Ruslan Sherbakov & Yuri Yakovich - WCC Candidate Matches 2007, SZACHY (Chess)

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Round 1. Game 1
27 May 2007
CarlsenAronian
Ruy Lopez
Notes by grandmaster
Ruslan Scherbakov
20.
E
xf6!?
E
xf6 21.e5 was probably objectively
stronger, with good chances to equalize, for instance,
21...dxe5 (or 21...
E
d8!? 22.exd6
I
xd6 23.
C
e4
I
d5
24.
C
c3) 22.dxe5
I
xd1 23.
G
axd1
E
e7 24.
G
d7 etc.
20...exd5 21.
E
xf6
E
xf6 22.
I
xd5+
G
f7!
Apparently,
White underestimated this resource, planning on
22...
K
h8?! 23.e5! Now the b2pawn hangs, and the pin
of the rook does not trouble Black at all.
23.
I
d2
The White’s position is unpleasant. It would be
much better if he traded out the Black’s strong bishop
by
C
h5!
23...
C
e5!
Right on time!
24.
C
xe5
E
xe5 25.
C
e2
One has to turn to defense.
Attempts of active play could only sharpen the position
without solving any of White’s problems. For instance,
25.
C
f5? d5!, and Black’s trumps outweigh: 26.f4
E
c7
27.g4!?
E
b6+ 28.
K
h1 d4 or simply 28...dxe4 with a big
advantage. By the way, unattractive 25.
G
ad1 is not the
worst idea – the knight would have a chance to get to f5
at some point.
25...
G
bf8 26.
G
f1
In case of 26.f3? a rook sacrifice
decides: 26...
G
xf3! 27.gxf3
I
xh3 with winning attack.
For example, 28.
G
a3 (or 28.f4
I
g4+ 29.
K
h1
I
f3+
30.
K
g1
G
f6! 31.f5
I
xe4, and White is helpless)
28...c3!!, cutting the White’s extra rook off the kingside:
29.
G
xc3
E
xc3 30.bxc3
I
xf3! 31.
C
d4
I
g3+ 32.
K
h1
G
f2 etc.
26...
G
f3!!
1.e4 e5 2.
C
f3
C
c6 3.
E
b5 a6 4.
E
a4
C
f6 5.0–0
E
e7
6.d3
Magnus deviates from the main line, possibly
delaying his Marshall test until the later games.
6...b5 7.
E
b3 d6 8.a4
G
b8
A logical move – Black is
not rushing to determine position of the c8bishop,
planning to develop it to e6 later.
9.axb5 axb5 10.
C
c3
10.c3 seems like a good
alternative, limiting the c6knight and preparing d3d4,
after which White could expect a small edge.
10...0–0 11.h3
White tried 11.
C
e2 and 11.
C
d5, but
without success.
11...
C
b4!?
The
а
5square is not available for the
knight, but Black finds the way to move the cpawn.
This knight maneuver is a novelty. In the games played
about 100 years ago, Black preferred an immediate
11...
E
е
6, and after that the line fell out of fashion
completely.
12.
C
e2 c5 13.
C
g3
E
e6
A typical maneuver that
neutralizes White’s strong lightsquared bishop.
Sometimes Black is ready to spend two tempi on it
(when the bishop is first developed to b7).
14.
E
xe6 fxe6 15.c3
C
c6 16.
G
e1
I
d7
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Black solved the opening problems, if there were any to
begin with. All his pieces are well developed and ready
for action, and the doubled pawns increase control of
the center and give Black the ffile.
17.d4
Perhaps White should have delayed this advance
in favor of something like 17.
E
e3 or 17.
E
g5.
17...exd4 18.cxd4 c4!
This reply probably already
gives Black better chances, because his queenside
pawns are strong. White cannot benefit from his pawn
center, because his pieces are not very active. Of
course, not 18...cxd4? 19.
C
xd4, and Black’s central
pawns can become vulnerable.
19.
E
g5 h6 20.d5?!
A tempting, but very responsible
decision. White plays his trumps, but it gives Black a
strong bishop in addition to powerful queenside pawns.
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Nevertheless!! This brilliant resource is both attacking
and defensive, as White threatened to drive the bishop
away from its stronghold on e5.
27.
G
a3?
The previous move caught Carlsen
completely unprepared, and the Norwegian failed to
keep cool. 27.gxf3 also loses: 27...
G
xf3 28.
I
d5+
(28.
C
g3
I
xh3 or 28.
C
f4
E
xf4 29.
I
d5+
K
h7
30.
