rnbqkbnrpppppppp32PPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR [Event "WchT 6th"] [Site "?"] [Date "2005.11.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Goldin, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C92"] [WhiteElo "2666"] [BlackElo "2600"] [Annotator "Volokitin Andrei"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2001.06.09"] 36P15. 12.15p 45N16. 1.16n 25B35. 8.7p 25.6B 6.14n 60.RK. 5.6b 60R. 9.15p 32.8B 11.7p 42P7. 4.rk. 47P7. 11n9. When preparing for this game I repeated all opening lines ever played by my opponent. Goldin play Nd7 only once. That's why I hardly could guess which exactly line he would choose.35P15. 12.8b 32P15. 2.6b 40N16. 28.6p 35P6. 18.5n This is the first moment when I started thinking. I remembered the game by Ivanchuk, but I also considered dubious win of pawn.18.5n 25P6. 16.8p 25N14. $224.16n R55. q2. 41Q17. 9.26b 10N14. .17q 41.Q 36.8b 45P8. 11.14n $1And Black has no problems. After I made sure that this line doesn't work I kept to beaten track.41.6B 25.7p 34N5. 24.9n 34B13. 4r. Xie Jun didn't equalize after19.7p 27P8. 11.5n 34.8B 17.9n 28N16. $14r. 51B6. Black has some difficulties 1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2735)-Xie Jun (2530)/Monte Carlo 199641Q17. 4.31r 13B20. 6.k 51B6. $1 On my opinion, it is logical, tempo move in comparison to variation36R23. 9.26b 13.13B 27b8. 27Q13. 16.7p White has no rook on e-fileMove44B13. played by Kasparov in his match against Karpov, New York, 1990 was not appealing to me because it closes e-file. 19.Bd2 is not a novelty, there were such several correspondance games.16.7p 10.15p $2 is not working, because of36R23. 9.26b 56.3R 36.8b 4R55. $13.q 4B8. .3r 41.3Q 21.13b 18Q26. 11.9n 16Q1. winning for White13.13B 36R23. is forced, since in line9.26b 56.3R Black is safe thanks to nice tactics19.7p $1and pawn d5 is untouchable13.13B $211.14n $19.17b 27Q13. 36.23r 56.3R 11.5n 27.3Q $1 The strong move causing most problems to Black. The move27.8Q $6 is not good, because of simple taking pawn17.14n $1and now after30B20. 17n14. 21B8. 14.6p 20Q15. 24.7p rather White than Black has problems3.7q $2It seems like this natural move is a decisive mistake, taking a4 pawn is also losing17.14n $230B20. $132.16n 21B8. 14.6p 39N5. 3.2q 12R47. 24.7p $223Q7. .4r 12.2R 6.8q 22N16. 6k. 5Q17. The right move, which takes under control the key square d5, and which I didn't like at all during the game3.2q $1now after30B20. follows17.9n $139N5. 14.7p $121B8. 21n5. 30Q. 6.6q White has nothing special here30B20. 17.9n Very dangerous would be capturing on g521.8b 30N14. 15.7p 20N9. $1.3r 17.14n 20.16N $127P7. 6k. 44R15. $1with menacing attack.39N5. $1Now White's play is fluent6k. Apart from text move 2 more captures must be studied21.13b 31.27Q $1 Nice3B26. $2is not working, because of cold-blooded28b6. $110.15p 45Q13. $111.6q 29N9. .1r 29.5N 26.8p 58R1. 27.14n 38Q6. 21.8b is looking even more dangerous than taking on d422N16. 6k. 30Q. 21n5. 12N9. 5k. 12.14N 21.5n 27Q2. 10.7p 27.2Q 19.7p 28R31. White has an edge31.13Q 10.7p 21B8. 21n5. After initially prepared.4r follows31Q13. $1and Black loses something anyway21n5. 5.15r 4R55. 5r15. 4.R 5k. 15Q15. 14.6p 29N9. 24Q6. 21.5n 16Q7. 29N9. .3r 21.5n is also not helping38Q6. 5k. 30Q7. $1total zugszwang for Black4R55. 4n16. Absolutely lost position comes after4q6. 19N9. 4.6q 37Q7. In game Black tried to exploit his last practical chance, because of activity of his king he makes difficulties to White's realization of extra pawn18Q26. $111.6q 12N16. 6.6k 12.5N 13.6k 18.5N 20.6k 61K. 27.7k 52K8. 4.5n 24.16N 34k. 24N16. 34.k 51K. 10.9n 41P7. $4Serious blunder, left unnoticed both by me and my opponent during the game. Correct was9N14. 19.7p 27k7. 44K6. 18k8. 9.14N 18.8k 24.16N 27.6k 41.9N 27k6. 37P15. technically winning24P7. 10n9. 41P7. 10.5n 39P7. 14.7p 45P7. 10n5. 38P15. 10.5n 3N5. 20.16n $4Computer suggested study-like draw here26k8. $19N14. 24.9N 20.14n 44K6. $419.7p Black is even winning18k7. 9.14N 18.7k The knight cannot get out without any loss.24.9N 19.7p 34.14N $1 After this strong move Black's position is absolutely hopeless and technically lead games to win.37.16n 43N5. 39n14. 24P7. 39.5n 50K. 30n14. 16P7. 20n9. 8P7. 10n9. 33N9. n9. 18N14. $126k8. 12N5. 14.7p 43K6. .9n 33P7. 19k6. 25P7. n9. 17P7.