[Event "URS-ch49 Final"] [Site "Frunze"] [Date "1981.12.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2535"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "1981.11.28"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "17"] [EventCountry "URS"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "URS-ch"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. a3 dxc4 8. Ne5 c5 9. Nxc4 cxd4 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. g3 Bc5 14. Nb3 Be7 15. Nca5 Bc6 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Bg2 Rc8 18. Rc1 Bf6 19. Rc2 O-O 20. Kd2 Rfd8+ 21. Kc1 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Interzonal-12c"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1982.09.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Tal, Mihail"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "1982.09.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "URS"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "IZT"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. h4 Qa5 12. Rc1 g4 13. Nd2 c5 14. Nce4 cxd4 15. O-O h5 16. a4 a6 17. b4 Qd8 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nc3 20. Nxc3 dxc3 21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. exd6 Qf6 23. Qd3 O-O 24. Rxc3 Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam sim"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Krabbe, Tim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "1987.??.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2004"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 Nbd7 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O c5 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. a4 b4 15. a5 Qa7 16. Na4 Nd5 17. Bg3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Nc6 Qb7 21. Ne5 Qe7 22. Nd3 f5 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Rac1 Qxa5 25. Rc6 Re8 26. Bh5 g6 27. Bf3 Qb5 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Bxd5+ Kh8 30. Rc7 Qe2 31. h3 Rb8 32. Bc4 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 f4 34. Bxf4 Qxf2 35. Qd3 Qxb2 36. Qd5 Qf6 37. Bg5 Qb2 38. Rxh7+ 1-0 [Event "Riga Tal Memorial"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2615"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "1995.04.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "LAT"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 047"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Rd8 14. a3 b6 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Nf4 Nf8 17. h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.10.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2635"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1995.10.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 050"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1996.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 {King} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 Bb4 {Kortschnoj has no chance to compete with Kasparov in the sharp theoretical lines, since the level of their knowledge in the forced lines is simply too great. This is the reason why he is trying something else.} (7... g5 8. e5 (8. Bg3 Qa5 9. Bxc4 Nxe4 10. O-O Nxg3 11. fxg3 Bg7 12. Ne4 Qd8 13. Kh1 b6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Nxg5+ {1-0/Gruber,S-Negyesy,G/Budapest/1931/}) 8... Nd5 9. Bg3 Bb4 (9... b5 10. a4 Bb4 11. Qc1 Qb6 12. Be2 g4 13. Nd2 Qxd4 14. axb5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3 16. Rb1 cxb5 17. Rxb5 Nc6 18. Bf4 Ba6 19. Rb1 Rd8 {0-1/Lundkvist,D-Thorhallsson,T/Gausdal PG (01)/1991/}) 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. Bxc4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Kf1 Bb4 14. h4 g4 15. Nh2 h5 16. f3 Nd7 17. fxg4 {Verdier,P-Laclau,D/Montpellier-B/1989/0-1 (28)}) (7... Be7 8. e5 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bxc4 Qb4 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. O-O Bg4 13. Qd3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O {0,5/Urban,K-Kuczynski,R/POL-ch (09)/1992/}) 8. Bxc4 Bxc3+ $6 (8... g5 9. Bg3 Nxe4 10. O-O (10. Qb3 $13) 10... Nxc3 11. Qb3 $44) 9. bxc3 Qa5 {This should have had been the point, both c3 and e4 pawns are vulnerable. King: Only Kortschnoj.} (9... g5 10. Bg3 Nxe4 11. Be5 $13) 10. O-O $1 Nxe4 (10... Qxc3 11. Rc1 $44) 11. Ne5 {Here it became clear, that White has stopped counting pawns and fully concentrates himself on the unpleasant attack.} Nd7 (11... Nxc3 12. Qh5 (12. Qf3 O-O (12... Rf8) 13. Be7) 12... Rf8 (12... Qc7 13. Bd8 $1 $16) 13. Rfe1 $40) 12. Qg4 g5 (12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 (13... Nxc3 14. Qxg7 Rf8 15. Rfc1 $16) (13... g5 14. Qxe4) 14. Rfe1 f5 15. Qg6+ Kf8 16. Rad1 $18) 13. Qxe4 Nxe5 (13... gxh4 14. Nxf7 $1 $18) 14. dxe5 gxh4 15. Rab1 {White's compensation is all too obvious. Black lacks development, his ? is locked behind the pawn mass and the only piece in play is ?.} h3 (15... Qxc3 16. Rfd1 Rg8 17. Qxh4 Rg5 18. Rd4 $40) 16. Rfd1 Rg8 (16... hxg2 17. Rd3 Rg8 18. Qh7 Rf8 19. Qg7 $16) 17. g3 Rg5 (17... Qxc3 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. Qh7 Rf8 20. Qg7 $1 $18 (20. Qxh6 Qxe5 21. Rd8+ Kxd8 22. Qxf8+ Kc7 23. Qxf7+ Kb8 $13)) 18. f4 Rg8 (18... Rg6 19. Bf1 $16) 19. Bf1 {King: Kasparov realises he doesn't need to rush. Black's king cannot run very far.} Qxc3 20. Bxh3 f5 21. Qe2 (21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Rd6 $40) 21... Kf8 (21... Rg6 22. Qh5 Kf7 23. Bxf5 Qe3+ 24. Kf1 exf5 25. Rd6 $18) 22. Qh5 Qc5+ (22... Kg7 23. Rxb7+ $1 $18) 23. Kh1 Qe7 24. Rd6 Kg7 (24... Rh8 25. Rbd1 Rh7 26. Qg6 Qf7 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. Bxf5 $1 $18) 25. Bxf5 $1 Qf7 (25... exf5 26. Rg6+ Kf8 27. Qxh6+ $18) 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Bxe6+ $1 (27. Bxe6+ $1 Bxe6 28. Rxb7+ Kf8 29. Rxe6) 1-0 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2785"] [Annotator "Kramnik,Vladimir"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "1996.12.08"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 057"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Ftacnik Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ {The other well-known lines are:} (5. e4 Bb4) (5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 c5) 5... c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 (7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. g3 b4 9. Nb1 c5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nb6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 {Black is Okay, Kelecevic,N-Maksimenko,A/op Geneva SUI 1996}) 7... Bb7 (7... Nbd7 8. a3 b4 $6 9. axb4 Bxb4 10. e4 a5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bd2 Ba6 13. Qe4 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 {White is clearly better, Karpov,A-Lautier,J, 1996}) 8. a3 ({Alternative is} 8. Bg5 $5) 8... a6 9. e3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {Black equalized and stays a little bit better} 12. Bd2 Ke7 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Ke2 Bd6 15. Rhd1 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Be1 Nc4 18. Rc2 Bxf3+ $1 (18... Rhd8 {Ftacnik} 19. h3 $10) 19. gxf3 (19. Kxf3 Ne5+ 20. Ke2 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Ng4 (21... Bxh2 {Ftacnik} 22. g3 h5 $17) 22. h3 Ne5 23. Rd1 Rc7 {and it is not easy for White to eliminate Black's pressure on Queen-side}) 19... Ne5 (19... Bxh2 $2 {Ftacnik} 20. f4 $1 (20. a4 $2 Ne5 21. axb5 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 axb5 {? 