[Event "Khalilbeyli Memorial"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "1976.05.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Kayumov, Dimitry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1976.05.23"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2017"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.10.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 d5 3. e5 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Nd2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Nf3 Nf5 9. a3 Qb6 10. g4 Nfe7 11. Nf4 Na5 12. Rb1 Nb3 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Bc2 Na5 16. Kf1 Nc4 17. Bc1 Bb5 18. Kg2 Qc7 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. b3 Na5 21. Bd2 Qb6 22. Nh5 Bb5 23. Bb4 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nac6 25. Bc5 Qa6 26. Qe3 b6 27. Bd6 Ng6 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. Rhc1 Qxa3 30. Rc3 Qe7 31. Rbc1 Qd7 32. b4 Nge7 33. Nf6 Qd8 34. b5 Na5 35. Rxc8 Nxc8 36. Rxc8 1-0 [Event "Baku 20 Years"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "1980.04.11"] [Round "10"] [White "Vogt, Lothar"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2595"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1980.03.30"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "URS"] [EventCategory "10"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2000"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.11.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. Qa4 Qc7 12. c4 dxc4 13. Rc1 Be7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nxc4 Be4 17. Nb6 axb6 18. Qxe4 c5 19. a4 Rad8 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. Rd2 Rxd2 22. Bxd2 Rd8 23. Bc3 Rd5 24. Qc4 h5 25. Qe2 g6 26. a5 bxa5 27. Rxa5 Bg5 28. g3 Bh6 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Ra1 Bg7 31. Re1 c4 32. h4 Qc5 33. Qe3 Qc6 34. Qf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Interzonal-12c"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1982.09.24"] [Round "13"] [White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2675"] [PlyCount "80"] [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. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. g4 Bd7 6. Na4 Qc7 7. Nc5 e6 8. Nxd7 Nxd7 9. f4 c5 10. c3 Ne7 11. Nf3 h5 12. f5 hxg4 13. fxe6 gxf3 14. exd7+ Qxd7 15. Qxf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Be3 Bb4+ 18. Kf2 Rh4 19. Rd1 Rc8 20. Rg1 Rxh2+ 21. Rg2 Rxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Nd8 23. Bd3 Ne6 24. Rf1 a6 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qh8+ Nf8 27. Kg3 Be7 28. Qg8 Qe6 29. Qh8 f5 30. Qh3 Qf7 31. Qh1 Ne6 32. Qxd5 Rd8 33. Qh1 Nxd4 34. Qh8+ Bf8 35. Bg5 Rc8 36. e6 Nxe6 37. Re1 Kd7 38. Qh4 Bd6+ 39. Kf2 Nxg5 40. Qxg5 Qh7 0-1 [Event "Zaragoza sim"] [Site "Zaragoza"] [Date "1986.05.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Argueso Palomino, Manuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [PlyCount "96"] [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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 h6 7. Nf4 Bh7 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Qd7 10. Be3 Na6 11. a3 O-O-O 12. b4 Nc7 13. Nce2 Be7 14. h4 g6 15. Qb3 Qe8 16. Nd3 h5 17. g5 b6 18. a4 Kd7 19. b5 cxb5 20. axb5 Ra8 21. c4 Qb8 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Nef4 Qb7 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Nf4 Bd8 26. Nxd5 Kc8 27. Ke2 Qd7 28. Rhc1+ Kb7 29. Qa4 Ne7 30. Nf6 Qe6 31. d5 Nxd5 32. Nxd5 Qg4+ 33. Qxg4 hxg4 34. Rc4 Rxh4 35. Rf4 Rh7 36. Rxg4 Bc7 37. Nxc7 Kxc7 38. Rd1 Re8 39. Rc4+ Kb8 40. f4 Rh2+ 41. Kf3 Re7 42. Rd6 Rh3+ 43. Ke4 Rh8 44. f5 Rhe8 45. Bf4 gxf5+ 46. Kxf5 Kb7 47. Rcc6 Rc7 48. Rxc7+ Kxc7 1-0 [Event "Zaragoza sim"] [Site "Zaragoza"] [Date "1986.05.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Ramo Frontinan, Cristobal"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [PlyCount "88"] [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 c6 2. d4 g6 3. f4 d5 4. e5 h5 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. h3 Nd7 9. Bf2 Nf8 10. c3 Ne6 11. g3 Rc8 12. b4 a5 13. a3 axb4 14. axb4 Ra8 15. Ng5 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 O-O 17. Be2 Qa8 18. O-O Nc7 19. Kh2 Qc8 20. Qd1 f6 21. Ngf3 Bxh3 22. Nh4 Bxf1 23. Nxf1 Kh7 24. Ne3 f5 25. c4 Qe6 26. b5 dxc4 27. Nf3 Qd7 28. Ng5+ Kh8 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. Bxc4 Nd5 31. Qb3 e6 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33. Qb6 Re8 34. Be1 Ng4+ 35. Nxg4 hxg4 36. Bb4 Bh6 37. Qd6 Qxd6 38. exd6 Bxg5 39. fxg5 Rd8 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Kf2 Kf7 42. Ke3 Ke8 43. Kf4 Kd7 44. Ke5 Rf8 0-1 [Event "El Pais sim"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1997.06.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Guerrero, P."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1997.06.11"] [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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 Ne7 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. c3 Be7 11. h3 g5 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Rxh4 14. Bd3 Qb6 15. b4 O-O-O 16. Kf1 Rdh8 17. Kg2 f6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Be3 Bd6 20. f3 Bb8 21. Bf2 R4h6 22. Qe2 Nf8 23. c4 Kd7 24. b5 Qc7 25. bxc6+ bxc6 26. Be1 Qf4 27. cxd5 cxd5 28. Rb1 Ng6 29. Bxg6 Rxg6 30. Rb7+ Bc7 31. Qb5+ Ke7 32. Bb4+ Kd8 33. Rxc7 Kxc7 34. Ba5+ Kd6 35. Qb7 e5 36. Bb4+ 1-0 [Event "El Pais sim"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1997.06.