Chapter 1 - 2nd move sidelines - Notes

Chapter 4 Nb6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nf3 e6!

Stenier/Pseduov Panov the white king is in the centre so
Notes 2020 this break is quite strong for
[GM Swapnil Dhopade] black. 12.d6 ( 12.dxe6 Bxe6 )
12...Qxd6=;
1.e4 c6 2.c4 The first serious C) 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Bc4 a6 ( 8...0-0
analysis of it was published in the 9.d3 a6 transposes ) 9.d3 0-0
1930s by the Hungarian (later 10.Qa3 ( 10.0-0? loses to, b5!
Australian) IM, Lajos Steiner 11.Bxb5 Nb6-+ )
(1903-1975). C1) another interesting
This position also can arise from alternative is to play, 10...Nb6
different move order: 1. c4-c6 2.e4. 11.Qb3
So if you are a Slav player yourself, C1a) 11...Nxc4 12.dxc4
this analysis will be helpful to you b5!? 13.0-0 ( 13.cxb5
when it comes to the English opening Nxd5! 14.Nxd5 Be6; 13.c5
(1.c4). 2...d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 b4 14.Qxb4 Nxd5 )
Nf6 now white has two major 13...bxc4 14.Qxc4 e6
options. 5.Bb5+ with good play for the
[ 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Nc3 g6 pawn.;
blacks plan is simple: to play C1b) 11...Bg4!
Bg7-0-0 and then try to recover C1b1) 12.Be3 Nc8
the pawn on d5. If black manages 13.Qxb7 ( 13.Qd1;
to win the pawn on d5 he gets a 13.Ne5 ) 13...Nd6 14.Qb3
very comfortable position. Bxf3 15.gxf3 Qc8;
A) 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.Nge2 C1b2) 12.0-0 Bxf3
e6! 10.0-0 ( 10.dxe6 Nc5 13.gxf3 Rc8 14.Be3
11.Qd4 Nd3+ 12.Kf1 Bxe6 Nbd7 15.Qxb7 Ne5;
13.Bxb7 Rb8 14.Bf3 Ng4 C1b3) 12.Ne5 Qc7
15.Qxd8 Rfxd8 16.Nd1 Nxc1 13.0-0 ( 13.Nxg4 Nxg4
17.Rxc1 Ne5 18.Bg2 Rxd2 ) 14.h3 Ne5 ) 13...Nxc4
10...Nb6 11.Qb3 Nfxd5 12.d4 14.Nxc4 Bf5 15.Rd1
Bd7 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Nc3 Bc6 Ng4;
15.Bf4 Nc4 16.Rad1 Re8 17.h4 C2) 10...b6 black prepares to
Rc8; develop his bishop from b7
B) 7.d4 Bg7 8.Qb3 0-0 9.Bg5 and now the whole focus will

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be regain the d5 pawn. 11.0-0 Nb6 15.Rac1 Nfxd5!;

