(1) Anand,Viswanathan (2610) - Kamsky,Gata (2650) [B42]
Delhi Delhi, 1990
[Anand]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6 9.Rd1 Bg7 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.Bf4 0-0 12.Bc2 e5! 13.Be3 Nb4! [13...Bg4= ; 13...Ng4~~ ] 14.Nc3 Nxc2 15.Qxc2 Qxc4 16.Rxd6 b5 17.Bb6 Bb7 [17...b4? 18.Nd2+- ] 18.Nd2 Qc8?! [18...Qb4! 19.Rd3 (19.Qd3 Qxb2 20.Rb1 Qa3-/+ ) 19...Rfc8=/+ ] 19.Qd3 Nh5 20.g3 Qh3 21.Nd5 Kh8 22.Qf1! Qxf1+ 23.Nxf1 f5 24.Rd1 Nf6 [24...fxe4?! 25.Nfe3 Nf6 26.Nc7+/- ] 25.Nxf6 Bxf6 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Rd7 Be4 [27...Bc6?! 28.Rc7 Rac8? 29.Rd6 Rxc7 30.Bxc7 Be4 31.Rxf6+- ] 28.Ne3 Rac8 29.b4 Bf3 30.Re1 f4 31.Nf1! [31.Nd5 Bg7<=> ] 31...Bg7 [31...Rc2~~ ] 32.Nd2 Bg4 33.Ra7 Rc2 34.Ne4 Rxa2 35.Bc5 Rd8 36.Be7! Re2 37.Rf1 Rc8 38.Bf6! Bxf6 [38...Rg8 39.Ng5! (39.Bxg7+ Rxg7 40.Ra8+ Rg8 41.Rxg8+ Kxg8 42.Nf6+ Kg7 43.Nxg4 h5= ) 39...h6 40.Nf7+ Kh7 41.Nxe5+/- ] 39.Nxf6 Bf5 40.g4! Rf8? # [40...Be4[] 41.h4! (41.Rd1 Rd2 42.Ra1 Ra2! ; 41.f3 ><g1 41...Bg6 ) 41...h6 42.g5 Rd8 43.Kh2 Rc8 (43...hxg5? 44.hxg5 Rc8 45.Rh1!+- ) /\44.Kh3 Bf5+ 45.Kg2 Be4+~~ ] 41.Rd1!!+- Bg6 [41...Be4 42.Kf1+- (42.f3+- ) ] 42.Rdd7 Re1+ 43.Kg2 f3+ 44.Kh3 1-0

(2) Anand,Viswanathan (2635) - Kamsky,Gata (2640) [C93]
Linares 9th Linares (1), 1991
[Anand]

1.e4 Schussler 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 h6 A funny choice of opening. Black lets white choose between the Smyslov and the Zaitsev 12.Nf1 I'll take Smyslov! 12...Bf8 13.Ng3 Na5 14.Bc2 Nc4 15.b3 Nb6 16.a4 bxa4 17.bxa4 a5 18.Bd3 Bc6 [18...d5 19.exd5 exd4 20.Rxe8 Qxe8 21.Bb5! Qd8 22.c4+/- ; 18...Qd7 19.Bb5 c6 (19...Bc6 20.c4+/- ) 20.Bd3+/= ] 19.d5 Bd7 20.Bb5 Bxb5? This move gives white a decisive advantage in space.better was 20...Nc8+/= 21.axb5 Nfd7 22.Qc2 Nc5 23.c4 Qd7 24.Be3 a4 25.Ra3 White just has to get all his pieces to the queenside and he will win material 25...g6 26.Nd2 Now that black cannot play Be7-g5 26...Bg7 27.Rea1 Ra5 28.Ne2 Rea8 29.Nc3 Qd8 30.Bxc5 dxc5 31.Nxa4 R8a7 32.Nb1?! [32.Qb3 Qa8 33.Nxb6 Rxa3 34.Rxa3 (34.Nxa8 Rxa1+ 35.Kh2 Rxa8 36.b6+/= ) 34...cxb6 35.Rxa7 Qxa7 36.Qd3+/- ] 32...Nd7 33.Nd2 Qa8 34.d6 cxd6 35.Nf1 Bf6? [35...Nf6 36.Nb6 Rxa3 37.Rxa3 Qb7 38.Rxa7 Qxa7 39.Na4+/- ] 36.Ne3 Bd8 37.Nd5+- Qb8 38.Qb3 Kg7 39.Nac3 Rxa3 40.Rxa3 Qa8 41.Rxa7 Qxa7 42.Qb2 Kg8 43.g3 h5 44.Kg2 Qa5 45.Qc1 Kg7 46.h4 Qa7 47.Ne3 Qa5 48.Ncd5 Qa2 49.Qd1 Ba5 50.g4 hxg4 51.Qxg4 Be1 52.Qf3 Qa8 53.Qg3 Qf8 54.Qg4 Qe8 55.Nf5+ Kf8 56.Nfe7 Nf6 57.Nxf6 Qxe7 58.Nd5 Qb7 59.Qg5 Ba5 60.Qh6+ Ke8 61.Qh8+ Kd7 62.Qf8 Bd8 63.Qxf7+ Kc8 64.Qxb7+ Kxb7 65.Kg3 Kc8 66.Kg4 Kd7 67.f4 exf4 68.Nxf4 1-0

(3) Anand,Viswanathan (2650) - Kamsky,Gata (2595) [C86]
Tilburg Tilburg (4), 1991

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.c3 0-0 9.d4 d6 10.Rd1 Nd7 11.a4 Bf6 12.d5 Na5 13.Bc2 Nb6 14.b4 Nac4 15.a5 Nd7 16.Bb3 Be7 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Qxc4 f5 19.exf5 Rxf5 20.Qd3 Qf8 21.c4 g5 22.Be3 Qf7 23.Nfd2 Rf8 24.Ne4 h5 25.Nbc3 Bc8 26.c5 dxc5 27.bxc5 h4 28.d6 cxd6 29.cxd6 Bd8 30.Qd5 g4 31.Qc6 g3 32.fxg3 h3 33.g4 Rf3 34.gxf3 Qxf3 35.Qc4+ Kh8 36.Qe2 Bb7 37.Qxf3 Rxf3 38.Re1 1-0

(4) Kamsky,Gata (2595) - Anand,Viswanathan (2650) [D46]
Tilburg Tilburg (11), 1991

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.e4 e5 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.h3 exd4 13.Nxd4 Re8 14.a3 Be5 15.Be3 Nf8 16.Rd2 b5 17.Ba2 c5 18.Nde2 c4 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Ng6 21.Rad1 Nh4 22.Nd4 Qd7 23.Bb1 g6 24.Qe4 Bf6 25.Qf4 Qxd5 26.f3 Qe5 27.Be4 Nf5 28.Qxe5 Rxe5 29.Bf2 Rxe4 30.fxe4 Nxd4 31.Bxd4 Bg5 32.Re2 Be6 33.Bc5 h5 34.Rd6 Bf4 35.Rd1 Kh7 36.Kf2 Rc8 37.Bb4 g5 38.Kf3 Bc7 39.g4 Kg6 40.Bc3 Bf4 41.Ree1 Bc7 42.Rg1 Rg8 43.Rg2 hxg4+ 44.hxg4 a5 45.Ke2 Rb8 46.Kf3 b4 47.axb4 axb4 48.Bd4 Bf4 49.Be3 Be5 50.Bd4 Bxd4 51.Rxd4 b3 52.Rdd2 Kf6 53.Ke3 Ke5 54.Rgf2 Rb5 55.Rf1 Rc5 56.Rc1 Rc8 57.Ra1 c3 58.Ra5+ Kf6 59.Rf2+ Kg6 60.bxc3 Rxc3+ 61.Kd4 Rc4+ 62.Ke3 Rb4 63.Rb2 Bxg4 64.Rd5 Be6 65.Rc5 Rb8 66.Ra5 Rh8 67.Rg2 Rh3+ 68.Kd4 g4 69.Rb5 Rf3 70.Rb8 Kg7 71.Rb5 Kf6 72.Rb8 Ke7 73.Rb7+ Kd6 74.Rb6+ Ke7 75.Rb5 Rf1 76.Rg5 Kd6 77.Rb5 Rc1 78.Rb6+ Kc7 79.Rb5 Kc6 80.Rg5 Kb6 81.Rh2 Rc8 82.Kd3 Ra8 83.Kc3 Rc8+ 84.Kd3 Rc1 85.Kd4 Rc4+ 86.Kd3 Rb4 87.Rb2 Kc6 88.Re5 Rb8 89.Rg5 Kd6 90.Ke3 Rc8 91.Rd2+ Ke7 92.Rb5 Kf6 93.Rf2+ Kg6 94.Kf4 Rc3 95.Rb6 Kf6 96.Rb5 Ke7 97.Rd2 Rf3+ 98.Ke5 g3 99.Rb7+ Kf8 100.Rd8+ Kg7 101.Rbb8 1-0

(5) Anand,Viswanathan (2670) - Kamsky,Gata (2655) [C89]
Dortmund Dortmund (8), 1992
[Anand]

