[Event "4NCL"]
[Site "Nottingham ENG"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gormally, D."]
[Black "Hennigan, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Maxim Notkin (www.chesstoday.net)"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.01.01"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.04"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. c3 {
Played with the purpose of creating the pawn pair d4+e4.} ({
Except for the simplest} 4. O-O) ({White may also choose} 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O
{hoping to exploit the defects of opponent's pawn formation}) ({or} 4. d4 cxd4
5. Nxd4 (5. Qxd4)) 4... Nf6 5. Qe2 ({The queen's move weakens control over the
d4 square but other ways of protecting the e-pawn are less comfortable while} 
5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 $2 {doesn't work due to} Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4) 5... e5 {
#  This move doesn't actually prevent d2-d4 but it does destroy White's plans
of building up the pawncentre} ({Other options are} 5... Bd7) ({and} 5... Bg4 {
to both of which White usually plays} 6. d4 {
consenting to trade the bishop for the knight after} cxd4 7. cxd4 a6 8. Bxc6+
bxc6) 6. O-O ({Kasparov against Petursson, Kopavogur rapid 2000 played} 6. d4
exd4 7. cxd4 {and after} a6 (7... cxd4) 8. e5 $1 Nd5 9. exd6+ Be6 10. Bxc6+
bxc6 11. dxc5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxc5 {
White got an opportunty to hold the enemy king in the centre by} 13. d7+ $1
Kxd7 14. Na3 {with an advantage}) 6... Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7
10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nc3 O-O {The resulting position is identical to the one from
the Steinitz Defence in the Ruy Lopez. The only difference consists in the
absence of the c2 and c7 pawns. At the moment Black's bishops are rather
passive but his position is solid.} 12. Bf4 ({
In Tkachiev - Xu Jun Singapore 1995 a draw was agreed after} 12. Qf3 Qb6 13.
Nf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Rfe8 15. b3) 12... Re8 13. Rad1 {#} d5 {It's Black's turn to
make a concession. At the cost of the isolation of the central pawn he frees
his bishops} 14. exd5 Nxd5 (14... cxd5 {deserves attention as well since with
the isoliani it's better to have many pieces on the board}) 15. Nxd5 ({
White could win a pawn by a tactical trick} 15. Nxc6 $5 Nxf4 (15... Bxc6 16.
Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qb5 $1) 16. Qc4 {but after} Nh3+ $1 17. gxh3 Qc8 $8 18. Nxe7+
Rxe7 19. Qxc8+ Rxc8 {it would have not been easy to convert it.}) 15... cxd5
16. Qf3 Bf6 17. Be3 ({To} 17. Qxd5 {Black replies} Bg4 ({or} 17... Ba4 {
solving all his problems therefore White strengthens the central outpost}))
17... Qa5 18. a3 Re4 19. Nf5 {
As usual, the knight's appearance on f5 creates various threats and motives}
Be6 (19... Bxb2 $2 {is bad in view of} 20. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 21. Ne7+ {
winning the queen}) ({
In principle the exchange on f5 favours White but here after} 19... Bxf5 20.
Qxf5 Rd8 {he is unable to protect his queenside and the position will be
levelled quickly. The text move leads to a more complicated play}) 20. Nd6 {#}
Ra4 $6 (20... Re5 $2 {loses the exchange after} 21. Nc4 ({or} 21. Bd4)) ({
interesting is} 20... Rh4 $5 {and in the event of} 21. g3 Rg4 22. h3 Rg6 {
Black is fine with his rook on g6}) (20... Bg4 $5 {equalizes immediately -} 21.
Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxb2) 21. Nb7 $1 Qc7 22. Nc5 Rc4 23. Rxd5 ({
In the event of} 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rxd5 $1 Qc6 $1 25. Rd2 Qxf3 26. gxf3 a5 {
White's extra pawn isn't enough for a win}) 23... Rb8 ({
It's plain to see that the capture on d5 is insufficient -} 23... Bxd5 24. Qxd5
Rxc5 $8 25. Qxa8+ Qc8 26. Qxa7 {and so on}) ({But correct was} 23... Bg4 $1 24.
