[Event "Match/Training Kasparov-Nikitin"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "1977.11.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Nikitin, Aleksander S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D90"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1977.11.??"] [EventType "game"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2001"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be6 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. d5 Nb4 12. Qc1 N6xd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Bxe4 $3 15. Rxd8 Rfxd8 16. Be2 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 18. Bxe7 Rd7 19. Bc5 Re8+ 20. Be3 f5 21. g3 g5 22. h4 f4 23. hxg5 fxe3 24. fxe3 hxg5 25. Nxg5 Bd4 26. Qd1 Rxe3+ 27. Kd2 Rxg3 28. Qb3+ Kg7 29. Ne6+ Kf6 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 31. Qc3 Rgg4 32. Kc1 Kg6 33. b3 Rc4 34. bxc4 Rxc4 35. Kb2 Rxc3 36. Kxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "OHRA-A"] [Site "Brussels"] [Date "1986.12.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Huebner, Robert"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D90"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "1986.12.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "BEL"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 001"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.01.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8. e4 b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. e5 Ng4 11. Bxb5 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxb5 13. Ndxb5 a6 14. Na3 Qd4 15. Qc2 Nc6 16. Qe2 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Ngxe5 18. O-O Nd3 19. Rb1 Rab8 20. Rd1 Rfd8 21. Kf1 f5 22. Ke2 Nce5 23. Na4 Rd6 24. Be3 f4 25. Bc5 f3+ 26. gxf3 Nf4+ 27. Ke3 Rf6 28. Bxe7 Ng2+ 29. Ke2 Rxf3 30. Bd6 Nf4+ 31. Kf1 Ng4 32. Rd2 Re8 33. Nc4 Nxh2+ 34. Kg1 Ng4 35. Rf1 Bd4 36. Bc5 Rg3+ 37. Kh1 Rh3+ 38. Kg1 Nh2 0-1 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2000.01.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D90"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2851"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2000.01.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 075"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.04.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Na5 12. Bd4 Qd6 {After the game Arlandi-Konopka (see CBM71) it became clear that this and not} (12... e5 {or}) (12... c5) {is the best option for Black in the present position.} 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. f4 {If White refrains from this move, Black obtains good counterplay on the dark squares, in the meantime destroying the white pawn centre by means of ...c7-c6 or ...e7-e6, e.g.} (14. Qd2 Qf6 15. O-O-O c6 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Rac8+ 19. Kb1 Nc6 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21. Rhd1 Nxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. d6 e6 24. f4 Nc4 25. Rd4 Nb6 26. Bf3 Rd7 27. Rb4 Kf6 28. a4 Rc5 {Mchedlishvili,M-Ftacnik,L/Eu Team Ch 1999/0-1 (45)}) 14... Qf6 (14... e5 {is possible, too:} 15. fxe5 $6 (15. f5 $5) 15... Qxe5 16. f4 $6 Qxf4 17. Qd4+ f6 18. Qc5 {(winning a piece but Black obtains a strong attack against the weak white king as - unlike in the line 14...?xf4? 15.?d4+ f6 16.?c5 - the e-file is open)} c6 $1 19. Qxa5 cxd5 20. exd5 Rac8 21. Qb5 Rfe8 22. Kd1 Re3 23. Kc2 a6 24. Qa5 Rxe2+ 25. Kb3 Rxb2+ {0-1 Johannessen,L-Rytshagov,M/Troll Masters 2000}) 15. Qd2 c6 {An attempt to avoid a draw after} (15... Nac4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Qe2 Nb6 18. Qe3 Nc4 19. Qe2 Nb6 20. Qe3 Nc4 21. Qe2 {½-½ Sokolov,I-Shirov,A/FIDE WCh KO g/25+10 1999}) 16. dxc6 {No doubt, Kasparov had analysed all the consequences of the more principal} (16. e5 {Black has apparently no problems after} Qh4) 16... Rfd8 $1 {Black doesn't just recapture the pawn but continues his attack of the b2 and f4 pawns. This is more active than} (16... Nxc6 {after which the white queen would be quite safe on e3.}) 17. Qe3 (17. Nd5 Nxd5 (17... Qxc6 $2 18. Qxa5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Rxd5 20. Qa3) 18. cxb7 {was losing because of} Nxf4 $3 19. bxa8=Q (19. Qxa5 Qxb2 $19) 19... Rxd2 {and now:} 20. Kxd2 (20. Bf3 Ng2+ 21. Kxd2 Qxb2+ 22. Kd3 (22. Kd1 Nc4 $19) 22... Nf4+ 23. Ke3 e5 $19) (20. Bg4 Ng2+ 21. Kxd2 Qxb2+ $19) 20... Qxb2+ 21. Ke3 Qxe2+ 22. Kxf4 (22. Kd4 Qd3+ 23. Kc5 Qc4#) 22... Qxf2+ 23. Kg4 (23. Ke5 Qf6+ 24. Kd5 Qd6#) 23... h5+ 24. Kh3 Qf3+ 25. Kh4 Qg4#) 17... Nac4 18. Qc5 (18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qe2 (19. Qc5 Nxb2) 19... Qxc6 {[%CAl Rd8d2] is hopeless for White, e.g.