[Event "Sydney"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sandler, Leonid"]
[Black "Leko, P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 c6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 8.
Qe2+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. c5 Bc7 11. Bc4 Re8 12. Nge2 d5 13. cxd6+ Bxd6 14.
O-O Nbd7 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 Nb6 17. Rfe1+ Kf8 18. Rxe8+ Kxe8 19. Re1+ Kf8
20. Bb3 Bf5 21. f3 Rd8 22. Rd1 g5 23. Nfe2 Re8 24. Kf2 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26.
Ng3 g4 27. Nge4 gxf3 28. gxf3 Nbd5 29. Nxf6 Nxf6 30. d5 cxd5 31. Nxd5 Rd6 32.
Nc3 Rxd1 33. Nxd1 Nd5 34. a3 Ke7 35. Ne3 Kd6 36. Ke2 Nxe3 37. Kxe3 Ke5 38. f4+
Kd5 39. b3 b5 40. Kd3 a5 41. h3 h6 42. Ke3 a4 43. bxa4 bxa4 44. Kd3 f5 0-1 

[Event "USA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Terrie, Henry"]
[Black "Timoschenko, Gennadi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 c6 5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8.
cxd5 Qxd5 9. Qg4 g6 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. Bc3
d6 15. Ng5 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qh3 O-O-O 18. Nxe6 Rd7 19. Ng5 Kb8 20. f4 Rc8
21. Kb1 h6 22. Qxh6 Ng4 23. Qh4 Nxe3 24. Rd2 d5 25. Bxe5+ Nxe5 26. fxe5 Nf5 0-1


[Event "Chalhidiki"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.09.00"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Psakhis, L"]
[Black "Sokolov, I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2625"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 c6 5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8.
Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. e4 Qe7 14. Ng5 Nd8
15. a3 Nh5 16. Bb4 Qf6 17. O-O a5 18. Bc3 Qe7 19. b4 f6 20. Nf3 Ne6 21. g3 d6
22. Nd2 Neg7 23. Bb5+ Bd7 24. Bxd7+ Qxd7 25. f4 Rc8 26. Rac1 O-O 27. bxa5 Rc6
28. Bb4 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Bxd6 h6 32. f5 Qc1+ 33. Nf1 Qd1
34. Bb4 g5 35. Qh3 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 Qxe4+ 37. Qg2 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Nxf5 39. Kf3 Kf7
40. Ke4 Ne7 41. Ne3 Ng7 42. Nc4 Ne8 43. Bxe7 Kxe7 44. Kd5 h5 45. a4 Kd7 46.
Nb6+ Kc7 47. Na8+ Kd8 48. Nb6 Ng7 49. Nc4 Kc7 50. Nd6 g4 51. Nb5+ Kb8 52. Nd6
Ka7 53. Nc4 Ka6 54. Ke4 Ka7 55. Kd5 Ka6 56. Ke4 Ne6 57. Kf5 Nd4+ 58. Kxf6 e4
59. Ke5 e3 60. Nxe3 Nf3+ 61. Kf4 Nxh2 62. Nc4 Nf1 63. Nd6 Kxa5 64. Nxb7+ Kxa4
65. Nc5+ Kb4 66. Ne4 Kc4 67. Nf6 Nxg3 68. Nxh5 Nxh5+ 69. Kxg4 Nf4 70. Kxf4
1/2-1/2 

[Event "Jyvaskyla HOF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Koskinen, Henri"]
[Black "Taimanov, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Ne7 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. g3 O-O 8.
Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 10. d4 exd3 11. Qxd3 Nc6 12. Ne2 a5 13. Nd4 Nb4 14. Bxb4 axb4
15. Nb3 Re8 16. O-O Ne4 17. Bxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Rfc1 Re5 20. Rc2 Kf8
21. Rd1 Ke7 22. Rd5 Re6 23. Rdd2 Rc6 24. e4 d6 25. cxd6+ Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Kxd6 27.
Rd2+ Ke7 28. Nc5 b6 29. Nd3 c5 30. Nf4 Be6 31. Rc2 Ra3 32. Kf1 Rxa2 33. Rxa2
Bxc4+ 34. Re2 b3 35. Ke1 Bxe2 36. Nxe2 b2 37. Nc3 b5 38. Kd2 b4 39. Nd5+ Kd6
40. Kc2 Ke5 41. f3 f5 42. Nc7 fxe4 43. fxe4 Kxe4 44. Ne6 Kf3 45. Nxg7 Kg2 46.
Nh5 Kxh2 47. Nf6 Kxg3 48. Nxh7 Kf4 49. Nf6 Ke5 50. Nd7+ Kd4 51. Nxc5 b1=Q+ 52.
Kxb1 Kxc5 53. Kb2 1/2-1/2 

[Event "Podolsk"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Labok, B"]
[Black "Gorelov, S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 exd4 8.
exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 

