[Event "Belgrade Investbank"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1989.11.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Damljanovic, Branko"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B70"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2775"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "1989.11.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "YUG"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 016"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1990.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nb3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. Kh1 b5 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 Nd7 14. f4 Nb6 15. Ra1 a5 16. Nd5 a4 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Ra3 Na5 19. f5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qb6 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. b3 Rxf1+ 23. Nxf1 axb3 24. cxb3 Rb8 25. Bg5 Nxb3 26. Bxe7 Nd4 27. Rd3 h6 28. Ne3 Re8 29. Nc4 Qb4 30. Nxd6 Rxe7 31. Ne4 Nf5 32. Qf3 Qe1+ 0-1 [Event "Olympiad-31"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.12.10"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B70"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2805"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1994.12.01"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 045"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Ukraine"] [BlackTeam "Russia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Ng4 11. Bf4 Ne5 12. Nd5 Bg4 13. O-O e6 14. Ne3 Nf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Bxd6 b5 17. Qd3 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxd6 19. Rfd1 Qc5 20. c3 Rab8 21. a3 a5 22. Rac1 h5 23. Rc2 Rfd8 24. Rcd2 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. cxb4 Qxb4 28. Qxb4 Rxb4 29. Rd8+ Bf8 30. Nd1 h4 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Rd3 f5 33. b3 Kf6 34. Ne3 Bc5 35. f3 Bxe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Internet sim1"] [Site "ICC INT"] [Date "1995.12.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Ronksley, S."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B70"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "1995.12.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1998"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.11.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 d6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. c3 a6 15. h3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Re2 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Rxc4 21. Nd2 Rc7 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 h6 24. Be3 Kf8 25. g4 Kg8 26. a4 Kf8 27. a5 Rec8 28. Rb4 Ke8 29. Kf1 Kd7 30. Rb6 Ke8 31. Ke2 Kd7 32. h4 Ke8 33. f3 Kd7 34. f4 Ke8 35. h5 Rd7 36. Kd3 Kd8 37. Rh1 Ke8 38. c4 Kf8 39. b3 Rdc7 40. Rh2 Ke8 41. Ke4 Kf8 42. hxg6 fxg6 43. f5 g5 44. Bd4 Rd7 45. Kd3 Kf7 46. Bxg7 Kxg7 47. Kd4 Rcc7 48. b4 Rc8 49. Rh3 1-0 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1981.04.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Balashov, Yuri S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B71"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "1981.04.08"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "URS"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "MCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f4 g6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd7 9. exd6 exd6 10. Qd4 Nf6 11. Be3 Be7 12. Be2 O-O 13. Bf3 d5 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. O-O Bc5 16. Kh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 20th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "2003.03.09"] [Round "14"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B72"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2847"] [Annotator "Rogozenco,Dorian"] [PlyCount "64"] [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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {A very popular move order lately. The main purpose is to avoid Sveshnikov Sicilian.} g6 {Although Kasparov has very good memories in Dragon against Anand (remember their New-York match in 1995), this choice is rather surprising, as Kasparov didn't play any more Dragon games after that match. Sveshnikov aficionados are forced to play either 3...e5, or 3...Nf6, in case they wouldn't like to have any other line of Opening Sicilian.