[Event "?"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2023.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "5. f3 e5 "]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B55"]
[Annotator "Boris"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 {[%cal Gc2c4]} e5 6. Nb3 (6.
Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Nf5 (7. Nb3 a6 8. Be2 (8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (8... Bxd7) 9. Nc3 (9. c4 b5
$1 $15) 9... Nb6 10. Be3 Nc4 11. Qe2 Be6 12. O-O-O Rc8 $132) 8... b5 9. a4 bxa4
(9... b4 10. a5 Be7 11. c3 Bb7 12. cxb4 d5 $132) 10. Rxa4 {[%csl Ga6]} Nb6 11.
Ra1 (11. Ra5 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc3 (13. c4 Be6) 13... d5 $132) 11... d5 12.
O-O Be7 $13) (7. Ne2 h6 {[%csl Gg5]} 8. Nec3 (8. c4 a6 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 $15 {
[%cal Gb7b5]}) 8... a6 9. Bc4 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nc5 $15) 7... d5 8. exd5 (
8. Bg5 $2 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 d4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 a6 12. Bxd7+ Bxd7 $17) 8... a6
9. Ba4 (9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 (9... Qxd7 10. Ne3 Bc5 $44) 10. Ne3 (10. Ng3 Bc5 $36)
10... Nh5 {[%cal Gd8h4]} 11. g3 (11. O-O f5 $1 12. Nc3 (12. d6 Be6) 12... Bc5
13. Kh1 f4 $17 {[%cal Gh5g3] 1-0 (27) Visakh,N (2516)-Preotu,R (2487) Chess.
com INT 2021}) 11... Bc5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qd3 f5 14. d6 Kh8 15. Bd2 f4 16. Ng2
Bh3 17. Nh4 Qxd6 $17) (9. Be2 Nb6 10. Ne3 Nbxd5 11. c4 (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. c4
Nb4 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $17 {[%csl Gc2]}) 11... Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Nxe3 13. Bxa5 Nxd1 14.
Bxd1 Bc5 $13) 9... b5 10. Bb3 Nc5 {[%csl Gf5]} (10... Nb6 {[%cal Gf8c5] main
theory}) 11. Ne3 Bd6 12. O-O (12. c4 Nh5 13. g3 f5 $40) 12... O-O 13. Nc3 (13.
c4 e4 $36 {[%cal Gd8c7]}) 13... e4 14. f4 (14. fxe4 Re8 $17) 14... Bd7 $36 {
[%cal Ga6a5,Ga5a4]}) 6... d5 7. Bg5 (7. exd5 Nxd5 8. c4 (8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. Qe2 Be7
10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 $2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 $17) (8. a3) 8... Bb4+ 9. Ke2 (9. Bd2
Ne3 10. Qc1 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qh4+ 12. g3 Nxf1 $17 {[%csl Gc4]} 13. gxh4 Nxd2 14.
N1xd2 Nc6 $17 {[%csl Gf3,Gh2,Gh4]}) 9... Nf4+ 10. Bxf4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 exf4 $15)
7... d4 (7... Be6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Qxd5 Bxd5 11. Nc3 Be6 {popular
line}) 8. c3 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. c3 (10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. O-O Nc6 {
[%cal Gh8g8,Ge8c8]}) 10... Nc6 11. cxd4 {1-0 (32) Van Vliet,J (2202)-Van den
Berg,H (2163) Hengelo 2005} exd4 12. O-O Be7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 $5 {[%csl Gc5][%cal
Ge8c8,Gh8g8]} (13... Bxf6 14. Nc5 {[%csl Gd3]})) 8... Nc6 9. Bb5 (9. cxd4 Bb4+
(9... exd4 $6 10. Bb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 {[%csl Gd4]} Bd6 12. Ba5 $1 $146 Qe7 13.
Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxd4 $16) 10. Bd2 (10. N1d2 Nxd4 (10... exd4 $5) 11. a3 Bxd2+
12. Bxd2 (12. Nxd2 $6 Be6 {[%cal Ga8c8,Gd8b6]} 13. Bc4 Rc8 $15) 12... Nxe4 13.
Nxd4 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 exd4 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Qxd4 Qa5+ 17. Kf2 Be6 $11 {[%cal Ga8c8]
playable}) (10. Nc3 exd4 11. a3 Be7 12. Nb5 (12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 O-O $15 {
[%csl Gd4][%cal Gc8e6]}) 12... O-O 13. N3xd4 (13. N5xd4 $6 Nxe4 $1 14. Nxc6 (
14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. fxe4 Qh4+ 16. Ke2 (16. Kd2 Rd8 $36) 16... Rd8 $19 {[%cal
Gc8g4]}) (14. Be3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nd6 $146 {[%cal Ge7f6]} 16. Rd1 Qe8 $40 {
[%cal Gd6f5]}) 14... Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Bxg5 16. fxe4 bxc6 $17 {[%cal Ga8b8,Gc8g4]
Djidjeli,S (2074) -Bellahcene,B (2501) Europe Chess INT 2020}) 13... Qb6 (13...
Nxe4 14. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Bxg5 16. Ncxa7 Nc5 $44) 14. Be3 (14. Bf4 Rd8 15.
Bc7 Rxd4 16. Bxb6 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 axb6 $17) 14... Rd8 15. Qd2 (15. Qd3 Qa5+ 16.
Bd2 Qb6 17. Be3 $11) 15... Bc5 16. Rd1 (16. O-O-O Bg4 $17) 16... Nxe4 $1 17.
fxe4 Bg4 {[%csl Gd4]} 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 Rd7 20. b4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 22.
Qc2 Nxd4+ 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Qxd1 $11 {1/2-1/2 (32)
Oleksienko, M (2620) -Cheparinov,I (2684) Doha 2014}) 10... Nxe4 11. Bxb4 (11.
fxe4 $2 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxe4+ $19 {[%csl Gh1]}) 11... Qh4+ 12. g3 Nxg3 13. hxg3
Qxh1 14. Ba3 (14. Bc3 Bh3 15. N1d2 O-O-O 16. d5 Rxd5 17. Qe2 Rhd8 $146 18.
O-O-O f6 (18... Kb8) 19. g4 h5 20. Qc4 Qxf3 21. Nxf3 Rxd1+ 22. Kc2 Bxf1 23.
Qe6+ Kb8 24. Nbd2 Be2 25. gxh5 e4 $15) (14. Bc5 Bh3 15. N1d2 O-O-O 16. Qc2 Bxf1
17. O-O-O $1 (17. Nxf1 Qxf3 $17) 17... Qh6 18. Rxf1 b6 19. Ba3 (19. Qf5+ Kb8
20. Ba3 Qg6 21. Qxg6 hxg6 $13) 19... exd4 20. Qf5+ Rd7 $146 (20... Qe6 21.
Qxe6+ fxe6 22. Ne4 $14) 21. Kb1 Qg6 $1 $17) 14... Bh3 15. N1d2 (15. Qe2 O-O-O
16. N1d2 exd4 17. O-O-O Bxf1 18. Rxf1 (18. Qxf1 Qxf1 19. Rxf1 b6 $17) 18...
Rhe8 (18... Qh5) 19. Rxh1 Rxe2 20. Rxh7 d3 21. Rh1 b6 $15 {[%csl Ga3,Gb3]})
15... O-O-O 16. Qc2 Bxf1 17. O-O-O (17. Qf5+ $6 Kb8 18. Nxf1 Qg2 $1 $146 19.
O-O-O g6 20. Ne3 (20. Qxf7 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxd4 $19) 20... Qf2 21. Ng4 Qxg3 22.
Qxf7 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 $17) 17... Kb8 18. Rxf1 (18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxf1 Qg2 20.
