[Event "9th Somov Mem"]
[Site "Kirishi RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Goganov, A."]
[Black "Grigoryan, K2."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[Annotator "Neil McDonald"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.05.07"]
[Source "ChessPublishing"]
[SourceDate "2010.04.28"]

{The first update of 'Play the Dutch' deals with the Leningrad Variation,
whereas the second update will cover anti-Dutch lines. This first game refers
to Chapter Seven, 'The Main Line Leningrad: 7 Nc3 Nc6'.} 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3.
Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Qa4 ({Here} 9. b3
$5 {has scored excellently for White in recent games. But after} c5 ({it is
risky to take the exchange with} 9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxa1 {because of} 11. Neg5 {
as given in the book}) 10. Bd2 {no one has tried my recommendation for Black of
} h6 $5 (10... Bd7 11. Qe1 b6 12. Rc1 a6 13. e4 {was A.Bachmann-C. Lujan,
Asuncion 2011, and here Glenn Flear comments on the Chesspublishing.com
website that 'the knight turned out to be a spectator while the kingside
opened up.'}) 11. Qc2 g5 12. e4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nxf6+ Rxf6 15. Qc3 b6 {
The knight is still a spectator on a5 but Black's other pieces are very active.
}) ({Meanwhile we have an easy draw for Black in a battle of the heavyweights
after} 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. b3 ({instead} 12. Nd5 {turned
out poorly for White on page 152 in the book}) 12... d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. Ba3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6 17. Nf3 {, L.Aronian-H.Nakamura, Wijk aan Zee
2011.}) 9... c5 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. Rd1 Ne4 $1 {This double-edged move has been
holding up well.} 12. Nxe4 ({White quickly got into trouble after} 12. Nb5 Bd7
13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qb4 Rc8 15. Nd2 a6 16. Na3 Nc6 17. Qb3 ({The queen goes after} 
17. Qxb7 Nc5) 17... Nc5 18. Qe3 Bd4 19. Qf3 e5 20. e3 {1/2-1/2, J.Fedorowicz-V.
Pechenkin, Toronto 2011. A shrewd moment for the GM to offer a draw, as after}
e4 21. Qe2 Bg7 {White is in a bind, and the attempt to break out will fail.
For example} 22. f3 ({he should play} 22. Nc2 {though it means suffering after}
Nd3) 22... Nd3 23. Nc2 ({also painful for White is} 23. fxe4 Nxc1 24. Raxc1
Bxb2) 23... Nce5 24. fxe4 $2 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Bg4 {and Black wins.}) ({Another
try is} 12. Nd5 Bd7 {Black is too tolerant of the knight on d5.} ({After} 12...
e6 13. Nf4 ({or} 13. Nb4 Qa5 $1 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 {and how does White defend c4?})
({meanwhile after} 13. Ne3 Bd7 14. Qa3 Qc7 {the white pieces are clumsily
placed.}) 13... g5 14. Nd3 Bd7 15. Qa3 Rc8 {intending 16...Na5 things look
awkward for White.}) 13. Qa3 Rc8 ({again Black could play} 13... e6) 14. Be3 b6
15. Rac1 Qe8 16. Ng5 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 h6 18. Bd2 Nd4 19. Qd3 b5 20. b3 Kh8 21. Bc3
bxc4 22. bxc4 e5 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Qa3 Ba4 25. Re1 Qd7 26. Nf4 Kh7 27. Bd5 Bc6
28. Be6 Qe7 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Nd5 Qe5 31. Qa6 Bxd5 32. Qxc8 Be6 33. Qc6 f4 34.
Rb1 Bf5 35. Rb5 Qe6 36. Qd5 Qe8 37. Rb7 d3 38. Qd4 Bd7 39. Qxd3 Bc6 40. Rxg7+ {
1-0 R.Vazquez Igarza-E.Moreno Tejera, Madrid 2011.}) 12... fxe4 13. Ng5 Nd4 14.