} 4. d4 {Now White switched to the Opening Sicilian. This is main advantage of 3.Nc3 comparing with most Anti-Sicilian lines. It is more flexible.} cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 (8... Na5 $2 {was refuted by Fischer almost half a century ago:} 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (10... Rxf7 11. Ne6 {wins the queen}) 11. Ne6 $1 dxe6 (11... Kxe6 12. Qd5+ Kf5 13. g4+ Kxg4 14. Rg1+ {and mate}) 12. Qxd8 $18 {Fischer-Reshevsky, New York, 1958.}) 9. h3 {A surprise from Anand, I suspect a pleasant one for Kasparov. Vishy doesn't feel like entering the main lines. Dragon must have been a surprise again for him, after so many years...} Na5 (9... Bd7) 10. O-O b6 {This is a simple set-up for Black, enough for equality. As usual in lines where White castles short in Dragon (the so-called Classical Dragon), Black has a good play right from the opening. Nevertheless White's position contains certain poison - he hopes to create some pressure in the center. Black needs to be careful and play precisely, otherwise he might easily end up in a position with no counterplay.} 11. Re1 {White also chooses a clear plan. He intends Bg5, followed by Nd5. After that it is likely that the e-file will be opened and White will get his pressure on e7.} (11. Qd3) 11... Bb7 12. Bg5 Nxb3 13. axb3 h6 14. Bh4 Qd7 $1 {Kasparov succeeds to improve even in such a sideline of Dragon. As we'll see, by controling square f5 Black is taking measures against White's plan with Nd5. Strictly speaking, this is not a novelty, though. In the game Aleksis-Abramovic given below Black also played 14...Qd7! (although the position was reached by a slightly different move order), but later White won convincingly and that's why nobody payed attention to 14...Qd7 before.} (14... a6 {was the usual move, considered a must, after which White can be happy with his position:} 15. Nd5 e6 (15... Nxd5 16. exd5 g5 $2 17. Nf5 $1 {the difference to the game - White can play Nf5, threatening besides Nxe7 also Qg4.} Re8 18. Bg3 $16) 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 {and although it is about equal, White has practically no risk of losing and can slowly try to make progress.}) 15. Qd2 (15. Nd5 $2 Nxd5 16. exd5 g5 17. Bg3 Bxd5 {and Black is just a pawn up, since White cannot exploit the unprotected position of Black's bishop on d5.}) 15... Nh5 $146 {In opposite to the previous game played with this position, Kasparov takes full advantages of his rook on f8.} (15... Rfe8 16. Rad1 Nh5 17. Nde2 b5 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. Bxg3 a5 20. e5 Qc6 21. f3 a4 22. exd6 exd6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxd6 Ra8 $6 25. bxa4 bxa4 26. Rd3 Qe8 27. Kh2 h5 28. Qb6 Ba6 29. Re3 Qd7 30. Be5 Bh6 31. Qf6 Kh7 32. Ne4 Qe8 33. Ng5+ {1-0 Aleksic,N-Abramovic,B/Barcelona 1991.}) 16. f3 (16. Nde2 g5 17. Bg3 f5 $5 18. exf5 Qxf5 $36) 16... e5 $5 {A very powerful play by Kasparov. Suddenly White is facing serious problems in a relatively safe opening variation.} 17. Nde2 ({Kasparov would have surely enjoyed the position after} 17. Ndb5 d5 18. Nxa7 ({or} 18. exd5 a6 19. Na3 b5 $17) 18... d4 19. Ncb5 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 {when white knights are stuck on far away from the king.} (20... Rxf5 {followed by Raf8 with strong initiative as well.})) 17... f5 {Black's chances are already preferable from the practical point of view - he has the initiative. However, White didn't make any obvious mistakes and his position surely contains enough resources.} 18. Red1 {A strange-looking move. The rook might be needed either on e1 or f1.} (18. Rad1 $5) 18... fxe4 19. fxe4 g5 20. Bf2 g4 (20... Nf4 $5 21. Qxd6 $140 $2 Nxe2+ 22. Nxe2 Qf7 $17 {[%csl Rf2][%CAl Gb7e4]}) 21. h4 (21. Qxd6 $2 Qf7 22. Be3 (22. Bh4 gxh3 23. Rf1 Nf4 24. Nxf4 exf4 $17) 22... gxh3 23. Rf1 Nf6 $1 (23... Nf4 $5) 24. g3 (24. Rf3 hxg2 {[%csl Rg1]}) 24... Nxe4 $5 $17 25. Nxe4 $140 $2 h2+ $19) 21... Nf4 22. Qxd6 {Otherwise White's pressure on the d-file is worth little, but taking on d6 is surely a "walking on the edge strategy".