Andrei Volokitin vs Smbat Lputian (2004)

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Andrei Volokitin vs Smbat Lputian
Calvia Olympiad (2004), Calvia ESP, rd 9, Oct-24
French Defense: Winawer. Retreat Variation Armenian Line (C18) · 1-0

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Jun-28-05		iron maiden: Reminds me of the Tal-Botvinnik matches.

Jun-28-05		aw1988: Good point. White being Tal, black being Botvinnik. Opening the same as then too.

Aug-31-11		Domdaniel: Actually, the theory of this variation (Swiss, Armenian, or Swarm) has advanced a long way since the 1950s. Werner Hug and Rafi Vaganian were two of its main proponents, and it was taken up by Khalifman and other leading GMs around the turn of the century. This is one of the strongest lines for White against the Swarm (Swiss-Armenian Retreat variation 5...Ba5) - amounting almost to a refutation, according to some. Hugely popular around 2001, the variation has rarely been played by strong GMs since 2004. One idea for black is to snap off the a-pawn with 11...Qxa5 rather than ...Qc7. This wastes valuable tempi, as the Queen usually returns to c7 anyway -- but it's worth it to avoid the hassle of a5-a6 and axb7, as in this game. Against 11...Qxa5, though, White can get a dangerous initiative with moves like Rb1 and Ng5, and the h-pawn always threatens to advance.

Aug-31-11		MaxxLange: Bologan points out that a position similar to the Poisoned Pawn Winawer is reached, but White hasn't had to play Ne2. So, he can hold e5 with Nf3, which is good for him, in that it avoids the weakening f4, and it also lets White develop with Bf4.

Feb-23-24		plang: Volokitin would have expected 5..Ba5 as Lputian (and Vaganian) is the foremost expert on the variation. Volokitin had spent three and a half hours the night before preparing the line with Karjakin. 11..Qxa5 12 Ng5!..Nxe5 13 f4..f6 14 fxe..fxg 15 Qh5+ would have been very strong for White. Played in the 9th round; in the previous round Grischuk had played 13 Bd3 against Vaganian but had not gained any advantage with the game ending in a short draw. Volokitin's 13 a6! seems much stronger not allowing Black to regain the pawn without a fight. Volokitin had already played a blitz game against Vaganian where he had played 15 Bg3 losing after 15..Nf5; he felt his 15 Qd3 was clearly stronger. Volokitin thought that 15,,d4 might be worth looking at if a French Defense enthusiast was looking to salvage the variation. Volokitin was familiar with a 1998 correspondence game won by White where 19..Re4+ had been played; 19..Nxe5 was new but just leads to a poor endgame for Black. At this point White had a 70 minute advantage on the cloch due to his superior preparation. 26..Rxg3 27 Rxe5 (27 fxe looks promising too) would also have led to a big advantage for White. 28..Bc6 29 Re7+..Kb6 30 Rxd8..Bxb7 31 Bxb7..g2 32 Rd6+..Kc5 33 Rc6+..Kb5 34 Re3 with a mating net (34..Rg6 35 Rb3+..Kc4 36 Rxg6..fxg 37 Bc6+..Ka5 38 Rb5+..Ka4 39 Kc3!..d4+ 40 Kb2..g1(Q) 41 Rc5#).

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