2 lUgS 18 h4 lUge4 19 l:tbe l lUd6 20 lUc3 h6 ! 21 l:t h l { 2 1 hS ! ? } 2 1 . . .gS 22 hxgS hxgS 23 lUh3 i.xh3 + 24 l:txh3 �g7 with equality, Chernin-Inkiov, Saint John 1988) 14 . . . lUe6 =.

1 1 :tabl (D)

12 i.xe7 1fxe7 1 3 b4 1fgS

Entirely sufficient for equality i s 1 3 . . . a 6 1 4 ttJa4 and now 1 4. . . g6 I S ttJcs ttJg7 1 6 a4 i.fS 1 7 bS ax bS 1 8 axbS ttJfe6 1 9 ttJxe6 i. xd3 20 'it'xd3

12 b4 l:tcS

Black is worse after 12 . . . a6 1 3 lUa4 lU6d7 14 i.xe7 'fixe7 I S lUcs ;t Por­ tisch-Yusupov, Bugojno 1986.

1 1 ...ttJhS

Black has also played: a) l 1 . . .aS and then: a l ) 12 i.xf6 i.xf6 1 3 b4 g6 =. a2) 1 2 l:tab l i.e6 1 3 b4 axb4 1 4 axb4 b S I S ttJf4 ttJ6d7 1 6 ttJxe6 fxe6 17 i. xe7 'fixe7 1 8 e4 ttJb6 = Speel­ man-Beliavsky, Barcelona 1 989. a3) 12 f3 ! ttJg6 ( 1 2 . .. ttJhS?! 1 3 i. xe7 l:txe7 1 4 �d2 ± Spassky-Timo­ shchenko, USSR 1 972) 1 3 e4 dxe4 1 4 fxe4 i.g4 IS i.xf6 i. xf6 1 6 eS i.gS 17 i.c4;t Salov-Beliavsky, Reykjavik 1 99 1 . b ) 1 1 ...ttJg4 1 2 i. xe7 �xe7 1 3 h3 ttJh6 14 ttJg3 ttJg6 IS l:tfe1 ( 1 S 'i'd l ! ? intending 'i'hS) I S . . . 'i'h4 1 6 i.f1 ;!; Salov.

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13 bS cS 14 dxcS i.xcs IS 'Wia4 h6 16 .1h4 ttJSd7 17 l:tfdl .1d6 IS i.g3 i.xg3 19 hxg3 ttJcS 20 1fd4 ttJxd3 21 1fxd3 'tWaS

B

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YrjoHi-Wedberg, Finland 1989.

83 1 3)

1 1 f3 (D) 1 1 ...i.e6 Or: a) Black can transpose via 1 1 . ..aS ! ? 12 a 3 to note 'a2' to Black's l I th move in Line B311. b) I l . ..lUe4?! 12 i.xe7 'fixe7 1 3 i.xe4 dxe4 14 b4 a6 I S lUg3 fS 1 6 dS ± Spraggett- King, London 1 985. c) 1 1 . ..lUg6 1 2 i.xf6 i.xf6 13 b4 a6 14 a4 i.e6 IS bS ;to

B

156

Botvinnik's favourite plan: White intends e4.

1 l .. .lbg6

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THE QUEENS GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

Or: a) l l . ..bS?! 1 2 .1h4 a6 1 3 .1f2 .1b7 14 e4 dxe4 I S lLlxe4 ;to b) l l ...cS?! 12 .1xf6! .1xf6 1 3 dxcS ':xe3 14 l:tad l .1e6 IS .1e4 ! d4 1 6 lLlbS ! ± Mozetic-Abramovic, Yugo­ slavia 1 995. c) l l . ..lLlhS ! ? 1 2 .1xe7 'ilVxe7 13 e4 dxe4 14 fxe4 .1e6 ! ( 14 . . . .1g4 I S eS ! ±) I S 1:tf2! ( 1 S eS cS 1 6 dS .1d7 - +; IS l:tad l ':ad8 intending . . .cS =) I s . . . lLlf6 ( 1 S . . . cS!? 1 6 lLldS .1xdS 17 exdS cxd4 1 8 lLlxd4 00) 16 h3 ':ad8 17 l:tafl lLlg6 ! 1 8 a3 ':f8 19 b4 a5 = ( 1 9 . . . b6 intend­ ing . . . cS =; 19 . . . a6? 20 lLla4 ± Bareev­ Ahlander, Nrestved 1 988). d) 1 l . . ..1e6! ? and then: d I ) 12 l':ae 1 l:tc8 1 3 �h 1 lLl6d7 ( 1 3 . .. cS?! 14 dxcS ':xcS I s lLld4 ;t) 1 4 .1xe7 and now: d l l ) 14 . . . l:txe7?! I s lLlf4 lLlf6 (not I S ... l:tc7 ?! 16 'ilVf2 lLlf6 { 16 . . .lLlb6 ! ? intending t o meet 17 e4 by 1 7 . . . dxe4 18 fxe4 .1c4 ! } 17 e4 dxe4 18 fxe4 l:tcd7 19 dS! cxdS 20 .1bS .:tc7 2 1 exdS .1d7 22 .1e2! ± Kasparov-Andersson, Belfort 1 988) 16 'ilVd2 l:td7 ( 1 6 .. :tlVd6? ! 1 7 e4! ±) 1 7 b4 ;t Kasparov. d 1 2) 14 .. .'iVxe7 ! I S 'ilVd2 lLlb6 1 6 b 3 l:tcd8 (intending . . . lLlc8-d6) 1 7 a4 'ifb4 1 8 lLJe4 'ilVxd2 19 lLlxd2 .1d7 ! = Lutz-Yusupov, Tilburg 1 993. d2) 1 2 l:tad l and here: d2 1 ) 1 2 . . .l:tc8 !? deserves serious attention: 1 3 e4 ( 1 3 a3 a6 14 lLla4 lLl6d7 I S .1xe7 'ilVxe7 1 6 b4 as 17 l1bl axb4 1 8 axb4 b6 = Gelfand-Piket, Wij k aan Zee 1998) 1 3 . . .dxe4 14 fxe4 lLlg4 I S .1f4 lLlg6 1 6 eS .1gS 17 .1xg6 hxg6 18 'iVd2 .1xf4 1 9 lLlxf4 .1c4 20

l:tfe l cS ! 00 Timman-Yusupov, Riga 1 995. d22) 1 2 ... lLlg6 and here: d22 1 ) 1 3 'it'h 1 ':c8 14 lLlg3 ( 14 a3 lLld7 I S .1xe7 fixe7 1 6 .1xg6 hxg6 1 7 e 4 gS 1 8 lLlg3 fif6 = Moskalenko­ Gelfand, Norilsk 1 987) 1 4 . . . lLlhS I S .1xe7 lLlxg3+ 1 6 hxg3 'iVxe7 1 7 �g l cS 1 8 .1xg6 hxg6 19 dxcS fixcs = Tukmakov-Miladinovic, Burgas 1 995. d222) 13 lLlg3 l1c 8 ( l 3 . . . a6?! 14 .1fS ;t) 14 ':de l ( 1 4 lLlfS .1f8 00; 14 .1fS 'iUaS 00) 1 4 ... cS I S f4 lLlf8! 1 6 'it'h l h6 1 7 .1h4 a 6 1 8 fid2 cxd4 1 9 exd4 lLle4 ! 20 lLlcxe4 .1xh4 2 1 lLlcs ':c7 ! 22 fS .1gS ! 23 'iVd l .1d7 = Bareev­ Yusupov, Munich 1 994.

12 e4

12 l:tad 1 .1e6 transposes to note 'd22' to Black's 1 1 th move.

1 2...dxe4 13 fxe4 (D)

B

2 1 fig3 hS with counterplay , Naum­ kin-Dreev, Vilnius 1 988; I S .1 xe7 fixe7 1 6 fid2 cS 1 7 dS .1d7 18 h3 lLl4 eS 19 lLlg3 c4 20 .1c2 fics+ 2 1 �h1 ':ad8 = Padevsky-Panchenko, Moscow 1 989.

14...cS

Or: a) 14 . . .lLlhS ! ? IS .1xe7 fixe7 1 6 eS fih4 1 7 lLle4 ( 1 7 fid2 ! ? 00; f4 is an im­ portant square) 17 . . . lLlhf4 1 8 lLlxf4 lLlxf4 1 9 lLld6 lLlxh3 +! 20 gxh3 fig3+ with compensation, A. Petrosian-Ako­ pian, Erevan 1 989. b) 14 . . . .:c8 IS ':ad 1 bS 16
IS .1xf6 Or IS dS .1d7 ( lS . . . .1c8 1 6 ':adl ±) 1 6 d6 !? .1xd6 1 7 .1xf6 gxf6 1 8 ':ad 1 ( 1 8 lLldS ! ? .1eS 1 9 fixcs 00) 1 8 . . ..1c6 ! 19 .1c4 fie7 20 lLldS .1xdS 2 1 .1xdS and White has enough com­ pensation for the pawn, but no more than that.

IS....1xf6 16 eS .1gS! Bad is 16 . . . cxd4?! 17 exf6 dxc3 1 8 bxc3 gxf6 1 9 lLlg3 ! ±.

17 dS .1cS

13... .1e6

An interesting idea is 1 3 . . . cS ! ? 14 dxcS .1xcS+ IS �hl .1e7 16 ':ad l 00 (Smagin).

14 h3

White stops Black's knight intrud­ ing on g4. If 14 l:tad 1 , then 14 ... lLlg4! : IS .1c 1 cS 1 6 dS .1d7 17 h3 'ir'b6 1 8 hxg4 c4+ 1 9 �h 1 cxd3 2 0 'ir'xd3 .1xg4

Also possible is 1 7 . . . .1d7 ! ? 1 8 e6 fxe6 19 .1xg6 hxg6 20 fixg6 exdS 2 1 lLlg3 ':eS 22 fif7+
IS e6 fxe6 19 .1xg6 hxg6 20 �xg6 exdS 21 ':f7 .1e3+! 22 �hl .1h6 23 lLlf4 l:tfS The only move.

24 ':xfS+ �xfS 2s lLlfxdS �hS!

Intending . . . .1fS .

26 l:te1 .1fS 27 �hS .1h7

1/2_ 1/2 Vaiser-Pigusov, Pula 1 988.

1 57

B32}

9 lLlf3 l:teS (D)

w

White has a choice: castle queen­ side, kingside, or else make a useful waiting move: B321: 10 0-0-0 l S7 l S9 B322: 10 h3 160 B323: 10 0-0 B32 1 }

10 0-0-0 This aggressive move leads to sharp and unclear play in many variations. 10 ...lLlfs In addition to this standard move, other continuations have also been tried in practice: a) 1 0 ... h6 and now 1 1 .1h4 ?! bS 1 2 h 3 ( 1 2
158

14 lldg 1 ? ! { 1 4 lte l ! ?; 14 ttJe2 ! ?; 14 �f4!?} 14 ... a3 15 b3 b4 16 hf6 ! �xf6 17 ttJa4 �a6 = Shulskis) 1 l ...ttJf8 12 h3 b5 13 ttJe5 �b7 14 �b1 a4 15 f4 � Stohl-Salac, Czech Ch (Prague) 1 992.

11 h3 (D)

White prepares to attack on the kingside. Other continuations are also encountered: 1 1 �xf6 �xf6 12 h3 �e6 1 3 �b1 ltc8 14 g4 (Korchnoi-Yusu­ pov, Dortmund 1 994) 14 . . . c5 ! 15 �b5 ttJd7 16 ttJe5 ( 1 6 dxc5 ltxc5 17 ttJd4 a6 00) 1 6 ... cxd4 = Yusupov; 1 1 �b1 �e6 12 h4 li'a5 (12 .. .ltc8 ! ?) 1 3 �xf6 �xf6 14 ttJg5 g6 15 �e2 c5 16 �f3 �g7 17 h5 cxd4 1 8 exd4 ltac8 1 9 ttJe2 li'd8 20 �g3 li'f6 2 1 hxg6 hxg6 with an unclear position, Dydyshko-Faibi­ sovich, 1 97 1 .

B

1 1 ...�e6

EXCHANGE VARIATION: MAIN UNE

THE Q UEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

White is better after 1 l .. .ttJe4 1 2 �xe4 ( 1 2 � xe7 ! ? li'xe7 1 3 g4 � ) 1 2 ... �xg5 1 3 �d3 �e7 1 4 �b1 �e6 15 ttJe2 ltc8 16 ttJf4 � Bagirov-Van Scheltinga, Beverwijk 1 965. 1 1 . ..a5 ! ? deserves attention: a) 12 �b1 a4 1 3 ttJxa4 ( 1 3 �xf6 �xf6 14 ttJxa4 �a5 15 b3 li'b4 1 6 � a 1 �e6 1 7 g4 g 6 1 8 li'd2 li'a3 1 9 li'b2 li'd6 20 ttJe5 b5 2 1 ttJc5 �xe5 22

ttJxe6 ltxe6 23 dxe5 ltxe5 with equal­ ity, Annageldiev-Nenashev, Pav10dar 1987) 1 3 .. :i'a5 14 b3 b5 1 5 ttJc5 �xc5 1 6 dxc5 ( 1 6 �xf6? ! �b4 1 7 �h4 lte6 with compensation, Anastasian-Lpu­ tian, Erevan 1 996) 1 6 ... ttJ8d7 is un­ clear according to Lputian. b) 1 2 g4 a4 1 3 ttJxa4 'Wa5 1 4 ttJc3 b5 15 �xf6 �xf6 16 g5 �d8 gives Black compensation.

12 g4

Or 12 �b1 ttJ6d7 1 3 �xe7 'Wxe7 14 g4 %lac8 1 5 lte l a6 1 6 g5 c5 17 dxc5 ttJxc5 1 8 h4 b5 1 9 'Wd2 ttJe4 ! ? 20 �xe4 dxe4 2 1 ttJd4 �c4 22 �a1 (Lobron-M.Gurevich, Munich 1 992) 22 . . . b4 ! ? 23 tiJa4 �b5 00 M.Gurevich. 12 li'aS Also possible: a) 12 ...ltc8 1 3 �b1 c5 ? ! ( 1 3 . . .ttJe4 00) 14 dxc5 ltxc5 1 5 ttJd4 � Hort­ Beliavsky, Haifa Echt 1 989. b) 12 . . .a5 1 3 ltdg1 a4 14 ttJxa4 �a5 15 ttJc3 b5 16 �xf6 �xf6 17 ttJd2 b4 1 8 ttJe2 'Wxa2 1 9 ttJb3 (Gretars­ son-Gabriel, Matinhos jr Wch 1 994) 19 ... c5 ! 20 ttJxc5 (20 dxc5 �d7 ! with compensation) 20. . . ttJd7 2 1 ttJxe6 ltec8 ! 22 ttJc5 ttJxc5 23 dxc5 b3 24 'Wb1 ltxc5+ 25 �d2 �xb2 with com­ pensation - Gretarsson. c) 1 2. . . ttJe4 ! ? 13 �xe7 li'xe7 1 4 %lhg1 ( 1 4 �xe4 dxe4 1 5 'i!i'xe4 { 1 5 ttJd2 �d5 1 6 h4 a5 1 7 g5 a4 00 S apis­ Pinkas, Poland 1993 } 15 ... b5 16 ttJd2 b4 17 ttJa4 'Wf6 + Cebalo-Kovacevic, Vinkovci 1982) 14 . . . ttJxc3 15 'Wxc3 00 intending �b1 , lte l and h4 - Y.Kova­ cevic. .•.

13 �bl ltacS

The relieving manoeuvre 1 3. .. ttJe4 ! ? deserves serious attention: 1 4 �xe4 ( 1 4 �xe7 gives White nothing due to

14 ... ttJxc3+ 15 �xc3 'i!Vxc3 1 6 bxc3

l he7 = ) 14 ... dxe4 15 �xe7 ltxe7 1 6

ttJd2 %lae8 1 7 ttJdxe4 (or 1 7 li'a4 li'xa4 1 8 ttJxa4 �d5 19 ttJn h6 20 ttJg3 g6 21 ttJc3 �g7 22 l:tc 1 l:td8 = B aum­ bach-Csom, Kapfenberg Echt 1 970) 1 7 ... �xa2+ 18 ttJxa2 l:txe4 19 ttJc3 lt4e7 20e4 !? (20h4 ttJd7 21 'i!Va4 �xa4 22 ttJxa4 ttJf6 23 l:thg 1 ttJe4 24 l:tg2 f6 + Moskalenko-A.N. Panchenko, Bel­ gorod 1 990) 20. . .ltd8 2 1 l:td2 1led7 22 lthd 1 =.

14 l:tel ttJe4 15 �xe4 dxe4 16 �xe7 lhe7 17 ttJd2 l:tce8 18 a3 �d5

1/2_1/2 Knaak-B6nsch, Stara Zagora

Z 1990.

19 g5 'iVd8 20 h4 'iVd6 21 llcgl tiJd7 22 l:tg4 f5 23 gxf6 ttJxf6 24 l:tf4 �h8 25 h5 h6

00 Quinteros-Andersson, Mar del Plata 1 98 1 . B322}

10 h3 (D)

B

This move was introduced into practice by Portisch.

10 ...ttJf8 11 �f4

White can, if he wishes, play 1 1 0-0, transposing to Line B3235. In­ stead 1 1 g4 is too hasty in view of

159

l l ...ttJe4 ! 12 � xe7 'i!i'xe7 1 3 l:g 1 ttJxc3 14 �xc3 ttJe6 1 5 0-0-0 ttJg5 = Lombardy-Drimer, Leipzig OL 1960 .

1 1 ... �d6

Black has also tried: a) 1 l . . .�e6 1 2 �e5 ( 1 2 0-0 trans­ poses to note 'b' to Black's 1 2th move in Line B 323 5) 12 . . . ttJ6d7 ! 13 �g3 a6 14 ltdl ltc8 1 5 0-0 'i'b6 (Hort­ T.Georgadze, Porz 1 98 1 12) 1 6 ltd2! �. b) 1 1 .. .ttJg6 12 �h2 �d6 1 3 �xd6 'i!i'xd6 1 4 0-0-0 and here : b1) 14 . ..b5?! 15 �b1 �d7 1 6 ttJd2! li'e7 17 ttJb3 ! ttJe4 1 8 �xe4 dxe4 1 9 ttJc5 ±; White has an ideal position. b2) 14 .. .li'e7 ?! 15 g4 �e6 16 g5 ttJe4 ( 1 6 ... ttJd7 1 7 ltdg 1 ±) 17 �xe4 dxe4 1 8 'i'xe4 b5 1 9 h4 ! b4 20 ttJa4 'i'd6 (20.. .�xa2 2 1 li'xe7 %lxe7 { or 2 I . ..ttJxe7 22 ttJd2 �e6 23 ttJc5 ttJd5 24 ltde1 } 22 ttJd2 �d5 23 l:th2 ±) 2 1 h5! ± Portisch-Larsen, Rotterdam C t (4) 1 977. b3) 1 4 ... �e6 1 5 g4 ( 1 5 �bl ? ! wastes time: 1 5 ... l:tac8 1 6 l:te l b6 { in­ tending . . . c5 } 17 lthd 1 1/2- 1f2 Matlak­ Klovans, Cappelle la Grande 1 996) 15 . .. ltac8 (or 15 . . .b5 16 �b 1 ttJf8 17 ttJe5 ttJ6d7 18 ttJxd7 �xd7 1 9 ttJe2 l:tec8 20 %le l ltab8 21 ttJf4 l:tb7 22 �f5 � Spraggett-A.Hernando, Sara­ gossa 1 994) 1 6 g5 ttJd7 17 �b1 (an important prophylactic move; the im­ mediate 17 h4? is bad due to 17 .. ig4 18 �e2 ttJf4 ! 1 9 ttJg 1 ttJxe2+ 20 ttJgxe2 c5 2 1 �bl b5 ! 22 dxc5 �xc5 23 ltd4 �xe2 24 li'xe2 b4! + Krivo­ shei-Asrian, Minsk 1 998) 17 . . .c5 1 8 h4 �g4 1 9 �e2 a6 20 h5 ttJgf8 2 1 l:th4 � Dautov-Shaboian, Dresden 1 989. c) 1 1 ...ttJe6 12 �h2 (also possible is 1 2 �e5 ! ? g6 1 3 0-0-0 ttJg7 14 g4 a5 1 5 �g3 a4 1 6 ttJe5 ttJd7 17 �b 1 'i'a5

160

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

18 f3 ;!; Beliavsky-Ivanovic, Yugosla­ via 1 9 93) 12 . . . g6 (or 12 ... .i.d6 1 3 .i.xd6 'i'xd6 1 4 0-0 g6 I S nab 1 as 16 a3 4Jg7 17 b4 axb4 18 axb4 .i.fS 19 llfc1 .i.xd3 20 'i'xd3 4Je4 21 bS lla3 22 4Jd2 ;!; Kasparov-Rabinovich, Tel­ Aviv simul 1 994) 1 3 0-0-0 cS 14 .i.bS �tf8 (Illescas-Nogueiras, Spanish Cht (Ponferrada) 1 997) IS dxcS 4JxcS 16 4Jd4 ! .