} (22. Bg3 $5 {[%CAl Gd1f1]}) (22. Ng3 $5) 22... Qf7 (22... Nxe2+ $5 23. Nxe2 Qf7 {[%CAl Gb7e4]}) 23. Nxf4 $1 {A concrete approach. Anand improves Black's pawn structure, but on the other hand with his next move Anand forces the trade of queens, which favours White - his king won't be in danger anymore, at least not very soon.} exf4 24. Qd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Rf7 {Even in endgame Black's position is preferable thanks to his very strong kingside pawns, but with accurate play White has no real problems to make a draw. He still controls the d-file and if Black ever takes on c3 and e4, then arising endgame with opposite-coloured bishops will be drawish.} 26. Rd6 (26. Rad1 Raf8 $5) 26... Kh7 27. Rad1 Re8 {Kasparov tries to avoid the inevitable trade of his bishops.} ({After} 27... Bxc3 28. bxc3 Bxe4 {most precise is} 29. Re1 $11) 28. Rd7 Ree7 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Bd4 Rd7 31. Nd5 {The most precise way to draw the game.} (31. Bxg7 $2 Rxd1+ 32. Nxd1 Kxg7 33. Nc3 Kf6 $19) 31... Bxd5 32. Bxg7 Bc6 {No more resources to fight. Finally the previsible opposite-coloured bishop endgame will arise.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Azerbaijan tt"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Gufeld, Eduard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B74"] [BlackElo "2525"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "1978.11.??"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2002"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Kh1 Bg4 12. Bg1 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qg4 14. Qd2 Nh5 15. Rf3 f5 16. h3 Qh4 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nd4 Ng3+ 19. Kh2 Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Rg3 Qh6 22. Be3 Rf7 23. f5 Qf6 24. c3 Kh8 25. Rf1 Qe5 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Bd4 Qd5 28. Rxg7 Rxg7 29. c4 Qxc4 30. Rf4 c5 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. f6+ exf6 33. Qxd6 Qf7 34. Rxe4 Kh8 35. Rf4 Rg8 36. Rxf6 Qg7 37. Rf2 c4 38. Rc2 a5 39. a4 h6 40. Re2 Qg5 41. Qd4+ Qg7 42. Qxc4 Qg3+ 43. Kg1 Rd8 44. Qc3+ Qxc3 45. bxc3 Rc8 46. Re5 Rxc3 47. Rxa5 Kg7 48. Rh5 1-0 [Event "Kasparov sim"] [Site "Barcelona"] [Date "1984.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ferrer, Pedro"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B74"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "1984.??.??"] [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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nb3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Kh1 Rd8 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 e5 14. Rd2 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ne5 16. Na5 Ba6 17. Be2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qc7 19. Qb5 a6 20. Qb4 b6 21. Nb3 Nc4 22. Re2 Qc6 23. Nd2 b5 24. Nxc4 bxc4 25. Rd1 d5 26. exd5 Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. b3 Qd4 30. Qd2 Rd8 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zaragoza sim"] [Site "Zaragoza"] [Date "1986.05.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Martin Catalan, Juan Vicente"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B76"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [PlyCount "58"] [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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8 15. g4 f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. Nd6 Bf8 18. Rg1+ Kh8 19. Qg2 Bh6+ 20. Kb1 Qa5 21. c4 Nc3+ 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Qb2 Rab8 24. Nb5 Rxb5 25. cxb5 Qxc5 26. Rg2 cxb5 27. Qxb5 Qf8 28. Qxe5+ Bg7 29. Qxg7+ Qxg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1995.05.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B76"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1995.05.