[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 d5 {Opening = D73 - 5.Nf3(0-0 6.cd5 Nd5)} 2. g3 g6 (2... c6 3. 
Bg2 Bg4 (3... g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nxc4 
Nbd7 9. Qc2 Nb6 10. Na5 Nfd5 11. Bd2 e5 12. Rfd1 Nc7 13. e3 {
Bilek,I-Beni,A/Varna 1962/1-0 (57)}) 4. d3 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. h3 Bh5 7. 
c4 dxc4 8. dxc4 e5 9. Be3 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a3 a5 12. Nh4 {
Pigusov,E-Kuczynski,R/Cappelle 1992/1-0 (62)}) (2... Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 
dxc4 5. Na3 c6 6. Nxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O h6 8. b4 e6 9. Qb3 Be7 10. d3 O-O 
11. Na5 Qb6 12. a3 e5 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Bb2 e4 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. dxe4 Nxe4 
17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. f3 Nef6 19. e4 h5 20. e5 b5 21. Na5 Nxe5 22. f4 Neg4 
23. h3 Ne3 24. Ne6 fxe6 25. Qxe3 Nd5 26. Qxe6+ Bf7 27. Qxc6 Qb6+ 28. 
Qxb6 axb6 29. Nc6 Bf6 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Bxa8 {
Dzindzichashvili,R-Sherzer,A/Philadelphia 1990/1-0 (52)}) 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 
d4 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nbd7 7. Nc3 O-O (7... c6 8. Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qb4 $10) 
8. Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qd3 Be6 10. O-O Qc8 (10... c6 11. Bg5 $10) 11. Ng5 (11. Rd1 
Bh3 $10) 11... Bc4 12. Qc2 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 c6 {Consolidates
b5+d5} 15. b3 {Prevents intrusion on a4} 15... Be6 16. Ba3 (16. Bb2 Qd7 $15) 
16... Re8 17. Rac1 (17. Rfd1 Nd5 18. Qc2 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Bh3 $15) 17... Bf5 (
17... Nd5 18. Qd3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 $10) 18. Qe3 (18. Qf4 e5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 
20. Qxh6 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxe2 $10) 18... Bh3 19. Rfd1 (19. Bxe7 $2 {is a
blank shot} 19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd7 $19) 19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd7 (20... 
Qf5 21. Qd2 $10 (21. Bxe7 $2 {leads to nothing} 21... Qd7 $19)) 21. Qf3 
Rad8 {Increases the pressure on d4@aCd7d4Cd8d4Cg7d4Ad1d4} (21... Bxd4 $2 {
is inferior since it leads to} 22. e3 $18) 22. e3 Nd5 23. Na4 Qc7 $14 (
23... b6 24. Bb2 $10) 24. e4 Nb6 25. Nc3 $15 (25. Nxb6 $5 {might be a
viable alternative} 25... Qxb6 26. Rc4 $10) 25... Nd7 $4 $18 {throwing
away the advantage} (25... Bxd4 26. Nb5 Qe5 27. Nxd4 Rxd4 $16) 26. Nd5 
Qa5 27. Bb4 $1 {decapitation} (27. Nxe7+ Kh8 28. Qxf7 Qxa3 29. Nxg6+ Kh7 $10) 
27... Qxa2 28. Nxe7+ Kh7 $2 (28... Rxe7 29. Bxe7 Re8 $18) 29. Qxf7 Nf8 (
29... Rxe7 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 30. Bxe7 Rg8 $18) 
30. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = 6.Be3} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 
6. Be3 e5 (6... Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 
Nge5 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Rb8 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Be2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. 
Rb1 Rg8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. h3 h5 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qb6 22. Qxb6 Rxb6 
23. b4 cxb3 24. axb3 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Linares ESP 1998}) 7. 
Nb3 Be6 8. f3 $10 {Secures g4} (8. Nd5 Nbd7 9. f3 b5 (9... Nxd5 10. exd5 
Bf5 11. Bd3 Bg6 12. Qd2 a5 13. h4 a4 14. Nc1 Be7 15. Ne2 Bxh4+ 16. g3 
Be7 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Nc3 Qa5 19. g4 {Augustsson,J-Byrne,R/Reykjavik
1986/0-1 (40)}) 10. a4 Bxd5 11. exd5 b4 12. a5 Qc7 13. Ra4 Nc5 14. Rxb4 
Nxb3 15. Bb6 Qb7 16. Rxb3 Qxd5 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. c4 Qe6 19. Be4 Rb8 20. 
Ba7 Rxb3 21. Qxb3 Be7 22. Bd5 Qf5 23. O-O O-O 24. Qb7 h5 25. Bc6 Rd8 
26. Bb6 Nxb6 27. Qxe7 {1-0 Ghinda-Huenerkopf,H/Hamburg 1984}) (8. Bg5 
Nbd7 $14) 8... Nbd7 $14 (8... d5 9. exd5 Bxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bf2 $10) 
9. g4 $10 (9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bf5 $14) 9... h6 {Controls g5} 10. Qd2 
Be7 11. O-O-O {The backward pawn on d6 becomes a target@aCd1d6Cd2d6Ae7d6} 
11... b5 12. h4 $10 (12. Rg1 Nh7 $14) 12... Nb6 $14 (12... b4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 
14. exd5 $14) 13. Qf2 {White fights for the Initiative} 13... Rb8 14. 
Nc5 b4 $16 (14... Bc8 $5 $14) 15. Nb1 Bc4 (15... b3 16. axb3 (16. cxb3 Qc7 $17) 
16... d5 17. Nxa6 $18) 16. Nxa6 Bxa6 17. Bxa6 O-O $2 (17... b3 18. axb3 
d5 $18) 18. g5 Nh5 19. gxh6 g6 {The passed pawn on h6 will quickly become
a dangerous weapon} 20. Nd2 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 {White gets strong play
along the open d-file} (21... Qc7 {cannot change destiny} 22. Bxb6 Rxb6 
23. Bc4 $18) 22. Nb3 Qd6 (22... Nhf6 {is not much help} 23. h5 Qc7 24. 
h7+ Kh8 25. Bh6 $18) 23. Bc4 Nhf6 24. h7+ (24. Bc5 {keeps an even firmer
grip} 24... Qc6 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Bxe7 Rfe8 $18) 24... 
Kxh7 25. h5 g5 26. Rxd5 (26. Bc5 $5 {and White can already relax} 26... 
Qc6 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Bxe7 Rg8 $18) 26... Nxd5 27. Rd1 
Nxe3 {The mate threat is Qxd1} 28. Rxd6 (28. Qxe3 $6 {is clearly worse} 
28... Qc7 29. Bd3+ Kh6 $10) 28... Nxc4 29. Rd7 Bf6 30. Qa7 (30. Qa7 Kg8 
31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Qxb8+ Kg7 33. Qxb4 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 d5 {Opening = D39 - 5.Bg5 dc4} 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 (
4... Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 c6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 
Nf8 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O-O {
Chernin,A-Polak,T/Biel SUI 1997/1-0 (66)}) 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 (6... b5 
7. a4 c6 8. e5 h6 9. exf6 hxg5 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. h4 Nd7 12. hxg5 Bb7 
13. axb5 cxb5 14. Rh8 Ke7 15. Qd2 a5 16. d5 {
Loginov,V-Panchenko,A/Aktjubinsk 1985/1/2-1/2 (28)}) 7. Bxc4 (7. dxc5 Qa5 
8. Bxf6 gxf6 $10) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 (8... O-O 9. Qd3 $10) 9. Bd2 Qc5 
10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Nb3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O O-O 14. a3 (14. f4 Rfd8 $14) 
14... Bd6 (14... Bxc3 15. Bxc3 e5 16. Rc1 $10) 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Bf4 
17. Ne2 e5 (17... Bc7 18. f4 e5 19. Nc3 $10) 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. f3 {
Controleert g4} 19... Be6 20. Bf2 (20. Rc1 Rac8 $10) 20... Rfd8 21. Nc5 $15 (
21. Rc1 Rac8 $10) 21... Ne5 {Het paard is niet makkelijk aan te vallen op
e5.} 22. Qb1 (22. Nxe6 $4 {Verliest eenvoudig.} 22... Qxe6 23. Bc4 Nxc4 $19) 
22... Bc4 (22... Rac8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rd1 $10) 23. Rd1 (23. Bxc4 Nxc4 
24. Qc1 Ne5 25. Qxf4 Rac8 $14) 23... Rac8 (23... b6 24. b3 $10) 24. Bxc4 
Nxc4 (24... Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Nxc4 26. Nd3 $14) 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qc1 Ne3 $16 {
Het paard heerst.} (26... Na5 $5 27. Qd1 b6 $10) 27. Bxe3 fxe3 {Plant
Dd4.@aCd8d4} 28. Qxe3 b6 29. Nd3 Rc2 30. Rd1 Qe7 (30... a6 31. b4 $16) 
31. Rc1 (31. Qd4 Qc7 $16) 31... Qc7 32. Rxc2 (32. b4 a6 $16) 32... Qxc2 
33. h4 Nd7 34. Kh2 Nf8 35. f4 h5 36. f5 Qc4 (36... g6 37. Kg3 $16) 37. 
Nf4 {wit leidt de partij tot een sterk einde.} 37... g6 38. Nd5 Kh7 (
38... Kg7 39. Qg3 Qd4 40. b4 $16) 39. Qg5 Qd4 40. Qe7 Kg8 41. Qe8 $4 $16 {
Geeft het voordeel weg.} (41. Nf6+ {En wit haalt de buit binnen.} 41... 
Kg7 42. Ne8+ Kg8 43. Nd6 $18) 41... Qf2 (41... Qxb2 42. f6 $1 {Mooi
gespeeld.} 42... Qxf6 43. Nxf6+ Kg7 44. Qe7 Ne6 45. Ne8+ Kg8 46. Nd6 
Nd8 47. Qxd8+ Kg7 48. Qe7 a6 49. Qxf7+ Kh6 50. Qg8 g5 51. hxg5#) 42. Kh3 
Qf1 (42... Qxb2 43. f6 $1 {Hierna komt wit in het voordeel.} 43... Qxa3+ 
44. Kh2 Qd6+ 45. Kg1 $16) 43. f6 {Mat dreigt: Pe7.} 43... Qh1+ 44. Kg3 
Qe1+ 45. Kf3 Qf1+ 46. Ke3 (46. Ke3 Qc4 47. Kf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E63 - 5.g3 0-0 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.0-0 a6} 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 
Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. b3 (8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 Nd7 
10. Qc2 Ne5 11. b3 c6 12. Bb2 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Bc3 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 
Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nb1 Nc6 18. Qb2+ Kg8 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Bg2 Qa5 21. 
Rfd1 Qe5 22. Qd2 Rac8 23. Rac1 Kg7 24. Nd5 Ne4 25. Qe3 Nc5 26. Qxe5+ 
dxe5 27. Nb6 Rcd8 28. Rd5 Ne6 29. Rcd1 Ned4 30. Kf1 e6 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 
32. e3 Nf5 33. Rd7 Rxd7 34. Nxd7 Nfe7 35. Nc5 Nb4 36. Bxb7 a5 37. a4 
Kf8 {Gisbrecht,E-Zude,E/DEM 0/1-0 (67)}) 8... Rb8 9. Bb2 (9. e3 b5 10. 
Nd2 Na5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. b4 Nc4 13. Nxc4 bxc4 14. a3 c5 15. dxc5 dxc5 
16. Rb1 cxb4 17. Rxb4 Be6 18. Rxb8 Qxb8 {Fritz5-Kraft,M/CC ORDIX-Open
1997/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 9... Bd7 (9... Na5 10. e4 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. e5 Nd7 
13. Re1 b4 14. Ne4 dxe5 15. dxe5 c5 16. Qc2 Qb6 17. Rac1 Bh6 18. Rcd1 
c4 19. bxc4 {Modr,B-Kummerow,H/Dortmund 1988/1-0 (44)}) (9... Na7 10. Rc1 $10) 
10. Rc1 (10. d5 Ne5 $14) 10... b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Ne1 (12. d5 Na5 $14) 
12... b4 13. Na4 Na7 14. Nd3 Rb5 $16 (14... Bb5 15. Qd2 $14) 15. Qd2 Qb8 
16. Rc4 Rc8 17. Nxb4 {wit domineert het spel.} 17... d5 $18 (17... c6 
18. Rfc1 $16) 18. Na6 dxc4 (18... Qb7 19. N6c5 Qc6 $18) 19. Nxb8 Rbxb8 (
19... Rcxb8 20. Nc5 $18 (20. bxc4 $6 {Is veel zwakker.} 20... Rb4 $14)) 
20. Nc5 cxb3 21. axb3 Be8 (21... Bc6 22. e4 $18) 22. d5 (22. Ra1 {Geeft de
tegenstander geen kans.} 22... Nb5 $18) 22... Nb5 23. Rc1 Rd8 24. Na6 (
24. Be5 {Dit maakt het voor wit nog eenvoudiger.} 24... Ra8 $18) 24... 
Rbc8 25. e4 (25. Nb4 {Levert nog groter voordeel op.} 25... e6 $18) 
25... e6 (25... c6 26. Nb4 $18) 26. Nb4 (26. Nc5 {Leidt nog sneller tot
winst.} 26... exd5 27. exd5 Ra8 $18) 26... c5 (26... c6 27. h3 $18) 27. 
Nd3 exd5 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Bxg7 (29. Nxc5 Ne3 30. Nd7 Rxd7 31. Qxe3 
Rxc1+ 32. Bxc1 Rd1+ 33. Bf1 Bc6 $17) 29... Kxg7 30. Rxc5 Ndc3 (30... Rxc5 
31. Nxc5 Bc6 32. h4 $18) 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Ne5 (32. b4 Rc4 $18) 32... h5 
33. h3 (33. f4 f6 34. Nc4 Bf7 $18) 33... Nd4 (33... f6 34. Nc4 $18) 34. Nc4 (
34. Bf1 Ncb5 35. Bxb5 Nxb5 $18) 34... Ncb5 35. Qe3 Bd7 36. Nd6 Rc7 (
36... Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rd1 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Nxf7 Kxf7 40. Bd5+ Ne6 41. 
Bxe6+ Bxe6 42. Qxb5 Bd5 $18) 37. Qe5+ (37. Nxb5 {Discussie gesloten.} 
37... Nxb5 38. Bf1 Kf8 $18) 37... Kf8 (37... Kg8 $18) 38. Qf6 {
Matdreiging-hoe dan?} 38... Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Be6 40. Nxb5 Nxb5 41. Qg5 Rb1 
42. Qxb5 Rxb3 43. Qc5+ Kg8 44. Bd5 Bxd5 45. Qxd5 Rb8 46. Qe5 (46. f4 {
Hiermee zou wit definitief uit de problemen zijn.} 46... Re8 $18) 46... 
Rc8 (46... Rb6 {Ook dit kan de treurige afloop niet be<= nvloeden.} 47. 
Kg2 $18) 47. g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 Rc4 49. Kg3 Rc2 50. f4 Ra2 51. Kh4 Ra6 
52. Kg5 {wit bereidt zich voor op f5.@aBf4f5} 52... Kh7 (52... f6+ 53. 
Qxf6 $1 {Een krachtig en ontnuchterend einde.} 53... Rxf6 54. Kxf6 Kf8 $18) 
53. Qc3 (53. Qe7 {En wit wint.} 53... Kg7 54. f5 Ra5 55. Qf6+ Kf8 $18) 
53... Re6 54. f5 {Zie je de mat dreiging?} 54... gxf5 55. gxf5 Rh6 56. 
Qc7 {Mat dreigt: Dxf7.} 56... Kg7 57. f6+ Rxf6 58. Qe5 (58. Qe5 Kh7 59. 
Kxf6 Kg8 60. Qg3+ Kh7 61. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E14 - 4.e3} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 
Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3 Be7 $14 (8... Bxd2 9. Bxd2 Ne4 10. cxd5 
exd5 11. b4 c6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Be1 Nd7 14. Nd2 f5 15. f3 Nd6 16. Bf2 
Rac8 17. Nb3 g5 18. Rae1 Qg7 19. Bg3 f4 20. exf4 gxf4 21. Bh4 Rce8 22. 
Qc1 Qh6 23. g3 Re3 24. Rxe3 fxe3 25. f4 Qe6 26. Rf3 Nc4 27. Bxc4 dxc4 
28. Rxe3 Qd5 29. Nd2 b5 30. Nf3 a5 31. Be7 Ra8 32. Bc5 axb4 33. axb4 
Nxc5 34. dxc5 Bc8 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Qe1 Be6 37. Rxa8 Qxf3 38. Ra7+ {1-0
Littlewood,P-Szabo,L/Hastings 1982}) (8... Bd6 9. b4 $10) 9. b4 c5 10. 
bxc5 {Wit wint ruimte.} 10... bxc5 11. Rb1 Ba6 12. Bb2 Qc8 (12... cxd4 
13. Nxd4 Bd6 14. Qe2 $10) 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nbd7 15. cxd5 {wit
ontwikkelt dreigingen langs de open c-lijn.} 15... Bxd3 {zwart krijgt
sterk Initiatief.} 16. Qxd3 Nxd5 (16... Nc5 17. Qe2 exd5 18. Rfc1 $14) 
17. Rfc1 Nc5 18. Qc4 Rb8 19. N4b3 Nxb3 20. Qg4 $17 (20. Qxb3 $5 Rxb3 
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nxb3 $10) 20... Qxc1+ $1 {zwart moet wat van zijn
veroverde materiaal afstaan.} 21. Rxc1 {Er dreigt mat via Dxg7.} (21. 
Bxc1 $2 Nxd2 22. Rb2 Rfc8 $19) 21... Bf6 22. Nxb3 $19 (22. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 
23. Qd1 Nxc1 24. Qxc1 $19) 22... Bxb2 23. Rb1 (23. Qd1 Bxc1 24. Nxc1 $19) 
23... Rxb3 24. g3 Rfb8 25. Qc4 h6 (25... Rxa3 {Is een zwakkere
mogelijkheid.} 26. Rxb2 Rd8 27. e4 $14) 26. a4 R3b4 27. Qc5 (27. Qc2 a5 $19) 
27... Rxa4 28. Kg2 a6 (28... g6 {Maakt de winst nog eenvoudiger.} 29. 
Re1 $19) 29. Qc6 Nc3 30. h4 (30. Qc7 Rb5 $19 (30... Nxb1 $2 {Ziet er
verleidelijk uit, maar leidt tot onoverkomelijke problemen.} 31. Qxb8+ 
Kh7 32. Qxb2 $18)) 30... Rab4 (30... Ra2 $5 {Lijkt nog beter.} 31. Qd6 Rb7 
32. Qc6 $19) 31. Rxb2 Rxb2 32. Qxc3 Ra2 33. Qc6 Rbb2 (33... Rbb2 34. Qe8+ 
Kh7 35. Qxf7 a5 $19 (35... Rxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 $19)) (33... a5 $5 {
Is nauwkeuriger.} 34. g4 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = 2.c3 Nf6} 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 
6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 (7... dxe5 8. Nxe5 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 
11. Nc3 O-O 12. Re1 Rb8 13. Ne4 Qb6 14. b3 Bb4 15. Re2 Nc3 16. Nxc3 
Bxc3 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Rd8 19. Rd2 Rb7 20. Qf3 Rbd7 21. Rad1 Bb7 
22. Qe3 a5 23. Qe5 Ba6 {1/2-1/2 Jenni,F-Wachinger,G/Steckborn,SUI tt
1997}) 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 (10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. 
O-O g6 (12... e6 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Rc1 {1/2-1/2
Hachatrjan,V-Mitenkov,A/Moscow 1995}) 13. Re1 Bg7 14. Bg5 Nc8 (14... O-O 
15. Bxe7 Qxd4 16. Nc3 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Rfe8 {1/2-1/2
Taruffi,D-Minic,D/Reggio Emilia 1980}) 15. Qa4 O-O 16. Qxc6 Rb8 17. Qc2 
Qxd4 18. Nc3 e6 19. Rac1 Nb6 {Martinez Semprun,F-Komljenovic,D/Linares
1994/0-1 (30)}) 10... Qxd7 {Pion op d4 wordt een doel.@aCc6d4Cd7d4Ad1d4} (
10... Kxd7 $2 11. d5 Kc7 12. dxc6 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 bxc6 14. Bd3 $18) 11. 
Nc3 e6 {Dekt d5} 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Rd1 Rfd8 {Verhoogt de druk
op de eenzame pion on d4.@aCc6d4Cd7d4Cd8d4Ad1d4Ag4d4} 15. Bh6 {Zie je de
mat dreiging?} 15... Bf8 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bh6 (17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne4 Bxg5 
19. Qxg5 Nd5 $10) 17... Bf8 18. Bg5 (18. Rac1 Rac8 $10) 18... Be7 19. Bh6 (
19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Ne4 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Nd5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = 6.Bd3 Be7} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 
d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Be6 $14 (8... Nb4 9. cxd5 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 
Qxd5 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Grosar,A-Horvath,C/Makarska 1994}) (
8... Nb4 9. Re1 $10) 9. Re1 Nf6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nxd5 $10 (
12. Ne5 Nxd4 13. Bxh7+ Nxh7 14. Qxd4 Be6 $14) 12... Qxd5 {Valt de pion
aan op d4, die nogal ge<= soleerd staat.@aCc6d4Cd5d4Af3d4} 13. Bf4 Qd8 
14. a3 {Controleert b4} 14... Nd5 {Het paard is volgens mij veilig op
d5.} (14... Nxd4 $2 {Lost niets op.} 15. Nxd4 Re8 16. Nf5 $18) 15. Bg3 
Bf6 (15... Bd6 16. Ne5 $14) 16. Be4 Nce7 17. Qb3 (17. Qc2 h6 $14) 17... Qd7 
18. Ne5 (18. Qc2 h6 $14) 18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 c6 {Zekert d5} 20. Rad1 Rfe8 $16 (
20... Rad8 21. Rd2 $14) 21. Qc2 (21. Rd2 Rad8 $16) 21... g6 {Beheerst f5} 
22. Qb3 b6 23. h3 Qe6 24. Rd2 Rad8 25. Red1 Rd7 26. Qf3 (26. Bf3 h5 $14) 
26... Nf5 (26... Red8 27. b3 $14) 27. Bf4 Red8 $16 (27... Nfe7 28. Qg4 $14) 
28. Bg5 Nfe7 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Bf6 (30. Bxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 
Rd7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 $16) 30... d4 31. Qe4 d3 32. Rxd3 {Door het openen van
de d-lijn krijgt wit veel speelruimte.} 32... Rxd3 33. Rxd3 {Er dreigt
mat via Txd8.} 33... Rxd3 34. Qxd3 {Mat dreigt: Dd8.} 34... Nd5 35. Qd4 
h6 36. h4 Kh7 37. g3 Qd7 (37... Nxf6 38. exf6 g5 39. h5 $16) 38. Qc4 (38. 
Be7 Qe6 39. Bd6 f6 $16) 38... Nc7 39. Qc2 (39. Qb4 Qd1+ 40. Kg2 Nd5 $16) 
39... h5 (39... Nd5 40. h5 $16) 40. Qe4 Nd5 41. b4 (41. Bg5 a5 $16) 41... 
Qe6 42. Qc4 (42. Qd4 Nxf6 43. exf6 Qc6 $16) 42... Kg8 (42... Nxf6 43. Qxe6 
fxe6 44. exf6 $14) 43. Qd4 Nxf6 44. exf6 Kh7 45. a4 Qf5 (45... a6 46. Kf1 $16) 
46. b5 (46. a5 Qe6 $16 (46... bxa5 $2 47. Qxa7 Qxf6 48. bxa5 Qa1+ 49. Kg2 $18)) 
46... Qb1+ (46... g5 47. hxg5 Qxg5 48. Qd7 Qxf6 49. Qxa7 $18) 47. Kg2 {
Mat dreigt: Dd5.} 47... Qf5 48. Qc3 (48. Qf4 Qd5+ 49. Qf3 Qd8 $16) 48... 
g5 49. hxg5 Qxg5 50. Qd3+ Kh6 51. Qd6 Kg6 52. Qd7 Qe5 53. Qxa7 (53. Qd3+ 
Kxf6 54. Qf3+ Ke6 55. Qc6+ Qd6 56. Qc8+ Kf6 $14) 53... Qe4+ 54. Kh2 Qd4 
55. Kg1 (55. Qa8 Qxf2+ 56. Qg2 Qd4 $14 (56... Qxf6 $4 {Deze pion kun je
beter laten staan.} 57. Qc6 $18)) 55... Qd1+ 56. Kg2 Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 
Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O c5 13. c3 b6 
14. Re1 Bb7 15. h4 c4 $10 (15... Re8 16. h5 Bd5 17. Bd2 Rd8 18. Re2 Kg8 
19. Qh3 Qc6 20. Re3 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Nf6 22. Qh4 Be7 23. Rh3 cxd4 24. cxd4 
Qd6 25. Be3 {Topalov,V-Anand,V/Linares ESP 1998/1/2-1/2 (40)}) (15... 
cxd4 16. cxd4 Nf6 17. Qh3 $15) 16. Bc2 b5 17. Bd2 (17. Qh5 Rb8 18. Ne5 
Nf6 $10) 17... a5 {zwart z'n plan is b4.@aBb5b4} 18. h5 Bd5 19. Qh3 Rb8 {
zwart bereidt zich voor op het voordeel van b4.@aBb5b4} 20. b3 b4 {Met
deze zet wordt meer ruimte gewonnen.} 21. bxc4 bxc3 {Wint via de
voorbijgelaten pion.} (21... Qxc4 22. Bb3 Qc6 23. cxb4 Bxf3 24. Rac1 
Bxg2 25. Rxc6 Bxh3 26. Rxd6 $10) 22. Bxc3 Qxc4 23. Nd2 Qc7 24. Bb3 Nf6 
25. Rac1 Qa7 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 {Een waardevol stuk.} (26... exd5 $4 27. Bb4 $3 {
Een sterk offer.} 27... Re8 28. Bxd6+ Kg8 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 30. Rc8 $18) 
27. Nc4 Bf4 (27... Nxc3 28. Nxd6 (28. Qxc3 $2 Bb4 29. Qf3 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 
Qc7 $19 (30... Qxd4 $6 31. Ne5 f6 32. Nc6 $14)) 28... Nxa2 29. Rc5 $10) 
28. Rc2 Rc8 29. Bxa5 {De gepasseerde pion op a2 zal later beslissend
zijn.} 29... Qxd4 30. Qb3 (30. Ne3 Rxc2 31. Nxc2 Qc5 $10) 30... Kg8 31. 
Nb6 Rxc2 {Zie je de mat dreiging?} 32. Qxc2 Bd6 33. Nc4 Qc5 34. Rb1 f5 $14 (
34... Nf4 35. g3 Nh3+ 36. Kg2 $10) 35. Re1 Nf4 36. Bd2 Kh7 37. Qb3 $15 (
37. Be3 $5 {Ziet er goed uit.} 37... Qc6 38. Bxf4 Bxf4 39. Qe2 $10) 
37... Rb8 38. Qc3 Rc8 39. Nxd6 Qxc3 $14 (39... Qd5 40. Qf3 Qxd2 41. Nxc8 
Qxe1+ 42. Kh2 Ne2 $17) 40. Bxc3 Rxc3 41. g3 Nxh5 42. Nb5 (42. Rxe6 Rc6 $15) 
42... Rc2 43. Ra1 $15 (43. a3 f4 $10) 43... f4 44. a4 fxg3 45. fxg3 Nxg3 
46. a5 (46. Nd4 Rd2 47. Nxe6 Ne2+ 48. Kf2 Nc3+ 49. Kf3 Rd6 $15) 46... 
Ne2+ 47. Kh1 Ng3+ $10 (47... g5 48. a6 Ng3+ 49. Kg1 Ne2+ 50. Kh1 Ng3+ 
51. Kg1 Ne2+ 52. Kh1 $10) 48. Kg1 Ne2+ 49. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 
Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 h5 10. Nd5 (10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 
13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. g3 O-O 16. Bh3 Ra8 17. Rhe1 a5 18. a4 
Qc7 19. Bf1 Rfc8 20. Bb5 Bf8 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Qb6 23. Re2 Ne8 24. 
f5 Nc7 25. f6 g6 26. Bd7 Rd8 27. Be6 Re8 28. Qg5 {1-0
Shirov,A-Svidler,P/Linares ESP 1998}) 10... Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 
Be7 (12... g6 13. Na5 Qc7 14. O-O Bg7 15. c4 b6 16. Nc6 Nb8 17. Nxb8 
Rxb8 18. b4 O-O 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. a4 Qd7 21. a5 bxa5 22. bxa5 {
Nijboer,F-Van Wely,L/Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee NED 1998/1/2-1/2 (35)}) (
12... Qh4+ 13. Bf2 Qf6 14. Bd3 $14) 13. O-O O-O $16 (13... Qc7 14. c4 $14) 
14. Na5 $14 (14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Bg6 $14) 14... Qc8 15. Rac1 Bg6 16. b4 
Bd8 17. Nb3 a5 (17... Bb6 18. Bxb6 Nxb6 19. c4 $16) 18. bxa5 Nc5 (18... b6 
19. a6 $14) 19. Rfd1 b6 20. Bb5 f6 (20... Qb8 21. Qe2 $16) 21. axb6 (21. a4 
Rb8 $18) 21... Bxb6 22. Bc6 (22. c4 Ra3 $16) 22... Rxa2 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. 
Bxc5 dxc5 {De gepasseerde pion op d5 zal later beslissend zijn.} 25. 
Qc3 Be8 (25... Qf5 26. d6 Rxc2 27. Qb3+ c4 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. Bxc4 Rxc1 
30. Rxc1 $14) 26. Qxc5 {De gepasseerde pion op c2 zal snel een gevaarlijk
wapen worden.} 26... Ra6 27. Ra1 Bxc6 28. Rxa6 $1 {wit houdt het beste
van het spel.} (28. dxc6 $6 Rxc6 29. Qd5+ Kh8 $10) 28... Qxa6 29. dxc6 
Qe2 30. Qd5+ Kh7 31. Qd3+ Qxd3 {Matdreiging-hoe dan?} 32. cxd3 Rc8 33. 
Rc1 Kg6 34. Kf2 Kf5 35. Ke3 Ke6 36. c7 (36. f4 exf4+ 37. Kxf4 g5+ 38. 
Ke3 h4 $18) 36... Kd6 (36... Kd7 37. Ke4 $16) 37. Ke4 {wit krijgt het
initiatief.} 37... g6 38. g4 hxg4 (38... Rxc7 $4 {zwart wordt gestraft
als hij de pion eet.} 39. Rxc7 hxg4 40. Rg7 gxf3 41. Rxg6 $18) 39. fxg4 
Rxc7 (39... Kd7 $18) 40. Rxc7 Kxc7 41. g5 f5+ 42. Kxe5 {De gepasseerde
pion op d3 leidt snel tot dreigingen.} 42... Kd7 43. h4 Ke7 44. d4 Kd7 
45. h5 gxh5 (45... f4 {Een vruchteloze poging om het lot te ontlopen.} 
46. Kxf4 gxh5 47. g6 $18) 46. Kxf5 (46. g6 Ke7 47. d5 h4 48. d6+ Ke8 49. 
Ke6 Kd8 50. g7 Kc8 51. g8=Q+ Kb7 52. d7 Kc6 53. d8=Q Kb5 54. Qd5+ Kb4 
55. Qb8+ Kc3 56. Qbb3#) 46... Ke7 47. Kf4 Ke6 48. Kg3 $1 {Nu is alles
duidelijk.} (48. Kg3 Kf5 49. Kh4 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. 
Nc3 Ne7 8. Qf4 Be6 (8... Ng6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Bd2 Rg8 11. Na4 Bd6 12. 
O-O-O Be6 13. Nc3 O-O-O 14. g3 Bg4 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Bf4 Bh3 17. Bh5 Bc5 
18. Rxd8+ {Kasparov,G-Topalov,V/Supertorneo Las Palmas 1996/1/2-1/2 (28)}) 
9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Na4 Bb4+ 11. c3 (11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 f5 13. Re1 
O-O-O+ 14. Kc1 fxe4 15. Nc5 Bf5 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Bd3 Bg6 18. Nc5 b6 
19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Nd3 Rh7 21. Ne5 Rd6 22. g3 c5 23. f4 Rg7 24. Nf3 f6 
25. Re4 Nb4 26. a3 Nc6 27. Rhe1 Kd7 28. c3 Ne7 29. Kc2 Rh7 30. R1e2 a6 
31. Nd2 Nc6 32. Nc4 Rd5 33. Ne3 Rd6 34. Nc4 Rd5 35. Ne3 Rd6 36. f5 g5 
37. Ng4 Rf7 38. Re6 Nd8 39. Re8 Rd5 40. Rg8 Nc6 41. Rg7 {1-0
Palac,M-Malaniuk,V/4th World tt ch Lucerne SUI 1997}) 11... Bd6 12. Be3 
b6 {Covers c5} 13. f4 Bd7 (13... O-O-O 14. f5 Bd7 15. O-O-O $14) 14. c4 (
14. Bd3 Rg8 15. g3 Bg4 $14) 14... Bb4+ 15. Bd2 (15. Nc3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 c5 $10) 
15... Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 O-O-O 17. Nc3 Ng6 (17... Be6+ 18. Ke3 $14) 18. g3 {
Secures f4+h4} 18... h5 (18... Rhe8 19. Kc2 $14) 19. Ke3 h4 20. Be2 f5 
21. e5 {This push gains space} 21... Rhe8 $16 (21... f6 22. exf6 Rdf8 
23. Rad1 $14) 22. Kf2 (22. Rad1 a5 $16) 22... c5 23. Nd5 (23. Rad1 Bc6 24. 
Nd5 hxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rh8 $16) 23... Be6 {The black bishop is safe in front
of e5} 24. Rad1 c6 (24... Rh8 25. Bd3 $14) 25. Nf6 {Here comes the
goal-getter} 25... Rh8 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $16 (26... Rxd8 27. Ke3 $14) 27. 
Rd1+ Kc7 28. Bf3 hxg3+ (28... Rd8 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. b3 $16) 29. hxg3 $14 (
29. Kxg3 $5 a5 30. Rd6 $18) 29... Nf8 $16 (29... a5 30. b3 $14) 30. Ne8+ 
Kb7 31. Nd6+ (31. Rh1 Rxh1 32. Bxh1 Kc8 $16) 31... Kc7 32. Ne8+ $10 (32. 
b3 $5 $16) 32... Kb7 33. Rd8 Ng6 (33... Bxc4 $4 {capturing this pawn is a
mistake} 34. Nd6+ Ka6 35. Nxc4 $18) 34. Kg2 (34. Bg2 Ka6 $16) 34... a6 
35. a4 a5 36. b3 Rf8 37. Kf2 Rh8 38. Kg1 (38. Nd6+ Kc7 39. Rxh8 Nxh8 $14) 
38... Rf8 $18 (38... Rh3 39. Kg2 Rh7 40. Nd6+ Kc7 41. Ra8 $18) 39. Kg2 (
39. Bh1 Rh8 $18) 39... Rh8 40. Rd6 (40. Nd6+ Kc7 41. Rxh8 Nxh8 $14) 40... 
Ne7 41. Ng7 Rh6 42. Rd8 (42. Kf2 Rg6 43. Nxe6 Rxe6 $18) 42... Kc7 43. Rf8 
Kd7 (43... Rh7 44. Ne8+ Kb7 45. Nd6+ Kc7 46. Ra8 $16) 44. Ne8 $14 (44. Bh5 
Ng6 45. Ra8 Kc7 $16) 44... Nc8 $16 (44... Ng6 45. Nf6+ Kc7 46. Ra8 $16) 
45. Nf6+ (45. Bh5 Ke7 (45... Rxh5 $2 46. Nf6+ Kc7 47. Nxh5 $18) 46. Rg8 b5 $16 (
46... Rxh5 $2 {looks attractive, but} 47. Nf6 Nd6 48. Rb8 $18)) 45... Kc7 
46. Bh5 Nd6 47. Bf3 $10 (47. Kf3 $5 $16) 47... Nc8 48. Rg8 $10 (48. Be2 b5 $14) 
48... Ne7 $14 (48... b5 49. axb5 cxb5 50. Nd5+ Kd7 51. cxb5 Bxd5 52. 
Bxd5 $16) 49. Re8 Ng6 $16 (49... Nc8 50. Bh5 $14) 50. Ra8 Kb7 51. Rd8 Kc7 
52. Rg8 $10 (52. Rd6 $5 {should be investigated more closely} 52... Ne7 
53. Ne8+ Kc8 54. Kf2 $16) 52... Ne7 53. Re8 $10 (53. Rg7 Rh8 $14) 53... 
Ng6 54. Ra8 $10 (54. Bh5 $5 $16) 54... Kb7 55. Rd8 $10 (55. Rg8 $5 $14 {
should be considered}) 55... Kc7 56. Rd6 Ne7 57. Ne8+ Kc8 58. Ng7 $10 (
58. Kf2 $5 $16) 58... Kc7 $16 (58... Kb7 59. Kf2 Rg6 60. Nxe6 Rxe6 $18) 
59. Bh5 (59. g4 Rg6 60. Ne8+ Kb7 $16) 59... Nc8 60. Bxf7 (60. Nxe6+ $2 {is
a blank shot} 60... fxe6 61. Bf3 Nxd6 62. exd6+ Kxd6 $19) 60... Nxd6 
61. Nxe6+ Kd7 62. exd6 Rf6 (62... Rxe6 63. Bxe6+ Kxe6 64. Kh3 $18) 63. 
Ng5 Rxd6 64. Nf3 Ke7 65. Ne5 Rd2+ 66. Kh3 Rb2 67. Bg6 Rxb3 68. Bxf5 b5 
69. Nxc6+ Kf6 70. Nxa5 Rb4 71. axb5 {The passed pawn on b5 quickly leads
to threats} 71... Kxf5 72. Nb7 Kf6 (72... Kg6 73. Nxc5 Rxc4 74. Na6 $16) 
73. Nxc5 Rxc4 74. Na6 Rc1 75. b6 (75. g4 Rb1 76. Nc7 Ke7 $16) 75... Rb1 
76. Nc5 Ke7 77. b7 Kd6 78. Ne4+ Ke7 79. Kg4 Rxb7 80. f5 Rb1 81. Kg5 {
Active king in the endgame} 81... Re1 82. Nf6 Kf7 83. g4 (83. Nd7 Re7 
84. Nc5 Re2 $14) 83... Re5 $16 (83... Re7 84. Nd5 Re4 85. Nf4 $14) 84. Nh5 $14 (
84. Kf4 Ra5 85. g5 Ra1 $16) 84... Re8 $16 (84... Re4 85. Nf4 $14) 85. Nf4 $14 (
85. Ng3 Rh8 $16) 85... Rg8+ 86. Ng6 Re8 $16 (86... Rg7 $5 {should be
examined more closely} 87. Kh6 Kf6 $10) 87. Kf4 Ra8 88. Ne5+ Ke7 89. Kg5 $14 {
The white king gets dangerous} (89. g5 Ra4+ 90. Kg3 Kd6 91. Nf7+ Ke7 $16) 
89... Rg8+ 90. Kf4 $10 (90. Ng6+ Kf7 $14) 90... Ra8 91. g5 Ra4+ 92. Kg3 
Ra1 93. Kg4 Rf1 (93... Kd6 94. Nf7+ Ke7 95. Nh6 $16) 94. Nc4 Kf7 95. Nd6+ (
95. Nd2 Rf2 96. Nf3 Rf1 $16) 95... Kg7 96. Ne4 Kf7 97. Ng3 Rg1 98. Kf4 
Kg7 99. Nh5+ Kf7 100. Ng3 $10 (100. Nf6 $5 $16) 100... Kg7 101. Kf3 Kf7 
102. Kg4 (102. Ne4 Ra1 $16) 102... Kf8 103. Kh4 Kg7 104. Nh5+ Kf7 105. 
Nf4 $14 (105. Nf6 Rf1 106. Kg4 Rf2 $16) 105... Rf1 $16 (105... Rh1+ 106. 
Nh3 $14) 106. Kg4 $10 (106. Kg3 $5 $16) 106... Rg1+ 107. Kh4 Rf1 108. Kg4 $10 (
108. Kg3 $5 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. h3 Bg7 
8. e4 (8. Bg5 O-O 9. e3 Bd7 10. Qb3 Na6 11. Be2 Rb8 12. a4 Nb4 13. O-O 
Qe7 14. Nd2 h6 15. Bf4 Ne8 16. Na2 a5 17. Nxb4 axb4 {Hoang Thang
Trang-Enders,P/Budapest FSGM Feb 1996/0-1 (48)}) 8... O-O (8... Qe7 9. 
Bd3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. f4 Qd4+ 14. Kh2 c4 
15. Be2 Qc5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Ng8 18. Bf4 Bf5 19. g4 Bd3 20. Bxd3 
cxd3 21. Qxd3 Rd8 22. Rad1 Qb4 23. Ne4 h5 24. g5 Ne7 25. Nd6+ Rxd6 26. 
exd6 Nf5 27. Rfe1+ Kd8 28. Re4 Qxb2+ 29. Rd2 Qb6 30. d7 Kxd7 31. d6 Kd8 
32. Qc4 Rf8 33. Re7 Nxe7 34. dxe7+ Kxe7 35. Qe4+ Qe6 36. Qxb7+ Ke8 37. 
Qb8+ Ke7 38. Qc7+ {1-0 Ortega,L-Sansonetti,G/Bolzano op 1991}) (8... a6 
9. a4 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. g4 Nhf6 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. O-O h5 14. e5 dxe5 
15. d6 Qd8 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 O-O 18. f4 {Gonzalez
Garcia,J-Wojtkiewicz,A/New York 1994/0-1 (45)}) 9. Be3 (9. Bd3 a6 $14) 
9... Re8 10. Nd2 Bd7 (10... a6 11. Bd3 $14) 11. a4 (11. Qf3 a6 $14) 11... 
Na6 (11... Bc8 12. Qc2 $14) 12. Be2 $10 (12. Bxa6 bxa6 13. O-O Nh5 $14) 
12... Nb4 {'het paard is het paard!'} 13. O-O b6 14. Bf3 (14. Bb5 h6 $14) 
14... Bc8 15. Nc4 Ba6 16. b3 {Zekert c4} 16... Nd7 17. Rc1 Ne5 18. Nb5 
Bxb5 19. axb5 a6 (19... Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Na2 21. Rce1 $15) 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 
21. Be2 $15 (21. bxa6 Qf6 $10) 21... Bf6 $10 (21... Qh4 22. bxa6 Qxe4 23. 
Bb5 $15) 22. f3 Qd7 23. bxa6 {Zwart moet op deze pion letten.} 23... b5 
24. Bd2 Nxa6 25. Kh1 Nc7 26. Bc3 (26. Bd3 Ra3 $15) 26... Bxc3 27. Rxc3 
Ra2 (27... Ra3 28. Rc1 $15) 28. Rc2 Ra3 29. Rd2 $15 (29. b4 c4 $15) 29... 
Qe7 30. Qc1 $17 (30. Bd3 Rea8 $15) 30... Rxb3 31. Ra2 Qf6 (31... b4 32. 
Qh6 $17) 32. Rd1 c4 33. Ra7 (33. Qd2 Qe5 $17) 33... Re7 34. Qh6 (34. Rd2 
Ne8 35. Ra8 Qf4 $17) 34... Rb2 35. Bf1 {wit dwingt de tegenstander met
krachtig dreigingen.} 35... c3 36. Rc1 (36. Rda1 Ne8 37. Ra8 Qe5 $17) 
36... Qd4 $15 (36... b4 $5 $17) 37. Rca1 Qg7 $4 $16 {Hierna keren de
kansen.} (37... Qc5 $10 {Ziet er nog speelbaar uit.}) 38. Qf4 {Txc7 is van
plan.@aCa7c7} 38... Qf8 39. Qxd6 c2 {De gepasseerde pion op d5 leidt
snel tot dreigingen.} 40. Qc6 (40. Rxc7 {Is niet aan te bevelen.} 40... 
Rxc7 41. Qxc7 Rb1 42. Qxc2 Rxa1 $19) 40... Ne8 41. Rxe7 Qxe7 {Wit moet
Tb1 niet over het hoofd zien.@aCb2b1} 42. Bd3 Nd6 $18 (42... Qe5 $5 43. 
Rc1 Qf4 $16) 43. Bxc2 Qe5 $4 {zwart stort in.} (43... b4 $18) 44. f4 $1 {
Dwingend en mooi.} 44... Qxf4 45. Qc3 {Mat dreigt: Ta8.} (45. Qc3 Ra2 $5 
46. Rxa2 Qc1+ 47. Kh2 Qf4+ 48. Qg3 Qxg3+ 49. Kxg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 
Be7 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 {zwart ontwikkelt dreigingen langs de open
e-lijn.} 9... Re8 10. d6 Bf8 11. g3 b6 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Bf4 
Rc8 15. Re1 Ne5 16. Qa4 Bc4 17. Red1 Bxe2 (17... Ng6 18. Rd2 a5 19. Qd1 
b5 20. Be3 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Ne5 
25. Ra6 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. Nf4 Nc4 28. Bd4 Re4 29. b3 Qe8 30. Kg2 
Re1 31. Qd3 Ne5 32. Bxe5 Rxe5 33. Rd4 Qb8 34. Nd5 Qxd6 35. Nxb4 Qb8 
36. Nc2 Qb7+ 37. Qf3 Qc7 38. Ne3 Qc6 39. Rc4 Qxf3+ 40. Kxf3 Rb5 41. Rc3 
g6 42. Rd3 f5 43. h3 Rb7 44. g4 fxg4+ 45. hxg4 Kf7 46. Nd5 Rb8 47. g5 {
Miles,A-Csom,I/Esbjerg 1984/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 18. Nxe2 {wit gaat over tot de
aanval.} 18... Nc4 19. Rdc1 Nxd6 (19... Rxe2 {Zwakker is} 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 
21. Qxc4 $10) 20. Nc3 a5 21. Qd4 Nf5 (21... Nc4 22. Bb7 Bc5 23. Qd3 (23. 
Qxc4 $4 {wit moet het paard laten staan.} 23... Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Rxc4 $19) 
23... Nxb2 24. Qf3 $17) 22. Qd3 g6 (22... Ne7 23. Bb7 Rc5 24. b4 $10) 23. 
Bb7 Rc5 $14 (23... Nh5 24. Bxc8 Nxf4 25. gxf4 Qxc8 26. Ne4 $14) 24. b4 
axb4 25. axb4 Rc6 26. Bxc6 dxc6 {Controleert b5+d5.} 27. Qxd8 Rxd8 28. 
Bg5 Rd6 29. b5 (29. Bxf6 Rxf6 30. Ra6 Bxb4 31. Rxb6 Bxc3 32. Rxc3 Nd4 $16) 
29... c5 (29... Nd4 30. bxc6 $1 {Nu heeft wit de beste mogelijkheden.} 
30... Rxc6 31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32. Rd1 $16) 30. Ra6 (30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Ra7 Rd6 $16) 
30... Nd4 (30... Nd5 31. Nxd5 Rxd5 32. Kf1 $16) 31. Kg2 (31. Bxf6 Rxf6 
32. Rb1 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Nd2 $18) 31... Nd7 32. Re1 Ne6 33. Ne4 Rd5 $18 (
33... Rd3 $5 $16) 34. Nf6+ Nxf6 35. Bxf6 Rf5 36. Bb2 Bg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 
38. Rxb6 c4 {De gepasseerde pion op b5 zal snel een gevaarlijk wapen
worden.} 39. Rb8 c3 40. Rc1 Rc5 41. b6 Kf6 42. Rh8 Rb5 43. Rxc3 Rxb6 
44. Rxh7 Ng5 45. Rh4 Kg7 46. Rhc4 Ne6 47. Rc2 (47. h4 {Is nauwkeuriger.} 
47... Rb1 $18) 47... Rb3 48. R4c3 Rb5 49. Ra2 Rb7 (49... g5 50. Rca3 $18) 
50. Rca3 Rd7 (50... g5 {Dit kan de uitslag niet meer be<= nvloeden.} 
51. h4 $18) 51. Ra7 Rd5 52. R2a3 (52. h4 {Maakt de winst nog eenvoudiger.} 
52... Kf6 $18) 52... g5 53. R3a5 {wit leidt de partij tot een sterk
einde.} 53... Rd8 54. Rf5 Rf8 55. Kh3 Kg6 56. Kg4 f6 57. Ra6 Kf7 (57... 
Re8 {Kan het voorafgegane niet meer ongedaan maken.} 58. h4 gxh4 59. 
gxh4 $18) 58. Rb5 Re8 (58... Ng7 {Is niet de reddende zet.} 59. Rbb6 Kg6 
60. h4 gxh4 61. gxh4 $18) 59. Rbb6 Re7 60. Rd6 (60. Rxe6 {Geeft de
tegenstander geen kans.} 60... Rxe6 61. Rxe6 Kxe6 $18) 60... Re8 61. 
Rxe6 Rxe6 62. Rxe6 Kxe6 63. f4 (63. f4 gxf4 64. Kxf4 $18 (64. gxf4 Kf7 
65. h4 Kf8 $18)) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rd1 (11. h3 Re8 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. 
Bxe4 f5 14. Bd3 c5 15. Bxb5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qg5+ 17. Kh1 Qh5 18. Kg2 Qg5+ {
1/2-1/2 Pira,D-Karr,J/Clichy Tch-France 1997}) 11... a6 (11... Qc7 12. a3 (
12. h3 a6 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nge4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 
Rac8 18. Bd2 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qb3 Qe4 {
1/2-1/2 Todorovic,B-Dujkovic,S/Zlatibor 1989}) 12... Rfe8 13. h3 Rac8 
14. Ng5 g6 15. Bd2 Bf8 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. b4 a5 18. Qb3 axb4 19. axb4 Nd5 
20. Nce4 h6 21. Nf3 {Schlosser,P-Feher,G/Budapest 1992/1-0 (53)}) (11... 
Qb8 12. h3 b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 h6 15. b3 Nf6 16. Bd3 c5 17. dxc5 
Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rc8 19. cxd6 Rxc2 20. Bxc2 Qc8 21. Bd3 {
Kaunas,K-Scherbakov,R/Katowice 1991/0-1 (33)}) (11... Qb8 12. h3 $14) 12. 
e4 e5 13. dxe5 $10 (13. h3 Qc7 $14) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxb5 
Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Qe7 $14 (16... Bd6 $5 17. Be2 Qe7 $10) 17. Be2 $10 (17. Bxa6 $5 
Bxa6 18. Kxh2 $14) 17... Be5 18. Bf3 c5 19. Re1 $17 (19. Bg5 Rab8 $10) 
19... Rfe8 20. Kg1 Rad8 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 (22... gxf6 $6 23. Nd5 
Qd6 24. Rad1 $10) 23. Rad1 Qf4 24. Rxd8 (24. Na4 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Bc6 26. 
Nxc5 Bb5+ 27. Nd3 Rd4 $19) 24... Rxd8 25. Rd1 Qh2+ 26. Kf1 Bd4 {De zwarte
loper houdt een mooie plaats bezet.} (26... Rd4 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Na4 $15) 
27. Qb3 (27. Ne2 Qh1+ 28. Ng1 Bc6 $15) 27... Rb8 28. Qa4 a5 29. Qc4 $4 $19 {
Vergroot de problemen.} (29. Qxa5 Ra8 30. Qb6 $17) 29... Bd5 $3 {Een
schitterend offer.. Er dreigt mat via Txb2.} (29... Bd5 30. Nxd5 Rxb2 $19)
0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O 
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 (9... Be7 10. e4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. e5 
Nd7 13. f4 Qc7 14. Ne4 Rd8 15. Qg4 O-O 16. Be3 Kh8 17. Rad1 c5 18. Rd2 
Nb8 19. Rfd1 Rxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Rd8 21. Qd1 Rxd2+ 22. Nxd2 Qd7 23. Qf3 {
1/2-1/2 Tuominen,R-Lampen,T/Tampere Elo Taraus 1996}) 10. b3 Qb7+ 11. 
N2f3 (11. f3 Be7 12. e4 d6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Nf1 
Nbd7 17. Ne3 Bf8 18. Qf2 Rac8 19. Rac1 d5 20. exd5 exd5 {
Murdzia,P-Hawelko,M/Lublin 1993/0-1 (35)}) 11... a6 {Covers b5} 12. a4 (
12. Bb2 Be7 $10) 12... Bc5 13. Kg1 $15 (13. Bb2 d5 $15) 13... O-O (13... d5 
14. a5 $15) 14. Bb2 (14. Qd3 d5 $15) 14... d5 15. Rc1 Nbd7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 (
16... Qxd5 17. Qd3 $15) 17. Qd3 Rac8 18. Ng5 {Threatening mate... how?} 
18... N5f6 19. Qf3 (19. Rfd1 h6 20. Qf3 Qd5 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 $10) 19... Qxf3 
20. Ngxf3 Ne4 21. e3 {Controls d4} 21... Ndf6 22. Kg2 Nd5 $10 (22... Bd6 
23. Nc6 $15) 23. Rfd1 Rc7 24. Rc4 Nd6 25. Rc2 Rfc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O 
O-O 8. h3 Nc6 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Bg5 (10. Bb3 Rc8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 a6 (
12... Na5 13. Qd3 a6 14. f4 e5 15. Nf3 Nxb3 16. axb3 Qe7 17. Ra5 Qd8 
18. Rea1 exf4 19. Bxf4 Rc6 20. Be3 Re8 21. Bd4 Rc8 22. Nd2 Bc6 23. b4 
Re6 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Re8 26. Rf1 Nd7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qd4+ Kg8 
29. c4 Re2 30. Rf2 Re1+ 31. Rf1 Re2 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Aronian,L/Linares
ESP 1998}) 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. f4 b5 15. Bf2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc6 17. Nd5 e6 
18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Rad1 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 a5 21. a3 Qh4 22. Qe3 Rfd8 23. 
c3 Kg7 24. Re2 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. c4 Ba8 27. Red2 Qe7 28. Rf2 Qc7 
29. Rfd2 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Agnos,D/Monarch Assurance Port Erin ENG 1997}) 
10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 h6 12. Bc1 (12. Bd2 Ng4 13. Qd3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Nxc4 
15. Qxc4 Re8 16. Qd3 Rc8 17. Nd5 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bg7 19. Rxb7 e6 20. Ne3 
Bc6 21. Rxa7 Ra8 {Emms,J-David,A/Cappelle la Grande,FRA 1997/1-0 (31)}) 
12... Bc6 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Qg3 Kh7 15. Qh4 (15. Bd5 Qc7 $10) 15... e6 {
Secures d5} 16. Qg3 Ne5 (16... Nc5 17. Bd3 $10) 17. Bf1 (17. Bb3 b5 $10) 
17... g5 (17... f5 18. exf5 exf5 19. f4 $14) 18. Rd1 (18. Bb5 f5 $10) 
18... Ng6 (18... f5 19. exf5 exf5 20. Nb5 $10) 19. Qxd6 (19. Rxd6 Qb8 20. 
Rd3 Bxc3 21. Qxb8 Rfxb8 22. Rxc3 Bxe4 $14) 19... Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Bxc3 21. 
bxc3 Bxe4 22. Ba3 (22. Be3 Rfc8 $10) 22... Rfd8 (22... Rfc8 23. Bb2 $15) 
23. Rad1 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Rc8 25. c4 Ne5 26. Bd3 Bg6 27. c5 Bxd3 28. cxd3 
Kg6 (28... Rc7 29. Kf1 $10) 29. f3 Nc6 30. Kf2 Rd8 (30... Rc7 31. Ke3 $10) 
31. Rxd8 (31. Ke3 h5 $10) 31... Nxd8 32. Ke3 Nc6 33. Bb2 $15 (33. g3 h5 $10) 
33... f5 $10 (33... Nb4 34. a4 $15) 34. Bc3 (34. a4 h5 $10) 34... h5 (34... 
e5 35. Ba1 $10) 35. g4 (35. g3 Ne7 $10) 35... h4 (35... e5 36. a4 $15) 36. 
Bd2 (36. a3 b5 $10) 36... Kf6 (36... e5 37. Bc3 $15) 37. Bc3+ $15 (37. d4 
Ne7 $10) 37... e5 38. d4 Ke6 $10 (38... exd4+ $5 {looks like a viable
alternative} 39. Bxd4+ Ke6 $15) 39. gxf5+ Kxf5 40. d5 Ne7 41. d6 Nd5+ 
42. Kf2 Nf6 (42... Nxc3 $4 {if Black takes the bishop he will lose} 43. 
d7 Nd1+ 44. Kg1 $18) 43. Bd2 a6 $16 (43... Nd7 44. Be3 $14) 44. Be3 Nd7 
45. Ke2 Nf6 46. Kd3 Nd7 47. Kc4 Nf6 48. Kb4 Nd7 49. Ka5 $14 (49. a4 Kf6 $16) 
49... Kf6 50. Kb4 $10 (50. a4 e4 51. fxe4 g4 52. hxg4 Ke6 $14) 50... e4 $14 (
50... Kf5 51. a4 Kf6 $16) 51. fxe4 g4 52. hxg4 {The passed pawn on g4
will quickly become a dangerous weapon} 52... Ke5 53. g5 Nf8 54. Kc3 h3 
55. Bg1 Ke6 56. Bh2 (56. Kd4 Nd7 $18) 56... Nd7 (56... Kf7 57. Kc4 Ne6 
58. Kd5 Nxg5 59. e5 $18) 57. Kd4 Nf8 58. c6 $16 (58. e5 $5 $18) 58... bxc6 
59. Kc5 Kd7 60. Kb6 (60. Kb4 Ng6 $18) 60... Ne6 $18 (60... c5 61. Kxc5 (
61. Kxa6 $2 {is a blank shot} 61... c4 $19) 61... Ne6+ 62. Kd5 Nxg5 63. 
e5 $16) 61. g6 c5 62. Ka5 (62. Kxa6 $4 {that pawn is deadly bait and will
cause White grave problems} 62... c4 63. Be5 c3 $19) 62... Ng7 63. Ka4 (
63. Kxa6 c4 64. Be5 c3 65. Bxg7 h2 66. Bxc3 h1=Q $19) 63... Ne6 (63... 
Ke6 64. e5 $18) 64. Kb3 Kc6 (64... Ng7 65. Kc4 Kc6 66. a3 $18) 65. Kc4 Ng7 
66. d7 $16 (66. a3 $5 $18) 66... Kxd7 67. Kxc5 Ne6+ $18 (67... Ke6 68. Kb6 
Kf6 69. Kxa6 $18) 68. Kb6 $16 (68. Kd5 a5 $18) 68... Ke7 69. e5 Kf8 70. 
Kxa6 {The passed pawn on a2 quickly leads to threats} 70... Kg7 (70... 
Nd4 71. a4 Nf3 72. Bg3 $18) 71. Kb6 Kxg6 $2 (71... Nd4 72. Kc5 Ne6+ 73. 
Kd6 Nd4 $18) 72. a4 Kf5 {If Black now would get Nf4 in, he might
survive@aCe6f4} 73. a5 Nd4 74. a6 Nf3 75. a7 (75. a7 Nxh2 76. a8=Q $18)
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. e3 (6. Qc2 Bb4+ 
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e3 Nc6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Bd3 a5 11. h4 Re8 12. c5 Be7 13. 
Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. g4 Bb5 {Bobrowska,M-Trofimova,O/EuJun girls
Tallinn EST 1997/1-0 (46)}) 6... c6 (6... Bb4+ 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qb3 c5 9. 
cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O c4 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. Qa4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 a6 
15. a3 Qe7 16. Rfc1 {Chabot,J-Grondin,J/Montreal Maitrise II 1997/0-1
(33)}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Nc3 Nd7 (7... Qd8 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O Nd7 10. a3 O-O 11. 
b4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd6 13. Ne4 Bc7 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Rad1 a5 16. Nc5 b6 
17. Nxd7 {Veingold,A-Granda,J/Saragossa IBERCAJA-A 1995/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 
8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Nfd2 Qe7 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bc7 
14. O-O Nb6 15. Bd3 e5 16. Re1 O-O 17. Rc1 Nd5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Nf3 
Qe7 20. Nd4 a6 21. Qf3 Qe5 22. Ng3 g6 23. Rc4 Bd7 24. Rec1 Bd6 25. Qe2 
f5 26. Qd2 Qg7 27. a4 Rae8 28. b5 axb5 29. axb5 cxb5 30. R4c2 Bb4 31. 
Qd1 f4 32. Qf3 Qe5 33. Nxb5 fxg3 34. Qxg3 Qxg3 35. hxg3 Kg7 36. Rb2 
Bxb5 37. Bxb5 Ba3 38. Bxe8 Bxb2 {0-1 Bohrer,R-Peicheva_Jurgens,V/Graz
ztw 1993}) 7... Nd7 8. Qc2 g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O (10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 
Qe7 $10) 10... O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qf4 13. Rad1 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 
15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. b3 Bg4 17. Rd2 Rad8 18. h3 Bf5 (18... f5 19. Nc5 Qxc5 
20. hxg4 fxg4 21. g3 $17) 19. Ng3 Bc8 (19... Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Rfe8 21. Rfd1 
Rxd3 22. Rxd3 $10) 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21. Ne4 Rd4 22. c5 a5 $14 (22... Rd5 23. 
b4 $10) 23. Nd6 Rd5 24. Bc4 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 $14 (25. Rxd2 Be6 26. Bxe6 Qe1+ 
27. Kh2 Qxe6 28. Nxb7 a4 $16) 25... Qxc5 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Bxf7+ Kh7 
28. Qd3 $10 (28. Qd7 Rf8 $14) 28... Qg5 29. Qd7 Rf8 30. Rd3 $4 $19 {a
transit from better to worse} (30. Qe6 $10 {was possible}) 30... Qc1+ 
31. Kh2 (31. Rd1 {does not save the day} 31... Rxf7 32. Qd3 Qb2 $19) 
31... Qf4+ 32. Kg1 (32. Rg3 {hardly improves anything} 32... Rxf7 33. 
Qd3 Rf6 $19 (33... Qxf2 34. Qxg6+ Kh8 35. a3 $19)) 32... Rxf7 (32... Rxf7 
33. Qd6 Qxf2+ 34. Kh2 Rf5 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nc6 (2... Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O Nbd7 
7. d3 O-O 8. e3 e5 9. Nh4 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. exf4 Bg4 12. Qc1 {
Lopatskaya,E-Minogina,T/ch-RUS women Elista RUS 1997/1-0 (40)}) 3. Bb2 
Bg4 (3... f6 4. d4 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. c4 dxc4 7. bxc4 b6 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. Bd3 
Qd7 10. Rc1 O-O-O 11. O-O e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. exd4 {
Cobb,J-Stanfill,C/corr IECG Cup2 prel 1997/1-0 (25)}) 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 (
5. Bb5 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nbd2 Bd6 10. Qc1 Re8 
11. Ne5 c5 12. f4 Bf5 13. Ndf3 h6 14. Nc6 Qc8 {
Wapniewski,K-Klugel,J/Landes-Einzelmeister 1991/1-0 (59)}) (5. Bb5 Nge7 $10) 
5... Nf6 6. O-O (6. Bb5 Qd7 $10) 6... Be7 (6... Bd6 7. Bb5 $10) 7. c4 O-O (
7... Qd7 8. h3 Bf5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5 $10) 8. Nc3 Re8 9. d3 {Prevents
intrusion on e4} 9... Bf8 10. h3 Bh5 11. a3 {Secures b4} 11... a5 (
11... e5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. g4 $10) 12. Rc1 Rc8 (12... dxc4 
13. dxc4 Bc5 14. Nb5 $10) 13. Nb5 Qe7 $14 (13... dxc4 14. Rxc4 Nd5 15. d4 $10) 
14. Rc2 $10 (14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bg6 $14) 14... Nd7 $14 (14... dxc4 15. 
Rxc4 Nd5 16. d4 $10) 15. d4 $10 (15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 
Bxe2 18. Qxe2 c5 $10) 15... Nb6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nd2 (17. Rc1 Qe6 $10) 
17... Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nd8 19. a4 Qd7 20. Nf3 (20. Rfc1 c6 21. Nc3 Ne6 $10) 
20... c6 21. Nc3 f6 {Consolidates e5+g5} 22. Na2 Nf7 $14 (22... Ra8 23. 
Qd2 $10) 23. Bc3 Ra8 24. Qe1 Qf5 25. Re2 $10 (25. Rb2 Nd7 26. Bxa5 b6 $16) 
25... Qd3 26. Bxa5 $15 (26. Nc1 $5 Qa6 27. Bb2 $10) 26... Rxa5 27. Qxa5 
Qxe2 28. Qxb6 Qxa2 29. Qxb7 Qc2 30. a5 Nd6 31. Qb6 Ra8 32. a6 Be7 $10 (
32... Nb5 $5 $17) 33. Qc7 $2 $17 (33. Ne1 $5 {would allow White to play on} 
33... Qe2 34. Qxc6 Rxa6 35. Qxd5+ Kh8 36. Nf3 $15) 33... Kf7 34. Ra1 (
34. Qb6 Qc3 $17) 34... Qc3 (34... Ne4 35. Qb7 Qxf2+ 36. Kh2 Qg3+ 37. Kg1 $15) 
35. Ra5 $2 (35. Qa5 Qxb3 36. Nd2 $19) 35... Nb5 (35... Ne8 {makes it even
easier for Black} 36. Qb7 Qxa5 37. Qxa8 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Bd6+ 39. Ne5+ fxe5 
40. dxe5 Qxe5+ 41. g3 $19) 36. Qb6 (36. Rxb5 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 cxb5 $19) 36... 
Rb8 $4 $15 {gives away a clear win} (36... Qc1+ {secures victory} 37. 
Kh2 Bd6+ 38. g3 Rb8 $19) 37. Qxb8 Qxa5 38. Qb7 Qc7 39. Qa8 Qb6 40. Qh8 $2 $19 (
40. Kh1 $5 $17) 40... h6 $17 (40... Qxa6 $5 41. g4 h6 $19) 41. Nh4 (41. Qa8 
Nc3 $17) 41... Qxa6 42. Nf5 Qa1+ 43. Kh2 Bd6+ 44. f4 Bf8 45. Qh7 Nd6 
46. Nxh6+ Ke7 47. Ng8+ (47. Ng4 Qc1 $19) 47... Ke8 (47... Ke6 48. Qc2 Qa3 
49. Qxc6 Qxb3 50. e4 dxe4 51. Qc7 $19) 48. Qg6+ (48. Qh5+ Kd8 49. Qh8 $19) 
48... Kd7 (48... Kd8 49. Qc2 Qa7 50. Qxc6 $19) 49. Qh7 Kd8 (49... Ke6 50. 
Qc2 Qa3 51. Qxc6 Qxb3 52. e4 dxe4 53. Qc7 $19) 50. Qh8 Ke8 $17 (50... Qe1 
51. Nxf6 gxf6 52. Qxf8+ Ne8 53. Qc5 Qxe3 54. f5 $19) 51. Qh5+ Kd7 $10 (
51... Nf7 52. Qf5 Nd8 53. Qh5+ Kd7 $19) 52. Qh7 Ne4 (52... Ke6 53. Qc2 
Qa3 54. Qxc6 Qxb3 55. e4 dxe4 56. Qc7 $19) 53. Qf5+ $2 (53. Qg6 Qa3 54. 
Qf7+ Kd8 55. h4 $19) 53... Kc7 $17 (53... Kd8 {and Black can celebrate
victory} 54. Qe6 Qc3 55. Nxf6 gxf6 $19) 54. Qe6 Qa3 55. Qf7+ Kb6 56. h4 (
56. Qe8 Qd6 $17) 56... Bd6 57. Qxg7 (57. Qe8 Qxb3 58. Ne7 Bxf4+ (58... 
Qxe3 $6 59. Qxc6+ Ka5 60. Qa8+ Kb5 61. Qc6+ Ka5 62. Qa8+ Kb5 63. Qc6+ 
Ka5 $10) 59. exf4 Qg3+ 60. Kh1 Qxh4+ 61. Kg1 Qf2+ 62. Kh2 Qxf4+ 63. Kg1 
Qe3+ 64. Kh2 Qg3+ 65. Kg1 Qc7 $19) 57... Qxb3 58. Nxf6 (58. Ne7 Qxe3 59. 
Nc8+ Ka5 60. Nxd6 Qxf4+ 61. g3 Qxd6 $19) 58... Qxe3 59. Nxe4 Qxf4+ (
59... Qxe4 $6 60. g3 $15) (59... dxe4 {Inferior is} 60. Qg6 Qxf4+ 61. g3 
Qxh4+ 62. Kg2 $19) 60. g3 (60. Kg1 Qe3+ 61. Kf1 dxe4 $19) 60... Qxh4+ (
60... Qxh4+ 61. Kg2 Qxe4+ 62. Kf2 c5 $19) (60... Qxe4 $6 61. Kg1 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 (
7... d6 8. a4 (8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. d5 Ne7 
13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. c4 bxc4 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Ng6 17. a4 Qb6 {Morovic
Fernandez,I-Christiansen,L/New York Open 1997/1/2-1/2 (50)}) 8... Bg4 
9. h3 Bh5 10. b4 Bb6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Na3 Nd8 14. Nxb5 
Nxe4 15. d4 O-O 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qe2 {Svidler,P-Benjamin,J/4th World
Team Ch, Lucerne SUI 1997/0-1 (78)}) 8. d4 (8. exd5 Qxd5 9. Bb3 Qd6 10. 
h3 O-O 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. d4 Bb7 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Be3 Qc6 15. f3 Rad8 
16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. Nd2 Nd3 {Sohn,H-Gebauer,B/Wallertheim op-RH 1994/0-1
(28)}) 8... dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Rb8 $16 (
12... Bxf2+ $5 {Is interessant.} 13. Kf1 Rb8 14. Bc6+ Ke7 15. Bg5+ f6 
16. exf6+ gxf6 $10) 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Ke6 15. Bh4 Nxe5 16. Bd5+ Kf5 
17. Nd2 (17. Bg3 Re8 $16) 17... Bb7 18. Ne4 (18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Bg3 Bd6 $14) 
18... Bb6 19. Ng3+ Kg6 20. Bb3 f6 {Controleert g5} 21. Ne2 Rhe8 22. 