1.e4 Ftacnik Ernst 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 Bd7 16.Nd2 [16.Rh4 Ftacnik 16...Qf5 17.Bc2 Rae8 18.d4 Re1+!? 19.Qxe1 Qxc2~~ ] 16...g5 [16...Rae8 Ernst 17.Rh4 Qf5 18.Nf1 Qg6 19.Bd2 Bf5 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.Ne3 Be6 22.a4 Be7 23.Rf4 Bg5 24.Rf3 b4?! 25.c4+/- Murei - Geller, Amsterdam 1987.] 17.Re2 [17.Re1!? Ftacnik 17...f5 18.Ne4|^ ] 17...f5 18.Ne4? [18.c4 bxc4 19.dxc4 f4 20.cxd5 fxg3 21.hxg3 (21.fxg3 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Bg4-/+ ) 21...Rxf2 22.Rxf2 Qxg3+ 23.Rg2 Qe3+ 24.Rf2 Qg3+ ; 18.Nf3+/= Ernst; 18.Bxd5+ Ftacnik 18...cxd5 19.Qb3~~ ] 18...fxe4 19.dxe4 Bg4 20.exd5 c5 [20...Bxe2 Ftacnik 21.dxc6+ Bc4 (21...Kg7 22.Qxe2 Rae8 23.Be3+/- ) 22.Bxc4+ bxc4 23.Qd5+ (23.Qxd6? Rad8-+ ) 23...Rf7 24.Qxd6|^ ] 21.Qf1 Qh5! The move I had missed [21...Qxf1+ 22.Kxf1 Bxe2+ 23.Kxe2© (23.Kxe2 Ftacnik 23...c4 24.Bc2 Rae8+ 25.Be3 Bc5 26.Rd1N ) ] 22.Re3 [22.Re1 Bxg3 23.hxg3 Bf3-+ ] 22...c4 23.Bc2 Bc5 24.Bd2 [24.a4 Ftacnik 24...Rae8(.) 25.Rxe8 Qxe8 ] 24...Bxe3 [24...Rad8! 25.Be4 Rde8 26.Qg2 (26.Rae1 Rxe4 27.Rxe4 Bxf2+ 28.Qxf2 Rxf2 29.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 30.Ke3 Qxg3+ 31.Kd4 Qd3+ 32.Kc5 Qxd2-+ ) 26...Bh3 27.Qh1 Qf7 28.Rf3 Qa7 (28...Qxf3 29.Bxf3 Re2 (29...g4 30.Bf4 ) 30.Be1 Rxb2 31.d6 Kg7 32.g4~~ ) 29.Be3 g4 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.Bxc5 Qxc5-+ ; 24...Rae8 Ftacnik 25.Rae1 ] 25.Bxe3 Rae8 26.Re1 Bf3 27.d6 Bc6 28.Qe2? [28.Bd1 Qf7 (28...Qg6-+ Ftacnik) 29.Bd4 Rxe1 30.Qxe1 Qd5 31.f3=/+ ] 28...Qh3 29.Qf1 Qe6 30.Bd1 Qd5 [30...Qxd6-+ ; 30...Qxd6 Ftacnik 31.Bg4-/+ ] 31.f3 Qxd6 [31...g4 Ftacnik 32.Bh6 Rxe1 33.Qxe1 Rf6 34.Bf4-/+ ] 32.Bd4 [32.Bxg5 Ftacnik 32...Qc5+-+ ] 32...Rxe1 33.Qxe1 g4 [33...Bxf3-/+ Ernst; 33...Bxf3 Ftacnik 34.Bxf3 Rxf3 35.Qe8+ Rf8-+ ] 34.f4! With the obvious intention of getting my king to a1 via c5! 34...Qd5 35.Kf2 Qg2+ 36.Ke3 Re8+ 37.Be5 Qxb2 [37...Qxh2 38.Bxg4 Qxb2 ; 37...Bf3 Ftacnik 38.Bxf3 Qxf3+ 39.Kd2-/+ ] 38.Bxg4 Qc2 [38...Qxa2-+ ; 38...Qxh2-+ Ftacnik] 39.Kd4 Qd3+ 40.Kc5 Qd5+ 41.Kb4 [41.Kb6 Ftacnik 41...Bd7-+ ] 41...a5+ 42.Ka3 [42.Kxa5? Ernst 42...Qc5!-+ ] 42...Qd3 43.Kb2 b4 44.Ka1! Mission accomplished! [44.cxb4 Ftacnik 44...axb4 (44...a4 45.Qc3 a3+ 46.Kxa3 Qb1 47.Qxc4+ ) 45.Qxb4 Rxe5 46.fxe5 Qd4+ 47.Ka3 Qxg4-+ ] 44...a4 45.Be2 [45.cxb4 Ftacnik 45...a3 46.Be2 Rxe5!-+ ] 45...Qe4 46.Qd1 bxc3? [46...Bd5! 47.a3! (47.cxb4 Rxe5 48.fxe5 Qxe5+ 49.Kb1 Be4+ 50.Kc1 Qc3+ ; 47.Qxa4 Ra8! (47...Rxe5 48.fxe5 Qxe2 49.Qe8+ ) 48.Qd1 (48.Qd7 Rxa2+ 49.Kxa2 Qc2+ 50.Ka1 Qc1+ 51.Ka2 b3# ) 48...b3-+ ; 47.Bh5 Rxe5 48.fxe5 Qxe5 49.Qg4+ Kh8 50.Qd4 Qxd4 51.cxd4 a3-+ ; 47.Bf1 Ftacnik 47...Rxe5 48.fxe5 Qxe5-+ ) 47...b3=/+ ] 47.Bxc4+ Kf8 [47...Qxc4 48.Qg4+ Kf7 49.Qf5+ Ke7 50.Qf6+ Kd7 51.Qd6+ Kc8 52.Qc7# ] 48.Bd6+ [48.Qd6+ Ftacnik 48...Re7 49.Qd8+ Be8-+ ] 48...Re7 [48...Kg7 Ftacnik 49.Qg4+ Qg6 (49...Kh8 50.Be5+ Rxe5 51.Qg8# ) 50.Be5+ Kf8 51.Qxg6 hxg6 52.Bxc3= ] 49.Bd3 Qe3 50.Bc2 [50.Bxh7!+/- Unfortunately I hadn't realised that I could be better in this game!] 50...Ke8 51.Bxe7 Kxe7 52.Qb1 h6 53.a3 Kf6 54.Qd1 Qc5 [54...Ke7 Ftacnik 55.Qb1 ] 55.Qd8+ Kg7 56.Qc7+ Kf6 57.Qd8+ Kg7 58.Qc7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

(6) Anand,Viswanathan (2690) - Kamsky,Gata (2655) [C86]
Alekhine mem Moscow, 1992
[Kortschnoj]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d6 9.d4 Bg4 10.Rd1 exd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.e5 Ne4 13.a4 This move,first applied by Short in his match against Karpov,changes,it seems, the assessment of this position,as favourable for black. 13...Rb8 Karpov played 13...ba,what turned out to be unsatisfactory for black. 14.axb5 axb5 15.h3 Bh5 16.Be3 Qd7 17.Rc1 Rb6 Played in order to meet 18.Dc2 with Lf3.17...Sd8!? was an alternative. 18.Nc3 Nb4 19.Ra7 Ng5 19...Sc6? 20.Sd5!,winning. 20.Bxg5 Bxg5 21.Rca1 21.Td1 was more prudent 21...Bf4? The move meets a tactical refutation.After 21. ..Ld8 the position was unclear. But 21...Sc6! with threats Sa7 and 21...Sd4 would pose a real challenge to white! 22.Nxd5! Nxd5 23.Qe4 Bxf3 24.Qxf3 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Nb4 26.Qe3! Qc8 The threat was Db6.The move,which looked the most stubborn-26...Dd3 would be met by 27.Lf7 Tf7 28.Ta8 Tf8 29.Tf8 Kf8 30.Df4. 27.Qe4 Na6 Or 27...Sc6 28.Ta8 Da8 29.Ta8 Ta8 30.e6 fe 31.Le6 Kh8 32.Ld5 28.Bd5 c6 29.Qe3 Rb7 30.Bxf7+ Rbxf7 31.R7xa6 Rxf2 32.e6 Rxb2 33.e7 Re8 34.Ra8 Rb1+ 35.Kh2 Qc7+ 36.g3 Rb2+ 37.Kg1 Qd7 38.Rxe8+ 1-0

(7) Kamsky,Gata (2655) - Anand,Viswanathan (2710) [B65]
Linares 11th Linares (7), 1993
[ChessBase]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 [18.Bf1 Nf8 19.Qe3 Qh4 20.h3 Ng6 21.c4 h6 22.g3 Qh5 23.Bc3 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 a6 25.h4 Qg4 26.Be2 Ehlvest,J-Salov,V/Linares (12)/1991/0.5 (34)] 18...Nf8 [18...Nc5 19.h4 Kh8 20.Bg5 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7 22.Qd4 Nd7 23.Bf4 Nb6 24.Bf1 Nd5 25.Bd2 Ne7 26.Bc3 Short-Sosonko/Wijk/1987/0.5 (34)] 19.Bf1 [19.Bd3 Rxd3 (19...Qc5 20.Bb4 Qb6 21.Bd6 Rac8 22.Kb1 Bb5 23.c4 Ba4 24.Rc1 Rxd6 25.exd6 Qxd6 26.Qe2 Wagman-Belotti/Reggio Emilia II (1)/1987/0.5 (41)) 20.cxd3 Ng6 (20...Qd7 21.Kb1 (21.Bb4 Qd5 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 23.Kb1 Qxg2 24.Qh4 (24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Rc1+/= Georgiev,Kir-Gurevich,D/Palma de Mallorca GMA/1989/) 24...g6 25.Re3 Bd5 26.Rh3 Psakhis,L-Greenfeld,A/Tel-Aviv ASA (04)/1991/0.5 (37)) 21...Qxd3+ 22.Ka1 h5! (22...Qf5 23.Qg3 Ng6 24.Bc3 h6 25.Rf1 Qe4 26.Rd2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Linares (m/7)/1992/1-0 (51)) 23.Qe2 (23.Qxh5?! Ba4! 24.b3 Qd4+ 25.Kb1 Bb5 26.a4 Bd3+ 27.Ka2 Bc2|^ ) 23...Qxe2 24.Rxe2 Rd8 25.Rde1 Ng6 26.g3 Almasi,Z-Tolnai,T/HUN-ch (09)/1992/0.5 (49); 20...Qc5+ 21.Kb1 Qd5 22.Qe4 (22.Re3 Ng6 23.Bc3 Qxg2 24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Rg1 (25.Rg3 Bc6 26.Rdg1 Ivanov,A-Rachels,S/Long Beach ch-US (1)/1989/0.5 (36)) 25...Bc6 26.Reg3 Petrushin,A-Lisenko,A/USSR/1984/) 22...Qd7 23.Qe2 Ng6 24.g3 Ne7 25.Bb4 Nf5 26.Bc3 Short,N-Pritchett/Swansea ch-GB (1)/1987/0.5 (27)) 21.Kb1 Qd8 22.Bc3 a5 23.g3 Ne7 24.Bd4 Qd5 25.Bg1 a4© Anand,V-Lobron,E/Manila ol/1992/; 19.h4 Qc5 20.Bb3 (20.Bc3 h5 21.Qe2 Bxg2 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Bd3 Bh3 24.Qxh5 f5 25.Qf3 Bg4 26.Qxb7 Sherzer,A-Rachels,S/USA-ch (10)/1992/1-0 (38)) 20...a5 21.c3 Ng6 22.Qg3 a4 23.Bc2 Qc4 24.a3 Qxh4 25.Qxh4 Nxh4 26.Bxh7+ Krakops,M-Leko,P/Duisburg WchJM-U14 (01)/1992/0-1 (51)] 19...Qc5 [19...Ng6 20.Re3 (20.Bb4 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7?! 22.Qd4! Bd5 23.Bc3!+/- Kovalev,A-Leko,P/Munchen/1991/1-0 (43)) 20...Rd5 Gruenfeld,Y-Sosonko,G/Jerusalem/1986/0.5 (20); 19...Qc7 20.Bc3 Ng6 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rd1 Bd5 23.Qd4 Rc8 24.a3 Qb8 25.g3 b5 26.Bd3 Gurevich,I-Rachels,S/USA-ch (11)/1992/1-0 (54)] 20.Bc3 Ng6 21.Qg5 Rd5 22.Rxd5 Bxd5 23.a3 Rc8 24.Qe3 Qc6 25.g3 [25.Qxa7 Bxg2 26.Bd3 Nf4-/+ ] 25...a6 26.Be2 Ne7 27.Qg5 Qc7 28.Bd3 h6 29.Qh4 b5 30.Bb4 Nf5 31.Qf4 Bc4 32.Bxc4 bxc4-/+ 33.Rf1 Qa7 34.Bd2 [34.g4 Qe3+ 35.Kb1 Qxf4 36.Rxf4 Ne3-/+ ] 34...Qc7 35.Bc3 Qc5 36.g4 Qe3+ 37.Bd2 Qxf4 38.Rxf4 Ne7 39.Rd4 Nd5 40.h4 Rc6 41.Kb1 Kh7 42.h5 f6! 43.Re4 [43.exf6 Nxf6-+ /\ e5] 43...fxe5 44.Rxe5 Nf6 45.g5 hxg5 46.Bxg5 [46.Rxg5 Ne4 47.Rg2 Rc5-+ ] 46...Nxh5-+ 47.b3 Nf6 48.bxc4 Nd7 49.Ra5 Kg6 50.Be3 Kf6 51.c5 [51.Bg5+ ] 51...e5 52.Ra4 Kf5 53.Rb4 g5 54.a4 g4 55.a5 Rc8 56.Kc1 Nf6 57.Rb7 Nd5 58.Bf2 Ke4 59.Rb3 Rf8 60.Bh4 Rf3 61.c6 Rxb3 62.cxb3 Kf3 63.Bd8 e4 64.Bb6 [64.c7 Nxc7 65.Bxc7 e3! (65...g3? 66.Kd2 g2 (66...e3+ 67.Ke1 g2 68.Bh2+- ) 67.Bb6+- ) 66.Kd1 Kf2 67.Bg3+ (67.Bb6 g3 68.Bxe3+ (68.Kc2 Ke2 (68...g2? 69.Kd3+- ) 69.Bc7 g2 70.Bh2 Kf1 71.Kd3 e2-+ ) 68...Kxe3 69.Ke1 g2-+ ) 67...Kxg3 68.Ke2 Kf4 69.b4 g3 70.b5 g2 71.bxa6 g1Q-+ ] 64...e3 65.c7 Nxc7 66.Bxc7 g3 67.Kd1 g2 68.Bh2 Kf2 0-1

(8) Kamsky,Gata (2645) - Anand,Viswanathan (2725) [B23]
Groningen PCA Groningen (10), 1993

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 a6 4.Nf3 b5 5.d3 Bb7 6.Qe2 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.g4 Nd4 9.Qf2 Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 d5 11.Bd2 b4 12.Ne2 dxe4 13.dxe4 1/2-1/2

