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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #12 - 03/31/09 at 18:13:22
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Kgwm wrote on 03/30/09 at 16:16:36:

Hi all,

I was thinking of analyzing these games in April's article so I was quite surprised to see some analysis already posted on chesspub. Needless to say, I would integrate some lines into the analysis to make my job easier.  Grin 

Meanwhile, keep the posts flowing!

Wei Ming


Great news, Wei Ming! 

Really looking forward to this April update. I only hope Black survives your dissection Wink
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #11 - 03/30/09 at 16:16:36
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Paddy wrote on 03/12/09 at 23:04:47:
There have been a lot of French defences played so far at the European championships (see http://www.eurobudva2009.com or http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html) with Black scoring quite well.

Of the games I have looked at so far, these two caught my attention.

[Event "10th EICC"]
[Site "Budva MNE"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Durarbeyli, V."]
[Black "Yemelin, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. Ngf3 a5 8. O-O
Na6 9. e5 Nd7 10. c3 Naxc5 11. Bc2 b6 12. Re1 Ba6 13. Qe3 f6 14. b4 fxe5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Qxe5 Rxf2 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Kh1 Qh4 20. Nf3 Rxf3
21. gxf3 Qf2 22. Be3 Qxf3+ 23. Kg1 Bf1 24. Rxf1 Bxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Rf2
Rf8 27. Raf1 g6 28. Bb3 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 Qxc3 30. Bxd5 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qg5+ 0-1

This game features one of the sharpest lines in the 3...Be7 system.

[Event "10th EICC"]
[Site "Budva MNE"]
[Date "2009.03.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Drasko, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. O-O c4 15.
Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Qg7 17. h3 Bd7 18. a4 Rd8 19. Ba3 Bc8 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rae1 Nf5
22. Bd1 Rc7 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Rc6 25. Bg4 Ra6 26. Bc1 Rxa4 27. Bxf5 gxf5
28. Kh2 Rg8 29. Rg1 Ra1 30. g4 Qf6 31. Rg3 Qg5 32. gxf5 Qxd2 33. Bxd2 Rxg3 34.
Kxg3 exf5 35. Rxd5 Ra2 36. Rd8 Rxc2 37. Be3 f4+ 38. Kxf4 Bxh3 39. Rb8 b6 40.
Rb7+ Kg6 41. Rxa7 Rxc3 42. Ra6 Rb3 43. d5 c3 44. Rxb6+ 1/2-1/2

This game shows Drasko holding a very strong young GM at bay in the Winawer. Drasko is a French defence expert whose games are nearly always worthy of attention. He is one of the few GMs who still places his faith in answering 7 Qg4 with 0-0.


Hi all,

I was thinking of analyzing these games in April's article so I was quite surprised to see some analysis already posted on chesspub. Needless to say, I would integrate some lines into the analysis to make my job easier.  Grin 

Meanwhile, keep the posts flowing!

Wei Ming
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #10 - 03/30/09 at 08:51:35
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FightingDragon wrote on 03/28/09 at 20:24:46:
What about 14. ... Qg7 ?
I don't see anything better for white than 15.0-0, after which it is unclear if h4 is good for white or just a weakness.


Thanks, I will have to look at that suggestion when I find the time. It certainly appears more logical than Drasko's very passive-looking 14. h4 c4 15.Be2 h6 16. Bd2 Kh8 17. Qc1 Ng8.

P.S. I just discovered that I actually faced 14.h4 in an internet blitz game even before I saw the Vallejo Pons-Drasko game. My game continued 14...h6 15.Be3 (probably dubious because now ...Nf5 comes with tempo) 15...c4 16.Be2 Nf5 17.Bf4? and now instead of 17...Nfxd4 with a clear advantage I played the "thematic" 17...Nd6?! and won in the end.
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #9 - 03/28/09 at 20:24:46
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Stigma wrote on 03/22/09 at 03:38:19:


Vallejo Pons-Drasko 14.h4!?
14.h4!? has not been played before as far as I'm aware. Interestingly both Khalifman and earlier Kindermann (Französisch Winawer Band 1: 7.Dg4 0-0) point out that the alternative move order 13...c4?! 14.Be2 Qf8 is dubious because White will then avoid castling and attack with h4, without fearing the exchange sacrifice on f3. But after 13...Qf8 14.h4!? it's really not that easy to find a good plan for Black that doesn't involve ...c4! Right now I think this may be the biggest threat to the ...Qf8 line.
Having said all that, Drasko managed to hang on until he moved a crucial defensive piece away with 37...Ne8?. Maybe White could have played better, i.e. around move 22 I'm tempted to retain the f3-knight and try to get g2-g4 in.

To conclude, I think this whole ...Qf8 line could use an update from GM McDonald!


