[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Al Badani, Abdu"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[ECO "B11h"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]

{http://chesspro.ru/details/olympiad_1} 
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 Nf6 7. exd5 cxd5
8. Bf4 Nc6 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. g4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. g5 Nd7 13. Nb5 Qe7 
14. Qg3 O-O 15. Nd6 Rcd8 16. h4 a6 17. Nxb7 Rb8 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Nxd6 Rb6 
20. c4 Nb4 21. a3 Na2+ 22. Kc2 Rfb8 23. b4 Rxd6 24. c5 Rc6 25. Kb3 Nxb4 
26. axb4 e5 27. Bh3 Nf8 28. Kc3 exd4+? ( {Spravne} 28. ... Ne6 {bez vymeny
} ) 29. Kxd4 Ne6+?! ( 29. ... Rd8 ) 30. Kxd5 Rcc8 31. Kc4? ( 31. Bxe6 
fxe6+ 32. Kc4 {a volny pesec na sloupci c zajistuje bily velkou prevahu ve
vezove koncovce} ) 31. ... a5! 32. Bxe6 Rxb4+ 33. Kd5 fxe6+ 34. Kxe6 Rc4 
35. Rd5 R4xc5 36. Rxc5 Rxc5 37. Ra1 g6 38. Ra4 Rc6+ 39. Ke7 Ra6 40. f3 
Ra7+ 41. Ke6 Kf8 42. f4 Ra6+ 43. Ke5 Ke7 44. f5 gxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kojima, Shinya"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62d"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]

{http://chesspro.ru/details/olympiad_1} 
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O Qb6 8. 
h3 Qa6 9. b3 b5 10. cxb5 cxb5 11. a4 b4 12. Nb5 Qb7 13. Ne1 ( 13. Bf4 Nc6 
14. Rc1 Bd7 15. d5 Na5 16. Nfd4 Rfc8 {Jianu - Damianovic (Skopje 2011)} ) 
13. ... d5 ( 13. ... Nc6!? ) 14. Bf4 Nbd7? {Pocinaje od tohoto okamziku a 
temer do konce partie ceny balancuje mezi -/+ a - + . Bylo nutno hrat 
14...Na6 a kontrolovat bod c7.} 15. Rc1 a6 16. Nc7 Ra7 17. Nd3 Qb6 18. 
Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd4 20. Bh6 ( 20. Rc6 Qa5 21. Nxb4! Qxb4 22. Rc4 ) ( 
20. Rc4!? ) 20. ... Rd8 21. Nxb4 Nf6 ( 21. ... Ne5! ) 22. e4 ( 22. Rc4! 
Nxd5? ( 22. ... e5 23. e3 Bc5 24. Qf3 ) 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxc8+ Rd8 25. a5
! ( 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. e3 Bb6 ) 25. ... Qd6 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. e3 ) 
22. ... Bxh3? ( 22. ... Qxb4 23. Rc4 Qb6 ) 23. Nc6! Bxf1 24. Kxf1 ( 24. a5
! Bxf2+ ( 24. ... Qc7 25. Qxd4 ) 25. Kxf1 Qb5+ 26. Kxf2 ) 24. ... e5 25. 
Bg5 ( 25. a5!? Qb5+ 26. Bc4! Qxc6 27. Bxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rxc6 ) 25. ... Rd6 
26. Nxa7 Qxa7 27. Rc8+ Kg7 28. Qc1! {Je tezke uverit, ze mat nakonec 
dostane ne cerny, ale bily.} 28. ... Nxd5 29. Bh6+ Kf6 30. Bg5+ Kg7 31. 
Bh6+ Kf6 32. exd5 Kf5 ( 32. ... Rxd5 33. Qc6+ ) 33. f3 ( 33. g4+! Ke4 ( 
33. ... Kxg4 34. Qg5+ Kf3 35. Qg2# ) 34. Ke2! Bxf2 ( 34. ... Kxd5 35. Qc4+
Ke4 36. f3# ) 35. Qc2+ Kd4 36. Qc4# ) 33. ... Rxd5 34. Qg5+ ( {Okamzite 
ukoncilo partii} 34. Rc6! ) 34. ... Ke6 35. Re8+ Kd6 36. Bf8+ Kc7 37. Qc1+
? ( {stale jeste vyhravalo} 37. Qe7+ Rd7 ( 37. ... Kb6 38. a5+ Rxa5 39. 
Qd6+ Kb5 40. Rb8+ ) 38. Qb4! {Ale to je trochu mene ocividne.} ) 37. ... 
Kb6 38. Rc8? ( 38. Re7 Rd7 39. a5+ Kxa5 40. Qa3+ Kb6 41. Qb4+ Kc7 42. 
Rxd7+ Kxd7 43. Qe7+ Kc6 44. Qd6+ Kb5 45. Qb4+ Kc6 46. Qd6+ {s remizou} ) 
38. ... Qd7 39. Qc4?? ( 39. Rb8+ Ka7 40. Qc8 Qxc8 41. Rxc8 ) 39. ... Qh3+ 
40. Ke2 Qg2+ 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Elarbi, Abobker"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2283"]
[ECO "D35m"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "LBY"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LBY"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 
8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Bb4 12. Rc1 a6 13. a3 Bxc3+ 
14. Rxc3 Ke7 15. g3 Rab8 16. f3 Rhe8 17. Kd2 Kd6 18. Bd3 Nb6 19. b3 Rbd8 
20. g4 Nc8 21. Rcc1 Ke7 22. Ng2 Nd6 23. Nf4 Rg8 24. Rhg1 h6 25. Rg3 Bxd3 
26. Kxd3 Rg5 27. a4 Rgg8 28. Rcg1 Rh8 29. Rh3 f5 30. gxf5 Nxf5 31. Rg4 
Rhe8 32. Rh5 Kf6 33. Ng2 Rg8 34. Nh4 ( 34. h4!? ) 34. ... Rg5 35. Rgxg5 
hxg5 36. Nxf5 Kxf5 37. h4 Rg8 38. a5 ( {Po} 38. f4 f6 39. hxg5 fxg5 40. a5
Rg7 =, quiet {není pÄ›Å¡covka vyhraná.} ) 38. ... Rg7 39. hxg5 Kg6 40. Rh8
{Ani} ( 40. Rh2 Kxg5 41. Rg2+ Kf6 42. Rxg7 Kxg7 43. Kc3 Kf6 44. Kb4 Ke6 
45. Kc5 Kd7 46. Kb6 Kc8 47. e4 dxe4 48. fxe4 Kb8 =, quiet {myslím k 
výhÅ™e nestaÄ�í.} ) 40. ... Kxg5 41. Kc3 f5! 42. Re8 Kf6 43. Kb4 Re7 44. 
Rf8+ Kg5 45. Rb8 Kh4 46. Rf8 Kg5 47. Rg8+ Kf6 ( 47. ... Kh4 =, quiet ) 48.
 Rb8 Kg5 ( 48. ... Rxe3 49. Rxb7 Ke6 =, quiet ) 49. Kc5 Kh4 50. Kd6 {
Bílý dostal Å¡anci jeÅ¡tÄ› zkomplikovat boj.} 50. ... Rxe3 51. Rxb7 Rc3? {
DÅ¯leÅ¾itá ztráta tempa.} ( 51. ... Kg3 52. Kxc6 Kxf3 53. Kxd5 f4 54. b4 
Ke2 =, quiet {dává protihru zÅ™ejmÄ› postaÄ�ující k remíze.} ) 52. b4?! {
NicménÄ› je sporné, jestli zde mÅ¯Å¾e bílý vyhrát. Onlinový kibic 
Stockfish to tvrdí, ale jeho varianty nejsou pÅ™esvÄ›dÄ�ivé:} ( 52. Rc7 
Kg3 ( 52. ... Rxf3 53. Rxc6 Rxb3 54. Ke5 += ) 53. Rxc6 Rxb3 54. Kxd5 Kxf3 
55. Rxa6 ( 55. Kc4 Ra3 56. Rxa6 f4 57. d5 Ke4 58. Ra8! f3 ( 58. ... Ra4+ 
59. Kb3! +- ) 59. d6 f2 60. Re8+ Kf5 61. Kb4 Ra2! 62. d7 f1=Q 63. Rf8+ Ke6
64. d8=N+ Kd7 65. Rxf1 Kxd8 =, quiet ) 55. ... Ra3 56. Ra8 f4 57. a6 Ke2 
58. a7 Kd3 59. Ke5 f3 60. Rf8 Rxa7 61. Rxf3+ Kc4 =, quiet ) 52. ... Kg3 
53. Rb6 Rc4 54. Rxa6 Rxb4 55. Ke5 Kxf3 56. Rxc6 f4 57. Kxd5 ( 57. Rf6 Ra4 
58. Rxf4+ Ke3 59. Rf7 Rxa5 60. Rd7 Ra1 61. Kxd5 =, quiet {remíza podle 
tablebase tÅ™eba následujícím manévrem.} 61. ... Rd1 62. Ke5 Kd3 63. d5 
Kc4 =, quiet 64. Rc7+ Kb5 65. d6 Kb6! 66. Ke6 Rh1 =, quiet ) 57. ... Ra4 
58. Rc3+ ( 58. a6 Ra5+ ( 58. ... Ke3? 59. Rc3+ ) 59. Kc4 Kg4! =, quiet ) 
58. ... Kg4 59. Ke4 Rxa5 60. Rc8 Kg5? {Po jediném} ( 60. ... Ra4! =, quiet
{potvrzuje tablebase remízu.

komentar na NSS.CZ  
Navarova partie jen potvrzuje, Å¾e lepÅ¡í hráÄ� toho horÅ¡ího nakonec 
stejnÄ› nÄ›kde unaví, otráví a nakonec i oÅ¡idí.
60... Va4 by mÄ›l najít i hospodský hráÄ� v blicce a dál uÅ¾ byto opravdu 
hrát na výhru neÅ¡lo.

} ) 61. Rf8 Ra7 62. Rf5+ Kg6 63. Rxf4 +- Ra5 64. Rf1 Ra7 65. Ke5 Ra2 66. 
d5 Re2+ 67. Kd6 Rd2 68. Ke6 Re2+ 69. Kd7 Rd2 70. d6 Kg7 71. Ke7 Re2+ 72. 
Kd8 Rd2 73. d7 Rc2 74. Rf4 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Mudongo, Boikhutso"]
[Black "Olsarova, Karolina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1844"]
[BlackElo "2237"]
[ECO "C80d"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[WhiteTeam "BOT"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BOT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Nxe5 
Nxe5 8. Rxe5+ Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d4 Nxa4 11. Nxa4 d5 12. Qf3?! Bf6 13. Re2
( 13. Rxd5 Qe8! -+ {napadá a4 i e1.} ) 13. ... Bxd4 {PÄ›Å¡ec je pÄ›Å¡ec.} 
14. Bd2 Be6 15. Bb4 Re8 16. Rd1 Qh4! 17. Qb3 b6 18. Nc3 c5 19. Ba3 Bg4 20.
 Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rf1 Qxf2+! {Hezký závÄ›reÄ�ný úder.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kojima, Shinya"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2373"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.04"]
[FEN "2R3k1/q4p1p/p2r1np1/3Bp1B1/P2bP3/1P4P1/5P2/3Q1K2 b - - 0 27"]

{Some matches were certainly more difficult than others. Russia had no 
problem dispatching the team from Jordan.  However on team board three 
things were not so clear. The defending champions, Armenia, were facing 
Japan - a theoretically easy win. However at some points things looked 
really bad for the higher rated team. Their board four played a very 
questionable opening and was strategically lost, while Movsesian...} 
27. ... Kg7 28. Qc1! {After outplaying Movsesian through most of the game 
(which was filled with errors) the player from Japan has a winning 
position. The threat is immediately Bh6 checkmate, and it is not easy to 
stop.} 28. ... Nxd5 29. Bh6+ Kf6 30. Bg5+ Kg7 31. Bh6+ Kf6 32. exd5 {The 
attack is decisive, there is no reason to take a draw.} 32. ... Kf5!? {
Black is lost no matter what he does, so he tries something unusual.} ( 
32. ... Ke7 33. Rc7+ {is just an easy win.} ) 33. f3 ( 33. g4+! Ke4 34. 
Ke2! {is a puzzle like mate in four.} ) 33. ... Rxd5 {Now White has a 
choice of wins, but he manages to find the one continuation that gets him 
checkmated instead.} 34. Qg5+?! ( 34. Rc6 +- ) ( 34. Re8 +- ) ( 34. g4+ 
Ke6 35. Re8+ +- ) 34. ... Ke6 35. Re8+ Kd6 36. Bf8+ Kc7 37. Qc1+? ( 37. 
Qe7+! +- ) 37. ... Kb6 38. Rc8? Qd7 39. Qc4?? Qh3+ 40. Ke2 Qg2+ {Miracles 
happen everywhere.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Gator, Mosab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2166"]
[ECO "D36s"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "LBY"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LBY"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 c6 
8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 g6 11. Rae1 Nf8 12. Ne5 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 
14. b4 Ng7 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Na4 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Nc5 Bf5 19. b5! += b6
20. Na6 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 cxb5 22. Qxb5 {Nyní je pÄ›Å¡ec d5 vÄ›Ä�nou slabinou 
a také sloupec c díky kontrole pole c7 bílý záhy ovládne.} 22. ... Qd7 23.
 a4 Ne8 24. Rc1 Rd8 25. Nb4 Nc7 {MoÅ¾ná by se Ä�ernému lépe bránila pozice
po} ( 25. ... Qxb5 26. axb5 Rb7 27. Rc2 Nc7 28. Nc6 Rd7 29. Rb1 Ne8 += {, 
ale bílý má v rezervÄ› nástup pÄ›Å¡cÅ¯ v centru.} ) 26. Qxd7 Rexd7 27. Nc6
Ra8 28. Ne5 Re7 29. Rc6 Ne8 30. Rfc1 f6 31. Nd3 Kf7 32. g4! {BÄ›Å¾ný 
technický prostÅ™edek. Bílý má jasnou a trvalou pÅ™evahu na dámském 
kÅ™ídle, nástupem na opaÄ�ném kÅ™ídle se snaÅ¾í vytvoÅ™it soupeÅ™i dalÅ¡í 
slabiny a obsadit prostor tak, aby soupeÅ™ nemÄ›l Å¾ádnou pÅ™íleÅ¾itost k 
aktivní protihÅ™e.} 32. ... h6 33. Nf4 Rd8 34. Kg2 g5 35. Ne2 Rd6 36. Rc8 
Rdd7 37. Nc3 Ke6 38. Nb5 +/- Kf7 ( 38. ... a6 39. R1c6+ Nd6 40. Nc7+ Kf7 
41. Rb8 Rxc7 42. Rxd6 +- ) 39. R1c6 a6 40. Nc3 Nd6 41. Rb8 Nc4 42. Nxd5 
Rxd5 43. Rxc4 Rd6 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. e4 h5 46. h3 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Asabri, Hussien"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "D30q"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[WhiteTeam "LBY"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LBY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nbd2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 
8. exd4 b6 9. a3 Bb7 10. Re1 Nc6 11. b4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13. Ne3 a5 14. 
bxa5 Rxa5 15. Bb2 b4 16. a4 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qe2 Ra8 ( 18. ... Qa8! 
19. Rac1 Rd8 20. Qc2 ) 19. Qb5 Na5 20. Rad1 Rb8 21. Qa6 Nd5 =+ {ÄŒerný má 
pÅ™íjemnou hru proti izolovanému pÄ›Å¡ci.} 22. Ne5 Bf6 23. N3g4 Bg5 24. 
Nf3 Be7 25. Nge5 b3! 26. Rc1 Nb4 27. Qe2 Qd5 28. Rc7 Bd6 29. Rd7 Rbd8 30. 
Rxd8 Rxd8 -/+ {Výhoda Ä�erného postupnÄ› narÅ¯stá. Bílý se v 
poÄ�ínající Ä�asové tísni rozhodl pro bezohledný útok.} 31. Ng5?! ( 31. 
Rb1 f6 32. Nd3 Rc8 33. Rc1 Rxc1+ 34. Nxc1 Bf4 35. Qb5 Qxb5 36. axb5 Nc4 
37. Ne2 -/+ ) 31. ... Bxe5 32. Qh5 Bf6 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Rxe6 Bxg5 -+ {
ÄŒerný chladnokrevnÄ› bere, co soupeÅ™ nabízí. Dáma na d5 je kryta i 
jezdcem, nic nehrozí.} 35. Bc3 h6 36. h4 Bf6 37. Bxb4 b2! 38. Re8+ Rxe8 
39. Qxe8+ Kh7 40. Qe1 Qf5 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Black "Jones, Richard S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[ECO "C43q"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Wales"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "WLS"]

{The last game features an almost perfect symmetry on various levels. Both
players have international titles, the family names are identical, the 
represent teams from the same island and, as if this would not be enough, 
they played an opening with symmetrical structure! Why did I say "almost" 
then? Well, it is the result that spoils things...} 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. Nc3 
Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. Qh5 Qe7+ {As a crowning of the symphony of symmetry, 
an aesthetically perfect sequence of bishop moves follows:} 10. Be3 Be6 
11. Bg5 Bg4+?! ( 11. ... Qd7 {would spoil the game, but allow Black hoping
to defend an inferios position, in which his king does not have an obvious
road to safety.} ) 12. Bxe7 Bxh5 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. Rb1 O-O-O 15. Rb5 {Just
like that. The black bishop is not in time to defend the double pawn. The 
game is practically decided.} 15. ... f6 16. Rxd5 Bf7 17. Ra5 Kb8 18. Kd2 
Rc8 19. Rb1 Rhe8 20. Rab5 Re7 21. a4 h6 22. a5 Be8 23. R5b4 Bf7 24. f3 
Rcc7 25. c4 Bg8 26. R1b3 Bf7 27. Rc3 Kc8 28. Rb5 Kd8 29. h4 Kc8 30. g4 Kd8
31. g5 fxg5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rxg5 Bg8 34. c5 dxc5 35. Rcxc5 b6 36. axb6 
axb6 37. Rb5 Rc6 38. Rbf5 Kc7 39. Rf8 Be6 40. Ra8 Bd7 41. Rg8 Rd6 42. c3 
1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Haddouche, Mohamed"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[ECO "B30e"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Algeria"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ALG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

{Ever since the swiss system has replaced the qualifying round-robin 
groups (Haifa 1976) the first round has been a warming up formality for 
the teams ranked in the first half of the list. There was only one 
exception, at Novi Sad 1990, when the first round pairing was done 
according to the accelerated system, making that, for instance, the Soviet
Union met the strong team of the Democratic Germany. But that was just an 
exception, and in the year of grace 2014 the first round scheduled matches
between teams with a difference of average rating of about 400 or even 500
points! At individual level, things may get less comfortable, though. Many
modest teams have International Masters and even grandmasters on the top 
board. So, if you are rated above 2600 you could hope for a 2100 opponent,
but... should also be prepared for a tough one! No time to walk around 
through the playing hall, greeting old friends you haven't seen for two 
years and spreading smiles all around, no sir! Just sit at the board and 
stay fully focused! And yet, there seems to be some even bigger pressure 
for the somewhat lower rated grandmaster, too. There is not much to be 
expected from the match anyway and one can only complain about the few 
missing positions up to the first half of the intiial ranking, yielding a 
really easy first round game! Be it as it may, in the games I have 
selected to illustrate this interesting first round issue the stronger 
player got a big advantage surprising easily.} 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 {A solid move, but not just so. The Indian attack
has served well the ever aggressive Bronstein and has occasionally been 
used by Fischer.} 3. ... Nc6 4. g3 Nge7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 O-O 8. 
Re1 e5!? {Consolidating the control on dark squares and preventing d2-d4. 
In my English trilogy I have advocated Botvinnik's triangle setup (c4, d3,
e4, Nge2) which seems to be so good that, as proven by this game, is 
working even with two tempi down! (one of them is spent on "reverting 
colours" and the other one by the "hesitant" advance of the e-pawn).} ( {
The classical continuation is} 8. ... d5 9. e5 {, causing Black some 
problems on dark squares.} ) 9. a3 d6 10. b4 b6 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Bb2 h6 {
White's position looks more flexible, but he has one important problem. If
his fails finding ways for developing his initiative in the centre or on 
the queenside, . ..f7-f5 would offer Black chances for a kingside attack.}
13. d4?! {Effectuated after 19 moves, this plays into Black's hands.} ( {
The natural} 13. b5 {would cause Black some space problems, but after 
blocking the queenside White may have real worries about ...f7-f5.} ) ( {
The mysterious rook move} 13. Rb1 {typical for the long lines of the Ruy 
Lopez also deserves attention. The main idea is to prepare d3-d4, as in 
the game White will have to plai Ra1-b1 anyway.} ) 13. ... exd4 14. cxd4 
cxb4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Ba3 a5 17. Rb1 {White probably hoped to retrieve 
the pawn and get long term pressure against the weak b6-pawn.} 17. ... d5!
{A strike in the centre is some sort of panacea to wing actions, of 
course.} 18. Bxb4 ( {The point is that after stabilizing the centre with} 
18. e5 {White would not retrieve the pawn anymore due to} 18. ... Nec6 {. 
But retrospectively this might have offered better chances to stay in the 
game.} ) 18. ... axb4 19. Rxb4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nc6 21. Rb2 Nxd4 {Black won a
pawn and has two mighty bishops. Although the game lasted for quite a 
while, the final result was obvious all the way.} 22. Nxd4 Qxd4 23. Rd2 
Qb4 24. h3 Ra1 25. Qe2 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 b5 27. Kh2 Kh7 28. h4 Bf5 29. h5 Re8
30. Re2 Qxe1 31. Rxe1 Kh8 32. hxg6 Bxg6 33. Re3 b4 34. Nc5 Rc8 35. Nb3 Rc2
36. Kg1 Bc3 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. Rf3 Rb2 {White has managed to block the passed
pawn, but with the knight far from the kingside and the bishop tied up to 
its defence, the kingside is vulnerable. Balogh will gradually increase 
his pressure until creating deadly mating threats.} 39. Kh2 Rb1 40. Nc5 
Rd1 41. Be4 Bh5 42. Rf5 Bg4 43. Rd5 Re1 44. f3 Re2+ 45. Kh1 Bh3 46. g4 Bd2
47. Rd3 Bf4 {Even without the engine's "- zillions" it is obvious that the
white king is doomed.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De la Riva Aguado, Oscar"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[ECO "B31m"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Andorra"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

{Playing on the top board of a small team like Andorra can be profitable. 
The modest scoring of the colleagues would result into comfortable 
pairings, with chances for a good individual percentage. For many years, 
the team was headed by IM Raul Garcia, who once (in Novi Sad 1990) 
conquered an individual gold medal! Oscar De la Riva was less fortunate, 
as his best result was good for the fifth place on the top board, at 
Calvia 2004. Oscar's "handicap" with respect to Raul might be that the 
rest of the team became more competitive (for instance, the ever hard to 
beat Raul dropped on the third in the meanwhile), making the pairings a 
bit tougher. Be it as it may, the sad news when playing for a small team 
is that you may start the Olympiad with a game against a super-star, 
rather than a warming-up one.} 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 Qb6 8.
 Ba4 Rd8!? {A rare, but quite logical move. Since White does not seem in a
hurry to occupy the centre, Black prepares ...d7-d5, just to annoy the 
white queen.} 9. Bb3?! {A unfortunate novelty. White delays his 
development too much. This special care for the light-squared bishop would
be typical for an expert of the main Ruy Lopez lines. But for years Oscar 
used to be known rather as a specialist of the exchange variation, which 
would suggest leaving the bishop on a4 in order to be ready to chop the 
knight.} ( {And recently the Scotch Opening became his main weapon, so why
not take the space in the centre?} 9. d4 {True, Black does not have any 
special problems after} 9. ... cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 {but when 
playing the Rossolimo one does not really hope for an objective advantage,
but rather for just a playable position.} ) 9. ... d5 10. e5 ( 10. exd5 
Nxd5 {would make us remember an old Nimzovitsch' comment. Unpromoted pawn 
formations (c3, d2) tend to turn into weaknesses.} ) 10. ... Ne4 11. d3? {
A heavy mistake after more than three quarters of an hour.} ( {White would
still be alive after} 11. d4 Bf5 {but the bishop stands worse on b3 than 
it was on a4 and Black has also an extra tempo with respect with the 
similar line above.} ) 11. ... c4! {Suddenly, the opposition of the rook 
and queen along the d-file becomes a telling factor.} 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bd4 
( {The point is that} 13. dxe4 dxe4 {gains a vital tempo.} 14. Nd4 cxb3 -+
{Followed by ...Nxe5.} ) 13. ... cxb3 14. axb3 {The knight is trapped, 
but, hey, it is the extra knight! Being better developed Black immediately
starts dismantling White's centre.} 14. ... f6! {By far not the only move,
but quite a convincing one. The rest is pure agony for White (or enjoyable
formality for Black).} 15. dxe4 dxe4 16. Nfd2 f5 17. f3 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Rxd4
19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Rxe4 Qb6 21. Kh1 Bf5 22. Rxd4 Qxd4 23. Nc3 Bxe5 24. Ra4 
Qd3 25. Qe1 Bg3 26. Qe2 Rd8 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Sikorova, Olga"]
[Black "Lopang, Tshepiso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "1778"]
[ECO "B07d"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "BOT"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BOT"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e5 dxe5 8. 
dxe5 Nfd7 9. Be4 c6 10. Qc2 g6 11. Bh6 Re8 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. h4?! {Bílá 
zatouÅ¾ila dát rychle mat.} ( 13. Nb5! Qb7 14. Nd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Nc5 16. 
Ng5 +- {se zdá být pohodlnou cestou k rozhodující výhodÄ›.} ) 13. ... Nc5 
( 13. ... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 ( 14. Nb5 cxb5 15. cxb5 Qxc2+ 16. Kxc2 Nec6! 
=, quiet ) 14. ... Qxe5 15. Kb1 += {je dobrá kompenzace za pÄ›Å¡ce, ale 
jeÅ¡tÄ› není nic rozhodnuto.} ) 14. h5 +/- Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd7 16. hxg6 fxg6
17. Neg5 Bxg5+ 18. Bxg5 ( 18. Nxg5! Nxe5 ( 18. ... Qxe5 19. Nxh7! +- ) 19.
 Qe4 +- {s dalÅ¡ím Vde1 a po ústupu Ä�erného jezdce zpÄ›t opÄ›t rozhodne 
Jxh7.} ) 18. ... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 Qf5 21. Rd6 Qc5? {TÄ›Å¾ko 
pochopitelné. Po} ( 21. ... Qxc2+ 22. Kxc2 e5 =, quiet {by se Ä�erná 
zbavila vÅ¡ech problémÅ¯.} ) 22. Rhd1 Qe3+ 23. Qd2 Qe4?! {ÄŒerná neumí 
mÄ›nit dámy, jenÅ¾e jejich pÅ™ítomnost rychle Ä�erného krále zniÄ�í. Bez 
nich by bílá ze své kompenzace teÅ¾ko vytÄ›Å¾ila celý bod.} 24. b3 c5 25. 
Bf6 Qf5 26. Be5 Rf8?! 27. Qe2 Re8?! {DvÄ› tempa jsou milý dárek, kdyÅ¾ 
bílá uÅ¾ nemÄ›la velké Ä�asové rezervy.} 28. Qf3 Ba6 29. Rd7 b5 30. Rg7+ 
Kf8 31. g4 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Francis, Onkemetse"]
[Black "Olsarova, Tereza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1735"]
[BlackElo "2271"]
[ECO "C54e"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[WhiteTeam "BOT"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BOT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O Ba7 7. Qe2 d6 8. 
Bb3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Nh2 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Nd2 
Nc6 =, quiet 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 b5 17. Raf1 Nh7 18. Ng4 Qg5 19. R4f2?! {
Bílá rozehrála zahájení nejlépe ze svých krajanek, ale první náznak 
komplikací stÅ™ední hry neÅ™eÅ¡í moc dobÅ™e.} 19. ... Bxg4 20. hxg4 Ne5 =+
21. Bd1 Re7 22. Rf5 Qg6 23. d4 Nd7 24. Qf2 Ng5 25. Qf4 Rfe8 26. Bc2 {
VhodnÄ›jÅ¡í bylo} ( 26. Bb3 c4 27. Bc2 =, quiet {, ale bílá uÅ¾ dávno 
dospÄ›la do silné Ä�asové tísnÄ›.} ) 26. ... c4?! {Malý trik} ( 26. ... 
Ne6! 27. Qxd6 Nxd4! -+ {by bílou zatlaÄ�il do pasivity. Ale Ä�erná 
spoléhá na soupeÅ™Ä�inu Ä�asovou tíseÅˆ .} ) 27. e5? dxe5 28. dxe5 Qb6+ 
29. Kh2 Nxe5 30. Ne4 Ng6 {HodnÄ› snadná výhra.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Novosadova, Kristyna"]
[Black "Botlhole, Kgalalelo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2174"]
[BlackElo "1762"]
[ECO "C65m"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "BOT"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BOT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. c3 O-O 7. d3 a6 8.
 Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Be6 12. Bd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb8 14. d4 
Bb6 15. a4 g5 16. Nxg5!? {To se dalo Ä�ekat, obÄ›ti materiálu bílé nikdy 
neÄ�inily potíÅ¾e. PravdÄ›podobnÄ› to nebylo nutné, ale kompenzaci mít 
bílá bude.} 16. ... hxg5 17. Bxg5 Nbd7 18. Nd2 ( 18. Qf3!? exd4 19. Qg3 
Kh7 =, quiet ) 18. ... e4?! {ZkuÅ¡enÄ›jÅ¡í soupeÅ™ka by urÄ�itÄ› reagovala
} ( 18. ... Rfe8! {a bílá by mÄ›la co dokazovat svou dobroudruÅ¾nou akci. 
NapÅ™.} 19. Rfe1 ( 19. Ne4 exd4 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6! 21. Qxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bxf6 
Nxf6 -/+ ) 19. ... Qf8 20. Qf3 Nh7 21. Bh4 f5! -/+ ) 19. axb5 axb5 20. 
Qxb5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Rb8 22. Qe2 Qf8 23. Nxe4 Qg7 24. Nxf6+?! {Bílá uÅ¾ má 
sice Ä�tyÅ™i pÄ›Å¡ce za figuru, ale pÅ™esto mÄ›la drÅ¾et dále figury na 
Å¡achovnici tahem} ( 24. h4! +/- {Po výmÄ›nách bude mít Ä�erný král klid, 
naopak bílé pÄ›Å¡ce nebude tak snadné uvést do pohybu.} ) 24. ... Nxf6 25.
 Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Re1 ( 26. Qe4 += ) 26. ... Ra8 27. Qb5?! Kg7 28. Qe2 Qg5 
29. Qe4 Ra2?! {Nevhodná aktivita dá bílé Å¡anci znovu zaútoÄ�it.} 30. h4 
Qh5 31. Re3! Rxb2? 32. Qe7! {ÄŒerný král je ztracen.} 32. ... Rb1+ 33. Kh2
Qxd5 34. Rg3+ Kh6 35. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ali, Sebbar"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[ECO "B40c"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[WhiteTeam "MAR"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MAR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. c4 Bb7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bb2 Be7 8. 
Be2 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Nc6 10. O-O d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. d4? {Bílý se asi 
pÅ™ipravoval, Navara jiÅ¾ jednou této nezvyklé variantÄ› Ä�elill, ale 
tento tah musí být prosté pÅ™ehlédnutí, které ztrácí pÄ›Å¡ce. Po} ( 12. 
Bxg7 Rg8 13. Bb2 O-O-O =, quiet {má Ä�erný dobrou kompenzaci v tlaku po 
sloupci d a hÅ™e na královském kÅ™ídle.} ) 12. ... Bf6! -/+ 13. Rc1 ( 13. 
dxc5 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 Bxc3 -+ ) 13. ... cxd4 14. Ba1 O-O 15. Ne1 Rad8 16. 
Bf3 Be5 17. Nd3?! {Bílý se pokouÅ¡í hru zamotat, ale tvrdÄ› narazí.} 
17. ... Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. c5 bxc5 20. Nxf4 ( 20. Rxc5 e5 -+ ) 20. ... 
Qxf4 21. Rxc5 Ne5!! {Bílý spoléhal na vazbu po diagonále h1-a8, Navara si 
ale spoÄ�ítal krásný závÄ›reÄ�ný útok.} 22. Bxb7 ( 22. Rxe5 Bxf3 -+ ) 
22. ... Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Ng4 24. Re1 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 d3! {Volný 
pÄ›Å¡ec jde vpÅ™ed a pÅ™itom dotváÅ™í matové sitÄ›.} 27. Be5 Qf2+ 28. Kh1 
d2 {Visí pÅ™ehrÅ¡el bílých figur a Ä�erný pÄ›Å¡ec nejde dobÅ™e zastavit.} 
( 28. ... d2 29. Re4 Ne3 30. Rxe3 Qxe3 -+ ) 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[ECO "E60d"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "MAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MAR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Ne2 c5 6. d5 d6 7. Nec3 e5?! {Z 
vlastní praxe mohu potvrdit, Å¾e podobnÄ› zaÅ¡puntované centrum Ä�ernému 
Ä�asto mnoho aktivní protihry nepÅ™inese.} 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Nd2 Nc7 10. Be2 
h6 11. Bh4 Rb8 12. a3 Bd7 13. b4! {Bílý byl rychlejÅ¡í, otevírání 
dámského kÅ™ídla si Ä�erný nesmí dovolit.} 13. ... b6 14. Qc2 Qe8 15. O-O 
Nh5 16. Rfb1 g5 17. Bf2 Nf4 18. Bf1 g4 {ÄŒerný zkouÅ¡í hrát na opaÄ�ném 
kÅ™ídle, ale postup tohoto pÄ›Å¡ce za sebou nechává nepÅ™íjemné slabiny.} 
19. fxg4 Bxg4 20. bxc5 {Tato výmÄ›na moÅ¾ná jeÅ¡tÄ› mohla poÄ�kat, pole d6
se bude Ä�ernému jezdci hodit, ale bílý by mÄ›l i tak mít významnou 
výhodu.} 20. ... dxc5 21. Rb3 {Bílý by ale asi mÄ›l preciznÄ›ji 
manévrovat svými figurami. Významný je hlavnÄ› pÅ™esun jezdce na e3 po} ( 
21. Nd1! +/- {aby bílý dostal pod kontrolu pole f5. Bílé vÄ›Å¾e by mohly 
najít na dámském kÅ™ídle zábavu po postupu a4-a5, pro obranu královského 
kÅ™ídla zatím pÅ™íliÅ¡ potÅ™eba nejsou.} ) 21. ... Bd7!? {Docela chytÅ™e 
brání naznaÄ�enému pÅ™evodu jezdce.} 22. Re1 Qe7 23. Nf3 Ne8 24. Qd2 Bg4 
25. Nd1 {TeÄ� jiÅ¾ bílý pÅ™esun jezdce na pole e3 nestíhá, v úvahu 
pÅ™icházelo spíÅ¡e odstranÄ›ní dotÄ›ry na f4 po} ( 25. Ne2 += ) 25. ... 
Nd6 26. Bg3 Ng6 27. Nf2 {Bílý trochu zanedbává aktivní plány} ( 27. a4!? {
a hromadí síly na opaÄ�ném kÅ™ídle, kde ovÅ¡em hra závisí na tom, kdy se 
Ä�erný pustí do postupu f7-f5.} ) 27. ... Bd7 28. Qc1 Rfc8 {ÄŒerný dokonce
koketuje s myÅ¡lenkou prÅ¯lomu b5.} 29. Rc3 Re8 30. Nd2 Kh7 31. Be2 Rg8 
32. Qd1 Bf6 33. Bg4 Bg5 34. Bxd7 Qxd7 35. Nf1 {Bílý vymanévroval výmÄ›nu 
bÄ›lopolných stÅ™elcÅ¯, ale Ä�erný nemá Å¡patnou figuru a mÅ¯Å¾e si 
chystat aktivní akce.} 35. ... Rg7 36. Nh3 Kg8 37. Qh5 f6 38. Qf3 Rf8 39. 
Ne3 f5!? {TÄ›snÄ› pÅ™ed Ä�asovou kontrolou propuká krize, která si Å¾ádá 
pÅ™esné reakce.} 40. exf5 {S podporou poÄ�ítaÄ�e se mi snadno radí} ( 40. 
Nxg5! fxe4 ( 40. ... hxg5 41. exf5 Nxf5 42. Ng4! +/- ) 41. Qh5 hxg5 42. 
Ng4! +/- Nf4 43. Bxf4 gxf4 44. Nh6+ Kh8 45. Nf7+ Kg8 46. Nxd6 Qxd6 47. 
Rxe4 +/- {ale rozmotat sloÅ¾itou pozici do lepÅ¡í koncovky není rozhodnÄ› 
snadné.} ) 40. ... Bxe3+! 41. Qxe3 Nxf5 42. Qd2 Nd4 43. Qxh6!? {Bílý 
chladnokrevnÄ› bere pÄ›Å¡ce, kterým Ä�erný platí aktivizaci svých figur. 
Oddech po Ä�asové tísni bude velmi krátký.} 43. ... Qg4? {ObjektivnÄ› by 
pozice mÄ›la být v rovnováze, pokud by Ä�erný zvolil zásadní protiúder} ( 
43. ... b5! =, quiet {kterým rozlomí centrum bílého. ÄŒerný se rozhodl 
hledat jinou taktiku a dostane se do nových problémÅ¯.} ) 44. Kh1! Nf4 {
Pouhé dva tahy pÅ™ivedly Ä�erného na nekoneÄ�nou minutovou blicku. MoÅ¾ná 
to bylo pro nÄ›ho dobÅ™e, protoÅ¾e zaÄ�al hrát znovu dobré tahy.} 45. Nf2 
Qf5 46. Bxf4 exf4 47. Rh3 f3 48. gxf3? {Na toho rozhodnutí zÅ¯stalo 
bílému 10 minut, vyÄ�erpal je vÅ¡echny, ale zvolil Å¡patnÄ›. Vtip je ale v
tom, Å¾e k tahu} ( 48. g3! {potÅ™ebujete stejnÄ› jako poÄ�ítaÄ� vidÄ›t po}
48. ... Qc2? {pÄ›kný úder} ( 48. ... Ne2 49. Rh4 +/- ) 49. d6! +- {
vytváÅ™ející matovou síÅ¥, které mÅ¯Å¾e Ä�erný Ä�elit jen výmÄ›nami na h7 
s prohranou koncovkou.} ) 48. ... Nxf3 49. Qh8+? {Podle poÄ�ítaÄ�e drÅ¾í 
rovnováhu jediný tah} ( 49. Rc1! =, quiet {ale to se na minutÄ› hledá 
opravdu tÄ›Å¾ko, bílý navíc jistÄ› na f3 bral s útoÄ�nÄ›jÅ¡ími zámÄ›ry.} )
49. ... Kf7 50. Re7+ Kxe7 51. Qxg7+ Rf7 52. Qb2 Nd4 -/+ {PÄ›Å¡ec navíc v 
této blicce nehraje roli. Zato Å¡patná souhra bílých figur a slabý bílý 
král budí oprávnÄ›né obavy.} 53. Kg1 Kd7! 54. Re3 Qg5+ 55. Rg3 Qf4 56. Kg2
Nf5 57. Rg8 {Bílý zkouÅ¡í straÅ¡it protiútokem, malovÄ›rné} ( 57. Qe2 Re7 
58. Qg4 Qxg4 59. Rxg4 Ne3+ 60. Kf3 Nxg4 61. Nxg4 Kd6 -+ {velké Å¡ance na 
záchranu stejnÄ› nedává.} ) 57. ... Nd4 {ÄŒerný si na pÅ¯lminutÄ› není 
zcela jistý a nenachází odvahu pokraÄ�ovat} ( 57. ... Ne3+! 58. Kg1 Qxc4! 
59. Qb1 Qe2 -+ {s jasnou výhrou. MoÅ¾ná k pÄ›Å¡ci c4 nedohlédl a remíza 
opakováním tahÅ¯ se silným soupeÅ™em ho vnitÅ™nÄ› uspokojovala.} ) 58. Rg3
Nf5 59. Rg8 Nd4? 60. Rg3 Nf5 61. Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Onkoud, Abdelaziz"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[ECO "A46k"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[WhiteTeam "MAR"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MAR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. a4 O-O 7. a5 Ba6 8. 
axb6 axb6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O d5 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. f4?! {MoÅ¾ná bílý 
podobným zpÅ¯sobem rozehrává zahájení Ä�astÄ›ji, ale bez bÄ›lopolných 
stÅ™elcÅ¯ a s otevÅ™eným sloupcem na dámském kÅ™ídle je struktura kamenné 
zdi dost pochybná. Útok na královském kÅ™ídle je spíÅ¡ iluzí, stÅ™elec na 
c1 vyslovenÄ› Å¡patný, a Ä�erný má jasnou hru na dámském kÅ™ídle. Bílý se 
mÄ›l spíÅ¡e soustÅ™edit na provedení postupu e3-e4 s rovnou hrou.} 12. ...
 b5 13. b3 Nc7 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bb2 Qb7 16. Qc2 c4 17. bxc4?! {ZbyteÄ�nÄ›
uvolÅˆuje Ä�ernému dalÅ¡í prostor. Pravdou ovÅ¡em je, Å¾e bílý svÅ¯j 
respekt ze soupeÅ™e dával jasnÄ› najevo hlavnÄ› na svých hodinách.} 
17. ... bxc4 18. Rb1 Nb5 =+ 19. h3 g6 20. Nef3 Ra8 21. g4?! ( 21. Bc1 =+ )
21. ... Ra2 22. Qc1 Nd7 23. Ra1? {S praporkem pomalu na spadnutí 
pÅ™ehlíÅ¾í bílý drobnou efektní kombinaci.} 23. ... Nxd4! 24. exd4 ( 24. 
Rxa2 Ne2+ -+ ) ( 24. exd4 Qxb2 25. Qxb2 Rxb2 -+ ) 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Hifad, Rachid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[ECO "D17e"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "MAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MAR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bc8 7. e3 e5 8. 
Bxc4 exd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Na6 12. Nf3 Nb4 13. Ne5 Nfd5 14.
 a5 f6?! {Babula mÄ›l tuto pozici na Å¡achovnici jiÅ¾ dvakrát v partiiích 
s Kamilem Mitonem, v nich hrané} ( 14. ... Be6 {je urÄ�itÄ› lepÅ¡í neÅ¾ 
zbyteÄ�né oslabení pole e6.} ) 15. Nd3 Kh8 16. Nf4 Bd6 17. Ncxd5 cxd5 18. 
Bb3 Bf5 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. a6 b6 21. Be3 {Zde bílý zaváhal, poÄ�ítaÄ� se 
hladce vyrovnává s dlouhou zápletkou} ( 21. Bxd5! Bxf4 ( 21. ... Rc8 22. 
Ne6 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qxd5 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Bc3 +/- ) 22. Bxc6 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1
! Qxd4 ( 23. ... Bd6 24. Bxa8 Qxa8 25. Qb3 +/- ) 24. Ra4 Qxf2 25. Kxh2! 
Rad8 26. Rf4 +- ) 21. ... Na5! 22. Bc2 {Alternativa} ( 22. Bxd5 Bxf4 23. 
Bxa8 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Qxa8 25. d5 Nc4 26. Re7 Nd6 27. Qa4 ~ {se poÄ�ítaÄ�i 
bílými docela líbí, ale moc jistý bych si tím nebyl.} ) 22. ... Bxc2 23. 
Qxc2 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 =, quiet Qd7 25. Re2 Qg4 26. Bd6 Rfc8 {PÅ™esnÄ›jÅ¡í je}
( 26. ... Rfe8! 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {bílý horko tÄ›Å¾ko drÅ¾í rovnováhu po} 28.
 Bb4 Qxd4 29. Bxa5 bxa5 30. g3 =, quiet ) 27. Qd3 Nb3? {ÄŒerný vymyslel 
nefunkÄ�ní zápletku, která vrátí výhodu na stranu bílého.} 28. h3! Qd7 ( 
28. ... Nc1 29. hxg4 Nxd3 30. Ra3 Nc1 31. Re7 +/- ) ( 28. ... Qh5 29. g4! 
Nc1 30. gxh5 Nxd3 31. Ra3 +/- ) 29. Qxb3 Qxd6 30. Rae1 +/- {Najednou 
získal význam pÄ›Å¡ec na a6, který ve spojení s hrozbou vpádu na 7. nebo 
8. Å™adu Ä�ernému znaÄ�nÄ› svazuje ruce.} 30. ... h6 31. Qd3 Qf4 {ÄŒerný 
má velmi váÅ¾né problémy, ani poÄ�ítaÄ�ové} ( 31. ... Qf8 32. Qg6 {je asi 
nevyÅ™eÅ¡í. Bílý jednoduÅ¡e hrozí g3 s dalÅ¡ím Kg2 a vpádem vÄ›Å¾í na 7. 
Å™adu, proti tomu se hledá obrana obtíÅ¾nÄ›. Tah v partii tomu spíÅ¡e 
pomáhá.} ) 32. g3 Qg5 33. Kg2 h5?! 34. h4 Qg4 35. f3 +- Qd7 36. Qg6 Qb5 
37. Re7 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[ECO "D23i"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Finnland"]
[BlackTeam "Norwegen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 {An interesting choice of the opening. 
Carlsen has played the Slav in the past, but it is by far not his main 
weapon. The puzzling thing is that in a game where the big rating 
difference strongly required to play for a win, he exposes himself to a 
transposition to the symmetrical structure resulting after 4.cxd5 cxd5. 
The Exchange variation is not as dull as it seems and players like 
Botvinnik or Portisch have made good use of it with white, but Black has 
his reasons for content, too. Objectively, he should be close to 
equalizing, which actually is just one preliminary step on the way towards
taking over the initiative.} 4. Qc2 {(!) Played almost without hesitation.
I assume that Tomi was not really bothered by the idea of a draw (although
I may be wrong), but even though the exchange variation makes part of his 
repertoire, he does not show himself ready for such early relasing of the 
tension.} 4. ... dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 {[#]} 7. ... e5!? {
Quite typical for Carlsen. He takes the game into almost unexplored 
territory as soon as on move seven! He had been doing that during the 
match against Anand quite a lot, depriving the then reigning champion to 
display his massive preparation.} ( 7. ... Bxf3 {is played almost 
unanimously, with 7...e6 a minor alternative.} ) 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Be6 
10. Qd3 Ng4 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. Bf4! {White prefers returning the pawn in 
the near future for the sake of completing his development} ( {If} 12. f4 
Bc5 {Black's initative becomes threatening.} ) 12. ... Bc5 13. Bg3 Bd4 14.
 Rd1 Bxe5 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. f4 Ng4 18. Be2 Nh6 19. Kf2 f6 {
[#]The game has entered Carlsen's predilect territory - the endgame. Much 
to his praise, White keeps playing with ambition and even manages to put 
some pressure on his mighty opponent.} 20. h3 Nf7 21. Bg4 Ke7 22. Bxe6 
Kxe6 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 {[#]The structure is quite similar to that 
from the last match game against Anand. Even though in Chennai Carlsen was
black, inboth cases, he had two groups of three pawns each, against his 
opponent's two plus four. But in the current game, White's position is a 
bit more active.} 25. b4 Kd6 26. Ke3 a6 {A somewhat mysterious move. The 
threat of b4-b5 was not real, as it would allow . ..Kc5, but Carlsen might
have intended to but his queenside majority into motion with ...b5 and 
...c5, or even ...c5 right away.} 27. Na4 Ne6 {Renewing the threat ...b5..
} 28. f5! {A committal decision after only five minutes of thinking. White
gives away the e5-square, but gets some queenside pressure in exchange.} 
28. ... Nd8 29. Kd4 Nf7 30. Nc5 {It may seem that the weakening move ... 
a7-a6 is about to cause some major problems. But Carlsen is not that easy 
to catch on the wrong foot in the edngame.} 30. ... b6! {Played instantly.
} ( {If} 30. ... Nd8 31. a4 {threatening a4-a5, Black would soon be in 
Zugzwang. Actually, even now the best saving chance would be giving up the
apwn with} 31. ... b6 {under lesss favourable circumstances already.} ) 
31. Nxa6 Ne5 {The black knight has occupied the fantastic central square, 
while his rival has no obvious way back into the game.} 32. a4 Nd7 {
Threatening ...c5, which would open the king's way towards the knight. The
final move repetition took place rather quickly, although White twice took
a minute for refelction.} 33. Kc4 Ne5+ 34. Kd4 Nd7 35. Kc4 Ne5+ 36. Kd4 
1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Urkedal, Frode"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[ECO "A04"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Ramirez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norwegen"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nc6 3. d4 {This strange move is surprisingly the 
computer's first choice. The point is something along the lines that the 
knight on c6 would be misplaced in a stonewall position.} ( 3. e4 d6 {is 
not so bad for Black, but maybe still better for White.} ) 3. ... e6 4. g3
d5 5. Bg2 Rb8 {Only Ivanchuk can come up with a move like this.} 6. O-O 
Nf6 7. Bf4 b5 8. b3 Ba6 9. Qc1 Bd6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. e3 Ne4 {Despite 
Black's stranges moves it is clear that his position is fine right now.} 
12. Re1 Qe7 13. a3 Na5 14. Bf1 Rb6 15. c3 g5 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. b4 Nb7?! ( 
17. ... Nc4 =, quiet ) 18. a4 Rc8 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Nd2 Nd8 {This knight 
has very little future.} 21. axb5 Bxb5 22. Bxb5 Rxb5 23. Ra3 Rxb4? {
Trading the two rooks for the queen is not good for Black.} 24. cxb4 Rxc1 
25. Rxc1 Qb7 26. Rac3 {Maybe Ivanchuk underestimated how weak his king is!
} 26. ... Nf7 27. Rc8+ Kg7 28. R1c7 Qxb4 29. Nf1 {Black is simply helpless
against the threaet of Rxa7 and Rcc7. The rook can also go to d7 or e7.} 
1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Al-Modiahki, Mohamad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "E94a"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Russland"]
[BlackTeam "Katar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "QAT"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O {[#]} 
7. ... Qe8!? {A rare move, trying to step out of the heavily analysed 
variations.} ( {It would make little sense to go for the Mar del Plata 
attack with:} 7. ... Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 {Kramnik is a leading expert of the 
Bayonet attack initiated by} 9. b4 {a line with which he managed to 
"convince" Kasparov abandoning his beloved King's Indian!} ) 8. dxe5 dxe5 
{[#]} 9. b4!? {Kramnik played this relatively rare move instantly. The 
same as in the aforementioned variation, he starts the queenside attack on
the first given occasion.} ( {The main variation is} 9. Be3 ) 9. ... Qe7 {
After having managed to clear matters in the centre, Black needs 
regrouping in order to resume the process of development. It is worth 
mentioning that starting with this move Black spend big amounts of time on
almost every move.} 10. b5 a6 N {A new and probably not very inspired 
move.} ( {Previously,} 10. ... c6 11. a4 Rd8 {was played.} ) 11. a4 axb5 
12. cxb5 Rd8 13. Qc2 {[#]From a very general perspective, the consequences
of the queenside operation favours Black, who has exchanged his rook pawn 
for a more central one. But this would apply only if he was better 
developed. With respect to the lines with ...c6 instead of ...a6, the 
queen does not have the c7-square at her disposal and the d5-square is not
defended properly.} 13. ... Nbd7 {Black obstructs the bishop, a piece 
that, sadly, wil not get the chance for developing in this game.} ( {With 
hindsight, it is easy to recommend} 13. ... Bg4 {followed by ...Nbd7, 
which would also put up some fight for the d4-square.} ) 14. Ba3 Qe8 15. 
Rfd1 {[#]White is fully developed and exerts strong pressure along files 
and diagonals. Black is very passive and his move choice is strongly 
limited.} 15. ... Bf8?! {Strategically, it is right to exchange these 
bishops, but concretely Black loses a pawn. But, as Tarrasch would say, in
bad positions all moves are bad. Hm, or was it Tartakower?! Whoever he 
was, I can only agree with him!} 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 ( {Or if} 16. ... Qxf8 17. 
Nd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 {Black lsoes either the c7- or the e5-pawn.} ) 17. Rxd8 
Qxd8 18. Nxe5 Qd4 19. Nf3 Qc5 20. Qb2 Ng4 21. Nd1! {This apparently 
passive retreat annihilates Black's initiative. White is a pawn up, has 
the safer king and more active play. Black is lost without even having got
out of the opening, as some of his pieces are still on their initial 
squares.} 21. ... Nd7 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Nd2! {More knight retreating, 
preparing for the final assault.} 23. ... Nc5 ( 23. ... Ngf6 {could be met
with} 24. Ne3 Rxa4 25. e5 {with a decisive attack.} ) 24. Nc4 Qf6? {
Shortening the agony.} 25. Bxg4 ( {And in view of} 25. Bxg4 Qxb2 26. Ncxb2
! {(attacking the c5-knight)} 26. ... Nb3 27. Bxc8 {with decisive material
gains, Black resigned.} ) 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Guerrero Vargas, Andres"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2318"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "B46b"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Venezuela"]
[BlackTeam "Ungarn"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5! {The Sicilian has been one of Judit's greatest chess loves ever 
since her childhood. Surely, there are some solid openings around, but why
not remain true to her style?!} 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6
6. f4 Nge7 {This way of developing was advocated by former World title 
Candidate Mark Taimanov.} 7. Nf3 b5 8. a3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. O-O Qc7 11. 
Ng5 f6 ( {Judit was not keen to fall under the kind of attack she would 
gladly launch hersefl after:} 11. ... h6 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Qh5 ) 12. Nh3 
Bc5+ 13. Kh1 O-O-O {Quite a brave move, openly aiming at sharp, almost 
irrational play with opposite castles.} ( 13. ... O-O {would offer Black 
pleasant play at no risk.} ) 14. Qh5 Nce7 15. Qe2 e5 ( {After the game, 
Judit indicated} 15. ... Rhe8 {followed by ... d7-d5 as a safer 
alternative. But this was not meant to be a safe game at all!} ) 16. fxe5 
{A curious decision, giving up the e5-square for the sake of activating 
the h3-knight.} 16. ... Nxe5 17. Nf4 h5 18. a4 {[#] The last two moves are
symmetrical, but the impact of White's move is stronger, as it threatens 
opening the queenside at once.} 18. ... g5! {Doubtlessly Judit's favourite
move (together with g2-g4). In her games, the resolute advance of the 
g-pawn may have all kind of tactical or strategic aims, such as gaining 
space or weakening the enemy structure. In this case, she intends to clear
the h2-b8 diagonal in order to continue the attack with ... Ng4.} 19. axb5
! {But White does not cooperate and bravely sacrifices a piece for the 
sake of speeding up his own attack.} 19. ... gxf4 20. bxa6 Bc6 21. Bxf4 
Rdg8 {The position looks completely chaotical. None of the players has 
concrete threats yet, and the mutual attacks ned to be built up still.} 
22. Bc4 Rg4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Kb8!? {The king is rushing
into the corner, where it will get relative safety, blocking the 
potentially dangerous a6-pawn at the same time.} 26. Rf3 Ka8 27. h3 {[#]} 
27. ... Rhg8 {It is hard to evaluate this move. Objectively, it is not 
entirely sound, but in a practical game it is the kind of guarantee for 
brilliancy. By attacking g2, Black practically forces White to take the 
rook, but this is less dangerous than it looks at first sight.} ( 27. ... 
d6 {would have ensured safety along the long light diagonal, maintaining 
the attacking chances intact.} ) 28. d6! ( {A strong intermediate move, 
kindly declining the invitation to a cooperative mate after} 28. hxg4 hxg4
29. Rc3 Rh8+ 30. Bh2 Rxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nf3+ 32. Kh1 Qh2# ) 28. ... Qc6 ( {If}
28. ... Qxd6 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Qe4+ {Black is forced to exchange queens 
with} 30. ... Qc6 {with rather questionable compensation for the material.
} ) 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Rc3 ( {As indicated by Judit,} 30. Re3 {would not 
offer adequate defence due to} 30. ... Rh8+ 31. Kg1 Qe4 ) 30. ... Rh8+ 31.
 Bh2 Qxd6 {Renewing the threat of ...Rxh2+ with the familiar mating 
pattern.} 32. Qe4+ Nc6 {[#]The critical moment. White has two ways of 
preventing mate on h2. Which one would you choose?} 33. g3? {Missing a 
trademark Judit trick.} ( {Instead, the kamikadze} 33. Rh3! {would parry 
the threats with a winning position. But this is not the first time (and 
definitely not the last) when Caissa smiles to the brave ones...} ) 
33. ... Rxh2+! 34. Kxh2 Qd2+ {There is no defence against ...Qh6+ followed
by ...Qh3 mate! Under pressure, it is easy to underestimate the high 
mobility of Her Majesty. Not a perfect game, but surely a proof that chess
can and should be fun above all!} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Martinez Romero, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Vereinigte Staaten"]
[BlackTeam "Kolumbien"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "COL"]
[FEN "r4rk1/pp3pp1/2n2b2/q4P2/3pNQ2/8/PPP4P/2KR1B1R b - - 0 18"]