(9) Anand,Viswanathan (2715) - Kamsky,Gata (2695) [B90]
Linares 12th Linares (1), 1994
[Ftacnik]

1.e4 Boensch 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 [8...d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.c4 Bb4+ 12.Kf2 Be6 13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.Rd1++/= ] 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.g4 h6 [10...b5 11.a4! b4 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nb6 14.a5 Nbxd5 15.g5 Nxe3 16.gxf6 Nxf1 17.fxe7 Qxe7 18.Rxf1+- ; 10...Nb6 Boensch 11.0-0-0 0-0 12.Rg1 Rc8 13.g5 Nfd7 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 Bf5 16.Bd3+/= Jonsson,B-De Firmian,N Akureyri 1994 1-0 40] 11.h4 [11.0-0-0 Boensch 11...b5 12.Kb1 Nb6 13.Bxb6 Qxb6 14.h4 b4 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 a5=/+ Lanka,Z-Piesina,G Vilnius zt 1993 0,5 22] 11...b5 12.Rg1N b4 [12...Nb6!? 13.g5 hxg5 14.hxg5 Nfd7 ] 13.Na4 [13.Ne2? Boensch 13...a5 14.g5 Nh5=/+ Los,S-De Boer,GJ Groningen op (08) 1990 0,5 45] 13...d5 [13...a5 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Nh5+/= ] 14.g5 [14.exd5 Nxd5 15.h5 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Bh4+=/+ ] 14...d4 [14...hxg5 15.hxg5 d4 16.Bxd4 Bxb3 17.gxf6 Bxf6 18.axb3 exd4 19.0-0-0 Ne5 20.f4 Nf3 21.Qg2 Nxg1 22.e5-> ] 15.Bxd4 [15.Bf2? Boensch 15...Nh5-/+ ] 15...Bxb3 [15...exd4 16.gxf6 Bxf6 17.0-0-0 Bxb3 18.axb3 ] 16.gxf6 Bxf6 [16...Bxa4? Boensch 17.fxe7 Qxe7 18.Bf2+/- ] 17.axb3 exd4 18.0-0-0 Ne5 [18...Bxh4? 19.Qxd4+/- ; 18...0-0 19.Qxh6+- ; 18...Qa5 19.f4 /\ 20.e5+/-] 19.f4!! [19.Be2 d3! ; 19.Bg2 Bxh4 20.f4 0-0! /\21.fxe5 (21.Kb1 Boensch 21...Nc6 22.e5 Qc7~~ ) 21...Bg5-+ ; 19.Qg2! Ng6 20.h5 Nf4 21.Qg4 Be5 22.Nc5+/= ] 19...Nf3 20.Qg2 Nxg1 21.e5 0-0 [21...Bxh4 22.Qxg7 Rf8 23.Qxg1 /\ Bg2, Rd4+/-] 22.Bd3! [22.exf6 Qxf6 23.Qxg1 Qxf4+ 24.Kb1 Qxh4 25.Rxd4 Qe7~~ ] 22...Bxe5 [22...Bxh4 23.Rxg1 g6 (23...g5 24.Qh3!+- Kh8 ) 24.Bxg6 Kh8 25.Bh7! Bg5 26.fxg5 Kxh7 27.Qh3! (27.g6+ Kg7 28.Qb7 (28.gxf7+ Qg5+! (28...Kxf7 Boensch 29.Qb7+! Ke8 (29...Ke6 30.Nc5+ Kxe5 31.Qe4++- ) 30.Qc6+ Kf7 (30...Ke7 31.Rg7+ Rf7 32.Qf6++- ) 31.Qc4+! Ke8 32.Qe6+ Qe7 33.Qc6++- ) ) 28...Rb8 29.gxf7+ Kh8 30.Qxa6 Rxf7 31.Qxh6+ Rh7+/- ) 27...Kg8 28.Qxh6 /\ 29.g6+-] 23.fxe5 Qxh4 24.Rxg1 Qf4+ [24...Qg5+ 25.Qxg5 hxg5 26.Rxg5+/- ] 25.Kb1 Qxe5 26.Nc5! Ra7 [26...Qxc5?? 27.Qxg7# ; 26...Rad8! 27.Nxa6 Ra8 (27...Rfe8 Boensch 28.Nxb4 g5 29.Rf1+/- (29.Nc6?? Qe1+-+ ) ) 28.Nxb4+- ] 27.Qc6 Qe3 [27...Rd8 28.Qxh6 ; 27...Kh8 28.Nd7 Qe3 29.Rg2 Rd8 30.Re2 Qg1+ 31.Ka2 Raxd7? 32.Qxd7! ; 27...Rc7 Boensch 28.Qxh6+- ] 28.Rg2 Kh8 29.Re2 Qg1+ 30.Ka2 Raa8 [30...a5 31.Re8 Kg8 32.Rxf8+ Kxf8 33.Qd6++- ] 31.Nd7 Rac8 [31...Rfc8 32.Qe4 Qg6 33.Qxg6 fxg6 34.Nb6+- ] 32.Qf3 f5 [32...Rfe8 33.Ne5 ] 33.Nxf8 Rc5! [33...Rxf8 34.Qb7+- ] 34.Ng6+! [34.Qxf5? Rxf5 35.Bxf5 Qf1! 36.Re5 g5 (36...Kg8 37.Bg6 Qxf8 38.Re8 Qxe8 39.Bxe8 Kf8 40.Bh5 Ke7 41.Kb1 Kf6 42.Kc1 Kg5+- ) 37.Nd7 Kg8~~ ] 34...Qxg6 [34...Kh7 35.Re5+- ] 35.Re1 Qf6 36.Qa8+ Kh7 37.Bc4 Rc6 38.Qg8+ Kg6 39.Rg1+ [39.Rg1+ Kh5 40.Qe8+ g6 (40...Qg6 41.Bf7 ) 41.Qe2+ ] 1-0

(10) Anand,Viswanathan (2720) - Kamsky,Gata (2695) [C89]
Candidates FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar (1), 1994
[Anand]

1.e4 Hecht Blatny,P 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Re6 18.a4 Qh5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Ne4! Bc7 21.Bd2 Rfe8 22.Bd1! [22.Nc5? Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24.Bxe1 Nf4! 25.gxf4 Bxf4 26.h4 (26.h3 Bf3-+ ) 26...Bf3? (26...Qxh4! 27.Qe4 Qh2+ 28.Kf1 Qh3+! 29.Qg2 (29.Kg1 Bh2+ 30.Kh1 Bf3+ 31.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 32.Kxh2 Qe2-+ ) 29...Be2+ 30.Kg1 Bh2+! 31.Kh1 Bf3 32.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 33.Kxh2 Qe2-+ ) 27.Bxf7+! Kxf7 28.Ne4!= Anand-Kamsky/Monaco/1994/ (28.Ne4 Blatny,P 28...Qg4+ 29.Ng3= Anand-Kamsky/Monaco 25'/1994/) ] 22...Bxd1 23.Rexd1 f5 [23...Rxe4? 24.Qxe4 Qxd1+ (24...Rxe4?? Blatny,P 25.Ra8++- ) 25.Kg2!+- (25.Rxd1 Blatny,P 25...Rxe4-+ ) ] 24.Ng5 Re2 25.Nf3? [25.Qxf5! Rf8 (25...Nf6!? ) 26.Qh3 Qg6 27.Qg4 Ree8 (27...Rfxf2 28.Ra8+ ; 27...Rexf2 28.Qe6+! (28.Qe6+ Qxe6 29.Nxe6 R8f5 30.Ra8+ Kf7 31.Nxc7 /\Ra7+-) ) 28.f3! +/- Borik (28.f3 Blatny,P 28...h6 29.Nh3[] Qxg4 30.fxg4 Re2 31.Ra6 Rf6 32.g5+- _|_) ; 25.Qf3!+/- ; 25.Qf3 Blatny,P 25...Qg6 26.Nh3+/= ] 25...R8e3! [25...f4 Blatny,P 26.Re1+/- /\_|_] 26.Ra8+ [26.Bxe3? Qxf3-+ (26...Qxf3 Blatny,P 27.Ra8+ Kf7 28.Ra7 Nxe3 29.Rxc7+ Ke8! 30.Rc8+ (30.Qxe3+ Rxe3 31.Ra1 Re7! ) 30...Kd7-+ ) ; 26.fxe3? Blatny,P 26...Qxf3-+ ] 26...Kf7 27.Ng5+! Kg6 [27...Qxg5? 28.Qxe2!+- ] 28.Bxe3 Nxe3 29.Rf1[] [29.Re8 Ng4!-+ ; 29.Rc8 Kxg5 30.Rxc7 Qf3 ; 29.Ra6 Kxg5 30.h4+ Kh6 31.Rxc6+ (31.Qxb5 Blatny,P 31...Nxd1 32.Qxc6+ Qg6! 33.Qc4 Re1+ 34.Kg2 Bd6-+ ) 31...g6 ] 29...Kxg5! [29...Nxf1 30.Kxf1 (30.Nf3!? Nxh2 31.Nxh2 Rxf2 32.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 33.Ke1 ) 30...Rxb2 (30...Rxf2+ Blatny,P 31.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 32.Kf1 Bxg3 (32...Qh1+ 33.Ke2 Qg2+ 34.Kd1+- ) 33.Qf3 Kxg5 34.Qg2 +/-/+- _|_ ><Pc6) 31.Nf3+/- ] 30.Re8! [30.h4+ Kh6 31.fxe3 Qg4 32.e4 fxe4-+ ] 30...f4 [30...Qxe8?? Blatny,P 31.Qxe2+- ; 30...Ng4?? Blatny,P 31.h4++- ] 31.Qe4 [31.h4+! Kh6 32.Qe4 g6 (32...Rxb2 33.Qxc6+ g6 34.Qxc7 Qf3 35.Qxf4+ Qxf4 36.gxf4 Nxf1 37.Kxf1 ; 32...Qg4 Blatny,P 33.Qe6+ ) 33.fxe3 (33.Qe7 Qf3 34.Qg5+ (34.Qf8+ Kh5 35.Rxe3 Rxe3 36.Qg7 (36.Qf6 h6 37.fxe3 Qxg3+ 38.Kh1 fxe3 39.Qf3+ Kxh4 40.Qe4+ Kh5 41.Qf3+ Kh4= ; 36.Qf7?! fxg3! 37.fxe3?? Qxe3+ 38.Kh1 g2+-+ ) 36...fxg3! 37.Qxh7+ Kg4 38.Qd7+ (38.Qxg6+ Kh3! ) 38...Kxh4 39.Qh7+ Kg5 40.fxe3 Qxe3+ 41.Kh1 Qe4+ 42.Kg1 Bf4! (42...Bf4! 43.Rxf4 Qxf4 44.Qe7+ Kg4 45.Qe6+ Qf5 46.Qe2+ Qf3-+ _|_) ) 34...Kg7 35.Re7+ (35.Qe7+= Blatny,P) 35...Kg8 36.Re8+= (36.Re8+ Blatny,P 36...Kg7 37.Qe7+= ) ) 33...Rxe3 34.Qxc6 Rxg3+ 35.Kf2 Rd3!-> ] 31...fxg3 [31...g6 ; 31...Nxf1? Blatny,P 32.h4+! (32.Qxe2?? Qxh2+ 33.Kxf1 Qh1# ) 32...Kh6 33.Qxe2+- ; 31...Qxh2+ Blatny,P 32.Kxh2 Nxf1+ 33.Kg2 Rxe4 34.Rxe4 Nd2 35.Re6+/- _|_] 32.h4+! [32.hxg3 Blatny,P 32...Bxg3!-+ ] 32...Qxh4 33.Qxh4+ Kxh4 34.Re4+! [34.Rxe3?? gxf2+ ; 34.fxe3 Kh3 (34...Kh3! Blatny,P 35.Re7! (35.Rf7 g2 36.Rf3+ Bg3-+ ; 35.Rf3? Re1+ 36.Rf1 Rxf1+ 37.Kxf1 g2+-+ ) 35...Rg2+ (35...g2 36.Rf3+ Bg3 37.Rxg3+ Kxg3 38.Rxg7+= ) 36.Kh1 Rxb2 37.Rxc7 (37.Kg1 Rg2+ 38.Kh1 Rc2 39.Kg1 g2! 40.Rxc7 (40.Rf3+ Bg3 41.Rxg3+ Kxg3 42.Rxg7+ Kf3 43.Rf7+ Kxe3 44.Rxh7 Rxc3-+ ) 40...gxf1Q+ 41.Kxf1 Rxc3-+ _|_; 37.Rxg7 g2+ 38.Rxg2 Rxg2 39.Rf7 Rh2+! 40.Kg1 Bg3! 41.Rxh7+ Kg4 42.Rxh2 Bxh2+ 43.Kxh2 Kf3-+ ) 37...g2+ 38.Kg1 gxf1Q+ 39.Kxf1 Kg3 40.Rxg7+ Kf3-/+ ) ] 34...Kh3 35.Rxe3 Rxb2 36.Re7! Bf4 [36...g2? Blatny,P 37.Re3+ ] 37.fxg3 [37.Rxg7? gxf2+ (37...h5! Blatny,P) 38.Rxf2 (38.Kh1 Hecht 38...h5 39.Rg6 (39.Re7 Rc2 40.Re4 Kg3 41.Re6 Rxc3-+ ) 39...Re2 40.Rg2 Bg3-+ ) 38...Rb1+ 39.Rf1 Be3+ ] 37...Rg2+ 38.Kh1 Rh2+ 39.Kg1 Rg2+ 40.Kh1 Rh2+ 41.Kg1 Bg5 [41...Bxg3 Blatny,P 42.Rxg7 h5 43.Rg6= ] 42.Re5 Rg2+ 43.Kh1 [43.Kh1 Blatny,P 43...Rxg3? 44.Rg1 Rxg1+ 45.Kxg1 Bd2 46.Rc5+/- ] 1/2-1/2

