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Move | N | Result | Elo | Players |
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1.e4 | 1,151,315 | 54% | 2422 | --- |
1.d4 | 936,812 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 277,856 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 180,054 | 56% | 2443 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,559 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 13,858 | 54% | 2427 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,773 | 47% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,657 | 50% | 2385 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,715 | 48% | 2378 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,156 | 54% | 2402 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,042 | 48% | 2408 | --- |
1.d3 | 919 | 50% | 2376 | --- |
1.g4 | 642 | 46% | 2360 | --- |
1.h4 | 429 | 53% | 2373 | --- |
1.c3 | 403 | 50% | 2418 | --- |
1.h3 | 244 | 56% | 2408 | --- |
1.a4 | 94 | 59% | 2484 | --- |
1.f3 | 82 | 47% | 2435 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 81 | 65% | 2503 | --- |
1.Na3 | 35 | 59% | 2475 | --- |
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1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0-0 0-0 5.d3 d5 6.Nbd2 d4 7.Nb3 Diagram
That's the most active move. White attacks Black's vanguard and prevents
c7-c5. 7...Nc6 8.e4 The more dangerous advance of White's c-pawn will be dealt
with in the next game. dxe3 9.fxe3 If White prefers a more common King's
Indian-like pawn structure, he should recapture with the bishop. However, the
bishop will have to retreat all the way home the very next move. 9.Bxe3 Nd5 10.Bc1 e5 10...a5 11.a4 11.a3 a4 12.Nbd2 Nb6 12...e5 13.Re1 Bf5 14.Qe2 Qd7 with a comfortable game for Black, Boehm,M (2262)-Zude,E (2395)
Germany 2012 11...Ndb4 12.Re1 12.Qe2 e5 12...Rb8? Poschmann,M-Kock,
S Rheinhausen 1998 13.Rd1 b6! 14.c3 Be6! 15.Nxa5 15.Ra3 Re8! 15...Rxa5 16.cxb4 Nxb4 17.Bd2 Qd6 18.Ng5 Bb3 19.Rdc1 c5 20.Ne4 Qd8 12...e5 13.Bg5 f6 13...Qd6? 14.Nfd2 f6 15.Nc4
Stiller,J (2160)-Saathoff,R (2116) Postbauer 2007 14.Be3 Re8 14...b6 15.c3!? Nxd3 16.Re2 Ba6 17.Rd2 e4 18.Nfd4 Nxd4 19.Nxd4= 15.Nfd2 Rb8 16.Nc4 b6 17.c3 Nd5= 11.c3 11.Re1 f5 11...a5!? 12.a4 Ndb4= 11...Re8= 12.Bg5 Qd6 13.Nfd2 h6? 13...f4 14.Ne4 Qd7 15.d4 fxg3 16.fxg3 exd4 17.Nbc5 Qf7 18.Rf1 Qe8∞ 14.Nc4 Qd7 15.Bd2 Kh7? 15...Qf7 16.Qf3? 16.Nba5 Nxa5 17.Bxa5 Re8 18.f4± 16...Rd8? 16...Nb6 17.a3? 17.Nba5 17...Rb8? 17...Nb6 18.Ne3? 18.Nba5 18...Nxe3 18...Nde7?! Antonova,N (2004)-Zaksaite,S (2170) Tromso 2014 19.Qxe3 b6= 11...a5! 12.a3?! 12.a4= 12...b6! 13.Re1 Bb7 13...a4! 14.Nbd2 Re8 15.Nc4 Bb7 14.Nbd2?! 14.a4 14...Qd7 15.Nc4 Rfe8 16.a4 Rad8 17.Qb3 h6! 17...Kh8?! Simonenko,S (2419)-Ftacnik,L (2580) Lisbon
2001 18.Ne3 Nf6! 9...a5 Strictly speaking, 9..e5 might be slightly
more accurate because of 10.Nbd4!. 9...e5 10.e4 a5 11.a4 11.Be3?
