(1) Akobian,V (2413) - Schwartzman,G (2617) [A88] National Open Wuerzburg (3), 2001 [Akobian Varuzhan] 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3 c6 8.Qc2 Na6 9.a3 Qe8 10.d5 e5 11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.b3 Nc5 13.Bb2 a5 14.Rad1 Rd8 15.Ng5!? [15.Nd4 Qe7?! (15...Bf7 16.e3 Qe7 17.Rfe1 Rde8= ) 16.Nxe6 Qxe6 17.e3+/= ] 15...Bc8 16.b4 axb4 17.axb4 Ne6 18.Nf3 f4 19.b5 g5 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Ba3 c5 22.Nb5 fxg3 23.hxg3 Ng4? [23...Qe7 24.Ne1 Nc7 25.Na7 Bd7 26.Nc6 Bxc6 27.Bxc6 Qe6 28.Bc1 h6 29.Nd3 Qh3 30.Bg2 Qh5 31.f3= ] 24.Rxd6! Rxd6 25.Nxd6 Qh5 26.Rd1 Nd4? Diagram # [26...Bd4 27.Rxd4! Nxd4 28.Qe4 Nxf3+ (28...Nf6 29.Qe7 Nc6 30.Qe3 g4 31.Ng5 Bd7 32.Nde4 Nxe4 33.Bxe4 Re8 34.Bd5+ Kg7 35.Bb2+ Kh6 36.Ne6+ Kg6 37.Be4+ Kf7 38.Qf4+ Kg8 39.Qf6+- ) 29.exf3 Qh2+ 30.Kf1 Nf6 31.Qe3 Bh3 32.Qxg5+ Kh8 33.Bxh3 Qxh3+ 34.Kg1 Qh5 35.Qxh5 Nxh5 36.f4 Kg8 37.Bxc5+- ] 27.Qe4! Nxf3+ 28.exf3 Qh2+ 29.Kf1 Nf6 30.Qe7 Bh3 31.Bxh3 Qxh3+ 32.Kg1 h5 33.Ne4! Qf5 [33...Nxe4 34.Rd7! Qxd7 35.Qxd7 Nf6 36.Qf5+- ] 34.Bb2! Ne8 [34...Qxf3 35.Rd7! Ne8 36.Bxg7+- ] 35.Bxg7 Nxg7 36.Rd7 Qg6 37.Rd6! Qf7 38.Nf6+ 1-0

(2) Akobian,V (2570) - Onischuk,A (2746) [E46] 30th World Open Playoffs, 2002 [Akobian Varuzhan] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Nge2 b6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Nxc3 Bb7 8.Bd3 Bxg2 9.Rg1 Bb7 10.e4 Ne8 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qh6 Nc6 13.Bg5 f6 14.Be3 e5 15.d5 Nd4 16.0-0-0 Qe7 17.Ne2 [17.Bxd4 exd4 18.Ne2 c5 19.dxc6 dxc6 20.Nxd4 Ng7 21.f4 Rad8 22.Nc2 f5 23.e5 Ne6 24.Ne3+/= ] 17...Nb3+ 18.Kb1 Nc5 19.Bc2 a5 20.Rg2 Ba6 21.Rdg1 Bxc4 22.Ng3 Kh8 23.Qh4 Ng7 24.Bh6 Rg8 25.Bxg7+ Qxg7 [25...Rxg7 26.Nf5 gxf5 27.Rxg7 Qxg7 28.Rxg7 Kxg7 29.Qg3+ Kh8 30.Qc3 Bb5 31.f4 Re8 32.b4! axb4 33.axb4 Na6 34.exf5+/- ] 26.Nf5 Qf7? [26...g5 27.Qg3 Qf8 28.h4~~ ; 26...Qf8 27.Rxg6 Rxg6 28.Rxg6+- ] 27.Nh6 Qg7 28.Nxg8 Rxg8 29.f4 exf4 30.Qxf4 d6 31.h4 Nd7 [31...f5 32.exf5 Nd3 33.Bxd3 Bxd3+ 34.Ka1 Bxf5 35.h5+/- ] 32.Rf2 Ba6 33.Rh1 Rf8 34.h5 g5 35.h6 Qg6 [35...Qe7 36.Qe3 Ne5 37.Rg1 ] 36.Qg3 Ne5 37.Qc3 Qf7 38.Rg1 Qe7? Diagram # [38...Rg8 39.Ka1 Rg6 40.Qh3 Qd7 41.Qh5 ] 39.Rxg5! fxg5 40.Qxc7!! Nd7 [40...Rxf2 41.Qxe7 Rf1+ 42.Ka2+- ] 41.Qxd7 1-0

(3) Wojtkiewicz,A (2555) - Akobian,V (2486) [D34] Imre Konig Mem San Francisco USA (2), 05.09.2002 [Akobian Varuzhan] 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 d5 3.d4 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Nc3 0-0 9.b3 Ne4 10.Bb2 Bf6 11.Nxe4 [11.Na4 b6 12.Rc1 Ba6 13.dxc5 Bxb2 14.Nxb2 bxc5 ] 11...dxe4 12.Nd2 Bg4!? [12...Bxd4 13.Bxd4 Nxd4 14.Nxe4 (14.e3 Nf3+ 15.Nxf3 exf3 16.Qxf3 Rb8 17.Rfd1 Qe7 18.Rd2 Be6= ) 14...Bg4 15.f3 Bf5 16.e3 Bxe4 17.exd4 Bc6 18.dxc5+/= ] 13.h3 Bh5 14.Nxe4 Bxd4 15.Bxd4 cxd4 16.Rc1 Qe7 17.Re1 Rac8 18.Qd2 Rfd8 19.Nc5 Bg6 20.b4!? [20.Nd3 Be4= ] 20...b6 21.Na6?! [21.Nb7 Qxb7 22.b5 Qe7 23.bxc6 Be4= ; 21.Nd3 Be4= ] 21...Ne5 [21...Be4? 22.Bxe4 (22.b5 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Ne5 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Qxd4+/= ) ] 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.f4 [23.Qxd4 Nd3 24.Rf1 Qxe2 25.Qd7 Rf8 26.Qb5 Be4 27.Bxe4 Qxe4=/+ ] 23...Nc4 24.Qxd4 Ne3 25.Bf3?! [25.Qe5 Qxe5 26.fxe5 Rc2 27.a4 Nxg2 28.Kxg2 h5=/+ ] 25...f6! Diagram # [25...h6 26.Qe5 Qxe5 27.fxe5= ; 25...Nc2? 26.Rc1 Nxd4 27.Rxc8+ Qf8 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.Kf2+/- ] 26.Qb2 Nc2 27.Rd1 Qe3+ 28.Kh1 Qf2 29.Qb3+ Bf7 30.Qd3 [30.Bd5 Ne3 31.Bxf7+ Kf8 32.Rg1 (32.Bd5 Nxd1 33.Qxd1 Qe3 34.Nc5 bxc5 35.Bb7 Re8 36.Bc6 Qe6 37.Bxe8 Qxh3+ 38.Kg1 Qxg3+ 39.Kh1 Kxe8 40.bxc5 Qxf4-/+ ) 32...Rc1-+ ] 30...Ne3 31.Qd7 [31.Rg1 Be6 32.Nc7 Bxh3-/+ ] 31...Rf8 32.Rg1 Nf1 33.Qg4?? [33.Rg2 Nxg3+ 34.Kh2 Nf1+ 35.Kh1 Qh4 36.Qg4 Qh6 37.Rg1 Ne3 38.Qg3 Bxa2-/+ ] 33...Qh2# 0-1

