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Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qb3!?
Interesting is 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. h3 Bd7 14.Rad1 Bd6 15. Nf5 Be5 16. g4 Rc8 17. Nxd5 Nd4 18. Qxc8 Bxc8 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Nxd4 Qa6 21. a3 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qxe2 23. Rd2 Rxe3 1/2-1/2, Loginov, V - Bezgodov, A, 52th RUS-ch, Moscow 1999.
15. Nxd5!? leads to sharp struggle 15...Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Nb4 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qb3+ Kg6 19. a3 Qe7 20. axb4 Bxh3 21. Nb5 Rad8 22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6+ Qxd6 24. Rd1 Qe6 25. Qxe6+ Rxe6, Loginov, V - Bezgodov, A, 53th RUS-ch, Samara 2000 (draw, 69).
12...Na5 13. Qc2 Bg4

   
14. Nf5
Also interesting is 14. h3!? Bd7 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Nf5 Bc5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Qc7 20. Kh2 Be6 21. Rd4 Bxa2 22. Qd3 Be6 23. Rd1 Nc6 24. Rd6 Qa5 25. Ncd5 Qc5 26. Nf4 Ne5 27. Qd4 Bb3 28. Qxc5 1/2-1/2, De Boer, G - Vladimirov, E, Tilburg 1994.
14...Rc8
Unclear is 14... Bb4 15. Bd4 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Rxe2 17. Qd3 (17. Qd1 Qb6 18. Nxg7 Rxf2 19. Qd4 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qxd4+ 21. Bxd4 Ne4 22. Rf4 h5 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Rd8) 17... Re8 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Qb5 b6 20. Rad1 Rc8, Ehlvest, J - Grischuk, A, WCh, New Delhi 2000 (4.4, draw, 65).
15. Bd4
In the game Karpov, An - Kasparov, G, World Championship , Moscow 1984 (game 7, 1-0, 42) White played 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16. Rad1 Qe8 17. h3 Bh5 18. Bxd5 Bg6 19. Qc1 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Nc4 21. Bd4 Rec7 22. b3 Nb6 23. Re5 Qd7 24. Qe3 f6 25. Rc5 Rxc5 26. Bxc5 Qxh3 27. Rd1 and won after 27...h5?
Better is 27... Be8!? 28. Bxb6 Bc6 29. Nd5 Re8 30. Qd3 axb6 31. Qg6 Kh8 32. e4 Qe6 33. Nc3 or 27... Kh7 28. Qe7 Qh5 and if 29. b4?! then 29...Re8 30. Qxb7 Na4! 31. Bf8 Rxf8 32. Nxa4 Qxe2 33. Nc3 Qg4.
Or 18. Qf5 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Bxe2 20. Bd4 Re6 1/2-1/2, draw in Harikrishna, P - Iuldachev, S, Sangli 2000.
15...Bc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Rfd1!?
A novelty. In the stem game Karpov, An - Kasparov, G, World Championship, Moscow 1984 (game 9, 1-0, 70) White achieved a small but lasting edge after 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Qa4 Rd8 20. Rd3 a6 21. Rfd1 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Qa5 Rc5 24. Qb6 Rd7 25. Rd4.
More precise is 18... Qd7 19. Qd3 Nc4 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 b5 23. a3 a5, Lastin, A - Bezgodov, A, Moscow 1999 (draw, 46).
18...Nc4

   
19. Nxc4
Deserving attention is 19. Nexd5!? Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. b4 Rb5 22. a4 Rxb4 23. Bxd5 Nd6 24. Bf3 with a small advantage to White or 21. b3 Qa5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. bxc4 Qe4 25. Qb3 with an extra pawn.
19...Rxc4 20. Qd3 Qc8 21. e3 Bg4! 22. Re1 Bf5 23. Qd1 d4! 24. exd4 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Rxd4 26. Nb5 Rd8 27. Rd1
Dangerous is 27. Nxa7? Qc5 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Be4 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. Rc1 Rd2 with initiative.
27...Rxd1 28. Qxd1 Be4 29. Nc3
Draw. 1/2-1/2

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