TWIC THEORY

Tuesday 26th April, 2005

SICILIAN O’KELLY
VARIATION
(Photo – John Henderson)

Andrew Martin is an International Master, and National Coach. Currently professional coach
and author. Recent books include: King's Indian Battle Plans, The Essential Centre-Counter,
Starting Out - The Sicilian Dragon. Recent DVDs for ChessBase include: The ABC of the Ruy
Lopez, The ABC of the King's Indian, Winning Tips. Andrew is 47 Years old, married with 4
children and lives in Sandhurst, England.

Although named after Belgian Grandmaster Alberic O'Kelly de Galway,

2...a6 was initially adopted into high-level chess by Savielly Tartakower in
his matches versus Reti (1919) and Spielmann (1921). In turn, Tartakower
might have been inspired by the concepts of Louis Paulsen, after whom a
similar variation of the Sicilian takes its name.

How should we describe 2...a6; a constructive waiting move perhaps?

Black commits to nothing and takes away the square b5. Furthermore he
dissuades White from the freeing break d2-d4,as we shall see.

2...a6 leads to 'suppressed dynamic play' according to O'Kelly himself.

I always assumed that White was able to get the advantage against 2...a6
with either 3 c4! or 3 c3! and left it at that. To render 2...a6 useless in the
general scheme of things. Well, that may be true, but in the year 2005, after
looking at the opening a bit more closely, I think the O'Kelly deserves to
live, if only occasionally ...
Poulsen,Christian - O'Kelly de Galway,Alberic [B28]
Dubrovnik ol (Men) Dubrovnik (9), 08.1950

The weirdest thing was that O'Kelly didn't play his own defense that often. He re-introduced the
defense into master tournaments after World War Two, but not against anyone particularly strong.

He would later develop and extend his theories in the ground-breaking 'Sicilian Flank Game'.

Let's take a look at perhaps O'Kelly's finest minutes using 2...a6.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4

Back then the standard of play was appreciably lower than it is today. They just pushed out 3 d4
hoping for the best.

3...cxd4 4.Nxd4

Whilst researching this article I came across the interesting

4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qe3

an idea developed by Correspondance Grandmaster Zagorovsky. White intends to play c4 and

set up the usual bind. Meanwhile he monitors the g1–a7 diagonal.

Looking over a couple of lines I judge this to be the only way that White will ever revive 3 d4 as a
winning weapon. It is not clear to me that Black is completely equal after 5...e6 (5...d6 6.c4 Nf6
7.Nc3 Bg4 8.Be2 Rc8 is maybe a better try, with ...g6 to follow.) 6.c4 d6 (6...b6 7.Nc3 Bc5 8.Qg5!
Qxg5 9.Bxg5+/=) 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Be2+/= Bd7 9.0–0 Be7 10.b3 0–0 11.Bb2 Qb8 12.h3 Re8 13.Rfd1
b6 14.Rd2 d5? (14...h6 15.Rad1 d5 16.e5! d4 17.Nxd4 Nxe5 18.Nf3 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 Bc5
20.Qe2+/- Zagorovsky-Boey 8th World Corres Ch 1975-80) 15.cxd5 Bc5 16.Qg5 exd5 17.Nxd5
Bxf2+ 18.Kf1+- Zagorovsky

Something of an aside, which cannot however be dismissed.

4...Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6!

Already taking advantage of the unprotected White knight and equalizing as a result.

If the knight on d4 retreats, then ... d5!, hence Nxc6 is forced.

6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.0–0 e5

Black gains by playing ...e7-e5 in one move.

8.c4 Bc5

He also gets to develop his bishop actively. Why play it to e7 when you don't have to?

9.Nc3 d6 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.Bg5 0–0 12.Kh1

As a prelude to f4?

12...h6!

No! O'Kelly is right on the ball.

13.Bh4 g5!

This position represents total success for the opening scheme. Black has grabbed the initiative,
with White's bishop on d3 looking particularly sorry. White is on the back foot without having
played any really bad move. One cannot ask more than that.

14.Bg3 h5

The initiative must be pressed home.

15.h4?

Marking White out as not especially strong.

A modern player would go 15.f3 as a matter of course, and then if Black trades on f2, at least
White can play against d6: 15...h4 16.Bf2 Bxf2 17.Rxf2 Be6! (17...Nh5 18.Rd2 Qc7 19.Bf1+/-)
18.Rd2 (18.Qd2 Nh5) 18...Qa5 unclear
15...Ng4! 16.Qd2 gxh4 17.Bh2 Qf6 18.Nd1 h3!

One must learn to be vigorous if one is going to play the Sicilian with ...e7-e5 (at any stage). The
d6 pawn is a permanent headache and one must compensate with active countermeasures.

19.f4 hxg2+ 20.Qxg2 exf4 21.Rxf4 Qh4 22.Be2 f5 23.Bxg4 fxg4 24.Qg3

24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Nc3 Bd4! leaves White woefully passive.

24...Qxg3 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Bxg3 Be6 27.b4 Rxb4 0–1

Matulovic,Milan - Taimanov,Mark E [B28]

URS-JUG Soviet Union (2), 1965

Mark Taimanov also embraced the O'Kelly with success. Here's one of his older see-saw
stuggles just to get you further in the mood.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 e6

We'll see the up to date version with 5...Nf6 later, but for now let us note that 5...e6 is playable.

6.Be2 Nf6 7.0–0 cxd4 8.cxd4 Be7 9.Nc3 Qd6

...a7-a6 has good and bad points in this position. Black's b6 square is severely weakened, but in
return he gets the option of ...b7-b5. There's also the key point that 2 Nf3 players might not be
familiar with 2 c3 positions and thus in a way, Black is tricking White in the move order.

10.Bg5 Nbd7

Rather a novel development of the Knight over ...Nb8-c6. Of course, it's not bad.

