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Literatur_Sokolski_Opening - compiled by Peter Markus Steiner (in German)


Josef MRKVICKA
of Czech Republic


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    (2022-05-01)
    (All annotations below by Fritz)
    (Games' source: Marek's 1.b4 database)
    
    
    
    [Event "remoteschach.de"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2004.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Taulien, Hans_Juergen"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [WhiteElo "2350"]
    [BlackElo "2460"]
    [PlyCount "69"]
    [EventDate "2004.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. a3 a5 3. b5 d5 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. e3 e6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 Nbd7
    9. d4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 $146 11. Bd3 Bd7 (11... Nbd5 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. e4 Rb8
    14. exd5 Rxb2 15. dxc6 Ng4 16. Ne4 f5 17. Ned2 Bf4 $14 {0.34/8}) 12. O-O (12.
    Ne5 Rc8 13. Qf3 cxb5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxb5 Qe7 16. e4 e5 17. d5 Nc4 $11 {
    -0.09/8}) (12. Rc1 Qe7 13. Qb3 a4 14. Qa2 cxb5 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Bb4+ 17.
    Ke2 Bd6 $11 {-0.09/8}) (12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. e4 Nh5 14. Nb5 Nf4 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16.
    O-O Na4 17. Bc1 Nxd3 $17 {-0.97/8}) 12... Rc8 (12... Nbd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qb1
    f5 15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Be2 b5 $11 {-0.13/8}) 13. e4 Bb8 (13... Bf4
    14. Qb1 cxb5 15. Ne2 Bc7 16. e5 Nfd5 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Bd3 $11 {0.16/8}) 14. a4
    (14. Qc2 cxb5 15. Qb1 h6 16. Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qd7 $11 {-0.25/8}) 14... Nh5
    15. Ne2 (15. Ba3 cxb5 16. Nxb5 Re8 17. Bc5 Nf4 $11 {0.19/8}) 15... Nf4 16. Nxf4
    (16. Ba3 Re8 17. Nxf4 Bxf4 $14 {0.28/8}) 16... Bxf4 17. Ba3 Re8 18. Bc5 cxb5
    19. axb5 Na8 20. g3 Bb8 21. e5 b6 22. Bd6 (22. Ba3 Nc7 23. Qe2 Nd5 $14) 22...
    Nc7 (22... Bxd6 $142 $5 23. exd6 Rf8 $11) 23. Rc1 h6 24. Nd2 f5 25. exf6 Qxf6
    26. Ne4 (26. Be5 Qd8 $16) 26... Qf7 (26... Qxd4 27. Rc4 Qd5 28. Nf6+ gxf6 29.
    Rg4+ Kh8 $18) 27. Qe2 $14 Red8 28. Rfe1 Ne8 (28... Nxb5 29. Bxb5 Rxc1 30. Rxc1
    Bxb5 31. Qxb5 Bxd6 32. Qxb6 $16) 29. Be5 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Qe7 31. Qe3 Qf8 32. g4
    Qe7 33. g5 h5 34. g6 Bxe5 35. dxe5 1-0
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2004.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kellerer, Horst"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "27"]
    [EventDate "2004.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. a3 axb4 4. axb4 Rxa1 5. Bxa1 Qb6 6. c3 d5 7. Nf3 Bf5 8.
    d3 Nf6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qa4 (10. Be2 e5 $15) 10... Qd8 (10... e5 11. Qa8+ Ke7 12.
    Nbd2 $11) 11. Qa7 $11 Qc8 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. c4 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1984.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kellerer, Horst"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "60"]
    [EventDate "1984.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Qb6 4. c3 a5 5. a3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. h3
    Bh5 (8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e5 10. O-O $15) 9. c4 (9. g4 Bg6 $11) 9... axb4 10. axb4
    (10. Bd4 c5 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Bxa1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qxb4 $17) 10... Rxa1 $17 11.
    Bxa1 Qxb4 (11... dxc4 12. g4 Bg6 13. Na3 $17) 12. Bc3 Qd6 13. g4 Bg6 14. cxd5 (
    14. d4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nb6 $17) 14... Nxd5 $19 (14... cxd5 $143 15. Bb5 $15) 15.
    g5 (15. Nd4 e5 16. Nf5 Qf6 $17) 15... Nxc3 (15... e5 16. Qb3 b5 17. Qd1 $19)
    16. Nxc3 $17 e6 17. d3 (17. Qa1 Nb6 $17) 17... Be7 18. Ne4 (18. d4 Qa3 19. Nb1
    Qa5+ 20. Nbd2 O-O $19) 18... Bxe4 19. dxe4 Qxd1+ (19... Qb4+ 20. Kf1 $19) 20.
    Kxd1 Nc5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Ke1 (22. Rf1 Bxg5 23. Kc2 Be7 $19) 22... Nxg5 (22...
    O-O $5 23. Rg1 Ra8 24. Kf1 $19) 23. Nxg5 Bxg5 24. f4 Be7 25. Kd2 Kd7 26. Ra1
    Rd8 27. Ra7 (27. Kc2 Kc7 28. e4 Bc5 $19) 27... Kc7+ 28. Ke1 (28. Bd3 $19) 28...
    Bc5 29. Ra2 (29. Ra4 Bxe3 30. Re4 Bd2+ 31. Kf2 b5 $19) 29... Bxe3 30. Bg4 (30.
    Ra4 b5 31. Re4 Bd4 $19) 30... Bxf4 (30... Bxf4 31. Bf3 Bxe5 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1996.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Pommerel, Wim"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "76"]
    [EventDate "1996.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 O-O 6. Bb2 b6 7. cxd5 (7. d4 a5 8.
    c5 Be7 $11) 7... exd5 $15 8. Qc2 c5 9. Ng5 g6 10. Bd3 (10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Be2
    Nc6 $11) 10... c4 11. Be2 Bf5 12. Qd1 Nc6 (12... a5 13. b5 $15) 13. O-O Be5 (
    13... Ne5 14. f4 Nd3 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nc3 $11) 14. Bxe5 (14. Nc3 d4 15. exd4
    Nxd4 (15... Qxd4 $143 16. Nf3 Qd6 17. Nb5 $16) 16. Bxc4 Qc7 $11) 14... Nxe5 $15
    15. f4 Nd3 16. Nf3 Re8 17. Nc3 (17. Nd4 Be4 $11) 17... h6 (17... Ne4 18. Na4
    $11) 18. Nd4 $11 Qd7 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Nb5 Red8 (20... Rad8 21. Nd4 Qe4 22. Qb1
    $14) 21. Rf3 (21. Qb1 Rf8 $14) 21... a6 $11 22. Nd4 Qe4 23. Rg3 (23. Qf1 Rdc8
    $11) 23... Re8 24. f5 g5 (24... Nf4 25. Bf3 Qe5 26. Nc6 Qxf5 27. exf4 Qxf4 28.
    d4 $14) 25. Bf3 (25. Qa4 b5 26. Qa5 Nf4 $11) 25... Qe5 $15 26. Qc2 a5 (26...
