[Event "Zaragoza sim"] [Site "Zaragoza"] [Date "1986.05.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Palacios, Eduardo F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "1986.05.31"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2004"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Bc4 Bb7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. a4 Nd7 11. a5 b5 12. a6 bxc4 13. axb7 Qxb7 14. Qxc4 a5 15. O-O Nb6 16. Qe2 Nd5 17. c4 Ne7 18. Bf4 Bg7 19. Nd2 O-O 20. Ne4 Nf5 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Be3 Qb4 23. Rd2 Nd6 24. Nxd6 Rxd6 25. Bf4 Rd7 26. Rfd1 Rad8 27. h3 Qb6 28. d5 cxd5 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Rd3 Qe6 32. Qd2 Qf5 33. Rg3 Kh8 34. Qxa5 Rc8 35. Be3 Bf8 36. Qa6 Qe6 37. Qd3 Bd6 38. Rg4 Ra8 39. g3 Be5 40. Bd4 Bxd4 41. Qxd4 Qe5 42. Qd2 Re8 43. Rd4 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 Qxd2 45. Rxd2 Rd8 46. Kf3 Kg7 47. Ke3 Kf8 48. Kd4 Ke7 49. Kc3 Rc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cordoba sim"] [Site "Cordoba "] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Pereiro, Jorge"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "1970"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "1992.??.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1998"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.11.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Be7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 b6 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. Be4 c6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Rad1 Be7 13. c4 Nf6 14. Bc2 Qc8 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Be5 Nd7 17. Qe4 Nf8 18. Qg4 f6 19. Bg3 Qd8 20. h4 Bd6 21. h5 Bxg3 22. Qxg3 Qb8 23. Qh4 Qc7 24. c5 Rad8 25. b4 Bc8 26. h6 Kh8 27. hxg7+ Qxg7 28. Re4 Re7 29. Rg4 Qf7 30. Rg3 Nd7 31. Re1 Rg8 32. Rxg8+ Qxg8 33. d5 cxd5 34. c6 Nf8 35. Qxf6+ Qg7 36. Qf4 Rf7 37. Qe3 Qb2 38. Ne5 Rg7 39. Qf4 Kg8 40. Bd3 Qc3 41. Re3 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Qd2 43. b5 d4 44. Rf3 Qxf4+ 45. Rxf4 Rg5 46. Nf3 Rh5+ 47. Kg3 e5 48. Bc4+ Be6 49. Rxf8+ 1-0 [Event "London sim"] [Site "London"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "NN"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1998"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.11.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nc3 c4 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. f4 Bf5 12. Bf3 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd5 Qd8 15. Ne3 Qc8 16. c3 Nc6 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Qc2 Nd6 19. Qxf5 Nxf5 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Nxc4 Rab8 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Kf2 h5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Kxe1 f6 27. Ke2 Kf7 28. Kd3 Ke6 29. Ne3 Nd6 30. c4 g5 31. fxg5 fxg5 32. b4 g4 33. a4 Nf7 34. b5 cxb5 35. axb5 Nd6 36. Nd1 h4 37. Nc3 Nf5 38. c5 h3 39. gxh3 gxh3 40. Ke4 Ng3+ 41. Kf4 Nf1 42. d5+ Kd7 43. c6+ Kc7 44. Ne4 Nxh2 45. d6+ Kd8 46. Nc5 Nf1 47. Nb7+ Ke8 48. d7+ Kf7 49. d8=Q 1-0 [Event "Chess@iceland blitz f"] [Site "Kopavogur"] [Date "2000.04.