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 047"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Rfd8 (17... a5 18. Bd3 Qb4 19. Be4 Qxa3 20. bxa3 Ra6 21. Rd6 Rc8 22. Rhd1 Kg7 23. R1d3 (23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. R1xd5 {Hoffmann,M-Tolnai,T/Budapest GM/1992/0.5 (30)}) 23... Rb6 24. Rc3 {Popovic,P-Tolnai,T/OST-chT9394 (02)/1994/0.5 (46)}) (17... Qf2 18. Qa5 (18. Rd2 Qe1+ 19. Rd1 Qf2 20. Rd2 Qe1+ 21. Rd1 Qe5 22. Kb1 Rab8 23. b3 c5 24. Qb2 $13 {Schabanel,S-Van Dongen,P/Paris-ch (8)/1991/0.5 (41)}) 18... Rab8 19. h4 (19. b3 Qe3+ 20. Qd2 Qe5 21. Qd4 Qa5 22. Qb2 Rfd8 23. Bd3 Qg5+ 24. Rd2 $13 {Fusi-Genser/AUT-chU20/1994/0.5 (54)}) 19... Rb6 20. h5 Rfb8 21. b3 Qe3+ 22. Qd2 Qc5 23. Qd4 Qa5 24. hxg6 $16 {Riveron-Cabrera,A/Jiguani/1991/1-0 (30)}) 18. Ba6 (18. Be2 $6 Bxa2 $1) 18... c5 19. Be2 c4 (19... Rab8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 $16) 20. f4 Rd4 (20... c3 21. Qxc3 Bxa2 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. b3 $18) 21. Rxd4 Qxd4 22. g3 c3 (22... Qf2 23. Qf3 $16) 23. Qxc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Bxa2 25. Kb2 (25. c4 $2 Rc8) 25... Be6 26. c4 Kf8 (26... a5 27. Ra1) 27. Ra1 a5 28. c5 Ke7 29. c4 Bd7 (29... Kd7 30. Bf3 Ra6 31. Kc3 $16) 30. Bf3 Rb8+ (30... Ra6 31. Kc3 f6 32. Bb7 Ra7 33. Re1+ Kf8 34. c6 $18) 31. Kc3 a4 32. Ra3 (32. c6 Rb3+ 33. Kd4 Rxf3 34. cxd7 Kxd7 35. Rxa4 $16) 32... Rc8 33. Kd4 h5 34. Bb7 Rd8 (34... Rc7 35. Ba6 Bf5 36. Bb5 Bc2 37. Bxa4 Bxa4 38. Rxa4 $18) 35. Kc3 h4 36. gxh4 Rh8 37. Bd5 (37. c6 Be6 38. Rxa4 Kd6 39. Ra2 Rxh4 40. Rf2 $16) 37... Rxh4 38. Kb4 (38. c6 Be6) 38... Rxh2 (38... Rxf4 39. c6 Be6 40. Bxe6 fxe6 (40... Kxe6 41. Rd3 $1 $18) 41. Kc5 Rh4 42. Rxa4 Rxh2 43. Ra8 $1 $18) 39. c6 Be6 (39... Bf5 40. Kc5 Bc2 41. c7 Rh8 42. Bb7 Bf5 43. Rxa4 $18) 40. Bxe6 fxe6 (40... Kxe6 41. Kc5 Rh8 42. Rxa4 $18) 41. Kc5 Kd8 42. Rxa4 (42. Rxa4 Rf2 43. Ra8+ Kc7 44. Ra7+ Kc8 45. Rg7 $18) 1-0 [Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Anand +4-1=13"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.10.05"] [Round "15"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B76"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2795"] [Annotator "Wahls,Matthias"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "1995.09.11"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 049"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Der partielle Stromausfall im 107.Stock des World Trade Centers vor der Partie war noch das Spannenste an der 15.Auseinandersetzung der Kontrahenten um den Schach-Thron.Der erste Zug konnte nur mit zwei Stunden Verspätung ausgeführt werden,dafür war die Partie dann aber auch schnell beendet.Nach nur 16 Zügen willigte Anand in Kasparovs Remisofferte ein; verständlich nach vier Niederlagen in den vergangenen fünf Partien.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 {Bisher hatte Anand hier zweimal 9.Lc4 gegen Kasparovs Drachen versucht.Seine Bilanz:zwei Niederlagen.Die hatten allerdings mit diesem Zug wenig zu tun.} Be6 {Schwarz hat an dieser Stelle gewissermaßen die freie Auswahl.Gespielt wird auch 9..Lg4,9..d5,9..h5,9..e5,9..Sd7.9..e6 und 9..Sd4.Der Partiezug gilt als die stärkste Fortsetzung.} 10. O-O-O Nxd4 (10... Ne5 $5) 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3 Rab8 {Nach Geller führt} (13... Bc4 14. h4 Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 Rc4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Qxd2 18. Nxf6+ Kg7 19. Rxd2 Kxf6 {zum Ausgleich.}) 14. Nd5 (14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 17. exd5 $14 {Karpov-Dueball, Skopje 1972}) (14. h4 b5 15. Nd5) 14... Qxd2 15. Rxd2 Nxd5 16. Bxg7 {Diese Stellung hatten vor Anand schon andere Weißspieler angestrebt,um nach 16..Kg7 17.ed5 in einem Endspiel mit Raumvorteil ihr Glück zu versuchen.Der Vorteil ist jedoch minimal.} Ne3 $5 (16... Kxg7 17. exd5 Bd7 18. Rd4 (18. h4 Rc5 (18... h6 19. Bd3 Rc5 20. Re1 Rxd5 21. Rxe7 Be6 22. b4 Kf6 23. Rc7 Ke5 24. Kb2 a5 25. c4 Rd4 26. Re2+ Kf6 27. Kc3 Rf4 28. Be4 axb4+ 29. axb4 b5 30. Rd2 Ke5 31. Re7 bxc4 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 Rb5 34. Bc6 Rb6 35. Rd5# {1-0 Micic,J-Sadkiewicz,J/BLW 1993}) 19. Rd4 Rbc8 20. Bd3 a6 21. Re1 Kf8 22. h5 Bb5 23. Be4 Bd7 24. b3 Rc3 25. Kb2 f5 26. gxf5 Bxf5 27. Re2 Bxe4 28. Rdxe4 gxh5 29. Rf4+ Ke8 30. Rf5 h4 31. Rh5 Rxf3 32. Rxh7 Rf7 {½-½ Maus,Si-Von Westphalen,A/NWL 1993}) 18... b5 19. Bd3 Rc7 20. Re1 Kf8 21. g5 Bc8 22. b4 Kg7 23. Kb2 Bf5 24. Re2 Rbc8 25. h4 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 Rc4 27. Rde3 Kf8 28. Rxe7 Rxc2+ 29. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 30. Kxc2 Kxe7 {½-½ Westerinen,H-Sehner,N/Wuppertal 1986. Diese Neuerung Kasparovs scheint die einfachste Lösung der schwarzen Stellungsprobleme zu sein.Nach 17.Ld4 Sf1 18.Tf1 a5 (18..b6)19.h4 (19.Lb6 Ta8 Idee Ta6) 19..b5 20.h5 g5 oder 19..Kf8 20.h5 Ke8 garantieren die ungleichfarbigen Läufer dem Schwarzen ein leichtes Remis.