18. ... Be5 19. Qg5! Nb4! {A surprising resource} ( 19. ... Qc7 20. Rd2! 
Bf4 21. Nf6+! Kh8 22. Qh5+ Bh6 23. Ng4 +/- ) 20. f6 Bf4+ {The point, it is
the only way to avoid immediate mate and Black's attack is powerful.} 21. 
Qxf4 Rac8 22. Bd3! ( 22. Rd2 Qxa2 23. Kd1 Nd5 24. Qg5 g6 25. Ke2! {is 
winning, and not human.} ) 22. ... Qa4 23. Qf2 ( 23. c3!! dxc3 24. Qg5 
Nxd3+ 25. Rxd3 cxb2+ 26. Kd2! Rc2+ 27. Ke3 Re2+ 28. Kxe2 Qxe4+ 29. Kf2 Qg6
30. Qxg6 +- {is winning and DEFINITELY not human.} ) 23. ... Rxc2+ 24. 
Bxc2 Rc8 25. Rd2 Qxa2 26. Kd1 Qa1+ 27. Ke2 Qxh1 28. Qg3! {Counter attack 
is the best defense!} 28. ... g6 29. Bd3 Nxd3 30. Kxd3 Rd8 ( 30. ... Qc1! 
31. Nd6! +/- ) 31. Qf4 b5 32. Ng3 Qc6 33. Ke2 Rd6? ( 33. ... Re8+ {is 
still not easy.} ) 34. Ne4 Re6 35. Rxd4 Qc2+ 36. Kf3 Qb3+ 37. Nc3 {a 
strange but fascinating game.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad w 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Havlikova, Kristyna"]
[Black "Socko, Monika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[ECO "B06p"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "POL"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 Nd7 6. Nf3 b5 7. Qd2 Bb7 8. 
a3 ( 8. Bd3 ) ( 8. e5! Nh6 9. Bd3 ) 8. ... Nb6 ( 8. ... c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 
10. e5 Ne6 11. Bd3 Nh6 12. O-O-O dxe5 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Rhe1 Qc7 = ) 9. d5 
Nf6 10. Nd4 Rc8 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Be2 Qd7 13. Nb3?! {Nechci se dámám do 
svého zahájení moc plést, Sd3 místo a3 je asi lepÅ¡í, a manévr Jb6 se mi 
moc nelíbí. TeÄ� ale bílá zbyteÄ�nÄ› opouÅ¡tí centrum, preventivní} ( 13. 
Kb1 {nebo vývin vÄ›Å¾e do centra by mÄ›lo být uÅ¾iteÄ�nÄ›jÅ¡í.} ) ( 13. 
Rhe1 c5 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bf3 Nc4 17. e5 Qc7 18. exf6 Bxf6! 
( 18. ... Nxd2?! 19. fxg7 Nb3+ 20. cxb3 Rfd8 ) 19. Qd3 Nxb2 20. Kxb2 Bxc3+
21. Ka2 -/+ Bxe1 22. Rxe1 Qxc2+ -/+ ) 13. ... c5 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15. Na5 Qc7
16. Nxb7 Qxb7 {Bílá si spoÄ�ítala tuto zápletku, ale nesprávnÄ› zhodnotila
vzniklou pozici. PÄ›Å¡ec e4 se totiÅ¾ bude obtíÅ¾nÄ› krýt, Ä�erná 
disponuje skokem Jc4 i potenciálem obÄ›ti kvality na c3 a je lépe 
pÅ™ipravena na aktivní hru na dámském kÅ™ídle.} 17. Bd4? ( 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 
18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 =+ {je takový boj o remízu, ve kterém si Ä�erná 
mÅ¯Å¾e zkusit zaútoÄ�it na dámském kÅ™ídle.} ) ( 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nfd7
19. Bf3 ) 17. ... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Rhe1 Rfc8 20. e5 {DalÅ¡ím 
nepÅ™íemným dÅ¯sledkem zahájení je skuteÄ�nost, Å¾e bílá jiÅ¾ teÄ� 
vyÄ�erpala skoro celou svou Ä�asovou rezervu a zbytek partie bude hrát v 
silné Ä�asové tísni.} ( 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Bg7 23. Qd5 Qc7
-/+ {bílé pozici také neusnadní.} ) 20. ... Ng4 21. Qe2 dxe5 22. fxe5 Nh6 
23. g4 a5 24. b3? {Zápletka bílou nevysvobodí. NadÄ›jnÄ›jÅ¡í snad bylo} ( 
24. Qe4!? Qxe4 25. Rxe4 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Nd5 Rxc2+ 28. Kb1 Bf8 29. h3 
e6 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Bc3! b3 32. Re3 {zde má bílá díky Å¡patné souhÅ™e 
Ä�erných figur dobré Å¡ance na udrÅ¾ení partie.} ) 24. ... Rxc3 25. Bxc3 
Rxc3 26. Rd8+ Bf8 27. Qd2 Qc7! 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Qd2 {
PÄ›Å¡ce zachránit nejde, zbytek vykoná Ä�asová tíseÅˆ.} 30. ... Rxb3 31. 
e6 fxe6 32. Qe2? ( 32. Rxe6 Rxa3 33. Qd5 Kf8 -+ ) 32. ... Qf4+ ( 32. ... 
Qf4+ 33. Qd2 Rb1+ -+ ) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad w 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Zawadzka, Jolanta"]
[Black "Olsarova, Karolina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2237"]
[ECO "C80q"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[WhiteTeam "POL"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8.
 dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. Qe2!? Bf5 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. a4 {Mám takový 
pocit, Å¾e bílá Å¡ikovnÄ› vyklouzla z domácí pÅ™ípravy a se vzniklou 
pozicí si rozumí lépe neÅ¾ Ä�erná.} 12. ... Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Be3 Bxe3
15. Qxe3 O-O 16. Ng5 Bf5 {Asi bylo na Ä�ase pÅ™ejít do fáze Å¡ejdÄ›ní} ( 
16. ... Nxe5!? 17. f3 Bf5 18. Qxe5 Qxg5 19. g4 g6 20. Rf2 c6 21. h4 Qxh4 
22. gxf5 Rfe8 23. Qc3 += {z takové pozice by se mohly zrodit pro bílou 
nÄ›jaké problémy. PrávÄ› Karolína vÅ¡ak z naÅ¡ich hráÄ�ek podobný styl hry
vyhledává nejménÄ›.} ) 17. Rfd1 ( 17. e6!? ) 17. ... Be6?! {Pasivní obrana
zde nemá valnou Å¡anci na úspÄ›ch.} ( 17. ... Ne7 18. e6 f6 += {také není 
Å¾ádný zázrak, ale bílá se bude muset více snaÅ¾it.} ) 18. f4 h6 19. Nf3 
Ra8?! {ÚpornÄ›jÅ¡í obranou bylo} ( 19. ... Rb6 += ) 20. Qc5 Qd7 21. Rxa8 
Rxa8 22. Qxb5 Nxe5 23. Nd4? {VáÅ¾ný omyl. Jasnou výhodu pÅ™ináÅ¡í} ( 23. 
Qxd7 Nxf3+ 24. Kf2 Bxd7 25. Bxd5 +/- ) 23. ... Nc4 24. f5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 
Bxf5 26. Nxc7 {LepÅ¡í bylo} ( 26. Rxd5 Ne3 27. Rc5 Bd7 28. Nxc7 Ra7 += {
Ä�erná vÅ¡ak má Å¡anci uloupit pÄ›Å¡ce b2 a dále úspÄ›Å¡nÄ› vzdorovat.} ) 
26. ... Ra7? {DalÅ¡í Å¡anci uÅ¾ ale Ä�erná nedostane. Také v této partii 
naÅ¡í reprezentantce zaÄ�al docházet Ä�as na rozmýÅ¡lení a nenaÅ¡la 
správné} ( 26. ... Ne3! 27. Nxa8 ( 27. Rd2 Rc8 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 Bxc2
=, quiet ) 27. ... Nxd1 28. c4 Nxb2 29. cxd5 g6 =, quiet {s 
pravdÄ›podobnou remízou.} ) 27. Nxd5 Ne5 28. Re1 Nc6 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Ne3 
Bg6 31. Kf2 +/- {Dva volní pÄ›Å¡ci na dámském kÅ™ídle by mÄ›li být 
zárukou výhry. ÄŒerná sice zdolá Ä�asovou tíseÅˆ, ale hodnocení pozice 
nezmÄ›ní.} 31. ... Nd4 32. Rb8 Nxb3 33. Rxb3 Be4 34. c4 f5 35. g3 g5 36. 
Rb6 Ra1 37. Rd6 Rb1 38. Rd2 h5 ( 38. ... Kg6 +/- ) 39. Nd1 +- Bc6 40. Nc3 
Rc1 41. Ke3 h4 42. Kd4 f4 43. gxh4 g4 44. Nd5 f3 45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. Nxg4 Re1
47. Nf2 Rb1 48. Kc5 Be8 49. b4 Bg6 50. b5 Re1 51. b6 Re2 52. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad w 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Sikorova, Olga"]
[Black "Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[ECO "C28f"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "POL"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nge2 c6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6
8. O-O Be7 9. f4?! {Celý manévr s výmÄ›nou Ä�ernopolného stÅ™elce 
nevypadá pÅ™íliÅ¡ dobÅ™e, bílá si vytváÅ™í pár slabých pÄ›Å¡cÅ¯ bez 
viditelné kompenzace.} 9. ... Nxc4 10. dxc4 exf4 11. Rxf4 Qg5 =+ 12. Qd3 
d6 13. Raf1 Qc5+ 14. Kh1 Be6 15. b3 Bf6 16. Na4 ( 16. Nd1 ) 16. ... Qe5 
17. Rd1 O-O-O 18. Nac3 h5 19. Rff1 h4 20. Nd4 {LogiÄ�tÄ›jÅ¡í by bylo} ( 
20. h3 {, ale bílé se zÅ™ejmÄ› nelíbilo pokraÄ�ování nástupu Ä�erné tahem}
20. ... g5 {Bílá si prakticky jen vybírá mezi obtíÅ¾nými pozicemi, ve 
kterých mÅ¯Å¾e jen bojovat o rovnováhu.} ) 20. ... h3 21. g3 Rhe8?! ( 
21. ... Bg4 -/+ ) 22. Nxe6! {Bílá vymyslela vtipný manévr, kterým se 
Ä�ásti problémÅ¯ zbaví.} 22. ... Rxe6 23. Ne2 Qxe4+ 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 25. Ng1!
Re5 26. Nxh3 Re2 =+ 27. Rf2 Rde8 {NepÅ™íjemnÄ›jÅ¡í by asi bylo} ( 27. ... 
Rxf2 28. Nxf2 Re8! 29. Rxd6 Re2 30. Ng4 Bd8 =+ ) 28. Kg2 Kc7 29. a4 R2e4 
30. Ng1 R8e7 31. Nf3 Bc3 32. Rd3 =, quiet {Koordinace bílých figur se 
výraznÄ› zlepÅ¡ila, volný sloupec v rukách Ä�erných vÄ›Å¾í jiÅ¾ není tak 
hrozivý. Nedostatek Ä�asu v podobné pozici se dá rozumným zpÅ¯sobem 
zvládnout. ÄŒerná ovÅ¡em hraje s vÄ›domím, Å¾e remíza staÄ�í k zápasové 
výhÅ™e.} 32. ... Bb4 33. c3 Bc5 34. Nd4 a5 35. h4 Re1 36. Kh3 f6 37. Rff3 
R7e4 38. Kg2 Re8 39. Rf1 R1e4 40. Rff3 Re1 41. Rf1 R1e4 42. Rff3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad w 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kulon, Klaudia"]
[Black "Olsarova, Tereza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2301"]
[BlackElo "2271"]
[ECO "C54k"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[WhiteTeam "POL"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8.
 cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Qa3?! {
Celou variantu zkouÅ¡el pÅ™ed lety oÅ¾ivit Bartek Macieja, ten by ale 
jistÄ› zahrál} ( 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Rad8 =, quiet ) 13. ... Qf5 =+ 14. 
Ng1 Bh5 {JiÅ¾ zde mohlo koncepcí bílé otÅ™ást tvrdé} ( 14. ... f6! {s 
pointou} 15. h3? Nxf2! ( 15. ... fxe5!? ) 16. hxg4 Nxg4 17. Nce2 Ba5+! -+ 
) 15. Nce2? {Bílá pokraÄ�uje v závinu svých figur. Jako nutnost se jeví} (
15. h3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qe4 17. f3 Qh4+ 18. Kf1 =, quiet {s bojem o 
rovnováhu.} ) ( 15. Nge2 Nxc3 16. Ng3 Qd3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 18. bxc3 = ) 
15. ... f6! 16. exf6? ( 16. e6 Rfe8 -/+ ) 16. ... Rxf6 -+ {ÄŒerné figury 
jsou seÅ¡ikovány k mohutnému útoku.} ( 16. ... Qxf6! 17. Nf3 Bxf3 18. gxf3
Qxf3 19. Rf1 Rae8 -+ ) 17. Nf4 ( 17. f3 Nd6 18. Ng3 Qg6 -+ ) 17. ... Re8 (
17. ... Nxf2! 18. Nxh5 Re6 19. Ng3 Qc2 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Nxh1 -+ ) 18.
 Nxh5? ( 18. Nf3 c5 19. Nxh5 Qxh5 ) 18. ... Qxh5 19. Nf3 Rxf3! {Takové 
obÄ›ti neÄ�iní Ä�erné potíÅ¾e.} 20. gxf3 Qxf3 21. Rg1 ( 21. O-O Re6 22. 
Bg5 Qxa3 23. bxa3 Nxg5 -+ ) 21. ... Nxf2! ( 21. ... Bxd4! -+ ) 22. Rg3 Qf5
23. Ke2 {Jen zázrak by mohl zachránit pozici bílé.} 23. ... Bxd4 24. Rf3 
Qc2+ 25. Kf1 Bxb2 26. Qxa7 Ng4 27. Rg3 Rf8+ 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[ECO "C92p"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
 c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. a4 {
VÅ¡e je hluboká teorie. Tah z partie je ménÄ› Ä�astý neÅ¾ tahy b-pÄ›Å¡cem,
ale zahráli ho uÅ¾ i IvanÄ�uk, Karjakin Ä�i Bologan.} 14. ... Nbd7 15. Bd3
c6 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. b3 d5 ( {Partie Alekseev-Inarkiev pokraÄ�ovala} 17. ...
 g6 18. Bb2 Rac8 19. axb5 axb5 20. b4 {a skonÄ�ila brzkou remízou.} ) 18. 
dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Nf3 Qc7 21. e5 {Správná reakce, bílý 
získává mírnou prostorovou pÅ™evahu.} 21. ... Nd7 22. Bf4 Nc5 23. Nd4 Nxd3
24. Qxd3 c5 25. Nf5 Qc6 26. Nd6?! ( {PÅ™esnÄ›jÅ¡í bylo} 26. Qg3 ) 26. ... 
d4? ( {Na místÄ› bylo} 26. ... c4! 27. bxc4 ( 27. Qd4 Bxd6 28. exd6 cxb3 
29. axb5 axb5 -/+ ) 27. ... dxc4 28. Qf1 Bxd6 29. exd6 =, quiet {s rovnou 
hrou.} ) 27. f3 Bxd6 28. exd6 {Na Å¡achovnici zbyli rÅ¯znobarevní 
stÅ™elci, ale labilní Ä�erní pÄ›Å¡ci a silný d-pÄ›Å¡ec komplikují 
Ä�ernému situaci.} 28. ... bxa4 29. cxd4 axb3 ( 29. ... Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 a3
!? 31. Rc1! +/- ) 30. Qxb3 cxd4? ( {HratelnÄ›ji vypadá} 30. ... c4 31. Qc3
Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Qb5 33. Re7 Bc6 {, ale stejnÄ› má bílá pozice pÅ™ednost.} )
31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rc1 {ÄŒernou pozici uÅ¾ nejde zachránit.} 32. ... Qd7 
33. Rc7 Qf5 34. d7 Rd8 ( 34. ... Re1+ 35. Kf2 +- ) 35. Qxb7 Qxf4 36. Rc8! 
{VÄ›Ä�Åˆák se konat nebude.} 36. ... Qe3+ 37. Kh1 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. f4
Qxf4+ 40. g3 Qd2+ 41. Qg2 Qa5 42. Qc2 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "*"]
[FEN "3rqrk1/1p3ppp/p1p2n2/4nN1b/1PQ1PR2/3B3P/P2N2P1/1RB3K1 w - - 1 19"]

{Kombinace z varianty v partii} 
19. Qc5!! {NejenÅ¾e nevyhnutelnÄ› ztrácí stÅ™elce d3, ale staví se jeÅ¡tÄ›
do vidliÄ�ky. } ( {Jiné tahy dávají Ä�ernému jasnou výhodu.} 19. Qc3? Rxd3
20. Qa1 Bg6 -/+ {ÄŒerný má pÄ›Å¡ce navíc a bílý slabinu e4.} 21. Bb2 Nfd7 
22. Nb3 f6 23. Rbf1 -/+ ) 19. ... Nxd3 {vidle, ale...} 20. Nxg7!! {
Å¡okující výmluva, která dává  Ä�ernému rovné Å¡ance.} 20. ... Qd7 ( 
20. ... Kxg7 21. Qg5+ Bg6 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 23. Nf3 Nxf4 24. Bb2 = ) ( 20. ...
 Nxc5 21. Nxe8 Rfxe8 22. bxc5 = ) 21. Nxh5! Nxh5 22. Qg5+ Ng7 = *