I
f5+
I
xf5 31.exf5
E
e5 is hopeless for White)
28...
K
h7 29.
G
a8
I
xh3!, and the Black’s king runs
away from the checks: 30.
I
g8+
K
g6 31.
I
e8+
K
g5
32.
I
e7+
K
h5! (but not 32...
E
f6?? 33.
I
xd6)
33.
I
e8+ g6 etc. White must play 27.
I
d5+!
K
h7
28.
G
ad1 with the idea
I
xe5. Black can reply by
28...
I
c8!, but White creates counterchances:
29.
I
xb5!? (or 29.
C
d4
G
xh3 30.
C
f5 (weaker is
30.
C
e6?
E
h2+ 31.
K
h1
G
h4 32.
C
xf8+
I
xf8)
30...
G
b3 31.f4
E
xb2 32.
C
xd6) 29...
G
b3 (29...
G
xh3!?
30.f4!) 30.
I
d5
G
xb2 – Black’s advantage is
undisputable, but White retains good drawing chances.
27...
G
xa3 28.bxa3
I
c6
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Now Black has a strong passed cpawn, and White lacks
counterplay. The rest is a matter of technique.
29.
C
d4
E
xd4 30.
I
xd4
G
a8 31.
G
a1 c3 32.
I
b4
I
c5 33.
I
b3+
K
h8 34.
G
a2
G
a4! 35.
G
e2
G
xa3
36.
I
d1
G
a8
White resigns.
counterplay in that case, too), and here Gurevich tested
11...
I
e7 (safer is 11...0–0) 12.c3 (12.c4!?) 12...
E
d7
(12...0–0!? again looked okay) 13.
I
b3 0–0–0
14.
G
ae1 c6, and won after a long struggle (Acs
Gurevich, St. Vincent 2002). White also played 9.
I
d2,
preparing a long castling, but Mikhail played some
games on this subject as well.
9...c5 10.
E
b5+
White tried different approaches, but
never could create any real problems for the opponent.
Even such a theorist as Ivanchuk failed to obtain an
advantage after 10.dxc5
E
xc5 11.
E
d3 0–0 12.
I
e2
I
c7 13.0–0–0
C
f4 14.
E
xf4
I
xf4+ 15.
K
b1 b6 16.g3
I
c7 17.
E
e4
E
b7 18.
E
xb7
I
xb7 19.
C
e5
G
ad8, and
Black equalized in IvanchukDrozdovskij, Odessa 2006.
The textmove looks interesting – White gains time to
develop the initiative.
10...
E
d7 11.
E
xd7+
I
xd7 12.c4
C
b6 13.
G
c1
E
e7
Black also played 13...
G
c8, but Gurevich prefers to
prepare short castling.
14.dxc5
E
xc5 15.b4
E
e7 16.c5
C
d5 17.
C
e5
I
c7
18.
I
a4+
K
f8
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Series of energetic moves allowed White to deprive the
opponent of the right to castle. The Black’s position
looks dangerous. However, Mikhail encountered such
situations many times in the Meran – a strong knight on
d5 helps Black to keep control of the position and gain
time to complete development.
19.
C
c4 h5!
In IordachescuMeier (Dresden 2007)
Black preferred 19...g6 20.0–0
K
g7 21.
I
b3
G
hd8
22.
G
fe1
G
ac8 and eventually won the game, although
White’s queenside majority offers him better chances.
Apparently, Black’s rooks on the back rank seemed too
passive for Gurevich, and he found an excellent way to
direct one of them in a different way!
20.0–0
In case of 20.h4 Black continues 20...g6
followed by
K
g7, while the pawn on h4 makes it more
difficult for White to develop. 20.
I
a5 also gives
nothing: 20...
I
xa5 (or 20...b6!? 21.
C
xb6!?
C
xb6
22.cxb6
I
xb6 23.
I
xb6 axb6 24.
G
c6
E
d8) 21.
C
xa5
b6, and a strong knight on d5 saves Black from trouble.
20...h4 21.h3
G
h5 22.
G
fe1
An attempt to trade the
strong knight by 22.
C
e3 is always met by 22...
C
f4.
22...a6 23.
I
b3
G
d8 24.a3
K
g8 25.
G
c2
G
f5 26.
E
c1
LekoGurevich
French Defense
Notes by grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov
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9.
E
d2
Leko decides to keep the bishop. In case of
9.
E
d3 Black takes on e3: 9...
C
xe3 10.fxe3
E
d6 11.0–
0 (Black holds the ending after 11.e4 e5! 12.dxe5
E
c5
13.
