Botvinnik Semi-Slav, The (Pedersen)
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MOVE-ORDERS AND VARIOUS DEVIATIONS 105<br />
with a clear advantage for Black, Rublevsky-Savchenko,<br />
Helsinki 1992.<br />
b) 23 .l:.e4?! 'Wd5 24 'We2 (24 .1e3<br />
.l:.d3 25 .l:.el tiJxf3! is also a massacre<br />
- Burgess) 24 ... tiJxf3! 25 .l:.e8+ .l:.xe8<br />
26 'ii'xe8+ 9itc7 -+ Bareev-Oll, Moscow<br />
1992.<br />
c) 23 a3 'Wd5 24 'fif5+rj;c7 25 .l:.e2<br />
rj;c6! and if either side has a slight<br />
edge, it is Black, P.Nikolic-Shirov,<br />
Wijk aan Zee 1993.<br />
investigate 25 ... .l:.e8!?, although I do<br />
not think that Black should despair.<br />
26 .l:.e7 + .1xe7 27 .l:.xe7 + rj;c6 28<br />
'ifxd5+ .l:.xd5 29 .l:.xf7 (D)<br />
B<br />
B<br />
23 .. :ifd5 24 'fif5+ rj;c7 25 .l:.fel!?<br />
tiJd3<br />
This leads to an unbalanced, unclear<br />
position. If Black does not want to<br />
go into this kind of position, he could<br />
<strong>The</strong> position is unclear according to<br />
Shirov. White has plenty of counterplay<br />
with his dangerous f-pawn but<br />
neither should Black's c-pawns be ignored.<br />
White probably has to allow a<br />
repetition after 29 ... tiJel+ 30 9itf2<br />
tiJd3+ since 31 rj;f1 lets Black's rook<br />
penetrate after 31.. . .l:.e5, and entering<br />
the e-file is risky. Alternatively, it is<br />
very unclear what happens if Black<br />
continues 29 ... tiJxb2!? 30 tiJxb2 c3 31<br />
tiJc4 ~b5 32 tiJe3 l:t.d2+ 33 9ith3 .l:.xa2.
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