Boris Gelfand voitti oikeuden haastaa Anandin MM-ottelussa 2012 voittamalla Alexander Grischukin ratkaisevassa pelissä eilen. Useamman tasapelin perätysten pelanneet ottelijat saivat täten ratkottua MM-haastajan nimen.
</span></p> <p>[Event "FIDE Candidates Matches 2011"]<br />[Site "Kazan/Tatarstan/Russia"]<br />[Date "2011.05.25"]<br />[Round "3.6"]<br />[White "Gelfand, Boris"]<br />[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]<br />[Result "1-0"]<br />[ECO "D76"]<br />[Annotator "GM Lubomir Kavalek/Huffington Post"]<br />[PlyCount "69"]<br />[EventDate "2011.??.??"]<br /><br />1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3<br />O-O {This dynamic line in the Fianchetto Grunfeld, with the black pieces<br />combating white’s pawn center, attracted many top grandmasters, including<br />Garry Kasparov.} 9. O-O Re8 {A high-class waiting move postpones the advance<br />e7-e5, taking advantage of white’s inability to develop the queenside<br />smoothly. It has been in the repertoire of the Czechoslovakian players for<br />several decades and it could be called the Czech variation of the Grunfeld<br />defense.} 10. Re1 ({The main point of black’s idea is} 10. b3 e5 11. d5 e4 $1 {<br />quickly turning the tables.}) (10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6) 10... a5 {The<br />former world champion Vassily Smyslov used this plan in similar positions.<br />Black runs his pawn to a4, moves his rook to a5 and controls the center<br />vertically as Grischuk is about to do.} 11. Qe2 {Reshuffling his heavy pieces<br />and planning 12.Re1-d1.} Bg4 {The idea is to provoke h2-h3. The immediate 11…<br />Be6 has been played more frequently.} (11... Be6 12. b3 a4 13. Ng5 (13. Nxa4<br />Nxa4 14. bxa4 Rxa4 15. a3 Na5 (15... Bd5 16. Rb1 e5 17. dxe5 Be4 18. Rxb7 Qa8<br />19. Rb5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxg2 21. f3 Bxe5 22. Kxg2 Bd6 23. e4 Bxa3 24. Bxa3 Rxa3<br />25. Rc1 Ra2 26. Rb2 Rxb2 27. Qxb2 Qa5 28. Qc2 Rd8 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 c5 31.<br />Qd5 Qc7 32. Qc4 Qd6 33. f4 Qd2+ 34. Kh3 Qd7+ 35. Kg2 Qd2+ 36. Kh3 Qe3 37. e5 h5<br />38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Kf1 Qf3+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kg2 Qd2+ 42. Kf3 Qb4 43. Qd5 Qc3+ 44.<br />Kg2 Qc2+ 45. Kf3 Qc3+ 46. Kg2 c4 47. e6 fxe6 48. Qxe6 Qc2+ 49. Kf3 Qb3+ 50. Kf2<br />Qa2+ 51. Kf1 Qb1+ 52. Kf2 Qb2+ {1/2-1/2 Petrik,T (2536)-Azarov,S (2601)/<br />Slovakia 2011/CB12_2011}) 16. Rb1 Qd7 17. Nd2 b6 18. Qd1 Bc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20.<br />Qb3 e6 21. Bf1 Nd6 22. Bb2 b5 23. Rec1 c6 24. Rc2 Rea8 25. Rd1 R8a6 26. Rdc1 h5<br />27. h4 Kh7 28. Be2 Kg8 29. Bf1 Bf8 30. d5 exd5 31. Qc3 d4 32. exd4 Bg7 33. Qf3<br />Bxd4 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxc6 {1/2-1/2 Kozak,M (2220)-Wieczorek,O (2330)/Novy<br />Bor 2011/CB07_2011}) 13... Bc8 14. bxa4 e5 15. d5 e4 16. Ngxe4 Ne5 17. Rb1 Bg4<br />18. f3 Bf5 19. f4 Ned7 20. Rb4 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxd5 22. Rxb7 N7b6 23. Qb5 Rxa4<br />24. Nd6 cxd6 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxa4 Nc3 27. Qb3 d5 28. Bb2 Qa5 29. Rb8 Rf8 30.