Chess: Firman-Jussupov

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g6 4 d4 exd4
5 Nxd4 Bg7 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 Ba4 Ba6
8 Nc3 Qe7 9 Qf3 Rb8 10 Bd2 Rxb2
11 Bb3 Nf6 12 O-O-O Qa3 13 Nb5 Rxb3+
14 Nxa3 Rxf3 15 gxf3 Be2 16 Rde1 Bxf3
17 Rhg1 O-O 18 e5 Ne4 19 Bf4 f6 20 exf6 Rxf6
21 Be3 c5 22 Nb1 Ra6 23 a3 d5 24 Bf4 Rb6
25 c3 Nxc3 26 Nxc3 Bxc3 27 Re3 Bb2+ 28 Kd2
28 ... Be4 29 f3 Bf5 30 Bxc7 Rb7 31 Re8+ Kf7
32 Rb8 Rxc7 33 Rxb2 d4 34 Rc1 c4 35 Rbb1 c3+
36 Ke2 d3+ 37 Ke3 0-1.



German League 2007/8
N Firman-A Jussupov
Lopez, Pillsbury/Smyslov C60

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5:



3 ... g6



4 d4



4 c3
4 O-O
4 Nc3
4 Bxc6
4 h4



4 0-0 Bg7 5 c3 Nge7 6 d4 exd4
7 cxd4 0-0 8 d5 a6 9 Be2.
4 c3 a6 5 Ba4 Nge7 6 0-0 Bg7
7 d4 exd4 8 cxd4 0-0 9 Nc3 d6
10 Bg5.



4 d3 Bg7 5 0-0 Nge7 6 Nc3 0-0
7 Be3 d6 8 Nd5 Nxd5 9 exd5 Nb4.
4 Nc3 Bg7 5 0-0 Nge7 6 d3 0-0
7 Be3 d6 8 Nd5 Nxd5 9 exd5 Nb4.



4 d4 exd4 5 Nxd4 Bg7 6 Nxc6 bxc6
7 Bd3.
4 a3 Nge7 5 0-0 Bg7 6 Nc3 0-0
7 d3 Nd4 8 Nxd4 exd4 9 Bc4 dxc3.



4 h3 Nge7 5 0-0 Bg7 6 d3 0-0
7 Nc3 d6 8 Be3 Nd4 9 Bc4 Be6
10 Bxe6.

4 ... exd4






4 ... exd4 5 Nxd4 Bg7 6 Nxc6 bxc6
7 Bd3 Ne7 8 0-0 0-0 9 Nd2 d6
10 c3 Be6 11 f4.



4 ... Nxd4 5 Nxd4 a6 6 Bc4 exd4
7 Qxd4 Qf6 8 e5 Qf5 9 e6 f6
10 exd7+ Bxd7.



4 ... Qe7 5 d5 Qb4+ 6 Nc3 Nd4
7 a3 Nxf3+ 8 Qxf3 Qe7 9 0-0 Qh4
10 Be3.
4 ... Bg7 5 d5 a6 6 Be2 Nd4
7 Nxd4 exd4 8 0-0 d6 9 Bg4 Qh4
10 Bxc8.



4 ... Nf6 5 dxe5 Nxe4 6 0-0 h6
7 Re1 Ng5 8 Bc4 Bg7.
4 ... f6 5 0-0 exd4 6 Nxd4 Nge7
7 Nc3 Kf7 8 Nxc6 Nxc6 9 Nd5 Kg7
10 f4 Ne7 11 Nxe7.
4 ... f5 5 Nxe5 fxe4 6 Nc3 Nf6
7 0-0 Bd6 8 Nxc6 dxc6 9 Bc4.

5 Nxd4



5 Bg5
5 c3
5 Bxc6



5 Nxd4 Bg7 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 Bd3 Ne7
8 0-0 Rb8 9 c3 0-0 10 Nd2.
5 Bg5 Be7 6 Bf4 g5 7 Bc1 Bf6
8 0-0 g4 9 Ne1 a6 10 Bc4 Bg5
11 Nd2.