11.Bd3 b5 12.Ne4 Qd5

A move that 10...Nbd7 permitted. White can take on f6 as many times as he likes but he doesn't
damage Black's pawn structure.

13.Re1 Bb7

Black's position is somewhat more active than in the normal 2 c3 d5 lines. I like his possibilities
on the long diagonal and Taimanov is acutely aware of this feature.

14.a4 b4 15.Rc1 Rc8

15...0–0 16.Rc7 Bd8 (16...Rac8 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Bc4 Rxc7 19.Bxd5 Bxd5 20.Qd3 a5 21.Ne5+/-)
17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Bc4 obliges Black to sacrifice his Queen, and I am not sure he is getting full
compensation after 18...Bxc7 (18...Qxf3 19.gxf3 Bxc7 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qb3! a5 22.d5) 19.Bxd5
Nxd5

It won't be easy to break the blockade but 20.Bd2 is a patient start and only White can win from
here.

16.Rxc8+ Bxc8 17.Qc2 0–0

I don't know whether this was an intentional sacrifice but it certainly confuses the hell out of
Matulovic. I played Matulovic only once (and in his later years) but even then I could see that he
had an addiction to time trouble. Maybe Taimanov saw this as the best practical chance.

Alternatives are surprisingly difficult for Black:

17...Bb7 18.Qc7 Qc6 19.Rc1 Qxc7 20.Rxc7 Bxe4 21.Rc8+ Bd8 22.Bxe4 0–0 23.Bd3 a5 24.b3 h6
25.Bf4 must be a touch better for White although Black is solid.

17...Qa8 is the ' legitimate' way to defend, when after 18.Ne5 Bb7 19.Qc7 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Nd5
21.Nd6+ Bxd6 22.Qxd6 h6 23.Bd2
White is just much better.

18.Nxf6+ Nxf6 19.Bxh7+ Nxh7 20.Bxe7 Re8 21.Bxb4 Bb7 22.Re3

22.Qc5! seems right and Black will toil...

22...Ng5 23.Bc3 Rc8 (compensation) 24.Ne1 Ne4 25.f3 Nd6 26.Re5 Qc4

All's well so far. White's next is a surprise.

27.g4?! (time trouble)

OK, it won't be easy to destroy Black's blockade after, say,

27.Qd1 Nf5 28.a5 Bd5 29.Nc2 Qb3 but this has to be better than weakening the diagonal in such
a horrible manner.

27...Bd5 28.Kf2 f5 29.h3 Nf7 30.Re2 Qc7! 31.gxf5

31.Kg2 fxg4 32.hxg4 Qf4 33.Qg6 Ng5 isn't what you want to see when you are short of time.

31...Qh2+ 32.Ke3 Qxh3 33.Rh2 Qg3 34.fxe6 Nh6 35.Rg2??

35.Re2 leads to a cute drawing mechanism: 35...Qg5+ 36.Kf2 Ng4+ 37.fxg4 Qh4+ 38.Ke3 Qg5+

35...Ng4+ 36.Kd3 Bc4+ 37.Ke4 Nf6+ 38.Kf5 g6+ 39.Kxf6 Rf8+ 0–1

I am beginning to form an opinion about the O'Kelly and this before we even look at a single
modern game.
1) It's opportunistic
2) It's provocative
3) It should be used primarily as a surprise weapon and NOT something regular.
4) White can be angled away from his normal Open Sicilian piece play into unfamiliar positions.
Bilic,I (2108) - Goric,E (2385) [B28]
11th Metalis Open Bizovac CRO (5), 28.02.2004

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4

Those who play the O'Kelly on a regular basis will know that this is exactly what Black is hoping
for. White makes a premature commitment and Black is able to strike in the centre.

3...cxd4 4.Nxd4?! e5!

Or 4...Nf6 first. Perhaps the text is even more accurate so that after 5 Nf5, Black has 5...d5!
immediately.

5.Nf3 Nf6

Black can develop quickly and has all the advantages of a quick ...e7-e5 with none of the
drawbacks. Upon 6 Nc3 Bb4! is immediately available, after which Black can look forward to
...d7-d5 in the very near future.

6.Bg5

6.Nxe5?? Qa5+ 7.Bd2 Qxe5 Bogen,F-Thaly,T Reims 2004and countless other games, is most
definitely NOT recommended.

6.Nc3 Bb4=/+

6.Bc4 would be most testing if White blunders into this position by accident, when I recommend
6...Qc7 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.Ng5 Bb4+! 10.c3 (10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 0–0=) 10...0–0 11.0–0
Bc5
Nothing wrong here.

6...Qb6! 7.Bxf6 gxf6!?

To be quite honest I think that 7...Qxf6 8.Nc3 Bb4 is simpler, with easy equality, but Goric is in
'Open Tournament Patzer Bashing ' mode.

8.b3 Qb4+?!N

8...Bc5! looks better: 9.Qe2 (9.Qd2 d5 10.exd5 e4 11.Qe2 f5 12.Nfd2 Qf6 13.c3 0–0 14.Qc4 Nd7
15.b4 b5 16.Qb3 Bb6 17.Na3 Bb7 18.Nc2 Ne5 19.c4 bxc4 20.Nxc4 Bxd5 21.Qg3+ Ng6 22.Nxb6
Qxb6 23.Be2 Rac8 24.Rc1 Qf6 25.0–0 Qb2 26.h4 Rxc2 27.Rxc2 Qxc2 28.Bd1 Qd3 29.Qg5 Bc4
30.Re1 Qc3 31.Re3 Qc1 0–1 Krejci,J-Eidelson,R/Czechia 1997) 9...Nc6 10.c3 a5 (10...d6 11.b4
Nxb4 12.cxb4 Bd4 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Qd2 Qxa1 15.Bd3 Rg8 16.f3 Qd4 17.g4 Be6 18.Ke2 Rc8
19.Rd1 Ke7 20.a3 h5 21.h3 hxg4 22.fxg4 Rh8 23.g5 Rxh3 24.gxf6+ 0–1 Cedeno,A-
Arias,L/Managua 2001) 11.Nbd2 d6 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Rd1 Be6 14.Ne3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 a4 16.c4
Qa5+ 17.Qd2 axb3 18.Qxa5 Rxa5 19.axb3 Ke7 20.Be2 Rg8 21.g3 Ra3 22.Rb1 Na5=/+ Keim,P-
Juritsch,H/Finkenstein 1997

Thoroughly unencouraging for White.