    Rac8 27. Be2 Ne4 28. Rf3 $15) 27. b5 $11 Qd6 28. a4 (28. Be2 Ne4 29. Rh3 Nec5
    $11) 28... Ne5 (28... Rac8 29. Rh3 g4 30. Rg3 $17) 29. Qd1 (29. Rc1 Rac8 $11)
    29... Kh7 30. h3 (30. Rc1 $5 $11) 30... Rg8 (30... Nd3 31. Ne2 $17) 31. Qc2 Nd3
    32. Ne2 h5 33. Qc3 h4 34. Rg4 Nxg4 35. Bxg4 Nc5 36. Bh5 Ra7 37. Nd4 Ne4 (37...
    Rd7 38. Qc2 $19) 38. Qc2 g4 (38... g4 39. Bxg4 Rxg4 40. hxg4 h3 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1992.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Black "Reike, Ronald"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "95"]
    [EventDate "1992.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. b5 Bd7 5. a4 (5. e3 Bd6 $11) 5... Bd6 $15 6.
    e3 a6 (6... O-O 7. Be5 $15) 7. Nc3 e5 8. Be2 e4 9. Nd4 O-O 10. f3 (10. O-O c5
    11. bxc6 Nxc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 $15) 10... c5 $15 11. bxc6 Nxc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 (
    12... bxc6 13. fxe4 dxe4 14. O-O $15) 13. fxe4 (13. O-O Qc7 14. h3 Bh2+ 15. Kh1
    Bd6 $11) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. O-O Qh4 (15... Qc7 16. h3 $15) 16. g3 Qg5
    17. Rf2 Bc5 (17... Bd5 18. Bd4 $15) 18. Qf1 Qe7 (18... Rad8 19. Bc4 Qg6 20. a5
    $15) 19. Bc4 {f7 draws heavy fire} Rad8 20. Bc3 Bd5 21. Rb1 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rd7
    23. Rf4 Re8 (23... Rc8 24. Kg2 Re8 25. Rbf1 $16) 24. Rg4 g6 25. Rf4 Rc7 26. Qb3
    {Exerts pressure on the backward pawn} Qe6 27. Kg2 (27. Qb2 b6 $11) 27... Qxb3
    $15 28. Rxb3 (28. cxb3 $143 Bxe3 29. Rff1 Rec8 $19) 28... f5 29. Rf1 (29. a5
    Bd6 30. Rf1 Be5 $15) 29... h5 (29... b6 30. h3 $15) 30. Rfb1 (30. a5 Rd8 $11)
    30... b6 $15 31. Rxb6 Bxb6 32. Rxb6 Kh7 33. Rxa6 Rec8 34. a5 Rc6 (34... Rxc3
    $142 35. dxc3 Rxc3 36. Ra7+ Kh6 $11) 35. Rb6 $15 Kg8 (35... Rxb6 36. axb6 Rb8
    $14) 36. Rb7 $16 Re6 (36... R6c7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. h3 $14) 37. Kh3 (37. h3 Ra6
    $14) 37... Kf8 (37... Ra6 38. Rg7+ Kf8 39. Rd7 $14) 38. Kh4 Ke8 (38... Ra6 39.
    Kg5 $14) 39. Kg5 Rcc6 40. h3 Kd8 (40... Re7 41. Rb8+ Kf7 42. Kf4 $16) 41. Rg7 (
    41. Kf4 Re7 42. Rb8+ Kc7 $16) 41... Kc8 42. Bb4 (42. g4 fxg4 43. hxg4 Rc5+ 44.
    Kh4 Ra6 $14) 42... Rc4 (42... Rxc2 43. Rxg6 Rxg6+ 44. Kxg6 Rb2 $16) 43. c3 $14
    Rcc6 44. Rf7 Rc7 45. Rf8+ Kb7 46. Rg8 (46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4 fxg4 48. Kxg4 Ra6
    $11) 46... Rcc6 47. h4 Ka7 48. Rg7+ (48. Rd8 Ka6 $11) 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1995.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Cossmann, Robert"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "32"]
    [EventDate "1995.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 c5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Na3 O-O 8. Bd3
    e5 {Black fights for the Initiative} 9. cxd5 (9. Bc2 $5 e4 10. Nh4 $17) 9... e4
    $19 (9... Nxd5 $6 10. Nc4 Qf6 11. Qc2 $11) 10. Nc4 Bb8 (10... exd3 $6 11. Nxd6
    Qb6 12. Nf5 Qxb5 13. Qb3 $11) 11. Bxe4 (11. Bc2 exf3 12. Qxf3 Re8 $19) 11...
    Nxe4 $19 12. d3 Nd6 13. Nxd6 Bxd6 14. O-O Nb6 (14... Re8 15. e4 $19) 15. e4 Bg4
    16. a4 Re8 (16... Re8 17. a5 Nd7 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1999.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kellerer, Horst"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "28"]
    [EventDate "1999.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Qe7 3. Nf3 (3. a3 $5 $11) 3... e4 $17 (3... Qxb4 $6 4. Bxe5 d6
    5. Bc3 $14) 4. Nd4 Qxb4 5. Bc3 (5. Nb3 Qe7 $17) 5... Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nf5 Qe6
    8. dxe4 Qxe4 9. Ng3 Qe6 10. e3 Nd5 11. Bb5 (11. Bb2 Nc6 $17) 11... Nxc3 12.
