Zaven Andriasian (2546) - Ruslan Ponomariov (2705) [B83]

Hoogeveen (4) 2007


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Bf3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Kh1 e5 15. Be3 b5 16. a3 Rac8 17. Rd2 Qb7 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bg5 Ne8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qe3 Nf6 22. Rfd1 Bb7 23. h3 h6 24. Rd6 Rc4 25. R1d2 Rfc8 26. Kh2 R4c6 27. Rxc6 Bxc6 28. Qb6 Bb7 29. Kh1 Qc7 30. Qe3?! 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 would have led to a draw according to Ponomariov. 30... Kh7 31. Kg1 g6 32. Kf2 Kg7 33. Qd3?










33... b4! 34. axb4 Qb6+ 35. Qe3 Qxb4 36. Kg3?! More stubborn was 36. Nd5 Bxd5 (36... Qxb2 37. c4) 37. exd5 Qxb2 38. c4 36... Qxb2 37. Nd1 Qc1 38. Rd6 Rxc2 39. Rb6 Qxe3 40. Nxe3 Rc7 41. Kh2 Bxe4 42. Bxe4 Nxe4 43. Rxa6 h5 0-1

 








 

 

Loek Van Wely (2680) - Shakhryar Mamedyarov (2752) [D87]

Hoogeveen (4) 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. Bc3 O-O 13. O-O Bg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Qd2 According to the tournament website Black came with a new idea in this Gruenfeld, but I couldn't find games with this natural text move actually. 15... a6 16. a4 Rc8 17. Rfc1










17... b5! A nice trick with which Black liquidates to a dead drawn position immediately. 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 21. Nxd4 Bxb5 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Qb4 Qa7 25. Qc5 1/2-1/2