(11) Kamsky,Gata (2695) - Anand,Viswanathan (2720) [E41]
Candidates FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar (2), 1994
[Anand]

1.d4 Ftacnik 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nd2 e5 10.Ne4 b6!? 11.Qf3 Bb7 12.Ng3?! [12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.Qxf6 gxf6 14.f4! (14.d5? Na5=/+ >< c4; 14.Be4 Ftacnik 14...Na5 xc4) 14...Na5 15.e4 Ba6 16.Rf3© ] 12...Kh8! [12...Na5 13.e4! ; 12...Qd7 13.d5 Na5 14.e4 Ba6 15.Qe2 /\Qa4 16.Bg5 ] 13.d5?! [13.Qd1~~ Ftacnik Anand] 13...e4! 14.Bxe4 [14.Nxe4 Ne5 15.Qe2 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 f5! 17.Bd3 Ba6© (17...Qh4 Ftacnik 18.f4 Nxd3 19.Qxd3 Rae8 20.Bd2 Re4 /\ Ba6) ] 14...Ne5 15.Qf4 [15.Qe2? Ba6 16.Bd3 (16.Rd1 Ftacnik 16...Bxc4 17.Qc2=/+ ) 16...Nxd5! ] 15...Ba6 [15...g5?! 16.Qxg5 Rg8 17.Qh6 Rxg3 18.fxg3! Nxe4 19.Rf4 /\Nxc3 20.Bb2!+/- ] 16.Rd1? [16.Bf3 Bxc4 17.Rd1=/+ ] 16...g5! 17.Qxg5[] [17.Qf5 Bc8 18.Qxg5 Rg8 ] 17...Rg8 18.Qh6 [18.Qf4 Ftacnik 18...Rg4 19.Qh6 Nxe4 20.f3 Rg6-+ ] 18...Rxg3 19.hxg3 Nxe4 20.f3 Nxg3 [20...Nxc3 Ftacnik 21.Re1 Bxc4 22.Bb2 Na4 23.Bxe5+ dxe5 24.e4-/+ ] 21.e4 Qf8? [21...Ne2+! 22.Kf2 Nxc1 23.Raxc1 (23.Rh1? Ncd3+ 24.Ke3 Qg8-+ ) 23...Qe7-/+ ] 22.Qxf8+? [22.Qf6+! Qg7[] (22...Kg8 23.Bh6 Nh5 24.Bxf8 Nxf6 25.Bxd6 ) 23.Qxg7+ (23.Qxd6? Ftacnik 23...Nxf3+ 24.gxf3 Nxe4+-+ ) 23...Kxg7 24.Kf2 Nh5 25.Rh1~~ ] 22...Rxf8 23.Kf2 Rg8 24.Bf4 Nh5 25.Bxe5+ dxe5 26.Rh1 Nf6 27.a4 Bxc4 28.g4 Rg6 29.a5 b5 30.Rh4 Kg7 31.Ke3 a6 32.Rg1 h6 33.Rh2 Ne8 34.Rh5 f6 35.f4 [35.Rh2 Ftacnik 35...Nd6-+ ] 35...exf4+ 36.Kxf4 Nd6 37.e5 fxe5+ 38.Rxe5 Rf6+-+ 39.Ke3 Nf7 40.Rf5 Kg6 41.Ke4! Rd6? [41...Nd6+ 42.Ke5 Nxf5 43.gxf5+ Kf7 44.d6 ; 41...Ng5+! 42.Kf4 (42.Ke5 Nf3+ ; 42.Ke3 Ftacnik 42...Rxf5 43.gxf5+ Kxf5 44.Rh1 Nf7-+ ) 42...Bxd5 (42...Nh3+ 43.Ke5 ) 43.Rd1 Bc4! >< a6 44.Rxf6+ Kxf6 45.Rd6+ Ne6+ 46.Ke4 b4-+ ] 42.Rd1 Be2 43.Rd2 [43.Rg1 Ftacnik 43...Ng5+ 44.Ke5 Rd8 45.Rc1 Re8+ 46.Kd6 Bxg4-/+ ] 43...Bc4 [43...Bxg4 Ftacnik 44.Rf4 h5 45.Rdf2 Ng5+ 46.Ke5 Rd8 47.d6<=> ] 44.Kf4 Kg7 45.Rd1 Bb3? [45...Rf6! 46.Rd2 Nd6-/+ ><e2] 46.Rd2 Rf6 47.Rd3! [47.d6 Ftacnik 47...Be6 48.Rxf6 Kxf6-/+ ] 47...Nd6?? [47...Rd6-/+ ; 47...Rd6 Ftacnik 48.Rd2 Bc4 49.Rd1 Rd7 50.Rd2 b4 51.cxb4 cxb4 52.Rd4 Nd6 53.Re5 b3-+ ] 48.Rxf6 Kxf6 49.Re3!= Bxd5 50.Re5 Bb7 [50...Bg2 Ftacnik 51.Rxc5 Nc4 52.Rh5 (52.Rc7 Nxa5 53.Ra7 Bb7-+ ; 52.Rf5+ Kg7 53.g5 Bb7 54.gxh6+ Kxh6 55.Rf6+ Kg7 56.Re6 Nxa5-+ ) 52...Kg6 53.Rh2 Bd5 54.Ra2-/+ ] 51.Rxc5 Nc4 52.Rc7 Nxa5 53.Rh7 Kg6 54.Rd7 Bc8 55.Rd8 Be6 56.Rd6 Kf6 57.Rxa6 Nc4 58.Rc6 Ne5 59.Rb6 1/2-1/2

(12) Anand,Viswanathan (2720) - Kamsky,Gata (2695) [C89]
Candidates FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar (3), 1994
[Anand]

1.e4 Ftacnik Blatny,P 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Re8 [15...Bg4 Ftacnik] 16.Bxd5 [16.a4? Blatny,P 16...Nxe3 17.Rxe3 (17.Qf3 Bg4! 18.Bxf7+ (18.Qxf7+ Kh8 19.Rxe3 Rxe3 20.fxe3 Rf8-+ ) 18...Kh8 19.Qxc6 (19.Qh1 Re7-+ ) 19...Rec8-+ ) 17...Rxe3 18.fxe3 Bxg3 19.Bxf7+[] Kf8 20.Qd2 Bxh2+ 21.Qxh2 Qxe3+ 22.Kg2 Qe2+ 23.Kg3 Qxh2+ 24.Kxh2 Kxf7-+ _|_; 16.Qf3 Blatny,P 16...Bg4 17.Qg2 Qh5 18.Nd2 Bh3 19.Bd1 Qf5 20.Qf3 Qd3 21.Nb3 (21.Re2 Qg6~~ ) 21...Re6© ] 16...cxd5 17.Qf3 [17.Qd3?! Blatny,P 17...Ra7 18.Nd2 Rae7 19.a4 f5-> ] 17...Ra7 18.Nd2 [18.Qxd5?? Blatny,P 18...Bb7-+ ] 18...Rae7 19.a4 [19.Qg2? Blatny,P 19...Qh5 20.a4 b4 21.c4 dxc4 22.Nxc4 Bb7-/+ Tseshkovsky,V-Kuzmin,G/USSR ch/1975/] 19...bxa4 [19...b4 Blatny,P 20.c4 dxc4 21.Nxc4 Bb7 22.d5 Bc7 23.Red1+/- ] 20.Rxa4 h5 21.Ra5 Bb7 [21...h4? Blatny,P 22.Rxd5 hxg3 (22...Bb7 Ftacnik 23.Qf5 Qxf5 24.Rxf5 hxg3 25.hxg3 Bxg3 26.fxg3 Rxe3 27.Rxe3 Rxe3 28.Kf2+- ) 23.hxg3 Bb7 24.Rh5 (24.Qf5 Qh8!? ; 24.Qh5 Qd7 25.Rg5 f6 26.Rg6 Qc6<=> ) 24...Qxg3+ (24...Qc8 25.d5 ) 25.fxg3 Bxf3 26.Nxf3 Rxe3 27.Rxe3 Rxe3 28.Kf2+- _|_] 22.Raa1 [22.Nf1!+/= ] 22...Bc8!N [22...h4 23.Qh5 (23.Qh5 Blatny,P 23...Bc8 24.Nf3 hxg3 25.Qxh3 Bxh3 26.hxg3 Bxg3 27.Rxa6+/= (27.fxg3 Rxe3 28.Rxe3 Rxe3 29.Kf2 Re6 30.Ra5 Tseshkovsky,V-Ivanov,I/USSR/1976/ 30...Rf6! 31.Ke3 Re6+ 32.Kd2 (32.Kf2= ) 32...Bg2~~ ) ) ] 23.Ra5! Bb7 24.Nf1!+/= h4 [24...Re6!? Blatny,P; >=24...f5 Blatny,P /\25.Raa1 f4! 26.Bd2 Rf8! 27.Rxe7 fxg3 28.Qe3[] Bxe7 29.Qxg3 Qd7© ] 25.Raa1 Re4 26.Bd2 hxg3 27.hxg3 f5 [>=27...R8e6 Blatny,P /\Rf6<=>; 27...R8e6!? Ftacnik] 28.Qg2! [28.Re3? f4!-/+ ; 28.Qh1 Qxh1+ 29.Kxh1 Rxe1 30.Rxe1 Rxe1 31.Bxe1 a5© >< Kh1] 28...Qh5 29.f3! [29.Rxe4? dxe4!? (29...Rxe4 ) 30.Be3 Qe2 31.Nd2 f4! 32.gxf4 Bxf4 33.Bxf4 e3© ] 29...Rxe1 30.Rxe1 Rxe1 31.Bxe1 Qe8 [>=31...f4 Blatny,P 32.g4 (32.gxf4 Bxf4+/= P<,><Kg1;^^) 32...Qg6 33.Qe2+/- ] 32.Bd2 a5 33.Ne3 g6? [33...Qe6+/= ; 33...Qe6 Ftacnik 34.Qh3 g6+/- ] 34.Qf2 a4 35.Ng2 a3 36.bxa3 Bxa3 37.Bf4+/- /\ Be5, Nf4 >< Kg8 37...Bc6 38.Be5 Bf8 39.Nf4 g5 [39...Bb7 Ftacnik 40.Qh2 Bg7 41.Qb2 Bc6 42.Bxg7 Kxg7 43.Kf2+/- ] 40.Ng2! >< Pf5 40...Qe6 41.Ne3 Kf7 42.Qc2 Bd7 [42...Kg6 43.g4!+- ] 43.Qh2 [43.Qb3 Blatny,P 43...Bc6 44.Qb1 Bd7 45.Qb7+- ] 43...Qg6 [43...Kg6 44.Qa2 (44.Qh8 Blatny,P 44...Qf7 45.Nxd5 (45.Kf2+/- Ftacnik) 45...Bc6 (45...Qxd5 46.Qf6+ Kh5 47.Qxf8 Qxf3 48.Qf7+ Kg4 49.Qxd7 Qd1+= ) 46.g4+- ; 44.g4 fxg4 45.fxg4 Bh6 46.Nf5 Kh7 47.Kf2 Qb6 48.Kg3+/- ) 44...Bc6 45.Qc2!+- ] 44.Qa2 Qe6 [44...Be6 Blatny,P 45.Nxd5 f4 46.Qa7+ Kg8 47.Nf6++- ] 45.Qxd5 Qxd5 46.Nxd5 Bc6 47.c4 Ke6 [47...Bxd5 48.cxd5 g4 (48...Ke8 Ftacnik 49.Kf2 Kd7 50.Ke3 Bb4 51.g4 fxg4 52.fxg4 Be7 53.Ke4+- ) 49.fxg4 fxg4 50.Kf2 Kg6 51.Ke3 Kf5 52.d6+- ] 48.Nc7+ Kd7 49.Kf2 Ba3 [49...Bd6 Ftacnik 50.Bxd6 Kxd6 51.Na6+- ] 50.Ke2 Bb2 51.Nb5 g4 [51...Bxb5 Ftacnik 52.cxb5 Ba3 53.Kd3+- ] 52.fxg4 fxg4 53.Kd3 Ba1 54.Kc2 Be4+ 55.Kb3 Bd3 56.Nc3 [56.Na3 Be2! 57.Nc2? Bd1 ] 56...Ke6 [56...Bxc3 Ftacnik 57.Kxc3 Bf1 58.d5 Be2 59.Kd4 Bf1 60.c5+- ] 57.Nd5 Kf5 58.Nb4 Be2 59.c5 Bd1+ 60.Kc4 Ke6+- [60...Be2+ 61.Kd5 Bf3+ (61...Bc3 Ftacnik 62.Nc2+- ) 62.Kd6 Ke4 63.c6 Bxd4 64.Bxd4 Kxd4 65.c7 Bb7 66.Nc6+ Ke4 67.Kd7 Kf3 68.Na5 Ba6 69.Nb3!+- ; 60...Ke6 Ftacnik 61.c6 Bf3 62.Bf4+- ] 1-0