Kb1 Ka8 $1 $13) 18... Qg2 (18... Qh3 $5) 19. Kb1 exd4 20. g4 h5 $1 $146 21. Nc5
Ka8 $15 {[%cal Gh8h6]}) (9. Bc4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bh4 (11. Kh1 Be6 $146 12.
Bxe6 fxe6 {[%cal Gf6h5]}) 11... Nh5 $146 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 $15) 9... h6 10. Bh4 (
10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O (11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 O-O 13. d5 (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. dxe5
Qxe5 15. Qd4 (15. O-O $146 a5 {Avrukh,B: '~/='} 16. a3 Be7 $44 17. f4 Qb8)
15... Qe7 $1 16. O-O (16. O-O-O Be6 17. Kb1 Rab8 18. Na4 Rb5 $44) 16... Be6 17.
Kh1 (17. Na4 Rfd8 18. Qe3 Bxb3 $146 19. axb3 (19. Qxb3 Rd2 20. Rad1 Rad8 $17)
19... Bd2 20. Qe2 Qg5 $15 {[%cal Gd8d4,Ga8d8]}) (17. a3 Bd6 $1 $17) 17... Rfd8
(17... a5 18. Na4 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Bc4 20. Rfd1 Bb5 21. Nb6 $2 (21. Nc3 a4 22. Nd4
a3 $44) 21... Rab8 $19) 18. Qe3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Bc5 20. Qe2 Rab8 $44) (13. O-O
Nxd4 14. Nd5 (14. Nxd4 Bc5 $1) 14... Qd6 15. Nxd4 (15. Nxb4 Qxb4 16. Nxd4 Rd8
$17) 15... Bc5 16. Kh1 Bxd4 $15 {1/2-1/2 (57) Bruzon Batista,L (2664)
-Cheparinov,I (2681) Tromsoe 2014} 17. Qe2 a6 $15) 13... Nd4 14. Be2 (14. Bd3
Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Bc5 $44) 14... Qb6 $146 {[%csl Re1]} 15. Nd2 Bd7 $36) 11... Be7
12. cxd4 exd4 13. f4 (13. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 14. Nxd4 Bc5 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Rd1 Be6 {
[%cal Ga8d8]} 17. Na3 O-O-O 18. Nac2 Rd7 19. Kf2 (19. Rd2) 19... Rhd8 20. Ke3
f5 21. b4 Bb6 22. e5 (22. a4) 22... f4+ 23. Ke4 Bg8 $19) 13... O-O 14. Bxc6
bxc6 15. N1d2 d3 $36 {0-1 (28) De Smet,K (2242)-Lewis,C (2250) ICCF email 2015}
) 10... Qb6 11. Bxc6+ (11. a4 Be6 12. cxd4 {0-1 (21) Simet,M (2244)-Beukes,D 
(2016) Pardubice 2019} (12. N1d2) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4 $2 O-O-O $19) (11. Bc4
Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4]} 12. Bf2 Nf4 13. O-O Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Nc3
(16. Nxd4 Nxd4 {[%cal Gf4e2]}) 16... O-O-O 17. Ne2 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Bd6 19. Rac1
e5 20. Qc4 Kb8 21. Nc5 Ka8 $11) 11... bxc6 12. cxd4 (12. Bf2 c5 $17) 12... Ba6
{[%csl Ge1]} (12... exd4 13. Qxd4) 13. Bg3 $1 (13. Nc3 Rd8 14. Bf2 exd4 15. e5
c5 16. Ne2 (16. Na4 Qe6 $17) 16... Nd5 $17) (13. Bf2 Rd8 14. N1d2 (14. d5 Qb4+)
14... exd4 15. Qc2 Bb4 16. a3 Qb5 $1 17. O-O-O d3 18. Qb1 Be7 $19 {[%csl Gb1]})
13... Bd6 14. Bf2 (14. Qd2 Nh5 $36) (14. Nc3 Nh5 15. Qd2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 exd4 17.
