Catalan

Catalan Opening

Accepted Variation

CA 3.1 (E04)

Catalan at the Highest Level by Emil Anka (special contribution by Joël Lautier)

d4 c4 Àf3 g3 Ãg2 Ãd2 ©c2

d5 e6 Àf6 dc4 Ãb4 a5 Ãd2

TsLdM_.t _Jj._JjJ ._._Js._ j._._._. ._Ji._._ _._._Ni. IiQlIiBi rN_.k._R With the highest possible interest, the entire chess world followed the so-called ‘Reunification Chess World Championship’ match between Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov in the capital of Kalmykia, Elista. Garry Kasparov, retired from ‘long’ chess tournaments, made the following wise prognosis for the match: Kramnik had the better chances, since although Topalov is the better tournament player because of his incredible energy resources, Kramnik has a better mastery of chess, plus he has more match experience, and his safer style may be more effective in such an event. Of course, all chess players were excited and very curious about the preparation of the stars and

mostly about which openings were going to appear on the chessboard. Bets on the Catalan?

If somebody would have placed a bet that Topalov would allow the Catalan three times (surprise!) out of his seven black games, he would probably have got very advantageous odds and made a very positive result at any betting office... not to mention an article in Yearbook 81! In his remaining four black games Topalov played the Slav and the Semi-Slav Defence. I had somehow been expecting a Modern Benoni, maybe a Benko or a King’s Indian, but I also know that in a match against Kramnik these would be extremely dangerous openings.

So Topalov entered the Catalan in the first game and achieved a promising position! Unfortunately he would also suffer from the ‘Leko Syndrome’ – Leko also lost his first match game while pushing too hard against Kramnik – but his fighting spirit (like Leko’s in Brissago in 2004) deserves full respect. I am sure that even what happened in the later rounds in Elista, the ‘Toiletgate Scandal’, so unfortunate for the popularity of chess, could not stop us from enjoying the games of the match and the resulting analyses and Surveys! I should add that Topalov did not try this playable line (7...Ãd2!?) again during the match because of the possible preparation of Kramnik’s team, and he also had other lines to test against his opponent.

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Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov: Catalan at the highest level

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The Logic of 7...Ãd2!?

Now let’s see how we can reach the conclusion that it can be logical to play 7...Ãd2!?. After White’s 7.©c2 there are, of course, different moves than the subject of our article (33 games). The most frequent is 7...Àc6 (165 games), with the main lines 8.©c4 ©d5!? (8...0-0) 9.©d3 (9.©d5 ed5) 9...©e4. Another possible move is 7...b6 (8 games). I give this move a ?!, with respect to Boris Gulko, who made a quick draw with it against Alex Wojtkiewicz in San Diego 2004. Now I simply recommend 8.Ãb4!? (which appears to be a novelty) 8...ab4 9.©c4, with the idea of taking the b4 pawn too, with advantage for White. The move 7...b5?! (9 games) is not accurate at this point either, since after 8.a4! Black does not have 8...c6? in view of 9.ab5 Ãd2 10.Àfd2!, as in GulkoLjubojevic, Linares 1990, with a clear advantage for White. The move order 7...0-0 8.©c4 Àc6 (2 games) amounts to the same as the above 7...Àc6 8.©c4 0-0 line. Having studied all these possibilities, we can come to the conclusion that exactly at move 7 the move ...Ãd2!? is logical and very interesting, and worthy of deeper and more detailed analysis. White has two main moves: 8.©d2! and 8.Àbd2 (otherwise the d4 pawn falls). In this kind of position, the sacrifice of one or even two pawns is normal, as White gets full compensation. His pawn structure is solid, whereas Black has several weak pawns and more pawn islands.

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White also has the better piece play for his investment(s). The question is whether Black can hold the targeted pawns or whether they will fall. Our Game Section will highlight the lines in this ‘compensation fight’ deeply and in great detail. Overview of the Games

The move 7...Ãd2!? was introduced by Gregory Kaidanov as Black against Alexander Fauland in Moscow, 1989. It is remarkable that 28 out of the 33 games with this line were played between 2003 and 2006! In this Survey you will find 16 analysed games, with 17 more games mentioned in the notes. Our two main games with 8.©d2! c6!? are KramnikTopalov, Elista 2006, and Grischuk-Moiseenko, Sochi 2006. 8…Ãd7 was tried at least three times in 2006. Gulko played his 8...b6 set-up against Wojtkiewicz at the US Championship in San Diego 2006 using a better move order than in 2004. Not Dangerous

The move 8.Àbd2 is not dangerous for Black if he knows what to do. 8.Àbd2 b5 9.a4 c6 10.b3 cb3 11.Àb3 0-0 12.0-0 Ãa6! is the main line.