9.Nfd2 Nc6 10.c3 Qa5 11.Bc4

11.Nc4 Qc7 12.Ne3 Ne7 13.Bc4 is a better way to do it, and as far as I can see, White holds the
advantage, whether it is merited or not.

11...Ne7 12.0–0

12.b4 Qc7 13.Qb3+/-

12...b5 13.Bd5

Having failed to take his chances so far, it was unlikely that White would have spotted 13.a4!!
putting the heat on. I shall be brief with the rest of the notes, because the critical moment of the
opening has passed.

13...Nxd5 14.exd5 d6 15.f4 h5

15...f5! would be thematic, intending to open up prospects for the dark-squared Bishop.

16.fxe5?

Horrible.

He should play 16.f5 and plonk a Knight on e4. No way would White lose then. Opening up the
position for Black's Bishops is suicidal.

16...fxe5 17.Ne4 f5 18.Nf6+ Kd8 19.Nxh5 Qb6+ 20.Kh1 Qe3! 21.g4

21.Rf3 Qg5 22.Ng3 e4–+

21...fxg4 22.Ng3 Ra7! 23.Qd2 Bh6 24.Rf2 Qxg3 0–1

Not a great game by any stretch of the imagination, but fairly typical of the scrappy play that often
arises after 3 d4?! cxd4 4 Nxd4

Black gets a superior version of the Lowenthal or Pelikan (Sveshnikov) variations.

As pointed out, 4 Qxd4 is White's best shot.

Perez Garcia,R (2145) - Khamrakulov,I (2452) [B28]

X Open Coria del Rio ESP (3), 13.02.2004

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3

The logic behind 3 c3 is impeccable. White plays a normal c3 Sicilian position where ...a7-a6 is a
luxury Black can ill-afford.

3...d5

This is how Michael Franklin plays it and has done so for many, many years. Following in
Taimanov's footsteps.
Do you know Franklin? A very talented British FIDE Master, now a veteran, with an
unquestionable love for chess. He is very much at home in the unchartered waters of 2...a6 and
has notched up many fine scalps using this opening.

4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Be2

In a similar vein: 6.Be3 cxd4 7.cxd4 g6 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Ne5 Bg7 10.Bc4 0–0 11.0–0 Nbd7 12.Qb3
e6 (12...Nxe5 13.dxe5 Ng4 14.Bb6+/-) 13.Rfd1 Qc7 14.Bf4 Nh5! 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.Be3 b5
17.Be2 Nf6 18.Bf3 Bb7 By no means forced, but Black seems to have clawed his way to equality.

6.h3 cxd4 7.cxd4 g6 8.Nc3 Qd8 This doesn't seem too frightening either.

6...cxd4 7.cxd4 g6!?

Black retreats his queen to d8 and begins play against the isolated queen's pawn. Of course the
system gains a little when White can't play Bf1–c4 in one go, so ...g7-g6 would be particularly
appropriate against 6 Be2.

Lines with ...e7-e6 were giving the line a bad reputation, so the change was absolutely
necessary.

8.Nc3 Qd8 9.0–0 Bg7 10.Qb3

10.Ne5 0–0 11.Be3 was seen in another Khamralukov game. Black's play was instructive:
11...Ne8! 12.Qd3 Nd6 13.Bf3 Nd7 14.Nc4 Nf5 15.Rad1 Rb8 16.Qd2 Nxe3 17.Nxe3 b5 18.Ned5
Re8 19.Ne4 Nf8 20.Nc5 Ne6 21.g3? (21.Qe3=) 21...a5 22.Qc3 Nxd4 23.Qe3 e5 24.Rfe1 Bf5-/+
Castillo Gallego,S-Khamrakulov,I/Seville 2004

10...0–0 11.Rd1 Ne8

He begins his favourite manoeuvre. On d6 the Knight controls a lot of squares.

11...Nbd7 preparing ...Qb6, is worth consideration. 12.Be3 Qb6 13.Qc2 (13.Qxb6 Nxb6 14.d5
Nbd7 15.Rac1 b5 unclear) 13...Qd6 14.Ng5 Nb6 15.d5 Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.f3 Nc4 18.Bd4
Biro,A-Ritter,G/Budapest 2003 when 18...Bf5
is satisfactory for Black.

12.Bf4 Nd6 13.Rac1 Nc6 14.d5 Na5 15.Qb4 b5 16.a4

16.Ne5 Bb7 17.a4 looks more testing.

16...bxa4 17.Nxa4

After 17.Qxa4 Bd7 18.Qa2 Bb5 19.Re1 Nac4

the computer programs like White but I think the position is suitably messy and that Black can
obviously play on for the win here.

17...Bd7 18.Rc5

18.Nb6 Rb8 19.Be3 Nf5 20.Bc5 Nb7 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.Ba7 Ra8 23.Bb6 a5 24.Qg4 Rfc8 is pretty
complex. Once again though, Black is fighting.

18...Nab7 19.Rc6 Qe8

19...Bxc6 20.dxc6 Na5 21.Bxd6 exd6 22.Rxd6 may have seemed unappealing at the time. I see
nothing for White though, after 22...Qe7!

20.Rdc1 Nd8 21.Qb6 Bxc6

It had to go eventually.

22.dxc6 Rc8 23.Ne5 Bxe5 24.Bxe5 Rxc6 25.Rxc6 Qxc6 26.Qxc6 Nxc6 0–1

You get the picture: Black constructed an unfamiliar setting for the weaker player and then went
on to outplay him. This is most definitely an opening for the right opponent at the right time.

