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28. c2d2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6
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28... h7h6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2
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29. d2d4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6
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29... c8a6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4
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30. c1c2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6
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30... a6a3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2
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31. c2d2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3
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31... f6c6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2
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32. g1g2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6
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32... c6e6
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Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2
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33. e2e3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with
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33... e6e4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3
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34. d1c2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2
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35. d2d1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5
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35... a5b4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1
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36. d1c1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4
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36... b4a3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1
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37. c1d1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3
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37... a3b4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1
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38. h2h3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4
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38... b4a5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3
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39. f3h4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5
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39... a5c5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4
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40. h4f5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5
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40... e4d4
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White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn.
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41... c5f8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4
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42. a2a4
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The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8
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42... g7g6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache.
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43. a4a5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6
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43... b6d7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5
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44. f5h4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7
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44... c4b3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4
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45. c2b3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3
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46. d4b4
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Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6
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46... f8d6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn.
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47. b4b7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6
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47... d6a6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7
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48. b7b5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6
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48... e8c8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5
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49. h4f3
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The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8
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49... c8c1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1
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50... g8g7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4
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51. b3b2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7
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51... c1d1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2
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52. g3g4
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White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1
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52... g7h7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king.
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53. b2b3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7
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53... d1d2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3
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54. d4f3
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This allows an interesting resource for Black.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2
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54... d2a2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black.
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55. b5b7
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Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2
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55... a6e2
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It seems as if it is Black who is winning, but White had foreseen the next move in advance.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2 55. b5b7 Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line
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56. f3d2
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A strong freeing move. The f file is opened for the rook and it comes just in time to defend the king.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2 55. b5b7 Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line 55... a6e2 It seems as if it is Black who is winning, but White had foreseen the next move in advance.
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56... h7g8
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The other moves lose faster:
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2 55. b5b7 Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line 55... a6e2 It seems as if it is Black who is winning, but White had foreseen the next move in advance. 56. f3d2 A strong freeing move. The f file is opened for the rook and it comes just in time to defend the king.
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57. b3a2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2 55. b5b7 Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line 55... a6e2 It seems as if it is Black who is winning, but White had foreseen the next move in advance. 56. f3d2 A strong freeing move. The f file is opened for the rook and it comes just in time to defend the king. 56... h7g8 The other moves lose faster:
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57... f6e4
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Black should have tried his last chance:
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2 55. b5b7 Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line 55... a6e2 It seems as if it is Black who is winning, but White had foreseen the next move in advance. 56. f3d2 A strong freeing move. The f file is opened for the rook and it comes just in time to defend the king. 56... h7g8 The other moves lose faster: 57. b3a2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2 55. b5b7 Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line 55... a6e2 It seems as if it is Black who is winning, but White had foreseen the next move in advance. 56. f3d2 A strong freeing move. The f file is opened for the rook and it comes just in time to defend the king. 56... h7g8 The other moves lose faster: 57. b3a2 57... f6e4 Black should have tried his last chance:
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58... e4d2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2 55. b5b7 Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line 55... a6e2 It seems as if it is Black who is winning, but White had foreseen the next move in advance. 56. f3d2 A strong freeing move. The f file is opened for the rook and it comes just in time to defend the king. 56... h7g8 The other moves lose faster: 57. b3a2 57... f6e4 Black should have tried his last chance: 58. b7f7
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59. a2d5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is 19. h3g4 The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was 19... c5c4 White managed to provoke this pawn move forward but this does not yield any advantage yet. 20. d3e5 20... e7f8 Better than 21. e5f3 21... a6c8 22. g4c8 22... a8c8 23. f4e3 23... f8c5 24. e3c5 24... c8c5 25. d1d4 "The position is equal, maybe White has a bit of pressure." (Bukavshin Indeed, Black has some problems with the knight on b6 which has the potential to become a bad piece. In the following phase of the game both sides maneuver and try to slowly improve their positions. 25... d8c8 26. f1c1 26... c5c6 27. d4d1 27... c6f6 28. c2d2 28... h7h6 29. d2d4 29... c8a6 30. c1c2 30... a6a3 31. c2d2 31... f6c6 32. g1g2 32... c6e6 Khairullin was getting low on time and this had animpact on his play. It was time to force matters with 33. e2e3 33... e6e4 34. d1c2 34... a3a5 35. d2d1 35... a5b4 36. d1c1 36... b4a3 37. c1d1 37... a3b4 38. h2h3 38... b4a5 39. f3h4 39... a5c5 40. h4f5 40... e4d4 White made some progress with his last moves and here comes the first real mistake for Black. The swap of rooks is clearly in White's favor as he can now tie the opponent's pieces to the defense of the d-pawn. 41. d1d4 41... c5f8 42. a2a4 The knight on b6 and the pawn on d5 start to ache. 42... g7g6 43. a4a5 43... b6d7 44. f5h4 44... c4b3 45. c2b3 45... d7f6 46. d4b4 Black has too many things to worry about: the isolated pawn, the weak king and possibly the a7 pawn. 46... f8d6 47. b4b7 47... d6a6 48. b7b5 48... e8c8 49. h4f3 The knight had done its job on the kingside and now goes to its ideal outpost. 49... c8c1 50. f3d4 50... g8g7 51. b3b2 51... c1d1 52. g3g4 White starts to attack against the second weakness - the black king. 52... g7h7 53. b2b3 53... d1d2 54. d4f3 This allows an interesting resource for Black. 54... d2a2 55. b5b7 Bukavshin already wants more than a free pawn in the line 55... a6e2 It seems as if it is Black who is winning, but White had foreseen the next move in advance. 56. f3d2 A strong freeing move. The f file is opened for the rook and it comes just in time to defend the king. 56... h7g8 The other moves lose faster: 57. b3a2 57... f6e4 Black should have tried his last chance: 58. b7f7 58... e4d2
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1... g8f6
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1. d2d4
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2. c2c4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6
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2... e7e6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4
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3. g1f3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6
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3... b7b6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3
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4. g2g3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6
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4... c8b7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3
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5. f1g2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7
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5... f8e7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2
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6. e1g1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7
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6... e8g8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1
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7. b1c3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8
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The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3
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8. c1d2
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2
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9. c4d5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5
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9... e6d5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5
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10. d2f4
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5
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10... b8d7
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4
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11. a1c1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7
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11... c7c5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5
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12... e4c3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3
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14. f3e1
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"I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin.
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15. b2b3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6
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15... a8c8
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When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3
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16. c3c2
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White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak.
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was
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16... f8e8
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak.
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17. e1d3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8
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17... b7a6
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3
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18. g2h3
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6
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18... c8a8
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The rook has to go back. Bad is
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3
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19. h3g4
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The idea is to defend the pawn on e2 and create the threat Nd3xc5. Another way to do this was
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1. d2d4 1... g8f6 2. c2c4 2... e7e6 3. g1f3 3... b7b6 4. g2g3 4... c8b7 5. f1g2 5... f8e7 6. e1g1 6... e8g8 7. b1c3 7... f6e4 The old main line of the Queen's Indian Defense. 8. c1d2 8... d7d5 9. c4d5 9... e6d5 10. d2f4 10... b8d7 11. a1c1 11... c7c5 12. d4c5 12... e4c3 13. c1c3 13... b6c5 14. f3e1 "I had the feeling that I have played like this before," said Bukavshin. 14... d7b6 15. b2b3 15... a8c8 When one of the sides has hanging pawns they are usually looking for a good moment to advance them forward. In this particular case good was 16. c3c2 White on his turn also tries to provoke one of the pawns forward. Then the remaining one will become backward and possibly weak. 16... f8e8 17. e1d3 17... b7a6 18. g2h3 18... c8a8 The rook has to go back. Bad is
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