[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Daryev, Sergey"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2037"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Qd2 h6 5. Bf4 e6 6. Nb5 e5 7. dxe5 c6 8. exf6 Qxf6 9. Nc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 Qxb2 11. Rc1 Ba3 12. c3 Qxc1+ 13. Qxc1 Bxc1 14. Bxc1 Nc5 15. Be3 b6 16. Bd4 f6 17. e3 Bb7 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Bd3 Kc7 21. Ne2 Ra8 22. Nc1 Ra3 23. Kd2 Kd6 24. Kc2 c4 25. Kb2 Ra8 26. Bg6 Bc8 27. Ne2 c5 28. Rd1 Rb8+ 29. Ka1 Ke5 30. Bf7 Bb7 31. Rb1 g5 32. f3 Kd6 33. e4 d4 34. Bxc4 Kc7 35. cxd4 cxd4 36. Nxd4 Re8 37. Ne6+ Kc8 38. Nc5 Bc6 39. Be6+ Kc7 40. Na6+ Kd6 41. Bf5 Ra8 42. Rb6 h5 43. Kb2 h4 44. h3 Re8 45. a3 Re5 46. Nb4 1-0

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Zaichuk, Vitaliy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "1953"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. h3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Nf3 0-0 9. 0-0 Be6 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Bh6 Rfc8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ng5 Ne5 15. Nxe6+ fxe6 16. Qd4 Qc5 17. Rad1 a6 18. f4 Qxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Nc6 20. Rd2 b5 21. a3 e5 22. f5 Na5 23. g4 g5 24. Kg2 Nc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26. Kf3 Rac8 27. h4 h6 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rh1 a5 30. Rdh2 Rxc3+ 31. bxc3 Rxc3+ 32. Ke2 Rxc2+ 33. Kd3 Rc4 34. Rh6 Rd4+ 35. Kc2 Rxe4 36. Rg6+ Kf7 37. Rxg5 Nxg4 38. Rh7+ Kf6 39. Rhg7 Rc4+ 40. Kd2 Rd4+ 41. Ke2 Re4+ 42. Kf3 Rf4+ 43. Ke2 Re4+ 44. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khachatryan, Vahag H"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2102"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 Bg4 8. Qb3 b6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. h3 Be6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Rfc1 Na5 14. Bxa5 bxa5 15. Rc5 Rb8 16. Qa3 Qd6 17. b3 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. Ba6 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Bf6 21. Rxa5 Qb6 22. Rb5 Qd8 23. Qc5 Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Bc6 Bf5 27. Bxd5 b5 28. a4 e6 29. Bb7 bxa4 30. bxa4 Bd3 31. Ne5 Bc2 32. a5 Bd8 33. a6 Bb6 34. Nc4 Ba7 35. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Fingerov, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. Nge2 Bf5 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Re1 Rad8 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Qd2 a6 13. Na4 b6 14. c3 a5 15. Re2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Ng6 17. Qb5 Na7 18. Qa6 Qc6 19. Qxa7 Ra8 20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21. b3 Re8 22. Rae1 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Nf4 24. Re3 Ne6 25. Ne2 Kf8 26. f4 Qd6 27. f5 Nf4 28. g3 Nxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Qa3 30. f6 Qc1+ 31. Kf2 gxf6 32. Re1 Qh6 33. h4 b5 34. Nc5 Qd2+ 35. Kf1 Qxc3 0-1