Haznedaroglu,Kivanc (2394) - Rowson,Jonathan (2577) [B28]

Calvia ol (Men) Mallorca (13.26), 28.10.2004

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4

A move first suggested by Hans Kmoch. In the style of the Maroczy Bind White 'grips' the Black
position, making it tough to effect a freeing pawn break.

However, Black has recently scored reasonably well against 3 c4, utilising a little-known idea of
Austrian Grandmaster Robatsch.

3...d6!? 4.d4 Bg4!?

This is it. Black is playing positionally to control d4.

5.dxc5

Tempting, but doesn't seem to lead anywhere after Rowson's accurate reply.
5.d5 keeps the tension and as such, could be seen to be superior. However, in another recent
high-level clash, Black's position proved quite OK: 5...g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 Nd7 8.Ng5 (I think 8.a4
is more testing: 8...Ngf6 9.Nc3 0–0 10.Bg5 Rb8 11.Nd2 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 Ne8 and now 13.f4 looks
better for White to me, although messy.) 8...Bxe2 9.Qxe2 h6 10.Nh3 Qb6 A random adventure.
(Why not just 10...Ngf6 ) 11.a4 Bd4 12.a5 Qd8 13.Be3 e5 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Bxd4 cxd4 16.e5 No
expense spared, clearly. (16.f4‚) 16...dxe5 17.f4 Qc7 18.Nd2 Ne7 19.fxe5 0–0–0 20.Nf4 Qxe5
21.Qxe5 Nxe5 22.Nxe6 Rd6 23.Nc5 Nf5 24.b3 Rc6 25.Nce4 Re8 26.c5 Kd7 27.Ra4 Rce6 28.Nd6
Nxd6 29.Rxd4 Nc6 30.Rxd6+ Rxd6 31.cxd6 Nxa5 32.b4 ½–½ Kveinys,A-Kurajica,B/Mallorca
20045 d5 is no reason to give up the O'Kelly.

5...Bxf3 6.Qxf3 dxc5 7.Be3

7.Qb3!? is quite interesting but I guess Black gets into d4 just in time: 7...Qd7 8.Be3 e6 9.Nc3
Nc6

7.e5 is a wild one. I find it highly unlikely that such a move can succeed. 7...Nc6 8.e6

' Le point' 8...fxe6 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qxc5 Nd4

'Le point' ...numero deux. 11.Na3 Qd6 12.Qxd6 exd6 Eh bien, c'est rien! 13.Bd3 Ne7 14.Bf4 Rd8
15.0–0–0 Bg7 Black's coordination is good enough for an equal game. 16.Nc2 Rf8 17.g3 d5
(17...Nec6 18.Rhe1 Nxc2 19.Bxc2 Nd4 20.Be4+/= was not as accurate.) 18.Rhe1 dxc4 19.Bxc4
Rc8 20.Nxd4 Rxc4+ 21.Nc2 g5 22.Be3 Nd5 (22...g4!=/+ 23.Kb1 Nf5 and Black is very active.)
23.Rxd5 exd5 24.Bc5+ Kd7 25.Bxf8 Bxf8 26.Rd1 Ke6 27.f3 Bd6 28.Rd3 'Je propose nulle
monsieur'!'I wish you'd speak bloody English like we all do 'ere in Israel. OK' ...½–½ Postny,E-
Golod,V/Ramat Aviv 2004

7...Nc6 8.Nc3 e6 9.Qd1

9.Qg3 seems more testing.

9...Nf6N 10.Be2 Nd7 11.0–0 g5!?

Rowson has developed into a very combative player who really believes in his ability.

A rather quieter life could have been achieved after 11...Qc7 12.f4 Rd8 13.Qe1 Nd4 with White
maybe a shade better.

So Black heads towards a much more difficult position where he has chances to outplay his
lower-rated opponent.

I think I'm now absolutely clear in my mind about how the O'Kelly might be used in these days of
the database.

Against players
Up to ELO 2000 - Can be used all the time
2000–2200 - Use with discretion, but not as a main line weapon and certainly not when the
opponent has time to prepare.
2200–2400 Use sparingly and ONLY if you have an ELO quite a bit higher than your opponent.
2400–2500 Should be an absolute surprise to the opponent.
2500+ Start praying now.

12.Qc1 Rg8 13.Rd1 Qf6

Black must keep a very firm grip on those dark squares to keep in this game. Ideally, he would
love to exchange the dark-squared Bishops.

14.Na4 Rd8 15.Qc3 Qe7 16.Qb3 Rb8 17.Rd2

17.Nb6 looks quite a bit stronger. The best that I can find now for Black is 17...Nde5 but 18.Rd2!
is much better timing from White's point of view.

17...Bg7 18.Qa3 Bd4!

Hey presto! Suddenly Black gets into the game!

19.Bxd4 Nxd4 20.Qh3 g4!

From nowhere, Black whips up an attack. Suddenly White has to do some hard thinking. He has
some unappetizing choices to wade through:

21.Qxh7

21.Bxg4 Qg5-/+

21.Qg3 h5 22.Rad1 h4 23.Qc7 g3

21.Qe3 Qg5 22.Qxg5 Rxg5=/+

21...Qg5

With ideas of ...Nf6 and ...Qxd2.

White thinks he has seen everything.

22.e5 Qxd2 23.Qxg8+ Ke7 24.Qxg4 Nxe2+–+

But no.

25.Kf1 Nc1 26.Nc3 Rh8 27.Ne4 Rxh2! 28.Kg1 Qh6

The curtain could have been drawn at this moment, but White obstinately goes on and on.

29.Ng3 Nd3 30.Qe4 N3xe5

30...Qh7 would have been quicker.

