Hamburg 2004

(1) Rogozenko,D (2531) - Hess,C (2305) [D17] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (1.3), 29.05.2004 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 e6 9.e3 Bb4 10.Be2 Ne4 11.Qb3 Nd5 12.0-0 a5 13.Na2 0-0 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.Nxb4 Nxb4 16.f3 Nc5 17.Qc3 Nd7 18.e4 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Bg6 20.Be3 Rfd8 21.Bc5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Na6 23.Bxa6 Rxa6 24.Rd6 h6 25.Qd4 b6 26.Rd8+ Kh7 27.Qd6 1-0

(2) Kopylov,M (2433) - Rogozenko,D (2531) [B22] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (2.2), 30.05.2004 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Qe4 f5 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.g3 b5 10.Bg2 a5 11.0-0 Ba6 12.Rd1 Be7 13.Nh4 0-0 14.Rxd5 exd5 15.Bxd5+ Kh8 16.Ng6+ hxg6 17.Qf1 Bh4 18.Qh3 Qd8 19.Nd2 Nxe5 20.Nb3 g5 21.gxh4 g4 22.Qg3 Nf3+ 23.Bxf3 gxf3 24.Nd4 Qf6 25.Bg5 Qf7 26.Qc7 Rae8 27.Qb6 Qxa2 28.Rd1 Ra8 29.Nxf3 Qe6 30.Rd6 Qe4 31.Rh6+ Kg8 32.Qg6 Qg4+ 33.Kf1 b4+ 34.Ke1 Qe4+ 35.Be3 Qb1+ 36.Kd2 bxc3+ 37.bxc3 Qd3+ 38.Kc1 Qxc3+ 39.Kd1 Qd3+ 40.Nd2 Qe2+ 41.Kc1 Rfc8+ 42.Kb2 Rab8+ 0-1

(3) Rogozenko,D (2531) - Handke,F (2456) [D17] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (3.1), 30.05.2004 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.g3 e6 10.Bg2 Bb4 11.0-0 0-0 12.e3 h6 13.Qe2 Nfd7 14.e4 Bh7 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.Be3 Nf6 17.f3 Qc7 18.Rac1 Rfd8 19.Qc4 Rd7 20.Qb3 Qb6 21.Ne2 Bc5 22.Qc3 Bb4 23.Qb3 Bc5 24.Qc4 Bf8 25.b3 Nd5 26.Bf2 Bb4 27.Rcd1 Re8 28.Nc1 Qd8 29.Na2 Nb6 30.Qe2 Bd6 31.Nc1 Qc7 32.Nd3 Rdd8 33.Qd2 Nd7 34.Qc3 e5 35.dxe5 Nxe5 36.Nxe5 Bxe5 37.Qc2 f6 38.Rxd8 Rxd8 39.Rd1 Bg6 40.Bf1 Bf7 41.Bc4 Rxd1+ 42.Qxd1 Bxc4 43.bxc4 Qe7 44.c5 h5 45.Kg2 Qe6 46.Qd8+ Kh7 47.Qxa5 Qc4 48.Qd8 Qe2 49.Qd7 Bc3 50.Qf5+ Kg8 51.Kg1 Qd1+ 52.Kg2 Qe2 53.Qe6+ Kh7 54.Qf5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

(4) Moreno Carnero,J (2525) - Rogozenko,D (2531) [B70] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (4.1), 31.05.2004 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nb3 0-0 9.Re1 a6 10.Bf1 b5 11.Nd5 Nd7 12.c3 e6 13.Nb4 Nxb4 14.cxb4 Nb6 15.Na5 d5 16.e5 Nc4 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Bf4 f5 19.Qd2 Qc7 20.h4 Bd7 21.Rac1 Rac8 22.a3 Rf7 23.Re3 Qa7 24.Rh3 Qb8 25.Qe3 h6 26.Re1 Kh7 27.Qd2 Be8 (=) 1/2-1/2