What about 14. ... Qg7 ?
I don't see anything better for white than 15.0-0, after which it is unclear if h4 is good for white or just a weakness.
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #8 - 03/24/09 at 13:11:29
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I have thought of 12...Qa5 as just a depressing fight for a draw, that was my motivation to look into 13...Qf8 which may not be better but at least sets White different problems. Taking Khalifman's chapter as a basis it seemed easier to improve on his analysis of 13...Qf8 than 12...Qa5, and possibly apart from the dangerous 14.h4 I think 13...Qf8 is in good shape theoretically.


Well ... depressing ... if you're playing the French you IMHO more or less accept that a draw with black is ok. 
You know, I'm playing the Tarrasch with ...c5 / ...Qxd5. And there is that line with Qxd4. Playing vs that line THAT's depressing for me.
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Concerning the 12...Qa5-line:
I did not have any serious problems in several corr. games in that line. I followed Kindermanns recommendations and everything worked well. But you may be right that black "objectively" does not have more than a draw in that line. 
OTB and at my level I can say that - as in so many french positions - if white presses a little bit too too hard, collapse will some soon. And that does  happen. More often than you may think.

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Of course if 12...Qa5 is playable  that is good news for Black! I wonder, in the main line position after 12...Qa5 13.Bd2 Nbc6 14.Nf3 Qc7 15.dxc5 e5 16.Ng5 Rf8 17.c4 e4 18.cxd5 exd3 19.d6 Qd8 20.dxe7 Qxe7+ 21.Be3 which move would you recommend for Black; 21...Rf5, 21...Bf5 or 21...h6? Or should Black deviate earlier?


I think that 21...Rf5 is more or less the only move in this position. I'm not sure that black can hold the game with the other moves. But I have to admit that I did not invest too much time analyzing the other moves, as I simply "felt" that 21... Rf5 is the "right" move, when I looked at the line.
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #7 - 03/24/09 at 09:14:55
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knightmare wrote on 03/24/09 at 07:56:31:

Not at all! It is known for a long time that black has problems in the line with 13...Qf8. In contrast to that the lines starting with 12. or 13..Qa5 have proven reliable. Both plans of white (entering an endgame with Qd2 or playing on the kingside with Bd2) seem to lead to a slight white advantage, but in both cases black seems to have sufficient resources to - at least - get a draw.


I have thought of 12...Qa5 as just a depressing fight for a draw, that was my motivation to look into 13...Qf8 which may not be better but at least sets White different problems. Taking Khalifman's chapter as a basis it seemed easier to improve on his analysis of 13...Qf8 than 12...Qa5, and possibly apart from the dangerous 14.h4 I think 13...Qf8 is in good shape theoretically.

Of course if 12...Qa5 is playable  that is good news for Black! I wonder, in the main line position after 12...Qa5 13.Bd2 Nbc6 14.Nf3 Qc7 15.dxc5 e5 16.Ng5 Rf8 17.c4 e4 18.cxd5 exd3 19.d6 Qd8 20.dxe7 Qxe7+ 21.Be3 which move would you recommend for Black; 21...Rf5, 21...Bf5 or 21...h6? Or should Black deviate earlier?
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #6 - 03/24/09 at 07:56:31
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Stigma wrote on 03/22/09 at 03:38:19:
This line with 13...Qf8 is critical; if it doesn't work I don't see much life in 7...0-0. There are several interesting points to think about in those three Drasko games.


Not at all! It is known for a long time that black has problems in the line with 13...Qf8. In contrast to that the lines starting with 12. or 13..Qa5 have proven reliable. Both plans of white (entering an endgame with Qd2 or playing on the kingside with Bd2) seem to lead to a slight white advantage, but in both cases black seems to have sufficient resources to - at least - get a draw.
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #5 - 03/24/09 at 01:47:49
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Keano wrote on 03/23/09 at 12:20:32:
nice thread - thanks for the update!


I second that emotion!  (Sorry I don't have anything more substantial to add.)
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #3 - 03/22/09 at 03:38:19
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This line with 13...Qf8 is critical; if it doesn't work I don't see much life in 7...0-0. There are several interesting points to think about in those three Drasko games.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8:

Caruana-Drasko 14. O-O c4 15. Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Qg7
Black's move order seems to encourage White's main plan of 17.a4 followed by Ba3 and usually h3. After 16...Qg7 Black is not ready to prevent Bd6 in either of the two usual ways (...Qb8 or ...Rd8). Maybe Caruana thinks Black's ideas with 17.a4 g5!? and delaying ...Bd7 are OK, so instead he allows the thematic Bd7/Rd8/Bc8 anyway (a prophylactic manouvre that went unmentioned in Khalifmans "White According to Anand" series). But then why did Drasko switch move order after this successful opening? Maybe he just likes to vary sligthly and present a moving target.