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lutsko, Igor"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e3 Qb6 9. Bb5 0-0 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. 0-0 a6 12. Ba4 Rfc8 13. Rfc1 e6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Bxa4 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rab1 Qc6 19. c4 Rc8 20. c5 Bb5 21. Qd2 e5 22. a4 Bc4 23. Rb6 Qxa4 24. Rxf6 exf4 25. Rb6 fxe3 26. fxe3 Qa3 27. Rxb7 Qxc5 28. Qf2 Rc7 29. Rb8+ Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Qf4 Qc5 32. Qb8+ Qf8 33. Qe5 Qg7 34. Qf4 Qb2 35. Rd1 Kg7 36. Rd4 Qb6 37. Qe5+ Qf6 38. Qc7 g5 39. Rd2 Qe6 40. Rf2 d4 41. e4 d3 42. Qd8 f6 43. Rf5 Kg6 44. g4 h6 45. Kf2 a5 46. Ke3 a4 47. Qd4 a3 48. e5 fxe5 49. Rxe5 Qa6 50. Re7 Bf7 51. Ra7 Qe6+ 52. Kxd3 a2 53. Kd2 Qf6 54. Ke3 Qxd4+ 55. Kxd4 h5 56. Ra6+ Kh7 57. Ke5 hxg4 58. hxg4 Bc4 59. Ra8 Kg6 60. Ra4 Be2 61. Rxa2 Bxg4 62. Ra6+ Kg7 63. Ra4 Bc8 64. Rc4 Bh3 65. Rc3 g4 66. Rc7+ Kg6 67. Kf4 g3 68. Rc6+ Kg7 69. Kxg3 Bf5 70. Kf4 Bh7 71. Kg5 Bg8 72. Rc7+ Kh8 73. Kg6 Bb3 74. Rc5 Ba2 75. Rc8+ Bg8 76. Kf6 Kh7 77. Rc3 Kh8 78. Rd3 Bh7 79. Rd7 Bg8 80. Kg6 Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Pavlov, Sergey1111"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Bd3 Be6 13. 0-0 0-0 14. Nc2 a5 15. Nce3 Bg5 16. Bc2 Qd7 17. Qh5 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Bb3 b4 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Ng4 bxc3 23. Rd3 Qb7 24. Rxc3 Ng6 25. Rh3 Nf8 26. f4 exf4 27. Rxf4 Qxb2 28. e5 Qb6+ 29. Rf2 Qd4 30. Nh6+ gxh6 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chernetskiy, Mykola"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bb5 Rc8 6. 0-0 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. d3 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. c4 Bd6 11. Nc3 0-0 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Be5 15. d4 cxd4 16. exd4 Bb8 17. g3 Ba7 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Re1 Rfd8 20. Kg2 Ndb4 21. Nc5 Nxa2 22. Rc4 b5 23. Nxe6 bxc4 24. Nxd8 Qxd8 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. d5 Rb6 27. Qe2 Qxd5+ 28. Kh2 Re6 29. Qg4 c3 30. Rd1 h5 0-1

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Tisevich, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Qd2 Re8 9. c4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 c6 11. f4 Qb6 12. Bc2 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxd4+ 14. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. Nxd6 Re6 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Rab1 Re2 19. Rfd1 Rxc2 20. Rxd4 Re8 21. Rd8 Rxd8 22. Bxd8 Kg7 23. Ba5 Ne4 24. g3 b6 25. Be1 Rxc4 26. Kg2 Rc2+ 27. Kh3 f5 28. Rd1 g5 29. g4 h5 30. Rd7+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sechin, Yuriy"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B02"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2008.09.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nxd5 Qxd5 5. Qf3 Qe5+ 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. c3 Qd6 8. d4 e5 9. Be3 Be6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Qg3 Nd3+ 12. Kd2 Nxb2+ 13. Qxd6 Nc4+ 0-1

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Levin, Evgeny A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. f4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Be3 0-0 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Qh5 Qc7 14. Rae1 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bg5 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Nxe5 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. Bd5 exd5 20. Rxe5 f6 21. Rxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Rad8 23. Nc7 Qc6 24. Nxa6 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nb4 Qc4 27. Nd3 Qxc2 28. Nf2 Qxb2 29. Ne4 Re6 30. Ng3 Re5 31. Nf5 Qe2 0-1

