Games
[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2021.07.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
{[%evp 0,68,19,29,44,11,19,24,12,-4,-4,7,-1,3,71,56,2,9,46,27,36,47,55,-21,59,
59,78,41,31,35,36,31,34,15,24,50,31,11,104,-77,-66,-79,-116,-117,-117,-117,-85,
-85,-88,-121,-138,-135,-135,-149,-115,-115,-73,-153,-142,-159,-232,-258,-212,
-235,-154,-360,-174,-1159,-1045,-1315,-1315]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4.
c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 {This active approach against the Italian has
gained more and more attention lately, mainly thanks to the efforts of the
likes of Aronian, So and Nakamura.
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鉴了西班牙开局马歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。
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了西班牙开局马歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大
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西班牙开局马歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部
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班牙开局马歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分
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牙开局马歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋
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开局马歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手
紑灞€椹瓏灏斿純鍏电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦
€灞€椹瓏灏斿純鍏电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦?
局马歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在
眬椹瓏灏斿純鍏电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ?
€椹瓏灏斿純鍏电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ
马歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此
┈姝囧皵寮冨叺鐨勬兂娉曪紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧
瓏灏斿純鍏电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧?
歇尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d
瓏灏斿純鍏电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6
囧皵寮冨叺鐨勬兂娉曪紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6?
尔弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6
皵寮冨叺鐨勬兂娉曪紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛?
斿純鍏电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄
弃兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，
純鍏电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦
冨叺鐨勬兂娉曪紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦?
兵的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑
叺鐨勬兂娉曪紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂?
电殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归
的想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方
殑鎯虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀
勬兂娉曪紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀?
想法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵
兂娉曪紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨?
虫硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭
法，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型
硶锛屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝
曪紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝?
，但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较
紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓?
屼絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹
但这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为
絾杩欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ
嗚繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ?
这不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳
繖涓嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋?
欎笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ
不是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健
笉鏄タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝
嶆槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝?
是西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，
槸瑗跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣?
タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚
西班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但
タ鐝墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖
跨彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖?
班牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这
彮鐗欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓?
墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆
牙开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不
墮寮€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸
欏紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸?
开局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是
紑灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉?
€灞€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞
局。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是科
眬銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉
€銆傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉?
。大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是科斯
€傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧?
傚ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱
大部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是科斯坚
ぇ閮ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航
ч儴鍒嗘鎵嬪湪姝よ蛋d6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航?
部分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是科斯坚纽
儴鍒嗘鎵嬪湪姝よ蛋d6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏?
ㄥ垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏嬬
分棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是科斯坚纽克
垎妫嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏嬬殑
嗘鎵嬪湪姝よ蛋d6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏嬬殑?
棋手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是科斯坚纽克的
鎵嬪湪姝よ蛋d6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏嬬殑椋?
嬫墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏嬬殑椋庢
手在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是科斯坚纽克的风
墜鍦ㄦ璧癲6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏嬬殑椋庢牸
嬪湪姝よ蛋d6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏嬬殑椋庢牸?
在此走d6，黑方阵型较为稳健，但这不是科斯坚纽克的风格
湪姝よ蛋d6锛岄粦鏂归樀鍨嬭緝涓虹ǔ鍋ワ紝浣嗚繖涓嶆槸绉戞柉鍧氱航鍏嬬殑椋庢牸銆?
} 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 {[%cal Rf3e5,Re1e5,Gc6e5]} Bg4 {Active defense of the
center.} 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 {正常的出子，符合开局原则。} ({
Black is not afraid to sacrifice a pawn a la the Marshall Gambit after
白方接受弃兵之后，黑方也可以通过冲击h兵获得有较好的局
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方接受弃兵之后，黑方也可以通过冲击h兵获得有较好的局面
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接受弃兵之后，黑方也可以通过冲击h兵获得有较好的局面。
} 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 c6 13. Qf3 Bd6 14. Re1 Kh8 {intending to
push the f-pawn as in McShane,L (2640)-Sethuraman,S (2646) Riadh 2017} 15. Bxd5
cxd5 16. Bf4 d4 17. cxd4 Bb4 18. Nc3 Qxd4 19. h4 f5 20. g5 Bh5 21. Qg3 Rad8 22.
Re3 Bc5 23. Rae1 Qb4 24. Re6 Rd4 25. a3 Qxb2 26. Ne2 Ra4 27. Be5 Qa2 28. Nf4
Bf7 29. Rh6 Kg8 30. g6 hxg6 31. Nxg6 Bxf2+ 32. Kf1 Bxg6 33. Qxg6 Rg4 34. Qh7+
Kf7 35. Qxf5+ Kg8 36. Rh8+ Kxh8 37. Qxf8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ {1-0 (38) McShane,L
(2640)-Sethuraman,S (2646) Riadh 2017}) 10... Nb6 11. Bb3 {Previously, White
was mainly putting more pressure against the black center with 11.Bb5.} Kh8 $5
{Once again a very concrete, aggressive move by Kosteniuk. She is ready for
the kingside push. This was also the Russian's first long thought, almost a
quarter of an hour spent on her clock. 积极的计划，准备冲击f7兵。}
({Black, however, may also choose to play on the other side:
当然，黑方在此也可以在后翼发动进攻，例如} 11... a5 12. Ne4
a4 13. Bc2 Ra5 14. b4 axb3 15. Bxb3 Be7 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. d4 Bf6 18. Be3 exd4 19.
Nxd4 Nd5 {with unclear consequences in Anand,V (2753)-Mamedyarov,S (2782)
Zagreb 2021}) 12. Ne4 Bd6 13. g4 {The first long deliberation by Muzychuk. She
needs to stop the black f-pawn. In fact, White does want to exploit the
f5-square for her knight, but this is easier said than done.} Bg6 14. Ng3 $146
{新着法，也可以考虑在中心进行反击。} ({Giri managed to
pressure his opponent after} 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Be7 17. Bf4 f5
18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Ng5 {Giri,A (2783)-Inarkiev,E (2693) St Petersburg 2018,
and this seems like the right thing to do. In any case, playing without the
queens is far more pleasant for White.} Nd5 20. Bd2 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Nf6 22. f3 h6
23. Be3 Nd5 24. Bc5 Rf7 25. Rad1 Rfd7 26. Bc2 b6 27. Bd4 Ne7 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29.
Rxe7+ Rxe7 30. Rxd8 fxg4 31. Bxg6 Kxg6 32. Rg8+ Kf5 33. Rxg4 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Rb1
35. b4 b5 36. Rh4 Rb2+ 37. Kg3 Rc2 38. Rxh6 Rxc3 39. Rh5+ Kf6 40. Rxb5 Rc2 41.
a3 Rc6 42. Rc5 Ra6 43. Ra5 Rc6 44. Rxa7 Rc3 45. Ra5 Rd3 46. h4 Rc3 47. h5 Rd3
48. Kg4 {1-0 (48) Giri,A (2783)-Inarkiev,E (2693) St Petersburg 2018}) 14...
Nd7 15. Bc2 {[%cal Rc2f5,Rg3f5,Rg4f5,Gg6f5,Gf7f5,Gf8f5] All eyes on the
f5-square! 所有的斗争集中在f5格上面。} a5 {Kosteniuk expands on
the queenside just like Mamedyarov did against Anand.