(13) Kamsky,Gata (2695) - Anand,Viswanathan (2720) [E12]
Candidates FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar (4), 1994
[Anand]

1.d4 Ftacnik Dautov 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Be7 8.Qc2 0-0 9.e4 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 Nd7 11.0-0-0 c6!?N [11...c5 Dautov; 11...Qc8 Dautov /\Rd8; 11...Qc8 Ftacnik 12.h4 Rd8 13.d5! (13.Rh3 h6 (13...Ba6 14.Bxa6 Qxa6 15.Rg3 Qc4 16.Kb1 Bf8 17.h5 f6? 18.e5! f5 19.Ng5 Qd5 20.Re3 Be7 21.Nh3 Nf8 22.g4!+/- Anastasian,A-Stefansson,H/Luzern WchT/1993/1-0 (53)) 14.d5 Nf6 15.Ng5 hxg5 16.hxg5 Ng4 17.f4 Bc5 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Qc3+ e5 20.Be2 Bd6 21.f5 Rg8 22.Bxg4 Kf8 23.Qf3 c6 24.f6 Akopian,V-Granda Zuniga,J/Groningen PCA (03)/1993/0.5 (40)) 13...Nf8 14.Rh3! ><g7 14...exd5 15.Rg3 g6 16.h5! dxe4 17.Bc4+/- Qf5 18.Ne5 Rxd1+ 19.Qxd1 Ne6 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Bxe6 Bg5+ 22.Rxg5! Qxg5+ 23.Kb1 fxe6 24.Qd7+- Lputian,S-Hjartarson,J/Biel izt (13)/1993/1-0 (26); 11...c5 Ftacnik 12.Bb5 (12.dxc5 Qc7 13.cxb6 Nxb6 14.Kb1 Rac8 15.Rc1 Qd7 16.Ne5 Qe8 17.Qe2 Bf6 18.Qe3 Qa4 19.f4 Bxe4+ 20.Bd3 Bxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Nd5 22.Bd2 Nxf4 23.Bxf4 Qxf4 24.Nd7 Dinstuhl,V-Almasi,Z/Budapest Elekes (03)/1993/0-1 (41)) 12...Qc7 (12...a6 13.Bxd7 Qxd7 14.dxc5 Qc7 15.Ne5 Bxc5 16.Rd7 Qc8 17.Qd3 Bc6 18.Nxc6 Qxc6 19.Qg3 e5 20.Qxe5 Qh6+ 21.Kb1 Qg6 22.f3 Qxg2 23.Rhd1 a5 24.h4 Lputian,S-Anastasian,A/URS-OT56 Blagoveshchensk/1988/1-0 (50)) 13.d5 exd5 14.exd5 Rfd8 15.Rhe1 Nf8 16.Qe4 Ng6 17.h4 Bf8 18.g3 a6 19.Ba4 b5 20.Bc2 Qe7 21.Qg4 Qd7 22.Bf5 Qd6 23.h5 Ne7 24.Re6 Piket,J-Polugaevsky,L (4)/Aruba m/1994/1-0 (44)] 12.h4! [12.Bd3 b5 /\ a5<=> (12...h6 Dautov 13.h4 b5 14.g4 a5 15.Bd2 Qb6 16.g5 h5~~ ; 12...b5 13.d5! cxd5 14.exd5 Bxd5 15.Bxh7+ Kh8 16.Rxd5! exd5 17.Qf5 Bd6 (17...Nf6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Qh5 Kg7 20.Nd4 Rh8 21.Nf5+ Kf8 22.Re1 Rc8+ 23.Kb1 Rc7 24.Qh6+ Ke8 25.Qg7+- ) 18.Qh3 Bf4+ 19.Kb1 Nf6 20.Bf5+ Bh6 21.g4+- ) ] 12...b5 13.Rh3 [13.e5!? /\ Ng5; 13.Ng5?! Dautov 13...h6 14.e5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Bxg5+ 16.Kb1 g6-+ ; 13.Kb1!? Dautov 13...a5 14.d5 cxd5 15.Bxb5 Nf6~~ ] 13...a5 14.d5 cxd5 [14...b4? Dautov 15.dxe6 fxe6 16.Bc4+- ; 14...exd5? Dautov 15.exd5 b4 (15...cxd5 16.Bxb5+/- ) 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Ne5! bxc3 18.Nxc6 cxb2+ 19.Kb1 Qe8 20.Re3+- ] 15.Bxb5 Nf6 [15...Rc8! /\16.Ng5 (16.exd5 Bxd5 17.Ng5 (17.Bxd7 Qxd7 18.Ng5 f5-/+ /\Bf6) 17...Nf6=/+ ) 16...Bxg5+ (16...Nf6 17.e5+- ) 17.hxg5 Qxg5+ 18.Kb1 Nf6 (18...Nf6 Dautov 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Bxf6 Rxc2 21.Bxg5 Rxf2 22.g4+- ) ] 16.Ng5! Qb6[] [16...h6? Dautov 17.e5! (17.exd5 Bxd5 18.Bxf6 Rc8 19.Bc3 hxg5 20.hxg5 Bxg5+ 21.Kb1 f5~~ ) 17...hxg5 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.hxg5 Bxg5+ 20.Kb1 f5 (20...Bh6 21.Rxh6! gxh6 22.Rd3-> ) 21.Qe2 Qb6 22.Rdh1-> ] 17.exd5 [17.e5 Ftacnik 17...Ne4 18.Nxe4 (18.Bd3 Nxg5 19.hxg5 Bxg5+ 20.Kb1 h6=/+ ) 18...Qxb5 (18...dxe4 19.Bd7 (19.Ba4 Rfd8<=> ) 19...Bd5|^ ) 19.Nd6 Qc6 20.Nxb7 Qxb7=/+ ] 17...Rac8! [17...Qxb5 Ftacnik 18.Bxf6 Rfc8 19.Bc3 g6 20.dxe6 Bxg5+ 21.hxg5 Qxg5+ 22.Kb1+/- ; 17...Rfc8 Ftacnik 18.Bd7 Bxd5 19.Bxc8 Rxc8 ] 18.Bd7 Bxd5!© [18...Rc7? Ftacnik 19.dxe6+/- ] 19.Bxc8 Rxc8 20.Rxd5 [20.Qd3 Dautov 20...h6 21.Nf3 Ne4-/+ ; 20.Re1 Ftacnik 20...Bb3 21.Qd2 Nd5|^ ] 20...exd5 [20...Nxd5?? Ftacnik 21.Qxh7+ ] 21.Qf5 [21.Rd3 Ftacnik 21...h6 22.Nf3 Ne4-/+ ] 21...Qa6 22.Kd2?! [22.Kb1 Qf1+ 23.Ka2 Qc4+= (23...Qc4+ Dautov 24.Kb1 d4! (24...g6 Ftacnik 25.Qd3 h6=/+ ) 25.Bxd4 Rd8 26.Nf3 (26.Bc3? Rd1+ 27.Kc2 Qe2+ 28.Kb3 a4+ 29.Kxa4 Qc4+ 30.b4 Rd6-+ ) 26...Rxd4 27.Nxd4 Qxd4=/+ ) ; 22.Qd3 Dautov 22...Qxd3 23.Rxd3 h6 24.Nf3 Ne4 25.Kc2 Bf6=/+ ] 22...g6 23.Qe5 [23.Qd3 Ftacnik 23...Qb6 24.Bd4 Qc7-/+ ] 23...Re8 24.Re3? [24.Qd4 Bd8! (24...h6? 25.Re3!+/- ; 24...Qf1 Dautov 25.Re3! Qxf2+ 26.Kc1© ) 25.Re3 Rxe3 26.Qxe3 h6~~ ; 24.Qc7 Ftacnik 24...Qf1 25.Rf3 Ne4+-/+ ; 24.Qd4 Ftacnik /\ Re3+/=] 24...d4!=/+ 25.Bxd4 [25.Qxd4? Rd8 26.Rxe7 Rxd4+ 27.Bxd4 Qd6-+ ] 25...Bb4+ 26.axb4 Rxe5 27.Rxe5 [27.Bxe5 Ftacnik 27...Ng4-+ ] 27...Qc4 [27...axb4 Ftacnik 28.Nf3-/+ ] 28.Nf3 Qxb4+ 29.Kd3 [29.Bc3 Ftacnik 29...Ne4+ 30.Kd3 Nxc3-+ ] 29...a4 30.Nd2 [30.Bc3 Ftacnik 30...Qb6-/+ ] 30...Qb7! ><Nf6,e8 31.f3 [31.Ne4 Dautov 31...Qa6+ 32.Kd2 Nxe4+ 33.Rxe4 f5-/+ ; 31.g3!? Dautov] 31...Qa8 32.Nc4 Nd5 33.Nd6 [33.g3 Ftacnik 33...Nb4+ 34.Ke2 Nc6 35.Re4 f5-+ ] 33...Nf4+ 34.Kd2 Ne6 35.Bc3 Qd8 36.Rd5 Qxh4 37.Ne4 Kf8 38.Bb4+? [38.Bf6 ] 38...Kg7 [38...Ke8 Ftacnik 39.Nd6+ Kf8 40.Ne4+ ; 38...Kg8 Ftacnik 39.Bc3 f5 40.Nf6+<=> ] 39.Rd7 [39.Bc3+! Ftacnik 39...Kh6 40.Kc2 f5 41.Bd2+ Kg7 42.Bc3+ Kf8 43.Nf6 Qh1 44.Rd2-/+ ] 39...g5!-+ 40.Bc3+ Kg6 41.Ke3 h5 42.Ra7 Qh2 43.Kf2 [43.Rxa4? Ftacnik 43...Qg1+ 44.Nf2 Qc1+ 45.Bd2 Qc5+-+ ] 43...Qb8! 44.Ra6 [44.Rxa4 f5! (44...Qb6+ Dautov 45.Kg3 (45.Ke1 Ftacnik 45...Qg1+-+ ) 45...Qg1-+ ) 45.Nd2 Qb6+! ] 44...Qc8! 45.Ra5 [45.Rxa4 Ftacnik 45...f5 46.Nd2 Qc5+ 47.Kf1 Qb5+ 48.Rc4 Nc5 49.Kg1 Nd3-+ ] 45...h4?? [45...Qc6! ; 45...Qc7! Dautov] 46.Nf6?? [46.Rf5! Qc7 47.Rf6+ Kh7=/+ ] 46...a3!-+ 47.Rxa3 Qc5+ 48.Kf1 Qb5+ 49.Kg1 Qe2 50.Ng4 Nf4 51.Nf2 h3 52.Ra8 [52.gxh3 Ftacnik 52...Qxf3 53.Kf1 Qg2+ 54.Ke1 Qg1+-+ ] 52...h2+! [52...hxg2 53.Ra1 Qxf3-+ ] 53.Kxh2 Qxf2 0-1

