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SADRZAl COREPMANME CONTENTS INHALT SOMMAIRE SUMARIO INDICE INNENAL

Contributors . . 4

The Best Ten Games of the Preceding Volume .

The Ten Most Important Theoretical Novelties of the Preceding Volume. . . . 8

Garry's Choice By GM Garry Kasparov . 12

Old Wine in New Bottles By GM Mihail Marin . 23

Top Three Exclusive annotations . . 35 By GM Sergei Movsesian . . . 36 By GM Andrei Volokitin. . . . 3 9 By GM Zahar Efimenka. . 44

One Country Serbia . . 50 By GM Ivan Ivanisevic . . ................51

By GM Robert Markus . . . 53 By GM Milos Perunovic. 55 By GM Nikola Sedlak . 58 By GM Dusan Popovic . . 60

Chess Informant Labs . . . . . 63 A 1 1 by GM Viktor Erdos. . 64 B 07 by GM Andrey Sumets 70 B 12 by GM Misa Pap . . . . . . . 78 B 22 by GM MiloS Perunovic . 83 B 94 by GM Rafael Leitao 87 C 11 by GM Nikola Oukic . . . . 9 2 C 63 by GM Ivan Ivanisevic . 96 C 80 by GM Sarunas Sulskis 102

Rising Stars GM Alexander Ipatov . 106

Guest Column "British Chess Magazine" By IM Andrew Martin . 113

In Memoriam: GM Svetozar Gligoric . . . . 116

System of Signs. . . 124

Games............................................... 127Classification of Openings . 127A. ,33B. 154C. 197D. 223E. . . . . 257 Index. 285

Commentators 291

Combinations By IM Sasa Velickovic. 292

Excellent Moves By IM Sasa Velikovic 296

Endings By IM Goran Arsovic 299

Problems By IGM Milan Velimirovic . 302

Studies By IM Yochanan Afek . 307

Tournaments . . . . . 3 1 0

The Best of Chess Informant GM Nikita Vitiugov . . . 327

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SARADMICI COTPYflHMKM CONTRIBUTORS MITARBEITER COLLABORATEURS COLABORADORES COLLABORATORI MEDARBETARE j L s u J l

ArmeniaSergei MOVSESIAN g Gabriel SARGISSIAN g

Brasil

Luiz Roberto DA COSTA JNIOR

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Bulgaria

Kiril GEORGIEV gVladimir PETKOV g

Cma Gera

Nikola DUKIC g

CubaGuillermo CAMACHO MARTNEZ f

Deutschland

Harald FIETZArtur JUSSUPOW g

EgyptBassem AMIN g

England

Andrew MARTIN mJon SPEELMAN g

GeorgiaMerab GAGUNASHVILI g

Greece

Yelena DEMBO wgSotiris LOGOTHETIS fAthanasiosMASTROVASILIS g

Spyridon SKEMBRIS g

Hrvatska

Bogdan LALIC g

Israel

Yochanan AFEK mVitali GOLOD gMichael ROIZ g

Lietuva

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Tamas BANUSZ gViktor ERDOS gLaszlo HAZAI mZoltn RIB LI gKrisztian SZABO g

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Jan TIMMAN gSergei TIVIAKOV g

Polska

Mateusz BARTEL gBartlomiej MACIEJA g

Romania

Mihail MARIN gValentin STOICA m

Russia

Anna BURTASOVA wg Garry KASPAROV gAleksandr KIRPIKOV Alexander MOROZEVICH g

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Scotland

Colin McNAB g

Slovenija

Alexander BELIAVSKY g AdrianMIKHALCHISHIN g

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Alexander IPATOV gDragan SOLAK g

Turkmenistan

Handszar ODEEV gKerim YAZGELDIEV f

Ukraine

Zahar EFIMENKO Andrey SUMETS Andrei VOLOKITIN

USA

Larry CHRISTIANSEN g Samuel SHANKLAND g

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11. B. AMIN - VERA GONZLEZ-QUEVEDO 69 2 8 - - 4 - - 1412 A. VOLOKITIN - LENIC 42 1 - - - 3 8 - 1213 A. NAIDITSCH - R. KULA 106 - 9 2 - - - - 1114. MI. ADAMS - N. SHORT 86 3 7 101 5. EVGENY ALEKSEEV - JUMABAYEV 107 6 - 616 SADLER - H. TIKKANEN 84 4 417. CHIGHLADZE - D. LOMSADZE 204 - - 4 - - - - 418. NI HUA - A. GABRIELIAN 68 - - - - 1 - - 119. B. LALIC - E. VOROBIOV 22 020. INARKIEV - E. L'AMI 93 0

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China (ch) 2012 - 114/143

I. )f3 )f6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4 .4ic3 dc4 5. e4 i.b4 6. c4 he4 7 .0 -0 hc3 8. bc3 Ae7 9. ie5 0 -0 10. # g 4 c5 |10... ic6 - 113/146]I I . U i 6 f 6