科斯坚纽克开辟新战场了，从后翼发动进攻。} ({Instead} 15...
h6 $5 {deserves attention too, intending to meet} 16. h4 {with} ({Black
however might have feared} 16. b4 a6) 16... f5 $1 {
这里无论白方如何应对，黑方将获得巨大的优势。} {Stockfish
14:} 17. gxf5 ({Stockfish 14:} 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. gxf5 Rxf5 19. Ng5 Qf6 20. Qg4
hxg5 21. hxg5 Qg6 22. Re4 Kg8 23. Qh3 Raf8 24. Be3 Kf7 25. d4 Rxg5+ 26. Kh1 Ne7
27. Bxg5 Qxg5 28. Rg1 Qh6 29. Qxh6 gxh6 30. dxe5 Nxe5 31. Rf4+ Ke8 32. Ba4+
N7c6 33. Bxc6+ Nxc6 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rg6 Ne5 36. Rxh6 Nd3 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38.
Ra8 a6 39. Kg2 Nxb2 $19 {[%eval -239,33]}) ({Stockfish 14:} 17. g5 e4 18. Nh2
exd3 19. Qxd3 Nde5 20. Qf1 f4 21. Ne4 Qd7 22. b4 Rae8 23. f3 Bh5 24. a4 Ne7 25.
gxh6 gxh6 26. Nxd6 cxd6 27. Kh1 Bg6 28. Be4 d5 29. Bb1 Qd6 30. h5 Bxb1 31. Rxb1
Qf6 32. c4 Nxc4 33. Qd3 Rg8 34. Bd2 Nxd2 35. Qxd2 d4 36. Re4 Nf5 37. Rxe8 Rxe8
38. Qxf4 Rg8 39. Ng4 Qh4+ $19 40. Qh2 {[%eval -260,33]}) ({Stockfish 14:} 17.
h5 fxg4 18. hxg6 gxf3 19. Re4 Nf6 20. Qxf3 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Qf6 22. Be3 Ne7 23. a4
Rae8 24. Kf1 b6 25. b4 Nxg6 26. Ke2 Qf7 27. Kd2 Nf4 28. a5 Rd8 29. axb6 axb6
30. d4 g6 31. Kc1 Rde8 32. Kb2 exd4 33. Bxd4+ Kh7 $19 {[%eval -382,33]}) 17...
Bxf5 18. Ng5 Qf6 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. f4 hxg5 21. d4 e4 22. Bxe4 Qf7 23. hxg5 g6
24. Qf3 Rae8 25. Bd2 Nb6 26. b3 Bxf4 27. Bxf4 Qxf4 28. Qxf4 Rxf4 29. Bxc6 Rxe1+
30. Rxe1 bxc6 31. Re6 Nd5 32. Rxc6 Rf7 33. c4 Nb4 34. Rxg6 Nxa2 35. Ra6 Nc1 36.
g6 Rd7 37. b4 Nd3 38. Rxa7 Kg7 39. Kg2 Kxg6 $17 {[%eval -146,33]}) 16. h4 h6 $5
({With the g5-square too soft, Black cannot afford} 16... f5 $6 17. gxf5 Bxf5
18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Ng5 $1 $11) {[%tqu "En","~/=1/2ڴ˸_|ν>=BQ","","",
"h4h5","Muzychuk is also immensely aggressive on the kingside.
白方也准备在王翼进行反击，先冲兵到g5也值得考虑。",10,
"g4g5","when",10]} 17. h5 $1 {Muzychuk is also immensely aggressive on the
kingside.
白方也准备在王翼进行反击，先冲兵到g5也值得考虑。} ({
Interesting is} 17. g5 $5 {when} hxg5 ({But Black can react instead with} 17...
h5 $11) ({Or perhaps even better} 17... f5 18. gxh6 f4 19. hxg7+ Kxg7 20. Ne4
Rh8 $11 {trying to take over the initiative in similar fashion as in the game
later. 均势，但是白方必须十分小心} ({Or} 20... Nf6)) 18. h5 $1 $14
{looks good for White.} {Stockfish 14:} Bh7 19. Nxg5 f5 20. Qf3 Qf6 21. d4 {
[%cal Rc2h7]} Ne7 22. Qg2 Bg8 23. Nf3 f4 24. Ne4 Qh6 25. Ba4 Nc6 26. Nh4 Bf7
27. Ng6+ Bxg6 28. Qxg6 exd4 29. cxd4 Bb4 30. Bd2 Qxg6+ 31. hxg6 Bxd2 32. Nxd2
Rf6 33. Rac1 Rxg6+ 34. Kf1 Rd6 35. Bxc6 bxc6 36. Nf3 Nf6 37. Ng5 Rxd4 38. Rxc6
Rd2 39. Rxc7 $14) 17... Bh7 18. g5 {Obvious, but White is about to face a
nasty surprise.} f5 $1 {The game is opened in Black's favor. 反击！} ({
Instead} 18... hxg5 $6 19. Nxg5 {would have led to White's dream position after
} Bg8 ({or after} 19... Nf6 20. Kg2 {[%cal Ge1h1]}) 20. h6 gxh6 21. Qh5 $18 {
Stockfish 14:} Qf6 {[%tqu "En","","","","e1e4","",10]} 22. Re4 $5 {[%cal Ge4h4]
} Qg6 23. Qh3 f5 24. Rh4 Rf6 {[%csl Rh6]} 25. d4 {[%cal Rc2g6]} Bf8 26. Bxf5
Rxf5 27. Nxf5 Be6 {[%tqu "En","","","","f5e7","",10]} 28. Ne7 $1 {[%cal Re6h3,
Re7g6]} Qxg5+ 29. Bxg5 Bxh3 30. Nxc6 Be6 31. Bxh6 bxc6 32. Bxf8+ Kg8 33. Ba3
Kf7 34. f3 exd4 35. Rf4+ Nf6 36. Bc5 Rg8+ 37. Kf2 dxc3 38. Bd4 Rg6 39. Bxc3 Ke7
40. Rh4 Kf7 41. Bxa5 Bd5 42. Bc3 $18) 19. gxh6 ({Stronger seems} 19. d4 $1 {
Black is fine in all the lines, but the game remains unclear; for example,} f4
({Or} 19... exd4 $2 20. cxd4 f4 21. Ne4 $17) (19... e4 $2 20. Nh4 hxg5 $2 (
20... Ne7 $1) 21. Ng6+ Bxg6 22. hxg6 $18 {Stockfish 14:} Nf6 23. Kg2 Ng8 24.