Qg3 (24. Rd7 $2 {runs into} Qc8 $1 25. Qd5 Rxc5 $1 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 {
and Black is a piece up}) 24... Qxg3 25. hxg3 Bxb2 26. f3 Be6 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28.
Rd3 {with a drawn ending}) 24. Nxe6 fxe6 {#} 25. Rh5 $1 Bxb2 26. Qh3 {
A double attack on h7 and e6} Bxa3 {
Or else Black loses a pawn without any compensation} 27. Rxh7 Rb5 {
Black can't parry Rh8+ so he protects against the following Qh5} 28. Rh8+ Kf7
29. Ra8 $1 Ra4 30. Rd1 $2 ({Much simpler was} 30. Qh8 {
The rook might have entered later on}) 30... Be7 31. Qh8 {#} Qd7 $1 {An unpleas
ant surprise. White should lose a tempo due to the weakness of the back rank}
32. Qg8+ Kg6 33. Rf1 Rd5 $1 {Intending Rd1. White is forced to take care of
his own king but reluctant to forget about the opponent's one he makes a
highly inaccurate move} 34. h4 $6 ({White should have submitted to} 34. h3 Rd1
35. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 36. Kh2 Bd6+ 37. g3 {and Black forces perpetual by} Bxg3+ $1 38.
Kxg3 Qg1+ 39. Kf3 Qh1+ 40. Kg3 (40. Ke2 $2 Ra2+ {mating}) 40... Qg1+) ({
The attempt to protect the 1st rank by} 34. Rc8 {followed by Rcc1 fails to} Ra1
$1 35. g3 (35. Rcc1 Rxc1 36. Bxc1 Rd1 $19) 35... Rdd1 36. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 37. Kg2
Qf1+ 38. Kf3 Qh1+ 39. Kg4 Ra4+ 40. Bf4 Qd1+ 41. Kh3 (41. f3 Qd7 $1 42. Qe8+
Qxe8 43. Rxe8 Kf7 {
and in view of the threats of g5 and e5 White should give up the exchange})
41... Rxf4 $1 42. Qxe6+ (42. gxf4 Qf3#) 42... Rf6 43. Qe4+ (43. Qxe7 Qh5+ 44.
Kg2 Qf3+ 45. Kh3 Qf5+ {mating}) 43... Kf7 44. Qc4+ Re6 45. Qf4+ Kg6 {
and the checks are over}) 34... Rxh4 35. Rxa7 $2 {#} (35. g3 {
was essential. After the text move White could have been checkmated}) 35... Qd6
$2 ({Missing} 35... Rdh5 $1 36. f4 Rh1+ 37. Kf2 Rxf1+ 38. Kxf1 Qd1+ 39. Kf2
Bh4+ 40. g3 Bxg3+ $1 41. Kxg3 Qe1+ 42. Bf2 Qc3+ {
Obviously both opponents were in time trouble}) 36. g3 Rh3 37. Qe8+ Kf6 38. Ra4
e5 $2 {The decisive mistake} ({After} 38... Qd8 39. Rf4+ Rf5 40. Bd4+ Kg5 41.
Qxd8 Bxd8 42. Re4 {Black could hope to save the ending}) 39. Rc4 $5 ({
Passing around from the other side} 39. Rg4 {was winning as well -} Kf5 {#} 40.
Qf7+ $1 Bf6 (40... Qf6 41. Qxd5 Kxg4 42. Qe4+ Kh5 43. g4+ $1 Kh4 44. g5+) (
40... Kxg4 41. f3+ Kxg3 42. Bf2#) 41. Rg5+ Ke4 42. Qg6+ Kf3 43. Qf5+ Ke2 44.
Qc2+ Rd2 (44... Kf3 45. Rf5+ Kg4 46. Qe4#) 45. Qc4+ Qd3 46. Qg4#) 39... Qe6 40.
Rc6 Rd6 41. Rxd6 Qxd6 {#} 42. Rc1 $1 {
To save both the queen and the king Black has to give up the rook!} Kf5 43. g4+
$1 Kxg4 44. Qc8+ (44. Qc8+ Kh4 (44... Kh5 45. Qxh3+) 45. Rc4+) 1-0

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yegiazarian, A."]