23...b4}) 20... Nd6 (20... h6 $2 21. a4 Nd6 (21... bxa4 22. Nxa4) 22. axb5 axb5 (22... Nxb5 23. Nxb5 Rxc2+ 24. Bxc2 axb5 25. Bb4+ Ke8 26. Bd3 (26. Rh1)) 23. Nxb5 Rxc2+ 24. Bxc2 Nxb5 25. Bb4+ Ke8 26. Ba4) 21. Bd2 $1 Rc5 22. Rh1 Rh5 23. Kf1 {× ?h2}) 20. h3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Rhd8 {White must be careful, his pawn chain is broken} 22. Rcd2 Bc7 23. Rc2 $6 (23. Rxd8 {Too passive. Better was} Rxd8 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Rc2 Bb6) 23... Bb6 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Rd2+ Ke7 26. Rd1 g6 {? h4-d8} (26... Rc5 {Ftacnik} 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rc2+ 29. Rd2 Rxd2+ 30. Bxd2) 27. f4 {? f3, ?h4} ({worse is} 27. Ne4 $2 Nd5) 27... Rc4 28. f3 Nd7 29. b3 Rc6 30. Ne4 Rc2+ 31. Rd2 (31. Kd3 $1 {Ftacnik} Rc6 (31... Rc7 32. Ke2 Rc2+ 33. Kd3 $10) (31... Rh2 $2 32. Bb4+ Kd8 33. Nd6 (33. Ng5 Ke8 34. Rc1) 33... f5 34. Rc1 Nf6 35. Nf7+ Ke8 36. Ne5 Kd8 37. Rc6) (31... Rb2 $2 32. Bb4+ Ke8 (32... Kd8 33. Kc3 $18 {? 34.?f6}) 33. Nd6+ Kd8 34. Nxf7+ Ke8 35. Nd6+ Kd8 36. Kc3 Rh2 (36... Rf2 $2 37. Ne4 Rxf3 38. Nf6) 37. Rd3 (37. e4) 37... Kc7 (37... Rxh3 38. Nf7+ {? ?g5}) 38. Nf7 Rxh3 $6 39. Ng5 Rg3 40. Nxe6+) (31... Rg2 $2 32. Bb4+ Kd8 33. Ng5 Ke8 34. Rc1 Bd8 35. Nxh7 Rh2 36. Rc8 $18) (31... Ra2 $2 32. Bb4+ Kd8 33. Ng5 Ke8 34. Rc1 Bd8 35. Nxh7 {? 36.?c8+-}) 32. Bb4+ (32. Ke2 $5 a5 $140 $6 33. b4 $1 {× b5}) 32... Kd8 33. Nd6 (33. Ng5 Ke8 34. Nxh7 $6 (34. Ne4) 34... a5) 33... f6 34. e4 Kc7 35. Ke2 Rc2+ 36. Rd2) 31... Rxd2+ 32. Bxd2 Bc5 $5 {A provocative move, as 33.b4 Bd6 favors Black, as well as 33.Bb4 Bxb4 33.axb4 f5 34.Nc3 (34.Nc5!? Nxc5 35.bxc5 a5); The reasonable reply is 33.a4} 33. Nxc5 (33. a4 {Ftacnik} bxa4 34. bxa4 $10) 33... Nxc5 34. Bb4 Kd6 35. Kd2 (35. Kd1 {Ftacnik} a5 (35... Kc6 36. Kc2) (35... Kd5 36. Kc2) 36. Bxa5 $2 Nxb3 37. Bc3 Kd5 {? ?c4}) 35... a5 36. Bxc5+ Kxc5 {Black has advantage in the pawn ending because his pawn structure is better and his King is more active. [#] Hecht Raum und bessere Bauernstruktur und mehr Tempi für Schwarz. Gewinnmotiv: entfernten Freibauer am K-Flügel bilden.} 37. Kd3 f6 38. h4 $6 {it is very likely that this inaccuracy could cost Karpov a lot because it gives Black an important tempo in the critical moment. 38.e4 deserved attention} (38. e4 $1) 38... Kd5 39. b4 (39. e4+ {Ftacnik} Kd6 40. Ke3 (40. Kd4 $2 e5+ 41. fxe5+ fxe5+ 42. Kd3 Ke6 43. a4 b4 44. Kc4 (44. Ke3 Kf6 45. f4 exf4+ 46. Kxf4 h6 47. e5+ Ke6 48. Ke4 g5 $19) 44... h5 $19 {? 45.?b5 g5}) 40... e5 41. f5 $1 gxf5 42. exf5 Kd5 43. Kd3 a4 44. bxa4 bxa4 45. h5 h6 46. Kc3 e4 47. fxe4+ Kxe4 48. Kb4 Kxf5 49. Kxa4 Kg4 50. Kb4 f5 51. a4 f4 52. a5 f3 53. a6 f2 54. a7 f1=Q 55. a8=Q $10) 39... axb4 40. axb4 h6 $2 {This move allows White to escape. Black was winning after 40... e5} (40... e5 41. e4+ (41. fxe5 Kxe5 42. Kd2 (42. Ke2 h5 43. Kf2 Kd5) 42... h5 43. Ke2 g5 44. hxg5 fxg5 45. Kf2 h4 46. Kg2 Kd5 47. f4 gxf4 48. exf4 Ke4 49. Kh3 Kxf4 $19) 41... Kd6 (41... Ke6 {Ftacnik} 42. Ke3 (42. fxe5 fxe5 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. f4 (44. Kf2 h5 45. Kg3 g5 46. Kh3 gxh4 47. Kxh4 Kg6 $19) 44... exf4+ 45. Kxf4 h6 $19) 42... Kd6 $1 (42... Kf7 $2 43. f5 $1 gxf5 44. exf5 Kg7 45. Kf2 Kh6 46. Kg3 $10) 43. f5 (43. fxe5+ fxe5 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Kg2 Kf6 46. Kg3 h6) 43... gxf5 44. exf5 Kd5 45. Kd3 (45. h5 Kc4 46. Ke4 h6 $19) 45... h5 46. Ke3 Kc4 47. Ke4 Kxb4 48. Kd5 Kc3 49. Ke6 b4 50. Kxf6 b3 51. Kg7 b2 52. f6 b1=Q 53. f7 Qb7 54. Kg8 Qxf3 $19) 42. fxe5+ fxe5 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. Kf2 Kf6 45. Kg2 (45. Kg3 h6 $1 46. Kg4 (46. f4 exf4+ 47. Kxf4 g5+ 48. hxg5+ hxg5+ 49. Kg4 Ke5 {and Black is winning}) 46... h5+ 47. Kg3 g5 {winning}) 45... h5 $1 {with the following g6-g5}) 41. e4+ Kd6 42. Ke3 e5 43. fxe5+ fxe5 (43... Kxe5 44. f4+ Ke6 45. Kf3 $11 (45. Kd4 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Ke3 $1 $11)) 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Kg2 $1 {The only move that allows White to save the game} (45. Kg3 $4 Kf6 46. Kg4 h5+ 47. Kg3 g5 48. Kh3 gxh4 49. Kxh4 Kg6 50. Kh3 Kg5 51. Kg3 h4+ $19) (45. Kg2 $1 Kf6 46. Kg3 h5 (46... g5 47. h5 $10) 47. f4) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1998.11.27"] [EventType "match (blitz)"] [EventRounds "24"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.01.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nc3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 e5 12. dxe5 Ndc5 13. Qc2 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 dxc4 16. Rd6 Be6 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Bd5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. h3 b5 21. Nd4 b4 22. Qd2 Re8 23. f4 Be4 24. Qe2 Rd8 25. Rc1 c5 26. Nf3 Bd3 27. Qe1 a5 28. e4 Qb7 29. Nd2 a4 30. Nxc4 Qxe4 31. Qxe4 Bxe4 32. Nd6 Bd5 33. a3 bxa3 34. bxa3 c4 35. Rc2 f6 36. Nxc4 1-0 [Event "RUS-ch 57th"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2004.11.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Dreev, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2698"] [Annotator "Stohl,Igor"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2004.11.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 104"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.01.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Marin} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 (5... dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 {leads to the notorious Botvinnik line. It still hasn't been refuted, but Kasparov has always (and mostly successfully) upheld White's cause and playing such a complex position against him is fraught with danger. However, even with the text-move Black can't avoid sharp play.}) 6. Bh4 {An ambitious pawn sacrifice.} ({In the previous decade practice has shown} 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 $5 $132 {is satisfactory for Black.}) 6... dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 $32 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4,Re8] ??,? White has a strong pawn centre and Black has problems finding a safe place for his king.} Bb7 {In the last 2-3 years this has become the main line.} (9... Nbd7 $143 10. d5 $1 $40) 10. h4 g4 ({The alternative} 10... b4 {is risky due to} 11. hxg5 $1 bxc3 12. bxc3 $1 Nxe4 13. Be5 Nxc3 (13... Rh7 14. Qb1 Qa5 15. Nd2 $3 $18) 14. Qc2 Nxe2 15. Kxe2 c5 $5 16. Bxh8 hxg5 $13 {/? Black's ? is still more vulnerable, than White's: until now no one had the courage to test this position in practice.