[Event "CCM5 Rapid Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Maxim Notkin (www.chesstoday.net)"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 {#} 7...
Nf6 $5 {This strange-looking move was first played in 1984 by Miles who liked
to surprise his opponents. The knight's unforced retreat nevertheless has a
simple and clear idea behind it.} ({Black is going to prevent his opponent
from building up the pawn centre by e3-e4 which occurs in the main line} 7...
Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 c5 10. e4) 8. Bd3 {The simplest reply.} ({
Beliavsky against Miles tested} 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Ba6 Bxa6 10. Qxa6 c5 11. O-O
Qc8 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. exd4 Qb7 {and Black obtained sufficient control over the
key square d5. To my mind Black's 7th move is so rare that nobody ever really
tried to define White's best set-up.}) 8... c5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 {
Black isn't in a hurry with his dark-squared bishop entrance awaiting on the
exchange on c5 to develop it in one move. Meanwhile he covers the important b5
square avoiding a possible pin on theNd7} 11. Rd1 Qb8 {Away from the files
which are occupied (or could be occupied) by the white rooks. The similar
position arises in one line of Queen's Gambit Declined.   #} 12. e4 {White's me
aningful moves are almost over and he decides to loose his dark-squared bishop.
Black immediately takes on d4 leaving White with only one central pawn. To go
for the  isoliani by c5xd4 would have been inferior as the black pieces are
not adequately placed for that.} ({By one more expectant move} 12. Bc2 {
White could virtually force his opponent to lose a tempo since Black's useful
moves are limited as well.  The game Fritz 5 - Dautov, Frankfurt 1998continued}
12... Bd6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 ({if} 14. h3 {
(preparing e3-e4 which is weak right away on account of Ng4)} 14... O-O 15. e4
b5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Bb1 Qb8 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Qe3 Rfc8 {
with equalization, Psakhis - Dokhoian, Kharkov 1985}) {
Here Dautov made two mistakes in a row -} 14... Be7 $6 15. Bb2 O-O $2 {
and the engine demolished him with
#} 16. Rxd7 $1 Nxd7 ({if} 16... Bxf3 17.
Qd3 $1 {gaining material} ({but not} 17. gxf3 Nxd7 18. Qd3 Nf6 19. Nd5 exd5 20.
Bxf6 {in view of} 20... g6 21. Bxe7 Qe5 $1 {with a double attack})) 17. Qd3 g6
(17... Nf6 18. Nd5 $1 exd5 19. Bxf6 g6 20. Bxe7 {
and the e5 square is controlled by the knight}) 18. Qxd7 Bf6 19. e4 {with a dec
isive material advantage. In his notes Dautov suggested 14...Bd6 15.e4 Ne5
with a good position for Black.}) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd6 {#} 14. g3 $6 {
A dubious move that weakens the long diagonal.} ({Better was} 14. h3) 14... O-O
15. Bc2 {White should play this in order to develop another bishop at last.} ({
The immediate} 15. Be3 {is met by} 15... Nc5) 15... b5 (15... Rc8 {
comes into consideration as well}) 16. Be3 b4 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. f3 {The most na
tural way of protecting the e4-pawn that however opens the white king even
more.} 18... a5 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Bb5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nc5 {
Unlike his opponent Anand avoids any weakening of his position.} ({
The capture on c3 would have yielded White a certain counterplay after} 21...
Rxc3 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Rxd7) 22. Ra3 (22. Bg5 {
deserved attention and if} 22... Qe5 {
keeping the kingside formation intact then} 23. Bf4 Qh5 24. g4 Qh3 25. Ra3)
22... Qc7 23. Qa2 {
#
Grischuk is trying to create a threat to Black's detached pawn.} ({
In case of} 23. Bg5 {the double control over d7 allows} 23... Nfd7) 23... Qe5
$1 {When White's queen was standing on e2 the drawbacks of his centre weren't
that noticeable. Now he should reckon with a sacrifice on e4.} 24. Bf4 ({After
} 24. Bf2 Ncxe4 $1 (24... Nfxe4 $2 25. Qe2) 25. Re1 (25. Qe2 $2 Qc5) (25. fxe4
$2 Qxe4 26. Kf1 Rc5) 25... Qc5 26. fxe4 Nxe4 {Black's position is preferable})
24... Qh5 25. Rf1 $6 ({The main threat could be parried by} 25. Be2 {where}
25... e5 $2 {loses to} 26. g4 {Now it works.}) 25... e5 26. g4 Nxg4 $1 (26...
Qh3 $2 27. Bxe5) 27. fxg4 Qxg4+ 28. Bg3 exd4 29. Qxf7+ ({To} 29. Rxf7 {
Black all the same replies} 29... Kh8) ({in case of} 29. cxd4 {
he has a pleasant choice between} 29... Qxe4 {and} (29... Ne6)) 29... Kh8 30.
Rf4 $1 ({The attempt to exploit the weakness of the back rank} 30. Rxa5 $2 {
runs into} 30... Qxe4 $19) 30... Qd1+ {#} 31. Bf1 $2 ({Objectively White was
still able to save the game but with a less than two minutes on the clock it's
almost impossible to notice} 31. Rf1 Qd2 (31... Qc2 $2 32. Be5 Rg8 33. cxd4
Qxe4 34. Rg3 $1 Qh1+ 35. Kf2 Qxh2+ 36. Ke1 Qh6 37. Rf4 {
and it is White who wins}) 32. Bf4 $1 (32. Be5 $2 Qg5+) 32... Qb2 {#} 33. Qxg7+
$3 Kxg7 34. Be5+ Kg6 35. Rf6+ Kg5 36. Rf5+ Kg4 37. Rf4+ Kg5 (37... Kh3 38. Bf1+
) 38. Rf5+ Kg6 39. Rf6+ Kg7 40. Rf5+ {with perpetual as after} 40... Kg8 $4 41.
Bc4+ {Black is checkmated}) 31... dxc3 32. Rxa5 h6 {
Now the black king is safe and the passed pawn decides.} 33. Rh4 Qd4+ $1 (33...
Rxa5 $4 34. Rxh6+ $1 gxh6 35. Be5# {is too transparent even for time trouble})
34. Bf2 Qd7 $1 {Forcing the exchanges.} 35. Qxd7 Nxd7 36. Rxa8 Bxa8 37. Be3 c2
38. Bc1 Rb8 39. e5 Rb1 40. Ra4 Bd5 $1 0-1



