[Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Short +6-1=13"] [Site "London"] [Date "1993.09.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C88"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "1993.09.07"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "20"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 036"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1993.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. Bc4 Qc8 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ne3 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bd7 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Rxe8+ Bxe8 20. Qe2 Bb5 21. Re1 Bxc4 22. dxc4 h6 23. b3 c5 24. Bf4 Qd7 25. h3 Rd8 26. Qe4 h5 27. Re2 g6 28. Qf3 Bg7 29. Re4 Bf8 30. Qe2 Qc7 31. Bg5 Rc8 32. g4 hxg4 33. Bf6 gxh3 34. Qg4 Ra8 35. Qxh3 Bg7 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Rh4 Rg8 38. Rh7+ Kf8 39. Qg4 {[#]} Ke8 { At this point Shorts flag fell. MISSED OPPORTUNITY - Keep an eye on the clock! Post match analysis confirmed the position was completely drawn after either 40.Qh3 or many other moves where queens were not traded.} 40. Qe6+ $6 { Kasparov had indicated to commentators immediately after the game that he would have probably played this to mix things up but after} (40. Qh3 $11) 40... fxe6 41. Rxc7 exd5 42. cxd5 Rf8 $1 {it would have been Short who would have had the serious winning chances as he rounds up either White's c or d-pawn! Kasparov would have immediately faced a critical and difficult choice.} 43. Rc6 {a natural candidate move but a losing one as the c-pawn drops, e.g.} (43. Kf1 $1 {The correct choice which seems to hold. White gives up the d-pawn and retains the c-pawn, leaving him able to restrain the black pawns.} Rf5 44. Ra7 Rxd5 45. Rxa6 Kd7 (45... d3 46. cxd3 Rxd3 47. Ke2 Rxb3 48. Rxd6 Ra3 (48... c4 49. a6) 49. a6 c4 50. Rxg6 {and the white king is close enough to help control the black pawns}) 46. Ke2 {It appears White can draw by normal means by harrassing the d and g pawns since the position without the a, f , g and d6 pawns is drawn.}) 43... Rf3 44. Rxa6 Rc3 45. Rxd6 Rxc2 46. a6 d3 47. a7 Ra2 48. Re6+ Kd7 49. Re1 Rxa7 50. Rd1 c4 51. bxc4 b3 $1 {[#] which would have been winning for Black.} 1-0