3

3. f3 against the

Grunfield / King’s Indian / Modern Benoni D96

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e5 ! This is the best move in this position.

A Budapest-type variation, played by Leko against Kramnik in 1998

[3... Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 Samisch 59% White;

3... c5 4. d5 e6 5. Nc3 ed 6. cd d6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bg5 Modern Benoni 60% White (with f3 lines are called Kapengut variation) (8. Nge2 Modern Benoni 65% White)see 3. f3 Modern Benoni document;

3... d5 4. cd Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 see f3Grunfield document.]

4. de The only move to try to refute Black's move.

[4. d5?! Nh5!? threat Qh4 ch and also Black prepares f5. (4... d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nc3 59% White) 5. g3 d6 (5... f5!? 6. e4 d6›) 6. e4 Bg7› looks a poor Saemisch for White.

4. Bg5 gives White nothing. h6 5. Bh4 ed 6. Qxd4 g5 7. Bf2 Nc6 8. Qd2 d5 9. cd Nxd5 10. e4 Bb4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bc Qxd2 13. Kxd2 Be7 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Ne2 O-O-O 16. Bd4 Rhe8 17. Rad1 a6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Ke3 Ba4 20. Rd2 g4 21. Ng3 c5 22. Be5 Rxd2 23. Kxd2 gf 24. gf Bg5 25. f4 Rxe5 26. fg hg 27. Rf1 Be8 28. Ke3 Kd7 29. Nf5 f6 30. Rd1 Kc7 31. Rf1 Bc6 32. Ng3 Re6 33. a3 Kb6 34. Rf5 Kb5 35. Kd3 b6 36. c4 Ka4 37. Kc3 Bxe4 38. Nxe4 Rxe4 39. Rxf6 Re3 40. Kd2 Rb3 41. Rg6 Kxa3 42. Rxg5 Kb4

0-1, Abolianin Arthur (BEL) 2252 - Relange Eloi (FRA) 2452, Montpellier (France) 1999;

4. e4 has never been played, looks a possible alternative, but White gets behind in development. ed 5. Qxd4 Nc6 (5... Bg7 6. Qe5 (6. e5 Nc6 7. Qe3 Ng8 8. f4 Nge7³; 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Qd1 d6 8. Bg5 (8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nd7! 10. Nge2 Nc5 11. Nd4 f5 ! 12. Nxc6 bc³) 8... O-O 9. Qd2 h6 !) 6... Qe7 7. Qxc7 Qb4 8. Nd2 (8. Nc3 Nxe4) 8... Nc6 White is disorganised.) 6. Qd3 Bg7 7. Nc3 Ne5 8. Qc2 d6 9. Bg5 O-O³]

4... Nh5 The point of Black's play. He threatens Qh4+

[LINE ONE 5. f4?! d6 Black will crash open the White centre. (5... Qh4 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh6 8. Rg1 Nxf1 9. Rxf1›³; 5... Nc6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. ed Bxd6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Bc5 11. Qxd8 Raxd8 12. Bd2 Be6 13. Ne4 Bb4 14. a3 Be7 15. Rc1 Nd4 16. Be3 c5 17. Nxd4 cd 18. Bf2 Rfe8 19. O-O Bf5 20. Nd2 Bf6 21. Bf3 d3 22. e4 Bh3 23. e5 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Be7 25. Bxa7 Ng7 26. Rc3 Rd7 27. Bd5 b5 28. Bf2 Red8 29. Bb6

1-0, Safin Shukhrat 2528 - Sivanandan B 2340 , Chennai 25/ 1/2004 It (open) ) 6. Nf3 (6. ed Qh4 7. g3 Nxg3 8. Nf3 Qh5 9. Qd4 Rg8 is an absolute unclear mess!) 6... Nc6 7. ed Bg4 8. dc Qxc7 9. e3 Bb4 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Be2 Rfe8 13. O-O Nxf4 14. ef Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Rxe2 16. b3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nd4 18. Qh3 Qe7 19. Kh1 Qe4 20. Qg4 Nf5 21. Qf3 Qc2 22. Qxb7 Nh4 23. Rg1 Nxg2 24. Qc7 Rde8 25. Qc6 Nh4 26. Rf1 Rxh2 27. Kg1 Ree2 28. Bd2 Reg2

0-1, Knechtl Roland (GER) 2171 - Stadler Peter (AUT) 2169, Austria 2001;