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Vivanco del Hoyo, Juan Pedro"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "1997.06.11"] [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 d6 2. d4 c6 3. Nc3 Nd7 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 d5 6. e5 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ne7 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 c5 10. Qd2 b6 11. b4 Bb7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O c4 14. Be2 b5 15. Qe1 Nb6 1-0 [Event "Internet blitz 5'"] [Site "ICC INT"] [Date "1998.05.26"] [Round "?"] [White "YUCO"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [BlackElo "2825"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "1998.05.24"] [EventType "match (blitz)"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2003"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. c4 Nd7 6. Nc3 e5 7. d5 c5 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O a6 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Bg5 12. Qd2 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 h5 14. Rfe1 Ne7 15. Qg5 Ng6 16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 17. g3 h4 18. g4 Nf4 19. Kh2 Ke7 20. Re3 Rab8 21. a3 Rhc8 22. Ne2 b5 23. Nxf4 exf4 24. Re2 bxc4 25. Rc1 Ne5 26. Bg2 f3 0-1 [Event "Colmar sim"] [Site "Colmar"] [Date "1998.07.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Lefevre, Charles"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2825"] [BlackElo "1970"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1998.07.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1999"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 Nd7 6. Nbd2 Ne7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. c3 Nf5 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Bd3 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Rxh4 13. g3 Rh8 14. h4 Qc7 15. Qf3 Rf8 16. Bg5 Qd8 17. Qe3 Bxg5 18. hxg5 Qe7 19. Rh7 Rg8 20. f4 O-O-O 21. Ke2 Rh8 22. Rah1 Rxh7 23. Rxh7 Rg8 24. g4 Qd8 25. Kf1 Rh8 26. Qh3 Rxh7 27. Qxh7 Qf8 28. Ke2 Nb6 29. f5 gxf5 30. gxf5 Na4 31. f6 gxf6 32. exf6 Nxb2 33. g6 fxg6 34. Qg7 Qd6 35. Qh8+ Qd8 36. Qg7 Qd6 37. Qh6 Qg3 38. Qf8+ Kc7 39. Qe7+ Kb6 40. Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "Hannover Cebit m 15'"] [Site "Hannover"] [Date "1999.03.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Comp Fritz 5.32"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [BlackElo "2775"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1999.03.19"] [EventType "match (rapid)"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2002"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 c6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. Be3 e6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. e5 Nd7 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. O-O Bg6 10. Be2 Nf5 11. c3 Be7 12. Qb3 b5 13. a4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 a6 15. Ra2 Nb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rfa1 Rxa2 18. Rxa2 O-O 19. Ra7 Bg5 20. Nf1 Bh6 21. Ra6 Be4 22. Qb4 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nc4 24. Kf2 Qg5 25. Rxc6 Nxe3 26. Qxb5 Nxf1 27. Kxf1 Qc1+ 28. Ke2 Bf4 29. Rb6 Qe3+ 30. Kf1 Qc1+ 31. Ke2 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Qc1+ 33. Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Lisbon Festival sim"] [Site "Lisbon"] [Date "1999.11.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Baptista, Paulo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1999.11.20"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "POR"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2002"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Nd2 c5 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qb3 Qxb3 9. axb3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Bc5 11. Ngf3 Ne7 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bb5 O-O-O 14. Bxb6 axb6 15. Nd4 Kc7 16. Be2 Ra8 17. Kf2 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 g5 19. g3 gxf4 20. gxf4 f6 21. N2f3 fxe5 22. fxe5 Rf8 23. Ke3 Ng6 24. Bd3 Ndxe5 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Nxf5 exf5 28. Kf4 Nd3+ 29. Kxf5 Nxb2 30. Ke5 Kc6 31. Rf1 Nc4+ 32. Kd4 1-0 [Event "Kasparov Chess sim"] [Site "New York"] [Date "2000.03.14"] [Round "16"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Hillman, Jamie"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2000.03.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2001"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 c4 9. Be3 Be7 10. Be2 Qd7 11. O-O a6 12. b3 b5 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Qa4 Bd8 15. Nb5 Bc7 16. Nxc7+ Qxc7 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. d5 Bd7 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Qb4 Ne7 21. Nd4 Qd5 22. Rfd1 Qxe5 23. Re1 O-O 24. Nf3 Qb5 25. Qxe7 Rfe8 26. Qb4 Qc6 27. Bd4 Be6 28. Qc3 f6 29. h3 Rac8 30. Re3 Red8 31. Rae1 Bf7 32. Re7 Rb8 33. Qe3 Rb3 34. Qf4 Bd5 35. Nh4 g5 36. Qf5 Bf7 37. Rxf7 Kxf7 38. Qxh7+ 1-0 [Event "Linares 18th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "2001.02.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2679"] [Annotator "Stohl,Igor"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2001.02.23"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 082"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.05.