}) 11. Ne5 h5 ({Black has also played} 11... Rg8 {lately. This move leaves the h5-square free for the ? and prevents a quick opening of the ?f, as in the game. White can regain the ?, but even more interesting is a further sacrifice} 12. O-O (12. Nxg4 Nxg4 13. Bxg4 Nd7 $13 {[%CAl Yd8b6,Ye8c8] ??b6,0-0-0 leads to an unbalanced position; Black can sometimes even sacrifice an exchange on g3 to break up White's ?.}) 12... Nbd7 13. d5 $5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bg3 h5 16. Qc2 Qb6 17. a4 a6 18. b3 $1 b4 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Bxc4 bxc3 21. Bxe6 Rg7 22. Qxc3 Qc5 {½,Gomez Esteban,J-Korneev,O/Elgoibar/2002/} 23. Qb2 $1 $44 {Lutz}) 12. f3 $5 {This natural move is not new, but until now White has played it only very rarely.} ({The more usual continuation is} 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 ({Now} 13. f3 $6 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 {can be effectively parried by} Rg8 $1 15. fxg4 Nxg4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 $5 17. Qe1 g3 18. Bxg3 Qxd4+ 19. Kh2 b4 20. Rd1 Qg7 $17 {Khenkin,I-Godena,M/Arco/1998/}) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 {Here Sakaev's idea} 15. Bg3 {should be met with the principled} (15. Rad1 O-O $13 {is the main line.}) 15... Qxd4 $1 16. Rfd1 (16. Rad1 Qb6 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 O-O-O 19. Nd6+ Rxd6 20. exd6 f5 21. Kh2 Kd7 22. Rfe1 {Wu Shaobin-Al Sayed,M/Doha/2003/} Bd4 $17) 16... Qb6 17. a4 a6 $44 {/? and White still has to prove he has enough for the pawns.} (17... a5 {Witt,R-Al Sayed,M/Amsterdam op/2004/} 18. Rd6 $1 b4 19. e5 {?} bxc3 20. Rxe6+ $1 $40)) 12... Nbd7 (12... gxf3 13. Bxf3 Nbd7 $5 $13 {also deserves attention. Although sacrifices on f7 are altogether typical for this line, here they don't seem too convincing:} (13... Bh6 $143 $6 14. O-O Be3+ 15. Bf2 Bxf2+ 16. Rxf2 Rh7 17. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 18. Bxh5 b4 19. e5 Nbd7 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Ne4 {1-0,Pliasunov,A-Yagupov,I/St. Petersburg/2002/}) (13... c5 $6 14. O-O $1 Qxd4+ 15. Qxd4 cxd4 16. Nxb5 Na6 17. Nxc4 Rg8 18. Be5 Nd7 19. Bxd4 Bc6 20. Nxa7 {1-0,Gormally,D-McDonald,N/Hampstead/1998/}) 14. O-O (14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. e5 Qc7 $1 16. O-O Ke8 17. Qc2 Kd8 $17) 14... Rg8 $5 15. Nxf7 (15. Bxh5 Rxg3 16. Nxf7 Qb6 $15) 15... Kxf7 16. Bxh5+ Ke7 17. Bf4 Qb6 $13 {/?}) 13. fxg4 hxg4 (13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 hxg4 15. Bxg4 $1 (15. O-O {-13...hg4 leads to the game position.}) 15... Rh6 (15... Rg8 16. Bh5 $1 Nxh5 17. Qxh5 Rxg2 18. Rf1 Qd7 19. O-O-O $40 {Kobalija This is another line, which shows White doesn't have to hurry with 0-0 on move 12.}) 16. Qf3 $5 (16. h5 Qa5 17. O-O Nd7 18. Bf4 Rh7 19. e5 Qb6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. a4 a5 22. Kh1 c5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Qc2 Rg7 26. Bf3 Bxf3 27. Rxf3 Rg4 28. g3 Qd5 29. Raf1 O-O-O $132 {Beliavsky,A-Kobalija,M/FIDE WCh Tripoli/2004/}) 16... b4 17. Na4 c5 18. Rf1 Bxe4 19. Qf4 $36 {Kobalija}) 14. O-O Nxe5 (14... Bh6 $6 {is extremely risky:} 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. e5 Be3+ 17. Kh2 Bg5 (17... Ke8 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Bxg4 Qe7 20. Qf3 Rh6 21. Rae1 c5 22. d5 Bg5 23. Rxe6 Nxg4+ 24. Qxg4 Rxe6 25. dxe6 Bh6 26. Rf7 {1-0,Malinin,Y-Sestjakov,S/Tula/2001/}) 18. Ne4 $1 Bxh4 19. Bxh4 Rxh4+ 20. Kg3 $1 Rh6 21. Qd2 Rg6 22. exf6 $40 {?} Qc7+ 23. Qf4 $16) 15. Bxe5 Nd7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 72] Even Kasparov can sometimes become a victim of an opening surprise. This attractive tactical novelty was allegedly prepared by Dreev and his second Filipenko already for the FIDE WCh 2004 in Tripolis.} (15... Be7 $2 16. Qd2 Rxh4 17. Qf4 Nh7 18. Qxf7+ Kd7 19. Bg3 Rh6 20. Bf4 Rh4 21. g3 Rh3 22. d5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qb6+ 25. Kg2 Nf6 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. dxe6+ $18 {Nechaev,A-Maksimenko,A/Alushta/1999/}) ({Black still had could have chosen the less committal and equally unclear alternative} 15... Rh6 16. Bxg4 (16. Bf4 Rg6 17. Bg5 (17. e5 $5) 17... Be7 18. e5 Nd5 19. Ne4 Rxg5 $5 (19... Bxg5 $2 20. hxg5 Ne3 21. Qd2 Nxf1 22. Rxf1 $16) 20. Nxg5 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Ne3 22. Qd2 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 c5 $132) 16... Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Qxh4 18. Qg8 Qh5 $13 {?} 19. Bg7 $6 O-O-O $1 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 21. Qg3 b4 $36) 16. Bxh8 Qxh4 {[%CAl Rg4g3] ?g3} 17. Bxg4 $8 Qxh8 18. e5 (18. Bh5 $6 O-O-O {[%csl Rd4] ×d4} 19. Bxf7 (19. Rxf7 Ne5 $36) 19... e5 $1 $15) (18. Rf2 Bg7 (18... O-O-O 19. Rxf7 Ne5 20. Bxe6+ Kb8 21. Rxf8 Qxf8 $13) 19. e5 O-O-O $44) 18... Nxe5 $2 {The critical moment. Black must obviously break up White's ? to get sufficient compensation, but this is the wrong way to do it. Dreev forgot his home analysis (not such a suprising thing with the amount of theory nowadays!), which went} (18... O-O-O $1 19. Qe2 c5 20. Nxb5 a6 $1 $44 {An plausible sample line continues} 21. Rxf7 axb5 22. Bxe6 cxd4 23. Bxd7+ Rxd7 24. Qg4 Bc6 25. Rxd7 Bxd7 26. e6 d3 $1 27. exd7+ Kd8 28. Qg5+ Be7 29. Qxb5 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 $11 (30. Kf1 $2 Bc5 31. Qb8+ Kxd7 $19)) 19. dxe5 Bc5+ 20. Rf2 Qxe5 (20... Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qxe5 22. Qe2 $16 {is only a better version of the game position.} (22. Bf3 $5 $36)) 21. Qe2 Qxe2 22. Bxe2 Rd8 23. Kf1 Bxf2 24. Kxf2 Ke7 25. Ke3 a6 {[%mdl 4096] This ? arose practically by force after Black's 18-th move, although he has 3? for the piece, his ?-structure is flawed and it's impossible to create a phalanx of ?. Kasparov shows good technique, he gradually blockades and later picks up the ??.} 26. Rd1 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5,Rc4,Rc6] Exchanges the ? before Dreev activates it.} (26. Ne4 $143 Rd5 27. Rd1 Re5 $1 $132) 26... Rxd1 27. Bxd1 f5 28. g4 $1 {Kasparov removes all the redundant material.} fxg4 29. Bxg4 Kd6 {Now Black's ? will remain trapped, but no better was} (29... c5 30. Ne4 Bxe4 31. Kxe4 Kd6 32. Bh5 $22 $18 {and the ? will soon start falling.}) 30. Ne4+ Kd5 31. Bf3 Bc8 32. Bh5 a5 33. Bf3 e5 34. Ng5+ Kc5 35. Ne4+ Kd5 36. a3 Ba6 37. Bh5 Bc8 38. Bf3 $138 Ba6 39. Ng5+ Kc5 40. Be2 (40. Nf7 {Marin} c3 41. bxc3 (41. b3 $142) 41... Kc4 42. Kd2 Kb3 43. Nxe5 Kxa3 44. Nxc6 b4 {Shipov}) 40... Bc8 (40... b4 {Marin} 41. a4 {Shipov}) 41. Nf7 $2 {Although the time-control is over, Kasparov doesn't choose the right way to cash in.