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Middlegame Secrets Vol. 5 - The Inner Strength of Kings
King march 1: Movsesian vs Morozevich, Sarajevo 2000
18...Kd8! Brilliant idea. Morozevich conducts an artificial Q-side castling.18...Bxa419.b319.Qb1Bc220.Rxa5Bxb121.Ra419...Bb518...Ke719.g419.Qd119.Rfc1Rxc1+20.Rxc1Qxa419...Kc720.Bd3Kb6!20...Kb8?21.Bxf5exf522.e6+±21.Ne1!?g522.hxg5hxg523.Bc1Ka7 Black monarch found finally more or less safe place.24.Nc2Ka824...Be725.Bd2Qb626.b425.Kg2∞f625...Rc4 Typical exchange sacrifice in Petrosian and Andersson's style26.b326.Bxc4?!dxc4 Was too dangerous for White26...Rxd4Brave, but surely not obligatory exchange sacrifice26...Rcc8!?∞promised equal chances27.Nxd4Nxd428.Bh7!Rc828...Rg729.Qxd4Rxh730.Be3+-29.Bxg529.Qxd4Bc329...Nc630.Rc1d430...Nxe531.Rxc8+Bxc832.Qh5±31.Bf4f5?!Too optimistic, after31...Bc3Black has some, but maybe not absolutely enough, compensation.32.exf6e533.Bh6Qd5+34.f334.Qf3?Bh3+34...Qe635.Rh1Qxf636.Qd336.Be4!?36...Rh837.Qg6Qd838.Bg7Re839.Qd3Ba340.Ra1Bb241.Rab1+-Nb442.Qe2Bc343.Be4Bc6Deserves attention43...Be6 attacking pawn b344.Bxc6Nxc645.Qe4Rg846.Bh6Nb447.Rh547.Qxe5Re848.Bg5!?Qc849.Qf447...Qd648.Rbh1Qe649.Rxe549.Qb1?!d3±49...Qxb350.Rhh5Qa2+51.Kh3Qxa4Morozevich managed to win pawn, but white pieces are too active.52.Bf4Qc653.Qxc6Nxc654.Rd5Rg755.Rh6a556.Bc1Re757.Ba3Re158.Rg6Ka759.Bc5+59.f4!?59...Ka660.Rgd6Rd161.g4! Pawn start run to victory!a462.g5Bb262...d363.Rxd3Rxd364.Rxd3Bh865.Bf8+-63.g6a364.Bxd4! Final finesse!Bxd465.Rxd4Rxd465...Rg166.Ra4++-66.Rxd4Kb566...Nxd467.g7a268.g8Qa1Q69.Qa8+67.g7Nxd467...Ne768.Rd868.g8QKb469.f4b570.Qa2Ka471.Qd2Nb372.Qc2Kb473.f5Nd474.Qd2+Kc475.f6b476.f7Ne677.Qe2+26.exf6Rcf826...Bd627.f7Rg728.b4Qc729.b5Rxf730.bxa6b627.Nxb4Qxb428.Bd2Qb629.Qe1Rxf630.Bxf5Rxf51–0