1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rc1 b6 11. Nd5 An amazing novelty to an old game: 11. Nd4 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. e4 d6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. g4 d5!? Palatnik-Stefanov, Hradec Kralove 1981 11... exd5 12. cxd5 Bb7 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. O-O 14. Bxc6?? fails to 14... Bxc6 15. Rxc6 Qd5 attacking both rooks! 14... Qc8! A very accurate move that makes ...c6-c5 possible after which Black has equalized. 15. Nd4 c5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nf5 Rfe8 18. Bc3 Qe4 19. Qc2 Qe6 19... Qxc2 20. Rxc2 Rad8 21. f3 20. b3 Bf8 21. Bxf6!? A typical exc hange now that Black has all his pawns on black squares. White's knight will be a bit better than Black's bishop for quite some moves to come. However, it shouldn't be enough to win the game of course, and one could say that it takes an Ivanchuk to do it! 21... Qxf6 22. Ne3 Rad8 23. Rfd1 Qe6 24. Qc4 Qe5 25. Qa6 Qb8 26. Nd5 h5 27. e3 Rd6 28. Nc3 Red8 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. h4 g6 31. Ne4 Rd8 32. a4 Qa8 33. Qc4 Bg7 34. b4 cxb4 35. Qxb4 Qd5 36. Qe7 Qd7 37. Rc7 Qxe7 38. Rxe7 a5 39. Kg2 Rd1 40. Re8+ Bf8 41. Rb8 Ra1 42. Rxb6 Rxa4

43. Nf6+ Kg7 44. Ra6 Ra1 45. Ne8+ Kg8 46. Ra7 a4 47. Nf6+ Kg7 48. Ne4 Kg8 49. Ng5 f6 50. Ne6 Bh6 51. Nd4 Bf8 52. Ne2 Bh6 53. Nc3 a3 54. Nd5 Bg7 55. Nf4 Bf8 56. Nxg6 Bc5 57. Ra8+ Kf7 58. Nf4 Rb1 59. Kf3 Rb3 60. Ra5 Bb6 61. Ra6 Bc5 62. Nd5 f5 63. Ra5 Bd6 64. Nf4 Rb2 65. Rxf5+ Ke8 66. Rxh5 Kd7 67. Ra5 Kc6 68. Ne2 Kb6 69. Ra4 Bb4 70. h5 Kb5 71. Ra8 a2 72. h6 Rxe2 73. Kxe2 Ba5 74. Rb8+ Bb6 75. h7 a1=Q 76. h8=Q Qa2+ 77. Kf1 1-0

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3!? This move order keeps the option of playing c2-c4. 3... Bg4 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 O-O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. c4 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Bb4 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. Nc3 Qa6 12. b3 Qa5! Better than 12... Qg6 13. O-O Nf6 14. a3 Bd6 15. Be2 e4 16. Rc1 Qf5 17. f4 exf3 18. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 19. Rxf3 Qh5 20. Bf4 Bxa3 21. Rb1 Bb4 22. Qd4 Nd7 23. Kh1 Rhe8 24. Nb5 Bc5 25. Qa1 Ne5 26. b4 Nxf3 27. bxc5 Re4 28. c6 Rxf4 29. Nxa7+ 1-0 Movsesian-Grafl, Germany 2006 13. Rc1 f5! Again it's Ivanchuk who grabs the initative with Black right out of the opening. 14. O-O Nf6 15. g3 Kb8 16. Bg2 Rhe8 17. Re1 h6 18. Re3 a6 19. h3 Nd7 20. Be1 Nc5 21. Kh1 g5

22. f4! Necessary but strong. 22... exf4 Very interesting is 22... Nc6!? because after 23. Qh5 gxf4 24. gxf4 Black can try 24... e4!? e.g. 25. dxc6 Nd3 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Qxd4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxc3 26. Re8+ Ka7 27. Qf2 fxg3 28. Qxg3 Bd4 29. d6 cxd6 30. Qxd6 Qc3 31. Kh2 Qa1 Forcing White to go for perpetual. 32. Qb8+ Kb6 33. Qd8+ Ka7 34. Qb8+ Kb6 35. Qd8+ Ka7 1/2-1/2