(4) Nakamura,H (2494) - Akobian,V (2486) [C10] Imre Konig Mem San Francisco USA (6), 11.09.2002 [Akobian Varuzhan] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Nf3 h6 8.Be3 [8.Bh4 c5 ; 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Bd3 Bd6 10.0-0 0-0 ] 8...Nd5 9.Bd3 Nxe3 10.fxe3 Bd6 11.e4 [11.0-0 Qe7 12.c3 Bd7 13.Qb3 0-0-0= ] 11...e5! 12.dxe5 [12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qg5=/+ ; 12.c3 exd4 13.cxd4 Bb4+ 14.Kf2 0-0 15.Rf1 Bg4=/+ ] 12...Bc5 13.Bc4 [13.Bb5+ c6 14.Qxd8+ Kxd8 15.Bc4 Ke7= ] 13...Qe7 14.Qd2 0-0 15.0-0-0 c6 16.Rhf1 b5 17.Bb3 a5 18.a3 [18.c3 a4 19.Bc2 Be6 20.Kb1 b4=/+ ; 18.a4 Ba6 19.Rh1 Rfd8=/+ ] 18...a4 19.Ba2 b4 20.axb4 a3!? [20...Bxb4 21.c3 Bc5 22.Nd4 Bg4 23.Rde1 Qxe5 24.Nxc6~~ ] 21.b3? [21.c3 axb2+ 22.Qxb2 Be6 23.Bxe6 Qxe6 24.bxc5 Rfb8 25.Nd4 Qc4 26.Qc2 Ra1+ 27.Kd2 Ra2=/+ ; 21.bxc5! axb2+ 22.Kxb2 Qa7 23.Bb3 Qa3+ 24.Kc3 Qa5+ 25.Kb2 Qa3+= ] 21...Bxb4 22.c3 Ba5 [22...Qc5! 23.Kc2 Ba6 24.Rfe1 Rad8 25.Qe3 Rxd1 26.Qxc5 Bd3+ 27.Kxd1 Bxc5 28.Nd4 Bxd4 29.cxd4 Rd8 30.d5 cxd5 31.exd5 Rxd5=/+ ] 23.b4?! [23.Qd6 Qa7 24.b4 Ba6 25.e6 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 Rad8 27.exf7+ Kh8~~ ] 23...Bc7 24.Nd4 Qxe5 25.Nxc6 [25.Rxf7 Rxf7 26.Rf1 Be6! 27.Bxe6 Qxe6 28.Nxe6 Rxf1+ 29.Kc2 a2 30.Qd7 Rc1+ 31.Kd2 Rd1+ 32.Kxd1 a1Q+-+ ] 25...Qe8 26.Nd4 [26.b5 Bg4 27.Rde1 Bxh2 28.e5 Bg3 29.Re4 Be6=/+ ] 26...Bg4 27.Rde1 Be5 28.h3 Be6 29.Nxe6 fxe6 30.Rf5 [30.Rxf8+ Kxf8 31.Rf1+ Kg8 ] 30...Bf6 31.Kb1 [31.Qd6 Kh7 32.Qxe6 Bxc3 33.Qxe8 Rfxe8 34.Re2 Bxb4 ] 31...Kh8 32.Rf3 Be5 33.Rd1 [33.Rxf8+ Qxf8 34.Qd3 Rc8 35.Rf1 Qe8 36.Bc4 Qc6=/+ ] 33...Qc6 34.Rd3 [34.Qd7 Qxe4+ 35.Qd3 Qh4 36.Qc4 Qg5 37.Qg4 Qxg4 38.hxg4 Rxf3 39.gxf3 Bxc3=/+ ] 34...Rac8 35.c4 [35.Qe3 Qa4 36.Rg1 Rc6 37.g4 Rfc8-/+ ] 35...Qb6! 36.c5 Rxc5 37.Rxa3 [37.Rd8 Rc8 38.Rxf8+ Rxf8-+ ] 37...Rcc8 38.Rd3 Kh7! Diagram # [38...Rf2 39.Rd8+ Kh7 40.Rxc8 Rxd2 41.Rxd2 Qxb4+ 42.Kc2 Qa4+ 43.Bb3 Qxe4+-/+ ] 39.Rb3 Rf2 40.Qd3 Rxg2 0-1

(5) Shabalov,A (2674) - Akobian,V (2603) [C02] 32nd World Open (4), 2004 [GM Akobian] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.a3 c4 This was the 5th time we played the same opening in past year and half and before I tried different moves like 6...cd or early 5...Bd7 with idea of cxd and Bb5 .In this game i decided to try 6..c4 7.Nbd2 Na5 idea to stop b4 break 8.h4 Bd7 9.h5 f5!? my point was to gain some space in the kingside so it would be more difficult for white to attack in the future. 10.Rb1 if [10.exf6 gxf6 11.Be2 Bd6 12.0-0 Ne7 with idea of 0-0-0 and e5 Rhg8 black has a very good attcking chances] 10...Nh6 11.Be2 Be7 12.0-0 Rc8 main idea of this move to prevent b4 13.Re1 [13.b4 cxb3 14.Nxb3 Ba4 15.Nfd2 Rxc3 black wins] 13...Nf7 14.Qc2 white is prepearing b4 14...Qc7! again preventing b4 15.Nh2 [15.b4 cxb3 16.Nxb3 Ba4 17.Nfd2 Nxb3 18.Nxb3 Qxc3 19.Qxc3 Rxc3 black is pawn up without any compensation] 15...g5! 16.Nhf1 [16.hxg6 is too dangerous for white 16...hxg6 17.Nhf1 g5 18.Ra1 g4 19.Ne3 Ng5 with a big advantage for black] 16...g4 17.Ne3 Ng5 18.Qd1 Nb3! 19.Bf1 [19.Nxb3 Ba4 20.Bd2 Bxb3 21.Qc1 Ne4-+ ] 19...Nxd2 20.Bxd2 Ne4 21.Bc1 Diagram # [21.g3 Nxd2 22.Qxd2 Bg5 23.Bg2 Ba4 24.Qe2 Qf7 with idea of 0-0 ,Kh8 Qxh5 and black is much better] 21...g3! very importa nt not to allow white to play g3 Ng2,Nf4 so his pieces will remain undevelopet 22.f3 [22.fxg3 Nxg3 23.h6 Rg8-/+ ; 22.f4 0-0 23.Be2 Qa5 24.Rf1 Ba4 25.Qe1 Bb3 and black is slightly better] 22...Nf2 23.Qc2 0-0 24.Be2 [24.Nd1 Nxd1 25.Rxd1 f4! 26.Be2 Qd8 27.Kf1 Qe8 28.h6 Qh5 29.Ke1 Be8-+ ] 24...Qd8 25.Rf1 Kh8 26.Bd2 Rg8 27.Rxf2 [27.Be1 Bg5 28.Bxf2 gxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Bh4+ 30.Kg1 Bg3 31.Rf2 Qh4 black is winning] 27...gxf2+ 28.Kxf2 Bh4+ 29.Kg1 Bg3!-+ black is winning after this move because he has extra exchange and still strong attack 30.Nf1 Qh4 31.Nxg3 Qxg3 32.Bf1 Qxf3 33.h6 Rg6 34.Re1 Rcg8 35.Bc1 Ba4 36.Qd2 Qg4 slightly better would of been [36...Qh5 37.Qf2 Rg4-+ ] 37.Qf2 Qh5 38.Bf4 Rg4 39.Re3 [39.Be2 Rxg2+ 40.Qxg2 Rxg2+ 41.Kxg2 Qh4 42.Rf1 Bc2 43.Kg1 Be4-+ ] 39...Rh4 40.Qf3 Rh1+ 41.Kf2 Rg4 with idea of Bd1! 0-1

(6) Smirin,I (2816) - Akobian,V (2603) [C05] 32nd World Open Philadelphia USA (6), 04.07.2004 [GM Akobian] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.c3 Nc6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 g5 9.dxc5 g4 10.Nd4 Ndxe5 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.f4 Nd3 14.b4 a5 15.N2b3 Nxc1 16.Qxc1 axb4 17.cxb4 Ra4 18.f5 [18.a3 Bf6~~ ] 18...0-0 [18...e5 19.f6 Bxf6 20.Qh6+/- ] 19.Qf4 [19.fxe6 fxe6 ] 19...e5 [19...exf5 20.Nxf5 Bxf5 21.Qxf5 Rxb4 22.Rae1 h6 23.Rf4 Rxf4 24.Qxf4 Bg5 25.Qxg4 Re8= ] 20.Qxe5 [20.Qxg4+ Kh8 21.Nc2 Bf6 /\ Rg8->] 20...Bf6 21.Qe1 Re8 22.Qc3 [22.Qd2 Bg5 23.Qc3 Re3-/+ ] 22...Re4 23.Rae1 Rxe1 24.Rxe1 Rxa2 25.Qg3 h5 26.Qd6 [26.h3 Bh4-+ ] 26...Kg7 27.b5 [27.Nxc6 Bxc6 28.Qxc6 Rb2 29.Qa4 d4 30.Qa3 d3-+ ] 27...cxb5 28.c6 [28.Qxd5 Ra6 29.c6 Bxc6 30.Qxd8 Bxd8-/+ ] 28...Qb6 [28...Bc8? 29.Qxd8 Bxd8 30.Re8 Bb6 31.Rxc8 Ra4 32.c7+- ] 29.Qxd7 Bxd4+ 30.Kh1 [] [30.Nxd4 Qxd4+ 31.Kh1 Ra1 32.Qe7 Rxe1+ 33.Qxe1 Qc4 34.Qe3 Kf6 35.Qh6+ Ke5 36.Qh8+ f6 ] 30...Bc3?!(+) [30...Bf6!-+ 31.c7 Qf2 32.Rg1 Re2 (32...Be5 33.c8Q Bxh2 34.Qc3+ ) 33.c8Q Re1 34.Qxf7+ Kxf7 35.Qb7+ Kf8 36.Qb8+ Kg7 37.Qc7+ Kh6 ] 31.f6+ Kg6 [31...Bxf6!-+ 32.c7 Qf2 33.Rg1 Re2 34.c8Q Re1-+ ] 32.c7 Diagram # 32...Rxg2 33.c8Q [33.Kxg2 Bxe1 34.c8Q Qf2+ 35.Kh1 Qf1# ; 33.Rf1 Rf2-+ ] 33...Rxh2+ 34.Kxh2 Qf2+ 35.Kh1 Qxe1+ 36.Kg2 Qe2+ 37.Kg1 Qe3+ 38.Kg2 Qh3+ 39.Kg1 Qg3+ 40.Kf1 Qh3+ 41.Kg1 Qe3+ 42.Kg2 Qf3+ 43.Kg1 Qg3+ 44.Kf1 1/2-1/2