}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Anand +4-1=13"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.10.02"] [Round "13"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B77"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2795"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "1995.09.11"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 049"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 {Dzindzichashvili} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {A repeat of the Dragon came as a bit of a surprise for the Grandmasters in the pressroom. They expected a return to the Najdorf/Scheveningen seen in games 1,3,5,7, and 9. The text makes one wonder who was in Garry's camp when he made his pre-match preparations. None of his seconds - Grandmasters Evgeny Pigusov, Yury Dokhoian and Vladimir Kramnik - play the Dragon with either color. Nor are any of them regular practioners of 1.e4, Garry's favorite choice as White in this match. Maybe Grandmaster Sergei Tiviakov spent some time with Garry. He's one of the world's leading experts on the Dragon, plays 1.e4 exclusively, and was a teammate of Kasparov's on the Russian A team in Moscow last December.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 {Vishy played the normal Yugoslav Attack move order in game 11 (7.f3 and 8.Qd2), but here he offers Garry the opportunity to mix things up with 7... Ng4 8.Bb5+ Kf8)} Nc6 8. f3 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 {Game 11 saw 10.O-O-O Ne5 11.Bb3 Rc8 12.h4 h5 13.Kb1.The text looks like it will transpose, but Anand has a surprise in store.} h5 11. Bb3 Rc8 {} 12. Nxc6 {A little known and unorthodox way of handling the Yugoslav Attack.} bxc6 13. Bh6 c5 14. Bc4 (14. Bxg7 $5 Kxg7 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. O-O-O Rb4 18. b3 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. a3 Rd4 21. Nb5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qa5 23. e5 $16 {Madl,I-Farago,S/Budapest/1989/}) 14... Qb6 (14... Rb8 15. O-O-O Rb4 16. Bb3 Qc7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a3 Rd4 $13 {Tolnai-Watson,W/Kecskemet/1988/}) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b3 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 {} e5 {The right way to advance. Here the natural looking 18...e6 would not have been met by 19.dxe6, but 19.O-O-O, when Black would have nothing better than 19...e5.} (18... e6 19. O-O-O e5) 19. dxe6 $2 {Garry criticized this move in the post-game press conference, preferring 19. O-O-O, when he said the position would be about equal. He explained Anand's puzzling decision to open the position with his King in the center, by pointing out that White's opening play was based on pressure against e7. When Black plays ...e7-e5 the weak pawn becomes a strong one and Vishy couldn't accept this. But now the cure becomes worse than the disease.} (19. O-O-O $10) 19... d5 20. Be2 c4 {After the game, Kasparov remarked this was, "the first time in my life that I prevented castling on two wings with one move." With 20...c4 kingside castling is rendered illegal and queenside castling undesireable.} 21. c3 $2 {The losing e. Forced was 21.Rd1, planning Qd4 and making Rd2 available. The text loses almost instantly.} (21. Rd1 $142 {Kasparov} c3 22. Qd4 fxe6 $15) 21... Rce8 {Not an easy move to find. The Rook is already well-developed but all the action is occurring on the e-file.} 22. bxc4 {Alternatives fare no better. Garry gave the following pretty variations in the VIP room:} (22. exf7 {Kasparov} Rxf7 23. Rf1 (23. Kd1 Rfe7 24. Re1 d4 25. cxd4 Nd5 $19) 23... Rfe7 24. Rf2 Rxe2+ 25. Rxe2 Qg1#) 22... Rxe6 23. Kf1 (23. cxd5 Re5 (23... Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Qb2 (24... Rfe8 25. O-O-O Rxe2 26. Rd2) (24... Rd8 25. Qc4) 25. O-O Rxe2 26. Qg5 f6 27. Qg3 Qxc3 $15) 24. f4 Rxd5 25. Qc2 Qe3 $17) 23... Rfe8 24. Bd3 dxc4 25. Bxc4 {The poor White Bishop has moved no less than six times in this short game! } Ne4 $1 {Since the next to last draw in game 8, the match has become a slugfest with decisive results in four of the last five games. Unfortunately for Vishy the Champion has been throwing most of the punches. Game 11, where Anand blundered horribly, may still be with him. Kasparov has pointed out more than once, that the contestants in this match are playing under much more difficult conditions than previous World Championships. They play four games a week instead of the usual three, and no time outs are allowed. When Karpov blundered horribly in game 11 (22...Rcd8??) of the 1985 World Championship match, he could take a timeout to recover. Anand has had no such luxury.} (25... Ne4 $1 26. fxe4 (26. Qe1 Rd6 27. fxe4 Rf6+ 28. Ke2 Rxe4+ $19) 26... Rf6+ 27. Ke1 Rxe4+ 28. Be2 Qf2+ 29. Kd1 Rxe2 $19) 0-1 [Event "Interpolis"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1989.09.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B78"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2540"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1989.09.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 015"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1990.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Ne5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. O-O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Nxh5 15. g4 Nf6 16. Bh6 $5 {16.e5!?, 16.?b3, 16.?d5} Nxe4 $1 17. Qe3 $1 (17. Nxe4 Rxd4 18. Qh2 Be5) (17. Qh2 Rxd4 18. Bxg7 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Kxg7 20. Qh6+ Kf6 21. Qf4+ Kg7 22. Qh6+ $10) 17... Rxc3 18. bxc3 Nf6 (18... Bxh6 $2 19. Qxh6 Nf6 20. g5 Nh5 21. Rxh5 gxh5 22. Rh1 Qa5 23. Rxh5 Bf5 24. g6 $1 $18) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rh2 $1 {?h4!?} (20. Qh6+ $2 Kh8 $1 21. g5 Nh5 22. Rxh5 gxh5 23. Rh1 Rg8 $1 24. Rxh5 Rg7) 20... Rh8 {? 21...?xg4 22.fxg4 ?xg4} 21. Nb3 $1 Bc6 (21... b6 22. Re1 e5 23. Rd2 $16) 22. g5 Nh5 23. f4 Re8 24. f5 Qb6 25. Nd4 Qc5 $1 26. Re1 Bd7 27. Qf3 Bc6 28. Qe3 Bd7 29. Qf3 Bc6 30. Qf2 $6 (30. Nxc6 Qxc6 (30... bxc6 31. f6+ $36) 31. Qxc6 bxc6 32. Rhe2 Kf8 33. f6 e5 34. Rd2 $14) 30... Kg8 $2 (30... Qxc3 $1 31. f6+ (31. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 32. f6+ Kf8 33. fxe7+ Ke8 $1 {Timman} (33... Kxe7 34. Nxc6+ Qxc6 35. Qxa7 $16) 34. Nxc6 bxc6 35. Rh4 Ng3 $1 36. Qxa7 Qe1+ 37. Kb2 Ne4 $1 38. Rh3 Nc5 $1 $10) 31... exf6 32. Rxe8 Bxe8 33. Rxh5 gxh5 34. gxf6+ Kg6 35. Qf5+ Kh6 $10) 31. Re3 $1 Bd5 32. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 33. Qh4 Qc4 (33... Kh8 34. Qxh5 Rg8 35. Rh3 Rg7 36. f6 exf6 37. gxf6 Rg1+ 38. Kb2 Be4 39. Qxf7 $18) 34. Qxh5 Qf1+ 35. Kb2 e5 36. Qh6 $1 Kh8 37. g6 fxg6 38. fxg6 Re7 39. Rf3 Qc4 40. Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Anand +4-1=13"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.09.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B78"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2795"] [Annotator "Benjamin/King"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "1995.09.11"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.04.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {This appears to be the first time that Garry has played the Dragon in a serious tournament game. The Champion tried the Accelerated Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6) against Fritz in an exhibition game , and dabbled with the Dragon in simuls, but the text must have come as a bit of a shock to Anand. Dies ist offenbar das erste Mal, dass Garry den Drachen in einer ernsthaften Turnierpartie anwendet. Bei einer Schaupartie gegen Fritz versuchte der Champion das beschleunigte Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Sf3 Sc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Sxd4 g6) und riskierte den Drachen auch bei Simultanveranstaltungen, für Anand aber muss der Textzug ein kleiner Schock gewesen sein.} 6. Be3 {Vishy chooses the most testing continuation after some reflection. Nach einigem Nachdenken wählt Vishy die kritischste Fortsetzung.} Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 {Garry preferred 9.O-O-O, when Bulgarian GM Veselin Topalov essayed the Dragon against him at the Euwe Memorial this past Spring. In seiner Weißpartie gegen den Bulgarian GM Veselin Topalov beim Euwe Memorial im vergangenen Frühling bevorzugte Garry 9.0-0-0.