E
b5+ c6 14.
I
xd8+
K
xd8 15.
E
c4
K
e7, Leko
Ivanchuk, Monaco 2007. White also tried long castling
after 11.
I
d2 or 11.
I
e2, but Black has enough
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.
C
c3
C
f6 4.
E
g5 dxe4
This line of
the French has become quite a troublesome for White,
as he cannot find any advantage. Maybe Nimzovich and
Sveshnikov are right about 3.e5!?
5.
C
xe4
C
bd7 6.
C
f3 h6 7.
C
xf6+
C
xf6 8.
E
e3
Another option is 8.
E
h4, but 8...c5 gives Black a
decent game.
8...
C
d5
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White cannot find a plan to make use of his queenside
majority, therefore one can conclude that Black
equalized the game.
26...
C
f4 27.
E
xf4
G
xf4 28.
C
e5
G
fd4 29.
G
c4
G
4d5
30.
C
f3
G
d3 31.
G
c3
G
3d5
A draw agreed – neither side can improve his position.
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A completely new idea! Black is not worried about the
knight arriving on b5, preferring to establish a firm
control of the b4square and block the activity of
White’s queenside pawns.
15.h4 h5
A small clarification on another wing – Sergey
does not yield anywhere!
16.
G
c1
G
g8 17.
K
e2
E
c5 18.
C
b5
K
e7 19.
E
c3 b6
20.
G
hd1 f6 21.
G
d2
G
gd8
Black gradually brings his
pieces into the game, while White has no chance to
initiate anything active, because it is very difficult to find
a decent breakthrough.
22.
G
cd1
C
f8 23.
C
a7
G
xd2+ 24.
E
xd2
The bishop
had no business on c3 – one should try to break the
fortress on the queenside.
24...
G
c7 25.
C
b5
G
c8 26.
E
f4
E
e8
A safe approach.
Also possible is 26...e5 27.
E
e3
E
xe3 28.
K
xe3
G
c2.
Black was worried about 29.
C
c3
G
xb2 30.
C
d5+ , but
detailed analysis shows that he can hold: 30...
K
e8 (or
even 30...
K
d6 31.
C
xf6+ (31.
E
c4 f5!) 31...
K
c5
32.
G
c1+
K
d6 with a move repetition) 31.
C
c7+
(31.
E
c4?!
C
e6 32.
E
b5+
K
f8) 31...
K
e7 32.
C
d5+
(32.
E
c4?!
E
f7) 32...
K
e8 with a draw. Being under
time pressure, Sergey was understandably reluctant to
make his king a target. The textmove solves all the
problems.
27.
C
d6
G
d8 28.
C
xe8
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PonomariovRublevsky
Slav Defense
Notes by grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.
C
f3
C
f6 4.
C
c3 dxc4 5.a4
E
f5
6.
C
e5 e6 7.f3 c5!?
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This move became popular after the KramnikTopalov
match, Elista 2006. I should remind that Sergey
Rublevsky was among the Kramnik’s helpers during the
match.
8.e4
E
g6 9.
E
e3 cxd4 10.
I
xd4
I
xd4 11.
E
xd4
C
fd7 12.
C
xd7
C
xd7 13.
E
xc4
White obtained a
certain advantage: his pieces are more active, while the
Black’s bishop is locked on g6. However, it is hard to
gain anything serious, as the Black’s position is very
solid.
13...
G
c8
After a more common 13...a6 Black usually
holds the position. For instance, in the 6
th
game of the
TopalovKramnik match Black neutralized the
opponent’s initiative after 14.
K
e2
G
g8 15.
G
hd1
G
c8
16.b3
E
c5 17.a5
K
e7. However, in the recent match
AronianKramnik (Yerevan 2007) Levon created
problems for the opponent by 14.h4
G
c8 15.
E
a2 h6
16.
G
c1
G
g8 17.
K
e2
E
c5 18.
E
xc5
G
xc5 19.
C
b1
K
e7
20.
G
xc5
C
xc5 21.h5
E
h7 22.
G
c1
C
d7 23.
C
d2, and
Black did not manage to bring his lightsquared bishop
back into the game without queenside losses. As we’ll
see, Rublevsky plans a different role for his apawn.
14.
E
a2
Interesting is 14.
E
b5!? a6 15.
E
xd7+
K
xd7
16.
K
e2
G
g8 17.
G
hd1
K
e8 18.
E
b6 with some
pressure, which does not seem too promising, though.
14...a5!?
28...
G
xe8!
This is more accurate than 28...
G
xd1
29.