Re1 ({Here} 14. Be3 $5 {is a tricky move that was brought to my attention by
Thomas Johansson on the chesspublishing.com website. Then the best sequence
seems to be} Bd7 ({after} 14... Nf5 15. Qb3 Nxe3 16. c5+ $1 d5 17. Qxe3 Bxb2
18. Rab1 Bg7 19. Nxe4 e6 20. Nd6 {White is better}) 15. Qb4 Nc2 16. Qxb7 Nxe3
$1 {Getting rid of White's dangerous bishop.} ({If} 16... Nxa1 17. Rxa1 ({or
immediately} 17. Qd5+) 17... Kh8 18. Qd5 $5 {is very uncomfortable for Black
despite the extra exchange.}) 17. fxe3 Rf5 $1 {Stopping White's queen check on
d5 as well as attacking the knight.} 18. Qxe4 Rb8 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8
21. Rab1 Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 ({After} 23. Rd5 Rxd5 ({or} 23... Rf8 {when
} 24. c5 {fails to} Qc7 25. cxd6 $2 Qc1+) 24. Bxd5 Qf8 25. Qd7 a5 26. Qa7 Bc3 {
with equality.}) 23... Bf6 {White's extra pawn is meaningless, so it is a
question of whether he can do anything fast along the b-file.} 24. Rb7 Re5 25.
Qf7 Rxe3 26. Rxa7 Rxe2 ({The sharp} 26... Bd4 {doesn't win on the spot but is
also good enough for equality after} 27. Rd7 $1 ({not} 27. Ra8 $2 Qxa8 28. Bxa8
Rf3+ 29. Kg2 Rxf7) 27... Qb8 (27... Qxd7 28. Qf8#) 28. Kh1 Rxe2 {etc.}) 27. Kf1
({White loses a piece rather than wins the queen after} 27. Ra8 Rxg2+) 27...
Rb2 28. Ra8 Rb8 {with equality.}) 14... b5 $1 15. Qd1 ({Black has an excellent
centre after} 15. cxb5 d5 {which also leaves the white knight stranded on g5.})
15... bxc4 16. Nxe4 Rb8 17. e3 Nf5 ({The knight heads the wrong way.} 17... Nb5
$1 {planning 18... d5 looks really good for Black.}) 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Qc2 Bf7
20. Bd2 Qb6 21. Rab1 Rfd8 22. Qa4 Qc5 23. Ne4 Qb5 24. Qxa7 h6 25. Nc3 Qe8 26.
Qa4 Qxa4 27. Nxa4 Rd7 28. Nc3 d5 29. b3 cxb3 30. axb3 d4 31. Ne4 dxe3 32. Bxe3
Nxe3 33. Rxe3 Rd4 34. Nc5 Bf6 35. Rd3 Rbb4 36. Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th ZMDI Open A"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2011.08.11"]
[Round "6.15"]
[White "Wichmann, C."]
[Black "Markgraf, Al"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Neil McDonald"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2011.08.06"]
[Source "ChessPublishing"]
[SourceDate "2010.04.28"]

{This game refers to Part Two of Chapter Six, 'The Main Line Leningrad: 7 Nc3
c6'.} 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8.
Rb1 ({Black can try to prove} 8. b4 {premature with} e5 $5 9. dxe5 Ng4 {
regaining the pawn thanks to the pin on e5.} 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Qb3 dxe5 12. h3 {
Retreating the knight will cost the e5-pawn after 12...Nh6 13.Bxh6 Bxh6 14.
Nxe5, but Black has the riposte} e4 $1 13. Rad1 ({Black is fine after} 13. hxg4
exf3 14. exf3 fxg4) 13... Qf7 14. Nd4 ({if} 14. hxg4 exf3 15. exf3 Be6 $1 {
looks good for Black}) 14... Ne5 15. c5 Na6 {Black has the initiative as the
bishop on g2 is under lock and key.} 16. Rb1 Qxb3 17. Rxb3 Nc7 18. Rd1 Ne6 19.
Be3 Nc4 20. Nxe6 Nxe3 21. Nxf8 Nxd1 22. Nxd1 Kxf8 23. a3 Be6 24. Rb1 Rd8 25. f3
Rd2 26. fxe4 Rxe2 27. Bf3 Bd4+ 28. Kf1 Rc2 29. b5 Bc4+ {0-1 V.Kukov-H.