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ulko, Jaroslav"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2008.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e5 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. 0-0 Qc7 10. Qg3 h5 11. Bc4 h4 12. Qf3 b5 13. Bb3 b4 14. Nb1 Nb6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. a3 c5 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Nd2 Rh5 19. Ra6 Bc5 20. Rfa1 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Nfd7 22. Qf3 Nf6 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Qxh5 Ke7 26. Qxh4 a5 27. Qh7 Qc6 28. Ba4 Qd6 29. Bb3 Qd4 30. h4 Qxb2 31. Rd1 Nd6 32. Qh6 Qc3 33. Rd3 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Nxe4 35. Bd5 Nxf2 36. Qg7 Rf8 37. Rf3 Ne4 38. Bxe4 Qxh4+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Rf1 Qxe4 41. Qxf6+ Kd7 42. Rd1+ Kc8 43. Qa6+ Qb7 44. Qxa5 Rg8 45. Rd5 f6 46. Qc5+ Qc7 47. Qxb4 Qa7+ 48. Kf1 Qa1+ 49. Kf2 Qa7+ 50. Kf3 Qb7 51. Qc5+ Qc7 52. Qxc7+ Kxc7 53. g4 Kc6 54. Ra5 Rb8 55. Ra6+ Rb6 56. Ra8 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Peschansky, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 0-0 8. Be2 d6 9. 0-0 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. Qd3 a5 12. Rad1 Bc6 13. c5 dxc5 14. Bxc5 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 Rfe8 16. f4 e6 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Rde1 Nb4 21. Bb1 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Red8 23. g4 Rd2 24. f5 gxf5 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Ref4 Ke7 27. Rxf5 Rg8+ 28. Kh1 Rg7 29. a3 Nc6 30. Ba2 Nd8 31. R5f2 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Rg5 33. Re2 Ne6 34. Re4 b6 35. b4 axb4 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Rxb4 Rxe5 38. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kachar, Vladimir"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d4 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 dxc4 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Qxc4 e5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Be2 Rad8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Qb3 Rxd1+ 16. Qxd1 Rd8 17. Qc2 Qd7 18. e4 Qe6 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 h5 23. Qd8+ Kh7 24. f3 b5 25. a3 Qb3 26. Bd4 Ne8 27. e5 c5 28. Bxc5 Qxb2 29. Ne4 Qxe5 30. Bxa7 f5 31. Ng5+ Kg8 32. f4 Bf6 33. Qd7 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Bxg5 35. fxg5 Qe5+ 36. Kh1 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qe5+ 38. Kh1 Qa1+ 39. Bg1 Ng7 40. Qd6 Kh7 41. Kh2 Qc1 42. Qe7 Qf4+ 43. Kh1 Qe4 44. Qd7 Qe8 45. Qa7 Qe1 46. Qb7 Qf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Ne5 Be6 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nbd7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 N7f6 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Ne5 Nfd5 15. Re1 Re8 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. Bf1 Bg5 18. f4 Bh6 19. Rcd1 f6 20. Nc4 Be6 21. Nxb6 axb6 22. a3 b5 23. Bd3 Qd7 24. Bb1 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 Bd5 26. Qd3 g6 27. f5 Bc4 28. Qf3 g5 29. Qh5 Bf8 30. Be4 Bb3 31. Rd2 Bf7 32. Qf3 h5 33. Red1 g4 34. Qd3 Bh6 35. Rc2 Bc4 36. Rxc4 bxc4 37. Qxc4+ Kg7 38. d5 c5 39. d6 Ra4 40. b4 Be3+ 41. Kh1 Rxa3 42. b5 Bd4 43. Qd5 Qxb5 44. Rb1 Ra1 45. Rxa1 Bxa1 46. h3 Bd4 47. Kh2 Qd7 48. Bd3 Rd8 49. Qe6 h4 50. Qe7+ Qxe7 51. dxe7 hxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Slugin, Sergey"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 0-0 7. h3 Qa5 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 cxd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. 0-0 Nc6 13. a3 Qa6 14. Nb5 Na5 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qc5 b6 17. Qxc6 Bd7 18. Qxa8 Rxa8 19. Nc7 Qb7 20. Nxa8 Qxa8 21. Rfc1 Qd8 22. Rc3 Bf6 23. Rac1 Kg7 24. Rc7 Bf5 25. Rxa7 Qe8 26. a4 Be4 27. Ne5 g5 28. Bg3 h5 29. Nd7 h4 30. Bh2 g4 31. hxg4 Bg5 32. f4 Bh6 33. g5 Kh7 34. Rc6 Bg7 35. Rcc7 f6 36. f5 fxg5 37. Ne5 Qh5 38. Nf3 Bf8 39. f6 Bxf3 40. fxe7 Bg7 41. e8Q Qxe8 42. Rxg7+ Kh6 43. Rh7+ Kg6 44. Rag7+ Kf6 45. Re7 Qxa4 46. Rhf7+ Kg6 47. Rxf3 g4 1-0