12 .i.xd6 'l'xd6 (D)

leaves Black very well placed in the centre, while the weakness of the iso­ lated dS-pawn is very hard to exploit, Tunik-Shabanov, Krasnodar 1 99 1 . l 3 . . . b6?! is dubious due to 1 4 g4 .i.b7 IS gS 4Je4 ( 1 S ... 4J6d7 16 h4 ±) 16 .i.xe4 dxe4 1 7 4Jd2 cS 1 8 dS ± Eingorn-Beliavsky, USSR Ch (Mos­ cow) 1 988. However, 1 3 . . . aS !? ap­ pears interesting: 1 4 �b1 .i.e6 IS g4 :tac8 1 6 4JgS bS 1 7 f4 .i.d7 1 8 'i'e2 a4 1 9 lle l a3 00 Topalov-Piket, Linares 1 997.

13 0-0-0 13 0-0 'i'e7 ( 1 3 . . . .i.e6 14 a3 { 1 4 lhb1 a5 IS :tfc 1 4J8d7 1 6 a3 h6 17 4Ja4 4Je4 1 8 .i.xe4 dxe4 1 9 4Jd2 .i.dS 20 4JcS 4JxcS 2 1 'i'xcs ;!; } 14 ... 'iVe7 { 14 ... 11ad8 !? intending . . ..i.c8 } I S b4 llac8 16 llfe l 4J6d7 1 7 4Je2! ;!; Kar­ pov-Beliavsky, Tilburg 1 986) 1 4 :ab 1 4Je4 I S b4 .i.fS 1 6 llb3 (if 1 6 4Ja4, then 16 . . .11ac8 = Beliavsky) and now: a) 16 ...11ad8? ! 17 bS cS 1 8 dxcS 'i'xcs 19 4Jd4 .i.g6 20 4Jxe4 'i'xc2 2 1 .i.xc2 .i.xe4 2 2 .i.xe4 llxe4 2 3 lla3 ± Portisch-Beliavsky, Brussels 1 988. b) 16 ... 11ac8 ! ? 17 bS cS 18 dxcS ( 1 8 4JxdS? lIVd7 +) 1 8 . . . 'i'xcs 19 4Jd4 .i.g6 20 4Jxe4 dxe4 00. c) 1 6... a6 1 7 a4: ad8 18 bS axbS 19 axbS cS 20 dxcS 'i'xcs 21 4Jd4 .i.g6

lS . . . 4Je4? is bad due to 16 .i.xe4 dxe4 17 4Jd2 fS 1 8 gxfS .i.xfS 19 f3 ± Gofshtein-Ubilava, Erevan 1 98 1 . Also inferior for Black are l S ... b6 1 6 :te l as 1 7 gS 4J6d7 1 8 h4 cS 1 9 .i.fS c4 20 hS g6 2 1 hxg6 fxg6 22 .i.xe6+ llxe6 23 a4 ± Komarov-Levin, Leningrad 1 989, and l S ...bS 1 6 4Jd2 a6 17 4Jb3 4J6d7 1 8 4Je2 cS 19 dxcS 4JxcS 20 4JxcS :txcS 21 'i'd2 and White has a slight advantage, Dautov-Proehl, Bad Wbrishofen 1 998.

16 dxe5 'fixe5 1 6. . . :txcS 1 7 4Jd4 a6 1 8 f3 4J6d7 19 'i'h2 lIVe7 20 :the1 4Jb6 2 1 ltc1 is slightly better for White, Gabriel­ Lobron, Bundesliga 1 995/6.

17 4Jd4 a6

In this position the game Gavri­ kov-Barbero, San Bernardino 1 9 9 1 was agreed drawn, although I think White's chances are better. 8323)

10 0-0 4Jf8 (D)

This is the main position of the Ex­ change Variation. White has a wide choice of continuations:

161

gives White the more pleasant ending, Korchnoi-Karpov, B aguio City Wch (3 1 ) 1 978; l S . . . g6 1 6 'i'd3 'i'd6 1 7 .l:fb l .i.g7 1 8 a4 ;1; Reshevsky-Miag­ masuren, Sousse IZ 1 967; l S . . ..i.e7 !? 1 6 :tab l a6 17 �e l .i.d6 1 8 a4 g6 1 9 'i'd3 fS 00) 1 6 llabl g6 1 7 'i'd3 .i.g7 1 8 4Ja4 ( 1 8 bS? cS + ) 1 8 . . . b6 1 9 :fd l 'i'd7 20 4Jc3 lled8 = Bagirov-Klo­ vans, Leningrad 1 963.

13....i.e6

14 �bl :tae8 15 g4 e5

w

EXCHANGE VARIATION: MAIN LINE

14 llabl .i.d6 15 .i.f5 B3231: B3232: B3233: B3234: B3235:

11 .i.xf6 1 1 :tabl 1 1 a3 1 1 :tael 11 h3

161 161 1 62 1 63 1 66

8323 1 )

1 1 .i.xf6 .i.xf6 12 b4 .i.g4

1 2 . . . a6 is also possible: a) 1 3 4Ja4 .i.e7 (but not 1 3 . . . g6 14 4JcS 'i'd6 IS .l:abl b6 1 6 4Jb3 4Jd7 1 7 .l:fc l .i.b7 1 8 a4 .i.d8 1 9 as ;!; Vera­ Lputian, Sochi 1 985) 1 4 4JcS .i.d6 I S .i.fS 'i'e7 1 6 .l:abl .txfS 1 7 lIVxfS b6 1 8 4Ja4 bS 1 9 4JcS as 20 a3 axb4 2 1 axb4 .i.xcS 1/2-1/2 Granda-Bbnsch, Novi Sad OL 1990. b) 1 3 a4 g6 (or 13 ... .i.g4 1 4 4Jd2 .i.e7 I S bS as 1 6 bxc6 bxc6 1 7 4Je2 .i.b4 1 8 4Jb3 'ti'f6 1 9 �e l llac8 20 4JcS 4Jg6 2 1 4Jg3 �h8 22 .tfS ;!; Yuneev-Akopian, Daugavpils 1 989; 1 3 . . . .i.e7 1 4 bS as IS bxc6 bxc6 1 6 llfc 1 .td6 1 7 .tfS ;1;) 1 4 b S as I S bxc6 bxc6 1 6 4Jb1 'i'd6 1 7 4Jbd2 4Je6 (Timman-Spassky, Tilburg 1 979) 1 8 4Jb3 ;1;.

13 4Jd2 .i.e7

1 3 ... 11c8 14 .i.fS .i.xfS I S 'ti'xfS 4Je6 ( 1 S . . .'i'd7 1 6 'i'xd7 4Jxd7 1 7 a4 .i.e7 1 8 llfbl 4Jf6 1 9 as a6 20 4Ja4

Or I S .l:fe l llc8 1 6 .i.fS .i.xfS 1 7 'i'xfS a6 1 8 4Ja4 :tc7 1 9 4JcS llce7 20 4Jf3 lIVc7 2 1 llbe l 4Jd7 = Vera-Pigu­ sov, Sochi 1 985.

15 ....i.h5 16 llfel g6 Also possible i s 1 6. . . a6 1 7 4Jf1 'i'gS 1 8 4Jg3 .i.xg3 19 hxg3 .i.g6 20 .i.xg6 hxg6 = Matveeva-Timoshch­ enko, Frunze 1987.

17 .i.d3 'i'g5

Black becomes active on the king­ side.

18 4Je2 4Jd7 19 h3 a6 20 a4 .l:ae8 21 4Jfi .i.xe2 22 .i.xe2 'i'e7 23 'i'b3 4Jf6 1/2-1/2 Timman-Kasparov, London (USSR vs RoW) 1 984.

83232)

11 l:labl (D)

B

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

162

H .aS ..

Or l 1 . ..ltJg6: a) 12 b4 ! ? �d6 ( 1 2 . . .a6 13 a4 �d6 14 11fe I ! �g4! I S ltJh4 �hS 1 6 ltJxg6 �xg6 17 �h4 ! �e7 1 8 �xf6 �xf6 1 9 �xg6 hxg6 20 bS ;t Knaak-B alashov, Berlin 1988) 1 3 bS ( 1 3 :reI �g4 14 ltJh4 �hS I S h3 h6 16 �xf6 'i'xf6 17 ltJfS ltJh4 == Gligoric-Robatsch, B ever­ wij k 1967) 1 3. . . h6 14 �xf6 'ti'xf6 I S e4 ltJi4 ! 16 eS 'ili'e6 (intending ... 'iIi'g4) 17 ltJe 1 �f8 1 8 tLle2 ltJxd3 1 9 ltJxd3 cxbS ! 20 ltJdf4 ! (Dydyshko-Kveinys, Moscow OL 1 994) 20 . . . 'iIi'c6 ! ? is un­ clear - Dydyshko. b) 12 �xf6 �xf6 13 b4 �g4 14 ltJd2 �e7 IS bS cS 16 �S (16 dxcS �xcS 17 ltJb3 l:tc8 1 8 �fS �xfS 1 9 'ifxfS �d6 1/2- 1/2 A. Petrosian-B ala­ shov, USSR Ch (Riga) 1985) 16 ... �S 1 7 'ifxfS cxd4 1 8 exd4 �f6 1 9 ltJf3 ltJe7 20 'ifd3 'i'as ==.

�xe7 'iVxe7 14 b4 �fS ( 1 4 . . .axb4 IS axb4 �S 1 6 bS ltJxc3 1 7 'ili'xc3 �xd3 18 'i'xd3 ;t Krogius-I1ivitsky, USSR 19S8) I S �xe4 dxe4 16 ltJeS axb4 17 axb4 f6 (17 ... 'i'gS 1 8 ltJe2 ;t Gligoric­ Larsen, Copenhagen 1965) 1 8 ltJc4 �e6 19 ltJb6 l:ta6 20 ltJba4 ;t Eising­ Unzicker, W. German Ch (Bad Pyr­ mont) 196 1 .

13 l:tfe1 �g4 14 ltJd2 �hS Is ltJn �g6 16 b4

Or 16 ltJa4?! �xd3 17 'Wi'xd3 h6 1 8 �h4 ltJg6 = Tomaszewski-B onsch, Polanica Zdroj 1 987.

16...axb4 17 axb4 h6

Also possible is 17 ... �xd3 18 'i'xd3 h6 ==.

18 �xf6 'i'xf6 19 bS �xd3 20 'Wi'xd3 ltJg6 21 bxc6 I12- 1J2 Alterman-Gabriel, Bad Hom­ burg 1 996. After 2 1 . . . bxc6 the game is absolutely equal.

12 a3 White gains nothing by 1 2 �fe I ltJe4 1 3 �xe7 'ifxe7 14 ltJd2 ltJd6 I S ltJa4 'ili'd8 with equality, Taimanov­ Kholmov, USSR 1 9S6, or 12 l:tfc l ltJe4 1 3 �xe7 'ifxe7 14 a3 ltJd6 I S b4 axb4 1 6 axb4 bS ==. 12 h3 !? is interest­ ing though: 12 . . . ltJe4 ( l 2 . . . �e6 1 3 ltJa4 ltJ6d7 1 4 �f4 l:tc8 I S :re I ;t Bur­ makin-Sitnik, Portoroz 1995; 1 2 ...�d6 1 3 1:[be l �d7 14 e4 dxe4 I S ltJxe4 �e7 1 6 ltJcs �c8 17 �c4 ltJdS 1 8 �xe7 %be7 1 9 �xdS cxdS 20 l:txe7 'i'xe7 2 1 'i'b3 l:tb8 2 2 'ifb6 ± Eingorn-Pigusov, Sochi 1 985) 1 3 �xe7 'i'xe7 1 4 �xe4 dxe4 I S ltJd2 fS 16 ltJc4 �e6 1 7 ltJb6 l:tad8 1 8 a3 ( 1 8 'iVa4 'ifb4) intending 'Wi'a4 co.

12 �d6 •••

White is better after 12 . . . ltJe4 (or 12 . . . ltJg6 13 �xf6 �xf6 14 b4 ;t) 1 3

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EXCHANGE VARIATION: MAIN UNE ltJes ltJg4 14 �xe7 'i'xe7 IS ltJxg4 �xg4 16 ltJa4 l:tad8 17 l:tael l:tc8 18 f4 ;t Chernin-Darcyl, Mendoza U-26 Wcht 1 985. b) 1 l . . .�d6 12 l:tae l �g4 13 ltJd2 �d7 ( 1 3 ...�hS 14 f4 ! h6 IS �h4 ltJg6, Chernin-Morovic, Thnis IZ 1 985, 16 �g3 ! { intending h3} 1 6... ltJg4 17 ltJdl ;t) 14 h3 �e7 IS �f4 ;t Bareev-Sma­ gin, USSR 1 986. c) l l ...ltJe4 12 �f4 ltJxc3 (l2 . . .ltJgS 1 3 ltJxgS �xgS 14 �xgS 'i'xgS I S l:tael ± Petrosian-B eliavsky, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 983) 13 bxc3 cS 14 c4 .i.f6 1 S cxdS cxd4 1 6 ltJxd4 ;t ( 1 6 exd4 'ii'xdS = Knaak-Inkiov, Varna 1 985) . d ) l l .. .ltJg6 1 2 ltJeS ltJg4 1 3 iLxe7 'ii'xe7 14 ltJxg4 �xg4 I S l:tae l ! �d7 1 6 f4 ltJf8 1 7 fS 'i'd6 1 8 'i'f2 ;t Tal­ Saeed, Taxco IZ 1 985.

12 ltJeS

1 2 l:tael seems interesting; e.g., 1 2 . . .ltJe4 13 �xe7 'i'xe7 14 �xe4 dxe4 I S ltJd2 fS 16 ltJc4 co.

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16 f4 f6 17 'ii'n White achieved nothing in Kiria­ kov-Asrian, Moscow 1996 after 17 ltJa4 �g6 1 8 fS �f7 1 9 ltJcs 'i'c7 20 b4 b6 2 1 ltJa4 axb4 22 axb4 ltJd7 23 l:tf3 'i'd6 24 l:tbl l:tec8 2S �fl 'i'e7 26 h3 l:tc7 112_112. 17... �ti 17 . . .�g6 ! ? intending to meet 1 8 fS with 1 8. . . �f7. 18 h3 bS 19 e4 dxe4 20 ltJxe4 'i'd7 21 l:tdl l:tab8!?

2 l . . .'itt h 8 22 ltJcS 'i'd6 23 �e4 �dS 24 l:tfel �xe4 2S ltJxe4 'i'dS 26 ltJc3 l:txel + 27 l:txel 'i'd7 28 fS 'itt g8 29 dS b4 30 dxc6 112-112 B agirov-Avshalu­ mov, Sevastopol 1 986.

22 ltJcS "i'd6 23 �e4 b4 24 a4

The position is equal. 83234)

1 1 l:tae1 (D)

12 ... ltJg4 White intended 1 3 f4, so this reliev­ ing manoeuvre is entirely logical for Black.

B

13 �xe7 'i'xe7 14 ltJxg4 �xg4 15

B

:ael White seeks play in the centre and On the kings ide.

IS ...�hS

Or: IS ...'i'h4?! 1 6 f4 tLle6 17 'i'd2 g6

White prepares b4. 1 1 .. aS Or: a) l l ...g6 is insufficient for equal­ ity : 12 b4 a6 (12 . . .ltJe6 1 3 �xf6 ;t) 1 3 .

18 �bl �fS 19 e4 dxe4 20 �xe4 l:ted8 2 1 �xfS gxfS 22 dS ± Psakhis-S ibare­ vic, B anja Luka 1 985; I S ... l:tad8? ! 16 f4 �c8 17 ltJa4 h6 1 8 'i'c3 'i'c7 1 9 b4 axb4 20 axb4 'i'e7 2 1 bS ± Goldin­ Ruban, Andropov 1 986; IS . . . �e6!? 1 6 lba4 g6 1 7 ltJcS b6 1 8 ltJxe6 'i'xe6 1 9 l:tc l l:tec8 20 'i'd2 cS = C.Hansen­ Bonsch, Tilburg 1994.

White is aiming for play in the cen­ tre.