    Nxc3 c6 13. Ba4 Qe5 14. Qd3 (14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. exd4 Kd8 $17) 14... Bb4 $19 (
    14... Bb4 15. Nge2 b5 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "corr CZE-NLD"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1999.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kamminga, Gosse"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "48"]
    [EventDate "1999.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Qe7 3. e3 Nf6 4. a3 d5 5. Nf3 (5. c4 a5 $15) 5... e4 (5... Nbd7
    6. Nc3 $11) 6. Nd4 a5 7. b5 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. c4 Qb7 10. Bc3 (10. Qc2 Be7 $11)
    10... Be7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Ra2 O-O 13. Rb2 Qc7 14. Nb5 Qc6 15. d3 Bg4 16. f3
    exf3 17. gxf3 Bh5 18. Nd4 Qc8 (18... Qd7 19. h4 $11) 19. Qa4 {Attacks the
    isolani on a5} Re8 20. Rb5 {Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on a5}
    Bc5 21. Ke2 Nbd7 22. Bg2 Qc7 23. Nc2 (23. Kd2 Qe5 24. Re1 Qg5 $19) 23... d4 $17
    24. Bxa5 Qf4 (24... Qf4 25. Kf1 Rxe3 26. Nxe3 Qxe3 $19) (24... dxe3 $6 25. Bxc7
    Rxa4 26. Bh3 $11) 0-1
    
    [Event "1. Argentine Cup Semifinal"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1999.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Gross, Siegfried"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "110"]
    [EventDate "1999.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 5. e3 c5 6. h3 (6. Nf3 Nc6 $15) 6...
    O-O 7. c4 (7. Nf3 Nc6 $15) 7... Nc6 $17 8. Bh2 Ne4 9. Ne2 $2 (9. Nc3 $142 Nxc3
    10. dxc3 $17) 9... Bh4 $19 {Do you see the mate threat?} 10. Ng3 Nxf2 $1 11.
    Kxf2 {Decoy theme: f2} Qf6+ {Theme: Double Attack} 12. Qf3 Qxa1 13. Bd3 Qf6 (
    13... Qe5 14. Kg1 Be7 15. Nf5 $19) 14. Qxf6 Bxf6 (14... gxf6 $6 15. Ke2 Re8 16.
    Nc3 $15) 15. Ne4 Bh4+ 16. Ke2 b6 17. Nd6 Ba6 18. Rf1 Bf6 (18... Be7 19. Nc3 $19
    ) 19. Be4 $17 Rad8 20. d3 Ne7 21. g4 h6 22. Bg3 Bb2 23. Bh4 (23. Nd2 f6 $17 (
    23... Bxa3 $2 24. Ra1 $18)) 23... f6 $19 24. Kd2 (24. Bg3 Be5 25. Rf3 Rb8 $19)
    24... Be5 25. Nf5 Rfe8 26. Nxe7+ Rxe7 27. Bd5+ Kh8 28. Rf5 (28. Nc3 Bxc3+ 29.
    Kxc3 Rxe3 30. Rxf6 Rde8 $19) 28... d6 29. a4 (29. Nc3 Bb7 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 $19)
    29... Bc8 30. Rf3 Bd7 31. Nc3 Bxc3+ 32. Kxc3 Rde8 33. e4 Bxa4 34. Bg3 Rd8 35.
    Bh4 Kh7 36. Rf1 Bd7 37. Ra1 Bc8 38. Bc6 g5 39. Bg3 h5 40. Rf1 (40. gxh5 Bxh3
    41. Bd5 Kh6 $19) 40... Kg7 (40... hxg4 41. h4 Kg6 42. h5+ Kxh5 43. Rxf6 $19)
    41. Rg1 (41. gxh5 Bxh3 42. Rh1 Bg4 $19) 41... hxg4 42. hxg4 Bxg4 43. Bf2 Be6
    44. Be3 Kg6 45. Bd2 Rh7 46. Bb5 Rh3 47. Bc6 Rc8 48. Bb7 Rc7 49. Ba6 Rch7 (49...
    g4 50. Bf4 $19) 50. Bf4 (50. Bb5 Rf3 51. Be8+ Kg7 $19) 50... R7h4 51. Bxd6 Rxe4
    52. Bb5 (52. Rg3 Re2 53. Rxh3 Bxh3 54. Bb8 $19) 52... Rd4 53. Be8+ Kg7 54.
    Rxg5+ fxg5 55. Be5+ Kf8 (55... Kf8 56. Bxd4 cxd4+ 57. Kxd4 Kxe8 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1988.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kientzler, Roland"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "54"]
    [EventDate "1988.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 5. e4 Nc6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 (6... gxf6 $6
    7. Nf3 $11) 7. c3 O-O 8. Bc4 Ne5 9. Qb3 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 Re8 11. Nf3 $2 (11. Ne2
    $142 $17) 11... d5 $19 12. Qd3 Rxe4+ 13. Kd1 Bg4 14. Re1 Qe7 15. Re3 Bg5 16.
    Qxd5 Bxe3 (16... Rxe3 $6 17. fxe3 Rd8 18. Qxb7 Qxe3 19. Kc2 Qd3+ 20. Kb2 $19)
    17. dxe3 (17. Qxb7 Rd8 18. fxe3 Rxe3 19. Qxa7 $19) 17... Rd8 18. Qd4 (18. Qxd8+
    Qxd8+ 19. Nbd2 Bxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rc4 $19) 18... Rdxd4+ (18... Bxf3+ 19. gxf3
    Rexd4+ 20. cxd4 $19) 19. cxd4 Bxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rh4 21. h3 (21. Nd2 Rxh2 22. Ke2
    c5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 $19) 21... Rxh3 22. Ke2 (22. Ra2 Qe6 23. Nc3 Qc4 $19) 22...
    Rh1 23. e4 (23. f4 Qd7 24. a4 Qf5 $19) 23... Qe6 24. Ke3 Qb3+ 25. Kf4 Rxb1 (
    25... g5+ 26. Kf5 Qe6+ 27. Kxg5 Rg1+ 28. Kf4 Qh6+ 29. Ke5 Qg5#) 26. Rxb1 $19
    Qxb1 27. d5 Qd3 (27... Qd3 28. a4 c6 29. dxc6 bxc6 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1984.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kellerer, Horst"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "68"]
    [EventDate "1984.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. d4 d6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 (6... gxf6
    $143 7. Nf3 $14) 7. e3 O-O 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. h3 Be6 12.