Diagram
Careless play. White underestimates the tactical potential of the
position. 11...a4 12.Nbd2? 12.Nc1 Ng4 13.Bd2 f5 12...Ng4 13.Bc5 Re8 14.h3? 14.Re1 b6 15.Ba3 Nd4 16.h3 Nf6 17.Nxd4 exd4 18.b4 was a
better attempt, even though Black is clearly on top. 14...Ra5 Even better
was 14...Bf8 15.Bxf8 Ne3 16.Qe1 Nxf1 17.Bh6 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 f6 15.Bf2 Nxf2 16.Rxf2 a3 0-1 (30) Bobzin,P (2189)-Kleinegger,F (2176) Ruhrgebiet
2004 11...b6 12.Nbd2 12.Kh1?! Be6 13.Nbd2 Ng4 14.Qe2 Bh6 15.Nb1? 15.b3 15...Bxc1 16.Rxc1 Nd4 17.Qd2? 17.Nxd4 exd4
17...f5 Eifler,T (2095)-Balcerak,T Speyer 1997 12.d4?! exd4 12...Ba6?! Kopp,P (2210)-Haakert,J (2320) Hessen 1991 13.e5 13.Nbxd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Qxd4+ 15.Nxd4 Bb7 14...Ng4 15.c3 15.Nc6 Qe8 16.e5 Bb7 17.Ne7+ Qxe7 18.Bxb7 Rab8 19.Qxg4 Rxb7 15...Ne5 13.Bg5 Qe8 14.e5 Ne4 15.Bf4 Bb7 13...Ng4 14.Bg5 14.Nfxd4 Nxd4 15.Bxa8 Bxe5 16.Bg2 16.Bf4 Ba6-+ 16...Nxh2-+ 14...Qe8 15.Nbxd4 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 h6 17.Bf4 Bb7 12.h3?! Be6 13.Nbd2 Nd7! 13...h6 Tobiska,
J-Mueller,D Magdeburg 1997 14.b3 Nc5 15.Bb2 Qe7 16.Qe2 Rad8 12...Be6 13.b3 13.Ng5 Bg4 14.Ngf3 Nd7! 14...Qe7= Sparnacini,S (2113)-Pares
Vives,N (2315) ICCF email 2011 15.Nc4 Nc5 16.Ne3 Be6 with a positional
imitative for Black. 13...Nd7 Black can also go for a black-square
strategy, with the aim to play against White's bad light-squared bishop. 13...Bh6!? 14.Nc4 Bxc1 15.Qxc1 Bxc4 16.bxc4 Alas, White can resolve his
positional problems by tactical means: Nd7 16...Qd6 17.Bh3 Nd7 18.Bxd7
Getting rid of the bad bishop, before the knight reaches c5. 17.Qh6
Qe7 18.c3! Nc5 19.d4 exd4 20.e5! Ne6 21.cxd4 Ncxd4 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.Bxa8 Rxa8 24.Qe3∞ 13...h6?! Darban,M
(2270)-Romanishin,O (2575) Yerevan 2001 14.Ba3 Nc5 with a good game. 9...Ng4!? 10.c3 Qd6 11.e4 a5 12.d4? a4 12...Rd8? Borchert,O (1841)
-Didzuhn,W (1832) Ellwangen 2001 13.e5 13.Nbd2? Ne3 13.Nc5? e5 13...Ngxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Nc5 Nc6 9...Bg4!? 10.Qe2 10.h3 Be6
10...Qc8 11.c3 e5 11...Rd8?! Castaldo,A (1604)-Bozza,A
(1568) Ivrea 2012 12.e4 Qd7 with a good position. 10.a4 Diagram