Bb7 12.Re1 ( 12.Bf4 Rc8 C2c) 13.Be3 b5 14.Bb3
13.d6 e6 14.Nd2 b5 15.Bb3 Nb6 15.Bxb6 Qxb6 16.Qb4
Nc5 16.Nce4 Nfxe4 17.Nxe4 Qd8 ( 16...Bf8 17.a4 e6
Nxd3 18.Bg5 Qd7 19.Bc2 18.Qh4 exd5 19.axb5 axb5
Rxc2-+ 1/2-1/2 (37) 20.Rxa8 Rxe1+ 21.Nxe1
Kacheishvili,G (2572)-Bhat,V Bxa8 22.h3 b4 23.Ne2
(2498)/Berkeley 2008/CBM Qe6 24.Kf1 Be7 25.Qd4
127 Extra; 12.Be3 b5 13.Bb3 Qc6 26.Qa7 Qb7 27.Qa5
Nb6 14.Bxb6 Qxb6 15.Qxe7 Qb8 28.Nc2 Kg7 29.Ncd4
a5 16.Qe3 Qxe3 17.fxe3 a4 Bb7 30.Qb6 Qc8 31.Qb5
18.Bd1 Nxd5 ) 12...Re8 Ba6 32.Qb6 Bxd3 33.Kg1
black has consolidated and Bc5 34.Qa5 Bxd4 35.Nxd4
now its time to win the d- Qc1+ 36.Kh2 Qf4+ 37.g3
pawn. I have added some Qxd4 0-1 (37) Blomqvist,E
model games with some (2537)-Tari,A (2634)
relevant variations here. chess24.com INT 2020;
C2a) 13.Bf4 Rc8 14.Rad1 16...Qd6 17.Qxd6 exd6
( 14.Nd4 b5 15.Bb3 Qb6 18.a3 Kf8 19.Kf1 Rac8
16.Qb4 a5 17.Qxb5 Qxd4 20.Rxe8+ ½-½ (20)
18.Be3 Qb4 19.d6 exd6 Strikovic,A (2468)-Enchev,I
20.Qxb4 axb4 21.Nb5 Bf8 (2482) Zagreb CRO 2019 );
22.Bf4 Ne5 23.d4 Nd3 C2d) 13.d6 e6! ( 13...exd6
24.Rxe8 Nxe8 25.Bd2 Ba6 14.Rxe8+ Nxe8 15.Bd5
26.Na7 Rc7 27.Bxf7+ Bxd5 16.Nxd5 Nef6 17.Bg5
0-1 (27) Sek,K (2446)- h6 18.Nxf6+ Nxf6 19.Bd2
Riazantsev,A (2639) Qd7= );
Moscow RUS 2019 ) 14...b5 C2e) 13.Ng5 Rc8!
15.Bb3 Nc5 16.Be5 Nxb3 with the idea to play b5
17.Qxb3 Nxd5 followed by Nc5.
1/2-1/2 (53) Najer,E (2669)- C2e1) 14.Be3 Ne5!
Kacheishvili,G (2613)/ 15.Rad1 h6 16.Nge4
Philadelphia 2009/ CBM Nxe4 17.Nxe4 b5!
131 Extra; ( 17...Nxc4 18.dxc4
C2b) 13.Bg5 b5 14.Bb3 Rxc4 1/2-1/2 (49)

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Rasmussen,K (2449)- 49.Kf3 Rf1+ 50.Ke2

Aagaard,J (2447)/ Rf2+ 51.Kd3 Rd2+
Aalborg 2006/CBM 111 52.Ke4 e2 53.Bf2 Nc7
ext ) 18.Bb3 a5; 54.Ke3 e1Q+ 55.Bxe1
C2e2) 14.d6 e6 15.Bf4 Rd1 56.Rg8 Rxe1+
( 15.Nge4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 57.Kd4 Kc6 58.g5 Ne6+
Bxe4 17.Rxe4 b5 18.Bb3 59.Kc4 Re4+ 60.Kc3 Rg4
Nc5 19.Re2 Qxd6 61.g6 Nf4 0-1 (61)
20.Be3 Red8 21.Rd1 Shchukin,D (2318)-
Nxb3 22.Qxb3 Qd5 Lintchevski,D (2532) St
23.Qa3 Rc6 24.h3 Rdc8 Petersburg 2013 ) 15...b5
25.d4 Bf8 26.Qd3 Qxa2 16.Bb3 ( 16.Bxe6 fxe6
27.b3 Rc2 28.d5 Rxe2 17.Nxe6 Qb6 18.Qb3
0-1 (28) Kulkarni,R Kh8 19.Nxg7 Kxg7
(2321)-Postny,E (2600) 20.Re7+ Rxe7 21.dxe7
chess.com INT 2020; Nc5 22.Qd1 Re8 )
15.Qb4 b5 16.a4 bxc4 16...Nc5 ( 16...Qb6
17.Qxb7 h6 18.Nge4 17.Qb4 h6 18.Nge4
Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Nc5 Ng4 19.h3 Nge5
20.Qxc4 Qxd6 21.d4 20.Bxe5 Bxe5 ) 17.Rad1
Qxd4 22.Qe2 Qd3 Nh5 18.Be3 Nxb3
23.Be3 Qxe2 24.Rxe2 19.axb3 f5!-+
Red8 25.g3 g5 26.Ra3 1/2 (104)-1/2 Socko,B
Nd3 27.Rb3 Rb8 28.Rb6 (2637)-Laznicka,V (2598)/
Rxb6 29.Bxb6 Rc8 30.a5 Ostrava 2009 ]
Bxc3 31.bxc3 Rxc3 [ White can also develop simply
32.Kg2 Nb4 33.h4 gxh4 with,
34.Re4 Nd5 35.Rg4+ 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nc6
Kf8 36.Bd4 Rc2 37.Rxh4 A) 7.Bc4 is similar, but once
Ra2 38.Rxh6 Rxa5 again, not a challenging line.
39.Rh8+ Ke7 40.Ra8 f6 Nb6 8.Bb3 ( 8.Bb5 g6 9.d4
41.f4 Ra4 42.Bc5+ Kd7 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 is similar to 8.
43.Kf3 e5 44.fxe5 fxe5 Bb3. Black is doing very well
45.g4 e4+ 46.Kg3 Ra5 here. ) 8...Na5 This is a rare move
47.Bf8 Ra1 48.Bc5 e3 with the idea of going . ..g6.

