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  November, 2011  

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    Fritz Saemisch - Ernst Gruenfeld; [D93] Bad Pistyan, (R#7) / 14,04,1922.  

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c6 6.h3 0-0 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.0-0 Qxd1 12.Rfxd1 Be6 13.Bxe6 Nxe6 14.Be5 Rfd8 15.Kf1 Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1 Rd8 17.Nd4 Ne8 18.Bxg7 N8xg7 19.Nxe6 Rxd1+ 20.Nxd1 Nxe6 21.Ke2 Kf8 22.Nc3 Nc7; ½-½  [replay] 

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 GM Garry Kasparov (2851) - GM Peter Leko,Peter (2725);  [D97]  ICT, 17th Super-GM / Linares, ESP; (R#5) 04,03,2000. 

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5 10.dxc5 Bb7 11.0-0 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Bg5 Nc6 14.Qe3 Qd5 15.Rad1 Qe6 16.Bh6 Bf5 17.Bxg7 Qxe3 18.fxe3 Kxg7 19.a3 Rfd8 20.b4 Bc2 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rc1 Be4 23.Kf2 Kf6 24.g4 h6 25.h4 Ke6 26.Rd1 Bxf3 27.Rxd8 Bxe2 28.Rc8 Kd7 29.Rxc6 Kxc6 30.Kxe2 f6 31.Kd3 e6 32.Kd4 g5 33.h5 Kd7 34.e4 Kc6 35.e5 f5 36.gxf5 exf5 37.e6 f4 38.Ke4 Kc7; ½-½  [replay] 

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 0-0 5.Bf4 d5 6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 c6 8.e4 Nbd7 9.Rd1 Nb6 10.Qc5 Bg4 11.Bg5 Na4 12.Qa3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nxe4 14.Bxe7 Qb6 15.Bc4 Nxc3 16.Bc5 Rfe8+ 17.Kf1 Be6 18.Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19.Kg1 Ne2+ 20.Kf1 Nxd4+ 21.Kg1 Ne2+ 22.Kf1 Nc3+ 23.Kg1 axb6 24.Qb4 Ra4 25.Qxb6 Nxd1 26.h3 Rxa2 27.Kh2 Nxf2 28.Re1 Rxe1 29.Qd8+ Bf8 30.Nxe1 Bd5 31.Nf3 Ne4 32.Qb8 b5 33.h4 h5 34.Ne5 Kg7 35.Kg1 Bc5+ 36.Kf1 Ng3+ 37.Ke1 Bb4+ 38.Kd1 Bb3+ 39.Kc1 Ne2+ 40.Kb1 Nc3+ 41.Kc1 Rc2#.  0-1  [replay] 

GM Vladimir Kramnik (2790) - GM Garry Kasparov (2825);  [D92] / ICT, Chess Classics Giants / Frankfurt, GER; (R#1) / 17,06,1998.  

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.Rc1 dxc4 7.e4 b5 8.Nxb5 Nxe4 9.Bxc7 Qd7 10.Bxc4 Nc6 11.d5 Nb4 12.Be5 Bh6 13.0-0 Ba6 14.Nc7 Bxc1 15.Qxc1 Nd3 16.Bxd3 Bxd3 17.Rd1 Be2 18.Re1 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Nd6 20.Nxa8 Rxa8 21.Qc6 Qd8 22.Qa4 Nf5 23.Qe4 Rc8 24.Bc3 h5 25.Qe5 Kh7 26.Rd1 Rc4 27.Kf1 Rc8 28.a4 Qd7 29.a5 a6 30.Re1 Rd8 31.Rd1 f6 32.Qe4 Qb5+ 33.Kg2 e5 34.f4 Nh4+ 35.Kh1 Qb3 36.Re1 Qxd5 37.Qxd5 Rxd5 38.fxe5 fxe5 39.Rxe5 Rd7 40.f4 Kg8 41.Re3 Rd1+ 42.Re1 Rd5 43.Rb1 Kf7 44.b4 Nf5 45.b5 axb5 46.a6 Ne7 47.a7 Rd8 48.Rxb5 Ra8 49.Bd4 Nc6 50.Be3 Ke6 51.Rb7 Kd6 52.Kg2, 1-0  [replay]  

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.Bf4 d5 6.e3 c5 7.Be2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Nf3 b5 12.Be2 Bb7 13.h3 Qb6 14.Bh2 Rfd8 15.Qd4 Qxd4 16.Nxd4 Rac8 ½-½   [This game is not available on the CG website at this time.] 

  GM Yuri Yakovich (2591) - GM Valeri Yandemirov (2491); [D93] / ICT, Aeroflot Open, ("A") Round #04 / Moscow, RUS / 21,02,2004.  

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0-0 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.0-0 Nxc5 11.Qe2 Be6 12.Nb5 Bxc4 13.Qxc4 Ne6 14.Be5 a6 15.Nbd4 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 b5 17.Qb3 Rac8 18.Ne5 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Qd2 20.Qc2 Qxc2 21.Rxc2 Nd5 22.g3 Bxe5 23.Bxe5 Nb6 24.Kf1 Rc8 25.Rxc8+ Nxc8 26.Ke2 Na7 27.Kd3 Nc6 28.Ke4 e6 29.Bf6 h6 30.h4 Kh7 31.g4 Kg8 32.h5 gxh5 33.gxh5 Kh7 34.f4 Kg8 35.f5 Kh7 36.Bc3 Kg8 37.f6 Kh7 38.Be5 Kg8 39.Bc7 Kh7 40.Bf4 Kg8 41.Bxh6 Kh7 ½-½  [This game is not available on the CG website at this time.]  