10.a3 e5 10...h6 Kiessling,A (1965)-Joachim,S (2443) Dresden 2001 10.Bd2 a4?! 10...e5 11.Nc5? 11.Nbd4 11...b6 11...e5 12.Ng5 Qe7 13.Nce4 Ng4 12.Ng5 bxc5!? 12...Bg4 13.Qe1 Qe8 13.Bxc6 Rb8 14.Bxa4 14.Bc3 Qd6 15.Bg2 15.Bxa4? Bh6 15...c4 16.dxc4? Qc5 14...Qd5 15.Nf3 c4! 15...Bh3? 16.Bb3 Loeffler,W-Reichenbacher,G
Germany 1996 16.dxc4 Qa8 16...Qxc4 17.Bb3 Qc5 17.Bb3 Rd8 18.Qe2 Ne4 10.Nbd4! White takes the chance and changes the structure to
something unconventional: Nxd4 11.exd4 a4= 10...Ng4 As I already
stated in my comments of the previous games, I quite like the idea of using
the square g4 for the minor pieces as this may tempt White into weakening his
kingside structure with h3. 10...Bg4!? Here, Black indeed managed to provoke the
weakness: 11.h3 Be6 12.Nc5 Bc8 13.d4 Qd6 14.Kh2? 14.g4= 14...b6 In the game Kopp,P (2150)-Frank,W (2209) Kaufungen 2003, there followed unnecessarily shy 14...Rb8? 15.e4 15.Nd3 Ne4 16.Nfe5 f5 15...e5 15...bxc5 16.e5 Qd7 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Bxe5 20.Qxd7 Bxd7 21.Bxa8 Rxa8 22.Re1 Bd6 23.Bf4 Kf8 is also good
for Black 16.Nb3 16.dxe5 Ng4+ 17.hxg4 Qxc5 16...Ba6 17.dxe5 17.Re1 Nh5 18.d5 Nb4 17...Nxe5 18.Qxd6 cxd6 19.Re1 Rac8 20.Nxe5 20.c3? Nd3 20.Nfd4?! Rfe8 21.Bd2 Nc4 22.Bc3 Bb7 23.e5 Nd5 24.exd6 Nxd6 20...dxe5 21.c3 Bd3 11.e4? Diagram
In the two actual games,
this position occurred via a different move order: 7..d4 8.e4 de3 9.fe3 Nc6 10.
e4 Ng4 11.Nb3 a5 12.a4. Before immersing into this interesting position, let's
have a look into a game of mine, where White started out prudently, only to
lose the tread later on: 11.Qe2 Qd6?! During the game I thought this was
a good move out of prophylactic reasons. If White should ever challenge the
Ng4 with h3, the g3-pawn would already be under attack. However, as it turns
out, the queen is a bit too exposed on d6. Better is the solid 11..e5. 12.Nbd2 12.Nfd2!? Qd7 13.Nc4 b6= 12...e5 13.Ne4? Here, the knight
will be dislodged soon by f7-f5. 13.Nc4 Of course, I expected this move,
but underestimated its potential. Now, things are not too bad for Black, but
he has to be somewhat careful. Qe7 This was my intention. 13...Qd8 14.h3 14.Nfd2 f5 15.Nb3 e4 16.dxe4 fxe4 17.Rxf8+ Qxf8 18.Bd2 Nge5 19.Bxe4 Bg4 20.Qf1 Qe7 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Bxb7 Rf8 23.Qb5 c6 24.Bxc6 Nxc6 25.Qxc6 Qf7 26.Qg2 Bf3 27.Qf1 Qe6 14...Nf6 15.e4 15.Nfxe5? Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Nh5 15...Nh5 16.Kh2 Be6 17.c3 with a tiny edge for White 14.Nfd2!