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( since 8...g6 9.a4! Na5 10.Ba2 good. For example: 9.d4

can be problematic. ) 9.Bc2 ( or 9.Nc4N Qc5 10.Qf3
( 9.0-0 Nxb3 10.Qxb3 Nxc3 11.Bxc6+ Qxc6
This approach by White has 12.Qxc6+ bxc6 13.dxc3
more drawbacks than h5!? and Black is okay in
advantages. Black will have a the endgame thanks to his
bishop pair against the isolated bishop pair. ) 9...Bg7 10.0-0
pawn, so only he can be better. 0-0 11.Ne4 Qc7 and Black
Several good plans are possible, has no problems. It is good
such as ...Be6 with the idea of to have a fianchettoed
going ...g6, or simply ... e6. ) bishop against the isolated
9...g6N This new move makes a pawn.;
lot of sense considering that C1b) 8...Nxc3!?N
White plans to put the pawn on A new move, though not
d4. 10.d4 Bg7 11.0-0 0-0 the only good move in the
and this looks like a very good position. 9.dxc3 Qxd1+
Gruenfeld type of position for 10.Kxd1 a6! This was the
Black.; idea of 8.. .Nc3!?N 11.Bxc6+
B) 7.d4 transposes to main line bxc6 Black's pawn structure
of the Panov attack after: g6; is not ideal, but the bishop
C) 7.Bb5 White postpones d2- pair compensates for this,
d4, preferring quick so we can consider this
development. These sidelines position balanced.;
are not too dangerous, though, C2) 8.Qb3 is another move
and there is also not too much that has to be considered.
to memorize compared to most Black gets very good play with
other Caro Kann variations. an unexpected resource: Be6!?
7...g6!? This is an interesting 9.Nd4 Qd7 10.Nxe6 Qxe6+
sideline. Black does not mind 11.Kf1 0-0-0 The king on f1
giving a pawn to speed up his is a problem for White, while
development and put his bishop Black has castled, so we
pair to work. should give him an edge.;
C1) 8.Ne5 is another way to C3) 8.Qa4 Nb6
take advantage of the pin. C3a) 9.Qh4 is quite
C1a) 8...Qd6 is simple and harmless. Black has two

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good continuations: Bg7 14...Rxd4 15.Nxc6 Rd3