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Gorshkov, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. Kh1 Be7 9. f4 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Bb3 0-0 12. f5 Bc5 13. Be3 Ba7 14. Nce2 h6 15. c3 Ne5 16. Nf4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Nh5 Bd7 19. Qf3 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Qf6 21. Rf3 Rfe8 22. Raf1 Re4 23. Rg3 Bb8 24. Rh3 Bc7 25. Bf2 Qg5 26. Qd1 Rae8 27. Bg3 Bxg3 28. Rxg3 Qf6 29. Rg4 Re3 30. Nc2 Rd3 31. Qc1 b5 32. a4 Bc8 33. Qf4 Qxf5 34. Nd4 Qxf4 35. Rgxf4 b4 36. Rxf7 bxc3 37. bxc3 Rxc3 38. Rc7 Be6 39. h4 h5 40. Re1 Bd7 41. Rb1 Bxa4 42. Rbb7 Rg3 43. Nf5 Rg4 44. Nxg7 Re1+ 45. Kh2 Rxh4+ 46. Kg3 Rg4+ 47. Kf2 Re5 48. Rb8+ Kh7 49. Nxh5+ Kg6 50. Rg7+ Kf5 51. Rf8+ Ke6 52. Rxg4 Rxh5 53. Rxc4 Bb5 54. Re4+ Kd5 55. Ref4 1-0

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khoroshilov, Nikita"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2081"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 c6 5. Qf3 e6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. 0-0 b5 8. Bb3 0-0 9. d4 Nd7 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. c3 b4 12. Bc2 Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nf4 Nf6 15. Qh3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Rc6 17. Re5 Qc7 18. Nh5 g6 19. Bd2 Nxh5 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Bxh7+ Kg7 22. Qxh5 e5 23. Re1 Rh8 24. Qg4+ Kxh7 25. Rxe5 Rg6 26. Qf3 Kg7 27. Bf4 Bd6 28. g3 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Bd3 d5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd7 9. f4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. b4 Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 0-0 13. Nd2 Qb6 14. Qc3 a5 15. Rb1 axb4 16. Rxb4 Qa7 17. Nb3 Ba6 18. Qc5 Bb5 19. Kd2 Qxc5 20. Nxc5 Rxa2 21. Rhb1 h5 22. R1b3 Ra1 23. Rg3 Rfa8 24. Nd7 h4 25. Rg4 Rf1 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nh7+ Ke7 28. Rxg7 Rf2+ 29. Kc3 Ra2 30. g3 Rfxc2+ 31. Kb3 d4 32. Rxd4 c5 33. Re4 Rcb2+ 34. Kc3 Rxh2 35. Kb3 Rad2 36. Re3 Rb2+ 37. Ka3 Ra2+ 38. Kb3 Rhb2+ 39. Kc3 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ajrapetian, Gevorg"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. h3 Bf5 8. Nf3 0-0 9. Be2 Re8 10. 0-0 Bg6 11. Be3 Bf6 12. b3 Nc6 13. Qd2 a5 14. Rac1 h5 15. Rfe1 h4 16. d5 Nb8 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Na6 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qd2 Ndc5 22. Bg5 Qg6 23. Nxh4 Qh7 24. Nf3 a4 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. bxa4 Nd3 27. Rd1 Nac5 28. Be3 Ra8 29. a5 Qe4 30. Qc3 Nf4 31. Bxf4 Qxf4 32. Re1 Qf5 33. Nd4 Qf6 34. Qd2 Qh4 35. Nb5 Qxc4 36. Nxc7 Rc8 37. Qg5 Ne4 38. Qg4 Rxc7 39. Qxe4 Qxe4 40. Rxe4 Kf8 41. Rb4 Rc5 42. Rb6 Rxd5 43. a6 bxa6 44. Rxa6 Rd2 45. Ra7 g6 46. a4 Ra2 47. a5 d5 48. g3 d4 49. Kg2 d3 50. Rd7 Rxa5 51. Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Voronezh op-A"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2008.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Golovin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf5 Nxe4 8. Nxg7+ Bxg7 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Bg5 Qa5+ 11. Nd2 h6 12. Bh4 Qb4 13. c4 Be6 14. 0-0 dxc4 15. a3 Qc5 16. Ne4 Qd4 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Qxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 Nf5 21. Bg3 Rc8 22. Nxe5 Nxg3 23. Nd7+ Ke7 24. fxg3 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Rhd8 26. Nf6 Bxb2 27. Rae1+ Kf8 28. Ng4 Rd6 29. Rf5 Rc1 30. Rxc1 Bxc1 31. h4 Bxa3 32. Ne5 Bb2 33. Nc4 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Bg7 35. Rc5 Rc1 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Nd6 Rc6 38. Rxc6 bxc6 39. Nc8+ Kd7 40. Nxa7 Bd4 41. Nxc6 Kxc6 42. g4 Kd5 43. g5 hxg5 0-1