Danielsen, Bansko 2010.}) 8... Kh8 9. b4 ({After} 9. d5 {the immediate advance}
e5 {makes sense - after all, White has invested a move in Rb1, so
repositioning the rook on d1 to attack d6 will cost him a tempo.} 10. dxe6 Bxe6
11. b3 Na6 12. Bb2 Nc5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rbd1 Rad8 {with a solid game for Black
in M.Mulyar-M.Leutwyler, Philadelphia 2011.}) 9... Nbd7 {The rather unusual
anti-9.b4 method given in my book receives another test.} ({Asking for trouble
is} 9... Be6 $6 10. d5 $1 Bg8 {Black will soon be wishing he had left the
bishop on c8 rather than spent two moves putting it on the kingside.} 11. Nd4
Qc8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rfc1 e5 16. dxe6 Bxd4 17. Qxd4
Qxe6 18. b5 {and White had strong queenside pressure in I.Khairullin-A.Ivanov,
Olginka 2011.}) 10. Ng5 Nb6 11. b5 ({Here} 11. c5 {is discussed in the book.
It doesn't promise White anything either.}) 11... cxb5 $1 ({Better than my
suggestion of} 11... Bd7) 12. c5 Nc4 13. Rxb5 d5 14. f3 b6 $1 {White's attempt
to play aggressively has rebounded, leaving his pieces disorganized.} 15. Qd3 {
This makes matters worse.} ({He should seek his chances in complications after
} 15. e4 h6 16. e5) 15... a6 16. Rb1 bxc5 17. dxc5 {The weakling on c5 soon
drops off, leaving Black with a strong extra pawn in the centre.} h6 18. Nh3
Be6 19. Kh1 Bf7 20. Na4 Rc8 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 d4 23. Qd2 Nd5 $1 {The
knight threatens to land on either c3 or e3.} 24. Nb6 Rxc5 25. Nxd5 Qxd5 26.
Nf4 Qc6 27. Rb2 Rc8 28. Nd3 Rc2 29. Qb4 Rxb2 30. Qxb2 Qb5 31. Rb1 Rb8 32. Qxb5
Rxb5 33. Ra1 Ra5 34. a3 e5 35. Kg1 Bf8 36. Kf2 Kg7 37. a4 Kf6 38. Rb1 Bc4 39.
Rb6+ Be6 40. Rc6 h5 41. Ke1 g5 42. Kd2 Ke7 43. Kc2 Kd7 44. Rb6 Bd6 45. Rb7+ Bc7
46. Ra7 Kc8 47. Nb4 Bd6 48. Nxa6 Bc4 0-1

[Event "8th Ostroda GM"]
[Site "Ostroda POL"]
[Date "2011.08.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Terrieux, K."]
[Black "Semcesen, D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Neil McDonald"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.08.04"]
[Source "ChessPublishing"]
[SourceDate "2010.04.28"]

{This game refers to Part Three of Chapter Six, 'The Main Line Leningrad: 7
Nc3 c6'.} 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6
{Black is still looking fine in this variation.} 8. d5 Bd7 9. Nd4 ({
Alternatively} 9. Rb1 Na6 10. Nd4 Qe8 ({Instead} 10... Qb6 {transposes to 9.
Nd4 Qb6 10.Rb1 Na6. But we don't need to play the queen to b6 here - it can
happily go to e8 whereas after 9.Nd4, the move 9...Qe8 is met by 10.Qb3!.}) 11.
e4 {I don't like the combination of the move 9.Rb1 with this action in the
centre.} fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nc7 14. Be3 c5 15. Nc2 a5 $1 {Stopping
b2-b4.} 16. Qd2 b5 {So it is Black who seizes the initiative on the queenside.
It doesn't prove enough to win in the example given, but Narciso Dublan was
pressing for the whole game.} 17. b3 Qf7 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 a4 20. Qe3 b4
21. Rfe1 Ne8 22. f4 Ng7 23. Qd3 Qf6 24. Re2 axb3 25. axb3 Ra2 26. Ne3 Rfa8 27.
Rbe1 Rxe2 28. Rxe2 Ra3 29. Nc2 Ra2 30. Ne3 Ra3 31. Nc2 Ra7 32. Ne3 Bf5 33. Bxf5
Nxf5 34. Nxf5 Qxf5 35. Qxf5 gxf5 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. h3 Ra3 38. Re3 Ra2+ 39. Re2
Ra3 40. Re3 h5 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. Kg3 Ra1 44. Kxg4 Rc1 45. Kf5 Rc3
