[Event "URS-chT Cup 12th"] [Site "Kislovodsk"] [Date "1982.06.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Averbakh, Yuri L"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "1982.06.??"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2020"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2019.10.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Spartak"] [BlackTeam "Zenit"] [WhiteTeamCountry "URS"] [BlackTeamCountry "URS"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. a3 Be7 12. g3 O-O 13. Bg2 Bd7 14. b4 b6 15. O-O Rac8 16. Rfc1 Rfd8 17. Rab1 Be8 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Ne5 Qb8 20. Qa2 Qa8 21. Qb3 a6 22. Rb2 a5 23. Nd3 axb4 24. axb4 Rc7 25. Nd2 Ra7 26. Nc4 Ra1 27. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 28. Rb1 Qa6 29. Nce5 Ra8 30. Rc1 Qb5 31. Qc2 Rc8 32. Ra1 Bd6 33. Ra7 Bxe5 34. Nxe5 Nxb4 35. Qe4 Nd5 36. Bf1 Qb3 37. Qf3 Nf6 38. Ba6 Qb1+ 39. Kg2 Rd8 40. Nxc6 Bxc6 41. Qxc6 Qe4+ 42. Qxe4 Nxe4 43. Rb7 g5 44. Rxb6 Kg7 45. Be2 Nf6 46. Rb5 h6 47. h4 Rd5 48. Rc5 gxh4 49. gxh4 Rd7 50. Bf3 Ra7 51. Rc2 Re7 52. Bc6 Ra7 53. Kf3 Ra5 54. Rc3 Rf5+ 55. Kg3 Ra5 56. f4 Nd5 57. Bxd5 Rxd5 58. Rc5 Rd6 59. f5 Kf6 60. Kf4 Rd8 61. Rc4 Rd7 62. e4 exf5 63. e5+ Ke6 64. h5 Kd5 65. Ra4 Rd8 66. Kxf5 Rg8 67. Kf6 Rg5 68. e6 1-0 [Event "Interzonal-12c"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1982.09.20"] [Round "10"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Rodriguez, Ruben"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2405"] [PlyCount "115"] [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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 16. dxc5 Bc6 17. Qe5 Qxe5 18. Nxe5 Rd2 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rxb2 21. Rb1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Bxc5 23. Rxb7 f6 24. Nd7 Bd6 25. f4 a5 26. Rb6 Bb4 27. Nb8 Kf7 28. a4 Bc3 29. Rb7+ Kg6 30. Kg2 Bb4 31. Nc6 Bc3 32. Ne7+ Kh6 33. f5 e5 34. Kf3 Rd8 35. Ke4 Be1 36. f3 g6 37. Rb6 Kg5 38. fxg6 hxg6 39. f4+ exf4 40. exf4+ Kh5 41. Rxf6 Rd2 42. Nxg6 Rxh2 43. Kf5 Rc2 44. Rf7 Rc5+ 45. Ne5 Kh6 46. Rf6+ Kh7 47. Rc6 Rxc6 48. Nxc6 Bd2 49. Ne5 Kg7 50. Nc4 Bc3 51. Ke6 Kf8 52. f5 Ke8 53. f6 Bb4 54. f7+ Kf8 55. Kf6 Bc3+ 56. Kg6 Bb4 57. Ne5 Ke7 58. Kg7 1-0 [Event "Candidates f Kasparov-Smyslov +4-0=9"] [Site "Vilnius"] [Date "1984.03.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "82"] [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 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. exd4 f6 13. Bh4 Rd8 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nf8 16. Bg3 Be6 17. Rfe1 Bf7 18. c4 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 Nb6 20. Nb3 Na4 21. Bf1 Rd7 22. Na5 Ne6 23. d5 Nd4 24. dxc6 Nxc6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. c5 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Bd6 Bf7 29. Rb1 Bd5 30. Rb8+ Kf7 31. Rf8+ Ke6 32. g3 g6 33. Ba6 Rxd6 