Sergey Karjakin vs Teimour Radjabov (2008)

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Sergey Karjakin vs Teimour Radjabov
Baku Grand Prix (2008), Baku AZE, rd 11, May-03
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation Chelyabinsk Variation (B33) · 1/2-1/2

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May-03-08		whiteshark: From the tournament bulletin: The game Karjakin-Radjabov was an interesting theoretical duel; in an important line of the Sveshnikov, Karjakin played <21.Rad1> click for larger view and afterwards he said: "I thought it was new but apparently it had already been played before." Radjabov also didn't know the move; he thought for about 45 minutes and then played the inaccurate <21...a3>. Shipov prefers 21…Bc6!? with the idea 22.Qg3 0-0! 23.Qxe5 Bd6!. In the press room, Radjabov's second Igor Nataf showed the line 22.Nxe7 Qxe7 23.Qd5! which is unpleasant for Black. After Karjakin's continuation, the game almost by force led to a dull, totally drawn rook ending.

May-03-08		Augalv: Karjakin Sergey - Radjabov Teimour, Grand Prix Baku, 11th Round. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 Nxb4 15.Nxb4 Bd7 16.Bxa6 Qa5 17.Qxd6 Rb6 18.Qd3 Be7 19.Nd5 Rxb2 20.0-0 Qc5 ( diagram ) click for larger view Everything according to theory.Most common move here is 21.Rab1. 21.Rad1!? ( diagram ) click for larger view This move is not new, it took place in a correspodence game. 21..a3 Let's check other moves.21..Be6!? is interesting 22.Bb5+ ( 22.c4?! Bxd5 23.exd5 0-0 24.d6 Bf6 25.d7 Rd8 is a total mess ) Rxb5 23.Qxb5+ Qxb5 24.Nc7+ Kf8 25.Nb5 Bc4 26.Na7!? with some tiny edge for White.21..Bg4 22.Rb1 is going into already mentioned corr game which White won.22..Bc6!? is a untested move. 22.c4!? ( diagram ) click for larger view 22.Nf6+?! gxf6 23.Qxd7+ Kf8 goes nowhere for White.What I find interesting is 22.Nxe7 line.22..Qxe7 23.Qd5 Rb8 24.Rd2.Idea is to play Ra1-Rda2 and to conquer dangerous a3 pawn. 22..Bg4 Other moves you ask? Well choice is not so wide, 22..Bg5 and 22..Bd6.If 22..Bg5 23.Qc3! ( another good side of 22.c4!? becides taking control over b5 square, but not 23.Bb5? Bxb5 24.cxb5 0-0.Black is better ) f6 24.Ra1 and a3 will fall.24..Bh4! White answer with 25.Ne3 ( 25.g3 is a total mess ) and pawn goes off the board no matter what Black do. 22..Bd6!? 23.Qg3!? is unclear.Here 23.Nc3 Ke7 24.Nd5+ is a repetition while 23.Bb5? is a error again due to 23..Bxb5 24.cxb5 0-0. 23.Bb5+ Rxb5 Going into draw, 23..Kf8 is more fighting move.24.Nxe7 Kxe7 25.h5 Be6 26.Qg3 with some motives like Rd5 with exchange sacrifice, but still Black can with 25..Rxb5 enter in total equality like in the game. 24.cxb5 Bxd1 25.Rxd1 0-0 At last! 26.b6 Bd6 27.h4 h6 ( diagram ) click for larger view 28.Nf6+ gxf6 29.Qxd6 Qxd6 30.Rxd6 a2 White b-pawn for a Black a-pawn, fair trade right? 31.Rd1 Rb8 32.Ra1 Rxb6 33.Rxa2 Rb4 34.f3 Rc4 35.Kf2 Kg7 36.Kg3 Rb4 37.Ra6 Rb2 38.Rc6 ( diagram ) click for larger view 38..Ra2 39.Rd6 Rb2 40.Rc6 Ra2 41.Rd6 Rb2 draw Extracted from blog about Sergey Karjakin. http://www.karjakin.blogspot.com/

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