(5) Rogozenko,D (2531) - Lanka,Z (2461) [D75] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (5.3), 02.06.2004 [Doru Rogozenko] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 cxd4 Surpriza. Lanka joaca mereu Varianta Yugoslava 6...d6 7.Cc3 Cc6 8.d5 Ca5. 7.Nxd4 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 Un sistem in care negrul joaca evident la remiza. 11.Be3! [ 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bxc6 Bh3!= ( 12...Bxc3 13.Bh6 Bh3 14.Bxf8 Bxf1 15.Bxa8 Qxa8 16.Qxf1 Bxa1 17.Bxe7+/- ) ] 11...Bd7 12.Nxc6! Bxc6 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Qa4 Qd5 15.Rab1! Bxc3 16.Rfc1 Bf6 17.Rc5! Qe6 18.Rxc6 Qf5 19.Qb5 Albul a obtinut o pozitie mai placuta. 19...e5 20.Rbc1 h5 21.Qc4 [ Mai bine era 21.h4+/= ] 21...Bg5 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 23.Rb1 Rad8 24.Rb7 [ 24.h4 Qf5 25.Rb7+/= ] 24...Rd4 Urmat de propunere de remiza. Desi simteam ca am scapat avantajul, m-am ambitionat sa continui jocul. 25.Qb3 a5 26.Ra7 h4 27.Rxa5? [ 27.Rc8= ] 27...Qd2! Dintr-o data situatia s-a schimbat radical. Albul este la un pas de a pierde. 28.Qb1! h3 [ 28...Qxa5 29.Rxg6+ fxg6 30.Qxg6+= ] 29.Rxg6+ Kh8 30.Qf1 fxg6 31.Qxh3+ Kg7 32.Ra7+ Rf7 33.Rxf7+ Kxf7 34.Qh7+ Kf6 35.Qh8+ Ke6 36.Qg8+ Kd7 37.Qg7+ Kc6 38.Qxg6+ Kc5 39.Qh5 Rd5 40.Kg2 Qc2 41.Qg4 Kb5 42.Qf3 Qxa2 Abia aici am avut un moment de respiro dupa o criza reciproca de timp. Evaluarea pozitiei este clara - albul trebuie sa lupte pentru remiza. Insa am si eu avantajele mele: regele advers este mereu expus sahurilor si in plus pionul e5 reprezinta o slabiciune permanenta. Am realizat ca regele meu este foarte bine aparat chiar daca incep sa imping pionii h si g. In plus, avansarea pionilor scoate la evidenta un al treilea factor care-i favoreaza albului: regele negrului este prea departe si deseori albul va putea schimba damele, intrand intr-un final favorabil cu pioni contra turn. Astfel, m-am decis sa nu astept, ci sa imping cat mai repede pionii. 43.h4! Qc4 44.h5! Rd6 45.g4 Totul a luat o intorsatura neaspteptata pentru adversarul meu, care si-a dat seama ca trebuie urgent readus regele pe flancul regelui. 45...Kc5 46.g5 e4? O mutare naturala, care insa ingreuneaza apararea negrului. [ 46...Qh4! asigura remiza, deoarece dupa 47.g6 ( 47.Qc3+ Kd5 48.Qd3+ Kc6 49.Qa6+ Kd7 50.Qb5+ Ke6 51.Qe8+= ) 47...Rd4 si albul trebuie sa inceapa sa dea sahuri cu 48.Qf8+ ] 47.Qg4! Planul este simplu: g6-g7-g8D... 47...Qg8 48.g6 Qg7 Aici adversarul meu mi-a propus pentru a doua oara remiza, in aceasta partida. Dar albul sta mai bine. 49.Qxe4 Rd4 50.Qf5+ Kd6 51.e3? [ 51.e4! Dupa aceasta mutare sarcina negrului ar fi fost foarte grea. Cu 5 minute pentru 10 mutari probabilitatea de a salva pozitia este minima. 51...Ke7! ( 51...Qe5 52.h6!+- ) 52.h6! Qf6! 53.h7 Rd8 54.Qc5+ Ke6 55.Qc6+ Ke7 56.Qc7+ Ke6 57.g7 Qg6+ 58.Kf1 Qxh7 59.Qxd8 Qh1+ 60.Ke2 Qxe4+= ] 51...Rd1! 52.Qg4 Qb7+ 53.e4 Qb1 In sfarsit negrul a reusit sa creeze un contrajoc. Ultimele mutari au fost facute cand ambii adversari aveau sub 3 minute, iar la un moment dat Lanka a reclamat repetarea pozitiei de trei ori. 54.Qf4+ Kc5 55.Qe3+ Kc4 56.Qe2+ Kd4 57.Qe3+ Kc4 58.Qe2+ Kd4 59.Qe3+ Kc4 O partida interesanta, care se putea termina in favoarea oricarei parti. 1/2-1/2