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [BlackElo "2769"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2000.04.02"] [EventType "match (rapid)"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2001"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bg5 Qd6 9. Bd3 Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qxb2 11. O-O Qa3 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. Be3 Be7 14. c4 c5 15. Bc2 O-O 16. Qd3 g6 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Qc3 b6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bh6 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rd1 Bb7 23. Ng4 Ne8 24. Ba4 Bc6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. h3 Be7 27. Ne5 Qe4 28. Re1 Qb7 29. Ng4 Rd8 30. Bf4 Bf8 31. Bh6 Rd4 32. Be3 Rd8 33. Nh6+ Bxh6 34. Bxh6 Qb4 35. Qc1 Nf6 36. Rd1 Rxd1+ 37. Qxd1 {Time} 1-0 [Event "Kasparov sim ACE"] [Site "Deurne"] [Date "2000.08.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Gazet Van Antwerpen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2000.08.21"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "BEL"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2001"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ gxf6 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. c3 Qd7 12. Be3 h5 13. dxe5 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 fxe5 15. Nh4 Bc2 16. Rd2 Bb1 17. b4 Nxb4 18. O-O Nxa2 19. Bxb7 Nxc3 20. Bxa8 hxg4 21. hxg4 Be4 22. Bg5 Bd6 23. Rc1 Bxa8 24. Rxc3 Be7 25. Rxc7 1-0 [Event "Linares 19th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "2002.03.09"] [Round "13"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2727"] [Annotator "Stohl,Igor"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2002.02.22"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 088"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 3]} 1. e4 e6 {Ponomariov has never played the French before, but preparing against it for his last round game with Anand he decided to give the Rubinstein a try with Black.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 {By far the most popular move. About a decade ago even elite players (Karpov, Kramnik, Andersson) tested} (4... Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ng3 {but Black's position remains rather passive. White controls more space and counterplay with c5 is difficult to implement effectively.} (8. Neg5 $5)) 5. Nf3 {The most natural continuation, but not the only move.} (5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 c5 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O $5 (10. Nf3 e5 $1 11. O-O-O e4 12. Bxe4 Qe7 13. Rhe1 Qe6 14. a3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxf2 16. Re2 Qxe4 17. Rxe4 Be6 18. Be3 Bf5 19. Re7 Bxe3+ 20. Rxe3 Rfe8 21. Rde1 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Kf8 $11 {Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) 10... Qd5 11. Kb1 (11. Bc3 $5 Qxa2 {hasn't been tested so far, but is perhaps playable for Black. After} (11... Qg5+ 12. Kb1 Nd5 13. Be5 Qxg2 $2 14. Qh5 f5 15. Nf3 Qg4 16. Rhg1 Qxh5 17. Rxg7+ Kh8 {Sadler,M-Miles,A/BCF-ch Hove/1997/} 18. Rdg1 $1 $18 {mates quickly.}) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qh5 Qa1+ 14. Kd2 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 f5 16. g4 Kh8 $5 $132 {the position remains tense.}) 11... e5 $142 $1 $132 {?