} (41. Ke4 $1 $16 {/+-}) 41... b4 (41... c3 42. bxc3 b4 43. Nxe5 bxa3 44. Bc4 {[%CAl Yc4a2,Ye5f3,Yf3d4,Yd4c2] ??a2,?f3-d4-c2+-}) (41... Kd5 {Marin} 42. Bf3+ Ke6 43. Nd8+ {Shipov}) 42. Nxe5 Be6 43. a4 {Marin: 'A rather unusual position. From a formal point of view, White's position looks to be easily winning, since Black has only two doubled pawns for the knight. However, Black's advantage of space and his active king offer him strong compensation for the material defficit. The position is not easy to asses. Using the Bronstein system, we would be tempted to say that Black's chances to draw are not worse than White's chances to win. I have tried to give a detailed analysis of the crucial moment, but even so, I am not sure I have exhausted the subject. The position is too complex for that.' Marin: 'Eine recht ungewöhnliche Position. Formal gesehen scheint die weiße Stellung leicht gewonnen zu sein, da Schwarz nur zwei Doppelbauern für den Springer hat. Doch sein Raumvorteil und sein aktiver König bieten ihm starke Kompensation für das Materialdefizit. Die Stellung ist nicht leicht einzuschätzen. Gemäß dem Bronstein-System wären wir geneigt zu sagen, das die schwarzen Remischancen nicht schlechter sind als die weißen Gewinnchancen. Ich habe versucht, eine detailliert Analyse des kritischen Moments zu geben, aber selbst dabei bin ich nicht sicher, dass ich das Thema erschöpft habe. Dazu ist die Stellung zu komplex.'} c3 $2 {'?!' Marin. Marin: 'It is clear that at some moment Black will be forced to start his counterplay, but choosing the right moment is not easy. Dreev's move will considerably simplify Kasparov's technical task.' Marin: 'Es ist klar, dass zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt Schwarz gezwungen sein wird, sein Gegenspiel einzuleiten, aber den richtigen Moment dafür zu wählen, ist nicht einfach. Dreevs Zug wird die technische Aufgabe Kasparovs beträchtlich erleichtern.'} ({Marin: However, much better chances for resistance would have been offered by Marin: Viel bessere Chancen auf Widerstand hätte stattdessen} 43... Bd5 $142 {'!' Marin. Kasparov gave the following line: Marin: 'as suggested by Shipov. As far as I understand, the idea is to preventively defend the c6-pawn, in order to threaten b4, followed by ?b4 and/or eventually c3.' Marin: 'geboten, wie von Shipov vorgeschlagen. So weit ich verstehe, ist die Idee, den Bauern c6 vorbeugend zu decken, um b4 zu drohen, gefolgt von ?b4 und/oder eventuell c3.'} {Marin: Shipov only analyses Marin: Shipov analysiert nur} 44. Nd7+ ({I believe that Meines Erachtens würde} 44. Bd1 {Marin would offer better chances for success. bessere Erfolgschancen bieten.} b3 (44... Bg2 $2 {reveals White's main idea after enthüllt die Hauptidee des Weißen nach} 45. b3 $1 {stabilising the queenside to White's favour. wonach der Damenflügel zu seinen Gunsten stabilisiert wird.}) (44... Kd6 45. Ng4 Kc5 46. Nf2 b3 47. Be2 c3 48. bxc3 b2 {would be a modification of the main line (B4a, 45.?e2) with the difference that after wäre eine Modifikation des Hauptabspiels (B4a, 45.?e2), mit dem Unterschied, dass nach} 49. Bd3 Ba2 {White disposes over Weiß} 50. Ne4+ Kd5 51. Nd2 $18 {hat.}) ({The other possible waiting move with the bishop would have been Der andere mögliche Wartezug mit dem Läufer wäre} 44... Be6 45. Bc2 b3 {Black clears the b4-square for his king. Schwarz räumt das Feld b4 für seinen König.} ({After Nach} 45... Bd5 46. Nd7+ Kd6 47. Nf6 Kc5 {White can improve over the ending resulting from Shipov's main line with bekommt Weiß eine verbesserte Version des nach Shipovs Hauptabspiel entstehenden Endspiels mit} 48. Ne4+ Bxe4 49. Bxe4 $18) 46. Bg6 {White aims to put his opponent in zugzwang. In doing so, he should keep his bishop available to stop the b-pawn in case of an eventual ...c3. Weiß will seinen Gegner in Zugwzang bringen. Dabei sollte sein Läufer immer den b-Bauern im Auge behalten für den Fall eines eventuellen ...c3.} Bd5 47. Bf5 (47. Kd2 Kb4 $11) 47... Bg2 {Black continues to play a waiting game. In doing so, it is important to maintain the c6-pawn defended. Schwarz verhält sich weiter abwartend. Dabei ist es wichtig, dass der Bauer c6 gedeckt bleibt.} (47... Kb4 48. Kd4 c3 49. Nd3+ Kxa4 50. Kxc3 $18) (47... Bg8 48. Kd2 $18 {?c6}) 48. Bg4 Bd5 (48... Kb4 {is premature: ist verfrüht:} 49. Kd4 $1 c5+ $8 {[%CAl Re8a4,Ra4e8]} 50. Ke3 {and White has every reason to hope for a win since und Weiß hat berechtigte Siegeshoffnungen, denn} c3 $6 {loses immediately to verliert sofort wegen} 51. Nd3+ Kc4 52. Be6+ Bd5 53. Ne5+ {bzw. 51...?xa4 52.?d7#}) 49. Bh5 Bg2 {and now that the c4-pawn is vulnerable, it seems that it is the best moment to take the other double pawn under observation with und jetzt, wo der Bauer c4 anfällig ist, scheint der geeignete Augenblick zu sein, den andern Bauern unter Beobachtung zu nehmen, also} 50. Be8 {when after , und nach} Bd5 51. Kd2 $18 {besetzt Weiß entweder das kritische Feld c3 oder er gewinnt den Schlüsselbauern c6. Marin: 'and because of the hanging c6-pawn Black cannot prevent ?c3.' Marin: 'besetzt Weiß entweder das kritische Feld c3 oder er gewinnt den Schlüsselbauern c6.' Marin: ', denn aufgrund des hängenden Bauern c6 kann Schwarz ?c3 nicht verhindern.'}) 45. Bh5 {is more subtle. ist subtiler.} (45. Be2 $6 {allows Black save the game with erlaubt Schwarz, die Partie zu retten:} c3 $1 (45... Kb4 $2 46. Kd4 c3 47. Nd3+ $18) 46. bxc3 b2 47. Nd3+ (47. Bd3 Ba2 $11) 47... Kc4 48. Nxb2+ Kxc3 49. Nd3 Bc4 $11) 45... Kd6 {Still preparing his counterplay. Bereitet sein Gegenspiel noch weiter vor.} ({After Nach} 45... c3 46. bxc3 b2 47. Bg6 Ba2 {the d3-square is available and White wins with steht das Feld d3 zur Verfügung, und Weiß gewinnt mit} 48. Nd3+ Kc4 49. Bf7+ $18) (45... Bg2 46. Be8 Bd5 47. Kd2 $18 {and because of the hanging c6-pawn Black cannot prevent ?c3. , denn aufgrund des hängenden Bauern c6 kann Schwarz ?c3 nicht verhindern.}) 46. Nf3 Kc5 47. Nd2 $1 {The knight is heading for c3, keeping the c4-pawn under observation at the same time. der Springer strebt nach c3 und hält gleichzeitig den Bauern c4 unter Beschuss.} Kb4 48. Kd4 c3 (48... Kxa4 49. Nxc4 $18) (48... Bg2 {indirectly defends the c4-pawn, but verteidigt indirekt den Bauern c4, aber nach} 49. Nb1 c5+ 50. Ke5 Kxa4 51. Be8+ Kb4 52. Nc3 {leaves White in control of the position, with a probable win. hat Weiß die Stellung fest unter Kontrolle, mit wahrscheinlichem Gewinn.}) 49. bxc3+ Ka3 (49... Kxa4 {is even worse because of ist sogar noch schlechter wegen} 50. c4 Bg2 51. Kc3 $18 {winning the b3-pawn. mit Gewinn des Bauern b3.}) 50. c4 Be6 51. Kc3 b2 52. Bg6 {and after having stopped the pawn, White should win. , und nachdem er den Bauern aufgehalten hat, sollte Weiß siegen.}) 44... Kd6 45. Nf6 Kc5 {Marin: 'when the natural' Marin: ', wonach das natürliche'} 46. Ne4+ {Marin: 'aiming to drive the enemy king back fails to' Marin: 'mit dem Ziel, den feindlichen König zurückzutreiben, scheitert, und zwar wegen'} Bxe4 47. Kxe4 {Marin: 'Fritz' analytical powers are well illustrated by the fact that he already considers the position as drawn. In fact, Shipov simply follows the computer's steps.' Marin: 'Die Analysekraft von Fritz wird veranschaulicht durch die Tatsache, dass er die Stellung bereits für Remis hält. Tatsächlich folgt Shipov einfach den Schritten des Computers.'