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Antalya Chess Express c3 s20

Antalya Chess Express2012 Mayıs

Cilt 3, Sayı 20

Sorumlu Editör/Yayıncı: Dr Harun Taner

WCh r 4

Gelfand,Boris (2727) − Anand,Viswanathan (2791) [D45]WCh Moscow (4), 15.05.2012

[Taner,Harun]

[D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6

5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Qc2 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5

12.e4 exd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 [Diagram

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] 15.h3 [15.Rfe1 Bg4 16.Nxd4 Rc8 17.Qb2

Rc5 18.Be4 Nxe4 19.Rxe4 Bc8 20.Nf3 Bf5

21.Rd4 Rc2 22.Qb1 Bc5 23.Qe1 Re8

24.Be3 h6 25.b4 Bd6 26.a3 Qf6 27.Rc1 Ra2

28.Qc3 Rc8 29.Qb3 Rac2 Aleksandrov,A

(2636)-Kharlov,A (2511) Moscow 2009 ½–

½ (70); 15.Rae1 Bg4 16.Ne5 Rc8 17.Qb2

Rc5 18.f4 Rxd5 19.Bc4 Rc5 20.Qxd4 b5

21.Bb4 Qc7 22.Bd3 Be6 23.Qf2 Rc8

24.Qe2 Rd5 25.Bxd6 Rxd6 26.Rf3 Qc5+

27.Qf2 Rd4 28.h3 Qd6 29.Qe3 Nd7 30.Rf2

Nxe5 31.fxe5 Qd7 32.Be4 g6 ½–½ (60)

Eptantoin,D (2581)-Vousatej,D (2612)

Engine Room 2010]

15...Bd7 16.Rad1 Re8N [16...Rc8

17.Qb2 Qb6 18.Qxd4 Qxd4 19.Nxd4 Bc5

20.Nf3 Nxd5 21.Be4 Bc6 22.Ne5 Rce8

23.Bxd5 Rxe5 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Rfe1 Rd5

26.Bf4 Bd4 27.Kf1 Rfd8 28.Bc7 Rc8

29.Be5 Bb6 30.Bf4 h6 31.Rxd5 Galanov,S

(2376)-Boldysh,K (2364) ICCF 2008 1–0

(55)]

17.Nxd4 Rc8 [Black threatens to win

material: Rc8xc2]

18.Qb1 h6 [Diagram

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Consolidates g5]

19.Nf5 [19.Nf3 Nxd5 20.Bh7+ Kh8 21.Be4 Bc6 22.Nd4 Qf6 23.Nxc6 bxc6 24.g3 Rb8

25.Qd3 Bb4 26.Bxd5 cxd5 27.Bxb4 Rxb4

28.Qxd5 Rbe4 29.Rd2 g6 30.Qd6 R4e6

31.Qd3 h5 32.Kg2 h4 33.Qd4 Qxd4

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34.Rxd4 hxg3 35.fxg3 Kg7 36.Rd7 R8e7

37.Rxe7 Rxe7 38.Kf3 Re5 39.b4 a5 40.a3

axb4 41.axb4 Rb5 42.Rb1 f5 43.Ke3 Kf6

44.Kd4 Ke6 45.Kc4 Re5 46.Rd1 Re2 47.h4

Rc2+ 48.Kd4 Rg2 49.Rd3 Kd6 50.Ra3

Rd2+ 51.Kc3 Rh2 52.Ra6+ Ke7 53.Rxg6 f4

54.gxf4 Rxh4 55.f5 Rf4 56.f6+ Kd6 57.Kb3

Ke6 58.Rh6 Rf1 59.b5 Kf5 60.f7 Kg5

61.Rh1 Rxf7 62.Rg1+ Kh6 63.Rb1 Rb7

64.Kc4 Rc7+ 65.Kd5 Rd7+ 66.Kc6 Rd4

67.b6 Rc4+ 68.Kd5 Rc8 69.Kd6 Kg5 70.b7

Rb8 71.Kc7 Rh8 72.b8Q Rxb8 73.Rxb8

Kf4 74.Re8 Kf3 75.Kc6 Kf2 76.Kd5 Kf3

77.Re4 Kg3 78.Ke5 Kf3 79.Kf5 Kg3

80.Rf4 Kh3 81.Rg4 Kh2 82.Ke4 Kh1

83.Kf3 Kh2 84.Kf2 Kh3 85.Rf4 Kh2

86.Rh4# 1–0 (86) Stockfish 1.6.3 64–bit

(3071)-Deep Sjeng 3.0 64–bit 1CPU (2941)

CCRL 2010]

19...Bxf5 20.Bxf5 [Diagram

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White has the pair of bishops]

20...Rc5 21.Rfe1 Rxd5 22.Bc3 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bc5 24.Qc2 Bd4 25.Bxd4

Rxd4 26.Qc8 [White threatens to win

material: Qc8xb7]

26...g6 [Black threatens to win material:

g6xf5]

27.Bg4 h5 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 29.Bf3 b6 30.Rc1 Rd6 31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 Nd5

33.g3 [Diagram

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Covers f4] 33...Ne7 34.Be4 Kg7

½-½

Gelfand – Anand


[H2Aq,Taner,Harun]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6

5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Qc2 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5

12.e4 exd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6

15.h3 Bd7 [15...h6 16.Rad1 Nxd5

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17.Nxd4 Qf6 18.Be4 Nf4 19.Be3 Bxh3

20.gxh3 Qg5+ 21.Kh1 Qh4 22.f3 Nxh3

23.Kg2 Qg3+ 24.Kh1 Qh4 25.Kg2 Qg3+

26.Kh1 Qh4 1/2–1/2, Krush Irina (USA)

2437 - Enhbat Tegshsuren (USA) 2388,

Internet 2005.09.07]

16.Rad1 Re8 [N]

[16...Rc8 17.Qb2 Qb6 18.Qxd4 Qxd4

19.Nxd4 Bc5 20.Nf3 Nxd5 21.Be4 Bc6

22.Ne5 Rce8 23.Bxd5 Rxe5 24.Bxc6 bxc6

25.Rfe1 Rd5 ... 1–0, Galanov, Sergey -

Boldysh, Konstantin, corr. 2008]

17.Nxd4 Rc8 18.Qb1 h6 19.Nf5 Bxf5

20.Bxf5 Rc5 21.Rfe1 Rxd5 [Diagram

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] 22.Bc3 [22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Bc3 Be5 24.Rxd5 Nxd5 25.Bd2 Bc3 26.Qc2 Bxd2

27.Qxd2 Qe5 28.Bc8 Qc7 29.Bg4 Nc3

Houdini Aquarium (0:11:40) +0.16|d30]

22...Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bc5 24.Qc2 Bd4

25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc8 g6 27.Bg4 h5 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 29.Bf3 b6 30.Rc1 Rd6

31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 Nd5 33.g3 Ne7

34.Be4 Kg7 [Z0]

[Rc4 34...Re6 35.Kd3 Rd6+ Rd4 Re6 Kd2

Nc6 Rc4 Nb4 a3 Rd6+ 36.Ke3 Nd5+

37.Bxd5 Rxd5 Houdini Aquarium (0:01:43)

+0.03|d25]

½-½


[Pein,Malcolm,Taner,Harun]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6

5.Nf3 a6 [Anand's move order avoids 4...

a6 5.c5]

6.b3 Bb4 [Driving the bishop to a bad square]

7.Bd2 [7.Bb2 Qa5 8.Rc1 Qxa2]

7...Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Qc2 [10.Rc1 Game 2 The game develops along

broadly similar lines]

10...e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 exd4

13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 [Diagram

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Very similar to G2. Both players in their

preparation undoubtedly]