    Nbd2 d5 13. Qb3 c6 (13... c5 14. Rab1 b6 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd4 $11) 14. Rfb1 b6
    15. Bd3 c5 16. Qc2 g6 17. Ne5 (17. e4 Nc6 $11) 17... c4 (17... Bxe5 18. dxe5 c4
    19. Be2 $17) 18. Be2 (18. Nexc4 $5 dxc4 19. Be4 $15) 18... Bxe5 $17 19. dxe5
    Nd7 20. f4 (20. Rb5 a6 21. Rb4 Bf5 $17) 20... Bf5 (20... Qc5 $142 $5 21. Rf1
    Qxe3+ 22. Rf2 f6 $19) 21. e4 $15 dxe4 22. Nxc4 (22. g4 $142 $5 Qh4 23. gxf5 (
    23. Nxe4 $143 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qg3+ 25. Kf1 Qxh3+ (25... Qxc3 $6 26. Kg2 $15) 26.
    Kf2 Qh2+ (26... Qxc3 $6 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. Bxc4 $15) 27. Kf1 Rac8 $19) 23...
    Qg3+ 24. Kf1 $15) 22... Qc5+ $17 23. Kf1 e3 24. Qc1 Bxb1 25. Rxb1 f6 26. Nd6 (
    26. Qd1 Re7 27. Nxe3 fxe5 28. Qd5+ Qxd5 29. Nxd5 Rf7 $19) 26... fxe5 (26... Re7
    $5 27. Ne4 Qc7 28. Qa3 $19) 27. Nxe8 $17 Rxe8 28. g3 $2 (28. Rb5 $142 Qf8 29.
    Qxe3 Qxf4+ 30. Qxf4 exf4 31. Rb4 $17) 28... exf4 $19 29. gxf4 Qf5 30. Bc4+ (30.
    Kg2 Nf6 31. c4 $19) 30... Kg7 31. Bb5 (31. Qd1 Qxf4+ 32. Kg2 Nf6 $19 (32...
    Qxc4 $6 33. Qxd7+ Qf7 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Kf3 $19)) 31... Qxf4+ (31... Qxh3+ 32.
    Ke1 Qh1+ 33. Bf1 e2 $19) 32. Ke2 (32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 $19) 32... Qf2+ 33. Kd3
    (33. Kd1 e2+ 34. Kc2 e1=Q+ 35. Kb3 Qe6+ 36. Ka4 Nc5+ 37. Ka3 Qfxa2+ 38. Kb4
    Qa5#) 33... Ne5+ (33... Nc5+ 34. Kd4 Qf6+ 35. Kd5 Re5+ 36. Kc4 Qf4#) 34. Ke4 (
    34. Kd4 Rd8+ 35. Bd7 Qf4+ 36. Kd5 Rxd7+ 37. Ke6 Qf6#) 34... Qf3+ (34... Qf3+
    35. Kd4 Rd8+ 36. Bd7 Rxd7+ 37. Kxe5 Qf5#) 0-1
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1997.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kupec, Jan"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "40"]
    [EventDate "1997.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 $11 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 Nc6 $15 6. Bb2 d5 $11 7.
    Be2 Bg4 8. O-O Re8 9. d3 Qe7 $15 10. Nbd2 Rad8 11. Nb3 (11. Rb1 Qe6 $15) 11...
    Bd6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nbd4 (13. Rb1 Qe6 $15) 13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 (14. Bxd4 c5 15.
    Bc3 d4 $17) 14... Qe5 {Threatening mate: Qh2} 15. g3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 c5 17. Nc6 (
    17. f4 Qxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Rxe3 $17) 17... Qxb2 18. Nxd8 Rxd8 19. Rfb1 (19. Rab1
    Qxa2 20. Ra1 Qb2 $17) 19... Qe5 20. Rxb7 $4 (20. Qf3 $19) 20... Qxa1+ (20...
    Qxa1+ 21. Kg2 Qxa2 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1990.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Pommerel, Wim"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "69"]
    [EventDate "1990.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Nc6
    8. Bb2 Re8 9. d3 Bg4 10. Nbd2 d4 11. a3 Bxd2 (11... Bc3 12. Bxc3 dxc3 13. Nb3
    $15 (13. h3 Bh5 14. Nb3 Qd6 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nfxd4) 13... Qd6 14. h3 Bf5 15. d4
    cxd4 16. Nfxd4) 12. Qxd2 $11 Qe7 (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Re6 15. Bc1
    Rb6 16. Bd2) 13. e4 Rad8 (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qxe5 16. f4) 14. Qf4
    (14. a4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe2 16. Nxf7) 14... c4 (14... Qd6 15. Qxd6 Rxd6 16. Rab1)
    15. Rab1 (15. a4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3) 15... c3 (15... Ne5 16. dxc4) 16. Bc1 Bxf3 (
    16... b6 17. Re1 $11) 17. Qxf3 Nd7 18. Qh5 {White gets strong initiative} (18.
    Rxb7 $143 Nde5 19. Rxe7 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Rxe7 $17) 18... Nb6 19. f4 Na4 (19...
    Qe6 20. f5 Qe5 21. Bg5 $11) 20. f5 $14 f6 21. Rf3 Ne5 22. Rh3 {Do you see the
    mate threat?} g6 (22... h6 $142 $5 $14) 23. fxg6 $16 Nxg6 24. Bg4 Nc5 25. Rb5
    b6 26. Rxc5 bxc5 (26... Qxc5 {A deflection} 27. Qxh7+ {Demolition of pawn
    structure}) 27. Be6+ $3 Kh8 (27... Qxe6 {Theme: Deflection from h7} 28. Qxh7+ {
    Demolishes the pawn shield}) 28. Qxg6 Qg7 29. Qf5 Rb8 30. Bf4 {Threatening
    mate... how?} Rb1+ (30... Rb7 31. Bb3 $18) 31. Kf2 Rb6 (31... Rb7 $18) 32.
    Rxh7+ $1 Qxh7 {Deflection from f6} 33. Qxf6+ {A classical mating theme} Qg7 34.
    Qh4+ Qh7 (34... Qh6 35. Qxh6#) 35. Be5# 1-0
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1992.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Gross, Siegfried"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "48"]
    [EventDate "1992.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 $17 (4... gxf6 $6 5. a3 Be7
    6. Nf3 $11) 5. c3 O-O 6. a3 (6. e3 Be7 $17) 6... Be7 $17 7. e3 d5 8. Qf3 Qd6 (
    8... Qc6 9. Ne2 $17) 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Qh3 (10. Bc2 Re8 $17) 10... Nf6 11. Qg3
    Qxg3 12. hxg3 Be6 13. Nh3 h6 (13... Bg4 14. Be2 $17) 14. Nf4 $15 Bd7 (14... Bg4
    15. Be2 Bf5 16. d4 $15) 15. f3 (15. c4 $5 $15) 15... Rfe8 $17 16. Be2 (16. Nh5
    b5 $17) 16... Bd6 17. Kf2 (17. c4 Be6 $17) 17... c6 (17... c5 18. Nh5 Nh7 19.
