Zagrebelny, Sergey (2466) - Ulibin, Mikhail (2583) [B85]
ADCF MASTERS, Abu Dhabi (3.9) 2001
Notes by Boris Schipkov
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3 a6 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Rae8
14...Rad8 and 14...Bc6 are possible.
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15. Rae1 Bc6 16. Bf3!
If 16. Bd3 then Black equalizes position with 16...e5! 17. fxe5 Nh5 18. Qh3 dxe5 19. Be3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. e5 g6 22. Be4 b4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Kg7 25. Rxf4 Qxc2 26. Qd7 Qc8 27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. axb4 Rb8 29. Ra1 Rxb4 30. Rxb4 Bxb4 1/2-1/2, draw in Almasi, Z - Fogarasi, T, Budapest 1997.
16...g6
Another try is 16...Rd8. In the game Zagrebelny, S - Kunte, A, Asian Championship, Calcutta 2001 White obtained an advantage and won after 17. Re2 Ba8 18. Rfe1 Qc4 19. Rd2 Ne8 20. Red1 Kh8 21. h3 h6 22. Rd3 Qc7 23. Qf2 Rc8 24. Bb6 Qb8 25. Qe3 Bc6 26. Ba5 Bf6 27. Bb4 e5 28. Rxd6 exf4 29. Qxf4 Nxd6 30. Bxd6 Qb7 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. e5 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Bg5 34. Qf5 Re8 35. Rd7 Qb8 36. Rxf7 Rg8 37. Ne4 Bh4 38. Nf6 Bxf6 39. exf6 Qg3 40. fxg7+ Rxg7 41. Rf8+ 1-0.
However, Black leveled chances in Vuckovic, Bo - Yagupov, I, MTO, Biel 2001 (0-1, 54): 18...Rd7 19. f5?! e5 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Bh6 Ne8 22. Nd1 Qd8 23. Rf1 Kh8 24. Bc1 Bh4 25. Qg4 h6. Interesting is 19. Rd2!? with a small edge to White.
17. f5! Nd7?!
Better is 17... e5 18. Be3 Rb8 19. Bg5 b4 20. axb4 Rxb4 21. b3 with a small advantage to White.
18. Bh5!
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18...e5
The alternative is 18...exf5 19. exf5 Ne5 20. f6! Bd8 21. Qg5. Here Black has three continuations: 21...Kh8, 21... Qb7 and 21... Re6.
If 21...Kh8? then 22. Re3 Rg8 (22... Re6 23. Rh3) 23. Be2 Bd7 24. Ne4 with a tremendous advantage for White.
If 21... Qb7? then 22. Qh6 Bxg2+ 23. Kg1 Bxf6 24. Rxf6 Bh1 25. Qg5 (25. Re2) 25... Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 Bxf3 28. Kxe1 winning.
In the game Barua, D - Kunte, A, ch-IND, Mumbai 2000 Black played 21...Re6 22. Bg4 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 Qd7 24. Qg5? Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rf1 Qe6 1/2-1/2, draw. Stronger is 24. Qf4! Rxe1 (or 24...Kh8 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Qe6 28. Qh4 Re8 29. Qh6 Rg8 30. Bc3)25. Rxe1 Qh3 (25... Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Qxd6) 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Qh5 28. Bc3 Bc7 29. Re1 with a clear edge to White.
19. fxg6 fxg6 20. Bxg6! hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Rf3!
The decisive move.
22...Rxf3 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. gxf3 Bf6 25. Qxe8+ Nf8 26. Rg1+ Bg7
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27. Bb6!
A nice blow.
27...Qb7
If 27... Qxb6 then 28. Qe7 winning at once.
28. Qd8 Qf7 29. Rg3 Qe6 30. Qg5 Qf7 31. Nd5 Ne6 32. Qh4 Kf8 33. Be3 Ke8 34. Qh7 Bf8 35. Qh8 Bxd5 36. exd5 Ng7 37. Rxg7 Qxg7 38. Qxg7 Bxg7 39. Kg2 Kf7 40. Kg3 Kg6 41. Kg4 e4 42. b3 exf3 43. Kxf3 Bb2 44. a4 bxa4 45. bxa4 Kf5 46. Bf4 Ba3 47. h4
Black resigned. 1-0
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Zagrebelny, Sergey (2466) - Ulibin, Mikhail (2583) [B85]
Abu Dhabi op 11th/Abu Dhabi (3) 2001
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3 a6 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Rae8 15. Rae1 Bc6 16. Bf3 g6 17. f5 Nd7 18. Bh5 e5 19. fxg6 fxg6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Rf3 Rxf3 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. gxf3 Bf6 25. Qxe8+ Nf8 26. Rg1+ Bg7 27. Bb6 Qb7 28. Qd8 Qf7 29. Rg3 Qe6 30. Qg5 Qf7 31. Nd5 Ne6 32. Qh4 Kf8 33. Be3 Ke8 34. Qh7 Bf8 35. Qh8 Bxd5 36. exd5 Ng7 37. Rxg7 Qxg7 38. Qxg7 Bxg7 39. Kg2 Kf7 40. Kg3 Kg6 41. Kg4 e4 42. b3 exf3 43. Kxf3 Bb2 44. a4 bxa4 45. bxa4 Kf5 46. Bf4 Ba3 47. h4 1-0
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