} b3 48. Ke3 Kb4 49. Kd2 c3+ {'!' Marin.} 50. bxc3+ Kxa4 51. Kc1 Ka3 52. Kb1 a4 53. Bd3 c5 54. Bc4 b2 55. Bg8 (55. Kc2 {Marin} b1=Q+ 56. Kxb1 $11) 55... c4 56. Bxc4 $11 {Marin: 'Fritz/Shipov'}) (43... b3 $2 {Marin would be even worse because after wäre sogar noch schlechter, da nach} 44. Kd2 $18 {Black cannot prevent the white king from occupying the c3-square because the c6-pawn would be hanging. Schwarz den weißen König nicht daran hindern kann, das Feld c3 zu besetzen, weil dann der Bauer c6 hängen würde.}) 44. Nd3+ {Marin: 'An important intermediate check.' Marin: 'Ein wichtiges Zwischenschach.'} ({Dreev might have counted on Vielleicht rechnete Dreev mit} 44. bxc3 {Marin} Bb3 45. Nd3+ Kc4 46. cxb4 Bxa4 $11) 44... Kb6 (44... Kc4 45. Nc1+ $1 (45. Nf4+ $2 {Marin} Kb3 46. Nxe6 Kxb2 $11 {Fritz/Shipov}) 45... Kc5 46. bxc3 bxc3 47. Nd3+ {'+-' Marin. Marin: 'Fritz/Shipov'} Kb6 (47... Kc4 48. Nf4+ Kb3 49. Nxe6 $18) 48. Kd4 Bb3 49. Nc5 Bd5 (49... Bc2 50. Bg4 Bg6 51. Nd7+ $18) 50. Bd3 Bf3 51. Bc2 $18) 45. bxc3 Bb3 46. c4 $1 {The last finesse, White keeps one ? alive to win the game.} Bxa4 (46... Bxc4 47. Kd4 Bb3 48. Nc5 $18) 47. Kd4 Bc2 48. c5+ Kc7 49. Bf3 {[%csl Ra5,Rb4,Rc6] ? Black's ? are going nowhere. Marin: 'After having stabilised the position, White's win is a matter of time.' Marin: 'Nachdem er die Stellung stabilisiert hat, ist der Gewinn des Weißen eine Frage der Zeit.'} Bb3 50. Be4 Ba4 51. Kc4 Bc2 52. Bf3 Ba4 53. Ne5 Kb7 54. Be4 Kc7 55. Nf3 Bd1 56. Nd4 Ba4 57. Bc2 Bxc2 58. Nxc2 Kd8 59. Nd4 {[%CAl Rc4b3,Rb3a4] ??b3-a4} 1-0 [Event "URS-ch49 Final"] [Site "Frunze"] [Date "1981.12.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2510"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1981.11.28"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "17"] [EventCountry "URS"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "URS-ch"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 (13... Nb6 14. dxe6 $1 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Bxh1 16. e7 a6 17. h4 $3 Bh6 18. f4 {+- Polugajevsky-Torre/Moskau/1981/1-0/}) 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 $1 {Zaichik-Timoshenko/Mai 1981/} (16... Qa6 $2 17. a3 $1 b3 18. Nc3 Nb6 19. Qg4 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rfd1 $18 {Razuvayev-Vaiser/Mai 1981/}) 17. a3 $1 Nb8 (17... exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Be3 $16 {Haritonov-Dorfman/Oktober1981/}) 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Be3 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Rfc1 Na5 (22... Kb7 23. Rxc4 Na5 24. b3 $1 $16 {Anikaev-Sveshnikov/Oktober 1981/} Nxb3 $2 25. Nc3 bxc3 26. Rxa7+ Kb8 27. Rxf7 $40 {+-}) (22... c3 $5 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. Nxc3 $1 bxc3 25. Rxc3 Kd7 (25... Kb7 26. Rac1) 26. Ra6 Nd8 27. Rxa7+ Ke8 28. Rc8 $16 {Rashkovsky-Timoshenko/Oktober 1981/½/}) 23. b3 $1 (23. Bxa7 Kb7 24. Nb6 c3 $1) 23... c3 (23... Nxb3 24. Rxc4+ Kd7 25. Nc3 $1 bxc3 26. Rxa7+ Kd8 27. Rxc3 $1 $40 {?/+-} Qxe2 $4 28. Bb6+ Ke8 29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Rxd8#) 24. Nxc3 bxc3 25. Rxc3+ Kd7 (25... Kb7 $2 26. Qc2 Bd6 27. b4 $1 Nc6 28. Rxc6 $1) 26. Qc2 Bd6 27. Rc1 Qb7 {? 28... ?h2!} (27... Qb4 28. Rc7+ $1 Bxc7 29. Qxc7+ Ke8 30. Bc5 Qb7 31. Qxa5 $16) 28. b4 $1 Qxb4 $1 (28... Rxh2 29. Qa4+ $1 $18 Kd8 (29... Rb5 30. Kxh2) 30. Rc8+) (28... Rb5 29. bxa5 Rxh2 30. Rc6 Rbh5 31. a6 $1 Rh1+ 32. Kg2 Rxc1 33. axb7 Rxc2 34. Rxd6+ Kc7 35. Rd7+ Kb8 36. Bf4+ e5 37. g4 $1) 29. Rb1 (29. Rc7+ $2 Bxc7 30. Qxc7+ Ke8 31. Bc5 Qb7 32. Qxa5 $15) 29... Qg4 30. Bxa7 $3 {? 31.f3} (30. Bf4 Bxf4 31. Qa4+ Kd6 32. Re1 (32. Qb4+ Ke5 $1) 32... e5 $1 33. Qb4+ Ke6 34. Qe7+ Kf5) (30. f3 Qf5 $1 (30... Qh3 $2 31. Rb7+ $3 Nxb7 32. Qa4+ Kd8 33. Bb6+ $1 $18) 31. Qa4+ Kd8 32. Rbc1 Qxf6) 30... e5 31. Qa2 $1 {× ?d5} Rd1+ (31... Qh3 32. f3 $1 Ke6 33. Rb5 $1 $18 (33. Rd1 $2 Qxh2+ $1)) (31... Ke6 32. f3 Qf5 33. Rd1 e4 34. fxe4 Qxe4 35. Rcd3 $18) (31... Qf5 $1 32. f3 $3 (32. Re1 Ke6) (32. Rb7+ Nxb7 33. Qxd5 Qb1+ (33... Nd8 $2 34. Rd3 Qxf6 35. Bb8 Rh6 36. Bxd6 Qxd6 37. Qb5+) 34. Kg2 Nd8 35. Rb3 Qf5 $1 (35... Qc2 $2 36. Rb6 $1 Qc7 37. Qb5+ Ke6 38. Bb8) 36. Rb6 Qh3+ 37. Kf3 e4+ $1 38. Ke3 Qh6+) 32... Ra8 (32... e4 $2 33. Qa4+ Ke6 34. fxe4) 33. Rbc1 Rxa7 34. Qxd5 Qxf6 35. Ra3 $1 {?/+-}) 32. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33. Kg2 Qh5 34. Qa4+ $1 (34. h4 $2 Nc6 $1) 34... Ke6 35. h4 $1 $18 Qe2 (35... e4 36. Qxe4+ Qe5 37. Qg4+ Qf5 38. Re3+ Be5 39. Qe2 $1 $18) 36. Qxa5 Ra8 (36... Qe4+ {?}) 37. Qa4 Kxf6 38. Qd7 Kg7 39. Rf3 Qc4 40. Qxd6 Rxa7 41. Qxe5+ Kh7 42. Rf5 Qc6+ 43. Kh2 1-0 [Event "URS-ch49 Final"] [Site "Frunze"] [Date "1981.12.??"] [Round "14"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Dorfman, Josif D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2505"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1981.11.28"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "17"] [EventCountry "URS"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "URS-ch"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 Nb8 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Be3 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Rfc1 Na5 23. b3 c3 24. Nxc3 bxc3 25. Rxc3+ Kd7 26. Qc2 Bd6 27. Rc1 Qb7 28. b4 Qxb4 29. Rb1 Qg4 30. Bxa7 Be5 31. Rc5 $1 (31. f3 Bd4+ $1 32. Kh1 (32. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 33. Kh1 Kd6 $1) 32... Qxg3 33. Qa4+ Kd8 34. Rb8+ Qxb8 35. Bxb8 Bxc3) 31... Rxc5 (31... Ra8 32. Rxa5 $1 Rxa5 33. Rb7+ Ke8 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Qh7 $18) 32. Bxc5 $1 (32. Qxc5 $2 Nc6 $1 33. Rb7+ Bc7 34. Bb6 Rc8) 32... Nc6 (32... Rc8 $2 33. Qd2+ $18) (32... Qc4 33. Qd2+ Kc6 34. Rb6+ $1 Kxc5 35. Qxa5+ Kd4 36. Rb4 $18) (32... Rb8 33. Rd1+ Ke8 34. f4 $1 $18) (32... Bc7 33. Qd3+ Kc8 34. Rb4 $1 Qf5 35. Qa6+ {? 36.?d4 +-}) 33. Qd3+ Kc8 (33... Bd4 34. Rb7+ Ke8 35. Qb5 $18) (33... Nd4 34. Rd1 Rh4 35. Qb5+ Kc8 36. Qa6+ Kc7 37. Bb6+ $1 $18) 34. Rd1 (34. Qa6+ Kd7 35. Rb7+ Bc7 36. Rxc7+ $1 Kxc7 37. Qb6+ Kc8 $1 38. Qxc6+ Kb8 39. Qb6+ Kc8 40. Qa6+ Kc7 41. Bb6+ Kc6 42. Bd4+ $1 Kd7 (42... Kd5 43. Qb5+ Ke4 44. f3+ $1) 43. Qa4+ Kc8 44. Qa8+ {? 45.?h8 +-}) 34... Nb8 (34... Rd8 35. Qa6+ $18) 35. Rc1 Qa4 36. Bd6+ Nc6 37. Bxe5 Rd8 38. Qb1 $1 Rd5 39. Qb8+ Kd7 40. Qc7+ Ke8 41. Qxc6+ Qxc6 42. Rxc6 Rxe5 43. Rc8+ (43. Rc8+ Kd7 44. Rf8) 1-0 [Event "URS-chT Republics 16th Group1"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1983.07.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Tal, Mihail"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2620"] [Annotator "Nagesh,Havanur"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "1983.07.15"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2020"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2019.10.