1 1 ltJe4 •••

Black seeks simplifications. How­ ever, other plans are also possible: a) l l . ..g6 12 ltJeS ltJe6 1 3 �h4 ( 1 3 f4? ! ltJg7 =) 1 3 . . .ltJg7 1 4 f3 �e6 I S g4 ltJd7 16 �xe7 l:txe7 17 �e2 fS 1 8

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ttJd3 lif7 1 9 .i d 1 :t Hjartarson-Ivkov, Lone Pine 1 98 1 . b ) 1 l ...ttJg4 ! ? 1 2 .ixe7 lixe7 (or 12 ... 'i'xe7 1 3 e4 :t) 1 3 b4 'i'd6 14 b5 c5 1 5 e4 c4 1 6 .ie2 ( 1 6 e5 'i'd8 17 .if5 .ixf5 18 'i'xf5 ttJh6 19 'i'c2 ttJe6 co Khalifman-Lputian, Erevan 1 996) 16 ... dxe4 17 ttJxe4 'i'f4 (17 ... 'i'g6 1 8 .ixc4 ;1;) 1 8 .ixc4 .i f5 1 9 .id3 liae8 20 'i'd2 l:txe4 2 1 'i'xf4 lhf4 22 l:xe8 .ixd3 23 l:c 1 ttJf6 24 lid8 :t Lputian. c) 1 1 ....ie6 (D) and then:

w

c 1 ) Portisch's move 1 2 'i'b1 (pre­ paring b4) seems interesting: 1 2. . .a5 ( 1 2 ... l:c8 1 3 b4 b5 1 4 lic 1 { 1 4 a4 ! ? } 1 4... a5 1 5 a3 axb4 1 6 axb4 ttJ6d7 1 7 .ixe7 'i'xe7 1 8 e4 dxe4 1 9 ttJxe4 .id5 20 l:fe 1 :t Bondarenko-Izsak, B uda­ pest 1994) 1 3 a3 ttJ6d7 ( 1 3. . . ttJg6 14 ttJe5 :t) 14 .ixe7 :1xe7 (14 ... 'ifxe7 15 b4 axb4 1 6 axb4 b5 { 16 ...lia3 17 'i'b2 l:ea8 18 b5 :t } 17 e4 :t) 15 b4 axb4 16 'i'xb4 ttJb6 17 a4 ttJc8 18 l:al :t Por­ tisch-Larsen, Rotterdam Ct (6) 1 977. c2) 1 2 ttJe5 ttJ6d7 1 3 .ixe7 ( 1 3 .if4 ! ?) 1 3 . . .lixe7 1 4 f4 (further sim­ plification by 14 ttJxd7 only helps Black to equalize: 14 . . . 'i'xd7 1 5 b4 l:c8 16 l:c 1 'i'd6 17 'i'b1 l:ec7 1 8 ttJe2 g 6 1 9 l:c3 ttJd7 20 ttJf4 1/2-1/2

Portisch-Larsen, Rotterdam Ct (2) 1 977) 14 ... f6 15 ttJf3 and then: c2 1 ) 15 ... 'i'a5 ?! is dubious in view of 1 6 e4 dxe4 1 7 ttJxe4 �h8 1 8 ttJd6 'i'b4 1 9 ttJxb7 ! ± ( 1 9 .. :i'xb7 is met by 20 f5) Todorovic- S.llic, Nis 1993. c22) 1 5 ... l:tc8, preparing counter­ play on the queenside, is interesting: 16 f5 .if7 1 7 g4 c5 1 8 'iVf2 a6 1 9 ttJh4 b5 20 a3 "fI= Rogers-Speelman, Span­ ish Cht (Cal a Galdana) 1 994. c23) 15 ...ttJb6 (Black wants to trans­ fer the knight via c8 to d6, whence it will reinforce his control of the e4square) 1 6 f5 .if7 1 7 g4 ( 1 7 h3 seems too sluggish due to 17 ... 'i'c7 ! 1 8 'iVf2 l:tae8 19 l:e2 ttJc8 = Novikov-Borges, Lucerne Wcht 1997; Black has man­ aged to centralize his pieces) 17 ...'i'd6 ( 1 7 . . . h6? ! is dubious due to 1 8 ttJh4 ttJc4 1 9 .ixc4 dxc4 20 ttJf3 b5 2 1 e4 :t Leitao-Klovans, Groningen 1 996, but 17 ...ttJc8 ! ? is fully possible: 1 8 'i'g2 ttJd6 1 9 g5 �h8 20 g6 .ie8 2 1 gxh7 .ih5 22 ttJh4 'i'e8 23 'i'h3 l:d8 24 ttJg2 g5 25 fxg6 .ixg6 26 .ixg6 'i'xg6 27 'i'g3 'i'xg3 Ih-1f2 Smejkal-Moro­ vic, Dubai OL 1 986) 1 8 ttJh4 (some­ what hasty is 1 8 e4 dxe4 19 ttJxe4, because 1 8 .. :i'c7 20 g5 ttJd5 2 1 .ic4 �h8! is unclear, Yusupov-Spassky, Montpellier Ct 1 985) 1 8 ... liae8 1 9 ttJg2 ttJc4 20 ttJd 1 ttJd7 2 1 b 3 :t Razu­ vaev-Beliavsky, Sochi 1 986.

12 .ixe7 (D) 12 .if4 leads to equality: 12 ... .if5 ( 1 2 ... .ib4 ! ? 1 3 h3 ttJg6 1 4 .ih2 f5 ! ? 1 5 ttJd2 .id6 co A.Sokolov) 1 3 .ixe4 .ixe4 ! 14 ttJxe4 dxe4 15 ttJd2 .ib4 1 6 l:d 1 .ixd2 1 7 l:xd2 'Ilfd5 ! 1 8 b3 l:ad8 19 l:fd 1 ttJe6 20 .ig3 l:d7 2 1 h3 l:ed8 is equal, Sapis-Maciejewski, Polish Cht (Miko1ajki) 1 99 1 .

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b) 1 6 'Ilfb3 cxd5 17 'ti'xb7 l:eb8 ! (but not 17 ... .ie6 1 8 'i'xe7 l:xe7 19 ttJb3 l:tb7 2 0 l:bl l:ab8 2 1 l:fd l ;I; Khalifman-Zagorskis, Vilnius 1 997) 1 8 'Ilfxd5+ .ie6 19 'i'c6 .id7 20 'i'a6 l:xb2 2 1 ttJb3 .ie6 22 ttJd4 l:b6! 23 'i'a5 'Ilfb4 = Azmaiparashvili-Zaid, USSR 1985.

B

15 ...exf3 16 ttJxf3 .ie6 17 e4 fxe4 18 l:xe4

12 ... 1t'xe7 13 .ixe4 dxe4 14 ttJd2 f5

14 ... b6 creates new weaknesses on the queenside. 1 5 'i'a4 b5 and now: a) 1 6 'i'c2 ! ? b4 17 ttJa4 ( 1 7 ttJe2 .ia6 1 8 ttJb3 l:ad8 19 ttJc5 .ib5 20 l:c 1 ttJg6 2 1 lifel .ixe2! co Yusupov­ Ribli, Lucerne Wcht 1 985) 1 7 ... .ia6 1 8 ttJc4 ttJd7 1 9 l:tcl 'i'g5 20 'Ilfd2 l:ab8 2 1 l:fd 1 l:e6 22 ttJe5 ± Azmai­ parashvili-Pigusov, Vilnius 1 984. b) 1 6 'i'a5 .if5 ( 1 6.. .f� can be met by 17 l:c l ± or 17 d5 ! ?) 1 7 l:c l ! l:ad8 1 8 ttJe2 l:d6 19 l:c5 'Ilfd7 20 l:fc l ttJg6 2 1 ttJg3 ± Smejkal-Flear, Szirak 1 986.

15 f3 White, trying to make use of his somewhat better development, opens the centre and undermines Black's pawn-chain. Another thrust does not yield any advantage: 15 d5 .id7 and now: a) 1 6 f3 exf3 17 ttJxf3 cxd5 1 8 ttJxd5 ( 1 8 ttJd4 'i'c5 1 9 ttJxf5 ttJg6 20 �h l .ie6 =; however, in Murshed­ Milos, Groningen FIDE 1 997, White committed a curious oversight: 2 1 "b3?? d4 0- 1 ) 1 8 .....e4 1 9 'Ilfxe4 l:xe4 20 ttJd4 l:ae8 = Spasov-Van der Sterren, Albena 1 983.

1 8 'Ilfxe4 ?! gives White no advan­ tage: 1 8 . . .l:tad8 1 9 l:e2 ttJg6 20 l:fel 'Ilfd7 intending ... .in =, Semkov-Pan­ chenko, Sochi 1 982.

18...h6 (D)

w

This is a critical position for the variation. Its assessment hinges on to what extent Black can limit the activ­ ity of the white pieces, and in particu­ lar how effectively he can challenge White's use of the e5-square.

19 l:fe1

A logical move: White lines up his heavy artillery on the open e-file. Oth­ erwise: 1 9 ttJe2 'Ilfb4! 20 a3 'i'b3 2 1 "d2 .id5 22 l:xe8 l:xe8 2 3 ttJe5 ttJe6 24 ttJc3 'Ilfb6 25 ttJxd5 'Ilfxd4+ ! (not 25 . . . cxd5 ? ! 26 ttJf3 ttJf8, Timman­ Yusupov, Tilburg Ct (8) 1 988, 27 l:cl :t) 26 'i'xd4 ttJxd4 27 ttJxc6 bxc6 28

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tOc3 tOe2+ 29 tOxe2 l:txe2 30 l:t12 l:tel + = Temirbaev-Kaidanov, Kuiby­ shev 1986.

19 l:tad8 20 l:tle3 •..

White has also tried: a) 20 tOeS WgS 2 1 "12 tDg6 22 tOf3 "fS ! 00. b) 20 l:teS !? "f7 21 'i'e4 (weaker is 2 1 b4?! tOd7 22 l:taS �g4 23 tOeS tOxeS 24 dxeS b6 2S l:ta4 l:td4 + Hjar­ tarson-Short, Dubai OL 1986) 2 l . . .�dS (21 ... l:td6 22 We3 tOd7 23 l:taS tOf6 24 "f4 � Tal-Vaganian, Riga 1 975) 22 tOxdS l:txeS 23 ttJf6+ "xf6 24 dxeS � Tal. c) 20 h3 ! ? is interesting: 20 ...'i'd6 2 1 l:tle3 �f7 (21 . ..l:te7 �) 22 l:txe8 l:txe8 23 l:txe8 �xe8 24 Wb3+ 'iii>h7 2S 'i'xb7 �hS with compensation, Yusu­ pov-Kramnik, Vienna 1996.

22 l:tC3

Bad is 22 l:tg3? l:txd4 23 tOg4 �h8 24 tOxh6 gxh6 2S "c1 "f6 -+ Tim­ man-Short, Amsterdam 1 988.

22...'i'hS

Also possible is 22 ...'i'h7 23 "e2 �dS 24 tOxdS cxdS 2S l:tg4 tOe6 26 "d 1 tOgS 27 l:tfl l:tf8 28 h4 tOe4 29 l:tg6 ;t;; the black queen finds itself misplaced.

23 �f2 tOd7 24 �el tOxeS 25 l:txeS 'lWg6 26 l:tg3 �C7 27 l:tC3 �d7 28 l:tCe3 �C7

with equality, Djuric-Savic, Niksic 1997.

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1 1 h3 (D)

20 �C7 (D) .••

20 ... l:td6 21 'i'e2 ;t

B

w

21 tOeS �CS

2 l .. .'i'hS is worse due to 22 W12 tOg6 23 tOxc6 bxc6 24 l:txe6 :f8 2S l:tf3 l:txf3 26 "xf3 'i'xf3 27 gxf3 tOh4 28 �12 l:txd4 29 l:txc6 l:td2+ 30 �g3 tOfS+ 3 1 �4 tOe7 32 l:te6 �f7 33 l:te2 ± A.G.Panchenko-Masternak, Kato­ wice 1 992.

1 1 .. .�e6 The main line. However, other con­ tinuations are also possible: a) 1 1 . .. tOe4 12 �4 fS ( 1 2 ... tOgS 1 3 �xgS �xgS 14 b4 �e7 IS bS �d6 16 bxc6 bxc6 17 �fS "as 1 8 �xc8 l:taxc8 19 l:tabl tOe6 20 l:tb7 � Djuric­ Pfleger, Srbija-Bayern 1 984) 13 tOeS tOg6 14 tOxg6 hxg6 I S f3 ttJf6 1 6 'i'12 tUbs 1 7 �eS �h4 1 8 'lWd2 �g3 (I.Sok­ olov-Oll, Pula Echt 1997) 19 f4 ! and White has a slight advantage.

b) 1 1 ...a6 1 2 l:tab1 tOg6 1 3 tOeS tOd7 14 �xe7 1::txe7 ! I S f4 tOgf8 1 6 l:tbe 1 f6 1 7 tOf3 tOb6 1 8 fS �d7 1 9 b4 �e8 20 a4 �f7 2 1 as tOc8 22 e4 dxe4 23 tOxe4 tOd6 24 tOcs �dS 2S �f2 ;t I. Sokolov-Ziatdinov, Niksic 1 99 1 . c) l 1 ...tOhS 1 2 �xe7 l:txe7 (alter­ natively, 12 . . . �xe7 13 l:tabl as 1 4 a3 g6 I S tOa4 tOd7 1 6 b4 axb4 17 axb4 bS 1 8 tOcs tOxcs 19 dxcS tOg7 20 l:ta1 �fS 21 tOd4 �xd3 22 �xd3, Psakhis­ Ruban, Novosibirsk 1 993, 22 .. .'i'd7 23 �c3 tOe6 24 tOf3 ;t) 13 b4 �e6 1 4 b S cxbS I S tOxbS a6 1 6 tOc3 l:tc8 17 'i'b2 tOf6 18 a4 'i'aS 1 9 tOe2 l:tec7 20 �d2 ;t Yermolinsky-I.Ivanov, USA Ch (Parsippany) 1 996. d) 1 1 .. .tOg6 and then: d1) 1 2 tOeS deserves attention: 12 ...tOd7 ( 1 2 . . .tOxeS?! 1 3 dxeS ltJd7 14 �xe7 'fixe7 I S f4 M 16 �f2 b6 17 e4 ± I.Sokolov-Akopian, Niksic 1 9 9 1 ) 13 �xe7 and then: . d 1 1 ) 13 ...�xe7 14 f4 f6 IS tOxg6 'ir'xe3+ 16 �h2 hxg6 1 7 �xg6 l:te7 1 8 ':'ael ( 1 8 �h7+ ! ? �h8 1 9 l:tae l ;t Rajkovic-Raicevic, Yugoslavia 1 989) 1 8 .. .'i'xe 1 1 9 l:txel l:txe 1 20 tOe2 tOf8 2 1 �d3 �d7 22 �d2 l:tal 23 b4 ltJe6 24 fS tOgS 2S tOc 1 ttJe4 26 'i'b2 ± Khenkin-Arkhipov, Protvino 1988. d 1 2) 1 3 ... l:txe7 14 f4 tOgf8 IS l:tae 1! ( 1 S e4 ! ? tOf6 1 6 exdS tOxdS ! { 16 ...cxdS? 1 7 l:tael 'i'b6 1 8 �f2 a6 19 g4 ± Annageldiev-Nadera, Manilil OL 1 992} 17 tOxdS 'i'xdS ! 00 ) IS .. i6 1 6 ltJf3 ;t . d2) 1 2 �xf6 �xf6 13 b4 a6 (or 1 3 ... �e7 14 bS �d6 I S bxc6 bxc6 1 6 li:Jb l { intending tObd2-b3; cS i s weak} 1 6 ... 'ir'f6 17 ttJbd2 h6 18 l:tfe l ttJe7 1 9 it dl :'b8 2 0 ltJb3 ;t Yermolinsky­ . Gtld.Garcia, St Martin 1993) 14 a4

�e7 I S bS as ( 1 S ... axbS 1 6 axbS �d7 1 7 bxc6 bxc6 1 8 ltJa4 ':'as 1 9 ltJd2 'i'c7 20 ltJb3 l:ta7 21 ltJacS ± Nikolic­ Ljubojevic, Amsterdam 1 988) 1 6 ltJe2 ( 1 6 bxc6 bxc6 1 7 ltJe2 'i'd6 1 8 l:tfc 1 �d7 1 9 �xg6 hxg6 2 0 ltJeS l:tec8 2 1 ltJxd7 'i'xd7 = Mandekic-Lazovic, Croatian Cht (Medulin) 1997) 16 ... 'i'd6 17 ltJg3 cS 1 8 ltJfS ( 1 8 dxcS 'i'xcS 1 9 l:tac1 b6 20 'tib 1 'i'b4 =) 1 8 ... �xfS 1 9 �xfS c4 00 P.Nikolic-Seirawan, Nik­ sic 1 983. e) l l ...g6 (D) and then:

e l ) 12 �h6 !? ltJhS (for 1 2 ... ltJe6 13 ltJeS see line 'e2 1 ' ) 1 3 l:tabl ltJg7 14 b4 a6 I S a4 ( 1 S �xg7 �xg7 1 6 ltJa4 �d6 1 7 ltJcs 'i'f6 ! = Karpov­ Short, Lucerne Wcht 1 989) I S . . .ltJfS 16 �f4 with a slight advantage for White - Karpov. e2) 1 2 ltJeS ! ? and now: e2 1 ) 12 . . .ltJe6?! 13 �h6 ltJg7 14 g4! ltJd7 (14 ...�d6 I S f4 ltJd7 1 6 l:tf3 ! ± Mirkovic-Todorovic, Knjazevac 1 989; White intends l:tafl and fS) I S f4 ltJxeS 1 6 dxeS ( 1 6 fxeS ?! �gS =) 1 6 ... �cS 1 7 �f2 f6 ( 1 7 ... d4? 1 8 ltJe4 dxe3 19 'i'e2 ±) 1 8 l:tad 1 ;t intending to meet 18 ... fxeS by 19 ltJe4 with an attack - Christiansen.

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e22) 12 ...ltJ6d7! 1 3 �xe7 'fIxe7 14 ltJxd7 ltJxd7 ! (worse is 1 4 ... �xd7 15 b4 a6 16 ltJa4 ltJe6 1 7 ltJb6 l:.abS I S l:tabl f D.Byrne-Mednis, USA Ch (New York) 1 963/4) 1 5 l:.ael ( 1 5 l:tab l 'i'h4 ! 16 b4 ltJf6 1 7 b5 �xh3 I S gxh3 'l'xh3 1 9 �e2 ltJe4 with an ini­ tiative for Black, Nordahl-A.N.Pan­ chenko, Gausdal 1 99 1 ) 15 ... ltJf6 16 f4 ltJe4 oo. e3) 1 2 �xf6 �xf6 13 b4 (D) and then:

B

e3 l ) 1 3 . . . a6 14 a4 �e6 1 5 b5 axb5 1 6 axb5 ltJd7 17 bxc6 bxc6 I S ltJe2 ! ;l; Karpov-Ehlvest, Vienna 1 996. e32) 1 3 . . .�e6 14 b5 c5 1 5 dxc5 l:tcS 16 ltJd4 l:.xc5 1 7 'fIb2 f Karpov. e33) 1 3 . .. ltJe6!? 14 l:tfd 1 a6 1 5 a4 ( 1 5 l:.abl ltJg5 =; 1 5 �fl 'l'd6 1 6 a3 ltJg5 =) 1 5 .. :i'd6 16 'i'b3 l:tdS 1 7 �fl �g7 IS l:.a2! ltJc7 19 ltJel �f5 20 ltJe2 �f8 ! 2 1 l:tb2 'i'f6 22 ltJf4 f Kar­ pov-Beliavsky, Belfort 19S5. e34) 1 3 ...�e7 14 b5 �d6 15 bxc6 bxc6 1 6 lUe l ltJe6 1 7 'l'dl 'ii'f6 I S l:.abl l:te7 ( 1 S . . .'it>g7 ! ? intending . . .h6 and . . . ltJg5 00) 1 9 l:.b3 'it>g7 20 ltJa4 �d7 2 1 �a6 l:taeS 22 ltJc5 (22 l:tb7 ltJg5 00 P.Nikolic-L.B.Hansen, Wijk aan Zee 1 995; 22 �b7 ! ? ltJdS 23 �aS

is unclear) 22 . . . �xc5 23 dxc5 e4) 12 l:.abl (D) and now:

=.

