Kudrin, S (2524) - Fishbein, A (2497) [B63]
US Championship, Seattle (8) 2002
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. f3 Rd8 11. Nb5!
Threatening to catch the Black's queen with 12.Be3. I have seen the last 10 games from 2000 to 2002 in this line. Results +7-1=2 in favor of White.
11...Rd7
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12. Qe1!
A strong multi-purpose move.
12...a6
White had an initiative in Shabalov, A - Fishbein, A, US Championship, Seattle 2002 after 12...a5 13. a4 Nb4 14. Kb1 e5 15. c3 Na6 16. Bc4.
Or 12...Qd8 13. g4 b6 4. h4 Bb7 15. N5d4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Rc8 17. Kb1 a6 18. Bc1 Rdc7 19. g5 Nd7 20. Rh2 d5 21. e5 Bc5 22. h5 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nf8 24. Bd3 Rd7 25. g6 1-0, Black resigned in Anand, V - Tissir, M, Shenyang 2000.
13. N5d4 Qc7 14. h4 Nxd4
A novelty. In the game Anand, V - Avrukh,B, Haifa 2000 Black played 14...Ne5 15. Kb1 b5 16. g4 with an edge to White.
15. Nxd4 h6 16. Bd2!
Weaker is 16. Be3? d5.
16...Nh7
If 16... d5 then 17. e5.
17. g4
White attacks on the kingside and Black has no counterplay.
17...Bf6 18. Ne2 Qc5 19. Kb1 Rc7 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. g5! hxg5 22. hxg5
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22...Nxg5?!
Better was 22...Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. f4 Qf6 25. e5 dxe5 26. fxe5 Qg5 27. Nd4 Nf8 28. Bd3 with a clear advantage to White.
23. Qh4
Winning.
23...Kf8
Also hopeless is 23... g6 24. Bc3 e5 (24... Bxc3 25. Nxc3 Kg7 26. f4) 25. Bd2.
24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Nxc3 Rcc8 26. Be2 f6 27. f4 Nf7 28. Rhg1 Qb6 29. Qh7 Ke7 30. Rxg7 Rf8 31. Bh5 Be8 32. f5 d5 33. fxe6 Qxe6 34. exd5 Qh3 35. Qe4+ Kd8 36. d6 Qd7 37. Bg4 f5 38. Bxf5 Nxd6 39. Qh4+ Kc7 40. Bxd7
Black resigned. 1-0
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Kudrin, Sergey (2524) - Fishbein, Alexander (2497) [B63]
USA-ch/Seattle (8) 2002
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. f3 Rd8 11. Nb5 Rd7 12. Qe1 a6 13. N5d4 Qc7 14. h4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 h6 16. Bd2 Nh7 17. g4 Bf6 18. Ne2 Qc5 19. Kb1 Rc7 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. g5 hxg5 22. hxg5 Nxg5 23. Qh4 Kf8 24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Nxc3 Rcc8 26. Be2 f6 27. f4 Nf7 28. Rhg1 Qb6 29. Qh7 Ke7 30. Rxg7 Rf8 31. Bh5 Be8 32. f5 d5 33. fxe6 Qxe6 34. exd5 Qh3 35. Qe4+ Kd8 36. d6 Qd7 37. Bg4 f5 38. Bxf5 Nxd6 39. Qh4+ Kc7 40. Bxd7 1-0
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