[Event "Zagreb / Rijeka"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.04.00"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smejkal, J"]
[Black "Timman, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2650"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8.
exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. c5 Bc7 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd2 Rfe8
15. b4 Nf8 16. Bg5 Qg6 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Bf5 19. Rfd1 Ne6 20. Qh4 Ng5 21.
Qg3 Qf6 22. Bf1 h5 23. h4 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. hxg5 Rg4 27. f3
Rxg5 28. Re1 Kf8 29. Re5 Re8 30. Rae1 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 f6 32. Re3 Bd7 33. Bd3 h4
34. Kh2 Kf7 35. a4 f5 36. b5 f4 37. Re1 h3 38. gxh3 Rg3 39. Be2 Rxh3+ 40. Kg2
Rg3+ 41. Kf2 Rh3 42. Kg2 Rh6 43. bxc6 Bxc6 44. Bb5 Re6 45. Rb1 a5 46. Bxc6 bxc6
47. Rb7+ Kf6 48. Rc7 g5 49. Kf2 Kf5 50. Rf7+ Rf6 51. Rh7 Rf8 52. Rc7 Rb8 53.
Rxc6 Rb4 54. Rc8 Rxd4 55. c6 Ke6 56. Ra8 Rc4 57. Rxa5 Rxc6 58. Ra8 Ke5 59. a5
Kd4 60. a6 Re6 61. a7 Re7 62. Kg2 Rh7 63. Kf2 Rd7 64. Kg2 Kd3 65. Kh3 d4 66.
Kg4 Rg7 67. Kh5 Kd2 68. Kh6 Rc7 69. Kxg5 d3 70. Kxf4 Kc2 71. Ke5 d2 72. Rd8
Rxa7 73. Rc8+ Kd3 74. Rd8+ Ke2 75. Rxd2+ Kxd2 76. f4 Ke3 77. f5 Ra5+ 78. Ke6
Kf4 79. f6 Ra6+ 80. Ke7 Ke5 1/2-1/2 

[Event "Montreal zt"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piasetski, L"]
[Black "Hebert, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2405"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. e3 e4 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 11. fxe4 Nxe4 12. Qf3 Nxc3 13. e4 Na4 14. Qb3 Nb6
15. c5 dxc5 16. Ba3 N6d7 17. Be2 O-O 18. O-O b5 19. Rac1 a5 20. Rxc5 Nxc5 21.
Bxc5 Qd8 22. e5 Be6 23. Qg3 Na6 24. Bd6 f5 25. Ne4 Qb6 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. dxc5
Qa7 28. Bf3 Rfc8 29. a3 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Qh4 b3 32. Qb4 Qa4 33. Qb7 Qd4+
34. Kh1 Ra1 0-1 

[Event "corr NTC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Voth, J"]
[Black "Voelker, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. e3 Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3
O-O 9. Ng5 Na6 10. a3 Nc5 11. b4 Ne6 12. Nf3 Bc7 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Rc1 b6 15. Be2
Bb7 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rfd1 d5 18. d4 e4 19. Ne5 a5 20. f3 exf3 21. gxf3 dxc4 22.
Bxc4 c5 23. Ba6 Bxa6 24. Nc6 Qe8 25. Nxd8 Nxd8 26. Kf2 cxd4 27. Rxd4 Nc6 28.
Rdd1 Ne5 29. b5 Bb7 30. e4 Nc4 31. Rh1 Bf4 32. Rce1 Nxb2 33. Qxb2 Be5 34. Rc1
Bd4+ 0-1 

[Event "Frankfurt rapid"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Beim, V"]
[Black "Timman, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. e3 Nf6 7. Nxe5 Qxe5 8.
d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Be2 Be6 11. Qxe5 dxe5 12. b3 O-O 13. Ba3 Re8 14. h3 Nbd7
15. g4 h6 16. O-O-O Nf8 17. Bd6 Ng6 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Nh4 21.
Rhg1 Be6 22. Bh1 f6 23. f4 Bf7 24. f5 e4 25. Bf4 a6 26. Rd6 Nf3 27. Rgd1 Ne5
28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Be8 31. Rb8 b5 32. Ra8 bxc4 33. bxc4 a5
34. Rd8 Kf8 35. Rd4 Bf7 36. Kb2 c5 37. Rd8+ Ke7 38. Ra8 Bxc4 39. Ra7+ Kf8 40.
Rxa5 Bd3 41. Kc3 h5 42. a4 h4 43. Bg2 g6 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. Ra7+ Kh6 46. fxg6
Kxg6 47. Ra8 Re6 48. Rg8+ Kf7 49. Ra8 Re8 50. Ra5 Rc8 51. Ra7+ Ke6 52. a5 Rb8
53. Rc7 Kd6 54. Rf7 Ke6 55. Rc7 Kd6 56. Rf7 1/2-1/2 

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.03.00"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adorjan, A"]
[Black "Timman, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2650"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 13. Ba3 Qe6 14. Qc1 Nc6 15.
Bc5 Ne8 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Qb2 Bd7 18. Rfe1 Ne7 1/2-1/2 

[Event "ch-Wereld Teams"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1985.11.00"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adorjan, A"]
[Black "Stoica, V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2420"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 1/2-1/2 

[Event "cr."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sockel, K"]
[Black "Klein, M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8.
e3 d6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b3 Nb6 12. Bb2 d5 13. cxd5 Nbxd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Bc4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Ba3 17. Bxa3 Qxa3 18. e4 Qa5 19. Rae1 Re8 20. h3 Bd7
21. Nf3 h6 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qe4 Rad8 24. Bd3 Nf6 25. Qh4 Nh7 26. b4 Qb6 27. Re3
Nf8 28. Nd2 Be6 29. Ne4 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Ng6 31. Nf6+ gxf6 32. Qxh6 fxe5 33. Rg3
Qxb4 34. h4 Qf4 35. Rg5 Qf6 36. h5 Qg7 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. hxg6 f6 39. Rg3 Bxa2
40. Ra1 Bc4 41. Rxa7 Ba6 42. Ra3 Kxg6 43. R3xa6 bxa6 44. Rxa6 Rc8 45. Ra3 Kf5
46. f3 c5 47. Kf2 c4 48. Rc3 Ke6 49. Ke3 Kd5 50. Rc2 f5 51. Rd2+ Kc5 52. g4
fxg4 53. fxg4 c3 54. Rc2 Kb4 0-1 