Before I saw this post I actually thought the most accurate move order was 16...Bd7 17.a4 Rd8! 18.Ba3 Bc8, played successfully by Drasko (!) and Malakhatko. But what do I know...

Berg-Drasko 14. O-O c4 15. Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Kh7 17. a4 Bd7 18. Ba3 Qb8 
Here Drasko went straight for the other way of covering d6 with ...Kh7 and ...Qb8. Berg's calm buildup with Qd2, h3, Rae1, Nh2-g4 etc. seems to give him a comfortable game (note Berg is also a Winawer expert with black) but in the end tactical blunders decide the game (45...Qf7? and 46...Re7??). Black could hang on with 45...Qc6 (controlling a8) 46.Ra1 Kg8 but White is still the one pushing of course.
19...Qc7 may be technically a novelty; earlier Black has played 19...Nf5 first. Khalifman then follows this game:

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. O-O c4 15. Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Kh7 17. a4 Bd7 18. Ba3 Qb8 19. Qd2 Nf5 20. Rab1 Qc7 21. Bc1 g5 22. h4 g4 23. Nh2 h5 24. Qg5 Ng7 25. Re1 Rh8 26. Nf1 Rf5 27. Qe3 Ne7 28. Qg3 Qc8 29. f3 gxf3 30. Bxf3 Bxa4 31. Bg5 Ng6 32. Ra1 b5 33. Qd6 Qf8 34. Qh2 Rf7 35. Ng3 Kg8 36. Re2 Qd6 37. Qh3 Nf4 38. Bxf4 Rxf4 39. Re5 Qe7 40. Rg5 Bxc2 41. Nxh5 Rxh5 42. Bxh5 Rf5 43. Rxf5 Bxf5 44. Bg4 b4 45. Bxf5 Nxf5 46. Qg4+ Kf8 47. cxb4 Qxb4 48. Qg6 Qb6 49. Qf6+ Kg8 50. Kh1 c3 51. Rc1 Ng3+ 52. Kh2 Ne4 53. Qg6+ Kf8 54. Rf1+ Ke7 55. Qg7+ Kd6 56. Qf8+ Kc6 57. Qe8+ Kd6 58. Rf7 Qxd4 59. Qb8+
1-0

Note how White did not committ to an early h3, instead meating ...g5 more aggressively with h2-h4. Maybe the logic is that h4 doesn't fit when Black's queen is on or close to g7, ready to exploit a half-open g-file, but with the queen on b8 or c7 that's less of a problem.

Vallejo Pons-Drasko 14.h4!?
14.h4!? has not been played before as far as I'm aware. Interestingly both Khalifman and earlier Kindermann (Französisch Winawer Band 1: 7.Dg4 0-0) point out that the alternative move order 13...c4?! 14.Be2 Qf8 is dubious because White will then avoid castling and attack with h4, without fearing the exchange sacrifice on f3. But after 13...Qf8 14.h4!? it's really not that easy to find a good plan for Black that doesn't involve ...c4! Right now I think this may be the biggest threat to the ...Qf8 line.
Having said all that, Drasko managed to hang on until he moved a crucial defensive piece away with 37...Ne8?. Maybe White could have played better, i.e. around move 22 I'm tempted to retain the f3-knight and try to get g2-g4 in.

To conclude, I think this whole ...Qf8 line could use an update from GM McDonald!
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #2 - 03/22/09 at 01:51:20
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Looks like Winawer (3...Bb4) is played more than classical (3...Nf6)
  
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Re: The French at the European Ch 2009
Reply #1 - 03/20/09 at 23:46:32
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Well, the bad news for fans of the Winawer with 7 Qg4 0-0 is that Drasko played it twice more in the European and lost both games. If GM Milan Drasko, with all his long experience of the Winawer, cannot defend this line then things are indeed looking bad. The main factors seems to be that White's king is just so much safer than Black's and thus White can manoeuvre patiently using his space advantage and extra bishop until Black's kingside cracks. (Admittedly Drasko's opponents were higher rated.)