    Nf4 $17) 18. Nh5 Nxh5 (18... Nh7 19. c4 $17) 19. Rxh5 Re7 20. a4 (20. f4 b5 $17
    ) 20... Rae8 21. Na3 (21. f4 Be6 $17) 21... a6 (21... b6 22. f4 $17) 22. Nc2
    Bc8 (22... Be6 23. Nd4 $17) 23. Bd3 Be5 (23... Kf8 24. Nd4 $17) 24. g4 (24. a5
    Bc7 $15) 24... Bf6 (24... b6 25. Nb4 c5 26. Nxd5 $11) 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1992.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Woelfelschneider, Peter"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "32"]
    [EventDate "1992.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Nf3 Re8 7. Qb3 a5 (
    7... Nc6 8. Bxc7 Qxc7 9. cxd5 $17) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. a3 a4 10. Qb2 Bf8 11. d4 Na6
    12. Bg3 Nf4 13. Nbd2 Re7 (13... Qf6 14. Bd3 $11) 14. Be2 (14. Qxb7 $2 Rxe3+ 15.
    Qe4 Nc5 $19) 14... Qxd4 15. Nb1 Qd8 16. Ng1 Nxg2+ 1-0
    
    [Event "corr ICCF EU-H-GT-17"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1994.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Skerlik, Stanislaw"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "42"]
    [EventDate "1994.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. e3 Be7 7. Qc2 Nc6
    8. Bb2 Nb4 9. Qb3 Bf5 (9... Be6 10. Nd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 $15) 10.
    Nd4 Bg6 11. a3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 (12... Nbd5 $142 $5 $15) 13. Nxc6 $14 (13.
    Qxb7 $143 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Rb8 15. Qxa7 Bxb1 $17 (15... Rxb1+ $6 16. Rxb1 Bxb1 17.
    d3 $15)) 13... bxc6 14. Be5 (14. O-O $5 $14) 14... Rb8 $11 15. Qd1 (15. Qa2 Ng4
    16. Bg3 Bd3 $11) 15... Bxb1 (15... Bd6 $5 16. Bd4 c5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11 (17...
    gxf6 $143 18. Nc3 $16)) 16. Rxb1 Rxb1 17. Qxb1 Bxa3 18. Qa2 (18. Qa1 Bb4 19.
    O-O a5 $14) 18... Bc5 (18... Ne4 19. Bc3 Bd6 20. Ba5 $15 (20. Qxa7 $143 Be5 21.
    Bb4 Qh4 $15)) 19. Ke2 (19. Qb2 Ne8 $11) 19... Qe7 (19... Ne4 20. Qc2 Qh4 21.
    Bd3 Qxf2+ 22. Kd1 $15) 20. Qb2 $11 Ne8 (20... Nd7 21. Bxg7 Qe4 22. Bd4 Qg4+ 23.
    Ke1 $17) 21. Rc1 $4 (21. Ra1 $142 $11) 21... Ba3 $19 (21... Ba3 22. Qc2 Bxc1
    23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. Qxc1 Qd6 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1999.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Gravgaard, Joergen"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "98"]
    [EventDate "1999.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb2 Re8 (6... d5 7. e3
    $15) 7. Nc3 (7. a3 Be7 $15) 7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e3 Nf4 10. a3 Ba5 11. Qa4
    Nd3+ 12. Bxd3 Qxd3 13. Rc1 (13. Qb5 Qg6 14. O-O Bg4 $17) 13... Be6 14. Qe4 Bc4
    (14... Rad8 $5 $15) 15. Qxd3 $11 Bxd3 16. Ne2 (16. Na4 Bb6 $11) 16... h6 (16...
    Rad8 17. Bc3 Bb6 18. Nf4 $15) 17. Nf4 $11 Be4 18. Nd4 (18. Ke2 Bxf3+ 19. gxf3
    Rad8 $11) 18... Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Rad8 20. Kd1 (20. Bc3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Bc6 $11)
    20... Bc6 (20... g5 $5 21. Nh5 Bxg2 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Nxe8 Bxh1 $17 (23... Kxe8
    $6 24. Rg1 Bf3+ 25. Ke1 $11) (23... Rxe8 $143 24. Rg1 Bf3+ 25. Kc2 $14)) 21.
    Bc3 $15 Bb6 22. h4 Bc5 23. Bxg7 Bxa3 24. Ra1 Kxg7 (24... Bb4 25. Bd4 $11) 25.
    Rxa3 a6 26. d4 Re4 27. Kc2 (27. Rd3 a5 $11) 27... Rxf4 $15 28. exf4 Rxd4 29.
    Kc1 Rxf4 30. f3 Rd4 31. g3 Kf6 32. Re1 Rd5 (32... Bd5 33. g4 $15) 33. Rc3 (33.
    f4 h5 $15) 33... Rd6 (33... a5 34. Rc4 $15) 34. Rc4 (34. g4 a5 $15) 34... Re6
    35. Rxe6+ Kxe6 36. Kd2 Kd6 (36... a5 37. Ke3 $15) 37. Rf4 Ke7 (37... Bd5 38. g4
    $15) 38. Rf5 $11 Kf8 39. Rc5 (39. g4 Kg7 $11) 39... Kg7 (39... Bxf3 40. Rxc7
    Bc6 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Ra8 $15) 40. Ke3 (40. f4 Kg6 $11) 40... f6 41. g4 Kf7 42.
    f4 {White plans g5} Kg6 (42... Kf8 43. h5 $11) 43. f5+ Kf7 44. Kf4 Ke8 (44...
    Ke7 45. g5 hxg5+ 46. hxg5 $16) 45. g5 $16 hxg5+ 46. hxg5 Ke7 47. Kg4 (47. g6
    Kf8 $16) 47... fxg5 48. Kxg5 Kf7 49. f6 Kf8 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1989.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Holz auf der Heide, G."]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "68"]
    [EventDate "1989.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. Nc3 Ng4 6. Nf3 Nxe5 7. Nxe5 Bxc3
    8. dxc3 d6 9. Nf3 Na6 10. e3 Nc5 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O Ba4 13. Qd4 Re8 14. Rfe1
    Bc6 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. Red1 Rad8 17. Qb2 Be4 18. a4 a5 19. Nd4 Qg5 {The mate
    threat is Qxg2} 20. Bf1 h6 21. Qb5 Ra8 22. Ra2 Kh7 23. Qb2 Re7 24. Qe2 Rae8 25.