31.Rd1 Rh4 32.Rxd7+ Kxd7 33.Qxb7+ Ke8 34.Qb8+ Ke7 35.Qxe5 Qc1+ 36.Nf1 Rxc4 37.Qc7+
Kf6 38.g3 Qd1 39.Kg2 Qd5+ 40.Kg1 Kg7 41.b3 Rc1 42.Qf4 Qd1 43.Qg5+ Kf8 44.Kh2 Ke8
45.Qg8+ Ke7 46.Qc8 Qd5 47.Qxa6 Qh5+ 48.Kg2 Qd1 49.Qb5 c4 50.Qg5+ Kd6 51.Qd8+ Kc5
52.Qa5+ Kd4 53.Nh2 Qh1+ 54.Kh3 c3 55.Qb6+ Kd3 56.Qe3+ Kc2 57.b4 Re1 58.Qa7 Qd5
59.Qa4+ Kb2 60.b5 Re4 0–1
Those of you wishing to follow up on the O'Kelly variation should make
every effort to purchase a book by W. John Lutes on this very subject. It
was published by Chess Enterprises in 1993 and is probably quite rare but I
don't think you can do without it.

Coverage in all the modern texts including ECO, NCO, MCO etc. is skimpy
at best.

To purchase: US & Canada

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I'll finish now by commending you to all the games from 2005 that I could
find, those not in the Megabase, so that you conclude entirely up to date.

I hope that you are enjoying the TWIC Theory experience.

Supplementary Games

Davis,L (2141) - Bonin,J (2343) [B43]

7th Foxwoods Open Connecticut USA (6), 26.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3 Bb4 7.Nde2 Nc6 8.Bg2 Nf6 9.0–0 h6
10.b3 Ne5 11.Bb2 h5 12.Qd4 Nc6 13.Qd2 h4 14.Qg5 hxg3 15.Qxg7 gxf2+ 16.Kxf2 Qb6+ 17.Ke1
Rg8 18.Qxf6 Rxg2 19.Qh8+ Bf8 20.Qf6 Rg7 21.Rd1 Rh7 22.Rd3 Be7 23.Qf4 d6 24.Rg1 Ne5
25.Rg8+ Bf8 26.Rdg3 Bd7 27.Qf6 Qd8 28.Qf2 Qh4 29.Qb6 Bc6 30.Nd5 Nf3+ 31.Kd1 exd5
32.exd5 Bxd5 33.Qxd6 Qe7 34.Qxe7+ Kxe7 35.Ba3+ Kd7 36.Bxf8 Rxh2 37.Bc5 Rxg8 38.Rxg8
Be4 39.Rg3 f5 40.a4 f4 41.Rg4 Kc6 42.Ba7 b6 43.Nxf4 Nd4 44.Rg3 Bxc2+ 45.Ke1 Nxb3 46.Ne6
Rh7 47.Rc3+ Kb7 48.Rxc2 Re7 49.Re2 Kxa7 50.Nd4 Rxe2+ 51.Nxe2 Kb7 52.Kd1 Kc6 53.Kc2
Nc5 54.Nc3 Kd6 55.Kb2 Ke5 56.Ka3 Kd4 57.Ne2+ Kc4 58.Nf4 Nd3 59.Ne6 Kc3 60.Nc7 Nb4
61.Ne6 Nc2+ 62.Ka2 Kb4 63.Nc7 Kxa4 64.Kb2 Nb4 65.Ne6 Kb5 66.Kb3 a5 67.Nd4+ Kc5
68.Ne6+ Kd5 69.Nc7+ Kc6 70.Ne6 b5 71.Nd4+ Kb6 72.Ne6 Nc6 73.Ka3 a4 74.Nf4 Ka5 75.Nd5
b4+ 76.Kb2 Nd4 77.Nf4 a3+ 78.Ka2 Ka4 79.Nd3 b3+ 80.Kb1 Kb5 0–1

Mascarell Canet,R (2122) - Paunovic,D (2518) [B28]

XXVIII Open San Sebastian ESP (2), 20.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nb3 Bb4 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 d5
10.exd5 e4 11.Be2 Nxd5 12.c4 Nc3 13.Qe1 Nxe2+ 14.Qxe2 Re8 15.Bf4 Nc6 16.Rad1 Qf6
17.Bg3 Bf5 18.Rd6 Qb2 19.Qd2 Rac8 20.h3 Qxa2 21.Re1 Qa4 22.c5 Qb4 23.Qe3 a5 24.Rd5
Be6 25.Rd2 a4 26.Nd4 Qxc5 27.Nxc6 Qxc6 28.Rb1 b5 29.Rb4 Bc4 30.Rb1 Qc5 31.Bd6 Qxe3
32.fxe3 Red8 33.Rbd1 f6 34.h4 h5 35.Kf2 Kf7 36.Bb4 Rxd2+ 37.Rxd2 Ke6 38.Rd4 Kf5 39.g3 Be6
40.Rd2 g5 41.c3 Rg8 42.Rd6 gxh4 43.gxh4 Bc4 44.Rc6 Rg6 45.Be7 Kg4 46.Ra6 Kh3 47.Rc6
Rg2+ 48.Ke1 Re2+ 49.Kd1 Rxe3 50.Bxf6 a3 51.Ra6 a2 52.Ra3 Rf3 0–1
Gastanares Lopez,J (2158) - Paunovic,D (2518) [B28]
XXVIII Open San Sebastian ESP (6), 23.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 e6 4.d4 d5 5.e5 Bd7 6.a3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bb5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.b4 Bxd3 10.Qxd3
Nge7 11.0–0 Nf5 12.Nbd2 Be7 13.Nb3 0–0 14.Bb2 Rc8 15.Rac1 Na7 16.Rxc8 Nxc8 17.Nc5 Bxc5
18.dxc5 Na7 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Nc6 21.f4 Qh4 22.Qd2 Rc8 23.a4 Qe7 24.Rc1 Qd7 25.Rb1
Nxd4 26.Qxd4 Qxa4 27.Ra1 Qc2 28.h3 g6 29.Kh2 h5 30.Ra3 Rd8 31.Rd3 Re8 32.Rd2 Qa4
33.Rd1 a5 34.bxa5 Qxa5 35.g4 hxg4 36.hxg4 Rd8 37.Rc1 Qa2+ 38.Kg3 Ra8 39.Rc3 Ra4 40.Qf2
Qxf2+ 0–1