B

e4 1 ) 1 2 ... ltJe6 1 3 �h6 ( 1 3 �h4 ! ? ltJg7 1 4 b4 a 6 1 5 a4 ltJf5 1 6 �xf6 �xf6 1 7 b5 f Gelfand-Lobron, Mu­ nich 1994) 13 ... ltJg7 ( 1 3 ... c5?! 14 dxc5 ltJxc5 1 5 l:.bdl 'l'aS 16 ltJd4 �d7 17 �g5 ;t Yermolinsky-Kaidanov, USA 1 994) 14 b4 a6 15 a4 (White gains nothing by 1 5 ltJa4 ltJf5 16 � f4 �d6! 17 ltJe5 ltJh5 IS �h2 ltJh4 19 f4 f6 20 ltJg4 'it>g7 2 1 'l'f2 Ill-Ill Bischoff­ Bonsch, Hanover 1 9 9 1 ) 15 ...�f5 16 �xg7 ( 1 6 lbe5 tlcs 17 �xg7 �xd3 IS ltJxd3 'it>xg7 = Gelfand-Ivanchuk, Linares 1 993; 16 b5 ! ? cxb5 ? ! { better is 16 . . . axb5 } 17 axb5 as I S �xf5 ltJxf5 1 9 �g5 ± Ivanchuk) 1 6 . . . �xd3 17 'i'xd3 'it>xg7 IS b5 ( 1 S l:.fc l �d6 19 b5 axb5 20 axb5 l:.a3 21 'i'c2 'iWaS = Lobron-Smagin, B undesliga 1 99112) I S . . . axb5 ( 1 S . . . cxb5 19 axb5 as 20 ltJa4 f) 1 9 axb5 l:.a3 20 bxc6 (20 'iWc2?! 'l'aS 2 1 l:.b3 { 2 1 l:.fcl �b4 + } 2 1 . . .l::tc S ! + Van Wely-Hjartarson, Akureyri 1 994) 20 . . .bxc6 21 'i'c2 ..waS 22 l:.fe l �b4 23 l:.b3 (23 ltJe2 ! ? l:.cS { 23 ...l:.a2 24 l:.b2 f } 24 ltJe5 c5 25 ltJd3 l:.a2 { 25 ... �d2 ! ? } 26 l:.b2 l:txb2 27 'i'xb2 �a3 2S 'l'c3 f) 23 ... l:.cS 24

l:txa3 'ii' x a3 25 ltJbl 'ii'a6 = Ruban­ A.N.Panchenko, Russian Ch (Elista) 1994. e42) 12 . . .a5 1 3 a3 ltJe6 14 �h6 ltJg7 ( 1 4 . . . �d6 ! ? deserves attention: 15 l:.fel �hS { intending ... ltJgS } 16 e4 �f4 1 7 ltJe5 �gS I S �xf4 ltJxf4 1 9 l:.bd l ltJxd3 2 0 'i'xd3 �e6 21 exd5 { 2 1 f3 f Akopian } 2 1 ...�xd5 22 ltJg4 ltJxg4 23 hxg4 'i'd6 = Akopian-Ivan­ chuk, Bie! IZ 1 993) 15 b4 axb4 1 6 axb4 �f5 1 7 b5 ( 1 7 �xg7 �xd3 I S ..wxd3 �xg7 1 9 b 5 �d6 = Yermolin­ sky-Parma, New York 1 994) 17 ...l:.a3 ( 1 7 ... �d6 ! ?) IS l:.al �xd3 19 'i'xd3 ..waS 20 l:.xa3 'i'xa3 2 1 ltJe5 ltJe4 22 ltJxe4 ..wxd3 23 ltJf6+ ! �xf6 24 ltJxd3 f Ivanchuk. We now return to 1 1 ... �e6 (D):

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12 ltJeS White can also try to develop an ini­ tiative in other ways: a) 1 2 a3 ltJ6d7 13 �f4 ( 1 3 �xe7 .xe7 14 b4 ltJg6 15 l:.fcl 'i'f6 16 'ii'd l :acS 1 7 b5 c5 = Beliavsky) 1 3 ... a5 ! 14 ltJa4 ltJg6 1 5 �h2 �fS 1 6 l:.fb l .f6 17 'i'd 1 �f5 Ih-1f2 Nikolic-Tim­ man, Reykjavik 1 99 1 . b ) 1 2 �4 l:.c8 1 3 ltJa4 �d6 1 4 tOeS l:.c7 1 5 l:.abl ( 1 5 �h2 �cS 16 f4

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ltJe4 ! =) 1 5 ... ltJg6 ( 1 5 . . . �cS ! ? intending . . . c5 and ... ltJg6) 1 6 �h2 �cS ( l 6 . . . c5 ! ? 17 ltJxc5 ltJxe5 ! I S dxe5 l:.xc5 = Krasenkow) 1 7 'i'c3 ltJe4 I S �xe4 dxe4 1 9 ltJc5 ltJxe5 2 0 dxe5 �xc5 21 'i'xc5 (Krasenkow-Yusupov, Pula Echt 1 997) 2 1 . . . b6 (intending . . .�a6) 22 'i'd6 = Krasenkow. c) 1 2 l:tabl and now: c l ) 1 2 ... ltJ6d7 1 3 �f4 ltJb6 and then: c l l ) 14 b4 ltJg6 (but not 14 ...�d6 1 5 �xd6 'i'xd6 16 a4 a6 1 7 ltJd2 l:.e7 I S ltJb3 ! l:.c7 1 9 ltJc5 ltJbd7 20 f4 ± Beliavsky-Ivanchuk, Linares 1 993) 1 5 �h2 ( 1 5 b5 c 5 1 6 dxc5 �xc5 00) 15 ... ltJc4 ! ? 16 �xc4 dxc4 00. e l 2) 14 ltJa4 ltJxa4 1 5 '1i'xa4 ltJg6 16 �h2 �d6 17 ltJe5 ..wf6 I S ..wc2 ltJxe5 19 dxe5 �xe5 20 �xh7+ ,.phS 2 1 �xe5 'i'xe5 22 �d3 00 I .Sokolov­ Yusupov, Amsterdam 1 994. c2) 12 ... a5 ! ? 1 3 a3 ( 1 3 ltJe5 ltJ6d7 14 �xe7 'i'xe7 1 5 f4 f6 1 6 ltJxd7 �xd7 =) 1 3 . . . ltJ6d7 14 �xe7 'i'xe7 15 b4 (15 l:.fc l 'i'f6 16 'i'd l ltJg6 1 7 ltJa4 h5 I S ltJc5 ltJxc5 1 9 l:.xc5 �f5 20 �xf5 'i'xf5 21 'i'c2 = B abula-lirov­ sky, Czech jr Ch (Pardubice) 1 9 9 1 ) 1 5 . . . axb4 16 axb4 l:.ecS ! 1 7 l:.fel ( 1 7 lLla4 g 6 { 1 7. . .b 6 ! ? = } I S l:.fe l b5 1 9 ltJc5 ltJxc5 2 0 dxc5 l:.a4 2 1 ltJd4 �d7 22 'i'b2 :tcaS = Ellers-Klovans, Berlin 1 993) 1 7 ... g6 I S ltJd2 ltJf6 1 9 ltJa4 ltJSd7 20 ltJc5 b6 2 1 ltJxe6 'i'xe6 22 :tal l:.xal 23 l:.xal 'i'd6 24 '1i'c3 c5 25 bxc5 bxc5 26 dxc5 'i'xc5 27 'i'xc5 l:.xc5 = Franco-N ogueiras, Las Palmas 1 992. d) 12 �xf6!? �xf6 1 3 b4 l:.cS and here: d 1 ) Interesting is 14 l:.ac 1 ! ? g6 1 5 ltJa4 �e7 1 6 ltJc5 �xc5 1 7 dxc5 ( 1 7

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'iWxcs is also slightly better for White) 17 . . .:c7 18 'i'b2 'iWe7 ( l 8 ... .i.c8 19 bS cxbS 20 .i.xbS ;1;) 19 :te I ! t intending e4, Djuric-Nogueiras, Saint John 1988. d2) 14 lOa4 :c7 ( l 4 ... g6 I S :ac 1 .i.e7 16 10cS :c7 17 'iWa4 a6 1 8 'i'b3 .i.d6 19 a4 .i.c8 20 bS axbS 2 1 axbS 'iWf6 22 .i.e2 gS 23 lOh2 ;!; Huss-Kele­ cevic, Winterthur 1996) I S l:tac 1 ( 1 S lOcs .i.c8 00) I S . . ..i.e7 ! 16 'i' b l .i.d6 17 bS 'i'f6 18 bxc6 bxc6 19 lOh2 'i'h4 20 .i.fS ! 'i'hS 2 1 .i.xe6 lOxe6 22 1Of3 ;!; Karpov-Campora, San Nicolas (2) 1994. e) 12 l:tfc 1 !? 106d7 (or: 12 . . . ltJhS 1 3 .i.xe7 'iWxe7 14 l:tabl g6 IS b4 a6 16 lOa4 lOg7 17 lOcs .i.fs 18 a4 ;I; Khen­ kin-Grosar, Sochi 1989; 12 . . . :c8 1 3 a3 106d7 1 4 .i.f4 lOb6 I S lOa4 lOxa4 1 6 'iWxa4 'i'b6 1 7 b4 ;I; Spraggett­ Lobron, Marseilles 1989) 1 3 .i.f4 lOb6 14 :ab1 .i.d6 (14 ... lOg6 !? IS .i.h2 as ! 00 deserves serious attention) I S lOe2 lOg6 ( 1 S . . . as 1 6 'i'b3 .i.xf4 17 lOxf4 .i.c8 18 a4 t) 16 .i.xd6 'iWxd6 17 a4 ! ;!; ( 17 b4 lOc4 1 8 .i.xc4 dxc4 1 9 ttJc3 bS 20 a4 a6 2 1 :dl We7 00) Karpov-Kha­ ritonov, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 988. We now return to 12 lOeS (D):

B

12 ...106d7 13 .i.xe7 :xe7

Black has also played 1 3 ... 'i'xe7 14 f4 f6 I S 1Of3 (piece exchanges such as IS lOxd7 'i'xd7 = only help Black) lS . . ..i.f7 ( l S . . . b6 16 :ae1 'i'd6 17 'iWf2 :ad8 18 1Oe2 cS 1 9 fS .i.f7 20 g3 c4 21 .i.b1 bS 22 lOf4 as 23 g4 ;!; Polak-Pelletier, Bern 1 993; White has brought all his forces to the kingside to enhance his attack) 16 :ae1 cS 17 'i'f2 lOb6 18 lOh4 (White probes Black's weaknesses) 18 . . .cxd4 1 9 exd4 'i'c7 (intending 20 . . . :xe1 2 1 :xe1 :e8 =) 20 :c 1 'i'd8 2 1 fS (21 1ObS lOc4 22 b3 a6 23 bxc4 dxc4 24 .i.xc4 .i.xc4 2S :xc4 axbS 26 :cS lOe6 27 :xbS Wxd4 is equal, M.Gurevich-Akopian, Barcelona 1992) 2 l . ..:c8 22 g3 in­ tending lOg2-f4, and White is slightly better.

1 1 The Catalan O pening If Black chooses to defend the Queen's Gambit, then he must also be prepared to face the Catalan Opening, which can arise after the moves ...

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 1Of3 ltJf6 4 g3 (D)

B

14 f4 f6 15 lOf3 1Ob6

l S . . ..i.f7 ! ? deserves attention: 16 l:tae1 'i'c7 17 g4 :ae8 1 8 'ilVf2 1Ob6 19 b3 1Oc8 00 intending ... lOd6 - analysis.

2 1 gS ! ? 00.

It is possible to recommend two moves for Black: 171 A: 4 dxc4 177 B: 4 ....i.e7 Note that in Line B we shall also fo­ cus on the active Open Catalan treat­ ment with a later . . .dxc4 (if permitted), rather than the Closed Catalan where Black maintains a pawn on dS at the cost of a passive position.

White is slightly better.

A)

16 Itael lOc8 17 g4 1Od6 18 'i'g2

Kramnik recommends 1 8 fS !? .i.f7 19 'i'h2 t.

18 ...'t>h8 19 f5 .i.f7 20 �hl 'i'e8!

20 ...'i'c7 2 1 :gl gS 22 h4 h6 23 'i'h2 lOe8 24 :g3 lOh7 2S �g2 is slightly better for White, Kramnik­ Renet, Paris 1995.

21 �g3

21...l:td8 22 'i'f4 b5 23 g5

Conclusion: Practice shows that the Exchange Variation gives White a very pleasant game, since Black's pos­ sibilities for counterplay are limited.

0-0 IS a3 :c2?! ( l S . . . 'ili'b6 =; l S ... :c7 =) 16 lOe l :c7 17 .i.xb7 :xb7 1 8 lOb3 t Karpov-Korchnoi, Moscow Ct (22) 1974 . a2) 9 lOc3 a6 ! (intending ... bS) 10 dxcS .i.xcs 1 1 .i.gS ( 1 1 a3?! b S 1 2 'i'f4 0-0 1 3 e4 l:tc8 = Arbakov-Kharitonov, Irkutsk 1 983) l 1 . . .h6 1 2 .i.xf6 lOxf6 ( 1 2 . . .'ili'xf6 ! ? 1 3 :ad 1 :c8 1 4 'i'd3 lOb8 IS lOd2 .i.xg2 1 6 �xg2 0-0 = Andersson-ASokolov, Belfort 1 988) 13 'ili'a4+ lOd7 1 4 :fd 1 bS IS 'ilff4 gS 1 6 'ilfd2 fie7 with equality, Anders­ son-Tal, Bugojno 1 980. b) 6 .i.g2 a6 (D) and now:

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4 ... dxc4 5 .i.g2 There are those who prefer S 'ilVa4+, to which Black can reply S . . .lObd7: a) 6 'i'xc4 b6 7 .i.g2 .i.b7 8 0-0 cS and now: a l ) 9 :d 1 a6 10 dxcS .i.xcs 1 1 b4 j"e7 12 .i.b2 bS 1 3 'i'd4 :c8 1 4 1Obd2

b l ) 7 lOeS ? ! cS 8 dxcS .i.xcs 9 lOxd7 .i.xd7 1 0 'ili'xc4 l:tc8 � Mate­ Baburin, Budapest 1 990. b2) 7 lOc3 :b8 8 'ili'xc4 bS and here: b2 1 ) 9 'ili'b3 .i.b7 10 0-0 ( 1 0 .i.f4 :c8 1 1 : d 1 cS 1 2 dxcS .i.xcs 1 3 0-0 fib6 = Panov-Makogonov, USSR Ch (Leningrad) 1 939) 1 0. . . cS 1 1 .i.e3 .i.e7

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12 dxcS lbxcs 1 3 'iifd l 0-0 14 'i'xd8 l:tfxd8 IS l:tfd l 'iPf8 is equal, Petro­ sian-Panno, Los Angeles 1 963. b22) 9 'i'd3 �b7 10 O-OcS 1 1 �f4 ( 1 1 a3?! cxd4 12 'iWxd4 �cS 1 3 'i'h4 lbdS 14 �gS f6 I S �d2 lbxc3 16 �xc3 0-0 17 l:tad l 'i'e7 = Keres-Bon­ darevsky, LeningradlMoscow 1 94 1 ) 1 l ...l:tc8 1 2 dxcS �xcS 1 3 l:tad 1 ( 1 3 lbgS �xg2 1 4 'iPxg2 'ii' b6 I S l:tad l 0-0 =) 1 3 . . .0-0 1 4 lbeS �xg2 I S 'it'xg2 lbxeS 16 �xeS �e7 1 7 'i'f3 'i'aS 1 8 'ii' b7 nfe8 19 a3 b 4 20 �xf6 gxf6 2 1 axb4 'i'xb4 2 2 'i'xb4 �xb4 2 3 lbe4 Wg7 24 lbd6 liz_liz Andersson-Kaspa­ roy, Belgrade (6) 1 985. b3) 7 'i'xc4 bS and then: b3 1 ) 8 'i'd3 �b7 9 0-0 cS 10 a4 'ifb6 1 1 axbS axbS 12 l:txa8+ �xa8 1 3 lbc3 b4 14 lba4 'i'aS = . b32) 8 'i' b 3 �b7 9 a4 b 4 10 0 - 0 cS 1 1 �gS �dS 1 2 'i'e3 'ifb6 = Peturs­ son-Hjartarson, Akureyri 1994. b33) 8 'i'c2 �b7 9 0-0 cS 10 a4 cxd4 ! ? 1 1 lbxd4 �xg2 1 2 'iPxg2 �cS 1 3 lbb3 �e7 14 �gS 0-0 IS axbS axbS 16 lbld2 lbb6 = Smyslov-Keres, Moscow 1 967. b34) 8 'i'c6 l:tb8 9 �f4 (9 �gS �b7 10 'ifc2 cS 1 1 dxcS �xcS 1 2 0-0 nc8 1 3 'ifd3 0-0 = Smyslov-Tal, Mont­ pellier Ct 1 985) 9... lbdS 10 �gS �e7 1 1 �xe7 'i'xe7 1 2 lbc3 ( 1 2 0-0 �b7 1 3 'ifc2 cS 14 dxcS lbxcs IS lbc3 0-0 1 6 lbxdS �xdS 17 nfc 1 lba4 1 8 lbeS �xg2 19 'it'xg2 'i'b7+ 20 'iPgl l:tbc8 = Portisch-Htibner, Turin 1982) 1 2...�b7 1 3 lbxdS �xc6 14 lbxe7 'iPxe7 I S 0-0 ( 1 S l:tc1 l:tb6 1 6 0-0 l:tc8 17 lbgS �xg2 1 8 'iPxg2 l:td6! = Gleizerov­ Serper, Moscow 1 992) IS ... �xf3 16 �xf3 cS 17 dxcs lbxcs 1 8 nfc 1 l:thc8 1 9 llc2 lbd7 20 l:tacl lbb6 21 l:txc8

l:txc8 22 l:txc8 lbxc8 23 �b7 lbd6 24 �xa6 'iPd7 2S b3 'iPc6 26 a4 'it>b6 27 �xbS lbxbS 28 axbS 'iPxbS 29 'iPg2 'iPb4 30 'itf3 �xb3 Ill- liz Wojtkie­ wicz-Kaidanov, New York 1 993.

5 a6 (D) ...

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This continuation has been the most popular in recent years.

6 0-0

Other continuations have also been tried: a) 6 a4 lbc6 7 0-0 :b8 (7 . . . lba5 ! ? deserves attention: 8 lbbd2 c S 9 dxcS �xcS 10 lbeS c 3 ! 1 1 bxc3 0-0 1 2 lbec4 { 1 2 'i'c2 'i'c7 =; 1 2 lbdc4 lbxc4 1 3 'i'xd8 1hd8 14 lbxc4 lbdS IS lIdl �d7 16 �xdS �c6 17 .te3 �xdS = } 12 ... �e7 1 3 lbxaS 'i'xaS i s equal, Gulko-Bronstein, Vilnius 1 975) and now: a l ) 8 �gS ! ? .te7 9 lbc3 0-0 1 0 e4 bS 1 1 axbS axbS 1 2 :el lbb4 1 3 b3 ! lbd3 14 :e2 00 Simic-Krasenkov, Ptuj 1 989. a2) 8 lbc3 �b4 9 'iifc2 (9 e4 �xc3 10 bxc3 lbxe4 1 1 'ifc2 lbd6 12 :el lbe7 +; 9 �gS h6 10 �xf6 'ifxf6 1 1 e4 0-0 12 eS 'ife7 �) 9... lbxd4 10 lbxd4 'i'xd4 1 1 :d l 'ifeS 12 �f4 'ii'aS 1 3 lba2 �d6 14 :xd6cxd6 1 S �xd6 :a8

1 6 'i'xc4 'ifb6 17 �a3 �d7 00 Koful­ R0dgaard, Elista OL 1 998. a3) 8 as and then: a3 1 ) 8 . . .�b4 ! ? 9 'i'c2 ! lbxaS (al­ ternatively, 9 ... �xaS 10 lbeS lbxd4 1 1 "i'a4+ �d7 1 2 'i'xaS lbb3 1 3 'ilVa3 lbxal 14 'i'xal !) 10 'i'a4+ lbc6 1 1 lbeS lbdS 1 2 lbxc6 bxc6 1 3 'i'xc6+ �d7 1 4 'i'xc4 0-0 IS l:td l ( 1 S 'ii'c2 �e7 is level, Alburt-Portisch, Malta OL 1 980) IS . . .cS ! 1 6 e4 ( 1 6 dxcS ? ! �bS 1 7 'i'c2 'i'e7 with compensation) 1 6. . . lbb6 17 'i'b3 as ! ( 1 7 ... "i'e7 ? 1 8 �f4 l:ta8 1 9 dS ! ± Gleizerov-S.Iva­ nov, Slupsk 1 992) 1 8 �f4 na8 1 9 dxcS ( 1 9 dS? exdS 20 exdS �g4 2 1 nc l c4 +) 1 9 . . .�xcS =. a32) 8 . . .bS 9 axb6 cxb6 10 �f4 ( 1 0 e4 !?) 1 O. . . .td6 I 1 lbeS lbe7 1 2 e4 ( 1 2 lbxc4 .txf4 1 3 gxf4 0-0 1 4 e3 lbfdS I S lbeS .tb7 1 6 lbd2 lbg6 = Timo­ shchenko-Novikov, Nova Gorica 1 997; 1 2 lbc6 lbxc6 13 .txc6+ �e7 14 .tgS h6 I S .txf6+ gxf6 16 lbd2 bS + Hough-Kaidanov, Philadelphia 1 993) 12 . . ..tb7 13 lbc3 0-0 ( 1 3 ... bS? 14 lbxf7 ! 'iPxf7 I S .txd6 'i'xd6 16 eS 'i'b6 17 .txb7 "i'xb7 1 8 exf6 gxf6 1 9 :e l ± Petursson-Zlatilov, Andorra 1 99 1 ) 14 .tgS bS I S .txf6 gxf6 1 6 lbg4 lbg6 17 h4 b4 and now White should opt for 1 8 lba4 ! with compen­ sation, rather than 1 8 lbe2 ? ! fS ! 1 9 exfS .txg2 2 0 'iPxg2 exfS 2 1 ttJh6+ 'iPh8 22 lbxfS :bS ! 00 Petursson-Oll, Groningen FIDE 1997 . b ) 6 lDeS cS (D) and here: b 1 ) 7 lba3 ! ? cxd4 8 lbaxc4 J:ta7 ! and now: b l 1 ) 9 a4 b6 10 0-0 .tb7 1 1 'ilVb3 .txg2 12 'iPxg2 "i'dS+ 1 3 f3 .tcS ( 1 3 ... lbfd7 !?) 14 e4 'ilVb7 IS lbd3 0-0 1 6 as lbbd7 17 axb6 .txb6 1 8 .tgS