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 {[%mdl 1] Lukacs} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Until now Kasparov has used the Advance Caro-Cann only in simultaneous displays, here he chooses a very sharp and topical line.} Bf5 4. Nc3 {A less ambitious approach is} (4. c3 e6 5. Be3 Qb6 6. Qb3 Nd7 7. Nd2 f6 8. f4 g5 $5 9. Ngf3 gxf4 10. Bxf4 Bh6 $1 11. Bxh6 Nxh6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be2 Rg8 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. O-O Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ne1 Nf5 18. Bf3 Ne3 19. Rf2 Bf5 20. Be2 Ke7 21. Bd3 c5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. Nf3 h5 $11 {½,Grischuk,A-Leko,P/Linares/2001/}) 4... e6 ({Only 2 rounds later in Linares we saw Karpov play} 4... Qb6 {But the critical move certainly is} 5. Bd3 $5 (5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O Bg4 8. Na4 Qc7 9. b3 b5 10. Nb2 Nd7 11. c4 bxc4 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nb6 15. Nxc4 Nf5 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Nf3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd7 19. g4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. g5 h6 22. d5 hxg5 23. Qxc6 Rc8 $132 {Grischuk,A-Karpov,A/Linares/2001/}) 5... Bxd3 (5... Qxd4 $6 6. Nf3 Qg4 7. h3 Qh5 (7... Qxg2 8. Rg1 Qxh3 9. Bf1 Bxc2 10. Qe2 Qh5 11. Rg5 Qh1 12. Qxc2 Na6 13. Be3 g6 14. O-O-O Qxf3 15. Bg2 Qxd1+ 16. Qxd1 Bh6 17. Rg3 Bxe3+ 18. Rxe3 e6 19. Qb3 O-O-O 20. Rf3 Nh6 21. Qa3 $16 {Thoren,P-Bergstrom,P/SWE-chT 9596/1996/}) 8. O-O Bxd3 9. cxd3 $32 {?}) 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nge2 $14 {? White's attacking chances on both flanks (f4-f5, a4-a5) rank higher than his formally "bad" ?.}) 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7 ({The older move is} 6... c5 {in accordance with "meet a flank attack with a central thrust" also leads to great complications:} 7. h4 h5 (7... h6 8. f4 $1 Be7 9. Bg2 Bxh4+ 10. Kf1 Be7 11. f5 Bh7 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. Nh5 Bf8 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Nb5 Bxc5 16. c4 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Nxc4 18. Bxd5 Qxb5 19. Bxc4 $36 {Shirov,A-Nisipeanu,L/WCh FIDE Las Vegas/1999/}) 8. Nf4 Nc6 $5 9. Nxg6 fxg6 10. Ne2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Kd7 12. Be3 $5 (12. Bh3 $6 Qb6 13. c3 Nxd4 14. cxd4 hxg4 15. Qxg4 Ne7 16. O-O Nf5 17. Qxg6 Nxh4 18. Qf7+ Be7 19. Bg5 Rae8 20. Rac1 Rhf8 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Rc7+ Kxc7 23. Qxe6 Bxg5 24. Qd6+ Kc8 25. e6 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd4 27. f4 {Grischuk,A-Ehlvest,J/FIDE WCh New Delhi/2000/} Bd8 $1 28. Rc1+ Nc6 $17) 12... Nh6 13. gxh5 Qa5+ (13... Nxd4 $142 14. Bxd4 Nf5 15. hxg6 Rxh4 $132) 14. c3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nf5 16. hxg6 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. h5 Raf8 19. Qd2 Ne7 20. Bd3 Rf3 21. Be4 Rff8 22. Bd3 Rf3 23. Be4 Rff8 24. Bc2 Rf3 25. Qd4 Qa5 26. O-O-O $16 {Shirov,A-Nielsen,PH/Bundesliga 0001/2001/}) 7. Nf4 c5 8. dxc5 {The newer continuation, introduced into serious practice by Svidler.} (8. h4 cxd4 9. Nb5 Nec6 10. h5 Be4 11. f3 a6 $1 12. Nd6+ (12. fxe4 axb5 13. exd5 exd5 14. h6 $5 Nd7 $1 15. e6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 Qe7 17. Qe2 Nde5 18. hxg7 Bxg7 19. Nxg7+ Qxg7 20. Bh6 Qe7 $13 21. Rh5 $2 (21. Kd1 $1) 21... Rg8 22. a3 b4 23. Bh3 Rg6 24. a4 d3 25. cxd3 Rxh6 $1 {0-1,Malakhov,V-Galkin,A/Lausanne YM/2000/}) 12... Bxd6 13. exd6 g5 14. Nh3 h6 15. fxe4 dxe4 16. Bg2 f5 17. O-O O-O 18. gxf5 exf5 19. Bxe4 $1 fxe4 20. Bxg5 $1 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 hxg5 22. Qf5 Qd7 23. Qg6+ Qg7 24. Qe8+ Qf8 $11 {This perpetual occured in quite a few games during 1999 and 2000.}) 8... Nd7 $5 {Unusual, but not so bad.} ({More often Black played} 8... Nec6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Bg2 Qxe5+ 11. Nce2 (11. Kf1 d4 {Even the more restrained} 12. Nb5 (12. h5 $6 {Shirov,A-Bareev,E/FIDE WCh New Delhi/2000/} dxc3 $1 13. hxg6 cxb2 14. Rb1 (14. Bxb2 $6 Qxf4 $17) 14... bxc1=Q 15. gxf7+ Kxf7 16. Rxb7+ Be7 $17 {White's compensation for the piece is rather vague.}) 12... Na6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qf3 Qd5 $11 {promises only equality at best.}) 11... Na6 $5 {The piece sacrifice is the best solution of the problems with the ?g6.} (11... d4 12. h5 Be4 13. f3 Bd5 14. Nd3 (14. h6 $5) 14... Qc7 15. h6 $36) 12. h5 Be4 13. f3 O-O-O 14. Bd2 Bxc5 (14... Nxc5 $5 $36 {Shirov}) 15. Qc1 (15. fxe4 dxe4 16. Qc1 Rxd2 $5 17. Qxd2 Rd8 18. Qc1 Nab4 19. Rh3 Bb6 20. Rc3 e3 21. Kf1 Rd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Nh3 e2+ 24. Ke1 Bxc3+ 25. bxc3 Qxc3+ 26. Kxe2 Nd4+ 27. Kf1 Qc4+ 28. Kf2 Ndxc2 $17 {Gofshtein,L-Donchenko,A/ISR-ch op/2001/}) 15... g5 16. Nh3 Nd4 (16... h6 $5 $13) 17. fxe4 Nxe2 18. Kxe2 dxe4 19. Bxg5 Qg3 20. Kf1 Qxg4 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 $44 {Shirov,A-Bareev,E/Montecatini Terme/2000/ However it's quite possible Kasparov had prepared a strong improvement somewhere here.}) ({Also playable is} 8... Nbc6 9. h4 Nxe5 {-8...?d7!?} (9... d4 $2 10. Nb5 $1 Nc8 11. h5 Be4 12. f3 $16)) 9. h4 {Consistent.} ({After} 9. Nb5 $6 Nc6 {[%csl Rc5,Re5] White's ? falls to pieces.}) 9... Nxe5 10. Bg2 $5 {A new idea.} (10. h5 $6 Be4 11. Nxe4 (11. Rh3 N7c6 12. f3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Qh4+ $17 {?