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.could have allowed White to escape 7 f3 c6 8 \i'd2 o-o 9 c4.td7 10 b3with a draw.l::[c8 11 o-o-o ttJes 12 ýÿb1 e8 13 h4 h537Th e Sniperbut it's solid enough for a draw.20 tt'lc3 e6 21 tt'ld5 xd5 22 'li'xd5ýÿf4 23 'li'd2 ýÿxd2 24 xd2This important defensive move pre­vents what I call 'zero development' bythe hl-rook - in other words, the rookis developed without moving when the 24" " "f5h-file is opened.This position is a near certain draw14 h6 tt'lc4 15 xc4 ýÿxc4 16 xg7 at the top level.However, for lesserWxg7 17 tt'ld5 e5 players, rook and pawn endings havetwists and turns that can see the advan­tage swing to and fro like a pendulum.25.l:.e1 ýÿf6 26 c3 We6 27 c2 fxe4 28.l:.xe4 ec8 29 Wd3 b5 30 a4 a6 31 axb5axb5 32 b4 l:.c5 33.:te2 d5+ 34 'iii>c2l:!.c4 35 '>t>b3.l:i.xb4+ 36 xb4 Wd7 37 b3ýÿc6 38 l:i.a2 ýÿb6 39 l:le2 d1 40 f4 exf441.l:.e6 ýÿc6 42 l:!.xg6 h1 43 c4 bxc4 44bxc4 :txh4 45 :tg5 g4 46 xh5 l:!.xg24 7.l:!f5 f2 48 'iii> f3 49 Wd4 f1 50c3ýÿe3 l:!.a1 51 ýÿxf3 f1+ 52 ýÿe4.l::i.xf5 53Fighting back in the centre.Carlsen xf5 Wc5 54 We6 xc4 55 Wxd6 Yz-Yzwill o en deploy his e-pawn on this Carlsen is quite happy to draw withsquare in the Sicilian Dragon, and I his Sicilian Dragon, and an importanttherefore suggest it should become a feature is his willingness to accept acandidate idea for all Sniper players.backward d-pawn by playing 17.es.18 tt'lxf6 xf6 19 tt'le2 c6 He does exactly the same in the fol­Carlsen is very solid despite the lowing game, which was played abackward d-pawn weakness.Not ex­ month later, and again he finds an easyactly the type of position Black wants, route to drawing with Black.38Main Line 1: Queenside Kn ight- 3 c3 c5!23 xas! would have finished Carl­sen off.For example, 23.a4 24 'Db3b4 (or 24.ýÿca8 25 Wigs I!xa2 26 xf6+xf6 27 'Dcs and the endgame is excel­lent for White) 25 cxb4 xa2 26 xa2ýÿa8+ 27 ýÿbl xb3 28 e3 xdl 291 e4 cs 2 'Df3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4'Dxd4 Cbf6.l:i.xdl xh4 is good for White.5 'Dc3 g6 6 e3 g7 7 f3 'Dc6 8 'i!Vd2 23.-"iWxgs 24 hxgs a4 25 Cbd2.U4c7 26o-o 9 c4 d7 10 o-o-o.l::t 11 b3c8a3 ýÿd7 27 ýÿc1 f6 28 gxf6+ ýÿxf6 29'Des 12 ýÿb1 l:.e8 13 h4 hs 14 h6 'Dc4 'Df1 l:Ixd1+ 30 ýÿxd1 1:.d8+ 31 ýÿe1 'lt>gs15 xc4 l:i.xc4 16 xg7 xg7 17 dses 18 Cbxf6 'Db3xf6 19Leko chooses a different retreat toKarjakin.19.l:i.ec8 20xd6 e6Black's active king and control ofthe only open file compensate for thepawn deficit.32 g3 l:i.d3 33 Cbd2 c4 34 xc4 bxc435 'it>e2.Ud6 36.l:!.h2 Yz-YzI was surprised to find that this d6-pawn sacrifice is quite viable.In my In the last few games we will seeopinion, Black has enough for the Carlsen's approach to handling White'spawn, and I could recommend this way 9 0-0-0 as opposed to 9 c4.of playing the Dragon if you are aimingfor a draw.21 c3 bs 22 d2Black's initiative ensures a massivehead start in the race to open a file oneach other's king.Is this