[Event "Balatonbereny open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.08.00"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lirindzakis, T"]
[Black "Leko, P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2460"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 13. Bf3 Bd7 14. a3 Nc5 15.
Qc2 Rfe8 16. Nde2 Nce4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qg5 20. Rad1 Bf5 21.
Qc3 Re6 22. Rd4 Rae8 23. Rf4 f6 24. Rd1 Bb6 25. Bc1 Bg6 26. Bg4 R6e7 27. b4 Bc7
28. Bf3 Be4 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rd4 Qe5 32. Qd3 Rxd4 33. Qxd4 Qxd4
34. exd4 d5 35. c5 h5 36. Kf1 Kf7 37. Ke2 Ke6 38. Kf3 Kf5 39. Bd2 g5 40. Be1
Bd8 41. Ke3 Be7 42. f3 Bf8 43. Kd3 Be7 44. Ke3 Bd8 45. Kd3 Bc7 46. Ke2 g4 47.
Kd3 Kg5 48. Bd2+ Kg6 49. Be1 gxf3 50. gxf3 f5 51. Ke2 Kg5 52. Kf2 f4 53. gxf4+
Bxf4 54. a4 a6 0-1 

[Event "USSR"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Katalymov, Boris"]
[Black "Gurgenidze, B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. b4 Bf8 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4
9. Bg5 Nf6 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e3 Nd7 13. Qc2 g6 14. g4 Qh4 15. gxf5
gxf5 16. O-O-O Qxf2 17. Bh3 Nb6 18. Ncxe4 Qh4 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Nxd6+ Bxd6 21.
Qxf5 Be7 22. Ne4 Nd7 23. Qg6+ Kd8 24. d5 c5 25. Rhf1 Re8 26. Kb1 Ne5 27. Qf5
Nd7 28. d6 Bg5 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Rd4 Qxh2 31. Qxc5 Rc8 32. Qa5+ b6 33. Qxa7 Qg2
34. Qxb6+ 1-0 

[Event "corr Tch10-SU"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Belousenko, A"]
[Black "Perov, LA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "20"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. b4 Bf8 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4
9. Bg5 Nf6 10. e3 exf3 0-1 

[Event "Viernheim"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Banas, Jan"]
[Black "Rausis, I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. b4 Bf8 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3
g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. b5 Re8 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Rac1 Nbd7
15. d3 Bb7 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. Qa5 Rec8 19. Rfc1 Nfd7 20. Nb3 Qb8 21.
Bb2 Re8 22. Nd1 Bh6 23. Rc2 c5 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. e4 f5 26. f3 Rf8 27. Bc1 Bxc1
28. Nxc1 Nb8 29. Qd2 Nc6 30. Ne2 fxe4 31. fxe4 Nb4 32. Rcc1 Qf7 33. Ne3 Qf2+
34. Kh1 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Qh5 36. a3 Nc6 37. Nd5 Nxd5 38. cxd5 Rf2 39. Kxf2 Qxh2+
40. Ke3 Qh6+ 41. Nf4 exf4+ 42. gxf4 Qh3+ 43. Kf2 Qh2+ 44. Ke3 Qg3+ 45. Ke2 Nd4+
46. Kf1 Rf8 47. f5 Nxf5 0-1 

[Event "Vittoria"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krause, Christian"]
[Black "Taimanov, M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. g3 Na6 8. Bg2
d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. a3 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bd4 13. Kf1 Nc5 14. Qd5 Bxe3
15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. dxe3 0-1 

[Event "Triberg 25'"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motloch, V"]
[Black "Vatter, H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1+ 8.
Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 10. Ne3 Bxe3 11. Bxe3 Bxc4 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. O-O Bxe2 14.
Rfe1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 O-O 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Rad1 a6 18. Bc1 Nb6 19. b3 a5 20. Bg2
a4 21. Bb2 axb3 22. axb3 Nfd7 23. Rd6 Ra2 24. Bc3 Ra3 25. f4 Rxb3 26. Bxe5 Nxe5
27. fxe5 Nc4 0-1 

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yuferov, S"]
[Black "Maljutin, E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. d4 Bf8 6. Nd2 c6 7. Nc3 d5 8. e3
Nf6 9. Qa4 a6 10. c5 Be6 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. b4 Bg4 13. Qd1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Be7 15.
Rb1 Nf8 16. a4 Ng6 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Qc8 19. O-O Bd8 20. b6 O-O 21. Bb2 Ne8
22. Ra1 Rb8 23. f3 exf3 24. gxf3 Qh3 25. Nd1 Bh4 26. Nf2 Bxf2+ 27. Qxf2 Nf6 28.
Ra3 Rfe8 29. Bc1 Qf5 30. Re1 Nh5 31. Nf1 Nf8 32. Ng3 Nxg3 33. hxg3 Re6 34. e4
dxe4 35. fxe4 Qg6 36. Rae3 Rd8 37. Bb2 Rde8 38. Qe2 Nd7 39. e5 Nf6 40. Rf3 Nd5
41. Ref1 Rf8 42. Qd3 Qg4 43. R1f2 Rg6 44. Bc1 h5 45. Kh2 h4 46. Kg2 Ra8 47. Bf4
Ra1 48. Qd2 Qh5 49. Rf1 Rxf1 50. Rxf1 Qg4 51. Rf3 h3+ 0-1 