    Rdd2 b6 26. Qd1 Bb7 27. Nf3 Qf6 28. Nd4 Kg8 29. Nb5 Ne4 30. Rd3 Nc5 (30... Qg5
    31. Rb2 $17) 31. Rdd2 Qg5 32. Nd4 Ne4 33. Rd3 Nc5 (33... f5 $142 $17) 34. Rdd2
    $11 Ne4 (34... Be4 $142 $5 $17) 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2001.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Woschkat, Karl_Heinz"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "*"]
    [PlyCount "68"]
    [EventDate "2001.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 d6 4. a3 Bc5 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Bxe5 Nf6 7. e3 Ng4 8.
    Bxg7 Rg8 9. Bb2 (9. Bc3 Bd6 (9... Be6 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. g3 Nxh2 12. Rxh2 Bxg3+
    13. Rf2 $14 {0.53/10}) 10. Qf3 Be6 11. Qxb7 Bd5 12. Qb5+ c6 13. Qb7 $11 {
    -0.19/9}) 9... Qh4+ (9... Bd6 10. Qf3 Nxh2 11. Qe4+ Be6 12. Bc4 Rg6 13. Bxe6
    $11 {0.25/8}) 10. g3 Nxe3 11. gxh4 (11. dxe3 Rxg3 12. Bb5+ c6 13. hxg3 $19 {
    -1.66/9}) 11... Nxd1 12. Kxd1 Bxg1 13. Nc3 Bd4 14. Bd3 h6 15. Rb1 Kd8 16. Nd5
    Rg4 17. Nf6 Bxb2 (17... Rxh4 $6 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Re1 $11) 18. Rxb2 Rxh4 19.
    Re1 Be6 20. Rxb7 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Kxd7 22. Re4 Rxh2 23. Rd4+ Kc6 24. Be4+ Kc5 25.
    Rxc7+ Kxd4 26. Bxa8 a5 27. Bf3 Ke5 28. Rc5+ Kf4 29. Bd5 Bg4+ 30. Kc1 f5 31.
    Rxa5 Kg3 32. Be6 f4 33. Bxg4 Kxg4 34. Ra6 f3 (34... f3 35. Rf6 Rg2 $15) *
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1992.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Van Esbroeck, Dirk"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "45"]
    [EventDate "1992.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 $4
    gxh2+ $19 7. Kf1 Bc5 8. d4 $4 hxg1=Q+ $19 9. Kxg1 Qg3 10. Bxh8 Be7 (10... Qe3+
    11. Kf1 Qf4+ 12. Bf3 $14) 11. Rxh7 $11 Nf6 12. Rh3 Qg8 (12... Qg4 13. c4 $11)
    13. Bxf6 (13. c4 d5 14. Rh6 Qg5 $11) 13... Bxf6 14. Nc3 c6 (14... Nc6 15. Nb5
    Kd8 16. Rf3 $11) 15. Qd3 (15. Ne4 $142 $5 Be7 16. d5 $14) 15... d5 $15 16. Rf3
    Qh8 17. e3 b6 (17... Bg4 18. Rf4 Be6 19. Ne2 $15) 18. Rf4 (18. Raf1 Ba6 19. Qf5
    Bxf1 20. Qc8+ Ke7 21. Qxh8 Bxh8 22. Bxf1 Nd7 $17) 18... Qg7 19. Qe2 (19. Rb1
    Nd7 $15) 19... Bg5 20. Rf2 Bh4 21. Rf4 Bg3 22. Rf3 Bd6 23. Raf1 $2 (23. Qf2
    $142 $15) 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1998.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Black "Hartley, Richard"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "97"]
    [EventDate "1998.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. dxe5 fxe5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Nbd2
    Ngf6 9. c4 c6 10. Be2 O-O 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Qc2 Rb8 13. Ng5 Bf7 14. Nxf7 Rxf7
    15. O-O Nc5 16. cxd5 cxd5 (16... Nxd5 $143 17. Nc4 Nb4 18. Qd1 $16) 17. Rab1
    Rfb7 (17... Qe8 18. Nf3 Nfe4 19. Nd2 $15) 18. Ba1 Rc7 (18... Rxb1 19. Rxb1
    Rxb1+ 20. Nxb1 $11) 19. Qf5 (19. Rfd1 e4 $11) 19... Rxb1 20. Qxb1 Rb7 21. Qc2
    Qe7 22. Rc1 Rc7 (22... e4 23. Bd4 $11) 23. Qf5 g6 24. Qb1 Qd8 25. Nf3 Qe8 26.
    Qb5 Qxb5 27. Bxb5 a6 28. Bf1 Ncd7 (28... Ng4 $142 $5 $14) 29. Rxc7 $16 Bxc7 30.
    Bxa6 Kf8 31. Bb5 Ke7 32. a4 Ke6 33. Bc3 Nb8 (33... Nc5 34. Ng5+ Ke7 35. a5 $18)
    34. a5 Ne4 35. Bb4 h6 36. Bd3 Nc6 37. a6 Bd6 38. Bxd6 Kxd6 39. Nh4 (39. Bxe4
    dxe4 40. Nh4 Kc7 41. Nxg6 Kb6 $18) 39... Kc7 (39... Nc5 40. Bb5 $18) 40. Nxg6
    Nc3 41. g4 d4 (41... Kb6 42. Bf1 $18) 42. exd4 (42. e4 Na2 $18) 42... exd4 (
    42... e4 $142 43. Bc4 Nxd4 $18) 43. f4 Nb4 44. Ne5 Nxd3 45. Nxd3 Kb6 (45... Ne4
    46. h4 $18) 46. g5 hxg5 (46... Ne2+ 47. Kf2 Nxf4 48. Nxf4 hxg5 49. Ne6 $18) 47.
    fxg5 Ne4 48. g6 Nf6 49. Nb4 (49. Nb4 Nh5 50. Kf2 $18) 1-0
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1993.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Black "Tomasini, Marco"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "37"]
    [EventDate "1993.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 a6 4. e3 $11 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 axb5 7. Bxb5 d5 8.