Nf4+ Kh6 {zwart krijgt sterk Initiatief.} 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Ng6 
25. Bg3 f5 26. h4 $15 (26. Bf3 Ne5 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 $10) 26... f4 27. Bh2 
Rf8 $10 (27... Re2 $5 28. h5 Nh4 (28... Bxf2+ 29. Kf1 Rxb2 30. hxg6 $16) 
29. Bxf4+ Kxh5 $17) 28. g3 {Beheerst h4} (28. a4 Nxh4 29. axb5 axb5 $10) 
28... Rbe8 29. Re1 $15 (29. Rd2 f3 30. Kf1 Re2 $15) 29... Ne5 30. gxf4 
Nd3 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Kf1 Kg6 $14 (32... Nxb2 $5 {Is een interessant
alternatief.} 33. Bb7 Rd8 $15) 33. f3 $15 (33. Bc6 $5 {Is de kritieke
voortzetting.} 33... Re7 34. a4 $14) 33... Nxb2 34. Be4+ (34. Rb1 Nc4 
35. Bxc4 bxc4 $17) 34... Kf6 35. f5 Na4 (35... h6 36. Bg3 $17) 36. Rc1 Nc5 
37. Bb1 Re3 38. Bg1 Rxf3+ $10 {Valt het eenzame stuk aan op
f5.@aCf3f5Cf6f5Ab1f5} (38... Re7 39. Bd4+ Kf7 40. f6 gxf6 41. Bxh7 $10) 
39. Kg2 Rf4 $14 (39... Nd3 40. Kxf3 Nxc1 41. Bh2 $10) 40. Bd4+ Kf7 41. 
Kg3 Rxd4 42. cxd4 Nb7 43. Kf4 Nd6 44. Ke5 {Een actieve koning in het
eindspel.} (44. Bd3 Kf6 $14) 44... a5 (44... Nc4+ 45. Kd5 $14) 45. Bd3 b4 
46. h5 h6 (46... Ke7 47. Rc6 $14) 47. Rf1 (47. Rc6 Ke7 $14) 47... Ke7 48. 
Rg1 Nf7+ 49. Kd5 Ng5 50. Bc2 Kf6 51. Rg4 Kf7 52. Rg3 Kf6 (52... Nh7 53. 
Bb3 $10) 53. Kc4 Ke7 54. Rg2 (54. Re3+ Kd7 $16) 54... c6 $16 (54... Kd6 $5 $14) 
55. Ba4 Kd6 56. Rxg5 hxg5 57. f6 (57. f6 gxf6 58. h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 
Bb7 8. f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 13. Bh4 
Nd5 14. Bf2 c5 15. Bb5 (15. e4 Nf4 16. Bb5 Rad8 17. g3 Ng6 18. Rd1 f5 
19. exf5 exf5 20. h4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Nde5 22. Be2 h5 23. Rh2 Rde8 24. Kf1 
f4 {Jelen,I-Onischuk,A/Vienna op 1996/0-1 (34)}) 15... Rfd8 (15... N5f6 
16. Ne2 a6 17. Ba4 b5 18. Bc2 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Rac8 20. O-O-O g6 21. e4 
Rc7 22. Kb1 Rfc8 23. Rc1 Nh5 24. Be3 Kh7 25. g4 {
Ljubojevic,L-Kramnik,V/Melody Amber rapid 1997/0-1 (63)}) (15... Rad8 
16. Ne2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 e5 (17... a6 18. Be2 Nc5 19. O-O Na4 20. Rab1 Rc8 
21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Rd2 Ne7 23. Rbd1 Rc7 24. Bg3 Rcd7 25. Kf2 Nf5 26. 
Nxe6 Rxd2 27. Nxd8 {Jelen,I-Farago,I/Ljubljana 1997/1-0 (61)}) 18. Nc6 
Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Nc5 20. Rd1 Ne7 21. Bb5 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Rc8 23. Re1 a6 
24. Bf1 b5 25. Bg3 {Jelen,I-Podlesnik,B/SLO-ch Krsko 1997/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 
16. Ne2 $15 (16. e4 N5f6 $10) 16... cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 $10 (17... a6 18. 
Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Ne2 $10) 18. O-O $15 (18. b4 Na6 $10) 18... Nc7 19. Bc4 e5 
20. Nf5 Ba6 (20... b5 21. Ba2 $10) 21. Bxa6 N7xa6 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Nc6 
Re8 24. b4 $10 (24. Bg3 f6 $14) 24... Re6 25. bxc5 (25. b5 Nc7 26. a4 a6 $10) 
25... Rxc6 26. cxb6 axb6 27. e4 Nc5 28. Rfc1 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Be3 (11. Nbd2 Bf6 (11... exd4 12. cxd4 
Nb4 13. Nf1 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. Ng3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Bf6 18. 
Qb4 Be6 19. Nh5 Bxb3 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qxb3 Rfe8 22. Bd2 Na4 23. Rab1 
Rac8 24. f3 h6 25. Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Adams,M/Tilburg Fontys 1996}) 
12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 g6 14. Bh6 Na5 15. Bc2 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Qd2 Nb7 
18. Rf1 Nc5 19. Ng5 Ra7 20. h4 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. f4 h6 23. Nf3 Bg4 
24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Qf4 Rae7 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. d6 Nbd7 29. 
dxe7 Rxe7 30. Qd4 h5 31. b4 cxb3 32. axb3 Qc7 33. Qe3 Nb6 34. Qf4 Re5 
35. Rf2 Be6 36. b4 Nca4 37. Bxa4 Nxa4 38. Ne2 Nxc3 39. Rxa6 Nxe2+ 40. 
Rxe2 Bc4 41. Rd2 Kh7 42. Ra8 Re7 43. Qf6 {1-0 De
Firmian,N-Ivanov,I/USA-ch 1996}) 11... Bf6 12. a3 {Controls b4} (12. Nbd2 
Rb8 13. Nf1 Bd7 14. Ng3 g6 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Rad1 a5 17. Bc2 a4 18. Bd3 
Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Rxb2 21. d5 Nb8 {Mainka,R-Riedel,W/Munich
1992/1-0 (54)}) 12... Na5 13. Ba2 Nac4 (13... exd4 14. cxd4 c5 15. Nbd2 $10) 
14. Bc1 Bb7 15. a4 $10 (15. b3 Na5 $14) 15... bxa4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Rxa4 $10 (
17. Qxa4 Nb6 18. Qc2 exd4 19. cxd4 d5 $14) 17... Nb6 18. Ra5 (18. Ra1 
exd4 19. cxd4 d5 $10) 18... exd4 19. cxd4 c5 20. Nc3 $15 (20. dxc5 Nd7 
21. Bd2 Nxc5 $10) 20... Re8 21. dxc5 Nd7 22. Ra3 Nxc5 {Now all is on
e4@aCb7e4Cc5e4Ce8e4Ac3e4Ae1e4} 23. Nd5 Rxe4 24. Rxe4 Nxe4 25. Nxf6+ (
25. Rb3 Bc6 26. Re3 Rc8 $17) 25... Qxf6 (25... gxf6 $6 26. Nd2 $15) 26. 
Qd4 Qd8 (26... Rc8 27. Be3 $17) 27. Be3 (27. b4 Qf6 $17) 27... Nc5 $15 (
27... Qe7 28. Bf4 $17) 28. Bf4 Ne6 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 {With the decisive
threat Nxf4@aCe6f4} 30. Bxd6 Rd8 31. Bg3 f6 32. Ne1 Rd2 33. Rb3 Be4 (
33... Bc6 34. Rb6 Nd4 35. Rxa6 $10) 34. f3 Bf5 35. Bf2 h5 (35... Kf7 36. 
Be3 Rd7 37. g4 $10) 36. Be3 Rd5 37. Rb6 Rb5 $14 (37... Re5 38. Kf2 Rb5 
39. Rxb5 axb5 40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg4 $10) 38. Rxa6 Rxb2 39. g4 hxg4 40. 
hxg4 Nc7 41. Rb6 Re2 42. Bf2 (42. gxf5 $2 {looks very interesting, but} 
42... Rxe1+ (42... Rxe3 $6 {is the weaker alternative} 43. Nc2 Rd3 44. 
Rc6 $10) 43. Kf2 Rxe3 44. Kxe3 Nd5+ 45. Kd4 Nxb6 $19) 42... Bg6 43. g5 (
43. Rb7 Nd5 $10) 43... Nd5 44. Rb8+ Kf7 (44... Kh7 45. gxf6 Nxf6 46. Rd8 $15) 
45. Rb7+ Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 
8. Re1 Rb8 9. Rb1 Re8 (9... b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. b4 e6 12. e4 Ne7 13. 
Nd2 c5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. dxc5 Nd7 16. Nxb5 Nxc5 17. Nc4 Nd3 18. Re2 Ba6 
19. a4 {Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Dos Hermanas 1997/1-0 (32)}) (9... Na5 10. Qa4 
b6 11. c5 Bd7 12. Qa3 Nc4 13. Qxa6 b5 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 dxc5 16. a4 
b4 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxd4 19. Rec1 {Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Hoogovens Wijk
aan Zee NED 1998/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 10. d5 {White gets more space} (10. b4 e5 
11. d5 Nd4 12. Nd2 h5 13. e3 Nf5 14. Qc2 h4 15. Ba3 hxg3 16. hxg3 Ng4 
17. b5 b6 18. bxa6 Ra8 19. Bb4 Rxa6 20. Nb5 Bh6 21. Nf1 Nf6 22. a4 Nd7 
23. Ra1 Bg7 24. a5 Nc5 25. Ra3 bxa5 26. Rxa5 e4 27. Rxa6 Bxa6 28. Bxc5 
dxc5 29. Bxe4 Nd6 30. Bd3 Qd7 31. Na7 Bb7 32. Rb1 Ra8 33. Nb5 Nxb5 34. 
Rxb5 c6 35. dxc6 Bxc6 36. Be4 Ra1 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. Bxc6 Qxc6 39. Rb1 
Ra3 {Sulipa,A-Krakops,M/op Groningen NED 1997/0-1 (62)}) 10... Na5 11. 
Nd2 (11. Qd3 c5 $14) 11... c5 12. a3 Ng4 13. Qc2 Ne5 (13... Bd7 14. h3 Ne5 
15. b3 $16) 14. b3 b5 {Nimzovich: attack the chain at its base} 15. h3 {
Covers g4} (15. cxb5 axb5 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Nac4 $10) 15... bxc4 16. 
bxc4 Rxb1 17. Ncxb1 Qb6 (17... Qc7 18. e4 $10) 18. Nc3 Bf5 (18... Naxc4 {
Not} 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Nxc4 $18) 19. e4 Bd7 20. Nd1 Rb8 21. f4 Ba4 22. 
Qxa4 Nd3 23. Nf3 Nxe1 $14 (23... Nxc1 24. e5 $10) 24. Nxe1 Qb1 25. Qxa5 
Qxc1 26. Bf3 $15 (26. Qa4 $16) 26... Bd4+ $10 {Here comes the goal-getter} (
26... Rb3 27. Kf2 $10) 27. Kh2 $15 (27. Kf1 Rb3 28. f5 gxf5 (28... Qxc4+ 
29. Be2 Qc1 30. Nf3 $14) 29. exf5 Qxc4+ 30. Be2 Qxd5 $19) 27... Rb3 {The
isolani on a3 becomes a target. Black gets deadly
initiative@aCb3a3Cc1a3Aa5a3} 28. h4 $4 $19 (28. Be2 Rxa3 29. Qd8+ Kg7 
30. Ng2 $19 (30. Qxe7 Ra2 31. Ng2 Rxe2 $19)) 28... Rxa3 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. 
e5 (30. h5 Qd2+ 31. Ng2 Rxf3 32. h6+ Kxh6 33. Qf8+ Bg7 34. Qxf7 $10) 
30... Qd2+ 31. Ng2 Rxf3 {The mate threat is Qxd1} 32. Qxe7 dxe5 $1 {the
death sentence} (32... Qxd1 $6 {is not possible} 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qd8+ 
Kg7 35. Qf6+ Kh6 36. Qg5+ Kg7 37. Qf6+ $10) 33. h5 (33. Nde3 {praying for
a miracle} 33... Rxe3 34. Kh3 $19) 33... Qxd1 (33... Qxd1 34. h6+ Kxh6 
35. Qg5+ Kg7 36. Qxe5+ Bxe5 37. fxe5 Rf2 38. d6 Qf1 39. Kh3 Qh1+ 40. 
Kg4 Qh5#) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. d4 
Bb7 8. e3 Ne4 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bd3 f5 11. b4 (11. b3 Nd7 12. Bb2 Ng5 13. 
Nd2 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Nf3+ 15. Nxf3 Bxf3 16. d5 Ne5 17. dxe6 Qf6 18. Kd2 Kh8 
19. Rg3 f4 20. Rh3 h6 21. Rg1 Qxe6 22. Rh4 fxe3+ 23. fxe3 Rf6 24. Kc1 
Raf8 25. Kb1 Bc6 26. Rg3 Rf2 27. Qc3 Qf6 28. Rd4 Bd7 29. Ka1 c5 30. 
Rxd6 Qxd6 31. Qxe5 Qxe5 32. Bxe5 R8f7 33. Rg6 Bf5 34. Rxh6+ Kg8 35. Rd6 
Bxd3 36. Rxd3 Re2 37. Bf4 g5 {0-1 Sale,S-Zelcic,R/Kastel Stari,CRO 1997}) 
11... Nd7 12. Bb2 a5 $14 (12... Qe8 13. O-O Qh5 14. d5 Ndf6 15. Nd4 exd5 
16. f3 Rae8 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxf5 Ng5 19. Qxc7 Rf7 20. Qc2 Bxf3 21. 
gxf3 Nxf3+ 22. Kh1 Ne4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Nh6+ gxh6 25. Rg1+ Kf8 26. 
Qc8+ Ke7 27. Qb7+ Kf8 28. Qa8+ Re8 29. Rg8+ {1-0 Botterill-Stimpson/corr
Tch-GB 1992}) (12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O Qe7 15. b5 e5 16. Ne1 Qg5 
17. Kh1 Rf6 18. f3 Raf8 19. Qe2 Rh6 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Rxf8+ Nxf8 22. 
Bb1 Qg3 23. h3 Ne6 24. Nc2 Ng5 25. Qe1 Rxh3+ 26. gxh3 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1 
Nf3+ 28. Kf2 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Nxe1 30. Kxe1 Bc8 31. Kd1 Bg4+ 32. Kc1 Qg1+ 
33. Kd2 Qd1+ {0-1 Llanos,G-Servat,R/San Luis open 1995}) (12... Ndf6 13. 
O-O Ng4 14. h3 Ngf6 15. Nd2 c5 16. f3 Ng3 17. Rf2 cxd4 18. exd4 Nfh5 
19. f4 Qh4 20. d5 exd5 21. Nf3 Qe7 22. Re1 Ne4 23. cxd5 Rac8 24. Bxe4 
Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Qd7 26. Ng5 Bxd5 27. Rd2 Qc6 28. Ne6 Re8 29. Bxf5 Nxf4 
30. Rc1 Qxc1+ 31. Bxc1 Bxe6 32. Rf2 Bxf5 33. Bxf4 d5 34. Rd2 Be4 35. 
Kf2 Kf7 36. Rd1 Ke6 37. Be3 Rf8+ 38. Kg1 Rc8 39. a4 Rc3 40. Kf2 Ra3 
41. a5 bxa5 42. bxa5 {Llanos,G-Slipak,S/Clarin GP V 1995/0-1 (55)}) (
12... Ng5 13. Nh4 $10) 13. O-O axb4 14. axb4 {Opening the a-file gets
White a lot of play} 14... Qe7 15. Nd2 Rxa1 (15... Qh4 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 
17. d5 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 $10) 16. Rxa1 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Ra8 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. 
f3 {Prevents intrusion on e4} 19... Nf6 20. Qe1 Bc6 21. Qa1 Qd8 22. d5 {
White wins space} (22. b5 Bb7 $14) 22... exd5 23. cxd5 $10 (23. Bxf5 $5 {
might be a viable alternative} 23... Kf8 24. b5 $16) 23... Bxd5 $14 (
23... Qe7 $5 {should not be overlooked} 24. Bd4 Bxd5 25. Bxf5 c5 26. 
bxc5 dxc5 $10) 24. Bxf5 Qe7 $16 (24... b5 25. e4 Bc4 26. Qe1 $14) 25. Qe1 $14 (
25. e4 Bf7 $16) 25... Bf7 26. Bc2 (26. e4 Bc4 $14) 26... c5 27. bxc5 bxc5 
28. Qc3 Ne8 29. e4 Qg5 30. Qe1 h6 31. Qf2 Bg6 (31... Nc7 32. e5 Ne8 33. 
f4 $14) 32. h4 (32. Bb3+ Kh8 $14) 32... Qe7 33. Qg3 Bf7 34. Kh2 (34. Ba4 
Nf6 $14) 34... d5 35. exd5 Bxd5 36. Qf2 (36. Be5 Nf6 $10) 36... Bf7 37. 
Kg1 Nc7 38. Qg3 {Threatening mate... how?} 38... Ne8 39. Be5 c4 40. Qf4 
Qe6 41. Qe4 (41. Be4 Qe7 $10) 41... Nf6 (41... Bg6 42. Qxg6 Qxe5 43. Qe4 
Qc5+ 44. Kf1 $10) 42. Qd4 Ne8 43. Ba4 Nf6 44. Qd8+ Ne8 45. f4 Kh7 46. 
Bd7 {Threatening mate: Bxe6} 46... Qd5 47. Qe7 Nf6 48. Bf5+ Kg8 49. Kh2 (
49. Bxf6 {Less advisable is} 49... Qxf5 50. Be5 Qd3 $15) 49... h5 50. 
Kg3 (50. Bh3 Qc6 $14) 50... Ne4+ 51. Kh2 Nf6 52. Qc7 Ng4+ $4 $18 (52... 
Qa8 $14 {was necessary}) 53. Kg3 $14 (53. Bxg4 hxg4 54. Qc8+ Kh7 55. Qxg4 $16) 
53... Nf6 $16 (53... Qa8 54. Bxg4 hxg4 55. Bc3 $14 (55. Kxg4 $4 Qxg2+ 
56. Kf5 Qg6#)) 54. Qc8+ Ne8 55. Bd7 Kf8 56. Kh2 Ke7 (56... g6 57. Ba4 $16) 
57. Bc6 $14 (57. Bxe8 Bxe8 58. Qc7+ Bd7 59. Bxg7 Ke6 $14) 57... Qe6 $16 (
57... Qd8 58. Qxd8+ Kxd8 59. Bxe8 Kxe8 60. Bxg7 $14) 58. Qb7+ Kf8 59. 
Bf3 $14 (59. Bxe8 Qxe8 60. Qc7 Kg8 $10) 59... Qe7 60. Qc8 $17 (60. Qxe7+ $5 {
is a viable option} 60... Kxe7 61. Kg3 $10) 60... Qxh4+ 61. Kg1 Qe1+ 
62. Kh2 Qh4+ $10 (62... g5 $5 $15) 63. Kg1 Qe1+ $10 (63... Qe7 $5 $15 {is
worth consideration}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 cxd4 7. Nxd4 
Bd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 Nf6 10. Qe2 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Bxb5 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 13. 
Qe2 Rc8 14. Bg5 Rc6 15. Nc3 $14 (15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Nc3 Re6 17. Qh5 O-O 
18. Nxd5 Rd8 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qc5 Qe2 22. Qc3 h5 23. h3 
Qe4 24. Rd1 Rd6 {Perez,L-Lebredo,G/Ciego de Avila 1997/0-1 (63)}) (15. 
Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Nc3 Rd6 $14) 15... Re6 16. Qf3 $10 (16. Qb5 a6 17. Qxd7+ 
Kxd7 18. Rxe6 fxe6 $14) 16... O-O 17. Re5 {The pressure on the isolated
pawn grows@aCc3d5Ce5d5Cf3d5Ad7d5Af6d5} 17... Bd6 $16 (17... Re8 $5 $10 {
is interesting}) 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Qxd5 Qc7 20. Rh5 Re8 21. Rf1 g6 22. 
Rh4 Rf5 $14 (22... Rfe6 $5 $10) 23. Qb3 Qc6 (23... a6 24. Rd1 $16) 24. Qc2 (
24. Rd1 a6 $16) 24... Qc4 (24... Rf4 25. Rxf4 Bxf4 26. d5 $16) 25. g3 b5 (
25... Bb4 26. Re4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qxc3 29. Rd1 $10) 26. a3 (
26. Qd2 f6 $16) 26... Bf8 (26... Rc8 27. Rc1 $16) 27. d5 Qc5 28. Re4 Rxe4 
29. Qxe4 a5 30. g4 Rf6 31. Qe3 Qc8 (31... Qxe3 32. fxe3 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 $16) 
32. h3 Bc5 (32... h5 33. Ne4 Ra6 34. Rc1 $16) 33. Qe5 (33. Qd3 Rf4 $18) 
33... Rf3 34. Kg2 $16 (34. Ne4 Bf8 (34... Rxh3 $2 {fails to} 35. Nf6+ Kf8 
36. Rc1 Bxf2+ 37. Kg2 $18) 35. Nf6+ Kh8 $18) 34... Rd3 35. Ne4 $14 (35. 
Qe2 Rd4 36. Rc1 Qb8 $16) 35... Bd4 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ne8+ Kg8 38. Qe4 Qc2 $2 $18 (
38... Rd2 39. Qf4 Qc2 $16) 39. Nd6 {Do you see the mate threat?} 39... 
Kg7 40. Qf4 (40. Qe7 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots} 
40... h6 41. Qxf7+ Kh8 42. Re1 (42. Qxg6 $2 {would be great except for} 
42... Rg3+ 43. Kxg3 Qxg6 $19) 42... Qxf2+ 43. Qxf2 Bxf2 44. Re8+ Kg7 
45. Re7+ Kf6 46. Re6+ Kg7 47. Kxf2 Rxd5 48. Ke3 $18) 40... f6 (40... f5 
41. gxf5 Qd2 42. Qxd2 Rxd2 $14) 41. Ne8+ (41. Rc1 Qxf2+ (41... Qxb2 $4 {
That pawn is poisoned} 42. Rc7+ Kg8 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Ne8+ Kh8 45. Nxf6+ 
Kg7 46. Rc7+ Kh8 47. Rxh7#) 42. Qxf2 Bxf2 43. Rc7+ Kf8 44. Kxf2 Rxd5 $18) 
41... Kf7 42. Nxf6 $14 (42. Re1 $5 Rd2 43. Nd6+ Kg7 44. Re7+ Kf8 45. 
Re8+ Kg7 46. Ne4 $18) 42... Bxf6 $16 (42... g5 $5 {looks like a viable
alternative} 43. Qe4 Bxf6 (43... Kxf6 44. Qf5+ Kg7 45. Qxg5+ Kf7 46. 
Qf5+ Bf6 47. Qxh7+ Bg7 48. Qh5+ Kg8 49. Qe8+ Bf8 50. Qe6+ (50. Qxb5 $6 
Qe2 51. Qb6 Rxh3 52. Qe6+ Qxe6 53. dxe6 Rd3 $16) 50... Kg7 51. Qe5+ Kg8 
52. Qg5+ Kh8 53. Re1 $18) 44. Qxh7+ Kf8 $10) 43. g5 $10 (43. Rc1 Rd4 44. 
Qxf6+ (44. Rxc2 {is clearly inferior} 44... Rxf4 45. Rc7+ Ke8 $17) 44... 
Kxf6 45. Rxc2 Rxd5 46. h4 $16) 43... Qxb2 {Black fights for the
Initiative} 44. Qc7+ $17 (44. Qe4 $5 {is noteworthy} 44... Qd4 45. Qe6+ 
Kf8 46. Qc8+ Kg7 47. Qd7+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ (49. gxf6+ Qxf6 50. 
Qxb5 Qf3+ 51. Kg1 Rxd5 (51... Rxa3 $6 52. Qb2+ Qc3 53. Qxc3+ Rxc3 54. 
Ra1 $15) 52. Qb7+ Kh6 $19) 49... Kg8 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51. Qd7+ $10 (51. gxf6+ 
Qxf6 52. Qxb5 Qf3+ 53. Kg1 Rxd5 (53... Rxa3 $6 54. Qb2+ Qc3 55. Qxc3+ 
Rxc3 56. Ra1 $15) 54. Qb7+ Kh6 $19)) 44... Be7 45. Re1 $19 (45. d6 $5 Rxd6 
46. Re1 $15) 45... Qxa3 46. Qf4+ Kg8 47. Qe4 $2 (47. Qe5 $5 $19) 47... 
Bxg5 48. Qe6+ (48. Qg4 Qf8 49. Qxg5 Qf3+ 50. Kg1 Rxd5 51. Qg3 Qxg3+ 52. 
fxg3 $19) 48... Kg7 49. Re5 (49. h4 {hardly improves anything} 49... Bf6 
50. h5 Qb4 $19) 49... Bf6 (49... Qf8 {keeps an even firmer grip} 50. Qd7+ 
Kh6 51. Qg4 $19) 50. Re4 (50. Re3 {doesn't improve anything} 50... Rxe3 
51. fxe3 Qe7 $19) 50... Qc5 51. Qd7+ Kh6 52. Rf4 (52. Qe6 {doesn't change
the outcome of the game} 52... Qxd5 53. Qxd5 Rxd5 $19) 52... Bg5 (52... 
Rxd5 {and Black can already relax} 53. Qe6 Rg5+ 54. Rg4 $19) 53. Qg4 (
53. Re4 $19 {no good, but what else?}) 53... Qxd5+ 54. Re4 Rd4 (54... Rd4 
55. Kf3 Rc4 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 b6 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e4 
g6 $14 (7... Qd8 8. Bd3 d6 9. Qe2 a6 10. a4 Nd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc4 O-O 
13. h3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bc2 Qc7 16. Nd4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Nxb6 
Qxb6 19. a5 Qc7 20. Bc2 Bf6 21. Rfe1 Rfc8 22. Qd3 Kf8 23. Ra4 {1/2-1/2
Mueller,M-Terreaux,G/corr CompuServe 1994}) (7... Be7 8. Bd3 d6 9. e5 
dxe5 10. dxe5 $18) 8. Bd3 $10 (8. e5 Qe7 $14) 8... Bg7 9. e5 {White gets
more space} 9... Qe7 10. Be4 d5 $14 (10... Bxe4 11. Nxe4 O-O 12. Qd2 $10) 
11. exd6 cxd6 {Consolidates e5} 12. Qa4+ Kf8 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. O-O (14. 
Nc4 Qe4+ 15. Ne3 Qc6 $10) 14... Bf6 (14... Nc6 15. Nc4 Rd8 16. Rfe1 $10) 
15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. c4 Rc8 (17... Nf6 18. Nxf6 Bxf6 19. Rac1 $10) 
18. Rad1 (18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Nf6 $14) 18... Kg7 (18... d5 19. cxd5 exd5 
20. Nc3 $10) 19. h4 $15 (19. d5 e5 $14) 19... a6 $10 (19... d5 20. cxd5 
exd5 21. Nc3 $15) 20. h5 $15 (20. d5 exd5 21. cxd5 Nf6 $10) 20... b5 (
20... d5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Nc3 $10) 21. cxb5 {White launches an attack} 
21... Qxb5 (21... axb5 22. Qb4 Rc4 23. Nxd6 Rxb4 24. Nxb7 $15) 22. Qxb5 
axb5 23. hxg6 Kxg6 24. Nc3 Rb8 25. d5 e5 26. Nd4 {Attacks the isolani on
b5@aCc3b5Cd4b5Ab8b5} (26. Rc1 Rhc8 $10) 26... b4 27. Na4 Bg5 28. Nc6 Rb7 
29. Re4 {The isolani on b4 becomes a target@aCc6b4Ce4b4Ab7b4} 29... b3 
30. Na5 Ra7 $16 (30... Nf6 31. Rc4 (31. axb3 $2 {would be great except for} 
31... Rb5 32. Nc3 Rxa5 $19) 31... Rb5 32. Nxb3 Rxd5 33. Re1 $14) 31. Nxb3 
Rc8 32. Nc3 Rb7 (32... Nb6 33. Ra1 $14) 33. Ra4 f5 34. Ra6 Be7 (34... Rb6 
35. Ra7 Nf6 36. Re1 $16) 35. Rc6 (35. Kf1 Nb8 36. Ra5 Kf7 $16) 35... Ra8 
36. Rd2 $14 (36. f3 e4 $16) 36... Kf7 $16 (36... e4 37. Re2 $14) 37. Rc2 
Rab8 (37... Nb6 38. f4 $16) 38. Kf1 (38. f3 Ke8 $16) 38... h5 (38... e4 39. 
g4 Ne5 40. gxf5 Nxc6 41. dxc6 $16) 39. g3 Bf8 40. Nd1 Nf6 41. Ne3 $14 (
41. Rc7+ Ke8 42. Rxb7 Rxb7 43. Rc8+ Kf7 $16) 41... Kg6 $18 (41... f4 $5 {
must be considered} 42. Nc4 Ra7 43. Nxd6+ Bxd6 44. Rxd6 fxg3 $14) 42. 
Rc8 $14 (42. Nc4 $5 $18) 42... Bh6 43. Rxb8 Rxb8 44. Rc6 $10 (44. Nc4 Nxd5 
45. Nxd6 Nb4 $16) 44... Bxe3 45. fxe3 Ne4 46. Ke1 Kg5 47. Nd2 Nxd2 48. 
Kxd2 Rxb2+ 49. Kc3 $17 (49. Kd3 e4+ 50. Kd4 Rd2+ 51. Kc4 Kg4 52. Rxd6 
Kxg3 $15) 49... Rxa2 $15 (49... Rg2 50. a4 Rxg3 51. Kd2 Rg2+ 52. Kc3 $17) 
50. Rxd6 Ra3+ 51. Kd2 Kg4 {Active king in the endgame} (51... e4 52. Ke2 $17) 
52. Rg6+ $17 (52. Rf6 $5 $15 {must definitely be considered}) 52... Kf3 
53. Rg5 (53. Rf6 Ke4 $17 (53... Kxg3 $6 54. Rxf5 h4 55. Rg5+ Kf3 56. Rh5 $10) (
53... Rxe3 54. Rxf5+ Ke4 55. Rxe5+ Kxe5 56. Kxe3 $10)) 53... Ke4 (53... 
Rxe3 $6 54. Rxf5+ (54. Rxh5 $6 Re2+ 55. Kc1 Re1+ 56. Kd2 Re2+ 57. Kc1 
Re1+ 58. Kd2 Re2+ $10) 54... Ke4 55. Rxe5+ Kxe5 56. Kxe3 $10) 54. d6 Rd3+ 
55. Ke2 Rxe3+ 56. Kf2 Rd3 57. Rxh5 $19 (57. Rg6 $5 $17) 57... Rd2+ 58. 
Ke1 {The mate threat is Kxd2} 58... Rxd6 59. Ke2 Rg6 60. Kf2 Ra6 61. 
Rh4+ Kd3 (61... f4 62. gxf4 exf4 63. Rh3 $19) 62. Rh5 (62. Rb4 $19) 62... 
Ra2+ 63. Kf1 Ke4 64. Rg5 Rb2 65. Rh5 Rb3 (65... Rd2 66. Rg5 $19) 66. Kg2 
Rf3 {Black plans f4@aBf5f4} 67. Rh1 (67. Rh4+ Ke3 $19) 67... Ra3 (67... f4 $5 
68. gxf4 Kxf4 69. Ra1 $19) 68. Rh5 (68. Rf1 Ra2+ 69. Kh3 Rd2 $17) 68... f4 (
68... Ra2+ 69. Kh3 $19) 69. gxf4 exf4 70. Rb5 Ra2+ 71. Kf1 Kf3 {
Threatening mate: Ra1} 72. Rb3+ Kg4 73. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 
cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Ne4 b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qd3 
Rc8 14. Ba2 (14. Nfg5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 f6 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Rac1 Nce7 18. Ba2 
Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rd8 20. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Timar,Z-Horti,F/corr Hungary 1990}) (
14. Nfg5 Bxg5 (14... Bxd4 15. Nd6 Nf6 16. Nxb7 $16) 15. Nxg5 Nf6 $10) 
14... Nce7 15. Bd2 Ng6 16. g3 {Secures f4} (16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Be7 $10) 
16... Re8 17. h4 Nf8 (17... Be7 18. Ne5 $15) 18. Ne5 (18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. 
Rxc1 Ng6 $10) 18... Be7 19. Rad1 $15 (19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Ng6 $10) 
19... f6 {Covers g5} 20. Nf3 Qc7 (20... Qd7 21. Rc1 $15) 21. Bb3 Bc6 22. 
h5 (22. Bc4 Qd7 $10) 22... h6 {Consolidates g5} (22... Qd7 23. Nc3 $15) 
23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Bc4 a5 25. Nh2 f5 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 (27. Bxc3 b5 
28. Bb3 Be4 $15) 27... Be4 28. Rxe4 (28. Qe2 Qxd4 29. Be3 Qd6 $10) 28... 
fxe4 29. Qxe4 Bf6 $10 (29... b5 $5 30. Bd3 b4 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 $15) 30. Be3 (
30. Nf3 b5 31. Bd3 Rcd8 $10) 30... b5 31. Ba2 $15 (31. Be2 Rxc3 32. bxc3 
e5 $10) 31... Rxc3 32. bxc3 Qd6 $10 {Black prepares b4@aBb5b4} (32... Rc8 $5 
33. Bd2 Be7 $15) 33. Ng4 Bd8 34. Bc1 (34. Nxh6+ gxh6 35. Bxh6 Qe7 $14 (
35... Qxa3 $4 {Black will choke on that pawn} 36. Qg4+ Bg5 37. Qxg5+ 
Ng6 38. Qxg6+ Kh8 39. Qg7#)) 34... Re7 35. Qf5 $15 (35. Qe2 Rb7 $10) 35... 
b4 $10 {Black gains space} (35... Qc6 36. Bb2 $15) 36. Bf4 Qb6 37. axb4 
axb4 38. cxb4 $17 (38. Nxh6+ gxh6 39. Bxh6 Rf7 40. Qg4+ Kh8 41. Bxf8 
Rxf8 $17) 38... Qxb4 (38... Qxd4 39. Be5 Qd2 40. Bb3 $15) 39. Qd3 (39. Ne5 
Qxd4 40. Ng6 Rf7 41. Bxe6 Nxe6 42. Qxe6 Qd1+ 43. Kg2 Qd7 $15 (43... Qxh5 
44. Qe8+ Kh7 45. Nf8+ (45. Qxf7 $6 Qxg6 46. Qxg6+ Kxg6 $10) 45... Kg8 
46. Ne6+ Kh7 47. Qxd8 $16)) 39... Qa5 $15 (39... Qe1+ $5 40. Qf1 Qc3 $17) 
40. Qe2 Qf5 $10 (40... Bc7 $5 41. Ne5 Bxe5 42. Bxe5 Ra7 $10) 41. Bd6 Ra7 
42. Bxf8 Rxa2 {Do you see the mate threat?} 43. Qxa2 Qxg4 44. Qa8 Qg5 $18 (
44... Qxd4 45. Be7 Qd1+ 46. Kg2 Qxh5 47. Qxd8+ Kh7 48. Qd4 $18) 45. Bd6 
Kf7 46. Qb7+ (46. Qc8 Qf6 $18) 46... Kg8 47. Qd7 {White gets in control} 
47... Kh7 48. Be5 Ba5 (48... Qe7 49. Qc6 $16) 49. Qxe6 {The passed pawn on
d4 quickly leads to threats} 49... Qxh5 50. d5 (50. Kg2 Bb4 $18) 50... 
Bd8 (50... Qd1+ 51. Kg2 Qc2 52. Bd4 $18) 51. Bxg7 Kxg7 52. Qd7+ Kf6 53. 
Qxd8+ Ke5 54. d6 Qd1+ 55. Kg2 Qd5+ 56. Kh2 (56. Kh3 Kf5 57. f3 Qb5 58. 
g4+ Kg6 59. Qg8+ Kf6 60. Qf8+ Kg6 61. Qf5+ Qxf5 62. gxf5+ Kf6 $18) 
56... Qf3 (56... Qe6 $18) 57. Qe7+ Kd5 58. d7 (58. Qb7+ {and White takes
home the point} 58... Kxd6 59. Qxf3 Ke7 $18) 58... Qxf2+ 59. Kh3 {The
mate threat is d8Q} 59... Qf1+ 60. Kg4 Qe2+ (60... Qd1+ {there is nothing
else anyway} 61. Kf5 Qf3+ 62. Kg6 Qxg3+ 63. Kxh6 Qh3+ 64. Kg7 Qg3+ 65. 
Kf8 Qd6 $18) 61. Qxe2 (61. Qxe2 Kc6 62. d8=Q h5+ 63. Kxh5 Kc5 64. Qc7+ 
Kb4 65. Qcc4+ Ka5 66. Qb5#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O 
Nf6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. c4 Nxe4 11. c5 O-O 12. Rc1 f5 13. g3 Rb8 
14. Bf3 Ng5 15. Bg2 e5 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 f4 18. Be4 $2 $19 (18. 
Bd5+ Kh8 19. Be4 d5 20. cxd6 Qxd6 21. Qxd6 Bxd6 22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 
Bh3 24. Re1 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Ye Jiangchuan-Hernandez/Moscow 1994}) (18. gxf4 {
and White could well hope to play on} 18... exf4 19. Bd2 $15) 18... fxe3 
19. Qh5 {Threatening mate... how?} 19... g6 $10 (19... h6 20. fxe3 d5 
21. Bxd5+ Kh8 $19) 20. Bxg6 {The mate threat is Qxh7} 20... hxg6 21. 
Qxg6+ Kh8 22. fxe3 {Consolidates d4} 22... d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Nec6 
8. Be3 Nd7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Na3 Bxc5 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Qc1 
Nd3 $14 (13... Qe7 14. Qe3 Rad8 15. Nd6 (15. Rad1 Bg6 16. a3 Rd5 17. Nd4 
Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Rxd4 19. Qxd4 b6 20. b4 Rd8 21. Nd6 Nb7 22. Rd1 f6 23. f4 
fxe5 24. fxe5 Rf8 25. Bc4 Nd8 26. Qg4 Kh8 27. h3 Nc6 28. Qxe6 Qxe6 29. 
Bxe6 Nxe5 30. Rd5 Nd3 31. Bg4 h5 32. Bd1 Nf4 33. Rd4 Kh7 34. Nb5 Rf7 
35. Nxa7 Rxa7 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R-Karpov,A/Dortmund 1997}) 15... b6 16. 
Bb5 Nb4 17. Nd4 Bd3 18. Bxd3 Ncxd3 19. f4 f6 20. a3 fxe5 21. fxe5 Nxe5 
22. Qxe5 Qxd6 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Nxe6+ Ke7 25. Qxg7+ {1-0
Shirov,A-Teske,H/EUCup f Budapest 1996}) (13... Qc7 14. Qe3 Nb4 15. Rac1 
Nxa2 16. Nd6 b6 17. Rc4 a5 18. Nd4 Bg6 19. h4 h6 20. h5 Bh7 21. Bf3 
Rad8 22. Nc6 Rd7 23. Rg4 Kh8 24. Nb5 Qc8 25. Ra1 Nb4 26. Nxb4 axb4 27. 
Ra8 Qxa8 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 29. Rxb4 Ra1+ 30. Kh2 Rdd1 31. Nd6 Rh1+ 32. Kg3 
Rxh5 33. Rxb6 Rg5+ 34. Kf3 Bg6 35. Qxc5 Bh5+ 36. Ke3 Re1+ 37. Kd2 Rgxe5 
38. Nxf7+ Bxf7 39. Qf8+ {1-0 Zarnicki,P-Garcia Palermo,C/Clarin GP-f
Villa Gesell 1997}) (13... Qc7 $5 $10) 14. Qe3 $10 (14. Bxd3 Qxd3 15. Rd1 
Qe4 $14) 14... Qd5 {e5 draws heavy fire@aCc6e5Cd3e5Cd5e5Ac4e5Ae3e5Af3e5} 
15. Nd6 {The knight dominates} 15... Ndxe5 (15... Ncxe5 $2 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 
17. Rfd1 $18) 16. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxb7 Rab8 
20. Rd2 (20. Nxf5 {Instead of} 20... Rxb7 21. Nd6 Rxb2 $17) 20... Nc4 $14 (
20... Rfd8 21. Rad1 $10) 21. Nxc4 Rxb7 22. f3 $10 {Consolidates e4+g4} (
22. Rad1 Rc7 23. Na3 a5 $14) 22... g5 $14 (22... Rc7 23. Ne3 $10) 23. Kf2 
Rc7 24. b3 Kg7 25. Rad1 Kf6 (25... h5 26. Nd6 $14) 26. Rd6 $10 (26. g4 Bg6 $14) 
26... Rb8 (26... Rfc8 27. Ke3 $10) 27. Ne3 Rc5 (27... Ke5 28. g4 Bb1 29. 
Nc4+ Kf6 30. R1d2 $10) 28. b4 Rcc8 29. Ra6 (29. R1d5 Bg6 30. Rd4 Rb7 $10) 
29... Rb7 (29... Rxb4 $4 {the pawn is something Black will choke on} 
30. Nd5+ Kg7 31. Nxb4 $18) 30. a4 Bg6 31. b5 {White wins space} 31... 
Kg7 $14 (31... Ke7 32. a5 $10) 32. Rd4 (32. Rad6 h5 $14) 32... Rc3 33. h4 $10 (
33. Rc6 Rxc6 34. bxc6 Rc7 $10) 33... h6 $14 (33... gxh4 34. Rad6 $10) 34. 
hxg5 hxg5 35. Nc4 Rc2+ 36. Kg3 Kh6 $18 (36... f5 $5 37. Rxe6 f4+ 38. Kh2 
Bf7 $16) 37. Rc6 $16 (37. Na5 $5 Rbc7 38. Nc6 $18) 37... Ra2 $18 (37... f5 $5 $16) 
38. Nd6 Re7 39. Rdc4 $10 (39. Kh2 f5 40. Nc8 Rh7 41. Rxe6 f4 $18) 39... 
f5 (39... Rd7 40. Rd4 Re7 41. Nc8 $14) 40. Nc8 f4+ $14 {Black gains space} (
40... Rd7 41. Rd6 (41. Rxe6 Rdd2 42. Kh2 Rxg2+ 43. Kh1 Rgd2 $17) 41... 
f4+ 42. Kh2 Rxd6 43. Nxd6 $10) 41. Kh2 Rh7 42. Rxe6 $4 $19 {White lets it
slip away} (42. Rc7 {was a good chance to save the game} 42... Rh8 43. 
Nxa7 $14) 42... Kg7+ 43. Kg1 Ra1+ 44. Kf2 Rhh1 $4 $10 {Black is ruining
his position} (44... Bd3 45. Rc7+ Kf8 46. Rf6+ Kg8 47. Rg6+ Bxg6 48. 
Rxh7 Bxh7 49. Nxa7 Rxa4 $19) 45. Rc7+ (45. Nxa7 $2 {is no good because of} 
45... Bf7 $1 {finishing the game} 46. Rc7 Rhf1+ 47. Ke2 Rfe1+ 48. Kd2 
Rxe6 $19) 45... Kh6 (45... Kh8 46. Rce7 Ra2+ 47. Re2 $15) 46. Rcc6 (46. 
Rxa7 Rhf1+ 47. Ke2 Rfe1+ 48. Kd2 Rxe6 $19) 46... Ra2+ 47. Re2 Raa1 {
Threatening mate: Raf1} (47... Rxa4 $4 {A poison bait which should not be
taken} 48. Ne7 g4 49. Rxg6+ Kh7 50. Rxg4 $18) 48. Ree6 Kh5 49. Nxa7 (49. 
Rcd6 Rhf1+ 50. Ke2 Rfe1+ 51. Kf2 Rf1+ 52. Ke2 Rfe1+ 53. Kf2 Rf1+ $10) 
49... Ra2+ 50. Re2 Bd3 {The mate threat is Rxe2} 51. Rce6 Bxe2 {
Threatening mate: Rf1} 52. Rxe2 Rxa4 53. Nc6 Raa1 (53... Rb1 54. g4+ 
fxg3+ 55. Kxg3 Rxb5 56. Re8 $19) 54. Re7 (54. Re4 Rhb1 55. Nd4 Rb4 $19) 
54... Ra2+ $10 (54... Rhb1 $19 {Black clearly has the better chances}) 
55. Re2 Rxe2+ $10 (55... Rha1 $5 $15) 56. Kxe2 Kh4 57. Kd3 Rb1 {Black gets
the initiative} 58. Kc4 $19 (58. Nd4 Kg3 59. Kc2 Ra1 $17) 58... Kg3 59. 
Nb4 (59. Kc5 $5 $19) 59... Kxg2 60. b6 Rc1+ (60... Kxf3 $4 {the pawn is
indigestible} 61. b7 Rc1+ 62. Kb5 $18) 61. Kd5 Rc8 62. Ke4 (62. Nc6 Kxf3 
63. b7 $19) 62... Re8+ (62... Rc4+ {and the rest is a matter of technique} 
63. Kf5 Rxb4 $19) 63. Kf5 Kxf3 64. Kxg5 Kg3 {Plans f3@aCf4f3} 65. Nd3 (
65. Nc2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 65... f3 66. 
b7 Rb8 $19) 65... f3 66. Kf5 f2 {Threatening mate... how?} 67. Nxf2 Kxf2 (
67... Kxf2 68. Kf4 Re7 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bg5 Ne4 7. Qb3 
Nxg5 8. Nxg5 e6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. e3 b5 (10... Bd6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. e4 dxe4 
13. Bxe4 Rb8 14. Rd1 O-O 15. O-O g6 16. Rfe1 Qc7 17. g3 Rfd8 18. Bxc6 
Bxc6 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 {Ostl,A-Velicka,P/BLS 1995/1/2-1/2 (36)}) (
10... Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nb1 Bb7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. 
Nbd2 Qb6 17. Qd1 Bd6 18. Nb3 Na5 19. Nfd2 Nxb3 20. Nxb3 {
Maurer,F-Ruzicka,G/Bern Volksbank op 1996/1/2-1/2 (50)}) 11. Bd3 Bb7 
12. O-O (12. Rc1 Rc8 $10) 12... Be7 (12... Rc8 13. Rac1 $10) 13. a3 {
Secures b4} 13... Na5 14. Qc2 g6 {Covers f5} (14... Nc4 15. Rac1 $10) 
15. e4 (15. b4 Nc4 $10) 15... O-O (15... dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 $10) 
16. exd5 exd5 {Opening the e-file gets White a lot of play} 17. Rfe1 
Rc8 18. Ne5 (18. Rad1 Bf6 $10) 18... Nc6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Qb3 Rc7 21. 
Rad1 (21. Rac1 Qd6 $10) 21... Qd7 (21... Qd6 22. Rc1 $15) 22. Be2 Rfc8 23. 
h3 Rd8 24. Bf3 {Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on
d5@aCb3d5Cc3d5Cf3d5Ab7d5Ad7d5Ad8d5} 24... Rc4 $14 (24... Bf8 $5 $10) 25. 
Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 {The pressure on the isolated pawn
grows@aCc4d4Cd5d4Cd8d4Ad1d4} 27. Rxe7 Rc1 28. Qd3 Qc4 29. Qxc4 (29. Kh2 
Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Rxd4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 
Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 
Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Re1 Re8 (17... Kh8 18. Kg2 f6 
19. Nh4 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Bb5 Qb6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 bxc6 24. 
Nxg6+ hxg6 25. b4 c5 26. bxc5 Qxc5 27. Qd3 Qe5 28. Rb1 Re8 29. Rb7 
Qxe4+ 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxa7 Re1 32. Ra4 d3 33. Rd4 Rd1 34. Kf3 d2 35. 
a4 Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/Tilburg 1993}) 18. Kg2 Bc7 19. Qd2 (
19. Bg5 Qd6 $10) 19... Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qe7 {e4 seems the pivot of the
position@aCe7e4Ce8e4Cg6e4Ad3e4Ae1e4Af4e4} 21. b4 f6 $14 {Controls e5+g5} (
21... Rcd8 22. b5 Na5 23. Rc7 Qxa3 24. Nh4 $10) 22. Bc4+ $10 (22. Qd2 Kh8 $14) 
22... Kh8 23. Bd5 {'the bishop is the bishop!'} 23... Ne5 24. Rxc8 (24. 
Nxd4 $2 {fails because of} 24... Nd3 25. Qd2 Nxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1 27. 
Qxc1 Bxe4+ 28. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 29. Nf3 a6 $19) 24... Rxc8 25. Rd1 (25. Nxd4 {
Less advisable is} 25... Nd3 26. Qd2 Nxe1+ 27. Qxe1 a6 $17) 25... Nxf3 
26. Qxf3 Rc3 27. Qf4 Qe5 28. Qxe5 {Threatening mate... how?} 28... fxe5 
29. Bxb7 $10 (29. f4 exf4 30. Rxd4 Rg3+ 31. Kh2 Rxa3 $10) 29... Be8 $14 (
29... Rxa3 30. f4 Rb3 31. Ra1 exf4 32. Rxa7 $10) 30. a4 $15 (30. f4 $5 {
should be considered} 30... Ba4 31. Rd2 exf4 32. Rxd4 $16) 30... Rc7 
31. Bd5 Bxa4 32. Ra1 Bb5 33. g5 g6 $10 (33... a6 34. f4 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 
Rc3+ 36. Kg4 Bd7+ 37. f5 $10) 34. f4 h6 35. fxe5 (35. gxh6 exf4 36. Kf3 
Kh7 $10) 35... hxg5 36. e6 Kg7 37. e5 a6 $14 (37... d3 38. Kf2 $10) 38. 
Kf3 Kf8 (38... Kh6 39. Ke4 d3 40. Ke3 $10) 39. Rd1 $10 (39. Kg4 $5 $14 {
must be considered}) 39... d3 (39... Rh7 40. Rxd4 Rxh3+ 41. Kf2 $10) 40. 
Ke3 $15 (40. Kg4 $5 $10) 40... Rc2 $10 (40... Rh7 41. Rf1+ Ke8 42. Bg2 $17) 
41. Rf1+ $15 (41. Rd2 Ke7 $10) 41... Ke8 {Black launches an attack} 42. 
Be4 Re2+ 43. Kd4 d2 44. Bxg6+ Ke7 45. Rf7+ $19 (45. Bc2 Re1 (45... Kxe6 
46. Rd1 $15) 46. Rf7+ Ke8 $19) 45... Kxe6 {The mate threat is d1Q} 46. 
Rf6+ Ke7 47. Rf7+ Kd8 48. Bc2 Re1 49. e6 Rxe6 (49... Rc1 $5 {might be the
shorter path} 50. Bb3 Bc4 51. Rd7+ Ke8 52. Ba4 $19) 50. Rf8+ $2 (50. Kc3 
Rd6 51. Bd1 $19) 50... Ke7 51. Rg8 (51. Rf5 Rd6+ 52. Rd5 Rxd5+ 53. Kxd5 
Be2 $19) 51... Rc6 52. Bd1 Rc1 53. Rxg5 Rxd1 54. Rg2 (54. Ke3 {cannot undo
what has already been done} 54... Rh1 55. Kxd2 Rxh3 $19) 54... Rb1 {Do
you see the mate threat?} 55. Rxd2 Rxb4+ 56. Kc5 Rb3 (56... Rh4 $5 {and
Black can already relax} 57. Rh2 $19) 57. Kb6 (57. h4 {doesn't get the cat
off the tree} 57... Bd7 $19) 57... Rxh3 58. Rd1 Ra3 59. Rd5 Ke6 {
Threatening mate: Kxd5} 60. Rg5 (60. Rd8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 
60... Ra4 $19) 60... Kd6 61. Rh5 Bc4 62. Rg5 Rb3+ 63. Ka7 (63. Ka5 Rb5+ 
64. Rxb5 axb5 $19 (64... Bxb5 $6 65. Kb4 $10)) 63... Kc6 64. Rh5 (64. Rg6+ {
is not the saving move} 64... Kc5 $19) 64... Rb7+ 65. Ka8 Rg7 66. Rf5 (
66. Kb8 {hardly improves anything} 66... a5 $19) 66... Kb6 {Do you see
the mate threat?} 67. Rf6+ Kb5 (67... Kb5 68. Kb8 a5 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 c6 7. e3 Nd7 
8. Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. e4 dxc4 11. e5 Qe7 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Re1 Rd8 
14. Rc1 b6 15. Qe2 Bb7 (15... Rb8 16. Bd3 Qf8 (16... Bb7 17. Be4 Nf8 18. 
g3 Rbc8 19. a3 Rc7 20. Red1 c5 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Ne4 Rc7 23. dxc5 Rxd1+ 
24. Rxd1 bxc5 25. h4 Nd7 26. Nd6 {Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Novgorod,RUS
1996/1-0 (40)}) 17. h4 c5 18. d5 Bb7 19. h5 exd5 20. hxg6 Re8 21. gxf7+ 
Qxf7 22. e6 Qf6 23. Bb5 Nf8 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Qd3 d4 26. Ne4 Qf4 27. 
Ned2 Nxe6 28. Qc4 Qg4 29. Re2 Kh7 30. Qd3+ Kh8 31. Rce1 Bd5 32. Re4 
Bxe4 33. Rxe4 Qh5 34. Nc4 Nf8 35. g4 Qg6 36. Ncd2 c4 37. Nh4 Qg5 38. 
Qg3 (38. Qg3 Rxe4 39. Nxe4 Qe5 40. Qf3 Kg8 41. Nf5 d3 42. a4 Ng6 43. Nd2 
Qe1+ 44. Nf1 Ne7 45. Nxe7+ Qxe7 46. Qd5+ Qf7 47. Qxf7+ Kxf7 48. Nd2 Ke6 
49. Nxc4 Kd5 50. Ne3+ Ke4 51. Kf1 Bxb2 52. Ke1 Bc1 53. Nf5 Bf4 54. Ne7 
a6 55. Nc6 b5 56. axb5 axb5 57. f3+ Kd5 58. Ne7+ Kc4 59. Ng6 Bd6 60. f4 
b4 61. Kd2 b3 62. Kc1 Kc3 {0-1 Dautov,R-Fridman,D/Pula Tch-EU 1997}) 
38... Rxe4 39. Nxe4 Qe5 40. Qf3 Kg8 41. Nf5 d3 42. a4 Ng6 43. Nd2 Qe1+ 
44. Nf1 Ne7 45. Nxe7+ {Dautov,R-Fridman,D/EU-chTM Pula 1997/0-1 (62)}) (
15... a6 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Be4 b5 18. Nb1 Rdc8 19. Nbd2 a5 20. Nb3 a4 
21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Rxc5 Bf8 23. Rec1 Qd7 24. R5c2 b4 25. Qe3 Ra5 26. h4 
c5 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. dxc5 Qd5 29. c6 Qxa2 30. Rd2 Rd5 31. c7 a3 32. 
bxa3 Rxd2 33. Nxd2 bxa3 34. Ne4 Qb2 35. Nd6 Rxc7 36. Rxc7 a2 37. Ra7 
a1=Q+ 38. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 39. Kh2 Bg7 40. Nc4 Qd1 41. g3 {1/2-1/2
Vaganian,R-Akopian,V/Groningen FIDE WCh KO NED 1997}) 16. Ba6 {White gets
strong initiative} 16... Rab8 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. a3 (18. Red1 Rbb8 $10) 
18... c5 19. Qe4 Rbb8 20. Nb5 cxd4 $14 (20... Nf8 21. Red1 $10) 21. Nbxd4 (
21. Qxd4 $2 Nxe5 $1 {hanging on to the material is worse} 22. Qe3 Rd3 $19) 
21... Qe8 22. b4 Rbc8 $16 (22... Ra8 $5 $14) 23. Nc6 Nc5 24. Nxd8 (24. 
bxc5 $6 Qxc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. cxb6 Rxb6 $15) 24... Nxe4 25. Rxc8 {White
threatens strongly Nc6@aCd8c6} 25... Qd7 26. Rb8 Qc7 $18 (26... Nd2 27. 
Nxe6+ Kh7 28. Ned4 $16) 27. Ra8 Qc2 28. Nxe6+ Kh7 29. Rxe4 $16 (29. Nxg7 
Kxg7 30. Rxa7 Qxf2+ 31. Kh1 Ng5 $18) 29... fxe6 (29... Qxe4 $4 {
materialistic play, which will be punished} 30. Neg5+ hxg5 31. Nxg5+ 
Kh6 32. Nxe4 Bxe5 33. Rxa7 $18) 30. Re1 Qa4 31. Re3 Qd1+ 32. Re1 $10 (
32. Ne1 $5 Qd7 33. g3 $16) 32... Qa4 33. h4 (33. Ra1 g5 34. h3 Kg6 $16) 
33... Qxa3 34. Rd1 Qa4 (34... a5 35. Ra7 Kg8 36. bxa5 bxa5 37. Rd8+ Bf8 
38. Kh2 $18) 35. Rc1 Qd7 (35... Qxb4 $2 {doesn't work because of} 36. 
Rxa7 Kg8 37. Rc8+ Bf8 38. Raa8 $18) 36. Ra1 Qb5 $2 (36... a6 $18) 37. 
R8xa7 (37. R1xa7 {Not} 37... g5 38. Re7 Qxb4 $18) 37... Qxb4 38. Rc7 {
White intends Raa7@aCa1a7} (38. Rc7 Kg8 39. Ra8+ Bf8 40. Rcc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. e3 
Ne4 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Be2 d6 $14 {Prevents intrusion on e5} (9... f5 10. O-O 
d6 11. Ne1 Nd7 12. f3 Nef6 13. b4 Qe7 14. Bb2 Rae8 15. Nd3 e5 16. dxe5 
dxe5 17. Nf2 e4 18. f4 c5 19. Rfd1 {Yakovich,Y-Yanik,E/EuClub Cup qual
Gp 1997/1-0 (43)}) (9... Ng5 10. Qd1 $10) 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne1 c5 12. f3 
Nef6 13. b4 (13. b3 cxd4 14. exd4 Qc7 $10) 13... Rc8 14. Qb3 (14. dxc5 
bxc5 15. Bb2 d5 $10) 14... cxd4 15. exd4 e5 (15... d5 16. c5 $10) 16. Bb2 (
16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bb2 Qc7 $10) 16... Re8 17. Nc2 d5 18. Ne3 $15 (18. Rac1 
Nh5 19. Rfe1 Nf4 $10) 18... exd4 19. Bxd4 dxc4 $14 (19... Ne5 $5 {is an
interesting alternative} 20. Rfd1 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Rxe2 $10) 20. Bxc4 Ne5 $16 (
20... Qe7 21. Nf5 Qf8 22. Rac1 $14) 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 {If Black
now only could play Qd4...@aCd8d4} 23. Rfd1 $14 (23. Rac1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 
Qe7 $14) 23... Qe7 24. Nf1 b5 25. Qa2 Re2 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Nxd2 Qe3+ 
28. Kh1 Qd3 (28... Qe2 29. h3 $14) 29. Bb3 Bd5 30. Rg1 h6 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 
32. Ne4 Rc2 33. Qa1 Ne3 (33... Nc3 34. Ng3 $16) 34. Qe5 Kh7 35. Nc5 (35. 
Qe7 Rxg2 36. Nf6+ Kg6 37. Rxg2+ Nxg2 38. Kxg2 gxf6 39. Qxa7 Qd2+ 40. 
Qf2 Qd3 $16) 35... Qc3 (35... Qxa3 36. Ne6 Qc3 37. Qe4+ Kh8 38. Nf4 $14) 
36. Qe4+ Kh8 37. h3 $10 (37. Qe8+ $5 Kh7 38. Qxb5 Qxa3 39. Qb7 $18) 
37... Rc1 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Qe4+ Kh8 40. Nd3 {With the decisive threat
Rxc1@aCg1c1} 40... Rxg1+ 41. Kxg1 Qd2 {Threatening mate: Qxg2} 42. f4 
Nxg2 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ (44. Qxb5 $2 {is inferior since it leads to} 
44... Ne3 (44... Nxf4 {is clearly inferior} 45. Qf5+ Ng6 46. h4 Qd1+ 
47. Kg2 Qe2+ 48. Nf2 $10) 45. Qb7 Qxd3 $19) 44... Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 
Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 c6 11. Nf3 Bf5 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 Nd7 
13. O-O Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qd6 15. Rac1 f5 16. b4 a6 17. a4 Nb6 18. b5 Nxa4 
19. bxc6 b5 20. c7 Nb2 21. Qc3 Nc4 {Withers,J-Fedotov,A/corr IECG
1996/0-1 (32)}) 12... Nd7 13. b4 Be4 $14 (13... a5 14. O-O Qd6 15. Rfc1 
axb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. b5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 c5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 {
1/2-1/2 Honkola-Hoijarvi/corr SF 1990}) (13... b6 14. Rc1 Rfc8 15. O-O 
Qd6 16. Rfd1 a5 17. b5 cxb5 18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rxc8+ Nf8 20. Rcc1 b4 
21. axb4 Qxb4 22. Ne5 a4 23. g4 {Gebhardt,U-Morawietz,D/Porz op
1990/1/2-1/2 (51)}) (13... Rfe8 14. O-O a6 15. Nd2 Re6 16. Nb3 Qg5 17. 
Rfc1 Nf6 18. Nc5 Ne4 19. Qb2 Nxf2 20. Rf1 Nh3+ 21. Kh1 Rxe3 22. gxh3 b6 
23. Rg1 Qf6 24. Rg3 Rae8 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 26. Qd2 Qe7 27. Bg4 Bxg4 28. 
hxg4 bxc5 29. dxc5 Re2 30. Qf4 g5 {0-1 Van Gelderen,J-Wynia/corr NLD Cup
1995}) (13... Qe6 14. O-O $10) 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Rfc1 a6 {Secures b5} 16. 
a4 {White prepares b5@aBb4b5} 16... Rac8 (16... Qg6 17. a5 $10) 17. b5 {
White wins space} 17... axb5 18. axb5 c5 (18... Nb6 19. Qc5 cxb5 20. 
Qxb5 $14) 19. dxc5 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Nxc5 22. Nd4 {A sound move} 
22... Ne6 (22... Kh7 23. Ra7 $14) 23. f3 $14 (23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Ra7 Rb8 $16) 
23... Nxd4 24. exd4 Bc2 25. Kf2 Bb3 (25... b6 26. Rc1 Ba4 27. Bd3 $14) 
26. Ra7 Re7 27. Ra3 Bc2 28. Ke1 $10 (28. Rc3 Bf5 $14) 28... g5 29. Kd2 
Bf5 (29... Kg7 30. Ra8 $14) 30. g4 (30. Ra7 Kg7 $14) 30... Be6 31. Ra8+ (
31. Bd3 Kg7 $14) 31... Kg7 32. Bd3 Rc7 33. Rb8 Kf6 $16 (33... Re7 $5 $14 {
might be a viable alternative}) 34. b6 $14 (34. Rh8 $5 $16) 34... Re7 $16 (
34... Rd7 35. Kc3 $16) 35. Kc3 $14 (35. Rh8 $5 $16) 35... h5 $16 (35... Kg7 $5 $14 {
should be investigated more closely}) 36. h3 $14 (36. gxh5 $5 Kg7 37. Bb5 $16) 
36... h4 37. Kb4 Kg7 38. Kc5 {Threatens Bb5@aCd3b5} 38... f5 39. gxf5 
Bf7 40. Bb5 Kf6 41. Kd6 {White threatens Bd7@aCb5d7} 41... Re3 42. Rxb7 {
The passed pawn on b6 quickly leads to threats} 42... Rb3 43. Bc6 Rb4 (
43... Bg8 {cannot change destiny} 44. Rb8 Rb2 45. b7 $18) 44. Rb8 (44. 
Rxf7+ {and White can celebrate victory} 44... Kxf7 45. Kc5 Rc4+ 46. Kb5 
Rc1 $18) 44... Bh5 (44... Rxd4 {is not the saving move} 45. b7 $18) 45. 
Bxd5 Rxd4 46. b7 (46. Rf8+ Kg7 47. b7 Rxd5+ 48. Kxd5 Bxf3+ 49. Ke6 Bxb7 
50. Rf7+ Kg8 51. Rxb7 g4 52. f6 gxh3 53. Rg7+ Kh8 54. Kf7 h2 55. Rg5 
h1=Q 56. Rh5#) 46... Bf7 (46... Rxd5+ {does not improve anything} 47. 
Kxd5 Bxf3+ 48. Kd6 Bxb7 49. Rxb7 Kxf5 50. Rb4 $18) 47. Rf8 (47. Rh8 $5 {
makes it even easier for White} 47... Rxd5+ 48. Kc6 Rd3 49. Rh6+ Ke7 $18) 
47... Rxd5+ 48. Kc6 Rd1 (48... Rxf5 {does not solve anything} 49. b8=Q $18) 
49. b8=Q Rc1+ 50. Kd6 {Do you see the mate threat?} 50... Rd1+ 51. Kc5 (
51. Kc5 Rd5+ 52. Kc6 Rxf5 53. Rh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O 
Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rc1 Bf8 13. Nb3 {
Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on
d5@aCc3d5Cd1d5Cg2d5Ad8d5Af6d5} (13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Bd7 15. Bc5 Bxc5 
16. Nxc5 Bg4 17. Re1 Qa5 18. Qc2 Rab8 19. b3 Rb5 20. e3 Bf5 21. Qxf5 
Rxc5 22. Qb1 Ne4 {Gligoric-Stamenkovic/Niksic 1997/1/2-1/2 (37)}) 13... 
Be6 14. Bc5 (14. Bd4 Ne4 15. e3 Rc8 (15... Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Qd7 17. Qd3 Rad8 
18. Nd4 Bg4 19. Nf3 d4 20. Nxd4 Ne5 21. Qc2 Bc5 22. Kh1 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 
Nf3 24. Rfd1 Qb5 25. h4 {Bowyer,K-Curnow,D/corr GB open 1994/0-1 (48)}) 
16. Qd3 Nb4 17. Qe2 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Ba3 20. Rc2 Qe7 21. Rcd2 
Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Rxc3 23. Nb5 Rc1 {Piket,J-Cifuentes Parada,R/Amsterdam
1995/1-0 (57)}) (14. Nb5 Ne4 15. N3d4 Bd7 16. Nc3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. 
e3 Qd7 19. Qh5 Ng5 20. Rfd1 Qe6 21. a3 a6 22. f4 g6 23. Qh4 Ne4 {
Smith-Carleton,J/corr 1993/1/2-1/2 (43)}) (14. Nc5 Qe7 $14) 14... Bxc5 
15. Nxc5 Rc8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. e3 {Consolidates d4} (17. Qd2 Qb6 $10) 
17... Qd7 $14 (17... Qb6 18. Qd2 $10) 18. Qa4 a6 {Controls b5} 19. Rfd1 
Qf7 20. Rd2 Ne5 $14 (20... Re7 21. f4 $10) 21. Qd1 Rf8 22. h3 {Covers g4} 
22... Kh8 23. Rdc2 Rcd8 (23... Rc7 24. e4 $14) 24. Ne2 Nc4 25. b3 {White
gets in control} 25... Nd6 26. Nf4 Kg8 (26... Rc8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. 
Rxc8+ Nxc8 29. Qd4 $16) 27. Qd4 Rd7 (27... Nfe4 28. a4 $16) 28. Nd3 Nf5 
29. Qb4 Qe7 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Ne5 Rfe8 32. h4 (32. b4 g5 $16) 32... Kh7 (
32... g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Bf3 $16) 33. Bh3 (33. h5 Rd8 $16) 33... Nd6 
34. Bf1 Nf7 35. Bd3+ Kg8 36. Ng6 Rd7 37. Rc7 Red8 38. Nf4 (38. a3 Nd6 $16) 
38... Ne5 39. Bf1 Kf7 40. Bh3 Nfg4 41. h5 Ke7 (41... Kf6 42. a3 $16) 42. 
Kf1 Kd6 43. Rxd7+ Kxd7 44. Ke2 Re8 45. Rd1 (45. a3 Nf6 $14) 45... Kd6 
46. e4 (46. a4 Nf6 $14) 46... Nf6 47. Bg2 Ned7 48. Kf1 Nb6 49. exd5 Nbxd5 
50. Bh3 a5 51. a4 Re7 52. Bg2 $10 (52. Rd2 b6 $14) 52... Rc7 53. Bh3 (53. 
Kg1 Rc6 $14) 53... Re7 54. Rd3 Re8 55. Rd1 (55. f3 Ke5 56. Nxd5 exd5 57. 
f4+ Kd6 $10) 55... Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Qb3 Bd7 $2 $18 (
7... Nc6 8. Qb5 Be6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc5 
12. Nd5 e5 13. Bg3 Be6 14. Nec3 Rfd8 15. Rad1 a6 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Be2 
Ne4 18. Nc7 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rac8 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bg4 Kf7 22. e4 g5 23. 
h4 h6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rb1 Ke7 26. a4 Rd6 27. f3 Rc6 28. hxg5 hxg5 
29. Bf2 Rxc3 30. Bb6 Nc6 31. Kf2 Bf6 32. Be3 Na5 33. Rh1 Kf7 34. Rh7+ 
Kg6 35. Rd7 Rc6 36. Ba7 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. Bb8 {
Romanov,O-Kalod,R/Ceske Budejovice 1995/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 9. Qxb7 Rc8 10. 