Guerra Bastida,D (2390) - Jakobsen,O (2387) [B22]

XXVIII Open San Sebastian ESP (9), 26.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 e6 4.d4 d5 5.exd5 exd5 6.g3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nf6 8.Bg2 Be7 9.0–0 0–0
10.Nd2 Nc6 11.N2f3 h6 12.h3 Re8 13.Re1 Bd6 14.Be3 Na5 15.Nd2 Nc6 16.Qc2 Bd7 17.Nxc6
bxc6 18.Bd4 Be6 19.b4 Nh7 20.h4 Qd7 21.Nb3 Bf5 22.Qd2 Bh3 23.Kh2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Nf8
25.Nc5 Bxc5 26.Bxc5 Ng6 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.Re1 Nxh4+ 29.gxh4 ½–½

Lazarevic,ZV (2162) - Nestorovic,De (2402) [B55]

Spring Open Belgrade SCG (2), 26.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Nd2 0–0 9.Qe2 Qb6
10.Nc4 Qc7 11.e5 dxe5 12.Nxe5 Nbd7 13.Nxf7 Rxf7 14.Nxe6 Qe5 15.Rfe1 Qxe2 16.Rxe2 Nd5
17.Rae1 N7b6 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Ng5 h6 20.Rxe7 Nxe7 21.Rxe7 hxg5 22.f3 Kf8 23.Rc7 Rb8
24.h3 Nd7 25.a4 Ke7 26.Be4 Kd6 27.Rc4 Nf6 28.Bd3 Be6 29.Rd4+ Kc7 30.Rb4 Rd8 31.Kf2 a5
32.Rb5 Rd5 33.Rb3 Rd4 34.Rc3+ Kb6 35.Ra3 Nd5 36.Rb3+ Nb4 37.Rc3 Nxd3+ 38.cxd3 Rxa4
39.Kg3 Ra2 40.Rc2 a4 41.Rd2 a3 0–1

Damjanovic,B (2097) - Simic,Ze (2200) [B28]

Spring Open Belgrade SCG (6), 30.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nb3 Bb4 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2 Nxc3
10.bxc3 Bd6 11.0–0 0–0 12.Be3 Qc7 13.h3 f5 14.f3 Be6 15.Qd2 Nd7 16.Rfd1 Be7 17.c4 Rfd8
18.Rab1 a5 19.Bg5 Nf6 20.Qe2 a4 21.Nd2 h6 22.Bh4 g5 23.Bg3 Bd6 24.Kh1 Nh5 25.Bh2 Re8
26.c5 Bxc5 27.Bxe5 Bd6 28.Bxd6 Qxd6 29.Qf2 Bxa2 30.Rb6 Qf8 31.Rxb7 Bd5 32.Bc4 Bxc4
33.Nxc4 Re7 34.Rxe7 Qxe7 35.Qd4 Nf6 36.Nb6 Rb8 37.Nxa4 Rb4 38.Qd8+ Qxd8 39.Rxd8+ Kf7
40.Ra8 Nd5 41.c3 Rb1+ 42.Kh2 Ne3 43.Ra7+ Kf8 44.g4 f4 45.Rh7 Ra1 46.Nc5 Rf1 47.Rxh6 Kg7
48.Rc6 Rf2+ 49.Kg1 Rf1+ ½–½

Marinkov,S (2037) - Vujacic,I (2172) [B28]

Spring Open Belgrade SCG (9), 02.04.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Bd2 Bg7 9.Bc3
Bxc3+ 10.Nxc3 e5 11.0–0–0+ Ke7 12.Rd2 Nf6 13.Be2 Be6 14.Rhd1 Rhd8 15.Rxd8 Rxd8
16.Rxd8 Kxd8 17.Kd2 Nd7 18.b4 a5 19.a3 f6 20.c5 Kc7 21.Nd1 axb4 22.axb4 b6 23.cxb6+ Nxb6
24.Ne3 Kd6 25.g3 c5 26.bxc5+ Kxc5 27.f3 Nc8 28.f4 Nd6 29.Bd3 h5 30.h4 Bc4 31.Nxc4 Nxc4+
32.Bxc4 Kxc4 33.Ke3 Kc5 34.Kd3 Kd6 35.Ke3 ½–½
Eisenbeiser,A (2312) - Casey,Gerry [B28]
ch-EU Cork IRL (1), 22.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 e5 7.Nf5 d5 8.cxd5 Bxf5 9.exf5 Nd4
10.Bg5 Qb6 11.Qa4+ Nd7 12.0–0–0 Rc8 13.Rd3 Qb4 14.Qxb4 Bxb4 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 Rxc3+
17.bxc3 Nxf5 18.Bd3 Nd6 19.Be3 0–0 20.Kd2 Rc8 21.Rb1 Nc5 22.c4 Nxd3 23.Kxd3 e4+ 24.Ke2
Nxc4 25.Rxb7 f6 26.Bb6 Nxb6 27.Rxb6 Rc2+ 28.Ke3 Rc3+ 29.Kxe4 Rxa3 30.Rb8+ Kf7 31.Rb7+
Kf8 32.d6 Ra5 33.Rb8+ Kf7 34.d7 f5+ 35.Kd4 Ra4+ 36.Kc5 1–0

