Champions League B/3 board 2, 25.01.2010
Roger Mayer
1.d4 d5 2.Sf3 e6 3.c4 c6 4.Gg5 Ge7 5.Gxe7 Hxe7 6.e3 Sf6 7.Sc3 0-0 8.Wc1
8...Sbd7 [8...Wd8 9.cxd5 (9.Hc2 dxc4 10.Gxc4 c5 11.0-0 Sc6 12.dxc5 Hxc5 13.Se4 He7 14.Sxf6+ Hxf6 15.Gd3 g6 16.Ge4 Gd7 17.Hb3 Wab8 18.Wc5 Rustemov,A - Galkin,A Moskva 2006) 9...exd5 10.Hc2 Gg4 11.Se5 c5 12.Sxg4 Sxg4 13.Ge2 cxd4 14.Gxg4 dxc3 15.bxc3 Sc6 16.0-0 Se5 17.Gh3 Wd6 18.Wfd1 Milov,V - Galkin,A Lugo 2009]
9.cxd5 [9.a3 a6 (9...Wd8 10.Hc2 a6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Gd3 Sf8 13.Sa4 Se4 14.Sb6 Wb8 15.Gxe4 dxe4 16.Sd2 f5 17.Hc5 Hxc5 18.Wxc5 Ge6 Hebden,M - Arlandi,E Linares 1995; 9...h6 10.Ge2 dxc4 11.Gxc4 e5 12.0-0 exd4 13.Sxd4 Se5 14.Ga2 Wd8 15.Hc2 c5 16.Sf5 Gxf5 17.Hxf5 Wd2 18.Wfd1 Wxb2 Porrasmaa,T - Lehtivaara,P FINtt 1994) 10.Ge2 dxc4 11.Gxc4 b5 12.Ga2 c5 13.0-0 Gb7 14.He2 Wfd8 15.Wfd1 Wac8 16.h3 h6 17.dxc5 Sxc5 18.Sd4 Sce4 Naumkin,I - Trabert,B Estensi/Lido 2001;
9.Gd3 Wd8 (9...dxc4 10.Gxc4 - 9 Ge2 dxc4 10 Gxc4) 10.Hc2 b6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.0-0 Gb7 13.Wfd1 c5 14.Gf5 c4 15.b3 a6 16.a4 g6 17.Gh3 h5 18.g3 Wac8 Hebden,M - Cherniaev,A Port Erin 2000;
9.Ge2 dxc4 10.Gxc4 e5 11.0-0 e4 (11...exd4 12.exd4 Sb6 13.We1 Hd6 14.Gb3 Gg4 15.h3 Gh5 16.g4 Gg6 17.Se5 Sfd5 18.Hf3 Wad8 Naumkin,I - Trabert,B Montecatini Terme 2000) 12.Sd2 Sb6 13.Gb3 Sbd5 (13...Gf5 14.Hc2 Gg6 15.Sc4 Sxc4 16.Gxc4 Wad8 17.Wfd1 Se8 18.Gb3 Sd6 Rychagov,A - Beshukov,S St Petersburg 2001) 14.Sxd5 cxd5 15.Hc2 Gg4 16.Hc7 Hb4 17.Hc3 He7 18.Hc7 - 16 Hc7 18...Hb4 Salimaki,J - Atlas,D Feugen 2006;
9.Hc2 dxc4 10.Gxc4 e5 11.0-0 h6 12.a3 We8 13.Wfe1 e4 14.Sd2 Sb6 15.Ga2 Gf5 16.f3 Gg6 17.fxe4 Sxe4 18.Sdxe4 Gxe4 Khetsuriani,B - Panagiotopoulos,O Ano Losia 2000;
9.Se5 Sxe5 10.dxe5 Sd7 11.f4 dxc4 12.Gxc4 Sxe5 13.Gb3 Wd8 14.fxe5 Wxd1+ 15.Wxd1 b6 16.0-0 Ga6 17.Wf4 Wd8 18.Wfd4 Wxd4 Haefner,E - Juehe,H Altenbeken 1948]