}) 11... dxe4 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bg2 Nf3+ 14. Bxf3 exf3 $15 {Black's ? ? are more mobile than White's ? majority.}) (10. Bb5+ N7c6 11. Qe2 a6 $5 {?} ({Less ambitious is} 11... Be4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. Qxe4 Bxc5 $11) (11... Be4 $5 {Lukacs Prasad-Prakash, Penta Media GM Kelamabakkam IND 2000 CBM 79}) 12. Ba4 (12. Bxc6+ {Lukacs - Sax-Polak, Budapest zt 2000 CBM 78}) 12... Bxc5 $1 13. h5 (13. Qxe5 $143 b5 14. Qxg7 Bd4 $17) 13... Be4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxc6+ Nxc6 16. Qxe4 Qd4 $1 $15 {Apicella,M-Fontaine,R/FRA-ch Vichy/2000/}) 10... h5 $6 {Now White gets an advantage, the principled reply was Lukacs: 'Now White has good attacking chances.'} (10... d4 $1 11. Ne4 (11. h5 {'!?' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'is the most exciting continuation.'} dxc3 12. Qxd8+ (12. hxg6 $143 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 O-O-O+ $17) (12. Qe2 {Lukacs keeps the queens off, but this is not a great achievement.} Qa5 13. b4 Qxb4 14. hxg6 N7xg6) 12... Rxd8 13. hxg6 N7xg6 14. Nxg6 (14. b4 $5 {Lukacs} Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Nc6 $1 {Black has to defend his ?.} (15... Nxg4 $2 {Lukacs allows the white ? to show his strength.} 16. Bxb7 (16. Rb1 {Lukacs} Rd4) 16... Rd4 17. Bg3 Rxb4 18. c6 $16 {and the ? on c6 is hard to stop.}) (15... Ng6 {Lukacs} 16. Be3 Ne5 17. g5 $44) 16. Bxc6+ {is the best reaction getting back quickly × c3.} (16. Rb1 $2 {Lukacs} Rd4 $1 $17 (16... Be7 {Lukacs allows White to consolidate his position.} 17. Be3 O-O 18. g5 f6 19. gxf6 gxf6 (19... Bxf6 $5 {Lukacs} 20. b5 Nd4 21. Be4 g6 22. c6 b6 $13 {trying to blockade the ?.}) 20. Bh6 Rf7 $142 {defending the penetration on the g ?.} (20... Rfe8 {Lukacs Now White's penetration on the g ? is inevitable.} 21. Rg1 {(Z.Almasi-Karpov, Amber Blindfold 2001)} Kh8 (21... Kf7 {Lukacs} 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rg7+ Kf8 24. Rb3 $16 (24. b5 $16 {Lukacs})) 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Bg7+ Kg8 24. Bxf6+ Kf7 25. Bxc3 $16) 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb3 Bf8 23. Rxc3 Rfd7 24. Rg3+ Kf7 25. Ke2 $14)) 16... bxc6 17. Be5 Rd5 18. Bxc3 h5 $13 19. Ke2 h4 20. Rh3 $11) 14... fxg6 $5 (14... Nxg6 {Lukacs} 15. Bxb7 Bxc5 $15) 15. b4 b6 $15 {?}) (11. Nce2 N7c6 (11... Qa5+ $5 12. Qd2 (12. Bd2 {Lukacs} Qxc5 $15) 12... Qxc5 (12... Qxd2+ {Lukacs} 13. Bxd2 O-O-O $13) 13. Qxd4 N7c6 $15) 12. h5 Bxc2 $1 13. Qxc2 (13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxc2 d3 15. Qc3 dxe2 $36 {[%CAl Rd8d1] ??d1# and the mating threat saves the ?.}) 13... d3 14. Qa4 dxe2 15. Be3 Qd7 $5 {[%csl Ge2] ?e2} 16. Nxe2 (16. Rg1 Rd8 $17) (16. Kxe2 Nxg4 $15) 16... Bxc5 (16... Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Nxb2 18. Qb3 $132) 17. Bxc5 Nd3+ 18. Kf1 Nxc5 19. Qb5 Rd8 $1 20. f4 Nd3 $15) 11... Bxe4 12. Bxe4 N7c6 $13 {[%csl Rc5] Here White will also lose his ?c5, but the strong unopposed ?ee4 gives him play.}) 11. Qe2 {'!' Lukacs.} N7c6 {Lukacs: 'This is the safe option.'} (11... Nxg4 $2 12. Nb5 {[%CAl Rb5d6] ??d6?} (12. Nxg6 {Lukacs} Nxg6 13. Nxd5 Qd7 14. Bg5 Bxc5 15. O-O-O $44) 12... Qd7 13. Nd6+ Kd8 14. Bd2 (14. Qd2 {Lukacs} Kc7) 14... Nc6 15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. O-O-O (16. Bf4 {Lukacs} Bxd6 17. cxd6 Qf7 18. Qd2) 16... Bxd6 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Bg5+ (18. Rhe1 {Lukacs} Kd7 19. Bc3 $44) 18... Kc7 19. Rhe1 Rhe8 20. Be4 $44) 12. Nxg6 {The ?-hunt is over, because} (12. gxh5 $2 Bf5 $17 {is unappealing.}) 12... Nxg6 13. Bg5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] '!' Lukacs. By transposition we have arrived into a known position. But it's no surprise White can improve on a blindfold game, the logical developing move is very strong. Lukacs: 'This is an important improvement here!'} (13. Nxd5 Bxc5 (13... hxg4 $5 $13) 14. Bg5 Nge7 15. Qb5 f6 16. Qxc5 Nxd5 17. O-O-O Qe7 18. Qb5 O-O-O 19. Bd2 hxg4 20. Qc4 Nb6 21. Qxg4 Rd4 22. Qg3 Rhd8 23. Bc3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Na4 26. Bxc6 $11 {½,Shirov,A-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo blind/2000/}) (13. gxh5 $6 {Lukacs} Nxh4 14. Nxd5 Nd4 15. Qe4 Rxh5 $15) 13... Be7 (13... Qa5 $143 14. gxh5 Nge5 15. O-O-O $36 {?} Bxc5 (15... d4 $2 {Lukacs} 16. Qb5 dxc3 17. Bxc6+ Nxc6 18. Qxb7 $18) 16. h6 $1 gxh6 17. Bf6 Rg8 18. Bxd5 $40 {[%csl Re8] ?e8}) 14. gxh5 Nf8 $2 {'?!' Lukacs. Too passive and in a higher sense probably the losing move.} (14... Nxh4 15. Bxh4 Bxh4 16. Bxd5 $142 (16. Nxd5 O-O $132 (16... Nd4 $6 17. Qd3 exd5 18. Qxd4 $16)) 16... Be7 (16... O-O 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%CAl Gg1g8] ??g,?g8} (18. Rd1 $16 {Lukacs})) 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Qe4 $5 Qc7 19. O-O-O $36) (14... Nge5 15. f4 {'!' Lukacs. loses an important tempo:} (15. Bxe7 {Lukacs} Qxe7 (15... Kxe7 $2 {Lukacs} 16. f4 $16) 16. Nb5 (16. O-O-O {Lukacs} Kf8 $1 (16... Qxc5 {Lukacs} 17. f4 $16)) 16... Kf8 17. Nd6 Nd7 18. Nxb7 Rb8 $15) 15... Nc4 (15... Nd7 16. O-O-O $16 {? '!' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'is White's main idea sacrificing the g5 ?, but advancing without losing precious time.'} Nxc5 (16... f6 {Lukacs} 17. h6 $1 g6 18. Qxe6 $16) 17. Bxd5 $1 exd5 18. Nxd5 $18) 16. O-O-O {?} Qa5 17. Bxd5 $1 exd5 18. Bxe7 Qb4 $5 (18... Nxe7 19. Nxd5 Qxc5 20. Rhe1 $18) 19. Bf6+ $1 (19. Bd6+ $2 Kd8 20. Bc7+ Kd7 21. Qg4+ Ke8 $11) 19... N6e5 (19... Kf8 $2 20. Nxd5 $18) 20. Na4 gxf6 21. fxe5 O-O-O 22. b3 $16) (14... Bxg5 $142 15. hxg5 $142 {'!' Lukacs.