(7) Kamsky,G (2700) - Akobian,V (2556) [C11] 33rd World Open Philadelphia USA (8), 04.07.2005 [GM Akobian] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.Be2 Qb6 10.0-0 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bc5 12.Rad1 g6 13.a3 Bb7 14.Rf3 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16.Qxd4 Rc8 17.Rh3 Ke7 18.Kf1 Qxd4 19.Rxd4 h5 20.Re3 Nb8 21.Rd2 Nc6 22.Na2 Na5 23.b3 Nc6 24.c3 Na5 25.Bd1 Rhd8 26.g3 Rc7 27.Ke1 Rcd7 28.Nb4 Rc7 29.Rd4 Ra8 30.Kd2 Bc8 31.Kc2 Nb7 32.Kb2 Bd7 33.Bf3 a5 34.Nc2 Nd8 35.Rd1 Nc6 36.Be2 Rb8 37.Rc1 Kd8 38.Rd1 Rb6 39.Rd2 a4 40.b4 Rb8 41.Ne1 Ke7 42.Nf3 Rcc8 43.Bd3 Rh8 44.Re1 Kf8 45.Rc2 Kg7 46.Kc1 Rhc8 47.Kd2 Rh8 48.Ke3 Rhc8 49.h3 Rh8 50.Rh1 Ne7 51.Kf2 Nf5 52.Rhc1 Rh6 53.g4 Ne7 54.Kg3 Rbh8 55.Rh2 R6h7 56.Rcc2 Rh6 57.Nd4 Rb8 58.Be2 hxg4 59.hxg4 Rxh2 60.Kxh2 g5 61.fxg5 Ng6 62.Nf3 Rh8+ 63.Kg2 Nh4+ 64.Kg3 Nxf3 65.Bxf3 Kg6 66.Kf4 Rh3 67.Bg2 Rd3 68.Bf3 Bc6 69.Be2 Rh3 70.Bf1 Rh1 71.Rf2 Be8 72.Be2 Kg7 73.g6 fxg6 74.Bf1 Rg1 75.Rf3 Bc6 76.Kg5 d4! 77.Rf6 Be8 78.Bd3 dxc3 79.Rxe6 Rxg4+ 80.Kxg4 Bd7 81.Kf4 Bxe6 82.Ke3 Bd7 83.Bc2?(+) [83.Kd4 Kf7 84.Kxc3 g5 85.Kd4 g4= ] 83...Bf5?(+) [83...g5! 84.Kd4 g4 85.Kxc3 g3 86.Be4 Bh3 87.Kd4 g2 88.Bxg2 Bxg2 89.Kc5 Bf1 90.Kd6 Kf7 91.Kd7 Bc4-+ ] 84.Bxf5 gxf5 85.Kd3 f4 86.Kxc3 Kg6 87.Kd4 Kf5 88.Kd5 f3 89.e6 f2 90.e7 f1Q 91.e8Q 1/2-1/2

(8) Akobian,V (2600) - Bruzon,L (2677) [E32] XVIII Carlos Torre Mem KO Merida MEX (2.3), 20.12.2005 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 0-0 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.e3 c5 9.Be2 b6 10.b4 Bb7 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.0-0 Rfc8 13.Qb3 Rab8 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Rfd1 Ne8 16.Qa4 Rc7 17.Rd2 Bc6 18.Qb3 f6 19.Rad1 a5 20.Bc3 Ra8 21.bxa5 bxa5 22.Ne1 Rb7? [22...Rb8 23.Qc2+/= ] 23.Qc2? [23.Qxb7 Bxb7 24.Rxd7 Qf8 25.Rxb7+- ] 23...e5 24.Nd3 Rab8 25.Ra1 a4 26.Rad1 Nf8 27.Nc1 Ne6 28.Bd3 Ng5 29.h4 e4 30.hxg5 exd3 31.Nxd3 Qe4 32.Nf4 fxg5 33.Qxe4 Bxe4 34.Ne6+/- Bc6 35.Nxc5 Rb1 36.Bb4 Rxd1+ 37.Rxd1 Rc8 38.f3 Nf6 39.e4 g4 40.e5 Nh5 41.fxg4 Nf4 42.e6 Re8 43.Rd6 Ba8 44.g3 Nh3+ 45.Kf1 Ng5 46.e7 Kf7 47.Ra6 Bf3 48.Nxa4 Bxg4 49.Nc3 Be6 50.Nd5 Ne4 51.Rxe6 Kxe6 52.Nc7+ Kd7 53.Nxe8 Kxe8 54.Kg2 1-0

(9) Lie,K (2493) - Akobian,V (2575) [C02] 37th Olympiad Turin ITA (13), 04.06.2006 [GM Akobian] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 [5...Qb6 I usually play Qb6 but in this important game I wanted to avoid any preporation. This was the last round game vs Norway and we needed at least 3.5-0.5 win to win the bronze!] 6.Bd3 Rc8 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0-0 f5!? Idea of this move is to shutdown the light square bishop or eliminate the e5 strong pawn 9.Ng5? [9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Bf4 0-0= and black has a nice lead in development; 9.Nbd2 Nge7 10.Nb3 Bb6 11.Qe2 0-0= ] 9...Nxe5 10.Bxf5 Qf6! perhaps my opponent underestimated the strenct of this move 11.Bc2 [11.Bxh7 Bb5-/+ ] 11...Ne7 12.Kh1 [12.Nxh7 Rxh7 13.Bxh7 Bb5 14.Bc2 Bxf1 15.Qxf1 Ng4-/+ ] 12...h6 13.Nh3 0-0 black has a big advantage here due to the big lead in development and the nice activite of the piceces 14.f4 N5g6 15.Nd2 e5 16.Ne4 [16.fxe5 Qxe5 17.Nf3 Qh5-/+ ] 16...dxe4 17.Qxd7 e3! blocking the dark square bishop and delaying whites development 18.f5 Nf4 19.Nxf4 exf4 20.Rxf4 e2 21.Qd2 [21.Bd2 Rfd8 and white losses the bishop on d2] 21...Qe5 22.Qe1 Ng6! 23.Rf3 Nh4 24.Rf4 Rce8 I need to defend e2 before taking the pawn on f5 25.Bd2 Nxf5 26.Re4 Qxe4! 27.Bxe4 Rxe4-+ 28.Qb1 Re5 [28...Ne3 wins on the spot 29.Bxe3 Rf1+ 30.Qxf1 exf1Q+ 31.Rxf1 Rxe3 black is up a Bishop] 29.Be1 here againg Ne3 was stronger 29...Ng3+ [29...Ne3 30.h3 Rf1+ 31.Kh2 Bd6 32.g3 Rxe1 33.Qxe1 Nc2-+ ] 30.Bxg3 Ref5 31.h4 Rf1+ 32.Kh2 Rxb1 33.Rxb1 Rd8! 34.Re1 Rd2 35.b4 Be7 36.Kg1 Bf6 37.Kf2 Rxa2 38.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 39.Kxe2 Bxc3 40.b5 Kf7 41.Bf2 a5 42.Kd3 Bb4 43.Kc4 Ke6 44.g4 Be7 45.h5 a4 46.Bd4 Bf6 47.Bxf6 gxf6 48.Kb4 b6! final touch 49.Kxa4 Kd5 50.Kb4 Kd4 51.Kb3 Kc5 52.Kc3 Kxb5 53.Kd4 Kc6 54.Ke4 b5 55.Kf5 b4 56.Kxf6 b3 I was very happy to help our team with this important victory to win the Bronze medals in Turin Olympiad 2006 0-1

(10) Akobian,V (2575) - Areshchenko,A (2660) [D92] 2nd San Marino Open (5), 08.06.2006 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Be5 Nf6 8.e3 c5 9.dxc5 Nbd7 10.Bd4 Re8 11.e4! [11.Bb5? e5 12.Bxe5 (12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Bxe8 Qxe8 14.0-0=/+ ) 12...Nxe5 13.Qxd8 Nxf3+ 14.gxf3 Rxd8+- ; 11.Na4!? ; 11.Ne5+/= ] 11...e5 12.Be3 Ng4 13.Bg5 f6 14.Qd5+! Kh8 15.h3? [15.Bd2!+/- Qe7 16.h3 Nh6 (16...Nxc5 17.b4+- (17.hxg4?? Be6-/+ ) ) 17.b4 f5 18.Qb3 Nf6 19.Bg5 Qf8 20.Bb5+/- ] 15...Nxf2 16.Kxf2 fxg5 17.Bb5 a6?! [17...Nf6 18.Qxd8 Rxd8 19.Rad1 Rf8 20.Rd6+/= ] 18.Bxd7 Bxd7 19.Rad1 [19.Rhd1!+/- ] 19...Bc6 20.Qxd8 Raxd8 21.Nxg5 Rd4 22.Nf7+ Kg8 23.Nd6 Rf8+ 24.Ke2 Bf6 25.Rhf1 [25.Rxd4 exd4 26.Nd5 Bh4<=> ] 25...Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Bh4 27.Rf1 [27.Rd2 Bf2 28.b4 Bd4 29.Nd5+/- ] 27...Rxf1 28.Kxf1 Be7 29.Nc4 Bxc5 30.Nxe5 Be8 31.Ke2 Kg7 32.Kd3 g5 33.Kc4 Be3 34.Kd5 Bc1 35.Nd3 Bd2 36.Kd6+- Bg6 37.Nc5 b6 38.Ne6+ Kh6 39.e5 Bc1 40.b4 Kh5 [40...Ba3 41.Nd5 a5 42.Nd4 axb4 43.Nb3 Kh5 44.g3 Kh6 45.e6 g4 46.h4 Bb2 47.e7 Kg7 48.Nc7 Bc3 49.Nc1 Be1 50.Ne2+- ] 41.g3!(+) g4 42.h4 Bd2 43.Nd5 Bf7 [43...Be1 44.Nf6+ Kh6 45.Nxg4+ Kh5 46.Nf6+ Kh6 47.g4 Bxh4 48.Ng8# ] 44.Nef4+ Kh6 45.e6 Be8 46.Ke7! Ba4 47.Kf7 1-0