(14) Anand,Viswanathan (2720) - Kamsky,Gata (2695) [C92]
Candidates FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar (5), 1994
[Anand]

1.e4 Ftacnik Hansen,LB 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Bc2 g6 13.d5 Nb8 14.b3 c6 15.c4 a5 [15...Qc7 Hansen,LB 16.Nf1 Nbd7 17.Be3 Nc5 18.Ng3 a5~~ Magem Badals,J-Karpov,A/Dos Hermanas/1993/; 15...Bh6!? Hansen,LB 16.a4 b4 17.dxc6 Nxc6 18.Nf1 Bxc1 19.Rxc1 Qe7 20.Qd2 a5 21.Ne3 Nb8= Hazai] 16.dxc6 [16.Nh2 Hansen,LB 16...Nbd7 17.Nhf1 Nc5 18.Ne3 Bg7 19.Bb2 b4 20.a4 Nh5 21.g3 Bc8 22.h4 Bh3 1/2-1/2/Georgiev,Kr/Ibragimov,I/Hania op/1993/; 16.Nf1 Hansen,LB 16...Nbd7 17.Bg5 Be7 18.Be3 Qc7 19.Rc1 Rec8 20.Bd3+/= Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/SU-ch/1983/] 16...Bxc6 17.cxb5 Bxb5 18.Nc4 Na6 19.Bg5 Nb4 20.Ne3!? [20.Bb1 Hansen,LB 20...Bxc4 21.bxc4 h6 22.Be3 Qc7 23.a3 Na6 24.Nd2 Nc5= Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,A/Linares/1991,and Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,A/Amsterdam/1991! (24...Nc5 Ftacnik 25.Bc2 Reb8 26.Rb1 Qc6 27.Rxb8 (27.Qf3 Bg7 28.Rec1 Nfd7 29.Qd1 Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,An/Amsterdam/1991/) 27...Rxb8 28.Qa1 Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,An/Linares/1991/) ] 20...Be7 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.a3 [22.Bb1? Hansen,LB 22...d5! 23.a3 (23.exd5? e4 24.Nd4 Qb6-+ ; 23.Nxd5 Nxd5 24.exd5 e4 25.Bxe4 (25.Nd4? Qxd5-+ ) 25...Bxa1 26.Qxa1 f5-/+ ) 23...d4-/+ ] 22...Nxc2 23.Qxc2 Bg7 [23...Re7!? Hansen,LB 24.Rad1 Rd7 25.Nd5 Bg7 26.a4 Ba6 27.Nd2 Rc8 28.Nc4 Rc5= Magem Badals,J-Karpov,A/Madrid/1992/] 24.Rad1 [24.a4 Rc8 ] 24...Qb8 [24...Re7!? Hansen,LB] 25.a4 Rc8 26.Qb1 Ba6 27.Nd2 [27.Nd5 Ftacnik 27...Qb7 28.Nd2 f5!<=> ] 27...Rc3? [27...h5 ; 27...Bh6!? Hansen,LB 28.Ndc4! (28.Nd5 Qb7 ) 28...Bxe3 29.Nxe3 Rc3 30.Nd5 Rxb3 31.Qc1|^ X Kg8] 28.Nd5 [28.Qb2 Ftacnik 28...Rc5 ] 28...Bd3 29.Qa1 [29.Qb2 Ftacnik 29...Rc2 30.Qa3 Bh6|^ ] 29...Rc2 30.Re3!+/- [30.Ne3 Hansen,LB 30...Bh6! ] 30...Ba6 31.Rc3 Rxc3 32.Qxc3 Bh6 [>=32...Qb7 Hansen,LB 33.Nc4 Bxc4 34.Qxc4 Rb8+/- (34...Rb8 Ftacnik 35.Rd3+/= ) ] 33.Nc4 [33.Qxa5? Ftacnik 33...Be2-+ ] 33...Bxc4 34.Qxc4 [34.bxc4!? Hansen,LB] 34...Bg5 [34...Qb7!? Hansen,LB /\35.Nf6+ (35.Rd3 Bg5 ) 35...Kg7 36.Rxd6 Rc8 ] 35.Rd3? [35.Nc7! Ra7 36.Nb5 Rd7 (36...Ra6 37.Qd5 Be7 38.Rc1+- ) 37.Qc6+- ; 35.Rb1 Ftacnik 35...Qd8 36.b4 axb4 37.Qxb4 Ra5+/= ] 35...Qb7!+/= [35...Qc8? Ftacnik 36.Nb6 Qxc4 37.Nxc4 Be7 38.Rd5+/- ] 36.Rc3 Rb8 37.Qd3 Kg7 38.g3 [38.b4 axb4 39.Rc7 Qa8 40.Qf3 Rf8~~ ] 38...Bd8 39.Qf3 Qd7 [39...Rc8 Ftacnik 40.Rxc8 Qxc8 41.Kg2+/= ] 40.Kg2 h5 41.Rc4 Qb7 42.Rc3 [42.b4 axb4 43.Rxb4 Qxb4! (43...Qa8 Ftacnik 44.Rxb8 Qxb8 45.Qc3 Qb1 46.Qb4 Qd3 47.a5 f5<=> ) 44.Nxb4 Rxb4= ] 42...Qd7 43.Qe2 Bb6 44.Qd2 [44.Nxb6 Ftacnik 44...Rxb6= ] 44...Bd8! [44...Bc5 45.Qg5! Qd8 46.Ne7!-> Kf8? 47.Nxg6+ fxg6 48.Qxg6+- ] 45.Qc2 Qb7 46.Qd3 Bb6 47.Qf3 Bd8 48.g4 hxg4 49.hxg4 Rc8 50.Qe3 Rxc3 51.Qxc3 Qa6 52.Qc2 [52.b4 Ftacnik 52...axb4 53.Qxb4 Qe2 54.Kg3 Bh4+ 55.Kxh4 Qxf2+ 56.Kh3 Qf3+= ] 52...Qa7 53.Qd2 Qb7 54.Qd3 1/2-1/2

(15) Kamsky,Gata (2695) - Anand,Viswanathan (2720) [B35]
Candidates FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar (6), 1994
[Boensch,U]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 Qa5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bb3 d6 10.h3 Bd7 11.f4 Rac8 [11...Qh5 12.Qxh5 (12.Nf3 b5 13.a3 a5 14.Qd3 a4 15.Bd5 e6 16.Bxc6 Bxc6 17.Nd4 Bb7 18.f5+/- Garcia,Gi-Zamora,J/New York op (04)/1994/1-0 (25); 12.Qd3 b5 13.a3!+/= -ECO) 12...Nxh5 13.Rad1 Rac8 14.Kh2 b6 15.g3 Na5 16.Nde2 Bc6= Peterson,E-Troyke,C/GER-chJ U20/1991/0-1 (23); 11...Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc6 13.Qd3 (13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5= ) 13...Rad8 14.Nd5 (14.Rad1 Nd7 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Kh1 Nc5~~ -ECO) 14...Nxd5 15.exd5 Bb5 16.c4 Bd7 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Rae1+/= Tiviakov,S-Delebarre,X/Paris-ch (4)/1991/1-0 (55)] 12.Qf3 [12.Nf3 Qh5 (12...Rcd8 13.Qe1 Bc8 14.Rd1 e6 15.Qh4 Qh5 16.g4 Qxh4 17.Nxh4+/= -ECO) 13.Qd3 b5 14.a3 b4 15.axb4 Nxb4 16.Qd2 Nc6 17.Bc4 Na5 18.Be2 Nc4 19.Bxc4 Rxc4 20.Rxa7+/- Garcia,G-Oblitas,C/Capablanca mem-B (11)/1992/1-0 (38)] 12...Qh5 13.Nxc6!N [13.Qf2 b5 14.Ndxb5 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Qxb5= ; 13.Rad1 Na5 14.g4 Nxg4~~ ] 13...Bxc6 14.g4!+/= [14.Bxa7 Qxf3 15.gxf3 Nh5© ] 14...Qa5 15.Rad1 b5 16.g5 Nd7 17.f5 Bxc3 [17...Ne5? 18.Qf2+/- ] 18.bxc3 Ne5 [18...Qxc3?? 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Bxf7++- ] 19.Qf4 Nc4 20.Bd4 e5? [20...Qc7+/= ] 21.fxe6 fxe6 22.Bf6!+/- Qc7 23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.Rxd6 Bxe4 25.Rxe6 Qxf4 26.Rxf4 Bf5? [26...Bxc2+/- ] 27.Ra6+- Rf7 28.h4 Bxc2 29.Rd4 Bf5 30.a4 Rb7 31.Kf2 Re8 32.Kf3 Kf7 33.Rc6 Bd3 34.a5 Re6 35.a6! Rbe7 [35...Rxc6 36.axb7 Rb6 37.Rd7+ Ke6 38.Rxh7 /\ Bd4-a7 38...Kf5 39.Re7+- ] 36.Rxe6 Rxe6 37.Rd7+ Ke8 38.Rd8+ Kf7 39.Rd7+ Ke8 40.Rxa7 Be4+ [40...h5 41.Re7++- ] 41.Ke3 Bb7+ 42.Kd4 Bxa6 43.Kd5 Rb6 44.Kc5 Re6 45.Rxh7 [45.Rxh7 Re4 (45...Kf8 46.Rh8+ Kf7 47.Ra8(.) Bb7 48.Ra7 Rc6+ 49.Kb5 Rc7 50.Kb6+- ) 46.h5 gxh5 47.g6 Rg4 48.Re7+ Kf8 49.g7+ Kg8 50.Re8+ Kf7 51.Rf8+ Ke6 52.Bd4+- ] 1-0