[Event "Cannes m"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lautier, J"]
[Black "Kramnik, V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2685"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 e3 6. d4 exf2+ 7. Kxf2 Be7 8.
Nxe7 Qxe7 9. e4 d6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Bc2 Nf6 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Ba4 h6
15. e5 dxe5 16. d5 Nd4 17. Qe4 Be2 18. Nh3 b5 19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Qxe2 Nd4 21.
Qd1 Qh4+ 22. Kf1 O-O 23. Be3 Nf5 24. Qc2 Nxe3+ 25. Rxe3 f5 26. Kg1 Rae8 27. Nf2
e4 28. Qc3 Nf6 29. g3 Qh5 30. Rf1 Nd7 31. Kg2 Ne5 32. h3 f4 33. gxf4 Rxf4 34.
Rxe4 Qg6+ 35. Qg3 Rxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Qxe4+ 37. Kh2 Nxc4 38. Qxc7 Qxd5 39. Qxa7 Qd6+
40. Kg2 Ne3+ 41. Kh1 Qd5+ 42. Kh2 Nd1 43. Rg2 Qd6+ 44. Kh1 Re1+ 45. Rg1 Qd5+
0-1 

[Event "Reykjavik"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Renet, O"]
[Black "Steingrimsson, H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 e3 6. d4 exf2+ 7. Kxf2 Be7 8.
Nf3 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. e4 d6 11. h3 O-O 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Qd3 b6 14. Re1 Bb7
15. g3 c5 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Be7 18. h4 Nc6 19. Ng5 g6 20. Qxd8 Nxd8 21. Bg2
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Ne6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rd1 Red8 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26. hxg5 Rxd1 27.
Rxd1 Rf8 28. Rd6 Rf5 29. Rxe6 Rxg5 30. Re7 h5 31. Kh3 Kf8 32. Rxa7 Rxe5 33. Rb7
Re6 34. Kh4 Re4+ 35. Kg5 Rxc4 36. Kf6 Ke8 37. Rxb6 Rg4 38. Rb3 Kd7 39. Rc3
1/2-1/2 

[Event "Harlingen rapid"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortchnoi, V"]
[Black "Timman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 Qe7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. Nf3 e4 10. Nd2 b6 11. Nb3 Re8 12. O-O Nc6 13. Ba3 d6 14. cxd6 cxd6
15. Rb1 Ba6 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. c5 bxc5 20. Bxa6 Ng4
21. g3 Qh6 22. h4 Nxd4 23. exd4 e3 24. Bxc8 exd2 25. Bxg4 c4 26. Nxd2 c3 27.
Nf1 c2 28. Re1 Kf8 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Re1+ 1-0 

[Event "Foxy Chess Videos"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stuart Conquest"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "14"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 {The critical test.} (4. e3 Nf6 (4... c6
5. Nc3 d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4)) 4... e4 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 Qe7) 5. d4 (5.
Ng5 c6 (5... e3 $5 6. d4 exf2+ 7. Kxf2 Be7 8. Nxe7 (8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6
10. e4 d6 11. h3 O-O 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Qd3 b6 14. Re1 Bb7 {Renet,O -
Steingrimsson,H, Reykjavik (1) 1993}) 8... Qxe7 {Lautier,J (2645) - Kramnik,V
(2685), Cannes m (1) 1993}) 6. Nxe4 cxd5 7. Nxc5 Qc7 8. d4 (8. Nb3 dxc4 9. Nd4
Nc6) 8... d6 9. Bf4 g5 10. Qa4+) 5... Bf8 $1 6. Ng5 $2 (6. Bf4 $2 exf3 7. Nxc7+
Qxc7 8. Bxc7 Bb4+; 6. Ng1 c6 7. Nc3 d5 8. e3 Nf6 {Good French reversed, without
even a loss of tempo!}; 6. Nd2 c6 7. Nc3 d5 8. e3 Nf6 9. Qa4 a6 $1 10. c5
{Yuferov,S - Maljutin,E, Moscow (1) 1991}) 6... c6 7. Nc3 d5 {Good Advance
French reversed.}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik Counterattack"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3; 6. d4) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 Nf6 9.
O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J
(2650), Linares (1) 1985}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 01"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. Nf3 e4 8.
Nd4 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. a4 O-O 11. Bb2 d5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 $11 13. Nb5 Na6 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. g3 Rd8 16. Bg2 Nc5 17. O-O Qxd2 18. Qxd2 Rxd2 19. Nxc7 Rxa4 20.
Rxa4 Nxa4 21. Ra1 Kf8 22. Bxe4 Nc3 23. Bg2 Bd7 24. Ra8+ Kg7 25. Ne8+ Kg6 26. h4
b5 27. Bf3 b4 28. Rb8 Bxe8 29. Rxe8 f5 30. Rb8 Rb2 31. Rb6+ Kg7 32. Rb7 Kg6 33.
Rb6+ 1/2-1/2 

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 02"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 {Start SvS} 6. bxc5 Nf6 7.
Bb2 d6 (7... Qe7) 8. cxd6 cxd6 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O Re8 12. Rc1 Bf5
13. Kh1 Qa5 14. Nh4 Bd7 15. Qc2 Rab8 16. a3 Rbc8 17. f4 d5 18. Qd1 dxc4 19.
Bxc4 exf4 20. Rxf4 Ne5 21. Bf1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Nd5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Rc4 Qb6 25.
Rc8+ Re8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Nf3 Bd7 28. Kg1 a6 29. Bd3 g6 30. Qb1 Qxb1+ 31.
Bxb1 b5 32. e4 Nb6 33. d3 Kf8 34. Kf2 f5 35. exf5 Bxf5 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Ba2 Nd7
38. Nd4 Ne5 39. Nxf5+ gxf5 40. Bg8 h5 41. Kd4 Kd6 42. Bh7 Ke6 43. Bg8+ Kd6 44.
Bh7 Nc6+ 45. Kc3 Ne7 46. Kb4 Kc6 47. a4 h4 48. g3 hxg3 49. axb5+ axb5 50. hxg3
Nd5+ 51. Ka5 f4 52. gxf4 Nxf4 53. Be4+ Kc5 54. d4+ Kxd4 55. Kxb5 Kxe4 1/2-1/2 