9...exd5 10.Gd3 Se4 11.0-0 [11.Gxe4 dxe4 12.Sd2 Sf6 (12...f5 13.0-0 Sf6 14.a3 Ge6 15.f3 exf3 16.Wxf3 Gd5 17.Sxd5 Sxd5 18.Hb3 Wf6 19.Sc4 f4 20.exf4 Wxf4 Ambarcumjan,A - Graf,A Frunze 1989) 13.0-0 (13.h3 Gf5 1/2-1/2 Pirisi,G - Varga,Z Budapest 1987) 13...Gf5 14.Hc2 Wfe8 15.Sa4 Wac8 16.Sc5 b6 17.Scb3 Hc7 18.Wfd1 Sg4 19.Sf1 Hd6 20.Sbd2 Gg6 Hohrmann,JF - Braubach,L Berlin 1989]
11...Sb6 [11...f5 1/2-1/2 Casey,E - Vuorinen,A Brno 1998 12.He2 (12.We1 Sdf6 13.h3 Ge6 14.Se5 Wae8 15.Hc2 Sh5 16.Se2 Hh4 17.Sf4 Sxf4 18.exf4 Hxf4 19.We3 Hg5 20.Gxe4 dxe4 21.Wg3 Castellon de Santana,S - Thorsteinsdottir,G Buenos Aires 1978; 12.Hb3 Kh8 13.a3 g5 14.h3 g4 15.hxg4 fxg4 16.Gxe4 gxf3 17.Gxf3 Wxf3 18.gxf3 Hg5+ 19.Kh2 Hh5+ 20.Kg2 Sc5 21.Wh1 La Rosa,G - Frometa,Z Thessaloniki 1988; 12.g3 g5 13.He2 g4 14.Sd2 Sdf6 15.f3 Sg5 16.Wce1 Gd7 17.f4 Sge4 18.Scxe4 dxe4 19.Gc4+ Ge6 20.Wc1 Wfd8 21.Kf2 Abel,P - Trojacek,P Bratislava 1991; 12.Hc2 Sd6 (12...Kh8 13.Wfe1 (13.Se2 Sg5 14.Sxg5 Hxg5 15.f4 He7 16.Wf3 g6 17.h3 Sf6 18.Kh1 Ge6 19.a3 Wae8 20.Wb1 Gc8 21.g3 Colle,E - Michell,RP Hastings 1923) 13...g5 14.g3 Hf6 15.b4 a6 16.Sa4 h5 17.Sc5 Kg7 18.Sxd7 Gxd7 19.Se5 Wad8 20.f3 Sd6 21.a4 Sotelo,RR - Pastorino,A Buenos Aires 1998; 12...We8 13.Sd2 (13.Wb1 Sdf6 14.b4 Sxc3 15.Hxc3 Se4 16.Hc2 a6 17.a4 Ge6 18.Se5 Wac8 19.Wfc1 Wf8 20.f3 Sd6 21.Hc5 Mecking,H - Ammar,S Sao Paulo 1966) 13...Sdf6 14.Wce1 Hf7 15.f3 Sxc3 16.bxc3 Hh5 17.e4 fxe4 18.fxe4 dxe4 19.Sxe4 Sxe4 20.Wxe4 Wxe4 21.Gxe4 Getov,V - Koelbl,W Sunny Beach 2009; 12...g5 13.Sd2 Sb6 (13...Sdf6 14.Wce1 We8 15.f3 Sxd2 16.Hxd2 Ge6 17.e4 dxe4 18.fxe4 f4 19.e5 Sd5 20.Se4 Wad8 21.Gc2 Moritz,B - Wagner,H Breslau 1925) 14.Wcd1 Gd7 15.Hb3 Kh8 16.Wfe1 g4 17.Se2 Wae8 ...Beinoras,M - Urushadze,D Tallinn 1997; 12...Sdf6 13.h3 (13.Se5 Ge6 14.f3 Sd6 15.Wce1 Wae8 16.e4 fxe4 17.fxe4 dxe4 18.Sxe4 Sdxe4 19.Gxe4 Sxe4 20.Hxe4 Wxf1+ 21.Wxf1 Gretzinger,H - Grab,R Wattens 1997) 13...Ge6 14.Se5 Sd7 15.Sf3 Wf6 16.Se2 Wh6 17.Sf4 Gf7 18.Hb3 g5 19.Hxb7 Wb8 20.Sxd5 Gxd5 21.Hxa7 Eichler,G - Cervenka,R Orlova 2005) 13.Sd2 (13.Sa4 