[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2004.02.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2591"] [Annotator "Hazai/Lukacs"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation"] [StudyName "JoaBN's Study"] [ChapterName "Carlsen, Magnus - Dolmatov, Sergey"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/0iVkxKw7/vPSCNgBL"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 { [%cal Ye2e4] } 2... d6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. exf5 Bxf5 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Nf6 { This allows White to establish his bishop on the important a2-g8 diagonal. } (8... c6 { ..was therefore more precise by black. } 9. Bf4 (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6) 9... Qb6 (9... Bxc2? { ..this is too greedy and should be punished quickly. } 10. Kd2! Bf5 11. Re1+ Kd7 (11... Kf7 { This runs into trouble. } 12. Bc4+! (12. g4 Be6! (12... Bxg4? 13. Bc4+ d5 14. Nxd5 $18) 13. Rxe6 Kxe6 14. Bc4+ Kd7) 12... d5 13. Nxd5! cxd5 14. Bxd5+ Kg6 15. g4! Bb4+ 16. Ke2! Bxg4+ 17. f3 $40) 12. g4 (12. Kc1) 12... Bg6 13. Kc1 Qb6 14. Qd2 Qc5 15. g5 Kc7 (15... Ne7?? 16. Bh3+ Nf5 17. Re5 { 1-0 Mikac-Zelic, Pula 2006 }) 16. h4 $36 { with good attacking chances for the sacrificed P. } { White has great attacking chances in return for the missing pawn. }) (9... Qf6 10. Qd2 { White wants to avoid the exchange of queens here. } (10. Qe3+ Qe7 11. O-O-O Qxe3+ 12. fxe3 (12. Bxe3 d5) 12... d5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bc4 Nf6) 10... h6 11. O-O-O (11. Be2 { ..is rather slowish by white. Not the kind of move we want to play when attacking. } 11... d5 12. O-O Bd6 (12... O-O-O!?) 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Rfe1+ Ne7 (14... Kf8?! 15. Bf3 Rh7 16. Bxd6+ Qxd6 17. Ne4 $14 { As played in the game Breutigam - Dirr from the 2003 Bundesliga. }) 15. Bf3 O-O-O $13) 11... O-O-O (11... d5? { This advance is as usual met by a piece sacrifice to expose the black king in the middel of the board. } { [%csl Re8] } 12. Nxd5! cxd5 13. Bb5+ Kf7 14. Qxd5+ Be6 15. Qxb7+ Ne7 16. Qxa8 Qxf4+ 17. Kb1 $18) 12. Qe3! Kb8 (12... g5 13. Bg3) 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 { White has a very active position and the pair of bishops. } 14... g5 15. Be3 Bg7 16. c3 Ne7 17. Qa4 $36) 10. Qd2 d5 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nf6 (13... Nh6?? 14. Qh3+ Rd7 15. Nxd5! $18) 14. Qf5+ (14. Rhe1 Bb4) 14... Nd7 (14... Rd7 15. Be5 $14) 15. Be5 Re8 (15... Bb4 16. Bxg7 Rhg8 17. Bd4 Qa6 18. Kb1 $14) 16. Rhe1 $14) 9. Bc4! (9. Bd3 { ..allowing Black to consolidate the position. Exchanges do not favour White here. } 9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 c6 11. O-O Be7 12. Ne2 (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 O-O 14. c4 Bf6 15. Be3 d5 { With an equal position. } { [%cal Gd8d5] }) 12... d5 13. Nd4 Qd7 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Rae1 Bd6 16. f3 Rae8 { As played in the game Lerner - Bareev, Kiev 1986 - this variation has some history! }) 9... c6 10. Bg5 b5 (10... h6!? 11. Bh4 Qe7+ (11... g5 12. Bg3 Qe7+ 13. Kd2 $36) 12. Kf1 $36 { This time the king is more safe on f1. Either way, the point is to bring a rook to e1. } { [%csl Re7,Re8][%cal Ga1e1] } (12. Kd2!? Qe5! 13. Rae1 O-O-O! 14. Rxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $14)) (10... Be7 11. O-O-O b5 (11... d5 12. Rhe1 O-O 13. Qe5 Bg4 14. f3 Bd6 15. Nxd5! { is a beautiful solution! } 15... cxd5 16. Rxd5! $18 Nxd5 (16... Bxe5 17. Rxd8+ Kh8 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Rxe5 $18) 17. Qxd5+ Kh8 18. Bxd8 $18) 12. Bb3 { - 10...b5 }) 11. Bb3 Be7 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Qe7+ 13. Kd2 $36 { [%cal Yh1e1,Ya1e1] }) 12. O-O-O Qd7 (12... a5 13. Rhe1 Kf8 14. Qf4! $18 { White is winning. Black's king is too exposed. } { [%csl Rf8] } (14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 $16)) 13. Rhe1 Kd8 14. Rxe7! $18 { This is a very nice example of White's main plan in this variation. He wants to open up the position and play a gambit against a closed system. Now the king in the middle cannot escape. } 14... Qxe7 15. Qf4 Bd7 16. Ne4 d5 17. Nxf6 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Qd4 { Black resigned. 1-0 } 1-0