1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.Nf1!? [ 8.0-0!? See comments to Cao Sang-Golod,V/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84(1-0)(Golod,V)(40)]

8...0-0 9.Bg5!? Novelty,from the point of view of my games.Before with me played:9.Ng3

9...h6 10.Bh4 b5 11.Bb3 [ It deserves attention: 11.Bc2 ]

11...Na5 [ Is a possible continuation of the play: 11...Be6!? 12.Ne3 Qd7 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.h4 h5 15.Ng5 Bxb3 16.axb3 Bxg5 17.hxg5 Qe7 18.g4 h4 19.Rxh4 Qxg5 20.Rh1 Kg7= Volokitin,A-Levin,F/Lvov,2001(1/2-1/2)(29)]

12.Bc2 c5 Here I had choice between it and next continuation: [ 12...d5!? 13.Nxe5 Re8 14.d4 ( ‹14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.d4= ( 15.Nf3?! dxe4 16.dxe4 Nc4|^ ) ) 14...g5 15.Bg3 Nxe4~~ ]

13.Ne3 Bb7N [ Were checked in the preceding games: 13...Be6 14.d4 exd4 15.cxd4 g5 16.Bg3 d5 17.exd5 ( 17.e5!? ) 17...Nxd5 18.0-0 Nb4~~ Bitansky,I-Mikhalevski,A/Tel-Aviv,2002(0-1)(40); and 13...Nc6 14.h3 Be6 15.Nh2 Qd7 16.g4 Nh7 17.Qf3= Smyslov,V-Konstantinopolsky,A/Sverdlovsk,1943(1-0)(61)]

14.b4 [ Pretty dubiously: 14.g4 because of: 14...d5!|^ ; Can be recommended: 14.0-0!? ]

14...cxb4 15.cxb4 Nc6 16.a3

I take under the control a point "d5".

17.0-0 Rc8 18.Bb3 Qd7 The contenders make useful moves.

19.Qd2 Nh5 20.Bxe7?! White wrongly exchange pieces.It was better: [ 20.Rac1 <->c]

20...Qxe7 21.Nd5?! [ >=21.Bd5 ]

21...Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Nf4 23.Bb3?! [ Also dubiously: 23.Ba2 in view of: 23...Rc3 24.Bb1 Rfc8 =/+/-/+ ( 24...Qd7!? ) ; >=23.Rac1 Nxd5 24.exd5 Qb7 25.Qa2=/+ ]

23...Qd7

Only after I have made this move,I has noticed stronger continuation: [ 23...Rc3! ]

24.h3 [ A little bit better is: 24.Ne1 Rc3 25.Qd1 ]

24...Rc3!-/+

25.Bc2 Rfc8 26.Ra2 h5! I enter in game last reserve.

27.Kh2 Bh6 28.Bb1 Kg7

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