<br />Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Bxc3 {1-0 Pacher,M (2415)-Efroimski,M (2222)/Zagreb 2011/<br />CB15_2011}) 12. h3 Be6 13. b3 {Denying black the square c4.} (13. Rd1 Bc4 14.<br />Qc2 a4 (14... Nb4 15. Qb1 a4 (15... Qc8 16. a3 N4d5 17. Nd2 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bd5<br />19. e4 Bc6 20. Qd3 Ba4 21. Re1 c5 22. Nf3 cxd4 23. cxd4 Bc2 24. Qb5 Nc4 25. Bf4<br />Ra6 26. Bf1 Rc6 27. Rac1 Nd6 28. Qxa5 Bxe4 29. Ne5 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Qf5 31. Rc5<br />Qe6 32. f3 Bd5 33. Qb4 Nf5 34. Kf2 Bxe5 35. dxe5 Rd8 36. g4 Ng7 37. Rc7 Re8 38.<br />Bb5 Bc6 39. Bc4 Bd5 40. Bb5 Bc6 41. Be2 g5 42. Bc4 Qg6 43. Bd2 Ne6 44. Rxe7 Rd8<br />45. Be3 Qc2+ 46. Be2 h6 47. h4 gxh4 48. Rxe6 fxe6 49. Qe7 Re8 50. Qxh4 Rf8 51.<br />Qxh6 Rxf3+ 52. Ke1 Qc3+ 53. Bd2 Qa1+ 54. Bc1 Qc3+ 55. Bd2 Qa1+ 56. Bc1 Rf7 57.<br />Qg5+ Kf8 58. Qh6+ Ke7 59. Qe3 Kd7 60. g5 Rf5 61. g6 Rxe5 62. Qd2+ Rd5 63. Qb2<br />Qxb2 64. Bxb2 Rg5 65. g7 Ke7 66. Bd3 Bd5 67. Kf2 e5 {0-1 Leitao,R (2624)-Wang<br />Yue (2732)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139}) 16. e4 c5 17. dxc5 Bd3 18. Rxd3 Qxd3<br />19. cxb6 Qxb1 20. Rxb1 Bxc3 21. a3 Red8 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. axb4 Rd3<br />25. Rc1 Rb3 26. Rc2 Rxb4 27. e5 Kg7 28. exf6+ Kxf6 29. Nd2 Rxb6 30. Ne4+ Kg7<br />31. Nc5 Ra7 32. Nxb7 {1/2-1/2 Blagojevic,D (2481)-Zhou Jianchao (2660)/Khanty<br />Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139}) 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc8 17. f4 f6 18. exf6 exf6 19.<br />e4 Bf8 20. Be3 Qe6 21. Kh2 Red8 22. Qf2 Bb4 23. Bd4 Qe7 24. e5 f5 25. Bxb6 cxb6<br />26. Bd5+ Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Qc5 28. Qg2 Kh8 29. a3 Ba5 30. Rac1 Qf8 31. Rc7 Rac8 32.<br />Rxb7 Qg8 33. Qf3 Rc2+ 34. Kh1 Qe6 35. Re7 Qc8 36. e6 Rc1 37. Qf1 Rxd1 38. Qxd1<br />Qc4 39. Rd7 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 b5 41. Rxd8+ Bxd8 42. Nc3 {1-0 Sammalvuo,T (2471)<br />-Karavade,E (2330)/Reykjavik 2011/CB11_2011}) (13. Nd2 Nb4 14. Rd1 Qc8 15. a3<br />N4d5 16. Kh2 c5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. e4 Bc6 19. dxc5 Nd7 20. Nc4 Bb5 21. a4 Ba6<br />22. Qc2 Qxc5 23. Rxd7 Rac8 24. Bf1 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 Qxc4 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. Rxb7<br />Rxe4 28. Be3 Bd4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. b3 Rd2 31. Kg2 Rc8 32. Rxe7 Rcc2 33. Rf1 Rd3<br />34. Rb7 Rb2 35. Rc1 Rdd2 36. Rf1 Rd3 37. Re1 Rdd2 38. Kf3 Rxf2+ 39. Ke4 Rf6 40.<br />Re3 Rd2 41. Rb5 Ra6 42. Rd5 Re6+ 43. Re5 Ra6 44. Rd3 Rc2 45. Kd4 Rc7 46. Rc5<br />Rd6+ 47. Rd5 Ra6 48. Rc3 Rb7 49. Rc8+ Kg7 50. Rb5 Rd7+ 51. Kc4 Rd1 52. Rbb8 Re6<br />53. Rd8 Re4+ 54. Kc5 Rxd8 55. Rxd8 Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Pantsulaia,L (2610)-Harika,D <br />(2520)/Cappelle la Grande 2011/CB09_2011}) 13... a4 {So far so good, but<br />Gelfand plays a new idea on his next move.