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "D11s"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Qc2 dxc4 {
Slovanská obrana dámského gambitu s a6 patÅ™í uÅ¾ nÄ›kolik let do 
Viktorova repertoáru. Proto si mÅ¯Å¾e dovolit "experimentovat" a zahrát 
rÅ¯zné podvarianty. Tah z partie je pÅ™edevÅ¡ím specialitou Ä�ínského GM 
Ni Huy. Viktor mÄ›l tuto pozici s Dreevem v Ä�ervnu tohoto roku na MS v 
rapidu.} ( {ObvyklejÅ¡í je} 7. ... Nbd7 ) 8. Qxc4 {Logická novinka, 
pÅ™edchÅ¯dci brali na c4 lehkou figurou.} 8. ... Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. b4 Bd6
11. O-O Qe7 12. Rb1 O-O 13. e4 e5 {Pozice sice nová, ale docela typická 
pro rÅ¯zné varianty Dámského gambitu. PÅ™ibliÅ¾nÄ› vyrovnaná.} 14. dxe5 
Bxe5!? {Zajímavý (nÄ›kdo by napsal nekorektní :-)) nápad zamotat pozici.} 
( {ObyÄ�ejné} 14. ... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bc7 17. Nf3 {bílému 
vrásky nepÅ™idá.} ) 15. Nh4 Rad8 16. Nf5 Qe8 17. f4?! {Hrozná chyba, 
která má ode mÄ› jen pochybník, protoÅ¾e v pozici má bílý neÄ�ekanou 
výmluvu. OsobnÄ› se vÅ¡ak domnívám, Å¾e po tomto tahu bylo po partii, 
protoÅ¾e otÅ™esený bílý se po ViktorovÄ› reakci uÅ¾ nevzpamatoval.} ( {
Správné bylo profylaktické} 17. Qb3 {a Viktor by musel prokázat správnost 
své koncepce.} ) 17. ... Bxf4 18. Nf3?? {A otÅ™esený bílý není schopen se 
zkoncentrovat a zamyslet se.} ( {Kdyby to byl udÄ›lal, moÅ¾ná by naÅ¡el 
neskuteÄ�ný poÄ�ítaÄ�ový Å¡ejd} 18. Rxf4 Ne5 19. Qc5! {(pÅ™ímo do vidle)} 
19. ... Nxd3 20. Nxg7!! {a bílá pozice se neuvÄ›Å™itelnÄ› drÅ¾í, 
napÅ™íklad} 20. ... Qd7 ( {nebo} 20. ... Kxg7 21. Qg5+ Bg6 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 
23. Nf3 Nxf4 24. Bb2 ) ( {nebo} 20. ... Nxc5 21. Nxe8 Rfxe8 22. bxc5 ) 21.
 Nxh5! ) 18. ... Bb8 {TeÄ� má Viktor dÅ¯leÅ¾itého pÄ›Å¡ce navíc a 
psychickou pohodu na svoji stranÄ›. NaÅ¡emu reprezentantovi nedÄ›lalo 
Å¾ádný problém dovést partii do vítÄ›zného konce.} 19. Bc2 Bg6 20. Bb2? ( 
20. N3h4 -/+ ) 20. ... Bxf5 21. exf5 Qe3+ 22. Kh1 Nh5 23. Rfe1 Ng3+ 24. 
Kh2 Ne4+ 25. Kh1 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nxh3+ 27. Kh1 Qg1+ {Efektní duÅ¡ák na 
závÄ›r.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Golizadeh, Asghar"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "B30q"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4!? {Jak tento 
neortodoxní tah vysvÄ›tlit dÄ›tem? DoporuÄ�uju vÅ¯bec neukazovat... :-)} 
6. ... f6!? {No a s tímto hrávaným tahem mám jeÅ¡tÄ› vÄ›tÅ¡í vnitÅ™ní 
problém, neboÅ¥ jej nejsem schopen vysvÄ›tlit ani sám sobÄ›.} ( {ProÄ� 
bych mÄ›l v pozici po} 6. ... d6 7. Be3 {hrát} 7. ... f6 {?} ) ( {
Nemyslím si, Å¾e by varianta} 6. ... d6 7. e5 {mÄ›la být aÅ¾ takový 
problém, viz partie Oratovsky-Bruzon.} ) 7. Be3 d6 8. h5 e5 9. h6 g5 {
Drzý h-pÄ›Å¡ec doÅ¡el aÅ¾ na h6, zatímco ti Ä�erní se seÅ¡ikovali do tvaru
souhvÄ›zdí Kassiopeii. DalÅ¡í prÅ¯bÄ›h bude velice konkrétní a hodnÄ› 
sloÅ¾itý. Takhle se hrají moderní Å¡achy!} 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. c3 Be7 12. d4 
cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O ( {K maximálnímu vyostÅ™ení by doÅ¡lo po} 13. ... d5 {
Ilustrativní varianta je} 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. Qc2 g4 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bd4 
Bf6 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxc6+ Bd7 20. Qxd5 {prý s rovnou hrou... No neberte 
to zas tak váÅ¾nÄ›...} ) 14. O-O Kh8 15. Qc2 Bd7?! {Tady nÄ›kde zaÄ�al 
Vlasta ztrácet nit.} ( {Lépe vypadá} 15. ... g4 16. Nh2 exd4 17. Bxd4 c5 
18. Bc3 Ne5 {nadále s nepÅ™ehlednou pozicí.} ) 16. Rfd1 Nf4 17. Nc4 Qe8 
18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nh2 Be6 20. Nd6 Qh5 21. Qxc6 g4? ( {Nutná byla likvidace
drzouna} 21. ... Qxh6 {Po} 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rac8 {se mi vÅ¡ak od oka 
líbí víc bílá pozice.} 24. Qa6 ) 22. Qc7! {Hrozba matu na g7 teÄ� bude 
stát Ä�erného materiál. PÄ›Å¡ec h6 dosáhl své nirvány.} 22. ... Ng6 ( {
NestaÄ�í ani} 22. ... g3 23. fxg3 Ne2+ 24. Kf2 Nxg3 {pro} 25. Nf3! ) 23. 
Nf1 {ÄŒerné figurky jsou nyní pozoruhodnÄ› smotané a proti pÅ™evodu jezdce
pÅ™es g3 na f5 zcela bezbranné. Vlastovo vzdání nebylo niajk pÅ™edÄ�asné.}
1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[ECO "A85"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgarien"]
[BlackTeam "Spanien"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 {Topalov also deviates from the main lines.} 
3. ... e6!? {Not really switching to another system. The positional threat
of ...Bb4 induces the next move after which Black will be ready to 
continue his Leningrad style development.} 4. a3 g6 5. Bf4 {Reminiscent of
Aronian-Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee 2014.} 5. ... Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. 
Be2 {[#]At the moment, the move ...e7-e6 is more useful than a2-a3. It 
prevents a central blockade based on d4-d5 and allows the queen's 
development to e7.} 8. ... h6 {This plan loses time and results into the 
weakening of the light squares. It is not necessarily bad, but it requires
increased accuracy.} ( {I would prefer} 8. ... Nc6 9. Qc2 Qe7 {, preparing
either ...e6-e5 or ...Nd8-f7.} ) 9. h3 g5 10. Bh2 Nbd7 ( {The same plan as
above does not work out so well now:} 10. ... Qe7 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. d5 Nd8 
13. Bd3 {and f5 is hard to defend.} ) 11. Qc2 b6 12. Rd1 Kh8 13. b4 Bb7 {
[#]} 14. d5! {After the bishop has emerged on b7, this is just natural, 
but Black has indirect ways of defending the f5-pawn.} 14. ... e5! 15. Nd2
( 15. Qxf5?! {does not work out well due to:} 15. ... Nxd5 16. Qc2 Nxc3 
17. Qxc3 e4 18. Nd4 c5 ) 15. ... c6?! {There was no need to weaken the 
d6-pawn so soon. True, the bishop is temporarily passive on b7, but could 
be recycled with a later ...Bb7-c8.} ( {The neutral} 15. ... a5 {is an 
important alternative.} ) ( {But I would mainly consider} 15. ... f4 {, 
removing the problems with the hanging pawn and giving the h2-bishop a 
hard time. The computer is quite skeptical about my idea, but engines tend
to underestimate the importance of cutting such bishops off-play.} ) 16. 
dxc6 Bxc6 17. O-O Rc8 ( {Due to the weaknesses along the d-file, it is too
late for} 17. ... f4 18. Nde4 {already.} ) 18. Qxf5! {Just like in the 
game Leko-Wang, White destroys the wall with a positional queens 
sacrifice.} 18. ... Ne4 19. Qxf8+! Bxf8 20. Ndxe4 Qc7 21. Rd2 Kg7 22. Rfd1
{[#]As I mentioned on my Leningrad Dutch DVD, when things go wrong for 
Black in this opening, they can really spoil your day. Soon there will be 
only ruins left out of the black wall.} 22. ... Nf6 23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6
Qe7 25. Bg3 Be8 {[#]} 26. Rxf6!? {Not really necessary, but strong enough 
and rather typical for Topalov.} 26. ... Qxf6 27. Ne4 Qg6 28. Nd6 Ba4 29. 
Rd5 Qb1+ {The queen's activity is very sterile, since WHite dominates the 
centre and has no weaknesses.} 30. Kh2 Rf8 31. c5 Bb3 32. Rxe5 Qc2 33. Bf3
{[#]} 33. ... Rxf3 {The bishops were getting too strong. However, this 
return sacrifice does not save the game.} 34. gxf3 bxc5 35. bxc5 Ba4 36. 
Nf5+ Kg6 37. c6 h5 38. Nd4 Qc4 39. h4 gxh4 40. Bxh4 a5 41. Re6+ Kf7 42. 
Re7+ Kg6 43. c7 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[ECO "C67r"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Italien"]
[BlackTeam "Indien"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 
Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 {[#]} 9. ... Bd7 {Actually, this is a questionable
opening choice against the Italian super GM, who has obtained a few 
important victories against it.} ( {Among other, he has caused Carlsen's 
only Berlin defeat in a game at classical time rate. It is interesting to 
mention that just as in the current game, Caruana met ...Bf8-e7 with 
g2-g4:} 9. ... h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Bf4 Rd8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. g4 
{Caruana-Carlsen, Gashimov Memorial, Shamkir 2014} ) 10. Rd1 Be7 {[#]} 11.
 g4 ( {Earlier this year, Caruana had delayed the advance of the g-pawn 
for one move:} 11. Nc3 Kc8 12. g4 {Caruana-Adams, Dortmund 2014. White won
after 48 moves. By playing g2-g4 one move earlier, White keeps the 
possibility of a different way of developing his remaining knight.} ) 
11. ... Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 {The knights' exchange has a few positive 
consequences for White. The f-pawn will be easier to advance while Black's
chances for counterplay are reduced to the minimum.} 13. Nd2!? {This is 
where Caruana truly deviates from his game against Adams. The knight 
hurries to unblock the kingside and prepare the exchange of the 
dark-squared bishops.} 13. ... Kc8 14. Nf3 Be7 15. Rd3 c5 {This is a 
thematic move, restricting the knight and preparing for ...Bc6.} ( {
However, it makes sense to prevent White's next move with} 15. ... h6 {as 
in Caruana-Grischuk, European team championship, Warsaw 2013.} ) 16. Bg5 {
It is worth mentioning that with the king on e7 this move would rather 
help Black who would get the e7-square for his king, with chances to 
attack the far advanced e5-pawn.} 16. ... c4?! {With his development 
incomplete, Black should have abstained himself from displaying dynamic 
ambitions. Weakening the queenside dark squares will have a decisive 
influence in the final part of the game.} ( {The cautious} 16. ... Re8!? {
would have offered Black chances to get some counterplay against the 
e5-pawn.} ) 17. Rd4 Bc6 18. Bxe7 Bxf3 {[#]Black must have overestimated 
the drawish tendencies of the rooks and opposite colured bishops ending. 
WHite can advance his massive kingside majority without having any kind of
worries on the opposite side of the board.} 19. Kh2 Re8 20. Bh4 c6 21. Re1
Bd5 22. f4 a5 23. c3 b5 24. Rd2 b4 25. Bf2 bxc3 26. bxc3 Rb8 27. f5 a4 28.
 Bc5 {[#]All over this phase, we can notice the high mobility of the white
bishop, a direct consequence of the impatient ...c5-c4.} 28. ... Rb7 29. 
Kg3 Kd7 30. Ba3 Rb5 31. Kf4 Rbb8 32. h4 Rb5 33. h5 h6 {From practical 
point of view, it is very hard to decide which would be the best defensive
structure. Black is doomed to passivity and can only hope not making 
things even worse for himself.} 34. Rdd1 f6 {Another committal decision. 
Black was probably worried of the threat f5-f6, but his move leaves the 
whole kingside weak transforming the e-pawn into a dangerous passer.} 35. 
e6+ Kc7 36. Rb1 Reb8 37. Rb4 Ra8 38. Reb1 Rab8 39. Ke3 Kb6 40. Rd1 Rxb4 
41. Bxb4 Kc7 42. Re1! {[#]An instructive Zugzwang position. Black's 
possibilities are strongly retsricted. He has to defend the b-file against
the enemy rook's intrusion and the back rank against Bf8. This more or 
less imobilizes the king and rook, while the bishop has only one move at 
its disposal!} 42. ... Kd8 {The alternatives are no better.} ( 42. ... Bg2
{exposes the bishop, allowing White to gain a decisive tempo in the 
following variation:} 43. Rb1! {Threatening Bd6!+} 43. ... Kc8 44. Rg1! {
Unpinning the bishop.} 44. ... Bd5 45. Bf8 {With similar play as in the 
game.} ) ( {Or if} 42. ... Re8 43. Rb1 {the rook invades through the 
b-file since} 43. ... Rb8 {is impossible due to} 44. Bd6+! ) 43. Bf8 Rb7 
44. e7+ Ke8 {[#]} 45. Re2!? {According to the classical standards, a 
technical move, preventing any econd rank counterplay.} ( {But White's 
position was so strong that he could have done without it by playing} 45. 
Kf4!? {followed by Bxg7 soon.} ) 45. ... Rb1 46. Bxg7 Kxe7 47. Kf2+ Kf7 
48. Bxh6 a3 49. Bf4 Rd1 50. Bd6 {The start of the decisive attack.} 
50. ... Rd3 51. Re7+ Kg8 52. h6 Rh3 53. Rg7+ Kh8 54. Rg6 Rxc3 55. Be7 Kh7 
56. Bxf6 {There is no defence against the mating attack based on g4-g5 and
Rg7+.} 56. ... Rc2+ {The last "revenge check".} 57. Kg3 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[ECO "E84a"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenien"]
[BlackTeam "Frankreich"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 {Robot 9} 1. ... Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 {This Saemisch-style set ups are
becoming increasingly popular; Giri recently used it to beat MVL in Biel.}
3. ... Bg7 {MVL deviates from his usual Grunfeld set-ups to go into a 
King's Indian.} 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. 
Rc1 Bd7 10. d5 ( 10. Nd1 {is by far the main line, but Aronian has an 
interesting idea.} ) 10. ... Ne5 11. Ng3 Re8 {A hard move to understand, 
it seems as if Black had to hurry up with a break on the queenside.} ( 
11. ... c5 12. f4 Neg4 13. Bg1 {was a 2008 game between Erdos-Di Berardino
} ) 12. h3!? {Aronian forces MVL's hand. The threat of f4, trapping the 
knight on e5, is unpleasant and difficult to meet.} 12. ... b5 13. b3 {of 
course! The pawn is defended so the knight on e5 remains trapped.} 13. ...
 h5!? {Completely ignoring the threat!} 14. f4 Nxc4 15. bxc4 h4 {the point
is that if the knight retreats White's center is very weak.} 16. e5! ( 16.
 Nge2 b4 17. Nd1 Nxe4 =+ {and only Black can claim an advantage.} ) 
16. ... dxe5 17. fxe5 hxg3 18. exf6 exf6 {This was Vachier's idea. The 
open e-file provides strong counterplay and despite the extra piece the 
position is still not clear.} 19. Be2 Qe7 20. Nd1 bxc4? {This move is just
too slow.} ( 20. ... f5! 21. c5 ( 21. O-O g5! {threatening f4 gives Black 
adequate counterplay.} ) 21. ... Bc6!! 22. dxc6 Rbd8 23. Qc2 Rxd1+ 24. 
Rxd1 Qxe3 {with strong compensation.} ) 21. O-O Ba4 22. Bf4? {Aronian got 
too fancy, the simple solution was better.} ( 22. Rf3! f5 23. Bxc4 +- ) 
22. ... g5 ( 22. ... Qxe2! {Taking right away was stronger.} 23. Qxe2 Rxe2
24. Nc3 Rbb2 25. Nxe2 Rxe2 26. Rxc4 Rxa2 27. Rxc7 Bc2! {Is far from clear;
White has to watch out for Be4.} ) 23. Bxg3 Qxe2 24. Qxe2 Rxe2 25. Nc3 Re3
{Black regains his piece but his position will be difficult with the 
passed d-pawn.} 26. Bxc7 Rb7 27. Nxa4 Rxc7 28. d6 {Black will suffer 
trying to get this pawn off the board.} 28. ... Rd7 29. Nb6 Rd8 30. Rxc4! 
( 30. Nxc4 += ) 30. ... Re6 31. d7 f5 32. Rb1 Rd6 33. Kf1 Bd4! {MVL 
understands perfectly that the knight is more important than the bishop in
this position as the d7-pawn just has to go.} 34. Rd1 Rxb6 35. Rdxd4 Kf8 
36. Rc5 f6 37. Rxf5 Ke7 38. Rfd5 Rb7 {It's over for the d-pawn, but White 
still has winning chances. However Vachier shows nice technique in holding
the draw.} 39. Ra4 Rdxd7 40. Rxd7+ Rxd7 41. Rxa6 Rd2 42. Ra7+ Ke6 43. a4 
Ra2 44. a5 Kf5 45. Kg1 g4 46. Kh2 gxh3 47. Kxh3 Kg6 48. a6 Ra3+ 49. Kg4 
Ra4+ 50. Kf3 Ra2 51. Ra8 Kg7 52. g3 Ra4 53. Ke3 Rg4 54. Kd3 Rxg3+ 55. Kc4 
Ra3 56. Kb5 f5 57. Rc8 f4 58. Rc7+ Kg6 59. Rc6+ Kg5 60. Kb4 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[ECO "C42m"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Ungarn"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 {Even though the Russian (Petroff) Defence has since 
always been regarded as a solid opening, its reputation as almost 
unbreakable started building up only in the late '90s, more or less at the
same time with the rising of the Berlin defence. In the '70s and '80s the 
evaluation of the Petroff greately depended on which side of the board 
Karpov was sitting. He used to be merciless with white and unbeatable with
black.} 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3!? ( {Nowadays, there is not much 
White can hope for in the classical main line:} 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 ) 5. ... 
Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 {[#]Despite his easy 
development and complete lack of weaknesses, Black tends to experience 
micro-problems in this line. Wherever he is going to castle, his king 
would be slightly mor eexposed than White's, while his minor pieces tend 
to be a bit vulnerable.} 10. h4 {Inhibiting Black's castling short.} 
10. ... h6 11. b3 {A new move.} ( {The most popular continuation is} 11. 
Kb1 ) 11. ... Bf6 12. Nd4!? {A subtle move, causing unexpected problems.} 
12. ... a6 ( {The natural sequence} 12. ... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 {
practically forces} 14. ... O-O {, yielding White good attacking chances 
after} 15. Bd3 ) 13. Nxe6 fxe6 {In view of his bishops' pair and the 
weakness on e6, White has emerged with a pleasant advantage out of the 
opening.} 14. g3 O-O-O 15. Bh3 Kb8 16. Rhe1 Rde8 17. Bg2 {Now or on the 
next move, White could have consider restricting Black's mobility with 
f2-f4. Leko might have feared a blockade based on ...h7-h5 followed by 
...Ne7-f5, but due to the weakness of the e6-pawn that plan is not easy to
carry out.} 17. ... d5 18. Bc5 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 {Over the past moves, 
Black has gained space on two important secotrs of the board and can now 
be happy with his position.} 20. Qe3 Qg7 {After almost half an hour of 
thought, Black decides to punish his opponent for weakening the c3-square 
in the early phase of the game. The game enters a concrete phase now.} 21.
 Bxd5!? {Quite a typical move for our main theme of today: breaking the 
walls.} 21. ... exd5?! {Wang played this almost instantly, making clear 
that he had planned it in advance. He must have misevaluated something, 
since Black will get a slightly inferior ending in the best of the cases.}
( {Analysing the consequences of} 21. ... Bxc3 22. Bxc6 {when the only 
move seems to be} 22. ... Rd8 {is a bit beyond the frame of these express 
comments, so I kindly invite you to consult the next ChessBase Magazine.} 
) 22. Qxe8+! Rxe8 23. Rxe8+ Bd8 24. Rxd5 Kc8 ( {If} 24. ... b6 25. Rdxd8+ 
Nxd8 26. Rxd8+ Kb7 27. Bd4 {White's position would be rather pleasant. 
Strictly speaking, he would have a small material advantage already, with 
a safe king and chances for creating a passed pawn. However, I doubt that 
he could hope for a win against accurate defence.} ) 25. Be7 {[#]} 25. ...
 Qxe7? {This leads to a very difficult, quite possibly lost, ending.} ( {
Black might have failed to notice that after} 25. ... b6!? 26. Bxg5 Kb7 
27. Bxd8 {he would have the resource} 27. ... Qf7! {attacking both rooks. 
The knight controls the only square on which rooks can be connected.} 28. 
Rde5 Nxe5 29. Rxe5 Qxf2 30. Bh4 {White's coordination is worse than in the
previous line, so Black could count on a draw.} ) 26. Rxe7 Bxe7 27. Kd2 {
[#]With rook and two pawns against two minor pieces plus an active king 
White has every chance to win.} 27. ... Bf6 28. Ke3 Ne7 29. Rd3 Nf5+ 30. 
Kf3 b5 31. Kg4 Nd6 32. Kh5 Kd7 33. Kg6 Be7 34. f4 gxf4 35. gxf4 Ke8 36. f5
Nf7 37. Re3 Kf8 38. f6 Bd6 {White has made a lot of progress, but for a 
long while Leko will not find a concrete plan, sticking to moving his rook
around.} 39. Rh3 Kg8 40. Kf5 Kf8 41. Rh5 Ke8 42. Rh7 Bf8 43. Rh4 Kd7 44. 
Rh7 Ke8 45. Rh1 Bd6 46. Kg6 Kf8 47. Rh7 Ne5+ 48. Kf5 Nf7 49. Rg7 Nd8 {[#]}
50. c4! {Finally something concrete. In principle, White will try question
the stability of the black bishop with c4-c5, but that is not easy to 
achieve yet.} 50. ... bxc4 51. bxc4 Nb7? {Making things simple for White. 
It many times happens that Black has two knights and only one good square 
for them. Here we have the opposite: two blocking squares (f7 and c5) and 
only one knight.} ( {He should have kept the pawn under control with} 
51. ... Nf7 {, when White would have had to work a bit more to win.} ) 52.
 Kg6 {With the imparable threat f6-f7.} 52. ... Ke8 53. f7+ Kd8 54. Rg8+ 
Kd7 {[#]} 55. Ra8 {Playing cat and mouse a bit.} ( {Black's counterplay 
would be easy to restrict after} 55. f8=Q Bxf8 56. Rxf8 Kc6 57. Rf5 Nd6 
58. Ra5 Kb6 59. Ra4 ) 55. ... Nd8 56. Kg7 Ne6+ 57. Kg8 Nc5 {Allwoing White
to create a second passed pawn would have been equally hopeless.} 58. f8=Q
Bxf8 59. Kxf8 Kc6 60. Ke7 Kb6 61. Kf6 Kb7 62. Rh8 {Somewhere around this 
moment one gets the feeling that Black has missed the right moment for 
resigning. But this is typical for games deciding the final outcome of the
match.} 62. ... Nd7+ 63. Ke6 Nb6 64. c5 Na4 65. Kd5 Nc3+ 66. Kc4 Nb5 67. 
Rh6 Na7 68. Kd5 Nb5 69. Rh3 c6+ 70. Kc4 a5 71. Rb3 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Havlikova, Kristyna"]
[Black "Zepeda, Lorena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[ECO "B85"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 
8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. e5 dxe5 14. 
Bxe5 Qb6 15. Qh4 Bb7 16. Bd3 h6 17. Rae1 b4 18. Nd1! {Bílého jezdce Ä�eká 
záÅ™ná budoucnost.} 18. ... Nd5 19. Qg3 Bf6 20. Nf2 Bxe5 21. fxe5 Qc7 22. 
Ng4 {Bílé figury jsou perfektnÄ› rozmístÄ›ny k útoku.} 22. ... Kh8 23. Qh3
Kg8 24. Rf3 ( 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Qxh6 f5 26. exf6 +- ) 24. ... f5 25. exf6
Nxf6 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Rxe6 Qf4 29. Re1 Bd5 30. Rf1 Qg5 31.
 Be4 Rd8 32. Bxd5+ Rxd5 33. Qc8+ {Vzniklá koncovka je hladce vyhraná.} 
33. ... Kg7 34. Qb7+ Kg6 35. Qxb4 Qf5 36. Qc4 Qe6 37. h3 h5 38. Qf4 Rg5 
39. c4 Qc6 40. Rf3 Qb6 41. b3 Re5 42. Qg3+ Kh6 43. Qf2 Qxf2 44. Rxf2 Kg5 
45. b4 a5 46. a3 axb4 47. axb4 Re1+ 48. Kh2 Rb1 49. b5 Rc1 50. Rb2 Rxc4 
51. b6 Rc8 52. b7 Rb8 53. Kg3 h4+ 54. Kf3 f5 55. Rb5 Kf6 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen"]
[Black "Wojtaszek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26d"]
[EventDate "2014.08.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 e5 7. Nh3 Nge7 8. 
f4 Nd4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. Nd1 ( 11. fxe5 dxe5 ) 11. ... Qc8 ( 
11. ... exf4 12. Nxf4 Ne6 13. c3 Nxf4 14. Bxf4 Be6 15. Bh6 d5 16. Bxg7 
Kxg7 17. Qf4 Rc8 18. Ne3 d4 19. Qe5+ Kg8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nf5 22. 
Rxf5 gxf5 23. Qxf5 f6 24. Be4 Rc7 25. Rf1 Qd6 26. c4 Rg7 27. Qh5 Qe7 28. 
Rf5 b6 29. Qf3 Rg5 30. h4 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 Rf7 32. Kf2 Qe5 33. d6 Kf8 34. 
Qc8+ Qe8 35. d7 Rxd7 {1/2-1/2(44) Jurkovic, Hrvoje (2270) - Hulak, 
Krunoslav (2530) / Pula PCA Open (?), Pula CRO 1994} ) 12. Ndf2 Ndc6 13. 
c3 b5 ( 13. ... Qc7 14. Rac1 Qa5 15. a3 Qa4 ) 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bh6! ( 15.
 b3 N7c6 16. Rac1 Bxh3 ( 16. ... b4?! 17. cxb4 Nxb4 18. d4 ) 17. Nxh3 Ng4 
18. Bf4 Qd7 = ) 15. ... N7c6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nf4 Qd8 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. 
Qe2 h5 20. d4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Ng4 22. h3 Nxf2 23. Qxf2 Ne7 24. Rd3 b4 25. 
Rf3 Qe8 26. g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Bb5 28. Re1 Qd8 ( 28. ... Rh8 29. e5 dxe5 30.
 Rfe3 +/- ) 29. g5 Qb6? ( 29. ... d5 30. Rh3 ) ( 29. ... Rb8 ) 30. Bh3 
Rcd8 31. Be6 Be8 ( 31. ... fxe6 32. Nxe6+ Kg8 33. Rxf8+ ) 32. Nd5 ( 32. 
Rh3 ) 32. ... Nxd5 33. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[ECO "D11o"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "SRB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. 
Qb3 Qb6 9. c5 Qc7 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. e4 {MÅ¯j bývalý svÄ›Å™enec JiÅ™í Jirka 
strávil pÅ™ed lety nad touto pozicí hodnÄ› Ä�asu. Ono je celkem 
uÅ¾iteÄ�né, kdyÅ¾ bílý s výmÄ›nou na g6 pÅ™íliÅ¡ nespÄ›chá.} 11. ... Be7 
12. Bg2!? {Nová idea, bíllého uspokojuje prostorová pÅ™evaha v centru, 
Ä�erný aÅ¥ se rozhoduje, kam ho bude dál tlaÄ�it.} 12. ... Nh5?! 13. Bd6 
Bxd6 {Pokud se Ä�erný nerozhodl brát} ( 13. ... Bxh4 14. gxh4 {(a to 
vypadá docela podezÅ™ele), je skok jeho jezdce vcelku zbyteÄ�ný.} ) 14. 
cxd6 +/- O-O 15. Nxg6 ( 15. O-O!? ) 15. ... hxg6 16. e5 c5 17. Ne2 Nc6 18.
 f4 ( 18. g4? Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Nf4 =+ ) 18. ... cxd4 ( 18. ... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 
cxd4 20. O-O {a hrozí jak g4. tak i Vc1-c7.} ) 19. Rd1 f6 {ÄŒerný má se 
svým jezdcem váÅ¾né problémy. Å˜eÅ¡í to sázkou na masu centrálních 
pÄ›Å¡cÅ¯, ale úspÄ›ch to nepÅ™inese. Více asi mohlo hru zamotat} ( 19. ...
 g5!? 20. Nxd4 ( 20. Bf3 Nxf4 21. gxf4 gxf4 22. Nxd4 Nxe5 =/& ) 20. ... 
gxf4 21. Bf3 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 f6 23. Bxh5 fxe5 24. Rd2 Qc1+ 25. Bd1 Qc6 26. 
gxf4 += ) 20. g4 fxe5 21. gxh5 e4 ( 21. ... gxh5 22. O-O +/- ) ( 21. ... 
exf4 22. hxg6 Qe8 23. Bxd5! +- ) 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Qc1+ 24. Ke2 Qxf4 
25. Qg3 Qf6?! {Takhle se Ä�erný nebezpeÄ�ného pÄ›Å¡ce d6 nezbaví vÅ¯bec.} 
( 25. ... gxh5 26. Qxf4 Rxf4 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Rb4 Rxd6 29. Rxb7 e5! += {
jeÅ¡tÄ› mohlo hru dost zkomplikovat.} ) 26. Rd2 Qf5? ( 26. ... gxh5 27. h4
Rad8 ( 27. ... Qh6 28. Bh3 +/- ) 28. Rf1 Qh6 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Bh3 +/- ) 
27. Bh3 +- Qf3+ 28. Qxf3 exf3+ 29. Kf2 Rf6 30. Re1 Kf7 31. hxg6+ Rxg6 32. 
Rd3 +- 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Markus, Robert"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[ECO "E18r"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[WhiteTeam "SRB"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8.
 Bd2 Bf6 9. Rc1 d6 10. d5 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. b4 a5 14. a3 
Nd7 15. Rb1 Qe7 16. Ne1 Ra7 17. Nc2 Rfa8 18. h4 Bc8 19. e4 h5 20. Bf3 g6 
21. Qh6 axb4 22. axb4 Ra2 23. Ne3 Qf6 24. Nf1 Qg7 25. Qg5 Qf6 26. Qh6 R8a3
!? {ÄŒerný cítí, Å¾e by bÄ›lopolný stÅ™elec bílého mohl pÅ™edstavovat 
problém a vyhýbá se moÅ¾nému opakování tahÅ¯. NÄ›kde zde se zaÄ�ala rodit 
pozdÄ›jÅ¡í katastrofa, Ä�erný zaÄ�al myslet na celý bod.} 27. Qe3 Ra8 28. 
Rbb3 Kg7 29. Ra3 Bb7 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Ra3 Qd8 32. Qc1 Qb8?! ( 32. ... 
Rxa3 33. Qxa3 Qa8 =, quiet ) 33. Ne3 {UÅ¾ zde nabízí Rybka pÅ™epadový 
útok} ( 33. Rxa8 Qxa8 34. Bxh5! gxh5 35. Qg5+ Kf8 ( 35. ... Kh8 36. Qxh5+ 
Kg8 37. Qg4+ Kf8 38. Qxd7 +- ) 36. Ne3! +- {Ä�erný král je pozoruhodnÄ› 
bezbranný, jeho figury mu nemohou pÅ™ijít na pomoc. ÄŒerný oÄ�ividnÄ› o 
tomto taktickém motivu nÄ›mÄ›l pÅ™i nedostatku Ä�asu tuÅ¡ení, bílý si 
jeÅ¡tÄ› netroufal.} ) 33. ... Rxa3 34. Qxa3 Bc8?? {Jejejej. V Ä�asové 
tísni pÅ™ehlíÅ¾í ZbynÄ›k pÅ™epadový útok, který navíc svým posledním tahem
umoÅ¾nil.} ( 34. ... Qa8 =, quiet {je myslím dost spolehlivá cesta k 
remíze. Je i Å™ada jiných tahÅ¯ k rovnováze, jen ne ten tím stÅ™elcem.} ) 
35. Bxh5! {Z niÄ�eho nic smotané Ä�erné figury nestíhají králi pÅ™ijít 
vÄ�as na pomoc.} 35. ... gxh5?! ( 35. ... Nf6 +/- {je asi lepÅ¡í, ale bez 
pÄ›Å¡ce to není pÅ™íliÅ¡ perspektivní hra. ZbynÄ›k si to v Ä�asovce 
radÄ›ji nechá ukázat.} ) 36. Nf5+ Kg8 37. Qe3 Nf8 ( 37. ... Ba6 38. Qg5+ 
Kf8 39. Qxh5 Ke8 40. Qg5 Kf8 ( 40. ... Qd8 41. Ng7+ +- ) 41. Qg7+ Ke8 42. 
Nh6 +- ) 38. Qg5+ Ng6 39. Qd8+ {Rozhodující Å¡ach.} 39. ... Nf8 40. Qxc8 {
ílý by mohl hrát i na útok po} ( 40. g4!? +- {, ale volí jistotu jezdcovky
s pÄ›Å¡cem více.} ) 40. ... Qxc8 41. Ne7+ Kg7 42. Nxc8 f5 {Na pÄ›Å¡ce c7 
je smutný pohled, bránit jde jen králem, ale kdo pak bude zastavovat 
bílé pÄ›Å¡ce? ÄŒerný jeÅ¡tÄ› zkouÅ¡í koncovku zamotat, ale bojuje za 
ztracenou vÄ›c.} 43. exf5 Kf6 44. f3 Kxf5 45. Kf2 e4 46. Ne7+! Kf6 47. Nc6
exf3 48. Kxf3 Kf5 ( 48. ... Nd7 49. g4 hxg4+ 50. Kxg4 Kg6 51. h5+ Kf6 52. 
Kf4 +- ) 49. Nd4+ Ke5 50. Nb5 Nd7 51. Nxc7 Kf5 52. Nb5 Ne5+ 53. Ke3 Nf7 ( 
53. ... Nxc4+ 54. Kd4 Nd2 55. Nxd6+ Kg6 56. Nc8 +- ) 54. Kd4 Kg4 55. Nxd6 
Nxd6 56. c5 {Tohle koník neuskáÄ�e.} ( 56. c5 bxc5+ 57. bxc5 Nb5+ 58. Ke5 
+- ) 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Petr, Martin"]
[Black "Sedlak, Nikola"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[ECO "C07t"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "SRB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O 
Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Bg5 
O-O-O 14. c3 Bd6 15. h3 Kb8 16. a4 Rc8 17. Bb3 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. Bxf4 
Qxf4 20. Nf3 {Mám jisté pochybnosti, jestli se dá v této variantÄ› 
bílými nÄ›co ze zahájení vytÄ›Å¾it i po snad pÅ™esnÄ›jÅ¡ím} ( 20. Rad1 
Rhd8 21. Rd3!? {, koncovka, do které bílý míÅ™í, vypadá jako jasná 
remíza.} ) 20. ... Rhd8 21. Ne5 Be8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qe4 24. Qxe4 
Nxe4 25. Nd3 {ZaÄ�íná se ukazovat, Å¾e by pÄ›Å¡ec a4 mohl pÅ™edstavovat 
problém.} 25. ... Rd8 26. Kg1 Kc7 27. f3? {Bílý si bohuÅ¾el v poklidném 
toku partie neuvÄ›domil, Å¾e vznikla taktická hrozba. Mohl ji snadno 
pokrýt tÅ™eba tahem} ( 27. Bc2 =, quiet ) 27. ... Rxd3! 28. Rxd3 Nc5 29. 
Bc2 Nxd3 30. Bxd3 Bxa4 31. Bxh7 {Letmým pohledem to vypadá, Å¾e se 
vlastnÄ› nic nestalo, ale bílý nyní prohraje pÅ™esnÄ› stejným zpÅ¯sobem 
jako Fischer v památné úvodní partii zápasu o titul mistra svÄ›ta se 
Spasským. Fischer ovÅ¡em tehdy bral na h2 dobrovolnÄ›.} 31. ... g6 32. h4 
Kd6 33. g4 {Ubránit stÅ™elcovku bez pÄ›Å¡ce po} ( 33. h5 gxh5 {myslím 
také nepÅ¯jde. Zkusit by se to ale asi mÄ›lo.} ) 33. ... Ke7 ( 33. ... Ke5
! 34. g5 Kf4 35. Bg8 Be8 36. Kf2 +- ) 34. h5? ( 34. g5!? Kf8 ( 34. ... e5!
35. Kf2 Kf8 36. h5 Kg7 ) 35. h5 Kg7 ( 35. ... gxh5 -/+ ) 36. Bxg6 fxg6 37.
 h6+ {je zajímavá idea, která by mohla výhru Ä�ernému zkomplikovat, ale 
Ä�erný mÅ¯Å¾e jednoduÅ¡e na h5 sebrat a hrát znovu s pÄ›Å¡cem více.} ) 
34. ... Kf6! {V tom je ten problém. Bílý stÅ™elec z pasti neunikne.} 35. 
h6 Kg5 ( 35. ... Kg5 36. Bg8 Kxh6 37. Bxf7 Bd7! {Tak zaklapne past i pÅ™i 
jiných pokusech bílého.} 38. Kf2 Kg7 -+ ) 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Bjerke, Silje"]
[Black "Havlikova, Kristyna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2189"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[ECO "B36f"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[WhiteTeam "NOR"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6
8. Bg5 Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Bd3 Be6 11. O-O Re8 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. b3 Qa5 14. 
Bb1 a6 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxd2 g5 =, quiet 18. Be3 h6 19. Bd3
Bb2 20. Rc2 Ba3 21. Bd2 b5 22. cxb5 Rxc2 23. Bxc2 axb5 24. Bd3 Bd7 25. b4
?! Bb2 26. Rb1 Bd4 27. Rc1 Ra8 28. Rc2 Ra3 =+ 29. Bf1 Ra7 30. g3 d5!? {
Zajímavý nápad, ale soupeÅ™ku myslící od poÄ�átku spíÅ¡e na remízu to 
nerozhodí. TrpÄ›livÄ›jÅ¡í procedura nejdÅ™íve vyjít králem na f6 a poté 
hledat cestu ke slabinám na dámském kÅ™ídle a k poli f2 by mohla mít 
vÄ›tÅ¡í Å¡anci na úspÄ›ch.} 31. exd5 Bf5 32. Rc1 Rxa2 33. Be3 Bxe3 34. 
fxe3 Be4 35. Rc5 Ra1 36. Kf2 Ra2+ 37. Kg1 Ra1 {ÄŒerný má jen opakování 
tahÅ¯.} 38. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[ECO "E68f"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankreich"]
[BlackTeam "Aserbeidschan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8.
 e4 exd4 {I have always felt a great relief when facing this move over the
board. By giving up the tension so soon, Black simplifies White's choice 
of plans. And in order to occupy the "weak" d4-square, Black needs a lot 
of cooperation from White's part.} ( {I find} 8. ... c6 9. h3 Qb6 {
favoured by Tal, Fischer and Kasparov, more challenging.} ) 9. Nxd4 Re8 
10. h3 a6 {Very straightforward. Black intends to prepare ...b7-b5. But 
the last move is also very committal and White has all the time he needs 
to take preventive measures.} 11. Re1 Rb8 12. Rb1 Ne5 13. Bf1 {Played 
after 18 minutes, this rare move kind of puzzles me. The bishop retreat 
does not prevent Black's queenside expansion in any way. Later, White will
need spending another tempo on returning with the bishop on the long 
diagonal.} ( {I have always played} 13. b3 {, with a stable advantage each
time. The main point is that} 13. ... c5 14. Nc2 b5 15. f4 {loses either 
the d6-pawn or, if} 15. ... Nc6?! {a piece to} 16. e5 {I may have to check
everything again... A good area for investigating in CBM 162!} ) 13. ... 
c5 14. Nc2 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. b4 {Practically admitting the failure of 
his initial plans. Vachier might have thought he could take on b5 
unpunished, but in view of the hanging h3-pawn, the weak f3-square and the
possibility of a central break with ... d6-d5, White'd underdeveloped army
would be in big danger.} 16. ... c4 {The f1-bishop is just passive now.} 
17. Nd4 d5! {The most energetical way to take over the initiative. WHite 
is in big trouble already.} 18. Bg5 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bb7 20. Bg2 Bxe4 21. 
Rxe4 Qb6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qe2 Re7 24. Nc2 Rd8 25. Re1 Rdd7 26. Ne3 Kg7 {
[#]To a certain extent, the position looks symmetrical, but Black has a 
huge advantage. The c4-pawn is much stronger than the a2-pawn and the 
control over the d3-square offers hopes for setting up a global 
domination.} 27. Rd1 Nd3?! {This offers WHite chances to kick for his 
life. Let us remember the moment of Carlsen's Be3-h6 from theprevious 
game. It is good, of course, to occupy a good square with the knight (f4 
and d3, respectively), but it would be better not to obstruct any of our 
pieces!} ( 27. ... Rd3 {followed by ...Qd6} ) ( {or} 27. ... Qd8 {planning
...Rxd1 followed by . ..Rd7 would have been more convincing.} ) 28. a4 {At
last some white activity.} 28. ... Rxe4 29. Bxe4 Rd4 {Black has finally 
occupied this square, meaning that White has really provided some help. 
The last move attacks the bishop and over-defends c4, threatening ...bxa4.
} 30. a5 Qd6 31. Qg4 {And now he strikes on the opposite wing.} 31. ... 
Kh6 32. Nc2 {[#] With his rook trapped in the centre, it almost looks as 
if Black had been tricked, but...} 32. ... Nxf2! {The start of a 
spectacular mutuaal blows.} 33. Rxd4 Bxd4 34. Qh4+ Kg7 {And now, we should
not hurry to call it a day the other way around...} 35. Bxg6! {Hitting h7 
and d4 simultaneously.} 35. ... Ng4+ 36. Kf1 hxg6 37. Nxd4 Qxd4 38. Qxg4 
Qd3+ {[#]It may seem that the worse is off for White. In queen endings the
pawn number is less relevant than the rank of the passed pawns. Isn't the 
a5-pawn just as good as the c4-pawn? Well, almost, because a third element
interfers, the king's safety. Thisdetail alone, clearly favouring Black, 
decides the game.} 39. Qe2 ( {If} 39. Kf2 c3 {Black would soon deliver 
mate witb four queens on board.} ) 39. ... Qxg3 40. a6 Qxh3+ {The pawns 
are not that important, but their absence is... There is no shelter 
avalable for the king.} 41. Kg1 Qg3+ 42. Kf1 Qc3 43. Qa2 Qh3+ 44. Kg1 c3 
45. Qa1 ( {White had no time for advancing his pawn:} 45. a7 Qe3+ 46. Qf2 
( 46. Kf1 Qc1+ 47. Ke2 c2 ) ( 46. Kg2 Qd2+ 47. Qxd2 cxd2 ) 46. ... Qxf2+ 
47. Kxf2 c2 48. a8=Q c1=Q {We have transposed to another queen ending 
without any counterplay for White. And the extra pawns finally do count!} 
) 45. ... Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qf3+ 47. Kg1 Qe3+ 48. Kf1 Kh7 ( 48. ... Kh7 {
Unpinning the pawn. If} 49. Qa2 Qc1+ 50. Ke2 Qb2+ {with a familiar 
transposition to a simple pawn and then again queen ending.} ) 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[ECO "B26d"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norwegen"]
[BlackTeam "Polen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 {For a moment, this move made me curious: will we see a fierce 
theoretical dispute in the Najdorf?!} 1. ... c5 2. Nc3 {Not really! Just 
some complex positional struggle with mobile pawn chains and all pieces on
board. In the '60s, the closed Sicilian used to be a deadly weapon in 
Spassky's hands. Players like Geller and Larsen (the latter also with 
reversed colours, 1.c4 e5) were crushed during Spassky's campaigns for the
World title.} 2. ... d6 ( {The man who did find an antidote to Spassky's 
way of treatment of the Sicilian was Viktor Kortschnoj. During their 1968 
Candidates final he twice answered} 2. ... e6 {followed by ...d7-d5. Black
had some light pressure in both games but they ended in draws. In order to
win the match, Spassky found no other solution than... winning with black 
and switching to 1. d4 when playing with white. It remains an open 
question what would Carlsen do against 2...e6. True, he twice faced this 
move, but this happened in 2002 when he was rated 2171...} ) 3. g3 Nc6 4. 
Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 e5 {[#]Black adopts Botvinnik's English triangle 
with reversed colours, a system I had praised in my comments to the first 
round. I have to operate a small correction: the system is good unless you
face Carlsen. But does this not apply for any other opening?!} 7. Nh3 {
This way of developing the knight was also one of Spassky's favourites. I 
must confess that when following Carlsen's play I have every time the 
temptation to compare him with another World Champion from the past: now 
Fischer, later Lasker, but today we surely have Boris Vassilievich in the 
background. On more concrete terms, what could be the great idea behind 
the last move? Shouldn't the knight (after f2-f4) go to f3, controling the
important central d4- and e5-squares? Actually, it would be of little use 
to put pressure on such well defended squares, so it is a good idea to be 
heading for the only weakness in Blck's setup, the d5-square. After the 
planned f2-f4, the perspective of a knight jump to f4-d5 somwehat 
restricts Black's options.} 7. ... Nge7 8. f4 Nd4 {Since the knight will 
be forced to retreat after only four movs, this looks like a mere loss of 
time.} ( {But Black must have feared that after the natural} 8. ... O-O {
hite would carry out the thematic attack} 9. f5 gxf5 10. Qh5 Nd4 11. O-O-O
{(which, under slightly difficult circumstances occurred in some of 
Spassky's games, too!) Black is under no immediate threats, but the 
weakness of the light squares and of his king's position may accumulate 
into a promising positional white attack.} ) 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. 
Nd1! {A multi-purpose move. White prepares to expell the d4-knight and to 
consolidate his h3-knight at the same time.} 11. ... Qc8 12. Ndf2 Ndc6 13.
 c3 {[#]} 13. ... b5 ( {One rule I knew as a kid is that if there is some 
tesnion in the centre Black should consolidate his c5-pawn with} 13. ... 
b6 {In this concrete position, the idea would be meeting} 14. fxe5 {with} 
14. ... dxe5 {, preventing the radical activation of the h3-knight.} ) 14.
 fxe5! Nxe5 15. Bh6 {The most precise move order. Such a positive move as 
Nh3-f4 should not obstruct the bishop. Besides, exchanging the g7-bishop 
will weaken the kingside and turn Black's queenside counter-attack into 
something similar to an infantery assault without the support of the 
artilery.} 15. ... N7c6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nf4 Qd8 {After the bishop 
exchange, it looks natural to return with the queen on dark squares, for 
both defensive and offensive purposes. But I cannot help comparing the two
rival Majesties, suggesting an advantage for the white queen. From d2, it 
also controls dark squares on both wings, but it does not prevent the 
rooks' connection!} 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Qe2 {Controlling the g4square and 
taking the queen out of the e5-knight's range (d3-d4, ...Nc4) in order to 
prepare the central expansion.} 19. ... h5?! {The final phase of the game 
induces the thought that Black should have abstained himself from this 
weakening of the kingside.} 20. d4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Ng4 22. h3 Nxf2 23. Qxf2 
{[#]White's progress over the past moves is obvious, while for Black it 
remains difficult to formulate a coherent plan.} 23. ... Ne7 24. Rd3! {
With thecentre firmly in White's hands, such rook lifts tend to be rather 
annoying. But, ironically, this move would not have been possible had 
Black not occupied the b5-square with the pawn!} 24. ... b4 {The threat 
...Bb5 arrives too late. Things will start happening on the kingside.} 25.
 Rf3 Qe8 ( {Black needs to spend a tempo on over-defending f7, since} 
25. ... Bb5? {would allow the decisive blow} 26. Nxh5+! ) 26. g4! {Wit the
black pawn on h7, this would hve been just a way to increase the 
positional domination by blocking the enemy structure with g4-g5. But the 
way it is, the open file will be opened, with fatal consequences for 
Black.} 26. ... hxg4 27. hxg4 Bb5 ( 27. ... Bxg4 {would just open another 
file for White's attack:} 28. Rg3 Qd7 29. Bh3! {Attacking the main 
defender of the g-file.} 29. ... f5 ( 29. ... Bxh3 30. Nh5+ {is curtains.}
) 30. d5 {with such threats as Qd4+ and Ne6+.} ) 28. Re1 Qd8 {This queen 
surely has moved a lot. And it did it ith short steps, as if it was the 
least mobile piece on board, the king.} 29. g5 Qb6? {The first relatively 
long queen move loses by force, but it is hard to give an advice for 
Black. Apart from the game manoeuvre he threatens Rh3 with combined 
threats along the h-file and on f6.} 30. Bh3 Rcd8 {[#]} 31. Be6 {Quite a 
nasty visit!} 31. ... Be8 32. Nd5 ( 32. Rh3 {with the threat Nh5+ followed
by Qf6+ and Rxh5 is more spectacular. Had Black retreated his rook on b8 
rather than d8, this might have been Carlsen's choice. But with the 
d8-square unavailable to the black queen, his solution is simple and 
effective.} ) 32. ... Nxd5 33. Bxd5 {Black resigned... in what looks a 
"normal" position. It would be so with the h-file closed. Under the given 
circumstances, the threat Rh3 followed by Qf6+ is decisive.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Leon Hoyos, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[ECO "A37g"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgien"]
[BlackTeam "Mexiko"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MEX"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. a3 Nge7 8. 
b4 O-O 9. Rb1 b6 {[#]From the today's selection, this game had the most 
peaceful (and, if I had not been playing the English for a dozen of years,
I would add "boring") start. But the end will be by far the most exciting 
one!} 10. Nb5!? {An interesting move. Black has developed very flexibly, 
but there is a hidden weakness in his camp on f6. The last move prepares 
Bb2, which will confront Black with a difficult choice.} ( {The alternate 
move order based on} 10. Bb2 {hoping for Nb5 actually loses a pawn to} 
10. ... cxb4 ) 10. ... Bb7 ( {If} 10. ... a6 11. Nc3 {Black may later 
regreat having weakened the b6-square.} ) 11. Bb2 e5?! {It is 
understandable that Black does not wish to exchange the bishop, since this
would only increase the weakness of the f6-square. But in this case the 
remedy is worse than the problem itself, because the d5-square becomes 
chronically weak.} 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. d3 Qd7 14. Nd2 f5 15. Ba1 Rab8 16. 
Qa4 Ba8 17. Nc3 Rbc8 18. Nd5 {[#] If we were to predict the future course 
of events, the most plausible description would be: White attacks on 
theueenside and in the centre, Black prepares his counterplay on the 
opposite wing. Well, this is correct... up to a certain point only! The 
strong outpost on d5 allows White playing on the whole board.} 18. ... g5 
( 18. ... f4 {would prematurely weaken another light square:} 19. Nxe7+ 
Qxe7 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Ne4 {With strong pressure.} ) 19. e3 Ng6 {[#] And 
now we might think that Black's play acquires more effective forms thaan 
White's... This must be what Baadur felt, too since he now completely 
changes the direction of his attack.} 20. Qd1!! {Threatening the nasty 
Qh5.} 20. ... g4 21. f3 h5 22. fxg4 hxg4 23. h3 Nce7 24. hxg4 fxg4 25. Qe2
{Black has managed to keep a pawn on g4, but has weakened the e4-square 
and his king's position.} 25. ... Kh8?! {Leon prepares some unclear attack
involving the g-file, but overloks that his king is vulnerable on the open
h-file.} 26. Be4! {Threatening Qh2+ followed by Kg2 and Rh1.} 26. ... Bxd5
27. cxd5 Rxf1+ 28. Nxf1! {Bringing the knight closer to the weak g4-pawn.}
28. ... Bh6 29. Nh2 Rg8 30. Nxg4 Nh4 {[#] A desperate atempt to complicate
matters. Black might have planned all this attack when putting his king in
the corner. There should be more than one winning moves by now, but 
Jobava's is the most elegant and probably strongest, too.} 31. Nxe5! {
Until now, Black might have hoped that the a1-bishop would stay out of 
play. Not any more!} 31. ... Rxg3+ ( 31. ... dxe5 32. Bxe5+ {leads to 
decisive attack:} 32. ... Rg7 ( 32. ... Bg7 33. Qh5# {leads to a nice 
mating pattern.} ) 33. Rb8+ Nc8 34. Qh5 {Black's helplessness is 
illustrated by the fact thaat he cannot defend the h6-bishop!!} ) 32. Kf2 
Qh3 {Black has managed to mass up an impressive number of pieces around 
the white king. By contrast, White will atack the enemy king with checks 
from the distance.} 33. Rb8+ Nc8 34. Rxc8+ Kg7 35. Nc6+ Kf7 36. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Iotov, Valentin"]
[Black "Jianu, Vlad-Cristian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[ECO "D37j"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgarien"]
[BlackTeam "RumÃÂ¤nien"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 {A quiet start to the game 
doesn't always mean the game will remain so!} 5. ... O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 
{This line was once considered the most critical test of the set-up Black 
has chosen. Nowadays 7.Be2 is more popular at the top level.} 7. ... Nh5 (
7. ... c6 {is also possible and leads to completely different type of 
games.} ) 8. Be5 f6 9. Bg3 Nxg3 {Black eliminates the bishop before it can
move to h4, but now White has an open h-file to work with.} 10. hxg3 b6 
11. Bd3 f5?! {The wrong way of shutting down White's attack.} ( 11. ... h6
{was much stronger, since it doesn't give White an extra target. It does 
however look risky as more light-squares are being weakened.} ) 12. g4! {
Of course! Now Black's position is difficult to defend.} 12. ... bxc5 13. 
gxf5 c4 14. fxe6 Nf6 15. Bxh7+! {Black must have missed this move.} 
15. ... Nxh7 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Ng5 ( 17. Qf5 {was also strong.} ) 17. ... 
Bb4 18. Qg6 {Black is helpless against the threat of Nf7 and Rh8 
checkmate.} 18. ... Bxe6 {Pure desperation, after this Iotov will have 
more material and a free attack.} 19. Nxe6 Qd7 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Rh4 Qb5 
22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Ke2 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norwegen"]
[BlackTeam "Polen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]
[FEN "2rq1r2/p3npk1/3p2p1/1b4P1/1p1PPN2/5R2/PP3QB1/4R1K1 b - - 0 29"]

29. ... Qb6?! ( 29. ... Rh8 +/- ) 30. Bh3! Rcd8 31. Be6! {The threat of 
Bxf7 is nearly unstoppable, while the Bishop itself is taboo!} 31. ... Be8
32. Nd5 ( 32. Rh3 {going for Checkmate was another way to end the game.} )
32. ... Nxd5 33. Bxd5 {Black is absolutely helpless against moving the 
rook from f3 and Qf6 checkmate.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Frankreich"]
[BlackTeam "Aserbeidschan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]
[FEN "8/5p1p/3q1bpk/Pp6/1PpRB1Q1/6PP/2N2n2/6K1 b - - 0 33"]

{A tense position after a fascinating game. Mamedyarov helf the advantage 
almost straight out of the opening, but the defining moment really came 
here.} 
33. ... Bxd4 34. Qh4+? ( 34. Qf4+! Qxf4 35. gxf4 Ba7 â–¡ {and Black is up 
a pawn but this is not an endgame that can be won. Draw is the most likely
scenario.} ) 34. ... Kg7 35. Bxg6!? {Very clever, but insufficient.} 
35. ... Ng4+! {Clever back! The knight goes to g4 because now White cannot
take on d4.} 36. Kf1 hxg6 37. Nxd4 Qxd4 38. Qxg4 Qd3+ {for now there are 
equal pawns, but Black's c-pawn is more dangerous as in many lines it 
queens with check.} 39. Qe2 Qxg3 40. a6 Qxh3+ 41. Kg1 Qg3+ 42. Kf1 Qc3 43.
 Qa2 Qh3+ 44. Kg1 c3 {the extra pawns now make all the difference. Both 
the c and a-pawns will queen, but the endgame will be hopeless for MVL.} 
45. Qa1 Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qf3+ 47. Kg1 Qe3+ 48. Kf1 Kh7 {Azerbaijan goes 8/8 in
the Olympiad!} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Olsarova, Karolina"]
[Black "Dolzhikova, Olga"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2237"]
[BlackElo "2166"]
[ECO "C41k"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "NOR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Qd2 Re8
8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. f3 Nc5 10. Kb1 Ne6 11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. g4 += {ÄŒerné se i 
podle Ä�asové spotÅ™eby nástup bílých pÄ›Å¡cÅ¯ evidentnÄ› nelíbil.} 
12. ... Nd7 13. Nd5 Bf6 14. h4 Bxd5 ( 14. ... Bxh4? 15. g5 +- ) ( 14. ... 
Be5 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 += ) 15. exd5 Nc5 16. c3 a6 17. Qc2 b5 18. g5 Be5 
19. Be3 Na4 {ÄŒerné se stále nechce zahrát} ( 19. ... g6 {, ale byla to 
jeÅ¡tÄ› nejrozumnÄ›jÅ¡í obrana, jinak má její Ä�ernopolný stÅ™elec stále 
problémy.} ) 20. Bc1 g6 {A teÄ� uÅ¾ je pozdÄ›, bílí pÄ›Å¡ci budou 
pÅ™íliÅ¡ rychlí.} 21. f4 Bh8 22. h5 Qe7 23. f5! +- f6 {Dobrá obrana uÅ¾ 
jaksi neexistuje.} 24. fxg6 fxg5 25. gxh7+ Qxh7 26. Bd3 Qd7 27. Bxg5 Be5 
28. Bf5 Qg7 29. Rhg1 Kh8 30. Bh4 Qh6 31. Rg6 Qf4 32. Bg5 Qf3 33. Rh6+ Kg7 
34. Rh7+ Kg8 35. Rg1 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Koskela, Niina"]
[Black "Sikorova, Olga"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2213"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[ECO "A04"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[WhiteTeam "NOR"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. c3 e5 8. 
a3 d6 9. b4 b6 10. b5 Na5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. dxc4 a6 14. Qd3 
Qc7 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Nd2 Be6 17. bxa6?! Rxa6 18. Nf1 Ra4 19. Ne3 Bh6 20. f4
{Bílá si svéráznÄ› pojatým zahájením vytvoÅ™ila drobné problémy,} ( 20. 
Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Bxc1 22. Rdxc1 c4 =+ {by je zcela nevyÅ™eÅ¡ilo.} ) 
20. ... exf4 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. cxd5 Bg4 23. Rf1 Qd7 {PoÄ�ítaÄ� doporuÄ�uje}
( 23. ... c4 24. Qc2 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 {ale po pokrytí vÄ›Å¾e pÅ™ijde vÅ¾dy} 
25. ... Rda8 26. gxf4 Bg7 27. f5!? {a bílá má urÄ�ité protiÅ¡ance.} ) 24. 
gxf4 Re8 25. h3! Bh5 26. f5 Bxc1 27. Raxc1!? Rxa3 28. f6 {Bílá své 
taktické zámÄ›ry mohla vylepÅ¡it po} ( 28. Qe3! Qd8 29. f6 {, napÅ™.} 
29. ... Re5 30. Qh6 Qf8 31. Qxf8+ Kxf8 32. Rb1! =, quiet {s plnohodnotnou 
protihrou.} ) 28. ... h6! 29. Rb1 Qa7 {ÄŒerná mÄ›la také rýpnout taktikou}
( 29. ... b5! {, braní pÄ›Å¡ce se nehodí:} 30. Rxb5 ( 30. Qxb5 Qxb5 31. 
Rxb5 Be2 ) 30. ... Rxc3 {a Ä�erná by získala Ä�as k postupu c4.} ) 30. Qb5
Rd8 31. Rfc1 {ÄŒerné zaÄ�íná chybÄ›t ve hÅ™e stÅ™elec na h5.} 31. ... Ra6 
32. Bf1 Ra2 33. Qxb6 Qxb6 34. Rxb6 Bf3 35. Re1 g5 36. Re3 Bh5 37. e5 dxe5 
38. Rxe5 c4 {ÄŒerná nechce nechat bílé krytého volného pÄ›Å¡ce, ale 
nestihla v Ä�asové tísni docenit vÅ¡echny jemnosti.} ( 38. ... Rd2 39. c4 
Ra8! =, quiet {dávalo Ä�erné dostateÄ�nou protihru.} ) 39. Bxc4 Rc2 40. 
Re3 Ra8 41. Rb1 Rc8 42. d6 {Bílá vymyslela dalÅ¡í taktiku, ale} ( 42. Bd3!
R2xc3 43. d6 +- {by nedalo Ä�erné Å¾ádné Å¡ance.} ) 42. ... Rxc4 43. d7 
Rd2 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. d8=Q Rxd8 46. Rxd8 Rc6 {S volným pÄ›Å¡cem c3 by 
výhra bílé nemÄ›la být problém, ale v technice bílá není tak dobrá jako v 
taktice.} 47. Rd4 Rxf6 48. c4 Rc6 49. Re5 Kg7 50. Ra5 Bg6 51. c5 Bf5 52. 
h4 {Ten pÄ›Å¡ec se jeÅ¡tÄ› bílé mohl hodit.} 52. ... gxh4 53. Rd6? {A 
dalÅ¡í chyba zahazuje výhru. Vzít na h4 a zamíÅ™it králem k volnému 
pÄ›Å¡ci byla logická hra.} 53. ... Rxd6! 54. cxd6 Be6 =, quiet {ÄŒerný 
král stíhá uhlídat volného pÄ›Å¡ce. PÄ›Å¡ec h3 spoutá ruce bílému králi.} 
55. Rd5 Bd7 56. Re5 Kf6 57. Re7 Be6 58. Kh2 h3 59. Kg3 h5 60. Kh2 h4 61. 
Kg1 Bf5 62. Kh2 Be6 63. Ra7 Bf5 64. Ra5 Bd7! 65. Rh5 Ke6 {Tím mÄ›la partie
skonÄ�it. Bílá to nechtÄ›la uznat jeÅ¡tÄ› skoro 40 zbyteÄ�ných tahÅ¯.} 66.
 Kxh3 Kxd6+ 67. Kxh4 Be6 68. Kg3 Ke7 69. Kf4 Kf6 70. Rg5 Bb3 71. Rf5+ Kg7 
72. Ke5 Bc2 73. Rg5+ Bg6 74. Rg1 Kh7 75. Kf6 Kg8 76. Rh1 Be4 77. Rc1 Bg6 
78. Rc8+ Kh7 79. Rb8 Bh5 80. Rb2 Bg6 81. Rd2 Kg8 82. Rh2 Bd3 83. Rd2 Bg6 
84. Ke7 Kg7 85. Rd8 Bf5 86. Rb8 Be4 87. Rb6 Bg6 88. Rb5 Bd3 89. Rb7 Be4 
90. Ra7 Bd3 91. Ra3 Bf5 92. Rg3+ Bg6 93. Rg5 Kg8 94. Kf6 Kh7 95. Ra5 Kg8 
96. Ra8+ Kh7 97. Rb8 Bh5 98. Rb2 Bg6 99. Rh2+ Kg8 100. Rh4 Bd3 101. Rh8+ 
Kxh8 102. Kxf7 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Olsarova, Tereza"]
[Black "Hagesather, Ellen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2271"]
[BlackElo "2182"]
[ECO "B07t"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[WhiteTeam "CZE"]
[BlackTeam "NOR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Nbd7 6. f4 b5 7. a3 Bb7 8. e5
! Nd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Nf3 e6 11. Bd3 a6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Qe2 Be7 14. Kh1 
Qc6 15. Bf2 Nb6 16. b3 {V podstatÄ› myslím Ä�erná dosáhla svého - nemá 
témÄ›Å™ co hrát! Takhle by zkrátka Ä�erný tuto variantu postavit nemÄ›l!} 
16. ... Bc8 17. Bh4 Ra7 18. Qf2 Qc7 19. Rae1 {Bílá si pomalu pÅ™ipravuje 
prÅ¯lomový postup f4-f5 po otevÅ™ení centra, Ä�erná hledá cestu jak si 
ulevit výmÄ›nami, aniÅ¾ by ztratila kontrolu Ä�erných polí na královském 
kÅ™ídle.} 19. ... Qd8 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 ( 20. ... Qxe7 21. f5! +- gxf5 22. 
Bxf5 ) 21. Qh4 Rb7 22. Qh6 +- Kd7 {Snaha o útÄ›k krále je pochopitelná, 
ale je to skuteÄ�nÄ› útÄ›k?} 23. a4! bxa4 24. Bxa6 Ra7 25. Bb5+ Kc7 26. 
exd6+ Qxd6 27. Qg7 Qf8 ( 27. ... Rf8 28. c4 ) 28. Qe5+ Kb7 29. bxa4 f6 30.
 Qe2 Qd6 31. Ra1 {OkamÅ¾ité} ( 31. Nd2! {je asi úÄ�innÄ›jÅ¡í.} ) 31. ... 
Bd7 32. a5 Rha8 33. a6+ Kc8 34. Nd2 Bxb5 35. Qxb5 Nd7 {ÄŒerná se brání 
udatnÄ›, první nápor témÄ›Å™ pÅ™eÅ¾ila. Bílá zaÄ�íná myslet na koncovku.} 
36. c4 Qb6 37. Rab1 Rxa6 38. cxd5 Qxb5 39. Rxb5 exd5 40. Rxd5 Ra1 {PÄ›Å¡ec
více je z takové pozice skoro málo, po} ( 40. ... Kc7! {by jeho 
uplatÅˆování mohlo být hodnÄ› obtíÅ¾né.} ) 41. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 42. Kh2 Kc7 43. 
Nb3 Rf1 {Ani na vÄ›Å¾ovku po} ( 43. ... Rb1 44. Nc5 Nxc5 45. dxc5 += {bych
moc nespoléhal.} ) 44. f5! {Bílá nachází zpÅ¯sob jak udrÅ¾et iniciativu. 
Po} ( 44. Kg3 f5 =, quiet {by Ä�erná dostala dostateÄ�nou protihru.} ) 
44. ... gxf5 {VýmÄ›na vÄ›Å¾í by vedla k dost Å¡patné jezdcovce. Logické 
ale bylo} ( 44. ... Kc6! 45. Ra5 Rd1 {Å¡patná souhra bílých figur by k 
výhÅ™e asi staÄ�it nemÄ›la.} ) 45. Nd2! Rf4?? {Po dlouhé a pÅ™iznejme i 
úspÄ›Å¡né obranÄ› se Ä�erná náhle hroutí. Po} ( 45. ... Rd1 46. Nf3 {
nevidÄ›la pÄ›knou taktickou výmluvu} 46. ... Ne5! 47. Nxe5 fxe5 48. Rxe5 
Rxd4 49. Rxf5 Rd7 +/- {, to bych si jeÅ¡tÄ› na výhru bílé nevsadil. 
Zvolené náhradní Å™eÅ¡ení je samoodchyt vÄ›Å¾e.} ) 46. Kg3 ( 46. Kg3 Kc6 
47. Rxd7 +- ) 1-0

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open""]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[ECO "D97l"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[WhiteTeam "SRB"]
[BlackTeam "CZE"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 
8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6 12. d6 Re8 13. Qd3 b5 14. f3
Re6 {PÅ™ipravené vylepÅ¡ení partie MorozeviÄ� - Vachier Lagrave, Biel 
2011.} 15. Be3 Rxd6 16. Qc2 Nh5 17. O-O Bd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Rfd1 Be6 20.
 Bf1 Qb6 21. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Qf2 Rd8 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. b3 Rd2 25. Ne2 b4 
26. Kf2 c5 27. Ke3 Rc2 28. g4 Nf6 29. Nf4 Rc3+ 30. Bd3 c4 31. bxc4 Bxc4 
32. Kd4 Bxd3 33. Nxd3 Ra3 34. Rc1 Rxa2 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. e5 Ng8 37. Rc7 {Je
to hezký pohled, kdyÅ¾ oba hráÄ�i hrají skoro vÅ¡echny tahy jak 
poÄ�ítaÄ�. Rovnováha je zaruÄ�ena a bílý nárokuje pÅ¯l bodu.} 37. ... Kf8 
38. Rc8+ ( 38. Nxb4 Rxh2 39. Rxa7 h5 =, quiet ) 38. ... Kg7 39. Rc7 Kf8 
1/2-1/2

