1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. e4 Nxe4 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Bg2 Nd6 9. Be3 b4 10. Bxc5 Qxe2+ 11. Nxe2 Na6 12. Bxd6 12. Bd4 Nf5 13. O-O Bc5 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd2 Ba6 Sosonko-Olafsson, Wijk aan Zee 1977 12... Bxd6 13. Nd2 Black has the bishop pair but his pieces lacks coordination, and White's d-pawn, although it blocks his Catalan bishop, is exerting considerable pressure. 13... Rb8 14. Nc4 Be7 15. d6 Bf6 16. Nf4 Nc5 17. O-O Ba6 18. Nd5 O-O 18... Bxc4 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rfc1 O-O 21. Rxc4 Ne6 22. Bd5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bd5 Na4 21. Rfc1 Rfe8

22. Ne3! White decides to go for maximum activity, and sacrifices the d-pawn. An almost Kasparovian treatment of the ending. 22... Rb6 23. Rc7 Rxd6 24. Rd1! Kh8 25. Nf5 Rb6 26. Bxf7 White will be attacking Black's king and Black's pieces are to far away to defend. 26... Nxb2?! Also losing, but not as quickly as the text move, is 26... Rf8 27. Bb3 Bb5 28. Nd6 Nxb2 29. Rd2 27. Rdxd7 Re1+ 28. Kg2 Bf1+ 29. Kf3 Be2+ 30. Kf4 Rb8 31. Bc4 Black is mated. 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nd3 14. Re3 Nxc1 15. Rxc1 c5?! Incorrect, and Shirov shows why. 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Rec3 17. Rd3 Qc7 18. Bxd5 Bxc5 19. Nb3 Qb6 Geller-Suetin, Moscow 1950 17... b4 18. R3c2 Bf5 19. c6! Bxc2 20. Rxc2 Qa5 21. Nf3 Rfd8 22. Nd4 g6 23. e6! Bf6 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. h4 A strong plan, but it's perhaps inaccurate right here. 25... Qb6 26. Rd2 Rd6?

The surprising 26... Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxc6 28. Rxd5 Ke7! saves the game. 27. Nf5! Rdxc6 27... gxf5 28. Rxd5! Rxd5 29. Qxd5+ is mate in four! 28. Bxd5+ Kf8 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Ne3 Bxh4? This loses. 31. Qf3+

31... Rf6 31... Bf6 32. Ng4 Re6 (32... Ke8 33. Nxf6+ Rxf6 34. Qa8+ Ke7 35. Qh8) 33. Rd7 31... Ke8 32. Re2! Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Qd6+ 34. g3 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Qe4 Both 34.Qxh4 and 34.Nd5 are threatened. 33... b3 34. axb3 1-0

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 f5 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. f4 Ne4 9. Nd2 Ndf6 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Be1 a5 14. Bd3 Be8 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Bc3 Qe7 17. Qd2 b6 18. Qc2 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Bh5 20. Qb3 Ra6 21. Rf2 Rd8 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 Be2 24. a4 h6 25. c5 b5 26. axb5 Bxb5 27. Bc3 a4 28. Qb4 Kh7 29. Rd1 Bd3 30. Ra1 Bc2 31. Qc4 Ra7 32. Bd4 Bd3 33. Qb4 Bb5 34. b3 axb3 35. Rxa7 Qxa7 36. Qxb3 Qa4 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. a3 Bb7 10. Bd3 Nc6 10... Nb6 11. Qe2 N8d7 12. f4 e5 13. Nb3 Na4 14. Nxa4 bxa4 15. Nd2 Be7 Colovic-Lacasa Diaz, Sitges 2001 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qe2 g6 13. Bd4 e5 14. Be3 h6 15. Qd2 Nc5 16. h4 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Be7 18. O-O-O Ne6 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Be2 Nf4 21. Qxd6 Nxe2+ 22. Nxe2 Bxe4 23. Rhe1 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Ke7 25. Rb6 Rxh4 26. Ng3 Bg2 27. Rxe5+ Kf8 28. Rf6 Kg7 29. Rd6 Bh3 30. Kd2 Be6 31. Ke3 b4 32. Re4 Rxe4+ 33. Nxe4 bxa3 34. bxa3 Rc8 35. Rxa6 Rxc2 1/2-1/2

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Ba2 Nb8 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Qc2 c5 16. d5 c4 17. b3 cxb3 18. Bxb3 Qc7 19. c4 Rc8 19... Nbd7 20. cxb5 Qxc2 21. Bxc2 axb5 22. Rb1 Nc5 Beliavsky-Geller, Lvov 1978 20. a4 Nbd7 21. Ba3 Qa5 22. Nf1 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Nb6 24. N1d2 Qxa4 More cautious was 24... Rab8 25. Qxa4 Nxa4 26. Reb1 White will win his pawn back and hold with some advantage. 26... Rc7 27. Bxd6 Bxd6 28. Rxa4 a5 29. Rb6 Bc5 30. Rb5 Bb4 31. Raxb4 axb4 32. d6 Rd7 33. Rxb4 Ra7 34. Rb6 Ne8

35. Bxf7+ 35. Nxe5 Rxd6 36. Bxf7+ Kf8 37. Rb2 Ke7 is about equal, so Kamsky must have been trying to win here. 35... Rxf7 36. Nxe5 Nxd6! 37. Rxd6 Another try was 37. Nxf7 Nxf7 38. f4 37... Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Rxf2 39. Kg3 Rf8 40. Rd7 Ra3+ 41. Nef3 Ba8 42. h4 Ra4 43. Nd4 Ra3+ 44. N4f3 Bc6 45. Rd6 Bb5 46. Kf2 Be8 47. Rd5 Rc3 48. Ra5 Bc6 49. Ra7 Rd3 50. Kg3 Rfd8 51. Ra2 Be8 52. Nf1 Bg6 53. Re2 Re8 54. Kf4 Rf8+ 55. Kg3 Rc3 56. Re1 Ra3 57. Kg4 Ra2 58. N1d2 Rd8 59. Re2 Be8 60. Rf2 Bc6 61. Kg3 Rd3 62. Re2?! Be8?! Both players missed that Black can win a pawn by 62... Bxe4! 63. Rxe4 Raxd2 63. Rf2 Bg6 64. Kg4 Rc2 65. Kg3 Ra3 66. Kf4 Raa2 67. g4 Be8 68. Rh2 Rc7 69. Ne5 Rcc2 70. Nef3 Ra6 71. g5 Bh5 72. Nd4 Rc8! A cunning move...

73. gxh6? ...and White falls for it. 73. Nf5 still gives some drawing chances. 73... Rf8+! 74. Kg5 74. Ke3 Ra3+ 75. N2b3 Bd1 76. Rb2 Rb8 74... Ra5+ 75. Nf5 g6 Wins a piece, because Black threatens to take twice with his rooks and it's mate! 76. Rf2 gxf5 77. exf5 And now 77. Kxh5 fails to 77... fxe4+ 77... Bf7 78. Ne4 Ra2 79. Rf1 Rg2+ 80. Kf4 Bg6 81. Ng3 Bh7 82. h5 Kh8 83. Rf3 Ra2 84. Ke5 Re8+ 85. Kf6 Ra6+ 86. Kg5 Rg8+ 87. Kf4 Rxh6 88. Ne4 Rxh5 89. Nd6 Rf8 90. Ke5 Rh1 0-1