} 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 Rd8 {[%CAl Rd8d2]}) 18... Rac8 {Black contents himself with a pleasant endgame. He had a sharper but also promising option:} (18... Nxb2 $5 19. cxb7 (19. c7 Rd7 $1) 19... Rab8) 19. c7 Rd7 20. Bxc4 Rcxc7 21. Qg5 Rxc4 {Black's problem is the abundance of attractive lines. It isn't easy to pick out the best one.} ({After} 21... Qxg5 22. fxg5 Nxc4 23. Nd5 $1 (23. Nb5 Rc5 24. Nxa7 Nxb2 $19) 23... Rc6 24. b3 $1 (24. Rb1 Nxb2) 24... Nb2 $5 (24... Nd6 25. f3) 25. O-O (25. Ke2 e6 26. Nb4 Rcd6) 25... e6 26. Nf6 Rd2 27. Rfc1 {White is still alive.}) ({Not so clear was also} 21... Nxc4 22. Qxf6+ exf6 23. Nd5 {e.g.} Rc6 24. b3 Nd6 25. f3 f5 26. e5 Nb5 27. Rd1 Rc5 28. Ne3) 22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. Rc1 Rcd4 {Black controls the d-file; besides, his king is active and the whie monarch is rather unsafe.} 24. b3 {White tries to cut off the black knight; otherwise it will become very active, e.g.} (24. Rc2 Nc4 25. b3 (25. f3 Ne3) 25... Na3) ({or} 24. f3 Nc4 (24... Rd3 25. Rf1) 25. Nd5+ (25. Ne2 Rd2) 25... Kg7 26. b3 Nb2) {However, now the black rook enters the white camp along the 3rd rank.} 24... Rd3 25. Ke2 {It is not easy to find a useful move for White but it doesn't look wise to remove his king from the central e1 square.} (25. Rg1 $5 Rf3 26. Ne2) 25... Rd2+ 26. Kf3 (26. Ke1 $5 Rb2) 26... R7d3+ 27. Kg2 e6 {The black knight is ready to enter the game while the white pieces are tied up.} 28. Rhe1 (28. Rhd1 $4 Rxc3) 28... Ke7 {Preparing 29...?d7 but allowing White to get rid of his weak f4 pawn.} (28... Nd7 29. Red1 $1) (28... a6 {is interesting but White isn't apparently in a zugzwang:} 29. Rcd1 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 Rd2 31. Nc3 Rc2 32. Re3 Nd7 {[%CAl Yd7b8,Yb8c6,Yc6b4]} 33. Kf1 {[%CAl Yf1d1]}) 29. f5 (29. Kf1 Rf3 30. Re2 Rd7 {[%csl Rf4]}) (29. Rcd1 $5) 29... Nd7 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Kf1 Ne5 32. Re2 {White has managed to consolidate his position; however, the holes on the dark squares don't enable him to equalize.} g5 33. Na4 (33. Rc2 $5) 33... Rd1+ 34. Re1 Rxe1+ 35. Kxe1 Rd7 {[%CAl Ye5d3,Yd3f4,Ye7f6,Yf6e5] Black is preparing to rearrange his pieces in the best way.} 36. Ke2 (36. Nc5 {didn't help in view of} Rc7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. b4 b6 39. Rd1+ Ke7 40. Nb3 Rc2+ 41. Rd2 Rc3 {and White is helpless}) 36... Nd3 37. Rc3 Nf4+ 38. Kf3 Kf6 39. Nc5 {White has no moves!} (39. Nb2 Rd2) 39... Rc7 40. h4 $6 {After the exchange of this pawn (and the h7 pawn becoming passed) any knight endgame will be definitely lost for White.} (40. Na4 {was probably better although the knight endgame after} Rxc3+ 41. Nxc3 Ke5 42. Ke3 {looks also difficult for White:} g4 43. f3 h5 {etc.}) 40... e5 41. hxg5+ Kxg5 42. Rc4 b5 {Black decides it will be easier to promote the h-pawn with the help of his rook.} (42... b6 $5) 43. Rc1 b4 44. Rc4 a5 45. Na4 {The knight has to go away from the main battle field.} Rf7 {Now after} (45... Rxc4 46. bxc4 {White obtains counterplay thanks to his passed c4 pawn.}) 46. Ke3 (46. Kg3 h5 47. Nc5 h4+ 48. Kh2 Kg4 $19) 46... Ng2+ 47. Ke2 Nf4+ 48. Ke3 h5 49. Rc5 Ng2+ 50. Ke2 h4 $1 {Well-judged! With his a4 knight out of play, White is not able to stop this pawn.} 51. Rxe5+ Kg4 52. Re8 (52. Rxa5 h3 53. f3+ Kh4 54. Kf2 (54. Ra8 h2 55. Kf2 Kh3 $19) 54... Nf4 55. Ra8 Rh7 56. Kg1 Rg7+ 57. Kh1 Nd3) (52. f3+ Rxf3 {(the simplest)} 53. Rg5+ Kxg5 54. Kxf3 Ne1+ 55. Kf2 Nd3+ 56. Kf3 Ne5+ ({better than} 56... Nc1) 57. Kg2 Kg4 58. Nc5 h3+ 59. Kh2 Kh4 $19 {??g4+,?g3}) 52... Nf4+ 53. Ke3 h3 54. f3+ Kh4 (54... Kh4 55. Rh8+ Nh5 56. Kf2 Rg7 $19) 0-1 [Event "Saint Louis Rapid"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.08.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D90"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2751"] [PlyCount "74"] [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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. e4 Be6 8. e5 Nd5 9. h5 Nd7 10. h6 Bf8 11. Ne4 f6 12. Bd2 b5 13. a4 Bf5 14. Ng3 e6 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Be2 Be7 18. O-O a5 19. b3 c3 20. Bxb5 cxd2 21. e6 O-O 22. exd7 Nc3 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Qxd2 Ne4 25. Qe3 Qxd7 26. Nd2 Nxd2 27. Qxd2 Bb4 28. Qd3 Qd6 29. Ra2 Rae8 30. Re2 Qf4 31. g3 Qxh6 32. Kg2 f4 33. Rh1 Qg5 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Bf7 Re3 36. fxe3 Qxg3+ 37. Kf1 f3 0-1