Qb5 dxc4 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Nf3 Nxc5 14. Be5 f6 15. Bd4 
O-O 16. Be2 Nab7 17. e4 Nd6 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Nd4 Bf7 20. Bg4 f5 21. 
exf5 gxf5 22. Bf3 Rfc8 23. Rhe1 e5 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25. Rxd6 Kf7 26. Ra6 
R8c7 27. Ba8 Re7 28. f3 h5 29. Kc2 h4 30. Rd1 Bc8 31. Rad6 Bf8 32. g3 
hxg3 33. hxg3 Be6 34. Bd5 Rcc7 35. g4 fxg4 36. fxg4 Bxd5 37. Nxd5 Red7 {
1-0 Akopian,V-Kalantarian/USSR 1991}) (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 
10. Bxf7+ Kh8 11. Bc4 Ne4 12. Rc1 Ndxc5 13. Qb5 Qxb5 14. Nxb5 Be6 15. 
Nbd4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Nd3+ 17. Ke2 {Shishkov,A-Lelumees,B/Tallinn,EST jr
1997/1-0 (45)}) (7... dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nc6 $16) 8. Be5 $16 (8. Qxb7 Bc6 9. Qc8+ 
Qd8 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. cxd5 $18) 8... dxc4 (8... Bc6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. 
Qb5+ Qxb5 11. Nxb5 $16) 9. Bxc4 {Black creates threats along the open
d-file} (9. Qxb7 O-O 10. O-O-O Na6 $16) 9... O-O 10. Nf3 $14 (10. Qxb7 Bc6 
11. Qxe7 Nbd7 $14) 10... Na6 $16 (10... Bc6 11. Ng5 e6 12. Bd6 $14) 11. 
O-O $10 (11. Bxa6 $5 Qxa6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 $14 (13. Qxd5 $6 Bc6 14. 
Qd4 Rad8 $15)) 11... Nxc5 12. Qc2 b5 13. Bd5 Rac8 (13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Ne6 
15. Nxe7+ Kh8 16. Bxg7+ Nxg7 17. Ne5 $16) 14. a3 Bf5 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 
Qd8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rad1 $10) 15. Qd2 Nd3 16. Bxf6 $15 (16. Bd4 $5 Nxd5 
17. Nxd5 $14) 16... Bxf6 (16... exf6 $2 17. e4 Nxb2 18. Qxb2 $18) 17. Ne4 
Qxd2 18. Nxf6+ exf6 19. Nxd2 Rfd8 20. e4 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nf3 e5 $15 (
22... Nxb2 23. Rfb1 Nc4 24. Rxb5 Nxa3 25. Rb7 $17) 23. b4 $17 (23. Rfd1 
Nxb2 24. Rdb1 Nc4 $17) 23... Nb2 $15 (23... Rc4 24. Rfd1 Rxe4 25. Ra2 $17) 
24. Rfb1 (24. Rfc1 Kf7 $15) 24... Na4 25. h4 (25. Re1 h6 $17) 25... Kf7 (
25... Nc3 26. Re1 $17) 26. Kf1 (26. Rd1 Nc3 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 $17) 26... Ke6 
27. Rc1 (27. Re1 Nc3 $17) 27... Nc3 28. Re1 Rc4 29. Rac1 Rd3 30. Rc2 Rxe4 
31. Rxe4 Nxe4 32. Rc6+ (32. Ra2 Rd1+ 33. Ne1 h6 $17) 32... Rd6 $17 (32... 
Kd5 33. Ra6 Rd1+ 34. Ne1 $19) 33. Rc7 $19 (33. Rxd6+ Nxd6 34. Ne1 Nc4 $17) 
33... Rd7 $17 (33... Ra6 $5 $19) 34. Rc6+ (34. Rxd7 Kxd7 35. g4 Ke6 $17) 
34... Kd5 (34... Kf5 35. Ke2 $17) 35. Rc8 (35. Rc1 Rd6 $17) 35... Kd6 36. 
Ne1 Kd5 $10 (36... Ke6 $5 $17) 37. Nc2 $17 (37. Nf3 Rd6 38. Ke2 $17) 37... 
Ke6 38. f3 (38. Ke2 h5 $17) 38... Ng3+ 39. Ke1 Nf5 40. Rc5 a6 $17 (40... 
Nxh4 41. Ne3 $19) 41. h5 $19 (41. Rc6+ Rd6 42. Rxd6+ Kxd6 $19) 41... gxh5 
42. a4 (42. Rc6+ Rd6 43. Rxd6+ Nxd6 $19) 42... bxa4 43. Ra5 Rd6 44. Rxa4 
h4 45. Ra5 h5 46. Ke2 Ne7 47. Ke1 (47. f4 Nd5 48. fxe5 fxe5 $19 (48... 
Kxe5 $6 49. Ne3 $17)) 47... Nd5 48. Kf1 (48. Kf2 Rc6 49. Ra2 Nf4 $19) 
48... Rc6 49. Ne1 Nxb4 50. Ra4 (50. f4 Nd5 51. fxe5 Ne3+ 52. Ke2 Nc4 $19) 
50... Rb6 51. Ke2 Kf5 (51... Rb5 {seems even better} 52. Kd2 $19) 52. Kd2 (
52. Nd3 Nxd3 53. Kxd3 Kg5 $19) 52... Kg5 (52... Rd6+ {keeps an even firmer
grip} 53. Ke2 Nd5 54. Rxh4 Nf4+ 55. Kf2 Rd2+ 56. Kf1 $19) 53. Ke2 (53. 
Kc1 {is not much help} 53... Rb5 $19) 53... Nd5 54. Ra5 (54. Kf1 {does not
help much} 54... Nf4 $19) 54... Nf4+ (54... Rb2+ {might be the shorter
path} 55. Kd3 Nf4+ 56. Kc3 $19) 55. Kf1 Rb1 {Black gets deadly initiative} 
56. Kf2 h3 {Do you see the mate threat?} 57. gxh3 Nxh3+ 58. Ke2 Nf4+ 
59. Kf2 Rb6 (59... h4 60. Rxa6 h3 61. Ra8 Rxe1 62. Rg8+ Kh4 63. Rg4+ Kh5 
64. Kxe1 $19) 60. Rc5 (60. Ra2 {doesn't improve anything} 60... h4 61. 
Nc2 a5 $19) 60... h4 61. Rc8 Rb2+ 62. Kf1 (62. Nc2 {hardly improves
anything} 62... Nd5 63. Kg1 h3 $19) 62... h3 63. Rg8+ Kf5 (63... Kf5 64. 
Rg1 Ne2 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 
cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O b6 13. 
Rad1 Na5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Qf4 Qf6 16. Qe3 {White prepares the advance
e5@aBe4e5} 16... Qe7 17. e5 {White gains space} (17. Rfe1 h6 18. Ne5 
Rfd8 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Rac8 21. Bb3 Rc7 22. Rd2 Qb4 23. Red1 Rc3 
24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Rc8 26. d5 e5 {Loureiro,L-Lima,D/Americana ch-BRA
1996/0-1 (54)}) (17. Rc1 Rac8 $10) 17... Bxf3 (17... Bd5 18. Rc1 $15) 18. 
Qxf3 Rac8 $14 (18... Qh4 19. g3 Qh6 20. Rfe1 $14) 19. d5 $10 (19. Qe4 g6 $14) 
19... exd5 20. Qxd5 Rfd8 (20... Nb7 21. Ba6 Rc7 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. f4 $10) 
21. Qe4 {Threatening mate... how?} 21... g6 22. Ba6 Rc7 (22... Rxd1 23. 
Rxd1 Rc3 24. f4 $10) 23. h3 $10 (23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. f4 Nc6 $10) 23... Nc6 $14 (
23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nc6 25. Re1 $14) 24. f4 $10 (24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. f4 
Qc5+ 26. Kh2 Qc2 $10) 24... Qc5+ (24... Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nb4 26. Bc4 Qc5+ 
27. Kh2 Qxc4 28. Rd4 Qxa2 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Qxb4 $15) 25. Kh2 Rd4 26. 
Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Qc2 Qc5 28. Qxc5 $10 (28. Qd3 Qd4 $14) 28... bxc5 29. Rb1 
Kf8 30. Kg3 (30. g4 h6 $10) 30... Ke7 31. Kf3 c4 32. Ke3 c3 33. Bd3 c2 $14 (
33... f6 $5 {should not be overlooked} 34. Rb5 Nd8 $10) 34. Bxc2 (34. Rc1 
Nb4 35. a3 Nd5+ 36. Ke4 Rc3 37. Rxc2 Rxa3 $14) 34... Nxe5 35. Bb3 (35. 
fxe5 {Weaker is} 35... Rxc2 36. Rb7+ Ke6 37. Rxa7 Rxg2 $10) 35... Nd7 
36. Re1 Nc5 37. Kd4+ Kd6 38. Bc4 Ne6+ 39. Bxe6 fxe6 40. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 
Be7 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f4 Qa5 11. Kb1 Rd8 12. h4 Bd7 13. Bd3 
h6 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 {White terminates the opponent with strong
threats.} 15... Bc6 16. Qe3 (16. Qf4 Nh5 17. Qg4 Rxd3 18. Rxd3 hxg5 19. 
Qxh5 gxh4 20. Rd4 g6 21. Rg4 Qc5 22. Rf1 Bf6 23. Rxg6+ fxg6 24. Qxg6+ 
Bg7 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Anand,V/Melody Amber rapid 1997}) 16... Rxd3 $4 $16 {
releasing the pressure on the opponent} (16... Ng4 {would keep Black
alive} 17. Qg3 hxg5 18. hxg5 Qxe5 (18... Nxe5 $4 19. Rh8+ Kxh8 20. Qh4+ 
Kg8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qh8#) 19. Qxg4 Qxg5 20. Bh7+ Kf8 $10) 17. Rxd3 (17. 
cxd3 $6 Nd5 18. Qh3 Nxc3+ (18... hxg5 19. hxg5 Nxc3+ 20. bxc3 Qb5+ 21. 
Ka1 Qb2+ 22. Kxb2 Ba3+ 23. Kxa3 Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxa8 f5 26. gxf6+ 
Kf7 27. Qh8 gxf6 28. Qxf6+ Ke8 29. Rh8+ Kd7 30. Qd8#) 19. bxc3 Ba3 $10 (
19... hxg5 20. hxg5 Qb5+ 21. Ka1 Qb2+ 22. Kxb2 Ba3+ 23. Kxa3 Kf8 24. 
Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxa8 f5 26. gxf6+ Kf7 27. Qh8 gxf6 28. Qxf6+ Ke8 29. Rh8+ 
Kd7 30. Qd8#)) 17... hxg5 18. hxg5 {With the decisive threat Qh3@aCe3h3} 
18... Bxg2 19. gxf6 Bxh1 20. Qg1 $1 {doomsday. Threatening mate: Qxg7} (
20. Qg1 Bxf6 21. exf6 $18) (20. fxe7 $6 {is the less attractive
alternative} 20... Re8 21. Qf4 Bc6 $18 (21... Rxe7 $4 {the pawn is safe
and cannot be captured without dire consequences} 22. Qh4 Re8 23. Rh3 $18))
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 Nc6 
8. O-O Bd6 9. b3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nxc6 {Attacking the isolated pawn
on d5@aCc3d5Cd1d5Af6d5} (11. Bb2 Bc7 (11... Re8 12. Rc1 Bc7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 
14. Qd4 Qd6 15. g3 Bh3 16. Rfd1 Qe6 17. Qh4 Qf5 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 
dxe4 20. Be2 Re6 21. Qh5 {Sutorokhin,E-Dupsky,L/(4) 1992/0-1 (44)}) 12. 
Rc1 Qd6 13. g3 Bh3 14. Re1 Ne5 15. Ncb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qb4 17. Nxc7 Qe4 
18. f3 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Qf2 20. Rg1 Rxa2 {
Ostrowski,L-Zolnierowicz,K/Polish tt-ch Krynica POL 1997/0-1 (30)}) (11. 
Bb2 Qc7 12. h3 Rd8 $14) 11... bxc6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 12. Bb2 
Re8 13. Rc1 h5 $14 (13... Qe7 $5 $10 {has some apparent merit}) 14. Na4 
Ng4 15. Bxg4 (15. h3 Nh2 16. Re1 Qg5 $14) 15... Bxg4 16. Qd4 {The mate
threat is Qxg7} 16... Be5 17. Qd2 Qf6 $16 (17... Bxb2 18. Nxb2 Qg5 19. 
f3 $10) 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. f3 Bf5 20. Rc3 (20. Nc5 Rae8 21. e4 Bc8 $14 (
21... dxe4 22. fxe4 Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Qa5 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 $18)) 20... 
Rae8 (20... Rd8 21. Rd1 $14) 21. Rfc1 {Attacking the backward pawn on
c6@aCc1c6Cc3c6Af6c6} (21. Nc5 d4 {the only proper thing is for Black to
hand back some goodies} 22. Qxd4 Rd8 $14) 21... Qe7 {Can e3 get
defended?@aCe5e3Ce7e3Ce8e3Ac3e3Ad2e3} 22. Re1 Qb4 23. Qc1 R8e6 $14 (
23... Qe7 24. Rxc6 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. Rxa6 $16) 24. 
Nc5 {A valuable piece} 24... Rg6 25. Kh1 Qh4 {The mate threat is Rxg2} 
26. Qd2 (26. Re2 d4 27. Rc4 Rd6 $14) 26... d4 27. Rc4 dxe3 {White has to
watch this pawn. Threatening mate: exd2} 28. Rxe3 (28. Rxh4 $4 {cheese in
a trap} 28... exd2 29. Rg1 Rd6 $19) 28... Rd6 {Do you see the mate
threat?} 29. Qc1 (29. Rxh4 $4 {a fat bite, but...} 29... Rxd2 30. h3 
Rxe3 31. Rxh5 g6 $19) (29. Rxe5 $4 {avaricious play} 29... Rxd2 30. Rc1 
Qd4 $19) (29. Qxd6 $4 {White is too greedy} 29... Qe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1#) 
29... Qe7 30. Rxe5 (30. Ne4 Qa7 $10) 30... Qxe5 31. Ne4 (31. Nxa6 $4 {that
pawn is deadly bait and will cause White grave problems} 31... Qe2 32. 
h3 Rd1+ 33. Qxd1 Qxd1+ 34. Kh2 Qd6+ 35. Kh1 Bd3 $19) 31... Rd4 (31... 
Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Qb2 33. Re8+ (33. Qxb2 $4 Rd1+ 34. Re1 Rxe1#) 33... Kh7 
34. Re1 (34. Qxb2 {White is only concerned with material} 34... Rd1+ 
35. Re1 Rxe1#) 34... Qxa2 35. Qc5 $15) 32. Rxd4 Qxd4 33. Ng3 (33. Nc5 Bc8 $10) 
33... Bg6 34. Ne2 Qe5 (34... Qf2 35. Qd1 $10) 35. Nf4 Bh7 (35... Bb1 36. 
a3 $10) 36. h3 (36. h4 Bb1 37. a3 Bc2 $10) 36... h4 37. Qd2 (37. Qxc6 Qe1+ 
38. Kh2 Qg3+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qg3+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 $10) 37... 
g5 38. Nh5 {Threatening mate... how?} 38... Bg6 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Nf6+ 
Kg7 41. Ng4 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. c4 b6 {Opening = A40 - 1.d4 ---} 2. d4 e6 3. a3 Bb7 4. d5 (4. Nc3 f5 
5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. g3 c5 8. Bg2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Bxb7 Nxd3+ 
11. exd3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Bxc6+ Kf7 14. Bxa8 Qxa8 15. O-O h5 16. 
h4 Qf3 17. Be3 g5 18. Bxg5 Bc5 19. Kh2 Bxf2 20. Bf4 Rg8 {0-1
Rossi,G-Luther,T/Saint Vincent ITA 1998}) 4... f5 5. g3 (5. Nc3 Nf6 6. 
Nf3 a5 7. g3 Na6 8. Bg2 Nc5 9. O-O Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nb5 Ne8 12. Rc1 
a4 13. Be3 Nb3 14. Rc2 Nd6 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Rc1 Bxc3 18. 
Rxc3 Qf6 19. Qc1 Nc8 20. Re1 Qe7 21. f4 Nd6 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. e4 fxe4 
24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Qf6 26. Qd2 Rae8 27. Rce3 Qd4 28. Qxd4 cxd4 29. 
R3e2 c5 30. dxc6 Bxc6 31. Bxc6 dxc6 32. Rxe6 Rxe6 33. Rxe6 d3 34. Kf2 
Rb8 {Salov-Bricard,E/ 1990/1-0 (54)}) 5... Nf6 6. Bg2 (6. Nc3 Bc5 $10) 
6... Na6 (6... Ne4 7. Nf3 $10) 7. Nh3 (7. Nc3 Nc5 $10) 7... Bd6 8. O-O O-O 
9. b4 Be5 (9... exd5 10. cxd5 Be5 11. Ra2 $10) 10. Ra2 exd5 11. cxd5 Ne4 $14 (
11... Ne8 12. Bf4 Qf6 13. Qa4 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 $10) 12. Qd3 (12. Bxe4 fxe4 
13. Ng5 c5 14. dxc6 dxc6 $16 (14... Bxc6 $2 15. b5 $18)) 12... c6 $16 (
12... Nd6 $5 $14) 13. Bxe4 $14 (13. f3 Nd6 14. f4 Bf6 15. dxc6 dxc6 $14) 
13... fxe4 14. Qxe4 Bf6 15. d6 Qe8 16. Qxe8 (16. Ng5 Qh5 17. g4 Qh4 $16) 
16... Raxe8 17. Rd1 c5 18. b5 Nb8 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Rf5 21. Nh3 Re4 
22. Nc3 (22. Nf4 Rc4 $14) 22... Rc4 23. Rd3 g5 24. f3 {Consolidates e4} 
24... g4 25. Nf4 gxf3 $16 (25... h5 26. Kf2 $14) 26. exf3 {Controls e4} 
26... Rd4 (26... Rf8 27. Kf2 $16) 27. Rad2 (27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Nce2 Rxb5 
29. Nxd4 Rb1+ 30. Kf2 Nc6 31. Nxc6 Bxc6 $14) 27... Bxf3 (27... Rxd3 28. 
Rxd3 (28. Nxd3 Rxf3 (28... Bxf3 29. Rf2 $10) 29. Ne2 a6 $15) 28... Kf8 29. 
Kf2 $16) 28. Rxd4 $1 {keeping the advantage} 28... cxd4 29. Rxd4 a6 $18 (
29... Rc5 30. Rd3 Bb7 31. Re3 $16) 30. a4 $16 (30. Rd3 Bb7 31. Ncd5 Bxd5 
32. Nxd5 Kf7 33. bxa6 Nxa6 34. Nxb6 Ke6 $18) 30... Rc5 (30... axb5 31. 
axb5 Rc5 32. Rd3 $16) 31. Rd3 Bg4 $18 (31... Bb7 $5 $16) 32. Re3 Kf8 (
32... axb5 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. Rxb8 Rxc3 35. axb5 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. 
Ke3 Rxh2 38. Rxb6 $16) 33. Nfd5 axb5 34. axb5 Be6 35. Nxb6 Kf7 36. Kf2 
h5 (36... h6 37. Kf3 $18) 37. Nba4 Rc4 (37... Rg5 38. Re4 $18) 38. Rf3+ Kg7 
39. Rf4 Rc8 40. Ke3 Kg6 (40... Bf7 {a fruitless try to alter the course
of the game} 41. Kd4 $18) 41. Kd2 (41. Ne4 {makes it even easier for White} 
41... Re8 $18) 41... Kg7 42. Kd3 Kg6 (42... Bf7 {cannot change what is in
store for ?} 43. Nb6 Re8 44. Kd4 $18) 43. Nb6 Re8 44. Kd4 Bf7 45. Ne4 
Be6 (45... Kg7 {does not save the day} 46. Na4 $18) 46. Nd5 Kg7 (46... 
Bxd5 {does not improve anything} 47. Kxd5 Kg7 48. Rf5 $18) 47. Ne7 (47. 
Ne7 Bg4 48. Nf6 $18) (47. Nc7 $5 {might be the shorter path} 47... Rc8 
48. Nxe6+ dxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = B92 - 6.Be2} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. 
Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 b6 10. f3 $10 {Covers g4} (
10. Bg5 Nbd7 (10... Bb7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bc4 Nc6 13. Bd5 Rc8 14. Nd2 b5 
15. a3 Qc7 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Qd2 b4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Bb3 Bc6 20. Rfd1 
a5 21. Ne1 Ra8 22. Nd3 Qb6 23. f3 h6 24. Nxb4 axb4 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. 
Qxd5 Ra7 27. Rxa7 Qxa7 28. Qc4 Rb8 29. g3 Kh7 30. Kg2 Qe3 31. Rxd6 Rc8 
32. Qf1 Rd8 33. Rxd8 Bxd8 34. Bxf7 Qd2+ 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Bb6+ 
37. Ke2 Bd4 38. c3 bxc3 39. b3 g5 40. Kd3 Kg7 41. Be8 Kf6 42. b4 Bg1 
43. h4 gxh4 44. gxh4 Bf2 45. h5 Ke7 46. Ba4 Bg3 47. Kxc3 {1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G-Gelfand,B/Ciudad de Linares XIV 1997}) 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 
Rb8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rad1 Nf6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Nxe4 17. Rd5 Re8 
18. f3 Nf6 19. Rd6 Kf8 {Waitzkin,J-Gormally,D/Europe vs Americas Mermaid
Beach BER 1998/1-0 (71)}) (10. Be3 Bb7 11. f3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 
14. exd5 Nd7 15. c4 bxc3 16. bxc3 Bg5 17. Bf2 Qc7 18. c4 Rab8 19. a5 
Rfe8 20. Rb1 g6 21. Bd3 Ba8 22. Qc2 Rb4 23. Be1 Rbb8 24. Bf2 Rb4 25. 
Be1 Rbb8 26. Bf2 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-De Firmian,N/WchT 4th Lucerne 1997}) (
10. Qd3 Bb7 $14) 10... Bb7 11. a4 (11. Bc4 Nbd7 $14) 11... Nc6 (11... d5 
12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bd3 $10) 12. Bg5 Nb4 13. Nb1 h6 14. Bxf6 
Bxf6 (14... gxf6 $2 15. Qd2 d5 16. c3 (16. Qxh6 $6 Nxc2 17. Ra2 f5 $10) 
16... dxe4 17. cxb4 exf3 18. Bxf3 $18) 15. Na3 $10 (15. a5 b5 $14) 15... 
Qc7 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. Nc4 {White plans a5. Exerts pressure on the backward
pawn@aBa4a5} 17... Rfd8 18. a5 (18. Qe3 Nb4 19. Qxb6 Qxb6 20. Nxb6 Rab8 $14) 
18... bxa5 19. Nbxa5 Nd4 (19... Bg5 20. Qd5 $14) 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. Bd3 
Bg5 22. Qf2 a5 23. Ra4 Ne6 (23... Nc6 24. b3 $14) 24. Rfa1 {The pressure
on the isolated pawn grows@aCa1a5Ca4a5Cc4a5Aa8a5} 24... Nc5 $16 (24... 
Nf4 25. Qe1 $16) 25. Rxa5 {The passed pawn on b2 will become decisive
later} 25... Rxa5 26. Rxa5 Nxd3 27. cxd3 d5 28. Rxd5 $14 (28. exd5 Rxd5 
29. Qe1 Rxa5 30. Nxa5 Qxb2 $10) 28... Rxd5 29. exd5 Qxd5 30. Qe2 Bf6 
31. g3 $14 (31. Qe4 Qb5 $16) 31... h5 $16 (31... Kf8 32. Qe4 Qc5 33. Kg2 $16) 
32. Kg2 g6 33. h3 (33. Qe4 Qb5 $16) 33... Bg7 (33... Kf8 34. Qe4 Qb5 35. 
h4 $16) 34. g4 $14 (34. Qe4 Qb5 $16) 34... hxg4 35. hxg4 f5 36. Kf1 Kf7 
37. Qe3 Bf6 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Ke2 Kg6 40. Kd1 (40. b4 Kf7 $16) 40... Qa8 (
40... Kf7 41. b4 $16) 41. Ke2 $10 (41. Nxe5+ $5 Bxe5 42. Qxe5 Qxf3+ 43. 
Kd2 $18) 41... Qd5 42. b4 Kf7 43. Qa7+ (43. b5 Ke8 $18) 43... Be7 44. Ne3 $16 (
44. Qa5 Ke6 45. Qxd5+ Kxd5 46. b5 $16) 44... Qe6 (44... Qb3 45. Qc7 (45. 
Nxf5 Qc2+ 46. Ke3 Qc1+ 47. Ke2 Qc2+ 48. Ke1 Qc3+ 49. Ke2 Qc2+ $10) 
45... Qb2+ 46. Nc2 $16) 45. b5 e4 $2 $18 (45... Qb3 $5 46. Qd7 Qb2+ 47. 
Kd1 Qb1+ 48. Kd2 Qb2+ 49. Nc2 Kf6 50. Qc6+ Kf7 $16) 46. Qa4 $16 (46. fxe4 $5 
fxe4 47. dxe4 Qxe4 $18) 46... exd3+ 47. Kxd3 Qd7+ 48. Ke2 Kg6 (48... Qe6 
49. Qc4 $18) 49. Qc4 Bd6 50. b6 Qe7 51. Kd3 Bc5 (51... Be5 52. Qc6+ Qd6+ 
53. Nd5 $18) 52. Qg8+ Kh5 53. Qh8+ $16 (53. Nd5 $5 Qd6 54. Qf7+ Kh6 55. 
b7 $18) 53... Kg6 54. Nd5 Qf7 $18 (54... Qd6 $5 55. Qg8+ Kh6 $16) 55. Nf4+ (
55. Qd8 Ba3 $18) 55... Kg5 56. Qd8+ $1 {a tough check to counter} 56... 
Kh6 (56... Kxf4 $4 {capturing the knight loses} 57. Qc7+ Qxc7 58. bxc7 $18) 
57. Nd5 Qg7 (57... Qe6 $18) 58. Qh4+ Kg6 59. Qg3+ (59. Qg3+ Kh6 60. Qh2+ 
Kg5 61. Qg2+ Kh6 62. Qxg7+ Kxg7 63. Kc4 $18) (59. b7 Qxb7 60. Nf4+ Kg7 
61. Ne6+ Kg8 62. Nxc5 Qd5+ 63. Qd4 Qxf3+ 64. Kc2 f4 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 d5 {Opening = D20 - 3.---} 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 
Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be6 {The backward pawn on d4 becomes a
target@aCc6d4Cd8d4Ae3d4} 8. Ne2 Nb4 9. Be4 Bd5 10. f3 e6 11. a3 (11. 
Nbc3 Qd7 12. O-O Nc4 13. Bc1 Rd8 14. b3 Nb6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 
17. Qc1 O-O 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Na3 f5 20. exf6 Rxf6 {
Kasparov,G-Huebner,R/Brussels 1987/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 11... Nc6 (11... Nc4 
12. Bc1 Nc6 13. Nbc3 $10) 12. Nbc3 (12. Nd2 f6 $10) 12... Bxe4 $14 (12... 
Nc4 13. Bf4 $10 (13. Nxd5 $2 {is nothing because of} 13... exd5 14. Qd3 
Nxe3 (14... dxe4 {is no comparison} 15. Qxc4 exf3 16. O-O $10) 15. Qxe3 
dxe4 $19)) 13. fxe4 Nc4 14. Bc1 Qd7 15. b3 Nb6 16. O-O Be7 17. Be3 O-O 
18. Qc2 f6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Rxf6 Bxf6 {Pawn
d4, live or die!@aCc6d4Cd7d4Cf6d4Ae2d4Ae3d4} 21. Rd1 Rf8 22. Qd3 $10 (
22. d5 exd5 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Nxd5 Qd6 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $10) 22... a6 {
Secures b5} 23. Kh1 Qe7 24. e5 {This push gains space} (24. b4 Rf7 $10) 
24... Bg5 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Ne4 Qg6 27. Nc5 Qxd3 {Do you see the mate
threat?} 28. Rxd3 (28. Nxd3 Nd5 $10) 28... Rf1+ 29. Ng1 Nd8 30. g3 Nd5 {A
comfortable square for the black knight} 31. b4 Rc1 32. h4 Kf7 (32... h6 
33. Kg2 $10) 33. Kg2 Rc2+ 34. Kf3 Ke7 35. Ne2 Nb6 36. Rc3 Rxc3+ 37. Nxc3 
Nc4 38. a4 Nc6 39. Ke4 (39. Ne2 Nxb4 40. Nf4 Nd5 41. Nxd5+ exd5 42. Nxb7 
Nd2+ 43. Kf4 Ne4 $10) 39... Nxb4 40. Nxb7 c6 $14 (40... Nd2+ 41. Kf4 $10) 
41. Nc5 a5 42. Ne2 Nd5 (42... Nd2+ 43. Ke3 Nc4+ 44. Kf2 $14) 43. Nf4 {
Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn@aCc5e6Cf4e6Ae7e6} 43... Nxf4 (
43... Nb2 44. h5 $14) 44. Kxf4 Nb6 45. Kg5 {White activates its king} 
45... Kf7 46. Nb7 Nxa4 47. Nd8+ Ke7 $14 (47... Ke8 48. Nxe6 Nc3 49. 
Nxg7+ Kf7 50. Nf5 $15) 48. Nxc6+ Kf7 49. Nxa5 Nc3 50. Kg4 h5+ (50... Nb5 
51. Nb3 $16) 51. Kf3 (51. Kxh5 Ne2 $18) 51... Nd5 (51... g5 52. Nc4 $16) 
52. Nb7 Kg6 53. Nd6 Nb4 54. Ke4 Nd5 55. Kd3 Nb4+ 56. Kc4 {White begins
to deal mighty blows} 56... Nd5 57. Kc5 Nc3 $2 $18 (57... Ne3 $5 $16) 
58. Kc6 Ne2 59. d5 exd5 60. e6 {The passed pawn on e6 will quickly
become a dangerous weapon} (60. Kxd5 $6 Nc3+ 61. Ke6 Na4 $18) 60... Kf6 (
60... Nd4+ 61. Kxd5 Kf6 62. Ne8+ Ke7 63. Kxd4 Kxe6 64. Nxg7+ Kf6 65. 
Nxh5+ Kf5 $18) 61. Kd7 $1 {a brilliant end} (61. Kd7 g5 62. e7 Nxg3 63. 
e8=Q gxh4 64. Qe7+ Kg6 65. Ke6 Ne4 66. Nxe4 dxe4 67. Qf6+ Kh7 68. Kf7 
h3 69. Qg7#) (61. Kxd5 $6 {succumbs to} 61... Nxg3 62. Ne8+ Ke7 63. Nxg7 
Kf6 64. Ne8+ Ke7 $14) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = D85 - 4.cd5 Nd5 5.e4 Nc3 6.bc3 Bg7 7.---} 2. c4 g6 
3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. 
Ne2 b5 10. Bb3 a5 11. O-O Ba6 (11... a4 12. Bc2 Ba6 13. Re1 Nd7 14. e5 
e6 15. Ng3 c5 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Qa5 20. 
Qd2 Rac8 21. Qe3 {Atalik,S-Alterman,B/TCN Cup 3rd 1997/1-0 (42)}) (11... 
Na6 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Rb1 Qd7 14. f4 e6 15. f5 exf5 16. exf5 a4 17. Bc2 
Rfe8 18. Qd2 c5 19. Rf2 cxd4 20. Bxd4 b4 21. Qf4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Nc7 23. 
f6 Nd5 24. Qh6 Nxf6 25. Rxf6 bxc3 26. Rd1 Be4 27. Rff1 Rad8 28. Bxe4 
Qa7 29. Qe3 Rd7 30. Rfe1 Red8 31. Nc2 {1-0 Dautov,R-Lucke,N/ 1990}) (
11... Nd7 12. Bg5 Nb6 13. a3 Qc7 14. Qd2 c5 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ba6 
17. Nf4 c4 18. Bc2 e5 19. Ne2 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. f4 exd4 22. f5 Nd7 
23. Nxd4 Qe5 24. Nf3 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. cxb4 Bb7 27. Kf2 Nf6 28. 
Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Ke3 Re8 30. fxg6 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Paris 1992}) (
11... e5 12. a4 $10) 12. Be3 (12. Ba3 Nd7 $10) 12... Nd7 (12... b4 13. cxb4 
axb4 14. Rc1 $10) 13. a3 (13. Qd2 Nb6 $10) 13... e5 (13... c5 14. Rb1 $10) 
14. Qd2 (14. f4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nf6 $10) 14... Qe7 {Black prepares the
advance b4@aBb5b4} (14... b4 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rfd1 $14) 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. 
Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ng3 (17. Qg5 Rfe8 18. Ng3 exd4 $10) 17... a4 {Black gets
more space} 18. Ba2 b4 (18... Qxa3 $4 {taking the pawn will bring Black
grief} 19. Bxf7+ $1 {and the rest is history} 19... Rxf7 20. Rxa3 $18) 
19. cxb4 (19. Rfd1 b3 20. Bb1 Rfb8 $15) 19... Bxf1 20. Rxf1 exd4 21. Qxd4 {
Black gets strong play along the open d-file} 21... Rad8 22. Qe3 Ng4 {
With the decisive threat Qh4@aCe7h4} 23. Qe2 $17 (23. Qc3 $5 $15 {is an
interesting idea}) 23... Qg5 24. Qf3 (24. Bc4 Rd2 25. Qf3 Ne5 $17) 24... 
h5 25. Bb1 Rd2 $10 (25... h4 $5 26. Ne2 Rd2 $15) 26. h3 Nf6 $10 (26... Ne5 $5 {
is interesting} 27. Qc3 Qf4 $10) 27. Qc3 Rfd8 $14 (27... Qf4 28. Nf5 gxf5 
29. Qxf6 $10) 28. e5 $17 (28. f4 {and White can hope to survive} 28... 
Qh4 29. e5 $14) 28... h4 $10 (28... Nd5 $5 29. Qxc6 Nf4 $17) 29. exf6 hxg3 {
Black gets deadly initiative} 30. fxg3 (30. Qxc6 Rxf2 31. Qc1 Rxf1+ 32. 
Qxf1 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Rc8 34. Bd3 Rc1 35. Be2 Rxf1+ 36. Bxf1 Qf2 37. Bd3 
Qe1+ 38. Bf1 Qxf1#) 30... Rd1 31. Be4 (31. Qf3 Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 Qxg3 $19) 
31... Rxf1+ $4 $15 {weakening the position} (31... R8d3 $1 {and Black
could have gained the advantage} 32. Qxd3 Rxd3 33. Bxd3 Qe3+ 34. Kh2 
Qxd3 $19) 32. Kxf1 Rd6 33. Kg1 (33. Bxc6 $2 {leads to nothing} 33... Rd1+ 
34. Kf2 Rc1 $19) 33... Re6 34. Bxc6 (34. h4 Qxf6 35. Qxf6 Rxf6 $10) 34... 
Re3 {Threatening mate... how?} 35. Qd2 Qxg3 36. Bb5 Rxa3 37. Qh6 $2 $19 (
37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Qd4 $19) 37... Qe1+ 38. Bf1 {Threatening mate: Qg7} 
38... Qe3+ (38... Qe3+ 39. Qxe3 Rxe3 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = A47 - 2.Nf3 b6} 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. 
Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bxf6 (8. Bh4 d5 (8... O-O 9. O-O d6 10. 
Qe2 Nbd7 11. e4 cxd4 12. cxd4 a6 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Rac1 b5 15. Rfd1 Nxg3 
16. hxg3 Qa5 17. Nb3 Qb6 18. g4 Rfc8 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. g5 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 
Bxe4 22. gxh6 Bxf3 23. gxf3 g6 24. Kg2 Qd8 25. f4 Bf8 26. Rh1 Rxc1 27. 
Nxc1 Qf6 28. Ne2 Rc8 29. b3 d5 30. Ng3 Bd6 31. h7+ Kh8 32. Ne2 Qf5 33. 
Rh3 Rc2 34. Qa5 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 Rc8 36. Qxa6 Rd8 37. Qb6 Be7 38. Qc7 Bf6 
39. Qxf7 Bg7 {0-1 Bulic,J-Muhtarov,L/Portoroz op 1997}) 9. O-O Nc6 10. 
Rc1 O-O 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. Bg3 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf6 14. Bb1 Rc8 15. Bf4 Qe7 
16. e4 cxd4 17. e5 dxc3 {0-1 Rau,H-Vovsha,E/EuYouth U12 Boys Tallinn EST
1997}) 8... Bxf6 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Ba6 (10. a3 d5 11. b4 O-O 12. b5 Na5 13. 
h4 Re8 14. Ne5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 f6 17. Nf3 Qc7 18. Qb2 Rec8 
19. O-O Nc4 {Kamsky,G-Ljubojevic,L/Belgrade 1991/1/2-1/2 (34)}) (10. h4 
Qc7 11. h5 d5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 Rfd8 14. Bb1 a5 15. a4 Ba6 16. Bd3 
Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rab8 18. Re2 Qb7 19. Ra1 e5 {Gausel,E-Olafsson,H/Gausdal
Eikram mem 1996/1/2-1/2 (88)}) 10... Bxa6 11. Qxa6 O-O 12. O-O (12. Ne4 
Be7 $10) 12... Rb8 (12... Qc7 13. Rac1 $10) 13. a4 $15 (13. Ne4 cxd4 14. 
cxd4 b5 $10) 13... Qc8 14. Qd3 d5 15. Rfb1 a5 (15... c4 16. Qe2 $10) 16. 
Rd1 (16. e4 Qd7 $10) 16... Rd8 17. Qe2 Qb7 $10 (17... Qc7 18. b3 $15) 18. 
Nb1 {The knight aims for Nd2-b1-a3-b5@aBa3b5Bb1a3Bd2b1} 18... Rd7 (
18... b5 19. dxc5 b4 20. Nd4 $10) 19. Na3 Rbd8 20. Nb5 {White can be
proud of that piece} 20... Qb8 21. Rd2 g6 (21... Na7 22. Nxa7 Rxa7 23. 
Rad1 $10) 22. Rad1 Bg7 23. g3 (23. b3 cxd4 24. exd4 Re7 $10) 23... Qb7 
24. h4 h5 (24... Rc8 25. b3 $10) 25. Qf1 c4 {Black wins space} 26. Qg2 (
26. Re2 Na7 $10) 26... Re7 27. Re2 $15 (27. b3 cxb3 28. Rb2 Na7 29. Nxa7 
Qxa7 30. Rxb3 Rc8 $10) 27... Na7 28. Nxa7 Qxa7 29. e4 {The typical lever} 
29... Qd7 30. Ra1 dxe4 (30... Qc7 31. e5 $15) 31. Rxe4 Qc6 32. Re2 (32. 
Ne5 Qd5 $10) 32... Rc7 33. Nd2 (33. Ne5 Qxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Bh6 $10) 33... Qd5 
34. Ne4 (34. Qxd5 Rxd5 35. f3 Kf8 $10) 34... e5 35. dxe5 Qxe5 36. Rae1 
Qf5 37. Ng5 Bf6 (37... Qd7 38. Kh2 $10) 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. Rxd8 Bxd8 40. 
Qe4 Bxg5 $10 (40... Qxe4 41. Nxe4 Rd7 42. Re2 $10) 41. Qxf5 gxf5 42. hxg5 
Kg6 43. f4 Rd7 44. Re2 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Rb1 (45... Rd6 46. Kh3 $10) 46. Kf3 $10 (
46. Rd2 f6 $14) 46... Rf1+ 47. Rf2 (47. Ke3 Rg1 48. Kf2 Rd1 $10) 47... Rd1 
48. Re2 Rf1+ 49. Ke3 Rg1 50. Kf2 Rh1 $14 (50... Rd1 51. Re8 $10) 51. Kg2 $10 (
51. Rd2 Kg7 $14) 51... Rb1 52. Kf3 $10 (52. Rd2 f6 $14) 52... Rf1+ 53. Ke3
1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.---} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. 
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 
Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 
Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 (19... Be6 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. 
Raa1 Bf7 22. Bb5 Qb7 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxa5 Rxb3 25. Ra6 Qc5 26. Qf5 
Bh6 27. Qxf7 Rbb8 28. Qa7 Bxe3 29. Nxe3 Qxc3 30. Rxd6 Ra8 31. Qe7 Kg8 
32. Rd7 e4 33. Qxe4 {1-0 Baumstark,G-Ghinda,E/Rumania 1994}) 20. Be2 Bf7 
21. Nc4 (21. Bf3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Ne7 23. Be4 Bxd5 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. Bxd5 
Qd8 26. Qd3 Qb6 27. Bf7 g6 28. h3 Nf5 29. Re4 Rf8 30. Be6 Ng3 {
Kindermann,S-Birnboim,N/Munich 1987/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 21... Nd4 $14 (21... 
Rb5 22. Nde3 $10) 22. cxd4 Bxd5 23. dxe5 Bxc4 $16 (23... dxe5 24. Nxa5 
Rf4 25. Rxf4 Bxf4 26. Nc4 $16) 24. Bxc4 $14 (24. bxc4 dxe5 25. Qa1 e4 $14) 
24... dxe5 25. Qe2 Qc7 26. Rfa1 $10 (26. Qe1 Bd8 $14) 26... Be7 27. f3 (
27. Qh5 Bc5 28. R4a2 e4 $10) 27... Bb4 28. Rd1 Rf4 29. Raa1 Rbf8 30. Bd5 $15 (
30. Bd3 Rd4 $10) 30... Rd4 31. Kh1 Rd8 32. Be4 {The bishop feels good on
e4} 32... Qc3 33. Rab1 Rxd1+ (33... g6 34. Bb7 Rd2 35. Ba6 $10) 34. Rxd1 
Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Qe1+ (35... Qd4 36. Qc1 Bc5 37. h3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 c5 {Opening = 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1} 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 
5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 
11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 
16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bg5 Nd6 18. Bxe7 Nxe4 19. Bf3 Nd2 20. Qe2 Rfe8 21. d6 
Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Bf8 23. Rxb7 a5 24. h4 {Kramnik,V-Topalov,V/It, Linares
ESP 1998/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 15. Bg5 (15. Rb4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nc4 17. Bg5 f6 
18. Bf4 Nd6 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. Rxb7 a5 21. Qd4 Rab8 22. Ra7 Qa3 23. h4 
Qb4 24. Qa1 Ra8 25. Rc7 Rfc8 26. Rfc1 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 a4 28. Qc1 a3 29. 
Qc6 Qb8 30. Qd7 Qxc7 {0-1 Hoffman,A-Sanchez Almeyra,J/Mar del Plata 1995}) 
15... Qa3 16. Bd2 Bc3 17. Bc1 (17. Bxc3 Qxc3 18. Rc1 Qf6 $15) 17... Qd6 
18. e5 $17 (18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Qd3 Rfc8 $15) 18... Qd7 19. Bd2 Bxf3 $10 (
19... Rfc8 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 21. Qd4 Bxf3 22. Qxc3 Bxe2 23. Rfe1 Qxd5 24. 
Rxe2 $10) 20. Bxf3 $15 (20. Bxc3 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Qxd5 $15) 20... Bxd2 (20... 
Rfc8 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bxc3 Rxc3 23. Qe1 $10) 21. Qxd2 {White gets strong
initiative} 21... Nc4 22. Qe2 b5 $14 (22... Nb6 23. Rfd1 $10) 23. e6 Qd6 
24. exf7+ Kg7 25. Rxb5 Ne5 26. Be4 $14 (26. Re1 Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Rxf7 28. 
Qc3+ Qf6 $14) 26... Rxf7 27. Ra5 Rf6 28. g3 a6 29. Bg2 Raf8 30. Kh1 (30. 
Re1 Qb6 31. Ra3 Nd7 32. Qxe7+ R8f7 $16) 30... h5 (30... g5 31. h3 $14) 
31. Ra4 $14 (31. f4 $5 Nd7 32. Rfa1 $16) 31... Ng4 $16 {Increases the
pressure on the backward pawn@aCf6f2Cf8f2Cg4f2Ae2f2Af1f2} (31... Nf3 
32. Rd1 Kh8 33. Bxf3 Rxf3 34. Rxa6 Rxf2 35. Qd3 $16) 32. f4 $14 (32. f3 
Nh6 $16) 32... e5 33. dxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E63 - 5.g3 0-0 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.0-0 a6} 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 
Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bd2 Bd7 9. Rc1 Rb8 10. 
d5 (10. b3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd5 h6 13. Bc3 Re8 14. Ne1 Be6 15. Nc2 
Qc8 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. f4 Nd7 18. e4 exf4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. gxf4 f5 21. 
exf5 gxf5 22. Rce1 Nf6 23. Nxf6 Kxf6 24. Qc3+ Kf7 25. Bf3 Re7 26. Bh5+ 
Kg8 {1-0 Mittelman,G-Gruenfeld,Y/ISR-ch Jerusalem 1996}) 10... Na5 11. 
b3 b5 12. Nd4 (12. Nb1 c5 13. Qe1 b4 14. e4 Ng4 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 
dxe5 17. Be3 Nb7 18. f4 Rc8 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. Nf3 exf4 21. Bxf4 a5 22. e5 
Nf5 23. g4 Nd4 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. c5 Bxg4 26. Qd2 f6 27. e6 d3 28. Rfe1 
Be2 29. d6 f5 30. Rxe2 dxe2 31. d7 Bc3 32. dxc8=Q Qd4+ 33. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 
34. Kh1 Rxc8 35. c6 Bc3 36. Bg3 g5 37. Bf3 Bd2 38. Rb1 g4 39. Bxe2 Rxc6 
40. Bc4 Bg5 41. Rf1 {1-0 Hansen,L-Ernst,T/Copenhagen 1986}) (12. Nxb5 
Nxc4 (12... Nxb3 13. Qxb3 axb5 14. c5 e6 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Bf4 e5 17. 
Bd2 Qb6 18. Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Ratti,R-Contini,L/Tr Lombardia 1991}) 13. bxc4 
axb5 14. Nd4 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bxd4 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ f6 
19. Qa7 Ra8 20. Qb7 Kf7 21. Rxc7 Rb8 22. Qa7 Ra8 23. Qb7 Rb8 {1/2-1/2
McNab,C-Nunn,J/Dubai 1986}) (12. cxb5 axb5 13. Ne4 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. 
Nxf6+ Bxf6 $10) 12... b4 13. Nb1 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bxd4 15. Rc2 $15 (15. Bh6 
Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ f6 $10) 15... e5 $10 (15... Re8 16. Bg5 Bc5 
17. Nd2 $15) 16. dxe6 Bxe6 $14 (16... fxe6 $5 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 
19. Qd4+ e5 $10) 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. Rd1 $17 (20. 
Qa7 $5 $10 {should be considered}) 20... Rb6 $15 (20... Nxb3 21. axb3 
Bxb3 22. Rc6 Bxd1 23. Qxd1 $17) 21. Nd2 c5 22. Qf4 Qe7 (22... g5 23. Qe3 
Qe7 24. Bd5 $15) 23. Ne4 Bf5 24. Rcd2 {The pressure on the backward pawn
d6 grows@aCd1d6Cd2d6Ce4d6Cf4d6Ab6d6Ae7d6} 24... Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rd8 26. 
Rd5 $15 (26. Bg2 Nb7 $10) 26... Nc6 27. e3 {Controls d4} (27. Rxd6 {
Inferior is} 27... Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Nd4 29. Rxd4 cxd4 $19) 27... Na7 28. 
Bd3 Nb5 29. Bxb5 axb5 (29... Rxb5 $6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Qxd6 32. 
Rxd6 $10) 30. h4 Ra6 31. R1d2 Rda8 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 $17 (33. Qxd6 
Qxd6 34. Rxd6 Rxa2 $17) 33... Rxa2 34. Rb6 Ra3 35. h5 gxh5 (35... Rxb3 
36. Rb8+ Qf8 37. h6 Rb1+ 38. Kg2 Rd1 39. Qe5 Rg1+ 40. Kxg1 f6 41. Qe6+ 
Kh8 42. Rxf8#) 36. Qh6 $17 (36. Rc6 $5 {looks like a viable alternative} 
36... Ra1+ 37. Kg2 $10) 36... Ra8 $10 (36... Qe5 $5 37. Qc6 Ra1+ 38. Kg2 
Ra2 $15) 37. Qxh5 Qe4 {Black prepares c4@aBc5c4} (37... Kh8 38. Qf3 Re8 
39. Rxb5 $18) 38. Qg5+ Kh8 {Do you see the mate threat?} 39. Qf6+ Kg8 
40. Qg5+ (40. Rxb5 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qg6 $10 (41... Qxb3 $4 {the pawn is
something Black will choke on} 42. Rxc5 Qd3 43. Rg5+ Qg6 44. Rxg6+ hxg6 
45. Qe5 $18)) 40... Kh8 {Threatening mate... how?} 41. Kh2 c4 $4 $18 {
Black gains space} (41... Qf3 42. Rf6 Qb7 43. Qxc5 Rd8 $18) 42. Qf6+ Kg8 
43. Qg5+ $4 $10 {gives the opponent new chances} (43. Rxb5 {the advantage
is on the side of White} 43... h6 44. Qxh6 $18) 43... Kh8 44. Qf6+ $10 (
44. Rxb5 Qg6 45. Qd5 $18 (45. bxc4 Qxg5 46. Rxg5 Rc8 $10)) 44... Kg8 45. 
Qg5+ $4 $10 {allows the opponent back into the game} (45. Rxb5 {White has
the better game} 45... h6 46. Qxh6 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 c5 {Opening = D32 - 3.Nc3 c5 (4.cd5 ed5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.---)} 2. c4 
Nc6 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 
9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Be5 11. Bf3 {Attacks the isolani on
d5@aCc3d5Cf3d5Ad8d5Af6d5} 11... Nxd4 12. exd4 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Qc7+ 14. 
Kg1 Qxc3 15. Bg5 Ne4 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. d5 $17 (18. Qd2 Qxd2 
19. Bxd2 Rd8 20. Be3 Be6 21. Rc7 Bd5 22. Rfc1 h6 23. b4 a6 24. a3 g5 
25. R1c5 Kg7 26. Re7 Rd6 27. Rcc7 Rad8 {Bukhman,E-Khasin,A/Tallinn
1965/0-1 (42)}) (18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Bd7 $10) 18... Bd7 (18... f6 19. Bf4 $17) 
19. Qd4 Rfe8 (19... f6 20. Be3 $17) 20. Rfe1 $17 (20. a4 f6 21. Bd2 Qa6 $15) 
20... Bf5 $15 (20... Qxa2 21. b4 $17) 21. b4 (21. d6 f6 (21... Qxa2 22. d7 $16) 
22. Bf4 Rad8 $15 (22... Qxa2 23. d7 Bxd7 24. Qxd7 $18)) 21... Qb6 22. Qxb6 
axb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = D58 - 7.Bh4 b6 (8.cd5 ---)} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. 
Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 
Nbd7 11. Bg3 a6 12. a4 Nh5 (12... Bd6 13. Qe2 Bxg3 14. hxg3 c5 15. Rfd1 
Qe7 16. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,A-Vaganian,R/New York Open 1997}) 13. 
e4 $15 (13. Be5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Nf6 $10) 13... Nxg3 14. hxg3 $15 {
Consolidates h4} (14. fxg3 Nf6 15. Qe2 c5 $10) 14... Bb4 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. 
Rad1 Rfd8 17. e5 {White wins space} 17... Nf8 18. Rd3 Qe8 19. Bb3 a5 
20. Rdd1 Ba6 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rac8 23. Qb3 Ng6 24. Ne4 (24. Na2 c5 $17) 
24... Qc6 25. Nc3 Ne7 26. g4 Bxc3 $15 (26... Nd5 27. Nxd5 exd5 28. g5 $15) 
27. bxc3 Qe4 28. Nh2 Qd5 $10 (28... Rd7 29. Rfe1 Qf4 30. Qc2 $10) 29. c4 
Qe4 30. Rfe1 Qg6 31. d5 {This push gains space} 31... Rd7 (31... exd5 
32. cxd5 c6 33. d6 $10) 32. d6 Nc6 33. c5 Nb4 {An ideal square for the
black knight.} (33... bxc5 $2 {would be great except for} 34. Qb7 Rcd8 
35. Qxc6 cxd6 36. exd6 $18) 34. cxb6 cxd6 $14 (34... cxb6 $5 35. Rc1 Rdd8 $10) 
35. Rxd6 {Here comes the goal-getter.} 35... Rb7 36. Red1 Qg5 $16 (
36... Rc5 $5 $14) 37. Qb1 $14 (37. Rxe6 $5 Qf4 38. Nf3 $16) 37... Nd5 38. 
Qe4 $10 (38. Nf3 $5 {is worth consideration} 38... Qe7 39. Rd3 $10) 
38... Rcb8 (38... Rxb6 39. Nf3 Qe7 40. Rxb6 Nxb6 41. g5 hxg5 42. Qg4 $15) 
39. Nf3 Qe7 40. Qe1 Nxb6 $14 (40... Rxb6 41. Rxb6 Rxb6 42. Qxa5 $14) 41. 
Qxa5 $10 (41. Nd4 Qg5 (41... Nxa4 42. Nc6 Qh4 43. g3 $18) 42. Nc6 Ra8 $16) 
41... Nc4 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. Qa6 $17 (43. Qe1 {is the best option White has} 
43... Rxd8 44. Qe4+ Kg8 45. Rxd8+ Qxd8 46. Qxb7 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qxa4 48. 
g5 $10) 43... Rxd8 44. Rxd8 {Black now must not overlook the idea
Qxc4@aCa6c4} 44... Rb1+ 45. Kh2 Qxd8 {Black threatens strongly
Nxe5@aCc4e5} 46. Qxc4 Kg8 47. Kg3 Ra1 48. Qc6 Ra3 49. Kh2 g6 (49... Ra2 
50. Kg3 $19) 50. Kh3 (50. Qc1 $5 Qf8 51. Qc4 $19) 50... Kg7 (50... Qd5 51. 
Qc1 Rxf3+ 52. gxf3 Qxf3+ 53. Kh2 Qxf2+ 54. Kh3 Qf3+ 55. Kh2 Qe2+ 56. 
Kh3 $17) 51. Kh2 Qa5 {Black begins to deal mighty blows} 52. Qc1 {White
prepares the advance g5@aBg4g5} (52. Qd6 Ra2 $19) 52... Rxa4 53. g5 h5 
54. Qe3 Qb4 {Black plans h4@aBh5h4} 55. g3 (55. Qc1 Qb6 56. Qd2 Qa7 $19) 
55... Ra3 56. Qe2 Qg4 57. Kg2 h4 {With the decisive threat Rxf3@aCa3f3} (
57... h4 58. Ng1 Qxg5 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 {Opening = D37 - 4.Nf3 ---} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. 
Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. 
Kb1 Rd8 (11... a6 12. Nd2 Qb6 13. Nb3 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. cxd5 exd5 
16. Be5 Be6 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Qd2 d4 19. Bxd4 Rfd8 20. Rc1 g6 21. Rhd1 {
Van Wely,L-Kramnik,V/Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee NED 1998/1-0 (47)}) 12. Nd2 
Qb6 $14 (12... e5 $5 {is interesting} 13. Bg5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bg4 $10) 13. 
c5 Qxc5 (13... Bxc5 $2 14. Na4 $1 {it's all over} 14... Qa5 15. Nxc5 $18) 
14. Nb3 Nb4 {Black cannot hang on to his material} 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. 
Rd4 (16. Bc7 Rd7 17. Rd4 Rxc7 18. Rxb4 Bxb4 $16) 16... Qb6 17. Nb5 Ne8 $18 (
17... Qc6 $5 $16) 18. Nc7 e5 (18... Bd7 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 $18) 19. Bxe5 (19. 
Nxa8 {and White can already relax} 19... Qf6 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 $18) 19... 
Bf5 20. Bd3 (20. Qxf5 $5 {and White can already relax} 20... Nxc7 21. 
Rf4 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxf6 gxf6 $18) 20... Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Rac8 22. 
Rc3 (22. Nxd5 Rxc2 23. Nxb6 Rxf2 $18) 22... Bb4 23. Nxd5 $1 {hanging on to
the material is worse.} 23... Rxc3 (23... Rxd5 24. Rxc8 Rxe5 25. Rd1 $18) 
24. Nxc3 Qe6 25. Bg3 Bxc3 26. Qxc3 (26. bxc3 Qc4 $18) 26... Qe4+ 27. Qc2 
Qxg2 28. Rd1 (28. Rc1 a6 $18) 28... Ra8 (28... Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qe4+ 30. Qc2 $18) 
29. Nc5 (29. Qf5 a6 $18) 29... Nf6 (29... Qc6 30. Qf5 $18) 30. Qf5 (30. Nd7 
Nxd7 31. Rxd7 Qf1+ 32. Rd1 Qb5 $18) 30... h6 (30... b6 31. Nd7 Nxd7 32. 
Rxd7 Qf1+ 33. Ka2 Qc4+ 34. b3 Qa6+ 35. Kb2 Qe2+ 36. Ka3 Qa6+ 37. Kb4 $18) 
31. Nd7 (31. e4 b6 32. e5 g6 33. Qxf6 bxc5 $18) 31... Nxd7 32. Qxd7 Qf3 (
32... Qe4+ 33. Qd3 Qe7 34. h3 $18) 33. Qd5 Qe2 (33... Qxd5 34. Rxd5 a6 
35. Kc2 $18) 34. Rc1 Re8 (34... Rf8 35. Qxb7 Qd3+ 36. Ka2 $18) 35. h4 (35. 
Rc7 Qf1+ 36. Kc2 Qe2+ 37. Kb3 Re6 38. Rxb7 Rb6+ 39. Rxb6 axb6 40. Qd8+ 
Kh7 41. Qxb6 h5 $18) 35... h5 (35... Qa6 36. Rc7 Qg6+ 37. Kc1 $18) 36. b3 (
36. Rc7 {makes it even easier for White} 36... Qf1+ 37. Kc2 Qe2+ 38. 
Kc3 Re6 $18) 36... Qg4 37. Kb2 b6 38. Rc7 Qe2+ 39. Rc2 (39. Ka3 Qa6+ 40. 
Kb4 Qa5+ 41. Qxa5 bxa5+ 42. Kxa5 g5 $18) 39... Qg4 40. Rc7 $4 $10 {
weakening the position} (40. Qb7 $18 {would have given White a clear
advantage}) 40... Qe2+ 41. Ka3 {Threatening mate: Qxf7} 41... Qa6+ 42. 
Kb4 Re6 (42... Qa5+ 43. Qxa5 bxa5+ 44. Kxa5 $18) 43. Qf5 (43. Qf5 Qa5+ 
44. Qxa5 bxa5+ 45. Kxa5 $18) (43. Qxh5 {might be the shorter path} 43... 
g6 44. Qd5 Qa1 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E66 - 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5} 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 
O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. 
b3 b5 12. Bb2 e5 13. Rae1 h5 (13... Ng4 14. e3 f5 15. f3 Nh6 16. f4 e4 
17. Nd1 Bxb2 18. Nxb2 Qf6 19. Rb1 Rf7 20. Rfc1 Rfb7 21. Nd1 Bd7 22. 
cxb5 axb5 23. Nf2 {Alonso,R-Bezanilla,A/Colon 1993/1-0 (60)}) (13... Nh5 
14. e3 f5 15. f4 Bd7 16. Nd1 Re8 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. Nf2 Re7 19. Nd3 b4 
20. Bb2 e4 21. Nf2 Nf6 22. Ra1 Nb7 23. a3 a5 24. Ra2 Ree8 25. Rfa1 a4 
26. bxa4 Na5 27. axb4 cxb4 28. Qc1 Rec8 29. Bf1 Be8 30. Qd1 b3 31. Ra3 
Nxd5 32. Bxg7 Nxe3 33. Qb1 Nc2 34. Bc3 Nxa3 35. Rxa3 e3 36. Qb2 exf2+ 
37. Kxf2 Nb7 38. Bg2 Nc5 39. Bf1 Nxa4 40. Rxa4 Bxa4 41. Nf3 Bb5 42. Nd2 
Ba6 43. Bd4 Qa5 44. Be3 Re8 45. Qd4 b2 46. c5 Bxf1 47. Qd5+ Kg7 48. g4 
Rxe3 49. Qd4+ Re5 {0-1 Cafferty,B-Van Zyl Smit,K/Hastings Masters 1995}) (
13... Bh6 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Nh5 17. e3 Bf5 18. Nce4 
Re8 19. Ba1 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Rb4 21. Nd2 Bg7 22. a3 Rb7 23. Bxg7 {
Simic,R-Cabrilo,G/Yugoslavia 1991/1-0 (48)}) (13... bxc4 14. bxc4 Nh5 
15. e4 Bh6 16. Bc1 Bxd2 17. Bxd2 Nxc4 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Nb1 Nb6 20. f4 
exf4 21. gxf4 Bd7 22. Bf3 Na4 23. Qf2 Rb2 24. Nd2 Ng7 25. Kh1 f5 26. 
Bxg7 Kxg7 27. e5 Bb5 28. Rg1 dxe5 29. fxe5 Nb6 30. a4 Bxa4 31. d6 Nc4 
32. Qxc5 Nxd2 33. Bg2 Qb6 34. Qc3 Re6 35. Qc8 Re8 36. Qc3 Nb1 37. Qc4 
Rxg2 38. Rxg2 Bc6 39. Rc1 Rc8 40. Qf1 Bxg2+ {0-1
Scheeren,P-Hebden,M/Silkeborg 1983}) (13... bxc4 14. bxc4 Bh6 15. Ncb1 $10) 
14. Nd1 h4 $14 (14... bxc4 15. bxc4 Re8 16. e3 $14) 15. e4 $10 (15. Ne3 
Re8 $14) 15... hxg3 16. hxg3 $10 (16. fxg3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Bh6 $10) 16... 
Ng4 (16... bxc4 17. bxc4 Bh6 18. Ne3 $10) 17. Bc3 (17. cxb5 axb5 18. f3 
Nf6 $10) 17... Bh6 18. f3 Nf6 19. f4 Ng4 (19... exf4 20. gxf4 Nh5 21. f5 $10) 
20. Nf2 (20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 $14) 20... Bg7 $14 (
20... Nxf2 $5 21. Rxf2 exf4 22. gxf4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Nb7 $10) 21. Bf3 $10 (
21. Nxg4 $5 {deserves consideration} 21... Bxg4 22. cxb5 axb5 23. fxe5 
dxe5 24. Nf3 $14) 21... Nxf2 22. Rxf2 Nb7 (22... b4 23. Bb2 $10) 23. Rh2 
Qe7 24. Kg2 Bd7 $16 (24... b4 25. Bb2 $16) 25. Reh1 Nd8 (25... f5 26. Rh7 $16) 
26. Nf1 (26. a3 f5 $16) 26... f6 (26... bxc4 27. bxc4 f5 28. Rh7 $16) 27. 
Ne3 Nf7 (27... b4 28. Bb2 $16) 28. Bg4 $14 {White intends f5@aBf4f5} (28. 
Rh7 exf4 29. gxf4 b4 $18) 28... bxc4 (28... f5 29. exf5 bxc4 30. f6 (30. 
Nxc4 $6 Bc8 $18) 30... Qxf6 31. Bxd7 cxb3 32. axb3 $18) 29. bxc4 Bxg4 
30. Nxg4 Qd7 31. Ne3 Rb7 32. f5 g5 33. Ng4 Rfb8 34. Rh7 Kf8 35. Kf3 a5 
36. Ke3 (36. Kg2 Qe8 $16) 36... Rb4 $2 $18 (36... a4 $16) 37. Bxb4 (37. Rxg7 $5 {
seems even better} 37... Kxg7 38. Rh7+ Kf8 $18) 37... axb4 $4 {a blunder
in a bad position} (37... cxb4 38. Ke2 Rb7 $18) 38. Rxg7 $1 {it's best to
give back material. White threatens strongly Rhh7@aCh1h7} 38... Kxg7 
39. Rh7+ $3 {giving up material to nicely decide the game} 39... Kf8 
40. Nh6 (40. Nh6 Ra8 41. Rxf7+ (41. Nxf7 Ra3+ 42. Kf2 Kg8 43. Nxg5 Qa4 
44. Qxa4 Rxa4 $16) 41... Qxf7 42. Nxf7 Ra3+ 43. Kf2 Kxf7 44. Ke1 $18) (
40. Nxf6 $6 {is much weaker} 40... Qa7 $16) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C78 - 5.0-0 ---} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 
5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Na3 
Bg4 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. Kh1 exd4 (15... Qf6 16. 
Rg1 Nf4 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rg3 Kh8 20. Qd3 exd4 21. cxd4 e5 
22. d5 Ne7 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Nxc7 Rxb2 25. Ne6 {Svidler,P-Shirov,A/It,
Linares ESP 1998/1-0 (37)}) 16. cxd4 Qf6 17. Be3 Ba5 18. Bd5 (18. Rg1 
Rxb5 19. Ba4 Rxb2 20. Bxc6 Bb6 21. Rg4 Rb4 22. e5 dxe5 23. dxe5 Qe7 
24. Qd5 Bxe3 25. fxe3 g6 26. Rxb4 Qxb4 27. e6 Qc3 {
Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Investbanka Belgrade 1997/1/2-1/2 (45)} (27... Qc3 
28. Rg1 Nf6 29. exf7+ Rxf7 30. Qe6 Kg7 31. Rg5 Qa3 32. Re5 Qd3 33. Kg2 
Qe2+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kg1 h5 37. Rg5 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qc2+ 
39. Kg3 Nh7 40. Qe5+ Kh6 41. Be4 Rxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Qd1+ 43. Kf4 Qf1+ 44. 
Bf3 Qc4+ 45. Be4 Qf1+ {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Investbanka Belgrade
YUG 1997})) 18... Bxe1 19. Bxc6 d5 20. Rc1 $10 (20. exd5 Bb4 $14) 20... Ba5 
21. e5 {White gains space} 21... Qf5 (21... Qe6 22. b4 Bb6 23. Qb3 $10) 
22. Rc5 $15 (22. b4 $5 Bxb4 23. Nxc7 $10) 22... Nf4 {A comfortable square
for the black knight} (22... Rfd8 23. Bxd5 Bb4 24. Be4 $17) 23. Bxf4 (23. 
Bxd5 $2 {is inferior since it leads to} 23... Bb4 (23... Nxd5 $6 24. 
Rxd5 Qh3 25. Na7 $17) 24. Be4 Qh3 25. Bxf4 Bxc5 $19) 23... Qxf4 24. Rxd5 (
24. Bxd5 $2 Bb4 25. Qc2 Rfd8 $19) 24... Rfd8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Qc2 Bb6 
27. Be4 {Attacks the pawn on c7@aCb5c7Cc2c7Ab6c7} 27... g6 {Controls f5} 
28. Qc3 c6 $10 {Covers d5} (28... Qh4 29. Kg2 $17) 29. Nd6 {The knight
dominates} 29... Ra8 (29... Bc7 30. Bxc6 Bxd6 31. exd6 Qxd6 32. d5 $15) 
30. Qe3 Qh4 31. Kg2 Ra1 32. Qb3 {Do you see the mate threat?} 32... 
Qg5+ 33. Kh3 Qh5+ (33... Bxd4 $4 {the pawn contains a lethal dose of
poison} 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qf8#) 34. Kg2 Qg5+ (34... Bxd4 $4 {Black will
not be able to digest the pawn} 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Qf8#) 35. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e6 {Opening = C07 - 3.Nd2 c5 (4.ed5 ---)} 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. 
Ngf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 cxd4 (6... Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. e5 Nd7 
10. Nf1 cxd4 11. cxd4 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Re2 Bd6 15. Bc2 
Bd7 16. Ng3 {Sales,R-Goczo,M/Cala Galdana WYCF g14 1996/0-1 (30)}) 7. 
cxd4 Nge7 (7... Qb6 8. O-O Bb4 9. exd5 exd5 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Bxd2 Nge7 
12. Qb1 h6 13. Re1 Be6 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. Re3 Bg4 17. Rae1 
Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Rfe3 Kf8 21. Qc7 Qf6 22. Qxb7 Rac8 
23. Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Rxe7 Rc1+ 25. Bf1 Rxe7 26. Qxd5 f6 27. Qa8+ Kf7 28. 
Qxa6 Ree1 29. g3 {1-0 Kosten,A-Contin,D/San Benedetto 1991}) (7... dxe4 
8. Nxe4 Nf6 (8... Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O Qa5 11. Bg5 Nd5 12. Ne4 h6 
13. Be3 Bd7 14. a3 Be7 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Bb1 Qb6 17. Qe2 Na7 18. Ne5 {
Knick,P-Kargoll,P/Germany 1988/1-0 (64)}) 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. O-O Nb4 11. 
Be4 Ra7 12. Bd2 Nd5 13. Rc1 Be7 14. Re1 b5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Ba5 Qd7 
17. Bb4 Qd8 18. Ba5 Qd7 19. Rxe7+ Kxe7 20. Qc2 Qd6 21. a3 Kd7 22. Re1 
h5 23. h4 Rg8 24. Bb4 Qf4 25. Re7+ Kd8 26. Rxa7 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Bh3+ 
28. Kxh3 Qxf3+ 29. Kh2 Qf4+ 30. Kg1 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Qh3+ 32. Ke1 Qh1+ 33. 
Kd2 Qe1+ 34. Kxe1 {1-0 Holzke,F-Contin,D/Elekes 1993}) (7... Nb4 8. Be2 $10) 
8. O-O (8. e5 Qb6 $10) 8... Ng6 (8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nf5 10. Be3 $10) 9. a3 {
Covers b4} (9. exd5 exd5 10. Re1+ Be7 $10) 9... Be7 10. b4 O-O 11. Bb2 
Nf4 12. Bc2 b6 $14 (12... dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd7 14. Rc1 $10) 13. e5 $10 {
White gets more space} (13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qc2+ Kg8 16. 
Qxc6 Bd7 $10) 13... Bd7 (13... Bb7 14. Rc1 $10) 14. g3 {Secures h4} 14... 
Ng6 15. Bd3 (15. Rc1 Na7 $10) 15... f6 $14 {Prevents intrusion on g5} (
15... Na7 $5 $10 {should not be overlooked}) 16. Qe2 (16. exf6 Bxf6 17. 
