Beliavsky, A. (2665) - Tukmakov, V. (2570) [D17]

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Beliavsky, A. (2665) - Tukmakov, V. (2570) [D17]
TCh-SLO, Bled (5) 2001
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6
The common continuation is 7...Qc7.
8. Ne5

8...a5!
In 1990 this move attracted a broad audience after the New In Chess Yearbook # 16 published the article "Slav Defence. Rare continuations" by Yuri Markov and Boris Schipkov. Then we wrote about this move also in our book "Winning With The Slav" (London, 1994).
9. f3
After 9. g3 e6 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 h6 13. Qe2 Bh7 14. Rd1 Nfd7! Black had an equal game in Kramnik, V - Short, N, Novgorod 1994 (1/2, 41). Or 12. Nd3 h6 13. e3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 e5! 15. Na2 exd4 16. exd4 Nxa4 17. Qb3 Nb6 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxb4 Nbd5 left Black with a positional advantage in Gurevich, D - Gulko, B, USA-ch, Salt Lake City 1999 (0-1, 89).
9...Nbd7
The alternative is 9...Nfd7. In the game Nielsen, PH - Sokolov, I, Reykjavik 2001 (0-1, 52) White played 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 f6 12. Bg3 Bg6 13. e4 e6 14. Be2 Bb4 15. O-O O-O 16. Bf2 f5! with equality.
10. Nxd7
Interesting is 10. e4.
10...Nxd7
This position can arise and after 9...Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7.
11. e4 Bg6 12. d5?!
Possible is 12. Be3 (after 9...Nfd7) Qb6 13. Qd2 e5! A nice counterstike in the centre. 14. h4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bc5 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. g3 f6 18. Bh3 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Kc7 with equal chances in Atalik, S - Sokolov, I, Sarajevo 2001 (0-1, 47).
Or 12. h4 h5! 13. f4 e6 14. Bc4 Nf6 15. f5 exf5 16. e5 Ng4 17. Bf4 Bb4 18. Qd3 O-O 19. O-O-O Nf2 20. Qg3 Nxd1 21. Qxg6 Qxd4 22. Bh6 Qg4 23. Qxg4 hxg4 24. Nxd1 gxh6 25. Ne3 Rae8 26. Nxf5 Rxe5 27. Rf1 Rc5 0-1, White resigned in Mikhalevski, V - Sokolov, I, Vlissingen open 2000.
12...e5!
A good move.
13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Bc4
If 14. Be3 then 14...Bc5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Bc4 Bf7 17. Qxd8+ Rxd8 with a small edge to Black, Libiszewski, F - Kirov, N, Val Thorens open 1998 (0-1, 39).
14...Qb6! 15. Bxe6 Ne5!
Black has an initiative and advantage in development for the sacrificed pawn.
16. Qe2 Rd8 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5
With some edge to the second player.

19. Ba2?
Losing at once. Here Black has a powerful attack.
Correct is 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Qd6 21. Bf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 O-O 23. O-O Rxf5 with only slightly better play for Black in the ending.
19...Rd3 20. Kf1
Also hopeless is 20. Nd1 Qb4+ 21. Kf1 Qd4 22. h4 Rd2 23. Qe1 Qd3+ 24. Kg1 Rxg2+! 25. Kxg2 Qxf3+ 26. Kg1 Bxe4.
20...Rf8!
Winning.
21. Nd1
Or 21. Qf2 Rdxf3 22. gxf3 Rxf3 23. Qxf3 Nxf3 24. Kg2 Qe3.
21...Bh5
White resigned. 0-1

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