Andreas Lambert (GER) - IM Zoran Petronijevic (YUG)
(5+0) Qualifier-Tournament to the THULE-TROPHY (playchess.com), 2002
Notes by Junior Tay

D07. 1.d4 1 d5 2 2.c4 1 Nc6 Once upon a time, this used to be Morozevich territory... 1 3.cxd5 4 Qxd5 3 4.e3 1 e5 3 5.Nc3 1 Bb4 3 6.Bd2 1 Bxc3 1 7.bxc3 1 Qd6 4 8.f3 6 Nge7 5 9.Bd3 9 O-O #This is one of the paradoxical positions in modern chess. In this variation of the QGD Chigorin, Black, despite his double Knights, will try to open up the position so that his steed can make tactical forays. White on the other hand, will slow down the game so as to overcome Black's initiative and find the best squares for his long range Bishops. All these are excellently covered by IM John Watson in his groundbreaking work 'Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy'. 2 10.Ne2 1 b6 3 11.O-O 4 Na5 9

[11...Be6 12.Qc1

(12.Be1 Rad8 13.Bg3 f5 14.Bb5 f4 15.exf4 exf4 16.Bh4 Na5 17.Qc1 c6 18.Bd3 Rde8 19.Re1 Nd5 20.a3 Bf5 21.Bxf5 Rxf5 22.g4 Rff8 23.Ra2 Qe6 24.Nxf4 Qf7 25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Nxd5 Qxd5 27.Rf2 Nb3 28.Qb1 c5 29.Qa2 a5 30.a4 cxd4 31.cxd4 Re1+ 32.Kg2 Re3 33.Bg3 Qxd4 34.Rb2 Qc4 35.Rc2 Qd5 36.Rc8+ Kf7 37.Qc2 0-1 Pereira,S-Parcerias,P/Lisbon 1999/EXT 2001 (37).)

12...Rad8 13.Be1 Ng6 14.Bf2 Na5 15.c4 exd4 16.Bg3 Qb4 17.Rb1 Qa4 18.c5 dxe3 19.Bb5 Qxa2 20.Nc3 Qd2 21.Bxc7 Nb3 22.Qxd2 Nxd2 23.c6 Rc8 24.Bg3 Nxb1 25.Rxb1 a6 26.Bxa6 Rxc6 27.Na4 Ba2 28.Re1 Bb3 29.Bb5 Bxa4 30.Bxa4 Rc3 31.h4 h5 32.Rb1 Rfc8 33.Kh2 Rc1 34.Rb3 Ra1 35.Bb5 Rcc1 36.Bd6 Rab1 37.Rxe3 Rxb5 38.Re8+ Kh7 0-1 Ferreira,A-Parcerias,P/Faro 1998/EXT 2000 (38).]

12.Qc2 #Now Andreas starts putting the double Bishops to good effect. 11 f5 17 13.Rad1 16 c5 3 14.dxe5! #No prizes for guessing who is going to own the a1-h8 diagonal... 18 Qxe5 3 15.c4 5 Nac6 5 16.a3 16 Be6 3 17.Rfe1 3 Rad8 4 18.Nf4 2 Bf7 19 19.Bc3 # The last 5 moves have been calmly played to set the stage for the dark squared Bishop. 1 Qc7 2 20.Bb2 3 Ne5 11 21.Qc3 18 N7c6 6 22.Nd5 16 Bxd5 21 23.cxd5 1 Rxd5?? 6

[23...Nxd3 24.Rxd3]

24.Bc4 8 Nxc4 3 25.Qxc4 1

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D07. 1.d4 1 d5 2 2.c4 1 Nc6 Once upon a time, this used to be Morozevich territory... 1 3.cxd5 4 Qxd5 3 4.e3 1 e5 3 5.Nc3 1 Bb4 3 6.Bd2 1 Bxc3 1 7.bxc3 1 Qd6 4 8.f3 6 Nge7 5 9.Bd3 9 O-O #This is one of the paradoxical positions in modern chess. In this variation of the QGD Chigorin, Black, despite his double Knights, will try to open up the position so that his steed can make tactical forays. White on the other hand, will slow down the game so as to overcome Black's initiative and find the best squares for his long range Bishops. All these are excellently covered by IM John Watson in his groundbreaking work 'Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy'. 2 10.Ne2 1 b6 3 11.O-O 4 Na5 9
	[11...Be6 12.Qc1
		(12.Be1 Rad8 13.Bg3 f5 14.Bb5 f4 15.exf4 exf4 16.Bh4 Na5 17.Qc1 c6 18.Bd3 Rde8 19.Re1 Nd5 20.a3 Bf5 21.Bxf5 Rxf5 22.g4 Rff8 23.Ra2 Qe6 24.Nxf4 Qf7 25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Nxd5 Qxd5 27.Rf2 Nb3 28.Qb1 c5 29.Qa2 a5 30.a4 cxd4 31.cxd4 Re1+ 32.Kg2 Re3 33.Bg3 Qxd4 34.Rb2 Qc4 35.Rc2 Qd5 36.Rc8+ Kf7 37.Qc2 0-1 Pereira,S-Parcerias,P/Lisbon 1999/EXT 2001 (37).)
	12...Rad8 13.Be1 Ng6 14.Bf2 Na5 15.c4 exd4 16.Bg3 Qb4 17.Rb1 Qa4 18.c5 dxe3 19.Bb5 Qxa2 20.Nc3 Qd2 21.Bxc7 Nb3 22.Qxd2 Nxd2 23.c6 Rc8 24.Bg3 Nxb1 25.Rxb1 a6 26.Bxa6 Rxc6 27.Na4 Ba2 28.Re1 Bb3 29.Bb5 Bxa4 30.Bxa4 Rc3 31.h4 h5 32.Rb1 Rfc8 33.Kh2 Rc1 34.Rb3 Ra1 35.Bb5 Rcc1 36.Bd6 Rab1 37.Rxe3 Rxb5 38.Re8+ Kh7 0-1 Ferreira,A-Parcerias,P/Faro 1998/EXT 2000 (38).]
12.Qc2 #Now Andreas starts putting the double Bishops to good effect. 11 f5 17 13.Rad1 16 c5 3 14.dxe5! #No prizes for guessing who is going to own the a1-h8 diagonal... 18 Qxe5 3 15.c4 5 Nac6 5 16.a3 16 Be6 3 17.Rfe1 3 Rad8 4 18.Nf4 2 Bf7 19 19.Bc3 # The last 5 moves have been calmly played to set the stage for the dark squared Bishop. 1 Qc7 2 20.Bb2 3 Ne5 11 21.Qc3 18 N7c6 6 22.Nd5 16 Bxd5 21 23.cxd5 1 Rxd5?? 6
	[23...Nxd3 24.Rxd3]
24.Bc4 8 Nxc4 3 25.Qxc4 1 1-0