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The other possibility after 12.0-0 is 12...Àd5, which is discussed in Fauland-Kaidanov, Moscow 1989, and Ovetchkin-T. Kosintseva, Moscow 2005. Three additional games, Danielian-T. Kosintseva, Calvia 2004, Bunzmann-Pelletier, Lausanne 1999, and Veingold-Baron Rodriguez, Zaragoza 2004, provide us with an additional taste of this line. I have made use of comments and remarks by Csaba Horvath, Gregory Kaidanov, Yannick Pelletier, Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, Malcolm Pein and Maxim Notkin. Conclusion

The move 7...Ãd2!? forces White to answer either 8.©d2! or 8.Àbd2. Either of these choices gives the position a unique character. The question is: Does White have enough compensation or not? The permanent tension makes the line absolutely playable for both sides. White may regain the sacrificed pawn(s) with a superior position, or Black may either keep the pawn(s) or give it (them) back in order to obtain the better game. This kind of unbalanced chess makes our game exciting. There is still a lot of room for analysis in this line. An example may be the position that could have arisen after 20.Àd7!? in our main game. I agree that 8.©d2! (Lautier) is more accurate than 8.Àbd2, but I think that the refutation (if it exists at all) of 7...Ãd2!? is very far away.

Survey CA 3.1 Main Game 8.©d2 Kramnik,Vladimir Topalov,Veselin

Elista Wch-m 2006 (1)

1.d4 Àf6 2.c4 e6 3.Àf3 d5 4.g3 dc4 5.Ãg2 Ãb4 6.Ãd2 a5 7.©c2 Ãd2 8.©d2! c6 [8...b5 9.©g5!] 9.a4 [£ 10.Àa3] 9...b5 10.ab5 cb5

TsLdM_.t _._._JjJ ._._Js._ jJ_._._. ._Ji._._ _._._Ni. .i.qIiBi rN_.k._R 11.©g5 0-0 [11...b4 12.Àe5 (12.©g7 Õg8 13.©h6 Ãb7 14.0-0 Ãd5 £ 15...Àc6) 12...Õa7 13.Àc4 0-0 (13...©d4 14.Àd6 ©d6 15.©g7å) 14.e3å] 12.©b5 Ãa6N [12...Àa6 – GrischukMoiseenko, Sochi tt 2006] 13.©a4 [13.©a5 Ãb7 14.©d8 Õa1! 15.©f8 (15.©b6 Õb1 16.®d2 c3! 17.®c3 Àd5î; 15.©c7 Õb1 16.®d2 Õb2 17.®c1 c3ç) 15...®f8 16.0-0 (16.®d2 Àg4!) 16...Õa2ì] 13...©b6 14.0-0 ©b2 15.Àbd2 Ãb5 16.Àc4 Ãa4 17.Àb2 Ãb5 18.Àe5 Õa7Ç 19.Ãf3?! [19.Àbc4 Àbd7 (19...a4 20.Õfb1Ê) 20.Àa5 Ãe2 21.Õfe1 Ãh5 22.Àac6 Õa1 23.Õa1Ç] 19...Àbd7 20.Àec4 Õb8! 21.Õfb1 [21.Àa5 Ãe2 22.Ãe2 Õb2ì] 21...g5! 22.e3 [22.g4 Àd5ì; 22.Àd6 g4 23.Àb5 Õb5 24.Ãg2 Õb4ì] 22...g4 23.Ãd1 Ãc6! 24.Õc1 [£ Àb2-d3-e5; 24.Àa5? Ãe4î; 24.Ãc2 a4] 24...Ãe4 25.Àa4 Õb4 26.Àd6 Ãf3! 27.Ãf3?! gf3 28.Àc8 Õa8 29.Àe7 ®g7 30.Àc6 Õb3 31.Àc5 Õb5 [a5>] 32.h3 Àc5 33.Õc5 [33.dc5 Àd7 34.Àd4 Õc5 35.Õc5 Àc5 36.Àf3 a4ç] 33...Õb2! [33...Õc5 34.dc5 Àd7ì] 34.Õg5 ®h6 35.Õga5 Õa5 36.Àa5?! [36.Õa5 Àe4 37.Àe5 Õb1 (37...Àf2?! 38.Àf7 ®g7 39.Àg5) 38.®h2 Õf1 39.Õa2 Àf2 40.Àf3 Àd1 41.Àe5 Àe3ì] 36...Àe4 37.Õf1 Àd2 38.Õc1 Àe4 39.Õf1 f6! 40.Àc6 Àd2