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15.h3 Bd7 16.Rad1 Re8 17.Nxd4 Rc8

18.Qb1 h6 [Diagram

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Typical example of where I distrust

computer evaluations from a practical

viewpoint. Gelfand can secure the two

bishops here with Nf5 and even if the

computers say equal, I would be worried

about an endgame where the black

queenside could be vulnerable to attack

from the light squared bishop. With perfect

play it may be = but in practice might be

awkward. However for a world champion

the position does not present too many

problems]

19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Rc5 21.Rfe1

Rxd5 22.Bc3 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bc5 [Although White has two bishops his pieces

are not coordinated optimally as Gelfand

said after the game. If a white bishop found

it's way to f3 that would be a different

matter]

24.Qc2 Bd4 [24...Qb6 might be better said

Anand in post match comments 25.Re5

Rxe5 26.Bxe5 Is a small edge so; 24...Qb6

25.Re5 Rd8]

25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc8 g6 [No more back

rank tricks now]

27.Bg4 h5 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 [Diagram

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Anand offered a draw]

29.Bf3 b6 [Getting the pawns out of harm's

way onto black squares]

30.Rc1 Rd6 31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 [I was

waiting for the king to get to e2 so I could

execute my manoeuvre Nd5–e7 - Anand. It

was generally agreed that Rc6 might have

been more testing but Black holds 32.Rc6

Rxc6 33.Bxc6 Kf8 34.Ke2 Ke7 35.Kd3 Kd6

36.Bf3 Kc5 37.a3]

32...Nd5 [Diagram

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I was expecting Nd7–c5 but of course there

is nothing wrong with this]

33.g3 Ne7 34.Be4 Kg7

½-½


[Edouard,Romain,Taner,Harun]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6

5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 [Exactly the same system as

in round two.]

6...Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0

Bd6 [Diagram

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]

10.Qc2 [This time, Gelfand goes for the

main move, deviating from the second

game, where 10.Rc1 was played.]

10...e5!? [10...h6 is the main move

according to theory, but 10... e5 worked

very well for Black in all the games played

till now.]

11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 [Of course taking on e5 would no longer make any sense with the

rook on a1 and the queen on c2.]

12...exd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 [0.28/0]

15.h3!? [Diagram

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A very logical move played only once.

Against almost all other moves, Black

would go 15...Bg4 and simply equalize.

0.24/0]

[15.Qc4 Bg4 16.Qxd4 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Nxd5=

1/2–1/2 (36) Avrukh,B (2632)-Wang,H

(2684) Dagomys RUS 2008; 15.Rfe1 Bg4

16.Nxd4 Rc8 17.Qb2 Rc5= 1/2–1/2 (70)

Aleksandrov,A (2636)-Kharlov,A (2511)

RUS 2009; 15.Nxd4 Be5=]

15...Bd7 [Anand keeps playing very fast. 0.32/0]

16.Rad1 [0.23/0]

[There was no hurry to play ...h6, since after

16.Bg5 h6 17.Bh4 Rc8 18.Qd2 Rc5! it

seems Black equalizes.]

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16...Re8 [0.24/0]

17.Nxd4 [0.38/0]

Rc8 [0.56/0]

18.Qb1 [0.52/0]

h6 [We reached the typical setup in that

kind of structures, where White is up a

pawn that he cannot really hold. The only

question is always: can White force Black to

capture the pawn back in poor conditions?

0.72/0]

19.Nf5 [Of course after taking the bishop pair, White has a very (very) slight

advantage, but it doesn't seem enough at all.

It seems to me that after 19.Nf3 White

would have decent chances to get some

advantage, though Anand had been playing

very fast until 18...h6, which should mean

he has some precise idea against 19.Nf3.

0.40/0]

[19.Nf3!? Nxd5 (Of course it would be

possible to delay ...Nxd5, but after a move

like 19...Qc7 White could go 20.Bc1 and

slowly reorganize his pieces, and it looks

clear to me that Black should have some

problems, though maybe solvable.) 20.Be4!

(20.Bh7+ Kh8 21.Bxh6? doesn't work

because of 21...Nc3∓) 20...Bc6 21.Nd4 and

White can take the bishop pair, and I don't

see how Black can exactly equalize, e.g.

21...Qb6 (21...Nc3? 22.Bh7+ (22.Nxc6 Nxb1 23.Nxd8 Nxd2 24.Rxd2 Rcxd8=)

22...Kh8 23.Bxc3 and according to the

engine Black is still in the game with

23...Bxg2! but after 24.Nf5õ Bxh3

(24...Be4 25.Qc10 Rxc3 26.Qxc3 Qg5+

27.Ng32) 25.Bxg7+ Kxh7 26.Nxd6+ Kxg7

27.Nxe8+ Qxe8 28.Rfe1 White is clearly

better.) 22.Nxc6 bxc6 23.Bh7+ Kh8

24.Bd3� Most probably Anand had some

idea which I just miss! I'm also not sure

how easy is the calculation of 21...Nxc3

over the board.]

19...Bxf5 [0.32/0]

20.Bxf5 [0.42/0]

Rc5 [Diagram

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0.25/0]

21.Rfe1 [0.48/0]

[21.Rc1!? is an interesting option, but

whatever Black plays he is very close to

equality. At least much closer than in the

19.Nf3 line is Black doesn't have a clear

way to exchange some pieces.]

21...Rxd5 [0.22/0]

22.Bc3 [0.16/0]

Rxe1+ [0.28/0]

23.Rxe1 [0.30/0]

Bc5 [0.24/0]

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24.Qc2 [0.08/0]

Bd4! [Now the position is absolutely equal. -0.04/0]

25.Bxd4 [0.00/0]

Rxd4 [0.08/0]

26.Qc8 [0.04/0]

g6 [0.00/0]

27.Bg4 [0.00/0]

h5 [0.08/0]

[27...Nxg4?? 28.Re8++–]

28.Qxd8+ [0.11/0]

Rxd8 [0.04/0]

29.Bf3 [0.20/0]

b6 [0.00/0]

30.Rc1 [0.00/0]

Rd6 [0.00/0]

31.Kf1 [0.24/0]

a5 [0.09/0]

32.Ke2 [0.12/0]

Nd5!? [The most dynamic. 0.08/0]

[32...Kf8 is also equal.]

33.g3 [0.08/0]

[33.Bxd5 Rxd5 34.Rc6 Re5+ 35.Kd3 b5!?=

White's king can never advance so easily

due to some problems with the 2nd file!]

33...Ne7 34.Be4 Kg7 [Diagram

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Though equal score, the impression after

four games is that Anand is drawing with

Black much more easily than Gelfand is.

This means Gelfand is a little bit under

pressure, and that his team will have to find

more resources with White. But Gelfand's

play is anyway very dynamic, and it is clear

that the Israeli will be ready to punish any

mistake from his opponent. Let's not forget

that Gelfand had more problems with Black,

but also played riskier openings: and the

result 0–1 also exists in chess!]

½-½


[Shipov,Sergey,Taner,Harun]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 [And so it is. The Slav

Defense.]

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3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 [We are

repeating the hybrid variation from the

second game of the match. A Meran in the

style of Chebanenko. Judging from

everything, the champion's work on this

scheme was fundamental, deeply calculated

and intended for repeated application.]

6.b3 Bb4 [I wonder who will be the first to

leave the beaten path?]

7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 [The

grandmasters are moving quickly and

surely...]

9...Bd6 [The same prophylaxis [as game

2]. Just for kicks, let me show you White's

trick:]

[9...Re8? 10.Nxd5! Nxd5 (in case of

10...exd5 11.Bxb4 Black will be just a

pawn down) 11.cxd5 Bxd2 12.dxc6 and

White wins a pawn and seizes the initiative

as well.]