46. Ke4 Kf6 47. Rxc3 bxc3 48. Kd3 Kf5 49. Kxc3 Kxf4 50. b4 cxb4+ 51. Kxb4 Ke4
52. Kc3 Ke3 53. c5 {1/2-1/2, O.Almeida Quintana-M.Narciso Dublan, Arinsal 2011.
}) 9... Qb6 $1 ({We play this move to avoid being hit after} 9... Qe8 $6 {by}
10. Qb3 $1) 10. e3 $6 {A new idea. White overprotects his knight, but such an
insipid move is hardly likely to inspire terror in Dutch players.} ({In the
book} 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Nb3 Qb4 {proved fine for Black.}) ({Alternatively if} 
10. Rb1 Na6 11. dxc6 ({or} 11. b4 Rac8) ({while after} 11. Be3 Qc7 {Black is
ready to answer} 12. b4 {with} c5) 11... bxc6 12. b4 Rac8 {with balanced
chances.}) 10... Na6 11. Rb1 Rab8 {Semcesen gets his rook out of the way of
any trouble along the a8-h1 diagonal. There is also a clever point to this
move - see the next note.} ({Instead after} 11... Nc5 {White could play} 12. b4
{in one go.}) 12. b3 ({Here, however,} 12. b4 c5 $1 13. bxc5 Qxc5 {leaves
White with a weak pawn on c4 - and thanks to the crafty 11...Rab8 the b7-pawn
is defended.}) 12... Nc5 13. b4 Nce4 14. Na4 Qc7 15. f3 Ng5 16. e4 Nf7 17. Ne6
Bxe6 18. dxe6 Ne5 19. exf5 Nxc4 $6 ({Simply} 19... gxf5 {looks at least equal
for Black, for example} 20. Qc2 ({if} 20. Nb2 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Qxb4) 20... Nxc4 21.
Qxc4 b5 22. Qc2 bxa4 23. Qxf5 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 a5 {with queenside pressure.}) 20.
fxg6 Nd5 $1 {Black's splendid counterattacking idea. He gives up all his
kingside pawns to get rolling on the queenside.} ({This is far more in the
spirit of the opening than} 20... hxg6 {when} 21. Qd3 b5 22. Nc3 Ne5 23. Qc2 {
allows White to target the g6-pawn with 24.f4 etc.}) 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. Qe2 ({
White could have kept control with} 22. Qd3 $1 {e.g.} b5 23. f4 a5 24. Bxd5
cxd5 25. Nc3 {with an edge, though any result would still be possible in a
practical game.}) 22... b5 23. f4 a5 24. f5 axb4 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Nb2 Na3 ({
Here} 26... Qa7+ $1 27. Kg2 Qxa2 {looks very painful for White, for example}
28. Bg5 Rxf5 $1 ({not} 28... Nxb2 29. Bxe7 {intending 30.f6}) 29. Rxf5 Qxb1 {
and wins for Black.}) 27. Ra1 Nc2 28. Rb1 Na3 29. Ra1 Nc2 30. Rb1 Na3 31. Ra1
1/2-1/2

[Event "26th European Club Cup"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2010.10.19"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Fressinet, L."]
[Black "Van Oosterom, C."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Neil McDonald"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.25"]

{This game refers to Part Four (White plays Nh3) of Chapter Five, 'Sidelines
in the Leningrad Variation'.} 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 Bg7 5. Nf4
Nc6 $1 6. d5 ({More direct is} 6. h4 {though careful play by Black will
neutralize this thrust:} e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. h5 c6 {Here we look at two moves
for White not given in the book:} 9. Be3 ({In the book} 9. c4 {and}) (9. Nd2 {
are considered.}) ({After} 9. h6 {hoping to weaken Black along the a1-h8
diagonal,} Bf8 10. Nd3 {we get to witness the ultimate in pawn grabbing:} Nf7
11. c4 Ng8 12. Nc3 Ngxh6 {Black's extravagant knight moves are made possible
by the semi-closed nature of the position and the fact that White has himself
wasted a lot of time - three moves to get the knight to d3, for example.} 13.