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:fa8 19 lIa4 lbcs 20 lbxcs �xcS 2 1 'i'xb7 :xb7 22 .td2 lbd7 � Berezin­ Novikov, Donetsk Z 1 998. b12) 9 0-0 bS 10 lbd2 .tcS l 1 lbb3 .tb6 12 �c6+?! lbxc6 ! 1 3 lbxc6 'i'dS 1 4 lbxa7 �b7 IS f3 .txa7 intending . . . hS , with the initiative, Hartung Niel­ sen-Kaluzhin, corr. 1 979-8 1 . b 1 3 ) 9 .td2 b6 1 0 'i'b3 .tb7 1 1 .txb7 1hb7 1 2 lbaS :e7 ! ? ( 1 2 ... J:ta7 ! ? 1 3 0-0 lbe4 1 4 'it'a4+ bS I S 'i'c2 lbxd2 1 6 'ilVxd2 "i'dS 17 lbf3 .tcS = Dizdar­ Novikov, Lucerne Wcht 1 997) 1 3 lbac6 lbxc6 14 lbxc6 'it'a8 I S :c l ( 1 S 'i'xb6? �d7) I S . . .ltc7 1 6 'i'xb6 lbdS 17 'ilVb8+ 'i'xb8 1 8 lbxb8 :xc 1 + 1 9 .txc l .td6 20 lbc6 (20 �xa6 'iPd7 2 1 b4 :c8 22 'iPd2 lla8 2 3 b S lbc3 24 a4 lbxa4 2S 'Wtod3 lbc3 26 'iPxd4 lbxbS+ 27 'iPc4 lha6 28 'WtoxbS :a2 + Rash­ kovsky-A. Petrosian, Erevan 1 984) 20. . .eS 2 1 lbaS 'iPd7 22 lbc4 =. b2) 7 .te3 lbdS ! 8 dxcS ( 8 O-O?! lbd7 9 lbxc4 bS 10 lbcd2 lbxe3 1 1 fxe3 :b8 1 2 lbe4 fS ! 1 3 lbf2 .te7 14 e4 0-0 IS e3 .tgS 1 6 'it'd3 lbb6 4= Hort-Portisch, Nice OL 1 974; 8 lbc3!? lbxe3 9 fxe3 lbd7 1 0 lbxc4 .te7 1 1 0-0 0-0 is equal, Verat-Rotshtein, Cannes 1 992) 8 . . . lbd7 (8 . . . f6 ! ? de­ serves serious attention : 9 lbxc4 lbxe3

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1 0 'tWxd8+ 'iPxd8 1 1 fxe3 { I I lDxe3 �xcS = } 1 1 . o o�xcS 12 lUc3 :a7 1 3 lUe4 �b4+ 1 4 'iPf2 bS = Beliavsky­ Csom, Vilnius 1 978) and now: b2 1 ) If 9 lUxc4, then 9... lUxe3 10 lUxe3 �xcS 1 1 lUc4 'tWc7 ( 1 l . . .0-0 ! ? 1 2 0-0 'tWc7 1 3 'tWb3 :b8 1 4 lUc3 b S I S lUd2 �b7 1 6 �xb7 'tWxb7 17 a4 Ill-Ill Langeweg-Ree, Netherlands 1 98 1 ) 1 2 lUbd2 :b8 1 3 a4 lUf6 14 0-0 0-0 I S :c1 bS 1 6 axbS axbS 1 7 lUe3 'tWb6 + Basin-Razuvaev, Minsk 1 985. b22) 9 �d4 lUxeS 1O �xeS �xcS ! ? 1 1 �xg7 :g8 1 2 �c3 ( 1 2 �d4? 4Jf4 ! -+; 1 2 �eS 'ilfgS ! 1 3 �d4 { 1 3 f4 'tWd8 14 �xdS 'tWxdS I S 'tWxdS exdS 1/2-112 Tratar-A. Petrosian, Ljubljana 1 995 } 1 3o o .�xd4 14 'i'xd4 'tWc 1 + I S 'ilfd l 'ilfxb2 16 lUd2 00 Vasiljevic-Novikov, Tuzla 1 989) 1 2 ... bS ( 1 2oo.lUxc3 1 3 lUxc3 !) 1 3 �d4 'tWb6 1 4 �xcS 'i'xcs I S lUc3 �b7 16 lUxdS �xdS 17 � xdS :d8 1 8 0-0 :xdS = Salov-Portisch, Brussels 1 988. 6 ...lUc6 (D)

The most popular and, it seems, the strongest move.

7 e3

175

The main continuation. However, White may also choose:

a) 7 lUa3 ! ? (with this typical Cata­ lan move, White, in return for a broken pawn formation, obtains the bishop­ pair, the b-file and the possibility of active play in the centre) 7 oo.�xa3 8 bxa3 0-0 9 �b2 :b8 1 0 'i'c2 bS 1 1 :ad I and now: a l ) l l ...lUe7 12 e4 :b6 ( 1 2oo .�b7 1 3 lUgS { 1 3 lUeS ! ? } 1 3o o.h6 14 lUh3 lUd7 I S lUf4 'ilfe8 00 Rashkovsky­ A. Petrosian, Baku 1977) 13 :fe l ( 1 3 lUh4 ?! �b7 1 4 :te l 'ilfa8 I S 'tWe2 lUg6 1 6 lUxg6 hxg6 17 g4 as <Xl Kozul-Dav­ idovic, Liechtenstein 1 989) 1 3o o .:e8 14 �c3 lUg6 I S h4 h6 1 6 �aS :b8 17 lUeS lUe7 18 g4 with the initiative for White, Grebionkin- Kozirev, Ekaterin­ burg 1 996. a2) 1 l . . .:b6 ! ? 12 e4 ( 1 2 dS? exdS 1 3 lUgS g6 +; 1 2 lUgS h6 1 3 dS hxgS 14 dxc6 'tWe7 IS �d4 { I S �c3 'tWxa3 } I Soo.:b8 +) 1 2o o.�b7 ! ( 1 2oo.h6 1 3 lUh4 lUe7 1 4 �c3 lUe8 I S �b4 with com­ pensation, Zafirovski-Ostojic, Yugo­ slav Cht (Niksic) 1 997) and then: a2 1 ) 1 3 dS? exdS 14 eS ( 1 4 exdS lUe7 +) 14oo .lUd7 IS :xdS? lUb4 -+. a22) 1 3 lUeS lUxeS 14 dxeS lUd7 I S �d4 ( 1 S 'tWd2 �c6) I S oo .:c6 16 f4 'fie7 +. a23) 13 l:tfe l ! ? lUe7 14 �c3 'tWa8 I S lUeS as <Xl . a24) 13 lUgS lUd7 14 h4 (14 f4 h6 IS lUn lUe7 intending oo.'ilfa8) 14oo.h6 IS lUh3 ( 1 S dS hxgS 1 6 dxc6 �xc6 +) I Soo.:e8 ! and here: a24 1 ) 16 f4 fS ! ? intends to meet 17 exfS with 17oo.exfS 1 8 'tWxfS lUe7 +. a242) 16 lUf4 ? ! eS ! 17 dxeS ( 1 7 lUdS lUxd4 1 8 �xd4 exd4 1 9 lUxb6 lUxb6 +) 17 o o .lUcxeS 1 8 'tWc3 :d6 19 lUdS �xdS 20 :xdS (20 exdS lUf6 +) 20o o .l:txdS 2 1 exdS lUf6 and Black has

a clear adyantage, Shipov-Se.lvanov, St Petersburg 1 998. a243) 16 'fic3 ! ? f6 17 f4 °o. a244) 1 6 dS exdS 17 exdS lUceS 1 8 4Jf4 lUcS ! ? 1 9 �d4 lUcd3 20 �xb6 cxb6 2 1 lUxd3 lUxd3 22 l:txd3 cxd3 23 'fixd3 =. b) 7 lUc3 l:tb8 (D) and now:

b l ) 8 lUeS ?! lUxeS 9 dxeS 'fixdl (9 ... lUd7 ! ?) 10 l:txdl lUd7 1 1 f4 bS 12 a4 b4 13 4Je4 and then: bl l ) 1 3o o .�b7 14 lUd2! ( 14 l:td4? �dS +) 14oo .�xg2 ( 1 4oo .�dS ! ? I S e4 �c6 1 6 lUxc4 lUcs 1 7 �e3 lUxa4 { 1 7oo.lUb3 18 l:ta2 0Cl} 1 8 :dc1 with compensation) IS 'iPxg2 c3 16 bxc3 bxc3 17 lUc4 00 Rogers-Barsov, Neth­ erlands 1 997. b12) 1 3o o .lUcS ! ? 14 �e3 lUb3 IS :ac 1 ! lUxc 1 1 6 lUf6+! gxf6 1 7 �c6+ �d7 1 8 �xd7+ ( 1 8 l:txd7 can be an­ swered by 1 8 . . . lUb3! = intending to meet 1 9 exf6? by 1 9. oo�cS, while 1 8o o .�e7 ! ? also deserves serious at­ tention) 1 8 . oo'iPd8 1 9 �xe6+ 'iPe7 20 �xc4 with compensation . b2) 8 e4 �e7 ! (8oo .bS ?! 9 dS ! lUb4 1 0 b 3 ! with compensation) and now: b21 ) 9 'tWe2 ! ? bS 10 l:td1 0-0 1 1 dS ( 1 1 �gS lUb4 1 2 lUes lUd7 ! 1 3 lUxd7

�xd7 14 �e3 'fic8 IS a4 l:td8 + Raet­ sky-Sveshnikov, Rostov-on-Don 1993) l 1 . ..exdS 12 eS lUd7 1 3 lUxdS lUb4 ! 14 e6 ! (14 lUxb4 �xb4 IS lUd4 :b6 1 6 lUc6 :xc6 17 �xc6 'fie7 1 8 � f4 lUcs 1 9 a3 �aS with compensation, Sum­ mermatter-Sveshnikov, B ern 1 992) 14 ... lUxdS IS exd7 �b7 16 lUeS with compensation. b22) 9 dS exdS 1 0 exdS lUb4 1 1 lUeS �fS 12 a3 ( 1 2 �gS ? ! 0-0 1 3 a3 lUbxdS ! 1 4 lUxdS lUxdS I S �xdS �xgS 16 'fin 'fif6 17 :fe 1 �e6! and Black has a clear advantage, Wojtkie­ wicz-K veinys, Polish Cht (Mikolajki) 1 99 1 ; 12 lUxc4 �d3 +) 12 ... lUd3 1 3 lUxc4 lUxc1 1 4 :xc1 0-0 I S b4 ( 1 S h3 lUe8 ! 16 l:te1 lUd6 1 7 lUeS �f6 18 f4 :e8 1 9 'fin h6 20 :e2 l:te7 2 1 l:tce1 'tWf8 = Sosonko-Am.Rodriguez, Am­ sterdam 1 989) l S . . . lUe8 ! (another plan is l So o .lte8 1 6 'tWd4 �d6 1 7 :fe 1 'fid7 18 :xe8+ { 1 8 lUxd6 cxd6 19 'tWf4 h6 = Martin-G1igoric, Buenos Aires 1 9S5 } 18 . . .l::tx e 8 1 9 lUe3 �h3 ( 1 9 o o .�g6 20 'fia7 ! 'fic8 2 1 lUa4 'fib8 22 'i'xb8 l:txb8 23 lUc4 �fS 24 lbxd6 cxd6 2S lUb6 ;t Haba-Arbakov, Chem­ nitz 1 997) 20 'fia7 �xg2 2 1 �xg2 c6! =) 16 'tWn g6 17 :te l 4Jd6 18 lUxd6 �xd6 1 9 lUe4 �xe4 20 l:txe4 'tWgS = Ruck-Tukmakov, Croatian Cht (Porec) 1998. 7...� d7 (D) 8 'tWe2 Practice has also seen 8 lUc3 :b8 9 lUeS (9 'fie2 bS 10 :d 1 �d6! 1 1 e4 eS 12 dxeS �xeS ! 1 3 lUdS �g4 14 �e3 0-0 and now, rather than IS h3 �xn 16 �xn lUxdS 17 exdS lUb4 18 �a7 'tWf6! 19 �xb8 :xb8 20 :d2 c3 + Veingo1d-Sveshnikov, Tallinn 1988, White should try I S �cS, although

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177

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK 22 hxg5 �b4 23 'Ili'h4 tOc6 24 a3 �xc3 25 bxc3 liJe7 1/2-1/2 Urban-Dau­ tOY, Pula Echt 1 997. We now return to 9 liJc3 (D):

w

19 . . . 'i'xd6 20 h3 �d7 2 1 liJe4! � Karpov-Gelfand, Dos Hermanas 1999.

20 l'lfe1 lUe8 21 liJe4 liJxe4 22 �xe4 h6 23 l1ac1 White has a slight advantage.

w

B}

4 ...�e7 5 �g2 0-0 (D)

B

1 5 . . . �d6 1 6 tOxc7 �xc5 17 1:txd8 l:tbxd8 gives Black good compensation for the queen) 9 . . . tOa5 (9 . . . tOxe5 ? ! 10 dxe5 tOg8 1 1 'iWe2 b5 12 l:td l with compensation) and now: a) 10 e4 �e7 (1O ... b5 !? 1 1 g4 b4 12 g5 bxc3 1 3 bxc3! l:tb5 14 gxf6 gxf6 1 5 tOxd7 'i'xd7 1 6 'i'f3 l:tg8 1 7 'iti>hl 1/2_ 112 Sosonko-Piket, Dutch Ch (Rot­ terdam) 1 997; White has compensa­ tion) 1 1 �e3 0-0 1 2 'iWf3 b5 1 3 l:tad l b4 14 tOe2 �b5 15 l:tfel tOc6! =+= Ber­ nard-Korneev, Paris 1 996. b) 10 'i'e2 b5 1 1 l:tdl �d6 12 e4 b4 1 3 tOxd7 tOxd7 14 tObl 0-0 15 e5 �e7 1 6 d5 �c5 17 tOd2 'iWe7 1 8 tOe4 l:tb5 1 9 �g5 'iWe8 with compensation, Tratar-Sveshnikov, Ljubljana 1994. 8 ... b5 9 tOc3 Or: a) 9 tOe5 tOxe5 ! 10 �xa8 ( 1 0 dxe5 tOd5 1 1 l:tdl c6 12 b3 cxb3 1 3 axb3 'iWc7) 1O ... 'i"xa8 1 1 dxe5 tOe4 12 a4 ( 1 2 f3 tOc5 1 3 e4 �e7 14 �e3 0-0 15 l:tdl 'i'c6 with compensation) 1 2...'i'b7 1 3 axb5 axb5 1 4 f3 tOc5 with compen­ sation, Janssen-Piket, Dutch Ch (Rot­ terdam) 1 999. b) 9 l:td l 1..e7 (D) and now: b l ) 10 tOc3 tOd5 ! 1 1 e4 ( 1 1 a4? ! 0-0 12 axb5 tOxc3 1 3 bxc3 axb5 14

l:txa8 'i'xa8 1 5 d5 exd5 1 6 l:txd5 'i'e8 ! 1 7 "iVd 1 tOb8 ! += Beliavsky-Akopian, Pula Echt 1 997) 1 1 ... tOxc3 1 2 bxc3 0-0 1 3 d5 exd5 14 exd5 tOa5 1 5 tOe5 with compensation. b2) 1 0 b3 cxb3 1 1 axb3 0-0 1 2 e4 (12 tOc3 b4 1 3 tOe5 tOxe5 1 4 dxe5 l:ta7 1 5 exf6 �xf6 1 6 'i'd3 �xc3 17 l:ta2 c5 18 �c6 'i'b6 1 9 �xd7 l:td8 + Gin­ ting-Komeev, Jakarta 1997) 12 ...'i'c8 !? (12 ... �c8 13 tOc3 �b7 14 d5 with compensation, Polugaevsky-A.N.Pan­ chenko, Sochi 198 1 ) 1 3 tbc3 l:td8 co. b3) 10 e4 0-0 1 1 tOc3 l:te8 1 2 !iJe5 l:tb8 (12 ...h6!? 1 3 a4 l:tb8 14 axb5 axb5 Ill-Ill Krasenkov-A.N.Panchenko, Bel­ gorod 1990) 13 �e3 and then: b3 1 ) 13 ...h6 14 tOxf7 �xf7 1 5 e5 tOb4 16 exf6 �xf6 17 !iJe4 �g8 ! ( 1 7 . . .'i'e7?! 1 8 tbc5 �c6? { better is 18 ...l:tb6 .., } 19 �xc6 tOxc6 20 tOxa6 ± Cvitan-Dautov, Dresden Z 1 998) 18 'i'g4 (18 tOc5 �c6 19 �xc6 tOxc6 20 tOxa6 l:ta8 21 tOc5 'i'd5 22 'i'g4 h5 23 'i'f4 l:tad8 +) 1 8 ... tOc2 19 l:tacl tOxe3 20 fxe3 l:tfS 2 1 tOc5 l:tb6 22 l:tn with compensation. b32) 13 ...�f8 14 l:tacl h6 1 5 l:td2 tOa5 1 6 'i'f3 �c8 1 7 h4 �b7 18 'i'f4 'i'e7 1 9 g4 (White has compensation) 19 ...tOd7 ! 20 tOxd7 'i'xd7 2 1 g5 hxg5

9...�d6 10 e4 �e7 11 d5

Or: 1 1 l:t d l 0-0 1 2 �g5 h6 1 3 �xf6 �xf6 14 e5 �e7 1 5 d5 liJb4 1 6 liJel exd5 1 7 liJxd5 l'lb8 ! 1 8 liJx b4 �x b4 1 9 �h3 �xh3 20 l:txd8 l:tfxd8 with compensation, Kakhiani-Galliamova, Azov worn IZ 1 990; 1 1 �g5 0-0 1 2 l:tadl ( 1 2 �xf6 ! ?) 1 2 . . .l:tb8 1 3 l:tfe l l'le8 1 4 l'tJe5 h6 1 5 �e3 again with com­ pensation, Orlov-A.Shneider, Podolsk 1 989.

11 ... liJb4 1 1 . . .exd5 ? ! 12 e5 ±.

12 liJe5 1 2 dxe6 �xe6 1 3 l'ld l 'ii'c8 00_

1 2...exd5 13 exd5 0-0 14 a3 liJd3 15 liJxd3 �g4 16 'i'e3 1 6 f3? ! cxd3 17 'Ili'xd3 �h5 +.

16... cxd3 17 'i'xd3 1 7 h3 �f5 1 8 g4 �g6 1 9 f4 liJd7 ! with counterplay for Black.

17 .. :i'd7 18 �f4

1 8 l'le l :reS 1 9 'ii'fl �d6 20 l'lxe8+ l'lxe8 2 1 �d2 �e5 = Aseev-Svesh­ nikov, Tashkent 1 984.