LINE TWO 5. g3!? is an alternative, but is unconvincing. Nc6 (5... d6 immediately is unclear.) 6. f4 (6. e4 d6 7. ed Bxd6 8. Be3 Be6 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Qc2 Qf6 11. g4 Ng7 12. O-O-O Bxc3 13. bc O-O 14. Bd4 Qe7 15. Kb1 Na5 16. Qa4 b6 17. Be2 c5 18. Be3 Qe8 19. Qc2 Bxc4 20. h4 Qb5 21. Ka1 Rfd8 22. Bg5 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Ne6 24. Bf6 Bxe2 25. Nxe2 Nc4 26. Qc1 Ne5 27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. Qxf4 Nd7 29. c4 Qxc4 30. Bb2 Qe6 31. h5 c4 32. Qh6 Ne5 33. hg Qxg6 34. Bxe5 Rd8 35. Qf4 c3 36. Bxc3

1-0, Rodshtein Maxim 2357 - Ganor Dotan 2317 , Rishon le Zion 20/ 3/2004 It (cat.4) ) 6... Bc5 (6... d6 7. ed (7. Bg2 Be6 8. Bxc6 bc 9. Qa4 de 10. Qxc6 Bd7 11. Qe4 Nf6 12. Qxe5 Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Qc3 Bc6 16. Nf3 Bb4 17. Qxb4 Bxf3 18. O-O Rxe2 19. Qc3 Rg2 20. Kh1 Rxg3 21. Qxf3 Rxf3 22. Rxf3 Qd1 23. Kg2 Ne4

0-1, Magalashvili Davit 2274 - Predojevic Borki 2437 , Halkidiki 2003 Ch World (juniors) (under 16) 7... Bxd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e4 Qe7 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cd Nd4 14. Rc1 Bc5 15. Rc3 Bb6 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Qd2 Nb5 18. Rd3 Qa4 19. Bxb6 ab 20. a3 c5 21. Ne2 Nd6 22. e5 Nc4 23. Qc3 Qa6 24. h3 Nxb2 25. Rf3 Nc4 26. g4 Qb5 (26... Nxa3 unclear.) 27. Qc1 Qa5 28. Kf2 f6?? 29. Qxc4 fe 30. fe Rxf3 31. Bxf3 Bd7 32. d6 Kg7 33. e6

1-0, Lautner Josef (AUT) 2125 - Peter Christian (GER) 2055, Germany 1999) 7. Nc3 (7. Nf3 d6 8. ed cd 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. e4 Bg4 11. Be2 O-O 12. a3 Re8 13. Qd3 Qe7 14. Bd2 f5 15. ef Bxf5 16. Qd5 Kg7 17. Ng1 Nd4 18. Kf1 Nc2 19. Rd1 Nf6 20. Qf3 h5 21. h3 Ne4 22. Nd5 Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Ne3 24. Ke1 Qf7 25. b4 Be4

0-1, Hartweg Nicolas (FRA) 2082 - Ferrari Nicola (SUI) 2195, Balatonlelle (Hungary) 2001) 7... d6 8. ed cd 9. Na4 Bb4 10. Bd2 Bf5 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Bxc6 (12. Nf3 Nf6 13. O-O Re8 14. Bxb4 Nxb4 15. Nd4 Be4 16. Qd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nc6 18. Nc3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Nxc6 bc 21. b3 Qe7 22. Rf2 Re8 23. Re1 Re3 24. Kg1 h5 25. Rd1©) 12... Bxd2 13. Qxd2 bc 14. Nf3› Variation from: Sandipan Chanda 2522 -

Konguvel Ponnuswamy 2366 , Mumbai 2004 Ch

Commonwealth]

5. Nh3 LINE THREE [Main Line]

5... Nc6

[5... Qh4 6. Nf2 Qxc4 7. Nc3 Qe6 8. f4²]

6. Bg5

[6. f4? d6 White looks badly compromised. µ;

6. e4 Nxe5 (6... Bb4 7. Nc3 Qe7 (7... Nxe5 8. Bg5 (8. Bd2 Qh4 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Bg5 Nxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxe4 12. Qxe4 Nxe4 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. bc›) 8... f6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 d6 11. Nf2 Ng7 12. O-O Bc5 13. Na4 Bxf2 14. Rxf2 Be6 15. b3 f5 16. Nc3²) 8. Be3 (8. Bd2 ! ²) 8... Qxe5 9. Qd2 d6 10. Nf2 Be6 11. Be2 Ng7 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Nd3 Bxc3 14. bc Qa5 15. Nb4 Ne5 16. Nd5 c6 17. f4 cd 18. cd Bxd5 19. ed Nd7 20. Bd4 f6 21. Rab1 Nf5 22. Rb5 Qa4 23. Rb4 Qa5 24. Rfb1 Nxd4 25. cd Nb6 26. Qc2 Kb8 27. Rb5 Qa3 28. R1b3 Qa4 29. R5b4 Qa5 30. Rb5 Qe1 31. Bf1 Rc8 32. Qd3 Rc1 33. a4 Re8 34. h3 Re2 35. Qf3 Qd2 36. Rb2 Qxd4 37. Kh2

