[Event "It (cat.19)"] [Site "masterchessopen.com Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands)"] [Round "5"] [White "Akopian Vladimir (ARM)"] [Black "Sokolov Ivan (NED)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Spanish: 4.Ba4"] 1.e4 { 1 } 1...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 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 c5 ( 12...Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bd2 Bg7 17.Rc1 exd4 18.cxd4 c5 19.d5 Nb6 20.Ba5 Nfd7 21.b3 b4 22.Re2 Rb8 23.h4 h5 24.Ng5 Be5 25.Qd3 Qf6 26.Rf1 Qf4 27.Nh3 Qxh4 28.f4 Bd4+ 29.Kh2 Bc8 30.Bxb4 Nf6 31.Be1 Bg4 32.Nf5 { ...0-1, Thorhallsson Gylfi 2330 - Sokolov Ivan 2625 , Akureyri 1994 It } ) 13.b3 { = } 13...cxd4 { N } ( 13...Re8 14.d5 g6 ( 14...Nb6 15.a4 Qd7 16.a5 Nc8 17.b4 cxb4 18.cxb4 Bf8 19.Nf1 Nh5 20.Ng3 Nxg3 21.fxg3 Ne7 22.g4 Ng6 23.g3 Be7 24.Rf1 Rac8 25.Bb3 Rc7 26.Ra2 Rec8 27.Be3 Rc3 28.Bd2 R3c7 29.Qe2 h6 30.Raa1 Qd8 31.h4 Qd7 32.Nh2 Nf8 33.Rf2 { ...1/2-1/2, Zinchenko Yaroslav 2334 - Romanov Evgeny 2389 , Budva 2003 Ch Europe (juniors) (under 16) } ) 15.Nf1 Bf8 16.Bg5 Bg7 17.Qd2 Qe7 18.a4 Nb6 19.a5 Nbd7 20.g4 Kh8 { 1/2-1/2, Liberzon Vladimir M 2485 - Gligoric Svetozar 2575 , Lone Pine 1975 } ) ( 13...Qb6 14.Bb2 a5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.c4 Bd6 17.cxb5 Qxb5 18.Nc4 Bc7 19.Nfxe5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Rfe8 21.Bd3 Qb6 22.Nc4 Qc6 23.Bxf6 Qxf6 24.Qf3 Qd4 25.Rad1 Rad8 26.Bc2 Qf6 27.Qxf6 Rxd1 28.Qc3 { 1-0, Kosmac Blaz 2149 - Cebasek Jaka 1650 , Tomo Zupan 1995 Tournament (juniors) } ) ( 13...g6 14.Nf1 Nh5 15.Ne3 exd4 16.cxd4 Bf6 17.Ng4 Bg7 18.Bg5 Qc7 19.Rc1 Rae8 20.Qd2 Nhf6 21.Nxf6+ Nxf6 22.e5 dxe5 23.dxe5 Nd7 24.Qd6 Qxd6 25.exd6 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 f6 27.Bh4 Rd8 28.Nd2 Ne5 29.Rxe5 { 1-0, Potrata Janko - Copar Anton, Slovenia 1995 Ch Slovenia (corr.) } ) 14.cxd4 exd4 15.Nxd4 Re8 16.a4 ( { Perhaps, } 16.Bb2 { is slightly more precise. Now Black obtains additional opportunities of counterplay } ) 16...bxa4 { N } ( { Interesting is } 16...d5 { !? , intending to simplify the position } 17.axb5 ( { after } 17.e5 Bc5 18.N2f3 Ne4 { Black obtains the supporting e4-square for his knight without any sacrifices } ) ( { and after } 17.exd5 Bxd5 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8 Qxa8 { White cannot capture on b5 since his own g2-pawn is attacked } ) 17...Bc5 { ! } 18.Bb2 Qb6 { , and activity of Black's pieces helps him to restore the material balance } ) 17.bxa4 Rc8 { ?! } ( 17...Qc7 { !? } 18.Bb2 d5 19.Rc1 Qf4 { } ) ( { here } 17...d5 { is not so good due to } 18.e5 Bc5 19.N4b3 { ! Black cannot capture on e5 and the knight's invasion to e4 simply loses a pawn } ) 18.Nf5 Qc7 19.Bb3 Bf8 20.Bb2 { DA } 20...d5 { (!) } ( { Very dangerous for Black is } 20...Nxe4 { ? due to } 21.Qg4 { ! } 21...g6 ( 21...Ndf6 22.Nh6+ Kh8 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 24.Rxe8 { ! } 24...Nxg4 25.Nxf7+ Kg8 { ? } 26.Nxd6+ Kh8 27.Nf7+ Kg8 { ?? } 28.Nd8+ Kh8 29.Rxf8# ) 22.Nxe4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Rxe4 24.Qxe4 gxf5 25.Qxf5 Ne5 { , and after the impressive } 26.Bxf7+ Qxf7 ( 26...Nxf7 { ? } 27.Qg4+ Ng5 28.Qxg5+ Bg7 29.Rc1 { !+?? } ) 27.Qxc8 { White wins } ) 21.Rc1 { Capturing on d5 is more reliable for White . } 21...Qf4 22.Rxc8 Bxc8 23.g3 Qg5 { } ( 23...Qb8 { !? } 24.exd5 Nc5 25.Rxe8 Nxe8 { } ) 24.h4 { } ( 24.Nf3 { !? } 24...Qh5 25.Bxd5 Nxd5 26.Qxd5 { } ) 24...Qg6 { DA } 25.h5 { ! } 25...Nxh5 { (?!) } ( { Interesting is an immediate } 25...Qg5 { !? } 26.h6 { , and in the sharp variation with } ( { after } 26.f4 Qxh5 27.Qxh5 Nxh5 28.Bxd5 g6 { Black wins the g3-pawn in the endgame } ) 26...dxe4 27.hxg7 { ?! } ( { better for White is } 27.Nxg7 Bxg7 28.hxg7 e3 29.Nf3 { , obtaining a complicated position } ) 27...Bc5 { ! } 28.Ne3 Ne5 { Black overtakes the initiative } ) 26.Nh4 Qg5 { ? } ( { ? } 26...Qh6 27.Nf5 Qg6 28.Nf3 Bc5 { } ) 27.Ndf3 Qe7 { ?! } ( 27...Qg4 { !? } 28.Qxd5 Re7 29.Nf5 Re6 { } ) 28.exd5 Qd8 29.Rxe8 Qxe8 30.Ng5 { DA } 30...Nxg3 { !? White attacks the black h5-knight threatening with d5-d6 at the same time.^13 ^10 } 31.d6 { ! } ( { Not } 31.fxg3 { ? } 31...Qe3+ 32.Kg2 Qxg5 ) 31...Qe2 32.Bxf7+ Kh8 33.Qb1 { (!) White's attack develops by itself . } 33...Ne4 34.Qxe4 Qd1+ 35.Kh2 Bxd6+ 36.f4 Qd2+ 37.Kg3 { ` +8.00 Sokolov resigned there. White could conclude the game with an effective final: 37...?f8 38.?xh7! ?xh7 39.?g6#. DA } 1-0