18 ... �d6 19 �xd6 cxd6

Now:

B 1 : 6 'i'c2 B2: 6 liJc3 B3: 6 0-0

177 179 1 80

Bl}

6 'i'c2 c5

The cunning point of White's queen move is seen in the line 6 . . . dxc4 7 'i'xc4 a6 8 �f4 ! (8 0-0 transposes to Line B 3 3 1 ) : a ) 8 . . .liJd5 9 liJc3 b 5 1 0 'ii' d3 �b7 1 1 liJxd5 �xd5 12 0-0 liJd7 ( 1 2 ... c5 1 3 dxc5 �xc5 14 liJg5 g6 15 l1adl ±) 1 3 :rdl c5 ( 1 3 .. .f5 1 4 l1ac 1 ! �d6 1 5 liJe5 �) 14 e4 �b7 1 5 d5 exd5 1 6 exd5 �f6 17 'ii'c2 11e8 1 8 h4 ! h6 19 liJd2 'ii'b6 20 liJe4 i Dorfman-Bonsch, Lvov 1 984. b) 8 ... �d6 9 liJe5 liJd5 10 liJc3 liJxf4 1 1 gxf4 liJd7 1 2 e3 'ii'e7 13 0-0 l1b8 14 liJe4 and White has a slight

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advantage, Kasparov-Andersson, Bel­ grade (S) 1 985.

7 0-0

The main continuation. However, in addition to the text-move, White can play: a) 7 cxdS and now : a l ) 7 ... lDxdS 8 dxcS (8 0-0 cxd4 9 lDxd4 lDc6 10 lDxc6 bxc6 I 1 lDc3 :tb8 1 2 �d2 �a6 1 3 :td l "i'c8 14 �f3 :td8 = Kengis-I.Zaitsev, Moscow 1 986) 8 ... "i'aS+ 9 �d2 'tlr'xcs 10 lDc3 lDc6 ( 1 0... b6 ! ?) 1 1 tte l lDdb4 ( 1 l ...ttJf6 1 2 �e3 'i'aS 1 3 0-0 �d7 1 4 J:tfd l ;1; ) 1 2 'tlr'b3 as 1 3 a3 ;1;. a2) 7 ... cxd4 8 lDxd4 ( 8 dxe6 �xe6 =) 8 . . . lDxdS 9 "i'b3 lDc6 1 0 lDxc6 bxc6 1 1 e4 lDb4 12 0-0 cS ! 1 3 lDa3 lDc6 14 �e3 ttb8 IS 'i'c3 tiJd4 1 6 <;PhI �a6 1 7 :tfd l eS 1 8 b 3 "i'c8 1 9 "i'aS ttb4 + K.Grigorian-Vyzhmana­ yin, Pinsk 1 996. b) 7 dxcS "i'aS+ (D) and now:

b3) 8 lDbd2 "i'xcs and here: b3 1 ) 9 0-0 b6 (9 . . .bS !?; 9. . .lDc6 ! ? 10 a 3 dxc4 1 1 'tlr'xc4 �) 10 a 3 �b7 1 1 b4 'tlr'c7 12 �b2 lDbd7 1 3 ttacl :tac8 14 "i'b l "i'b8 = Donchenko-Levin, Belgorod 1 989. b32) 9 a3 as 10 0-0 ( 1 0 b4 'tlr'c7) 10 . . .lDc6 1 1 'tlr'd3 a4 1 2 cxdS 'ii'xdS 1 3 "i'xdS lDxdS = Zara-Anikaev, Graz 1972. b4) 8 lDc3 dxc4 9 lDd2 (9 0-0 'tlr'xcs 10 �e3 'ii'hS 1 1 h3 lDc6 12 :td l �d7 1 3 lDe4 ttfd8 14 'ii'xc4 lDxe4 I S 'ii'xe4 �e8 1 6 'ii'c2 h6 = Ehlvest-Vyzhmana­ yin, Lvov 1 985) 9 ...'ii'xcs 10 lDa4 'i'aS 1 1 'ilt'xc4 (Korchnoi-Short, Lucerne Wcht 1989) 1 1 . . .lDc6 !? 12 0-0 ( 1 2 �xc6? bxc6 1 3 0-0 �a6) 1 2 . . .lDeS ! ? 1 3 'ir' c2 �d7 and Black has n 0 prob­ lems.

7 ...cxd4 S lDxd4 lDc6 9 lbxc6 bxc6 10 b3 (D)

1 l . . .�a6 1 2 :td 1 lDd7 ! 1 3 lDa4 lDb6 14 lDxb6 'itxb6 I S �e3 �cS 112-112 Mochalov-Shariazdanov, Minsk 1 998.

11 �b2 :tcS 12 e3

1 2 lDd2 is best met not by 1 2 . . .d4 1 3 lDf3 cS 1 4 e3 ! dxe3 I S fxe3, when IS . . . �b7? loses to 16 lDgS ! , but by 12 . . . cS 13 e3 'itb6.

12 ...�b6 13 lDd2 :tfdS 14 :tfdl lDd7 IS :tad �b7 I S . . . �f6 =.

16 lDf3

16 e4 eS co; 16 'itbl ! ? cS 1 7 'ita 1 co.

16... c5 17 cxdS 17 �c3?! l2Jf6 18 'itb2 �a6 with the initiative; 1 7 lDeS? lDxeS 1 8 �xeS d4 ! + Gulko- Karpov, Thessaloniki OL 1 988.

17...exdS IS �fS lDf6 19 lDgS

The position is unclear.

179

( 1 2 ...lDdS 1 3 lDxdS exdS 14 J:tfd l �e6 IS lDeS �) 13 lDeS ( 1 3 :tac 1 :tfd8 =) 1 3 ... lDxeS 14 �xeS lDg4 ! ( 1 4 . . .�c6 IS �xc6 bxc6 16 �xf6 gxf6 17 :tac l ±) I S �f4 eS 16 :tad 1 ( 1 6 �d2 nab8 1 7 lDe4 �e7 1 8 :tae l :tfc8 1 9 h3 lDf6 20 lDxf6+ �xf6 2 1 �e3 b6 is equal) 16 . . . :tad8 17 �gS f6 1 8 �c l b6 19 �dS+ ( 1 9 lDe4 �e7 20 �h3 ? ! �fS ! 2 1 f3 lDh6) 1 9. . .'it>h8 20 h3 lDh6 2 1 g4 ttJg8 22 lDe4 �e7 23 lDg3 �bS 24 �e3 �d6 = Tukmakov-Dokhoian, Lvov Z 1 990.

7 ... ltJc6 S �xc6 bxc6 9 ltJxc6 "i'eS 10 lDxe7+ �xe7 11 'ii'a4 cS 12 �xc4 cxd4 13 �xd4 eS 14 �h4 :tbS 14 . . .:td8 IS 0-0 l:td4 16 e4 �a6 17 :e 1 h6 1 8 �e3 :tc4 1 9 :tad 1 :te8 20 f3 :tc6 2 1 g4 �c4 22 'itf2 'ii'e6 23 b4 ± Karpov-Hjartarson, Belfort 1 988.

IS 0-0

82)

6 ltJc3 dxc4 (D)

B w

If IS �gS, then I S . . . :txb2 1 6 0-0 'IlVe6 17 �xf6 'ilr'xf6 18 'itxf6 gxf6 1 9 :abl :txbl 20 :txbl �e6 2 1 f3 :tc8 22 :c 1 l:.b8 23 :c2 :c8 24 �f2 �xa2 25 :txa2 112- 112 Korchnoi-Karpov, Baguio City Wch ( 1 S ) 1 978.

IS...:tb4 16 e4 �b7 17 :tel

17 f3 'IlVb6+ 18 :tf2 h6 19 g4 :td8 20 gS hxgS 2 1 �xgS :txb2 22 �xf6 :tdd2 23 l2Jd 1 :txf2 24 lDxf2 'itxf6 = Tukmakov-Levin, Riga 1 988.

17...�g4 ! ?

b 1) 8 �d2 is met by 8 . . ....hcs. b2) 8 'tlr'c3 "i'xcs 9 cxdS lDxdS 10 "i'xcs �xcS 1 1 0-0 lDc6 12 a3 �d7 1 3 lDbd2 lDd4 1 4 lDxd4 �xd4 I S lDf3 �b6 16 �d2 ttac8 17 :te l ttxc l + 1 8 :txe l ttc8 = Korchnoi-Tal, Moscow Ct (2) 1 968.

White fianchettoes the bishop, and wants to exert pressure on Black's centre.

10...�a6

Fully possible is also 1O ... aS !? 1 1 lbc3 ( 1 1 �b2 a4! 1 2 lDd2 axb3 1 3 axb3 �b7 1 4 ttxa8 �xa8 I S e 3 'tlr'b6 112-1/2 Sher-Janjgava, Geneva 1 995)

7 ltJeS

7 0-0 cS 8 dxcS lDc6 9 'ita4 "i'aS 10 'itxc4 'itxcs (1O ... eS ! ?) 1 1 'itxcs �xcS 12 �f4 ! ( 1 2 :td l �d7 13 g4 h6 1 4 h4 :td8 I S gS hxgS 16 hxgS lDg4 17 ltJe4 �b6 1 8 �f4 eS 19 �g3 �e6 = Nogue­ iras-Armas, Havana 199 1 ) 12 . . . �d7!

A new continuation, instead o f the previously seen 17 . . .�fS 1 8 f3 �e6 1 9 g4 :c8 20 :t d l as 2 1 'i'e l a4 22 �e3 � Sorokin-Kruppa, Minsk 1990.

IS �gS

1 8 lDdS?! lDxdS 19 'itxg4 fS ! +; 1 8 �h6 �fS 1 9 'itgS �g6 20 �xeS :te8.

IS ...lDxe4 19 ltJxe4

19 �e7? lDxf2 -+; 19 'IlVxg4? lbxc3 is good for Black.

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19 .. J:be4 20 l:txe4 'i'xe4 21 h3 �f3 22 'i'xe4 �xe4

'ili'hS fS + Romanishin-Razuvaev, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 983.

83)

12...ltJb6 13 e3 'i'e7 ! 14 'i'c2 l:tfdS IS l:tfdl J:td7! 16 'i'c3 'i'fS! 17 a4! as IS �a3 'i'dS 19 �cS eS! 20 �xb6 cxb6 21 dS ltJb4 22 'i'xc4 l:tcS 23 'i'b3 J:td6 24 e4 ltJa6! 2S ]:tdc1

The game is equal (analysis).

6 0·0 dxc4 (D)

111-1/2 San Segundo-Janjgava, Ant­ werp 1992.

832)

7 ltJeS lbc6 (D)

Now:

B31 : 7 ltJa3 B32: 7 ltJeS B33: 7 'i'c2

181

1 80 1 80 181

831)

7 ltJa3 �xa3 S bxa3 �d7 9 ltJeS Or: 9 'iVc2 St.c6 10 'i'xc4 ltJbd7 1 1 �gS h6 1 2 St.xf6 ltJxf6 1 3 :tfe l 'i'd6 14 ltJeS St.xg2 I S 'it'xg2 ltJdS ! 1 6 Wt'b3 l:tab8 1 7 l:tc2 c6 = Aseev-Rozentalis, Leningrad 1 990; 9 �gS �c6 1 0 �xf6 'i'xf6 1 1 'iVc2 ltJd7 12 'ili'xc4 l:tfd8 1 3 l:[1'd 1 'i'e7 1 4 'ili'd3 ltJ1'6 IS ]:tac 1 �e4 = Murei-Geller, Moscow IZ 1 982.

9 ...�c6 10 ltJxc6

1 0 f3?! ltJdS ! 1 1 'i'c2 ltJb6 1 2 �e3 �a4 1 3 �e l ltJc6 14 ltJxc6 St.xc6 I S �f2 1'S + D.Gurevich-Janjgava, New York 1990.

10 ...ltJxc6 11 �b2 ltJdS! 12 J:tbl

12 l:tcl ltJb6 13 e3 ( 1 3 e4 ltJe7 14 'iii'c2 'i'd7 IS �a 1 fS !? is unclear) 13 . . .'iIi'd6 14 �g4 1'6 I S :tc2 ltJa4 16

An idea of the Austrian grandmas­ ter Robatsch: by giving back the pawn, Black obtains counterplay on the open b-file.

S ltJxc6

White has another way to take the pawn: 8 �xc6 bxc6 9 ltJxc6 'i'e8 and then: a) 10 'ili'a4?! �d6 ! 1 1 'i'xc4 as ! 1 2 ltJeS ( 1 2 lbc3 St.a6 1 3 ltJbS { 1 3 'iVa4 lbdS + } 1 3 . . . a4 ! +; 1 2 �gS lbdS in­ tending . . .fS-f4 and . . .'i'hS +) 12 ... cS 13 ltJf3 �a6 14 'i'c2 :tc8 + Pigusov­ Naumkin. Belgrade 1988. b) 10 ltJxe7+ 'ili'xe7 1 1 l'Va4 as !? 12 'iVxc4 �a6 13 'ili'c2 eS 14 dxeS 'ili'xeS IS ltJc3 :t1'e8 16 :tel ( 1 6 �f4 'i'hS with compensation) 16 ... �b7 17 �1'4

'iWcS ! with compensation, C.Hansen­ Vaganian, Esbjerg 1 988.

S... bxc6 9 ltJa3

Or: a) 9 Wt'a4 'ili'xd4 10 :td 1 ( 1 0 ltJd2 l:tb8 1 1 'iVxc6 c3 12 bxc3 112-112 Rash­ kovsky-Krogius, Sochi 1976) 1O ... 'i'b6 !? 1 1 �e3 'i'xb2 1 2 �d4 'i'xe2 13 ltJc3 'i'hS 14 'i'xc6 l:Ib8 IS 'i'xc7 �d7 \ co. b) 9 'i'c2 'i'xd4 (9 ... :tb8 ! ? 10 :td l ltJdS 1 1 'if'xc4 cS ! 00) 1 0 �e3 'if'd6 1 1 ltJd2 ltJdS 1 2 ltJxc4 ltJxe3 1 3 ltJxe3 �a6 14 l:tac l l:tad8 IS �xc6 �gS 16 �f3 'i'b6 17 'i'c3 �f6 with equality, Larsen-Speelman, London 1 980. c) 9 e3 ! ? �a6 10 �xc6 l:tb8 1 1 ltJc3 ltJdS ( 1 1 . . .�d6 ! ? intending to meet 12 e4 with 1 2 . . . eS) 1 2 ltJxdS exdS 13 'if'f3 �b7 14 �xb7 l:txb7 I S b3 cxb3 1 6 axb3 c S 17 dxcS �xcS 1 8 �a3 �xa3 1 9 :txa3 'i'd6 20 l:tfa l g 6 = Seirawan-Ivanchuk, Tilburg 1 992. d) 9 �xc6 l:t b8 10 ltJc3 ( 1 0 ltJa3 l:tb6 1 1 �f3 �xa3 12 bxa3 �b7 1 3 �xb7 l:txb7 1 4 �gS h6 IS �xf6 'i'xf6 1 6 l:te l l:td8 17 l:txc4 cS 1 8 l:txcS 'i'xd4 with equality, Schmidt-Espig, Polan­ ica Zdroj 1 973) 1O ... �b7 ! 1 1 �xb7 ( 1 1 �bS �dS 12 b3 { 1 2 'i'a4 a6 } 1 2 . . .cxb3 1 3 axb3 �a8 14 �c4 cS =) 1 1 . . . l:txb7 12 l:tbl ( 1 2 e3 cS 1 3 'Wf3 ltJdS 14 dxcS �xcS IS l:t d l l::td7 =) 12 .. :i'd7 ( 1 2 . . .cS 1 3 dxcS �xcS 1 4 'iVc2 i) 1 3 e4 l:tfb8 intending . . . �b4 =.

1l ...J:tbS I2 'ii'a4 l:tb6 13 �g2

13 �d2 'i'd6 ! ? 1 4 �f3 lbdS IS l:tfbl l:tfb8 16 l:txb6 'i'xb6 17 :te l 'iVxd4 ( 1 7 ... �bS ! ? 1 8 'i'aS 'i'xd4 1 9 l:t b l h 6 2 0 l:txbS 112- 112 Ribli-Balashov, Dortmund 1987) 1 8 'iVxa6 'i'xd2 1 9 'iVxc4 g6 20 �xdS exdS 2 1 'iVxc7 i :te8 22 l:tc2 'iVd 1 + 23 'it'g2 l:txe2?? 24 l:txe2?? (24 'i'b8+ 'it'g7 2S 'i'b2+ wins a rook - an astonishing oversight by both players ! ) 24 ...'ifxe2 = Antunes­ Janjgava, Moscow OL 1 994. 13 �f3 tLJdS 14 'i'aS (14 'iVc2 fS ! ; 14 e4 'i'f6 ! IS �g2 'i'xd4 1 6 �gS 'iVeS) 14 ... c3 IS :tel 'iVf6 1 6 �xdS exdS 1 7 'iVxc3 :tc6 1 8 'i'b3 'i'xd4 19 �e3 'if'e4 20 :tad 1 :tc4 2 1 �xa7 c6 22 'i'e3 112-112 Beliavsky-Geller, Moscow 198 1 .

1 3...tLJdS 1 4 'i'c2 1 4 'iVaS fS =.

14 ...fS IS e4 fxe4 16 �xe4 h6 17 �g2 'i'f6 IS �e3 c3 + E.Vladimirov-Vaganian, Mos­ cow 1 990. 833)

7 'i'c2 a6 (D)

9 ...�xa3 10 bxa3 �a6! 1 1 �xc6 Or: a) 1 1 'i'a4 �bS 12 'i'aS c3 00. b) 1 1 �gS h6 12 �xf6 'i'xf6 1 3 'iia4 ( 1 3 �xc6 l:.ab8 1 4 'i'a4 l:tb6 I S :fd 1 :td8 1 6 �f3 c6! 17 �g2 'i'e7 1 8 e 3 :tc8 ! 1 9 h 4 �bS 2 0 'i'b4 c S + Antu­ nes-Karpov, Tilburg 1 984) 1 3 . . . �bS 14 'tWaS c3 =.

Now:

B331 : S 'i'xc4 B332: S a4

1 82 1 8S

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Or: a) 8 e4 bS 9 liJgS (9 a4 .tb7 10 4.Jc3 liJc6! 1 1 axbS axbS 12 �xa8 'ili'xa8 1 3 liJxbS? liJb4 1 4 'Wixc4 .ta6!) 9. . .liJc6 10 eS (10 .te3 h6 1 1 eS liJb4) 10 ... liJb4 1 1 'i'd 1 liJfdS +. b) 8 l::td 1 bS 9 liJgS c6 10 e4 h6 1 1 liJh3 cS 1 2 dS ( 1 2 dxcS 'fic7 1 3 eS liJdS 14 liJf4 liJxf4 IS .txf4 .tb7 1 6 .txb7 'ili'xb7 1 7 b 3 cxb3 1 8 axb3 liJc6 + Chiburdanidze-Hjartarson, Linares 1 988) 1 2 . . .eS 1 3 a4 .tb7 14 axbS axbS IS l::txa8 .txa8 16 f4 .td6 +. c) 8 .tgS bS ! ? 9 .txf6 .txf6 10 liJgS .txgS 1 1 .txa8 'fixd4 12 .tg2 liJd7 1 3 liJc3 fS ! 14 b3! cxb3 IS axb3 'ili'cs 16 l::ta2 .te7 17 e3 .td6 = Kor­ chnoi-Vaganian, Montpellier Ct 1 985. d) 8 liJbd2 ! ? bS 9 liJgS c6 10 b3 (D) and now:

d2) 1O ... cxb3 1 1 liJxb3 as ! 12 l:td l .td7 ! 1 3 �cS h6 14 liJf3 .te8 IS .tb2 liJa6 16 l::tac 1 'i'c8 17 'Wib1 liJxcs 1 8 dxcS liJd7 + Shabalov-Aseev, Barnaul 1988. 833 1)

8 'iWxe4 bS 9 li'e2

9 'i'b3 promises nothing: 9. . ..tb7 10 l::td 1 liJbd7 1 1 .tgS ( 1 1 liJc3 cS =) l l . . .cS 1 2 dxcS 'fic7 1 3 liJbd2 .txcS + Larsen-Portisch, Havana OL 1 966. 9 'Wid3 .tb7 10 .tgS liJbd7 l 1 liJbd2 cS = .