10.Qc2 [Diagram

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A local novelty -- for this match.]

[10.Rc1 was played in the second game.]

10...e5 [Vishy's answer was instantaneous.

He and his seconds foresaw the opponent's

choice! Which, to be honest, is no wonder,

because after all the queen move to c2 was

the main theoretical path and, it appears,

will continue to be in the future. Any delay

could allow White opening up the center

first, or allow him to prepare thoroughly for

Black's attack. Here is a good example from

the challenger's corpus:]

[10...h6 11.Ne2 Re8 12.Ng3 e5 13.cxd5

Nxd5 14.Rad1 exd4 15.Nxd4 Nb4 16.Bh7+

Kh8 17.Qb1 Nd5 18.Bf5 Qc7 19.Rfe1 N7f6

20.e4 Ne7 21.Bxc8 Raxc8 22.Qc1 c5

23.Nf3 Ng4 24.Ba5 Qxa5 25.Rxd6 Qxa2

26.Re2 Qxb3 27.h3 and here in the game B.

Gelfand - A. Sokolov, Wijk aan Zee 2006, it

turned out that the knight on g4 has no way

back. On 27...Nf6 would have followed

28.Rxf6 gxf6 29.Qxh6+ Kg8 30.Nh5 with

decisive threats. To make a long story short,

Boris won.]

11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 [And once again

Boris strives for a sharp opening of the

game.]

[12.dxe5 is well known to be harmless for

Black, for example, 12...Nxe5 13.Nxe5

Bxe5 14.Rad1 Bg4 15.f3 Bd7 16.Ne2 Rc8

17.Qb1 Qb6 with good chances for Black in

A. Brown - N. Vityugov, Kalitea 2008.]

12...exd4 [Playing by analogy with the

second game would not have worked here:]

[12...dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6

15.dxe5 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 and White gets a

healthy extra pawn.]

13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 [The first direct threat to Black's rear has materialized -- the

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pawn on h7 is under attack.]

14...Nf6 15.h3 [In this way White prevents

the bishop sortie ... Bc8–g4. The weak

pawns in the center remain alive for the

moment. Other moves that have been tried

are] [15.Rae1; and 15.Rfe1; however,

15.Nxd4 is for the moment not a serious

threat because of 15...Be5 16.Bc3 Qxd5

with complete equality.]

15...Bd7 [Playing for development. Black

is prepared to sacrifice a pawn. In the game

I. Krush - T. Enkhbat, Internet 2005, Black

replied in symmetrical fashion:]

[15...h6 16.Rad1 Nxd5 17.Nxd4 Qf6 18.Be4

Nf4 19.Be3 and here Black lashed out with

19...Bxh3 20.gxh3 Qg5+ 21.Kh1 Qh4 and

only survived because White mistakenly

failed to play 22.Bf5! Nxh3 23.Kg2]

16.Rad1 [Diagram

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Before retreating to b1 with the queen, it's a

good idea to let the queen rook pass

through. The coordination and harmony of

the pieces is more important than a pawn.

With the text move Boris has created a

tower of Babylon on the d-file. An attractive

setup, dang it!]

16...Re8 [The foes have not slowed the pace of their play. It would seem that

Anand, after yesterday's trials and

tribulations in time trouble, has decided not

to waste time on variations that he is already

familiar with. He has been making his

choices almost immediately. Now taking the

pawn on d4 is a serious possibility. Will

Black have enough compensation for the

pawn? I'll also note here that Black's move

is a novelty. It's no wonder that Gelfand has

sunk into thought... Previously Black has

played]

[16...Rc8 17.Qb1 Rc5 18.Bg5 h6 19.Bh4 g5

20.Bg3 Bxg3 21.fxg3 Nxd5 22.Bh7+ Kg7

23.Rxd4 Qb6 with chances for both sides in

E. Levin - P. Martynov, St. Petersburg

2012.]

17.Nxd4 [The principled move! There is no

sense in further preparations. Now the Black

knight cannot immediately win the pawn

back on d5 because of the threat on h7.]

17...Rc8 [The direct 17...Re5 would have

led to a very dangerous initiative for White:

18.Bc3 Rxd5 19.Bc4 Rc5 20.Nf3 and as

you can see, the villainous rook on d1 is

literally mowing down the crowds of

innocent bystanders with its attack along the

file...]

18.Qb1 h6 [Astounding cold-bloodedness!

The champion plays as if the pawns were

even. Without any hurry he tends his chess

garden, plants a few flowers, pulls out some

weeds. And he doesn't trespass on his

neighbor. In fact, the pawn on d5 remains

weak. As a result of the activity of Black's

pieces it might fall all by itself, like a ripe

fruit from a fruit tree. Such an experienced

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gardener as Anand knows this better than

anyone... The time remaining is now 1:18 -

1:51. You'll agree that this is a serious

difference. If I were in Gelfand's shoes I

would think about invading on the square

f5. For example, with 19. Nf5 there is a

chance to achieve the advantage of the two

bishops. It's not a gold nugget, but at least

it's something.]

19.Nf5 [And so it goes. The other way of

taking control over f5 would not have been

successful:]

[19.Bf5 Rc5! 20.Bxd7 Qxd7 21.Nf5 Bb8!

and Black wins back the pawn with full

equality.]

19...Bxf5 [There is no point in putting up

with this jerk on f5.]

20.Bxf5 [The two bishops are on the

board!]

20...Rc5 [Black is close to being able to

pluck the fruit from its branch. As a result

there will be wide open spaces in the center

of the board. A well-mown lawn.]

21.Rfe1 [More exchanges are inevitable.

White's problem is to coordinate his pieces,

to defuse Black's activity and then attack...

say, either the pawn on b7 or the Black

king.]

[21.Rc1 was worthy of consideration, with

the idea of sending the rook to c8. For

example, in case of 21...Rxd5 22.Rc8 Qb6

(22...Qe7 23.Re1) 23.Rxe8+ Nxe8 24.Be3

Bc5 25.Bh7+ Kh8 26.Be4 Rd7 27.Bf4

White retains a certain initiative; however, I

have a suspicion that after 21.Rc1 Vishy

would have played 21...Qb6 , not rushing to

win back the pawn.]

21...Rxd5 [Perfect timing. At the moment

White does not have any direct threats.

Indeed, the most frightening prospect for

Black is the possibility that all of the heavy

pieces will disappear from the board, the

White king will march into the center, and

then the advantage of the two bishops will

become a very weighty factor -- that is, their

ability to put pressure across the whole

width of the battlefield and on squares of

any color. For that reason Black must strive

for active counter-play before the

aforementioned endgame arises. From the

defender's point of view it would not be a

bad idea to trade off a pair of bishops. And

if he could trade his knight for a bishop, that

would be completely wonderful.]

22.Bc3 [Played after long debate. All four

rooks are under attack. Few will survive...

It's unlikely that Black will put up with the

pressure of the bishop on c3 for long. The

opposing bishop begs to be played to e5.

Although, strictly speaking, even an

exchange on f6 with the doubling of Black's

pawns might not be that dangerous for

Black, if he can in response organize

pressure on the f2 pawn... The clocks read

1:05 - 1:30.]

[Most likely 22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 also came

under consideration -- here the threat of ...

Qe8–e5 underscores the unfortunate

position of the bishop on f5. The game

might continue 23.Bc3 Be5! 24.Rxd5 Nxd5

25.Bd2 Bc3! and Black has achieved the

desired exchange of minor pieces.]

22...Rxe1+ [Possibly this is one way of

illustrating my words about the doubling of

pawns on f6. I think that on]

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[22...Be5 Boris would have answered

23.Bb4!?]