0-1, Mensch Etienne (FRA) 2299 - Szeberenyi Adam (HUN) 2365, Budapest (Hungary) 2001) 7. Nc3 Bc5 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bd2 d6 10. Nf4 (10. Nf2 O-O 11. Be2 f5 12. O-O Qh4³) 10... Nxf4 11. Bxf4 Be6 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Na4 Bd4 14. Rd1 c5 15. Nc3 f5 16. Bg3 fe 17. Nxe4 b5 ! µ 18. Qxb5 Rb8 19. Qa6 Rxb2 20. Be2 Rxe2 21. Kxe2

0-1, Mensch Etienne (FRA) 2353 - Szeberenyi Adam (HUN) 2395, Budapest (Hungary) 2002;

6. Nc3 Nxe5 7. e4 Bc5 (7... d6 8. Nf2 =) 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bd2 d6 10. Nf4 Nxf4 11. Bxf4 Be6 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Na4 Bd4 14. Rd1 c5 15. Nc3 f5 16. Bg3 fe 17. Nxe4 b5 18. Qxb5 Rb8 19. Qa6 Rxb2 20. Be2 Rxe2 21. Kxe2

0-1, Mensch Etienne (FRA) 2353 - Szeberenyi Adam (HUN) 2395, Budapest (Hungary) 2002]

6... Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nc3

8... Qxe5

[8... Nxe5 9. e4²]

9. Qd2!?² Kramnik played 9. g4 !?

[9. g4!? Ng7 (9... Nf6!? 10. g5 Nh5›) 10. f4 Qe7 (10... Qc5!?› … 0-0) 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Qd3 (12. g5!?) 12... O-O 13. Qc3 Ne8 14. g5 Ne7! 15. Nf6?! (15. Nf2!?² … ¤g4, … h4) 15... Nxf6 16. gf Nf5! 17. e4 Re8 18. Ng5 (18. Nf2 c5! … ¤d4) 18... c5! (18... h6 19. O-O-O Nh4 20. Qg3 hg 21. Qxg5 Nf3 22. Qg4 Rxe4 23. Qxf3›) 19. O-O-O Nd4³ 20. e5 (20. Rxd4?! cd 21. Qxd4 h6 22. Nf3 (22. h4 hg 23. hg d5°) 22... d5! 23. ed (23. Qxd5 Qxf6µ; 23. cd Qc7 24. Kb1 Rxe4!µ) 23... Bf5µ) 20... d6 21. Nf3?! (21. Re1!? Bf5 (21... h6 22. Nf3 Nxf3 23. Qxf3 Qa5 24. Re3!›) 22. Bg2³; 21. Ne4?! de 22. Nxc5 Qxf6 23. fe Qf4 24. Kb1 Bf5µ) 21... Bg4 22. Nxd4 Bxd1 23. Nb5 de 24. fe Ba4 25. Nd6 Re6! (25... Bc6 26. Nxe8 (26. Rg1 Re6µ) 26... Bxh1 27. Nd6©) 26. Bg2 Rxd6! (26... Bc6 27. Bxc6 bc 28. Rd1©) 27. ed Qxd6 28. Bxb7 Re8µ 29. b3 Qf4 30. Kb2 (30. Qd2 Qxf6! 31. ba Qa1 32. Kc2 Qxa2 33. Kc1 Qa3! 34. Qb2 (34. Kc2 Re3!) 34... Qxb2 35. Kxb2 Rb8°) 30... Re3 31. Rd1 h5 32. Qa5 (32. Rd3!? Re2! 33. Ka3 Be8µ

x ¢a3, x h2, f6) 32... Re2 33. Ka3 Qf2° 34. Qd8 Be8 35. Rd2 Rxd2 36. Qxe8 Kh7 37. Qxf7 Kh6 38. Ka4 Rxa2 39. Kb5 Qe3 40. Bd5 (40. Qf8 Kg5 41. Qxc5 Qxc5 42. Kxc5 Kxf6°) 40... Qxb3 41. Kc6 Ra6 42. Kd7 Qh3 43. Be6 (43. Ke7 Qxh2 44. Qg7 Kg5 45. f7 Qc7 46. Ke8 Rb6°) 43... Qd3 44. Ke8 Qd6 45. Qe7 Qxe6 [ V. GAGARIN ]

0-1, Kramnik Vladimir 2780 - Leko Peter 2665 , Tilburg 1998 It (cat.18) ]

9... d6 10. Nf2 Be6 11. g4

[11. Nd5 is an alternative. O-O-O 12. O-O-O (12. e3 f5) 12... f5 13. e4]

11... Nf4 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. e3 Ne6 14. Nd5 O-O-O