( 9...e6!?N After this move, Black has full compensation
White is more or less for the pawn in an open
forced to exchange queens, position with bishop pair.;
which leads to a balanced C3b) 9.Bxc6+ bxc6
endgame. 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Qxc6+ Bd7 11.Qe4 Bg7
11.d4 f6!? covering e5- and For the sacrificed pawn,
g5-squares and preparing Black gets a lead in
to bring the king to the development and open
safe square f7. ) 10.d4 0-0 diagonals for his bishops.
11.Bxc6 White's idea with 12.0-0 ( 12.d4 Rc8 13.0-0
this exchange is to create transposes to 12.0-0 )
an isolated pawn for Black, 12...Rc8
so that he has a target, as C3b1) White can also
well. bxc6 12.0-0 postpone or even avoid
( We should also consider playing d2-d4. One
exchange of the strong option is: 13.Qe2 Bc6!?N
fianchettoed bishop: 12.Bh6 This contains a little
Here I would suggest e6!?N nuance. Now White can
13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Bxg7 not push d4 easily any
Kxg7 15.0-0 Ba6 16.Rfe1 more. ( There is also
Nd5 The endgame is nothing wrong with
balanced as isolated pawns 13...0-0 14.d4 Be6!?N
offset each other. Likewise, Black will play ...Nd5 next
outposts c5 for White and and will have
d5 for Black are equally compensation for the
important. 17.Ne4 Nf4 pawn. ) 14.Ne5 ( 14.d4
18.Nc5 Bc4 ) Here, I believe transposes to 13.d4 Bxf3
that Black has full right to 15.Qxf3 Qxd4 16.Be3
initiate active play with Qf6!?N 17.Qxf6 Bxf6
12...e5!?N 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.a4 Bxc3!? 19.bxc3
14.Nxe5 ( If 14.dxe5 Bg4 Rc7 20.Rfb1 Kd7!?
15.Re1 Re8 Black will soon 21.Bxb6 axb6 22.Rxb6
return the sacrificed pawn Rxc3= ) 14...0-0
with approximate equality. ) White has little choice

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now. His development 11.Qb6 ( 11.Qxb7? Bd5!-+

would suffer if he 12.Nxd5 Qd1# ) 11...Be7 12.Nf3
wouldn't continue 15.d4 0-0;
Qxd4 16.Nxc6 Rxc6 B) 9.g3 b5 10.Nge2 Qf3
17.Qxe7 a5 and it is 11.Rf1 Bb7 12.Nd4 Qd3 13.Nc6
obvious that Black has e6 14.Nb4 Bxb4 15.Qxb4 Nxd5
enough compensation 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 ]
for the pawn thanks to 7...Rb8 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7 9.Qxd7+
all his active pieces.; Bxd7 10.d4
C3b2) Another such [ 10.Nge2
possibility is 13.Re1 Bc6 A) 10...Bf5 11.d4 Rd8 12.Nf4
14.Qe2 0-0 15.Ne5 Ba8 g5 13.Nfe2 Nxd5 ( 13...Rg8
16.d3 Nd5 when Black 14.Be3 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Rxd5
definitely has 16.Rc1 e6 17.0-0 Bd3 18.Nc3
compensation for the Bxf1 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Kxf1 Kd7
pawn, but he may even 21.g4 Bd6 22.Ke2 f6 23.h4
play for an edge in the gxh4 24.Kf3 f5 25.gxf5 h5
long run, thanks to his 26.Bf4 Rg4 27.Be5 Rg5 28.Kf4
positional trumps.; Rg4+ 29.Kf3 Re4 30.Rg1 Bxe5
C3b3) 13.d4 Bc6 14.Qe2 31.dxe5 Rxe5 32.Rg5 Kd6
Bxf3 The simplest if we 33.Rxh5 d4 34.Rxh4 Rxf5+
are after equality. 35.Rf4 Rd5 36.Ke2 Kc5 37.Rf7
( 14...0-0 rather provides b5 38.Kd3 a5 39.Rc7+ Kd6
long-term compensation 40.Rc2 Ke5 41.Rc6 a4 42.Rh6
by keeping more pieces Kf4 43.Rf6+ Ke5 44.Rh6 Kf4
on the board. ) 15.Qxf3 45.b4 Rf5 46.Kxd4 Kg5 47.Rh8
Qxd4 16.Bg5 ( 16.Be3 Kg4 48.Re8 Rxf2 49.Rg8+ Kh4
was analyzed in 13.Qe2 50.Rh8+ Kg4 51.Rg8+ Kh4
line. ) 16...h6 17.Be3 52.Kc5 Rxa2 53.Kxb5 Ra1
Qf6!?N This leads to 54.Ra8 a3 55.Ra4 Kg5 56.Ka6
forced equality, similar to 1-0 (56) Lautier,J (2620)-Illescas
13.Qe2 variation. ] Cordoba,M (2625) Barcelona
5...Nbd7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Qa4 1993 ) 14.Bxg5 Rg8 15.Nxd5
[ 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.Qb3 Qg4! Rxd5 16.Be3 Rb5 17.Ng3 Bd7
A) 9.Kf1 e6!N 10.dxe6 Bxe6 18.0-0-0 Rg6 19.Rd2 h5 20.f3