worth a pawn?Magnus seems to think so.22.as!? 23 'ii" 1 e4 cs 2 'Df3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 Cbf6gs39Th e Sniper5 tt:Jc3 g6 6 e3 g7 7 f3 tt:Jc6 8 14 'iVcs 'ih'h7 15 'ih'a3 fs 16 d3 (thed20-0 9 0-0-0 following sequence by Black willlvanchuk decides against 9 c4 and probably put this move to sleep)ds.Carlsen heads for Konstantinov's 9.16.l:.ab8 17 b3g ds.17.c6!! (a star Sniper move which10 exds ensures an excellent position for Black)10 'ih'e1 is examined in Game 12, 18 xfs 'ilc3!.and 10 b1 in Game 13.10.tt:Jxds 11 tt:Jxc6 bxc6This 'in-between move' tactic putsan end to this as a theoretical contest12 d4 as White is now struggling for equality:The alternative 12 xds runs into 19 d3 bc8! ! (it may appear thatproblems in the forthcoming variation.Black is just a piece down but in factWatch out for 17.c6! and then White has a lost position!) 20 'iVa418.'ýÿc3!, which are important moves.U.fd8! (with the simple idea of remov­that could justify White's decision not ing the c2 defender by.U.xd3) 21 b4to play this way: 12.cxd5 13 ýÿxds "ikc7.l:.xd3! 22.l:i.xd3 "iWa1+! ! 23 'iitd2 xh1 2440Main Line 1: Queenside Knight- 3 c3 c5!xa7 xg2+ 25 f2 e5 26 a4 e4 27xb3 21 ii'xb3 'flif4+ 22 :td2.l:r.d4 23 g3fxe4.28 ýÿdl g4+ 29 ýÿe1h6+xg3 24 c3.l:r.d7 25 1i'a4 l:tc7 26 d4xe4+ and Black wins easily.l:i.fc8 27 c4 \i'xf3 28 e1 ifh3 29 fl12.xd4ýÿa3+ and Black stands better.12.e5 is the most usual move, but 14.JWc712.xd4 seems to be a plausible al­ternative.This is one of the very fewtimes when the Sniper bishop is ex­changed by Black and he gets no 'littleadvantages'.However, the position isstill completely level.Although thekingside is weakened, Black's cominginitiative with.b6 neutralizes anyattack.13xd4 1i'b6This seems to head for a level end­game.Carlsen avoids an endgame situa­tion with a similar assessment to thetext - tiny advantage for Black due tothe better centralized knight.15 c4 d8The position is pretty balanced, al­though I would be quite happy to tryand win here with Black.16 b3.fs 11 g4 ti'Jf4Black takes advantage of the knighton the rim and takes over the initiative.18 lli'e3.xb3e6 19 h4.20 axb3 ti'Jg214 ti'Ja4 21 l:txd8+.l:txd8 22 ýÿe4 1i'f4+ 23 'flixf4Alternatively: ti'Jxf4a) 14.is covered in the next Black has a tiny advantage but ac4game.draw is the likely outcome.The Dragonb) 14 ti'Jxd5 cxd5 15 h4 (15 is often associated with wild tacticalxb6axb6 is equal) 15.h5 (or 15.'iWxd4 16 complications, but in Magnus's handsxd4 e6 17 h5 g5 18 h6 l:i.d8 19 d3 e5 it seems like a nice drawing method20 lta4.b7 when Black's better centre against his 2700 opponents.Magnusenables equality) 16 "it'xd5 e6 17 i seems happy to do this and then up hisd4'flic7 18 d3 l:!.ad8 19 'flib4.xa2 20 b3 rating when he has the white pieces.41Th e Sniper7 f3 lL'lc6 8 9 o-o-o dS 10 exdsd2 o-olL'lxds 11 lL'lxc6 bxc6 12 d4 xd4 13"ii' b6 14 [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]