} ({Extremely risky is} 11... Qxg2 $6 12. Nf3 Qxf2 13. Qe5 Be7 (13... Nd7 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Rhg1 Be3 17. Bxe3 (17. Bc3 f6 18. Rdf1 Qe2 19. Re1 Qf2 20. Ref1 Qe2 21. Re1 Qf2 22. Qg4 Rf7 23. Rgf1 Nf8 24. Rxf2 Bxf2 25. Rf1 Bb6 26. Qh5 g6 27. Qh4 e5 28. Nd2 g5 29. Qh6 Bd8 30. Ne4 {1-0,Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo/2001/}) 17... Qxe3 18. Rg3 Qc5 $2 19. Qh6 {1-0,Morozevich,A-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/ 2002/}) 14. Rdf1 Qc5 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qh3 g6 17. Rhg1 $44 Nf4 $2 18. Bxf4 e5 19. Qh6 exf4 20. Rg5 $1 {[%CAl Rg5h5] ??h5,1-0,Khalifman,A-Bareev,E/Wijk aan Zee/2002/}) 12. Bc3 e4 13. Bxf6 exd3 14. Rxd3 Qc6 $44 {??f5?}) ({Rather tame is} 5. g3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bg2 e5 $1 8. Nf3 exd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 c6 13. Rfe1 Bb6 14. a4 Re8 15. a5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Rxe3 17. fxe3 a6 18. Ra4 Kf8 19. Nd4 Ke7 20. Nb3 Kd6 21. Rd4+ Kc7 22. Nc5 Nd7 $11 {Van den Doel,E-Van Wely,L/Leeuwarden/2001/ All this indicates once Black gets in e5 unharmed, he should be doing fine.}) 5... Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ {The most flexible.} (6. Bg5 {leads to a position more often arising after 3...?f6 4.?g5 de4 5.?xe4 ?bd7, Black can now choose between:} {But Black can also fight for the important e5-square with} Be7 (6... h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bh4 (8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 Bd7 $5 11. Qe2 c5 12. Qe4 Rb8 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. f4 cxd4 15. O-O Bxe5 16. fxe5 Qg5 17. Qxd4 Bc6 18. Be4 O-O 19. Bxc6 {½,Topalov,V-Bareev,E/Cannes/2002/}) 8... c5 $14 {/=} (8... c5 $14 {/= The position bears the typical characteristics of a Caro-Cann, Black has reasonable ? and good chances for full equality.} 9. Bd3 (9. Bc4 cxd4 10. O-O Be7 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 Rd8 15. c3 Nd5 16. Bg3 Bf6 17. Re2 Ne7 18. Rd2 Bd7 19. Bc4 Rac8 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Nf5 $11 {Ponomariov,R-Bareev,E/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) (9. Be2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. O-O-O a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Rd4 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Ke7 19. Bf3 Rc7 20. a4 e5 21. Rb4 a5 22. Rxb7 Rxb7 23. Bxb7 Bxa4 24. g4 {½,Galkin,A-Bareev,E/RUS-chT Tomsk/2001/}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg3 Bd7 13. c3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. f4 $5 {Ponomariov,R-Psakhis,L/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/} Bc5 16. Bf2 Nd5 $132)) 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. h4 O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Qe4 g6 12. O-O-O e5 13. Qd5 $5 Re8 14. Rhe1 Re6 15. Bb5 Qa5 $1 16. Bc4 Qc7 17. Bb3 Nc5 18. Bxf6 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 Rxf6 20. Qxe5 (20. Rxe5 Be6 21. Qxd4 Bxb3 22. Rc5 Rc6 $11 {/?,Glek,I-Gurevich,M/Zwolle/2002/}) 20... Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Bg4 22. Rxd4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rxf3 $132) (6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nxe4 $1 8. Bxe4 Nf6 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Bf3 O-O 12. Re1 Qb6 $1 13. Nb3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bd7 {and Black is ready ro finish his development and equalize. Only to trouble leads the radical} 15. Bd2 Bb4 16. c3 Bd6 17. c4 $6 a5 18. Rac1 a4 $1 19. c5 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Qc7 21. Na5 Bb5 $1 22. Qxb5 Rxd2 $36 {Polgar,J-Van Wely,L/Hoogeveen/2001/}) 6... Nxf6 7. c3 c5 8. Ne5 $1 {[%CAl Rf1b5] ??b5 A less known, but aggressive move, which according to Dokhoian Kasparov analysed for a while before Linares.