(6) Souleidis,G (2398) - Rogozenko,D (2531) [B45] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (6.4), 02.06.2004 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 e5 8.0-0 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Kh1 0-0 11.Qf3 a5 12.b3 exf4 13.Bxf4 Ng4 14.Rad1 Bf6 15.Ne2 Ne5 16.Qf2 a4 17.Ng3 axb3 18.axb3 g6 19.h3 Bg7 20.Ne2 Qe7 21.Nd4 c5 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Nf3 Qe7 24.Bc4 Be6 25.Bd5 Ra2 26.Rfe1 Re8 27.b4 Rb2 28.bxc5 dxc5 29.Rb1 Rxb1 30.Rxb1 Bxd5 31.exd5 Rd8 32.c4 Qe4 33.Qf1 h6 34.Re1 Qf4 35.Qd3 Qg3 36.Qe3 Bf8 37.Qe5 Qxe5 38.Nxe5 Bd6 39.Kg1 Ra8 40.Nd3 Ra3 41.Nf2 (=) 41...f5 42.g4 Bg3 43.Re6 f4 44.Ne4 Bh4 45.Rxg6+ Kh7 46.Rb6 f3 47.Rb1 Re3 48.Nd2 Rd3 49.Ne4 Rd4 50.Nxc5 Rxc4 51.Nd3 Rd4 52.Ne5 f2+ 53.Kg2 Rxd5 54.Nf3 Bf6 55.Kxf2 h5 56.Kg3 hxg4 57.hxg4 Ra5 58.Rb6 Kg7 59.Rb7+ Kg6 60.Rb6 Kg7 61.Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

(7) Loeffler,S (2413) - Rogozenko,D (2531) [D39] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (7.1), 04.06.2004 [Doru Rogozenko] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 d5 4.Bg5 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.e4 Bd7 8.Qc2 h6 9.Bd2 Bxc3! An important novelty. [ 9...b5 10.Nxb5 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 a6 12.Nc3 Nxd4 13.Qd1+/= ] 10.Bxc3 [ After 10.bxc3 b5 Black also has a pleasant position, though this might have been better than the game.] 10...b5 11.Be2 a5! 12.0-0 Nb4! 13.Qb1 Bc6 14.Nd2 Nd3=/+ 15.Bxd3 cxd3 16.d5 exd5 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.exd5 Bxd5 19.Qxd3 c6 20.Rfe1+ Kf8 21.a4! Right in time to create some weaknesses and secure square c4 for the knight. White has good chances to escape, but he needs a precise play until the end. 21...b4 22.Nc4 Rd8 [ 22...g6 23.Nb6 Rd8 24.Qa6 ] 23.Rad1 g6 24.Nxa5 Kg7 25.Nb7 Rb8 26.Nc5 Qxb2 27.Rb1 Qc3 28.Qxc3+ bxc3 29.Rbc1 Rb2 30.h3 Ra2 31.Rxc3 Rb8 32.Rcc1 Rbb2 33.Nd3 Rd2 34.Nb4 Rxa4 35.Nxc6 Rf4 36.f3 Ra4 37.Kh1 Rb2 38.Rc5 Be6 39.Nd8 Bb3 40.Rc7 Raa2 41.Nxf7 Bxf7 42.Ree7 g5! 43.Rxf7+ Kg6 44.Rg7+ Kh5 45.Rc6? Finally he collapses and misses a nice counterplay. [ The advance of either h-pawn or f-pawn should have secured a draw, although Black still can play on for a while: 45.h4 Rxg2 46.hxg5 Rh2+ 47.Kg1 Rhb2 48.Rc1 hxg5 ; 45.f4 Rxg2 46.fxg5 Rh2+ 47.Kg1 Rhb2 48.Rc1 hxg5 ] 45...Rxg2 46.Rh7? Natural, but wrong. [ 46.f4 Still would have offered chances to escape: 46...Rh2+ 47.Kg1 Rhb2 48.Rc1-/+ ] 46...Rh2+ 47.Kg1 Kh4! 48.Rc4+ Kxh3 49.Rxh6+ Kg3 50.Rg4+ Kxf3 After 51.Rxh2 follows 51...Ra1 mate! 51.Ra4 Rag2+ 52.Kf1 Rf2+ 53.Kg1 Rhg2+ 54.Kh1 Rf1# 0-1

