1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Nb3 Qxd1 12. Raxd1 b6 12... O-O-O 13. Nd2 b6 14. Nc4 Be6 15. Ne3 c5 16. f4 f6 17. Kf2 Rd4 18. Kf3 Nc6 Fressinet-Adams, Bordeaux 2000 13. Rd2 O-O-O 14. Rfd1 c5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. c3 Be6 21. Kf1 a5 22. Nc1 Kd7 23. Ke2 Kc6 24. Kd2 a4 25. a3 Kd5 26. Nd3 Kc4 27. Ne5+ Kd5 28. Nd3 Kc4 29. Ne5+ Kd5 30. Nd3 1/2-1/2

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 b6 12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 Bb7 13... Ba6 14. Qh4 Qxh4 15. Nxh4 Rc8 16. Be2 bxc5 17. Nf3 Bxe2 18. Kxe2 Nd7 Lputian-Pigusov, Chalkidiki 2002 14. Qh4 Qxh4 15. Nxh4 Rc8 16. Bb5 Na6 17. c6 Nb4 18. Ke2 1/2-1/2

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. O-O b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Bd6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 f5 13... Qe7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nd4? Bxh2+ 0-1, Schwicker-Delebarre, France 2000 14. Bxc6+ Bxc6 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Be5 Bxf3 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxd6 Rfd8 19. Bc5 Be2 20. Rfc1 Rd5 21. a4 Rad8 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. h4 h6 24. Bb6 R8d7 25. Rc8+ Kh7 26. Rac1 Kg6 27. Kh2 e5 28. Rf8 R7d6 29. Bc7 Rf6 30. Rd8 Rxd8 31. Bxd8 Rd6 32. Bc7 Rc6 33. Rxc6+ Bxc6 34. Bxe5 h5 1/2-1/2

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 e5 5. Nge2 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. h4 f5 9. h5 fxe4 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Rxh8+ Bxh8 12. Nxe4 d5 12... Bf5 13. Nxf5 Nxf5 (13... gxf5 14. Qh5+ Kd7 15. O-O-O Qg8 16. Nc5+ Kc8 17. Nb3 Kd7 18. Nc5+ Kc8 19. Nb3 Kd7 20. Nc5+ 1/2-1/2, Lampen-Lehtinen, Finland 2002) 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Qd2 Nce7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. g4 Nd4 18. Nf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Ndc6 20. Qd3 Gelfand-Piket, Monte Carlo (rapid) 2001 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd4! Bg4! 14... dxe4? 15. Bxh8 15. Qxg4 Bxd4 16. cxd5 Bxb2?! This seems to be a mistake. 16... cxd5 17. Nd6+ (17. Nc3 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Qd7=) 17... Qxd6 18. Qxd4 Qb6! (or 18... Kf7 19. O-O-O c5=) 19. Qh8+ Kf7 20. Qxa8 Qxb2 21. Rd1 Qc3+ with perpetual 17. Rd1 Even stronger was 17. Rb1 Be5 18. dxc6 Qd4 19. Be2! 17... cxd5 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Qe6 Kg7 20. Bc6 Nxc6 21. Qxc6 d4 22. Kf1 Rb8 23. Ng5 Qd6 24. Qc4 Qd7 25. Kg1 c6 26. Ne6+ Kf6 27. Nc5 Qe7 28. Rb1 Rb6 29. Nd3 Qe4? 29... Bc3 30. Rxb6 axb6 31. Qxc6+ Qe6= 30. Re1?! 30. Qg8! is winning for White: 30... Qxd3 31. Re1! Rb7 32. Qh8+ Rg7 33. Qd8+ Kf5 34. Qf8+ 30... Qd5 31. Qa4 Bc3 32. Qxa7 Bxe1 33. Qxb6 Bc3 34. a4 Qe4 35. Qd8+ Kf7 36. Qc7+ Kf6 37. Qd6+ Qe6? Now Black loses. Still equal was 37... Kg7 38. Ne5 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Qf5 38. Qf8+ Qf7 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. a5! Qa2 40... Bxa5 41. Qe5+ 41. Qg7+ Kd8 42. Ne5 Even stronger was 42. Nc5 Qb1+ (42... Qd5 43. Qf8+ Kc7 44. Qe7+ Kc8 45. a6) 43. Kh2 Kc8 44. Qd7+ Kb8 45. Na6+ Ka8 46. Nc7+ Ka7 (46... Kb8 47. Qd8+ Kb7 48. a6+ also wins the black queen) 47. Nb5+ Ka6 48. Qa7+ Kxb5 49. Qb6+ After the text move Black resigned because of 42. Ne5 Ke8 43. Qxg6+ Kf8 44. Nxc6 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 Be4 17. Qa4 Qf5 18. Bg3 Bc2 19. Qb5 Qxb5 20. Bxb5 a6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Re5 22. Ra2 Ba4 23. c4 Bb3 24. Rae2 Kf8 25. c5 Bd5 26. Ne5 Rcd8 27. Re3 a5 Grischuk-Volokitin, Foros 2006 22... c5 23. Rae1 Kf8 24. dxc5 f6 25. Rd5 Bb3 26. Rd7 Ba4 27. Rd4 Bc6 28. Nd2 Bxc5 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Rd5 Bxa3 31. Ra5 Bb2 32. Ne4 Bc6 33. Ra2 Bxe4 34. Rxb2 a5 35. Ra2 Ra8 36. Bxc7 a4 37. Bd6+ Kf7 38. Re2 Ke6 39. Bf8 Kd5 40. c4+ Kd4 41. Bxg7 Ra6 42. Re3 a3 43. Bxf6+ Rxf6 1/2-1/2