} (8. Be3 Qc7 9. Ne5 a6 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Nxd7 $5 (12. Bxd4 Bd6 $11) 12... Qxd7 (12... Bxd7 $5 13. Qxd4 Bc6 $13 {??d8=}) 13. Qc2 Bc5 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Qc7 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. g3 h6 18. Rd1 O-O-O 19. Rc4 Bc6 20. Be4 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Rd8 22. Qf3 Rd6 23. h4 Kb8 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. h5 Kb7 27. Kc2 f5 28. Qd3 Qf7 29. Qe2 {Adams,M-Anand,V/Linares/2002/} g6 $5 $11 {/?}) 8... Nd7 $2 {This gives White a raging initiative, nearly always a mistake against Kasparov.} ({Black can't solve his problems with} 8... Qa5 $6 9. Be3 $32 {?} (9. Qb3 $5 $36)) ({Thus Black should parry ?b5 with the radical} 8... a6 $142 9. Qa4+ ({White can transpose into the above note with} 9. Be3) 9... Bd7 (9... Nd7 10. Be3 $32) 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Be2 Rhd8 14. a4 (14. Bf3 Kc7 15. Ke2 e5 $5 $132) 14... a5 15. Bf4 Ke7 16. Bf3 Rd7 17. O-O Rad8 18. Rfe1 h6 19. h4 Nd5 20. Bg3 Bd6 21. Bxd6+ {½,Kasimdzhanov,R-Dorfman,J/Bundesliga 0102/2002/ Here Black's centralized forces enable him to fight effectively against White's ?.}) (8... cxd4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Qxd4 a6 12. Be2 $5 $14 {/? also isn't ideal, the ? in an open position gives White a permanent advantage.}) (8... Qc7 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Be3 O-O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. Qf3 Bd6 14. g3 Kb8 15. Rfd1 Nd5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Bf1 Qc7 19. c4 Nf6 20. Bg2 $36 {Topalov,V-Milov,V/Eurotel Prague/2002/}) 9. Bb5 Bd6 $8 (9... a6 10. Qf3 f6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bxd7+ $18) (9... Be7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Bxd7 Bxd7 14. Bh6 $18) (9... cxd4 10. Qf3 Qf6 11. Nxd7 Qxf3 12. Ne5+ $5 Qc6 13. Nxc6 a6 14. Nxd4+ $16) 10. Qg4 Kf8 $8 (10... g6 $6 11. Qf3 $40 (11. Bh6 $40) (11. Bf4 $40)) (10... O-O $2 11. Bxd7 $1 Bxe5 (11... Bxd7 12. Bh6 $18) 12. Bxc8 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxb7 $16) 11. O-O $5 {[%mdl 512] Kasparov sacrifices a pawn to get maximum out of the position.} ({Fritz recommends} 11. Qh5 {but after} Nxe5 (11... Bxe5 $2 12. dxe5 {doesn't cost a tempo, but the gaping dark-square holes are worth more.}) 12. dxe5 Be7 13. O-O h6 $5 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bf4 a6 $14 {Black has chances to consolidate.} (15... g6 16. Qf3 Kg7 17. Rd6 $1 $36)) (11. Bxd7 $142 Bxd7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Nxd7+ Qxd7 14. O-O-O $1 $32 {?}) (11. Bf4 $36) 11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 {Black must meet the challenge, after} (12... Be7 13. Rd1 $16 {he is a few tempi down compared to the line above.}) 13. Bg5 {White first develops his ? with tempo, d1 is the square for the ?a1.} Bf6 $5 {Exchanges help the defence, but here the ?e5 is an important piece, which controls squares on the d-file. Nevertheless Black's move is probably the best, as} (13... f6 14. Rad1 {is even more dangerous:} Qc7 $142 $5 (14... Qb6 $6 15. Be3 $40 {[%csl Rc5] ×c5,?