5 c3 dxc3 6 Nxc3 Bg7 7 Bg5 f6
8 Be3 Nge7 9 Bc4 Na5 10 Qe2 Nxc4.
5 0-0 Bg7 6 Nbd2 Nge7 7 Nb3 0-0
8 Nfxd4 Nxd4 9 Nxd4 d5 10 Re1 dxe4
11 Rxe4 Bf5 12 Rf4.



5 e5 Bg7 6 0-0 Nge7 7 Bg5 0-0
8 Re1 h6 9 Bf6 Bxf6 10 exf6 Nd5
11 Bxc6.
5 Nbd2 a6 6 Bc4 Nf6 7 0-0 Bg7
8 Nb3 Nxe4 9 Bd5 Nf6 10 Bxc6 dxc6
11 Re1+ Kf8 12 Nbxd4.



5 Bxc6 dxc6 6 Qxd4 Qxd4 7 Nxd4 Bg7
8 c3 Bd7 9 0-0 0-0-0 10 Bg5 f6.

5 ... Bg7





5 ... Bg7 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 Bd3 Ne7
8 0-0 0-0 9 Nc3 d6 10 Qf3 Be6
11 Be3 Re8.
5 ... Nge7 6 Nxc6 Nxc6 7 0-0 Bg7
8 Nc3 0-0 9 Nd5 Re8 10 Qd3.



5 ... Qf6 6 Bxc6 dxc6 7 0-0 Bd7
8 e5 Qg7 9 Qe2 0-0-0 10 Rd1 Bc5
11 Nb3 Bb6 12 Nc3.
5 ... Rb8 6 0-0 Bg7 7 Nf3 Nge7
8 Re1 0-0 9 e5 d5 10 exd6.



5 ... a5 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 0-0 Bg7
8 Bc4 Ne7 9 Re1 d6 10 f4 0-0.
5 ... h6 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 Bc4 Bg7
8 Qf3 Qf6 9 Nd2 d6 10 0-0 Qxf3
11 Nxf3.
5 ... a6 6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 Bc4 Bg7
8 Qf3 Nf6 9 Nc3 0-0 10 0-0 Qe7.

6 Nxc6





6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 Bd3 Ne7 8 0-0 0-0
9 c3 Re8 10 Qf3 d6 11 Be3 Rb8.
6 Be3 Nf6 7 Nc3 0-0 8 0-0 Re8
9 Bc4 Ne5 10 Be2 d5.



6 c3 Nxd4 7 cxd4 c6 8 Bc4 Ne7
9 0-0 0-0.
6 Nf3 Nge7 7 0-0 0-0 8 Re1 d6
9 Nbd2 a6 10 Bc4.



6 Ne2 Nge7 7 0-0 0-0 8 Nbc3 a6
9 Bc4 d6 10 Be3 Ne5.
6 Nb3 Qh4 7 0-0 a6 8 Bd3 Nge7
9 g3 Qh3 10 Nc3 Ne5.
6 e5.

6 ... bxc6






6 ... bxc6 7 Bd3 Ne7 8 0-0 0-0
9 c3 Re8 10 Qf3 d6 11 Be3 Rb8.
6 ... dxc6 7 Qxd8+ Kxd8 8 Bc4 Be6
9 Bxe6 fxe6 10 Nc3 Kc8 11 Be3 Bxc3+
12 bxc3 Nf6 13 f3 Rd8 14 Rd1 Rxd1+.



6 ... Qh4 7 Nd4 Qxe4+ 8 Qe2 Qxe2+
9 Nxe2 Nf6 10 0-0 0-0 11 Re1 a6
12 Bd3 Re8 13 Be3 d5.
6 ... Qf6 7 Nb4 c6 8 Be2 Qe7
9 Nd3 Qxe4 10 0-0 d5 11 Nd2 Qh4
12 Nf3.



6 ... Bc3+ 7 Nxc3 bxc6 8 0-0 h6
9 Re1 Rh7 10 Bc4 Qh4 11 Be3 d6.
6 ... Qe7 7 Nxe7 Nxe7 8 0-0 0-0
9 Nc3 a6 10 Bc4 h6 11 Nd5.



6 ... Qg5 7 Bxg5 bxc6 8 Nc3 Rb8
9 Bc4 Rb4 10 Qe2 d6 11 0-0-0 Nh6
12 Be3 Bxc3 13 bxc3.