Rc1 b5 $14) 16... fxe5 17. dxe5 (17. Bxa6 {Not} 17... e4 18. Ne1 Bf6 $15) 
17... b5 18. Rac1 Na7 $16 (18... Rc8 19. Nb3 $14) 19. Nd4 a5 (19... Qe8 
20. N2b3 $16) 20. bxa5 Qxa5 21. N2b3 Qb6 22. Qh5 $14 (22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. 
Qc2 Kh7 $16) 22... Be8 (22... Nc6 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Bd4 $18) 23. Rc2 Bf7 (
23... Rc8 24. Rxc8 Nxc8 25. f4 $14) 24. Rfc1 b4 25. a4 Rac8 (25... Rfc8 
26. a5 Qd8 27. a6 $16) 26. a5 (26. Qh3 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 $18) 
26... Qb8 $18 (26... Qb7 27. a6 Qb6 28. f4 $16) 27. f4 $16 (27. Qh3 Rxc2 (
27... Qxe5 $2 {is no good because of} 28. Nf5 Qxf5 29. Bxf5 exf5 30. 
Qxf5 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 $18) 28. Bxc2 Bg5 $18 (28... Qxe5 29. Nf5 Qxb2 30. 
Nxe7+ Kh8 31. Bxg6 $18)) 27... Rxc2 28. Rxc2 (28. Bxc2 Rc8 $16) 28... Rc8 
29. Qe2 Nf8 30. f5 (30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Qe3 Bg6 $14) 30... Rxc2 31. Bxc2 
Qc8 $16 (31... Qc7 32. a6 $14) 32. Bd3 Bd8 33. h4 $14 (33. Qg4 h5 34. Qf4 
Qc7 $16) 33... h5 (33... Bc7 34. Bc2 $14) 34. Kh2 Bc7 35. Nc5 Bxa5 36. 
Ncxe6 Nxe6 37. fxe6 {The passed pawn on e6 will quickly become a
dangerous weapon} 37... Be8 38. e7 Nc6 $4 {Black falls apart} (38... Qc7 
39. Qf3 Qxe7 40. Qxd5+ Qf7 41. Qxa5 Nc6 $18) 39. Nxc6 {Do you see the
mate threat?} 39... Qxc6 40. Qf3 (40. Qf2 Bf7 41. Bh7+ Kxh7 42. Qxf7 
Qc2+ 43. Kh3 Qd1 44. Qf5+ g6 45. Qf7+ Kh6 46. Bc1+ Qxc1 47. Qf4+ Qxf4 
48. gxf4 b3 $18) 40... Bf7 41. Bh7+ $3 {a powerful sacrifice which
decides the game} 41... Kxh7 42. Qxf7 {The mate threat is Qxh5} 42... 
Qc2+ 43. Kh3 Qd1 44. Qf5+ Kh6 45. Bc1+ Qxc1 46. Qg5+ (46. Qg5+ Qxg5 47. 
hxg5+ Kxg5 48. e8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = D46 - 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 --} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. 
Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 
b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. a3 Bb7 15. dxe5 (15. Bg5 h6 (
15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Be5 17. Nf5 c5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 f6 20. Be3 g6 
21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Ng4 Bd6 23. Bh6+ Kf7 24. a4 c4 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxa8 
Bxa8 27. Ne3 Nc5 28. Nf5 Bb7 29. Nxd6+ (29. Nxd6+ Qxd6 30. Bf4 Qd7 31. 
Be3 Nd3 32. Bxd3 cxd3 33. Rxd3 Re5 34. d6 Rd5 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. Qc7 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/Groningen FIDE WCh KO NED 1997}) 29... Qxd6 
30. Bf4 Qd7 31. Be3 Nd3 32. Bxd3 cxd3 33. Rxd3 Re5 34. d6 Rd5 35. Rxd5 
Bxd5 36. Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO, Groningen 1997}) 
16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 hxg5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Qxg5 Nxe4 
21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bf3 Re5 23. Rd7 Qxd7 24. Qxe5 Re8 {
Epishin,V-Polgar,Z/Madrid 1992/1-0 (45)}) 15... Nxe5 {Opening the d-file
gets White a lot of play} 16. Bg5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 (
18... Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qe5 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bg2 $10) 19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Bf5 
Bc8 21. Bxc8 {White gets decisive kings attack} 21... Qxc8 22. Rac1 Qe6 $14 (
22... Qg4 23. b4 $10) 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nd1 c5 (24... Bd4 25. Qxc6 Re8 
26. Qxe6 Rxe6 27. Nc3 $14) 25. Qxc5 Qb3 $16 (25... Qg4 26. Ne3 Qxe4 27. 
Qe7 $14) 26. Ne3 Qxb2 27. Qc8 {Threatening mate: Qxd8} 27... Rf8 (27... 
Rxc8 $4 {Black must not take the queen, otherwise he will bring himself
grief} 28. Rxc8+ Kg7 29. Nf5+ Kg6 30. Rg8+ Kh5 31. g4#) 28. Qg4+ Kh8 
29. Rc8 {Threatening mate... how?} (29. Rc8 Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qxe4+ 31. Qxe4 
Rxc8 32. Qb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = B24 - 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 (g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 ---)} 2. 
Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. a3 Nge7 8. Rb1 O-O 
9. b4 b6 10. d3 Rb8 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. f4 (13. Rfc1 Qd7 14. Bh6 
Bxh6 15. Qxh6 f5 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Ne2 e5 18. c4 dxc3 19. Nxc3 Rbc8 
20. Qd2 Rcd8 21. d4 fxe4 22. dxe5 d5 {Galego,L-Pupo,E/Capablanca Premier
II 1997/1-0 (38)}) 13... Qd7 14. Bf2 (14. Nd1 f5 15. c3 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 
Kh8 17. Rc1 Rfe8 18. Nf2 Rbc8 19. c4 Nc6 20. Rb1 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. 
Kh1 d5 23. cxd5 exd5 24. e5 g5 25. Nh3 g4 26. Ng1 h5 27. h4 gxh3 28. 
Qxh5+ Kg7 29. Qg5+ Kh7 30. Bxh3 Rf8 31. Nf3 Be3 32. Kg2 d4 33. Bxf5+ {
1-0 Roos,J-Toubale/France 1989}) 14... f5 15. Nd1 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Nc6 (
16... e5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Ne3 $10) 17. c3 {Consolidates d4} 17... Kh8 
18. Qd2 (18. b5 Ne7 $10) 18... e5 19. Nb2 (19. b5 Ne7 $10) 19... exf4 20. 
gxf4 g5 $14 (20... Qe6 $5 $10 {should be examined more closely}) 21. fxg5 
f4 22. Be1 (22. Nc4 b5 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxc5 Qe5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 $14) 
22... Qg4 23. Qd1 Qxg5 24. Nc4 Qg6 25. Kh1 Bc8 26. b5 Ne5 27. Nxe5 dxe5 
28. Bf3 $15 {The bishop blocks f4} (28. Rg1 Qf7 29. Bf3 a6 $10) 28... Bh3 $10 (
28... Qd6 29. Bf2 $15) 29. Rg1 Qe6 30. Qe2 (30. Rb2 Rg8 $10) 30... Rbd8 
31. Bf2 Rd6 32. Rg5 $17 (32. a4 $5 $10) 32... Qd7 $15 (32... Bf6 33. Rh5 $17) 
33. Rbg1 Bf6 34. Rh5 Be6 $10 (34... Rf7 35. d4 $10) 35. d4 exd4 $16 {
Black gains space} (35... Bf7 $5 {must be considered} 36. Rf5 exd4 37. 
cxd4 Bxd4 $15) 36. e5 d3 {The passed pawn on e5 will quickly become a
dangerous weapon. He broke from his leash} 37. Qd1 Rd5 38. exf6 {Is this
a dangerous pawn?.} 38... Rxh5 39. Rg7 (39. Bxh5 Qb7+ 40. Bf3 Bd5 41. 
Bxd5 Qxd5+ 42. Rg2 Rg8 $17) 39... Qd8 40. Bxh5 Qxf6 41. Rg1 (41. Rxa7 
Qxc3 42. Re7 Qf6 43. Rxe6 Qxe6 44. Qxd3 Qf6 $14) 41... Bd5+ $16 (41... 
Qxc3 $5 {must definitely be considered} 42. Qf3 Qb3 $15 (42... Qxa3 43. 
Qe4 Qb2 44. Qxe6 $18)) 42. Bf3 Qf5 $18 (42... Bxf3+ $5 43. Qxf3 Qxc3 $14) 
43. c4 $1 {the final nail in the coffin} 43... Be4 $4 {the final
mistake, not that it matters anymore} (43... Bxf3+ 44. Qxf3 d2 $18) 44. 
Qa1+ Rf6 (44... Qf6 {is the last straw} 45. Qxf6+ Rxf6 46. Bxe4 d2 $18) 
45. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 46. Rg2 {Threatening mate: Qxf6} (46. Rg2 Qxg2+ 47. Kxg2 
f3+ 48. Kh3 Kg7 49. Bh4 f2 50. Qxf6+ Kg8 51. Qe6+ Kg7 52. Bf6+ Kg6 53. 
Bd4+ Kg5 54. Be3+ Kh5 55. Qg4#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 {Opening = 7.Be3} 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. 
Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. Qc2 Qe7 {e4 becomes the focus of
attention@aCe7e4Ce8e4Cf6e4Ac2e4Ac3e4} (9... Nc6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. f3 Nxd4 
12. Bxd4 c6 13. O-O Be6 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qd2 Bh6 16. h3 Ne5 17. b3 f5 
18. c5 Rad8 19. cxd6 {El Kher,H-Molvig,H/op Koge DEN 1997/1-0 (38)}) 
10. f3 c6 11. Bf2 Nh5 12. Qd2 (12. g3 Nd7 13. O-O Ne5 14. Rfe1 Nf6 15. 
Kg2 c5 16. Nb3 Be6 17. f4 Nc6 18. Rad1 b6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nb4 
21. Qb1 Qe4+ 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Bf3 Nxf2 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Kxf2 Bxb2 
26. a4 Nc2 27. Rd2 Bd4+ 28. Nxd4 Nxd4 29. Rb2 Rb8 30. g4 Kg7 31. g5 h6 
32. a5 b5 33. cxb5 Rxb5 34. Rxb5 Nxb5 35. Ke3 f6 36. gxh6+ Kxh6 37. Kd3 
g5 38. f5 Nd4 39. Bg4 Kg7 40. Ke4 Nb3 41. a6 Kf8 42. Be2 Ke7 43. Bd3 
Kd8 44. Kf3 c4 {0-1 Simagin,V-Petrosian,T/Moscow 1966}) 12... Be5 13. g3 {
Prevents intrusion on f4} 13... Bh3 14. Bf1 (14. Rd1 Nd7 $10) 14... Qd7 (
14... Bxf1 15. Rxf1 Nf6 16. O-O-O $10) 15. O-O-O Na6 16. g4 {White
launches an attack} 16... Bxf1 17. Rhxf1 Nf4 18. Bg3 Ne6 19. Nf5 (19. 
Nde2 Qe7 $14) 19... Bxg3 (19... Bxc3 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. bxc3 $16) 20. Nh6+ 
Kg7 {White now must not overlook the idea Bf4@aCg3f4} 21. hxg3 {Secures
f4} 21... f6 22. Rh1 Ng5 $16 (22... Rad8 23. f4 Nec5 24. g5 Nxe4 25. 
Nxe4 Rxe4 26. gxf6+ Kf8 27. b3 $10) 23. e5 (23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rad8 
25. Rxd8 Rxd8 $10) 23... Rxe5 24. f4 Ne4 25. Qe3 Nxc3 26. fxe5 Nxd1 (
26... Nxa2+ 27. Kb1 N2b4 28. Rxd6 $18 (28. exd6 Re8 29. Qxa7 c5 $10)) 27. 
exf6+ $1 {securing the advantage in this game} 27... Kf8 28. Rxd1 (28. 
Kxd1 $6 Re8 29. Qd4 c5 $10) 28... c5 $18 (28... Re8 $5 29. Qd4 c5 30. 
Qxd6+ Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Nb8 $18) 29. Qf4 Rd8 $2 (29... Re8 30. Rxd6 Qc7 $18) 
30. Re1 (30. Nf5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 30... gxf5 31. Qh6+ Kg8 
32. Rxd6 fxg4 33. f7+ (33. Rxd7 $6 Rxd7 34. Qg5+ Kf8 $18) 33... Kxf7 34. 
Qxh7+ (34. Rxd7+ $6 Rxd7 35. Qxh7+ Ke6 36. Qe4+ Kd6 $18) 34... Ke8 35. 
Qh8+ (35. Rxd7 $6 Rxd7 36. Qe4+ Kd8 $18) 35... Ke7 36. Qf6+ (36. Rxd7+ $6 
Rxd7 37. Qh4+ Kd6 $18) 36... Ke8 37. Re6+ (37. Rxd7 $6 Rxd7 38. Qe6+ Kd8 $18) 
37... Qxe6 38. Qxe6+ Kf8 39. a3 $18) 30... Nb4 31. Qd2 $1 {leaving no
more doubts. White threatens Re7@aCe1e7} 31... Qa4 (31... Re8 32. Rxe8+ 
Kxe8 33. a3 $18) 32. a3 Na2+ 33. Kb1 {White threatens to counter with
Nf5@aCh6f5} 33... Qxc4 34. Qe3 (34. Qe3 Nc3+ {Black has to cough up
material} 35. Qxc3 (35. bxc3 $6 Qb3+ 36. Ka1 Qxa3+ 37. Kb1 Qb3+ 38. Kc1 
Qa3+ 39. Kc2 Qa2+ 40. Kd1 Qb3+ 41. Kd2 Qa2+ 42. Kd3 Qd5+ 43. Kc2 Qa2+ 
44. Kc1 Qa1+ 45. Kc2 Qa2+ $10) 35... Qxc3 36. bxc3 $18) (34. Re7 $5 {makes
it even easier for White} 34... Nb4 35. Rf7+ Qxf7 36. Nxf7 Kxf7 37. 
axb4 Kxf6 38. bxc5 Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = 6.g4 a6} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 
6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. f4 e5 9. Nf5 h5 10. Nd5 {A classical outpost} (
10. gxh5 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nxh5 12. Nxd6+ Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Qh4+ 14. Kd2 Qg5+ 
15. Ke1 Qh4+ 16. Kd2 Qg5+ 17. Ke1 Qh4+ {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Kasparov,G/It,
Linares ESP 1998}) (10. Be2 Nxg4 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. fxe5 Bxf5 13. exf5 g3 $10) 
10... Nxd5 (10... Nbd7 11. gxh5 Nxe4 12. Bg2 $10) 11. Qxd5 (11. exd5 {
Worse is} 11... g6 12. Ng3 Bxg4 $17) 11... Nc6 (11... g6 12. Bc4 Rh7 13. 
Ng3 exf4 14. Bxf4 $15) 12. O-O-O {The pressure on the backward pawn d6
grows@aCd1d6Cd5d6Cf5d6Ad8d6Af8d6} 12... Be6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 {
White traps the enemy king in the center} 14... Bxg4 15. Qxd8+ Nxd8 
16. Rd6 (16. Rd2 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne6 $10) 16... exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne6 18. Be5 
Bf3 $14 (18... f6 19. Bc3 $10) 19. Rg1 Bxe4 20. Bh3 (20. Bxg7 Rg8 21. Bc4 
Rc8 (21... Rxg7 22. Rxe6+ Kf8 23. Rxg7 fxe6 24. Rg5 $14) 22. Bxe6 Rxc2+ 
23. Kd1 Rxb2 $10) 20... Rd8 21. Rb6 $10 (21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Bxe6 fxe6 
23. Rxg7 Rh7 $14) 21... Bc6 22. Rb3 Rg8 (22... Rh6 23. Re3 Kf8 24. Bxe6 
Rxe6 25. Bxg7+ (25. Rxg7 $2 Rd5 $19) 25... Ke7 26. Rxe6+ Kxe6 27. Re1+ 
Kf5 28. Rf1+ Kg6 29. Rg1+ Kf5 30. Rf1+ Kg6 31. Rg1+ Kf5 32. Rf1+ $10) 
23. Re3 (23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rh3 g6 25. Rxh5 Rf8 $10) 23... g6 {
Consolidates f5} 24. Bf6 Rd6 25. c4 Kf8 (25... b6 26. Be5 Rd8 27. Bc7 $14) 
26. Rf1 (26. Rge1 a5 $14) 26... Bd7 27. b3 {Controls a4} 27... g5 $16 (
27... Bc8 $5 $10) 28. Be5 $14 (28. Bf5 Bc8 $16) 28... Rc6 (28... Rb6 29. 
Rd1 Ke7 30. Bd4 $14) 29. Bg2 (29. Rd1 Be8 $14) 29... g4 $16 {This push
gains space} (29... Rb6 $5 $14 {should be considered}) 30. Rd3 (30. a4 Ke8 $16) 
30... Be8 (30... Ke8 31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. Re3 $16) 31. Bd6+ Kg7 32. Rf5 $14 (
32. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 33. Be5+ Kf8 34. Kd2 $16) 32... Kg6 (32... Rb6 33. Rxh5 
f6 34. Ra5 $14) 33. Ra5 $10 (33. Bxc6 Bxc6 34. Re5 Rd8 $16) 33... f5 (
33... Rb6 34. Be4+ Kh6 35. Bf5 $10) 34. Rd2 (34. Bxc6 Bxc6 35. Be7 Re8 $14) 
34... Ng5 35. Bxc6 Bxc6 36. Bf4 {The bishop likes it on f4} 36... Ne4 
37. Rd4 (37. Rd3 Kf6 $14) 37... h4 38. b4 $15 (38. Rd3 $5 $10 {might be a
viable alternative}) 38... g3 39. hxg3 hxg3 40. b5 $17 {White wins space} (
40. Rxe4 Bxe4 41. Bxg3 Bd3 $17) 40... g2 41. Be3 axb5 42. cxb5 Be8 43. 
b6 (43. a4 Kf6 44. Bg1 Bh5 $15) 43... Bc6 44. Rd1 Rh8 45. Re5 (45. Rg1 Ng3 
46. Kc2 Re8 $17) 45... Nc3 $4 $14 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (
45... f4 46. Rxe4 Bxe4 47. Bxf4 Kf5 $19) 46. Rd6+ Kf7 (46... Kh5 47. Kb2 
Re8 48. Rxf5+ Kg4 49. Rg5+ Kf3 50. Rf6+ (50. Kxc3 Rxe3+ (50... Kxe3 $2 
51. Rxc6 bxc6 52. Rxg2 $18) 51. Kc4 Re4+ 52. Kd3 Re3+ 53. Kd4 Re4+ 54. 
Kc3 Re3+ 55. Kd4 Re4+ 56. Kc3 Re3+ $10) 50... Kxe3 51. Kxc3 $14) 47. 
Rxf5+ Ke7 48. Rg6 Rh1+ (48... Nxa2+ $2 {is a blank shot} 49. Kb2 $18) 
49. Kd2 (49. Kc2 Be4+ (49... Nxa2 {Black really should leave this pawn
unharmed} 50. Bc5+ Kd8 51. Rd6+ Ke8 52. Re6+ Kd8 53. Rf8+ Be8 54. Rd6+ 
Ke7 55. Rd2+ Ke6 56. Rxe8+ Kf6 57. Rf2+ Kg6 58. Rxg2+ Kf7 59. Re7+ Kf6 
60. Rf2+ Kg6 61. Kb2 $18) 50. Kxc3 Bxf5 51. Rxg2 Kd6 $16) 49... Rf1 $2 $18 (
49... Ne4+ 50. Ke2 Nc3+ 51. Kd3 Rh3 (51... Nxa2 $4 {the pawn must remain
untouched} 52. Bc5+ Kd8 53. Rd6+ Ke8 54. Re6+ Kd8 55. Rf8+ Be8 56. 
Rfxe8+ Kd7 57. R8e7+ Kd8 58. Rg7 Rd1+ 59. Ke2 Nc3+ 60. Kf3 $18) 52. Kxc3 
Rxe3+ 53. Kd4 Re4+ 54. Kd3 Ra4 55. Rg7+ Kd6 56. Rf6+ Kc5 57. Rg5+ Bd5 $14) 
50. Rh5 $16 (50. Re5+ {would have given White a clear advantage} 50... 
Kf7 51. Rxc6 bxc6 52. b7 $18 (52. Kxc3 $6 Rf3 53. Rg5 Rxe3+ 54. Kd4 Re2 $16)) 
50... Ne4+ 51. Kc2 (51. Kd3 Nf6 52. Rhg5 Be4+ 53. Kc4 Re1 54. Bc5+ Ke6 $16) 
51... Nf6 52. Rh4 $14 (52. Rg7+ Ke6 53. Rh6 Rh1 $16) 52... Kf7 53. Rg5 
Nd5 54. Bd4 Nf6 55. Rh6 Be4+ 56. Kd2 Ne8 57. Rg4 Rh1 $2 $18 (57... Bd5 $16) 
58. Rf4+ Kg8 59. Re6 Bc6 60. Rxc6 (60. Rg6+ Kh7 61. Rg3 g1=B 62. Rf7+ 
Kh6 63. Bxg1 Be4 $18) 60... bxc6 {The passed pawn on b6 quickly leads to
threats} 61. Rg4+ Kf7 62. Rxg2 Nd6 63. Kc2 Ke6 64. a4 (64. Bc3 Kd5 $18) 
64... Kd5 (64... Rh4 65. Kd3 $18) 65. Bg1 c5 (65... Nb7 66. Rg7 $18) 66. a5 
Kc6 67. Rg6 Kb7 68. Rxd6 (68. Rg7+ {might be the shorter path} 68... Kc6 $18) 
68... Rxg1 69. Rd7+ Kc8 (69... Kc6 70. Rc7+ Kd6 $18) 70. Rc7+ Kb8 71. a6 {
Threatening mate: a7} (71. a6 Ra1 72. a7+ Ka8 73. Kd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 
8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 
Ra7 14. Rfd1 Rd7 15. Rab1 Qc7 (15... O-O 16. Qd4 Qc8 17. Qxb6 Rfd8 18. 
Rb4 d5 19. cxd5 Rd6 20. Qb7 exd5 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Qf5 23. Qe7 Qd7 
24. Rb7 {1-0 Sorokin,G-Ibraev,N/Ekaterinburg RUS Cup 1997}) (15... O-O 
16. Qd4 $16) 16. Qd4 $1 O-O 17. Qxb6 {White gets strong play along the
open b-file} 17... Rc8 18. Qxc7 {Threatening mate... how?} 18... Rdxc7 (
18... Rcxc7 $4 19. Rxb8+ Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Rd8 21. Rxd8#) 19. Rxd6 Rxc4 20. 
Bb7 Rf8 (20... Re8 21. Rd3 $18) 21. Rb3 Ra4 (21... a5 22. Kg2 $18) 22. a3 
g6 (22... a5 23. f3 $18) 23. Bf3 Rc4 24. Rdb6 Rcc8 25. Rb1 (25. Bb7 Rc7 $18) 
25... Kg7 26. a4 Nd7 (26... Rfd8 27. a5 $18) 27. Rxa6 {The passed pawn on
a4 will become decisive later} 27... Rxc3 28. Ra1 (28. a5 Ne5 $18) 28... 
Ne5 29. Be4 Rfc8 (29... Rd8 30. Ra2 $16) 30. a5 R8c4 31. f3 f5 (31... Kf6 
32. Rb6 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kf2 $18) 32. Bb7 Rc1+ (32... Kf7 33. Rd6 
Rc1+ 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Rxd1 $18) 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kf2 Ra1 (34... Rh1 
35. Rxe6 Rxh2+ 36. Kf1 $18) 35. Ra8 Ra2 36. a6 Nd3+ 37. Ke3 Nc5 (37... 
Nc1 38. Rc8 Nxe2 39. a7 Rxa7 40. Rc7+ Kf6 41. Kxe2 Ra2+ 42. Ke3 Rxh2 
43. Bc8 $16) 38. Kd4 Rc2 (38... Nd7 39. f4 Ra4+ 40. Kc3 $18) 39. Re8 (39. 
a7 {keeps an even firmer grip} 39... Nb3+ (39... Nxb7 $4 {Black's fate is
sealed if he captures the bishop} 40. Rg8+ Kxg8 41. a8=Q+ Nd8 42. Qxd8+ 
Kf7 43. Kd3 $18) 40. Ke3 Ra2 $18) 39... Nb3+ 40. Ke3 Ra2 41. Rxe6 (41. 
Rxe6 Nc1 42. Kf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 
8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. b4 O-O 12. Rc1 Qe7 13. Qb3 {
White plans b5@aBb4b5} 13... b6 (13... Nb6 14. Bd3 Rd8 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. 
a3 Bd7 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Bb1 b6 19. Nd3 a5 20. Rc4 axb4 21. axb4 Rdb8 
22. e4 Nc7 23. Rfc1 {Nikolic,P-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO, Groningen 1997/0-1
(36)}) 14. b5 (14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. e4 Rfd8 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 c5 18. Re1 
Qf8 19. Nb5 cxb4 20. d6 Nc5 21. Qxb4 Rd7 22. Rcd1 Rad8 23. Ne5 Bxe5 {
Komljenovic,D-Fridman,D/Open, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1998/0-1 (58)}) 
14... Bb7 15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd2 (16. Be2) (16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Nc5 $10) 
16... a6 {Controls b5} 17. Bd3 b5 18. Be4 (18. Rc2 Rad8 $10) 18... Bxe4 
19. Ncxe4 Nb6 (19... Rac8 20. a4 $15) 20. Rc6 Qb7 21. Rc2 Qd5 (21... Na4 
22. Qa3 $10) 22. Rfc1 Qxb3 23. Nxb3 Nd5 24. Nec5 {An ideal square for the
white knight.} (24. Kf1 Nb4 25. Rd2 Rfc8 $10) 24... a5 25. a4 $15 (25. Nd3 $5 $14 {
is noteworthy}) 25... Rfb8 $10 (25... Nb4 26. Rd2 $15 (26. axb5 $2 {is no
good} 26... Nxc2 27. Rxc2 Rfb8 $19)) 26. Ra1 Bf8 27. g3 $15 {Prevents
intrusion on f4} (27. Kf1 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Rb5 $15) 27... Bxc5 $10 (27... 
bxa4 $5 28. Rxa4 Rb5 $15) 28. Nxc5 b4 {Black wins space} (28... bxa4 29. 
e4 Nb6 30. f4 $15) 29. Ne4 $15 (29. Rac1 Rb6 $10) 29... Rc8 30. Rac1 Rxc2 
31. Rxc2 f5 32. Nc5 Kf7 (32... e5 33. Kf1 $15 (33. dxe5 Rc8 $17)) 33. Kf1 
Nc3 34. Ke1 e5 35. dxe5 (35. Kd2 e4 $15) 35... Rd8 {Threatening mate: Rd1} 
36. Rd2 $19 (36. Rc1 $5 $15 {should be considered}) 36... Rxd2 {Do you see
the mate threat?} 37. Kxd2 Ne4+ 38. Nxe4 fxe4 39. Kc2 Ke6 40. Kb3 (40. 
g4 Kxe5 41. Kb3 Kd5 $19) 40... Kxe5 $17 (40... h5 41. Kc4 Kxe5 42. h3 $19) 
41. Kc4 h5 42. h4 (42. h3 $19) 42... Ke6 (42... Ke6 43. Kd4 Kf5 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. h5 Nc6 7. g3 {
Consolidates f4} (7. h6 Bf6 8. Ne4 O-O 9. Nxf6+ exf6 10. g3 Bg4 (10... 
Re8 11. Bg2 Qe7 12. a3 Bg4 13. e3 Rad8 14. Qa4 Qd7 15. O-O Bxf3 16. 
Bxf3 Ne5 17. Qd1 Nd3 18. b4 c6 19. Ra2 Qh3 20. Qb3 {
Quinteros,M-London,D/New York Int 1984/0-1 (58)}) 11. Bg2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 
Nd4 13. e3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Nb4 15. O-O Nd3 16. Qxb7 Rb8 {
Welling,G-Peek,M/Amsterdam 1994/1-0 (81)}) 7... Bg4 8. h6 (8. hxg6 hxg6 
9. Rxh8+ Bxh8 $10) 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 {Covers b4} (9. dxc3 Bxf3 10. exf3 
Qd6 $10) 9... Bxf3 10. exf3 Qd6 11. Be2 O-O-O $14 (11... O-O 12. Qb3 $10) 
12. Qb3 f5 (12... Qf6 13. f4 $14) 13. a4 $10 (13. Ba3 Qd7 $14) 13... e5 
14. a5 (14. Ba3 Qd7 $14) 14... e4 $14 {Black gets more space} (14... a6 
15. Ba3 Nxa5 16. Qa4 $10) 15. f4 $10 (15. fxe4 $5 fxe4 16. Bg4+ Kb8 17. 
a6 $10) 15... Nf6 (15... a6 16. Ba3 Qf6 17. Qb2 $14) 16. O-O {The game is
finished by a kings attack} 16... Ng4 $14 (16... Ng8 17. Ba3 Qd7 $16 (
17... Qxd2 18. Rfb1 Nxa5 19. Qe6+ Kb8 20. Rd1 Nxh6 21. Rxd2 Rxd2 22. 
Qe5 $18)) 17. Ba3 Qxd2 $2 $18 (17... Qd7 $5 18. Rfb1 Nxa5 $16) 18. a6 Na5 (
18... Qxe2 $4 {too greedy} 19. Qxb7+ Kd7 20. Rad1+ Qd3 21. Rxd3+ exd3 
22. Rd1 $18) 19. axb7+ Kb8 20. Qb5 e3 (20... c6 21. Qxa5 a6 22. Qxa6 Qd4 
23. Qxc6 Qa4 24. Bd6+ Rxd6 25. Qxd6+ Kxb7 26. Rfb1+ Qb5 27. Rxb5+ Kc8 
28. Rb8#) 21. Bc5 $1 {a devastating blow. The mate threat is Bxa7} (21. 
Qxa5 $6 {is a useless try} 21... Qxe2 22. Bc5 a6 23. Bxe3 Nxe3 $16) 
21... exf2+ 22. Rxf2 $1 {a convincing end. . .} (22. Rxf2 Nxb7 23. Bf3 
Qd1+ 24. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Kc8 26. Rb2 Nd6 27. Qb8+ Kd7 28. Rxd6+ 
cxd6 29. Qxd6+ Kc8 30. Rb8#) (22. Bxf2 $6 Nxf2 23. Qxa5 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Qe3 $18)
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 
cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. 
Bd3 Qd7 14. Qh3 Ne7 15. Rad1 (15. Bg5 Ng6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rad1 (17. d5 
Bxd5 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Be4 Qb7 20. Qf3 Kg7 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nxd5 Rd6 
23. Rd4 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Qc6 25. h3 Ne5 26. Qg3+ Kh8 {
Vaganian,R-Petrosian,A/Tel Aviv 1982/1-0 (37)}) 17... Rfd8 (17... Rad8 
18. Rfe1 Kg7 19. Bc2 Rg8 20. Re3 Qc7 21. Qh5 Bxg2 22. f3 Nf4 23. Qxh7+ 
Kf8 24. Kf2 Nh3+ 25. Ke1 Qf4 26. Rdd3 Bf1 27. Re4 Bxd3 {0-1
Hansen,C-Agdestein,S/Gausdal 1985}) 18. Rfe1 f5 19. d5 Bxd5 20. Bxf5 Qb7 
21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Rd4 Kg7 23. Red1 Qe7 24. Nxd5 exd5 {
Giorgadze,G-Ayas,A/Vendrell op 1996/1-0 (42)}) (15. Bg5 Ng6 $14) 15... Ng6 (
15... Ned5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bf4 $10) 16. f4 Nd5 17. f5 exf5 (17... Nxe3 $2 {
is a blank shot} 18. fxg6 (18. Qxe3 $6 Ne7 $14) 18... hxg6 19. Qxe3 $18) 
18. Bxf5 Qc7 (18... Qd8 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Bg4 $14) 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 {A
comfortable square for the black bishop} 20. Rc1 (20. Qh5 Rad8 $14) 
20... Qe7 21. Qg3 Qh4 22. Bf4 Qxg3 {Do you see the mate threat?} 23. 
Bxg3 Rfe8 24. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rd8 (25... f6 26. Kf2 $14) 26. Bc7 Ra8 
27. Bg3 $10 (27. Bxg6 fxg6 28. Re7 Rf8 $14) 27... Rd8 28. h4 $10 (28. Bxg6 
hxg6 29. Re7 Bc4 $14) 28... Be6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rxe6 $10 (30. h5 Nf8 
31. Re4 Rd5 $10) 30... Rxd4 31. h5 Nf4 (31... Kf7 32. Re1 (32. hxg6+ $2 {
fails because of} 32... Kxe6 33. gxh7 Rd8 $17) 32... Nh4 33. Rf1+ Ke6 
34. Kf2 $10) 32. Bxf4 Rxf4 33. Re7 Rh4 (33... a5 34. Rb7 $10) 34. Rxa7
1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 Nb6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nc4 13. Ne4 (
13. Na4 Be7 14. Bf4 f6 15. b3 N4xe5 16. Nxe5 fxe5 17. Be3 Nd4 18. Nc3 
Nc2 19. Rac1 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bc5 21. Rd3 Bd7 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. Be4 Rbc8 
24. Kg2 Ba3 25. Rf1 Rxf1 26. Kxf1 Be8 27. Kf2 Bb4 28. Na4 Rc2+ 29. Kf3 
Rxh2 30. Rd8 Kf7 31. Ra8 Bb5 32. g4 Be1 33. Rxa7+ Kf6 {0-1
Vadasz,L-Hmadi,S/Budapest FSGM May 1996}) 13... Be7 14. Nd6 {'the knight
is the knight!'} (14. b3 N4xe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Rac1 Rd8 
18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Nd6 Bb6 20. Nxb7 Bxb7 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Rxc6 {
1/2-1/2 Klovsky,R-Gofstein,L/Erevan 1981}) 14... N6xe5 15. Nxe5 Nxd6 
16. Bd2 f6 {Secures g5} 17. Bb4 Nf5 $10 (17... Rd8 18. Nd3 $17) 18. Bxe7 
Nxe7 19. Nd7 Re8 20. Rac1 Nd5 21. Nc5 $15 (21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rc7 Bxd7 
23. Rxd7 a6 $10) 21... Rb8 (21... Rd8 22. Nd3 Rd7 23. Nc5 $15) 22. Nxe6 
Bxe6 (22... Rxe6 $2 23. Bxd5 (23. Rxd5 $6 Re8 $14) 23... Kf7 24. Bb3 $18 (
24. Bxe6+ $6 Bxe6 25. Rc7+ Kg6 $18)) 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Re7 25. h4 
Rbe8 26. Kg2 Kf7 27. Kf3 Re5 28. Rd7+ R8e7 29. Rxe7+ (29. Rcc7 Ke8 30. 
Rxe7+ Rxe7 31. Rxe7+ Kxe7 $10) 29... Rxe7 (29... Kxe7 {Worse is} 30. Rc7+ 
Kf8 31. Rxb7 $16) 30. a4 Rd7 31. b4 Ke7 (31... f5 32. Rc8 $10) 32. Ke4 (
32. g4 g6 $10) 32... Kd8 33. Rc4 Re7+ 34. Kd5 {White activates its king} (
34. Kd3 h5 $10) 34... Kd7 35. Rc2 (35. Re4 Rxe4 36. Kxe4 g6 $10) 35... 
Re5+ 36. Kd4 Re1 37. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 
cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Bc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 (10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qa5 12. a4 
Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 b4 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Rac1 Ne7 17. Bxd7+ 
Kxd7 18. Ne5+ Ke8 19. Rc7 Rf8 20. Rb1 {Katisonoks,N-Gorges,G/corr
ch-Baltic 1994/1-0 (35)}) 11. O-O Be7 12. a4 (12. Be3 O-O 13. Rc1 Bb7 
14. Bd3 Na5 15. Qe2 Nc4 16. Rfd1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. Qf4 Rac8 19. 
Rxc8 Rxc8 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Qd6 22. Bxh7+ Kf8 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Be4 
Rc4 25. Bd3 Rc5 26. Be4 Rc4 27. Bd3 Rc3 28. Be4 g6 29. Nd4 Ra3 30. Rd2 
Bf4 31. Rc2 Ra4 32. Nc6 Rxe4 33. g3 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Rc1 35. Re2 Bxc6 36. 
dxc6 Bd6 37. Rd2 Rxc6 38. h4 Ke7 39. Kf3 Rc4 40. Ke3 {0-1
Pope-Mar,C/Berkeley 1984}) (12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Bf6 15. a4 (
15. d5 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 exd5 17. a4 Qb6 18. exd5 Ne7 19. Ne5 {1/2-1/2
Bagirov,V-Shamkovich,L/Baku 1972}) 15... Na5 16. Qe3 b4 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. 
Rd2 Bg5 19. f4 Be7 20. Kh1 f6 21. Nf3 Qe8 {Dlugy,M-Costa/Brocco 1987/1-0
(38)}) 12... b4 13. d5 {This push gains space} 13... Na5 14. Bf4 exd5 
15. exd5 {The passed pawn on d5 quickly leads to threats} 15... O-O $14 (
15... Bd6 16. Qd3 $10) 16. d6 {Is this a dangerous pawn?} 16... Bf6 17. 
Rb1 $10 (17. Rc1 Bb7 $14) 17... Bc3 $14 {Black can be proud of that piece} (
17... b3 18. Re1 $10) 18. Bd3 h6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} 19. Bc2 (19. 
Nd2 Be6 $14) 19... Be6 (19... Re8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Rfc1 $10) 20. Qd3 {
Threatening mate... how?} 20... g6 21. Bxh6 Bc4 22. Qd1 Re8 23. Rxb4 $2 $19 (
23. Bg5 {and White can hope to survive} 23... Qd7 24. Bd3 $15) 23... 
Bxf1 $17 (23... Bxb4 24. Qd4 f6 $14) 24. Kxf1 Re6 25. Re4 Qxd6 26. Qxd6 
Rxd6 27. h4 (27. Bf4 Rd7 $17) 27... Rc8 28. Bf4 Rdd8 29. Bg5 Rd7 30. Ke2 
Rb8 $15 (30... Nb7 31. Bb1 $17) 31. Bc1 $17 (31. Bd3 Rb2+ 32. Ke3 f6 $17) 
31... Nc6 32. Rc4 Nd4+ $15 (32... Re8+ 33. Be3 Nd4+ 34. Nxd4 Bxd4 35. 
Kf3 Bxe3 36. fxe3 $15) 33. Nxd4 Bxd4 34. g4 Re8+ 35. Kf3 Re1 36. Bf4 Rf1 
37. Bg3 $17 (37. Kg3 Kh7 $15 (37... Bxf2+ 38. Kg2 Rg1+ 39. Kxf2 Rxg4 40. 
Bb3 $14) (37... Rxf2 $6 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Be5+ Bxe5+ 40. Kxf2 $10)) 37... 
Bxf2 38. Kg2 Bxg3 39. Kxf1 Bxh4 40. Ke2 Kg7 41. Bd3 a5 42. Re4 (42. Rc5 
Bd8 $17) 42... Bf6 (42... Kf6 43. Bb5 Rd6 44. Kf3 $17) 43. Bc4 (43. Bb5 Rd6 $17) 
43... Bc3 (43... Kh6 44. Bb5 Rb7 45. Bc6 $17) 44. Re3 Bb4 45. Rd3 Re7+ 
46. Re3 Rc7 47. Bb3 f6 48. Re6 Rd7 49. Kf3 (49. Ke3 Bc5+ 50. Ke2 Rd4 $17) 
49... Kh6 50. Bc2 Rc7 {Black gets strong initiative} 51. Bd3 Rc3 52. 
Ke2 Kg5 53. Re8 (53. Re3 Rc1 $17) 53... Ra3 54. Rg8 Kf4 55. Rxg6 $19 (55. 
Bxg6 Ra2+ 56. Kd3 Rd2+ 57. Kc4 Kxg4 58. Bd3+ Kf4 $17) 55... Ra2+ 56. Kf1 
Bc3 $17 (56... Kg3 57. Ba6 Rf2+ 58. Kg1 $19) 57. Bb5 Kf3 {The mate threat
is Ra1} 58. Bc6+ Kg3 {Threatening mate: Rf2} 59. Rg8 $4 {the pressure is
too much, White crumbles} (59. g5 f5 $1 {a fitting end to a beautiful
game} 60. Rd6 Ra1+ 61. Ke2 Re1+ 62. Kd3 Rd1+ 63. Kxc3 Rxd6 64. Be8 $19) 
59... Rf2+ 60. Kg1 Bd4 {Threatening mate... how?} 61. Bb5 (61. Rd8 {is
one last hope} 61... Bb6 $1 {the end, the rest is history} 62. Rb8 Rc2+ 
63. Kf1 Rxc6 64. Ke2 $19) 61... Rf3+ 62. Kh1 Rc3 (62... Rc3 63. Rc8 Rxc8 
64. Bd3 Rc1+ 65. Bf1 Rxf1#) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = B90_04 Najdorf Variante 6.Be3 / Najdorf Variation
6.Be3} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 
8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Bc4 (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Nge5 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 
Rb8 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Be2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Rb1 Rg8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 
19. h3 h5 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qb6 22. Qxb6 Rxb6 23. b4 cxb3 24. axb3 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Linares ESP 1998}) (10. Be2 h5 11. h3 h4 12. 
hxg4 hxg3 13. Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. fxg3 Be5 15. Qd3 Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. 
O-O-O Be6 18. b3 Qa5 19. Na4 Qb4 20. Rd2 c5 21. Qe3 Rb8 22. Qxg5 Bf6 
23. Qe3 Qa3+ 24. Kd1 Qxa4 25. Rxd6 Qxa2 26. Rxa6 Qb1+ 27. Kd2 Rd8+ 28. 
Bd3 Bxg4 29. e5 Rxd3+ 30. cxd3 Bg5 31. Ra8+ Kd7 32. e6+ fxe6 33. Ra7+ 
Kc6 34. Qxg5 Qb2+ 35. Ke3 Qc1+ {0-1 Szklarczyk,Z-Migala,A/corr 1993}) (
10. Be2 Nf6 $10) 10... Nc6 (10... h5 11. h3 h4 12. hxg4 hxg3 13. Rxh8+ 
Bxh8 14. fxg3 $15) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 {Controls b5} 12. Qf3 Rf8 13. Bb3 Ne5 
14. Qe3 Rb8 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qe2 Rh8 (16... Bg4 17. Qd2 $10) 17. Kh1 h5 
18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Bg4 20. Qd2 Be6 21. Rad1 (21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. b3 h4 $10) 
21... Qa5 (21... Nc4 22. Qc1 $10) 22. Qe1 h4 23. h3 {Secures g4} 23... 
Nc4 24. Bc1 Kd7 25. Qf2 (25. Rf3 Ne5 26. Rf4 Bxb3 27. axb3 Bh6 28. Rxh4 
Bxc1 29. Rxc1 Qb6 $14) 25... Rb7 $14 (25... Bxc3 26. bxc3 c5 27. Be3 $15) 
26. Ne2 $10 (26. Na4 Kc8 $14) 26... Nxb2 (26... Bxb2 $2 27. Bxb2 Nxb2 28. 
Rb1 $18) 27. Bxb2 Bxb2 28. Rb1 Qa3 29. Nf4 Bxb3 30. axb3 Bf6 31. Nd3 Qa5 (
31... Rf8 32. e5 Bxe5 33. Nxe5+ dxe5 34. Ra1 $14) 32. e5 Bxe5 33. Qf5+ 
Kc7 34. Ra1 Qd5 (34... Qxa1 {Inferior is} 35. Rxa1 Bxa1 36. Qa5+ Rb6 
37. Qxa1 $16) 35. Nxe5 Qxe5 36. Qxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C54 - Italienische Partie-Hauptvariante /Italian
Opening-main line} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 (
6... O-O 7. O-O Be6 8. Bc2 d5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. b4 Nxb4 11. cxb4 Bd4 
12. Bb3 Qd6 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Bb2 Qxb4 16. Ba3 Qd4 17. Bxf8 
Bxd3 18. Bc5 Qe4 19. Nd2 Qg6 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qb3+ Ke8 22. Qe6+ {1-0
Lacroix,B-Thirion,M/Brussels Tch-BEL 1997}) (6... O-O 7. O-O $10) 7. h3 {
Secures g4} 7... Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 Ne7 (9... Na5 10. Bc2 $10) 10. 
Ng3 Ng6 11. O-O h6 {Controls g5} 12. d4 Re8 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Be3 b5 15. 
Qd2 c5 16. Rad1 c4 {This push gains space} 17. Bc2 Qc8 18. Kh2 Bb8 (
18... Qc7 19. Re2 $10) 19. Kg1 $10 (19. Re2 Qc7 $14) 19... Bc7 $14 (19... 
Ba7 20. Re2 $10) 20. Nh2 a5 21. f3 $10 {Consolidates g4} (21. Nf3 Qa6 $14) 
21... Ra6 22. Ng4 (22. Nhf1 Bb6 $10) 22... Bxg4 23. hxg4 d5 24. Nf5 $15 (
24. Nh5 dxe4 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $10) 24... dxe4 $10 (24... exd4 $5 {is an
interesting idea} 25. cxd4 a4 $10) 25. Bxh6 (25. fxe4 {Less advisable is} 
25... Nxg4 26. b3 exd4 27. Bxd4 N4e5 $17) 25... exd4 (25... gxh6 $4 {
would lead to instant doom} 26. Qxh6 Nh5 27. Bxe4 $18 (27. gxh5 $6 Qxf5 
28. Rxe4 b4 $18)) 26. cxd4 e3 $16 {White has to watch this pawn} (26... 
exf3 27. Bxg7 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Nxg4 29. gxf3 Bh2+ 30. Kf1 Bf4 $18) 27. 
Bxe3 Bb8 (27... Nd5 28. Be4 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 $16 (29. Rxe3 $6 Bf4 $10)) 28. d5 (
28. Bg5 Nd5 $16) 28... Re5 (28... Rd8 29. Be4 $16) 29. d6 Qd7 30. Bg5 
Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Bxd6 32. Bxf6 $1 {White has to consider giving back
material} (32. Nxd6 $6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Qxd6 34. Bxg6 fxg6 $10) (32. Rxd6 $6 
Rxd6 33. Nxd6 Qxd6 34. Bxg6 fxg6 $10) 32... gxf6 33. Kf1 (33. Nxd6 $6 
Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 $10) (33. Rxd6 $6 Rxd6 34. Nxd6 Qxd6 $10) 33... Ne5 $4 {
the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (33... Qc7 34. Qe8+ Nf8 $18) 
34. Qd2 (34. Qh4 {makes it even easier for White} 34... Nd3 35. Qxf6 Bf8 
36. Qxa6 a4 $18) 34... Nd3 35. Bxd3 {Threatening mate... how?} 35... Bb4 (
35... Bf8 {the last chance for counterplay} 36. Bc2 Qxd2 37. Rxd2 a4 $18) 
36. Qe3 $18 (36. Qh6 Qxf5 37. Bxf5 Bd2 38. Rxd2 Ra8 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. 
Qh8+ Ke7 41. Rd7#) 36... Re6 $4 {Black has lost his nerve...
understandable when you consider his position} (36... cxd3 37. Rxd3 Qc8 $18) 
37. Be2 (37. Qh6 Re1+ 38. Rxe1 Qxd3+ 39. Kg1 Bc5+ 40. Kh2 Qd6+ 41. Kh1 
Qh2+ 42. Kxh2 Bf8 43. Re8 c3 44. Rxf8#) 37... Qe8 38. Qh6 {The mate
threat is Qg7. White begins to deal mighty blows} 38... Bf8 39. Qd2 Re5 (
39... Bb4 {does not help much} 40. Qc2 $18) 40. Qc2 Bc5 41. g3 Rxf5 (
41... a4 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 42. a3 $18) 
42. gxf5 (42. Qxf5 $6 Qe3 43. Ke1 Bb4+ 44. Kf1 Bc5 $10) 42... Qe3 {
Threatening mate: Qf2} 43. Kg2 Qf2+ (43... Bd4 {does not win a prize} 
44. a4 Qf2+ 45. Kh3 $18) 44. Kh3 a4 (44... Kg7 {cannot change what is in
store for ?} 45. Qe4 Qe3 46. Qxe3 Bxe3 47. Rd5 $18) 45. Qe4 {Do you see
the mate threat?} 45... Be3 (45... Qe3 {praying for a miracle} 46. Qxe3 
Bxe3 $18) 46. Rd8+ Kg7 47. Qg4+ (47. Qe8 Qh2+ 48. Kxh2 Kh6 49. Qxf7 Bg1+ 
50. Kxg1 c3 51. Qg6#) 47... Bg5 {White now must not overlook the idea
Qb6@aCf2b6} 48. f4 $18 (48. Qh5 Bh6 49. Rd7 Qxg3+ 50. Kxg3 Bf4+ 51. Kg4 
Be5 52. Qxf7+ Kh6 53. Qg6#) 48... Qg1 (48... a3 49. Qh5 Bh6 50. Rd7 Qxg3+ 
51. Kxg3 Bxf4+ 52. Kxf4 axb2 53. Qxf7+ Kh6 54. Qxf6#) 49. Rd1 (49. Rd1 
Qe3 50. fxg5 Qxg5 51. Rd5 $18) (49. Bf3 Qb6 50. fxg5 Qxd8 51. gxf6+ Kxf6 
52. Qh4+ Kxf5 53. Qxd8 Kg6 54. Bh5+ Kf5 55. Qe7 c3 56. Bxf7 cxb2 57. 
Qe6+ Kg5 58. Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = A32 - Englisch-Symmetrische Variante
/English-Symmetrical Variation} 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 cxd4 (4... d5 
5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. dxc5 a6 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 
11. a3 a5 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Bf4 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd7 16. Bd6 Re8 
17. e3 Ra6 18. b4 Ne5 19. Nd4 Nc4 20. b5 Ra8 21. Rfc1 Nxd6 22. cxd6 Bf6 
23. Rxc8 Rexc8 24. Bxb7 Rcb8 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Rd1 Rb8 27. d7 Kf8 28. 
Nc6 Rd8 29. Nxd8 Bxd8 30. Rb1 Bb6 31. d8=Q+ Bxd8 32. b6 {1-0
Kalisvaart,P-Deutekom,A/Haarlem 1995}) 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. b3 (6. Nc3 a6 7. 
Qd3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Nb4 9. Qd1 Qxc4 10. e4 Qc7 11. Bf4 d6 12. a3 Nc6 13. Bg2 
Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rc1 Bd7 {Kreckler,W-Chow,A/USA 1993/0-1 (38)}) 6... 
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bc5 8. Bc3 Ne4 (8... O-O 9. Nb5 Qc6 10. Rg1 $10) 9. Bg2 Nxc3 
10. Nxc3 Qe5 (10... Qa5 11. Rc1 $10) 11. e3 {Prevents intrusion on d4} (
11. Ncb5 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 Nc6 $14) 11... Nc6 12. Nde2 O-O $14 (12... d6 13. 
a3 $10) 13. O-O Be7 $14 (13... d6 14. Qd2 $10) 14. Nd4 $10 (14. a3 Rd8 $14) 
14... Bc5 15. Nce2 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 16. a3 {Consolidates b4} 
16... Qc7 17. b4 Be7 18. c5 {White wins space} (18. Rc1 Bf6 $10) 18... a5 
19. Rb1 (19. Qa4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Ra6 $10) 19... axb4 20. axb4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 
d5 22. cxd6 {A strong pawn} (22. Nb5 Qc6 23. Nd4 Qc7 $10) 22... Qxd6 (
22... Bxd6 $2 23. Nb5 $1 {finishing the game} 23... Qb6 24. Nxd6 $18 (
24. Qxd6 $6 Qxb5 25. Rfc1 Ra2 $14)) 23. Qc2 Qb6 24. Rfc1 Bd6 (24... Bxb4 $2 {
is no good} 25. Qc4 e5 26. Rxb4 $18 (26. Qxb4 $6 Qxb4 27. Rxb4 exd4 $14)) 
25. Qe4 Ra4 {Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on
b4@aCa4b4Cb6b4Cd6b4Ab1b4} (25... Bxb4 $2 {is no good because of} 26. Nc2 $18) 
26. Rc4 g6 $14 {Covers f5} (26... Rd8 27. Qh4 $10) 27. Ne2 Be7 (27... Ra2 
28. Nc3 Rd2 29. Rc1 $14) 28. Qf4 Qa6 $2 $18 (28... Bd6 $5 {would keep
Black alive} 29. Qh6 f5 $14 (29... Rxb4 $2 {fails because of} 30. Rbxb4 
Bxb4 31. Rh4 $18) (29... Bxb4 $4 {a poisoned pawn} 30. Rh4 Rd8 31. Qxh7+ 
Kf8 32. Rf4 $18)) 29. b5 $1 {and the rest is history} 29... Rxc4 {If Black
now only could play Qa2...@aCa6a2} 30. bxa6 (30. Qxc4 $6 Qb6 $10) 30... 
Rxf4 31. axb7 $1 {staying in the lead} 31... Bxb7 32. Rxb7 $1 {securing
the lead} (32. gxf4 $6 Ba8 $10) (32. exf4 $6 Ba6 33. Nd4 Bf6 $15) (32. Nxf4 $6 
Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Kg7 $10) 32... Rb4 33. Rxe7 Rb1+ 34. Bf1 Ra8 35. g4 h5 
36. gxh5 gxh5 37. h4 Ra4 38. Ng3 (38. f4 Rb2 $16) 38... Rxh4 39. Kg2 Ra1 
40. Be2 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn@aCe2h5Cg3h5Ah4h5} 40... 
Ra5 41. Rc7 Kg7 42. Rc8 Kg6 43. Rh8 {The pressure on the isolated pawn
grows@aCe2h5Cg3h5Ch8h5Aa5h5Ag6h5Ah4h5} 43... Rd5 44. Bf3 Ra5 $16 (44... 
Re5 45. Rd8 $14) 45. Bd1 $14 (45. Ne4 Kg7 46. Rd8 Ra4 $16) 45... Rc5 $16 (
45... Rd5 46. Bc2+ Kf6 47. Rc8 $14) 46. f4 Rd5 $18 (46... Ra5 $5 47. Bf3 
Ra3 48. Rxh5 Ra2+ 49. Kf1 Rhh2 50. Rxh2 Rxh2 $16) 47. Bf3 Rd2+ 48. Ne2 
Kg7 49. Ra8 $16 (49. Rc8 $5 Rg4+ 50. Bxg4 hxg4 $18) 49... Rd3 50. e4 (50. 
Kg3 Rxe3 51. Kxh4 Rxf3 $16) 50... Re3 $18 (50... Rb3 $5 $16) 51. Ra5 $16 (
51. Kg3 Rg4+ 52. Kf2 Rxe2+ 53. Kxe2 Rxf4 $18) 51... Rxe2+ $18 (51... Rb3 
52. Rxh5 Rxh5 53. Bxh5 $18) 52. Bxe2 Rxf4 53. Bf3 (53. Bxh5 Rxe4 54. Ra7 
Rf4 $18) 53... h4 54. Ra6 (54. Rg5+ Kf6 55. Rb5 Kg6 $18) 54... Rf6 55. Bg4 (
55. Bd1 Kg6 $16) 55... Rf4 56. Bf3 $10 (56. Bh5 $5 $16) 56... Rf6 57. Ra3 
Kh6 58. Ra8 Rg6+ 59. Kf2 Kg5 $18 (59... Kg7 $5 $16) 60. Rh8 Rh6 (60... f5 
61. Rh5+ Kf4 62. Rxh4+ Kg5 63. exf5 exf5 64. Kg3 $18) 61. Rg8+ $4 $16 {
gives the opponent counterplay} (61. Rxh6 Kxh6 62. Bg2 $16) 61... Rg6 (
61... Kf4 62. Rg4+ Ke5 63. Rg2 $16) 62. Rf8 Rf6 $18 (62... f5 63. Rh8 $16) 
63. Rb8 $16 (63. Ke3 $5 $18) 63... Rh6 64. Ke3 h3 65. Rg8+ Kf6 66. Kf4 h2 (
66... e5+ 67. Kg3 h2 68. Bh1 $16) 67. Bh1 $14 (67. e5+ Ke7 68. Bh1 Rh5 $16) 
67... Rh4+ 68. Kg3 Rh6 69. Rb8 Rh5 $16 (69... Kg5 70. Rf8 f5 71. e5 f4+ 
72. Rxf4 Rh3+ 73. Kxh3 Kxf4 74. Kxh2 Kxe5 75. Kg3 $10) 70. Rb1 Kg6 71. 
Bf3 Rh8 72. Bg2 Kf6 73. Rf1+ $16 (73. Ra1 Rh5 $18) 73... Ke5 74. Bh1 (74. 
Rxf7 {Weaker is} 74... h1=Q 75. Bxh1 Rxh1 $17) 74... f5 $18 (74... Rh7 
75. Ra1 $16) 75. exf5 exf5 76. Re1+ Kf6 77. Bg2 Kg5 78. Bh3 Rb8 (78... 
Re8 79. Rf1 f4+ 80. Kxh2 Re2+ 81. Kg1 $18) 79. Kxh2 Rb2+ 80. Kg1 Rb5 (
80... Kf4 81. Rc1 $18) 81. Rf1 (81. Re2 Kh4 82. Kg2 Rd5 $18) 81... Ra5 (
81... f4 82. Rf2 $18) 82. Rf2 Rc5 83. Kh2 Ra5 84. Bf1 Rd5 (84... Ra3 85. 
Be2 $18) 85. Kg3 Rd4 86. Be2 Rd2 (86... Rb4 87. Bf3 $18) 87. Kf3 (87. Rh2 
Rd8 $18) 87... Ra2 (87... Rd4 88. Kg2 $18) 88. Rg2+ Kf6 89. Rg8 Ra3+ 90. 
Kf4 Ra4+ 91. Ke3 Re4+ 92. Kf3 Rd4 93. Ba6 Rd5 94. Ke3 Re5+ 95. Kd2 Rd5+ (
95... Re7 96. Bc8 $18) 96. Bd3 (96. Ke2 Re5+ 97. Kf2 Rd5 $18) 96... Ke5 (
96... f4 97. Rg6+ Ke5 98. Ke2 $18) 97. Ke3 Kf6 98. Rc8 Kg5 99. Ra8 Kf6 
100. Bc4 Rc5 101. Kd4 Rc7 (101... Rc6 102. Rd8 $18) 102. Rf8+ Ke7 103. 
Rxf5 Rd7+ 104. Ke5 Rc7 (104... Kd8 {does not improve anything} 105. Be6 
Ra7 106. Rf8+ Kc7 107. Rc8+ Kb7 108. Rc1 $18) 105. Be6 Rc5+ 106. Bd5 Rc7 
107. Rg5 Rd7 108. Bc6 {Threatening mate... how?} 108... Rc7 109. Rg6 (
109. Rg7+ {might be the shorter path} 109... Kd8 110. Rg8+ Ke7 $18) 
109... Kd8 (109... Kf7 {cannot undo what has already been done} 110. Kf5 $18) 
110. Kd6 (110. Rg8+ {and White can already relax} 110... Ke7 111. Bd5 
Rd7 $18) 110... Rd7+ $5 111. Kc5 (111. Bxd7 $6 $10 {is clearly worse}) 
111... Rh7 112. Rd6+ Kc7 113. Re6 Rh5+ 114. Bd5 {White gets kings attack} 
114... Rh7 115. Ra6 {The mate threat is Ra7} 115... Re7 116. Be6 Kd8 
117. Kd5 Kc7 118. Rc6+ Kb7 119. Bc8+ Kb8 120. Kd6 {Do you see the mate
threat?} 120... Rh7 121. Bd7 Rh6+ 122. Be6 Rh7 123. Rc8+ Kb7 124. Rc3 
Kb8 125. Rg3 Ka7 126. Bd5 Rh6+ (126... Kb6 {is not the saving move} 
127. Rb3+ Ka7 128. Kc5 $18) 127. Kc5 {Threatening mate: Rg8} 127... Kb8 
128. Rg7 Kc8 (128... Ra6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 129. Rb7+ 
Kc8 130. Bc6 $18) 129. Bc6 Kd8 130. Rd7+ Kc8 131. Kb6 Re6 132. Rd1 Re5 (
132... Rf6 $18 {the only chance to get some counterplay}) 133. Bb7+ (
133. Bb7+ Kb8 134. Rd8#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E58 - Nimzoindisch-Moderne Variante /Nimzo
Indian-Modern Variation} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 (4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 
Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. 
Ne2 Bd7 12. a3 Qe5 13. Rd1 Ne7 14. Nd4 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 {1/2-1/2
Dreev,A-Gelfand,B/Groningen Fide WCh KO NED 1997}) 4... O-O 5. Bd3 c5 (
5... d5 6. Nge2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Qd3 a6 
11. a4 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. b3 e5 {1/2-1/2
Blanco,C-O'Duill/corr 1992}) 6. Nf3 d5 (6... cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 
9. Qc2 $10) 7. O-O (7. cxd5 cxd4 8. exd4 Nxd5 $10) 7... Nc6 (7... b6 8. a3 
Ba5 9. Qc2 $10) 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 {Controls b4} 9... Qc7 (9... b6 10. 
Qa4 Bb7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. c4 $10) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 (
11. dxc5 Bg4 $14) 11... Re8 12. Ba3 (12. dxc5 Bg4 $10) 12... c4 {Black gets
more space} 13. Bc2 Ne4 (13... Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bb2 $15) 14. Bxe4 $15 (
14. Qe1 b6 $10) 14... Rxe4 (14... dxe4 {Instead of} 15. Nd2 $14) 15. Nd2 
Re8 (15... Rh4 16. h3 $10) 16. e4 {Attacks the pawn chain} 16... dxe4 
17. Re1 Bf5 $14 (17... Be6 18. Nxe4 Rad8 19. Qf3 $10) 18. Nxc4 Rad8 19. 
Ne3 Bc8 20. Qh5 Qa5 21. Qxa5 Nxa5 22. d5 b6 {Consolidates c5} 23. Bb4 
Nb7 24. a5 f5 25. axb6 axb6 {Covers a5+c5} 26. Ra7 b5 27. g3 Nd6 (27... 
g5 28. Rd1 Nd6 29. Ng2 $14) 28. Bxd6 (28. Ra5 Kf7 $16) 28... Rxd6 29. Rb1 
Bd7 30. Rba1 $10 (30. c4 bxc4 31. Rbb7 $10) 30... Rc8 31. Rb7 g5 32. Raa7 
Rd8 33. c4 $15 (33. g4 fxg4 34. Kg2 h6 $10) 33... bxc4 34. Nxc4 Rxd5 35. 
Nb6 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Be6 37. Rg7+ Kf8 38. Rxh7 e3 39. Kf3 $15 (39. Rh6 e2 
40. Rf6+ Kg8 41. Rg6+ Kf8 42. Rf6+ Kg8 43. Rg6+ Kf8 44. Rf6+ $10) 39... 
exf2 {Threatening mate... how?} 40. Kxf2 R1d2+ 41. Ke1 Rd1+ $10 (41... 
R2d6 42. Rab7 $15) 42. Ke2 $15 (42. Kf2 R8d2+ 43. Kf3 Rd3+ 44. Ke2 R1d2+ 
45. Ke1 Rd8 $10) 42... R1d2+ $10 (42... R1d6 43. Rh8+ Bg8 44. Nc4 $17)
1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 
c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 $15 (11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. 
Bxd2 e6 13. O-O Rd8 14. Bg5 Rd6 15. Rfd1 b6 16. Bb5 f6 17. e5 fxe5 18. 
dxe5 Rd5 19. Bc4 Rc5 20. Rbc1 Nc6 21. Be3 Nxe5 22. Bxc5 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 
bxc5 24. Rd8+ Kf7 25. Ba6 {1-0 Hug,M-Schulz,M/Zurich 1990}) (11. Qd2 $5 {
is an interesting alternative} 11... Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 $14 (12. Nxd2 Bxd4 
13. O-O Rd8 $17)) 11... Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 $10 (12... Qe6 $5 13. Qc2 a6 $15) 
13. Bg5 $15 (13. Rxb7 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxd4 $10) 13... h6 $10 (13... f6 14. 
Be3 b6 15. Qd3 $15) 14. Be3 $15 (14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Rxb7 Nc6 $10) 14... Nc6 $10 (
14... b6 15. Ra1 Qe6 16. e5 $15) 15. d5 $15 {White wins space} (15. Rxb7 
Rfb8 16. Rc7 Rb2 $10) 15... Bxf3 $10 (15... Na5 16. Bc5 $15) 16. Bxf3 {
White gets in control} 16... Ne5 $14 (16... Na5 $5 $10) 17. Rxb7 e6 (
17... Qa3 18. Qc1 Qa6 19. Rxe7 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 $10) 18. Qe2 Nxf3+ 19. 
Qxf3 exd5 (19... a5 20. Bc5 Rab8 21. Rc7 $14) 20. exd5 a5 21. Rfb1 Qc2 $16 (
21... Rac8 22. d6 $14) 22. Bf4 $14 (22. d6 a4 23. Rc1 Qf5 24. Qxf5 gxf5 $10) 
22... Qc3 $16 (22... Rac8 $5 $14 {must be considered}) 23. Qxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 (4... Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. cxd5 
exd5 7. Bg5 c6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6 
13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O-O a5 15. Kb1 b5 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Rhe1 
a4 19. f4 a3 20. b3 Rec8 21. g4 c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd2 h5 24. gxh5 
Nxh5 25. Ne2 Rac8 26. Rxc5 Rxc5 27. Nd4 f6 28. Ngf3 Ng3 29. Nc2 Qe7 
30. Nfd4 Ne4 31. Qb4 Nc3+ 32. Ka1 Bxh3 33. Nxa3 Nd7 34. Nb1 {
Chernin,A-Polak,T/Biel SUI 1997/1-0 (66)}) 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 (6... b5 
7. a4 c6 8. e5 h6 9. exf6 hxg5 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. h4 Nd7 12. hxg5 Bb7 
13. axb5 cxb5 14. Rh8 Ke7 15. Qd2 a5 16. d5 {
Loginov,V-Panchenko,A/Aktjubinsk 1985/1/2-1/2 (28)}) (6... b5 7. a4 c6 
8. axb5 cxb5 9. Be2 $17) 7. Bxc4 (7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bxf6 gxf6 $10) 7... cxd4 
8. Nxd4 Qa5 (8... O-O 9. Qd3 $10) 9. Bd2 Qc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Nb3 Qe7 
12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O O-O 14. a3 Bd6 (14... Bxc3 15. Bxc3 e5 16. Rc1 $10) 
15. f4 {White gets the initiative} 15... e5 $14 (15... Bc7 16. Be3 $10) 
16. f5 $10 {White gets more space} (16. Nd5 Qd8 $14) 16... Nd4 {A
beautiful square!} 17. Bg5 Bc6 18. Nd2 $15 (18. Bc4 h6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. 
Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Bxd5 Rac8 $10) 18... b5 $14 (18... Bc5 19. Kh1 h6 20. Bxf6 
Qxf6 $14 (20... gxf6 21. Qh5 $16)) 19. Nd5 {An ideal square for the white
knight.} 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 Bc5 21. Kh1 Rfd8 22. Ne4 {The knight is not
easily driven from e4} 22... Kh8 $16 (22... Rxd5 $5 {is worthy of
consideration} 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 $16) 23. Qe1 $1 {securing the advantage in
this game} (23. Nxc5 {Weaker is} 23... Qxc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 $14) 23... a5 (
23... Rxd5 24. Qh4 Rd6 25. Nxc5 $18) 24. Rc1 $16 (24. d6 Rxd6 25. Nxc5 h6 $18) 
24... Rxd5 25. Nxf6 gxf6 26. Be4 Rad8 $18 (26... Rdd8 $5 27. Bxa8 fxg5 $16) 
27. Bxd5 Rxd5 (27... fxg5 $4 {capturing the bishop would seal Black's
fate} 28. Rxc5 $1 {the best thing is for White to hand back some
material} 28... Rf8 29. b4 $18) 28. Bh6 (28. Qe4 $5 Rd6 29. Rxc5 fxg5 
30. Qxe5+ Qxe5 31. Rxe5 Kg7 $18) 28... Rd8 29. Rc3 Qa7 (29... Rg8 30. Qh4 
Qd6 31. Rd1 $18) 30. Qh4 {Threatening mate: Qxf6} 30... Be7 (30... Qa6 {
is one last hope} 31. Rxc5 Nxf5 $18) 31. Rh3 Rg8 32. Bf8 $3 {the opponent
will choke on this} (32. Bf8 Rg7 33. Bxg7+ Kxg7 34. Qxh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8#)
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 (2... g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 
7. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3 Ne8 9. Qd2 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. f4 Nc7 12. O-O Rf6 
13. Qc2 d6 14. Rad1 Bd7 15. Bf3 Qf8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 
Rg6 19. Qf2 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qg7 21. Qxg7+ Rxg7 22. Rc1 e5 23. dxe6 Bxe6 
24. b3 Rd7 25. Rfd1 Kf7 26. Kf2 a5 27. Be2 Rad8 28. Rc2 Kf6 29. Bf3 Ra8 
30. Rd4 Ra6 31. Ke3 Re7 32. Kf2 {Heim,S-Moen,O/Alta ch-NOR 1996/1/2-1/2
(52)}) 3. Nc3 (3. d4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Bc3 d5 8. Nbd2 
Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bb7 11. b4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Nd5 {
Salov,V-Adams,M/France 1992/1/2-1/2 (81)}) (3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O 
Nc6 6. Nc3 e6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. Rd1 
O-O 12. Bf4 Qc8 {Rosen,B-Schiffer,K/Germany 1992/1/2-1/2 (45)}) (3. d3 e6 
4. e4 d6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne1 Nfd7 9. d4 c5 10. d5 
exd5 11. exd5 b5 12. cxb5 a6 {Speelman,J-Olafsson,H/Hastings 1990/1-0
(46)}) 3... Bb7 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 {Prevents intrusion on e4+g4} 5... c5 
6. d4 (6. Bg2 Nc6 $10) 6... cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qd1 e6 {Secures d5} 9. 
Bg2 $15 (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bd2 Bc5 $10) 9... Rc8 10. O-O $17 (10. Qa4 Ne5 $15) 
10... Bb4 $10 (10... Na5 11. f4 $17) 11. Bd2 $15 (11. Ne4 Na5 12. b3 d5 
13. cxd5 Nxd5 $10) 11... O-O 12. Rc1 $15 (12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 d5 $10) 
12... Ne5 13. b3 {Prevents intrusion on c4. White fights for the
Initiative} 13... Nd3 14. Rc2 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bh3 (16. Nb5 a6 17. 