} Bd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. h4 h5 13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nde2 b5 16. Bh6 Qa5 {This is not a theoretical novelty - it was previously played in Suetin-Szabo, Leningrad 1967, but it is very rare. Most attention has been focused on 16...b4, with the most important game involving one of Anand's seconds: Wolff-Kir. Georgiev, Biel (Izt) 1993 Keine theoretische Neuerung - der Zug wurde bereits Suetin-Szabo, Leningrad 1967 gespielt - dennoch äußerst selten. Die meiste Aufmerksamkeit wurde bislang 16...b4 gewidmet, und bei der wichtigsten Partie mit dieser Variante war einer von Anands Sekundanten beteiligt: Wolff-Kir. Georgiev, Biel (Izt) 1993.} (16... b4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qa5 20. b3 Rc5 21. g4 $1 $40 {Wolff-Georgiev, Biel 1993. Wolff-Georgiev, Biel 1993.}) 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nf4 Rfc8 19. Ncd5 {White opts to simplify as he has no real attacking chances. Garry mentioned more than once after the game that, "White has no real chances for an advantage in the Dragon if he doesn't play g2-g4 ." Weiß strebt Vereinfachungen an, da er keine wirklichken Angriffschancen besitzt. Garry wies nach der Partie mehrfach darauf hin, dass "Weiß im Drachen keine echten Chancen auf Vorteil hat wenn er nicht White g2-g4 zieht."} Qxd2 {Kasparov offered a draw after making his move. Nach diesem Zug bot Kasparov remis an.} 20. Rxd2 {Anand thought for four minutes before declining the draw, the first time in the match that an offer has been refused. During the press conference Garry compared this game with number 47 of his epic first match with Anatoly Karpov. That game saw Karpov decline a draw in a dead equal endgame and go on to lose. Something similiar happens here. Anand überlegte vier Minuten, bevor er ablehnte. Zum ersten Mal im Match wurde ein Remisangebot ausgeschlagen. Während der Pressekonferenz verglich Garry diese Partie mit der 47. Begegnung seines epischen ersten Matches gegen Anatoly Karpov. Damals lehnte Karpov in einem totremisen Endspiel die Punkteteilung ab und verlor dann noch. Etwas Ähnliches geschieht hier.} Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Kf8 22. Re1 Rb8 {A mysterious Rook move. More direct was 22...Be6. Ein mysteriöser Turmzug. Direkter war 22...Le6.} 23. b3 Rc5 24. Nf4 Rbc8 25. Kb2 a5 26. a3 Kg7 27. Nd5 Be6 28. b4 $2 {Losing the thread. And what about 28. Nxe7? Garry rattled? off the following variation in the post-game press conference. Verliert den Faden. Und was ist mit 28. Sxe7? In der anschließenden Pressekonferenz rasselte Garry die folgende Varaitne herunter:} (28. Nxe7 Re8 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Rc4 32. Rxd5 Rec8 (32... Rxb4+ $142 33. Kc1 f5 34. Rxd6 fxe4 35. Kd2 $10) 33. Re2 (33. c3 $142 Rxc3 34. Re2 $16) 33... Rxb4+ 34. Kc1 Rc6 35. Red2 Ra6 $1 36. Kd1 Rb1+ 37. Ke2 Rb2 $10) 28... axb4 29. axb4 Rc4 30. Nb6 $4 {A horrible hallucination. Here White had to try 30.Nxe7, though 30...Rxb4+ 31.Kc1 Ba2 32. Rxd6 Rb1+ 33.Kd2 Rxc2+ 34.Kxc2 Rxe1 leaves Black with winning chances. Eine schreckliche Halluzination.} ({Weiß mußte hier} 30. Nxe7 {versuchen, wenngleich Schwarz nach} Rxb4+ 31. Kc1 Ba2 32. Rxd6 Rb1+ 33. Kd2 Rxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Rxe1 {Gewinnchancen hat.}) (30. c3 $145 $1 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxc3 32. Re2 $13) 30... Rxb4+ 31. Ka3 Rxc2 {A terrible heartbreak for the Challenger who will have little time to recover. Ein schreckliches Fiasko für den Herausforderer, dem nur wenig Zeit bleibt, sich davon zu erholen.} 0-1 [Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Anand +4-1=13"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.10.09"] [Round "17"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B78"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2795"] [Annotator "Anand,Viswanathan"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "1995.09.11"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 049"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {The Dragon again. My performance against it in this match hadn't been stellar, to put it mildly, but I was hoping to get some measure of revenge in this game.