7 Ba4





7 Bd3 Ne7 8 0-0 0-0 9 Nd2 d6
10 Qf3 Be6 11 c3 h6 12 Rd1 Re8
13 Bc4.
7 Be2 Ne7 8 0-0 0-0 9 Re1 d5
10 Nd2 Qd6 11 Bd3 Rb8 12 Rb1 Be6
13 Qf3.



7 Bc4 d5 8 exd5 Ne7 9 Qe2 cxd5
10 Bb5+ Bd7 11 Bxd7+ Qxd7 12 0-0 0-0.
7 Bf1 d5 8 Be2 Ne7 9 0-0 0-0 10 Nd2 Rb8
11 c3 f5 12 exd5.



7 Ba4 Ba6 8 Nd2 f5 9 c4 fxe4
10 Nxe4 Bxc4 11 Qc2 Bd5 12 0-0.
7 Bxc6 dxc6 8 Qxd8+ Kxd8 9 0-0 Be6
10 Nd2 Kc8 11 Rd1 Ne7.



7 a4 cxb5 8 axb5 Bb7 9 0-0 a6
10 Qd3 axb5 11 Rxa8 Bxa8 12 Nc3 Ne7
13 f4 b4.

7 ... Ba6





7 ... Ba6 8 Nd2 Qg5 9 Qf3 Ne7
10 Bb3 0-0 11 Nc4 Qc5 12 Be3 Qb4+
13 Bd2 Qc5.
7 ... Qh4 8 0-0 Ne7 9 f4 0-0
10 e5 Re8 11 Nd2 Nf5 12 Ne4 Rb8
13 Qd3 h6.



7 ... Qf6 8 0-0 Ne7 9 Nc3 0-0
10 Bb3 d6 11 Be3 Be6 12 f4 Qh4
13 Bxe6.
7 ... Nh6 8 0-0 Qh4 9 Qd3 0-0
10 Nd2 Re8 11 f4 Rb8 12 Nf3.



7 ... Rb8 8 Bb3 Ba6 9 c4 Qh4
10 0-0 Ne7 11 f4 d6 12 Rf3 0-0.
7 ... Ne7 8 0-0 0-0 9 Nc3 d5
10 Qf3 Be6 11 Bb3 Qd7 12 Bg5 f6
13 Bf4 f5 14 exd5.



7 ... f5 8 0-0 fxe4 9 Nd2 Nf6
10 Nxe4 Nxe4 11 Re1 0-0
12 Rxe4 Rb8.

8 Nc3





8 Nd2 Qg5 9 Qf3 Nf6 10 c4 0-0
11 0-0 Rae8 12 Rd1 Qh4 13 Bc2 Re5
14 Bd3.
8 Nc3 f5 9 exf5 Qh4 10 Qf3 0-0-0
11 Bb3 Rf8 12 Be3 Rxf5.



8 Qf3 Qe7 9 Nc3 f5 10 Qe3 fxe4
11 Nxe4 0-0-0 12 c3 Bh6 13 f4 Rf8.
8 Qd2 Qe7 9 f3 Nf6 10 Nc3 0-0
11 Qg5 Bc4 12 Kf2 h6 13 Qg3 Ne8.



8 f3 Qh4+ 9 g3 Qh3 10 Kf2 Ne7
11 Bb3 0-0 12 c3 Rfe8 13 Be3 d5
14 exd5 cxd5 15 Bxd5 Nxd5.
8 f4 Qe7 9 Kf2 0-0-0 10 Nc3 Bxc3
11 bxc3 Nf6 12 e5 Ne4+ 13 Kf3 f5
14 Qd4.
8 Bb3.

8 ... Qe7




8 ... Qe7 9 Be3 Qb4 10 Bb3 Bxc3+
11 bxc3 Qxc3+ 12 Bd2 Qe5 13 f3 Ne7
14 Kf2 0-0 15 Be3 d6.
8 ... f5 9 exf5 Qe7+ 10 Be3 Qb4
11 Bb3 Bxc3+ 12 bxc3 Qxc3+ 13 Bd2 Qe5+
14 Be3 Qc3+.



8 ... Qh4 9 Qf3 f5 10 Bd2 fxe4
11 Nxe4 Nf6 12 Nxf6+ Bxf6 13 Bb3 Bxb2
14 Bf7+.