(11) Akobian,V (2575) - Torre,E (2543) [A41] 2nd San Marino Open (7), 09.06.2006 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.c4 Bxf3 4.exf3 c6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 Nf6 8.g4 Na6 9.f4 [>=9.Qb3 ; >=9.a3 ] 9...Qa5 10.Qd2 d5 11.g5 Nd7 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Nb5 [13.Bb5 Nc7 14.Bxd7+ Kxd7 15.Rc1 e6 16.f5 gxf5 17.Bf4 Rhc8~~ ] 13...Qb6 [13...Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 0-0 15.Rhc1+/= ] 14.Rc1 0-0 15.0-0 Ndb8 16.b4 Nc6 17.a3 e6 18.Nc3! Ne7 [18...Nxd4 19.Bd1 Nb3 (19...Rac8 20.Na4+- ) 20.Bxb3 d4 21.Na4 dxe3 22.fxe3 Qb5 23.Rfd1+/= ; 18...Bxd4 19.Na4 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Qd8 (20...Qc7 21.b5+- ) 21.Bxa6 bxa6 22.Rxc6+- ] 19.Na4 Qd6 20.Rc2 Rac8 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.bxc5 Qc7 23.Rb1 Nc6 [23...Nf5 24.Bg4 Rb8 25.Bxf5 gxf5 26.Rcb2= ] 24.Bb5 Kh8 25.h4 h5 26.Bxc6 bxc6 [26...Qxc6 27.Rcb2 Rc7 28.Qa5 Ra8 29.Qb5 b6! 30.Qxc6 Rxc6 31.cxb6 axb6 32.Rxb6 Rxb6 33.Rxb6 Rxa3= ] 27.Rcb2 Rb8 28.Rb4 Rxb4 [28...f6!? ] 29.Qxb4 e5? [29...Kg8 30.Kg2+/= ] 30.fxe5 Qd7 31.Bf4! a5 32.Qd2 Ra8 33.a4 Bf8 34.Bg3 Be7 35.Rb3 Bd8 36.Qf4(+) Kg8 37.Kh2 Qc8 38.e6!+- Qxe6 [38...fxe6 39.Rf3+- ] 39.Re3 Qd7 40.Qd6 Qxd6 [40...Ra7 41.Qxd7 Rxd7 42.Re8+ Kg7 (42...Kh7 43.Be5 f6 44.gxf6 g5 45.hxg5 Kg6 46.Rg8+ Kh7 47.f7 Rxf7 48.Rxd8+- ) 43.Be5+ f6 44.Rxd8 Rxd8 45.Bxf6+ Kf7 46.Bxd8+- ] 41.Bxd6 [>=41.cxd6 Kf8 42.d7 Be7 43.Bc7 f5 44.gxf6 Bxf6 45.Rf3 Kg7 46.Be5 Bxe5+ 47.dxe5 Rd8 48.e6+- ] 41...f5 [41...f6 42.Re8+ Kf7 43.Rf8+ Ke6 44.gxf6+- ] 42.Re8+ Kf7 43.Rh8 Rc8 44.Kg2 Ke6 45.Kf3 Ra8 46.Be5 Kd7 47.Rg8 Rc8 48.Rxg6 Be7 49.Rh6 Re8 50.Kf4 1-0

(12) Akobian,V (2575) - Tiviakov,S (2669) [E12] 2nd San Marino Open (8), 10.06.2006 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.e3 d5 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.b4 0-0 8.Bb2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bxc4 10.Nxc4 a5 11.bxa5 b5 12.Nce5 Rxa5 13.a4 [13.0-0!? ] 13...bxa4 [>=13...Bb4+ 14.Ke2 Qd5 15.axb5 Rxa1 16.Bxa1 Nbd7 (16...Qxb5+ 17.Qd3+/= ) 17.Nd3= ] 14.Rxa4 c5 15.0-0 Rxa4 16.Qxa4 Qb6?! [16...cxd4 17.Bxd4+/= ] 17.Ba3+/= Qa6 18.Qxa6 Nxa6 19.Rc1 Ne4 [19...Ra8 20.Bxc5 Bxc5 21.dxc5 Nxc5 22.Ng5 Nb3 23.Rb1 Nd2 24.Rd1 Nd5 25.h4+/= ] 20.Ne1! Ra8 21.f3 Bg5 22.Nc4! Nc7 23.fxe4 Rxa3 24.Rb1 Ra8 25.dxc5 Kf8 26.Nf3 Ra4 27.Nfd2 Ke7 28.Kf2 Ra2 29.Kf3 Rc2 30.c6 Ra2 31.Rb7 Kd8 32.Nb3 Ra6 33.Ne5 f6 [33...Bf6 34.Nxf7+ Kc8 35.Nd6+ Kd8 36.e5 Rxc6 37.Nd4+- ] 34.Nf7+ Kc8 35.Nd6+ Kd8 36.Nd4 Ra3 37.Nxe6+ Ke7 [37...Nxe6 38.Rd7# ] 38.Nf5+ Kxe6 39.Rxc7 1-0

(13) Akobian,V (2598) - Mikhalevski,V (2580) [D80] GM Sligfest (3), 14.10.2006 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4 7.e3 Be6 8.Qb1 b6 9.Nf3 Bh6 10.Be2 Nc6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Ng5 Bxg5 13.Bxg5 Qd5 14.Bh6 Bf5 15.Qc1 Rfe8 16.f3 Bd3 17.e4 Qb5 18.a4 Qh5 19.Bxd3 cxd3 20.Rd1 Na5 21.Rb1 c5 22.Rxd3 Rad8 [22...cxd4 23.Rb5! e5 24.cxd4 Rac8 25.Qg5 Qxg5 26.Bxg5 exd4 27.Rxd4+/- ] 23.Bf4 f6 24.Qc2 g5 25.Bg3 c4 26.Rdd1 Nb3 27.Qe2 Rc8 28.d5 Red8 29.e5 f5 30.e6 f4 31.Bf2 Qg6 32.h4 Qf5 33.hxg5 Rxd5 34.Rxd5 Qxd5 35.Rd1 Qxg5 36.Rd7 Nc5?(+) [36...Nc1 37.Qe4 Nd3 38.Bd4 Nc5 39.Rc7 Rd8 40.Qe2+/= ] 37.Qxc4 Qf6 [37...Nxd7 38.Qxc8+ Nf8 39.Qb8+- ] 38.Rxa7 Rd8 39.Bd4 Qh4 40.Qe2 Nb3 41.Rd7 Rc8 42.Bxb6 Rxc3 43.Rd1 Qf6 44.a5 Rc6 45.Qb5 Qxe6 46.Qg5+ Kf7 47.Qxf4+ Kg6 48.Qb4! Kf7 49.Re1 [>=49.Rb1 Nc1 50.Qf4+ Qf6 51.Qxf6+ exf6 52.a6+- ] 49...Rc4 50.Rxe6 Rxb4 51.Re4 Rb5 52.Ra4 Nc1 53.a6 Ne2+ 54.Kf1 Nc3 55.Ra1 Nd5 56.Bf2 Nc7 57.a7 Na8 58.Rc1 Ra5 59.g3 Rg5 60.Rc8 Rg8 61.Rb8 Re8 62.Ke2 h5 63.Kd3 Nc7 64.Kc4 e5 65.Rb7 Re7 66.Bc5 1-0

(14) Akobian,V (2598) - Shabalov,A (2604) [E90] GM Slugfest (6), 15.10.2006 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 0-0 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 c6 7.0-0 a6 8.h3 b5 9.a3 Nbd7 10.Be3 bxc4 11.Bxc4 d5 12.Bd3 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nd5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bd2 Qb6 16.b4 Rd8 17.Rc1 Nf8 18.Qa4 Ne6 19.Rxc6! [19.Qxc6 Qxc6 20.Rxc6 Bb7 (20...Ndf4 21.Rc3 Bxd4 22.Nxd4 Rxd4 23.Bxf4 Nxf4 24.Nc5 a5= ) 21.Rxe6 fxe6 22.Nc5+/- ] 19...Qb8 20.Qa5! Ndf4 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Nc5! Bxd4 23.Nxd4 Rxd4 24.Bxa6 Nxc5 25.Qxc5! Bd7 [25...Bxa6 26.Rxa6 Rxa6 27.Qc8+ Kg7 28.Qxa6+/- ] 26.Rc7 Kg7 [26...Rxa6 27.Rxd7 Rxd7 28.Qc8+ Kg7 29.Qxa6 Rd2 30.b5+/- ] 27.b5+- e5 28.Re1 Re8 29.b6 Bxh3 30.gxh3 Qg5+ 31.Kf1 Qf5 32.Bb7 Qxh3+ 33.Bg2 Qd3+ 34.Kg1 Rg4 35.Re7 Rxe7 36.Qxe7 Rg5 37.b7 1-0