    O-O Bd7 (8... c6 9. Be2 $15) 9. Be2 $11 Ba3 (9... Nc6 10. Nb5 $11) 10. Bxa3
    Rxa3 11. Qb1 b6 12. Qb4 Ra8 13. Rab1 (13. Qf4 c5 $11) 13... Na6 (13... Ne4 14.
    Nxe4 Nc6 15. Qc3 dxe4 16. Ne1 $11) 14. Qf4 Nc5 15. d3 Ra3 16. Qb4 Qa8 17. Rb2
    Qa7 (17... Qa5 18. Qxa5 Rxa5 19. d4 $11) 18. Ne5 Ra8 {Now all is on a2} (18...
    Qa5 $142 $5 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 $11) 19. Nxd7 $16 (19. Nxd7 Ncxd7 20. Nb5 $16) 1-0
    
    [Event "CiF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1993.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Woschkat, Karl_Heinz"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "58"]
    [EventDate "1993.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. c4 a6 7. d4 axb5 $15 8.
    cxb5 Ne4 9. Nc3 Bb4 (9... Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bd5 11. Qc2 $11) 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ (10...
    Qe7 11. a3 Nxc3 12. Qxb4 Qxb4 13. axb4 Rxa1+ 14. Bxa1 $15) 11. Bxc3 $11 Bd5 12.
    Bc4 Nxc3 (12... Bxc4 13. Qxc4 d5 14. Qb3 $11) 13. Qxc3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qg5 15.
    Bf1 Ra7 (15... c6 16. f4 Qg6 17. Bd3 $15) 16. f4 Qh4 (16... Qg4 17. h3 Qg6 18.
    Bd3 $11) 17. Bg2 O-O 18. O-O (18. a3 Qh5 19. Qd3 c6 $11) 18... d5 (18... Rc8
    19. Rfc1 $11) 19. f5 (19. Rfc1 Rc8 $11) 19... Qg4 (19... c6 20. bxc6 Rc7 21.
    Qb2 $11) 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. a4 (21. Rac1 Qe2 22. Qb4 Rf7 $11) 21... Rf6 (21...
    c6 22. Kh1 $11) 22. f3 $11 Qh5 23. a5 (23. Rfc1 Qg6 24. Kh1 Nd7 $11) 23... bxa5
    24. b6 cxb6 25. Qc8+ {A double attack} Rf8 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qxb6 Ra6 28. Qc5 {
    Do you see the mate threat?} Re8 29. e4 Rh6 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "WCCC32SF02 ICCF"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2008.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Stefanov, Plamen"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [WhiteElo "2425"]
    [BlackElo "2480"]
    [PlyCount "68"]
    [EventDate "2008.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8.
    Bd3 d5 9. Ne2 (9. Nd2 Be6 10. Qb1 g6 11. Qxb7 Qd7 12. Bb5 Rab8 13. Bxc6 Rxb7
    14. Bxd7 Bxd7 15. Ne2 Rfb8 16. Nf4 c6 17. Nd3 Bf5 18. Ke2 Kf8 19. Rhb1 Ke7 20.
    Rb3 Rb6 21. Nc5 {1-0 Stefanov,P (2185)-Endean,A (1665)/IECG 2004}) 9... Re8 10.
    O-O $146 (10. Qc2 g6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Nd2 Bg7 13. a4 Bf5 14. Rfb1 Rb8 15. Ra2
    Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nf5 17. Rab2 Nd6 18. c4 dxc4 19. Nxc4 b6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Qc4 a5
    22. h3 Rbc8 23. Rc2 c5 24. Qa6 Qd7 {Farleigh,R-Ker,A (2325)/Moscow ol (Men)
    1994/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 10... Bg5 11. h3 Qd6 12. Qc2 g6 13. Nd2 b6 14. e4 dxe4 (
    14... Bh6 15. Rfe1 $11) 15. Nxe4 $14 (15. Bxe4 $143 Bxd2 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxd2
    Ba6 $15) 15... Qe7 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. f4 Qe7 18. Rae1 f5 19. Nc1 (19. Bb5 Qd6
    $14) 19... Be6 (19... Qxe1 $5 20. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Kh2 Re7 $11) 20. Bb5 $14 Qd6
    21. Qa4 Bd7 22. Nd3 Kg7 (22... Rad8 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Bxb5 25. Qxb5 $11 (
    25. exd6 $2 Bxa4 26. dxc7 Rc8 $19)) 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Bxb5 25. Qxb5 (25.
    exd6 $2 Bxa4 26. dxc7 Rac8 $19) 25... Qe6 26. g4 (26. Qa6 $5 $14) 26... fxg4
    $11 27. Rf6 Qxa2 28. Qd7+ Kg8 29. hxg4 Qc4 30. Rc6 Re7 31. Qxe7 Qxc6 32. Rf1
    Qxc3 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "CiF-13.Superturnier"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2011.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Sevilla, Andres"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Filip"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [WhiteElo "2425"]
    [BlackElo "2355"]
    [PlyCount "33"]
    [EventDate "2011.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. c4 Qe6 7. Bd3 e4 8. O-O
    Qf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bxe4 Qxa1 11. Qb3 Qf6 12. axb4 Nc6 $146 (12... Qf4 13. Bb2
    Nf6 (13... Kf8 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Nc6 17. b5 Nd8 18. Qc3 Qf6 (
    18... Rg8 19. g3 Qc7 20. Nd4 g6 21. Qf3 Bd6 22. Re4 Bf5 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Qxf5
    Rg6 25. Bd4 a5 26. Be3 a4 27. c5 Bxc5 28. Rc4 Kg8 29. Bxc5 Ne6 30. Bb4 Qd8 31.
    Bxb7 Rb8 32. Bc6 Nd4 33. Qe5 {Meissen,F (2495)-Penzler,F (2450)/RSS7E top-16
    2007/1-0 (40)}) 19. Ne5 h5 20. c5 Ne6 21. Qc2 Kg8 22. Re3 Bxc5 23. Rf3 Qd8 24.