34. cxd6 Kxd6 35. Rxf6+ Ke5 36. Rf8 c5 37. Re8+ Kd4 38. Rd8 Ke5 39. f4+ Ke4 40. Bf1 Bb3 41. Kf2 Nb2 1-0 [Event "Candidates f Kasparov-Smyslov +4-0=9"] [Site "Vilnius"] [Date "1984.03.26"] [Round "7"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "27"] [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 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nxc4 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 c5 14. Be2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidates f Kasparov-Smyslov +4-0=9"] [Site "Vilnius"] [Date "1984.03.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2600"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "88"] [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 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 e5 $6 10. a3 $1 Bd6 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 e4 (11... Qxa3 12. e4 N5b6 13. Bd3 $146) 12. c4 $1) 11. dxe5 (11. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 cxd5 13. dxe5 (13. Bb5 f6) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Rc5 Bxb5 17. Rxb5 f6 $1 18. Bh4 (18. Rxd5 Bxb2) 18... O-O-O $10) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. b4 Bxc3 (13... Qxa3 $2 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. O-O Be6 17. f4 Bd6 18. f5 Bxb4 19. Qf2 $18) 14. Qxc3 $1 (14. Rxc3 Qb6 (14... Nxb4 15. e4 (15. Rc5 $2 Nd3+ $1) 15... Na6 (15... Na2 $2 16. Rc2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Be6 18. Bc4 $18) (15... f6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Bc4 $36 Qb1+ $2 19. Rc1 Qxe4+ 20. Kd1 $1 $18) 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Rxc6 (17. O-O h6 $1 (17... O-O $2 18. Bf6 $1) 18. Qd6 $2 hxg5 19. Qxc6+ Ke7 20. Rc5 (20. e5 Rh6) 20... Qb6) 17... Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 $16) 15. Rc1 h6 16. Bh4 Bf5 {?/?}) 14... Nxc3 15. bxa5 Ne4 16. Bf4 $16 {?, ?, ? b, × b7} O-O 17. f3 Nf6 18. e4 Re8 (18... Bd7 {? b6} 19. Kf2 b6 20. Ba6 $1 Bc8 (20... c5 21. Bb7 Rad8 22. Bc7 Rde8 23. Bd6) 21. Be2 Bd7 (21... c5 22. Bc7 Nd7 23. Rhd1 {Zugzwang}) 22. Rhd1 b5 23. Bg5 $16) 19. Kf2 a6 20. Be2 (20. Rb1 Re7 21. Bd6 Rxe4 $1 {?/?}) 20... Be6 21. Rb1 Re7 22. Rhd1 Rae8 23. Rb2 $1 Bc8 24. Rbd2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. g4 $1 Nc5 $6 (26... h6 {?}) 27. Be3 Nd7 (27... Ne6 $6 28. f4 Rd8 29. f5 Rxd1 30. Bxd1 Nc7 31. a4 $1 Ne8 32. Bb3 Nf6 33. Kf3 Nd7 34. Kf4 Kf8 35. e5 $16) 28. g5 $1 Ne5 (28... Re5 $2 29. f4 $1 Rxe4 $2 30. Bg4 Re7 31. Bc5 $18) 29. Bd4 $1 (29. Kg3 $2 Be6 {? 