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Andreev, Volodymyr"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. d3 e5 6. Nbd2 Ne7 7. e4 0-0 8. c3 h6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Re1 Nd7 11. exd5 cxd5 12. c4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Nc6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Bd2 b5 16. Ne3 Bb7 17. Rec1 Qd6 18. b4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Nf1 Rfe8 21. Qd1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Ne5 23. Bf4 Qd5+ 24. f3 Nxf3 25. Kf2 Ne1 26. Qxe1 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Qxa2+ 28. Kg1 Rc8 29. Ra1 Qb3 30. Rxa7 Qxd3 31. Ree7 Qf5 32. Nd2 g5 33. Rxf7 Qxf7 34. Rxf7 Kxf7 35. Bd6 Ke6 36. Bc5 Kd5 37. Nb3 Kc4 38. Nd2+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Berdiugina, Elena"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2219"]
[BlackElo "2118"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 b6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 Bb7 10. 0-0 Nd7 11. Rad1 g5 12. Ne1 Ng6 13. g3 Nf6 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Ng2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qe7 17. Bc4 h5 18. f4 gxf4 19. gxf4 Bh6 20. Qe2 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Qg5+ 23. Ng2 Rg8 24. Kh1 Rg7 25. Rg1 Kd7 26. d5 h4 27. Qe3 Rag8 28. Ne2 exd5 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. exd5 Qxd5 31. Nef4 Qc6 32. Qh3+ Kd8 33. Qxh4+ Kc8 34. Qh3+ Kb8 35. Qb3 Qe4 36. Qc3 Rg4 37. Qd2 Qf3 38. b3 Rh4 39. Re1 Rxf4 0-1

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nester, Ihor"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 0-0 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. h3 Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. g4 Qb6 13. Rb1 e6 14. g5 Ne4 15. Nd7 Qa5 16. Nxf8 Bxf8 17. 0-0 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nb8 19. Qd2 Qxc3 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Nc6 23. Rb1 Bb4 24. Rb3 a5 25. a3 a4 26. Rb1 Bxa3 27. Rxb7 Kg7 28. Rc7 Nb4 29. Bd6 Na6 30. Be5+ Kg6 31. Ra7 Nb4 32. Rxa4 Nc2 33. Bf6 h6 34. h4 hxg5 35. hxg5 Bd6 36. Ra6 Bb4 37. Rc6 Ne1 38. f4 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Ne1+ 40. Kg3 Nd3 41. Rc8 Bd2 42. Rg8+ Kh7 43. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Kotin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2219"]
[BlackElo "2114"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. c4 Nb4 6. Be4 c6 7. a3 N4a6 8. Qg4 d5 9. Bg5 Qc7 10. Bd3 c5 11. Nd2 cxd4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qxd4 Bc5 14. Qf4 h6 15. Bh4 Nd7 16. Bg3 0-0 17. Ngf3 Re8 18. 0-0 Nf8 19. Qa4 Nb8 20. Qxe8 Bd7 21. e6 Bxe8 22. Bxc7 fxe6 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. b4 Bd6 25. Rfe1 Bf7 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Nd7 28. Ree1 1-0

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. 0-0 Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3 0-0 9. Be3 Nc6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nd7 13. b4 Nxb4 14. Rb1 Nc6 15. Rxb7 Bf6 16. Qa4 Rc8 17. Rc1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rc7 19. Rxc7 Qxc7 20. g3 Ne7 21. Bg4 Rd8 22. Nb5 Qc6 23. Qa5 Nc8 24. Bd1 Nb8 25. Bf4 a6 26. a4 Nd7 27. Nc7 Rf8 28. Nxa6 Bxd4 29. Nb4 Qb7 30. c6 Qb6 31. cxd7 Qxa5 32. dxc8Q Qxb4 33. Qc2 1-0