} (15. hxg6 Bf6 $1 $132 (15... Bxh4 $2 16. Bxd5 $40) 16. Nxd5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Qa5+ 18. Qd2 Qxa2 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Qd6+ Kf6 21. Qf4+ Kxg6 22. h5+ Kh7 {and it seems White has only a perpetual after} 23. Rxb2 (23. O-O Raf8 $15) 23... Qxb2 24. Be4+ (24. h6 $6 Qa1+ 25. Ke2 Nd4+ 26. Kd3 Qc3+ $1 27. Kxc3 Ne2+ $17) 24... f5 25. Bxf5+ exf5 26. Qxf5+ $11) 15... Nf4 (15... Nd4 16. Qd2 (16. Qd3 {Lukacs} Nf4 17. Qxd4 Nxg2+ 18. Kf1 Qxg5 19. Ne2 $18 {and the ? is trapped on g2.}) 16... Nf4 17. Qxf4 Nxc2+ 18. Ke2 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 {?} Rxh5 20. Nb5 $18 {?}) (15... Qxg5 {Lukacs} 16. hxg6 $1) 16. Qg4 Nxg2+ (16... Qc7 17. O-O-O Ne5 18. Qg3 $1 O-O-O 19. Bf3 $5 {??b5?}) 17. Qxg2 Qa5 18. g6 $5 (18. O-O-O d4 (18... Qxc5 19. g6 $40) 19. Ne4 Qxa2 20. Nd6+ Ke7 $13) 18... f5 19. h6 Rxh6 20. Rxh6 gxh6 21. O-O-O Qxc5 $14) 15. Nb5 {Lukacs: 'Now White's ? is very dangerous.'} ({The players analysed} 15. f4 f6 16. h6 Kf7 $5 $13 {afterwards, the straightforward text is more clear-cut.}) 15... Nd7 $1 (15... f6 $6 16. Bf4 e5 (16... Qa5+ {Lukacs} 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. Bxd5 $1) 17. O-O-O $1 {[%csl Rd5,Re5] ?} d4 18. Bxc6+ (18. h6 $5 $40) 18... bxc6 19. Rxd4 $1 exd4 $2 20. Nc7+ $18) (15... Qa5+ $143 16. Bd2 Qd8 17. Bf4 $16) 16. h6 $1 Nxc5 {Again relatively the best.} (16... gxh6 $2 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Qh5 $18) (16... g6 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 (17... Nxe7 {Lukacs} 18. O-O-O O-O (18... Nxc5 {Lukacs} 19. Qe5 $18) 19. h5 g5 20. f4 $18) 18. O-O-O {[%CAl Yc2c4] ?c4? Black can survive only with the ? closed, this is more important than keeping the ? intact.} (18. Bxd5 $1 {Lukacs} Nxc5 19. O-O-O $16) 18... Kf8 19. c4) 17. Bf4 (17. hxg7 Rg8 18. Bf4 $5 (18. Bxe7 $6 Nxe7 $14 (18... Qxe7 {Lukacs} 19. Bxd5 $1 (19. h5 {Lukacs} Rxg7 20. Bxd5 $1 exd5 21. Nc7+ Kd7 22. Nxa8 Rg8 23. Rd1 Qd6 24. Qf3 Qe6+ 25. Kf1 d4) 19... O-O-O (19... exd5 {Lukacs} 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. h5 $18) 20. Bf3 (20. Rd1 {Lukacs} Rxd5 21. Nxa7+ Kd7 $1) 20... Rxg7 (20... a6 {Lukacs} 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nc3 $18) 21. Rd1 $16) 19. Qe5 Qa5+ 20. Nc3) 18... Rc8 19. O-O-O $16 {is similar.}) 17... Kf8 {Now White's attack will quickly become decisive.} ({Kasparov recommends} 17... Qa5+ $5 18. c3 (18. Bd2 Qb6 19. hxg7 Rg8 20. Bc3 $6 Na4 $15) 18... O-O-O 19. hxg7 Rhg8 20. Bc7 {but Black has at best only practical chances for the exchange:} Qa4 21. Bxd8 Kxd8 22. h5 Rxg7 23. Kf1 $16) 18. hxg7+ Kxg7 19. O-O-O Kf8 {[%csl Ra8] ?a8 '?!' Lukacs.} (19... Qa5 $5 20. Kb1 $5 (20. a3 Rag8 21. Bd2 $16 (21. b4 $6 Qa4 $132)) 20... Rag8 (20... Nb4 21. a3 Nxc2 22. Bxd5 $1 $18 {?}) 21. Bd2 {[%CAl Rd2c3,Rc2c4] ??c3,c4?}) (19... Rc8 $6 {Lukacs} 20. c4 Na5 21. cxd5 $6 Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Nxf4 23. Qe5+ Bf6 24. Qxf4 $18) 20. Kb1 (20. c4 $5 $16 {White's calm prophylaxis enhances the strength of the prepared ? break.}) 20... a6 $6 {[%mdl 2176] Loses practically by force, now White's pieces coordinate ideally for the final attack.} (20... Qa5 $142 21. c4 $5 $16 {/+-} (21. Bd2 $5)) 21. Nc7 {'!' Lukacs.} Rc8 22. Bxd5 $1 (22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bxd5 (23. Rxd5 {Lukacs} Qb6) 23... Qb6 $5 (23... Qd7 24. Qf3 {[%CAl Rf4h6] ??h6} Qe8 25. Rhg1 {[%CAl Rf3g4,Rf3c3] ??g4,?c3+-}) 24. Qg4 Rd8 25. Qf5 (25. Rhg1 Bf6 $13) 25... Rxd5 $14 {is less convincing.}) 22... exd5 23. Rxd5 Qxc7 $8 {'?' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'It was already not easy to give a good advice, but this is clearly bad.'} (23... Nd7 24. Rh5 $1 (24. Qd2 $143 $16 Rxc7 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Rxd7) 24... Rxh5 25. Qxh5 Bf6 26. Bd6+ Ne7 27. Nd5 $18 {[%CAl Rd6e7] ??e7}) (23... Rxc7 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Bd6+ $1 Ne7 26. Qe5 $18) 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 25. Rf5 $5 {'!' Lukacs. Kasparov praised this move afterwards, but even the prosaic} (25. h5 Ne6 26. Qe3 $18 {was sufficient.}) 25... Rd7 (25... Bd6 26. Qd1 Rh6 27. Rg1 $18 {[%CAl Yd1g4,Yf5h5] ??g4,?h5}) (25... Nd4 {Lukacs} 26. Qe5 $18) 26. c3 {[%CAl Re2c4] ??c4} (26. Qc4 Rh7 27. Rxc5 $2 (27. c3 $18 {Lukacs}) 27... Rxh4 $1 $15) 26... f6 ({More resilient was} 26... Rh6 $142 27. Rg1 Ne6 28. Rh5 (28. Qe3 $5 Rf6 29. Rh5 Ke8 30. Rh8+ Nf8 31. h5 $18) 28... Rxh5 29. Qxh5 $18) 27. Rg1 {[%CAl Re2g4] ??g4} Nd8 (27... Rxh4 28. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 29. Qe6 Rf7 30. Qc8+ Ke7 31. Qxb7+ $18) 28. Qg4 Ke8 (28... Nf7 29. Rxc5 $18) 29. Rh5 Rf8 (29... Rxh5 30. Qxh5+ Nf7 31. Rg8+ $18) 30. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 31. Qh5+ {[%CAl Rh5c5] ??c5 with a material advantage and a continuing ?.} 1-0 [Event "RUS-The World"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2002.09.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2697"] [Annotator "Lukacs,Peter"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2002.09.08"] [EventType "schev (rapid)"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 091"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Russia"] [BlackTeam "The World"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. e4 {Ftacnik} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 {This quiet approach has gained some popularity these days.