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open""]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[ECO "E68f"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8.
 e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Re1 Rb8 {V souÄ�asnosti nejÅ¾ivÄ›jÅ¡í 
verze králky s g3. ÄŒerný zamýÅ¡lí expandovat c7-c5 s dalÅ¡ím b7-b5, 
Ä�asto do toho investuje pÄ›Å¡ce d6.} 12. Rb1 Ne5 13. Bf1?! {Mnohem 
lepÅ¡í povÄ›st má} ( 13. b3 ) 13. ... c5 14. Nc2 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. b4 {
Tak uÅ¾ se sice hrálo, ale celá koncepce bílého mi pÅ™ipadá nezdravá.} ( 
16. Bxb5 Rxb5 17. Nxb5 Bxh3 18. f3 c4 =/& {davá Ä�ernému docela 
nepÅ™íjemnou iniciativu.} ) 16. ... c4 17. Nd4 d5! 18. Bg5 {Je zde sice 
plno taktických moÅ¾ností, ale pokud Ä�erný o pozici nÄ›co ví, vaÅ™í podle
poÄ�ítaÄ�e bílý z vody.} ( 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Ncxb5 Bd7! 20. Bb2 ( 20. Nd6 
Nc3 -+ ) 20. ... Nxb4 21. Nd6 Nbd3 -/+ ) 18. ... dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bb7 20. Bg2
Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qb6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qe2 Re7 -/+ {I kdyz pÅ™ipustím, Å¾e 
mÅ¯Å¾e jít o domácí pÅ™ípravu, nevidím nic, Ä�ím by bílý kompenzoval 
silného krytého volného pÄ›Å¡ce c4. ÄŒerný jednoduÅ¡e stojí lépe na více 
zpÅ¯sobÅ¯.} 24. Nc2 Rd8 25. Re1 Rdd7 26. Ne3 Kg7 27. Rd1 Nd3 ( 27. ... Qd8
! -/+ ) 28. a4 Rxe4 29. Bxe4 Rd4 30. a5 Qd6 31. Qg4 {ÄŒerný si hru trochu 
zkomplikoval, ale bílému se nechce bojovat v koncovce po} ( 31. Bxd3 cxd3 
32. Qf3 Rxb4 33. Nd5 Ra4 34. Qxd3 Rxa5 -/+ {o holý Å¾ivot.} ) 31. ... Kh6
!? {Smysl pro humor Ä�ernému nechybí. PoÄ�ítaÄ� preferuje} ( 31. ... h5 
32. Nf5+ Kf8 33. Nxd6 hxg4 34. Bxd3 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 cxd3 36. Ne4 gxh3 37. 
Kh2 Bd4 38. Kxh3 f5 -/+ ) 32. Nc2 Nxf2 33. Rxd4 Bxd4 34. Qh4+? {Zajímavé 
následky mohlo mít} ( 34. Qf4+! Qxf4 35. gxf4 Ba7 36. Bc6 Nxh3+ 37. Kg2 
Nxf4+ 38. Kf3 Nd3 39. Bxb5 =+ {na c4 sice moÅ¾ná bílý nesebere, ale jeho 
pÄ›Å¡ci by mohli být nepÅ™íjemnÄ› rychlí.} ) 34. ... Kg7 35. Bxg6 Ng4+! 
36. Kf1 hxg6 37. Nxd4 ( 37. Qxg4 Ba7 -/+ {nevypadá o moc lépe.} ) 37. ... 
Qxd4 38. Qxg4 Qd3+ 39. Qe2 {Ani dámská koncovka po} ( 39. Kf2 c3 40. a6 c2
41. Qf4 Qd1 42. a7 c1=Q 43. Qxc1 Qxc1 44. a8=Q Qd2+ 45. Kf1 Qxb4 -+ {se 
asi zremizovat nedá.} ) 39. ... Qxg3 -+ 40. a6 Qxh3+ 41. Kg1 Qg3+ 42. Kf1 
Qc3 43. Qa2 Qh3+ 44. Kg1 c3 45. Qa1 ( 45. a7 Qe3+ 46. Kf1 Qc1+ 47. Kg2 c2 
-+ ) 45. ... Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qf3+ 47. Kg1 Qe3+ 48. Kf1 Kh7 {O smyslu pro 
humor uÅ¾ byla Å™eÄ�, pÄ›Å¡ec c3 pÅ¯jde vpÅ™ed.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "A11"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qc2 a6 5. h3 e6 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. 
cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Be6 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Bf5 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. 
Bxf6 {Bílý postavil zahájení trochu jako Ä�erný, zde pÅ™ichází jasný 
dÅ¯kaz, Å¾e s jeho pozicí není nÄ›co v poÅ™ádku.} ( 14. d4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 
Ne4 =+ ) 14. ... Bxf6 15. Nc3 g6 16. Qd3?! {Divné pole pro dámu.} 16. ... 
b5 17. Rac1 Ne7 18. Qb1 Qb6 19. b4 c4 20. d4 {Bílý jakÅ¾ takÅ¾ drÅ¾í 
rovnováhu, ale volný pÄ›Å¡ec c4 není jen pro ozdobu.} 20. ... Rfd8 21. Kh1
Rb8 22. Ng1 Nc6 23. Nge2 Bg5 24. Rcd1 Bh6 25. Qb2 a5 =+ {Manévry Ä�erného 
jsou rozhodnÄ› efektivnÄ›jÅ¡í neÅ¾ pÅ™esuny bílých figur.} 26. Na2 Bf8 27.
 Nec3 axb4 28. Nxb4 Nxb4 29. axb4 Qd6 30. Rb1 h5 {OpÄ›t klasické 
uskÅ™ípnutí protiÅ¡ancí soupeÅ™e na královském kÅ™ídle pÅ™ed zahájením 
útoku na kÅ™ídle opaÄ�ném.} 31. Qe2 h4 32. Rb2 Qc6 33. Rd1 Ra8 34. e4?! {
Bílý zkouÅ¡í protihru v centru, ale jen rozÅ¡íÅ™í poÄ�et svých slabin.} 
34. ... dxe4 35. d5 Qe8 36. Nxe4 Bg7 -/+ 37. Rc2 f5 38. Nc5 Qxe2 39. Rxe2 
Ra1! {Oba slabé pÄ›Å¡ce bílý neubrání.} 40. Ree1 Rxd1 41. Rxd1 Bc3 42. Ne6
Rd7 43. Nc5 Rd6 44. Nb7 Rb6! 45. Na5 ( 45. d6 Rxb7 46. d7 Bf6 47. d8=Q+ 
Bxd8 48. Rxd8+ Kf7 -+ ) 45. ... Bxb4 46. Nc6 Bd6 -+ 47. Rb1 c3 48. Na5 Bf4
49. Nb3 Rd6 50. g3 hxg3 51. fxg3 Bxg3 52. Rd1 Bf4 53. Rd3 Be5 54. Kg2 b4 
55. Kf3 Kf7 56. Ke2 Ra6 57. Re3 Bf4 58. Rf3 Ra3 59. Rxf4 Rxb3 60. Kd3 Rb2 
61. Rf1 c2 62. Ra1 b3 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Iotov, Valentin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[ECO "B01c"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 
c6 8. Qd3 e6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ne4 Bh2+ 13. Kh1 Bf4 
14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c4 O-O-O 17. Bf3 Kb8 18. Rad1 h5 19. b4 
Rd7 20. b5 c5 21. d5 Be5 22. Rde1 h4 23. a4 Qa5 24. Qa3 Qd2 25. Re3 {
První náznak motivu, který se stane bílému osudným, ukazuje varianta} ( 
25. Qxc5? Qf4 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. dxe6 fxe6 =+ ) 25. ... Qb4 26. Qa2 
=, quiet exd5 27. Rd3? {Karjakin se zcela zapletl do zmatených propoÄ�tÅ¯,
navíc vÄ›Å¾í pÅ™estává napadat Ä�erného stÅ™elce. K remíze jeÅ¡tÄ› vedlo} 
( 27. Bxd5 Rxd5! 28. cxd5 Qf4 29. Rxe5! fxe5 =, quiet ) ( {Zkusit mohl 
také} 27. Qe2!? {(hrozí Vxe5)} 27. ... Rhd8 28. Bxd5 Qxa4 29. Re4 {, 
dobere nÄ›kdy na h4 a nesymetrické pÄ›Å¡cové formace jeÅ¡tÄ› mohou 
pÅ™inést zajímavý boj.} ) 27. ... Rhd8 28. Rc1 {AÅ¾ teÄ� si bílý po 
delÅ¡ím zamyÅ¡lení musel pÅ™iznat, Å¾e je zle. Brát na d5 nemÅ¯Å¾e 
niÄ�ím, vÅ¾dycky pÅ™ijde} ( 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 ( 29. cxd5 Qf4 30. g3 
Qe4+ -+ ) 29. ... Rxd5 30. cxd5 Qf4 {a pokrýt diagonálu h2-b8 je 
nemoÅ¾né.} 31. g3 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 hxg3 33. d6 g2 34. Re1 Qxh3 -+ ) 28. ... 
dxc4 -+ 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Qc2 c3 31. Rd1 Qb2 32. Be4 Rd2 33. Rxd2 cxd2 34.
 Qd1 Qd4 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "B06p"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. h4 Nf6 6. f3 b5 7. Qd2 h5 {
VidÄ›l jsem kdysi jednu parti, ve které se po slabém poli g5 proÅ¡ly 
postupnÄ› snad vÅ¡echny bílé figury. Zase bych Ä�ernými radÄ›ji stavÄ›l 
variantu jinak.} 8. O-O-O c6 9. Kb1 Qc7 10. e5!? Nd5 11. f4 {Bílí pÄ›Å¡ci 
omezují Ä�erného stÅ™elce na g7 ve chvíli, kdy je postup f7-f6 více neÅ¾ 
problematický.} 11. ... Be6 12. Nf3 Nxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Bd5 14. Bd3 e6 15. Ng5 
Nd7 ( 15. ... Bxg2?! 16. Rhg1 Bd5 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Bxg6+ Kf8 19. f5 +/- )
16. Rhg1 Bh6 {ÄŒerný vybudoval jakousi hráz po bílých polích, ale sám 
zaÄ�íná pochybovat o její pevnosti. VhodnÄ›jÅ¡í je asi} ( 16. ... Rc8 {, 
ale to potÅ™ebuje pevnÄ›jÅ¡í nervy.} ) 17. Rdf1 Bxg5?! 18. exd6! Qxd6 19. 
fxg5 {Bílý nyní ovládne Ä�erná pole a Ä�erný král stále neví, kde by hlavu
sloÅ¾il.} 19. ... a5 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. g4 hxg4 22. Rxg4 b4 23. Qe1 +/- e5!? 
{DalÅ¡í postupný cíl bílého by byl bod f7. ÄŒerný se pokouÅ¡í vykroutit do
hratelné koncovky.} 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 {Dámy si asi má bílý ponechat, 
Ä�erný král jeÅ¡tÄ› nemá dobrý úkryt.} 25. ... Qxe5 26. dxe5 Be6 27. Rgf4 
Rd8 28. b3 Ke7 ( 28. ... Rd5 29. Re1 Ke7 30. Bc4 Rc5 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. 
Ree4 +/- {je hodnÄ› Å¡patná vÄ›Å¾ovka.} ) 29. Kb2 c5 30. a3 {Ve hÅ™e je i 
sloupec a.} 30. ... Rd4?! {NadÄ›jnÄ›jÅ¡í mi rozhodnÄ› pÅ™ipadá} ( 30. ... 
Rd5 31. Re1 Rhd8! 32. axb4 axb4 33. Bc4 Rd1 34. Rxd1 Rxd1 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 
36. Rf6+ Kxe5 37. Rxf7 Rh1 38. Rc7 Kd5 39. Rh7 Ke5 += {tato vÄ›Å¾ovka se 
bude obtíÅ¾nÄ› vyhrávat.} ) 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Rf4 +/- Rd8 
34. Kc1 Rd5 35. Kd2 Rd8 36. Be4 Bc8 37. Bd3 Be6 38. Ke2 Rd7 39. Kd1 Rd5 
40. Kc1 Rd7 41. Be4 Rd8 42. Kd2 Bc8 43. Rf6! {Po Ä�asové kontrole má 
bílý Ä�as najít plán zesílení své pozice. VlastnÄ› jde trochu o zugzwang.}
43. ... Rh8 ( 43. ... Be6 44. Kd3 Rd7 45. Rf1! Rd8 46. Ra1 +/- ) 44. Bd5! 
Be6 45. Bxe6 fxe6 46. Rf4! +- Rd8 47. Kd3 Rd5 48. Rxd4 Rxe5 49. Rxb4 Re1 
50. Re4 Rb1 51. b4 Kd6 52. Kc4 e5 53. Rg4 Ke6 54. Kc5 Kf5 55. Rg2 Rh1 56. 
b5 Rxh4 57. b6 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "C67n"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 
Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe3+ Be6 12. Nc3 a6 13. Rd1
Qc6 14. Qd4 Bd6 15. Nb5 O-O 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Rd3!? {PÅ™íliÅ¡ velké 
zjednoduÅ¡ení pozice nedává bílému valné Å¡ance na výhodu ze zahájení. 
Snaha o útok s rÅ¯znobarevnými stÅ™elci je vlastnÄ› jedinou nadÄ›jí.} 
17. ... Bf5 ( 17. ... Qxc2?! 18. Bh6! f6 19. Rg3 Rf7 20. Bxg7 Rxg7 21. 
Qxf6 +/- ) 18. Rc3 Qe4 19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Bf4 Rfc8 =, quiet 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 
22. c3 Bc6 23. f3 ( 23. Bxd6 Rd8 24. Bf4 Bxa4 =, quiet ) 23. ... d5 24. 
Kf2 Bd7 25. Be5 f6 26. Bd4 Re8 27. g4 Kf7 28. b3 h5 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 
g5 31. Rh1 Kg6 32. Be3 Rc8 33. Bd4 Re8 34. Rh5 Be6 35. Kg3 Bd7 36. Kf2 Be6
37. Rh2 Bd7 38. Rh1 Be6 39. Rd1 Bd7 40. Be3 Bc6 41. Bc5 Kf7 42. Rh1 Kg6 
43. Rd1 Kf7 44. Bd6 Rd8 45. Bg3 Re8 46. Rd4 Rh8 47. Rd1 Re8 48. Bc7 Rc8 
49. Bb6 Re8 50. Rf1 Bd7 51. Bd4 Kg6 52. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ordaz Valdes, Lisandra Teresa"]
[Black "Havlikova, Kristyna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[ECO "D85a"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 Bg7 6. e4 Nb4 7. a3 N4c6 
8. d5 Ne5 9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 c6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O cxd5 13. exd5 Nd7 
14. Qb3 b6 15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Bh4 Ne8 19. Nb5 Nd6 20.
 Bg3 a6 21. Nxd6 exd6 =, quiet 22. Rac1 Re8 23. Bf3 Rc8 24. Qb4 Rxc1 25. 
Rxc1 Be5 26. Bh4 g5 27. Bg3 Re7 28. h3 Bxg3 29. fxg3 Re5 30. Qd4 b5 31. 
Kh2 h5 {Je pravdÄ›podobné, Å¾e jednou dojde k výmÄ›nÄ› pÄ›Å¡ce d5 za a6. 
Pro ten pÅ™ípad bych si rád zachoval pevnÄ›jÅ¡í kryt Ä�erného krále.} ( 
31. ... Qe7 32. Qa7 Kg7 =, quiet ) 32. Qa7 Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Qxa6 Kg7
35. Qc6 Re5 36. Rd1 h4 {TeÄ� musí Ä�erná najít protihru proti bílému 
králi, pÄ›Å¡ce d6 zÅ™ejmÄ› ubránit nejde.} 37. gxh4 gxh4 38. Rd4 Qe7 39. 
Qxd6 {MoÅ¾ná mÄ›la bílá hledat nÄ›jakou jinou verzi koncovky.} 39. ... 
Qxd6 40. Rxd6 Re2 41. b4 Re3 42. Rd5 Rxa3 43. Rxb5 Rb3 += 44. Kg1 Kg6 45. 
Rb8 Kf5 46. b5 Kf4 47. Kh2 f5 48. b6 Rb2 49. b7 Rb1 50. Rh8 Rxb7 51. Rxh4+
Kg5 =, quiet 52. Ra4 Rb3 53. h4+ Kh5 54. g3 Rb6 55. Kh3 Kg6 56. Ra8 Rc6 
57. Rg8+ Kf7 58. Rb8 Kg6 59. Rb4 Ra6 60. Kg2 Ra3 61. Rb6+ Kg7 62. h5 Rc3 
63. h6+ Kh7 64. Rf6 Ra3 65. Kh2 Rb3 66. Kh3 f4! 67. Rxf4 Kxh6 =, quiet 68.
 Rg4 Rb2 69. Rg8 Kh7 70. Ra8 Kg6 71. Kh4 Rb1 72. Rg8+ Kf7 73. Rg5 Rb2 74. 
Kg4 Rb1 75. Kh5 Rh1+ 76. Kg4 Rb1 77. Ra5 Kg6 78. Ra6+ Kg7 79. Kh4 Rb2 80. 
g4 Rb5 81. Ra8 Rc5 82. Ra6 Rb5 83. Ra7+ Kg6 84. Ra8 Kg7 85. g5 Rb1 86. 
Ra7+ Kg6 87. Ra6+ Kg7 88. Kh5 Rh1+ 89. Kg4 Rg1+ 90. Kh5 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[ECO "E33"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin,Mihail"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 ( {It is interesting to compare the line played in this game with a 
modern English anti-Nimzo setup:} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g4!? {
In this variation Black has less control in the centre and White has not 
spent a tempo on committing his queen, so intuitively I would say that 
Black's chances of finding a clear-cut antidote are slimmer. But at the 
same time hundreds of games have been played starting from this position 
and there is no better theoretician than the accumulation of practice!} ) 
1. ... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 {[#]This is one of my 
favourite ways of meeting 4.Qc2. Black avoids the theoretical lines by 
setting up a strategic battle where understanding plans and structures is 
more important than memorizing lines-lines-lines. White's main 
continuations are 6.a3 and 6.Bd2, but after yesterday's win with black 
Mamedyarov was in an aggressive mood.} 6. g4!? {"Almost" a novelty. The 
early advance of the g-pawn has become a common pattern in many openings. 
Imagine, they have tried it in the good old Tartakower Queen-s Gambit! But
every time it pops up in a new form, the surprise effect may be at least 
as big as when Bogoljubov faced Keres' 6.g4 in the Scheweningen Sicilian, 
back in 1943. Since Black has relatively good control in the centre in our
Nimzoindian position, this attack should not be too dangerous, but meeting
it over the board may be unpleasant without previous (at least brief) 
preparation. "Did my opponent analyze this thoroughly or is it just an 
experiment?" Or: "Could he have meant 6.g3, but dropped the pawn one 
square too far?" And finally, after failing to answer those above: "Should
I have played the Queen's Gambit Accepted?!" These are the kind of 
questions that may be assaulting the player with black while his 
team-mates would think he is emerged in deep calculation. Or at least this
would happen with me, maybe other players have better over-the-bord 
discipline.} 6. ... e5 {Ivan replied relatively fast, after eight minutes.
After all, ...e6-e5 is the main idea of the whole variation. However, 
there are many reasonable alternatives.} ( {If taken by surprise, I would 
probably play} 6. ... h6 {kindly inviting my opponent to justify weakening
his kingside so early.} ) ( {The other way of reacting in the centre would
be} 6. ... d5 {, preparing to meet} 7. g5 {with} 7. ... Ne4 {when it would
be far from clear if the extra tempo has served for anything else than 
weakening his position.} ) ( {Finally, the pawn is not really poisoned:} 
6. ... Nxg4 7. Rg1 e5 {with unclear play in Chatalbashev-Vocaturo, 
Deizisau 2008} ) 7. dxe5 {Judging from the relatively long thought (11 
minutes) on this move, we could infere that Mamedyarov was improvising 
after all. He could hardly have missed Black's last move during his 
anayisis.} 7. ... dxe5 {This natural move, played almost without thinking,
allows White getting the kind of position he was aiming for, although 
objectively Black seems to be still OK.} ( {Black could have changed the 
course of the game with} 7. ... Nxg4!? {for instance} 8. Bg5 Qd7 9. exd6 
Bxd6 {with good play for... both sides!} ) 8. g5 Bxc3+ {This practically 
forces White to spoil his structure, but the dynamic compensation he gets 
for it is more relevant.} ( 8. ... Nd7 {would ensure White some small 
advantage after} 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 ) 9. bxc3 ( 9. Qxc3 {would allow 
Black gain time for his development with} 9. ... Ne4 10. Qe3 Bf5 ) 9. ... 
Nd7?! {After this passive move, obstructing the undeveloped queen and 
bishop, Black's position becomes difficult.} ( 9. ... Nh5 10. Ba3 Qd7 {
followed by ...Qf5 soon would have offered better chances for a balanced 
fight.} ) 10. Ba3 {[#]This simple bishop move paralyzes the enemy king and
queen!} 10. ... Nb6? {It seems that Ivan had lost his feel for danger 
completely, as he played this (virtually decisive) mistake almost 
instantly.} ( 10. ... Na5 {followed by ...c7-c5 would have allowed Black 
getting castled.} 11. Qa4 {should not take Black away from his intended 
path:} 11. ... c5 {since} 12. Nxe5?! Qc7 {ould offer Black at least some 
compensation for the missing pawn. In the long run, the chronic weakness 
of the c4-pawn would be a telling factor, while the a3-bishop would face 
the risk of becoming the worst piece on board.} ) 11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Bh3 {
Mamedyarov took almost ten minutes before playing this winning move. He 
might have simply tried to understand whether his opponent had some trump 
up to his sleeve.} 12. ... Bxh3 {A desperate measure.} ( {Theer was no 
other way to free himself from the pin, for instance} 12. ... Qc8 13. Rxd7
Nxd7 14. O-O {followed by Rd1.} ) 13. Rxd8+ Rxd8 14. Qe4 {[#] Under 
different circumstances (that is, with his king on b8 or g8) Black would 
have excellent compensation for the queen, due to White's weaknesses on 
light squares. But with the king in the centre Black is helpless.} 14. ...
 Na4 {Setting up a nice trap.} 15. Qe3 ( {Only not} 15. Nxe5? Rd1+ 16. 
Kxd1 Nxc3+ {wins} ) 15. ... Rd7 16. Nd4 Bg2 17. Rg1 Kd8 18. Nf5 Be4 19. 
Nxg7 {[#]The rest is agony. Black does not even have the structural 
element to his favour.} 19. ... Bg6 20. Qh3 Nb6 21. Nh5 f5 22. gxf6 Nxc4 
23. Be7+ Nxe7 24. fxe7+ Rxe7 25. Nf6 Bf7 26. Rg7 Be6 27. Qh6 Nd6 28. Rxe7 
Kxe7 29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Iotov, Valentin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Ramirez, Alejandro"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]
[FEN "1k5r/pp1r1p2/4pp2/1PpPb3/PqP4p/4RB1P/Q4PP1/5R1K b - - 0 26"]

26. ... exd5 {Karjakin has played a good game and holds a slight 
advantage, but here he starts making strange decisions.} 27. Rd3? {
Karjakin must have realized Bxd5 is dangerous and panicked.} ( 27. Qe2! 
Rhd8 28. Bxd5 Qxa4 29. Re4 += ) ( 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. cxd5 Qf4 29. Rxe5! 
fxe5 += {this is still good for White.} ) 27. ... Rhd8! {at this point, 
however, it is impossible to take on d5!} ( 27. ... d4 28. a5 ~ ) 28. Rc1 
( 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. cxd5 Qf4 31. g3 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 hxg3 {and 
the attack is obviously decisive.} ) 28. ... dxc4 {Black is now two pawns 
up and the rest is easy for Iotov.} 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Qc2 c3 31. Rd1 Qb2 
32. Be4 Rd2 33. Rxd2 cxd2 34. Qd1 Qd4 {A huge upset and a super important 
victory for Bulgaria.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[ECO "D37d"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 {Not the 
most common treatment of the Nc3 Catalan, but Black is trying to find ways
not to get into a dry but worse position.} ( 6. ... dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. 
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 {has not been to everyone's 
liking. In this variation Nc3 is superior to 0-0.} ) 7. Qd3 Nb6!? {
Provoking c5!} 8. c5 Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. b4 b6 11. Bf4 a5 12. a3 Ba6 13. 
Qc2 Nh5 14. Bd2 Nhf6 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bd2 Nhf6 17. Rfe1 Bc4 18. Bf4 Nh5 19.
 Be3 Nhf6 20. Bf4 Nh5 21. Be3 Nhf6 22. h3 h6 23. Nd2 Ba6 24. f4!? {The 
sign that there will be a true fight. White prevents e5, thus binding 
Black, but he creates some weaknesses in his own position.} 24. ... bxc5 
25. bxc5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 d4 27. Bf2 dxc3 28. Qxc3 Nd5 29. Qc2 Bf6 30. e4! ( 
30. Rad1 Nc3 31. Ne4 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 Qe7 {gives White compensation, but it 
is not as strong as the game continuation.} ) 30. ... Bxa1 31. exd5 Qf6 
32. d6! {Kramnik goes for the power of his pawns as opposed to going for 
the direct approach.} ( 32. dxe6 Bd4 ( 32. ... fxe6 33. Ne4 Qb2 34. Qd1 {
surprisingly traps the bishop!} ) 33. exf7+ Rxf7 34. Ne4 {is also better 
for White.} ) 32. ... Qc3 ( 32. ... Bd4 33. Nf3! Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 +/- ) 33. 
Qd1! {It is important to keep that bishop as uncomfortable as possible.} 
33. ... Bb2 34. Bxc6 Rad8 35. Nb1! {A very good move! The queen now 
doesn't have as many squares as it would wish.} 35. ... Qf6 36. Qd2 Rb8 
37. Be4 e5 38. Nc3! Qe6 ( 38. ... exf4 39. Nd5 Qg5 40. Qxf4 +- {looks 
close to hopeless with the passed pawns rolling down the board.} ) 39. Nd5
Qxh3 40. Bg2 Qh5 41. d7 {White is down the exchange, but with his superior
piece coordination and extremely strong pawns it is clear that the game 
will be won by White.} 41. ... exf4 42. Qxf4 {Kramnik,V (2760)-Topalov,V 
(2772) TromsÃÂ¸ 2014 [Robot 11]} 42. ... Bxa3 43. Qxb8! {Of course; the 
pawn on d7 is unstoppable without the rooks.} 43. ... Rxb8 44. Re8+ Kh7 
45. Rxb8 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 Qh5+ 47. Bh3 Qf3 48. d8=Q Qxf2+ 49. Bg2 {A great win
by Kramnik.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Olsarova, Karolina"]
[Black "Pina Vega, Sulennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2237"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[ECO "B22b"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "198"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. d5 Nb8 6. Bd3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. 
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Na6 10. a4 Nc7 11. c4 e5 12. dxe6 {Tak dostane Ä�erná 
protihru, pÅ™i zavÅ™eném centru by mohla bílá pracovat se svou prostorovou
pÅ™evahou.} 12. ... Nxe6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Nd5 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. a5 Nd4 
17. Bd2 Be6 18. Ra3 f5 19. f4?! ( 19. b4 =, quiet ) 19. ... Bxd5 20. exd5 
e4 21. Bf1 =+ b5! 22. cxb5 Qxd5 23. Qc1 Kh8 24. Be3 Rab8 25. Rd1 Qb7 26. 
Qd2 {Ve hÅ™e bílé cítím nÄ›jak moc nejistoty a respektu ze soupeÅ™ky.} ( 
26. Rc3! += Ne6 27. Bxc5 +/- ) 26. ... Rfd8 27. Kh1 Ne6 -/+ 28. Qc2 Rxd1 
29. Qxd1 Bd4 ( 29. ... Bxb2 30. Rb3 Bd4 -/+ ) 30. Qc1 Qc7 31. Bd2 Qd6 32. 
Bc4 Nc7 33. Rb3 Nd5 34. Qf1 Re8 35. Bc1 Nb4 ( 35. ... e3 -/+ ) 36. Qe2 Qc7
37. Ra3 Rd8 38. Ra4 Qd6 39. Ra1 Qf6 40. Kh2 Rd7 41. Ra4 h5 42. Kh1 h4 43. 
Qe1 Kg7 44. Qe2 Re7 45. b6!? {NebezpeÄ�nÄ› dlouho nechala bílá soupeÅ™ku 
dÄ›lat si na Å¡achovnici co chce, aÅ¾ blízkost nekoneÄ�né blicky donutila 
bílou ke snaze o aktivní protihru.} 45. ... axb6 46. a6 Nc6 47. Bd5 Na7 
48. Bb7 b5 49. Ra1 b4 -/+ 50. Rb1 Qe6 51. b3 e3 52. Bb2 Qd6 53. Rf1 Bxb2 
54. Qxb2+ Qd4 55. Qe2 Qd2 56. Re1 Kf6 57. Kg1 Qxe2?! 58. Rxe2 =+ g5 59. 
fxg5+ Kxg5 60. Kf1 =, quiet Kf4 61. Rc2 Rc7 62. Ke2 c4 63. bxc4 b3 64. Rb2
Rxc4 65. Rxb3 Rc2+ 66. Ke1 Ra2 67. Rb4+ Kg3 68. Rb6 Kf4 69. Rb4+ Ke5 70. 
Rb1 f4 71. Rb4 Ra5 72. Ke2 Ra2+ 73. Ke1 Ra5 74. Re4+ Kf5 75. Rb4 Ra2 76. 
Rb1 Ra4 77. Ke2 Ke5 78. Rb6 Ra2+ 79. Ke1 Ra4 80. Rb2 Kd4 81. Ke2 Kc5 82. 
Rc2+ Kb6 83. Kf3 Nb5 84. Rb2 Kc5 85. Rb1 Nd4+ 86. Kxf4 e2 87. Ke3 e1=Q+ 
88. Rxe1 Nc2+ 89. Ke2 Nxe1 90. Kxe1 =, quiet Ra2 91. Kf1 Kd4 92. Kg1 Ke3 
93. Kh2 Kf2 94. Bc8 Ra1 95. Bb7 Ra2 96. Bc8 Ra3 97. Bb7 Ra1 98. Bc8 Ra2 
99. Bb7 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Vigoa Apecheche, Yanira"]
[Black "Sikorova, Olga"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[ECO "A45m"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Mark"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e4 d5 6. e5 g5 7. Bg3 Nfd7 8. 
h4 gxh4 9. Bxh4 Qb6 10. c4 cxd4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Na6 ( 12. ... Nc6 
13. e6! Nde5 14. exf7+ Kxf7 ~ ) 13. Ngf3 Bg7 14. Bd3 Nac5 15. Bb1 Qa6 ( 
15. ... Qxb2 =, quiet ) 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxd5 
Qd6 20. Qxd6 Bxd6 21. Bf6 += Rg8 22. Kf1 Be6 23. Be4 Bf4 24. Re1 Rc8 {
HadnÄ› bláznivá varianta poskytla Å¡iroký prostor pro vlastní tvorbu a 
Å™adu drobných taktických moÅ¾ností, které jsem si radÄ›ji odpustil. 
Bílá nakonec dostala trochu lepÅ¡í koncovku, ale Ä�erná se dÅ¯slednÄ› 
snaÅ¾í o aktivní protihru.} 25. b3 b6 26. Bxd4 Ke7 27. Bb2 Rgd8 28. g3 Bd2
29. Rd1 a5 {DÅ¯razné} ( 29. ... f5! {odhalí citlivé pole c2 a vynutí si 
pÅ™echod do rÅ¯znobarevných stÅ™elcÅ¯.} 30. Ke2 ( 30. Bb1 Bd5 =+ ) 30. ...
 fxe4 31. Rxd2 Bg4+ =, quiet ) 30. Ke2 Bb4 31. Bd4 ( 31. Rxh6 Bg4+ 32. f3 
Bxf3+! 33. Bxf3 Rc2+ =, quiet ) 31. ... Bc5 32. Bxc5+ Rxc5 33. Rxd8 Kxd8 
34. Rxh6 a4! += 35. Kd2 axb3 36. axb3 Rb5 37. Bc2 Bxb3 38. Bd3 Rd5 39. Kc3
Ba2 ( 39. ... Kc7 40. Rf6 Rd8 += ) 40. Rxb6 Ra5 41. Rb4 Be6 42. Kd4 Ke7 
43. Ke3 += {Podobné koncovky se vyhrávají zÅ™ídka, ale nekoneÄ�ná blicka v
tom mÅ¯Å¾e nadÄ›lat hodnÄ› problémÅ¯.} 43. ... Ra3 44. Kd4 Ra2 45. Ke3 Ra3
46. g4 Bc8 47. Kd2 Ra2+ 48. Bc2 Kf6 49. f3 Be6 50. Rb5 Bd7 51. Rb6+?! Kg5 
=, quiet 52. Kc1 Be6 53. Rb4 Kh4 54. Be4 Kg3 55. Rb5 Kf4 56. Rb4 Ke3 57. 
Kb1 Rh2 58. Ra4 Rf2 59. Ka1 Rd2 60. Ba8 Kf2 61. Ra3 Kg3 62. Kb1 Kf4 63. 
Kc1 Ra2 64. Rxa2 Bxa2 65. Kd2 Be6 66. Kd3 Bxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Women 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Olsarova, Tereza"]
[Black "Arribas Robaina, Maritza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2271"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[ECO "C00v"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. c3 Be7 6. e5 Nd7 7. d4 f6 8. 
Qe2 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Ndxe5 10. dxe5 O-O 11. g3 Bc5 12. f4 a5 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. 
Be3 Qe7 15. Qf2 b6 16. Bd3 Be8 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Qc2 h6 19. O-O c4 20. Be2
Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Rb8 22. Rad1 ( 22. b3 =, quiet ) 22. ... Qb6 23. Rb1 Ne7 =+ 
24. Nh4 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Rxf5 26. g4?! {Na útoÄ�ení nemá bílá dost sil. Mohla 
se vÅ¡ak tahem} ( 26. b4! =, quiet {zbavit nepÅ™íjemné slabiny.} ) 26. ...
 Rf8 27. f5 Qe3 28. Rbe1 Bc6 29. Bf3 Qg5 30. Qg2 Kh8 31. fxe6 Rbd8 32. b3 
cxb3 33. axb3 Bb5 34. Rg1 ( 34. Be2 =, quiet ) 34. ... c6 35. c4 dxc4 36. 
bxc4 Bxc4 37. e7 Qxe7 38. Bxc6 Be6 39. g5 hxg5 40. Be4 Rd4 41. Re3 g4 42. 
Rge1 Qd8 43. Kg1 a4 -+ 44. Qe2 Kg8 45. Rd3 Rxd3 46. Bxd3 Qd4+ 47. Qe3 
Qxe3+ 48. Rxe3 Rf3 49. Rxf3 gxf3 50. Kf2 a3 51. Bb1 Bd5 0-1

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open""]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[ECO "D37d"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Qd3 Nb6!?
{MoÅ¾ná trochu problematická novinka, prostor na dámském kÅ™ídle bude mít 
svou cenu.} 8. c5 Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. b4 b6 11. Bf4 a5 12. a3 Ba6 13. Qc2 
Nh5 14. Bd2 Nhf6 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bd2 Nhf6 17. Rfe1 Bc4 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Be3
Nhf6 20. Bf4 Nh5 21. Be3 Nhf6 22. h3 h6 {ÄŒerný témÄ›Å™ vyÅ™eÅ¡il 
problémy s bÄ›lopolným stÅ™elcem, má pevnou pozici. Kramnik dosti dlouho 
hledal nÄ›jaký konstruktivní plán, soupeÅ™e mátl obÄ�asným opakováním 
tahÅ¯. Nakonec naÅ¡el zajímavý zpÅ¯sob jak otestovat pÅ™ednosti své 
prostorové pÅ™evahy.} 23. Nd2 Ba6 24. f4!? bxc5 {Hlavním pÅ™edmÄ›tem 
Kramnikova bádání byla právÄ› následující zápletka. ÄŒerný do ní nemusí, 
moÅ¾ná se jí má pÅ™ímo vyhnout, ale to se Topalovovi asi tÄ›Å¾ko Å™íká.} 
25. bxc5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 d4 27. Bf2 dxc3 28. Qxc3 Nd5 {Sporný je moÅ¾ná aÅ¾ 
tento aktivní postup.} ( 28. ... Qc7 29. Rab1 Nd5 30. Qc2 e5 {má také 
nÄ›co do sebe, pozice je ale na rychlou analýzu aÅ¾ pÅ™íliÅ¡ sloÅ¾itá.} ) 
29. Qc2 Bf6 30. e4! {Pointa Kramnikova dlouhého plánování. Za kvalitu 
dostane bílý zajímavou kompenzaci.} 30. ... Bxa1 {V alternativÄ›} ( 
30. ... Nxf4 31. gxf4 Bxa1 32. Rxa1 Qf6 33. Nb3 Qxf4 += {bych více vÄ›Å™il
bílým figurám.} ) 31. exd5 Qf6?! {RozumnÄ›jÅ¡í myslím bylo} ( 31. ... Bf6 
{Bílý mÅ¯Å¾e vzít na e6 nebo pÅ™etáhnout na d6, kompenzaci má v obou 
pÅ™ípadech. Ale Ä�erný by se vyhnul následujícím problémÅ¯m se svým 
Ä�ernopolným stÅ™elcem.} ) 32. d6 Qc3 ( 32. ... Bd4 33. Nf3 Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2
Rab8 35. Ne5 +/- {vypadá na velmi dobrou kompenzaci bílého.} 35. ... g5 
36. Kg1 gxf4 37. gxf4 Qxf4 38. Re4 +- {bych Ä�ernému nedoporuÄ�oal.} ) 33.
 Qd1 Bb2 34. Bxc6 Rad8 {NejlepÅ¡í pole pro vÄ›Å¾ je moÅ¾ná jinde, ale 
problém se tím nevyÅ™eÅ¡í.} 35. Nb1! {PÅ¯sobivý manévr, Ä�ernopolný 
stÅ™elec Ä�erného bude nyní ve velmi nepÅ™íjemném obklíÄ�ení.} 35. ... Qf6
( 35. ... Qd3 36. Qxd3 Bxd3 37. d7 +- {a bílí pÄ›Å¡ci se Å¡patnÄ› 
zastavují.} ) 36. Qd2 +/- Rb8 37. Be4 e5 38. Nc3! Qe6 ( 38. ... exf4 39. 
Nd5 Qg5 40. Qxf4 Qxf4 41. gxf4 +/- ) ( 38. ... Bxc3 39. Qxc3 exf4 40. Qxf6
gxf6 41. d7 +- ) 39. Nd5 Qxh3 40. Bg2 Qh5 41. d7 {Rozdíl v souhÅ™e figur 
je evidentní, bílí pÄ›Å¡ci jsou nezadrÅ¾itelní.} 41. ... exf4 ( 41. ... 
Bd4 42. Bxd4 exd4 43. c6 +- ) 42. Qxf4 Bxa3 43. Qxb8 {Kramnik musel být 
spokojenost sama.} 43. ... Rxb8 44. Re8+ Kh7 45. Rxb8 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 Qh5+ 
47. Bh3 Qf3 48. d8=Q Qxf2+ 49. Bg2 1-0

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open""]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[ECO "D76g"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Annotator "Vokac,Marek"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 
8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. a3 Bg4 11. h3 Bd7?! {StÅ™elec zÅ™ejmÄ› z více 
dÅ¯vodÅ¯ patÅ™í na e6.} 12. Nd2 Na5 13. Nde4 Be6 ( 13. ... e5!? {by mohlo 
dát hÅ™e trochu jiný smÄ›r.} ) 14. Nc5! Bc4 15. b4! Bxf1 16. Qxf1 Nac4 17.
 Nxb7 Qc8 18. Na5 c5?! {ÄŒerný nechce uznat, Å¾e zápletka konÄ�í po} ( 
18. ... Nxa5 19. bxa5 Nd7 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Qc4 += ) 19. Nxc4 cxd4 20. 
Nxb6 Qxc3 21. Nxa8 {Vyvolávání duchÅ¯ dostává dalÅ¡í náboj. SilnÄ›jÅ¡í je 
zÅ™ejmÄ›} ( 21. Bd2 Qxd2 22. Rd1 Qxd1 ( 22. ... Qb2 23. Nxa8 Rc8! +/- {
moÅ¾ná také není jednoznaÄ�né, ovÅ¡em} 24. Qe1 Rc2 25. exd4 Bxd4 26. Qxe7 
Bxf2+ 27. Kf1 Bxg3 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Qf8+ Kf6 30. Qh8+ Kg5 31. Qxb2 Rxb2 
32. Rd3 +/- {na výhodu bílého vypadá.} ) 23. Qxd1 axb6 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 {
Navarovi to pÅ™ipadalo pÅ™íliÅ¡ remízové. ZmiÅˆoval mi jeÅ¡tÄ› 
pokraÄ�ování} 25. Qd3 dxe3 26. Qxe3 b5 27. Qb6 Bf6 28. Qxb5 Rxa3 += {
které by mÄ›l bílý vyhrát, pokud získá za pÄ›Å¡ce b4 stÅ™elce a neztratí 
pÅ™itom pÄ›Å¡ce f2 na základÄ› dávných analýz Botvinnika. Na mÅ¯j vkus je 
tÄ›ch podmínek pro výhru nÄ›jak moc. Ale ve srovnání s divoÄ�inou v partii
to jistÄ› mÄ›lo mít pÅ™ednost.} ) 21. ... Qxa1 22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Bf4 Qxa3 
24. Nc7 Rc8 25. Qe1 {Rybka dává pÅ™ednost koncovce} ( 25. Nb5 Qxb4 26. 
Nxd4 Qxd4 27. Qa6 += {, ovÅ¡em ani pád pÄ›Å¡ce a7 nemusí k výhÅ™e staÄ�it.
} ) 25. ... Qb2! {To v ede podle Rybky k rovnováze. Po} ( 25. ... e5 26. 
Nb5 Bc3! 27. Qd1? Qxb4 28. Nxa7 {ovÅ¡em Ä�erný efektním zpÅ¯sobem} 28. ...
 exf4! 29. Nxc8 fxg3 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. fxg3 Be5 =, quiet {vytvoÅ™í Ä�erný 
pozici, kterou bílý zÅ™ejmÄ› nemÅ¯Å¾e vyhrát.} ) 26. Nd5 Rc2 27. Nxe7+ ( 
27. Be3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 e6 =, quiet ) 27. ... Kg7 {HodnÄ› Ä�asu Navara 
poÄ�ítal druhý ústup} ( 27. ... Kf8 28. Bh6+ Ke8 ( 28. ... Bg7 29. Qd1! 
Bxh6 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qg8+ Kf6 32. Nd5+ +- {s matem.} ) 29. Qe4! Bxf2+ 30.
 Kh2 Re2 31. Qa8+ Kxe7 32. Bf8+ +- {s matovým útokem, jak tvrdí David a 
potvrzuje Rybka.} ) 28. Be3 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Qxb4 =, quiet {Jako koncovku 
bílý partii nevyhraje, mat si Ä�erný dát také nenechá.} 30. Nd5 ( 30. Qe5+
f6 31. Qe6 Qd4 32. Qg8+ Kh6 33. Nf5+ gxf5 34. Qf8+ Kg6 35. Qg8+ Kh6 
=, quiet ) 30. ... Qb1+ 31. Bf1 Qa1 32. Kg2 Rc1 33. Be2 a5 {Aby si bílý 
nemyslel, Å¾e na výhru mÅ¯Å¾e myslet pouze on.} 34. Bf3 Rg1+ 35. Kh2 Re1 
36. Qd2 Rc1 37. h4 h5 38. Bg2 a4 39. Nf4 Rd1 40. Qc2 Qd4 {Bílý si v 
Ä�asové tísni zaÄ�ínal trochu komplikovat Å¾ivot, ale stále má dost 
prostÅ™edkÅ¯ útoÄ�nými hrozbami udrÅ¾et Ä�erného pÄ›Å¡ce na uzdÄ›.} 41. 
Qc7 Qd6 42. Qa7 a3 43. Be4 Kg8 44. Bd5 Rxd5 45. Nxd5 Qxd5 46. Qxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "D37c"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{This duel between former World Champions could not have had a more 
classical start. But originality does not refer to the opening only. The 
tactical phase starting after 20 moves would fit in any collection of 
games from the so-called romantic period.} 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Bd6!? {A rare 
move. The main continuations are 6...Nd5, 6...Nb6 and 6...a6.} 7. Bxd6 
cxd6 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 {[#]} 9. ... d5 {A solid move, leading to some sort 
of Exchange Slav structure.} ( {But when playing the Queen's Gambit I am 
usually looking for more interesting play, so here I would consider 
something like} 9. ... b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. e4 Qe7 {with a 
flexible position for Black.} ) 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. 
Rac1 Bb7 14. Rc2 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 {[#]With a slightly different move order, 
all this has been played in Gelfand-Carlsen, Moscow 2013. Both players 
have been playing relatively quickly so far, but Kramnik invested 11 
minutes into his next move.} 15. ... Qd6 {Still following Carlsen's play. 
In principle, d6 is the best square for the queen, but the last move 
allows White changing the character of the fight.} ( {Black could play 
some neutral, generally useful, moves, for instance:} 15. ... h6 16. h3 ( 
{The knight jump is less effective than in the game:} 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. 
dxe5 Nd7 {with counterplay.} ) 16. ... Rab8 ) 16. Ne5 {We can only guess 
whether Kasimdzhanov came up with this new idea during his 15 minutes 
thought or he used this time to remember his analysis. Given the (so far!)
static character of the position, I would assume that both opponents were 
kind of getting on their own already.} ( {The aforementioned game went} 
16. Na2 Rxc2 17. Rxc2 Rc8 {with gradual simplifications and a draw.} ) 
16. ... Nxe5 {Facing the positional threat f2-f4, Kramnik decides to pick 
up the gauntlet.} 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxb6 {Frm static point of view, things
have gone Black's way, as he exchanged a knight pawn for a central one. 
But dynamically he has some problems, as his queenside is under pressure.}
18. ... Rcb8!? {Kramnik played this somewhat surprising move rather 
quickly, after only two minutes.} ( {There are two possible reasons for 
refraining from} 18. ... Rab8 {One possible problem is that he wanted to 
answer} 19. Ne2 {with} 19. ... Nd7 {which now loses material to} 20. Rxc8+
{followed by Qd8+.} ) ( {Or maybe he feared the following queen sacrifice 
which would kind of suit his own trademark?} 18. ... Rab8 19. Bxa6 Rc6 20.
 Qxb7 Rxb7 21. Bxb7 {However, Black seems to be able to neutralize White's
initiative with a series of only moves:} 21. ... Rb6 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. 
Rc8+ Ne8 24. Bc6 Rxc6 25. R1xc6 g6 26. a5 d4 {with initiative to Black 
already.} ) 19. Ne2 Nd7 20. Qd4 Qd6 21. f4 {Things have calmed down for a 
moment. White has a pleasant control on dark squares, active rooks and a 
potentially dangerous queenside majority. Black's main trump is his 
superiority in the centre, which Kramnik hurries to take advantage of.} 
21. ... e5! 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Qf4 {[#]} 23. ... Qe7? {A heavy, probably 
decisive, mistake in a fairly balanced position. Curiously, Kramnik spent 
a quarter of an hour on it.} ( {Believe it or not (the players surely 
didn't), starting the fighr for the open c-file with} 23. ... Rc8!! {was 
possible. The point is that after} 24. Qf5 g6 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Rxc8+ {
Black has} 26. ... Kg7!! {The double exclaim refers to the fact that this 
move had to be seen in advance.} 27. Qh3 ( {Or if} 27. Nd4 Rxc8 28. Qxc8 
Nxd3 29. Qc3 Ne5 30. Nf3 f6 {with perfect equality.} ) 27. ... Rxc8 28. 
Qxc8 Qb4! ( {This Zwischenzug, threatening mate on e1, is slightly more 
accurate than} 28. ... Nxd3 29. Qc3+ Ne5 30. Qd4 {followed by Nf4 with 
certain pressure.} ) 29. Nc3 Nxd3 =, quiet ) ( {But even without seeing 
all these, the re-developing} 23. ... Re8!? 24. Rc7 Rab8 {would have been 
entirely safe for Black, while after the last move White's attack 
continues naturally.} ) 24. Rc7 Qe8 25. Bf5 {This bishop will have an 
important part in the final phase.} 25. ... Nc4 26. Bd7 Qf8 27. b3 Nb6 {
[#]With most of the black pieces massed on the queenside, White's kingside
pessure is decisive.} 28. Bf5! {Not the only winning move, but its idea is
very elegant.} 28. ... d4 {Hard to judge whether Kramnik had not seen the 
threat, or he simply wanted to have some fun before resigning.} ( {For the
truth's sake, it should be mention that restricting the bishop with} 
28. ... g6 {would not help, either:} 29. Rf1 {With threats such as Bxg6 or
Be6 followed by Rf7, or just Bb1, hitting f7 by simple means.} 29. ... 
gxf5 30. Rf3 {With a decisive attack.} ) 29. Rxf7! {A thematic demolishing
combination, reminiscent of Botvinnik's 18.Rc7xf7 from his game with 
Portisch at Monte Carlo 1968.} 29. ... Kxf7 ( {The main variation of the 
combination is} 29. ... Qxf7 30. Bxh7+ Kf8 31. Qd6+ Qe7 ( {Or} 31. ... Ke8
32. Bg6 {wins the queen.} ) 32. Rf1+ {with mate in sight.} ) 30. Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[ECO "B01c"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