8 ... Nh6 9 Be3 0-0 10 Bb3 d5
11 Qd2 Ng4 12 0-0-0 dxe4 13 Qxd8 Raxd8
14 Nxe4 Nxe3.



8 ... Nf6 9 Qf3 Qe7 10 Bd2 0-0
11 0-0-0 Rab8 12 Bb3.
8 ... Be5 9 Be3 Nf6 10 Qd2 0-0
11 0-0-0 Qe7 12 Bb3 Rfe8 13 Bd4.



8 ... Rb8 9 Bb3 d5 10 Qf3 Nf6
11 Be3 Qe7 12 exd5 Nxd5 13 Nxd5 cxd5
14 0-0-0 c6 15 Qxd5 cxd5.

9 Qf3



9 Be3 Qb4 10 Bb3 Bxc3+ 11 bxc3 Qxc3+
12 Bd2 Qe5 13 f3 Ne7 14 Kf2 0-0 15 Be3.
9 Qf3 f5 10 Bd2 Nf6 11 0-0-0 Nxe4
12 Nxe4 fxe4 13 Qb3 Rf8.



9 f3 0-0-0 10 Kf2 d5 11 Qe1 Bd4+
12 Kg3 h5 13 h3 Nf6.
9 Qd2 f5 10 Qe3 fxe4 11 Nxe4 0-0-0
12 Kd1 Bb7 13 Re1 c5 14 c3.



9 Bd2 Bxc3 10 Bxc3 Qxe4+ 11 Kd2 Qf4+
12 Ke1 0-0-0 13 Qd2 Qe4+ 14 Qe3 Qxg2.



9 Qg4 Bxc3+ 10 bxc3 Nf6 11 Qf4 Nxe4
12 Ba3 Qe6 13 Qe3 Qc4 14 Bb3 Qxc3+
15 Qxc3 Nxc3 16 Bb2.
9 Bb3 Bxc3+ 10 bxc3 Qxe4+ 11 Be3 Qxg2
12 Kd2 Nf6 13 Re1 0-0 14 Kc1 Rfe8 15 h4.

9 ... Rb8



9 ... f5 10 Bf4 fxe4 11 Qh3 Rc8
12 Qe3 Qb4 13 Qxe4+ Qxe4+ 14 Nxe4.
9 ... Nf6 10 Be3 0-0 11 0-0-0 Bc4
12 Bd4 Be6 13 Qg3 c5.
9 ... Nh6 10 Bf4 Bxc3+ 11 Qxc3 Qxe4+
12 Qe3 Qxe3+ 13 fxe3 Nf5 14 Bxc7 Nxe3.



9 ... Rb8 10 Bb3 Nf6 11 Be3 d5
12 exd5 Nxd5 13 Nxd5 cxd5
14 0-0-0 c6 15 Rhe1 0-0.
9 ... 0-0-0 10 Bd2 h5 11 0-0-0 Bc4
12 Bb3 Bxb3 13 axb3 Be5 14 Be3 Nf6.



9 ... h6 10 Bf4 0-0-0 11 0-0-0 Bc4
12 Qe3 Kb7 13 Qg3 Qb4 14 a3.
9 ... h5 10 Bf4 0-0-0 11 0-0-0 Bc4
12 Qe3 Kb7 13 e5 f6 14 Rhe1.



10 Bd2 Rxb2 11 Bb3 Nf6 12 O-O-O Qa3
13 Nb5 Rxb3+ 14 Nxa3 Rxf3 15 gxf3 Be2
16 Rde1 Bxf3 17 Rhg1 O-O 18 e5 Ne4
19 Bf4 f6 20 exf6 Rxf6 21 Be3 c5
22 Nb1 Ra6 23 a3 d5 24 Bf4 Rb6
25 c3 Nxc3 26 Nxc3 Bxc3 27 Re3 Bb2+
28 Kd2 Be4 29 f3 Bf5 30 Bxc7 Rb7 31 Re8+ Kf7
32 Rb8 Rxc7 33 Rxb2 d4 34 Rc1 c4 35 Rbb1 c3+
36 Ke2 d3+ 37 Ke3 0-1.