Nd4 Bc5 $14) 16... Rc5 17. Ne2 Qd6 (17... Re8 18. Nd4 $15) 18. Nd4 {The
knight feels good on d4} 18... Bxd2 (18... Qe5 19. Nc6 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 $10) 
19. Rxd2 Ne5 $14 (19... Rc1 20. Qe2 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 $14) 20. Re1 g6 {
Secures f5} 21. b4 Rc4 {The black rook is well posted.} 22. a3 (22. b5 
Re8 $14) 22... a5 23. Nb5 {The knight likes it on b5} 23... Qb8 $16 (
23... Qc6 24. f4 (24. Rxe5 Rc1 25. Bf1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 axb4 $17) 24... Ne4 
25. Rxd5 $10) 24. f4 Nc6 25. Rxd5 axb4 26. Rd6 (26. Bf1 Rc5 27. Rd6 Ne8 
28. axb4 Nxd6 29. bxc5 Nxb5 30. Bxb5 Rd8 $10) 26... Ne8 27. Rd7 Rc5 $16 (
27... bxa3 $5 28. Nxa3 Rc5 $14) 28. a4 $14 (28. Nd4 $5 Nf6 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 
30. Bg2 $16) 28... Nf6 29. Rd6 Rd8 30. Bg2 (30. Bd7 Nxd7 31. Rxd7 Re8 $14) 
30... Rxd6 31. Nxd6 Qd8 32. Re2 Na5 33. Rd2 Qe7 34. g4 $15 (34. Re2 $5 {
should be considered} 34... Qd8 35. Qd2 $10) 34... Nc4 $10 (34... Nxg4 
35. Ne4 Rc4 36. Qxg4 Rc1+ 37. Rd1 f5 $10) 35. Nxc4 Rxc4 {Black is in
command} 36. Re2 $17 (36. g5 $5 {looks like a viable alternative} 36... 
Ne4 37. Qe1 $10) 36... Qc7 37. Re1 Qxf4 38. h3 h5 (38... Rd4 39. Qb3 $17) 
39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. gxh5 Nxh5 41. Qxb6 Qg5 42. Qb5 Rc5 (42... Qxb5 43. axb5 
b3 44. Rb1 $17) 43. Qxb4 Nf4 {Do you see the mate threat?} 44. Qe4 Nxh3+ 
45. Kf1 Nf4 46. Qd4+ (46. Bf3 Qh4 47. Rd1 Qh3+ 48. Ke1 Qf5 49. Qxf5 Rxf5 $14) 
46... Kh7 {Threatening mate: Qxg2} 47. Bf3 $15 (47. Be4 $5 $10 {has some
apparent merit}) 47... Ne6 $14 (47... Qh4 $5 {must definitely be
considered} 48. Qd7 Rf5 $17) 48. Qg4 Qf6 (48... Qxg4 49. Bxg4 Nf4 50. Ra1 $16) 
49. Re4 $10 (49. Qh3+ Kg7 50. Bd1 Nf4 $10) 49... Rf5 $14 (49... Qa1+ 50. 
Re1 Qf6 51. Qh3+ Kg7 52. Bd1 $10) 50. Qh4+ Qxh4 51. Rxh4+ Kg7 52. Be2 
Nf4 53. Bb5 g5 54. Rh2 (54. Rg4 Kf6 $10) 54... Rc5 {Do you see the mate
threat?} 55. f3 Rc3 56. Kf2 f5 57. Kg3 Ng6 58. a5 $17 (58. Rh5 $5 {is the
best option White has} 58... Kf6 59. Rh6 $10) 58... Ra3 $10 (58... f4+ $5 
59. Kg2 Rc5 $17) 59. a6 Ne5 {Attacks the isolani on f3@aCa3f3Ce5f3Ag3f3} 
60. Rf2 (60. Be2 Nxf3 61. Bxf3 g4 $10) 60... Kf6 $10 (60... g4 61. Rd2 
Rxf3+ 62. Kg2 $10) 61. Kg2 Ng6 62. Bc4 {With the idea Ra2@aCf2a2} 62... 
Ra4 (62... Nf4+ 63. Kg3 Nh5+ 64. Kh2 $14) 63. Ra2 Nf4+ 64. Kf2 Rxc4 65. 
a7 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 (5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. 
a4 Nbd7 8. h3 e5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Re1 a5 11. Bc4 h6 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Rad1 
Ne8 14. Ba2 f5 {Kindermann,S-Piket,J/Hamburg 1991/1/2-1/2 (33)}) (5. Bc4 
O-O 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. h3 Na5 8. Be3 Nd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bc4 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 b5 
12. Qd3 Bb7 13. a3 Rc8 14. O-O c5 {Najera,P-Dr. Zunker,R/Germany
1996/0-1 (44)}) (5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Bc4 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O Qe7 
10. Qe2 c6 11. a4 a5 12. Ba2 Qb4 13. Qc4 Qxc4 14. Bxc4 h6 {
Spacek,P-Ramik,Z/CSSR 1992/1-0 (62)}) 5... a6 $14 {Consolidates b5} (
5... c6 6. Qd2 $10) 6. Qd2 (6. Be2 b5 $14) 6... b5 (6... O-O 7. Bd3 $14) 7. 
Bh6 O-O $16 (7... Bxh6 8. Qxh6 Bb7 9. e5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 dxe5 11. dxe5 $14) 
8. Bd3 $14 (8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. Bd3 Bb7 $14) 8... Nc6 $16 (8... Bxh6 9. Qxh6 
e5 10. dxe5 $16) 9. e5 {White gains space} (9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. d5 Na7 $14) 
9... dxe5 10. dxe5 (10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. dxe5 Ng4 $10) 10... Ng4 (10... Bxh6 
11. Qxh6 Ng4 12. Qf4 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 $10) 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qf4 Ncxe5 
13. Nxe5 Qd6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 {Controls f5} 15. Qxd6 (15. Qf3 Qe5+ 16. Be2 
Be6 $10) 15... cxd6 (15... exd6 16. Be2 $10) 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Bf3 Ra7 18. 
O-O-O Rc7 19. Rd4 Be6 (19... Bb7 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Re1 $14) 20. Re1 Rfc8 
21. Kb1 (21. a3 Bc4 $14) 21... Rc5 (21... Rc4 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. a3 $10) 
22. Re2 $10 (22. a3 a5 $14) 22... R8c7 23. Ne4 (23. a3 Bc4 24. Red2 a5 $14) 
23... Nxe4 (23... Re5 24. c3 $10) 24. Bxe4 (24. Rdxe4 {Not} 24... Bf5 $17) 
24... g5 25. f3 {Covers g4} 25... Kf6 (25... Re5 26. a3 $10) 26. c3 (26. 
Red2 a5 $10) 26... a5 27. a3 Rc4 28. Red2 R7c5 29. Kc1 (29. Bd3 Bf5 $10) 
29... Re5 (29... b4 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. Kc2 $10) 30. Kd1 Bf5 (30... g4 31. 
Rf2 $10) 31. Bxf5 Kxf5 32. Rxc4 bxc4 33. Rd4 (33. a4 Ke6 $10) 33... Rb5 
34. Kc2 d5 35. a4 Rc5 36. h4 (36. Rd2 f6 $10) 36... e5 37. Rg4 f6 38. h5 
Rc7 39. Rg3 Kf4 $10 {Black activates its king} (39... Rh7 40. Rh3 $15) 
40. Rh3 Rh7 {Black terminates the opponent with strong threats} 41. Kd2 $17 (
41. h6 $5 $10 {deserves consideration}) 41... g4 42. Rh4 f5 {Black
threatens Kg3@aCf4g3} 43. fxg4 fxg4 44. Rh1 Kg3 45. h6 (45. Ke3 Kxg2 
46. Rh4 g3 $17) 45... Kxg2 {Threatening mate: Kxh1} 46. Rh5 Kf3 47. Rxe5 (
47. Ke1 $5 $19) 47... Rxh6 48. Rxd5 (48. Rf5+ Ke4 49. Rg5 Rh2+ 50. Ke1 
Rg2 $19) 48... Rh2+ 49. Ke1 Rh1+ 50. Kd2 g3 (50... g3 51. Rxa5 g2 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 
8. Bd3 g6 {Covers f5} (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qc2 (11. b4 
O-O 12. Rc1 Qe7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. Be4 Nf6 17. Bf3 
Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rc2 Bf8 20. b5 Rdc8 {Bellon
Lopez,J-Chernin,A/Osterskars op 1995/0-1 (73)}) 11... O-O 12. Rfe1 Qe7 
13. h3 Rd8 14. Rad1 b6 15. e4 c5 16. d5 {1/2-1/2
Dizdar,G-Kovacevic,V/Pula CRO 1998}) (8... Bd6 9. O-O Qe7 10. c5 Bc7 11. 
e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qc2 Nf8 15. b4 Bd7 16. Nc3 Be8 
17. Rad1 Kh8 18. Be4 {Epishin,V-Sorokin,M/Norilsk 1987/1-0 (45)}) 9. e4 (
9. O-O Bg7 $10) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 (10. Bxe4 e5 $10) 10... Bb4+ 11. Ke2 
Qg7 $16 (11... Qd8 $5 $14) 12. c5 Ba5 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Qb3 Bc7 15. Rhe1 $10 (
15. Nxc8+ $5 {should be examined more closely} 15... Rhxc8 16. Qxb7 $16) 
15... Bxd6 16. cxd6+ {A strong pawn} 16... Kxd6 17. Kf1 Kc7 18. Rac1 
Nb6 19. Ne5 Bd7 (19... Rd8 20. Be4 Rd6 21. Qg3 $10) 20. Be4 g5 21. Qg3 (
21. Qf3 Rhf8 $10) 21... Kd8 22. Bf3 {White gets kings attack} 22... Re8 
23. a4 a5 $10 {Opening the c-file gets White a lot of play} (23... f6 $5 
24. a5 fxe5 25. axb6 axb6 $15) 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Nxc6+ Bxc6 26. Rxc6 {Do
you see the mate threat?} 26... Nd7 27. Qc7+ Ke7 28. Qd6+ Kd8 29. Rc7 {
Threatening mate... how?} 29... f6 30. Rec1 {White threatens....
what?@aCd4d5} 30... g4 (30... Qh7 31. Rb7 Rg8 32. Qxe6 $18) 31. Rb7 (31. 
d5 exd5 32. Qxd5 Rb8 33. Qxa5 Qg5 (33... Rxb2 $4 {taking the pawn will
cause Black grave problems} 34. Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. Qc7+ Ke6 36. Qxg7 $18) 
34. R7c5+ Rb6 35. Rxg5 hxg5 $18) 31... Re7 32. Qc6 Qg5 (32... Ke8 33. d5 $18) 
33. Rc7 {The mate threat is Qxa8} 33... Nb6 (33... Qxc1+ 34. Qxc1 Rb8 $18) 
34. Qxb6 $18 (34. Qd6+ Nd7 35. Rxd7+ Rxd7 36. Qf8#) 34... Rxc7 35. Rxc7 (
35. Rxc7 Qd5 36. Rh7+ Ke8 37. Qc7 Qc4+ 38. Qxc4 Kf8 39. Qxe6 Re8 40. 
Qf7#) (35. Qxc7+ $6 Ke8 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco Rapid"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 
8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 (9... Nd7 10. Nd2 f5 11. Ba3 Nf6 {1/2-1/2
Kaabi,M-Hassan,S/Cairo,EGY GMA 1997}) 10. g3 c6 $14 {Consolidates b5} (
10... f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. b5 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 fxg3 
16. hxg3 Qc8 17. Nd5 Qxe6 18. Nxc7 Qh3 19. Nxa8 Qxg3+ 20. Kh1 Qh3+ {
1/2-1/2 Von Gleich,A-Sieglen,J/Bonn 1993}) (10... f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. exf5 
Nxf5 13. Re1 $10) 11. Nh4 (11. dxc6 bxc6 12. b5 Qd7 $14) 11... Nf6 12. Be3 
Ne8 13. Qd2 f5 {The typical lever} 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Ng2 cxd5 16. cxd5 
Ng6 (16... b6 17. Rac1 $10) 17. f4 Bd7 (17... e4 18. Rac1 $14) 18. Rac1 (
18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bc5 Rf7 $14) 18... Nf6 (18... a5 19. b5 $14) 19. fxe5 
dxe5 {The passed pawn on d5 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} 
20. Kh1 (20. d6 a6 $14) 20... Kh8 (20... Ng4 21. Bxg4 fxg4 22. Rfd1 $10) 
21. a4 {White intends b5@aBb4b5} (21. Rcd1 a5 22. b5 Rc8 $14) 21... b6 {
Controls c5} (21... Ng4 22. Bg5 Qb6 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. Nxb5 $14) 22. Bf3 (
22. Bd3 Qe7 $14) 22... Rc8 23. b5 {White gains space} 23... Qe7 24. d6 {
Is this a dangerous pawn?} 24... Qe6 25. a5 (25. Rfe1 Ng4 26. Bg5 Rfe8 $10) 
25... f4 {This push gains space} (25... Ng4 26. axb6 Nxe3 27. Qxe3 axb6 
28. Rfd1 $10 (28. Qxb6 e4 $17)) 26. gxf4 Qh3 $16 (26... exf4 $5 {might be a
viable alternative} 27. Nxf4 Nxf4 28. Bxf4 bxa5 $14) 27. axb6 axb6 28. 
Bxb6 {The passed pawn on b5 will become decisive later} 28... Ng4 {The
mate threat is Qxh2} 29. Bg1 (29. Bxg4 Bxg4 30. f5 Bxf5 $16) 29... exf4 (
29... Nxf4 30. Nxf4 Rxf4 31. Bg2 $16) 30. Bxg4 Bxg4 31. Bd4 Bf3 32. 
Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Rxf3 (33. d7 Rcd8 34. Qd4+ Kh6 35. Rxf3 Qxf3 $15) 33... 
Qxf3 34. d7 Rcd8 35. Qd4+ Kh6 36. Ne4 Rf7 37. Nc5 Re7 38. Qf6 Rdxd7 {
Threatening mate... how?.} 39. Nxd7 Rxd7 40. Qc6 $4 $19 (40. Rg1 $15 {is
the best chance}) 40... Rd1+ 41. Rxd1 {Do you see the mate threat?} 
41... Qxd1+ 42. Ne1 Qxe1+ 43. Kg2 Qe2+ 44. Kg1 f3 (44... Kh5 {makes it
even easier for Black} 45. Qc5+ Ne5 46. Qf2 $19) 45. Qc1+ Kh5 {
Threatening mate... how?} 46. Qf1 Qxf1+ (46... Qe4 47. Qh3+ Nh4 48. Qg3 
Qb1+ 49. Kf2 Qc2+ 50. Kf1 Qc4+ 51. Kg1 Qc1+ 52. Kf2 Qc5+ 53. Kf1 Qxb5+ 
54. Kg1 Qb1+ 55. Kf2 Qc2+ 56. Kg1 Qd1+ 57. Kf2 Qe2+ 58. Kg1 Qe3+ 59. 
Qf2 Qg5+ 60. Qg3 Qxg3+ 61. hxg3 $19) 47. Kxf1 Kg4 48. b6 Ne5 49. b7 Nc6 (
49... Nd7 $5 {might be the shorter path} 50. Ke1 $19) 50. Kf2 (50. Ke1 $19) 
50... Kf4 51. Ke1 Ke3 52. Kf1 f2 53. h3 h6 {The mate threat is Nb8} (
53... h6 54. h4 h5 55. b8=Q Nxb8 56. Kg2 Ke2 57. Kg3 f1=Q 58. Kh2 Qf4+ 
59. Kh3 Qg4+ 60. Kh2 Kf3 61. Kh1 Qg2#) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 
14. Qh4 Re8 15. a4 (15. Bd3 h6 16. Bc2 exd4 17. Qxd4 Bf8 18. b3 Nf6 19. 
Qh4 g5 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 c5 22. Bb2 Bg7 23. Rd6 Be6 24. Rad1 Rec8 
25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Be4 Ra7 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. R1xd5 Kg7 29. Rd2 Be7 30. 
Rb6 Bd8 31. Rbd6 Be7 32. R6d5 a5 33. Kf1 a4 34. Ke2 axb3 35. axb3 Ra3 
36. b4 Rc3 37. bxc5 R3xc5 38. Rxc5 Rxc5 39. Nd4 Bf6 40. g4 b4 41. Rb2 
Rc4 42. Kd3 Rc3+ 43. Kd2 Bxd4 44. exd4 Rc4 {Karpov,A-Anand,V/Lausanne
FIDE WCh KO Lausanne SUI 1998/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 15... e4 16. Nd2 Re6 17. g3 {
Controls f4} 17... Be7 18. Qf4 Bd6 19. Qh4 Be7 20. Qf4 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 
Nxc3 8. Qxc3 Nc6 9. a3 {Dekt b4} (9. Bb5 Bd7 10. O-O Qb6 11. a4 Qc5 12. 
Qd3 Qd6 13. Qe2 a6 14. e5 Qc7 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Bb1 Rc8 17. Bd2 Nc2 18. 
Ra2 Nb4 {Piket,J-Van Wely,L/Hoogovens Blitz, Wijk aan Zee NED 1998/1-0
(52)}) 9... Bd7 10. Be2 Rc8 11. O-O {wit gaat over tot de aanval.} 
11... Na5 12. Qd3 Ba4 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Be3 Nb3 15. Bd1 a6 16. Bxb3 
Bxb3 17. Rac1 Bd6 (17... Ba4 18. Bb6 Ra8 19. Nd4 $14) 18. Bb6 Ra8 19. Nd4 
Ba4 20. Rc4 Bd7 (20... Bb5 21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Rd4 $16) 21. Rd1 O-O $16 (
21... h6 22. Rc3 $16) 22. e5 Bb5 23. Nxb5 $1 {Geeft het voordeel niet uit
handen.} 23... axb5 24. Re4 (24. exd6 bxc4 25. d7 Rfd8 $14) 24... Be7 (
24... Bb8 25. Rd7 $14) 25. Rd7 (25. Red4 Rac8 $16) 25... Rfc8 {Zie je de
mat dreiging?} 26. g3 {Dekt h4} 26... Bf8 27. Rxb7 (27. Rf4 Rc2 $14) 
27... Rc2 28. b4 $10 (28. Bd4 Rd8 $14) 28... g5 $2 $16 (28... Rxa3 29. Rb8 
Rca2 $18) 29. Be3 (29. Re3 g4 $18) 29... h6 (29... Rxa3 30. Rxb5 h6 31. h4 $18) 
30. Rxb5 Rxa3 31. h4 Be7 (31... Raa2 32. Rb7 $18) 32. Rb7 Kf8 33. b5 (33. 
Rd4 Ra1+ 34. Kg2 Ra3 $18) 33... Raa2 34. b6 Bc5 (34... Ra8 35. hxg5 hxg5 
36. Kg2 $18) 35. Bxc5+ (35. Rb8+ $5 {Is nauwkeuriger.} 35... Kg7 36. b7 
Bxe3 37. Rg8+ Kxg8 38. b8=Q+ Kg7 39. Rxe3 Rxf2 $18) 35... Rxc5 36. hxg5 
hxg5 37. Re3 g4 (37... Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Raa1 39. Kh3 $18) 38. Re4 Rc1+ 39. 
Kg2 {De partij wordt met een konginsaanval afgesloten.} 39... Raa1 {Er
dreigt mat via Tg1.} 40. Rxg4 Rg1+ 41. Kf3 Ra3+ 42. Kf4 Rf1 (42... Rb1 {
Dit verbetert nauwelijks iets aan de stelling.} 43. Rb8+ Ke7 44. Rg7 $18) 
43. Rb8+ Ke7 44. Rgg8 {Matdreiging-hoe dan?} 44... Rxf2+ 45. Kg4 Rb3 (
45... f5+ {Had nog geprobeerd kunnen worden.} 46. exf6+ Rxf6 47. Rbe8+ 
Kf7 $18) 46. Rb7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nf3 e6 7. c4 (
7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. c4 N5f6 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 
13. Qe2 Re8 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Rac1 Nb6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 {
Tischbierek,R-Dunsbach,R/op Biel SUI 1997/1-0 (44)}) 7... N5f6 8. Nc3 
Bb4 (8... Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Bf4 (11. h3 a6 12. Be3 cxd4 13. 
Nxd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. Qc2 Ne5 16. Rfd1 Ng6 17. Na4 Rb8 18. a3 Bd7 
19. Qb3 Be8 20. Bf1 Ne4 {O'Donnell,T-Ross,D/Quebec Inv 1993/1/2-1/2 (33)}) 
11... a6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Rab1 a5 15. Ne5 Nfd7 16. Nd3 h6 
17. Be3 Qc7 18. Nb5 {Dolmatov,S-Drummond,M/World Cities Jakarta INA
1997/1-0 (36)}) (8... c5 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 e5 
13. Nf5 Nc5 14. Rd1 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Raxc8 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. 
Rxd5 {Klovans,J-Pajeken,W/Trimex Festival 1995/1-0 (60)}) 9. Qc2 (9. Qa4 
c5 $10) 9... b6 (9... c5 10. dxc5 O-O 11. Bd2 $14) 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 
Bb7 12. Be2 O-O $14 (12... Ne4 13. Qe3 $10) 13. O-O Ne4 14. Qc2 f5 (14... 
Nd6 15. Re1 $14) 15. b4 Rf6 (15... c5 16. Rd1 $14) 16. Rd1 {The white rook
on d1 is not without poison @cBd1} 16... Qe7 (16... a6 17. c5 Bd5 18. c6 $16) 
17. Ne5 $14 (17. Bf4 Rc8 $16) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rg6 19. Bh5 $10 (19. Bf3 $5 $14 {
looks like a viable alternative}) 19... Rxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Nd2+ 21. f3 {
Prevents intrusion on e4} 21... Qg5+ 22. Kf2 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qg5+ 24. Kf2 
Qxh5 {The mate threat is Qxf3} 25. Qxd2 (25. Bxd2 $4 Qxf3+ 26. Ke1 Qh1+ 
27. Ke2 Qxh2+ 28. Kd3 Qxe5 $19) 25... Qxf3+ 26. Ke1 Qh1+ 27. Kf2 Qxh2+ 
28. Kf1 Qh1+ 29. Kf2 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 h6 {Threatens Bf3@aCb7f3} 31. Bb2 (
31. b5 Bf3 32. Bb2 f4 $17) 31... Qg3+ (31... Bf3 32. c5 $19) 32. Kf1 Qh3+ 
33. Kg1 $17 (33. Kf2 $5 $10 {is the best option White has}) 33... Qg4+ $10 (
33... Bf3 34. b5 f4 $19) 34. Kf2 Kh7 35. Qe2 Qf4+ (35... Qh4+ 36. Kg1 $10) 
36. Ke1 Bf3 37. Rd4 Qxd4 38. Bxd4 Bxe2 39. Kxe2 Rd8 40. Ke3 $15 (40. Bf2 
g5 $10) 40... g5 41. c5 h5 $10 (41... Rd7 42. cxb6 cxb6 43. Rc1 $10) 42. 
cxb6 cxb6 43. Rc1 h4 44. Rc7+ Kg6 45. Re7 h3 46. Rxe6+ Kh5 47. Re7 Kg4 {
Black plans f4. Black activates its king@aBf5f4} 48. e6 $15 (48. Rh7 Kg3 
49. a4 h2 $17) 48... h2 49. Rh7 Kg3 50. Rh5 $15 (50. Bf6 f4+ 51. Ke4 Rg8 $10) 
50... f4+ 51. Ke4 Re8 52. Kf5 (52. Rxg5+ $2 {doesn't work because of} 
52... Kh4 53. Rg1 Rxe6+ (53... hxg1=B $6 54. Bxg1 Kg3 55. Ke5 $19) 54. 
Kxf4 hxg1=Q 55. Bxg1 Rf6+ 56. Ke4 Kg4 $19) 52... g4 53. Be5 Rf8+ $14 (
53... Kg2 $17) 54. Kg5 Rg8+ 55. Kf5 $17 (55. Kf6 $5 $10 {is worth
consideration}) 55... Rf8+ $10 (55... Kg2 56. Bxf4 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Kxh1 $10) 
56. Kg5 Rg8+ 57. Kf5 $17 (57. Kf6 $5 $14 {is a viable option}) 57... Rf8+ $10 (
57... Kg2 58. Bxf4 h1=Q 59. Rxh1 Kxh1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. O-O Bf5 7. b3 Na6 
8. Bb2 c6 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. Re1 (10. Ne1 Bh3 11. e4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 b5 13. 
cxb5 cxb5 14. f3 b4 15. Na4 Ne8 16. Qe2 Nec7 17. Nd3 Qb5 18. Rfe1 Qb7 
19. d5 Bxb2 {Haritakis,T-Tzermiadianos,A/Ano Liosia op 1995/1/2-1/2 (39)}) (
10. Qd2 h6 11. Rfe1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Qe3 f5 15. Bh3 
Bxf3 16. exf3 Rf7 17. f4 Nc7 18. Rc2 Bf6 19. Bg2 e6 {
Andres,M-Garcia,G/Cienfuegos B 1975/1-0 (41)}) 10... Ne4 11. Nh4 Nxc3 
12. Bxc3 Bg4 13. Rc1 d5 14. Nf3 f6 {Beheerst e5+g5} (14... dxc4 15. bxc4 
Rfd8 16. Qb3 $10) 15. cxd5 (15. Qd3 e6 $10) 15... cxd5 (15... Qxd5 {Zwakker
is} 16. Ne5 $1 {wit neemt de leiding.} 16... Qe6 17. d5 $16) 16. b4 (16. 
Qd3 Bf5 17. Qe3 Rac8 $10) 16... Nc7 17. Qb3 Be6 (17... Rfc8 18. e4 e6 
19. e5 $10) 18. Nd2 (18. Bd2 Rfc8 $10) 18... Bf7 (18... Bh3 19. Bxh3 Qxh3 
20. b5 $10) 19. Bb2 Rfc8 20. a4 a6 21. Rc2 Ne8 22. Rec1 Bh6 (22... Rxc2 
23. Rxc2 Nc7 24. a5 $10) 23. e3 {Controleert f4} (23. a5 Rc7 $10) 23... e6 
24. Bf1 {wit heeft b5 in de planning opgenomen.@aBb4b5} 24... Nd6 25. 
b5 $10 {Met deze zet wordt meer ruimte gewonnen.} (25. a5 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 
Rc8 $10) 25... axb5 26. axb5 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Ba3 
Bf8 (29... Nf5 30. Qb2 $10) 30. Bc5 (30. Bg2 Qd7 $10) 30... Ne4 $2 $16 (
30... Qd7 $5 $10 {En zwart kan nog vechten.}) 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Qa3 $14 (
32. Bxf8 $5 Kxf8 33. Qa3+ Kg7 34. Qe7 $14) 32... e5 (32... Bg7 33. Bd6 $14) 
33. Qa7 (33. Bxf8 Qxf8 34. Qxf8+ Kxf8 35. dxe5 fxe5 $10) 33... Bd5 (33... 
exd4 34. Bxf8 Qxf8 35. Qxb7 (35. exd4 $6 Bd5 $10) 35... dxe3 36. Qxe4 
exf2+ 37. Kxf2 Qc5+ 38. Qe3 Qf5+ 39. Kg1 $16) 34. Qb6 Kf7 $16 (34... Bg7 
35. dxe5 fxe5 36. Bh3 $16) 35. Bxf8 Qxf8 36. dxe5 fxe5 37. Bc4 $10 (37. 
h4 Qe7 $14) 37... Bxc4 38. Qc7+ Kf6 39. Qxc4 Qe8 40. Qd5 b6 41. Kg2 Kf5 
42. h3 h5 43. h4 $14 (43. g4+ Kf6 $16) 43... Qe6 44. Qd8 {Er dreigt mat
via Dg5.} 44... Qf6 45. Qc8+ Qe6 46. Qb8 Kg4 $18 (46... Qf6 $5 $16) 47. 
Qd8 {Matdreiging-hoe dan?} 47... Qf5 48. Qxb6 {De gepasseerde pion op b5
zal snel een gevaarlijk wapen worden.} 48... Qf3+ 49. Kg1 Qf5 $4 {De
laatste fout.} (49... Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Kf3 51. Qf6+ Ke2 $18) 50. Qd6 (50. Qd8 {
Levert nog groter voordeel op.} 50... Qe6 $18) 50... Kh3 (50... Qc8 {Dit
lost niets op.} 51. b6 g5 52. Qc7 $18) 51. b6 Qc8 {Zie je de mat
dreiging?} 52. Qc7 Qg4 53. Qc4 Qd7 54. Qf1+ (54. b7 Qd1+ 55. Qf1+ Qxf1+ 
56. Kxf1 Kg4 57. b8=Q Kf5 58. Qd6 g5 59. hxg5 Kxg5 60. Qxe5+ Kg6 61. 
Qxe4+ Kf7 62. f4 h4 63. f5 hxg3 64. Qe6+ Kf8 65. Qd7 g2+ 66. Kxg2 Kg8 
67. f6 Kf8 68. Qe7+ Kg8 69. Qg7#) 54... Kg4 55. Qb1 {Er dreigt mat via
Dxe4.} 55... Qb7 (55... Qd3 {Dit helpt ook niet meer.} 56. Qxd3 exd3 
57. Kf1 $18) 56. Kg2 (56. Qd1+ {Stelt de winst veilig.} 56... Kf5 57. Qd6 $18) 
56... Kf5 57. Qb4 (57. f4 $5 {Dit maakt het voor wit nog eenvoudiger.} 
57... exf4 58. gxf4 Ke6 $18) 57... Ke6 58. Qc5 Kd7 59. Qxe5 {wit
ontwikkelt een dodelijk inititief.} 59... Qxb6 60. Qxe4 Qa6 61. g4 (61. 
Qd5+ Ke8 $18) 61... hxg4 62. Kg3 Qf1 63. Qxg4+ Ke7 64. Qf3 (64. f3 Kf6 $18) 
64... Qg1+ 65. Qg2 Qd1 $4 {Tikkie terug, Jaap.} (65... Qb1 $18) 66. Qe4+ 
Kf7 (66... Kf6 {Verandert niets meer.} 67. Qf3+ Qxf3+ 68. Kxf3 $18) 67. 
Qf3+ (67. Qf3+ Qxf3+ 68. Kxf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 
Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. c4 Nxe4 11. c5 O-O 12. Rc1 f5 13. g3 Rb8 
14. Qb3 $2 $19 (14. Bd3 Ng5 15. f4 Nf7 16. Nb6 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 d6 18. cxd6 
Qxd6 19. Bc4 Bd8 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Bf2 Re8 22. Qb3 Qe7 23. Rce1 Rc6 {
Kuczynski,R-Franzoni,G/Yerevan,ARM ol32 1996/1/2-1/2 (54)}) (14. Bf4 e5 
15. Nxf5 exf4 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Nxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxe4 d5 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. 
Rfd1 Qf6 21. Qd4 fxg3 22. hxg3 Qg5 23. Nc5 Bh3 24. Qd2 Qg6 25. Bd3 Qf7 
26. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Velimirovic,D-Miladinovic,I/JUG-chT 1997}) (14. Bf3 Ng5 
15. Bg2 e5 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 f4 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Be4 d5 20. cxd6 
Qxd6 21. Qxd6 Bxd6 22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Bh3 24. Re1 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Ye
Jiangchuan-Hernandez/Moscow 1994}) (14. Bf4 e5 15. Nxf5 exf4 16. Qd5+ Kh8 
17. Qxe4 $14) 14... Kh8 $17 (14... Nxd4 $5 15. Bxd4 Nd2 $19) 15. Rfd1 (15. 
Nf3 Rg8 $15) 15... d5 $10 (15... e5 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 $10) 16. cxd6 {Wit krijgt
voordeel dankzij de voorbijgelaten pion.} 16... Bxd6 {zwart dwingt de
tegenstander met krachtig dreigingen.} 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Qxe6 Rbe8 19. 
Qb3 (19. Qd5 Re5 20. Qd3 Qe7 $10) 19... Nxf2 20. Bxf2 (20. Kxf2 f4 21. Bb6 
fxg3+ 22. Kg1 gxh2+ 23. Kh1 Qe7 $15) 20... Rxe2 21. Qd5 $17 (21. Qd3 Re6 
22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Rff6 $17) 21... Rf6 22. Bd4 (22. Qf3 Rfe6 $17) 
22... Rh6 23. Bc5 $2 $19 (23. Bf2 $5 $17) 23... Bxg3 $1 {zwart moet wat
van het gewonnen materiaal teruggeven.} 24. hxg3 (24. Qxf5 Bf2+ 25. Kf1 (
25. Bxf2 $4 Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Rxf2+ 27. Qxf2 Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qe4+ 29. Kd2 Qd5+ 
30. Ke1 Re6+ 31. Qe2 Qh1+ 32. Kd2 Qh6+ 33. Kd3 Qg6+ (33... Rxe2 34. Kxe2 
Qh2+ 35. Kd3 $19) 34. Kd2 Qg5+ 35. Ke1 Qh4+ 36. Kd2 Rxe2+ 37. Kxe2 Qxa4 $19) 
25... Bxc5 26. Nxc5 $19 (26. Kxe2 Qxh2+ (26... Rxh2+ 27. Kf1 Rf2+ 28. 
Qxf2 Bxf2 29. Kxf2 Qf4+ 30. Kg1 Qxa4 31. a3 $19) 27. Kd3 Rh3+ 28. Kc4 
Qe2+ 29. Kxc5 Qe3+ 30. Kd5 Ne7+ 31. Kd6 Nxf5+ 32. Kc7 h6 $19)) 24... 
Qxg3+ 25. Kf1 {Zie je de mat dreiging?} 25... Rhe6 (25... Rhe6 26. Qd8+ {
Het enige dat wit kan doen is materiaal teruggeven.} 26... Nxd8 27. 
Rxd8+ Re8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 
O-O 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. a3 Ng4 12. Bxe7 (12. Bf4 Ng6 
13. Bg3 Bd6 14. h3 Nf6 15. b4 a6 16. Na4 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Bxd6 
Qxd6 19. Qc5 Qf6 20. Ng3 Nh4 21. Qh5 Nf5 {Neverov,V-Koziak/Yalta
1995/1-0 (34)}) 12... Qxe7 13. h3 Nh6 14. Ng3 Qh4 (14... Ng6 15. Rfe1 Qh4 
16. Bf1 f5 17. Nge2 Nf7 18. g3 Qf6 19. Bg2 Nd6 20. Na4 Be6 21. Nc5 Bf7 
22. Nd3 Re7 23. Nef4 Nxf4 24. gxf4 {Spraggett,K-Mercier/Rouen
1992/1/2-1/2 (66)}) 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. b4 a6 {Zekert b5} (16... Ng6 17. b5 $14) 
17. Na4 Re7 18. Nc5 (18. Rac1 Ree8 $16) 18... Rae8 19. Bf1 $10 (19. a4 Bc8 $14) 
19... Bc8 20. a4 Ng6 $14 (20... Rxe3 21. fxe3 Qxg3 22. Qf2 Qxf2+ 23. 
Kxf2 $14) 21. b5 {Wit krijgt meer ruimte.} 21... axb5 22. axb5 Qg5 (
22... Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Rxe3 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. fxe3 Qxg3 26. Ra8 $18) 23. 
bxc6 bxc6 {Door het openen van de b-lijn krijgt wit veel speelruimte.} 
24. Ra8 Nh4 25. Rb1 N6f5 26. Nxf5 (26. Rbb8 Nd6 $18) 26... Nxf5 27. Rbb8 
Nd6 28. Nd3 $16 (28. Qa4 $5 Rd8 $18) 28... Rc7 $18 (28... Bb7 29. Rxe8+ 
Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 31. Ne5 $16) 29. Qc5 $16 (29. Nb4 Rd8 $18) 29... Qe7 $18 (
29... Ne4 30. Qa5 Qe7 31. Be2 $16) 30. Nb4 g6 (30... Qe6 31. Na6 Rce7 
32. Qxc6 $18) 31. Ba6 $16 (31. Nxc6 $5 Qe6 32. Qb6 Qd7 $18) 31... Qe6 $18 (
31... Kg7 32. Be2 $16) 32. Bxc8 (32. Nxd5 Qxd5 33. Qb6 Rd7 34. Bxc8 Rdd8 $18) 
32... Nxc8 $2 (32... Rexc8 33. Rxc8+ Nxc8 $18) 33. Ra6 (33. Na6 $5 {Geeft
de tegenstander geen kans.} 33... Rce7 34. Qa5 $18) 33... Kg7 34. Rxc6 (
34. Nxc6 $6 Qf6 35. Qb5 Re6 $15) 34... Rxc6 35. Qxc6 Qxc6 36. Nxc6 Nd6 
37. Rxe8 Nxe8 38. g4 h6 39. f3 Kf6 40. Kf2 (40. Nb4 Nc7 $16) 40... Ke6 (
40... Nd6 41. Ne5 $16) 41. h4 (41. Nd8+ Ke7 42. Nb7 Ng7 $16) 41... Nd6 
42. Ne5 Nb5 43. Nd3 g5 44. h5 (44. Nc5+ Ke7 45. h5 f6 $16) 44... Na3 (
44... f5 45. Nc5+ Kf6 46. Ke2 $16) 45. Ke2 Nc4 (45... Nc2 46. Kd2 Na3 
47. Nc5+ Ke7 48. Kd3 $16) 46. Nf2 Nd6 47. e4 Ne8 48. Nd1 (48. Nd3 Nc7 $18) 
48... Nf6 49. e5 Nd7 50. Ne3 f6 51. exf6 Nxf6 52. Kd3 Ng8 53. Nf5 (53. 
Kc3 Ne7 $18) 53... Kd7 54. Ke3 Ke6 (54... Kc6 55. Ke2 $16) 55. f4 Kf6 56. 
Kf3 Kf7 57. Nxh6+ {De gepasseerde pion op h5 leidt snel tot dreigingen.} 
57... Nxh6 58. fxg5 {De gepasseerde pion op g5 zal snel een gevaarlijk
wapen worden.} 58... Ng8 59. Kf4 Ke6 60. g6 Kf6 61. g5+ Ke6 62. g7 (62. 
h6 Ne7 63. g7 Ng6+ 64. Kg4 Kf7 $18) 62... Ne7 63. h6 Ng6+ 64. Kg4 Kf7 
65. Kf5 {Mat dreigt: g8D.} 65... Kg8 (65... Nh4+ 66. Ke5 Nf3+ 67. Kxd5 
Nxg5 $18) 66. Kf6 $1 {Een passend einde van een mooie partij.} (66. Kxg6 $6 $10 {
Komt niet in aanmerking.}) 66... Nh4 (66... Kh7 {Ook dit kan de treurige
afloop niet be<= nvloeden.} 67. Kf7 $1 {Dwingend en mooi.} 67... Nh8+ 
68. gxh8=B Kxh8 69. Kf6 Kg8 70. g6 Kf8 71. h7 Ke8 72. h8=Q+ Kd7 73. g7 
Kc7 74. g8=Q Kb6 75. Qb8+ Ka6 76. Qhe8 Ka5 77. Qbb5#) 67. h7+ (67. h7+ 
Kxh7 68. Kf7 Nf3 69. g8=Q#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O 
a6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. c4 Nxe4 11. c5 O-O 12. Rc1 (12. Nxc6 bxc6 
13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. f4 d6 16. cxd6 Bxd6 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. Qc2 
h6 19. Bxa6 Nd5 20. Qf2 Qa5 21. Bxc8 Nxe3 {Kiss,G-Szeberenyi,A/Budapest
FSB Feb 1997/1/2-1/2 (66)}) 12... f5 13. g3 Bg5 (13... Rb8 14. Bf3 Ng5 
15. Bg2 e5 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 f4 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Be4 d5 20. cxd6 
Qxd6 21. Qxd6 Bxd6 22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Bh3 24. Re1 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Ye
Jiangchuan-Hernandez/Moscow 1994}) (13... Kh8 14. Bf3 Ng5 15. Nb6 Rb8 
16. Bg2 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 e5 18. Qc3 Nf7 19. Rfd1 Qd8 20. Bd5 Bf6 21. Qd2 
d6 22. Bxf7 Rxf7 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. cxd6 Be6 25. d7 Rd8 26. Rd6 f4 27. 
Rxe6 fxe3 28. fxe3 Kg8 29. Rc7 Re7 30. Rxe7 Bxe7 31. Rxb7 Bc5 32. Nc4 
Kf8 33. Nxe5 Bxe3+ 34. Kg2 {1-0 Enders,P-Sziebert,A/Budapest cat8 1995}) (
13... Rb8 14. Bd3 $15) 14. Bxg5 Nxg5 15. Nb6 (15. f4 Ne4 $10) 15... Rb8 
16. Nc4 (16. f4 Ne4 $17) 16... Nf7 (16... f4 17. Nd6 $17) 17. Nf3 (17. f4 g5 $15) 
17... Rd8 18. Qb3 b5 19. cxb6 {He broke from his leash.} 19... Qb7 20. 
Qe3 d5 21. Nce5 Ncxe5 (21... Nfxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Qxb6 24. Rc2 $17) 
22. Nxe5 {A valuable piece} 22... Nxe5 (22... Qxb6 $6 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24. 
Nc6 $14) 23. Qxe5 Qxb6 24. Rc7 {The mate threat is Qxg7} 24... Bd7 $15 (
24... Qxb2 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. Qf4 $17) 25. b3 {Covers a4} 25... Rbc8 26. 
Rfc1 a5 27. a4 (27. Bd3 g6 $10) 27... Qb8 (27... Qxb3 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. 
Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Qc7 Qb1+ 31. Bf1 $15) 28. Ba6 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 h6 (29... Qxb3 $2 {
fails because of} 30. Bb5 Qb1+ 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. Qxe4 dxe4 33. Bxd7 $18) 
30. Qd6 (30. Bb7 Kh7 $10) 30... Kh7 31. Qc5 Qb4 $16 (31... d4 $5 $10 {
should be examined more closely}) 32. Qxb4 $14 (32. Qa7 Qxb3 33. Rxd7 
Rxd7 34. Qxd7 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qe4+ 36. f3 Qe1 $18) 32... axb4 {The passed
pawn on a4 will become decisive later} 33. Bd3 (33. Rb7 Kg6 $14) 33... 
Kg6 34. f4 Kf6 35. Rb7 e5 36. fxe5+ Kxe5 37. Rxb4 Rc8 38. Kf2 g5 39. 
Rb7 $10 (39. a5 Rc1 $14) 39... Rc3 40. Ke2 Bc8 41. Rb4 f4 (41... Rc1 42. 
Rb8 Be6 43. Rh8 $10) 42. Kd2 Rc5 (42... Rc7 43. a5 $10) 43. gxf4+ gxf4 
44. Rb5 $10 (44. Rb8 f3 $14) 44... Rc7 45. b4 $15 (45. Rb8 $5 $10) 45... 
Rg7 46. Rc5 Rg2+ $10 (46... Bh3 47. a5 Kd4 48. Be2 $10) 47. Kc3 Be6 48. 
a5 Ra2 $14 (48... Rxh2 49. b5 Kd6 50. Kd4 $14) 49. a6 Ra3+ $14 (49... Rxh2 
50. Ra5 Bc8 51. a7 $16) 50. Kd2 $10 (50. Kb2 Ra4 (50... Rxd3 $4 {capturing
the bishop would seal Black's fate} 51. a7 $18) 51. Kb3 Ra1 $14) 50... 
Kd4 {Black activates its king} 51. Bf1 Ra4 $16 (51... Ra2+ $5 {should be
considered} 52. Rc2 Ra1 $10) 52. Rc7 $15 (52. Ra5 Rxa5 53. bxa5 $16) 
52... Rxb4 53. a7 Ra4 54. Rc6 Ra2+ $14 (54... Rxa7 $5 {is worth looking
at} 55. Rxe6 Ra2+ 56. Ke1 Rxh2 $10) 55. Ke1 {White threatens strongly
Ra6@aCc6a6} 55... Bd7 56. Ra6 Rxa6 57. Bxa6 Bc6 58. Ke2 Kc5 59. Kf3 Kb6 
60. Bf1 Kxa7 61. Kxf4 Kb6 62. Kf5 $17 {The white king gets dangerous} (
62. Ke5 $5 $10 {is an interesting alternative}) 62... Be8 63. Ke5 Kc5 
64. h4 (64. Be2 d4 $17) 64... d4 (64... Bh5 65. Ba6 $17) 65. Bd3 (65. Be2 h5 $17) 
65... Bf7 66. Be2 Bg6 (66... Bc4 67. Bh5 $17) 67. h5 (67. Kf6 Be8 $15) 
67... Bf7 68. Kf6 Bc4 69. Bd1 Bf1 $15 (69... d3 70. Kg6 $15) 70. Bc2 Kc4 (
70... Be2 71. Kg6 $17) 71. Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. 
dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 (9... Ke8 10. Ne2 Ne7 11. Re1 Bg4 12. 
Nfd4 c5 13. Nb5 Kd7 14. f3 Bf5 15. Be3 a6 16. Rad1+ Kc8 17. Nd6+ cxd6 
18. exd6 Nc6 19. Bxc5 {Garcia,G-Miles,A/Anibal op4th 1997/0-1 (35)}) 
10. h3 (10. Nd4 Ng6 11. f4 Bc5 12. Be3 Bb6 13. Rae1 Nh4 14. e6 fxe6 15. 
Nxe6+ Bxe6 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Rxe6 Kd7 18. Rfe1 Rae8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 {
Shirov,A-Almasi,Z/Tilburg Fontys 1996/1-0 (36)}) 10... Ng6 11. Bg5+ (11. 
Re1 Bb4 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 c5 14. e6 f6 15. b4 cxb4 16. Rad1+ Ke8 
17. Bxb4 b6 18. Nd4 c5 19. Nb5 Ke7 20. Nc7 Rb8 {Milos,G-Polgar,S/Sao
Paulo g21 1996/1-0 (49)}) 11... Ke8 12. Rad1 {Do you see the mate threat?} 
12... Be6 13. Nd4 (13. a3 Bc5 $14) 13... Bb4 $14 (13... Bc4 14. Rfe1 $10) 
14. Nxe6 fxe6 {Secures d5} 15. Ne4 Nxe5 16. Bf4 Nf7 17. Bxc7 Rc8 18. 
Bg3 Rd8 19. c4 Be7 20. Bf4 Rf8 21. b3 b6 {Covers c5} 22. f3 Bf6 23. 
Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Rd1+ Ke7 25. Kf1 c5 26. Be3 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Nxd8 28. Ke2 
Nc6 29. Bd2 Bd4 30. g4 g6 $14 (30... a6 31. f4 $10) 31. Bg5+ Kf7 32. Bh4 
h6 33. Be1 (33. Nd6+ Kg7 $10) 33... Be5 34. Bd2 (34. h4 Nd4+ 35. Kf2 Bf4 $10) 
34... h5 (34... g5 35. Be3 $10) 35. Kd3 hxg4 36. fxg4 Bc7 37. Ng5+ Ke7 
38. Ke4 (38. Nf3 e5 $14) 38... Be5 (38... Nd4 39. h4 $14) 39. Nf3 Bb2 40. 
h4 Kf6 41. h5 gxh5 42. gxh5 Kg7 43. Ng5 $10 (43. Bg5 Nb4 44. a4 Nc2 $10) 
43... Nd8 $14 (43... Kh6 44. Nxe6+ Kxh5 45. Nf4+ Kh4 46. Nd5 $10) 44. Bf4 
Kf6 45. h6 Kg6 46. h7 Nc6 47. Bd2 Nd8 48. Bf4 $10 (48. Be3 Nc6 $14) 
48... Nc6 49. Nxe6 (49. Be3 Bf6 $14) 49... Kxh7 50. Bd2 Ne7 51. Nc7 Kg6 
52. Nb5 Kf7 $16 (52... Nc8 $5 $14 {is noteworthy}) 53. Nxa7 Ke6 (53... Bf6 
54. Bf4 $18) 54. Bg5 Nf5 55. Bd8 Nd6+ 56. Kd3 Kd7 57. Bxb6 Nb7 (57... Ba3 
58. Ba5 $18) 58. a4 Ba3 59. Ke4 (59. Ke4 Nd6+ 60. Ke5 $18) (59. a5 {seems
even better} 59... Bb4 60. a6 Nd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 d6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. 
Bd2 Be6 (7... c6 8. O-O-O Kc7 9. Ne4 f6 10. Bb4 Nd7 11. Bd6+ Kd8 12. g4 
Ke8 13. Ba3 Bf8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Nh6 16. Rg1 Nf7 17. Ba3 {
Arlandi,E-Baumegger,S/EU-ch Athens GRE 1997/1-0 (34)}) 8. O-O-O Nd7 9. 
Ng5 (9. e4 f6 10. h3 Bh6 11. Be2 c6 12. a3 Ke7 13. b4 a5 14. Kb2 Nb6 
15. c5 Bxd2 16. Nxd2 axb4 17. axb4 Na4+ 18. Nxa4 Rxa4 {Van
Wely,L-Topalov,V/Melody Amber blindfold 1997/1-0 (39)}) (9. b3 f6 10. Rg1 
Nh6 11. Ne4 Kc8 12. e3 Re8 13. Bc3 a5 14. h3 Nf7 15. g4 c6 16. a4 Kc7 
17. Bd3 Bf8 18. Bc2 Be7 {Monnard,L-Cifuentes Parada,R/Andorra 1991/0-1
(61)}) (9. e3 f6 10. Ne4 Nh6 11. Bc3 Kc8 12. Be2 Nf7 13. Rhg1 Bf8 14. g4 
Be7 15. Nfd2 a5 16. b3 Re8 17. Rgf1 c6 18. Ng3 Bb4 19. Kb2 Kc7 20. f4 
Nd6 21. f5 gxf5 22. gxf5 Bf7 23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Nde4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Rf8 
26. Rg1 Be8 27. Rg7 Rf7 28. Rdg1 h6 29. Rg8 Re7 30. Rh8 Rd8 31. Rgg8 
Kb6 32. Bh5 Nc5 33. Nxc5 Kxc5 34. Bxe8 Rd2+ 35. Kc1 Rxh2 36. Rg6 h5 
37. Rxf6 h4 38. Rfh6 Rg7 39. Bg6 Rh1+ 40. Kd2 Rh2+ 41. Ke1 Rc7 {1-0
Sakaev,K-Georgiev,V/Duisburg Wch U18m 1992}) 9... Bxc4 10. e4 Bxf1 11. 
Rhxf1 Nh6 12. f4 (12. Be3 Kc8 $10) 12... c6 {Prevents intrusion on b5+d5} (
12... Kc8 13. h3 $10) 13. fxe5 Ke7 (13... Nxe5 $2 {doesn't work} 14. Ne6+ $1 {
a check from hell} 14... Kc8 15. Nxg7 $18) 14. Nf3 Ng4 15. Bg5+ Ke8 16. 
e6 $15 (16. Rd6 Ndxe5 17. Rfd1 f5 18. Re6+ Kf8 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 (19... Bxe5 
20. h3 $16) 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Rf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxf6 Rg8 23. Bxe5 Rxg2 $10) 
16... fxe6 {Consolidates d5} 17. Rd6 Nf8 (17... Nc5 18. b4 Na6 19. Rxe6+ 
Kf7 20. Re7+ Kg8 21. e5 Nxb4 22. Rd1 $10) 18. Rfd1 Bf6 $10 (18... h6 $5 {
should not be overlooked} 19. Rd8+ Rxd8 20. Rxd8+ Kf7 $15) 19. e5 $15 (
19. Bxf6 $5 {should be investigated more closely} 19... Nxf6 20. Ne5 $10) 
19... Bxg5+ (19... Bxe5 {Not} 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bf6 $16) 20. Nxg5 {
Attacking the isolated pawn on e6@aCd6e6Cg5e6Af8e6} 20... Nxe5 (20... 
Ke7 21. Nf3 $15) 21. Nxe6 Ke7 22. Nd8 Rb8 23. Ne4 Nfd7 24. Re6+ Kxd8 
25. Rxe5 Rf8 26. Nc5 (26. Re6 Rf7 $10) 26... Rf7 27. Re3 b6 $16 (27... Kc7 {
would keep Black alive} 28. Ne6+ Kb6 29. Rb3+ Ka5 30. Ra3+ Kb6 31. Rb3+ 
Ka5 32. Ra3+ Kb6 33. Rb3+ $10) 28. Rf3 {Threatening mate... how?} 28... 
Rxf3 29. Nxd7 Rf2 30. Nxb8+ Kc7 31. Na6+ Kb7 32. Nb4 c5 33. Nc2 Kc6 
34. Rd2 $4 $10 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (34. Ne1 $18 {and
White gets the upper hand}) 34... Rf1+ 35. Rd1 Rf2 36. Rg1 g5 37. h3 h5 
38. Ne1 c4 (38... Kd5 39. g4 h4 40. Rg2 $18) 39. Nf3 c3 40. bxc3 Rxa2 (
40... g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Ne5+ Kb5 43. g3 $18) 41. Kb1 (41. g4 {might be
the shorter path} 41... hxg4 42. Rxg4 Rf2 43. Nxg5 a5 $18) 41... Rf2 
42. Nxg5 Kd5 (42... b5 43. Ne4 Re2 44. Ng3 $18) 43. g4 h4 {The passed pawn
on g4 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} (43... hxg4 44. Rxg4 b5 
45. Rd4+ Ke5 46. h4 $18) 44. Rd1+ Kc4 45. Ne4 (45. Rd4+ {keeps an even
firmer grip} 45... Kxc3 46. Ne4+ Kxd4 47. Nxf2 a5 $18) 45... Rh2 46. g5 (
46. Rd4+ {and White can already relax} 46... Kb5 47. Nd6+ Kc5 $18) 
46... Kb3 47. Rg1 $1 {the death sentence} 47... a5 (47... Rb2+ {what
else?} 48. Kc1 Rc2+ 49. Kd1 Ra2 $18) 48. g6 (48. g6 Rb2+ 49. Kc1 Rc2+ 
50. Kd1 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 
Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O c5 13. Qh4 (
13. c3 b6 14. Qh4 Bb7 15. Be4 Be7 (15... Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Rd8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 
18. Qe2 Ke7 19. h3 Rhe8 20. Qc2 Nd3 21. Be3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. f4 
Bf6 24. f5 Kf8 25. fxe6 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Karpov,A/Dos Hermanas
1997/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Qxh8+ Ke7 19. Qxa8 
Bxa8 20. Bxa8 Nf6 21. Rad1 Qc8 22. Bf3 Qa6 {Madl,I-Molnar,L/FSIMB Nov
Budapest HUN 1997/1/2-1/2 (49)}) (13. Re1 b6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bf1 e5 
16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh4 Kg7 18. Bd2 f6 19. b4 Ne6 20. Qc4 Qxc4 21. Bxc4 Nc7 
22. Bd3 Be6 23. c4 Rhd8 24. Bf1 Rac8 25. Rac1 Bf8 26. Bc3 Ne8 27. Nd2 
Kf7 28. a3 Nd6 29. Bb2 Nf5 30. Ne4 Nd4 31. Bxd4 Rxd4 32. c5 bxc5 33. 
Nxc5 Bxc5 34. bxc5 Bd5 35. Bb5 Bc6 36. a4 Ke6 37. h3 {0-1
DeFirmian,N-Gulko,B/Parsippany ch-USA 1996}) (13. b3 e5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 
15. Bf5 h5 16. Qh3 Ne6 17. Qh4 Be7 18. Qg3 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Qh3 g6 
21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. c4 Kg7 23. Nd4 Bf6 24. Nb5 Qc5 25. Rad1 Rcd8 26. Qf3 
Rhe8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qxb7 Rd2 29. Qf3 a5 30. Nc3 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/Munich 1992}) 13... b6 14. Be4 Bb7 (14... Rb8 15. 
Rd1 c4 16. d5 $10) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. dxc5 bxc5 (16... Nxc5 17. Rd1 Qc7 
18. c4 $14) 17. Rd1 Be7 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf6 (19... Qxb2 {Less
advisable is} 20. Nxf7 $1 {taking over the initiative} 20... Kxf7 21. 
Rxd7+ Kg8 22. Re1 $18) 20. b3 Kg8 21. Nf3 Kh7 22. Qc4 (22. Re1 Rad8 $14) 
22... Rhc8 (22... Rhd8 23. Ne5 $10) 23. Ne5 (23. Qd3+ g6 $14) 23... Qc7 (
23... Rd8 24. Rd3 $14) 24. Qe2 (24. Qd3+ Kg8 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Rd8 $14) 
24... a5 25. a4 Kg8 26. Rd3 (26. Qe1 Rd8 $10) 26... Rd8 27. Rad1 Rd5 28. 
Nc4 {A sound move} 28... Rad8 29. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} 29... 
R8d7 30. Qe1 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn@aCc4a5Ce1a5Ac7a5} (
30. Qe3 Rd8 $10) 30... Rxd3 31. Rxd3 (31. cxd3 Nd5 $10) 31... Rxd3 32. 
cxd3 {Consolidates e4} 32... Qb8 33. Nxa5 Nd5 34. Qd2 (34. Qd1 Nf4 $16) 
34... Qb6 35. g3 {Controls f4} 35... g5 36. Qe1 (36. Kf1 Kf8 $14) 36... 
Kg7 37. Qa1+ {White begins to deal mighty blows} 37... Kg8 38. Nc4 Qxb3 
39. Ne5 f6 40. Nd7 Qxd3 (40... Kf7 41. Nxc5 Qb4 42. d4 $14) 41. Nxc5 Qf3 (
41... Qf5 42. a5 $16) 42. Qb1 (42. Nxe6 Ne3 43. fxe3 Qxg3+ 44. Kf1 Qf3+ 
45. Kg1 Qxe3+ 46. Kg2 Qxe6 $15) 42... Nc3 (42... e5 43. a5 Nc3 44. Qg6+ 
Kh8 45. Qxh6+ Kg8 46. Qg6+ Kh8 47. Qd3 Ne2+ 48. Kf1 Nxg3+ 49. Ke1 Qh1+ 
50. Kd2 $16) 43. Qe1 $14 (43. Qb8+ $5 Kf7 44. Qa7+ Kg6 45. Nxe6 Qd1+ 46. 
Kh2 $18) 43... e5 44. a5 e4 $4 $18 (44... Ne2+ {would save the game} 45. 
Kh2 Nd4 $10) 45. Qe3 $16 (45. a6 $5 Ne2+ 46. Kh2 $18) 45... Qd1+ 46. Kg2 
Qc2 $2 $18 (46... Qd5 $16) 47. Qd4 {Threatening mate: Qd8} 47... Kg7 $4 {
leading to a quick end} (47... e3 48. Qxe3 Nd1 49. Qe8+ Kh7 $18) 48. Nd7 $18 (
48. Nd7 Nd5 49. Qxd5 $18) (48. Qd7+ Kg6 49. Ne6 Qxf2+ 50. Kxf2 e3+ 51. 
Kf3 g4+ 52. hxg4 e2 53. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 
b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 {Black prepares the advance
c4@aBc5c4} 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 c4 14. Nd4 Nc5 {Can e4 get
defended?@aCb7e4Cc5e4Cf6e4Ac2e4Ac3e4} 15. Be3 e5 16. Nf3 Rd8 (16... 
Ncxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Re1 Bd6 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Ng5 Bd3 21. Qf3 O-O-O 
22. Qa8+ Kd7 23. Qxa6 Rb8 24. Nf7 Rhf8 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Qa5 {
Gelfand,B-Bareev,E/Novgorod 1997/1/2-1/2 (100)}) 17. Qe2 Nd3 {Black can
be proud of that piece} (17... Be7 18. a4 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 
Nxe4 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra7 Qd6 23. Bd4 Ng5 24. Nxe5 O-O 25. Nc6 Nf3+ 
26. Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Nxe7+ {Alterman,B-Gabriel,C/it Bad Homburg GER
1997/1-0 (42)}) 18. Rad1 (18. Rfd1 Nxb2 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Nxe5 Ba3 $10) 
18... Bb4 (18... Nxb2 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Nxe5 $10) 19. Ng5 (19. Bxd3 cxd3 
20. Rxd3 Rxd3 (20... Nxe4 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rd1 $16) (20... Bxe4 21. 
Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rc1 $18) 21. Qxd3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. 
bxc3 Nxe4 $14) 19... Qd6 (19... Nxb2 $4 {the pawn must remain untouched} 
20. Ne6 Qd7 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 $18) 20. Nd5 $17 {The
white knight on an outpost} (20. f3 $5 $15 {deserves consideration}) 
20... Bxd5 $15 (20... Nxd5 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. f4 $17) 21. exd5 $17 (21. 
Bxd3 cxd3 22. Rxd3 h6 23. exd5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 e4 $17 (24... Nxd5 $2 {is a
blank shot} 25. Qe4 (25. Bxd8 {is much worse} 25... Nf4 (25... Kxd8 26. 
Rfd1 Qf6 27. Rxd5+ Kc7 28. Rc1+ Kb6 29. Qe3+ Ka5 30. a3 $18) 26. Qe3 
Nxd3 $17 (26... Qxd3 27. Qxe5+ Kxd8 28. Qb8+ Kd7 29. Qxf4 $17)) 25... Rd7 
26. Rfd1 $18)) 21... Qxd5 (21... Nxd5 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Rxd3 $16) 22. Bb6 (
22. a4 h6 23. Nh3 O-O $17) 22... Rd7 23. Qe3 h6 24. Nh3 Qe4 25. b3 O-O 
26. bxc4 bxc4 27. Rb1 (27. Ba4 Qxe3 28. Bxe3 Rd6 $19) 27... Qxe3 28. Bxe3 
Nd5 29. g3 (29. Bc1 Nxc1 30. Rbxc1 Nc3 $19) 29... a5 (29... Nxe3 30. fxe3 
Bc5 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Kg2 $19) 30. Ba4 (30. Rbd1 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Rfd8 $19) 
30... Rc7 (30... Nxe3 {Weaker is} 31. fxe3 Rd6 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Kf1 $19) 
31. Bc2 Rd8 (31... Rcf7 32. Bxd3 cxd3 33. Kg2 $19) 32. Kh1 Rf7 33. Rbd1 
Nc3 34. Ra1 Ba3 35. Rg1 (35. Bxd3 Rxd3 36. Bc1 Bd6 $19) 35... Bb2 36. 
Raf1 Ne2 (36... Nxa2 $5 37. f4 $19) 37. Rg2 Bd4 38. f3 (38. Bd2 e4 $19) 
38... Nxg3+ $1 {better than holding on to the material} (38... Bxe3 $6 
39. Rxe2 Bd4 40. Kg2 $19) 39. hxg3 Bxe3 40. Re2 Bd4 41. a3 g5 (41... g6 
42. Kg2 $19) 42. Kg2 Kg7 43. Rd1 Bc3 $17 (43... Nb2 $5 44. Rde1 $19) 44. 
Bxd3 $2 $19 (44. Nf2 $5 $17) 44... Rxd3 (44... cxd3 $6 45. Re3 $19) 45. Rc1 (
45. Rxd3 cxd3 46. Re3 d2 $19) 45... Rfxf3 46. Nf2 Rxg3+ 47. Kh2 Rde3 (
47... Rde3 48. Rxe3 Rxe3 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 
8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qc2 c6 10. e4 Re8 11. Rad1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 {Black
intends a4. e4 draws heavy fire@aBa5a4} (12... Ne5 13. Na4 Bd7 14. Bxb4 
axb4 15. c5 Qa5 16. b3 dxc5 17. Nxc5 Bc8 18. Rd2 b6 19. Na4 c5 20. Nf5 
Bxf5 21. exf5 Rac8 22. Rd6 Ned7 23. Bc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Ne5 25. Rxf6 Nf3+ 
26. Kh1 gxf6 27. Rd1 Nd4 28. Qd3 Qa8+ 29. f3 Re2 30. Rf1 b5 {0-1
Polak,T-Kogan,A/Zlin cat10 1995}) 13. Rfe1 Bg4 $14 (13... Qb6 14. a3 Bxc3 
15. Bxc3 Ng4 16. b3 Bd7 17. h3 Ne5 18. Kh2 f6 19. f4 Nf7 20. Ra1 Re7 
21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 {Konjushkov-Yuferov,S/Kstovo
1994/1/2-1/2 (44)}) (13... a4 14. f3 $10) 14. f3 Bd7 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 (
16. Qxc3 b6 $14) 16... a4 17. h3 {Secures g4} 17... Qb6 18. Kh2 Red8 (
18... Be6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. f4 $16) 19. f4 Qc7 20. Nf3 Ne8 21. Bd4 $14 (
21. e5 dxe5 22. Bxe5 Qc8 $16) 21... Nb3 {A beautiful square!} 22. Be3 c5 (
22... Be6 23. Ng5 $14) 23. Bf2 b5 (23... h6 24. Be3 $14) 24. cxb5 Rab8 (
24... Bxb5 25. e5 h6 26. exd6 Nxd6 27. Nd2 $16) 25. e5 dxe5 $18 (25... h6 $5 $16) 
26. Nxe5 $16 (26. Ng5 $5 g6 27. Bd5 $18) 26... Bxb5 27. Rxd8 $10 (27. Bd5 $5 
Nd6 28. g4 $16) 27... Rxd8 28. Rd1 f6 $14 (28... Nd4 29. Qc3 f6 30. Nf3 $16 (
30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 Qxc3 32. bxc3 Rxd4 33. cxd4 fxe5 34. fxe5 Nc7 $17)) 
29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Ng4 Qd6 31. Ne3 Nd4 {Here comes the goal-getter} 32. 
Qd1 $10 (32. Qc3 Bc6 $16) 32... Nc7 33. Nc2 Be2 (33... Nce6 34. Nxd4 Nxd4 
35. Be4 $14) 34. Qe1 Nf3+ (34... Nxc2 {Instead of} 35. Qxe2 Nd4 36. Qc4+ 
Kh8 37. Qxa4 $18) 35. Bxf3 Bxf3 36. Qc3 Qd1 {Do you see the mate threat?} 
37. Ne1 Bd5 38. Qxc5 Qe2 39. Qe3 $10 (39. Qc2 Qf1 40. g4 f5 $14) 39... 
Qf1 $14 (39... Qxb2 40. g4 $10) 40. Nf3 (40. Bg1 Be6 41. Ng2 Bd5 $16) 
40... h6 {Controls g5} 41. g4 Ne6 42. Kg3 g5 {The mate threat is gxf4} 
43. fxg5 hxg5 44. Qe1 $10 (44. h4 gxh4+ 45. Nxh4 Qc4 $14) 44... Qd3 (
44... Qc4 45. Be3 $10) 45. Qc3 Qxc3 $16 (45... Qe4 $5 $14) 46. bxc3 {The
passed pawn on c3 quickly leads to threats} 46... Kf7 47. Nd2 (47. Be3 
Ke7 $16) 47... Nf4 48. c4 Ne2+ 49. Kh2 Bb7 50. h4 gxh4 51. Bxh4 Nd4 (
51... Ke6 52. Bf2 $16) 52. Kg3 $14 (52. Bf2 Ne2 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Bb4 (5... Bc5 6. e3 
Nxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Qf3 c6 9. Bd3 d5 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4 
Nd7 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. h4 Nf8 15. h5 {Bricard,E-Koch,J/ch-FRA Narbonne
FRA 1997/0-1 (46)}) 6. e3 (6. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 bxc6 8. g3 h6 9. Be3 O-O 
10. Bg2 Re8 11. O-O Ba6 12. Re1 Rxe3 13. fxe3 Ng4 14. Qd4 Qg5 15. Bh3 
Nxe3 {Pel,B-Ernst,S/op Hoogeveen NED 1997/0-1 (36)}) 6... O-O (6... h6 
7. Bh4 O-O 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 Nd5 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 
Bxc3 13. Rb1 d6 14. Qf3 Qe8 15. Rb3 Bg7 16. Rfb1 f5 17. c4 g4 18. Qd1 
Qe7 19. Qc2 c5 20. Bf4 Be6 21. Rb7 Qd7 22. Bf1 Kh8 23. a4 a5 24. Qb3 
Rfc8 25. Qc2 Qe8 26. Bd3 Qf8 27. g3 Be5 28. Bxe5+ dxe5 29. Qc3 Qg7 30. 
e4 Rf8 31. R7b5 f4 32. Rxc5 fxg3 33. hxg3 Rf3 34. Qxe5 Qxe5 35. Rxe5 
Bd7 36. Be2 {Zahariev,Z-Lirindzakis,T/Heraklio summer 1993/1-0 (54)}) 
7. Be2 (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Qd4 c5 $10) 7... h6 8. Bxf6 (8. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 
bxc6 $10) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 {Prevents intrusion on b4+d4} 9... Qxf6 (
9... gxf6 {Instead of} 10. Bd3 d5 11. Qh5 $16) 10. O-O d5 11. Rb1 Rd8 
12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Qd4 Be6 $10 (13... b6 14. Bd3 $15) 14. Bf3 $15 (14. Rfd1 
b6 $10) 14... b6 $10 (14... Bf5 15. c4 Be4 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rxd5 
18. Qe4 $15) 15. c4 $15 (15. Rfd1 Rab8 $10) 15... Rab8 16. Rb4 Qe8 17. c5 (
17. cxd5 {Worse is} 17... c5 18. Qe5 cxb4 19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 $19) 
17... Qe7 18. c6 Rd6 19. Qc3 $17 (19. Rb2 Qe8 $15) 19... Qe8 20. Rd4 Qxc6 
21. Qd2 Qd7 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. c3 (23. a3 c5 24. Rd3 Qa4 $17) 23... c5 24. 
Rd3 Qa4 25. Qb2 $19 (25. h3 Qh4 $17) 25... R6d7 $17 (25... Bf5 26. R3d2 $19 (
26. Rxd5 $4 {A poison bait which should not be taken} 26... Rxd5 27. 
Rxd5 Rxd5 $19)) 26. a3 (26. Qb3 Qa5 27. Qb2 a6 $17) 26... b5 27. h3 a6 28. 
