Gambit Karpov

   [Event ""]  [Site "Biel"]  [Date "2004"]  [Round ""]  [White "Morozevich, Alexander"]  [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C80"]  [WhiteElo "2743"]  [BlackElo "2722"]  [Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]  [PlyCount "81"]  [EventDate "2004.07.19"]  [EventType "tourn"]  [EventRounds "10"]  [EventCountry "SUI"]  [EventCategory "18"]  [Source "ChessBase"]  [SourceDate "2004.09.23"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5  Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Qxg5 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. Bxe6+ fxe6 14. Qxc6  Qxe5 15. b4 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. bxc5 dxc3 18. Nb3 d4 19. Ba3 g6 20. Bb4 Bg7  21. a4 d3 $1 22. axb5 d2 23. bxa6 {Very unusual theoretical position. Black is  very correctly fighting for the real counterplay with 21...d3! and impressive  central pawns.} (23. c6 Kb8 24. Rad1 Rd5 25. bxa6 Rhd8 26. Na1 Ka7 27. Nc2 Rb8  28. Rb1 Rdb5 29. Rb3 R8b6 30. Rxc3 Bxc3 31. Bxc3 Rc5 32. Bxd2 Rxc2 33. Be3 Kxa6  34. Bxb6 cxb6 35. f4 b5 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Anand,V/Mainz 2004/ (42)}) 23... c2  24. Nxd2 (24. Bxd2 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Rhe8 26. a7 Kb7 27. a8=Q+ Rxa8 28. Rc1 {1/2-1/  2 Delchev,A-Gyimesi,Z/Nova Gorica 2004/ (28)}) 24... Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Rhe8 26. Rc1  Re4 27. Bc3 Rc4 28. Rxc2 {The first independent move, unfortunatelly with  promotion of the a pawn white only manages to hold the balance.} (28. a7 Kb7  29. Rxc2 Rd3 30. Ra2 Ka8 31. Kf1 (31. Ba5 Rc1+ 32. Nf1 Rdd1 33. g4 Rxf1+ 34.  Kg2 Rg1+ 35. Kf3 Rxc5 36. Bd2 $15) 31... Rcxc3 32. Ke2 Ra3 33. Rxa3 Rxa3 34.  Ne4 Kxa7 {0-1 Berry,N-Eynon,D/Grangemouth 1999/ (44)}) 28... Rd3 29. Rb2 Rcxc3  (29... Ra4 $2 30. a7 Rxa7 31. Rc2 $18) 30. a7 Ra3 31. Rb8+ Kd7 32. a8=Q Rxa8  33. Rxa8 Rxd2 34. g4 Kc6 {After the demise of the c5 pawn the position is  completely equal.} 35. Kg2 (35. Ra5 Rd5 36. Kg2 Rxc5 $11) 35... Kxc5 36. Kg3  Rd7 37. f4 Kd4 38. Ra1 Rf7 39. Rd1+ Ke3 40. Re1+ Kd4 (40... Kd2 41. Re5 Kd3 42.  Kf3 Kd4 43. Re4+ $11) 41. Rd1+ 1/2-1/2   [Event ""]  [Site "Finland"]  [Date "2004"]  [Round ""]  [White "Kulaots, Kaido"]  [Black "Elsness, Frode"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C80"]  [WhiteElo "2593"]  [BlackElo "2461"]  [PlyCount "66"]  [EventDate "2004.09.18"]  [EventType "team"]  [EventRounds "9"]  [EventCountry "FIN"]  [Source "ChessBase"]  [SourceDate "2005.11.24"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5  Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Qxg5 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. Bxe6+ fxe6 14. Qxc6  Qxe5 15. b4 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. bxc5 dxc3 18. Nb3 d4 19. Ba3 g6 20. Bb4 Bg7  21. a4 d3 22. axb5 d2 23. bxa6 c2 24. Nxd2 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Rhe8 26. Rc1 Re4 27.  Bc3 Rc4 28. Rxc2 Rd3 29. Rb2 Rcxc3 30. a7 Ra3 31. Rb8+ Kd7 32. a8=Q Rxa8 33.  Rxa8 Rxd2 1/2-1/2   [Event ""]  [Site "Ottawa"]  [Date "2007"]  [Round ""]  [White "Bluvshtein, Mark"]  [Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C80"]  [WhiteElo "2520"]  [BlackElo "2598"]  [PlyCount "67"]  [EventDate "2007.07.07"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "10"]  [EventCountry "CAN"]  [Source "ChessBase"]  [SourceDate "2007.09.04"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5  Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Qxg5 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. Bxe6+ fxe6 14. Qxc6  Qxe5 15. b4 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. bxc5 dxc3 18. Nb3 d4 19. Ba3 g6 20. Bb4 Bg7  21. a4 d3 22. axb5 d2 23. bxa6 c2 24. Nxd2 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Rhe8 26. Rc1 Re4 27.  Bc3 Rc4 28. Rxc2 Rd3 29. Rb2 Rcxc3 30. a7 Ra3 31. Rb8+ Kd7 32. a8=Q Rxa8 33.  Rxa8 Rxd2 34. g3 1/2-1/2   [Event ""]  [Site "Finland FIN"]  [Date "2004.09.18"]  [Round ""]  [White "Kulaots, K. (wh)"]  [Black "Rytshagov, M. (bl)"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C80"]  [WhiteElo "2593"]  [BlackElo "2461"]  [PlyCount "66"]  [EventDate "2004.??.??"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5  Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Qxg5 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. Bxe6+ fxe6 14. Qxc6  Qxe5 15. b4 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. bxc5 dxc3 18. Nb3 d4 19. Ba3 g6 20. Bb4 Bg7  21. a4 d3 22. axb5 d2 23. bxa6 c2 24. Nxd2 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Rhe8 26. Rc1 Re4 27.  Bc3 Rc4 28. Rxc2 Rd3 29. Rb2 Rcxc3 30. a7 Ra3 31. Rb8+ Kd7 32. a8=Q Rxa8 33.  Rxa8 Rxd2 1/2-1/2