Qh5+ Nh6 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Qxg5 Be7 27. Qh5 $18) 20. Bxh7 fxg3 21. Bc2 gxf2+
22. Kxf2 exd4 23. Qd3 {It seems as White will soon mate, but the exchange
sacrifice} Rxf3+ $1 24. Qxf3 Nde5 $17 {leaves Black perfectly fine.}) ({
Of course not} 19. gxf6 Qxf6 $19 {which only brings the black pieces in.
黑方明显优势。}) 19... gxh6 20. Bxh6 Rg8 {The white king is too exposed,
and the pin along the g-file is more than nasty.} 21. Bb3 ({After} 21. Kf1 Qf6
22. Bd2 Rg4 {Black's attack unfolds by itself.}) 21... Qf6 $1 {[%cal Ga8g8]
Kosteniuk wants to keep the queens aboard.
黑方弃车，准备用后、车、马、象联合从王翼攻进白方的阵
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} ({True,} 21... f4 {也行} 22. Bxg8 Qxg8 23. Qb3 fxg3 $19 {would be great
for Back too.}) 22. Bxg8 Rxg8 23. Bg5 {The lesser evil.} ({Or else White drops
a whole piece after} 23. Qd2 f4) ({Or} 23. Bd2 f4) {[%tqu "En","_|ڷ1/
2><恿R已綹^劣势了|_-/+<<是白?/2阵-/+厝?/+愀~~显|_再次弃=/+-/+吗Q?,
"","","g8g5","",10]} 23... Rxg5 $1 24. Nxg5 Qxg5 {At the end of the day, an
original piece ratio has appeared on the board. The three black light pieces
are obviously mightier than the couple of white rooks, and as usual in these
positions everything is decided by a direct attack.} 25. Kf1 ({The king will
not survive on the h-file for long:} 25. Kh1 Nf6) 25... Nf6 26. Qf3 Ng4 {
[%cal Rg4h2] This maneuver is obvious. Black increases her attacking potential
easily.} 27. Qg2 ({What is not that obvious is that the white king is stuck
and the attempt to run away} 27. Ke2 e4 $1 28. dxe4 Nce5 29. Qg2 f4 {would
have finished the game at once.}) 27... e4 $1 {Still this break! Kosteniuk
wants to clear the e5-square for her knight.} 28. d4 {The e5-square is
rejected.} ({Moreover, the capture is simply impossible due to} 28. dxe4 f4 $1
29. Nf5 f3 $1 {[%cal Gg2f3,Rg4h2] 引入战术，您看到了吗？}) 28... Nd8
$3 {[%cal Rd8e6,Re6f4] But there is an even nicer square for the knight on f4!}
29. c4 $1 {Muzychuk squeezes one final chance out of nowhere!
白方也开始反击了。} Ne6 30. c5 Bf8 $1 {But Kosteniuk is simply
impeccable!} ({The natural attack 另一个想法} 30... Nf4 $5 {could have
been met with} 31. cxd6 $3 Nxg2 32. dxc7 Qg8 33. Rac1 Qc8 34. Kxg2 {And
although the machine still promises a serious edge for Black after} Nf6 {
[%cal Rf6d5,Rd5c7] it is obvious that complications can occur.
黑方这里也能获得巨大优势。}) 31. Rad1 ({If} 31. Ne2 f4 $1 {
finishes the battle.}) 31... Nf4 32. Qh1 {Who else is not yet enjoying itself?}
Bg8 $3 {Yes, this guy. This second one-step-back, two-steps-forward maneuver
is the decisive reinforcement of Black's attack.} 33. Nxe4 ({Nothing changes}
33. b3 Bd5) 33... Bc4+ 34. Kg1 fxe4 {And Muzychuk resigned as the multiple
threats cannot be adequately met.} (34... fxe4 35. Qxe4 Nf6+ {[%cal Rf6e4]})
0-1
[Event "Norway Chess 2021"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2021.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
{[%evp 0,114,19,31,72,53,48,28,36,37,58,18,40,34,23,40,43,23,31,12,11,15,36,
-12,21,26,26,0,0,-2,-9,-14,-12,15,13,13,-25,-13,-49,-34,16,14,55,43,47,54,54,
54,79,45,66,54,55,59,53,53,86,86,86,84,73,54,52,52,64,64,64,42,83,89,90,69,85,
85,85,82,129,150,139,120,116,113,159,141,141,140,283,285,332,339,347,311,314,
304,286,311,331,344,375,282,294,307,349,163,198,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4
c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (3. d4) 3... e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 b6 {[%cal Rc8b7]
Carlsen goes for fast development.} ({Korobov chose instead to challenge the
white bishop at once with} 5... a6 6. Bf1 (6. Ba4 $4 b5 7. Bb3 c4) 6... Ng6 7.
c3 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 O-O 11. Nc3 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Be3 Bd7
14. Bd3 Rc8 $14 {[%cal Rc8c1] with a weird French in Giri,A (2776)-Korobov,A
(2683) Zagreb 2021}) 6. d4 $146 {An obvious novelty.} ({An email game went} 6.
c3 a6 7. Ba4 {[%cal Ga4c2]} b5 8. Bc2 Bb7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Ng6 11. Nc3 Na5
12. g3 Rc8 13. h4 {Nemchenko,V (2470)-Babic,D (2408) ICCF email 2014}) 6...
cxd4 {This is needed.} ({As} 6... a6 7. Bxc6 Nxc6 8. d5 $1 {[%cal Re1e8] is
strong for White.}) 7. Nxd4 Bb7 {Also an accurate move. Black postpones the
typical Taimanov trade.} ({With both knights standing on each other's road
Black wants to get rid of them as a rule with} 7... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 {However
here White can pressurize thanks to} 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Qc3 $1 {[%cal Rc3g7,
Rc3c6]}) 8. Nc3 a6 9. Bf1 Nxd4 {Now he can.} 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qe3 Bc5 (11...