9....tb7 (D)

1 4 dxcS ltJxcs I S tiJd4 l:tac8 1 6 'Wib l l:tfd8 1 7 ltJ2b3 .txg2 1 8 <;itxg2 fS = Seirawan-Ivanchuk, Monte Carlo Am­ ber rpd 1994. b) 12 dxcS ltJxcs and then: bl) 1 3 .txf6 gxf6 1 4 l:tfd l ( 1 4 ltJb3 l:tc8 I S l:tad l 'Wib6 1 6 ltJxcs .txcS 17 'Wibl l:tfd8 :j: Khalifman-Aseev, Lenin­ grad 1989) 14 . . .'Wib6 I S ltJd4 and now Black should play I S . . .l:tac8 ! = rather than I S . . . .txg2 1 6 xg2 fS 1 7 l::t ac l , which is slightly better for White, Van der Sterren-Renet, Lyons Z 1 990. b2) 1 3 l:tad 1 l::tc8 14 'iifbl ltJdS is equal, Kumaran-Wells, British League (4NCL) 1 99617.

11 ... ltJxf6 12 ltJbd2 l::te8 13 ltJb3 (D)

a) IS ... cS !? 1 6 dxcS .txcS 17 ltJxcs l::txcS 1 8 l::tac l l:txc l 19 l:txcl 'iif a8 20 'Ili'd4 (20 ltJe 1 .txg2 21 ltJxg2 l:tc8 22 ltJe 1 h6 23 ltJd3 ltJf6 = Fridmans­ Berzins, Tallinn 1 998) 20 . . .ltJf6 2 1 'Ili'cs h6 22 a3 l::td8 2 3 h 3 .tb7 24 'Ili'b6 l:tb8 2S b4 ;!; Illescas-Epishin, Madrid 1 995. b) I S . . . .tb4 16 'iifd l cS 17 a3 ( 17 dxcS .txcS 1 8 ltJxcs l::txcS 1 9 l::tc l 'Ili'c7 20 l::txcS 'Wixcs = Dlugy-de Firmian, New York 1 985) 17 . . . c4 1 8 axb4 cxb3 19 'Ili'xb3 '1li'd6 intending . . . ltJb4 = .

14 dxeS .tdS IS nfdl IS ltJe 1 .txg2 1 6 ltJxg2 ltJd7 17 nfd 1 'fic7 18 c6 ltJb8 19 nac l 'Ili'xc6 20 'Wixc6 nxc6 21 ltJf4 112- 1/2 Khalif­ man-Yusupov, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 988.

IS....txb3 16 fixb3 �e7 17 a4 fixeS 18 axbS axbS 19 ltJd4 1 9 ltJe1 ltJg4 ! 20 ltJd3 'i'c4 =.

B

19 ... b4 20 e3 nfd8 21 nd2 fib6 and at this point a draw was agreed in Kasparov-Karpov, London/Lenin­ grad Wch (20) 1 986.

B

833 12)

10 .tf4 ltJe6 (D)

Now:

B331 1: 10 .tgS 1 82 B3312: 10 .tr4 1 83 B3313: 10 .td2 1 84 d 1 ) 10 . . . c3 ! l l liJde4 ( 1 1 liJdf3 h6 1 2 liJh3 .tb7 1 3 'i'xc3 liJbd7 1 4 .tb2 cS = ) l l . . . liJdS ! ? ( l l . . .liJxe4 1 2 liJxe4 fS 1 3 liJxc3 'fixd4 14 .te3 'fif6 I S l:tadl .td7 1 6 a4 with compensation) 1 2 liJf3 ! ( 1 2 liJxh7? liJb4 -+) 1 2. . . b4 1 3 a3 as ( 1 3 .. .fS 14 liJcS .txcS I S dxcS as 1 6 e4 with compensation, Ehlvest­ Short, Riga 1995) 1 4 axb4 liJxb4 IS 'i'xc3 .ta6 16 l:te1 liJd7 = Short.

13... eS

833 1 1 )

10 .tgS liJbd7 11 .txf6

1 1 liJbd2 gives Black additional possibilities. 1 1 .. .cS ! ? ( l 1 . . .l:tc8 12 .txf6 liJxf6 transposes to the main line) and now: a) 12 .txf6 gxf6 1 3 l:tad 1 ( 1 3 a4 'ti'b6 14 liJb3 l:tac8 IS dxcS liJxcs 16 liJxcs l:txcs 17 'i'b3 l:td8 + Buturin­ Klovans, Novosibirsk 1 986) 1 3 . . .'i'b6 •

1 3 . . ..te4 ! ? is also fully possible: 14 'iifc3 (14 'Ili'c l cS IS dxcS 'fic7 16 'iiff4 'ii'xf4 1 7 gxf4 .txcS 1 8 ltJeS .t xg2 1 9 ..txg2 .td6 20 ltJd3 ltJdS 2 1 e3 ltJb6 112- 1/2 Razuvaev-Hiibner, London USSR-RoW 1 984) 14 . . . ltJdS I S 'i'd2 ( 1 S 'iifc l cS 1 6 ltJxcs 'Wib6 1 7 'Wid2 .txcS 1 8 dxcS l:txcS 1 9 l:tfc l l:tfc8 20 l:txcS 'iifxcs 21 ltJe1 .txg2 22 �xg2 'ike7 112- 1/2 Andersson-Karpov, Mos­ cow 198 1 ) and now:

1 1 l:tdl

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1 1 ltJc3 ltJb4 1 2 'ir'b I ( 1 2 'ir'b3 cS 1 3 dxcS .ixcs =; 12 'ir'd2 cS 1 3 a3 ltJbdS 1 4 ltJxdS .ixdS IS dxcS .ixcs = Rossetto-Benko, Mar del Plata 1 9S4) 1 2. . .ltJ bdS 1 3 ltJxdS .ixdS 14 l:td 1 'ir'c8 ! I S .ieS .ie4 16 'ir'c I ltJdS 1 7 ltJel .ixg2 1 8 ltJxg2 c S 19 dxcS fixcS 1/2-112 Schlosser-Lutz, German Ch (Binz) 1 995. 1 1 ltJbd2 ltJxd4 ! ? 12 ltJxd4 .i xg2 13 ltJxe6 fxe6 14 �xg2 ltJdS ( l4 ... cS I S ltJf3 'ir'b6 16 .ieS ;I;) I S .ieS cS 1 6 ltJf3 'ir'e8 1 7 a4 'ir'hS 1 8 axbS axbS 19 lha8 l:txa8 20 l:td l l:tf8 = Polulia­ khov-Pigusov, Russian Ch (St Peters­ burg) 1998.

1l ... ltJb4 12 �c1 l:te8

1 2 . . .'ir'c8 ! ? 1 3 .igS ( l 3 ltJbd2 cS 14 dxcS .ixcs I S ltJb3 .ie7 1 6 ltJaS .idS = Andersson-Karpov, Tilburg 1 982) 13 . . .cS 14 .ixf6 .ixf6 I S dxcS as 1 6 ltJa3 .ic6 ! 1 7 ltJc2 ( 1 7 itJd4 .ixg2 1 8 �xg2 .ixd4 1 9 l:txd4 'i'c6+ intending ...l:tac8 =) 17 ...l:ta7 ! and here: a) 1 8 ltJxb4 axb4 19 'i'c2 ( 1 9 ltJd4 .ixg2 20 �xg2 l:td8 ! ; 1 9 a3 l:ta4 ! 20 ltJd2 .txg2 2 1 �xg2 'i'a8+ 22 ltJt3 bxa3 23 l:txa3 .ixb2! 24 l:txa4 'ii'xa4) 1 9 .. .'iiia8 20 'i'b3 l:ta4 2 1 ltJel .ixg2 22 ltJxg2 l:tc8 =. b) 1 8 ltJcd4 l:tc7 = Splosnov-Ber­ zins, Trinec 1 988.

I S .igS cS 1 6 'iiif4 'iiic7 =.

15...e6

I S ... 'iiid6 ! ? 1 6 ltJe l .ixg2 1 7 �xg2 lDds 1 8 f3 ltJxe3+ 19 'ir'xe3 'iiidS 20 'iiib3 l:tfd8 = Andersson-Geller, Las Palmas 1 980.

16 ltJe1 16 'iiic3 'iiib6 1 7 l:tac 1 'iiib7 1 8 ltJel .ixg2 1 9 ltJxg2 �e4 20 'ii' b 3 cS = Az­ maiparashvili-Geller, Moscow 1983.

16 .. .'Cli'b6 17 ltJd3 .ixg2 18 �xg2 ltJd5 19 f3

1 9 itJf4 ltJxf4+ 20 .ixf4 cS 2 1 'iiie3 c4 22 dS 'iiixe3 23 .ixe3 l:tfd8 � Diz­ darevic-Khuzman, Pula Echt 1 997.

19 ...e5 20 dxe5 ltJxe3+ 21 'i'xe3 .ixe5 22 ltJxe5 'i'xe5 23 'i'xe5 l:txe5 24 l:tad l:tee8! 25 b4 g6

= Khalifman-Lutz, Wijk aan Zee 1995.

8 3 313)

10 .id2 .ie4 1 1 'i'd .ib7 (D)

13 ltJe3 ltJbd5 14 ltJxd5

14 .ie3 c6 IS ltJeS 'i'b6 16 ltJxdS cxdS 1 7 'i'd2 b4 1 8 .igS l:tc7 1 9 l:tac l :fc8 = Andersson-Beliavsky, Reggio Emilia 1989/90. 14 .igS cS I S ltJxdS .ixdS 1 6 'iWf4 'ir'c7 ! 1 7 'ir'xc7 l:txc7 1 8 .if4 l:tec8 1 9 dxcS l:txcS 20 ltJe l .ixg2 2 1 �xg2 ltJdS 22 l:tacl l:tfc8 = Renet-Miralles, Epinal (4) 1986.

14 ....ixd5 15 .ie3

12 .if4 Or:

a) 1 2 .ie3 ltJd5 1 3 lOc3 ltJd7 1 4 l:t d l l:tc8 I S ltJxdS .ixdS 1 6 �el c6 ! 17 ltJd3 'iiib6 1 8 'iiic3 b4 19 'iiid2 a5 20 l:tdcl ' /2-1/2 Kasparov-Karpov, Mos­ cow Wch (8) 1984/S .

THE CATALAN OPENING b) 1 2 l:td l 'i'eB 1 3 .iaS ( 1 3 .ie3 ltJbd7 14 ltJbd2 cS IS dxcS ltJxcs 1 6 .ixcs .ixcs 1 7 ltJb3 .ib6 + Kuprei­ chik-Oll, Sverdlovsk 1987; 13 b4 ltJbd7 1 4 a4 .id6 IS axbS axbS 1 6 ltJa3 'iWb8 17 ltJc2 .ie4 18 itJfel .ixg2 19 ltJxg2 'i'b7 20 ltJge l 'ii'e4 21 .ie3 ltJdS 22 f3 'i'g6 23 .id2 l:txal 24 ltJxal fS + Shipov-Kruppa, Minsk 1993; 1 3 a4 cS 14 dxcS .ixcs IS axbS axbS 1 6 l:txa8 .ixa8 17 .ie3 .ie7 18 'i'xc8 l:txc8 1 9 itJd4 .ixg2 20 'it>xg2 b4 = Bareev-As­ eev, Irkutsk 1 986) 1 3 . . .cS ( 1 3 ... ltJc6 14 .iel l:td8 I S e3 ltJa7 = intending . . . cS, Pigusov-Panchenko, Tashkent 1 986) 14 dxcS "xcS I S ltJbd2 ltJbd7 1 6 ltJb3 'i'xc 1 17 l:taxc1 llfc8 ! 1 8 .ic7 'it>f8 1 9 ltJeS .ixg2 20 ltJxd7+ ltJxd7 21 'it>xg2 'it>e8 22 ltJaS ltJcs is equal, Chernin-Gurevich, Vilnius 1985.

185

15 ....ixg2 16 �xg2 e5 17 dxe5 17 l:tfd l ltJc6 1 8 ltJe4 "fic7

QQ,

17 ...'iWxe5 18 ltJe4 �b6 19 llfdl lla7! 20 llac1 f6! 21 ltJf3 e5 22 �d2

22 "fifS g6 23 'i'h3 fS 24 ltJegS .ixgS 2S ltJxgS l:td8 QQ.

22...l:td8 23 �e2 l:txdl 24 'i'xdl 24 l:txd l 'i'c6 !

=.

24 ...�e6!

The game is equal. 2S ltJcs .ixcs 26 llxcS '12-'/2 Khalifman-Karpov, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 988. 8332)

8 a4 (D)

B

12 ...ltJd5 13 ltJe3 ltJxf4 14 'i'xf4 'iWd6 15 ltJe5 Or: a) I S l:tac l ltJd7 1 6 'i'e3 ( 1 6 l:tfdl l:tac8 1 7 'i'e3 'i'b6 1 8 ltJe4 .ixe4 ! 1 9 'ilfxe4 c S 2 0 dxcS l:txcS =) 16 . . .'ir'b6 ! 1 7 ltJe4 .ixe4 1 8 'i'xe4 cS ! 1 9 dxcS ltJxcs 20 'if'e3 l:tac8 21 ltJeS as 22 b3 l:tc7 23 l:tc2 l:tfc8 = Yusupov-Vagan­ ian, USSR Ch (Moscow) 1 988. b) IS l:tfdl ltJd7 16 dS !? and here: b i ) 1 6 ... exdS 1 7 ltJxdS ±. b2) 16 . . . eS 17 ltJxeS ! ltJxeS (alternatively, 1 7 ... 'i'xeS 18 'i'xeS ltJxeS 19 d6 ± ) 18 ltJe4 ltJg6 ( l 8 ... gS 19 iffS ±) 1 9 ltJxd6 ltJxf4 20 ltJxb7 ltJxg2 2 1 'it>xg2 ;1;. b3) 16 ... 'i'xf4 ! 17 gxf4 exdS 1 8 ltJxdS .ixdS 1 9 l:txdS ltJb6 ! 20 l:tdd l .if6 2 1 nac I ! ( 2 1 ltJd4 l:tad8; 2 1 ltJeS l:tae8) 2 l . ...ixb2 22 l:txc7 l:tac8! with equality, Romanishin-Janjgava, Sim. feropol 1 988.

White prevents ... bS and so makes it difficult for Black to develop his queenside.

8 ... .id7 9 �xe4 White has also tried other continua­ tions: a) 9 ltJbd2 .ic6 10 ltJxc4 ( l 0 as bS 1 1 axb6 cxb6 12 ltJxc4 .ie4 1 3 'ir'd l { 1 3 'if'b3 .idS ! = } 1 3 ... ltJc6 1 4 .igS ltJb4 IS 'if'd2 as 16 l:tfc l l:tc8 = Kai­ danov-Wells, London 1 990) 10 . . . .ie4 1 1 'if'c3 ( I I 'if'dl ltJc6 1 2 ltJcd2 .ig6 1 3 ltJb3 ltJb4 14 ltJe l c6 = Smyslov­ Kluger, Polanica Zdroj 1 966) 1 1 ... ltJc6 12 ltJceS ltJdS 1 3 'i'b3 ltJaS 1 4 'if'd l cS

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

15 �d2 lOb4 16 l:te l exd4 17 �xb4 �xb4 I S 'iWxd4 'ilVxd4 1 9 1Oxd4 �xg2 20 'ittxg2 l:tfdS with equality, G. Kuz­ min- Vaganian, USSR Ch (Vilnius) 19S0/ 1 . b) 9 lOe5 �e6 1 0 lOxe6 lOxe6 (D) and now:

l:te l 112-112 Urban-AShneider, Cappelle la Grande 1 993. c) 9 l:td1 �e6 1 0 lOe3 ( 1 0 �g5 lObd7 1 1 'i'xe4 �d5 12 'i'e2 �e4 1 3 'i'e l h6 14 �xf6 1Oxf6 1 5 1Oe3 �e6 1 6 'iWe2 �b4 17 lOe5 �xg2 I S 'itt x g2 e5 1 9 dxe5 'i'e7 20 lOd3 'ilVe6+ 2 1 f3 �xe5 22 1Oxe5 'ilVxe5 23 'iWb3 l:tabS is equal, Piket-Z.Almasi, Tilburg 1 996) 1O . . . �xf3 1 1 �xf3 lOe6 (D) and then:

e5 1 7 l:td1 'ilVb4 I S l:ta4 'i!i'xe4 1 9 l:txe4 l:tfdS 20 l:txdS+ nxdS 2 1 �e3 112-1/2 Gorelov-Khalifman, Minsk 19S5. e22) 1 3 �g5 l:tbS 14 �xf6 ( 1 4 a5 l:tb4 15 l:ta4 'iWbS 1 6 l:txb4 'ilVxb4 1 7 �xf6 gxf6 I S lOa2 'i'b5 19 l:te l l:tdS 20 e3 e5 = Koehiev-Aseev, Leningrad 1 9S9; 14 e3 lOd7 1 5 �xe7 'i'xe7 1 6 liJe4 l:tb4 1 7 lOd2 e5 = Dizdar-Sadler, Pula Eeht 1 997) 14 . . . �xf6 1 5 lOe4 l:tb4 16 e3 'i'd5 ! 1 7 l:tacl ( 1 7 a5 ! ?) 1 7 . . . l:tfbS I S lOe5 a5 19 lOa6! ( 1 9 'i'e2? �e7 2 0 e4 'iWdS + Illeseas-Bel­ iavsky, Madrid 1 995) 19 .. .lhb2 20 'i'xe4 'iWf3 2 1 l:tn l:tSb6 22 1Oe5 �g5 ! 23 lOd3 !? (23 lOd7 �xe3 24 l:te2 l:txe2 25 'iWxe2 �xd4 26 lOxb6 exb6 -+; 23 ];te2 l:tb1 =+=) 23 . . . �xe3 24 l:tee 1 ! �d2 25 l:td1 =+=. 9...�c6 (D)

e l ) 1 2 e3 lOd5 ! ? ( 1 2 . . . lOa5 1 3 d5 e5 1 4 lOe4 11l- 1/2 Rashkovsky-Razu­ vaev, Dubna 1 979) 1 3 'i!i'e2 lOa5 14 l:tbl e6 15 e4 1Ob4 16 d5 lLJd3 17 .i.e3 lOb3 I S 'i'e2 1Ob4 1 9 'iWe2 lOd3 112-112 Romanishin-Geller, USSR Ch (Vil­ nius) 19S0/l . e2) 1 2 �xe6 bxe6 and now: e2 1 ) 1 3 a5 'i'bS 14 'i!i'a4 ( 1 4 na4 'i'b3 ! 1 5 'i'xb3 exb3 1 6 l:te4 e5 ! 1 7 dxe5 l:tfdS I S l:txdS+ l:txdS 1 9 �e3 lOd5 20 lOxd5 nxd5 2 1 l:tb4 h6 22 l:txb3 �xe5 = Krasenkov-Khalifman, Vilnius 1 9S5) 14 ... e5 15 'i'xe4 ( 1 5 dxe5 �xe5 1 6 'i'xe4 'iWa7 17 e 3 l:tfdS I S �d2 l:tabS 1 9 �e1 l:txd1 20 l:txd1 �d6 21 lOe2 e5 22 �b4 1OeS 23 �xd6 lOxd6 24 'i'd5 l:txb2 25 lOe3 h6 26 'i'xe5 'i'b7 = Van der Sterren-Kalinin, Wijk aan Zee 1 997) 15 ...exd4 16 l:txd4

w

w

b I ) 1 1 �xe6 bxe6 12 ndl ( 1 2 'ilVxe4 'ilVd5 ! 1 3 lOd2 nfdS 1 4 e3 e 5 = ; 12 lOa3 'i'd5 1 3 lOxe4 'ilVh5 ! 14 lUe5 e5 1 5 1Of3 nabS = Liebert-Barezay, Szolnok 1 97 5) 1 2 ... 'ilVd5 l 3 lOa3 e5 14 dxe5 'iWh5 = Khuzman-Kruppa, Lvov 19S5. b2) 1 1 e3 lOa5 12 lOd2 e5 13 dxe5 l:teS 14 b4 exb3 15 lOxb3 lOd5 ! 1 6 �a3 ( 1 6 �d2 1Oxb3 1 7 'ilVxb3 l:txe5 I S 'ilVxb7 'iWeS 1 9 'ilVxeS nfxeS 20 a5 �f6 2 1 l:ta3 lOe3 22 �f3 ndS 23 �xe3 nxe3 24 na2 �e5 25 �b7 l:te5 112_112 Cifuentes-Winants, Wijk aan Zee 1 994) 16 . . . lOxb3 1 7 'i!i'xb3 �xe5 I S 'ilVxb7 ( 1 S �xe5 nxe5 1 9 'ilVxb7 'ilVa5 20 �xd5 nxd5 21 l:tfe 1 h5 22 h4 l:tfdS = Urban-Rozen talis, Polish Cht (Au­ gustow) 1996) l S . . . �xa3 19 nxa3 'ilVa5 20 �xd5 l:te7 21 'i'bl (2 1 'ilVb3 exd5 22 nb1 l:te4 23 l:ta2 'ilVe5 24 'ilVb6 'i'eS 25 a5 l:tdS 26 nd2 h5 = Staj�ic­ Korneev, Werfen 1 992) 2 l . ..'iWxd5 22