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11. P. HBA - L. M ILOV 31 - 3 - - - - 8 1112. F. CARUANA - A. G IRI 138 - - - - 2 8 - 1013. B. SMITH - GA. PAPP (8) 3 - - 1 5 - - 914. M. FOMINYKH - BODNARUK 201 7 715. NICOLAE-COSTEL BURNOIU - A. MURARIU 64 6 616. G. M. TODOROVIC - A. DELCHEV 96 5 51 7. V. PETKOV - A. DELCHEV 172 - 4 418. A. MASTROVASILIS - K l. GEORGIEV 24 - - - 2 1 - - 319. P. CARLSSON - M. DRASKO 87 1 120. C.-C. FLORESCU - M.-E. PRLIGRAS 145 1 1

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China 2012 - 114/203

1. d4 f6 2. c4 g6 3. c3 Ag7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 0-0 6. Ae3 e5 7. ge2 c6 8. Wd2 bd7 9. 0-0-0 a6 10.

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b) 12... a5 13. Wc2 d5 14. de5 ie5 15. }b6 de4! 16.

b) 17... # d 8! 18. h4 Ad5 19. Sd5 ia420. Ad4 &d4 21. Sd4 Sc8 22. # f2 Sc6 23. i.d3 b6 24. Ac2 S fc8 25. Sd2 # f 2 1/2 : 1/2 D. Fasano E. Borroni, corr. 2009

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1 GARRYS choicer r E CK g S C /DTHE 13TH WORLD CHAMPION DISSECTS TOP GAMES OF MODERN CHESS

HOW TO DEFY THE SOFIA RULES IN STYLE

v ccasionally there comes a game in which both players insist on bending the rules of the chessboard to the breaking point. The physics of the game go from classical to quantum with each move defying both logic and expectations. This game lasts barely thirty moves and contains enough deep forcing lines to keep a human analyst hard at work for many months.Even the computer strains to reach the depths required to pulverize this stone into the sand of perpetual check. As early as move 11 (!), long sacrificial variations appear that end in forced draws by repetition. Such opportunities seem to come along virtually on every move, and are avoided until at last there is no choice but to accept the inevitable.The Sofia Rules, designed to force the players to continue to at least to move 40, would be no match for this game. And who could complain? If all draws were as action-packed as this one, fans would clamor for more! The sharp cut and thrust, and abrupt conclusion, recall Botvinniks first encounter with Alekhine, at Nottingham 1936, which ended in perpetual check after only 20 moves. At the time, that game was considered wildly complicated which was true back then. Today it looks almost simple, certainly compared to this game.

Garry 's ChoiceGarry Kasparov, the 13th World Champion, needs no introduction: a truly great chess player, who has tremendously influenced the development of chess with his games, his analyses, his writings, Garry is well known everywhere. Chess Informant has had the privilege of hosting the fruits of his deep analytical work for more than thirty years, and there is no doubt that the quality of this work has greatly enriched the contents of this publication and chess culture overall.

Several years after his retirement from professional chess, we are deeply honoured to welcome Garry back to Chess Informant! In this column, Garrys Choice, he is annotating select games from recent practice, in his trademark style, casting his critical eye on the efforts of modem chess stars and mere "mortals"!

115/39 B 12A. MUZYCHUK 2606 - SUTOVSKY 2687

Amsterdam 2012

[By Garry Kasparov]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5

The Advance. 1 occasionally played this in simuls but did not feel comfortable with it until deciding to give the "modem" version a

try against Karpov in Linares in 2001 with 4. }c3. I won a nice attacking game and over the next few years also tried it with 4. Jle3 and 4. }d2.

* G. Kasparov 2849 An. Karpov 2679, Linares 2001 81/89 Page 19

3... M S 4. h4

A move that would seem superficial and even amateurish if it did not have such a long and

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From cover to c over! G am Kasparov at the Chess Ohmpiad. Istanbul 2012.

honorable pedigree. 51 years ago, Tal made it his primary weapon in the World Championship rematch with Botvinnik. Tal lost two and drew three of those games but apparently nobody blamed his sharp line of the Advance Variation because it maintained some popularity. (Looking back over that 1961 match I find encouragement in the fact that Botvinnik was almost exactly my age today, 49, and over double the age of his opponent. Tal won an impressive five games in that match. But Botvinnik won ten!)

It is worth noting that this line was Kramniks choice when he was in a must-win situation against Leko in the final game of their 2004 world championship match.