{If games between former World Champions are always followed with 
interest, what could we say of the duel between the reigning champion and 
one of the main aspirants to the throne? But I believe that the word 
originality somewhat loses its meaning when we speak about Carlsen. 
Originality in the opening is one of his main threads, so he would be 
original to himself only if he did something very common. Which would be a
great pity, of course.} 
1. e4 d5 {A big surprise on the very first move: Carlsen never played the 
Scandinavian before! His opening choice must be a bit more than a display 
of peninsular patriotism; if intended as a psychological weapon, it worked
wonderfully well. The Scandinavian Defence used to be a frequent guest in 
Bent Larsen's games, but otherwise it is very uncommon at such a high 
level. True, when things started going wrong during his match with 
Kasparov, Anand unexpectedly used this opening and even got an advantage 
with it, but this was just an exception.} 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 {White gets 
a developing tempo for free, but placing the knight in front of the c-pawn
is likely to restrict his strategic possibilities. I remember that when 30
years ago I switched from 1.e4 to 1.d4, one of my main ghosts was 
precisely the Scandinavian. I simply could not find a way to a harmonious 
development!} ( {If now I would decide to switch back to 1.e4, I would 
consider} 3. d4 {, aiming for a development based on c4, Nc3, Nf3, with 
full control in the centre. One possible problem is that after} 3. ... e5 
{White's advantage might prove symbolical.} ) 3. ... Qd8 {Without being 
new, of course, this really looks provocative. After three moves Black has
not developed any piece yet! But on the other hand, he will not have to 
spend additional time retreating with his queen from d6 or a5, whenever 
attacked by a white minor piece.} 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 
c6 {[#]} 8. Ne2 {A rare but logical move, clearing the path for the c-pawn
in an attempt to restore White's harmony. However, the knight will still 
need doing a bit of jumping before reaching a perfect square.} ( {The 
usual continuation is} 8. Be3 e6 9. O-O-O {or 9.Bd3.} ) 8. ... e6 {A new 
move, leaving the queen's acess to d5 open.} ( {Black retained a solid but
somewhat passive position after} 8. ... Nbd7 {Fedorchuk-Danielsen, Kolkata
2014.} ) 9. g4 {Being better developed and enjoying more space, White 
surely can afford such active moves.} ( {But against such a strong 
strategist as Carlsen, I would consider the more restrained} 9. g3 Qd5 10.
 Bg2 {True, after} 10. ... Nbd7 {the queen would not have the g3-square at
her disposal, which more or less forces White castling short. As we will 
see, Caruana had other plans for his king.} ) 9. ... Qd5 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. 
Qg3 Qc4! {After the bishop has parted from the f1-a6 diagonal, the queen 
can cause some minor problems in the surrounding area.} 12. Qb3 {Caruana 
spent 25 minutes on this move. This was a critical moment, indeed, when 
White had to decide whether to exchange queens or not.} ( {The main 
alternatives are} 12. c3 ) ( {and} 12. g5 Nd5 13. c3 ) 12. ... Qxb3 {I 
would consider this an important strategic concession, allowing White to 
recapture towards the centre, but Carlsen played it almost without 
thinking. Eventually, White lost because of his double pawns and even 
though his position looked very promising for a long while, I will refrain
from attaching an "?!" to the last move. Since the Carlsen era seems to be
lasting for a while, I suggest introducing a sign for "inspired, even 
though probably not the best, move". I would use that here.} ( {And if I 
had to choose a move without thinking,} 12. ... Nb6 {would surely be my 
candidate. If White wants to exchange queens, let him activate my knight!}
) 13. axb3 Bd6 14. c4 a6 {[#]Preparing the long castle. White has the 
bishop's pair and more space on practically the whole board, but the 
relative weakness of the b4- and f4-squares offers Blck hopes for 
counterplay.} 15. Be3 ( {A natural move, but it would make sense solving 
one of the aforementioned problems by playing} 15. Bd2 {This could turn 
the weakness into a strenght by means of b4-b5.} ) 15. ... O-O-O 16. O-O-O
{Another natural move and again an original available alternative.} ( {
White could have tried} 16. Kd2!? {followed by Kc3 and b3-b4. In many 
cases, the rook would be useful on a1, being ready for activating along 
the fifth rank.} ) 16. ... Rhe8 {This looks a bit dogmatic: centralisation
without a clear purpose.} ( {Black cannot think of starting a counterplay 
in the centre, for instance} 16. ... e5?! 17. d5 cxd5?! 18. g5 ) ( {But 
the rook could have been more useful on h8 than in the centre. Black could
have tried either} 16. ... h5 ) ( {or the immediate knight transfer to g6 
with} 16. ... Nf8 ) 17. Ng3 Nf8 18. Bf3 {Preparing h4-h5.} ( {But I see no
reason to keep the g-pawn on a light square, restricting the bishop, so 
why not} 18. g5 {followed by h3-h4? This would have prevented Black's plan
of exchanging the dark-squared bishops.} ) 18. ... Ng6 19. h4 Bf4! {Even 
though this will strengthen White's control in the centre, it will mainly 
offer Black some stability on dark squares and some breahing space.} 20. 
h5 Bxe3+ 21. fxe3 Ne7 22. e4?! {Played after eight minutes, this move 
marks a turning point on the game.} ( {White would have retained a 
positional advantage in a rather one-sided position with either} 22. g5 
Nd7 23. Bg4 ) ( {or} 22. h6 g6 23. e4 {It is curious that Caruana 
neglected the dark squares issue that much.} ) 22. ... h6! {Finally, Black
gets some stability on at least one part of the board.} 23. e5 Nh7 24. Ne4
Rf8 25. Nd6+ Kc7 26. Bg2 Ng5 {[#]White has installed a magnificent knight 
on d6, having gained tempi in the meanwhile, but it will soon become clear
that the knight is kind of hanging there!} 27. Rhf1 f6! {Starting with 
this moment, Carlsen plays at full strength. Even though the position is 
approximately equal still, Black's play is easier to carry out.} 28. Kc2 
fxe5 29. dxe5 Nc8 30. c5 {When playing this ambitious move, consolidating 
the knight but concealing the d5-square, Caruana might have still been 
under the spell of his previous advantage.} ( {Frim practical point of 
view, it would have been safer to exchange the active black knight with} 
30. Ne4 ) 30. ... Ne7 {[#]} 31. b4? {Played after a quarter of an hour, 
this move leads to some trouble. Any move taking measures against the 
thteatened ...Nd5-e3 would have been enough for maintaining equality.} 
31. ... Nd5! {Played almost without thinking. Finally, the weakness of the
double pawns makes itself felt. Black not only attacks b4, but also 
threatens ...Ne3, attacking three white pieces and the g4-pawn. How did he
do that? How could he confuse his strong opponent that badly? Did the 
knight manoeuvre along the route b8-d7-f8-g6-e7-c8-e7-d5 hypnotise 
Caruana?} 32. Bxd5 cxd5 {Suddenly, there are some problems defending the 
e5-pawn against the threats ...Nf3 or ... Rf3.} 33. b5 {This desperate 
attempt at counterplay weakens the c5-pawn.} 33. ... axb5 34. Nxb5+ Kc6 
35. Nd6 Nf3 36. b4 Ra8 37. Ra1 Rxa1 38. Rxa1 Nxe5 {[#]The first pawn has 
dropped and in view of the hanging (rather than active) white knight, 
grabbing the second one is not far away...} 39. Ra7 Rb8 40. Ra3 b6 41. Ra7
bxc5 42. Ra6+ Kc7 43. bxc5 Nd7 44. Ra7+ Kc6 45. g5 Nxc5 {The rest is 
simple.} 46. Nf7 d4 47. Ne5+ Kd5 48. Nd7 d3+ 49. Kc1 Nxd7 50. Rxd7+ Ke4 
0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Urkedal, Frode"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[ECO "D39k"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Cvek,R"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 
8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 {9 David svého soupeÅ™e urÄ�itÄ› pÅ™ekvapil, 
protoÅ¾e ten, v této známé teoretické pozici, ztratil pÅ™es jedenáct minut
na svÅ¯j tah.} 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. Nxe6? {
ZávaÅ¾ná chyba! Na první pohled vypadá úÅ¾asnÄ›, ale po dalÅ¡ím Ä�erném 
tahu slunce zajde:} 13. ... Qe5! {40 PÅ™esnÄ› tak. Nyní musí bílý jezdcem 
pryÄ� a Ä�erný získá náskok ve vývinu.} ( 13. ... fxe6?? 14. Rc1 Qe5 15. 
Rxc8+ Rxc8 16. Qxd7+ +- ) 14. Nd4 O-O {282 Bílý má nyní hromadu rÅ¯zných 
tahÅ¯, ale stojí hÅ¯Å™e. Jde o to, Å¾e Ä�erný má daleko lepÅ¡í vývin. 
ÄŒerný má moÅ¾nost jako ...Jc5 s ... Vd8, navíc je pÄ›Å¡ec e4 slabý. 
Bílé figurky Jd4 a Sb5 rovnÄ›Å¾ nejsou dobÅ™e postaveny a král na f1 jenom
potvrzuje hodnocení pozice: -/+ (Ä�erný stojí lépe) .} 15. Qd3 {Tato 
pozice se vyskytla v partii Ponomariov - IvanÄ�uk z roku 2011, partie je 
kvalitnÄ› komentována velmistrem Krasenkowem - v Megadatabázi.} 15. ... 
Kh8!? {David pÅ™iÅ¡el s dobrou novinkou. Asi netuÅ¡il, Å¾e vyhraje nyní 
velmi rychle:} ( 15. ... Nc5 16. Qg3+ Kh8 17. Qxe5 fxe5 {získal velmistr 
IvanÄ�uk lepÅ¡í koncovku, kterou dovedl do vítÄ›zného konce.} ) 16. Re1?? 
{To je naprostý kolaps, pÅ™i troÅ¡e fantasie jde pÅ™ipodobnit ke vzniku 
Ä�erné díry aneb bílá pozice se zhroutí nikoliv do bodu, ale do nuly. Tato
pozice je na diagram: najdete zisk figury?} ( 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 {s jasnou 
výhodou Ä�erného.} ) 16. ... Nc5 17. Qe3 ( 17. Qc4 a6 18. Ba4 b5 -+ ) 
17. ... Ne6! {se ziskem figury, bílý se vzdal.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Urkedal, Frode"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39k"]
[EventDate "2014.08.08"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 
8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ {Za 11 minut. } 10. ... Nbd7! 11. Bxf6 
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 ( 12. Ke2 gxf6 13. Rc1 Qb4 14. Rc4 Qe7 15. Qc1 O-O 16. Rc7 
Rd8 17. Rd1 a6 18. Bxd7 Bxd7 ) 12. ... gxf6 {55 partii v databazi} 13. 
Nxe6?! ( 13. h4! a6 14. Rh3 Qa5 15. Be2 Nc5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 = ) 
13. ... Qe5! 14. Nd4 ( 14. Ng7+ Kf8 15. Nf5 Qxb5+ 16. Kg1 Qe5 17. h4 Rg8 
18. Rh3 Rg6 19. Rc1 Nb6 20. Qd8+ Qe8 21. Qd6+ Kg8 22. Re3 Be6 23. h5 Rg5 
24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rc7 Qd8 26. Qf4 Qd1+ 27. Kh2 Qxh5+ 28. Kg1 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 
Qd4 30. Rxb7 Qe5 31. Qxe5 fxe5 32. Ra3 Nc8 33. Nc6 Nd6 34. Re7 Rc8 35. 
Nxa7 Rh5+ {0-1(38) Lobron, Eric (2545) - Polgar, Zsuzsa (2500) / 
Dortmunder Schachtage-A 18th (7), Dortmund GER 1990} ) 14. ... O-O {Navara
na tento tah spotreboval 4 minuty. Cas na hodinach 1:31. Zacina vlastni 
tvorba. Zahajeni cernemu vyslo na 100%.} 15. Qd3 {Bily na tento tah 
spotreboval 40 minut.} 15. ... Kh8!? -/+ {vymysleno za 24 minut. Neni sice
nejlepsi podle pocitace, ale lepe funguje na cloveka, jak se uvidi po 
pristim tahu.} ( 15. ... Nc5!? 16. Qg3+ Kh8 17. Qxe5 fxe5 18. Nf3 a6 19. 
Bc4 Nxe4 20. Nxe5 f6 21. Nf3 Bf5 22. h3 b5 23. Bb3 Nc3 24. Nd4 Bd3+ 25. 
Kg1 a5 26. Kh2 a4 27. Bd1 Bc4 28. a3 Rad8 29. Nc6 Rd2 30. Bf3 Rxf2 31. 
Rhc1 Na2 32. Re1 Rc8 33. Re7 Nc3 34. Nb4 f5 35. Rae1 Rg8 {0-1(40) 
Ponomariov, Ruslan (2764) - Ivanchuk, Vassily (2768) / FIDE World Cup 2011
(7.2), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2011} ) 16. Re1?? {Za 4 minuty premysleni.} ( 
16. Qe3!? Nc5 17. f4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 -/+ {cerny ma pesce.} ) 16. ... 
Nc5! 17. Qe3 ( 17. Qc3 Ne6 18. Ne2 Qxb5 19. Qxf6+ Ng7 -+ ) 17. ... Ne6 -+ 
1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky"]
[Black "Kostenko, Petr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[FEN "r5k1/5ppp/q3p3/1b1pP3/1p1B1PP1/rP2R3/P2Q3P/1KR5 w - - 0 27"]

27. Rc2 Bf1 28. f5! {So far the game has been very complex. Black has 
strong pressure on the a-file but it is not so clear what to do next. If 
he manages to incorporate his bishop into the attack it would be lethal, 
but Quesada is doing a beautiful job of keeping it at bay. Kostenko thinks
he finds a clever way to bring the bishop into the game.} 28. ... Bh3?? {A
horrible blunder!} ( 28. ... h6! {preparing Bh3 would have kept Black very
much alive.} 29. Rg3 Bh3! ~ ) 29. Rxh3! {Black was relying on the Qf1+ 
trick, but it backfires.} 29. ... exf5 ( 29. ... Qf1+ 30. Qc1 Qxh3 31. 
Rc8+ {and there is back rank mate.} ) 30. Qd3 {with a free piece the rest 
is very easy for the Cuban player.} 30. ... Qa5 ( 30. ... Qxd3 31. Rxd3 
fxg4 32. Bc5 {is hopeless.} ) 31. Qxf5 h6 32. e6 {a devastating loss and 
so early in the round! Most games were still tense when Kostenko was 
forced to resign.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[ECO "A53"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 d6 ( {It is worth comparing the position after Jobava's 6th move 
with that arising in a Benoni hybrid used by Rudolf Spielmann, the last of
the romantics, as he was named.} 1. ... Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 d6 4. c4 ( {
Against} 4. Nc3 {Spielmann used to play the same:} 4. ... Bf5 ) 4. ... Bf5
5. Nc3 h6 {followed by ... g7-g5.[#]This is not very common nowadays, but 
last year it was played in one game between strong players, 
Caprio-Ivanisevic, Bergamo 2013 (Black won in 30 moves).} ) 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. 
c4 c6 4. Nc3 Bf5 {This is not really a main opening for Black, but the 
variation has been tried out in quite a few games. So far, both players 
have been blitzing out their moves, but Mamedjarov now stopped for almost 
three minutes.} 5. d5!? {A rare move, making the first step towards 
originality.} 5. ... h6 6. g3 c5 {Jobava kept playing fast, but I wonder 
whether he realised that he got trapped in the Spielmann Benoni with a 
tempo down. I am not that dogmatic to claim that a tempo is always 
important, nor will I preach using Tartakower's classic "Chess is the 
tragedy of one tempo" (as almost anything else that he wrote, this 
actually is a play on words, hinting at the theater world, too). But if 
you are black and play a hyper-hyper-modern opening, the thought that 
every tempo is important could at least briefly cross your mind.} 7. Nh4!?
{White decides to prevent the planned ...g7-g5 followed by ...Bg7, but 
this could have backfired.} ( {Being a player of the boring type, I would 
use my extra tempo for continuing my development with} 7. Bg2 {As for 
White's chances for an advantage, I can only quote some words of wisdom 
heard from Kortschnoj during one of our post-mortems: "If you do not win, 
bad luck; but you have to play like this!" But then it would not become 
such an original game...} ) 7. ... Bh7 8. f4 {[#] Jobava finally stopped 
from the blitzing fury and took 16 minutes before answering. This is what 
they used to preach when I was a kid: play by intuition for most of the 
game, but do stop for a deep thought in the two or three critical moments.
However, the way the game turns, this seems to have been the wrong 
decision.} 8. ... Rg8? {Black needs finding a way to develop his 
f8-bishop.} ( {It goes without saying that} 8. ... g6? {is simply awful. 
While preparing to activate one bishop, it paralyzes the other.} ) ( {Or 
if} 8. ... e6? 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. Bh3 {the absence of the light-squared 
bishop from the queenside causes Black major problems.} ) ( {I am almost 
certain that for a player like Jobava the first impulse suggests the 
dynamic} 8. ... g5! {preparing the development of the dark-squared bishop 
without molesting his colleague.} 9. fxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Ne4 {Followed by 
...Bg7 and ...Nd7 with excellent compensation for Black. Quite possibly, 
during his long thought Baadur managed to "convince himself there was no 
need for such radical measures. I must confess that I am very surprised 
with myself. For decades, I have countless times adviced: "Do not rush, 
take a deep breath once in a while". But now, I advocate the opposite: "If
you are in your element, don't hesitate, go for what your heart tells 
you!"} ) 9. Nf3! {The knight returns into play, leaving Black with the 
problem of developing his f8-bishop.} 9. ... Ne4 {After another long 
thought, 14 minutes. This time, there really was what to think about.} ( 
9. ... g5?! {does not work out so well now:} 10. fxg5 hxg5 11. Nxg5 {The 
knight which would have remained on the edge of the board in the previous 
line gains now a vital tempo, covering the e4-square at the same time.} ) 
10. Qc2! {Due to the unusual position of the black rook, this creates a 
relative pin.} 10. ... Qa5 ( 10. ... Nxc3? 11. Qxh7 {would trap the rook 
in an amusing (surely not for Black) way.} ) 11. Bd2 Ng5 12. Qb3 Nxf3+ 13.
 exf3 {[#]The dynamic phase has come to an end. White has considerable 
space advantage and a huge lead in development. At this level, this is 
equivalent to being close to winning.} 13. ... Nd7 14. Bh3 ( {The greedy} 
14. Qxb7 {would have been possible and quite good actually. Both players 
must have stopped after} 14. ... Rb8 15. Qc6 Rxb2 {, overlooking that the 
simple} 16. Rd1! {unpins the knight threatening the decisive Nb5.} ) 
14. ... O-O-O 15. Nb5 Qa6 {Not a fortunate square for the queen.} ( {But} 
15. ... Qb6 16. Qa3 {threatening Ba5 and Nxa7+ at the same time would be 
even worse for Black.} ) 16. O-O g5 {The impact of this move is 
neglectable, while White's queenside attack will be simple to carry out 
and quite effective!} 17. Rfe1 ( {A natural developing move, preventing 
...Bg7 and getting out of the range of the h7-bishop (if a4-a5 and Qa4, 
then ...Bd3 could come), but the immediate} 17. a4 {would have been quite 
strong, too.} ) 17. ... Kb8 18. a4 Nf6 19. a5 g4 {With the queen caged on 
a6, Black's attack is rather symbolic.} 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Qa4 h5 22. b4 h4
{[#]} 23. Rac1 {(!!) When I saw this move, my first impulse was to check 
whether there was a black bishop along the a1-h8 diagonal. The diagonal is
completely empty, so I had to look for a deeper reason for the last move -
not the only, but quite a strong one. By defending the c4-pawn, White 
creates the deadly threat Nc7!! followed by b5, trapping the queen! Since 
23...b6 looks suicidal, Black is forced to release the tension, thus 
opening files for White's attack.} 23. ... cxb4 24. Bxg4 Rxg4 25. Be3 {
[#]Black's army is cut in two. The kingside pieces cannot provide the king
with any support, while the queen cannot attack the white king. And there 
is no satisfactory way to prevent Bxa7+.} 25. ... b6 26. Qd1 Qc8 27. axb6 
hxg3 28. h3 {The simplest. With a bit of care, the g3-pawn is the white 
king's best friend.} 28. ... Rh4 29. Qa4 Qd7 30. c5 Rxh3 {[#]} 31. f5! ( {
By "a bit of care" I meant avoiding the trap} 31. c6?? Rh1+! {turning the 
g3-pawn into the king's worst enemy. after} 32. Kxh1 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Qh2+ 34.
 Kf1 Bd3+ {with mate in two. Remarkably, such an oustanding tactician like
Mamedjarov needed only three seconds to play his last move!} ) 31. ... 
Bxf5 {Blocking the queen's access to h3 for a decisive instant.} ( {
Keeping the queen acitve with} 31. ... Qxf5 {allows a similar scenario in 
the opposite corner of the board:} 32. Qxa7+ ) 32. c6 a5 33. Qxa5 1-0

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open""]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tari, Aryan"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[ECO "C84e"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Cvek,R"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c4!? {
Zajímavý tah. Trochu strategicky riskantní rozhodnutí - slabé pole d4, ale
bílý získává prostor a kontrolu pole d5.} 7. ... O-O 8. Be3?! {To je dost 
sporný tah. Mladý Nor ho zahrál docela rychle, nicménÄ› po:} 8. ... Ng4! 
9. Bc1 f5 {Je zjevné, Å¾e Ä�erný má iniciativu. PrávÄ› tah ...f5 je 
klíÄ�ový strategický prvek pro podobné struktúry. ÄŒerný napadá bílý 
stÅ™ed a hledá zde aktivní hru. Å¾e partii rozhodne útok na krále se zdá 
nyní jako sen...} 10. h3 Nf6 11. Be3?! {Tak trochu mi to pÅ™ijde jako 
chování kojence, aneb já to prostÄ› chci! Divím se nakolik bílý lpÄ›l na 
postavení stÅ™elce na e3. NejdÅ™íve díky tahu 8.Se3 Ä�erný získal tlak na 
centrum bílého (iniciativu) a nyní získá Ä�erný hrozivý útok.} 11. ... f4 
12. Bc1 g5!! {Vynikající stategické Å™eÅ¡ení. StÅ™ed je uzavÅ™en a Ä�erný 
se okamÅ¾itÄ› pouÅ¡tí do útoku - bílý zaostal ve vývinu.} 13. Nxg5 {Bílý 
je nucen pÄ›Å¡ce vzít, jinak by Ä�erný sám zahrál ...g4 s naprostou 
dominancí.} 13. ... Qe8 {Pole g6 je ideální pro Ä�ernou dámu.} 14. Nf3 Kh8
15. Kh1 Rg8 {PoÄ�ítaÄ� mi zde hlásí 0,00 ale právÄ› v podobných pozicích 
není nejlepÅ¡ím rádcem. ÄŒerný má hrozivou kompenzaci, má aktivní figurky.
Co má bílý dÄ›lat proti jednoduchému plánu Ä�erného - pÅ™esun vÅ¡ech(!) 
figur na královské kÅ™ídlo?} 16. Rg1 Qh5 17. Bxc6? {Nyní bílý s rámusem 
prohraje.} ( 17. Nh2 {bylo lepÅ¡í, ale ani zde bílý nebude mít klid:} 
17. ... Bg4! 18. f3 ( 18. Nxg4 Nxg4 19. Qf1 f3 {s rozhodujícím útokem} ) (
18. hxg4 Nxg4 {se ziskem dámy} ) 18. ... Be6!? {Dobré bylo i 18...Sxh3. 
Nyní Ä�erný zdvojí vÄ›Å¾e na g sloupci se straÅ¡ným útokem.} ) 17. ... 
Bxh3! {pÄ›kný pÅ™íklad na zanedbání vývinu} 18. gxh3 Rxg1+ {12} 19. Qxg1 (
19. Kxg1 Qxh3 20. Bd5 Nxd5 -+ {s...Vg8} ) 19. ... Qxf3+ 20. Kh2 ( 20. Qg2 
Qd1+ 21. Qg1 Qxd3 22. Bxb7 Rg8 {Ä�erný vyhraje} ) 20. ... Rg8 21. Nd2 Qh5 
22. Qxg8+ Nxg8 23. Bxb7 Qe2 {StraÅ¡ný debakl a vynikající výkon naÅ¡eho 
velmistra.} 0-1

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"s"]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[ECO "A53"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Cvek,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

{Dalo se Ä�ekat, Å¾e tato partie bude plná Å¡Å¥ávy. Oba borci mÄ› 
nezklamali. PojÄ�me se na tuto pÅ™estÅ™elku tak trochu podívat.} 
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Bf5!? {Oblíbený tah gruzínského bijce.
Je s podivem, Å¾e Jobava s takovým "kÅ™ivým" zahájením dosahuje tak 
skvÄ›lých výsledkÅ¯. Bude to ale urÄ�itÄ› tím, Å¾e...no prostÄ› umí hrát 
Å¡achy :-)} 5. d5!? h6 6. g3 c5 7. Nh4 Bh7 8. f4 {Následující tah 
Ä�erného bych asi v Å¾ivotÄ› neuhodl:} 8. ... Rg8!? {To je prostÄ› Jobava!
Nejde jenom o to udÄ›lat úchylný tah a bavit se tím, ale jde o strategicky
zajímavý tah/myÅ¡lenku. ÄŒerný ví, Å¾e krále schová na dlouhou stranu a 
bílý na tu krátkou. TakÅ¾e uÅ¾ dopÅ™edu pÅ™ipravuje vÄ›Å¾ na steÄ� g 
pÄ›Å¡ce. NicménÄ› byly tu i stÅ™ízlivÄ›jÅ¡í tahy...} 9. Nf3 {brání 
tahu...g5} 9. ... Ne4?! {To uÅ¾ je sporné rozhodnutí, protoÅ¾e bílý po:} (
9. ... Nbd7 10. Bh3 Qa5 11. O-O O-O-O {vypadá lépe, neÅ¾ tomu bylo v 
partii} ) 10. Qc2 {jezdce s výhodou vyÅ¾ene} 10. ... Qa5 11. Bd2 {Ä�erný 
musí jezdcem odejít z aktivní pozice} 11. ... Ng5 12. Qb3! {SprávnÄ›, zde 
dáma bude stát ideálnÄ›.} 12. ... Nxf3+ 13. exf3 Nd7 14. Bh3 {Mamedyarov 
nestojí o pÄ›Å¡ce a radÄ›ji dokonÄ�uje vývin, aÄ�koliv Houdini (zÅ™ejmÄ› i
Viktor KorÄ�noj) by pÄ›Å¡ce sebral.} ( 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qc6 Rxb2 16. Rd1! 
{A koncepce Ä�erného nevypadá nikterak svÄ›tle.} ) 14. ... O-O-O 15. Nb5 
Qa6 {20} 16. O-O g5! â‡„â‡„ {Vznikla nám naprosto nepÅ™ehledná, chaotická 
pozice. Asi oba hráÄ�i byli spokojeni, zatímco kapitáni uÅ¾ tolik ne - 
jsou radÄ›ji, kdyÅ¾ vÄ›dí jak si pozice stojí. Ale co zde? Dokonalý 
trojtip.} 17. Rfe1 Kb8 18. a4 Nf6 19. a5 g4 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Qa4! {
Mamedyarov vymyslel originální plán - chce zahrát b4 a nÄ›kdy hrozit 
dokonce b5 a chytit Ä�ernou dámu.} 21. ... h5? {Jobava není typický 
profylaktik, radÄ›ji se dívá na svojí stranu, kde útoÄ�í.} 22. b4 h4 23. 
Rac1 {KoneÄ�nÄ› uÅ¾ hrozí 23. Jc7! s b5 a Ä�erná dáma je chycena. Co s 
tím dÄ›lat?} ( 23. Nc7? {hned neÅ¡lo pro:} 23. ... Qxc4 -+ ) 23. ... cxb4 
( 23. ... hxg3? 24. Nc7 Kxc7 25. b5 {Ä�erný nic nevykouzlí, bílý stojí na 
výhru} ) 24. Bxg4! Rxg4 25. Be3 b6 26. Qd1! {visí vÄ›Å¾ na g4} 26. ... Qc8
( 26. ... Rg8 27. axb6 {s rozhodujícím útokem} ) 27. axb6 {330 Braní 
jezdcem na a7 bylo silnÄ›jÅ¡í, ale ani braní na b6 není pro Ä�erného nic 
hezkého. ÄŒlovÄ›k nemusí být Å¡achový génius, aby pochopil, Å¾e útok 
bílého bude (a také je) rychlejÅ¡í.} 27. ... hxg3 28. h3 Rh4 29. Qa4 {Toto
rozhoduje. Bílých figur je pÅ™íliÅ¡ hodnÄ› na Ä�erného krále.} 29. ... Qd7
30. c5 Rxh3 31. f5! {Mamedyarov je pozorný.} ( 31. c6?? Rh1+ 32. Kxh1 Qh3+
33. Kg1 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Bd3+ 35. Re2 Qxe2+ 36. Kg1 Qh2# ) 31. ... Bxf5 ( 
31. ... Qxf5 32. Qxa7+ Kc8 33. Qc7# ) 32. c6 a5!? 33. Qxa5 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 women"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hoang, Thanh Trang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[ECO "C13r"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Ungarn"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4!? {The 
Alekhine-Chatard gambit against the Classical French has never been fully 
refuted and it is still quite playable. That being said there are a couple
of lines that should give Black interesting play.} 6. ... c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 
( 7. ... Qxe7 {is another line and it leads to completely different 
positions.} ) 8. Nf3 Qb6?! {This is likely already a mistake.} ( 8. ... a6
{is probably more to the point, covering b5 at least.} ) 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. 
O-O-O cxd4 11. Nb5 h6 12. Qf4 a6 13. Nbxd4 {it is clear that something 
went wrong here for Black. She doesn't have enough pressure in the center 
and her king is stuck on e7 for the rest of the game. All Hou Yifan has to
do is angle her attack towards it.} 13. ... Nc5 14. g4 Ne4 15. Qe3 Qa5 16.
 a3 {White simply controls the c6 knight and takes her time. Bd3 will come
at some point, kicking out the knight from e4.} 16. ... Bd7 17. Bd3 Nc5 
18. g5 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 hxg5? {This just helps fuel White's attack.} 20. 
Qxg5+ Kf8 21. Rhg1 Nxd3+ ( 21. ... g6 22. Qf6 {is devastating.} ) 22. Rxd3
Rh7 23. Rf3 Ke8 24. Qf4! {Surprisingly it is impossible to defend f7!} 
24. ... g6 25. h5! {The point; the pawn is taboo.} 25. ... Qc5 ( 25. ... 
Rxh5 26. Qxf7+ +- ) ( 25. ... g5 26. Qxg5 +- ) ( 25. ... gxh5 26. Rg8+ +- 
) 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Rxg6 Bc8 28. Rg8+ Kd7 29. Nxe6 Qa5 30. b4 Rh1+ 31. Kb2
Qb6 32. Qf7+ {A devastating loss for the ex European Champion.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 women"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zimina, Olga"]
[Black "Sukandar, Irine Kharisma"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Italien"]
[BlackTeam "Indonesien"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "INA"]
[FEN "6k1/1R5p/3q2p1/2n2p2/1pPNp3/3rP1P1/4QPKP/8 w - - 0 57"]

57. Rxb4 {White is a clear pawn up and has the better position due to 
Black's exposed king.} 57. ... f4?! {Sheer desperation.} 58. gxf4 Rxd4 59.
 exd4 Nd3 60. c5 Qxf4 61. Rb7?? {Maybe without sensing the threat ZImina 
completely blunders the game, and the match.} ( 61. Rb1! +- {and Black has
absolutely nothing.} ) 61. ... Qg5+! 62. Kf1 Qc1+ {A terrible turn of 
events. Kg2 runs into Nf4+ and there is very little better. Indonesia 
takes the match 2.5-1.5.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "B12q"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 Nec6 
8. Nb3 Nd7 9. O-O {Zatím oÄ�ekávaná podívaná - ViktorÅ¯v korunní 
Caro-Kann, který oba borci urÄ�itÄ› mÄ›li v pÅ™ípravÄ›. Tuto pozici jiÅ¾ 
Svidler jednou hrál v roce 2003 s BÄ›lovem, kdy se stalo 9. ...Sxc5. 
NicménÄ› Viktor odpovÄ›dÄ›l tahem} 9. ... Bg4 {, který není novinkou, ale 
Svidler se hluboce zamyslel a nevymyslel zhola nic. BohuÅ¾el, Å¡achy jsou 
remíza.} 10. Nfd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxc5 13. Be3 O-O {ÄŒerný má 
sice trochu ménÄ› prostoru, zato mu hrají vÅ¡echny figurky a také Å¾e uÅ¾ 
jich na Å¡achovnici tolik není, coÅ¾ stísnÄ›né stranÄ› vyhovuje. NemÄ›l by
mít Å¾ádný podstatný problém.} 14. f4 Qc7 15. Rac1 {ZaÄ�átek velmi 
podivného plánu.} ( {TuÅ¡ím, Å¾e to byl Aljechin, kdo prohlásil, Å¾e 
pÄ›Å¡ec na e5 je signálem k útoku na krále. Proto logiÄ�tÄ›ji vypadá 
koncentrovat síly na druhém kÅ™ídle.} 15. Rae1 {s myÅ¡lenkou krytí na e5 
(aÅ¾ bílý pÅ¯jde v budoucnu f5), dále Å™eknÄ›me} 15. ... Rac8 16. c3 a6 
17. Rf3 Rfe8 18. Rh3 {a zkusit Ä�erného vycukat k nÄ›jakému oslabení, 
ideálnÄ› ...h6. I po ...g6 jiÅ¾ lze nahmatat terÄ�e - pÄ›Å¡ce h7, 
oslabená Ä�erná pole. Ale neberte mÄ› radÅ¡i pÅ™íliÅ¡ váÅ¾nÄ›, jsem pÅ™eci
jen pomÄ›rnÄ› slabý hráÄ�.} ) 15. ... Rac8 16. b3 a6 17. c3 {Nemohu si 
pomoci, ale pÅ™ijde mi, Å¾e výsledkem celého manévru Vac1, b3, c3 bylo 
akorát vytvoÅ™ení slabiny na c3. MoÅ¾nou myÅ¡lenkou bylo c4, coÅ¾ ale 
bílý nikdy neprovede.} ( 17. c4 Nb6! 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Bf2 Qe7 =+ {
pomáhá jenom Ä�ernému} ) 17. ... Rfe8 18. Bf2 b5 {Zato náÅ¡ hráÄ� dÄ›lá 
jen samé pÅ™irozené tahy.} 19. Kh1 g6 {Nevím, jestli je to nutný tah, ale 
pÅ™inejhorÅ¡ím na Å¡kodu být nebude, se slabinou na c3 se útok organizuje 
dost tÄ›Å¾ko.} 20. h4 {KdyÅ¾ to nejde figurami, pÅ¯jde to pÄ›Å¡ci! SmÅ¯la 
jen, Å¾e pÄ›Å¡ec konÄ�í svou pouÅ¥ jiÅ¾ po prvním kroku.} 20. ... Bf8 21. 
Nf3 {KonÄ› na e4 proskoÄ�it nechat nemÅ¯Å¾e.} 21. ... Nc5 22. Bd4? {Kdyby 
takový tah udÄ›lal nÄ›jaký mladý Å¡achista, dostal by od trenéra 
poÅ™ádnÄ› pÅ™es prsty. KdyÅ¾ to udÄ›lá Peter Svidler, je tÅ™eba se 
zamyslet, proÄ� jej zahrál.} ( 22. Bxc5 {mi pÅ™ijde jako tah, nad kterým 
se nepÅ™emýÅ¡lí, Sf2 je v pozici bílého jen uslintaný idiot, který kouká 
po vlastních pÄ›Å¡cích. Petrohradský bohatýr vymýÅ¡lel hlubokou 
podkopávací myÅ¡lenku, ale podkopnul jen vlastní nohy.} 22. ... Qxc5 23. 
h5 {a pak Å™eknÄ›me Jg5, dámu na h4, buch buch a mat. To zní jako plán, 
ne?} ) ( {PÅ™ípadnÄ›, pokud chce bílý hrát kompaktnÄ›ji, nemÄ›l by 
pouÅ¡tÄ›t jezdce na e4. Po} 22. Nd2 {si stále drÅ¾í Å¡ance na postupné 
vyrovnání.} ) 22. ... Ne4 {Co byste radÅ¡i, velkého bílého pÄ›Å¡ce na d4, 
nebo Ä�erného jezdce na e4?} 23. Kh2 Qa5 24. c4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Ba3 26. Rc2 
Qa4 {NejspíÅ¡e to byl tento tah, který bílý nevidÄ›l. TeÄ� pÅ™ijde 
forsírovaná Ä�ást...} 27. Qd3 Rc7 28. Rb1 Rec8 29. Qb3 Qxb3 30. axb3 dxc4 
31. Ra1 Bb4 32. bxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. Rxa6 Nd2! {...a výsledkem 
celé slavné koncepce, zaÄ�ínající tahem 15. Vac1, jsou následující trosky.
Pozice je sice k pláÄ�i, ale rozhodnÄ› není beznadÄ›jná, nicménÄ› bílý ke 
svému neÅ¡tÄ›stí Ä�asovku tragicky nezvládnul a rozsypal se jako domeÄ�ek 
z karet.} 35. Ra8+ Kg7 36. Bf2 Rxf4 37. Kg3? ( {pozici jakÅ¾-takÅ¾ drÅ¾í} 
37. Ra4! Nxf3+ 38. Kg3! Rc4 ( 38. ... Bd2 39. Rxf4 Bxf4+ 40. Kxf4 =+ {je 
drÅ¾itelná koncovka} ) 39. gxf3 {a není jasné, jak se Ä�erný chce 
rozvazovat} ) 37. ... Rf5 38. Be3 Nxf3 39. gxf3 Be1+ 40. Kg2 Bxh4 41. Bc5 
h5 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[ECO "B90d"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 {Not as 
popular as e6 or e5, but still certainly a valid move.} 7. g4 Nc6 8. Nb3 
e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O {a fork in the road for Black. Besides 
the move played by Mamedyarov, Be7 and Bb7 are also alternatives. This 
line hasn't seen much exposure in the past few years but it is certainly 
important.} 11. ... Nd7 12. Qf2 Nce5 13. Kb1 {With theory basically gone 
we have an interesting Sicilian. Black has neglected development but has 
positioned his knights nicely; he hopes to hold on the dark-squares to 
prevent any kind of White play.} 13. ... Be7 14. Rg1 g5 {This is the point
of the system, now the Black knight on e5 is very powerful and cannot be 
dislodged.} 15. h4 h6 16. Rh1 Rg8 ( 16. ... gxh4!? {is not as dumb as it 
looks.} ) 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rh3! {A very smart rook lift. With the defense
of the pawn on f3 white prepares to use his queen for active operations as
well as allowing himself to double up on the h-file.} 18. ... Rb8 19. Nd4 
b4 20. Na4 Nf6 21. b3 Bd7 22. Bxa6!? {Not a very human move, but certainly
an interesting one. Black was gaining some momentum on his attack but was 
not particularly paying attention to the placement of his pawns. Dominguez
snaps one of them forcing Mamedyarov to show his hand.} 22. ... d5 ( 
22. ... Bxa4?! 23. bxa4 +/- ) ( 22. ... Qa5!? 23. Be2 Bxa4 24. bxa4 Qxa4 
25. Qf1! {The ctonrol of the diagonal is very important and the threat of 
Bb5+ is simply very unpleasant.} ) 23. Qh2! {The way Dominguez plays all 
ove the board is beautiful. The point of this is to lure the bishop to d6!
} 23. ... Bd6 24. Qe2! {now Nb5 in some variations will be an issue.} 
24. ... Qa5 25. Rh6 Ke7 ( 25. ... Be7 {was the better move.. . However 
white would have had a surprising resource.} 26. Qh2! +/- ( 26. Nf5!? {
might also be winning!} ) ) 26. exd5 {a simple capture that does not have 
a good answer.} 26. ... Bxa4 ( 26. ... Nxd5 27. Nf5+ Kf8 ( 27. ... exf5 
28. Rxd6 Kxd6 29. Bc5+ Ke6 30. Rxd5! Kxd5 31. Qd1+! Kc6 32. Qd6# ) 28. 
Nxd6 Bxa4 29. Rxd5! {is hopless. White would have an attack that is simply
too strong.} ) 27. dxe6! {There is no reason to recapture on a4 when there
is a move like Nf6 up in the air!} 27. ... fxe6 28. bxa4 Nd5 29. Nc6+! 
Nxc6 30. Bxg5+ Kf8 31. Qxe6! {The game is simply over; Black's counterplay
comes too slow in every line and he is getting checkmated everywhere. For 
example:} ( 31. Qxe6 Nc3+ 32. Ka1 Qxg5 33. Rf6+ +- ) 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[ECO "D43q"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 {This whole series of moves played 
at lightning speed was interrupted by Aronian's one-minute thought on the 
next one.} 5. Bg5 {In principle, the most aggressive move, but it does not
disclose anything yet. According to both players' mood we could get the 
dynamic and strategically complex Cambridge Springs variation, the 
irrational Botvinnik or anti Moscow systems, but also the somewhat dull 
Exchange variation or (as outfashioned this might be) the Capablanca 
system.} 5. ... h6 {With his move, Leko passes to his opponent the 
responsability of choosing the character of the game.} 6. Bxf6 {Aronian is
not keen to check his opponent's preparation in the ultra-sharp anti 
Moscow variation and settles for a positional battle with some light 
initiative for White.} 6. ... Qxf6 7. Qb3 Nd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Qf4 10. 
Bd3 Be7 {[#]} 11. Bc2!? {If we except game played in 1928, this is a 
novelty. However, the bishop retreat is not really unusual for this line 
and play will eventually transpose to previous games.} ( {The curious 
thing is that Leko thought for almost half an hour before answering, which
makes me think that against the usual} 11. O-O {he did not intend to get 
castled, but rather tried} 11. ... e5!? ) 11. ... O-O ( {After White has 
cleared the third rank,} 11. ... e5? {would run into} 12. g3 {winning the 
e5-pawn.} ) 12. O-O Rd8 {Leko had another long thought on this natural 
move - a quarter of an hour. He must have felt uncomfrotable in a position
he possibly did not study at home. Otherwise it is not practical to spend 
so much time on moves on natural moves which could be played without 
thinking.} ( {The more natural move order is} 12. ... b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 {
leaving for later the decision about how to develop rooks.} ) 13. Rad1 b6 
14. Rfe1 Bb7 {[#]White has completed his development harmoniously and can 
safely claim to have stepped into the middlegame. Black still needs to 
open the long diagonal for his b7-bishop and find some way of putting to 
work his queen's rook. If he achieves that under favourable circumstances,
his position will be pleasant, due to his bishops' pair. I assume that 
this is the kind of position making Steinitz state that the advance in 
development has a volatile character. The first official World Champion 
would surely like playing with black, due to his lack of weaknesses and 
potentially strong bishops. And indeed, it is not easy for White to 
strengthen his position in the near future. His mobilisation is so good, 
his pieces are so well placed that it almost looks as if he was... in 
Zugzwang!} 15. h4!? {Fortunately, White has pawn moves available, so he 
does not need to worsen the position of any of his pieces. Which makes me 
think of a somewhat naive Steinitzian advice to keep most of the pawns 
back, so as to have reserve tempi in the pawn ending! With his move, 
Aronian seems to be admitting that he cannot prevent the opening of the 
centre, but he uses the available time for putting pressure on the 
kingside. In certain cases, h4-h5 combined with Qd3 would be killing.} 
15. ... Qc7?! {This passive move is hard to understand, especially that 
Leko spent almost 15 minutes on it!} ( {Black should not have delayed the 
two developing moves mentioned above:} 15. ... c5 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 
Rac8!? {Threatening ...c5-c4, which would prevent White from setting the 
dangerous battery along the b1-h7 diagonal and cuase the hite queen some 
problems of mobility.} 18. Bb1!? c4 19. Qc2 Nf8 {and Black would be doing 
fine.} ) 16. Qe3 {Quite logical: White takes the offered space.} 16. ... 
c5 17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5 {[#]Aronian spent on this natural move more than 
ten minutes. He must have considered the knight retreats to g3 and c3, 
coming to the conclusion that it is too early to define his intentions 
regarding the knight. White has an active position, but needs to play with
precision. If his initiative vanishes, he could even get some problems, 
due to his} 18. ... Nf8?! {Played almost without thinking, this will lead 
to a passive position.} ( {Black would have had better chances to hold the
position with} 18. ... Bd6 {True, White's intrusion along the e-file looks
threatening:} 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Qe7 Qxe7 21. Rxe7 {but after} 21. ... Kf8 
22. d6 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nf6 {things would not be entirely clear. Black 
threatens to simplify with ...Rd7, while after} 24. Rc7 Ne8 25. Rc6 {he 
would have the strong defensive move} 25. ... g6! {Preparing ...Rd7 
without fearing Bf5 and clearing the g7-square for the knight.} 26. d7 Ng7
{With his king close to the main theater of action, Black has good chances
to hold.} ) 19. Ng3 {Gaining a tempo for the defence of the d5-pawn and 
preparing for establishing the kingside domination with h4-h5 and Nf5.} 
19. ... Bf6 20. Be4! {The b2-pawn is not important, it is the central 
passed pawn that counts.} 20. ... Re8 ( {Leko hesitated for 17 minutes 
before declining the sacrfice. If} 20. ... Bxb2 21. Qb3 Bf6 22. d6 Qd7 23.
 Bf5 Qc6 24. Ne4 {White has strong pressure.} ) 21. d6 Qd7 22. Qd2 {
[#]Since the dark-squared bishop cannot attack the passed pawn any more, 
the fight has become rather one-sided. White can increase his pressure at 
no risk. By now, even Wilhelm Steinitz would have to admit that, according
to his own criteria, White has managed to convert his advance in 
development and initiative into something more palpable, more stable.} 
22. ... Ne6 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nf5 Red8 25. Re3 {Just one of the possible 
ways of activating White's position.} ( {Strategically,} 25. h5 {looks 
quite appealing.} ) 25. ... h5 {This natural move fails to consolidate the
kingside. The weakening of the g5-square will have more serious effects 
than it may seem at first sight.} 26. Qe2 b5 ( 26. ... Nf4 {does not 
achieve much after} 27. Qc4 Ne6 28. Rde1 ) 27. Ng5! {The start of the 
final attack.} 27. ... Nf4 ( {Black had no favourable way of taking the 
pawn, for instance} 27. ... Nxg5 28. hxg5 Bxg5 29. Qxh5 {(threatening Rh3)
} 29. ... Bxe3 30. Ne7+ ) 28. Qf1 c4 29. g3 Nd3 {The last hope. Would the 
outpost on d3 be able to bring in some relief?} 30. Rdxd3! {Not really! 
Aronian played this exchange sacrifice (truly in the spirit of the former 
World Champion Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian) after just one minute. The 
knight was the only good thing in Black's position. After its 
disppearance, Black will not be able to cope with the kingside threats and
with the passed pawn at the same time.} 30. ... cxd3 31. Qxd3 Bxg5 {Black 
has to eliminate this knight.} ( {For instance,} 31. ... Rd7 32. Ne7+ {
leads to mate.} ) 32. hxg5 {Threatening Qd4 or Qc3.} 32. ... g6 33. Ne7+ 
Kh7 {[#]} 34. Rf3!? {A good practical decision, based on a correct 
evaluation of the ensuing ending. As postulated by Steinitz, one form of 
advantage can be transformedinto some other form if the objective 
(abstract) evaluation does not change. From a killing attack to a won 
ending, I have heardso many times that this is the most technical 
approach. There are many other ways to win, though.} ( 34. Re6!? {is an 
elegant attacking move} ) ( {but the most natural continuation would be} 
34. Qd4 b4 35. Qf6 Rf8 36. Nf5! gxf5 37. Re7 Qd5 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. g6 {with
inevitable mate.} ) 34. ... Qxe7 35. dxe7 Rxd3 36. Rxd3 Re8 37. Rd7 a5 38.
 Kg2 Kg7 39. Kh3! {It is important to activate the king before Black gets 
to attack the e7-pawn.} 39. ... f5 {There is no other way of freeing the 
king.} 40. gxf6+ Kxf6 41. Kh4 {[#]} 41. ... a4 ( {Taking the pawn would 
lead to a lost pawn ending:} 41. ... Rxe7 42. Rxe7 Kxe7 43. Kg5 Kf7 44. f4
Kg7 45. f5 gxf5 46. Kxf5 Kh6 47. Kf6 {wins.} ) 42. a3 Kf7 43. f4 Kf6 44. 
Rb7 Ra8 45. Rb6+! {An accurate way of simplifying to a technical ending.} 
45. ... Kxe7 46. Rxg6 Rd8 47. Rg5 b4 48. Ra5 Rd2 49. Rxa4 bxa3 50. Rxa3 {
With two extra pawns White would have no problem winning.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Black "Howell, David W L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]
[FEN "5b2/1p1n1k2/8/p2nPN2/P1p2P2/2P3P1/1PB2K1P/8 w - - 0 40"]

40. h4 {A bizarre situation. White has four pawns for a piece, and they 
are all connected and passed! He should be winning but things are clearly 
not as simple as they look.} 40. ... Nc5 41. h5 Nb6 42. g4?! {too hasty.} 
( 42. Ke3! Ncxa4 43. Bxa4 Nxa4 44. Nd6+ Ke6 ( 44. ... Bxd6 45. exd6 {is 
too many footpawns.} ) 45. Nxc4 +- ) 42. ... Nbxa4 43. g5? {way too hasty.
} ( 43. Bxa4 Nxa4 44. g5 {White's bishop is surprisingly not so important.
} ) 43. ... Nxb2 44. g6+ Kg8 45. h6 a4 46. Ke3 a3 47. Bb1 Nba4 48. h7+ Kh8
49. Nd6 Bxd6 50. exd6 Nd7 51. Kd4 b5 52. Kd5 Nf8 {Another strange 
position. It seems as if neither side can really make progress as White's 
king cannot come closer to his kingside pawns. Why, do you ask?} 53. Ke5??
( 53. Kd4 =, quiet ) 53. ... Nxg6+! {Genius! The pawn is worth far more 
than the knight.} 54. Bxg6 Nb6 {The threat of a2 is decisive, the bishop 
must go back.} 55. Bb1 b4! {the point, the bishop alone cannot hold both 
pawns.} 56. f5 bxc3 57. f6 c2 58. Bxc2 a2 59. f7 a1=Q+ {Black queens with 
check!} 60. Ke6 Qe1+ 61. Kf5 {An important turn around that gave England 
the 3-1 win.} 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[ECO "B81i"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {One of 
Fischer's old favourite, which became rather fashionable lately. In this 
game it will transpose to the Scheweningen Keres Attack.} 6. ... e6 7. g4 
h6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 {[#]Even though the Sicilian was not too 
well defined in Steinitz' times, I believe that the first World Champion 
would have liked Black's position. No weaknesses, quite a flexible 
structure, lots of spare tempi with the pawns, etc. At the same time, he 
would consider hite's position over-expanded and thus exposed to be 
ruined.} 10. ... Nd7 {The latest trend. Blck prepares a check on f2, 
aimming to exchange the dark-squared bishops.} ( {The old line goes} 
10. ... Qc7 11. Qe2 {followed by the long castle.} ) 11. O-O!? {White 
gives up his initial plans of castling long, relying on the fact that his 
attack could be strong anyway. Besides, Black willl most likely have to 
spend another tempo on retutning ith the knight to f6.} ( {Black had a 
comfortable game after} 11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. fxe5 Bh4+ 14. Bf2 
Nxe5 {Anand-Mamedyarov, Khanty-Mansiysk Candidates, 2014} ) 11. ... Nxd4 
12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Qd2 {A new move, taking the queen out of the range of the
black pawns (... e6-e5 and ...dxe5).} ( {After} 13. Ne2 {Black could 
complete his development without loss of time:} 13. ... b5 14. Ng3 Bb7 {
Shirov-Sutovsky, Poikovsky 2014} ) 13. ... Rb8 ( {Unlike in the 
aforementioned game, advancing the b-pawn at once could cause some 
problems.} 13. ... b5 14. e5 d5 {True, Black's position does not look that
bad, but when playing the Sicilian one rarely is keen to trapnspose to 
French structures!} ) 14. Rad1 {It is curious that Navara spent 20 minutes
on this most natural move, completing White's mobilisation. By contrast, 
he will carry out the sacrifice on move 20 (a very cimmittal decision) 
after only six minutes. I guess that each player has his own perception 
bout what is obvious and what requires checking.} 14. ... b5 15. Ne2 {
After having induced the relative loss of time ...Ra8-b8, Navara returns 
to Shirov's plan of transferring the knight to the kingside.} 15. ... Qc7 
16. f5 {A typical attacking move in the Sicilian, putting pressure on the 
e6-square and, to a certain extent, along the f-file. Due to the relative 
eakness of the h6-square, it is important that the last move also clears 
the c1-h6 diagonal.} 16. ... Nf6 {Grischuk decides to return with his 
knight to a previous location in order to secure his position against 
threats like f5-f6 or Ne2-f4.} 17. Ng3 Re8! {A strong prophylctic move, 
clearing the f8-square for the bishop.} ( {The generally desirable} 
17. ... Bb7 {would run into} 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 {with a dangerous 
attack.} ) 18. Bd4 {Navara plyed this after 25 minutes.} ( {He might have 
checked for a while the consequences of} 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 {
Unfortunately,} 19. ... Nh7 20. f6 Bf8 {takes full advantage of the merits
of ... Rf8-e8 by defending g7. Wherever the queen retreats, Black could 
continue with ...Qc5+ most probably followed by the queen transfer to e5.}
) 18. ... e5 {Another typical move, parrying some light threts and 
preparing the counterplay based on ...d6-d5.} ( {White would retain some 
light intiative after} 18. ... Bb7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. g5 hxg5 21. Qxg5 {
although Black should be OK.} ) 19. Be3 {[#]} 19. ... Bb7 {Playing a bit 
with fire.} ( {Had he understood how dangerous Navara's sacrifice relly 
was, Grischuk might have prevented it with} 19. ... Kh7 {As pointed out by
Steinitz, the king can be a useful defensive piece. In other words, His 
Majesty is grown up enough to take care of His Royal self. In order to 
start an attack before Black gets to play . ..Bb7 and ...d6-d5, White 
needs to defend the g4-pawn in order to allow h3-h4 followed by g5. He was
two ways of doing that.} 20. Qe2 ( 20. Bf3 {would make the bishop 
vulnerable:} 20. ... Bb7 21. h4 d5 22. g5 dxe4 23. gxf6 exf3 24. fxe7 Qxe7
{with great compensation for the piece.} ) 20. ... Qc4 21. Rd3 Bb7 22. b3 
Qc7 23. h4 d5 24. exd5 e4 {Black has stared his conterplay in the centre 
just when White was preparing to deliver the deadly g4-g5. The position is
complicated but fairly balanced.} ) 20. Bxh6! {As mentioned above, Navara 
did not need too much time to decide himself upon this half positional, 
half attacking move.} ( {Attacking with neutral moves would hand in the 
initiative to Black, for instance} 20. Qe2 {(preparing h3-h4)} 20. ... d5 
21. exd5 Rbd8 {with great play for Black. Actually, it is not surprising 
that Navara did not hesitate too much to embark a sacrificial attack based
on his intuition. He was fully mobilised and, just for an instant, he had 
a small advance in development. As stated by Steinitz, the player with an 
advantage should attack at once, under the threat of losing his 
superiority or even getting the worse of it.} ) 20. ... gxh6?! {After this
slightly cooperative move played instantly, White's attack will develop by
itself.} ( {It would have made sense starting the central counterplay:} 
20. ... d5 {If} 21. Bxg7?! Kxg7 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Nh7 {Black would be 
two tempi up with respect with a similar line involving ...d6-d5 below.} )
21. Qxh6 Nh7 {There was no time already for counterplay in the centre or 
on the queenside.} ( {For instance:} 21. ... d5 22. g5 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 {
(threatening Nh5)} 23. ... Bf8 24. Qh4 dxe4 25. Nh5 Bc5+ 26. Kh2 {with 
decisive threats.} ) ( {Or if} 21. ... Qxc2 22. g5 Nxe4 23. g6 Nf6 24. 
Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Nh5 Qc5+ 26. Rf2 ) 22. f6 Bf8 23. Qh5 {[#]White threatens to
increase his kingside domination with g5, h4, Nf5. Actually, Black's extra
piece does not make itself felt because two of his pieces are imobile.} 
23. ... Qc5+ {With the pawn on e6, this would exchange queens, which 
explains why Navara did not sacrifice the bishop on the fist given 
opportunity. Grischuk must have put some hopes in the ueen's transfer to 
the kingside, but this manoeuvre will fil to save the game.} 24. Kh2 Qe3 
25. h4 Qh6 26. Qxh6 Bxh6 27. g5 {The queens are off, but the threats stay 
on!} 27. ... Bf8 {There was no favourable way of returning the piece, for 
instance} ( 27. ... Bxg5 28. hxg5 Nxg5 29. Nf5 Nxe4 30. Rd3 {ith a 
decisive attack.} ) ( {Or} 27. ... Nxg5 28. Nf5 ) 28. g6! {The best way to
maintain the initiative.} 28. ... Bh6? {Probably missing the mating 
pattern examined below.} ( {A better way to lear matters on the kingside 
was} 28. ... Rec8 {(taking the rook out of the range of the f6-pawn and 
threatening ,,,fxg6)} 29. gxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rf2 b4 31. Nf5 {White has an 
extra pawn, exerts strong pressure on d6 and has the unpleasant threat Ne7
in reserve.} ) 29. Nf5 Bf4+ {[#]} 30. Rxf4! Nxf6 ( {The point is that} 
30. ... exf4 31. Nh6+ {leads to mate after 32.g5, herever the king goes.} 
) 31. gxf7+ Kxf7 32. Nxd6+ {The rest is relatively simple. White will 
simplify to an ending with two extra pawns.} 32. ... Ke7 33. Nxe8 exf4 34.
 Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Rd6+ Ke5 36. Rb6 f3 37. Bxf3 Rf8 38. Kg3 Bxe4 39. Bxe4 Kxe4
40. Re6+ Kd5 1-0