Qc7 {is perhaps a tad more accurate.}) 12. Qg3 O-O 13. e5 {Firouzja takes the
f6- square away from the black queen, while opening the road for his knight.} (
{Since} 13. Bh6 {is met with} Qf6) ({There was an idea to capitalize on
Black's last move with} 13. Na4 $5 {When} Bd4 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 b5 16. Nc5
{promises White better chances thanks to his dark-squared control.}) 13... f5
$1 {The white knight should not be allowed to e4 for free.} 14. exf6 Rxf6 15.
Bg5 {Forcing matters.} ({Black does not experience any problems in case of} 15.
Ne4 Rg6 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7) 15... Rxf2 $1 {Everything else loses.} ({
For example} 15... Bxf2+ 16. Qxf2 Rxf2 17. Bxd8 Rxf1+ $1) 16. Bxd8 Rf3+ 17. Kh1
Rxg3 18. Bxb6 {Very natural, winning a pawn. And a mistake $1} ({After} 18.
hxg3 Rxd8 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rad1 {Black has decent compensation for the exchange
but this was the way to play it.}) 18... Bxb6 19. hxg3 Bf2 ({The drawback of
the pawn grabbing would have been revealed by the move} 19... Rf8 $1 {[%cal
Gf8f6,Gf6h6] Unequivocally aiming at the h-file. Then} 20. Re4 ({Mate is not a
joke as the line} 20. Rad1 Rf6 21. Re4 {[%cal Ge4h4]} g5 $1 {confirms.}) 20...
Nd4 21. Rf4 Nf5 $1 {Brings another attacker in, and Black is clearly on top}
22. Kh2 Rf6) 20. Re2 (20. Re4 $1 {was more accurate on the account of the
above-mentioned threat.}) 20... Bxg3 ({This was the last moment for} 20... Rf8
$1 {True, this time White has} 21. Rd1 Rf6 22. Rxf2 $1 Rxf2 23. Ne4 Rxc2 24.
Rxd7 Rxb2 25. Nc5 Na5 {which should be likely a draw.}) 21. Ne4 {Now Firouzja
consolidates and his extra exchange matters.} Be5 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. c3 {[%cal
Re5b2]} d6 24. Ne4 ({Also interesting was the pressure against the black pawns
with} 24. Nd3 Bf6 25. Nf4 Kf7) 24... Kf7 25. Rd1 {[%cal Rd1d6]} ({Here too, a
sudden retreat} 25. Nd2 $1 d5 26. Nf3 Bf4 27. c4 $1 {would have successfully
pressurized the black center.}) 25... Ke7 26. g3 {[%cal Ge5g3]} Rb8 27. Bg2 {
[%cal Gg2c6]} d5 {[%cal Rg2a8,Ge6d5] That is questionable. Firouzja wants to
see these pawns fixed without a doubt.} (27... Nd8 $5 {followed by Nd8-f7
looked more in the spirit of the position.}) 28. Nc5 Kd6 29. b4 {Putting
pressure on the world champion.} a5 30. a3 axb4 31. axb4 Ra8 {[%csl Ra3,Ga7]
[%cal Ra8a3]} 32. Ne4+ Kc7 33. b5 dxe4 {Most likely a blunder.} ({Carlsen had
better chances surviving with} 33... Nd8 $5 34. Ng5 Bxg3 35. c4 Kb6 $5 ({Or}
35... Ra3 $5)) 34. Rxe4 $1 {This might have been missed by the world champion.}
({He probably expected something along the lines of} 34. bxc6 Bxg3 35. Rf1 g5
36. Rf7+ Kd6 $1) 34... Ra3 35. Rc4 {[%cal Rc4c7,Ra3c3,Re5c3,Gc4c3]} Rxc3 36.
Rxc3 Bxc3 37. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Gc1][%cal Rc1c7] Not even allowing the bishop pair
to his mighty opponent $1} ({Strong enough seemed} 37. Bxc6 $5 Bf6 38. Kg2 Kb6
39. Kf3 e5 40. Ke4 {when the chances of a win for White and a draw seem about
equal.}) 37... Na7 {Best.} ({Carlsen quickly figured out that his king will be
in a mating cage after} 37... Bf6 38. Rxc6+ Kb8 39. b6) 38. Rxc3+ Kb6 39. Bc6 (
{Strong was the immediate infiltration with} 39. Rf3 $1 {[%cal Rf3f7]} Nxb5 40.
Rf7 {when White should be able to convert.}) 39... e5 {It is Carlsen's turn to
miss a resource.} ({He could have saved himself a lot of trouble with} 39...
Nxb5 $1 40. Bxb5 Bb7+ {This in-between check is the key $1} 41. Kh2 Kxb5 {
and the draw is inevitable.}) 40. Kg1 Bf5 41. Be8 g6 42. Kf2 {Now after
another consolidation Firouzja is winning.} h5 43. Ra3 $1 {The invaders are
coming.} g5 (43... Nxb5 {is of course never possible due to} 44. Rb3 {[%cal
Rb3b5,Re8b5,Gb6b5]}) 44. Ra6+ Kb7 45. Rf6 Be4 46. Re6 h4 47. g4 $1 {Excellent
technique $1 White wants to win both the enemy pawns.} ({After} 47. gxh4 gxh4
48. Rxe5 Bh1 {Black can at least hope.}) 47... Nc8 48. Rxe5 Nd6 49. Bd7 {
Up to here Firouzja did a great job converting, but just a step away from the
win starts missing the decisive continuations.} ({There were two convincing
wins} 49. Bc6+ $1 Bxc6 50. bxc6+ Kxc6 51. Kg2 {picks up both the black pawns.})
({And the other is equally good:} 49. Re6 $1 Kc7 50. b6+) 49... Kc7 50. Be6 ({
Here and on the next move the maneuver} 50. Bf5 $1 {[%cal Rf5f6,Rf6f7,Rf7f8]}
Bb7 51. Bd3 {would have still won for White.}) 50... Bb7 51. Ke3 {The last
wrong step, made with just seconds on the clock. Now Carlsen escapes.} (51. Bf5
$1) 51... h3 52. Rxg5 ({Firouzja likely missed that in the line} 52. Bd5 {
Black does not need to go for} Bxd5 ({Neither will he try} 52... h2 53. Re7+ $1
{[%cal Ge7h7]} Kd8 54. Rxb7 {when White is again winning.}) ({But he would
rather save himself thanks to the pretty} 52... Nc4+ $3 53. Bxc4 h2 $11) 53.
Rxd5 h2 54. Rd1) 52... h2 53. Rh5 h1=Q {And the draw became inevitable.} 54.