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h4 21.Ne4 h3 22.gxh3 Bxh3 Bg4 21.a3 b5 22.Kd3 g5 23.Rce1

23.Re1 Be6 24.Rc2 Bg7 25.Rc5 Bf5+ 24.Kd2 b4 25.axb4 Rxb4
Rxc5+ 26.Nxc5 Bxa2 27.Nxb7 26.Kc1 Reb8 27.Nd1 Bg6 28.hxg5
Bd5 28.Nc5 Bxf3 29.Rf1 Bd5 fxg5 29.Nec3 Rxd4 30.Ne3 a5
30.Rf5 e6 31.Rf2 a5 32.Kd2 31.Nc2 Rc4 32.Re3 a4 33.Rd1
Rg4 33.Kd3 f5 34.b3 Rh4 Bc5 34.Rf3 g4 35.Re3 Rb3
35.Bf4 Rh3+ 36.Bg3 Bf6 37.Ke3 0-1 (35) Lerner,K (2530)-Dreev,A
Ke7 38.Rf1 Bg5+ 39.Ke2 Bc6 (2560) Rostov on Don 1993 ]
40.Kd1 Be3 41.Be5 Bg2 42.Re1 10...Bf5
Bf2 43.Bg3 Bxe1 44.Kxe1 Bd5 [ 10...Rd8 11.Bg5 ( 11.Bf4 Bf5
45.Kd2 Kf6 46.Kc2 Kg5 47.Nd3 12.Nf3 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Rxd5
Be4 0-1 (47) Mammadov,Z 14.Rc1 f6 15.h4 Be4 16.Ke2 Rd7
(2423)-Hovhannisyan,R (2597) Al 17.Rc8+ Kf7 18.h5 Rg8 19.Ke3
Ain 2013; Bd5 20.a3 g5 21.hxg6+ hxg6
B) 10...Rd8 11.d4 b5 12.a3 22.g4 g5 23.Bg3 Bg7 24.Rxg8
Bc8= ] Kxg8 25.Rc1 Be6 26.Nd2 Bxg4
[ 10.Nf3 Rd8 11.d4 ( 11.0-0 Bf5 27.Nb3 Kf7 28.Nc5 Rd5 29.Rc4
12.d4 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Rxd5 14.Be3 f5 30.Nxb7 f4+ 31.Bxf4 gxf4+
f6 15.Nd2 Bd7 16.Ne4 e6 17.Nc5 32.Kxf4 Be2 33.Rc2 Bd1 34.Rc6
Kf7 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.g3 g5 a5 35.Ke3 Bb3 36.Ra6 a4 37.Na5
20.Kg2 h5 21.Rac1 Bd6 22.Rh1 Bxd4+ 38.Ke4 Rxa5 39.Rxa5 Bxb2
Kg6 23.h4 g4 24.Rhd1 Bb8 40.Kd3 Bxa3 41.Kc3 Bd6 42.Rb5
25.Rd3 Rhd8 26.Rb3 Ba7 27.Rc2 Be6 43.Ra5 a3 0-1 (43) Bergez,L
Re7 0-1 (27) Morais,G (2335)- (2426)-Kacheishvili,G (2556)
Rawlings,A (2387) ICCF email Cappelle-la-Grande 2001 ) 11...Bf5
2013 ) 11...Bb5 12.Nxb5 axb5 12.Bxf6 exf6 13.Nge2 b5 14.a3
13.Bd2 Nxd5 14.Ke2 e6 15.a4 Kd7 15.f3 Rc8 16.Rc1 Bd6 17.Kf2
bxa4 16.Rxa4 Bd6 17.Ra7 Bd3 18.Ne4 Rhe8 19.Rxc8 Rxc8
½-½ (17) Nunn,J (2590)- 20.Rc1 Rxc1 21.Nxc1 Bc4
Vyzmanavin,A (2605) Pardubice 22.Nc5+ Bxc5 23.dxc5 Bxd5
1993 ] 24.Ne2 f5 25.h4 Bc4 26.h5 Bxe2
[ 10.d3 Bf5 11.Bg5 Rd8 12.Bxf6 27.Kxe2 Kc6 28.b4 f4 29.h6 g6
exf6 13.0-0-0 Bc5 14.d4 Bd6 30.Kd2 f6 31.Kc2 Kd5 32.Kc3 Ke5
15.Nge2 Rc8 16.Kd2 Kd7 17.Rc1 33.a4 Kd5 34.Kb3 Ke6 35.Kb2
Rc4 18.h3 Re8 19.g3 h5 20.h4 Kd5 36.axb5 axb5 37.Kc3 Ke5

