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Suetin,A - Botvinnik,M [B63]
URSch-20 Moskwa, 1952
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 h6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.0–0–0 a6 10.f4 Bd7 11.Bc4 h5 12.Kb1 Qb6 13.Rhf1 Qxd4 14.Qxd4 Nxd4 15.Rxd4 Rc8 16.Bb3 Rg8 17.Rd2 h4 18.f5 Ke7 19.Rdf2 Bh6 20.fxe6 fxe6 21.Rxf6 Rcf8 22.Rxf8 Bxf8 23.Rf2 Bh6 24.Bc4 Be3 25.Re2 Bg1 26.g3 hxg3 27.hxg3 Rxg3 28.a3 Be8 29.Ka2 Bh5 30.Re1 Bd4 31.Rh1 Rg5 32.Kb3 Be5 33.Bd3 Bg6 34.Rh4 Rg3 35.a4 Bf6 36.Rh1 Rg4 37.Re1 Be5 38.Nd1 Rf4 39.Nc3 Rf3 40.Nb1 Bg3 41.Rg1 Bxe4 42.Nd2 Bd5+ 43.Ka3 Rf2 44.Ne4 Bh2 45.Rg6 Bxe4 46.Bxe4 d5 47.Bd3 Be5 48.Rg8 Kd7 49.b4 Bf6 50.Rg1 Rh2 51.Kb3 Kd6 52.Re1 Ke7 53.c4 Rb2+ 54.Ka3 dxc4 55.Bxc4 Rc2 56.Bb3 Bb2+ 57.Ka2 Rf2 58.Bc4 a5 59.bxa5 Bc3+ 60.Kb3 Bxa5 61.Bb5 b6 62.Kc4 Kf6 63.Kd4 Rf4+ 64.Ke3 Ke5 65.Rh1 Re4+ 66.Kd3 Rg4 67.Rh5+ Kd6 68.Rh8 Ke5 69.Rh5+ Kf4 70.Rh3 Rg8 71.Rh4+ Ke5 72.Rh5+ Kd6 73.Rh4 Rg3+ 74.Ke4 Bd2 75.Bd3 Bg5 76.Rh5 Kc5 0–1

13.Nf3 is said to be better.

Andrew, after 8.Nb3 Ng4 Black is even fighting for the initiative, so why not grasping this opportunity?

Khalifman is  planning a new edition of the Kramnik series indeed, but it will not be soon. Besides Anand 10 which deals with the Sveshnikov from White's point of view, there will be a repertoire book for Black, but we have no contracts and schedules. 

First of all we'll pay some attention to a wider audience with several instructional books - test games, basic practical endgames. It's boring for me to edit only openings!

Thanks for many wonderful books. The Sharpest Sicilian has been wonderful! Sad that the PP is in trouble, but probably only temporarily. Are you planinng on new editions of Opening for White according to Kramnik or a book on the Sveshnikov?

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.e5 h6 [10...Nfd7 11.f5] 11.Bh4 dxe5 12.fxe5 Nfd7 13.Ne4 Qxa2 14.Rd1 Qd5 15.Qe3 Qxe5 16.Be2 Bc5 [16...Bb4+ 17.c3 Be7] 17.Bg3 Bxd4 18.Rxd4 Qa5+ 19.Rd2 0-0 20.Bd6 Nc6 21.0-0 


21.0-0 why 21. ..f5?! Delchev always wants to play f5 in his "corrections". Why not untangle the light pieces and simultaneously cover the weak spot f7? 21. ... Nce5!? 22.Bxf8 (of course white needn`t to take, but we have to start with a line,eh) Nxf8 23.Nd6 [23.Nf6+ gxf6 24.Rxf6 Bd7-+] 23...b5 [23...f6!?] 24.Qxe5 Qxd2 25.Rxf7 Qg5 26.Qxg5 hxg5 27.Bf3 Rb8 28.Ra7 Bd7 29.Rxa6 Ng6 30.Ra7 Ne5 white has still compensation, but nothing more.

Thanks Semko- i wondered why Karjakin had switched to nbd7 when he used to play this line . Just worth mentioning that Short as white lost to your improved Nc6.

Finally- does the new edition deal with 6 qf3 or 6 a3- both of which were SOS opening surprises- see Vol 5 and 6.

And there was me thinking that this line would take a very large amount of time to sort out!  I don't rule out an improvement in such dense analysis, but computer analysis in such a position will be, if not conclusive, at least get to the point.

I'm now feeling rather scared...!

I'd like to inform you that The Sharpest Sicilian was reprinted with two corrections/additions.
The first is a major one - Georgiev does not recommend taking on b2 anymore! Instead he gives Nc6 and this line is also much deeper considered than in the original edition.
The second addition covers the line in Ivanchuk-Topalov. The forum readers can download the new pages from here:
http://chess-stars.com/graphics/eshop/books_special/Sharp_corrections.pdf