} 14. Rb1 {Gelfand gives away the<br />square b4, but keeps the tension. He is following a long-term strategy to put<br />his central pawns into motion.} axb3 15. axb3 Qc8 ({Hitting the square b4 with<br />} 15... Nb4 16. Rd1 (16. Bd2 c6) 16... c6 17. e4 h6 {is another way to hold<br />the center.}) 16. Kh2 (16. Ng5 Bd7) 16... Ra5 17. Rd1 Rh5 18. Nh4 $5 {Gelfand<br />had to play this move.} ({After} 18. h4 Bg4 {black is ready to strike with<br />e7-e5.}) 18... Bf6 19. f4 Rd8 ({Sacrificing the exchange} 19... Bxh4 20. gxh4<br />Rxh4 21. Kg3 Rxh3+ (21... Rh5 22. d5 $18) 22. Bxh3 Bxh3 {doesn’t work; white<br />simply plays} 23. d5 {with advantage.}) 20. Qf2 Bxh4 $2 ({Strategically<br />doubtful, but Grischuk has an amazing defensive idea in mind: He wants to<br />sacrifice the exchange and take over the light squares. But he should have<br />kept the dark bishop and retreat with his rook to the queenside:} 20... Ra5 21.<br />Nf3 Nd5 {with a playable game.}) ({Another version of the sacrifice is} 20...<br />Nd5 21. Nxd5 Rdxd5 (21... Bxd5 22. e4) 22. Bxd5 $6 Bxd5) 21. gxh4 Nd5 22. Nxd5<br />Rhxd5 23. Bb2 $1 {Gelfand ignores the sacrifice and is ready to squeeze black<br />by marching the central pawns.} Rb5 24. Qe2 {Chasing the unstable rook.} Rh5 ({<br />The rook has to stay on the fifth rank. For example, after} 24... Rxb3 25. d5 {<br />white wins a piece.}) 25. e4 $1 {The pawns are beginning to roll. Black may<br />soon regret the exchange of his dark bishop.} Bxb3 26. Rdc1 Na5 ({Black wants<br />to protect his bishop, but his pieces are scattered. It was better to soften<br />the blow with} 26... e6 27. Bc3 Ba4) 27. d5 b6 (27... Ba2 28. Ra1 Nb3 29. Rxa2<br />Nxc1 30. Bxc1 {the bishop pair should prevail against the rook.}) 28. Be5 c5 (<br />28... Rd7 29. Qb5 Ba2 30. Rb2 f6 31. Qxb6 fxe5 32. Qxa5 {wins.}) 29. dxc6 f6<br />30. Ba1 ({White could have included} 30. c7 $1 {for example} Rd7 31. Qg4 (31.<br />Rxb3 Nxb3 32. Qc4+ Kg7 33. Qxb3 fxe5 34. Qxb6 exf4 35. Qb8 {also wins.}) 31...<br />fxe5 32. Qxd7 Qxd7 33. c8=Q+) 30... Rc5 ({Trying to isolate the pawn on c6.<br />After} 30... b5 31. c7 Rd7 32. e5 Rxc7 33. Qxb5 $1 {the black pieces are loose<br />and white should win material since after} Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Qxc1 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36.<br />Qxe7+ Bf7 37. exf6+ {white mates.}) 31. Rxc5 bxc5 32. Qb5 Qc7 ({Grischuk<br />misses his best chance:} 32... Ba2 33. Rb2 Qc7 34. e5 (34. Rxa2 $2 Qxf4+ 35.<br />Kg1 Rd1+ 36. Bf1 c4 $19) {although after} 34... Be6 35. Qb6 Rc8 36. Qxc7 Rxc7<br />37. Rb7 $1 {white should win.}) 33. Rxb3 Nxc6 ({Black is a pice down now, but<br />after} 33... Nxb3 34. Qxb3+ Kf8 35. e5 {white should win anyway.}) 34. e5 Nd4<br />35. Qc4+ 1-0</p> <p><span class="listing-desc">
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