} Qb6 (4... e6 5. Nd2 {- Zvjaginsev-Sargissian, Moscow Aeroflot op 2002 CBM 88}) 5. Qc1 {Safety first.} (5. Nd2 e6 {- 4...e6} ({may create wild comlications after} 5... Qxb2 6. Rb1 Qxa2 7. Rxb7 Bxc2 (7... Qxc2 8. Qa1 $44) 8. Qc1 $44)) 5... e6 (5... Nh6 {- Smirin-Bareev, RUS-The World rapid 2002 CBM 91}) 6. c4 $1 (6. Nd2 c5 (6... Nd7 7. Ngf3 c5) 7. Ngf3 Nc6 $13) 6... Ne7 (6... Bxb1 {- Gelfand-Dreev, RUS-The World rapid 2002 CBM 91}) (6... dxc4 $5 {Ftacnik} 7. Nd2 (7. Bxc4 {Ftacnik} Be4 8. f3 Bd5 9. Bd3 Na6 $11) 7... Qd8 8. Bxc4 Ne7 $13) 7. c5 {White wants to gain as much space as he can in this variation.} Qa5+ (7... Qc7 8. Nc3 Nd7 9. Be2) 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Be2 h6 $6 {? g5, but this creates only additional targets on the ? for White.} (10... O-O-O 11. b4 f6 $132 12. exf6 gxf6 13. b5 Rg8 $13) 11. b4 g5 {'?' Ftacnik. [#] Ftacnik: 'Shirov was scared by the danger of having the scope of his pieces restrained by the opponent's pawn chain, but this active approach is creating ideal attacking objects for Kasparov.'} (11... O-O-O {Ftacnik} 12. b5 $14) 12. g4 $1 {fixing the target on g5.} (12. Nf3 Bg7 13. O-O f6 $132 {and Black can blow up White's ? just in time.}) 12... Bg6 $6 (12... Be4 $5 13. f3 (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. h4 gxh4 15. Rxh4 O-O-O) 13... Bg6 {at least provokes a weakening f3 move.} 14. h4 gxh4 (14... Bg7 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Rxh8+ Bxh8 17. Bxg5 $16 {is almost the same, see the game!}) 15. Rxh4 f6 $132) 13. h4 Bg7 $6 {Now White wins a ? without further ado.} (13... gxh4 14. Rxh4 Bg7 15. Bxh6 $16) 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. Bxg5 $18 a5 {Black has to blow up the position at any rate.} (16... f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Bf4 $18) 17. b5 Nxc5 18. Bf6 $1 {This is a nice intermediate move! Ftacnik: 'Excellent solution of the problem of the black pieces springing to life. Kasparov will much prefer to enjoy great positional, rather than uncertain material, advantage.'} Bxf6 19. exf6 Ng8 (19... Qh2 20. Nf3 Qh1+ 21. Kd2 $18 {loses outright.}) 20. dxc5 d4 21. Nf3 $1 dxc3 22. Qxc3 Qf4 (22... O-O-O 23. b6 Qf4 24. g5 $18) 23. g5 $1 {The ? on g8 is entombbed forever. Ftacnik: 'The knight on g8 is an exceptionally miserable piece, black's chances for the survival are already tiny.'} Rd8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Qe4+ 27. Kf1 Bh5 28. Qb3 Qf4 29. Qb7 Qc4+ 30. Ke1 1-0 [Event "Linares 20th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "2003.03.08"] [Round "13"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2847"] [BlackElo "2629"] [Annotator "Lukacs,Peter"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2003.02.22"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 094"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.05.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 {? ?b3 fighting against the freeing move c6-c5.} h6 (4... e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Be3 Nb6 (6... a6 7. f4 Rc8 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. c3 {White firmly controls the vital blockading square d4, but × e4 is in Black hands, and the ? is very active on the b1-h7 ?.} Na4 11. Qd2 Ne7 12. Be2 Nb6 13. Na5 {against ?c4} Qc7 14. O-O Bg4 15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 {The exchange of the light-squared ? is good for Black from strategical point of view.} Nc4 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 $13 {Short-Dreev, FIDE World Cup final Hyderabad 2002}) 7. Nf3 Nc4 8. Rb1 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 {This is a sad retreat, White's plan proved to be unsuccessful.} Ne7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nxe3 12. fxe3 c5 13. Bxf5 Nxf5 14. Qe2 cxd4 15. exd4 Be7 $11 {Short-Macieja, Bled ol (Men) 2002}) 5. Nb3 e6 6. Nf3 (6. c3 Nd7 7. Be3 Ne7 8. f4 (8. Nf3 $5 {is similar to the game continuation.}) 8... h5 {Black has to blockade the light squares.} 9. Nf3 h4 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Nf5 12. Bf2 Be7 13. Nbd2 c5 {This is an ideal setup for Black!} 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bd3 Bg6 16. Qb1 c4 17. Bc2 b5 18. Rd1 Nb6 {? a5-b4 and Black grabs the ? on the ?.} 19. Nf1 a5 $15 {Anand-Karpov, Corsica Masters rapid 2002}) 6... Nd7 7. Be2 Ne7 8. O-O Bh7 9. c3 Rc8 $6 {This is not so necessary.} (9... Nf5 {? ?e7}) (9... Nc8 {? ?e7}) 10. Bd2 Ng6 11. Be3 {because now ?f5 cannot come.} Be7 12. Ne1 {? f4, when both the ? on g6 and the ? on h7 looks badly placed.} c5 13. f4 (13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Nxe5 $13 {is not a good exchange for White.}) 13... O-O 14. Nf3 (14. dxc5 {again helps Black to solve his problem of lack of space.} Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Qd4 Qb6 18. Nd3 Rc6 $11) 14... c4 15. Nc1 $1 {This is the beginning of a nice manoeuvre, ? ?d2, ?d1-c2 activating the passive ?.} (15. Nbd2 Qb6 $5 16. Qc1 f6 $15) 15... b5 16. Qd2 a5 17. Bd1 $1 f5 (17... b4 18. Bc2 f5 19. Ne2 (19. exf6 Nxf6 $13)) 18. Ne2 (18. exf6 $6 {gives Black a lot of space.} Nxf6 19. Bc2 Ne4 $15) 18... b4 19. h3 Rb8 20. g4 bxc3 21. Nxc3 (21. bxc3 $6 {looks bad in view of} fxg4 (21... Ba3 22. g5) 22. hxg4 Ba3 $15) 21... Nh4 22. Rf2 Kh8 23. Ba4 Nb6 24. Bc2 Na8 25. Rb1 Nc7 {The ? cannot find his place.