23.Rxe1 Bc5 [Just so! Black organizes

serious counter-play on the dark squares. If

White doesn't take on f6, then the bishop on

c3 will be neutralized by ... Bc5–d4. Black

also has some prospects of playing ... g6

(making sure not to overlook the sacrifice

on g6) and ... Kg7, converting his little

garden into an absolutely comfortable place

to live. And of course I'm not even

mentioning the possible attacks on the f2

pawn...]

24.Qc2 [A solid and refined move, but not

aggressive. Indeed, White would not get

anything out of]

[24.Bxf6 gxf6 (of course not 24...Qxf6??

25.Re8+ Bf8 26.Bh7+ Kh8 27.Rxf8#) 25.Qe4 Rd2 26.Qg4+ Kf8 and the necessity

of defending f2 shackles White's pieces. He

will have to play 27.Re2 Qd6 28.Bc2 Rxe2

29.Qxe2 Qf4 and the battlefield turns into a

complete wasteland; I also scrutinized the

position without dark-squared bishops:

24.b4 Bd4 25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qb3 Visually

White's position appears a bit better, and for

the moment Black does not have the

advance ... g7–g6. But on the other hand, I

don't see any clear plan for White. The

game might continue 26...Qd6 27.a3 b5

28.Rc1 g5 29.g3 Kg7 with rough equality.]

24...Bd4 [Of course. It appears that we will

now have one-third as many bishops on the

board. The bishop on c3 has nowhere to go.

If 25. Bd2? Black will take on f2, and on

25. Bb4 Qb6! is unpleasant.]

[The naive 24...g6? will not do because of

25.Bxg6 fxg6 26.Qxg6+ Kf8 27.Bxf6 with a

win for White.]

25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc8 [This is Gelfand's idea. He plans, in very forthright fashion,

with the bluntness of a soldier, to storm the

opponent's queenside. Beginning with the

pawn on b7.]

[I thought that it was more promising to lay

siege in a more patient fashion: 26.Qc3 Rd2

(26...g6 27.Bc8! is strong) 27.Bc2 (here,

however, 27.Bc8 is no longer good because

of 27...Rxa2 28.Bxb7 Qb6!) 27...g6 28.b4

Kg7 29.Bb3 and White retains a certain ...

psychological pressure.]

26...g6 [Black opens the window and gives his king some more air.]

27.Bg4 [The bishop continues to defend

the queen. Its mission is to land on c8.]

27...h5 [But alas, it is not meant to be. The

trap]

[27...Nxg4? 28.Re8+! was too obvious.]

28.Qxd8+ [Forced.]

28...Rxd8 29.Bf3 [Diagram

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I also looked at the poisonous continuation]

[29.Rd1 Rxd1+ (if 29...Re8 30.Bf3 the

answer 30...b6 is unplayable because of

31.Rd6) 30.Bxd1 From here the kings of

both players will run to the center, and

Black will have to play somewhat precisely,

because the pawns on the kingside are

vulnerable and it is not so simple for him to

control the squares on which White's king

can invade the queenside. But on the other

hand, it's quite possible that I am

exaggerating the difficulty -- it's really just

wishful thinking.]

29...b6 [A well-considered reorganization.

Black will arrange his pawns and pieces in

such a way that they all defend one another,

and there will be nothing for White's bishop

to do. White cannot prevent the move ... a6–

a5 because of the penetration of Black's

rook.]

30.Rc1 [With the threat of invading on c6.]

30...Rd6 [Played very rapidly. But is it the

right move?]

[I think it might have been worth choosing a

more active method: 30...Rd2 31.a4

(31.Rc6 Nd7) 31...a5 32.Rc6 Nd7 Here the

activity of black's pieces will most likely

lead to a further reduction in the number of

pawns.]

31.Kf1 [Even though Black's defenses are

strong, White still has some chances for

success.]

31...a5 [All of the soldiers are defended

now.]

32.Ke2 [Apparently Boris is planning an

exchange of rooks, reducing matters to a

king race. After Ke2–e3 he can play Rc1–

c6, opening up the road for his king. I

suspect that Vishy is already regretting the

fact that he didn't put his rook on d2. Now

there's no getting there... The champion

continues to ponder, and his time advantage

is melting away: 0:30 - 0:56. The battle

continues.]

32...Nd5 [Realizing that a passive tactic could lead to serious problems, Anand --

albeit belatedly -- strives for counter-play.

Oh well, better late than never! The knight

aims for b4 or f4. One also has to work out

whether Black can hold the rook endgame

after an exchange on d5 followed by Rc1–

c6.]

[If 32...Kf8 33.Ke3 Ke7 34.Rc7+ Ke6

35.Rb7 Black has fallen into the wrestling

pit. White has quite a few resources for

improving his position (for example, a2–a3,

g2–g3, Bf3–e2–c4) while Black has

nothing, aside from the desperate attack ...

g6–g5–g4. And, of course, the knight jump

to d5 again.]

33.g3 [Technical prophylaxis.]

[If 33.Bxd5 Rxd5 34.Rc6 Black is saved by

the activity of his rook. For example:

34...Re5+ 35.Kd3 Rd5+ 36.Kc4 (36.Kc3 b5 37.Ra6 b4+ 38.Kc4 Rg5 39.g3 h4!

40.g4 Re5=) 36...Rd2 37.a4 Rxf2 38.Rxb6

Rxg2 39.b4 axb4 40.a5 Ra2 41.Kxb4 g5

42.Rb5 f6 43.Kb3 (43.Kc5 g4=) 43...Ra1

44.Kb2 Ra4 45.Kb3 Ra1 with a draw by

repetition.]

33...Ne7 [The knight makes an interesting

whirligig. Apparently it is planning to go to

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d4 via f5. The clocks show 0:19 - 0:49.]

[In my analysis I did not find any serious

problems with the calmer 33...Kg7 . For

example, 34.a3 Ne7! and the knight

descends on d4 with even greater effect.]

34.Be4 [Cutting off the cavalry's raid.

After]

[34.Rc7 Nf5 35.Be4 Re6! 36.Kd3 Rd6+

37.Kc3 Nd4! we have arrived at a rather

strange position, which I find personally

surprising, in which for the time being

White's three pieces are unable to overcome

Black's two.]

34...Kg7 [Diagram

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All as it should be. Without the

collaboration of all of his pieces Black can

hardly expect a positive outcome. It's best

not to count on study-like miracles. You

need a certain reserve of solidity in your

position... And suddenly... What? WHY A

DRAW? I have to admit that I completely

fail to understand Gelfand's decision [to

offer a draw]. There was no risk of any kind

for White, and no matter what happens he

will retain a small advantage. You might

say that he didn't like the time situation? I

think that in such a simple position it would

not be a problem to quickly make six

moves. From the competitive viewpoint the

challenger is categorically wrong. One must

never let the champion off the hook so

easily! If you have any kind of advantage --

press on, keep playing, keep trying! If you

give him presents like this you can hardly

hope to win the match. Oh well, Boris is his

own boss. It's his decision... Thank you for

your attention, dear readers. I, grandmaster

Sergey Shipov, bid you farewell until the

day after tomorrow, when the fifth game

will take place. Best wishes.]

½-½


[Naiditsch,Arkadij,Taner,Harun]

[Before the beginning of the 4th game, we

probably all have been very curious what

actually Gelfand will prepare against

Anand's Slav. As I saw the first moves, I

was expecting a big novelty, but...lets take a

closer look at the game.]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6

5.Nf3 a6 [Till here nothing new, we are in the "game 2 " of the match.]