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"] [BlackTeam "Latvia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"] [BlackTeamCountry "LAT"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 ({In his early years Tal played the King's Indian Defence with} 2... g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 {and had great success. Decades later Kasparov followed his example.}) ({Similarly in those days Tal played the Moden Benoni with} 2... c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 {followed by...g6, Bg7 and...0-0. Subsequently it became part of Garry's arsenal as well.}) 3. Nf3 {A flexible move that allows the "softer" Queen's Indian Defence with 3...b6 and 4...Bb7.} ({On the other hand he does not permit the strategically complex Nimzo-Indian,} 3. Nc3 Bb4 {offering greater possibilities for Black.}) 3... d5 ({After} 3... b6 {Garry had scored quite a few victories with the Petrosian Variation,} 4. a3 Bb7) 4. Nc3 c6 {Finally, the players have reached Semi-Slav Defence by transposition.} 5. Bg5 {Here comes the Anti-Meran Variation.} (5. e3 Nbd7 {leads to the tranquil waters of Meran Defence.}) 5... dxc4 {The Botvinnik System with which the 6th World Champion scored a number of sterling victories. It's an exquisite irony that the foremost exponent for White against this system is the Patriarch's own disciple, Garry Kasparov.} ({In their previous encounter at Moscow Interzonal 1982 Tal opted for} 5... h6 {(Moscow Variation) and Garry responded with the Anti-Moscow Gambit, sacrificing the c-pawn.} 6. Bh4 (6. Bxf6 Qxf6 {is the main line.}) 6... dxc4 {and the game was drawn in an unclear position after Garry had sacrificed a piece.}) 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 (9. exf6 gxh4 10. Ne5 Qxf6 {does not promise much for White.}) (9. Bg3 Nd5 {is less played, although players like Nakamura and more recently Rogozenco have had some success with the line.}) 9... hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 ({If} 11... Nxf6 $2 12. Qf3 ({But not the other way round.} 12. Nxb5 $2 cxb5 13. Qf3 Bb4+ $19) 12... Be7 13. Nxb5 $16) 12. g3 c5 (12... Nxf6 {is seldom played and hardly mentioned in theory books. After} 13. Bg2 ({Not} 13. Qf3 $2 Be7 14. Bxf6 (14. Nxb5 $4 Qa5+ $1 $19) 14... Bxf6 15. Nxb5 Rb8 16. Nd6+ Qxd6 17. Qxf6 Qb4+ 18. Kd1 Rg8 $17) 13... Be7 14. O-O {White threatens 15. Bxb5. A possible line is} a6 15. a4 Qd7 16. Qf3 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne4 $16) 13. d5 Qb6 ({Now} 13... Nxf6 {can be played. After} 14. Bg2 Be7 15. O-O (15. Nxb5 Qa5+ 16. Nc3 Nxd5 $17) 15... Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Nxb5 Qb6 18. Na3 $1 ({If} 18. Nc3 $2 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb7+ 21. Kg1 Rxh2 $1 $19) 18... c3 $13 {the position is unclear.} ({Not} 18... Qxb2 $2 19. Rb1 Qxa3 20. Rxb7+ Kf6 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Qxd5 $18)) 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 {This move has had its share of problems and is less seen in praxis.} (16... Qa6 $1 {is the move in vogue. The queen targets the knight on a4, guards the vulnerable pawn on e6 and remains ready to occupy the diagonal b7-h1 in case the bishops are exchanged.} 17. a3 Bxd5 $1 18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. axb4 Rxd5 20. Qe2 cxb4 $13) 17. a3 Nb8 $6 {A paradoxical retreat. Black intensifies the pressure on d-file and hopes to return with the knight to c6. However, all this costs some precious tempi.} ({After the standard} 17... exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Bf4 {has come into vogue. If} Nxf6 $2 20. Qd4 Qa6 21. h4 {followed by 22.Bh3+ gives White the attack.}) (17... Bxd5 $2 {fails to} 18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. Bxe6+ {If the queen had retreated to a6, this idea would not have worked.}) 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Be3 $6 {Garry is self-critical. Here he questions his own move and instead recommends 19. Qd4 or 19. Qg4.} ({As tournament practice has shown,} 19. Qg4 $1 {is stronger. The queen moves away from the d-file and targets e6.} Bxd5 20. Rfc1 Nc6 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxc4 Rxg5 23. Qe4) 19... Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Rfc1 Ne5 $1 {A daring move. He offers the a-pawn, clearing the path for the White rook when his own king remains exposed to attack. He is taking these appalling risks because he is preparing an attack of his own against the White king.} ({Two years before this encounter Kasparov had scored spectacular victories against} 22... Na5 $2 {played by Timoschenko and Dorfman.}) 23. b3 ({Not} 23. Bxa7 $2 Kb7 $1 24. Be3 Rd3 $1 $17 {Threatening 25...Qc6 and ...Nf3+ sets problems for White. For example,} 25. f4 $2 Rxh2 26. Kxh2 Rxe3 27. Qd1 Rd3 28. Qh1+ Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Qc6 30. Rd1 Re3 $19 {If} 31. Kh3 e5 $1) 23... c3 24. Nxc3 $1 {The knight was doing nothing on a4. At least this sacrifice opens lines against Black king.} bxc3 25. Rxc3+ Kb8 26. Qc2 {Garry spent 42 minutes before settling for this move and much of it was to decide whether to take the a7 pawn or not.} (26. Bxa7+ Kb7 27. Qc2 (27. Qe4 Qb4 28. Qc2 Bd6 29. h4 ({Not} 29. Ra4 $2 Nf3+ $3 30. Rxf3 (30. Kg2 Ne1+ 31. Kf1 Nxc2 32. Rxb4+ Nxb4 $19) 30... Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Rxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Rh5+ 33. Kg2 Qh1#) 29... Ra5 30. Rxa5 Qxa5 {and Black should win as the knight outweighs the White pawns.}) 27... Bd6 28. b4 {transposes to the game.}) 26... Bd6 $1 {Combining attack and defence.} (26... Nf3+ $6 {is weak.} 27. Kg2 Ne1+ (27... Rxh2+ $2 28. Kxf3 Rf5+ 29. Kg4 $1 Rf4+ $6 30. Bxf4+ $1 (30. gxf4 $4 Qh5+ 31. Kg3 Qh3#) (30. Kxf4 $4 Bd6+ 31. Kf3 Qh5+ $19)) 28. Rxe1 Bb4 29. Rc1 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 $44) 27. Bxa7+ Kb7 28. b4 $1 {Nagesh Havanur: 'transposes to the game.'} Nc6 $6 {Threatening both 29...Nxa7 and 29...Be5 winning material. Yet it is not the strongest move according to Garry.} (28... Bxb4 $2 29. Rc7+ Ka8 30. Bb6+ Kb8 31. Rb7+ $1 Kxb7 32. Qc7#) (28... Qxb4 $2 29. Rb3 $18) ({The best move is} 28... Ra8 $1 29. Ra5 $8 Qd7 {Threatening 30...Nc6!} 30. Bb6 $1 Ra6 {Forcing exchange of rooks on his terms.} ({Not} 30... Raxa5 31. bxa5 (31. Bxa5 Nc6 $17) 31... Ka6 $15) 31. Rxa6 Kxa6 32. Bc5 Kb7 {and Black should win with careful play.}) 29. Be3 {Garry saves his bishop and gives up his rook.} Be5 {Tal spent 32 minutes before deciding on this move.} ({He was first inclined to play} 29... Rc8 $5 {and even wrote the move on his scoresheet. After the game in joint analysis both players concluded that} 30. Qh7 {is the best move here. After} ({Tal did not like the reply} 30. f4 $5 {But this is easily met by} e5 ({He calculated} 30... Bxb4 31. Rb1 {missing} Na7 $1 ({He only saw} 31... Bxc3 $2 32. Rxb5+ Rxb5 33. Qxc3 $18) 32. Rxc8 Nxc8 33. Rc1 Qd7 34. Rb1 Qb5)) 30... Be5 31. Qxf7+ ({Not} 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 $1 32. Qxf7+ Rc7 33. Ra7+ Kb8 {White cannot save himself against the threats of 34...Rxf7 and 34...Rd1+ at the same time.