} 26. Nxh4 Bxh4 27. Rg2 Be7 28. Qd1 $1 Bb4 29. Ne2 (29. g5 hxg5 (29... Qe8 $5 30. Na4) 30. fxg5 (30. Rxg5 Qe8 $13) 30... Bg6 31. Ne2) 29... a4 $2 {[#] creating only a target on × a4.} 30. gxf5 {This gives a lot of counterplay for Black on the ?!} (30. a3 $1 {fixing the target and after} Be7 31. g5 $1 $16 {gaining more space on the ? was clearly better.}) 30... exf5 (30... Bxf5 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32. Ng3 Rf8 33. Qg4 Qd7 34. Rf1 Rf7 35. f5 exf5 36. Rxf5 Ne6 $13) 31. Bxa4 Ne6 {finally the ? has found his place.} 32. Bc2 (32. b3 $5 c3 33. Rc1 Rc8 $1 (33... g5 $5 34. Nxc3 gxf4 35. Bf2 Ng5 36. Bc6 f3 37. Rh2 Bg8 $13) (33... Qh4 $6 34. Qe1 $1 (34. Nxc3 Qxh3 $13) (34. Bd7 Bg8 35. Bf2 Qe7 $13) 34... Qxh3 35. Qg3 $16) 34. Qd3 g5 $5 {Black has to organize some counterplay at any rate.} 35. Nxc3 gxf4 36. Bd2 Nxd4 37. Nb5 Bxd2 38. Rxc8 Qxc8 39. Nxd4 Be3+ 40. Kh2 Rg8 $132) 32... Qh4 33. Kh2 (33. b3 c3 $1 $132) 33... g5 $1 34. Qf1 g4 35. Rg1 (35. Rg3 $1 {? ?g2 was the last chance.}) 35... Rg8 36. Bf2 Qh5 37. Ng3 Qf7 38. Ne2 (38. Be3 h5 $1 39. hxg4 Rxg4 $1) 38... Qh5 39. Ng3 Qf7 40. Ne2 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-Cup 19th"] [Site "Rethymno"] [Date "2003.09.30"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Jobava, Baadur"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2830"] [BlackElo "2596"] [Annotator "Lukacs,Peter"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2003.09.28"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 098"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.02.03"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"] [BlackTeam "Tbilisi"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "GEO"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 Qb6 5. Qc1 e6 6. c4 Bxb1 {The exchange of the developed piece for the undeveloped one doesn't look healthy.} (6... Ne7 {- Shirov-Genov, EU-chT 2003 CBM 98}) (6... dxc4 $5 7. Bxc4 (7. Nd2 Qd8 (7... Bb4 8. Ngf3 Ne7 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Qa5 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. b4 $14 {Fluvia Poyatos-Garcia Luque, Burgos 2003}) 8. Bxc4 Ne7 $13) 7... Be4 {Black has to keep control over the vital blockading square d5.} (7... Bxb1 {doesn't look healthy again.} 8. Rxb1 Bb4+ 9. Ke2 Qd8 10. Nf3 Ne7 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bd3 Nd5 14. Bd2 h6 {(Meszaros-Eperjesi, FSIM Budapest 2003)} 15. Re1 $14) 8. f3 Bd5 9. Bd3 Na6 $11) 7. Rxb1 Bb4+ 8. Kd1 $1 {White now can get some tempi because of the badly placed ? on b4.} (8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 dxc4 (9... Nd7 10. c5 $14 {and White has a space advantage on both flanks.}) 10. Bxc4 c5 $5 (10... Ne7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O $14 {and White has the activity, although his backward ? on d4 can be weak in the long run.}) 11. d5 $1 (11. Nf3 Nc6 (11... cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 $14) 12. dxc5 Qxc5 $11 {cannot be recommended for White.}) 11... exd5 12. Qxd5 Qb4+ (12... Nh6 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. O-O Rd8 15. Qe4 Nd4 16. Bd5 $14 {and the ? on h6 is pathetic.}) 13. Ke2 Nh6 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. a3 Qb6 16. Rhc1 $1 (16. Qe4 $5) (16. e6 O-O $1) 16... O-O (16... Rd8 17. Qe4 Nd4+ 18. Kf1 $14) 17. Kf1 $14 {Gelfand-Dreev, Moscow 2002 CBM 91}) 8... dxc4 9. Nf3 $1 {This is the precise move order.} (9. Bxc4 {allows} c5 $1 $13 {Kasparov} (9... Qd8 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. a3 (11. Ke2 $5) 11... Bf8 12. Ke2 Nb6 13. Bd3 Ne7 {Black has a total control over × d5, but he lacks development and his position is a bit passive.} 14. b4 a6 15. g4 Ned5 16. Bd2 Be7 17. Qc2 h6 18. h4 g6 19. Qc1 Bf8 $13 {N.Grigore-M.Osman, Bucharest 2003})) 9... Nd7 10. a3 Be7 {Now the ? will come via ?h6.} (10... Bf8 $5 {? ?e7 × d5} 11. Bxc4) 11. Bxc4 Qc7 (11... c5 12. Ke2 (12. d5 $5 exd5 13. Bxd5 O-O-O 14. Ke2 f6 (14... Qg6 15. Rd1 Qxg2 16. b4 $36) (14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxd5 16. Nxf7 $18) 15. b4 $36)) 12. Ke2 Nb6 13. Bd3 Nd5 {The first wawe of ? is repelled, but Black has still space problems, and White's light-squared ? is very active.} 14. Bd2 {This ? is bad anyway.} (14. Re1 $5 {? ?f1-g1 was suggested by Kasparov improving the ?'s position.}) 14... h5 $1 {? ?h6 blockading the ? on the light squares.} 15. b4 {White has to find another territory for activity.} Nh6 16. Re1 {? ?f1 securing the ?'s place.} Rc8 17. Kf1 Qd7 (17... Nf5 $2 18. Bxf5 (18. Qc2 Qd7 19. Kg1 $14) 18... exf5 19. e6 $16) 18. Rb3 (18. Kg1 {was also a logical continuation of the plan.} Nc7 $1 (18... Nf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ne5 Qd6 22. Ng6 Rg8 23. Bf4 $16) 19. a4 {with typical minority ? on the ?.} (19. Bxh6 Rxh6 20. Qf4 Nd5 21. Qg3 Kf8 $13) (19. Bg5 a6 (19... Nf5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 (20... Qxe7 21. b5 $1) 21. Qg5 $16) (19... Nd5 20. Be4 $16 (20. Bxh6 Rxh6)) 20. Be4 Qd8 $13)) 18... Nc7 $1 (18... Nf5 {allows the destroying} 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. e6 $1 fxe6 21. Ne5 $16) 19. Bg5 $36 a6 20. Be4 (20. a4 $5 {deserved attention again.}) 20... Qd8 21. Bd2 $2 {The ? leaves his excellent place.} (21. h3 $1 {Kasparov} Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Qxd4 23. Rd3 Qb6 24. Nh7 $40 {is a wonderful attacking idea.