6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0

Bd6 10.Qc2 [And this is the difference to the game 2, where Gelfand tried 10. Rc1

and not managed to reach any advantage]

10...e5 [The most logical reaction, however

the main move of the position is 10...h6.

The text move leads to very concrete lines -

as we will see -, but in our computer era, we

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could be sure, that both teams analysed

deeply the quick e5 as well.]

11.cxd5 cxd5 [Diagram

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] 12.e4 [12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Bxe5 this

position have been played many times as

well and Black proved to be totally fine

here] 12...exd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 [we are still in the theory which usually

has been played "just to make a draw"]

15.h3 [this is sort of a "novelty" but of course a very logical move against Black's

main idea to play Bg4] [Now 15.Nxd4

meets by 15...Be5! brings nothing to White;

Just a few days before, there was a nice

game in the US Championship which

continued with 15.Rae1 Bg4! 16.Nxd4 Rc8

17.Qb1 Rc5! This is Black's basic idea to

win back the pawn. We will meet this in the

game as well. 18.Bg5 Rxd5! 19.Bxh7+ Kh8

20.Nf5 Nxh7 (20...g6! was even stronger,

seems Black is about to be winning.) 21.Bxd8 Bxf5 22.Qc1 Rxd8 Black was fine

in Kaidanov-Hess, Saint Louis 2012 game.]

15...Bd7 [Very quickly played by Anand.

At this moment it has been clear, Gelfand

will reach nothing out of opening today.

You can not win a game against a World

Champion, if you try to reach a 50,01%-

49,99% position out of opening. Of course,

playing that way Gelfand doesn't need to

worry about losing a White game, but I

don't think it is a good strategy to give away

the White color for the second time! In the

first game it was more understandable, since

Anand surprised him with 5...a6, but now it

was already predictable.] 16.Rad1 Re8! [very quickly played by Black - and

probably it is very strong move as well.] [it

would be great to play 16...Qb6 but White

always have 17.Bg5]

17.Nxd4 [the only critical move in the

position] [In case of 17.Rfe1 Black has two

ways to react. The calm 17...Rxe1+ (Or the

sharp 17...Qb6!? 18.Rxe8+ (18.Bg5

Rxe1+! 19.Rxe1 Bb4 Black plays Rc8 and

h6 next moves and he is fine.) 18...Rxe8

19.Bg5 Nxd5! 20.Bxh7+ Kf8! 21.Be4 Nb4

22.Qb1 Bc5 Whit a very complex position,

which is playable for both sides.) 18.Rxe1

Rc8 19.Qb1 h6 20.Nxd4 Bc5! and Nxd5

next equalizes.]

17...Rc8 18.Qb1 [Diagram

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Please notice the funny situation on the d-

file! All the squares are occupied by a piece.

:)]

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18...h6! [And again quickly played by

Black - Anand is still in his home

preparation.]

[18...Rc5 is looking logical, but it is a bad

move because of 19.Nf3! Rxd5 (19...h6 is

too late now 20.Bb4! Rxd5 21.Bxd6 Rxd6

22.Bh7+ and White is an exchange up) 20.Bc4! suddenly the weakness of the

position is the pawn on f7! 20...Rf5 21.Ng5

and Black has to face big troubles. The

pawn on f7 is very hardly to protectable ,

plus the very dangerous hanging pieces on

the d line gives White a big advantage]

19.Nf5?! [This move is leading basicly to

an immediate draw]

[19.Nf3 is looking like the only chance for

White to continue the game for an

advantage, but of course here as well things

are looking pretty equal 19...Bb5!?

(19...Nxd5 is an alternative as well 20.Be4

(of course not 20.Bh7+? Kh8 21.Bxh6

Nc3! this is why Black has included Rc8–

Qb1 moves) 20...Bc6 21.Nd4 White takes

the bishop pair worsens the pawn structure,

but Black gains active piece play for that

21...Qf6 (21...Bc7!? is also possible

22.Nxc6 bxc6 with the idea of Qd6) 22.Nxc6 bxc6 Qe5 threats now 23.Rfe1

(23.Bf3 Nf4 with the unpleasant threat of

Nxh3) 23...Bc5 24.Bf3 Nc3 25.Bxc3 Qxc3

should be a draw with the oppposite colored

bishops.) 20.Bxb5 axb5 21.Be3 b4 position

is looking like a simple pawn up for White,

but actually things are very far from being

that clear. Black got couple of counter-play

ideas. For example Ne4–c3 is looking not

very pleasant for White, or maybe Ra8–Qa5

with the pressure on the pawns a2 and d5 in

the same time. I think if White got any

advantage here, it is a really minimal one.]

19...Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Rc5! [Black is winning

back the pawn on d5, which equalizes the

position not only materially.]

21.Rfe1 Rxd5 [As Gelfand pointed out at

the press conference, despite having the

bishop pair, he can not hope for an

advantage, due to the unfortunate situation

of the bishops. Especially the f5 bishop

stands poorly, if it was on f3 for example,

White could have a clear plus.]

22.Bc3 Rxe1+ [22...Be5 was also

perfectly fine.] 23.Rxe1 Bc5! [not being afraid of 24. Bxf6 gxf6! , where only White

can be worse. The bishop on c5 and the

upcoming Rd2 are making the position at

least equal.]

24.Qc2 Bd4 [Black is getting rid of

White's bishop pair, which almost means "it

is time to agree to a draw"]

25.Bxd4 [White can not escape from the

bishop exchange 25.Bb4 Qb6!� With the

double threat of Qxb4 and Bxf2!]

25...Rxd4 26.Qc8 g6 [Diagram

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Black is fixing the king side structure]

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27.Bg4 h5 [Of course not 27...Nxg4?? 28.Re8+]

28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 29.Bf3 [Finally the

bishop has reached its ideal square, but it is

already too late. Black successfully

exchanged the other bishop.]

29...b6! [Whites only idea is to play b4–

a4–a5, but he is not in time for it. Black is

putting his pieces to the perfect places, from

where the R+B will be not better than R+N]

30.Rc1 [30.b4 Rd4 31.a3 Rd3 and Black is

the first one who is attacking the pawns]

30...Rd6 31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 [probably here Whites missed their only mini chance

of playing for a win]

[32.Rc6! the only chance has been to get

into an endgame with bishop against the

knight, but it seems like the Black King is in

time to cover everything 32...Rxc6 33.Bxc6

Kf8 34.Ke2 Ke7 35.Kd3 Kd6 and the Black

King is coming first to the middle of the

board. Anyhow, Black would still need to

continue an accurate play to reach a draw

here.] 32...Nd5! [Diagram

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the most exact way of making a draw, the

Black knight is going to f5!]

33.g3 Ne7 34.Be4 Kg7 [and the position is a total draw, Black will play Kf6–Nf5.

Quite pity for us to see another short game.

We can only hope, that Anand will show

finally something with the White colour! It

is time to...]

½-½


[Chess Tigers,Taner,Harun]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3

0-0 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Qc2 [Die eigentliche Hauptfortsetzung in dieser Variante.]