O-O-O O-O-O $17) 14... Rd8 15. Nc3 Be7 {[%csl Gd4]} 16. d5 {[%csl Gb6]} Qb7 $15
*

[Event "?"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White 6th moves"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B56"]
[Annotator "Boris"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 (6. Nd5 Nxd5 (6...
e6 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. Nb5 {[%csl Gd6]} Qd8 9. c4 $14) 7. exd5 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Qxd5 9.
Nb5 {[%cal Gb5c7]} Qe6+ 10. Be2 Qd7 {[%csl Gc7]} 11. c4 (11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 e6
13. Na4 {[%csl Gb6]} Rb8 14. Be3 (14. c4 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nc3 b4 17. Nb5
Be7 $17 {0-1 (41) Shirov,A (2649)-Sanikidze,T (2458) Chess. com INT 2020})
14... d5 15. Bb6 Bd6 $15) 11... e5 (11... e6 12. Bf4) 12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 (13.
f4 O-O 14. f5 d5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 $17) 13... O-O 14. Qd2 (14. f4 a6 15. Nc3 exf4 (
15... Qd8 16. Qd2 $44) 16. Bxf4 Bf6 {[%cal Gf6d4]} 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 (17... Rd8)
18. Bxd6 Rd8 19. c5 Be6 $11) 14... a6 15. Nc3 Qe6 $13 (15... Bd8 {1-0 (43)
Roebers,E (2344)-Bakker,J (2057) Dortmund 2022}) 16. Nd5 Qg6 17. Rad1 Bh3 18.
Bf3 Bd8 $13) (6. a3 g6 $1 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bc4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11.
Bf4 Ng4 $11) (6. a4 e5 7. Ndb5 (7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 (8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10.
Nd5 Rc8 11. c3 Ne7 12. Bb5+ Kf8 $13 13. Nxf6 gxf6 {[%cal Gh8g8]}) 8... Be6 9.
Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. Nd5 Na5 12. Nxe7+ (12. Ba2 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bg4 14. b4 f5
15. bxa5 e4 $132) 12... Qxe7 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 (13... fxe6 $5) 14. Bg5 Nd7 $11)
7... a6 8. Na3 Bg4 9. f3 (9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 d5 $15) 9... Be6 {[%cal Gd6d5]}
10. Bc4 Rc8 11. O-O Ne7 $146 {[%csl Gd5]} 12. Nd5 (12. Qe2 Qc7) 12... Bxd5 13.
exd5 (13. Bxd5 Nexd5 14. exd5 Be7 15. Be3 O-O $13) 13... g6 $15 {[%cal Gh7h5,
Gh5h4]}) (6. Nxc6 {710 games} bxc6 7. Bd3 (7. e5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bg5 Bf5
$146 10. O-O-O+ Kc7 11. Bd3 e6 $1 $15) 7... g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 e5
$1 11. fxe5 (11. f5 gxf5 12. exf5 d5 $15) 11... Ng4 $1 {[%cal Gg4e5]} 12. exd6
Nxh2 $1 13. Rf4 (13. Kxh2 $2 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Bd4+) 13... Be5 14. g3 Qd7 {[%cal
Gd7h3]} 15. Qg1 Ng4 $17) (6. Nb3 g6 7. Bg5 (7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O (8. Be3 O-O 9. f4
(9. g4 d5 $1 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Bf3 Bxg4 12. Bxg4 Nxg4 13. Qxg4 Nxc2+ 14. Ke2
Nxa1 15. Rxa1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qxd5 $15) 9... e5 $1 10. O-O (10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O
Nfg4 12. Bd4 Bh6 13. Nd5 Be6 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. Qe1 Bg7 $11) (10. Qd2 exf4 11.