Rxh1 Bxh1 55. g5 Be4 56. Kd4 Bh7 57. Ke5 Ne4 1/2-1/2
[Event "Stavanger"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2021.09.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
{[%evp 0,103,19,38,25,7,30,29,28,3,9,3,3,-2,8,3,43,22,71,70,96,-54,56,-1,-13,
-38,4,-49,-3,-11,0,1,1,6,12,12,8,15,8,13,13,13,13,14,6,6,13,9,9,9,8,4,5,4,-2,
-1,11,13,11,11,14,18,6,8,5,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,20,40,36,29,58,73,70,69,0,0,0,147,
169,180,193,210,213,217,195,199,198,236,392,376,403,486,486,518,486,849,1014,
1144,1444]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {
The Archangelsk/Moller variation was very popular at the beginning of this
century and is famous for its forcing nature.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10.
a5 $1 {Carlsen, however, comes fully armed for the game. This move is more
profitable than 10. axb5 at the moment according to Megabase.} Ba7 11. h3 Bb7
12. Be3 Nxe4 13. Nbd2 $1 $146 {A novelty that was blitzed by the world
champion. Apparently, he does not consider this line a likely defensive choice
for Nepomniachtchi in the coming WCC and fires heavily at his younger opponent.
} ({An earlier game saw super-sharp middlegame play:} 13. d5 Bxe3 14. dxc6 Nxf2
15. Qe2 Nxh3+ 16. Kh1 Nf2+ 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. Qxf2 Bxc6 19. Nxe5 Bxg2+ 20. Kg1
Qf6 21. Nxf7 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rf8 23. Kxg2 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Nd2 {which
finally ended with an endgame that the first player slowly won, Duda,J (2738)
-Vidit,S (2726) World Cup 2021}) 13... Nxd2 ({The other direction was} 13...
exd4 $5 14. cxd4 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 {when White has full compensation for the pawn
thanks to his active pieces and play along the c-file.}) 14. Qxd2 O-O ({Now}
14... exd4 $2 {is no more playable due to} 15. Bg5 $1 f6 16. Rfe1+ {with a
decisive attack.}) 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Rbxd8 17. Bxa7 Nxa7 18. Nxe5 {
All of this was blitzed by Carlsen. After some thought, Firouzja finds the
best defense:} Bd5 $1 ({Black is not prepared for aggressive play. An active
move like} 18... Rd2 {would easily backfire:} 19. Rad1 $1 Rxb2 20. Bxf7+ $1
Rxf7 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Rd7+ {and White wins everything back with interest.})
19. Bc2 $1 {The only way to preserve some advantage. The Spanish bishop will
be always better than its counterpart, even though it stands in the center.
The problem is not with the black bishop, but with the black queenside pawns,
fixes on light squares.} Nc6 ({In hindsight, a better idea seemed to defend
with a pair of rooks on the board as in the line} 19... Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Nc6 21.
Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rd1 Kf8) 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Rad1 Rfe8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8
23. Rd1 $1 {Now Carlsen trades everything and plays without any risk for the
full point.} Rxd1+ ({Even with the loss of a tempo} 23... Re8 $5 {deserves
attention, although then White will bring his king out quickly after} 24. f3)
24. Bxd1 Kf8 25. f4 $1 {First of all, White opens a path for his king. Second
of all, he expands on the kingside. One weakness alone on the opposite wing
will not win the game for him. He needs a second weakness, and the only place
to search for such is the kingside.} Ke7 26. Kf2 Kd6 {Firouzja's moves are
obvious and easy to understand. He does everything he can to improve his
pieces.} 27. b4 Bd5 ({In case of the aggressive} 27... Kd5 $5 {White likely
planned} 28. Bf3+ Kd6 29. Be2 {to improve his bishop.}) ({However} 27... f6 $5
{made a lot of sense placing every single kingside pawn on a dark square. The
bishop would then try to cover the holes on the light color.}) 28. g4 h6 {
This one does not seem right.} ({The question is, can Black build a fortress
after} 28... f6 29. g5 f5 {Then White can try pushing his pawn all the way to
h6 to create a reserved passer (when the Be2-h5xg6 maneuver will become
possible in some lines), whereas his king will be heading to the d4 square.
But what is Black just waits with c7-c6 and shuffles the bishop along the
a2-g8 diagonal then $2}) 29. g5 $1 hxg5 ({Probably it was not too late for}
29... f6 $5 30. gxh6 gxh6 {with the idea to meet} 31. Kg3 f5 32. Kh4 {with} Bg2
{sticking to the h3 pawn.}) 30. fxg5 {Now Firouzja is on the verge of defeat.
The h-pawn is soon to become a distant passer and it will act as a second
weakness for Black. However, Firouzja trusts that his active king can save the
day.} c5 31. Ke3 cxb4 32. cxb4 Ke5 33. h4 g6 ({Not} 33... Kf5 $2 34. Kd4) 34.
Bg4 Be6 35. h5 $1 {The only idea that Carlsen had foreseen in advance. It
somehow reminds me of an AlphaZero game.} (35. Bf3 Bd5 {yields White nothing.})
35... gxh5 ({As} 35... Bxg4 $4 36. h6) 36. Bxh5 Kf5 37. Bf3 Bc8 ({There is
obviously no time for} 37... Kxg5 38. Bb7) 38. Kd4 Kxg5 39. Ke5 {Down a pawn
and just just two pawns left, Carlsen pushes hard for the full point $1} f5 40.
Kd6 f4 {And Firouzja succumbs to the pressure, after all the the pressure he
had to live with.} ({The active king would have saved him after all in the line
} 40... Kf4 $1 41. Bc6 Ke3 42. Kc7 Be6 43. Bb7 f4 {and many lines lead to a
draw now, like} 44. Bxa6 Bc4 45. Bb7 f3 46. a6 f2 47. Bg2 Bd5 48. Bf1 Bc4 49.
Bh3 Be6) 41. Ke5 $1 {Zugzwang $1 The clock is ticking, Black needs to find a
move.} Kg6 {And he cannot calculate enough to grab his only chance.} ({It
seems as he could have still saved himself with} 41... Bh3 $1 42. Bb7 Bf1 43.