} Kf7 16. Bd7 Rd8 $2 {viazne na} 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Be8 $1 g6 19. Bf7+ $1 Kxf7 20. Qxh7+ Ke8 21. Qg8+ Ke7 22. Bxc5+ Qxc5 23. Rxd8 $18) (14... Qe7 15. Be3 {[%CAl Re3c5] ??c5} (15. Rfe1 $5) 15... Kf7 (15... a6 $2 16. Bxc5 $1 Qxc5 17. Rd8+ Kf7 18. Rxh8 Qxb5 19. Qh5+ Ke7 20. Rd1 {[%CAl Rd1d8] ??dd8+-}) 16. Bc4 {?f4-f5?}) 15. Be3 $142 $1 (15. Qh5 {forces the weakening} g6 {but isn't too convincing after} 16. Qh6+ (16. Bh6+ Kf7 17. Qh4 a6 $13) 16... Kf7 17. Be3 a6 18. Be2 Bd7 $5 $132 {?} 19. Bxc5 Ba4) 15... a6 (15... Kf7 16. Bc4 b5 (16... Bd7 17. Rxd7+ Qxd7 18. Rd1 Qc6 19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Rd7+ $18) (16... g5 17. f4 $16) 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. Bc4 Rxb2 19. f4 Bxc3 20. f5 $16 {?}) 16. Bc4 (16. Bxc5+ $2 Kf7 $19) 16... f5 17. Qh5 $1 b5 (17... g6 18. Qh4 Kf7 19. Bg5 b5 (19... Bd7) 20. Bd8 Qa7 21. Be2 $36) 18. Bxc5+ $5 Qxc5 19. Rd8+ Ke7 20. Rxh8 $44) (13... Qc7 14. Rad1 f6 {-13...f6} (14... g6 $2 15. Qh4 h5 16. Bd8 $18)) 14. Rad1 Qc7 (14... Qe7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 (15... Qxf6 16. Qg3 g6 (16... Qe7 17. Rd6 $16) 17. Qc7 $16) 16. Qh4 (16. Qh5 h6 17. Rd3 $44 {?} a6 $2 18. Rfd1 $1 axb5 19. Rd8+ Kg7 20. Rxh8 Kxh8 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Rd3 $18) 16... h5 17. Rd3 (17. Be2 $5 $36) 17... e5 18. Rfd1 $40) 15. Qh4 $1 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qh4 Ke7 {suits Black, although he will probably lose the ?h7, his ? is safer and he will manage to connect his ? faster.}) 15... Bxg5 {[%csl Rh8] Now the ?h8 remains passive, but after} (15... Ke7 {Kasparov intended the powerful} 16. f4 a6 17. f5 $1 e5 (17... axb5 18. fxe6 Qe5 19. Bxf6+ gxf6 20. Rde1 Ra4 21. Qh6 Qg5 22. exf7+ Be6 23. Rxe6+ Kxe6 24. f8=Q Rxf8 25. Qxf8 $18) 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bd5 Ra7 20. Bxf6+ gxf6 21. Qh5 $36) 16. Qxg5 f6 17. Qh5 g6 (17... Qe7 18. Rd2 $40 (18. Rfe1 $5 $40)) (17... Ke7 18. Rfe1 $16 {?} a6 19. Bc4 b5 $2 20. Bxe6 Bxe6 21. Rxe6+ Kxe6 22. Qd5+ Ke7 23. Re1+ $18) 18. Qh6+ Kf7 $8 (18... Qg7 $2 19. Rd8+ Kf7 20. Be8+ $1 $18) 19. Rd3 $6 {Now Black gets a chance to relieve the pressure, as d3 will for one move be inacessible to the ?.} (19. Rd2 $142 a6 20. Bd3 f5 (20... Bd7 21. Rfd1 Bc6 (21... Rad8 22. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6 23. Qxh8 Rxh8 24. Rxd7+ $18) 22. Be4 $1 $16) 21. Rfd1 $36) 19... a6 20. Rh3 $8 {The only move to keep the initiative alive.} Qe7 ({Invests more time, but a sensible alternative was} 20... Bd7 21. Be2 (21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Qxh7+ Rxh7 23. Rxh7+ Ke8 $11 24. Rh8+ Ke7 25. Rxa8 $6 Qd2 $36 {/?}) 21... Qe5 (21... Rag8 $5 {[%CAl Yg8g7,Yh8f8,Yf8d8] ??g7,?d8,?f8 White has some compensation, but nothing too concrete.})) (20... axb5 $2 21. Qxh7+ $18) (20... Qb6 $2 21. Be8+ $1 Kxe8 22. Qg7 Rf8 23. Rxh7 Qd6 24. Qxg6+ Kd8 25. Qh5 $1 {[%CAl Rf1d1] ??d1+-}) 21. Bd3 {[%CAl Rd3g6] ??g6} f5 $8 (21... Bd7 $2 22. Qxh7+ Rxh7 23. Rxh7+ Kf8 24. Rxe7 Kxe7 25. Bxg6 $18) 22. g4 $1 {White plays on, spurning the drawish} (22. Qxh7+ $11) 22... Qf6 (22... Bd7 $5 23. Rd1 $44 {?} (23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Qh5+ Kf8 25. Re1 Rg8+ $11 {only activates the passive ?.})) ({Risky is} 22... fxg4 23. Rh4 Bd7 24. f3 $5 (24. Rxg4 e5 25. Rg3 Qf6 26. f4 $14) 24... Rag8 (24... gxf3 $2 25. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6 26. Rxf3+ $18) (24... Raf8 $2 25. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6 26. fxg4+ Ke8 27. Qxh8 $18) 25. fxg4+ Ke8 26. Bxg6+ $1 (26. g5 $6 e5 $132) 26... Kd8 (26... hxg6 $2 27. Qxh8 $1 $18) 27. Be4 $14) 23. Rd1 b5 $5 (23... fxg4 24. Re3 $13 {[%CAl Yf2f3] ?f3} (24. Rg3 e5 25. Bc4+ $44)) ({A safe continuation was} 23... g5 24. Qh5+ (24. gxf5 Qxh6 25. Rxh6 Kg7 $11 {is similar.}) 24... Qg6 (24... Kg7 $5) 25. gxf5 Qxh5 26. Rxh5 exf5 27. Rxg5 Be6 $1 $11 {Was Ponomariov with more time on the clock already getting ambitious?}) 24. Be2 e5 (24... Ra7 $143 25. Qxh7+ $5 Rxh7 26. Rxh7+ Qg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. g5 $14 {/?}) (24... g5 $5 25. gxf5 Qxh6 26. Rxh6 Kg7 27. Rh5 h6 (27... exf5 28. Rxg5+ Kf6 29. Rh5 Be6 $132) 28. h4 exf5 $11 {leads to a drawish ?.} (28... gxh4 $11)) (24... fxg4 $6 25. Bxg4 $40 {[%CAl Rh3f3] ??f3}) 25. Rhd3 Ra7 $2 {[%mdl 128] Now Kasparov finally gets a chance to pursue his ? with increased vigor.} (25... Be6 26. gxf5 (26. Rd6 $5 e4 27. Rb6 $16) 26... Bxf5 27. Rd6 Qe7 28. a4 {?}) ({The last chance to save the game was} 25... fxg4 $142 $1 {So White should play the modest} 26. Rd6 (26. f3 {M.Pein} c4 $1 (26... Qf4 27. Qh4 $1 Ra7 (27... g3 $2 28. Rd7+ $1 Bxd7 29. Rxd7+ Kg8 30. Qe7 Qe3+ 31. Kg2 Qxe2+ 32. Kh3 Qxh2+ 33. Kg4 $18) 28. fxg4 (28. Rd8 $2 Qe3+ 29. Kf1 gxf3 $1 $17) 28... e4 29. Rh3 $1 (29. Rd8 $2 Qe3+ 30. Kf1 Rxd8 31. Rxd8 Kg7 $1 $19 {?}) 29... Qe5 30. Rd8 $16 {[%csl Rf7] ?f7}) (26... Be6 27. fxg4 e4 28. Re3 (28. Rf1 exd3 29. Rxf6+ Kxf6 30. Qf4+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ Kf7 32. Qc7+ Kf6 $11) 28... Qe5 29. Rf1+ $40 {?} Ke7 30. Bf3 Bd5 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32. Rfe1 $18) 27. Rd6 Qf4 $15 {?} 28. Qh4 $2 gxf3 29. Rd7+ Bxd7 30. Rxd7+ Kg8 31. Qe7 Qg4+ 32. Kf2 Qg2+ 33. Ke3 Qxe2#) 26... Qf4 27. Rxg6 (27. Rd7+ $2 Bxd7 28. Rxd7+ Ke8 29. Qg7 Qf8 $19) (27. Qh4 g3 $11) 27... Qxh6 28. Rxh6 Bf5 29. Rd5 Kg7 30. Rhd6 c4 31. Rxe5 Rhe8 $11) 26. Rd6 Qg7 {Misplaces the ?, but hardly any better was} (26... Be6 27. Rc6 (27. a4 $5) 27... g5 28. Qh5+ Kg7 29. Rdd6 Re7 30. h4 $1 $16 {/+-}) (26... Qe7 $6 27. Rxg6 hxg6 28. Qxh8 Be6 29. Rd8 {[%CAl Rd8g8] ??g8+-}) 27. Qe3 Rc7 28. a4 $1 {Once White gains c4 for his ? the defence collapses.} e4 (28... c4 29. Qb6 $18) (28... f4 29. Qe4 $18) 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bxb5 $18 Qe5 31. Qg5 Qe7 (31... Kg7 $2 32. R1d5 Qe7 33. Rd7 $1 $18) (31... c4 32. Bxc4+ $1 {?} Rxc4 $2 33. Rd7+ $18) 32. Qh6 Be6 (32... fxg4 33. Bc4+ Ke8 34. Qf4 $18 {e.g.} Bf5 35. Rd8+ Qxd8 36. Qe5+ Qe7 37. Qxh8+ Qf8 38. Rd8+ $1) (32... c4 33. Rxg6 hxg6 34. Qxh8 fxg4 35. Be8+ $5 $18) 33. Qf4 $138 (33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Be2 $18) 33... Bc8 (33... Rb8 34. Rxe6 $1 Kxe6 35. gxf5+ Kf7 (35... gxf5 36. Bc4+ $18) (35... Kf6 36. Rd6+ Kf7 37. Bc4+ $18) 36. Bc4+ Kg7 37. f6+ $1 $18) (33... c4 34. Bc6 $5 $18 {[%CAl Rd6e6,Rc6e4] ??e6,?e4}) (33... Ra7 34. Qe5 Rf8 35. Bc6 $18) 34. Qh6 Be6 35. gxf5 gxf5 (35... Bxf5 36. Bc4+ Ke8 37. Qf4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rd6d8,Rc4b5] ??d8,?b5}) 36. Be2 $1 Qf6 (36... Rg8+ 37. Kh1 Rg6 38. Qxh7+ Kf6 39. Rxe6+ $1 $18) 37. Bh5+ Ke7 38. Rxe6+ (38. Rxe6+ Kxe6 (38... Qxe6 39. Qg7+ $18) 39. Rd6+ $18) 1-0