10 �g5 Other possibilities : a) 1 0 lOe3?! is dubious due to 1 O. . . b5 ! 1 1 'ilVd3 ( 1 1 'ilVa2 b4 1 2 ttJd1 �d5 1 3 b3 e5 14 dxe5 liJe4 + Poluga­ evsky-Braga, Mar del Plata 1 9S2) 1 1 . . . b4 1 2 lObI ( 1 2 lOd 1 ? �e4 1 3 'ilVd2 lOe6 1 4 e3? lOa5 -+ Poldauf­ Tisehbierek, Dresden 1975) 12 . . . �e4 1 3 'iWd l ( 1 3 'i!i'e4 �d5 14 'ilVe2 e5 1 5

187

dxe5 1Obd7 =+= Sehinzel-I.Zaitsev, Graz 1 979) 1 3 . . . e5 14 �f4 (14 lObd2 �d5 1 5 dxe5 lObd7 =+=) 14 . . . lObd7 1 5 lObd2 �d5 1 6 l:te 1 l:teS 17 e4 �b7 =+= Svesh­ nikov-Ivanehuk, Minsk 1 9S6. b) 10 �f4 a5 ! ? 1 1 lOe3 lOa6 12 l:tac l (12 nfe1 �d5 l 3 lOxd5 exd5 14 'ilVb5 'ilVeS 1 5 'i!i'b3 e6 1 6 1Oe5 �b4 17 ned 1 'i'e6 = Donehenko-Geller, USSR 1 979; 12 l:tae 1 �d5 ! 13 lOxd5 exd5 1 4 'ilVb5 'iWeS intending . . .e 6 = ; 1 2 'ilVd3 lOb4 1 3 'ilVbl �xf3 1 4 �xf3 e6 1 5 l:td l �d6 1 6 �d2 'iWe7 = ) 1 2 . . . lOb4 ( l2 . . . h6 ! ? 1 3 l:tfe 1 �b4 14 �e5 �xf3 15 �xf3 e6 1 6 ned 1 'i'e7 1 7 � f4 1Od5 I S �d2 l:tfdS = Kramnik-Lautier, Dortmund 1 995) 1 3 l:tfe l �d6 14 e3 ( 1 4 lOe5 ! ? ; 14 �g5 �d5 1 5 lOxd5 exd5 16 'iWb3 h6 17 �xf6 'i'xf6 I S e3 naeS 1 9 'ilVd 1 l:te7 = Kasparov-Gel­ fand, Moscow 1 996) 14 . . . lOfd5 1 5 'i'e2 1Oxf4 1 6 gxf4 f6! 1 7 �h1 'i'eS 1 S b3 e5 1 9 fxe5 fxe5 20 d5 e4 ! 2 1 lOxe4 �xd5 22 lOxd6 exd6 + Lautier-Bel­ iavsky, Belgrade 1995. 10...�d5 11 'iVd3 Or 1 1 'i'c2 �e4, and nOw: a) 1 2 'i'c l lOe6 ( 1 2 . . . a5 ! ?) 1 3 e3 lOb4 14 lOe3 �e6 15 a5 l:teS 1 6 nd 1 �xf3 17 �xf3 lOfd5 I S �xe7 'i'xe7 1 9 lOa4 ;t Pigusov-Liang Jinrong, Beijing 1 997. b) 12 'ilV d1 and then: b1) 12 . . .lObd7 l 3 lOe3 �e6 14 'iWe2 �b4 1 5 l:tfe 1 �xf3 1 6 �xf3 e6 1 7 nedl 'i!i'a5 I S �f4 ( 1 S lOa2 �d6 1 9 �d2 'i'e7 20 �g2 a5 = Tkaehev­ Z.Almasi, Senee ECC 1 995) I S . . . e5 19 dxe5 lOxe5 20 �g2 l:tadS 2 1 lOa2 is slightly better for White, Filipov­ Gutov, Perm 1 998. b2) 12 ... e5 l 3 lObd2 ( 1 3 dxe5 �xe5 14 lOe3 �e6 15 lOe5 �xg2 16 'itt xg2

188

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

h6 17 '1IVxdS 112-1/2 Polugaevsky-Geller, USSR Ch (Leningrad) 1977) 1 3 . . . .i.c6 ( l 3 ... .i.dS 14 dxcS tUbd7 IS b4 as =) 1 4 dxcS .i.xcs and here: b2 1 ) IS tUb3 .i.e7 16 'WxdS lhdS 17 tUaS .i.dS I S tUeS ! .i.xg2 19 'ittx g2 tUbd7 20 tUd3 h6! 21 .i.f4 gS 22 .i.e3 ! ? (22 tUxb7 gxf4 2 3 tUxdS :Lxd8 24 gxf4 as = Ribli-Donev, Austria 1 997) 22 ... :LdbS 23 :Lfc 1 tUdS <Xl . b22) IS 'Wc2 tUbd7 16 .i.xf6 gxf6 1 7 tUb3 :LcS I S tUxcs tUxcs 19 'fIxcs .i.xf3 20 tt'b4 .i.xg2 2 1 'ittxg2 'irdS+ 22 'itt g 1 :Lc4 23 'ire7 'ittg7 = Timo­ shchenko-Pigusov, Irkutsk 1 9S3.

l l ...eS (D)

:Lxd3 22 :Lxd3 lldS +) 20 . . . :LabS = Kozul-Ki.Georgiev, Sarajevo 1 995. b ) 12 tUc3 .i.c6 1 3 e4 ( 1 3 :Lfd 1 cxd4 14 tUxd4 .i.xg2 I S 'itt x g2 'tWaS 1 6 .i.xf6! .i.xf6 1 7 �e4 .i.xd4 I S 'Wxd4 tUc6 1 9 'ircs and now, rather than 1 9 ... :LacS 20 'irxaS tUxas 2 1 tUd6 :Lc2 22 b4 ± Tukmakov-Beliavsky, Porto­ roz 1 996, Black should play 1 9 . . . :LfdS =) 1 3 . . . cxd4 14 'irxd4 h6 I S .i.f4 tUbd7 16 'irc4 ! ? ( 1 6 b4 b6 1 7 :Lfd1 as =) 1 6 . . . :LcS 17 'ire2 .i.cs I S tUd2 �S 1 9 .i.e3 .i.xe3 2 0 'Wxe3 'tWaS ! 2 1 :Lfe l (2 1 rLfd l 'Wb4 ! +) 2 1 .. .:LfdS 22 .i.h3 :LbS = B eliavsky-Ki. Georgiev, Ulcinj 1 995.

1 2...tUbd7 13 tUe3 tUxeS 14 tt'e3 'l'aS IS tUxdS I S :Lad 1 .i.c6 1 6 :Ld4 tUb3 1 7 l:c4 :LadS I S .i.xf6 .i.xf6 1 9 tUe4 .i.xe4 20 :Lxe4 tUd2 = Gulko-Beliavsky, Am­ sterdam 1 9S9.

w

IS ...tUxdS 16 'l'a3! .i.xgS l7 tUxgS h6 18 lIfc1 tUd7 19 ttJe4 (D)

Index of Variations Chapter G uide 1 2 3

d4 e4 tUe3 3 tUf3 tUf6 :

6 7

dS e6

3 .i.e7 3...tUf6 4 exdS (4 tUf3 i.e7 - Chapters 2-S) 4 ... exdS S .i.gS:

a) S . . .c6 6 'i'c2 i.e7 7 e3 tUbd7 Chapter 1 0 b) Other lines - Chapter 9

1 2 dxeS a) 12 .i.xf6?! .i.xf6 1 3 e4 .i.c6 14 lld1 (14 eS? ! .i.e7 intending . . .tUd7 +) 1 4 ... cxd4 I S eS .i.e7 1 6 tUxd4 .i.xg2 17 'itt x g2 'tWdS+ IS tUf3 ( 1 S 'tWf3 lldS 1 9 tUc3 'irxf3+ 20 tUxf3 tUc6 is a little better for Black) l S ... 'irxd3 19 :Lxd3 tUc6 20 :Ld7 (20 tUc3 llfdS 21 :Lad1

4

tUf6

A2: 6 e3 10 B: S ...tUf6 14

2: The Eingorn Variation

1 d4 dS 2 e4 e6 3 tUe3 .i.e7 4 tUf3 tUf6 S 'i'e2 20 S ... O-O 6 i.gS 21 6 . . .dxc4 7

3 : 5 .i.f4 1 d4 d5 2 e4 e6 3 ttJc3 i.e7 4 ffi �6 S .i.f4 24 S...O-O 6 e3 eS 7 dxc5 i.xeS 24

19 ... bS! 20 axbS

The game is equal .

.

e4 22 7 . . . tUc6 S :Ld1 23 S ...b S ! 9 tUxbS tUb4 10 'Wxc4 tUxe4 1 1 i.xe7 'tWxe7 12 a3 c6!? 23

20 b4 'tWxa4 2 1 'i'xa4 bxa4 22 tUcs tU7b6 23 .i.xdS exdS 24 tUxa4 tUxa4 2S llxa4 :LabS 26 :LcS :LfdS 27 'ittf l %:ld6 with equality, Gulko-Pigusov, Moscow 1 990.

20.. .'it'xbS 21 tUc3 tUxe3 22 :Lxe3 :La7

1 : The Alatortsev Variation

1 d4 dS 2 e4 e6 3 tUe3 .i.e7 6 4 exdS exdS S .i.f4 6 A: S .. e6 6 A I : 6 'Wc2 6

tUf3

4 cxdS exdS S i.f4 - Chapter 1

1 9 i.xdS 'tWxdS 20 :Ld 1 'WxgS 2 1 llxd7 bS 22 as 'WeS 2 3 :Ld2 :LadS 24 :Lad1 :Lxd2 2S lhd2 '¥kc7 26 'Wc3 'tWxc3 27 bxc3 llcS 2S :Ld6 1/2- 1/2 Stohl-Ribli, Bundesliga 1 997/S. Or:

Other moves - Chapter 6 After 7 e3: a) 7 ...tUe4 Chapter 7 b) 7 ... b6 - Chapter S -

a) 4 tUc3 i.e7 - Chapters 2-S b) 4 g3 - Chapter 1 1

4

0-0 e3

w

S

.i.gS

S

...

6

.i.h4

S 'iWc2 - Chapter 2 S i.f4 - Chapter 3

h6

S . . . tUbd7 6 e3 0-0 - Chapter 4 6 i.xf6 i.xf6 - Chapter S

INDEX OF VARIATIONS

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

190

A: 8 �e2 24

B : 8 cxd5 26 8 ... ltJxd5 9 ltJxd5 exd5

26 B l : 1 0 �d3 26 B2: 10 a3 27

C: 8 a3 28 8 ... ltJc6 28 C l : 9 �e2 28 C2: 9 l:te l 29 C3: 9 b4 30 D: 8 'ilfc2 31 8 ... ltJc6 31 D l : 9 l:td1 31 D2: 9 a3 34 9... 'i'a5 34 D2 1 : 1 0 ltJd2 34 D22: 10 0-0-0 35 4: The Classical QGD (with ltJbd7)

E4: 7...a6 52 E5: 7...c6 55 E5 1 : 8 'ilfc2 55 E52: 8 �d3 58 8 ... dxc4 9 �xc4 ltJd5

10 �xe7 'i!t'xe7 60 E52 1 : l l ltJe4 60 E522: 1 1 0-0 61 5: 5 �g5 h6 6 �xf6 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 ltJc3 �e7 4 ltJf3 ltJf6 5 �g5 h6 6 �xf6 �xf6 66

A: 7 'iWc2 86 B : 7 l:te l 87 C: 7 cxd5 89 7: The Lasker Defence

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 ltJc3 �e7 4 ltJf3 ltJf6 5 �g5 h6 6 �h4 0-0 7 e3 ltJe4 91 8 �xe7 Wxe7 91 A: 9 ltJxe4 91

B : 9 cxd5 92 C: 9 l:te l 93 D: 9 'l'r'c2 96

8: The Tartakower Defence w

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 ltJc3 �e7 4 ltJf3 ltJf6 5 �g5 h6 6 �h4 0-0 7 e3 b6 98

...

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 ltJc3 �e7 4 ltJf3 ltJf6 5 �g5 ltJbd7 6 e3 0-0 39

191

E l : 10 l:tel 1 1 2 E2: 1 0 ltJxd5 1 13 1 0...exd5 1 1 3 E2 1 : 1 1 �e2 113 E22: l 1 l:tel l 14 E22 1 : 11 ... �b7 114 E222: 11 ...�e6 114 E222 1 : 12 'ifa4 115 E2222: 1 2 �d3 115 F: 8 �d3 1 1 7 F l : 8...dxc4 1 1 7 F2: 8...�b7 118 9 0-0 ltJbd7 1 18 F2 1 : 10 cxd5 1 1 9 F22: 1 0 �g3 1 19 F23: 10 :tel 120 F24: 10 'i!t'e2 121 10 ...c5 1 2 1 F24 1 : 1 1 � g3 1 2 1 F242: I I l:tfd l 122 G: 8 �e2 123 8 ... �b7 9 �xf6 �xf6

10 cxd5 exd5 123 w

w

w A: 7 e4 66

B : 7 'ir'd2 67

A: 7 cxd5 39 B: 7 'i'b3 40

C: 7 �d3 41 D: 7 'i'c2 43 7 ...c5! 43 D l : 8 0-0-0 44 D2: 8 l:td 1 45 D3: 8 cxd5 46 E: 7 l:tel 48 E l : 7...h6 49 E2: 7 ... dxc4 49 E 3 : 7 . b6 51 ..

C: 7 'i!t'b3 68 D: 7 e3 69 7 ... 0-0 69 D l : 8 cxd5 70 D2: 8 'i!t'b3 70 D3: 8 'i'd2 72 D4: 8 'i'c2 76 D5 : 8 l:tel 78 D5 1 : 8 ... a6 78 D52: 8 ... c6 80 9 �d3 ltJd7 10 0-0 dxc4 11 �xc4 80 D52 1 : 1 1 .. .c5 80 D522: l 1 . . .e5 81 6: 5 �g5 h6 6 �h4 0-0 without 7 e3

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 ltJc3 �e7 4 ltJf3 ltJf6 5 �g5 h6 6 �h4 0-0 86

A: 8 l:tbl 98

B : 8 lfb3 99 C: 8 'l'r'c2 101 8... �b7 101 C l : 9 l:td l 101 C2: 9 �xf6 102 D: 8 l:tel 105 8 ...�b7 105 D l : 9 �e2 105 D2: 9 �xf6 107 9 ... �xf6 10 cxd5 exd5 107 D2 1 : 1 1 �e2 108 D22: 1 1 b4 108 D23: 1 1 �d3 109 E: 8 cxd5 1 1 1 8 ...ltJxd5 9 �xe7 'ilxe7 1 12

G l : 11 0-0 12 3 G l l : 1 1 . ..ltJc6 124 G 1 2: l l . . . ltJd7 124 G 1 3 : 1 l . ..�e7 125 G2 : 11 b4 1 2 7 G21 : 1 1 ... c6 127 12 0-0 1 2 7 G21 1 : 1 2 . . . l:te8 1 2 7 G2 12: 1 2 . . . a5 129 G22: 11...c5 130 12 bxc5 bxc5 13 J::.bl

130

G22 1 : 1 3 . . .'ir'a5 131

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT & CATALAN FOR BLACK

192

G222: 1 3 .. �c6 132 .

9: The Exchange Variation

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 tOc3 tOf6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 �g5 134

B

A: 5 ... �e7 134 6 e3 134 A I : 6 ... h6 134 A2: 6 ...tObd7 135 A3: 6 . 0-0 136 B : 5 ...c6 137 B l : 6 tOf3 137 B2: 6 e3 138 B 2 1 : 6...�f5 138 B22: 6 ..:iWb6 140 B23: 6 ...tObd7 141 B24: 6 ...�e7 142 7 �d3 142 B 24 1 : 7 ... �g4 142 B 242: 7 ... tObd7 143 B242 1 : 8 tOge2 143 B 2422: 8 tOf3 144 B 3 : 6 'i'c2 145 B 3 1 : 6 ...tOa6 145 B 32: 6...�e7 146 7 tOf3 146 B 32 1 : 7...tOa6 146 B 322: 7 ...g6 147 B322 1 : 8 e3 147 B 3222: 8 e4 148 .

.

10: Exchange Va riation: Main Line

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 tOc3 ttJf6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 �g5 c6 6 'i'c2 �e7 7 e3 tObd7 150 A: S tOf3 150 B : S �d3 151 B l : S... tOfS I51 B2: S ...tOh5 152 B3: S ...O-O 153 B 3 1 : 9 tOge2 153 9 ...�eS 10 0-0 tOfS 154 B 3 1 1 : 1 1 a 3 154 B 3 1 2 : 1 1 :abl 155 B 3 1 3 : 1 1 f3 155 B32: 9 tOf3 157 9 ... :eS 1 57 B32 1 : 10 0-0-0 157 B322: 10 h3 159 B 323: 10 0-0 160 10 ...tOfS 160 B323 1 : 1 1 .hf6 161 B 3232: 1 1 nabl 161 B 3233: 1 1 a3 1 62 B3234: 1 1 :ael 163 B3235: 1 1 h3 166

1 1 : The Catalan Opening

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 tOf3 tOf6 4 g3 171 A: 4 ...dxc4 1 71 B : 4 ... �e7 1 77 5 �g2 0-0 1 77 B l : 6 'i'c2 1 77 B2: 6 tOc3 1 79 B 3 : 6 0-0 180 6 ... dxc4 180 B 3 1 : 7 ttJa3 180 B 32: 7 tOe5 180 B33: 7 'i'c2 181 7 ...a6 181 B 33 1 : S 'i'xc4 182 S ...b5 9 'i'c2 �b7 182 B 33 1 1 : 1 0 �g5 182 B33 1 2 : 10 �f4 183 B33 1 3 : 10 �d2 184 B332: S a4 185