    Qe4 Rh7 25. Nxf7 Qe7 26. h4 Bd7 27. Ng5 Rh6 28. Rf7 {Vetter,J (2530)-Gappel,H 
    (2455)/remoteschach.de 2010/1-0 (44)}) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nc3 Qd6 16. Nd5 Kf8
    17. c5 (17. Qe3 h6 18. c5 Qd8 19. b5 Nd7 20. d4 f5 21. Bxf5 Bg5 22. Qa3 Kg7 23.
    h4 Bf6 24. Be4 Bxh4 25. c6 bxc6 26. bxc6 Nf6 27. Qc5 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Bg5 29. c7
    Qd7 30. Nxg5 Qf5 31. f3 hxg5 {Meissen,F (2495)-Class,W (2410)/RSS7E top-23
    2008/1/2-1/2 (35)}) 17... Qd8 18. Qc3 Kg7 19. Re3 h5 20. Nh4 Nc6 21. b5 Ne5 22.
    h3 Be6 23. Nxe7 Qxe7 24. d4 Ng4 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. g3 Qd7 27. d5 {Meissen,F 
    (2495)-Bauer,A (2420)/RSX8D - Challengers-1 2008/1-0 (36)}) 13. Bb2 Qh6 14. b5
    Nd8 15. Nc3 Be6 16. d4 Kf8 17. Bc1 (17. Bc1 g5 18. h4 $19) 1-0
    
    [Event "CiF-13.Superturnier"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2011.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Solis, Jose Alberto"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Filip"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [WhiteElo "2440"]
    [BlackElo "2355"]
    [PlyCount "27"]
    [EventDate "2011.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. c4 Qe6 7. Bd3 e4 8. O-O
    Qf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bxe4 Qxa1 11. Qb3 Qf6 12. axb4 Nc6 $146 (12... Qf4 13. Bb2
    Nf6 (13... Kf8 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Nc6 17. b5 Nd8 18. Qc3 Qf6 19.
    Ne5 h5 20. c5 Ne6 21. Qc2 Kg8 22. Re3 Bxc5 23. Rf3 Qd8 24. Qe4 Rh7 25. Nxf7 Qe7
    26. h4 Bd7 27. Ng5 Rh6 28. Rf7 {Vetter,J (2530)-Gappel,H (2455)/remoteschach.
    de 2010/1-0 (44)}) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nc3 Qd6 16. Nd5 Kf8 17. Qe3 (17. c5 Qd8
    18. Qc3 Kg7 19. Re3 h5 20. Nh4 Nc6 21. b5 Ne5 22. h3 Be6 23. Nxe7 Qxe7 24. d4
    Ng4 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. g3 Qd7 27. d5 Bxd5 28. c6 bxc6 29. bxc6 Qe6 30. Bg2 Qxc6
    31. Nf5+ Kh7 {Meissen,F (2495)-Bauer,A (2420)/RSX8D - Challengers-1 2008/1-0 
    (36)}) 17... h6 18. c5 Qd8 19. b5 Nd7 20. d4 f5 21. Bxf5 Bg5 22. Qa3 Kg7 23. h4
    Bf6 24. Be4 Bxh4 25. c6 bxc6 26. bxc6 Nf6 27. Qc5 {Meissen,F (2495)-Class,W 
    (2410)/RSS7E top-23 2008/1/2 (35)}) 13. Bb2 Qh6 14. b5 (14. b5 Nd8 15. Qa4 $19)
    1-0
    
    [Event "CZE-SUI"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2011.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Muri, Heinrich"]
    [Black "Mrkvicka, Josef"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [WhiteElo "2375"]
    [BlackElo "2445"]
    [PlyCount "100"]
    [EventDate "2011.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2 a5 8. b5
    cxb5 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 cxb5 10. Bxb5 Bd7 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. a4 Nc6 13. O-O Nd5
    14. Qe2 Ncb4 15. Nc4 Qe6 16. g3 Qa6 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Kf1 b5 19. axb5 Qxb5 20.
    Na3 Qd7 21. Nc4 Qb5 22. Na3 Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Kovacevic,B (2445)-Vajic,G (2245)}) 9.
    cxb5 Bf5 (9... Nbd7 10. Bd3 Ne8 11. Ba3 Nb6 12. O-O Nd6 13. Rc1 Bf5 14. Bxd6
    Qxd6 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Qc2 e6 17. Qc7 Qxc7 18. Rxc7 Rab8 19. Rfc1 a4 20. Ne1
    Rfc8 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. Kf1 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bd6 24. Rc1 {Kortschnoj,V (2630)-Rogers,
    I (2535)/Novi Sad olm 1990/0-1 (57)}) 10. Be2 Qd6 $146 (10... Nbd7 11. O-O (11.
    Rc1 Rc8 12. Rxc8 Qxc8 13. O-O Qa8 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Nh4 Be6 16. f4 Ne4 17. Nxe4
    dxe4 18. d5 {1-0 Huber,G (2205)-Franett,M (2130)/Canada op Richmond 1999})
    11... Rc8 12. Rc1 Rxc1 13. Qxc1 Qb8 14. Qc3 b6 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. h3 Ne4 17. Qc7
    Nxd2 18. Nxd2 e5 19. Nf3 e4 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nc5 22. Qe7 Be6 23. Bd4 Rd7
    24. Qh4 Rc7 25. f3 {Matlak,M (2500)-Mikrut,D (2390)/Polish Extraleague,
    Lubniewice POL 2003/1/2-1/ 2 (51)}) 11. Qb3 Rc8 12. O-O a4 13. Qa3 Qxa3 14.
    Bxa3 e6 15. Ne5 h5 16. Rfc1 Nbd7 17. Ndf3 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. h3 Ke7 20. a3
    Be4 21. Ne1 g5 22. f3 Bf5 23. N1d3 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Nd7 25. Kf2 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Bc2
    27. Ra2 Bb3 28. Raa1 h4 29. Ke1 f6 30. exf6+ Kxf6 31. Bd3 Ke5 32. Kd2 Kd6 33.
    Rab1 b6 34. Rf1 Rc5 35. f4 gxf4 36. Rxf4 Rg8 37. Rg1 e5 38. Rxh4 e4 39. Bb1
    Rxb5 40. Rh6+ Kc5 41. Rh5 (41. g4 d4 42. Bxe4 Rg6 (42... Kd5 $143 43. Bb1 Bc4
    44. h4 Ke6 45. Kc3 Rh5 46. Rd1 $16) 43. Ke1 Rf6 $19) 41... Bc4 $15 42. Bxe4 Rb3
    43. Rc1 Rd8 44. Bf3 Rd3+ 45. Kc2 Rxa3 (45... Rxe3 $5 46. Ra1 Be2 $17) 46. e4
    $11 Kb4 47. exd5 Rc3+ 48. Kd2 Rxc1 49. Kxc1 a3 50. Re5 Bd3 0-1
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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