Bxa6 f3 44. Bb7 f2 45. a6 Bh3 46. a7 f1=Q 47. a8=Q) 42. Kxf4 Kf6 43. Bd5 $1 {
It is a pretty zugzwang $1 Carlsen finishes the game in style.} Bd7 ({If the
king moves} 43... Ke7 44. Ke5 Kd8 45. Kd6 {Black will be forced in a final
zugzwang.}) 44. Bb7 Ke6 45. Ke4 $3 {The brilliant idea that wins $1} ({Instead
} 45. Bxa6 Bc6 $1 46. Ke3 Kd5 {would have been a draw.}) 45... Kd6 46. Bxa6
Bc6+ 47. Kd4 Be8 48. Bb7 Bd7 49. Bf3 $1 {That is the difference. The king did
not obstruct his own bishop.} ({The rushed} 49. a6 $2 {would have spoiled
Carlsen's victory after} Bc6 $1 50. Bxc6 Kxc6 51. a7 Kb7 52. Kc5 Kxa7 53. Kxb5
Kb7) 49... Bc8 50. Be2 Bd7 51. Bd3 Bc6 52. Be4 1-0
[Event "Chess.com"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5]} 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4
exd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 {Duda admitted that despite the fact that
Karjakin played the Semi-Tarrasch in the previous round, he actually did not
expect it.} O-O 9. Rd1 ({That game of Karjakin went: 应该说} 9. Be2 $5 {
这步棋还是可行的，不过黑方能成功守住阵地。} Nc6 10. Qd3 h6
11. Bh4 Qb6 ({Deac could not completely equalize after:} 11... Be6 12. O-O Qb6
13. a3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nd4 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Rac8 18. Qd2 {
Grischuk,A (2776)-Deac,B (2627) Bucharest 2021} Nf5 19. Bf3 Rc4 20. Nxf5 Bxf5
21. Bxd5 Be6 22. e4 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qb5 24. h3 Rd6 25. b4 Rc7 26. Qf4 Rcd7 27.
Rac1 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Qxa7 Qd2 31. Qc5 g6 32. Qc3 Qf4 33.
Re1 Rd2 34. Qe3 Qd6 35. Qf3 Qc7 36. Qf6 Rd6 37. Qe7 Rd7 38. Qe5 Qd8 39. g3 b6
40. a4 Rd4 41. Re4 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 Qa8 43. b5 Rf1 44. Qd4 Qb7 45. Qe3 Ra1 46. Qd4
Rf1 47. Qe3 Ra1 48. g4 Rd1 49. Qf3 Rd4 50. Re3 Qc7+ 51. Qg3 Qd7 52. Qb8 Rxa4
53. Qxb6 Rf4 54. Kg3 g5 55. Rf3 Rb4 56. Qc6 Qe6 57. Kg2 Kg8 58. Qa8+ Kh7 59.
Qf8 Rf4 60. Rxf4 gxf4 61. Qa8 h5 62. Qc6 {1-0 (62) Grischuk,A (2776)-Deac,B
(2627) Bucharest 2021}) 12. O-O Rd8 13. Nb5 Bg4 14. Nfd4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 a6 16.
Nxc6 bxc6 17. Nc3 Qb4 18. Bg3 Ne4 {and Black successfully defended in Fedoseev,
V (2696)-Karjakin,S (2757) FIDE World Cup 2021}) ({Duda was aware that:} 9. Bd3
{is not the most accurate move order, although he already played it twice. One
of these games was played here:} h6 10. Bh4 Nc6 11. Qa4 Bd7 (11... Be6 12. O-O
Qb6 13. Qb5 Qxb5 14. Nxb5 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 {and Black equalized in Duda,J (2729)
-Vidit,S (2726) Tornelo INT 2021}) 12. Qd1 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 d4 {
and Black was already great in Duda,J (2729)-Grischuk,A (2776) FIDE World Cup
2021. Perhaps this game gave the strength to Karjakin to repeat the
Semi-Tarrasch.}) 9... Nc6 (9... Be6 {\"might be a tad more accurate.\" (Duda)})
10. Qa4 Be6 11. Bb5 {White decided to develop his bishop more aggressively.}
Qb6 {The queen is stepping out of the rook's way.} ({But maybe:} 11... Rc8 $5 {
is a bit more accurate, when Black needs not to worry about:} 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13.
Qxa7 Ra8 14. Qb7 c5 {when Black has enough for the pawn.}) 12. Bxf6 $146 ({
In the predecessor, Giri managed to successfully blockade the opponent's
isolated pair of pawns after:} 12. O-O a6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. Na4
Qa5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nc5 {and this looks very attractive for
White, but it would have been naive to expect it once more from Karjakin, Giri,
A (2714)-Wang,Y (2697) Beijing 2011} Qb6 19. a3 Be8 20. Na4 Qb7 21. Rc1 Rdc8
22. Rfd1 g6 23. h3 a5 24. b3 Be7 25. Nc5 Qb6 26. Rd3 Ra7 27. Rc3 Rac7 28. Rb1
Qa7 29. Re1 Bf8 30. Rc1 Qb6 31. Na4 Qa6 32. Nc5 Qb6 33. Qd2 Qa7 34. R3c2 Qb6
35. Qd3 Ra8 36. Qd1 Rac8 37. Qg4 Rb8 38. Qf4 Rd8 39. Rc3 Bd6 40. Qf6 Be7 41.
Qf3 Rcc8 42. g3 Qa7 43. Kg2 Qb6 44. Qf4 Qb8 45. Qf3 Qb6 46. Qd1 Qa7 47. Qd2 Rb8
48. Qc2 Rbc8 49. Re1 Bf6 50. Rd1 Qb6 51. Qd2 Rb8 52. Rdc1 Be7 53. Na4 Qb7 54.
Qb2 Rbc8 55. Nc5 Rb8 {1-0 (55) Giri,A (2714)-Wang,Y (2697) Beijing 2011}) 12...
Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 {\"It is very simple for me to play, that was the
main point.\" (Duda)} Bxb2 15. Ke2 $1 {[%cal Rh1d1] \"The king is better
placed in the center for the endgame.\" (Duda)} ({Although the computer
suggestion:} 15. O-O Bf6 16. h4 $5 {looks very good for White too.}) 15... Bf6
16. Rhd1 Rac8 17. Bc4 Qb4 {\"This move surprised me.\" (Duda)} ({The Polish GM
expected instead:} 17... Rfd8 $5 {However then:} 18. Rd7 Rxd7 19. Rxd7 Qb2+ 20.
Nd2 {Still leads to serious problems for Black, for example in the line:} Ne5
21. Bxf7+ $1 Nxf7 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Qd7+ Be7 24. Qf5+ Bf6 25. Qxc8 Qxa2 26.
Qxb7+ $16 {when White wins a pawn. 白方得兵，但是优势不是很大}) ({
The other move that Duda expected was:} 17... Qb2+ $5 {but this might still
transpose to the game after:} 18. R5d2 Qb6 19. Qb3 $16 {白方明显优势}) ({
Perhaps:} 17... Na5 $5 {was the most resilient. Then:} 18. Rxa5 ({And:} 18. Bd3
Nc6 {at least kicks away the bishop from its ideal diagonal.}) 18... Rxc4 19.