Diagram
As it turns out, 15.Bxc6 is a positional threat, which didn't
perceive during the game. 14...Qd7 14...f5 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.b3 e4 17.Ba3 c5 17...exd3 18.Qf3! 18.d4 Qg5 19.Bxc5 Re8 20.Rae1 h5 14...Bd7? 15.Bxc6 Bxc6?! 16.Qxg4 15.h3 Nf6 16.b3 Nd5 16...Nh5 17.Qf2 f5 18.Ba3 Nb4 18...Re8? 19.g4 fxg4 20.hxg4 Nf6 21.g5 Nh5 22.Ne4+- 18...Rd8 19.Bb2 Re8? 19...Qe8 20.Bf3! Nf6? 21.Bxc6 20.g4 19.Nf3 Re8 20.Bb2 Nc6 21.Nfd2 21.g4!? fxg4 22.hxg4 Qxg4 23.Nfxe5 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Qe6 25.d4 c6 17.Bb2 White enjoys active piece play, while Black still has
to complete his development, e.g. Ndb4 18.Ne4 f5 19.Nc3 b6 20.Nb5 Bb7 21.Rad1 Rad8 22.g4! 13...Qe7 14.b3? White is betting on his chances
connected with the diagonal a3-f8, but doesn't take into account his own
liabilities. 14.c3 f5 15.Nf2 Nxf2 16.Rxf2 e4 14.Bd2 f5 15.Nf2 Nxf2 16.Rxf2 Be6 17.Bc3 with only a slight edge for Black 14.Nc3 f5 15.Nd5 Qd6 16.e4 Be6 17.h3 with a playable position 14...f5 15.Ba3 Nb4 16.Nc3? 16.h3 fxe4 17.dxe4 Nf6 18.c3 Be6 19.Nd2 Nd7 was the lesser evil. 16...Qc5? 16...e4! 17.dxe4 Qc5!-+ 17...Bxc3?? 18.Qc4+ 17.Nb5? 17.Nd1 e4 18.c3 exf3 19.Bxf3 Be6 17...Nxe3-+ 18.Qf2 e4 19.d4? 19.Rae1 exf3 20.Bxf3 c6 21.c3 cxb5 22.cxb4 axb4 23.Bc1 Re8 24.Rxe3 24.Bxe3 Rxe3-+ 24...Be6-+ 19...Qb6 20.Nd2 20.Qxe3 Nxc2 21.Qf4 Nxa3 22.Rxa3 exf3 23.Bxf3 c6-+ 20...c6! 21.Qxe3 cxb5 22.c3 Nc2 23.Qf4 b4! Diagram
I like this undermining move, however profane it may be. 24.Nc4 Qd8 25.Bc1 25.Bb2 Nxa1 26.Bxa1 bxc3-+ 25...Nxa1 0-1 (25) Szenetra,W
(2265)-Wahls,M (2550) Hamburg 1995 11...Nd4! Diagram
Skillfully
exploiting White's weaknesses. The threat now is not only to cripple White's
structure with 12...Nb3, but also to win the exchange by following up with 13..
.Bd4. 11...e5? Mack,P (2300)-Kindermann,S (2530) Germany 1990 12.Nfxd4 That's a decent way to solve the problems. Two of the alternatives are clearly
inferior: 12.Nbxd4? Bxd4+ 13.Kh1 Nf2+ 14.Rxf2 Bxf2 15.c3 The bishop
cannot be caught: 15.d4 e5 16.c3 exd4 17.cxd4 Bg4 15...Bb6 16.d4 Bg4 17.Bh6 Re8 18.Qf1 threatening 19.Ne5 Be6 20.d5 +- f6 19.Qc4+ Kh8 20.e5 Rg8 21.h4 21.Qf7 Qe8-+ 21...Qd7 22.Nd2 g5 12.Ra3 White
prevents the deformation of his pawn structure and also wants to use the rook
along the 3rd rank. Be6!? Now, White s forced to capture on d4. In the end,
however, He gets enough compensation for his material with correct play: 12...Nxb3? 13.Rxb3 Bd4+ 14.Kh1 Nf2+ 15.Rxf2 Bxf2 16.d4 c5 16...e5?! 17.Rd3 Here, the rook makes itself felt. Qe7 17...exd4? 18.Qf1 18.Bg5 18.c3? exd4 19.cxd4 c5 18.Nxe5 Bxd4 19.Nxg6 hxg6 20.Rxd4 b6 21.h4 Bb7 22.Kh2 Rad8 18...f6 19.Bh6 Re8 20.dxe5 fxe5 21.Ng5 with
sufficient compensation, .e.g. Bc5 22.Rc3 Bb4 23.Bf1 Bxc3 24.Bc4+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26.Ng5+ Kh8= 17.Bh6 Re8 18.Rd3 Qc7 19.c3 cxd4 20.cxd4 e5 21.Nxe5 Bxd4 22.Nxf7 Qxf7 23.Rxd4 Qf2 24.Rd2 Bg4 25.Qb3+ Qf7 26.Qe3 Red8 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.h4 with only a small edge for Black 12...Nxf3+!