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Vecherkin, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2219"]
[BlackElo "2090"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. Be2 f5 8. N1c3 a6 9. Na3 Nf6 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Nc2 0-0 12. 0-0 Kh8 13. Bg5 Rb8 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Bd3 Nd4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qh5 Bg8 18. Ned5 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a3 Rb7 21. Rae1 g6 22. Bxg6 Rg7 23. Be4 Bf7 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qd3 Bd7 26. Kh1 Rfg8 27. f4 Bh4 28. Re3 Qe8 29. f5 Qh5 30. Rh3 Rxg2 31. Rxh4 Qxh4 32. Bxg2 Qg5 33. Qg3 Qd2 34. Qf2 Qxf2 35. Rxf2 Nxf5 1-0

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vasilyev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. 0-0 Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 0-0 10. Be3 Nc6 11. exd6 cxd6 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bg6 15. Rfd1 Bf6 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. b4 a5 19. b5 Ne5 20. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bb2 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Bc5 Re4 24. Rc2 Re5 25. Rxb2 Rxc5 26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. Rbd2 h5 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kh7 30. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Kataev, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2219"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Be2 d6 9. 0-0 Ne5 10. h3 Bd7 11. f4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Qc8 13. Rad1 h5 14. b3 h4 15. Bf3 Nh5 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Nc7+ Kf8 20. Nxa8 Qxa8 21. e5 Qb7 22. Bf2 Bh6 23. Bxh5 gxh5 24. exd6 e5 25. Bxh4 Rg8 26. Be7+ Ke8 27. Qa5 Qc8 28. Qxe5 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 30. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Geller Memorial op-A 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2005.09.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sumets, Andrey"]
[Black "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2005.09.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 Ne4 8. a4 Bg4 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Qxb7 Na5 12. Qa6 Nb3 13. Ra3 Rb8 14. Nb5 Bc8 15. Qxa7 Rb7 16. Qa8 Na5 17. Bd2 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 e5 19. Rc3 exd4 20. exd4 Re7 21. Bd3 Bh6 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Qxa5 Bf4 24. Nf3 Rfe8 25. Nc3 Qb8 26. Nxd5 Ra7 27. Qb5 1-0

[Event "Minsk Inautomarket op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2005.07.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Maljush, Andrej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2219"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. 0-0 Be7 7. h3 h6 8. c4 g5 9. Bg3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Ne4 11. Be5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 h5 13. Nc3 Nd6 14. Bb3 f5 15. Qe2 Nf7 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Rad1 g4 18. e4 f4 19. hxg4 Qg8 20. gxh5 Qg5 21. Qf3 Ke8 22. e5 Bd7 23. Ne4 Qh4 24. Rd3 c5 25. dxc5 Rxh5 26. Qh3 Qxh3 27. Rxh3 Rxh3 28. gxh3 Bc6 29. Nd6+ Kd7 30. Kh2 Rg8 31. Rg1 Rxg1 32. Kxg1 Bf8 33. Bc2 Bg7 34. b4 Bxe5 35. b5 Bd5 36. Bb3 Bf3 37. Nxb7 Bxb7 38. c6+ Bxc6 39. bxc6+ Kxc6 40. Bxe6 Kd6 41. Bb3 Ke7 42. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Inautomarket op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2005.07.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Elkin, Maxim"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2219"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. c3 Be7 5. Nbd2 b6 6. e4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e5 Be7 10. Bd3 d6 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. a3 dxe5 14. dxe5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Nc4 Rad8 17. Rad1 Qf4 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Bd5 20. Rd2 Rxd6 21. g3 Qf6 22. Be4 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 g6 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. b4 Kg7 27. Kg2 h5 28. h4 Qc3 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Qe7 Qc6 31. Qe5+ Kh7 32. f3 Qc2+ 33. Kf1 Qf5 34. Qe2 Qh3+ 35. Kf2 Qh2+ 36. Ke3 Qxg3 37. Qd3 Qe1+ 0-1