Sf6 14.Sc5 Sfe4 15.Se5 Sf7 16.f4 Sxe5 17.fxe5 Sxc5 18.Hxc5 Hxc5 19.Wxc5 g6 20.Wc2 We8 21.Wcf2 Makhnev,Y - Kudrin,V Kimry 2008) 13...Se4 14.Wce1 Sdf6 15.f3 Sxd2 16.Hxd2 Ge6 17.Se2 Hd7 18.Sf4 Gf7 19.Hc2 g6 20.Ge2 Wfe8 21.Gd1 Kallenbach,U - Christensen,S Esbjerg 2008; 12.Gb1 Sdf6 13.h3 Ge6 14.Sa4 Sd7 15.Se5 Sxe5 16.dxe5 Gf7 17.Hd4 Gh5 18.Sc5 Sg5 19.b4 Se6 20.Sxe6 Hxe6 21.a4 Garcia Carbo,M - Martinez Martinez,A Burgas 1998; 12.a3 Sdf6 (12...Sd6 13.b4 b5 14.Hc2 Sb6 15.Se5 Gd7 16.Wa1 Sbc4 17.Gxc4 Sxc4 18.Sd3 a5 19.Se2 a4 20.Sc5 Wae8 21.Sf4 Berger,A - Fischer,A GERtt 2002) 13.h3 g5 14.Se5 Sd7 15.f4 Sxe5 16.fxe5 Ge6 17.Gxe4 fxe4 18.Hh5 Hg7 19.Sa4 Wxf1+ 20.Wxf1 b6 21.Wf6 Giles,B - Findley,KC London/Southend 2004; 12.Sd2 Wf6 13.Gxe4 (13.We1 Wh6 14.He2 Sxd2 15.Hxd2 Hh4 16.h3 Sf6 17.f3 Hg3 18.Se2 Hg5 19.Sf4 Sh5 20.Sxh5 Wxh5 21.Kh2 Forbes,C - Sidselrud,L Novi Sad 1990) 13...fxe4 14.f3 exf3 15.Wxf3 Wxf3 16.Hxf3 Sf6 17.h3 Ge6 18.a3 Wf8 19.Wf1 Sd7 20.Hg3 Wxf1+ 21.Kxf1 Kipp,L - Avram,I Dortmund 2004) 12...Sdf6 13.a3 Ge6 14.b4 a6 15.a4 Hxb4 16.Sxe4 fxe4 17.Wb1 He7 18.Gc2 exf3 19.Hxf3 Hc7 20.Wb2 Se4 21.He2 Batali,G - Mikuszak,U Eretria 2005;
11...Sdf6 12.a3 (12.Hc2 g6 13.h3 Sd6 14.g4 h5 15.g5 Sfe4 16.h4 Gg4 17.Se5 Gh3 18.Sxe4 dxe4 19.Gxe4 Sxe4 20.Hxe4 Gxf1 21.Wxf1 Gomez Manzano,FC - Valentin Pascual,CE Cullera 1996; 12.Gb1 Gg4 13.We1 Sg5 14.Gd3 Sxf3+ 15.gxf3 Gh5 16.Kg2 Sd7 17.Se2 Hg5+ 18.Sg3 Sf6 19.h4 Hxh4 20.Wh1 Hg5 21.f4 Dvoskin,G - Casado,M Esperanza 2002; 12.Se5 Sxc3 13.bxc3 Se4 14.f3 Sd6 15.Hc2 Hh4 16.h3 f6 17.Sg4 Gxg4 18.hxg4 h5 19.gxh5 Hxh5 20.Gg6 Hh6 21.g4 Sarmutkin,S - Egorov,A Elista 2006) 12...Gg4 13.Ge2 (13.h3 Gh5 14.Se2 Gxf3 15.gxf3 Sg5 16.Kg2 Sh5 17.Hc2 f5 18.Sg3 Sxg3 19.fxg3 Hxe3 20.Gxf5 g6 21.Hd3 Ftacnik,L - Pfleger,H Luzern 1982) 13...Sxc3 14.Wxc3 Se4 15.Wc2 Gxf3 16.Gxf3 f5 17.g3 g5 18.Gxe4 fxe4 1/2 - 1/2 Kostouros,A - Papargiriou,A Agios Kirikos 2006; 11...We8 - D35; D63;]
12.Sd2 Sd6 13.a4 a5 14.Hc2 g6 15.Wfe1 We8 16.b3 1/2-1/2