Bxf4 Re8 12. O-O Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Bf3 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Re8 16. Bxd6 Be6 $15)
10... exf4 11. Bxf4 Re8 12. Qxd6 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Rxe4 15. Bf3 Re6
$15) 8... O-O 9. Re1 (9. f4 b5 $1 10. Bf3 (10. a3 Qb6+ 11. Kh1 a5 $1 12. a4 (
12. Qd3 b4 13. axb4 Nxb4 $15) 12... b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 15. Re1 Nd7
$15) (10. Bxb5 Qb6+ 11. Kh1 Nxe4 $17 {[%csl Gb5,Gc3]}) 10... b4 $1 11. Nd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 Na5 $1 $36) 9... a6 10. Bf1 (10. Bg5 b5 $1 11. Bf1 h6 12. Bh4 Bb7 13.
a4 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 $1 15. exd5 Ne5 16. f4 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Rfe8 19.
Rb1 Rac8 $44) (10. Be3 Be6 11. f4 Rc8 $11) 10... b5 11. a4 (11. Nd5 Nxd5 12.
exd5 Ne5 13. a4 {0-1 (36) Zozulia,A (2344)-Caruana,F (2598) Reykjavik 2008} Bg4
$1 14. Qd2 Bd7) 11... b4 12. Nd5 e6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. a5 Bb7 15. Ra2 Qe7 $11)
7... Bg7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O (9. f3 Be6 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Qb6 $17 {[%cal
Ga7a5,Ga5a4,Gc6b4,Ga8c8]}) (9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qb6 {[%csl Gf2][%cal Gf6g4]}
11. f3 Be6 12. O-O-O a5 $36) 9... Be6 10. f3 Rc8 11. Kb1 Ne5 12. h4 h5 13. Bh6
Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Qb6 $132) (6. f4 e5 7. Nb3 (7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bd3 (8. f5 Qb6 {
[%csl Gb2,Ge1]} 9. Bc4 {see 8.Bc4}) (8. Bc4 Qb6 $5 (8... Be6 $5) 9. f5 Bd7 $1
10. Bb3 {[%csl Gb2]} O-O 11. Bg5 {[%csl Gd5]} Ng4 $1 12. Qd2 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 {
1-0 (66) Sanz Alonso,F (2425)-Andrade,L Loures 1997} Ne3 {[%cal Gc6b4,Ga7a5]})
(8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Bxd8 $11) 8... Qb6 $1 9. Qe2 (9. f5 O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 {
[%cal Gd6d5,Gc6d4]} 11. Qf2 (11. Rb1 d5 $40) 11... Nd4 $36 12. O-O Ng4 13. Nd5
Qc5 14. b4 Qxd5 15. exd5 Nxf2 16. Rxf2 {0-1 (55) Petrov,M (2475)-Avrukh,B 
(2557) Nikea 2003} Nxf5 $17) (9. Rb1 O-O 10. Qe2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 $6 (11. Qf2 Ng4
12. Qg3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 $11) 11... exd4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bh4+ 14. g3 Bf5
$36 {[%cal Ga8e8]}) 9... O-O 10. Qf2 Nd4 11. h3 Re8 $15 {0-1 (43) Bellia,F 
(2230)-Trepp,M (2390) Rome 1986}) (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. fxe5 (8. Bc4 Qb6 9. Qf3 Be7
10. Bb3 O-O 11. Be3 Qa6 $11) 8... Ng4 $1 9. Be2 (9. exd6 $6 Bxd6 $17 {[%cal
Gd8h4]}) 9... Nxe5 10. O-O Be7 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rad1
Rad8 $11) 7... Be7 8. Be2 (8. Qf3 O-O 9. Bd3 a5 $15 {[%cal Ga5a4] 1/2-1/2 (40)
Rasidovic,S (2305)-Zueger,B (2335) Caorle 1982} 10. a4 Nb4) (8. fxe5 dxe5 9.