(15) Akobian,V (2574) - Karpov,A (2668) [E15] Festival De Ajedrez (4), 07.04.2007 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 20 1...Nf6 25 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.0-0 [8.Bc3 0-0 9.0-0 d5 10.Ne5 Nfd7 11.Nxd7 Nxd7 12.Nd2+/= ] 8...d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Bf4 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 0-0 12.Nd2 Nd7 13.Bf4 Bf6 14.e3 [14.Bd6 Bxd4 15.Rc1 Re8 ] 14...Qe7 15.h4 e5 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Qc2 Rad8 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.Rac1 d4 20.exd4 Bxd4 21.Nf3 Bf6 22.Rfe1 [22.Ng5 Bxg5 23.Rfe1 Rd2!-/+ ] 22...Qc5 23.Nd2 Qa5 24.Ne4 Be7 25.Re2 [25.Nc3!= ] 25...Bc8 26.Ng5 Bxg5 27.hxg5 Bg4 28.Re3 Rd2 29.Qc3 Rxa2 30.Qxa5 Rxa5 31.Bxc6 Rxg5 32.Bd5 h5 33.Re7 a5 34.Rce1 Rf5 35.Rb7 Rf6 36.Ree7 g6 37.Kg2 Bd1 38.Re3 Bc2 39.Rc3 Bf5 40.Re3 Kg7 41.Ree7 g5 42.Re5 Kg6 43.Re3 g4 44.b4 axb4 45.Rb3 Rd8 46.Rxb4 Rdd6 47.Rb8 Kg7 48.Rb2 Be6 49.Bxe6 Rdxe6 50.Rd8 Rc6 51.Rd5 Rxc4 52.Rxh5 Rc5 53.Rh4 Rg6 54.Rb4 f5 55.Rh1 b5 56.Rhb1 Rb6 57.R1b2 Kg6 58.f3 gxf3+ 59.Kxf3 Kg5 60.R2b3 Rd6 61.Rf4 Rdd5 62.g4 Rc4 63.Rxf5+ Rxf5+ 64.gxf5 b4 65.Ke3 Kxf5 66.Kd2 Ke4 67.Rh3 1/2-1/2

(16) Akobian,V (2570) - Stripunsky,A (2589) [D43] World Open (5), 02.07.2007 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Ne5 h5 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.Be5 Rh6 14.Qc1 Qe7?! [14...Rg6 ] 15.Qxg5 Nd7 16.Bf4! Qxg5 17.Bxg5 Rh8 18.e5 Be7 19.f4 b4 20.Na4 [20.Bxe7 Kxe7 21.Ne4 c5 22.Nd6 Bd5 23.Bxc4 Bxc4 24.Nxc4 cxd4 25.Rad1+- ; 20.Ne4 c5 21.Bxe7 Bxe4 22.Bxc5 Nxc5 23.dxc5 Rg8 24.Rf2 Rc8 25.a3 bxa3 26.Rxa3 Rxc5 27.Rc3 Bd5 28.Bxh5+/- ] 20...Ba6 [20...c5 21.Bxc4 cxd4 22.Bb5! Rg8 23.Rac1 Bxg5 24.fxg5+- ] 21.b3! Bb5 22.Bxc4 Bxa4?! [22...Bxc4 23.bxc4 Nb6 24.Nb2 Rd8 25.Rad1+/- ] 23.bxa4 Nb6 24.Bb3 Rd8 25.Rac1 Rxd4 26.Rxc6 Kd7 27.Rfc1 Rc8 28.Rxc8 Nxc8 29.Rd1 Rxd1+ 30.Bxd1 Bxg5 31.fxg5 Nb6 [31...h4 32.Kf2 Nb6 33.Kf3 a5 34.Kg4 Kc6 35.Kxh4 Kd5 36.Bb3+ Kxe5 37.Kg4 Kd4 38.h4+- ] 32.h4!+- Ke7 33.Kf2 Nc4 34.Bxh5 Nxe5 35.Be2 [35.Ke3 ] 35...Nd7 36.a5 Nc5 37.Ke3 a6 38.Kd4 b3 [38...Nb7 39.Kc4 Nxa5+ 40.Kxb4 Nc6+ 41.Kc5 Ne5 42.Bxa6+- ] 39.axb3 Nxb3+ 40.Kc3! Nxa5 [40...Nc5 41.Kb4 Kd6 42.h5 Ne4 43.g6 fxg6 44.hxg6 Nf6 45.Bxa6+- ] 41.Bf3! 1-0

(17) Akobian,V (2570) - Spraggett,K (2585) [A80] Continental Championship (5), 14.07.2007 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.e3 Be6 6.Qf3 Nc6 7.Bb5 Qd6 8.Nge2 0-0-0 9.a3 Kb8 10.Na4 Ne7 11.Nc5 Bc8= 12.g3 h5 13.h4 g6 14.b4 Bh6 15.c3 Ka8 16.a4 a6 17.Bd3 Rhe8 18.Kd2 Ka7 19.a5 c6 20.Nf4 Rh8 21.Kc2 Rdg8 22.Rab1 Rh7 23.Qe2 Re8 24.Rb2 g5 25.Nxh5 Reh8 26.Rhb1!? [26.hxg5 fxg5 27.g4 Bg7 28.Rbb1+/- ] 26...Bf8 27.b5! cxb5 28.Bxb5 axb5 29.Rxb5 Ng8! [29...Nc6 30.Rxb7+ Bxb7 31.Rxb7+ Rxb7 32.Qa6+ Kb8 33.Qxb7# ] 30.Rb6 Qc7 31.Qb5!+- [31.Rxb7+ Bxb7 32.Rxb7+ Qxb7 33.Nxb7 Rxb7 34.Qf3+/- ] 31...Bxc5 32.dxc5 f4 33.a6! Bf5+ [33...bxa6 34.Ra1 Bb7 35.Qxa6+ Kb8 36.Qa8# ] 34.Kc1 Bxb1 35.Rxb7+ Qxb7 36.axb7 Rxb7 37.Qa5+(+) Kb8 38.Qd8+ Ka7 39.c6 Rb5 40.Qd7+! Kb6 41.c7 Ne7 42.Qxe7 [>=42.Qd8!+- ] 42...Be4 43.exf4 Rb1+ 44.Kd2 Ra8 45.c8N+?! [>=45.Nxf6 Ra2+ 46.Ke3 Re1+ 47.Kd4 Ra4+ 48.Ke5 Bf3+ 49.Kd6 Rxe7 50.c8Q+- ] 45...Rxc8 46.Qxf6+ Kb5 47.Qg7!+- Ka6 48.fxg5 [48.f3 Bxf3 49.Qg6++- ] 48...Rb2+ 49.Ke3 Rc2 50.Nf6 R8xc3+ 51.Kd4 Rc4+ 52.Ke5 Rxf2 53.Qg8 Rf5+ 54.Kd6 Kb5 55.Qb8+ Ka4 56.Qb2 Rc2 57.Qb6 Rc4 58.g4 Rf3 59.h5 Rb4 60.Qa6+ Kb3 61.h6 Bd3 62.Qa8 Rb6+ 63.Ke5 Rf1 64.h7 Re1+ 65.Kf4 Rb4+ 66.Kg3 Re3+ 67.Kf2 Rh3 68.Qxd5+ [68.h8Q Rf4+ 69.Kg2 Bf1+ 70.Kg1 Rg3+ 71.Kh2 Rg2+ 72.Kh1+- ] 68...Ka4 69.Kg2 Rxh7 70.Qxd3 Rc7 71.Qd1+ Ka3 [71...Ka5 72.Qd8+- ; 71...Kb5 72.Qe2+ Kc6 73.Qa6+ Rb6 74.Qxb6+ Kxb6 75.Nd5+ Kc6 76.Nxc7 Kxc7+- ] 72.Qa1+ Kb3 73.Qb1+ Ka3 74.Qxb4+! 1-0