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0-0 9.Nf3 Qxc5 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.0-0 Qa5 12.h3 Bf5 13.Qe2 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Rfd1 Qh5 16.Bc2 Bxc2 17.Qxc2 Qb5 18.a4 Qb4 19.Ne1 e5 20.Bg3 Rfd8 21.Nd3 Qe7 22.Qc5 Rd6 23.b4 Rad8 24.b5 Rd5 25.Qc2 e4 26.Nf4 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Nb4 29.Qc1 Bf6 30.Qc8+ Kg7 31.Qb8 a6 32.b6 Nc6 33.Qc8 h5 34.Ne2 Nd8 35.Bc7 Qe6 36.Qb8 Qd7 37.Be5 Ne6 38.Nc3 Qc6 39.a5 h4 40.Bxf6+ Kxf6 41.Qh8+ Kf5 42.Qxh4 Qxc3 43.g4+ Ke5 44.Qh8+ f6 45.Qb8+ Kd5 46.Qxb7+ Qc6 47.Qb8 Nc5 48.Qg8+ Qe6 49.Qxg6 Kc4 50.h4 Kd3 51.h5 Ke2 52.h6 Qc4 53.h7 Ke1 54.Qxf6, 1-0  [replay]  

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0-0 6.Rc1 c5 7.dxc5 Be6 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Be2 Ne4 10.0-0 Nxc3 11.bxc3 dxc4 12.Ng5 Bd7 13.Bxc4 Na5 14.Bd5 Rc8 15.Qf3 e6 16.Bxb7 Nxb7 17.Qxb7 Bc6 18.Qxa7 e5 19.Rfd1 Qf6 20.Nxh7 Kxh7 21.Bg3 Ra8 22.Qb6 Be4 23.f3 Bf5 24.e4 Be6 25.Rc2 Rfb8 26.Qc7 Rc8 27.Qb7 Rab8 28.Qa7 Bf8 29.Bf2 Rd8 30.Re1 Bc4 31.h4 Qc6 32.Qa3 Rb5 33.Qc1 Bd3 34.c4 Rxc5 35.Rc3 Rxc4 36.Rxc4 Bxc4 37.h5 Bh6 38.Be3 Bxe3+ 39.Qxe3 Qf6 40.hxg6+ Qxg6 41.Rc1 Rd3 42.Qf2 Qg5 43.Qe1 Bxa2 44.Kh2 Qf4+ 45.Kh1 Bb3 46.Ra1 Qh6+ 47.Kg1 Rd2 48.Qg3 Qe3+ 49.Kh2 Rd6 50.Qxe5 Rh6+ 51.Kg3 Rg6+ 52.Kh2 Qf2; 0-1  [replay]    

Here is another game, where Ftacnik faces the early Bf4 in the Gruenfeld.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.Rc1 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Be6 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Be2 Ne4 10.0-0 Nxc3 11.bxc3 dxc4 12.Ng5 Bd7 13.Bxc4 Na5 14.Be2 Rc8 15.e4 Rxc5 16.Be3 Rc6 17.c4 h6 18.Nf3 Be6 19.Qa4 Ra6 20.Qb5 Qc7 21.Rc2 Rd8 22.Rb1 Rd7 23.h3 Nc6 24.Rbc1 Ra3 25.Qb1 Ra4 26.Rd1 Rb4 27.Qc1 Ra4 28.Rxd7 Qxd7 29.Bxh6 Nd4 30.Bxg7 Nxf3+ 31.Bxf3 Kxg7 32.Qb2+ f6 33.e5 Rxc4 34.Rd2 Qc7 35.exf6+ exf6 36.g4 g5 37.Bxb7 Rc3 38.Kg2 Rc1 39.Bf3 Bc4 40.Qxc1 1-0  
  [This game is not available on the CG website at this time.]  

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0-0 6.Rc1 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Nbd7 8.Nf3 a6 9.0-0 c5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Qe2 Be6 12.Rfd1 Qb6 13.Be5 Bxc4 14.Qxc4 Ne6 15.Na4 Qb5 16.Qxb5 axb5 17.Nc5 Rxa2 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Ng5 Nh5 20.Bxg7 Nxg7 21.Rd2 h6 22.Ne4 b4 23.g3 b5 24.Rc7 Nf5 25.Rb7 Ra5 26.Nc5 Rc8 27.Nb3 Ra2 28.e4 Nd6 29.Rxe7 Nxe4 30.Re2 Nf6 31.R2xe6 Rf8 32.Re2 Rf7 33.R7e6 Kg7 34.Rd6 Ng4 35.Rd4 Nf6 36.Kg2 Rc7 37.Rxb4 Nd5 38.Rd4 Nb6 39.Rb4 Na4 40.Nd4 Rc4 41.Rxc4 bxc4 42.Re7+ Kf6 43.Re6+ Kf7 44.Ra6 Nc3 45.Rxa2 Nxa2 46.Nb5 Ke6 47.Kf3 Nb4 48.Na3 Kd5 49.Ke3 Na6 50.f4 Nc5 51.Nb5 Nd3 52.b3 Kc5 53.bxc4 Nb2 54.Na3 Kb4 55.Kd4 Kxa3 56.c5 Kb4 57.c6 Nc4 58.Kd5 Kb5 59.c7 Nb6+ 60.Kd6 Ka6 61.Kc6 Nc8 62.g4, 1-0  
  [This game is not available on the CG website at this time.]