41.Õd1 Àe4 42.Õf1 ®g6 43.Àd8 Õb6!? [43...e5 44.Àc6 (44.de5 fe5 45.Àc6 ®f6) 44...®f5â] 44.Õc1 h5! 45.Õa1 [45.h4?! ®f5ç] 45...h4 [45...Àg5!? 46.®h2 (46.h4? Àh3 47.®f1 Õb2î) 46...Õb2 47.Õf1 ®f5ç] 46.gh4 ®h5 47.Õa2! ®h4 48.®h2 ®h5 49.Õc2 ®h6 50.Õa2 ®g6 51.Õc2 ®f5 52.Õa2 Õb5 53.Àc6 Õb7

._._._._ _T_._._. ._N_Jj._ _._._M_. ._.iS_._ _._.iJ_I R_._.i.k _._._._. 54.Õa5 [54.d5! e5 55.h4 Õg7 (55...Àc3 56.Õd2 Õg7) 56.®h3 Àc3 (56...Õg2?? 57.Àe7X) 57.Õd2 Àe4ì] 54...®g6 55.Õa2 ®h5?! 56.d5! [56.Õa5 ®h4! £ 57...Õb2; £ 57...Õg7] 56...e5 [56...ed5? 57.Àd4 Àg5 58.®g3; 56...Õg7? 57.de6 Õg2 58.®h1 Àf2 (58...Àg3 59.fg3 Õa2 60.e7 Õa8 61.Àd8ê) 59.Õf2 Õf2 60.e7 Õf1 61.®h2 Õf2 62.®g3 Õg2 63.®f3 Õg8 64.Àd4! ®g6 65.e4 ®f7 66.Àf5ê] 57.Õa4! f5?? [57...Àf2! 58.®g3 e4! 59.®f2 Õb2 60.®e1 (60.®g3? Õg2 61.®f4 f2 62.Õa1 Õg1î) 60...Õb1 61.®f2 (61.®d2? f2) 61...Õb2ì] 58.Àe5ê Õb2 59.Àd3 Õb7 60.Õd4 Õb6 61.d6 Àd6 62.®g3 Àe4 63.®f3 ®g5 64.h4! ®f6 [64...®h4 65.Àc5ê] 65.Õd5 Àc3 66.Õd8 Õb1 67.Õf8 ®e6 68.Àf4 ®e5 69.Õe8 ®f6 70.Àh5 ®g6 71.Àg3 Õb2 72.h5 ®f7 73.Õe5 Àd1 74.Àe2 ®f6 75.Õd5 [75...Õe2 76.Õd6 ®e7 77.®e2] 1-0

Lautier

M/06-7-15

Kramnik,Vladimir Topalov,Veselin

Elista Wch-m 2006 (1)

1.d4 Àf6 2.c4 e6 3.Àf3 d5 4.g3 dc4 5.Ãg2 Ãb4 [5...Àc6!? 6.©a4 Ãd7 7.©c4 Àa5 8.©d3 c5 9.0-0 Ãc6 10.Àc3 cd4 11.Àd4 Ãc5 12.Õd1 Ãg2 (12...Ãd4