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½-½ (37) Lozano Kafure,D (2505)- 14.d6 exd6 15.0-0 Be7 16.Rfe1
Santana Penate,G (2600) ICCF Kd7 17.Nd2 Nd5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5
email 2007 ] 19.Nf1 g6 20.Bd2 f5 21.Rac1 Bf6
[ 10...b5 11.a3 Bc8 ( 11...a5 12.b4 22.Bc3 Rhe8 23.Ne3 Bb7 24.Red1
axb4 13.axb4 e5 14.dxe6 Bc6 Rac8 25.Kf1 h5 26.g3 Bf3 27.Re1
15.Nge2 fxe6 16.Bf4 Bxg2 17.Rg1 Re4 28.Nc2 h4 29.Nb4 Bg5
½-½ (17) Rogers,I (2575)-Schlosser, 30.Rxe4 Bxe4 31.Re1 a5 32.Na2
P (2560) Germany 1996 ) 12.Bf4 Bd5 33.f4 Bf6 34.Nc1 hxg3
Ra8 13.Nf3 ( 13.Be5 Bb7 14.Bxf6 35.hxg3 Rh8 36.Ne2 Rh2 37.Bd2
exf6 15.Nge2 Kd7 16.0-0 Be7 Bc4 38.Be3 Kc6 39.Bf2 Rh1+
17.Rac1 Rhc8 18.Ne4 Bxd5 0-1 (39) Jerez Perez,A (2410)-
19.Nc5+ Ke8 20.Rfe1 Rd8 21.b4 Magem Badals,J (2500) Sabadell
Kf8 22.Rcd1 f5 23.Nf4 Bc4 2008 ]
24.Nb7 Rd7 25.Nc5 Rd6 26.Nb7 11.Bg5 Ne4
Rb6 27.Na5 Rd8 28.Nxc4 bxc4 [ 11...Rd8 12.Bxf6 exf6
29.Ne2 a5 30.bxa5 Ra6 31.Rc1 gives black compensation due to
Rc8 32.Rc2 Rxa5 33.Rec1 Ra4 the bishop pair and whites weak
34.Nc3 Rxa3 35.Nd5 Rd3 36.Nb6 pawn on d5. ]
Rd8 37.Rxc4 Bg5 38.Rb1 R3xd4 12.Bf4 Rd8 13.Nge2 Nf6
39.Rxd4 Rxd4 40.g3 f4 41.Rb3 14.0-0-0!? Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Rxd5
fxg3 42.hxg3 g6 43.Rb5 h6 16.Nc3 Rd7 17.d5 g5! 18.Be3
44.Nd5 Kg7 45.Kg2 h5 46.Nc3 [ 18.Bxg5 Rg8 19.h4 f6 20.Be3
Kh6 47.Rd5 Rc4 48.Rd3 Bf6 Rxg2 ]
49.Nd5 Bd4 50.Ne3 Ra4 51.Nc2 18...g4
Bc5 52.Rc3 Bb6 53.Rb3 Bd8
54.Ra3 Rc4 55.Ne3 Rd4 56.Ra7
Kg7 57.Rb7 Bg5 58.Rb3 Rd2
59.Nc4 Rc2 60.Ne3 Ra2 61.Rc3
Kh6 62.Rc2 Ra5 63.Rc3 f5 64.f4
Bf6 65.Rd3 Be7 66.Nc4 Ra4
67.Ne5 h4 68.Rd7 Bf6 69.Nf7+
Kh5 70.Ne5 Kh6 71.Nf7+ Kh5
72.Ne5 Kh6 ½-½ (72) Magem
Badals,J (2510)-Adams,M (2630)
Dos Hermanas 1993 ) 13...Bb7

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