Qxd8+ Bxd8 $11) 8... O-O 9. O-O {will be covered in 6.Be2 lecture}) (6. h3 e5
$1 {Black is getting an improved Sveshnikov with this move as h3 useless.} 7.
Nde2 (7. Ndb5 a6 8. Na3 b5 $15 {[%cal Gb5b4]}) (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bc4 Be7 9. O-O
O-O 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Rd1 a5 $13) (7. Nb3 Be6 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 8. Be3 (8. f4 exf4
9. Bxf4 d5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bxd5 $11) (8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5
11. Kb1 a4 $17 {1-0 (41) Mikulas,D (2148)-Stefan,O (2080) Slovakia 2005}) 8...
d5 $1 (8... Be7 $5) 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Bxd5 12. O-O-O O-O-O
13. f3 Be7 $11) (7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Bb3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Qd3 Nxb3 12.
axb3 h6 $11) 7... Be6 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 8. f4 $2 (8. g4 $6 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2
Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Qxd1+ 12. Nxd1 h5 $36 {[%csl Gg4]}) 8... d5 9. f5 d4 10. fxe6
fxe6 11. Nb1 (11. a3 Be7 $1 $146 12. Bg5 Nh5 $1 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Na4 b5 $19 {
[%csl Ga4]}) 11... Bb4+ $1 12. c3 Nxe4 13. Qd3 (13. cxb4 O-O {[%csl Re1]})
13... Nc5 $1 $146 14. Qg3 O-O 15. Bh6 Nd3+ 16. Kd2 dxc3+ 17. Nbxc3 Nf2+ $19) (
6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O g6 $5 {The dragon Formation works will when white has
castled on the kingsisde and here even the bishop is misplaced on b5.} 8. Be3
Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Rad1 e6
15. Rfe1 Rc6 $15 {[%csl Gd6]}) (6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 (7. Nde2 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O
Rb8 $5 10. a4 (10. h3 b5 11. a3 a5 12. Bg5 Ne5 $11) (10. Nd5 b5 11. c3 (11. Bg5
Ng4 12. c3 h6 13. Bd2 e6 14. Ne3 Nge5 $132) 11... b4 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Nxf6+
exf6 14. cxd4 f5 15. Be3 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bh3 $11) 10... a6 11. Nd5 (11. h3 b5 12.
axb5 axb5 13. Be3 (13. Nd5 b4 14. Be3 (14. Bg5 Nd7 15. Qc1 Nc5 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17.
Qxh6 Ba6 $11) 14... Nd7 $1 15. Nd4 $2 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 e6 $19) 13... b4 14. Nd5
Nd7 15. Ra2 e6 16. Ndf4 Nc5 17. b3 Bb7 18. Nd3 Qe7 19. Qd2 Ne5 $15) 11... b5 $5
(11... e6 $5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. c3 b5 14. axb5 Rxb5 $132) 12. axb5 axb5 13. c3
(13. Bg5 Ng4 14. c3 h6 15. Bf4 b4 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 e6 18. Qxg4 exd5 19.
Qd1 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Re8 $11) (13. Be3 Bg4 14. c3 b4 $11 {1/2-1/2 (31) Dailido,S 
(2266) -Bancevich,S ICCF email 2008}) 13... b4 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Nxf6+ exf6 16.