13.©d4 ©d4 14.Õd4) 13.©b5 Àd7 14.®g2 a6 15.©d3 Õc8N (15...Ãe7 Tkachiev-Solozhenkin, France tt 1999/00) 16.Ãg5 Ãe7 (Kramnik-Topalov, Elista Wch 2006 m-3) 17.Àe4!Å] 6.Ãd2 a5 7.©c2 [The calmest move; 7.0-0 is sound; 7.a3?! wastes time; 7.Ãb4?! doesn’t seem right; 7.Àc3 gambits a pawn for decent compensation but this is not how Kramnik wants to play against Topalov in Game One; 7.©c1 was played by Jan Gustafsson against Efimenko in the German Bundesliga 2005/06; 7.Àa3!? Ãa3 8.ba3 gives also reasonable compensation] 7...Ãd2!? [7...b6 8.Ãb4!?N (8.©c4 Ãa6 9.©c2 0-0 10.Àc3Ç; 8.Àe5 ©d4 9.Àf7 ®f7 10.Ãa8Ç c6) 8...ab4 9.©c4Ç Anka; 7...b5?! 8.a4 c6 (8...ba4 9.Àe5 Õa6 10.©a4 Ãd7 11.Àd7Ç; 8...Ãd2 9.Àfd2! Àd5 10.ab5å) 9.ab5 Ãd2 (9...cb5?? 10.Ãb4ê) 10.Àfd2!å Anka; 7...Àc6 (Smyslov) 8.©c4 ©d5!?] 8.©d2! c6 [8...b5 9.©g5!Ç; 8...b6Ç; 8...Ãd7Ç] 9.a4 [£ Àa3] 9...b5 [9...0-0 10.Àa3 Àe4 11.©c2 Àd6 12.Àc4Ç Pein; 9...Àbd7 10.Àa3 Àb6 11.Àe5Ç Pein] 10.ab5 cb5 11.©g5 0-0 [11...b4 12.Àe5 (12.©g7 Õg8 13.©h6 Ãb7º 14.0-0 Ãd5 £ Àc6) 12...Õa7 13.Àc4 0-0 (13...©d4 14.Àd6 ©d6 15.©g7å) 14.e3Ç] 12.©b5 Ãa6!N

Ts.d.tM_ _._._JjJ L_._Js._ jQ_._._. ._Ji._._ _._._Ni. .i._IiBi rN_.k._R 13.©a4 [13.©a5 Ãb7! 14.©d8 Õa1! 15.©f8 (15.©b6 Õb1 16.®d2 c3! 17.®c3 Àd5ç; 15.©c7 Õb1 16.®d2 Õb2 17.®c1 c3î) 15...®f8 16.0-0 (16.®d2 Àg4!) 16...Õa2 17.Àe5 (17.Õc1 Õb2 18.Àa3 Àbd7 (18...Õe2?? 19.Õb1!) 19.Ãf1 Ãf3 20.ef3 Õd2 21.Õc4 Àd5= Cs. Horvath) 17...Ãa6 18.Àc3 Õb2ÿ Pein] 13...©b6 14.0-0 ©b2 15.Àbd2 Ãb5 [15...c3? 16.Õfb1ê Pein] 16.Àc4 Ãa4 17.Àb2 Ãb5 18.Àe5 Õa7 [18...Õa6?! 19.Àbd3! Àbd7 20.Õfb1 Àe5 (20...Õb8 21.Àc5ê;

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20...Ãd3 21.Àd3å) 21.Àc5!ê Cs. Horvath; 18...Àd5!? 19.Àbc4 (19.Õfc1 Ãe2 20.Õc2 Ãa6 (20...Ãb5 21.Õc5 Ãe8 22.Ãd5 ed5 23.Õca5 Õa5 24.Õa5 f6 25.Àed3 Ãf7 26.Àb4å) 21.Ãd5 ed5 22.Õa5 f6=) 19...f6 (19...Àc6; 19...a4) 20.Õfb1 Ãa6 21.Ãh3 Àc7 22.Àb6 Õa7 23.Àec4 Àc6 24.e3 Õb8Ç Cs. Horvath] 19.Ãf3?! [19.Àbc4!? Àbd7 (19...a4?! 20.Õfb1Ê) 20.Àa5 Ãe2 (20...Àe5 21.de5 Àd7 22.f4 Ãe2 23.Õfe1 Ãb5 24.Àb7 Õfa8 25.Õab1å Cs. Horvath) 21.Õfe1 Ãh5 22.Àac6 Õa1 23.Õa1Ç] 19...Àbd7 [The critical moment]