[Black "Galstian, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.04.29"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.04"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 d5 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bf4 Na6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Nh5 9. cxd5 Nxf4 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. exf4 Nb4 12. dxc6 Nc2+ 13. Kd2 Nxa1 14. cxb7
Rb8 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Ne5+ Kc7 18. Nxf7 Rg8 19. Rxa1 Bg7 20. Ng5
Kd7 21. Kd3 h6 22. Nf3 Rgf8 23. g3 Rxb7 24. h4 Rf5 25. Re1 e6 26. a4 Rc7 27.
Nb5 Rc8 28. Na3 Ke7 29. Nc4 b5 30. Ne3 Rff8 31. axb5 Rfd8 32. Nc4 Rc5 33. Nfe5
Bxe5 34. Nxe5 Kf6 35. Ra1 Rc7 36. b6 Rb7 37. Ra7 1-0

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chibukhchian, A."]
[Black "Babujian, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2005.04.29"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.04"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e4 Qa5 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 e5 14. a3 g4 15.
Nh4 Nd4 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Bd3 Nh5 18. Nf5 Bg5 19. Qe1 Bxf5 20. exf5 Rg8 21. Qe4
Nf6 22. Qxb7 Rab8 23. Qe7 Rbd8 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. f6 Kh8 26. Bxe4 Rgf8 27. Rd3
Kg8 28. b4 Qa4 29. Bd5 Rd7 30. Rxd4 Rxe7 31. fxe7 Bxe7 32. Rxg4+ Kh7 33. c5 f5
34. Rc4 f4 35. c6 fxg3 36. hxg3 Qb5 37. Be4+ Kg7 38. Rc2 d5 39. Bf5 Rxf5 40. c7
Rf8 41. c8=Q Rxc8 42. Rxc8 Kf7 43. Rfc1 a5 44. R1c7 axb4 45. axb4 Qxb4 46. Rd8
Qe1+ 47. Kh2 Qxf2 48. Rxd5 Qf6 49. Rdd7 Ke6 50. Rxe7+ Qxe7 51. Rxe7+ Kxe7 52.
g4 Ke6 53. Kg3 Kd5 54. Kf3 Kd4 55. Ke2 Ke4 56. g3 Kd4 57. Kd2 e4 58. Ke2 e3 59.
Kd1 Kd3 60. Ke1 Ke4 61. Ke2 Kd4 62. Kd1 Ke5 63. Ke1 Kd5 64. Kd1 Kd4 65. Ke1 Kd3
0-1

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Minasian, Art"]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.04.29"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.04"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. O-O Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nc5 8.
Nc3 c6 9. f4 g6 10. Ne2 Nxd3 11. cxd3 Qb6+ 12. d4 Bg4 13. Rf2 h5 14. h3 Be6 15.
Rf3 h4 16. Rb3 Qa6 17. Be3 Be7 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Kh2 Kf8 20. Ng1 Kg7 21. Nf3 Rc7
22. Bf2 Qa4 23. Qe1 b6 24. Bxh4 Bxh4 25. Nxh4 c5 26. Qf2 Rxh4 27. Qxh4 Qxd4 28.
Rf1 Bf5 29. Qf6+ Kh7 30. h4 Qa4 31. h5 Qc6 32. Qh4 gxh5 33. Qxh5+ Qh6 34. Qxh6+
Kxh6 35. Rg3 Rc6 36. Rg5 Bc2 37. g4 d4 38. Kg3 Bg6 39. Rh1+ Kg7 40. f5 d3 41.
fxg6 fxg6 42. e6 Rxe6 43. Rd5 c4 44. Rd7+ Kg8 45. b3 b5 46. bxc4 bxc4 47. Rc1
Re3+ 48. Kf4 1-0

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kotanjian, T."]