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik Counterattack"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3; 6. d4) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4
exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Nb5 Rd8 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik Counterattack"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3; 6. d4) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4
exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Nb5 Rd8 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik Counterattack"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3
Nf6 $11; 6. d4) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6
$11) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 {Adorjan,A (2565)
- Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985}  *

[Event "Foxy Chess Videos"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stuart Conquest"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "14"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 {The critical test.} (4. e3 Nf6 (4... c6
5. Nc3 d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4)) 4... e4 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 Qe7) 5. d4 (5.
Ng5 c6 (5... e3 $5 6. d4 exf2+ 7. Kxf2 Be7 8. Nxe7 (8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6
10. e4 d6 11. h3 O-O 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Qd3 b6 14. Re1 Bb7 {Renet,O -
Steingrimsson,H, Reykjavik (1) 1993}) 8... Qxe7 {Lautier,J (2645) - Kramnik,V
(2685), Cannes m (1) 1993}) 6. Nxe4 cxd5 7. Nxc5 Qc7 8. d4 (8. Nb3 dxc4 9. Nd4
Nc6) 8... d6 9. Bf4 g5 10. Qa4+) 5... Bf8 $1 6. Ng5 $2 (6. Bf4 $2 exf3 7. Nxc7+
Qxc7 8. Bxc7 Bb4+; 6. Ng1 c6 7. Nc3 d5 8. e3 Nf6 {Good French reversed, without
even a loss of tempo!}; 6. Nd2 c6 7. Nc3 d5 8. e3 Nf6 9. Qa4 a6 $1 10. c5
{Yuferov,S - Maljutin,E, Moscow (1) 1991}) 6... c6 7. Nc3 d5 {Good Advance
French reversed.}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik Counterattack"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4)
6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 8... Nf6 9.
O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J
(2650), Linares (1) 1985}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4)
6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 8... Nf6 9.
O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J
(2650), Linares (1) 1985}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2
d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2
(8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5
cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 03"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 e3 {Start SvS} 6. d4 exf2+ 7.
Kxf2 Be7 8. Ne4 c6 9. Nxe7 Qxe7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. e4 O-O 12. Qf3 d5 13. exd5 cxd5
14. Bg5 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nc6  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 03"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 e3 {Start SvS} 6. d4 exf2+ 7.
Kxf2 Be7 8. Ne4 c6 9. Nxe7 Qxe7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. e4 O-O 12. Qf3 d5 13. exd5 cxd5
14. Bg5 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nc6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Rad1 Kg7 19. d5 Ne5
20. Rd4 Bd7 21. Be2 b5 22. Nd1  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2
d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2
(8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5
cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2
d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2
(8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5
cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 Game
#1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2
d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2
(8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11)
8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) -
Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 Game #1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2
d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2
(8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11
{Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11
{Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 Line #1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6.
cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3
{Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6
axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992};
4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13)
7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim
(1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2
d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8.
Be2 (8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11
{Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11
{Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 Line #1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985 Line #6}; 5. d4
Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 {Line #7}) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4
(7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1)
1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3
b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk
(1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9.
Bg2 Be6 $17; 4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9.
Bg5 Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan -
Rausis,I, Viernheim (1) 1992}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6 (4... e4
$5 {Kramnik's specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8.
b3 O-O $11 {Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9.
bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1)
1981}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3
Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1)
1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6
7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6
10. O-O O-O $11 {Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5
Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 Line #1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985 Line #6}; 5. d4
Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 {Line #7}) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4
(7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1)
1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3
b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk
(1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9.
Bg2 Be6 $17 {Line 8}; 4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan
- Rausis,I, Viernheim (1) 1992 Line 9}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6
(4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2
Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11 {Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal
zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6
11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open
(1) 1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6...
h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6
10. O-O O-O $11 {Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5
Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 Line #1}  *

[Event "Thessaloniki olm"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.11.00"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ludgate, A"]
[Black "Soylu, S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2390"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nge7 5. Bg2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8.
d3 f5 9. Ne1 f4 10. e3 fxg3 11. fxg3 Rxf1+ 12. Kxf1 Be6 13. e4 Qd7 14. Rb1 Rf8+
15. Kg1 b6 16. Rb2 Bg4 17. Qd2 Na5 18. Qe3 h6 19. Rf2 Rxf2 20. Qxf2 Qc6 21. Nc2
Be6 22. Nb4 Qd7 23. Nd5 c6 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Bf3 Qd7 26. Ba3 c5 27. Qb2 Qa4
28. Be2 Bf7 29. Qc1 Qe8 30. Qd1 a6 31. Bc1 Qc6 32. Bh5 Be6 33. Bg4 Qd7 34.
Bxe6+ Qxe6 35. Qh5 b5 36. cxb5 axb5 37. Qf5 Qxf5 38. exf5 Kf7 39. Kf2 Nc6 40.
Kf3 d5 41. Be3 c4 42. dxc4 bxc4 43. g4 d4 44. Bd2 Ke7 45. Ke4 d3 46. Kd5 Na5
47. Ke4 Nb3 48. Ke3 Nc5 49. Be1 Kd6 50. h4 Kd5 51. g5 hxg5 52. hxg5 Ne4 53. g6
Nd6 54. f6 gxf6 55. a4 Ke6 56. a5 f5 57. a6 Nb5 58. Bd2 Kf6 59. Kf3 Kxg6 60.
Be3 f4 0-1 