(16) Anand,Viswanathan (2715) - Kamsky,Gata (2695) [C78]
Candidates FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar (7), 1994
[Ftacnik]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.d3 Bc5 8.a4 0-0 [8...d6 9.Nc3 b4 10.Nd5 Na5 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.Ba2 Bc8 13.Bg5 Qg6 14.Be3 Bg4 15.Bxc5 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 dxc5 17.Qe3 Qd6 18.f4 0-0 19.fxe5 Qxe5 20.Rab1 Rae8 21.Rf3 c4 22.dxc4 c5 23.Qf2 g6 24.Rf1 Re7 25.Rf6~~ Adams,M-Lin Weiguo/Adelaide-WchJ (6)/1988/0-1 (66)] 9.Bg5 [9.Nc3 b4 10.Nd5 Na5 11.Bg5 Nxb3 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.cxb3 Bxd5 14.exd5 Kh8 15.d4 Bd6 16.Re1 Rg8 17.dxe5 fxe5 18.Nxe5 Qf6 19.Qd4 Rg7 20.Nf3 Qxd4 21.Nxd4 Rg5 22.Rad1 Rxd5 23.Nc2 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rd8 25.Kf1= Brodskij,M-Sivokho,S/St.Petersburg op/1993/0.5 (70)] 9...h6 10.Bh4 g5 [10...b4 11.Nbd2 d6 12.Nc4 Qd7 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Ne3 Kh7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.c3 bxc3 17.bxc3 Nb8 18.Nh4 Rg8 19.Qh5 Nd7 20.Qxf7+ Rg7 21.Qe6 c6 22.Ne3 Nf8 23.Qf5+ Kh8 24.Qh5 d5 25.Nef5+- Sznapik,A-Cao,S/Manila olm/1992/1-0 (41)] 11.Bg3 [11.Nxg5 hxg5 12.Bxg5 Be7-/+ ] 11...d6 12.Nc3 [12.axb5 axb5 13.Rxa8 Bxa8 14.Nc3 b4 15.Nd5 Na5 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.Ba2 b3 18.Bxb3 Nxb3 19.cxb3 Qe6 20.h4 f5~~ ] 12...b4 13.Nd5 Na5! 14.Nxf6+ [14.Ba2 b3 ] 14...Qxf6 15.Ba2 [15.Bd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Qg6 17.c3 bxc3 18.bxc3 f5 19.d4 exd4 20.cxd4 Bb6 21.h3 Qf7-/+ ] 15...b3! 16.Bxb3 [16.cxb3 Nc6 xBa2] 16...Nxb3 17.cxb3 Qe6! [17...h5 18.Rc1 Bb6 19.h4 g4 20.Nd2~~ /\ Nc4] 18.Rc1 f5 19.exf5 [19.Bxe5? fxe4 20.dxe4 Rxf3 21.Qxf3 Qxe5-+ ] 19...Qd5!! [19...Rxf5 20.Nd2 ] 20.d4 [20.b4 Bxb4 21.Rxc7 Rxf5 22.d4 e4 23.Ne1 e3 24.Qh5 Rf6 25.fxe3 Bxe1 26.Rxb7 Rxf1+ 27.Kxf1 Qxb7-/+ ] 20...Bxd4 [20...exd4 21.b4 Bxb4 22.Qxd4 Bc5 23.Qxd5+ Bxd5 24.b4 Bxb4 25.Rxc7~~ ] 21.Rxc7 Rf7 [21...Rxf5 22.Rxb7!? Qxb7 23.Nxd4 exd4 24.Qxd4© ] 22.Qc2 [22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23.Nxg5+ (23.Ne1?? Bxf2+ ) 23...hxg5 24.Qh5+ Kf8 25.Qh8+ Ke7 26.Qg7+ Ke8 27.Qh8+ Kd7 28.Qg7+ Kc8-+ ] 22...Rxc7 23.Qxc7 Rf8 [23...Rc8 24.Qe7 ] 24.Qc2 [24.Qd7 Bxb2 25.Qe6+ Qxe6 26.fxe6 Re8-/+ ] 24...Bc5 25.Re1 [25.Rd1 Qe4 26.Qc4+ Qxc4 27.bxc4 Bxf3 (27...Rxf5 28.Ne1 h5 29.Nd3 Ba7 30.h4=/+ ) 28.gxf3 Rb8 29.Rb1 Rb3-/+ ] 25...Bb4 [25...e4 26.Rd1 Qxf5 27.Nd4 ] 26.Rd1 [26.Re2 Rc8 27.Qb1 Qxb3-/+ ] 26...Qe4 27.Qxe4 [27.Qc4+ Kg7 (27...Qxc4 28.bxc4 Rxf5 29.Ne1=/+ ) ] 27...Bxe4 28.Ne1 [28.Nd2 Bxf5-/+ ] 28...Bxf5 29.f3?! [29.Nd3 Bxd3 30.Rxd3 Rc8 31.h4 Rc2 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Kh2 Rxb2 34.Kh3 Kf7 35.Kg4 Kg6 36.Rf3 Rd2 37.Rf8 Rd4+ 38.Kh3 a5-/+ ] 29...Rc8 30.h4 [30.Nd3 Bxd3 31.Rxd3 Rc1+ 32.Kf2 Bc5+ 33.Ke2 Rg1-/+ ] 30...Be6 31.Nd3 [31.Rd3 Rc1 32.Kf1 Bf5 33.Rd5 Bc2-/+ ] 31...Bxb3 32.Ra1 [32.Rc1 Rxc1+ 33.Nxc1 Bc5+ 34.Kf1 Bxa4-+ ] 32...Bd2 33.hxg5 hxg5 34.Ra3 Bc2 35.Be1 [35.Kf2 Bxd3 36.Rxd3 Rc2 37.Kg1 Bb4 38.b3 Kf7-/+ ] 35...Be3+ 36.Bf2 Bd2 37.Be1 Bxe1 38.Nxe1 Bf5-/+ 39.Rb3 [39.b4 Rc1 40.Kf2 Rb1 41.Nd3 Kf7-/+ ] 39...Kf7 40.Rb6 Ke6 41.a5 [41.Rxa6 Rb8 42.g4 Bg6 43.Kf2 Rxb2+ 44.Ke3 Ra2-/+ ] 41...Rc1 42.Kf2 Rb1 43.g4 Bg6 44.Ng2 [44.Ke2 Be8 45.Kd2 Bb5-/+ ] 44...Bd3 45.Ne3 Bb5 46.Nf5 Rxb2+ 47.Ke1 [47.Ke3?? Re2# ] 47...Kd5 [47...Re2+ 48.Kd1 Rf2 49.Rxd6+ Kf7 50.Rd5 Rxf3 51.Rxe5=/+ ] 48.Rxd6+ [48.Nxd6 Kd4 49.Nxb5+ axb5 50.a6 (50.Kd1!= ) 50...Ke3 51.Kd1 Kxf3 52.a7 Ra2 53.Rxb5 Rxa7 54.Rxe5 Kxg4 55.Ke2 Rf7 56.Rd5 Kh4-+ ] 48...Kc5 49.Rg6 [49.Re6 Re2+ 50.Kd1 Bd3 51.Re7 Kb4 52.Nd4 Ra2 53.Nc6+ Kc3 54.Ke1 e4 55.fxe4 Re2+ 56.Kf1 Rxe4+ 57.Kf2 Rxg4-/+ ] 49...Re2+ 50.Kd1 Rf2 51.Rxg5 Rxf3 52.Rg8 [52.Nh4 Rd3+ 53.Kc2 Kd4-/+ ; 52.Rg7! e4 53.Re7= ] 52...e4 53.Kd2 [53.Rc8+ Kb4 54.Kd2 Rd3+ 55.Ke1 e3-+ ] 53...Rd3+ 54.Ke1 e3 55.Rc8+ Kb4 56.Rc2 [56.g5 e2 57.Rc1 Rf3 58.Rb1+ Kxa5-+ ] 56...Rb3 57.Rc1 Rb2 58.Nd4 [58.Nxe3 Re2+-+ ] 58...Rg2 59.Nc6+ [59.Nxb5 Rg1+ 60.Ke2 Rxc1-+ ] 59...Kb3 60.Nd4+ Kb4 [60...Kb2 61.Nxb5 Kxc1 62.Nc7 ] 61.Nc6+ Ka4 62.Ra1+ Kb3 63.Nd4+ [63.Rb1+ Kc4 64.Ne5+ Kc5 65.Nf3 Rf2-+ ] 63...Kc4 64.Nxb5 Rg1+ 65.Ke2 Rxa1 66.Nc7 Rxa5 67.Kxe3 Ra1 [67...Ra1 68.g5 a5 69.Kf2 Rd1 70.Ne6 a4 71.g6 Rd7-+ ] 0-1

(17) Kamsky,Gata (2695) - Anand,Viswanathan (2720) [C42]
Candidates FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar (8), 1994
[Ftacnik]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 Be6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Rc1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 c6 14.Ne5 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Nd5 16.Qf3 [16.Qb3?! f6! 17.Nf3 b5 18.Be2 Kh8 19.Bd2 Nb6?! 20.Rfe1 Qd7 21.c4 bxc4 22.Bxc4 Nxc4 23.Qxc4 Rfc8 24.Nh4 Bf8= Georgiev,Ki-Ivanchuk,V/Debrecen/1992/0.5 (36); 16.Re1? Ba3 17.Qf3 Bxc1 18.Bxc1 Be6 19.Bd3 Qa5 20.Bd2 Qxa2 21.Bg5 Qa5 22.Qh5 f5 23.Bd2 Rae8 24.h3 Qd8 25.Rb1-/+ Timman,J-Bareev,E/Linares (10)/1993/0-1 (52)] 16...Be6 17.Rfe1 [17.Bd3 Bd6 18.Bd2 Qh4! 19.Rfe1 Nf6 20.a4 Ng4! 21.Bf4 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Bd5 23.Qf5 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 g6 25.Qd7|^ Huebner,R-Timman,J/Sarajevo (m/4)/1991/0.5 (61); 17.Bd2 Bg5 18.Bxg5 Khalifman,A-Christiansen,L/BL 9192/1992/0.5 (18)] 17...Nxe3 18.Qxe3 [18.Bxe6? fxe6 19.Qxe3 Bg5 20.Qh3 Bxc1 21.Qxe6+ Kh8 22.Rxc1 Qf6-/+ ; 18.fxe3 Bxc4 19.Nxc4 Qd5 20.Qxd5 cxd5= ] 18...Bxc4 19.Nxc4 Bf6 20.Rb1 b6 [20...Qd5 21.Ne5 ] 21.Qf3 Rc8 22.Ne3 [22.Rbd1 g6 23.d5 cxd5 24.Rxd5 Qc7 ] 22...g6 23.d5 Bg5! [23...cxd5 24.Nxd5 Kg7 25.Red1 Rc6 26.Nxb6 ] 24.dxc6 Bxe3 25.Rxe3 Qd6 26.Rd1 Qxc6 27.Qxc6 Rxc6 28.Rd7 Rfc8 29.Ree7 [29.Rxa7 Rxc3= ] 29...Rxc3 30.h3 Rf8 31.Rxa7 Rc1+ 32.Kh2 Rc6 33.Reb7 Rf6 1/2-1/2

(18) Anand,Viswanathan (2715) - Kamsky,Gata (2710) [C92]
PCA-Wch Candidates final Las Palmas (1), 1995
[Anand]