Eisenbeiser,K (2064) - Casey,Gerry [B28]

ch-EU Cork IRL (3), 24.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 d6 4.d4 Nd7 5.Bd3 g6 6.0–0 Bg7 7.a4 b6 8.Re1 e5 9.dxc5 dxc5 10.Bc4
Ngf6 11.Qd6 Qe7 12.Qxe7+ Kxe7 13.Ng5 Rf8 14.Bd5 Rb8 15.f4 h6 16.Nf3 Ng8 17.Na3 Bb7
18.Nc4 f6 19.Bxb7 Rxb7 20.Nh4 Rd8 21.Nxg6+ Kf7 22.Nd6+ Kxg6 23.Nxb7 Rb8 24.Nd6 h5
25.Nf5 Nf8 26.Be3 Ne6 27.Nxg7 Kxg7 28.f5 Nd8 29.Red1 Nc6 30.Rd7+ Nge7 31.a5 bxa5
32.Bxc5 Kf8 33.Ra2 Ke8 34.Rd3 Kf7 35.Rh3 Rg8 36.Rxh5 Rg4 37.Ra4 Kg7 38.g3 Ng8 39.Kg2
Kf7 40.Rh7+ Ke8 41.h3 1–0

Lengyel,B (2313) - Ignacz,M (2187) [B41]

Spring Festival Budapest HUN (9), 26.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Be2 Be7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Be3 Nbd7
10.Qd2 Qc7 11.Rac1 Ne5 12.f3 b6 13.Rfd1 Bb7 14.a3 Rac8 15.b4 Qb8 16.Na4 Bd8 17.Kh1 Bc7
18.Bg5 Ned7 19.Bf1 d5 20.exd5 Bxh2 21.g4 Be5 22.Bg2 exd5 23.c5 Bxd4 24.Qxd4 Bc6 25.Bf4
bxc5 26.Nxc5 Qa8 27.Bd6 Rfe8 28.Re1 Nxc5 29.Bxc5 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Re8 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8
32.Qd2 Qe6 33.Bd4 Ne8 34.Qc3 Bb5 35.Be5 f6 36.Bg3 Bc4 37.Qd4 Qc6 38.Qa7 Bb5 39.f4 Qc4
40.Qa8 Bc6 41.Qc8 Kf7 42.Kh2 g6 43.f5 gxf5 44.gxf5 Kg7 45.Qe6 Kf8 46.Bf3 Qd3 47.Bh5 1–0

Vocaturo,D (2276) - Djuric,S (2470) [B28]

3rd Chiuso Hotel Petra Rome ITA (7), 18.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 e6 6.Be3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf6 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Bd3 Be7
10.0–0 Nc6 11.Rc1 Nb4 12.Bb1 0–0 13.Ne5 Bd7 14.Qf3 Nbd5 15.Bg5 Bc6 16.Qh3 g6 17.Rfe1
Nh5 18.Bh6 Ng7 19.Rcd1 Rc8 ½–½

Hammer,J (2273) - Kengis,E (2538) [B40]

Norwegian Open Oslo NOR (5), 23.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Qc7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.0–0 d6 8.h3 Be7 9.d3 Rb8 10.a4 0–0
11.Bg5 h6 12.Bf4 Nd7 13.Qd2 Nd4 14.Rab1 Ne5 15.Nxd4 cxd4 16.Ne2 Ng6 17.Bxh6 gxh6
18.Qxh6 Bf6 19.f4 Qe7 20.Qh5 Kg7 21.e5 dxe5 22.Be4 Rh8 23.Qg4 Bd7 24.fxe5 Bxe5 25.Rxf7+
Qxf7 26.Rf1 Bf6 27.Nf4 e5 28.Nh5+ Rxh5 29.Qxh5 Rh8 30.Qf3 Bxh3 31.Bxb7 Nh4 32.Qf2 Qg6
0–1
Brkic,A (2458) - Goric,E (2381) [A31]
Match Vinkovci CRO (3), 17.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 b6 6.Nc3 Bb7 7.Be3 e6 8.Be2 Nf6 9.f3 Be7 10.0–0
Nbd7 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.Rac1 Qc7 13.a3 Qb8 14.b4 0–0 15.Na4 Rfe8 16.Rc2 Bf8 17.Rb1 Ba8
18.Qc1 e5 19.Nb3 b5 20.cxb5 axb5 21.Nc3 d5 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.Nc5 Nf6 25.Qf1
Bc6 26.Rbc1 Nd5 27.Bf2 Nf4 28.Ne4 Bxe4 29.fxe4 Rxc2 30.Rxc2 Nxe2+ 31.Qxe2 Qa8 32.Rc3
Rd8 33.h3 Rc8 34.Rxc8 Qxc8 35.Qxb5 Qc1+ 36.Kh2 Qxa3 37.Bc5 Qc1 38.Qb8 Qf4+ 39.Kh1
Qc1+ 40.Bg1 f5 41.exf5 e4 42.b5 e3 43.Qe5 Qc5 44.Qe6+ 1–0

Brkic,A (2458) - Goric,E (2381) [B42]

Match Vinkovci CRO (5), 18.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 b6 6.Nc3 Bb7 7.Bd3 e6 8.0–0 Nf6 9.Qe2 Nbd7 10.f4
Qc7 11.Bd2 Be7 12.Kh1 Rc8 13.Rae1 0–0 14.Nf3 e5 15.b3 Nc5 16.Bb1 Nfd7 17.Nd5 Qd8
18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Qf2 exf4 20.Bxf4 Ne5 21.Qg3 Rce8 22.Nd4 Bc8 23.Bh6 f6 24.Bf4 Kh8 25.Nf5
Qc7 26.Rd1 Rd8 27.Bc1 Bb7 28.Rfe1 b5 29.cxb5 axb5 30.Bb2 Bc8 31.h3 Bxf5 32.exf5 b4
33.Rd4 Qb6 34.Red1 Rfe8 35.Qh4 h6 36.Rxb4 Qa5 37.Rbd4 Qa6 38.Qf2 Qc6 39.Rd5 Nf7
40.R5d4 d5 41.Ba3 Ne4 42.Bxe4 dxe4 43.Rxd8 Rxd8 44.Rxd8+ Nxd8 45.Qc5 Qd7 46.Qd6 Qc8
47.Bc5 Kh7 48.Qd5 Nc6 49.Qxe4 Ne5 50.Bg1 Qc1 51.Kh2 Nf7 52.Be3 Qe1 53.Qf4 Ng5 54.a4
Qb1 55.b4 Qb3 56.b5 Nf7 57.b6 Ne5 58.a5 Qb5 59.Bd2 Nd3 60.Qe4 Nc5 61.Qd5 Qe2 62.Qxc5
Qxd2 63.Qc7 Qxa5 64.Qb8 Qxf5 65.b7 h5 66.Qg3 h4 67.Qxh4+ Kg6 68.Qg3+ Kh7 69.b8Q 1–0