Qc2 Bg7 14. Bd2 d6 15. O-O-O Ng4 16. f3 Nge5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. e4 Qe7 {White
has some initiative for the pawn, but Black went on to win a long endgame
thanks to the white pawn missing from the h-file:} 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ne4 O-O
21. Be3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Ng5 23. c5 Nf3 24. Qb3+ Qf7 25. Rd7 Qxb3 26. axb3 Nd4 27.
Rxb7 Rab8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Bf1 Be5 31. Bc4+ Kg7 32. Rf1 h5 33.
Rf7+ Kh6 34. Rxa7 Bxg3 35. Ra6 h4 36. Rxc6 h3 37. e5 h2 38. Bd5 d3 39. Be4 Bf4+
40. Kd1 Rb4 41. Bh1 Be3 42. Rd6 Rg4 43. Rxd3 Rg1+ 44. Ke2 Rxh1 45. Rxe3 Rb1 46.
Rh3+ Kg5 47. Kf3 h1=Q+ 48. Rxh1 Rxh1 49. Ke4 Re1+ 50. Kd5 Kf5 51. Kd6 Rd1+ 52.
Ke7 Kxe5 53. c6 Rh1 54. c7 Rh7+ 55. Kd8 Kd6 {0-1 I.Lysyj-P.Kotsur, Moscow 2011.
}) 9... d5 10. Bd4 Qd6 $1 11. Nd2 ({It turns out that White can't immediately
profit through his pressure on g6 due to the weakness of b2. For example} 11.
hxg6 hxg6 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxg6 Qxb2 15. Nd2 Bg7 {and Black's
dark-squared bishop and solid structure give him a good game.}) 11... Ne4 12.
Nf3 g5 13. h6 Nxf3+ $1 ({this had to be worked out precisely as} 13... Bf6 14.
Nh5 {looks good for White}) 14. exf3 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 ({White drops material after
} 15. fxe4 Bxb2) 15... Qf6 {The combination ends: Black saves his piece and
has equalized.} 16. Qxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd3 {with a draw in a couple more moves, N.
Noritsyn-V.Malaniuk, Montreal 2010.}) 6... Ne5 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d6 9. O-O O-O
10. h3 ({Instead} 10. exf5 Bxf5 {is considered on page 108 in the book. The
game move doesn't seem much of an improvement for White.}) 10... g5 $1 {The
attacking move Black always wants to play in the Dutch.} 11. Ne6 ({Black has a
dangerous attack after} 11. Nh5 Nxh5 12. Qxh5 f4 $1 {(securing the black
knight on e5 against being pushed back by f2-f4)} 13. Qxg5 $6 f3 14. Bh1 Bxh3)
11... Bxe6 12. dxe6 {In the Leningrad Dutch White doesn't want to block the
hole on e6 with a pawn - he wants to occupy it with a knight, or failing that
keep it clear so that the e7-pawn can be targeted.} fxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4
d5 15. Bg2 h6 16. f4 {It is Black who will profit most from the opening of
lines.} ({A quiet move such as} 16. Qe2 {was to be preferred.}) 16... gxf4 17.
gxf4 Nc4 18. Qg4 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nd6 20. Rg1 ({If} 20. f5 Rf6) 20... Kh8 21. Bf3
Rg8 22. Qh5 Raf8 23. Rg6 Nf5 24. Bd2 Qf2 {Black's defences are holding firm
along the g-file and h-file and so he can turn to the attack.} 25. Be1 Qe3 26.
Bc3 d4 27. Bb4 Qxf4 28. Rag1 Nh4 {Black has a winning position against a
player rated almost 300 points above him.} 29. Bxe7 Nxf3 ({The simplest way to
win is} 29... Nxg6 {as White is left a piece down after} 30. Bxf8 Bxf8 31. Rxg6
Rxg6 32. Qxg6 Qxf3+) 30. Bd6 Qe4 ({Here a tricky way to win is} 30... Rf5 31.
Rxg7 Rxg7 ({not} 31... Rxh5 32. Rxg8+ Kh7 33. R1g7#) 32. Qe8+ Rf8 $1 {then
both queens are hanging, but Black threatens mate on g1.}) 31. R1g4 Qe1+ 32.
Rg1 Qe4 ({It's a repetition, as Black is mated after} 32... Nxg1 33. Rxh6+) 33.
R1g4 Qe1+ 34. Rg1 1/2-1/2