1.e4 Ftacnik Yusupov 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4 h6 13.Bc2 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 g6 16.Ra3 Bg7 17.e5! [17.Rae3 Ftacnik 17...c5 18.d5 Nd7 19.b3 (19.h4 c4 20.h5 Nc5 21.hxg6 fxg6 22.Nf1 Ncd3 23.Bxd3 Nxd3 24.Rxd3~~ Sulskis,S-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS OctGM (01)/1994/1-0 (62); 19.Nf1 Nb6 20.axb5 axb5 21.h4 Nc4 22.Rb3 Ra1 23.Bd2 Nxb2 24.Qe2-/+ Ernst,T-Razuvaev,Y/Reykjavik op (7)/1990/0-1 (35)) 19...Nb6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Nf1 Na2 22.Bd2 b4 23.Qc2 Nc3 24.Bxc3-/+ Gruenfeld,Y-Ivanov,A/Chicago/1994/0-1 (54); 17.Nh2 Ftacnik 17...c5 18.d5 c4 (18...Nd7 19.Ndf3 (19.Ndf1 bxa4 20.Ng4 Kh7 21.Rxa4 Qe7 22.Nfe3 Nb6 23.Ra3 a5 24.Qf3-> Arakhamia,K-Kakhiani,K/Tbilisi/1991/1-0 (43)) 19...Nb6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Ng4 Kh7 22.h4 Bc8 23.Nfh2 Bxg4 24.Nxg4-> Khalifman,A-Gavrilov,A/St.Petersburg op (03)/1994/1-0 (34)) 19.Ndf1?! (19.Rg3!?~~ ) 19...Nd3! 20.Bxd3 b4 21.Ra1 cxd3~~ Nunn,J-Razuvaev,Y/Dortmund/1991/1-0 (49)] 17...dxe5 [17...Nfd5 18.Ne4|^ (18.Qb3 Ftacnik 18...c5 19.dxc5 dxc5 (19...bxa4 20.Rxa4 dxc5 21.e6|^ ) 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxa8 Qxa8 22.Ne4 (22.e6?! c4 23.Qd1 Rxe6 24.Rxe6 fxe6 25.Bxg6 Nf4-/+ ) 22...c4 23.Qd1 Rd8 24.Qe2~~ ) ] 18.dxe5 Nh5 [18...Nfd5 19.Ne4+/- ; 18...Nh7 19.Qb3 c5 20.Bxg6 Bd5 21.Bxh7++/- ] 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qb3 [20.Qe2!? Bc6 (20...Nf4 21.Qxb5 Rxa3 22.bxa3 Nbd3 23.Bxd3 Nxd3 24.Qxb7 Nxe1 25.Nxe1 Rxe5 26.Nef3+/- ) 21.Ne4 Nd5~~ ] 20...c5 [20...Bf8 ; 20...Qe7 21.e6! (21.Bxg6 Bd5 ) 21...Nf4 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.exf7++- ; 20...Nd5 Ftacnik 21.Qxb5+/- ] 21.Ne4 [21.Bxg6 Bd5 (21...c4? Ftacnik 22.Rxa8 Bxa8 23.Qxb4 fxg6 24.Qxb5+/- ) 22.Rxa8 Qxa8 23.Be4 Bxb3 24.Bxa8 Rxa8 (24...Nd3 Ftacnik 25.Bc6 Re6 26.Rf1 Rxc6 27.Nxb3 Nxe5 ) 25.Nxb3 Nd3 26.Rf1 c4 27.Nbd4 b4© ; 21.Rxa8 Ftacnik 21...Qxa8 22.e6?! Bd5 23.exf7+ Kxf7-/+ ] 21...Bxe5 [21...Bf8!? /\22.g4 c4 ; 21...Qe7 Ftacnik 22.Nd6+/= ; 21...Bd5 Ftacnik 22.Rxa8 Qxa8 23.Qe3+/- ] 22.Nxc5! [22.Nxe5 Rxe5 23.Qc3 Qd5 (23...Bxe4 24.Bxe4 Rxa3 25.Qxe5 (25.bxa3 Qe7 26.Bb2 Nc6 ) 25...Nd3 26.Rd1 ) 24.g4 f5 25.gxh5 fxe4~~ ; 22.Rxa8 Ftacnik 22...Bxa8 (22...Qxa8? 23.Nxe5 Rxe5 24.Nf6+ Nxf6 25.Rxe5 Qa1 (25...Bd5 26.Qc3 Qa1 27.Re1+/- ) 26.Rxc5 Na6 27.Bxg6+- ) 23.Nxc5 Bxf3 24.Qxb4 Bc6 25.Bxh6 Bxb2!? 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8 27.Qxb2 Qd1+ 28.Kh2 Qd6+ 29.g3 Qxc5+/= ] 22...Bxf3 23.Qxf3 Rc8 [23...Rxa3 24.bxa3 Bh2+ 25.Kf1 Rxe1+ 26.Kxe1 Nd5 (26...Qd4 Ftacnik 27.Ne4-> ) 27.Kf1+/- ] 24.Ne4! [24.Ra7 Nf6 25.Ne4 Nc6 ] 24...Kg7 [24...Rxc1? 25.Rxc1 Bxb2 26.Ra7+- ; 24...f5 Ftacnik 25.Qb3+ Rc4 26.Bd2! (26.Nd2 Bh2+ 27.Kf1 Rxe1+ 28.Kxe1 Qe7+ 29.Kd1 Nf4 30.Ra8+ Kh7 31.Qe3 Qd7~~ ) 26...fxe4 27.Bxb4+/- ] 25.Rd1 Qe7 [25...Qc7 Ftacnik 26.Bd2+/= (26.Be3!? ) ] 26.Be3 Red8 [26...Rc7 27.Nc3!? ; 26...Bxb2 Ftacnik 27.Ra7 Rc7 (27...Qe6 28.Nd6+/- ) 28.Bc5!+/= ] 27.Ra7 Qe6 [27...Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Qe6 (28...Rd8 29.Qf3 (29.Qb3 Qe6 ) 29...Qe6 30.Nc5 Qf6 31.Qxf6+ Kxf6 32.Rd7+/- ; 28...Rc7 Ftacnik 29.Bc5! ) 29.Qd2!+/- ; 27...Rc7 Ftacnik 28.Bc5! ] 28.Nc5 [28.Rxd8! Rxd8 29.g4 (29.Nc5!? ) 29...Nf6 (29...Nf4 30.Bxf4 (30.Nc5 Qd5 ) 30...Bxf4 31.Qxf4 Rd1+ 32.Kg2 Nd5 (32...Rxb1 33.Nd6! Qd5+ 34.f3 (34.Qf3 Rg1+ ) 34...Rxb2+ 35.Kg3+- Nd3 36.Ne8++- (36.Rxf7+ Kg8 37.Rf8+ Kh7 38.Rh8+! Kxh8 39.Qxh6+ Kg8 40.Qxg6+ Kf8 41.Qe8+ Kg7 42.Nf5++- ) ) 33.Qf3 Rxb1 34.Nc5 ) 30.g5 Nxe4 31.gxh6+ Kg8 32.Bxe4 f5 33.Ra8 Rxa8 34.Bxa8 Bxb2? 35.Bd2+- ] 28...Rxd1+ [28...Qf6 Ftacnik 29.Qxf6+ Kxf6 30.Rdd7+/- ] 29.Qxd1 Qd5?! [29...Qd6 30.Qf3 Rc7 ] 30.Qg4!+/- /\Qg6 30...Rc7 [30...Rxc5?? Ftacnik 31.Qxg6+ Kf8 32.Bxc5++- ] 31.Rxc7 Bxc7 32.g3 [32.Bd4+ Kf8 (32...Kg8 33.Bxg6! (33.Qc8+ Qd8 ) 33...fxg6 34.Qxg6+ Kf8 35.Ne6+ Ke7 36.Nxc7! Qxd4 37.Qe8+ Kf6 38.Qh8+ Ng7 39.Qxg7+! Kxg7 40.Ne6+ Kf6 41.Nxd4+- ; 32...Kh7 33.Be4! Qd6 34.Qd7!+/- Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Qh1+ 36.Ke2 Nf4+ 37.Kd2+- ; 32...Nf6 33.Bxg6 fxg6 (33...Be5 34.Bxe5 Qxe5 35.Qxb4+/- ) 34.Ne6+ Kf7 35.Nxc7 Nxg4 (35...Qc6 Ftacnik 36.Qg3+/- ) 36.Nxd5 Nxd5 37.hxg4+/- ) 33.Bxg6! (33.Qd7 Qxd7 34.Nxd7+ Ke7 ) 33...fxg6 34.Ne6++/- ; 32.Bxg6!? Ftacnik 32...fxg6 (32...Nf6 Ftacnik 33.Be4+? Nxg4 34.Bxd5 Nxe3 ) 33.Ne6+ Kh7 34.Nxc7+/- ] 32...Qc4 (+) [32...Qc4 Yusupov 33.Bd4+ (33.Qxc4+/- ; 33.Qd7! Ftacnik 33...Be5 34.b3 Qc3 35.Bxg6! Kxg6 36.Qg4+ Kh7 37.Qxh5 Bg7 38.Qxf7+- ) 33...Nf6 (33...Kh7 34.Bxg6+ fxg6 35.Qd7+ Kg8 36.Qe8+ Kh7 37.Qh8# ; 33...f6 34.Qxg6+ Kf8 35.Qxh5+- ) 34.Bxg6! (34.Qd7? Qxc5! ) 34...Be5 (34...fxg6 35.Qd7+ Qf7 36.Ne6+ Kg8 37.Qxf7+ Kxf7 38.Nxc7+- ) 35.Bxe5 Qxg4 36.hxg4 Kxg6 37.f3+/- ] 0-1

(19) Kamsky,Gata (2710) - Anand,Viswanathan (2715) [D85]
PCA-Wch Candidates final Las Palmas (2), 1995
[Anand]

1.d4 Ftacnik 1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Na5 16.Rb4 [16.Bc5 Ftacnik 16...Bf6 17.e5 Bxe5 18.h3 Rfd8!? (18...Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Rfe8 20.d6 Qc4 21.d7 Qxc5 22.dxe8Q+ Rxe8 23.Qa4 Nc6 24.Rxb7+/= Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1990/1-0 (62)) 19.hxg4 Rxd5 20.Bd4! Bxd4 21.Nxd4 Rad8! 22.Qc2! Qxc2 23.Nxc2 Rd2 24.Rfd1~~ Strelbin-Nadanian,A/USSR/1991/] 16...Bxf3 [16...b6 Ftacnik 17.e5! Bxf3?! 18.Bxf3 Rac8 19.d6! exd6 20.exd6! Nc4 21.Bf4!+/- Lautier,J-Anand,V/Linares/1994/1-0 (34)] 17.Bxf3 Nc4 18.Bd4 Nd2 19.Rb2 Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Qa6 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Qc3+ Kg8 23.Qc7 Qd6!N [23...Rfe8 24.Rxb7 Qd3 25.Qe5 a5?? 26.Rxe7+- Vaisser-Anand/Paris/1994; 23...e6!? Ftacnik 24.Rxb7 (24.d6 Rac8 25.Qe7 Rce8 26.Qxb7 Qxd6 27.Qxa7= ) 24...exd5 25.exd5 Qd3 26.d6 Rac8= ] 24.Rxb7 [24.Qxd6 Ftacnik 24...exd6 25.Rxb7 a5<=> ] 24...Qxc7 25.Rxc7 a5 26.Ra1 [26.Rxe7 Rfb8! (26...a4 Ftacnik 27.Rc7 a3 28.Rcc1 (28.Rc2? a2 29.Ra1 Rfb8 30.Rcc1 ) 28...a2<=> ) ] 26...Rfb8 27.h4 [27.Rxe7 a4 28.Rc7 (28.h4 a3 29.Ra2? Rb2 ) 28...a3 29.h4 (29.Rcc1 Ftacnik 29...a2<=> ) 29...a2 30.Rcc1 Rb2© ] 27...a4 28.Kh2 [28.Rxe7 a3 ] 28...Kf8 [28...a3! 29.Rc3 (29.Rxe7 a2 30.d6 Kf8 (30...Rb1 31.d7 Kf8 32.Rxa2! ) 31.Rc7 Rb1 32.Rxa2 Rxa2 33.Rc8+ Kg7 34.d7 Rd1 35.d8Q Rxd8 36.Rxd8 Rxf2= ) 29...a2 30.Rc2 Rb4= ] 29.Ra3 [29.Rc3 Ftacnik 29...Rb4 30.f3 f5!<=> ] 29...Rb3 30.Rxb3 [30.Ra2 Ftacnik 30...a3 ] 30...axb3 31.Rb7 Ra4= 32.f3 f5 33.exf5 Rxh4+! [33...gxf5 34.Kg3 Rd4 35.Rxb3 Rxd5 36.Rb6 ] 34.Kg3 Rh5 35.fxg6 [35.Rxb3 Ftacnik 35...Rxf5= ] 35...Rg5+ [35...Rxd5! 36.f4 Kg7 37.Rxe7+ Kxg6= ] 36.Kh4 [36.Kf4 Rxd5! (36...Rxg2?? 37.d6 exd6 38.Kf5+- ) ] 36...Rxd5 [36...Rxg2?? 37.d6 (37.Rxb3 Ftacnik 37...Rxg6= ) 37...exd6 38.Kh5 Rh2+ 39.Kg4+- ] 37.g4 [37.Rxb3 Ftacnik 37...Rg5 38.g4 Rxg6= ] 37...Rg5 38.f4 [38.Rb6 Ftacnik 38...b2 39.Rxb2 Rxg6 ] 38...Rxg6 39.f5 Rd6 40.Rxb3 Kf7 [40...e6 Ftacnik 41.f6 Kf7 42.Kh5 e5 43.Rb7+ Kxf6 44.Kxh6 e4 45.g5+ Kf5+= ] 41.Kh5 Ra6 42.Re3 Rd6 43.Re6 Rxe6 44.fxe6+ Kg7 [44...Kxe6 Ftacnik 45.Kxh6 (45.Kg6 Kd7 46.Kxh6 e5 47.g5 e4= ) 45...Kf7 ] 45.g5 1/2-1/2