}) 31... Rc7 32. Qe8 Rd8 33. f7 Bxc3 34. Qxd8 Nxd8 ({Or} 34... Bxa1 35. Qg8 Rd7 36. f8=Q Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Qf1+ 38. Kf3 Ne5+ 39. Kf4 Qc4+ 40. Kg5 Qg4+ {Nagesh Havanur: '='} 41. Kh6 Qh3+ 42. Kg5 Qg4+ $11) 35. Ra7+ {Nagesh Havanur: '='} Kc8 36. Ra8+ Kb7 37. Ra7+ $11) 30. Rxc6 Bxa1 31. Rc7+ Kb8 32. Ba7+ ({Not} 32. Rxf7 $2 Rd7 33. Re7 Bxf6 34. Rxe6 Bd4 $19) 32... Ka8 33. Be3 {Threatening mate with 34.Qa2+} Kb8 34. Ba7+ Ka8 {A useful repetition before time control. But now what?} 35. Bc5 Kb8 36. Rxf7 $1 Be5 37. Ba7+ ({Garry writes, at the board he was not able to assess the variation} 37. Re7 $1 Rhd8 (37... Bxf6 38. Bd6+ $18) 38. f7 Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Qc6+ $1 40. Kh3 Qf3 $1 41. Qh7 $8 {Stopping 41... Rh8+ and also threatening 42.Re8 and f7-f8=Q.} Bxg3 $1 42. fxg3 R1d5 {Forcing White to find a draw with "only" moves.} ({Or Black can play the easier move} 42... Qf1+ $11 {and draw by perpetual check.}) 43. Rb7+ $1 {Nagesh Havanur: '='} Kc8 (43... Kxb7 $4 44. f8=Q+ $18) 44. Rc7+ $1 Kb8 45. Rb7+ $11) 37... Ka8 38. Be3 Rd7 $1 39. Qa2+ $2 {An error in time trouble.} (39. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 40. f7 $1 {would have maintained dynamic balance according to Garry. Note that} Qxf7 $4 {fails to} 41. Qe4+ Qb7 42. Qxe5 $18) 39... Kb8 40. Ba7+ $1 (40. Qxe6 $2 {fails to} Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Qf1+ ({Garry endorses Igor Stohl's recommendation} 41... Rd6 42. Qb3 Rd3 43. Qe6 Rxe3 $1 {But after} 44. Rh7 (44. fxe3 $4 Qe2+ $19) 44... Re8 (44... Rxh7 45. Qg8+ Kb7 46. Qxh7+ Kb6 47. fxe3 Qe2+ 48. Kh3 Qf1+ 49. Kg4 Qxf6 $11 {and White cannot escape from checks.}) 45. Re7 Rf8 46. f7 Rd3 47. Re8+ Rd8 48. Qxe5+ Qxe5 49. Rxe5 Rxf7 {matters are not so clear. Black rooks have to cope with four White passed pawns!}) 42. Kf3 Qh1+ 43. Kg4 Qe4+ 44. Kg5 Rg8+ 45. Rg7 Bxf6+ $1 46. Kxf6 ({Or} 46. Qxf6 Rd5+ 47. Kh6 Rh8+ $19) 46... Qxe6+ 47. Kxe6 Rxg7 $19 {Analysis by ChessBase.}) 40... Kc8 {A resourceful monarch! All along he has saved himself with "only" moves.} 41. Qxe6 Qd5 ({Not} 41... Kd8 $2 42. Rxd7+ Qxd7 43. Qxe5 {Threatening both 44.Qb8+ and also 44.f7. Either way the rook is lost.} Qxa7 44. f7 Qxf7 ({Or} 44... Rf8 45. Qd6+ $18) 45. Qxh8+ Kd7 46. h4 $18) 42. Qa6+ Qb7 $6 {Fatigue!} ({He could have played for a win with} 42... Kd8 $1 {But after} 43. Bb6+ Ke8 44. Rxd7 Kxd7 45. Qa7+ Ke6 46. Qe7+ Kf5 47. f7 Bg7 48. h4 Kg6 49. b5 Qxf7 {it is not easy for Black to escape from checks, if at all.}) 43. Qc4+ Qc7 $1 {Threatening to exchange queens or rooks and so forcing back the White queen to a6. Draw on account of perpetual check.Times:2.35-1.30. ½-½ (43)} (43... Kd8 {also draws.But Black has to be careful.} 44. Rxd7+ Qxd7 (44... Kxd7 $4 45. Bc5 $18) 45. Bb6+ Bc7 (45... Ke8 $2 46. Qe2 $1 $18) 46. Bc5 Bd6 $11) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kasparov sim"] [Site "New York/London"] [Date "1984.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Younglove, Dennis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1984.??.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2003"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Qd2 Rh5 16. Be2 Rh7 17. O-O-O Nxf6 18. Nxb5 Bxd5 19. Qf4 Rb8 20. Bxc4 Rh5 21. Rhe1 Kf8 22. g4 Rh4 23. h3 a6 24. Nd6 Rb6 25. Bxd5 Rxd6 26. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qe7 28. Bc4 Rxh3 29. g5 Nh5 30. Qf5 Rh4 31. Bxf7 Qxf7 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Qe5+ 1-0 [Event "Candidates f Kasparov-Smyslov +4-0=9"] [Site "Vilnius"] [Date "1984.03.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "1984.03.10"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceTitle "Candidates"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. g3 Na6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. O-O O-O-O 17. a4 Kb8 18. Qd2 b4 19. Rac1 f5 20. Ng5 e5 21. Rxc4 c5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qe3 exd4 24. Qe5+ Ka8 25. Ne6 Qh7 26. h4 Rhe8 27. Qe2 Rd6 28. Qf3+ Qb7 29. Qxb7+ Kxb7 30. Nxc5+ Nxc5 31. Rxc5 d3 32. Rd1 Re2 33. Rb5+ Ka6 34. Rxb4 d2 35. Kf1 Rde6 36. Kg2 Rd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Match/Clock sim HSK-Kasparov 4,5-3,5"] [Site "Hamburg"] [Date "1985.06.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Cordes, Hans Joerg"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2295"] [BlackElo "2715"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "1985.06.07"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "MCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c5 14. d5 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 Nb8 18. Qg4 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. axb4 cxb4 21. Be3 Nc6 22. Rfc1 Ne5 23. Qe4 Qc6 24. Kg2 Bd6 25. Bxa7 Kb7 26. Nb6 Rc5 27. Qxc6+ Rxc6 28. f4 c3 29. bxc3 Nd3 30. Rd1 Nb2 31. Rdb1 Nd3 32. Na4 e5 33. fxe5 Bxe5 34. Rd1 bxc3 35. Rxd3 c2 36. Rb3+ Kxa7 37. Nc3+ Ra6 38. Rc1 Rc8 39. Rxc2 Ka8 40. h4 Bxf6 41. Kh3 Bg7 42. Ra2 Rxa2 43. Nxa2 Be5 44. h5 Rh8 45. Rb5 f6 46. Kh4 Rd8 47. h6 Rg8 48. g4 Rh8 49. Rxe5 fxe5 50. g5 e4 51. Kg4 e3 52. Nc3 Kb7 53. Kh5 1-0 [Event "Basel m"] [Site "Basel"] [Date "1986.05.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Miles, Anthony John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "1986.05.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [SourceTitle "MCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Qa5 12. g3 b4 13. Ne4 Ba6 14. Qf3 O-O-O 15. b3 cxb3 16. Bxa6+ Qxa6 17. Qxb3 Qb5 18. Rc1 Nb6 19. Be3 a5 20. Qc2 Kb7 21. Qe2 Qd5 22. f3 Nd7 23. O-O Bh6 24. Rf2 Kb6 25. a3 Rb8 26. axb4 axb4 27. Bxh6 Rxh6 28. Qd2 1-0 [Event "Linares 12th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1994.02.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 040"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1994.