[In der zweiten Partie spielte Gelfand

10.Rc1 1/2–1/2 (25) Gelfand (2727) -

Anand (2791), Moskau 2012]

10...e5 [10...h6 11.e4 dxc4 12.bxc4 e5

13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Rad1 Ng4

16.g3 Bd4 17.Kg2 Ne5 18.Be2 Qd7 19.Kh1

Qh3 20.Bf4 Ng4 21.Bxg4 Bxg4 22.f3 Bxc3

23.fxg4 Bd4 24.c5 Rfe8 25.Bd6 Bf6 26.Qe2

Re6 27.e5 Rae8 28.Rf5 g6 29.Rxf6 Rxf6

30.Rb1 h5 31.gxh5 gxh5 32.Kg1 h4 33.Qg2

Qf5 34.Rb4 Rxe5 35.Bxe5 Qxe5 36.Rb1 h3

37.Qd2 Qxc5+ 38.Kh1 Qf2 0–1 Shirov

(2715) - Gelfand (2733), Odessa 2007]

11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 exd4 13.Nxd5

Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 15.h3 [15.Qc4 Bg4

16.Qxd4 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Nxd5 18.Kh1 Nf6

19.Bc3 Be7 20.Rad1 Qxd4 21.Bxd4 Rfd8

22.Be5 Kf8 23.Rfe1 Rac8 24.Bf5 Rxd1

25.Rxd1 Rc5 26.f4 g6 27.Bb1 Ng4 28.Bd4

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Rc7 29.h3 Nf6 30.Be5 Rc5 31.Kg2 Ke8

32.Re1 Kd8 33.Bd4 Rd5 34.Bc3 Kd7 35.b4

Rd6 36.a3 Nh5 1/2–1/2 Avrukh (2632) -

Wang Hao (2684), Dagomys 2008]

15...Bd7 16.Rad1 Re8N [Diagram

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Ohne große Mühe hat Schwarz nahezu

vollständig ausgeglichen.]

17.Nxd4 [Den Bauern holt sich Schwarz bald zurück.]

17...Rc8 18.Qb1 h6 19.Nf5 Bxf5

20.Bxf5 Rc5 21.Rfe1 Rxd5 [Weiß besitzt

das Läuferpaar, was ihm einen minimalen

Vorteil sichert, doch wie Gelfand in der

Pressekonferenz selbst sagte, sind seine

Figuren nicht optimal postiert, weshalb sich

daraus kaum einen Nutzen ziehen lässt.]

22.Bc3 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bc5 24.Qc2

Bd4 [Von Anand als möglicherweise

ungenau bezeichnet.]

[Besser gefiel ihm im Nachhinein 24...Qb6

.] 25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc8 g6 27.Bg4 h5 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 29.Bf3 b6 30.Rc1 Rd6

31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 [Diagram

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] [Während der Partie waren sich beide

Spieler nicht sicher, ob Weiß vielleicht das

Endspiel ohne Türme nach 32.Rc6!?

versuchen sollte. Aber nach weiter

32...Rxc6 33.Bxc6 Kf8 34.Ke2 Ke7 35.Ke3

Kd6= ist die Stellung wohl remis.]

32...Nd5 33.g3 Ne7 34.Be4 Kg7 [Der Weltmeister bot Remis und der

Herausforderer akzeptierte.]

½-½


[Garcia,Leontxo,Taner,Harun]

[La 2|_ (25 jugadas) y 4|_ partida (34) del

Mundial han sido empates muy aburridos,

basados en análisis caseros con

supercomputadoras. Los ortodoxos llaman a

eso calidad, y lo es: la de las máquinas,

exenta de belleza porque en ajedrez es casi

imposible sin errores previos. El concepto

de calidad debería incluir el riesgo, la huída

de lo trillado y la combatividad, como en las

partidas de Carlsen, Topálov, Judit Polgar,

Shírov, Moroziévich y otros. Es el momento

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de generalizar el Ajedrez 960 (o Sistema

Fischer; se sortea la posición de las piezas

de la primera fila inmediatamente antes de

cada partida, lo que casi inutiliza toda la

teoría conocida y obliga a improvisar),

considerado como sacrílego por los más

fundamentalistas pero cada vez con más

partidarios entre los aficionados, hartos ya

de soportar este tipo de (+) calidad[+],

premiada con una bolsa de dos millones de

dólares, que aporta el mecenas ruso Andréi

Filátov:]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3

0-0 9.0-0 Bd6 [Diagram

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] 10.Qc2 [(la 2|_ fue así: 10.Rc1 e5

11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4

14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.dxe5 Nxe4 16.exd6 Qxd6

17.Be3 Bf5 18.Qxd6 Nxd6 19.Nd4 Rfe8

20.Nxf5 Nxf5 21.Bc5 h5 22.Rfd1 Rac8

23.Kf1 f6 24.Bb4 Kh7 25.Rc5 , tablas)]

10...e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 exd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 15.h3 Bd7

16.Rad1 Re8 17.Nxd4 Rc8 18.Qb1 h6 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Rc5 21.Rfe1

Rxd5 22.Bc3 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bc5 24.Qc2 Bd4 25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc8 g6

27.Bg4 h5 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 29.Bf3 b6

30.Rc1 Rd6 31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 Nd5

33.g3 Ne7 34.Be4 Kg7 [Diagram

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Tablas.] ½-½


[Prado,Oscar de,Taner,Harun]

[3a partida del match y veremos que traen

ambos jugadores preparado.] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 [Anand

repite la variante de la 2a partida veremos

que tiene Gelfand contra esto.] 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd6

10.Qc2 [Diagram

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Gelfand es el primero en desviarse y escoge

la jugada más habitual, en la 2a partida

eligió] [10.Rc1 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 dxe4

13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 tablas en 25

Gelfand,B.-Anand,V. 2a (m)] 10...e5 [Esta jugada parece correcta, la idea es similar a

la de la 2a partida, y se ha jugado poco, la

más jugada aquí es h6 y se han probado

varias jugadas blancas, con h6 Gelfand tenía

experiencia tanto con blancas como con

negras.] [10...h6 11.Ne2 (11.e4 dxc4 12.bxc4 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5

Bxe5 15.Rad1 Ng4 16.g3 Bd4 17.Kg2

Ne5 18.Be2 Qd7 19.Kh1 Qh3 20.Bf4

Ng4 21.Bxg4 Bxg4 22.f3 Bxc3 23.fxg4

Bd4 24.c5 Rfe8 25.Bd6 Bf6 26.Qe2 Re6

27.e5 Rae8 28.Rf5 g6 29.Rxf6 Rxf6

30.Rb1 h5 31.gxh5 gxh5 32.Kg1 h4

33.Qg2 Qf5 34.Rb4 Rxe5 35.Bxe5

Qxe5 36.Rb1 h3 37.Qd2 Qxc5+ 38.Kh1

Qf2 0–1 (38) Shirov,A (2715) -Gelfand,B

(2733) Odessa UKR 2007; 11.Rad1 e5

12.cxd5 cxd5 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4

15.Bxe4 exd4 16.Nxd4 Nf6 17.h3 Nxe4

18.Qxe4 Re8 19.Qf3 Qh4 20.Be3 Qe4

21.Qxe4 Rxe4 22.Nf3 Be7 23.Rfe1 Be6

24.Nd4 Bb4 25.Rf1 Re8 26.Nxe6 R4xe6

27.Rd7 R6e7 28.Rfd1 f6 29.g4 Kf7

30.Kg2 Rxd7 31.Rxd7+ Re7 32.Rd8

Re8 33.Rd3 Ke7 34.Rd4 Bd6 35.Kf3

Rc8 36.Rd2 Bb4 37.Re2 Kf7 38.h4 Ba5

39.h5 Rc6 40.Rb2 Bb4 41.Rb1 Rc2

42.a4 Bc5 43.Rd1 Bxe3 44.fxe3 Ke6

45.Rd8 Rc3 46.b4 Rc4 47.Rd4 Rc6

48.Ke4 Rc1 49.a5 Rb1 50.Rc4 Rg1

51.Kf3 Kd6 52.Rd4+ Ke6 53.Re4+ Kd6

54.Re8 Rc1 55.Rd8+ Ke7 56.Rb8 Rc7

57.Ke4 Ke6 58.Kd4 Kd6 59.e4 Rd7

60.Rg8 Kc6+ 61.Ke3 Kd6 62.Kf4 Ke6

63.Re8+ Kf7 64.Rb8 Ke6 65.Rc8 Re7

66.Rc5 Rd7 67.b5 axb5 68.Rxb5 Kd6

69.Kf5 Kc6 70.Rb6+ Kc5 71.Kg6 Re7

72.Rb1 Rxe4 73.Kxg7 Rxg4+ 74.Kxh6

Kc6 75.Rb6+ Kc7 76.Rxf6 Ra4 77.Rf5

Rg4 78.Rg5 Rf4 79.Kg6 Kd6 80.h6 Ke7

81.h7 Rf6+ 82.Kh5 Rf8 83.Rg8 Rf5+

84.Kg6 Rf6+ 85.Kg5 Rf1 86.h8Q Rg1+

87.Kf4 Rxg8 88.Qxg8 Kd6 89.a6 1–0

(89) Carlsen,M (2625)-Erenburg,S (2573)