Qxc4 Qxa5 20. Rd7 b6 $16 {trades some of the active White pieces and promises
more chances of a defense for Black.}) 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. Bxb3 {The endgame is
clearly better for the first player thanks to his superior bishop. The f7
point is very vulnerable and White is ready to attack it.} Nb8 {A very sad
move.} ({It seemed more logical to defend with:} 19... Rfd8 20. Rd7 Rxd7 21.
Rxd7 Nd8 {but after:} 22. h4 $1 {Black is again paralyzed.}) 20. g4 $1 {
[%cal Rg4g5,Rh2h4] The right plan is kingside expansion. One pawn coming up to
the g6 square will completely ruin Black's position.} h6 {The Polish GM did
not like this, as he thought that the light squares around the opponent's king
were getting weak.} ({Duda expected instead:} 20... Na6 21. g5 Bb2 {But then:}
22. Nd2 {still keeps everything under control for White.}) 21. h4 g6 22. g5 ({
Also great was Short's suggestion:} 22. h5 $5 {也可行} g5 23. Nd2 {followed
by a victorious knight leap to the f5 square.}) 22... hxg5 23. hxg5 Be7 ({
Karjakin needed to try:} 23... Bc3 24. Nh4 Kg7 25. f4 {although that should
not be completely satisfactory, but it was the lesser evil.}) 24. Re5 Nc6 $2 {
A blunder, after which Black's position collapses.
错误！自此黑方局面崩溃。} (24... Bc5 {was Black's last chance.}) {
[%tqu "En","~/=1/2ץס>>>>1/2>=BQ_|_ô><أ","","","d1d7","",10,
"e5e4","\'which might be also good, as I want Rd1-h1 and Re4-h4.\' (Duda) This
is likely what Karjakin was hoping for when:",0]} 25. Rd7 $3 ({\"My first
thought was actually:\"} 25. Re4 {\"which might be also good, as I want Rd1-h1
and Re4-h4.\" (Duda) This is likely what Karjakin was hoping for when:} Rfd8 $1
26. Rh1 Bf8 {[%csl Rh8] followed by Bf8-g7 would have cemented his position.})
25... Bd8 $5 {Missed by White. But his position is nevertheless still won.} ({
After:} 25... Nxe5 {[%tqu "En","","","","f3e5","Nothing can save Black, for
instance:",10]} 26. Nxe5 {Nothing can save Black, for instance:} Rce8 ({Or:}
26... Bxg5 {when both:} 27. Nxg6 ({And:} 27. Nxf7 Rxf7 28. Rxf7 $18 {[%cal
Rf7c7,Rf7b7]
白方多一个兵，但是在异色格象残局下未必能取胜。}) 27...
Rfd8 28. Rxf7 $18 {[%cal Rg6f8,Rg6h8,Rb3g8] should win for White.}) 27. Nxg6 $1
$18 {and that is it.}) 26. Rb5 Na5 ({Black is losing material in case of:}
26... b6 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Rc7 29. Bxf7+ $1 {Stockfish 14: 1)} Kg7 ({
Stockfish 14: 2)} 29... Kh7 30. Be8+ Rxd7 31. Bxd7 Rf7 32. Bh3 Re7 33. Rd5 Bc7
34. Bc8 Kh8 35. Ba6 b5 36. Rc5 Bb6 37. Rxb5 Re4 38. Bb7 Ra4 39. Bd5 Ra5 40.
Rxa5 Bxa5 41. f4 Kg7 42. Bb3 Bb4 43. Kf3 Bc5 44. e4 Ba3 45. Kg4 Bc1 46. Ba4 Ba3
47. Be8 a5 48. e5 Bb4 49. Ba4 Kf7 50. Bb3+ $18 {
异色格象残局，黑方应该能守住的。}) ({Stockfish 14: 3)} 29...
Kh8 30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. Re7 Bd8 32. Rxa7 Bxg5 33. Bxg6 Rf6 34. Bf7 Bh6 35. Ra8+
Kh7 36. Bc4 Kg6 37. Re8 Kh5 38. Rg8 Rf8 39. Rg1 Rf6 40. Bb5 Bg5 41. Rh1+ Kg6
42. Rf1 Rd6 43. f4 Be7 44. Rc1 Re6 45. Bd3+ Kg7 46. Rc7 Kf8 47. Bc4 Rh6 48. e4
Bd6 49. Rf7+ Ke8 50. Kf3 Rh3+ 51. Kg4 $18 {[%eval 496,32] [%wdl 1000,0,0]}) ({
Stockfish 14: 4)} 29... Rxf7 30. Rxd8+ Rf8 31. Rd2 Rf5 32. Rxf5 gxf5 33. f4 Kg7
34. Kf3 Kg6 35. Rd6+ Kg7 36. Rd8 Kf7 37. Rh8 Kg7 38. Re8 Kf7 39. Re5 Kg6 40.
Re6+ Kg7 41. Rd6 Rc3 42. Rd7+ Kg6 43. Rxa7 Rc2 44. Ra6 Kh7 45. a3 Rc3 46. a4
Ra3 47. Ra7+ Kg6 48. Ke2 Rb3 49. Re7 Rb4 50. Re6+ Kg7 51. Rf6 Rxa4 $18 {
[%eval 577,32] [%wdl 1000,0,0]}) 30. Be8+ Rxd7 31. Bxd7 Rf7 32. Bh3 Rc7 33. f4
Be7 34. Kf3 Ba3 35. Rd5 Rc3 36. Bf1 Bc5 37. Bd3 Kf7 38. Ke4 Ke8 39. f5 gxf5+
40. Rxf5 a6 41. g6 Bf8 42. Bxa6 Bh6 43. Bb5+ Kd8 44. Rh5 Rxe3+ 45. Kd4 Bf4 46.
Rh8+ Kc7 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. Rd7+ Ke6 49. Rf7 Bh6 50. Rh7 Rg3 51. Rxh6 $18) 27.
Bd5 {A small hiccup before the victory.} ({Both GMs were super-exhausted at
the end of the chess marathon, and missed the simple:} 27. Rxd8 $1 Rfxd8 28.
Rxa5 $18) 27... Rc7 28. Bxf7+ $1 {A nice tactical shot that finishes the job
at once.} ({Now:} 28. Rxd8 $2 {no longer works due to:} Rxd8 29. Rxa5 b6 30.
Rb5 a6 {Stockfish 14:} 31. Bxf7+ ({Stockfish 14:} 31. Rxb6 Rxd5 32. Rxa6 Rf5
33. e4 Rb5 34. Rd6 Ra7 35. Ke3 Rxa2 36. Rd2 Rb3+ 37. Ke2 Raa3 38. Rd8+ Kg7 39.