(18) Akobian,Varuzhan (2570) - Shabalov,Alexander (2637) [D43] Miami Chess Open Miami USA (8), 30.09.2007 [GM Akobian] This games was played in Round 8 and Shabalov wa leading the tournament by 1 point and this was my last chacne to win and catch him. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 We both went for the sharp Moscow Variation which is very popular nowdays among many elite GMs in Super tournamnet. 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Ne5 h5 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.Qc1 Rh6N Novelty in the recent World Chmpionship in Mexico 2007 Kramnik-Gelfand game black choose here to play Rg8 with an unclear position 14.Qxg5 I decidend to go for the most critical variation right away even though I thought my opponent probably had this position analyzed at home 14...b4 15.Na4 Nxe4 [15...Qxd4 16.Bf3 Rg6 17.Qc1|^ ] 16.Qe3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 [Also possible 17.fxg3 0-0-0 18.Nc5 Bxc5 (18...Qxd4 19.Qxd4 Rxd4 20.Nxb7+/- ) 19.dxc5 Qd2 20.Qxd2 Rxd2 21.Bxc4 f5 22.Rad1 Rxb2 23.Rd6+/= White is slightly better] 17...0-0-0 18.Rfd1 h4 19.Nc5 Qc7 20.g4 [I think this move also give with small advantage 20.gxh4!? Rxh4 21.g3 Rh3 (21...Bxc5 22.dxc5 Rg8 23.a3!+/= ) 22.a3!+/= ] 20...Rf6 21.Rac1 [Stronger is to play 21.a3! b3 22.Rac1 Bxc5 23.dxc5 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Qf4 25.Bxc4 (25.Qd4 Qxd4 26.Rxd4 c3 27.bxc3 a5!-/+ ) 25...Qxe3 (25...Qxc4 26.Qg5+- ) 26.fxe3 Rg6 27.Be2+/= ] 21...Bxc5 22.dxc5 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Qf4 24.Qd4! Diagram Important move I am forcing the trade of the queens and my rook get the strong d4 square 24...Qxd4 25.Rxd4+/= Ba6! best move if black tries [25...c3 26.Rxb4 cxb2 27.Rxb2 Rf4 28.f3 Rd4 29.Kh2 Rd5 30.Rc2 Kd8 31.Kh3 Ke7 32.Kxh4+/- white has a big advantage] 26.Bxc4 Bxc4 27.Rxc4 a5 28.a3 bxa3 29.bxa3 Kd7 30.Ra4 [if i play the natural move 30.f3 h3! 31.Rd4+ Ke7 32.Ra4 hxg2 33.Kxg2 e5 34.Rxa5 Ke6 35.Ra8 Kd5= with equal position] 30...e5 31.f3 Ke6?! 31...h3! would of offer black good drawing chances. [31...h3! 32.Rxa5 hxg2 33.Kxg2 Ke6= ] 32.Kh2 Rf4 33.Rxa5 Rc4 34.Kh3 e4! Good practical chance [34...Kd5 if 35.Kxh4 Rxc5 36.Rxc5+ Kxc5 37.Kg5 Kd4 38.Kf6 c5 39.Kxf7 c4 40.g5 c3 41.g6 c2 42.g7 c1Q 43.g8Q Qxa3+/= ] 35.Kxh4?! Here I was getting little bit short on time and played few inacurate move [I should of played simple 35.fxe4 Rxe4 36.a4 (36.Kxh4 f5= ) 36...Kd5 37.Ra7 f6 38.Rf7 Ke6 39.Rc7 Kd5 40.a5 Ra4 41.Rd7+ Kxc5 42.Rf7 Rxa5 43.Rxf6 Ra8 44.g5 Kd5 45.g6 c5 46.Kxh4 c4 47.Kh5 Rg8 48.Rf7 c3 49.Rc7 Kd4 50.g7 c2 51.Kg6 Kd3 52.Kh7 Ra8 53.g8Q Rxg8 54.Kxg8 Kd2 55.g4+- ] 35...e3 36.Ra8 [better is >=36.Kg3 f6 37.Ra8 Kd7 38.Rb8 Rxc5 39.Rb1 Rc3 40.Re1 Rxa3 41.Kf4 c5 42.Rxe3+/- with good winnig chances for white] 36...Ke5 37.Kg5? [Here I can play 37.Rd8! Ra4 (37...Rxc5 38.Rd3 Kf4 39.Rd4+ Ke5 40.Re4++- ) 38.Kg3 Rxa3 39.Re8+ Kd4 40.Kf4 Kxc5 41.Rxe3 Rxe3 42.Kxe3 Kb4 43.Kd2 Kb3 44.f4 Kb2 45.Kd3 Kb3 46.Kd4 Kb4 47.g5 c5+ 48.Ke3 Kb3 49.f5 c4 50.g6 c3 (50...fxg6 51.fxg6 c3 52.g7 c2 53.g8Q++- ) 51.gxf7 c2 52.f8Q c1Q+ 53.Ke2+/- ] 37...Rc2? here my opponet returns the favor [37...Kd4 38.Re8 Kd3 39.Kf6 e2 40.Kxf7 Rxc5 41.f4 Rc4-+ ] 38.Re8+ Kd4 39.Kf4! e2 40.Kg3 Kxc5 41.g5+/- Kd4 42.f4 c5 43.f5 Ra2 44.f6! Rxa3+ 45.Kf2 Diagram 1-0 black resines game could of continued 45...e1Q+ 46.Rxe1 Ra8 47.Kf3 c4 48.Re4+ Kd3 49.Re7 c3 [49...Rf8 50.Rd7+ Kc3 51.Ke4 Kb3 52.Rb7+ Kc2 53.Kf5 c3 54.g6 fxg6+ 55.Kxg6 Kd2 56.f7 c2 57.Rd7+ Kc3 58.Kg7+- ] 50.Rd7+ 1-0

(19) Becerra,Julio (2568) - Akobian,Varuzhan (2585) [C14] North American Open (4), 28.12.2007 [GM Akobian] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4 a6 8.Nf3 c5 9.dxc5 Nc6 10.Qd2 Qxc5 11.Bd3 b5 12.a3 0-0 13.Qf2 h6 [13...f6!? ] 14.Qxc5 Nxc5 15.b4 Nd7 [15...Nxd3+ 16.cxd3 a5 17.Kd2 axb4 18.axb4 Ba6 19.Rhb1+/- ] 16.Kd2?! [16.0-0+/= ] 16...f6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.f5?! [18.a4! bxa4 (18...Nxb4 19.axb5 a5 20.Rhe1+/- ) 19.Rhb1 Rd8 20.Rxa4 Nb6 21.Raa1 Nc4+ (21...e5 22.b5!+/- ) 22.Bxc4 dxc4+ 23.Ke3+/- ] 18...d4 19.Ne2 e5 20.Ng3= Nb6 21.Nh4 Ne7 22.Rhf1 Nc4+ 23.Bxc4+ bxc4 24.Ne4 c3+ 25.Ke2 Bb7 26.Nc5 Bc6-/+ 27.a4 Rfb8 28.Ng6 Nxg6 29.fxg6 Kg7 30.Rf5 Rb6 [>=30...Bd5! 31.Nd7 (31.Raf1 Bc4+ 32.Nd3 e4-+ ) 31...Rxb4 32.Rxf6 (32.Nxf6 Bc4+ 33.Kf2 Kxg6 34.g4 Be6 35.Rf3 Rb2-+ ) 32...Bc4+ 33.Kf3 Rb7-+ ] 31.g4? [31.b5 Bd5! 32.Nxa6 Be4-+ ; 31.Ne6+ Kxg6 32.Raf1 Bf3+ 33.R5xf3 Rxe6 34.Rg3+ Kf7 35.Kd3 Rb8 36.Rb1 Rd8 37.Re1 f5-+ ] 31...Be8-+ 32.a5 Rc6 0-1

(20) Ganguly,Surya Shekhar (2579) - Akobian,Varuzhan (2599) [C10] Doeberl Cup (6), 22.03.2008 [GM Akobian] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bd3 0-0 11.Qe2 Qa5+ 12.c3 Be7 13.Ne5 Rd8 14.Rd1 Rd5 15.f4 Qc5 16.Bf2 Qc7 17.0-0 b6 18.Bg3 [18.Bc4 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 Bb7 20.Nxf7 Qc6 21.Nxh6+ gxh6 22.Bxe6+ Kf8=/+ ] 18...Bb7 19.c4 Rd6 20.f5 exf5 21.Rxf5 [21.Bxf5 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Bc5+ 23.Kh1 Re8-/+ ] 21...Re6 22.Qd2 Bd6 23.Re1 Rae8 24.Qc3 Nd7 25.Rxf7 Bxe5? [25...Rxe5! 26.Rxe5 (26.Bxe5 Rxe5-+ ; 26.Ref1 Rg5-+ ) 26...Bxe5 27.Rxd7 Qc5+ 28.Bf2 Qc6-+ ] 26.Rxe5 Rxe5 27.Rxd7 Qxd7 28.Bxe5 Qe7 29.Bg3 Qg5 30.Bf1 Rf8 31.Bf2 Qf5 32.Qd4 Qb1 33.a3 Be4 34.b4 Rf6 35.h3 Rg6 36.Kh2 Kh7 37.Bg3 Qc2 38.Qf2 Qc3 39.Qf4= Bb1 40.Qf3 Qxf3 41.gxf3 Re6 42.Bb8 a6 43.Kg3 Rc6 44.Ba7 Kg8 45.c5 b5 46.Bb8 Re6 47.h4 Ba2 48.Bh3 Rg6+ 49.Kf4 Be6 50.Bf1 Bd5 51.Be5 Kf7 52.Bd4 Re6 53.Bc3 Re8 54.Bd3 g6 55.Bd2 Rd8 56.Bb1 [56.Be3 Bxf3 57.Bxg6+ Kxg6 58.Kxf3 Kf5 59.Bxh6 Rd3+ 60.Be3 Rxa3 61.Ke2 Ke4-+ ] 56...Bxf3 57.Bc3 Bc6 58.Be5 Rd1 59.Bc2 Rf1+ 60.Kg4 Bd5 61.a4 Rc1 62.Bd3 Bc4 63.Be4 bxa4 64.c6 a3 65.c7 Be6+ 66.Kf4 a2 67.Bb7 Rxc7 0-1

(21) Akobian,Varuzhan (2601) - Gurevich,Dmitry (2513) [D41] US Chess Championship (3), 15.05.2008 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nc6 9.a3 Be7 10.Bd3 0-0 11.Bb2 Qa5+ 12.Kf1 b6 [12...Rd8 13.h4 b6 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.Rh3+/= ] 13.Qe2! Bb7 14.h4 Rac8 15.Rh3! Nb8 16.d5! exd5 [16...Ba6 17.Nd4 Bxd3 18.Qxd3+/- ] 17.Rg3 f6 [17...g6 18.exd5 Bd6 (18...Qxd5 19.Qxe7 Qxd3+ 20.Kg1 Nd7 21.Ne5+- ) 19.Ng5! Bxg3 (19...Qxd5 20.Nxh7 Kxh7 21.Rg5+- ) 20.Qh5! gxh5 21.Bxh7# ] 18.Nd4! dxe4 19.Qg4!+/- Rf7 [>=19...g6 20.Qe6+ Rf7 21.Bxe4+/- ] 20.Bxe4 h5(+) 21.Qe6 Bxe4 [21...Nc6 22.Bg6+- ] 22.Qxc8+ Kh7 23.Qxb8 Qd2 24.Qe8!(+) Bd5 [24...Qxb2 25.Qxf7 Qxa1+ 26.Ke2 Bf8 27.Qxf8 Qb2+ 28.Ke3 Bg6 29.Qb4+- ] 25.Rxg7+! [25.Qb5 Bc5 26.Qe2+- ] 25...Kxg7 26.Nf5+ Kh7 27.Nxe7 Bxg2+ 28.Kg1! 1-0