R1d2 (28. R3d2 Qc4 $17) 28... g6 (28... Qh4 29. Rd1 $19) 29. Bd1 Qa5 30. 
Bf3 h5 (30... Qc7 31. Rd1 $17) 31. h4 $19 (31. Rd1 Qa4 $17) 31... Qc7 $17 (
31... Qa4 32. g3 $19) 32. g3 Qe5 33. Rd1 Qf6 34. Kg2 (34. Be2 Bf5 35. 
R3d2 Be4 $19) 34... Kh7 (34... Bh3+ 35. Kxh3 Qxf3 36. Kh2 $17) 35. R3d2 (
35. Qe2 Qe5 $19) 35... Kg7 (35... Bh3+ 36. Kxh3 Qxf3 37. Kh2 $17) 36. Qa1 (
36. a4 bxa4 37. Qa3 c4 $17) 36... Bg4 $17 (36... Bh3+ 37. Kxh3 Qxf3 38. 
Kh2 $17) 37. Bxg4 hxg4 38. Kg1 Qe5 $15 (38... Qc6 39. a4 $17) 39. a4 b4 {
This push gains space} (39... bxa4 40. Ra2 $15) 40. cxb4 Qxa1 41. Rxa1 
cxb4 42. Rd4 a5 43. Rxg4 (43. Kf1 f5 $17) 43... d4 44. Rxd4 (44. Rg5 dxe3 
45. fxe3 f5 $17) 44... Rxd4 45. exd4 Rxd4 46. Rc1 b3 47. Rb1 Rb4 48. Kf1 
Kf6 $15 (48... Rxa4 $5 49. Rxb3 Ra2 $17) 49. Ke2 Kf5 (49... Rxa4 50. Rxb3 
Ra2+ 51. Ke3 $15) 50. Kd3 $17 (50. f3 $5 $15 {must be considered}) 50... 
Kg4 51. Kc3 f5 (51... b2 52. Kd2 $19) 52. Kb2 $19 (52. h5 $5 gxh5 53. Rh1 $17) 
52... Rxa4 53. Rd1 (53. Kc3 Rb4 54. Rb2 Kf3 $19) 53... Ra2+ 54. Kxb3 Rxf2 
55. Rd6 Rf3+ 56. Ka4 (56. Kc2 Rxg3 57. Rxg6+ Kxh4 $19) 56... Kh5 (56... 
Kh5 57. Kxa5 Rxg3 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 
8. O-O d6 9. Nxd4 Qc7 (9... a6 10. Re1 Qc7 11. a4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. 
a5 Rb8 14. axb6 Qxb6 15. Re3 Nd7 16. Rb3 Qa7 17. Rba3 Bb7 18. b4 Qb6 
19. Qa4 {Salov,V-Karpov,A/Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee NED 1998/1-0 (32)}) 
10. b3 a6 {Consolidates b5} (10... Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. f4 a6 13. g4 Nc6 
14. Nc2 Nd7 15. g5 b5 16. Qh5 bxc4 17. Rf3 Rfe8 18. Nxc4 d5 19. Rh3 Nf8 
20. f5 {Ftacnik,L-Van den Doel,E/Sonnevanck 1995/1-0 (41)}) 11. Bb2 Be7 
12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfc1 (13. f4 Nc6 $10) 13... Nbd7 (13... Nfd7 14. Re1 $10) 
14. a4 Rac8 $14 (14... Rfe8 15. Rd1 $10) 15. a5 bxa5 16. Bc3 Rfe8 17. 
Bxa5 Qb8 18. Re1 $10 (18. b4 d5 $14) 18... Ne5 $14 (18... d5 19. e5 Bc5 
20. Bc3 $14 (20. exf6 Bxd4 21. Rac1 Bxf6 $15)) 19. Bc3 Bd8 20. Nc2 Bb6 
21. h3 {Controls g4} 21... Nfd7 22. Kh2 d5 23. f4 Nc6 $16 (23... Ng6 
24. exd5 exd5 25. Qg4 $10) 24. cxd5 $14 {Attacks the isolani on a6. White
gets more space@aCa1a6Ce2a6Ab7a6} (24. exd5 exd5 25. Qf3 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 
dxc4 $16) 24... exd5 25. Bxg7 $14 (25. Qd3 Nc5 26. Qxd5 Red8 $14) 25... 
Ne7 $16 (25... f5 26. Bb2 dxe4 27. Nxe4 $18) 26. Ra2 $14 (26. Qg4 h5 (
26... Rxc2 $4 {if Black takes the knight he will lose} 27. Be5+ Ng6 
28. Bxb8 Nxb8 29. Qd1 $18) 27. Qxd7 Bc6 28. Qxc8 Qxc8 $10) 26... Kxg7 
27. Qg4+ Ng6 $14 (27... Kh8 $5 {must definitely be considered} 28. Qxd7 
Bf2 $15) 28. Qxd7 Rc3 29. Rf1 $15 (29. exd5 Rxg3 30. Qxe8 Qxf4 31. Ra4 
Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 33. Rae4 Qxd2+ 34. Kh1 $19) 29... dxe4 30. Nc4 Bc5 
31. Nd4 Rd3 $14 {The black rook is well posted.} (31... Kg8 $5 {is worth
looking at} 32. Nf5 Rd3 $15) 32. Ne5 {Threatening mate: Nf5} 32... Rxe5 (
32... Rxd4 $4 {Black must not take the knight, otherwise he will bring
himself grief} 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. Nxg6 hxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 
37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kf7 39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Qxc5 $18) 33. fxe5 {The mate
threat is Rxf7} 33... Nxe5 34. Rxf7+ $4 $19 {stumbles just before the
finish line.} (34. Nf5+ Kh8 35. Qa4 $16) 34... Nxf7 {The mate threat is
Qxg3} 35. Qg4+ Kh8 36. Nf5 {Threatening mate: Qg7} 36... Qe5 37. Ra5 
Rd5 $1 {an unpleasant surprise} 38. Bxe4 (38. b4 {desperation} 38... Bb6 
39. Rxd5 Bxd5 40. Qf4 $19) 38... Rd2+ (38... Rd2+ 39. Qe2 Rxe2+ 40. Bg2 
Rxg2+ 41. Kh1 Re2#) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 
Bf5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rab1 a5 12. a3 Ne4 13. 
Bxe7 (13. Bf4 f5 14. h3 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 {1/2-1/2
Chabanon,J-Vaisser,A/ch-FRA Narbonne FRA 1997}) 13... Qxe7 14. b4 (14. 
Qc2 f5 (14... Nd6 15. Rbe1 f5 16. Nd2 g5 17. Na4 Rf6 18. Nc5 g4 19. Nxd7 
Qxd7 20. f3 Raf8 21. fxg4 fxg4 22. Rxf6 Rxf6 23. Qd1 h5 24. e4 dxe4 
25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Qf5 27. Qe2 Kf7 28. Qc4+ Kf8 29. Qc5+ Qxc5 30. 
dxc5 Rf5 31. b4 Kf7 32. g3 Rd5 33. bxa5 Rxc5 34. Ra4 Ke6 35. a6 bxa6 
36. Rxa6 Kd5 37. Ra8 Kc4 38. h3 Kb3 39. hxg4 hxg4 40. a4 Kb4 41. Kf2 
Re5 42. Rf8 Kxa4 43. Rf4+ Kb3 44. Rxg4 {Kadar,J-Manole,V/Rumania
1994/0-1 (56)}) 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 g5 17. b5 g4 18. Nd2 Rf6 19. bxc6 
bxc6 20. Ncxe4 fxe4 21. Qd1 Rg6 22. Qe2 Qh4 23. Rfc1 Ra2 24. Ra1 Rh6 
25. h3 gxh3 26. g3 h2+ 27. Kh1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Qh3 29. Qf1 Qf5 30. Qe2 
Nf6 31. Rf1 Ng4 32. f3 Nf6 33. fxe4 Nxe4 34. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 35. Qf3 Rf6 {
0-1 Nakamura,R-Stojanovic,M/Szeged 1994}) 14... b5 15. Qc2 axb4 16. axb4 
Nd6 17. Rb3 Nb6 18. Ne5 {Begins the manoeuvre
Nf3-e5-d3-c5@aBd3c5Be5d3Bf3e5} 18... Rfc8 19. Nd3 Nbc4 {Praise the
knight!} 20. Nc5 {The white knight on an outpost} 20... Re8 21. h3 g6 
22. Rc1 Ra7 23. Qd1 h5 (23... Rea8 24. Rbb1 $10) 24. Kh1 Qg5 (24... Rea8 
25. Rbb1 $10) 25. Rbb1 Rae7 $16 (25... Qh4 $5 {is an interesting
alternative} 26. Kg1 Qg5 $10) 26. Ra1 Nf5 {Black terminates the opponent
with strong threats} 27. Ra2 $10 (27. Rc2 Qh4 28. Qb1 Ncxe3 $19) 27... 
Ncxe3 {Do you see the mate threat?} 28. fxe3 Rxe3 {Black creates threats
along the open e-file} 29. Rf2 Qh4 30. Qd2 Nxd4 31. Rcf1 $17 (31. Kg1 $5 $10 {
should be considered}) 31... Nf5 32. Rxf5 $2 $19 (32. Kg1 Ng3 33. Rf4 $17) 
32... gxf5 33. Nd1 (33. Nd3 $19) 33... Re1 34. Kg1 (34. Rxe1 {a fruitless
try to alter the course of the game} 34... Qxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Kh2 
Rxd1 $19) 34... R8e2 {Threatening mate... how?} 35. Qc3 (35. Qxe1 {a last
effort to resist the inevitable} 35... Rxe1 36. Nd3 Qd4+ 37. N1f2 $19) 
35... Rxd1 $1 {the decision} (35... Rxd1 36. Kh2 Rxf1 37. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 
38. Kxg3 Rc2 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 
c5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Be3 Bg4 10. e5 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. O-O Qd7 13. h3 (
13. Qd2 Rfd8 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. h3 Be6 16. Rfe1 Qd5 17. Qb2 b6 18. a3 
Na5 19. Ng5 Qb3 20. Qa1 Bd5 21. Rd3 Qa2 22. Qxa2 Bxa2 23. Rd2 Bd5 24. 
Rb2 Rc3 25. a4 Ra3 26. Rb4 Nc6 27. Bc1 Ra1 {0-1 Villajos
Librado,A-Sanchez Cuchillo,A/Pref 1992}) 13... Be6 14. Qd2 Rfd8 {The
pressure on the backward pawn d4 grows@aCc6d4Cd7d4Cd8d4Ad2d4Ae3d4Af3d4} 
15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Rac1 Qc7 (16... Bd5 17. Ng5 $10) 17. Bc4 $17 (17. Bh6 $10 {
and White can hope to live}) 17... Nxd4 $1 {keeping the advantage.} 18. 
Bxd4 Bxc4 19. Qe3 Qd7 20. Rd2 Be6 21. Rcd1 (21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Bxa7 Qc1+ 
23. Kh2 Rxd2 24. Nxd2 Qc7 $17) 21... Qa4 22. Bxa7 Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 
24. Kh2 Bd5 25. a3 $19 (25. Nd4 Rcc1 26. f4 Re1 $17) 25... Rcc1 $17 (
25... Bxf3 $5 26. gxf3 b5 27. e6 $19) 26. Bb8 (26. Kg3 Bxf3 27. Kxf3 Rc6 $17) 
26... h6 27. Qb6 $2 (27. Kg3 $19) 27... Rc8 (27... Bxf3 {makes it even
easier for Black} 28. gxf3 h5 29. f4 (29. Qxb7 $4 {a poisoned pawn} 
29... Rh1+ 30. Kg3 Rhg1+ 31. Kh2 Bh6 32. Qc8+ Rxc8 33. Kxg1 Rxb8 $19) 
29... Rh1+ 30. Kg3 Rcg1+ 31. Kf3 Rxh3+ 32. Ke2 Rxa3 33. Qxb7 $19) 28. 
Ba7 Bxf3 {Threatening mate: Bxe5} 29. gxf3 Bxe5+ 30. Kg2 (30. f4 Bxf4+ 
31. Kg2 $19) 30... Rcc1 (30... Bf4 31. Qb5 Rcc1 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Bd4+ 
Rxd4 $19) 31. f4 Bxf4 (31... Rg1+ $5 32. Kf3 Rc3+ 33. Ke2 $19) 32. Qxb7 e5 (
32... e6 33. a4 $17) 33. a4 $19 (33. Be3 $5 Bxe3 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. fxe3 $19) 
33... Rg1+ 34. Kf3 Rc3+ 35. Ke2 Kg7 $17 (35... Ra1 $5 36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. 
Be3 Ra2+ 38. Kf1 $19) 36. a5 $19 (36. Be3 $5 Bxe3 37. fxe3 $17) 36... Rxh3 $17 (
36... Ra1 37. Bb6 $19) 37. a6 $19 (37. Qc8 $5 Rhh1 38. Bc5 $17) 37... Ra1 
38. Bc5 Ra2+ 39. Kf1 Rh1+ $4 $18 {forfeits the clear win} (39... Rc3 {
and Black gets the upper hand} 40. Bf8+ Kxf8 41. Qb4+ Kg7 42. Qxc3 Rxa6 $19) 
40. Kg2 $4 $19 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right
back in the game} (40. Qxh1 Rxa6 41. Qd5 $18) 40... Rh2+ $17 (40... Rc1 
41. Bb6 $19) 41. Kf3 $19 (41. Kf1 $5 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 $17) 41... Rh3+ 42. Kg2 
Rh2+ $4 $10 {forfeits the advantage} (42... Rg3+ $1 {and Black is on the
road to success} 43. Kf1 Rc3 44. Bf8+ Kxf8 45. Qb4+ Kg7 46. Qxc3 Rxa6 $19) 
43. Kf3 Rh3+ $10 (43... Rh4 44. Qe7 g5 45. Qf8+ Kg6 46. Qg8+ Kf6 47. 
Qd8+ Kf5 48. Qc8+ Kf6 49. Qd8+ Kf5 50. Qc8+ Kf6 51. Qd8+ $10) 44. Kg2 
Rc3 45. Bb6 $2 (45. Bd6 Rcc2 46. Qb6 $19) 45... Be3 (45... h5 $5 {seems
even better} 46. Qe7 Rxa6 47. Bc5 $19) 46. Bxe3 {If White now would get
Qd5 in, he might survive@aCb7d5} 46... Rxe3 47. Qb5 Ree2 48. a7 (48. Qb6 
Red2 $19) 48... Re4 (48... Rxf2+ {might be the shorter path} 49. Kg3 Rg2+ 
50. Kh3 $19) 49. Qd5 Rea4 50. Qxe5+ Kh7 51. Qe8 Rxa7 52. Qf8 R2a5 53. 
Kg3 (53. Qd6 {cannot undo what has already been done} 53... h5 $19) 
53... Rg5+ (53... Ra3+ {makes it even easier for Black} 54. Kh2 $19) 54. 
Kh3 Rf5 55. Kg3 Ra6 (55... Ra6 56. f3 Raf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 
Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O c5 13. c3 b6 
14. Re1 (14. Qh4 Bb7 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Rd8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qe2 Ke7 
19. h3 Rhe8 20. Qc2 Nd3 21. Be3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. f4 Bf6 24. f5 Kf8 
25. fxe6 Rxe6 26. Bf4 Qc4 27. Qh7 Ke7 28. Rae1 g6 29. Rxe6+ Qxe6 30. 
Bg3 Rh8 31. Qxh8 Bxh8 32. Re1 b5 33. Kf1 f5 34. Rxe6+ Kxe6 35. Ke2 Kd5 
36. Kd3 Bf6 37. b3 a6 38. Bf2 h5 39. c4+ bxc4+ 40. bxc4+ Kc6 41. Be3 g5 
42. Bf2 Be5 43. Be3 Bf6 44. Bf2 Be7 45. Be3 Kd6 46. Bd4 Ke6 47. Bb6 Kd7 
48. Bd4 Kc6 49. Be3 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Karpov,A/Dos
Hermanas 1997}) 14... Bb7 15. h4 $15 (15. Be3 c4 16. Bc2 Nf6 17. Qh3 Ke7 
18. Ne5 g5 19. f4 gxf4 20. Bxf4 Bd5 21. Re2 Rag8 22. Rf1 Qb7 23. Bg3 
Rg5 24. Rxf6 Kxf6 25. Rf2+ Kg7 26. Rxf7+ Qxf7 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Bxd6 
Rxg2+ 29. Qxg2 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Rg8+ 31. Kf2 Rg5 32. Be5 Ke7 33. Be4 Kd7 
34. b3 cxb3 35. axb3 Rg8 36. c4 Rf8+ 37. Ke2 Rg8 38. Kf2 Rf8+ 39. Bf3 
Rf5 40. h4 a5 41. h5 Rf7 42. Ke3 Kd8 43. Bf4 {1-0 Ryan,J-Arlandi,E/EU-ch
Athens GRE 1997}) (15. Qh3 a6 $10) 15... Rd8 $10 (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Nf6 
17. Qh3 $15) 16. Bd2 $15 (16. Be3 Nf6 17. Qh3 Nd5 $10) 16... Nf6 17. Qh3 
Bxf3 18. Qxf3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qd7 20. a4 (20. Rac1 Bb8 21. Bb4+ Bd6 22. 
Bxd6+ Qxd6 $10) 20... Be7 21. Bc3 Qd5 22. Qh3 Bd6 23. Re3 $15 (23. Be2 
Bc7 $10) 23... h5 $10 (23... Rc8 24. Be2 $15) 24. Rae1 a5 (24... Ng4 25. 
R3e2 $10) 25. Rf3 (25. Qf3 Rc8 $10) 25... Rc8 26. Ba6 Rc7 27. Rd3 Ng4 (
27... Qa8 28. Bb5 $15) 28. Rd2 $15 (28. Qf3 $5 $10) 28... Rh6 $10 (28... 
Bh2+ 29. Kh1 $15) 29. Be2 $15 (29. Bd3 Bh2+ 30. Kf1 Bf4 $10) 29... Rg6 $10 (
29... Bh2+ 30. Kf1 Bf4 31. Rdd1 $15) 30. Bd3 Qa2 $4 $18 {letting the wind
out of his own sails} (30... Bh2+ {was possible} 31. Kh1 Rh6 $10) 31. 
Bxg6 fxg6 32. Qf3+ (32. Rde2 {and White can already relax} 32... Bh2+ 
33. Kh1 Bd6 $18) 32... Kg8 33. Qe4 $4 $14 {makes life more difficult} (
33. Rde2 $18 {and White wins}) 33... Rxc3 34. d5 (34. bxc3 {Inferior is} 
34... Qxd2 35. Qxe6+ Kh7 $19) (34. Qxe6+ $4 {capturing this pawn is a
mistake} 34... Qxe6 35. Rf1 Qc4 $19) 34... e5 $14 (34... Kh7 35. dxe6 Be7 
36. Rde2 $15 (36. bxc3 $2 {is tempting but does not stand up to the
reality of the position} 36... Qxd2 37. Re2 Qc1+ 38. Re1 Qxc3 $19)) 35. 
Qxg6 Nf6 36. Qf5 (36. bxc3 {Weaker is} 36... Qxd2 37. Rf1 Qxd5 $19) 
36... Kh8 37. Qe6 Bb4 {'the bishop is the bishop!'} 38. Red1 $17 (38. 
bxc3 Qxd2 39. Qc8+ (39. Qxe5 Bxc3 (39... Qxc3 $6 40. Qxc3 Bxc3 41. Rd1 $10) 
40. Qb8+ Kh7 $19) (39. Rxe5 Qc1+ 40. Re1 Qxc3 $17) 39... Ng8 40. Rf1 (40. 
Rxe5 {the pawn, too, is indigestible} 40... Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Bd6 $19) 40... 
Bxc3 41. d6 $15) 38... Rc5 39. Qxb6 Qxa4 (39... Bxd2 40. Qxc5 Bb4 41. 
Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kh7 44. Qxe5 Qxa4 45. Qd4 $14) 40. Rd3 e4 $15 (
40... Qc2 41. Qa7 Rc8 42. Qa6 $19) 41. Rd4 Rc2 42. Qd8+ $19 (42. Qb8+ $5 {
is worthy of consideration} 42... Kh7 43. Qf4 $17) 42... Kh7 43. d6 (43. 
Qb8 Rc4 44. g4 $19) 43... Qd7 $4 $10 {ignoring the path to victory} (
43... Qb5 {makes sure everything is clear} 44. Rxb4 axb4 $19) 44. Qxd7 
Nxd7 45. Rxe4 Rc8 $16 (45... Bc5 $5 {should be examined more closely} 
46. Rf4 Rxb2 $10) 46. g3 $14 (46. Kf1 Rd8 $16) 46... Rd8 47. Kg2 (47. Re6 
Nf6 $14) 47... Kg6 (47... Nb6 48. Re5 $10) 48. f3 $10 (48. f4 Nf6 49. Re5 
Ne8 50. Rg5+ Kh6 $14) 48... Kf6 49. Rd5 g6 50. g4 Nb6 (50... hxg4 51. 
fxg4 Nb6 52. g5+ Kg7 53. Re7+ Kh8 54. Rd4 $14) 51. Rb5 $10 (51. g5+ Kg7 
52. Re7+ Kf8 $10) 51... Rxd6 52. gxh5 Nd5 (52... Rd2+ 53. Kh3 Nd5 54. 
hxg6 Kxg6 55. Re5 Nf4+ 56. Kg4 $14) 53. hxg6 Nf4+ $4 $18 {leads to
further unpleasantness} (53... Kxg6 54. h5+ Kh6 $14) 54. Rxf4+ (54. Rxf4+ 
Kxg6 55. Kg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nb6 {Attacks
the backward pawn on d4@aCc6d4Cd8d4Ad1d4} 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Nf3 e6 9. a3 {
Secures b4} (9. O-O Nb4 10. Be2 Be7 (10... Bc6 11. a3 N4d5 12. Ne4 (12. 
Bd3 Qd7 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Nc5 Qe8 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Re1 Na4 
18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. Qe2 h6 20. Rac1 Bc6 21. Be4 Bxe4 {
Petursson,M-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee 1990/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 12... Qd7 13. Nc5 
Bxc5 14. dxc5 Na4 15. Qc2 O-O-O 16. Be3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qd5 18. Rac1 Qe4 
19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. b3 Nb2 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. c6 b6 23. Rf2 Rd5 24. Ba6+ Kb8 
25. Rxb2 Rxe5 26. Kf2 {1-0 Kornev-Arakelian/Kstovo 1994}) 11. a3 N4d5 
12. Ne4 Bc6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bd3 a6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Nd7 17. Re1 Ne7 
18. Be4 O-O {Gavrikov,V-Brunner,L/SKA 1995/1-0 (97)}) (9. O-O) 9... Ne7 
10. Bd3 Bc6 11. O-O Qd7 12. Ne4 $15 (12. Be3 Ned5 $10) 12... Ng6 $10 (
12... Nf5 13. Be3 $10) 13. h4 $15 (13. Be3 Nd5 $10) 13... O-O-O $10 (13... 
Nd5 14. b4 $15) 14. g3 {Consolidates f4} (14. h5 Nh4 15. Be3 Nxf3+ 16. 
Qxf3 f5 17. exf6 gxf6 $15) 14... Qd5 (14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxe4 16. Bg5 $10) 
15. h5 (15. Neg5 Rd7 $10) 15... f5 16. exf6 gxf6 $14 {Controls e5+g5} (
16... Qxh5 $5 {has some apparent merit} 17. Nfg5 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 gxf6 
19. Nxe6 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Re8 $10) 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Re1 (18. Bc2 e5 19. Nh4 
g5 $16) 18... f5 19. Bg5 $1 {White is still ahead} 19... Rd7 (19... fxe4 $2 {
looks very tantalising, but} 20. Bxe4 Qd7 21. Bxd8 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Qxd8 
23. Rxe6 $18) 20. Rc1 $15 (20. Bf6 $5 Rh5 21. Neg5 $16) 20... Rdh7 21. Bh4 
Ba4 22. Qe2 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Qh5 24. Ng5 Be7 $4 $18 (24... Qxe2 {saving the
game} 25. Rxe2 Bh6 $10) 25. Nxh7 Qxh7 (25... Qxe2 {cannot change what is
in store for ?} 26. Rxe2 Bxh4 27. Bxg6 $18 (27. gxh4 $6 Rxh7 28. Bxg6 
Rxh4 29. Rxe6 Rxd4 $18)) 26. Bxe7 (26. Bxg6 Qh6 27. Qxe6+ Nd7 28. Qxe7 
Qxg6 $18) 26... Qh2+ $2 (26... Qxe7 27. Qf3 Qh7 28. Bxb7+ Kb8 $18) 27. Kf1 
Bb5 (27... a6 {otherwise it's curtains at once} 28. Rc5 Kb8 $18) 28. Qxb5 (
28. Qxb5 Qh3+ 29. Bg2 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. Nbd2 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 cxd6 7. h3 (
7. Be2 Nge7 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. Rc1 h6 12. a3 a6 
13. b4 b5 14. Be2 Qb6 15. Nb3 Nd5 16. h3 Bh5 {Niksic,J-Bukal,V/Zagreb op
1997/0-1 (29)}) 7... Bh5 8. c4 (8. c3 Nf6 (8... Qb6 9. Qb3 Nf6 10. g4 Bg6 
11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Nh4 Ke7 13. Nxg6+ hxg6 14. Bg2 Rhc8 15. Ke2 b5 16. g5 
Nd7 17. h4 Nb6 18. h5 gxh5 19. Rxh5 b4 20. Rh7 bxc3 21. bxc3 Na4 22. 
Kd3 Na5 23. Rxg7 Rxc3+ 24. Ke2 Rc2 25. Ke1 Nc3 26. Bf3 Nc6 27. Bh5 Nd8 
28. Nf3 Ne4 29. Rh7 Kf8 30. g6 fxg6 31. Bxg6 Raxa2 32. Rxa2 Rxa2 33. 
Bxe4 dxe4 34. Ng5 d5 35. Rc7 b5 36. Nh7+ Ke8 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. Nh7+ Ke8 
39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Nd7+ Ke7 41. Ne5+ Kf6 42. Rd7 Ra8 43. Kd2 Rc8 44. Rd6 {
1/2-1/2 Tisdall,J-Furhoff,J/Copenhagen Politiken 1996}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. 
O-O Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Bukic,E-Mohr,G/Portoroz op 1994}) 8... Nge7 9. Be2 O-O (
9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Rc8 11. Rc1 $10) 10. O-O (10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. O-O Rc8 $10) 
10... Qd7 11. Rc1 Rfc8 12. a3 {Covers b4} (12. b3 Rc7 $10) 12... dxc4 
13. Rxc4 Rc7 14. b4 Rac8 (14... a6 15. Qb3 $15) 15. Qa1 $15 (15. b5 Na5 
16. Rxc7 Qxc7 $15) 15... Nd5 $10 (15... b5 16. Rcc1 a6 17. Bd3 $15) 16. 
Re1 (16. b5 Nce7 17. Rfc1 Bg6 $10) 16... h6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} (
16... b5 17. Rcc1 a6 18. Bd3 $10) 17. Bd3 Nb6 18. Rc2 Ne7 19. Rec1 Bg6 
20. Bxg6 Nxg6 21. Qb2 Ne7 22. Ne1 Ned5 23. Qb3 Qa4 $14 (23... Rxc2 24. 
Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 $10) 24. Qd3 $10 (24. Qxa4 Nxa4 25. Ne4 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 
Rd8 $10) 24... Kf8 (24... Rxc2 25. Rxc2 (25. Nxc2 $2 Rc3 26. Qe4 Nf6 27. 
Qxb7 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Qxc2 $19) 25... Rxc2 26. Nxc2 $10) 25. g3 {Secures f4} 
25... Ke7 (25... Rxc2 26. Rxc2 (26. Nxc2 $2 Rc3 27. Qe4 Nf6 28. Qxb7 Rxc2 
29. Rxc2 Qxc2 30. Qxa7 Nbd7 $19) 26... Rxc2 27. Nxc2 $10) 26. e4 Rxc2 
27. Rxc2 (27. Nxc2 $2 Rc3 28. Qe2 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Qxc2 30. exd5 Nxd5 $19) 
27... Rxc2 (27... Nc7 28. Nc4 $10) 28. Nxc2 (28. Qxc2 {Worse is} 28... 
Qxc2 29. Nxc2 Nc3 $10) 28... Nc7 29. h4 (29. Nb3 Kd8 $10) 29... a6 (29... 
d5 30. e5 $10) 30. Kg2 g6 (30... d5 31. e5 $10) 31. Nb3 (31. Ne3 d5 $10) 
31... Qb5 $14 (31... Kd8 32. Nba1 $10) 32. Qxb5 Nxb5 33. Na5 Kd7 34. Nxb7 
Nc4 35. e5 Kc7 36. Nxd6 Ncxd6 $16 (36... Nbxd6 37. exd6+ Kxd6 38. Kf3 $16) 
37. exd6+ Kxd6 38. Kf3 (38. a4 Nc3 $10) 38... Kd5 {Attacking the isolated
pawn on d4@aCb5d4Cd5d4Ac2d4} 39. Kf4 f6 40. a4 Nc3 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 $15 (
42. a5 $5 $10) 42... Nxb5 43. Ne3+ Kxd4 44. Ng4 g5+ (44... Nc3 45. Kf3 
Nd5 46. Nxh6 $10) 45. Kf3 gxh4 46. gxh4 f5 $14 (46... Kd3 47. Nxh6 Nd4+ 
48. Kf4 Ne2+ 49. Kg4 $14) 47. Nxh6 Ke5 48. Ng8 Nd4+ 49. Ke3 f4+ 50. Kd3 
Nf3 51. h5 Kf5 52. h6 (52. Ne7+ Kg5 $14) 52... Ng5 53. Ne7+ Kf6 54. Nc6 
e5 55. Nb4 (55. Kc4 e4 $10) 55... Kg6 56. Kc4 e4 57. Nd5 f3 58. Kd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 
8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Be3 a5 $14 (
13... f4 14. Bc1 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 Nc8 17. b5 Qe8 18. bxc6 bxc6 
19. c5 Qxe6 20. Ba3 dxc5 21. Na4 Nb6 22. Nxc5 Qf7 23. Qc1 {
Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/Investbanka Belgrade YUG 1997/1/2-1/2 (66)}) (13... 
h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 g5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Qd3 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Qe7 
19. Rd1 Rad8 20. Ne4 g4 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bxg4 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Rf4 24. 
Rf3 Qh4 25. Rxf4 exf4 26. Bf3 Qe7 27. Re1 Be5 28. Qg6+ Qg7 29. e7 {1-0
Kramnik,V-Nijboer,F/Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee NED 1998}) (13... f4 14. Bc1 $15) 
14. bxa5 Qxa5 15. Qb3 cxd5 16. cxd5 h6 (16... Bh6 17. Rab1 $10) 17. a4 $15 (
17. Ne6 $5 {is worthy of consideration} 17... Re8 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. a3 $14) 
17... b5 (17... hxg5 $2 {is a blank shot} 18. Bb6 $1 {decapitation} 
18... Qxc3 19. Qxc3 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Nxd5 22. Qb2 $18) 18. 
Ne6 {Menacing} 18... Bxe6 19. dxe6 {Don't underestimate that pawn} 
19... fxe4 20. Be2 $15 (20. Nxe4 bxa4 21. Qa3 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 d5 23. Qxe7 
dxe4 $10) 20... bxa4 $10 (20... d5 21. Bc5 bxa4 22. Qa3 $17) 21. Rxa4 (21. 
Nxa4 {Weaker is} 21... Nfd5 22. Qb2 Qd8 $17 (22... Nxe3 23. Nb6 Qxa1 
24. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 25. Qxa1 $16)) 21... Qc7 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rfb8 24. 
Rb4 Rxb4 25. Qxb4 Qa5 26. Bd2 Qxb4 $14 (26... Qc7 27. Rc1 Qd8 28. Qb7 $10) 
27. Bxb4 Rd8 28. Rd1 Nf5 29. g4 $10 (29. Bd3 Bf8 $14) 29... Nd4 30. Bc4 
Kf8 31. Ra1 Bf6 (31... Nc6 32. Ra4 $14) 32. Kg2 (32. Ra7 Be7 33. Rc7 h5 $14) 
32... Be7 33. Bd5 {The bishop is not easily driven from d5} 33... Rb8 
34. Bd2 g5 35. Ra7 Rb5 36. Ba2 d5 (36... Nb3 37. Bc3 $10) 37. Bc3 Nc6 
38. Rc7 Rc5 $14 (38... Nd8 39. Bxe5 Ra5 40. Bb3 $14) 39. Bxd5 Rxc3 40. 
Bxc6 e4 41. Kf1 e3 42. fxe3 Rxe3 43. Bd5 Rh3 44. Rc2 Bf6 (44... Bd6 45. 
Rf2+ Bf4 46. Ra2 $16) 45. Rc8+ Ke7 46. Rc7+ Kd6 47. Rd7+ Ke5 $18 (47... 
Kc5 48. Be4 Re3 49. Bf5 $16) 48. e7 $16 (48. Bc4 Re3 $18) 48... Bxe7 49. 
Bg2 (49. Rxe7+ $6 Kxd5 50. Kg2 Rc3 $10) 49... Ke6 $4 $18 {shortens the
misery for Black} (49... Rxh2 50. Rxe7+ Kf4 $16) 50. Rxe7+ $1 {the logical
end} (50. Bxh3 Kxd7 51. Bg2 Ke6 $10) 50... Kxe7 51. Bxh3 Kf6 52. Bg2 h5 (
52... Ke5 {is not much help} 53. Ke2 $18) 53. h3 (53. gxh5 $5 {might be
the shorter path} 53... Kg7 $18) 53... Ke5 (53... hxg4 {cannot change what
is in store for ?} 54. hxg4 Ke5 55. Ke2 $18) 54. Bf3 (54. gxh5 $5 {seems
even better} 54... Kf6 $18) 54... Kf4 (54... h4 {doesn't do any good} 
55. Bh1 $18) 55. Ke2 (55. Ke2 hxg4 56. hxg4 $18) (55. gxh5 $5 {keeps an even
firmer grip} 55... Kf5 56. Be4+ Kf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 
8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Bxc3 (10... b6 11. Bg5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 
Qc7 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rac1 e5 16. Bb3 Rae8 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. 
Bc2 e4 19. Ba4 Bc6 20. Bb3 Qc8 21. Qh5 f6 22. Bh4 Nb8 23. Bf7 Re7 24. 
Bg6 h6 25. Bg3 Rd8 26. Rfe1 Be8 27. Bf4 Bxg6 28. Qxg6 Nd7 29. Qf5 Nf8 
30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. c4 Rd7 32. Be3 Ne6 33. Red1 f5 34. f4 Rdc7 35. c5 
bxc5 36. d5 Nf8 37. d6 Rd7 38. Rxc5 Rxc5 39. Bxc5 Kg8 40. Rd5 Ne6 41. 
Be3 g6 42. h3 h5 43. g3 a6 44. Kf2 Kf7 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 fxg4 47. 
Kg3 {1/2-1/2 Balashov,Y-Asrian,K/RUS-Cup9 Novgorod 1997}) 11. bxc3 Qc7 (
11... b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Bf4 Re8 14. c4 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 
17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rc8 20. g4 h6 21. h4 {
Tseitlin,M-Von Herman,U/Berlin 1994/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Ne5 
a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 14. Rac1 b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. c4 Qa5 17. 
Bd6 (17. Bb2 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qb5 $10) 17... bxc4 18. Qxc4 Bd5 19. Qc7 Qxc7 
20. Rxc7 Bxb3 21. axb3 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd5 23. Rc6 Rec8 24. Rfc1 {
Threatening mate: Rxc8} 24... Rxc6 25. Rxc6 a5 26. h3 $10 (26. f3 f6 $14) 
26... h6 27. Rc4 Nb6 28. Rc6 (28. Rc7 Nd5 29. Rc1 Ra6 $14) 28... Nd5 29. 
Rc4 (29. Rc1 Ra6 $14) 29... Nb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. g3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. cxb5 a6 7. bxa6 Nf6 
8. Bg2 (8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg2 Bf5 10. O-O Nxa6 11. Ne1 Qd7 12. e4 Bh3 13. 
Rb1 Rfb8 14. b3 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Ng4 16. Bb2 Nc7 17. Qc2 Bd4 18. Kh1 Ne5 
19. Qe2 Qc8 20. f4 Ng4 21. Qf3 Rb4 22. h3 Ne5 {0-1
Nikolic,P-Topalov,V/Linares SuperGM 1997}) (8. Nc3 O-O $16) 8... O-O 9. 
O-O Bf5 10. h3 Nxa6 11. g4 $14 (11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Ne1 Qc8 $16) 11... Bxb1 
12. Rxb1 Nc7 13. a3 Nfxd5 (13... Ncxd5 $2 14. g5 $18) 14. Nh2 $10 (14. Ng5 
e6 $10) 14... e6 {Covers d5} 15. g5 Rb8 16. Qd3 f5 17. Bxd5 $15 (17. Rd1 $5 $10) 
17... Nxd5 18. e4 (18. Nf3 Rf7 $15) 18... fxe4 19. Qxe4 Qd7 (19... Re8 
20. Re1 $15) 20. Ng4 (20. Re1 Rfe8 $15) 20... Ne7 $10 (20... Ra8 21. Re1 
Rfe8 22. Qd3 $10) 21. Re1 e5 22. b4 d5 23. Nxe5 Qxh3 (23... dxe4 $2 {is
very tempting, but} 24. Nxd7 Nd5 25. Nxb8 Rxb8 26. Bd2 (26. Rxe4 $6 Nc3 
27. Bf4 Ra8 $18) 26... cxb4 27. axb4 $18) 24. Qg4 Qxg4+ 25. Nxg4 Nc6 26. 
Bb2 $10 (26. Bd2 Nd4 27. Red1 Rfe8 $14) 26... cxb4 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. axb4 
Rf5 29. b5 Rxg5 30. bxc6 $17 {Pushes the passed pawn} (30. f3 $5 Nd4 
31. Re7+ Kf8 32. Rxh7 $10) 30... Rxg4+ 31. Kf1 Rc8 (31... Rxb1 32. Rxb1 
Rc4 33. Rb5 $17) 32. Rb7+ Kf6 33. Rd7 (33. Rxh7 Rxc6 34. Ree7 Re6 35. 
Rxe6+ Kxe6 $17) 33... Rxc6 34. Rxd5 h5 35. Red1 Rcc4 (35... Rc2 36. R5d2 
Rxd2 37. Rxd2 $19) 36. R5d3 (36. f3 Rgf4 37. Rd6+ Kg5 38. R6d5+ Rf5 $17) 
36... h4 (36... g5 37. f3 Rgf4 38. Rd6+ Kg7 39. Rd7+ Kg6 40. R7d6+ Rf6 
41. Rxf6+ Kxf6 42. Kg2 $19) 37. Rf3+ (37. f3 Rg3 38. Kf2 Rc5 $17) 37... 
Kg7 38. Re1 (38. Rfd3 Rc2 $17) 38... Kh6 39. Rd1 (39. Rf8 Rc2 $19) 39... 
Ra4 (39... g5 40. Rfd3 $19) 40. Re1 Ra5 41. Rd1 Rag5 (41... g5 42. Rf8 $19) 
42. Rd8 Rg1+ 43. Ke2 Ra5 44. Rh8+ Kg5 45. Rd3 Re5+ 46. Kf3 Rf5+ 47. Ke2 
Ra1 48. Rd4 (48. Rd2 Rb1 $19) 48... Ra2+ 49. Ke3 Raxf2 50. Rdxh4 R5f3+ 
51. Ke4 Rf4+ 52. Rxf4 {Do you see the mate threat?} 52... Rxf4+ 53. Ke3 
Kg4 (53... Rf1 54. Rh2 $19) 54. Rh1 Rf3+ (54... g5 55. Rg1+ Kf5 56. Rc1 $17) 
55. Ke2 (55. Ke4 g5 $17) 55... g5 (55... Rf6 56. Ke3 $19) 56. Rg1+ Rg3 $1 {
a brilliant end} 57. Ra1 Rg2+ 58. Kf1 Kh3 59. Ra3+ Kh2 60. Ra5 g4 61. 
Rh5+ Kg3 62. Ra5 Rb2 63. Ra3+ Kh2 64. Ra8 Rb1+ 65. Kf2 {The mate threat
is Rh8} 65... g3+ 66. Kf3 g2 (66... Rf1+ $5 {makes it even easier for
Black} 67. Kg4 g2 68. Rh8+ Kg1 69. Rd8 $19) 67. Rh8+ Kg1 68. Ke2 Rb5 
69. Re8 Rh5 (69... Rh5 70. Rg8 Kh1 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. 
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Bc4 (9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qe2 c5 11. dxc5 Qa5+ 12. c3 
Qxc5 13. O-O Rd8 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Bc2 Nd5 
18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. g3 Qc5 20. Rd4 Nf6 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. 
Qxd1 Qd5 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Be4 b6 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. f4 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 
29. Ke3 Kd6 30. Kd4 b5 31. g4 f6 32. h4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. fxg5 fxg5 
35. b4 Ke6 36. Kc5 Ke5 37. Kxb5 Kf4 38. Ka6 Kxg4 {
Kaeser,U-Puschendorf,S/Bayer op Leverkusen 1997/1-0 (51)}) 9... a6 {
Consolidates b5} (9... c5 10. Qe2 (10. O-O cxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 
13. Be2 Bd7 14. Bf3 O-O-O {1/2-1/2 Werner,C-Mohrlok,D/Steckborn,SUI tt
1997}) (10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxc5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 
15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd7 Rxd7 18. Rxd7 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Speelman,J/Reykjavik 1990}) 10... Qa5+ 11. c3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 
Bd7 13. O-O Qh5 14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. f4 Rac8 17. Bb3 Rc5 
18. Rae1 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Psakhis,L/Aruba 1992}) 10. O-O O-O $14 (
10... b5 11. Bd3 $10) 11. Qe2 $10 (11. Ne5 Qd6 $14) 11... b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 
13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Bg3 c5 $14 (14... a5 15. a4 $10) 15. c3 {Controls b4} 
15... Qb6 16. Ne5 $10 (16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rd3 Rad8 $14) 16... Rad8 17. 
dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bc2 Bd6 $14 (18... Rfe8 19. Bh4 Nf4 20. Qg4 Rxd1 21. Bxd1 $14) 
19. Rd4 Nf6 20. Re1 Rfe8 21. a4 (21. Rd2 Qc7 $10) 21... Bc7 (21... Bxe5 
22. Bxe5 (22. Qxe5 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. cxd4 Rc8 $17) 22... Rxd4 23. 
Bxd4 $14) 22. Rxd8 (22. Red1 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Qc5 $10) 22... Rxd8 23. axb5 
axb5 24. Bh4 Bxe5 (24... b4 25. Ng4 Nxg4 26. Bxd8 (26. Qxg4 Rd2 27. Re2 
f5 $19) 26... Nxf2 27. Bxc7 (27. Qxf2 $2 Bxh2+ 28. Kf1 Ba6+ (28... Qxd8 
29. g3 Qf6 30. Qxf6 gxf6 31. Re3 $14) 29. Re2 Qxd8 $19 (29... Bxe2+ $6 
30. Kxe2 Qxd8 31. g3 $14)) 27... Nh3+ 28. Kh1 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Nh3+ 30. Kh1 
Nf2+ 31. Kg1 $10) 25. Qxe5 Rd5 26. Qb8+ Rd8 27. Qg3 Kf8 $16 (27... Qd6 $5 {
deserves consideration} 28. Qxd6 Rxd6 29. Bxf6 Rd2 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 $14) 
28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Qf4 Ke7 (29... Qc6 30. Qxh6+ Ke7 31. f3 Qc5+ 32. Qe3 
Qxe3+ 33. Rxe3 $14) 30. h3 Qd6 31. Qe3 (31. Qxh6 Qd2 32. Qxd2 Rxd2 $16) 
31... Rg8 32. Be4 Bxe4 33. Qxe4 Rd8 $16 (33... Rg5 34. Qb7+ Kf8 35. Qf3 $10) 
34. Ra1 $14 (34. Qh4 Ra8 35. Qxh6 Ra2 $16) 34... Rd7 $16 (34... Qe5 35. 
Qh4 $14) 35. Qh4 b4 (35... e5 36. Ra8 $16) 36. Qxh6 bxc3 37. bxc3 {The
passed pawn on c3 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} 37... Qd2 
38. Qxd2 Rxd2 39. Ra7+ Kf8 40. c4 f5 41. g3 f4 42. gxf4 Rd4 43. c5 Rc4 
44. Rc7 Rxf4 45. c6 Rc4 46. Kg2 Rc3 47. h4 Kg7 48. Rc8 e5 49. Kf1 (49. 
Kh2 e4 $18) 49... Rc2 50. Ke1 f5 (50... e4 51. Kd1 Rc5 52. c7 $18) 51. Kd1 {
Do you see the mate threat?} 51... Rc4 52. Kd2 $16 (52. h5 $5 $18) 52... 
Rxh4 53. Kc3 Rh1 54. Kc4 e4 $2 $18 (54... Kf6 55. c7 Rc1+ 56. Kd5 Kg7 $18) 
55. Kd5 (55. c7 Rc1+ 56. Kd5 Rc2 $18) 55... Rc1 56. Kd6 $4 $14 {White
prepares c7. letting the wind out of his own sails@aBc6c7} (56. c7 $18 {
would have given White a clear advantage}) 56... Rc2 $2 $18 (56... f4 {
and Black can hope to live} 57. Rb8 e3 58. fxe3 fxe3 $14) 57. Rb8 $16 (
57. c7 Rd2+ 58. Ke5 $18) 57... Rd2+ (57... Rxf2 $4 {it may look tempting
but Black must resist capturing the pawn} 58. c7 Rc2 59. c8=Q Rxc8 60. 
Rxc8 $18) 58. Ke5 Rc2 (58... Rxf2 $4 {the pawn must remain untouched} 
59. c7 Rc2 60. c8=Q Rxc8 61. Rxc8 $18) 59. Rb7+ Kg6 60. c7 Kg5 61. Kd6 
Rd2+ 62. Ke7 (62. Kc6 $5 {seems even better} 62... Rc2+ 63. Kb6 Kf4 $18) 
62... Rc2 63. Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O d5 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nbc6 
8. Re1 b6 9. c3 Bb7 10. Qe2 (10. a3 h6 11. e5 g5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 
Ng6 14. b5 Ncxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Ba3 Qd7 17. d4 Ng6 18. c4 Ne7 19. 
cxd5 Bxd5 {Fuglsang,F-Mortensen,E/Copenhagen Aruna 1997/1-0 (33)}) 
10... h6 11. h4 Qd7 12. a3 {Controls b4} (12. Nf1 dxe4 13. dxe4 O-O-O 
14. Ne3 Qd3 15. Qxd3 Rxd3 16. Bf1 Rd7 17. Nc4 b5 18. Ne3 a6 19. a4 c4 
20. axb5 axb5 21. Nc2 f5 {Georgadze,G-Conquest,S/Calcutta 1994/1-0 (37)}) (
12. e5 g5 13. hxg5 O-O-O 14. gxh6 Bxh6 15. Nf1 d4 16. c4 Ng6 17. Bxh6 
Rxh6 18. N1h2 Rg8 19. Qd2 Rhh8 20. Re4 Nce7 21. Rg4 Rg7 22. Rg5 Rgh7 
23. b4 cxb4 24. Qxb4 Nc6 25. Qb5 Qd8 26. Ng4 a6 27. Qa4 Rh5 28. Rxh5 
Rxh5 29. Nf6 Rh8 30. Re1 Ncxe5 31. Nxe5 Nxe5 32. Bxb7+ Kxb7 33. Rxe5 
Qxf6 {1/2-1/2 Fucek,C-Garcia,R/Buenos Aires GP 1994}) 12... Rd8 13. e5 
g5 14. hxg5 $15 (14. h5 g4 15. Nh2 Nxe5 16. Nxg4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Rg8 $10) 
14... hxg5 15. Nxg5 $17 (15. b4 Ng6 16. d4 g4 $15) 15... Nxe5 16. Ndf3 
N7g6 $15 (16... N5c6 17. Bh3 $17) 17. d4 Nxf3+ (17... Nc6 18. Qd3 Nce7 
19. b3 $15) 18. Nxf3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Rc8 20. Bd2 Rc7 21. Qd3 Kd8 (21... Ba8 
22. Rac1 $15) 22. Ng5 (22. Rac1 Rc6 $10) 22... Re8 $10 (22... e5 23. dxe5 
Nxe5 24. Qb3 $15) 23. Bh3 Nf8 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 f6 26. Nf3 Ke7 27. 
Bg4 a5 $2 $16 (27... Rc8 $10 {and Black hangs on}) 28. b4 $14 (28. Qb3 $5 $16) 
28... a4 29. b5 f5 $2 $18 (29... Rc8 $14 {and Black has air to breath}) 
30. Bb4+ Kf6 $2 (30... Kf7 31. Bh5+ Kg8 32. Bxe8 Qxe8 $18) 31. Bh5 {Do you
see the mate threat?} 31... Rc8 (31... Ng6 {hoping against hope} 32. Ne5 
Qd8 $18) 32. Rxc8 (32. Qe3 Ng6 33. Qg5+ Kf7 34. Ne5+ Kg8 35. Nxd7 Rxc1+ 
36. Qxc1 Bc8 37. Qxc8+ Kh7 38. Bxg6+ Kxg6 39. Qg8 e5 40. Nf8+ Kh5 41. 
Qxg7 exd4 42. Qg6#) 32... Qxc8 (32... Bxc8 $4 33. Qe3 Ng6 34. Qg5+ Kf7 
35. Qxg6+ Kg8 36. Ng5 Qe7 37. Bxe7 e5 38. Qh7#) 33. Qe3 {Threatening
mate... how?} (33. Qe3 Ng6 34. Qg5+ Kf7 35. Bxg6+ Kg8 36. Qe7 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. 
dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 a5 11. Rd1 a4 12. Bd2 (12. g4 
Ne7 13. Kg2 Ng6 14. Rd4 Be7 15. Kg3 h5 16. Bg5 hxg4 17. hxg4 f6 18. Bf4 
f5 19. g5 a3 20. b3 Be6 21. Ne2 Kf7 22. Rdd1 c5 23. Be3 c4 24. Nfd4 
cxb3 25. axb3 c5 26. Nxe6 Kxe6 27. b4 Ra4 28. Rdb1 Rxb4 29. Rxb4 cxb4 
30. f4 Rd8 31. Nd4+ Kd5 32. Kf3 Nh4+ 33. Kg3 Ke4 34. Re1 Rxd4 35. Bxd4+ 
Kxd4 36. Kxh4 b3 37. cxb3 g6 38. Rc1 Ke3 39. Kg3 Kd2 40. Rc4 b5 41. Rc7 
Bc5 42. Rc6 a2 43. Ra6 Kc3 44. Rxa2 Kxb3 45. Ra6 b4 46. Rxg6 {1-0
Almasi,Z-Aleksandrov,A/Pula Tch-EU 1997}) (12. a3 Be6 $14) 12... Be7 (
12... Be6 13. b3 $14) 13. b3 b5 $16 (13... a3 14. Bg5 $14) 14. Bg5 h5 (
14... Be6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nd4 $14) 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Ne2 (16. Ne4 Be6 $10) 
16... Bb7 $14 (16... Be6 17. Nfd4 $10) 17. Nf4 axb3 18. cxb3 Rhd8 19. 
Rdc1 (19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Ng5 Nd4 $10) 19... h4 20. e6 $15 (20. Rc2 Nd4 21. 
Nxd4 Rxd4 $15) 20... fxe6 {Secures d5} (20... Nd4 21. exf7 (21. Nxh4 $2 {
leads to nothing} 21... g5 $19 (21... fxe6 $6 {is much worse} 22. Nfg6+ 
Kf6 23. Kf1 $10)) 21... Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Kxf7 23. Rc5 $15) 21. Re1 Rd6 22. 
Ng5 {The pressure on the isolated pawn grows@aCe1e6Cf4e6Cg5e6Ad6e6Ae7e6} 
22... Nd4 23. Ne4 e5 24. Rad1 Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Rxd1 26. Ng6+ Kf7 27. Nxe5+ 
Ke6 28. Rxd1 Kxe5 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. Rd8 g5 31. a3 Kf6 32. Kh2 Ke5 33. Rg8 
Kd4 {The black king gets dangerous} 34. b4 (34. Ne4 Bb7 35. Rxg5 c5 36. 
Nxc5 Bd5 $14) 34... Kc3 35. Ne6 (35. Rxg5 {Weaker is} 35... Rxa3 36. Ne4+ 
Kxb4 $19) 35... Kb3 (35... Rxa3 {Inferior is} 36. Rxc8 (36. Nxg5 Bf5 $17 (
36... Kxb4 37. Rxc8 c5 38. Rh8 $18)) 36... Kxb4 37. Nxg5 $18) 36. Nxc7 (
36. Nxg5 Kxa3 37. Ne6 Kxb4 (37... Bxe6 38. Rxa8+ Kxb4 39. Rh8 $14) 38. 
Nxc7 Ra2 39. Rxc8 Rxf2+ 40. Kg1 Rxf3 $10) 36... Rb8 (36... Rxa3 {Less
advisable is} 37. Rxc8 Kxb4 38. Kg2 $16) 37. Ne6 $15 (37. f4 $5 {should be
considered} 37... gxf4 38. Rf8 $14) 37... Kxa3 38. Nxg5 Kxb4 39. f4 $15 (
39. Ne4 c5 40. Nd6 c4 $19) 39... Ra8 40. Ne6 $17 (40. f5 Ra2 41. Rxc8 
Rxf2+ 42. Kg1 Rxf5 43. Rg8 $10) 40... Bxe6 $10 (40... Kc4 $17) 41. Rxa8 
Kc3 42. Re8 Bd5 43. f5 $15 (43. Kg1 b4 44. Re1 b3 $19) 43... b4 44. Rd8 
b3 $10 (44... Bc4 $5 45. Rd1 b3 46. Rc1+ Kd3 47. Rxc4 Kxc4 $15) 45. Rxd5 {
White must return some of the goodies he has collected} 45... cxd5 46. 
f6 b2 47. f7 b1=Q 48. f8=Q Qe4 49. Qa3+ Kd2 50. Kg1 d4 (50... Qg6+ 51. 
Kf1 Qd3+ 52. Qxd3+ Kxd3 53. Kg2 $19) 51. Qb2+ Kd1 52. Qa1+ Ke2 53. Qa2+ 
Kd1 54. Qa1+ Kd2 55. Qb2+ Kd1 56. Qa1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 
a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 Nd7 
14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rd2 Nc5 16. Qd1 Qb8 17. Nab1 Ne5 18. f3 Rfd8 (18... Rc7 
19. Qe1 Ncd7 20. b3 Ng6 21. Qf2 Ba8 22. Rdd1 Rfc8 23. g3 Rf8 24. f4 f5 
25. Nd2 fxe4 26. Bg4 Kf7 27. Ndxe4 h6 28. Nxd6+ Kg8 29. Bxe6+ Kh8 30. 
Bxd7 Rxd7 31. Nf7+ Rxf7 32. Rxd7 Ne5 33. Rxe7 Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Rxe7 35. Nd5 
Bxd5 36. cxd5 Nxh2+ 37. Qxh2 Rxe3 38. Qf2 Qe8 39. Rc8 Qxc8 40. Qxe3 Qc2 
41. Qe2 Qc5 42. Qd3 {1-0 Le Quang,K-Vanderwaeren,S/Belgium 1992}) 19. 
Kh1 Ba8 20. Qg1 Kh8 21. b3 {Controls a4} 21... g5 $14 (21... Qc7 22. 
Rcd1 $10) 22. Bd4 Ncd7 23. Na4 {Will b6 fall?@aCa4b6Cd4b6Cg1b6Ab8b6Ad7b6} 
23... Rc6 24. Na3 Rdc8 (24... d5 25. cxd5 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 exd5 27. Bxa6 
dxe4 28. fxe4 $16) 25. Nc2 (25. Nc3 Rd8 $14) 25... b5 26. Nb2 b4 (26... 
R6c7 27. Nb4 Qb7 28. Bc3 $14) 27. Rcd1 Rg8 (27... Bf6 28. Qe3 $14) 28. Nd3 {
White gets kings attack} 28... a5 29. Bb2 $14 (29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Qe3 Bf6 $16) 
29... Rcc8 (29... Bf6 30. Nd4 Rb6 31. Qe3 $14) 30. Nd4 Bc6 31. Qe3 Rg6 (
31... Bf6 32. Nxe5 Bxe5 33. a3 $14) 32. c5 Nxc5 33. Nxc5 (33. Nxc6 $6 
Rxc6 34. Nxe5 dxe5 $10) 33... dxc5 34. Nf5 $1 {finishing him off} (34. 
Nxc6 $6 Rxc6 35. Qf2 Rb6 $14) 34... exf5 35. exf5 f6 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. 
f4 gxf4 38. Qh3+ (38. Qxf4 $6 Kg7 $16) 38... Kg7 39. Bxe5 fxe5 40. Qe6 {
Do you see the mate threat?} 40... Rc7 41. Qxe5+ Bf6 42. Rd7+ $1 {a
gruesome check} 42... Bxd7 43. Rxd7+ $1 {the final nail in the coffin} 
43... Rxd7 {Threatening mate... how?} 44. Qxb8 Re7 45. Qb5 Bd4 46. g3 
g5 (46... Rf7 {does not save the day} 47. Kg2 $18) 47. Kg2 Kf6 (47... a4 {
a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 48. bxa4 fxg3 49. hxg3 $18) 
48. Bg4 Re1 (48... fxg3 {does not win a prize} 49. hxg3 Rf7 50. Bh5 $18) 
49. Qxa5 (49. Qc6+ {seems even better} 49... Kg7 50. Qd7+ Kf8 $18) 49... 
Ra1 (49... fxg3 {cannot undo what has already been done} 50. Qd8+ Kg6 
51. Qd6+ Bf6 52. hxg3 $18) 50. Kh3 (50. Qd8+ Kf7 51. Qd7+ Kf6 52. Qf5+ 
Ke7 53. Qxg5+ Ke8 54. Bh5+ Kd7 55. Qf5+ Ke7 56. Qf7+ Kd6 57. Qf8+ Kd5 
58. Bf3+ Ke6 59. Bg4+ Kd5 60. Qa8+ Ke5 61. Qe8+ Kf6 62. Qf8+ Kg6 63. 
Bf5+ Kg5 64. h4+ Kh5 65. g4+ Kxh4 66. Qh6#) 50... Re1 (50... fxg3 51. 
Qd8+ Kf7 52. Qd7+ Kf6 53. Qd6+ Kg7 54. Qe7+ Kg6 55. Qf8 $18) 51. Qd8+ 
Kg6 52. Qd6+ Kg7 (52... Bf6 53. Qxc5 Be7 54. Qf5+ Kg7 55. Bh5 $18) 53. 
Bh5 (53. Bh5 g4+ 54. Kxg4 $18) (53. Qd7+ $5 {and White can already relax} 
53... Kf6 54. Qf5+ Ke7 55. Qxg5+ Kf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. Qe2 
Bd6 8. N1f3 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. Nd2 $15 (12. O-O 
b6 (12... c5 13. c3 b6 14. Qh4 Bb7 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Rd8 17. Re1 Nf6 
18. Qh4 Ke7 19. Qh3 g5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Nd2 h5 22. Nc4 {
Almasi,Z-Speelman,J/Yerevan olm 1996/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 13. Qh4 (13. Re1 Bb7 
14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Qh4 c5 16. Ne5 cxd4 (16... Rd8 17. Rad1 a5 18. Bc3 Bxe5 
19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Bd2 Qe7 21. Qh3 Nb4 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Bf1 g6 24. Rxd8+ 
Qxd8 25. a3 Kg7 26. axb4 cxb4 27. Qg4 Qe7 28. Rd1 Bd5 29. Rd4 Ra8 30. 
Rxb4 Ra1 31. Qf4 g5 32. Qf6+ Qxf6 33. exf6+ Kxf6 34. f3 b5 35. Kf2 Rc1 
36. Bd3 h5 37. Rxb5 g4 38. c4 Bc6 39. Rxh5 gxf3 40. gxf3 Rd1 41. Be2 
Rb1 42. Rc5 Ba4 43. Ra5 Bb3 44. Rb5 Rxb2 45. Rb4 {1-0
Yandemirov,V-Vyzmanavin,A/RUS-Cup9 Novgorod 1997}) 17. Qxd4 Rd8 18. Bb4 
Ke7 19. Rad1 Bxb4 20. Qxb4+ Qc5 21. Qxc5+ bxc5 22. Bb5 Rxd1 {
Yandemirov,V-Kharitonov,A/Moscow RUS Cup II 1996/1/2-1/2 (68)}) 13... 
Bb7 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bd2 c5 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nf6 18. Re2 c4 19. Ne5 
Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nd5 21. a4 Rc8 {Arakhamia,K-Speelman,J/Birmingham ENG
1998/0-1 (51)}) (12. Be3 $5 $10 {must be considered}) 12... e5 (12... Bxh2 {
Not} 13. g3 Nf6 14. Qf3 $16) 13. Nc4 (13. Qh4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Nf6 $10) 
13... Nc5 $10 (13... Nb6 $5 {is interesting} 14. Qh4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 exd4 
16. Qxd4 Bf5 $15 (16... Bxh2 $2 {doesn't lead to anything significant} 
17. Rxh2 Be6 18. Rxh6 Rxh6 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxa8 Bxc4 
22. Qxa7 Qe5+ 23. Qe3 Qxe3+ 24. fxe3 $18)) 14. Qg3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 $10 (
15. cxd3 Bb4+ 16. Bd2 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Be6 18. dxe5 Bxc4 19. dxc4 Rd8+ 
20. Kc2 Rd4 $14) 15... Be6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 18. Be3 $15 (18. 
Qe3 Qf5 19. Qc3 Bd5 $10) 18... Qxb2 19. O-O Qb5 $10 (19... b6 $5 $15) 20. 
Qxb5 $15 (20. Qa3+ Kg8 21. Rab1 Qe2 $15) 20... cxb5 21. Rfb1 a6 22. a4 
Bf5 $10 (22... Ke7 23. axb5 Rhd8 24. Ra5 $15) 23. axb5 Rc8 $16 (23... Bxc2 $5 {
should be examined more closely} 24. Rc1 Bd3 25. bxa6 bxa6 $10 (25... 
Rxa6 $4 26. Rxa6 Bxa6 27. Rc8+ Ke7 28. Rxh8 $18)) 24. bxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 
8. axb5 Nb6 9. Be3 (9. bxa6 Rxa6 10. Rxa6 Nxa6 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Be2 Bb7 
13. O-O Bb4 14. Qc1 O-O 15. Na2 Ra8 16. Be3 Bd5 17. Nc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 
c5 {Pecorelli Garcia,H-Alvarez,J/Capablanca Premier II 1997/1/2-1/2 (68)}) 
9... Be7 $16 (9... Bb4 10. Nd2 axb5 11. Rxa8 Nxa8 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. Nxb5 
Nb6 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Be2 h5 16. Qe4 Bb7 17. O-O g6 18. Bf3 Kg7 19. Qf4 
Be7 20. Rd1 Ba8 21. d5 g5 22. Qg3 h4 23. Qg4 Nxe5 24. Bd4 Bf6 25. Bxe5 
Bxe5 26. dxe6 f5 27. Qxf5 Qf6 28. Qh3 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3 30. Qf5 Qf6 
31. Qc5 Kh6 32. Qxc7 Nd5 33. Qxc4 Nf4 34. Ne4 Bxe4 35. Qxe4 Re8 36. Bg4 
Nxe6 37. Qc6 Qg6 38. Bf5 Qxf5 39. Qxe8 {Kramnik,V-Kortchnoi,V/EUCup f
Budapest 1996/1-0 (49)}) (9... Bb7 10. Nd2 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxb5 
Qd7 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. h4 N8d7 15. Rh3 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Rg3 Kf7 18. 
Nf3 Nbd7 19. Ne5+ Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd5 21. Qg4 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qa6 23. Bxc4 
Qa1+ 24. Ke2 Qb2+ 25. Bd2 Qb6 26. Qf5+ {1-0 Kinsman,A-Shaw,J/Edinburgh
Caledonian Mst 1996}) (9... Bb4 10. Nd2 $14) 10. Nd2 {Exerts pressure on
the isolated pawn@aCd2c4Cf1c4Ab6c4} 10... Bb7 11. bxa6 Nxa6 12. Nxc4 
O-O 13. Nxb6 (13. Qg4 Nb4 14. Rc1 f5 15. exf6 Rxf6 $16) 13... cxb6 14. 
Bxa6 $14 (14. Qh5 Nb4 15. Rc1 Na2 $10) 14... Bxa6 {White cannot castle
king side} 15. f3 (15. Qg4 Bd3 16. Rd1 Bc2 $14) 15... Bb4 16. h4 $10 (16. 
Qd2 Qe7 $10) 16... Bxc3+ $14 {Exerts pressure on the backward
pawn@aCc3d4Cd8d4Ad1d4Ae3d4} (16... Qe7 17. Rc1 $10) 17. bxc3 Qc7 18. Qd2 $10 (
18. Qb3 Bc4 19. Qb2 Rxa1+ 20. Qxa1 Qc6 $14) 18... Rfc8 19. Kf2 Qxc3 20. 
Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Rhb1 Rc6 (21... Rc2+ 22. Kg3 Rc6 23. d5 exd5 24. Rxb6 Rxb6 
25. Bxb6 $14) 22. Rb2 (22. d5 exd5 23. Rxb6 Rxb6 24. Bxb6 h5 $14) 22... 
Bb7 $14 (22... Kf8 23. Rba2 b5 24. Bd2 $10) 23. Rxa8+ Bxa8 24. d5 $10 {
The isolani on b6 becomes a target@aCb2b6Ce3b6Ac6b6} (24. Bg5 h5 $14) 
24... exd5 25. Bxb6 Rc8 $14 (25... h5 26. Bd4 Ra6 27. f4 $10) 26. Bd4 Bc6 
27. g4 h5 (27... Kf8 28. Ke3 $14) 28. gxh5 Bd7 (28... Kh7 29. Be3 $14)
1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 
Bxc5 8. O-O Nge7 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Qh4 O-O 13. 
Bd3 Bf5 14. Bxf5 (14. Rd1 Re8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Qb6 17. Nfd4 Ng6 
18. Qg3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Nce5 20. Rd2 Nc4 21. Re2 Re5 22. Rae1 Rae8 23. 
Qf3 Re4 {Nunez Vallina,J-Ivkov,B/Asturias 1992/0-1 (38)}) (14. Rd1 Re8 $10) 
14... Nxf5 15. Qh5 (15. Qg4 Qc8 $14) 15... g6 16. Qh3 Re8 17. Bd2 h5 18. 
Rad1 Qd6 19. Nh4 (19. Rfe1 Re4 $14) 19... Nxh4 {Black is in command} 20. 
Qxh4 Re4 21. Qg3 $17 (21. Qh3 Rae8 $15) 21... Qe6 $15 (21... Qxg3 $5 22. 
hxg3 Rae8 $15) 22. Rfe1 Re8 {Threatening mate... how?} 23. h3 $17 (23. h4 $5 $15 {
is worthy of consideration}) 23... h4 (23... Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. 
Bxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Kh2 $15) 24. Qg5 (24. Qf4 Rxf4 (24... Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 
26. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2 $16) 25. Rxe6 Bxf2+ (25... fxe6 $6 26. Bxf4 Rf8 
27. Be3 $10) 26. Kh1 Rxe6 27. Bxf4 Re4 $17) 24... Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 
26. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2 Bxf2 28. g4 hxg3+ 29. Kg2 Ne5 {Threatening mate:
Rg1} 30. h4 Rg1+ 31. Kh3 Rh1+ 32. Kg2 Rh2+ 33. Kf1 g2+ 34. Kxf2 g1=Q+ 
35. Kxg1 Nf3+ (35... Nf3+ 36. Kf1 Nxg5 37. hxg5 Rxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 
cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O b6 13. 
Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. h4 (15. Qf4 Qf6 16. Qe3 Rfd8 17. e5 Qh6 18. 
Qxh6 gxh6 19. h3 Na5 20. Bd3 Rc3 21. Be4 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rc1 Rc6 
24. Kf1 b5 {Piket,J-Van der Vliet,F/Rotterdam Knok 1990/1-0 (52)}) (15. 
d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 (16. exd5 Na5 17. Bf1 Qd6 18. Ng5 Rcd8 19. Qd3 Qh6 20. 
Qf5 Bc8 21. Qf4 Nb7 22. Re7 f6 23. Ne6 Qxf4 24. Nxf4 Rf7 25. Re3 Rc7 {
Khalifman,A-Ruban,V/Elista ch-Russia 1995/1-0 (36)}) 16... Qe7 17. Qf4 
Rce8 18. h4 h6 19. Qg3 Rd8 20. h5 Nb4 21. Bxb7 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Qxb7 23. 
Qg4 Qc8 24. Qd7 Nxa2 25. Qxa7 Nc3 26. Re1 Re8 27. Qxb6 {1/2-1/2
Lima,D-Sunye Neto,J/op Brasilia BRA 1998}) (15. Bb3 Na5 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. 
h4 Rfd8 18. h5 Nxb3 19. axb3 h6 20. Re3 Qc7 21. Rg3 f6 22. Ng4 Qc2 23. 
Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 {Grooten,H-Zugzwang/AEGON 1993/1-0 (47)}) (15. d5 
Na5 16. Bd3 Rc5 $10) 15... h6 {Covers g5} 16. Qf4 Qf6 $14 (16... Nb4 17. 