[Event "corr ch-GB open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ledger, D"]
[Black "Feinstein, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. d3 d6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O f5 9. Ne1 Be6 10. Nc2 Qe8 11. Nb4 Nxb4 12. cxb4 f4 13. e3 fxg3 14. hxg3 Qg6
15. e4 Rf7 16. Be3 Raf8 17. Qe2 h5 18. f4 Qxg3 19. f5 Bd7 20. Rf3 Qg4 21. Raf1
b5 22. Qe1 h4 23. Kh2 Nxf5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Rxf5 Rxf5 26. Bxa7 bxc4 27. dxc4
Qxc4 28. Qd2 e4 29. Re1 Bc6 30. Rc1 Qb5 31. Qc3 Bd5 32. Bd4 Rf7 33. Rg1 Bxa2
34. Bxg7 Qe2 35. Bd4 1-0 

[Event "Chianciano tt"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Palatnik"]
[Black "Palos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 Ne7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8.
O-O f5 9. e3 Qe8 10. Ne1 Be6 11. f3 Qg6 12. Rb1 Rab8 13. Rb2 b6 14. e4 f4 15.
gxf4 exf4 16. Kh1 Qh5 17. Rg1 Ng6 18. Bf1 Nce5 19. Rbg2 Bh3 20. Rg5 Qh4 21.
Bxh3 Qxh3 22. d4 Nf7 23. R5g4 Nh6 24. R4g2 Rf7 25. Nd3 Rbf8 26. Qf1 Kh8 27. Rg5
Qe6 28. Nb4 Qd7 29. Bd2 a5 30. Nd3 Qa4 31. Nc1 Rf6 32. Qd3 Qd7 33. Be1 Rg8 34.
Bf2 Qh3 35. Ne2 Nf7 36. Rf5 Re8 37. Rg2 Rxf5 38. exf5 Nh4 39. Nxf4 Qxf5 40.
Qxf5 Nxf5 41. Nd5 g6 42. f4 N7h6 43. Kg1 Ng8 44. Nxc7 Rc8 45. Nd5 Rxc4 46. Be1
b5 47. Rb2 Ra4 48. Bd2 Nge7 49. Nb6 Ra3 50. Rc2 b4 51. Nc4 Ra4 52. Nb6 Ra3 53.
Nc4 Ra4 54. Nb6 Ra3 55. Nc4 Ra4 56. Nb6 Ra3 1/2-1/2 

[Event "Germany"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rosen, Bernd"]
[Black "Van Mil, Johannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. Nf3 d6 7. d3 O-O 8.
O-O f5 9. a4 b6 10. a5 Nxa5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bxa8 c6 13. Bg5 Bd7 14. Rxa5 bxa5
15. Qa4 Qb6 16. Qa2 Qc5 17. Bc1 Qd6 18. Ba3 Qf6 19. Bb7 f4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21.
Qxa5 Qf6 22. Qxa7 Bg4 23. f3 Bh3 24. Ra1 h5 25. Qc5 Qg5 26. Kf2 fxg3+ 27. hxg3
Rxf3+ 0-1 

[Event "Mlada Boleslav"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Spesny, Jan"]
[Black "Kout, Zdenek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Ne7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 d6 7. O-O Nbc6 8.
d3 f5 9. Rb1 Qe8 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Kh1 f4 13. Ng5 Rf5 14. Bd5+ Kh8
15. gxf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Rg1 h6 18. Nf3 Rh5 19. e3 fxe3 20. fxe3 Ne7 21.
Be4 Nf5 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Bf5 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Qg4 Qf7 26. Rb2 Rg5 27. Qh3
Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Rf8 29. Qg2 b6 30. Re2 c5 31. d5 Qf6 32. h3 Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Qc3 34.
Qe4 Qf6 35. Rg2 1-0 

[Event "EuYouth U16 Boys Tallinn"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Szulc, M"]
[Black "Vorobjov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nf3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 Nc6 5. g3 Nge7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8.
d3 f5 9. Bd2 Qe8 10. Ne1 f4 11. e3 fxe3 12. Bxe3 Be6 13. Nc2 Qd7 14. Nb4 Bh3
15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Bd5+ Kh8 17. Re1 Bg4 18. Qa4 Bf3 19. Rab1 Qc8 20. Qb5 Rb8 21.
Bxf3 Rxf3 22. Rb2 Rf8 23. Qa4 Qf5 24. d4 Qd3 25. Qb3 Na5 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27. Rxc2
Nxc4 28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Kg2 b6 30. Bd4 Nc6 31. Rce2 Kg8 32. Re4 Rf5 33. Re8+
Rxe8 34. Rxe8+ Rf8 35. Re4 Nxd4 36. cxd4 Kf7 37. d5 Re8 38. Rc4 Re7 39. f4 Ke8
40. Kf3 Kd7 41. h4 Re1 42. Rd4 c5 43. dxc6+ Kxc6 44. Rc4+ Kd7 45. Rc3 Re7 46.
Kg4 d5 47. Kg5 Kd6 48. h5 d4 49. Rc1 Kd5 50. h6 d3 51. f5 Kd4 52. f6 Re5+ 0-1 