[Black "Asrian, K."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2005.04.29"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.04"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. g3 e5 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg2 Re8 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. b4 Ne4 12. Qb2 Nd6 13. c5 Nf5 14. O-O e4
15. Ng5 e3 16. fxe3 Qxg5 17. e4 Qg6 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bf4 Be4 20. Bf3 Rac8 21.
Rad1 Nd8 22. Rd7 Ne6 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qe5 Qxe5 25. Bxe5 f6 26. Bf4 Kf8 27. Kf2
Red8 28. Rfd1 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Ke8 30. Rd5 Ra8 31. e4 c6 32. Rd6 Ke7 33. Kf3 Rd8
34. Rxd8 Kxd8 35. Be3 Kd7 36. g4 Nd8 37. h4 Ke6 38. g5 fxg5 39. hxg5 Nf7 40.
Kf4 h6 41. gxh6 gxh6 42. Bd4 h5 43. Bf2 Ne5 44. Bd4 h4 45. Ba1 a6 46. Bc3 h3
47. Kg3 Ng4 48. Kxh3 Nf2+ 49. Kg2 Nxe4 50. Be1 Kd5 51. Kf3 Kd4 52. Kf4 a5 53.
Kf5 Kd5 54. bxa5 Nxc5 55. Kf6 Kc4 56. Ke7 Kb5 57. Kd6 Nb3 58. a4+ Ka6 59. Bc3
Nxa5 60. Kc5 Nb3+ 61. Kc4 Nc1 62. Bd2 Ne2 63. Kc5 Ng3 64. Kb4 Ne4 65. Be3 Nf6
66. Bd2 Nd5+ 67. Kc5 Ka7 68. Be1 Nf6 69. Kc4 Kb6 70. Kb4 c5+ 71. Kc4 Kc6 72.
Bf2 Ne4 73. Be3 Nd6+ 74. Kb3 Kd5 75. Bg1 Nc4 76. Kc3 Ne5 77. Kb3 Nf3 78. Be3
Nd4+ 79. Kc3 Nf5 80. Bf2 Nd6 81. Be3 Kc6 82. Kb3 Nc8 83. Bg1 Nb6 84. Bf2 Nd7
85. Kc4 Kb6 86. Bg1 Ka6 87. Kd5 b6 88. Kc6 Ne5+ 89. Kd5 Nd3 90. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sargissian, G."]
[Black "Anastasian, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.04.29"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.04"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Be7 12. O-O Qb6 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 a6 15. Ne5
O-O 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. e5 Rad8 18. Bf3 b4 19. Na4 Qb5 20. Qc2 c5 21. Bxb7 Qxb7
22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Rc8 25. Qh5 Rxc5 26. Qxh6 Qc6 27. h4 Rc1
28. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 29. Kh2 a5 30. f4 Qc2 31. hxg5 a4 32. g6 Qxg6 33. Qxg6+ fxg6 34.
Be1 b3 35. axb3 axb3 36. Bc3 Ba3 37. Kg3 b2 38. Bxb2 Bxb2 39. Kf3 Kf7 40. Ke4
Ke8 41. g3 Kf7 42. g4 g5 0-1

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Minasian, Ara"]
[Black "Nalbandian, T."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.04.29"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.04"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. d3 Be7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. a3 Qd7 12. Bg2 b5 13. e4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Rad8
15. Be3 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Ng4 17. Bc1 Rxd1 18. Nxd1 Rd8 19. h3 Nge5 20. Nc3 a6 21.
f4 Bc5+ 22. Kh2 Nd3 23. e5 Nd4 24. b4 Be7 25. Rd1 Nxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th UI&UL GM"]
[Site "Dhaka BAN"]
[Date "2005.04.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Iuldachev, S."]
[Black "Satyapragyan, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[Annotator "Maxim Notkin (www.chesstoday.net)"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2005.04.05"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.04"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Nc6 8. Be3
Qc7 9. O-O Be7 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Bc6 15.
Rae1 Rae8 16. Bf3 Rc8 17. Nd1 g6 18. Nf2 Rfd8 19. c3 Ne8 20. Ng4 f6 21. f5 e5
22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Nf5+ Kf7 {# Quiz} 25. Bh5 $1 (25. Bh5 gxh5 26.
Nh6+ Ke6 27. Qh3+) 1-0

