1e4c52Nf3Nc63Bb5g64O-OBg75Re1e56Bxc6...6.c36...dxc67d3Qe77...Bg48Nbd2...White tried also8.a38...a59.a4Nf610.Na3O-O11.Nc4Nh512.Bd2Qc713.Be3b614.b4b515.axb5cxb516.Rxa5Rxa517.Nxa5cxb418.Nb3Bg4⩱0-1 Svetushkin,D-Sorokin,M/Anibal Open, Linares ESP 1999 (29)8...Nf69.b4Nd710.Nbd2O-O8.a4Nf69.Nbd2O-O10.Nc4Ne811.Be3Nc712.h3f613.Qc1Be614.b3⩲Van der Wiel,J-Van der Weide,K/NLD-chT 1996/EXT 998...Nf69Nc4Nd710Bd2...transfering the bishop to c3, and, at the same time preparing the breakthrough b2-b4. White has the following possibilities as well:10.c3O-O11.a4Rd812.a5Nf813.b3Rb814.h3Qc715.Qc2Ne616.Be3b517.Ncd2Qd618.Rad1Qxd319.Qc1Qd620.Nc4Qc721.Rxd8+Nxd822.Ncxe5!↑1-0 Campora,D-Estremera Panos,S/Santiago 1995/EXT 98 (32)10.Bg5f611.Be3Nf812.a3Bg413.b4Ne614.bxc5Nxc515.Na5Ne616.Qb1⩲½-½ Movsesian,S-Babula,V/Olomouc 1997/CBM 61 (42)10.a4Nb611.Na5O-O12.b3Nd713.Nc4Rd814.Ba3Nf815.Qd2Bg416.Qe3b6½-½ Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 199610...O-O11a3b6Another possibility is11...Rd81-0 Speelman,J-David,A/Mondariz 2000/CBM 79/[Finkel,A] (36)12Bc3a513a4!...Very strong move, which fixes black's pawns on the queenside.13.Qd2?a4!13...Ba614b3Rfb8NAccording to my database, this position appeared for the first time. In the previous Gelfand's game, black continued14...Bxc40-1 Gelfand,B-Radjabov,T/Enghien les Bains FRA 2003/[Postny] (37)15g3...Useful move. Black hasn't any plan, so white can play slowly. He prepares to develop the initiative on both flanks.15...Bxc416bxc4Nf8transfering the knight to e6.16...b517.axb5cxb518.Rxa518.cxb5Rxb5Rxa519.Bxa5b417Qc1!...White improves the position of his queen, transfering it to b2 square.17...Qc717...Qd6!?18Qb2f619Ra3...Now white is ready to occupy the "b' file with all his heavy pieces, thus, putting the pressure on the weak b6 pawn.19...Ne620Rb3Bf8Black prepares to occupy the c5 square with his bishop, after a trade on d4.20...Nd421.Bxd421.Nxd4cxd4cxd422.Rb1Ra623.c5±21Rb1Ra622Qc1...22.Nxe5fxe523.Bxe5Bd624.Bxd6Qxd625.Rxb6Raxb622.g422.h422...Bd622...Nd423.Nxd4cxd424.Bd2Bc525.c3Qf725...dxc326.Qxc326.cxd4exd426...Bxd427.Be327.Qd1⩲23.Bxd4cxd424.c3dxc325.Qxc325.c5Bb4⩱23Qf1!...robbing from black the resourse of d4, and, at the same time, preparing to transfer the queen to h3.23...Qd723...Nd424.Bxd4cxd425.c3dxc326.c5c226...Bxc527.d427.Rc127...Qf728.Nd2bxc529.Rxb8+Bxb830.Nc4±27...bxc528.Rxb8+Qxb829.Nd2!Qb430.Nc4Bf831.Rxc2Qxa432.Rb2and black plays without queen!!!24h4h524...Nd4in view of25.Bxd425.Nxd4cxd426.Bd2Bc5cxd426.c3!dxc327.c5!25Qh3!Bc726Bd2...26.g4Nf426...Rd827Kh1Kh7Black plays, as if white hasn't any plan. It was necessary to put at some moment the knight on d4.27...Nd428.Qxd7Rxd729.Nxd4cxd430.f4⩲28Rg1!...Now white is ready to open the "second front" on the kingside with the breakthrough g3-g4.28...Raa8?28...Nd429.Qxd7+Rxd730.Nxd4cxd431.g4⩲29g4↑Ng729...Nd430.Nxd4cxd431.Qf3↑30Kh2...30.Rb2hxg431.Rxg430...hxg431Rxg4Nh532Rb1Rg833Rbg1±...White's domination is near to absolute. All his pieces located much better, than black's ones. Black's position isn't lost yet, but it is extremely difficult to defend such type of positions.33...Bd634Qg2Qf735Rg5...White doesn't hurry with drastic measures, but waits for black's mistake, and, at the same time, searches the best plan of improving the position.35...Be735...fxg536.Nxg5+36Rg4Bf837Rb1Ra637...Rb838Ng1...White is going to transfer his knight to e2 and afterware to provide the breakthrough f2-f4.38...Bh6It is easy to understand black, who suffers from lack of space and wants to exchange his passive bishop. But, after this trade, the dark squares in black camp will be weak, and the position of black monarch will be vulnerable.39Bxh6Kxh640Nh3!...The next stage is to provide the breakthrough f2-f4, and afterware to put pressure with the heavy pieces on the "g" and "f' files.40...Kh741Kh1!...White doesn't hurry and plays good prophylactic move, thus robbing from black the resourse of c7.41...Rg741...Qc742.Rg1Qg743.f4→42f4exf443Nxf4Nxf444Rxf4+−Ra8Other continuations don't change the evaluation:44...g545.hxg5Qh5+45...Rxg546.Qxg546.Qh2Qxh2+47.Kxh2fxg548.Rf8+−44...Qe645.Qf3Rf745...f546.exf5gxf547.Rxf5+−46.Rg1Ra847.Rf5!+−45Qf2...Now black loses the material.45.Rxb6??Qc745...Rf846Rxb6Qc747Rb1Qe548h5!...White's pieces are much more active, therefore he has a possibility to finish the game with the attack.48.Rf1Rgf749.h5+−48...gxh548...Kg849.hxg6Rxg650.Rf550.Rh4strong enough as well.Rh6+51.Kg1Qc752.Qf4+−48...Qxh5+49.Rh449Rf5Qe850Qxc5Kh651Rbf1Qg652Qe3+Kh753Qh3Kh654e5...Black is hopeless against white's threats, so white's win is unavoidable.54...Rgf755Qe3+Kh756Qf3...It was a very important victory of Israeli's first board, which helped the team to win silver medals!!!
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