Hereafter, Black obtains some advantage without risk. 13.Qxf3 13.Bxf3 Ne5 14.Bg2 c5 15.Nd2 Qd4+ 16.Kh1 Ng4 17.Qf3 Be6 13...c5 14.Qe2 Qb6 15.Kh1 Be6 16.h3 Ne5 17.Be3 Rac8 18.Rb1 Rfd8 with a nice bind. 13.Nbxd4 Bxd4+ 14.Kh1 Nf2+ 15.Rxf2 Bxf2 16.d4 c5 17.d5 17.Rd3? cxd4 17...Qb6 18.d5 c4 18.Qe2 Bc4 19.Qxf2 Bxd3 20.cxd3 Qd7 21.Bh6 Qxa4 17...Bg4 18.Bh6 18.c3 c4 18...Re8 19.Qf1 Bd4 19...Bxf3? 20.Rxf3 Bd4 21.Rxf7 20.Nxd4 cxd4 21.h3 Bd7 22.e5 22.Qf2 e5 23.dxe6 Bxe6 24.Rd3 Qe7 25.Rxd4 22...Qc7 23.Qf4 23.Rf3? Qxe5 24.Rxf7 Bf5 25.Rg7+ Kh8 26.Rf7 Qxg3 27.Bf4 Qh4 28.Be5+ Kg8 29.Rxf5 29.Rg7+ Kf8 29...gxf5 30.d6 e6-+ 23...Rac8 24.Rf3 f6 25.d6 exd6 26.Qxf6 26.exf6? Kf7 26...Bc6 27.exd6 Qd7 28.Kg1 d3 29.cxd3 Bxf3 30.Bxf3 Rc5 31.Qd4 12.h3? Nxb3 13.cxb3 Bd4+ 12...Bxd4+ 13.Kh1 Nf2+ 14.Rxf2 Bxf2 15.Bh6
Diagram
15...Be6? This lets go of the advantage. 15...Re8 16.d4 e5 16...c5 17.d5 Qb6 18.Qf3 Bd4 19.Rf1 f6 20.Nxd4 cxd4 21.e5 Bd7 22.Qf4 17.c3 Be6! 17...exd4 18.cxd4 Be6 19.d5 Bd7 20.Qd2 Bb6 21.Qc3 f6 22.Rf1 Re5 23.Nd2 Qe7 23...Rh5 24.Rxf6! Rxh6 25.d6 Rh5 26.Bf1∞ 24.Nc4 Rxe4 25.d6 Qe6 26.Nxb6 cxb6 27.Rxf6 Re1+ 28.Bf1 Qd5+ 29.Kg1 Qc5+ 30.Qxc5 bxc5 31.Kf2 Re4 32.Bg2 Re5 33.Bf1∞ 18.d5 Bd7 19.Qc2 Bb6 20.c4 Ba7 21.c5 c6 15...Bb6 16.Bxf8 Qxf8 17.e5 17.d4 e5 18.d5 Bd7 17...Be6 17...Qh6 18.d4 18.Bxb7 Rb8 19.Bc6 Bxb3 20.cxb3 Bd4 21.e6 f5 16.Bxf8?! White could still have made use of this bishop: 16.Qd2 Bb6 17.Qc3 f6 18.Bxf8 Kxf8= 16...Qxf8 17.Qd2 Bb6 18.Qc3 Qg7 18...Qd8 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.Qxc5 b6 21.Qf2 c5 22.b3 Qd4 23.Rf1 Kg7 and Black has a tiny edge
due to his superior bishop. 19.e5! Bxb3 20.Qxb3? 20.cxb3 Rd8 20...c6 21.b4 21.Bxb7 Rd4 22.Re1 Qf8 23.Re4 Qd8 24.Rxd4 Qxd4 25.Qxd4 Bxd4 26.e6 f5 27.b4 axb4 28.b3 is drawn 20...Qxe5 21.Rf1 e6 22.Bxb7 Rb8 23.Bg2 Ba7 Diagram
24.Qc4 Kg7? Apparently, Black was afraid of ghosts. 24...Rxb2 25.Qc6 Rb8 26.Qd7 f5 and there is no way for White to