Bb3 $10) 17. Qg3 $10 (17. Qxf6 $5 {deserves consideration} 17... gxf6 
18. d5 $10) 17... Na5 18. Bd3 Nc4 $16 (18... Rfd8 $5 $10 {must definitely
be considered}) 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Ne5 Rc7 21. d5 $10 {White gets more
space} (21. Ng4 $5 Qd8 22. Nxh6+ Kh8 23. Ng4 $16) 21... exd5 22. Ng4 (22. 
exd5 {Worse is} 22... Qd6 $17) 22... Qc3 23. Nxh6+ (23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. 
exd5 Rd8 $10) 23... Kh7 24. Qf4 Re7 (24... Rc4 25. Nf5 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 dxe4 
27. Rd6 $14) 25. e5 $4 $19 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (25. 
Qf5+ {would hold out} 25... g6 26. Qf4 dxe4 27. Ng4 $10) 25... Bc8 $4 $10 {
Black is ruining his position} (25... gxh6 {Black would have gained the
upper hand} 26. Qf5+ Kg8 $19) 26. Rc1 (26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. Qxf5+ Kg8 $10) 
26... Qd3 27. Ng4 (27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nf5 Qc3 $14) 27... Qf5 28. Qxf5+ 
Bxf5 29. Ne3 Be6 (29... Be4 30. f3 d4 31. fxe4 dxe3 32. Rxe3 Rxe5 33. 
Rc7 $10) 30. Red1 {Attacks the isolani on d5@aCd1d5Ce3d5Ae6d5} 30... Rd8 
31. Rd4 Rdd7 (31... Kg6 32. Rcd1 $14) 32. f4 g6 {Consolidates f5} (32... 
Rd8 33. Rcd1 $16) 33. g4 {White intends f5@aBf4f5} 33... Rc7 34. Rxc7 
Rxc7 35. f5 (35. Nxd5 {Not} 35... Bxd5 36. Rxd5 Rc4 $10) 35... gxf5 36. 
gxf5 (36. Nxf5 {Instead of} 36... Rc4 37. Kf2 Rxd4 38. Nxd4 Bxg4 $17) 
36... Bc8 37. Rxd5 Rc3 38. Kf2 Ra3 39. Rd8 Rxa2+ 40. Kf3 (40. Kg3 Ra3 
41. Kf4 Rxe3 42. Kxe3 Bxf5 $16) 40... Bb7+ 41. Kf4 Ra4+ (41... Bc6 42. 
Rc8 Bb5 43. Rc7 $16) 42. Kg5 {With the idea Rd7@aCd8d7} 42... Bf3 43. 
Rd7 $16 (43. e6 fxe6 44. Rd7+ Kg8 $18) 43... Re4 44. Nd5 Rxe5 $4 {leading
to a quick end} (44... Rg4+ 45. Kf6 Kh6 $18) 45. Nf6+ (45. Rxf7+ $2 {is
inferior since it leads to} 45... Kg8 46. Re7 Rxd5 $19) 45... Kg7 46. 
Rd8 $1 {an unpleasant surprise. The mate threat is Rg8} (46. Rd8 Rxf5+ {
Black has to cough up material} 47. Kxf5 $18) (46. Rxa7 $6 {is the weaker
alternative} 46... Re1 $10) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 {Opening = E97 - 7.0-0 Nc6(8.d5 Ne7 9.---)} 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 
Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 
f5 11. Ng5 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Rc1 Bf6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 {The
passed pawn on e6 will become decisive later} 15... Bxc3 16. Rxc3 fxe4 
17. Bg4 (17. Bf1 e3 18. fxe3 a5 (18... fxe3 19. Rcxe3 c6 20. Qd2 d5 21. 
cxd5 cxd5 22. Qd4 Qd6 23. Qc5 Qf4 24. Rf3 Qg5 25. Rf7 Rxf7 26. exf7+ 
Kxf7 27. Qc7 Qh4 28. Re3 Qxb4 29. a3 Qh4 30. Qxb7 Re8 31. Qxa7 d4 32. 
Bc4+ Kf8 33. g3 Qg4 34. Be2 Qc8 35. Qxd4 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 {1-0
Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Fontys Tilburg 1997}) 19. b5 c6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Kh1 
Qc7 22. Rd3 Rad8 23. exf4 Rxf4 24. Rd4 d5 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 cxd5 {
Browne,W-Fedorowicz,J/ch-USA Gp1 Chandler USA 1997/1/2-1/2 (36)} (26... 
cxd5 27. Qd2 Rh4 28. h3 a4 29. Bb5 Rf4 30. Bd3 Qd6 31. Qe3 Rf6 32. Qd4 
Rxe6 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. Qxa4 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. Kh1 Qe1+ {1/2-1/2
Browne,W-Fedorowicz,J/USA-ch Chandler 1997})) 17... Nc6 $14 (17... e3 18. 
fxe3 a5 19. b5 $14) 18. Rxe4 Ne5 $16 (18... Qf6 19. Rc1 $14) 19. g3 $14 (
19. Bh3 Qe7 $16) 19... g5 (19... fxg3 20. Rxg3 Qf6 21. Re2 $10) 20. h4 $10 (
20. Qd5 Qe7 21. Bh5 c6 22. Bf7+ Nxf7 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24. Rxe7 cxd5 25. 
Rxf7 Kxf7 26. cxd5 fxg3 27. Rc7+ Kf6 28. hxg3 b5 $10) 20... Kh8 21. Qd4 (
21. hxg5 Qxg5 22. Bh3 Qh6 $10) 21... fxg3 {Black launches an attack} 
22. Rxg3 gxh4 {Black creates threats along the open g-file} 23. Rg2 {If
White now only could play f4...@aCf2f4} 23... Qf6 24. Qe3 Rae8 25. f4 (
25. Kh1 Nxg4 26. Rgxg4 Qxf2 27. Qxf2 Rxf2 $17) 25... Nxg4 26. Rxg4 Rg8 
27. Rxg8+ $19 (27. Rg5 h6 28. Rxg8+ Rxg8+ 29. Kf1 Qa1+ 30. Qe1 Qxa2 $17) 
27... Rxg8+ 28. Kf2 (28. Kh1 $5 Qa1+ 29. Qe1 Qxa2 30. Qf1 $17) 28... Qb2+ 
29. Qe2 {The mate threat is Qxb2} 29... Qb1 (29... Qg7 $5 30. Qf1 Qg3+ 
31. Ke2 Qh2+ 32. Kd3 Qxa2 33. Re3 $19) 30. Qe1 Qxa2+ 31. Re2 {
Threatening mate: Qc3} 31... Qa3 $1 {a convincing end} (31... Qxc4 $6 {
is much weaker} 32. Qa1+ Rg7 33. Qf6 $10) 32. Re3 (32. Re4 Qb2+ 33. Qe2 
Qg7 $19) 32... Qb2+ 33. Re2 (33. Qe2 Qg7 $1 {surprise!} 34. Qf1 $19) 
33... Qd4+ 34. Kf3 Qd3+ (34... Rg3+ 35. Qxg3 hxg3 36. e7 Qd3+ 37. Re3 
Qd1+ 38. Kxg3 Qg1+ 39. Kf3 Qf1+ 40. Kg3 Qg1+ 41. Kf3 Qh1+ 42. Kg3 Qg1+ $10) 
35. Re3 Qg6 $17 (35... Rg3+ $5 36. Kf2 Qc2+ 37. Re2 $17) 36. Qc3+ Qg7 
37. f5 Qxc3 {Do you see the mate threat?} 38. Rxc3 Kg7 $1 {Boing!} 39. 
c5 (39. Ra3 Kf6 40. Rxa7 h3 $19) 39... Kf6 40. cxd6 cxd6 (40... Rg3+ 41. 
Ke4 cxd6 42. Rxg3 d5+ 43. Kf4 (43. Kxd5 $4 hxg3 44. Kd6 g2 $19 (44... 
Kxf5 $6 {is a bad alternative} 45. e7 g2 46. e8=Q $10)) 43... hxg3 44. 
Kxg3 $19) 41. Ke4 Rg1 $17 (41... Rg4+ 42. Kd5 $17) 42. Rc7 Re1+ 43. Kf4 {
Threatening mate... how?} 43... Rf1+ 44. Ke4 Re1+ $10 (44... d5+ 45. 
Kxd5 Ra1 46. Rf7+ Kg5 47. e7 $16) 45. Kf4 {The mate threat is Rf7} 
45... Rf1+ 46. Ke4 Re1+ $10 (46... d5+ 47. Kxd5 Ra1 48. Rf7+ Kg5 49. e7 $16)
1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. 
Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. 
Nxc6 Qxc6+ 12. Qxc6 dxc6 13. Bf4 Rd8 $16 (13... Be7 14. Nd2 O-O-O 15. 
Nf3 Nd7 16. Rab1 Rhe8 17. b4 f6 18. Bd6 {1/2-1/2
Kortchnoi,V-Keres,P/Luhacovice 1969}) (13... Be7 $5 $10) 14. Nc3 $14 (14. 
Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nd2 Nd7 $14) 14... Bb4 $16 (14... Be7 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. 
Rd1 $14) 15. Bc7 $14 (15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Be5 a6 $14) 15... Rxd1 16. Rxd1 
Ke7 17. a3 $10 (17. Be5 b5 $14) 17... Rc8 $14 (17... Bxc3 18. Bd6+ Ke8 
19. bxc3 $10) 18. Bxb6 Bxa3 19. Ra1 $10 (19. Rd8 Rxd8 20. Bxd8+ Kxd8 21. 
bxa3 Nd7 $10) 19... axb6 20. Rxa3 Rc7 (20... Rd8 21. Kf3 $10) 21. Ra8 (21. 
b3 Kd6 $10) 21... Rb7 22. b4 (22. Kf3 Rd7 $10) 22... Ne8 (22... c5 23. b5 $10) 
23. Ra6 (23. Ne4 Nd6 24. Nxd6 Kxd6 $14) 23... c5 (23... Nc7 24. Ra4 $10) 
24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Ne4 Rc7 26. Ra5 (26. g4 Nf6 27. Nxf6 Kxf6 $14) 26... 
Nd6 27. Rxc5 (27. Nxd6 Kxd6 28. f4 Rb7 $10) 27... Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 d5 {Opening = D37 - 4.Nf3 ---} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. 
Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nh5 (9... c5 10. Ne5 Nc6 
11. Qf3 Qc8 12. Rac1 Qe6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Rfd1 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. 
Qg3 Rfd8 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rxd7 {
Kantsler,B-Mikhalevski,A/Beer Sheva16th 1997/1-0 (105)}) 10. Be5 Nd7 
11. Rc1 (11. Qa4 c6 12. Rac1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 g6 14. Nd4 b5 15. Qd1 a6 16. 
f4 Ng7 17. f5 Bg5 18. Qe2 c5 19. Nf3 gxf5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 {
Foisor,O-Boensch,U/Warsaw 1983/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 11... g6 {Secures f5} 12. 
Qa4 a6 {Controls b5} 13. Rfd1 (13. Qb3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bd6 $10) 13... Rc8 $14 (
13... f6 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxc7 $14) 14. Bxa6 Ra8 (14... Bxa6 15. Qxa6 c6 
16. h3 $16) 15. Bxb7 Rxa4 16. Nxa4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 (17. Nxe5 $6 Nf6 $14) 
17... c5 18. Bxd5 Qc7 19. Nc3 Ng7 20. Bc4 Ne6 21. Nd5 Qb7 22. a4 (22. 
Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Rd6 Rb8 $18) 22... Bd8 (22... Rd8 23. Rd3 $16) 23. b3 (23. 
Rd3 g5 $18) 23... Kg7 24. Rd3 Qb8 25. Rcd1 Re8 26. h4 Nf8 $18 (26... h6 
27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. exf4 $16) 27. Bb5 Rxe5 28. Nb4 Bf6 29. Nc6 $1 {puts the
final touch} (29. Nxe5 $6 Qxe5 30. Nc6 Qe4 $16) 29... Qc7 30. Ncxe5 Bxe5 
31. Nxe5 Qxe5 32. Rd6 Qh5 (32... Qc3 33. Bc4 Qa5 34. g4 $18) 33. Bc4 Qxh4 
34. Rxb6 Qg4 35. Ra1 (35. Rbd6 $5 {seems even better} 35... Ne6 36. Bxe6 
fxe6 $18) 35... Nd7 36. a5 $16 (36. Rd6 $18 {White has the better game}) 
36... Nxb6 37. axb6 {The passed pawn on b6 quickly leads to threats.
White terminates the opponent with strong threats} 37... Qd7 38. Ba6 
Kf6 $4 $18 {sad, but how else could Black save the game?} (38... Qe6 
39. b7 Qxb3 $18) 39. b7 Qc7 40. Rc1 {White intends b4@aCb3b4} 40... Qd6 
41. Rxc5 $3 {The passed pawn on b7 will quickly become a dangerous
weapon. a small price for the final victory} 41... Qd1+ (41... Qxc5 {the
only chance to get some counterplay} 42. b8=Q h5 $18) 42. Bf1 Qxb3 43. 
Rb5 {The mate threat is Rxb3} (43. Rb5 Qc3 44. b8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E60 - 3.---} 2. c4 g6 3. Nd2 (3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 
5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. O-O Qa5 8. Nb3 Qh5 9. e4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 d6 
11. c5 dxc5 12. Nxc5 Nd7 {Zoler,D-Cebalo,M/Biel op MTO 1997/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (
3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Ne2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nbc3 
Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. Qd2 Rf7 12. Bg5 Nf6 13. f4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. 
fxe5 Rxf1+ 16. Rxf1 Bxe5 17. h3 Bd7 18. g4 Be8 19. Nc3 Bf7 20. Nxe4 Qf8 
21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxf6 Re8 23. Bc3 h5 24. gxh5 Nf5 25. Rxf5 gxf5 26. 
Qg5+ Kh7 27. Qxf5+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ Kh7 29. Bf1 Re5 30. Bd3+ Kh8 31. h6 Qg8 
32. h4 Bh5 33. Kh2 Qf7 34. Qd8+ Qf8 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. h7# {1-0
Ivanov,I-Weber,J/Philadelphia 1997}) 3... c5 (3... Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 c5 
6. d5 e6 7. Bg2 exd5 8. cxd5 O-O 9. Ne2 b5 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Nbd7 
12. Qc2 Nb6 13. Nf1 a5 14. Bf4 Ba6 15. Rad1 Ra7 16. f3 b4 17. g4 Qb8 
18. Bg3 a4 19. Ne3 Nfd7 20. f4 Qd8 21. g5 f5 22. Bf2 fxe4 23. Bxe4 b3 
24. axb3 axb3 25. Qb1 Na4 26. Nc3 Bxc3 27. Bxg6 Bxe1 28. Bf7+ Kh8 29. 
Rxe1 Ne5 30. Bxe8 Nf3+ 31. Kh1 Qxe8 32. Rc1 Rf7 33. g6 Rxf4 34. g7+ 
Kxg7 35. Nf5+ Kh8 36. Be3 Re4 37. Bg1 Re2 38. Ng3 Re5 39. Rd1 Qf7 {0-1
Kovacs,L-Bokor,I/Hungary 1965}) 4. d5 {White gets more space} 4... Qa5 
5. Ngf3 (5. e4 Nxe4 6. b4 Qc7 7. Nxe4 Qe5 $10) 5... d6 {Consolidates e5} (
5... Na6 6. g3 $10) 6. e4 Bg7 (6... Na6 7. Bd3 $10) 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 $14 (
8... Qc7 9. Nb3 $10) 9. Re1 Na6 10. a3 {Covers b4} 10... Bd7 11. Rb1 
Rfc8 12. b3 {Prevents intrusion on a4} (12. Bc2 Re8 $14) 12... Rab8 13. 
Bf1 Ne8 (13... Nh5 14. h3 $10) 14. Bb2 Qd8 15. g3 Nec7 16. Nh4 b5 {
Playing against the pawn chain} 17. Ng2 (17. cxb5 Nxb5 18. Nc4 Qe7 $14) 
17... b4 {Black wins space} 18. a4 Ne8 19. f4 (19. Ne3 Nac7 $10) 19... 
Nac7 $14 (19... exf4 20. gxf4 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 $10) 20. Qf3 $10 (20. fxe5 
Bxe5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 $14) 20... Qe7 21. Rbd1 Nf6 $14 (21... exf4 22. Bxg7 
Kxg7 23. gxf4 $14) 22. f5 {White gains space} (22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Be2 Rd8 $14) 
22... Bh6 23. Bd3 $10 (23. Ne3 Nce8 $14) 23... Kh8 24. Nf1 {The idea is
Nd2-f1-g3-f5@aBg3f5Bf1g3Bd2f1} 24... Rg8 25. h3 {Consolidates g4} 
25... Rbf8 26. g4 Bg5 27. Ng3 h5 28. gxh5 gxf5 {The thematic attack} 
29. Nxf5 {The white knight on an outpost} 29... Bxf5 30. exf5 Nce8 31. 
Kh1 (31. a5 Ng7 $10) 31... Rg7 $14 (31... Ng7 32. Bc2 $10) 32. Bc2 $10 (32. 
Re2 Rfg8 $14) 32... Rfg8 33. Rg1 (33. Kh2 Rh7 $10) 33... Rh7 (33... Bc1 
34. Bxc1 Rg3 35. Nh4 Rxf3 36. Rxg8+ Nxg8 37. Nxf3 $15) 34. Ne3 Rxh5 35. 
Rg3 Qf8 36. Rdg1 Qh6 {Threatening Bf4@aCg5f4} 37. Ng4 Nxg4 {Black
threatens strongly Bf4@aCg5f4} 38. Qxg4 Nf6 39. Qf3 Rg7 40. Kg2 $2 (40. 
R1g2 Bf4 41. Rxg7 Rxh3+ 42. Qxh3 Qxh3+ 43. Kg1 $19) 40... Be3 $3 {
beautifully played} (40... Be3 41. Kf1 Bxg1 42. Rxg7 Qxg7 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = B56 - 5.Nc3(Nc6 6.---)} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 
cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. f3 (6. Be2 e6 7. g4 h6 8. f4 e5 9. Nf5 Bc6 10. Bf3 
g6 11. Ng3 Nbd7 12. f5 g5 13. a4 a6 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Be3 b5 {
Sturua,Z-Zvjaginsev,V/EU-chTM Pula 1997/0-1 (36)}) 6... e5 7. Nb3 a5 (
7... Bc6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 a5 10. a4 Na6 11. O-O-O Nb4 12. Qf2 O-O 13. 
g4 Qe8 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Bh3 Bxb5 17. Bxc8 {
Jansa,V-Kengis,E/Hamburg op 1995/0-1 (49)}) (7... Be6 8. Bg5 $14) 8. a4 (
8. Bg5 Bc6 $14) 8... Be7 9. Be3 Na6 10. Bb5 O-O $16 (10... Nb4 11. Qe2 $14) 
11. Bxd7 Qxd7 $16 (11... Nxd7 12. Nd5 $14) 12. Nxa5 d5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. 
exd5 (14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. exd5 Nb4 $14) 14... Rfc8 $16 (14... Bb4+ 15. Bd2 $14) 
15. c3 Bh4+ (15... Nb4 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Nb3 $16 (17. cxb4 $6 Bxb4+ 18. Kf2 
Qxd1 19. Rhxd1 Rc2+ 20. Kf1 Bxa5 $14 (20... Rxa5 $2 21. Rd8+ Bf8 22. b4 $18))) 
16. g3 Bd8 17. Nb3 b5 18. O-O $16 (18. a5 Nc7 $18) 18... bxa4 19. Nd2 (
19. Nc1 Rc4 $16) 19... Nc5 (19... Qxd5 20. Qxa4 Qe6 21. Rfe1 $16) 20. c4 
Qb7 $18 (20... Ba5 21. Qe2 $16) 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxa4 Rca5 23. Rxa5 Bxa5 
24. Qc2 Rb8 25. Ra1 Bb6+ (25... Qb4 26. Ne4 $18) 26. c5 (26. c5 Rc8 27. 
Ne4 Qxd5 28. Rd1 $18) (26. Kh1 Bd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 c5 {Opening = B13 - 3.ed5 cd5(4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 ---)} 2. c4 Nc6 3. 
e3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. 
gxf3 Nb6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Qd1 e5 12. dxe6 Bc5 13. Bb5+ (13. exf7+ Kxf7 
14. Be3 Re8 15. Bd3 Qh4 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Bxd4 Rxd4 18. O-O Bd6 19. Qb3+ 
Kf8 20. Nxd6 Rxd6 21. Rae1 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Rxe1 {
Greenfeld,A-Shirov,A/EUCup f Budapest 1996/0-1 (63)}) (13. Be3 O-O 14. b4 
Bxb4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Bxd4 Rac8 17. e7 Rfe8 18. Kd2 Rxe7 19. Bh3 Rd8 
20. Kd3 Bxc3 21. Kxc3 Rc7+ 22. Kb3 Rxd4 {Rogulj,B-Donev,I/Graz-chT AUT
1997/0-1 (46)}) 13... Nxb5 (13... Kf8 14. Be3 Nxe6 15. O-O Bd4 16. f4 a6 
17. f5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Nc7 19. Be2 Ncd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qd4 Qg5+ 22. 
Kh1 Nxe3 23. Rg1 {Eising,J-Kuijf,M/Amsterdam 1984/0-1 (33)}) 14. exf7+ 
Kf8 15. Qxd8+ (15. Nxb5 Qxd1+ 16. Kxd1 a6 $10) 15... Rxd8 16. Nxb5 Kxf7 
17. O-O Nc4 18. Nc3 Rd3 (18... Rhe8 19. Ne4 Bd4 20. Re1 $10) 19. Ne4 (19. 
Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Ne5 $10) 19... Bd4 20. Rb1 h6 {Controls g5} 21. Kg2 
Rd8 22. Bf4 g5 23. Rfc1 b5 $14 (23... Nxb2 24. Rc7+ Kg6 25. Bc1 $10) 24. 
Bg3 $10 (24. b3 Na3 25. Bc7 Rd7 $10) 24... Rd7 $14 (24... Nd2 25. Rc7+ Kg6 
26. Rc6+ Kg7 27. Rc7+ Kg6 28. Rc6+ Kg7 29. Rc7+ Kg6 $10) 25. Rc2 Kg7 
26. Re2 Rf7 {The isolani on f3 becomes a target@aCd3f3Cf7f3Ag2f3} (
26... a6 27. b3 Nb6 28. Rc1 $14) 27. b3 {White fights for the Initiative} 
27... Na3 28. Rc1 Rfxf3 $2 $18 (28... b4 $14 {would allow Black to play
on}) 29. Bd6 b4 30. Bxb4 Nb5 31. a4 Nc3 (31... Bc3 32. Bc5 (32. axb5 $6 
Bxb4 33. Rc4 Bf8 $16) (32. Nxc3 $6 Nxc3 33. Bxc3+ Rxc3 $18) 32... Nd4 33. 
Nxc3 Nxb3 34. Na2 $18) 32. Bxc3 Bxc3 33. Nc5 (33. Nxc3 $6 Rxc3 34. Re7+ 
Kf6 35. Rxc3 Rxc3 36. Rxa7 Rxb3 $18) 33... Rd2 (33... a5 $18) 34. Kxf3 (
34. Kxf3 g4+ 35. Ke3 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = 9.Be3 Nc6 10.a4 0-0 11.Kh1 Re8} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 
10. a4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. g4 Bc8 15. g5 Nd7 
16. Bg2 Bb7 17. Qg4 (17. Qf3 Bf8 18. Qh3 g6 19. Qg4 Bg7 20. Qh4 Nf8 21. 
f5 gxf5 22. exf5 Ne7 23. f6 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Nf5 25. Qf2 Qc6+ 26. Kg1 Bh8 {
Mokry,K-Wojtkiewicz,A/Haifa 1989/0-1 (41)}) (17. Rf3 Nb4 (17... Bf8 18. 
Rh3 g6 19. Qe1 Nb4 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Qh4 h6 22. gxh6 Kh7 23. Qf2 Be7 
24. Nd4 Nf6 25. Bf3 d5 26. e5 Ne4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Be2 Bc5 29. Kg1 
Bxd4 30. Bxd4 Na2 31. Ra1 Qxc2 32. Bf1 Qc6 33. Rxa2 Qd5 34. Ra1 e3 35. 
Qxe3 Rc2 36. Rf3 Qxf3 37. Qxf3 Bxf3 38. Ra3 Bd5 39. Bxa6 Rb8 40. h3 
Kxh6 41. Bf1 Kg7 42. Rg3 Bc4 43. Rc3 Rxc3 44. bxc3 Bxf1 45. Kxf1 Kf8 
46. Ke2 Ke7 47. Kd3 {Aslanian,L-Tazhieva,L/Moscow 1994/0-1 (64)}) 18. 
Rh3 g6 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. Rd1 (20. Rf1 Bg7 21. Qf2 Rac8 22. Bd4 Qc4 23. 
Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rd1 e5 25. fxe5 Nc6 26. exd6 Re5 27. Nd2 Qb4 28. Rxh7+ 
Kxh7 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxd7 Rb8 31. Nd5 Rxd5 32. exd5 Ne5 33. Qh3+ Kg7 
34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Ne4 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Van Wely,L/Tastrup 1992}) 20... Rac8 
21. Nc1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. N1e2 Nxc2 24. Qxc2 b4 25. Bd4 bxc3 26. 
Bxc3 Bc6 27. Nd4 Ba8 28. Qf2 e5 29. Nf3 Bxe4 30. Qh4 h5 31. gxh6 Be7 
32. h7+ Kh8 33. Qe1 Bxf3 34. Rxf3 Bf6 35. fxe5 Bxe5 36. Rxf7 Bxc3 37. 
Qxc3+ Qxc3 38. bxc3 Ne5 39. Rf6 Rxc3 {1/2-1/2 Barua,D-Hracek,Z/Groningen
FIDE WCh KO NED 1997}) (17. Qh5 Nb4 18. Rf2 Bf8 19. Raf1 Re7 20. Qh4 Rae8 
21. Rf3 g6 22. Rh3 h5 23. gxh6 Nxc2 24. Bg1 Nb4 25. Rg3 Kh7 26. f5 Ne5 
27. Nd4 exf5 28. exf5 Bxg2+ 29. Rxg2 Qc4 30. Rf4 Nd5 31. Ne4 Nxf4 32. 
Qxf4 Nd7 33. Ne6 Qd5 34. N4g5+ Kh8 35. Bd4+ Ne5 36. fxg6 Rxe6 37. Nxf7+ 
Kg8 38. h7+ {1-0 Glek,I-Vegh,E/FSGM Feb, Budapest HUN 1998}) (17. Qh5 Nb4 
18. Rf2 Nc5 $10) 17... Nb4 18. Rf2 Bf8 (18... d5 19. e5 $10) 19. Rd1 g6 $14 (
19... d5 20. Rfd2 $10) 20. Qg3 Rac8 (20... Rad8 21. Nd4 $10) 21. Rfd2 d5 $16 (
21... f5 $5 $10) 22. e5 $14 (22. Ne2 Rcd8 23. c3 Nc6 24. exd5 exd5 25. 
Bxd5 h6 $16) 22... Nc5 (22... h6 23. h4 $10) 23. Nd4 (23. a5 bxa5 24. Nxc5 
Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 $10) 23... Ne4 $2 $18 {The black knight is well
posted.} (23... h6 $5 $14 {and Black hangs on}) 24. Nxe4 dxe4 {White
creates threats along the open d-file} 25. Ne2 $14 (25. c3 Nd3 $14) 
25... Bc6 $16 (25... Rcd8 $5 $14 {is an interesting alternative}) 26. Nc3 
Qb7 27. h4 b5 $18 (27... Bg7 $5 $16) 28. axb5 axb5 29. h5 (29. Qf2 Ra8 $16) 
29... Na6 (29... gxh5 30. Qh3 $14) 30. Qh3 (30. Ne2 Ra8 $16) 30... Bb4 31. 
Kg1 Bxc3 32. bxc3 Bd5 $18 (32... Nc7 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Rd7 Bxd7 35. Rxd7 $16) 
33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Bxe4 $1 {better than holding on to the material} 
34... Nc7 (34... Rcd8 $18) 35. Bxg6 hxg6 $4 {terrible, but what else could
Black do to save the game?.} (35... Re7 36. Bc5 Rg7 $18) 36. Rh2 (36. Rh2 
Kg7 37. Qh7+ Kf8 38. Bc5+ Re7 39. Qxe7+ Kg8 40. Qh7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E06 - 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3(0-0 6.0-0)} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 
d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 
10. b3 Ba6 11. Bb2 (11. Nd2 Bb7 12. Bb2 Qb6 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. e4 a5 15. 
c5 Qb5 16. Rfe1 Ba6 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Dautov,R/EUCup f Budapest 1996}) 
11... Rc8 12. Nd2 d4 13. Rfe1 (13. a3 c5 14. b4 Rc7 15. b5 Bb7 16. Bxb7 
Rxb7 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. e4 e5 19. a4 Qc8 20. Qd3 Ne8 21. Bc1 f6 22. a5 Be7 {
Goldin,A-Aseev,K/Irkutsk 1986/1-0 (55)}) (13. Nf3 c5 14. Rfe1 Qc7 15. e3 
e5 16. exd4 exd4 17. Bc1 Bb7 18. Bf4 Qd8 19. Rad1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bd6 
21. Bg5 h6 22. Bd2 Qd7 {Stohl,I-Muir,A/Pula Tch-EU 1997/1-0 (40)}) 
13... c5 14. e3 e5 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. Rad1 Re8 17. exd4 (17. Bh3 Rc6 $10) 
17... cxd4 18. Ng5 g6 (18... Qa5 19. a3 $10) 19. f4 (19. Bh3 Rc5 $10) 
19... Bc5 (19... exf4 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Ne4 $10) 20. Qd2 {White gets
deadly initiative} (20. fxe5 $2 {doesn't lead to the expected results} 
20... d3+ 21. Kf1 dxc2 22. Rxd8 Rcxd8 $19) 20... Qb6 21. fxe5 Bb4 $2 $18 (
21... d3+ {would allow Black to play on} 22. Kh1 Ng4 $14) 22. Qf2 $1 {a
convincing end} (22. Qxd4 $2 {doesn't lead to anything significant} 
22... Bc5 $1 {the death sentence} 23. Bd5 Nxd5 $19 (23... Bxd4+ $6 24. 
Bxd4 Nxd5 25. Bxb6 Nxb6 26. Ne4 $15)) 22... Bxe1 23. Rxe1 (23. Qxe1 {Worse
is} 23... d3+ 24. Kh1 Ng4 $17) 23... d3 24. Bd4 Qd8 (24... Qb4 {doesn't
get the bull off the ice} 25. Qxf6 Qe7 26. Ne4 $18 (26. Qxa6 Qxg5 27. e6 
fxe6 $18)) 25. Nxf7 {The passed pawn on e5 will quickly become a dangerous
weapon} (25. Bxa7 d2 26. Rd1 Rxe5 27. Rxd2 Qe7 $15) 25... Ng4 26. Qf4 (
26. Nxd8 Nxf2 27. Bd5+ Kf8 28. Ne6+ Rxe6 29. Kxf2 d2 $18) (26. Bxa7 Nxf2 
27. Nxd8 d2 28. Bd5+ Kf8 29. Ne6+ Rxe6 $15) 26... Qa5 27. Rf1 Rf8 (27... 
d2 28. Qxg4 d1=Q 29. Rxd1 Re7 30. Nh6+ Kf8 31. Qf4+ Ke8 32. Qf6 Qe1+ 
33. Rxe1 Bxc4 34. e6 Bxe6 35. Ng8 Rf7 36. Qxe6+ Kd8 37. Qd6+ Rd7 38. 
Bf6#) 28. e6 (28. Bxa7 Bxc4 29. Bd4 Be6 $19 (29... Rxf7 $2 {seems
attractive but will lead to severe problems} 30. Qxg4 Ba6 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 
32. Qd7+ Kf8 33. Qd6+ (33. Qxh7 Rc1+ 34. Kf2 Qxa2+ 35. Kf3 Qe2+ 36. Kf4 
Rf1+ (36... Qxg2 37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qxg6+ Kf8 40. Qxa6 $16) 
37. Bxf1 Qxf1+ 38. Ke3 Qe2+ 39. Kf4 Qf1+ 40. Ke3 Qe2+ 41. Kf4 Qf1+ $10) 
33... Kg7 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. e6 Rc1+ 36. Bf1 Rxf1+ 37. Qxf1 $18)) 28... Qh5 (
28... Bxc4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 29. Qxg4 Qd2 30. 
bxc4 $18) 29. Qxg4 $1 {the best thing is for White to hand back some
material} (29. Qxg4 Rxf7 30. exf7+ Kf8 31. Qxc8+ Bxc8 32. Bg7+ Ke7 33. 
f8=Q+ Kd7 34. Rf7+ Ke6 35. Qe7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 c5 {Opening = A34 - 2.Nc3 ---} 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 
5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e3 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Bd7 (8... Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 
a6 11. Be2 b6 12. Rb1 Bb7 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Qb3 Be4 15. Rbc1 Qc6 16. Rfd1 
e6 17. c4 Rfe8 18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Qd6 20. Ng5 a5 21. Bb5 Bf5 22. Bb2 
Rad8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qc3+ f6 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26. dxe6 Qxe6 27. Rd2 Ne5 
28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. h3 Qc6 30. Rb1 Re7 31. Qb3 h6 32. Rd8 Re6 33. Rb8 Nd7 
34. Rc8 Qxc8 35. Qxe6 Qd8 {1-0 Christiansen,L-Comp W Chess/12th Aegon
Tournament 1997}) 9. Qb3 (9. a4 Qa5 10. Rb1 (10. Qb3 cxd4 11. exd4 O-O 
12. O-O Be6 13. Qa3 a6 14. Be2 Nc6 15. Be3 Bd5 {1/2-1/2
Petrosian,T-Smejkal,J/Rio de Janeiro 1979}) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 Bxb5 
12. Rxb5 Qxc3+ 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Qb3 b6 15. O-O O-O 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Bf4 
Rc8 18. Ng5 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 e6 20. Qh3 h6 21. Nf3 h5 22. g4 hxg4 23. 
Qxg4 Nd7 24. Bg5 Rc8 25. h4 Rc3 26. Be3 Nf6 27. Qg2 Ra3 28. Rb1 Nh5 
29. Rc1 Rxa4 30. Qh3 Ra3 31. Qg4 Nf6 32. Qf4 Nh5 33. Qg4 Ra5 34. Ng5 
Rd5 35. Qg2 Qd7 36. Qh2 e5 37. Kh1 f6 38. Nf3 Qg4 {
Belov,I-Zagorskis,D/Karvina 1992/0-1 (49)}) (9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O O-O 
11. Ba3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Rb1 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. e4 
Nc4 17. Bc1 b5 18. d5 a5 {Etruk,R-Timoschenko,G/Cheliabinsk 1975/0-1
(30)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Ba3 Be6 12. d5 (12. Bc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Nd7 $14) 
12... Bg4 13. Be2 Nd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 (15. gxf3 {Instead of} 15... 
a6 $15) 15... Rab8 16. Bb2 (16. e4 b5 $10) 16... b5 17. Rfd1 c4 {Black gets
more space} (17... Ne5 18. Be2 $10) 18. Qc2 Nc5 19. Ba3 a5 20. Rab1 Rfd8 
21. Bxc5 (21. Bb2 Nd3 22. Ba1 b4 $10) 21... Qxc5 22. Rdc1 Qa3 $10 (22... 
Rdc8 23. a3 $15) 23. h4 $15 (23. Be2 Bh8 $10) 23... h5 (23... Bf6 24. g3 $15) 
24. g3 Rdc8 25. g4 $17 (25. Be2 Rc5 $15) 25... hxg4 26. Bxg4 Rd8 $15 (
26... Rc5 27. Bf3 $17) 27. Bf3 $17 (27. e4 Qd6 28. Qe2 Qf6 $15) 27... Rb6 
28. Kg2 Kf8 29. Kh3 Rc8 30. h5 $19 (30. Bg2 b4 31. cxb4 axb4 $17) 30... 
gxh5 $17 (30... Rc5 31. hxg6 Rxg6 32. Qd2 $19) 31. Qf5 $19 (31. Bxh5 $5 e6 
32. dxe6 fxe6 33. Qe4 $15) 31... Rd8 32. Rc2 Rf6 (32... Bxc3 33. Bxh5 Rf6 
34. Qh7 $16) 33. Qe4 Qc5 34. Rd1 (34. Bg2 Rg6 $19) 34... Qc8+ 35. Kg2 Rg6+ 
36. Kf1 Qd7 $17 (36... Rg5 37. Rcc1 $19) 37. Ke2 $19 (37. Rb1 e6 $17) 
37... Rg5 $17 (37... Rh6 38. a4 $19) 38. a4 bxa4 {The passed pawn on a4
quickly leads to threats} (38... Bf6 39. Ra2 $19) 39. Qxc4 Rc8 40. Qd3 a3 
41. c4 (41. Ra1 Qa4 $17) 41... Qa4 42. Rdd2 $19 (42. d6 exd6 43. Qxd6+ Kg8 $17) 
42... Bb2 43. d6 $2 (43. Rd1 $19) 43... exd6 (43... a2 {keeps an even
firmer grip} 44. dxe7+ Kg7 45. Rxb2 a1=Q 46. Qd4+ f6 47. Bxh5 Rg1 (
47... Rxh5 48. Qg4+ Kh6 49. Qxc8 $18) 48. e8=N+ Rxe8 49. Rb7+ Kh8 50. 
Bxe8 Qf1+ (50... Qxe8 $4 51. Qh4+ Kg8 52. Qh7+ Kf8 53. Qh8+ Rg8 54. Qh6+ 
Rg7 55. Qxg7#) 51. Kf3 Qh3+ (51... Qxe8 {capturing the bishop still loses} 
52. Qh4+ Kg8 53. Qh7+ Kf8 54. Qh8+ Rg8 55. Qxf6+ Qf7 56. Qxf7#) 52. Ke2 
Qxe8 53. Qxf6+ Kg8 $19) 44. Qxd6+ Kg8 $4 $10 {with this move Black loses
his initiative} (44... Kg7 45. Qf4 Rcc5 46. Rxb2 axb2 47. Qd4+ Rge5 48. 
Qxb2 Qxc4+ 49. Rd3 Qb5 50. Qxb5 Rxb5 $19) 45. Qf4 $15 (45. Qh6 Rg6 46. 
Qxh5 $17) 45... Rg7 $10 (45... Rcc5 46. Rxb2 axb2 47. Qb8+ Kg7 48. Qxb2+ 
Kh7 49. Be4+ f5 50. Bd5 Rxc4 51. Qf6 $10) 46. Bd5 $4 $19 {Menacing} (46. 
Bxh5 {had to be tried to avoid defeat} 46... a2 47. Bxf7+ Rxf7 48. Qg4+ 
Kh7 49. Qh3+ Kg7 50. Qg4+ Kh7 51. Qh5+ Kg8 52. Qg4+ Kh7 $10) 46... Rf8 $15 (
46... a2 {secures victory} 47. Rxb2 a1=Q $19) 47. c5 Qxf4 48. exf4 a2 $4 $14 {
Black loses the upper hand} (48... Re8+ 49. Kf1 Kf8 $17) 49. Bxa2 Bf6 
50. c6 Re8+ 51. Kf3 h4 52. c7 Rc8 53. Rd6 Be7 54. Rb6 Kh8 55. Rcc6 (55. 
Rcc6 Rg1 56. Bxf7 $18) (55. Bd5 {might be the shorter path} 55... h3 56. 
Bb7 h2 57. Rh6+ Rh7 58. Rxh7+ Kxh7 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C68 - 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bc6(dc6 5.0-0 ---)} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. 
Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Re1 
Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. Nh2 Rxh2 13. Qxg4 Rh7 (13... Qh4 14. 
Qxh4 Rxh4 15. Nf3 Rh8 16. Be3 (16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. c3 Bh2+ 
19. Kf1 Bd6 20. Ke2 O-O-O 21. Be3 Rhe8 22. Kf3 Re6 23. g3 Rde8 24. Bd2 
Bc5 25. Re2 f5 {Reinderman,D-Slingerland,F/Enschede 1993/1-0 (52)}) 
16... f6 17. Rad1 O-O-O 18. dxe5 (18. c4 exd4 19. Rxd4 c5 20. Rd5 c6 
21. Rdd1 Rhe8 22. Bc1 Rd7 23. g3 Kc7 24. Rd3 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. 
Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Kg2 Bd4 28. f4 b5 29. b3 a5 30. Kf3 Ra8 31. Be3 Bxe3 {
1/2-1/2 Van der Kleij-Frederiks/corr ch-NLD 1990}) 18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 
Bxe5 20. c3 Bd6 21. f3 Rh5 22. Kf2 Re8 23. Rh1 Reh8 24. Rxh5 Rxh5 25. 
f4 a5 26. Kf3 {1-0 Rabinowicz-Fischer/corr Wcup3 1980}) (13... Rh4 14. 
Qf5 Ne7 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Nf3 Rh5 17. Be3 O-O-O 18. g3 Rdh8 19. dxe5 
fxe5 20. Kg2 Kd7 21. Rh1 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Rxh1 23. Kxh1 {
Adorjan,A-Perecz,L/Hungary 1975/1-0 (43)}) (13... exd4 {Not} 14. e5 Nxe5 
15. Nf3 $18) 14. Nf3 Nf4 $14 (14... Nh4 $5 {must be considered} 15. Nxe5 
Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 $10) 15. dxe5 (15. Bxf4 Qxf4 (15... exf4 $2 16. e5 Qh6 
17. exd6+ Kf8 18. Qh3 $18) 16. Qxf4 exf4 $10) 15... Qh6 {Threatening mate:
Qh1} 16. Kf1 Bxe5 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Qxf4 Bxf4 19. Ke2 f6 $14 {Covers
e5+g5} (19... Ke7 20. Rh1 Rah8 21. Rxh7 Rxh7 22. Rd1 $10) 20. Rh1 Rxh1 
21. Rxh1 Kf7 22. g3 Bd6 23. Nd4 Re8 24. Kf3 Rd8 25. Nf5 (25. Rh7 Bf8 
26. Ke3 c5 $10) 25... Bf8 26. Ke2 g6 27. Ne3 Bg7 28. g4 Ke6 $14 (28... c5 
29. f4 $10) 29. Rh7 Kf7 30. c3 Re8 31. f3 b5 32. Rh1 Bf8 33. Rd1 (33. b4 
a5 $10) 33... Bd6 34. Rh1 Kg7 35. Nc2 c5 36. Ne3 c4 37. Nd5 f5 38. gxf5 
gxf5 39. Ke3 fxe4 (39... a5 40. Rg1+ Kf7 41. Rg5 fxe4 42. Rf5+ Ke6 43. 
fxe4 $10 (43. Kxe4 $4 Kd7+ 44. Ne7 Rxe7+ (44... Bxe7 $6 45. Rxb5 a4 46. 
Re5 $19) (44... Kxe7 $6 45. Rxb5 a4 46. Ra5 $19) 45. Kd4 c5+ 46. Kd5 Re2 $19)) 
40. fxe4 Bc5+ 41. Kf3 Rf8+ 42. Kg4 c6 $14 (42... Bd6 43. Rh5 Re8 44. 
Rg5+ Kh6 45. Rh5+ Kg7 46. Rg5+ Kh6 47. Rh5+ Kg7 $10) 43. Nf4 (43. Nc7 Rg8 $14) 
43... Re8 44. Kf5 {Active king in the endgame} 44... Rf8+ 45. Ke5 Re8+ $16 (
45... Bd6+ $1 {is worth looking at} 46. Kxd6 Rxf4 $10) 46. Ne6+ Kg6 47. 
Rf1 Be3 48. Rf6+ Kh5 49. Kf5 $14 (49. Rf3 Bc1 50. Kf5 Kh4 $14) 49... Rg8 
50. Rf7 Kh4 51. e5 Bc1 52. Nf4 $10 (52. Rh7+ $5 Kg3 53. Rh1 $16) 52... 
Bxb2 $4 $18 {Black has let it slip away} (52... Rg5+ {was much better} 
53. Ke4 Bxb2 54. Rh7+ Kg4 $10) 53. e6 $4 $10 {releasing the pressure on
the opponent} (53. Rh7+ Kg3 54. Rh3+ Kf2 55. Rh2+ Kf3 56. Rxb2 Rf8+ 57. 
Kg5 Rxf4 58. e6 $10) 53... Rg5+ (53... Bxc3 $2 {doesn't work} 54. Rh7+ 
Kg3 55. Rh3+ Kf2 56. Rxc3 Rf8+ 57. Ke4 $18) 54. Ke4 Bxc3 55. Kf3 {The
mate threat is Rh7} 55... Rg3+ 56. Ke4 {With the decisive threat
Rh7@aCf7h7} 56... Rg5 57. Kf3 Rg3+ 58. Ke4 {With the decisive threat
Rh7@aCf7h7} 58... Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 d5 {Opening = A06 - 1.Nf3 d5 2.---} 2. b3 c5 3. e3 a6 4. Ba3 (4. 
Bb2 Nc6 5. Be2 (5. d4 Nf6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 e6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. c4 O-O 
10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Re8 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Bf3 a5 15. Re1 
Re6 16. e4 Qe7 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nf1 Bf4 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Rc2 a4 21. 
Re2 axb3 22. Qxb3 Bc6 23. Qb6 Qd7 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. g3 Rb8 26. Qd4 e5 
27. Qd1 e4 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Qxd7 Bxd7 30. gxf4 Rb1 31. Re3 Bb5 32. Rb3 
Rxf1+ 33. Kg2 Be2 34. Re3 Re1 35. Kh3 Bf1+ 36. Kg4 Re2 37. Ra3 Rxf2 
38. Kf5 Bc4 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Ra7+ Bf7 41. a4 e3 42. Re7 Rxh2 43. Rxe3 
Rh5+ {0-1 Zoler,D-Sturua,Z/op Biel SUI 1997}) 5... e6 (5... Nf6 6. O-O 
Bg4 7. c4 e6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 Nf6 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Rc8 12. Rd1 
cxd4 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. Bxd4 Qc7 15. Nd2 {Taimanov,M-Balashov,Y/Moscow
1986/1/2-1/2 (25)}) 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. c4 (9. Nbd2 O-O 
10. Ne5 Nd7 11. f4 Qb6 12. Ndf3 f6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Kh1 Bd6 15. Qd2 f5 
16. Ne5 Nf6 17. Qe3 Ne4 18. Bd3 Ra7 {Alcantara,F-Van Riemsdijk,D/Sao
Paulo 1995/0-1 (36)}) 9... O-O 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. c5 b6 12. cxb6 Qxb6 13. 
Na4 Qa7 14. Rc1 Nb4 15. Nc3 Rfc8 16. a3 Nc6 17. b4 Nd8 18. Ne5 Be8 19. 
Qd2 Qb6 20. Bf3 Nb7 21. Ne2 Nd6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 Nc4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 
25. Nc3 h6 26. Qe2 Qc7 27. Re1 Bd6 28. g3 Bc6 29. Rc1 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Qd7 
31. d5 Qb7 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Qg2 Be5 {Estelle,V-Mane,A/Tortosa 1992/0-1
(51)}) (4. a4 Nc6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. Ne5 Nxe5 7. Bxe5 Nd7 8. Bb2 e5 9. Be2 Bd6 
10. O-O O-O 11. a5 Nf6 12. f4 exf4 13. exf4 Re8 {
Marjanovic,S-Cebalo,M/Nova Gorica,SLO op2 1997/0-1 (30)}) (4. d4 e6 $10) 
4... Nd7 (4... Qa5 5. Bb2 $10) 5. Bb2 (5. d4 e6 $10) 5... Ngf6 6. c4 e6 7. 
Be2 (7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 b6 $10) 7... Bd6 (7... dxc4 8. bxc4 Bd6 9. d4 $10) 
8. O-O (8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 b5 $10) 8... O-O (8... dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. Nc3 $10) 
9. Qc2 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 b6 $10) 9... b6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. a3 {
Prevents intrusion on b4} 11... Bb7 12. d3 (12. Nc3 N7f6 $10) 12... Rc8 
13. Nbd2 (13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 b5 $10) 13... Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bb8 15. Bf1 
Rfe8 (15... e5 16. Rad1 $10) 16. Rad1 (16. Rac1 Bc7 $10) 16... Kh8 17. Qb1 
Bc7 18. Qa1 (18. Qc2 e5 $10) 18... Kg8 $14 (18... e5 $5 $10 {is worthy of
consideration}) 19. Bxg7 f6 $16 {Secures e5+g5} (19... e5 20. Bh6 $16) 
20. Bh6 Qf7 21. e4 {White gets the initiative} 21... Nf4 22. g3 Qg6 
23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. Bg2 Bb8 25. b4 (25. d4 cxd4 26. Nxd4 b5 $16) 25... Ne5 
26. Qb1 Nxf3+ (26... cxb4 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. axb4 $16) 27. Nxf3 Qg7 (27... 
cxb4 28. axb4 Bd6 29. Qb3 $16) 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Qa2 Bd6 (29... Ba7 30. 
Qc4 $16) 30. Nd2 (30. Rb1 Bc6 $18) 30... Bf8 (30... Rb8 31. Rb1 $16) 31. Nc4 
Rcd8 32. Qe2 Bc6 33. e5 (33. Rb1 Qd7 34. Qg4+ Qg7 $16) 33... Bxg2 34. 
Kxg2 f5 35. Rb1 Rb8 (35... Qd7 36. Rb6 $16) 36. Qf3 (36. Nd6 Bxd6 37. exd6 
Rbd8 $18) 36... Qc7 37. Qh5 Red8 38. Qg5+ Bg7 $16 (38... Qg7 $5 39. Qe3 
Qd7 $16) 39. Nd6 Kh8 (39... Rf8 40. f4 $16) 40. f4 (40. Rbc1 Qc6+ 41. Kg1 
Rd7 $18) 40... Rf8 41. Qh5 Qd7 $18 (41... Kg8 42. Rec1 $18) 42. Kh3 a5 (
42... Kg8 43. Rec1 $18) 43. Rec1 Qc6 $2 (43... a4 44. Rxb8 Rxb8 45. Rxc5 
Bf8 $18) 44. Rxb8 (44. Nf7+ $5 {and White can already relax} 44... Rxf7 
45. Rxb8+ Rf8 46. Rxf8+ Bxf8 $18) 44... Rxb8 45. Nf7+ $16 (45. d4 $18 {
makes it even easier for White}) 45... Kg8 46. Ng5 Rb2 47. Rg1 (47. Qxh7+ {
and White can celebrate victory} 47... Kf8 48. Rxc5 Qg2+ 49. Kh4 Qxh2+ 
50. Nh3 Qc2 51. Rxc2 Rxc2 $18) 47... h6 48. Qf7+ Kh8 49. Qxe6 {The passed
pawn on e5 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} (49. Nxe6 {makes it
even easier for White} 49... Rb7 50. Qxf5 Qd5 $18) 49... Qa8 (49... Qxe6 {
is one last hope} 50. Nxe6 Rb3 $18) 50. Nf7+ Kh7 51. Qxf5+ Kg8 52. e6 (
52. Qg6 {might be the shorter path} 52... Qb7 53. Nxh6+ Kh8 54. Qe8+ 
Kh7 $18) 52... Qf3 (52... Qe8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 53. Re1 
Rb8 54. Qg6 $18) 53. Nxh6+ (53. e7 {seems even better} 53... Rxh2+ 54. 
Kxh2 Qe2+ 55. Rg2 Qxe7 $18) 53... Bxh6 54. Qg6+ (54. Qf7+ $5 {keeps an
even firmer grip} 54... Kh8 55. e7 Re2 $18) 54... Bg7 55. e7 {
Threatening mate... how?} (55. e7 Re2 56. e8=Q+ Rxe8 57. Qxe8+ Kh7 58. 
Rc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e6 {Opening = C19 - 6.bc3 Ne7 7.Nf3 / 7.a4} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 
4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bd3 Ba4 10. 
h4 Qc7 11. Kf1 (11. h5 h6 12. Bd2 Nbc6 13. Rh4 c4 14. Bf1 O-O-O 15. Rf4 
Rdf8 16. g3 Nd8 17. Bh3 Kb7 18. Rg4 g5 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Rf4 Rxf4 {
Santo Roman,M-Adrian,C/Auxerre ch-FRA 1996/0-1 (48)}) 11... Nd7 12. h5 
h6 13. g3 (13. Rh4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. Ra2 Bb3 16. cxb3 Qxc1 17. Qxc1 
Rxc1+ 18. Ke2 O-O 19. Kd2 Rc7 20. Rc2 Rxc2+ 21. Bxc2 f6 22. exf6 Nxf6 {
Suetin,A-Casper,T/Leipzig 1986/1/2-1/2 (44)}) 13... O-O-O $10 (13... O-O $5 $15) 
14. Kg2 Kb7 15. Bf4 (15. Rb1 Rc8 $14) 15... Rc8 16. Ra2 Qd8 (16... c4 17. 
Be2 $15) 17. Nh2 (17. Rb2 Qf8 $10) 17... g5 18. hxg6 fxg6 {Prevents
intrusion on f5} (18... Nxg6 19. Qd2 $10) 19. Ng4 (19. Rb2 g5 20. Bc1 Bc6 $14) 
19... g5 20. Bd2 Qf8 21. f4 $15 (21. Rb2 Nc6 $10) 21... Qg7 22. Rh5 $17 (
22. Rb2 c4 23. Be2 gxf4 24. Bxf4 h5 $17) 22... c4 23. Be2 Qg6 24. Nf2 
gxf4 25. Bxf4 Rcf8 26. Bg4 Nb8 27. Qh1 $17 (27. Rb2 Nf5 $15) 27... Rxf4 $10 (
27... Bxc2 28. Rxh6 Rxf4 29. Rxg6 Rxf2+ (29... Nxg6 30. Qxh8 (30. gxf4 $6 
Nxf4+ 31. Kg3 Rxh1 $10) 30... Nxh8 31. gxf4 $18) 30. Kxf2 Rxh1 $10) 28. 
gxf4 Bxc2 29. Qh3 $15 (29. Qh4 Nf5 30. Qf6 Ne3+ 31. Kg3 Rg8 32. Qxg6 
Bxg6 (32... Rxg6 33. Kf3 Bb1 34. Rb2 (34. Kxe3 Bxa2 35. f5 exf5 $10) 
34... Nxg4 35. Rxb1 (35. Nxg4 $2 Be4+ 36. Kg3 Bf5 $19) 35... Nxf2 36. 
Kxf2 $18) 33. Bxe6 Bf7+ 34. Kf3 Bxh5+ 35. Kxe3 Rg3+ 36. Kd2 Kc6 $10) 
29... Bf5 30. Kh2 Nbc6 $10 (30... Qf7 31. Bxf5 Nxf5 32. Qf3 $15) 31. Bxf5 (
31. Ra1 Bxg4 32. Nxg4 Qc2+ 33. Kh1 Nf5 $10) 31... Nxf5 (31... exf5 {Less
advisable is} 32. Nd1 $16) 32. Ng4 Ncxd4 $2 $18 (32... Ng7 33. Rh4 Qb1 $15) 
33. cxd4 Nxd4 34. Nf6 (34. Nxh6 Nf5 35. Rg2 Qxh5 36. Qxh5 Rxh6 37. Qxh6 
Nxh6 38. Rg7+ Ka6 $15) (34. Rxh6 $6 Rxh6 35. Nxh6 c3 $16) 34... Qb1 35. 
Rg2 Ka6 36. Qe3 (36. Rxh6 Rxh6 37. Qxh6 c3 38. Nxd5 exd5 $19) 36... Qd1 
37. Rh3 Rc8 $4 $18 {Black crumbles in face of a dire situation} (37... 
Nf5 38. Qc3 Rc8 $16) 38. Rd2 (38. Rd2 Qf1 39. Rxd4 $18) (38. Rxh6 c3 39. 
Rh3 c2 $19) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 {Opening = D37 - 4.Nf3 ---} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. 
Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 
dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 
17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. e4 b5 19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bd7 (20... b4 21. axb4 
Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qa6 23. Qc6 (23. Nd4 Rd8 24. b5 Qb6 25. Qe4 Bb7 26. Qxf4 
Rxd5 27. Kc1 f5 28. Qg5 Rc5+ 29. Kd2 Qg6 30. Qe7 Qb6 {1/2-1/2
Akopian,V-Short,N/Koop Tjuchem Groningen 1996}) 23... Rd8 24. Kc3 Bb7 
25. Qxa6 Bxa6 26. Rd4 Rac8+ 27. Kd2 Bb7 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Kxc1 Kg7 30. 
Ne1 {Van Wely,L-Short,N/Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1997/0-1 (71)} (30. Ne1 
Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Bxd5 32. Nd3 f3 33. Kd2 Bc6 34. Nf4 f5 35. h4 Kf6 36. Ke3 
Ke5 37. Nd3+ Kd5 38. Kf4 Ba4 39. Ne5 f6 {Van Wely,L-Short,N/Wijk aan Zee
Hoogovens 1997/0-1 (71)})) (20... b4 21. axb4 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 $14) 21. Kb1 (
21. Qe4 Qc7+ 22. Kb1 Rae8 $15) 21... b4 22. Rd4 $17 (22. Qd2 Qb6 23. Qxb4 
Qxb4 24. axb4 Rad8 $10) 22... Rg8 $15 (22... bxa3 $5 23. Rxf4 f5 $17) 23. 
Rxg8+ (23. Rxb4 $2 {doesn't work because of} 23... Rxg1+ (23... Qxd5 24. 
Rd1 (24. Rxf4 $4 {the pawn of course cannot be captured} 24... Rxg1+ 
25. Nxg1 Rc8 $19) 24... Qf5 25. Qxf5 Bxf5+ 26. Ka1 $15) 24. Nxg1 Qxd5 $19) 
23... Rxg8 24. Qd2 Bf5+ 25. Ka2 Rd8 {Attacks the isolani on
d5@aCa5d5Cd8d5Ad2d5Ad4d5} 26. Qxb4 Qxb4 27. axb4 $15 (27. Rxb4 Rxd5 28. 
Rxf4 Be6 $10) 27... Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Be6 29. Ka3 (29. Nd4 Bxd5+ 30. Ka3 Kg7 $10) 
29... Bxd5 30. Nd4 Kg7 31. b5 Kg6 32. Nc6 $15 (32. Kb4 Kg5 $15) 32... Kg5 
33. Nxa7 {The passed pawn on b5 quickly leads to threats} 33... Ba8 
34. b6 Kg4 {The black king gets dangerous} 35. Nb5 Kf3 36. Nd6 $15 (36. 
Nc7 Be4 37. Ne8 Kxf2 $14) 36... Kxf2 37. b7 Bxb7 38. Nxb7 (38. Nb5 {does
not save the day} 38... f3 39. Nd4 Kg2 40. Nxf3 Bxf3 $19 (40... Kxf3 
41. Kb4 $19)) 38... Ke3 $15 (38... f3 {and the rest is a matter of
technique} 39. Nd6 Ke1 $19) 39. Nd6 f3 40. Nf5+ (40. Nxf7 $4 {Taking that
pawn is naive} 40... f2 41. Nd6 f1=Q $19) 40... Kd3 41. Ng3 f2 42. b4 f5 
43. h4 {White threatens strongly b5@aCb4b5} 43... f4 44. Nf1 {Plans
b5@aCb4b5} 44... Ke2 45. Nh2 f1=Q {Threatening mate... how?} 46. Nxf1 
Kxf1 47. b5 f3 48. b6 f2 49. b7 Kg2 50. b8=Q f1=Q 51. Qg8+ Kh3 52. Qxh7 
f5 $10 (52... Kg4 53. Kb4 $15) 53. h5 Qd3+ 54. Kb2 Qd2+ 55. Kb3 Qd3+ 56. 
Kb2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = D45 - 5.e3(Nbd7 6.---)} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 
c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Qe7 
11. Rad1 Rad8 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe3 (15. Qh4 c5 
16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Ne5 h6 18. Ng4 Ne4 19. Qxe7 Bxe7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. 
Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Bc5 23. Bf3 f6 24. Ne3 Kf7 25. Nd1 e5 26. Be2 Ng5 
27. Bc1 Ne6 28. Nc3 f5 29. a3 Bc6 30. b4 Bd4 31. Nb5 Bxb5 32. cxb5 Kf6 
33. Bc4 Bc3 34. Kf1 Nd4 35. f3 f4 36. Kf2 h5 37. g3 g5 38. Kg2 Nc2 39. 
Kf1 Bb2 40. Bxb2 Ne3+ 41. Ke2 Nxc4 42. Bc1 Kf5 43. Kd3 Nd6 44. a4 g4 
45. fxg4+ Kxg4 46. gxf4 exf4 47. Bb2 f3 48. Bd4 Kh3 49. a5 Kxh2 50. 
axb6 axb6 51. Bxb6 Kg2 {0-1 Dao Thien-Ivanchuk,V/Moscow 1994}) 15... c5 
16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 (17. Rxd4 {Inferior is} 17... Bc5 $17) 17... Nd7 
18. h3 (18. f4 f6 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 $10) 18... Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bc5 20. Qg3 {Do
you see the mate threat?} 20... f6 21. Bc3 e5 22. Rxd8 (22. Rfe1 e4 $10) 
22... Rxd8 23. Rd1 a5 $14 (23... Bd4 24. Bd2 $10) 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bf3 
e4 26. Bg4 Qe7 (26... Bc8 27. Qb8 f5 28. Bxf5 Qd1+ 29. Be1 Qxe1+ 30. Kh2 $10) 
27. Bd2 g6 {Prevents intrusion on f5+h5} 28. Be3 Bd6 29. Bf4 Bc5 30. 
Be3 (30. Kh2 a4 $10) 30... Kg7 (30... Bd6 31. Bf4 Bc5 32. Kh2 $10) 31. Bxc5 {
Do you see the mate threat?} 31... bxc5 32. Qb8 e3 (32... f5 33. Bd1 $10) 
33. Qg3 exf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qe5 35. Qxe5 {The mate threat is Qe7} 35... fxe5 
36. g3 (36. Bf3 Bc8 $10) 36... Be4 37. Ke3 (37. Bd1 Kf6 $10) 37... Bb1 {
Black fights for the Initiative} 38. Bd1 Kf6 39. a3 e4 40. b4 $17 (40. 
Kf4 $5 $15) 40... cxb4 41. axb4 axb4 42. Kd4 (42. Bb3 Ke5 $17) 42... Ke7 $15 (
42... Ba2 $5 $17) 43. c5 $17 (43. Bb3 Bd3 $15) 43... Ba2 44. Be2 (44. Kxe4 $2 {
would be great except for} 44... b3 $19) 44... Be6 {Black begins to deal
mighty blows} 45. h4 $19 (45. Kxe4 $5 Bxh3 46. Kd4 $17) 45... b3 46. Bd1 (
46. Kc3 Kd7 47. Bb5+ Kc7 $19) 46... b2 47. Bc2 e3 (47... Bf5 48. Ke3 $19) 
48. Kxe3 Bf5 49. Kd2 b1=R 50. Bxb1 Bxb1 51. Ke3 h5 (51... h5 52. Kf4 Ke6 $19)
0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Piket, Je"]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = D87 - -> 8.Ne2 c5 (9.0-0 Nc6 10.Be3 ---)} 2. c4 g6 
3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. 
Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. d5 Ne5 15. 
Bb3 Qa6 (15... c4 16. Bc2 e6 17. Rb1 b5 18. f4 (18. Bd4 exd5 19. f4 Nd3 
20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxa2 23. f5 dxe4 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. 
Ng3 Bc6 26. Ra1 Qd5 27. Qe3 Ba8 {Knaak,R-Kouatly,B/Wijk aan Zee
1988/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 18... Ng4 19. Bd4 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Kh1 Qc7 22. 
Ng1 a6 23. h3 Qd6 24. Nf3 Rce8 25. Rbe1 {Kuzmin,A-Kovacevic,P/Pancevo
1989/1/2-1/2 (44)}) (15... b5 16. h3 c4 17. Bc2 e6 18. f4 Nd3 19. Bxd3 
cxd3 20. Nd4 exd5 21. e5 Rc7 22. Nb3 Qa3 23. g4 Rfc8 24. Bd4 Bh6 25. 
Qxd3 {Kalantarian,N-Basyrov/Kstovo 1994/0-1 (37)}) 16. f4 (16. Bg5 Bb5 
17. Rce1 Rce8 $10) 16... Nc4 17. Qd3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 c4 19. Bc2 {White
plans e5@aBe4e5} 19... Qxa2 20. e5 {This push gains space} 20... Qa5 
21. Ra1 Qxd5 (21... Qc5 22. Qxc5 Rxc5 23. Rxa7 Rxd5 24. Nd4 $15) 22. Be4 (
22. Rfd1 Qc6 23. Rxa7 Qc7 $10) 22... Qc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxa7 Bc8 25. 
Rb1 g5 26. g3 $15 (26. Bxb7 gxf4 27. Bxc8 Rfxc8 $15) 26... gxf4 $10 (
26... Bxe5 27. fxg5 b5 28. Kg2 $17 (28. Rxe7 $2 {is a blank shot} 28... 
Bd6 29. Ra7 Re5 (29... Rxg5 $6 30. Ra2 $17) 30. Bxh7+ Kxh7 $19)) 27. gxf4 
f6 28. exf6 $15 (28. e6 f5 29. Bxb7 Bxe6 $15) 28... Bxf6 29. Kf2 $15 (29. 
Bxb7 Bg4 30. Nd4 Rd8 $10) 29... b5 30. Ke3 (30. Rg1+ Kh8 $15) 30... Kh8 
31. Ra8 (31. Nd4 Rh5 32. h4 Rxh4 33. Rxb5 e5 $19) 31... Bg7 $10 (31... e5 
32. f5 $17) 32. Ra7 Bf6 $10 (32... Re8 33. Rb2 $15) 33. Ra8 Rg8 (33... e5 
34. f5 $17) 34. Rd1 $17 (34. Rb8 Bf5 35. R8xb5 Rxb5 36. Rxb5 Bxe4 37. 
Kxe4 Rg2 $15) 34... Rh5 {Black fights for the Initiative} 35. Bd5 (35. 
Rg1 Be6 36. Rgxg8+ Bxg8 37. Ng3 $10) 35... Be6 36. Rxg8+ Bxg8 37. Bxg8 $19 (
37. Bc6 Rh3+ 38. Ke4 Rxh2 $19) 37... Kxg8 38. Rd8+ (38. Rb1 Rh3+ 39. Kd2 
Rd3+ 40. Kc2 Rd5 $19) 38... Kf7 (38... Kg7 39. Rb8 $19) 39. Rb8 Rh3+ 40. 
Ng3 (40. Kd2 Rxh2 41. Rxb5 Bxc3+ 42. Kxc3 Rxe2 43. Kxc4 Re4+ 44. Kd5 
Rxf4 $19) 40... Rxh2 41. Ne4 (41. Ne2 Rh3+ 42. Ke4 Bxc3 43. Nxc3 Rxc3 
44. Rxb5 Rh3 $19) 41... Rh5 (41... Rh3+ 42. Ke2 h6 43. Rxb5 Bxc3 44. Rb7 $19) 
42. Rb7 Rd5 (42... Rh3+ 43. Ke2 h6 44. Rxb5 Bxc3 45. Rb7 $19) 43. f5 (43. 
Nxf6 Kxf6 44. Ke4 Rh5 $19) 43... Bxc3 (43... Rxf5 $6 {is clearly worse} 
44. Nd6+ Ke6 45. Nxf5 Kxf5 46. Rxb5+ Kg6 47. Rb4 $10) 44. Nxc3 Rd3+ 45. 
Ke4 Rxc3 46. Rxb5 Rc1 (46... h5 47. Rb6 $19) 47. Rb6 Rh1 48. Rc6 Rh4+ 
49. Ke5 h6 50. Rc8 Rg4 (50... h5 51. Rc6 $19) 51. Rh8 c3 52. Rc8 (52. Rh7+ 
Ke8 53. Rh8+ Kd7 54. Rxh6 c2 $19) 52... Rg3 53. Rc7 (53. Kf4 Rd3 $19) 
53... h5 54. f6 Rg5+ 55. Kf4 Kxf6 56. Rxc3 e5+ 57. Kf3 Kf5 58. Rc8 (58. 
Rc4 Rg4 59. Rc8 Rf4+ 60. Kg3 h4+ 61. Kh3 Ke4 $19) 58... e4+ 59. Kf2 Rg3 $4 $18 {
ruins a very nice position} (59... Kf4 $19 {and Black has triumphed}) 
60. Kxg3 (60. Kxg3 e3 61. Rb8 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sadler, M."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = 2.Nc3 e6} 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 
Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O Nf6 (7... Nh6 8. Kh1 Nf5 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 Nfd4 
11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bd3 Bc6 13. Qh5 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. Rae1 h6 16. c3 
Nf5 17. Nxc5 {Szczygiel,A-Aksiuczyc,M/Brzeg Dolny ch-POL w 1996/0-1 (39)}) 
8. Nxf6+ (8. d3 Be7 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. Be3 b6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. c3 Rad8 13. 
Rae1 Bc8 14. Bc1 Bb7 15. Ng3 Bd6 16. Ng5 Ne7 17. N5e4 Ned5 18. Nxd6 
Rxd6 19. Ne4 Rdd8 20. c4 Nxe4 21. cxd5 Nd6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 
24. Ba4 Nf5 25. Qe5 Qf7 26. Kg1 Qxa2 27. Bb5 Qd5 28. Rf2 Nd4 29. Qxd5 
Bxd5 30. Ba4 b5 31. Bd1 Rfe8 32. Re5 Nc6 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Re2 Rxe2 
35. Bxe2 Nd4 36. Bg4 a5 37. Kf2 b4 {Raurell,J-Macaya,A/Olot 1994/1/2-1/2
(60)}) 8... Qxf6 9. Ne5 Rc8 10. Nxd7 Kxd7 11. c3 Bd6 $14 (11... a6 12. 
Be2 $10) 12. d3 $10 (12. Qb3 Rb8 $14 (12... Bxf4 13. g3 $18)) 12... Rhd8 $14 (
12... a6 13. Bxc6+ Rxc6 14. Qg4 $10) 13. Be3 $10 (13. Qb3 Rb8 $14) 13... 
a6 14. Ba4 Ke7 $14 (14... b5 15. Bb3 $10) 15. Bc2 $10 (15. Qh5 g6 16. Qh6 
Rg8 $14) 15... Kf8 16. Qh5 Qg6 (16... Nd4 17. Bd1 Nf5 18. Bf2 $10) 17. Qf3 $15 (
17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Rfe1 Nd4 $14) 17... Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. c4 Rc7 20. 