K
xd1
K
xe8 30.g4 with good chances to remove
the h4pawn from the dark square, although it is
unlikely to provide any real winning chances – the
position remains too closed for bishops.
29.
E
d2
C
g6 30.
G
c1
Threatening to take on a5 at
some point.
30...
G
d8!
The most accurate. Taking the pawn is
unnecessary: 30...
C
xh4?! 31.
G
h1
C
g6 (31...
C
xg2??
32.
G
h2) 32.
G
xh5 etc.
31.g3
After 31.
E
xa5?
C
f4+ 32.
K
f1
C
d3! White
risked losing: 33.
G
xc5
C
xc5 34.
E
xb6
G
c8 35.a5
C
d3 etc.
31...
C
e5
Black has solved all the problems.
32.
E
c3
32.
E
xa5 achieves nothing in view of
32...
C
d3.
32...
C
c6
The knight goes to d4 – a draw is imminent.
33.
E
c4
C
d4+ 34.
E
xd4
G
xd4 35.b3 g6
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Here the players agreed to a draw.
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A new move that poses serious problems – White
increases control of the key c5square. In Novikov
Nosenko (Simferopol 1991) White played 14.a3, and
now 14...b4!? 15.axb4
E
xb4 followed by ...c6c5 when
appropriate deserved attention.
14...
I
a5 15.a3
Threatening b2b4, after which taking
on
а
3 is impossible due to the queen getting trapped.
Black’s reply is forced.
15...b4 16.axb4
E
xb4
In case of 16...
I
xb4 17.
C
e1!
Black is practically forced to sacrifice a pawn: 17...c5!?
18.
C
xc5
C
xc5 19.dxc5
G
fc8 20.
C
d3
I
b5, but the
compensation may be insufficient.
17.
G
a1!?
An interesting rearrangement! After
17.
C
fd2!? Black can play 17...c5!? 18.
C
b3
E
xe4
19.
I
xe4
I
b6. White stand more actively, but Black
has no obvious weaknesses.
17...
I
b6 18.
G
fc1
G
fd8
In the event of 18...
G
fc8
White has 19.
C
fd2!
E
xd2 20.
C
xd2 c5 21.
C
c4
I
d8
(21...
I
c7? 22.
C
a5) 22.
C
d6, winning an exchange.
19.
C
e1!
White gradually brings his pieces in the right
direction.
19...e5
Black tries to undermine White’s pawn chain
from another side, but it brings no relief.
20.
C
d3! exd4 21.
C
xb4
I
xb4 22.
G
a4
I
b6 23.exd4!
Weaker is 23.
G
xd4?! c5!, because the
с
5pawn is
untouchable: 24.
C
xc5??
C
xc5 25.
G
xd8+
I
xd8
26.
I
xc5
G
c8, and wins.
23...
C
f8 24.
I
c3
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White’s strategy proved right – he controls the c5
square and exerts pressure on the backward cpawn. He
has a clear advantage.
GelfandKasimdzhanov
Slav Defense
Notes by grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.
C
f3
C
f6 4.
C
c3 e6 5.
E
g5 h6
6.
E
xf6
The AntiMoscow Gambit (6.
E
h4), which
leads to extremely sharp game, is more popular
recently, however, Gelfand selects a calmer
continuation.
6...
I
xf6 7.e3
C
d7 8.
I
c2
I
d8
Kasimdzhanov goes
for rather passive setup. An alternative plan is linked
with 8...g6 and
E
g7.
9.
E
d3
E
e7 10.0–0 0–0 11.
G
ac1 dxc4 12.
E
xc4 b5
13.
E
e2
E
b7
A typical position of the variation. Black
can solve his problems if he advances the cpawn,
getting rid of a backward pawn and unlocking the light
squared bishop. Otherwise White retains a lasting
advantage.
14.
C
e4!?
24...
E
c8 25.
C
c5
G
b8 26.b3
I
c7
Black could try to
trade the strong knight by 26...
C
e6!? 27.
E
c4
C
xc5
28.dxc5
I
c7, but this position is also hard to defend.
27.
I
g3?!
White exchanges an influential defender, but
eases the Black’s task. More natural is 27.
E
c4,
retaining the advantage.
27...
I
xg3 28.hxg3
C
e6! 29.
E
c4
C
xd4 30.
G
xa7
E
e6 31.
C
xe6 fxe6 32.
G
e1
K
h8 33.
G
e3 c5 34.g4
Black has achieved a lot, but White still has an edge.
The rook ending is drawn, but how can one play for a
win without taking on e6?