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Kharitonov Ernst} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Nxf6 14. Bg2 (14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qa4+ Kd8 17. O-O-O e5 $8 18. f4 $6 exf4 $8 19. d6 Bxh1 $1 20. Qa5+ Kd7 21. Qc7+ Ke6 22. d7 {Shabalov,A-Mueller,Ka/Pula op/1989/} Qe5 $1 23. d8=Q Rxd8 24. Qxd8 Bf3 25. Rd7 Kf5 26. Rxf7+ Kg6 27. Rxf8 Qe1+ $19) (14. dxe6 $5 Bg7 $1 (14... Be7 15. Rg1 Qb6 16. exf7+ Kxf7 17. h4 Rad8 18. Qc2 Qe6+ 19. Qe2 Ne4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Bg2 Rd2 22. Qe3 Rd3 23. Qf4+ Nf6+ 24. Kf1 {Georgiev,Ki-Dreev,A/Biel izt (01)/1993/}) 15. Rg1 Qb6 16. Qe2 $1 Qxe6 $8 17. Nxb5 Qxe2+ 18. Bxe2 Ne4 $1 19. O-O-O Nxg5 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21. Nxb7 Rxh2 $15 {Lobron,E-Kramnik,V/Dortmund/1993/0.5 (41)}) 14... Bh6 (14... Be7 15. O-O Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Nxb5 Qb6 18. Na3 c3 (18... Rh4 $5 19. Qd2 Rd4 (19... Rg8 $8 20. f4 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 Rxf4 22. Qxf4 Qxb2 23. Qc7+ Kf8 24. Qxc5+ Kg7 25. Qg5+ $10) 20. Qg5+ Nf6 21. Bxb7 Rg8 22. Qe5 Nd7 23. Qe2 Qxb7 24. Nxc4 {Van Wely,L-Kramnik,V/Biel izt (01)/1993/1-0 (44)}) 19. Rb1 (19. Nc4 {Kharitonov} Qc7 20. bxc3 Nxc3 21. Qd2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Ne4 23. Qe3 Nf6 24. Qf3 $14 {Van Wely,L-Dreev,A/Bern/1993/1:0 (44) Inf 58/466/}) 19... cxb2 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Rxb2 Nb6 22. Bxb7 Nxc4 23. Bxa8 Nxb2 24. Qf3 $10 {Razuvaev,Y-Serper,G/Tilburg (01)/1993/0.5 (31)}) 15. Bxf6 (15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Nxb5 (16. O-O {Kharitonov} b4 17. Na4 Bxd5 18. Nxc5 Qb6 $13) 16... Qa5+ 17. Nc3 exd5 $13) 15... Qxf6 16. O-O O-O-O (16... b4 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. dxe6 Rd8 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Qh5+ Kg7 21. Qg4+ Kh7 22. Qf5+ (22. Rae1 $5 $40) 22... Kg7 23. Qxc5 $16) (16... exd5 {Ernst} 17. Re1+ (17. Nxd5 $16 {Kharitonov}) 17... Kf8 18. Nxd5 Qd6 19. Nc3 $16) 17. Nxb5 (17. Ne4 Qe5) 17... exd5 (17... a6 $5 18. Nc3 exd5 $13) (17... Bxd5 $2 {Ernst} 18. Qa4 $18) (17... Rxd5 $1 {Ernst} 18. Nxa7+ Kb8 19. Qa4 $40) 18. Nxa7+ Kb8 19. Nb5 Bg7 (19... Qxb2 20. Qa4 $40) (19... d4 {Ernst} 20. Qa4 $1 $16) (19... Bf4 $5 {Ernst}) 20. a4 Qh6 (20... Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qf6 22. Qe1 (22. Na3 Qd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Nxc4 Kc7 $14) (22. Na3 $16 {Kharitonov}) 22... Rh6 23. Qe3 Bf8 24. Na3 $40) 21. h4 Bf6 (21... Bxb2 22. Rb1 (22. Ra2 {Ernst} c3 23. Qb3 Qd2 24. Nxc3 $1 Qxc3 25. Rxb2 Qxb3 26. Rxb3 Ka7 27. Rb5 $16) 22... Qf6 (22... c3 23. Qf3 $1 (23. Qb3 {Kharitonov} Qb6 (23... c4 24. Qb4 c2 (24... Qb6 25. a5) (24... Qf6 25. Nxc3 Qxc3 26. Qb5) 25. Qxb2 cxb1=Q 26. Rxb1 $14) 24. a5 Qxa5 25. Nxc3 Qxc3 26. Qb5 $1 {??b2?/}) (23. Qc2 Qf6 24. Rxb2 cxb2 25. Qxc5 Qc6 26. Qb4 Qc1 27. Nc3 $13)) (22... Bf6 23. Na3) 23. Qc2 c3 $13) 22. Qe1 (22. Re1 $5 {Kharitonov}) 22... Bxh4 (22... Bxb2 23. Qa5 Bxa1 $2 24. Qa7+ Kc8 25. Bh3+ $18) (22... c3 {Kharitonov} 23. bxc3 Bxh4 24. Qe5+ Ka8 25. Rfb1 $16) 23. Qa5 $1 (23. gxh4 $6 Qxh4 24. Qe5+ Ka8 25. Qc7 (25. Qg3 Qh6 {? ?dg8}) (25. Rfe1 {Ernst} Rdg8 26. Kf1 Rxg2 $1 27. Qe8+ Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Bc8 29. Rxc8+ Kb7 30. Rc7+ Kb8 31. Kxg2 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Ke2 Qd3+ $10) 25... Rh6 26. Rfe1 Rg8 27. Qa5+ Kb8 28. Qa7+ Kc8 29. Qxc5+ Bc6 30. Na7+ Kd7 31. Kf1 Rxg2 32. Re7+ Qxe7 33. Qxe7+ Kxe7 34. Nxc6+ Rxc6 35. Kxg2 $10) (23. Qe5+ $2 Ka8 24. Nc7+ Ka7 25. Nxd5 $2 Rxd5 $1 26. Bxd5 Bf6 $1 $19) 23... Be7 (23... Bxg3 24. Qa7+ Kc8 25. Qxc5+ Kb8 26. fxg3 $18) (23... Bf6 {Ernst} 24. Qa7+ Kc8 25. Qxc5+ $18) 24. Qc7+ Ka8 25. Qa5+ Kb8 26. Qc7+ Ka8 27. Rfe1 Bd6 $8 (27... Bf6 28. Qxc5 Kb8 29. Qc7+ Ka8 30. Nd6 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Bxb2 33. a5 Bxa1 34. a6 $18) (27... Qh2+ {Kharitonov} 28. Kf1 $18) 28. Qb6 (28. Qa5+ {Ernst} Kb8 29. Qa7+ Kc8 30. a5 Bc6 31. a6 Rd7 32. Qb6 Bxb5 33. a7 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 c3+ 35. Qxb5 $18) 28... Bb8 (28... Kb8 29. a5 $18 (29. Bxd5 $4 {Kharitonov} Qh1+ 30. Bxh1 Rxh1#)) 29. a5 $1 Rd7 (29... Qc6 30. Re7 Rhe8 (30... Rd7 31. Qxc6 Bxc6 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Bxd5+) 31. a6 $3 Qxb6 32. axb7#) 30. Re8 $1 Qh2+ (30... Rxe8 31. Qxh6) 31. Kf1 Qxg2+ (31... Rxe8 32. a6 $18) (31... Qh1+ 32. Bxh1 Rxh1+ 33. Kg2 d4+ 34. f3 $18) 32. Kxg2 d4+ 33. Qxb7+ $1 (33. Kf1 Rxe8 $16) (33. f3 Rxe8 34. a6 Re2+ 35. Kf1 Bxf3 36. a7 Bxg3 37. Qxc5 Rf2+ $10) 33... Rxb7 34. Rxh8 Rxb5 35. a6 Ka7 36. Rf8 Rxb2 (36... Bd6 37. Rxf7+ Ka8 38. a7 Rxb2 39. Rd7 $18) 37. Rxf7+ Ka8 38. a7 c3 (38... Bxa7 39. Raxa7+ Kb8 40. Rae7 Ka8 41. Rf8+ Rb8 42. Rxb8+ Kxb8 43. Kf3 c3 44. Ke2 c4 45. Rd7 $18) 39. Rf8 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "Kasparov,Garry"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1994.06.??"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 041"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1994.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Fritz3} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Rb1 $1 {Uhlmann} Qa6 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. e7 Bxf1 19. Qd5 Bxe7 (19... Bh6 20. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 {Yermolinsky-Ivanchuk/Podolsk/1986/}) 20. fxe7 Rdg8 21. Ne4 Rg6 22. Rxf1 $2 (22. Qa8+ $1 Nb8 23. Rxf1 (23. Bf4 Qb7 24. Qxb7+ Kxb7 25. Kxf1 Kc6 (25... Nd7 26. Rd1) 26. Rd1 Nd7 (26... Re8 27. Bxb8 Rxb8 28. Rd8 Rg8 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30. Nf6 $18) 27. Rd6+ (27. Nd6 $145 $1 Re6 (27... Nf6 28. Nxf7 {? ?e5}) 28. Nxf7 $18 {? ?h8,?d8}) 27... Rxd6 28. Nxd6 Nf6 29. Be5 Rg8 30. Nxf7 Nd5 $13) 23... Qc6 (23... Qb7 24. Qxb7+ Kxb7 25. Bf6 $18) 24. Rd1 $3 Qxa8 25. Rd8+ Kc7 (25... Kb7 26. Rxh8 Re6 27. Nxc5+ $18) 26. Bf4+ Kb6 27. Rxh8 Re6 28. e8=Q Rxe8 29. Rxe8 Qd5 30. Rxb8+ Ka6 (30... Ka5 31. Re8 f5 32. Nxc5 $1 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Kh3 $18) 31. Nd2 $1 (31. Nd6 c3 32. bxc3 bxc3 33. Nb5 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd5+ (34... c2 35. Nc7+ Ka5 36. Rb5+ Ka4 37. Rxc5 $18) 35. f3 Qxa2+ 36. Kh3 Qe6+ 37. g4 Qe2 $13) (31. f3 f5) (31. Re8 f5 32. Re6+ $2 $18 Ka5 33. Bc7+ Kb5) 31... c3 32. bxc3 bxc3 33. Nb3 c4 34. Nc1 c2 (34... Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qd5+ 36. f3 Qf5 (36... Qd2+ $145 $1 $16) 37. Re8 Qc2+ 38. Re2 $18) 35. h4 $18) 22... Qc6 23. Qxc6+ Rxc6 24. Rd1 $2 (24. Bf4 $1 Re8 25. Nd6+ Rxd6 26. Bxd6 Kb7 27. Re1 Kc6 28. Bf4 Nf6 29. h4 Nd5 30. Bc1 Kd7 $1 (30... Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Nxe7 32. h5 Kd5 33. h6 Ng6 34. h7 Ke4 35. Be3 $18) (30... c3 31. bxc3 Nxc3 32. h5 Nxa2 33. Bg5 c4 34. h6 {!RR} (34. Rd1 $1 {?RR} b3 35. Rd8 b2 36. Rxe8 b1=Q+ 37. Kh2 Qf5 38. Rd8 Qxf2+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Kg4 Qe2+ (40... f5+ $145 $1 41. Kh4 Qh1#) 41. Kf4 Qf2+ 42. Ke5 Qb2+ 43. Kf5 Qf2+ 44. Bf4 Qc5+ 45. Kf6 $18) 34... c3 35. h7 b3 (35... c2 36. h8=Q (36. Bh6 $145 $1 Nc3 37. Bf8 Nd1 38. h8=Q c1=Q 39. Qf6+ Kb7 40. Qd6 $18) 36... Rxh8 37. e8=Q+ Rxe8 38. Rxe8 $13) 36. Bf6 $145 Kd7 37. h8=Q Rxh8 38. Bxh8 Ke8 39. Kg2 c2 40. Bb2 {??e3} a5 41. Ba3 $18 {??h1}) 31. h5 Rxe7 32. Rd1 (32. Rxe7+ $2 Kxe7 $10) 32... Kc6 33. h6 f5 34. Kg2 c3 35. bxc3 Nxc3 36. Rh1 Rh7 37. Rh5 Nxa2 38. Be3 c4 39. Rxf5 c3 40. g4 b3 41. g5 b2 42. Rc5+ Kd6 43. Rb5 $18) 24... Re8 25. Nd6+ (25. h4 f6 26. Rd6 Kc7 27. Nxf6 (27. Bf4 Rxe7 28. Re6+ Kd8 29. Rxc6 Rxe4 30. h5 c3 31. bxc3 bxc3 32. h6 c2 33. h7 Re8 34. Re6 Rh8 35. Re2 Rxh7 36. Rxc2) 27... Nxf6 28. Rxc6+ Kxc6 29. Bxf6 Kd7 30. g4 Ke6 31. g5 $13) 25... Rxd6 26. Rxd6 f6 27. Bxf6 (27. Bf4 $1 {Surprising solution! White doesn t take the pawn in order to play with the ?!} Rxe7 28. Kf1 $16 {Garry}) 27... Kc7 28. Re6 Nxf6 29. Rxf6 Rxe7 30. Kf1 Re4 31. Rf4 Rxf4 32. gxf4 Kd6 33. Ke2 a5 34. a4 c3 35. bxc3 b3 1/2-1/2