._._.tM_ t._S_JjJ ._._Js._ jL_.n._. ._.i._._ _._._Bi. .n._Ii.i r._._Rk. 20.Àec4 [20.Àd7! Ãd7 (20...Àd7 21.Õfb1 (£ Àd1-c3!? Notkin) 21...Õc8 22.Àd1 Ãc6 23.Õc1 Õac7 (23...Ãb7 24.Õc8 Ãc8 25.Àc3Ç) 24.d5! Ãd5 (24...ed5 25.Õa5 Àf6 26.Õac5å Svidler) 25.Õc7 Õc7 26.Ãd5 ed5 27.Õa5å, d5< Svidler) 21.Àd3 a4 (21...Õb8 22.Õa3 a4 23.Õfa1Ç Svidler) 22.Àc5 Õb8 23.Õa3 Ãe8 24.Õfa1 Õb4 25.e3 Àd5 26.Ãd1 Àb6ÿ Grischuk; 20.Àbc4 Àe5 21.Àe5 Àd5 22.Õa3 Àb4!â Cs. Horvath; 20.Àc6 Ãc6 21.Ãc6 Õc8 22.Ãa4 Àe4â Cs. Horvath] 20...Õb8! 21.Õfb1 [21.Àa5 Ãe2 22.Ãe2 Õb2â; 21.Õa2 Àd5 22.Õfa1 Õc7! 23.Àa5? (23.Ãd5 ed5 24.Àa5 Ãe2 25.Àd1â Cs. Horvath) 23...Àb4 24.Õa3 Àc2 25.Õc1 Õbc8 26.Õa2 Àd4ç Cs. Horvath] 21...g5! 22.e3 [22.Õa5 Õa5 23.Àa5 g4 24.Ãg2 Ãe2â Pein; 22.h3 Ãc4 23.Àc4 Õb1 24.Õb1 a4 25.Õa1Ç Anka; 22.g4 Àd5=; 22.Àd6 g4 23.Àb5 Õb5 24.Ãg2 Õb4=; 22.®f1!? Cs. Horvath] 22...g4 23.Ãd1 Ãc6! 24.Õc1 [24.Àa5 Ãe4! 25.Àac4 (25.Àb3 Õab7ç Anka) 25...Õab7ç Pein; 24.Õa5?? Õa5 25.Àa5 Ãe4î; 24.Ãc2 a4] 24...Ãe4 25.Àa4 [25.Ãe2 £ 26.Àd3 Cs. Horvath] 25...Õb4 26.Àd6 [26.Àc5 Àc5 27.dc5 a4 28.Õa3 h5= Cs. Horvath] 26...Ãf3!