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 (3. g3 Ne7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3
Nbc6 8. d3 f5 9. Ne1 f4 {Ludgate,A (2215) - Soylu,S (2390), Thessaloniki olm
(1) 1984 Line 10.}) 3... Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5
6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3
Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4
exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1)
1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11
{Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985 Line #6}; 5. d4
Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 {Line #7}) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4
(7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1)
1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3
b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk
(1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9.
Bg2 Be6 $17 {Line 8}; 4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan
- Rausis,I, Viernheim (1) 1992 Line 9}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6
(4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2
Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11 {Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal
zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6
11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open
(1) 1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6...
h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6
10. O-O O-O $11 {Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5
Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 Line #1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 (3. g3 Ne7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3
Nbc6 8. d3 f5 9. Ne1 f4 {Ludgate,A (2215) - Soylu,S (2390), Thessaloniki olm
(1) 1984 Line 10.}; 3. Nf3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8.
O-O {has transposed to Line 10.}) 3... Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5. Nc3
(5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. Qh4
Qd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5... Nf6
(5... d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid -
Leko,P, Sydney (1) 1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6
9. Be3 d5 $11 {Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985
Line #6}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 {Line #7}) 5... Nxd5 6.
bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M,
Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8.
exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B -
Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4
Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17 {Line 8}; 4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6
(6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10.
O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim (1) 1992 Line 9}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3
Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3
(6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11 {Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1)
1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) -
Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8...
O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P
(2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sockel,K -
Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4
d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11 {Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O
10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650),
Linares (1) 1985 Line #1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 04"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. d4
{Start SvS} 8... d6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ba3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bg6
14. a4 a5 15. b5 Rfe8 16. h3 exd4 17. exd4 Qe6 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Re1 Nf8  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 04"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. d4
{Start SvS} 8... d6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ba3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bg6
14. a4 a5 15. b5 Rfe8 16. h3 exd4 17. exd4 Qe6 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Re1 Nf8 20. Qd2
Qd7  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 (3. g3 Ne7 $5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7.
bxc3 Nbc6 8. d3 f5 9. Ne1 f4 {Ludgate,A (2215) - Soylu,S (2390), Thessaloniki
olm (1) 1984 Line 10.}; 3. Nf3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. d3 O-O
8. O-O {has transposed to Line 10.}) 3... Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6 5.
Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11.
Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990}) 5...
Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6 {Sandler,Leonid -
Leko,P, Sydney (1) 1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6
9. Be3 d5 $11 {Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb / Rijeka (1) 1985
Line #6}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 {Line #7}) 5... Nxd5 6.
bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M,
Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8.
exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B -
Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4
Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17 {Line 8}; 4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6
(6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10.
O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim (1) 1992 Line 9}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3
Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3
(6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11 {Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1)
1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) -
Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8...
O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P
(2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sockel,K -
Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4
d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11 {Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O
10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650),
Linares (1) 1985 Line #1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 04"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 {Start
SvS} 8. d4 d6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ba3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bg6 14. a4
a5 15. b5 Rfe8 16. h3 exd4 17. exd4 Qe6 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Re1 Nf8 20. Qd2 Qd7  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 04"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 {Start
SvS} 8. d4 d6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ba3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bg6 14. a4
a5 15. b5 Rfe8 16. h3 exd4 17. exd4 Qe6 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Re1 Nf8 20. Qd2 Qd7 21.
Bd3  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 04"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 {Start
SvS} 8. d4 d6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ba3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bg6 14. a4
a5 15. b5 Rfe8 16. h3 exd4 17. exd4 Qe6 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Re1 Nf8 20. Qd2 Qd7 21.
Bd3 d5 22. Bxh7+ N6xh7 23. c5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bd8 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27.
Rxe5 Ng5 28. Re1 Ng6 29. Qd1 Ne6  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 04"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 {Start
SvS} 8. d4 d6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ba3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bg6 14. a4
a5 15. b5 Rfe8 16. h3 exd4 17. exd4 Qe6 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Re1 Nf8 20. Qd2 Qd7 21.
Bd3 d5 22. Bxh7+ N6xh7 23. c5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bd8 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27.
Rxe5 Ng5 28. Re1 Ng6 29. Qd1 Ne6 30. Qg4 Qe7 31. Re3 Qf6 32. Ne2 Nxc5 33. bxc6
bxc6 34. Rf3 h5 35. Qxh5  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "selfplay 04"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. e3 Bb6 {Start
SvS} 8. d4 d6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ba3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bg6 14. a4
a5 15. b5 Rfe8 16. h3 exd4 17. exd4 Qe6 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Re1 Nf8 20. Qd2 Qd7 21.
Bd3 d5 22. Bxh7+ N6xh7 23. c5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bd8 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27.
Rxe5 Ng5 28. Re1 Ng6 29. Qd1 Ne6 30. Qg4 Qe7 31. Re3 Qf6 32. Ne2 Nxc5 33. bxc6
bxc6 34. Rf3 h5 35. Qxh5 Qe6 36. Re3 Qf6 37. Rf3 Qe6 38. Re3 Qf6 39. Rf3
1/2-1/2 

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 (3. g3 Ne7 $5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7.
bxc3 Nbc6 8. d3 f5 9. Ne1 f4 {Ludgate,A (2215) - Soylu,S (2390), Thessaloniki
olm (1) 1984 - Line #10.}; 3. Nf3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. d3
O-O 8. O-O {has transposed to Line 10.}) 3... Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6
5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6
11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990})
5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6
{Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1) 1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.
d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11 {Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb /
Rijeka (1) 1985 Line #6}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 {Line
#7}) 5... Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4
{Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M, Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7...
exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12.
O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B - Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5.
Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17 {- Line #8}; 4. b4
Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3
d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim (1)
1992 - Line #9}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's
specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11
{Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.
f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981 - Line
#3}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3
Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1)
1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991 - Line
#4}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11)
9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11 {Stockfish selfplay 04 - Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O
O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J
(2650), Linares (1) 1985 - Line #1}  *