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open""]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]
[FEN "5b2/5k1p/3p4/2pn4/8/Np4P1/3K1P1P/B7 w - - 0 36"]

{ZbyÅˆkovi nesedlo dobÅ™e zahájení a dostal atypickou koncovku, kde 
Ä�erného opticky horÅ¡í pÄ›Å¡cová struktura - dvojpÄ›Å¡ec, rozbité 
pÄ›Å¡cové ostrÅ¯vky, no fuj! - se ukázala být ve skuteÄ�nosti lepÅ¡í 
strukturou a Ä�erný postupnÄ› získal pÄ›Å¡ce. AvÅ¡ak realizace se ukázala 
být extrémnÄ› tuhým oÅ™íÅ¡kem.} 
36. Nc4 {Jeden z Ä�erných volných pÄ›Å¡cÅ¯ padne, otázkou je, jak má 
Ä�erný situaci vyÅ™eÅ¡it a vykÅ™esat nejvÄ›tÅ¡í Å¡ance na výhru.} 36. ... 
Nf6 {Jde nÄ›co pobrat na královské kÅ™ídlo, to ale staÄ�it nebude.} ( 
36. ... Bg7 37. Nxd6+ Ke6 38. Bxg7 Kxd6 39. f4 {by mÄ›lo být relativnÄ› 
OK.} 39. ... Ke6 40. g4! {je dÅ¯leÅ¾itý trik, po ...Kf5 by mohl mít bílý 
problém. Nyní bílý stihne postavit pÄ›Å¡ce na f5 a jako protiváhu Ä�erným 
volným pÄ›Å¡cÅ¯m budem duo f g.} ) ( {Ani centralizace nepomÅ¯Å¾e -} 
36. ... Ke6 37. Na5 Nb6 38. Nxb3 d5 39. Ke2 {Problém je v tom, Å¾e po} 
39. ... d4 {bílý na d4 obÄ›tuje figuru, postaví se králem na g2 a Ä�eká. 
KonÄ›, jezdce, co je libo, obojí vypadá extrémnÄ› remízovÄ›. Proto to 
Karjakin zkouÅ¡í jinou stranou.} ( 39. ... c4 40. Nd4+ {Ä�ernému vÅ¯bec 
nepomÅ¯Å¾e - bílý pÄ›Å¡ce výbornÄ› blokuje.} ) ) 37. Na5 Ng4 38. f3! {
klíÄ�ový tah!} 38. ... Nxh2 39. Ke2 Bg7 40. Bxg7 â–¡ {VýbornÄ›, kontrola 
pÅ™eÅ¡la! Zbytek je jen suchá a nepÅ™íliÅ¡ sloÅ¾itá matematika, na kterou 
pÅ¯lhodinka staÄ�í aÅ¾ nad hlavu.} ( 40. Nxb3?? {byl poslední KarjakinÅ¯v 
Å¡pek:} 40. ... Bxa1 41. Nxa1 d5 42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Kg2 d4 44. Kxh2 d3 45. 
Nb3 c4 46. Nc5+ Kd5 47. Ne4 Kd4 48. Kg2 c3 -+ ) 40. ... Kxg7 41. Nxb3 Kf6 
42. Kf2 c4 43. Nd2 d5 44. Kg2 c3 45. Nb3 Nxf3 46. Kxf3 c2 47. Ke3 Kg5 48. 
Kd2 Kg4 49. Kxc2 Kxg3 50. Kd2 h5 51. Nd4 h4 52. Nf5+ Kg4 53. Nxh4 Kxh4 54.
 Ke3 d4+ 55. Kxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open""]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[ECO "B81i"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {V souÄ�asosti 
jeden z nejÅ¾havÄ›jÅ¡ích systémÅ¯ proti Najdorfovi.  GriÅ¡Ä�uk po chvíli 
pÅ™emýÅ¡lení zvolil} 6. ... e6 ( {DalÅ¡ími moÅ¾nostmi jsou} 6. ... e5 {s 
trochu ménÄ› flexibilní pozicí} ) ( {Ä�i} 6. ... g6 {s nestandardní 
draÄ�í sicilskou.} ) 7. g4 h6 ( {Druhým moÅ¾ným postupem je} 7. ... Be7 {s
myÅ¡lenkou po} 8. g5 Nfd7 9. h4 {mít na desce KeresÅ¯v útok, který 
normálnÄ› vzniká po tazích 1. e4 c5 2. Jf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Jxd4 Jf6 5. 
Jc3 e6 6. g4. Je to tak hrozná zbraÅˆ, Å¾e do ní bílý milerád chodí i s 
tempem ménÄ›.} ) 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 Nd7 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Qxd4 
O-O 13. Qd2 {Trochu tajuplný tah, na d4 ale dáma nestojí nijak skvÄ›le, 
mÅ¯Å¾e být pod údery jako ...e5 Ä�i ... Sc5 - zkrátka z d2 má, jak 
uvidíme, mnohem lepÅ¡í vyhlídky.} 13. ... Rb8 ( {Na okamÅ¾ité} 13. ... b5 
{mÅ¯Å¾e vadit postup} 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 Rb8 {kdy vÄ›Å¾ vypadá na b8 dost 
trapnÄ›.} ( {po} 15. ... a5 16. Nd4 {jsou pole b5 a c6 slabouÄ�ká} ) ) 14.
 Rad1 ( {Za úvahu stálo i profylaktické} 14. a4 {, ale David nejspíÅ¡e 
nechtÄ›l zbyteÄ�nÄ› ztrácet tempa k útoku :)} ) 14. ... b5 15. Ne2 ( {
Nyní jiÅ¾ po} 15. a4 bxa4 ( {moÅ¾ná jeÅ¡tÄ› silnÄ›jÅ¡í je} 15. ... Nb6 ) 
16. Nxa4 {vÄ›Å¾ na b8 pracuje výbornÄ›} ) 15. ... Qc7 16. f5 {Bílý velí ke
zteÄ�i.} 16. ... Nf6 ( {PÅ™irozenÄ›ji vypadá zabrat oslabené políÄ�ko e5, 
ale po} 16. ... Ne5 17. b3! {(stÅ™elec je pÅ™ece lepÅ¡í neÅ¾ kÅ¯Åˆ!)} 
17. ... Rd8 ( {po} 17. ... Bb7 {pÅ™ichází jiÅ¾ hlavní útoÄ�ný motiv 
bílého} 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. f6 +/- {a stÅ™elec nemá pole f8} ) ( 17. ... Kh7
{je zajímavá obranná myÅ¡lenka, ale bílý jednoduÅ¡e pÅ™isune dalÅ¡í síly 
do útoku} 18. Nf4! ( 18. f6!? Bxf6 19. Rxf6 gxf6 20. Nf4 Rg8 21. Nh5 Rg6 {
bude asi jen opakování tahÅ¯ po Jf4-Jh5} ) 18. ... Rd8 19. Nh5 â†’ ) 18. 
f6! Bxf6 19. Rxf6 gxf6 20. Nf4 â†’ {by mÄ›l bílý kompenzaci pÅ™ímo 
boÅ¾skou a Ä�erný by byl rád, kdyby pÅ™eÅ¾il dalÅ¡ích 15 tahÅ¯.} ) 17. Ng3
Re8?! {GriÅ¡Ä�uk se snaÅ¾il, co to dalo, aby se dostal do svého 
oblíbeného rapidového tempa, na 30 sekundách je nepÅ™emoÅ¾itelný. BohuÅ¾el
po 16. tahu mÄ›l na tachometru stále 15 minut a z pÅ™íliÅ¡ného 
pÅ™emýÅ¡lení se zrodilo vyumÄ›lkované ...Ve8.} ( {ZdravÄ›ji vypadá} 
17. ... Bb7 {, kde obÄ›Å¥} 18. Bxh6 ( {po nÄ›jakém jiném tahu, Å™eknÄ›me} 
18. Kh1 {Ä�erný jiÅ¾ zahraje} 18. ... Kh7 {, kryje oslabení h6, bílý útok 
vyÄ�ichl a tok partie se zaÄ�íná obracet.} ) 18. ... gxh6 19. Qxh6 d5 20. 
Kh2 {vede ke spravedlivé remíze} 20. ... Bd6 21. Qg5+ Kh7 22. Qh4+ Kg7 23.
 Qg5+ =, quiet ) ( {Úder podle uÄ�ebnice - v centru -} 17. ... d5? {
ztroskotá na} 18. e5! Qxe5 19. Bf4 +- ) 18. Bd4 {Provokuje uzavÅ™ení 
centra, aby mohl vÅ¡echny síly vrhnout po Ä�erném monarchovi.} ( 18. fxe6 
{je sympatická léÄ�ka, nicménÄ› po správném} 18. ... Bxe6 ( 18. ... fxe6? 
19. Bxh6! gxh6 20. Qxh6 +- {gong, bílý popojde g-pÄ›Å¡cem o dva kroky 
vpÅ™ed a Ä�erný se vzdá.} ) 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Nd7 {bude Ä�erný jezdec 
na poli e5 aÅ¾ pÅ™íliÅ¡ silný.} ) 18. ... e5 19. Be3 {TeÄ� není vÅ¯bec 
jasné, co má Ä�erný s hrozbou vzetí na h6 dÄ›lat. S pÄ›ti minutami se ale 
jiÅ¾ tváÅ™il suverénnÄ› a sázel tahy jeden za druhým.} 19. ... Bb7 {
PÅ™irozenÄ›.} ( {ZajímavÄ› opÄ›t vypadá trocha profylaxe} 19. ... Kh7 20. 
Bf3 Bb7 21. h4 d5 22. g5 dxe4 ( 22. ... d4 23. Bf2 Nd7 ( {PoÄ�ítaÄ� na mÄ›
pozdÄ›ji vybafnul} 23. ... Ng8 {, ale radÅ¡i zamlÄ�ím podrobnosti.} ) 24. 
Bh5 g6 25. fxg6+ fxg6 26. Bxg6+ Kxg6 27. Qe2 Bf8 28. Qh5+ Kh7 29. Be3! +- 
{je dalÅ¡í pÄ›kná varianta, po Vf7 bílý útok prorazí.} ) 23. gxf6 exf3 24.
 fxe7 Qxe7 ~ {a nechtÄ›jte po mnÄ› vÄ›dÄ›t, jak pozice stojí.} ) ( 19. ...
 Bf8 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Nh7 22. h4 {má myÅ¡lenku} 22. ... Bb7 23. f6 g6 
24. h5 â†’ {a útok se valí} ) 20. Bxh6! {MÅ¯Å¾e to vypadat jako Å¡ejd do 
Ä�asovky, ale je to logické a korektní pokraÄ�ování bílého útoku.} 20. ...
 gxh6? {OpÄ›t pÅ™irozenÄ›, a.... Å¡patnÄ›! MÅ¯Å¾e to vypadat 
prazvláÅ¡tnÄ›, ale teÄ� uÅ¾ se Ä�erný jen poveze.} ( {Zkrátka a dobÅ™e 
nutností bylo chladnokrevné} 20. ... d5! 21. Bg5 ( 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qg5+ 
Kh8 23. Qh4+ Nh7 24. f6 Qb6+! 25. Kh2 Bxf6 {a mat se nekoná.} ) 21. ... 
dxe4 {stále s nejasnou pozicí.} ) 21. Qxh6 Nh7 ( 21. ... d5 22. g5 Bf8 23.
 Qh4 Nh7 24. exd5 {je beznadÄ›j, Ä�erné figury nemají Å¾ádnou souhru.} ) (
21. ... Qc5+ 22. Kh2 Qxc2 {chvíli preferoval mÅ¯j poÄ�ítaÄ�, ale rychle 
jsem jej vyléÄ�il. MÅ¯Å¾ete to pozkouÅ¡et v rÅ¯zných variantách, 
vyrovnání za Ä�erného uÅ¾ není.} 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qh4! {kryje na e4 a 
plánuje dále postoupit pÄ›Å¡cem g.} ) 22. f6 Bf8 23. Qh5 Qc5+ 24. Kh2 Qe3 
25. h4 Qh6 26. Qxh6 Bxh6 27. g5 Bf8 ( {Za zkouÅ¡ku stálo} 27. ... Rec8 {, 
ale Ä�erný stejnÄ› stojí zle.} 28. gxh6 Rxc2 29. Rxd6 Rxb2 30. Rc1 +/- {
ÄŒerné figury jsou rozházené nekoordinovanÄ› po celé Å¡achovnici, pozice 
Ä�erného je hodnÄ› blízko prohÅ™e.} ) 28. g6 Bh6? {Poslední hÅ™eb do 
rakve, i mistr Ä�asovek má své dny.} 29. Nf5! Bf4+ ( 29. ... Bf8 30. g7 
Bxg7 31. fxg7 +- {je podobnÄ› beznadÄ›jné.} ) 30. Rxf4! Nxf6 ( {
PÅ™edpokládám, Å¾e GriÅ¡Ä�uk pÅ™ehlédl sympatický mat po} 30. ... exf4 31.
 Nh6+ Kh8 32. g7# ) 31. gxf7+ Kxf7 32. Nxd6+ Ke7 33. Nxe8 {Na jistotu.} 
33. ... exf4 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Rd6+ Ke5 36. Rb6 f3 37. Bxf3 Rf8 38. Kg3 
Bxe4 39. Bxe4 Kxe4 40. Re6+ Kd5 {Rozptýlil se dým, Ä�erný spoÄ�ítal své 
padlé pÄ›Å¡ce a rozumnÄ› partii zabalil.} 1-0

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open""]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "E20"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Qa5 {AÄ� je to pro 
souÄ�asného mistra svÄ›ta nezvyklé, toto je jedna z hlavních (!) 
teoretických pozic varianty.} 12. Ne4 {To uÅ¾ je trochu ménÄ› obehraný 
tah, ale oba hráÄ�i (alespoÅˆ se tak tváÅ™ili) byli stále v domácí 
pÅ™ípravÄ›.} ( {ÄŒastÄ›jÅ¡í je} 12. Bd2 ) 12. ... Ba6 13. Qc2 h6 {Na 
vysoké úrovni v podstatÄ› novinka, ale neÅ™ekl bych, Å¾e se ujme. Jg5 
nebyla aÅ¾ taková velká hrozba, Ä�erný mÄ›l spoustu dobrých vývinových 
tahÅ¯, navíc Magnus Carlsen naÅ¡el vynikajicí repliku, po které získává 
malou výhodu.} 14. a3! Be7 15. b4! Qb5 ( 15. ... Bxb4 16. axb4 Qxa1 17. 
Bb2 Qa2 18. Nd2! {dáma je v pasti!} 18. ... Nxb4 19. Qc3 e5 20. Ra1 Qe6 
21. Qxb4 Bxe2 22. Re1 Bb5 23. Rxe5 +/- {Toto nevypadá pÅ™íliÅ¡ lákavÄ›.} )
16. Re1 {Bílý hrozí obsadit jezdcem pole c5 a zaknihovat malý stabilní 
plus, Ä�emuÅ¾ se snaÅ¾í Ä�erný zabránit pomocí obÄ›ti pÄ›Å¡ce, ale 
objektivnÄ› chce od pozice více, neÅ¾ mÅ¯Å¾e nabídnout.} 16. ... Qc4 ( 
16. ... Rfc8 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. bxc5 Qc4 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 20. Bd2 += {taky 
není Å¾ádný med} ) 17. Qb2 c5 18. Nxc5 Bf6?! ( 18. ... Bxc5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 
20. Bd2 += {je opÄ›t malý plusík, bílý má silnou dvojici stÅ™elcÅ¯, ale 
aspoÅˆ to není pÄ›Å¡ec míÅˆ.} ) 19. Qa2 Rac8 ( {Pozice po} 19. ... Bxa1 
20. Qxa1 +/- {je absolutnÄ› nehratelná, Ä�erný nemá kompenzaci za 
získanou kvalitu :)} ) 20. e4! {ZákeÅ™né nakopnutí, tento tah Naiditsch 
podle svých slov podcenil. Najednou stojí velmi nepÅ™íjemnÄ›.} 20. ... Nc3
21. Qxc4 Bxc4 22. e5 Be7 23. Bd2?! {Magnus Carlsen nemÄ›l vÄ�era svÅ¯j 
den, jezdec nyní vyskáÄ�e a bude notnÄ› ztrpÄ�ovat bílému Å¾ivot.} ( 23. 
Be3 +/- {je Ä�istý pÄ›Å¡ec více bez jakékoliv kompenzace pro Ä�erného.} 
23. ... Bd5 ) 23. ... Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Nd4 {TeÄ� má nÄ›mecký hráÄ� alespoÅˆ 
aktivního jezdce.} 25. Rac1 Bd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Nd7 Rxc1 ( 27. ... Rfd8 
28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ ( 29. ... Rd8 {s pÅ™echodem do partie} ) 30. 
Bxc1 Nb3 31. Bb2 d4 32. Kg2 +/- {vypadá velmi zle, Ä�erný d-pÄ›Å¡ec je 
více slabinou neÅ¾ silou.} ) 28. Rxc1 Rd8 29. Nc5?! {MÄ›kké!} ( 29. Rc7! 
+/- {je tah, který v blicce udÄ›láte rukou. Místo toho se Carlsen snaÅ¾í 
pozici zjednoduÅ¡it - a zaÄ�íná se do ní více a více zamotávat.} 29. ... 
Nb3 30. Be1 d4 31. Rxa7 d3 32. b5 d2 33. Bxd2 Nxd2 34. b6 +- {by mohlo 
staÄ�it jako ilustrace faktu, Å¾e déÄ�ko nejde nikam. A neÅ™íkejte, Å¾e to
je tak tÄ›Å¾ké spoÄ�ítat.} ) 29. ... Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Nf3 31. Bc3 g5! {
Takový tah je snadné pÅ™ehlédnout. ÄŒerný získává silnou protihru a partie
zaÄ�íná nanovo.} ( {Bílý poÄ�ítal jen s naivním} 31. ... d4 32. Kg2 dxc3 
33. Kxf3 +- {coÅ¾ je jiÅ¾ nejspíÅ¡e neubránitelná vÄ›Å¾ovka.} ) 32. h3 h5 
33. Kg2 g4 34. b5 Rd7 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Ba5 d4 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. e6? {
Panika! I na onlinu byly slyÅ¡et padající Ä�elisti norských fanouÅ¡kÅ¯, 
38. e6 je straÅ¡livá bota. Inu, i mistr svÄ›ta je jen Ä�lovÄ›k. Zatím.} ( 
38. Rc7 Rxc7 39. Bxc7 d3 40. Kf1 Nd4 41. Ke1 Nxb5 42. Bd6 =, quiet {je 
jasná remíza, bílý dobere na d3, Ä�erný na e5} ) 38. ... fxe6 {PÄ›Å¡ec 
zadarmo, no nekupte to.} 39. Rc7 Rxc7 40. Bxc7 d3 41. Kf1 Nd4 {HoreÄ�ka 
Ä�asové tísnÄ› skonÄ�ila a z pÄ›Å¡ce více je najednou pÄ›Å¡ec ménÄ›. 
Bílý jen znechucenÄ› vrtÄ›l hlavou.} 42. Ke1 Nxb5 43. Bb8 Nxa3 44. Kd2 ( 
44. Bxa7 Nc4 45. Bd4 Kg6 -+ {a Ä�erný si udÄ›lá krásnou procházku aÅ¾ na 
f3.} ) 44. ... a5 45. Kxd3 Kg6 46. Ke4 a4 47. Be5 Nc4 48. Bc3 a3 49. Kf4? 
{Toto vypadá na poslední chybu.} ( {V zájmu objektivity se musí uznat, Å¾e
bílý se nejspíÅ¡e tak-tak drÅ¾í po} 49. f3! {coÅ¾ jsem samozÅ™ejmÄ› 
neobjevil sám, ale nÄ›jaká dobrá duÅ¡e nechala poÄ�ítaÄ� bÄ›Å¾et na 
hloubku 56 a zapsala analýzu do internetové databáze, bohuÅ¾el nemám k 
dispozici tak dobré chlazení :) Tady je pÅ™íkladná varianta.} 49. ... gxf3
50. Kxf3 Kf5 51. Ke2 Nd6 52. Kd1! Nb5 53. Ba1 e5 54. g4+! Ke6 55. Kc2 Nd4+
56. Kd3 Kd5 57. Bc3 e4+ 58. Ke3 Ne6 59. Ba1 a2 60. Bc3 Ng5 61. Bb2 Kc4 62.
 Bg7 Kb3 63. Kd2 Ne6 =, quiet {A drÅ¾í! Nejsem si ale jist, zda je schopna
takovou koncovku (z poÄ�áteÄ�ní pozice ovÅ¡em) bytost z masa a kostí 
udrÅ¾et, navíc si pÅ™iÄ�tÄ›te pÅ™edeÅ¡lý bujarý prÅ¯bÄ›h.} ) 49. ... Kh5 
-+ {A partie je pryÄ�, na f3 vÅ¾dy bílému bude chybÄ›t tempo, takÅ¾e musí 
poÄ�kat, aÅ¾ Ä�erný zesílí pozici a vyhraje.} 50. f3 {Nebo si mÅ¯Å¾e 
zkrátit trápení.} 50. ... e5+! {Jediný, ale plnÄ› dostaÄ�ující tah.} 51. 
Ke4 Nd6+! 52. Ke3 Kg5 53. fxg4 e4 54. Kd2 Nb5 55. Be5 Kxg4 56. Ke3 Kf5 57.
 Ba1 Nd6 58. Kd2 Kg4 59. Ke3 a2 60. Bc3 Kxg3 61. Ba1 Kg4 {Dva volní 
pÄ›Å¡ci jsou pÅ™íliÅ¡.} 62. Kd2 ( 62. Bh8 Kf5 63. Ba1 Nc4+ 64. Kd4 e3 65. 
Kxc4 e2 -+ ) 62. ... Kf3 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 women"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[ECO "D38j"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Hou Yifan's Ragozin has served 
her well for many games.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. g3 {An 
unusual idea, but it has been treid this year a few times.} 8. ... h6 9. 
Bf4 {Wojtaszek has tried this move before, against Peralta in 2012. The 
more common retreat is to e3.} 9. ... O-O 10. Bg2 b6 11. O-O Bb7?! {
Black's development seems sensible enough for now, but this last move 
underestimates White's threats.} ( 11. ... Bxc3! 12. bxc3 Re8 13. Ne5 Bb7 
=, quiet ) 12. Nb5 Bc6? {Hou Yifan fails to smell the danger.} ( 12. ... 
c4 13. a3 Be7 14. Nh4 {is a little more pleasant for White.} ) 13. Nc7! 
Rc8 14. a3! Ba5 15. b4 {This is the uncomfortable point for Black. Now her
bishop is trapped on a5 and she must at least lose the exchange. There is 
also not a good way to get decent compensation for it.} 15. ... Ne4 {a try
that is as good as any.} 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. bxa5 Rxc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Nd2
f5 20. Rac1 Kh8 21. f3 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 f4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 24. e3 Ra4 25. f4 
Qxa5 26. Rfd1 Nb6 ( 26. ... Nf6 {gave more hope. White would still need 
some convincing technique to win the game.} ) 27. Qb2 Rxa3 28. f5 ( 28. 
Qe5! ) 28. ... Ra2 29. Qe5 Qb4 30. e4 Nc4 31. Qc3! {The trade of queens is
not feasable for Black, but neither is allowing f6.} 31. ... Qb7 ( 31. ...
 Qxc3 32. Rxc3 Nb6 33. Rxc5 {is not really holdable.} ) 32. exd5 Rxg2+ {
desperation.} ( 32. ... Bb5 33. f6 gxf6 34. Qxf6+ Qg7 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. 
Rc3 +- ) 33. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 34. Kg1 Bf7 35. f6 Qe4 36. fxg7+ Kh7 37. g8=Q+! {
The cleanest way to finish the game.} 37. ... Kxg8 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rh8+ 
Kg6 40. Qg3+ {A very tough loss for Hou Yifan and one that could not have 
come at a worse moment.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[ECO "A01"]
[EventDate "2014.08.10"]
[Annotator "Klíma"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc4 Qe7
8. a4 O-O 9. a5 Bg4 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. O-O e4 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. f3 exf3 14. 
gxf3 Bh3 15. Rf2 Ne5 16. f4 Ng6 17. f5 Qg5+ 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Ra4 Bg4 20. 
Qf1 +/- f6?? {Na první pohled neÅ¡kodné f6 ihned konÄ�í partii. ÄŒerný si 
asi nedal pozor nebo koukal po holkách...} ( 20. ... Rfe8 21. Raf4 d5 22. 
h3 Bh5 ) ( 20. ... Rfd8 21. Raf4 Re8 22. Qg2 f6 ) 21. Bxe5 {A je po 
figuÅ™e. Po dobrání na e5 pÅ™ijde Å¡ach dámou na c4 s následujícím Dxg4...
} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Open 2014"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11t"]
[EventDate "2014.08.10"]
[Annotator "Klíma"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Ne5 e6 8. 
Nc3 Nfd7 9. Nd3 Qxb3 10. axb3 Bg6 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Nf4 Bc2 13. cxd5 cxd5 
14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. Rxa6 Bxb3 16. Nb5 Rb8 17. Nxa7 Bc4 18. Ra1 Rxb2 {Po 
tomto tahu se partie nezadrzitelnÄ› zene k remíze. Jako zajímavý nápad 
vypadá...} ( 18. ... g5!? 19. Nc6 {Asi jediné...} 19. ... gxf4 20. Nxb8 
Nxb8 {Kdy by dvÄ› lehké figury mohly být silnÄ›jÅ¡í nez vÄ›z.} ) 19. Nc6 
Nb6 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Nxc4 Nxc4 22. Ra8+ Rb8 23. Rxb8+ Bxb8 24. Nd3 Bd6 25. 
Ke2 Nxd2 26. Ra1 Ke7 27. Ra7+ Kf6 28. Kxd2 Rc8 29. Ra6 Ke7 30. Ra7+ Rc7 
31. Rxc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[ECO "E04l"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 
8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O {Not a lucky variation for 
Ponomariov. It yielded him the only loss during the 2009 World Cup final 
against Gelfand.} 11. Nb3 {When I started playing the Catalan, I tried 
making this plan work, but somehow did not believe in White's dynamic 
resources in the absence of the queens. It seems I was wrong.} ( {Gelfand 
managed to surprise Ruslan with} 11. Ne1 {in the aforementioned 
Gelfand-Ponomariov, Khanty-Mansiysk 2009} ) 11. ... Be7 12. c4 Bd7 13. Bb2
Rfd8 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Nb5 b6 {[#]Once again, the relevance of this game 
with our main classical theme is unclear. Is there any danger for the 
black king? Do not worry, there will be! So far, both sides had played 
relatively quickly, but Cheparinov spent 12 minutes on his next move.} 16.
 Nd6 ( {A novelty over} 16. Rac1 {The last move seems to settle some new 
kind of problems, since Ponomariov neded 17 minutes to adapt himself to 
the changed circumstances.} ) 16. ... Rc7 17. Ba3! {[#]A kew move in 
White's plan. The bishop was not doing much on the long diagonal, while 
from a3 it creates all sorts of tactical motifs. The immediate threat is 
18.Nb5 Rcc8 19.Bxc6 winning a piece.} 17. ... Kf8 {Since White's 
coordination is obviously better, Ponomariov tries to relieve his position
by using numeric superiority. This is a known method when the game gets 
close to an ending. If the defending part can use his king as an extra 
piece in the main area of combat, he has all the chances for a favourable 
outcome. The main problem is that the position is far from getting to an 
endgame yet, being closer to a complex queenless middlegame. This makes 
the last move double-edged.} ( {True, there was no obvious way to 
equalising. If} 17. ... Ne5 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. cxb5 {the 
strong Catalan bishop and the queenside space advantage offers White 
better chances in the endgame.} ) ( {We can also understand that Black was
not keen to weaken his queenside with} 17. ... a6 {, although there is no 
obvious way to develop White's initiative.} ) 18. c5 {Reinforcing the 
threat 19.Nb5, this time with a different idea (see the next comment for 
better visualising).} 18. ... Nb8? {The decisive mistake.} ( {A neutral 
move such as} 18. ... h6 {would run into} 19. Nb5 Rcc8 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. 
Nxa7 Rc7 22. cxb6 {In this line, the Catalan bishop proved its force by a 
well-timed capture on c6. With his last move, Ponomariov not only cleared 
the long diagonal, but took the b5-square under control as well. In doing 
so, he failed to notice the hidden force of the other bishop. This way we 
can conclude that the bishop's team work had a more subtle character than 
in the previous and in the Lasker's game.} ) ( {A better way of 
neutralising the g2-bishop would have been} 18. ... Nd5 {In some lines 
White may win a pawn, but his pieces could be left a bit hanging.} ) 19. 
Nb5! {Unexpectedly, this move is possible and winning! Ponomariov sank 
into deep thought (possibly interrupted by self-reproaches) for almost 
half an hour, but there is nothing to be saved anymore.} 19. ... Rcc8 ( {
The tactical point is that} 19. ... Bxb5 {loses the exchange to} 20. Rxd8+
Bxd8 21. cxb6+ ) 20. Nxa7 Rc7 21. cxb6 {White has won two pawns retaining 
a normal coordination. The game is over.} 21. ... Rc2 22. Nd4 Rc4 23. Rac1
Rxc1 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rxc1 Kd6 26. Ndb5+ Bxb5 27. Nxb5+ Ke7 28. a4 Rd2 
29. Nc3 Nfd7 30. a5 Rb2 31. Ra1 Rc2 32. Ra3 Rc1+ 33. Bf1 Nc6 34. Nb5 Nce5 
35. b7 Nc4 36. a6 Nxa3 37. Nxa3 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[ECO "A01"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. b3 {Actually, there is! Richard Rapport stunned everybody by playing 
the Larsen opening twice at Wijk aan Zee earlier this year. He lost in 
both cases, but his position after the opening was by no means bad. 
Richard proved the needed strength to stick to his secret weapon and in 
the yesterday's game this paid off surprisingly easily.} 1. ... e5 2. Bb2 
Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 {Once again we have a case of indirect team work. 
White will gladly give up his light-squared bisop in order to increase his
colleague's influence along the long diagonal.} 4. ... Bd6 {[#]} 5. Na3 {
Preparing to add more pressure on the e5-square.} 5. ... a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 
7. Nc4 Qe7 8. a4 {Actually, we are not far from some classical patterns. 
If White gets to play e3-e4, the structure would be typical fo the Ruy 
Lopez delayed Exchange Variation (4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Bxc6).} 8. ... O-O
9. a5 Bg4 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. O-O {[#] Black has developed his pieces 
actively, but does not have clear threats against White's flexible 
position. The queenside space advantage and the better structure would 
yield White very pleasant play in case of simplifications.} 11. ... e4 {
Hoping to get chances for an attack, but giving new life to the b2-bishop.
} 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. f3! {By undermining Black's outpost Wite will get a 
compact central majority.} 13. ... exf3 14. gxf3 Bh3 15. Rf2 Ne5 16. f4 
Ng6 17. f5 Qg5+ 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Ra4 {Quite an original way of preparing 
the rooks' connection!} 19. ... Bg4 20. Qf1 {[#]White did not seem to do 
anything special, but his hyper-modern treatment of the opening yielded 
him advantage on practically all the sectors of the board. Black will have
a hard time coping with the combined pressure along the g- and b-files, 
especially that there is not much of a counterplay to dream of. In such 
situations, blunders are likely to occur...} 20. ... f6? {Obviously hoping
to neutralise the b2-bishop's pressure, but overlooking a small detail.} 
21. Bxe5 {White wins the g4-bishop with 22. Qc4+. Onischuk's blunder may 
be explained by the fact that White's display of pieces is rather far from
any known patterns, causing some problems with the perception of the 
dynamic nuances and piece trajectories.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Iotov, Valentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[ECO "D11s"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 d5 {The reader may suspect that I have attached the introduction 
above to the wrong game. What could this 100% classical opening have in 
common with Lasker's bishops? I gently ask for your patience, the 
similarities will come out later. And you should not be misguided by the 
big rating difference to White's favour. Iotov had played a fantastic 
tournament so far, with 6,5 out of 7, including wins over Karjakin and 
Tiviakov!} 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. Nh4 Be4 7. Be2 {A 
rare move, developing the bishop on an apparently modest square.} ( {The 
usual continuation is} 7. f3 {but, anticipating a bit, White will need the
d1-h5 diagonal for inserting the queen into the attack.} ) 7. ... e6 8. 
O-O Bd6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 {[#]White has gained the bishops' pair 
without making any major concession. The awkward knight's position on h4 
is temporary as White could retreat with it in any moment. Moreover in the
game Eljanov will find a way to send it to the first lines of his attack! 
But any attack must be prepared and over the next three moves White will 
finally display his bishops according to the Lasker pattern.} 11. Bd3 Nef6
12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 {The position is typical for the Slav Defence. White 
has the bishops' pir and more space, but Black's position is solid and 
flexible at the same time. But flexibility means a wide choice of plans, 
which psychologically may be difficult to handle. For practical reasons it
is simpler when there is only one reasonable plan available. In such 
cases, one sticks to it and does not have to spend time and energy on 
making choices. In any case, Black's choice on the next (13th) move, 
consuming roughly 13 minutes, was a rather unfortunate choice.} 13. ... c5
?! {This pawn break will lead to the radical activation of the white 
bishops. White was not threatening anything yet, so Black could and should
have simply improved his position.} ( {My favourite is} 13. ... Qe7 {
planning either ...g7-g6 followed by ...e5, which would more or less 
neutralize the b2-bishop, or just the bishop exchange with . ..Ba3 (Bc3, .
..Bb4).} ) 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. dxc5 {The bishops' diagonals are wide open 
and the position finally acquires some similarities with Lasker-Bauer.} 
15. ... Nxc5?! {This apparently active move, gaining one tempo by atacking
the bishop, takes the knight too far from the kingside.} ( 15. ... Bxc5 {
would have been somewhat safer, although Black would remain under 
pressure.} 16. Qh5 h6 ( 16. ... N7f6 {does not work out tctically:} 17. 
Bxf6 Nxf6 {Both bishops are hanging, but White can sell his for ona pawn:}
18. Bxh7+! Nxh7 19. Qxc5 {with a sound extra pawn for White.} ) 17. Rfd1 {
White's position is more active and his bishops' pair may have the telling
in the endgame, but Black has chances for (true, joylessly) defending.} ) 
16. Bc2 {[#]Sudenly, there are many white pieces targeting the black king:
the bishops, the queen, and, as surprising as this may sound, the knight.}
16. ... Be7 {Black tries organising a general retreat for defensive 
purposes, but he is one tempo too slow.} ( {The other possible way to 
initiate this plan,} 16. ... Nf6? {would lose for several reasons, the 
simplest being} 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. b4 {winning a piece.} ) 17. Qh5 {The 
previous inacuraccies have put Black in a dangerous situation. He has to 
choose now between three pawn moves for parrying the mate on h7. This is a
critical decision which required some deep analysis. Instead, Iotov 
answered after only 6 minutes.} 17. ... f5? {This weakens the position too
much.} ( {Actually, Black's choice lied among two moves only, since} 
17. ... g6? {would lose on the spot to the obvious} 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Bxg6
{Even though not as spectacular as Lasker's combination, this simple line 
illustrates the force of the bishops perfectly well.} ) ( {The only way to
stay alive was} 17. ... h6!? {White would need acting quickly, otherwise 
...Bf6 would suddenly offer Black a great game. The c3-square would turn 
weak and the c2-bishop would be left without scope. I cannot know the 
reason why Iotov rejected this move, but the only way to keep the 
initiative on would have been based on a sacrificial knight jump to f5. 
Unlike in the game, this would have happened without pawn capture.} 18. 
Nf5!? ( {Alternatively, White could centralise a rook:} 18. Rad1 {
Precisely this one in order to avoid the bishop pin on the next move.} 
18. ... Bf6 19. Ba3 Rc8 {If 20.e4 Qa5 Black unpins himself, so} 20. Nf5 {
looks more promising.} 20. ... g6 21. Nxh6+ Kg7 {White has managed to win 
a pawn, but his minor pieces are hanging slightly (.. .Qa5, ... Nd7), 
making the outcome of the game uncertain yet.} ) 18. ... exf5 19. Rad1 Bf6
( {Once again, the weakening move} 19. ... g6 {would allow White display 
the force of his b2-bishop:} 20. Qxh6 Bf6 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxf6 {with 
inevitable mate.} ) 20. Qxf5 g6 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxb2 23. Rxc5 {
White has won a pawn, but needs playing very precisely in order to avoid 
the exchange of all rooks, leading to a draw.} 23. ... Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 
25. Be4 b6 26. Bb7 Rc7 {The black rook is busy preventing the loss of the 
second pawn, so there was no time for the saving ...Rc1 yet.} 27. Bxa6 Ra7
28. Rb1! {An important Zwischenzug, clearing the f1-square for the bishop 
in order to avoid the back rank pin.} 28. ... Be5 29. Bf1 Rxa2 30. Rc1 Rb2
31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Bc4 {White has finally stabilized the position, but Black
keeps reasonable saving chances.} ) 18. Nxf5! exf5 {[#]One possible reason
why Iotov chose 17...f5 is that it indirectly activates the f8-rook, 
preventing 19.Qxf5. But Black is so weak on light squares that the next 
centralising move puts all the dots over the i.} 19. Rad1! {There is no 
adequate defence against b4 followed by Bb3 or the simple Bxf5.} ( 19. 
Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Qxf5 {would have offered Black some chances for survival.} )
19. ... Qd6 20. b4 Ne6 21. Bxf5! ( {Even stronger than} 21. Bb3 Nec7 22. 
e4 Bf6 {The game move reiterates the threats against the black king.} ) 
21. ... Ng5 {[#]Black's position is hanging by a hair alllowing a thematic
combination already.} 22. Rxd5! Qxb4 ( {If} 22. ... Qxd5 23. Bxh7+ {Black 
has the choice between losing the queen by taking the bishop or after} 
23. ... Kh8 24. Be4+ ) 23. Bd4 {White has won a pawn and retains all his 
previous trumps. The game is basically over.} 23. ... Rad8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 
25. Qg4 ( 25. Bc2 {planning Bb3+ looks a bit more natural.} ) 25. ... Qc4 
26. h4 Qd5 27. Bxh7+! Kxh7 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Qe4+ Qg6 1-0

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 women"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Black "Milliet, Sophie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]
[FEN "q4r2/2pn2kp/2b2p2/1p4B1/4p3/2Q4P/B1P2PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 23"]

