Russian Championship 2004

Round 2

Korotylev - Kasparov. Photo © Eugeny Atarov http://www.chesspro.ru

Korotylev,A (2596) - Kasparov,G (2813) [E12]
57th ch-RUS Moscow RUS (2), 16.11.2004

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Bc6 8.Qb3 dxc4 9.Qxc4 0-0 10.e3 Bb7 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.Rd1 h6 13.Bh4 Qc8 14.0-0 c5 15.Qa2 a6 16.Rc1 Qe8 17.Rfd1 Rc8 18.dxc5 Nxc5 19.Nd4 Nd5 20.Bxe7 Nxc3 21.Rxc3 Qxe7 22.Rdc1 Bd5 23.Qb1 Be4 24.Qa2 Bd5 25.Qb1 Be4 26.Qa2 1/2-1/2

Morozevich - Dreev. Photo © Eugeny Atarov http://www.chesspro.ru

Morozevich,A (2758) - Dreev,A (2698) [B60]
57th ch-RUS Moscow RUS (2), 16.11.2004

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Be2 [7.Qd2 The usual choice in the 1960s and 1970s. 7...Nxd4 (7...Rc8 was the alternative and this move endures as the choice here.) 8.Qxd4 Qa5 9.Bd2 and white is a little bit better.] 7...Qa5 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Nb3 Qg5 10.g3 f5 11.f4 Qh6 12.Qd2 Bg7 [12...fxe4 13.Nxe4 Bg7 14.c3 Qg6 15.Ng5 Bf6 16.h4 h6 17.Bd3 Bf5 18.h5 hxg5 19.hxg6 Rxh1+ 20.Bf1 Bxg6 21.0-0-0 gxf4 22.gxf4 0-0-0 23.Bd3 Rxd1+ 24.Qxd1 Bxd3 25.Qxd3 e6 26.Qh7 Rd7 27.Kc2 a6 28.Nd2 d5 29.Qh6 Be7 30.Nf3 Bd6 31.Qf6 Kc7 32.a3 Kb8 33.Kb1 Bc7 34.Ka1 Bd8 35.Qh8 Ka7 36.Kb1 Bb6 37.Qe8 Re7 38.Qf8 Rd7 39.Qe8 Re7 40.Qf8 Rd7 41.Qg8 Bc7 42.Qg1+ 1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Stein,L/Odessa 1972/EXT 2001] 13.0-0-0?! fxe4 14.Nxe4 a5 Dreev is clearly better and the dark squared diagonal pressure proves decisive. 15.Qe3 0-0 16.a3 A concession but white needs to stop a4-a3 16...Qe6 17.Qd3 h6 Preventing the exchange of queens. [17...a4 18.Ng5 Qg6 19.Qxg6 hxg6 20.Nd2 Nd4 21.Bd3 Rac8 22.Rhe1 probably ends up level.] 18.Kb1 a4 19.Nc1 Nd4 20.Nc3 Rfc8 21.N1a2 Nxe2 22.Qxe2 Qf6 23.Qe3 White probably needs to find an improvement here as his position collapses pretty rapidly. 23...Be6 24.Nb4 Rc4 25.Nbd5 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Rac8 27.Rd3 [27.Rhd1 Rxc3!] 27...b5! 28.Qc1 e6 29.Re1 d5 30.Re2 b4!

Finish. 31.Nxa4 [31.axb4 a3!] 31...bxa3 32.Rxa3 Ra8 33.Nb6 [33.b3 Rcxa4 34.Rxa4 Qa1+ mates.] 33...Rxa3 34.Nxc4 dxc4 35.Re4 Ra4 36.c3 Qf5 0-1

Timofeev,Arty (2611) - Tseshkovsky,V (2577) [B07]
57th ch-RUS Moscow RUS (2), 16.11.2004