Rae1 Kg8 21. Re4 (21. f5 Qh6 22. g3 e5 $10) 21... b6 (21... b5 22. Bb3 $10 (
22. Rxd4 {as before the pawn must remain untouched} 22... Bc5 $19)) 22. 
Kh1 (22. Rxd4 $4 {White will choke on that pawn} 22... Bc5 23. b4 Bxd4+ (
23... Rxd4 24. bxc5 Rc8 25. cxb6 $14) 24. Kh1 b5 $19) 22... Be7 (22... Qf6 
23. Qf2 Bc5 24. a3 $10) 23. f5 exf5 24. Qxf5 {Opening the e-file gets
White a lot of play} 24... Qxf5 {Do you see the mate threat?} 25. Rxf5 
Bc5 26. g4 g6 (26... Re7 27. Rxe7 Bxe7 28. Kg2 $10) 27. Rf1 Be7 $14 (
27... Rdd7 28. g5 $10) 28. Rfe1 Bg5 29. Re8+ $10 (29. Ba4 Kf8 $14) 29... 
Rxe8 {Threatening mate: Rxe1} 30. Rxe8+ Kg7 31. Kg2 Rc6 32. Bd1 a5 (
32... Bc1 33. Bf3 Re6 34. Rxe6 fxe6 35. b3 $10) 33. Bf3 Re6 34. Rxe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = 6.---} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 
6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 
12. Nb3 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Nb4 (13... e5 14. Bb5 Bf5 15. g4 Be6 16. Nc5 Bxc5 
17. Bxc5 Rfd8 18. Rhd1 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 e4 20. fxe4 Bxg4 21. Bc4 a6 22. 
Bd5 h6 23. Rd3 {Rezan,S-Mejia Espinal,M/World Juniors Zagan POL 1997/1-0
(50)}) 14. Kb1 Nd5 15. Bf2 Bg5 (15... b6 16. c4 Nf6 17. Be2 e5 18. c5 {
1/2-1/2 Kuporosov,V-Melnikov,A/USSR 1988}) 16. Rd3 b6 {Consolidates a5+c5} 
17. g3 {Controls f4} 17... Bb7 18. Be2 $10 (18. Bg2 Rac8 19. f4 Bf6 $10) 
18... Rfd8 19. h4 (19. Re1 Nb4 20. Rd4 Rxd4 21. Bxd4 Rd8 $10) 19... Bh6 
20. c4 Nb4 21. Rxd8+ (21. Rdd1 e5 $10) 21... Rxd8 22. c5 Bd5 23. Rd1 Rb8 
24. cxb6 axb6 {Secures a5+c5} 25. Be1 Nxa2 26. Nd4 $17 (26. Rxd5 $5 {
should be investigated more closely} 26... exd5 27. Kxa2 $15) 26... g6 {
Covers f5} 27. b3 Ra8 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Rd8 30. Kc2 (30. Kxa2 e5 $15) 
30... Bf8 31. Nc6 Rc8 32. Ne5 Nb4+ $15 (32... Bg7 33. f4 f6 34. Nd3 $10) 
33. Bxb4 Bxb4 34. Rd7 (34. Kb3 $5 Bc5 35. Rd7 $15) 34... Be1 35. Nxf7 
Rxc4+ 36. Kd3 Rc3+ 37. Ke2 Bxg3 38. Ng5 $19 (38. Nh6+ $5 Kf8 39. Rf7+ 
Ke8 40. Rxh7 Bxh4 41. Rg7 $19) 38... Bxh4 39. Nxe6 Rc2+ 40. Kd3 Rc6 41. 
Nf4 Rf6 (41... Bf2 42. Nd5 Bc5 43. Ke4 $19) 42. Ke4 Rf7 43. Rd5 (43. Rxf7 
Kxf7 44. Nd5 b5 $19) 43... Bg3 44. Ne2 Re7+ 45. Kd3 Bf2 46. f4 Kf7 47. 
Nc3 Re3+ 48. Kd2 Rf3 49. Rd7+ Ke6 50. Rxh7 Rxf4 51. Rg7 (51. Re7+ Kd6 
52. Re2 Bd4 $19) 51... Kf5 (51... Rg4 52. Kd3 $19) 52. Ne2 (52. Rf7+ Ke5 
53. Rxf4 Kxf4 54. Nd5+ Kf3 $19) 52... Rf3 53. Rf7+ Kg4 54. Re7 (54. Rxf3 
Kxf3 55. Nc3 g5 $19) 54... Bc5 55. Re4+ Kf5 56. Re8 (56. Rc4 Be3+ 57. Kc3 
g5 $19) 56... g5 57. Nc1 Kg4 (57... g4 {makes it even easier for Black} 
58. Nd3 $19) 58. Nd3 Rf5 (58... Kg3 {seems even better} 59. Ke2 $19) 59. 
Ke2 (59. Re5 Rf6 $19) 59... Kg3 60. Re6 g4 61. Re4 Kh3 62. Nf4+ (62. Rf4 
Rxf4 63. Nxf4+ Kh2 $19) 62... Kh2 63. Nd3 g3 64. Rh4+ Kg1 65. Nf4 (65. 
Rg4 {doesn't improve anything} 65... Bf2 66. Ra4 Rf8 $19) 65... Re5+ 
66. Kd3 (66. Kd1 {is no salvation} 66... Be3 67. Nd3 Re8 $19) 66... Kf2 (
66... Kf2 67. Nh3+ Kf1 68. Rf4+ Kg2 $19) (66... Re3+ {might be the shorter
path} 67. Kc2 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = 4.a3 ---} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 
6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Re8 
12. O-O Na6 13. Rfd1 Nc7 14. Rac1 g6 15. e3 Qd6 16. b4 Bg7 17. Qb3 Ba6 (
17... b5 18. Ne1 Ne6 19. Nd3 Rad8 20. Ne2 h5 21. h4 Bc8 22. Rc2 Bd7 
23. Qb2 Re7 24. Ne5 Rc8 25. Rdc1 Rc7 26. Bh3 f6 27. Nd3 g5 28. hxg5 
fxg5 29. Ne5 Nf8 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Psakhis,L/Bled 1995}) 18. Bf1 (18. e4 
Rab8 $14) 18... Bxf1 19. Kxf1 (19. Rxf1 a5 $10) 19... b5 $10 (19... a5 20. 
Na2 $15) 20. a4 $15 (20. Na2 Ne6 $10) 20... a5 {Manoeuvre
Ra7-a5-a4-c4@aBa4c4Ba5a4Ba7a5} 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Na2 Ra4 (
23... Rea8 24. Nb4 $15) 24. Rc5 {Here comes the goal-getter} 24... Rc4 {
Praise the rook!} 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. Nd2 Qd7 27. Nxc4 dxc4 {Black gains
space} (27... Bxc5 {Weaker is} 28. Ne5 (28. dxc5 dxc4 29. Qd1 Qc6 $17) 
28... Qh3+ 29. Kg1 $14) 28. Qb4 (28. Qd1 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Qc6 $17) 28... Na6 
29. Qxb5 Nxc5 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 31. Rxc4 Nb6 32. Rc6 Nd5 33. Nc3 Nxc3 34. 
Rxc3 h5 35. h3 (35. Rc7 Re7 36. Rxe7 Bxe7 $17) 35... Kg7 36. Kg2 Bd6 37. 
Rc6 Rd8 38. Kf3 f5 39. g4 (39. e4 fxe4+ 40. Kxe4 Kf7 $17) 39... Kf6 (
39... fxg4+ 40. hxg4 h4 41. Kg2 $17) 40. gxh5 gxh5 41. Rb6 Kg5 42. Rb5 
Re8 (42... Be7 43. h4+ Kg6 44. Rb6+ Kg7 45. Kg3 $17) 43. Rd5 Bb8 44. Rb5 
Bc7 $15 (44... Rd8 45. h4+ Kxh4 46. Rxf5 $17) 45. Rc5 Bd6 $10 (45... Bd8 $5 $15 {
should be examined more closely}) 46. Rd5 Bf8 47. Rb5 Bg7 (47... h4 48. 
Ra5 $17) 48. Ra5 Re6 49. Rb5 Kf6 50. Ra5 Kg6 51. Rb5 (51. Ra1 h4 $17) 
51... Bf6 52. Kg3 Rc6 53. Ra5 Rb6 54. Rc5 Bg5 55. Ra5 Be7 56. Rd5 Bb4 (
56... h4+ 57. Kf3 $17) 57. Kf4 Bd6+ 58. Kf3 Kf6 (58... h4 59. Ra5 $17) 
59. Ra5 (59. e4 fxe4+ 60. Kxe4 Kg6 $17) 59... Ke6 (59... Rb1 60. Kg2 $17) 
60. Ra8 (60. Ra7 Be7 $17) 60... Bb8 61. Ra1 Rb2 62. Ra6+ (62. Rg1 h4 $17) 
62... Bd6 63. Ra8 Be7 (63... h4 64. Rg8 $17) 64. Ra6+ Kf7 65. Ra5 Kg6 
66. Ra6+ Bf6 67. Rc6 Ra2 68. Rb6 Rc2 69. Ra6 Kf7 70. Ra7+ (70. Ra5 Ke6 $17) 
70... Be7 71. Ra5 Ke6 72. Ra6+ Bd6 73. Rb6 (73. Ra7 h4 $17) 73... Ra2 (
73... Rc1 74. Kg2 $17) 74. Rb7 Be7 75. Rb6+ Kf7 76. Rb5 Kg6 77. Rb6+ Bf6 
78. Rc6 Kf7 79. Rc7+ (79. Rc5 Ke6 $17) 79... Ke6 $15 (79... Be7 $5 $17) 
80. Rc6+ Ke7 81. Rc5 Ke6 (81... Rd2 82. Rxf5 h4 83. Ra5 $10) 82. Rc6+ Kf7 
83. Rc7+ Be7 84. Rb7 Ra6 (84... Ra5 85. Rb6 $17) 85. Rb5 Kg6 86. Kg3 Bd8 
87. Rd5 Bc7+ (87... h4+ 88. Kf3 Be7 89. Rb5 $17) 88. Kf3 Bd6 89. Rb5 Rc6 
90. Ra5 Rb6 $10 (90... Be7 $5 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = Catalan} 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 
cxb4 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nf3 a5 (7... d5 8. Nbd2 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Re8 
11. Ne5 a5 12. e4 Bb7 13. Qb3 a4 14. Qxb4 dxe4 15. Ndc4 Qxd4 16. Rfd1 
Na6 17. Qxa4 {Ramirez Guerrero,E-Garcia Trobat,F/Velez 1991/0-1 (38)}) (
7... Qc7 8. Nbd2 b6 9. a3 bxa3 10. Rxa3 Bb7 11. O-O d6 12. b4 Nc6 13. 
b5 Na5 14. Qa1 Rfc8 15. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Sosonko,G-Timman,J/NLD-ch Rotterdam
1997}) (7... d6 8. O-O Qc7 (8... Nc6 9. a3 Re8 10. axb4 Nxb4 11. Nc3 Bd7 
12. e4 e5 13. h3 a5 14. b3 Qc7 15. Rc1 Bc6 16. Re1 Qb6 17. Qd2 Rad8 
18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nd7 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Qe3 Qxe3 22. Rxe3 b6 23. 
Rc7 Nc5 24. Bf1 Nc2 25. Rc3 Nd4 26. Nd2 f6 27. f4 Rc8 28. d6 Rcd8 29. 
fxe5 fxe5 30. Nc4 Nxe4 31. Re3 Nxd6 32. Nxb6 N6f5 33. Rec3 e4 34. g4 e3 
35. Bc4+ Kh8 36. gxf5 e2 37. Rc1 e1=Q+ 38. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 39. Kf2 Re5 {0-1
Baburin,A-Vyzhmanavin,A/Riga 1988}) 9. Qd3 a5 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Ng5 Ra7 
12. f4 d5 13. b3 Ba6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Ndxe4 Nbd7 16. f5 e5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 
18. Rae1 Nc5 19. Qc2 Ncxe4 {1/2-1/2 Taylor,G-Nickoloff,B/Oakham House
1988}) (7... d6 8. O-O $14) 8. O-O (8. Nbd2 d6 $14) 8... b6 9. Ne1 (9. a3 
bxa3 10. Nxa3 Bb7 $14) 9... Ra7 10. a3 (10. Nd2 d5 $14) 10... bxa3 $14 (
10... Ba6 11. axb4 Bxc4 12. Nc3 $10) 11. Nxa3 d6 $14 (11... Ba6 12. Nd3 $10) 
12. Nd3 $10 (12. Nb5 Re7 $14) 12... Re7 13. b4 (13. Nb5 Bb7 $10) 13... e5 $14 (
13... Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. e3 $10) 14. bxa5 bxa5 15. Nb5 {The white
knight is well posted.} 15... e4 (15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Qc7 17. Qa4 $14) 
16. Nf4 g5 (16... Rb7 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Nc3 $14) 17. Nd5 $10 {A classical
outpost} (17. Nh3 h6 $16) 17... Nxd5 18. cxd5 {White is in command.} 
18... f5 $14 (18... Rb7 19. Na3 f5 20. Nc4 $14) 19. Qd2 {Attacking the
isolated pawn on a5@aCa1a5Cd2a5Ad8a5} 19... f4 {Black gets more space} 
20. Rfc1 (20. Qxa5 Ba6 $16) 20... Bg4 (20... Ba6 21. Qxa5 e3 22. fxe3 Rxe3 
23. Nc7 Bxe2 24. Ne6 Qxa5 25. Rxa5 $16) 21. e3 (21. Rxa5 $6 Bxe2 22. Rca1 
Bxb5 23. Rxb5 e3 24. fxe3 fxe3 $10) 21... Bf3 22. Qxa5 (22. gxf4 {Less
advisable is} 22... Qd7 23. Bxf3 exf3 $17) 22... Qe8 $18 (22... Bxg2 $5 
23. Kxg2 Qd7 $16) 23. Nxd6 {The passed pawn on d5 quickly leads to
threats} 23... Qh5 (23... Qd7 24. Qb6 Bxg2 $16) 24. Rc8 $1 {the end, the
rest is history} 24... Nd7 $4 {sad, but how else could Black save the
game?} (24... Rxc8 25. Nxc8 Re8 $18) 25. Rxf8+ (25. Qc7 {makes sure
everything is clear} 25... fxg3 26. fxg3 (26. hxg3 $6 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qf3+ 
28. Kh2 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qf3+ (29... Qxe3 30. Rxf8+ Nxf8 31. Qxe7 Qf3+ 32. 
Kh2 Qe2+ 33. Kg1 Qe3+ 34. Kf1 Qf3+ 35. Ke1 Qc3+ 36. Kd1 Qd3+ 37. Kc1 
Qc3+ 38. Kb1 Qb3+ 39. Kc1 Qc3+ 40. Kb1 Qb3+ 41. Kc1 Qc3+ $10) 30. Kh2 
Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ (31... Qxe3 32. Rxf8+ Nxf8 33. Qxe7 Qf3+ 34. Kh2 Qe2+ 
35. Kg1 Qe3+ 36. Kf1 Qf3+ 37. Ke1 Qc3+ 38. Kd1 Qd3+ 39. Kc1 Qc3+ 40. 
Kb1 Qb3+ 41. Kc1 Qc3+ 42. Kb1 Qb3+ 43. Kc1 Qc3+ $10) 32. Kh2 Qf2+ $10) 
26... Rxc8 27. Qxc8+ Nf8 28. Bh3 $18) 25... Nxf8 26. Bf1 (26. exf4 $6 
Bxg2 27. Nf5 Rf7 $18) (26. gxf4 $4 {the pawn must remain untouched} 
26... Qg4 $1 {the end} 27. Kf1 Qxg2+ 28. Ke1 Qg1+ 29. Kd2 Qxf2+ 30. Kc3 
Qxe3+ 31. Kc2 Qd3+ 32. Kb2 Qxd4+ 33. Kc1 e3 $19) 26... Qg6 (26... Rd7 
27. Nf5 h6 28. Qb6 (28. gxf4 {is no comparison} 28... gxf4 29. d6 Qg4+ 
30. Ng3 fxg3 31. fxg3 Rxd6 $10) (28. exf4 $6 {is much worse} 28... gxf4 
29. d6 Kh7 $18) 28... fxg3 29. fxg3 $18) 27. Nc4 fxg3 {Do you see the mate
threat?} 28. fxg3 h5 (28... Re8 29. Qc7 Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Ra7+ Kh6 
32. Ne5 $18) 29. d6 Rh7 (29... Rg7 {doesn't improve anything} 30. Ne5 
Qxd6 31. Bc4+ Kh8 32. Qa8 $18) 30. Qd5+ (30. Ne5 {seems even better} 
30... Qxd6 31. Qa2+ Ne6 $18) 30... Kh8 (30... Qf7 {there is nothing better
in the position} 31. Qxg5+ Rg7 $18) 31. Ra8 {Threatening mate: Rxf8} (
31. Ra8 Qf6 32. Ne5 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. c4 Nf6 {Opening = Symmetrical Variation} 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 
b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 
11. Rc1 (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nd4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. Red1 
Qd5 16. b4 Be7 17. Qb2 Ng4 18. f3 Nf6 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. Bc7 Rd7 {
Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee NED 1998/1-0 (42)}) 11... Ne4 
12. Nd2 $10 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e3 (13. Rf1 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Nf6 15. Rc2 Ne4 
16. Ne1 Qf6 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qc1 Rac8 20. Rd1 g6 21. Bh3 
Rxc2 22. Qxc2 Ng5 {Georgiev,K-Van Wely,L/Groningen FIDE WCh KO NED
1997/1/2-1/2 (71)}) 13... Bb4 14. h4 Rc8 15. Ng5 Qe7 16. Bh3 Nxc3 17. 
bxc3 Ba3 18. Rc2 Rfd8 19. Nf3 d4 20. Nxd4 Be4 21. Rd2 Rxc3 22. Ne2 Bb4 
23. Bd6 Ne5 24. Nxc3 Bxc3 25. Bxe7 Rxd2 26. Bg2 Bc2 27. Qxd2 Bxd2 28. 
Re2 Nc4 29. Bd5 Bd3 30. Bxc4 {1-0 Strauss,D-Peters,J/Los Angeles 1990}) (
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nc4 g5 15. Bd6 Rf6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Be5 
Re6 18. b4 Na6 19. a3 Qe8 20. Ba1 Rd8 21. Qb3 Bd5 {Ortega,L-Borges
Mateos,J/Cuba 1989/1-0 (73)}) (12. dxc5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxc5 $10) 12... Nxc3 
13. bxc3 Nf6 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. e3 (15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. e4 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 $15) 
15... h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. a4 $15 (17. Nb3 Ba8 $10) 17... Qd7 $10 (17... 
cxd4 18. cxd4 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 $10) 18. Qb3 $15 (18. dxc5 bxc5 19. e4 d4 $10) 
18... Rc7 19. Rc2 (19. Rcd1 Rd8 $10) 19... Rfc8 20. Rec1 Qf5 (20... Bc6 
21. Ra2 $15) 21. Nf3 (21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. Nf3 R5c7 $15) 21... cxd4 (21... Ba6 
22. Rb2 $15) 22. Nxd4 {A valuable piece} 22... Bxd4 23. exd4 Re8 24. h4 
Rce7 25. Qb5 Re6 26. a5 a6 $10 (26... Bc6 27. Qa6 $15) 27. Qf1 (27. Qb1 
Qf6 $10) 27... bxa5 28. Rb2 (28. Bh3 Qxc2 {Black cannot hold on to the
material} 29. Rxc2 Re1 $10) 28... R6e7 29. c4 Qf6 30. Qd1 Bc6 31. Bxd5 $17 {
Praise the bishop!} (31. cxd5 Bb5 $15) 31... Bxd5 32. cxd5 Qd6 (32... Re4 
33. Qa4 $17) 33. Qb3 (33. Qh5 Re4 $15) 33... a4 $10 (33... Re4 34. Ra1 $15) 
34. Qxa4 $15 (34. Qc4 Qd7 $10) 34... Re1+ $10 (34... Qxd5 35. Qd1 $15) 35. 
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Kg2 Qxd5+ 37. f3 g5 (37... Re3 38. Qd1 $10) 38. hxg5 hxg5 
39. Qxa6 Qxd4 40. Rf2 Kg7 41. Qb5 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. Nf3 d5 {Opening = King's Indian Attack etc.} 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. 
Nh4 (4. Bg2 Nf6 (4... Nb4 5. Na3 e6 (5... c6 6. c3 Na6 7. Ne5 Nf6 8. Nc2 
h6 9. Ne3 Bh7 10. f4 e6 11. f5 Bxf5 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Qd3 g6 14. O-O 
Nc7 15. g4 {Kogan,A-Levin,F/FSIM A Oct Budapest HUN 1997/0-1 (58)}) 6. 
O-O Nf6 7. c3 Nc6 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. e4 Be7 12. g4 
Bg6 13. g5 Nh5 14. exd5 Bxg5 15. Nxg6 Bxc1 16. Nxh8 Be3+ 17. Rf2 Bxf2+ 
18. Kxf2 exd5 19. c4 Kf8 20. cxd5 Qh4+ 21. Kf1 Nxd4 22. Qc4 Nf5 23. 
Qxc7 Nhg3+ 24. hxg3 Nxg3+ 25. Kg1 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Ng3+ 27. Kg1 {1/2-1/2
Nikolic,P-Arencibia,W/Yerevan olm 1996}) (4... Qd7 5. Bf4 e6 6. O-O Bd6 
7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. c3 Ne4 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Qxd2 
O-O 13. b3 Rad8 14. e3 Ne7 15. c4 c6 16. Rac1 h6 17. Qa5 dxc4 18. bxc4 
a6 19. Rc2 Rd7 20. Re1 f6 21. Rb2 Rb8 22. c5 {1-0 Sehn,N-Wollmann,A/corr
BdF 1988}) (4... e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 Nb4 7. Nc3 c6 {1/2-1/2 Rahman,T-El
Arousy,A/Doha 1992}) 5. O-O Qd7 6. Ne5 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Ne4 8. b4 f6 9. f3 
Ng5 10. g4 Bg6 11. f4 Qxg4 12. fxg5 Be4 13. Rf2 e6 {
Stromberg,G-Conradsen,C/Aarhus 1994/1-0 (72)}) 4... Be4 $14 (4... Bg4 5. 
h3 Bh5 6. Ng2 $10) 5. f3 Bg6 6. Nxg6 hxg6 7. Bg2 $10 (7. e4 dxe4 8. d5 
Ne5 9. fxe4 Qd6 $14) 7... Qd6 8. f4 O-O-O 9. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} 
9... g5 $14 (9... e6 10. e4 $10) 10. Qd3 $10 (10. fxg5 e5 $14) 10... Kb8 $14 (
10... gxf4 11. Bxf4 Qe6 12. Na3 $10) 11. fxg5 e5 12. O-O e4 {Black gains
space} 13. Rxf7 $4 $19 {stumbles just before the finish line.} (13. Qe3 $14 {
would hold out}) 13... exd3 (13... exd3 14. exd3 Qe6 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = Alapin Variation} 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 
5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. 
Nc3 Qd6 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 {The pressure on the isolated pawn
grows@aCc6d4Cd6d4Cd8d4Ad1d4Ae3d4Af3d4} 14. a3 a6 15. Na4 (15. Rd2 b5 
16. Rad1 Rac8 17. d5 Na5 18. Qa2 e5 19. Nh4 Nc4 20. Bxh5 Nxh5 21. Nf5 
Qd7 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Re2 h6 24. Qb1 Nf6 25. Bc1 Rd7 26. Qf5 Re8 27. 
b3 Nxa3 28. Rde1 b4 29. Rxe5 Qd8 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 31. Bxa3 {1/2-1/2
Speelman,J-Pigusov,E/ST Lee Cup 4th 1997}) (15. Rac1 b5 16. d5 exd5 17. 
g4 Bg6 18. g5 Na5 19. Qa2 Ne4 20. Nxd5 Ng3 21. fxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kf1 Qxh3+ 
23. Kf2 Bd6 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. Nxf4 Qg4 26. Nxg6 Re8 27. Qxf7+ {1-0
Blauert,J-Vegh,E/FSGM Feb, Budapest HUN 1998}) 15... Nd5 16. Nc5 b6 (
16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 Rab8 18. Rac1 Qc7 19. Rc3 h6 20. Rf1 Bg6 21. Nxe6 
fxe6 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Rf7 Qd6 25. Ng6+ Kh7 26. Bd3 Bxf7 
27. Ne5+ Kg8 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Ng6+ Kh7 30. Nxe7+ Kh8 31. Ng6+ Kh7 32. 
Ne5+ Kh8 33. Qf5 g6 34. Qf4 {1-0 Acs,P-Madl,I/FSGM Aug Budapest HUN 1997}) 
17. Nb7 Na5 18. Nxa5 bxa5 (18... Nxe3 {Inferior is} 19. Nb7 $1 {White
pulls ahead} (19. fxe3 $6 bxa5 20. Rac1 Rab8 $10) 19... Qd5 20. Qxd5 (20. 
Qxe3 $6 Qxb7 21. g4 Bg6 $10) 20... Nxd5 21. Nxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxa6 Bxf3 23. 
gxf3 $18) 19. Qa4 Rab8 20. Rd2 Qc7 (20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nb6 22. Qb3 $15) 
21. Rc2 Qb6 {Exerts pressure on the backward pawn@aCb6b2Cb8b2Ac2b2} 
22. Qc4 $15 {Attacks the isolani on a6@aCc4a6Ce2a6Ab6a6} (22. Ne5 Bxe2 
23. Rxe2 Rdc8 $10) 22... Bg6 23. Rd2 Ra8 $10 (23... Rdc8 24. Qxa6 Rc6 
25. Qxb6 Rcxb6 26. Ne5 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. Bf1 $17) 24. Rc1 Bd6 25. 
Qc6 Rdb8 (25... Qxc6 26. Rxc6 Rac8 27. Rxa6 Rc1+ 28. Bf1 $14) 26. Ne5 (
26. Qxb6 Rxb6 27. Ne5 Be4 $10) 26... Qd8 27. Qd7 (27. Nxg6 {Instead of} 
27... Rc8 $1 {taking the lead} 28. Ne5 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Rxc6 30. Nxc6 Qg5 $17) 
27... Nxe3 28. fxe3 Bxe5 $10 (28... Qg5 29. Nc4 Rd8 30. Qb7 $15) 29. dxe5 
Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Rxb2 31. Bf3 $15 (31. Bxa6 h5 32. Bb7 Rb8 $15) 31... Rab8 
32. Rc5 R2b5 33. Rb7 R5xb7 34. Bxb7 Bd3 35. Rc7 g5 36. Kf2 Kg7 37. Kg3 
a4 38. h4 gxh4+ 39. Kxh4 Rd8 (39... a5 40. g4 $15) 40. Kg3 Bb5 41. Bf3 $17 (
41. Be4 $5 $15 {should not be overlooked}) 41... Rd3 42. Kf4 (42. Bh5 Be8 (
42... Rxe3+ 43. Kf4 Rxa3 44. Rxf7+ Kg8 45. Rc7 $15) 43. Rc8 Kf8 $19 (
43... Rxe3+ $6 44. Kf4 Bd7 45. Rd8 $14)) 42... Rxa3 43. Bh5 Be8 44. Ra7 (
44. Rc8 Rb3 45. Ke4 a3 $19) 44... Rc3 45. Rxa6 a3 46. e4 Bc6 $17 (46... 
Kh6 $5 47. Be2 Bc6 $19) 47. Ra7 Rc4 {Exerts pressure on the isolated
pawn@aCc4e4Cc6e4Af4e4} 48. Bxf7 (48. Rxf7+ Kg8 49. Ra7 Rxe4+ 50. Kg5 
Rxe5+ 51. Kh6 Rf5 52. Rxa3 Rf6+ 53. Kg5 Rf2 $15) 48... Rxe4+ 49. Kg3 Ra4 $15 (
49... Kh6 50. Rxa3 Rxe5 51. Ra6 $17) 50. Rxa4 Bxa4 51. Bxe6 Kf8 52. Ba2 
Ke7 53. e6 Kf6 $17 (53... Bc6 $5 $19) 54. Kf4 Bc6 55. g4 h6 56. g5+ $4 $19 {
the position is going down the drain} (56. Bb3 $17) 56... hxg5+ 57. Kg4 (
57. Ke3 {cannot undo what has already been done} 57... Bg2 58. Kd4 Bh3 $19) 
57... Bb7 58. e7 {Threatening mate... how?} 58... Bc8+ (58... Kxe7 $6 {
is the weaker alternative} 59. Kxg5 Kd6 60. Kf4 $19) 59. Kh5 Bd7 (59... 
Kxe7 $6 {is much weaker} 60. Kxg5 Be6 61. Bb1 $19) 60. Bb1 g4 (60... Be8+ {
ends the debate} 61. Kg4 $19) 61. e8=Q Bxe8+ 62. Kxg4 Bg6 63. Ba2 Bf7 
64. Bb1 Ke5 (64... Ke5 65. Kg5 Kd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 {Opening = Sozin} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 
6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nde2 e6 8. Bb3 Be7 9. Qd3 (9. O-O a6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Ng3 
h5 12. h3 h4 13. Nge2 b5 14. a3 Bb7 15. f4 Na5 16. f5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 
18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Nd4 O-O-O {1/2-1/2 Gonzalez,R-Vera,R/Capablanca
Premier I 1997}) 9... a6 10. Qg3 Qc7 11. O-O g6 $14 (11... b5 12. a3 Bb7 
13. Qxg7 Rg8 14. Qh6 O-O-O 15. f3 Ne5 16. Be3 Kb8 17. Kh1 Rg6 18. Qh3 
Rdg8 19. Nf4 R6g7 20. Rf2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 {Ljubojevic,L-Kramnik,V/Melody
Amber blindfold 1996/0-1 (34)}) (11... Rg8 12. Rd1 $10) 12. Bh6 {Traps the
king in the center} 12... b5 13. a3 {Controls b4} 13... Bb7 14. Qh3 Na5 
15. Bg7 (15. Ba2 Nc4 $14) 15... Nxb3 (15... Rg8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxe6 (
17. Qxh7 $4 {the pawn must be left alone, otherwise White will be
punished} 17... Rh8 18. Qxh8+ Bxh8 $19) 17... Bxc3 18. Nxc3 fxe6 19. 
Qxe6+ Kf8 20. Qf6+ Ke8 21. Qe6+ Kf8 22. Qf6+ Ke8 23. Qe6+ Kf8 $10) 16. 
Bxh8 Nxa1 17. Rxa1 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rxa1 h5 $10) 17... h5 (17... Nxe4 
18. Qxh7 Qc4 19. b3 $10) 18. Qf3 Ng4 19. h3 Ne5 20. Qe3 (20. Bxe5 dxe5 
21. Nc1 Rd8 $10) 20... O-O-O (20... Nc4 21. Qc1 $10) 21. Qh6 Qd7 $14 (
21... d5 22. exd5 exd5 23. Rd1 $10) 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Qg7 Bd6 24. Rd1 $10 (
24. Nc1 Qe7 $14) 24... Qe7 25. Rd3 g5 (25... Rd7 26. Ng3 $10) 26. Qh6 (26. 
Ng3 g4 27. h4 Bc6 $14) 26... h4 {Black wins space} 27. Qh5 Bc7 $14 (
27... Rd7 28. Qh7 $10) 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {Black fights for the Initiative} 
29. Nc1 f6 (29... f5 30. Nb3 $10) 30. Qe2 (30. Qh8 f5 $14) 30... Bb6 $14 (
30... Ba5 31. N1a2 Qe8 32. a4 bxa4 33. Nb4 $10) 31. Kf1 $10 (31. a4 $5 b4 
32. N3a2 $10) 31... Bd4 32. Nd1 f5 33. f3 $15 (33. a4 bxa4 34. Qc4+ Kb8 
35. exf5 exf5 36. Qxa4 Qe6 $10) 33... fxe4 34. fxe4 Qf6+ 35. Qf3 Qf4 
36. Ne2 $17 (36. Qxf4 exf4 37. Nb3 Bb6 $15) 36... Qxe4 37. Qxe4 (37. Nxd4 
Qxd4 38. Qf8+ Kc7 $17) 37... Bxe4 38. c3 Bb6 39. Nf2 Bf5 40. Ng4 e4 41. 
Ke1 (41. Ne5 Bc7 42. Nf7 Bf4 $17) 41... Kd7 (41... Bxg4 42. hxg4 Kd7 43. 
b3 $19) 42. Kd2 Kd6 (42... Bxg4 43. hxg4 Kd6 44. b3 $19) 43. Ne3 Bg6 44. 
Nd4 Bh5 (44... Bf7 45. b3 $17) 45. a4 Bxd4 46. cxd4 e5 $17 (46... bxa4 $5 
47. Kc3 Be2 $19) 47. axb5 (47. Nf5+ Kd5 48. axb5 axb5 $17) 47... exd4 $10 (
47... axb5 48. Nf5+ Kd5 $17) 48. Nf5+ Ke5 $2 $18 (48... Kc5 {would keep
Black alive} 49. bxa6 e3+ 50. Ke1 Bf7 $10) 49. bxa6 $4 $15 {gives the
opponent new chances} (49. b6 e3+ 50. Kd3 $18) 49... e3+ $10 (49... e3+ 
50. Nxe3 dxe3+ 51. Kxe3 Be8 $10) (49... Kxf5 50. a7 e3+ 51. Kd3 $18) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = Berlin Defence} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 
5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 $14 (
10... Qe8 11. Re1 Bc5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. a4 {1/2-1/2
Gdanski,J-Kiselev,G/Polanica Zdroj 1994}) (10... Bc5 11. Rd1 Qe8 (11... 
Re8 12. Bf4 (12. Qh5 Bxd4 13. Rxd4 d5 14. Bd2 Qe7 15. f4 Nc5 16. Re1 Ne6 
17. Rd3 g6 18. Qd1 Nc5 19. Rd4 h5 20. b4 Bg4 21. Ne2 Ne6 {
Omelchenko,L-Porreca,G/corr Wch9 1977/0-1 (42)}) 12... Bxd4 13. Rxd4 d5 
14. b4 a6 15. Qh5 Qd7 16. Rad1 Qf5 17. Qxf5 Bxf5 18. R4d2 Nd8 19. Ne2 
Ne6 20. Be3 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Ra2 23. c3 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 {1/2-1/2
Smrcka-Yudovich/corr 1987}) 12. Bf4 Nd8 13. Bg3 Ne6 14. Nb3 Be7 15. Ne4 
f5 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Nd4 f5 18. Nxe6 dxe6 19. Nd2 f4 20. Bh4 Bxh4 21. 
Qg4+ Qg6 22. Qxh4 Rb8 23. Nc4 f3 24. Qg3 Ba6 25. Rd4 Qxg3 26. hxg3 fxg2 
27. b3 Rb5 28. Re1 Rh5 29. Re5 Rxe5 30. Nxe5 Rf5 31. Ng4 Kf8 32. Ne3 
Ra5 33. a4 Ke7 34. Kxg2 Rg5 35. Rh4 Rg7 36. Rh6 c5 37. Nf5+ exf5 38. 
Rxa6 c4 39. Rxa7 cxb3 40. cxb3 {Bruzon,L-Arencibia,W/CUB-ch Matanzas
1997/1-0 (56)}) (10... Bb4 11. Ne4 Qe8 12. Bf4 $10) 11. Bf4 $10 (11. Qg4 d6 
12. e6 fxe6 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Qxe6+ Kh8 $10) 11... Bc5 (11... c5 12. Nf5 
d6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Rfe1 $14) 12. Qd2 (12. Rfd1 Bxd4 13. Rxd4 Nc5 $10) 
12... Qh4 (12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 d6 14. Rfd1 $10) 13. Rad1 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 
Nd8 15. Bg3 Qxd4 16. Rxd4 Ne6 17. Rd2 Rb8 18. b3 Rb4 19. Rfd1 c5 20. 
Nd5 Rd4 21. c3 Rxd2 {The mate threat is Rxd1} 22. Rxd2 c4 $16 (22... h5 
23. f4 $16) 23. b4 Bb7 24. f4 d6 25. f5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 (26. fxe6 $6 Bxe6 
27. exd6 cxd6 28. Rxd6 f6 $16) 26... Ng5 27. exd6 cxd6 28. Bxd6 f6 29. 
Bc5 h5 $18 (29... Ne4 $5 30. Bd4 Kf7 $18) 30. Bxa7 Re1+ 31. Kf2 Rc1 32. 
b5 (32. Bd4 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 32... Kf8 $18) 32... Ne4+ 33. 
Ke3 Nxc3 34. Rd8+ Kh7 (34... Kf7 35. b6 Rb1 36. Rd7+ Ke8 37. Rxg7 Nd5+ 
38. Kd4 Nxb6 39. Bxb6 Rxb6 40. Kxc4 $18) 35. b6 Rb1 36. Rd7 (36. Kd4 $5 {
might be the shorter path} 36... Na4 $18) 36... Nxa2 37. Rc7 c3 $2 $18 (
37... Nc3 $5 38. Rc6 Na4 $16) 38. Kd3 $16 (38. Ke4 $5 $18) 38... Rd1+ $18 (
38... Nb4+ $5 39. Kxc3 Nd5+ 40. Kc2 Rb5 $18) 39. Kc2 Rd2+ 40. Kb3 Rxg2 (
40... h4 41. b7 Rb2+ 42. Ka4 Rxb7 43. Rxb7 $18) 41. Rxc3 $1 {a
devastating blow} 41... Nxc3 42. Kxc3 Rg1 (42... Rxh2 $4 {the pawn is
something Black will choke on} 43. b7 Rh3+ 44. Kc4 $18) 43. b7 Rb1 44. 
b8=Q Rxb8 45. Bxb8 g6 46. Kd4 gxf5 (46... Kg7 47. Ke4 $18) 47. Ke3 Kg6 (
47... f4+ {hardly improves anything} 48. Kxf4 h4 49. h3 $18) 48. Kf4 h4 
49. h3 (49. h3 Kh6 50. Kxf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = D37 - Damengambit-mit 5.Bf4 /Queen's Gambit-with
5.Bf4} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 
8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O (10. Nd2 Be7 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O Rac8 
13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. b4 a5 15. c5 Qd8 16. Qb2 e5 17. Bg3 d4 18. exd4 exd4 
19. Na4 axb4 20. axb4 Nd5 21. b5 Ncb4 22. Nf3 Bxc5 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. 
Nxd4 Qf6 25. Qa3 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Yrjola,J-Upton,T/Pula Tch-EU 1997}) (10. 
Rd1 Be7 $14) 10... Be7 11. Kb1 (11. h3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd7 $10) 11... a6 {
Covers b5} 12. Nd2 Qb6 13. Nb3 Na5 (13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 e5 15. Bg5 $10) 
14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Be5 Be6 17. Bd3 (17. Rd4 Rac8 $10) 17... 
Ne4 $14 (17... Rfc8 $5 $10) 18. f3 $10 {Prevents intrusion on g4} (18. 
Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfd8 $14) 18... Rfc8 $2 $18 (18... Nf6 $5 $10 {is a
viable option}) 19. Bxg7 $10 (19. fxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxe5 21. Rd4 $15 (
21. Bxb7 $2 {doesn't work} 21... Rxc3 22. bxc3 Rb8 $19)) 19... Kxg7 20. 
fxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bf6 $14 (21... Bxa3 22. Qa4 (22. bxa3 $2 Rxc3 (22... 
Qxc3 23. Qxc3+ Rxc3 24. Rd3 $10) 23. Qb2 Qxa3 $19) 22... Bb4 23. Qxa5 
Bxa5 24. Bxb7 $16) 22. Rd4 $10 (22. Rd3 Qb6 $14) 22... Bxd4 23. exd4 f5 
24. Bf3 (24. Bxb7 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Rb8 $19) 24... Qb6 25. Qd2 {White intends
d5@aBd4d5} 25... Bf7 26. d5 Rd8 (26... Qd6 27. Rd1 $15) 27. Rd1 Qh6 28. 
Qd4+ Qf6 29. Qf4 (29. Qxf6+ Kxf6 30. Kc2 Rac8 $15) 29... Rac8 30. Rd4 (
30. Rd3 b6 $10) 30... b5 (30... Qd6 31. g4 (31. Qxf5 Bg6 (31... Qxh2 $6 
32. Ne4 $10) 32. Rg4 Kh8 33. Rxg6 Qxg6 34. Qxg6 hxg6 $17) 31... Qxf4 32. 
Rxf4 fxg4 33. Bxg4 $15) 31. h4 h6 32. h5 $15 (32. g4 fxg4 33. Qxg4+ Qg6+ 
34. Ka1 Re8 $15) 32... Qg5 $10 (32... Be8 33. Be2 $15) 33. Qe5+ Qf6 (33... 
Kh7 34. g4 $15) 34. Qf4 Qg5 $10 (34... Re8 35. g4 Re5 36. Qg3 Re1+ 37. 
Ka2 $19) 35. Qe5+ Qf6 (35... Kh7 36. g4 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 
Ne7 (7... Qc7 8. Nbd2 (8. Be3 b6 9. a3 a5 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Nc4 Be6 12. b4 
Bxc4 13. dxc4 cxb4 14. axb4 O-O 15. bxa5 bxa5 16. Qc1 Rfd8 17. Qa3 Bf8 {
Sadvakasov,D-Bitoon,R/WCh-Team U-26, Roque Saenz Pena ARG 1997/1-0 (36)}) 
8... Nf6 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 cxb4 11. Bb2 Nh5 12. axb4 Nf4 13. Ra3 Re8 
14. Qa1 a6 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Qe7 18. Rf3 Nxg2 19. e5 
Nxe1 {0-1 Kaiszauri,K-Cramling,D/Sweden 1979}) 8. Be3 b6 {Prevents
intrusion on c5} 9. a4 a5 10. Nbd2 f6 {Consolidates g5} 11. Nc4 Be6 
12. Nfd2 O-O 13. b4 (13. Qf3 b5 14. Na3 Qb6 $14) 13... axb4 {Black gets
more space} 14. a5 bxa5 15. Bxc5 {A valuable piece} 15... Bh6 16. Qb1 $15 (
16. Nb3 $5 $10 {is interesting}) 16... Qc7 (16... Bxd2 17. Nxd2 Re8 18. 
Ra4 $15) 17. Ra4 (17. Bb6 Qb8 18. Rxa5 Rxa5 19. Bxa5 c5 $15) 17... Bxd2 
18. Nxd2 Rfb8 19. Qa1 Qd8 20. Rb1 Kf7 21. h4 (21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. dxc4 Qd2 $15) 
21... Ng8 $10 (21... h6 22. Nc4 Bxc4 23. dxc4 $10) 22. Nc4 {Will a5
fall?@aCa1a5Ca4a5Cc4a5Aa8a5Ad8a5} 22... b3 (22... Bxc4 23. dxc4 Ne7 24. 
Rd1 $16) 23. Rxb3 Rxb3 24. cxb3 {Controls c4. Black creates threats along
the open d-file} 24... Qxd3 25. Nd6+ (25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Qxa5 Qd1+ 27. 
Kh2 Qd7 $14) 25... Kg7 26. b4 Rb8 $14 (26... Rd8 27. bxa5 Rxd6 28. Bxd6 
Qxd6 $16) 27. Rxa5 Rd8 28. Ra7+ Kh8 29. Rc7 $19 (29. Nb7 Rd7 30. Bf8 $16) 
29... Rxd6 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Qa7 {Threatening mate... how?} 31... Qd1+ 
32. Kh2 Qh5 33. Rxc6 {The passed pawn on b4 quickly leads to threats} 
33... Qxh4+ 34. Kg1 Bb3 35. Rc7 Qh5 $10 (35... g5 36. Qa8 Qh5 37. Qf8 
Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qh5+ 39. Kg1 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Qh5+ 41. Kg1 $10) 36. f3 Qh4 37. 
Qf2 $17 (37. b5 $5 $10 {is an interesting idea}) 37... Qxf2+ 38. Kxf2 {
White gets in control} 38... Ba4 39. Rc5 Kg7 40. b5 Ne7 41. Rc7 Bxb5 (
41... Kf7 42. b6 Bc6 43. b7 Bxb7 44. Rxb7 $16) 42. Rxe7+ Kg8 43. g3 (43. 
g4 h6 $16) 43... g5 (43... h5 44. f4 exf4 45. gxf4 $16) 44. Ke3 (44. f4 
exf4 45. gxf4 gxf4 $16) 44... Bc4 45. f4 exf4+ 46. gxf4 gxf4+ $18 (46... 
g4 47. Kf2 $16) 47. Kxf4 Bf7 48. Kf5 Kg7 49. Rc7 h6 50. Ra7 h5 51. Rb7 
h4 52. Kg4 Kf8 53. Kxh4 Bg6 54. Rb4 Ke7 (54... Be8 55. Kg4 Bg6 56. Kf4 $18) 
55. Kg4 Kf8 56. Kf4 Kf7 57. Rb6 Kg7 58. Rb7+ Kf8 (58... Kh6 $18) 59. Ke3 (
59. e5 $5 {makes it even easier for White} 59... fxe5+ 60. Kxe5 Bd3 $18) 
59... Bf7 60. Kd4 Kg7 61. Rb1 Kf8 62. Kc5 (62. e5 fxe5+ 63. Kxe5 Kg7 $18) 
62... Ke7 63. Rb7+ Ke6 64. Kd4 Bg6 65. Rb6+ Ke7 (65... Kf7 66. Rc6 $18) 
66. Kd5 (66. e5 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 66... fxe5+ 67. Kxe5 Bd3 $18) 
66... Bf7+ 67. Kc5 Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. c4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 (3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 f5 5. exf5 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Bxg2 
7. Qh5+ Kf8 8. fxe6 Qe8 9. Qf5+ Nf6 10. d5 dxe6 11. dxe6 Qg6 12. Qxg6 
hxg6 13. Nge2 Bxh1 14. Nf4 Rxh2 15. Nxg6+ Ke8 16. Bf4 Rh3 17. O-O-O 
Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bf3 19. Re1 Rh1 {0-1 Lopez Colon,F-Miles,A/Germany 1996}) 
3... Bb7 4. e4 Bb4 5. Qc2 (5. d5 Qe7 6. Be3 f5 7. exf5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nf6 
9. Nh3 Nxd5 10. Qh5+ Kd8 11. Kd2 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Nc6 13. Qg5 Rf8 14. Bd3 
Rf6 15. Nf4 Ne5 16. Rhe1 Be4 17. Rad1 Nxd3 18. Nxd3 Bxd3 {0-1
Ivanov,O-Chernyshov,K/Frydek Mistek,CZE 1996}) (5. Bd3 f5 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. 
Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O-O 11. a3 Bf8 12. e5 Qg6 13. 
d5 Ne7 14. Rfd1 Kb8 15. b4 Qf7 16. d6 cxd6 17. exd6 Ng6 18. c5 Nf4 19. 
Qe3 g5 20. Rac1 Nxg2 21. Kxg2 Qh5 22. Be4 fxe4 23. Ne5 Bg7 24. Nc4 Rhf8 
25. cxb6 a6 26. Kf1 Rc8 27. Ne2 Rf3 28. Qd2 Qxh2 29. Nd4 Rd3 {0-1
Guglielmi,R-Bricard,E/Cannes 1990}) (5. f3 f5 6. exf5 exf5 7. Qd3 Qe7+ 
8. Nge2 Nc6 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O-O 11. Qxf5 Nf6 12. O-O-O Rhf8 13. 
d5 Nb4 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. Qc2 Rde8 16. Nd4 Qc5 17. Nb3 Qe3+ 18. Qd2 Qe7 
19. Bd3 b5 20. cxb5 Bxd5 21. Qf2 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. 
Rhe1 Rfe8 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 26. Kd2 Re5 27. f4 Rd5 28. Re1 Kd8 29. Re2 Rd4 {
1-0 Stipic,M-Reuter,J/Buehl 1992}) (5. e5 Ne7 $10) 5... Qh4 6. d5 {White
gains space} (6. Bd3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nf6 $10) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nf6 $10 (
7... Qe7 8. Be2 $15) 8. Bd3 Na6 (8... Qg4 9. f4 $10) 9. Nf3 Qg4 10. O-O 
Nc5 {Can e4 get defended?. A comfortable square for the black
knight@aCc5e4Cf6e4Cg4e4Ac2e4Ad3e4} 11. h3 Qg6 12. Ne5 Qh5 13. f4 Nxd3 $10 (
13... d6 14. Be2 Qh4 15. Nf3 $15) 14. Qxd3 d6 15. Nf3 O-O-O (15... Ba6 
16. f5 $10) 16. Be3 (16. Rb1 Rhe8 $10) 16... Rhe8 17. Rae1 Ba6 18. Nd4 $2 $19 (
18. a4 $5 $10 {would keep White in the game}) 18... exd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 $1 {
staying in the lead.} 20. Qc2 (20. cxd5 Bxd3 21. Rf3 $19) 20... Bxc4 21. 
Rf3 c5 22. Nb3 Re7 23. Nc1 (23. Nd2 Qd3 (23... Bxa2 $6 24. c4 Bxc4 25. 
Nxc4 $17) 24. Qxd3 Bxd3 $19) 23... Rde8 24. Kh2 (24. a3 $19 {otherwise it's
curtains at once}) 24... Qc6 (24... Qh5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 25. 
Qa4 Qh4 26. Rg3 $19) 25. Qf5+ (25. Nb3 {is no salvation} 25... Nd5 26. 
Qc1 Qa4 $19) 25... Qd7 (25... Kc7 {might be the shorter path} 26. Kg1 $19) 
26. Qg5 (26. Qc2 {cannot undo what has already been done} 26... Bd5 27. 
Rg3 g5 28. fxg5 Nh5 $19) 26... Nd5 (26... Bd5 $5 {seems even better} 27. 
Rg3 Bb7 28. Nd3 $19) 27. f5 (27. Qg3 {hardly improves anything} 27... 
Nxc3 28. Qxg7 Nb5 $19) 27... f6 (27... Nxe3 $6 28. Rexe3 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 
Rxe3 30. Qxe3 Qxf5 31. h4 $19) (27... Rxe3 $6 28. Rfxe3 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 $19) 
28. Qg3 Rxe3 (28... Nxc3 {keeps an even firmer grip} 29. Bf2 Ne4 30. Qf4 $19) 
29. Rfxe3 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Nxe3 31. Qxe3 Qxf5 32. Qe8+ (32. h4 {does not
help much} 32... Qc2 $19) 32... Kc7 33. Qe7+ Qd7 (33... Kc6 {makes it even
easier for Black} 34. Qe8+ Kb7 35. Qe7+ Ka6 36. Qxd6 $19) 34. Qf8 (34. 
Qxd7+ {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 34... Kxd7 35. Kg3 b5 $19) 
34... Kb7 35. a3 (35. Kg1 {doesn't change anything anymore} 35... Ka6 
36. Nb3 h6 $19) 35... d5 (35... Ka6 {and Black can already relax} 36. Qa8 
d5 37. Qb8 $19) 36. Kg3 (36. h4 {doesn't improve anything} 36... Ka6 37. 
Qb8 Qa4 $19) 36... d4 37. cxd4 cxd4 38. Qb4 Qc7+ 39. Kh4 (39. Kf3 {a last
effort to resist the inevitable} 39... Bd5+ 40. Ke2 Qxc1 41. Qxd4 Bxg2 
42. Qg4 Qc2+ 43. Ke3 $19) 39... Qf4+ 40. g4 Qf2+ (40... Qf2+ 41. Kh5 Bf7#)
0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Piket, Je"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 $10 (
7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 Qxd1+ 11. Qxd1 Bxc6 12. Nd2 
b5 13. a4 Be7 14. axb5 Bxb5 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. b3 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Rdc8 18. 
Ba3 Bxa3 19. Rxa3 h6 20. Qb2 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Rxc4 22. Rxa7 Rf8 23. Rb7 {
1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Andersson,U/Sarajevo 1985}) (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. 
Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxc4 Rc8 $10) 8. Qxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. 
Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 Bc6 13. Bg5 Qd4 $14 (13... Be7 14. Bxc6+ 
Rxc6 15. Rfd1 $10) 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qa4 $15 (16. Qxf6 $5 {
is noteworthy} 16... gxf6 17. Rfd1 $10) 16... O-O 17. Rad1 a6 {Secures b5} 
18. Rd7 b5 19. Qe4 Rfc8 20. e3 {Consolidates d4} 20... h6 21. Rfd1 Bb6 $10 (
21... b4 22. Na4 $15) 22. R1d6 Rc4 $4 $18 {a transit from better to worse} (
22... Rxd6 {and Black could well hope to play on} 23. Rxd6 Rb8 $10) 23. 
Qb7 Ba5 (23... Bxe3 24. fxe3 b4 25. Nd1 $18) 24. Rxa6 $14 (24. Nd5 {and the
rest is a matter of technique} 24... exd5 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Qxa6 $18 (
26. Qxd5 Rf8 $18) (26. Rxd5 R4c6 $18)) 24... Bxc3 25. bxc3 Rxc3 26. Ra8 $10 (
26. Ra7 Rc1+ 27. Kg2 R8c2 28. Qb8+ Rc8 29. Qxb5 R1c2 $14) 26... Rxa8 
27. Qxa8+ Kh7 28. Kg2 (28. Qb7 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Rc2 30. Qe4+ Qg6 31. Qxg6+ 
Kxg6 $10) 28... Qf5 29. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 d5 5. Nh3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 
8. Nd2 b6 (8... Ne4 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Nf4 Qe7 11. Nd3 b6 12. Bf4 Ba6 13. b3 
Rac8 14. Rac1 Ba3 15. Rcd1 Nd6 16. Nfe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Nf7 18. Nd3 Rfd8 
19. Qc3 g5 20. Bc1 Bd6 21. Bb2 Bb8 22. f3 f4 23. gxf4 gxf4 24. Rc1 Kh8 
25. Qd2 Qf6 26. Kh1 Rg8 27. Rg1 Rg6 28. cxd5 exd5 29. Bh3 Rcg8 30. Rxg6 
Rxg6 31. Rg1 Ng5 32. Bg4 Nf7 33. Qe1 Bxd3 34. exd3 Ng5 35. Qe8+ Rg8 
36. Qd7 Rd8 37. Qb7 c5 38. Re1 cxd4 39. Qe7 Qxe7 40. Rxe7 Kg8 41. Bxd4 
Kf8 42. Rb7 Re8 43. Bg7+ Kg8 44. Bh6 Nf7 45. Be6 Rxe6 46. Rxb8+ Nd8 
47. Rxd8+ {1-0 Dautov,R-Schmittdiel,E/CC ORDIX-Open 1997}) 9. Nf3 Ba6 $14 (
9... dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nd5 11. Qc2 $10) 10. b3 Qe7 (10... Re8 11. Rd1 $10) 
11. Bf4 Ba3 12. Ne5 Rc8 13. Bg5 Nbd7 (13... Qd6 14. Bc1 $10) 14. Nxd7 
Qxd7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} 16. Nf4 Bd6 17. e3 {
Covers f4} 17... Rc7 18. a4 Kh8 19. Rfd1 Rg8 20. Bf1 Bb7 21. a5 e5 22. 
axb6 axb6 23. Ne2 f4 $16 {Black gets more space} (23... e4 24. Bh3 $16) 
24. c5 {This push gains space} 24... f3 (24... fxg3 25. cxd6 gxf2+ 26. 
Kxf2 Qxd6 27. Ng3 $16) 25. cxd6 fxe2 26. dxc7 exd1=Q 27. Rxd1 $10 (27. 
Qxd1 Qxc7 28. Qf3 Qd6 $14) 27... Qxc7 28. b4 $10 (28. Ra1 e4 $14) 28... 
Ra8 29. e4 {White launches an attack} 29... dxe4 $16 (29... Qd6 30. exd5 
cxd5 31. dxe5 fxe5 32. Bg2 $10) 30. dxe5 Qxe5 $16 (30... fxe5 31. Qxe4 
Rf8 32. Bg2 $16) 31. Rd7 Rb8 $2 $18 (31... Ra1 32. Qb3 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 
Ba6+ 34. Kg1 e3 35. Qxe3 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Bf1+ 37. Kf3 Qa2 $18) 32. Qd2 (32. 
Qc4 $5 Qe8 33. Qd4 Qe5 34. Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Qxd8+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kg6 37. 
Qxb7 c5 38. Qxb6 cxb4 39. Qxb4 f5 $18) 32... Bc8 $2 (32... e3 33. fxe3 c5 
34. Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Qxd8+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kg6 37. Qxb7 Qxe3+ 38. Kh1 Qe1 $16) 
33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Rxc8 $1 {Boing!} 34... Rxc8 35. Qd7+ Kh6 36. Qxc8 e3 (
36... c5 37. Qf8+ Kg6 38. bxc5 bxc5 39. Bc4 $18) 37. Qh3+ (37. Qxc6 $5 {
and White can already relax} 37... Kg7 38. Qd7+ Kf8 $18) 37... Kg7 38. 
Qg4+ (38. Qd7+ {might be the shorter path} 38... Kf8 39. Bc4 exf2+ 40. 
Kxf2 Qb2+ 41. Kf3 Qc3+ 42. Qd3 Qxd3+ 43. Bxd3 h6 $18) 38... Kf8 39. Qf3 (
39. Bc4 Ke7 $18) 39... exf2+ 40. Qxf2 c5 41. b5 Kg7 42. Qf4 Qc3 (42... 
Qxf4 43. gxf4 Kg6 44. Bd3+ f5 45. Kf2 $18) 43. Kf2 Kg6 44. Be2 Qb2 (
44... f5 45. g4 fxg4 46. Qxg4+ Kf6 47. Qh4+ Kg7 48. Qg5+ Kf7 49. Bh5+ 
Ke6 50. Qg8+ Kd6 51. Qd8+ (51. Qxh7 Qd4+ 52. Ke2 Qb2+ 53. Ke1 Qb4+ 54. 
Kd1 Qd4+ 55. Kc2 Qf2+ 56. Kb3 Qe3+ 57. Kb2 Qd4+ 58. Kb1 Qg1+ 59. Ka2 
Qf2+ 60. Ka3 Qe3+ 61. Ka4 Qd4+ 62. Kb3 Qe3+ 63. Kc4 Qd4+ 64. Kb3 Qe3+ $10) 
51... Ke6 52. Qxb6+ Kf5 53. Qd6 $18) 45. h4 Qc3 (45... h5 {doesn't get the
bull off the ice} 46. Qd6 $18) 46. Qe4+ (46. h5+ {seems even better} 
46... Kg7 $18) 46... Kg7 (46... Kh6 {cannot change destiny} 47. Bd3 Qd4+ 
48. Qxd4 cxd4 49. Kf3 $18) 47. Qe7+ Kg6 (47... Kg8 {does not win a prize} 
48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Qxb6 Qd4+ 50. Kf1 $18) 48. h5+ Kh6 49. Qf8+ Kg5 50. 
Qg7+ Kf5 51. Qxh7+ Ke6 52. Qe4+ (52. Qe4+ Qe5 53. Qxe5+ fxe5 54. Kf3 $18)
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ljubojevic, L."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 
8. h3 (8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 Nc5 11. h3 Bd7 12. Bf4 a6 13. b4 
Ne6 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Bf1 Nh5 16. Bd2 Qf6 17. Rc1 c6 18. Be3 Qe7 19. 
Bb6 Qd7 20. Kh2 h6 21. Qd2 g5 22. Red1 Be5 23. Na4 Qe7 24. Bd4 Rad8 
25. Nb6 Qc7 26. Nd5 Qd7 27. Bb6 Rc8 28. Ne3 Qe7 29. c5 dxc5 30. bxc5 
Nf6 31. Qc2 Nd7 32. Ba5 h5 33. Be2 h4 34. Kg2 hxg3 35. fxg3 Nf6 36. Bf3 
Kg7 37. Qd2 Rh8 38. Nf5+ Bxf5 39. exf5 Nh5 40. Re1 f6 41. Rcd1 Rce8 
42. Qd7 Kh6 43. Qxe7 Rxe7 44. Bxh5 Kxh5 45. Re4 Rf7 46. Bd2 Rff8 47. 
Rh4+ {1-0 Karpov,A-Mickiewicz,P/Simul, Koszalin POL 1997}) 8... c6 9. e4 
Re8 10. Rb1 (10. Be3 exd4 (10... Qa5 11. d5 c5 12. Ne1 Re7 13. Nd3 Ne8 
14. a3 Qd8 15. b4 b6 16. Qd2 f5 17. Rab1 Ndf6 18. Kh2 Qd7 19. bxc5 bxc5 
20. exf5 {Boyce,G-De Coverly,R/England 1986/0-1 (30)}) 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. 
Qc2 a5 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Rfe1 a4 15. Re2 Nfd7 16. f4 Qd8 17. Nf3 Bxc3 
18. bxc3 Nxe4 19. Kh2 f5 20. Ng5 Nxg5 21. fxg5 Ne5 22. Bf4 Nxc4 23. Qd3 
Nb6 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qxd6 Bd7 26. Qc7 Nd5 27. Rxd5 cxd5 28. Bxd5+ Be6 
29. Be5 Bf7 30. c4 Qf8 31. Qxb7 Re8 32. Bc3 Qe7 33. Qc6 Bxd5 34. Qxd5+ 
Qe6 35. Qd4 Qe2+ {0-1 Stadler-Stoppel/HSM94 1994}) (10. b3 exd4 11. Nxd4 
Nc5 $10) 10... a6 {Secures b5} (10... exd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Qxd4 $2 Nxe4 12. 
Qd1 Bxc3 $19 (12... Nxc3 $6 13. bxc3 Nb6 14. Qb3 $19)) 11... Nb6 12. b3 $10) 
11. a3 (11. d5 Nc5 12. Ne1 cxd5 13. cxd5 a5 $14) 11... Rb8 (11... exd4 
12. Nxd4 (12. Qxd4 $2 Nxe4 13. Qd1 Bxc3 $19 (13... Nxc3 $6 14. bxc3 Nc5 
15. Nd4 $19)) 12... Nb6 13. b3 $10) 12. Re1 b5 $14 (12... Qc7 13. d5 $14) 
13. c5 {White wins space. White gets the initiative} 13... exd4 14. 
Nxd4 Ne5 (14... Qc7 15. cxd6 Qxd6 16. Bf4 $14) 15. f4 dxc5 16. fxe5 cxd4 
17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Na2 Be6 $18 (19... Ra8 20. Nb4 Bb7 21. e5 $18) 
20. Nb4 $16 (20. Bxb8 $5 Qxb8 21. Qf3 Bxa2 $18) 20... Rbc8 21. e5 $14 (
21. Qf3 a5 22. Nd3 c5 $16) 21... Bg7 22. Rc1 {The pressure on the
backward pawn c6 grows@aCb4c6Cc1c6Cg2c6Ab6c6Ac8c6} 22... Bd7 $16 (22... 
c5 $5 {should be investigated more closely} 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 
25. exf6 Qxf6 $16) 23. Qf3 a5 (23... c5 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. g4 $14) 24. Nd3 (
24. Nxc6 $6 Re6 25. Nxa5 Qxa5 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $14) 24... c5 25. Qb7 {
White gets strong initiative} 25... Qxb7 26. Bxb7 c4 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. 
Nf2 (28. Re4 cxd3 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Rxd4 f6 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Rxc8 fxe5 
33. Rc7+ Kg8 $18) 28... h6 (28... c3 29. Red1 cxb2 30. Rb1 $18) 29. h4 (
29. Re4 Bc6 30. Rxd4 g5 $18) 29... c3 30. Red1 g5 (30... Be6 31. Rxd4 
cxb2 32. Rb1 $18) 31. hxg5 (31. Rxd4 $6 cxb2 32. Rb1 gxf4 33. Rxd7 Rc1+ 
34. Rd1 fxg3 $18) 31... hxg5 32. Bxg5 (32. Rxd4 $6 cxb2 33. Rb1 Bf5 34. 
Rxb2 gxf4 35. gxf4 Rc3 $16) 32... Bf5 {Black prepares the advance
c2@aBc3c2} (32... cxb2 33. Rxc8+ Bxc8 34. Rb1 Bxe5 35. Rxb2 $18) 33. g4 $1 {
the decision} (33. Rxd4 cxb2 34. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $15) 33... Bg6 (33... cxb2 
34. Rxc8+ $1 {and the rest is history} 34... Bxc8 $18) 34. Rxd4 c2 (
34... Bxe5 {does not improve anything} 35. Rd5 (35. bxc3 $6 Bxd4 36. 
cxd4 Rxc1+ 37. Bxc1 b4 $18) (35. Rxc3 Rb8 36. Rd7 Bxc3 37. bxc3 Rc8 $18) 
35... f6 36. bxc3 Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Bxc3 38. Be3 $18) 35. Rd5 b4 (35... Re8 {
does not save the day} 36. Bf6 $18) 36. Rxa5 bxa3 37. bxa3 Rb8 (37... Re8 {
is not the saving move} 38. Bf4 $18) 38. Kf1 Re8 39. Rc5 (39. Bf6 $5 {
keeps an even firmer grip} 39... Bh6 40. g5 Bf8 $18) 39... Rxe5 (39... 
Bxe5 {doesn't do any good} 40. a4 $18) 40. Rxe5 Bxe5 41. Re1 (41. a4 {
seems even better} 41... f6 42. Bd2 Bb2 $18) 41... Bc3 (41... f6 {does not
solve anything} 42. Bc1 $18) 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Rc8 Bb2 (43... Be5 {doesn't
change the outcome of the game} 44. a4 $18) 44. a4 (44. a4 Bd4 45. Ke2 $18)
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco, Blindfold"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (40s)"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 (4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 
Bxf3 8. gxf3 Nd7 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. a3 Nb6 11. f4 Rb8 12. e5 d5 13. f5 
gxf5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Qe3 e5 16. dxe5 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rd4 Qxb2+ 
19. Kxb2 Nc4+ 20. Kc1 Nxe3 21. Bxe3 Bxe5 22. f4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Nf6 24. 
Bd3 Rb4 25. Be5 Re4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Na4 Kf7 28. Nc5 Rg8 29. Kb2 Rg3 
30. Ra1 Rxh3 31. Rxa7 e3 32. Ra1 Ng4 33. Nd3 h5 34. Bd4 Rf3 35. Re1 h4 
36. Ne5+ Nxe5 37. fxe5 Ke6 38. Bxe3 Kxe5 39. Bg5+ Kd4 40. Bxh4 {1-0
Jensen,V-Nielsen,P/Aarhus DEN 1998}) 4... Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 (5... O-O 6. Bd3 (
6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. Nd2 a6 11. Bf3 e5 
12. f5 b5 13. g4 b4 14. Ne2 h6 15. h4 Nh7 {Zverev-Kuperman/corr 1974/1-0
(29)}) 6... Nc6 (6... c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. c3 dxe5 
11. fxe5 f6 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bf4 Re8 15. a4 Be6 16. a5 {
Renner,K-Sommerfeld,A/BL2-N 1994/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nd5 
9. Bd2 Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Qe2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Qd5 13. Rg1 f6 14. Rd1 
Qe6 15. exf6 Qxe2+ 16. Kxe2 Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Rd7 Rc8 19. Rgd1 h6 
20. c3 Kf8 21. Nh4 Ke8 22. R7d5 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ {1/2-1/2
Stean,M-Botterill,G/ 1974}) 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ (7. e5 Ng4 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 $14 (
8... Nxd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Ng5 $16)) 7... Nbxd7 8. d5 {This push gains space} 
8... O-O 9. Qe2 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 {Controls d5} 11. O-O Qe7 12. Bd2 a6 {
Covers b5} 13. a4 Rae8 14. Rae1 {White plans e5@aBe4e5} 14... Qd8 15. 
Ng5 (15. Qd3 Qb6 $10) 15... Qb6 $14 (15... h6 16. Nf3 $10) 16. Bc1 $10 (16. 
f5 exf5 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Nf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxf7 c4+ (19... fxe4 20. Nd5 Qd8 
21. Bc3 $14) 20. Be3 Qxb2 21. Qxc4 Nxe4 (21... Qxc2 22. Re2 Ne5 23. Qd4 $16 (
23. Rxc2 Nxc4 24. Bf2 fxe4 $17)) (21... fxe4 $6 22. Qc7 $10) 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 $10 (
22... fxe4 23. Qf7 Rd8 24. Qe7 $16)) 16... Qb4 17. Rd1 d5 18. e5 {White
wins space} 18... Nh5 19. Nh3 $10 (19. Qd3 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Nxd5 
Qd4+ (21... exd5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Rxf4 (23. Qxd7 $6 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qd4+ 
25. Qxd4 cxd4 $16) 23... Qxf4 24. Nf7+ (24. Qxd7 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Rb8 26. 
Nf7+ Kg8 $16) 24... Kg8 25. Nd6+ Kh8 26. Nxe8 Bxe5 27. g3 (27. Qxd7 $6 
Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Qf4+ 29. Ke2 Qe4+ 30. Kf2 Qf4+ 31. Ke1 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Qf4+ 
33. Kg1 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Qf4+ $10) 27... Qe3+ 28. Kh1 $16) 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 (
22... cxd4 $4 23. Nxf4 (23. Rxf4 $6 exd5 24. Rfxd4 Bxe5 25. Rxd5 Nf6 $18) 
23... Bxe5 24. Ngxe6 $18 (24. Nfxe6 h6 $18)) 23. Rxd4 Bxe5 $16) 19... Bh6 {
f4 draws heavy fire@aCb4f4Cf8f4Ch5f4Ch6f4Ac1f4Af1f4Ah3f4} 20. Ne4 Nxe5 $16 (
20... Re7 {would keep Black alive} 21. Nd6 Bxf4 $10) 21. Nd6 Nc6 22. 
Nxe8 Rxe8 23. c3 Qxa4 24. g4 $1 {securing the lead} 24... Ng7 (24... Nf6 
25. g5 Bxg5 26. Nxg5 $18) 25. g5 Nf5 26. gxh6 (26. gxh6 Re7 27. Rfe1 $18)
1-0