[Event "10th EICC"]
[Site "Budva MNE"]
[Date "2009.03.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Drasko, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.09"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. O-O c4 15.
Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Qg7 17. h3 Bd7 18. a4 Rd8 19. Ba3 Bc8 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rae1 Nf5
22. Bd1 Rc7 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Rc6 25. Bg4 Ra6 26. Bc1 Rxa4 27. Bxf5 gxf5
28. Kh2 Rg8 29. Rg1 Ra1 30. g4 Qf6 31. Rg3 Qg5 32. gxf5 Qxd2 33. Bxd2 Rxg3 34.
Kxg3 exf5 35. Rxd5 Ra2 36. Rd8 Rxc2 37. Be3 f4+ 38. Kxf4 Bxh3 39. Rb8 b6 40.
Rb7+ Kg6 41. Rxa7 Rxc3 42. Ra6 Rb3 43. d5 c3 44. Rxb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th EICC"]
[Site "Budva MNE"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Berg, E."]
[Black "Drasko, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.16"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. O-O c4 15.
Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Bd7 17. a4 Kh7 18. Ba3 Qb8 19. Qd2 Qc7 20. h3 Re8 21. Rae1 Kg7
22. Nh2 Nf5 23. Bg4 Nd6 24. Bc1 Rh8 25. Bxe6 Bxe6 26. Rxe6 Ne4 27. Rxe4 dxe4
28. d5 Rd7 29. Ng4 h5 30. Qg5 hxg4 31. dxc6 Qxc6 32. Qxg4 Re8 33. Be3 Qxa4 34.
Bxa7 Rd5 35. Bd4+ Kh7 36. Qh4+ Rh5 37. Qf6 Qd7 38. Rb1 Rf5 39. Qh4+ Rh5 40. Qg3
Rd5 41. Rb6 Re6 42. Qh4+ Rh5 43. Qg4 Rf5 44. Rb4 b5 45. Rb1 Qf7 46. Ra1 Re7 47.
Ra8 Ree5 48. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "10th EICC"]
[Site "Budva MNE"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, F."]
[Black "Drasko, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. h4 c4 15.
Be2 h6 16. Bd2 Kh8 17. Qc1 Ng8 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Qd2 b6 20. a4 Rd8 21. Kf1 Kh7
22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Ne7 24. a5 bxa5 25. Rxa5 Nc6 26. Ra1 Nxe5 27. Rxa7 Bc6
28. Ra1 Ra8 29. Rc1 Ra2 30. Kg1 Nd7 31. Bg4 Re7 32. Rh3 Qg7 33. f4 h5 34. Bf3
Nf6 35. Rg3 Qf7 36. Rg5 Rb7 37. Qe2 Ne8 38. Bxh5 gxh5 39. Rxh5+ Kg8 40. Rg5+
Ng7 41. Bd4 Qe8 42. Qg4 Raa7 43. Re1 Kh7 44. Rxe6 Qxe6 45. Rxg7+ Rxg7 46. Qxe6
1-0

It is not hard to understand why interest is shifting away from 7...0-0 to other lines, such as the Poisoned Pawn. It will be interesting to see if Drasko persists with 7....0-0 in future events.
  
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C03,C18: The French at the European Ch 2009
03/12/09 at 23:04:47
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There have been a lot of French defences played so far at the European championships (see http://www.eurobudva2009.com or http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html) with Black scoring quite well.

Of the games I have looked at so far, these two caught my attention.

[Event "10th EICC"]
[Site "Budva MNE"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Durarbeyli, V."]
[Black "Yemelin, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. Ngf3 a5 8. O-O
Na6 9. e5 Nd7 10. c3 Naxc5 11. Bc2 b6 12. Re1 Ba6 13. Qe3 f6 14. b4 fxe5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Qxe5 Rxf2 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Kh1 Qh4 20. Nf3 Rxf3
21. gxf3 Qf2 22. Be3 Qxf3+ 23. Kg1 Bf1 24. Rxf1 Bxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Rf2
Rf8 27. Raf1 g6 28. Bb3 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 Qxc3 30. Bxd5 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qg5+ 0-1

This game features one of the sharpest lines in the 3...Be7 system.

[Event "10th EICC"]
[Site "Budva MNE"]
[Date "2009.03.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Drasko, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. O-O c4 15.
Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Qg7 17. h3 Bd7 18. a4 Rd8 19. Ba3 Bc8 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rae1 Nf5
22. Bd1 Rc7 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Rc6 25. Bg4 Ra6 26. Bc1 Rxa4 27. Bxf5 gxf5
28. Kh2 Rg8 29. Rg1 Ra1 30. g4 Qf6 31. Rg3 Qg5 32. gxf5 Qxd2 33. Bxd2 Rxg3 34.
Kxg3 exf5 35. Rxd5 Ra2 36. Rd8 Rxc2 37. Be3 f4+ 38. Kxf4 Bxh3 39. Rb8 b6 40.
Rb7+ Kg6 41. Rxa7 Rxc3 42. Ra6 Rb3 43. d5 c3 44. Rxb6+ 1/2-1/2

This game shows Drasko holding a very strong young GM at bay in the Winawer. Drasko is a French defence expert whose games are nearly always worthy of attention. He is one of the few GMs who still places his faith in answering 7 Qg4 with 0-0.
« Last Edit: 07/25/11 at 17:09:16 by dom »  
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