Martinez,Shawn - Shalumov,Oleg [B28]

US Amateur Team East Parsippany USA (1), 19.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nb3 Bb4 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2 Bxc3
10.bxc3 0–0 11.0–0 f5 12.c4 Nf6 13.Bb4 Re8 14.a4 Nc6 15.Bc3 e4 16.Be2 Qe7 17.Qd2 Be6
18.Qe3 Qf7 19.Nc5 Rad8 20.Rab1 Bc8 21.Rb3 Ne5 22.Qg3 Ng6 23.Bxf6 Qxf6 24.Qc7 Rd2
25.Bh5 Qe7 26.Qb6 Rd6 27.Qa5 Rc6 28.Nxb7 Bxb7 29.Qd5+ Kh8 30.Bxg6 Rxg6 31.Rxb7 Qg5
32.g3 e3 33.fxe3 Qxe3+ 34.Kg2 Rf6 35.Rb3 Qe7 36.Rbf3 g6 37.R1f2 Rd8 38.Qa5 Rc6 39.Re3
Qf6 40.Rfe2 Rxc4 41.Re6 Qd4 42.Qxa6 Qd5+ 43.Kh3 Qd4 44.Kg2 Qd5+ ½–½

Ravier,Osvaldo - Hobaica,J (2312) [B48]

IRT Eduardo Orosco Pinamar ARG (2), 09.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Qe2 e5
10.h3 Bd6 11.a3 0–0 12.0–0 b5 13.Na2 Bb7 14.c4 bxc4 15.Bxc4 Nxe4 16.Bb6 Qxb6 17.Qxe4
Rad8 18.Qe2 Kh8 19.Nc3 f5 20.Rad1 e4 21.Rd2 Bb8 22.Rfd1 Qc7 23.g3 Rxd2 24.Qxd2 Bc8
25.Ne2 Qe7 26.Nf4 g5 27.Ng2 Be5 28.a4 f4 29.g4 e3 30.Qd3 exf2+ 31.Kf1 c5 32.Qe2 f3 0–1

Pokorna,Reg (2374) - Pahor,A (2067) [B28]

Mediterranean Flower WGM Rijeka CRO (3), 07.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 d6 4.d4 Bg4 5.dxc5 Bxf3 6.gxf3 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Qxc5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5
10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Qa4 Rc8 12.b4 Qc6 13.b5 axb5 14.cxb5 Nc5 15.bxc6 Nxa4 16.cxb7 Rb8
17.Bb5+ 1–0
Perosevic,A (2186) - Arsovic,G (2414) [B41]
Sozina Open Bar SCG (5), 08.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 b6 8.Be3 Bb7 9.Qc2 d6 10.0–0
Be7 11.Rac1 Nbd7 12.Rfd1 Rc8 13.f3 Qb8 14.Qd2 h5 15.Qe1 h4 16.Bf2 g5 17.b3 Ba8 18.Bd3
Rg8 19.h3 Ne5 20.Bf1 Kf8 21.Qe3 Nfd7 22.Be2 Ng6 23.Bf1 Bf6 24.Qd2 Nge5 25.f4 gxf4 26.Qxf4
Ng6 27.Qe3 Be5 28.Qf3 Ke8 29.Be3 Bf6 30.Qf2 Nge5 31.Be2 Ke7 32.Nf3 Nxf3+ 33.Bxf3 Ne5
34.Bh5 Bg5 35.Rf1 Bxe3 36.Qxe3 Rg3 37.Qf4 Rg7 38.Qf6+ Kf8 39.Qxe6 1–0

Schneider,Dm (2475) - Nestorovic,De (2402) [B28]

Sozina Open Bar SCG (9), 12.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 e6 4.d4 d5 5.e5 Bd7 6.Nbd2 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc6 8.N2f3 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Ne7
10.Bd3 Nc6 11.Qg4 f5 12.Qg3 Qc7 13.h4 0–0–0 14.Bg5 Be7 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Nd4 Nc6 17.Nxc6
Bxc6 18.0–0 g5 19.hxg5 Rdg8 20.Be2 h6 21.g6 h5 22.Qg5 h4 23.Bf3 Qg7 24.Rfe1 Rh6 25.Qf6
Rxg6 26.Qxg7 R8xg7 27.Kh1 d4 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Rg1 dxc3 30.bxc3 Rd7 31.Rad1 Rd5 32.Rxd5
exd5 33.Rd1 Rg4 34.Rd4 Re4 35.f3 Rxe5 36.Rxh4 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Rc1 38.Rf4 Rxc3 39.Rxf5 d4
40.Kg3 d3 41.Kf2 Rc2+ 42.Ke3 Rxg2 43.Kxd3 Rxa2 44.Rf7 Rb2 45.Kd4 Kd8 ½–½

Tsanas,A (2289) - Shahtahtinsky,A (2327) [B28]

Acropolis GM Open Athens GRE (6), 11.03.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 b5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Bb7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 e6 10.0–
0 Be7 11.a4 bxa4 12.Rxa4 d5 13.exd6 Qxd6 14.Re1 Nc6 15.Be4 0–0 16.Ne5 Ra7 17.Bf4 Nxe5
18.Bxe5 Qd7 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Qd3 ½–½

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