(22) Paragua,Mark (2538) - Akobian,Varuzhan (2601) [B07] Chicago Open (6), 26.05.2008 [GM Akobian] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qa5 5.Bd3 e5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.0-0 Be7 8.Kh1 0-0 9.Be3 [9.Qe1 Qc7 10.Be3 Re8 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Qg3 Nh5 13.Qf2 Nhf6 14.Bc4~~ ] 9...b5 10.Qd2 Qc7 11.a4 b4 12.Ne2 d5!= 13.fxe5 dxe4 14.exf6 Nxf6 15.Bf4 Qb7 16.Ng3 [16.Bc4 exf3 17.Rxf3 Bg4 18.Rff1 Nd5 19.Ng3 Rfe8= ] 16...exd3 17.Qxd3 Nd5 18.Bg5?! [18.Ng5 f5! 19.Bd2 g6 20.Rae1 Re8=/+ ; 18.Bd2 Re8=/+ ] 18...f6 19.Bd2 Re8! 20.Nf5 Bf8 21.N3h4?! g5! 22.Nf3 [22.Qg3 Kh8 23.Bxg5 fxg5 24.Qxg5 Bxf5 25.Nxf5 Re6-/+ ] 22...Qa6! 23.Qxa6 Bxa6 24.Rfe1 Kf7 25.Ng3 c5! 26.dxc5 Bxc5 27.Ne4 Bf8 28.Nd4 Bb7-/+ 29.Nf2 Bc5 30.c3 Rac8! 31.Ne4 [31.Kg1 Rxe1+ 32.Rxe1 Bxd4 33.cxd4 Rc2-+ ] 31...Rxe4! 32.Rxe4 Nxc3 33.Ree1 [33.Rg4 h5 34.bxc3 hxg4-+ ; 33.Re6 Ne4! 34.Rxe4 Bxe4-+ ] 33...Bxd4 34.bxc3 bxc3 35.Be3 Bxe3 36.Rxe3 c2 [36...c2 37.Rc1 Rd8 38.Kg1 Rd1+ 39.Re1 Rd2-+ ] 0-1

(23) Akobian,Varuzhan (2610) - Bluvshtein,Mark (2548) [A40] Empresa International (3), 26.08.2008 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 Re8 10.Bf4 a6 11.a4 Nh5 12.Bg5 Bf6 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Nd2 Nbd7 15.e4 Rb8 16.a5 Qc7 17.h3 c4 18.Kh2 b5 19.axb6 Rxb6 20.Qc2 Ne5 21.f4 Nd3 22.Na4 Rb7 23.Qc3!+- Nd7 24.Nxc4 N7c5 25.Nxc5 Nxc5 26.e5 dxe5 27.d6 Qd7 28.b4 Na4 29.Qb3 Nc5 30.Qa3 Ne4 31.fxe5 Qb5 32.Na5 [32.Qd3! Nd2 33.Qxd2 Qxc4 34.Bxb7 Bxb7 35.Rac1+- ] 32...Rxe5 33.Nxb7 Bxb7 34.Rad1 Rh5 [34...Nxd6 35.Rxd6 Re2 36.Rd8+ Kg7 37.Qc3+ Kh6 38.Qc1+ Kg7 39.Rxf7+ Kxf7 40.Qf1+ Ke6 41.Qxe2+ Qxe2 42.Re8++/= ] 35.d7 Rxh3+ 36.Bxh3 1-0

(24) Stefansson,Hannes (2566) - Akobian,Varuzhan (2610) [D34] Spice Cup (6), 25.09.2008 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.e3 Nd7 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Na4 Rab8 15.Qc2 Rb4! 16.b3 Rfb8 17.Rfd1 g6!=/+ 18.Qc1 Qd6 19.Rd2 Bf5 20.Nc3 cxb3 21.axb3 Rxb3 22.Rda2 Qb4 23.Ra3 Rb2 24.Ra4 Qb3 25.R4a3 Rc2 26.Qe1 Qb4 27.Bf3 Rb7 28.g4 Be6 29.Na4 Qe7 30.Be2 h5 31.Bd3 Qh4! 32.Bxc2 Qxg4+ 33.Kf1 Qf3 34.Qa5 Nb6!! 35.Ke1 [35.Bd3[] Nxa4 36.Kg1! Qg4+ 37.Kh1 (37.Kf1 Rb2 38.Qe1 Qh4 39.Kg1 Qg5+ 40.Kh1 Bg4-+ ) 37...Nb2 38.Bf1 Nc4-+ ] 35...Nc4 36.Qd8+ Kg7 37.Qg5 Bg4 0-1

(25) Akobian,Varuzhan (2606) - Shulman,Yuri (2616) [D30] Carlos Torre Memorial Dresden GER (3), 18.12.2008 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.Qc2 Nf6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qc2 [7.Qd3!? Bb7 8.Bg2 Nbd7 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 c5 11.axb5 Be4 12.Qd1 axb5 13.Rxa8 Qxa8 14.Nc3 Bc6 ] 7...Bb7 8.Bg2 Nbd7 9.a4 c5 10.0-0 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Rc8 [12...bxa4 13.Rd1 Nc5 14.Nxe6+/- ] 13.Qd3 b4 [13...bxa4 14.Rxa4 Bc5 15.Rd1 0-0 16.Nc3 Qc7= ] 14.Nd2 Be7= 15.N2b3 [15.Qa6 Nc5 16.Qb5+ Qd7 17.N2b3 0-0 18.Qxd7 Nfxd7= ] 15...0-0 16.Bd2 Nc5?! [16...Ne5! 17.Qb5 Qd5+ (17...Bc5!? 18.Nxc5 Qd5+ 19.Nf3 Nxf3 (19...Rxc5 20.Qxb4 a5 21.Qf4 Nxf3 22.exf3 ) 20.exf3 Qxd2 21.Rfd1 Qxb2 22.Rab1= ) 18.f3 (18.Qxd5 Nxd5 19.Rfc1 Nc4 20.e4 Nf6 21.f3 Rfd8=/+ ) ] 17.Nxc5 Bxc5 18.Nb3 Qxd3 19.exd3 Nd5 20.Rfc1 Be7 21.a5 Bf6 22.d4 Rfd8 [22...e5 23.Rc5 Rxc5 24.dxc5 e4 25.Re1 Bxb2 26.Rxe4+/= ] 23.Kf3 Kf8 [23...g5 24.Ke4 h5 (24...Kg7 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Rc1 Rxc1 27.Nxc1 Bd8 28.a6 Nc7 29.Bxb4 Nxa6 30.Bc5+/= ) 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Rc1 ] 24.Ke4 Ke7 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Rc1 Rxc1 27.Nxc1 Kd7 28.Kd3 Bd8 29.Nb3 Kc6 30.Kc4 Be7 [30...a6 31.Bxb4 (31.h4 h6 32.h5 Nf6 33.Bxb4 Nxh5 34.Nc5+/- ) 31...Nxb4 32.Kxb4 Kd5 33.Kc3 g5 34.Kd3 Bf6 ] 31.Nc1 Bd8 32.Bxb4(+) Nxb4 33.Kxb4 Kd5 [33...a6 34.Ka4 (34.Nb3 Kd5 35.Kc3 g5 36.g4 ) 34...Kd5 (34...Bf6 35.Nb3 e5 36.Nc5 e4 37.Nxe4 Bxd4 ) 35.b4 Kxd4 36.Nb3+ Kd5 37.Nc5+- ] 34.Kb5 Kxd4 35.b4! Kc3 [35...e5 36.Ka6 Kc4 37.Na2+- ] 36.Na2+! Kb3 37.Ka6 Bf6 [37...Kxa2 38.Kxa7 Kb3 39.a6 Kxb4 40.Kb7 Bf6 41.a7+- ] 38.Kxa7 Bd4+ 39.Kb7 Bxf2 40.a6 Ka4 41.Kc6 e5 42.b5 Ka5 43.Nc1 e4 44.Nb3+ Kb4 45.b6 Kxb3 46.a7 e3 47.b7 e2 48.b8Q+ Kc2 49.a8Q e1Q 50.Qa2+ Kd3 51.Qbb1+ 1-0