4... h6

Botvinnik went back to this move in games 18 and 20 after starting with it in game 10, then trying 4... h5 and 4... c5 in games 14 and 16. I can imagine showing this game to Tal and Botvinnik, and how different their reactions

would be to all the sacrifices and casual regard for order and safety. Tal, the quantum physicist of the chessboard, would no doubt enjoy it and employ his favorite term, "tasty chess." Botvinnik, on the other hand, a Newtonian, would shake his head at how both players ignored the principles of the game.

Even when I was a world champion I had to endure that head shake of Botvinniks. After I beat Karpov in the Ruy Lopez in game 16 of our 1986 Leningrad World Championship match.

** G. Kasparov 2740 An. Karpov 2705, London/Leningrad (m/16) 1986 42/440 Page 20

Botvinnik told me, "in this game you played like Tolush!" Invoking the famous attacking master from Leningrad was not a compliment coming from Botvinniks lips!

|4... h5 Karpovs choice. 5. c4 e6 6. ic3 }e77. ^ge2

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7... Ag4 My recommendation to Hikaru Nakamura in his preparation for Nepomniachtchi at Wijk aan Zee in 2011. 8. f3 &f5 9. >g3 Ag610. Ag5 # b 6 11. # d 2 hdl 12. a3 f6 ...0 :1

*** Nepomniachtchi 2733 Hi. Nakamura 2751, Wijk aan Zee 2011 111/(51) Page 21

5. g4

5... Ae4!?

Emil is always looking for a way to complicate as early as possible! The point is this uncommon move is clear, taking f3 away from the knight before retreating the bishop to h7. Otherwise Whites e6 is too strong.[5... Ad7 The standard move, keeping the bishop out of trouble. 6. \d2 Kramnik (6. h5 Tals point, but today this move competes with Kramniks 6. >d2);

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5... Ah7? 6. e6 fe6 7. &d3]

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[7... fe6? Its not necessary to look at taking the pawn. Blacks structure and development are pathetic. 8. Ad3]

8. ef7 f6 10. Ah3 c5 11. g5

[11. >f3 The first of our many "drawing moves"! 11... >c6 12. g5 hg5 13. hg5

13... c2!(13... >e4 14. Ag4 - 11. g5) 14. Wc2 Hh3 15. Hh3 We6 16. >e5 (16. e2 Wh3 17. gf6 ef6^ ) ie5

a) 17. He3? This logical move fails to yet another long and forcing tactical sequence.17... >f3 18.

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13. iLc8?!

A pretty move that should have been resisted for the stronger 13. ilg4 .

113. Ag4! &c6! 14. rf3 Af5!? (14... g815. dc5 ic5 16. Ae3t) 15. Hh8 Ag4 16. he5 ie5 17. de5 .d l 18. ed6 c2 19. de7 &e7 20. >c3+l

13... ic6!

113... cd4!? 14. >f3 hc6 15. b7! # b 4 16. hbd2 Wb7 17. g6 g5 & f 6 !

a) 20. hh7 Hh7 21. Hh7 WM 22. d2 b2 23. Hbl # a 2 24. gb5 e3oc 25. g4 # c2 (25... ed2 26. g2 Zhc2 24. S b l * g 6 + /= ]

15. >e2

[15. # h 5 A g6 16. # h 8 >d4 17. A a8 ig318. &f2 ie4 19. & fl \g3 20. & f2= l

15... Hb8

[15... id4!? 16. id4 cd4 17. We2 Hb8 18. g6 Wg6 (18... g6 19. S h 8 Hb7oo) 19. d5 e6 20. iLe4 # e 4 21. # e 4 Ae4 22. g h 8 AM23. c3 S h 8 24. cb4 Hhl 25. &d2 Sh2=[

16. c6 # c 6 17. f5

[17. id2 &g8 18. >e4 &e4 19. Hh8 >h820. >g3oo/=l

17... g6

[17... g8! 18. Af4! (18. g6? A g6 19. Hh8 h8 20. fg6 # f 6- + ) S b2 19. I ' d Hb6 (19... # b 6 20. g6 cd4 21. gh7 Hh7 22. Hh7 &h7 23. id2) 20. g6 g 6 21. Hh8 * h 8 22. fg6 # f 6 23. We3 W i4 24. 2 (24... cd4 25. gloo) 25. d2 }e4= This game is like composition dedicated to demonstrating the greatest possible number of perpetual check draws, by both black and white!]

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Garry Kasparov at the European Ciub Cup, Rethymnon 2003.

19. Sh7?!

White must have been convinced that a dashing victory was near with this move. But in fact, she is already in danger. There was no way to foresee Blacks sensational 21st move.

119. # f3! This would make it much tougher for Black to hold the balance. 19... #d7! (19... gf5? 20. Sh7; 19... ig5? 20. Wg2;19... c3) 20. Sh7 # f5 21. h3 (21. Sh8 S h 8 22. id2 Sh2 ! 23. if 1 Sf2 24. Wb3 Sf4 25. Af4 rf4 26. Wd5

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