23. Bb3 {White already has a very pleasant position. After a risky opening
Millet was unable to keep up with the complications; now the pair of 
bishops and the exposed king position are very dangerous for Black.} 
23. ... b4? {Black underestimates the danger to her king!} ( 23. ... Ne5 {
keeps her in the game for now, but White is still better after} 24. Bf4 
+/- ) 24. Qg3! fxg5 25. Rxd7+! {The point of the tactic!} ( 25. Qxg5+ Kh8 
26. Rxd7 {must have been what Millet saw} 26. ... Qa1+! -+ {defending the 
diagonal on time.} ) 25. ... Kg6 ( 25. ... Bxd7 26. Qxg5+ Kh8 27. Qe5+ +- 
{A surprising checkmate from the diagonals!} ) 26. Rg7+! {Very precise! No
other move finishes off the game quickly and effectively.} ( 26. Rg7+ Kxg7
27. Qxg5+ Kh8 28. Qe5+ {is the same checkmate.} ) 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "D15i"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Qc2 e6 8. Ne5
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Nxd3 bxc4 11. bxc4 dxc4 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. O-O Qc7 ( {
AÅ¾ doposud se oba borci drÅ¾eli partie Kramnik-IvanÄ�uk, 2011, kde se 
stalo} 13. ... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Rd1 Qa5 ) 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Ne4 Nb6 
16. Rb1 Be7 17. Nd2 O-O 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Rfc8 20. e4 c5 21. d5 exd5 
22. exd5 {Zcela korektní prÅ¯bÄ›h pÅ™ivedl oba hráÄ�e do této 
zjednoduÅ¡ené pozice, ve které má bílý malý chlup. Je to typ pozice, ve 
které se nedá mluvit o nÄ›jakém konkrétním plánu. ÄŒerný by sice rád 
rozbÄ›hnul svého c-pÄ›Å¡ce, ale nemá k tomu prostÅ™edky. Bílý by rád 
vynutil nÄ›jaké (dalÅ¡í) oslabení a vylepÅ¡il své figury, ale nesmí to 
pÅ™ehnat s výmÄ›nami. ZaÄ�íná konkrétní boj.} 22. ... Bd6 23. g3 Qa5?! {
ZaÄ�átek smolné pouti Ä�erné dámy.} ( {Lépe vypadá} 23. ... Rcb8 24. Be3 
a5 ) 24. Rd1 Rab8 25. Be3 h5?! {Nevím, co Viktora k tomuto tahu vedlo Ä�i 
zda mu jen nevypadnul h-pÄ›Å¡ec z ruky pÅ™i dÄ›lání okýnka. MoÅ¾ná jsem na
tento tah moc pÅ™ísný, ale následující prÅ¯bÄ›h ukáÅ¾e pouze negativa 
tohoto postupu.} ( 25. ... h6?! 26. Qg4 h5 27. Qxh5 Qxa2 28. Ra1 Qc4 29. 
Rdc1 Qb5 ) 26. Kg2 Re8? {Ale aÅ¾ toto je urÄ�itÄ› Å¡patnÄ›.} ( {KdyÅ¾ 
Å™ekl Viktor A, mÄ›l Å™íct i B a zahrát} 26. ... h4 {s myÅ¡lenkou} 27. 
Qxh4 Qxa2 {a hrálo by se.} ) ( {PÅ™ípadnÄ› Å¡lo i} 26. ... Rf8 {a 
nevychází dvojí úder z poznámky níÅ¾e.} ) 27. Bd2! {V správný moment.} 
27. ... Qa3 ( {ÄŒerný nemÅ¯Å¾e (moÅ¾ná dÅ™íve plánované)} 27. ... Rxb1 28.
 Bxa5 Rxd1 {pro} 29. Qa4 {se ztrátou materiálu.} ) 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Bc3 {
ÄŒerná královna se nyní ocitla v izolaci, címÅ¾ vnesla chaos do souhry 
svých poddaných. Je pouÄ�né sledovat, jak rychle a zdánlivÄ› jednoduÅ¡e 
Francouz tento nesoulad potrestá.} 29. ... Re8 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Re1 Rd8? {
Urychluje prohru,} ( {avÅ¡ak nepomáhá ani} 31. ... Rf8 32. Re3 Qc1 33. 
Qxa6 ) ( {a ani} 31. ... Ra8 32. Re3 Qc1 33. Qd3! {v obou pÅ™ípadech s 
rozhodující výhodou bílého.} ) 32. Re3 Qc1 33. Qh4 f6 34. Bxf6! {
NepÅ™íliÅ¡ sloÅ¾itá obÄ›t rozkládá Viktorovu pozici. Zbytek je jen 
agónie.} 34. ... Rf8 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qxh5+ Kg7 38. Qg5+ Kh7
39. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jianu, Vlad-Cristian"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[EventDate "2014.08.11"]
[Annotator "Klíma"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Be6 8. 
b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Qc2 Nd6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rfc1 Rc8 13. Qd2 Nf6 14. 
Ne5 h5 15. Ba3 Bh6 16. Bd3 Kg7 17. Rc2 Nfe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 
20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Bf1 Bg5 22. d5 Bf5 23. Nc4 Bf6 24. Nxd6 exd6 25. Bb2 {Po 
celou dobu mÄ›l bílý urÄ�itou výhodu. Jednalo se ovÅ¡em jen o malý plus.} 
25. ... Qd8?! {Asi ne úplnÄ› pÅ™esný tah, po kterém se výhoda bílého 
znaÄ�nÄ› zvÄ›tÅ¡í. PÅ™esnÄ›jÅ¡í bylo...} ( 25. ... a6 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. 
Qd4+ Ke7 {s dalÅ¡ím Vc8 a prakticky rovnou pozicí...} ) 26. h3 a6 27. a4 
Re8 28. Bxf6+ Qxf6 29. Rc7 Re7 30. Qa5 Re5 31. Rxb7 Bxh3 32. Rb8 Be6 33. 
Qc3 Bxd5 34. Qc8 ( 34. Bxa6! +/- {Jednoduchý tah po kterém by mÄ›l Ä�erný 
vázné potíze. Vazba po dlouhé diagonále zrejmÄ› pÅ™inutí Å™erného k 
výmÄ›nÄ› dam, potom vÅ¡ak budou volní pÄ›Å¡áci na dámském kÅ™ídle témÄ›Å™ 
k nezadrzení...} ) 34. ... Kh6 35. Qf8+? {chyba, která vypouÅ¡tí vÅ¡kerou 
výhodu. Po...} ( 35. Bxa6 Rf5 36. Qh8+ Qxh8 37. Rxh8+ Kg7 38. Rb8 +/- {By 
stál bílý stále o hodnÄ› lépe...} ) 35. ... Kg5 36. Rb6 Rf5 37. Qxd6 Qxd6 
38. Rxd6 Bxb3 39. Rxa6 Rc5 40. Bb5 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Rc2 42. Kg1 Rc1+ 43. Kh2 
Rc2 44. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Vajda, Levente"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97k"]
[EventDate "2014.08.11"]
[Annotator "Klíma"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. 
d5 Ne7 {Sám obÄ�as královskoindickou hrávám, ale skoro vzdy mám pocit, ze 
prostÄ› stojím Å¡patnÄ›. Prosotrová pÅ™evaha a jasný plán na dámském 
kÅ™ídle jsou zÅ™ejmÄ› více nez Å¡ance Ä�erného proti bílému králi. Na 
druhou stranu kdyz nÄ›co pokazí Ä�erný tak ztratí pár pajdulákÅ¯ na 
dámském kÅ™ídle, pokud vÅ¡ak udÄ›la chybu bílý vÄ›tÅ¡inou dostane pÅ™ímo 
mat...} 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 axb4 11. Bxb4 b6 12. a4 Ne8 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Qa3 
f5 15. a5 fxe4?! {V pÅ™edchozím prÅ¯bÄ›hu asi udÄ›lal bílý nÄ›co Å¡patnÄ›,
protoze nyní mÄ›l Ä�erný nepÅ™íjemné...} ( 15. ... c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 {s 
minimálnÄ› rovnou hrou. Po tahu v partii získá bílý výhodu...} ) 16. Nxe4 
bxa5 17. Bxa5 Kh8 18. Bd2 Bf5 19. Ng3 h6 20. Be3 {lépe vypadá...} ( 20. 
Nh4 Bd7 21. Bd3 g5 ( 21. ... e4?! 22. Bxe4 g5 23. Ng6+ Nxg6 24. Bxg6 Bxa1 
25. Qxa1+ +/- ) 22. Ng6+ Nxg6 23. Bxg6 {A bílý stojí nádhernÄ›...} ) 
20. ... Nf6 21. Nd2 Kh7 22. Rad1 Ra8 23. Qb3 Qd7 24. Ra1 Rab8 25. Qc3 Rb7 
26. Nxf5 Nxf5 27. Rab1 Rfb8 28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29. Qc2 c6 30. dxc6 Qxc6 31. Bd3
Qc8 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Rc7 34. Bd5 ( 34. Rc1!? Qe6 35. Bd5 Nxe3 36. 
fxe3 += {poÅ™ád s urÄ�itou výhodou bílého...} ) 34. ... Ne7 35. Qd3 Nxd5 
36. Qxd5 Rxc4 37. Qxd6 Rc6 38. Qd5 Qe6 39. Rd1 Qxd5 40. Rxd5 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[ECO "A11"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Turkey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. h3 e6 6. b3 Bd6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. 
Bb2 O-O 9. Be2 Qe7 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 14. h4 e5
15. c5 Bc7 16. a4 f4 17. Qc2 fxe3 18. fxe3 exd4 19. Bxd4 Ne5 20. axb5 Nd3+
21. Bxd3 exd3 22. Qxd3 Bf5 23. Qe2 {[#]Solak has outplayed his mighty 
opponent completely and winning looks a mere formality at grandmaster 
level.} 23. ... cxb5 {A curious decision. If Black had a knight on b8, 
this way of capturing would not only be forced (due to the pinned a-pawn) 
but also very good, as it would be followed by the blocking ...Nc6. From 
c6 the knight would control (in descending order of their importance) the 
d4-, b4- and e5-squares. But the way it is Black does not have good 
blocking pieces, so allowing White to create a passed pawn unnecesarily 
complicates matters.} ( {The simple} 23. ... axb5 {would be very strong, 
leaving the white king i a critical position} ) ( {Or if Black wanted to 
play something more active,} 23. ... Bg3+ 24. Kd1 Rad8 {would be quite 
strong. The point is that} 25. bxa6? {loses the queen to} 25. ... Rxd4 26.
 exd4 Bc2+ ) 24. O-O-O {Even now Black has a fantastic game. But he has a 
permanent worry: avoiding excessive exchanges, which would add strenght to
the now relatively weak c5-pawn. The next phase is not easy to annotate, 
as the position is very complex. I have only highlighted some critical 
moments featuring decisions of principle.} 24. ... Qe6 25. Qg2 Rad8 26. 
Rhf1 Be5 27. Rde1 {[#]} 27. ... Bd3? {As mentioned above, Black should 
avoid exchanges.} ( {Had he noticed that the white major pieces have very 
narrow breathing space, he might have opted for} 27. ... Rf7! {threatening
to win an exchange with ...Bh3 (Rxf7 would come without check!) After} 28.
 Qg1 a5 {, preventing b3-b4 in order to make ...Rf7-c7 stronger, White 
would be in deep trouble.} ) ( 27. ... Rfe8 {would be another good move, 
with similar ideas.} ) 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Rd1 a5 30. h5 a4 31. Kb2 Rd8 32.
 h6 {[#]Somehow, White's position does not look so awful anymore. He has 
acceptable coordination and even managed to put some pressure on the black
king.} 32. ... a3+? {Offering the white king a shelter he could not even 
have dreamed of! Blck should have maintained the tension, retaining the 
possibility of opening the queenside with ...axb3.} 33. Ka2! {The king is 
quite safe now and will prove a very effective blocking piece in the 
endgame.} ( {Black must have counted with} 33. Kxa3 Qa6+ 34. Kb2 Rxd4! {
with a winning attack.} ) 33. ... Bxd4 34. exd4 Qe3 35. Qg1 Qe2 36. Qe1 
Rxd4 37. c6! {Suddenly, the passed pawn shows its teeth.} 37. ... Rd6 38. 
c7 Rc6 39. Qxe2 Bxe2 40. Re1 Bg4 41. Re7 gxh6 42. gxh6 Rxh6 {[#]The time 
trouble is over and it is obvious that White is better already. But in 
view of the reduced material, Black should be able to reach a draw with 
accurate play.} 43. Re4 ( {Winning the bishop leads nowhere:} 43. Re8+ Kf7
44. c8=Q Bxc8 45. Rxc8 Rh2 46. Rd8 b4 {followed by the advance of the 
h-pawn.} ) 43. ... Bf5? {A very unfortnate square for the bishop. Since 
... Bxe4 is not a threat, it would have been better to look for safety.} (
43. ... Bh3 {would keep Black's drawing chances intact.} ) 44. Nf3!! {The 
decisive activating of the knight.} 44. ... Bh3 ( {The main point is that}
44. ... Rc6 {runs into the fork} 45. Nd4 ) 45. Ng5 {The bishop does not 
have peace along the h3-c8 diagonal anymore.} 45. ... Bf5 46. Re5 Bg4 {[#]
} 47. Ne6! {The decisive "small combination" a la Capablanca.} 47. ... 
Rh2+ 48. Kxa3 Rc2 49. Rg5+ Kf7 50. Nd4 Rxc7 51. Rxg4 Rb7 {There might seem
to be some small technical difficulties left, but Carlsen makes things 
look simple.} 52. Kb4 Kf6 53. Nf3 h5 54. Rf4+ Kg6 55. Kc5 b4 56. Rxb4 Rxb4
57. Kxb4 Kf5 58. Kc3 Kf4 59. Nh4 Kg4 60. b4 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "B90n"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 
8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 g6 14. 
Be2 Qc7 {[#] Both players are well-versed in the 6.Be3 Najdorf, playing it
with both colours. A subtle theoretical battle is to be expected. 
Referring to the main theme of today, we should mention that each player 
has a mobile pawn majority on either wing. In a general meaning, the side 
managing to create the most dangerous passed pawn out of it (or who would 
achieve that faster) should get an advantage.} 15. Rc1 {This slightly 
mysterious move prepares the typical attack c4-c5 without defining 
anything yet.} ( {The immediate} 15. c4 {offered Black good counterplay 
after} 15. ... a5 16. Rd1 a4 17. Na1 Qa5 {Caruana-Dominguez, Thessaloniki 
2013.} ) 15. ... Ng8!? {Black relies on his solid central structure to 
carry out a slow regrouping before castling.} ( {Previously, Dominguez gad
played} 15. ... Bg7 16. O-O O-O {with a complex battle with slightly 
better chances for White, So-Dominguez, Havana 2014.} ) ( {The main point 
of White's last (half-waiting) move is that} 15. ... a5 {can be met with} 
16. a4 {. With the pawn on c2 yet, the e2-bishop stays active while the 
queenside flexibility (c2,c3, b2-b4) is maintained.} ) 16. O-O Ne7 17. Bg5
f6 18. Be3 O-O-O {Black played all these moves almost without thinking, 
leaving little doubt that he had analysed the whole sequence at home. 
Personally, I would not get castled long so light-heartedly. White has 
clear prospects for a queenside attack, while the kingside counterattack 
cannot take concrete shape easily. In principle, Black needed the last 
move to prepare ...Nf5.} ( {If} 18. ... Nf5? 19. Bd3 Nxe3 {the g6-pawn is 
hanging with check.} ) 19. c4! {Judging for the ulteriour course of the 
game, Leinier must have underestimated this move.} ( {He might have 
counted with something like} 19. Rcd1 {, clearing the c1-h6 diagonal:} 
19. ... Nf5 20. Bf2 Bh6 21. Qd3 {White's attack has been delayed, while 
Black can achieve some important strategic progress on the kingside:} 
21. ... h4 22. c4 Bf4 23. Qc3 Bg3! {Black forces the exchange of the 
dark-squared bishops, reducing the force of White's attack. The point is 
that} 24. hxg3? hxg3 25. Be3? Nc5 {creates decisive threats along the 
h-file.} ) 19. ... Nf5 20. Bf2 {[#] When you sit for a game against 
Topalov, one of the first things you have to be prepared for is a 
positional exchange sacrifice. Apparently, Leinier "forgot" this detail 
during his preparation. So far he had played rather quickly, but now he 
thought for half an hour.} 20. ... Kb8 ( {Finally, he decided that} 
20. ... Bh6 21. Qb4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Kb8 23. Na5 {would offer White too much 
initiative, which seems right.} ) 21. Qc3 Bh6 22. Rcd1 Nc5 {Played after 
another long thought - 18 minutes.} ( {Since White has not been forced to 
lose a tempo with Qd3 like in the line from the comment to 19.c4, the same
plan as indicated there proves a bit slow alredy:} 22. ... h4 23. Na5 Bf4 
24. b4 Bg3 25. c5 dxc5 26. Bxa6 bxa6 27. Nc6+ Ka8 28. bxc5 {with a strong 
white attack.} ) 23. Nd2?! ( 23. Na5 {would have been more active, 
preventing the blocking move ... a6-a5 and preparing b2-b4 followed by 
c4-c5. White should not fear the simplifying operation} 23. ... Be3 24. 
Bxe3 Nxe3 {, based on the hanging a5-knight, due to} 25. Nc6+! bxc6 26. 
Qxe3 {leaving the black king very weak.} ) 23. ... Nd4 24. Rfe1 {White is 
not interested in giving up th control of the dark squares for a mere pawn
grabbing.} 24. ... a5 25. Bf1 f5 {Due to White's inaccuracy on move 23, 
Black has managed to block the queenside and display his central pawns 
optimally.} 26. Nb3 Ndxb3 27. axb3 {[#]} 27. ... e4? {There was no hurry 
to weaken the central structure, as the resulting passed pawn is not too 
threatening yet. Besides, White gets the d4-square for his pieces now.} ( 
{It would have been better to keep the queenside blockade with:} 27. ... 
Qb6 {The main point is that after} 28. Ra1 Qb4 {the a5-pawn is taboo:} 29.
 Rxa5? Bd2! {winning an exchange!} ) 28. b4! {After unfreezing the 
queenside, White's attack develops by itself.} 28. ... axb4 29. Qxb4 Rhe8 
30. fxe4 fxe4 31. Bd4 e3?! {This allows the activation of the other 
bishop, too.} 32. Qa3 Re4 33. b4 Na6 34. Be2 Bg5 35. Bf3 {With c4-c5 in 
sight, White has a decisive advantage already.} 35. ... Rxd4 {A desperate 
attempt to consolidate on dark squares.} 36. Rxd4 Qb6 37. Re4 Qxb4 38. 
Qxb4 Nxb4 39. h4 Bh6 40. Rd1 {Preventing ...Nd3-c5.} ( {But actually} 40. 
Rb1 Nd3 41. Re6 {would win as well, due to the weakness of Black's sixth 
rank pawns.} ) 40. ... Rc8 ( 40. ... Na6 41. Re6 {leads to a familiar 
scenario.} ) 41. c5! {The decisive break, which required some accurate 
calculating. The server indicates that Topalov thought for more than half 
an hour on this move, but I am not sure whether this information was not 
generated by a manual time adjustment, following previous errors of 
transmission.} 41. ... dxc5 42. d6 {White has created a passed pawn 15 
moves later than Black, but the effects are so much stronger.} 42. ... Nc6
43. Rb1 Rd8 44. Re7! {Black could cope with the passed pawn alone, but not
if combined with the pressure against b7.} 44. ... Nxe7 45. dxe7 Re8 46. 
Rxb7+ Kc8 47. Bc6 {The passed pawn will cost Black a whole rook soon.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "D15i"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 {[#]} 7. Qc2 {A 
relatively unexplored continuation.} ( {Ever since the Chebanenko Slav 
became fashionable, there have been intense theoretical disputes after the
natural} 7. Be2 ) ( {Another popular move is} 7. h3 {, leading to sharper 
play.} ) 7. ... e6 ( {Laznicka deviates from a previous game in which he 
failed to equalize:} 7. ... Bxf3 8. gxf3 Nbd7 9. f4 e6 10. c5 {
Shimanov-Laznicka, Plovdiv 2012. Black's position is quite solid, but very
passive since there are no pawn breaks in sight. Laznicka played his last 
move after less than one minute, meaning that he had done his homework in 
the meanwhile.} ) 8. Ne5 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Nxd3 {[#]Looking at this 
position it is hard to foresee that both sides will get passed pawns just 
ten moves later. Black has a solid pawn chain on light squares and it 
seems that the fight will focus on dealing with White's space advantage. 
But the very next move induces some structural changes.} 10. ... bxc4 11. 
bxc4 dxc4 12. Ne5 Nbd7 {By giving up the tension, Black hopes to play .. .
c6-c5 in time, which would lead to a drawish simplification. Abstractly, I
find this approach a bit inconsequent. After having invested a tempo in 
... a7-a6 in order to support ...b7-b5, I would think of keeping my pawn 
on b5 for as long as possible. Moreover, the early exchange on c4 turns 
the a6-pawn into a relative weakness. But these are thoughts of an old 
man, chess is way more concrete nowadays.} 13. O-O Qc7 {This is a new 
move.} ( {After} 13. ... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Rd1 Qa5 16. Ne4 {the 
e5-pawn kept Black under long term pressure in Kramnik-Ivanchuk, Moscow 
2011. With his move, Laznicka forces his opponent to release the tension 
himself, but on the other hand he delays the kingside development for one 
tempo. It will soon be revealed that a tempo is what he misses to achieve 
obvious equality.} ) 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Ne4 Nb6 16. Rb1 Be7 17. Nd2 O-O 18.
 Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 {[#]White has retrieved the pawn and if allowed to 
complete his development will enjoy the pressure against the backward 
c6-pawn.} 19. ... Rfc8 {Black prepares the thematic ...c6-c5, but the 
conseuences of this pawn break will not be entirely satisfactory.} ( 
19. ... c5 {would be premature due to} 20. Ba3 Rfc8 21. Rfc1 {winning a 
pawn.} ) ( {Black cannot fight for the b-file yet, as his queenside pawns 
are hanging. The only way to prepare it would be} 19. ... a5 {for instance
} 20. e4 Rab8 21. Bd2 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Rb8 {True, it is far from easy to head
for this inferior position and the ensuing one-sided defensive game. The 
game continuation is more principled, but requires accurate handling of 
the position in the next phase.} ) 20. e4 c5 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 {[#] 
Both sides have got passed pawns, but there are a few details making 
White's position preferable. His pawn is more advanced and, for once, his 
queen is a perfect blocking piece! Placed on a light square it cannot be 
attacked easily, safely defending the d5- and (not least) a2-pawns and 
keeping an eye on the a6-pawn. We could say that, far from creating any 
threats, the black pawn is the safest "umbrella" for the white queen! In 
the long run, White could secure Her Majesty against ...Qb5 or ...Rb4 with
a2-a4 and Bd2-c3. In order to get close to equality, Black needs finding 
an optimal display of pieces.} 22. ... Bd6?! {This natural move, safely 
blocking the pawn, is the main cause to Black's future problems. The 
bishop obstructs the d-file and the sixth rank at the same time, 
preventing Black's harmonious regrouping.} ( {First of all, Black needed 
to exchange one rook:} 22. ... Rcb8 23. Bd2 ( 23. Bf4 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 {
leads to complete equality, since the black queen is as stable and useful 
as her rival.} ) 23. ... Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Rd8 {Threatening to attack the 
d5-pawn.} 25. Bc3 Qd6 26. Rd1 Qg6 {Black keeps the d5-pawn under control, 
defends his queenside pawns rather safely. Moreover, the queen is prepared
to secure the kingside, too. Black's next moves would be ...Bf8 and .. 
.h7-h5, after which he will stick to half waiting moves. White's position 
would remain more active, but without obvious ways to make progress.} ) 
23. g3 Qa5 {This is the consequent follow-up of the previous move. After 
having blocked the pawn by simple means, Black is free to activate his 
queen. The last move prevents Bd2 (although this is relative, as we will 
see) and prepares questioning the white queen's stability with ...Rab8 
followed by either ...Rb4 or ...Qb5 shortly after. But on the other hand, 
taking the queen far from the kingside is a risky and, what's worse, 
ireversible, decision.} 24. Rd1 ( 24. Bb2?! Qb4 {would solve most of 
Black's problems.} ) 24. ... Rab8 25. Be3 {Bacrot delays the bishop's 
transfer on the long diagonal for a better moment} ( {Truth to be said,} 
25. Bd2 {was entirely possible:} 25. ... Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Qxd2 27. Qxa6 Rf8 (
{Due to the back rank weakness,} 27. ... Rd8 {does not prevent} 28. Qxd6! 
{at all!} ) 28. Qxd6 {White has won a pawn, but it is not easy to evaluate
the consequences of the counterplay based on} 28. ... c4 {. Black would 
probably have chances to reach a drawn rook ending with a white extra pawn
on the a-file.} ) 25. ... h5 {With the queen far away, this does not look 
like a proper counterplay. In fact, it just weakens the kingside. It is 
also true that there was not much to be done on the queenside:} ( 25. ... 
Rb4 {loses a pawn to} 26. Rxb4 Qxb4 27. Qxa6 ) ( {Or if} 25. ... Rd8 26. 
Kg2 Rb4 27. Rxb4 cxb4 28. Qc6 {Black is far from equality yet.} ) 26. Kg2 
Re8 {For far from obvious reasons, the rook is exposed here, allowing an 
elegant "small combination" in Capablanca's style. Now is the moment to 
say that I have sadly failed to find ninth round games directly related 
with the style of the third World Champion, so my hopes expressed in the 
end of the rpevious article were not fulfilled. But I have taken myself 
the liberty of mentioning Capablanca twice, as some platonic consolation.}
27. Bd2! Qa3 ( {The trick is that after} 27. ... Rxb1 28. Bxa5 Rxd1 {White
would fork the rooks with} 29. Qa4! ) 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Bc3 {[#]Black's 
queen's ambitions have led to fatal consequences: Her Majesty is 
completely paralyzed! Since the bishop has to block the pawn, Black can 
mainly play with the rook, making the fight rather unfair.} 29. ... Re8 
30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Re1 Rd8? {Another unfortunate choice of square for the 
rook.} ( 31. ... Ra8 {would have put up some tougher resistence:} 32. Re3 
Qc1 {although after} 33. Qd3! {followed by Qf5 White-s attack would be 
decisive.} ( {Unlike in the game,} 33. Qh4 {would not attack the rook, 
allowing} 33. ... Qd1 {followed by ...Qg4, finally restoring Black's 
coordination.} ) ) 32. Re3 Qc1 33. Qh4 {White is just winning now. The 
d8-rook is attacked so Black has no time to defend against threats like 
Qg5 or Bxg7.} 33. ... f6 34. Bxf6! {The most straightforward win.} 34. ...
 Rf8 ( 34. ... gxf6 35. Qxf6 {leaves the king helpless against the 
combined attack of the queen and rook.} ) 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. 
Qxh5+ Kg7 ( {Or if} 37. ... Kg8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Qxd6 {White has not only 
a decisive material advantage, he also has a winning mating attack!} ) 38.
 Qg5+ Kh7 39. Re7+ {Winning the queen.} 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30w"]
[EventDate "2014.08.12"]
[Annotator "Klíma"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8.
 Re1 Ng6 9. a4 b4 10. d4 bxc3 11. d5 Nb4 12. bxc3 Nxc2 13. Qxc2 c4?! {po 
tomto tahu získá bílý pÄ›Å¡ce a výhodu.} 14. Na3 Rc8 15. Rb1 Ba8 16. Rd1 
Qc7 17. Qa2 {PÅ™irozenÄ›ji vypadá...} ( 17. Qe2 Be7 18. Nxc4! +/- ) 
17. ... Bc5 18. Qxc4 Qa5 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Qb3 O-O 21. Bf4 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Rc3
23. Bd2 Rxb3 24. Bxa5 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nd3 26. Bd2 f5 27. dxe6 dxe6 28. exf5 
Rxf5 29. f3 e5 30. dxe5 Nxe5 31. Nc2 Nd7 32. Ne3 Re5 33. Kf2 Bc6 34. Bc3 
Rh5 35. Rb4 Rc5 36. Bb2 Ra5 37. Rg4 g6 38. Rc4 Bxa4 39. Bc3 Rc5 40. Rxa4 
Rxc3 41. Rxa6 Rc7 42. Rd6 {David hraje celou olympiádu výbornÄ›. I v této 
partii soupeÅ™e prakticky od zahájení muÄ�il.. Jeho výhoda se neustále 
pohybovala kolem plus 1 aÅ¾ partie dospela do této pozice. Bílý má dobré 
partické Å¡ance na výhru, ale bohuÅ¾el je pozice zÅ™ejmÄ› remíza.} 42. ...
 Kg7 43. f4 Ra7 44. Kf3 Nf6 45. g4 Ra3 46. h3 Kf7 47. Rd4 Ke6 48. Kf2 Ra2+
49. Kg3 Ra3 50. Kf3 h5 51. g5 Ne8 52. Ke4 Rb3 53. f5+ gxf5+ 54. Kf4 Ng7 
55. Ra4 Rb6 56. Nxf5 {Vypadá logicky zajímavé ale bylo...} ( 56. g6!? Rb5 
57. Nc2! Rb6 58. Kg5 Ke5 59. Nd4 Rb7 60. Nf3+ Ke6 61. Ra5 {A zdá se, Å¾e 
má Ä�erný velké potíÅ¾e...} 61. ... f4 62. Nd4+ Kd6 63. Nf5+ Ke6 64. Nxg7+
Rxg7 65. h4 +- ) 56. ... Nxf5 57. Re4+ Kf7 58. Kxf5 Rb7 59. Re6 Kg7 60. 
Rg6+ Kh7 61. Re6 {BohuÅ¾el nestaÄ�í...} ( 61. Rh6+ Kg7 62. h4 Ra7 63. Rxh5
Ra6! =, quiet {A bílá vÄ›Å¾ se nedostane do hry, coÅ¾ se nakonec i v 
partii stalo....} ) 61. ... Kg7 62. Rg6+ Kh7 63. Rd6 Kg7 64. h4 Ra7 65. 
Ke6 Ra4 66. Kf5 Ra5+ 67. Ke4 Ra4+ 68. Rd4 Ra5 69. Rd7+ Kg6 70. Rd6+ Kg7 
71. Rd5 Ra4+ 72. Kf5 Ra7 73. Rd4 Ra5+ 74. Ke6 Ra6+ 75. Kd7 Ra7+ 76. Kc6 
Ra6+ 77. Kb5 Ra1 78. Rd7+ Kg6 79. Rd6+ Kg7 80. Rh6 Re1 81. Kc5 Re4 82. 
Rxh5 Re6 83. Kd5 Ra6 84. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13v"]
[EventDate "2014.08.12"]
[Annotator "Klíma"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxc4 h6
8. Bf4 e6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. O-O Qe7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be5 c5?! {
Asi pÅ™íliÅ¡ brzy. Po tahu v partii se Viktor dostal do horÅ¡í pozice.} ( 
13. ... Bb7 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Rad1 c5 16. Nb5 Bb8 {s plus mínus rovnou 
pozicí...} ) 14. Nb5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 += {Bílý usadí jezdce na d6 
a bude stát o nÄ›co lépe. ÄŒerný zatím nemá rozumnou protihru a také 
nÄ›kdy visí ve vzduchu postup f5...} 16. ... Nb6 17. b3 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Bb7 
19. Nd6 Rab8 20. Qd2 Ba8 21. Rf2 Rb6 22. Qe3 Qc7 23. Nb5 Qe7 24. h3 a6 25.
 Nd6 Qc7 26. Rd1 Rfb8 27. Rdd2?! {Tady asi bílý výhodu ztratil. 
NepÅ™íjemnÄ› vypadá...} ( 27. f5!? exf5 28. Qg3 Qd8 29. Rdd2 Qg5 30. Qxg5 
hxg5 31. Rxf5 += ) 27. ... f5 28. Kh2 Rb1 29. Qg3 Kh7 30. h4 g6 31. h5 
gxh5 32. Qh3 Qg7 33. Qxh5 Qg6 34. Qh3 Bc6 35. Rd3 Ra1 36. Rg3 Rbb1 37. 
Rxg6 Rh1+ 38. Kg3 Rxh3+ 39. Kxh3 Kxg6 40. Rb2 Rf1?! {Dává bílému urÄ�ité 
Å¡ance...} ( 40. ... Be4 =, quiet ) 41. Rb6 Be4 42. Kg3 h5 43. Rxa6 h4+! {
Viktor se brání pÅ™esnÄ›. Po tahu h4 nemá Ä�erný vÄ›tÅ¡í problémy...} 44. 
Kxh4 Rxf4+ 45. Kh3 Bd3 46. Ra3 Bf1 47. Kg3 Rd4 48. Kf2 Bxc4 49. Nxc4 Rf4+ 
50. Kg3 Rxc4 51. Ra6 f4+ 52. Kg4 f3+ 53. Kxf3 Kf5 54. a4! {Bílý správnÄ› 
prchá vpÅ™ed. Partie míÅ™í k remíze...} 54. ... Rc3+ 55. Ke2 Kxe5 56. a5 
Ra3 57. Ra8 Ke4 58. a6 Ra2+ 59. Kd1 Rxg2 60. Re8 Ra2 61. Rxe6+ Kd3 62. Kc1
c4 63. Rh6 Kc3 64. Kb1 Ra5 65. Rh3+ Kb4 66. Rh6 Kb5 67. Kb2 Rxa6 68. Rxa6 
Kxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65h"]
[EventDate "2014.08.12"]
[Annotator "Klíma"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 Bd7 8.
 Nbd2 Re8 9. Nf1 h6 10. Ng3 Bf8 11. h3 Ne7 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. d4 Ng6 14. d5
{ZbynÄ›k HráÄ�ek zvolil jednoduchý poziÄ�ní postup. ProstÄ› bude mít více 
prostoru a lepÅ¡ího stÅ™elce. Na druhou stranu je pozice Ä�erného pevná a 
bez slabin...} 14. ... c6 15. c4 b5 16. b3 Rab8 17. Be3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Rb4 
19. Nd2 Reb8 {Vypadá to, Å¾e Ä�erný získal silnou protihru na "b" sloupci.
Pravda je ovÅ¡em taková, Å¾e nemá pole vniku a bílý vÄ›Å¾e jednoduÅ¡e 
vymÄ›ní a prostor mu zústane.} 20. a3 R4b7 21. Qc2 Ne7 22. Rab1 Qc7 23. 
Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Rb1 Nd7 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Qa4 g6 27. Ne2 f5 28. f3 Nb6 29. 
Qb3 c5 30. Qb5 {Toto je asi jediný moment, kdy se moÅ¾ná dalo s pevností 
Ä�erného nÄ›co udÄ›lat...} ( 30. f4 Bg7 31. fxe5 Bxe5 32. Bxh6 +/- {S 
výhodou bílého. OvÅ¡em poÄ�ítacové f4 nemusí být Ä�lovÄ›ku po chuti. 
PÅ™eci jenom otevírat mrtvolu na f8 se moc nechce.} ) 30. ... a6 31. Qb3 
Qc7 32. Nf1 Nd7 33. Nd2 {Bílý stojí o nÄ›co lépe, ale není moc vidÄ›t kudy
na Ä�erného.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53u"]
[EventDate "2014.08.12"]
[Annotator "Klíma"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 
Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 {Varianta za bílého vypadá docela dobÅ™e, ale 
opak je pravdou. Velmistr Babula pÅ™esným postupem ukáÅ¾e, Å¾e se Ä�erný 
nemá Ä�eho obávat.. .} 10. Qd3 Qa5 11. h4 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd4 Rc8 14.
 f4 Qb6 15. Nde2 h5 {PÅ™esnÄ› tak. ÄŒerný nemá vÅ¯bec Å¾ádné problémy. 
SpíÅ¡e je to bílý, kdo si bude muset dávat pozor...} 16. g3 ( 16. Qxd6?! 
Rd8 17. Qa3 Bxh4 18. Rxh4? ( 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Qd6 Bc7 20. Qd3 Qf2 -/+ ) 
18. ... Qe3+ 19. Kb1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Qxe2 -+ ) 16. ... Rd8 17. Rhf1 Qc5 18.
 Nd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Ke7 {Tato koncovka by mÄ›la být úplnÄ› 
rovná, ale samozÅ™ejmÄ› se mÅ¯Å¾e stát jeÅ¡tÄ› cokoliv...} 21. a4 a6 22. 
Rfd1 Rd7 23. R1d3 Rc8 24. Kd2 g6 25. b3 f6 26. Nd1?! {Zde zaÄ�íná do 
partie oboustranÄ› vstupovat Ä�asová tíseÅˆ. Po 26. a5 by byla pozice v 
rovnováze.} 26. ... Rdc7 ( 26. ... e5! 27. Rb4 b5 =+ ) 27. Ne3 f5 28. exf5
gxf5 29. Rxd6 Be4 30. R3d4 Bxc2 31. Nxc2 Rxc2+ 32. Ke3? {Celkem velká 
chyba. Po...} ( 32. Kd1 {stojí Ä�erný trochu lépe, ale partie by mÄ›la 
skonÄ�it remízou...} ) 32. ... Rg2 33. Kf3 Rcc2 34. Rd7+ Kf6 35. Rd1 ( 35.
 Rxb7?? Rce2 {a bílý dostane mat...} ) 35. ... Rcf2+ 36. Ke3 Rb2?! ( 
36. ... Re2+ 37. Kd3 ( 37. Kf3 Rgf2# ) 37. ... Re4 -+ {A Ä�erný má 
rozhodující výhodu. PostupnÄ› sebere pÄ›Å¡ce g3,f4 i h4...} ) 37. Kf3 
Rbf2+ 38. Ke3 Rb2 39. Kf3 Rbf2+ {Nevím co se stalo, ale je moÅ¾né, Å¾e si 
Ä�erný neuvÄ›domil, Å¾e je pozice na desce jiÅ¾ 3x...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[ECO "D11t"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7 {A modern 
hybrid of the Exchange Variation. White's queen's bishop did not make it 
outside the area restricted by the central chain and the main question is 
whether it will become active via d2-b4.} 7. Bb5+ {A rare move.} ( {The 
main continuation is} 7. Nc3 ) 7. ... Nbd7 8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 a6 10. 
Bxd7+ Qxd7 {In his fight for the initiative, White has made an important 
strategic concession, the chronic weakening of the kingside. This is a 
risky approach, since in positions with symmetrical structures initiative 
rarely is a telling factor. Usually, the importance of static factors 
prevails.} 11. Na4 {The only logical follow-up of the previous moves.} 
11. ... Qb5 12. Qxb5+ axb5 13. Nc5 {[#]} 13. ... e5! {A dynamic 
continuation, aiming for rapid development rather than maintaining the 
material equality.} ( {Ivanchuk might have counted on} 13. ... b6 14. Nd3 
e6 15. Bd2 {when the weakness of the double b-pawns and the excelent 
blocking b4-square would yield him pleasant play.} ) 14. Nxb7 {Consequent 
and risky at the same time.} ( {The simplifying continuation} 14. dxe5 
Bxc5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Ke2 Ke7 {would be safer. Black's activity 
compensates for his numerous pawn weaknesses and a draw is the most 
probable result.} ) 14. ... exd4 15. exd4 {[#] Black's main achievement 
over the past moves is isolating the whte double pawns. The inevitable 
exchange Nc5, ... Bxc5 will leave him with a versatile knight versus a 
rather ineffective bishop.} 15. ... Kd7 16. Rg1 g6 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. Kd2 Ra7
19. Nc5+ Bxc5 20. dxc5 Rha8 21. a3 Kc6 22. Rg4 Ng7 23. Rd1 Ne6 {Black was 
in no hurry to retrieve the material, since the c5-pawn is the best 
defender of the black king (please refer to ...a3+, Ka2! from 
Carlsen-Solak and ...hxg3, h3 from Mmedyarov-Jobava, published in previous
articles).} 24. Be3? {Not a fortunate square for the bishop.} ( {Despite 
his strategic problems, White would have retained chances for equality 
with} 24. Bf6 {for instance} 24. ... Ra4 25. Rb4 Kxc5 26. Be7+! {Ensuring 
the rook's stability on b4.} 26. ... Kb6 27. Rc1 Re8 28. Bd6 {The bishop 
cannot be chased away from the a3-f8 diagonal.} ) 24. ... Ra4 25. Kc3? {
The decisive mistake.} ( {It is also true that after} 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 {Black
would have a clear advantage and a pleasant choice of plans based on ... 
d5-d4 and/or ...Rh4.} ) 25. ... d4+! ( 25. ... d4+ {White wins material:} 
26. Rgxd4 ( 26. Bxd4 {loses the bishop to} 26. ... Rc4+ 27. Kb3 Rd8 ) 
26. ... Nxd4 {White needs to exchange his remaining rook, reaching a lost 
ending. Keeping the rook on board would ocne again create a decisive pin:}
27. Bxd4 Rc4+ 28. Kd3 ( 28. Kb3 Rd8 ) 28. ... Rxd4+! 29. Kxd4 Rd8+ ) 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[ECO "D10f"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. Rc1!? {
Both sides' main idea is to create a weakness on c3/c6 by developing the 
king's bishop to b5/b4. From this point of view, the last move makes 
sense, consolidating the c3-square and preparing to set up pressure along 
the c-file.} ( {The natural continuation is} 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bb5 {There is an
instructive story regarding this line. When preparing for the 11th game of
his return match with Botvinnik, Tal decided that an easy draw would be 
most welcome, allowing him to recover from the unfavourable course of 
events. He played the Slav, an opening which did not make part of his 
rpeertoire, expecting Botvinnik to take on d5, leading to "dull equality".
His expectations were fulfilled only partially, though. Botvinnik played 
the Exchange variation, indeed, but the result was other than intended:} 
8. ... Bb4 9. Ne5 Qa5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxc3 {Black is 
the first to eliminate the opponent's weak pawn on the c-file, but this is
hardly an achievement. The reader should compare this situation with the 
...Nxc3/Nxc6 issue from the previous game.} 13. Qc1 Qxc1 14. Rfxc1 O-O 15.
 f3 {Restricting Black's minor pieces.} 15. ... h6 16. Nxc6 Rfe8 17. a4 {
All White's pieces are more active than Black's and Botvinnik went on 
winning and increasing his lead in the match, Botvinnik-Tal, Moscow 1961} 
) 7. ... Qb6 8. Bb5 e6 9. Nf3 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 ( {Black 
cannot avoid getting a weaknes on c6. If} 11. ... Qxc6 12. Rxc3 {White 
would get the control of the only open file.} 12. ... Qb5 {Black needs 
defending the a4-e8 diagonal against Qa4+.} 13. Nh4! {Exchanging the 
bishop in order to get the c2-square for the queen.} 13. ... O-O 14. Nxf5 
exf5 15. Qc2 {Followed by Rc1 with rather one-sided play.} ) 12. bxc3 O-O 
{[#]} 13. Ne5 {An active move, useful for plans on either wing.} ( {Here, 
too, exchanging the bishop with} 13. Nh4 {makes sense. White would be able
to occupy the b-file, while Black would be not.} ) 13. ... Qa6?! {In a 
wider meaning, the decisive mistake after 17 minutes of thought and... as 
early as on move 13 in a supposedly dull variation!!} ( {Black should have
invested a tempo on ensuring the bishop's retreat to h7:} 13. ... h6! {
White would have had to switch to his queenside plan with} 14. c4 {, but 
Black would retain a defensible position.} 14. ... Rfc8 {Preparing 
...c6-c5.} 15. c5 Qb7 {White has more space, but after ...Nd7 Black could 
hope for gradually equalising.} ) 14. g4 Bg6 15. h4 {[#]In order to save 
his bishop, Black has to weaken his kingside structure rather badly.} 
15. ... h6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. f3 {Overdefending the g4-pawn and restricting
the knight.} 17. ... h5?! ( {It would have made sense to return with the 
queen into play with} 17. ... Qb7 {preparing to defend on f7. True, White 
would retain a huge advantage with} 18. Qc2 Qf7 19. Rb1 {followed by 
doubling rooks along the b-file. In the game, the queen will remain a mere
spectator on a6 until the bitter end.} ) 18. Qc2 Kh7 ( 18. ... hxg4 {also 
leads to a very strong attack after} 19. Qxg6 gxf3 20. Rxf3 {follwed by 
Be5, Rg3.} ) 19. Bd6 Rf7 20. Rf2 Rd7 ( {The g4-pawn is taboo:} 20. ... 
hxg4 21. h5 Nxh5 22. Rh2 ) 21. Be5! {The final touch. Black has no 
satisfactory defenge against Bxf6 followed by gxh5.} 21. ... Rf8 22. Bxf6 
Rxf6 23. gxh5 Kh6 24. hxg6 Rxg6+ 25. Rg2 Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 {White has won a 
pawn while keeping strong kingisde threats.} 26. ... Rf7 27. Rg1 g6 28. 
Kh1 Rf6? ( 28. ... Rg7 {would have been more stubborn.} ) 29. h5! {Le coup
de grace.} ( 29. h5 {If} 29. ... gxh5 30. Qg2 {followed by mate.} ) 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[ECO "C10d"]
[EventDate "2014.08.12"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6!? {Over the past few years, Jobava played 
this rare variation mainly in rapid and blitz games. Recently, he has used
it in two games at classical time rate, too.} 4. Nf3 {Dominguez seemed 
nevertheless surprised by his opponent's choice, since he invested nearly 
a quarter of an hour on this move. It is worth mentioning that most of 
Jobava's previous games with this line led to hair-rising complications, 
but against a technical player like Leinier the fight will run very 
smoothly.} 4. ... Nf6 5. exd5 {Without special preparation, this is the 
most natural reaction to Black's knight pressure in the centre.} 5. ... 
exd5 {[#]This is the first moment of perfect symmetry. It bears some 
similarity with the Petroff defence structure. The main question in such 
cases is for how long could Black maintain this situation and whether it 
is really safe to immitate Wite's moves endlessly.} 6. Bb5 Bb4 7. O-O {
Leinier castled after a 25 minute thought.} ( {He might have been tempted 
to break the symmetry with} 7. Ne5 {, when White's extra move would allow 
him deliver the first check if Black kept playing the corresponding moves.
He might have concluded, though, that Black would get enough compensation 
for the pawn after} 7. ... O-O {as played in Miles-Darga, Germany 1985} ) 
7. ... O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Ne5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne4 {[#] Five more moves have
passed and White has not managed to rid himself of the increasingly 
irritating symmetry.} 11. f3 {Not even this forcing move was able to stop 
Black from his immitating policy.} 11. ... f6! ( 11. ... Nxc3 {would be 
equivalent with releasing the tension, allowing White to take over the 
initiative.} 12. Qd3 Na4 13. Qa3 Nb6 14. Nxc6 Qd6 ( 14. ... Qe8 15. Qc5 {
leaves White with a dominating position.} ) 15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Bf4 {Black 
loses one of his double pawns, although the opposite-coloured bishops 
allows him hoping for a draw.} ) 12. Ba3! {Finally a move that cannot be 
immitated anymore!} ( 12. fxe4 fxe5 {would be dead equal.} ) 12. ... Nd6 (
12. ... Ba6? {loses material since after} 13. fxe4 {the f6-pawn is pinned.
For instance:} 13. ... Bxf1 14. Nxc6 Qd7 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Qxf1 ) 13. Nxc6 
{White wins a pawn, but the same applies as on 11...Nxc3 examined above. 
The knight gets onto an unfavourable path and Black gets some time for 
developing, with satisfactory compensation.} 13. ... Qd7 14. Bxd6 cxd6!? {
[#]David Bronstein wrote that he enjoyed playing with double pawns because
this meant having more open files for his rooks! By opening the c-file 
Jobava more or less ensures retrieving the c3-pawn.} 15. Nb4 Bb7 {Believe 
it or not, this "bad bishop" will end up dominating a White rook!} 16. Qd2
Rfc8 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. Rab1 {A subtle move, developing the last piece with 
no obvious beneffit so far.} ( 18. Re3 {doesn't save the pawn due to} 
18. ... a5 19. Nd3 Qxc3 ) 18. ... Qxc3 {[#]} 19. Re8+?! {This spectacular 
move does not win material because the a8-rook is defended. In the ensuing
endgame Black will have little trouble maintaining equality.} ( {The 
critical continuation was the simple} 19. Qxc3 Rxc3 20. Re7 a5 ( {
Suddenly, the rook's presence on b1 mkes itself felt by preventing} 
20. ... Rb8? {due to} 21. Nxd5 {or 21.Na6.} ) 21. Rxb7 axb4 22. R1xb4 {And
now the rook becomes active along the b-file. White threatens the 
unpleasant rook doubling along the c-file, for instance} 22. ... Rxc2 23. 
Rd7 h5 24. Rbb7 g5 25. a4 {Pawns are equal, but Black's position is at 
least unpleasant.} ) 19. ... Kf7 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Rb3 Rc4 
23. c3 a5 24. Nc2 Bc6 25. Ra3 {[#]} 25. ... a4! {The simplest. With his 
rook caged on a3, White cannot win even if he wins the exchange.} ( {But 
Black could also defend with} 25. ... Ra4 26. Rxa4 Bxa4 27. Ne3 Ke6 {when 
WHite would have no way to break the fortress.} ) 26. Nb4 ( 26. Ne3 {is 
similar to the game after, say,} 26. ... g5 ) 26. ... Be8 ( {Actually, 
Black would be out of danger even after} 26. ... g5 27. Nxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxa4
Rxc3 ) 27. Nxd5 Ke6 28. Nf4+ ( {Or lese} 28. Nb6 d5 ) 28. ... Kd7 29. Nd5 
Kc6! {The king hurries forward in order to consolidate the fortress on 
light squares.} 30. Ne3 Kb5 31. Nxc4 Kxc4 {The rest of the game was played
by pure inertia.} 32. Kf2 d5 33. Ke3 Bd7 34. h4 g6 35. Kd2 h6 36. Ke3 Be8 
37. g3 Bd7 38. Ke2 Be8 39. Kd2 Bc6 40. Ke3 Bd7 41. f4 f5 42. Kd2 h5 43. 
Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[ECO "D11t"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7 {A modern 
hybrid of the Exchange Variation. White's queen's bishop did not make it 
outside the area restricted by the central chain and the main question is 
whether it will become active via d2-b4.} 7. Bb5+ {A rare move.} ( {The 
main continuation is} 7. Nc3 ) 7. ... Nbd7 8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 a6 10. 
Bxd7+ Qxd7 {In his fight for the initiative, White has made an important 
strategic concession, the chronic weakening of the kingside. This is a 
risky approach, since in positions with symmetrical structures initiative 
rarely is a telling factor. Usually, the importance of static factors 
prevails.} 11. Na4 {The only logical follow-up of the previous moves.} 
11. ... Qb5 12. Qxb5+ axb5 13. Nc5 {[#]} 13. ... e5! {A dynamic 
continuation, aiming for rapid development rather than maintaining the 
material equality.} ( {Ivanchuk might have counted on} 13. ... b6 14. Nd3 
e6 15. Bd2 {when the weakness of the double b-pawns and the excelent 
blocking b4-square would yield him pleasant play.} ) 14. Nxb7 {Consequent 
and risky at the same time.} ( {The simplifying continuation} 14. dxe5 
Bxc5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Ke2 Ke7 {would be safer. Black's activity 
compensates for his numerous pawn weaknesses and a draw is the most 
probable result.} ) 14. ... exd4 15. exd4 {[#] Black's main achievement 
over the past moves is isolating the whte double pawns. The inevitable 
exchange Nc5, ... Bxc5 will leave him with a versatile knight versus a 
rather ineffective bishop.} 15. ... Kd7 16. Rg1 g6 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. Kd2 Ra7
19. Nc5+ Bxc5 20. dxc5 Rha8 21. a3 Kc6 22. Rg4 Ng7 23. Rd1 Ne6 {Black was 
in no hurry to retrieve the material, since the c5-pawn is the best 
defender of the black king (please refer to ...a3+, Ka2! from 
Carlsen-Solak and ...hxg3, h3 from Mmedyarov-Jobava, published in previous
articles).} 24. Be3? {Not a fortunate square for the bishop.} ( {Despite 
his strategic problems, White would have retained chances for equality 
with} 24. Bf6 {for instance} 24. ... Ra4 25. Rb4 Kxc5 26. Be7+! {Ensuring 
the rook's stability on b4.} 26. ... Kb6 27. Rc1 Re8 28. Bd6 {The bishop 
cannot be chased away from the a3-f8 diagonal.} ) 24. ... Ra4 25. Kc3? {
The decisive mistake.} ( {It is also true that after} 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 {Black
would have a clear advantage and a pleasant choice of plans based on ... 
d5-d4 and/or ...Rh4.} ) 25. ... d4+! ( 25. ... d4+ {White wins material:} 
26. Rgxd4 ( 26. Bxd4 {loses the bishop to} 26. ... Rc4+ 27. Kb3 Rd8 ) 
26. ... Nxd4 {White needs to exchange his remaining rook, reaching a lost 
ending. Keeping the rook on board would ocne again create a decisive pin:}
27. Bxd4 Rc4+ 28. Kd3 ( 28. Kb3 Rd8 ) 28. ... Rxd4+! 29. Kxd4 Rd8+ ) 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[ECO "D10f"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. Rc1!? {
Both sides' main idea is to create a weakness on c3/c6 by developing the 
king's bishop to b5/b4. From this point of view, the last move makes 
sense, consolidating the c3-square and preparing to set up pressure along 
the c-file.} ( {The natural continuation is} 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bb5 {There is an
instructive story regarding this line. When preparing for the 11th game of
his return match with Botvinnik, Tal decided that an easy draw would be 
most welcome, allowing him to recover from the unfavourable course of 
events. He played the Slav, an opening which did not make part of his 
rpeertoire, expecting Botvinnik to take on d5, leading to "dull equality".
His expectations were fulfilled only partially, though. Botvinnik played 
the Exchange variation, indeed, but the result was other than intended:} 
8. ... Bb4 9. Ne5 Qa5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxc3 {Black is 
the first to eliminate the opponent's weak pawn on the c-file, but this is
hardly an achievement. The reader should compare this situation with the 
...Nxc3/Nxc6 issue from the previous game.} 13. Qc1 Qxc1 14. Rfxc1 O-O 15.
 f3 {Restricting Black's minor pieces.} 15. ... h6 16. Nxc6 Rfe8 17. a4 {
All White's pieces are more active than Black's and Botvinnik went on 
winning and increasing his lead in the match, Botvinnik-Tal, Moscow 1961} 
) 7. ... Qb6 8. Bb5 e6 9. Nf3 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 ( {Black 
cannot avoid getting a weaknes on c6. If} 11. ... Qxc6 12. Rxc3 {White 
would get the control of the only open file.} 12. ... Qb5 {Black needs 
defending the a4-e8 diagonal against Qa4+.} 13. Nh4! {Exchanging the 
bishop in order to get the c2-square for the queen.} 13. ... O-O 14. Nxf5 
exf5 15. Qc2 {Followed by Rc1 with rather one-sided play.} ) 12. bxc3 O-O 
{[#]} 13. Ne5 {An active move, useful for plans on either wing.} ( {Here, 
too, exchanging the bishop with} 13. Nh4 {makes sense. White would be able
to occupy the b-file, while Black would be not.} ) 13. ... Qa6?! {In a 
wider meaning, the decisive mistake after 17 minutes of thought and... as 
early as on move 13 in a supposedly dull variation!!} ( {Black should have
invested a tempo on ensuring the bishop's retreat to h7:} 13. ... h6! {
White would have had to switch to his queenside plan with} 14. c4 {, but 
Black would retain a defensible position.} 14. ... Rfc8 {Preparing 
...c6-c5.} 15. c5 Qb7 {White has more space, but after ...Nd7 Black could 
hope for gradually equalising.} ) 14. g4 Bg6 15. h4 {[#]In order to save 
his bishop, Black has to weaken his kingside structure rather badly.} 
15. ... h6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. f3 {Overdefending the g4-pawn and restricting
the knight.} 17. ... h5?! ( {It would have made sense to return with the 
queen into play with} 17. ... Qb7 {preparing to defend on f7. True, White 
would retain a huge advantage with} 18. Qc2 Qf7 19. Rb1 {followed by 
doubling rooks along the b-file. In the game, the queen will remain a mere
spectator on a6 until the bitter end.} ) 18. Qc2 Kh7 ( 18. ... hxg4 {also 
leads to a very strong attack after} 19. Qxg6 gxf3 20. Rxf3 {follwed by 
Be5, Rg3.} ) 19. Bd6 Rf7 20. Rf2 Rd7 ( {The g4-pawn is taboo:} 20. ... 
hxg4 21. h5 Nxh5 22. Rh2 ) 21. Be5! {The final touch. Black has no 
satisfactory defenge against Bxf6 followed by gxh5.} 21. ... Rf8 22. Bxf6 
Rxf6 23. gxh5 Kh6 24. hxg6 Rxg6+ 25. Rg2 Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 {White has won a 
pawn while keeping strong kingisde threats.} 26. ... Rf7 27. Rg1 g6 28. 
Kh1 Rf6? ( 28. ... Rg7 {would have been more stubborn.} ) 29. h5! {Le coup
de grace.} ( 29. h5 {If} 29. ... gxh5 30. Qg2 {followed by mate.} ) 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsøÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[ECO "C10d"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6!? {Over the past few years, Jobava played 
this rare variation mainly in rapid and blitz games. Recently, he has used
it in two games at classical time rate, too.} 4. Nf3 {Dominguez seemed 
nevertheless surprised by his opponent's choice, since he invested nearly 
a quarter of an hour on this move. It is worth mentioning that most of 
Jobava's previous games with this line led to hair-rising complications, 
but against a technical player like Leinier the fight will run very 
smoothly.} 4. ... Nf6 5. exd5 {Without special preparation, this is the 
most natural reaction to Black's knight pressure in the centre.} 5. ... 
exd5 {[#]This is the first moment of perfect symmetry. It bears some 
similarity with the Petroff defence structure. The main question in such 
cases is for how long could Black maintain this situation and whether it 
is really safe to immitate Wite's moves endlessly.} 6. Bb5 Bb4 7. O-O {
Leinier castled after a 25 minute thought.} ( {He might have been tempted 
to break the symmetry with} 7. Ne5 {, when White's extra move would allow 
him deliver the first check if Black kept playing the corresponding moves.
He might have concluded, though, that Black would get enough compensation 
for the pawn after} 7. ... O-O {as played in Miles-Darga, Germany 1985} ) 
7. ... O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Ne5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne4 {[#] Five more moves have
passed and White has not managed to rid himself of the increasingly 
irritating symmetry.} 11. f3 {Not even this forcing move was able to stop 
Black from his immitating policy.} 11. ... f6! ( 11. ... Nxc3 {would be 
equivalent with releasing the tension, allowing White to take over the 
initiative.} 12. Qd3 Na4 13. Qa3 Nb6 14. Nxc6 Qd6 ( 14. ... Qe8 15. Qc5 {
leaves White with a dominating position.} ) 15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Bf4 {Black 
loses one of his double pawns, although the opposite-coloured bishops 
allows him hoping for a draw.} ) 12. Ba3! {Finally a move that cannot be 
immitated anymore!} ( 12. fxe4 fxe5 {would be dead equal.} ) 12. ... Nd6 (
12. ... Ba6? {loses material since after} 13. fxe4 {the f6-pawn is pinned.
For instance:} 13. ... Bxf1 14. Nxc6 Qd7 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Qxf1 ) 13. Nxc6 
{White wins a pawn, but the same applies as on 11...Nxc3 examined above. 
The knight gets onto an unfavourable path and Black gets some time for 
developing, with satisfactory compensation.} 13. ... Qd7 14. Bxd6 cxd6!? {
[#]David Bronstein wrote that he enjoyed playing with double pawns because
this meant having more open files for his rooks! By opening the c-file 
Jobava more or less ensures retrieving the c3-pawn.} 15. Nb4 Bb7 {Believe 
it or not, this "bad bishop" will end up dominating a White rook!} 16. Qd2
Rfc8 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. Rab1 {A subtle move, developing the last piece with 
no obvious beneffit so far.} ( 18. Re3 {doesn't save the pawn due to} 
18. ... a5 19. Nd3 Qxc3 ) 18. ... Qxc3 {[#]} 19. Re8+?! {This spectacular 
move does not win material because the a8-rook is defended. In the ensuing
endgame Black will have little trouble maintaining equality.} ( {The 
critical continuation was the simple} 19. Qxc3 Rxc3 20. Re7 a5 ( {
Suddenly, the rook's presence on b1 mkes itself felt by preventing} 
20. ... Rb8? {due to} 21. Nxd5 {or 21.Na6.} ) 21. Rxb7 axb4 22. R1xb4 {And
now the rook becomes active along the b-file. White threatens the 
unpleasant rook doubling along the c-file, for instance} 22. ... Rxc2 23. 
Rd7 h5 24. Rbb7 g5 25. a4 {Pawns are equal, but Black's position is at 
least unpleasant.} ) 19. ... Kf7 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Rb3 Rc4 
23. c3 a5 24. Nc2 Bc6 25. Ra3 {[#]} 25. ... a4! {The simplest. With his 
rook caged on a3, White cannot win even if he wins the exchange.} ( {But 
Black could also defend with} 25. ... Ra4 26. Rxa4 Bxa4 27. Ne3 Ke6 {when 
WHite would have no way to break the fortress.} ) 26. Nb4 ( 26. Ne3 {is 
similar to the game after, say,} 26. ... g5 ) 26. ... Be8 ( {Actually, 
Black would be out of danger even after} 26. ... g5 27. Nxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxa4
Rxc3 ) 27. Nxd5 Ke6 28. Nf4+ ( {Or lese} 28. Nb6 d5 ) 28. ... Kd7 29. Nd5 
Kc6! {The king hurries forward in order to consolidate the fortress on 
light squares.} 30. Ne3 Kb5 31. Nxc4 Kxc4 {The rest of the game was played
by pure inertia.} 32. Kf2 d5 33. Ke3 Bd7 34. h4 g6 35. Kd2 h6 36. Ke3 Be8 
37. g3 Bd7 38. Ke2 Be8 39. Kd2 Bc6 40. Ke3 Bd7 41. f4 f5 42. Kd2 h5 43. 
Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 "]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[ECO "B92f"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 
8. Bg5 {MyÅ¡lenka je okamÅ¾itÄ› zabrat pole d5, dokud Ä�erný nestíhá Se6 a
Jbd7.} 8. ... Be6 ( {Po} 8. ... Nbd7 {by bílý donutil Ä�erného stÅ™elce 
jít na b7 a dále ho bude masírovat na dámském kÅ™ídle, napÅ™.:} 9. a4 b6 
10. O-O O-O 11. f3 Bb7 12. Qd2 h6 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. Qf2 += ) 9. 
Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. O-O-O ( 11. O-O Be7 12. Nd5 Nc6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14.
 c3 Bg5 {je jiný pÅ™íbÄ›h.} ) 11. ... Be7 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. 
Qxd5 b5 15. Qb7 Nf6 16. f3 Re8 {Jedna z susÅ¡ích variant populárního 
Najdorfa. AÄ� hráÄ�i roÅ¡ovali na opaÄ�né strany, figur je tak málo, Å¾e 
hra má Ä�asto spíÅ¡e poziÄ�ní charakter. ÄŒerný nemá objektivnÄ› Å¾ádný 
problém, ale stejnÄ› tak ho nemá bílý. Pokud si jej ovÅ¡em nevytvoÅ™í...} 
17. c4? {Standardní poziÄ�ní myÅ¡lenka, ale zde se ukazuje, Å¾e je na ruku
jen Ä�ernému. Je aÅ¾ pÅ™ekvapující, jak rychle jde pozice bílého do kytek.
} ( {NormálnÄ› vypadá} 17. g4 ) ( {Ä�i} 17. Rd2 {s následujícím moÅ¾ným 
zajímavým prÅ¯bÄ›hem:} 17. ... d5!? 18. exd5 Bb4 19. c3 Re7 20. Qc6 Bd6 ~ 
{a typickou kompenzací za obÄ›tovaného pÄ›Å¡ce} ) 17. ... Bf8! {V koncovce
by postup c2-c4 byl nejspíÅ¡e dobrý nápad, ale jeÅ¡tÄ› poÅ™ád jsou tu 
dámy! ÄŒerný hrozí pomocí Ve8-e7-c7 pÅ™evést do otevírajícího se kÅ™ídla 
dalÅ¡í figuru.} 18. Qc6 Qb8 {Tak to pÅ¯jde pÅ™es c8.} 19. Na5 Qa7 ( 
19. ... Rc8 20. Qb7 {je koncovka, která by ospravedlnila c2-c4, na tu 
jeÅ¡tÄ› není správný Ä�as.} ) 20. c5 {Smutný tah, ale pozice bílého je 
jiÅ¾ po 20 tazích v podstatÄ› nehratelná, koncovka s pÄ›Å¡cem ménÄ› je 
nejspíÅ¡e jeÅ¡tÄ› nejnadÄ›jnÄ›jÅ¡í moÅ¾ností bílého. Tak krutá je 
sicilská - staÄ�í jedno zaÅ¡kobrtnutí a je konec.} ( 20. Qb7 Qf2 21. Bd3 
Reb8 22. Rhf1 Qc5 23. Qc6 Qb4 24. Nb3 Rc8 25. Qb7 Rab8 26. Qxa6 bxc4 -+ {
taky není moc pÄ›kný pohled.} ) 20. ... dxc5 21. Qb7 c4 22. Qxa7 Rxa7 23. 
Rc1?! {Nahrává na smeÄ�, bílý se jiÅ¾ zvednout nedokáÅ¾e.} ( {Å ance na 
remis dávalo blokádní} 23. b4! -/+ {, ale remíza je stále spíÅ¡e v Å™íÅ¡i 
snÅ¯.} ) 23. ... Rc7 {Kam s ním, kam s jezdcem? Hrozí ...Sb4.} 24. Nb3 Rd7
25. Na1 {Chudák kÅ¯Åˆ.} 25. ... Rd2 26. Rc2 Red8 27. b3 ( 27. Rhc1 R2d4 {
Vyrobili jsme bílému pÄ›kné skladiÅ¡tÄ› a teÄ� jezdec po trase 
Jf6-d7-c5-d3} ) ( {Ani tah druhým pÄ›Å¡cem uÅ¾ pozici nezachrání, Ä�erné 
figury jsou velmi silné.} 27. a4 R2d4 28. axb5 axb5 29. b3 Nd7 30. bxc4 
Nc5! {hopla!} 31. cxb5 Rb4+ 32. Kc1 Nb3+ 33. Nxb3 Rxb3 -+ ) 27. ... c3 28.
 a4 bxa4 29. Bxa6 a3 30. Bb5 h5 31. h4 g6 32. Re1 Bb4 33. Rec1 Kg7 {Není 
vÅ¯bec kam spÄ›chat.} 34. Ka2 Ng8 35. Rxd2 {NevydrÅ¾el, ale Ä�erný by 
jinak Å¡el ...f5, ...Jf6 a nachystal by si druhého volného pÄ›Å¡ce.} 
35. ... Rxd2+ 36. Rc2 Ne7 ( 36. ... f5! {bylo tvrdÅ¡í, ale Ä�erná pozice 
je vyhraná na více zpÅ¯sobÅ¯.} ) 37. Rxd2 cxd2 38. Be2 Nc6 39. Nc2 Nd4 40.
 Nxd4 exd4 -+ {Tady uÅ¾ to jde skoro dopoÄ�ítat do matu.} 41. f4 d3 42. 
Bf3 Kf6 {Bílý je naprosto bezbranný proti rozhodujícímu pochodu Ä�erného 
krále do svého týlu. ÄŒernopolný stÅ™elec vÅ¾dy zadrÅ¾í jakýkoliv pokus o 
volného pÄ›Å¡ce pomocí ...Sf8.} 43. g4 hxg4 44. Bxg4 Ke7 45. e5 Kd8 46. f5
gxf5 47. Bd1 Ke7 48. h5 Kf8 49. Bf3 Kg7 50. Bd1 Kh6 51. Bf3 Kg5 52. Bd1 f4
53. Kb1 Kf5 54. Bf3 Kxe5 55. Ka2 Bf8 56. h6 {Poslední záchvÄ›vy.} 56. ... 
Kf6 57. Bh5 Bb4 58. Kb1 f3 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 "]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan"]
[Black "Havlikova, Kristyna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[ECO "D72"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Kasachstan"]
[BlackTeam "Tschechien"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8.
 d5 e6 9. Nbc3 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 O-O 12. O-O Bf5 13. Nc3 Qd7 14.
 Bf4 Na6 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Nb4 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Bxe4 Bd4
{Rozehrála se jedna z tabií Grünfeldovy indické, KazaÅ¡ská jedniÄ�ka mohla
podrÅ¾et dvojici stÅ™elcÅ¯ i malé plus po logickém 20. d6, nicménÄ› 
pÅ™iÅ¡lo více neÅ¾ podivné} 20. Be3?? {, po kterém bych se asi nejradÅ¡i 
na stranÄ› bílé rozplakal a vzdal.} 20. ... Bxe3 21. fxe3 Qd6 {Bílá pozice
je nezávidÄ›níhodná. VÅ¯bec nevím, co jí poradit - a3+b4 nejde, volný 
pÄ›Å¡ec nejde nikam, po Sg2 a e3-e4 zapláÄ�e bÄ›lopolný stÅ™elec. 20. Se3 
byl poziÄ�ní debakl. DÄ›sivé je, Å¾e KazaÅ¡ka na nÄ›j spotÅ™ebovala jen 
Ä�tyÅ™i minuty (z 57).} 22. Qg2 Re8 23. a3 Na6 24. Re1 c4 25. Bb1 Nc7 26. 
Rd1? {OkamÅ¾itÄ› ztrácí pÄ›Å¡ce a konÄ�í partii.} ( 26. Be4 -/+ {pÄ›Å¡ce 
neztrácí, ale dÄ›kuji, nechci.} ) 26. ... Rxe3 -+ 27. Qf2 Re5 28. Qxa7 b6!
{Dáma bude tÄ›Å¾ko hledat cestu domÅ¯.} 29. Qb7 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qf2 31. d6 
Re2 32. Qc8+ Ne8 33. Qh3 Nxd6 34. Qh4 {PÄ›kné a sympatické gesto, 
bezchybný výkon naÅ¡í hráÄ�ky.} 34. ... Qg2# 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 "]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[ECO "A03"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. f4 {Mám sice Holandsko, HolanÄ�any, holanÄ�any i holandskou docela 
rád, stejnÄ› ale vÄ›Å™ím, Å¾e na ty, kteÅ™í do ní lezou prvním tahem, 
mají v pekle pÅ™ipravené poÅ™ádnÄ› Å¾havé místo :)} 1. ... d5 2. d3 Nf6 3.
 Nf3 g6 4. Nbd2 Ng4!? {Malý taneÄ�ek na úvod, vÅ¡e v mezích sluÅ¡ného 
chování.} 5. Nb3 Bg7 6. c3 h5 7. Qc2 Nc6 {TÄ›Å¾ko nÄ›co Å™íci k 
zahájení, hlavnÄ› nic nenastavit, neudÄ›lat si slabiny, zkrátka nepokazit 
a hrajeme.} 8. e4 {Taky nÄ›jaký tah do centra...} 8. ... b6 9. h3 Nh6 10. 
Be3 Bb7 11. O-O-O Qd7 12. g3 O-O-O 13. Bg2 {SeÄ�teno a podtrÅ¾eno, máme po
tvoÅ™ivém zahájení a na desce stojí relativnÄ› normální pozice. OsobnÄ› 
bych bral pÅ™eci jen radÅ¡i bílé, tanec Jg4+h5, Jh6 nebyl z tÄ›ch 
nejpovedenÄ›jÅ¡ích, ale bílý taky nehrál dvakrát agresivnÄ›, Ä�ernému se 
Å¾ádné kÅ™ivdy nedÄ›jí.} 13. ... Kb8 {Uhýbá ze vÅ¡ech hrozeb, které se 
nikdy v partii neobjevily, ale co kdyby.} 14. Rhe1 e6 {Co s Ä�ernou 
pozicí, to je vcelku jasné. Jh6 stojí zle, je tÅ™eba jej nÄ›kam 
pÅ™elavírovat. Zato bílý musí rychle vymyslet, jak bude pozici otevírat. 
ViktorÅ¯v plán se ukázal být neúÄ�inným, arménský sok pozici stihnul 
stabilizovat.} 15. Bf2 ( {Navrhoval bych} 15. a3!? {s myÅ¡lenkou na} 
15. ... f6 {okamÅ¾itÄ› nastoupit} 16. c4 {Tento plán není aÅ¾ takový 
tempoÅ¾rout jako jeho zdlouhavý kolega uskuteÄ�nÄ›ný v partii, bílý by 
mohl stát trochu lépe.} ) 15. ... f6 16. d4 Ne7 {PÅ™ed manévrem Jh6 je 
tÅ™eba pokrýt slabinku g6.} 17. Nbd2 Nf7 18. c4 dxc4 19. Nxc4 {Å achy jsou
vskutku tragédie jednoho tempa, bílý na tahu by napálil d4-d5. Ale na tahu
je Ä�erný...} 19. ... Nd6 20. Bf1?! {Nezdá se mi, Å¾e by stÅ™elec na g2 
stál kdovíjak katastrofálnÄ›, vÅ¾dyÅ¥ z f1 nekryje ani e4, ani f3. Sf1 
nevypadá zdravÄ› a taky Å¾e zdravé není, lepÅ¡í bylo udrÅ¾ovat napÄ›tí.} (
20. Kb1 f5? {(ilustrativnÄ›)} 21. Nfe5 Qe8 22. d5 â†‘ {ukazuje sílu 
bÄ›lopolného stÅ™elce na g2} ) 20. ... f5! {Jednoduché a prosté, 
maximálnÄ› efektivní blokáda.} ( {MyÅ¡lenka byla pravdÄ›podobnÄ› po} 
20. ... Nxc4 {mít braní stÅ™elcem} 21. Bxc4 {a po} 21. ... f5 22. Ng5 {, 
to samé ale funguje i s dámou na c4 po tahu 20. Kb1.} ) 21. Nce5 Qc8 ( {
Pochybuji, Å¾e náÅ¡ hráÄ� poÄ�ítal se ziskem kvality, kdyÅ¾ ani po} 
21. ... Qe8 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Ng5 Bd5 {vÄ›ru dobÅ™e nestojí.} ) 22. exf5 
gxf5 23. Ng5 Bxe5! {Krásná poziÄ�ní myÅ¡lenka!} 24. fxe5 Ne4 25. Nf7 Nd5 
26. a3 Rhg8 27. Nxd8 Qxd8 {VyslovenÄ› nechutná pozice. ChtÄ›lo by to 
obÄ›tovat kvalitu zpÄ›t na e4, ale ani to nejde...} 28. Kb1 Qg5? {PÄ›Å¡ec 
je pÅ™eci pÄ›Å¡ec, co víc by chtÄ›l Ä�erný s jezdcem e4 podniknout?} ( {
PÅ™irozenÄ› vypadá} 28. ... Nxg3 {, kdy bílý ani nechce jezdce vymÄ›nit.} 
29. Bc4 ( 29. Bxg3 Rxg3 30. Qd2 f4 -/+ {je velmi zlé, h3 bude vÅ¾dy viset}
) 29. ... h4 =/& {s parádní pozicí} ) 29. h4 Qg6 30. Bd3 a5 31. Rg1 Ka7 
32. Rde1 Ba6 33. Bxa6 Kxa6 34. Be3 Qe8 35. Bc1? {Kolaps i na druhé 
foÅ¡nÄ›. ProÄ� dávat pÄ›Å¡ce zadarmo?} ( {PÅ™ímo jako nutnost vypadá} 35. 
Bf4 Rg4 36. Ref1 Qb5 ( 36. ... Qg6 {moc nepomÅ¯Å¾e, protoÅ¾e} 37. Rc1 Qg7 
38. Qc6 {je spousta protihry} ) 37. Rf3 {a drÅ¾et a drÅ¾et a drÅ¾et.} ) 
35. ... Rg4 36. Ref1 Nxg3 37. Rf3 Ne4 -/+ {První vlaÅ¡tovka a dalÅ¡í budou
následovat, zbytek je jen dobíjení neviÅˆátek. Podobné pozice se 
straÅ¡livÄ› Å¡patnÄ› brání za slabÅ¡í stranu a straÅ¡livÄ› snadno hrají za
stranu silnÄ›jÅ¡í. KomentáÅ™e není tÅ™eba, sledujte bezchybnou (urÄ�itÄ› 
to Å¡lo nÄ›kde zahrát lépe, dobrá, Å™eknÄ›me, "bezpeÄ�nou") techniku 
arménského velmistra.} 38. Rh1 Kb7 39. Ka2 a4 40. Rh2 Qb5 41. Rh1 Ne7 42. 
Ka1 Qd5 43. Rd1 Rxh4 44. Rf4 Rg4 45. Qxa4 Nc6 46. Rxg4 hxg4 47. Be3 f4 48.
 Bxf4 b5 49. Qc2 Nxd4 50. Rxd4 Qxd4 51. Qe2 b4 52. axb4 Nf2 53. Qb5+ Qb6 
54. Qd7 Qa6+ 55. Kb1 Qd3+ 56. Qxd3 Nxd3 57. Bg3 Nxb4 -+ {Toto uÅ¾ je 
bezpeÄ�nÄ› pryÄ�.} 58. Kc1 Kc6 59. Kd2 Kd5 60. Ke3 Nc6 61. Kf4 Nxe5 62. b3
c5 63. Bh2 Nf3 64. Bg3 Nd4 65. Kxg4 Nxb3 66. Kf4 Nd4 67. Bf2 e5+ 68. Ke3 
Nf5+ 69. Kd3 e4+ 70. Kc3 e3 71. Bg1 c4 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 "]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[ECO "D10f"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 {Vida, Levon Aronian má z naÅ¡í jedniÄ�ky po 
jejich minulém utkání zaslouÅ¾ený respekt a jde urvat remízu.} 3. ... cxd5
4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 ( {PasivnÄ›jÅ¡í alternativou je} 6. ... e6
{, které má také velmi solidní výsledky.} ) 7. Qb3 {Nu, moÅ¾ná se bílý 
rozhodl, Å¾e to jeÅ¡tÄ› chvíli zkusí.} ( {ÄŒastÄ›jÅ¡í je} 7. Nf3 e6 {a kdo
alespoÅˆ jednou za Å¾ivot po tazích} 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6
11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Rfc8 {nedal za remízu, není právoplatným Å¡achistou. 
A, ano, vím, databáze Å™íká jen to, Å¾e David Navara je výjimkou.} ) 
7. ... Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. a3 Nh5 {
Partie má stále logický prÅ¯bÄ›h, Ä�ernému by bodlo nÄ›jakou tu figurku 
vymÄ›nit.} ( {Tah "rukou"} 12. ... O-O {nechává Ä�erného po} 13. O-O {v 
docela nepÅ™íjemné situaci, kdy má ménÄ› prostoru a nemá, kam figury 
postavit.} 13. ... Rc8 ( 13. ... Nh5 14. Bxh7+ {není to pravé oÅ™echové} )
14. Rac1 h6 15. h3 {A navrhnout jakýkoliv (i nerozumný) plán za Ä�erného 
je obtíÅ¾né. Bílý si nachystá nástup na dámském kÅ™ídle a Ä�erný jen 
sleduje.} ) 13. Be5 {Provokuje oslabení.} 13. ... f6 14. Bf4!? {
Pozoruhodná strategická myÅ¡lenka, bílý si sice nechá rozbít pÄ›Å¡ce, ale 
zato si zlepÅ¡í kontrolu centra a otevÅ™e sloupec.} ( {Ortodoxní} 14. Bg3 
{je ovÅ¡emÅ¾e dobré, ale z asymetrických pozic se body tÄ›Å¾í lépe.} ) 
14. ... Rc8 15. h3 {MoÅ¾ná ne úplnÄ› nezbytný tah, protoÅ¾e to vypadá, Å¾e
na f4 Ä�erný dobere tak Ä�i onak, ale aspoÅˆ se situace trochu vyjasní.} (
{Varianta} 15. O-O g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. fxg3! += {nevypadá aÅ¾ tak 
dÄ›suplnÄ›. ÄŒerný monarcha nemÅ¯Å¾e ani roÅ¡ovat, ani poodejít na f7.} ) 
15. ... Nxf4 16. exf4 Qb6 17. Rd1 f5 ( {KompaktnÄ›jÅ¡í} 17. ... g6 {dává 
bílému útoÄ�ný cíl.} 18. h4 Kf7 19. h5 ) 18. Bb5 Bd6 19. g3 Na5?! {
ParadoxnÄ› tento tah "podle uÄ�ebnice" je poÄ�átkem problémÅ¯. BÄ›lopolný 
stÅ™elec Ä�erného je sice opticky hloupá figura, ale hlídá dÅ¯leÅ¾itá pole
- kryje bod e6, které se jeÅ¡tÄ› dá bezpeÄ�nÄ› krýt králem a vÄ›Å¾í, ale 
zejména má pod kontrolou pole a4, pÅ™es které bílý jezdec proskoÄ�í 
dopÅ™edu.} ( {LepÅ¡í byla} 19. ... O-O {. KdyÅ¾ se nad pozicí zamyslíte, 
rozdíl v bÄ›lopolných stÅ™elcích není aÅ¾ TAK velký, Ä�erný je sice omezen
svými pÄ›Å¡ci, bílý se ale pÅ™es granit d5-e6-f5 také neprorve.} 20. O-O 
a6 21. Bxc6 ( 21. Ba4 Qc7 {a hrozí ...b5, Ä�ili bílý i tak musí na c6 
sebrat.} ) 21. ... Qxc6 {a pozice je zhruba v rovnováze. ÄŒerný má jasný 
plán postoupit pÄ›Å¡ci dámského kÅ™ídla, Jc3 nemá kudy kam a Jf3 bude na 
e5 seÅ¾rán.} 22. Rfe1 b5 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Qb6 25. Qd2 b4 ~ ) 20. 
Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. O-O Rhe8?! {JeÅ¡tÄ› jeden Å¡ablonovitý tah.} ( {Manévr} 
21. ... Qb3 22. Qe2 Nc4 {omezuje bílé figurky, které budou potÅ™ebovat 
trochu Ä�asu, aby Ä�erného zatlaÄ�ily zpÄ›t.} 23. Rb1 Rhe8 24. Rfd1 {
PÅ™ijde Vd3, dáma bude muset ustoupit na b6 a bílý si zachová 
výhodnÄ›jÅ¡í pozici, ale není to nic straÅ¡ného.} ) 22. Rd3! {Nenápadné a 
zároveÅˆ velmi silné posunutí vÄ›Å¾e, jeÅ¾ plnÄ› vystihuje anglické 
slovíÄ�ko "classy", vÄ›Å¾ bere pod kontrolu pole b3 a pÅ™ipravuje se na...
zdvojení!} 22. ... Nc4 23. Na4 Qc6 24. Rc3 b5?? {Mazaní Arméni namazali 
pÅ™ed partií i Å¡achovnice a pÄ›Å¡ec doklouzal o políÄ�ko dále, neÅ¾ mÄ›l.
} ( {Nutno Å™íci, Å¾e ani} 24. ... b6 25. Rc1 Qb5 ( 25. ... Qb7 26. Qe2 {
je pozice blízká bleskovému kolapsu, hrozí skok jezdce na g5 s dalÅ¡ím b3 
a dobytím e6} 26. ... h6 27. Nh4 {a teÄ� to bude pÅ™es g6, navíc se po 
podobné trase otevírá cesta pro dámu.} ) 26. Ne5+! {(Výhoda dvojice 
jezdcÅ¯, jednoho mÅ¯Å¾ete vÅ¾dy vymÄ›nit!)} 26. ... Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rc6 28. 
Qd1! Rec8 29. b3 Na5 30. Qh5 {není Å¾ádné medulízání.} ) 25. Nc5+ +- {
Opona, gong.} 25. ... Bxc5 ( {prohrává také} 25. ... Ke7 26. Re1 Bxc5 27. 
dxc5 +- {a Jd4} ) 26. Rxc4 bxc4 27. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]
[FEN "8/n3k2p/3p4/1p1PpPp1/1P2P1P1/pP1K4/8/1N6 w - - 0 41"]