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Bb3 Ne5 13. Bg5 {The main line or the line with the most amount of theory at any rate. It had taken me and my team a few days to find our way through the maze here, but I was finally ready.} Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 {Black wants to transpose into Beliavsky-Georgiev which did a lot to curtail further investigation of 14.?he1.} 15. Rhe1 Qa5 16. a3 $1 {This is mentioned in the notes to the aforementioned game, but apparently nobody took it very seriously. The move is not silly at all. White challenges Black to find a useful move.} b5 $2 {Not this one, though.} 17. Bxf6 $1 exf6 (17... Bxf6 18. Nd5 {Now that ?c5 doesn't protect ?a5.} Qxd2 19. Nxf6+ exf6 20. Rxd2 $16 {?}) 18. Nde2 $1 (18. Nd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 (20. Rdd1 f5) 20... bxc4 {? f5?}) 18... Rc6 (18... b4 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. Qxd6 {I don't see Black's ?.}) 19. Nd5 (19. Qf4 $5 {Speelman told me this after the game.} Rb8 (19... f5 $5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Nd4 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Nxf5 Nc4 $1 24. Rxe8+ Kh7) 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nd4 Rcc8 22. g4 $40) 19... Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Red1 $1 f5 23. exf5 (23. Nb4 Rc7 24. Rxd6 fxe4 $1 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 exf3 27. gxf3 Rxe2 28. Rxa7 Rh2 $1) 23... Bxf5 24. Nd4 {Very simple. White is now ready to exploit Black's weaknesses.} Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Re2 26. R4d2 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Kf8 28. Kc1 $2 {Here I missed a very good chance. I saw 27.?b4 c3 28.?d5 ?c4 but failed to see g2-g3. It seemed that Black's pieces would get too active. Therefore, i decided to keep all the advantages of my position and bring my king closer to c3. Unfortunately, Black can probably hold after that.} (28. Nb4 $1 c3 (28... Rb6 29. Rd5 $1 {? ?a5,?c1-d2-c3}) (28... Rc5 29. Rxd6 Re5 30. Kc1 $1 Re2 31. Rd2 Re1+ 32. Rd1 Re2 33. Rg1 a5 34. Kd1 Re6 (34... Rf2 35. Ke1 $18) 35. Na2 $16) 29. Rd5 Rc4 30. g3 $1 cxb2 31. Kxb2 $14 {? c3,?a5/?d6}) 28... Be6 29. Rd4 (29. Nc3 Ke7 30. Rd4 Rb6) 29... Bxd5 $1 (29... Rc5 30. Nc3 {? ?d2,?e2,?c3}) 30. Rxd5 Ke7 31. Rb5 $1 {White's only chance.} (31. Ra5 a6) 31... Ke6 32. Rb7 Rc5 $2 (32... a6 $1 {White is better, but nothing serious. Now I get a second chance.}) 33. Rxa7 g5 34. Ra8 gxh4 35. Re8+ $1 {I played all this instantly - Kasparov later admitted that he had missed ?e8+.} (35. Kd2 c3+ $1 36. bxc3 Rg5 $132) 35... Kd7 36. Re4 c3 37. Rxh4 $4 {Throwing it all away and there will be no more chances in this game.} (37. bxc3 h3 $1 38. gxh3 Rxc3) (37. b4 $1 Rg5 38. Rxh4 Rxg2 39. Kb1 $16 {White gets his king to b3 and starts pushing his queenside pawns. Black is not lost yet, but faces a horribly unpleasant endgame.}) 37... cxb2+ 38. Kxb2 Rg5 39. a4 f5 (39... Rxg2 $2 40. Rxh5 Rg8 $16 (40... Rg3 41. Rf5 Ke6 42. Rf4)) 40. a5 (40. Rh2 {According to Kasparov, White still retained some chances with ?h2. OK, it's not the most aggressive move, but his point was to find time to bring the ? to d3.}) (40. f4 Rxg2 (40... Rg4 41. g3 $1 (41. Rxg4 fxg4 42. a5 h4 43. a6 Kc7 44. f5 h3 45. gxh3 gxh3 46. a7 Kb7 47. f6 h2 48. f7 h1=Q 49. a8=Q+ Kxa8 50. f8=Q+ Ka7 51. Qxd6 $10)) 41. Rxh5 Rg4 $1 42. Rxf5 Ke6 43. Rb5 Rxf4 44. Kb3 Kd7 $10) 40... f4 41. a6 Kc7 42. Rxf4 Rxg2 43. Rf7+ Kb8 44. Kc3 h4 (44... Rg8 45. Kd3 Rh8 46. Ke4 h4 47. Rb7+ Ka8 48. Rb1 h3 $2 49. f4 h2 50. Rh1 Ka7 51. f5 Kxa6 52. f6 $16) 45. Kd3 Rf2 46. c4 $2 (46. a7+ $1 {The best try, of course. White pushes the B? away and then continues as before.} Ka8 47. c4 $1 Ra2 48. Ke4 {And here ?a7 fails} Rxa7 49. Rxa7+ Kxa7 50. f4 Kb6 51. Kf3 Kc6 52. f5 $18) 46... Ra2 $1 47. Ke4 (47. Rh7 Rxa6 48. Rxh4 Kc7 $10) (47. a7+ Rxa7 48. Rxa7 Kxa7 49. Ke3 Kb6 50. f4 d5 $1 {And the extra tempo makes all the difference.}) 47... Rxa6 48. Rh7 Ra5 49. f4 Kc8 50. f5 Kd8 51. Kf4 Rc5 52. Kg5 Rxc4 {We could agree a draw here, but I felt like playing till there were only kings left on the board.} 53. Kg6 Rg4+ 54. Kf7 d5 55. f6 Kd7 56. Kf8+ Ke6 57. f7 Rf4 58. Kg8 d4 59. f8=Q Rxf8+ 60. Kxf8 Ke5 61. Rxh4 d3 62. Rh3 Ke4 63. Rxd3 {And Kasparov clinched the right to play the reunification match!} 1/2-1/2