Reykjavik ISL 2006; 11.Rae1 Re8 12.c5 Bc7 13.e4 e5 14.exd5 cxd5 15.dxe5

Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Rxe5 17.Ne2 d4 18.Ng3

Be6 19.Rxe5 Bxe5 20.Re1 Qc7 21.Qc1

Nd7 22.b4 Nf8 23.f4 Bf6 24.Nh5 Bh4

25.Rf1 f5 26.Be1 Bxe1 27.Rxe1 Rd8

28.a3 Kh8 29.Ng3 Qf7 30.c6 Rc8

31.Qc5 Rxc6 32.Qxd4 Ng6 33.h4 Qd7

34.Qxd7 Bxd7 35.Bxf5 Bxf5 36.Nxf5

Nxf4 37.Re8+ Kh7 38.Re7 Kg6 39.Nd4

Rc3 40.Rxb7 Rxa3 41.Kf2 Kf6 42.g3

Nd5 43.b5 axb5 1/2–1/2 (43) Zhou

Jianchao (2655)-Jakovenko,D (2718)

Moscow RUS 2011) 11...Re8 12.Rad1

(12.Ng3 e5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Rad1 exd4

15.Nxd4 Nb4 16.Bh7+ Kh8 17.Qb1 Nd5

18.Bf5 Qc7 19.Rfe1 N7f6 20.e4 Ne7

21.Bxc8 Raxc8 22.Qc1 c5 23.Nf3 Ng4

24.Ba5 Qxa5 25.Rxd6 Qxa2 26.Re2

Qxb3 27.h3 Nxf2 28.Rxf2 Kg8 29.Nh5

Rc6 30.Rd7 Ng6 31.Qa1 1–0 (31)

Gelfand,B (2723)-Sokolov,I (2689) Wijk

aan Zee 2006) 12...e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5

14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.h3 Bd7

17.Bc3 Rc8 18.Qb2 Bxc3 19.Nxc3 Qc7

20.Ne2 Qe5 21.Qxe5 Rxe5 22.Rfe1 a5

23.Nd4 Rc3 24.f3 g6 25.Kf2 Kf8 26.Rd2

Re8 27.g4 Rec8 28.Ne2 R3c5 29.Rb1 Bb5

30.Bxb5 Rxb5 31.Nd4 Rbc5 32.b4 axb4

33.Rxb4 R8c7 34.Rdb2 Ra5 35.Rb6 Nd7

36.Rxg6 Ne5 37.Rgb6 Nd3+ 38.Kg3 Nxb2

39.Rxb2 b5 40.Rxb5 Rxb5 41.Nxb5 Rc2

42.a4 Rc4 43.Nd4 Rxa4 44.Nf5 Ra6 45.h4

Re6 46.Kf4 Kg8 47.h5 Kh7 48.Nd4 Re8

49.Nb5 Re6 50.Nd4 1/2–1/2 (50)

Jakovenko,D (2716)-Rublevsky,S (2681)

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Poikovsky RUS 2011] 11.cxd5 [Diagram

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] 11...cxd5 12.e4 [De nuevo una jugada similar a la de la 2a partida, la posición es la

misma salvo que la dama blanca está en c2

en vez de la torre en c1.] [12.dxe5 Nxe5

13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Rad1 Bg4 15.f3 Bd7

16.Ne2 Rc8 17.Qb1 Qb6 18.Rc1 Bb8 19.g3

h5 20.Qb2 Bb5 21.Bxb5 axb5 22.Kg2 b4

23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Rc1 Re8 25.Qc2 Bd6

26.Nf4 Bxf4 27.gxf4 Qb5 28.Kf2 Qd7

29.Rg1 Qh3 30.Rg2 Qh4+ 31.Kf1 Qh3

32.Kf2 Qh4+ 33.Kf1 Qh3 34.Kf2 1/2–1/2

(34) Braun,A (2567)-Vitiugov,N (2638)

Kallithea 2008] 12...exd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 [Diagram

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] 15.h3!? [esto se ha jugado solo 1 vez y

parece que solo da igualdad, había algunas

partidas con otras jugadas más interesantes

como]

[15.Rfe1 Bg4 (15...h6 16.Qc4 Nxd5

17.Qxd4 Be6 18.Rad1 Qc7 19.Bc4 Bc5

20.Qh4 Be7 21.Qg3 Bd6 22.Qh4 Be7

1/2–1/2 (22) Vera,R (2510)-Asis

Gargatagli,H (2371) Badalona 2006) 16.Nxd4 Rc8 17.Qb2 Rc5 18.h3 Rxd5

19.Bc3 Bc5 20.hxg4 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Rxd4

22.g5 Ng4 23.Be2 Rf4 24.Bf3 Qxg5 25.Qd2

Qf6 26.Rad1 Rxf3 27.gxf3 Ne5 28.Rxe5

Qxe5 29.Qe3 Qf6 30.Qe4 b5 31.a4 bxa4

32.bxa4 g6 33.Rd5 Rc8 34.Kg2 Rc3 35.f4

Rc8 36.a5 Rd8 37.Qe5 0–1 (37) Peralta,F

(2558)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2603)

Barcelona 2008; 15.Qc4 Bg4 16.Qxd4 Bxf3

17.gxf3 Nxd5 18.Kh1 (18.Rad1 Bc7

19.Bc1 Nf4 20.Bxf4 Qxd4 21.Bxh7+

Kxh7 22.Rxd4 Bxf4 23.Rxf4 Rad8

24.Rc1 Rd7 25.a4 Re8 26.Re4 Rxe4

27.fxe4 Rd3 28.Rc7 Rxb3 29.Rxf7 Rb4

30.f3 Kg6 31.Rd7 Rxa4 32.Rxb7 Ra2

33.h4 a5 34.Rb5 a4 35.Ra5 a3 36.Kf1

Kf6 37.h5 Ke6 38.f4 Kd6 39.Kg1 Kc6

40.e5 Kb6 41.Ra8 Kb7 42.Ra4 Kc6

43.f5 Re2 44.f6 gxf6 45.exf6 Re5

46.Rxa3 Rxh5 1/2–1/2 (46) Greenfeld, A

(2575)-Leitao,R (2604) Sao Paulo 2008) 18...Nf6 19.Bc3 Be7 20.Rad1 Qxd4

21.Bxd4 Rfd8 22.Be5 Kf8 23.Rfe1 Rac8

24.Bf5 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rc5 26.f4 g6 27.Bb1

Ng4 28.Bd4 Rc7 29.h3 Nf6 30.Be5 Rc5

31.Kg2 Ke8 32.Re1 Kd8 33.Bd4 Rd5

34.Bc3 Kd7 35.b4 Rd6 36.a3 Nh5 1/2–1/2

(36) Avrukh,B-Wang Hao Dagomys 2008;

15.Rae1 h6 (15...Bg4 esta partida se jugó

hace 2 días en el Cto de USA. 16.Nxd4 Rc8

17.Qb1 Rc5 18.Bg5? (18.h3=; 18.Be3=) 18...Rxd5 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.Nf5 Nxh7?