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee open"]
[Date "1993.01.00"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortchnoi, V"]
[Black "Sokolov, I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2640"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+
8. Bd2 Qe7+ 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 11. Qd2 Qe7 12. O-O-O c5 13. Qf4 Na6 14.
d6 Qd8 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh4+ Kg8 20.
Nd5 g6 21. Qh6 Nb3+ 22. Kb1 1-0 

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Psakhis, L"]
[Black "Kramnik, V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+
8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Bc4 d6 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. O-O Nf6 13. Nc3 a6 14. b4
b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 c6 1/2-1/2 

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 (3. g3 Ne7 $5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7.
bxc3 Nbc6 8. d3 f5 9. Ne1 f4 {Ludgate,A (2215) - Soylu,S (2390), Thessaloniki
olm (1) 1984 - Line #10.}; 3. Nf3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. d3
O-O 8. O-O {has transposed to Line 10.}) 3... Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6
5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6
11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990})
5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6
{Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1) 1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.
d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11 {Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb /
Rijeka (1) 1985 Line #6}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.
Qxd2 O-O $11 {Psakhis,L - Kramnik,V, Moscow (1) 1992 Line #7}) 5... Nxd5 6.
bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M,
Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8.
exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B -
Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4
Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17 {- Line #8}; 4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6
(6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10.
O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim (1) 1992 - Line #9}; 4. e4 c6 5.
Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6.
d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11 {Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC
(1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420)
- Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981 - Line #3}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8.
e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T
(2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7
$11 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991 - Line #4}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8.
d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11
{Stockfish selfplay 04 - Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 - Line
#1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov Var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 (3. g3 Ne7 $5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7.
bxc3 Nbc6 8. d3 f5 9. Ne1 f4 {Ludgate,A (2215) - Soylu,S (2390), Thessaloniki
olm (1) 1984 - Line #10.}; 3. Nf3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. d3
O-O 8. O-O {has transposed to Line 10.}) 3... Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6
5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6
11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990})
5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6
{Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1) 1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.
d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11 {Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb /
Rijeka (1) 1985 Line #6}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.
Qxd2 O-O $11 {Psakhis,L - Kramnik,V, Moscow (1) 1992 Line #7}) 5... Nxd5 6.
bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M,
Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8.
exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B -
Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4
Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17 {- Line #8}; 4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6
(6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5 Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10.
O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I, Viernheim (1) 1992 - Line #9}; 4. e4 c6 5.
Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6 (4... e4 $5 {Kramnik's specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6.
d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O $11 {Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC
(1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420)
- Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1) 1981 - Line #3}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8.
e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T
(2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7
$11 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991 - Line #4}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8.
d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6 $11) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11
{Stockfish selfplay 04 - Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J (2650), Linares (1) 1985 - Line
#1}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "English"]
[Black "Kramnik-Shirov Var"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 (3. g3 Ne7 $5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7.
bxc3 Nbc6 8. d3 f5 9. Ne1 f4 {Ludgate,A (2215) - Soylu,S (2390), Thessaloniki
olm (1) 1984 - Line #10.}; 3. Nf3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. d3
O-O 8. O-O {has transposed to Line 10.}) 3... Bc5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 Nf6 $5 (4... c6
5. Nc3 (5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Nf6
11. Qh4 Qd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 {Terrie,Henry - Timoschenko,Gennadi, USA (1) 1990})
5... Nf6 (5... d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bb6
{Sandler,Leonid - Leko,P, Sydney (1) 1992}) 5. b4 (5. Ne2 c6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.
d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Be3 d5 $11 {Smejkal,J (2555) - Timman,J (2650), Zagreb /
Rijeka (1) 1985 Line #6}; 5. d4 Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.
Qxd2 O-O $11 {Psakhis,L - Kramnik,V, Moscow (1) 1992 Line #7}) 5... Nxd5 6.
bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. Ba3 e4 {Koskinen,Henri - Taimanov,M,
Jyvaskyla HOF (1) 1996}; 7. Nf3 {Stockfish}) 7... exd4 (7... Qe7 8. Be2 O-O) 8.
exd4 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O dxc4 1/2-1/2 {Labok,B -
Gorelov,S, Podolsk (1) 1992 Line #5}; 4. d3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. g3 dxc4 7. dxc4
Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nf6 9. Bg2 Be6 $17 {Motloch,V - Vatter,H, Triberg 25' (1) 1991 -
Line #8}; 4. b4 Bf8 $1 5. Qa4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. d4 e4 9. Bg5
Nf6 $13) 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $11 {Banas,Jan - Rausis,I,
Viernheim (1) 1992 - Line #9}; 4. e4 c6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O) 4... c6 (4... e4
$5 {Kramnik's specialty.}) 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. d3 (6. e3 e4 (6... Bb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8.
b3 O-O $11 {Voth,J - Voelker,J, corr NTC (1) 1991}) 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9.
bxc3 d6 10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Piasetski,L (2420) - Hebert,J (2405), Montreal zt (1)
1981 - Line #3}; 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. e3 d6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O
Bb6 11. b3 Bc7 12. Bb2 d6 {Lirindzakis,T (2325) - Leko,P (2460), Balatonbereny
open (1) 1992}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 $11 {Sockel,K - Klein,M, cr. (1) 1991 -
Line #4}) 6... h6 7. e3 Bb6 8. Be2 (8. d4 d6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 d6 10. Be2 Nf6
$11) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O $11 {Stockfish selfplay 04 - Line #2}) 8... Nf6 9.
O-O O-O 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Rd8 $11 {Adorjan,A (2565) - Timman,J
(2650), Linares (1) 1985 - Line #1}  *