41. Nxa3 {Your engine might tell you that this is nearly winning for 
White, but the truth is that there is no good way to make progress. The 
sacrifice on b5 never works because as soon as White's king steps too far 
out of bounds, the h5 break creats a passed pawn for Black. White is 
absolutely forced to win to get a medal.} 41. ... Kf6 42. Nb1 Ke7 43. Nc3 
Kf6 44. Kd2 Kf7 45. Nb1 Kf6 46. Na3 Ke7 47. Kd3 Kf6 48. Nc4!? Nc8 ( 
48. ... bxc4+ 49. bxc4 Nc8 50. c5 h6 {is probably also a draw, but Balogh 
does not want to distrub the status quo.} ) 49. Na5 Kf7 50. Nc6 Kf6 51. 
Nd8 h6 52. Ne6 Kf7 53. Nc7 Na7 54. Kd2 Ke7 55. Kc2 Kf7 56. Kc1 Ke7 57. Kd1
Kf7 58. Ke1 Ke7 59. Kf2 Kf7 60. Kf3 Ke7 61. Ke3 Kf7 62. Kd2 Ke7 63. Kd3 
Kf7 64. f6 {a last ditch chance. The knight on f5 will cost Black a pawn 
but nothing more.} 64. ... Kxf6 65. Ne8+ Ke7 66. Ng7 Nc8 67. Nf5+ Kf6 68. 
Nxh6 Ne7 {now the knight on h6 is trapped.} 69. Ke3 Nc8 ( 69. ... Kg6 70. 
Nf5 Nxf5+ 71. gxf5+ Kg7 {was also completely drawn.} ) 70. Nf5 Kf7 71. Kd3
Kf6 72. Ne3 Kf7 73. Nd1 Ke7 74. Nc3 Na7 {White simply can't make progress!
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[ECO "B92f"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 
8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5
14. Qxd5 {Basically the end of the opening and one has to ask what Duda 
had in mind when reaching this position. White's only advantage in this 
position is his hold over d5, but with the knight's bad position on b3 and
no other real possibilities it doesn't seem like Black is in any kind of 
problems.} 14. ... b5 15. Qb7 {The computer move; but a strange one. The 
queen is just too lonely in her queenside aggression.} 15. ... Nf6 16. f3 
Re8 17. c4?! {This move is too optimistic.} ( 17. Rd2 =, quiet Bf8 18. 
Rhd1 ) 17. ... Bf8! {White doesn't have time to go pawn hunting!} 18. Qc6 
( 18. cxb5 {gets the queen trapped.} 18. ... Re7 19. Qc6 Rc7 20. Qb6 Rc1+ 
-+ ) ( 18. c5 {was the lesser evil.} 18. ... Re7 19. Qb6 Qxb6 20. cxb6 Rb7
=+ {but of course here Black is just up a pawn.} ) 18. ... Qb8 19. Na5 ( 
19. cxb5 Rc8 -+ ) 19. ... Qa7! {Very powerful. The queen is trying to 
escape from b8 so that the queen on c6 remains trapped.} 20. c5 ( 20. Qb7 
Qf2 21. Bd3 Reb8 22. Qc6 Rc8 23. Qb7 Rab8 -+ ) 20. ... dxc5 21. Qb7 c4 22.
 Qxa7 Rxa7 {Now Black is basically just up a pawn, but more than that the 
knight on a5 is in trouble.} 23. Rc1 Rc7 {controlling c6.} 24. Nb3 Rd7 25.
 Na1 Rd2 26. Rc2 Red8 27. b3 c3! {White's position is hopeless. The only 
way to get rid of the rook on d2 is to take on that square and give Black 
a superb passed pawn.} 28. a4 bxa4 29. Bxa6 a3 30. Bb5 h5 31. h4 g6 32. 
Re1 Bb4 33. Rec1 Kg7 34. Ka2 Ng8 {Black can clearly take all the im in the
world that he wants.} 35. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 36. Rc2 Ne7 37. Rxd2 cxd2 38. Be2 Nc6
( 38. ... g5 39. hxg5 h4 {with Ng6 and Nf4 coming was also winning.} ) 39.
 Nc2 Nd4 {not necessary but the opposite colored bishop endgame is 
hopeless as White's king is completely locked in.} 40. Nxd4 exd4 41. f4 d3
42. Bf3 {Duda,J (2576)-Yu,Y (2668) TromsÃÂ¸ 2014 [Robot 11]} 42. ... Kf6 
43. g4 hxg4 44. Bxg4 Ke7 45. e5 Kd8 46. f5 gxf5 47. Bd1 Ke7 48. h5 Kf8 49.
 Bf3 Kg7 50. Bd1 Kh6 51. Bf3 Kg5 52. Bd1 f4 53. Kb1 Kf5 54. Bf3 Kxe5 55. 
Ka2 Bf8 56. h6 Kf6 57. Bh5 Bb4 58. Kb1 f3 {Clinches the gold medal for 
China!} 0-1

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 women"]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Black "Sikorova, Olga"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[ECO "B30h"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Kasachstan"]
[BlackTeam "Tschechien"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Ne4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 
Ndb4 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxc6 10. c3 f5 11. Ng3 Bd7 12. Bd3 O-O-O 13. 
Kc2 g6 14. Re1 h6 15. a4 e5 16. f3 Be6 17. a5 Bg7 18. Nf1 Bb3+ 19. Kxb3 
Rxd3 20. Kc2 Rhd8 21. Ne3 h5 22. Nc4 Bf6 23. Be3 g5 24. h3 Kc7 25. Bg1 {
Olga Sikorová po pÅ™ekvápku v zahájení aspirovala na výhodu, ale výraznÄ› 
své soupeÅ™ce ulehÄ�ila obranu výmÄ›nou bÄ›lopolných stÅ™elcÅ¯ a pozice se
vyrovnala. PÅ™ichází Ä�as Ä�asovek.} 25. ... R8d5? 26. Re2? {Dvojchyba, 
jedeme dál.} ( 26. Re3! {není aÅ¾ tak tÄ›Å¾ký úder.} 26. ... Rxe3 27. Nxe3
{a padá materiál, s nejvÄ›tÅ¡í pravdÄ›podobností koneÄ�ná.} 27. ... Rc5 ( 
27. ... Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Nxa5 29. Nd5+ +- ) ( 27. ... Rb5 28. Rd1 Be7 29. 
Nxf5 Rxa5 30. Be3 +/- ) 28. Ng4 Rxa5 29. Rxa5 hxg4 30. Ra1 +/- ) 26. ... 
Rd7 27. a6 b6? {A tato chyba jiÅ¾ bude potrestána.} ( {Nic neztrácí a 
zhruba vyrovnanou pozici udrÅ¾uje} 27. ... b5 ) 28. Nxb6 ( {JeÅ¡tÄ› 
lepÅ¡í je} 28. Bxb6+! axb6 29. a7 Nxa7 30. Rxa7+ Kc6 31. Ra6 Kb5 32. Rxb6+
Kxc4 33. Rxf6 +- ) 28. ... axb6 29. a7 Nxa7 30. Rxa7+ Kc6 31. Ra6 Bd8 32. 
Bd4 e4 33. fxe4 fxe4 34. Rxe4 Rg3 35. Re2 {Forsírovaná pasáÅ¾ skonÄ�ila a 
i vzniklá koncovka s pÄ›Å¡cem ménÄ› je extrémnÄ› nepÅ™íjemná.} 35. ... g4 
36. hxg4 Rxg4 37. b4 Kb7 38. Ra2 Rd6 39. Rf2 Rgg6 40. Rf7+ ( {JeÅ¡tÄ› 
lépe vypadá kruté a nelidské} 40. Kb3! {s myÅ¡lenkou} 40. ... Bf6 41. b5! 
Bxd4 42. Rf7+ Kb8 43. Rf8+ Kb7 44. Rfa8! +- {a matem dalÅ¡ím tahem} ) 
40. ... Kc6 41. Kb3 Bf6 42. Bxf6 Rdxf6 43. Rh7 Rf5 44. Raa7 Kd5 45. Rhe7 
Re5 46. Rad7+ Ke4 47. Rd4+ Kf5 48. Rxe5+ Kxe5 49. Kc4 +- Rxg2 ( 49. ... 
Rc6+ 50. Kb5 Rxc3 51. Rh4 Kd6 52. Rxh5 {bude také prohrané.} ) 50. Rd5+ 
Ke6 51. Rxh5 Rg6 52. Rh7 Kd6 53. Kb5 Kd5 54. Rb7 Rg8 55. c4+ Kd6 56. Kxb6 
{Dva pÄ›Å¡ci, pokud nejsou na g5 a h4, vÄ›tÅ¡inou staÄ�í.} 1-0

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 women"]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Olsarova, Tereza"]
[Black "Dauletova, Gulmira"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2271"]
[BlackElo "2252"]
[ECO "B43b"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Tschechien"]
[BlackTeam "Kasachstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 Nd7 7. Bd3 Ngf6 
8. Qe2 Nc5 9. Be3 b5 10. b4 Nxd3+ 11. cxd3 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rac1 O-O 
14. Nb3 Rc8 15. a4 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. axb5 Bxb4 18. Bd4 Nc5 19. Nd2 Qe7 20.
 Rb1 Nd7 21. Na2 Ba3 22. Nf3 axb5 {Po urÄ�itém manévrování a vymlácení 
dámského kÅ™ídla by se mohlo zdát, Å¾e vÅ¡e spÄ›je ke klidnému 
vyústÄ›ní, leÄ�...} 23. g4? {Hurá! Ale Å¡ach je bohuÅ¾el nÄ›kdy sprostá 
matematika.} ( 23. Rxb5 Bc6 24. Rbb1 {je naprosto normální pozice.} ) 
23. ... Bc6 24. f5 exf5 25. gxf5 f6 26. e6 Nb8 {ÄŒerná zastavila útok sice
dost dÅ™evorubeckým zpÅ¯sobem, ale zablokovala jej, a není vidÄ›t, jak 
dále. Zato ona má pÄ›Å¡ce více.} 27. Nc3 b4 28. Nd1 Na6?! ( 28. ... Ba4 {
by vyÅ™eÅ¡ilo následující dlouhou pouÅ¥ bÄ›lopolného stÅ™elce} ) 29. Nh4 
Be8 30. Ne3 Nc7 31. Qf3 Rd8 32. Nc2 {Jednou sem, jednou tam... OvÅ¡em i 
Ä�erná se do pozice zamotá.} 32. ... Nb5 33. Qe3 Rc8 34. Rf2 Bh5?! 35. Ng2
Rfd8 36. Nf4 Bg4?! 37. Ng2? {Nazad - vsegda plocho!} ( 37. Bb6! d4 38. Qg3
Bxf5 39. Bxd8 Rxd8 {Bílá snad i stojí lépe - tak dlouho se Ä�erná motala 
bÄ›lopolným stÅ™elcem.} ) 37. ... Bxf5 -+ {Druhý pÄ›Å¡ec a pozice, 
Å¡mitec.} 38. Re1 Bg6 39. Nf4 b3 40. Nxa3 Nxa3 41. Bb6 Re8 42. Qg3 Qb4 43.
 Qe3 b2 44. Nxd5 Qxe1+ 45. Qxe1 b1=Q 0-1

[Event "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 women"]
[Site "TromsÅ™"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Olsarova, Karolina"]
[Black "Saduakassova, Dinara"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2237"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[ECO "B20"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Tschechien"]
[BlackTeam "Kasachstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Nh3 e5 8. 
c3 Be7 9. Nf2 Qc7 10. Nf1 O-O-O 11. Qe2 h5 12. h4 Be6 13. Bh3 Qd7 14. Bd2 
g6 15. O-O-O Ne8 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Kb1 Nc7 18. Nh2 Kb8 19. Rhe1 Ka8 20. f4
dxe4 21. dxe4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Qc8 23. Nd3 Ne6 24. Be3 Qc7 25. Nf4 Nxf4 26. 
Bxf4 Qc8 27. Qc4 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rd8 {Po originálnÄ› sehraném zahájení 
vznikla tato nestandardní pozice, bílá má moÅ¾ná trochu aktivnÄ›jÅ¡í 
figurky, ale seÄ�teno podtrÅ¾eno jí to vyrovnává horÅ¡í pÄ›Å¡cová 
struktura. NicménÄ› bÄ›hem následujících nÄ›kolika tahÅ¯ Karolína 
absolutnÄ› splave, ztratí koordinaci a brzy i partii...} 29. Rd5?! ( 29. 
Rxd8 Nxd8 30. Kc2 Qh3 31. Nf3 {je naprosto v pohodÄ›, vÅ¡echny bílé figury
stojí dobÅ™e.} ) 29. ... Qh3 30. Nf1 a6 31. Rxd8+ ( 31. Kc2! += ) 31. ... 
Nxd8 32. a4 ( 32. Qe2 ) 32. ... Ne6 33. Be3 Qg4 34. Qd3 Qf3 35. Kc2 Bd8 
36. Bc1 Qf2+ 37. Kb1 Bc7 =+ {Jaká promÄ›na za pouhých 10 tahÅ¯!} 38. Ka2 
Qe1 39. Bh6 Qf2 40. Bd2 Kb8 41. Kb1? ( 41. Kb3 Be5 42. Bc1 Qg2 43. Bd2 Bc7
44. Be1 ) 41. ... Kc8? ( 41. ... c4 -/+ 42. Qxc4 Bxg3 43. Nxg3 Qxd2 44. 
Qf1 -/+ Nf4 ) 42. Kc2 Nd8 43. Qc4 Ne6 44. Qd3 Nf8 45. Kd1 Nd7 46. Qc4? ( 
46. b3 -/+ {neztrácí pÄ›Å¡ce, ale i tak je bílá pozice na pováÅ¾enou} ) 
46. ... Nb6 -+ {London Bridge is falling down...} 47. Qd3 c4 48. Qe2 Qxe2+
49. Kxe2 Nxa4 50. Bc1 Nc5 51. Ke3 b5 52. Bd2 Kd7 53. Kd4 Nd3 54. Kd5 Nxb2 
55. Bc1 Na4 56. Bd2 Ba5 57. Kd4 Ke6 58. e5 Bb6+ 59. Ke4 Nc5+ 0-1

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[ECO "D10o"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 {The reader can breath with relief: no, 
there will not be another Exchange Slav!} 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5 7. 
Nd2 c3 8. Ndf3!? {A rare move.} ( {The usual continuation is} 8. bxc3 ) 
8. ... Qa5 ( {Now and in the whole next phase of the game, Black refrains 
from} 8. ... cxb2 {, which would make the extra pawn look more real, but 
at the same time allow White's rapid development with} 9. Bxb2 {Over the 
board and against such an aggressive player like Mamedjarov, it is not 
easy to embark such a continuation. With hindsight, it is easy to 
recommend precisely this continuation. But if Nakamura had played like 
that and lost anyway, commentators may well have criticised him for 
treating the issue of development so superficially. Only further practice 
and analysis will show the best way to react.} ) 9. Ne5 ( 9. bxc3 bxc3 10.
 Ne5 e6 ( 10. ... c2+ 11. Qd2 += ) ( 10. ... Nf6 ) 11. Qc2 ) 9. ... Nf6 
10. Ngf3 e6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. bxc3! {A good moment to release the tension. 
After castling, White will not have to worry about ...c3-c2+ anymore.} 
12. ... bxc3 13. O-O {[#]Black's extra pawn is rather vulnerable and, 
what's worse, he is well behind in development.} 13. ... Nbd7 {Black gives
away the c6-pawn, hoping that after the opening of the c-file the c3-pawn 
will become strong.} ( {He must have refrained from} 13. ... Be7 {on 
account of} 14. Ba3 {, when the natural} 14. ... Bxa3 {would actually lose
a tempo. Once again, choosing between two evils is by no means easy.} ) 
14. Nxc6 {Mamedjarov spent 12 minutes on this natural move. Eventually, he
must have realised that, far from having to give up anything in exchange 
for the c6-pawn, he will manage to activate his position radically over 
the next moves.} 14. ... Qb6 15. Nfe5 Bb7 16. a5 Qc7 17. Qa4 Bd6 18. a6 
Bxc6 19. Qxc6 {[#]} 19. ... O-O?! {After 20 minutes Nakamura enters an 
ending with very improbable saving chances.} ( {But there was no obvious 
ay out of the trouble anyway, for instance} 19. ... Rc8!? 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 ( 
20. ... Rxc7 {would help White develop his initiative with} 21. Nc4 Be7 
22. Na3 {with the threat of Nb5, attacking the c3- and a7-pawns.} ) 21. f4
{with such threats as Bb5 and Ba3.} ) 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Ba3 
Rfd8 ( 22. ... Rfc8 {would fail to secure the c3-pawn after} 23. Be4 Rab8 
24. Bb7 {followed by Rfc1.} ) 23. Rfc1 e5 24. Be4 Rab8 25. Rxc3 Ba5 26. 
Rcc1 {[#] Combined with the bishop's pair and the queenside space 
advantage, White's extra pawn ensures a decisive advantage, but there 
might be technical problems on the way.} 26. ... Bb4 {According to the 
engines this makes things even worse, but I will not commit myself until 
analysing the ensuing ending properly for CBM 162. It should be won, but 
it would be good knowing how.} 27. Bxb4 Rxb4 28. Rc7 {The start of a 
forced manoeuvre, winning a piece.} 28. ... exd4 29. Rxa7 dxe3 30. Rxd7 
Rxd7 31. a7 exf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 g6 {[#]Despite the extra bishop, 
White still needs a convincing winning plan, especially that the colour of
the h8-corner offers Black the saving prospect of exchanging all his pawns
for the g2-pawn and, of course, the rooks. But with all the pawns on 
board, the rook exchange would generally yield White an easy win.} 34. Ke3
Rb6 35. Bd5 Rf6 36. g4 {[#] By using the Chessbase function "similar 
endings", I got a whole bunch of grandmaster games (including 
Kasparov-Shirov, Linares 2000) ending with the same result: a win. But in 
almost all the games Black made the same mistake as in this one: weakening
the g6-pawn by advancing his h-pawn.} 36. ... h6 {This offers White the 
posibility of winning the pawn ending after a well timed sacrifice and 
general exchange on f7.} ( {White's task would have at least been more 
difficult after} 36. ... Kg7 37. h4 Kg8 38. g5 Rf5 39. Ke4 Kg7 {For 
instance, the attempt to exchange rooks with} 40. Ra3? {would lead to a 
rook and bishop versus rook ending after} 40. ... h6! ) 37. Ke4?! ( 37. h4
{would have been a more precise move order, preparing to meet} 37. ... g5 
{with} 38. h5 {for instance:} 38. ... Kg7 39. Ke4 Rf1 40. Rxf7+ Rxf7 41. 
Bxf7 Kxf7 42. Kf5 ) 37. ... Kg7 ( {Missing the offered chance:} 37. ... g5
!? 38. h3 Kg7 39. Ra3 Kg6 {Once again, the rook transfer on the f-file is 
connected with concrete problems:} 40. Rf3? Rxf3 41. Kxf3 f5 =, quiet ) 
38. h4! {It is safe to say that it is all over now.} 38. ... Rf1 39. Rb7 
Rf2 40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5 ( 41. hxg5 {And in view of the simple line} 
41. ... Rf5 42. Rxf7+ Rxf7 43. Bxf7 Kxf7 44. Kd5 Ke7 45. Ke5 {Black 
resigned.} ) 1-0

[Event "41. Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open"]
[Site "TromsÃÂ¸"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[ECO "D10f"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[Annotator "Marin, Mihail"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 {Had it been played one round earlier, this
game would have fitted into the "Boring symmetry?" article rather well.} 
4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 {[#]} 7. Qb3 ( {The reader may remember 
that the tenth round game Eljanov-Rauf Mamedov continued with} 7. Rc1 {I 
cannot know whether Aronian took some inspiration from White's ease at 
winning that game, but the sure thing is that both players had some 
experience with this line.} ) 7. ... Na5 {By far the most popular way of 
dealing with the early pressure against b7.} 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 {This is 
just the start of a curious mechanism of moving the pieces forth and back 
all over the board. Optically, this is somewhat confusing, but judged 
individually all the moves make sense.} 9. ... e6 {White has managed to 
force his opponent retreating with his bishop behind the pawn wall, but 
this caused some delay with the kingside development.} 10. Nf3 ( {Playing 
with black, Aronian had faced} 10. Bd3 {in Kramnik-Aronian, Shanghai 2010.
} ) 10. ... Be7 11. Bd3 Nc6 {The knight returns to its usual location, 
controlling e5 and winning a tempo by threatening ...Nb4 on the way.} 12. 
a3 Nh5 {A new minor piece dialogue starts on the opposite wing. The 
f4-bishop is too strong to be tolerated.} 13. Be5 f6 {The only reasonable 
answer, although is weakens the light squares.} ( {If} 13. ... Nxe5 14. 
Nxe5 ( {Actualy, the standard reaction is} 14. dxe5 {, leaving the 
h5-knight out of play, but for concrete reasons the main move is even 
stronger.} ) 14. ... Nf6 15. Nxd7! {White gives up his active knight for 
the passive bishop light-heartedly, since Black has no satisfactory way of
re-capturing.} 15. ... Nxd7 {Other moves wouldexpose either the queen or 
the king to Bb5.} 16. Bxh7 g6 ( {Or if} 16. ... Qc7 {as played in 
Ju-Sebag, Beijing 2013, the simplest would be} 17. g3 {defending the 
h2-pawn before retreating with the bishop.} ) 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kf8 
19. Qxe6 {With a whole bunch of pawns for the piece.} ) 14. Bf4!? {A new 
move, deviating from a recent game played by Navara.} ( {After} 14. Bg3 f5
15. Be5 O-O 16. h3 Nf6 17. g4 Ne4 {Black seemed to have enough counterplay
in Ivan Sokolov-Navara, Saint Quentin 2014, even though later White took 
over the initiative. With his move, Aronian kindly invites his opponent to
take on f4, thus opening the e-file nd turning e6 into a real weakness.} )
14. ... Rc8 {Navara took his time (13 minutes) before answering.} ( {His 
first impulse might have been the same as mine when playing over the game:
what would happen if Black plays the same way as in the aforementioned 
game:} 14. ... f5 {The difference is that White could fight for the 
e5-square with} 15. Bb5 {. With the bishop on g3, Black could have reduced
White's influence on dark squares with ...Nxg3, while an exchange on f4 
would only increase it.} ) 15. h3 {The threat of retreating with the 
bishop practically forces Black's next move.} 15. ... Nxf4 16. exf4 Qb6 
17. Rd1 {The weakness of the e6-pawn is latent yet, but Black needs to 
find the best way of defending h7.} 17. ... f5 {This looks the most solid,
but it weakens the e5-square chronically.} ( {The main alternative was} 
17. ... g6 {David might have disliked} 18. h4 {when, quite probably, Black
could not have been able to refrain from .. .f6-f5 in the long run anyway.
} ) 18. Bb5 {Immediately starting the fight for the weakened square.} 
18. ... Bd6 19. g3 {[#]} 19. ... Na5?! {A risky decision. Black gives up 
the right to castle for the sake of exchanging his bad bishop and keeping 
the knight as an important defender of the e5-square.} ( {Any neutral move
such as} 19. ... O-O {would have been safer, although White would have a 
pleasant position.} ) 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. O-O Rhe8 22. Rd3!? {An 
interesting multi-purpose move. White prepares doubling (or even 
trippling) his major pieces, without revealing whether this would happen 
on the e-file or on the c-file.} 22. ... Nc4 {Preventing Re3, just in case
this was White's true intention. But now Aronian switches to plan B.} 23. 
Na4 Qc6 24. Rc3 {[#]} 24. ... b5? {The losing move, played after only 
three minutes. Navara obviously wanted to consolidate his active knight, 
but the weakness of the c5-square ill be a perfect (for White!) complement
to that of the e5-square.} ( {True, the attempt to get castld artificialy 
with} 24. ... Ke7 25. Re1 Kf8 {would fail to} 26. Ng5 {, attacking two 
pawns.} ) ( {But it would have made sense to restrict the a4-knight with} 
24. ... b6 {since} 25. b3?! {would run into} 25. ... Nxa3 {White could 
have prepared b2-b3 with 25.Ra1, but then 25...Qb7 might have made Black's
position survivable.} ) 25. Nc5+! {The bishop cannot keep both enemy 
knights under control.} 25. ... Bxc5 26. Rxc4! {Just two moves earlier, 
the e5-square was rather well defended, but not any more.} 26. ... bxc4 
27. Ne5+ 1-0