}) 21... Nf5 22. Rd3 (22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Qc2 Qd7 24. Rbe3 (24. e6 $5 Nxe6 (24... fxe6 $2 25. Ne5 $16) 25. Rbe3 (25. Qxf5 Qd5 26. Ne5 O-O $13) 25... Bf6 (25... f4 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Qg6+ Kd8 (27... Kf8 28. Ne5 $18) 28. Qxg7 $16) 26. Qxf5 $14) 24... Nd5 25. R3e2 Qe6 26. Bg5 $14) 22... g6 $13 {Now a quiet manoeuvring phase is coming.} 23. g3 Nd5 24. h3 Rc7 25. Kg2 Rd7 {Black's position looks almost impregnable, but Kasparov never loses faith!} 26. Rd1 Nb6 27. Qc2 Nd5 28. Rb3 Nc7 29. Bc1 Nd5 30. h4 Nc7 31. a4 $1 {This minority ? is the only chance infusing life into the static position.} (31. Rbd3 Nd5) (31. Bb2 Nd5) 31... Nxd4 $2 {The opening of the position helps for the better developed party.} (31... Nd5 $5 {Kasparov}) 32. Nxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Qxd4 34. Bxg6 $1 {This is the point!} (34. b5 $5 axb5 (34... Qxa4 35. bxc6 b5 36. Be3 $16) 35. axb5 Nxb5 36. Bxc6+ bxc6 37. Qxc6+ Kf8 38. Rxb5 Kg7 39. Rb7 Qc5 40. Qf3 Rf8 $11) 34... Nd5 ({Accepting the sacrifice loses to} 34... fxg6 $4 35. Qxg6+ Kd7 36. Rd3 $18) 35. Be4 Nxb4 36. Qe2 $36 {Black has won a ?, but the white pieces gained a lot more activity, the ? works already rather well.} b5 (36... a5 37. Bb2 Qd7 38. Bc3 $14) 37. axb5 cxb5 (37... axb5 38. Ra3 $1 (38. Bb2 Qd7 39. Ba3 Nd5 40. Bxe7 Qxe7 41. Qc2 Qd7 42. Qc5 $16)) 38. Qf3 (38. Ba3 Nd5 39. Rd3 Qb6 40. Bxd5 exd5 (40... Bxa3 41. Be4) 41. Bxe7 Kxe7 42. Qd2 Rd8 43. Qg5+ Ke8 44. e6 $1 $40) 38... Nd5 39. Rd3 (39. Bb2 Qc4 40. Rd3 {- 39.?d3}) 39... Qc4 (39... Qxe5 40. Bxd5 exd5 41. Rxd5 Qf6 42. Bf4 $40) 40. Bd2 (40. Bb2 $1 {deserved serious attention, for example:} Rh6 $1 (40... Qc6 41. Bxd5 exd5 42. e6 O-O 43. Rxd5 f5 44. Kh2 $18) (40... Rg8 41. Rxd5 Rg4 42. Rd4 $18) (40... b4 41. Rxd5 exd5 42. Bxd5 Qg4 43. Qxf7+ Kd8 44. Bf3 $16) 41. Rxd5 exd5 42. Bxd5 $16) 40... Rg8 (40... O-O $1 {was the best defence, it is better late than never!} 41. Rxd5 $1 (41. Bxd5 exd5 42. Rxd5 b4 43. Rd7 Qe6 44. Rb7 a5 45. Qxh5 Qd5+ 46. Qf3 Qxe5 47. Bf4 Qe6 48. Rxe7 Qxe7 49. Qg4+ $11) (41. Bg5 Bxg5 42. hxg5 b4 43. Bxd5 exd5 44. Rxd5 Qg4 $1 $132 (44... b3 45. Rd6 $1)) 41... exd5 42. Bf5 (42. Bxd5 Qg4 $1 $132) 42... Kg7 43. Qxh5 Rh8 44. Qf3 $36) 41. Kh2 $3 {This quiet preparatory move decides the battle!} (41. Rxd5 Rg4 $1) 41... b4 (41... Rg6 42. Bxd5 exd5 43. Rc3 $40) 42. Bxd5 exd5 43. Rxd5 Rg6 44. Rd3 $1 Rc6 45. e6 $5 (45. Bxb4 $1 {was easier:} Bxb4 46. e6 Qxe6 (46... Rxe6 47. Qa8+ $18) (46... fxe6 47. Qxh5+ $18) 47. Re3 $18) 45... Qxe6 46. Re3 (46. Bxb4 Qf6 47. Qe3) 46... Qc4 $2 {This is the last mistake.} (46... Qd7 47. Bxb4 Re6 $16) 47. Bxb4 $18 Re6 48. Bxe7 Kxe7 49. Rc3 Qg4 50. Rc7+ Kd6 51. Qc6+ Ke5 52. Qc3+ Kd5 1-0 [Event "Sao Paulo 450 anniv sim"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "2004.08.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Meyer, Joseph Nigra"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2817"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2004.08.21"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.11.03"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 h6 6. c4 Ne7 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. c5 Bh7 9. b4 a6 10. Be2 Ng6 11. h4 Ne7 12. h5 Qc7 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Bf4 g5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. g4 Ne7 17. Bxh6 Bxh6 18. Rxh6 O-O-O 19. Ng5 Nf8 20. Qd2 Ng8 21. Rh3 Qe7 22. a4 Nd7 23. b5 Nb8 24. bxa6 Nxa6 25. Bxa6 bxa6 26. Rb1 Kc7 27. Nce4 Ra8 28. Qa5+ Kc8 29. Nd6+ Qxd6 30. cxd6 1-0 [Event "Sao Paulo 450 anniv sim"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "2004.08.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Pereira, Amanda Marques"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2817"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2004.08.21"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.11.03"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. c3 Ne7 7. f4 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Be7 11. Ngf3 O-O 12. Bb5 axb4 13. axb4 Na7 14. Be2 Qc7 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. O-O b6 17. Rxa7 Rxa7 18. Nb5 Qb7 19. Nxa7 Qxa7 20. c6 Nb8 21. b5 Qa5 22. Qa1 Rc8 23. Nb3 Qxa1 24. Rxa1 Bd8 25. Nd4 Rc7 26. Ra8 Rc8 27. c4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 Bc7 29. Nxe6 Re8 30. Nxc7 Rc8 31. Nd5 Kf8 32. Nxb6 Rc7 33. Bc5+ Ke8 34. Rxb8+ 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis Rapid"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.08.16"] [Round "7"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Navara, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2017.08.14"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 180"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Ne7 8. f4 h5 9. f5 exf5 10. g5 Nbc6 11. Nf4 a6 12. Bg2 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qf2 Bb4 16. O-O-O Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qa5 18. Rxd5 Qxc3 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 O-O 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rd1 Rab8 23. c4 Rfd8 24. Rd6 Kf8 25. Rcxc6 Rdc8 26. Kc2 h4 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Kc3 a5 29. Ra6 Rb8 30. Rxa5 Rb1 31. c5 Re1 32. Ra8+ Ke7 33. Ra7+ Ke8 34. Nd3 Re3 35. Kd2 Rh3 36. c6 Rxh2+ 37. Ke3 Rc2 38. e6 h3 39. Nb4 f4+ 40. Kd4 h2 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Rh8 Rd2+ 43. Kc5 Be4 44. c7 Bb7 45. Kb6 Bc8 46. Rxc8 h1=Q 47. Re8+ Kxe8 48. c8=Q+ Ke7 49. Nc6+ Qxc6+ 50. Qxc6 Rd6 0-1