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27.Ãf3?! gf3 28.Àc8 [28.Àc5 Àc5 29.dc5 a4 30.Àc4 Õc7 31.Àe5 Àd7 32.Àd7 Õd7â Cs. Horvath; 28.Àc3 £ Àe4-d2 Cs. Horvath] 28...Õa8 29.Àe7 ®g7 30.Àc6 Õb3 31.Àc5 Õb5 [31...Àc5 32.dc5 Õb2 33.Àd4 (33.Õa5? Õa5 34.Àa5 Àe4 35.Õf1 (35.c6? Àf2 36.c7 Àh3 37.®h1 (37.®f1 Õh2 38.®e1 f2 39.®e2 f1© 40.®f1 Õh1î) 37...Õg2! 38.c8© Õg1! (38...Àf2X) 39.Õg1 Àf2X Cs. Horvath) 35...Àg5 36.h4 Àh3 37.®h2 Àf2 38.®g1 Àg4 39.Õf3 Õb5ç Cs. Horvath) 33...Àe4 34.Àf3 Àf2 35.c6= Cs. Horvath] 32.h3 [32.Àa4 Àe4 Pein; 32.Õa2!? Cs. Horvath] 32...Àc5 33.Õc5 [33.dc5 Àd7 34.Àd4 Õc5 35.Õc5 Àc5 36.Àf3 a4ç] 33...Õb2! [33...Õc5 34.dc5 Àd7=; 34...a4 35.Àd4 a3 36.Àf3 a2 37.c6 Àd5 38.Àd4 ®f6 39.Àb5 ®e7! 40.e4 Àb4 41.c7 ®d7 42.Õd1 Àd5! 43.Õa1 (43.ed5?! a1© 44.de6 ®c8 45.Õa1 Õa1 46.®g2 fe6â Cs. Horvath) 43...Àb4= Cs. Horvath; 34...Àe4 35.Õa5 Õa5 36.Àa5 Àc5= Anka] 34.Õg5 [34.Õaa5?? Õa5 35.Õa5 Àe4î; 34.Àa5?? Àe4 35.Õf1 Àc5î; 34.Õca5?! Õa5 35.Àa5 Àe4= Anka] 34...®h6 35.Õga5 [35.Õaa5? Àe4 36.Àe5 Àg5 37.Õa8 Àh3 38.®h2 Àf2 39.Àf3 Õe2ç Anka] 35...Õa5 36.Àa5?! [36.Õa5 Àe4 (36...Õb1 37.®h2 Õb2= Cs. Horvath) 37.Àe5 Õb1 (37...Àf2?! 38.Àf7 ®g7 39.Àg5Ç) 38.®h2 Õf1 39.Õa2 Àf2 40.Àf3 Àd1 41.Àe5 Àe3=] 36...Àe4 37.Õf1 Àd2 38.Õc1 Àe4 39.Õf1 f6! 40.Àc6 Àd2 41.Õd1 Àe4 42.Õf1 ®g6 43.Àd8! Õb6!? [43...e5 44.de5 (44.Àc6 ®f5¤) 44...fe5 45.Àc6 ®f6¤; 43...Àg5! 44.®h2 (44.h4?! Àh3 45.®h2 Àf2ç Cs. Horvath) 44...e5 45.Àc6 (45.de5 fe5 46.Àc6 ®f6 47.h4 Àe4 48.®g1 h5¤) 45...®f5 46.g4 ®e6â Cs. Horvath] 44.Õc1 h5! 45.Õa1 [45.h4?! ®f5] 45...h4 [45...e5 Pein; 45...Àg5!? 46.®h2 (46.h4? Àh3 47.®f1 Õb2î) 46...Õb2 47.Õf1 ®f5¤] 46.gh4! [Cs. Horvath; 46.g4 e5 47.de5 fe5 48.Õc1 (48.Õa2? Õb1 49.®h2 Õf1î Pein) 48...Õb2¤ Anka] 46...®h5 47.Õa2 ®h4 48.®h2 ®h5 [48...Àg5 49.Õa4 Õb2 50.d5 ®h5 51.Àe6 Õf2 52.®h1 Õf1= Cs. Horvath] 49.Õc2 ®h6 50.Õa2 ®g6 51.Õc2 ®f5 52.Õa2 Õb5 [52...®g6= Cs. Horvath] 53.Àc6 Õb7 [£ Õg7-g2 Pein] 54.Õa5 [54.Õc2? Õg7 55.d5 e5î Pein; 54.d5! e5 55.h4 Õg7 (55...Àc3 56.Õd2 Àe4=)

56.®h3 Àc3 (56...Õg2?? 57.Àe7X) 57.Õd2 Àe4=] 54...®g6 [54...e5? 55.Àe5!ê Pein] 55.Õa2 ®h5?! [55...®h6 56.d5 Õg7 57.de6 Õg2 58.®h1 ®g7 59.Õa7 ®g6 60.Àe7 ®h6 61.Õa2 Àf2 62.Õf2 Õf2 63.Àf5 ®g6 64.Àd6 Õf1 65.®h2 f2 66.®g3 Õd1 67.e7 f1© 68.e8© ®g7 69.©e7= Cs. Horvath] 56.d5! [56.Õa5 ®h4! 57.Õa8 Õb2 58.Õh8 ®g5 59.Õg8 ®h6 60.®g1 Õb1 61.®h2 Õf1 62.Õg4 f5! 63.Õe4 (63.Õf4 Õf2 64.®g1 Õg2 65.®f1 Õc2 66.Àe5 Õc1X) 63...fe4ç Pein] 56...e5 [56...ed5? 57.Àd4 Àg5 58.®g3å; 56...Õg7? 57.de6 Õg2 58.®h1 Àf2 (58...Àg3 59.fg3 Õa2 60.e7 Õa1 (60...Õa8 61.Àd8ê) 61.®h2 Õa2 62.®g1 Õa8 63.Àd8ê) 59.Õf2 Õf2 60.e7 Õf1 61.®h2 Õf2 62.®g3 Õg2 63.®f3 Õg8 64.Àd4! (64.®e4?! ®g6 65.®d5 ®f7 66.®d6 Õg3= 67.®d7 Õe3 68.Àd8 ®g6 69.e8© Õe8 70.®e8 ®g5) 64...®g6 65.e4 ®f7 66.Àf5ê £ h4-h5] 57.Õa4!

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