[Event "PCA-World Championship"] [Site "London"] [Date "1993.09.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B86"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2805"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "1993.09.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "20"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. f4 Nc5 9. Qf3 b5 10. f5 Bd7 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. e5 Nfe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxe4 Rxf3 17. exd6 Nxb3+ 18. Nxb3 Qf8 19. gxf3 Qxf3 20. Nec5 Bc6 21. Rhe1 e5 22. d7 Rd8 23. Rd6 a5 24. a3 a4 25. Nd2 Qg2 26. c3 Bd5 27. Nd3 Bb3 28. Nxe5 Qxh2 $2 29. Nc6 $1 {as played by Short seemed to be winnning and this is backed up by today's chess engine analysis but the position is still complicated.} Qxd6 30. Re8+ Kf7 31. Nxd8+ Kg6 32. Ne6 ({After the game Short felt} 32. Re6+ $5 {was the best move but the position after} Bxe6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. d8=Q {Black has some drawing chances with} h5 $1) ({and the even better} 32. Nf7 $1 {leads to a win} Qg3 {the only move to set White any problems} ( 32... Qxd7 33. Ne5+ Kf5 34. Nxd7) (32... Bxf7 33. d8=Q) (32... Qh2 33. Re1 Qf2 34. Rf1) 33. Ne5+ Kh5 34. Nef3 {simplest, covering his back rank} Qg6 { threatening Qc2 mate} 35. Re4 Qf6 (35... Qd6 36. Rd4) 36. Rd4 Qd8 37. Nxb3 axb3 38. Ne5 {and White will force the pawn through with Nc6 or Nf7}) 32... Qh2 $5 { [#] With this move Kasparov sets a cunning trap} (32... Qxd7 33. Nf8+ Kf7 34. Nxd7 Kxe8 35. Nxb3 axb3 {should be a straightforward win for White}) 33. Nf4+ ( {If now} 33. d8=Q $4 {Black wins with} Qg1+ 34. Nf1 Qxf1+ 35. Kd2 Qf2+ 36. Kd3 Bc2#) 33... Kh6 34. Nd3 Qg1+ 35. Re1 $1 {Only move ...} (35. Ne1 $4 {loses to} Qg4 $1) 35... Qg5 {[#]} 36. Ne5 $2 {and although this may have still been winning he could only draw after} ({MISSED OPPORTUNITY. Now the 'simple' way to have won would have been} 36. Rh1+ $1 Kg6 37. Ne5+ Kf5 38. Nc6 {and White queens the d-pawn.}) 36... g6 37. Rf1 Be6 38. Nf7+ Bxf7 39. Rxf7 Qd5 40. Re7 $2 (40. Ne4 $1 {would have kept Short's winning chances alive e.g.} Qd3 41. Rf2 Qxd7 42. Rh2+ Kg7 43. Rxh7+ $1) 40... Qd6 41. Rf7 Qd3 42. Ne4 Qe3+ 43. Nd2 (43. Kd1 Qd3+) 43... Qd3 {A very complicated game but Short had missed several wins, the easiest being 36.Rh1+!} 1/2-1/2