(8) Rogozenko,D (2531) - Ftacnik,L (2579) [D76] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (8.2), 05.06.2004 [Doru Rogozenko] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.e3 Re8 10.d5 Na5 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.e4 c6 13.Re1 Rc8 14.Bf4 cxd5 15.exd5 Nac4 16.b3 Nd6 17.Qd2 Na8! No wonder the theoretician Ftacnik knows about the subtlety of this line. In order to get counterplay Black develops the queen to a5. [ 17...Bf5 18.a4 a6 19.Rac1 Qd7 20.h4 Bh3 21.Bh1 h5 22.Kh2 Bg4 23.Bg2 Nf5 24.Nxf5 Bxf5 25.d6!+/- Miton,K-Kempinski,R/Warsaw 2003; 17...Nf5 18.Nde2+/= Filippov,V-Nedev,T/Istanbul 2003] 18.Rad1!?N A novelty, designed to trade off opponent's queen and the knight from d6. [ 18.Be5 Bxe5 19.Rxe5 Qa5 20.Re3 Nc7 21.a4 Na6<=> Tkachiev,V-Ye Jiangchuan/Shanghai 2001] 18...Qa5 19.Ne4! Qxd2 20.Rxd2 Nc7? [ 20...Nxe4 Would have offered real chances to keep equality.] 21.Bxd6! exd6 22.Rf1 Bb5 23.Nxd6 [ Even better was 23.Rc1! Bxd4 24.Nxd6! but I felt quite confident in the upcoming endgame.] 23...Bxf1 24.Bxf1 Nxd5 25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Nf5 gxf5 27.Rxd5 f4 28.Rd7 Be5 29.Rxb7 fxg3 30.hxg3 Rc7 31.Rb5 Bd4 32.Rd5 Bb6 33.Bc4 Rc5 34.Rd2 Kg7 35.Kg2 h6 36.f4 Rc7 37.Kf3 Bc5 38.Rd5 Bb6 39.Rf5 Bd4 40.Ke4 Bf2 41.g4 Bb6 42.a4 a5 43.Rb5 Rc6 44.Bd5 Rf6 45.f5 Bd8 46.Rb7 Kf8 47.Ra7 Bb6 48.Rb7 Bd8 49.Ke5 Be7 50.Rb5 Ra6 51.Bb7 Bf6+ 52.Kd5 Ra7 53.Kc6 Kg7 54.Kc7 Bd4 Amazingly, in this position White has only one clear winning plan, showed in the game. 55.Rd5! [ 55.b4? axb4 56.Rxb4 ( 56.a5 b3 57.a6 b2= ) 56...Bg1 and the rook escapes via a5.; 55.Kb8 brings White nothing: 55...Kf6 56.b4 axb4 57.Rxb4 ( 57.a5 b3 58.a6 b2 59.Rxb2 Rxa6= ) 57...Bg1+/= ] 55...Bg1 56.Rd7 Kf6 [ 56...Kf8 57.f6+- ] 57.Kd8! Kg5 58.Rxf7 Bb6+ [ 58...Kxg4 59.Rg7+ Kf4 ( 59...Kxf5 60.Bc8+ Ke5 61.Rxg1 ) 60.Kc7 Bc5 ( 60...Bd4 61.Rd7 Bg1 62.f6 ) 61.Kc6+- ( 61.f6? Kf5 62.f7 Kf6 63.Rh7 Kg6 ) ] 59.Kc8! Kxg4 60.Kb8 Kf4 [ 60...Kg5 61.Rg7+ Kxf5 62.Bc8++- ] 61.f6 Ke5 62.Rh7 1-0

(9) Rogozenko,D (2531) - Rozentalis,E (2619) [E12] IHEM 2004 Hamburg (9.1), 06.06.2004 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5 Be7 8.e3 0-0 9.Be2 Nbd7 (=) 1/2-1/2