cxd4 f5 17. Be3 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Be6 19. Qd2 d5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (81) Engine (3059)
-Engine (3077) CCRL 2016}) (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bg2 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Nd7 9. e5 $6 d5
(9... Nxe5 10. f4 {[%csl Gc6]}) 10. f4 e6 11. O-O Ba6 $15) 7... Nxd4 $1 8. Qxd4
Bg7 9. O-O (9. Qb4 a5 $1 10. Qb3 Be6 11. Qxb7 Rb8 $11 {[%cal Ge8g8,Gf6d7]})
9... O-O 10. Qd3 (10. Qb4 a5 11. Qb5 (11. Qb3 Be6 12. Nd5 (12. Qxb7 Rc8 $44 {
0-1 (45) Saren,B (2067)-Jones,G (2671) Reykjavik 2017}) 12... a4 13. Qxb7 Nxd5
14. exd5 Bf5 {[%cal Ga4a3]} 15. Bg5 Qb8 $36 {[%csl Gb2] Adams,M (2670)-Kramnik,
V (2790) Wijk aan Zee 1998}) 11... Bd7 12. Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qa7 Ng4 {[%cal Gb8b2]}
14. a4 Ne5 $1 15. Ra2 $2 (15. Nb5 Qc8 $44 {[%csl Ra7,Gb8,Gc8,Gd7,Ge5,Gg7][%cal
Gc8c2]}) 15... Nc6 16. Qe3 Nb4 $19 {[%csl Ga2,Gc2] game}) 10... Be6 11. Nd5 (
11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Qa5 13. Bd4 Rc4 $15) 11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Qe2 (13.
Be4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Qd7 15. c3 b5) (13. Qb3 b5 14. c3 Rb8 15. Re1 a5 16. a4 Bd7
$11) 13... b5 $1 14. c3 Rb8 15. a3 a5 $11 {[%cal Gb5b4,Gd8c7]}) 6... Ng4 $1 7.
Bb5 (7. Bg5 h6 $1 8. Bh4 g5 $1 9. Bg3 Bg7 {[%csl Gd4]} 10. Nb3 Bxc3+ $5 (10...
Be6 11. Be2 h5 12. h4 gxh4 13. Bxh4 Rc8 14. O-O Bf6 15. Bg3 Rg8 $36 {Adams,M 
(2660)-Kramnik,V (2730) Belgrade 1995}) 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. h4 (12. Qd2 Nce5 13.
Bd3 (13. Be2 Bd7 14. f3 Nf6 $15) 13... Bd7 14. Nd4 Nc4 $15) 12... Rg8 13. hxg5
hxg5 14. Qd2 Nce5 15. Rb1 Nf6 16. Qd4 Bd7 $15) 7... Nxe3 8. fxe3 (8. Nxc6 Nxd1
9. Nxd8+ Kxd8 10. Rxd1 a6 11. Bc4 (11. Be2 e6 12. O-O Bd7 13. f4 Be7 $15) 11...
e6 12. a4 g6 13. O-O Ke7 $15 {[%cal Gf8g7,Gh8d8]}) 8... Bd7 9. O-O e6 $1 10.
Bxc6 bxc6 11. e5 {[%cal Gd1f3]} (11. Qh5 g6 12. Qf3 Qe7 13. e5 d5 $15) (11. Qf3
Qf6 12. Qxf6 (12. Qe2 Qg5 13. Rf3 Qa5 14. Raf1 f6 $15) 12... gxf6 13. Rxf6 Bg7
14. Rf3 Rb8 15. b3 c5 16. Nde2 {0-1 (52) Petrosian, T (2581)-Motylev,A (2675)
Tiayuan 2005} Ke7 17. Raf1 Rbf8 $15) 11... Be7 12. exd6 (12. Qh5 O-O 13. exd6
Bxd6 {trans}) 12... Bxd6 13. Qh5 (13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Ne4 Bc7 15. Nfg5 f5 $17)
13... O-O 14. Rad1 (14. Ne4 Be7 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Rf3 (16. b3 Be8 $15) 16... c5
17. Rh3 h6 18. Rg3 {[%cal Gh5h6]} Kh8 $17) 14... Qc7 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Ng5 {
[%csl Gf7,Gh7]} (16. Rf3 $2 c5 17. Rh3 h6 18. Nf3 Bc6 $19) 16... Bxg5 17. Qxg5
c5 18. Nb3 Bb5 19. Rf2 Rac8 20. Rfd2 h6 $15 *