(20...g6∓ 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Bxf6+ Qxf6

23.Bxg6 fxg6∓) 21.Bxd8 Bxf5 22.Qc1

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Rxd8÷ 23.Rd1 Bd3 24.Rfe1 Kg8 25.Qc3

Nf6 26.h3 Bb8 27.Re3 Bb5 28.Rxd5 Nxd5

29.Qd4 Bc7 30.Re1 Nf4 31.Qa1 Bb6

32.Rd1 Bd4 33.Qb1 Bd3 0–1 Kaidanov,G-

Hess,R. Cto Usa 13/5/2012) 16.Nxd4

(16.Qc4 Nxd5 17.Qxd4 Be6 18.Bb1 Rc8

19.Qd3 Nf6 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Rd1 Rc5

22.Bb4 Rd5 23.Bxd6 Rxd6 24.Qc2 Bg4

25.f3 Rxd4 26.fxg4 Rxd1 27.Qxd1 Qxd1

28.Rxd1 Nxg4 29.Be4 b6 30.b4 Re8

31.Bf3 Ne5 32.Bb7 a5 33.bxa5 bxa5

34.a4 Rb8 35.Ba6 Rb4 36.Rd5 Ng4

37.Bd3 g6 38.Rxa5 Rd4 39.Be2 h5

40.h3 Rd2 41.Bf3 Ne3 42.Re5 Nf5

43.Kf1 Ra2 44.a5 Kg7 45.Bb7 Kf6

46.Rc5 Ne3+ 47.Kg1 h4 48.a6 Nxg2

49.Bxg2 Rxa6 50.Bd5 Kg7 51.Rc7 Rf6

52.Kg2 Rf5 53.Ba2 Rf4 54.Bd5 Rf5

55.Bf3 Rf4 56.Kf2 Kf6 57.Rc5 Kg7

58.Ke3 Ra4 59.Rc7 Kf6 60.Bd5 Ra3+

61.Kf4 g5+ 62.Kg4 Rg3+ 63.Kh5 Rxh3

64.Rxf7+ Ke5 65.Bf3 Ke6 66.Rf8 Ke7

67.Rf5 Rg3 68.Bg4 h3 69.Rf1 h2

70.Rh1 Rg2 71.Kxg5 Kd6 72.Kf4 Rf2+

73.Kg3 Rd2 74.Bf3 Ke5 75.Re1+ Kd4

76.Bg2 Rb2 77.Kxh2 Rb8 78.Kg3 Rg8+

79.Kf2 Rf8+ 80.Bf3 Rf6 81.Rd1+ Kc5 1–

0 (81) Timoscenko,G (2536)-Godena,M

(2490) Padova 1999) 16...Nxd5 17.Bc4 Nb6

18.Ba5 Bc7 19.Bxb6 Bxb6 20.Nf5 Bd4

21.Ne7+ Kh8 22.Qe4 Qb6 23.Nd5 Qa7

24.Rd1 Bc5 25.Nf4 b5 26.Bd3 g6 27.Qe5+

Kg8 28.Nd5 Bd4 29.Ne7+ Kh7 30.Bxg6+

fxg6 31.Rxd4 Re8 32.Re1 Bf5 33.g4 Bc2

34.Rf4 Rf8 35.Nd5 Qg7 36.Qxg7+ Kxg7

37.Re7+ Kh8 38.Rxf8+ Rxf8 39.h4 a5

40.g5 hxg5 41.hxg5 Rf5 42.Nf6 Rxg5+

43.Kh2 1–0 (43) Yevseev,D (2541)-

Dzhakaev,D (2401) St Petersburg 2001]

15...Bd7 [Diagram

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había una partida rápida con h6]

[15...h6 16.Rad1 Nxd5 17.Nxd4 Qf6 18.Be4

Nf4 19.Be3 Bxh3 20.gxh3 Qg5+ 21.Kh1

Qh4 22.f3 Nxh3 23.Kg2 Qg3+ 24.Kh1 Qh4

25.Kg2 Qg3+ 26.Kh1 Qh4 1/2–1/2 (26)

Krush Irina (USA) (2452)-Enhbat

Tegshsuren (USA) (2391) Internet 2005]

16.Rad1 [Curiosa posición con todas las piezas ocupando la columna "d"]

16...Re8N [Llega la novedad,Anand estaba

jugando muy rápido señal que tiene la

variante bien preparada,se conocía una

partida por correspondencia con 16....Rc8

17. Qb2 Qb6 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc5

20. Nf3 Nxd5 21. Be4 Bc6 22. Ne5 Rce8

23. Bxd5 Rxe5 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rfe1 Rd5

1–0, Galanov, Sergey - Boldysh,

Konstantin, corr. 2008]

17.Nxd4 Rc8 18.Qb1 h6 [evita Ag5 y se

libra de la amenaza del alfil sobre h7 y

amenza con recuperar su peón en d5.]

[18...g6!?]

19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Rc5 [Diagram

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Las negras han cedido la pareja de alfiles

pero ahora recuperarán su peón y la

posición está igualada.] 21.Rfe1 Rxd5

22.Bc3 [22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Bc3 Be5

24.Rxd5 Nxd5=] 22...Rxe1+ [22...Be5

23.Rxd5 Qxd5 24.Bxe5 Rxe5=] 23.Rxe1 Bc5! [Anand busca cambiar el alfil de c3

que es más peligroso que el de f5 sin miedo

a que le tomen f6 ya que quedarían alfiles

de distinto color.] 24.Qc2 [24.Bxf6 gxf6

(24...Qxf6?? 25.Re8+ Bf8 26.Bh7+ Kh8

27.Rxf8#) 25.Qe4 Rd2 26.Qg4+ Kf8

27.Re2 Qd6=] 24...Bd4 25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc8 g6 27.Bg4 h5 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8

29.Bf3 b6 [

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Después de algunos cambios más tenemos

una posición igualada donde las negras no

deben pasar problemas ya que no tienen

debilidades y el caballo no es peor que el

alfil.] 30.Rc1 Rd6 [Anand decide

defenderse sólido y pondrá sus peoens en

negro para que el alfil blanco no los pueda

atacar,era aún mejor jugar más activo con]

[30...Rd2! 31.Rc6 Nd7 32.Rc7 a5 33.Bc6

Nf6 34.Rb7 Rxa2 35.Rxb6 Ra1+ 36.Kh2

Kg7=] 31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 [Para el blanco es mejor mantener las torres y el alfil para

intentar conseguir algo,pero con buena

defensa la posición es tablas.] 32...Nd5

33.g3 [33.Bxd5 Rxd5 34.Rc6 b5 35.f4

b4=] 33...Ne7 [Diagram

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] 34.Be4 [34.Rc7 Kf8= a) 34...Nf5!? 35.Be4 Re6 36.Kd3 Rd6+ 37.Kc3 (37.Ke2

Re6) 37...Nd4 38.Kc4 Ne6 39.Rc8+ Kg7

40.Kb5 Nd4+ 41.Ka6 Rf6=; b) 34...Nd5=;

] 34...Kg7 [Y se firmaron las tablas ya que

la posición está igualada. Parece que

Gelfand tiene que mejorar con blancas para

intentar conseguir algo contra la linea de

5..a6 de Anand que de momento le hace

igualar sin problemas, veremos que nos

depara la 5a partida.]

½-½

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