(26) Akobian,Varuzhan (2606) - Moiseenko,Alexander (2678) [E32] Carlos Torre Memorial Playoffs Dresden GER (8), 19.12.2008 [GM Akobian] Kramnik,V: 'Inf 93/449' 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.e3 b6 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Ne4 11.Qc2 f5 12.b4 Rf6 13.d5 Rg6 14.Bb2?! [14.Nd4! Qg5N (14...exd5 15.f3 Qg5 16.Bd3 dxc4 17.Bxc4+ d5 18.Bb5+/- ) 15.g3 exd5 (>=15...Nf8+/= ; 15...Ne5!? 16.Nxe6 Rxe6 17.dxe6 Qg6 18.Qb3 Ng5 19.e4 f4 20.f3 Nxe6 21.Kg2 Kh8 22.Bb2 fxg3 23.hxg3 Nf4+ 24.Kf2 Nh3+ 25.Kg2 Nf4+ 26.Kf2 1/2-1/2 Drozdovskij,Y (2558)-Grischuk,A (2717)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119) 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.Bc4! (17.Qxc7 Ne5!-> 18.f4 Qh4 (18...Qf6 ) 19.Nxf5 Qh3 20.Ne7+ Kh8 21.Nxg6+ hxg6 22.Qc2 Nxg3 23.Rf2 Rc8 24.Qd2 Nxe2+ 25.Qxe2 Nf3+ 26.Rxf3 Bxf3 27.Qf2 Be4-+ ) 17...Bxc4 18.Qxc4+ Kh8 19.Qc6! (19.Qxc7 Ne5~~ ) 19...Rd8 (19...Qd8 20.Nxf5 Ng5 21.f4+/- ) 20.Qxc7 Ne5 21.Ra2!! (21.Qxa7? Qh5-> 22.Qxb6 Rf8 23.Ra2 Ng4 24.Nf3 Ng5 25.Nh4 Nxh2 26.Nxg6+ hxg6 27.f4 Nxf1-+ ; 21.f4 Qxg3+! 22.hxg3 Rxg3+ 23.Kh1 Rh3+= ) 21...Rf8 (21...Qf6 22.f3 Ng5 23.f4 Nh3+ 24.Kg2 Ng4 25.Nxf5 Re8 26.e4 Qe6 27.Re2+- ; 21...Ng4 22.Nf3 Qf6 23.Bb2 Qf8 24.Nh4 Rg5 25.f4+- ; 21...Rd7 22.Qc8+ Rd8 23.Qxf5 Qxf5 24.Nxf5 Rf6 25.Nd4+/- ; 21...Re8 22.f4 Qg4 23.Rg2 Nd3 24.Qxa7+/- /\h5 25.Qf7 ) 22.f4 Qg4[] 23.Qe7! Rg8 (23...Nd7 24.Rg2 Nef6 25.Qe6+/- ; >=23...Kg8 24.Rg2 (24.Ne6 Rb8 ) 24...Nf7 25.Qxa7 d5 ) 24.Rg2 Nd3 (24...Nc4 25.Qxa7 (25.Qf7 ) 25...d5 26.Qf7 Nf6 27.Qe6+/- ) 25.Qxa7 h5 (25...Qh3 26.Qa6 Nxc1 (26...Nxg3 27.Qxd3!+- ) 27.Rxc1 Nxg3 28.hxg3 Rxg3 29.Rxg3 Qxg3+ 30.Kf1 Qxe3 31.Ne2 Qf3+ 32.Ke1+- ) 26.Qa6! Nxc1 (26...h4 27.Qxd3 hxg3 28.hxg3 Rh6 29.Nf3 Nxg3 30.Nh2 Qh5 31.Re1 Ne4 32.Ree2+- ) 27.Rxc1 h4 28.Qe2+/- Qxe2 (28...Ra8 29.Qxg4 fxg4 30.Ra2 hxg3 31.Nf5 Rf6 32.Nxg3+/- ) 29.Rxe2 hxg3 (29...Rf8 30.Rec2!? hxg3 (30...Kh7 31.Rc8 Rff6 32.Re8 hxg3 33.h3 Rh6 34.Kg2+/- ) 31.Rc8 gxh2+ 32.Kxh2+/- ) 30.Nxf5 gxh2+ 31.Kh1! Rg1+ 32.Rxg1 hxg1Q+ 33.Kxg1 Ra8 34.Ra2 (34.Ne7 g5! ; 34.Kg2!? Rxa3 35.Kf3 Nf6 36.Nxd6+/- ) 34...Nc3 35.Rh2+ Kg8 36.Rg2 Kf7! 37.Nxd6+ Ke6 38.Nc4 (38.Rg6+ Kd5 39.Nf5 b5 40.Rxg7 Rxa3 41.Nd4 Kc4<=> ) 38...b5 39.Na5 Kf6 40.Rd2 (40.Kf2 Nb1 41.e4 Nxa3 42.Ke3 Rc8 43.e5+ Kf7 ; 40.Rc2! Ne4 41.Kg2+- ) 40...g5! 41.Rd3 Ne4 42.fxg5+ (42.Kg2 Kf5! 43.Rd5+ (43.fxg5 Rc8!<=> ) 43...Kg4<=> 44.fxg5 (44.Re5 Rc8!! ) 44...Rc8 45.g6 Rc2+ 46.Kf1 Kf3 47.Rf5+ Kxe3 48.Kg1 Ng3 49.Rc5 Ne2+ 50.Kf1 Rb2 51.Re5+ Kf3 52.Ke1 Nf4 53.Kd1 Nd3= ; 42.Rd5 gxf4 43.exf4 Rg8+ 44.Kh2 Rg4 45.Rxb5 Rxf4<=> ) 42...Kxg5 43.Kg2 Rf8 44.Rd5+ Kg4 45.Rd4 (45.Re5!? ) 45...Kf5 (45...Rf2+ 46.Kg1 Kg3 47.Rxe4 Ra2 48.Kf1 Kf3 49.Rf4+ Kxe3 50.Rf5 Rxa3 51.Rxb5 Ra2 52.Nc6 Rc2 53.Rc5+- ) 46.Nc6 Rg8+ 47.Kf1 Ra8 (>=47...Rg3 48.Rd3 ) 48.Ne7+ Ke5 49.Nc6+ Kf5 50.Ne7+ Ke5 51.Ng6+ Kf5 52.Nh4+ Ke5 53.Nf3+ Kf5 54.Nh4+ Ke5 55.Nf3+ Kf5 56.Rd5+ Kf6 (56...Kg4 57.Kg2! Rxa3 58.Nh2+ Kh4 59.Rd4! Rxe3 60.Nf1 Re2+ (60...Re1 61.Ng3+- ) 61.Kf3 Rf2+ 62.Kxe4 Rxf1 63.Kd5+ Kg5 64.Kc6+- ) 57.Rd3 Rh8 58.Ke2 Ke7 (58...Rh1 59.Rd4 Kf5 60.Rd5+ Kg4 61.Ne5+ Kf5 62.Nc6+ Ke6 63.Rd8 Ra1 64.Nd4+ Ke7 65.Ra8+- ) 59.Nd4 Rh2+ (59...Rh5 60.Kf3 Nd6 61.Rc3+- ; 59...Nd6 60.Rc3+- ) 60.Kf3 Nd6 61.Rc3 Rh3+ (61...Kd7 62.Rc5 Rh3+ 63.Kf4 Rh4+ 64.Kg3+- ) 62.Kg4 1-0 Kramnik,V (2753)-Polgar,J (2732)/Sofia 2005/Inf 93/[Kramnik,V]] 14...c5!? [14...exd5 ] 15.bxc5? [15.dxe6 Rxe6 16.Rad1= ] 15...Ndxc5 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Bc1 Rf8 18.g3 e5 19.Kh1 Rh6 20.Nd2 Bc8 21.Bf3 Bd7 22.Rde1 Ba4 23.Qb1 Qf7 24.Kg1 Nxd2? [24...Qg6!-/+ ] 25.Bxd2 e4 26.Be2 g5 27.Bb4 g4 28.Bxc5 dxc5 29.h4 gxh3 30.Kh2 Be8 31.f3 exf3 32.Rxf3 Rf6 33.Ref1 Qg7 34.Bd3 Bd7 35.Qb2 Kh8 36.e4! Rg8 37.exf5 [37.e5 Rg6 38.Rg1 Rg5!= ] 37...Rgf8 38.Rf4 Be8 39.Qf2 Bh5 40.Re1 Bg4 41.Re6 h5 42.Qe3 Kg8 43.Qe5 Rxe6 44.Qxg7+ Kxg7 45.fxe6 Rxf4 46.gxf4 Kf6 47.Kg3 Ke7 48.a4 Bd1 49.Kxh3 Bxa4 50.Kh4 Be8 51.Kg5 a5 52.f5 a4 53.f6+ Kd6 54.f7 Ke7 55.d6+ Kf8 56.Kf6 Bxf7 57.exf7 1-0

(27) Akobian,Varuzhan (2619) - Rodshtein,Maxim (2650) [D43] Aeroflot Open Dresden GER (8), 25.02.2009 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.h4 g4 11.Nxg4 Nxg4 12.Qxg4 Qxd4 13.Rd1 Qf6 14.a4 Bb4 15.e5 Qf5 16.Qd4 0-0 17.Qe3 [17.Be2+/= ] 17...Na6 18.Be2 Nc7 19.Qxh6 Rfd8 20.0-0 Bf8 21.Qc1 [21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Qe3+/- ] 21...a6 22.Bf3 Bg7 23.Rfe1 [23.Ne4 Bxe5 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Bg4+/- ] 23...Rd5 24.h5?! [24.Nxd5 exd5 (24...Nxd5 25.h5+- ) 25.Qe3+- ] 24...c5 25.h6 Rxd1 26.Bxd1 Bh8? [26...Bf8 27.Bf4 Be7 28.Re3 Kh8 29.Rg3 Rg8 30.Bc2 Qh5 31.Qe3 ] 27.Bc2 1-0

(28) Akobian,V (2612) - Shulman,Y (2632) [E61] Rapid Match Upper Lake USA (1), 22.04.2009 [GM Akobian] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0-0 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 c5 7.e3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Be2 d6 10.0-0 Bd7 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.a3 Ne5 13.Qb3 Bc6 14.Rfd1 Qa5 15.Qa2! Qb6 16.b4 Rfe8 17.Bxf6! exf6 [17...Bxf6 18.f4 Nd7 19.b5+/- ] 18.Nb3 [18.f4! Nd7 19.c5! dxc5 20.Nxc6 Qxc6 21.Bb5+- ] 18...Qc7 19.Qd2 b6 20.Qxd6 Qb7 21.Bf1 Re6 22.Qd2 Bf3 23.Re1 f5 24.c5 Ree8 25.Nd4 Rcd8 26.Qc2 Be4 27.Nxe4 fxe4 28.c6 Qc8 29.c7 Rd7 30.Bb5 1-0