Nd2 Rh3 40. Rd5 Rh4 41. Re5 Ra1 42. Kf3 Rg1 43. Ke2 Rhg4 44. Nf3 Ra1 45. Ne1
Rg1 46. Nf3 Rg2 47. Nd2 Kf8 48. Rd5 Rg4 49. f3 Rg2+ 50. Ke3 Rd1 51. Rd8+ Kg7 {
[%eval -79,34] [%wdl 2,759,239]}) ({Stockfish 14:} 31. Rb3 Rxd5 32. Nd4 Rxg5
33. Rxb6 Ra5 34. f4 Rc3 35. Kd2 Rc8 36. Ke2 Re8 37. Nc6 Rxa2+ 38. Kf3 Ra1 39.
Ne5 Re7 40. Nc6 Re6 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Nd4 Re7 43. f5 Ra3 44. Nc2 Rc3 45. Rb6
gxf5 46. Nd4 Rexe3+ 47. Kf2 Rh3 48. Rxa6 f4 49. Kg1 Rcg3+ 50. Kf1 {[%eval -499,
34] [%wdl 0,0,1000]}) 31... Rxf7 32. Rxb6 Rdf8 33. Rxg6+ Kh7 34. Rh6+ Kg8 {
[%eval 0,34] [%wdl 25,949,26]}) 28... Kg7 (28... Rxf7 $2 29. Rxd8+ $18 {
drops not only a pawn, but a piece as well.} {Stockfish 14: 1)} Kg7 ({
Stockfish 14: 2)} 29... Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Nd4 $1 {[%cal Gd4e6]} Ke8 32.
Rxa5 $18) ({Stockfish 14: 3)} 29... Kh7 30. Rxa5 Rc2+ 31. Nd2 b6 32. Ra6 Kg7
33. f4 $18) 30. Rxa5 b6 31. Rad5 Rc2+ 32. Rd2 Rc5 33. Re8 Rf8 34. Rd7+ Rf7 35.
Ree7 Rxe7 36. Rxe7+ Kf8 37. Rxa7 $18) 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. Bd5 {And in this
hopeless situation Karjakin congratulated the new World Cup winner! As far as
I remember, Duda is the most worthy champion ever. He did not lose a single
game in the entire World Cup, did not even have to play a blitz match and had
to decide only two of his matches in the rapid playoff, one of them against
the world champion!} 1-0
[Event "Stavanger"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2021.09.08"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
1. e4 e5 2. f4 {As expected, the armaggedon part is the most exciting in
Stavanger. And what can be a better occasion than that to demonstrate and
advertise your recent online course $1 This is what is Nepomniachtchi doing
and Firouzja is either completely unprepared for what comes next, or had mixed
up something in his preparation.} exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nh5 5. d4 d6 6. Qe2 {
This move is the reason to choose the Gambit of the Kings.} ({Apparently
Nepomniachtchi is not eager to repeat this game:} 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. d5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5
Qh4+ 9. Kf1 dxe5 10. Bb5+ Kd8 11. Qe1 Ng3+ {0-1 McShane,L (2674)-Indjic,A
(2607) Online 2021}) 6... dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qh4+ 8. g3 $1 {Not slowing down at all.
It is better to sacrifice material than to slow down the attack.} Nxg3 9. hxg3
Qxh1 10. Bxf4 {Up to here both players are following Nepomniachtchi's course.}
Be6 $146 {This move is a novelty, and... a losing mistake $1} ({White also did
great in an email game after:} 10... Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Bxd2+ 12. Bxd2 O-O 13. O-O-O
Qd5 14. Bb4 {Marchisotti,M (2274) -Wettering,G (1972) ICCF email 2006}) ({
\"One needs to know\"} 10... Bd6 $3 11. Ng6+ (11. Nc3 {is perhaps what White
was planning anyway.}) 11... Be6 12. Nxh8 {\"and this is much worse for White.
\" (Nepomniachtchi) But he added that he was not planning to take the rook.})
11. Nc3 $1 {White's motto is initiative and initiative $1 The threat of d4-d5
is unstoppable.} g5 $5 {A creative way to kick his opponent from the right
plan.} ({Even} 11... c6 {would not slow White down:} 12. d5 $1 cxd5 13. Qb5+
Nd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Qxb7 Rd8 16. O-O-O {and White wins.}) ({Whereas} 11...
Be7 12. O-O-O O-O {saves the king but leaves her Majesty exposed:} 13. Bg2 Qh2
14. Rh1) 12. d5 $1 {Just following the grand scheme of exposing the king and
mating it.} (12. Bxg5 Bh6 {is not what Black was hoping.}) 12... gxf4 13. dxe6
Bd6 ({After} 13... fxe6 {the most precise is} 14. Qc4 Qh6 15. Qxc7 Qg7 16. Bb5+
{White always attacks with threats.}) ({The most stubborn defense was} 13...
Bh6 {At least depriving the white king from castling, although here too Black
should not survive after} 14. exf7+ Kf8 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Rd7) 14. O-O-O $1 (14.
Nxf7 {would have won as well, but the move in the game is far more aesthetic.})
14... Qh6 ({Still, it made sense for Firouzja to try and secure his king with}
14... fxe6 {Then White at least had to find the brilliant} 15. Ng4 $3 O-O ({
After} 15... Kf7 {Many move win, like} 16. Bg2 (16. Re1 $1) (16. Ne4 $1) 16...
Qh5 17. Rh1 Qg5 18. Ne4 Qg7 19. Nh6+) 16. Bg2 {and wins.}) 15. Qb5+ {Suddenly
the danger comes from the queenside.} Nc6 16. Nxf7 Qxe6 17. Bc4 $1 {Once again
beautiful and strong $1 The game is a model of the power of the development.} (
{It all gets very messy if White allows his opponent a chance to castle:} 17.
Nxh8 O-O-O) 17... Qe3+ (17... Qxf7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qf5+ {is hopeless for
Black of course.}) 18. Kb1 Qc5 ({The rook cannot escape due to} 18... Rf8 19.
Nxd6+ cxd6 20. Qxb7) ({Neither does the desperate try} 18... O-O 19. Qg5#) 19.
Nxd6+ cxd6 20. Qxb7 Qxc4 (20... Rd8 21. Qf7#) 21. Qxa8+ Nd8 {Nepomniachtchi
quickly finishes the exposed black king:} 22. Re1+ Kf7 23. Qxa7+ Kg6 24. gxf4
Qc5 25. Rg1+ {A brilliant game in the spirit of the old masters $1} 1-0