[Event "PCA-World Championship"] [Site "London"] [Date "1993.09.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E35"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "1993.09.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "20"] [EventCountry "ENG"] {5. Game 9 - Kasparov v Short - Endgame Oversight!} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O 13. Nd4 Bg6 14. Nb3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxc2 16. Nxa5 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 b6 18. Kd2 bxa5 19. Kxc2 Rc8 20. h4 Nd7 21. hxg5 Nxc5 22. gxh6 Ne4 23. c4 Nxf2 24. Rh4 f5 25. Rd4 dxc4 26. Bxc4+ Kh7 27. Rf1 Ng4 28. Kd2 Rab8 29. Rxf5 Rb2+ 30. Kd3 Rxg2 31. Be6 Rc7 32. Rxa5 Nf2+ 33. Ke2 Rh2 34. Kf3 Nh1 35. Rd7+ Rxd7 36. Bxd7 Kxh6 37. Rxa7 Kg5 38. Ra5+ Kf6 39. Bc6 Rc2 40. Rf5+ Ke7 41. Bd5 Kd6 42. Rh5 Rd2 43. Rxh1 Rxd5 44. a4 Ra5 45. Ra1 Ke5 46. e4 $2 (46. Ra3 Kf5 ( 46... Kd5 47. e4+ $18) 47. e4+ Ke5 48. Ke3 $18) 46... Ke6 $2 {A despondent autopilot reply.} ({MISSED OPPORTUNITY} 46... Rc5 $1 {is an easy move to spot and calculate for most club players e.g.} 47. a5 ({Maybe at the time Kasparov thought another line was winning starting with} 47. Ra3 Rc4 48. a5 Rxe4 49. a6 {but now Short could have played} Rf4+ 50. Ke3 Rf8 51. a7 Ra8 {with an easy draw similar to the previous line.}) 47... Rc3+ 48. Kg4 Kxe4 49. a6 Rc8 50. a7 Ra8 {and White's last a-pawn should soon be gobbled up. Kasparov's team in its analysis immediately after the game, defended Kasparov's decision, by providing the following 'winning' line} 51. Ra5 Kd4 52. Kf5 Kc4 53. Ke6 Kb4 54. Ra1 Kc5 55. Kd7 Kb6 56. Rb1+ Kxa7 $2 ({Black could have simply played} 56... Kc5 $1 {White could then have tried} 57. Rb7 {(looks winning) but Black would have played} Rh8 $1 {and White cannot make any progress. If} 58. Rb8 Rh7+ { wins the a-pawn.}) 57. Kc7 $18 {but black does not have to fall for this}) 47. Ke3 Kd6 48. Kd4 Kd7 49. Kc4 Kc6 50. Kb4 Re5 51. Rc1+ Kb6 52. Rc4 {Maybe both players had simply switched off and were merely going through the motions.} 1-0