34...
G
d6 35.g5!
This is the only way!
35...hxg5 36.
G
g3
G
db6 37.
G
xg5
G
6b7 38.
G
xb7
G
xb7 39.
G
xc5
C
xb3?!
More accurate is 39...
K
h7
40.
G
e5
K
g6 with some drawing chances, although
White can try to convert an extra pawn.
40.
G
h5+
K
g8 41.
E
xe6+
K
f8 42.
E
d5
G
b6 43.
G
f5+
K
e8 44.
G
f7
C
d4!? 45.
G
xg7?
Going right into the
trap! After 45.
G
c7 White still had winning chances.
45...
C
e2+
7.b4
E
g4!?
More common is 7...a5 8.bxa5
I
xa5
9.
E
d2 b4 followed by
C
e4 with a roughly equal game.
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8.h3?!
Too slow. More active is 8.a4!?
C
bd7 9.
E
b2
(KozulKuljasevic, Warsaw 2005) or 9.
I
b3 (Lalic –
Gupta, Port Erin 2005) with a complex struggle. Now
Black equalizes without difficulties.
8...
E
xf3 9.gxf3 a5 10.bxa5
E
g7 11.f4
I
xa5 12.
E
d2
b4 13.
C
e2
C
e4 14.
E
g2
C
xd2 15.
I
xd2
C
d7
In the
near future the a and b pawns will be traded with
complete equality.
16.0–0 0–0 17.
G
ab1
I
xa2 18.
G
b2
I
a6 19.
G
xb4
G
fb8 20.
G
fb1
G
xb4 21.
G
xb4 h6 22.
E
f3
G
b8
23.
C
c1
G
xb4 24.
I
xb4 e6 25.
I
b1 g5 26.fxg5 hxg5
27.
C
d3
E
f6 28.
E
e2
I
a7
Game drawn.
GrischukMalakhov
Sicilian Defense
Notes by grandmaster Yury Yakovich
1.e4 c5 2.
C
f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.
C
xd4
C
f6 5.
C
c3
C
c6
In the Sicilian, Malakhov shares his love between the
Dragon and the Rauzer. In today’s game he selected the
latter variation.
6.
E
g5
E
d7
Normally Vladimir plays 6...e6, but he
failed to solve opening problems in recent games
against Yakovich and Inarkiev, played in the Russian
Club Championship in Dagomys. Malakhov’s second
Alexey Dreev often employs 6...
E
d7.
7.
I
d2
C
xd4
7...
G
c8 is common, which leads to
exceptionally sharp position after 8.f4
C
xd4 9.
I
xd4
I
a5 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 e6 12.0–0–0
E
c6 13.
C
b5
E
xb5 14.exf6.
8.
I
xd4 h6 9.
E
xf6 gxf6
According to Botvinnik,
disadvantages of the pawn structure in such positions
are compensated by the bishop pair and control of the
central squares. However, recently White started to get
an edge, utilizing his development lead and precarious
location of the Black’s king.
10.
E
b5!
Depriving Black of the two bishop advantage.
10...
E
c6
Trying to improve the pawn structure. Weaker
is 10...
E
xb5 11.
C
xb5
I
a5+ 12.
C
c3 with an
advantage to White (LutherSchlichtmann, Crans
Montana 1999).
KamskyBacrot
Slav Defense
Notes by grandmaster Yury Yakovich
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.
C
f3
C
f6 4.
C
c3 a6
The
Chebanenko Variation of the Slav Defense is one of the
safest openings for Black at present time.
5.e3 b5 6.c5
White gains space, planning to carry out
a2a4 and seize the afile.
6...g6
A popular move. 6...
E
g4 is weaker because of
7.
I
b3! followed by
а
4. In Hillarp PerssonArlandi
(Calvia (ol) 2004) White carried out a typical plan for
this variation: 7...
C
bd7 8.a4
E
xf3 9.gxf3 e5 10.
I
a3
G
c8 11.axb5 axb5 12.
E
h3 exd4 13.exd4
E
e7 14.
I
a5!
0–0 15.
I
xd8
G
fxd8 16.
G
a6 with a clear advantage.
6...
C
bd7 7.b4!? a5! also offers decent equalizing
chances.
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46.
K
f1
46.
K
h2??
G
h6, checkmate!
46...
C
c3
Threatening the mate from another side!
47.
G
b7
A draw is agreed – Black can simply take the
d5knight.
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Ruslan Sherbakov & Yuri Yakovich - WCC Candidate Matches 2007, SZACHY (Chess)

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