30....?c4, 30.... ?c4}) 29... Ng6 30. Kg3 Nf8 31. h4 Rd8 32. f4 Be6 33. Bc3 $1 (33. f5 Bb3 34. Rd2 c5 $1 35. Bc3 Rxd2 36. Bxd2 Nd7 37. Kf4 f6 $1) 33... Rxd1 34. Bxd1 Nd7 (34... g6 35. Bc2) 35. f5 Bc4 36. h5 $1 h6 (36... f6 37. h6 $18) 37. gxh6 {× h6} gxh6 38. e5 Nc5 39. Kf4 Bd5 40. Bc2 f6 41. e6 Kg7 42. Bb4 (42. Bd4 Nb3 43. e7 Kf7 44. Bxf6) 42... Nb3 43. Ke3 c5 (43... Bc4 44. Bc3 Bd5 45. Be4 $1 Bc4 (45... Nc5 46. Bxd5 cxd5 47. Kd4 Ne4 48. Bb4 Ng3 49. Kxd5 Nxf5 50. Kc5 Ng3 51. Kb6 Nxh5 52. Kxb7 Nf4 53. Kxa6 Nxe6 54. Kb6) 46. Bf3 Nc1 (46... Bb5 47. Be2 $1) 47. e7 Bf7 48. Bd1 {Zugzwang}) 44. Bc3 Kf8 {Abgabezug} (44... Nc1 45. Ba4 $18) (44... c4 45. Be4 Bc6 46. Bxc6 bxc6 47. Ke4 $18) (44... Kf8 45. Bxb3 (45. Be4 Bxe4 46. Kxe4 Ke7 47. Kd5 $18) 45... Bxb3 46. Bxf6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Candidates f Kasparov-Smyslov +4-0=9"] [Site "Vilnius"] [Date "1984.04.09"] [Round "13"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "30"] [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 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rc1 Bxe5 15. dxc6 bxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch30-KK1 Karpov-Kasparov +5-3=40"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1985.01.30"] [Round "47"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2715"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "1984.09.10"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "48"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 N7b6 9. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 10. Nxd2 exd5 11. Bd3 a5 12. a4 Bb4 13. Ke2 Bg4+ 14. f3 Bh5 15. h4 O-O 16. g4 Bg6 17. b3 Bxd3+ 18. Kxd3 Rfe8 19. Rac1 c5 20. Bf4 Rac8 21. dxc5 Nd7 22. c6 bxc6 23. Rhd1 Nc5+ 24. Kc2 f6 25. Nf1 Ne6 26. Bg3 Red8 27. Bf2 c5 28. Nd2 c4 29. bxc4 Nc5 30. e4 d4 31. Nb1 d3+ 32. Kb2 d2 0-1 [Event "Chess Classics Giants 3rd pl"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2825"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "1998.06.19"] [EventType "match (rapid)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 065 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.09.09"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.09.09"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 c5 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 cxd4 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. N5xd4 Bd6 15. f4 h6 16. Bh4 a6 17. Be2 Nd5 18. Qd2 N7f6 19. Rad1 Bb4 20. Qd3 Bd7 21. Bf3 Ba4 22. Kh1 Be7 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Na5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qd8 26. Nxb7 Qb6 27. b3 Bb5 28. Nxb5 axb5 29. Bg3 Nh5 30. Bh4 Ng3+ 31. Bxg3 Bf6 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Nc5 Bb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "EuroTel Trophy"] [Site "Prague"] [Date "1998.09.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2815"] [Annotator "Tsesarsky,Ilya"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "1998.09.06"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 067"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.11.30"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nxc4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qd5 (12... Qg5 13. f4 (13. Ne5 $5 $14) 13... Qd5 (13... Qh6 14. Be2 Nd5 15. Qd2 b5 16. Ne5 (16. Na5 Bd7 17. O-O $14) 16... Bb7 17. O-O f6 18. Nd7 Rf7 19. Nc5 $16) 14. Bd3 b6 15. e4 $1 (15. Ne5 c5 $1 (15... Bb7 $2 16. e4 Qa5 17. O-O Rac8 18. Nc4 Qh5 19. Rf3 g6 $2 (19... h6 20. Ne5 $16) 20. Rh3 (20. Raf1 $2 Qh6 $16 {1-0 Pesztericz,L-Mitlasovszki,I/Zalakaros op 1995/EXT 95op (40)}) 20... Qg4 21. Rf1 $18) 16. O-O (16. e4 Qd6 17. Nc4 Qxf4 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. g3 Qh6 21. Bd3 Bb7 $17) 16... Bb7 $132) 15... Qh5 (15... Qd7 16. e5 $16) 16. O-O $14) (12... Qc7 13. Bd3 (13. e4 c5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bd3 cxd4 16. cxd4 g6 17. O-O Bd7 18. Qd2 {Smagin,S-Rosenberg,S/USSR 1984/Inf 37 (18)}) 13... c5 14. e4 b5 15. Ne3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. e5 Nh5 19. Nc2 Bb7 20. Be2 g6 21. Bxh5 gxh5 22. O-O $16 {1-0 Filippov,V-Bocharov,D/Russian Cup 7th Stage, Tomsk RUS 1998 (29)}) 13. Bd3 b5 (13... Qxg2 $2 14. O-O-O Qd5 (14... b5 15. Ne5 $5 (15. Rdg1 Qd5 16. e4 Qh5 17. Ne5 c5 $17) (15. Rhg1 $5 Qd5 16. e4 (16. Ne5 Rd8 17. Rg3 Qd6 18. Kb2 Bb7 19. Rdg1 $18) 16... Qh5 17. Ne5 c5 18. f4 cxd4 19. Qg2 Qh6 20. cxd4 Bb7 21. Kb2 Rfd8 $19) 15... Qd5 16. Rhg1 Rd8 17. Rg3 Qd6 (17... c5 18. Rdg1 g6 19. Bxg6 $18) 18. Kb2 Bb7 19. Rdg1 Qf8 20. Rf3 (20. Rxg7+ Qxg7 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qd1 $16) 20... Qe7 21. Bxh7+ $18) 15. Rhg1 Bd7 16. Rg3 (16. e4 Qh5 17. f4 Rfd8 18. Qf2 Be8 19. Rg5 Qh3 20. Rg3 Qh6 21. Rdg1 g6 22. Rg5 $44) 16... Rfd8 17. Rdg1 g6 18. Rg5 $1 (18. Ne5 Be8 $15 {[%csl Gg6]}) 18... e5 19. Nxe5 $16) 14. e4 Qg5 15. Ne5 $2 $17 (15. Ne3 e5 16. O-O (16. h4 Qf4 17. g3 Qf3 18. O-O Re8 19. Be2 (19. d5 Bb7 20. Rab1 cxd5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Be4 Nxe3 24. Bxf3 Nxc2 25. Bxb7 Nxa3 26. Ra1 Rab8 27. Bg2 Nc4 28. Rxa7 f6 $11) 19... Qxe4 20. Bd3 Qf3 21. Be2 $11) 16... Rd8 17. Rfd1 Be6 (17... exd4 18. cxd4 Rxd4 19. Qxc6 Rb8 20. Qc7 Ra8 21. Be2 Rxe4 22. Qc6 $18) (17... Ng4 18. Nxg4 Bxg4 19. Be2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Rd6 $11) 18. Be2 (18. a4 $2 b4 $1 19. dxe5 b3 $1 20. Qb2 Qxe5 (20... Ng4 21. Nxg4 Bxg4 22. Be2 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Qxe5 24. Qb2 Qe6 $15) 21. Nc4 Qb8 (21... Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Nxe4 23. Qxb3 $11) 22. e5 Ng4 23. Qe2 Rd5 24. Re1 Qd8 25. Be4 Rc5 $17) 18... Rd6 19. dxe5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxe5 $15) 15... Qxg2 16. O-O-O Qg5+ (16... c5 $2 17. Rhg1 Qxh2 18. Qd2 h6 (18... cxd4 19. Rxg7+ Kh8 (19... Kxg7 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Qxf6+ Kg8 22. Ng4 $18) 20. Qg5 Qxf2 21. Ng4 $18) 19. Rh1 Qg2 20. Rdg1 $18) 17. Qd2 (17. Kb1 $6 c5 18. Rhg1 Qf4 19. Rg3 (19. f3 cxd4 20. cxd4 a6 21. Rg2 Nd7 22. Rg4 Qh6 23. Rdg1 g6 24. Nc6 Qe3 $17) 19... c4 $17) 17... Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Bb7 (18... a6 19. Nxc6 (19. a4 Bb7 20. Ke3 Rfd8 $17) 19... Bb7 $17) 19. Ke3 c5 $2 $11 (19... a6 20. a4 Rfd8 21. Ra1 Nd7 $17) (19... Rfd8 20. Rb1 Nd7 $17) 20. Rb1 (20. Bxb5 Nxe4 $17) 20... a6 21. a4 Rfc8 (21... cxd4+ 22. cxd4 Rfc8 23. f3 $132) 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxb5 cxd4+ 24. cxd4 Ba6 25. Rc5 (25. Rb3 Bxd3 26. Kxd3 $11) 25... Bxd3 (25... Rxc5 26. dxc5 Bxd3 27. Nxd3 $14) 26. Rxc8+ (26. Nxd3 Rd8 $11) 26... Rxc8 27. Kxd3 Ra8 28. Rb1 Ra3+ 29. Kc4 Ra4+ 30. Kd3 Ra3+ 31. Kc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Reykjavik rapid"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "2004.03.18"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2831"] [Annotator "Skripchenko,Almira"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2004.03.18"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 100"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Carlsen probably wants to avoid the Najdorf against Kasparov.} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 (5... dxc4 {The Botvinnik System is the sharpest line available here. Is Kasparov afraid to play something as dangerous as this against a child who calculates like a computer?}) 6. e3 Qa5 {Kasparov plays the Cambridge Springs, which is not as volatile as theBotvinnik.} 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. exd4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 a5 14. a4 Qc7 15. Rae1 h6 16. Bh4 Bd6 17. h3 Nb6 (17... g5 $2 {is met by} 18. Qg6+ {:-)}) 18. Bxf6 Nxc4 19. Ne4 Bh2+ (19... Be6 20. Nxd6 Nxd6 {is actually better than what happened in the game}) 20. Kh1 Nd6 21. Kxh2 Nxe4+ 22. Be5 Nd6 23. Qc5 (23. d5 Rd8 24. Nd4 {wins a pawn, because} Bd7 {loses to} 25. Nb5) 23... Rd8 24. d5 Qd7 25. Nd4 Nf5 26. dxc6 bxc6 27. Nxc6 Re8 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Rfe1 Bb7 30. Nd4 ({The kid has Kasparov sweating, but he sees that after} 30. Nxa5 {there are enormous complications arising from} Bxg2 {When you are a pawn up against the world's strongest player you do not want to give him this kind of counterplay, but rather to simplify the position and win in the endgame :-)}) 30... Nxd4 31. Qxd4 Qg6 32. Qg4 ({When you are a pawn up and have opposite colour bishops it is usually better to keep the queens on the board. I would have have played} 32. f3) 32... Qxg4 33. hxg4 Bc6 34. b3 f6 35. Bc3 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Bd5 37. Rb1 Kf7 38. Kg3 Rb8 39. b4 axb4 40. Bxb4 Bc4 41. a5 Ba6 42. f3 Kg6 43. Kf4 h5 44. gxh5+ Kxh5 45. Rh1+ Kg6 46. Bc5 Rb2 47. Kg3 Ra2 48. Bb6 Kf7 49. Rc1 g5 50. Rc7+ (50. Bd8 $1 Bb5 51. Rd1 Bc4 52. Rd6 Bf1 53. f4 Rxg2+ 54. Kf3 gxf4 (54... g4+ $2 55. Ke4 Re2+ 56. Kf5 g3 57. Rxf6+ Ke8 58. Bb6 {gives White chances to win.}) 55. Rxf6+ Ke8 56. Bc7 Ra2 57. Rxf4 Kd7 58. Bb6 {is still a draw, but with a little more suffering for Black.}) 50... Kg6 51. Rc6 Bf1 52. Bf2 {Kasparov was actually lucky to escape with a draw against the 13-year-old Norwegian wunderkind.} 1/2-1/2