exploit Black's weakened king's position. 25.b3 Bd4 26.Qc6 h5 Obviously,
Black enjoys the initiative, due to his better protected king. The standard
plan is to further weaken White's structure with the advance h5-h4 and
finally attack the soft spot h2. 27.Qd7 Rf8 28.Qe7?! 28.Qb5 Exchanging
queens with Qxb5 29.axb5 would have been a better option, due to the
difference in king's safety. Even then, Black would have a good reason to
continue the fight by playing f5, g5-g4 and h4, mobilizing his f-pawn. 28...Qd6 Diagram
In apparent contradiction to my last comment, Black now
offers the exchange of queens by himself. But note, he is doing this on his
terms. If White accepts the offer, this will strengthen Black's pawn majority
on the kingside and open the c-file for the rook. 29.Qg5 f5 30.Qd2 Qc5?!
This was a good time to advance the h-pawn: 30...h4! 31.c3 31.gxh4 Rh8 32.Qe1 Bf6 31...Bf6 32.g4 32.gxh4 Rh8 32...fxg4 33.Qe2 Bxc3 34.Qxg4 Rxf1+ 35.Bxf1 Bf6 31.Qe2 Qd6 32.Qe1 h4?! Now, the advance is not as
dangerous anymore, since White has a good defense: 33.gxh4 Rh8 Diagram
34.Rf3? 34.Bf3! Before Black is able to attack the pawn a second time,
White prepares the answer h4-h5. g5 34...Be5 35.Qf2 Kf7 36.h5 gxh5 36...g5 37.h3 34...Bf6 35.h5 g5 36.h3 35.Qg3 g4 36.Bxg4 Qxg3 37.hxg3 fxg4 38.Rf4 e5 39.Rxg4+ Kh6 40.Re4 Rg8 41.Kh2 Rf8 42.Re2 34...g5 35.Rg3?
That's a very bad place for the rook. Now, White can't even organize a defense
based on the move h3 anymore. 35.h3 Rxh4 36.c3 Bf6 37.d4 g4 35...g4-+ Diagram
36.c3 36.h3 Qf4!-+ 36...Bf6 37.Re3 Bxh4 38.Qe2 38.Qg1 Bf2-+ 38...Bg5 39.h3 Bxe3 40.Qxe3 Kf7 41.d4 gxh3 42.Bf3 Rg8 43.d5 e5 44.Bh5+ Ke7 45.c4 e4 46.c5 Qg3 47.d6+ cxd6 48.cxd6+ Ke6 49.Qh6+ Ke5 0–1
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Kislinsky | 2231 | Koutsin | 2414 | 0–1 | 1999 | A07 | Kiev |
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